USC Upstate Softball 2021 Game Notes

USC Upstate Softball 2021 Game Notes Contact: William Meyer • [email protected] • Office: (864) 503-5129 • Cell: (864) 504-1485 Schedule/Results Game Center FEBRUARY (6-1) 12 Dayton1 W, 3-2 (9 Inn.) Presbyterian Series 12 Dayton1 W, 5-2 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 14 N.C. Central1 W, 3-0 (6 Inn.) 2021 Record: 10-6, 0-0 SOCON 14 N.C. Central1 Canceled Head Coach: Brad Irwin 27 S.C. State2 W, 4-0 Assistant Coaches: Paige Neely, Rick Wagner 27 East Tennessee State2 W, 6-1 28 S.C. State2 W, 13-5 (6 Inn.) Series History 28 East Tennessee State2 L, 3-5 USC UPSTATE Spartans Since 2009 USC Upstate and ETSU have played on 23 different occasions, MARCH (10-3) with Upstate holding a 17-6 record over that span. 5 at North Florida3 L, 2-4 Essentials 5 vs Florida A&M3 W, 16-3 2021 Record: 16-4 Earlier this season the Buccaneers and the Spartans faced off in the Wings 6 vs Georgia State3 W, 10-4 Big South Record: 6-0 ETC... Classic and the two teams split a pair of games at Cyrill Stadium. 7 at Jacksonville3 L, 2-5 Head Coach: Chris Hawkins Upstate’s loss in the tournament finale was their first loss of the season and 7 at Jacksonville3 L, 0-8 Career: 968-391-1 ETSU snapped an 11-game losing skid in the process. 12 at Charleston Southern (DH)* W, 8-6 & W, 5-0 USC Upstate: Same 13 at Charleston Southern * W, 7-4 USC Upstate is 7-3 all-time in games played in Johnson City, Tenn., and Statistical Leaders 17 S.C. State (DH) W, 10-2 & W, 8-0 the Spartans are making their first trip back to ETSU since the 2015 season. Average: Cooper (.368) 20 Presbyterian College (DH)* W, 7-2 & W, 4-3 That season the Spartans swept the Buccaneers by a score of 5-0 and 4-3. Home Runs: Darnell (6) 21 Presbyterian College* W, 8-0 RBI: Darnell (23) The 4-3 win for the Spartans in 2015 was the last extra inning game against 24 at East Tennessee State (DH) 3:00 p.m. Hits: Price (23) the Buccaneers. 27 at Campbell (DH)* 1:00 p.m. ERA: M. Brown (2.18) 28 at Campbell* 1:00 p.m. Strikeouts: M. Brown (72) 31 at Western Carolina (DH) 2:00 p.m.

APRIL (0-0) First Pitch 7 at Furman (DH) 4:00 p.m. • USC Upstate is 16-4 overall this season and 6-0 in Big South play. The Spartans are coming off their second 9 Radford* 3:00 p.m. consecuitve weekend sweep of a Big South opponent, this time it was Presbyterian. 10 Radford (DH)* 1:00 p.m. • Peyton Darnell earned Player of the Week honors, while Bre Cooper earned Freshman of the Week honors for 14 at Georgia 6:00 p.m. their performance on the field. 17 at Winthrop (DH)* TBA • In game one of the series Tiffany Domingue hit a three-run homerun to centerfield and the Spartans never 18 at Winthrop* TBA looked back in the series. Bre Cooper finished second on the the team with a pair of RBI’s and Peyton Darnell 20 Western Carolina (DH) 4:00 p.m. collected a pair of hits to lead the offense. 24 Gardner-Webb (DH)* 1:00 p.m. • In game two Peyton Darnell hit a three-run homerun to but the Spartans ahead and freshman Nyah Vogel saw 25 Gardner-Webb* 3:00 p.m. her first action of the season with 4.0 innings of no-hit softball. • In game three Darnell, Domingue and Lanoux each recorded a pair of hits and a pair of RBI’s in the Spartans MAY (0-0) run-rule victory over the Bluehose. Mallie Brown picked up the complete game win as she picked up her eighth 7 at Longwood* TBA victory of the season. • As a team the Spartans lead 13 out of the 16 statistical categories in the Big South Conference. Upstate is top three 8 at Longwood (DH)* TBA in all 16 statistical categories. 12 at Big South Softball Championship TBA • USC Upstate is just three home wins away from 400 wins inside Cyrill Stadium. 13 at Big South Softball Championship TBA • Spartans head coach Chris Hawkins picked up his 500th Division I win in a 5-2 win against Dayton on February 14 at Big South Softball Championship TBA 15 at Big South Softball Championship TBA Projected Starting Position Players All Tiimes are EST | Home Games in Bold Pos. Name B/T Ht. Yr. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG. OBP. Avg. * - Big South Conference Game C Peyton Darnell R/R 5-10 Fr. 61 9 21 5 0 6 23 .721 .412 .344 1 - Upstate Classic 1B Madison Lanoux L/R 5-4 So. 58 12 15 4 1 1 11 .414 .317 .259 2 - Wings Etc. Classic 2B Tiffany Domingue R/R 5-9 Fr. 40 8 13 5 1 3 13 .725 .357 .325 3 - Jacksonville/UNF Spring Break Challenge SS Sarah Price R/R 5-7 So. 67 19 23 5 1 0 15 .448 .389 .343 3B Marisa Soterakis R/R 5-2 So. 44 11 15 2 0 0 6 .386 .508 .341 LF Bre Cooper R/R 5-6 Fr. 57 18 21 3 1 2 9 .561 .438 .368 CF Savannah Grigsby L/R 5-4 So. 51 9 16 3 1 0 9 .412 .386 .314 RF Celeste Delorenzo L/R 5-4 Fr. 57 12 13 2 1 0 7 .298 .323 .228 DP Cassie Norris L/R 5-9 Fr. 28 5 8 2 0 1 6 .464 .400 .286 Pitching Staff No. Name Ht. Yr. ERA W-L App-GS Sv IP H R ER BB SO Avg. 15 Savannah Brown 5-6 Fr. 2.73 5-2 10-9 0 48.2 45 23 19 14 45 .236 16 Adison Yoder 5-9 Fr. 5.13 2-0 6-1 1 15.0 21 11 11 8 12 .344 18 Mallie Brown 5-7 Jr. 2.18 8-2 12-10 1 61.0 42 23 19 21 72 .194 UpstateSpartans.com / @UpstateSoftball #UpstateStrong 2021 USC Upstate Softball at ETSU (March 24) Quick Facts Cooper and Darnell earn Big South Weekly Honors The Big South Conference announced today that USC Upstate freshman catcher UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Peyton Darnell (Fort Mill, S.C.) has been named Player of the Week and fresh- School: USC Upstate man outfielder Bre Cooper (Massillon, Ohio) has earned Freshman of the Week Location: Spartanburg, S.C. honors. Founded: 1967 Enrollment: 6,000 Darnell made five starts behind the plate this week and led the team with a .692 Nickname: Spartans batting average. Darnell led the team with 9 hits, 3 extra base hits (1 double and Colors: Green (348), White and Black 2 homeruns), 9 RBI’s and 16 total bases. Darnell also led the team with a 1.231 Home Facility (Capacity): Cyrill Stadium (1,000) slugging percentage and a .750 on-base percentage. The freshman also recorded Affiliation: NCAA Division I 23 putouts and 2 assists in the field this week. This is Darnell’s first career Player Conference: Big South of the Week accolade. Interim Chancellor: J. Derham Cole Jr.

Athletic Director: Daniel Feig Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Jim Griffis Cooper made five starts for the Spartans in the left field this week. The freshman Senior Woman Administrator: Sarah Gildersleeve recorded a .538 batting average with 7 hits and 8 runs scored. Cooper had 3 extra Athletic Department Phone: (864) 503-5141 base hits (1 double, 1 triple and 1 homerun), recorded a trio of RBI’s, posted a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .647 on-base percentage. Cooper also had a pair SOFTBALL HISTORY of steals and 5 putouts in the field, including a pair of highlight reel catches. This First Year of Softball: 1986 is Cooper’s second career Freshman of the Week accolade. Overall All-Time Record: 1,223-521-1 NCAA Regional Appearances: 5 Spartans Sweep Presbyterian to Move to 6-0 in Big South Play Last NCAA Regional Appearance: 2017 In the first game of the day, USC Upstate (15-4, 5-0 Big South) trailed 2-0 going Last NCAA Tourney Opponent: Longwood into the bottom of the fifth inning. A three-run shot by Tiffany Domingue (York, Result: L, 4-2 (Knoxville, Tenn. Regional) S.C.) put the Spartans ahead and they never looked back as they scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to cement the victory. Domingue led the Spartan TEAM INFORMATION offense with a three RBI performance, Bre Cooper (Massillon, Ohio) finished sec- 2021 Overall Record: 16-4 ond on the team with a pair of RBI’s in the contest and Peyton Darnell (Fort Mill, 2021 Big South Record: 6-0 S.C.) collected a pair of hits to lead the offense. Mallie Brown (Stockbridge, Ga.) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/10 finished with five strikeouts and picked up her seventh victory of the season. Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/3 In the second game of the afternoon, the Spartans offense got off to a hot start Newcomers: 11 with a three-run bomb by Darnell in the bottom of the first inning. Rebecca Clark doubled to left field to pull Presbyterian (5-5, 0-2 Big South) within a run of the COACHING STAFF Spartans. An error by the Blue hose allowed the Spartans an insurance run in the Head Coach: Chris Hawkins bottom of the second inning. Kiley Kross homered to center field to once again Alma Mater: USC Upstate (USCS), 1989 pull Presbyterian within a run. Freshman Nyah Vogel (Apopka, Fla.) picked up Record at School/Years: 968-391-1/27 yrs. Overall Record/Years: Same her first career win with four innings of no-hit softball. Best Way To Reach Coach: Through SID Assistant Coaches: Bryan Pack, Travis McCall For the second consecutive weekend, the USC Upstate softball team swept their Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kayla McGuffey Big South opponent, this time the Spartans defeated Presbyterian 8-0 on Sunday Athletic Trainer: Eric English afternoon at Cyrill Stadium to improve to 6-0 in Big South competition.

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS USC Upstate (16-4, 6-0 Big South) got off to a hot start in the bottom of the first SB Contact: William Meyer, Associate Director when they batted around the lineup and drove in four runs. The Spartans added Office: (864) 503-5129 a trio of runs in the bottom of the second inning and an RBI single by Peyton Cell: (864) 504-1485 Darnell (Fort Mill, S.C.) in the bottom of the fourth secured the run rule victory Fax: (854) 503-5127 for the Spartans. Darnell, Tiffany Domingue (York, S.C.) and Madison Lanoux Email: [email protected] (Fleming Island, Fla.) each had a pair of hits and a pair of RBI’s in the game to lead Website: www.upstatespartans.com the Spartan offense. Mallie Brown (Stockbridge, Ga.) picked up her eighth win of the season with a complete game shutout and six strikeouts. UPSTATE SOCIAL MEDIA Official Athletics Twitter: @UpstateSpartans Spartans Bombard Bulldogs on St. Patrick’s Day Softball Twitter: @UpstateSoftball The USC Upstate softball team hit five homeruns on Wednesday afternoon on Facebook: Upstate Athletics their way to a double-header sweep of South Carolina State at Cyrill Stadium. Instagram: upstatespartans YouTube: USC Upstate Athletics USC Upstate (12-4, 3-0 Big South) pounded out 18 runs and 24 hits between the two games against South Carolina State. In game one Peyton Darnell (Fort Mill, WHAT TO CALL US S.C.) led the Spartans offense with a 3-for-3 day at the plate with four RBI’s and Please refer to the University of South Carolina Upstate her fifth homerun of the season. Bre Cooper (Massillon, Ohio) and Madison as USC Upstate. Please do not use dashes. Lanoux (Fleming Island, Fla.) got in on the fun in the first game as they each hit a round tripper. Celeste Delorenzo (Ormond Beach, Fla.) finished the first game with a pair of hits and a pair of runs. UpstateSpartans.com / @UpstateSoftball #SpartanArmy->#JoinUp 2021 USC Upstate Softball at ETSU (March 24) Southern. Darnell led the team with 6-RBI’s, Spartans Blast Buccaneers in Conference In the second game of the afternoon, the 9 total bases and an .818 slugging percent- Opener Spartans found themselves in a bit of a age. The Palmetto State native also had a .364 The USC Upstate softball team won the first pitchers dual through the first two and a half on-base percentage and recorded 13 putouts two games of the weekend series against innings of action. The Spartans put a run and one assist in the field. Charleston Southern on Friday evening at across the plate in the bottom of the third the Charleston Southern Softball Complex. and the bottom of the fourth innings. In Spartan Comeback Completes Sweep of the bottom of the fifth inning, the Spartans Charleston Southern USC Upstate (10-4, 2-0 BSC) pounded out scored six runs with no outs to complete the The USC Upstate softball team scored five eight runs in the first game of the double run rule victory over the Bulldogs. Bella Ber- runs in the top of the seventh inning to com- header and recorded another five runs in the tot (Coral Springs, Fla.) led the offense with plete the 7-4 comeback victory and the series night cap between the two squads. Bre Coo- two homeruns and a 3-for-3 day at the plate sweep over Charleston Southern on Saturday per (Massillon, Ohio) extended her hitting with four RBI’s and two runs. Delorenzo also afternoon at the Charleston Southern Soft- streak to seven games and hit her first career recorded a three hit day, while Sarah Price ball Complex. homerun in the first game of the night. Tif- (Landrum, S.C.) and Tiffany Domingue fany Domingue (York, S.C.) made a strong (York, S.C.) each collected a pair of hits in USC Upstate (11-4, 3-0 Big South) has now return to the Spartan lineup with a homerun, the victory. Savannah Brown (Mint Hill, started 3-0 in conference play in back-to- a double and a trio of RBI’s on the night. N.C.) pitched a complete game, one hit shut- back seasons. The Spartans are now 17-2 Peyton Darnell (Fort Mill, S.C.) also had a out to pick up her fifth win of the season. all-time against Charleston Southern and strong impact with a five RBI night behind a 12-2 at the Charleston Southern Softball double and a homerun. Darnell Named Freshman of the Week Complex. Sarah Price (Landrum, S.C.) led For the fourth time in five weeks the USC the Spartan offense with a 3-for-4 day at the Cooper Named Big South Freshman of the Upstate softball team has had a player earn plate with an RBI and a run scored. Marisa Week Freshman of the Week accolades from the Soterakis (Miramar, Fla.) finished with a Bre Cooper led the Spartans offense with a Big South Conference Office. Peyton Darnell team high two RBI’s, while Celeste Delo- .529 batting average and recorded 9 hits and batted.364 this weekend in three starts and renzo (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Madison scored 7 runs at the Jacksonville/UNF Spring three wins for the Spartans. The fresh- Lanoux (Fleming Island, Fla.) each had two Break Challenge. The freshman recorded a man catcher recorded 4 total hits, with two runs in the win. trio of multi-hit games this weekend, while doubles and a homerun against Charleston starting every game in the outfield. Coo- per’s best game came against Florida A&M USC Upstate All-Time No-Hitters when she went 3-for-3 at the plate with 4 runs scored. Cooper ended the weekend Player Date Opponent Score Innings Site Division I Era with a team best 10 total bases, 3 steals, .588 Mallie Brown Feb. 27, 2021 South Carolina State 4-0 7 inn. Home slugging percentage and recorded a .556 on Kasey Widmyer/Mallie Brown Feb. 14, 2020 Maryland Eastern Shore 8-0 5 inn. Home base percentage. The freshman recorded 8 Christina Biggerstaff Mar. 6, 2019 East Tennessee State 8-0 5 inn. Home Christina Biggerstaff Feb. 24, 2019 Robert Morris 8-0 5 inn. Home putouts in the field, and currently holds a Christina Biggerstaff Feb. 9, 2019 Youngstown State 2-1 7 inn. Home five game hitting streak. This is the first Big Christina Biggerstaff Feb. 27, 2018 Presbyterian College 9-0 5 inn. Home South honor of her career. Lexi Shubert Feb. 22, 2017 at Furman 3-0 7 inn. Away Holly McKinnon May 13, 2016 FGCU (ASUN) 3-0 7 inn. Away Holly McKinnon April 24, 2016 Kennesaw State 1-0 8 inn. Home The Price is Right Amanda Storch Feb. 21, 2016 North Carolina Central 4-0 7 inn. Home Against Florida A&M Sarah Price had a Lexi Shubert April 25, 2015 Northern Kentucky 8-0 6 inn. Home Anna Miller May 4, 2014 at ETSU 8-0 5 inn. Away career night with a 6-RBI performance (ties Anna Miller April 12, 2014 at Northern Kentucky 12-0 5 inn. Away the school record) and recorded her third Anna Miller February 22, 2014 Liberty 8-0 6 inn. Home 4-hit performance of her career against the Anna Miller February 19, 2014 at Gardner-Webb 1-0 7 inn. Away Hannah Alexander February 9, 2014 Virginia 8-0 5 inn. Home Rattlers. The sophomore shortstop also Anna Miller May 18, 2013 vs. Jacksonville State 8-0 5 inn. Tuscaloosa, Ala. scored 4-runs in the Spartans 16-3 win over Jamie Ujvari March 10, 2013 North Florida 13-0 5 inn. Home Florida A&M. Anna Miller Feb. 15, 2013 George Mason 8-0 5 inn. Home Lacey Dinney Feb. 18, 2012 UNC Wilmington 5-0 7 inn. Home Morgan Childers Feb. 27, 2011 La Salle 2-0 7 inn. Home Trio of Spartans Receive Big South Weekly Morgan Childers Feb. 11, 2011 vs. Coastal Carolina 8-0 6 inn. Columbia, S.C. Awards Morgan Childers April 9, 2010 at North Florida 4-0 7 inn. Away Morgan Childers March 21, 2010 at N.C. A&T 1-0 7 inn. Away The Big South Conference announced today Morgan Childers Feb. 21, 2009 Presbyterian 7-0 7 inn. Home their weekly softball award winners, USC Morgan Childers Feb. 13, 2008 Tusculum 3-0 7 inn. Home Upstate sophomore infielder Marisa Sotera- Division II Era Jenn Whited March 22, 2006 North Georgia 8-0 5 inn. Home kis (Miramar, Fla.) earned Player of the Kristy Middagh Feb. 19, 2002 North Greenville 8-0 5 inn. Home Week honors, junior Mallie Brown (Stock- Kristy Middagh April 5, 2001 at Gardner-Webb 3-0 7 inn. Away bridge, Ga.) earned Co-Pitcher of the Week Kristy Middagh March 25, 1999 at Mars Hill 10-0 5 inn. Away Debra Rozier April 25, 1992 at Columbus State 1-0 7 inn. Away honors and Cassie Norris (Powell, Tenn.) Maureen Morris April 6, 1992 Georgia College 10-0 6 inn. Home received the Freshman of the Week award for Debra Rozier Feb. 29, 1992 Newberry 6-0 7 inn. Home their efforts on the field this past weekend. NAIA Era Kathy Pierce March 18, 1990 at St. Leo 4-2 7 inn. Away Kathy Pierce Feb. 28, 1990 at Coker 3-0 7 inn. Away Soterakis batted .444 over a four game Bold Italics Indicates Perfect Game span this weekend against ETSU and South UpstateSpartans.com / @UpstateSoftball #SpartanArmy->#JoinUp 2021 USC Upstate Softball at ETSU (March 24) Big South Conference Standings nings of shutout softball against the Eagles. The Peach State native also struck out 11 of Conference Overall the 19 batters she faced on Sunday. Fresh- man Adison Yoder (Newton, N.C.) came on School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. in relief to pick up her first career save in 1.0 USC UPSTATE 6-0 1.000 16-4 .800 inning of work.

Longwood 3-0 1.000 12-13 .480 Offensively four Spartans ended the day with Campbell 2-1 .667 9-10 .474 multi-hit performances at the plate. Peyton Darnell (Fort Mill, S.C.) led the charge with Radford 2-1 .667 8-13 .381 a 2-for-3 day at the plate with an RBI double Winthrop 1-2 .333 13-13 .500 and a two-run bomb to straight away center field. Sarah Price (Landrum, S.C.), Savannah Charleston Southern 1-5 .167 2-8 .200 Grigsby (Elgin, S.C.) and Celeste Delorenzo (Ormond Beach, Fla.) all finished with two- Presbyterian 0-3 .000 5-6 .455 hits in the game for USC Upstate. Gardner-Webb 0-3 .000 1-13 .071 Hawkins Picks up Division I Win No. 500 Carolina State. The sophomore second base- 4-0. Brown dominated in the circle as she Adding to an already impressive and Hall of man totaled four hits, one run, one double struck out a career high 12 Bulldogs in the Fame career at USC Upstate, head softball and recorded a trio of RBI’s in the process. victory. This is the first solo no-hitter for coach Chris Hawkins picked up his 500th Soterakis also recorded a .556 slugging per- Brown in her career at Upstate, last season career win in a 5-2 victory over Dayton on centage and had a .583 on base percentage in Bronw and Kasey Widmyer combined for a February 12th. the Wings ETC… Classic. Making her first no-hitter against Maryland Eastern Shore. starts at second base this season, Soterakis Pitching Dominates against Dayton on recorded four putouts and two assists. This is Upstate’s Record in the Wings ETC... Clas- Opening Day her first Big South Player of the Week honor sic The USC Upstate softball went 2-0 on Friday in her career. The Spartans are a perfect 13-0 in the Wings afternoon with a double-header sweep over ETC... Classic since it’s inception in 2018. Dayton at Cyrill Stadium. Brown went 1-0 in two starts this week with A pair of wins against Indiana and a vic- a 1.17 era. The junior pitcher threw the 35th tory over Virginia last season highlight the Savannah Brown (Charlotte, N.C.) stood out no-hitter in school history against S.C. State Spartans perfect record in the Wings ETC... in the first game of the double-header as she and set a new career best in strikeouts with Classic. struck out a career high 14 batters on her 12 against the Bulldogs. Brown led the team way to her first victory of the season. Fresh- with 12.0 innings pitched and allowed just Brown and Delorenzo Earn Big South man outfielder Celeste Delorenzo (Ormond two earned runs the whole weekend. Brown Honors Beach, Fla.) came up big in the bottom 9th finished the weekend with 18 strikeouts and Brown pitched a career high 9.0 innings in inning with her first career hit, walk-off hit opponents batted just .122 against the junior. the season opener against Dayton on Friday and game winning RBI all in the same at-bat. This is the first Big South Pitcher of the afternoon. The Tar Heel State native struck Marisa Soterakis (Miramar, Fla.) led the Week honor in her career. out a career high 14-batters while picking up offense with a 2-for-4 day at the plate and an her first win of the season inside the circle. RBI. Cassie Norris (Powell, Tenn.) was the Norris started all four games as the DP and This is Brown’s first Pitcher of the Week third Spartan with an RBI knock in the first batted .375 with three hits, five runs, one honor in her career at USC Upstate. game of the season. homerun, four RBI’s and six total bases. The freshman had a .750 slugging percentage and Delorenzo made quite the debut for the In game two of the double-header the Spar- recorded five walks in route to a .571 on- Spartans, hitting the walk-off RBI single tan offense came alive in the third inning, base percentage. Norris also had a sacrifice in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat when they belted out four runs to take the fly and a pair of stolen bases on the weekend. Dayton on Friday night. The freshman lead over the Flyers. Sarah Price (Landrum, This is her first career accolade. batted .300 for the weekend and recorded a S.C.) led the offensive charge with a three- multi-hit performance against North Caro- RBI double to center field and two batters Price On-Base Streak lina Central on Sunday afternoon. This is her later Tiffany Domingue (York, S.C.) slapped USC Upstate starting shortstop Sarah Price first freshman of the week honor. a solo homerun over the centerfield wall. has reached base in 19 consecutive games Mallie Brown (Stockbridge, Ga.) mowed dating back to last season. The shortstop is Upstate Escapes the Rain with a Win over down eight Flyers as she picked up her first also riding a three-game hitting streak. N.C. Central win of the season. In a rain shortened game on Sunday morn- Mallie Brown Records a No-Hitter against ing, the USC Upstate softball team defeated Spartans Picked Second in Big South Pre- S.C. State North Carolina 3-0 at Cyrill Stadium. season Poll USC Upstate junior pitcher Mallie Brown The Big South Conference announced the (Stockbridge, Ga.) became the 35th player to Pitching, once again dominated the day annual preseason softball poll and league record a no-hitter on Saturday afternoon, as for USC Upstate as senior Mallie Brown awards voted on by the coaches, USC Up- the Spartans defeated South Carolina State (Stockbridge, Ga.) threw 5.0 complete in- state has been slated as the No. 2 team in the UpstateSpartans.com / @UpstateSoftball #SpartanArmy->#JoinUp 2021 USC Upstate Softball at ETSU (March 24) Big South Conference for the third consecu- USC Upstate is 41-2 at Cyrill Stadium since Spartans at Cyrill Stadium tive season. the start of the 2019 campaign. On February 22, the Spartans defeated the University of Spartans Strong at Home Since opening Cyrill Stadium in 2002, USC Upstate The USC Upstate softball team earned a Maine in a 6-0 shutout to collect their 250th has been tough to beat at home. The Spartans set a total of 47 points in this year’s poll, includ- win of the decade (2011-2020). USC Upstate school record for winning in 2014 with a 24-0 mark. ing a first place vote. Preseason favorite boasts the top home record in the Palmetto It was the first time the team has gone undefeated at Gardner-Webb earned three first place votes State with a 255-47 home record since the home in a season in program history. The Spartans have never lost more than seven games at home since and a total of 50 points in the coaches poll. start of the 2011 season. moving to Cyrill Stadium for the 2002 season and Longwood received three first place votes have posted six 20-win seasons in the facility, includ- and a total of 42 points to be selected third McCall Named New Softball Assistant ing each of the last four years. in the poll. Coach Win No. 100 4/17/07 vs. Brevard (9-0) In six seasons at Coker College (Hartsville, Win No. 200 4/4/12 vs. Charleston So. (1-0) Radford and Campbell each collected 38 S.C.), McCall amassed an overall record Win No. 300 4/20/16 vs. S.C. State (10-0) total points and finished tied for fourth of 165-120-1 and led the Cobras to new place. Presbyterian College has been picked heights in his tenure. McCall coached 16 Year-by-Year at Cyrill Stadium Year Record Pct. sixth, followed by Winthrop and Charleston All-Conference selections, 3 All-Region Division II Southern rounded out the poll with 17 total selections and 2 All-Americans during his 2002 17-3 .850 points. Charleston Southern was received the time at Coker. McCall led the Cobras to 2003 8-6 .571 final first place vote in the coaches poll. three NCAA Regional appearances and three 2004 16-7 .696 2005 16-4 .800 consecutive 30-win seasons. In 2017, McCall 2006 22-4 .846 The USC Upstate softball season will begin led the Cobras to their first 40-win season 2007 21-5 .808 on Friday, February 12, 2021 against Dayton since 2002. The Cobras knocked off three DII Total 100-29 .775 University at Cyrill Softball Stadium. First nationally ranked teams (No. 11 University Division I pitch is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start. of Charleston, No. 13 Lenoir-Rhyne Univer- 2008 16-6 .727 sity, No. 22 Limestone College) and finished 2009 18-3 .857 Home Sweet Home runner-up at the South Atlantic Conference 2010 24-6 .700 2011 25-7 .781 2012 21-7 .750 2013 25-3 .893 The Last Time 2014 24-0 1.000 TEAM 2015 24-3 .889 USC Upstate Scored 10+ Runs...... 10, vs S.C. State (Game 1), 3/17/21 2016 25-5 .833 Opponent Scored 10+ Runs...... 11 at Duke, 3/4/20 2017 25-3 .893 USC Upstate Collected 10+ Hits...... 13, vs S.C. State (Game 2), 3/17/21 2018 18-7 .720 Opponent Collected 10+ Hits...... 10, at North Florida, 3/5/21 2019 27-1 .964 USC Upstate Pitched a No-Hitter...... vs S.C. State 2/27/21 2020 14-1 .933 2021 11-1 .916 Opponent Pitched a No-Hitter...... at Furman, 3/23/10 DI Total 297-53 .848 USC Upstate Collected 10+ Strikeouts...... 12, vs S.C. State 2/28/21 Opponent Collected 10+ Strikeouts...... 10, vs. Wisconsin, 3/9/18 Overall Total 397-82 .828 USC Upstate Committed 3+ Errors...... 3, vs Maine, 2/22/20 Opponent Committed 3+ Errors...... 3, vs Presbyterian, 3/21/21 Note: From 2002-07, Upstate hosted a regular season tournament at the 295 Sports Complex. The games INDIVIDUAL were considered home games and while reflected on Offense Player with 3+ Hits...... 3, Bella Bertot & Celeste Delorenzo vs S.C. State (Game 2), 3/17/21 Player with 5+ Hits...... 5, Heidi Gibbs at Francis Marion, 3/14/07 Media Information Player with 3+ Runs...... 3, Bre Cooper vs S.C. State (Game 1), 3/17/21 Interview Policy Player with 5+ Runs...... 5, Allie Cyrill/Shay Slater vs. Fayetteville State, 3/12/05 All interviews taking place other than on the day of Player with 3+ RBIs...... 3, Peyton Darnell vs Presbyterian (Game 2), 3/20/21 a game with head coach Chris Hawkins and/or play- Player with 5+ RBIs...... 6, Sarah Price vs Florida A&M (Neutral Site), 3/5/21 ers must be arranged through the USC Upstate Ath- Player with 2+ Doubles...... 2, Savannah Grigsby vs S.C. State, 2/28/21 letic Communications Office. In order to avoid any Player with 2+ Triples...... 2, Katie Adams at North Greenville, 4/7/07 deadline conflicts, it is recommended that the request Player with 2+ Home Runs...... 2, Bella Bertot vs S.C. State (Game 2), 3/17/21 be made two days in advance. It should be noted that Player to Hit a Grand Slam...... Alyssa Oakes at Campbell, 4/7/19 player telephone numbers will not be given out un- Player with 2 Stolen Bases...... 2, Marisa Soterakis vs S.C. State (Game 2), 3/17/21 der any circumstances. Any media members wishing Player with 3+ Stolen Bases...... 3, Ansley Gilstrap at North Florida, 4/8/18 to interview head coach Chris Hawkins or selected players following Spartan home games should see Pitching William Meyer in the press box at the conclusion of Player with a Perfect Game...... Christina Biggerstaff vs. East Tennessee State, 3/6/19 the game(s). Head coach Chris Hawkins and selected Player with a No-Hitter...... Mallie Brown vs South Carolina State, 2/27/21 Player with a Shutout...... Savannah Brown vs S.C. State (Game 2), 3/17/21 players will be made available following a short cool- Player with 10+ Strikeouts...... 12, Mallie Brown vs South Carolina State, 2/27/21 ing-off period. Player with 15+ Strikeouts...... 16, Christina Biggerstaff vs. Youngstown State, 2/9/19 Player with 2+ Hit Batters...... 2, Savannah Brown vs S.C. State, 2/28/21 www.upstatespartans.com Player with 2+ Wild Pitches...... 2, Christina Biggerstaff at Longwood, 3/24/19 The official athletics Web site for USC Upstate, www.upstatespartans.com, is updated continuously Fielding throughout the year. Weekly releases, feature stories, Player with 5+ Assists...... 5, Mallie Brown vs Presbyterian (Game 1), 3/20/21 player biographies and audio clips are available for Player with 10+ Putouts...... 10, Madison Lanoux, 3/15/21 Upstate softball and all of the Spartans’ 15 athletic Player with 2+ Errors...... 2, Sarah Price vs East Tennessee State, 2/28/21 teams. UpstateSpartans.com / @UpstateSoftball #SpartanArmy->#JoinUp 2021 USC Upstate Softball at ETSU (March 24) Tournament. 2011 campaign, the best in the state of South career and tossed six no-hitters. Caddell Carolina. helped the Spartans make history during This past season, the Cobras held an 18-7 their first year in the ASUN by sharing the overall record and a 3-1 record in South Childers Named to ASUN All-Decade Regular Season Championship. As a junior Atlantic Conference competition as the Team (2001-2010) in 2010, Upstate finished runner-up at the 2019-2020 campaign came to a halt. Decorated arguably as the best Spartan ASUN Tournament. A member of two 40- pitcher of all-time, and one of the best in win teams, Caddell pitched eight innings or Eight Former Spartans Named to ASUN the ASUN Conference, Caddell is the only more in a game twice during her career. Softball All-Decade Team (2011-2019) player in the history of Upstate Athletics The USC Upstate softball team had a league to have her number retired. A three-time Caddell’s name sits all throughout the Up- high eight players named to the ASUN All- ASUN First Team All-Conference selection, state record book from a career, season and Decade team this afternoon, Karla Beasley she was selected as both the ASUN Pitcher game standpoint. She is the all-time leader at (2015-18), Brittany Case (2016-19), Ans- and Freshman of the Year in 2008, while Upstate in career opponent batting average, ley Gilstrap (2016-18), Cheyenne Griffin also earning All-Freshman Team accolades. strikeouts over a seven-inning game, wins, (2012-15), Holly McKinnon (2016-17), Anna Throughout her career, Caddell also received saves, appearances, games started, complete Miller (2013-14), Shellie Robinson (2012-15) ASUN Second Team All-Conference as a games, shutouts, innings pitched and strike- and Lexi Shubert (2013-17) all earned the sophomore in 2009 and was selected to the outs. She is also fourth all-time in career recognition by the conference. ASUN All-Tournament Team in 2010 and ERA at 1.32. 2011. The USC Upstate Softball team won four For a season, Caddell holds four of the top- ASUN Tournament Championships and She is the only player in ASUN history to 10 pitching records for a season in opponent a trio of Regular Season Championships have won both Pitcher and Freshman of the batting average, strikeouts over a seven- this past decade. Over the past decade, the Year honors in the same season, and is one of inning game, wins, appearances, games Spartans produced three ASUN Player of the 10 players all-time to be named ASUN All- started, complete games, innings pitched and Year Award winners, one Defensive Player of Conference all four years. strikeouts. She is the single-season record the Year Award winner, three ASUN Pitcher holder at Upstate in opponent batting aver- of the Year Award winners, four Freshman Caddell was also recognized by the National age, appearances, shutouts, innings pitched of the Year Award Winners and a trio of Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as and strikeouts. Caddell is tied for the most Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award winner. a Second Team All-Region honoree in 2008 wins with 34 in 2010 and saves after compil- USC Upstate produced 27 First-Team All- and 2011, and on the Academic All-District ing four in 2009. She also sits fifth in lowest Conference selections, 13 Second-Team All- Team in both 2010 and 2011. ERA for a season at 1.01 in 2010. Conference selections and 16 All-Freshman Team members this past decade. They have She was named the ASUN Pitcher of the Presently, Caddell holds the first eight spots also posted a 255-47 home record since the Week nine times throughout her four-year in the Upstate record book for strikeouts in a

Homerun Tracker No. Date Opponent Name Count Outs Inning Runners Location 1 2/12 Dayton Tiffany Domingue 1-0 2 3 0 Center Field 2 2/14 N.C. Central Peyton Darnell 0-1 2 5 1 Center Field 3 2/28 S.C. State Cassie Norris 3-1 0* 2 0 Center Field 4 2/28 ETSU Peyton Darnell 1-1 2 1 1 Center Field 5 3/6 Georgia State Peyton Darnell 1-1 1 7 0 FieldLeft 6 3/12 Charleston Southern Bre Cooper 1-0 0 6 1 Left Center Field 7 3/12 Charleston Southern Tiffany Domingue 0-0 2 7 1 Left Center Field 8 3/12 Charleston Southern Peyton Darnell 0-0 2 3 1 Left Center Field 9 3/17 S.C. State Bre Cooper 0-0 0* 3 0 Left Field 10 3/17 S.C. State Peyton Darnell 0-0 0 3 1 Left Center Field 11 3/17 S.C. State Madison Lanoux 0-0 2 4 1 Right Field Line 12 3/17 S.C. State Bella Bertot 1-0 0* 4 0 Left Field 13 3/17 S.C. State Bella Bertot 2-0 0 5 2 Left Field 14 3/20 Presbyterian College Tiffany Domingue 0-0 1 5 2 Center Field 15 3/20 Presbyterian College Peyton Darnell 1-1 1 1 2 Center Field *Leadoff Homerun

UpstateSpartans.com / @UpstateSoftball #SpartanArmy->#JoinUp 2021 USC Upstate Softball at ETSU (March 24) Stolen Base Tracker Date Opponent Name Outs Inning Base Score Result Ratio Final W/L 2/12 Dayton Marisa Soterakis 1 2 2 1-0 SB 1/1 W, 3-2 2/12 Dayton Madison Lanoux 1 2 3 1-0 SB 2/2 W, 3-2 2/12 Dayton Dezi Williams 2 6 2 4-2 SB 3/3 W, 5-2 2/27 S.C. State Sarah Price 0 1 2 0-0 SB 4/4 W, 4-0 2/27 S.C. State Savannah Grigsby 0 1 2 0-0 SB 5/5 W. 4-0 2/27 S.C. State Sarah Price 0 1 3 0-0 SB 6/6 W. 4-0 2/27 S.C. State Tiffany Domingue 1 1 2 2-0 SB 7/7 W, 4-0 2/27 S.C. State Cassie Norris 2 4 2 2-0 SB 8/8 W, 4-0 2/27 S.C. State Marisa Soterakis 2 4 3 4-0 SB 9/9 W, 4-0 2/27 S.C. State Celeste Delorenzo 1 6 2 4-0 SB 10/10 W, 4-0 2/28 S.C. State Sarah Price 0 1 2 0-4 SB 11/11 W, 13-5 2/28 S.C. State Alexa Sanchez 2 3 2 7-4 SB 12/12 W, 13-5 2/28 S.C. State Madison Lanoux 1 4 2 7-4 SB 13/13 W, 13-5 2/28 S.C. State Madison Lanoux 1 4 3 7-4 SB 14/14 W, 13-5 2/28 S.C. State Olivia Marshall 1 4 2 7-4 SB 15/15 W, 13-5 2/28 S.C. State Cassie Norris 0 6 2 11-5 SB 16/16 W, 13-5 2/28 ETSU Alexa Sanchez 0 2 2 2-2 SB 17/17 L, 3-5 2/28 ETSU Olivia Marshall 2 6 3 2-3 SB 18/18 L, 3-5 2/28 ETSU Madison Lanoux 2 6 2 2-3 SB 19/19 L, 3-5 3/5 North Florida Bre Cooper 2 2 2 0-0 SB 20/20 L, 2-5 3/5 Florida A&M Bre Cooper 0 1 2 0-1 SB 21/21 W, 16-3 3/5 Florida A&M Marisa Soterakis 0 3 2 7-3 SB 22/22 W, 16-3 3/5 Florida A&M Marisa Soterakis 0 3 3 7-3 SB 23/23 W, 16-3 3/5 Florida A&M Bre Cooper 0 3 2 8-3 SB 24/24 W, 16-3 3/5 Florida A&M Celeste Delorenzo 1 3 2 10-3 SB 25/25 W, 16-3 3/6 Georgia State Sarah Price 1 4 2 6-0 SB 26/26 W, 10-4 3/6 Georgia State Celeste Delorenzo 1 4 2 6-0 SB 27/27 W, 10-4 3/6 Georiga State Savannah Grigsby 2 4 2 8-0 SB 28/28 W, 10-4 3/6 Georgia State Madison Hill 2 5 3 8-3 SB 29/29 W, 10-4 3/6 Georgia State Sarah Price 2 5 2 8-3 CS 29/30 W, 10-4 3/7 Jacksonville Bre Cooper 2 3 2 0-1 CS 29/31 L, 0-8 3/12 Charleston Southern Sarah Price 1 1 2 0-0 SB 30/32 W, 8-6 3/12 Charleston Southern Sarah Price 0 6 2 3-4 SB 31/33 W, 8-6 3/12 Charleston Southern Bre Cooper 1 1 2 0-0 SB 32/34 W, 5-0 3/12 Charleston Southern Marisa Soterakis 2 2 2 1-0 SB 33/35 W, 5-0 3/12 Charleston Southern Marisa Soterakis 2 6 2 5-0 SB 34/36 W, 5-0 3/17 S.C. State Bre Cooper 1 1 2 0-0 SB 35/37 W, 10-2 3/17 S.C. State Marisa Soterakis 0 2 2 1-0 SB 36/38 W, 10-2 3/17 S.C. State Celeste Delorenzo 1 2 2 2-0 SB 37/39 W, 10-2 3/17 S.C. State Savannah Grigsby 2 2 3 3-0 CS 37/40 W, 10-2 3/17 S.C. State Celeste Delorenzo 1 1 2 0-0 SB 38/41 W, 8-0 3/17 S.C. State Marisa Soterakis 2 2 2 0-0 SB 39/42 W, 8-0 3/17 S.C. State Olivia Marshall 2 2 2 0-0 SB 40/43 W, 8-0 3/17 S.C. State Sarah Price 2 3 2 0-0 SB 41/44 W, 8-0 3/17 S.C. State Bre Cooper 0 4 2 2-0 CS 41/45 W, 8-0 3/17 S.C. State Marisa Soterakis 0 5 2 4-0 SB 42/46 W, 8-0 3/20 Presbyterian College Sarah Price 2 5 2 4-3 CS 42/47 W, 4-3 3/21 Presbyterian College Sarah Price 0 1 2 0-0 SB 43/48 W, 8-0 3/21 Presbyterian College Dezi Williams 0 1 2 2-0 SB 44/49 W, 8-0 3/21 Presbyterian College Savannah Grigsby 0 1 2 6-0 SB 45/50 W, 8-0 3/21 Presbyterian College Madison Lanoux 2 2 4 6-0 SB 46/51 W, 8-0 3/21 Presbyterian College Bre Cooper 2 3 2 7-0 SB 47/52 W, 8-0

UpstateSpartans.com / @UpstateSoftball #SpartanArmy->#JoinUp 2021 USC Upstate Softball at ETSU (March 24) National Rankings/Big South Rankings game highlighted by a school record 17 against North Carolina A&T on March 21, 2010. Team Stats At the ASUN level, she is the all-time leader for wins in conference Statistic National Rank Big South Rank Value history at 113. Caddell is ranked in the top-10 for the league in career appearances, shutouts, strikeouts, innings pitched, complete games, Batting Average 46 1 .303 games started, saves and earned run average. DP per Game 71 1 .35 Doubles 38 1 32 About USC Upstate The University of South Carolina Upstate is nestled in the foot- 2B per Game 37 1 1.60 hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, between Atlanta, Ga. and Char- ERA 72 1 2.67 lotte, N.C. Among the fastest-growing, baccalaureate-grating institu- Fielding % 8 1 .983 tions in the nation, USC Upstate is recognized by U.S. News & World Hit Batters 145 3 11 Report as #2 among Southern Regional Public Colleges. Additionally, HR per Game 84 2 .75 it has been designated as a College of Distinction. The University was OBP 64 1 .381 recognized as one of the U.S. colleges and universities that produced Scoring 40 1 6.20 the most 2016-17 Fulbright U.S. Scholars. As the public compre- Shutouts 41 1 5 hensive university in the Upstate, USC Upstate is home to approxi- Slugging % 51 1 .475 mately 6,000 students and more than 40 undergraduate and graduate programs. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges SB per Game 13 1 2.35 and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). A member of the K-to-BB Ratio 48 1 3.07 Big South Conference, USC Upstate Spartans compete in 17 NCAA 3B per Game 39 2 0.30 Division I sports. With more than 30,000 alumni and an economic WL% 28 1 .800 impact that exceeds half a billion dollars each year, USC Upstate is uniquely positioned to create transformative opportunities through Individual Stats their higher education to better serve the needs of our region, to include fulfilling critical workforce needs while contributing to the Statistic Player Name National Rank Big South social, cultural and economic development of the Upstate of South HBP per Game Marisa Soterakis 24 1 Carolina.

Hits per 7/inn. Mallie Brown 103 1

HR Per Game Peyton Darnell 86 2

On Base % Marisa Soterakis 111 2

RBI’s Per Game Peyton Darnell 64 2

Runs Per Game Sarah Price 131 2

Slugging % Peyton Darnell 133 2

SB Per Game Marisa Soterakis 131 3

Strikeouts Mallie Brown 46 3 Savannah Brown 129 5

K’s per 7/inn. Mallie Brown 101 3

Total Bases Peyton Darnell 111 2

Victories Mallie Brown 25 2

UpstateSpartans.com / @UpstateSoftball #SpartanArmy->#JoinUp 2021 USC Upstate Softball at ETSU (March 24) Game Record Book Big South Weekly Award Winners Individual Game Records Player of the Week Most at bats: 6, 4 times. Last Time: Logan Morris vs Fla. Gulf Coast 5/11/2018 Week 1 Ansley Gilreath Winthrop Most Runs Scored: 5, Allie Cyrill/Shay Slater vs. Fayetteville State, 3/12/05 Week 2 Madyson Watson Winthrop Most Hits: 5, Heidi Gibbs at Francis Marion, 3/14/07 Week 3 Marisa Soterakis USC Upstate Most RBI’s: 6, 6 times, Last Time: Sarah Price vs Florida A&M (Neutral), 3/5/21 Week 4 Ansley Gilreath Winthrop Most Doubles: 3, Max Barnes, vs St. Francis 2/9/2020 Week 5 Nia Green Longwood Most Triples: 2, Katie Adams at North Greenville, 4/7/07 Week 6 Peyton Darnell USC Upstate Total Bases: 12, Twice, Last Time: Ryan Rector at Stetson 4/3/2016 Most Walks: 4, Twice, Last Time: Karla Beasley at Lipscomb 3/25/18 Pitcher of the Week Hit by Pitch: 2, multiple times Week 1 Savannah Brown USC Upstate Struckout: 3, multiple times Week 2 Jenna Greene Presbyterian College Sacrifice Flies:2, Twice, Last Time: Savannah Grigsby at Steston 3/11/2020 Week 3 Mallie Brown USC Upstate Sacrifice Hits: 3, Kayla Husse at Lipscomb 3/35/2018 Madyson Watson Winthrop Stolen Bases: 3, multiple times Week 4 Sydney Backstrom Longwood Steal Attempts: 3, multiple times Week 5 Megan Richards Campbell Innings Pitched: 14.2, Barbie Biggerstaff at Longwood 3/24/19 Week 6 Sydney Backstrom Longwood Most Hits Allowed: 13, Kinsley Jennings, George Mason 2/13/2015 Most Runs Allowed: 12, Kinsley Jennings, George Mason 2/13/15 Most Earned Runs: 11, Kinsely Jennings, George Mason 2/13/2015 Freshman of the Week Most Walks Allowed: 9, Barbie Biggerstaff vs San Diego 3/10/2018 Week 1 Celeste Delorenzo USC Upstate Most Strikeouts: 17, Morgan Childers at N.C. A&T 3/21/2010 Week 2 Jillian Hewes Presbyterian College Strikeouts Looking: 8, Morgan Childers at Campbell 5/8/2010 Week 3 Cassie Norris USC Upstate Most Homeruns Allowed: 3, Multiple Times Week 4 Bre Cooper USC Upstate Batters Faced: 58, Barbie Biggerstaff at Longwood 3/24/2019 Week 5 Peyton Darnell USC Upstate Wild Pitches: 2, Multiple Times Week 6 Bre Cooper USC Upstate Most Chances: 17, 3 Times Most Putouts: 16, 3 Times, Last Time: Peyton Darnell 2/12/2021 Most Assists: 7, Ansley Gilstrap vs Kennesaw State 3/17/2018 Most Errors: 2, Multiple Times

Team Game Record Most at Bats: 48 at Longwood 3/24/2019 Most Runs Scored: 21, Twice Most Hits: 19 vs Maryland Eastern Shore 2/29/2020 Most RBI’s: 20 vs Maryland Eastern Shore 2/29/2020 Most Doubles: 6 vs Maryland Eastern Shore 2/29/2020 Most Triples: 2, Multiple Times Most Homeruns: 5, 3 Times Total Bases: 35, Jacksonville 4/9/2016 Most Walks: 10, Twice Most Times Hit by Pitch: 5, Elon 3/6/2016 Most Times Struckout: 15, Virginia Tech 2/27/2016 Sacrifice Hits: 4, Twice Stolen Bases: 10, Radford 4/13/2019 Caught Stealing: 2, Multiple Times Steal Attempts: 10, Radford 4/13/2019 Intentional Walks: 4, Stetson 4/11/2015 Most Times Struckout Looking: 5, at Florida Gulf Coast 4/3/2015 Runners Left On:14, 3 Times Innings Pitched: 14.2, at Longwood 3/24/2019 Hits Allowed: 20, George Mason 2/13/2015 Runs Allowed: 20, George Mason 2/13/2015 Earned Runs Allowed: 16, George Mason 2/13/2015 Walks Allowed: 10, George Mason 2/13/2015 Strikeouts: 17, at North Carolina A&T 3/21/2010 Doubles Allowed: 5, vs South Dakota 3/9/2018 Homeruns Allowed: 4, 3 Times Batters Faced: 58, at Longwood 3/24/2019 Most Putouts: 44, at Longwood 3/24/2019 Most Assists: 18, Delaware State 3/2/2018 Most Errors: 5, Twice

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HEAD COACH CHRIS HAWKINS 27th Season Overall // 27th Season at USC Upstate // USC Upstate (USCS), 1989

Chris Hawkins is in his 27th season as the 2015 and 2017 ASUN Regular Season title. head coach of the USC Upstate softball He has coached 11 of Upstate’s twelve 40-win The 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons program. seasons in the history of the program. In all, were a culmination in a steady buildup of he has coached seven All-Americans, ten the program since moving to Division in In the second game of his 27th season, Conference Player or Pitcher of the Year se- 2007-08. He led the team to a 34-15 record Hawkins picked up his 500th Division I win lections, seven Conference Freshman of the in 2008, rattling off 11 wins in the final 12 against Dayton in the season opener. On Year recipients and 73 All-Conference selec- conference games to vault into a tie for the February 16, 2019, Hawkins picked up career tions. In addition, he is one of the all-time ASUN Regular Season Championship in the win No. 900 against UConn. greats to ever play baseball at the university program’s first year playing on the Division and was inducted into the USC Upstate Ath- I level. Morgan Childers was named the To say that Hawkins is synonymous with the letics Hall of Fame in February of 2003. ASUN Pitcher and Freshman of the Year, softball program and the athletic depart- marking the only time in conference history ment is an understatement. He has taken the The winningest coach in the history of the a player has earned the two awards in the softball program to heights never seen before softball program with 894 victories, Hawkins season. Three Spartans earned All-Confer- and has set numerous firsts for all teams in reached the 800-win milestone with a 3-0 ence honors and four players were named the department. He coached the 2013 soft- victory over Western Carolina on April 6, to the league’s All-Freshman Team. Childers ball team to the program’s and department’s 2016. He has compiled an 894-365-1 record, was also an NFCA Second Team All-Region first-ever ASUN Tournament Championship all spent at Upstate. His 894 career victories selection. Upstate would have been the No. and automatic bid into the NCAA Tourna- are the most of any coach in the history of 1 seed in the ASUN Tournament had it been ment. He coached the 2013 squad to the the Upstate Athletics Department. In honor- eligible to participate in the tournament dur- program’s and department’s first-ever Top 25 ing his exemplary career and for serving as ing its transitional period. national ranking in a major Top 25 poll. He an ambassador for the university, he was also became the first Upstate coach to lead awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award Prior to USC Upstate’s move to Division 1 a team to a No. 1 statistical ranking in the during the 2014 December Commencement. in 2007-08, Hawkins built a program that NCAA, coaching the team to the nation’s top competed at the highest level of NCAA defense to end the 2013 season. He earned Hawkins has reached the height of his coach- Division II. He guided the Spartans to four even more accomplishments in 2014, leading ing career the last five seasons, leading the straight appearances in the NCAA Division the Spartans to a Division I era record for Spartans to five straight appearances in the II Tournament from 2004-07, finishing the wins en route to earning ASUN Coach of the NCAA Tournament. He did so in 2013 as the 2007 season with a school record 47 wins Year honors. In 2015, USC Upstate broke 64 ASUN Tournament champions armed with and a 47-15 record. He also had five All- team or school individual records, and fin- the league’s automatic berth, while playing Conference selections in the Peach Belt and ished in the top five nationally in home runs, into the tournament as an at-large selection the league’s Co-Player of the Year in Vanesa slugging percentage, team batting average in 2014. In 2015, USC Upstate won both Flores. He led the Spartans to a 41-18-1 and fielding percentage. the ASUN Regular Season and Tournament record in 2006. Championships. The 2016 squad captured The 2017 ASUN Coach of the Year, Hawkins the ASUN Tournament Championship while Hawkins coached what was arguably the has led USC Upstate to five consecutive in 2017 the program secured both the ASUN best season in the Division II history of the NCAA Division I Tournament appearances Regular Season and Tournament champion- program in 2005 as USC Upstate claimed (2013-17), four straight appearances in the ships. a 46-15 record and advanced to the NCAA NCAA Division II Tournament (2004-07), Division II Tournament. The Spartans made the 2008 Regular Season ASUN Champi- Presently, Hawkins ranks 13th among the it to the championship game of the South onship in the Spartans first season playing winningest active coaches in NCAA Division Atlantic Regional before falling to eventual on the NCAA Division I level and in the I by winning percentage and tied for 18th by national runner-up Kennesaw State. Under ASUN, the 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 ASUN victories. Hawkins is 47th all-time in NCAA his guidance, Krista Altom earned First Tournament Championship, and the 2014, career victories. Team All-America honors, four players were UpstateSpartans.com / @UpstateSoftball #SpartanArmy->#JoinUp 2021 USC Upstate Softball at ETSU (March 24) named All-Region and to the Regional All- the NJCAA in strikeouts with 144 in 75.1 The Hawkins File Tournament Team, and two players earned innings while at Anderson (S.C.) College in All-Conference honors. 1985. His career collegiate pitching record at PERSONAL In the final eight seasons playing on the Western Carolina (N.C.) University, An- Born...... August 26, 1965 Hometown...... Seneca, S.C. Division II level, the Spartans had 15 players derson and Upstate was 30-9 with 11 saves. Wife...... Anje named to the Peach Belt All-Conference Hawkins was drafted by the Atlanta Braves Children (Sons)...... Kyle, Brooks, Ryan Team, 13 players named to the All-South in 1985 and again by the Houston Astros in Education...... USC Upstate, 1989 Region squad, and three All-Americans. 1987; he played in the Astros system in 1988...... Bachelor of Physical Education Notes...... Upstate Athletics Hall of Fame (Baseball) Hawkins began his coaching career as an He was active as a coach of summer travel ...... Drafted by Houston Astros in 1986 (Pitcher) assistant at USC Upstate under Mark Cooke ball. Hawkins coached for the Carolina COACHING RECORD • YEAR-BY-YEAR Division II during the 1989 softball season. He played Crush (Orange), Palmetto Power and Caroli- Year Record Pct. fast pitch softball and coordinated several na Elite organizations, leading various teams 1995 29-17 .630 fast pitch softball camps across South Caro- to state championships and top 10 finishes in 1996 30-21 .588 1997 27-18 .600 lina. He played fast pitch softball during the national tournaments. 1998 23-24 .489 summers for Ehrhardt Motor Company for 1999 41-14 .746 2000 38-11 .776 11 years. The team competed in tournaments As interim volleyball coach in 1994, 2001 34-12 .739 across the Southeast and in the summers of Hawkins led Upstate to a 38-4 record and a 2002 35-10 .778 2003 25-24 .510 1995-97, won the state men’s fast pitch open second consecutive Peach Belt Conference 2004 38-16 .703 division championship and finished eighth title. 2005 46-15 .754 2006 41-18-1 .692 in the nation. 2007 47-15 .758 A native of Seneca, S.C., Hawkins and his DII Total 454-215-1 .678 Hawkins, who graduated from USC Upstate wife, Anje, live in Moore with their sons; Division I in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in physical Kyle, Brooks and Ryan. Year Record Pct. education, was a member of USC Upstate’s 2008 34-15 .694 2009 29-16 .644 first varsity baseball team in 1986. He led 2010 41-15 .732 2011 42-13 .764 2012 39-13 .750 2013 42-12 .778 2014 46-9 .836 2015 44-10 .843 2016 43-15 .741 2017 44-11 .800 2018 35-19 .648 2019 41-15 .732 2020 17-7 .708 2021 16-4 .800 DI Total 514-171 .750

Overall Total 968-391-1 .711

NCAA Tournament Appearances Division II 2004 Division II 2005 Division II 2006 Division II 2007 Division I 2013 Division I 2014 Division I 2015 Division I 2016 Division I 2017

Conference Championships ASUN Regular Season 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017 ASUN Tournament 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017

Milestone Victories 100th vs. USC Aiken (4-2) 3/24/98 200th vs. Longwood (6-1) 3/10/01 300th vs. USC Aiken (10-4) 3/10/04 400th at Mars Hill (4-1) 4/6/06 500th vs. Furman (7-4) 3/18/09 600th vs. Kennesaw State (7-5) 5/12/11 700th vs. Jacksonville (6-0) 3/2/14 800th at Western Carolina (3-0) 4/6/16 900th vs. Connecticut (4-2) 2/16/19

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