CALIFORNIA Golden Bears 2009 CALIFORNIA SOFTBALL

TABLE OF CONTENTS This is Cal Softball ...... IFC 2008 Honors ...... 35 California Quick Facts ...... 1 2008 Final Statistics ...... 36 Winning is a Cal Tradition ...... 2-3 2008 Final Results ...... 37 University of California...... 4-5 Cal Camps ...... 38 The Bay Area ...... 6-7 California All-Time No-Hitters ...... 39 California Academic Achievement ...... 8 Golden Bears in the Olympics California Strength and Conditioning ...... 9 and Pros...... 40-41 California Sports Medicine...... 10 California Honors and Awards ...... 42-43 California Notable Alumni ...... 11 California Single Season Records ...44-45 The California Softball Experience ...... 12 California Career Records ...... 46-47 2009 California Softball Roster ...... 13 California Team Records ...... 48-49 2009 Season Outlook ...... 14-15 Individual Year-by-Year Leaders ...... 50-51 Head Coach Diane Ninemire ...... 16-17 California All-Time Assistant Coaches ...... 18 Postseason Results ...... 52-53 Support Staff ...... 19 California All-Time Roster ...... 54 2009 Player Profi les ...... 20-31 California Year-by-Year Results ...... 55-62 All-time Opponent Series Records ...... 32 The Pac-10 Conference ...... 63 Easton Ad ...... 33 Cal and the Special Olympics...... 64 2008 Season in Review ...... 34 2009 California Broadcast Roster...... IBC

2009 CALIFORNIA SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS Location: ...... Berkeley, Calif. Nickname: ...... Golden Bears Colors: ...... Blue (282) and Gold (116) Enrollment: ...... 34,953 CREDITS Founded: ...... 1868 The 2009 edition of the California Conference:...... Pacifi c-10 Softball Magazine/Media Guide was Home Venue: ...... Levine-Fricke Field (500) written and edited by the Cal media Chancellor: ...... Robert J. Birgeneau relations department. Layout and graphic Director of Athletics: ...... Sandy Barbour design by John Dunbar, publications Softball Administrator: ...... Foti Mellis director and Evan Kerr, publications 2008 Record: ...... 43-27 pssistant. Photographs by Kelley Cox, 2008 Pac-10: ...... 7-14/5th John Todd, Michael Pimentel, John 2008 NCAA Postseason: ...... Fresno Regional (3-1) Dunbar and Evan Kerr, USA Softball, Gainesville Super Regional (0-2) National Pro Fastpitch League, among 2008 Final Rank: ...... 14/16 others. Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 6 (plus two pitchers)/3 Copies of this guide may be obtained Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ...... 11/5 for $5 by writing or calling the California Newcomers: ...... 7 Media Relations Office, 355 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 (510-642- SOFTBALL STAFF 5363). Make checks payable to U.C. Head Coach:...... Diane Ninemire (22nd season, Nebraska-Omaha ‘80) Regents. Media Guides may also be Cal/Career Record: ...... 932-457 (entering 2009 season) purchased at any Cal home game. Assistant Coach: ...... John Reeves (16th season, San Jose State ‘80) Assistant Coach: ...... Tammy Lohmann (4th season, Arizona State ‘97) Softball Offi ce Phone: ...... (510) 643-9101 WE ARE Softball Fax: ...... (510) 643-1116 CALIFORNIA Mailing Address: ...... 304 Strawberry Canyon Center, Berkeley, CA 94720 When referring to any California athletic team, please use either MEDIA RELATIONS “California” or “Cal” to denote the Softball SID: ...... Chris DeConna institution and “Golden Bears” or Offi ce Phone: ...... (510) 643-4724 “Bears” when indicating the mascot. Cell Phone: ...... (310) 918-6601 Refrain from using such names as E-mail:...... [email protected] UC Berkeley, California-Berkeley, Cal- Web Site: ...... CalBears.com Berkeley, Cal State Berkeley. Mailing Address: ...... 349 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. 94720

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SIMPLY THE BEST here is no other way to aptly describe America’s top public university. There is no T other way to describe one of the elite aca- demic settings in the world – especially one that also includes one of America’s most successful athletic departments. The University of California blends the best of all worlds. Overlooking the scenic San Francisco Bay and ranked as the nation’s top public university by the U.S. News and World Report, the fl agship cam- pus of the state of California also features an athletic program that annually fi nishes among the leaders in the Directors’ Cup standings, which rates the overall success of America’s athletic departments. Cal attracts what many believe to be the fi nest appli- cant pool in the United States. The university features a diverse student-body population. The University of California offers 300 degree programs, and 35 of the school’s 36 graduate programs are ranked among America’s top 10. Cal’s 35 programs among the top 10 is No. 1 among all universities in the country, as is its 32 “distinguished” programs, as rated by the National Research Council. The library is ranked third in the country, as judged by the Association of Research Libraries with 10 mil- lion volumes in 32 campus libraries. The faculty features seven Nobel Laureates, 130 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 28 MacArthur Fellows, 76 Fulbright Scholars, four Pu- litzer Prize winners and more Guggenheim Fellows (357) than any other university in America.

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AMERICA’S NO. 1 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY BY THE NUMBERS

Universities With Highest Universities With The In the 2004 survey Number of Top 10 Highest Number of conducted by The 1Graduate Programs 1“Distinguished Programs” 1Association of Research 1. CALIFORNIA 1. CALIFORNIA ...... 32 Libraries, California’s 2. Stanford 2. Stanford ...... 28 library was ranked No. 1 3. Harvard 3. Harvard ...... 25 among public schools and 4. Princeton 4. Princeton ...... 24 third overall, behind only 5. MIT 5. MIT ...... 20 Harvard and Yale.

TOP PUBLIC Nobel Laureates UNIVERSITIES 20 current and former 20 faculty members 3000 1. CALIFORNIA 2. Virginia ServiceService 3. UCLA Student-to-Faculty Ratio The University of California is the 4. Michigan 15-1 only school in the country to have 5. North Carolina produced more than 3,000 vol- Source: U.S. News and Degree Programs unteers since the inception of the World Report 351 Peace Corps in 1961.

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he San Francisco Bay Area is a ma- T jor metropoli- tan area of approximate- ly six million people and one of the most scenic re- BBERKELEYERKELEY gions in the United States. The Bay Area includes the major cities of San Fran- cisco and Oakland, as well as Berkeley, home of the world- renowned University of Cali- fornia. Just south is the city of San Jose and the Silicon Valley, home to many of the world’s high-tech companies. The Bay Area also lies within easy driving distance of the high Sierra resorts of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, the Monterey/Carmel peninsula, the world -famous Napa wine country, and the spectacular Mendocino Coast. Everyone knows “The City” - San Golden Gate strait, and from north to east by the TOP CITIES IN Francisco - from countless photo- San Francisco Bay. The City has been named the THE WORLD graphs, movies and television shows world’s top city twice and the top city in the U.S. in that capture its magic. It is a city built 17 of the last 18 years by Condé Nast Traveler. 1. Sydney, Australia on a series of more than 40 hills, of- The San Francisco Bay is spanned by two 2. San Francisco, CA fering panoramic views of every kind. landmarks, the Golden Gate and San Francisco- 3. Florence, Italy The hub of a nine-county complex and Oakland Bay bridges, and graced by 4. Cape Town, S. Africa the fi nancial and insurance capital of four islands: Alcatraz, Angel, Yerba 5. Rome, Italy the world, San Francisco has a resi- Buena and Treasure. The area is eas- 6. Bangkok, Thailand dent population of about 740,000. San ily navigated by car, BART (Bay Area 7. New York City, NY Francisco is situated on a 46.6 square- Rapid Transit), bus or ferry, making it 8. Buenos Aires, Argentina mile peninsula bounded on the west by easily accessible to all. 9. Damascus, Syria the Pacifi c Ocean, on the north by the Charleston, SC Source: Condé Nast Traveler, 2007 Readers’ Choice Awards

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SSANAN FFRANCISCORANCISCO

ocated across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, Sports fans can see it all in the Bay Area - professional Oakland is a city of 400,000, jam-packed with football (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders), profes- L exciting attractions, stimulating arts, and an ideal cli- sional basketball (Golden State Warriors), professional mate. Oakland’s charm exceeds its man-made wonders, as baseball (San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics), profes- its tumbling hills, vast forests, hiking and riding trails, beautiful sional hockey (San Jose Sharks), and outstanding collegiate lakes and numerous parks provide a natural escape for those competition. who prefer nature over an urban environment. Berkeley, just a 12-mile drive from San Francisco, is Sources: S.F. Convention and Visitors Bureaus, Oakland situated on 18.8 square miles with a population of 103,000 Convention & Visitors Authority, Berkeley Convention and people. A study in contrasts, Berkeley is a small town with a Visitors Bureau, and the California Trade and Commerce big-city character. With its world-renowned university, global Agency. population and rich diversity of cultural arts, Berkeley refl ects and affects the rest of the country. WE’RE NO. 1! • Money magazine (2007) chose San Francisco as “the best place to live” among the 300 big- gest U.S. metropolitan areas. • A special report posted on Forbes.com (May 2008) ranked San Francisco as America’s “best city for the outdoors.” • San Francisco bested Seattle as the fi ttest of America’s most populous cities according to a report by the American College of Sports Medi- cine (May 2008). • Readers of Travel & Leisure magazine (2006) selected San Francisco as their favorite city in the world thanks to its “red-hot restaurant YYOSEMITEOSEMITE scene and booming economy.’’ • San Francisco is rated the No. 1 city in the NNATIONALATIONAL PPARKARK U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler (October 2007)

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The Athletic Study Center Staff

TUTORIAL PROGRAM The tutorial program promotes and enhances student aca- demic skills and progress by providing individual tutoring, group workshops, study groups, credit courses and intensive special ne of the real success stories for the University of Califor- programs. The Athletic Study Center has between 50-60 tutors nia is the development and growth of a comprehensive on staff per semester to guarantee that students receive the O academic support program for its student-athletes: the best possible support. Tutorial sessions are also offered at night, Athletic Study Center. enabling student-athletes to receive help after practices when In 1984, campus offi cials and athletic department administra- are able to devote more time to studying. tors decided that a greater emphasis needed to be placed on helping Cal student-athletes with their academic pursuits. The Athletic Study Center was thus born and charged with develop- ADVISING PROGRAM ing an academic support program tailored to the needs of NCAA The advising program offers a broad range of services to meet Division I student-athletes. It was a signifi cant development for the unique needs of student-athletes, including assistance in an academically oriented institution such as Cal to recognize the understanding and complying with university, college and NCAA special needs required for a modern student-athlete’s success requirements, developing time management skills and resolving both as an athletic competitor on the fi eld of play and as a student personal academic issues unique to student-athletes. in the classroom. During a student-athlete’s freshman year, advisors provide assistance to ensure a successful academic transition from high school. In the sophomore year, they assist student-athletes STUDENT-ATHLETE PROGRAM in making decisions on appropriate majors and fi elds of study. The Athletic Study Center, which is housed within the Division Over the course of the fi nal two years, advisors take more of of Undergraduate Education, is the tutorial and academic support an exiting approach, ensuring that proper academic progress program for the nearly 1,000 student-athletes at Cal. Centrally lo- is being made towards graduation while referring juniors and cated in the Cesar Chavez Student Center, the program provides seniors to areas on or near campus that can help with career a spacious and comfortable arboretum for quiet study, separate planning and development. classrooms for individual and group tutorials, and a computer lab for word processing and required course work. Geared around the understanding of the amount of time stu- SPECIAL PROGRAMS dent-athletes must devote to practice, training, physical therapy The Athletic Study Center offers a special service called and team travel, the program creates an environment where Summer Bridge; an adjunct program designed to help ease the students can cultivate strong study habits, receive individual or transition from high school to college. The primary components group tutoring and obtain counseling from academic advisors. of the program include writing and math workshops, an advis- ing workshop, study skills seminars and an evening tutorial program. Another special program offered is peer advising. Peer advi- sors provide academic and campus guidance for new intercol- legiate student-athletes. They are selected from junior and senior student-athletes who assist in the development of programs to further address the needs of student-athletes.

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n integral part of California softball program and its success is the strength and conditioning program, led by Ken Miller and assistants, who supervise the comprehensive operation for the Golden Bear team. The program’s A philosophy is geared towards helping each student-athlete achieve the highest level of athletic development. By teaching how all the components of strength and conditioning fi t together, student-athletes understand how to maximize force production. This includes enhancement of speed, strength and fl exibility, which results in improved power. Motivating, educating and helping to reach maximum athletic development is the primary focus of the Cal program.

The Cal weight room includes eight Olympic platforms and an array of aerobic and anaerobic equipment. The picturesque facility offers panoramic views of the entire region, including San Francisco and the Bay. The training regimen at Cal is a year-round process that emphasizes the speed, strength and fl exibility. With closely monitored workouts that involve a great deal of individual instruction and attention, student-athletes are taught the correct techniques to increase their ability to perform at their peak during competition. KENKEN MILLERMILLER Strength & Cal’s program stresses comprehensive training in order to improve both strength and speed. Flexibility is a Conditioning key component because it is essential for proper lifting.

Athlete workouts are closely monitored by the conditioning staff who work in collaboration with the entire sports medicine team (doctors, athletic trainers, physical therapists, nutritionists, etc.) to ensure the health and safety of all of student- athletes.

In this way, Cal’s strength and conditioning program is a vital component linking the “full circle” of a student-athlete’s physi- cal development from conditioning through rehabilitation and reconditioning.

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olden Bear student-athletes are privileged to be supported by one of the top medical staffs in col- G lege athletics along with some of the most modern training and rehabilitation equipment in the country. The comprehensive program features state-of-the-art facilities, as well as a staff of acclaimed practitioners of all areas of sports medicine. In addition to facilities at both Hass Pavilion and Memorial Stadium, Cal athletes also use University Health Services (UHS), which oversees and supervises sports medicine ser- vices to all injured or ailing Golden Bear athletes. The sports medicine area is supervised by Dr. Bill Coysh, Ph.D., who is also actively engaged in sports psychology. The expert staff of team physicians is headed by Dr. Sameer Dixit, M.D., an internist and sports medicine specialist. The staff features specialists from the fi elds of orthopedic surgery, family medicine, internal medicine, physiatry and podiatry. The medical staff, with their diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, has vast experience treating injured athletes on every level of competition, including Olympic and professional athletes. Cal’s athletic training staff boasts 11 certifi ed athletic train- ers and 20 student athletic trainers. The staff tends to the day-to-day health care needs of Cal athletes in 27 different sports, including the evaluation and treatment of injuries and illnesses. The rehabilitation of injuries is also the responsibility of the athletic training staff, with additional assistance from our staff physical therapist. The trainers also provide coverage at home and away athletic contests, and practices are staffed on a full-time basis. Whether it’s for taping, physical therapy, or the prompt recovery from an illness or injury, Golden Bear athletes have the full confi dence that Cal’s medical staff will provide the best care available with one of the most progressive treatment and rehabilitation programs in the country.

Golden Bear student- athletes are privileged to be supported by one of the top medical staffs in college athletics, along with some of the most modern training and rehabilitation equipment in the country. The comprehensive program features state-of-the-art facilities, as well as a staff of acclaimed practitioners of all areas of sports medicine.

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Terry McMillan - Author, “Waiting To Exhale,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” Robert McNamara - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mary T. Meagher - U.S. Olympic swimmer, winner of three gold medals Norman Mineta - U.S. Secretary of Shareef Abdur-Rahim - NBA All-Star, 2000 Don Fisher - Founder and Chairman of the Transportation U.S. Olympian Board, The Gap Gordon Moore - Co-founder, Intel Corp. Lisa Arce - Former pro beach volleyball star John Kenneth Galbraith - Economist Julia Morgan - Architect Steve Bartkowski - No. 1 overall NFL draft Tony Gonzalez - NFL All-Pro tight end Hardy Nickerson - NFL All-Pro linebacker pick in 1975 Walter A. Gordon - Governor of Virgin Is- Sadako Ogata - U.N. High Commissioner for Stephen Bechtel - Founder of world’s largest lands, U.S. District Court Judge Refugees constructional engineering fi rm Michele Granger - Olympic gold medalist, Gregory Peck - Actor, Academy Award winner, Zulfi kar Ali Bhutto - President, Islamic Repub- softball pitcher “To Kill a Mockingbird” lic of Pakistan Jennifer Granholm - Governor of Michigan Kenneth Pitzer - Chemist, president of Stan- Matt Biondi - Three-time Olympic swimmer, Andrew Grove - President and CEO, Intel ford University winner of eight gold medals Corporation Robert Raven - President, American Bar As- Rose Bird - Chief Justice, California Supreme Walter Haas Jr. - President, Levi Strauss & sociation Court Co.; owner of Oakland Athletics Helen Wills Moody Roark - Winner of eight W. Michael Blumenthal - U.S. Secretary of the Philip Habib - U.S. Special Envoy to Middle Wimbledon championships Treasury East Glenn Seaborg - Nuclear physicist, Nobel Jerry Brown - State Attorney General, former William R. Hearst Jr. - Newspaper publisher Prize winner, co-founder of Element 106 governor of California, former mayor of Marguerite Higgins - Journalist, Pulitzer Prize Margaret Rhea Seddon - Astronaut Oakland winner Michael Silver - Yahoo Sports columnist Thomas Cech - Chemist, Nobel Prize winner Susanna Hoffs - Lead singer of “The Bangles” William G. Simon - Director, FBI Peter Chernin - Chairman, 20th Century Fox Lance Ito - Superior Court Judge, presided Samuel Smith - President, Washington State Leroy Chiao - First Chinese-American astronaut over O.J. Simpson trial University Choon Kun Cho - President, Korean Airlines Ida Jackson - United Nations observer, Robert Gordon Sproul - President, University Rachelle Chong - Member, Federal Communi- founder local chapter of National Council of of California cations Commission Negro Women Leigh Steinberg - Lawyer, sports agent Beverly Cleary - Author, “Ramona the Pest” Jackie Jensen – 1958 American League MVP Michelle Tafoya - TV Sports Personality, Mon- Natalie Coughlin – Winner of 11 Olympic Kevin Johnson - NBA All-Star day Night Football sideline reporter medals in swimming Edgar F. Kaiser - Founder, Kaiser Permanente George Takei - Actor, Mr. Sulu on “Star Trek” Joan Didion - Author, “Play It as It Lays” Jeff Kent - 2000 National League MVP Roger Traynor - Chief Justice, California Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle - World War II Clark Kerr - Chancellor, UC Berkeley Supreme Court hero, Medal of Honor recipient Jason Kidd - NBA All-Star, U.S. Olympian Eugene Trefethen Jr. - President, Kaiser Adam Duritz - Lead singer, Counting Crows Maxine Hong Kingston - Author, 1997 Industries Maria Echaveste - Deputy Chief of Staff, National Humanities Medal Rex Walheim - Space Shuttle astronaut Clinton Administration Yuan T. Lee - Chemist, Nobel Prize winner Earl Warren - Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Joy (Biefeld) Fawcett – Member of three U.S. Willard Libby - Scientist, discovered Carbon Court Olympic soccer teams 14, Nobel Prize winner Alice Waters - Chef, restaurateur, “Chez Tung Yen Lin - World-renown civic engineer Panisse” Jack London - Author, “The Call of Jann Wenner - Founder, “Rolling Stone” the Wild” magazine Wiley Manuel - First African-Amer- Lionel Wilson - First African-American mayor ican California State Supreme of Oakland Court Justice Pete Wilson - Governor of California Jerry Mathers - Actor, “Leave it to Dean Witter - Founder, Dean Witter Financial Beaver” Services Brian Maxwell - Founder, Power- Steve Wozniak - Co-founder, Apple Computer Bar Systems John A. McCone - Director of CIA, James D. Zellerbach - U.S. Ambassador to Atomic Energy Commission Italy

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1212 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears 2009 GOLDEN BEAR ROSTER 2009 CALIFORNIA SOFTBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 00 Brittany LaRosa P/1B R/R 5-9 Jr 2V Diamond Bar, Calif./ Diamond Bar HS 1 Frani Echavarria OF L/R 5-6 Fr HS Riverside, Calif./Martin Luther King HS 3 Jamia Reid OF L/R 5-4 Fr HS Buena Park, Calif./Kennedy HS 4 Shannon Houston OF R/R 5-4 Jr 2V New Egypt, N.J./ New Egypt HS 5 Elia Reid OF R/R 5-4 Fr HS Buena Park, Calif./Kennedy HS 7 Nikki Schrey Utl. R/R 5-7 R-Jr. HS Fresno, Calif./St. Mary’s College 8 Lauren Bauer IF R/R 5-10 Jr 1V Livermore, Calif./ UC Riverside 11 Marissa Drewrey P R/R 6-3 Jr 2V Oakdale, Calif./ Oakdale HS ALPHABETICAL 12 Vernae Sevilla IF R/R 5-7 Jr 2V Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./ RCHS 15 Carrie Arth IF R/R 5-6 Sr 1V Alameda, Calif./ San Francisco St. ROSTER 19 Sati Houston C R/R 5-5 So TR San Francisco, Calif./SF City College Name Number 20 Valerie Arioto Utl. R/R 5-7 So 1V Pleasanton, Calif./ Foothill HS Valerie Arioto (Utl) ...... 20 21 Bernice Masaniai Utl. R/R 5-5 Jr 2V Stanton, Calif./Rancho Alamitos HS Carrie Arth (Utl) ...... 15 22 Amy Bishop IF R/R 5-8 Fr HS Glendale, Calif./Glendale HS Lauren Bauer (IF) ...... 8 23 Taylor Kelly SS R/R 5-8 Jr 2V Santee, Calif./ Santana HS Amy Bishop (IF) ...... 22 24 Shannon Thomas IF L/R 5-2 Jr TR Antioch, Calif./Texas Marissa Drewrey (P) ...... 11 25 Sanoe Kekahuna C/Utl. R/R 5-9 So 1V Maui, Hawaii/ H.P. Baldwin HS Frani Echavarria (OF) ...... 1 45 Gina Leomiti OF R/R 5-6 Sr 3V San Diego, Calif./ Mira Mesa HS Sati Houston (OF) ...... 19 Shannon Houston (OF) ..... 4 Head Coach: Diane Ninemire, 22nd season Sanoe Kekahuna (Utl) ..... 25 Assistant Coaches: John Reeves (16th season), Tammy Lohmann (4th season) Taylor Kelly (SS) ...... 23 Brittany LaRosa (P) ...... 00 PRONUNCIATION Gina Leomiti (OF) ...... 45 Bernice Masaniai (Utl) ..... 21 GUIDE Elia Reid (OF) ...... 5 Frani Echavarria Jamia Reid (OF) ...... 3 EE-chah-ver-ee-uh Nikki Schrey (Utl.) ...... 7 Jamia Reid Vernae Sevilla (IF) ...... 12 Jam-EE-uh Shannon Thomas (IF) ...... 24 Elia Reid Ah-LEE-uh Nikki Schrey ROSTER Shray Vernae Sevilla BY CLASS Ver-NAY Sev-EE-uh SENIORS (2) Sati Houston Carrie Arth SAW-tee Gina Leomiti Valerie Arioto Air-ee-OH-toe JUNIORS (9) Sanoe Kekahuna Lauren Bauer Suh-NOY Cake-ah-HOO-nah Marissa Drewrey Gina Leomiti Shannon Houston Leo-MITTY Taylor Kelly Brittany LaRosa Bernice Masaniai Nikki Schrey Vernae Sevilla Shannon Thomas 2009 GOLDEN BEAR COACHING STAFF SOPHOMORES (3) From left to right: Valerie Arioto undergraduate Assistant Sati Houston Julie Meyer, Assistant Coach Sanoe Kekahuna Tammy Lohmann, Head Coach Diane Ninemire, FRESHMEN (4) Assistant Coach John Amy Bishop Reeves and volunteer Frani Echavarria Erika Racklin. Elia Reid Jamia Reid

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ooking to build off its successes of the 2008 season – 40-plus wins for PITCHING Lthe ninth time since 1999, a berth in Cal’s pitching staff made several big the Super Regional and a No. 14 national strides in 2008, thanks to Marissa Drewrey’s ranking – the California Golden Bear softball 29 wins and 312 strikeouts and to Valerie program is primed for an even greater 2009 Arioto’s staff-low 1.93 ERA and pitches that campaign with a team loaded with plenty kept opposing batters off-balance. Mix in a depth, speed and talent. formidable Brittany LaRosa (six wins last “I hope the mission this year is to improve year), and this year’s staff should have the on what we did last year,” said head coach mental toughness and experience to lead the Diane Ninemire. “We had an up and down Bears deep in the postseason. season last year. But last year’s team, just “We’re really going to need to step it up like teams in years past, did a great job of statistically again this year,” said Ninemire of peaking and coming together at the right time her pitching staff. “We need to improve our and when we needed it the most.” ERA and lower our walks. We have to build “This year I want to see a few more wins on what we did last year. I thought the pitch- and have a better showing in the Pac-10 ing staff did a good job of getting us to the Conference,” said Ninemire. “I’d like for Super Regional and two games away from us to fi nnishish iinn thethe ttopop 3 thithiss season the World Series. I think that has giveng (after fi nishinnishingg fi ffthth last yyear).ear). IIff we them a lot of motivation and insinspirationpir can doo that, we’llwe’ll place ourselves to knowknow thatthat a llittleittle bibitt of mmoreore effort in a bettertter position nationallynationally as farfar and hard work putput into the summersum as gettinging a better postseason seed and fall can helhelpp this pprogramrogram ggoo in the and alsoso gettinggetting a favorablefavorable destina- direction we want it to gogo in, and that’st tion. Butut aagaingain we want to keep competingcompeting for national champion-cham our postseasonstseason streak alive. shipssh Sophomore Valerie Arioto It’s somethingmething we’rewe’re reallyreally yeary proud of in this program,program, inin and ety of pitches that keeps the hitters guessing. and wee want to keep that yeary She will continue to bring her best.” traditionn alive.”alive.” out.”ou “Brittany has shown great promise this “Thiss yyearear we want to “This“ fall, not only on the mound but at fi rst base come outout aandnd be anan excit-excit- pitchingpitc as well, and her hitting has come together. I ing team,m, which I think we staffstaff will look for her to have a good year,” Ninemire will be,, because this year,year, be an expe-e concluded. more thanhan ananyy other year,year, rienced groupg “If we can get all three of these pitchers we’ll haveave a greatgreat combina- with two juniorsjuniors and producing good stats, we will be able to tion of speed and power,” a sophomore,”sophomore,” notedn place ourselves in a better position to win noted NinNinemire.emire. “In“In facfactt Ninemire.Ninemire. “They“The all games.” we’ll haveave the most speed have the experienceexperience neededneede to of anyoneone who has ever reallyreally gogo forward and reallyreally bring worn thehe Blue and Gold.Gold. it on the mound. We’re goinggoi to INFIELD I think we have a ggreatreat need exceptional pitchingpitching to keep Despite losing senior leadership at third shot of breakinbreakingg the this team in games.games. It’s a matterm base and behind the plate, Cal still returns team ssingleingle season of workingworking hard and believingbelie a healthy core of veteran presence in the record in steals. Also,Also, in themselves.themselves. MarissaMarissa shouldsh infi eld for 2009. The Bears have also added the teamam speed will be one of the main ppitchersitche in a few new pieces to the puzzle to help with help ourur runners getget the circle. She has the abilityabil to depth in Shannon Thomas, Nikki Schrey, into scoringoring position strikeoutstrikeout a lot of batters,batters, andan as Amy Bishop and Sati Houston. Ninemire which willwill help gen-gen- longlong as she can lower her walks,w also expects to shift a few players around, erate momorere rruns.uns. sheshe can keep us in games.gam most notably sophomore Sanoe Kekahuna We’re hopinhopingg our “Val“Val showed some good to the catcher position and Arioto to fi rst base speed willwill put pres- glimpsesglimpses of what sshe is (when she is not pitching). sure onon thethe de-de- capablecapable of doing.doing. She “We’re going to have a young catching fense andand forceforce showsshows andand demon-dem staff this season,” said Ninemire. “This will them too mamakeke a stratesstrates thethe mentalme be Sanoe’s fi rst year behind the plate, and mistake,e, which toughnesstoughness neededneede on she’s worked hard in the fall. Behind her is will hopefullyopefully the mound. SheShe just Sati and possibly Bernice Masaniai. I think lead too moremore has that greatgreat vari- all three have the personality to work with our runs andnd taketake pitchers and develop that chemistry to lead the pressureessure this team. Sanoe will bring that great hitting off our hit- and that should give her the confi dence she ters.” Junior needs to go out there and lead this team Marissa Drewrey behind the plate.

14 20092009 CCACALIFORNIAAALIFORNIA GOLDENGOLDEN BEARSS SoftballSoftball MediaMedia GuideGuide CALIFORNIACALIFORNIA Golden Bears “The biggest question markmark fully provide some leadership. Elia is a heading into the season is atat carbon copy of her sister, but is more third base,” noted Ninemire.e. of a power hitter and also has excel- “We have a lot of players compet-pet- lent speed.” ing for the job. Shannon Hous-us- Although young in some ton, Lauren Bauer, Carriee areas, Ninemire’s 2009 Arth and Amy Bishop are squad has the depth and all candidates. We’ll be using talent to reach the post- the preseason to evaluate season for an unprec- who can fi ll that spot. I’m edented 24th consecutive very confi dent that some- year and possibly a World one will surface.” Series berth for the eighth time in 11 years. This year’s team will once again be OUTFIELD battle-tested with a rigorous Cal has one of the youngestest non-conference schedule, but fastest outfields in recentcent before entering play in the memory with the arrival of threethree nation’s best conference freshman standouts – twin sisterssters Elia – the Pac-10. With the Junior Vernae Sevilla and Jamia Reid and Frani Echavarriachavarria. right tools in place, look Add in the powerful and experiencedperienced for Cal to be in the mix “We have Vernae [Sevilla] retuning as bat of senior Gina Leomiti, anandd tthehe in June. our starting second baseman, but she has Golden Bear outfi eld will bee solid great competition from [Shannon] Thomas, for 2009. who has very good range and is fast. Vernae “We’ll have one of the fastestastest brings good experience and good hands. We outfields we’ve ever had andand really have good depth at the second base perhaps in the nation,” boastedasted position.” Ninemire. “Experience-wise,e, GinaGina “At short stop, we have Taylor [Kelly] will have the most. She is comingoming offoff returning,” said Ninemire. “She had a better of a great 2008 season, producingducing a lotlot hitting performance last year and she had of RBI. Jamia has great speeded and rangerange a phenomenal Regional at Fresno. We’re and is a great slapper, but at thethe same timetime looking for her to bring it all together this year can show some power whichh willwill helphelp herher Senior Gina Leomiti now that she’s a junior. Vernae can also fi ll reach base. Frani is a ballerr andand coverscovers a in at short stop if need be.” lot of ground out there, and cancan hope-

2009 GOLDEN BEARS BY POSITION/PROJECTED DEPTH CHART

C Sanoe Kekahuna (R/R) 3B Bernice Masaniai (R/R) Shannon Houston (R/R) Sati Houston (R/R) Carrie Arth (R/R) Lauren Bauer (R/R) P 1B Nikki Schrey (R/R) Valerie Arioto (R/R) Marissa Drewrey (R/R) Amy Bishop (R/R) Brittany LaRosa (R/R) Valerie Arioto (R/R) Brittany LaRosa (R/R) Sanoe Kekahuna (R/R) SS Taylor Kelly (R/R) 2B Vernae Sevilla (R/R) Vernae Sevilla (R/R) LF Shannon Thomas (L/R) Gina Leomiti (R/R) Shannon Houston (R/R) Jamia Reid (L/R)

RF CF Elia Reid (R/R) Frani Echavarria (L/R) Valerie Arioto (R/R)

UTL Bernice Masaniai (R/R) Sanoe Kekahuna (R/R) Gina Leomiti (R/R) BOLD Returning Players

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coach in NCAA history with 900 or more wins. DIANE NINEMIRE AT CAL Since the 1999 season, Year Record Pac-10 Regionals WCWS California is an impressive 1988 39-24 7-11/5th 1-2 - 489-205, with fi ve 50-win 1989 38-26 10-10/4th 0-2 - seasons and four 40-win 1990 41-28 9-9/3rd 2-2 - seasons. Over the last 1991 48-20 14-6/3rd 0-2 - fi ve seasons, Ninemire’s 1992 47-16 8-8/3rd 2-0 1-2/T5th squad has posted a 230- 1993 37-20 12-10/4th 2-2 - 100 mark. 1994 40-21 10-12/5th 1-2 - During Ninemire’s ten- 1995 41-21 20-8/3rd 1-2 - ure at Cal, 34 All-America, 1996 41-23 14-12/4th 3-0 1-2/T5th 83 all-region, and 140 1997 36-26 13-14/4th 2-2 - all-conference certifi cates 1998 35-27 12-14/4th 1-2 - have been issued to Gold- 1999 51-22 13-14/5th 5-1 2-2/T3rd DIANE NINEMIRE en Bear athletes. Two of 2000 49-25 6-15/T7th 4-1 0-2/T7th Head Coach Ninemire’s former players 2001 54-18 6-14/7th 4-1 1-2/T5th 22nd Season at Cal - Michele Granger and Gil- 2002 56-19 12-9/4th 4-0 4-0/Champion lian Boxx - were four-time 2003 49-20 10-11/T3rd 4-0 4-2/Runner-up Since her fi rst year in the dugout in 1988, All-Americans and helped 2004 53-13 13-8/T2nd 4-0 3-2/Runner-up Diane Ninemire has continually taken the the United States win a 2005 52-15 13-8/T1st 6-2 0-2 Bears to new heights as one of the win- Gold Medal as members 2006 48-14 12-9/3rd 4-2 - ningest and most successful softball pro- of the 1996 Olympic Team 2007 34-32 7-14/8th 1-2 - grams in the nation. in Atlanta. Former Cali- 2008 43-27 7-14/5th 3-3 - From 1999-2005, Cal made seven straight fornia Golden Bear Vicky trips to the College World Series. With a na- Galindo, who Ninemire Totals 932-457 228-230 54-30 16-16 tional championship, nine Women’s College coached, was the most World Series trips, and 21 straight NCAA recent Cal softball player named to the 2008 Island Marriott Beach Resort in Marco Is- Regional appearances to her credit, it is no 15-member Olympic Team roster. land, Fla. wonder that Cal enters every season as a Prior to the 2009 season, Ninemire was Ninemire, who joined Frank Cheek of national contender. announced as one of three members to be Humboldt State and Bill Edwards of Hofstra, Ninemire, who won her 900th career game inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches will be inducted into the NFCA Hall of Fame on Feb. 29, 2008 versus Long Beach State, Association’s 2009 Hall of Fame class. The on Friday, Dec. 11 2009, at the Renaissance has accumulated the second-most wins in announcement was made at the NFCA’s Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. The 2009 class Pac-10 history (932) and is the 11th softball annual convention being held at the Marco will bring the NFCA’s Hall of Fame to 50

NINEMIRE HONORED FOR 900th VICTORY On Feb. 29, 2008, California softball head coach Diane Ninemire reached career win No. 900 vs. Long Beach State. Cal Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour presented Ninemire with a plaque honoring her achievement at a home game.

ALL-TIME WINNINGEST CAL COACHES Coach (Sport) Years Record (Pct.) 1. Diane Ninemire (Softball) ...... (1988-present) ...... 932-457 (.671) 2. Bob Milano (Baseball) ...... (1978-1999) ...... 688-644-4 (.517) 3. Clint Evans (Baseball) ...... 1930-1954) ...... 547-256 (.682) 4. Jan Brogan (Tennis) ...... (1978-2007) ...... 539-223 (.707) 5. George Wolfman(Baseball) ...... (1955-1973) ...... 484-335 (.591) *Records as of December 31, 2008

16 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears members. History was made in 2002 when Ninemire YEAR-BY-YEAR helped direct Cal to its fi rst NCAA Champion- ship at the WCWS with a 6-0 win over the COACHING RESULTS Arizona Wildcats, the fi rst women’s title in COACH Year .. Record ....Conference ...Notes Cal athletic program history. The 2002 team set a school record for wins (56), while Joc- DEBBIE GEBHARDT 1972...... 2-4 elyn Forest claimed the tournament’s Most 1973...... 2-4 ...... 4th NCIAC Outstanding Player honor, and Ninemire was Gebhardt’s Total Record: 4-8 chosen as the NFCA National Coach of the CONI STAFF Year. Cal became the fi rst Pac-10 team other 1974...... 5-4 ...... 5th NCIAC than UCLA and Arizona to win the softball 1975...... 4-3 ...... 3rd NCIAC national title. Forest went undefeated in Cal’s Staff’s Total Record: 9-7 postseason run and completed the WCWS MYRTLE BAKER with a 4-0 record, 0.50 earned run average 1976...... 9-6 ...... 3rd NCIAC and 33 strikeouts in 28.0 innings. 1977...... 12-9 ...... 4th NorCal Ninemire has enjoyed plenty of other Baker’s Total Record: 21-15 memorable moments along her career path. BONNIE JOHNSON In 2005, Cal won a share of the Pac-10 title 1978.. 19-19-1 ..... 2nd NorCal (a fi rst for a Ninemire squad), and advanced 1979...... 37-9 ...... 1st NorCal to its seventh consecutive WCWS. The 2004 1980...... 46-11 ...... 1st NorCal ...AIAW CWS (9th) 1981..... 48-13 ...... 1st NorCal ...AIAW CWS (T5th) version of the Bears were one of Ninemire’s 1982.. 37-17-1 ..... 2nd NorCal ...AIAW CWS (T3rd)/ most successful and most decorated groups, ...... NCAA Regional as four All-Americans and eight All-Pac- and three all-regional selections, and set top Johnson’s Total Record: 187-69-2 10 selections helped drive Cal to its third 10 team records in runs, RBI and hits. DONNA TERRY consecutive WCWS championship game Prior to becoming head coach, Ninemire 1983..... 26-21 ..... 4th NorPac appearance. In 2001, Cal began the season served as an assistant for fi ve years at Cal 1984.. 27-19-1 ..... 3rd NorPac 32-0 before fi nishing fi fth at the WCWS. under Donna Terry. Together, the tandem 1985..... 35-25 ..... 4th NorPac ...17th NCAA poll 1986..... 43-17 ... T1st NorPac ...NCAA CWS (T3rd) Under Ninemire, Cal has also fi nished third led the Bears to three appearances in the 1987..... 34-15 ...... 1st Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional (1999), fi fth (1992, 1996) and seventh (2000) NCAA Tournament, a third-place fi nish at Terry’s Total Record: 165-97-1 at the WCWS. the 1986 WCWS and the inaugural Pac-10 DIANE NINEMIRE 2008 saw the Golden Bears reach the championship in 1987. 1988..... 39-24 ...... 5th Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional 40-win plateau for the ninth time in the last In 2004, Ninemire’s winning reputation 1989..... 38-26 ...... 4th Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional 10 years and earn a berth to the NCAA was recognized internationally when she 1990..... 41-28 ...... 3rd Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional postseason for the 23rd consecutive season. was named as an assistant coach to the 1991..... 48-20 ...... 3rd Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional 1992..... 47-16 ...... 3rd Pac-10 ...NCAA CWS (T5th) The Bears won the Fresno Regional with a inaugural Greek Olympic softball team. At 1993..... 37-20 ...... 4th Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional dramatic 7-6 victory over Fresno State in the home, Ninemire is a past member of the 1994..... 40-21 ...... 5th Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional deciding game to advance to their third Super NCAA Pacifi c Region Advisory Committee 1995..... 41-21 ...... 3rd Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional 1996..... 41-23 ...... 4th Pac-10 ...NCAA CWS (T5th) Regional.Regional. Cal and a former chair of the All-American Selec- 1997..... 36-26 ...... 4th Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional hadhad sixsix all-all- tion Committee. 1998..... 35-27 ...... 4th Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional conferenceconference Ninemire began her collegiate playing ca- 1999..... 51-22 ...... 5th Pac-10 ...NCAA CWS (T3rd) performersperformers reer at Midland Lutheran College (Fremont, 2000..... 49-25 ....T7th Pac-10 ...NCAA CWS (T7th) 2001..... 54-18 ...... 7th Pac-10 ...NCAA CWS (T5th) 2002..... 56-19 ...... 4th Pac-10 ...NCAA Champion 2003..... 49-20 ...... 3rd Pac-10 ...NCAA CWS (2nd) COACH NINEMIRE 2004..... 53-13 ...T2nd Pac-10 ...NCAA CWS (2nd) 2005..... 52-15 ....T1st Pac-10 ...NCAA CWS BY THE NUMBERS 2006..... 48-14 ...... 3rd Pac-10 ...NCAA Super Regional 2007..... 34-32 ...... 8th Pac-10 ...NCAA Regional Years as Head Coach ...... 21 2008..... 43-27 ...... 5th Pac-10 ...NCAA Super Regional Years as Head Coach (Cal) ...... 21 Ninemire’s Total Record: 932-457 Wins ...... 932 Losses ...... 457 OVERALL (37 years): 1318-653-3 Winning Percentage ...... 671 All-America selections ...... 34 Neb.), leading the team to a state champion- All-Pac-10 selections ...... 140 ship as a freshman. After one season, she Academic All-America selections...... 11 transferred to Nebraska-Omaha, where she Academic All-Pac-10 selections ...... 43 played on both the softball and basketball All-Region selections ...... 83 teams for three years. A shortstop and left Coach of the Year ...... 1 fi elder, Ninemire helped UNO to the 1978 National Titles ...... 1 championship and three appearances in the Conference Titles...... 1 College World Series. # of Professional Players ...... 8 Ninemire graduated from UNO in 1980 and # of Olympians Coached ...... 7 completed her master’s degree in physical Winning Seasons...... 21 education at Texas Woman’s University in Years in Post Season ...... 21 1987. She began her coaching career at Trips to WCWS ...... 9 TWU in 1980 as Terry’s assistant before Title Game Appearances ...... 3 heading west to assist Terry and the Golden Bear program in 1983.

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JOHN REEVES TAMMY LOHMANN ERIKA RACKLIN Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant 16th year 4th year 1st year

John Reeves, the driving force behind Tammy Lohmann begins her fourth year of Former Golden Bear Erika Racklin joins Cal’s pitching success, begins his 16th sea- service with the California softball program the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant son with the Golden Bear program. Reeves, this season. for the 2009 season. The speedster stole a who brings more than two decades of Because of her assistance in the develop- personal-best 28 bases her senior year in coaching experience to the fi eld, has helped ment of the Cal hitters, the Golden Bears 2008 (third in the Pac-10), which was tied numerous Cal pitchers earn All-American produced team records in home runs (49) for the most in a season at Cal. She also accolades, including Cal graduate Kristina and runs (322) in 2007, and RBI (279) in scored a personal-best 45 runs and notched Thorson (36-10, 0.83 ERA in 2006), who 2008. a personal-best 57 hits. She produced her was a three-time All-American from 2004-06. Since Lohmann’s arrival, Cal hitters have best season in a Cal uniform after hitting Other All-American pitchers under Reeves’ garnered 21 all-conference selections, includ- .280 her junior season in 2007. Racklin watch include, Jocelyn Forest and Whitney ing Valerie Arioto, who earned all-conference ranks second all-time at Cal with 72 career Floyd. Last season, Reeves helped groom and all-region honors after placing in the top stolen bases. Marissa Drewrey into an all-conference and 5 in several offensive categories in Pac-10 all-region pitcher (29 wins). play as a freshman in 2008. Prior to his arrival at Cal in 1994, Reeves Prior to her arrival in the Bay Area, Lohm- served as head softball coach at Lynbrook ann was an assistant coach at Wisconsin, High School in San Jose. He led his teams helping guide the Badgers to three straight to a combined 105-27 record over fi ve years, NCAA Regional appearances. She coached including a Central Coast Section title. From numerous all-conference and regional play- 1987-93, he coached the Twin Creeks Dia- ers with the Badgers. Wisconsin hitters monds ASA team, developing more than 30 posted a record-breaking offensive season in players who earned positions on Division 2005, setting multiple school records. I softball teams. He has also served as a As a player, Lohmann was a two-time Bobby Sox and PAL coach for 12 years. all-conference selection at Arizona State In addition to his coaching stints, Reeves and was team captain for the 1997 season. has presented pitching techniques and strat- She was the ASU Freshman of the Year in egies at various clinics, including the NFCA 1993 and is on ASU’s single-season and Softball Exposure Camp. career record charts in hits, doubles, and Reeves graduated from San Jose State stolen bases. JULIE MEYER with a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies in During the summer of 1998, Lohmann Student Assistant 1980. He resides in San Jose. was a pitcher and a shortstop for the Arizona 1st year Peppers in the Ladies Professional Baseball League. She played the same positions Julie Meyer will be Cal’s student assistant during the 1998 USA Women’s Baseball for the 2009 season after playing four years National Tournament, helping the Arizona from 2005-08. Meyer, who ranks fourth all- Angels to a runner-up fi nish. In 1999, Lo- time in program history with 25 career home hmann played in the Women’s Professional runs, provided the heroics in the Fresno Softball League as a member of the North Regional Championship game last season, Carolina Diamonds. when her bottom of the ninth inning single She earned her master’s degree in hu- down the left fi eld line against Fresno State man service administration from Bradley in scored the winning run to send the Bears to December 2002. the Super Regional in Gainesville, Fla. Meyer fi nished her career with 257 games played, 92 runs, 25 home runs and 85 RBI.

18 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears GOLDEN BEAR SUPPORT STAFF

Science from 2006-2008, before starting as an Academic Advisor in the ASC in August, ATHLETIC 2008. Prior to her time at Cal, she worked at ADMINISTRATION Northern Arizona in various roles as an aca- demic advisor and Assistant Athletic Director AND STAFF of Academics from 2001-2006.

KENNETH MILLER SANDY CHRIS BARBOUR DeCONNA Strength/Conditioning Coach Director of Assistant Media 3rd Year at Cal Athletics Relations Director Ken Miller is in his third year as an assis- tant coach in Cal’s strength and conditioning program. He works primarily with the Golden VANESSA MORALES Bears’ softball, football, women’s golf and women’s gymnastics teams. Graduate Assistant Trainer Miller graduated in 1993 from Cal Poly 2nd Year at Cal Pomona with his bachelor’s in Physical Education. In 2005 he earned his Master’s Vanessa Morales resumes her duties as of Science in Exercise Science and Health Cal’s softball athletic trainer for a second FOTI MELLIS Promotion from California University of Penn- year. With a B.S. in Kinesiology (athletic Senior Associate TERESE GROTH sylvania. In addition to earning his bachelor’s training) to her credit from the University of Director of Athletic and master’s degree, Miller is certifi ed with Texas, Morales also lends her services to Athletics - Admissions the National Academy of Sports Medicine the Golden Bear football team. Prior to her Intercollegiate Coordinator as a Personal Trainer, and holds specializa- arrival in the Bay Area, Morales assisted with Services tion certifi cates in Corrective Exercise and the athletic training needs of the football and (Softball Performance Enhancement. women’s basketball teams at Texas. She also assisted with several of the UT athletic Administrator) programs during her time in Austin, including women’s volleyball and the men’s track and fi eld and cross country teams. Morales was decorated with several awards during her time at Texas, including the Most Improved Athletic Training Student in 2006 and the Texas Athletic Director’s MOHAMMED Honor Roll from 2004-06. MUQTAR Student Services TERESA KUEHN (Housing) GOULD Deputy Director of Athletics/ Senior Women’s Administrator APRYL GUISASOLA Softball Advising Coordinator 3rd Year at Cal

Apryl Guisasola begins her fi rst year as RANDY the academic advising coordinator with the VENTERS softball team. Guisasola graduated from Equipment UC Davis in 1998 with a major in psychol- Manager ogy before earning her master’s degree in counseling from Northern Arizona in 2004. CURT DAVID She began her tenure at Cal, working as a Administrative College Advisor in the College of Letters & Assistant

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THE SENIORS

CARRIE ARTH • 15 IF • Senior Bats: R • Throws: R Alameda, Calif. San Francisco State/ Alameda High School

2008: Transfer from San Francisco State who saw action in 26 games with eight starts … earned the start against Santa Clara (2/23)and promptly hit her fi rst home run as a Golden Bear … had a double and a run against Sacramento State (2/24) … drove in a pair of runs against Colorado State (3/19) … saw action in two Regional games. Prior to Cal: Played two seasons at San Francisco State … appeared in 33 games for the Gators in 2007 and registered 10 RBI and two home runs … in 2006, hit .373 with 13 RBI and was named to the All-CCAA Team … at Alameda High School, earned multiple all-league honors and helped guide the Hornets to a league championship her Getting to Know Carrie… senior year. Top 5 Personal: Lists social welfare as her in- 1. Family and friends are a priority tended major (minor in child development) 2. My parents are my role models at Cal. 3. I have two very talented siblings Why I chose Cal: “Cal has been my dream 4. I’m still dating my high school school ever since I was a little girl. I thank sweetheart, Brian, who now plays for the God every day for giving me the opportunity Baltimore Orioles to receive a UC Berkeley degree as well as 5. I’m deathly afraid of spiders compete on the softball fi eld for a national Places I want to travel: All of Europe title.” Ideal job after Cal: Adolescent and family counselor – making a positive impact in the lives of troubled kids and their families Weird fact not many people know about me: I’m kind of a germaphobe Reality Show I want to be on: Amazing Race with my dad, we’d be a great team Secret food cravings: Chocolate, it’s my weakness

ARTH’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2008 26-8 25 6 5 .200 1 0 1 3 2 8 0-0

20 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears successful 2007 campaign, and produced a home run and four RBI vs. Florida State in a team-high .354 batting average, with 25 the Tuscaloosa Regional (5/18). runs, 11 doubles, fi ve home runs, 30 RBI, a 2006: Stepped up in clutch situations at .544 slugging percentage and a 1.000 fi eld- the plate in her freshman year ... made 53 ing percentage - all are personal-bests for a starts for the Bears in 2006, primarily as a single-season - in just 57 games played ... designated player ... her fi rst collegiate hit earned Pac-10 honorable mention recognition came against Oklahoma State (2/10) and ... had a seven-game hitting streak from 3/9 to her fi rst home run came vs. Buffalo (3/25) ... 3/14 and a fi ve game hit streak from 3/16 to had three RBI against Santa Clara (3/11) at 3/23 ... owned a six-game hitting streak (4/18 the National Invitation Softball Tournament ... to 4/23) ... had at least one hit in 26 of her fi nished the NIST 6-for-11 with two runs and last 39 games ... came up with the season’s four RBI in four games (Mar. 11-12) ... had a fi rst big hit when her two-out double in the pair of four-game hitting streaks (3/24-26 and second inning scored three runs in Cal’s 8-0 4/14-19) ... had four multi-hit games and two victory over Kansas (2/9) ... had a solid game multi-RBI games ... her fi rst Pac-10 home run GINA LEOMITI • 45 vs. Delaware State (3/2) with three hits, two came against Oregon State ... went 2-for-3 OF • Senior RBI and a run scored ... scored three runs vs. with a double and a walk against Nebraska Bats: R • Throws: R UConn (3/9)... went 4-for-5 with three runs in the regional championship game ... hit a San Diego, Calif. and an RBI vs. Iowa State (3/10) ... hit .500 game-winning RBI double in Game 1 of the Mira Mesa High School at the Bank of Hawaii Invitational (Mar. 14-17) Oregon State Super Regional. ... collected three hits with an RBI vs. Baylor High School: Hit .475 for Mira Mesa High 2008: Named Fresno Regional Co-MVP (3/14) ... went 3-for-4 with two runs and two School … selected the CIF Player of the Year … selected as a second-team all-conference RBI vs. Nevada (3/17) ... had a double, run, in 2005 ... helped her high school team win performer … produced a .500 batting average and RBI vs. Liberty (3/23) ... belted a three- CIF championships in 2002 and 2004 ... Mira with fi ve runs, eight RBI and two home runs run home run in the fi rst inning at Oregon Mesa HS was the CIF runner-up in 2005 ... in the Fresno Regional … hit above .300 for State (3/31) ... walked twice and scored two voted league MVP in 2003 ... earned fi rst-team the second year in a row (.321) … played runs vs. Stanford (4/6) ... doubled and drove all-league from 2003-05 ... earned second- and started in 67 games … signifi cantly in- in a run vs. the Cardinal (4/7) ... went 2-for-4 team all-league honors in 2002 … selected creased her home run, RBI, run and doubles with a home run in G1 at UC Davis (4/25) fi rst team all-CIF (2004-05) ... chosen second- production from her sophomore campaign … ... went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run at team all-CIF (2002-03) ... competed for San owned a seven-game hitting streak from 3/22 Washington (5/5) ... singled, doubled and Diego Thunder, San Diego Renegades and to 4/4 … had team bests in multi-hit games scored vs. Oregon (5/12) ... went 4-for-5 with California Cruisers club teams … won ASA (16) and multi-RBI games (16) … selected national championships on U12 and U14 San Pac-10 Player of the Week on April 1 … went Diego Thunder … played basketball and vol- 1-for-4 with three RBI vs. Long Beach State leyball all four years of high school … selected on Feb. 29 … smacked a pair of doubles MVP for the volleyball team. against Sacramento State on Mar. 11 … Personal: Undeclared major ... parents went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI vs. are Marietta and Harry Leomiti … has two Princeton (3/14) … posted three RBI and a siblings, Grace and Gabriel. double against Colorado State (3/19) … the Why I chose Cal: “I chose to come to Cal following game against St. Mary’s (3/20), because it is the No. 1 public school academi- belted a solo home run and chipped in two runs cally and because the Cal softball team has and two RBI … from Mar. 25-30, produced a a great tradition.” .750 batting average with six runs, nine hits, Getting to Know Gina… three home runs and six RBI to earn Pac-10 Top 5 Player of the Week honors … went a perfect 1. I love my family. They mean everything 3-for-3 with a double and a pair of runs against to me and I wouldn’t be the person I am Pacifi c (3/26) … produced a double and two today if it wasn’t for them RBI at Oregon State (5/2) … scored two runs 2. I watch the Disney channel on a regular at Oregon (5/3) … delivered two hits, a run basis, and my favorite character is and RBI at Arizona State on May 10 … had Eeyore a monster weekend at the Fresno Regional – 3. I am afraid of the dark and I can’t be went 3-for-4 with three runs and a home run home alone against San Diego State (5/17) and belted a 4. I have a crush on Tyrese Gibson grand slam in the second inning to give Cal a 5. I make the best birthday cakes 5-0 lead in the Regional Championship game Places I want to travel: New Zealand against Fresno State on May 18. Ideal job after Cal: I want to be a third 2007: The sophomore enjoyed a highly grade teacher in Kailua Kona WeirdW fact not many people know about LEOMITI’S CAREER STATISTICS me: I am terrifi ed of bugs Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB RealityR Show I want to be on: Real 2006 56 138 11 32 .232 3 2 2 13 10 33 1-1 Chance at Love. I want to show 2007 57 147 25 52 .354 11 1 5 30 16 24 1-1 everyone that true love exists 2008 67 187 46 60 .321 12 0 8 50 35 23 8-9 SecretS food cravings: Yan Yans, apple Total 180 472 82 144 .305 26 3 15 93 61 80 10-11 pies from McDonald’s and my mom’s cooking

2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide 21 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears

THE JUNIORS

LAUREN BAUER • 8 IF • Junior Bats: R • Throws: R Livermore, Calif. UC Riverside/ Livermore High School Places I want to travel: IrelandIreland, LondonLondon, most appearances for a season (55, record 2008: Another transfer on the roster for Australia is 56 by Holly Yost, 1997) … totaled 11 the Bears … appeared in 23 games with Ideal job after Cal: Working in the sports strikeouts at the Super Regional at Florida four starts … earned her fi rst career start industry (sports management/marketing) (May 23-24) … picked up three wins at the against Santa Clara and connected on her Weird fact not many people know about Fresno Regional, including her 11th shutout fi rst home run in a Cal uniform … scored two me: I can ride a unicycle of the season with 10 Ks against Fresno runs against UAB on Feb. 22 … was used as Reality Show I want to be on: American State on May 17 … also earned the win in a pinch hitter in both Super Regional games Gladiators the opener against San Diego State on May at Florida (May 23-24). Secret food cravings: Swedish fi sh 16 (one run, seven hits, fi ve Ks) … collected Prior to Cal: As a freshman at UC Riverside, her 300th strikeout of the year and earned her played in 50 games and hit .246 with nine home 40th career win against Fresno State in the runs and 32 RBI … at Livermore High School, Regional Championship on May 18 … nearly helped her team reach the North Coast Sec- pitched a perfect game against UC Davis tion championships all four years ... was an (4/30) but settled for the one-hit shutout (no all-academic athlete and team MVP her senior walks) in Cal’s 1-0 win … earned her fourth year … also earned fi rst-team all-league honors career save against Washington (4/27) … after hitting .490 that year … earned fi rst-team tossed her ninth shutout of the year with 10 all-league honors as a junior and was awarded strikeouts in Cal’s 1-0 win over Stanford (4/20) the Stampede Gold Glove Award. ... pitched a career-high 11 innings in Cal’s Personal: Lists business as her intended 3-2 win over Oregon (4/11) ... earned win No. major … has future aspirations of becoming 20 after allowing one run to nationally-ranked a CEO … her father, Dave, played football Arizona on Mar. 29 ... earned her fi rst career at Cal State East Bay. Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honor (3/18) after Why I chose Cal: “I chose to attend Cal compiling a 4-0 record and a 0.72 ERA at in order to push myself to be the best I can MARISSA the Capital Classic in Sacramento (3/14-16) possibly be both in the classroom and on the ... returned from an injury that sidelined her softball fi eld. Cal is one of the most prestigious DREWREY • 11 over a week and threw two complete game schools in the nation and therefore, as a mem- SP • Junior shutouts against nationally-ranked Ohio ber of the Cal family, I will be setting myself Bats: R • Throws: R State and Oklahoma at the Capital Classic ... up for a successful and brighter future, while Oakdale, Calif. against No. 19 Ohio State, allowed seven hits competing to be an NCAA champion under Oakdale High School Coach Ninemire. This is what I live for, and I could never ask for a better opportunity!” 2008: All-Pac-10 honorable mention and Getting to Know Lauren… NFCA All-Pacifi c Region second-team … Top 5 named to the Fresno All-Regional team … 1. I enjoy working out compiled a 29-19 record with a 1.94 ERA 2. I love country music (No. 10 in the Pac-10) and 312 strikeouts (No. 3. I had braces three times 4 in the Pac-10), including 10 10+ strikeout 4. I am obsessed with Starbucks performances … set the school record for 5. I love going to the beach starts in a season (48) and had the second

BAUER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2008 23 16 3 2 .125 1 0 1 2 3 6 0-0

22 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears (and just three after the second inning) to go along with 10 strikeouts in the 2-0 victory ... in DREWREY’S CAREER STATISTICS the following game, limited No. 11 Oklahoma Year APP GS CG W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K to three hits over seven innings with three 2007 40 23 5 11 8 3 4.36 123.2 148 95 77 74 71 strikeouts ... in the fi nal day of the tournament 2008 55 48 33 29 19 1 1.94 314.0 274 115 87 157 312 vs. Nevada, fanned a career-best 16 batters Total 95 71 38 40 27 4 2.62 437.2 422 210 164 231 383 to help the Golden Bears to a 5-2 win … won her 20th career game, allowing one earned Getting to Know Marissa… run on three hits with fi ve strikeouts against Top 5 No. 15-ranked Hawaii (3/1) ... tossed a one 1. The small town where I’m from is known hitter against Santa Clara (2/23), striking out as the cowboy capital of the world nine of the 15 batters she faced ... earned 2. My two favorite artists are Lil Wayne and the win against Nebraska at the Kajikawa Taylor Swift Classic (2/15) when she allowed one run on 3. I am addicted to reality tv, and my one hit with six Ks in seven innings of work favorite shows are, The Biggest Loser in Cal’s 6-1 victory ... was impressive in Cal’s and So you think you can Dance? opening weekend of play at the Cathedral City 4. I absolutely love to cook Classic with 14 strikeouts vs. Winthrop and 5. I am by far the biggest Cal football and 13 strikeouts vs. New Mexico State. basketball fan ever 2007: Finished her freshman campaign with Places I want to travel: Italy an 11-8 record with three saves … posted a Ideal job after Cal: I want to be an interior 4.36 ERA and 71 strikeouts ... despite suffering designer and design the insides of hotels the loss to UMass (2/10), impressive in her in Las Vegas (5/24) … was 10-for-10 in stolen bases. fi rst collegiate start, allowing just one run on Weird fact not many people know about 2007: Used primarily used as a pinch two hits with a strikeout in six innings of work me: For my 2008 New Year’s resolution, I runner, scored 22 runs in 2007 ... fi nished ... went 3-1 from 2/20-25 ... picked up the win went the whole year without eating fast food 12-for-16 in stolen bases ... had two stolen after allowing one run on four hits in 3.2 innings Reality Show I want to be on: MTV’s The bases with a run scored at San Diego State of work vs. Maryland (2/25) ... compiled a 2-0 Real World (2/9) ... recorded three stolen bases and record with a 2.00 ERA from 3/7-11 ... allowed Secret food cravings: Mashed potatoes, went 1-for-1 with three runs and two RBI vs. one run on four hits in six innings of work for Hershey’s with almonds and sushi Florida International (2/18) ... scored a run her seventh victory of the season vs. Iowa vs. Ohio State (2/24) and went 1-for-1 vs. State (3/11) ... recorded a solid outing for her Maryland (2/25) ... produced a .375 batting eighth win of the season (nine hits, one run, average with four runs and three RBI from four strikeouts) vs. Nevada (3/16) ... registered Mar. 7-11 ... went 2-for-4 with a run and two a season-high six strikeouts to help Cal defeat RBI including a key hit which unlocked a Nevada for a second straight time (3/17) ... 5-5 tie to score Bernice Masaniai and Gina had the best outing of the season (4/28) when Leomiti in the win vs. Iowa State (3/10) ... had she pitched her fi rst career complete game, a stolen base and a run vs. Liberty (3/23) ... a three-hit shutout in Cal’s 1-0 win over No. 7 scored runs against Stanford (4/7) and UCLA Arizona State (ASU had the 3rd best offense (4/22) in Pac-10 play. in the league) ... picked up her second save of High School: Selected the 2006 South the season after striking out three ASU batters Jersey Player of the Year ... led New Egypt in 1.2 innings of work (4/29) ... registered her HS to the 2006 state championship ... chosen third save of the season, allowing one hit in to the all-state team ... set a team record with 2.0 innings at UCLA (5/4) ... collected the win 30 stolen bases as a senior ... won two state at Washington after allowing one run on fi ve championships senior year in fi eld hockey and hits in fi ve innings of work (5/5) ... saw action SHANNON HOUSTON • 4 softball ... New Egypt also captured the 2004 in the Tuscaloosa Regional (5/18-20) and OF • Junior South Jersey Section title ... picked up all-state had three strikeouts in 1.2 innings of work vs. Bats: R • Throws: R honors for fi eld hockey and softball during her Florida State (5/18). New Egypt, N.J. senior year ... earned varsity letters all four High School: Helped lead Oakdale HS to New Egypt High School years in fi eld hockey and softball ... member Division III Section titles in 2005 and ‘06 ... of the National Honor Society ... played for selected the Modesto Player of the Year as a 2008: Appeared in 57 games with 39 starts the New Jersey Breaker club team. junior and a senior ... voted league MVP three … had a career day vs. Long Beach State Personal: Undeclared major … parents times ... selected team MVP from 2004-06 (2/29), smacking a career-best four hits with are Patricia and Richard Houston … has one ... fi nished her high school career with 0.14 three runs and an RBI … belted her fi rst career sibling, Abbey. ERA and 1,004 strikeouts. grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning Why I chose Cal: “I chose Cal because I Personal: Undeclared major … parents with two outs at home against Sacramento don’t think there is a better place in the coun- are Luann and Steve Drewrey ... has one State (3/11) to give Cal an 8-1 lead … scored try to come to school whether it is for sports sibling, Jamie. a run against Florida in the Super Regional or academics. The softball program is more Why I chose Cal: “I chose Cal because I will not only be getting one of the best educations HOUSTON’S CAREER STATISTICS from the No. 1 public university in the country, Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB but I also have the opportunity to play for a top 2007 53 29 22 6 .207 0 0 0 5 4 11 12-16 Pac-10 softball program. And another plus, 2008 57 93 21 17 .187 1 1 1 11 13 24 10-10 I’m only an hour and a half from home.” Total 110 122 43 23 .188 1 1 1 16 17 35 22-26

2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide 23 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears than competitive and the school academically cannot be beat. The weather lets you train KELLY’S CAREER STATISTICS outside all year and the City (San Francisco) Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB is close by so there is plenty to do. Cal is a 2007 51 109 17 23 .211 3 1 1 15 23 38 5-5 one of a kind school and from every aspect 2008 53 103 19 26 .252 1 0 1 10 29 19 3-3 it is a great school.” Total 104 212 36 49 .231 4 1 2 25 52 57 8-8

Getting to Know Shannon… and hit against Fresno State (5/17) … scored it was to not only go to school with amazing Top 5 runs in three straight games (5/17-18) … went athletes but also meet very intelligent individu- 1. I have a younger sister named Abbey a perfect 3-for-3 with a run against Fresno State als. When I came on my visit to Berkeley, I 2. I like to play Donkey Kong in my free time in the Regional Championship (5/18). knew the moment I walked down Telegraph, 3. I am a Philadelphia Eagles fan 2007: Played in 51 games in her fi rst season that this is where I belonged. Receiving the 4. My favorite color is pink and produced fi ve stolen bases, 17 runs and opportunity to attend Cal and play softball for 5. I love Italian cooking 15 RBI ... tallied two hits with an RBI and a run the Golden Bears is something that I have Places I want to travel: All of Europe, scored vs. Kansas (2/9) ... went 2-for-3 with a been working for my entire life. Now, I am especially Italy and Paris double and RBI vs. Utah State (2/18) ... went excited to continue reaching for goals, not Ideal job after Cal: To be a market 1-for-3 with a run and RBI vs. Santa Clara only as a team, but as a family.” research analyst for Nike (2/28) ... had her best game of the season Getting to Know Taylor… Weird fact not many people know about by going 4-for-5 with fi ve RBI vs. UConn on Top 5 me: I am from the East Coast and love Mar. 9 ... scored two runs vs. Eastern Illinois 1. I am really ticklish pork roll (3/10) ... scored a run vs. Nevada (3/16) ... 2. It is impossible for me to tan Reality Show I want to be on: Top Chef, tripled and scored a run vs. Arizona State 3. I was known as the girl who wore because I love to cook (4/29) ... scored two runs vs. Florida State nothing but sweats in high school Secret food cravings: Chocolate in the Tuscaloosa Regional (5/18). 4. I have a dog named Skittles Me Fat Kelly addiction, specifi cally peanut M&Ms, and High School: Selected league Player of and a cat named Mr. Whisker Biscuits rocky road ice cream with mini M&Ms added the Year as a senior ... led Santana HS to a 5. I do a really good Cher impression 2005 league title ... Santana HS also cap- Places I want to travel: Australia tured a 2004 CIF championship ... earned Ideal job after Cal: Child psychologist all-county and all-league honors all four Weird fact not many people know about years ... an Honor Roll member all four years me: I have slept with the same stuffed of high school ... played for The Next Level animal for 20 years and take it on every club team. road trip Personal: Intended psychology major … Reality Show I want to be on: Deal or no Deal enjoys singing songs by Cher … parents are Secret food cravings: Ranch dressing, Cindy and Robert Kelly. carne asada fries and ravioli with pink Why I chose Cal: “Attending the Univer- sauce from Gypsy’s sity of California, Berkeley has been a goal of mine since I was young. I remember the day I started playing travel ball, my coach and inspiration, Chris Facione (who also TAYLOR KELLY • 23 attended Cal), told me that he was going to help me achieve this dream of mine. I grew SS • Junior up hearing stories about Cal and how great Bats: R • Throws: R Santee, Calif. Santana High School

2008: Played in 53 games with 47 starts … scored a pair of runs vs. UAB (2/22) … went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in a 9-2 win over nationally-ranked Hawaii … plated two runners vs. Boston College (3/7) … had a run BRITTANY and a hit at St. Mary’s (4/16) … hit her fi rst home run of the season, a two-run shot, and LaROSA • 00 scored two runs against Washington (4/26) SP • Junior … scored the game-winning run against UC Bats: R • Throws: R Davis in the bottom of the seventh inning Diamond Bar, Calif. (4/30) … notched a pair of hits with a run at Diamond Bar High School Oregon State (5/2) … smacked two hits and had an RBI at Oregon (5/3) … notched a run 2008: Logged 61.2 innings and registered LaROSA’S CAREER STATISTICS six wins with a 4.20 ERA with 47 strikeouts … had back-to-back six strikeout games – 3/11 Year APP GS CG W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K vs. Sacramento State and 3/14 vs. Princeton 2007 35 9 2 5 8 1 6.19 86.0 117 87 76 44 29 … earned her sixth win of the season against 2008 24 14 1 6 5 0 4.20 61.2 63 45 37 49 47 Princeton after surrendering just two runs in Total 59 23 3 11 13 1 5.37 147.2 180 132 113 93 76 fi ve innings.

24 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears Places I want to travel: Italy, Europe and in the third inning to put Cal up 2-0 on Fresno Brazil State on May 17 (Cal went on to win 3-0) … Ideal job after Cal: I want to be a scored the game-winning run in the Regional physician’s assistant Final against Fresno State (5/18). Weird fact not many people know about 2007: Earned Pac-10 honorable mention me: I am a vegetarian honors in her fi rst season at Cal ... named Reality Show I want to be on: Survivor Pac-10 Player of the Week (3/20) ... had a Secret food cravings: Yogurt Park 12-game hitting streak (3/9-23) -- longest on the team and fourth longest in the Pac-10 ... produced a .289 average with 36 runs and 35 RBI with 10 home runs ... had a fi ve-game hitting streak (2/18-23) and had nine RBI from 2/18-28 ... posted three hits with an RBI and a run scored at the Campbell-Cartier Clas- sic (2/9-10) ... drove in Cal’s fi rst run of the season with a fi rst inning single vs. Kansas 2007: Finished the 2007 season with a (2/9) ... went 2-for-3 including a three-run 5-8 record and two shutouts ... in her col- home run vs. Florida International (2/18) ... hit legiate debut vs. Kansas (2/9), allowed just .400 with seven runs, four RBI and two home two hits in fi ve innings of work for her fi rst runs from Mar. 7-11 ... went 2-for-4 with three complete game shutout ... scattered four runs and a double vs. UConn (3/9) ... belted hits in seven innings for her second win and a two-run home run, singled and scored vs. shutout vs. UCSB (2/10) ... from 2/18-20 Eastern Illinois (3/10) ... went 2-for-4 with two (6.1 innings pitched) gave up just one run on BERNICE runs and two RBI and a home run vs. Iowa two hits and two strikeouts ... collected the MASANIAI • 21 State (3/10) ... hit .526 at the Bank of Hawaii win vs. Delaware State (3/2) after recording Invitational (Mar. 14-17) ... went 3-for-5 with a season-high six strikeouts ... pitched the UTL • Junior a home run, two RBI and a run vs. Baylor fi rst three innings and gave up just one hit at Bats: R • Throws: R (3/14) ... hit a solo home run in the second UNLV (3/3) ... collected her fi rst career save Stanton, Calif. inning to give Cal a 1-0 victory over Liberty in Cal’s 3-2 win over Loyola-Chicago (3/7), Rancho Alamitos High School (3/15) ... smacked three doubles with two RBI allowing just one hit with a pair of strikeouts vs. Nevada (3/17) ... had three RBI and two in three innings of work ... didn’t allow a run 2008: Selected fi rst-team All-Pacifi c Region runs vs. Liberty (3/23) ... hit her sixth home or a hit in 3.2 innings of work to collect the win and honorable mention All-Pac-10 … played run of the season when her solo shot cleared at UC Davis (G2, 4/25) ... also saw action in in 69 games and started 68, while posting a the center fi eld wall vs. Stanford (4/7) ... went the Tuscaloosa Regional (5/18-20). .280 batting average … had 12 multiple-hit 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI at High School: The No. 2-ranked pitcher in and 13 multiple-RBI games … posted two Sacramento State (4/18) ... went 2-for-3 with the nation by Rivals.com in 2006 ... earned RBI in the season opener vs. UC Riverside two RBI and connected for a solo home run fi rst-team all-league honors four times and (2/8) … ignited the offense with three hits, two vs. UCLA (4/22) ... went 2-for-4 with a solo was a four-time Sierra League MVP... also runs and a career-high fi ve RBI, including a home run in G2 at UC Davis (4/25) ... scored chosen fi rst-team all-state, fi rst-team All- mammoth home run in the seventh inning, in three runs and belted her 10th home run of Inland Valley and fi rst-team all-area four Cal’s 6-1 win over Nebraska (2/15) … went the season at Washington (5/5) ... notched straight years ... a member of the Los Ange- a perfect 3-for-3 with a pair of runs and a les all-region squad in both 2003 and 2004 double against Western Michigan (2/16) … ... named the Los Angeles Times all-region launched a two-run home run and a double MVP in 2004 ... as a senior, had her jersey against Boston College (3/7) … went 3-for-4 retired by Diamond Bar HS ... played for the with two runs and three RBI against San Jose Corona Angels U18 Gold. State (3/8) … connected for a home run and Personal: Intended Legal Studies major drove in two against St. Mary’s (3/20) … … parents are Ronda and Vince LaRosa … provided the big bat for the Bears in the third father played football at Oklahoma … has two inning when her double to left fi eld scored younger siblings, Joseph and Stephany. both Erika Racklin and Valerie Arioto to put Why I chose Cal: “Committing to Cal early Cal in the lead for good in a 3-1 win over was a very easy decision for me to make. I nationally ranked Arizona on Mar. 29 … sup- knew exactly what I wanted and Cal could plied the heroics with a walk-off home run in give that to me. Cal will allow me to earn a the bottom of the seventh inning to give Cal great education that I will be proud of for the a 1-0 win over No. 7 Stanford (4/20) … had rest of my life and also have a chance to be two straight games (Oregon State, 5/2 and part of a great softball legacy with Coach Oregon, 5/3) with three-run home runs … Ninemire.” unlocked a scoreless tie with a two-run single Getting to Know Brittany… Top 5 MASANIAI’S CAREER STATISTICS 1. My family is the most important thing to me Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2. I love to surf 2007 63 180 36 52 .289 7 0 10 35 21 36 2-4 3. My favorite color is navy blue 2008 69 211 28 59 .280 12 0 7 45 22 35 2-2 4. My hair is real Total 132 391 64 111 .284 19 0 17 80 23 71 4-6 5. I love Abercrombie and Fitch

2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide 25 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears two RBI vs. Florida State in the Tuscaloosa making starts against USC and at Arizona... Regional (5/18). registered seven points from three goals and High School: Selected the 2006 MVP of an assist...two of her goals came against the Garden Grove League … helped guide Santa Clara, including in the fi rst round of Rancho Alamitos HS to a co-league cham- a 2-0 fi rst round NCAA Tournament game... pionship in 2006 … earned second-team also scored in a win at Arizona...delivered the all-county honors as a senior … played for game-winning assist at Arizona State. the California Cruisers club team. Saint Mary’s (2006): As a sophomore, Personal: Undeclared major … enjoys paced the Gaels in goals (5) and points (13)... dancing, eating, and spending time with fam- started 19 of 20 games for the WCC program... ily and friends … parents are Pua and Stu two of her goals came in a 4-1 win over San Masaniai … has two older siblings, Katrina Francisco. 2005: As a freshman, topped her and Lana. team with 15 points and tied for the team lead Why I chose Cal: “I choose Cal because with six goals...played in 19 games, making I knew I would get the best out of everything: 18 starts on her way to a spot on the WCC academics, coaching staff and competition.” All-Freshman team...recorded game-winning VERNAE Getting to Know Bernice… goals in a 1-0 win over UC Santa Barbara and SEVILLA • 12 in a 2-1 triumph over Sacramento State. Top 5 IF • Junior High School: A highly decorated softball 1. I talk in my sleep and soccer player at Edison … played four Bats: R •Throws: R 2. I am the youngest of three siblings years of softball and was named the league’s Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 3. I like to play golf Offensive Player of the Player and the Valley Rancho Cucamonga HS 4. My favorite color is brown League Player of the Year, while garnering 5. I love Disney movies fi rst-team all-league and all-valley honors her 2008: Missed an early portion of the Places I want to travel: New Zealand, senior year … set the Section record for RBIs season due to an injury … opened the 2008 Australia and the Polynesian Islands in a season (57) and broke her own single campaign with a career-best three hits and Ideal job after Cal: To be a high school season hits record … broke the CIF Central a career-high four RBI in the season opener history teacher Section all-time career hit record previously vs. UC Riverside (2/8) … scored a run in fi ve Weird fact not many people know about held by Andrea Duran … was CalHi Sports straight games (2/15-20) … went 2-for-4 with me: I want to make a documentary or fi rst-team all-state choice … was a four-year two RBI and a run vs. Texas Tech (2/16) … direct a fi lm someday letterwinner in soccer and softball at Edison went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI vs. UC Reality Show I want to be on: A character High School...led her soccer team to the Cen- Riverside (3/25) … had two RBI vs. Pacifi c on South Park tral Valley Championships titles in 2003 and (3/26) … went 2-for-4 with two RBI vs. Saint Secret food cravings: Kim Chi and rice 2004 and helped her team capture the North Mary’s (4/16) … hit her fi rst homer of the year Yosemite League title in 2005...garnered All- at Stanford – a three-run job in the second Yosemite League honors all four years and inning … had a double in the Super Regional fi rst-team All-Valley recognition in 2004 and at Florida (5/24). second-team status in 2003. Why I chose Cal: “I chose Cal because I knew it was somewhere that was going to challenge me to not only to be the best athlete I could be but also the best student I could be. There are very few schools that offer what Cal does on the fi eld and in the classroom and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to be part of such a great university.” Personal: A social welfare major...parents are Randy and Julie Schrey. NIKKI SCHREY • 7 Getting to Know Nikki… IF • RS-Junior Top 5 Bats: R • Throws: R 1. I love listening to music 2. I love dancing Fresno, Calif. 3. I really enjoy traveling Saint Mary’s College/ 4. I love warm weather Edison High School 5. I love to bake and cook Places I want to travel: Florida Keys, Schrey joined the Cal softball team in 2009 Italy, Spain, Tahiti, Greece, Portugal and after competing two seasons with the soccer Jamaica team … Schrey, who has not competed in Ideal job after Cal: I would like to pursue a softball since high school, has two years left career in sports psychology of athletic eligibility. Weird fact not many people know about 2008 (soccer): Played in all 19 games for me: I like to listen to jazz the Bears, netting four goals and an assist Reality Show I want to be on: Top Chef … scored the game-winning goal against Secret food cravings: Cereal, gum, skinny Santa Clara. vanilla latte’s from Starbucks, apples, ice 2007 (soccer): Saw action in 20 games, cream, peanut butter on rice cakes

26 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears and a team-best and school single-season SEVILLA’S CAREER STATISTICS record seven triples … was third on the team Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB with 29 runs scored … was clutch with fi ve 2007 61 158 14 38 .241 7 0 3 23 14 32 1-1 game-winning RBI and hit .306 with runners 2008 54 149 10 33 .221 5 0 1 17 9 17 1-1 on base … started all eight of UT’s NCAA Total 115 307 24 71 .231 12 0 4 40 23 49 2-2 Championship games in left fi eld, recording a double, RBI and a stolen base in NCAA action … drove in the winning run in UT’s 1-0 win 2007: Earned a Pac-10 honorable mention Weird fact not many people know about over No. 17 Washington at the Austin Super nod in her fi rst season in a Cal uniform after me: I wear the same number as my Regional with a fi fth-inning double … had two hitting .241 with 23 RBI and seven doubles sister did in high school and college triples (a school single-game record) against ... had a six-game hitting streak (3/28 to Reality Show I want to be on: Amazing Fordham (2/17), including a game-winning 4/6) ... had three hits, two runs, and an RBI Race, so I can travel to many places two-RBI triple in the bottom of the sixth inning at the Campbell-Cartier Classic (2/9-10) ... Secret food cravings: My mom’s tacos … posted a 4-for-7 effort with two doubles, a stroked two base hits with a run scored in with rice and my dad’s or sister’s salsa triple, four runs scored and a stolen base in the season-opener vs. Kansas (2/9) ... tallied the doubleheader sweep of North Texas. two hits with three RBI and a run scored vs. High School: Played her senior year at Utah State (2/18) ... went 2-for-4 with a pair of Freedom High School (Oakley, Calif.) under RBI and a run scored vs. Delaware St. (3/2) head coach Michele Biglow after transfer- ... hit her fi rst home run to go along with a ring from Deer Valley High School (Antioch, single and three RBI vs. Liberty (3/23) ... went Calif.), where she played her fi rst three years 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI at Oregon ... second-team all-state as a senior as she on Mar. 30 ... whacked a two-run home run helped Freedom fi nish the season ranked in the sixth inning vs. Stanford (4/6) ... went 11th in California ... an All-Northern California 1-for-3 with two RBI vs. Washington (4/20) performer ... four-time all-league shortstop ...... produced Cal’s lone hit of the afternoon twice named to the Contra Costa Times list of vs. No. 7 Arizona State, however it was the top 100 prep athletes ... maintained a batting difference maker as her two-out solo home average of at least .375 in each of her four run in the fi fth inning gave the Golden Bears seasons of high school ball ... also played a 1-0 upset victory (4/28) ... went 1-for-2 basketball as a freshman and sophomore at with two RBI and a run at Washington on Deer Valley … played the 2005 season for (5/5) ... notched a key two-run single in the SHANNON the O.C. Batbusters in Orange County, Calif., sixth inning to give the Bears a 3-1 lead over THOMAS • 24 under Tyrone Davis ... the Batbusters placed Oregon (5/12). third at the 2005 Under-18 Gold Nationals in High School: Selected fi rst team all-league IF •Junior Salinas, Calif. ... previously played for the San in 2005 and 2006 ... was an All-CIF fi rst- Bats: L • Throws: R Jose Strikers in San Jose, Calif., under head team selection her junior and a senior years Antioch, Calif. coach Tom Sorci ... Strikers placed ninth at ... also a fi rst-team all-state choice in 2006 University of Texas/ the 2003 Under-18 Gold Nationals. ... earned fi rst-team All-Inland Valley twice Freedom High School Personal: Has an older sister, Shanel ...... selected to the 2006 Louisville Slugger named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor NFCA High School All-Region Team ... led Thomas returns home to the Bay Area Roll during the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007 her team to league titles in 2003 and 2005 and will join the Golden Bears for the 2009 ... recipient of the 2006-07 UT Women’s ... also lettered in volleyball ... played for the season after playing two seasons with the Athletics Janet Hauber Academic Excellence California Cruisers. Texas Longhorns (2006-07). Award and the 2005-06 Betty L. McCormick Personal: Undeclared major … parents 2007: Earned NFCA All-Midwest Region Endowed Scholarship. are Pilar and Jesus Sevilla … has two older fi rst team and All-Big 12 second-team honors Why I chose Cal: “I love California. It’s siblings, Vanessa, who graduated from Cal … left as Texas’ single-season record holder where I’m from and a great place to be.” Poly, San Luis Obispo, and Valerie, who in stolen bases (35) and career leader in graduated from Arizona State … older sister Getting to Know Shannon… triples (13) … started all 55 games, playing Valerie played softball at Arizona State. Top 5 left fi eld and at second base … led the squad Why I chose Cal: “I choose Cal because 1. I love honey mustard in batting average (.326), hits (60), runs (36) it is one of the best schools for academics. 2. I play Guitar Hero in my spare time and stolen bases (35) [all career highs] … Having a great softball team was a plus. I 3. I love to sing throttled a team-best 15 multi-hit games, have always wanted to go to Cal since I was 4. I lose everything! including six games with three hits … moved little, so this was a dream come true.” 5. I am deathly allergic to cats to fi rst all-time at Texas in career triples after Places I want to travel: London, Africa Getting to Know Vernae… whacking a team-best six triples … collected and Japan Top 5 a total of nine stolen bases (9-of-10) over a Ideal job after Cal: Working with under 1. I have two siblings seven-game stretch … registered a 3-for-4 privileged children 2. I am from Rancho Cucamonga performance in UT’s 12-0 win over Oklahoma Weird fact not many people know about 3. I like Tigger Christian, adding two runs, one triple and two me: I talk out loud to remember the 4. My favorite color is blue stolen bases … headlined the offense in its things I need to do throughout the day 5. I like the singer, Linda Rondstadt 2-0 win at Texas State, going 3-for-4 with two Reality Show I want to be on: MTV’s The Places I want to travel: Paris, Spain, stolen bases. Real World, New York Australia and Dominican Republic 2006: Appeared in all 64 games, starting Secret food cravings: Buffalo pretzels Ideal job after Cal: To be a sonogram 62 (42 at second base, 19 in left fi eld, one technician at designated player) … had fi ve doubles

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VALERIE ARIOTO • 20 UTL • Sophomore Bats: R • Throws: R Pleasanton, Calif. THE SOPHOMORES Foothill High School

2008: All-Pac-10 second-team and NFCA season, a solo shot, and scored two runs in Getting to Know Valerie… All-Pacifi c Region second-team selection … Cal’s 3-1 win over Washington (4/27) … was Top 5 named to the Fresno All-Regional team … clutch again vs. UC Davis (4/30) when she hit 1. I love Donkey Kong recipient of the Donna Terry Award (Team a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh 2. I love shoes MVP) … was one of the brightest young stars inning to score Taylor Kelly from fi rst base, 3. I have a brother named Tim in the Pac-10 at the plate and in the circle … giving the Bears a 1-0 win … scored two runs 4. My parents go to ALL my games played and started all 70 games, while leading at Oregon (5/3) … recorded fi ve strikeouts 5. I was also thinking about playing soccer the team in runs (55), hits (71), doubles (17), (in eight batters faced, and no walks) in two in college triples (4) and walks (48) … her 55 runs were innings at Arizona (5/8) … scored three runs Places I want to travel: I love Europe, but the second most for a season in program his- and tallied her 100th strikeout of the year in I really want to go to Paris. Italy is my tory (record is 56 by Gillian Boxx, 1995) and the Regional Championship against Fresno favorite 48 walks were the fi fth most in a season … on May 18 … went 3-for-4 with two RBI Ideal job after Cal: Something in the ranked in the top-10 in several Pac-10 offen- against Florida in the fi rst game of the Super communications fi eld, like television sive categories: second in runs, fourth in hits, Regional (5/23). broadcasting third in doubles, fi rst in triples and second in High School: A highly decorated athlete Weird fact not many people know about walks … had 22 hits over her fi nal 24 games at Foothill High School, earned league MVP me: My fi ngers are double jointed in … in her third collegiate game, went 2-for-3 honors, East Bay Player of the Year honors many ways! with four RBI, including a bases-loaded triple, and an EA Sports All-America nod her senior Reality Show I want to be on: American in a 5-1 win over Winthrop (2/9) … tossed year … fi nished her senior year with a .556 Idol, because I have great vocals her fi rst collegiate complete game, a one-hit batting average with 40 runs, 12 home runs Secret food cravings: Chips and salsa shutout (with nine strikeouts) against Western and 27 RBI in 24 games … in the circle, went Michigan (2/16) at the Kajikawa Classic in 19-1, striking out 237 batters in 120 innings Tempe, Ariz. ... tallied a .467 batting average … opposing teams hit just .110 against her, to go along with two runs, a double, a triple as she fi nished with an ERA of 0.93 … went and four RBI at the Cathedral City Classic 4-0 with 66 strikeouts in the postseason as the 2/8-10) ... recorded the win in the circle and Falcons rolled to an NCS title … the Falcons collected two hits, two runs and two RBI vs. won three East Bay League championships UAB (2/22) … her double led to three runs in during her tenure. Cal’s 9-1 win over Sacramento State (2/24) Personal: Undeclared major at Cal … lists … went 3-for-3 and hit her fi rst career home Nick Swisher as her favorite athlete … has run (3/11) vs. Sacramento State … planted one brother, Tim. a walk-off double to the left-center fi eld wall Why I chose Cal: “I chose California be- to score Julie Meyer in the bottom of the cause it is a prestigious university academi- 11th inning of Cal’s 3-2 win over Oregon on cally and athletically. It is also close to home Apr. 11 … drilled her second home run of the so friends and family can support me.”

ARIOTO’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB 2008 70 219 55 71 .324 17 4 2 29 48 51 14-16

Year APP GS CG W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K 2008 30 8 2 8 3 1 1.93 87.0 60 37 24 57 105

28 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears her senior seasons. Personal: Undeclared major … cousin, Kaleo Eldredge, played for the Golden Bears from 2002-05 … lists hobbies as going camp- ing in Keanae, Kaupo and Hana, spending time with family and friends, playing softball, going to the beaches (in Hawaii), playing volleyball, and talking “story” with her loved ones … she has future aspirations of being a physical trainer Why I chose Cal: “The reason I came to the University of California is because it has always been my dream school ever since I was a young child. I didn’t want anything else but to attend and graduate from a Division SATI HOUSTON • 19 SANOE I school.” C • Sophomore KEKAHUNA • 25 Getting to Know Sanoe… Bats: R • Throws: R UTL • Sophomore Top 5 San Francisco, Calif. Bats: R • Throws: R 1. I am from Maui, HI San Francisco CC/ Lowell Maui, Hawaii 2. I have two younger sisters and had a High School H.P. Baldwin High School brother who is deceased 3. I like to sing if no one is around 4. I love to camp in Kaupo and Keanae Joins the Golden Bears for the 2009 season 2008: All-Pac-10 second-team performer with family after playing last year at San Francisco CC (also landed a spot on the all-freshman team) 5. I love my Ohana (family) and would love at the catcher position. … brought an instant offensive impact to to have a family of my own someday High School: Earned fi rst-team all-confer- the Bears … owned a .299 batting average, Places I want to travel: Tahiti, New ence and second-team all-league honors her and was tied for the team lead in home runs Zealand, Samoa, Japan, Africa, Paris, senior year … posted a .700 batting average (8) … produced 13 multi-hit games and 12 Bahamas, New Mexico, Australia, in the postseason as Lowell won the confer- multi-RBI games … owned a team-best 12- Canada, Niihau (Hawaii), Rome and ence championship with an 18-2 record in game hitting streak from 2/9-23 … belted a India league … named team MVP and captain home run in three straight games (2/15-16) … Ideal job after Cal: Coaching softball to her senior year as well … garnered second- had two RBI and a run in her fi rst collegiate younger girls from home and managing team all-conference honors as a junior and game – the season-opener vs. UC Riverside my own team was the Rookie of the Year in the league as (2/8) … scored three runs and added her fi rst Weird fact not many people know about a freshman … also ran cross country. career home run in just her third game against me: I can go through three big bottles Personal: Intends on majoring in indus- Winthrop (2/9) … tied a school single-game of ketchup (from Costco) in under 2 ½ trial engineering and operations research record with seven RBI with a home run and months or less with aspirations of working in International a double vs. Texas Tech (2/16) … produced Reality Show I want to be on: MTV’s The Business/Relations … lists writing, cooking, back-to-back 3-for-4, two-RBI games against Real World running and swimming as hobbies … favorite Santa Clara and UAB (2/20-22) … went a Secret food cravings: My mom’s athlete is Olympian Dara Torres. perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles against San cornbread, my grandma’s Portuguese Why I chose Cal: “I have dreamed of Jose State (3/8) … tallied six RBI and her fi rst bean soup, my uncle’s tripe with ox-tail attending the University of California since I career grand slam against Princeton (3/14) … soup, avocadoes and mangos was a child. Most of my family attended Cal, hit a two-run home run at Oregon State (5/2) so Blue and Gold has run in my veins since … had a double and a run at Oregon (5/3) I was born.” … scored a run against San Diego State in Getting to Know Sati… the Fresno Regional. Top 5 High School: As a senior, helped guide 1. I don’t eat beef the Bears to a Hawaii State Championship 2. I love to dance and a Maui Interscholastic League Cham- 3. I had an afro for about 13 years pionship … earned fi rst-team all-state and 4. I hate biological warfare all-league honors after producing a .688 bat- 5. I love anime – Japanese animation ting average … during her junior campaign, Places I want to travel: Taiwan, China, earned fi rst-team all-state and all-league Italy and France nods after hitting .625 in the catcher position Ideal job after Cal: Working in another … also earned fi rst-team all-league honors country her sophomore and freshman seasons … Weird fact not many people know about Baldwin captured league titles her junior and me: I thought I was born with a half sophomore seasons … in fact, Baldwin went tooth, but later found out that I just had a 35-0 in league play from her sophomore to really bad cavity Reality Show I want to be on: MTV’s Made (to be a tap dancer) KEKAHUNA’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB Secret food cravings: Garlic olive oil and 2008 70 201 34 60 .299 15 1 8 46 20 43 4-7 sourdough bread

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THE FRESHMEN

AMYMY BISHOP • 22 IF • Freshman Bats: R • Throws: R Glendale, Calif. Glendale High School

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in softball at Glendale … four times named an All-Pacifi c League selection, earning fi rst- team accolades twice … named the team MVP her junior season and was a two-time Glendale News Press all-area choice two Personal: Has aspirations of obtaining a years … also played soccer and volleyball her Master’s Degree in criminal law and justice freshman and sophomore seasons … heav- to pursue a career with the FBI … wants to ily involved with off the fi eld school projects, be an All-American and win a WCWS before including freshman class president and the leaving Cal … was a scholar athlete in high sophomore class vice president … served school. on student council all four years and was in Why I chose Cal: “I chose California the National Honors Society. because I really fell in love with the campus Personal: Intends to major in media and traditions. I feel very lucky to be able to studies … has two older sisters and an attend a great college and also have amazing older brother … lists Jackie Robinson as her coaches. Coaches Ninemire and Lohmann favorite athlete. have this amazing support system that en- Why I chose Cal: “Two Reasons. The fi rst sures you nothing but success. Yes, they are the people. Everyone here is so different, offered me an opportunity to attend a Pac-10 but they all have something interesting to school for four years, but they welcomed me bring to the table. I have something new to FRANI into a family that will truly last a lifetime.” learn from each person I meet. And second, it’s the pride, the energy, enthusiasm and ECHAVARRIA • 1 Getting to Know Frani… overall atmosphere at Cal that makes me OF • Freshman Top 5 proud to say I’m a Bear.” Bats: L • Throws: R 1. I am the fi rst person in my family to go Riverside, Calif. to college Getting to Know Amy… 2. My most treasured possession would be Top 5 Martin Luther King my family 1. I love rap music High School 3. My hero would have to be my older 2. I am the youngest of four children brother, Ronnie, Jr. He serves in the 3. I have a major sweet tooth High School: A product of Martin Luther United States Air Force 4. I am horrible at telling stories King High School in Riverside, Echavarria 4. I can honestly say I have never quit 5. I love watching “The Offi ce” on NBC earned multiple accolades as a junior for the anything in my life Places I want to travel: France, India and Wolves … a second-team all-CIF performer 5. I feel blessed and truly thankful to be the Caribbean and earned fi rst-team nods for all-county and here at Cal Ideal job after Cal: To work in advertising all-league as well … named as her school’s Places I want to travel: I would love to for Gatorade Most Valuable Player after logging a .524 travel to Rome, Italy or Spain Weird fact not many people know about batting average and 29 runs in 2007 … as Ideal job after Cal: To become a district me: My left ear was folded over when I a sophomore, Echavarria earned fi rst-team attorney and then become a politician was born all-league honors and set single-season Weird fact not many people know about Reality Show I want to be on: Dancing school records for stolen bases … did not play me: I get nervous around clowns! with the Stars softball her senior year…under the direction Reality Show I want to be on: MTV’s Secret food cravings: My mom’s bean of head coach Doug Myers, Echavarria was Made – I would want to be made into an casserole and Roscoe’s Chicken and a member of the Orange County Batbusters ultimate fi ghter Waffl es club team that won back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006. Secret food cravings: My mom’s cooking

30 2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Softball Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears Getting to Know Elia… Player of the Year (along with her sister), LA Top 5 Times’ fi rst-team all star … Kennedy won the 1. I don’t drink any sodas Empire League Championship with a 29-4 2. I would prefer to be cold than hot record, and advanced to the CIF Division II 3. I like helping others semifi nals … posted a Nike Sparq rating of 4. I like to be organized 139.02, highest score in a group of over 300 5. I have a twin girls from over 26 high school teams from Places I want to travel: Italy, Jamaica and California, Arizona and Nevada in March … Europe as a junior, hit .459, with 33 runs and 41 stolen Ideal job after Cal: I would love to work for bases … MVP of the league and earned fi rst- Nike, Under Armour or Worth team all-league, all-county, CIF and all-state Weird fact not many people know about honors … an EA Sports Softball All American me: I hate when people chew on their second-team choice … Kennedy did not lose jacket strings a league game after her freshman year …… Reality Show I want to be on: Extreme was a member of the Firecrackers 18 Gold ELIA REID • 5 Makeover: Home Edition club team that captured the ASA National OF • Freshman Secret food cravings: Cinnamon rolls and Championship and Canada’s Cup Champion- Bats: R • Throws: R peanut butter cookies ship in 2007 … an all-county track performer, Buena Park, Calif. was on the 400-yard relay team that set a Kennedy High School state record her freshman year. Personal: Her twin sister, Elia is also on the High School: a sound senior campaign, team as an outfi elder … undeclared major … compiling a .383 batting average with 20 lists Natasha Watley as her favorite athlete … runs, 20 RBI, two doubles, seven home runs has a cousin, Mark Logan, who played with and 15 stolen bases … earned fi rst-team the San Francisco 49ers … wants to work in all-county, second-team all-state and second- sports marketing after college. team all-league honors … named Kennedy’s Why I chose Cal: “I chose Cal because Offensive Player of the Year award and had a it has one of the best academic and softball Nike Sparq Rating of 134.01, second-highest programs on the West Coast. Cal will give me score in a group of over 300 girls from over the opportunity to play with a team that will 26 high school teams from California, Arizona win a championship. I chose Cal because and Nevada in March … Kennedy won the I wanted to play Pac-10 softball with and Empire League Championship with a 29-4 against the best players.” record, and advanced to the CIF Division II JAMIA REID • 3 Getting to Know Jamia… semifi nals … hit .379 as a junior, with 17 Top 5 runs, 25 RBI and 22 stolen bases … nabbed OF • Freshman Bats: L • Throws: R 1. I don’t drink coffee fi rst-team all-league, second-team all-county, 2. I like being organized second-team CIF and second-team all-state Buena Park, Calif. 3. I love sweets accolades … the Irish were league champions Kennedy High School 4. I like to listen to my iPod and a CIF Division II runner-up that year … 5. I like to spend money Kennedy did not lose a league game after High School: Earned 2008 EA Sports Places I want to travel: Cancun and Paris her freshman year … also competed in track Softball All-American honors after notching Ideal job after Cal: I want to work in the sports and was an all-county performer in the 200m a .532 batting average her senior season, industry and to design a pair of shoes … ranks on the Orange County High School while helping lead Kennedy to a 29-4 record Weird fact not many people know about Girls All-Time Top 25 List in the 100 and 200 … whacked 50 hits, 28 runs scored and 20 me: I like to do dishes to get my mind off meter events … was a member of the Fire- stolen bases and went 18-for-24 over her last things crackers 18 Gold club team that captured the six games … as a senior, earned fi rst-team Reality Show I want to be on: Pimp my ASA National Championship and Canada’s all-county, CIF Division II Co-Player of the Ride Cup Championship in 2007. Year, fi rst-team all-state, fi rst-team all-league Secret food cravings: Cinnamon rolls and Personal: Her twin sister, Jamia, is also honors … selected Kennedy’s Offensive chocolate chip cookies on the team as an outfi elder … undeclared major … lists Natasha Watley as her favorite athlete … has a cousin, Mark Logan, who played with the San Francisco 49ers. Why I chose Cal: “Cal has great players and I see great things happening in the future. Also, I didn’t want to be too far away from my family and friends.”

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Opponent Record Last Meeting Score Winner Mount St. Mary’s 1-0 3/5/05 12-0 Cal Adams State 1-0 3/6/87 8-0 Cal Nebraska 13-15 2/15/08 6-1 Cal Adelphi 7-0 3/27/91 2-1 Cal Nevada 23-11-1 3/16/08 5-2 Cal Akron 1-0 3/14/98 4-1 Cal New Mexico 4-1 3/3/01 3-1 Cal Alabama 3-2 5/19/07 1-13 Alabama New Mexico State 15-2 2/9/08 2-3 NMSU Alabama-Birmingham 1-0 2/22/08 10-2 Cal Nittaidai Univ. (Japan) 1-0 3/19/04 5-1 Cal Arizona 21-65 5/8/08 0-2 Arizona Northeast Louisiana 1-0 3/21/92 10-0 (5) Cal Arizona State 54-36 5/10/08 2-5 Arizona State North Carolina 4-0 3/27/05 7-2 Cal Arkansas 1-0 3/19/98 7-0 Cal North Dakota State 2-0 3/6/08 4-1 Cal Ball State 1-0 3/17/95 5-0 Cal Northern Arizona 4-1 4/28/85 7-0 Cal Baylor 6-2 3/17/07 0-4 Baylor Northern Colorado 2-0 3/14/08 4-1 Cal Boston College 1-0 3/7/08 9-3 Cal Northern Illinois 2-0 3/13/96 1-0 Cal Boston University 7-3 2/28/98 5-1 Cal Northern Iowa 3-0 3/9/08 2-0 Cal Bowling Green 5-0 2/21/99 9-1 Cal Northwestern 11-7 3/22/08 1-0 Cal Brigham Young 7-1 5/20/05 9-0(5) Cal Notre Dame 4-1 2/17/08 3-4 ND Buffalo 1-0 3/25/06 13-0 Cal Oakland 8-0 5/15/03 8-0 (6) Cal Cal Poly Pomona 9-8-1 4/9/93 0-1 Poly Pomona Ohio State 5-4 3/15/08 2-0 Cal Cal Poly 18-6 2/22/08 1-3 Cal Poly Oklahoma 11-4 3/15/08 2-0 Cal Cal State Dominguez Hills 1-0 4/16/82 3-1 Cal Oklahoma State 4-5 2/23/07 6-3 Cal Cal State Fullerton 14-23 2/17/06 0-1 CS Fullerton Oregon 68-33 5/4/08 1-4 Oregon Cal State Hayward 7-2 2/25/85 2-0 Cal Oregon State 63-33 5/2/08 9-1 Cal Cal State Northridge 10-8 3/6/04 3-1 Cal Oregon Tech 1-0 4/22/78 25-0 Cal Cal State Stanislaus 1-0 4/2/81 9-0 Cal Pacifi c 49-36-1 3/26/08 9-0 Cal Carthage 1-0 3/25/81 10-0 Cal Penn State 2-0 3/26/06 5-0 Cal Central Michigan 4-4 2/18/00 9-1 Cal Pittsburgh 1-0 2/29/08 3-2 Cal Chaminade 1-0 4/27/90 10-1 Cal Portland State 16-2 3/18/05 6-0 Cal Chico State 4-4 4/19/80 1-2 Chico State Princeton 3-0 3/14/08 11-2 Cal Cleveland State 1-0 3/19/94 7-0 Cal Purdue 4-0 3/12/04 8-0 Cal Coastal Carolina 2-0 3/24/06 2-1 Cal Sacramento State 44-10 3/11/08 8-4 Cal Colorado State 8-2 3/19/08 5-0 Cal Saint Mary’s (CA) 43-0 3/20/08 7-0 Cal Columbia 1-0 3/17/06 3-1 Cal St. Mary’s (TX) 2-0 3/20/92 9-0 (5) Cal Connecticut 1-2 3/9/07 11-12 UConn Sam Houston State 1-0 3/19/88 4-0 Cal Creighton 9-0 3/15/98 8-1 Cal San Diego State 10-4 5/16/08 4-1 Cal DePaul 4-2 3/3/07 1-2 DePaul San Francisco 52-3 4/26/89 10-0 (5) Cal Delaware State 3-0 3/2/07 14-6 Cal San Francisco State 7-1 5/1/79 14-0 Cal Drake 1-0 3/14/98 2-0 Cal San Jose State 45-6 3/8/08 15-4 Cal East Carolina 1-1 3/26/06 3-8 East Carolina Santa Clara 71-0 2/23/08 8-0 Cal Eastern Illinois 3-0 3/10/07 5-3 Cal Sonoma State 5-0 4/11/77 14-4 Cal Eastern Kentucky 1-0 3/21/03 9-0 (5) Cal South Carolina 1-0 3/29/86 6-2 Cal Florida 3-3 5/24/08 2-4 Florida Southeast Missouri State 2-0 3/23/01 5-4 Cal Florida A&M 2-0 2/13/00 14-0 Cal Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 3/22/92 12-0 (5) Cal Florida Atlantic 4-0 2/27/04 4-1 Cal Southern California 2-0 3/1/85 10-0 Cal Florida International 4-0 2/18/07 12-4 Cal Southern Oregon State 1-0 4/28/78 8-7 Cal Florida State 11-1 5/18/07 13-6 Cal Southern Illinois 3-0 3/12/06 9-0 Cal Fordham 1-0 2/18/01 14-1 Cal Southwest Texas 0-1 2/10/02 2-3 (8) Southwest Texas Fresno State 41-62 5/18/08 7-6 Cal Southwestern Louisiana 5-1 5/23/99 8-1 Cal Georgia 1-0 2/14/99 3-0 Cal Stanford 53-20 4/20/08 1-0 Cal Georgia State 1-0 3/25/01 4-1 Cal Syracuse 2-0 3/14/03 8-0 (5) Cal Georgia Tech 1-0 3/8/03 1-0 (8) Cal Temple 1-0 2/15/08 11-0 Cal Harvard 4-0 3/25/05 8-0 (5) Cal Tennessee 3-0 2/26/05 7-3 Cal Hawaii 15-7 3/1/08 9-2 Cal Tennessee State 1-0 3/7/08 3-1 Cal Hofstra 3-0 3/24/02 15-2 Cal Tennessee Tech 1-1 5/19/07 1-3 Tennessee Tech Humboldt State 4-1 3/26/79 6-5 Cal Texas 3-3 2/25/05 1-0 Cal Idaho State 0-1 4/18/80 2-4 Idaho State Texas A&M 4-10 2/26/05 2-5 Texas A&M Illinois 3-0 3/18/06 5-0 Cal Texas A&M-Crps Chrst 1-0 3/17/00 3-2 Cal Illinois State 4-0 5/19/06 1-0 Cal Texas Tech 3-0 2/16/08 12-4 Cal Indiana 3-0 3/22/92 8-0 (5) Cal Texas-Arlington 3-0 2/15/91 2-0 Cal Iowa 13-8 3/9/07 4-1 Cal Toledo 2-0 2/21/98 17-1 Cal Iowa State 3-2 3/10/07 15-5 Cal Tulsa 2-0 3/9/99 2-0 Cal Kansas 9-1 2/9/07 8-0 Cal U.S. International 16-4 4/14/90 1-3 US International Kent State 3-0 3/25/06 3-2 Cal UC Davis 15-6 4/30/08 1-0 Cal Liberty 2-0 3/23/07 18-6 Cal UCLA 19-75 4/25/08 2-7 UCLA Long Beach State 15-10 2/29/08 15-7 Cal UC Riverside 7-0 3/25/08 10-4 Cal Long Island 3-0 3/19/06 8-1 Cal UC San Diego 1-0 5/19/78 4-0 Cal LSU 5-2 5/30/04 4-1 Cal UC Santa Barbara 17-4 2/10/07 2-0 Cal Louisiana Tech 1-0 3/1/96 2-1 Cal UC Santa Cruz 1-0 4/16/74 8-7 Cal Loyola-Chicago 1-0 3/7/07 3-2 Cal UNLV 12-6 3/1/08 2-3 UNLV Loyola Marymount 4-0 2/27/05 9-3 Cal Utah 16-7 3/18/04 8-3 Cal Maine 1-0 5/20/04 4-0 Cal Utah State 10-6 2/18/07 13-1 Cal Maryland 1-0 2/25/07 11-1 Cal Virginia 5-0 3/12/04 8-0 Cal Massachusetts 11-1 2/10/07 0-1 UMass Washington 32-27 4/27/08 3-1 Cal Mercer 2-0 3/5/06 6-0 Cal Weber State 2-0 3/26/83 4-3 Cal Miami-OH 4-0 3/14/06 9-1 Cal West Texas State 1-0 3/26/81 8-0 Cal Michigan 6-1 3/23/07 8-11 Michigan Western Kentucky 2-0 3/2/08 7-2 Cal Michigan State 4-1 2/20/05 13-0(5) Cal Western Michigan 1-2 2/16/08 8-0 Cal Minnesota 10-3 3/13/04 6-2 Cal Wichita State 1-0 2/26/00 4-3 Cal Mississippi State 3-2 2/10/08 1-4 Mississippi State Winthrop 1-0 2/9/08 5-1 Cal Miss. Valley State 1-0 3/2/06 9-0 Cal Wisconsin 7-2 3/16/04 3-1 Cal Missouri 4-1 3/3/00 1-0 (9) Cal Wright St 1-0 2/18/06 8-1 Cal

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