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2 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 3 MVC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES 2 MVC TOURNAMENT CROWNS • 46 ALL-MVC SELECTIONS • 28 MVC-SCHOLAR ATHLETES PANTHER SCHEDULE/RESULTS Contact: Ryan Sells | Email: [email protected] | Cell: 641-414-8833
UNI-Dome Classic (Cedar Falls, IA) 2.9 SEMO W/7-0 UNI (23-21, 8-10 MVC) 2.9 GREEN BAY W/5-2 AT DRAKE (35-9, 18-0 MVC) 2.10 SEMO W/8-0 2.10 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W/5-2 APRIL 24 | DES MOINES, IOWA | BUEL FIELD 2.11 UMKC L/4-3 Diamond 9 Citrus Blossom Invitational (Orlando, FL) 2.16 Quinnipiac W/2-1 2.16 UCF W/11-0 GAME NOTES/HEADLINES 2.17 George Washington W/11-3 2.17 Kennesaw State W/8-0 • The Panthers (23-21, 8-10) face off against conference foe Drake (35-9, 18-0) in Des 2.18 Stetson W/4-1 Moines. The Panthers have played their last nine games at home and will return to 2.18 Bethune-Cookman L/9-5 Easton Bama Bash (Tuscaloosa, AL) Cedar Falls following their Tuesday game at Drake. 2.23 Florida State L/9-0 • The Panthers are (5-7) so far in April games this season. Last year, UNI was (14-5) 2.23 Georgia State L/3-1 in April matchups. 2.24 at Georiga State L/9-1 2.24 at Alabama L/11-3 • Northern Iowa has a 70-59 all-time record against Drake. The Panthers’ last victory 2.25 Florida State CANCELLED against the Bulldogs came in 2017, in a 5-2 home win. Bruin Classic (Nashville, TN) 3.2 North Carolina A&T W/4-1 • Under head coach Ryan Jacobs, the Panthers are 14-16 against the Bulldogs. 3.3 Butler W/4-3 • Prior to being swept by Drake last week, UNI had won six straight matchups over 3.3 at Belmont L/8-6 3.4 North Carolina A&T W/9-0 the Bulldogs. 3.4 Butler W/3-2 • UNI is 3-1 in its last four games played against Drake in Des Moines. Jayhawk Invitational (Lawrence, KS) 3.9 Nebraska L/6-3 • After struggling to find the long ball for a majority of the season, the Panthers drove 3.9 at Kansas W/8-4 three balls over the fence in their series against Indiana State. 3 of 15 home runs 3.10 Green Bay W/1-0 this season for UNI came against the Sycamores. 3.10 UMKC L/5-3 3.11 Tulsa CANCELLED • Following Tuesday’s matchup against Drake, UNI returns home for a weekend series against Illinois State. 3.17 at Bradley*^ CANCELLED 3.18 at Bradley (DH)*^ W/9-7, L/7-4 • Olivia Brooks has been making the most out of her recent starting appearances. 3.24 at Evansville*^ CANCELLED The sophomore outfielder has 10 hits in her last 14 at-bats and has also scored four 3.25 at Evansville (DH)*^ L/6-2, L/6-2 3.27 at Wisconsin L/6-2 runs and tacked on an RBI in her last five games. 3.30 at Missouri State (DH)* L/8-4, W/5-0 • Brittney Roby continues to be the energizer for the UNI offense out of the leadoff 3.31 at Missouri State* W/2-1 4.4 at Iowa POSTPONED spot. Roby leads the Panthers’ primary starters in batting avg. (.412), runs (26), hits 4.7 at Valparaiso* L/2-0 (63) and stolen bases (11). Roby was named Second-Team all-MVC as a first-year 4.8 at Valparaiso (DH)* W/5-0, W/7-3 transfer in 2017. The senior outfielder has also been named MVC Player of the Week 4.12 IOWA STATE L/10-7 4.14 LOYOLA (DH)*+ W/8-0, L/5-0 once this season. 4.15 LOYOLA*+ L/5-0 • Sammey Bunch, the reigning MVC Freshman of the Year, has overcome the sopho- 4.17 DRAKE (DH)*+ L/4-0, L/4-3 4.21 INDIANA STATE (DH)*^ L/4-2, W/5-4 more slump in 2018. The UNI shortstop leads the team in extra-base hits (14), home 4.22 INDIANA STATE*^ W/3-0 runs (5), RBI (28) and slugging percentage (.527). Bunch is one of two Panthers this 4.24 at Drake*+ 6:OO p.m. 4.28 ILLINOIS STATE (DH)*^ 12:OO p.m. season to be named MVC Player of the Week. 4.29 ILLINOIS STATE*^ 11:OO a.m. • Brooke Craig has already set career-highs across the board in her third season of 5.5 at Southern Illinois (DH)*+ 12:OO p.m. pitching at UNI. Craig leads the Panthers in wins (12), innings (121.0) and strikeouts 5.6 at Southern Illinois*+ 11:OO a.m. MVC Tournament (Des Moines, IA) (70). The righty’s wins, strikeouts, and inning totals are higher than her first two 5.10-5.12 TBA TBA seasons combined. The junior out of Waterloo also has four shutouts on the year. ALL CAPS - Home game / TBA - To be announced * - Missouri Valley Conference game / ^ - The Valley on ESPN3 + - ESPN+ Telecast 2018 QUICK FACTS
2018 QUICK FACTS UNI2018 SOFTBALL WEEKLY MVC MEDIA NOTES THE UNIVERSITY Location: ...... Cedar Falls, Iowa STATS: www.UNIAthletics.com
Founded ...... 1876 SOCIAL MEDIA: Enrollment ...... 11,907 Twitter:...... @UNISoftball Nickname ...... Panthers Facebook:...... UNISoftball Instagram:...... @UNISoftball Colors ...... Purple and Old Gold Conference ...... Missouri Valley #UNIFIGHT President ...... Mark Nook Director of Athletics ...... David Harris HOW TO WATCH: April 24 at Drake - ESPN+ NORTHERN IOWA PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Softball ...... 1974 All-Time Record ...... 1206-995-4 ONLINE: WATCH-ESPN+ All-Time MVC Record ...... 204-204-1 FOR QUESTIONS: Contact ESPN Customer Care MVC Regular Season Titles/Championships ...... 3/2 Online: support.espn.com / Phone: 1-800-549-ESPN NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 2 NCAA Regional/Super Regional Appearances ...... 2/0 UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Last NCAA Tournament Appearance ...... 2013 STAFF INFORMATION RYAN SELLS Student Intern (Softball) Head Coach ...... Ryan Jacobs (11th Season) Cell: (641)-414-8833 | Email: [email protected] Career Record ...... 323-249 Record at UNI ...... 323-249 COLIN MCDONOUGH Sports Information Director (Men’s Basketball/Volleyball) Pitching Coach ...... Julie Starbuck (10th Season) Office: (319)-273-5456 | Cell: (319)-415-4059 | Email: [email protected] Assistant Coach ...... J.J. Reimer (1st Season) TYSON RODGERS STADIUM INFORMATION Assistant Director (Football/Women’s Basketball/Cross Country/Track & Field) Stadium ...... Robinson-Dresser Complex Office: (319)-273-3642 | Cell: (662)-418-2982 | Email: [email protected] Stadium Capacity ...... 200 MICHELLE VANDORN 2017 TEAM INFORMATION Assistant AD (Wrestling/Video/Social Media) Overall Record ...... 33-19 Office: (319)-273-5455 | Cell: (319)-290-5301 | Email: [email protected] Conference Record (Finish) ...... 20-6 LINNEA KANGAS Postseason ...... L, 4-3 (MVC Championship) Student Intern (SOC/Tennis/Swim & Dive) Email: [email protected]
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2018 CATEGORY 2018 WEEKLY NOTES LEADERS BROOKS BREAKS OUT BATTING AVERAGE Olivia Brooks enjoyed a breakout week at the plate against MVC oppo- Player GP/GS Avg. nents. The left-handed swinger broke out with 10 base hits in 14 at-bats, Brittney Roby 44/44 .412 while also scoring four runs and tacking on an RBI. Brooks finished HITS with more hits this week than she had her entire freshman season. The Player GP/GS Hits Brittney Roby 44/44 63 sophomore outfielder raised her batting average more than 100 points during the week. EXTRA-BASE HITS Player GP/GS Extra-Base Hits Sammey Bunch 44/44 14 PANTHERS TURN IT AROUND RUNS After suffering a five-game conference losing streak, the Panthers Player GP/GS Runs were able to bounce back against Indiana State, with two consecutive Brittney Roby 44/44 26 wins over the Sycamores, including a comeback win on Saturday. The WALKS Cats will look to hand the Drake Bulldogs their first conference loss of Player GP/GS Walks Kennedy Bailey 43/42 20 the season on Tuesday evening, in Des Moines.
STEALS Player GP/GS Steals TOUGH AS NAILS Brittney Roby 44/44 11 Brittney Roby ranks as the seventh hardest player to strikeout in the HOME RUNS nation, and the hardest so strikeout in the MVC. This season, Roby has Player GP/GS Home Runs struck out only three times in 153 at-bats. This week, Roby went to the Sammey Bunch 44/44 5 plate 19 times, and struck out only once while compiling eight hits. The RBI senior outfielder also has the second-highest batting average in the Player GP/GS RBI Sammey Bunch 44/44 28 Missouri Valley.
WINS Player GP/GS Wins 2018 MVC REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS Brooke Craig 26/20 12 SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. SAVES Player GP/GS Saves Drake 18-0 1.000 35-9 0.795 Emma Olejniczak 22/10 1 Missouri State 14-5 0.737 29-16 0.644 Illinois State 9-9 0.500 18-27 0.400 ERA Indiana State 9-10 0.474 22-22 0.500 Player GP/GS ERA UNI 8-10 0.444 23-21 0.523 Jaclyn Spencer 16/14 2.62 Loyola 7-10 0.412 21-20 0.512 STRIKEOUTS Southern Illinois 7-11 0.389 24-20 0.545 Player GP/GS Strikeouts Evansville 7-12 0.368 14-28 0.333 Brooke Craig 26/20 70 Bradley 6-11 0.353 17-25 0.405 Valparaiso 6-12 0.294 18-21 0.462
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The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for UNI (as of Apr 23, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 23-21 Home: 7-7 Away: 6-8 Neutral: 10-6 Conference: 8-10
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Valainis, Emma . 6 6 7 4-1 6 0 4 0 0 0 3 4 . 6 6 7 0 0 2 0 . 6 6 7 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Brooks, Olivia . 4 8 6 34-9 37 12 18 1 0 0 2 19 . 5 1 4 0 0 2 0 . 4 8 6 0 1 5-8 7 0 0 1.000 Roby, Brittney . 4 1 2 44-44 153 26 63 10 0 0 18 73 . 4 7 7 14 4 3 0 . 4 6 8 2 0 11-13 64 3 1 . 9 8 5 Bunch, Sammey . 3 5 3 44-44 150 25 53 7 2 5 28 79 . 5 2 7 12 4 10 1 . 4 1 6 0 0 7-10 77 133 12 . 9 4 6 Bailey, Kennedy . 3 0 5 43-42 128 13 39 9 0 2 20 54 . 4 2 2 20 6 15 0 . 4 1 9 1 0 0-0 322 10 4 . 9 8 8 Drahn, Tianna . 3 0 3 34-24 76 11 23 1 0 0 7 24 . 3 1 6 4 0 8 0 . 3 3 8 0 3 5-6 28 1 1 . 9 6 7 Opiola, Adara . 2 9 2 28-18 48 10 14 0 0 1 9 17 . 3 5 4 11 5 7 0 . 4 6 2 1 0 3-3 7 15 2 . 9 1 7 Spencer, Jaclyn . 2 8 4 25-25 67 7 19 4 0 2 20 29 . 4 3 3 13 0 16 0 . 3 8 6 3 1 0-1 5 23 3 . 9 0 3 Kohl, Jenny . 2 7 5 31-26 69 14 19 1 1 0 3 22 . 3 1 9 5 2 5 0 . 3 4 2 0 1 0-0 37 24 6 . 9 1 0 Dudek, Claire . 2 6 3 42-41 118 13 31 0 0 1 15 34 . 2 8 8 8 2 14 0 . 3 2 0 0 2 0-0 55 63 6 . 9 5 2 Krodinger, Brittney . 2 2 8 41-40 114 18 26 4 0 3 16 39 . 3 4 2 8 4 12 0 . 2 9 7 2 2 5-6 92 55 8 . 9 4 8 Downs, Abby . 2 2 2 24-15 36 8 8 1 0 0 6 9 . 2 5 0 9 4 14 0 . 4 2 0 1 0 2-2 15 0 1 . 9 3 8 Krodinger, Courtney . 2 1 6 43-41 111 18 24 7 1 0 9 33 . 2 9 7 12 4 12 1 . 3 1 3 1 1 4-5 47 5 2 . 9 6 3 Chesser, Ashley . 2 0 7 33-30 92 9 19 5 1 1 12 29 . 3 1 5 13 1 16 0 . 3 0 8 1 0 0-0 117 9 0 1.000 Olejniczak, Emma . 0 0 0 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 7 2 . 8 0 0 Craig, Brooke . 0 0 0 4-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 7 38 2 . 9 5 7 Totals . 2 9 9 44 1205 185 360 50 5 15 168 465 . 3 8 6 129 36 136 2 . 3 8 0 12 11 42-54 881 386 50 . 9 6 2 Opponents . 2 6 8 44 1169 161 313 37 6 19 147 419 . 3 5 8 103 14 180 6 . 3 3 2 9 21 27-37 869 330 38 . 9 6 9
LOB - Team (342), Opp (277). DPs turned - Team (17), Opp (11). IBB - Team (2), Bunch, S. 1, Bailey, K. 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Downs, Abby 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spencer, Jaclyn 2 . 6 2 7-6 16 14 6 1/1 0 82.2 92 50 31 18 65 9 3 4 . 2 7 5 1 1 0 4 8 Craig, Brooke 2 . 7 2 12-9 26 20 10 4/1 0 121.0 129 56 47 34 70 16 1 5 . 2 6 8 8 8 0 4 3 Olejniczak, Emma 3 . 4 5 4-5 22 10 4 3/1 1 71.0 64 41 35 41 40 6 1 8 . 2 3 5 7 3 0 1 7 Krodinger, Courtney 4 . 0 5 0-1 10 0 0 0/0 0 19.0 28 14 11 10 5 6 1 2 . 3 4 6 0 2 0 0 3 Totals 2 . 9 6 23-21 44 44 20 10/2 1 293.2 313 161 124 103 180 37 6 19 . 2 6 8 16 14 0 9 21 Opponents 3 . 5 5 21-23 44 44 11 5/1 4 289.2 360 185 147 129 136 50 5 15 . 2 9 9 12 36 1 12 11
PB - Team (4), Chesser, A. 3, Krodinger,B. 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Chesser, A. (18-25), Spencer, J. (18-20), Craig, B. (10-13), Krodinger,B. (5-6), Olejniczak,E (2-4), Krodinger,C. (1-4).
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The Automated ScoreBook Conference statistics for UNI (as of Apr 23, 2018) (Conference games only Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 8-10 Home: 3-5 Away: 5-5 Conference: 8-10
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Brooks, Olivia . 6 1 9 15-5 21 5 13 1 0 0 1 14 . 6 6 7 0 0 1 0 . 6 1 9 0 1 3-5 2 0 0 1.000 Bunch, Sammey . 3 4 4 18-18 61 10 21 2 2 2 8 33 . 5 4 1 5 0 5 0 . 3 9 4 0 0 4-4 35 46 8 . 9 1 0 Roby, Brittney . 3 4 4 18-18 64 6 22 5 0 0 5 27 . 4 2 2 5 1 2 0 . 4 0 0 0 0 6-6 38 2 0 1.000 Opiola, Adara . 3 1 6 11-8 19 3 6 0 0 1 4 9 . 4 7 4 6 0 3 0 . 4 6 2 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Chesser, Ashley . 2 9 8 16-16 47 5 14 4 1 1 10 23 . 4 8 9 5 1 6 0 . 3 7 7 0 0 0-0 63 7 0 1.000 Drahn, Tianna . 2 8 6 14-11 35 4 10 0 0 0 2 10 . 2 8 6 2 0 4 0 . 3 2 4 0 2 3-3 17 1 1 . 9 4 7 Bailey, Kennedy . 2 7 5 17-16 51 6 14 4 0 1 5 21 . 4 1 2 4 3 6 0 . 3 5 6 1 0 0-0 110 2 1 . 9 9 1 Kohl, Jenny . 2 7 3 11-8 22 2 6 1 0 0 0 7 . 3 1 8 1 1 4 0 . 3 3 3 0 1 0-0 18 2 0 1.000 Spencer, Jaclyn . 2 1 1 7-7 19 2 4 0 0 1 4 7 . 3 6 8 5 0 7 0 . 3 7 5 0 0 0-0 1 2 0 1.000 Krodinger, Brittney . 2 0 7 18-18 58 10 12 0 0 2 7 18 . 3 1 0 3 2 4 0 . 2 7 0 0 1 1-1 27 34 4 . 9 3 8 Dudek, Claire . 2 0 5 17-17 44 3 9 0 0 0 4 9 . 2 0 5 1 2 8 0 . 2 5 5 0 1 0-0 21 23 4 . 9 1 7 Krodinger, Courtney . 1 9 6 17-17 51 5 10 3 0 0 2 13 . 2 5 5 5 0 4 1 . 2 6 8 0 0 1-1 16 2 2 . 9 0 0 Downs, Abby . 1 4 3 6-3 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 . 1 4 3 0 1 5 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 9 0 0 1.000 Olejniczak, Emma . 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 1 . 8 0 0 Craig, Brooke . 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 18 1 . 9 5 8 Totals . 2 8 5 18 499 61 142 20 3 8 53 192 . 3 8 5 42 11 59 1 . 3 5 2 2 6 19-21 363 142 22 . 9 5 8 Opponents . 2 5 7 18 475 62 122 15 1 7 52 160 . 3 3 7 47 7 61 3 . 3 3 1 3 8 7-14 364 137 14 . 9 7 3
LOB - Team (135), Opp (115). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (3).
(Conference games only Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Krodinger, Courtney 1 . 2 7 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 11.0 15 4 2 4 2 2 0 0 . 3 4 9 0 0 0 0 3 Craig, Brooke 2 . 0 4 5-5 11 9 5 2/1 0 55.0 57 23 16 15 29 9 1 3 . 2 5 9 2 5 0 1 1 Olejniczak, Emma 2 . 7 7 2-3 11 6 2 1/1 0 43.0 37 22 17 25 24 3 0 4 . 2 2 7 5 2 0 0 4 Spencer, Jaclyn 3 . 5 0 1-2 3 3 1 0/0 0 12.0 13 13 6 3 6 1 0 0 . 2 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 2 . 3 7 8-10 18 18 8 4/1 0 121.0 122 62 41 47 61 15 1 7 . 2 5 7 7 7 0 3 8
Opponents 2 . 7 7 10-8 18 18 5 4/0 3 121.1 142 61 48 42 59 20 3 8 . 2 8 5 5 11 1 2 6
PB - Team (1), Chesser, A. 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Chesser, A. (7-12), Spencer, J. (4-5), Olejniczak,E (2-4), Krodinger,C. (0-3), Craig, B. (1-2), Krodinger,B. (0-1).
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2018 SOFTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL
No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown/Prev.School No. Name 1 Brittney Roby OF L/R Sr. Knoxville, Iowa/DMACC 21 Kennedy Bailey 2 Brittney Krodinger UT R/R Jr. Festus, Mo./DeSoto HS 9 Olivia Brooks 3 Courtney Krodinger UT/P R/R Jr. Festus, Mo./DeSoto HS 5 Emma Olejniczak P R/R Fr. Perry, Iowa/Perry HS 12 Sammey Bunch 7 Jenny Kohl UT R/R So. Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette HS 23 Ashley Chesser 8 Brooke Craig P R/R Jr. Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus HS 8 Brooke Craig 9 Olivia Brooks OF L/R So. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny HS 11 Abby Downs 11 Abby Downs OF R/R So. Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS 13 Tianna Drahn 12 Sammey Bunch SS R/R So. Frankenstein, Mo./Fatima HS 14 Claire Dudek 13 Tianna Drahn OF L/T So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy HS 7 Jenny Kohl 14 Claire Dudek 2B L/R Jr. Urbandale, Iowa/DMACC 2 Brittney Krodinger 17 Adara Opiola 3B L/R So. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West HS 3 Courtney Krodinger 18 Jaclyn Spencer P L/L So. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 5 Emma Olejniczak 21 Kennedy Bailey 1B L/R Sr. Delta, BC Canada/Sands Secondary 23 Ashley Chesser C L/R So. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS 17 Adara Opiola 24 Emma Valainis C R/R Fr. Davenport, Iowa/Davenport Assumption HS 1 Brittney Roby 18 Jaclyn Spencer 24 Emma Valainis COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Ryan Jacobs (UNI, ‘98) PRONUNCIATIONS Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Julie Starbuck (UNI, ’05) Assistant Coach: J.J. Reimer (WIU, ‘15) #1 Brittney Roby Volunteer Assistant: T.J. Matthews (ROW-bee) Trainer: Bailey Hanson #2 Brittney Krodinger (CROW-dinger) #3 Courtney Krodinger (CROW-dinger) #5 Emma Olejniczak (OLE-in-ZACK) #13 Tianna Drahn (Tee-on-uh/Drawn) #14 Claire Dudek (Dude-ECK) #17 Adara Opiola (Uh-DARE-uh/Oh-pee-ola) #18 Jaclyn Spencer (JACK-linn) #24 Emma Valainis (Vuh-LINE-is)
Coach J.J. Reimer (Rhyme-er)
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BRITTNEY ROBY BRITTNEY KRODINGER COURTNEY KRODINGER EMMA OLEJNICZAK 1 Sr. | OF | 5-7 | Knoxville, Iowa 2 Jr. | UT | 5-5 | Festus, Mo. 3 Jr. | UT/P | 5-6 | Festus, Mo. 5 Fr. | P | 5-7 | Perry, Iowa
JENNY KOHL BROOKE CRAIG OLIVIA BROOKS ABBY DOWNS 7 So. | UT | 5-5 | Wildwood, Mo. 8 Jr. | P | 5-11 | Waterloo, Iowa 9 So. | OF | 5-4 | Ankeny, Iowa 11 So. | OF | 5-10 | Chandler, Ariz.
SAMMEY BUNCH TIANNA DRAHN CLAIRE DUDEK ADARA OPIOLA 12 So. | SS | 5-6 | Frankenstein, Mo. 13 So. | OF | 5-7 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa 14 Jr. | 2B | 5-4 | Urbandale, Iowa 17 So. | 3B | 5-4 | Iowa City, Iowa
JACLYN SPENCER KENNEDY BAILEY ASHLEY CHESSER EMMA VALAINIS 18 So. | P | 5-7 | Waterloo, Iowa 21 Sr. | 1B | 5-7 | Delta BC, Canada 23 So. | C | 5-4 | Broken Arrow, Okla. 24 Fr. | C | 5-11 | Davenport, Iowa
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE BRITTNEY ROBY
BRITTNEY ROBY 1SENIOR • OUTFIELD • 5-7 • KNOXVILLE, IOWA • DMACC CAREER HIGHS JUNIOR (2016-17) A second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference selection ... At-Bats: 5, last vs. Iowa State (4/12/18) started all 52 games in the outfield ... ranked as the eighth-toughest player to strike out in the nation (173 at-bats - four strikeouts) ... ended the season having reached base in 22 Runs: 4 vs. Kennesaw State (2/17/18) consecutive games ... led the team in hits (51) ... ranked tied for third on the team in stolen Hits: 4 vs. Kennesaw State (2/17/18) bases (5) ... batted .295 with 25 runs, eight doubles, a triple, drew 17 walks and tallied 17 RBI ... notched two outfield assists ... had 12 multi-hit games ... went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI: 3 vs. Green Bay (2/9/18) an RBI in the MVC Tournament championship game vs. Southern Illinois (May 13) ... went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI at Oklahoma State (March 3) ... went 3-for Doubles: 2 at Evansville (3/25/18) 4 vs. Southern Illinois (April 9). Triples: 1 vs. Grambling State (2/24/17)
Home Runs: N/A PRIOR TO UNI Named to the NJCAA First-Team All-American squad after her first season at Des Moines Walks: 2, last vs. Butler (3/3/18) Area Community College in 2015. Roby also earned the Division II Softball Marucci Elite Hitting Award while helping the Bears to the NJCAA World Series and being named to the Stolen Bases: 2, last at Valparaiso (4/8/18) all-tournament team. Named a first-team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Assocation, Roby was honored as the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Player Hit By Pitch: 2 vs. George Washington (2/17/18) of the Year after posting a .582 batting average with a team-leading 31 doubles. Roby was named first-team All-Region XI by the NJCAA and to the All-Midwest Region team by the NFCA. She was also named first-team Academic All-Region in 2015. At Twin Cedars High School, Roby earned first-team all-state honors five times.
ROBY’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2017 52-52 173 28 51 17 8 1 0 17 3 5 8 4 2018 44-44 153 26 63 18 10 0 0 12 4 11 13 3 TOTAL 96-96 326 56 114 35 18 1 0 29 7 16 21 7
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BRITTNEY KRODINGER JUNIOR • UTILITY • 5-5 • FESTUS, MISSOURI 2 • DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team ...
played and started in 51 games ... 34 starts came at second base ... had a batting average of .242 with an on At-Bats: 6 vs. Loyola (4/17/16) base percentage of .348 ... had 37 hits, scored 23 runs and tallied 19 RBI ... ranked second on the team with six stolen bases ... also ranked second on the squad in assists (88) ... tallied six multi-hit games ... had two Runs: 3 vs. Michigan State (2/19/16) home runs with four RBI vs Bradley (April 15) ... went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI in an 8-0 win over Toledo (Feb. 10). Hits: 2, last vs. Iowa State (4/12/18)
RBI: 4, at Belmont (3/3/18) FRESHMAN (2015-16) Played in 55 games ... drew 54 starts at third base ... began her collegiate career with a hit in six straight Doubles: 1, last vs. Green Bay (3/10/18) games ... had five multi-hit games ... batted .217 on the season with 26 hits, 20 runs and 20 RBI ... hit her first collegiate home run vs. Buffalo (March 6) ... had a three-RBI game vs. Loyola (April 17). Triples: 1 vs. Tennessee Tech (3/3/17)
Home Runs: 2 vs. Bradley (4/15/17) PRIOR TO UNI Tallied a .438 career batting average with 17 home runs and 26 RBI at De Soto High School… helped lead Walks: 3 at Missouri State (3/18/17) her team to a state championship in 2014 whole being named to the all-state squad… member of the St. Louis All Star team as a senior… named to the St. Louis Dispatch All-Star team in 2014 and 2013… all-confer Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Evansville (4/1/17) ence, all-district, all-regional honoree four straight seasons… member of the 98 Dream Team in 2014 and 2013… named MVP of the JCAA conference as a junior while helping the Dragons finish third in the state… Hit By Pitch: 2 vs. Sam Houston State (2/24/17) all-state academic second-team honoree as a junior and senior… also played basketball and soccer, helping her team to a district title as freshman… member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL Daughter of Steve and Nicole Krodinger… born on July 8, 1996, in Festus, Mo. … has four siblings; Courtney, who is also a member of the UNI softball team, Andrew, Nicolas, and Camren ... majoring in movement and exercise science.
B. KRODINGER’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2016 55-54 120 20 26 20 8 0 1 9 6 1 4 20 2017 55-51 153 23 37 19 6 1 2 15 10 6 7 8 2018 41-40 114 18 26 16 4 0 3 8 4 5 6 12 TOTAL 151-145 387 61 89 55 18 1 6 32 20 12 17 40
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COURTNEY KRODINGER JUNIOR • UTILITY/PITCHER • 5-6 3 • FESTUS, MISSOURI • DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 41 games ... made 28 starts in the outfield for the
Panthers ... had a batting average of .167 with 12 hits, 17 runs, one home run and five RBI ... went 2-for-3 with At-Bats: 6 vs. Loyola (4/17/16) a run scored vs. Tennessee Tech (March 3) ... batted 2-for-4 with three runs and a double in the 2017 MVC Runs: 2, last vs. UMKC (3/10/18) Tournament ... tied for third on the team with five stolen bases.
Hits: 3, last at Valparaiso (4/8/18) FRESHMAN (2015-16) Played in 57 games ... made 56 starts at second base (other start came as a designated player) ... went RBI: 3, at Bradley (4/10/16) 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI vs. South Dakota State (Feb. 14) ... went 3-for-4 with two runs a double and an RBI vs. Michigan State (Feb. 19) ... tallied her third three-hit game of the season at Bradley when she went Doubles: 2 vs. Illinois State (5/8/16) 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored, which included her first home run, on April 10 ... hit her second home run of the year vs. Drake (April 19) ... had 10 multi-hit games ... batted .286 with 46 hits, 35 runs, 18 Triples: 1 vs. UMKC (3/10/18) RBI, five doubles and two home runs. Home Runs: 1, last vs. McNeese State (2/26/17) PRIOR TO UNI Walks: 2, last vs. Drake (4/17/18) Posted a career batting average of .483 at De Soto while striking out 497 batters in 407 innings of work… named St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year as a senior... batted .567 while helping her team win a Stolen Bases: 1, last vs. Indiana State (4/21/18) state title and being named player of the year and co-MVP of the JCAA conference… team captain as a senior… named to the all-state team as a freshman, junior, and senior… all-conference, all-district, all-re Hit By Pitch: 2 vs. George Washington (2/17/18) gional, and all-state academic honoree four straight seasons… member of the 98 Dream Team in 2011, 2013, and 2014 while being named MVP in 2013 and 2014… also played basketball, earning all-district honors in 2014 and all-conference in 2013 and 2014… named 2015 Army Reserve Scholarship Athlete of the Year… a me mber of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL Daughter of Steve and Nicole Krodinger… born on July 8, 1996, in Festus, Mo. … has four siblings; Brittney, who is also a member of the UNI softball team, Andrew, Nicolas and Camren ... majoring in business.
C. KRODINGER’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2016 57-57 161 35 46 18 5 0 2 11 6 4 4 17 2017 41-28 72 17 12 5 2 0 1 6 1 5 6 8 2018 43-41 111 18 24 9 7 1 0 12 4 4 5 12 TOTAL 139-124 344 70 82 32 14 1 3 29 11 13 15 37
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE EMMA OLEJNICZAK
EMMA OLEJNICZAK FRESHMAN • PITCHER • 5-7 5 PERRY, IOWA • PERRY HIGH SCHOOL PRIOR TO UNI CAREER HIGHS 2017 graduate of Perry High School … finished pitching career
with 1,234 strikeouts … struck out 365 batters and batted .385 as a senior ... first-team all-conference and IP: 7.0, last vs. Indiana State (4/21/18) all-district in 2017 … first team all-state as a senior ... set the state record for strikeouts in a game with 16 and strikeouts in a tournament with 32 as a junior … first team all-conference and all district as a junior Wins (Season): 4 (2018) … second-team all-conference in 2016 ... academic all-conference from 2015 to 2017… also participated in basketball and track. Complete Games (Season): 4 (2018)
Shutouts (Season): 3 (4/8/18) PERSONAL Daughter of Jason and Tiffany … has two siblings (Kaleb and Lydia) … majoring in athletic training. Hits Allowed: 0, last vs. Missouri State (3/30/18)
Runs Allowed: 0, last at Valparaiso (4/8/18)
Walks: 0, last vs. Missouri State (3/30/18)
Strikeouts: 7, at Valparaiso (4/8/18)
OLEJNICZAK’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS IP H R ER BB SO W L SV CG SHO ERA 2018 22-10 71.0 65 41 36 41 40 4 5 1 4 3 3.55 TOTAL 22-10 71.0 65 41 36 41 40 4 5 1 4 3 -
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE JENNY KOHL
JENNY KOHL SOPHOMORE • UTILITY • 5-5 7 • WILDWOOD, MISSOURI • LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 22 games, starting 18 games at second base ...
At-Bats: 4, last vs. NCAT (3/4/18) scored four runs.
Runs: 3 vs. Green Bay (2/9/18) PRIOR TO UNI Named the Missouri/Illinois All-Star Game MVP in 2015, Jenny Kohl started four years for Lafayette High Hits: 2, last at Evansville (3/25/18) School (Mo.) as an infielder. Kohl was named to the all-district team in 2015 while being named all-confer ence four times. She was recognized as the team MVP in 2015 and the athlete of the month in Septem RBI: 1, last vs. NCAT (3/4/18) ber. Kohl ranks third at Lafayette High School in career batting average (.379), fourth in on-base percent age (.431), hits (100), and fifth in slugging percentage (.523). Kohl also was a four year starter as a point Doubles: 1 at Bradley (3/18/18) guard on the basketball team and was named the team MVP in 2015 after being named to the all-district squad. A member of the National Honor Society, Kohl was recognized as a Gold Scholar Athlete in 2015 with Triples: 1 vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/18/18) a 4.0 GPA.
Home Runs: N/A
Walks: 2 vs. Wichita State (4/29/17)
Stolen Bases: N/A
Hit By Pitch: 1, last vs. Missouri State (3/28/18)
KOHL’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2017 22-18 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 2018 31-26 69 14 19 3 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 5 TOTAL 53-44 77 18 19 3 1 1 0 8 2 0 1 9
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE BROOKE CRAIG
BROOKE CRAIG JUNIOR • PITCHER • 5-11 8 • WATERLOO, IOWA • COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in nine games with four appearances on the mound ...
IP: 7.0, last vs. Indiana State (4/23/18) pitched 3.1 innings as a sophomore ... scored two runs as a pinch runner.
Wins (Season): 12 (2018) FRESHMAN (2015-16) Saw action in nine games ... made three appearances as a pitcher and had a 5.25 ERA in four innings of work Complete Games (Season): 10 (2018) ... tallied two hits and scored a run as she batted .286 on the season ... hit her first career home run - a three-run blast - vs. Indiana State (April 3) ... tallied a two-run pinch-hit single against Texas-San Antonio Shutouts (Season): 4 (2018) (Feb. 26). Hits Allowed: 0, last vs. Butler (3/3/18) PRIOR TO UNI Runs Allowed: 0, last vs. Indiana State (4/23/18) Craig earned first-team all-metro and first-team all-conference in her first four years for the Sailors. In 2014, she earned 3A all-state honors while batting .500 and talling a 16-6 record and 1.83 ERA in the circle Walks: 0, last vs. Indiana State (4/23/18) as the Sailors broke the school record for most wins in a season while winning the conference champion ship. Craig has lettered in volleyball, basketball, track, and softball while being named a team captain in Strikeouts: 9 vs. NCAT (3/2/18) volleyball and basketball. She is the daughter of Martin and Sarah Craig.
PERSONAL She is the daughter of Martin and Sarah Craig.
CRAIG’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS IP H R ER BB SO W L SV CG SHO ERA 2016 3-0 4.0 8 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.25 2017 4-0 3.1 7 6 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.60 2018 26-20 121.0 129 56 47 34 70 12 8 0 10 4 2.72 TOTAL 33-20 128.1 144 65 56 41 72 12 8 0 10 4 -
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE OLIVIA BROOKS
OLIVIA BROOKS SOPHOMORE • OUTFIELD • 5-4 9 • ANKENY, IOWA • ANKENY HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 14 games as a pinch runner and hitter ...
batting average of .250 ... scored six runs ... recorded her first collegiate hit at Drake (April 18) ... credited At-Bats: 4, last vs. Drake (4/17/18) with her first career stolen base vs. Evansville (April 1). Runs: 1, last vs. Indiana State (4/22/18) PRIOR TO UNI Hits: 3, last vs. Indiana State (4/22/18) Named first-team All-Central Iowa Metro League in 2015, Olivia Brooks tallied 63 hits with a .441 batting average in her junior season for Ankeny High School while helping the Hawks return to the state tourna RBI: 1, last vs. Indiana State (4/22/18) ment. At the state tournament, Brooks ranked top five in batting average, hits, RBI, total bases, and stolen bases. A three-year starter, Brooks was named to the All-CIML second-team in 2014 after leading the Doubles: 1 vs. Indiana State (4/22/18) team in hits with 50. In 2013, she helped the Hawks to a third place finish at the state tournament. Also let tered in track three times, where she qualified for state twice and the Drake Relays once. A member of the Triples: N/A student council for two years, Brooks has been involved in the Ankeny Miracle League while receiving All- CIML All-Academic honors. Home Runs: N/A
Walks: N/A
Stolen Bases: 1, last vs. Loyola (4/14/18)
Hit By Pitch: N/A
BROOKS’ CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2017 14-0 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2018 34-9 37 12 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 2 TOTAL 48-9 41 18 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 10 6
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE ABBY DOWNS
ABBY DOWNS SOPHOMORE • OUTFIELD • 5-10 11 • CHANDLER, ARIZONA • HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 20 games all at first base ... batting average of .200
with four hits in 20 at-bats ... hit her first collegiate home run in an 11-5 win at Oklahoma State (March 5) ... At-Bats: 4 at Valparaiso (4/8/18) scored two runs in UNI’s season-opening 8-0 win over Toledo (Feb. 10) ... had one home run and four RBI ... Abby had a slugging pct. of .400 and on base pct. of .385. Runs: 2, last at Belmont (3/3/18)
Hits: 2 vs. Stetson (2/18/18)
RBI: 2, last at Oklahoma State (3/5/17)
Doubles: 1, last vs. NCAT (3/2/18)
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: 1 at Oklahoma State (3/5/17)
Walks: 2, last at Belmont (3/3/18)
Stolen Bases: 1, last vs. NCAT (3/4/18)
Hit By Pitch: 1, last at Evansville (3/25/18)
DOWNS’ CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2017 20-12 20 7 4 4 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 4 2018 24-15 36 8 8 6 1 0 0 9 4 2 2 14 TOTAL 44-27 56 15 12 10 2 0 1 12 7 2 2 18
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE SAMMEY BUNCH
SAMMEY BUNCH SOPHOMORE • SHORTSTOP • 5-6 12FRANKENSTEIN, MISSOURI • FATIMA HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Third-Team All-Central Region pick by the NFCA at shortstop ...
MVC Freshman of the Year ... first-team all-MVC selection ... started all 52 games at shortstop ... second on At-Bats: 5, last vs. Iowa State (4/12/18) the Panthers with a .325 batting average and .596 slugging pct. ... led the squad in runs (41), doubles (12), triples (4) and stolen bases (12) ... ranked third on the team in hits (49) ... two-time MVC Newcomer of Runs: 3, last at Drake (4/18/17) the Week honoree ... one-time MVC Player of the Week ... tallied 12 multi-hit games ... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in an 11-5 win at Oklahoma State (March 5) ... went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles and a Hits: 3 vs. Loyola (4/14/18) home run in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Evansville (April 1) ... went 3-for-3 with four RBI a double and a triple in the second game of the doubleheader vs. Evansville (April 1) ... went 7-for-10 with 10 RBI, four RBI: 5, last vs. NCAT (3/4/18) doubles, a triple, a home run and a stolen base in a three-game series sweep vs. Evansville (April 1-2) ... went 2-for-4 with five RBI in the first game of a doubleheader win over Wichita State (April 29) ... in MVC Doubles: 2 vs. Evansville (4/1/17) play, Bunch led the Panthers in hitting with a .386 batting average ... she also posted team-highs in hits (32), runs (20), doubles (9), triples (2), home runs (5), RBI (27), slugging percentage (.723) and stolen Triples: 2 at Bradley (3/18/18) bases (7) in the conference slate. Home Runs: 1, last vs. Indiana State (4/21/18) PRIOR TO UNI Walks: 2 vs. SDSU (2/10/18) A four-year starter for Fatima High School (Mo.), Sammey Bunch posted a .696 batting average in 2015 while helping her team to a second place finish in the state. A shortstop, Bunch was named first-team Stolen Bases: 1, last vs. Drake (4/17/18) all-conference, first-team all-district, and first-team all-region four times. She was named first-team all- state for the third time in 2015 and was recognized as the Show Me Conference MVP in 2015 and 2013. Hit By Pitch: 1, last vs. Butler (3/4/18) In 2014, Bunch tallied a .522 batting average while helping her team to a state title. Bunch has set multiple records at Fatima High School, where she ranks atop the single season record book in runs scored (63), hits (71), home runs (13), triples (8), and stolen bases (42). She also holds multiple career records, leading her high school in eight career statistical categories including hits (202), home runs (20), stolen bases (92), and doubles (49). Bunch holds multiple Missouri State High School Athletic Association records, recording the most hits, total bases, and extra base hits in a season while posting a state-best .718 career on-base percentage. She also lettered in basketball and was named first-team all-district and first-team all-region in 2015. A three-year member of the National Honor Society.
BUNCH’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2017 52-52 151 41 49 32 12 4 7 12 3 12 13 14 2018 44-44 150 25 53 28 7 2 4 12 4 7 10 10 TOTAL 96-96 301 66 92 60 19 6 11 24 7 19 23 24
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE TIANNA DRAHN
TIANNA DRAHN SOPHOMORE • OUTFIELD • 5-7 13 CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA • KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 37 games ... had a .230 batting average with an
on-base percentage of .277 ... played 21 games in the outfield for the Panthers ... notched her first two-hit At-Bats: 5 vs. NCAT (3/4/18) game with a pair of singles vs. Iowa (April 11) ... went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 12-0 win at Drake (April 18). Runs: 2, last vs. George Washington (2/17/18)
Hits: 2, last vs. Loyola (4/14/18) PRIOR TO UNI A first-team All-Metro honoree in 2015, Tianna Drahn was also named to the all-conference first-team RBI: 2, last vs. Loyola (4/14/18) and all-East District first-team for Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School in 2015. Drahn was named sec ond-team all-state in 2015 and third-team all state in 2014. She earned her first-team all-conference and Doubles: 1 vs. NCAT (3/4/18) first-team all-district honors for the first time as a sophomore in 2014 while being named second-team all-metro in 2013. Drahn has made the Honor Roll of Excellence four times at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High Triples: N/A School.
Home Runs: N/A
Walks: 1, last vs. Loyola (4/14/18)
Stolen Bases: 1, last vs. Indiana State (4/21/18)
Hit By Pitch: 1 vs. Evansville (4/1/18)
DRAHN’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2017 37-21 61 15 14 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 4 2 2018 34-24 76 11 23 7 1 0 0 4 0 5 6 8 TOTAL 71-45 137 26 37 8 1 0 0 7 1 9 10 10
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE CLAIRE DUDEK
CLAIRE DUDEK JUNIOR • SECONDBASE • 5-4 • URBANDALE, IOWA 14 • DMACC PRIOR TO UNI CAREER HIGHS Prior to UNI: played at Des Moines Area Community College from
2015 to 2017 … NFCA and NJCAA first-team all-American in 2017 … first-team academic all-region in 2017 … At-Bats: 4, last at Bradley (3/18/18) played in the 2017 Canada Cup with the top junior college softball players … named to the NJCAA all-star team … batted .566 as a freshman at DMACC … first-team academic all-region in 2016 … District G Softball Runs: 2, last at Bradley (3/18/18) Marucci Elite hitting award recipient in 2016.
Hits: 3 vs. UCF (2/16/18) 2015 graduate of Waukee High School … batted .460 as a senior … first-team all-state 2014 and 2015 … first-team all-district as a junior and senior … first-team all-conference 2014 and 2015 … set the school record for hits in a season RBI: 3 vs. Iowa State (4/12/18) … set the school record for stolen bases in a season … a member of the Des Moines Register Elite 9 Softball Team in 2015 … made the honor roll from 2012 through 2015. Doubles: N/A PERSONAL Triples: N/A Daughter of Bill and Michelle Dudek … has one sibling (Hannah) … majoring in accounting.
Home Runs: 1 vs. Iowa State (4/12/18)
Walks: 1, last vs. Iowa State (4/12/18)
Stolen Bases: N/A
Hit By Pitch: 1, last at Valparaiso (4/8/18)
DUDEK’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2018 42-41 118 13 31 15 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 14 TOTAL 42-41 118 13 31 15 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 14
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE ADARA OPIOLA
ADARA OPIOLA SOPHOMORE • THIRDBASE • 5-4 17 IOWA CITY, IOWA • IOWA CITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 14 games ... had a batting average of .316 with six hits
and three RBI ... went 2-for-4 at Loyola (April 22) ... tallied her first collegiate hit as a pinch hitter at Indiana At-Bats: 4, last vs. Loyola (4/14/18) State (March 25). Runs: 2 vs. Kennesaw State (2/17/18) PRIOR TO UNI Hits: 2, last vs. Indiana State (4/22/18) A three-year starter at third base for Iowa City West, Adara Opiola has set multiple single season offensive records for the Little Hawks. Opiola holds the single season records for home runs with eight, RBI (52), RBI: 3 at Valparaiso (4/8/18) walks (32), on-base percentage (.635), slugging percentage (.891) and batting average (.509). At Iowa City West, Opiola holds the career records for home runs with 21, on-base percentage (.555), slugging percent Doubles: N/A age (.766) and batting average (.460). A two-time first-team all-state honoree, Opiola was named the Mis sissippi Valley Conference Player of the Year in 2014. A member of the National Honor Society, Opiola has Triples: N/A been on the High Honor Roll all nine trimesters.
Home Runs: 1 at Valparaiso (4/8/18)
Walks: 2 vs. Iowa State (4/12/18)
Stolen Bases: 1, last vs. Indiana State (4/22/18)
Hit By Pitch: 1, last at Kansas (3/9/18)
OPIOLA’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2017 14-3 19 2 6 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2018 28-18 48 10 14 9 0 0 1 11 5 3 3 7 TOTAL 42-21 67 12 20 12 0 0 1 13 5 3 3 9
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE JACLYN SPENCER
JACLYN SPENCER SOPHOMORE • PITCHER • 5-7 18 WATERLOO, IOWA • WATERLOO WEST HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS A second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference selection ...
saw action in 32 games ... 29 of those appearances came on the mound ... led the Panthers in strikeouts IP: 10.0 vs. Butler (3/4/18) with 147 through 133.2 innings ... had an ERA of 2.51 with a 14-4 record ... batted a .267 batting average with 20 hits, 11 runs, four home runs, and 16 RBI ... went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI at Louisville (March 12) ... Wins (Season): 14 (2017) went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in the opening game of a doubleheader vs. Evansville (April 1) ... drove in three runs in a 9-7 win over Wichita State (April 29) ... struck out 12 batters in a 4-1 win over Complete Games: 9 (2017) Grambling State (Feb. 24) ... tossed a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Southern Illinois (April 8) ... pitched a five-hit shutout in a 3-0 victory at Drake (April 18) ... struck out 10 or more Shutouts: 4 (2017) batters on four occasions. Hits Allowed: 0, last vs. IUPUI (3/10/17) PRIOR TO UNI Runs Allowed: 0, last vs. Central Florida (2/16/18) A four-year letter winner at Waterloo West High School, Jaclyn Spencer was named first-team all-state and the Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year as a junior. Spencer was named to the Des Moines Reg Walks: 0, last vs. Missouri State (3/31/18) ister Girls’ Softball Elite All-State Team last season after batting .538 and adding 50 RBI. At Waterloo West, Spencer has been named first-team all-conference three seasons, first-team all-metro four times, and Strikeouts: 12, last vs. Evansville (4/1/17) been named to an all-state team three times. Spencer also lettered in basketball and track, where she has qualified for the state track meet three times. Spencer is a member of the National Honor Society and was named the Waterloo West Student Body Vice President as a junior.
SPENCER’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS IP H R ER BB SO W L SV CG SHO ERA 2017 29-16 133.2 126 64 48 48 147 14 8 0 9 4 2.51 2018 16-14 82.2 92 50 31 18 65 7 6 0 7 2 2.62 TOTAL 45-30 215.4 218 114 79 66 212 21 14 0 16 6 -
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE KENNEDY BAILEY
KENNEDY BAILEY SENIOR • FIRSTBASE • 5-7 • DELTA BC, CANADA 21 • SANDS SECONDARY JUNIOR (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Saw action in 43 games mostly at first base ...
batting average of .275 with two home runs and 15 RBI ... tied for team-best .436 on-base percentage ... At-Bats: 7, vs. Loyola (4/17/16) went 3-for-4 with seven RBI and two home runs vs. Illinois State (May 6) ... was second on the team with 261 putouts ... was named MVC Player of the Week (May 8) ... drew a team-high 28 walks ... posted seven multi Runs: 2, last vs. George Washington (2/17/18) hit games ... finished the season reaching base in 14 consecutive games. Hits: 4 vs. George Washington (2/17/18) SOPHOMORE (2015-16) RBI: 7 at Illinois State (5/6/17) Earned second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors ... saw action in 56 games and made 56 starts ... she batted .289 with eight home runs and drove in 34 runs ... scored 23 runs for the second consecutive Doubles: 2, last at Wisconsin (3/27/18) year ... posted 39 hits and a .519 slugging percentage ... drew a team-high 44 walks which boosted her on base percentage to .467 ... went 2-for-2 with two home runs and three RBI vs. Loyola (April 16) ... clubbed a Triples: 1, last vs. Indiana State (4/3/16) grand slam in the second game of the doubleheader vs. Loyola (April 16).
Home Runs: 2 at Illinois State (5/6/17) FRESHMAN (2014-15) Walks: 3 at Illinois State (5/7/17) Named MVC Newcomer of the Week (March 9)... drove in a team-high 36 runs… tallied a team-best .408 on-base percentage… batted .293 with a .553 slugging percentage… hit eight home runs with seven of those Stolen Bases: 2 at Iowa (4/12/16) coming in conference play… went 2-3 with four RBI in an 11-0 win over Loyola (3/21)... homered in four straight games (April 18-25)... reached base in 13 straight games… went 3-for-4 with a RBI against No. 11 Hit By Pitch: 2 vs. Southern Illinois (3/29/15) Tennessee (March 6).
PRIOR TO UNI Bailey was part of a Delta Heat squad that won the 2012 and 2014 national championship in Canada… named top second baseman during both of the national championship runs while leading the tournament in RBI… posted a batting average of .489 in 2014 while hitting 12 home runs, seven triples and 22 doubles while driving in 84 runs… batted .473 in 2013 with 24 doubles and 77 RBI.
PERSONAL Daughter of Todd and Debra Bailey … was born on Aug. 20, 1996, in Surrey, British Columbia… has one sibling; Logan …majoring in business.
BAILEY’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2015 47-46 123 23 36 36 6 1 8 22 4 3 3 21 2016 56-56 135 23 39 34 7 0 8 44 2 1 1 24 2017 43-41 102 10 28 15 4 0 2 28 2 0 0 17 2018 43-42 128 13 39 20 9 0 2 20 6 0 0 15 TOTAL 189-185 488 69 142 105 26 1 20 114 14 4 4 77
@UNISOFTBALL WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM #UNIFIGHT GAME 45: UNI AT DRAKE ASHLEY CHESSER
ASHLEY CHESSER SOPHOMORE • CATCHER • 5-4 23BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. • BROKEN ARROW HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN (2016-17) CAREER HIGHS Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection at DP/Utility slot
... saw action in 25 games ... led the Panthers with a .340 batting average ... had an on base pct. of .433 and At-Bats: 4, last vs. Iowa State (4/12/18) slugging pct. of .560 ... had three home runs, 10 RBI and 17 hits ... went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and three RBI in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Indiana State (March 25) ... tallied four multi-hit games Runs: 2, last vs. Evansville (4/1/17) ... Chesser played in 19 MVC games and batted .350 in league play. Hits: 2, last vs. Indiana State (4/21/18) PRIOR TO UNI RBI: 3, last vs. Indiana State (4/21/18) A four-year letter winner and four time academic all-conference honoree at Broken Arrow High School (Okla.), Ashley Chesser helped guide her team to the state championship game in the 2014 fast pitch season. Doubles: 1, last vs. Indiana State (4/21/18) In 2015, Chesser was part of the Broken Arrow HS team that was crowned slow pitch state champions in 2015. A member of the National Honor Society, Chesser is also involved in Club Interact and Key Club. Triples: 1 vs. Missouri State (3/30/18)
Home Runs: 1, last vs. Loyola (4/14/18)
Walks: 3, last vs. Quinnipiac (2/16/18)
Stolen Bases: -
Hit By Pitch: 1 at Evansville (3/25/18)
CHESSER’S CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2017 25-16 50 10 17 10 2 0 3 9 0 0 0 10 2018 33-30 92 1 19 12 5 1 1 13 1 0 0 16 TOTAL 58-46 142 19 36 22 7 1 4 22 1 0 0 26
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EMMA VALAINIS
SOPHOMORE • CATCHER • 5-11 24DAVENPORT, IOWA • DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL PRIOR TO UNI CAREER HIGHS A 2017 graduate of Davenport Assumption High School ...
she helped lead the Knights to their first ever state softball championship in 2017 ... batted .422 with a .719 At-Bats: 3 vs. NCAT (3/4/18) slugging percentage as a senior ... 3A all-tournament team pick in 2017 ... first-team all-state honoree in 2017 ... first-team all-conference selection as a senior ... set the school’s home run record ... guided the Runs: N/A Knights to a runner up finish in the 2016 state softball tournament ... first-team all-conference selection as a junior ... second-team all-state pick in 2016 ... also competed in volleyball and basketball. Hits: 3 vs. NCAT (3/4/18)
RBI: 2 vs. NCAT (3/4/18) PERSONAL Daughter of Tony and Lucy Valainis ... has two siblings (Alyson and Anthony) ... majoring in movement and Doubles: N/A exercise science.
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: N/A
Walks: N/A
Stolen Bases: N/A
Hit By Pitch: N/A
VALAINIS’ CAREER STATS
YEAR GP/GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB SBA SO 2018 4-1 6 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 4-1 6 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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