ITHACA COLLEGE 2007 MEDIA GUIDE

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Location 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, N.Y. Enrollment 6,350 Founded 1892 President Peggy R. Williams Nickname Bombers Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference Empire 8 Home Field Kostrinsky Field (Capacity) (250)

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Head Softball Coach/ Senior Woman Administrator Deb Pallozzi Phone (607) 274-1270 Fax (607) 274-1185 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Softball Coach Nevada Smith Phone (607) 274-3122 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Kutler Phone (607) 274-3209 Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Lindberg Phone (607) 274-3199 Contents Assistant Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ernie McClatchie Phone (607) 274-5708 Kostrinsky Field 1 Operations and Softball History 2-3 Events Coordinator Andrea McClatchie Phone (607) 274-3793 NCAA Playoffs 4-5 Supervisor of Athletic Trainers Kent Scriber Deb Pallozzi, Head Coach 6-7 Phone (607) 274-3178 Bomber Coaching Records 6 Sports Information Director Mike Warwick Phone (607) 274-1401 Assistant Coaches 8 E-mail [email protected] 2007 Recap 9-10 Assistant Sports Information Director Darryl Konicki Player Profiles 11-15, 18-22 Phone (607) 274-3825 2007 Softball Roster 16 E-mail [email protected] Sports Hot Line (607) 274-1161 2007 Softball Statistics 17 Sports Information Fax (607) 274-1671 Softball Record Book 23-28 College Information All-Americans 29 Egbert Hall (607) 274-3011 Admissions Office (607) 274-3124 2007 Empire 8 30 Job Hall (800) 429-4274 The Student-Athlete 31 Financial Aid Office (607) 274-3131 Campus Center (800) 429-4275 Administration 32 College Web Page www.ithaca.edu Press Information IBC Athletics Web Page bombers.ithaca.edu 2007 Softball Results BC

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t a ceremony on May 31, 1997, then-Ithaca regional playoffs. The 1999 team swept the tournament. College president James J. Whalen renamed The 2000 and 2001 teams posted back-to-back what had been Upper Terrace Field as victories to advance to nationals. In 2000 the sweep AKostrinsky Field, in recognition of the former Bomber was over Salisbury State and in 2001 the Bombers coach. Doris Kostrinsky was on hand, along with swept Oneonta. In 2002 the Bombers defeated King’s several of her former softball players, for the event (Pa.) and Geneseo before the tournament was rained resulting from action taken by the Ithaca College Board out. The Bombers went 5-1 in 2005, defeating King’s of Trustees. twice to advance to nationals. Ithaca defeated top- The field, among the best in the small-college seeded Plattsburgh 4-2 in the 2006 regional final to ranks, has hosted Ithaca softball since 1992. The advance to nationals. Bombers are 146-38-1 after 10 seasons of play on After the 1993 season, 40-foot field-level dugouts renamed Kostrinsky Field. Ithaca’s softball teams were constructed along the first- and third-base lines previously competed on Yavits Field, home of the field and a storage shed and a permanent fence were added. hockey team. A batting cage was in place before the renovations were In the past 34 seasons the Bombers have posted a made. In 1997 a stone marker noting the renaming of .743 winning percentage at home. During the 1990s the field was placed behind the center field fence. In the team had a home record of 84-30. 2007, permanent signs were added, displaying Ithaca’s The Bombers christened their new facility in national championship, regional titles, regional appear- 1992 with a 4-0 record at home. Ithaca’s first win ances and Empire 8 titles. on Kostrinsky Field was a 1-0, extra-inning victory The ballpark’s dimensions are 190 feet down the over Scranton. Pinch runner Christine Schoenweitz line in left field, 220 in straightaway center field and ’93 scored on a single by Chris Pettograsso ’95 with 190 in right field. one out in the bottom of the eighth to score the field’s first run. Stacy Johnson ’93 got the win, allowing two hits while striking out six. RECORD ON Ithaca’s first home run at the ballpark came on UPPER TERRACE/ April 18, 1993, in the second game of a doubleheader KOSTRINSKY FIELD against Colgate. Allison Jadrych ’96 hit a two-run shot 299-103-2, .743 in the sixth inning and the Bombers won, 7-6, in 10 innings. Years Won Lost Tied Pct In 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 1974-79 34 19 0 .642 and 2006 the Bombers hosted the NCAA northeast 1980-89 55 26 1 .677 region playoffs. Ithaca won its first home playoff game 1990-99 84 30 0 .737 over Rowan, 4-3, in 1995. In 1996 the Bombers posted 2000-07 136 28 1 .827 back-to-back victories over Bridgewater to win the Totals 299 103 2 .743

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ith 14 consecutive NCAA playoff appear- Offensive standouts included Monique Echternach ances and one national championship, the and Nancy Kleinsmith. Ithaca College softball team continues to be Ithaca’s first softball all-Americans were recognized Wone of the school’s most successful programs, posting: in 1985 when Carol Buckheit and Mildred Piscopo I 35 winning seasons, including 32 of the last received first-team honors. Buckheit, a shortstop, 33 years; earned a repeat selection in 1986, joined by outfielder I an overall record of 766-408-4 in 39 years Maria Kramer, who was a second-team honoree. of competition; Jane Jacobs took over as coach in 1987 and led the I a winning percentage of .652; team to a 20-11 record and an NCAA playoff berth. Her I Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for 1988 team finished 17-12. Women (AIAW) or NCAA playoff berths Piscopo, a catcher and third baseman, set eight in 25 of the last 30 seasons. school records, including most career hits (124), The Bombers posted a 3-3 doubles (27), triples (16) and RBIs (70). Her mark for record under head coach Jean triples still stands. Pitcher Kathy Volpi set five school Lewis in their initial season. In records from 1984-87, including most career victories 1970 Doris Kostrinsky took over (37). Wendy Haft, a 1988 graduate, set a single- the program and guided Ithaca to season record for stolen bases (24). prominence during her 17 seasons. Current coach Deb Pallozzi has guided the Under Kostrinsky, Ithaca was Bombers to a 524-254-1 record during her 19-year an annual contender for postseason career. Her 1991 and 1992 teams posted back-to-back play. Early playoff opportunities 20-win seasons, an accomplishment topped by 14 DORIS KOSTRINSKY were limited to the New York straight 25-win seasons from 1994 to 2007. Each of State Association of Intercollegiate those seasons resulted in an NCAA playoff appearance. Athletics for Women (NYSAIAW) tournament. The Ithaca was the NCAA northeast region runner-up in Bombers won titles in 1972 and 1975 and finished 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2004 and won the regional title second three times. In 1982 the team made an appear- in 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2006. In 2002 ance at the AIAW Division II national tournament and Ithaca again won the regional title and went on to win finished ninth. Ithaca went to the NCAA Division III its first national championship. The Bombers finished World Series a year later and placed fifth. third in the northeast regional in 2003 and 2007 and Standout performers like pitchers Jo Burruby and finished runner-up in 2004 the northeast regional. Vicki Scott were among Ithaca’s early leaders. Ithaca won the northeast regional in 2005 and 2006 as the tournament host and placed fourth and fifth at the College World Series, respectively. THE KOSTRINSKY YEARS In 1996 the Bombers reached the Division III 1970-1986 championship for the first time since 1983. After Year Record Pct NYS Playoffs losing the opening game of the regional playoffs, 1970 1-5 .167 — Ithaca won four straight to earn a spot in the six-team 1971 4-3 .571 — NCAA championship. Ithaca lost to Simpson (1-0) and 1972 6-2 .750 1st Allegheny (2-0) at the championship. 1973 8-2 .800 2nd The 1999 team swept through the regional playoffs 1974 3-9 .250 4th and earned the program’s third trip to nationals. In 2000 1975 8-3 .727 1st the Bombers dropped an early game to Salisbury State, 1976 11-5 .688 3rd 1977 11-9 .550 3rd T5th EAIAW NE Regional then defeated them in back-to-back games to advance 1978 13-6 .684 2nd to nationals. In 2001 the team again dropped an early 1979 14-5 .737 — 3rd EAIAW NE Regional game, this time to Oneonta, and came back to advance 1980 12-8 .600 2nd for the third consecutive season. 1981 18-10 .643 — 3rd EAIAW NE Regional 1982 25-14-1 .638 — 1st EAIAW NE Regional T9th AIAW Division II 1983 16-12 .571 — 3rd EAIAW NE Regional THE JACOBS YEARS T5th NCAA Division III 1987-1988 1984 14-10-2 .577 — 2nd NCAA NE Regional Year Record Pct NYS Playoffs 1985 19-12 .613 — 2nd NCAA East Regional 1987 20-11 .645 — 3rd NCAA East Regional 1986 19-13 .594 — 3rd NCAA East Regional 1988 17-12 .586

2 Softball 2007 ITHACA COLLEGE In 2002 the Bombers defeated King’s (Pa.) and and strikeouts (465). She ranks third in career games Geneseo to open up regional play undefeated. The pitched (131) and fifth in career innings (717.2) in the tournament was called due to a torrential rainstorm NCAA Division III record book. and as the only undefeated team Ithaca received the bid Margo McGowan, a first-team academic all- to nationals. At nationals the team won its first three American, hit .335 for her career. Amy McMordie games to advance to the championship game. Lake ranks seventh all time at Ithaca with a .347 career Forest defeated the Bombers, 4-2, to force a second batting average. Her 92 RBIs rank fifth on the all- championship game. Ithaca defeated the Lakers, 1-0, time list. to win the title. Cheryl Wah, an NFCA and CoSIDA all-American In 2005, the Bombers defeated Misericordia and selection, ranks second in career hits (175) and career Union to open regional play before falling to King's runs (130). Julie McGraw, a two-time all-region (Pa.) 1-0. Ithaca rebounded to defeat Western New selection, ranks second with 96 career RBIs. Pitcher England and then defeated the Monarchs twice, 8-0 (6) Robin Bimson earned second-team all-American and 5-1, to advance to nationals. The Bombers opened honors and set a school record with 77 career wins, good with a 1-0 (8) win over William Patterson at nationals for eighth in the NCAA. In 2001 first baseman Laura before falling to Chapman 5-4 (8). Ithaca then defeated Remia was named the Division III Honda Player of the Alma, 5-4, before being eliminated by Salisbury 4-3 Year and set a new NCAA career home run record with (8), giving the Bombers a fourth place-finish. 49 (topping the old record of 44). Remia’s name is all The 2006 team opened the regional with wins over over the record books, ranking second in career Penn State-Behrend (9-1, six innings), Rensselaer batting average (.420) and first in career RBIs (187), (10-1, six innings) and top-seeded Plattsburgh (6-0). hits (221) and runs (168). In 2002 catcher Kristin The Cardinals came out of the loser’s bracket and Furdon received her second all-America selection forced the if needed game with a 5-1 win over Ithaca (her first was in 2000). In 2003 Abby Hanrahan set and the Bombers answered with a 4-2 win to advance the school record with 576 career strikeouts. to nationals. Ithaca opened with a 2-1 loss to Coe and Kaitlyn Dulac earned third-team all-American then defeated Ramapo, 5-3. The Bombers were then honors in 2006. Her 372 career batting average ranked eliminated by Muskingum, 9-1, and tied for fifth. third on Ithaca’s career list. She also ranked fourth with Ithaca opened the 2007 regional with wins over Pitt- 110 career RBIs and is fifth in career hits (167) and Bradford (6-1) and Cortland (5-1) before falling to runs scored (109). Leigh Bonkowski was the 2006 Plattsburgh (1-0) and were then eliminated by the host recipient of Ithaca’s Iris Carnell Award as the top Red Dragons (7-4). senior female athelete and was name the innaugural Pallozzi has coached several outstanding per- Empire 8 Woman of the Year. She concluded her play- formers. First baseman Amy Bannon was selected ing career ranked second on Ithaca’s career lists with twice to the CoSIDA academic all-district team. After 189 hits, 146 runs and 24 home runs, third with 128 transferring to Ithaca from the junior college ranks, RBIs and sixth with a batting average of .348. pitcher Stacy Johnson set school records for career In 2007, Ithaca had had two first-team all- strikeouts (191), season wins (17) and season strike- Americans for the second time in school history in outs (112). Johnson posted a 31-8 record and a 1.43 Hannah Shalett and Nicole Cade. Shalett was named ERA for her career. Nancy Liskiewicz, a four-year the 2007 Iris Carnell Award winner and the Empire 8 starter at shortstop, set the Bomber record for assists Women of the Year. She fninshed her career ranked sixth (346). Outfielder Kim Lamoureaux set career records with a .350 career batting average, fourth in career hits for RBIs (87) and hits (147). (172), sixth in career runs (107) and eighth in career Infielder Jen Blum set school records for games RBI’s (102). Cade is currently third on Ithaca’s career played (152), career RBIs (96) and career runs (98). strikeout list (434), fourth with 52 career wins, seventh Nicki Swan was Ithaca’s top pitcher for four seasons with 409 innings pitched and 12th with an ERA of 1.52. and set records for career wins (73), innings (673.7),

ITHACA COLLEGE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME SOFTBALL INDUCTEES (SEVEN) Mary Allen Alger ’78 (1986) Mike Middaugh ’88 (1994) Dee Dee Mayes Relph ’78 (1985) Carol Buckheit ’87 (1997) Mildred Piscopo ’87 (1993) Barbara Wachowiak ’85 (1991) Doris Kostrinsky (1984)

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he Ithaca College softball team won its first Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women national championship in 2002. In 2006, the (AIAW) Division II tournament. The Bombers first Bombers returned to nationals, marking the played in the AIAW event in 1977 and made trips to Tprogram’s 15th NCAA playoff berth in 17 seasons. In the northeast regional playoffs over the next seven 2002, the Bombers compiled a 2-0 record in the NCAA years. In 1982 the Bombers advanced to the AIAW northeast regional, defeating King’s (Pa.) and Geneseo championship and finished tied for ninth. before a rainstorm ended the tournament. As the only The 1983 season featured Ithaca’s first appearance undefeated team, the Bombers received the bid to in the NCAA championship, which began in 1982. The nationals. At nationals the team entered the champi- Bombers tied for fifth in the World Series, then returned onship game having defeated Bethany, Salisbury and to the competition in 1996 after winning the northeast Emory. Facing Lake Forest, Ithaca lost, 4-2, forcing a region title. second championship game. In the final game the The Bombers have made 21 NCAA playoff appear- Bombers topped the Lakers, 1-0, for the title. ances, which is the most all-time NCAA playoff Before the formation of the NCAA Division III appearances. Ithaca’s 100 NCAA playoff games ranks Softball Championship, Ithaca participated in the third among Division III schools.

NCAA DIVISION III SOFTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES No. School Years Games Won Lost Pct 1. ITHACA 21 100 54 46 .540 2. Central (Iowa) 20 118 79 39 .669 3. College of New Jersey 19 124 95 29 .766 4. Bridgewater State 18 62 26 36 .419 T 5. Muskingum 17 81 47 34 .580 Montclair State 17 76 42 34 .553 7. Rowan 16 63 31 32 .492 T 8. Allegheny 15 79 45 34 .570 St. Thomas (Minn.) 15 70 43 27 .614 10. Eastern Connecticut 14 93 65 28 .699

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AIAW/NCAA PLAYOFF RESULTS (Ithaca score listed first)

1977: EAIAW Northeast Regional: 1998: NCAA Northeast Regional: Southern Connecticut 2-10, Eastern Connecticut 3-4, Bridgewater State 7-14. Buffalo State 8-7 (8 inn.), 1979: AIAW Northeast Regional: Eastern Connecticut 9-1, Cortland 0-1. Montclair State 9-3, Rhode Island 0-7, 1999: NCAA Northeast Regional: Montclair State 2-5. Western Connecticut 2-0, 1981: AIAW Northeast Regional: Keene State 4-3, Keene State 13-8. Seton Hall 3-4, Seton Hall 5-2, NCAA Championship: Seton Hall 4-1, LaSalle 2-9, Chapman 0-5, Alma 2-4. Sacred Heart 2-1, C.W. Post 0-5. 2000: NCAA Northeast Regional: 1982: EAIAW Northeast Regional: College of New England 9-1, Vermont 4-0, Vermont 3-4, Vermont 7-0, Salisbury State 1-2, Rensselaer 5-0, Delaware 1-4, West Chester 9-2, Salisbury State 10-1, Salisbury State 2-0. Delaware 6-5 (11 inn.), LaSalle 5-4, NCAA Championship: LaSalle 4-0. St. Mary’s (Minn.) 1-5, AIAW Division II Championship: Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1-4. Portland State 0-8, Eastern Illinois 0-1. 2001: NCAA Northeast Regional: RIT 5-2, 1983: EAIAW Northeast Regional: MIT 10-0, Oneonta 9-4, Oneonta 2-3, Oneonta 5-0. Montclair State 1-2, Cortland 1-2 (8 inn.). NCAA Championship: NCAA Division III Championship: Central (Iowa) 0-1, North Central 4-8. Glassboro State 1-0, Glassboro State 6-1, 2002: NCAA Northeast Regional: North Central Illinois 4-5, King’s (Pa.) 2-0, Geneseo 1-0. Eastern Connecticut 3-5. NCAA Championship: 1984: NCAA East Regional: Cortland 8-1, Bethany 1-0, Salisbury 5-3, Emory 1-0, Montclair State 0-2, Montclair State 1-4. Lake Forest 2-4, Lake Forest 1-0. 1985: NCAA East Regional: Buffalo 12-2, 2003: NCAA Northeast Regional: Cortland 4-6, Cortland 1-3. King’s 7-3, Union 5-4, Cortland 3-4, 1986: NCAA East Regional: Union 3-7. Montclair State 2-4, Kean 0-2. 2004: NCAA Northeast Regional: 1987: NCAA East Regional: Cortland 0-2, Merchant Marine 2-0, Glassboro State 2-4, Montclair State 2-5. Western New England 12-0, 1991: NCAA Northeast Regional: Oneonta 2-1, Cortland 2-3. Bridgewater State 2-1 (8 inn.), 2005: NCAA Northeast Regional: Eastern Connecticut 4-2, Misericordia 5-3, Union 3-2, Eastern Connecticut 0-1, King’s (Pa.) 0-1, Eastern Connecticut 2-6 (10 inn.). Western New England 8-0 (5 inn.), 1992: NCAA Northeast Regional: King’s (Pa.) 8-0 (6 inn.), King’s (Pa.) 5-1. Eastern Connecticut 0-5, Cortland 1-5. NCAA Championship: William Patterson 1-0 (8 inn.), 1994: NCAA Northeast Regional: Bridgewater State 2-3 (9 inn.), Chapman 4-5 (8 inn.), Alma 5-4, Brockport 7-1, Eastern Connecticut 8-1, Salisbury 3-4 (8 inn.). Bridgewater State 0-4. 2006: NCAA Northeast Regional: Penn State-Behrend 9-1 (5 inn.), 1995: NCAA Northeast Regional: Rowan 4-3, North Adams State 2-0, Rensselaer 10-1 (6 inn), Plasstburgh 6-0, Rowan, 3-5, Rowan 2-10. Plattsburgh 1-5, Plattsburgh 4-2 NCAA Championship: 1996: NCAA Northeast Regional: Coe 1-2, Ramapo 5-3, Muskingum 1-9 Springfield 3-4, Western Connecticut 6-5, Springfield 2-0, Bridgewater State 4-3, 2007: NCAA Northeast Regional: Bridgewater State 6-0. Pitt-Bradford 6-1, Cortland 5-1, Plattsburgh 0-1, Cortland 4-7 NCAA Division III Championship: Simpson 0-1, Allegheny 0-2. 1997: NCAA Northeast Regional: Tufts 3-6, Springfield 6-4, Tufts 6-1, Wheaton (Mass.) 7-3, Wheaton 3-5.

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ITHACA COLLEGE Deb Pallozzi, Head Coach

allozzi, who was named Ithaca’s Senior Woman NCAA championships for the second time in Pallozzi’s Administrator in the fall of 2005, has built the tenure. softball program into a perennial playoff In 2000 she again led Ithaca to the championship contender.P She coached the team to its first national tournament, winning the regional with a 4-1 record. The championship in 2002, compiling a 37-13 record (a Bombers finished the season with a school-record 33 school record for wins). She is the school’s winningest wins. Pallozzi was named the inaugural Empire 8 softball coach, raising her Ithaca total to 524 wins in coach of the year. 19 seasons. Pallozzi has been named Empire 8 coach In 2001 Ithaca was back in the championships, of the year five of the past seven seasons. Her 2007 team posting back-to-back wins over Oneonta to advance. finished with a 35-9 record and placed third in the Pallozzi was named Empire 8 co-coach of the year. NCAA northeast region championship tournament. In 2002 Ithaca captured the national championship Pallozzi’s tenure has featured success at the regional after winning a shortened regional (due to rain). The and national levels. Following a 10-19 rebuilding sea- Bombers posted a 4-1 record at nationals to win the title. son in her first year, 1989, Pallozzi started a run of 16 Pallozzi was named Empire 8 coach of the year. straight winning seasons. By her third year, she had the In 2005 the Bombers finished with a 31-14 record, Bombers in the NCAA regionals, where Ithaca capped won the northeast regional with a 5-1 record, posting a 26-14 season by placing second. back-to-back wins over King’s to advance to nation- A year later Ithaca posted 20 wins for the second als where the team finished fourth with a 2-2 record. year in a row, a program first. The Bombers slipped to Pallozzi’s staff was named the NFCA Northeast Region 17-16 in 1993 but rebounded with a school-record 29 Coaching Staff of the Year. wins and a runner-up regional showing in 1994. Pallozzi The 2006 team went 40-7, setting a school record was named the New York State Women’s Collegiate for wins. and won the northeast regional with a 5-1 Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) coach of the year record and advanced to nationals. The Bombers tied in 1994. Ithaca fell just short of a regional title again for fifth at the World Series. in 1995, ending up 26-16 with a second-place finish. Pallozzi has coached some of the program’s most The 1996 team put together one of the program’s successful players, including 11 all-Americans and most successful seasons. After losing game one of the the school leaders in career average, season and career NCAA northeast region playoffs, the Bombers won the RBIs, season and career hits, season and career runs, tournament championship and advanced to the six-team season and career innings pitched, season and career NCAA championship. wins and season and career strikeouts. In 1999 the Bombers won the NCAA northeast Pallozzi was a graduate assistant coach under head regional playoffs with a 3-0 record, advancing to the coach Jane Jacobs at Ithaca during the 1988 season.

BOMBER COACHING RECORDS Name (seasons) Years Won Lost Tied Pct DEB PALLOZZI (1989-present) 19 524 254 1 .673 Doris Kostrinsky (1970-86) 17 202 128 3 .611 Jane Jacobs (1987-88) 2 37 23 0 .617 Jean Lewis (1969) 1 3 3 0 .500 Totals 39 766 408 4 .652

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She coached the pitchers and catchers that year, includ- ECAC and NCAA Northeast Region softball selection ing all-star Julie Wilcox ’89. committees for Division III. She chaired the latter Pallozzi is a 1979 graduate of Cortland, where she committee for six years. Pallozzi chaired the NFCA all- was a pitcher and outfielder on the softball team for four America committee in 2007. years. In 2004 she was inducted into the Cortland C- She previously coached the Jimmie Girls, one of Club Athletic Hall of Fame. Following graduation, the top amateur softball teams in the Albany area, and Pallozzi coached and taught at Columbia (New York) guided the Adirondack region softball team at the High School. She then served as an assistant coach at Empire State Games for two summers. the University of Missouri, helping the Tigers finish fifth Pallozzi earned a master’s degree in physical at the NCAA Division I World Series in 1981. education from Ithaca in 1993. Before instituting a fall Pallozzi worked as assistant coach at Albany and softball program in 1996, Pallozzi was an assistant then became head coach at Rensselaer, where she volleyball coach at Ithaca. The Bombers reached the spent two seasons. NCAA semifinals in 1994 and 1995 with Pallozzi on Pallozzi spent seven years as a member of the the staff.

THE PALLOZZI YEARS The Pallozzi File 1989-PRESENT Year Record Pct NYS Playoffs EDUCATION 1989 10-19 .345 — 1979, bachelor’s degree in physical 1990 17-15 .531 5th education, Cortland 1991 26-14 .650 — 2nd NE Regional 1993, master’s degree in physical 1992 20-11 .645 — 4th NE Regional education, Ithaca College 1993 17-16 .515 3rd COLLEGE PLAYING CAREER 1994 29-13 .691 — 2nd NE Regional Pallozzi played four years at Cortland. She 1995 26-16 .619 — 2nd NE Regional pitched and played the outfield and served 1996 25-11 .694 — 1st NE Regional as team captain her senior year. T5th NCAA Division III COACHING EXPERIENCE 1997 30-16 .652 2nd 2nd NE Regional High School: 1998 31-14 .689 5th 3rd NE Regional 1979-81, instructor and softball coach, 1999 29-13 .690 — 1st NE Regional Columbia High School, Columbia, N.Y. T5th NCAA Division III College: 2000 33-12-1.728 — 1st NE Regional 1981, assistant softball coach, T5th NCAA Division III University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 2001 31-15 .674 — 1st NE Regional T5th NCAA Division III 1983-84, assistant softball coach, Albany 2002 37-13 .740 — 1st NE Regional 1984-85, assistant softball coach, Rensselaer 1st NCAA Division III 1985-87, softball coach, Rensselaer 2003 30-11 .732 — 3rd NE Regional 1987-88, softball coach, Adirondack region, 2004 27-15 .643 — 2nd NE Regional Empire State Games 2005 31-14 .689 — 1st NE Regional 1987-88, graduate assistant softball coach, 4th NCAA Division III Ithaca College 2006 40-7 .851 — 1st NE Regional 1989-95, assistant volleyball coach, T5th NCAA Division III Ithaca College 2007 35-9 .814 — 3rd NE Regional 1989-present, softball coach, Ithaca College

WINNINGEST ACTIVE DIVISION III COACHES BY WINS No. Coach, school Wins No. Coach, school Wins 1. Donna Newberry, Muskingum 817 11. Jan Forsty, Bethany (W.Va.) 523 2. George Wares, Central (Iowa) 780 12. Jim Kulawiak, North Central 520 3. Bob Timmons, Coe 684 13. Julie Lenhart, Cortland 516 4. Karla Wolters, Hope 623 14. Gina Loudenburg, Wheaton (Mass.) 505 5. Charlotte Slocum, Misericordia 613 15. Charlie Beach, Keene State 499 6. Denny Griffin, Alma 585 16. John Tschida, St. Thomas (Minn.) 491 7. Marge Willadsen, Buena Vista 561 17. Len Maiorani, St. John Fisher 488 8. Anita Kubicka, Montclair State 544 18. Sandy Douglas, Mount Union 487 9. Hallie Cohen, William Paterson 538 19. Sandy Hollander, Buffalo State 455 10. DEB PALLOZZI, ITHACA 530 20. Dennis Johnson, St. Benedict 451

Softball 2007 7 ITHACA COLLEGE Assistant Coaches NEVADA SMITH MARY Smith finished his first season VANDE HOEF at Ithaca in 2007. He came to Vande Hoef finished her Ithaca after spend-ing this past second year as a member of season with the men’s basket- the softball coaching staff in ball staff at Allegheny, where 2007. She was a four-year he was an assistant varsity letter winner as a member of coach and the Gators’ head the softball team at Central junior varsity coach. Prior to College (Iowa). Vande Hoef his arrival at Allegheny, Smith served as co-captain of the served as head coach at SUNY 2003 national championship Canton for the 2004-05 season, coaching two all- team and was a three-time recipient of the teams LeRoy conference and one all-region pick, and served as grad- Timmer Most Inspirational Player Award. Vande Hoef uate assistant coach at St. Lawrence from 2002-04. graduated from Central in 2003 with a bachelor’s A 2002 graduate of Bethany, Smith earned a master’s degree in economics and earned a master’s degree in degree from St. Lawrence in 2004. He is also an assis- sport psychology at Ithaca in 2007. After the season, tant coach with the Bomber men’s basketball team. she returned to Central as an assistant coach.

LAUREN MAY AMANDA May finished her first year at ILLINGER Ithaca in 2007. She was a Illinger finished her first four-year starter at shortstop at season as a member of the Cornell, where she set 20 Bomber coaching staff in school records and led the Big 2007 after completing her Red to the 2004 Ivy League playing career at Ithaca in title and a trip to the College 2006. She was a four-year World Series. A four-time all- letter winner for the Bombers conference selection, May and served as team captain was named the Ivy League her senior year. Illinger helped Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 after earning lead Ithaca to four conference titles, two NCAA Rookie of the Year honors in 2002. She was named a Northeast Regional championships and two appear- third-team NFCA All-American in 2004 and was a ances at the College World Series. Illinger graduated three-time NFCA first-team all-region selection. May from Ithaca in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in phys- was also named the 2005 ECAC Player of the Year and ical education and completed her master’s degree in was an ECAC all-star selection in 2004 and 2005. physical education at Ithaca in 2007. May graduated from Cornell in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and completed her masters in sport management at Ithaca in 2007.

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thaca had another successful season in 2007, posting a record of 35-9 and advancing to the NCAA playoffs for the 15th consecutive season. The BombersI finished 12-0 in the Empire 8 for the second straight season, giving them the top-seed in the con- ference tournament, and have now won a conference- record 25 consecutive Empire 8 games dating back to the 2004 campaign. The season also saw a pair of milestone victories for 19th-year head coach Deb Pallozzi, who recorded her 500th career victory and her 500th victory at Ithaca. The Bombers also received numerous individual accolades, including first-team all-America honors for senior catcher Hannah Shalett and junior pitcher Nicole Cade, who was selected as a utility player. It marked the second time in program history that two Ithaca players were named first-team all-Americans in the same season (the first time was in 1985). They were also named the Empire 8 Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. The Bombers placed six players on the all-region team and nine players on the all-conference team. Ithaca also had three academic all-district selec- tions, including second-team academic all-American in Shalett. The Bombers were ranked third in the preseason Nicole Cade is the third player in school history to post two 20-win seasons and currently ranks coaches’ poll and reached number one prior to play- fourth on Ithaca’s career wins list. ing their first game of the season. It was the second time Ithaca reached the top spot in the poll, the first being 16-0 in the month of April. The streak was snapped on prior to the 2003 season when the Bombers were com- May 1 with a 4-3 loss at Division I Cornell and tied ing off their first national title. the school record for consecutive wins set in 2006. Ithaca opened the season at the NFCA Leadoff That streak included each of the Bombers 12 con- Classic in Panama City, Fla. After dropping a 1-0 deci- ference victories, in which they outscored their Empire sion to #8 Chapman, the Bombers won three in a row 8 foes 111-7 and posted six shutouts. The only game over Maryville, Alma and #22 Coe to advance to the Ithaca allowed more than one run to a conference semifinals of the Silver Bracket. Ithaca fell to #11 opponent was in a 9-2 win at Utica. Moravian 1-0 and then bounced back to defeat Babson The Bombers then hosted the double-elimination 10-1 in the third-place game. Empire 8 Championship Tournament and posted The Bombers continued their Florida trip with six shutout victories over fourth-seeded Utica and second- contests at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, seeded St. John Fisher by respective scores of 4-0 and recording three shutouts and two extra-inning wins. 2-0 to advance to the tournament final. The Cardinals Ithaca opened play with a victory over Lake Forest, advanced out of the loser’s bracket and defeated the which was career-win number 500 for Pallozzi, and Bombers 4-3 to force the if-needed game. then registered a 1-0 win in eight innings over #29 Junior shortstop Erica Cutspec led off the cham- Central (Iowa). The Bombers followed with a victory pionship game with a single and scored the only run over Simpson and a 2-1 nine-inning win against of the game off a single from senior outfielder Mel Carthage before shutting out Denison and Fontbonne. Chinigo as Ithaca posted a 1-0 victory to capture its The Bombers returned to Ithaca and split each of sixth consecutive Empire 8 title. That win also gave the their first two doubleheaders of the year against #25 Bombers the conference’s automatic berth in the NCAA Rochester and Cortland. Ithaca’s 2-1 victory in game tournament. one against the Yellowjackets was Pallozzi’s 500th After the conference tournament the Empire 8 win at Ithaca. announced the all-conference teams, which included The Bombers closed the month of March by sweep- eight Ithaca players. Cade, Cutspec, senior outfielder ing a doubleheader at Rensselaer, which started an Jenn Marro, junior pitcher Carly Myers, freshman 18-game winning streak that saw Ithaca go a perfect first baseman Caitlin Ryan, Shalett and junior

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second baseman Jessica Stangarone were first-team Junior outfielder Amanda Kowalsick started all selections, while Chinigo and junior third baseman 44 games in the outfield this season and batted a Stacy Pelesz were second-team honorees. Pallozzi career-best .314 on the season. She also recorded was named the Empire 8 Coach of the Year for the fifth career-highs in hits (44), runs scored (27), RBIs (18), time in seven years. stolen bases (12) and extra base hits (6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR). Ithaca was seeded third at the NCAA Northeast Marro led the team with a career-high seven home runs Regional, hosted by second-seeded Cortland, and and also set career-highs in hits (29), RBIs (26) and opened the tournament with a 6-1 win over seventh- extra-base hits (15). She tied the school record for seeded Pitt-Bradford and defeated the host Red Dragons home runs in a game when cleared the fences twice at 5-1. Third-seeded Plattsburgh posted a 1-0 win over RIT. Ithaca in the winner’s bracket final, scoring the only A first-team all-region selection, Myers posted an run of the game on a bases-loaded hit by pitch. The 11-5 record with a 0.95 ERA and 91 strikeouts. She Bombers were then eliminated by Cortland by a final held opposing batters to a .178 batting average in score of 7-4. 111.0 innings. Pelesz was also a first-team all-region Cade finished the season with a record of 20-4 and selection after batting .379 with 39 hits—including a a 1.26 ERA. She posted 161 strikeouts and held oppo- team-best 14 doubles, 25 runs scored and 25 RBIs. nents to a .176 batting average in 139.0 innings pitched. Ryan started all 44 games at first-base this season, She also batted .339 in 38 games, registering 37 hits, registering 21 hits and 16 runs scored. 11 extra-base hits, 28 RBIs and 18 runs scored. Cade Stangarone started all 44 games at second base was a first-team all-region selection as a utility player and earned second-team all-region honors. She batted and earned first-team academic all-District honors as a career-best .374 with 49 hits—including a team- a pitcher. best eight triples, and scored 25 runs. Stangarone, a Chinigo finished the season with 28 hits and ranked second-team academic all-district pick, ranks among second on the team with 27 RBIs. She closed her Ithaca’s career leaders in hits (143), runs scored (87) career at Ithaca ranked eighth all-time in hits (124), 10th and RBIs (70). in RBIs (102) and 12th in runs scored (98). Cutspec Shalett, a first-team all-region and academic all- led the team with 58 hits and 45 runs scored, ranking district selection, led the team in hitting with a .417 fourth and fifth on Ithaca’s respective single-season lists, batting average on 55 hits, including 12 doubles, and ranked second on the team with a .392 batting aver- drove in a team-best 31 RBIs. She finished her career age and was a first-team all-region selection. Cutspec with a .350 batting average, 176 hits, 107 runs scored ranks among Ithaca’s career leaders in hits (135), runs and 102 RBIs, ranking in the top-10 on Ithaca’s career scored (98) and RBIs (64). list in each category.

STATS AT ITHACA /–––––––– Hitting ––––––––/ /––––––– Pitching –––––––/ /––––––– Fielding –––––––/ Year Avg Runs/Game OB% ERA Opp Avg CG Fld % DP Chances 1994 .330 6.2 .377 2.15 .204 37 .930 14 *1,273 1995 .320 6.2 .399 2.64 .224 29 .918 14 * 1,256 1996 .293 5.8 .386 1.96 .204 26 .940 12 1,101 1997 .293 4.8 .363 1.98 .221 35 .953 11 1,393 1998 .306 5.0 .373 2.39 .270 33 .951 13 1,385 1999 .315 6.1 .385 2.05 .244 37 .947 5 1,165 2000 .276 4.4 .348 2.15 .204 40 * .952 10 1,479 2001 .316 6.3 .390 1.70 .212 37 .952 12 1,314 2002 .292 5.0 .349 1.43 .194 34 .947 11 1,550 * 2003 .295 5.5 .351 1.31 .200 33 .943 11 1,267 2004 .307 5.5 .372 1.24 .203 24 .942 9 1,255 2005 .273 4.6 .351 1.62 .219 28 .954 9 1,376 2006 .344 * 6.9 * .420 * 1.23 .168 * 32 .967 * 5 1,326 2007 .327 5.5 .386 1.13 * .172 29 .942 6 1,233 * school record

10 Softball 2007 Captain Profiles ITHACA COLLEGE HANNAH SHALETT C, Sr., Four Letters; Bridgewater, Conn. 2007: Shalett, who was a NFCA first-team all-American and all- region selection, stared all 44 games at catcher as a senior and led the team with a career-best .417 batting average, the ninth-highest batting in a single-season at Ithaca. She had 55 hits (placing her fifth on the single-season list), 12 doubles, one home run, 31 RBIs and 26 runs scored. Shalett was named the Empire 8 Player of the Year and was a first team-all-conference selection after batting .541 in 12 con- ference games this season. She had 20 hits, 11 runs scored and 11 RBIs. Shalett has had at least one hit in 33 games this season and had a 13-game hitting streak beginning in the first game of a doubleheader at RIT and ending in the second game of a doubleheader at Division I Cornell. She had 14 multi-hit games, including a 4-for-4 performance in a win over Elmira and a 3-for-3 performance with a home run in a win at Utica. Shalett was named to the all- tournament team at the NCAA regional after batting .364 with two RBIs. After the season. she was named the winner of Ithaca’s Iris Carnell Award as the school’s top female athlete and was named the Empire 8 Woman of the Year. 2006: Shalett, a third-team NFCA all-region selection and first-team Empire 8 all-star, started all 47 games behind the plate, batting .362 with 54 hits, a team-leading 46 runs scored, 22 RBIs and 15 stolen bases hitting in the leadoff spot. She also had a .997 fielding percentage with a team-best 274 putouts, 21 assists and just one error in 296 chances. Shalett had 15 multi-hit games, including a three-for-four effort with three runs scored in a win over Utica. She was named the all-tournament team at the NCAA Northeast Regional tourna- ment and was named the Empire 8 Player of the Week once. Shalett was an Empire 8 Presidents’ List selection following the fall and spring semesters. 2005: Shalett was a first-team Empire 8 all-star and a second-team NFCA Northeast Region all-star. She batted .288 with a team-high 12 doubles and ranked second on the team with three triples. She was third on the team with 55 total bases. Shalett was named to the NCAA Northeast Regional all- tournament team after collecting five hits, including a home run, three RBIs and three runs. She was named the Empire 8 and ECAC Upstate New York player of the week after compiling a .429 batting average, .857 slugging percentage, and .600 on-base percentage in the Empire 8 tournament. Shalett hit a game-winning RBI double in the seventh inning against St. John Fisher to clinch the conference title. In 12 conference games she batted .419 with 13 hits, including six doubles, a triple and a home run, nine runs and eight RBIs. 2004: Shalett earned first- team NFCA northeast region honors, first-team ECAC Upstate NY honors and first-team Empire 8 honors. She batted .317 with four home runs, 27 RBIs and 14 doubles. Shalett ranked second on the team in home runs and doubles and third in RBIs. She did not make an error in 127 chances. She was named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA regional, hitting three doubles with three RBIs. Shalett was a two-time Empire 8 player of the week. She hit her first career home run and double in a win over Bridgewater State. Shalett pounded two home runs in a sweep of Alfred, batting 3-for-4 with seven RBIs. She was named to the Empire 8 fall Presidents’ List. High School: A team captain, Shalett was a four-time Berkshire League all-star for coach Dick Ayer at Shepaug Valley High School. In 2001, Shalett also earned state tournament MVP honors in field hockey. Personal: The daughter of Karen Shalett, she is a sociology major. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2004 .317 40/39 104 21 33 27 14 0 4 5/6 .567 .388 2005 .288 42/42 118 14 34 22 12 3 1 3/3 .466 .386 2006 .362 47/47 149 46 54 22 6 4 1 10/11 .477 .454 2007 .417 44/44 132 26 55 31 12 0 1 7/11 .530 .483 Career .350 173/170 503 107 176 102 44 7 7 25/31 .507 .432 Playoffs .261 27/27 88 12 23 11 5 1 1 1/1 .375 .313

Softball 2007 11 ITHACA COLLEGE ERICA CUTSPEC SS, Jr., Three Letters; Fort Plain 2007: Cutspec, a second-team NFCA all-region selection started all 44 games at shortstop, ranked second on the team with a .392 batting average and led the team with 58 hits, 45 runs scored and 18 stolen bases. Her 58 hits and 45 runs scored were the third and fourth most in a single season at Ithaca, respectively. She was a first-team all- conference selection after batting .488 with 20 hits and 17 runs scored in 12 Empire 8 games. Cutspec has had at least one hit in 38 games and had a 15-game hit streak beginning on April 13 in the first game of a doubleheader against St. John Fisher and ended in the second game of a doubleheader against Division I Cornell on May 3. She had 15 multi-hit games, including four 3-for-4 performances in wins over Lake Forest, Fontbonne, RIT, Utica and Pitt-Bradford in the NCAA regional cham- pionship. Cutspec scored the only run in Ithaca’s 1-0 win over St. John Fisher in the conference tournament final and was named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA regional after batting .384 with three runs scored and three RBIs. 2006: Cutspec, a second-team NFCA all-Region selection and a first-team Empire 8 all-star, started all 47 games at shortstop, batting .372 with 51 hits, 37 runs scored, 35 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. She also had a.961 fielding percentage with 59 putouts and 87 assists. Cutspec went four-for-four with two runs scored in a win over RIT and went two-for-four with a career-high four RBIs in a win over Cazenovia. She was one-for- three with a triple and three RBIs in a win over Rensselaer in the NCAA Regional tournament. Cutspec was named the Empire 8 Player of the Week once. 2005: Cutspec was a second-team all-conference selection and started every game at shortstop. She batted .222 with 26 hits, 17 runs and 12 RBIs. In the second game of a doubleheader against Utica she went 2-for-2 and set career highs with two doubles and two RBIs. She was named to the all- tournament team of the NCAA Northeast Regional playoffs after batting .357 with five hits, three runs and two RBIs. She was second on the team with 77 assists. High School: Cutspec played for Donald Stockwerr at Fort Plain High School where she made first-team all-league all four years and was named all-state as a senior. Personal: A clinical health studies/physical therapy major, she is the daughter of Bill and Robyn Cutspec Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2005 .222 45/45 117 16 26 11 4 1 0 5/6 .274 .260 2006 .372 47/47 137 37 51 35 4 1 0 15/19 .416 .449 2007 .392 44/44 148 45 58 18 4 2 2 18/20 .486 .421 Career .336 136/136 402 98 135 64 12 4 2 38/45 .400 .386 Playoffs .295 22/22 61 11 18 12 0 2 1 3/4 .410 .358

Player Profiles

ALYSSA BROOK P/1B, Fr., Tinton Falls, N.J. 2007: Brook made four appearances in the pitcher’s circle, recording seven strikeouts in seven innings pitched. She tossed two scoreless innings in a win over Fontbonne with a season- high four strikeouts. Brook also recorded scoreless innings in wins over Nazareth and RIT. High School: A 2006 graduate of Monmouth Regional High School, Brook was coached by Joe Ruscarage. She earned three varsity letters as a member of the softball team and received two additional varsity letters as a member of the basketball team. Personal: The daughter of Laurie Brook and Steve Krapes, she is a clinical health studies/physical therapy major. Year ERA G/GS W L Pct IP H R ER BB SO 2007 2.00 4/1 0 0 .000 7.0 3 2 2 5 7

12 Softball 2007 ITHACA COLLEGE NICOLE CADE P/DP, Jr., Three Letters; Portland, Ore. 2007: Cade, who was a first-team NFCA all-American and all-region selecton as a utility player, posted a 20-4 record in 26 appearances this season with a 1.26 ERA and 161 strikeouts. Her 161 strikeouts and 20 wins rank her fourth and seventh on Ithaca’s single-season lists, respectively. She’s held opposing batters to a .176 batting average in 139.0 innings pitched. She was named the Empire 8’s inaugural Pitcher of the Year and was a first-team conference all-star after post- ing a 5-0 record in six Empire 8 games. Cade had a 0.54 ERA and recorded 40 strikeouts in 26.0 innings pitched and held conference opponents to a .174 batting average. In the Empire 8 Championship Tournament, she went 2-0 in three appearances, allowing just five hits and zero runs while striking out 20 batters in 18.0 innings. In the tournament final, Cade tossed a one-hitter with six strikeouts against St. John Fisher and threw a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts in the Bombers second-round win over the Cardinals. She’s also batted .339 this season with 37 hits, 26 RBIs and 18 runs scored. She had 11 multi-hit games and was named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA regional after posting a 2-1 record with 19 strikeouts, a .364 batting average and four RBI. 2006: Cade, who was a first-team NFCA All-Region selection and a first-team Empire 8 all-star, had a 22-4 record with 19 complete games, eight shutouts and 173 strikeouts in 28 appearances. She posted a 1.22 ERA and a .166 opponents batting average in 149.2 innings pitched. Cade’s 22 wins ranked her 14th in the nation, while her 8.1 strikeouts per seven innings and 1.26 ERA ranked 34th and 37, respectively. She had five double-digit strikeout performances, including a career-best 17 Ks in a win over Buffalo State. Her 173 strikeouts and 22 wins rank third on Ithaca’s single season lists and her 273 career strikeouts place her fourth on the all-time list. Cade was named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Northeast Regional tournament after posting a 3-0 record with a 1.59 ERA and 29 strikeouts, including a seven strikeout performance in the regional championship game against top-seeded Plattsburgh. She also recorded 12 strikeouts while shutting out the Cardinals earlier in the regional tournament. Cade was named to the District I College Division All-Academic Team and was an Empire 8 Presidents’ List selection after the fall and spring semesters. 2005: Cade made 23 appearances for the Bombers, with 22 starts. She compiled a record of 10-7 with nine complete games, two shutouts and a 2.15 ERA. In 120.2 innings pitched, Cade allowed 115 hits, struck out 100 (12th on Ithaca’s single-season list) and walked 49. She was named to the NCAA Northeast Regional all-tournament team after going 1-1 in three starts. In 16.1 innings pitched, she allowed four runs (all unearned) and struck out 15. In the first game of a doubleheader against Plattsburgh she threw her first career no-hitter, strik- ing out a career-high 10. She matched that number in her first career win over La Verne. In six at-bats, she had one hit, one walk and a sacrifice fly. High School: Cade played at Beaverton High for Gary Edwards. As a senior, she was a captain, was named first-team all-league and received honorable mention all-state as a pitcher. Personal: An accounting major, she is the daughter of Joe and Sharon Cade. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2005 .167 24/23 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 .167 .375 2007 .339 41/39 109 18 37 26 10 0 1 2/2 .459 .383 Career .330 65/62 115 18 38 26 10 0 1 2/2 .443 .383 Playoffs .364 4/4 11 1 4 4 1 0 0 0/0 .455 .462 Year ERA G/GS W L Pct IP H R ER BB SO 2005 2.15 23/22 10 7 .588 120.2 115 54 37 49 100 2006 1.26 28/25 22 4 .846 149.2 89 37 27 32 173 2007 1.26 26/23 20 4 .833 139.0 87 31 25 33 161 Career 1.52 77/70 52 15 .776 409.1 291 122 89 114 434 Playoffs 1.84 16/14 8 4 .667 76.1 66 32 20 28 81

Softball 2007 13 ITHACA COLLEGE MEL CHINIGO OF/3B, Sr., Four Letters; Norwich, Conn. 2007: Chinigo started all 44 games as a senior and ranked second on the team with 27 RBIs. She had 28 hits, including eight for extra-bases, and scored 18 runs. Chinigo earned second-team all-conference honors after batting .355 in 12 Empire 8 games with 11 hits, 14 RBIs and nine runs scored. She went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in a win over Utica and went 1-for2 with a three-run homer in a win over Geneseo. Chinigo went 1-for-3 with one RBI in Ithaca’s 1-0 win over St. John Fisher in the conference tournament final. She ranks among Ithaca’s career leaders in RBIs (102—tied for fifth), runs scored (98—tied for ninth) and hits (124—tied for 16th). 2006: Chinigo, a first-team Empire 8 all-star, stated all 47 games in the outfield, batting .355 with 44 hits, 39 runs scored, 36 RBI and nine stolen bases. She went two-for- four with a career-high four RBI in a win over Cazenovia and went four-for-seven with six RBIs and two runs scored as Ithaca swept a doubleheader at Cortland. Chinigo also drove I three runs in victories over Elmira, Hartwick and Utica. 2005: Chinigo played in 39 games, with26 starts. She batted .263 with 20 hits, two home runs, 17 RBIs and 17 runs. She was named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Northeast Regional tournament. She was named Empire 8 Player of the Week once. She hit a solo home run against King’s on March 19, the first of her career. 2004: Chinigo was a first-team Empire 8 all-star and was named a second-team NFCA northeast region all-star. She batted .296 with 24 RBIs, 32 hits and 22 runs scored. Chinigo stole a team-best 15 bases. She went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs in a sweep of Cazenovia. She hit her first career triple in a win over St. John Fisher, where she also recorded four RBIs and three hits. High School: Chinigo was a four-year letter winner for coach James Cotter at Norwich Free Academy. She was a first-team All-ECC selection her senior season, an honorable mention All-ECC selection her junior year and a second-team All-ECC selection her fresh- man and sophomore seasons. Personal: An applied psychology major, she is the daughter of Paul and Cathy Chinigo.

Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2004 .296 39/39 108 24 32 22 2 2 0 15/17 .352 .358 2005 .263 39/26 76 17 20 17 4 1 2 8/10 .421 .398 2006 .355 47/47 124 39 44 36 7 2 1 9/12 .468 .487 2007 .246 44/44 114 18 28 27 4 2 2 4/8 .368 .367 Career .294 169/156 422 98 124 102 17 7 5 36/47 .403 .407 Playoffs .205 27/26 73 8 15 10 1 0 1 3/6 .260 .266 JESSIE DERBYSHIRE P, So.; Dresher, Pa. 2007: Derbyshire went 3-0 in nine appearances with a 1.17 ERA and 33 strikeouts. She picked up her first win of the season against Maryville, recording three strikeouts in four innings of relief. Derbyshire tossed a two-hitter with nine strikeouts against Lake Forest and pitched four hitless innings with 10 strikeouts to pick-up a win over Nazareth. She allowed just two hits over three innings with one strike- out against Division I Cornell. 2006: Derbyshire made seven appear- ances with two starts as a freshman. She posted a 1-0 record, allowing five earned runs with 17 strikeouts over 15.0 innings. Derbyshire won her collegiate against John Carroll, registering two strikeouts while holding the Blue Streak hitless over three innings. She also tossed scoreless relief efforts in wins over Cazenovia, Hartwick and RIT. High School: Derbyshire was a four-year letter winner at Upper Dublin High School for coach Heather Boyer. She was a four- time all-league selection, including a first-team selection in 2005, and served as team captain her senior season. Personal: The daughter of Chet and Betty Derbyshire, she is a health education and physical education major.

Year ERA G/GS W L Pct IP H R ER BB SO 2006 2.33 7/2 1 0 1.000 15.0 10 9 5 9 17 2007 1.17 9/1 3 0 1.000 24.0 12 5 4 8 33 Career 1.62 16/3 4 0 1.000 39.0 22 14 9 17 50 Playoffs 4.67 0/2 0 0 .000 3.0 3 2 2 2 3 14 Softball 2007 ITHACA COLLEGE REGINA DOUGLAS 1B/DP, Fr.; West Caldwell, N.J. 2007: Douglas appeared in nine games as a freshman, going 5-for-8 at the plate. She hit the first home run of her collegiate career as a pinch hitter in a win over Elmira. High School: A 2006 graduate of James Caldwell High School, Douglas played four years of softball and earned two varsity letters. An all-conference and all-county performer, she lead her team to conference, county and state championships her junior year. Douglas also lettered as a member of the swimming team. Personal: The daughter of Roxanne and Richard Douglas, she is a sport management major. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2007 .625 9/0 8 1 5 2 0 0 1 0/0 1.000 .556 Playoffs 1.000 3/0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0/0 1.000 .667 DANIELLE FAZZOLARE 3B/DP, Fr.; North Massapequa 2007: Fazzolare appeared in three games as a freshman and drove in her first career RBI in a win over Nazareth. High School: A 2006 graduate of Plainedge High School, Fazzolare was coached by Erinn Marton. She earned three varsity letters as a member of the softball team and served as team captain her junior and senior years. Fazzolare was an all- division and all-conference performer and was selected to play in the league all-star game. She was also a member of the basketball and volleyball teams at Plainedge. Personal: The daughter of Robert and Debbie Fazzolare, she is a health education and physical education major. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2007 .000 3/0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0/0 .000 .000 GABY FLORES P, So.; Guatemala City, Guatemala 2007: Flores appeared in nine games in her first year at Ithaca, scoring four runs. She scored runs as a pinch runner in wins over Central (Iowa) and Alfred and scored a season-high two runs in a win at RIT. Flores has also made one appearance as a pitcher, tossing one hitless inning in a win over Nazareth. 2006: Flores lettered as a member of the softball team at Grinnell, where she posted a 7-6 record with a 2.70 ERA in 20 appearances as a freshman. She registered three complete games and recorded 78 strikeouts. Flores won her collegiate debut against Cardinal Strich, allowing two runs on two hits with one walk and 14 strike- outs over seven innings. High School: A 2005 graduate of Monte Maria High School, Flores was a member of the Guatemala National Team. She was named the Mayor League Player of the Year in 1999, 2004 and 2005 and was named the Rookie of the Year in 1998. Personal: The daughter of Julio Flores and Carolina Ramos, she is an athletic training major.

Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2006 .167 5/0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 .167 .286 2007 .000 9/0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 .000 Career .143 14/0 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 .143 .250 Playoffs .000 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 .000

Year ERA G/GS W L Pct IP H R ER BB SO 2006 2.70 20/13 7 6 .538 90.2 84 54 34 27 78 2007 0.00 1/0 0 0 .000 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2.60 21/13 7 6 .538 91.2 84 54 34 27 78

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ITHACA COLLEGE 2007 Softball Roster

No. Name Position B/T Class Ht. High School/Prep Hometown 6 McCORRY, Jackie 2B/3B/DP R/R Sr. 5-2 Villa Joseph Marie Hatboro, Pa. 7 STANGARONE, Jessica 2B L/R Jr. 5-1 Brewster Brewster 9 FLORES, Gaby P R/R So. 5-7 Monte Maria Guatemala City, Guatemala 10 SHALETT, Hannah C R/R Sr. 5-1 Shepaug Valley Bridgewater, Conn. 11 MARRO, Jenn OF R/R Sr. 5-1 Bethlehem Central Delmar 12 CADE, Nicole P R/R Jr. 5-4 Beaverton Portland, Ore. 13 BROOK, Alyssa P/1B R/R Fr. 5-9 Monmouth Regional Tinton Falls, N.J. 14 CUTSPEC, Erica SS R/R Jr. 5-8 Fort Plain Fort Plain 15 RYAN, Caitlin 1B/3B R/R Fr. 5-7 Allentown Clarksburg, N.J. 16 DERBYSHIRE, Jessie P R/R So. 5-7 Upper Dublin Dresher, Pa. 17 WILSON, Katherine OF/C R/R Fr. 5-3 Sparta Sparta, N.J. 18 KOWALSICK, Amanda OF R/R Jr. 5-5 Riverhead Jamesport 19 CHINIGO, Mel OF R/R Sr. 5-4 Norwich Free Norwich, Conn. Academy 20 FAZZOLARE, Danielle 3B/DP R/R Fr. 5-7 Plainedge North Massapequa 21 GUZMAN, Alyssa OF L/R Fr. 5-3 Newburgh Free Newburgh Academy 22 WYMAN, Stephanie C/1B R/R So. 5-5 Jefferson Township Lake Hopatcong, N.J. 23 MYERS, Carly P R/R Jr. 5-7 Claremont Secondary Victoria, British Columbia 26 PELESZ, Stacy 3B R/R Jr. 5-7 Hudson Livingston 27 DOUGLAS, Regina 1B/DP R/R Fr. 5-8 James Caldwell West Caldwell, N.J. 28 KITHCART, Brooke P R/R Fr. 5-11 Minisink Valley Slate Hill

Head Coach: Deb Pallozzi Assistant Coaches: Lauren May, Nevada Smith, Mary Vande Heof Volunteer Assistant Coach: Amanda Illinger Captains: Erica Cutspec, Hannah Shalett Athletic Trainer: Emily Ambrose, Katy Gentile

Front Row (L-R): Gaby Flores, Alyssa Guzman, Amanda Kowalsick, Jessica Stangarone, Nicole Cade, Katherine Wilson, Marissa Lynn. Middle Row (L-R): Jessie Derbyshire, Jackie McCorry, Jenn Marro, Hannah Shalett, Mel Chinigo, Stephanie Wyman, Regina Douglas. Back Row (L-R): Amanda Illinger (volunteer assistant coach), Deb Pallozzi (head coach), Mary Vande Heof (assistant coach), Brooke Kithcart, Caitlin Ryan, Carly Myers, Stacy Pelesz, Erica Cutspec, Alyssa Brook, Danielle Fazzolare, Lauren May (assistant coach), Nevada Smith (assistant coach). 16 Softball 2007 ITHACA COLLEGE Regina DOUGLAS Carly MYERS Danielle F Jackie McCORR Stephanie WYMAN Alyssa GUZMAN Katherine WILSON Marissa L Caitlin R Alyssa BROOK Gaby FLORES Brooke KITHCAR Mel CHINIGO Jessie DERBYSHIRE Jenn MARRO Amanda KOW Nicole CADE Jessica ST Stacy PELESZ Erica CUTSPEC T Carly MYERS Player Opponents T Hannah SHALETT Player Nicole CADE Opponents Alyssa BROOK Gaby FLORES Jessie DERBYSHIRE Brooke KITHCAR otals otals Y YNN AN AZZOLARE ANGARONE ALSICK Y T T 1.13 0.95 1.26 4.21 2.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 .625 .000 .000 .231 .417 .095 .000 .214 .000 .000 .000 .000 .246 .000 .259 .314 .339 .374 .379 .392 .172 .327 .417 ERA BA 22/22 44/44 44/44 44/44 44/44 41/39 44/44 40/40 44/44 44/44 44/44 44/44 13/1 GP/GS 44/44 20/19 26/23 44/44 13/3 26/7 GP/GS 9/0 3/0 6/2 4/0 1/0 7/1 9/0 2/0 4/1 1/0 9/1 2/0 1 1,012 1,148 140 109 131 103 148 132 1 1 35 20 1 AB W 9 0 0 3 1 13 21 12 98 14 12 1 0 8 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 242 35 5 9 4 0 0 0 0 L 16 18 23 27 18 25 25 45 57 26 R 2 0 7 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 174 375 13 29 15 34 CG 0 0 1 0 21 28 29 44 37 49 39 58 55 H 3 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 SOFTB SHO/CBO 10 14 12 25 64 2B 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 6 4 4 18/6 5/2 6/4 4/1 0/3 0/1 1/3 0/2 16 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 2 0 4 19 1 HR 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 SV 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 215 RBIs 10 27 26 18 26 20 25 18 31 51 PIT 285.0 139.0 274.2 4 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 HITTING 24.0 1 IP 1.0 7.0 1.0 3.0 ALL ST 240/.237 528/.460 8/1.000 29/.296 42/.368 60/.536 57/.407 50/.459 69/.527 59/.573 72/.486 70/.530 TB/SLG% CHING 3/.231 0/.000 2/.095 7/.583 0/.000 0/.000 0/.000 0/.000 0/.000 0/.000 0/.000 174 375 71 87 12 3 0 1 H 104 A 17 13 13 10 10 18 75 BB 242 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 57 19 31 TISTICS 2 0 5 0 R HBP 12 18 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 165 46 15 25 ER 2 0 4 0 295 158 26 24 28 19 10 21 13 SO 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 104 75 29 33 BB 5 0 8 0 .444 .000 .095 .417 .556 .294 .000 .500 .367 .000 .000 .336 .000 .000 .000 .374 .383 .397 .429 .421 .483 .237 .386 OB% 295 158 161 91 33 SO 7 0 3 16 SF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 5 1 2 25 64 18 2B 5 0 0 2 0 36 29 SH 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 2 4 7 1 0 16 3B 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 SB/SBA 12/14 18/20 71/97 13/17 9/14 9/14 7/1 0/0 0/0 2/4 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 4/8 0/0 0/0 7/9 0/0 0/0 0/0 2/2 1 19 HR 1 3 7 0 0 1 0 1 304 286 855 824 15 34 37 20 74 13 61 PO 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 1,012 1,148 398 494 23 83 10 BF 4 343 384 45 32 84 68 72 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 A 1 1 B/A .178 .172 .130 .145 .100 .327 .000 .176 35 75 vg 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 2 2 4 8 2 E DP 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 6 9 WP 36 4 9 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 FLD% .978 .000 .000 .975 .000 .000 .000 .902 .000 .875 .947 .988 .953 .943 .993 .972 .942 BK 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Softball 2007 17 ITHACA COLLEGE ALYSSA GUZMAN OF, Fr., One Letter; Newburgh 2007: Guzman appeared in 26 games as a freshman with seven starting assignments, scoring seven runs with three RBIs. She went 1-for-3 with two RBIs in a win over Lake Forest and was 1-for-2 with one run scored and one RBI in a win over Nazareth. High School: A 2006 graduate of Newburgh Free Academy, Guzman was coached by Frank Gaudioso. She was a four-year letter winner as a member of the softball team and served as team captain for two years. She was named the teams Offensive MVP twice and was a four-time Golden Glove recipient. Guzman also received the Coaches’ Award on two occasions. She was also a four-year letter winner as a member of the soccer team. Personal: The daughter of Dominick and Nancy Guzman, she is a broadcast journalism major. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2007 .095 26/7 21 7 2 3 0 0 0 2/4 .095 .095 Playoffs .000 3/0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 .000 .000 BROOKE KITHCART P, Fr.; Slate Hill 2007: Kithcart appeared in two games as a reliever, recording three strikeouts. She pitched a hitless inning in a win over RIT and tossed two scoreless innings against Nazareth to record the first win of her collegiate career. High School: A 2006 graduate of Minisink Valley High School, Kithcart was coached by Bruce Guyette. She was a two-year letter winner with the softball team and was named the Times Herald 2006 Player of the Year. She also received first-team all-conference honors and was named the team MVP as a senior. Personal: The daughter of Gene and Ellen Kithcart, she is a student in the exploratory program. Year ERA G/GS W L Pct IP H R ER BB SO 2007 0.00 1/0 1 0 1.000 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 AMANDA KOWALSICK OF, Jr., Three Letters; Jamesport 2007: Kowalsick started all 44 games as a junior, batting a career-best .314 with 44 hits, 27 runs scored, 18 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. She’s had a hit in 30 games this season and had 11 multi-hit games. Kowalsick went 2-for-3 with a triple and the first home run of her career and scored both of the Bombers runs in a 2-1 win over Rochester. In the Empire 8 Championship tournament, she batted .500 (7-14) in four games and went 3-for-4 in each of the last two games against St. John Fisher. 2006: Kowalsick started 16 of her 22 games played, batting .289 with 13 hits, 13 runs scored and 10 RBI. She went three-for-three with a double, two RBI and a run scored in the Bombers’ season-opening win over the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and drove in two more runs in Ithaca’s second win of the year over Bethany. Kowalsick went two- for-two with one RBI in wins over Hartwick and Cazenovia. 2005: Kowalsick played in 27 games with three starts. She batted .294 with five hits, seven runs and three RBI. In the second game of a doubleheader against Hartwick she went 3-for-4 with 3 runs and an RBI. Kowalsick did not commit an error all season. High School: Kowalsick played for Robert Fox at Riverhead High School where she was named to the all-star team and was named all-league her senior year. She was also a captain her junior and senior years. Personal: A chemistry major, she is the daughter of Tom and Anne Kowalsick Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2005 .294 27/3 17 7 5 3 0 0 0 1/3 .294 .400 2006 .289 22/16 45 13 13 10 1 0 0 2/3 .311 .347 2007 .314 44/44 140 27 44 18 6 2 1 12/14 .407 .374 Career .307 93/63 202 47 62 31 7 2 1 15/20 .376 .371 Playoffs .231 12/4 13 4 3 1 0 0 0 2/4 .308 .286 18 Softball 2007 ITHACA COLLEGE JENN MARRO OF, Sr., Four Letters; Delmar 2007: Marro started all 44 games in the outfield this season. She has a career-best 15 extra-base hits, including seven home runs, 26 RBIs and 23 runs scored. Marro was a first-team all-conference selection after batting .464 in 12 Empire 8 games with 13, hits, eight extra-base hits, four home runs, 15 RBIs and 10 runs scored. She had a 1.071 slugging percentage and a .571 on base percentage. Marro has at least one hit in 19 of the last 28 games, raising her batting average 161- points during that span. She tied the school record for home runs in a game when she con- nected for two homers in a win at St. John Fisher. 2006: Marro, a NCAA Regional All-Tournament selection, started 29 of her 39 games played, batting .236 with 17 hits, 14 RBIs, 23 runs scored and 10 stolen bases in 10 attempts. She was two-for-two with two RBIs and three runs scored in a win over Cazenovia and went three-for-three with three runs scored in a win over Rensselaer at the NCAA Regional at Ithaca. Marro hit her first career homerun against Division I Cornell and went two-for-two and tied her career-high with three RBIs in a win over Ramapo at the College World Series. She was an Empire 8 Presidents’ List selection following the fall and spring semesters. 2005: Marro played in 28 games with three starts. She batted .157 with three hits and four runs scored and was 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts. 2004: Marro played in 36 games with 13 starts. She batted .295 with 13 hits, nine RBIs and eight runs scored. Marro hit her first career double and recorded three RBIs against St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 cham- pionship game. Marro was named to the Empire 8 spring Presidents’ List. High School: Marro was a two-time first-team Suburban Council all-star for coaches Deb Elmendorf and Ron Smith at Bethlehem Central High School. Personal: The daughter of Theresa Wright and Joseph Marro, she is a mathematics (teacher education) major. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2004 .295 36/13 44 8 13 14 1 0 0 9/11 .318 .367 2005 .167 28/3 18 4 3 1 0 0 0 3/3 .167 .318 2006 .236 39/29 72 23 17 14 4 2 1 10/10 .389 .333 2007 .259 44/44 112 23 29 26 6 2 7 7/9 .536 .336 Career .252 147/89 246 58 62 50 11 4 8 29/33 .427 .339 Playoffs .189 23/13 37 7 7 4 3 0 0 4/4 .270 .286 JACKIE McCORRY UT, Sr., One Letter; Hatboro, Pa. 2007: McCorry appeared in 13 games as a senior with three starting assignments. She went 1-for3 with one RBI in a win over Alma and was 1-for-1 at the plate in a win at Rensselaer. McCorry also went 1-for-1 at the plate in a win over Nazareth with two RBIs and a run scored. 2006: McCorry appeared in five games for the Bombers, recording three hits in five plate appearances. She got a hit in her only plate appearance in the second game of a doubleheader against Cortland with one RBI. McCorry also had hits against Cazenovia and Hartwick. 2005: McCorry played in 10 games. She hit a pinch-hit two-run single in the second game of a doubleheader against Oneonta. 2004: McCorry played in 17 games, including six starts. She batted .280 with seven hits and three RBIs. McCorry hit her first career double and went 2-for-2 with one RBI in a win at Elmira. She went 2-for-2 against Lake Forest at the SCAD Smash Hit Spring Break Tournament. High School: McCorry was a first-team All-BAL all-star and was a two-year Bucks County Golden Team honorable mention selection for coach Terry Dossick at Villa Joseph Marie High School. Personal: A clinical health science/physical therapy major, she is the daughter of John and Michele McCorry. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2004 .280 17/6 25 2 7 3 1 0 0 0/0 .320 .357 2005 .167 10/0 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 0/0 .167 .375 2006 .600 5/0 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0/0 .600 .600 2007 .231 13/3 13 2 3 4 0 0 0 0/0 .231 .444 Career .286 45/9 49 5 14 11 1 0 0 0/0 .306 .407 Playoffs .000 2/0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 .000 Softball 2007 19

ITHACA COLLEGE CARLY MYERS P, Jr., Three Letters; Victoria, British Columbia 2007: Myers, a first-team all-region selection, posted an 11-5 record in 20 appearances this season with a 0.95 ERA and 91 strikeouts. She held opposing batters to a .178 batting average in 111.0 innings pitched. Myers was a first-team all-conference selection after post- ing a 5-0 record in six Empire 8 games with a 1.17 ERA and 29 strike- outs. She held conference opponents to a .154 batting average in 30.0 innings pitched. Myers has recorded a season-high nine strike- outs twice this season in wins over Alfred and Geneseo. She tossed a one-hitter with six strikeouts in wins over Rensselaer and Elmira. 2006: Myers, a second-team NFCA All- Region selection and a first-team Empire 8 all-star, posted a 17-3 record with 13 complete games, six shutouts and one save in 23 appearances. She posted a 1.09 ERA and held oppo- nents to a .169 batting average with 97 strikeouts in 129.0 innings pitched. Her 1.09 ERA ranked 22nd in the nation and her 17 wins ranked 49th. She won 14 consecutive decisions from March 7–April 29. Myers struck out a season-high 10 batters in a win over Cazenovia and shut out Division I Cornell, holding the Big Red to six hits over seven innings with two strikeouts. She moved up to fourth on Ithaca’s career wins list with 38 and is fifth with 209 career strikeouts. Her 1.07 career ERA is best in program history. She was named the Empire 8 Pitcher of the Week three times. 2005: Myers was the Empire 8 Rookie of the Year and the ECAC Upstate New York Pitcher of the Year. She was a first-team ECAC Upstate New York all-star, a first-team all-conference selec- tion and a second-team NFCA Northeast Region all-star. She made 34 appearances with 22 starts. Her 21 wins set a freshman record and ranked fifth on Ithaca’s single-season list. Myers had 112 strikeouts, which ranked eighth on Ithaca’s single-season list and was the third-highest total by an Ithaca freshman. She pitched 20 complete games, including eight shutouts and four one-hitters. Myers collected three saves and held opponents to a .194 batting average. She was named to the NCAA Northeast Regional all-tournament team after going 3-0 with two shutouts in six appearances. In 24.2 innings pitched, she posted a 0.36 ERA, allowing 12 hits and striking out 11. Myers was named Empire 8 Pitcher of the Week five times, including four consecutive honors to begin the season, and ECAC Upstate New York Pitcher of the Week once. High School: Myers played at Claremont Secondary for Sean Hayes where she was a team MVP as senior and a freshman. Personal: A computer information systems major, she is the daughter of Ron and Ann Myers Year ERA G/GS W L Pct IP H R ER BB SO 2005 1.05 34/22 21 6 .778 173.1 125 41 26 32 112 2006 1.09 23/20 17 3 .850 129.0 76 27 20 20 97 2007 0.95 19/13 11 5 .688 111.0 71 19 15 29 91 Career 1.03 77/61 49 14 .778 413.1 272 87 61 81 300 Playoffs 1.44 15/8 6 4 .600 68.2 54 18 14 13 37

New permanent signage at Kostrinsky Field was unveiled in a post-game ceremony on April 29, 2007.

20 Softball 2007 ITHACA COLLEGE STACY PELESZ 3B, Jr., Three Letters; Livingston 2007: Pelesz, a first-team all-region selection, started each of her 40 games played at third base this season and ranked third on the team with a career-best .379 batting average. She had 39 hits, including a team-leading 14 doubles and two home runs, 25 RBIs and 25 runs scored. Pelesz was a second-team all-conference selection after batting .414 in 12 Empire 8 games with 12 hits, two home runs, 15 RBIs and nine runs scored. She had a 16-game hitting streak that began against Moravian at the NFCA Leadoff Classic and ended in the first game of a doubleheader against Utica. Pelesz went 2-for-4 with a home run and a career-high five RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader against Elmira. She went 3-for-6 with six RBI and three runs scored as the Bombers swept the Soaring Eagles. 2006: Pelesz stated all 47 games, batting .283 with 39 hits, 34 runs scored, 29 RBIs, 13 stolen bases in 14 attempts, five doubles, two triples and three homeruns. She had a .934 fielding percentage, playing primarily at third base, with 135 putouts and 50 assists. She homered and drove in a career-high three RBIs in wins over Hartwick, Alfred and Division I Cornell. Pelesz was named the Empire 8 Player of the Week once and was named to the NCAA Regioal All-Tournament team. 2005: Pelesz played in 36 games with 32 starts. She batted .253 with 21 hits, 15 runs and 10 RBIs. In the second game of a doubleheader against RIT Pelesz went 3-for-3 with a career-high two RBIs and a run scored. High School: Pelesz played for Lynn Kane at Hudson High School where she named a first-team all-conference all-star for three years, named a Patroon Top 3 all-star as a senior and was also awarded Hudson Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. Personal: A health education and physical education major, she is the daughter of Ann and Peter Pelesz. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2005 .253 36/32 83 15 21 10 2 0 0 9/11 .277 .323 2006 .283 47/47 138 34 39 29 5 2 3 13/14 .413 .361 2007 .379 40/40 103 25 39 25 14 0 2 9/14 .573 .429 Career .306 123/119 324 74 99 64 21 2 5 31/39 .429 .373 Playoffs .294 10/7 34 7 10 3 2 0 0 3/3 .353 .381 CAITLIN RYAN 1B, Fr., One Letter; Clarksburg, N.J. 2007: Ryan has started all 44 games at first base as a freshman with 21 hits, 16 runs scored and 10 RBI. She was a first-team all- conference selection after batting .387 in 12 Empire 8 games with 12 hits, two home runs, 10 runs scored and six RBI. She went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and her first collegiate home run in a win over Utica and went 1-for-2 with a solo homer the following game in a win over Nazareth. Ryan went 2-for-three with two runs scored and two RBI in a win over Elmira. High School: A 2006 graduate of Allentown High School, Ryan was coached by Bob Dubina. She led her team to the 2006 state championship and was an all-county and all-division selection. Ryan served as team captain her senior year and was named team MVP. She also lettered as a member of the basketball and field hockey teams. Personal: The daughter of Patti and Steve Ryan, she is an athletic training major. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2007 .214 44/44 98 16 21 10 2 0 2 1/1 .296 .294 Playoffs .200 4/4 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0/0 .200 .429

Softball 2007 21 ITHACA COLLEGE JESSICA STANGARONE 2B, Jr., Three Letters; Brewster 2007: Stangarone, a second-team all-region selection, started all 44 games at second base this season and hit a career-best .374 with 49 hits, including a team-best eight triples, 25 runs scored and 20 RBI. She was a first-team all-conference selection after batting .389 in 12 Empire 8 games. Stangarone had 14 hits with two doubles, three triples, nine RBI and 12 runs scored. Stangarone was named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA regional after batting .308 with two runs scored. 2006: Stangarone, a first-team Empire 8 all-star, started all 47 games at second base, batting .351 with 47 hits, 32 runs scored, 27 RBI and a team-leading 19 stolen bases. She also had a .969 fielding percentage with 98 putouts and 88 assists. She was named the Empire 8 Player of the Week once and was an Empire 8 Presidents’ List selection following the fall semester. 2005: Stangarone earned first-team NFCA Northeast Region honors, first-team ECAC Upstate New York honors and first-team Empire honors. She ranked second on the team with a .315 batting average, 47 hits, 30 runs, 23 RBI and 60 total bases. Stangarone led the Bombers with four triples and had 13 stolen bases. She did not commit an error in 184 chances, collecting a team-high 89 assists. She was named to the all-tournament team at the College World Series. High School: Stangarone played for Michelle Gosh at Brewster High School where she was named to the all-region team and was first-team all-state her senior year. She was also inducted into the Brewster High School Hall of Fame. Personal: A clinical health studies/physical therapy major, she is the daugh- ter of Robert and MaryAnn Stangarone. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2005 .315 45/45 149 30 47 23 5 4 0 13/14 .403 .356 2006 .351 47/47 134 32 47 27 1 4 0 19/23 .418 .405 2007 .374 44/44 131 25 49 20 4 8 0 9/14 .527 .397 Career .345 136/136 414 87 143 70 10 16 0 41/51 .447 .385 Playoffs .209 22/22 67 11 14 6 1 1 0 3/4 .254 .229 KATHERINE WILSON OF/C, Fr.; Sparta, N.J. 2007: Wilson appeared in four games as a freshman as a pinch runner or pinch hitter. She drew a walk and scored a run in a win over Nazareth. High School: A 2006 graduate of Sparta High School, Wilson was coached by Richard Poots. She was a four-year letter winner as a member of the softball team, led her to the 2005 state championship and was named the sectional MVP her junior and senior years. Wilson was a first-team all-region and third-team all-state selection as a senior and was named second-team all-state by the Bergen Daily Record. She was also a member of the soccer, swimming and volleyball teams at Sparta. Personal: The daughter of Craig and Marie Wilson, she is a clinical health studies/physical therapy major. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2007 .000 4/0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 .000 .500 STEPHANIE WYMAN C/1B, So., One Letter; Lake Hopatcong, N.J. 2007: Wyman appeared in six games with two starting assignments and batted .417 for the season. She went 4-for-6 with two doubles and two runs scored in a doubleheader sweep of Nazareth. Wyman drove in a career-best three RBIs in the second game against the Golden Flyers. 2006: Wyman appeared in 11 games with two starting assignments. She went two- for-two with four RBIs in a win over Cazenovia. High School: Wyman was a four-year letter winner at Jefferson Township High Scholl for coach Ed Levens. She helped lead the team to the Group II state championship in 2003 and the Group III state title in 2004. Personal: An exercise science major, she is the daughter of Robert and Patricia Wyman. Year BA G/GS AB R H RBIs 2B 3B HR SB/SBA SLG% OB% 2006 .214 11/2 14 1 3 4 0 0 0 0/0 .214 .313 2007 .417 6/2 12 2 5 4 2 0 0 0/0 .583 .417 Career .308 17/4 26 3 8 8 2 0 0 0/0 .385 .357 22 Softball 2007 Softball Record Book ITHACA COLLEGE

TEAM RECORDS Games Season: 50; 2002 Wins Losses Season: 40; 2006 Season: 19; 1989 Consecutive: 18; 2006, 2007 Consecutive: 12; 1989 Consecutive Winning Seasons 18; 1990-2007 Season Winning Percentage .851; 2006 (40-7)

HITTING Batting Average Season: .344; 325/1,248; 2006 At Bats Game: 63; vs. Cortland (19 inn.); 1979 Season: 1,357; 2002 Runs Game: 29; vs. Navy; 1980 Season: 325; 2006 Two Teams: 31; vs. Oneonta (20-11); 1970 Hits Game: 24; vs. Brockport, 1985 24; vs. Oneonta, 1977 Season: 407; 2001 Doubles Game: 6; vs. Elmira, 2004 JEANINE BLEAU, who hit a school record Season: 82; 2001 .451 for her career, was the first Ithaca all-American under coach DEB PALLOZZI.

CAREER AVERAGE No. Name (seasons) Games At Bats Hits Avg 1. Jeanine Bleau (1993-94) 72 244 110 .451 2. Laura Remia (1998-2001) 177 526 221 .420 3. Kaitlyn Dulac (2003-06) 161 449 167 .372 4. Kim Lamoureaux (1990-93) 136 415 147 .354 5. Susan Reid (1992, 94-95) 70 179 63 .352 T6. Leigh Bonkowski (2003-06) 174 540 189 .350 Hannah Shalett (2004-07) 173 492 172 .350 8. Monique Echternach (1978-79) 38 129 45 .348 9. Elizabeth Yentema (2000-03) 137 435 151 .347 T10. Amy McMordie (1995-98) 128 355 123 .346 Mary Ellen Hoffman (1994-97) 135 335 116 .346 SEASON AVERAGE (Min. 2.5 at bat-average per game) No. Name (seasons) Games At Bats Hits Avg T 1. Mary Jean Bubb (1973) 10 33 17 .515 Kit Buell (1973) 10 33 17 .515 3. Kaitlyn Dulac (2006) 37 115 57 .496 4. Laura Remia (2001) 45 144 71 .493 5. Jeanine Bleau (1994) 41 139 68 .489 6. Sara Durant (2003) 41 117 52 .444 T7. Laura Remia (1999) 42 118 52 .441 Wendy Haft (1988) 29 102 45 .441 9. Hannah Shalett (2007) 44 132 55 .417 10. Susan Reid (1995) 37 86 35 .407

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Triples Game: 3; vs. Binghamton, 1979 3; vs. Oneonta, 1976 Season: 18; 1982, 1997 Home Runs Game: 3; vs. Buffalo State, 2003 3; vs. Alfred, 2002 3; vs. Buffalo State, 1997 (2 games) 3; vs. Colgate, 1979 Season: 26; 1999 RBIs JENNIFER BLUM LEIGH BONKOWSKI Game: 20; vs. Albany, 1972 Season: 290; 2006

MEL CHINIGO MAIRIN DUDEK SARA DURANT KRISTIN FURDON KIM LAMOUREAUX

CAREER RUNS CAREER HITS No. Name (seasons) Games Runs No. Name (seasons) Games Hits 1. Laura Remia (1998-2001) 177 168 1. Laura Remia (1998-2001) 177 221 2. Leigh Bonkowski (2003-06) 174 146 2. Leigh Bonkowski (2003-06) 174 189 3. Cheryl Wah (1996-99) 168 130 3. Kristin Furdon (1999-2002) 178 183 4. Kristin Furdon (1999-2002) 178 112 4. Hannah Shalett (2004-07) 173 176 5. Kaitlyn Dulac (2003-06) 161 109 5. Cheryl Wah (1996-99) 168 175 6. Hannah Shalett (2004-07) 173 107 6. Kaitlyn Dulac (2003-06) 161 167 7. Mary Ellen Hoffman (1994-97) 135 102 7. Elizabeth Yentema (2000-03) 137 151 8. Kim Sebastiao (1999-2002) 170 101 8. Kim Lamoureaux (1990-93) 136 147 T9. Jennifer Blum (1993-96) 152 98 9. Julie McGraw (1996-99) 158 145 Mel Chinigo (2004-07) 169 98 10. JESSICA STANGARONE ERICA CUTSPEC (2005-present) 136 143 (2005-present) 136 98 SEASON HITS SEASON RUNS No. Name (seasons) Games Hits No. Name (seasons) Games Runs 1. Laura Remia (2001) 45 71 1. Laura Remia (2001) 45 53 2. Jeanine Bleau (1994) 42 68 2. Laura Remia (1999) 42 49 3. ERICA CUTSPEC (2007) 44 58 3. Hannah Shalett (2006) 47 46 4. Kaitlyn Dulac (2006) 37 57 4. ERICA CUTSPEC (2007) 44 45 5. Hannah Shalett (2007) 44 55 5. Ellen Mullin (1994) 42 44 T6. Hannah Shalett (2006) 44 54 T6. Jeanine Bleau (1994) 41 39 Kristin Furdon (2002) 49 54 Leigh Bonkowski (2006) 46 39 8. Elizabeth Yentema (2001) 41 53 Mel Chinigo (2007) 44 39 T9. Sara Durant (2003) 41 52 Kim Sebastiao (2001) 46 39 Ellen Mullin (1994) 42 52 T10.Laura Remia (2000) 46 38 Laura Remia (1999) 42 52 Kaitlyn Dulac (2004) 41 38 Kim Sebastiao (2001) 46 52

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Stolen Bases Lowest ERA Game: 22; vs. Albany, 1972 Season: 0.99; 1978 Season: 108; 2006 Highest ERA Walks Season: 2.95; 1990 Game: 18; vs. Kutztown, 1981 Season: 142; 2006 FIELDING Total Bases Putouts Season: 583; 2001 Game: 57; vs. Cortland, 1979 (19 inn.) Season: 999; 2002 PITCHING Assists Innings Game: 24; vs. Cortland, Game: 19; vs. Cortland, 1979 (19 inn.) 1979 Season: 469; 2002 Season: 333.1; 2002 Fewest Errors Complete Games Season: 37; 1973 Season: 40; 2000 Most Errors Strikeouts Season: 103; 1995 Season: 296; 2006 Total Chances Walks Game: 81; vs. Cortland, Season: 126; 1995 1979 (19 inn.) Shutouts Season: 1,550; 2002 Season: 20; 2006 Highest Average Saves Season: .960; 2006 Season: 5; 2002

LAURA REMIA was the 2001 Honda Player of the Year.

CAREER RBIS No. Name (seasons) Games RBIs 1. Laura Remia (1998-2001) 177 187 2. Kristin Furdon (1999-2002) 178 135 3. Leigh Bonkowski (2003-06) 174 128 JULIE McGRAW AMY McMORDIE 4. Kaitlyn Dulac (2003-06 161 110 T5. Mel Chinigo (2004-07) 169 102 Hannah Shalett (2004-07) 173 102 T7. Julie McGraw (1996-99) 158 96 Jennifer Blum (1993-96) 152 96 9. Amy McMordie (1995-98) 128 92 T10. Kim Lamoureaux (1990-93) 136 87 Cheryl Wah (1996-99) 168 87

SEASON RBIS No. Name (seasons) Games RBIs VANESSA MONTORSI KIM SEBASTIAO 1. Laura Remia (2001) 45 63 2. Jeanine Bleau (1994) 41 55 3. Laura Remia (1999) 42 49 T 4. Kaitlyn Dulac (2006) 37 42 Laura Remia (1998) 44 42 6. Kristin Furdon (2002) 49 41 7. Sara Durant (2003) 41 40 8. Kristin Furdon (2001) 44 39 9. Kim Lamoureaux (1993) 33 37 10. Mel Chinigo (2006) 47 36 KIM STEPHENS ELIZABETH YENTEMA

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Games Played Home Runs Season: 50; Sara Coddington, 2002 Game: 2; Jenn Marro vs. St. John Fisher; 2007 50; Mairin Dudek, 2002 2; Leigh Bonkowski vs. Buffalo St., 2003 50; Kim Sebastiao, 2002 2; Laura Remia vs. RIT, 2001 50; Kim Stephens, 2002 2; Laura Remia vs. Elmira, 2000 50; Elizabeth Yentema, 2002 2; Laura Remia vs. Marietta, 1998 Career: 178; Kristin Furdon, 1999-2002 2; Laura Remia vs. Kean , 1998 2; Margo McGowan vs. Buffalo State, 1997 2; Anne Sammis vs. Cortland, 1982 HITTING 2; Monique Echternach vs. Colgate, 1979 At Bats Season: 15; Laura Remia, 1999 Game: 6; held by 11 players Career: 49; Laura Remia, 1998-2001 Season: 149; Hannah Shalett, 2006 Career: 526; Laura Remia, 1998-2001 RBIs Game: 7; Laura Remia vs. Haverford, 1999 Runs 7; Mary Ellen Alger vs. Oneonta, 1976 Game: 5; Mary Ellen Alger vs. Cornell, 1976 7; Linda Korp vs. Oneonta, 1972 Season: 53; Laura Remia, 2001 Season: 63; Laura Remia, 2001 Career: 168; Laura Remia, 1998-2001 Career: 187; Laura Remia, 1998-2001 Hits Total Bases Game: 4; held by 20 players Season: 142; Laura Remia, 2001 Season: 71; Laura Remia, 2001 Career: 429; Laura Remia, 1998-2001 Career: 221; Laura Remia, 1998-2001 Stolen Bases Doubles Game: 4; Linda Korp vs. Stony Brook, 1973 Game: 3; Kim Lamoureaux, 1993 4; Kathy Kunz vs. Brockport, 1973 Season: 22; Sara Durant, 2003 4; Kit Buell vs. Brockport, 1973 Career: 40; Kristin Furdon, 1999-2002 4; Nancy Bilodeau vs. Oneonta, 1973 Triples 4; Sue Kennedy vs. Oneonta, 1972 Game: 2; Laura Remia vs. Elmira, 2001 Season: 24; Wendy Haft, 1988 2; Laura Remia vs. Haverford, 1999 Career: 36; Wendy Haft, 1985-88 2; Margo McGowan vs. RIT, 1998 Walks 2; Mary Ellen Alger vs. Oneonta, 1976 Game: 3; held by seven players 2; Nancy Bilodeau vs. Oswego, 1972 Season: 30; Mairin Dudek, 2001 Season: 8; Cheryl Wah, 1997 Career: 75; Laura Remia, 1998-2001 Career: 16; Mildred Piscopo, 1984-87 Batting Average Season: .515; Mary Jean Bubb (17/33), 1973 .515; Kit Buell (17/33), 1973 Career: .451; Jeanine Bleau, 1993-94

CAREER INNINGS PITCHED No. Name (seasons) Games Innings 1. Nicki Swan (1994-97) 131 707.7 2. Robin Bimson (1997-2000) 120 696.7 3. Abby Hanrahan (2000-03) 111 593.0 4. Heather Ware (1990-93) 75 447.3 JO BURRUBY LORI FAZIO 5. CARLY MYERS (2005-present) 77 413.2 SEASON INNINGS PITCHED No. Name (seasons) Games Innings 1. Robin Bimson (2000) 41 272.0 2. Heather Ware (1993) 33 216.0 3. Abby Hanrahan (2002) 41 213.1 4. Abby Hanrahan (2001) 36 204.0 5. Nicki Swan (1997) 36 199.3 WENDY HAFT ABBY HANRAHAN

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FIELDING Putouts Game: 18; Lisa Stellato vs. Cortland (19 inn.), 1979 Season: 403; Laura Remia, 2000 Career: 1,303; Laura Remia, 1998-2001 Assists Game: 10; Sherry Scheer vs. C.W. Post, 1979 Season: 120; Nancy Liskiewicz, 1990 Career: 346; Nancy Liskiewicz, 1989-92 Fielding Percentage Season (min. 30 chances): 1.000; Mel Chinigo, 2007 (34PO, 11A, 0E) 1.000; JESSICA STANGARONE, 2005 (95 PO, 89 A, 0 E) 1.000; Hannah Shalett, 2004 (112 PO, 15 A, 0 E) 1.000; Madeline Kraemer, 2004 (92 PO, 3 A, 0 E) 1.000; Madeline Kraemer, 2004 (112 PO, 15 A, 0 E) 1.000; Lori Fazio, 2000 (22 PO, 19 A, 0 E) 1.000; Erin Cheney, 1998 (63 PO, 6 A, 0 E) 1.000; Mary Ellen Hoffman, 1997 (33 PO, 1 A, 0 E) 1.000; Marie Kelly, 1996 (28 PO, 2 A, 0 E) 1.000; Christine Schoenweitz, 1993 (28 PO, 4 A, 0 E) 1.000; Stacy Johnson, 1992 (8 PO, 58 A, 0 E) 1.000; Maura Keenan, 1990 (29 PO, 2 A, 0 E) 1.000; Jenny Ott, 1988 (19 PO, 6 A, 0 E) 1.000; Diane Para, 1985 (85 PO, 22 A, 0 E) 1.000; Mary Moynihan, 1980 (21 PO, 9 A, 0 E) Career (min. 200 chances): .995; Hannah Shalett, 2004-present ABBY HANRAHAN (left) and former pitching coach (881 PO, 74 A, 5 E) ROBIN BIMSON (right) are the first two pitchers in Ithaca history to record two 20-win seasons. PITCHING Games Season: 41; Abby Hanrahan, 2002 41; Robin Bimson, 2000 Career: 131; Nicki Swan, 1994-97 CAREER WINS No. Name (seasons) Games Wins 1. Robin Bimson (1997-2000) 120 77 2. Nicki Swan (1994-97) 131 73 3. Abby Hanrahan (2000-03) 111 66 4. NICOLE CADE (2005-present) 77 52 5. CARLY MYERS (2005-present) 77 49 T6. Abbey Pelot (2002-04) 64 37 Kathy Volpi (1984-87) 67 37 T8. Jo Burruby (1981-84) 60 36 STACY JOHNSON MADELINE KRAEMER Heather Ware (1990-93) 75 36 T10.Stacy Johnson (1991-92) 50 31 Vicki Scott (1979-82) 49 31

SEASON WINS No. Name (seasons) Games Wins 1. Robin Bimson (2000) 41 29 2. Abby Hanrahan (2001) 36 24 T3. Robin Bimson (1999) 32 22 NICOLE CADE (2006) 28 22 Abby Hanrahan (2002) 41 22 NANCY LISKIEWICZ CHERYL WAH

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Complete Games Saves Season: 36; Robin Bimson, 2000 Season: 4; Abby Hanrahan, 2002 Career: 96; Nicki Swan, 1994-97 Career: 7; Abby Hanrahan, 2000-03 7; Nicki Swan, 1994-97 Innings Pitched Game: 19; Vicki Scott vs. Cortland, 1979 (won 2-1) Lowest ERA Season: 272; Robin Bimson, 2000 Season: 0.63; Vicki Scott, 1980 (min. 50 inn. pitched) Career: 707.7; Nicki Swan, 1994-97 Career: 1.03; CARLY MYERS, 2005-present Wins Season: 29; Robin Bimson, 2000 Career: 77; Robin Bimson, 1997-2000 ITHACA NO-HITTERS NICOLE CADE vs. Plattsburgh, April 17, 2005 Won-Lost Percentage Season: 1.000; Mary Ellen Alger, 1975 (8-0) Abby Hanrahan vs. Utica, April 14, 2002 Career: .733; Abby Hanrahan, 2000-2003 (66-24-0) Rachel Meth vs. Rensselaer, April 11, 2001 Abby Hanrahan vs. St. Lawrence, April 7, 2001 Strikeouts Season: 208; Abby Hanrahan, 2001 (perfect game) Career: 576; Abby Hanrahan, 2000-03 Abby Hanrahan vs. New Jersey City, March 15, 2001 Fewest Walks Rachel Meth vs. Lesley, March 14, 2001 Season: 8; Kathy Volpi, 1985 (min. 100 inn. pitched) Nicki Swan vs. Westminster, March 10, 1996 5; Vicki Scott, 1980 (min. 50 inn. pitched) Nicki Swan vs. Mansfield, May 3, 1995 Career: 26; Vicki Scott, 1979-82 Nicki Swan vs. Le Moyne, April 19, 1994 Fewest Hits Stacy Johnson vs. Findlay, March 11, 1992 Season: 34; Sue Bracco, 1978 Career: 151; Vicki Scott, 1979-82 Cindy Gorsch vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, March 7, 1988 Vicki Scott vs. Binghamton, April 7, 1980 Shutouts Season: 13; Robin Bimson, 2000 Active players in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS Career: 27; Nicki Swan; 1994-97 Members of the 2007 team in bold letters

ROBIN BIMSON NICKI SWAN KATHY VOLPI HEATHER WARE JULIE WILCOX

CAREER ERA CAREER STRIKEOUTS No. Name (seasons) Games ERA No. Name (seasons) Games Strikeouts 1. CARLY MYERS 1. Abby Hanrahan (2000-03) 111 576 (2005-present) 77 1.03 2. Nicki Swan (1994-97) 131 465 2. Jo Burruby (1981-84) 60 1.15 3. NICOLE CADE 3. Sue Bracco (1978-81) 37 1.19 (2005-present) 77 434 4. Mary Ellen Alger (1975-78) 43 1.27 3. Robin Bimson (1997-2000) 120 340 5. Abbey Pelot (2002-04) 64 1.30 5. CARLY MYERS (2005-present) 77 300 SEASON ERA No. Name (seasons) Games ERA SEASON STRIKEOUTS 1. Vicki Scott (1980) 8 0.63 No. Name (seasons) Games Strikeouts T2. Jo Burruby (1983) 16 0.79 1. Abby Hanrahan (2002) 41 209 Jo Burruby (1984) 12 0.79 2. Abby Hanrahan (2001) 36 208 4. Zahida Sherman (2004) 32 0.90 3. NICOLE CADE (2006) 28 173 5. Mary Ellen Alger (1978) 11 0.91 4. NICOLE CADE (2007) 26 161 Active players in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS 5. Abby Hanrahan (2003) 29 140 Members of the 2007 team in bold letters

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Year Name Honor 1983 Janis Finn CoSIDA Academic Honorable Mention 1985 Carol Buckheit NSCA First Team Mildred Piscopo NSCA First Team 1986 Carol Buckheit NSCA First Team Maria Kramer NSCA Second Team 1987 Carol Buckheit CoSIDA Academic Second Team 1994 Jeanine Bleau NSCA Second Team 1996 Nicki Swan NSCA Third Team 1997 Nicki Swan NFCA Third Team 1998 Margo McGowan CoSIDA Academic First Team Cheryl Wah CoSIDA Academic Third Team 1999 Kristin Muenzen CoSIDA Academic First Team Laura Remia NFCA Second Team Cheryl Wah NFCA Second Team, CoSIDAAcademic First Team 2000 Robin Bimson NFCA Second Team Kristin Furdon NFCA First Team Laura Remia NFCA Second Team 2001 Laura Remia NFCA First Team, CoSIDAAcademic Second Team 2002 Kristin Furdon NFCA First Team 2006 Kaitlyn Dulac NFCA Third Team 2007 NICOLE CADE NFCA First Team Hannah Shalett NFCA First Team, CoSIDAAcademic Second Team CoSIDA = College Sports Information Directors of America NSCA/NFCA = National Softball Coaches Association

JANIS FINN MARGO McGOWAN KRISTIN MUENZEN LAURA REMIA HANNAH SHALETT

KRISTIN FURDON was a two-time first team CAROL BUCKHEIT NFCA all-American selection for the Bombers. Softball 2007 29

ITHACA COLLEGE 2007 Empire 8

NICOLE CADE CARLY MEYERS

Ithaca College May 4-5, 2007

QUARTERFINALS St. John Fisher defeated RIT, 4-1 ITHACA defeated Utica, 4-0 RIT defeated Utica, 3-0 SEMIFINALS ITHACA defeated St. John Fisher, 2-0 HANNAH SHALETT ERICA CUTSPEC St. John Fisher defeated RIT, 8-0 CHAMPIONSHIP St. John Fisher defeated ITHACA, 4-3 ITHACA defeated St. John Fisher, 1-0 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS (Ithaca athletes only) FIRST TEAM Pitcher: Nicole Cade, Carly Meyers Catcher: Hannah Shalett Infield: Erica Cutspec, Caitlin Ryan CAITLIN RYAN JESSICA STANGARONE Jessica Stangarone Outfield: Jenn Marro SECOND TEAM Infield: Stacy Pelesz Outfield: Mel Chinigo

PLAYER OF THE YEAR HANNAH SHALETT, Ithaca PITCHER OF THE YEAR NICOLE CADE, Ithaca ROOKIE OF THE YEAR JENN MARRO STACY PELESZ Sarah Gates, St. John Fisher COACH OF THE YEAR DEB PALLOZZI, Ithaca 2007 EMPIRE 8 LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS /— Empire 8 —/ /—— Overall ––—/ W L Pct W L Pct ITHACA 12 0 1.000 35 9 .795 St. John Fisher 10 2 .833 24 15 .615 RIT 6 6 .500 14 23 .378 Utica 5 7 .417 15 17 .469 Alfred 5 7 .417 23 16 .590 Elmira 2 10 .167 12 14 .462 Nazareth 2 12 .167 9 27 .250 MEL CHINIGO DEB PALLOZZI

30 Softball 2007 The Student-Athlete ITHACA COLLEGE

oeducational and nonsectarian, Ithaca is a I-81 VT nationally recognized comprehensive college NY of 6,350 students. Founded in 1892 as the I-87

Ithaca Conservatory of Music, the school is located Rochester Syracuse I-90 C I-90 Waterloo Buffalo I-481 in Ithaca, N.Y., a city of 30,000 in the center of the Rt. 89 Albany Cortland I-88 Finger Lakes region-60 miles north of Binghamton Rt. 13 I-90 ITHACA Rt. 79 Whitney Point Rt. 17 and 60 miles south of Syracuse. Rt. 13 Rt. 206 Bainbridge Rt. 96B Binghamton MA Rt. 17 Rt. 96 SCHOOLS AND ENROLLMENTS Owego Rt. 15 Rt. 17 I-87 School of Humanities and Sciences (2,500) CT PA School of Business (600) I-81

Roy H. Park School of Communications (1,200) I-380 NJ I-80 School of Health Sciences NYC and Human Performance (1,200) CAMPUS VISITS AND INTERVIEWS School of Music (500) Prospective students and their families are strongly Graduate Studies (250) encouraged to visit Ithaca for a campus tour, interview Other (100) or open house program. Please call the Office of FACULTY Admission at least two weeks in advance to schedule 441 full-time; 175 part-time an appointment. For additional information about any Student-faculty ratio 12:1 aspect of Ithaca College, please contact the Office of Admission, Ithaca College, 100 Job Hall, Ithaca, N.Y. FACILITIES Ithaca has close to 70 modern buildings, including 14850-7020; phone: (607) 274-3124 or (800) 429-4274. science facilities with state-of-the-art laboratories, Ithaca College's home page is www.ithaca.edu. music center with concert and recital halls, health INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS sciences center, and observatory plus 26 residence halls Ithaca teams have won three national championships in and two apartment complexes offering a variety of football and wrestling, two each in baseball, women's living accommodations. The library contains 400,000 crew and women's soccer and one each in field hockey, materials in various formats. Academic computing is gymnastics and softball. Bomber teams have also pro- available in over 15 general-access and over a dozen duced individual national champions in gymnastics, program-specific computer labs. Athletic facilities men's and women’s swimming and diving, wrestling and include a 2,600-seat gymnasium and a 5,000-seat foot- track and field. Ithaca is sponsoring 25 varsity sports ball stadium. The new fitness center houses two smaller during the 2006-07 school year—13 for women and 12 gyms as well as aerobics and exercise rooms with for men. cardio machines, stair-steppers and treadmills. During the 2005-06 academic year, Bomber teams were a combined 223-132-6 (.632), and 10 were ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID represented in the NCAA playoffs. Ithaca won 11 Admission to Ithaca College is based on high school Empire 8 championships and finished 26th in the record, personal recommendations, SAT or ACT Division III NACDA Directors' Cup standings. A total scores, and, for some programs, auditions or port- of 19 Ithaca student-athletes earned all-American folios. Candidates should submit an application by recognition or academic all-American recognition. February 1. The application deadline for early decision candidates is November 1. NCAA PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT Over 80 percent of incoming students receive some Colleges and universities in Division III place highest form of financial assistance. Applicants seeking finan- priority on the overall quality of the educational cial aid must submit the FAFSA (free application for experience. In so doing, they seek to strengthen the federal student aid), available from high school guid- integration of objectives and programs in athletics ance offices. The FAFSA form should be sent directly with academic and developmental objectives and to to the address indicated on the form; the submission ensure the integration of athletes with other students. deadline is February 1. Early decision candidates ATHLETIC TRAINING interested in seeking institutional and federal financial Injury prevention and care of Ithaca’s student-athletes aid should submit the Profile application with the are overseen by a staff of six full-time athletic trainers, College Scholarship Service by November 1 and the plus a graduate assistant and over 65 undergraduate FAFSA with the U.S. Department of Education by students in the athletic training major. Several fully February 1. equipped facilities are devoted to athletic training.

Softball 2007 31 ITHACA COLLEGE Administration PEGGY R. WILLIAMS President Peggy R. Williams assumed the U.S. Foundation for Educational Exchange and the presidency of Ithaca College on Tompkins Trust Company and the governing board of July 1, 1997. She is the College's the Wye Faculty Seminar. She is also a member of the seventh president and its first Commission on Women of the American Council on female president. Education (ACE) and an honorary member of the Since taking the helm, President Rotary Club of Ithaca. She previously served on the ACE Williams has led a collaborative effort to pursue the board of directors and its executive and nominating com- vision of making Ithaca "the standard of excellence for mittees, the board of directors of the Council of residential comprehensive colleges." To that end, she Independent Colleges, the board of directors of the launched a campus-wide strategic planning process that Sacred Heart School of Montreal (past chair) and the culminated in a blueprint for achieving the College's Policy Advisory Group for Outcomes and Assessment essential priorities and goals. Since the adoption of the and Institutional Effectiveness for the New York State Institutional Plan in 2001, progress has been made in Education Department. a number of areas. For example, initiatives such as the Williams holds a bachelor of arts degree in Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar Program and the Center psychology from St. Michael's College of the University for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity further of Toronto; a master of education degree from the the College's commitment to diversity and to inter- University of Vermont; and a doctorate in administ- disciplinary education. The Campus Master Plan ration, planning and social policy from Harvard provides a road map for major facilities and land use University. for the next two decades. The academic profile of the A native of Montreal, Williams has lived in the student body has been strengthened, and the Center for United States since 1968 and is a citizen of both the Faculty Research and Development encourages faculty United States and Canada. She has many interests to pursue innovative teaching and research projects. beyond higher education—sailing, skiing, bicycling, In addition, President Williams's strong interest in wilderness expeditions, music, reading and photog- community service, evidenced by the establishment of raphy. She and her husband, David, reside at Two a full-time coordinator of community service and such Fountain Place, the home of Ithaca College presidents annual programs as the Celebration of Service and since 1938. Community Plunge, has resulted in an increase in campus volunteerism. Williams came to Ithaca from Lyndon State College, where she had been president since 1989. She had KEN KUTLER previously worked at Trinity College in Burlington, Director of Vermont, as associate academic dean, chair of the Intercollegiate Athletics business and economics department and associate pro- Ken Kutler is in his fourth year as fessor. She also held various positions within the Ithaca’s director of intercollegiate Vermont State Colleges system. Before entering the field athletics and recreational sports. of higher education, Williams was a social worker for Kutler came to Ithaca after the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont and the Monroe serving as director of athletics at County Department of Social Services in New York. two other Division III institutions: Frostburg State In 1990 the publisher of Creating Excellence University (1978 to 1986) and Hartwick College (1986 magazine named Williams one of Vermont's "top 10 to 2003). At Hartwick, he oversaw a 24-sport inter- achievers." She was the first recipient of the Jackie M. collegiate athletic program (including two sports that Gribbons Leadership Award in 1984 from the American competed at the Division I level). Council on Education (ACE). The organization also He is a past president of the Empire 8 athletic established an honor in her name—the Margaret R. conference. Kutler spent 10 years as women's soccer Williams Emerging Professional Award—to recognize coach at Hartwick (1986 to 1993 and again in 2001 and the accomplishments of young female professionals 2002) and guided the Hawks to five appearances in the in higher education. NCAA championship tournament including two trips Active in community and professional organiza- to the national quarterfinals. tions, President Williams currently serves on the NCAA He is a 1964 graduate of East Stroudsburg University, Division III Presidents Council and the Executive where he was an all-region soccer player. Kutler holds Committee Subcommittee on Gender and Diversity a master's degree in education from Temple University Issues, and on the boards of directors of the Canada- and a doctorate in education from West Virginia.

32 Softball 2007 ITHACA COLLEGE Press Information

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CREDITS This Bomber media guide is produced by the Ithaca College Office of Sports Information, Mike Warwick, director; Darryl Konicki; assistant director; Donna Mosher, depart- ment assistant. Photographic services by Tim McKinney and Patricia Reynolds unless otherwise indicated.

A Preferred Partner 2007 SOFTBALL RESULTS (35-9, 12-0 EMPIRE 8)

Date Opponent W-L IC-Opp Series Record Date Opponent W-L IC-Opp Series Record 3/9 vs. Chapman ! L 0-1 0-5 4/14 at RIT • W 12-1 25-8 vs. Maryville ! W 6-5 5-1 at RIT • W 9-0 26-8 3/10 vs. Alma ! W 4-1 2-1 4/21 at Utica • W 9-0 14-0 vs. Coe ! W 9-6 3-2 at Utica • W 9-2 15-0 3/11 vs. Moravian ! L 0-1 0-1 4/22 Nazareth • W 8-0 1-0 vs. Babson ! W 10-1 1-0 Nazareth • W 12-0 2-0 3/14 vs. Lake Forest + W 9-0 2-4 4/24 Alfred • W 6-0 14-0 vs. Central (Iowa) + W 1-0 1-3 Alfred • W 9-1 15-0 3/15 vs. Simpson + W 3-2 2-7 4/28 Elmira • W 16-1 35-2 vs. Carthage + W 2-1 1-1 Elmira • W 8-0 36-2 3/16 vs. Denison + W 2-0 3-0 4/29 Geneseo W 8-0 5-0 vs. Fontbonne + W 9-0 1-0 Geneseo W 4-0 6-0 3/25 Rochester W 2-1 3-0 5/1 at Cornell L 3-4 10-18 Rochester L 1-2 3-1 at Cornell L 0-1 10-19 3/28 Cortland W 3-2 49-52 5/4 Utica # W 4-0 16-0 Cortland L 3-5 49-53 St. John Fisher # W 2-0 18-5 3/31 at Rensselaer W 6-3 14-2 5/5 St. John Fisher # L 3-4 18-6 at Rensselaer W 7-0 15-2 St. John Fisher # W 1-0 19-6 4/11 Oneonta W 7-0 20-2 5/10 vs. Pitt-Bradford & W 6-1 1-0 Oneonta W 8-0 21-2 5/11 at Cortland & W 5-1 50-53 4/13 at St. John Fisher • W 10-1 16-5 5/12 vs. Plattsburgh & L 0-1 5-2 at St. John Fisher • W 3-1 17-5 5/13 at Cortland & L 4-7 50-54 ! at NFCA Leadoff Classic (Panama City, Fla.) # Empire 8 Championship Tournament at Ithaca + at Rebel Spring Games (Kissimmee, Fla.) & NCAA Northeast Regional Playoffs at Cortland • Empire 8 opponent