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Last season, the Mississippi State softball hander Dunlap to gain valuable experience which team took a young squad that had to overcome will benefi t her greatly heading into her sopho- numerous obstacles and fi nished the year with a more campaign. strong run to its third-straight NCAA Tournament Dunlap ended up being State’s top hurler, appearance and the eighth in the program’s his- tallying 17 wins in her inaugural collegiate season tory. and setting the school’s freshman strikeout record The youthful squad had to deal with a rash with 161, a mark that ranks third all-time. of injuries throughout the season that forced the The Hueytown, Ala., native made 43 ap- coaching staff to shift players to different positions. pearances last season, registering a team-best Despite the obstacles and adversity, the 217.2 innings and pacing the squad with four Bulldogs rallied to win 11 of their fi nal 17 regular- saves. The prep all-American also went the dis- season games to earn a postseason bid to the tance 20 times, including a pair of 10-inning efforts NCAA Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional. in wins over Auburn and No. 6 Georgia. Head coach Jay Miller and his coaching Woolven adds another left-handed glove to staff enter 2010 optimistic that the team’s per- the pitching staff. The Nettleton, Miss., native was severence a year ago coupled with a heralded limited to 13 appearances in 2009, seeing most freshman class that received national recognition of her action in relief. Woolven picked up a save from ESPN Rise can lead to a fourth-consecutive for State during her sophomore campaign, giving trip to the postseason. her fi ve for her young career after netting four as a rookie. PITCHERS The Bulldogs add another pair of left-hand- ers in freshmen Stephanie Becker and Kylie CHELSEA BRAMLETT The 2009 Mississippi State pitching staff Vry. The pair were part of State’s signing class was one of the deepest in Miller’s tenure in which was heralded as “Up and Coming” by Starkville, but injuries limited the staff’s options ESPN Rise. tunity to mentor the Dawgs’ next wave of catchers toward the end of the season. Becker showed her potential to contribute which include sophomore Ka’ili Smith and junior immediately during the fall, tossing seven innings newcomer Chelsea Raines. of one-hit softball while leading the MSU pitchers Smith returns to the squad following a stel- with 14 strikeouts. lar freshman campaing in which she was the lone Her dominance during her fi rst action as a freshman to earn All-SEC accolades. Bulldog followed a stellar prep career at West Au- The Kapolei, Hawaii, standout fi nished her rora High School in Illinois in which she claimed rookie season second on the squad in batting av- numerous all-state and all-conference accolades erage (.323) while leading the Bulldogs in doubles while setting school records with 82 career victo- (11), triples (4) and RBI (35). ries and 818 strikeouts. State added some extra depth behind the Vry brings just as impressive a resume into plate this season with the addition of the junior her fi rst season in Starkville. The Des Moines, college standout Raines. The native of nearby Iowa, native enjoyed a stellar fall after leading Ackerman, Miss., showed a solid bat and strong the Florida Gold Coast Hurricanes to runner-up arm behind the plate during the fall following a honors at the 2009 ASA Gold National Champion- stellar career at Holmes Community College in ship and the national title in 2008 against the best which she hit earned all-state honors while hitting young competition in the country. 14 home runs and driving in 50 runs.

CATCHERS INFIELD

A pitching staff that is still relatively youthful The return of a strong infi eld has the Missis- will benefi t greatly from having arguably the na- sippi State coaching staff hoping to set the school tion’s best catcher behind the plate in senior Chel- fi elding percentage record for a third-straight year. MISTY FLESHER sea Bramlett. Bramlett enters her fi nal campaign in the State loses Kelsey Nurnberg, but a healthy Maroon and White fresh off a junior season in Misty Flesher returning to the circle along with which she earned NFCA First Team All-American sophomore standout Lindsey Dunlap, junior for the third-straight season and NFCA/Diamond Elizabeth Woolven and a pair of heralded fresh- Sports Catcher of the Year laurels for the second men provides Miller’s squad a deep, talented time in as many years. staff. The Cordova, Tenn., native has set numer- Flesher, State’s lone right-hander, looks to ous hitting and base-stealing records while lead- be back at full speed after rehabbing a shoulder ing the Dawgs at the plate in her fi rst three sea- injury that limited her to just a handful of appear- sons, but what many have over-looked are her ances early in the season. contributions behind the plate. The Lone Grove, Okla., native hopes to Miller puts his 2010 Mississippi State edition return to her freshman form when she won 20 on the fi eld confi dent in Bramlett’s ability to run games, second-most ever by a freshman, in lead- the battery behind the plate following a summer ing the Bulldogs to a school second-most 41 wins playing alongside some of the best players in the and the NCAA Tempe (Ariz.) Regional. world on the United States National Team. Flesher not only led the Dawgs in wins dur- Bramlett saw signifi cant innings catching the ing her rookie season, but she also posted team likes of Jennie Finch, Cat Osterman and Monica highs in complete games (16), innings (179.1), Abbott while helping Miller’s Red, White and Blue earned-run average (2.11) and strikeouts (119). squad to gold medals at the Canada Cup, World Flesher only tossed 7.1 innings last season, Cup of Softball and Japan Cup. and her absence in the circle allowed the left- Although Bramlett will see the majority of the LINDSEY DUNLAP innings behind the plate, she will have the oppor-

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the fi rst two years of her Mississippi State career. Bulldogs to a school-record .977 fi elding percent- Last season Bainbridge fi nished third on the age, and that year of growth will benefi t them in squad with a .285 average, and she contributed 2010. seven doubles, two triples, a team second-most Junior Brittany Bell provides the veteran 30 RBI and 21 runs scored to go along with a per- leadership and hopes to pick up at the plate in fect 8-for-8 on the bases. 2010 where she left off as a sophomore. The Flor- The Bulldogs have to replace a four-year ida native tallied a .254 batting average with two starter in Sammie Jo Bailey, older sister of Jessie doubles, two home runs and 16 RBI, but over the Bailey, at fi rst base. Despite the loss of a stellar last 19 games she hit at a .348 clip with nine RBI veteran, junior Courtney Nesbit has shown tre- and 11 runs scored. Bell walked 17 times and was mendous potential to fi ll the position. hit by a pitch on 13 occasions lasts season, giving Seeing most of her action as a designated her the opportunity to swipe 16-of-20 bases. hitter through her fi rst two years, the Acworth, Ga., Smith will once again mainly patrol left fi eld native had the opportunity to gain valuable experi- after putting up a stellar effort covering the turf as ence at fi rst base last season when injuries forced a freshman. Bailey to shift to third base. The Hawaii native not only has the ability to Nesbit responded by playing errorless soft- cover a large amount of ground to track down fl y ball in 124 chances. She also showed growth at balls, but she also possesses a strong arm that the plate in 2009, hitting her fi rst two career home helped strand some potential runs on base last runs while contributing personal bests in doubles season. (9) and RBI (14). While she committed just two errors in left Freshman Shelby Fisher will also battle for during her rookie season, her biggest contribu- ALI BAINBRIDGE the fi rst base position following a stellar fall sea- tions came at the plate where she was the team’s son. Senior Jessie Bailey brings the most expe- The Scottsdale, Ariz., native hit at a .588 rience to the infi eld, having started all four years of clip during her inaugural action in the Maroon her Bulldog career. and White, tying for the team lead in doubles and The Lithonia, Ga., native has been a solid triples with three and two, respectively, while add- defender at third base throughout her career, but ing seven RBI. injuries in the lineup forced her to see some action Fisher’s adjustment to the collegiate level at shortstop last season. could be benefi tted from her having played against Bailey also has a clutch bat at the plate, con- some of the top players in the nation during an tributing the game-winning runs on a pair of oc- award-fi lled prep career at Horizon High School. casions while tying for the team’s home run lead Juniors Jessie Spain and Allie Heon will with four in 2009. once again be battling to land the shortstop position. Ali Bainbridge, who tied with Bailey for the Both showed tremendous potential early home run lead a year ago, also returns to the in- in the season, but an injury to Heon led to Spain fi eld at second base. manning the position most of the year. Bainbridge has started every game at second Spain responded by adding four doubles, base through her fi rst two years, earning NFCA a pair of home runs and 13 RBI over 41 games. All-Region honors last season after being named Heon had 13 starts before an injury relegated her Freshman All-SEC following the 2008 season. to pinch-running duties the second half of the sea- The Vestavia Hills, Ala., native brings a solid son. The Villanova transfer scored 16 runs and glove to the position, compiling a .990 fi elding per- was 4-for-4 on the bases in her inaugural season centage last season. She has also been tremen- in Starkville. The two juniors, however, will be challenged dous at the plate for the Bulldogs, hitting .313 with BRITTANY BELL six doubles, fi ve home runs and 60 RBI through by Erin Nesbit, another member of State’s her- alded freshman class. Nesbit brings a stellar glove to the program, second-best hitter after earning all-tournament and she showed it in the fall by collecting a team- honors in her homecoming at the Pepsi Malihini high eight assists while posting a perfect 1.000 Kipa Aloha Tournament. fi elding percentage. With fast, strong-armed defenders in Bell Offensively, the former Harrison High School and Smith locking down right and left, respec- standout hit at a .308 clip and drove in six runs tively, freshman Brittany Gates returns to patrol during the four-game fall set. center fi eld. Another freshman that could be a factor in Gates showed tremendous potential, the infi eld mix is Chrissie Rovtar. The Chicago- turning several would-be base hits into outs. area standout brings a solid bat and will provide a The Houston, Miss., native’s speed also ben- capable defensive backup to Bailey at third base. efi tted the offense last season as she fi nished Rovtar enjoyed a stellar career at Commu- third on the squad with 10 stolen bases and nity District 94 High School, earning multiple all- added 20 runs. conference accolades while hitting over .300 for State will have added depth in the outfi eld her high school career. with heralded freshman Jessica Cooley. The Although she will see most of her time back- Birmingham, Ala., native and sister of former ing up Bramlett behind the plate, Raines could Bulldog outfi elder Katie Cooley posted stellar also be used to provide depth on the infi eld. numbers in the fall, hitting .500 with two dou- bles, two triples, a home run, nine RBI and fi ve OUTFIELD runs scored. Spain, another Birmingham native, and Mississippi State’s outfi eld faced the chal- Heon could also see time in the outfi eld along KA’ILI SMITH lenge of fi elding two freshmen and a sophomore with Fisher. last season. The group responded by helping the

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Sitting (l-r): Allie Heon, Ali Bainbridge, Chelsea Raines, Shelby Fisher, Elizabeth Woolven, Erin Nesbit, Brittany Bell, Jessie Bailey, Courtney Nesbit, Brittany Gates; Standing (l-r): Assoc. Head Coach Annie Smith, Asst. Coach Karen Johns, Jessica Cooley, Jessie Spain, Misty Flesher, Chrissie Rovtar, Stephanie Becker, Kylie Vry, Chelsea Bramlett, Lindsey Dunlap, Ka’ili Smith, Head Coach Jay Miller.

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown/High School/Last College 1 Ali Bainbridge INF R-R 5-4 Jr. 2L Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills 2 Jessica Cooley INF/OF R-R 5-7 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain 3 Kylie Vry P L-L 5-10 Fr. HS Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines East 4 Brittany Gates OF L-R 5-3 So. 1L Houston, Miss./Houston 5 Erin Nesbit INF R-R 5-8 Fr. HS Acworth, Ga./Harrison 6 Jessie Bailey INF R-R 5-7 Sr. 3L Lithonia, Ga./Mt. Vernon Christian 7 Ka’ili Smith OF/C L-L 5-7 So. 1L Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei 8 Jessie Spain INF/OF R-R 5-8 Jr. 2L Birmingham, Ala./Vestavia Hills 10 Allie Heon INF/OF R-R 5-3 Jr. 1L Leesburg, Va./Westfield (Villanova) 11 Stephanie Becker P L-L 6-0 Fr. HS Aurora, Ill./West Aurora 12 Elizabeth Woolven P L-L 5-7 Jr. 2L Nettleton, Miss./Mooreville 13 Brittany Bell OF R-R 5-2 Jr. 2L Brandon, Fla./Riverview 14 Shelby Fisher OF/INF L-L 5-7 Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon 15 Chelsea Raines INF/C R-R 5-3 Jr. JC Ackerman, Miss./Holmes CC 17 Misty Flesher P R-R 5-9 R-So. 2L Lone Grove, Okla./Lone Grove 18 Chelsea Bramlett C S-R 5-8 Sr. 3L Cordova, Tenn./First Christian 25 Courtney Nesbit INF R-R 5-6 Jr. 2L Acworth, Ga./Harrison 32 Lindsey Dunlap P L-L 5-8 So. 1L Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown 44 Chrissie Rovtar INF R-R 5-10 Fr. HS West Chicago, Ill./Community Dist. 94

Head Coach: Jay Miller (Illinois State, 1978) Associate Head Coach: Annie Smith (Grinnell College, 1995) Assistant Coach: Karen Johns (South Carolina, 1989) Student Assistant: Gina McCloud Strength Coach: Richard Akins Certified Athletic Trainer: Megumi Ikeda Student Managers: Alison Barnes, Addy Brown

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown/High School/Last College 6 Jessie Bailey INF R-R 5-7 Sr. 3L Lithonia, Ga./Mt. Vernon Christian 1 Ali Bainbridge INF R-R 5-4 Jr. 2L Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills 11 Stephanie Becker P L-L 6-0 Fr. HS Aurora, Ill./West Aurora 13 Brittany Bell OF R-R 5-2 Jr. 2L Brandon, Fla./Riverview 18 Chelsea Bramlett C S-R 5-8 Sr. 3L Cordova, Tenn./First Christian 2 Jessica Cooley INF/OF R-R 5-7 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain 32 Lindsey Dunlap P L-L 5-8 So. 1L Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown 14 Shelby Fisher OF/INF L-L 5-7 Fr. HS Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon 17 Misty Flesher P R-R 5-9 R-So. 2L Lone Grove, Okla./Lone Grove 4 Brittany Gates OF L-R 5-3 So. 1L Houston, Miss./Houston 10 Allie Heon INF/OF R-R 5-3 Jr. 1L Leesburg, Va./Westfield (Villanova) 25 Courtney Nesbit INF R-R 5-6 Jr. 2L Acworth, Ga./Harrison 5 Erin Nesbit INF R-R 5-8 Fr. HS Acworth, Ga./Harrison 15 Chelsea Raines INF/C R-R 5-3 Jr. JC Ackerman, Miss./Holmes CC 44 Chrissie Rovtar INF R-R 5-10 Fr. HS West Chicago, Ill./Community Dist. 94 7 Ka’ili Smith OF/C L-L 5-7 So. 1L Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei 8 Jessie Spain INF/OF R-R 5-8 Jr. 2L Birmingham, Ala./Vestavia Hills 3 Kylie Vry P L-L 5-10 Fr. HS Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines East 12 Elizabeth Woolven P L-L 5-7 Jr. 2L Nettleton, Miss./Mooreville 16 ROSTER BREAKDOWN

PRONUNCIATIONS Allie Heon Ka'ili Smith Allie HEE-ahn Kuh-EE-LEE Smith

Chrissie Rovtar Kylie Vry Chrissie ROVE-tar Rhymes with “Dry”

BULLDOGS BY STATE ALABAMA (4) ILLINOIS (2) Ali Bainbridge ...... Vestavia Hills Stephanie Becker ...... Aurora Jessica Cooley ...... Birmingham Chrissie Rovtar...... West Chicago Lindsey Dunlap...... Hueytown Jessie Spain ...... Birmingham IOWA (1) Kylie Vry ...... Des Moines ARIZONA (1) MISSISSIPPI (3) Shelby Fisher ...... Scottsdale Brittany Gates...... Houston FLORIDA (1) Chelsea Raines ...... Ackerman Brittany Bell ...... Riverview Elizabeth Woolven ...... Nettleton

GEORGIA (3) OKLAHOMA (1) Jessie Bailey ...... Lithonia Misty Flesher ...... Lone Grove Courtney Nesbit ...... Acworth TENNESSEE (1) Erin Nesbit ...... Acworth Chelsea Bramlett ...... Cordova

HAWAII (1) VIRGINIA (1) Ka’ili Smith ...... Kapolei Allie Heon ...... Leesburg

BULLDOGS BY HEIGHT BULLDOGS BY CLASS 6-0 ...... Stephanie Becker SENIORS (2) 5-10...... Chrissie Rovtar Jessie Bailey Kylie Vry Chelsea Bramlett

5-9 ...... Misty Flesher JUNIORS (7) Ali Bainbridge Brittany Bell 5-8 ...... Chelsea Bramlett Allie Heon Lindsey Dunlap Courtney Nesbit Erin Nesbit Chelsea Raines Jessie Spain Jessie Spain Elizabeth Woolven 5-7 ...... Jessie Bailey Jessica Cooley SOPHOMORES (4) Shelby Fisher Lindsey Dunlap Ka’ili Smith Misty Flesher* Elizabeth Woolven Brittany Gates Ka’ili Smith 5-6 ...... Courtney Nesbit FRESHMEN (6) 5-4 ...... Ali Bainbridge Stephanie Becker Jessica Cooley 5-3 ...... Brittany Gates Shelby Fisher Allie Heon Erin Nesbit Chelsea Raines Chrissie Rovtar Kylie Vry 5-2 ...... Brittany Bell * — Redshirted the 2009 Season

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors for the third time in her career following the 2009 season.

• Named a second-team selection for ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District.

B • Claimed her third-straight selection to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. U • Started all 56 games on the infield. Saw most of her starts at third, but also played shortstop L in 13 games. L D • Tied for the team lead with a career-best four home runs. O • Compiled a .227 batting average (37-for-161) and finished fourth on the squad with six doubles. G • Drove in 19 runs and scored a career-high 21 times.

S • Tallied six multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI efforts.

JESSIE BAILEY • Fielded at a .951 clip, registering 63 putouts and 74 assists while committing seven errors.

Infi eld • R-R • 5-7 • Sr. • 3L • Earned Bulldog Round-Robin all-tournament honors after hitting .364 (4-for-11) with a double, Lithonia, Ga. (Mt. Vernon Christian) her second career grand slam, five RBI and four runs scored.

• Matched the most RBI of her career (four) on her grand slam in State’s win over Louisiana- Monroe. GETTING TO KNOW JESSIE Birthdate...... Apr. 22, 1988 • Accounted for three runs as she went 2-for-4 at the plate in the Bulldog Round-Robin closer Parents ...... Jody and Denise Bailey against the Warhawks. Siblings Sister Sammie Jo, a former Bulldog infi elder; Brother, Jay. • Went 4-for-10 (.400) at the plate with a double, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored to Major ...... Accounting earn all-tournament honors at the Bulldog Classic. Favorite Song ...... Love Your Love The Most • Drove in a pair of runs and scored twice in a 2-for-3 effort against Evansville at the Bulldog Favorite Restaurant . . .Fronteria (Mexican Restaurant) Classic. Favorite Vacation Spot...... Treasure Island, Fla. Favorite Hobbies...... Shopping, fi shing in Florida, • Notched a pair of hits and accounted for three runs as Mississippi State avenged a 2008 NCAA tubing and riding jet skis at the lake Tournament loss to Hawaii with a 14-11 win in the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu, Favorite Pro Team...... Atlanta Braves Hawaii. Favorite Road Trip Item ...... iPhone and pillow Favorite Animal ...... Rooster • Homered with a pair of RBI against Mount St. Mary’s in Hawaii. Favorite TV Show ...... Friends If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would • Added her fourth home run of the year in State’s series-ending game with Arkansas...... Fly and become invisible Most Embarrassing Softball Moment ...... Locking • Contributed an RBI in a 1-for-3 effort in MSU’s series-clinching win against ninth-ranked Ten- my keys in my car and making the whole team wait on the nessee in Knoxville. bus for me headed to the SEC Tournament. Favorite Softball Moment . . Hitting an RBI double with • Went 2-for-3 with a double and a seventh-inning intentional walk as Mississippi State upset No. two outs in the bottom of the 7th against Auburn to tie the 6 Georgia, her home-state team, in 10 innings in Athens. game and send to extra innings. We came back and won on my birthday. • Doubled home the winning run with her lone hit in State’s 10-inning win against Auburn. Superstitions ...... Never step on the chalk lines Favorite Class at MSU • Matched a career high with three hits in the series finale with Kentucky, driving in two runs and ...... Small Group Communication scoring another. After I Graduate, I want to ...... Visit Costa Rica with friends 2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Favorite Place on the MSU Campus ...... The Junction before a home football game • Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 6 Second Team. What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You “Always giving 110% every time I’m on the fi eld, and never • Selected NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and academic all-SEC. giving anything less than my absolute very best.” • Hit .234 (41-for-175) with eight doubles, a home run, 28 RBI, 20 runs scored and 13 walks.

Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT GW RBI GW Runs 2007-Fr. .251 61-60 171 19 43 4 1 2 29 55 .322 13 2 41 .312 0 3 2-2 5 2 2008-So. .234 63-63 175 20 41 8 0 1 28 52 .297 13 2 26 .295 0 2 2-3 4 3 BAILEY’S 2009-Jr. .227 56-56 163 21 37 6 0 4 19 55 .337 6 1 31 .259 0 5 2-3 1 1 CAREER TOTALS .238 180-179 509 60 121 18 1 7 76 162 .318 32 5 98 .289 0 10 6-8 10 6 STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP 2007-Fr. 3.82 0-0 3 0 0 0/1 0 3.2 6 5 2 2 1 2 0 1 20 .375 0 0 TOTALS 3.82 0-0 3 0 0 0/1 0 3.2 6 5 2 2 1 2 0 1 20 .375 0 0

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• Tallied 10 multi-hit games and drove in multiple runs seven times, • Tallied a 3.82 ERA in 3.2 innings pitched with one strikeout and two including one four-RBI game. walks.

• Collected the game-wining RBI four times on the year and scored the • Collected a combined shutout in a 23-0 win over Seton Hall. clincher three times. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS • Fielded at a .967 clip, committing six errors in 180 chances. Prepped at Mt. Vernon Christian School for coach C.E. Rhoades and • Singled and scored the game-winning run in State’s Bulldog Round- played club softball for her father Jody’s Georgia Titans. Robin title-clinching win over Southern Illinois. • Helped Mt. Vernon to a 14-0 record and the state championship as a • Delivered the game-winning base hit in the eighth inning of MSU’s vic- junior. tory over Fordham. • Hit .636 (28-for-51) with 14 extra-base hits (5 HR) and 28 RBI, and stole • Matched a career high with six assists in State’s win over N.C. State at 12-of-15 bases. the NFCA Leadoff Classic. • Tossed 60 scoreless innings, striking out 166 and allowing just three hits • Singled and later scored the deciding run in the Leadoff Classic-closing and 12 walks. win over UMass. • Recorded 11 shutouts, including fi ve no-hitters and a pair of perfect • Matched her career high with four RBI against Charleston Southern in games. the Bulldog Classic. • Led the Georgia Titans to a 65-7 record, six tournament titles and a • Hit a two-run home run to rally State to an SEC-opening win at Auburn. second-place fi nish at the Colorado Fireworks.

• Scored two runs, including the go-ahead, as State completed a series • Hit .285 while recording a 10-2 record and 0.29 ERA from the circle. sweep of in-state rival Ole Miss. • Helped lead her basketball team to the state tournament and her vol- • Earned Bully Bash all-tournament honors after going 5-for-10 with leyball team to the state championship. seven RBI and five runs scored. • Member of the National Honor Society, state fi nalist for the Wendy’s • Collected a career-best two doubles and drove in three runs in a Bully High School Heisman award, Who’s Who of American High School Stu- Bash-clinching win over Mississippi Valley State. dents and ranked fi rst in her senior class.

• Scored the game-winning run to complete a three-game sweep of South Carolina.

• Drew a walk to plate the game-winner in the series opener with Georgia.

2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Named SEC all-Freshman and freshman Academic all-SEC.

• Selected All-America Scholar-Athlete by the NFCA.

• Started 60 of her 61 games at third base with three pitching appear- ances.

• Hit .251 with 19 runs scored on 43 hits, including seven extra-base hits (2 HR) and 29 RBI.

• Collected 13 walks and posted 10 multiple-hit games and seven multi- ple-RBI games.

• Committed 11 errors in 216 chances for a .949 fi elding percentage.

• Went 2-for-4 with two RBI in her collegiate debut against Iowa State.

• Collected a season-best three hits against Nebraska.

• Hit a grand slam in going 2-for-4 with four RBI to help MSU to a 5-2 vic- tory over Georgia.

2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS At Bats 4, 9x, last v. California (5/15) 5, 2x, last v. LSU (4/14/07) Hits 3, at Kentucky (4/25) 3, 2x, last at Kentucky (4/25/09) Runs 2, 3x, last at Hawaii (3/6) 2, 9x, last at Hawaii (3/6/09) Runs Batted In 4, v. La.-Monroe (2/7) 4, 3x, last v. La.-Monroe (2/7/09) Doubles 1, 6x, last v. Auburn (4/22) 2, v. Miss. Valley State (3/29/08) Triples None 1 v. Iowa State (2/9/07) Home Runs 1, 4x, last v. Arkansas (3/18) 1, 7x, last v. Arkansas (3/18/09) Walks 1, 6x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8) 3, v. Pacific (5/18/07) Stolen Bases 1, 2x, last at Kentucky (4/25) 1, 6x, last at Kentucky (4/25/09)

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Selected to the United States National Team roster and helped the Red, White and Blue to gold medals at the Canada Cup, World Cup of Softball and Japan Cup alongside head coach Jay Miller.

• Tabbed NFCA First Team All-American for the third-straight year, becoming the first Bulldog to earn B first-team honors three times. U • Claimed NFCA/Diamond Sports Division I Catcher of the Year, All-SEC First Team Catcher, USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 finalist for the second-straight year. L L • Won the adidas Golden Shoe Award from the NFCA for the top base stealer in Division I. D • An All-America Athlete of the Year selection from the National Strength Coaches Association. O • Earned her second-straight ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honor (2nd team) after claiming a second All-District First Team selection and third SEC Academic Honor Roll award. G • Led the nation with 0.96 stolen bases per game after setting the school’s single-season record S (54-of-60) for the third time. CHELSEA BRAMLETT • Bettered her own single-game steals record with five in a win over Louisiana-Monroe at the season- opening Bulldog Round-Robin. Catcher • S-R • 5-8 • Sr. • 3L Cordova, Tenn. (First Christian) • Passed Iyhia McMichael for the MSU career steals record with 146, a total that ranks fourth in Southeastern Conference history.

• Led the team with a school-record .486 batting average that ranked in the top-four nationally and paced the SEC. GETTING TO KNOW CHELSEA Birthdate...... Sept. 22, 1987 • Also topped the conference in hits (88) and paced the squad with 55 runs scored. Parents ...... Mike and Judi Bramlett Siblings...... Brother, Micah • Tallied nine extra-base hits (seven doubles and two triples) and drove in 16 runs. Major ...... Teaching and Coaching Nickname ...... Wheels • Finished the year with a team-high 28 multiple-hit games, including 17 two-hit efforts and 11 games with three hits. Favorite Song ...... Small Town USA Favorite Restaurant ...... Santa Fe Cattle Company • Matched a career-high for runs scored (3) five times this season. Favorite Magazine...... Sports Illustrated Favorite Vacation Spot...... Denver, Colorado • Paced MSU with 11 game-winning runs, moving into third all-time with 29 for her career. Favorite Hobbies ...... Hunting, fi shing, riding four-wheelers • Tied for the eighth-high- Favorite Place to Shop...... Buckle est fielding percentage in Favorite Pro Team...... Atlanta Braves a season with a .990 clip Favorite Road Trip Item ...... Pillow that included 286 putouts Favorite Animal ...... Cheetah and 19 assists to just three Favorite TV Show ...... Yes Dear errors in 308 chances. Cartoon Character You’d Want to Be . . . Bugs Bunny If I Could Have A Super Power , I Would • Threw out 72 percent of ...... Be able to fl y would-be base stealers Pets ...... Dog named Grady Jo (14-of-36). What’s On Your iPod ...... Everything • Collected a career-best 16-game hit streak from Feb. 15-Mar. 15. Favorite Softball Moment ...... Scoring the fi rst run against Japan for the USA in Oklahoma City • Went 8-for-15 with five runs scored and nine stolen bases to earn all-tournament honors at the Pre-Game Ritual season-opening Bulldog Round-Robin...... Batting practice and listen to music Superstitions Taping my cleats, wearing a bow, and • Scored the walk-off run in an upset of No. 23 Purdue at the Sunshine Classic in Tallahassee, Fla. having the same walk-out music One Thing People Don’t Know About Me • Crossed the plate with three runs in a Feb. 14 win over Miami (Ohio) and drove in a run in a four- ...... I can’t stand spiders and mice run fifth inning as the Bulldogs rallied for a 5-4, Sunshine Classic-clinching win over Florida State. Favorite Class at MSU ...... Biomechanics • Hit .700 (7-for-10) with two RBI, five runs scored and four stolen bases to earn all-tournament After I Graduate, I want to honors at the Bulldog Classic...... Coach softball or give lessons Favorite Place on the MSU Campus ...... The Union • Went 3-for-3 and scored twice against Evansville before posting a 2-for-2, two-run effort against What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You SIU-Edwardsville in the Bulldog Classic championship game. “Giving everything you have every day, being competitive, and loving the game of softball.” • Earned all-tournament honors at the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii, af- ter hitting a team-best .565 (13-for-23) with three doubles, two RBI, six runs and 7-of-9 stolen bases.

Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT GW RBI GW Runs BRAMLETT’S 2007-Fr. .386 62-62 215 56 83 9 0 1 18 95 .442 13 3 30 .427 1 9 46-50 4 9 CAREER 2008-So. .450 60-60 200 52 90 3 3 2 25 105 .525 12 3 15 .484 2 5 46-50 3 9 STATISTICS 2009-Jr. .486 56-56 181 55 88 7 2 0 16 99 .547 19 2 6 .532 3 4 54-60 0 11 TOTALS .438 178-178 596 163 261 19 5 3 59 299 .502 44 8 51 .479 6 18 146-160 7 29

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• Collected a pair of hits and scored three times as Mississippi State • Won the team’s Top Hiitter Award with a .386 batting average and tal- avenged a 2008 NCAA Tournament loss to the host Rainbow Wahine lied a team-high 83 hits, 56 runs, and 95 total bases. with a 14-11 win. • Stole 46 bases in 50 attempts, including a school second-most 38 straight. • Went 4-for-9 at the plate with three runs scored as the Dawgs claimed an SEC series win over No. 9 Tennessee. • Successfully swiped four bases against South Carolina.

• Pounded out three hits and scored the winning run from second base • Committed 20 errors in 277 chances for a .928 fi elding percentage. on a 10th-inning sacrifice fly to left-center field as the Maroon and White took a 3-1 win over No. 6 Georgia. • Was 9-for-20 (.450) with nine runs scored to earn all-tournament hon- ors at the Bulldog Round-Robin. • Tallied three hits and scored four runs in a sweep of Ole Miss. • Went 6-for-11 (.545) with six runs scored in four games against Ole Miss. • Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored in the Bulldogs’ NCAA Tour- nament opening-round game against California. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS • Prepped at First Assembly Christian School for coach Phillip Spain and 2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS played club softball for the Rose Kalisak’s Memphis Fusion. • Named first team NFCA All-American, Diamond Sports/NFCA Division I Catcher of the Year and All-SEC First Team catcher. • Helped lead FACS to a 34-8 record and a state tournament berth as a junior. • Selected first team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Ameri- can, NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and academic all-SEC. • Hit .735 (86-for-117) with 26 extra-base hits (10 HR) and 41 RBI while stealing 98-of-102 bases for First Assembly. • One of 25 finalists for USA Softball Player of the Year. • Tallied a 19-2 record as the Lady Crusaders’ ace pitcher. • Notched MSU’s second-highest tally for batting average (.450) and hits (90) and scored 52 runs, the most by a sophomore and seventh-highest • A “Best of Preps” selection by The Commercial Appeal. overall. • Hit .504 (67-for-133) in 50 games with 12 extra-base hits (2 HR), 16 • Stole 46 of 50 bases and ranked fifth nationally in steals per game RBI and 29-of-35 stolen bases for the Memphis Fusion. (0.77).

• Swiped 26-straight bases, fourth-most in school annals, to start the season.

• Compiled a .993 fielding percentage (two errors in 273 chances) and threw out 11-of-27 base stealers.

• Named all-tournament at the NCAA Tempe Regional, Bulldog Round- Robin and Bully Bash, and shared MVP honors at the Bulldog Classic.

• Selected SEC Player of the Week after going 11-for-17 with six RBI and seven runs scored at season-opening Cathedral City Kickoff.

• Hit her first career grand slam against UC Riverside (2/9) and matched a career high for hits with a 4-for-4 outing against San Diego State.

• Went 3-for-4, including the game-winning hit, against UMass at the NFCA Leadoff Classic.

• Went 6-for-9 with an inside-the-park home run, five RBI and eight runs at the Bully Bash.

• Hit .545 (6-for-11) with two RBI, four runs scored and 2-for-2 stolen bases in the NCAA Tournament.

2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Selected NFCA First Team All-American at utility after being named second team all-SEC, all-Freshman SEC and SEC Freshman of the Year.

• Also claimed Freshman Academic All-SEC and NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors.

2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS At Bats 5, 5x, last at Georgia (4/15) 5, 13x, last at Georgia (4/15/09) Hits 3, 11x, last v. California (5/15) 4, 4x, last v. San Diego St. (2/9/08) Runs 3, 5x, last vs. Jackson State (4/9) 3, 11x, last vs. Jackson St. (4/9/09) Runs Batted In 3, v. Mississippi Valley State (5/8) 4, v. UC Riverside (2/9/08) Doubles 1, 7x, last at Kentucky (4/25) 1, 20x, last at Kentucky (4/25/09) Triples 1, 2x, last v. LSU (3/21) 1, 5x, last v. LSU (3/21/09) Home Runs None 1, 3x, last v. Georgetown (3/30/08) Walks 2, at Tennessee (3/28) 2, 3x, last at Tennessee (3/28/09) Chelsea Bramlett (right) and Jennie Finch helped the Jay Miller-led United States Stolen Bases 5, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8) 5, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8/09) National Team to the gold medal at the KFC World Cup of Softball last summer.

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Scored twice, including the game-winner, in a series-opening win over Georgia. • Selected NFCA All-South Region at second base after hitting .285 and tying for the team • Went 4-for-8 in two games with No. 10 lead with four home runs. Tennessee, delivering a two-run, walk-off single in the opening game. • Hit seven doubles and two triples, and drove B in a team second-most 30 RBI while scoring • Led the team with a .636 average (7-for-11) 21 times. in the NCAA Tournament. U • Named ESPN The Magazine Academic HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS All-District Second Team, NFCA All-America L • Prepped at John Carroll Catholic High Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-SEC. L School and Vestavia Hills High School. • Tied for the team lead with four game-win- D • Named Louisville Slugger/NFCA First Team ning RBI and scored the winner once. All-South Region and Most Valuable Offen- O • Contributed 11 multiple-hit games and seven sive Player after leading VHHS to fi fth place in G multiple-RBI outings. 6A and a No. 24 fi nal national ranking. S • Paced the team in sacrifice hits (11) for the • Finished runner-up for Alabama’s Gatorade second-straight year. Player of the Year as a senior. ALI BAINBRIDGE • Compiled a .990 fielding percentage, com- • Tabbed All-Area, All-Metro and All-State mitting two errors against 127 putouts. three times. Infi eld • R-R • 5-4 • Jr. • 2L • Drove in a pair of runs against No. 23 Purdue • Led Jerry Hughes’ Bama Gold to second in Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) at the Sunshine Classic in Tallahassee, Fla. the Canada Cup Futures and ASA Gold na- tional qualifi er. • Named Bulldog Classic all-tournament after hitting .417 with a triple, home run and six RBI. • Helped the Alabama Vipers to fi rst-place fi n- ishes at the ASA and NSA 18U Alabama tour- GETTING TO KNOW ALI • Earned SEC Player of the Week after go- naments, and the Elite Force to the USFA 18U ing 6-for-12 with a double, a home run and six Birthdate...... January 12, 1989 Alabama State Tournament Championship. Parents ...... John and Debbie Bainbridge RBI in wins over UAB and No. 9 Tennessee. Siblings...... Brother, Blake; Sister, Kim • Hit the game-winning home run to help the Major ...... Elementary Education Bulldogs to a series upset of the Lady Vols. Nickname...... Ali B Favorite Saying ...... Colossians 3:23 2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Favorite Song ...... “How He Loves Us” • Named SEC All-Freshman after hitting a Favorite Restaurant ...... Cracker Barrel team third-best .337 and adding nine doubles, Favorite Magazine ...... Sharing the Victory a triple, a home run, 30 RBI, 36 runs scored Favorite Vacation Spot ...... The Beach and 12 stolen bases. Favorite Place to Shop ...... Target Favorite Pro Team ...... Atlanta Braves • Tabbed the team’s Rookie of the Year and Favorite Road Trip Item ...... Luke, iPod earned all-tournament honors at the NCAA Favorite Animals...... Cats and dogs Tempe Regional, Mercer Wingate Inn Classic Favorite TV Show ...... House and Bully Bash. Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be • Named NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ...... Dori from Finding Nemo and freshman Academic All-SEC. If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would ...... Be able to fly • Tallied 114 putouts, 83 assists and six errors Pets for a .970 fielding percentage...... Fish - Noah and 2 Cats - Socks and Zoe Most Embarrassing Softball Moment • Hit her first career home run against Mercer . . . .Tripping over first base after hitting a home run at the Wingate Inn Classic. Favorite Softball Moment • Doubled and scored to spark a three-run, ...... Hitting a home run in a win over Tennessee seventh-inning rally against UMass at the One Thing People Don’t Know About Me NFCA Leadoff Classic...... I like to wear bright-colored socks Favorite Class at MSU • Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs . . . Psychology of Exceptional Childhood and Youth scored in her SEC debut at Auburn. After I Graduate, I want to ...... Be a missionary and teach 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS At Bats 5, at Hawaii (3/6) 5, at Hawaii (3/6/09) Favorite Place on the MSU Campus Hits 3, 3x, last at Tennessee (3/29) 3, 3x, last at Tennessee (3/29/09) ...... The Chapel Runs 2, 4x, last at Hawaii (3/6) 3, v. Austin Peay (2/23/08) What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You Runs Batted In 4, 2x, last at Tennessee (3/29) 4, 2x, last at Tennessee (3/29/09) “Playing with heart and class, and working together Doubles 2, 2x, last at Hawaii (3/6) 2, 2x, last at Hawaii (3/6/09) Triples 1, 2x, last v. Jackson State (4/9) 1, 3x, last v. Jackson State (4/9/09) as a family, laying it all on the line with one common Home Runs 1, 4x, last at Tennessee (3/29) 1, 5x, last at Tennessee (3/29/09) goal.” Walks 2, v. Iona (2/7) 2, 2x, last v. Iona (2/7/09) Stolen Bases 1, 8x, last v. California (5/15) 2, 2x, last v. Kentucky (4/3/08)

BAINBRIDGE’S Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT GW RBI GW Runs 2008-Fr. .337 63-63 187 36 63 9 1 1 30 77 .412 11 3 23 .383 0 12 12-17 5 6 CAREER 2009-So. .285 56-56 165 21 47 7 2 4 30 70 .424 7 8 25 .343 1 11 8-8 4 1 STATISTICS TOTALS .313 119-119 352 57 110 16 3 5 60 147 .418 18 11 48 .364 1 23 20-25 9 7

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Hit .351 (13-for-37) with three doubles, two home runs and six RBI over the final 13 games. • Played and started 55 of the team’s 56 games last season, hitting .254 with two doubles, two • Named SEC Freshman of the Week after hit- home runs, 16 RBI and 25 runs scored. ting .625 with three RBI, five runs, a double and her first career home run against Georgia. • Finished second on the squad with 25 runs B scored and 16 stolen bases. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS U • Hit by a pitch 13 times, a mark which stands • Started all four of her varsity seasons for River- L second in single-season school history. view High School and head coach Angela Slater. L • Moved into third on the career hit by a pitch • Hit .526 for her career and set career records for D chart (22). triples (18) and stolen bases (32-of-39). • Tied for second on the team with three game- • Set the school record for triples in a season with O winning RBI and scored the clincher four times. nine in 2007.

G • Compiled a .986 fielding percentage as she tal- • Named Western Conference Most Valuable S lied 68 putouts and five assists while committing Player and Federal Team First Team as a senior just one error. after hitting .579 with 10 stolen bases, nine dou- BRITTANY BELL • Went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored twice in bles, 25 runs and 25 RBI. a win over Louisiana-Monroe at the Bulldog • Earned RHS MVP and fi rst team All-Western Outfi eld • R-R • 5-2 • Jr. • 2L Round-Robin. Conference accolades in both 2007 and 2006. Brandon, Fla. (Riverview) • Hit her first home run of the season, a three-run • Posted a .612 average as a junior, setting shot, in State’s win over Hawaii. school records with 40 runs scored and 12 stolen • Drove in two runs in State’s series-opening win bases in 15 attempts. GETTING TO KNOW BRITTANY over No. 9 Tennessee and went 3-for-4 in the fi- • Selected to Tampa Tribune All-County. Birthdate...... July 8, 1989 nale and scored twice in the rubber game. • Set the school record for assists in her fi rst var- Parents ...... Joe and Anne Bell • Matched a career high for hits with a 3-for-3 ef- sity season with 58. Siblings...... Sisters, Briana and Bianka; Brother, Joe fort in the series opener with South Carolina. Major ...... Pre-Physical Therapy Nickname ...... Britt, Bell, Brittany #1 • Went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Ole Miss and scored a career-best three runs. Favorite Saying ...... “Everything happens for a reason.” • Hit her second three-run homer of the season Favorite Song ...... Rock With You as the Bulldogs swept Mississippi Valley State. Favorite Restaurant ...... Mugshots Favorite Magazine...... Cosmopolitan 2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Favorite Vacation Spot...... Bahamas • Saw action in 55 games, starting 32 times in Favorite Hobbies...... Shopping, video games right field, including the last 17 games. Favorite Place to Shop • Went 23-for-87 at the plate on the year (.264 ...... Forever 21 and Charlotte Russe average) with five doubles, two home runs, 10 Favorite Pro Team...... New Orleans Saints RBI and 26 runs scored. Favorite Animal ...... Zebra Favorite TV Show • Was perfect on the bases, stealing a team ...... America’s Next Best Dance Crew third-best 17 bases. Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be ...... Sponge Bob • Registered multiple hits four times and mul- If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would tiple RBI once...... Fly • Drew six walks and was hit by a pitch a school Pets ...... German Shepherd named Charly third-most nine times. What’s On Your iPod ...... Hip Hop, Rap, R&B, Rock Favorite Softball Moment • Compiled a .906 fielding percentage, claim- . . . . .Hitting a home run against Hawaii during regionals ing 28 putouts in 32 chances while committing Pre-Game Ritual three errors...... Listen to music that gets me pumped up Superstitions ...... No new equipment in a game 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS At Bats 4, 5x, last v. Auburn (4/22) 4, 7x, last v. Auburn (4/22/09) Favorite Class at MSU ...... Coaching Football Hits 3, 2x, last v. South Carolina (4/18) 3, 3x, last v. South Carolina (4/18/09) Favorite Place on the MSU Campus ...... The Union Runs 3, v. Ole Miss (5/2) 3, v. Ole Miss (5/2/09) What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You Runs Batted In 3, 2x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8) 3, 2x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8/09) Doubles 1, 2x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8) 1, 6x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8/09) “Being a Bulldog to me means being tough mentally and Triples None None physically in any situation in life.” Home Runs 1, 2x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8) 1, 3x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8/09) Walks 2, 3x, last v. Ole Miss (5/2) 2, 4x, last v. Ole Miss (5/2/09) Stolen Bases 2, v. Ole Miss (5/2) 2, 2x, last v. Ole Miss (5/2/09)

BELL’S Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT GW RBI GW Runs 2008-Fr. .264 55-32 87 26 23 5 0 2 10 34 .391 6 9 24 .373 0 2 17-17 2 5 CAREER 2009-So. .254 55-55 142 25 36 2 0 2 16 44 .310 17 13 32 .377 3 9 16-20 3 4 STATISTICS TOTALS .258 110-87 229 51 59 7 0 4 26 78 .341 23 22 56 .375 3 11 33-37 5 9

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Named a Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Amer- ican in 2007 after leading her team to a 35-9 • Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors af- mark with 554 strikeouts, a 0.12 ERA and a ter being named to the freshman honor roll in team-best .342 batting average. 2008. • Tabbed the Southern Oklahoma Pitcher of • Made just four appearances this season, start- the Year, Daily Ardmorite Pitcher of the Year B ing two of those before an injury forced her to and Lisa Fernandez Pitching Award winner four U miss the rest of the year. times. L • Tossed 7.1 innings, giving up four runs, three • Awarded the Fergie Jenkins Award for the top earned, on eight hits with three strikeouts for a athlete in the state, and the state Gatorade Play- L 2.86 earned-run average. er of the Year as a senior. D 2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Set the national record for single-season shut- O • Started 28 games and appeared in 10 more outs (35) as a sophomore, and fi nished her high school career with a national-record 108. G during her rookie season, registering a 20-10 record which rates as the second-most wins by • Set Oklahoma’s strike-out record (1,658) while S an MSU freshman. helping Lone Grove to a state championship, • Earned the team’s Top Pitcher award after top- four state tournament appearances and four MISTY FLESHER ping the team with a 2.11 ERA and 119 strikeouts. district and region championships. Pitcher • R-R • 5-9 • R-So. • 2L • Held opponents to a .228 average, allowing 60 • Lettered three years in track, setting the discus Lone Grove, Okla. (Lone Grove) runs, 54 earned, over a team-high 179.1 innings. school record and qualifying for the state meet in 2007. • Twice named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week, earning the honor after the Bulldog Round-Robin • Played club softball for the Tulsa Eagles, pac- and following a pair of complete-game wins ing the squad to a third-place fi nish at the 2007 GETTING TO KNOW MISTY against South Carolina. 18U Gold Independence Day Tournament in Birthdate...... May 21, 1988 Boulder, Colo. Parents ...... Mike and Sharon Flesher • Struck out nine, the most by an MSU freshman in her first start, to defeat Cal State Northridge at • Helped the Eagles to the 2004 American Fast- Siblings...... Brother, Josh pitch Association national championship. Major ...... Elementary Education the Cathedral City Kickoff. Nickname ...... Misters • Earned the save in State’s victory over California. The Reason You Chose Your Number ...... It’s my favorite number • Named Bulldog Round-Robin all-tournament Favorite Saying ...... Go big, or go home! after picking up wins over Wright State and Favorite Song ...... Whatever You Like Fordham. Favorite Restaurant ...... Texas Road House • Allowed just three runs and struck out seven Favorite Magazine...... In Touch to claim two wins in a series sweep of Ole Miss. Favorite Vacation Spot...... Angel Fire, New Mexico Favorite Hobbies...... Shopping and talking • Named Bully Bash MVP after tossing a one-hit Favorite Place to Shop...... Buckle shutout against Mississippi Valley State in which Favorite Pro Team...... New York Yankees she came three outs away from a perfect game. Favorite Road Trip Item • Limited Georgia to one hit with two strikeouts ...... My stuffed dogs Roosevelt and Duke and two walks in a series-opening win and retired Favorite Animal ...... Dog 14 of the last 17 batters she faced as MSU rallied Favorite TV Show ...... Criminal Minds to win the rubber game. Actress You’d Want to Play You In A Movie ...... Jennifer Aniston • Capped a string of six-straight victories as she Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be ...... Cinderella held No. 10 Tennessee to a run on five hits. Pets ...... Valley Bulldog named Harley What’s On Your iPod ...... Little bit of everything • Started all three games of the Bulldogs’ NCAA Favorite Softball Moment Tournament run...... Winning a state championship HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS One Thing People Don’t Know About Me ...... I’m terrifi ed of storms • A four-time selection to the Southern Okla- Favorite Class at MSU ...... Public Speaking homa all-Star and Oklahoma all-Star teams at After I Graduate, I want to Lone Grove High School...... Get a job and start a family Favorite Place on the MSU Campus . . . . .The Chapel 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You Innings Pitched 2.2, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8) 7.0, 7x, last v. Tennessee (4/26/08) Strikeouts 3, v. Kennesaw State (2/6) 9, 2x, last v. Miss. Valley State (3/29/08) “I’m part of a nationwide family of Bulldogs that exhibit a Hits 4, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8) 9, 2x, last v. Alabama (3/15/08) world-class ability to excel both athletically and academi- Runs 3, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8) 5, at LSU (3/26/08) cally. Go Dawgs!” Earned Runs 2, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8) 4, 3x, last v. Georgia (4/20/08) Walks 3, v. Santa Clara (3/5) 4, 2x, last v. Alabama (5/8/08)

FLESHER’S Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP 2008-Fr. 2.11 20-10 38 28 16 6/1 1 179.1 153 60 54 43 119 18 2 12 747 .228 10 9 CAREER 2009-So. 2.86 0-0 4 2 0 0/0 0 7.1 8 4 3 6 3 0 0 1 38 .267 1 0 STATISTICS TOTALS 2.14 20-10 42 30 16 6/1 1 186.2 161 64 57 49 122 18 2 13 785 .229 11 9

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Two-time Concord district fi rst team pitcher and two-time all-district and all-region award winner. • Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors in her first season with the Bulldogs. • Named all-Metropolitan fi rst team by the Wash- ington Post a pair of times. • Played in 34 games, drawing 13 starts. Began nine games at shortstop and two each at third • Tabbed team Most Valuable Player as a senior B base and in right field. after hitting .490 with three home runs, 21 RBI and 25 runs scored. U • Hit at a .200 clip this season with four RBI and 16 runs scored. • Named WHS Offensive MVP as a junior after L a .397 campaign in which she garnered all-Met, L • Successful on all four of her stolen-base at- all-district and all-region honors after leading D tempts. Westfi eld to the Concord district title. O • Collected a .906 fielding percentage, register- • Batted at a .490 clip in earning MVP and all- ing 12 putouts and 17 assists while committing district utility her sophomore year. three errors. G • Named all-Concord district and MVP her fresh- S • Went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored man campaign, putting up a .500 average. in a win over Iona at the Bulldog Round-Robin. • Also lettered four years in fi eld hockey, helping ALLIE HEON • Posted a season-high two hits with a pair of her squad to the 2006 district championship. runs scored in a win over Mount St. Mary’s at Infi eld/Outfi eld • R-R • 5-3 • Jr. • 1L the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu, • Won the scholar-athlete award in 2006 and Leesburg, Va. (Villanova) Hawaii. 2007. • Collected a hit, drove in a run and scored • Played club softball for Tommy Orndorff’s Vir- another as Mississippi State clinched a series ginia Shamrocks, one of the top travel teams in sweep of Ole Miss. the nation. GETTING TO KNOW ALLIE Birthdate...... Feb. 14, 1989 VILLANOVA HIGHLIGHTS (2008) • Helped lead the Shamrocks to fi fth-place fi n- ishes at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 ASA Gold Na- Parents ...... Scott Heon and Patty Neiss • Earned Big East Academic All-Star status follow- tional Championship. Major ...... Business ing her lone season playing for Maria DiBernardi Favorite Saying ...... Don’t take life too seriously at Villanova. Favorite Restaurant ...... Maggianos • Played in 43 of the team’s 51 games, drawing Favorite Magazine...... Golf Digest 41 starts. Favorite Vacation Spot...... Park City, Utah Favorite Hobbies • Compiled a .954 fielding percentage, committing ...... Playing golf, skiing, and jet skiing five errors while notching a team-high 66 assists. Favorite Place to Shop • Hit .204 (23-for-113) with three doubles, two ...... Dick’s Sporting Goods home runs, nine RBI and 10 runs scored. Favorite Pro Team...... Boston Red Sox Favorite Road Trip Item ...... Blanket • Tied for the third-most stolen bases on the team Favorite Animal ...... Dog with six in seven attempts. Favorite TV Show ...... True Blood • Went 1-for-2 with an RBI against USA Softball Actress You’d Want to Play You In A Movie Player of the Year Angela Tincher of Virginia Tech...... Reese Witherspoon • Put together a season-best 3-for-3 plate perfor- If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would mance and drove in a run in the Wildcats’ 8-0 win ...... Be able to read minds over Florida A&M in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Pets ...... A German Shepherd name Romeo What’s On Your iPod ...... Twilight soundtrack • Hit a solo home run, the first of her career, to Favorite Softball Moment ...... All of them help VU to a 6-4 win over Towson. Pre-Game Ritual ...... Fixing my hair HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS One Thing People Don’t Know About Me ...... I’m an only child • Prepped for four seasons under Dean Fering- ton at Westfi eld High School in Chantilly, Va. Favorite Class at MSU ...... Accounting 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS After I Graduate, I want to At Bats 4, v. Santa Clara (3/5) 4, v. Santa Clara (3/5/09) ...... Play on the LPGA Tour Hits 2, v. Santa Clara (3/5) 2, v. Santa Clara (3/5/09) Favorite Place on the MSU Campus Runs 2, 2x, last v. Santa Clara (3/5) 2, 2x, last v. Santa Clara (3/5/09) Runs Batted In 2, v. Iona (2/7) 2, v. Iona (2/7/09) ...... The Junction Doubles None None What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You Triples None None Home Runs None None ...... “Playing for a championship.” Walks 1, 2x, last v. Purdue (2/13) 1, 2x, last v. Purdue (2/13/09) Stolen Bases 1, 4x, last at Tennessee (3/29) 1, 4x, last at Tennessee (3/29/09)

HEON’S Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT GW RBI GW Runs CAREER 2009-So. .200 34-13 40 16 8 0 0 0 4 8 .200 2 0 6 .238 0 5 4-4 1 0 STATISTICS TOTALS .200 34-13 40 16 8 0 0 0 4 8 .200 2 0 6 .238 0 5 4-4 1 0

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Named Most Valuable Offensive Player her junior and senior seasons for Janet Ogelsby at • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. HHS. • Played in 46 games, starting 34 times (15 at des- • Selected fi rst team All-Cobb County by the Mari- ignated player and 19 at first). etta Daily Journal and the Atlanta Journal Consti- B • Hit .245 and set personal bests with nine dou- tution, and second team all-state as a senior after bles, two home runs, 14 RBI and 15 runs scored. hitting .424 with eight doubles, a home run and a U .465 on-base percentage. • Had six multiple-hit games this season and a L pair of multiple-RBI outings. • Played in the 2007 GACA Senior All-Star Game and posted the team’s top grade-point average. L • Finished the year perfect in the field, tallying 112 D putouts and 12 assists in 124 chances. • Tabbed all-county second team as a junior after hitting .324 with 14 RBI. O • Notched her first career home run in the Bull- dogs’ win at Mississippi Valley State. • Helped lead the Hoyas to two-straight Region 5A G championships in 2004 and 2005. • Homered and collected a career-best four RBI S and three runs scored against Santa Clara at the • Batted .411 with seven home runs, 22 doubles Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Hawaii. and three triples in leading John Yovanovich’s Georgia Fire to ninth at the 2006 ASA Gold Na- COURTNEY NESBIT • Collected a personal-best two doubles in a two- tionals. hit effort against Hawaii. Infi eld • R-R • 5-6 • Jr. • 2L • Hit .390 with four home runs and 14 doubles as Acworth, Ga. (Harrison) • Went 3-for-5 in the South Carolina series. the Georgia Xtreme Gold advanced to ASA Gold Nationals. • Added a double and a pair of hits in State’s 2-1, 10-inning win against Auburn. • Hit .401 with three home runs and 48 RBI, and GETTING TO KNOW COURTNEY 2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS was named to the ISA World 16U A All-Tourna- Birthdate...... June 12, 1989 ment Team after her West Cobb Elite squad, • Selected NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and Parents ...... David and Kim Nesbit coached by David Nesbit, fi nished as the tourna- Freshman Academic All-SEC. Siblings...... Sisters Erin, an MSU freshman infi elder, ment’s runner-up. Megan, Morgan and Mallori • Started 24 games and played in 12 others, hit- Major ...... Elementary Education ting .300 (24-for-80) with three doubles, 12 RBI Nickname ...... Court or Nezzy and six runs. The Reason You Chose Your Number ...... It was my basketball number in high school • Tallied eight multiple-hit games and drove in Favorite Song ...... Love Your Love the Most multiple runs three times Favorite Restaurant ...... Bulldog Deli • Earned SEC Freshman of the Week after a Favorite Magazine...... People 4-for-7, two-RBI effort in a sweep of Ole Miss. Favorite Vacation Spot...... Sandestin, Florida Favorite Hobbies • Drove in the tying run in the series finale with the ...... Shopping and hanging out with friends Rebels and capped a three-run sixth inning with Favorite Pro Team...... Atlanta Braves an RBI single. Favorite Animal ...... Koala Bear • Registered a season-best three RBI while tally- Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be ing her first career double in a win against USM...... Pooh Bear If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would • Went 5-for-6, including a career-best three hits ...... Be able to run at the speed of light in game two, in a doubleheader with LSU. Pets ...... Grady Joe and Millie Most Embarrassing Softball Moment • Collected three hits and drove in two runs in the ...... I was at a combine being timed running to series opener with her home-state Georgia. fi rst and completely fell on my face. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS Favorite Softball Moment ...... First time I put on my MSU jersey. • Prepped at Harrison High School and played Superstitions ...... I always stand in the same spot club softball for West Cobb Elite, Georgia XTreme of our line before lineups. Gold and Georgia Fire Gold. Favorite Class at MSU . . . .Intro to Learning Disabilities After I Graduate, I want to . . . Teach special education 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS Favorite Place on the MSU Campus At Bats 5, at Hawaii (3/6) 5, at Hawaii (3/6/09) Hits 2, 6x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8) 3, at LSU (3/26/08) ...... Davis Wade Stadium on a fall Saturday night Runs 3, v. Santa Clara (3/5) 3, v. Santa Clara (3/5/09) What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You Runs Batted In 4, v. Santa Clara (3/5) 4, v. Santa Clara (3/5/09) “It means that I am getting to live my dream, playing at Doubles 2, at Hawaii (3/6) 2, at Hawaii (3/6/09) Triples None None the best university in the country alongside some of my Home Runs 1, 2x, last v. Santa Clara (3/5) 1, 2x, last v. Santa Clara (3/5/09) closest friends.” Walks 1, 9x, last v. Ole Miss (5/2) 2, v. Miss. Valley State (3/29/08) Stolen Bases 2, v. Jackson State (4/9) 2, v. Jackson State (4/9/09)

NESBIT’S Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT GW RBI GW Runs 2008-Fr. .300 36-24 80 6 24 3 0 0 12 27 .338 6 2 19 .364 0 1 0-1 0 0 CAREER 2009-So. .245 46-34 106 15 26 9 0 2 14 41 .387 9 0 30 .304 0 0 2-2 2 1 STATISTICS TOTALS .269 82-58 186 21 50 12 0 2 26 68 .366 15 2 49 .330 0 1 2-3 2 1

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS • Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and • Prepped at Vestavia Hills High School and SEC Academic Honor Roll honors. captained the 2007 squad that went 64-5 and fi nished fi fth in the state tournament. • Drew 34 starts in 41 games and hit .208 with four doubles, two home runs, 13 RBI and 18 • Hit .390 with 54 RBI and 62 runs scored as a B runs scored. senior, earning all-metro and all-state honors for the second-straight season. U • Tied for the game-winning RBI lead with four. L • Earned all-star honors after compiling a .382 • Compiled 52 putouts and 47 assists while post- average, seven home runs, 68 RBI and 47 runs L ing a .934 fielding percentage. for Vestavia’s 2006 team that won area and re- D • Collected a career-high three hits (including a gional titles en route to a runner-up state fi nish. three-run home run) and a school fifth-most five O • Hit .313 with fi ve home runs and 30 RBI as a RBI in a win against Louisiana-Monroe at the sophomore to lead VHHS to second in state. Bulldog Round-Robin. G • Named all-Over-the-Mountain Journal and S • Went 2-for-4 with a double and a run against all-area as a freshman after helping VHHS to a UAB in her first game back in her hometown. fourth-place state fi nish. JESSIE SPAIN • Doubled home the winning run in a series- • Played travel softball for the Bama Gold squad opening upset of No. 9 Tennessee and drove in that fi nished second at Canada Cup. Infi eld/Outfi eld • R-R • 5-8 • Jr. • 2L a run to help MSU clinch the rubber game. Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills) • Led the Birmingham Vipers to the ASA 16U • Collected two hits, two RBI and two runs scored state title and a fi fth-place national fi nish. in a series-deciding win over South Carolina. • Played on Elite Force’s 2005 ASA 16U and • Scored the game-winner in a 10-inning win NSA state title team and the 2003 squad that GETTING TO KNOW JESSIE against Auburn. took second at the USFA “A” World Series. Birthdate...... July 25, 1989 • Hit her second home run of the season during • Claimed the USFA World Series title in 2002 as Parents ...... Dale and Rita Spain a three-game series with Kentucky. Siblings...... Brothers, Nick and Cole a member of Xtreme Heat. Major ...... General Business Administration 2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS Nickname ...... Spain • Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and The Reason You Chose Your Number freshman academic all-SEC accolades...... My older brother used to wear it Favorite Saying ...... Play hard, have fun. • Hit at a .271 clip with six doubles, two triples, a Favorite Restaurant ...... Outback home run, 14 RBI and 19 runs scored. Favorite Magazine...... Sports Illustrated Favorite Vacation Spot...... Beach • Registered multiple hits three times and drove Favorite Hobbies in two-plus runs on four occasions...... Hunting, fi shing, playing golf & tennis • Hit a three-run, game-winning double against Favorite Road Trip Item ...... Mr. Moo Cow, food Austin Peay. Favorite Animal ...... Giraffe Favorite TV Show ...... Entourage • Walked to put the lead run at second base as Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be State rallied to a win over UMass at the NFCA ...... Tasmanian Devil Leadoff Classic. Pets ...... Iceman (Siberian Husky) • Hit her first career triple against Auburn, driving Most Embarrassing Softball Moment in a run and scoring another in the game...... Tripping over my shoelaces and falling on my face at our coaches’ clinic. • Knocked the first home run of her career on a Favorite Softball Moment 2-for-3, two-RBI outing at LSU...... Hitting my fi rst career home run against LSU Pre-Game Ritual ...... Eat • Scored a career-high three runs on a pair of Superstitions ...... I change my eyeblack designs and hits against Mississippi Valley State. headbands based on how well we’re playing. • Hit a pinch-hit, two-run triple in MSU’s 10-0, One Thing People Don’t Know About Me series-opening win over Georgia...... My name is really Jessie, not Jessica Favorite Class at MSU ...... Business Law 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS After I Graduate, I want to ...... Make lots of money At Bats 5, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8) 5, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8/09) Hits 3, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8) 3, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8/09) Favorite Place on the MSU Campus Runs 2, 2x, last v. South Carolina (4/19) 3, v. Miss. Valley State (3/30/08) ...... The Junction on a Saturday afternoon Runs Batted In 5, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8) 5, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8/09) What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You Doubles 1, 4x, last v. Jackson State (4/9) 1, 10x, last v. Jackson State (4/9/09) “The opportunity to compete in the greatest conference in Triples None 1, 2x, last v. Georgia (4/19/08) Home Runs 1, 2x, last at Kentucky (4/24) 1, 3x, last at Kentucky (4/24/09) the country and be the best player I can be.” Walks 2, v. Southern Miss. (2/11) 2, 3x, last v. Southern Miss. (2/11/09) Stolen Bases 1, 2x, last v. South Carolina (4/18) 1, 3x, last v. South Carolina (4/18/09)

SPAIN’S Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT GW RBI GW Runs 2008-Fr. .271 53-31 85 19 23 6 2 1 14 36 .424 14 3 21 .388 1 1 1-1 2 1 CAREER 2009-So. .208 41-34 101 18 21 4 0 2 13 31 .307 7 4 20 .286 0 4 2-2 4 2 STATISTICS TOTALS .237 94-65 186 37 44 10 2 3 27 67 .360 21 7 41 .335 1 5 3-3 6 3

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS • Limited to 13 appearances on the season, in- • Prepped at Mooreville High School for Coach cluding two starts. Perry Wilburn, earning District Player of the Year four times and all-state accolades twice • Threw 19.1 innings, giving up 18 earned runs during her high school career. (23 total) on 30 hits with 12 strikeouts and 10 B walks. • Compiled a 79-19 career record with a 0.50 U ERA and 1,057 strikeouts. • Allowed a hit in one-third of an inning in a win L over Louisiana-Monroe. • Posted a career .400 batting average at the plate, driving in 160 runs. L • Tossed a scoreless inning against Rutgers and two in a win against Evansville at the Bulldog D • Claimed her second-straight Northeast Mis- Classic. O sissippi Daily Journal Player of the Year honors • Threw three scoreless innings against Santa as a senior after going 20-4 with 235 strikeouts G Clara, allowing a hit and striking out two. and a 0.46 ERA and leading the Lady Troopers to the 2007 Mississippi 3A state semifi nals. S 2008 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Also hurled 11 shutouts and three no-hitters in ELIZABETH WOOLVEN • Earned a spot on the SEC’s Freshman her fi nal prep campaign. Academic Honor Roll. Pitcher • L-L • 5-7 • Jr. • 2L • Named Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal * Made 24 appearances (five starts) and Nettleton, Miss. (Mooreville) Player of the Year, all-region and all-Lee Coun- collected a 4-2 record. ty as a junior. • Paced the Bulldogs with a four-save tally that ranked fifth in the SEC in 2008 and • Played travel ball during the summer of 2005 GETTING TO KNOW ELIZABETH seventh in MSU single-season history. for Tommy Orndorff’s Virginia Shamrocks team Birthdate...... Oct. 24, 1988 that won ASA Gold Nationals. Parents ...... Kelly and Denise Woolven • Tossed 59.2 innings, allowing 23 runs (20 Siblings...... Sister, Anna earned) on 63 hits with 35 strikeouts and Major ...... Teaching and Coaching 11 walks. Nickname ...... Eli or Liz Favorite Song ...... Carried Away • Picked up the final two outs against Favorite Restaurant ...... Outback Southern Illinois at the Bulldog Round- Favorite Magazine...... In Touch Robin to earn her first collegiate save. Favorite Vacation Spot...... Beach • Earned her first career win the next day, Favorite Hobbies...... Goof off limiting Wright State to two runs on seven Favorite Place to Shop...... Pac Sun hits in a complete-game effort. Favorite Pro Team...... Boston Red Sox Favorite Road Trip Item ...... Leo and Pillow • Tossed five scoreless innings to defeat Favorite Animal ...... Dog Syracuse at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. Favorite TV Show . . . . . Army Wives and One Tree Hill Actress You’d Want to Play You In A Movie • Claimed her second victory of the Leadoff ...... Reese Witherspoon Classic as she held UMass to five hits and Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be struck out a season-best five...... Tinker Bell If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would • Collected the save with three scoreless ...... Want to fl y! innings in a win against UAB. Pets ...... Dogs named Lil’ Jon, Chloe, and Lily What’s On Your iPod ...... Little bit of everything • Recorded the final two outs to save the Most Embarrassing Softball Moment Bulldogs’ SEC-opening win at Auburn ...... Tripping on the pitchers mound Favorite Softball Moment • Earned her fourth save as she allowed a ...... Winning the state championship twice run and hit with a strikeout over 1.2 innings Pre-Game Ritual against Ole Miss...... Sit on the bricks in the bullpen with Misty Superstitions ...... Don’t cross the bats • Defeated Georgetown as she struck out Favorite Class at MSU ...... A and P three in a complete-game, two-hit shutout. After I Graduate, I want to ...... Go to physical therapy assistant school 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS Favorite Place on the MSU Campus Innings Pitched 3.0, 2x, last v. Santa Clara (3/5) 7.0, v. Wright State (2/16/08) Strikeouts 4, v. Kennesaw State (2/6) 5, v. UMass (3/2/08) ...... The Union Hits 6, v. Southern Mississippi (2/11) 9, v. Tennessee (4/26/08) What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You Runs 5, v. Southern Mississippi (2/11) 5, v. Southern Mississippi (2/11/09) ...... “Go big, or go home!” Earned Runs 5, v. Southern Mississippi (2/11) 5, v. Southern Mississippi (2/11/09) Walks 2, 2x, last at Hawaii (3/6) 2, 3x, last at Hawaii (3/6/09)

FLESHER’S Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP 2008-Fr. 2.11 20-10 38 28 16 6/1 1 179.1 153 60 54 43 119 18 2 12 747 .228 10 9 CAREER 2009-So. 2.86 0-0 4 2 0 0/0 0 7.1 8 4 3 6 3 0 0 1 38 .267 1 0 STATISTICS TOTALS 2.14 20-10 42 30 16 6/1 1 186.2 161 64 57 49 122 18 2 13 785 .229 11 9

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Compiled a 41-1 record with a 0.57 ERA and 442 strikeouts in leading Hueytown to a 61-5-2 record, • Made 28 starts in an MSU sixth-most 43 ap- and No. 12 national ranking. pearances. • Picked up all four wins in the state tournament • Tied for third in single-season history with 20 to earn MVP honors and Alabama Sports Writers’ complete games. B Association All-Classification Pitcher. • Set the MSU freshman strikeouts record (161) • Tabbed the state and metro pitcher of the year for U and the second-best rookie strikeout ratio (5.18). the second-straight year by the Birmingham News L • Tossed 217.2 innings, the second-most by a after earning all-state and all-metro honors from L freshman and fifth-most overall. the publication each year of her varsity career. D • Collected a 17-16 record and tied for the SEC • Also earned ASWA 2008 Super All-State. lead with four saves. O • Tallied a 0.20 ERA and won 44 games as a junior • Compiled a 3.41 earned-run average and sur- after allowing just eight runs while striking out 569. G rendered 112 runs (106 earned) on 206 hits. • Fanned 210 as a sophomore in leading the Gold- S • Won a freshman-best five-straight games to en Gophers to the 2006 Class 5A state title. open the year, and eight of her final 13 starts. • Named super all-metro, all-state, Birmingham LINDSEY DUNLAP • Tossed a three-hit shutout in her first collegiate News West Player of the Year, Super 12 All-State and state tournament MVP as a freshman after Pitcher • L-L • 5-8 • So. • 1L start, a win over Iona, en route to earning all- tournament honors at the Bulldog Round-Robin. leading HHS to a 5A state title. Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown) • Allowed two runs in 6.1 innings as MSU de- • Played club softball for the Birmingham Vipers feated Florida State to win the Sunshine Classic. and the Florida Gold Coast Hurricanes. • Led the Vipers to four-consecutive ASA state GETTING TO KNOW LINDSEY • Named to the Bulldog Classic all-tournament championships and two appearances at the ASA Birthdate...... Aug. 15, 1990 team after going 2-0 and striking out 18 over 15 national tournament. scoreless innings. Parents ...... Gary and Kecia Dunlap • Helped the Gold Coast Hurricanes to a third- Siblings...... Sister, Shae • Earned her first of two SEC Freshman of the place finish at the prestigious ASA Gold Nationals Major ...... Teaching and Coaching Week awards after picking up a win over UAB in 2007. Nickname ...... Dunlap and two victories over No. 9 Tennessee. Favorite Saying ...... Believe! • Received her second league freshman of the Favorite Song ...... Alright week laurel following a win over No. 6 Georgia Favorite Restaurant ...... 5 Guys and two victories over South Carolina. Favorite Magazine...... Sports Illustrated Favorite Vacation Spot • Matched a school record with 10-inning, com- ...... Colorado or the beach plete-game victories over Georgia and Auburn in a week’s span. Favorite Hobbies ...... Going to the movies with my sister, Shae • Struck out a season-high 11 in a win over Jack- Favorite Place to Shop...... American Eagle son State. Favorite Pro Team...... Atlanta Braves • Held Ole Miss to two runs on seven hits with Favorite Road Trip Item ...... Teddy bear and blanket four strikeouts to earn the win. Favorite TV Show ...... George Lopez Actress You’d Want to Play You In A Movie HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS ...... Katherine Heigl • Selected to the EA Sports All-America First Team Cartoon Character You’d Want to Be ...... Tigger following a stellar career for Lissa Walker at Huey- If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would town (Ala.) High School...... Want super speed Pets ...... Sophie • Won 138 games and struck out 1,646 during her prep career. What’s On Your iPod ...... Everything Most Embarrassing Softball Moment • Named Alabama’s Gatorade Player of the Year ...... Tripping over the mound and Alabama’s Miss Softball by the Alabama Favorite Softball Moment Sports Writers Association after guiding HHS to a ...... Beating Ole Miss last year third state championship in the past four seasons. Pre-Game Ritual ...... Talking to my catcher about the game 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS Favorite Class at MSU ...... Emergency Heath Care Innings Pitched 10.0, 2x, last v. Auburn (4/22) 10.0, 2x, last v. Auburn (4/22/09) Strikeouts 11, v. Jackson State (4/9) 11, v. Jackson State (4/9/09) After I Graduate, I want to ...... Coach at any level Hits 10, at Tennessee (3/29) 10, at Tennessee (3/29/09) Favorite Place on the MSU Campus Runs 8, 2x, last at Kentucky (4/24) 8, 2x, last at Kentucky (4/24/09) Earned Runs 8, 2x, last at Kentucky (4/24) 8, 2x, last at Kentucky (4/24/09) ...... The circle of the MSU Softball Field Walks 6, at Florida (4/5) 6, at Florida (4/5/09)

DUNLAP’S Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP CAREER 2009-Fr. 3.41 17-16 43 28 20 3/3 4 217.2 206 112 106 79 161 24 8 27 947 .252 10 23 STATISTICS TOTALS 3.41 17-16 43 28 20 3/3 4 217.2 206 112 106 79 161 24 8 27 947 .252 10 23

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Tabbed Region 3-3A Defensive Player of the Year for the fifth-straight season. • Played in every game during her rookie sea- son, starting all but one in centerfield. • Selected player of the year by W07BN and the Lady Hilltoppers’ MVP, Best De- • Finished third on the squad with 10 stolen fensive Player and Highest Batting Aver- B bases in 14 attempts. age winner.

U • Batted at a .204 clip, collecting a pair of dou- • Earned the team’s sportsmanship and L bles, two RBI and 20 runs scored. 110-percent hustle awards. L • Posted seven multiple-hit games and scored • Claimed the HHS Highest Academic D the winning run twice. Achiever five times. O • Scored two runs on four occasions. • Also a member of the Houston High band. G • Collected a season-high four at-bats in Mis- S sissippi State’s upset of No. 6 Georgia. • Played during the summer for the Ger- mantown (Tenn.) Lady Red Devils and • Tallied her top hits total of the season (three) head coach Rose “Coach K” Kalisak. BRITTANY GATES in a win over Iona in the season-opening Bull- dog Round-Robin. Outfi eld • L-R • 5-3 • So. • 1L • Helped the Lady Red Devils to third place at the prestigious Canada Cup and Houston, Miss. (Houston) • Scored two runs on a season-high three hits the Colorado Sparkler Showcase. in State’s Feb. 7 win over Iona at the season- opening Bulldog Round-Robin. • Guided the team to a ninth-place finish out of 83 teams at the ASA Gold Qualifier. GETTING TO KNOW BRITTANY • Led the Bulldogs with a 2-for-2 effort against Birthdate...... Feb. 23, 1990 Ohio State at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. • Claimed back-to-back Patriot Tourna- Parents ...... David and Sherry Gates ment championships with the Lady Red • Went 2-for-3 at the plate in MSU’s series- Devils. Siblings...... Sister, Chelsea opening win over ninth-ranked Tennessee. Major ...... Pre-Physical Therapy Nickname ...... Baby G • Helped pace Mississippi State to a series- Favorite Saying ...... Everything 100 clinching win over South Carolina, going 2-for- 2 with an RBI and two runs scored. Favorite Song ...... Five Star Chick Favorite Restaurant ...... Chilli’s • Went 2-for-2 at the plate and scored twice in Favorite Magazine...... Vibe a win over Mississippi Valley State. Favorite Vacation Spot...... California HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS Favorite Hobbies. . . . Riding four wheelers and reading Favorite Place to Shop...... Flea Market • Competed on the prep level for Keith Favorite Animal ...... Dog (Pitbull) Jernigan at Houston (Miss.) High School. Favorite TV Show ...... House, Law and Order • Considered one of the top prep pros- Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be pects in the Magnolia State following the ...... Roadrunner 2008 season. If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would ...... Be Invisible • Selected to play in the Robertson’s Sportswear/NEMSBCA All-Star Game. Pets ...... Pitbull named Baby Girl What’s On Your iPod ...... Some of everything • Named Northeast Mississippi Daily Favorite Softball Moment Journal All-Area First Team and All-Re- ...... My fi rst diving catch at MSU gion 3-3A after hitting .583 with 50 stolen Pre-Game Ritual ...... Listen to iPod bases and a .680 on-base percentage. Favorite Class at MSU ...... Algebra After I Graduate, I want to 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS ...... Become a physical therapist At Bats 4, at Georgia (4/15) 4, at Georgia (4/15/09) Favorite Place on the MSU Campus Hits 3, v. Iona (2/7) 3, v. Iona (2/7/09) Runs 2, 4x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8) 2, 4x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8/09) ...... Templeton Academic Center Runs Batted In 1, 2x, last v. South Carolina (4/19) 1, 2x, last v. South Carolina (4/19/09) What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You Doubles 1, 2x, last Miss. Valley State (5/8) 1, 2x, last Miss. Valley State (5/8/09) Triples None None “Being a Bulldog means being part of something great and Home Runs None None having a close-knit family surrounding.” Walks 1, 4x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8) 1, 4x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8/09) Stolen Bases 2 v. South Carolina (4/19) 2 v. South Carolina (4/19/09)

GATES’ Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT GW RBI GW Runs CAREER 2009-Fr. .204 56-55 113 20 23 2 0 0 2 25 .221 4 4 42 .256 0 3 10-14 0 2 STATISTICS TOTALS .204 56-55 113 20 23 2 0 0 2 25 .221 4 4 42 .256 0 3 10-14 0 2

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2009 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Hit her first career home run, a three-run shot, to break a scoreless tie in the series opener with • The lone freshman named All-SEC, earning South Carolina. second team honors in addition to all-freshman accolades after starting all 56 games in left field. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB HIGHLIGHTS • Tabbed first team NFCA All-South Region after • Earned four fi rst-team all-state honors playing B registering a team second-best .329 average. for Tony Saffery at Kapolei High School. U • Led the Dawgs in doubles (11), triples (4) and • Named a fi rst-team outfi elder by both the Star L RBI (35) while finishing second with 51 hits. Bulletin and the Honolulu Advertiser her sopho- more, junior and senior campaigns. L • Tallied the fifth-best slugging percentage by a freshman (.462). • Selected to the all-Oahu Interscholastic Associ- D ation fi rst team for the fourth-consecutive season • Collected a team second-most 12 multiple-hit O after hitting .592 with six doubles and eight triples games while leading the team with 10 multiple- in her fi nal prep campaign. RBI efforts. G • Hit .500 with 30 RBI and 15 stolen bases in • Contributed both the game-winning RBI and 2007, helping KHS to sixth in state. S the winning run three times. • Led Kapolei to third in state in 2006 and a run- KA’ILI SMITH • Put together an eight-game hit streak from Apr. ner-up fi nish her freshman campaign after claim- 24-May 15. ing the OIA championship in 2005. Outfi eld/Catcher • L-L • 5-7 • So. • 1L • Posted a .976 fielding percentage, compiling Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei) • Also spent her summers playing for Saffery 78 putouts and three assists against two errors. on the Hawaii Pearls traveling team that made • Went 4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs back-to-back showings at the Colorado Fire- scored in a win over Louisiana-Monroe at the works Tournament. GETTING TO KNOW KA’ILI Bulldog Round-Robin. • Played three seasons of volleyball at Kapo- Birthdate...... July 10, 1990 • Claimed a pair of hits and accounted for four lei, twice earning OIA honorable mention after runs in a win over Rutgers at the Bulldog Classic. claiming second-team honors as a sophomore. Parents ...... M. Kalani and Cindy Smith • Earned her first of two SEC Freshman of the Siblings...... Brothers, Kalae, Kaulanakoina Week honors after going 8-for-16 with four dou- ...... and Kuliaikanu; Sister, Kara’iaupuri bles and four RBI to earn all-tournament honors at the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Major ...... Industrial Technology her home state of Hawaii. Nickname ...... ‘ili, KK • Went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs in a victory over Hawaii. The Reason You Chose Your Number ...... Because I’m born in July • Batted .327 with five doubles, a triple, a home run and 24 RBI the final 36 games after her all- Favorite Vacation Spot...... The beach tournament run in Hawaii. Favorite Hobbies • Also received SEC Freshman of the Week fol- . . . . . Shopping and hanging out with family and friends lowing a .429 weekend against Ole Miss.

Favorite Place to Shop...... Jeans Warehouse • Went 2-for-3 and accounted for three runs to clinch the series sweep of the Rebels. Favorite Road Trip Item ...... iPod and cell phone • Tallied four hits and drove in five runs in a three- Favorite Animal ...... Pitbull game series against LSU.

What Cartoon Character Would You Want to Be • Notched a pair of hits and three RBI in the se- ...... Tigger ries opener with the Tigers. • Posted a 4-for-9 series against top-ranked Flor- If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would ida, including a 3-for-3 effort in game two...... Be able to fl y

Pets ...... Mana and Pono 2009 BESTS CAREER BESTS What’s On Your iPod At Bats 5, at Tennessee (3/29) 5, at Tennessee (3/29/09) Hits 4, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8) 4, v. Louisiana-Monroe (2/8/09) ...... Reggae, Hawaiian, Hip Hop, R&B Runs 2, 4x, last at Kentucky (4/25) 2, 4x, last at Kentucky (4/25/09) Runs Batted In 3, 3x, last v. South Carolina (4/18) 3, 3x, last v. South Carolina (4/18/09) Pre-Game Ritual ...... Hearing my parent’s voices Doubles 2, 2x, last v. Florida Gulf Coast (3/5) 2, 2x, last v. Florida Gulf Coast (3/5/09) Triples 1, 4x, last v. LSU (3/22) 1, 4x, last v. LSU (3/22/09) Favorite Place on Campus ...... The Union Home Runs 1, v. South Carolina (4/18) 1, v. South Carolina (4/18/09) Walks 2, 3x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8) 2, 3x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8/09) Stolen Bases 1, 3x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8) 1, 3x, last v. Miss. Valley State (5/8/09)

SMITH’S Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SH SB-ATT GW RBI GW Runs CAREER 2009-Fr. .323 56-56 158 22 51 11 4 1 35 73 .462 22 2 30 .405 3 0 3-3 3 3 STATISTICS TOTALS .323 56-56 158 22 51 11 4 1 35 73 .462 22 2 30 .405 3 0 3-3 3 3

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HIGH SCHSCHOOL/OOOL/ CCLUBLUB HHIGHLIGHTSIGGHLH IGHTS

• Enjoyedyed a four-yearfour-year prepprp ep careercareer at WestWest Au- rora Highgh SchoolSchool in Aurora,Aurorora, Ill.Ill. B • Playeded her fi nal twtwowo sseasonseasons fforor hheadead coach Dave Zine afterafter pitchingpitching underunder DonnaDonna U Proctor’sr’s tutelagetutelage herheer freshmanfreshman andand sopho-sopho-o- L more campaigns.campaigns. L • Compiledpiled 8282 victoriesvictories and 818818 strikeoutsstrrikeoke uts during her four-yearfour-year career,career, bothboth WestWeestt AuroraAurAu oraa D career records.records.. O • Won at least 17 gamgameses eacheach yearyeear andand tal-tal- lied 20000 or moremorore strikeoutsstrikeouts herher sophomore,sopho homommorere,, G junior andand seniorsenior seasons.sease sons. S • Selectedcted one ofof thethhe teamteam capcaptainstains herh juniorjunnior and seniornior campaigns.campaiggns. STEPHANIE BECKER • Nameded All-DuPageAll-DuPaage ValleyValley ConferenceConfererence allalal Pitcher • L-L • 6-0 • Fr. • HS four yearsears ofof her highhhigh schoolschool career,career, includ-includ-d- Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora) ing a unanimousnanimousus fi rst teteamam selselectionecttion thethhepe ppastastt three yearsyears afteraffter beibeingng namednamedd honorablehonnorao ableb e mentionon as a freshman.frreshman. • Finishedhed her prepprep careercareer as WestWeWest Aurora’sAuurorara’s GETTING TO KNOW STEPHANIE all-timee leaderleader ini strikeoutsstrikeouts and victories.viicctoriees.s Birthdate...... Apr. 27, 1991 • Selectedcted BeaconBeaacon NewsNews SoftballSoftbaall PlayerPlaayerr of Parents ...... Michael and Kim Becker the Yearar First TTeaTeamm andand DailyDaily HeraldHererald SoftballSoS ftbtbalall Major ...... Elementary Education Athletee ofof the YYeaYearr FirstFirst TeamTeam CaptainCaaptain follow-followow- Nickname ...... Steph The Reason You Chose Your Number ing a seniorenior yearyear in whichwhich she wonwon 1212g2 gamesgamamemes ...... It was my fi rst softball jersey number while compilingcompilingg a 1.021.02 earned-runearned-rurun averageavveraaggee Favorite Saying ...... Go Big or Go Home and career-bestreer-besst 264264 strikeouts.strikeouts. Favorite Song ...... I’m A Go Getta • Votedd to the ChiChicagocago SunSun TimesTimess All-AreaAllA -ArAreae Favorite Restaurant ...... Domo 77 Team andand the ChicagoChicaago TribuneTriT bunbu e All-StateAll-State TeamTeaeam Favorite Magazine...... Lucky following her fi nal prep season. Favorite Vacation Spot...... San Diego • Claimed 2008 all-area fi rst team honors from Favorite Hobbies • Selected to the Chicago Sun Times Top 100 the Beacon News after posting a 0.78 ERA with ...... Shopping and swimming with my friends Softball Players to Watch twice and the Chicago 200 strikeouts over 152.2 innings. Favorite Place to Shop...... Express Tribune list of top 50 players as a senior. Favorite Pro Team...... Chicago Cubs • Won 22 games as a sophomore, earning Bea- Favorite Road Trip Item • Named a Daily Herald All-Area First Team and con News Player of the Year and all-area honors ...... A mixed CD with my favorite songs Top-Five Pitcher as a junior after compiling a from the Daily Herald after posting 221 strikeouts Favorite Animal ...... Lion 14-8 record. and a 0.13 ERA that ranks in the top 12 of the Favorite TV Show ...... House Illinois High School record books. Actress You’d Want to You Play In A Movie • Earned DuPage Valley Conference Academic ...... Rachel McAdams Scholar-Athlete accolades four times. Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be ...... Daisy Duck • Won 12 games and struck out 133 to help If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would WAHS to the IHSA regional title and second- ...... Be invisible place fi nish in the DuPage Valley Conference. Pets ...... Cat named Benny What’s On Your iPod ...... All different kinds of music • Played club softball the past two summers for Most Embarrassing Softball Moment Joe Tholl’s Orland Park Sparks...... I wore the wrong uniform to a game • Posted an 18-2 record with a 1.44 earned-run Favorite Softball Moment ...... average and 161 strikeouts last summer in help- ...... Winning fi rst place after being at the ing lead the Sparks to the ASA 18U “A” National fi eld from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. on a Sunday Tournament in Las Vegas. Pre-Game Ritual ...... Listen to music Superstitions ...... None, you make your own luck • Went 18-8 and struck out 154 in 2008, lead- One Thing People Don’t Know About Me ing the Sparks to fi fth at the ASA Chicago Metro ...... I am an only child Tournament and the ASA qualifying tournament Favorite Class at MSU ...... Sociology championship in Owensboro, Ky. After I Graduate, I want to ...... Go to medical school in Chicago • Played the 2007 club season for Kevin Simp- Favorite Place on the MSU Campus son’s Illinois Thunder 16U squad that went to the ...... The Union ASA 16U “A” Nationals in Sioux Falls, S.D. What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You ...... Success • Named a Triple Crown 2007 All-America Pitch- er and a 2007 adidas Futures Top-100 Recruit.

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HIGHH SCHSCHOOL/OOOL/ CLUB HIGHLIGHTSHIGHLIGHTS

• Compiled a stellarellar prep careercarareer playingplaying forfor Danny Dubose att OakOak MountainMountatain HighHigh SchoolSchool in Birmingham, Ala.la. B • Earned multiple all-state,alall-state, all-county,all-countyy, all-areaall-areea U and Over The Mountainouuntain teamteam accoladesaccolaades dur-dur- L ing her varsity softballftbball career.career.

L • Selected the ShelbyShhelby CountyCounty HitterHitteer ofof thet D Year and Class 6AA all-stateall-state as a seniorseenior afterafterr compiling a .397 battingbaatting averageaverage onn 49 hits.hitts. O • Tallied four homeme runsruns in 20092009 whilewwhile driv-ddriv-- G ing in 27 runs andndd scoringscoring 50 moremorre forfor OakO k S Mountain’s area championshipchampionshihip teamteeamm thatthhat ranked in the top fi vvee iinn tthehe stastatete all seseason.asoassonn.

JESSICA COOLEY • Was a perfect 19-for-199--for-19 oonn tthehee basesbasses inn herr Outfi eld/Infi eld • R-R • 5-7 • Fr. • HS fi nal prep season.. Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain) • Broke her sisterer Katie’sKatie’s schoolschool recordreecord forforr batting average herheer juniorjunior season,seasonon, hittinghittingg atat a .448 clip as Oak MountainMountain fi ninishedshehed ssecondececondd inn the area and earnedneed a sub-statesub-statte tournamenttoururnanammente t GETTING TO KNOW JESSICA berth for the secondonnd timetime inin threethreee seasons.seasonsns. Birthdate...... Apr. 25, 1991 Parents ...... Mark and Candy Cooley • Selected to the 20082008 AlabamaAlabamaa SportsSportrts Writ-Writ- Siblings Sisters Katie Cooley, a former MSU softball er’s Association ClassCllass 6A6A All-StateAll-State TeamTeam asas outfi elder, and Lindsay Gornto an outfi elder afterr collectingcollecting 600 hits,hhits,s, 522 runs,runsns,s, Major ...... Elementary Education 35 RBI, fi ve homemee runrunsu s andand 20-of-2120-of-21 stolenstost lenlen Nickname ...... Cooley/Cool bases. Favorite Saying ...... OMG • Also earned all-area-areea andand all-countyall-county honorshoonorss Favorite Song ...... Anything by Rascal Flatts following an outstandingtandingng 20082008 campaigncamca paip gng thatthat Favorite Restaurant ...... Chilli’s or Krispy Kreme saw Oak Mountain fi nish in second place in Favorite Magazine...... People the area tournament. • Posted perfect numbers on the bases, suc- Favorite Vacation Spot...... Destin, Fla. cessfully swiping all 15 attempts. Favorite Hobbies...... Softball, eating, sleeping, • Tallied 56 hits as a sophomore, compiling a shopping, hanging out with friends .373 batting average and contributing 43 runs, • Claimed team MVP accolades as a freshman, hitting .339 with 43 hits, 22 runs, 22 RBI, three Favorite Place to Shop...... GAP 29 RBI, and three home runs to earn Oak Moun- home runs and seven stolen bases. Favorite Pro Team...... Atlanta Braves tain Most Valuable Player honors for the second- straight year. Favorite Road Trip Item ...... iPod • Landed all-area and all-county awards after Favorite Animal ...... Dogs leading OMHS to the 2006 sub-state tournament. Favorite TV Show ...... The Hills What Actress You’d Want to Play You In A Movie • Also enjoyed a stellar volleyball career for Oak ...... Jennifer Aniston Mountain, earning all-county accolades her fi nal What Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be two seasons...... Tweety Bird If You Could Have A Super Power, I Would • Paced the team in digs and assists, and fi n- ished her senior season as one of the top-fi ve ...... Be invisible setters in Birmingham. Pets ...... Dogs: Tiger, Macey, Bean and Codi What’s On Your iPod • Helped the OMHS volleyball squad to a ninth- ...... Everything except screaming music place fi nish in the state tournament. Favorite Softball Moment ...... Hitting a walk-off home run against a big rival • Played travel softball for the Birmingham Pre-Game Ritual ...... Talking to my family Skyhawks. One Thing People Don’t Know About Me ...... My sisters are my best friends • Led the Skyhawks with a .430 batting average Favorite Class at MSU ...... Algebra last summer, belting fi ve home runs and steal- ing 10-of-11 bases as the squad fi nished 21-4, After I Graduate, I want to claimed the NSA championship and took second ...... Be a teacher at an elementary school in the Florida World Series. and coach high school softball Favorite Place on the MSU Campus • Hit .425 in 2008 as the Skyhawks took second ...... The pizza line in the cafe in the state and fi nished seventh at Colorado Fireworks.

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HIGHH SCHOOL/SCHHOOL/ CLUB HIGHLIGHTSHIGGHHLIGHTS

• Played varsityy softballsoftball underundeder headheaadd coach at Blaize GattiGatti at HHorizonHoorizzon HighHiiggh School in Scottsdale,sdadalle, Ariz.Ariz.iz B • Named All-Desertsertrt ValleyVaV llel y RegionRegion threethrthreee U times during herr varsityvararsity careercaareer andand all-aall- L state twice.

L • Contributed too Horizon’sHorizon’s teamsteams thatthaat D finished first in thehe regionregion allall fourfoufo r years.years.

O • Claimed multipleplee playerplayeyer ofof thetheh weekweek G awards. S • Helped advancece HorizonHorizon to thethhe statestatate tournament three-straighte-s-straight years,yearss, includ-incncludud- SHELBY FISHER ing a final four appearanceappearaa nce in 2008.22000808.8. Outfi eld/Infi eld • L-L • 5-7 • Fr. • HS • Led HHS to a 22-1122-2 111 recordrecordrd andand sec-sec-ec Scottsdale, Ariz. (Horizon) ond-place leaguee finishfiinish in 2009.200009. • Finished her finalnal prep seasonseason rankedrannkkedd second on the teameaam withwith a .443.444433 battingbabattiingg average and 47 hits.hhits. GETTING TO KNOW SHELBY Birthdate...... Aug. 4, 1990 • Paced the Huskieskies inin RBIRBI withwith 3232 dur-duur-r- Parents ...... Christopher and Nancy Fisher ing the 2009 campaign.mpaign. Siblings. . . Sisters, Meagan and Kelsey; Brother, Jacob Major ...... Enrolled in pre-major studies • Selected “Bestt FemaleFemale Athlete”Athletlete” atat Ho-Ho- Nickname ...... Fish or Fishsticks rizon following herheer finalfinal prepprep season.seeasoasoon.. The Reason You Chose Your Number ...... My best friend Becca Dailey’s birthday • Tallied a .411 battingbatting averageavveragee ass a Favorite Sayings junior while helpingpinng the HuskiesHuskikies to thet e ...... “Get some” and “All you need is love” semifinals of thee ClassClasss 5A5A DivisionDivisiiion II Favorite Song . . Anything by the Beatles or Linkin Park state tournament. Favorite Restaurant ...... Buffalo Wild Wings, Texas Road House, Paradise Bakery • Contributed 30 hits in 2008, driving Favorite Magazine...... Cosmo in 28 runs and scoring 19 more as Favorite Hobbies...... Playing sports, dancing, eating, HHS finished 27-7 overall and 8-0 in watching movies, going to shows, league play to claim a fourth-place making videos and taking pictures state 5A ranking. Favorite Place to Shop. . . . Forever 21 or grocery store • Added six doubles and tied for the Favorite Pro Teams . . . Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns team’s triples lead with four on the year. Favorite Road Trip Item . . . . . Food, music, sunglasses Favorite Animal ...... Cheetah • Selected Horizon’s Most Valuable Favorite TV Show . . . . .Family Guy, Greek, Las Vegas, Player following a sophomore sea- That 70’s Show, Gilmore Girls, What I Like About You son in which she hit .387 with 34 RBI Actress You’d Want to Play You In A Movie and 20 runs while leading the Hus- ...... Amanda Bynes kies to the Arizona 5A Division I State Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be Tournament...... Phineas and Pherb because they are always up to something crazy • Collected all-region accolades as a Pets freshman after contributing 48 runs ...... Binks (cat), Sarge (dog), Bonzi (fi sh) and a .301 batting average. Favorite Softball Moment ...... Driving in the winning run at Gold Nationals • Played the past two summers for the Pre-Game Ritual AZ Desert Thunder, helping the team . . . .Listen to music and put on my “Ari/Danny” armband to a ninth-place fi nish at the presti- One Thing People Don’t Know About Me gious 2009 ASA Gold Nationals...... I can’t tell, it’s a secret! Favorite Class at MSU • Guided the Desert Thunder to the ...... Government, because my teacher is really fun Rocky Mountain Gold Regional title. After I Graduate, I want to ...... Travel the world Favorite Place on the MSU Campus ...... Cafeteria • Hit. 409 with 10 home runs and 61 What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You RBI in 2007 to lead the Killer Bees “I get to bark at people and wear Maroon and White with to a 55-14 record and the national pride.” tournament.

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HIGH SCHOOL/ CLUB HIGHLIGHTS

• Enjoyed an outstanding prep careereer for head coach Deanna Stewart at Har-r- rison High School in Georgia. B • Twice named Most Valuable Player atat U Harrison and led the team to a pair ofof L Region 5AAAAA championships.

L • Set her high school’s career homeme D run record and claimed the Goldenen Glove Award for an infielder followingng O her senior campaign.

G • Named Harrison High’s Wendy’s Highggh S School Heisman Award winner for thehee 2008-09 academic year.

ERIN NESBIT • Also won the Bobby Bailey and Vincece Infi eld • L-L • 5-8 • Fr. • HS Dooley Awards. Acworth, Ga. (Harrison) • Selected Marietta Daily Journal Firstst Team All-Region after hitting .4188 for the Lady Hoyas’ 2008 squad thatat claimed region runner-up honors. GETTING TO KNOW ERIN Birthdate...... Nov. 23, 1990 • Collected 24 RBI and two home runsns Parents ...... David and Kim Nesbit while scoring 29 times in her final prepep Siblings. . . . Sisters Courtney, a Bulldog junior infi elder, season. Morgan, Megan and Mallori Major ...... Enrolled in pre-major studies • Won the Heart of a Hoya award foror Nickname ...... E the second-straight year and earneded The Reason You Chose Your Number a spot in the Georgia Dugout Club All-ll- ...... Its 1/5th of Courtney’s number Star game to close out her Harrisonon Favorite Saying playing career. “I have been crucifi ed with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live is in the body, I live by • Claimed First Team All-State from faith in the son of God, who loved me and gave himself for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and me.” - Galatians 2:20 Marietta Daily Journal first team all- Favorite Song ...... Lead Me to The Cross county and all-region after posting Favorite Restaurant ...... Doug’s a .426 batting average with 27 RBI Favorite Vacation Spot...... Kenya and 34 runs scored in 2007. Favorite Hobbies...... Shopping, drawing, and having crazy dance with Mallori • Hit .354 as a sophomore, claim- Favorite Pro Team...... Atlanta Braves ing all-state honorable mention, all- Cartoon Character You’d Want to Be county and all-region after helping ...... Minnie Mouse Harrison to the region title. If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would ...... Be able to snap my fi ngers and go anywhere • Tabbed the HHS Rookie of the Year following after hitting .276 and Pets ...... Weiner dog named Minnie contributing 36 runs. Most Embarrassing Softball Moment ...... I ran into the wrong dugout after the inning • Named Top Student-Athlete twice. Favorite Softball Moment . . . . . Hitting a lead-off home run against Corona Angels • Played club softball for the Atlanta on the fi rst pitch of 2008 Gold Nationals Vipers Gold, Georgia Extreme Gold Pre-Game Ritual and Georgia Fire 18 Gold. . . . .Pray that God will use me on the fi eld to glorify Him. Superstitions • Hit .439 with five home runs and 27 ...... I always have to put on my left batting glove fi rst RBI as the Vipers advanced to the One Thing People Don’t Know About Me ASA Gold National Tournament...... I am absolutely obsessed with old-time movies Favorite Class at MSU ...... American Government • Led the 2007 Georgia Extreme to After I Graduate, I want to . . . Go into foreign missions Gold Nationals. Favorite Place on the MSU Campus ...... The Chinese food line • Claimed a .409 batting average in What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You pacing Georgia Fire to a ninth-place “It means teamwork and working my hardest every time I fi nish at the 2006 ASA Gold Nationals. put on the uniform.”

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JUNIOR COLLEGEGE HIGHLIGHTS

• Played two seasons forf RickyRRiickyky Casey at Holmes (Miss.) Communityoommmununityty College. B • Named all-state, all-regionggionn andndn U Holmes Most Valuable PlayerPPlayyeeer inin L 2009 after hitting .427 withh 3232 RBI,RBI,BI, L 42 runs scored and 20 stolenen bases.baseas s. D • Set the HCC single-seasonoon recordrereccoro d and finished third in the statestate withwithitth O nine home runs in 2009.

G • Finished her junior collegegge careercarreerr S with 14 round-trippers and 505 RBI.RBI.

• Posted a .298 batting averageeragage herherr CHELSEA RAINES freshman season, hitting fiveffivee homehohomme Infi eld/Catcher • R-R • 5-3 • Jr. • JC runs and driving in 18 runs.. Ackerman, Miss. (Holmes CC) • Also scored 18 times andnnd wass a perfect seven-for-seven ini stolenstoolen bases. GETTING TO KNOW CHELSEA • Selected to the state’s secondccoondd divi-divd i-- Birthdate...... Feb. 17, 1989 sion following her rookie campaign.aampmppaigign. Parents ...... Dickie and Marie Raines Siblings...... Sister, Amanda Major ...... Educational Psychology HIGH SCHOOL// Nickname ...... Dog CLUB HIGHLIGHTSTS The Reason You Chose Your Number ...... In memory of my uncle, Darrell, who was killed • Played her varsity career underunnderder thethe in a car wreck when he was 20. He was #51, guidance of Mike Brown atat Acker-Ackeer-r but my high school didn’t have 51 so I got 15. man (Miss.) High School. Favorite Saying ...... Never be satisfi ed Favorite Song ...... She’s Country • Hit better than .400 three Favorite Restaurant ...... Old Hickory times during her high school Favorite Magazine...... People playing career. Favorite Vacation Spot...... Mountains Favorite Hobbies...... Riding horses • Claimed all-district acco- Favorite Place to Shop...... Hibbett Sports lades all four years of her prep Favorite Pro Team...... Boston Red Sox tenure. Favorite Road Trip Item ...... iPod Favorite Animal ...... Horse • Selected the AHS Most Valu- Favorite TV Show ...... One Tree Hill able Player her sophomore, Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be junior and senior seasons...... Tom from Tom and Jerry If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would • Hit four home runs and ac- ...... Want super strength counted for 37 runs her final Pets ...... Dogs: Oakley, Easton, Little Girl and Mac two prep campaigns. What’s On Your iPod ...... Mostly Country Most Embarrassing Softball Moment • Hit back-to-back home runs ...... Falling face-fi rst when I took the fi eld for defense in her final game to cap a .407 in my fi rst junior college game. senior season. Favorite Softball Moment ...... Hitting back-to-back home runs on senior night • Compiled four home runs, 18 Pre-Game Ritual ...... Listening to old country music RBI and 19 runs scored in her Superstitions ...... I don’t step on the foul line career-clinching season. One Thing People Don’t Know About Me ...... Most people don’t know that I’m dyslexic • Also played volleyball and Favorite Class at MSU ...... Coaching basketball was named the school’s Home- After I Graduate, I want to coming Queen...... Start coaching and teaching Favorite Place on the MSU Campus ...... The fi eld • Played club softball for Mo- What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You tion, claiming runner-up honors “Everything. I have wanted to be a Bulldog ever since I at the ASA State Tournament watched MSU softball for the fi rst time.” and ASA Southern Nationals.

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HIGH SCHOOL/ • Collected a .335 batting average as a ju- CLUB HIGHLIGHTS nior, hitting nine doubles, two triples and four home runs while driving in 16 runs • Prepped for Emily Johnson at Community and scoring 18 more. District 94 High School her senior season after playing for Jim Schaudt her first three • Guided the Wildcats to the conference B years. championship, regional title and 4A Sec- tional finals. U • Hit .320 with eight doubles, a home run, L 16 RBI and 11 runs scored in her senior • Selected honorable mention by the Daily season, leading her squad to a 27-6 re- Herald and Press Publications. L cord. D • Earned all-conference accolades after • Tabbed Community’s Female Athlete of guiding Community High School to a 24-9 O the Year her senior season after leading her record in 2008. team to second place in the DuPage Valley G Conference and the region finals. • Earned a pair of Softball Athlete of the S Week honors during her junior campaign. • Named Press Publications Honorable Mention for the second-straight year and • Also played basketball for Community CHRISSIE ROVTAR was a unanimous selection for her second District 94, leading the 2006-07 team to Infi eld • R-R • 5-10 • Fr. • HS All-DuPage Valley Conference honor in as the regional championship. many seasons. West Chicago, Ill. (Community 94) • Earned Press Publications Honorable Mention and team MVP for her efforts on the hardwood during the 2007-08 GETTING TO KNOW CHRISSIE season. Birthdate...... Jan. 4, 1991 Parents ...... Steve and Debbie Rovtar • Four-time member of the Siblings...... Sisters, Allison and Kimberly Community High School Hon- Major ...... Enrolled in pre-major studies or Roll. The Reason You Chose Your Number ...... 44 has been my number for travel ball • Also received the Excel- Favorite Saying lence in Math Award all four ...... It’s only awkward if you make it awkward. years of her high school ca- Favorite Song ...... Slide by Goo Goo Dolls reer. Favorite Restaurant ...... The Cheesecake Factory Favorite Magazine...... US Weekly • A four-time Academic All- Favorite Vacation Spot...... Maui, Hawaii Conference selection in soft- Favorite Hobbies ball and a two-time honoree ...... Shopping, movies and hanging out with friends for basketball. Favorite Place to Shop ...... American Eagle • Awarded the Presidents’ Favorite Pro Team...... Chicago White Sox Award for Educational Excel- Favorite Road Trip Item ...... Music lence in 2009 and the Com- Favorite Animal ...... Dog munity High School Academ- Favorite TV Show ...... Ace of Cakes ic Merit Award. Cartoon Character I’d Want to Be ...... Minnie Mouse • Played the summer of 2009 If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would for DTA Elite and head coach ...... Read people’s minds Kevin Simpson. Pets ...... Fish - Harold and Frank the 1st Most Embarrassing Softball Moment • Hit .371 with a home run, 15 ...... Slipping on my backside during the RBI and 13 runs scored to pace sectional game in high school DTA Elite to the Glen Ellyn In- Favorite Softball Moment vitational championship and a ...... Hitting a home run in my last high school at-bat third-place showing in the ASA Pre-Game Ritual Chicago Metro Tournament ...... Listen to music that qualifi ed the team for ASA Superstitions Nationals in Las Vegas...... If I do good one game, I repeat • Competed for Simpson’s Il- everything before the next game linois Thunder travel squad Favorite Class at MSU ...... Introduction to Sociology in 2008, hitting .542 with two After I Graduate, I want to home runs, six doubles, six ...... Be a successful physical therapist triples, 19 RBI and 18 runs Favorite Place on the MSU Campus . . . . Softball fi eld scored. What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You “Being a part of another family and working toward a com- • Collected a 1.042 slugging mon goal.” percentage with the Thunder.

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KYLIE VRY • TToedoeoed thethe rubberrubber twotwo seasonsseasoa ns forffoor Pitcher • L-L • 5-10 • Fr. • HS Bob Ligouri’sLigouri’s DesDes MoinesMoiness EastEaasst Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines East) HHighigh SchoolSchool squad.squad. • CCompiledoompiled a 90-990-99 duringduring herheer fresh-fresshh-- mann andand sophomoresophomoore seasons.seasonnss. GETTING TO KNOW KYLIE • NNamedamed IowaIowa GirlsGirlss HighHighh SchoolSchchooool Birthdate...... Apr. 16, 1991 AthAthletichletic UnionUnion ClassClasss 4A4 FirstFirrstt TeamTeam Parents ...... Alan and Michelle Vry AllAll-State-Sttate andand EliteElitte All-StateAll-Statattee inn 20072002007 Siblings...... Brother, Tyler aafterfter tostossingsing 1861866 inningsinningings andand com-ccomomm- Major ...... Enrolled in pre-major studies ppilingiling a 0.260.26 ERAERA withwith 378378 strike-strrike- The Reason You Chose Your Number outs.t . . . . . 3 is one of the two digits in 33, my favorite number • Claimed all-district and fi rst team all- Favorite Saying ...... No Pain, No Gain conference accolades after leading East Favorite Song to a 45-4 record and a third-straight ...... Last Man Standing CIML Conference championship. Favorite Restaurant ...... Chilli’s Favorite Magazine...... Cosmo • Set a high school record for most Favorite Vacation Spot...... Beach strikeouts in a seven-inning no-hitter Favorite Hobbies with 19...... Sports, eating, taking pictures Favorite Place to Shop...... Wal-Mart • Hit .311 with 24 RBI during her final Favorite Road Trip Item ...... The radio and food prep season. Favorite Animal ...... Shamu Favorite TV Show • Registered a 0.61 ERA as a fresh- . . That 70’s Show, Gilmore Girls, What I Like About You man, earning eight saves and strik- Actress You’d Want to Play You In A Movie ing out 31 in just 23 innings of work...... Jennifer Aniston What Cartoon Character Would You Want to Be • Helped guide Des Moines East to ...... I always loved Winnie the Pooh the 2006 Iowa Class 4A state cham- If I Could Have A Super Power, I Would pionship after claiming the CIML ...... Be able to read minds conference title. Pets ...... Dog named Sunny What’s On Your iPod ...... All kinds of music • Elected to the Des Moines East Most Embarrassing Softball Moment Hall of Fame...... Tripping on my way to fi rst base, losing my shoe and crawling to the base. I made it! • Claimed president’s honor roll ac- Favorite Softball Moment colades for maintaining an A average...... Winning ASA Gold Nationals Superstitions • Earned All-America Scholar-Ath- ...... Can’t untie and tie my shoes before a game lete honors from the National Fast- Favorite Class at MSU pitch Coaches Association following . . . . American Government — the teacher is awesome! the 2007 season. After I Graduate, I want to ...... Travel Favorite Place on the MSU Campus ...... The Cafeteria • Named valedictorian for Des What Does Being a Bulldog Mean to You Moines East’s Class of 2009. “Pride. I love to wear the Maroon and White and show what the Bulldogs are all about.” • Also lettered in volleyball during her high school career.

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