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Table of Contents @DukeSoftball Quick Facts Duke Sports Information...... 2 Schedule...... 3 Roster...... 4 General Information Head Coach Marissa Young...... 5 Name ...... Duke University Laura Valentino/Lacey Waldrop...... 6 Location...... Durham, N.C. Robert Young/Casey Price...... 7 Founded...... 1838, Trinity College Dr. Kevin White...... 8 Enrollment...... 6,495 undergraduates Meet the Blue Devils...... 9-17 Nickname...... Blue Devils TV/Radio Roster...... 18 Colors ...... Duke Blue & White Conference...... Atlantic Coast President...... Dr. Vincent E. Price Contact VP/Director of Athletics...... Dr. Kevin White Information about the 2018 Duke University Softball team will be coordinated Assoc. Athletic Director/SWA...... Jacki Silar by Assistant Sports Information Director Hunter Richardson. All interview Stadium...... Duke Softball Stadium requests for student-athletes and coaches should be made to Hunter Created ...... 2017 Richardson at (919) 684-6522 or [email protected]. Seating Capacity ...... 500 Dimensions...... L-190, C-220, R-190 GoDuke.com You can find all the updated statistics, releases, bios, pictures and history Team Staff of Duke Softball online at www.GoDuke.com. Head Coach...... Marissa Young (First Season) Alma Mater ...... Michigan, 2003 Twitter/Facebook/Instagram Duke Record...... 0-0 Fans can keep up with the Blue Devil softball team by following the program Career Record...... Same on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Search “DukeSoftball” on all three ACC Record ...... 0-0 platforms and follow/like the program’s page to receive up-to-the-minute Assistant Coach...... Laura Valentino (First Season) and behind-the-scenes information on the program. Alma Mater ...... Hofstra, 2011 Assistant Coach...... Lacey Waldrop (First Season) Fans can also get exclusive coverage of Duke athletics by following the Alma Mater ...... Florida State, 2015 school’s Snapchat account by searching “dukeathletics”. Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Robert Young Assistant of Operations ...... Casey Price Student Manager...... Allison Florian Nike Audreya Metz • In 2009, Duke University and Nike Inc. reached a 10-year sponsorship Certified Athletic Trainer...... Morgan Skidmore agreement that will supply all 26 of the Blue Devils’ athletics teams with Strength Coach...... Jordan Bar uniforms, footwear, apparel and equipment. Under the terms of the contract, Academic Counselor...... Marcus Aprahamian Nike will phase in its exclusive agreement with all Duke Athletics teams over a three-year period beginning in 2008-09. Sports Information • Additionally, all officially licensed Blue Devils merchandise sold by Nike Assoc. Director/External Affairs...... Art Chase will comply with labor policies consistent with Duke’s position on worker’s Asst. Director (Softball)...... Hunter Richardson rights. Duke has long been a leader in demanding manufacturers of licensed Office Phone...... 919-684-6522 products protect the rights of workers. Cell Phone...... 901-490-4175 Email ...... [email protected] • Nike will provide cash compensation annually to the Duke Department of Twitter...... @DukeSoftball Athletics over the term of the contract. Each year, one Duke student-athlete Instagram...... @dukesoftball will receive a paid internship at Nike headquarters near Beaverton, Ore. Facebook...... www.facebook.com/dukesoftball Mailing Address...... Duke Athletics External Operations Credits P.O. Box 90557 Durham, N.C. 27708 The 2018 Duke Softball Media Guide is a publication of the Duke Sports Information Office.

Editor: Hunter Richardson, Assistant SID Editorial Contributors: Sports Information Staff, Sports Information Student Assistants Photography: Reagan Lunn, Duke Athletics

2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 DUKE SPORTS INFORMATION

Duke Sports Information 287 Scott Family Athletics Performance Center Phone: 919-684-2633 Box 90557, Durham, N.C. 27708 Fax: 919-684-2489

Staff Directory Art Chase Associate Director of Athletics/External Affairs Sport Responsibilities: Football Alma Mater: Guilford, 1991 Joined Duke SID: August, 2000 Office: 919-684-2614 Cell: 919-599-9820 Email: [email protected]

Lindy Brown Senior Associate Sports Information Director Art Chase Lindy Brown Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Women’s Golf Associate Director of Senior Associate Sports Alma Mater: Western Carolina, 1996 Joined Duke SID: November, 1999 Athletics/External Affairs Information Director Office: 919-684-2664 Cell: 919-599-9821 Email: [email protected]

Mike DeGeorge Director of Sports Information Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf Alma Mater: Dayton, 2005 Joined Duke SID: November, 2017 Office: 919-668-1712 Cell: 919-384-6601 Email: [email protected]

Meredith Rieder Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Soccer, Wrestling Alma Mater: Denison, 2002 Joined Duke SID: August, 2008 Office: 919-684-3328 Cell: 919-812-6741 Email: [email protected]

Ashley Wolf Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Volleyball, Baseball Mike DeGeorge Meredith Rieder Alma Mater: Cornell, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2009 Director of Sports Associate Sports Office: 919-668-5739 Cell: 603-325-2225 Email: [email protected] Information Information Director

Sarah Fetters Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Football2, Men’s Tennis Alma Mater: Wittenberg University, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2014 Office: 919-684-8708 Cell: 984-209-9104 Email: [email protected]

Leslie Gaber Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Lacrosse, M/W Swimming & Diving, Field Hockey Alma Mater: DePauw, 2011 Joined Duke SID: July, 2011 Office: 919-668-7938 Cell: 614-519-9872 Email: [email protected]

Hunter Richardson Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Soccer, Softball Ashley Wolf Sarah Fetters Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 2014 Joined Duke SID: July, 2017 Associate Sports Associate Sports Office: 919-684-6522 Cell: 901-490-4175 Email: [email protected] Information Director Information Director

Sarah Leggett Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Fencing, Rowing, Women’s Basketball2 Alma Mater: Elon, 2016 Joined Duke SID: August, 2016 Office: 919-668-3195 Cell: 757-621-9341 Email: [email protected]

Pat McGlynn Sports Information Staff Assistant Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Tennis, M/W Track & Field, M/W Cross Country Alma Mater: Hamilton College, 2014 Joined Duke SID: August, 2017 Office: 919-684-9743 Cell: 315-317-2192 Email: [email protected]

Leslie Gaber Hunter Richardson Assistant Sports Assistant Sports Information Director Information Director

2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2 2018 DUKE SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Location Time Feb. 8 ! at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 5 p.m. Feb. 8 ! at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 7:15 p.m. Feb. 9 ! vs. Ohio State Boca Raton, Fla. 1:30 p.m. Feb. 9 ! vs. Michigan State Boca Raton, Fla. 3:45 p.m. Feb. 10 ! vs. Boston University Boca Raton, Fla. 9 a.m. Feb. 16 @ Penn State Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. Feb. 17 @ Penn State Durham, N.C. 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17 @ Purdue Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. Feb. 18 @ Purdue Durham, N.C. 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23 # vs. Morgan State Orlando, Fla. 3 p.m. Feb. 23 # vs. Kentucky Orlando, Fla. 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 # vs. Savannah State Orlando, Fla. 10 a.m. Feb. 24 # vs. Harvard Orlando, Fla. 3 p.m. Feb. 25 # vs. Minnesota Orlando, Fla. 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 6 p.m. March 2 % North Dakota State Durham, N.C. 4 p.m. March 2 % Yale Durham, N.C. 6:30 p.m. March 3 % Lehigh Durham, N.C. 3:30 p.m. March 4 % Kent State Durham, N.C. 12:30 p.m. March 6 at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 4 p.m. March 6 at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 6:15 p.m. March 9 * at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 6 p.m. March 10 * at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 p.m. March 11 * at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 p.m. March 14 at Charleston Charleston, S.C. 5 p.m. March 14 at Charleston Charleston, S.C. 7:15 p.m. March 16 * Boston College Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. March 17 * Boston College Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. March 18 * Boston College Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. March 21 at East Carolina Greenville, N.C. 5 p.m. March 23 * Louisville Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. March 24 * Louisville Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. March 25 * Louisville Durham, N.C. 12 p.m. March 28 USC Upstate Durham, N.C. 3 p.m. March 28 USC Upstate Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. March 30 * at Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa. 5 p.m. March 31 * at Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 p.m. April 1 * at Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa. 12 p.m. April 4 at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. 5 p.m. April 6 * Georgia Tech Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. April 7 * Georgia Tech Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. April 8 * Georgia Tech Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. April 11 Elon Durham, N.C. 5:30 p.m. April 14 * at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 1 p.m. April 14 * at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 3 p.m. April 15 * at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 12 p.m. April 18 at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 5 p.m. April 20 * at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 7 p.m. April 21 * at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 12 p.m. April 22 * at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 1 p.m. April 25 at Longwood Farmville, Va. 5 p.m. April 25 at Longwood Farmville, Va. 7 p.m. April 27 * Virginia Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. April 28 * Virginia Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. April 29 * Virginia Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. May 6 Campbell Durham, N.C. 1:30 p.m. May 9-12 ^ ACC Tournament Atlanta, Ga. TBD May 18-19 & NCAA Regionals Various Sites TBD May 25-26 + NCAA Super Regionals Various Sites TBD May 31 - June 6 = WCWS Oklahoma City, Okla. TBD Bold indicates home dates All times Eastern and subject to change * - ACC game @DUKESOFTBALL DUKEATHLETICS ! - FAU Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.) @ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Durham, N.C.) # - Citrus Classic (Orlando, Fla.) % - Duke Inaugural Tournament (Durham, N.C.) ^ - ACC Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) 2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 2018 DUKE SOFTBALL ROSTER

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NO. NAME POS. B/T HT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Jill Ferraro C R/R 5-7 Gr. TR Ashburn, Va. (North Carolina) 2 Jameson Kavel INF R/R 5-8 Fr. HS Duluth, Ga. (Wesleyan School) 3 Haley Wymbs OF L/L 5-3 RSo. TR San Jose, Calif. (Seattle University) 4 Reilly Metzger UTL L/R 5-4 Jr. TR Boerne, Texas (Columbia University) 7 Katherine Huey RHP R/R 5-10 Fr. HS Cumming, Ga. (South Forsyth HS) 10 Peyton St. George RHP R/R 5-10 Fr. HS Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee HS) 11 Dominique Salinas OF L/L 5-4 So. TR Corpus Christi, Texas (Ole Miss) 12 Hannah Pridemore UTL R/R 5-4 RFr. RS Lithia, Fla. (Newsome HS) 13 Ashleigh Rodriguez INF/OF R/R 5-6 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. (Liberty HS) 14 Raine Wilson UTL R/R 5-6 So. TR Mechanicsville, Va. (James Madison) 17 Makenna Lutterloh INF/OF R/R 5-3 Fr. HS Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. (Santa Margarita Catholic HS) 19 Amelia Wiercioch RHP/1B L/R 6-1 Fr. HS Tustin, Calif. (Rosary Academy) 21 Emilie Cieslak 1B/3B R/R 5-8 RFr. RS Montvale, N.J. (Immaculate Heart Academy) 27 Brianna Butler UTL R/R 5-6 Fr. HS Evans, Ga. (Greenbrier HS) 30 Jazmine Moreno C/OF R/R 5-4 RFr. RS Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove HS) 31 Kortney Dry INF R/R 5-6 RFr. RS Tahlequah, Okla. (Tahlequah HS) 34 Rachel Abboud UTL L/L 5-5 Fr. HS Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison HS) ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME NO. NAME 34 - ABBOUD, Rachel 30 - MORENO, Jazmine 27 - BUTLER, Brianna 12 - PRIDEMORE, Hannah 21 - CIESLAK, Emilie 13 - RODRIGUEZ, Ashleigh 31 - DRY, Kortney 11 - SALINAS, Dominique 1 - FERRARO, Jill 10 - ST. GEORGE, Peyton 7 - HUEY, Katherine 19 - WIERCIOCH, Amelia 2 - KAVEL, Jameson 14 - WILSON, Raine 17 - LUTTERLOH, Makenna 3 - WYMBS, Haley 4 - METZGER, Reilly Pronunciation Guide By State Rachel ABBOUD...... Ah-bood California...... 5 Emilie CIESLAK...... Seas-lack Georgia, Virginia...... 3 Jameson KAVEL...... KAY-vel Texas...... 2 Makenna LUTTERLOH...... Letter-loh Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, Oklahoma...... 1 Dominique SALINAS...... Sa-LEE-nus Amelia WIERCIOCH...... Wier-chuck By Height Haley WYMBS...... WHY-mbs 6-1...... 1 5-10...... 2 By Class 5-8...... 2 Graduates...... 1 5-7...... 1 Juniors...... 1 5-6...... 4 Redshirt Sophomore...... 1 5-5...... 1 Sophomores...... 2 5-4...... 4 Redshirt Freshmen...... 4 5-3...... 2 Freshmen...... 8

2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 4 HEAD COACH MARISSA YOUNG

Prior to her stint at EMU, Young was the head coach at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Mich., from 2008-11. In less than three years, she turned the 2-20 program to a 23-23 record, the second-most wins in a sin- Marissa Young gle season since an appearance in the 2002 NAIA National Tournament.

Head Coach Young graduated from Michigan in 2003 as the all-time strikeout leader 1st Season (927) and her 88 career wins became the second highest in program his- tory. She also matched the then-program single-season home run record Michigan, 2003 with 13 in 2003.

Young played two years of professional softball, one overseas in Italy and Former Big Ten Player of the Year Marissa Young will be the first head the second year with the Texas Thunder of the National Pro Fastpitch. softball coach at Duke University, announced by Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Kevin White on July 29, 2015. Young spent the A native of Santa Ana, Calif., Young has three children: Layla, Jolyna and past two years as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina. Kayden.

The Blue Devils are scheduled to open varsity play during the 2017-18 aca- demic year. Eleven current ACC schools sponsor softball including Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, North Carolina, N.C. State, The Young File Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia and Virginia Tech. PERSONAL “In Marissa Young, Duke was able to secure the talents of one of the Name...... Marissa Young brightest young stars in the softball coaching profession,” Dr. White said. Birthdate...... August 30, 1981 “Her pedigree as both a coach and a player is simply spectacular. Having Place of Birth...... Santa Ana, Calif. played for, and excelled in, one of the premier programs in America at Michigan, Marissa understands winning at the highest level of college EDUCATION softball. Even more impressive is her advocacy, energy and passion for High School...... Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif. student-athletes. Unequivocally, we believe she is the right coach to build College...... Michigan, 2003, B.A. in General Studies/Criminology an amazing softball program from the ground up here at Duke. We are ecstatic she is joining the Duke family.” PLAYING EXPERIENCE Michigan...... 2000-03 “First and foremost I want to thank God for blessing me with this opportu- 2002 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year / 2003 Big Ten Player of the Year nity,” Young said. “I am honored by Dr. White’s belief in me and entrusting All-Big Ten Team in 2002 & 2003 me to start the softball program at Duke. Starting a program is a once in 2001 & 2002 Big Ten Champions a lifetime opportunity, but to do it at one of the nation’s most prestigious 10 all-time Big Ten weekly honors schools academically and athletically is a dream come true. Success is not a single event but a process. After meeting with Dr. White, I was confident COACHING EXPERIENCE in his visionary leadership and commitment to the process of making Duke Head Coach...... Duke (2018-present) Softball successful. The excitement on campus and within the athletic Concordia University (2008-11) department about the start of our program has been astounding. I look Assistant Coach...... North Carolina (2014-15) forward to building this program from the ground up and to carry on the Eastern Michigan (2012-13) successful tradition of Duke athletics both on and off the field.” CAREER COACHING/PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS: Young was a three-time All-America selection as a pitcher at the - Helped UNC to 37-16 record in 2015, advancing to the NCAA University of Michigan and was named the 2002 Big Ten Pitcher of the Tournament Year and 2003 Big Ten Player of the Year. At North Carolina, her primary - Five Academic All-Americans and five player of the week selections . responsibilities included coaching the pitchers and catchers. at Eastern Michigan - At Concordia, turned a 2-20 program to a .500 team in less than ..... In the spring of 2015, Young helped the Tar Heels to a 37-16 overall record three years and a berth in the NCAA Tournament after the squad won 24 contests the - Three-time All-American pitcher at Michigan prior season. Young’s pitchers posted a 3.30 earned run average with 234 - 2003 Big Ten Player of the Year strikeouts in 335.1 innings pitched. - 2002 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year

Young spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as an assistant coach at Eastern - Michigan all-time strikeouts leader (927) and second in caree wins . Michigan, where she served as the compliance liaison, recruiting coordi- (88) nator and managed team travel and the operational budget, among other - Matched the then-program single-season home run record with 13 .. duties. She helped coach five Academic All-America picks and five player in 2003 of the week selections during her tenure at Eastern Michigan. - Played two years of professional softball, one in Italy and the second with the Texas Thunder of National Pro Fastpitch 2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5 2018 DUKE SOFTBALL COACHING STAFF

Laura Valentino Lacey Waldrop Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 1st Season 1st Season Hofstra, 2011 Florida State, 2015

Laura Valentino joined the Duke softball staff in June, 2017 and serves Lacey Waldrop joined the Duke softball staff in July, 2017 and serves as as an assistant coach with primary responsibilities including infield play, an assistant coach with primary responsibilities including pitching staff catching and offensive strategy. and player development.

Valentino joined the Duke program following three seasons at the Univer- Waldrop joins the Duke program following one season at the University sity of North Carolina Charlotte. While with the 49ers, her primary respon- of Oklahoma, where she served as a graduate student manager as the sibilities included offensive and defensive development and strategy with Sooners went 61-9, captured the Big 12 regular season and tournament an emphasis on catching. titles and defeated top-seeded Florida in the best-of-three NCAA cham- pionship series to win their second consecutive national crown. In 2017, UNC Charlotte won 30 games – reaching the 30-win plateau for the second straight season – including the program’s first Conference USA A native of Chester, Va., Waldrop was a two-time ACC Pitcher of the Tournament victory since 2001. Valentino helped mentor shortstop Haley Year selection and the 2014 USA Softball National Player of the Year Pace, who earned all-conference and all-region honors on the field as well pick at Florida State while helping the Seminoles to a four-year record as first team CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades after establishing of 195-58 with three ACC regular season championships, two ACC school single-season records for batting average (.433), slugging percent- Tournament crowns and four NCAA Tournament berths including one age (.487), runs scored (53) and home runs (15) while matching the 49er mark for hits (71). College World Series appearance in 2014. A three-time All-ACC and three-time All-America choice, she hurled 859.2 career innings to post In 2016, the 49ers achieved their first 30-win season since 2010 and re- a record of 109-29 with seven saves, a 1.37 earned run average and 917 ceived votes in the NFCA Top 25 poll for the first time in school history. strikeouts. The squad’s marked improvement was highlighted by a .295 team batting average, up from .257 in 2015, while freshman outfielder Emma Ocker Waldrop, a two-time Academic All-ACC choice and two-time ACC All- earned first team All-Conference USA and C-USA All Freshman Team acco- Tournament Team selection, finished her career among Florida State’s lades. In addition, Pace earned NFCA All-Region honors as well as the Con- all-time leaders in pitching victories (1st), pitching appearances (170; ference USA Spirit of Service Award while pitcher Lexi Betancourt claimed 2nd), strikeouts (3rd) and saves (4th). In addition, she was the recip- an all-league citation and became UNC Charlotte’s all-time wins leader. ient of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in 2015 and earned 16 ACC Player of the Week citations during her heralded career. The No. 3 Valentino joined the UNC Charlotte staff after three years as an assistant overall selection in the 2015 National Pro Fastball draft by the Chicago coach at Fairfield University, where she aided with all facets of offense, Bandits, Waldrop helped the Bandits to consecutive NPF championships defense, pitching and catching along with recruiting and administrative in 2015 and 2016. duties. At Fairfield, Valentino helped the Stags to two MAAC regular sea- son championships and three conference tournament appearances with a pair of runner-up finishes. Additionally, she coached four 2014 first team All-MAAC selections including the MAAC Pitcher of the Year and MAAC Player of the Year.

Prior to her time at Fairfield, Valentino was a four-year letterwinner with the Hofstra University softball team as a designated player, infielder and catcher and was a part of the two winningest seasons in program history (45 wins in both 2008 & 2010). Valentino started 84 games over her fi- nal two seasons, helped NFCA All-America pitcher Olivia Galati establish school single-season records for wins (29), shutouts (17) and strikeouts (348) and capped her career by earning a spot on the NFCA Scholar-Ath- lete Team and garnering the Hofstra University Outstanding Senior Ath- lete award.

A native of Smithtown, N.Y., and member of the Smithtown High School Hall of Fame, Valentino graduated from Hofstra in 2011 with a degree in physical education and later earned a master’s degree in special education from Fairfield in 2013. 2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 6 2018 DUKE SOFTBALL COACHING STAFF

Robert Young Casey Price Volunteer Assistant Coach Assistant of Operations 1st Season 1st Season George Mason, 2015

Robert Young joined the Duke staff in August of 2016 and serves as the A former standout at George Mason and member of the Blue Devil athlet- program’s volunteer assistant coach. His primary responsibilities include ics family is back in the Blue and White, as Casey Price was added to the Duke softball coaching staff in 2017 as the director of operations. Price’s assisting with the outfielders and overall team defensive strategy. primary responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations of the program, including scheduling, compliance paperwork, team travel and After training his younger brother to a professional career that included all things involving Duke softball camps, while also assisting with a number a stint in Major League Baseball, Young, who specializes in instructional of other tasks. training of batting and defensive fundamentals, has spent over 30 years Price most recently was an account manager with 3 Birds Marketing and coaching softball. He has directed five squads to ASA national champion- a property assistant with Duke’s Blue Devil IMG Sports Marketing depart- ships while coaching dozens of young women to the college level, including ment before joining coach Marissa Young’s staff. multiple collegiate All-America selections. She is also no stranger to the softball field, as Price was a key piece to the George Mason softball program from 2013-16. The outfielder finished A native of Santa Ana, Calif., Young is the father of Duke head coach Maris- her four-year career as a consistent presence on the field for the Patriots, sa Young. He and his wife, Marcella, reside in Durham. capping her time playing and starting in 187 contests, both top 10 in the George Mason record book.

Price’s final season for the Patriots saw her finish top three on the team in batting average (.316), hits (49), runs scored (26), runs batted in (24), at- bats (155) and putouts (79). She also tallied 15 multi-hit contests, six multi- RBI games and six multi-run showings. She was also a consistent threat to get on base, reaching safely in 38 of her 47 games. For her dominance on the field, Price garnered VaSID All-State Second Team honors.

Junior year for the star outfielder saw her play in a career-high 52 con- tests, starting every single one and earn Second Team All-Atlantic 10 hon- ors. Price finished with a .301 clip, one of four players on the team to play in 50-plus contests and hit above the .300 mark. She also turned in 44 hits, 32 RBI, 30 runs and two homers in 146 total at-bats. She also turned in 93 putouts and three assists from the outfield. She also dominated in the classroom en route to landing on the Fall 2015 Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Her second season with the Patriots was her hottest at the plate, as Price averaged a career-best .328 at the plate and scored 31 runs while driv- ing in 26. Price was also a star at turning in extra-base hits, tallying four doubles and an A-10 best four triples, leading to a scorching .422 slugging percentage. She also made her presence known as a continuous threat to reach base safely, earning a .432 on-base percentage while dominating defensively as well with 368 putouts, good for second in the conference. Price’s success, as it would throughout her career, extended beyond the field and into the classroom, as she landed on the Spring 2014 Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Price’s rookie season saw her play in 45 games, starting contest and be- come one of the top freshmen in the league. She tallied 30 hits in 134 plate appearances, finishing with a .224 batting average. She also scored and drove in nine runs throughout the season, while earning five doubles.

Prior to her time on the collegiate circuit, Price was a standout in softball and basketball for four years at Lee-Davis High School. She was a two- time First Team All-District, All-Metro, All-Region and All-State honoree. She was a member of the 2011 Lee-Davis Softball team that captured the AAA State Championship. Price was named the 2012 Central Region Player of the Year and was also an Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete.

A native of Mechanicsville, Pa., Price is the daughter of Ken and Dwen Price. She graduated in 2016 with her sport management degree from George Mason University and currently resides in Morrisville, N.C.

2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 7 DUKE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DR. KEVIN WHITE

25 sports ― women’s cross country (1000), men’s fencing (1000), women’s fencing (1000), football (992), men’s golf (1000), women’s golf (1000), men’s lacrosse (995), women’s lacrosse (1000), women’s soccer (1000), women’s track and field (1000), and volleyball (1000). Also, seven additional Duke programs ranked among the ACC’s top five in their respective sports. Kevin M. White Last year, five Duke student-athletes were selected as CoSIDA Academic All- VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Americans, while 54 others received National Scholar-Athlete or Scholar All-America accolades. In White’s nine-year tenure, former women’s tennis player Parker Goyer ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS won a Rhodes Scholarship (2009), while pole vaulter Sally Liu (2009) and swimmer ADMINISTRATION Allie Speidel (2011) earned Marshall Scholarships. ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE, 1972 Under White, Duke has continued its focus on outreach to the local community. Modeling the NCAA Student-Athlete Development program’s commitment to service, learning projects and outreach, more than 600 Duke student-athletes across all sports participated in a combined effort of more than 2,700 community service hours during Kevin M. White was named Duke University’s vice president and director of the 2016-17 academic year. athletics on May 31, 2008. He also serves as an adjunct professor of business admin- White’s commitment to the overall mission of the university remains clear. A istration at the university. portion of ticket sales Blue Devil regular season home sporting events are directed White, 66, joined the Duke family after leading Notre Dame’s athletics program annually to the Duke University Libraries and the Rubenstein-Bing Civic Student- to success both on the playing fields and in the classroom from 2000-08. He also has Athlete Civic Engagement program (ACE). Per White’s vision from 2011, the Duke held a number of prominent national leadership roles within intercollegiate athletics, Athletics Library Fund has generated significant unrestricted revenue for the Duke including his service in 2006-07 as president of the National Association of Collegiate University Libraries to support teaching and research across the institution. The civic Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and in 2005-06 as president of the Division I-A Athletic engagement program, known as ACE, was started in 2015 in a partnership with Directors Association. In 2006, White was named the GeneralSports TURF Systems Stanford University. The foundation of the venture includes student-athletes from both Division I-A Central Region Athletic Director of the Year while at Notre Dame. In 2013, Duke and Stanford working together in under-resourced communities in the United White was named one of four NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision recipients of the Under States and abroad. Through immersive three-week summer service assignments that Armour AD of the Year Award presented by NACDA. A testament to the respect he has started with 40 student-athletes from the two schools in 2016, the student-athletes had garnered within college athletics, White earned multiple high profile awards in 2014- opportunities otherwise not afforded to them during the school year due to academic 15, including the National Football Foundation’s John L. Toner award, Sports Business and athletic responsibilities. Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year award, Bobby Dodd AD of the Year, and the 2015 In fall of 2012, Duke University announced the $3.25 billion Duke Forward fund- Carl Maddox Sports Management Award. raising campaign for priorities across Duke’s 10 schools, Duke Medicine and a range Guided by the Strategic Plan that was approved by Duke’s Board of Trustees of university programs. Included in the campaign was a $250 million goal for Duke in April of 2008, White made an immediate impact on Duke Athletics. In addition to Athletics to be divided three ways – for facility enhancements and support ($100 mil- leading the department to unprecedented success in competition, he reshaped the lion), endowment income ($50 million) and operating funds ($100 million). The initial organization into a more efficient department; strengthened ties to both campus and $250 million goal has been exceeded by the Duke Athletics fundraising team by more community constituents though consistent outreach efforts; successfully oversaw than $100 million ($365 million was raised in the campaign that ended June 30, 2017). Duke Athletics’ record-breaking fundraising efforts; streamlined and invested in staffing Several facility projects have been initiated, including major renovations to Brooks and forged partnerships with major corporate entities to enhance revenue streams to Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, including Blue Devil Tower and the Davis Family historically high levels; commissioned and executed a master facilities plan to position Kicking Field at the Brooks Practice Facility, a grand entrance and entertainment Duke well into the 21st Century; implemented significant diversity and inclusion efforts space to the front of iconic Cameron Indoor Stadium (Rubenstein Pavilion), and the for Duke Athletics; and emphasized a stronger commitment to the university’s intramu- Scott Family Athletics Performance Center that now houses several of Duke Athletics’ ral, club and recreational sports programs. administrative units, as well as new strength and conditioning and sports medicine Since White’s arrival, Duke has captured seven NCAA Championships – wom- areas, a ticket office and team merchandise store. en’s tennis in 2009, men’s basketball in 2010 and 2015, men’s lacrosse in 2010, 2013 White, who holds a Ph.D. in education, has taught graduate-level classes since and 2014, and women’s golf in 2014 – and 20 ACC titles. On the strength of 14 teams 1982 and currently teaches a sports business course in Duke’s Fuqua School of participating in postseason competition and robust finishes in several sports, Duke Business as part of Duke’s MBA program. ranked 32nd in the 2017 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, which determine In August 2003, SI.com (the Sports Illustrated web site) listed White, then at an institution’s all-around strength in intercollegiate athletics. The 32nd-place showing Notre Dame, third in its rankings of the most powerful people in college football. In marked the 14th consecutive year that Duke has ended among the nation’s top 35 January 2004, The Sporting News listed him in its Power 100 as third among five programs. In 2011, Duke placed fifth, matching the school’s best finish in the rankings names in the “front office” category (and the lone college athletics director among the and its 1171.50 points earned were the most in program history. In White’s nine years 100). at Duke, the Blue Devils placed 17th (2009), 10th (2010), fifth (2011), 16th (2012), 12th White has served on numerous NCAA committees, including the NCAA Council, (2013), ninth (2014), 20th (2015), 24th (2016), and 32nd (2017) in the Directors’ Cup formerly the association’s highest governing body. In 2012, White was among a select standings. group of college and professional administrators asked to serve on the recently formed Eighty-five Blue Devil teams ranked among the nation’s top 10 teams during the Expert Advisory Board for the Knight Commission. Moreover, he was the secretary past nine seasons with 15 – men’s basketball (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017), of NCAA Football, a non-profit corporation acting as the “collective voice to promote field hockey (2016), men’s lacrosse (2010, 2013, 2014), women’s golf (2012, 2015) college football.” Always in demand as a visionary leader, White currently serves and women’s tennis (2009, 2010, 2014) – reaching No. 1. In all, 151 Blue Devil teams on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, the United States Olympic advanced to NCAA postseason competition during White’s Duke tenure. In 2016-17, Committee (USOC) Board of Directors and on the Advocates for Athletic Equity Board Duke claimed three ACC championships in men’s basketball, men’s golf and women’s of Directors. golf. Individually, Duke student-athletes claimed one National Player of the Year honor, For several years, he was a representative with the football Bowl Championship three ACC Player of the Year recognitions, six individual ACC championships, and Series. In addition, he previously was an ex-officio member of the Sugar Bowl five ACC Scholar Athletes of the Year awards. In 2016, Duke was the only athletic Committee during his tenure at Tulane, was a member of the Rose Bowl Management department in the nation to have a bowl champion, a Sweet 16 appearance in men’s Committee while at Arizona State, and also worked closely with the Fiesta Bowl during basketball and secure a baseball NCAA postseason berth. his stay in Tempe. Individually, 303 student-athletes earned All-America, 552 All-ACC and 267 Given his background and success, it is not surprising that 24 current or former All-Region or District honors the past nine years. During White’s tenure, Duke boasts directors of athletics were mentored by White. That impressive list of ADs includes: 13 NCAA individual champions in Curtis Beach (indoor track and field heptathlon in Prior to joining Notre Dame in 2000, White served as athletic director at Arizona 2012 and 2014), Juliet Bottorff (outdoor track and field 10k in 2011), Virginia Elena State University, Tulane University, the University of Maine and Loras College in Iowa, Carta (women’s golf in 2016), Mallory Cecil (women’s tennis in 2009), Abby Johnston where he originated the National Catholic Basketball Tournament. (three-meter diving in 2011), Nick McCrory (platform diving in 2010, 2011, 2013 and Before becoming an administrator, White served as head track and field coach 2014), and Becca Ward (women’s fencing, saber in 2009, 2011 and 2012). at Southeast Missouri State and assistant cross country and track and field coach Academically, Duke teams continued strong performances under White. In the at Central Michigan. He began his coaching career at Gulf High School in New Port 2016-17 academic year, all 27 Blue Devil varsity teams earned grade point averages Richey, Fla., coaching cross country and track and assisting in football and wrestling. of 3.0 or better in the fall, while 26 of 27 accomplished that in the spring semester. White earned his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University in 1983 with an empha- Additionally, 67 student-athletes earned Dean’s List honors in the fall semester, and 73 sis on higher education administration. In 1985, he completed postdoctoral work at did so in the spring. Overall, 489 Blue Devil student-athletes made the latest All-ACC Harvard University’s Institute for Educational Management. He earned his master’s Honor Roll and continued an amazing stretch wherein Duke led the conference for the degree in athletics administration from Central Michigan University in 1976 and his 29th time in the past 30 years. bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1972 from St. Joseph’s College in In two key elements in tracking a department’s academic success, Duke ranked Rensselaer, Ind., where he also competed as a sprinter. Additionally, White was recog- among the nation’s best again. Duke posted a 97% Graduation Success Rate (GSR) nized with honorary degrees from Loras College (2012), Notre Dame (2008, along with and 13 teams achieved a 100% GSR. Also, 12 Blue Devil teams – good for third his wife), the United States Sports Academy (2007) and St. Joseph’s College (2001). nationally – were ranked in the top 10% of their respective sports in the most recent White is also a Notre Dame Honorary Monogram Club Member. Academic Performance Rate (APR) Report, including the men’s basketball and foot- White and his wife, Jane, a former college track and field coach, have five chil- ball teams. In the 2017 report, Duke (992) ranked fourth among all FBS schools. In dren and 12 grandchildren. all, Duke totaled the highest APR scores among ACC institutions in 11 of the league’s 2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 8 2018 DUKE SOFTBALL BLUE DEVILS

Jill Ferraro Reilly Metzger 5-7 • Graduate 5-4 • Junior C • R/R UTL • L/R Ashburn, Va. Boerne, Texas (North Carolina) (Columbia University) 1 4 2016 - Junior at North Carolina: Appeared in 36 games as a junior, making 2017 - Sophomore at Columbia: Saw limited action in her second season at 15 starts at catcher (16 total starts) … Batted .200 with four doubles, five walks Columbia … Played in 14 games, drawing eight starts … Picked up her first hit and seven RBIs … Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run against Fairfield of the season against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 25, also scoring a run. (Feb. 28) … Hit a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning to help UNC defeat Long Beach State, 7-5 … Hit a sac fly to start a 7-run sixth inning that led UNC 2016 - Freshman at Columbia: Played in all 48 games while starting in 46 to a come-from-behind victory at Elon … Doubled and hit a key sacrifice bunt … named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week on March 8 … tied the program against Campbell … Had a pinch-hit two-out two-run double in the Georgia Tech single-season record with three triples … finished fourth on the team with a opener (May 7) … Won an ACC Top Six for Service Award. .268 batting average … went on an eight-game hitting streak between Feb. 27 and March 12 … finished the year with eight multi-hit games … went 3-for-4 2015 - Sophomore at North Carolina: A dependable pinch-hitter, appeared in with three runs scored, a triple and a stolen base against George Washington 20 games, starting five behind the plate … Hit .333 over 21 at-bats with six RBI on March 4 … finished 2-for-2 with a double, a RBI, a stolen base and a hit- … Recorded the first long ball of her career against Fairleigh Dickinson with a by-pitch against Robert Morris on March 5 … ranked second in the conference two-run blast (March 7). and 26th in the nation in sacrifice bunts per game (0.25) … finished sixth in the league and 112th in the nation in triples per game (0.06) … hit first career home 2014 - Freshman at North Carolina: Saw action in 20 games, making 11 run in the final game of the season against Penn on April 30. starts at catcher … Recorded the first hit of her career against Texas (Feb. 7) … Tallied seven hits and three runs scored, batting .194 … Made 42 putouts, High School: Went to Champion High School in suburban San Antonio ... fielding .958 … ACC Academic Honor Roll. Played her final two seasons in Texas after transferring from Severna Park High School in Maryland ... Led her team to the Class 5A Texas State Playoffs after High School: Named all-conference, all-state, All-Met and all-region as a senior batting .488 with seven doubles and an on base percentage of .618 during her … Earned NFCA and Max Prep All-America honors in 2013 … Named the 2013 senior season ... During her junior season, Metzger earned All-District honors, High School Diamond Sports Catcher of the Year … Helped lead her to teams along with being named honorable mention All-League as a junior and sopho- WCAC and state titles … Was named first-team All-America for the 2011 sea- more. son … Was a three-time first-team all-conference, all-state and All-Met selection … Earned first-team all-region honors twice … Led her team to three confer- Personal: Born Reilly Metzger in Greenville, S.C. … Daughter of Eric and Kelly ence and two state titles, playing left field, short stop and catcher … Set school Metzger … Has two siblings, Jack and Grayson … Her uncle, Gene Larkin, records for RBIs (55) and home runs (eight) in 2010 … Tied her eight home played collegiate baseball at Columbia before winning two World Series titles runs in 2011 … Was involved in Students Against Drunk Driving. with the Minnesota Twins … Her sister, Grayson, is a current utility player for Brown … Majoring in psychology with a minor in global health. Personal: Born Jillian Ferraro on Jan. 4, 1995 in Herndon, Va. … Daughter of Jim and Julie Ferraro … Served as a Community Outreach Rep with Carolina Outreach … Participated in the Richard A. Baddour Leadership Academy as a member of the Veteran Leaders program … Pursuing her masters of manage- ment studies in the Fuqua School of Business.

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Haley Wymbs Dominique Salinas 5-3 • R. Sophomore 5-4 • Sophomore OF • L/L OF • L/L San Jose, Calif. Corpus Christi, Texas (Seattle University) (Ole Miss) 3 11 2016 - Freshman at Seattle University: Appeared in 20 games and started 10 2017 – Freshman at Ole Miss: Appeared in 16 games, primarily as a pinch with the Redhawks … Posted a .286 batting average and .400 on base percent- runner while also seeing time in the outfield … Drove in five runs while scoring age while slugging .333 in 25 plate appearances as a freshman … Drew four five of her own as well … Hit a bases-clearing double in the win over Rhode walks and scored two runs … Named to the Seattle University Dean’s List in Island (Feb. 18) … Recorded a two-run homer the next day totaling five RBI in both 2015 and 2016. the Houston Classic in just three at-bats.

High School/Travel Ball: Four-year letterwinner at Archbishop Mitty High High School: Four-year letterwinner from Richard King High School in Corpus School in San Jose, Calif. … Led the Monarchs to four West Catholic Athletic Christi, Texas … Named to the 2016 Preseason All-Star Team as a senior … League (WCAL) Championships and three Central Coast Section (CCS) titles Twice named 28-6A First Team All-South Texas outfielder … Received 28-6A … Three-time WCAL First Team All-League selection … Collected 2015 WCAL First Team All-District Outfielder honors all four years … Two-time 28-6A All- MVP distinction … Earned First Team All-CCS honors as a senior after collect- South Texas Academic Team honoree … Also a two-time 28-6A All-District ing honorable mention accolades the year prior … Also tabbed Mercury News Academic Team member … As a senior, named King High School’s most First Team in 2015 … As a senior, hit .407 with 22 RBI, 30 runs and five home athletic female and earned the Richard King Award … Was named outstanding runs to lead Archbishop Mitty to the CCS Division II championship … Named offensive player her junior season … Also shined on the basketball court as a to the Principal’s Honor Roll all four years … Member of the National Honor three-time 28-6A All-District Academic Team honoree on the hardwood … Two- Society. time 28-6A All-District honors … Earned the basketball Heart and Hustle award as a freshman, offensive MVP honors as a junior and defensive MVP honors Travel Ball: Two-time team captain of her club team, the San Jose Lady as a senior … Twice captured the 28-6A Cross Country District Championship Sharks, leading the squad to a fifth-place finish at the 16U ASA Nationals in … Three-time cross country regional qualifier, and state qualifier as a junior … 2013 Three-time 28-6A Cross Country All-District Academic Team honoree … Earned First Team All-District and All-Region honors as a junior and named an impact Personal: Born Haley Ann Wymbs … Daughter of Bill and Kendra Wymbs … athlete for the state team … Also ran track and finished as a top finisher in The older of five siblings … Has four younger sisters: Jessica, Anna, Kelly and the 800m/1600m runs as a freshman and sophomore, and finished as an area Mandy … Father was a member of the Rutgers University wrestling team. qualifier in her freshman campaign … Member of National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars.

Travel Ball: Played with the Texas Bombers.

Personal: Born Dominique Elisa Salinas on April 30, 1998 … Daughter of Elsie and Orlando Salinas … Has one brother, Orlando ... Her uncle, Trey, played baseball at Texas and was a 21st round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Rays … Other relative, Mike Rodriguez, was a 6th round draft pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1996 MLB Draft.

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Raine Wilson Emilie Cieslak 5-6 • Sophomore 5-8 • R. Freshman UTL • R/R 1B/3B • R/R Mechanicsville, Va. Montvale, N.J. (James Madison) (Immaculate Heart Academy) 14 21 Freshman (2017 at James Madison): Played in one game, earning a hit in her High School/Travel Ball: Four-year letterwinner at Immaculate Heart Academy one plate appearance while driving in a run and scoring one of her own. in the Township of Washington, N.J. … Played for head coach Anthony LaRazza first three years and Diana Fasano during final campaign ... Non-Public A state High School: Played for head coaches John Early (2013-15) and Tom McIntyre champion as a junior and helped the squad to three league championships in (2016) at Atlee High School for four seasons … Helped lead Atlee to the 5A first three seasons ... Earned all-league honors as a sophomore and junior ... VHSL State Championship in 2015 and 2016 … Also captured the Conference A First Team All-County selection and First Team All-North Jersey pick during 11 Championship in 2016 … Three-time First Team All-Conference honoree junior year ... named First Team All-County, First Team All-State and First Team (2014-16) … Twice named to the All-Metro team, including a first team honor All-East Coast as a senior ... As a rookie, recorded 25 hits, including six dou- in 2016 … Was named to the All-Region Second Team twice (2015-16) and bles, and 11 runs batted in ... During sophomore season, registered 30 hits, six earned one All-District honor, a second team nod in 2013 … Was also a stand- doubles and 22 RBI ... Batted .362 with a .542 slugging percentage, 38 hits, out for the Atlee track and field program … Member of the 2015 51 Indoor 38 RBI, seven doubles, three triples and two home runs as a junior ... Earned Track & Field State Championship team … Earned second place in Conference 100th career hit during a senior campaign that won her the YMCA Award... 11 shot put and fourth place in discus 5A South Regionals in 2015, while Served as President of Bridges, a club for women’s and children’s education placing in seventh in shot put at the 5A South Regional Indoor Track & Field in third-world countries … Member of the High Honor/Honor Roll and Becca’s Championships in 2014. Closet, a non-profit organization that donates prom dresses to women who cannot afford one … A three-year letterwinner as a power forward in basketball Travel Ball: Played on two different travel ball squads, spending 2011-15 with ... Helped basketball program to four league championships, a county champi- the Richmond Diamonds and 2016 with the Vienna Stars … Played for Joe onship as a freshman and a state championship as a senior. Moxey (2011-14) and Walter Pettus (2015) with the Diamonds and Mike White with the Stars … Made appearances at the PGF National Championship, Travel Ball: A member of the New Jersey Pride from 2012-14 under head Atlanta Legacy and ASA National Championship (2015 & 2016) coaches Rob Stern and Anthony LaRazza ... Joined LaRazza on the Akadema Elite in 2015. Personal: Born Raine Elizabeth Wilson in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 14, 1998 … Daughter of William (Bill) and Martha (Marty) Wilson of Mechanicsville, Va. … Personal: Born Emilie Rae Cieslak on October 16, 1997, in Montvale, N.J. … Plans to major in political science. Daughter of Mark and Janet Cieslak … Has an older brother (Mark) … Father is the head baseball coach at St. Joseph’s Regional High School in Montvale, N.J., and was a member of the Cincinnati Reds organization … Brother is a senior on the football team at Columbia.

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Kortney Dry Jazmine Moreno 5-6 • R. Freshman 5-4 • R. Freshman INF • R/R C/OF • R/R Tahlequah, Okla. Elk Grove, Calif. (Tahlequah) (Elk Grove) 31 30 High School: Four-year letterwinner at Tahlequah High School in Tahlequah, High School: Four-year letterwinner under coaches Amanda Buck and Jeff Okla. … Named an all-district honoree all four years … Tabbed all-region and Alexander at Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, Calif. … A four-time scholar Oklahoma All-State – Large School Division as a senior … Led team to the athlete award winner, eight-time academic award honoree (4.0 GPA or higher) state quarterfinals in 2012 and semifinals in 2013 … Posted a .503 batting aver- and three-time MVP-Coaches Award winner … Earned MVP-Coaches Award, age with 16 doubles and five home runs as a senior … Member of the National first team Sac Bee All Metro, All Delta League, South Team MVP of the 39th Honor Society, Service Club, Cornerstone Fellowship Youth Leadership Team Annual Optimist High School Softball All Star Game during her senior campaign and Tahlequah High Student Athlete Advisory Committee. … Guided the Thundering Herd to a runner-up finish in the 2015 California Interscholastic Federation Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs … Helped Personal: Born Kortney Glenn Dry on Sept. 29, 1997 in Muskogee, Okla. … high school team to three Delta League Championships, including an undefeat- Daughter of Doug and Pat Dry … Has one older brother (Raymon) and two ed record in 2015 … Posted a .302 batting average, .333 on-base percentage older sisters (Keanna and Lynsey). and .377 slugging percentage as a sophomore in 2014 … Earned a .244 clip with 13 RBI in 2015 ... Hit .396 with a .549 slugging percentage and a .444 on-base percentage as a senior in 2016 … During league play, hit .487 with a .744 slugging percentage and a .487 on-base percentage in senior campaign.

Travel Ball: Played three years with the California Breeze, two years with the California Grapettes and four years with the SoCal Firecrackers Blanco … Helped all three teams to top 25 finishes at national tournaments.

Personal: Born Jazmine Alexis Moreno on March 15, 1998 in Sacramento, Calif. … Daughter of Michael and Roseanne Moreno … Has an older brother (Joseph) and a younger sister (Jenna) … Plans on majoring in neuroscience and is involved in the CAPE (Collegiate Athlete Premedical Experience) program at Duke.

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Hannah Pridemore Rachel Abboud 5-4 • R. Freshman 5-5 • Freshman UTL • R/R UTL • L/L Lithia, Fla. Huntington Beach, Calif. (Newsome) (Edison) 12 34 High School: Four-year letterwinner under coach Autumn Dunn at Newsome High School: Four year star at Edison High School in Huntington Beach, High School in Lithia, Fla. … Led the Wolves to the 2015 Class 8A state title, Calif., leading the Chargers to CIF appearances in all four seasons … Three- Newsome’s first state team title in any sport … Garnered Hillsborough County time All-Sunset League honoree, including first team honors in 2016 and 2017 Western Conference first team, Tampa Bay Times All-Hillsborough County and … Received First Team All-Pacific League in 2014 and All-County Honorable Team GPA awards as a junior and a freshman … Led the district with a .526 Mention in 2016 … Capped her career with a scorching .556 average at the plate batting average in 2015 while registering a .628 slugging percentage and .529 in her senior season to go along with a .636 on-base percentage … As a junior, on-base percentage … Totaled 41 hits and 15 RBI … Elected team captain as batted .461 with nine doubles, two triples and three home runs … Added 22 RBI, a junior … Hit .310 with 18 hits and 13 RBI during her sophomore campaign, a .710 slugging percentage and .561 OBP … Recorded a .436 average, drove earning Hillsborough County Western Conference second team accolades … in 23 runs and tallied a .500 OBP in her sophomore campaign … Broke onto the Turned in a .500 batting average as a freshman to lead the district in 2013 … scene with a .436 clip her freshman season, reeling in Edison High School Rookie Posted a .606 slugging percentage to go along with a .509 on-base percent- of the Year honors … Member of the varsity golf squad from 2015-17 and was age her rookie season … Member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish team captain in her final year … Played for the EHS basketball team in 2014. National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society … Elected to the student council and student government all four years … 2015 Wendy’s High Travel Ball: Played for the Firecrackers travel organization under coaches Tony School Heisman state finalist. Rico and Rob Weil, capturing the 2016 PGF national championship … Earned first place at the 2017 Colorado Sparkler Tournament 18U Power Pool … Travel Ball: Guided travel team, the Tampa Mustangs, to the 2015 Premier Finished third at the 2015 PGF Nationals. Girls Fastpitch National Championship … Played seven years for the Florida Fire travel team, helping the squad finish 17th at the 2012 ASA Nationals. Personal: Born Rachel Abboud on June 30, 1999 in Pasadena, Calif. … Daughter of Julie Crabtree of Huntington Beach, Calif. … Has three siblings: Personal: Born Hannah Rachel Pridemore on March 10, 1998 in Brandon, Alexis, Brandon and Samantha … Four-time scholar athlete at Edison High Fla. … Daughter of Todd and Tracie Pridemore … Has an older sister (Alexa) School … Received a gold seal on her diploma … Planning on majoring in … Father played baseball and wrestled at Marshall University from 1982-85 … psychology. Cousin (Grant Amerson) is a member of the UCSD men’s golf team … Great grandfather (Maurice Mayes) played football at West Virginia.

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Brianna Butler Katherine Huey 5-6 • Freshman 5-10 • Freshman UTL • R/R RHP • R/R Evans, Ga. Cumming, Ga. (Greenbrier) (South Forsyth) 27 7 High School: A standout in the circle and at the plate for Greenbrier High High School: Played four years for head coach Ronnie Davis and the South School in Evans, Ga. … Twice been named All-State and Region Pitcher of Forsyth High School War Eagles … Named First Team All-State after a standout the Year … Led Greenbrier to a state championship her freshman season and junior season … Four-time First Team All-Region selection and a three-time a third-place finish in her sophomore campaign … Turned in a 17-7 record Forsyth County Pitcher of the Year (2015-17) … Also earned All Region Pitcher and tallied a .391 clip with six homers in her junior season … The year prior of the Year honors during her sophomore and junior seasons … A member of she recorded 25 victories and just six losses as she reeled in GHSA Class 6A the National Honor Society. All-State honors … Coupled with a .365 batting average, Butler paced GHS to a top three showing in the state tournament … Went 13-3 her freshman sea- Travel Ball: Played for three different squads throughout her travel ball career, son with a .365 clip at the plate en route to her first All-State laurel … Sealed starting with Team Georgia (John Erb) from 2010-14 then Worth Cobras (Mark Greenbrier’s second state title, as she was the winning pitcher in the GHSA Green) from Fall 2015 to Summer 2016 and the Atlanta Vipers (Steve Palazzo) Class 5A State Championship game. from Fall 2014 to Summer 2015 and Fall 2016 to Summer 2017 … Made ASA Nationals during her freshman year in high school, followed by a top 10 finish Travel Ball: On the club scene, she spent the 2013-15 seasons with Atlanta in ASA Nationals the next year … Also earned the Triple Crown Southeast Premier before spending 2015-17 with the Atlanta Vipers … As a pitcher and Region Championship her sophomore year … Tallied a top 15 finish at USA first/third baseman for Premier, she led her squad to a ASA/USA National Elite her junior year and a top 10 placing in her last season … Also earned a Runner-Up finish in 2015 … Went 43-10 in her time with the Premier, also PGF Nationals showing her junior year … Finished in fifth place in ASA Gold tallying 14 homers and nearly averaging .400 overall at the plate … For the her senior season. Vipers, she was key in capturing the 2015 ASA/USA Junior Olympics 16U title, as well as the 2016 Champions Fall Showcase 16U and Scenic City Summer Personal: Born Katherine Claire Huey in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 12, 1998 … Showcase 16U championships. Daughter of Claude (Bud) LeRoy Huey and Kay Stewart Huey … Has a sister, Elizabeth S. Huey … Her cousin, Marshall Huey, graduated from Duke in 1980 Personal: Born Brianna Shanece Butler on March 21, 2000 in Des Moines, … Volunteers at the Humane Society and Angels Among Us Pet Rescue when Iowa … Daughter of Alfonzo and Deborah Butler of Evans, Ga. … Her sister, not on the softball field … Her mom, Kay, was a middle school crab-walking Robyn, was a softball standout at Gulf Coast Community College from 2007- champion … Plans on majoring in cultural anthropology with a minor in world 08 and Georgia Southwestern in 2009 … Her father played baseball at Fort health. Valley State University and has been a travel softball coach since 2013, while her mother has experience coaching basketball and softball … Member of the National Honor Society, BETA Club, AP Scholar and on the National Merit Scholar Watch List … Also on the All-A Honor Roll and a member of the Ring Committee and Chorus.

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Jameson Kavel Makenna Lutterloh 5-8 • Freshman 5-3 • Freshman INF • R/R INF/OF • R/R Duluth, Ga. Ranch Santa Margarita, Calif. (Wesleyan School) (Santa Margarita Catholic) 2 17 High School: Four-year standout for head coach Mary Stephenson and the High School: Four-time letterwinner for head coach John Fitzpatrick at Santa Wesleyan High School Wolves … A two-time NCSAA All-American (2014 & Margarita Catholic High School … Batted .458 with runners in scoring position, 2016) … Back-to-back Region Player of the Year honors from 2015-16, while while leading the team in sacrifices and tallying a .915 fielding percentage her also earning Class A-Private Player of the Year accolades in 2016 … Was also senior year … Named Best Offensive Player in 2014 … California Scholarship named a Super Six Selection, GACA All-Star and Gwinnett County Defensive Federation honoree. Player of the Year in 2016 … Four-time All-County and All-Region selection … Helped lead Wesleyan to the state tournament all four years, including a Travel Ball: Was a five-year captain from 2012-17 for the Firecrackers, coached runner-up finish in her senior season … Tallied a .447 clip in her senior season by her father, Mike … Led her squad to a fifth place finish at ASA Nationals and to go with 51 hits and 23 stolen bases, while hitting .435 with runners in scoring a ninth place finish at PGF Nationals in 2014 … Also earned a fifth place show- position and recording a .963 fielding percentage … Turned in her best season ing at USSSA Nationals … Ranked eighth in 2016 US Club Rankings … Came statistically in her junior campaign, led by a scorching .510 average and 51 hits in at No. 32 in the 2016-17 Fab 50 16U Club rankings and 44th in Fab 50 18U at the plate … Displayed her speed on the base paths with 29 stolen bases and rankings. continued to be a threat with runners in scoring position, hitting a career-best .483 in such situations … Had her best season in the field in year three, record- Personal: Born Makenna Nicole Lutterloh in Laguna Hills, Calif., on Aug. 16, ing a .982 fielding percentage … Broke onto the scene her sophomore season, 1999 … Daughter of Mike and Kindra Lutterloh of Rancho Santa Margarita, averaging .509 at the plate with a career-high 55 hits and 16 stolen bases … Calif. … Has three siblings: Abby, Peyton and Jacob … Plans on majoring in Recorded a .481 RISP and .942 fielding clip … Opened her high school career psychology. with a .371 average (39 hits) and stealing 13 bases with a .340 RISP and .888 fielding percentage … Was also a four-year letterwinner for the Wesleyan bas- ketball program … Captured two state championships and two state runner-up finishes … Named All-Tournament Team in 2017 and to the All-Academic Team in 2016 and 2017 … A four-year honor roll student that is a member of five different National Honors Societies (General, Spanish, English, Science and Mu Alpha Theta) … Awarded the Student-Athlete Award and the Academic Excellence Award in her time at Wesleyan.

Travel Ball: Played for three different squads on the travel ball scene: Diamond Attack (Kavel) from 2007-09, Dirt Dawgs (McCauley) from 2010-11 and Southern Force (Wilbur) from 2011-17 … Recorded top 15 finishes at nationals from 2012-16, including a first-place finish at Eastern Nationals in 2013 and a fifth-place showing in 2012

Personal: Born Jameson Elizabeth Kavel in Atlanta, Ga., on June 21, 1999 … Daughter of Scott and Erin Kavel … Father played football at Georgia Southern, while one grandfather played football at Penn and the other was a basketball player at Rutgers.

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Ashleigh Rodriguez Peyton St. George 5-6 • Freshman 5-10 • Freshman INF/OF • R/R RHP • R/R Las Vegas, Nev. Mechanicsville, Va. (Liberty) (Atlee) 13 10 High School: A standout for four seasons with head coach Jim Portese and High School: Went 63-10 over her career for head coach Tom McIntyre and the Liberty High School Patriots … Named First Team All-Southeast Division the Atlee High School Raiders … Recorded 40 of those victories over her in 2015 … Tabbed All-Sunrise Team in 2016 and 2017 … Led the Patriots to last two seasons and proved to be dual-threat player, batting over .300 in playoff appearances in all four seasons, winning a league championship in each of those years as well … Led Atlee High School to the VHSL 5A State 2015 and a regional runner-up finish in 2016 … Hit above .300 all four seasons Championship from 2015-17, as well as conference championships from 2016- for the Patriots, including a scorching .378 her junior year and .366 her senior 17 and a regional title in 2017 … Four-time All-State member, including being campaign … With her help, the Patriots captured 20-plus wins in 2016 and named first team from 2015-17 and culminating in being named All-State Player 2017 … Was also a member of the varsity volleyball and bowling squads … of the Year in 2017 … Twice named All-Metro and Region Player of the Year Competed for the LHS volleyball program her final three years of high school as (2016 & 2017), while being honored as the Conference Pitcher of the Year in an outside hitter/opposite … Was a three-year member of the bowling team and 2014, 2016 and 2017 … Was named First Team All-Conference, All-Region was the team’s anchor (last bowler) … The team qualified for the state cham- and All-Metro all four seasons … Posted a 21-1 record behind 276 strikeouts, pionships all three years (2015-17), while she earned individual berths in 2016 a 0.05 ERA and .069 opponent batting average in 135.2 innings of work in and 2017 … LHS captured the 2017 Bowling State Championship … Named her final season … Her 276 Ks, 0.05 ERA and .069 opponent clip all stand the Valedictorian of her class, showcasing her domination in the classroom … as school records … Went 19-2 and tossed 163 strikeouts over 121 innings Member of the Nevada All-State Academic Team from 2013-17 and was named of work, recording a 0.81 ERA and keeping opponents to a .152 average at a scholar-athlete in the same span … Earned High Honors, along with an the plate during her junior season … Proved to be a threat at the plate in both Advanced Honors Diploma … Was also an Advanced Placement Scholar. seasons as well, going .382 BA/.603 SLG/.475 OBP with 27 runs batted in, four doubles, three home runs and a triple her senior season … The year prior, she Travel Ball: Saw action on two travel ball squads over her career, playing went .311 BA/.557 SLG/.377 OBP with 19 RBI, six doubles and three homers for head coach Rick Christopher and the Girl Sox from 2011-12 and coaches at the plate … Is a star in the classroom as well, earning the Atlee Outstanding Christopher and Gordie Mark from 2012-17 with the Lil’ Rebels … Captured Academic Achievement award and reeling in numerous Academic All-District eight total championships in her career: ASA 14U Southwest Showdown, USA and Academic All-Conference honors … Named a Hanover Scholar (4.0+ GPA 14U Gift 4 Kids, ASA 14U Winter Classic, ASA 14U Nevada State (back-to- through high school) … Member of the Beta Club. back), ASA 16U Southwest Showdown, ASA 16U Winter Classic and ASA 16U Valentine’s Day Blast … Made four appearances in the PGF Nationals Travel Ball: Played for head coach Jim Adkins and the Vienna Stars 16U in (2013-16) … Finished in third place out of 48 teams in the ASA 16U Champions 2015 and 2016 and Terry Warren and the Hornets 18U in 2017 … Named a Cup … Earned a fifth-place showing at the ASA/USA National Championships FloSoftball All-American Pitcher in 2017 and led her team to PGF Nationals (121-team bracket) … Ranked No. 16 nationally by Goldfastpitch.com … Made appearances in 2015 and 2016. an appearance in the 2016 TSC Nationals … Also earned an appearance in the 2016 USSSA Elite Select Nationals. Personal: Born Peyton Louise St. George in Richmond, Va., on June 16, 1999 … Daughter of Deborah and John St. George … Has one sibling, Avery … Personal: Born Ashleigh Camryn Rodriguez (goes by Cash) in Hoffman Father played basketball at Christopher Newport University and also refereed Estates, Ill., on Feb. 25, 1999 ... Daughter of Vidal and Kathryn Rodriguez … college basketball for 12 years … Planning on majoring in psychology. Has a brother, Alston Rodriguez … Is extremely musically inclined … Learned to play the classical, acoustic and electric guitars at age six … Played in a band at a music school at age seven, where she picked up drums … Recorded a song in a recording studio with her band at age eight and performed it on Freemont Street in downtown Las Vegas … Later learned how to play the stand-up bass and electric bass … Can do the 3x3, 4x4 and 5x5 Rubik’s cubes … Plans to major in chemistry and plans to pursue a career as a pharmacist.

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Amelia Wiercioch 6-1 • Freshman RHP • L/R Tustin, Calif. (Rosary Academy) 19 High School: Played four seasons for head coach Tom Tice and the Rosary Academy Royals … Finished her Royal career with her name throughout the Rosary Academy record book, standing second in career wins (43), fourth in career strikeouts and fifth in single-season wins (18) and single-season strike- outs (127) … Four-time All-Trinity League honoree, including landing first team honors her senior season and pulled in Trinity League Scholar Athlete honors her final year … Reeled in 10 wins and tallied a 1.84 ERA, while hitting .356 with 22 RBI and four homers in her senior season … Put together one of the greatest pitching seasons in Rosary Academy history during her junior cam- paign, earning 18 victories with a 1.47 ERA and leading her squad to a 19-9 record … Earned 15 wins the season prior while tallying a scorching .412 clip at the plate with 12 runs batted in and three home runs … Tied a high school record in her freshman season with four saves and also churned out a 1.66 ERA … Was presented the Royal Award (team MVP) after her sophomore season and the team’s Defensive Player of the Year after her junior year … Also showed excellence in the classroom, earning Principal’s Honors all four years … Also a four-time Scholar-Athlete and California Scholarship Federation member … Member of the National Honor Society, along with a number of other honor societies: Science, History and American Sign Language.

Travel Ball: Played for four years for the Courage under head coach Craig Weaver … Tallied a .413 cumulative average, putting together an 82-19 record with 402 strikeouts over 675 innings pitched … Made PGF Nationals appear- ances from 2012-16, including a first-place finish in 2014 (14U Platinum) and a fifth-place finish in 2013 (12U Premier).

Personal: Born Amelia Grace Wiercioch in Newport Beach, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2000 … Daughter of Dan and Courtney Wiercioch … Has one sibling, Lindsey … Plans on majoring in interdepartmental music and psychology.

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Jill Ferraro Jameson Kavel Haley Wymbs Reilly Metzger Katherine Huey C | R/R | Gr. | 5-7 INF/OF | R/R | Fr. | 5-8 OF | L/L | RSo. | 5-3 UTL | L/R | Jr. | 5-4 RHP | R/R | Fr. | 5-10 Ashburn, Va. Duluth, Ga. San Jose, Calif. Boerne, Texas Cummings, Ga. North Carolina Wesleyan School Seattle University Columbia University South Forsyth HS

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Peyton St. George Dominique Salinas Hannah Pridemore Ashleigh Rodriguez Raine Wilson RHP | R/R | Fr. | 5-10 OF | L/L | So. | 5-4 C | R/R | RFr. | 5-4 INF/OF | R/R | Fr. | 5-6 UTL | R/R | So. | 5-6 Mechanicsville, Va. Corpus Christi, Texas Lithia, Fla. Las Vegas, Nev. Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee HS Ole Miss Newsome HS Liberty HS James Madison

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Makenna Lutterloh Amelia Wiercioch Emilie Cieslak Brianna Butler INF/OF | R/R | Fr. | 5-3 RHP/1B | L/R | Fr. | 6-1 1B/3B | R/R | RFr. | 5-8 UTL | R/R | Fr. | 5-6 Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Tustin, Calif. Montvale, N.J. Evans, Ga. Santa Margarita Catholic HS Rosary Academy Immaculate Heart Academy Greenbrier HS

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Jazmine Moreno Kortney Dry Rachel Abboud C/OF | R/R | RFr. | 5-4 INF | R/R | RFr. | 5-6 UTL | L/L | Fr. | 5-5 Elk Grove, Calif. Tahlequah, Okla. Huntington Beach, Calif. Elk Grove HS Tahlequah HS Edison HS

Marissa Young Laura Valentino Lacey Waldrop Robert Young Casey Price Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Vol. Assistant Coach Assistant of Operations First Season First Season First Season First Season First Season Michigan, 2003 Hofstra, 2011 Florida State, 2015 George Mason, 2016

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