Cyndi Duran Sarah Akamine Adrienne Acton Jill Malina K’Lee Arredondo Outfield /3B Right field Outfield Outfield/Infield 2 Junior 3 Freshman 4 Junior 6 Sophomore 7 Freshman L/R R/R L/R R/R S/R Tucson, Ariz. Escondido, Calif. Marana, Ariz. Scottsdale, Ariz. Tempe, Ariz.

Taryne Mowatt Danielle Rodriguez Chelsie Mesa Callista Balko Samantha Hoffman Pitcher Infield Second Base Pitcher 9 Junior 12 Junior 14 Senior 15 Junior 17 Freshman R/R R/R L/R R/R L/R Corona, Calif. Tucson, Ariz. Yuma, Ariz. Tucson, Ariz. Oakland, Ill.

Lisa Odom Lauren Erb Laine Roth Kristie Fox Outfield Catcher/3B First Base/DP Center field Shortstop 22 Freshman 23 Freshman 24 Sophomore 26 Senior 29 Senior L/L R/R R/R L/R R/R Long Grove, Ill. Camarillo, Calif. Glendale, Ariz. Tustin, Calif. San Diego, Calif.

Jenae Leles Sam Banister Third Base DP/First Base Head Coach 31 Sophomore 33 Sophomore 22nd Year R/R R/R State, Fair Oaks, Calif. Petaluma, Calif. 1978

Page 1 2007 Arizona Super Regional Guide vs. Cal State Fullerton -- May 26-27 Hillenbrand Stadium

February 9 Ohio State+ (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 12-3 (5 inn.) 9 Nevada+ (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 6-2 2007 Arizona Softball Roster 10 Florida+ L, 1-3 (8 inn.) No. Name Pos B/T Ht. Yr. Exp Hometown (Last School) 10 No. 4 Northwestern+ W, 4-3 2 Cyndi Duran OF L/R 5-3 Jr. TR Tucson, Ariz. (Pima) 11 Wisconsin+ W, 4-1 3 Sarah Akamine 3B/P R/R 5-6 Fr. HS Escondido, Calif., (Escondido) 11 No. 13 Texas A&M+ L, 2-3 4 Adrienne Acton RF L/R 5-5 Jr. 2L Marana, Ariz. (Marana) 16 Temple% (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 9-1 (5 inn.) 6 Jill Malina OF R/R 5-5 So. 1L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Pinnacle) 16 Texas Tech% W, 1-0 7 K’Lee Arredondo IF/OF S/R 5-6 Fr. HS Tempe, Ariz. (McClintock) 17 Virginia% W, 12-3 (6 inn.) 17 Mid. Tennessee State% W, 7-3 9 P/DP R/R 5-6 Jr. 2L Corona, Calif. (Corona Santiago) 18 Texas Tech (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 8-1 12 Danielle Rodriguez 2B R/R 5-4 Jr. 1L Tucson, Ariz. (Tucson) 23 No. 2 Texas A&M (KCUB 1290 AM) W, 5-0 14 Chelsie Mesa 2B/SS L/R 5-6 Sr. 1L Yuma, Ariz. (Phoenix) 24 No. 2 Texas A&M (KCUB 1290 AM) L, 3-4 15 Callista Balko C R/R 5-9 Jr. 2L Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro) 25 No. 2 Texas A&M W, 6-2 17 Samantha Hoffman P L/R 5-9 Fr. HS Oakland, Ill. (Mt. Zion) 28 Phoenix College (exhib.)^ W, 9-1 (5 inn.) 22 Lisa Odom OF L/L 5-9 Fr. HS Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson) 28 Pima College (exhib.)^ W, 11-0 (5 inn.) 23 Lauren Erb 3B/C R/R 5-5 Fr. HS Camarillo, Calif. (Camarillo) March 24 Laine Roth 1B R/R 5-6 So. 1L Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley) 2 Missouri W, 5-4 3 Missouri W, 8-1 26 Caitlin Lowe CF L/R 5-5 Sr. 3L Tustin, Calif. (Foothill) 4 Missouri W 8-7 29 Kristie Fox SS R/R 5-4 Sr. 3L San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel) 6 Creighton (DH) W, 6-2 31 Jenae Leles 3B R/R 5-8 So. 1L Fair Oaks, Calif. (Rio Americano) 6 Creighton (DH) W, 7-3 33 Sam Banister 1B R/R 5-8 So. 1L Petaluma, Calif. (Petaluma) 9 @ No. 14 Baylor W, 3-0 10 @ No. 14 Baylor L, 2-3 Head Coach: Mike Candrea (22nd year/Arizona State ‘78) 11 @ No. 14 Baylor L, 2-3 Assistants: Larry Ray (16th year/Idaho State ’74), 15 NC State~ W, 2-0 Nancy Evans (9th year/Arizona ’98) 15 No. 6 Oklahoma~ L, 2-6 Volunteer Asst.: Dave Feinberg (2nd year/Nevada ’72) 16 Pacific~ W, 11-0 st 17 No. 7 Michigan~ W, 2-1 Undergraduate Asst.: (1 year/Arizona ‘07) 18 No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette~ W, 9-0 Trainer: Sara Bach 18 No. 6 Oklahoma~ L, 0-11 (5 inn.) Managers: Jamie Delfs, Jeremy Lazorka 24 New Mexico W, 13-0 ( 5 inn.) 24 New Mexico W, 8-0 (5 inn.) Pronunciations: 25 New Mexico W, 11-3 (6 inn.) Adrienne Acton – AK-tin 30 @ No. 16 Washington* W, 6-0 Sarah Akamine – ah-kuh-MEE-nay 31 @ No. 14 UCLA* (FSN Tape Delay 4/1) L, 0-2 April K’Lee Arredondo – KAY-lee air-eh-DAWN-doe 1 @ No. 14 UCLA* W, 11-2 Callista Balko – Last name rhymes with pal 6 No. 9 Arizona State* W, 1-0 Mike Candrea – can-DRAY-uh 7 No. 9 Arizona State* (ESPN2, 1290 AM) W, 1-0 Jenae Leles – juh-NAE LEE-lez 13 No. 12 Stanford* W, 4-1 Taryne Mowatt – rhymes with Karen MOE-it 14 Cal* W, 6-4 Laine Roth – LAY-nee 15 Cal* W, 5-2 18 @ No. 9 Arizona State* (KCUB 1290 AM) L, 3-6 20 No. 14 Oregon St.* (FSN Delay 4/22) W, 3-1 The top-seeded Arizona softball team (44-12-1) will attempt to defend its 2006 21 No. 15 Oregon* W, 4-1 NCAA title as the Wildcats return to Oklahoma City for the 2007 Women’s College 22 No. 15 Oregon* W, 9-1 (6 inn.) World Series. The -elimination tournament includes eight teams that will 27 @ Cal* W, 6-0 begin play on Thursday at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The last two teams 28 @ No. 17 Stanford* L, 2-3 29 @ No. 17 Stanford* (CSTV) T, 0-0 (12 inn.) standing will face off in a best-of-three game series to determine this year’s May national champion. 4 @ No. 20 Oregon* W, 6-2 5 @ No. 16 Oregon State* W, 10-1 (5 inn.) The Wildcats will open the WCWS against eighth-seeded Baylor on Thursday at 6 @ No. 16 Oregon State* W, 2-0 approximately 8 p.m. (CDT). UA will face either Tennessee or Texas A&M in the 10 No. 14 UCLA* (1290 AM) L, 4-7 second round. 11 No. 11 Washington* (1290 AM) L, 1-5 12 No. 11 Washington* (1290 AM) W, 5-4 (8 inn.) 18 Howard$ W, 9-0 (5 inn.) Once again, all WCWS games will be televised on either ESPNHD or ESPN2HD. 19 Mississippi State$ W, 8-0 Beth Mowins and are slated as the broadcast team for all day- 20 Pacific$ W, 7-0 session games, while Eric Collins and Michelle Smith will share the call for the 26 Cal State Fullerton# (ESPN, 1290 AM) W, 11-6 night session. 27 Cal State Fullerton# (ESPNU, 1290 AM) W, 2-1 31 No. 7 Baylor% (ESPN) 8 p.m. (CDT) + Kajikawa Classic; % Worth Wildcat Invitational; ^ Arizona Battle of Champions; ~ Judi Garman Classic;* Pac-10 games; $ NCAA Regional; # NCAA Super Regional; % Women’s College World Series

Page 2 SCHOOL INFO HOW THEY GOT TO THE WCWS Location Tucson, Ariz. NO. 1 SEED ARIZONA (44-12-1, 15-5-1 PAC-10) Founded 1885 Tucson Regional Enrollment 37,000 Howard W, 9-0 (5 inn.) Nickname Wildcats Mississippi State W, 8-0 Colors Cardinal and Navy Pacific W, 7-0 Conference Pacific-10 Tucson Super Regional Home Field Hillenbrand Stadium (2,956) GAME 1: ARIZONA 11, CAL STATE FULLERTON 6 – The Wildcats opened the Press Box Phone (520) 621-7496 super regional in the worst possible way – down 5-0 in the first inning with their President Dr. Robert Shelton three-time All-American center fielder Caitlin Lowe knocked out of the game after Athletic Director Jim Livengood crashing into the outfield wall. Down by that same margin in the fourth inning, Faculty Representative Jory Hancock Callista Balko blasted a three- to put Arizona on the board in a 5-3 SWA/Senior Assoc. A.D. Kathleen “Rocky” LaRose game. The next inning, Laine Roth had a three-run homer of her own to give the COACHING STAFF Wildcats the lead and their largest comeback of the year. In the sixth, Arizona left Head Coach Mike Candrea no room for doubt as the offense tacked up five more runs – four of which came on a Alma Mater/Year Arizona State/1978 Kristie Fox two-run double and a two-run homer by Jenae Leles. Arizona would win Year at Arizona 22nd 11-6 in a game that Taryne Mowatt set the school record for in a Arizona and Career Div. I Record 1,125-226-2 (.832) season. Office Phone (520) 621-4920 Assistant Coach Larry Ray, 16th year GAME 2: ARIZONA 2, CAL STATE FULLERTON 1 – While not as dramatic as Office Phone (520) 621-2664 Game 1, Arizona clinched its 19th WCWS berth with a traditional NCAA softball Assistant Coach Nancy Evans, 9th year game. Taryne Mowatt allowed one run on three hits in her 36th win of the year. Office Phone (520) 621-8208 Adrienne Acton broke a scoreless tie in the third inning with a two-run single to drive Volunteer Asst. Coach Dave Feinberg, 2nd year in pinch runner Cyndi Duran and K’Lee Arredondo, who had just doubled off the wall. Softball Fax (520) 626-2009 NO. 8 SEED BAYLOR (50-14, 14-3 BIG 12) 2006 SEASON Hempstead Regional 2006 Record 54-11 Albany W, 8-2 2006 Pac-10 Record 15-6 (2nd) Hofstra W, 7-2 2006 Post-season record 10-2 Albany W, 10-0 All-Pac-10 Returnees Kristie Fox, Caitlin Lowe Position Starters Returning 8 Waco Super Regional Returning 1 Michigan W, 9-0 (5 inn.) Letterwinners Returning 11 Michigan L, 3-0 Letterwinners Lost 4 Michigan W, 4-3

ARIZONA SOFTBALL HISTORY NO. 4 SEED TEXAS A&M (46-12, 12-6 BIG 12) First Season 1974 College Station Regional All-Time Overall Record 1,430-409-2 (.777) Houston L, 8-1 All-Time Pac-10 Record 355-98-1(.783) Sam Houston State W, 11-0 (6 inn.) National Championships 7 Houston W, 13-2 (5 inn.) College World Series Appearances 19 Houston W, 5-0 NCAA Postseason Appearances 21 College Station Super Regional Pac-10 Titles 10 Florida W, 2-0 Florida L, 3-2 ARIZONA MEDIA RELATIONS Florida W, 2-0 Media Relations Phone 520-621-4163 Media Relations Fax 520-621-2681 NO. 5 SEED TENNESSEE (59-6, 23-4 SEC) Media Relations Dir. Tom Duddleston Jr. Softball Contact Kevin Wittner Knoxville Regional Wittner’s Cell Number 520-444-6601 Furman W, 8-0 (6 inn.) Wittner’s E-mail [email protected] North Carolina W, 2-0 Offical Website www.arizonaathletics.com Winthrop W, 7-1 Knoxville Super Regional Credits: The 2007 Arizona Softball Regional Guide Hawai’i W, 9-0 (5 inn.) was written and produced by Kevin Wittner, edited Hawai’i L, 9-6 by Blair Willis and Richard Paige. Cover design by Hawai’i W, 7-1 Mike Lowery. NO. 14 SEED DEPAUL (46-11, 20-0 BIG EAST) Carbondale Regional Mississippi Valley W, 10-0 (6 inn.) Missouri W, 2-0 Missouri W, 3-0

Page 3 Arizona’s Record Norman Super Regional Oklahoma W, 3-0 Oklahoma W, 7-2 When It Scores... 0 Runs ...... 0-2-1 NO. 6 SEED WASHINGTON (40-17, 12-9 PAC-10) 1 Run ...... 3-2 2 Runs ...... 4-5 Lincoln Regional 3 Runs ...... 2-2 Creighton W, 5-1 4 Runs ...... 4-1 Georgia W, 8-0 (5 inn.) 5 Runs ...... 4-0 Georgia L, 2-1 (9 inn.) 6 Runs ...... 7-0 Georgia W, 1-0 7 Runs ...... 3-0 Seattle Super Regional 8 Runs ...... 5-0 9 Runs ...... 3-0 Alabama W, 4-3 10+ Runs ...... 8-0 Alabama W, 7-5

NO. 7 SEED ARIZONA STATE (54-15, 13-8 PAC-10) When Opponents Score... Provo Regional 0 Runs ...... 16-0-1 Southern Utah W, 2-1 (9 inn.) 1 Run ...... 11-0 BYU W, 7-1 2 Runs ...... 6-1 BYU W, 6-3 3 Runs ...... 6-5 Tempe Super Regional 4 Runs ...... 3-1 LSU W, 1-0 (10 inn.) 5 Runs ...... 0-1 LSU W, 7-4 6 Runs ...... 1-2 7 Runs ...... 1-1 8 Runs ...... 0-0 NO. 2 SEED NORTHWESTERN (50-11, 15-3 BIG TEN) 9 Runs ...... 0-0 Evanston Regional 10+ Runs ...... 0-1 Wright State W, 4-1 Illinois State W, 5-2 Illinois State W, 4-1 When It... Evanston Super Regional Out-hits Its Opponent ...... 39-5-1 South Carolina W, 6-1 Is Out- by Its Opponent ...... 4-7 South Carolina W, 3-0 Hits are Tied ...... 1-0 ARIZONA’S 19th WCWS APPEARANCE — Arizona makes its 19th appearance at When... the Women’s College World Series in the last 20 years. This year, Arizona qualified Mowatt Starts ...... 36-8-1 for the NCAA Tournament for the 21st consecutive year and 21st time in program Akamine Starts ...... 8-4 history.

Arizona Pitcher Strikes Out 10+ ...... 21-3-1 Arizona holds a 118-32 all-time record in the NCAA Tournament and a 51-23 record Opponent Pitcher Strikes Out 10+ ...... 3-1-1 at the WCWS. Arizona Homers ...... 32-4 Opponent Homers ...... 16-10 For game-by-game results of Arizona’s NCAA Tournament history, see page 40 of this year’s media guide. Arizona has 0 Errors ...... 25-7-1 Arizona has 1 Error ...... 13-3 Arizona has 2+ Errors ...... 6-2 ARIZONA vs. THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD – Arizona is 34-12-1 against this Opponent has 0 Errors ...... 8-9 year’s opponents included in the 64-team field. Opponent has 1 Error ...... 17-2-1 Opponent has 2+ Errors ...... 19-1 ARIZONA vs. THE WCWS FIELD – Arizona is fairly familiar with its fellow WCWS squads – as Arizona played three-game series with Baylor, Texas A&M, Arizona In one-run games ...... 9-5 In extra-inning games ...... 1-1-1 State and Washington during the regular season. Additionally, the Wildcats faced Texas A&M and Northwestern once apiece at the Kajikawa Classic.

Here is Arizona’s record against the WCWS over several different timeframes.

Opponent in 2007 in WCWS in NCAA Arizona State 2-1 1-0 9-3 Baylor 1-2 0-0 0-0 DePaul 0-0 0-1 2-2 Northwestern 1-0 2-0 2-0 Tennessee 0-0 1-2 1-2 Texas A&M 2-2 0-0 4-0 Washington 2-1 3-1 3-1 Totals 8-6 7-4 21-8

Page 4 UA on TV: Arizona is no stranger to the ESPN cameras – or any television coverage for that matter. In addition to three Tucson stations making the trip to Oklahoma City, the Wildcats have played 33 televised games since 2005, including six this year, 12 in 2006 and 15 in 2005.

USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL COLLEGIATE PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR FINALISTS: Caitlin Lowe was named to the USA Softball POY list of 10 finalists. Since then, the list has been trimmed to three finalists, on which Lowe was not included. USA Softball cut its initial list of 25 candidates to 11 and will narrow the list down to three finalists before the Women’s College World Series. Kristie Fox had been named to the mid-season list of 25 candidates, while Callista Balko and Taryne Mowatt were tabbed for the 50-name pre-season watch list.

ARIZONA HEAD COACH MIKE CANDREA – is in his 22nd season at the helm of the Arizona softball program. He boasts a 1,125-226-2 (.832) record in 21 seasons in the dugout. Candrea is one of five Division I softball head coaches to have won 1,100 games and was the fastest to do so. He has earned 18 coach-of-the-year honors, including nine Pac-10 Coach- of-the-Year citations and is a member of the NFCA Hall of Fame. In 2004, Candrea took a year off to coach the USA Olympic softball team to a 9-0 record and a gold medal in Athens. Candrea was also awarded the Olympic Shield award, the U.S. Olympic Committee’s most prestigious award, marking the first time in history the award was given to an Olympic coach. During his tenure, Arizona has won 10 Pac-10 titles and seven national championships.

1,100 WINS FOR CANDREA: On March 16 in Fullerton’s Judi Garman Classic, Arizona head coach Mike Candrea won his 1,100th career game in an 11-0 rout of Pacific. Incidentally, Candrea’s son Mikel was on hand as Pacific’s hitting coach.

With the win, Candrea joined Margie Wright (Fresno State), JoAnne Graf (Florida State) and Gayle Blevins (Iowa) as one of only four coaches to accumulate 1,100 Division I softball coaching victories. Since then, LSU’s Yvette Giourard joined the illustrious group with her 1,100th win. Additionally, as this is his 21st season in the dugout, Candrea is now the fastest of the five to reach the 1,100-win plateau. The feat took Wright 24, Graf 22, Blevins 28 and Giourard 27 years, respectively, to get to 1,100 wins.

Candrea by the Numbers Overall record: 1125-226-2 Pac-10 games: 340-92-1 NCAA games: 116-30 WCWS games: 51-23

Candrea’s Honors 2007 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 2004 USA Olympic team head coach Olympic Shield Award USOC Coach of the Year 2003 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 2002 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 2001 Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year 2000 Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year 1999 Honorary Alumnus Degree 1998 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1997 NFCA Division I Coach of the Year Pacific Region Coach of the Year Arizona has won seven NCAA championships under Mike Candrea. Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1996 NFCA Division I Coach of the Year Elected to NFCA Hall of Fame 1995 Pacific Region Coach of the Year 1994 NSCA Division I Coach of the Year Pacific Region Coach of the Year Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1988 Northwest Region Coach of the Year Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1987 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1986 Pacific-West Co-Coach of the Year 1985 NJCAA Coach of the Year (Central Arizona)

Page 5 ALL PAC-10: Seniors Caitlin Lowe and Kristie Fox, as well as junior Taryne Mowatt Arizona vs. earned All-Pac-10 first-team honors, while senior Chelsie Mesa was listed on the The Conferences second team. Arizona head coach Mike Candrea was cited as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year for the 10th time. ACC 2-0 (1.000) North Carolina State 1-0 1(.000) Lowe, a four-time, first-team all-Pac-10 honoree, also became the first player in Virginia 1-0 (1.000) Arizona history to be named the Pac-10’s Defensive Player of the Year. The center fielder from Tustin, Calif., is a three-time, first-team NFCA All-American and is hitting Atlantic 10 1-0 (1.000) Temple 1-0 (1.000) .431 on the season and leads the country in stolen bases at a perfect 46-for-46. Arizona’s career steals leader is one of just 12 players in NCAA history to have Big Ten 4-0 (1.000) accumulated 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases. Michigan 1-0 (1.000) Northwestern 1-0 (1.000) This is Fox’s third year as an all-Pac-10 first team selection. The San Diego, Calif., Ohio State 1-0 (1.000) native has been named a first-team NFCA All-American the last two years and Wisconsin 1-0 (1.000) currently leads Arizona with 13 home runs and 55 RBI. The shortstop ranks eighth on the career home run list at UA with 46 dingers and is 15th in NCAA history with 222 Big 12 8-6 (.571) RBI. Baylor 1-2 (.333) Missouri 3-0 (1.000) Oklahoma 0-2 (.000) Mowatt, who assumed the esteemed role of being the Arizona ace this year, is a first Texas A&M 2-2 (.500) time honoree after being tabbed as an honorable mention in 2006. Mowatt boasts a Texas Tech 2-0 (1.000) 31-10 record with 409 in 277 innings pitched. The mark is the fifth best in a single season for a UA pitcher, as is the aforementioned innings total. Big West 4-0 (1.000) The hurler from Corona, Calif., has appeared in all but five of UA’s 52 games this Cal State Fullerton 2-0 (1.000) season and has posted 25 wins against teams that made the NCAA Tournament. Pacific 2-0 (1.000)

MEAC 1-0 (1.000) For Candrea, who has been named coach of the year by every conceivable associa- th Howard 1-0 (1.000) tion or media outlet over the course of his illustrious career, his 10 Pac-10 Coach of the Year honor coincides with the 10th Pac-10 title for Arizona softball. Earlier this Missouri Valley 2-0 (1.000) year, the 22-year UA head coach earned his 1,100th Division I coaching victory and Creighton 2-0 (1.000) reached the benchmark victory faster than any other coach in the sport’s

Mountain West 3-0 (1.000) Mesa, a second-year letterwinner from Yuma, Ariz., earned her first yearly honor in an New Mexico 3-0 (1.000) Arizona uniform thanks to a .377 average, eight home runs and 16 stolen bases. The second baseman came to the Wildcats after having won a pair of NJCAA Pac-10 14-3-1 (.806) Arizona State 2-1 (.667) national championships up the road at Phoenix College. She has yet to complete a Cal 3-0 (1.000) season of intercollegiate softball without a national championship. Oregon 3-0 (1.000) Oregon State 3-0 (1.000) Three Wildcats – Adrienne Acton, K’Lee Arredondo and Callista Balko – were listed Stanford 1-1-1 (.500) as honorable mentions. It is the first such honor for Acton or Arredondo and the UCLA 1-1 (.500) second for Balko, who earned the same distinction in 2006. Washington 1-0 (1.000) Player of the Year: , ASU SEC 1-1 (.500) Florida 0-1 (.000) Pitcher of the Year: , ASU Mississippi State 1-0 (1.000) Defensive Player of the Year: Caitlin Lowe, ARIZ Newcomer of the Year: Jennifer Salling, ORE Sun Belt 2-0 (1.000) Coach of the Year: Mike Candrea, ARIZ Louisiana-Lafayette 1-0 (1.000) Middle Tennessee State 1-0 (1.000) FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM Katie Burkhart, ASU Suzie Barnes, ORE WAC 1-0 (1.000) , WASH Mindy Cowles, ASU Nevada 1-0 (1.000) Kaitlin Cochran, ASU Alissa Haber, STAN Krista Colburn, UCLA Sari-Jane Jenkins, ORE Bianca Cruz, ASU Natalie Johnson, OSU Lisa Dodd, UCLA , UCLA Kristie Fox, ARIZ Dominique Lastrapes, WASH , WASH Mia Longfellow, OSU Jodie Legaspi, UCLA Brianne McGowan, OSU Caitlin Lowe, ARIZ Chelsie Mesa, ARIZ Cambria Miranda, OSU Missy Penna, STAN Taryne Mowatt, ARIZ Jackie Rinehart, STAN Jennifer Salling, ORE Alex Sutton, CAL Dena Tyson, WASH Ann Marie Topps, ORE

Page 6 ALL-PACIFIC REGION TEAM: Three Wildcats – Taryne Mowatt, Caitlin Lowe Arizona In The Top 25 and Callista Balko – were named to the NFCA’s all-Pacific Region first team. Week ESPN.com NFCA The honor is a first for both Mowatt and Balko, while Lowe has been named to Preseason 1 1 the all-region first team four years. Next, voters will select the All-America teams Feb. 13 4 3 from the all-region squads from across the country. Feb. 20 4 4 Feb. 27 2 3 Mar. 6 2 2 First Team Second Team Mar. 13 5 5 Pos. Name School P Missy Penna Stanford Mar. 20 5 6 P Katie Burkhart Arizona St. P UCLA Mar. 27 5 5 P Taryne Mowatt Arizona P Tiffany Pagano LMU Apr. 3 6 5 Apr. 10 4 4 C Callista Balko Arizona C Brandy Scoggins Portland St. Apr. 17 3 3 1B Dena Tyson Washington 1B Christina Foley LMU Apr. 24 4 4 2B Lisa Dodd UCLA 2B Mindy Cowles Arizona St. May 1 5 5 3B Biana Cruz ASU 3B Joanna Gail Oregon May 8 t-3 4 SS Jennifer Salling Oregon SS Ashley Charters Washington May 15 4 FINAL OF Kaitlin Cochran ASU OF Alissa Haber Stanford Pac-10 Player of the Week OF Caitlin Lowe Arizona OF Sari Jane Jenkins Oregon OF Krista Colburn UCLA OF Margo Pineda LMU Feb. 13 Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State Feb. 20 Lisa Dodd, UCLA UT Danielle Lawrie Washington UT Megan Langenfeld UCLA Feb. 27 Jennifer Salling, Oregon UT Cambria Miranda Oregon St. UT Ann Marie Topps Oregon Mar. 6 Caitlin Lowe, Arizona Mar. 13 Megan Langenfeld, UCLA PAC-10 CHAMPS: Three weeks ago Arizona clinched its 10th Pac-10 title in Mar. 20 Bernice Masaniai, Cal program history; it is the sixth time that Arizona has followed one of its seven Mar. 27 Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State Apr. 3 Jennifer Salling, Oregon national championships with the conference crown. This is Arizona’s fourth Pac- Apr. 10 Alex Sutton, Cal 10 title in the last five years and the third for UA seniors Caitlin Lowe and Kristie Apr. 17 Dena Tyson, Washington Fox. Apr. 24 Dena Tyson, Washington May 1Jodie Legaspi, UCLA Here is how Arizona has finished in years it captured the Pac-10 title. May 8 Mindy Cowles, Arizona State May 15 Mia Longfellow, Oregon State Previous Pac-10 titles and Arizona NCAA Tournament finish Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week 1992 Lost in WCWS title game 2001 NCAA Champions Feb. 13 Katie Burkhart, Arizona State Feb. 20 Danielle Lawrie, Washington 1994 NCAA Champions 2003 Tied for third in WCWS Feb. 27 Missy Penna, Stanford 1995 Lost in WCWS title game 2004 Lost in regional Mar. 6 Danielle Lawrie, Washington 1997 NCAA Champions 2005 Tied for fifth in WCWS Mar. 13 Katie Burkhart, Arizona State 1998 Lost in WCWS title game Mar. 20 Taryne Mowatt, Arizona Mar. 27 Melissa Rice, Oregon Arizona has experi- Apr. 3 Brianne McGowan, Oregon State CAMPAIGN ISSUES – A STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE: Apr. 10 Taryne Mowatt, Arizona enced exceptional success in years following a national title. The Wildcats have Apr. 17 Katie Burkhart, Arizona State appeared in the national title game after every one of their national champion- Apr. 24 Taryne Mowatt, Arizona ships, have won six of seven Pac-10 Championships and average a 62-6 record May 1Danielle Lawrie, Washington in those six campaigns. May 8 Taryne Mowatt, Arizona May 15 Megan Langenfeld, UCLA Arizona’s NCAA Tournament finish in year’s following a national title Pac-10 Standings 1992 Lost in WCWS title game 1997 NCAA Champions 1994 NCAA Champions 1998 Lost in WCWS title game School Pac-10 Overall 1. Arizona 15-5-1 44-12-1 1995 Lost in WCWS title game 2002 Lost in WCWS title game 2. Arizona State 13-8 54-15 3. UCLA 12-9 37-18 LIKE CLOCKWORK: Arizona has been ranked No. 1 in the country for at least Washington 12-9 40-17 part of the year every season since 1991. 5. Oregon State 10-11 41-23 6. Stanford 7-13-1 35-21-1 7. 7-14 34-32 SENIORS LEADING THE WAY: In 43 of the last 44 games, Arizona has started 8. Oregon 7-14 44-19 seniors in the first, second and third spots in the batting order. Caitlin Lowe, Chelsie Mesa and Kristie Fox are the first trio of seniors to be penciled in to the 2007 Pac-10 Coaches’ top of the order since Lauren Bauer, Nicole Giordano and Toni Mascarenas Preseason Poll started up the majority of games during UA’s 2001 title run. 1. Arizona (5) 47 2. UCLA (3) 45 Below are the seniors’ combined numbers in relation to the other six spots in the 3. Arizona State 35 batting order throughout the year: 4. Oregon State 32 5. Stanford 21 Avg. HR Runs RBI SB 6. California 18 Seniors .372 23 141 124 70 Washington 18 8. Oregon 8 Non-seniors .249 33 164 159 28

Page 7 STEALING THE RECORD: On Friday, April 27, Caitlin Lowe broke Alison McCutcheon’s school record of 148 career stolen bases. The senior from Tustin, Calif., now has 156 steals – which is the good for 11th in NCAA history and second in Pac- 10 history. Lowe is currently 49-for-50 in stolen bases this year, giving her a first place tie for the highest steals-per-game ratio (0.88) in the country.

During regional action, Lowe was caught stealing for the first time since 2006. She stole a school record 54 consecutive bases without getting caught; the sixth most consecutive steals in NCAA history.

Just as impressively, Lowe currently stands sixth in NCAA history with a .945 (156 for 165) career percentage.

THE LOWE-DOWN ON THE RECORD BOOK: As a three-time, first-team NFCA All-American Caitlin Lowe has already cemented her name into the annals of Arizona softball. Throughout the year Lowe has climbed up the school record book and has a legitimate shot to finish in the top 10 in five categories in NCAA history.

Lowe in top 10 Arizona history Category Ariz. Rank NCAA Rank Batting Avg. .448 2 10 Hits 341 5 14 Runs 240 6 11 Stolen Bases 156 1 11 Stolen Base Pct. .945 1 6 Triples 11 4

300-200-100 CLUB: Caitlin Lowe is one of 12 players in NCAA Division I softball history to have accumulated 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases over her career. Arizona has three former Wildcats plus Lowe on the list and is the only pro- gram represented by more than one athlete.

Nicole Barber, Georgia 379 hits, 266 runs, 257 stolen bases Lauren Bauer, Arizona 349 hits, 238 runs, 133 stolen bases Amy Chellevold, Arizona 371 hits, 252 runs, 113 stolen bases *Norrelle Dickson, Oklahoma 326 hits, 234 runs, 110 stolen bases Amber Jackson, Maryland 349 hits, 264 runs, 113 stolen bases Kelly Krestchman, Alabama 368 hits, 288 runs, 133 stolen bases *Caitlin Lowe, Arizona 341 hits, 240 runs, 156 stolen bases Alison McCutcheon, Arizona 405 hits, 289 runs, 148 stolen bases *Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee 356 hits, 239 runs, 118 stolen bases Tiff Tootle, South Carolina 351 hits, 207 runs, 114 stolen bases , UCLA 395 hits, 252 runs, 158 stolen bases Shamalene Wilson, Florida St. 310 hits, 223 runs, 161 stolen bases

*current players

FOUR TIMES THE FUN: Caitlin Lowe has the chance to become just the fifth player in Arizona program’s storied history to be a four-time NFCA All-American. Amy Chellevold, Leah Braatz, Lauren Bauer and Alicia Hollowell are the only Wildcats to be cited four times. Additionally, Lowe could join Braatz as the only player in that distinguished group to earn each of those citations as a first-teamer.

LOWE NAMED FINALIST FOR LOWE’S SENIOR CLASS AWARD: Caitlin Lowe was named one of 10 finalists for the 2007 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Having been awarded the last six years in , this is the first year Lowe’s will bestow the honor on a softball player. The winner will be announced in Oklahoma City at the Women’s College World Series. The winner will be chosen from a combination of media, coach and fan voting. Candidates were selected based on personal qualities that define the complete student athlete. While on-the-field performance during their collegiate softball careers is a factor in determining candidates and the eventual winner, their personal character and off-the- field achievements in the classroom and community are major areas of focus.

FOX RACKS UP THE RIBBIES: Kristie Fox enters the weekend ranked seventh on UA’s career RBI list with 228. That marks the 14th most RBI in NCAA history.

A two-time, first-team NFCA All-American, Fox leads the Wildcats in RBI (61), home runs (14), (.667) and (114).

Page 8 THREE TIMES A CHAMPION: If nothing else, Chelsie Mesa can be called a winner. The senior second baseman from Yuma, Ariz., transferred to Arizona after two years at Phoenix College. All she did there was lead the Bears to two NJCAA national titles and grab a couple of national tournament MVP honors. In her first year with Arizona, Mesa started every game on the 2006 national championship squad. In the next week, Mesa has the opportunity to accomplish the rarest of feats: win her fourth national championship as a player.

PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: On March 6 Caitlin Lowe (Feb. 26-March 4) became the first Arizona player to be named the Conference’s player of the week this season. The honor was well-deserved, as Lowe helped Arizona sweep Missouri by batting .700 (7-for-10), scoring eight runs with four RBI and nine stolen bases. She scored multiple runs and had multiple hits in all three games and had a pair of four-stolen base contests.

USA SOFTBALL POW/PAC-10 PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Taryne Mowatt has been named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week four times this season. When UA played at the Oregon schools, Mowatt compiled three complete-game victories and surrendered a total of three runs on 10 hits in 19 innings pitched. She also brought home the hardware after UA’s home series against the Oregon squads (April 17-23). Her two shutouts of ASU (April 2-8) and stellar effort at the Judi Garman Classic (March 13-19) account for her other citations this season. She has now earned seven weekly honors from the Pac-10 during her career.

Mowatt was also named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for her work against ASU and earlier in the season (March 13-19) for leading UA to a runner-up finish at Fullerton’s Judi Garman Classic, in which she posted victories over NC State, Pacific, Michigan and Louisiana-Lafayette.

That places her in a sixth place tie with current pitching coach Nancy Evans in UA history for no-no’s. All five Wildcat greats ahead of her collected at least one All-America citation during their careers. On April 6 against ASU, Taryne Mowatt tossed her fourth career no-hitter and second of 2007, after recording her first of 2007 against Texas Tech on Feb. 16.

On April 6 against ASU, Taryne Mowatt tossed her fourth career no-hitter and second of 2007. That places her in a sixth place tie with current pitching coach Nancy Evans in UA history for no-no’s. All five Wildcat greats ahead of her collected at least one All- America citation during their careers.

STRIKE THREE! While she is not the overbearing presence of an Alicia Hollowell or , Taryne Mowatt strikes out more than her share of opponents. Entering the week, Mowatt’s 10.2 strikeouts per seven innings are good for 11th place in NCAA history.

Mowatt is currently tied for second with Alicia Hollowell on UA’s single season list for strikeouts with 446 and has registered 778 career punchouts, which places her fifth on UA’s all-time list.

REPLACING THE ACE: Taryne Mowatt has had the task of replacing four-time All-American Alicia Hollowell as Arizona’s first pitching option. While the job has not been easy, Mowatt is not the first Arizona pitcher asked to replace a legend. Every year since 1991, UA has had at least one pitcher named to the All-America team. Of the 17 citations – UA had two pitchers named to the 1992 AA team – seven different players have represented the Wildcats over that timeframe (Debby Day, Susie Parra, Carrie Dolan, Nancy Evans, Becky Lemke, Jennie Finch and Alicia Hollowell). Teresa Cherry was tabbed an All-American in 1988 as UA’s first pitcher to be so honored.

A NEW WORKHORSE: When four-time All-American pitcher Alicia Hollowell’s eligibility expired with the 2006 Women’s College World Series championship last season, the Wildcats knew that they had to replace someone who had pitched in over 75 percent of Arizona’s games since 2003. Taryne Mowatt pitched all but 15.2 innings of Pac-10 play, has seen action in at least part of 52 of UA’s 57 games this year and has recorded over 80 percent of the total outs.

Last week, Mowatt set a new school record for innings pitched in a season. She enters the WCWS having pitched 310 innings.

ARIZONA TOPS NFCA RPI, STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE: The Wildcats have the top RPI and strength of schedule, according to the NFCA’s simulated ratings percentage index, which can be found at http://www.fullysports.com/softball/2007/rpi or on page 11 of the .pdf version of the notes. Arizona has received top-billing every week the rankings have been published this year.

YOU KNOW IT’S OVER WHEN… Arizona is 32-0 when leading after the fifth inning. The Wildcats also boast a 31-0 record when scoring five or more runs in a game this season.

HITTING STREAKS: In Arizona’s March 17 victory over Michigan, Chelsie Mesa’s Pac-10 leading 22-game hitting streak came to an end. The senior infielder batted .444 (32-for-72) with 10 extra-base hits, 15 RBI and eight stolen bases over the duration of the streak that lasted from Feb. 10 through March 16.

The streak was the longest for an Arizona player since Autumn Champion had a base knock in 25 straight games in 2003. Adrienne Acton’s career-long 11-game streak was snapped the very next game against Louisiana-Lafayette.

Sam Banister and K’Lee Arredondo enter the WCWS with team-leading and career-high six-game hitting streaks.

Page 9 AHEAD OF THE CURVE: In comparing Arizona’s performance in this year’s Pac-10 games with that of 2006, the Wildcats appear to be doing alright considering the way last year’s season ended.

Team stats in Pac-10 games: 2007 2006 Record 15-5-1 12-6 AVG .266 .265 RUNS 89 86 SB-A 30-34 23-27 FLD% .989 .978 ERA 1.95 1.73 OPP. RUNS 42 48

SLAMMIN’ IT HOME: Sarah Akamine’s grand slam in the third inning of UA’s 9-0 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday, March 18 was a first… her first career home run and Arizona’s first grand slam since Kristie Fox’s four-run shot in the 2006 Tucson Super Regional against LSU. However, it was the grand slam Akamine hit in the seventh inning – her second of the game – that raised eyebrows. The freshman’s pair of grand slams in a single game marks the first time in program history that any player has achieved the feat and her eight RBI are good for fourth in a single game.

EXTRA PROTECTION: On May 11, Laine Roth fouled a ball back into her face. After getting some dental work done that night and the next day, she sat out UA’s May 12th win over Washington, but has started every game since and has worn a face guard at the plate.

Upon her return, she started 0-for-9 at the plate before belting a home run in UA’s regional-clinching win over Howard. Last Saturday, she hit the go-ahead three-run home run in UA’s comeback win over Fullerton in Game 1. For those who are counting, she has two home runs in five games with the face mask after no home runs in 38 contests without it.

“WHO’S YOUR” INSPIRATION? The Angels had the Rally Monkey in their 2002 World Series run, the Braves rode the Tomahawk Chop to 14 consecutive division titles, and now the have “Hoosiers.” Arizona has scored the game-winning run in the inning immediately following an inspirational clip from the legendary sports flick “Hoosiers” five of the six times it has been played on UA’s videoboard this year.

The following are the situations in which the clip has been played and the result.

Date Opponent Inn. Before After 2/17 Mid. Tenn. St. 6 2-1 MTSU Six-run inning leads Arizona to 7-3 win 2/24 Texas A&M 7 4-3 A&M Arizona failed to score, loses game 3/2 Missouri 7 4-4 Lowe 1B, steals two bases and scores on Balko’s walk-off 1B 3/4 Missouri 7 7-7 Jenae Leles first pitch, walk-off homer 3/25 New Mexico 6 2-3 NM Wildcats score 9 runs and run-rule Lobos 11-3 4/6 Arizona State 7 0-0 UA scores run with two outs for 1-0, walk-off win

LOADED? NOT FOR LONG! Arizona is hitting .400 (30-for-75) as a team with the bases loaded this year, while its pitchers have limited opposing batters to a sparse .214 (9-for-42) average with three runners on base.

REPRESENTING THE OTHER RED, WHITE AND BLUE: This past off-season Caitlin Lowe completed her second summer with the U.S. Women’s National Team. Lowe started all 17 games of the ISF World Championships and the II for Team USA. She batted .393 (22-for-56) in the two tournaments, stole a team-high nine bases in as many attempts and scored 23 runs to help lead the U.S. to a pair of tournament victories. Additionally, Callista Balko and Kristie Fox helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal in the World University games in Taiwan this past July.

Recently, USA Softball announced that 37 players would be invited to its June selection camp. A total of eight current and former Wildcats – Caitlin Lowe, Kristie Fox, Callista Balko, Jennie Finch, Alicia Hollowell, Lovie Jung, Toni Mascarenas and Mackenzie Vandergeest – were invited.

ARIZONA SOFTBALL ATTENDANCE: Arizona appears to be a near lock to repeat as the NCAA champion – in home game attendance. In 29 dates, Arizona hosted 44,487 fans for an average of 1,534 per date. Even more impressive is Arizona’s average of 2,093 fans in Pac-10 contests.

Since Hillenbrand Stadium’s opening in 1993, 459,866 fans have passed through the turnstiles.

WILDCAT SIGNEES: Arizona has locked up five high school seniors who are expected to enroll in the fall of 2007. Lauren Schutzler, an outfielder from Monterey, Calif.; Brittany Lastrapes, an outfielder from Laguna Hills, Calif.; Lindsey Sisk, a pitcher and outfielder from Murietta, Calif.; Tawny Horton, an outfielder from Gilbert, Ariz.; and Victoria Kemp, a second baseman from Saugus, Calif., comprise the class. Schutzler is the sister of Tennessee All-American Lindsay Schutzler, and Lastrapes’ older sister Dominique is an All-American at Washington. Both Sisk and Lastrapes competed on the U.S. Junior Women’s Team that captured the Junior Women’s Pan Am Championship in Puerto Rico in November 2006.

Page 10 2007 Arizona Softball 2007 Arizona Softball 2007 Arizona Softball #1 Arizona vs #4 Northwestern #1 Arizona vs #13 Texas A&M #2 Texas A&M at #4 Arizona Feb 10, 2007 at Tempe, Ariz. (Farrington Stadium) Feb 11, 2007 at Tempe, Ariz. (Tempe Sports Feb 23, 2007 at Tucson, Ariz. (Hillenbrand Complex) Stadium) Arizona 4 (3-1) Arizona 2 (4-2) Texas A&M 0 (12-1) Player AB R H BI Lowe, Caitlin cf 3 2 2 0 Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Arredondo, K’Lee lf 4 1 1 0 Lowe, Caitlin cf 4 1 1 0 McDonald, Sharonda cf 2 0 0 0 Fox, Kristie ss 3 0 1 2 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 3 0 0 0 Morrow, Macie ss 3 0 0 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 3 0 0 0 Fox, Kristie ss 1 0 0 1 Hinshaw, Jamie 3b 2 0 0 0 Duran, Cyndi pr 0 0 0 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 4 0 0 0 Scarborough, A. p 2 0 0 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 4 0 1 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 3 0 2 0 Gibson, Megan 1b 2 0 0 0 Balko, Callista c 4 0 0 0 Roth, Laine 1b 3 0 1 0 Lobpries, Jami lf 3 0 1 0 Banister, Sam dp 3 0 0 0 Duran, Cyndi pr 0 0 0 0 Smith, Ronda rf 3 0 0 0 Mowatt, Taryne p 0 0 0 0 Balko, Callista c 2 0 0 0 Reynolds, Alex dp 3 0 0 0 Roth, Laine 1b 3 0 2 0 Banister, Sam dp 3 0 0 0 Davis, Joy 2b 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez, D. pr 0 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 2 1 1 0 Wunderlich, Patti c 0 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 2 1 1 0 Akamine, Sarah p 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 23 0 1 0 Akamine, Sarah p 1 0 0 0 Mowatt, Taryne p 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 30 4 8 2 Totals...... 25 2 5 1 Arizona 5 (10-2)

Northwestern 3 (2-2) Texas A&M 3 (5-0) Player AB R H BI Lowe, Caitlin cf 2 2 1 0 Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Arredondo, K’Lee lf 2 1 1 0 Logan cf 4 1 2 0 McDonald, S. cf 4 0 2 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 3 0 1 1 Williams ss 4 1 2 1 Morrow, Macie ss 3 0 1 0 Fox, Kristie ss 3 0 1 1 Cooper 1b 3 0 0 0 Hinshaw, Jamie 3b 4 1 2 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 2 0 2 2 Sears pr 0 0 0 0 Scarborough, A. dp/p 4 1 1 0 Roth, Laine 1b 3 0 0 0 Dyer, E. c 3 0 0 1 Gibson, Megan 1b 2 1 1 2 Balko, Callista c 3 1 1 1 Pauly 2b 4 0 2 0 Lobpries, Jami lf 3 0 2 1 Banister, Sam dp 2 0 0 0 Rigas dp 4 0 0 0 Smith, Ronda rf 3 0 1 0 Malina, Jill pr 0 0 0 0 Miller rf 4 0 2 0 Schroeder, Bailey pr 0 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 3 1 0 0 Dyer, K. lf 3 1 0 0 Wunderlich, Patti c 2 0 1 0 Mowatt, Taryne p 0 0 0 0 Sengewald 3b 2 0 0 0 Davis, Joy 2b 3 0 1 0 Totals...... 23 5 7 5 Haug ph 1 0 1 0 Shadow, Emily p/dp 0 0 0 0 Canney p 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 28 3 12 3 Score by Innings R H E Totals...... 32 3 9 2 ———————————————————— Score by Innings R H E Texas A&M...... 000 000 0 - 0 1 1 Score by Innings R H E ———————————————————— Arizona...... 003 011 X - 5 7 1 ———————————————————— Arizona...... 001 000 1 - 2 5 0 ———————————————————— Arizona...... 100 003 0 - 4 8 2 Texas A&M...... 000 010 2 - 3 12 1 Northwestern..... 001 101 0 - 3 9 4 ———————————————————— E - Wunderlich(1); Mesa(1). LOB - TAMU 6; ARIZ ———————————————————— 4. HR - Balko(4). HBP - Hinshaw. SH - E - Davis(2). LOB - ARIZ 8; TAMU 11. 2B - Arredondo(5). SB - Hinshaw(10); Acton(4). E - Fox; Roth; Williams 2; Dyer, K.; Canney. LOB - Morrow(2); Hinshaw(2); Scarborough(1); Reached on CI - Mesa. ARIZ 10; NU 10. 2B - Miller. SH - Acton. SF - Dyer, Lobpries(1). HR - Gibson(2). HBP - Acton. SH - E.. SB - Lowe; Acton. Arredondo(1); Morrow(1); Wunderlich(1). SF - Texas A&M IP H R ER BB SO Fox(1). SB - Lowe(8); Mesa 2(3); Roth(1); ActonScarborough, Amanda L,6-1 6.0 7 5 5 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO 2(3); McDonald(3). Akamine, Sarah W,2-0 6.1 9 3 1 1 6 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO Mowatt, Taryne S,1 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 Arizona IP H R ER BB SOMowatt, Taryne W,6-2 7.0 1 0 0 3 13 Akamine, Sarah 5.0 9 1 1 2 5 Northwestern IP H R ER BB SO Mowatt, Taryne L,2-2 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 HBP - by Mowatt (Hinshaw). CI - Wunderlich. Canney L,0-2 7.0 8 4 1 4 5 Inherited runners/scored: None. Texas A&M IP H R ER BB SOPitches/strikes: Scarborough 112/75; Mowatt 119/ WP - Akamine 2. PB - Dyer, E.. Inherited runners/ Shadow, Emily 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 75. scored: Mowatt 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Scarborough W,3-0 7.0 5 2 1 3 5 Akamine 113/77; Mowatt 9/7; Canney 132/82. Strikeouts - McDonald 2; Morrow; Scarborough; WP - Akamine(4); Mowatt(2). HBP - by Gibson; Lobpries; Smith, R. 3; Reynolds 2; Davis Strikeouts - Arredondo; Banister 2; Roth; Akamine; Scarborough (Acton). PB - Balko(1); Wunderlich 2; Lowe; Arredondo; Leles; Fox; Roth 3; Balko; Logan; Pauly; Rigas 3; Miller 2; 2(4). Inherited runners/scored: None. Pitches/ Acton 2. Walks - McDonald; Scarborough; Dyer, K.. Walks - Lowe; Fox; Leles; Roth; Cooper. strikes: Akamine 103/64; Mowatt 27/18; Gibson; Lowe; Banister. Scarborough 115/73. Umpires - HP: Fred Barker 1B: Katrina Kershaw Umpires - HP: Mike Bartling 1B: Frank Amprano 3B: Gary Kinard Strikeouts - Lowe 2; Arredondo; Roth; Balko; 3B: Greg Fowler Start: 4:10 pm Time: 2:25 Attendance: 836 Morrow 2; Gibson; Wunderlich; Davis 2. Start: 7 p.m. Time: 1:52 Attendance: 672 Walks - Fox 2; Balko; Gibson 2. Game: ARIZNU Umpires - HP: Katrina Kershing 1B: Tanya Garig Game: TAARIZ1 3B: Calvin Walker Start: 11:25 am Time: 1:58 Attendance: 300 Mowatt faced 2 batters in the 7th.

Page 11 2007 Arizona Softball 2007 Arizona Softball 2007 Arizona Softball #2 Texas A&M at #4 Arizona #2 Texas A&M at #4 Arizona #2 Arizona at #14 Baylor Feb 24, 2007 at Tucson, Ariz. (Hillenbrand Feb 25, 2007 at Tucson, Ariz. (Hillenbrand Mar 09, 2007 at Waco, Texas (Getterman Stadium) Stadium) Stadium)

Texas A&M 4 (13-1) Texas A&M 2 (13-2) Arizona 3 (17-3)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI McDonald, Sharonda cf 4 0 0 0 McDonald, Sharonda cf 4 1 2 0 Lowe, Caitlin cf 3 1 1 0 Morrow, Macie ss 1 1 1 0 Morrow, Macie ss 4 0 3 1 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 4 1 1 0 Hinshaw, Jamie 3b 3 1 1 4 Hinshaw, Jamie 3b 3 0 1 0 Fox, Kristie dp 3 0 0 0 Scarborough, Amanda 1b 3 0 1 0 Scarborough p/1b 4 0 0 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 2 0 0 0 Gibson, Megan p 3 0 0 0 Gibson, Megan 1b/lf 4 1 2 1 Mowatt, Taryne p 2 1 1 2 Lobpries, Jami lf 3 0 0 0 Lobpries, Jami lf/rf 3 0 0 0 Balko, Callista c 2 0 0 0 Ridley, Holly dp 2 1 0 0 Ridley, Holly dp 3 0 1 0 Banister, Sam 1b 2 0 1 1 Schroeder, Bailey rf 3 1 0 0 Schroeder, Bailey rf 3 0 0 0 Arredondo, K’Lee ss 3 0 0 0 Davis, Joy 2b 3 0 0 0 Shadow, Emily p 0 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 3 0 1 0 Wunderlich, Patti c 0 0 0 0 Davis, Joy 2b 2 0 0 0 Malina, Jill lf 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 25 4 3 4 Reynolds, Alex ph 1 0 0 0 Totals...... 24 3 5 3 Wunderlich, Patti c 0 0 0 0 Arizona 3 (10-3) Totals...... 31 2 9 2 Baylor 0 (22-5)

Player AB R H BI Arizona 6 (11-3) Player AB R H BI Lowe, Caitlin cf 3 0 0 0 Wesley, T. lf 3 0 0 0 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 3 0 0 0 Player AB R H BI Wesley, N. rf 3 0 0 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 3 0 0 0 Lowe, Caitlin cf 4 0 2 0 Monceaux 1b 3 0 1 0 Fox, Kristie ss 3 0 1 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 4 0 1 0 Lake dp 3 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne pr 0 1 0 0 Fox, Kristie ss 4 2 2 1 Reagan 3b 3 0 0 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 3 1 2 2 Leles, Jenae 3b 2 0 0 0 Shortridge p 2 0 0 0 Roth, Laine dp 3 0 0 0 Mowatt, Taryne dp/p 3 0 1 0 Oberg c 1 0 0 0 Balko, Callista c 2 1 1 0 Malina, Jill pr 0 1 0 0 Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 Banister, Sam 1b 3 0 1 0 Balko, Callista c 3 2 2 3 Sage ss 2 0 0 0 Malina, Jill pr 0 0 0 0 Banister, Sam 1b 3 0 0 0 Colyer 2b 2 0 0 0 Duran, Cyndi rf 1 0 0 1 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 3 1 2 0 Romero cf 0 0 0 0 Akamine, Sarah ph 1 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 3 0 1 0 Totals...... 22 0 1 0 Mowatt, Taryne p 0 0 0 0 Akamine, Sarah p/dp 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 25 3 5 3 Totals...... 29 6 11 4 Score by Innings R H E —————————————————— Score by Innings R H E Score by Innings R H E Arizona...... 200 010 0 - 3 5 1 ———————————————————— ———————————————————— Baylor...... 000 000 0 - 0 1 0 Texas A&M...... 000 040 0 - 4 3 0 Texas A&M...... 000 001 1 - 2 9 2 —————————————————— Arizona...... 000 012 0 - 3 5 1 Arizona...... 011 031 X - 6 11 2 ———————————————————— ———————————————————— E - Balko(2). LOB - ARIZ 7; BU 2. HR - Mowatt(1). SH - Lowe(2). SF - Mowatt(2). E - Banister(1). LOB - TAMU 3; ARIZ 3. 2B - E - McDonald(1); Morrow(1); Mesa(2); Balko(1). Fox(2). HR - Hinshaw(2); Mesa(1). CS - LOB - TAMU 10; ARIZ 7. 2B - Morrow(6); Arizona IP H R ER BB Mesa(1). Gibson(1); Arredondo(3). HR - Gibson(4); Fox(5); SO Balko 2(6). SH - Leles(1). SB - McDonald(12); Mowatt, Taryne W,11-3 7.0 1 0 0 1 Texas A&M IP H R ER BB Morrow(7); Lowe(13); Leles(1); Arredondo(4); 15 SO Acton(5). Gibson, Megan W,6-0 7.0 5 3 3 2 9 Baylor IP H R ER BB Texas A&M IP H R ER BB SO SO Scarborough, A. L,6-2 5.0 10 5 4 1 4 Shortridge L,8-1 7.0 5 3 3 5 Arizona IP H R ER BB Shadow, Emily 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 SO Mowatt, Taryne L,6-3 7.0 3 4 0 3 12 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO WP - Mowatt(8); Shortridge(7). Inherited Akamine, Sarah W,5-0 6.0 9 2 2 2 8 runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: WP - Gibson(2); Mowatt(5). Inherited runners/ Mowatt, Taryne S,2 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Mowatt scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Gibson 96/66; Shortridge 115/66. 139/95; Mowatt 111/71. Inherited runners/scored: Mowatt 2/0. Pitches/ strikes: Scarborough 103/69; Shadow 10/8; Strikeouts - Wesley, T. 2; Wesley, N. 3; Strikeouts - McDonald 3; Scarborough; Gibson Akamine 126/83; Mowatt 12/10. Monceaux 2; Lake 2; Reagan; Shortridge 2; 2; Lobpries 2; Ridley; Schroeder; Davis 2; Sage 2; Colyer. Walks - Fox; Leles 2; Balko; Lowe 2; Arredondo 2; Leles; Mesa; Roth; Strikeouts - McDonald; Scarborough 2; Gibson 2; Banister; Oberg. Balko; Banister. Walks - Morrow 2; Ridley; Lobpries 3; Ridley; Davis 2; Lowe; Leles; Banister; Balko; Duran. Acton. Walks - Hinshaw; Lobpries; Leles. Umpires - HP: Kevin Davis 1B: Steven McCown 3B: Steve Campbell Umpires - HP: Wally Latall 1B: Michael Gump Umpires - HP: Michael Gump 1B: Michael Bartling Start: 6:30 pm Time: 1:42 Attendance: 3B: Mike Bartling 3B: Wally Latall 728 Start: 7 p.m. Time: 1:56 Attendance: 836 Start: 12 p.m. Time: 2:18 Attendance: 1272

Game: TAARIZ2 Akamine faced 3 batters in the 7th. Game: TAARIZ3

Page 12 2007 Arizona Softball 2007 Arizona Softball #2 Arizona at #14 Baylor #2 Arizona at #14 Baylor Mar 10, 2007 at Waco, Texas (Getterman Mar 11, 2007 at Waco, Texas (Getterman Stadium) Stadium)

Arizona 2 (17-4) Arizona 2 (17-5)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Lowe, Caitlin cf 3 1 0 1 Mesa, Chelsie ss 4 1 1 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 3 0 1 1 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 3 1 0 0 Fox, Kristie dp 3 0 0 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 3 0 0 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 3 0 1 0 Fox, Kristie 2b 2 0 0 0 Akamine, Sarah p 1 0 0 0 Banister, Sam 1b 3 0 0 1 Mowatt, Taryne p 1 0 0 0 Mowatt, Taryne p 3 0 0 0 Balko, Callista c 3 0 0 0 Balko, Callista c 3 0 1 0 Roth, Laine 1b 3 1 1 0 Roth, Laine dp 3 0 0 0 Arredondo, K’Lee ss 1 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne cf 3 0 2 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 2 0 1 0 Malina, Jill rf 0 0 0 0 Malina, Jill lf 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 27 2 4 1 Totals...... 23 2 4 2 Baylor 3 (24-5) Baylor 3 (23-5) Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Wesley, T. lf 4 2 2 0 Wesley, T. lf 3 0 0 0 Wesley, N. rf 4 1 2 0 Wesley, N. cf 3 0 1 0 Monceaux 1b 1 0 1 2 Monceaux 1b 2 0 0 0 Lake c 3 0 1 1 Lake c 2 0 1 1 Reagan 3b 3 0 1 0 Romero pr 0 1 0 0 Colyer 2b 3 0 2 0 Reagan 3b 1 0 1 0 Oberg dp 2 0 0 0 Shortridge rf 3 0 1 0 Sage ss 3 0 0 0 Oberg dp 3 0 1 1 Romero cf 2 0 0 0 Sage ss 3 0 0 0 Turner ph 1 0 0 0 Colyer 2b 2 2 1 1 Ferguson p 0 0 0 0 Ferguson p 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 26 3 9 3 Totals...... 22 3 6 3 Score by Innings R H E Score by Innings R H E ———————————————————— ———————————————————— Arizona...... 200 000 0 - 2 4 0 Arizona...... 002 000 0 - 2 4 0 Baylor...... 100 010 1 - 3 9 2 Baylor...... 010 011 X - 3 6 0 ———————————————————— ———————————————————— Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game DP - ARIZ 2. LOB - ARIZ 2; BU 7. 2B - Mesa(4); ended. Leles(5). HR - Colyer(5). HBP - Lake. SH - Mowatt(1); Arredondo(7). SB - Reagan(3); E - Reagan(7); Colyer(2). LOB - ARIZ 6; BU 8. Colyer(7). 3B - Acton(2). SH - Oberg(2). SF - Monceaux(3). SB - Wesley, T.(19); Wesley, Arizona IP H R ER BB SO N.(16); Reagan(3). CS - Colyer(3).

Akamine, Sarah 2.1 4 1 1 1 1 Arizona IP H R ER BB Mowatt, Taryne L,11-4 3.2 2 2 2 4 4 SO Mowatt, Taryne L,11-5 6.2 9 3 3 3 9

Baylor IP H R ER BB SO Baylor IP H R ER BB Ferguson W,9-3 7.0 4 2 2 0 4 SO Ferguson W,10-4 7.0 4 2 1 2 3 HBP - by Akamine (Lake). Inherited runners/ scored: Mowatt 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Akamine WP - Mowatt(9); Ferguson(4). Inherited 38/24; Mowatt 70/42; Ferguson 80/55. runners/scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Mowatt 124/77; Ferguson 102/67. Strikeouts - Lowe; Mesa; Leles; Roth; Wesley, T.; Shortridge 2; Sage; Colyer. Walks Strikeouts - Arredondo; Balko; Acton; Wesley, T.; - Wesley, T.; Monceaux; Reagan 2; Colyer. Wesley, N.; Colyer; Oberg 2; Sage 2; Romero; Turner. Walks - Arredondo; Fox; Umpires - HP: Steve McCown 1B: Steve Monceaux 2; Lake. Campbell 3B: Kevin Davis Start: 2 p.m. Time: 1:44 Attendance: 917 Umpires - HP: Steve Campbell 1B: Kevin Davis 3B: Steve McCown Game notes: Start: noon Time: 1:53 Attendance: 945 BU head coach Glenn Moore and assistant Jimmy Hubble were ejected in the Game: ARIZBU3 bottom of the third inning.

Page 13 2007 Arizona Softball 2007 Arizona Softball 2007 Arizona Softball #5 Arizona at #16 Washington #11 Washington at #3 Arizona #11 Washington at #3 Arizona Mar 30, 2007 at Seattle, Wash. (Husky May 11, 2007 at Tucson, Ariz. (Hillenbrand May 12, 2007 at Tucson, Ariz. (Hillenbrand Softball) Stadium) Stadium)

Arizona 6 (25-7,1-0 Pac-10) Washington 5 (35-15,12-8 Pac-10) Washington 4 (35-16,12-9 Pac-10)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Lowe, Caitlin cf 3 1 0 1 Charters ss 4 2 4 3 Charters ss 3 0 0 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 3 1 0 0 Koziol lf 3 0 0 0 Koziol lf 4 0 3 0 Fox, Kristie ss 2 2 1 2 Lastrapes 2b 3 0 1 0 Lastrapes 2b 4 0 0 0 Akamine, Sarah dp 3 0 0 0 Tyson 1b 2 0 0 0 Tyson 1b 4 0 0 0 Malina, Jill pr 0 0 0 0 Greer rf 3 0 0 1 Lawrie dp/p 3 1 3 1 Leles, Jenae 3b 4 0 1 2 Matthews c 4 0 0 0 Matthews c 2 1 0 0 Balko, Callista c 4 0 2 0 Lawrie p 3 1 1 1 Fleischman pr 0 1 0 0 Roth, Laine 1b 2 1 0 0 Watson dp 3 0 1 0 Greer rf/dp 4 1 2 3 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 3 1 1 0 Reiten pr 0 1 0 0 McWherter cf 0 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 3 0 1 0 Moojen 3b 3 1 1 0 Noble p/dp 3 0 0 0 Banister, Sam ph 1 0 0 0 Hansen cf 0 0 0 0 Watson ph 1 0 1 0 Mowatt, Taryne p 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 28 5 8 5 Moojen 3b 4 0 0 0 Totals...... 28 6 6 5 Hansen cf/rf 0 0 0 0 Arizona 1 (38-12-1,14-5-1 Pac-10) Totals...... 32 4 9 4 Washington 0 (22-8,0-1 Pac-10) Player AB R H BI Arizona 5 (39-12-1,15-5-1 Pac-10) Player AB R H BI Lowe, Caitlin cf 4 0 0 0 Charters ss 2 0 0 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 4 1 4 1 Player AB R H BI Koziol lf 3 0 0 0 Fox, Kristie ss 2 0 1 0 Lowe, Caitlin cf 4 1 2 0 Lastrapes 2b 3 0 2 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 2 0 0 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 3 0 0 0 Tyson 1b 2 0 1 0 Balko, Callista c 3 0 0 0 Fox, Kristie ss 2 1 1 0 McWherter pr 0 0 0 0 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 2 0 0 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 3 1 1 1 Matthews c 3 0 0 0 Banister, Sam 1b 3 0 0 0 Balko, Callista c 4 1 1 1 Lawrie p/dp 3 0 0 0 Malina, Jill pr 0 0 0 0 Banister, Sam 1b 3 1 1 1 Greer rf 3 0 1 0 Duran, Cyndi dp 2 0 0 0 Akamine, Sarah dp 1 0 0 1 Noble dp/p 2 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 3 0 0 0 Duran, Cyndi ph 1 0 0 0 Shumaker pr/dp 1 0 0 0 Mowatt, Taryne p 0 0 0 0 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 3 0 1 1 Stuart 3b 3 0 0 0 Akamine, Sarah p/ph 1 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 3 0 0 0 Hansen cf 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 26 1 5 1 Mowatt, Taryne p 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 25 0 4 0 Totals...... 27 5 7 5 Score by Innings R H E Score by Innings R H E ———————————————————— Score by Innings R H E ———————————————————— Washington...... 011 003 0 - 5 8 0 ———————————————————— Arizona...... 220 200 0 - 6 6 0 Arizona...... 000 010 0 - 1 5 0 Washington...... 000 202 00 - 4 9 2 Washington...... 000 000 0 - 0 4 2 ———————————————————— Arizona...... 100 003 01 - 5 7 1 ———————————————————— ———————————————————— LOB - WASH 7; ARIZ 9. 3B - Mesa(2). HR - E - Charters(8); Lawrie(3). LOB - ARIZ 9; Charters(7); Lawrie(8); Mesa(8). HBP - E - Noble(3); Moojen(5); Mesa(12). LOB - WASH 6. 2B - Greer(7). HR - Fox(9). HBP - Leles. SH - Koziol(14). SB - Fox(3). WASH 8; ARIZ 7. 2B - Greer(13); Fox; Arredondo. SB - Lowe(28); Balko 2(4); Arredondo(9). HR - Lawrie(9); Greer(5); Charters(17). Washington IP H R ER BB SO Banister(5). HBP - Matthews. SH - Lawrie W,24-9 7.0 5 1 1 4 6 Banister(13). SF - Leles(2); Akamine(2). SB - Arizona IP H R ER BB Lowe(46). CS - Charters(4); Hansen(2). SO Mowatt, Taryne Arizona IP H R ER BB SO W,18-6 7.0 4 0 0 2 9 Mowatt, Taryne L,30-10 2.1 3 2 2 Washington IP H R ER BB SO 4 3 Noble 5.1 5 4 4 1 5 Washington IP H R ER BB Akamine, Sarah 4.2 5 3 3 0 3 Lawrie L,24-10 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 SO Lawrie L,13-4 4.1 4 4 3 3 8 HBP - by Lawrie (Leles). Inherited runners/ Arizona IP H R ER BB SO Noble 2.2 2 2 2 3 4 scored: Akamine 3/0. Pitches/strikes: Lawrie 137/ Mowatt, T. W,31-10 8.0 9 4 4 3 9 76; Mowatt 53/25; Akamine 59/39. WP - Mowatt(22). HBP - by Mowatt WP - Mowatt(14). HBP - by Noble (Fox); by Strikeouts - Koziol; Lastrapes; Greer 3; Moojen; (Matthews). Inherited runners/scored: Lawrie Lawrie (Arredondo). PB - Matthews(4). Leles; Balko 2; Arredondo; Acton; Akamine. Walks 2/2. Pitches/strikes: Noble 90/57; Lawrie 39/ Inherited runners/scored: Noble 3/1. Pitches/ - Lastrapes; Tyson 2; Greer; Fox 2; Leles; 23; Mowatt 157/94. strikes: Mowatt 123/83; Lawrie 95/58; Noble Arredondo. 68/35. Strikeouts - Lastrapes; Tyson; Greer 2; Noble Umpires - HP: Mike Hoffman 1B: Steve Arnold 3B: 2; Moojen 3; Balko 3; Banister 2; Duran. Walks Strikeouts - Lowe; Mesa 2; Fox; Akamine 3; Calvin Walker - Charters; Lawrie; Matthews; Mesa; Fox 2. Leles; Balko; Roth 2; Acton; Charters 2; Koziol Start: 7 p.m. Time: 2:15 Attendance: 1983 2; Lawrie 2; Noble; Stuart 2. Walks - Lowe; Umpires - HP: Steve Arnold 1B: Calvin Walker Mesa; Fox; Akamine; Roth 2; Charters; Tyson. Game notes: 3B: Ron Burkhart Arizona head coach Mike Candrea was ejected in Start: 1 p.m. Time: 2:38 Attendance: 1386 Umpires - HP: Calvin Walker 1B: Beth Levine the bottom of the seventh inning by home plate Lawrie faced 1 batter in the 8th. 3B: David Long umpire Mike Hoffman. Game: WASHAZ3 Game: WASHAZ2

Page 14 2007 Arizona Softball 2007 Arizona Softball 2007 Arizona Softball #9 Arizona State at #6 Arizona #9 Arizona State at #6 Arizona #3 Arizona at #9 Arizona State Apr 06, 2007 at Tucson, Ariz. (Hillenbrand Apr 07, 2007 at Tucson, Ariz. (Hillenbrand Apr 18, 2007 at Tempe, Ariz. (Farrington Stadium) Stadium) Stadium)

Arizona State 0 (36-9,2-2 Pac-10) Arizona State 0 (36-10,2-3 Pac-10) Arizona 3 (31-9,7-2 Pac-10)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Jackie Vasquez lf 3 0 0 0 Jackie Vasquez lf 3 0 0 0 Lowe, Caitlin cf 3 0 0 0 Kaitlin Cochran cf 3 0 0 0 Himmita Hixson lf 0 0 0 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 3 0 0 0 Bianca Cruz 3b 3 0 0 0 Kaitlin Cochran cf 3 0 2 0 Fox, Kristie ss 3 0 0 0 Caylyn Carlson 1b 2 0 0 0 Jessica Mapes pr 0 0 0 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 2 1 0 0 Ashley Muenz dp 3 0 0 0 Bianca Cruz 3b 3 0 0 0 Balko, Callista c 3 0 0 0 Mindy Cowles 2b 2 0 0 0 Caylyn Carlson rf 3 0 0 0 Roth, Laine 1b 2 0 0 0 Rhiannon Baca ss 2 0 0 0 Michelle Smith rf 0 0 0 0 Banister, Sam dp 3 1 1 0 Kristen Miller c 2 0 0 0 Ashley Muenz 1b 2 0 0 0 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 2 1 1 3 Michelle Smith rf 1 0 0 0 Mindy Cowles 2b 2 0 0 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 2 0 0 0 Jessica Mapes ph 1 0 0 0 Rhiannon Baca ss 2 0 0 0 Akamine, Sarah p 0 0 0 0 Katie Burkhart p 0 0 0 0 Kristen Miller c 2 0 0 0 Totals...... 23 3 2 3 Totals...... 22 0 0 0 Megan Elliott dp 2 0 0 0 Katie Burkhart p 0 0 0 0 Arizona State 6 (40-10,6-3 Pac-10) Arizona 1 (27-8,3-1 Pac-10) Totals...... 22 0 2 0 Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI Arizona 1 (28-8,4-1 Pac-10) Jessica Mapes dp 4 1 1 0 Lowe, Caitlin cf 3 0 2 0 Kaitlin Cochran cf 2 1 2 1 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 3 0 0 0 Player AB R H BI Bianca Cruz 3b 4 1 1 1 Fox, Kristie ss 2 0 1 1 Lowe, Caitlin cf 3 0 2 0 Ashley Muenz 1b 4 1 1 1 Leles, Jenae 3b 3 0 0 0 Mesa, Chelsie 2b 3 0 0 0 Mindy Cowles 2b 3 1 2 3 Balko, Callista c 3 0 0 0 Fox, Kristie ss 3 0 0 0 Caylyn Carlson rf 2 0 0 0 Akamine, Sarah dp 3 0 0 0 Leles, Jenae 3b 3 0 1 0 Himmita Hixson lf 1 0 0 0 Banister, Sam 1b 3 0 0 0 Malina, Jill pr 0 0 0 0 Kristen Miller c 3 0 1 0 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 3 0 1 0 Balko, Callista c 2 1 1 0 C. Andorfer-Lopez pr 0 0 0 0 Malina, Jill pr 0 1 0 0 Akamine, Sarah dp 3 0 0 0 Rhiannon Baca ss 3 0 2 0 Acton, Adrienne rf 3 0 1 0 Banister, Sam 1b 1 0 0 0 Jackie Vasquez lf 2 0 1 0 Mowatt, Taryne p 0 0 0 0 Arredondo, K’Lee lf 2 0 0 1 Michelle Smith rf 1 1 1 0 Totals...... 26 1 5 1 Acton, Adrienne rf 2 0 0 0 Katie Burkhart p 0 0 0 0 Mowatt, Taryne p 0 0 0 0 Totals...... 29 6 12 6 Score by Innings R H E Totals...... 22 1 4 1 ———————————————————— Score by Innings R H E Arizona State....000 000 0 - 0 0 3 Score by Innings R H E ———————————————————— Arizona...... 000 000 1 - 1 5 1 ———————————————————— Arizona...... 030 000 0 - 3 2 0 ———————————————————— Arizona State...... 000 000 0 - 0 2 1 Arizona State...... 300 210 X - 6 12 0 Arizona...... 010 000 X - 1 4 0 ———————————————————— Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ———————————————————— ended. LOB - ARIZ 1; ASU 9. HR - Arredondo(2); E - Burkhart(3). DP - ARIZ 1. LOB - ASU 1; ARIZ Cowles(8). HBP - Roth. E - Cruz 2(8); Miller(2); Mowatt(1). DP - ASU 1. 5. 2B - Cochran(13). SH - Banister(4). LOB - ASU 2; ARIZ 9. HBP - Fox. SH Arizona IP H R ER BB - Lowe(3). SB - Lowe 2(32). Arizona State IP H R ER BB SO SO Katie Burkhart L,18-8 6.0 4 1 0 1 7 Akamine, Sarah L,8-2 6.0 12 6 6 Arizona State IP H R ER BB 4 0 SO Arizona IP H R ER BB SO Katie Burkhart L,18-7 6.2 5 1 0 2 12 Mowatt, Taryne W,21-7 7.0 2 0 0 0 10 Arizona State IP H R ER BB SO PB - Miller(7). Inherited runners/scored: None. Katie Burkhart W,22-8 7.0 2 3 3 1 Arizona IP H R ER BB Pitches/strikes: Burkhart 104/66; Mowatt 13 SO 96/67. Mowatt, Taryne W,20-7 7.0 0 0 0 1 11 HBP - by Burkhart (Roth). Inherited runners/ Strikeouts - Vasquez; Cruz; Carlson; Cowles 2; scored: None. Pitches/strikes: Akamine 113/ Baca; Miller 2; Elliott 2; Mesa; Fox 66; Burkhart 111/71. HBP - by Burkhart (Fox). BK - Burkhart(1). 2; Leles; Banister; Arredondo; Acton. Walks - Inherited runners/scored: None. Balko. Strikeouts - Lowe 2; Mesa; Fox; Leles 2; Pitches/strikes: Burkhart 114/78; Mowatt 98/ Balko; Roth 2; Banister; Arredondo; Acton 2. 70. Umpires - HP: Rob Powell 1B: John Bennett 3B: Walks - Leles; Cochran 2; Cowles; Carlson. Lori Bish Strikeouts - Vasquez; Cochran; Cruz 3; Start: 7:05 pm Time: 1:50 Attendance: 2540 Umpires - HP: Calvin Walker 1B: Geri Carlson; Cowles; Baca; Miller; Smith; Mapes; Magwire 3B: Rob Powell Mesa; Fox; Leles; Balko 2; Akamine; Banister Game: ASUARIZ2 Start: 7 p.m. Time: 1:59 Attendance: 2087 2; Arredondo 2; Acton 2. Walks - Carlson; Mesa; Fox. Game: ARIZASU1

Umpires - HP: Lori Bish 1B: Rob Powell 3B: John Bennett

Page 15 Game-Winning RBI Date Player Final Opponent Notes 2/9 Chelsie Mesa 12-3 (5) Ohio State First-inning two-run single 2/9 Callista Balko 6-2 Nevada First-inning two-run single 2/10 N/A 4-3 Northwestern Lowe scored on error 2/11 Callista Balko 4-1 Wisconsin Two-run home run in second inning 2/16 Jenae Leles 9-1 (5) Temple Solo home run to lead off fourth 2/16 Jenae Leles 1-0 Texas Tech Singled in only run of game in third 2/17 Callista Balko 12-3 (6) Virginia 2-R HR in second. Hit 2 HR in game 2/17 Taryne Mowatt 7-3 Mid. Tenn. St. Pinch-hit, two-run single in sixth 2/18 Kristie Fox 8-1 Texas Tech Three-run homer in first May 9 2/23 Jenae Leles 5-0 Texas A&M Third-inning single, scored Acton NFCA RPI 2/25 N/A 6-2 Texas A&M Arredondo scored, Acton hit into E6 3/3 Callista Balko 5-4 Missouri Walk-off single in seventh 1 Arizona 3/4 Kristie Fox 8-1 Missouri First-inning double, scored Lowe 2 Tennessee 3/5 Jenae Leles 8-7 Missouri Walk-off homer in seventh 3 Northwestern 3/6 K’Lee Arredondo 6-2 Creighton-1 Second-inning single 4 Oklahoma 3/6 Jenae Leles 7-3 Creighton-2 2-R HR in first, fourth of year 5 Alabama 3/9 Taryne Mowatt 3-0 Baylor First-inning sac fly scored Lowe 6 Texas A&M 3/15 Taryne Mowatt 2-0 NC State Scored Balko on RBI E6 7 Michigan 3/16 Sarah Akamine 11-0 Pacific Singled Lowe home in first 8 Arizona State 3/17 Jenae Leles 2-1 Michigan Two-run single in fourth 9 Baylor 3/18 Kristie Fox 9-0 Louisiana-Laf. Doubled Lowe home in first 10 Washington 3/23 Kristie Fox 13-0 (5) New Mexico-1 Three-run HR in first 11 LSU 3/24 N/A 8-0 (5) New Mexico-2 Mesa scored in first, Fox hit into E1 12 UCLA 3/25 Laine Roth 11-3 (6) New Mexico Two-run double in sixth put Cats ahead 13 Florida 3/30 Kristie Fox 6-0 Washingtno First-inning, two-run HR 14 DePaul 4/1 Kristie Fox 11-2 UCLA 3-R HR in fifth broke 2-2 tie, 10th HR of year 15 Virginia Tech 4/6 Kristie Fox 1-0 Arizona State 7th inning, walk-off 1B, Malina scored 16 Hawaii 4/7 K’Lee Arredondo 1-0 Arizona State 2nd inning FC, Balko scored 17 Georgia Tech 4/13 Callista Balko 4-1 Stanford 1st inning, 2-run single 18 NC State 4/14 Chelsie Mesa 6-4 California 4th inning, 2-run double 19 Houston 4/15 N/A 5-2 California Roth scored in fourth, Lowe hit into E4 20 Stanford 4/20 Callista Balko 3-1 Oregon State Fox scored in third on single, broke 1-1 tie 21 Illinois State 4/21 K’Lee Arredondo 4-1 Oregon Malina scored on sac fly in fourth, broke 1-1 tie 22 North Carolina 4/22 Kristie Fox 9-1 (6) Oregon Lowe scored on 1B in first 23 Ohio State 4/27 Jenae Leles 6-0 Cal 2nd inning, solo HR, 7th of year 24 Louisiana-Laf. 5/4 Callista Balko 6-2 Oregon Bases-loaded walk in first 25 Missouri 5/5 Kristie Fox 10-1 (5) Oregon State Three-run double in second 5/6 Chelsie Mesa 2-0 Oregon State Solo HR in third 2007 Arizona 5/12 Sam Banister 5-4 (8) Washington Walk-off HR in 8th opponents in italics 5/18 Kristie Fox 9-0 (5) Howard 2-R HR in first 5/19 Chelsie Mesa 8-0 Mississippi State 2-R 3B in fifth May 15 May 9 5/20 K’Lee Arredondo 7-0 Pacific 2-R HR in second USA Softball/ESPN.com NFCA/USA Today 5/26 Laine Roth 11-6 CS Fullerton 3-R HR in 5th capped 5-R comeback 5/27 Adrienne Acton 2-1 CS Fullerton 2-R 1B in third broke 0-0 tie 1. Oklahoma (14) 1. Tennessee (23) 2. Tennessee (5) 2. Alabama (1) 3. LSU 3. Oklahoma 4. Arizona 4. Arizona (1) 5. Alabama 5. LSU 6. Northwestern 6. Northwestern 7. Baylor 7. Texas A&M 8. Texas A&M 8. Baylor 9. Arizona State 9. Arizona State 10. Michigan 10. Michigan 11. Washington 11. Washington 12. UCLA 12. Hawaii Multiple Hit Games Multiple Run Games Multiple RBI Games 13. Virginia Tech 13. UCLA Player 2 3 4 5+ Total 2 3 4 5+ Total 2 3 4 5+ Total 14. DePaul 14. DePaul Acton 6 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 15. Georgia Tech 15. Oregon State Akamine 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 16. Hawaii 16. Stanford 17. Georgia Tech Arredondo 7 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 4 17. Oregon State 18. Texas Balko 8 1 0 0 9 5 1 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 8 18. Stanford 19. Florida Banister 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 4 19. Missouri 20. Oregon 20. Oregon Duran 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21. Ohio State 21. Virginia Tech Fox 10 2 0 0 12 13 1 1 0 15 10 6 2 0 18 22. Florida 22. Illinois State Leles 8 1 0 0 9 3 1 0 0 4 12 1 1 0 14 23. Fresno State 23. Louisiana-Laf. Lowe 21 6 0 0 27 7 4 0 0 11 3 0 1 0 4 24. Southern Illinois 24. Southern Illinois Mesa 17 2 1 0 20 6 0 0 0 6 8 4 0 0 12 25. Illinois State T25. N.C. State Mowatt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 T25. Ohio State Roth 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2007 Arizona 2007 Arizona Totals 88 15 1 0 104 39 8 1 0 48 48 16 8 1 73 opponents in italics opponents in italics

Page 16 ARIZONA SOFTBALL -Career Victories-Career Strikeouts-Season 1. M. Vandergeest-c 1812 01-04 1. Alicia Hollowell 134-23 03-06 1. Alicia Hollowell 508 2004 UPDATED RECORDS 2. Amy Chellevold-1b 1718 92-95 2. Nancy Evans 124-8 94-98 2. Alicia Hollowell 446 2005 3. Callista Balko 1605 05- 3. Jennie Finch 119-16 99-02 Taryne Mowatt 446 2007 Batting Average-Career (225 AB) 4. Lindsey Collins-c 1545 98-01 4. Carrie Dolan 103-13 94-97 4. Alicia Hollowell 420 2006 AB H Avg. Years 5. Leah Braatz-c 1330 94-98 5. Becky Lemke 103-19 98-01 5. Alicia Hollowell 394 2003 1. Alison McCutcheon 869 405 .466 95-98 6. Julie Jones-p/1b 1308 89-91 6. Susie Parra 101-9 91-94 6. Jennie Finch 366 2002 2. Caitlin Lowe 761 341 .448 04- 7. Jody MillerPruitt-c 1276 90-93 7. Teresa Cherry 71-33 85-88 7. Becky Lemke 314 2000 3. Leah O’Brien 790 338 .428 93-97 8. M. Vandergeest-c 1173 01-03 8. Taryne Mowatt 65-16 05- 8. Jennie Finch 279 2001 4. Autumn Champion 755 314 .416 03-06 9. Paige McDowell-1b 1120 84-87 9. Debby Day 62-13 91-92 9. Susie Parra 256 1993 5. Amy Chellevold 894 371 .415 92-95 10. Stacy Engel-c 682 86-89 10. Lisa Bautista 55-21 86-89 10. Nancy Evans 255 1998 6. 707 291 .412 93-96 Stolen Bases/Att-Season 7. Nicole Giordano 873 359 .411 98-01 Victories-Season Strikeouts-Career 1. A. McCutcheon 67-70 1998 Lauren Bauer 850 349 .411 98-01 1. Alicia Hollowell 41-4 2004 1. Alicia Hollowell 1768 03-06 2. Caitlin Lowe 49-50 2007 9. Lovieanne Jung 384 157 .409 02-03 2. Alicia Hollowell 40-5 2003 2. Jennie Finch 1028 99-01 Vivian Holm 49-53 1987 10. Leah Braatz 779 297 .381 94-98 3. Taryne Mowatt 36-10 2007 3. Becky Lemke 916 98-01 4. Caitlin Lowe 47-50 2004 Nancy Evans 36-2 1997 4. Susie Parra 874 91-94. A. McCutcheon 47-50 1997 Hits-Career Nancy Evans 36-2 1998 5. Taryne Mowatt 778 05- 6. Lauren Bauer 43-45 1999 1. Alison McCutcheon 405 95-98 6. Carrie Dolan 35-6 1996 6. Nancy Evans 733 94-98 7. Vivian Holm 41-45 1990 2. Amy Chellevold 371 92-95 Jennie Finch 34-6 2002 7. Jenny Gladding 358 01-02 8. Lauren Bauer 38-40 2000 3. Nicole Giordano 359 98-01 8. Susie Parra 33-1 1994 8. Pam Stone 343 8284 Lauren Bauer 38-44 2001 4. Lauren Bauer 349 98-01 Carrie Dolan 33-2 1995 9. Debby Day 334 91 92 10. Caitlin Lowe 33-35 2006 5. Caitlin Lowe 341 04- 10. Jennie Finch 32-0 2001 10. Carrie Dolan 294 94-97 6. Leah O’Brien 338 93-97 Home Runs-Career Alicia Hollowell 32-5 2006 7. Autumn Champion 314 03-06 1. Leah Braatz rh 85 94-98 Debby Day 32-5 1992 8. Leah Braatz 297 94-98 Laura Espinoza rh 85 92-95 Teresa Cherry 32-11 1988 9. Toni Mascarenas 293 98-01 3. Jenny Dalton rh 76 93-96 14. Nancy Evans 31-4 1995 10. Jenny Dalton 291 93-96 4. M. Vandergeest rh 59 01-04 Alicia Hollowell 31-9 2005 5. Leticia Pineda rh 52 95-98 Runs Scored-Career Jackie Coburn rh 52 02-05 1. Jenny Dalton 293 93-96 7. Jennie Finch rh 50 99-02 Innings Pitched- Season 2. Alison McCutcheon 289 95-98 8. Kristie Fox rh 47 04- 1. Taryne Mowatt 310.0 2007 3. Amy Chellevold 252 92-95 9. Toni Mascarenas rh 43 98-01 2. Teresa Cherry 301.1 1988 4. Leah Braatz 250 94-98 10. Lindsey Collins rh 41 98-01 3. Alicia Hollowell 297.0 2003 5. Leah O’Brien 249 93-97 Lovie Jung rh 41 02-03 4. Alicia Hollowell 293.2 2004 6. Caitlin Lowe 240 04- 5. Alicia Hollowell 279.0 2005 7. Nicole Giordano 238 98-01 Runs Batted In-Career 6. Jennie Finch 273.1 2002 Lauren Bauer 238 98-01 1. Jenny Dalton 328 9396 7. Debby Day 268.1 1991 9. Toni Mascarenas 211 98-01 2. Leah Braatz 322 94-98 8. Carrie Dolan 264.0 1996 10. Laura Espinoza 202 92-95 3. Laura Espinoza 314 92-95 9. Debby Day 255.1 1992 4. M. Vandergeest 248 01-04 10. Alicia Hollowell 252.1 2006 Stolen Bases-Career 5. Toni Mascarenas 245 98-01 1. Caitlin Lowe 156 04- 6. Leticia Pineda 240 95-98 2. A. McCutcheon 148 95-98 7. Kristie Fox 228 04- 3. Lauren Bauer 133 98-01 8. Jennie Finch 195 99-01 4. Vivian Holm 129 87-90 9. A. McCutcheon 184 95-98 5. Amy Chellevold 113 92-95 10. Lindsey Collins 183 98-01 6. Nicole Giordano 81 98-01 7. Autumn Champion 70 03-06 8. Toni Mascarenas 58 98-01 For the complete list of Arizona program records, please see pages 41-44 of this year’s media 9. Julie Standering 57 88-91 guide. 10. Kristin Gauthier 52 88-91

Triples-Career 1. Alison McCutcheon 22 95-98 2. Jamie Heggen 18 91-92 3. Julie Winkleplek 17 79-81 4. Caitlin Lowe 11 04-06 5. Dee Dinota 10 81-84 Regina Rawson 10 79-82 Gail Davenport 10 76-79 8. Jody Pruitt 9 90-93 Barb Garcia 9 78-81 Amy Chellevold 9 92-95

Page 17 ARIZONA SOFTBALL 2007 OVERALL STATISTICS 44-12-1, 15-5-1 Pac-10 Home 29-3, Road 7-5-1, Neutral 8-4, vs. Ranked 18-11-1

Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 26 Lowe, Caitlin .425 56 56 186 55 79 3 3 1 22 91 .489 14 1 19 0 .463 2 6 49 50 50 1 0 1.000 14 Mesa, Chelsie .364 57 57 184 42 67 13 3 8 41 110 .598 20 3 22 0 .435 0 4 16 19 70 75 12 .924 29 Fox, Kristie .322 57 57 171 44 55 15 1 14 61 114 .667 29 5 20 0 .430 2 2 5 5 81 66 6 .961 4 Acton, Adrienne .319 55 52 138 24 44 2 2 0 11 50 .362 4 1 27 0 .343 0 7 10 10 32 0 1 .970 24 Roth, Laine .260 43 42 104 14 27 4 0 2 10 37 .356 23 3 35 0 .405 1 4 1 1 134 7 3 .979 15 Balko, Callista .256 57 57 164 31 42 2 0 10 32 74 .451 20 0 45 1 .337 0 6 4 5 511 27 3 .994 7 Arredondo, K'Lee .252 57 57 155 26 39 12 0 3 23 60 .387 14 3 39 0 .322 2 9 6 7 54 14 1 .986 31 Leles, Jenae .250 57 57 164 26 41 11 0 10 39 82 .500 30 5 26 2 .378 2 1 2 2 44 101 5 .967 33 Banister, Sam .211 48 45 123 12 26 1 0 5 19 42 .341 12 0 21 2 .281 0 13 0 0 153 9 3 .982 3 Akamine, Sarah .186 29 20 59 6 11 2 0 2 17 19 .322 9 1 14 0 .296 2 0 0 0 2 17 2 .905 ------2 Duran, Cyndi .190 16 7 21 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 .190 1 0 5 0 .227 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 9 Mowatt, Taryne .136 13 11 22 3 3 0 0 1 6 6 .273 0 0 3 1 .125 2 1 0 0 15 31 1 .979 23 Erb, Lauren .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12 Rodriguez, Danielle .000 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 6 Malina, Jill .000 44 8 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 1.000

Totals .294 57 57 1492 305 438 65 9 56 283 689 .462 176 22 276 6 .373 13 53 98 106 1150 348 37 .976 Opponents .189 57 57 1383 122 262 30 0 37 116 403 .291 154 23 499 6 .281 2 27 32 45 1092 403 72 .954

LOB - Team (361), Opp (318). DPs turned - Team (16), Opp (12). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (7), Fox 4, Lowe 2, Leles 1, Opp (14). Picked off - Balko 1.

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 9 Mowatt, Taryne 1.65 36 10 52 45 42 15 1 3 310.0 171 84 73 139 446 21 0 26 1073 .159 22 20 1 1 21 3 Akamine, Sarah 2.58 8 2 15 12 4 1 1 1 70.2 88 36 26 12 51 9 0 9 299 .294 9 3 0 1 6 ------17 Hoffman, Samantha 5.25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 11 .273 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 1.84 44 12 57 57 46 17 1 4 383.1 262 122 101 154 499 30 0 37 1383 .189 31 23 1 2 27 Opponents 4.67 12 44 57 57 33 3 0 0 364.0 438 305 243 176 276 65 9 56 1492 .294 26 22 1 13 53

PB - Team (3), Balko 3, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (2), Balko 2, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Balko (32-45), Mowatt (27-39), Akamine (5-6).

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 26 Lowe, Caitlin 51 50 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 .000 0 0 6 Malina, Jill 4 4 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 15 Balko, Callista 541 511 27 3 .994 2 32 13 .711 3 0 7 Arredondo, K'Lee 69 54 14 1 .986 1 0 0 .000 0 0 33 Banister, Sam 165 153 9 3 .982 6 0 0 .000 0 0 24 Roth, Laine 144 134 7 3 .979 7 0 0 .000 0 0 9 Mowatt, Taryne 47 15 31 1 .979 2 27 12 .692 0 0 4 Acton, Adrienne 33 32 0 1 .970 0 0 0 .000 0 0 31 Leles, Jenae 150 44 101 5 .967 2 0 0 .000 0 0 29 Fox, Kristie 153 81 66 6 .961 4 0 0 .000 0 0 14 Mesa, Chelsie 157 70 75 12 .924 7 0 0 .000 0 0 3 Akamine, Sarah 21 2 17 2 .905 4 5 1 .833 0 0 12 Rodriguez, Danielle 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 17 Hoffman, Samantha 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 23 Erb, Lauren 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Duran, Cyndi 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Totals 1535 1150 348 37 .976 16 32 13 .711 3 0 Opponents 1567 1092 403 72 .954 12 98 8 .925 10 1

Page 18 ARIZONA POSTSEASON STATISTICS 5-0 Home 5-0, Neutral 0-0

Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 4 Acton, Adrienne .462 5 5 13 3 6 0 0 0 2 6 .462 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 .800 31 Leles, Jenae .400 5 5 15 6 6 1 0 3 7 16 1.067 2 1 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 8 13 0 1.000 33 Banister, Sam .385 5 5 13 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 .385 5 0 0 1 .556 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7 Arredondo, K'Lee .357 5 5 14 5 5 3 0 1 3 11 .786 3 0 4 0 .471 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1.000 26 Lowe, Caitlin .333 5 5 12 4 4 0 1 0 3 6 .500 0 0 0 0 .333 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 1.000 29 Fox, Kristie .333 5 5 12 4 4 2 0 1 6 9 .750 5 0 0 0 .500 1 0 2 2 11 7 2 .900 15 Balko, Callista .313 5 5 16 2 5 0 0 1 3 8 .500 1 0 2 0 .353 0 1 0 0 37 2 0 1.000 14 Mesa, Chelsie .235 5 5 17 5 4 2 1 0 5 8 .471 1 0 3 0 .278 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 1.000 24 Roth, Laine .133 5 5 15 2 2 0 0 2 4 8 .533 3 0 4 0 .278 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 .963 ------2 Duran, Cyndi .000 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 Akamine, Sarah .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12 Rodriguez, Danielle .000 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 Malina, Jill .000 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000

Totals .313 5 5 131 37 41 8 2 8 35 77 .588 21 1 16 1 .409 1 6 7 8 99 32 4 .970 Opponents .150 5 5 113 7 17 2 0 1 7 22 .195 11 3 37 0 .244 0 2 2 3 90 39 12 .915

LOB - Team (33), Opp (23). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (1). Picked off - Balko 1.

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 9 Mowatt, Taryne 1.06 5 0 5 5 5 3 0 0 33.0 17 7 5 11 37 2 0 1 113 .150 0 3 0 0 2

Totals 1.06 5 0 5 5 5 3 0 0 33.0 17 7 5 11 37 2 0 1 113 .150 0 3 0 0 2 Opponents 5.60 0 5 5 5 1 0 0 0 30.0 41 37 24 21 16 8 2 8 131 .313 5 1 0 1 6

Pickoffs - Team (1), Balko 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Balko (2-3), Mowatt (2-3).

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 15 Balko, Callista 39 37 2 0 1.000 0 2 1 .667 0 0 31 Leles, Jenae 21 8 13 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 14 Mesa, Chelsie 8 4 4 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 9 Mowatt, Taryne 8 2 6 0 1.000 1 2 1 .667 0 0 7 Arredondo, K'Lee 5 5 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 26 Lowe, Caitlin 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 24 Roth, Laine 27 26 0 1 .963 1 0 0 .000 0 0 29 Fox, Kristie 20 11 7 2 .900 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 Acton, Adrienne 5 4 0 1 .800 0 0 0 .000 0 0 12 Rodriguez, Danielle 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Duran, Cyndi 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 Akamine, Sarah 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 6 Malina, Jill 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 33 Banister, Sam 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Totals 135 99 32 4 .970 1 2 1 .667 0 0 Opponents 141 90 39 12 .915 1 7 1 .875 0 0

Hitting minimums - 1 Games 0.8 AB/Game 0.8 TPA/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game

Page 19 ARIZONA SUPER REGIONAL STATISTICS 2-0 Home 2-0

Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 4 Acton, Adrienne .500 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 .500 1 0 0 0 .600 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 .750 15 Balko, Callista .400 2 2 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 5 1.000 1 0 0 0 .500 0 1 0 0 13 1 0 1.000 33 Banister, Sam .333 2 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 1 0 0 0 .429 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7 Arredondo, K'Lee .333 2 2 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 .667 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 31 Leles, Jenae .333 2 2 6 3 2 1 0 1 2 6 1.000 1 0 0 0 .429 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1.000 29 Fox, Kristie .200 2 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 .400 2 0 0 0 .429 0 0 1 1 7 5 2 .857 24 Roth, Laine .167 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 .667 1 0 2 0 .286 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 .923 14 Mesa, Chelsie .000 2 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 .000 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2 Duran, Cyndi .000 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 26 Lowe, Caitlin .000 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 ------3 Akamine, Sarah .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 Malina, Jill .000 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals .235 2 2 51 13 12 4 0 3 13 25 .490 7 0 7 0 .328 0 5 2 2 42 14 4 .933 Opponents .226 2 2 53 7 12 1 0 1 7 16 .302 6 2 13 0 .328 0 1 1 2 39 18 5 .919

LOB - Team (11), Opp (13). DPs turned - Team (1).

(All games - Series SUP Sorted by avg)

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 9 Mowatt, Taryne 2.50 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 12 7 5 6 13 1 0 1 53 .226 0 2 0 0 1

Totals 2.50 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 12 7 5 6 13 1 0 1 53 .226 0 2 0 0 1 Opponents 2.15 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 13.0 12 13 4 7 7 4 0 3 51 .235 0 0 0 0 5

SBA/ATT - Balko (1-2), Mowatt (1-2).

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 15 Balko, Callista 14 13 1 0 1.000 0 1 1 .500 0 0 31 Leles, Jenae 8 4 4 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 9 Mowatt, Taryne 5 1 4 0 1.000 1 1 1 .500 0 0 14 Mesa, Chelsie 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 7 Arredondo, K'Lee 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 24 Roth, Laine 13 12 0 1 .923 1 0 0 .000 0 0 29 Fox, Kristie 14 7 5 2 .857 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 Acton, Adrienne 4 3 0 1 .750 0 0 0 .000 0 0 6 Malina, Jill 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Duran, Cyndi 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 33 Banister, Sam 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 Akamine, Sarah 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 26 Lowe, Caitlin 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Totals 60 42 14 4 .933 1 1 1 .500 0 0 Opponents 62 39 18 5 .919 0 2 0 1.000 0 0

Page 20 ARIZONA PAC-10 STATISTICS 15-5-1 Home 9-2, Road 6-3-1, vs. Ranked 12-5-1

Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 26 Lowe, Caitlin .373 21 21 75 16 28 0 1 0 6 30 .400 5 0 8 0 .413 0 1 19 19 25 0 0 1.000 14 Mesa, Chelsie .343 21 21 67 9 23 5 1 3 13 39 .582 9 2 9 0 .436 0 2 3 5 33 21 2 .964 24 Roth, Laine .306 16 16 36 5 11 1 0 0 1 12 .333 10 1 11 0 .458 1 1 0 0 55 4 0 1.000 29 Fox, Kristie .295 21 21 61 12 18 4 1 5 20 39 .639 11 4 9 0 .434 0 2 2 2 36 31 1 .985 4 Acton, Adrienne .293 21 21 58 9 17 0 0 0 4 17 .293 2 0 14 0 .317 0 1 3 3 18 0 0 1.000 7 Arredondo, K'Lee .286 21 21 56 7 16 4 0 1 12 23 .411 3 2 13 0 .333 2 1 1 2 28 1 0 1.000 15 Balko, Callista .212 21 21 66 9 14 2 0 2 12 22 .333 6 0 18 1 .278 0 2 2 3 192 7 0 1.000 31 Leles, Jenae .203 21 21 64 6 13 5 0 1 9 21 .328 7 2 12 2 .297 1 0 0 0 13 28 1 .976 33 Banister, Sam .182 19 16 44 8 8 1 0 3 5 18 .409 3 0 12 0 .234 0 10 0 0 32 2 1 .971 3 Akamine, Sarah .037 13 9 27 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 .074 2 1 11 0 .125 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.000 ------2 Duran, Cyndi .000 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 23 Erb, Lauren .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12 Rodriguez, Danielle .000 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 Malina, Jill .000 15 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals .266 21 21 560 89 149 23 3 15 84 223 .398 58 12 119 3 .344 6 20 30 34 441 108 6 .989 Opponents .178 21 21 522 42 93 11 0 14 40 146 .280 63 6 182 3 .274 0 7 12 15 427 156 25 .959

LOB - Team (140), Opp (115). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (4). IBB - Team (3), Fox 3, Opp (5).

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 9 Mowatt, Taryne 1.60 14 4 20 19 18 6 0 1 131.1 71 31 30 59 174 10 0 10 455 .156 9 6 0 0 6 ------3 Akamine, Sarah 4.91 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 15.2 22 11 11 4 8 1 0 4 67 .328 0 0 0 0 1

Totals 1.95 15 5 21 21 19 6 0 1 147.0 93 42 41 63 182 11 0 14 522 .178 9 6 0 0 7 Opponents 3.39 5 15 21 21 13 2 0 0 142.1 149 89 69 58 119 23 3 15 560 .266 9 12 1 6 20

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 15 Balko, Callista 199 192 7 0 1.000 0 12 3 .800 0 0 24 Roth, Laine 59 55 4 0 1.000 4 0 0 .000 0 0 7 Arredondo, K'Lee 29 28 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 26 Lowe, Caitlin 25 25 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 Acton, Adrienne 18 18 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 Akamine, Sarah 4 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 29 Fox, Kristie 68 36 31 1 .985 4 0 0 .000 0 0 31 Leles, Jenae 42 13 28 1 .976 0 0 0 .000 0 0 33 Banister, Sam 35 32 2 1 .971 2 0 0 .000 0 0 14 Mesa, Chelsie 56 33 21 2 .964 3 0 0 .000 0 0 9 Mowatt, Taryne 20 9 10 1 .950 1 12 3 .800 0 0 6 Malina, Jill 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 23 Erb, Lauren 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Duran, Cyndi 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 12 Rodriguez, Danielle 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Totals 555 441 108 6 .989 6 12 3 .800 0 0 Opponents 608 427 156 25 .959 4 30 4 .882 4 0

Page 21 ARIZONA vs. NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS 34-12-1 Home 21-3, Road 7-5-1, Neutral 6-4

Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 26 Lowe, Caitlin .422 46 46 154 47 65 1 3 1 18 75 .487 10 1 18 0 .458 1 6 42 43 44 0 0 1.000 4 Acton, Adrienne .342 47 45 120 21 41 2 2 0 9 47 .392 4 1 24 0 .368 0 6 10 10 32 0 1 .970 14 Mesa, Chelsie .340 47 47 156 30 53 11 2 7 32 89 .571 15 2 20 0 .405 0 4 11 14 59 58 12 .907 29 Fox, Kristie .317 47 47 139 30 44 13 1 9 45 86 .619 26 5 15 0 .436 2 2 4 4 67 53 5 .960 7 Arredondo, K'Lee .252 47 47 127 21 32 10 0 3 17 51 .402 10 3 35 0 .317 2 6 5 6 47 14 1 .984 15 Balko, Callista .239 47 47 142 20 34 2 0 7 22 57 .401 14 0 38 1 .308 0 3 2 3 433 18 2 .996 24 Roth, Laine .233 35 34 86 10 20 3 0 2 6 29 .337 18 3 29 0 .380 1 1 1 1 115 6 3 .976 31 Leles, Jenae .230 47 47 139 16 32 10 0 7 28 63 .453 23 4 22 2 .351 2 1 2 2 36 82 5 .959 33 Banister, Sam .183 40 37 104 10 19 1 0 4 11 32 .308 10 0 20 2 .254 0 12 0 0 113 9 3 .976 3 Akamine, Sarah .160 23 17 50 4 8 2 0 2 16 16 .320 5 1 13 0 .241 2 0 0 0 1 9 1 .909 ------9 Mowatt, Taryne .100 10 9 20 2 2 0 0 1 4 5 .250 0 0 3 1 .091 2 1 0 0 13 26 1 .975 2 Duran, Cyndi .083 12 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .083 1 0 3 0 .154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 23 Erb, Lauren .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 Malina, Jill .000 37 8 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 1.000 12 Rodriguez, Danielle .000 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000

Totals .281 47 47 1250 226 351 55 8 43 210 551 .441 136 20 240 6 .358 12 42 80 87 964 275 34 .973 Opponents .193 47 47 1170 108 226 29 0 32 102 351 .300 134 18 418 5 .285 2 22 27 35 926 336 61 .954

LOB - Team (310), Opp (275). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (8). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (6), Fox 4, Lowe 1, Leles 1, Opp (14). Picked off - Balko 1.

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 9 Mowatt, Taryne 1.69 30 10 44 39 36 13 1 3 269.0 154 76 65 120 378 21 0 24 940 .164 20 15 1 1 17 3 Akamine, Sarah 2.96 4 2 11 8 2 0 1 1 49.2 69 30 21 11 38 8 0 6 219 .315 3 3 0 1 5 ------17 Hoffman, Samantha 5.25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 11 .273 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 1.92 34 12 47 47 38 14 1 4 321.1 226 108 88 134 418 29 0 32 1170 .193 23 18 1 2 22 Opponents 4.04 12 34 47 47 29 3 0 0 308.2 351 226 178 136 240 55 8 43 1250 .281 23 20 1 12 42

PB - Team (2), Balko 2, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (2), Balko 2, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Balko (27-35), Mowatt (24-32), Akamine (3-3).

Player C PO A E FLD% DPsSBA CSBSBA%PB CI 26 Lowe, Caitlin 44 44 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 6 Malina, Jill 4 4 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 15 Balko, Callista 453 433 18 2 .996 1 27 8 .771 2 0 7 Arredondo, K'Lee 62 47 14 1 .984 1 0 0 .000 0 0 33 Banister, Sam 125 113 9 3 .976 4 0 0 .000 0 0 24 Roth, Laine 124 115 6 3 .976 7 0 0 .000 0 0 9 Mowatt, Taryne 40 13 26 1 .975 2 24 8 .750 0 0 4 Acton, Adrienne 33 32 0 1 .970 0 0 0 .000 0 0 29 Fox, Kristie 125 67 53 5 .960 4 0 0 .000 0 0 31 Leles, Jenae 123 36 82 5 .959 1 0 0 .000 0 0 3 Akamine, Sarah 11 1 9 1 .909 2 3 0 1.000 0 0 14 Mesa, Chelsie 129 59 58 12 .907 5 0 0 .000 0 0 12 Rodriguez, Danielle 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 17 Hoffman, Samantha 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 23 Erb, Lauren 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Duran, Cyndi 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Totals 1273 964 275 34 .973 12 27 8 .771 2 0 Opponents 1323 926 336 61 .954 8 80 7 .920 7 1

Page 22 ARIZONA vs. WCWS TEAMS 8-6 Home 5-2, Road 2-3, Neutral 1-1

Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 14 Mesa, Chelsie .326 14 14 46 5 15 1 1 2 6 24 .522 3 0 7 0 .367 0 0 2 3 11 16 3 .900 26 Lowe, Caitlin .310 13 13 42 9 13 0 0 0 2 13 .310 3 0 10 0 .356 0 2 7 7 16 0 0 1.000 4 Acton, Adrienne .265 14 13 34 4 9 0 1 0 0 11 .324 0 1 11 0 .286 0 1 5 5 14 0 0 1.000 29 Fox, Kristie .250 14 14 36 5 9 1 0 2 8 16 .444 11 2 6 0 .440 1 0 1 1 18 20 1 .974 15 Balko, Callista .220 14 14 41 6 9 0 0 3 5 18 .439 4 0 13 0 .289 0 0 2 2 136 4 2 .986 7 Arredondo, K'Lee .216 14 14 37 6 8 2 0 1 5 13 .351 2 1 11 0 .275 0 3 1 1 20 3 0 1.000 24 Roth, Laine .182 8 8 22 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 .182 3 1 11 0 .308 0 0 1 1 27 0 1 .964 31 Leles, Jenae .125 14 14 40 2 5 1 0 0 4 6 .150 6 1 10 1 .250 1 1 1 1 10 15 0 1.000 33 Banister, Sam .121 13 12 33 2 4 0 0 1 3 7 .212 2 0 10 0 .171 0 2 0 0 30 3 1 .971 3 Akamine, Sarah .000 8 6 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 6 0 .063 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.000 ------9 Mowatt, Taryne .222 4 3 9 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 .556 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 .857 2 Duran, Cyndi .000 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 Malina, Jill .000 10 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 12 Rodriguez, Danielle .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals .218 14 14 358 44 78 5 2 10 37 117 .327 36 6 96 1 .297 4 10 20 21 287 68 9 .975 Opponents .232 14 14 367 33 85 10 0 9 32 122 .332 34 3 124 1 .300 2 4 10 13 284 91 18 .954

LOB - Team (87), Opp (90). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (1). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (2), Fox 2, Opp (4).

( Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHOCBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 9 Mowatt, Taryne 1.39 6 5 13 9 8 5 0 2 65.1 37 17 13 24 101 5 0 6 229 .162 6 2 0 1 2 3 Akamine, Sarah 3.23 2 1 6 5 1 0 0 0 30.1 48 16 14 10 23 5 0 3 138 .348 3 1 0 1 2

Totals 1.98 8 6 14 14 9 5 0 2 95.2 85 33 27 34 124 10 0 9 367 .232 9 3 0 2 4 Opponents 2.59 6 8 14 14 10 0 0 0 94.2 78 44 35 36 96 5 2 10 358 .218 3 6 1 4 10

PB - Team (1), Balko 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - Balko (10-13), Mowatt (7-10), Akamine (3-3).

Player C PO A E FLD% DPsSBA CSBSBA%PB CI 31 Leles, Jenae 25 10 15 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 7 Arredondo, K'Lee 23 20 3 0 1.000 1 0 0 .000 0 0 26 Lowe, Caitlin 16 16 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 Acton, Adrienne 14 14 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 Akamine, Sarah 4 0 4 0 1.000 1 3 0 1.000 0 0 6 Malina, Jill 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 15 Balko, Callista 142 136 4 2 .986 1 10 3 .769 1 0 29 Fox, Kristie 39 18 20 1 .974 1 0 0 .000 0 0 33 Banister, Sam 34 30 3 1 .971 1 0 0 .000 0 0 24 Roth, Laine 28 27 0 1 .964 2 0 0 .000 0 0 14 Mesa, Chelsie 30 11 16 3 .900 0 0 0 .000 0 0 9 Mowatt, Taryne 7 3 3 1 .857 0 7 3 .700 0 0 12 Rodriguez, Danielle 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Duran, Cyndi 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0

Totals 364 287 68 9 .975 3 10 3 .769 1 0 Opponents 393 284 91 18 .954 1 20 1 .952 5 1

Page 23 ARIZONA TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATS

Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDPK PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 vs Ohio State 29 12 13 10 3 0 2 4 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 8 15 9 1 .448 Feb 09, 2007 vs Nevada Wolfpack 26 6 7 6 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 15 1 .364 Feb 10, 2007 vs 29 1 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 23 6 0 .298 Feb 10, 2007 vs Northwestern 30 4 8 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 8 2 .289 Feb 11, 2007 vs 24 4 9 4 1 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 3 21 8 1 .304 Feb 11, 2007 vs Texas A&M 25 2 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 5 18 6 0 .288 Feb 16, 2007 at Temple 23 9 10 8 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 15 7 0 .306 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech 19 1 5 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 21 4 0 .302 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia 24 12 12 11 0 1 4 6 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 18 2 0 .323 Feb 17, 2007 at Mid. Tennessee St. 33 7 10 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 10 0 .321 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech 26 8 10 8 4 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 21 5 0 .326 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M 23 5 7 5 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 21 2 1 .325 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M 25 3 5 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 21 6 1 .315 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M 29 6 11 4 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 21 6 2 .321 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri 26 5 8 5 1 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 5 21 10 1 .320 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri 24 8 8 8 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 5 21 4 0 .320 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri 27 8 10 8 2 1 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 21 4 0 .324 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton 27 6 10 6 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7 21 4 0 .326 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton 27 7 9 6 2 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 14 3 .327 Mar 09, 2007 at Baylor 24 3 5 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 21 2 1 .321 Mar 10, 2007 at Baylor 23 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 18 5 0 .315 Mar 11, 2007 at Baylor 27 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 7 0 .307 Mar 15, 2007 vs NC State 25 2 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 21 9 2 .306 Mar 15, 2007 vs Oklahoma 28 2 7 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 21 7 2 .303 Mar 16, 2007 vs Pacific 34 11 16 11 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 21 9 2 .312 Mar 17, 2007 vs Michigan 26 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 5 0 .306 Mar 18, 2007 vs Louisiana-Lafayette 31 9 10 9 3 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 21 5 1 .307 Mar 18, 2007 vs Oklahoma 20 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 15 7 5 .305 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico 22 13 10 12 1 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 4 0 .310 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico 17 8 4 6 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 13 0 .308 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico 28 11 10 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 5 1 .310 Mar 30, 2007 at Washington 28 6 6 5 0 0 1 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 12 21 3 0 .306 Mar 31, 2007 at UCLA Bruins 23 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 18 6 1 .300 Apr 01, 2007 at UCLA Bruins 38 11 14 10 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 21 8 0 .303 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State 26 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 12 21 2 1 .300 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State 22 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 21 2 0 .297 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford 22 4 6 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 21 0 0 .297 Apr 14, 2007 California 23 6 7 6 3 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 21 4 0 .297 Apr 15, 2007 California 26 5 10 3 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 21 10 1 .299 Apr 18, 2007 at Arizona State 23 3 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 18 11 0 .295 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State 24 3 7 3 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 21 6 0 .295 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon 23 4 8 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 5 21 5 0 .296 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon 25 9 8 9 2 0 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 4 0 .296 Apr 27, 2007 at California 31 6 9 6 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 21 5 1 .296 Apr 28, 2007 at Stanford 21 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 18 4 0 .295 Apr 29, 2007 at Stanford 42 0 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 11 36 12 0 .293 May 04, 2007 at Oregon 28 6 8 5 2 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 21 5 0 .293 May 05, 2007 at Oregon State 29 10 13 10 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 15 5 0 .296 May 06, 2007 at Oregon State 24 2 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 21 4 0 .295 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins 29 4 8 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 21 4 1 .294 May 11, 2007 Washington 26 1 5 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 21 5 0 .292 May 12, 2007 Washington 27 5 7 5 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 24 3 1 .292 May 18, 2007 Howard 23 9 10 8 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 1 0 .294 May 19, 2007 at Mississippi State 30 8 9 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 21 10 0 .294 May 20, 2007 Pacific 27 7 10 7 2 0 2 6 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 21 7 0 .296 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton 30 11 8 11 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 21 3 3 .295 May 27, 2007 at Cal State Fullerton 21 2 4 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 21 11 1 .294 Totals 1492 305 438 283 65 9 56 176 7 98 8 22 53 13 6 276 1150 348 37 .294

Page 24 #4 Adrienne Acton Junior Outfielder L/R Hometown: Marana, Ariz. Quick Hits: Slapper who acts as a second leadoff hitter out of the nine-hole … Speedy outfielder with ‘plus’ arm … Often found catalyzing UA rallies with a short-game ability that improves each year.

Acton in 2007: All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention … Enters WCWS with a career-best .319 average … Third on team in stolen bases (10-for-10) … All 52 starts this year have come as the nine-hole hitter … Tucson Super Regional: Led both teams with .500 (2-for-4) average … Recorded game-winning hit in Game 2 – a two-run single … Tucson Regional: Tied for team lead with .444 average (4-for-9) and scored three runs in three games … Has four extra-base hits on the year (2 doubles, 2 triples) after entering the year with just one career XBH … Batted .342 and swiped 10 bases against NCAA Tournament-bound teams over 47 contests … Had an 11-game hit streak from March 4 through March 17, in which all but one game was against an NCAA Tournament squad … Three of her stolen bases came in season-opening weekend at the Kajikawa Classic, including two SB vs. Texas A&M on Feb. 11 … First of eight multi-hit games on the year came in UA’s home-opener vs. Temple on Feb. 16 … Had two three-hit games, including a 3-for-4 perfor- mance with two runs and two RBI in UA’s 11-2 win at UCLA on April 1 … Went 3-for-5 in UA’s 0-0, 12-inning tie at Stanford on April 13. Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .417 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .250 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .297 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .333 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .345 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .328 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .306 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .329 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .321 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .313 Apr 14, 2007 California * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Apr 15, 2007 California * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .308 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Apr 27, 2007 California * 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .311 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .324 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .315 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 May 11, 2007 Washington * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .311 May 12, 2007 Washington * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304 May 18, 2007 Howard * 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .312 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .311 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Totals 52 138 24 44 11 2 2 0 4 0 10 0 1 7 0 0 27 32 0 1 .319 AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .319 55 52 138 24 44 2 2 0 11 50 .362 4 1 27 0 .343 0 7 10 10 32 0 1 .970

Page 25 #3 Sarah Akamine Freshman Pitcher/Third Baseman R/R Hometown: Escondido, Calif. Quick Hits: Recruited primarily as a third baseman, Akamine has stepped up and filled a major void as UA’s No. 2 pitcher … Not overpowering, Akamine is effective when she keeps hitters off balance and uses her defense … Also has some pop in her bat as a pinch-hitting threat or platoon hitter in the lineup.

Akamine in 2007: Arizona’s only viable pitching option not named Taryne Mowatt earned her stripes with quality starts against Northwestern, two against Texas A&M and Creighton … Also pitched effectively in shorter outings against Oklahoma, Baylor and Pacific … Tucson Super Regional: Made one pinch-hitting appearance … Hurled a complete-game shutout in UA’s doubleheader sweep of New Mexico on March 24 … At the plate, Akamine tallied 16 RBI in just 59 at-bats – that would multiply out to about 35 RBI over the course of a 125 at-bat season … Both of her home runs and half of her RBI on the year came in UA’s March 18 win over Louisiana-Lafayette, in which Akamine became the first hitter in Arizona history to hit two grand slams in one game.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .000 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 4 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 4 2 2 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .345 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .294 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Apr 14, 2007 California * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .216 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Apr 27, 2007 California 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 May 11, 2007 Washington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .193 May 12, 2007 Washington * 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Totals 24 59 6 11 17 2 0 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14 2 17 2 .186

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .186 29 20 59 6 11 2 0 2 17 19 .322 9 1 14 0 .296 2 0 0 0 2 17 2 .905

Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 6.0 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6-2 1 0 0 1.17 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 6.1 9 3 1 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4-3 2 0 0 1.14 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 5.0 9 1 1 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2-3 2 0 0 1.21 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 5.0 4 1 1 0 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 9-1 3 0 0 1.25 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 5.0 6 3 3 0 5 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 7-3 4 0 0 1.79 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 6.0 9 2 2 2 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 6-2 5 0 0 1.89 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 7.0 8 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7-3 6 0 0 1.91 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 2.1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2-3 6 0 0 1.97 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-6 6 0 0 1.88 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-06 0 1 1.76 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 2.1 7 9 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0-116 1 1 2.10 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 5.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-0 7 1 1 1.91 Apr 15, 2007 California * 5.0 5 2 2 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5-2 8 1 1 1.98 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 6.0 12 6 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3-6 8 2 1 2.44 May 11, 2007 Washington 4.2 5 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-5 8 2 1 2.58

Totals 12 70.2 88 36 26 12 51 9 0 9 9 0 3 2 73-50 8 2 1 2.58

ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2.58 8 2 15 12 4 1 1 1 70.2 88 36 26 12 51 9 0 9 299 .294 9 3 0 1 6

Page 26 #7 K’Lee Arredondo Freshman Infielder/Outfielder S/R Hometown: Tempe, Ariz. Quick Hits: Arizona’s first switch-hitter during Mike Candrea’s tenure is just as versatile in the field as she is at the plate … Arredondo has started in left field and shortstop this season and possesses slap and power-hitting ability.

Arredondo in 2007: All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention …Has started every game of 2007 … Enters WCWS with career-best, six-game hitting streak … Tucson Super Regional: Went 2-for-6 at the plate with two doubles, two runs and a stolen base … Tucson Regional: Went 3-for-8 (.375) with one hit in every game … Best game of regional came against Pacific, she hit a game-winning homer in the second inning and went on to score a career-best three runs … Started the year as UA’s two-hole hitter and batted .200 (8-for-40) in those contests. After that, Candrea dropped her to the eight-hole, where she hit .462 (8-for-13) over the next five games … Four of her seven multi-hit games came in Pac-10 contests, including two-hit, one-RBI, one-run performances in UA’s wins over UCLA (11-2 on 4/1) and Cal (6-0 on 4/27) … Had four game- winning RBI, including the only ribbie in Arizona’s 1-0 win over ASU on April 7 … Second career home run came in the form of a three-run blast off Katie Burkhart in UA’s 6-3 loss at ASU on April 18.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .143 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .091 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .133 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .118 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .100 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .120 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .200 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .216 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .240 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .264 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 .255 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .241 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .237 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .226 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 .231 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .221 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .224 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .216 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .211 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .227 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .222 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 Apr 14, 2007 California * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Apr 15, 2007 California * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .241 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .234 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 .230 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Apr 27, 2007 California * 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .237 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .242 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 .232 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .246 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .243 May 11, 2007 Washington * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .239 May 12, 2007 Washington * 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 May 18, 2007 Howard * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .245 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .248 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Totals 57 155 26 39 23 12 0 3 14 0 6 1 3 9 2 0 39 54 14 1 .252 AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .252 57 57 155 26 39 12 0 3 23 60 .387 14 3 39 0 .322 2 9 6 7 54 14 1 .986

Page 27 #15 Callista Balko Junior Catcher R/R Hometown: Tucson, Ariz. Quick Hits: Arizona’s everyday catcher for the last two years has caught every pitch since the start of 2006 … Strong-armed, heady catcher with power at the plate.

Balko in 2007: First-team all-Pacific Region … All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention … Wildcat backstop is second on the team with 10 home runs and ranks fourth on the squad with 32 RBI … Tucson Super Regional: Went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI and a three-run HR in Game 1 … Tucson Regional: Had one hit in every game and batted .273 (3-for-11) … Has thrown out 13 of 45 (29 percent) potential base stealers … Had nine multi-hit games in 2007, including a three-hit contest in UA’s 11-0 win over Pacific on March 16 … Tallied eight multi-RBI games, including a pair of four-RBI contests (Feb. 17 win over Virginia, April 13 win over Stanford) … Had five game-winning RBI, including a walk-off single in the first of three wins over Missouri … Had two multi-home run games (Feb. 17 win over Virginia, Feb. 25 win over Texas A&M). Only other Wildcat with a multi-home run game was Sarah Akamine … Went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases in Pac-10 opening win at Washington, which was the only multi-SB game of her career.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 .250 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .286 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 0 .333 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .231 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 0 .267 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .235 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .222 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14 1 0 .200 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 2 3 2 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .273 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 .240 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 .214 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 .226 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 .242 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 .278 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 3 0 .275 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 0 .279 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 .267 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 .255 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 .240 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 1 .231 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 .218 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 .224 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 .246 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 0 .234 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .269 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .257 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 .257 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .250 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 .266 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .266 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 1 .280 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 .291 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .281 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 .280 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 .271 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 .276 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 .287 Apr 14, 2007 California * 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 .288 Apr 15, 2007 California * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 .290 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .282 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .283 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 2 0 .284 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .277 Apr 27, 2007 California * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 .268 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .262 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 3 0 .254 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 .250 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 .252 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 .255 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 .255 May 11, 2007 Washington * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 .250 May 12, 2007 Washington * 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2 0 .250 May 18, 2007 Howard * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 .252 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 .252 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 .252 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .259 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 .256 Totals 57 164 31 42 32 2 0 10 20 0 4 1 0 6 0 1 45 511 27 3 .256 AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .256 57 57 164 31 42 2 0 10 32 74 .451 20 0 45 1 .337 0 6 4 5 511 27 3 .994

Page 28 #33 Sam Banister Sophomore DP/First Baseman R/R Hometown: Petaluma, Calif. Quick Hits: Arizona’s platoon first baseman/designated player has shown signs of power over the last two years and enters the weekend with three home runs in last nine games … A solid and vocal fielder at first base.

Banister in 2007: Started 45 games at either first base or designated player this year … Enters WCWS with career-best, six-game hitting streak … Tucson Super Regional: Went 2-for-6 at the plate with a hit in both games to extend streak … Her walk to lead off third inning of Game 2 proved to be the game-winning run … Tucson Regional: Batted .429 (3-for-7) with a patient four walks for a .636 on-base percentage … A reliable bunter, Banister leads UA with 13 sac bunts and led the conference with 10 in Pac-10 games … Opened the year with a pair of two-RBI games at the Kajikawa Classic … Tallied three multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … Only UA player other than Sarah Akamine to hit a grand slam. The four-run dinger came in UA’s 8-0, run-rule win over New Mexico on March 24 … Hit three home runs in Pac-10 play, which tied her with Chelsie Mesa for second on the team. The long balls came at Oregon (May 4), Oregon State (May 5) and most recently a walk-off home run to cap off the regular season on May 12 vs. Washington.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 .286 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 .200 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .154 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .208 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 .185 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .233 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 .229 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .211 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 0 .200 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 .209 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 .217 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .229 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 .216 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 .226 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 .214 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 .197 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 .188 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 2 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 .197 Mar 30, 2007 Washington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 .197 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .189 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .187 Apr 14, 2007 California 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Apr 15, 2007 California * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 .182 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Apr 27, 2007 California * 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .184 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .176 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .181 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .190 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 .192 May 11, 2007 Washington * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 .187 May 12, 2007 Washington * 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 .191 May 18, 2007 Howard * 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 45 123 12 26 19 1 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 21 153 9 3 .211

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .211 48 45 123 12 26 1 0 5 19 42 .341 12 0 21 2 .281 0 13 0 0 153 9 3 .982

Page 29 #2 Cyndi Duran Junior Outfielder L/R Hometown: Tucson, Ariz. Quick Hits: A first-year letterwinner, Duran won a national championship at Pima College in 2006 … Platooned with Adrienne Acton in right field at the beginning of the year until suffering an injury to her left hand/wrist on Feb. 28 as part of an exhibition game … A left- handed slapper with speed who can come off the bench as a pinch runner or pinch hitter.

Duran in 2007: Started seven games and came off the bench in nine others … Tucson Super Regional: Saw action in both games … Replaced Caitlin Lowe the UA center fielder left the game due to a facial injury … Pinch ran for Sam Banister in Game 2 and scored what would be the game-winning run … Went 2-for-3 with a run and a stolen base in her first career start – a 6-2 UA win over Nevada on Feb. 9 at the Kajikawa Classic … Had UA’s only RBI in a 3-1, extra-inning loss to Florida on Feb. 10 … Out with an injury to her left hand/wrist from Feb. 28 through April 15 … Upon her return, she started one game and saw action in six others.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .667 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Apr 15, 2007 California 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Apr 27, 2007 California 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 May 11, 2007 Washington * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 May 12, 2007 Washington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 May 20, 2007 Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .190 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190

Totals 7 21 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .190

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .190 16 7 21 3 4 0 0 0 2 4 .190 1 0 5 0 .227 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000

#23 Lauren Erb Freshman Catcher/3B R/R Hometown: Camarillo, Calif.

Quick Hits: Listed as Arizona’s second catcher on the depth chart … A team-oriented player.

Erb in 2007: Served as UA’s bullpen catcher … Had one pinch-hit at-bat in UA’s 6-0, April 27 win at Cal.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Apr 27, 2007 California 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Page 30 #29 Kristie Fox Senior Shortstop R/R Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Quick Hits: Four-year starting shortstop is arguably the most clutch hitter on UA roster in recent memory.

Fox in 2007: First-team all-Pac-10 … Ranks eighth on UA career home run (47) list and seventh on its RBI (228) list. That RBI total is 14th best in NCAA history … Leads the team in a number of offensive categories including home runs (14), RBI (61), slugging percentage (.667), doubles (15), total bases (114) … Arizona’s top run- producer has started all but one game over the last four years … Started 44 games at shortstop, six at second base and seven as the DP … Tucson Super Regional: 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI in Game 1 … Snapped season-high 10-game hitting streak in Game 2 … Tucson Regional: Batted. 429 (3-for-7) at the plate … Hit a home run on the first pitch she saw of the regional … Leads team with 18 multi-RBI games and third on team with 12 multi-hit games … Leads Arizona with 10 game-winning RBI, including six in the first inning of a contest … Had five of UA’s 15 Pac-10 home runs and 20 of its 84 in-conference RBI … Season highlights include a walk-off single in UA’s 1-0 victory over ASU on April 6 … Was held without a run or RBI in just 20 of 57 games – not bad when considering Arizona’s opponents were shutout 18 times over the year … Scored multiple runs in 15 games … Went 3-for-3 and a single short of being the first player in UA history to hit for the cycle in the Wildcats’ 3-1 win over Oregon State. Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 3 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .667 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 .462 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 .438 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 .412 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .381 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .348 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .370 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 .323 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .343 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .342 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .341 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .356 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 .354 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .365 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .383 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .338 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .324 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .325 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .318 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .322 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .322 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 2 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .326 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .337 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 .340 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .330 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 .327 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .330 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .321 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .313 Apr 14, 2007 California * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .303 Apr 15, 2007 California * 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 .301 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 .294 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .310 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .311 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 3 2 2 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 Apr 27, 2007 California * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 .319 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 .314 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 .303 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .313 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .313 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .316 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .316 May 11, 2007 Washington * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .318 May 12, 2007 Washington * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .321 May 18, 2007 Howard * 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .323 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .325 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .325 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 .325 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 .322 Totals 57 171 44 55 61 15 1 14 29 4 5 0 5 2 2 0 20 81 66 6 .322 AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .322 57 57 171 44 55 15 1 14 61 114 .667 29 5 20 0 .430 2 2 5 5 81 66 6 .961

Page 31 #17 Samantha Hoffman Freshman Pitcher L/R Hometown: Oakley, Ill. High School: Mt. Zion High School, Mt. Zion, Ill., 2006 ... Earned all-conference honors sophomore through senior seasons ... Set school records for doubles (28) and RBI (30) ... Pitching ERA was 0.33 or lower sophomore through senior seasons ... Member of honor roll.

Personal: Academic major is undecided, but has an interest in health-related fields ... Career ambition is to be a physical therapist ... Daughter of Tim and Laura Hoffman ... Father is self-employed ... Mother is an interior decorator and store manager ... Has one brother, Alex ... Chose to attend Arizona because of its strong health programs and to play under coach Mike Candrea ... Entered college as a sophomore in terms of class credit due to extra work in the classroom during high school ... Born Samantha Marie Hoffman on Oct. 2, 1987.

Quick Hits: Came on board with the team a couple weeks into the season to give Arizona an extra arm in the circle.

Hoffman in 2007: Saw action in one game – UA’s 11-0 loss to Oklahoma on March 18 … Hoffman pitched 2.2 innings and allowed two runs on three hits in the outing.

Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma 2.2 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-11 0 0 0 5.25

Totals 0 2.2 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-11 0 0 0 5.25

ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 5.25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 2 11 .273 0 0 0 0 0

Page 32 #31 Jenae Leles Sophomore Third Baseman R/R Hometown: Fair Oaks, Calif. Quick Hits: Arguably most improved defensive player on Arizona roster has started at third base all but one game since start of 2006 … Has been a middle-of-the-order threat throughout 2007.

Leles in 2007: Ranks third on the team with 10 doubles and 39 RBI … Her 10 home runs are a career high … Has just five errors in 150 chances in the field after committing 10 in 150 chances in 2006 … Tucson Super Regional: Went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and a two-run homer in Game 1 … Tucson Re- gional: Exploded in Game 1 for her second career multi-homer game (2-for-3, 4 RBI) … Led team with .444 (4-for-9) average, two home runs and five RBI … Leads team in walks with 30, compared to just 26 strikeouts … Had seven game-winning RBI, including GW hits in wins over Texas A&M on Feb 23, a walk-off homer against Missouri on March 5, a victory over Michigan on March 17 … Only homer of Pac-10 play was a game-winner and came near her hometown – at Cal – on April 27 … Opened the year with a 3-for-3, two- double performance in UA’s 12-3, season-opening win against Ohio State … Second on team with 13 multi- RBI games, including a four-RBI contest against Howard on May 18 … Also had nine multi-hit games and a six-game hitting streak (Feb. 16-Feb. 23) … 22 of her 39 RBI have come with two outs.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg. Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 .750 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .300 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .308 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .235 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .318 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .308 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .300 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .324 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .297 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 .282 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .268 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 .262 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .289 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 .292 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .294 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .271 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .262 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .266 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .279 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .282 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 .267 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 .256 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .259 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 .259 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 .261 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .271 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .265 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Apr 14, 2007 California * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .252 Apr 15, 2007 California * 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 .259 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .248 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 Apr 27, 2007 California * 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 .250 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .242 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .245 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .241 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .236 May 11, 2007 Washington * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .233 May 12, 2007 Washington * 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .235 May 18, 2007 Howard * 3 2 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 .245 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 .247 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .253 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 .250 Totals 57 164 26 41 39 11 0 10 30 1 2 0 5 1 2 2 26 44 101 5 .250 AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .250 57 57 164 26 41 11 0 10 39 82 .500 30 5 26 2 .378 2 1 2 2 44 101 5 .967

Page 33 #26 Caitlin Lowe Senior Center Fielder L/R Hometown: Tustin, Calif. Quick Hits: The premier slap-hitter and base stealer in college softball, Lowe is arguably the best position player in Arizona’s illustrious history … Could be Arizona’s second four-time, first-team All-American.

Lowe in 2007: USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist ... First-team all-Pacific Region … First-team all-Pac-10 … Pac- 10 Defensive Player of the Year … Finalist for Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award … Leads UA with a .425 batting average, .463 on-base percentage, 55 runs scored, 49 stolen bases and 27 multi-hit games … Set school record for stolen bases in a career and has 156 entering WCWS. That mark is good for 11th in NCAA history and second in Pac-10 history … Accounts for half (49) of Arizona’s 108 stolen bases … Tucson Super Regional: Left Game 1 in top of first inning with facial injury after crashing into outfield wall … Started the next day and laid down two sacrifice bunts … Tucson Regional: Batted .400 (4-for- 10) with four runs scored, three RBI and three stolen bases … Was caught stealing for the first time in 2007 … Had more stolen bases in Pac-10 play (19) than four teams – Arizona State, UCLA, Stanford and Cal. You can throw UA into the mix, as it had only 11 Pac-10 steals without her … A career .449 hitter, Lowe is one of just 12 players in NCAA history to have accumulated 300 hits, 200 runs and 100 stolen bases in a career. Enters the WCWS with 341 hits, 240 runs and 156 steals … Had stolen 54 straight bases dating back to 2006 before getting caught in regional action … Held without an RBI or a run in 18 of 56 games started. Had multiple hits in seven of the games in which she was “shutout” … Had three games with four SB

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .667 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .500 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .458 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .481 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .500 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .463 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .467 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .469 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 3 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .481 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .509 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 4 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .516 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .508 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .485 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .479 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .480 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .488 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .488 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .494 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .489 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .474 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .475 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .461 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .457 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .445 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .451 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .457 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .450 Apr 14, 2007 California * 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .455 Apr 15, 2007 California * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .449 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .438 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .439 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .449 Apr 27, 2007 California * 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .451 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .448 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .450 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .439 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .443 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .438 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .440 May 11, 2007 Washington * 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .429 May 12, 2007 Washington * 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .431 May 18, 2007 Howard * 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .425 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .425 Totals 56 186 55 79 22 3 3 1 14 2 49 1 1 6 2 0 19 50 1 0 .425 AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .425 56 56 186 55 79 3 3 1 22 91 .489 14 1 19 0 .463 2 6 49 50 50 1 0 1.000

Page 34 #6 Jill Malina Sophomore Outfielder R/R Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz. Quick Hits: First pinch runner off UA bench and solid backup outfielder.

Malina in 2007: Started eight games in the outfield but did not hit … Tucson Super Regional: Came off the bench in both games … Scored one run as a pinch runner in Game 1 and finished the game in right field … Tucson Regional: Pinch ran in all three games, scored two runs and stole a base … Scored 16 runs over 36 games as a pinch runner … Went 2-for-3 in stolen base attempts … Scored two game-winning runs, including the only run in UA’s 1-0 walk-off win over ASU on April 6 – just two days after her birthday.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 16, 2007 Temple 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 30, 2007 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 14, 2007 California 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 15, 2007 California 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 27, 2007 California 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 04, 2007 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 05, 2007 Oregon State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 06, 2007 Oregon State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 11, 2007 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 18, 2007 Howard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 20, 2007 Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .000 44 8 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 1.000

Page 35 #14 Chelsie Mesa Senior Second Baseman L/R Hometown: Yuma, Ariz. Quick Hits: Arizona’s first power-hitting left-handed hitter since Leneah Manuma … Possesses perhaps the best balance between power and average on the team … Has never finished a collegiate season without a national championship.

Mesa in 2007: Second-team all-Pac-10 … Has started every game at either second base or shortstop since she arrived in 2006 … Tucson Super Regional: Hitless in two starts, scored one run … Tucson Regional: Batted .400 (4-for-10) with four runs, three extra-base hits and five RBI … Had a Pac-10-high 22-game hitting streak (Feb. 10-March 16). She hit .444 (32-for-72) with 10 extra-base hits, 15 RBI and eight stolen bases over that stretch … Her .364 batting average, 41 RBI, 13 doubles and 16 stolen bases are all second on the team … Tallied 20 multi-hit games, which were second only to Caitlin Lowe’s 26 … Had four of UA’s five hits in its May 11 loss to Washington. That marked the only four-hit game for a Wildcat in 2007 and the second of Mesa’s career. She came up a double short of the cycle in that game … Went 7-for-11 with four RBI, two steals and a home run in four games this year against Texas A&M … Had a six-game hitting streak snapped on the last day of the regular season. Prior to that, she hit .560 (14-for-24) with three home runs in the half dozen contests … Her solo home run at Oregon State on May 6 proved to be a game-winner, which was one of three game-winning RBI in 2007.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 .667 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 .400 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .250 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .267 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .333 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 .368 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .409 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .467 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .469 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .514 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .488 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .489 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .479 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .462 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .473 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-2 * 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 .466 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .452 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .446 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .435 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 .431 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 .434 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .425 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .405 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .398 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 .396 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .404 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-2 * 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 .406 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .400 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .388 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .377 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 .378 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .368 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .359 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .361 Apr 14, 2007 California * 3 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .369 Apr 15, 2007 California * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 .371 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 .362 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .354 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .361 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .363 Apr 27, 2007 California * 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 .355 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .353 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 3 0 .354 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .365 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .362 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .365 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .369 May 11, 2007 Washington * 4 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .384 May 12, 2007 Washington * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 .377 May 18, 2007 Howard * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 4 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 .379 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .379 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .370 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 .364 Totals 57 184 42 67 41 13 3 8 20 0 16 3 3 4 0 0 22 70 75 12 .364 AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .364 57 57 184 42 67 13 3 8 41 110 .598 20 3 22 0 .435 0 4 16 19 70 75 12 .924

Page 36 #9 Taryne Mowatt Sophomore Pitcher/OF R/R Hometown: Corona, Ariz. Quick Hits: Assumed the hallowed role of being Arizona’s ace pitcher – a position that has earned All-America honors in each of the last 16 seasons … A strikeout pitcher and an absolute workhorse for Arizona throughout 2007.

Mowatt in 2007: First-team all-Pac-10 ... First-team all-Pacific Region ... Four-time Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week ... USA Softball Player of the Week (April 2-8) ... Has started 45 of UA’s 57 games and has appeared in all but five contests … Holds a 36-10 record with a 1.65 ERA … Tucson Super Regional: Set UA innings pitched record for a single season during Game 1 … Allowed four earned runs on nine hits in Game 1 win … Gave up one run on three hits in Game 2 victory Tucson Regional: Pitched all 19 innings for UA … Went 3-0 and did not allow a run or a runner to reach third base … Tossed fifth career no-hitter in win over Howard … Currently tied for second on UA’s all-time list for strikeouts in a season with 446. Is fifth for strikeouts in a career with 778. The names ahead of her – Susie Parra, Becky Lemke, Jennie Finch and Alicia Hollowell … Enters the WCWS tied for third in program history for victories in a season with 36 … Has thrown three no-hitters this year: 5 IP, 12 K, BB vs. Howard on May 18, 7 IP, 14 K vs. Texas Tech on Feb. 16 and 7 IP, 11 K, BB vs. ASU on April 6 … Has had 23 double-digit strikeout games this year – led by a pair of 15-strikeout games (March 9 at Baylor and April 21 vs. Oregon) … Registered wins over seven of the 15 seeded teams and posted 30 wins over squads that made the tournament. Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 5.0 5 3 3 2 7 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 12-3 1 0 0 4.20 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-2 1 0 0 3.50 Feb 10, 2007 Florida Gators * 7.2 4 3 2 5 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1-3 1 1 0 2.56 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 1 1 1 2.44 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 7.0 3 1 1 1 11 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4-1 2 1 1 1.97 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2-3 2 2 1 2.51 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 7.0 0 0 0 7 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 3 2 1 1.91 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 6.0 4 3 3 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12-3 4 2 1 2.18 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. 2.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-3 4 2 1 2.06 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 7.0 1 1 1 3 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8-1 5 2 1 1.89 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 7.0 1 0 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5-0 6 2 1 1.64 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 7.0 3 4 0 3 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3-4 6 3 1 1.44 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-2 6 3 2 1.42 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 7.0 5 4 3 7 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5-4 7 3 2 1.58 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 7.0 2 1 1 3 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8-1 8 3 2 1.53 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 7.0 11 7 7 9 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 8-7 9 3 2 2.00 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 7.0 3 2 2 0 12 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 6-2 10 3 2 2.00 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 7.0 1 0 0 1 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3-0 11 3 2 1.86 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor 3.2 2 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2-3 11 4 2 1.93 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 6.2 9 3 3 3 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2-3 11 5 2 2.01 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 7.0 3 0 0 2 11 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2-0 12 5 2 1.88 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 5.0 5 6 4 4 7 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2-6 12 6 2 2.04 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific * 4.0 4 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 11-0 13 6 2 1.97 Mar 17, 2007 Michigan * 7.0 3 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2-1 14 6 2 1.92 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 7.0 2 0 0 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-0 15 6 2 1.82 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 5.0 1 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13-0 16 6 2 1.75 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 6.0 6 3 3 2 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 11-3 17 6 2 1.83 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 7.0 4 0 0 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6-0 18 6 2 1.74 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 6.0 3 2 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-2 18 7 2 1.76 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 7.0 3 2 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11-2 19 7 2 1.77 Apr 06, 2007 Arizona State * 7.0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 20 7 2 1.70 Apr 07, 2007 Arizona State * 7.0 2 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 21 7 2 1.64 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 7.0 5 1 1 4 11 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4-1 22 7 2 1.61 Apr 14, 2007 California * 7.0 6 4 4 5 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 6-4 23 7 2 1.70 Apr 15, 2007 California 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 23 7 3 1.68 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 7.0 2 1 1 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3-1 24 7 3 1.66 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 7.0 2 1 1 8 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4-1 25 7 3 1.64 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 6.0 4 1 1 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9-1 26 7 3 1.62 Apr 27, 2007 California * 7.0 5 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6-0 27 7 3 1.57 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 6.0 2 3 3 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-3 27 8 3 1.62 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 12.0 3 0 0 10 13 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0-0 27 8 3 1.54 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 7.0 5 2 2 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-2 28 8 3 1.55 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 5.0 3 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10-1 29 8 3 1.55 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 7.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2-0 30 8 3 1.51 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 7.0 7 7 6 3 12 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4-7 30 9 3 1.63 May 11, 2007 Washington * 2.1 3 2 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1-5 30 10 3 1.67 May 12, 2007 Washington * 8.0 9 4 4 3 9 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 5-4 31 10 3 1.72 May 18, 2007 Howard * 5.0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-0 32 10 3 1.69 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 7.0 4 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8-0 33 10 3 1.65 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 7.0 1 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-0 34 10 3 1.61 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 7.0 9 6 4 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11-6 35 10 3 1.66 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 7.0 3 1 1 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2-1 36 10 3 1.65 Totals 45 310.0 171 84 73 139 446 21 0 26 22 1 20 12 278-101 36 10 3 1.65 ERA W L APP GS CG SHOCBOSV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 1.65 36 10 52 45 42 15 1 3 310.0 171 84 73 139 446 21 0 26 1073 .159 22 20 1 1 21 See next page for Mowatt’s hitting statistics

Page 37 Mowatt’s Hitting Statistics

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Feb 25, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222 Mar 4, 2007 Missouri * 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .143 Mar 09, 2007 Baylor * 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 Mar 15, 2007 NC State * 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .136

Totals 32 22 3 3 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 13 25 1 .136

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .136 13 11 22 3 3 0 0 1 6 6 .273 0 0 3 1 .125 2 1 0 0 13 25 1 .974 #22 Lisa Odom Freshman Outfielder L/L Hometown: Long Grove, Ill.

Quick Hits: Reserve outfielder who bats and throws left-handed.

Odom in 2007: Did not see any game action during regular season … Pinch hit in an exhibition game on Feb. 28.

#12 Danielle Rodriguez Junior Second Baseman R/R Hometown: Camarillo, Calif.

Quick Hits: A pinch runner and reserve infielder, Rodriguez earned her second letter this year.

Rodriguez in 2007: Pinch ran in nine games, scored three runs and stole a base.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 09, 2007 Nevada Wolfpack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mar 16, 2007 Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apr 01, 2007 UCLA Bruins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .000 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000

Page 38 #24 Laine Roth Sophomore First Baseman/DP R/R Hometown: Glendale, Ariz. Quick Hits: Platoons with Sam Banister as UA’s usual first base/designated player combo … A slick-fielding first baseman and an on-base machine who doesn’t give many at-bats away.

Roth in 2007: Started 42 games at either first base or designated player … Tucson Super Regional: Hit three-run, game-winning homer in fifth inning of Game 1 to cap UA comeback from 5-0 deficit… Tucson Regional: Batted .111 (1-for-9) with a home run in regional-clinching win over Pacific … Entered postseason with no home runs and has hit two in the last three games … Batted .306 in Pac-10 play with a team-best OBP of .458 … Had a six-game hitting streak in the middle of Pac-10 play (April 20-April 29) in which she hit .471 (8-for-17) … First game- winning RBI of the year came in the form of a two-run double against New Mexico on March 25. That contest was her best of the year, as Roth went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored. It was one of her six multi-hit games and one of two multi-RBI games.

Date Opponent GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2007 Ohio State * 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 1 .000 Feb 10, 2007 Northwestern * 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 .286 Feb 11, 2007 Wisconsin Badgers * 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 .375 Feb 11, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .364 Feb 16, 2007 Temple * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .357 Feb 16, 2007 Texas Tech * 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .333 Feb 17, 2007 Virginia * 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .353 Feb 17, 2007 Mid. Tennessee St. * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .350 Feb 18, 2007 Texas Tech * 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Feb 23, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 .296 Feb 24, 2007 Texas A&M * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Mar 02, 2007 Missouri * 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Mar 3, 2007 Missouri * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 .265 Mar 06, 2007 Creighton-1 * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .243 Mar 10, 2007 Baylor * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .250 Mar 11, 2007 Baylor * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Mar 15, 2007 NC State 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Mar 15, 2007 Oklahoma * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Mar 18, 2007 Louisiana-Lafayette * 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .245 Mar 18, 2007 Oklahoma * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .245 Mar 24, 2007 New Mexico-1 * 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .240 Mar 25, 2007 New Mexico * 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .264 Mar 30, 2007 Washington * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .255 Mar 31, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .246 Apr 13, 2007 Stanford * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Apr 14, 2007 California * 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 .254 Apr 15, 2007 California * 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Apr 18, 2007 Arizona State * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 .266 Apr 20, 2007 Oregon State * 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .273 Apr 21, 2007 Oregon * 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .290 Apr 22, 2007 Oregon * 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .292 Apr 27, 2007 California * 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 .293 Apr 28, 2007 Stanford * 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .295 Apr 29, 2007 Stanford * 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 .309 May 04, 2007 Oregon * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 .298 May 05, 2007 Oregon State * 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 .287 May 06, 2007 Oregon State * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .281 May 10, 2007 UCLA Bruins * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 May 18, 2007 Howard * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 May 19, 2007 Mississippi State * 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 .263 May 20, 2007 Pacific * 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .265 May 26, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1 .265 May 27, 2007 Cal State Fullerton * 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .260

Totals 42 104 14 27 10 4 0 2 23 0 1 0 3 4 1 0 35 134 7 3 .260

AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% .260 43 42 104 14 27 4 0 2 10 37 .356 23 3 35 0 .405 1 4 1 1 134 7 3 .979

Page 39 NATIONAL CHAMPION UA SOFTBALL TEAM OPENS PRACTICE Defense initiative Candrea back at work after winning 7th WCWS, 3 other titles in 2006 By Patrick Finley ARIZONA DAILY STAR | Published: 01.16.2007 Were VH1 ever to venture into the sports world, Mike Candrea would undoubtedly appear on one of those weekly recap shows. Obscure comedians Paul F. Tompkins and Doug Benson would have to come up with funny 20-second sound bites about him while paparazzi photos splashed across the screen. Best Week Ever? Try Best Year Ever. In June, Candrea led the UA softball team to its seventh Women’s College World Series championship. In July, his Team USA won the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City. In September, he took the ISF World Champion- ships in Beijing. Two months later, he won the Japan Cup. Oh yeah, and he got married. On Dec. 30, Candrea wed the former Tina Tilton at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa. “It’s been a great year,” the UA coach said Monday before the team’s first practice of the season. “To win a national champi- onship and to win a world championship and win the World Cup, it probably was a good time to retire.” The thought has entered his mind before. In April, with the Wildcats struggling, a frustrated Candrea said his team, “may run me out of the game.” The UA won 20 of its last 22 games to secure the title. Retirement? Not yet. “I played golf about three days in a row over the break, and I realized if that’s what I’ve got to look forward to when I retire, I might as well keep working,” he said. “My golf game was struggling a little bit. Let’s put it this way — if you go out to Arizona National, you’ll probably see a lot of balls that have ‘Mike and Tina, Dec.30’ (on them).” Monday was not a good day for golf, or softball either. The team’s 10 a.m. practice was bumped to noon because the Hillenbrand Stadium field was frosted over. Taryne Mowatt, last year’s No. 2 starter behind all-world pitcher Alicia Hollowell, threw a bullpen session in shorts and three layers of long-sleeve shirts. She said the notion of repeating as national champion fires up the team. “It’s hard to get to the top, but it’s harder to stay at the top,” she said. “I think a little bit of pressure is always good. It makes you work harder.” It helps that the Wildcats return all but one starter, former left fielder Autumn Champion. “We definitely want to look at (the WCWS) and remember it and feel what it felt like,” said Caitlin Lowe, the team’s center fielder. “But too many times you live in the past.” Candrea said, “One thing I do know is that you can’t live on reputation.”

Hollowell helps out Hollowell, the Most Outstanding Player of last year’s WCWS, is the team’s new undergraduate assistant coach. Hollowell has three classes left before graduation. She will train in Tucson with the USA national team while considering whether to play for the Pro Fastpitch X-treme Tour or in the summer. Hollowell spent the morning watching Mowatt alongside pitching coach Nancy Evans. “I’m just watching the coach coach and learning the game from a different point of view,” she said.

Inside pitch - Lowe, who played for the national team this summer, is still fuming about running through the center field wall during the WCWS but not catching the ball. Her father framed a photo of the play and displayed it at home. “I don’t go a day without thinking about it and how it hit my glove,” she said. “Next time it will be caught.” - Tempe freshman K’Lee Arredondo, a favorite to play left field, in the first switch hitter in Candrea’s UA tenure.

Page 40 Gimino: Tigers coach picks Candrea’s brain

ANTHONY GIMINO TUCSON CITIZEN Published: 10.26.2006 The hitting coach called Arizona’s Mike Candrea the week before the World Series. And after every game of the American League Division Series. And when the Tigers were in their late-season slump. Don Slaught figures he talks to the Wildcats softball coach at least once every couple of weeks, the continuation of a personal and professional relationship that makes Slaught rather unconventional in major league circles. He’s a guy who, when looking for solutions, advice or a sounding board, doesn’t lean solely on his baseball peers. He’ll also call Candrea and UCLA softball coach Sue Enquist. Slaught chuckles when considering how unusual it is for a major leaguer to have softball connections. “Yeah,” he said, “that’s extremely rare.” Slaught, a former major league catcher whose career spanned 16 seasons, became involved in softball when his daughter started playing in the late 1990s. “They were teaching my daughter some techniques and stuff at the clinics that weren’t right,” Slaught said Monday in a phone interview from the Tigers’ locker room. Slaught’s first thought, being a UCLA grad, was to call Enquist. Slaught, who had developed instructional hitting software, the RightView Pro system, discussed his ideas and had Enquist contribute video of UCLA players. With the video, Slaught could directly compare major leaguers such as Jason Giambi and Alex Rodriguez to softball stars including and Stacey Nuveman. “We spent about six hours going through video. Sue was amazed that the swings were the same,” Slaught said. “She knew Mike was teaching similar stuff. So I called Mike and went through the whole thing with Mike. He said that we ought to do a video for softball, and we ended up doing the same thing for softball that I did for baseball.” The upshot is that the exact thing being taught to the Detroit Tigers - and throughout the Boston Red Sox organization, as a further example - is being taught by Candrea at Hillenbrand Stadium. “Absolutely, it is the same swing,” Candrea said of comparing softball to baseball. “There are some subtle differences with the timing factor, but, yeah, from the time a hitter gets his feet set, a good swing is a good swing.” Slaught and Candrea concede they haven’t reinvented the wheel, but they say the software, combined with new language for swing mechanics, has created a better way of teaching. The software breaks down the swing into eight parts: stance, negative move, toe touch, heel plant, connection, bat lag, contact and extension. “Most of the stuff we talk about is the same stuff people have talked about for 100 years,” Candrea said. “But the verbiage and the video helps kids understand.” It’s to Candrea’s chagrin that all this had a hand in the Tigers defeating his beloved Yankees in the divisional series. Slaught, hired after last season by his former manager Jim Leyland, phoned Candrea every day as Detroit won three in a row.

Page 41 “Candrea/Tigers continued’ Softball’s 3 seniors share strong bond “He didn’t return my calls after we Ari Wasserman Posted: 1/31/07 Throughout their Tucson careers, three Arizona softball seniors have been insepa- won,” Slaught said with a laugh. rable. They talked last week, though, On and off the field, Kristie Fox, Caitlin Lowe and Chelsie Mesa not only share the when Slaught sought advice on how camaraderie of being on the softball team, but also the strong bond of being best friends. to keep his hitters sharp during the Tigers’ weeklong layoff between the Stars on the diamond, the three can also often be found playing another sport. ALCS and the World Series. ”We like to bowl,” said Mesa, who started at second base in all of Arizona’s 65 games last season. “And when the Tigers were in their last part of the season, struggling a ”It’s cheap and a lot of fun,” added Fox, who was named to last year’s Pacific 10 Conference’s First Team. “We are very competitive people, and we like to do things little bit, Don called me and said, where we can compete against each other.”Hesitantly, Lowe agreed.

‘Hey, what do you think?’ “ Candrea ”I don’t like to bowl a lot,” said Lowe, who last year was a top-10 finalist for the USA said. “I thought that was kind of Softball Player of the Year award. “But it is a lot of fun to play because we all share the same passion for competing.” neat.” Although their competitive nature in the bowling alley never strays far from fun and Slaught invited Candrea to a World games, it may translate into something on the softball field. The three women Series game, but Candrea’s agreed their constant competitiveness is a strong motivator for their individual performances on the softball field. schedule, with his team finishing ”At practice we are so competitive that we push each other as far as we can go,” fall practice this week, wouldn’t Fox said. “I think it motivates us because we are so close, and we want to win.” allow it. But all competitiveness aside, they all said it is important to be close as team- Candrea is an old baseball coach mates and they enjoy being there for one another. at heart who just happens to have ”I think we know each other so well, and that definitely helps us when we are seven NCAA softball titles and an preparing for a game because we each know what we have to get done,” Lowe said.

Olympic gold medal. He recently The seniors could be the most important pieces of this year’s softball puzzle. was selected as the most influen- After losing standout ace pitcher - and Arizona’s all-time strikeout leader - Alicia tial person in softball in a poll of Hollowell, the three women know how important their role on the team is this season. club team coaches conducted by With both Lowe and Fox named first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association studentsports.com. All-Americans last season, and coupled with Mesa’s starting experience and But when Slaught turned to some- knowledge, the trio will be a great boost to some of the younger players on this year’s squad. one in the Tigers’ locker room and ”This year we know we are going to have to step it up,” Mesa said. “We have a asked if he knew who Candrea young team this year, and we have to be there for them and be a role model for the was, the question he got was, younger players.”

“Who?” With the season quickly approaching - the first game is Feb. 9 against Ohio State - and with memories of last year’s championship fading in the rear-view mirror, the Thing is, Candrea probably is more women are looking ahead. capable than most to teach hitting ”We want to go back and win again, and I think we are going to be able to do that at any level. as long as we peak at the right time,” Lowe said. “Hitting is hitting,” Slaught said. “He And as for their friendship? just happens to coach softball.” ”We are like family,” Mesa said. “We definitely stick together.”

Page 42 In search of eight Softball ready to defend national title Cameron Jones Posted: 1/31/07 Arizona Daily Wildcat Complacency. That will likely be the biggest obstacle for the No. 1 Arizona softball team on the road to a second consecu- tive national championship. The Wildcats return nearly every key player from a 2006 squad that won 20 of its last 22 games en route to the title, the program’s seventh in 15 years. With so much firepower returning, as well as the nation’s top ranking heading into the season, head coach Mike Candrea knows that maintaining his team’s desire is key. ”You always worry about (complacency), but it’s our job not to allow that to happen,” he said. “It is something we have control over, and we’ll take control over it.” Maintaining focus will be key as well, with the Wildcats entering the season as the team to beat in college softball. Arizona faces a brutal schedule that includes non-conference games against No. 4 Northwestern, No. 13 Texas A&M and No. 18 Baylor - and then moves into the toughest conference in the country. The Pacific 10 Conference features five teams other than Arizona ranked in the national top 10. Another conference team, Washington, is ranked No. 12. And every one of those teams will be gunning for the Wildcats. ”We are always working as hard as we can, but now we know everyone is going to come after us, and in order to do what we want to do - which is win another national championship - we’re going to have to work even harder than everybody else,” said shortstop Kristie Fox. “I think knowing that people are coming after us is really going to help us do that.” Fox, a senior who led the team in home runs and RBIs last season, will spearhead a potentially potent offense along with center fielder and leadoff hitter Caitlin Lowe. Lowe, a three-time All-American, hit .425 last year and spent the offseason playing on the U.S. Women’s National Team. Lowe said she realizes the challenges facing the Wildcats, but that they won’t be anything the team hasn’t seen before. ”Being an Arizona softball player, you always have people aiming for you, so it’s really nothing new for us,” she said. “We just need to make sure we take nothing for granted.” The Wildcats offense returns all but one starter - departed senior Autumn Champion - and figures to be one of the best in the nation. The real question mark is on the other side of the chalk. Arizona will be without hurler Alicia Hollowell, a four-time All-American and holder of nearly all the program’s significant pitching records. Replacing her won’t be easy, and that responsibility falls primarily on junior Taryne Mowatt. Mowatt proved to be more than capable as Hollowell’s backup last season, compiling a 21-5 record and a 1.28 ERA. ”Taryne just needs to be Taryne and go out and pitch and let things take care of themselves,” Candrea said. Mowatt isn’t concerned about replacing Hollowell as the team ace. ”I think you need a little pressure to thrive,” she said. “I’m excited to go out there and show what I can do.” Mowatt moving up to replace Hollowell in the rotation created an opening for the No. 2 pitcher. It was initially thought that freshman Amanda Williams, one of the nation’s top recruits, would fill that void, but undisclosed personal issues have taken her away from the team. It is uncertain if she will play this season. Another freshman, Sarah Akamine, has claimed the role of backup pitcher in Williams’ absence. With so many question marks on the mound, a solid defense behind the pitcher will be crucial for a successful season. ”We relied on Alicia to strike out a lot of people last year, and of course Taryne can do that,” Lowe said, “but I think we’re going to have to play a lot more defense.” No matter how good the offense turns out to be behind Lowe and Fox, Candrea said pitching and defense are what really counts when it matters most. ”Hopefully, our offense will be able to score runs and give us an opportunity to win a lot of ball games, but truthfully, when it comes down to the end, it is going to be pitching and defense that is going to win.”

Page 43 Taryne’s turn to pitch Cameron Jones Arizona Daily Wildcat Posted: 1/31/07 Much like Arizona basketball is synonymous with great point guards, Arizona softball consistently features the most dominant pitcher in the country.

Arizona has had an All-American pitcher 18 times since 1988 and three pitchers named National Player of the Year, including two-time recipient Jennie Finch.

And the Wildcats’ most recent ace, Alicia Hollowell, became the first four-time All-American in school history and helped carry Arizona to its seventh national championship last year.

But Hollowell’s departure has left a huge question mark on the mound heading into the 2007 season. The Wildcats return all but one starter from an offense that averaged 5.4 runs per game in 2006, so all eyes will be on new starting pitcher Taryne Mowatt.

Mowatt was impressive when she got the call last season, compiling a 21-5 record to go along with a 1.28 ERA. But becoming the starting pitcher means that she will not only have to carry her team; she will also have to carry on the legacy and tradition that all the great UA pitchers before her have established.

That’s heavy stuff, but Mowatt seems ready for the challenge.

”I’m excited, it gives me a chance to follow in their footsteps,” Mowatt said. “Not only Alicia and Jennie but before them Nancy (Evans), Debby Day, just all the great pitchers that have been there.”

Realizing just how high the bar is set for a pitcher at Arizona, head coach Mike Candrea has attempted to keep the expec- tations realistic for his new starter.

”I don’t think you can sit back and worry that you’re replacing someone and trying to fill someone’s shoes because that’s not going to happen,” Candrea said. “You’re going to leave your own legacy at Arizona and I want her to make sure that she understands that. She just has to go out and play her game.”

Replacing a legend like Hollowell won’t be easy, but there is precedent. Hollowell replaced Finch in 2003, and went on to have arguably as successful a career.

”(Mowatt) definitely has all the tools and as long as she keeps improving she’ll definitely be everything that Arizona needs,” Hollowell said.

One advantage that Mowatt has is that while Hollowell was a freshman when she took over for Finch, Mowatt is a junior with 33 starts in her career. And the extended playing time she earned last year while Hollowell was out with an injury should prove invaluable this year.

”With her injured, I didn’t have another pitcher to help me out if I got in trouble, so I kind of had to look at it as I have to do my job because Alicia’s not here to help me,” Mowatt said. “It kind of gave me a look at what being the number one was like.”

On the practice field Mowatt and Finch share the same personal pitching coach. Finch’s dad has been Mowatt’s pitching coach since she was seven-years-old, and as a result Mowatt says she and Finch have a very similar pitching style.

Nancy Evans, a two-time All-American during her playing days at Arizona, has been UA’s pitching coach since 2001, and in every year since her pitcher has finished the season as an All-American.

When asked if she thought Mowatt could continue the streak, Evans replied, “I definitely think so. Nothing is a given, it all takes work, but she definitely has what it takes to be an All-American.”

Page 44 Mowatt answers Arizona’s pitching questions

By Graham Hays ESPN.com 2/15/07

TEMPE, Ariz. — A wandering cloud or stray tree can offer temporary relief, but getting anywhere in Arizona means you’ve got to eventually face the heat. After keeping a relatively low profile in the long, cool shadow cast by Alicia Hollowell last season, Taryne Mowatt now finds herself squinting squarely into the sunlight this year. As the only experienced pitcher on the roster for the University of Arizona, the junior is at the nexus of the debate over whether the Wildcats have enough talent in the circle to defend their national championship in the wake of Hollowell’s graduation.

It’s a debate that only intensified when highly regarded freshman Amanda Williams didn’t make the trip for the season- opening Kajikawa Classic. Williams, California’s player of the year as a senior in high school, impressed observers in fall games, but didn’t accompany the team to Tempe for personal reasons, and it remains unclear when she’ll make her spring debut. Without Williams, the Wildcats relied exclusively on Mowatt and freshman Sarah Akamine in posting a 4-2 record that included a 3-1 loss against Florida and a 3-2 loss against Texas A&M.

Uncertainty in the circle is not something normally associated with Mike Candrea’s program. From Susie Parra, Nancy Evans and Jennie Finch through to Hollowell, the Wildcats have almost always had an established ace who ranked among the best in the nation. Asking Mowatt to live up to that legacy, even after the junior won 21 games with a 1.58 ERA as Hollowell’s understudy last season, seems like the kind of pressure that could unnerve anyone.

But the first thing you learn in talking to Mowatt is that she’s unlikely to suddenly transform into a brooding, stressed out, wreck of a pitcher. Talking about her place in the lineage of Arizona pitchers, she couldn’t stop laughing, defusing an answer that might otherwise have sounded like it carried the full weight of massive expectations.

“I think that I’m even grouped in the same group as all those other pitchers is great,” Mowatt chuckled. “And I’m just hoping that I don’t disappoint everybody in thinking that Arizona has this legacy of pitchers. So I’m just trying to do my part to keep the legacy going.”

A light-hearted attitude isn’t the only thing differentiating her from the more reserved Hollowell. Relatively short for an elite college pitcher at 5-foot-6, Mowatt bears little physical resemblance to last year’s ace. The whole package makes it difficult to compare the two, something which works very much in Mowatt’s favor.

“The thing we’ve talked about isn’t so much about the past, it’s more about the present,” said Evans, who now serves as Candrea’s pitching coach. “And feeding off the good things she’s done in the past, but not so much focusing on being a defending national champion pitcher or filling Alicia’s shoes. Taryne’s her own pitcher. She’s her own entity, and basically she’s going to make her own legacy these next two years.”

Not that the past is entirely a taboo subject around Tucson this spring. Mowatt, who admitted she “freaked out” a little bit during an injury-plagued freshman season, made tremendous strides as a sophomore. In addition to the 21 wins, she struck out 250 and walked just 26 in 163.2 innings (she walked 15 in 58.1 innings as a freshman). Most importantly, she held her own as the team’s primary pitcher when Hollowell went down with an injury for a stretch during conference play.

Mowatt is unquestionably her own pitcher, but some part of that identity comes from having been around a player like Hollowell.

“On the field, physically and mentally, she had a great person to look up to in Alicia,” Evans said. “And I think she did a great job learning and paying attention and focusing on her weaknesses so she could make them stronger. And now she knows she’s the horse, and I think she’s ready for that. She’s worked hard for it.”

And of course, there is Evans. An obvious choice as the heir apparent to Candrea whenever he decides to step away from the game, she is in her seventh season mentoring Arizona’s aces. She also knows what Mowatt is going through, having led Arizona to the second of back-to-back national championships in 1997 after redshirting during the 1996 championship season.

“She’s one of the most competitive people I’ve ever met in my life,” Mowatt said of Evans. “So I definitely think she’s taught me to be competitive every pitch of every batter in every game. I know that in her time she dealt with injuries, she had a couple of injuries, but she always went out there — if somebody was going to come up to the plate, they weren’t going to have a chance. That was her mind-set. So she kind of has me in that same mind-set now.”

Page 45 (Mowatt powers defense continued)

It’s that mental tenacity, as much as the physical gifts that have always been there, that may ultimately define exactly where the genial Mowatt fits in the Arizona lineage.

“She’s got good movement and she throws the ball hard,” Evans said. “Those are her two strengths right now, and the things that she’s working on are her command, her control and then just staying mentally tough and focused through the whole game.”

It’s undeniable that Mowatt doesn’t look the part of an ace, at least as the image has been defined in recent years by long- striding giants like Hollowell, , and Keira Goerl. Even Jennie Ritter, who along with Hollowell and Goerl played big roles on the last four national championship squads, possessed relatively imposing size. But as Evans pointed out, and as Cal’s Jocelyn Forest proved most recently in leading the Bears to a title in 2002, size isn’t a prerequisite for either power or championships.

“Being tall is always a nice bonus, because you have long levers,” Evans said. “I myself was not very tall, so I know how that is. But being smaller in stature, it doesn’t mean you can’t throw as hard or you’re not as good. It just means you use your body differently. Being shorter, we have to use our legs more. So Taryne gets a lot out of her legs, her legs are strong.

“Her size doesn’t mean anything unless people take her for granted, and then she comes in and shuts them down. So it’s more of a bonus, I guess you could say. People might look at her and think she’s too small to be a pitcher, but she packs a mighty punch.”

With arguably the nation’s best defense, especially in the outfield, behind her (an often overlooked part of Arizona’s success during Candrea’s run of great pitchers and hitters), Mowatt doesn’t need to be perfect. She doesn’t need to be Hollowell or Finch.

Critics wonder if Mowatt can live up to being Arizona’s ace, but Evans and the Wildcats know it’s a label that isn’t bestowed before seasons — it’s only earned on the field.

“At least with us, it’s whoever is performing the best at the current time,” Evans said. “And the great thing about that is if you are performing the best at that current time in the season, then you can feel pride in believing you are the ace of the staff. … With Taryne right now, she knows she’s earned the spot and she has to fight to keep it. It keeps driving her, but it also builds confidence at the same time.”

Graham Hays is a regular contributor to ESPN.com’s softball coverage. E-mail him at [email protected].

Page 46 UA freshman gives foes different looks

SHELLY LEWELLLEN TUCSON CITIZEN Published: 02.15.2007 Freshman K’Lee Arredondo is helping softball evolve at the University of Arizona. Arredondo, the first switch-hitter in school history, will get to show off that skill this weekend as No. 3 Arizona (USA Today/ NFCA Coaches Poll) opens home play at the Worth Wildcat Tournament Friday through Sunday. “K’Lee is kind of rare because she swings the bat really well on both sides,” UA coach Mike Candrea said. Arredondo started every game as UA went 4-2 in the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe. “There isn’t usually a big advantage to (switch hitting) in softball,” Candrea said. “The ball breaks the same whether you are batting from the right or left. But if you have a little speed, being on the left side helps you get closer to first base.” The opposing pitcher usually determines which side of the plate Arredondo uses, she said. “With a left-handed pitcher I am more comfortable batting from the right side because I see it better, but if the pitcher has really good spin on her ball, I hit spins better from the left side.” The left fielder used the left side in eight plate appearances and 12 from the right last weekend. She’s off to a slow start with only two hits in 20 at-bats, one from each side of the plate. She drew three walks and had six strikeouts. Arredondo did contribute to the Wildcats’ 21 stolen bases, with three. Caitlin Lowe stole the bulk of the bases with eight. Arredondo built a reputation in high school for swiping bases. She stole a school-record 58 in her senior season at Tempe McClintock High. She was named a 2006 EA Sports High School All-American and made first team all-state honors. Candrea said he knew she would fit right in at the No. 2 batting spot. “She comes to play and plays hard,’’ he said. “She gives us all that we ask from her.’’ The second spot in the batting order suits her just fine, she said, because if the speedy Lowe gets on base, Arredondo can try different things at the plate. “I have the option of slapping, bunting or hitting from the left side or I can turn around and go from the right side,’’ she said. Most of Arredondo’s family are alumni. Her mom, Shelly, also played softball at Mesa Community College. “I had to come to play softball here,” Arredondo said. “This program is way more than I expected. It’s everything and you give it your all.” But the family does tease each other about the in-state rivalry. “They are so supportive of me going here, but we do have fun with it,’’ she said. “My grandpa will put ASU stickers all over my car and I’ll put UA stickers on his truck. It’s a lot of fun.”

Page 47 Wildcats return from respite Players say first half doesn’t measure up By Patrick Finley ARIZONA DAILY STAR PUBLISHED 3/23/07

The first half of the Arizona softball season has featured more melodrama than a telenovela:

- Highly touted freshman pitcher Amanda Williams has yet to take the mound because of academic problems. - On March 7, freshman catcher Stacie Chambers was suspended indefinitely for a violation of team policy. - Shortstop Kristie Fox has battled right elbow problems that have caused her to play out of position. - No. 2 pitcher Sarah Akamine has a right biceps tendon injury; UA coach Mike Candrea said it is “hard to say” who the team could plug in to take her place. - The Wildcats have lost seven games, four fewer than they did all of last season.

“It’s been a struggle, it really has,” Candrea said. “Whether it’s stuff on the field or off the field, I don’t think there’s been a day that I’ve felt like we’ve come out here and everyone’s ready to practice and everyone’s healthy and everyone’s ready to go.

“When you go through seasons like that, you never know what’s around the corner.”

The 21-7 Wildcats begin a three-game homestand against 7-10 New Mexico tonight, their last series before the Pac-10 season begins next week.

The UA is ranked No. 5 in the country. Anywhere else, it would be considered an enormous success.

“I think that’s what makes Arizona Arizona, looking at that and being ashamed,” catcher Callista Balko said. Center fielder Caitlin Lowe said: “We have such higher standards here.”

The Wildcats reached the final of last week’s Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif., before losing to Oklahoma 11-0.

The No. 6 Sooners beat the UA twice in the same tournament, including the five-inning skunk that ranks among the team’s worst losses in years.

After the loss, Candrea gave his team two much-needed days off.

“I think Coach knows exactly when we’ve had too much of each other, too much of the game,” Lowe said. “It was the right time to take a little break.”

The Wildcats were worn out, physically and mentally. Candrea said the off-the-field issues had carried onto the diamond.

“It does have an effect on everything,” he said. “You can’t kid yourself. When people don’t take care of business and don’t do the right things, it affects the entire team.

“That’s one thing about a team — you count on one another. The trust you have in one another, I think, is very important.

“When you start losing that trust because people aren’t doing the right things, then it gets tough. It affects your play. It affects your preparation. It affects your attitude. It affects a lot of things.”

The team, which Candrea calls “a little hard to figure out,” should learn a lot about itself this weekend. “It’s good this wake-up call is coming early in the season,” Lowe said.

Page 48 Wildcats start Pac-10 season with roughest of road trips By Patrick Finley ARIZONA DAILY STAR published 3.30.07 The UA softball team boarded a flight to Seattle on Thursday morning. When they landed, they practiced.

After today’s 1 p.m. game against No. 16 Washington, the Wildcats will fly to Los Angeles, reaching their hotel around 11 p.m. Fifteen hours later, they’ll play at No. 14 UCLA. Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against the Bruins will be followed by a flight home to Tucson, landing long after dark.

Nice road trip.

“It’s not one of the hardest,” coach Mike Candrea said. “It is the hardest.”

The trip — necessitated by Washington State and USC not having softball teams — is an appropriate way for the Wildcats to begin the Pac-10 gauntlet.

Seven of the conference’s eight teams are ranked in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 poll; the final team, Cal, received votes.

The Wildcats (24-7) are the Pac-10’s highest-ranked team at No. 5, so they won’t be intimidated by the conference’s top teams.

“We’re one of those top teams,” catcher Callista Balko said. “We also need to look at it as, ‘Are we ready for this?’ We need to get ready, mentally, especially.”

The team took a major step last week. After being embarrassed by an 11-0, five-inning skunking by Oklahoma, the UA defeated New Mexico three times by a combined score of 32-3.

It was a blow, center fielder Caitlin Lowe said, “just for the egos of our hitters. Getting that shutout by Oklahoma was a hit to everyone.”

Lowe said the team has gathered itself — after losing seven games, four fewer than it did all of last season — at the right time.

“Just to know we’re OK, to just take a breather,” she said. “It was just a minor setback.”

Said Balko: “I think we’ve been waiting to do that. We’d just been kinda playing with teams.”

The UA enters conference play with one bona fide pitcher — Taryne Mowatt.

Mowatt said her arm feels fine, and the only shoulder discomfort she’s experienced has been knots, which have been massaged away by the team’s training staff.

Combine that with newly confident hitting, and the Wildcats are more prepared for the conference season today than they were two weeks ago. Not that anyone will roll over.

“You’re not gonna intimidate anyone in the Pac-10,” Candrea said. “It’s a challenge, mentally, physically and emotionally, to be able to get through the Pac-10.

“It’s really like a College World Series game. It’s a great way to prepare yourself for the postseason.”

But first, the UA must trudge through the conference season, one series — and awful road trip — at a time.

“Like I told the kids, it’s a great trip when you’re winning,” Candrea said, “and it’s not a very good trip when you get beat.” Pac-10’s Super sevens 77 -- Pac-10 teams’ combined winning percentage ( 209-62). 7 -- Number of Pac-10 teams that are in the top 25. Cal, the eighth, received votes. 7 -- Number of Pac-10 teams that made the round of 16 last year.

How good is the pac-10? 34-3 -- Current record of Oregon, the one Pac-10 school not to reach the round of 16 in 2006. 1986 -- The last time neither UCLA nor Arizona appeared in the final game or series of the Women’s College World Series. 4 --The number of times, in 1991, 1993, 1996 and 2006, in which the UA won the national title but not the Pac-10.

Page 49 Mowatt powers Arizona’s defense

By Graham Hays ESPN.com Updated: April 11, 11:55 AM ET

Peer review doesn’t scare Taryne Mowatt. Pitching in front of a collection of current and former aces filling various roles at Hillenbrand Stadium during No. 6 Arizona’s series against No. 9 Arizona State — a group that included Cat Osterman, Alicia Hollowell, Nancy Evans and Katie Burkhart — Mowatt turned in a weekend’s worth of work worthy of the company.

The junior right-hander led the Wildcats to a pair of 1-0 wins, throwing her first career Pac-10 no-hitter on Friday and turning around a day later to again blank the Sun Devils while allowing just two hits. Against a team averaging six runs per game, Mowatt struck out 21 in 14 total innings, allowed just one walk and held every batter not named Kaitlin Cochran without a hit.

“I definitely think that was the best two games in a row I’ve thrown all season,” Mowatt allowed in a colossal understate- ment. “I was hitting my spots and I had my offspeed working and everything came together.”

With highly-touted freshman Amanda Williams academically ineligible and fellow freshman Sarah Akamine filling a stop-gap role as the team’s second starter, Mowatt effectively is Arizona pitching at the moment. Considering everything else Mike Candrea’s team brings to the table, it’s not entirely accurate to say the Wildcats will go as far as Mowatt takes them. But they aren’t going far without her.

Mowatt (21-7 this season) blew past the Sun Devils with a dazzling display of command and guile. The rest of the Pac-10, as well as any potential postseason opponents, had to be rolling their collective eyes at the thought of another Arizona ace taking charge.

Here we go again.

Mowatt doesn’t physically resemble Hollowell or other hard-throwing giants of recent vintages, but the way she worked the strike zone and confounded Arizona State with a devastating changeup was just as imposing as anyone’s heat. And it’s not like Mowatt, who now has 274 strikeouts in 179.2 innings this season, can’t bring it when she needs to.

Her success against Arizona State was a measure of how she’s brought all those pieces together in her first season as Arizona’s No. 1 pitcher.

“I feel like I’ve grown a little bit mentally,” Mowatt said. “When I first started, I was a little shaky, but now I think I’m becom- ing more of a pitcher rather than just a thrower. I go out there and I have a game plan, and I visualize before every pitch what I want it to do. I watch film and I kind of know the batters that I’m facing, so I think I’ve worked on my mental side of pitching a lot.”

It doesn’t hurt to have one of the nation’s best defenses behind her. The Wildcats aren’t quite as sure-handed as they were in committing just 38 errors in 65 games last season, but they’re still about as reliable as any team currently out there. Against Arizona State, they committed just one error in two games, compared to four errors by the Sun Devils.

Mowatt doesn’t just benefit from the defense, she actively pitches to it. With faith in the gloves behind her, she can make use of her full arsenal at all times. In Saturday’s win, she relied on a leaping grab from Caitlin Lowe in front of the fence in center to steal an extra-base hit from Ashley Muenz and a smooth play by Sam Bannister to catch Cochran off second base for a double play on a line out to first.

“Having a defense that works hard every play, it gives me confidence in where I can throw, because I know I don’t have to be scared to throw a certain pitch,” Mowatt said. “I know I have eight other girls out there working just as hard as I am. It’s just great to have defense like that, because I feed off of them making great plays, and hopefully they feed off of me making great pitches.”

Now the Wildcats sit a game clear of Oregon and Oregon State for the conference lead. Just as important, they might have gained the upper hand on their in-state rival when it comes to divvying up host sites for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament, as they did last season. And that could once again provide an Arizona team that battled adversity early in the season with a chance to play for a spot in Oklahoma City without ever leaving the comforts of Tucson.

“I think it’s kind of a similar season,” Mowatt said. “I mean, we’ve had our ups and downs this season, as well as last season, and I think we’re kind of finding our stride right now and finding a good rhythm.”

Page 50 Akamine gives Wildcats a fresh face in the circle By Patrick Finley ARIZONA DAILY STAR 4/20/07 Sarah Akamine took the mound Sunday against Cal, having not pitched in a game in three weeks.

“It was a little nerve-racking, I’m not going to lie,” the freshman said. “I was rusty coming in. I was like, ‘Oh great. I don’t know what’s gonna happen.’ But I got past it.”

Akamine (8-2) was solid, allowing two runs and five hits in five innings to pick up the win. It was the first time this season anyone other than Taryne Mowatt had pitched in a Pac-10 game for the Cats.

To hear UA coach Mike Candrea tell it, the No. 3 Wildcats (31-9, 7-2) will use Akamine more through the rest of the Pac-10 season.

The UA hosts No. 14 Oregon State (33-13, 5-3) tonight at 7 before playing Saturday and Sunday against No. 15 Oregon (38- 8, 3-5) at Hillenbrand Stadium.

“My plan right now is to use Sarah every weekend that we have left,” Candrea said. “I think we have to have both pitchers going for us to be successful down the road.”

The plan went into effect Wednesday in Tempe. Akamine started against Arizona State, allowing 12 hits and six runs in six innings. The Sun Devils defeated the Wildcats 6-3.

Candrea, however, has his mind on Oklahoma City and the Women’s College World Series late next month. “Sometimes people get wrapped up in where you are right now,” he said. “It’s going to be a great Pac-10 race, but truthfully, I’m looking down the road a little further than that.”

Candrea pointed to the 2005 season, when he admits he overused then-junior pitcher Alicia Hollowell. The UA lost two of three games in Oklahoma City and was sent home.

He will try to avoid overworking Mowatt, who is 23-7 in 195 1/2 innings, during the last dozen games of the regular season.

“Whatever we need will vary from weekend to weekend,” Candrea said. “But right now, I’d love to be able to have a situation where we’d be able to have Taryne start Fridays and Saturdays and have Sarah start Sundays.”

It might still be a bit overwhelming for the freshman from Escondido (Calif.) High School. Akamine was brought in to be a third baseman or designated player.

That ended when high school phenom Amanda Williams became academically ineligible.

“At first it was really hard,” Akamine said of the switch. “I was just in shock — ‘Oh my gosh, seriously, what is happening?’ But you take what comes to you.”

Pitching sporadically is tough, Akamine admits, but she seems to have rebounded.

“She does a great job of coming out every week prepared to throw,” center fielder Caitlin Lowe said, “and that’s a hard thing to do.”

Akamine suffered a right biceps tendon injury in mid-March but is ready to start or relieve at least once a week.

Candrea might just let her do that. “She’s grown up a lot — there’s a big adjustment for freshmen, not just on the field,” Candrea said. “She’s not scared of anything. She’s not going to be intimidated.”

Page 51 T-locs lead Cats against Sun Devils By: Cameron Jones Arizona Daily Wildcat Posted: 4/18/07 As a little girl, Callista Balko frequently attended Arizona softball games and even served as a foul ball girl for the team.

Now she is the starting catcher for the Wildcats and has caught every pitch thrown by an Arizona pitcher for the past two seasons.

”When I was younger, it was something I always wanted to do,” Balko said. “I always wanted to be here.”

While being recruited out of Tucson’s Canyon Del Oro High School, Balko was so certain she wanted to be a Wildcat, she didn’t even visit any other school.

The group of Tucson natives, or T-locs —- who have a combined 44 runs scored, 33 RBI and 14 stolen bases this season - will lead the No. 4 Arizona softball team (31-8, 7-1 Pacific 10 Conference) into Tempe tonight looking to wrap up a season sweep of No. 10 ASU (39-10, 5-3).

”It’s always an advantage. Obviously, we want to keep the good local players here,” said UA head coach Mike Candrea. “It’s exciting for them to play in front of the home crowd and in front of their parents.”

Balko is second on the team with eight home runs this season and boasts the third-best slugging percentage, while success- fully helping integrate new ace Taryne Mowatt into a starring role on the mound.

But Balko isn’t the only T-loc making an impact for the Wildcats.

Right fielder Adrienne Acton grew up in Tucson before moving to nearby Marana in high school.

”You grow up watching Arizona softball, and you always dream about playing here, and then to finally do - it is crazy,” said Acton, who recalled watching current UA pitching coach Nancy Evans back when Evans was an All-American pitcher for the Wildcats.

Bench players Cyndi Duran and Danielle Rodriguez also hail from Tucson and have made big contributions to the team.

Duran is in her first year with the Wildcats after transferring to Pima Community College from Kansas in part because of her lifelong dream to be a Wildcat. After playing a year at Pima, Duran transferred to Arizona this year and immediately started producing.

Duran, a graduate of Tucson’s Flowing Wells High School, has hit .308 in a reserve role and started six games this season before injuring her left wrist Feb. 28 in an exhibition contest.

Rodriguez attended Tucson Magnet High School and walked on to the team before last season. She scored the winning run as a pinch-runner against Michigan in the Women’s College World Series last year.

Tucson has become a breeding ground for talented softball players in part because of the influence the UA softball team has had on young players in the area, Acton said.

”In large part it’s because of Arizona softball because it’s such a big part of the community,” Acton said. “It gives young girls a dream and something to look up to, and if you work hard enough you can be here, so I think that’s why.”

Extra Bases The Wildcats took the first two games against the Sun Devils in Tucson behind a pair of dominant performances by pitcher Taryne Mowatt.

Mowatt (23-7) threw her fourth career no-hitter as the Wildcats won 1-0 April 6. She followed that up with a , two-hit shutout April 7 as Arizona once again came out on top 1-0.

For her efforts against the Sun Devils Mowatt was named both the Co-Player of the Week by USA Softball and the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week.

Page 52 A sisterly softball pair OSU’s and UA’s duo of Lowes meet again By: Cameron Jones Arizona Daily Wildcat Posted: 4/20/07 A sibling rivalry will be renewed this weekend as the Arizona softball team plays host to Pacific 10 Conference foes Oregon State and Oregon at Hillenbrand Stadium.

UA center fielder Caitlin Lowe will see a familiar face when she steps into the batter’s box tonight, as younger sister Paige will be lined up at second base for the Beavers.

”It’ll be fun because I haven’t seen her since Christmas break,” Caitlin said. “It’s fun just to be able to come out and do what we love against each other but it would be nice if we were on the same team. One of us has to win, so that’s obviously going to put the other person in a bitter mood.”

Caitlin has never lost to her sister on the collegiate level. But as a freshman last year, Paige did help the Beavers upset Arizona in a game Caitlin missed while recovering from a broken wrist. “Every game in the Pac-10, the way it’s going right now with everyone beating everybody, it’s really important for us to sweep this weekend.” - Chelsie Mesa, second baseman The two also met in the Women’s College World Series last season, a game in which Arizona defeated Oregon State, 3-2, in an epic, nine-inning affair.

Neither sister will be getting anything easy at the plate as Arizona and Oregon State feature two of the best pitchers in the country.

UA’s Taryne Mowatt (23-7) has a 1.68 ERA to go along with 299 strikeouts this season, while OSU’s Brianne McGowan (20- 7) has a 1.54 ERA with 126 strikeouts of her own.

”I think it’ll be a good matchup,” Mowatt said. “We hit decently against (McGowan) in the World Series but she’s pitched well against us every time we’ve faced them in the two years I’ve been here.”

After opening with No. 14 Oregon State (33-13, 5-3 Pac-10), No. 3 Arizona (31-9, 7-2) must then face the dangerous offense of the No. 15 Ducks (38-8, 3-5) - in what can only be described as a crucial weekend for the Wildcats, with their lead in the Pac-10 down to a single game.

”Every game in the Pac-10, the way it’s going right now with everyone beating everybody, it’s really important for us to sweep this weekend,” said second baseman Chelsie Mesa.

Oregon is hitting .329 as a team and is led by the three-headed monster of Jennifer Salling, Ann Marie Topps and Susie Barnes. Salling is second in the Pac-10 with a .504 batting average while Topps leads the conference with 17 home runs. Barnes is second only to Caitlin Lowe in stolen bases with 34, two shy of her tally.

The elder Lowe is a perfect 36 for 36 this season and enters the weekend just five stolen bases short of tying Alison McCutcheon for the most career stolen bases in Arizona history.

Arizona’s other All-American, Kristie Fox, brings her team-leading 10 home runs and 41 RBI to the table.

Arizona’s offense has cooled off of late. Though the Wildcats are hitting .295 for the season, they’ve dropped to .242 in conference play.

UA head coach Mike Candrea isn’t concerned, however, as he thinks drop-off at the plate can be attributed to facing tougher competition in conference play.

”You get in conference play and people have seen you many more times, they have a better scouting report on you,” Candrea said. “We have some of the best pitchers in the Pac-10 so it does get a little tougher sometimes to generate offense.

”So, as a result, you have to win games doing the little things - getting good pitching; playing good defense,” he added. “I’ve always said, ‘You win championships getting great pitching and good defense,’ and that’s not going to change.”

Page 53 One for the books Lowe making her mark as record-setting career winds down By: Cameron Jones Arizona Daily Wildcat Posted: 4/25/07 While watching an Arizona softball game on TV with her father as a young girl, Caitlin Lowe saw her future.

Lowe recalls being in awe as former UA center fielder Alison McCutcheon displayed a dizzying array of talents.

”That was the only game I ever saw her play but she went, I think it was like 3-for-4,” Lowe said. “She had a home run, and she had stolen bases, she slapped, she kinda did everything. And that’s when I really knew that I wanted to be the fast person, and I wanted to be able to hit for power and I wanted to be able to do it all like she did.”

Ten years later, she’s doing just that. The senior center fielder is one steal away from breaking McCutcheon’s career stolen base record of 148.

After swiping her 148th career base Sunday, Lowe said it was an honor just to be tied with her idol.

With nine regular-season games remaining, and the postseason after that, it is almost a foregone conclusion that Lowe’s name will soon be alone in the record book.

”It’s not surprising,” said UA head coach Mike Candrea. “When she came here, we felt that she would walk out of here setting the mark in that category. It’s nice to see and well-deserved, and well-earned more than anything.”

Candrea said that when he started recruiting Lowe out of Tustin, Calif., he knew right away that she would be a great player.

”We saw at an early age that she was pretty special,” he said. “Once in a while you recruit and you see kids and you can’t miss on them, you don’t have to project very far.

”With her, you knew damn well you had a kid that was going to come in and make an impact, and she has.”

Lowe has been an All-American every year since stepping on campus in 2004 and helped lead the Wildcats to a national championship last season.

And while the team-first Lowe isn’t big on personal accomplishments, her teammates recognize the significance of her breaking the stolen base record in the coming weeks.

”I’m really excited for her,” said catcher Callista Balko. “Caitlin totally deserves this, and she’s worked so hard. She’s such a talented person and so different from everyone else because she can do everything: She’s got speed, she’s got pop in her bat.

”I think this is well-deserved, and we’ll be witnessing history.”

McCutcheon, who lives in Tucson with her husband, Ian, and their two young children, said she’s glad to see her record fall to a player she said will go down as one of the all-time greats in Arizona softball history.

”I’m really, really happy because it means that the sport of softball is still growing and the girls are becoming stronger,” McCutcheon said.

”There’s still quite a bit of the season left, so she might really surpass the record by quite a bit. I hope she keeps stealing bases like I know she can.”

And although Lowe is dominant on the basepaths - she has only been thrown out six times in her career and is 41-for-41 on stolen base attempts this season - she is certainly not a one-trick pony.

Her career batting average is .456, second on the UA’s all-time list, trailing only McCutcheon’s .466 mark.

Lowe already ranks fourth all-time at Arizona with 10 career triples and sixth with 324 career hits.()Lowe breaks steals Lowe

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But perhaps the best part of her game is seen when she doesn’t have a bat in her hands.

Her defense in center field has been practically flawless, as she’s yet to make an error in 167 career chances.

She is also responsible for a collection of highlight-reel catches thanks to a seeming disregard for her health and safety while in the field.

And yet despite many great catches from which to choose, the one that her teammates remembers is one that turned out to be for naught, a diving catch through a wall against Texas in February.

”She had like a cracked rib and something was wrong with her back, but she ran through the fence to catch a home run ball,” said shortstop Kristie Fox, Lowe’s roommate. “They ended up calling it a home run anyway, but to see her sacrifice her body when she’s already hurt for the good of the team really showed the kind of person she is. She’s all about the team.”

Added Balko: “It was seriously the most amazing catch in center field I’ve ever seen. She broke through the fence, and I had no doubt the ball was gone, and she just came up and totally surprised us.

”The umpires kind of took it away from her, but that’s still the number one play that’s just stuck in my head.”

Speed is the defining aspect of Lowe’s game. Soon the stolen base record will be hers alone, fitting since teammates describe her as an “instant double,” saying that if she gets to first base she will be on second soon after.

And with her endless list of accomplishments, Lowe will almost certainly finish her career as one of the offensive legends of Arizona softball, right up there with McCutcheon, former shortstop Laura Espinoza and former outfielder Lauren Bauer.

But it isn’t a single stolen base or great play in center field that Candrea will remember about Lowe.

”To me it’s the everyday approach,” Candrea said. “I just love to see a player that practices at the same pace and the same level as they play, and that’s a hard thing to get players to understand.

”Caitlin’s one of those players that you don’t know if she’s practicing or if she’s playing. It’s the same mentality, same focus and same intensity,” he added. “My enjoyment comes from watching her on a day-to-day basis. She’s had a lot of great catches and some great moments at the plate, but to be able to see someone bring that to the ballpark every day is probably the most special thing.

”She’ll be remembered for a long time here and will go down as one of the best that’s ever played in an Arizona uniform.”

Page 55 Softball ends regular season with a bang Banister’s walk-off homer stops losing streak on Senior Day By: Lance Madden Arizona Daily Wildcat Posted: 5/9/07 They made the most of their last game of the regular season, going right down to the end. And then some.

The No. 3 Arizona softball team avoided its third straight home loss with a win over Washington, 5-4 Saturday after first baseman Sam Banister pulled a 2-2 pitch over the left field wall in the bottom of the eighth inning.

”I was thinking, ‘Just get a base hit, just get something started,’” said Banister, who was 0-for-6 in previous at bats against the Huskies (35-16, 12-9 Pacific 10 Conference) in the series. “I got something started, and finished.”

The win saved the Wildcats of much criticism.

A loss would have marked just the fourth loss at Hillenbrand Stadium for the Wildcats (39-12-1, 15-5-1) this season, after losing to the Huskies (5-1) and UCLA (7-4) Friday and Thursday, respectively.

The only other time Arizona has lost four games at home since 1992 was in 2003 and 1999, when they lost five.

”The change from (Friday) to (Thursday) was pretty significant for us,” UA head coach Mike Candrea said. “It would be tough going into the playoffs losing three at home.”

Junior Taryne Mowatt (31-10) is credited with the win for Arizona. She gave up four runs on nine hits in eight innings. In the 158 pitches that she threw, she walked three and struck out nine, moving into fifth on Arizona’s all time strikeout list with 741.

”It was a great day for Taryne,” Candrea said of his pitcher who took the loss for the Wildcats Thursday and Friday. “She took some steps in the last 24 hours (between games) growing up a little bit and understanding that it takes nine out there to make things happen.”

Down 4-1 in the sixth inning, shortstop Kristie Fox and third baseman Jenae Leles each hit singles. Balko followed the trend, hitting an RBI single to cut the Huskies’ lead to two.

”It’s good to know, that even down three runs, we still had the fight in us and didn’t give up,” said Balko, who was 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position in the home stand before the at-bat.

Caitlin Noble started for the Huskies, but was replaced by Danielle Lawrie (24-10) after a sacrifice bunt from Banister moved the runners to second and third. Lawrie eventually allowed Banister’s game-winner to pick up the loss after getting the win on Friday.

Then designated player Sarah Akamine hit a sacrifice fly to left field. Tagging up, Leles scored from third, bringing the Wildcats within one.

The next better, left fielder K’Lee Arredondo, doubled into the left-center gap, scoring Balko from second and tying the game at 4.

”The offense really backed me up and supported me out there,” Mowatt said. “I tried to stay mentally tough and, yeah, I was a little frustrated, but I didn’t want my teammates to know. I knew that my offense would come around and score.”

After going 0-for-3 Friday night, right fielder Lauren Greer gave her team a 2-1 lead after she hit her fifth home run of the year. The two-run shot to dead center field came two pitches after Mowatt hit catcher Alicia Matthews in the elbow with two outs.

Eight of Arizona’s 12 losses this season have been the result of a go-ahead home run from the opposing team, but Mowatt was sure that this wouldn’t be the ninth.

When asked if she was sure she wasn’t going to be swept this weekend, she said with a laugh, “No. Never.”

But the Huskies weren’t convinced.

Lawrie took a 3-2 offering to left-center field in the sixth inning, her ninth home run of the season and her second in two games.

Mowatt walked the next batter, and Greer ripped an RBI double down the left-field line, putting the Huskies up 4-1.

”As a hitter, it’s so hard for me to sit back and watch her work so hard and not be able to do anything,” Banister said of Mowatt. “It’s frustrating because no one is hitting and she’s working her butt off, so you want to just go up there and get on anyway you can, whether you get on on an error or hit a home run, and I’m glad we picked it up for her.”

Page 56 Candrea a model of coaching consistency By: Mike Ritter Arizona Daily Wildcat Posted: 5/9/07 With all of the coaching accolades Mike Candrea has received in his lifetime, winning the Coach of the Year award from the Wildcat is just another one for the books.

But in a year when he led his team to its seventh NCAA Championship under his reign, the honor goes to Candrea.

”It’s a very good honor,” Candrea said. “Anytime you get those types of things, number one, you reflect upon the players and reflect upon your staff. It takes a lot of people. Usually when that happens, you’re doing things right. You take it as a compliment. I’m very grateful for it.”

After leading his team to the Women’s College World Series title, Candrea spent the rest of the summer leading Team USA to a World Cup of Softball title and a gold medal at the ISF World Championships in Beijing, and even led the Americans to a victory in the Japan Cup.

Players have grown fond of Candrea, widely regarded as the best softball coach in the world, both on and off the field.

”What I like about coach Candrea the most is his sense of humor and how he really keeps you in perspective,” said UA shortstop Kristie Fox. “He expects a lot out of all of us and he pushes us every day to be the best.”

Candrea has led his Arizona teams to the Women’s College World Series 18 times in the last 19 years, and the only time the Wildcats didn’t make it, Candrea had the year off to coach the U.S. Olympic team.

Last year Candrea’s team was one of two teams to finish in the top 10 nationally in ERA, batting average and .

”If there was anyone else coaching here, I would have second-guessed my decision” to play at Arizona, said catcher Callista Balko. “It’s just an honor to be underneath him. He’s basically the god of softball. He can see anything about your hitting or defense, and he’ll fix a problem within five minutes.”

Candrea became the fastest NCAA coach to reach 1,000 career wins, and reasserted Arizona as the top softball program in the country.

”Everyone in this world likes to know that they’re doing the right thing,” he said. “I think it’s a reflection on the whole pro- gram more than anything. It means our program is where I’ve wanted it to be for many, many years.”

Off the field, Candrea tied the knot in December, marrying the former Tina Tilton just before the new year.

”I think there are a lot of great coaches at the U of A,” Fox said. “I’m kind of biased since I’m a softball player, but I defi- nitely think he deserves it this year.”

Page 57 Gimino : ‘Drama’ Cats get top seed

Candrea keeps focus despite off-field woes ANTHONY GIMINO Tucson Citizen Published: 05.14.2007 Arizona softball coach Mike Candrea had such a difficult time getting through to his team last season that he said it nearly drove him out of coaching. This year’s team has been even more challenging. “It’s like night and day,” Candrea said. “You don’t have enough time for me to tell you.” That he finally figured out which emotional buttons to push last season to win a seventh NCAA title and that he has guided this year’s Wildcats to the No. 1 overall seed in the 64-team NCAA tournament . . . well, it’s all why Candrea is the best softball coach on the planet. Arizona will begin the postseason in a happy place despite walking a narrow ledge all season because two of the team’s most touted recruits this decade contributed absolutely nothing. “The drama of the freshmen . . . geez, it’s been quite a challenge,” Candrea said. Infielder/catcher Stacie Chambers, arguably the top-hitting recruit in the nation, began the season inactive while recovering from injuries suffered last fall when a foul ball off her bat struck her in the mouth. At midseason, having never played, she was kicked off the team for undisclosed reasons. She will not be back, Candrea said. Amanda Williams, the top pitching recruit in the nation, ran into grade problems at the semester break. All a freshman needs to do to be eligible for the second semester is to pass six units. That’s two classes. Williams didn’t do it. UA is awaiting her second-semester grades, but chances are she won’t ever be in a Wildcat uniform. That might be like the basketball team losing star recruits Chase Budinger and Jerryd Bayless in the same season. “We’ve had some situations,” junior catcher Callista Balko said of this season’s off-the-field challenges. “For someone to just come in here and think they have ‘it’ and think they have it all wrapped around their finger . . . I take it very personally because a lot of us worked really hard to get to this point. “Some of us aren’t as talented as other people who aren’t playing right now. Some people just expect things to be handed to them in life, and you can’t go through life that way.” Chambers’ absence robbed the Cats of a power hitter in the middle of the lineup. She could have provided a break at catcher for Balko, who, remarkably, has caught every pitch since the start of the 2006 season. Williams’ ineligibility forced Taryne Mowatt to be the unquestioned ace, pitching 131 1/3 of UA’s 147 innings in Pac-10 play. She has pitched brilliantly at times. At other times, her pitches have left the park in critical situations. There have been other challenges along the way - Kristie Fox was unable to play shortstop for 13 games because of an ailing elbow, platoon right fielder Cyndi Duran missed most of the season with a hand injury, and first baseman Laine Roth fouled a ball off her mouth last Thursday. Candrea had never seen that before it happened to Chambers. Now, he has seen the freak injury occur twice in a matter of several months. Roth could be back this weekend when the Wildcats begin the postseason Friday at Hillenbrand Stadium. She will be needed because this team neither hits nor pitches as well as last year’s national champion. Arizona must have something going for it, though, because it clinched the Pac-10 title a week early and grabbed the No. 1 seed for the NCAAs when it rallied Saturday for a 5-4 victory over Washington in eight innings. That feel-good victory came after home losses to UCLA and Washington. “It would have been tough going into the playoffs losing three at home and not playing well,” said Candrea, whose team tied Saturday’s game with three runs in the bottom of the sixth. “The biggest thing is they were constantly reminding each other throughout the game, ‘We can come back, we can come back.’ The other two nights when we got behind, it was like we deflated the balloon.” UA has soared to this point behind Mowatt, the play of seniors Caitlin Lowe, Chelsie Mesa and Fox, and a fair amount of grit that showed itself Saturday. If there is a grand theme to this UA softball season, from the freshman flameouts to the fabulous finale in the regular season, it’s this: “We’re not all that,” Balko said. “We know we have to work for it.”

Page 58 Opinion by Greg Hansen : Cats avert a Candrea first with big rally ARIZONA DAILY STAR 5/13/07 Several times Saturday afternoon, Arizona was uncomfortably close to being swept in a homestand for the first time in Mike Candrea’s Hillenbrand Stadium career.

“It got pretty dramatic,’’ said UA first baseman Sam Banister.

How dramatic? A few more inches on a game-saving catch by Caitlin Lowe; a strikeout on an 0-2 pitch instead of K’Lee Arredondo’s eventual tying double; one swing here; one botched grounder there.

All would’ve been too much to overcome.

In the sixth inning, with Washington leading 4-1, the UA media relations staff responded to the potentially unprecedented event by distributing Candrea’s home records at Hillenbrand: 20-2, 34-1, 30-1, 31-2, 30-0, 34-3, 33-5, 29-3, 37-0, 33-1, 25-4, 29-3, 24-3, 30-3 and this season’s 23-3.

This was to be a historic occasion at the worst possible time: Senior Day.

“I can’t ever recall losing a game on Senior Day,” Candrea would say later. That’s easy for him to say. In the perspective of UA softball, it’s hard to remember the seven-time national champion Wildcats losing any game, home or road.

So naturally, as if scripted, the Wildcats rallied to tie with three sixth-inning runs, then won 5-4 in the eighth on Banister’s long, arcing home run over the left field fence.

Banister’s homer was a cleansing blast, immediately forgiving what Candrea termed as “going-through-the-motion” losses Thursday to UCLA and Friday to Washington.

His team, which clinched the Pac-10 championship a week earlier, finished comfortably ahead of conference runner-up Arizona State. The UA (15-5-1) had a great margin for error; the Sun Devils were 13-8. Candrea was angry at his team’s lack of emotion.

And then the Senior Day tears flowed.

Lowe, among the finest players in Candrea’s ridiculously long line of All-Americans, began to cry before she left the dugout steps. So did her mother, Dawn, and her grandmother Judy. Senior shortstop Kristie Fox and senior second baseman Chelsie Mesa were similarly reduced to celebrating the happy moment with tears of joy.

“We were never going to get swept,” said winning pitcher Taryne Mowatt, who earlier could have told that to the 1,386 fans to them 2 hours 38 minutes of anxiety.

“Never,” she repeated. “No.”

And you tended to believe her. Such is and has been the positive karma of UA softball.

“I was so excited,” she said after Banister’s home run, “that I cried.”

This isn’t Candrea’s best Wildcat team. Not even close. It merely ranks No. 7 in home runs in the Pac-10, a category it often dominates. The UA hit a relatively feeble .270 in conference games and, unlike many of its prodigious predecessors, often struggled to win in seven innings rather than winning by the mercy rule, home early, with no damage to its nervous system.

Nevertheless, this is another winner, another potential national champion. Sure, the polls say Tennessee and Alabama are ranked Nos. 1-2, but there is no more dreaded team than Candrea’s Wildcats.

The coach was unhappy that his team didn’t respond to last week’s Pac-10 championship with added confidence and a killer instinct. Rather, as Banister suggested, the Wildcats “rolled over,” in losses to UCLA and Washington and were “satisfied” rather than ready to roll.

Oops.

Candrea, who is never satisfied until the NCAA championship trophy is in hand, reacted with his typical spitfire personality. He was ejected from Friday’s game, arguing with the umps, and termed Saturday’s game “huge.”

“Today,” he said, “we stayed energized.” He seemed juiced because his team had come from behind to win, an Arizona rarity if only because the Wildcats so seldom trail.

The NCAA selection committee today will announce its 64-team pairings. Most important to Arizona is to play host to next weekend’s penultimate round of Women’s College World Series qualifiers.

“Our chances to host are good,” Candrea said. “But I wouldn’t want to put (that decision) in the hands of the committee having lost three straight games at home. I’ve seen some crazy things happen.”

Arizona has many times entered the postseason with more momentum. It has won the Pac-10 with gaudy 27-1, 26-1 and 23-1 records. It has had pitching staffs with knockout aces such as Jennie Finch, Nancy Evans and, more recently, Alicia Hollowell.

This isn’t a Killer Team. It has simply become a Winning Team. At any place other than the UA, the celebration would last all week. But for Candrea, for all intents, the season begins now.

“To get to where we want to be,” he said, “we’ll need to play perfect softball the rest of the way.”

We have come to expect nothing less.

Page 59 Gimino: Lady Cats mastering mental game

ANTHONY GIMINO TUCSON CITIZEN Published: 05.21.2007 Figuring he had talked enough, Arizona softball coach Mike Candrea started to put things in writing last week, posting messages, inspirations and stories in the dugout. A lot of it was about being unselfish, which the Wildcats were this weekend in winning the Tucson Regional to advance to a super regional matchup against Cal State Fullerton starting Saturday. “He’s really big on becoming a team,” said senior second baseman Chelsie Mesa. “We don’t want everyone playing for themselves and having their little groups. Postseason is a time when we all need to come together.” Candrea had a particular story to share with sophomore third baseman Jenae Leles. “It was just a little thing about change, how people fight change,” Candrea said. The brief story apparently was derived from Portia Nelson’s “There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk: Autobiography in Five Short Chapters.” It tells the story of a person walking down a street and falling in a hole. It’s not her fault, she thinks. The next time she walks down the street, she falls in the same hole. It’s still not her fault. The third time, she sees the hole, but out of habit, falls in anyway. Then she recognizes it’s her fault. In the fourth chapter, she walks around the hole. In the fifth chapter, she takes a different path. “You can finally see the pattern,” Leles said. “The message is don’t be afraid of change. Don’t get scared. Take a chance.” “I like that story. It kind of goes with me in terms of softball and my personal life. It kind of fit in with all aspects.” It has helped in terms of softball, she said, by helping her break her old habits and change her mentality at the plate. She is making hitting adjustments sooner in the game by watching the batters ahead of her, and not waiting until her second or third at-bat to make changes. Leles, the team’s cleanup hitter, went 4 of 9 with two home runs as UA swept through the NCAA regional. Candrea knew his story had sunk in when he talked with Leles’ mother on Saturday. “She said she was driving Jenae’s car and pulled down the sun visor, and there it was,” Candrea said of the story. “So you never know what is going to get them.” Leles said she has copies of the story posted in her locker and on a wall at home. “Actually reading it and seeing it helps a lot,” she said. “I like it when he gives me that kind of stuff. It goes a little deeper than normal. It finally clicked.” The “clicking” is what Arizona also did at this time last season, when Candrea, by serendipity, found the motivational tool he had been seeking all year while browsing an airport bookstore. He picked up a copy of “Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game” and found a story that described learners as teacups. Some teacups were upside down, and knowledge simply bounced off. Some cups had holes at the bottom, with knowledge flowing out (in one ear and out the other). Other cups had sand in them, which made everything cloudy, a reference to having too many distractions. The fourth teacup was open and receptive to new ideas. Once Candrea got his team to buy into that theme - be the fourth teacup! - the Wildcats caught fire and won the school’s seventh national championship. That is the difference between a coach telling his players they need to improve, and a coach showing them how to get there. “That is the big part of the game for me: managing people and the mental side,” Candrea said. “The physical part of the game is probably the easiest part.” The Cats possibly caught a break when Fullerton advanced to the super regional and not Virginia Tech, with star pitcher Angela Tincher, or Big Ten champion Ohio State. Still, the opponent might not matter. Arizona is focused on itself. About not falling in that hole.

Page 60 Gimino: Cats’ Mesa heating up at right time

ANTHONY GIMINO Tucson Citizen 05.22.2007 It might have been the worst day of Chelsie Mesa’s softball life, the day Arizona coach Mike Candrea yanked her out of a game in the middle of the inning and, in view of the fans, proceeded to tell her exactly how he felt. Candrea’s seasonlong frustration with his star junior college recruit had boiled over during a game at Washington on April 30, 2006. “I just got tired of watching her pout,” Candrea said. Said Mesa: “I was just angry at the world that day.” Only now, with the benefit of time and the willingness to change, can Mesa look back on that day without being totally embarrassed. Turns out, it might have been the best day - well, at least the most important - of her softball life. “Yeah, it took me a while to see that,” she said Sunday after the Wildcats beat Pacific 7-0 to advance to an NCAA super regional at home. “It took me a while to figure out that I was the problem. Ever since then, I have kind of filled the shoes I came her to fill.” Mesa just might be the best story on an Arizona team that is two victories away from its 20th College World Series appearance in the past 21 years. Her .291 average last season was considered a disappointment, her negative attitude a distraction and her inability to lay off the rise ball out of the strike zone an eye-rolling aggravation. This season, the left-handed hitting second baseman is batting .379 - second on the team - and is heating up at the right time. Mesa is 18 of 38 (.474) in the past nine games, with three home runs, two triples and two doubles. Although the outcome of UA’s NCAA regional last weekend was never really in doubt, she had the key swing of the weekend, driving a into right-center to give UA a 2-0 lead over Mississippi State in the top of the fifth inning Saturday. The Cats poured it on from there, winning 8-0. As a practical matter, Mesa has been more patient at the plate, waiting for strikes and not swinging for the fences on those too-high pitches. But the root cause of her success - the part Candrea beams about - is that gray matter between her ears. “She’s a good example that the process works,” Candrea said. “It makes me feel good as a coach that I was able to at least get her to understand the mental side of the game. It’s very rewarding, and it takes two people to make that happen. “If she has a bad at-bat, she still has a smile on her face and will try to make adjustments. That is the only way you can play this game, or else the game will eat you up.” It is a game of failure, but Mesa wasn’t used to much of that at Phoenix College, where she was twice selected an All-American and was a two-time MVP of the national tournament. Increased setbacks last season typically brought pouting and doubting. “I used to be really hard on myself if I wasn’t as successful as I wanted to be,” she said. “This year, I’ve had my ups and downs, but I have been able to keep my head in the game and be consistent. It’s a totally different feeling.” It is a high compliment when Candrea says now that Mesa “plays the game like a guy,” code for being tough-minded. His only regret is that he didn’t have a chance to coach Mesa for four years. He hopes to have Mesa batting second and driving in runs for another two weeks - through this weekend’s best-of-three super regional matchup against Cal State-Fullerton and through the end of the College World Series. Mesa - along with fellow seniors Caitlin Lowe and Kristie Fox - is trying to end her college career with back-to-back titles. If not, at least Mesa did what all college kids are supposed to do: She learned. “I opened myself up and let myself enjoy this year,” Mesa said. “It feels good.”

Page 61 Cats’ coach puts it in writing Short story helps Leles rediscover success at plate By Patrick FinleyARIZONA DAILY STAR 5/22/07 Diana Leles was driving her daughter’s car last week when she found the secret to her child’s newfound success.

She pulled down the sun visor to find a short story given to Jenae Leles by Arizona softball coach Mike Candrea. It was about a girl who walked down the same street every day and stepped in the same hole in the sidewalk. Every time, she says it isn’t her fault.

Finally, she takes a different street.

“It’s pretty much about a kid who’s afraid of change,” the sophomore said.

Leles needed a change. During the Pac-10 season, the UA’s cleanup hitter hit .203, the second-lowest batting average of any Arizona regular. She had one home run and nine RBIs over 21 games.

Candrea turned to the written word to get his team’s attention.

“Sometimes you talk until you’re blue in the face,” Candrea said Saturday. “This week I decided I was going to put everything in writing and plaster it all over the dugout every day.”

Said Leles: “It’s on my sun visor, in my locker, on the wall in my house. I keep it posted everywhere.”

It’s working, and just in time. The top-seeded Wildcats will host Cal State-Fullerton on Saturday and Sunday in the NCAA tournament Super Regionals, with the winner advancing to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.

In Friday night’s regional, Leles hit two home runs against Howard, one of them a moonshot over the left field wall.

She added a single in each of the next two games.

When the UA clinched the regional against Pacific on Sunday, Leles effortlessly fielded six ground balls at third base — not bad for a player who struggled in the field last year.

“She was a little shaky, kinda nervous,” pitcher Taryne Mowatt said. “Now she’s developed into one of the best third basemen.”

Leles suspects Candrea knows when players are having trouble with their personal lives. Leles said she had been struggling with “college stuff, girl stuff, not anything major.”

“It helped me through my personal stuff, just with life in general,” she said of the short story. “It’s not just with softball; there’s other stuff going on.”

It’s a Candrea calling card, motivating players in the postseason.

“Obviously that’s a big part of the game for me — managing people,” he said. “The physical part of the game is probably the easiest part. It’s just managing the personalities and the mental side.”

If Leles catches fire, she could dramatically alter a lineup top-loaded with tremendous hitters in the 1-3 spots. Caitlin Lowe, Chelsie Mesa and Kristie Fox — all seniors — are the team’s three leaders in batting average.

Fox, who leads the team with 14 home runs and 59 RBIs, is bound to be intentionally walked to get to Leles.

Leles wants to make pitchers regret going down that road.

“It would change our whole offense,” she said. “I stepped it up a little this weekend.

“I’m peaking at the right time.” Inside pitch - Fox, Lowe and catcher Callista Balko were invited to a June tryout camp for the USA Softball Women’s National Team. Four former UA players — Jennie Finch, Alicia Hollowell, Lovie Jung, Toni Mascarenas and Mackenzie Vandergeest — were asked to attend the camp.

Page 62 Opinion by Greg Hansen : Comeback trumps troubling beginning Opinion by Greg Hansen ARIZONA DAILY STAR 5.27.07 Arizona pitcher Taryne Mowatt’s boyfriend, Wildcat baseball star C.J. Ziegler, arrived at Hillenbrand Stadium in the bottom of the second inning Saturday.

No worry, no hurry. Since 1991, Arizona has won its opening game in NCAA tournament playoff series — regionals and super regionals — 19 consecutive times by an aggregate score of 131-10. At Softball U., tension rarely begins until the Wildcats hit Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series. So picture Ziegler’s surprise — anyone’s surprise — as he walked through the breezeway and saw on the right field scoreboard: CSF 5, ARIZONA 0. “That’s weird,’’ he surely thought. “They’ve got the scores reversed.’’ Mowatt later called it “The Twilight Zone.’’ Of all things I didn’t expect to see at Hillenbrand Stadium, one is Mike Candrea ordering a relief pitcher to warm up in the first inning. Or anytime, for that matter. Mowatt had unaccountably been rocked. She called Fullerton’s first inning hits “bloopers,” but on the scoreboard, down 5-0, those bunts and flares had the effect of upper deck homers. “I was thinking, wow, I had never seen anything look so (bleak) that early,’’ she said. Worse, three-time All-American Caitlin Lowe smacked nose-first into the outfield fence, disabling her for the night. This was Trouble, with a capital T, the type of pre-World Series suspense that a Candrea-coached UA team has not faced since losing 7-3 here to Maryland in the 1999 regionals. Predictably, Arizona rallied to sweep Maryland 8-0 and 10-0 a day later, earning what is traditionally looked upon as a pre-ordained World Series berth. But on Saturday, trailing Cal State-Fullerton 5-0 in the top of the first — it could have been 7-0 or 8-0 had not left fielder K’Lee Arredondo made a marvelous sliding catch — it was the type of dire situation with which Candrea is not familiar. Naturally, the Wildcats hit three home runs, the Titans dissolved under the pressure, and Arizona won with ease, 11-6. No, I’m not making this up. Moral of the story (take your pick): get to the ballpark on time, or, it’s never too late for a Candrea softball team. “I was wondering what team was out there,’’ Candrea said after the game. “It was a little bit scary.’’ Of all the elements that had to come together for Arizona to beat the Titans, foremost among them was for Mowatt to regain her composure and stop Fullerton from further scoring. In that, she was superb. She did not allow another run until it was 11-5 and the normally stoic Candrea was so proud of Mowatt it showed. “Two months ago,’’he said, “Taryne would’ve folded the tent.’’ But over the last 20-25 games, Mowatt has grown into one of America’s leading pitchers, fitting comfortably into the sometimes uncomfortable succession of All-America pitchers, from Debby Day and Susie Parra, to Nancy Evans, Jennie Finch and Alicia Hollowell. Talk about pressure. It is what Mustafa Shakur faced and then some. On Saturday, Mowatt pitched her 303rd inning of the season, an Arizona record. Only one UA pitcher, Teresa Cherry in 1988, had gone over the 300-innings barrier (301). The great UA pitchers who followed always had some significant backup help, be it Carrie Dolan, Lisa Pitt or Becky Lemke or whoever. Mowatt is working without a net, and she knows it. “I’m ready to go every inning the next two weeks and next year, too,’’ she said. “I don’t think of it as a burden. I like it.’’ Mowatt and Arizona are a bit different than the other teams seeded 1-8 in the postseason. The other seven teams have No. 2 pitchers with a minimum of 15 starts, 11 victories and 106 innings pitched. The Wildcats’ backup pitcher, Sarah Akamine, who was warming up in the first inning when, briefly, Mowatt appeared to have injured her ankle fielding a bunt, has just 70 innings and has not pitched a game of record since April 18. It is all on Taryne. This is not new terrain for Mowatt. At Corona (Calif.) Santiago High School, she pitched every inning of the Sharks’ final 20 games as a senior in 2004. She pitched a two-hit shutout in the CIF championship game. Now, with 35 victories, Mowatt can no longer be considered an up-and-comer. Only Evans (36 wins twice) and Hollowell (41 and 40) have won more games in an Arizona season. “I wasn’t desperate or anything out there tonight,’’ Mowatt said. “I just had to regain my composure and give the offense a chance to pick us up. We had plenty of time.’’ Remarkably, she turned out to be right.

Page 63 Lowe down, Cats up UA overcomes bleak outlook after center fielder crashes into fence By Patrick Finley ARIZONA DAILY STAR 5.27.07 The thud of Caitlin Lowe’s head hitting the wooden Hillenbrand Stadium wall was heard 300 feet away.

Lowe, the UA center fielder, had chased a Crystal Vieyra liner like a bloodhound in Saturday night’s NCAA tournament super regional game. She smacked into the “NCAA Regional Champions” sign on the wall, and the ball bounced off her glove.

Cal State-Fullerton scored its fifth run of the first inning. The UA’s best player lay on the grass for five minutes before being carted off the field.

The UA bullpen was stirring; pitcher Taryne Mowatt had tweaked her ankle.

It was the worst scenario the UA could ever expect.

The Wildcats won anyway, 11-6.

“That was a great victory,” UA coach Mike Candrea said. “I can’t imagine any that were as big and as sweet as that.”

The UA needs to win one of two games today — at noon and, if necessary, 2:30 p.m. — to qualify for the Women’s College World Series for the 19th time in 20 years.

There will be no matching Saturday’s game for dramatics.

The UA scored three runs in the fourth and the fifth on homers by Callista Balko and Laine Roth, respectively, to take the lead.

Had the Wildcats not scored in the fourth, Candrea said he would have considered taking Mowatt out of the game to save her arm.

The Wildcats added another five in the sixth when Fullerton disintegrated, committing three errors and giving up a two-run homer to Jenae Leles to give Arizona 11 straight runs.

The traffic cone-colored Titans jumped on Mowatt from the first pitch, literally — a single by Jessica Doucette. The first six batters reached base, with the first five scoring.

“We knew that we had to jump on Taryne to get into her head,” Fullerton first baseman Katie Gollhardt said.

The Titans scored five in the first, two on Vieyra’s blast off the wall — technically ruled a single because she was called out for passing a base runner after rounding first.

The Wildcats were shaken by Lowe’s injury.

“We were like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is terrible,’” Mowatt said. “Her safety is way more important than the game.”

Right fielder Adrienne Acton said that, as usual, she screamed to Lowe that she was nearing the wall.

“It’s like she doesn’t hear me,” Acton said. “She just goes for it.

“I was a little freaked out. I didn’t know whether to pick her up or go to the ball.”

Lowe was given a concussion test by the team doctor and returned to the dugout midway through the second inning. Lowe was not made available to reporters after the game — she was whisked away to see a doctor.

She most likely had a broken nose, but Candrea said he wouldn’t know for sure until today. He did not rule out Lowe playing. “Knowing Caitlin, if there’s a chance of her playing, she’ll be out there,” he said.

Inside pitch - When the Wildcats took a 6-5 lead, things started to look good for them. Entering the game, the UA was 25-0 when scoring six or more runs and 30-0 when leading after 5 innings. The Wildcats overcame their largest deficit of the year; they had rallied from 4-1 to defeat Washington in the regular-season finale. - Cyndi Duran, who took Lowe’s spot in the lineup after her injury, had logged 18 at-bats all year. Duran did have big-game experi- ence, though — she won a national championship with Pima College last year before transferring. - Sarah Akamine pinch hit for Duran in the sixth with a runner on third and one out. Akamine chopped a ball to shortstop that was bobbled by Courtney Martinez. Akamine, now 1 for 8 as a pinch hitter, was given an RBI. - Texas A&M, Northwestern, Tennessee, Baylor, Arizona State and Washington advanced to the WCWS on Saturday.

Page 64 Gimino : Not even a wooden wall can stop UA’s Lowe

ANTHONY GIMINO TUCSON CITIZENPublished: 05.28.2007 The last thing Caitlin Lowe remembers is seeing the lettering on the outfield fence. Her self-defense mechanism failed to inform her that objects might be closer than they appear. Lowe was chasing down a long drive Saturday night in right-center field, Arizona already trailing Cal State-Fullerton 3-0 with only one out. Right fielder Adrienne Acton was yelling, warning Lowe about her collision course with the unforgiving wooden fence at Hillenbrand Stadium. Her parents, Dave and Dawn, were watching from the stands. They’ve seen this kind of thing numerous times over the years - Lowe going through temporary fences to try to make a catch, or glancing off a wall, or, as she did at last year’s College World Series, tumbling head over heels over a chain-link fence in pursuit of a home run. This time was different. Lowe, in full stride, went face first into the wall, right where the years of Arizona’s regional championships are painted on the blue fence. She hit at “1994,” creating a horrible thud. She recoiled onto the outfield grass as the ball bounced away and two more runs scored. “The worst part was hearing it and knowing that it was her face,” Dawn said Sunday. “It kind of makes me sick to my stomach.” One of the Lowe’s other daughters, McKenna, was watching on ESPN. She immediately called her father, who couldn’t tell how badly Caitlin was hurt. “There’s a lot of blood,” McKenna told her dad. Dawn left the stands and made her way to her daughter, who was being treated by the UA medical staff. As seen multiple times on ESPN, that’s Dawn hugging Caitlin as she is being driven off the field on a grounds-crew cart. “I was more worried at first about the runs being scored,” Dave said Sunday, with a smile. “Then it was like, ‘When is she going to get up, when is she going to get up?’ “ Mom, dad, Caitlin, the UA coaches and players - all could smile Sunday because Lowe was not all that much worse for wear. A broken nose. Some swelling. She said she had trouble breathing through her nose Saturday night. She’s lucky it’s not worse. “I definitely didn’t think I was as close to the fence as I was,” Lowe said. “Adrienne says stuff all the time, but if I’m in a zone, I filter everything out. I just felt like it was a must-catch situation.” UA coach Mike Candrea arrived at his office Sunday morning, juggling three potential lineups, not knowing if Lowe would be available. As his team was going through pre-game stretching, doctors, satisfied with the results of Lowe’s concussion tests, cleared her to play. Lowe had to make a couple of concessions to the injury. She had to wear a face mask on her batting helmet and a protective mask in the field (like the ones a basketball player would wear to protect a face injury). Lowe, hitting .425, ended up going 0-for-2 with two sacrifice hits. But just having the three-time (soon to be four-time) All-American back in center field and hitting leadoff meant nearly everything to the Wildcats. They beat Fullerton 2-1 to win an NCAA super regional and advance to the College World Series. “It was such an emotional boost for our team,” Candrea said. “You should have seen it when we announced she could play. It was absolutely fabulous. It was like seeing a long-lost sister you haven’t seen in 10 years. “She means a lot to us. She is the glue. It was big for us that she was back in the lineup.” So, Lowe ended up making SportsCenter the hard way. She would have preferred to have made the “Top Plays” segment, but there is still time for that at the World Series. It’s probably not a consolation that her face-plant quickly got posted on YouTube. Maybe it’s fitting, though. It could end up being the signature moment of the UA season. Candrea says he likes the way this team has developed, growing more confident, mentally tougher and believing that all things are possible. What better reminder of that than someone trying to run through a wall.

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Wildcats qualify for 19th College World Series ANTHONY GIMINO TUCSON CITIZEN Published: 05.28.2007 The Arizona softball team is headed back to the College World Series, where it will face a bit of a nemesis from earlier this season. The Wildcats finished a sweep of Cal State-Fullerton in a best-of-three super regional at Hillenbrand Stadium on Sunday to advance to its 19th Series in the past 20 years. UA won 2-1, with Adrienne Acton slapping a two-run single to center for the team’s only runs. Taryne Mowatt pitched a three-hitter. Arizona (43-12-1) opens Thursday against Baylor in Oklahoma City, beginning at 6 p.m. Tucson time. “I don’t take it for granted,” UA coach Mike Candrea said of his team’s return to the World Series. “Fans around here think it is a cakewalk to get to Oklahoma City. But there is so much parity. Softball is getting better and better and it is a great feat to get to Oklahoma City.” Baylor is one of the teams that represents the new parity in college softball. The Bears, led by slugging first baseman Ashley Monceaux (a Flowing Wells High School and Pima Community College graduate), are making their first trip to the World Series. Arizona and Baylor met in a three-game series in Waco from March 9-11. They played three competitive games, with the Bears winning twice. UA won the opener 3-0 behind Mowatt’s one-hit, 15-strikeout performance. Baylor won the second game 3-2 on the strength of a sixth-inning home run. Baylor scored two runs in the seventh to take the third game, 3-2. “They definitely don’t give up until the game is over,” Mowatt said. “They take their hacks and they are pretty scrappy.” Arizona is familiar with most of the eight teams at the World Series. The Cats split four games with Texas A&M this season. They went 2-1 against Washington and Arizona State. They were 1-0 vs. Northwestern, the team Arizona beat to win last year’s national title. Arizona has faced Tennessee three times at the Series in the past two seasons. The only team that will be something of a mystery is DePaul. As for his team, Candrea praised the recent contributions from all parts of the batting order. Five different players have homered in five postseason games, while speedsters such as Acton and leadoff hitter Caitlin Lowe have been setting the table in the short game. In Sunday’s game, the bottom third of the order had all four of the team’s hits. That included a double from K’Lee Arrendondo, whose line drive bounced off the padding on top of the wall and bounced back into the field. Candrea thought it should have been a home run. He said he saw the ball bounce off a railing behind the fence after it hit the padding . . . but that was just a small complaint on an otherwise sunny day. “This team had to grow a lot to get to where we are right now,” Candrea said. “I’m very proud of them.”

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6 Washington* In the first session of the finals, the higher-ranked Game 1 team is home team. After first-round games, teams Noon, May 31 shall alternate as home team according to the ESPNHD formula applied by the games committee. 14 DePaul Game 5 6 p.m., June 1 7 Arizona State ESPN2HD Game 2 2 p.m., May 31 ESPNHD Game 11 Game 13 2 Northwestern* Noon, June 3 (if necessary) ESPNHD 6 p.m., June 3 Loser Game 1 ESPN2HD Game 7 11 a.m., June 2 ESPNHD Game 9 Loser Game 2 6 p.m., June 2 ESPNHD Loser Game 6 Championship Series Best Two-of-Three 4 Texas A&M* Game 1: 7 p.m., June 4 Game 3 Game 2: 7 p.m., June 5 6 p.m., May 31 Game 3, if necessary: Champion ESPNHD 7 p.m., June 6, ESPN2HD 5 Tennessee Game 6 8 p.m., June 1 8 Baylor ESPN2HD Game 4 8 p.m., May 31 ESPNHD Game 14 1 Arizona* Game 12 (if necessary) 2 p.m., June 3 8 p.m., June 3 Loser Game 3 ESPNHD ESPN2HD Game 8 1 p.m., June 2 ESPNHD Game 10 Loser Game 4 8 p.m., June 2 ESPNHD Loser Game 5

* Denotes home team Finals played at Hall of Fame Stadium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Bracket note: 1. If the winner of Game 9 defeats the winner of Game 5, then Game 13 is necessary. 2. If the winner of Game 10 defeats the winner of Game 6, then Game 14 is necessary. 3. If only one if necessary game is needed, it will be played at 6 p.m.

*Note: The NCAA Division I Softball Committee reserves the right to revise the schedule (i.e., game times) in the event weather conditions and/or media/television commitments require such.

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