TABLEOFCONTENTS Media Information Message for the Media............................................... 2 USC Aiken Quick Facts Media Policies/Outlets................................................ 2 Location: 471 University Pkwy Aiken, SC 29801 The University Founded: 1961 History of USC Aiken.................................................. 3 Enrollment: 3,390 Dr. Thomas Hallman, Chancellor ............................... 4 Nickname: Lady Pacers Randy Warrick, Director of Athletics ........................... 4 Colors: Cardinal, Navy and White Administration & Support Staff ................................... 5 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Athletic Training.......................................................... 5 Conference: Peach Belt Conference (PBC) The Outlook Home Field (Capacity): Pacer Park (1,000) 2003 Season Prospectus ........................................6-7 2002 REVIEW Pre-season PBC Poll ................................................. 6 Overall Record: 25-26 The Coaching Staff PBC Record: 6-14 / 9th Jerry Snyder, Head Coach ......................................... 8 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/5 Ray Bolen, Assistant Coach ....................................... 9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/9 Mitch Smith, Student Assistant................................... 9 UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL The Peach Belt Conference Chancellor: Dr. Thomas Hallman (The Citadel, 1969) Conference History .................................................. 10 Director of Athletics: Randy Warrick (North Carolina, 1977) 2002 PBC Statistics ................................................. 11 Faculty Athletic Rep. Jim Kauffman (Florida St., 1957) 2002 PBC Standings ................................................ 11 Asst. AD/Compliance Coordinator: Tim Hall (South USC Aiken versus All Opponents ............................. 12 Carolina, 1990) USC Aiken PBC Award Winners .............................. 12 SWA: Angie Osbon (USC Aiken, 1996) The 2002 Season In Review MEDIA INFORMATION Final Results ............................................................ 13 Assistant SID: Kevin Britton (Eastern Kentucky, 2000) Team Game Highs ................................................... 13 Britton’s Email: [email protected] Final Statistics .......................................................... 14 Office Phone: 803-641-3252 Individual Leaders .................................................... 14 Office Fax: 803-641-3759 The 2003 Lady Pacers Internet Site: www.usca.edu/athletics PBC Site: www.peachbelt.com 2003 Numerical Roster ............................................ 15 2003 Alphabetical Roster ......................................... 15 COACHING STAFF Pronunciation Guide................................................. 15 Head Coach: Jerry Snyder (USC Aiken, 1991) Top Returners........................................................... 15 Overall Record/Years: 329-369 (.471)/15 Meet The 2003 Lady Pacers ...............................16-22 Record at USC Aiken: Same The Opponents Assistant Coach: Ray Bolen 2003 Opponents..................................................24-26 Student Assistant Coach: Mitch Smith Opponents SIDs & Websites .................................... 26 Cover The Record Book Located in the upper left is USC Aiken’s “present.” Jami Cornwell Individual Records.................................................... 27 (kneeling behind), Meredith Headings (sitting, left) and Rebecca White (sitting, right) are USCA’s three seniors. Located in the lower right corner Team Records .......................................................... 28 is USC Aiken’s “future.” This year’s team consists of 11 freshmen. They The Supporters are (bottom row, left to right) Stephanie Harvey, Mandy Rease, Nikki USC Aiken Softball Boosters.................................... 23 Lather, Jayme Durand, Kelly Ford, Temeka Floyd, (top row, left to right) Hillery Sharpe, Ragen Reeves, JoAnn Jones, Katie Hair and Sarah Regions Bank ......................................................... IFC Harvey. USC Aiken Bookstore................................................. 9 Domino’s Pizza ........................................................ 23 Credits The 2003 USC Aiken Softball Media Guide was designed, written and Comfort Inn & Suites ................................................ 23 edited by Kevin Britton, Assistant Sports Information Director. Cover Lionel Smith ............................................................. 23 Design by USC Aiken student Rob Alexander. Special assistance Publix Supermarkets .............................................. IBC provided by Brad Fields, Randy Warrick, Jerry Snyder, Ray Bolen, and Angie Osbon. Cover and back cover photos were taken by Kevin Britton. Printing was done by Aiken Printing. 1 MESSAGEFORTHEMEDIA The Sports Information Department is pleased to assist you with the cover- Primary Media Outlets age of USCA Softball. We will provide The Aiken Standard WRDW TV (Channel 12) pre-game information, statistics, NCAA PO Box 456 PO Box 1212 boxscores, play-by-play, and fax ser- Aiken, SC 29802 Augusta, GA 30903-1212 vice. Ph: (803) 648-2311 Fax: 648-6052 1301 Georgia Avenue Publicity surrounding the softball Larry Taylor, Sports Editor North Augusta, SC 29841 program is handled by Kevin Britton, As- Ph: (803) 278-3111 Fax: 442-4561 sistant Sports Information Director. He The Augusta Chronicle Paul Davis, Sports Director can be reached at (803) 641-3252, via 725 Broad Street Kelly Kline, Assistant Sports Director fax at (803) 641-3759, or via email at Augusta, GA 30901 [email protected]. Ph: (800) 622-6358 Fax: 823-3408 Lane Kramer, Sports Writer WAGT TV (Channel 26) Email: [email protected] PO Box 1526 Credentials 905 Broad Street All requests for working press, ra- The State Augusta, GA 30901 dio, and television should be made as PO Box 1333 Ph: (706) 826-0026 Fax: 724-4028 soon as possible prior to game day by Columbia, SC 29202 Chris Kane, Sports Director contacting Kevin Britton in the Sports In- Ph: (803) 771-8419 Fax: 771-8613 Ben Baker, Assistant Sports Director formation Office. Only working media Nat Newell, Sports Writer Email: [email protected] who have requested a pass in advance Email: [email protected] will be allowed access to the press box WJBF TV (Channel 6) at Pacer Park. WBBQ 1340 AM PO Box 1404 PO Box 2066 1001 Reynolds Street Augusta, GA 30913 Interviews Augusta, GA 30901 1305 Georgia Avenue To arrange an interview with Head Ph: (706) 828-7307 Fax: 724-6329 North Augusta, SC 29841 Coach Jerry Snyder or any of the play- John Hart, Sports Director Ph: (803) 830-1585 Fax: 279-0220 ers, please contact the Sports Informa- Noel Glasgow, Assistant Sports Director Charles McNeil, Host of “The Ticket” tion Office at (803) 641-3252 at least 24 Email: jhart or [email protected] hours in advance. Coach Snyder is usu- ally available from 9 a.m., until one hour before the start of practice. Assistant Sports Information Director Post-game interviews can be con- ducted at the field approximately 15 min- Kevin Britton utes following the conclusion of the Kevin Britton is in his first year as the Assistant Sports game. The locker room is closed to the Information Director at the University of South Carolina media. Aiken. Britton oversees the publicity of women’s cross country, men’s basketball, softball and men’s and women’s tennis. The Corbin, Ky., native began working Lady Pacers On The Web at USC Aiken in August 2002. This reminder, you can keep up with Prior to coming to USC Aiken, Britton worked as a the Lady Pacers by logging on the sports information assistant at Union College in internet at: Barbourville, Ky. There, he worked as the primary con- www.usca.edu/athletics tact for softball while also being responsible for writing news releases, updat- Follow the link to the softball page ing and editing media guides and game preparation for Union’s 14 intercolle- where you will find up to date rosters, giate sports. schedules, statistics and much more. Before his stop at Union, Britton served as a student assistant in the You can also find links to the Peach sports information offices at Cumberland College (Ky.) and Eastern Kentucky Belt Conference’s website and the University. While at EKU, Britton worked under the direction of sports informa- NCAA website. tion veteran Karl Park, who is in his 33rd year as Eastern’s SID. Britton earned his Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Public Relations and a minor in History in December 2000 from Eastern Kentucky University. 2 UNIVERSITYHISTORY The University of South Carolina Aiken was chartered under authority granted by the General Assembly of South Carolina and the Aiken County Commission for Higher Education in 1961 after entering into an agreement with the University of South Carolina to establish a two-year center in Aiken. A small cadre of faculty and staff were assigned the mission of establishing a college community with acceptable operations and standards. The Aiken Center opened its doors to 139 students in September 1961. Temporarily housed in Banksia, a renovated mansion in the City of Aiken, the Center consisted of three full- time faculty members (one of whom served as Director of the Center) and one secretary. Initially, the school offered only freshman and sophomore courses but throughout the sixties the size and reputation of the Center grew as word of its excellence spread among its constituents. In 1968, the Center underwent an institutional self-study and was accredited by the Southern Association of “The Fountain” in the middle