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2014 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS SOFTBALL Contact: Ryan McCall, Assistant Media Relations Director (SB) • [email protected] • 503-725-5744 • GoViks.com • GAMES 23-25 • March 22-23, 2014 2014 SOFTBALL & RESULTS Big Sky Opening Weekend • March 22-23 • Portland, OR Date Opponent Time (PT)/Result Idaho State Bengals Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, AZ) (15-10 Overall, 0-0 Big Sky) 2/7 Colorado State L, 2-6 Indiana W, 8-6 Head Coach: Julie Wright (Ohio, ‘95) 2/8 New Mexico W, 10-0 (5) Record at ISU: 57-91 (4th); Big Sky: 14-4 (2nd) Utah L, 3-10 2/9 California [24/24] L, 3-8 Portland State Vikings Easton Desert Classic (Las Vegas, NV) (3-19 Overall, 0-0 Big Sky) 2/14 BYU L, 4-5 Head Coach: Barb Sherwood (Troy, 1999) Nevada L, 2-6 Record at PSU: 3-19 (1st year); Big Sky: 0-0 (1st) 2/15 Hawaii [RV/RV] L, 12-13 Seattle U L, 5-6 (9) First Pitch Portland State at a Glance 2/16 Chattanooga L, 3-9 (5) This Week: The Portland State softball team will CSUN Invitational (Northridge, CA) Overall . 3-19 open its conference slate this weekend with a three- Big Sky . .0-0 2/28 Rutgers Cancelled game series with Idaho State at Erv Lind Stadium Rutgers Cancelled Home . 0-0 3/1 Rutgers Postponed in Portland, OR. It will be a match-up of the 2013 Away . .0-4 at Cal State Northridge Cancelled Big Sky regular season co-champions as the Vikings Neutral . 3-15 3/2 Rutgers W, 2-0 and Bengals each finished the season 14-4 in con- Streak . Lost 11 at Cal State Northridge L, 3-5 ference play. Last 5 . 0-5 Louisville Slugger Classic (Stanford, CA) Last 10 . 0-10 3/7 BYU L, 3-4 (8) Follow the Vikings: Fans can follow all three Day . .2-15 at Stanford [22/17] L, 0-10 (5) games live online via live stats at GoViks.com. There Night . .1-4 3/8 at Stanford [22/17] L, 1-9 (5) will also be a live video stream of the games at UC Davis L, 3-4 (8) WatchBigSky.com with former softball head coach 3/9 North Dakota State L, 3-11 (6) Head Coach Barb Sherwood Gaucho Classic II (Santa Barbara, CA) Teri Mariani calling the action. The broadcast will 1st Year at PSU . 3-19 3/14 Utah State L, 0-8 (6) begin 10-15 minutes prior to the first pitch of the Dartmouth L, 5-11 day’s first game. Portland State History 3/15 at UC Santa Barbara L, 2-13 (6) All-Time History . 904-807-2 Dartmouth L, 2-11 (5) Gaucho Classic Recap: The Vikings struggled at 3/16 Monmouth L, 2-6 the Gaucho Classic II in Santa Barbara, CA dropping all five games. They were out-scored 49-11 over the five 3/22 Idaho State (DH)* 1:00 p.m. games and were out-hit .244-to-.433. Senior 3B Crysta Conn led the Vikings going 6-for-16 (.375) with a pair 3/23 Idaho State* 12:00 p.m. of doubles and a RBI. Junior RF Aubrey Nitschelm led the team with four RBIs and hit the team’s first triple 3/28 North Dakota (DH)* 4:00 p.m. of the year against Monmouth to drive in two. 3/29 North Dakota* 1:00 p.m. 4/4 at Southern Utah (DH)* 11:00 a.m. 4/5 at Southern Utah* 11:00 a.m. Looking at Idaho State: The Bengals, under fourth-year head coach Julie Wright, have picked up where 4/9 Seattle U (DH) 2:00 p.m. they left off a year ago. Idaho State begins conference play with the best non-conference record in the 4/11 at Northern Colorado (DH)* 12:00 p.m. league at 15-10 overall. ISU is 7-3 in its last 10 but lost to Boise State, 1-0, it’s last time out. The Bengals 4/12 at Northern Colorado* 12:00 p.m. started the season 5-0 before losing seven of their next eight including a pair of games against Arizona State. 4/18 at Sacramento State (DH)* 12:00 p.m. Idaho State then went on a six-game winning streak but has gone 3-3 since coming in to conference play. 4/19 at Sacramento State* 12:00 p.m. The Bengals lead the league with a .341 team batting average, .494 team slugging percentage, and .418 4/22 at Oregon (DH) 2:00 p.m. team on base percentage. Idaho State is second in the league with 22 home runs and has a league-best 160 4/29 at Oregon State (DH) 1:00 p.m. RBIs. They are a team that is successful running the bases going 35-for-28 in stolen base attempts. 5/2 Weber State (DH)* 1:00 p.m. 5/3 Weber State* 1:00 p.m. Vicky Galasso, the Big Sky’s reigning Player of the Year, leads the Bengals, and the conference, with 10 BSC Softball Tourney (Regular Season Champ) home runs and 40 RBIs through 25 games. She also leads the league with an .836 slugging percentage and is 5/8-10 TBD TBD tied for the league lead with teammate Kacie Burnett in runs scored with 32. Burnett has a league-best .494 NCAA Regional (TBD) batting average and a league best on base percentage of .510. She is also 13-for-14 in stolen base attempts. 5/15-18 TBD TBD Idaho State also has six players who have started 24 or more games and are hitting over .300 on the season. Defensively, the Bengals have allowed 31 earned runs on 30 errors this season. They have a team fielding * Indicates Big Sky Conference Game percentage of .957, second worst in the Big Sky. BOLD indicates home game at Erv Lind Stadium The Idaho State pitching staff has a 4.47 ERA on the season. Jessica Tolmie leads the team with a 2.96 All home games will feature a live video stream at ERA in 26 innings. Haley Douglas has throw the most innings on the season (72.2) and is 9-6 with a 5.01 WatchBigSky.com All times listed are Pacific ERA. Bailey Foster is 4-3 on the season with a 4.47 ERA in 58 innings this year. Douglas and Foster combined [#/#] - Indicates ranking (NFCA/USA Softball) for just 71 1/3 innings pitched in 2013. NOTES CONTINUE ON PAGE 3 NCAA Tournament: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 | 1 PSU Softball Games 23-25 • Portland State vs. Idaho State • March 22-23 2014 QUICK FACTS Portland State vs. Idaho State PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Portland State leads all-time 15-5 Location _____________________Portland, OR 2013 Athletics Department Phone _________ 503.725.4000 : Idaho State won series, 2-1 | Portland State 1-0 in BSC Tourney Athletics Department Fax __________ 503.725.5550 Yearly Results Series Breakdown Founded _______________ 1946 (4-year in 1955) Year W/L Score Inn. Location Year W/L Score Inn. Location All-Time: . 18-5 1981 L 1-2 (18) A 4/16/11 W 3-2 A At PSU: . 10-1 Enrollment _______________________ 29,524 1981 W 3-2 H 4/17/11 W 12-2 (5) A at Idaho State: . 6-3 Nickname ________________________ Vikings 1981 W 1-0 H 4/17/11 W 13-5 (6) A Neutral: . 2-1 Colors ______________________________ 1983 L 0-1 N 4/6/12 W 1-0 H Green (PMS 350), White and Silver (PMS 428) 3/21/08 W 7-1 H 4/6/12 L 2-3 (9) H Last 10 Meetings (7-3) Affiliation ___________________ NCAA Division I 3/22/08 W 9-5 N 4/7/12 W 7-0 H 2011 A W, 12-2 (5) Conference _______________________Big Sky 4/24/10 W 6-1 H 4/7/12 W 2-1 H 2011 A W, 13-5 (6) President ___________________Dr. Wim Wiewel 4/24/10 W 10-1 H 4/20/13 W 7-5 (8) A 2012 H W, 1-0 Faculty Athletics Representative _____ Bob Lockwood 4/25/10 W 1-0 H 4/20/13 L 13-16 (10) A 2012 H L, 2-3 (9) 4/25/10 W 7-1 H 4/21/13 L 4-6 (9) A 2012 H W, 7-0 Director of Athletics _____________ Torre Chisholm 3/4/11 W 8-0 (5) N 5/10/13 W 5-3 BSC1 A 2012 H W, 2-1 4/16/11 W 4-3 A 2013 A W, 7-5 (8) ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS 2013 A L, 13-16 (10) Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations __ Mike Lund 1 - Big Sky Conference Tournament 2013 A L, 4-6 (9) office ____________________ 503.725.5602 2013 A W, 5-3 email __________________ [email protected] Asst. Media Relations Director (SB) _ Ryan McCall Series Superlatives Longest win streak, at PSU 8 games, 1981-2012 Longest win Streak, at ISU 4 games, 2011 office ____________________ 503.725.5744 Most runs scored vs. ISU 13-2x, last 2013 Longest losing streak 1, 3x, last 2012 email _______________ [email protected] Most runs allowed vs. ISU 16, 2013 Longest losing streak, at PSU 1, 2012 Largest margin of victory 10, 2011 Longest losing streak, at ISU 1, 1981 SOFTBALL COACHING STAFF Largest margin of defeat 3, 2013 Last PSU shutout 2012 (7-0) Head Coach _____Barb Sherwood, 1st year (Troy, ‘99) Longest winning streak 12 games Last ISU shutout 1983, (1-0) Overall Record (Years) ______________ 3-19 (1st) Big Sky Record (Years) ______________ 0-0 (1st) Work ___________________(503) 725-4400 E-mail _________________ [email protected] Assistant Coach Tory Yamaguchi, 1st year (Indiana, ‘07) E-mail [email protected] Assistant Coach ___ Kelly Melone, 1st year (Texas, ‘09) E-mail ________________ [email protected] SOFTBALL TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Portland State Roster 2013 Overall Record __________________25-31 2013 Big Sky Conference Record (Finish) ___14-4 (t1st) NO NAME POS B/T HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOLS) 2013 Postseason ________ 3-0, Big Sky Tournament 00 Raya Johnson P R/R 5-8 JR 2V Aurora, CO (Eaglecrest HS) __________________0-2, NCAA Tournament 1 Celena “Nugget” Carrisosa UT L/R 5-3 FR HS Tracy, CA (Merril F.