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2009 Carolina Softball Team Whitney Allen Ally Blake Breanna Brown Alyssa Francona Leah Francona #88 • Sr. • OF #9 • Fr. • C #5 • Sr. • OF #6 • Sr. • 3B #2 • Fr. • 2B/SS Fayetteville, N.C. Concord, N.C. Durham, N.C. Chestnut Hill, Mass. Chestnut Hill, Mass. Kelsey Green Amber Johnson Christine Knauer Dani Manko Brittany McKinney #3 • Fr. • 2B/SS #23 • Sr. • P #7 • Jr. • SS #14 • So. • OF #22 • So. • C McLean, Va. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Long Island, N.Y. Mission Viejo, Calif. Clemmons, N.C. Stephanie Murad Lisa Norris Constance Orr Anna Roberts #10 • Jr. • 3B/1B #11 • Sr. • P #17 • Fr. • P/1B #13 • Jr. • OF Greenville, N.C. Snellville, Ga. Charlotte, N.C. Greenville, N.C. Brittany Robinson Danielle Spaulding Emily Troup Kelli Wheeler #1 • So. • 2B/3B #20 • Jr. • P/1B #21 • Sr. • OF #12 • Fr. • OF Deep Run, N.C. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Placentia, Calif. Marietta, Ga. Donna J. Papa Beverly Smith Janelle Breneman Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach 24th Year at Carolina 10th Year at Carolina 5th Year at Carolina QUICK FACTS AND CONTENTS The University of North Carolina Carolina Softball Table of Contents Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Head coach: Donna J. Papa (UConn, ‘79) Schedule ............................................... 2 Chartered: 1789 Career record: 889-500-5 (25 seasons) Roster ................................................... 3 Record at UNC: 860-485-5 (23 seasons) 2009 Season Preview............................. 4 Enrollment: 28,000 Office phone: (919) 962-5223 Player Bios .......................................5-13 Chancellor: Holden Thorp Office fax: (919) 843-8175 Donna J. Papa ..................................... 14 Director of Athletics: Dick Baddour Associate head coach: Beverly Smith Coaching Staff/Support Staff ................ 15 Senior Women’s Administrator: (North Carolina,’94) Administration/Conference Info ............ 16 Dr. Beth Miller Office phone: (919) 962-5224 Home Run Club/Traditions ................... 17 Assistant coach: Janelle Breneman 2008 Review and Statistics ..............18-19 Affiliation: NCAA Division I (Bloomsburg, ‘92) History ................................................ 20 Conference: Atlantic Coast Office phone: (919) 843-0128 Records ..........................................21-23 Nickname: Tar Heels Home facility: Eugene G. Anderson Stadium Award Winners/Letterwinners .........24-25 Mascot: Rameses the ram (Cap. 500)/Williams Field Year-by-Year Results .......................26-29 School colors: Carolina Blue & White ACC Tournament Championships: One - Williams Field...................................... 30 NCAA Tournament History ................... 31 Official Athletics Web site: TarHeelBlue.com 2001 ACC Regular Season Championships: Three Strength and Conditioning .................... 32 - 1996, 1998, 2008 After Graduation ................................. 33 NCAA Tournament appearances: Seven Student-Athlete Services/Academics . 34-35 – 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, The University .................................36-37 2008 Chapel Hill .......................................... 38 Athletic Heritage .................................. 39 2008 record: 50-12-1 (18-2 ACC) Educational Foundation ........................ 40 Supporting UNC Softball The University of North Carolina has a long-term agreement with Nike, which TarHeelBlue.com provides UNC teams with shoes, apparel, Media and fans can follow the Carolina softball team and the rest of the UNC athletic equipment bags and other products. program from anywhere in the world on the The contract, signed in 1994 and again official site of North Carolina athletics. in 1997, was extended for a period of eight TarHeelBlue.com offers schedules, rosters, results and more for all 28 of Carolina’s var- more years beginning in July 2002. In ad- sity sports. dition to Nike products, the agreement pro- vides $100,000 annually to the Chancellor’s Athletic Communications 2009 UNC SOFTBALL GUIDE Academic Enhancement Fund for under- Office Phone: (919) 962-2123 Associate Athletic Director for graduate teaching and $100,000 annually Credits: Action photos, headshots and facility Communications: Steve Kirschner photos by Jeffrey Camarati. to the UNC athletic department to reward Softball Contact: Dave Schmidt Printing by UNC Printing. Olympic sport programs and coaches for E-mail: [email protected] Covers: Covers designed by Dave Schmidt. academic and athletic excellence. Office Phone: (919) 962-1160 Content & Design: The 2009 softball media guide was edited by Dave Schmidt with assistance from SID Fax: (919) 962-0612 the UNC Athletic Communications staff. Official Web site: TarHeelBlue.com Page 1 • 2009 UNC Softball Media Guide FEBRUARY 6 vs. Louisville1 Miami, Fla. 4 p.m. 2009 TOURNAMENT at FIU1 Miami, Fla. 8 p.m. 7 vs. Auburn1 Miami, Fla. 6 p.m. BREAKDOWN vs. Jacksonville1 Miami, Fla. 8 p.m. 8 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi1 Miami, Fla. 12 noon 11 UNC Wilmington Chapel Hill 4 p.m. FIU TOURNAMENT 13 Wichita State2 Chapel Hill 1:30 p.m. 2 2009 SCHEDULE George Washington Chapel Hill 4 p.m. Feb. 6-8 • Miami, Fla. • Hosted by FIU 14 California2 Chapel Hill 3 p.m. Auburn, Carolina, FIU, Jacksonville, Louisville, Texas A&M-CC 15 Penn State2 Chapel Hill 3 p.m. 19 vs. Kansas3 Palm Springs, Calif. 1:30 p.m. vs. Oregon3 Palm Springs, Calif. 4 p.m. CAROLINA CLASSIC 20 vs. Cal State Fullerton3 Palm Springs, Calif. 8:30 p.m. 21 vs. Fresno State3 Palm Springs, Calif. 1 p.m. Feb. 13-15 • Chapel Hill • Hosted by Carolina 3 vs. Oregon State Palm Springs, Calif. 3:30 p.m. California, Carolina, George Washington, Penn State, Wichita State 25 UNC Greensboro (DH) Chapel Hill 3 p.m. 28 vs. Jacksonville State4 Knoxville, Tenn. 11:15 a.m. at Tennessee4 Knoxville, Tenn. 4 p.m. PALM SPRINGS CLASSIC MARCH Feb. 19-21 • Palm Springs, Calif. • Hosted by Oregon State Cal State Fullerton, Carolina, Fresno State, Kansas, Oregon, 1 vs. North Dakota State4 Knoxville, Tenn. 12 noon Oregon State vs. Bowling Green4 Knoxville, Tenn. 4:15 p.m. 4 South Carolina Chapel Hill 5 p.m. 6 Georgetown5 Chapel Hill 1:30 p.m. TENNESSEE CLASSIC Elon5 Chapel Hill 4 p.m. 7 Michigan State5 Chapel Hill 5:30 p.m. Feb. 28 - March 1 • Knoxville, Tenn. • Hosted by Tennessee 5 8 Princeton Chapel Hill 11 a.m. Bowling Green, Carolina, Jacksonville State, North Dakota State, 9 Florida State* Chapel Hill 4 p.m. Tennessee 10 Florida State (DH)* Chapel Hill 3 p.m. 13 vs. Michigan State6 Conway, S.C. 11 a.m. 14 vs. Missouri6 Conway, S.C. 12 noon TAR HEEL INVITATIONAL at Coastal Carolina6 Conway, S.C. 5 p.m. 15 vs. Missouri6 Conway, S.C. 11 a.m. March 6-8 • Chapel Hill • Hosted by Carolina 18 Longwood Chapel Hill 4 p.m. Carolina, Elon, Georgetown, Michigan State, Princeton Fordham Chapel Hill 6 p.m. 21 at Maryland (DH)* College Park, Md. 1 p.m. 22 at Maryland* College Park, Md. 1 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA TOURNAMENT 24 Ohio State Chapel Hill 5 p.m. 25 at Campbell Buies Creek, N.C. 6 p.m. March 13-15 • Conway, S.C. • Hosted by Coastal Carolina 28 Boston College (DH)* Chapel Hill 1 p.m. Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Michigan State, Missouri 29 Boston College* Chapel Hill 1 p.m. APRIL 1 East Carolina Chapel Hill 6 p.m. 4 at NC State (DH)* Raleigh, N.C. 4 p.m. 5 at NC State* Raleigh, N.C. 12 noon 8 at East Carolina Greenville, N.C. 4 p.m. 10 Virginia* Chapel Hill 6 p.m. 11 Virginia (DH)* Chapel Hill 2 p.m. 15 Winthrop (DH) Chapel Hill 4 p.m. 18 Virginia Tech (DH)* Chapel Hill 1 p.m. 19 Virginia Tech* Chapel Hill 1 p.m. 22 Charlotte Chapel Hill 6 p.m. 25 at Georgia Tech (DH)* Atlanta, Ga. 1 p.m. 26 at Georgia Tech* Atlanta, Ga. 1 p.m. MAY 8-10 ACC Championships Raleigh, N.C. TBA 15-17 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA 22-24 NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBA May 28-June 3 College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA (all times eastern) * – ACC Contest DH - Doubleheader 1 – FIU Tournament (Miami, Fla.) 2 – Carolina Classic (Chapel Hill) 3 – Palm Springs Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.) 4 – Tennessee Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.) 5 – Tar Heel Invitational (Chapel Hill) 6 – Coastal Carolina Tournament (Conway, S.C.) Page 2 • 2009 UNC Softball Media Guide Numerical Roster 2009 ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. B/T Hometown/High School 1 Brittany Robinson 2B/3B So. 5-5 R/R Deep Run, N.C./Arendell Parrott Academy 2 Leah Francona 2B/SS Fr. 5-8 L/R Chestnut Hill, Mass./Brookline 3 Kelsey Green 2B/SS Fr. 5-3 R/R McLean, Va./Langley 5 Breanna Brown OF Sr. 5-2 L/R Durham, N.C./Jordan 6 Alyssa Francona 3B Sr. 5-8 R/R Chestnut Hill, Mass./Pennsbury 7 Christine Knauer SS Jr. 5-6 L/R Long Island, N.Y./Walt Whitman 9 Ally Blake C Fr. 5-8 R/R Concord, N.C./Central Cabarrus 10 Stephanie Murad 3B/1B Jr. 5-9 R/R Greenville, N.C./J.H. Rose 11 Lisa Norris P Sr. 5-7 R/R Snellville, Ga./Brookwood 12 Kelli Wheeler OF Fr. 6-0 R/R Marietta, Ga./Lassiter 13 Anna Roberts OF Jr. 5-7 R/L Greenville, N.C./Arendell Parrott Academy 14 Dani Manko OF So. 5-2 L/R Mission Viejo, Calif./Tesaro 17 Constance Orr P/1B Fr. 5-8 R/R Charlotte, N.C./Butler 20 Danielle Spaulding P/1B Jr. 5-10 L/L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda 21 Emily Troup OF Sr. 5-7 L/L Placentia, Calif./El Dorado 22 Brittany McKinney C So. 5-8 R/R Clemmons, N.C./West Forsyth 23 Amber Johnson P Sr. 5-11 R/R Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens 88 Whitney Allen OF Sr. 5-9 L/R Fayetteville, N.C./South View Head Coach: Donna J. Papa (24th season at Carolina, 26th season overall) Associate Head Coach: Beverly Smith Assistant Coach: Janelle Breneman By Class Pronunciations Sophomores (3) - Breanna Brown .............................bre-ANNE-uh Seniors (6) - Manko, McKinney, Christine Knauer ............................kuh-NOW-er Allen, Brown, A.