2015 Hillcat Softball Hillcat Gameday Vs. Newman University | March 14-15, 2015 Location: Claremore, Okla. | Site: Diamond Sport
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Rogers State Softball March 14-15 / Newman Scott Slarks | Sports Information Director 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. | Claremore, OK 74017-3252 Office: 918.343.8350 | Fax: 918.343.7567 | E-Mail: [email protected] www.rsuhillcats.com | Twitter: @RSUHillcats Facebook: RSUHillcatAthletics | YouTube: RSUHillcatAthletics 2015 Schedule Hillcat Gameday Date Time Opponent Location/Results Feb. 10 1 pm Cameron L, 0-14 (5 inn.) vs. Newman University | March 14-15, 2015 Feb. 10 3 pm Cameron L, 3-8 Location: Claremore, Okla. | Site: Diamond Sports Complex Feb. 19 10 am Northeastern State L, 6-8 Feb. 19 12 pm Bacone L, 2-3 Feb. 25 3 pm Northwestern Oklahoma St. W, 4-3 Rogers State Hillcats Feb. 25 5 pm Northwestern Oklahoma St. L, 3-11 Head Coach: ...........................Amy Cope Feb. 27 3 pm No. 5 St. Mary’s * L, 0-13 (5 inn.) Feb. 27 5 pm No. 5 St. Mary’s * L, 1-6 Record: ...............................5-10, 3-3 HC Mar. 7 1 pm Oklahoma Panhandle State * W, 4-2 Mar. 7 3 pm Oklahoma Panhandle State * W, 8-2 Mar. 8 12 pm Oklahoma Panhandle State * W, 11-0 (5 inn.) Newman Jets Mar. 8 2 pm Oklahoma Panhandle State W, 12-0 (5 inn.) Head Coach: ................Mike Viramontez Mar. 10 4 pm No. 20 Central Oklahoma L, 1-6 Mar. 10 6 pm No. 20 Central Oklahoma L, 0-4 Record: ...............................3-19, 1-6 HC Mar. 14 1 pm Newman * L, 3-5 Mar. 14 3 pm Newman * Claremore, Okla. ALL-TIME SERIES: The Hillcats and Jets met three times a season ago in Mar. 15 12 pm Newman * Claremore, Okla. RSU’s first season as a member of the Heartland Conference. Newman won the Mar. 17 3 pm Pittsburg State Claremore, Okla. final two games of the series 13-5 and 6-5 after the Hillcats claimed a 5-2 victory Mar. 17 5 pm Pittsburg State Claremore, Okla. in the opening game in Wichita, Kansas. Mar. 20 3 pm Texas A&M International * Claremore, Okla. Mar. 20 5 pm Texas A&M International * Claremore, Okla. CRITICAL FIRST RUN: The first run of games has proven to be a critical Mar. 21 12 pm Texas A&M International * Claremore, Okla. Mar. 21 2 pm Texas A&M International Claremore, Okla. factor for RSU this season as all five of the Hillcat wins have come when scoring Mar. 24 2 pm Bacone Muskogee, Okla. first. The opposition is 7-0 on the year when they tally the first run of the contest. Mar. 24 4 pm Bacone Muskogee, Okla. Mar. 27 3 pm Lubbock Christian * Claremore, Okla. LEADING HILLCATS: Carley Conley’s recent six-game hit streak has her as Mar. 27 5 pm Lubbock Christian * Claremore, Okla. the offensive leader for RSU hitting .422 with a team-best eight runs and two Mar. 28 11 am Lubbock Christian * Claremore, Okla. triples. Cailin Simpson has driven in 10 runs pacing the Hillcats as she and Jamie Apr. 1 4 pm Drury Springfield, Mo. Kowalick have batting averages of .326 and .320, respectively. Bailee Kaderka Apr. 1 6 pm Drury Springfield, Mo. has a 4-4 record from the circle while Aubrey Voboril has the low earned run Apr. 2 5 pm Oklahoma Christian * Claremore, Okla. average at 3.55 with one complete-game shutout and one save. Apr. 3 12 pm Oklahoma Christian * Claremore, Okla. Apr. 3 2 pm Oklahoma Christian * Claremore, Okla. WELCOMING THE JETS: The Jets come to Claremore following a Apr. 7 5 pm Northeastern State Claremore, Okla. doubleheader split at home against Southern Nazarene. Newman’s game-one, Apr. 7 7 pm Northeastern State Claremore, Okla. Apr. 10 3 pm St. Edward’s * Austin, Texas 7-0 shutout win snapped a 16-game losing streak, including all six Heartland Apr. 11 12 pm St. Edward’s * Austin, Texas Coneference games this season. Courtney Sartin has started the most games for Apr. 11 2 pm St. Edward’s * Austin, Texas the Jets getting the nod in 20 of 21 contests tallying a team-best .349 batting Apr. 13 4 pm Missouri Southern Claremore, Okla. average while Breanna Pingry has the team lead with four home runs and 12 RBI. Apr. 13 6 pm Missouri Southern Claremore, Okla. Kelsey Jones has the lowest earned run average on the Newman pitching staff at Apr. 15 4 pm Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 4.75 but posted an 0-5 record and Jensen Cromer has thrown the most innings at Apr. 15 6 pm Missouri Southern Joplin, Mo. 56.2 behind six complete games in 10 starts. Apr. 17 2 pm Texas-Permian Basin * Odessa, Texas Apr. 17 4 pm Texas-Permian Basin * Odessa, Texas UPCOMING GAMES: RSU remains at home continuing a stretch of 11-straight Apr. 18 12 pm Texas-Permian Basin * Odessa, Texas games at the Diamond Sports Complex playing host to Pittsburg State for a Apr. 21 3 pm Pittsburg State Pittsburg, Kan. non-conference doubleheader March 17. The Hillcats follow with a three-game Apr. 21 5 pm Pittsburg State Pittsburg, Kan. Heartland Conference matchup with Texas A&M International March 20-21. All Apr. 25 1 pm Oklahoma City Claremore, Okla. the games can be found live on the Hillcat Network at www.rsuhillcats.com/live. Apr. 25 3 pm Oklahoma City Claremore, Okla. Apr. 28 3 pm Southwest Baptist Claremore, Okla. Apr. 28 5 pm Southwest Baptist Claremore, Okla. SEASON TRENDS Overall: 5-10 Home: 1-4 Away: 0-5 Bold denotes home games Neutral: 4-1 Conference: 3-3 Non-Conference: 2-7 * - denotes Heartland Conference Games Morning: 0-1 Afternoon: 5-6 Evening: 0-3 Streak: L3 Vs. Ranked Opponents: 0-4 2015 Hillcat Softball www.rsuhillcats.com | @RSUHillcats Rogers State Softball March 14-15 / Newman RSU Quick Facts Amy Cope enters her second season at the helm of the Rogers State softball team as the General Information: third head coach in program history after being Location: 1701 W. Will Rogers Blvd. promoted in April 2013. Claremore, OK 74017 In her first season as head coach, Cope Enrollment: 4,289 and the Hillcats finished with an 18-35 record Founded: 1909 in their first season as a member of the NCAA Division II Heartland Conference going 9-15 in Nickname: Hillcats league play. RSU closed the year posting an 11-7 Colors: Navy and Red mark at the Diamond Sports Complex. President: Dr. Larry Rice Cope spent five years as an assistant Affiliation: NCAA Division II Candidacy coach at RSU starting in 2009 before taking Conference: Heartland Conference over as head coach. In 2013, as an assistant, she Director of Athletics: Ryan Erwin helped the Hillcats to their best record during her time on the Hill finishing the season 40-19 and Senior Woman Administrator: Sara Williams making the program’s first ever appearance in Sports Information Director: Scott Slarks the NAIA National Championship. Faculty Athletic Rep: Dr. Keith Martin In her five years as assistant to Mark Dicus, the Hillcats compiled a Head Athletic Trainer: Trey Robertson 175-120 record. As an assistant coach Cope worked primarily with infielders Phone: 918-343-7782 and coached first base. Under her guidance, 10 infielders have been named to the All-Sooner Athletic Conference team while three infielders earned All-Conference Fax: 918-343-7567 Gold Glove recognition. Website: www.rsuhillcats.com As recruiting coordinator, Cope brought in the Hillcats best recruiting Sports: Men: Baseball, Basketball, Cross class to date prior to the 2013 season securing the Softball Cats first ever NAIA Country, Golf, Soccer All-American and the only first-team All-American in RSU school history. The Women: Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, 2012 signing class went on to produce one first-team all-conference selection and Soccer, Softball, Track and Field three second team all-conference members. Cope, formerly Amy Renault, completed a standout playing career at the NAIA National Appearances University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma in 2008. She earned all-conference 2013 honors in softball at Connors State College before finishing her career at USAO. The former Claremore High School standout helped the Lady Zebras to a pair of State Championships in 2003. During her junior season at CHS, Cope was About RSU Softball a member of the girls’ basketball team that won the 5A state title. In her senior All Figures Prior to 2015 Season campaign, she spurred the Lady Zebras to a softball state title in the fall of 2003. COACHING STAFF She is married to RSU Head Women’s Basketball Coach Bobby Cope. Head Coach .................................. Amy Cope She completed her Master of Education degree in Sports Administration at East ...........(USAO, ‘08; MEd. East Central, ‘10) Central University in 2010. Record at RSU ....................18-35 (2nd year) Career Record ........................................same Assistant Coach .................. Andrea Vaughan ................................................................... 3rd Year Assistant Coach ...........................Kyle Pease ...............................................................2nd Year HISTORY First Year of Program .............................2006 All-Time Record ...............................304-204 NAIA Tournament Appearances ..................1 2014 TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Overall Record .............................18-35 2014 HC Record/Finish ................... 9-15/7th Scan the QR code to view the 2015 RSU Baseball-Softball Media Guide with complete bios, Head Coach Amy Cope records, and program history. 2015 Hillcat Softball www.rsuhillcats.com | @RSUHillcats Rogers State Softball March 14-15 / Newman Rogers State University Hillcats 2015 Softball Roster No. Player Pos. Ht. Cl. B/T Hometown (Previous School) 1 Jamie Kowalick C 5-5 Jr. L/R Petrolia, Texas (Independence CC) 2 Makenzie Kirk UT 5-7 Sr. R/R Bixby, Okla. (Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa) 4 Randye Sharp OF 5-3 So. L/R Oologah, Okla.