2003 UCLA BRUINS 2003 SCHEDULE RECORD: 10-1 at Florida Atlantic Invitational • Feb. 21-23 • Boca Raton, FL JANUARY

FRI. 31-SUN. 2 STACY WINSBERG MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Fresh from the team title at the UNLV Classic, BRUIN QUICK FACTS 31 UCLA VS. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT _____ W, 9-0 (5) the Bruins return to the road this weekend, FEBRUARY flying to Boca Raton, FL, for the Florida Atlantic 2003 Record: 10-1 Invitational. The Bruins are scheduled to face NFCA Ranking: No. 1 1 UCLA VS. #10 CAL STATE FULLERTON _____ L, 2-0 Rutgers, Florida Atlantic, Florida International Head Coach: Sue Enquist 1 UCLA VS. #22 ALABAMA ______W, 5-4 and Long Island in round-robin play. Wisconsin Career Record: 706-131-1 (15th season) 2 UCLA VS. CAL STATE NORTHRDGE ______W, 2-0 Softball SID: Amy Symons 5 at UC Riverside (DH) ____ W, 15-0/W, 20-0 (5) is also participating in the Invitational, but is not Fri, 14-Sun, 16 UNLV Desert Classic (Las Vegas, NV) SID Phone: 310/206-8123 scheduled to play the Bruins in round-robin 14 vs. #20 South Carolina ______W, 12-0 (5 ) play. The Bruins remain atop the NFCA poll, as SID Email: [email protected] 14 vs. #7 LSU ______W, 2-0 the first regular season poll was released on Website: www.uclabruins.com 15 vs. Hawai’i ______W, 10-2 (6) Wednesday, February 19. 15 vs. #4 Nebraska ______W, 5-1 16 vs. Utah ______W, 7-0 TAIRIA MIMS NAMED PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Fri, 21-Sun, 23 Florida Atlantic inv. (Boca Raton, FL) Senior 1B/C Tairia Mims .647 (11-for-17), with a 1.471 , helping the Bruins 21 vs. Rutgers ______3 pm to go 5-0 at the UNLV Tournament in Las Vegas. Of her 11 hits, seven were for extra bases, 21 at Florida Atlantic (RV) ______7 pm 22 vs. Florida International ______3 am including three doubles, a and three home runs. She added seven runs scored and seven 22 vs. Long Island ______5 pm RBI, a sacrifice fly and a walk. Against No. 20 South Carolina, Mims went 2-for-3 with a , 23 Championship Play ______TBA three RBI and two runs scored in the Bruins’ 12-0 rout of the Gamecocks. In a 5-1 win against No. 26 at UC Santa Barbara (DH) ______Noon 4-ranked Nebraska, she gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead with a two-out solo homer in the third, and FRI, 28-SUN, 2 EASTON CLASSIC (EASTON STADIUM) finished the game going 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. 28 MISSOURI VS. BOSTON COLLEGE ______9 AM 28 UCLA VS. BOSTON COLLEGE ______11:30 AM UCLA VS. FLORIDA ATLANTIC TOURNAMENT OPPONENTS 28 UCLA VS. MISSOURI ______2 PM Rutgers— Friday will mark the first meeting between the Bruins and Scarlet Knights. Rutgers is MARCH coached by Pat Willis and have a 1-1 record this season. 1 UCLA VS. MISSOURI ______9 AM Florida Atlantic— UCLA holds a 1-0 all-time record against the Owls, with a 7-3 win on Feb. 6, 1 UCLA VS. BOSTON COLLEGE ______11:30 PM 2000 at the UNF/Louisville Slugger Invitational in Tampa, FL. The Owls are coached by Joan Joyce 1BOSTON COLLEGE VS. MISSOURI ______2 PM and have a record of 5-6 this season. 22ND PLACE VS. 3RD PLACE ______10 AM Florida International— UCLA holds a 3-0 all-time record against FIU, with the most recent contest 21ST PLACE VS. WINNER OF 10 AM GAME ______1 PM taking place on Feb. 18, 2001, at the UNLV Classic, a 10-0 five-inning Bruin win. The Golden Thu. 6-Sun. 9 at Hallowell Chevrolet Classic (Fresno, CA) 6 vs. BYU ______6 pm Panthers are coached by Kim Gwydir and has a 4-11 record this season. 7 vs. St. John’s ______4 pm Long Island— The Blackbirds and Bruins have never met on the softball field. LIU is coached by 8 vs. Cal Poly ______7 pm Roy Kortman and has a 2003 record of 1-1 this season. 9 vs. DePaul ______11 am Wisconsin (possible opponent)— UCLA and Wisconsin have played three times, all during the 9 at Fresno State ______1 pm 2001 season with the Bruins winning all three matchups. The Badgers are coached by Karen 25 at Cal State Fullerton (DH) ______5 pm Gallagher and have a record of 5-3 this season. 28 at Stanford* ______7 pm 29 at California* ______2 pm BRUINS WIN UNLV CLASSIC TITLE 30 at California* ______1 pm The Bruins turned in an impressive performance at the UNLV Classic last weekend, defeating APRIL three teams ranked in the top-20 of the NFCA/USA Today poll en route to the UNLV Classic title. 4 ARIZONA STATE* ______2 PM UCLA was the only undefeated team in tournament play. Tairia Mims led the Bruins offensively 5 ARIZONA* ______2 PM (see above), while Keira Goerl allowed just one run in 24 innings in the circle, striking out 25 and 6 ARIZONA* ______1 PM holding opposing batters to a .100 batting average. The Bruins had production from every spot 11 at Oregon State* ______2 pm 12 at Oregon* ______2 pm in the batting order, as every player that started a game at the UNLV Classic had at least one RBI, 13 at Oregon ______1 pm and eight of the nine had at least one extra-base hit. Freshman Emily Zaplatosch joined Mims 18 WASHINGTON* ______2 PM over .600 for the weekend, hitting .615 (8-for-13) with a , a home run, two RBIs and three 19 WASHINGTON* ______2 PM runs scored. She had a .923 slugging percentage for the tournament, and a 1.000 FLD%. 25 CALIFORNIA* ______2 PM 26 STANFORD* ______2 PM NEXT WEEK IN BRUIN SOFTBALL 27 STANFORD* ______1 PM The Bruins return home next weekend for the UCLA Tournament, featuring Boston College, 30 at Washington* ______2 pm Missouri, and UCLA. There will be three games on Friday, three on Saturday and two on Sunday MAY in the double round-robin tournament. Sunday’s games will be a third-place and championship 2 OREGON* ______2 PM game. 3 OREGON STATE* ______7 PM 5 OREGON STATE* ______1 PM 9 at Arizona* ______7 pm 10 at Arizona State* (DH) ______7 pm THIS WEEK IN BRUIN SOFTBALL • FAU INVITATIONAL 15-18 NCAA Regionals ______TBD 22-26 College World Series ______TBD Feb. 21 vs. Rutgers ______Boca Raton, FL 3 pm Home Games In BOLD at Easton Stadium; *-Pac-10 Feb. 21 vs. Florida Atlantic (RV) ______Boca Raton, FL 7 pm Conference Games, (DH)-Doubleheaders; Feb. 22 vs. Florida International ______Boca Raton, FL 3 pm All Times Local to Site and subject to change Feb. 22 vs. Long Island ______Boca Raton, FL 5 pm Feb. 23 Championship Play ______Boca Raton, FL TBA USA TODAY/NFCA POLL GOERL STILL STRONG IN THE CIRCLE PRESEASON POLL Junior pitcher Keira Goerl has started toe 2003 season the way she left off last year, recording # School (First-Place Votes) ‘02 Record Points Last at an impressive clip. At the UNLV Classic, Goerl turned in a 4-0 record with a 0.29 ERA, 1. UCLA (19) 9-1 547 1 striking out 25 and walking six during her 24 innings in the circle. She pitched two complete-game 2 *Arizona (1) 13-1 524 2 shutouts and one combined shutout (with Michelle Turner), and held opposing batters to a .100 3. *Nebraska 9-1 494 t-4 batting average. Her season totals now include 62 strikeouts and through 54.2 innings in the 4. *California 10-2 460 3 circle for an average of 7.9 strikeouts per seven-inning game. 5. *Washington 9-0-1 458 6 NQUIST INS TH AME 6. Texas (2) 14-0 450 12 E W 700 G 7. *Cal St. Fullerton 10-4 388 10 The 2003 season marks Sue Enquist’s 15th campaign as head coach of the Bruin softball 8. *DePaul 5-0 361 11 program. It is her 24th year as part of UCLA’s softball coaching staff and her 28th year of 9. *LSU 7-3 352 7 involvement with the program as either a coach or player. Enquist has a 706-131-1 (.843) 10. Oklahoma 5-2 329 8 coaching record and 1,133 wins in her Bruin softball career as a player, assistant coach and head 11. Florida State 9-3 308 9 coach, combined. As a player from 1975-78, Enquist became UCLA’s first All-American while 12. *Stanford 10-2 304 14 establishing the Bruin career batting average record of .401. She was the only UCLA player to 13. Georgia 13-1 292 t-17 complete her career with a batting average over .400 until Stacey Nuveman completed her senior 14. *Arizona State 11-3 286 13 year in 2002 (with a .466 average), a span of 24 years. 15. Michigan 2-3 285 t-4 16. *South Carolina 7-3 195 20 WATLEY CONTINUES CLIMBING CAREER CHARTS 17. *Alabama 10-5 172 22 Senior shortstop continues to set the tone for the Bruins offensively, batting in the 18. *Oregon State 11-4 144 23 leadoff spot, and anchors UCLA’s defense as the team’s starting shortstop. Watley is hitting .500 19. Texas A&M 9-3 133 24 this season with 12 runs scored, a triple, four doubles and 11 RBIs. Watley has held UCLA’s career 20. Pacific 4-3 129 21 steals record since the conclusion of her freshman year and has become the first Bruin in history 21. Ohio State 2-3 117 16 to record 200 runs scored in a career, ranking 10th in Pac-10 history in that category. She ranks 22. *Fresno State 2-7 77 15 in UCLA’s career top-10 in at-bats (708/6th), triples (17, tie-2nd) and batting average (.444/2nd). 23. Notre Dame 2-2 72 t-17 Last summer, Watley played with the U.S. World Championship Team as it earned the top seed 24. Georgia Tech 4-3 67 19 for the 2004 to be held in Athens, Greece. Watley was named the Most Valuable t25 Massachusetts 2-3 31 25 Player of the World Championship tournament, hitting .516 (16-for-31) with 10 runs scored, four t25 *Oregon 9-4 31 NR RBIs and five stolen bases in her 10 starts during tournament play. * indicates UCLA’s 2003 opponents. Opponents Receiving Votes: Florida Atlantic 17, Hawaii 10 MIMS POWERS HER WAY TO PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK A member of USA Softball’s World Championship team last summer, Tairia Mims is currently 2003 BRUINS IN THE RANKINGS hitting cleanup for the 2003 Bruins. Mims, who plays either first base or catcher, currently has a Preseason ___ 1 team-high five home runs this season, and is batting .576 on the year (19-for-33) with four Feb. 19 ______1 doubles, a triple, five home runs, 15 RBIs and 13 runs scored. During the UNLV Classic, Mims hit Feb. 26 .647 for the five-game weekend, blasting three home runs, a triple, three doubles, a sacrifice fly Mar. 5 and a walk for a 1.471 slugging percentage. She also had a during the weekend’s Mar. 12 play. Mims is currently third on UCLA’s career lists with 44 home runs and 173 RBIs Mar. 19 Mar. 26 RAMOS ROCKS RIVERSIDE Apr. 2 Junior center fielder Stephanie Ramos had a day to remember on Feb. 5 at UC Riverside, turning Apr. 9 in spectacular offensive numbers in UCLA’s doubleheader rout of the Highlanders. Ramos went Apr. 16 8-for-10 on the day (.800), had a home run in each game, a triple in game one and a double in Apr. 23 the nightcap. She finished with seven runs scored, six RBIs, a 1.700 slugging percentage and one Apr. 30 putout on as many chances. For the season, Ramos is one of four Bruins hitting above .400, May 7 checking in with a .476 average, 11 runs scored, six doubles, a triple, two home runs and 12 RBIs, Final along with a .810 slugging percentage.

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Hometown (High School) 2 Andrea Duran 3B/OF R/R Fr. 5-7 Selma, CA (Selma) PAC-10 SOFTBALL 3 Allison Chislock 1B/OF R/R So. 5-8 Cypress, CA (Cypress) 5 Alissa Eno IF/OF R/R Fr. 5-5 El Segundo, CA (El Segundo) PRE-SEASON POLL 9 Amanda Simpson OF L/R Jr. 5-3 Encinitas, CA (La Costa Canyon) PL.SCHOOL POINTS 11 Monique Mejia 2B/OF R/R Sr. 5-4 Corona, CA (Corona Santiago) 1. UCLA (5) 46 13 Julie Hoshizaki 2B/OF L/L Jr. 5-0 Cerritos, CA (Cerritos) 2. Arizona (3) 44 14 Keira Goerl P R/R Jr. 5-10 Moreno Valley, CA (Valley View) 3. Washington 33 19 Caitlin Benyi IF/OF R/R Fr. 5-9 Scottsdale, AZ (Horizon) 4. California 30 20 Claire Sua IF/P R/R Jr. 5-8 Cooper City, FL (St.Thomas Aquinas) Stanford 30 21 Tairia Mims 1B/C R/R Sr. 5-7 Tucson, AZ (Salpointe Catholic) 6. Arizona State 20 22 Nicole Sandberg C R/R So. 5-4 Orange, CA (Orange Lutheran) 7. Oregon State 14 23 Toria Auelua C/3B R/R Sr. 5-6 Garden Grove, CA (Pacifica) 8. Oregon 7 24 Emily Zaplatosch C/1B R/R Fr. 5-7 Scottsdale, AZ (Horizon) 27 Natasha Watley SS/OF L/R Sr. 5-10 Irvine, CA (Woodbridge) (Number in parentheses indicates first place 33 Michelle Turner P/OF R/R Fr. 5-9 Buena Park, CA (Kennedy) votes) 44 Stephanie Ramos OF L/L Jr. 5-5 Elk Grove, CA (Elk Grove) FOUR FRESHMEN START OPENER BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS Four of UCLA’s five freshmen started UCLA’s season opener on Jan. 31 against Loyola Marymount, Feb. 5 Mims and Sua vs. UC Riverside (G1) and all have played regularly through UCLA’s first six games. On opening day, the group hit RAND LAMS consecutively, with Emily Zaplatosch hitting fifth and playing first base, Andrea Duran hitting sixth G S and playing third base, Michelle Turner hitting seventh as the designated player and Caitlin Benyi Feb. 5 Mims at UC Riverside (G1, t7th inning) batting eighth and playing in right field. Benyi ended the game with a three-run home run in the HITTING STREAKS bottom of the fifth inning to give UCLA the 9-0 run-rule win. Zaplatosch homered once in each of Name Longest Current UCLA’s doubleheader wins at UC Riverside on Feb. 5. At the UNLV Classic, Zaplatosch was one Natasha Watley 15* 15 of two Bruins to hit .600 or better for the weekend, going 8-for-13 at the plate (.615) with a home Stephanie Ramos 7 - run and a double, three runs scored and two RBIs for a .923 slugging percentage. Defensively, Andrea Duran 7 7 Zaplatosch threw out both runners who attempted to steal while she was behind the plate. Emily Zaplatosch 6 1 At the UNLV Classic, the bottom third of the Bruin batting order included Zaplatosch, Duran and Claire Sua 5 1 Benyi. The trio combined for 10 runs scored, 11 RBIs and five extra-base hits. *-Watley ended the 2002 season with WORLD TEAM/USA BRUINS a four-game hitting streak. Three current Bruins, Keira Goerl, Tairia Mims and Natasha Watley played with USA Softball’s MULTI-HIT GAMES World Championship team during the summer of 2002. The team won the World Championship Name 2 3 4 5+ Tot Tournament, qualifying the U.S. for the 2004 Olympic Games as the Olympic tournament’s top Stephanie Ramos 4 1 2 - 7 seed. Watley was named the MVP of the World Championship Tournament, while Mims and Natasha Watley 4 3 - - 7 Goerl saw action in games leading up to the World Championship tournament. Tairia Mims 3 2 1 - 6 Freshman Emily Zaplatosch participated with the U.S. Junior National Team in December 2002 Emily Zaplatosch 4 1 - - 5 as the team won the 2002 Pan Am Junior Championships in Hermasillo, Mexico, earning a berth Toria Auelua 4 - - - 4 in the 2003 Junior Women’s World Championships to be held this summer in Nanjing, China. By Caitlin Benyi 2 1 - - 3 virtue of her spot on the most recent Junior National Team, Zaplatosch will be involved in team Claire Sua 2 1 - - 3 selection for the Junior Women’s World Championships. She will be joined at the August final Monique Mejia 3 - - - 3 tryout in Salem, OR, by Bruin teammate Andrea Duran. Duran was chosen from an open tryout held in Chino, CA, in early January. MULTI-RBI GAMES OTHER NOTABLES Name 2 3 4 5+ Tot Natasha Watley 3 1 - - 4 Allison Chislock recorded her first career hit on Feb. 5 at UC Riverside, an RBI single to right field Tairia Mims 2 1 - 1 4 in UCLA’s 20-0 game two victory … Amanda Simpson started UCLA’s season opener hitting ninth Toria Auelua 1 2 - - 3 and playing left field. It was Simpson’s first career appearance for the Bruins as anything other Stephanie Ramos 2 - 1 - 3 than a pinch-runner. Simpson made the most of the opportunity, drawing a walk and scoring a Emily Zaplatosch 1-1- 2 run in the game … Alissa Eno was the final Bruin freshman to see game action, but she did play Caitlin Benyi -11- 2 in both games of the Feb. 5 doubleheader at UC Riverside. In game one, Eno pinch-ran for Toria Claire Sua 2 - - - 2 Auelua in the seventh inning, coming around to score on a home run by Emily Zaplatosch. Eno saw her first career plate appearance as a Bruin in game two, drawing an RBI walk in the fifth SCORE BY INNINGS inning. Tm12 3456789ExTotal UCLA 9 11 20 10 21 7 9 - - - 87 OPP40 40001- -- 9

PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PAC-10 PITCHERS OF THE WEEK WEEK PLAYER SCHOOL WEEK PLAYER SCHOOL Feb. 11 Lovie Jung ______Arizona Feb. 11 Amy Harris ______Oregon Feb. 18 Tairia Mims ______UCLA Feb. 18 Desiree Seranno ______ASU Feb. 25 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 18 Mar. 25 Mar. 25 Apr. 1 Apr. 1 Apr. 7 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 Apr. 28 May 5 May 5 May 12 May 12 * indicates NFCA Player of the Week “THE LAST TIME” IN UCLA SOFTBALL…

HITTING A Bruin hit home runs in three consecutive games… A Bruin hit a grand slam… Tairia Mims, 2/5/03 Tairia Mims, Apr. 29, 2002 at Stanford, May 3, 2002 at at UC Riverside (G1) (top of the 7th at UCR Softball Field) Oregon and May 4, 2002 at Oregon State

Bruins hit back-to-back home runs… A Bruin had four hits in a game… Tairia Mims and Claire Sua, 2/5/03 at UC Riverside (G1), Tairia Mims, 4-for-4 vs. Hawai’i on 2/15/03 top of the 7th inning at the UNLV Classic (1-HR, 1-3B, 2-1B)

A Bruin hit a game-ending home run… Caitlin Benyi, A Bruin had two doubles in a game… Jan. 31, 2003. Her three-run home run vs. Loyola Tairia Mims 2/16/03 vs. Utah at the UNLV Classic Marymount in the bottom of the fifth inning invoked the mercy rule in UCLA’s 9-0 win. PITCHING A Bruin pitched a no-hitter… An opponent hit a game-ending home run… Keira Goerl, 4/26/02 at California (4 K, 2 BB) Lovieanne Jung, Arizona, 4/6/02 A Bruin pitched a perfect game… A Bruin hit two home runs in one game… Claire Sua, Keira Goerl 3/6/01 (G1) vs. UC Riverside 4/27/02 at Stanford (consecutive AB) A Bruin struck out 10 or more batters in a game… A Bruin hit three home runs in a single day… Keira Goerl, 12 at UC Riverside (G1) 2/5/03 Tairia Mims: 2 vs. Wisconsin 2/17/01; 1 vs. Nebraska 1 hit, 12 SO, 0 BB 2/17/01, both at the UNLV Classic.

A Bruin led off a game with a home run… Amanda Freed, 4/4/01 (G2) at Cal State Northridge

A Bruin had two hits in one inning… Natasha Watley, 2/16/03 vs. Utah at the UNLV Classic, 1-1B, 1-2B, bottom of the third inning

A Bruin hit home runs in consecutive at-bats… Tairia Mims, 2/5/03 at UC Riverside; 7th inning of G1, 1st inning of G2

A Bruin hit home runs in three consecutive at-bats… Stacey Nuveman, 4/7/02 at Arizona (5th, 7th innings); 2nd inning vs. Stanford 4/12/02 at Easton Stadium

A Bruin hit home runs in consecutive games… Tairia Mims, 2/15/03 vs. Hawai’i and Nebraska, at the UNLV Classic

Through games of Feb. 17, 2003 UCLA SOFTBALL’S “RECORD WHEN…”

Playing at home ______3-1 In extra innings______0-0 PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Playing on the Road ______2-0 Doubleheaders ______2-0 WEEK PLAYER SCHOOL Playing at a Neutral Site ______5-0 (3 doubleheaders scheduled) Feb. 11 Lovie Jung ______Arizona Day Games______9-1 Multiple-game days______7-1 Feb. 18 Tairia Mims ______UCLA Night Games ______1-0 (11 dates scheduled, includes DHs) Feb. 25 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Bruins Held Scoreless ______0-1 vs. Non-Conference ______10-1 Mar. 18 Scoring 1-4 runs ______2-0 vs. Pac-10 (non-league) ______0-0 Mar. 25 Scoring 5+ runs ______8-0 vs. Pac-10 (league games)______0-0 Apr. 1 Opponent Held Scoreless ______7-0 Apr. 7 Allowing 1-4 runs ______3-1 Pac-10 home ______0-0 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Allowing 5+ runs ______0-0 Pac-10 away ______0-0 Apr. 28 UCLA scores first ______9-0 May 5 Opponent scores first ______1-1 vs. Ranked Opponents______4-1 May 12 vs. Top-10 Opponents ______2-1 PAC-10 PITCHERS OF THE WEEK Collecting 1-3 hits ______0-1 WEEK PLAYER SCHOOL Collecting 4-6 hits ______0-0 vs. Pac-10 schools ______0-0 Feb. 11 Amy Harris ______Oregon Collecting 7-9 hits ______4-0 Arizona ______0-0 Feb. 18 Desiree Seranno ______ASU Collecting 10+ hits ______6-0 Arizona State ______0-0 Feb. 25 Out-hitting Opponent ______10-0 Cal ______0-0 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Out-Hit by Opponent ______0-1 Oregon ______0-0 Mar. 18 Hits are tied ______0-0 Oregon State ______0-0 Mar. 25 Stanford ______0-0 Apr. 1 Errorless ______5-1 Washington ______0-0 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Committing One Error ______4-0 Apr. 21 Committing 2+ errors______0-0 Days of the Week Apr. 28 Opponent is Errorless______2-0 Monday ______0-0 May 5 Opponent has 1 error ______2-1 Tuesday ______0-0 May 12 Opponent has 2 errors ______6-0 Wednesday ______2-0 * indicates NFCA Player of the Week Opponent has 3+ errors ______0-0 Thursday ______0-0 Friday ______3-0 One-run games ______1-0 Saturday ______3-1 Two-Run games ______2-1 Sunday______2-0 5+ run games ______6-0 Run-Rule Games ______5-0 Months January ______1-0 UCLA hits home run ______7-0 February ______9-1 Opponent hits home run ______3-1 March ______0-0 April ______0-0 UCLA hits multiple HRs______3-0 May ______0-0 UCLA hits 3+ HRs ______3-0 vs. Left-handed starters ______0-0 vs. Right-handed starters______10-1

Through games of Feb. 17, 2003