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1980 Women's. Softball PLAYER PROFILES

GLORIA ANDERSEN, senior, first baseman ... will play SHERYL SCH LADER, senior, outfield . . leads the team a first baseman-Designated Hitter combination ... in stolen bases with 15 and carried a .217 batting played in only eight games last year but recorded a verage ... she had eight RBis , a triple and three five RBis with a batting average of .158 ... a cagey doubles ... played in all 32 games ... a very player who stole five bases in only eight games. dependable outfielder. ANNE BEITZEL, freshman. second and third baseman LORI ST IELOW, senior. pitcher ... begins her second ... has had four years of playing experience at year at UNI after transferring from Ellsworth Community Dubuque Senior High. College ... saw action as a pitcher in 14 games with an 8-5 record ... CINDY BRANDES, freshman, catcher ... has had two was second behlnd Gross in strikeouts with 41 ... not counted years of playing experience at West Waterloo High ... on as a hitter but will see plenty since the catcher position is a question mark right of action on the mound. now, she could see a lot of playing time. BETTY THRONDSON , sophomore, third base. shortstop ... played in JUDY DALE SKE , junior. pitcher and outfield ... a 27 games as a freshman ... batting average is .167 ... transfer from William Penn College .. . was a has an excellent arm and is a dependable designated hitter against UNI in the state tournament infielder. when UNI beat Penn to advance to the finals. LESA TRENARY, freshman. pitcher. first base . . . has had five years playing experience JOCELYN DRABELLE , senior. shortstop, outfield .. . led at Winfield-Mt. Union High ... complements UNl's hitting category last season with a .279 batting the UNI pitching corps. average . .. her 15 RBis were the second highest on SUE TYLER , junior, outfield ... a southpaw from the team ... a dependable. consistent hitter and Atlantic ... last year's batting average was .224 with smart fielder. four RBis ... a spark on the team and seems to be the morale booster. KATHY GROSS , sophomore. pitcher ... was one of the top pitchers as a freshman last year. recording an 8-4 win-loss record ... she led all Panther pitchers in the strikeout category with 50 and played an excellent game in the finals of the state tournament ... batting average is .214. TERESA KENNEDY, senior. outfielder ... a long ,,ball 1980 ROSTER power hitter with a .198 batting average . .. strength is coming up with the whopper when badly needed . No. Name Pos. Class Hometown has a strong arm in the outfield ... credited with 14 12 Gloria Andersen 1B Sr. Alden. IA RBis , four triples and three doubles. 5 Anne Beitzel 2B.3B Fr. Dubuque, IA 17 Cindy Brandes C Fr. Waterloo, IA TRISH KIN LEY, junior , catcher ... was a pitcher and 11 Judy Daleske P.OF Jr. New Providence, IA outfielder last year, playing in seven games ... had a 9 Jocelyn Drabelle SS.OF Sr. Dallas Center. IA .250 batting average . 15 *Kathy Gross P So. Spencer. IA JILL PET ERSON , freshman, catcher and first base ... 16 *Teresa Kennedy OF Sr. Bancroft, IA five years of playing experience at Adel-DeSoto High 7 ·Trish Kinley C Jr. Coggon. IA School. 19 Jill Peterson C,1B Fr. Adel, IA 1 *Karla Schiltz C,2B Jr. Bancroft, IA KARLA SCH ILTZ , junior, catcher, second base .. . 2 *Sheryl Schlader OF Sr. Charles City, IA returning to action following a year's layoff due to 20 *Lori Stielow P Sr. Alden. IA knee surgery ... had a .296 batting average two 13 *Betty Throndson 3B .SS So. New Hampton, IA years ago, with seven RBis and one homerun 18 Lesa Trenary P.1B Fr. Mt. Union . IA possibly could be pegged as the no. 1 catcher if her 14 *Sue Tyler OF Jr. Atlantic, IA k()ee can withstand the position. • Returning Athlete First row, left to right: Cindy Brandes, Karla Schlitz, Sue Tyler, Trish Kinley, Jiii Peterson; Second row: Gloria Andersen, Anne Beitzel, Betty Throndson, Kathy Gross, Sheryl Schlader; Third row: Lesa Trenary, Jocelyn Drabelle, Judy Daleske, Lori Stlelow. Absent: Teresa Kennedy.

1979 STATISTICS

Name G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG. SAC so BB HP SB E Gloria Andersen, 1b 8 19 2 3 1 0 0 5 .158 2 1 1 0 5 3 Connie Bruess. of 24 69 7 15 0 2 0 12 .217 7 2 1 0 5 1 Sue Coakley. c 31 94 22 25 3 0 27 .266 5 9 10 1 7 7 Jennifer Corkreon. p -3b 7 11 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 0 2 Jocelyn Drabelle, ss 32 104 24 29 6 ~ ) 0 15 .279 4 6 6 2 9 17 Linda Edwards, p-3b 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kathy Gross, p -1b 12 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 .214 1 2 0 0 (J 2 Marcia Huffey, c 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 Teresa Kennedy, of 32 101 19 20 3 0 14 .198 7 7 7 0 9 0 Trish Kinley, p-of 7 8 0 2 1 ~ J 0 1 .250 0 0 2 0 2 3 Kathy Martin. 1b 25 65 8 11 1 0 0 5 .169 5 3 4 0 2 5 Jill Nielsen, 3b 8 15 1 3 0 0 0 2 .200 1 0 1 0 1 2 Pam Schneider. 2b 32 97 10 18 3 0 0 21 .186 5 15 6 0 7 8 Sheryl Schlader, of 32 106 25 23 3 1 0 8 .217 2 24 10 1 15 2 Lori Stlelow, p 14 14 1 0 0 0 I 0 1 .000 1 3 1 0 3 2 Betty Throndson, 3b-ss 27 66 8 11 1 0 6 .167 6 10 7 0 3 12 Sue Tyler, of 25 58 12 13 0 0 4 .224 6 3 10 0 8 2 TOTALS 32 845 142 177 22 0 121 .209 52 86 66 4 76 68

~Itching G IP H R BB 2B 3B HR WP W-L Jennifer Corkreon 5 22 19 12 10 .:11 I 1 0 0 0 4-0 Linda Edwards 2 9 10 4 ' 0 3 0 1 0 0 1-0 Kathy Gross 12 80-2/3 59 22 13 50 5 5 3 0 8-4 Trish Kinley 6 17 20 12 5 5 1 0 1 2 1-1 Lori Stlelow 14 89-1/3 77 34 12 41 7 1 0 0 8-5 TOTALS 32 185 84 40 110 14 7 4 2 22-10 (Returnees In bold) 1980 OUTLOOK With five straight district championships under their year. Her batting average two years ago was .296. belts. the Panthers are hoping to improve upon a with seven RBis and one homerun. Other returning second place finish in the state tournament and fielders include first baseman Gloria Andersen. third regain the Iowa crown they lost in 1978. The 1980 baseman or shortstop Betty Throndson and outfielder Northern Iowa squad loses only three players due to Sue Tyler. graduation off last season's first team - catcher Sue Three of last year's five pitchers return to the mound. Coakley, pitcher Jennifer Corkrean and second along with two new faces. Kathy Gross. Trish Kinley baseman Pam Schneider. With a strong contingent of and Lori Stielow are the veterans. although Kinley nine returning players. one athlete who rejoins the probably will be moved to the catcher position this team after sitting out last season with a knee injury season. Their records. respectively. were 8-4. 1-1 and and a crop of experienced freshmen and transfer 8-5. Junior Judy Daleske. a transfer from William Penn. athletes. UNI is almost certain to improve upon a and freshman Lesa Trenary of Mt. Union. IA. will be 22-10 record. giving the returning pitchers a run for their money for Second year Head Coach Meredith Bakley displays the no. 1 spot. cautious optimism when talking about the upcoming The other newcomers are freshmen Anne Beitzel . season. Around 60 athletes attended fall tryouts and second or third base; catcher Cindy Brandes; and Bakley decided upon her top 16 players from this catcher or first baseman Jill Peterson. group. "I think we've got plenty of personnel in every An optimistic outlook begins with the nine veterans position with lots of experience. particularly outfield," who played a major part in last season's rebuilding Bakley says. "The catcher spot is the only place with a squad which took the Panthers from a fifth place in question mark right now. But we're carrying four the state in 1978 to its runnerup spot in 1979. Jocelyn people who can be plugged in there in any given Drabelle returns for her third and final year in the situation. Really, we've got people who can play shortstop position. She was the Panther's leading hitter several different positions so we can mix-and-match with a .279 average and was second highest in RBis to suit the situation. I also think we'll have stronger with 15. Teresa Kennedy, though not a consistent hitter hitting this year. which at times presented some as far as averages go. nevertheless is a main cog in problems in the past." the Panttier lineup. Her strong point is being able to The highlight of the season will come at the come up with the big hit when most necessary. She is opening when the Panthers will participate in the first counted on for the long. powerful hit and was fourth Hawaii Softball Invitational to be held March 17-22 in on the squad in RBis with 14. She also was credited Hilo. HA. The Panthers will be joined by teams from with four triples and three doubles. In addition. throughout the mainland. including Northern Kennedy is a valuable cog in the outfield with a very Colorado. Texas Women's University. Utah State and strong arm. others. in addition to two Hawaiian teams. UNI returns Catcher Karla Schiltz returns to the Panther squad home to host St. Ambrose April 1. healthy after being injured most of the season last

Head Coach MEREDITH BAKLEY 1980 SCHEDULE Meredith Bakley begins her March 16-22 at Hawaii-Hilo Invitational second year as the Panthers' April 1 St. Ambrose (2) 3:30 p.m. head softball coach. In her first April 2 Wartburg (2) 3:30 p.m. year at the helm. she guided the April 4-5 at Iowa State Invitational team to a 22-10 overall record April 8 Iowa (2) 3:30 p.m. and a second place finish in the April 11-13 at Nebraska Invitational AIA W state softball tournament. A April 15 at Luther (2) 3:30 p .m. graduate of Black Hills State April 16 at Loras (2) 3:30 p .m. College in Spearfish, SD . she April 18 Central (2) 3:30 p.m. received her master's degree April 19 Mt. Mercy (2) 9 a.m. from Colorado State University in April 21 Upper Iowa (2) 3:30 p.m. 1974 and has completed some April 22 Drake (2) 3:30 p.m. hours toward her doctorate from Northern Colorado. She April 25-26 IAIAW Sectionals is a former volleyball and softball player. Bakley was an April 29 at Grand View (2) 3:30 p.m. instructor at Valley City State College in Valley City.,ND. May 1-3 at IAIA W State Tournament at Fort where she was head basketball and softball coach Dodge before coming to UNI. Her Valley City softball team May 8-10 at AIA W Regional Tournament at placed second in the state in 1978. losing to North Emporia. KS Dakota State in the finals. Her overall win-loss record is 80-44. 1979 RESULTS (22-10) (UNl 's Score First) Wartburg 4-7, 6-5 Wichita State 10-2 Nebraska-Lincoln 2-5 Wayne State 5-4 Emporia State 1-6 Drake 1-0 (9 inn.), 5-1 St. Cloud State 6-3, 6-5 Minnesota 5-7 Minnesota JV 2-3 Iowa State 0-1 , 4-3 (10 inn.) Luther 15-5 (5 inn.), 5-4 Mt. Mercy 2-3, 10-6 Loras 1-0, 8-2

DISTRICTS - 1st Luther 7-2 Upper Iowa 5-2

Wartburg 8-2. 3-1 Grand View 1-3. 2-1

IAIAW STATE - 2nd Iowa Wesleya n 8-0 Iowa State 5-0 Willia m Penn 3-1 Drake 0-1 (12 inn.) William Penn 6-5 (8 inn.) Drake 1-2

QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Cedar Falls. IA 50613 PRESIDENT: Dr. John J. Kamerick FOUNDED: 1876 ENROLLMENT: 10.500 NICKNAME: Panthers ATHLETIC DIR. : Stan Sheriff ASSOC. ATHLETIC DIR.: R.C. Johnson ASSOC. ATHLETIC DIR.: Sandra Williamson HEAD COACH: Meredith Bakley 1978-79 RECORD: 22-10 AFFILIATION : AIAW Division II HEAD TRAINER: Dave Burton SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Nancy Justis Office: 319-273-6354; Home: 319-277-3631