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BALL STATE SOFTBALL 2017 BALLSTATESPORTS.COM @BALLSTATESB @BALLSTATESPORTS #CHIRPCHIRP TABLE OF CONTENTS BALL STATE SOFTBALL: LEADERS IN THE MAC 2017 Cards 5 Roster Over the past eight seasons, Ball State has proven to be the MAC’s premier 8 Schedule program by compiling a 117-47 (.713) league record. Ball State has claimed 12 Coaches five (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 & 2014) of the last eight MAC Regular Season titles, the first five in program history, and won the 2010 and 2015 MAC Facilities Tournament Championships to earn a pair of NCAA Regional berths. 17 BSU Softball Field Tradition 21 2015 Season Highlights 22 Single-Season & Career Leaders 24 All-Time Letter Winners 26 Coach and Team Records The 2014 Cardinals finished the year with a 33-19 (12-4 MAC) record and The 2013 Cardinals finished the year with a 37-17 (18-3 MAC) record 28 Academic and Athletic Honors ranked in the top 50 nationally in doubles per game (7th/1.62), slugging and ranked in the top 25 nationally in nearly every major offensive percentage (8th/.527), batting average (13th/.322), home runs per game category; batting average (25th/.307); doubles per game (4th/1.78), Ball State (19th/1.15), scoring (33rd/5.73) and triples per game (49th/0.23). home runs per game (15th/1.24), scoring (9th/6.56) and slugging 30 The University percentage (14th/.508). 31 Board of Trustees 32 Athletics PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Program 1975 The 2015 Cardinals finished the year with a 34-25 (14-5 MAC) record, won the Mid-American All-Time Record 943-991-4 Conference West Division Title and captured the third MAC Tournament Championship in MAC Regular Season Titles 5 (2009, 2010, program history. The team upset No. 16 national seed Notre Dame in its NCAA South Bend 2012, 2013, 2015) Regional opener for the first NCAA win in program history. MAC Tournament Titles 2 (1998 and 2010) NCAA Tournaments 2 (1998 and 2010) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Overall Record: 22-32 2016 MAC Record: 8-16 The 2012 Cardinals finished the year with a 40-15 (17-3 MAC) record and The 2010 Cardinals finished the year with a 43-16 (17-5 MAC) record and 2016 MAC Finish: 11th Overall / 6th MAC West set the Ball State and MAC single season record for home runs (70), while set program records for wins in a season (43) and winning percentage Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/12 finishing the year ranked in the top 11 nationally in doubles per game in a season (.729). It also captured the program’s second MAC regular Position Starters Returing/Lost: 4/5 (2nd at 1.82), scoring (5th at 6.69), slugging percentage (6th at .543) season and tournament titles, while advancing to the NCAA Regionals. Pitchers Returning/Lost: 1/1 batting average (8th at .318), home runs per game (10th at 1.27), triples Newcomers: 12 per game (11th at 0.29). MEDIA INFORMATION LAST EIGHT YEARS IN THE MAC Softball Contact: Brad Caudill BALL STATE ..........................................................117-47 (.713) Office Phone 765.285.8242 KENT STATE .................................................................111-55 (.669) E-Mail [email protected] MIAMI ...........................................................................105-67 (.610) Associate A.D.: Joe Hernandez Assistant Director: Tyson Mathews OHIO............................................................................. 94-75 (.556) Assistant Director: Paula Haughn CENTRAL MICHIGAN .................................................88-80-1 (.524) Assistant Director: Kelly Barock NORTHERN ILLINOIS .................................................90-81 (.526) Broadcast & Multimedia: Joel Godett WESTERN MICHIGAN ............................................... 87-80-1 (.521) Graduate Assistant: Morgan Young Website BallStateSports.com AKRON..........................................................................74-92-1 (.446) Twitter @BallStateSB BOWLING GREEN..........................................................70-104 (.402) Facebook BallStateSoftball EASTERN MICHIGAN .................................................61-107-1 (.364) Instagram ballstatesb The 2009 Cardinals finished the year with a 29-24 (18-3 MAC) record and BUFFALO.........................................................................58-106 (.354) won the program’s first-ever Mid-American Conference regular season championship with the best league record in program history. TOLEDO........................................................................57-118 (.326) 2 3 2017 ROSTER 2017 CARDINALS SCHEDULE • ROSTER • COACHING STAFF 5 4 SENIORS 2017 ROSTER 2017 ROSTER 6 7 2017 SCHEDULE 2017 SCHEDULE 31ST ANNUAL LOUISIANA CLASSIC SATURDAY, FEB. 18 NORTH DAKOTA STATE FRIDAY, FEB. 10 @ Tuscon, Ariz. | 1:00 pm DEPAUL UNIVERISTY @ Lafayette, La. | 11:00 am SUNDAY, FEB. 19 BOSTON COLLEGE FRIDAY, FEB. 10 @ Tuscon, Ariz. | 11:00 am SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI @ Lafayette, La. | 1:30 pm CITRUS CLASSIC 1 SATURDAY, FEB. 11 FRIDAY, FEB. 24 LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE OAKLAND @ Lafayette, La. | 5:30 pm @ Orlando, Fla. | 11:00 am SATURDAY, FEB. 11 FRIDAY, FEB. 24 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI LEHIGH UNIVERSITY @ Lafayette, La. | 8:00 pm @ Orlando, Fla. | 3:30 pm SUNDAY, FEB. 12 SATURDAY, FEB. 25 No. Name Pos. B/T Cl./Elig. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) IOWA STATE GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1 Maddy Labrador INF R/R Jr./Jr. 5-5 Lexington, S.C.(Lexington/Spartanburg Methodist) @ Lafayette, La. | 10:00 am @ Orlando, Fla. | 11:00 am 2 Rachel Houck OF L/R Sr./Sr. 5-5 Greenfield, Ind. (Mt. Vernon/Louisville) 3 Alyssa Rothwell RHP R/R Fr./Fr. 5-9 Ashville, Ohio (Teays Valley) SATURDAY, FEB. 25 5 Aeshia Miles UTIL R/R So./So. 5-4 Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill) WILDCAT INVITATIONAL LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 6 Cadie O’Donnell OF L/R Jr./Jr. 5-6 Salina, Kan. (Salina South/Barton CC) @ Orlando, Fla. | 1:15 pm 7 Kennedy Wynn INF/OF R/R Fr./Fr. 5-6 New Albany, Ind. (New Albany) FRIDAY, FEB. 17 8 Danae King INF R/R Jr./Jr. 5-8 Glendale, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain/Phoenix College) 9 Tara Morey OF L/R Fr./Fr. 5-1 New Palestine, Ind. (New Palestine) DRAKE 10 Caitlyn Robinson INF/OF L/R Fr./Fr. 5-9 Clarksville, Ohio (Clinton-Massie) @ Tuscon, Ariz. | 3:00 pm UNDER ARMOUR INVITATIONAL 12 Janae Hogg INF/C R/R Fr./Fr. 5-6 Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 15 Olivia Huffman C R/R So./So 5-9 Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge/South Dakota) FRIDAY, FEB.17 FRIDAY, MARCH 3 17 Brittany Hopper INF R/R Jr./Jr. 5-7 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Perry/Phoenix College) ARIZONA HARTFORD 21 Madison Lee C R/R So./So. 5-9 Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos) @ Clearwater, Fla. | 11:30 am 23 Amanda Arnett UTIL R/R Sr./Sr. 5-4 Monroe, Mich. (Monroe) @ Tuscon, Ariz. | 5:00 pm 24 Haley Dominique OF L/L Fr./Fr. 5-6 Oregon, Ohio (Clay) 27 Carolyn Wilmes RHP R/R Jr./Jr. 6-0 Evansville, Ind. (Mater Dei) SATURDAY, FEB. 18 FRIDAY, MARCH 3 28 Darcie Huber RHP R/R Fr./Fr. 5-6 Greenfield, Ind. (Greenfield Central) ABILENE CHRISTIAN PENNSYLVANIA @ Tuscon, Ariz. | 11:00 am @ Clearwater, Fla. | 2:00 pm 9 2017 SCEHDULE 2017 SCHEDULE 2017 SCEHDULE SATURDAY, MARCH 4 SATURDAY, MARCH 11 FRIDAY, MARCH 31 FRIDAY, APRIL 21 TOWNSON RUTGERS MIAMI (OH) TOLEDO @ Clearwater, Fla. | 12:30 pm @ Boca Ratton, Fla. | 9:00 am Muncie, Ind. | 3:00 pm Muncie, Ind. | 3:00 pm SATURDAY, MARCH 11 SATURDAY, MARCH 4 FORDHAM SATURDAY, APRIL 22 SOUTH FLORIDA @ Boca Ratton, Fla. | 1:30 pm SATURDAY, APRIL 1 @Clearwater, Fla. | 3:00 pm MIAMI(OH) – DH TOLEDO – DH Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 pm @Ypsilanti, Mich. | 3:00 pm SUNDAY, MARCH 5 SIUE TOURNAMENT ST. BONAVENTURE SATURDAY, MARCH 18 @ Clearwwater. Fla. | 9:00 am SOUTHERN ILLINOIS TUESDAY, APRIL 4 FRIDAY, APRIL 28 @ Edwardsville, Ill. | 1:00 pm NORTHERN ILLINOIS – DH CENTRAL MICHIGAN Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 pm @ Mount Pleasant, Mich. | 3:00 pm TUESDAY, MARCH 7 SATURDAY, MARCH 18 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL BUTLER @ Fort Myers, Fla. | 3:15 pm @ Edwardsville, Ill. | 5:00 pm FRIDAY, APRIL 7 SATURDAY, APRIL 29 SUNDAY, MARCH19 TUESDAY, MARCH 7 OHIO UNIVERSITY CENTRAL MICHIGAN – DH NORTHERN KENTUCKY @ Athens, Ohio | 3:00 pm @ Mount Pleasant, Mich. | 1:00 pm FLORIDA GULF COAST @ Edwardsville, Ill. | 3:00 pm Fort Myers, Fla. | 8:00 pm SATURDAY, APRIL 8 SATURDAY, MAY 5 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 OHIO UNIVERSITY – GM 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN* HOLY CROSS BUTLER @ Athens, Ohio | 1:00 pm Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 pm Fort Myers, Fla. | 2:30 pm Muncie, Ind. | 4:00 pm FLORIDA ATLANTIC TOURNAMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 24 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 SATURDAY, MAY 6 BUFFALO NORTHERN ILLINOIS WESTERN MICHIGAN* – DH THURSDAY, MARCH 9 @ Buffalo, N.Y. | 3:00 pm @ Dekalb, Ill. | 3:00 pm Muncie, Ind. | 3:00 pm FLORIDA ATLATIC @ Boca Raton, Fla. | 7:15 pm SATURDAY, MARCH 25 FRIDAY, APRIL 14 MAY10-13 FRIDAY, MARCH 10 BUFFALO – DH @ Buffalo, N.Y. | 1:00 pm EASTERN MICHIGAN MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE LIU BROOKLYN Muncie, Ind. | 3:00 pm @ Boca Raton, Fla. | 9:00 am TOURNAMMENT @ Akron, Ohio | TBA FRIDAY, MARCH 10 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 SATURDAY, APRIL 15 BROWN INDIANA STATE @ Boca Raton, Fla. | 11:15 am Terre Haute, Ind. | 5:00 pm EASTERN MICHIGAN – DH Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 pm 10 11 2017 COACHES 2017 COACHES HEAD COACH MEGAN CIOLLI BARTLETT In her first season as a collegiate head a 31-25 overall record and advance to the quarterfinals of the two Big East Tournament titles. A two-time National Fastpitch ALMA MATER: NOTRE DAME ‘05 coach, Ciolli Bartlett helped mentor a pair Big Ten Tournament. The team’s defensive coordinator, she Coaches Association All-American, she captained the 2005 team of NFCA All-Great Lakes Region selections, helped Purdue climb to third in the Big Ten with a .970 fielding to a 46-15 record and helped secure UND’s first NCAA Regional SECOND YEAR AT BALL STATE with freshman designated player Madison percentage after the squad ranked 10th with a .956 mark in 2014. home games. Lee earning second team honors and senior Prior to joining the Purdue staff, Ciolli Bartlett helped guide The 2004 Big East Player of the Year, Ciolli Bartlett finished her Megan Ciolli Bartlett, a two-time All- pitcher Nicole Steinbach earning a slot on DePaul to a 44-11 overall record, the Big East regular season and playing career as Notre Dame’s career leader in hits (284) and American with 10 years of NCAA Division the third team.