2010 Media Guide This is WKU Softball

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WKU – A Leading American University with International Reach – was founded in 1906 and offers 88 academic majors and 57 academic minors.

WKU has been the fastest growing university in the state of Kentucky for 12 consecutive years, as its enrollment has increased more than 30 percent during this time (from 14,500 to 19,785).

Approximately $300 million in campus construction has been completed since 1998, $150 million is currently under- way and $200 million more is scheduled to be completed by 2012, meaning WKU will have undergone $650 million dol- lars of renovations and new construction in the first 15 years of President Dr. Gary Ransdell’s tenure.

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Located within 600 miles of nearly half of the U.S. population, Bowling Green serves as the industrial, health care, business and trade hub for a 10-county area and is home to 39 parks and 15 golf courses.

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• WKU will be one of 120 institutions eligible for in the 500 freestyle. He also broke the Sun Belt a conference championship and bowl bid at the Conference record in the 1,650 freestyle. Football Bowl Subdivision level (I-A) in 2009. WKU football graduated 29 players in 2008-09, • WKU’s women’s indoor track and field team fin- and offensive lineman Greg Ryan signed a free ished the season tied for 30th in the nation, the agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens. highest ranking in the program’s history. Valerie Brown and Janet Jesang earned All-American hon- • Men’s basketball became one of only 14 schools ors: Brown finished 3rd in the nation in the 400 Championship Effort in NCAA history with 1,600 all-time wins. WKU meter dash, while Jesang finished 8th in the nation had four conference player-of-the-week honors this in the 5,000 meters. Brown also anchored the year, a school single-season record. WKU earned an 4x400-meter relay team – with teammates Miaie NCAA Tournament win for the second consecutive Williams, Samantha Smith, and Alecia Brown – season, defeating Big Ten runner-up Illinois 76-72 that finished 11th in the nation. before falling 83-81 to 10th ranked Gonzaga and finishing with a 25-9 record. • WKU’s men’s and women’s outdoor track teams earned Sun Belt Conference titles. The women’s • Orlando Mendez-Valdez was named the Sun track program has now captured 11 consecutive Belt Conference’s Player of the Year and Male titles, winning every cross country, indoor and out- Student-Athlete of the Year, and A.J. Slaughter door title dating back to 2006. earned second-team all-conference honors. Slaughter also was named Sun Belt Conference • Gavin Smellie and Janet Jesang earned All- Tournament Most Outstanding Player, while American honors at the NCAA Outdoor National Janet Jesang Mendez-Valdez and Sergio Kerusch also were Championships. Smellie finished fifth in the nation in named to the all-tournament team. Lady Toppers the 200-meters, while Jesang finished fifth in the Arnika Brown (first team) and Kenzie Rich (third 5,000 meters. Smellie becomes the 12th WKU track 2008-09 WKU CHAMPIONSHIP EFFORT team) also earned all-conference honors. and field athlete to earn multiple all-America honors.

• WKU has won 19 of the last 36 Sun Belt • Janet Jesang was the Sun Belt Conference indi- • WKU baseball earned the program’s first ever Sun Conference team titles dating back to the start of vidual cross country champion and became the first Belt Conference regular season championship, first- the 2007-08 year. The 53 percent conference title WKU cross country performer to earn All- ever at-large NCAA Tournament berth and were success streak is the highest percentage in the nation American honors since 1992 after placing 13th in ranked 23rd nationally by Collegiate Baseball and during this period. the NCAA Championships. Patrick Cheptoek fin- Baseball America. WKU posted a pair of NCAA ished second in the conference on the men’s side. Tournament wins over Big 12 tournament runner-up • WKU’s athletic teams have won 65 Sun Belt Missouri and another victory over SEC regular season Conference championships (regular season and/or • Women’s soccer posted a final record of 15-2-4 co-champion Mississippi to match the program’s total tournament) this decade. with a Sun Belt record 14 shutouts, finished the NCAA wins over the previous 89 seasons. regular season tied for second in the conference and • WKU won team championships in nine reached the conference tournament championship • WKU also had a school record six baseball play- sports in 2008-09. The Hilltoppers claimed the game for the first time in program history. Five ers drafted in the 2009 Major League Baseball ama- men’s basketball (regular season and tourna- players earned all-conference honors (Morgan teur draft (Wade Gaynor, 3rd round by Detroit ment), women’s swimming, women’s indoor Thomas, Kellie Walker, Rachel Friedman, Libby Tigers; J.B. Paxson, 13th round by Los Angeles and outdoor track, men’s and women’s cross Stout, Kristin Cocchiarella). Dodgers, Chad Cregar, 15th round and Terrence country, men’s outdoor track and baseball titles Dayleg, 22nd round by Florida Marlins; Matt while also winning the women’s volleyball tour- • WKU’s volleyball program earned its second Ridings, 25th round by Washington Nationals, nament championship. consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament after Evan Teague, 35th round by Toronto Blue Jays). winning the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. • WKU had eight Sun Belt Conference coach of Megan Argabright and Julia Noe each earned All- • WKU softball posted a 32-17 mark and third the year honors in 2008-09: Erik Jenkins (men’s America honors, and Argabright became the first place finish in the Sun Belt Conference. Tyra Perry cross country, men’s outdoor track, women’s female in WKU history to earn All-American hon- was named conference co-coach of the year, and indoor and outdoor track), Michelle Scott ors four times. Argabright, Noe and Brittany seniors Terri Ellingsworth and Ryan Rogge earned (women’s cross country), Bruce Marchionda Bowen also earned all-conference honors. all-conference honors. (women’s swimming), Tyra Perry (softball) and Chris Finwood (baseball). • Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving com- Sun Belt Conference Championships In Last 10 bined to set 21 school records at the 2009 Sun Belt Years (Regular Season and Tournament) • WKU had six Sun Belt Conference student-athletes Conference Championships as the women’s pro- WKU 65 UALR 17 named player of the year for their respective sport: gram captured its second consecutive conference Middle Tennessee 38 Arkansas State 11 Valerie Brown — Indoor Track, Matt Hightower — championship. Claire Donahue finished 19th in South Alabama 32 Florida International 11 Baseball (Pitcher), Janet Jesang — Women’s Cross the nation in the 200 yard butterfly, while finishing Louisiana-Lafayette 31 Florida Atlantic 5 Country, Mandhla Mgjimima — Men’s Outdoor 23rd in the 100 yard butterfly. Sean Penhale fin- Denver 23 Troy 5 North Texas 19 Louisiana-Monroe 3 Field, Orlando Mendez-Valdez — Men’s Basketball, ished 24th in the nation in the 1,650 freestyle, New Orleans 3 Gavin Smellie — Men’s Outdoor Track. while breaking the school record and finishing 30th 4 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide Championship Effort

2008-09 ACADEMIC CHAMPIONSHIP EFFORT

• WKU student-athletes in the university’s 19 sports are majoring in 76 different programs.

• For all 438 WKU student-athletes, the overall cumulative average GPA is 3.0. Male student-athletes have an average cumulative GPA of 2.82, while female student-ath- letes have a cumulative 3.17 average. Ten of the university’s athletic teams have a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better.

• 78 student-athletes graduated in 2008-09 - 31 in December commencement cere- monies and 47 additional in May. They received degrees in 31 separate majors and comprised at least one person from all 19 sports.

• WKU’s women’s volleyball team was honored by the NCAA for posting a multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent of all NCAA women’s Division I volleyball teams. The WKU volleyball team was one of only five teams from all sports in the state of Kentucky to receive the top 10 percent honor and was also one of only four Sun Belt Conference teams honored.

• The men’s tennis program, with a 3.35 cumulative grade point average, was named WKU’s men’s scholar team of the year, while the soccer program earned the female scholar team of the year with a 3.37 GPA.

• Women’s golfer Victoria Sansom was named female scholar-athlete of the year, while men’s golfer Matt Sherertz picked up male scholar-athlete of the year honors.

• Sophomore baseball catcher Matt Rice was named third-team Academic All-America by CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine, and 11 additional student-athletes were named Academic All-District in 2008-09. Orlando Mendez-Valdez

TWO-YEAR PERIOD SECOND TO NONE 2008-09 CHAMPIONSHIP EFFORT COUNTDOWN WKU’s 19 total team championships over the last two years (2007-08, 2008-09) 15 wins for women’s soccer in 2008 to set WKU record, are more than any school from one of the 11 BCS Conferences (I-A) during this including conference record 14 shutouts by freshman period. WKU’s 10 team championships in 2007-08 were the most in the nation, goalie Libby Stout while the Hilltoppers nine team titles in 2008-09 tied Notre Dame and Brigham 14 members of men’s and women’s outdoor track team Young for top national honors. qualified for national championships 13 wins and no losses at E.A. Diddle Arena for men’s Schools and Conference Affiliation Chart basketball WKU 19 Sun Belt Conference 12 All Americans Brigham Young 18 Mountain West 11 consecutive Sun Belt Conference titles for women’s track Notre Dame 17 Big East program Texas 13 Big 12 10 Hilltopper teams with a cumulative 3.0 GPA or better Virginia 12 ACC 9 team conference championships – most by BCS school for Kent State 12 MAC second consecutive year Tulsa 12 Conference USA 8 coach of the year honors for track’s Erik Jenkins since Fresno State 11 WAC January of 2008 Florida 11 SEC 7 programs w/ individuals qualifying for post-season NCAA Stanford/UCLA 9 Pac-10 competition Michigan/Minnesota 8 Big Ten 6 conference player-of-the-year honors 5 coaches named conference coach-of-the-year 4 top 15 NCAA finishes by individuals on women’s track team 3.0 average GPA for all 438 WKU student-athletes 2 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances by men’s basketball, baseball and volleyball 1 mission: “Championship Effort” www.wkusports.com 5 WKU Softball The WKU Creed Western Kentucky University is a community dedicated to learning, where ideas are offered, examined and discussed. As a member of this community, I have both a personal and shared responsibililty to partici- pate actively in university life by: practicing personal and academic integrity: seeking unity by respecting the dignity of all persons: celebrating and embracing diversity: encouraging freedom of expression: acting in accordance with basic priciples of citzenship: WKU Spirit preserving and appreciating the natural beauty of the campus: enriching all aspects of life through the educational process: and by Embracing the ideals ex- pressed on the university seal: “life more life” and “the spirit makes the master”, by pursuing personal growth and a life of excellence. WWKUKU SPIRITSPIRIT Fight Song Stand up and cheer The Alma Mater Stand up and cheer College Heights, on hilltop fair, For dear old Western With beauty all thine own, For today we raise Lovely jewel far more rare The red and white Than graces any throne! Above the rest College heights, we hail thee; Rah-rah-rah We shall never fail thee Falter never, live forever, Our team is fi ghting Hail! Hail! Hail! And we’re bound to win the fray College heights with living soul We’ve got the team And purpose strong and true, We’ve got the steam Service ever is thy goal For this is dear old Western’s Thy spirit ever new. day. College heights, we hail thee; We shall never fail thee Falter never, live forever, Hail! Hail! Hail!

College heights thy noble life, Shall e’er our pattern be, Teaching us through Joy and strife To love humanity.

College heights we hail thee, We shall never fail thee, Falter never, live forever, Hail! Hail! Hail!

6 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide Table of Contents Quick Facts Table of Contents University Information Intro: 2010 WKU Softball Location ...... Bowling Green, Ky. This is WKU Softball ...... 1 Enrollment ...... 19,761 Western Kentucky University ...... 2 Founded ...... 1906 Bowling Green, Ky...... 3 Conference ...... Sun Belt Championship Effort ...... 4-5 Colors ...... Red and White WKU Spirit ...... 6 Nickname ...... Lady Toppers Table of Contents/Quick Facts ...... 7 President ...... Dr. Gary Ransdell 2010 Schedule ...... 8 Faculty Representative ...... James Brown Director of Athletics ...... Dr. Camden Wood Selig Bios: 2010 Lady Toppers Senior Women’s Administrator ...... Pam Herriford 2010 Lady Topper Roster ...... 9 Stadium ...... WKU Softball Field Lindsay Antone ...... 10 Capacity ...... 350 Rachelle Boucher ...... 11 Ashley Contreras ...... 12 Media Relations Staff Jamie Hennis ...... 13 Associate Athletics Director ...... Todd Stewart Kelsey McCauley ...... 14 Email ...... [email protected] Brooke Reed ...... 15 Director of Media Relations ...... Brad Fields Shannon Smith ...... 16 Email ...... brad.fi [email protected] Elizabeth Ferrell ...... 17 Associate Director ...... Chris Glowacki Brittney Perry ...... 18 Email ...... [email protected] Sara Williams ...... 19 Assistant Director/Softball Contact ...... Kelly Oravet Amanda Walden ...... 20 Oravet’s Phone ...... (270) 745-4298 Casey Clark ...... 21 Oravet’s Email ...... [email protected] Karavin Dew ...... 21 Oravet’s Fax ...... (270) 745-3444 Ciara Garcia ...... 22 Media Relations Assistant ...... Michael Schroeder Katrina Metoyer ...... 22 Email ...... [email protected] Dana Nathanson ...... 23 Student Assistants ...... Kyle Allen, Jessica VanWinkle Mallorie Sulaski ...... 23 Website ...... www.wkusports.com Shelby Smith ...... 24 Kim Wagner ...... 24 Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Tyra Perry Coaching Staff Alma Mater, Year ...... LSU, 1997 Head Coach Tyra Perry ...... 25-26 WKU Record (Yrs.) ...... 63-49 (2 seasons) Assistant Coach Bonnie Bynum ...... 27 Overall Record (Yrs.) ...... 209-247 (8 seasons) Assistant Coach Auriel Jenkins ...... 28 Offi ce Phone ...... (270) 745-6269 Assistant Coach ...... Bonnie Bynum Opponents Alma Mater, Year ...... Tennessee Tech, 2007 2010 Opponents ...... 29-31 Assistant Coach ...... Auriel Jenkins Alma Mater, Year ...... Southern Mississippi, 2004 2009 Season In Review Final Statistics ...... 32 Team Information Final Results...... 33 2009 Record ...... 35-19 2009 SBC Record/Finish ...... 14-9 (3rd) Record Book Starters Returning/Lost ...... 5/5 Season Records ...... 34-35 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 11/5 Career Records ...... 36-37 Pitchers Returning/Lost ...... 0/2 All-Time Opponent Records ...... 38 Key Losses: Sam Cronk, Terri Ellingsworth, Rebecca Horesky, Jennifer Year-by-Year Results ...... 39-41 Kempf, Ryan Rogge ...... All-Time SBC Tournament Records ...... 41 Newcomers...... 8 Awards/Honors ...... 42 All-Time Statistics ...... 42 Program History Letterwinners ...... 43 All-Time Record (Win Pct.) ...... 312-272-1 (.533) First Year of Softball ...... 2000 Western Kentucky University Mailing Information President Dr. Gary Ransdell ...... 44 WKU Athletic Media Relations Athletics Director Dr. Camden Wood Selig ...... 45 1605 Avenue of Champions WKU Staff ...... 46 E.A. Diddle Arena, Room 1454 Media Information ...... 47 Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 Athletic Training ...... 48 Academics ...... 49 Credits Strength and Conditioning ...... 50 The 2010 WKU softball media guide is a production of the WKU Sun Belt Conference ...... 51 Athletic Media Relations Offi ce. The guide was written, de- 2010 TV/Radio Roster ...... 52 signed and edited by Kelly Oravet, Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations. Cover design by Grant Hawkins. Photography provided by Dr. Jim Robinson, Chuck Kempf and the Sun Belt Conference. The guide was printed by Liberty Printing.

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Date Opponent Location Time Feb. 12 (1) Samford Mobile, Ala. 4:30 p.m. Feb. 13 (1) Lipscomb Mobile, Ala. 9 a.m. Feb. 13 (1) UCA Mobile, Ala. 2 p.m. Feb. 14 (1) SIUE Mobile, Ala. 9 a.m. Feb. 19 (2) Penn State San Diego, Calif. 4 p.m. Feb. 19 (2) San Diego State San Diego, Calif. 9 p.m. Feb. 20 (2) University of California, Santa Barbara San Diego, Calif. 2:30 p.m. 2010 Schedule Feb. 20 (2) University of Washington San Diego, Calif. 5 p.m. Feb. 21 (2) Utah State University San Diego, Calif. 10 a.m. Feb. 24 Tennessee State (DH) Bowling Green, Ky. 3 & 5 p.m. Feb. 27 *FIU (DH) Bowling Green, Ky. 1 & 3 p.m. Feb. 28 *FIU Bowling Green, Ky. 12 p.m. Mar. 5 (3) Akron Atlanta, Ga. 3 p.m. Mar. 5 (3) Jacksonville State Atlanta, Ga. 5 p.m. Mar. 6 (3) Howard Atlanta, Ga. 5 p.m. Mar. 7 (3) Tennessee-Martin Atlanta, Ga. 8 a.m. Mar. 7 (3) Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 12 p.m. Mar. 10 *Florida Atlantic (DH) Boca Raton, Fla. 5 & 7 p.m. Mar. 11 *Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 5 p.m. Mar. 12 (4) Syracuse Boca Raton, Fla. 10 a.m. Mar. 12 (4) Jacksonville University Boca Raton, Fla. 12 a.m. Mar. 13 (4) Iowa Boca Raton, Fla. 8 a.m. Mar. 13 (4) Virginia Tech Boca Raton, Fla. 10 a.m. Mar. 17 Eastern Kentucky (DH) Richmond, Ky. 3 & 5 p.m. Mar. 24 Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 5 p.m. Mar. 27 *Louisiana-Lafayette (DH) Bowling Green, Ky. 1 & 3 p.m. Mar. 28 *Louisiana-Lafayette Bowling Green, Ky. 12 p.m. Mar. 30 Lipscomb Bowling Green, Ky. 5 p.m. Apr. 2 *Troy (DH) Bowling Green, Ky. 5 & 7 p.m. Apr. 3 *Troy Bowling Green, Ky. 12 p.m. Apr. 7 Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 1 & 3 p.m. Apr. 8 Evansville Evansville, Ind. 6 p.m. Apr. 13 Murray State Bowling Green, Ky. 5 p.m. Apr. 14 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 5 p.m. Apr. 17 *ULM (DH) Monroe, La. 4 & 6 p.m. Apr. 18 *ULM Monroe, La. 12 p.m. Apr. 21 Morehead State (DH) Bowling Green, Ky. 4 & 6 p.m. Apr. 24 *North Texas (DH) Denton, Texas 2 & 4 p.m. Apr. 25 *North Texas Denton, Texas 12 p.m. Apr. 27 *Middle Tennessee Bowling Green, Ky. 5 p.m. Apr. 28 Tennessee Tech Bowling Green, Ky. 6 p.m. May 1 *South Alabama (DH) Bowling Green, Ky. 1 & 3 p.m. May 2 *South Alabama Bowling Green, Ky. 12 p.m. May 8 *Middle Tennessee (DH) Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1 & 3 p.m. May 12-15 (5) SBC Tournament Mobile, Ala. TBA May 21-23 (6) NCAA Division I Regionals TBA TBA May 28-29 (7) NCAA Division I Super Regionals TBA TBA June 3-9 (8) Women’s College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA

(1) South Alabama Tournament - Mobile, Ala. (2) San Diego Tournament - San Diego, Calif. *Denotes Sun Belt Conference Game (3) Buzz Classic - Atlanta, Ga. *All Times Central (4) Florida Atlantic Tournament - Boca Raton, Fla. *Home Games In Bold (5) Sun Belt Conference Tournament - Mobile, Ala. *Times Subject To Change (6) NCAA Division I Regionals - TBA (7) NCAA Division I Super Regionals - TBA (8) Women’s College World Series - Oklahoma City, Okla.

8 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide 2010 Lady Toppers NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Kelsey McCauley U R/R Sr. 5-10 El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS) 3 Kim Wagner P R/R Fr. 5-6 Biloxi, Miss. (D’Iberville HS) 4 Ciara Garcia U R/L Fr. 5-8 Harvest, Ala. (Sparkman HS) 5 Brooke Reed IF R/R Sr. 5-5 Lake Charles, La. (Birmingham-Southern) 6 Karavin Dew IF R/R Fr. 5-5 Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun HS) 7 Shelby Taylor OF L/L Fr. 5-7 Louisville, Ky. (Eastern HS) 9 Amanda Walden IF R/R So. 5-8 Bowling Green, Ky. (Greenwood HS) 10 Katrina Metoyer OF S/R Fr. 5-4 Garden Grove, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) 11 Casey Clark IF R/R Fr. 5-6 Prattville, Ala. (Prattville HS) 12 Mallorie Sulaski P L/L Fr. 5-9 Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek HS) 13 Lindsay Antone U R/R Sr. 5-9 Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS) 15 Dana Nathanson P R/R So. 5-8 Flower Mound, Texas (Midland Junior College) 17 Jamie Hennis OF L/R Sr. 5-6 Gilbert, Ariz. (Phoenix Community College) 21 Rachelle Boucher C R/R Sr. 5-4 Tampa, Fla. (East Lake HS) 22 Shannon Smith U R/R Sr. 5-7 Portage, Mich. (Portage Northern HS) 24 Brittney Perry OF S/R Jr. 5-6 Zachary, La. (Northeast HS) 26 Elizabeth Ferrell OF L/R Jr. 5-2 Bowling Green, Ky. (Greenwood HS) 33 Ashley Contreras IF R/R Sr. 5-3 Fontana, Calif. (Henry J. Kaiser HS) 50 Sara Williams C R/R Jr. 5-11 Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS)

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Hometown 13 Lindsay Antone U R/R Sr. 5-9 Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS) 21 Rachelle Boucher C R/R Sr. 5-4 Tampa, Fla. (East Lake HS) 11 Casey Clark IF R/R Fr. 5-6 Prattville, Ala. (Prattville HS) 33 Ashley Contreras IF R/R Sr. 5-3 Fontana, Calif. (Henry J. Kaiser HS) 6 Karavin Dew IF R/R Fr. 5-5 Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun HS) 26 Elizabeth Ferrell OF L/R Jr. 5-2 Bowling Green, Ky. (Greenwood HS) 4 Ciara Garcia U R/L Fr. 5-8 Harvest, Ala. (Sparkman HS) 17 Jamie Hennis OF L/R Sr. 5-6 Gilbert, Ariz. (Phoenix Community College) 1 Kelsey McCauley U R/R Sr. 5-10 El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS) 10 Katrina Metoyer OF S/R Fr. 5-4 Garden Grove, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) 15 Dana Nathanson P R/R So. 5-8 Flower Mound, Texas (Midland Junior College) 24 Brittney Perry OF S/R Jr. 5-6 Zachary, La. (Northeast HS) 5 Brooke Reed IF R/R Sr. 5-5 Lake Charles, La. (Birmingham-Southern) 22 Shannon Smith U R/R Sr. 5-7 Portage, Mich. (Portage Northern HS) 12 Mallorie Sulaski P L/L Fr. 5-9 Lakewood, Colo. (Bear Creek HS) 7 Shelby Taylor OF L/L Fr. 5-7 Louisville, Ky. (Eastern HS) 3 Kim Wagner P R/R Fr. 5-6 Biloxi, Miss. (D’Iberville HS) 9 Amanda Walden IF R/R So. 5-8 Bowling Green, Ky. (Greenwood HS) 50 Sara Williams C R/R Jr. 5-11 Lebanon, Tenn. (Wilson Central HS)

Head Coach: Tyra Perry Assistant Coaches: Bonnie Bynum, Auriel Jenkins

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By Eligibility: Seniors (7): Lindsay Antone, Rachelle Boucher, Ashley Contreras, Jamie Hennis, Kelsey McCauley, Brooke Reed, Shannon Smith Juniors (3): Elizabeth Ferrell, Brittney Perry, Sara Williams Sophomores (2): Dana Nathanson, Amanda Walden Freshmen (7): Casey Clark, Karavin Dew, Ciara Garcia, Katrina Metoyer, Mallorie Sulaski, Shelby Taylor, Kim Wagner

By Home State: Alabama (2): Casey Clark, Ciara Garcia, Arizona (1): Jamie Hennis California (3): Ashley Contreras, Kelsey McCauley, Katrina Metoyer Colorado (1) : Mallorie Sulaski Florida (1): Rachelle Boucher Georgia (1): Karavin Dew Kentucky (3): Elizabeth Ferrell, Shelby Taylor, Amanda Walden Louisiana (2): Brittney Perry, Brooke Reed Michigan (1): Shannon Smith Mississippi (1): Kim Wagner Tennessee (2): Lindsay Antone, Sara Williams Texas (1): Dana Nathanson

By Batting Hand: Right(13): Lindsay Antone, Rachelle Boucher, Casey Clark, Ashley Contreras, Karavin Dew, Ciara Garcia, Kelsey McCauley, Dana Nathanson, Brooke Reed, Shan- non Smith, Kim Wagner, Amanda Walden, Sara Williams Left (4): Elizabeth Ferrell, Jamie Hennis, Mallorie Sulaski, Shelby Taylor Switch (2): Katrina Metoyer, Brittney Perry

By Height: 5-2 (1): Elizabeth Ferrell 5-3 (1): Ashley Contreras 5-4 (2): Rachelle Boucher, Katrina Metoyer 5-5 (3): Karavin Dew, Brooke Reed 5-6 (3): Casey Clark, Jamie Hennis, Brittney Perry, Kim Wagner 5-7 (2): Shannon Smith, Shelby Taylor 5-8 (4): Ciara Garcia, Dana Nathanson, Amanda Walden 5-9 (1): Lindsay Antone, Mallorie Sulaski 5-10 (1): Kelsey McCauley 5-11 (1): Sara Williams 10 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide LINDSAY ANTONE 2010 Lady Toppers SR • U • R/R • 5-9 Mt. Juliet Tenn. 13 Wilson Central HS

On the Hill (2007-2008): Ranks fi rst in slugging percentage on WKU’s all- time career list (.502) and fi rst in homeruns (28), fourth in batting average, (.298), fi fth in on-base percentage (.361), fourth in total bases (263) and fi fth in RBIs (86) ... for a season ranks fi rst in home runs (15), total bases (121), slugging percentage (.672), second in slugging percentage (.672) and batting average (.367), fourth in RBIs (42), fourth in runs (33) and third in multiple- hit games (20).

As a Junior (2009): Finished the season with a .266 batting average after starting in 53 games and seeing action in all 54 games ... fi nished the season with 45 hits, seven doubles, eight homeruns, 22 RBIs and scoring 31 runs ... also recorded eight walks and was 12-13 in stolen base attempts ... fi nished with a .976 fi elding percentage and with a team-high 315 putouts ... ranked second on the team in slugging percentage with a .450 percentage ... also ended the season ranked fourth in on-base percentage (.326), second in runs scored, third in hits, second in runs batted in, doubles and homeruns, second in total bases with 76 and second in stolen bases ... recorded a season-high .667 batting average against Central Arkansas ... recorded at least a .264 batting average in all 54 games ... recorded a .304 batting average or better in the season’s fi rst 23 games.

As a Sophomore (2008): Finished the season with a team-best .367 batting average, 33 runs, 66 hits, 10 doubles, 15 home runs, 42 RBIs and a slugging percentage of .672 ... against Notre Dame fi nished with two runs on one hit and one RBI ... posted four hits against Austin Peay with two RBIs and two runs ... against #14 ULL picked up two RBI on one hit ... in the Troy series posted fi ve RBIs, four hits and four runs ... against Belmont racked up three hits, three runs and three RBIs ... against South Alabama fi nished with six RBIs and four hits ... in the SBC Tournament helped lead WKU to a win over Florida International with one run on two hits and recorded three RBIs.

As a Freshman (2007): Played in 61 games while starting 59 ... fi nished the year fi fth-best on the team batting .262, including fourth with 45 hits ... hit fi ve homers, while collecting 21 runs, 22 RBI and four stolen bases ... best game of the season was a 3-for-4 performance with two home runs, one double, three RBI and three runs scored in a victory over Winthrop ... fi n- ished four games against Winthrop 7-for-15 with eight RBI ... also collected a homer and four RBI against Winthrop a week later ... fi nished 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI versus Akron.

High School: Started three seasons at Wilson Central HS ... voted to the all-district team in 2005 and 2006 ... earned team’s MVP award as a senior ... also received the team’s Golden Glove award and was named its best of- fensive player in 2006 ... batted .423 as a senior with a .955 fi elding percent- age ... lettered twice in basketball, leading the Wildcats to a district 9AAA championship ... was a member of the all-district team

Personal: Born Feb. 19, 1988, in Providence, R.I. ... parents are Robert and Andrea Antone ... full name is Lindsay Erin Antone ... biology major.

Antone’s Career Stats at WKU (Three Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2007 61-59 .262 172 21 45 6 0 5 22 66 .384 11 8 49 .335 4-8 12 21 5 .868 2008 58-58 .367 180 33 66 10 0 15 42 121 .672 10 9 16 .423 3-3 54 9 4 .940 2009 54-53 .266 169 31 45 7 0 8 22 76 .450 8 7 19 .326 12-13 315 15 8 .976 Totals: 173-170 .298 521 85 156 23 0 28 86 263 .502 29 24 84 .361 19-24 381 45 17 .928

www.wkusports.com 11 WKU Softball RACHELLE BOUCHER SR • C • R/R • 5-4 Tampa, Fla. 21 East Lake HS 2010 Lady Toppers 2010 Lady On the Hill (2007-2008): Ranks fi rst at WKU in runners thrown out stealing (42) ... in the top-10 in seven hitting season categories including tied for fi rst in games played (62), second in at bats (199), third in batting average (.351) and second in multiple-hit games (22), third for hits (68) and third for on-base percentage (.415) and fi fth in fi elding percentage (.985).

As a Junior (2009): Finished the season with a .250 batting average and 39 hits and 19 RBIs after seeing action in 50 games during the season ... also collected six doubles and two stolen bases during the year ... scored 15 runs including two runs in 14 games ... also tallied 12 walks during the season ... fi nished with a season-high .279 batting average against Austin Peay on March 7 ... fi nished fourth on the team in doubles, third in walks, fi rst in sacrifi ce bunts (9) and second in putouts (198).

As a Sophomore (2008): Started all 58 games this season ... fi nished the season with a .266 batting average and 24 runs on 53 hits ... recorded a total of 17 RBIs ... in the fi eld recorded a team high .985 fi elding percentage with 300 putouts in 337 chances and fi ve assists ... only recorded fi ve errors in the fi eld the entire season ... against Oregon State fi nished with two RBIs on two hits and scored a run ... also picked up two hits and scored two runs against Notre Dame ... against #16 Louisiana-Lafayette fi nished with four hits and posted two RBIs ... fi nished the South Alabama series with six hits and four RBIs while scoring six runs ... was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on April 28 ... honored as a National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American Scholar-Athlete.

As a Freshman (2007): Named fi rst-team Sun Belt Conference catcher and was put on the SBC academic honor roll ... Saw action in all 62 games while starting the fi nal 59 at catcher ... led the team in batting average at .351, on- base percentage (.403), and hits (68) ... Also scored 28 runs, added 15 RBI, nine doubles, one triple, and fi ve stolen bases ... fi nished 5-for-9 with three runs and an RBI in a double header at Kentucky ... went 7-for-11 in a series against SBC foe Florida International ... was 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored against Lipscomb as her average went to .373 after the game on April 17 ... in a 10-8 victory over SE Missouri State, was 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.

High School: A four-year starter at East Lake HS, earning four letters ... as a freshman, was an all-county designated hitter while earning the team’s MVP and rookie-of-the-year honors ... in 2004, was an all-county honorable men- tion as a catcher ... second-team all-county as a junior and the Eagles’ Most Valuable Offensive Player ... fi rst-team all-county in 2006 ... team’s MVP and Best Offensive Player award winner ... member of the all-conference squad as a senior ... played on the Senior All-Star team ... all-Sun Coast honorable men- tion at catcher ... batted over .470 as a senior ... also lettered in basketball as a freshman, where she boasted the team’s best three-point percentage ... played on the Pony National Championship team in 2003.

Personal: Parents are Hank and Maureen Boucher ... born May 15, 1988 ... exercise science major ... hopes to attend physical therapy school.

Boucher’s Career Stats at WKU (Three Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2007 62-59 .351 194 28 68 9 1 0 15 79 .407 15 2 12 .403 5-8 270 43 11 .996 2008 58-58 .266 199 24 53 3 0 4 17 68 .342 11 2 12 .310 7-11 300 32 5 .985 2009 51-50 .250 156 15 39 6 0 0 19 45 .288 12 0 10 .302 2-2 198 37 7 .971 Totals: 171-167 .289 549 67 160 18 1 4 51 192 .347 38 4 34 .338 14-21 768 112 23 .984

12 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide 2010 Lady Toppers ASHLEY CONTRERAS SR. • IF • R/R • 5-3 Fontana, Calif. 33 Henry J. Kaiser HS

On the Hill (2007): Tops the record books for most sacrifi ce fl ys in a season (5) and all-time (6).

As a Junior (2009): Saw action in 34 games and started 14 ... fi nished the season with a .218 batting average after recording 12 hits, two doubles, two homeruns and eight RBIs ... scored two runs during the year ... recorded two hits against Austin Peay and Louisiana-Lafayette ... fi nished with a season-high .600 batting average against Sacramento State ... also recorded one walk during the season.

As a Sophomore (2008): Finished the 2008 season with a .164 batting average ... recorded 18 hits during the season ... scored a run against #4 Arizona State to open up the season ... against Notre Dame fi nished with one hit, one RBI and one run ... had a hit against #15 Mississippi State ... in the South Alabama series fi nished with three hits and three runs.

As a Sophomore (2008): Finished the 2008 season with a .164 batting average ... recorded 18 hits during the season ... scored a run against #14 Arizona State to open up the season ... against Notre Dame, fi nished with one hit, one RBI and scored a run ... had a hit against #15 Mississippi State ... in the South Alabama series, fi nished with three hits and three runs.

As a Freshman (2007): Started and played in 61 of 62 games for the year... enjoyed a 3-for-4 game with two RBI and a run scored in only her fourth collegiate game of her career against Virginia ... followed that up a week later with a 3-for-4 performance with two runs and a RBI ... was 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in a victory over Kentucky.

High School: Played volleyball and softball at Henry J. Kaiser HS ... earned four letters in each sport ... an all-conference selection in softball while batting .417 as a senior, including her game-winning homer in the CIF playoffs to help the Cougars advance.

Personal: daughter of John and Christina Contreras ... born March 20, 1988 ... full name is Ashley Marie Contreras ... anthropology major ... wants to attend graduate school.

Contreras’ Career Stats at WKU (Three Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2007 61-61 .206 165 17 34 5 1 1 14 44 .267 8 2 38 .244 1-4 89 105 25 .886 2008 43-38 .164 110 12 18 3 0 2 9 27 .245 9 0 18 .225 1-1 50 53 3 .972 2009 33-14 .218 55 5 12 2 0 2 8 20 .364 1 0 8 .228 1-1 29 19 1 .980 Totals: 137-113 .196 330 34 64 10 1 5 31 91 .292 18 2 64 .292 3-6 168 177 29 .946

www.wkusports.com 13 WKU Softball JAMIE HENNIS SR • OF • L/R • 5-6 Gilbert, Ariz. Phoenix17 Community College 2010 Lady Toppers 2010 Lady As a Junior (2009): Completed the season by ranking third in batting average with a fi nal average of .288 ... started 48 games during the season and saw action in 49 games ... recorded 16 runs, 38 hits, three doubles and six RBIs during the year ... fi nished with a fi eld- ing percentage of .969 ... recorded a season-high .600 batting average against Central Arkansas ... recorded a .200 batting average or better in all 49 games ... posted three hits twice during the year ... fi nished the year fi fth on the team in on-base percentage ... fi nished the Sun Belt season with a .264 batting average.

At Phoenix Community College: Started two years for coach Heinz Muller ... was a two-time All-Amer- ican and First Team All-Region selection ... in 2007 and 2008 was named an Academic All-American ... was on the 2007 and 2008 national championship teams.

High School: Played at Highland High School and let- tered two years ... was named All-Conference and All- Region ... also lettered in varsity track for two years.

Personal: Daughter of David and Mary Hennis ... born June 27, 1988 in Gilbert, Arizona ... full name is Jamie Marie Hennis ... brother played baseball for the University of Utah in 2007-08 and Phoenix College in 2005-06 where he was MVP ... studying environmen- tal biology.

Hennis’ Career Stats at Phoenix Community College and WKU (Three Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2007 68 .474 228 71 96 13 5 3 31 - .561 10 - 21 .453 - 81 5 - .943 2008 69 .475 236 95 112 18 2 10 46 - .695 17 - 8 .485 - 49 5 3 .947 2009 49-48 .288 132 16 38 3 0 0 6 41 .311 2 4 23 .319 5-9 92 3 3 .969 Totals: 186 .412 596 182 246 34 7 13 83 41 .522 29 4 52 .419 5-9 222 13 6 .953

14 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide 2010 Lady Toppers KELSEY McCAULEY SR • U • R/R • 5-10 El Dorado Hills, Calif. 1 Oak Ridge HS

As a Junior (2009): Started in 53 games during the season ... fi n- ished the season with a .270 batting average ... racked up 19 runs, 41 hits, fi ve doubles, one triple and four homeruns during the year ... also recorded six walks and was 4-5 in stolen bases attempts ... re- corded two hits in a game four times and three hits twice ... fi nished with a season-high .500 batting average against Samford ... recorded a .253 hitting percentage or better in all 53 games ... recorded a .333 batting average or better in the fi rst 22 games of the season ... fi n- ished fi fth on the team in slugging percentage with a .395 percentage ... also fi nished fourth on the team in hits, fi fth in RBIs, second in triples, fourth in homeruns, fi fth in total bases and second in sacrifi ce bunts with seven.

As a Sophomore (2008): Saw action in 56 games while starting 55 ... totaled 21 runs during the season and 43 hits ... recorded a third best fi ve home runs during 2008 ... in her fi rst start of the season against Oregon State recorded two hits and scored one run ... picked up a hit, a RBI and a run against Texas Tech ... against Troy fi nished with three hits, one RBI and scored a run ... in the SBC Tournament against Middle Tennessee posted two hits and scored a run in WKU’s win ... also in the tournament recorded two hits, two RBIs and one run in the Lady Toppers’ win against Florida International ... also fi nished the season with 115 assists and 63 putouts in 196 chances.

As a Freshman (2007): Played in 50 games while starting 25 on the year ... started the entire Florida International series while going 2-for-3 in two different games, including a total of three RBI and two runs scored during those games ... went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored against Tennessee State ... went 2-for-2 off the bench in a home victory over North Texas ... collected 11 runs, 12 RBI, and fi ve doubles while batting .226.

High School: Helped Oak Ridge HS earn Sierra Valley League titles in 2005 and 2006 ... earned four letters in softball as a prep ... fi rst- team all-league selection four times ... conference MVP in 2005 and 2006 ... fi rst-team all-city in 2005 and 2006 ... all-state underclass- man in 2005 ... a nominee for California’s Puglia Award in 2005 and 2006 ... school’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 ... batted .493 as a junior and .435 her senior season, leading her league in both seasons ... her 24 RBI and four home runs were also league bests.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Susan McCauley ... born Feb. 7, 1988 ... full name is Kelsey Marie McCauley ... sister, Megan, played softball at Toledo ... studying business management.

McCauley’s Career Stats at WKU (Three Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2007 50-25 .226 84 11 19 5 1 1 12 29 .345 3 1 34 .261 4-5 50 33 8 .912 2008 56-55 .283 152 21 43 4 1 5 20 64 .421 4 4 31 .319 6-8 63 115 18 .908 2009 53-53 .270 152 19 41 5 1 4 21 60 .395 6 4 37 .313 4-5 55 5 4 .938 Totals: 159-133 .260 388 51 102 14 3 10 53 153 .387 13 9 102 .298 14-18 166 153 30 .919

www.wkusports.com 15 WKU Softball BROOKE REED SR • IF • R/R • 5-5 Lake Charles, La. 13Birmingham-Southern 2010 Lady Toppers 2010 Lady On the Hill: Tied for fourth in runs for a season (33).

As a Junior (2009): Finished fi fth on the team with a .273 bat- ting average after starting 53 of 54 games and recording 176 at bats... fi nished fi rst on the team in runs scored with 33 and hits with 48 ... recorded a season-high .750 batting average against Arkansas in February of 2009 after recording two hits, one RBI and scoring a run ... recorded a .250 or better hitting percentage in all 53 games ... also posted seven RBIs and seven doubles ... posted a triple against Bowling Green ... tallied 11 walks and 11 stolen bases ... fi nished with a .938 fi elding percentage at shortstop ... fi nished second on the team in doubles and triples ... also fi nished fourth on the team in walks, second in sacrifi ce bunts with seven and third in stolen bases.

At Birmingham-Southern: As a junior (2007-2008): Redshirt- ed due to a hand injury. As a sophomore (2006-2007): Finished second on the team in RBI’s with 21 ... also fi nished second on the team in stolen bases with 11 ... had 11 multiple hit games ... started 59 of 62 games at shortstop. As a freshman (2005- 2006): Led the team in runs scored with 31 ... fi nished second on the team in hits with 46 ... also led the team in stolen bases with 13 ... started all 47 games at shortstop ... named the Big South Player of the Week after the fi rst week of conference play.

High School: Lettered and started four years for LaGrange Senior High School and coach Luke Dietz ... named All-District all four years ... also named offensive and defensive player of the year for two years ... all-southwest team in 4A District ... also lettered in basketball for three years and was named All- District Second Team for two years.

Personal: Born November 17, 1986 in Lake Charles, La. ... parents are Richard and Jeanne Reed ... full name is Brooke Yvonne Reed ... majoring in business administration ... brother, Ryan, played professional minor league baseball in the Houston Astros Organization from 2004-2008.

Reed’s Career Stats at Birmingham-Southern and WKU (Three Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2007 47-47 .286 161 31 46 8 4 3 22 71 .441 9 0 26 .324 13-16 90 107 31 .864 2008 62-59 .251 179 22 45 6 1 1 21 56 .313 3 4 36 .280 11-13 80 95 27 .866 2009 54-53 .273 176 33 48 7 1 0 7 57 .324 11 1 19 .317 11-13 86 110 13 .938 Totals: 163-159 .270 516 86 139 21 6 4 50 184 .359 23 5 81 .307 35-42 256 312 71 .889

16 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide SHANNON SMITH 2010 Lady Toppers SR. • U • R/R • 5-7 Portage, Mich. 22Portage Northern HS

As a Junior (2009): Started 43 games and played in 47 ... fi nished the season with a .221 batting average after recording seven runs and 27 hits ... also recorded two doubles and drove in 16 runs during the season ...fi nished fourth on the team in walks with 11 and fi fth in sacrifi ce bunts with fi ve ... fi nished with a season-high .333 batting average against Cen- tral Arkansas ... fi nished with a .200 batting average or better 35 times.

As a Sophomore (2008): Finished 2008 with 13 runs and 27 hits ... posted a season batting average of .225 ... hit a homerun in her fi rst at- bat of the season against Arizona State ... against Florida International in the SBC Tournament had a hit and scored a run ... vs. Texas Tech fi nished with two hits and one run ... at Austin Peay posted a hit, driving in two runs and scored a run on a double.

As a Freshman (2007): Saw action in 25 contests while being put in the starting lineup in 13 of those games ... went 1-for-2 in a start against Louisville ... 1-for-3 in a 10-8 victory over SE Missouri State ... came off the bench and went 1-for-1 in a victory at Kentucky.

High School: Lettered all four years as a starter at Portage Northern HS ... all-state catcher in 2005 and 2006 ... named to the all-region team twice ... four-time all-district ... four-time all-conference selection ... led the Huskies to Michigan’s Division I championship game in 2004 and 2005 ... named the conference’s honorary captain in 2005 and 2006 ... was also team captain during those seasons ... holds school records for doubles in a season (22) and career (65) ... also tallied 154 career RBI ... batted .519 as a senior ... honored with her school’s Scholar-Athlete and Excellence in Education awards ... also earned four letters in tennis and one in volleyball ... three-time member of the all-conference team in tennis, as she was the team’s #1 singles player ... tennis team captain and garnered all-state honorable mention selections twice ... held a 4.0 GPA throughout high school.

Personal: Born Dec. 22, 1987 ... daughter of Rick and Judy Acker-Smith ... mother won a national championship and earned All-American honors in tennis at Florida ... father played football at Western Michigan ... one of her sisters, Kristalyn, played softball at WKU from 2000-2003 and was the WKU Scholar-Athlete of the year and an Academic All-Amer- ican ... sister, Ashley, played at South Carolina and also played profes- sionally under former WKU Coach Rachel Lawson for the Philadelphia Force ... majoring in accounting and plans to become a certifi ed public accountant (CPA) ... will work for Ernst and Young Accounting Firm in Nashville, Tenn. upon graduation.

Smith’s Career Stats at WKU (Three Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2007 25-13 .094 32 0 3 0 0 0 1 3 .094 0 1 7 .118 0-0 88 2 4 .957 2008 45-37 .225 120 13 27 3 0 1 8 33 .275 6 2 12 .273 3-3 50 2 0 1.000 2009 47-43 .221 122 7 27 4 0 0 16 31 .254 11 3 13 .299 0-1 15 1 0 1.000 Totals: 117-93 .180 274 20 57 7 0 1 25 67 .208 17 6 32 .690 3-4 153 5 4 .986

www.wkusports.com 17 WKU Softball ELIZABETH FERRELL JR. • OF • L/R • 5-2 Bowling Green, Ky. 26 Greenwood HS 2010 Lady Toppers 2010 Lady As a Sophomore (2009): Saw action in 42 games during the year ... recorded 15 at bats and scored 20 runs during the season ... also tallied two hits and two walks ... recorded seven stolen bases ... fi nished the year with a .133 batting average.

As a Freshman (2008): Started 39 games and played in 51 during the season accumulating a .235 batting average ... scored 22 runs and posted 23 hits ... had two hits against Austin Peay and scored two runs ... picked up three hits against Belmont and scored a run ... also had a couple of hits in the series against South Alabama ... in the SBC Tournament against Florida In- ternational fi nished with one hit and scored two runs.

High School: Led the Greenwood Gators to a state championship where they went undefeated in the state tournament ... six-year starter for coach Penny Reece ... over her career, named Rookie of the Year, all-dis- trict team, second-team all-region and all-state squad ... holds the school record for stolen bases, which also ranks fi fth in the state ... also has most triples in one game ... lettered in volleyball for two years.

Personal: born Jan. 26, 1989 in Seoul, South Korea ... daugther of Blaine and Priscilla Ferrell ... full name is Elizabeth Louise Hee Ferrell ... dad is Dean of Ogden College at WKU ... chemisty/pre-med major.

Ferrell’s Career Stats at WKU (Two Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2008 51-39 .235 98 22 23 1 4 0 2 32 .327 7 3 26 .306 6-7 42 3 1 .978 2009 42-7 .133 15 20 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133 2 2 5 .316 7-10 3 0 0 1.000 Totals: 93-46 .184 113 42 25 1 4 0 2 34 .230 9 5 31 .311 13-17 45 3 1 .989

18 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide BRITTNEY PERRY 2010 Lady Toppers JR. • OF • S/R • 5-6 Zachary, La. 24 Northeast HS

As a Sophomore (2009): Scored eight runs during the year after competing in 30 games and starting eight ... recorded two hits and posted four walks ... also recorded four stolen bases during the season and three sacrifi ce hits.

As a Freshman (2008): Finished in the season with a .231 batting average in 45 games and 26 starts ... recorded 18 hits and runs throughout the season ... scored a run in her fi rst game against #25 Oregon State ... as a pinch runner against No. 15 Mississippi State scored a run ... recorded a hit and scored two runs in the series against #14 Louisiana-Lafayette ... in the se- ries against Troy picked up three hits and scored three runs ... added a hit against Belmont while also record- ing a RBI and scoring three runs ... fi nished off the season scoring a run in the SBC Tournament against Middle Tennessee.

Personal: Born Oct. 1, 1988 .... full name is Brittney Dawhn Perry ... daughter of Vincent and Paula Perry ... she is the sister of head coach Tyra Perry ... graduat- ed in Fall 2009 with a degree in systems management with a concentration in human resources ... currently attending graduate school where she is pursuing a degree in technology management.

Perry’s Career Stats at WKU (Two Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2008 45-26 .231 78 18 18 0 0 0 2 18 .231 7 0 12 .294 5-7 11 2 4 .765 2009 30-8 .077 26 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 .077 4 1 6 .226 4-4 27 0 3 .900 Totals: 75-34 .154 104 26 20 0 0 0 2 20 .154 11 1 18 .260 9-11 38 2 7 .833

www.wkusports.com 19 WKU Softball SARA WILLIAMS JR. • C • R/R • 5-11 Lebanon, Tenn. 50 Wilson Central HS 2010 Lady Toppers 2010 Lady As a Sophomore (2009): Saw action in 14 games dur- ing the season ... scored four runs and tallied fi ve hits including two doubles ... also racked up three RBIs during the season ... posted a season-high .600 hitting percentage against Sacramento State in February ... fi nished the season with a .217 batting average includ- ing recording a .250 batting average or better 11 times.

As a Freshman (2008): Competed in 17 games and started two posting a .111 batting average and two hits ... against Belmont recorded a hit and added two RBIs in WKU’s win.

High School: Four-year starter at Wilson Central High ... named all-district for three years, all-district tourna- ment team for three years and was a fi rst-team Middle Tennessee Softball Coaches Association (MTSCA) member in 2006 ... also led her high school team to the ’06 Class AAA Tennessee state basketball champion- ship ... named all-state tournament team, all-district for four years and all-region for three years in basketball.

Personal: Born Nov. 11, 1988 ... daughter of Doris and Pat Williams ... full name is Sara Anne Williams ... studying elementary education ... wants to become a teacher and a coach ... also hopes to do mission work.

Williams’ Career Stats at WKU (Two Seasons)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2008 17-2 .111 18 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 .111 1 1 2 .200 0-0 5 0 1 1.000 2009 14-5 .217 23 4 5 2 0 0 3 7 .304 1 0 3 .250 1-1 22 6 0 1.000 Totals: 31-7 .164 41 4 6 2 0 0 6 9 .208 2 1 5 .225 1-1 27 6 1 1.000

20 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide 2010 Lady Toppers AMANDA WALDEN SO. • IF • R/R • 5-8 Bowling Green, Ky. 9 Greenwood HS

As a Freshman (2009): Competed in ten games dur- ing the season ... recorded two hits in 14 at bats ... posted a .250 hitting percentage against Austin Peay ... also posted a .200 hitting percentage against Kentucky ... scored two runs in game two of a doubleheader against Kentucky ... also racked up two walks during the year.

High School: Lettered four years and started fi ve years for Greenwood High School and coach Penny Reece ... was named All-Distric in 2006 and 2008 ... also named All-Region four times and the region MVP in 2006 ... honored by being an all-state selection two years ... won the 110% award in 2006, ‘07 and ‘08 ... also lettered four years in basketball and was all- district, all-region and team MVP.

Personal: Born April, 24, 1990 in Bowling Green, Ky. ... parents are Gary and Brenda Walden ... full name is Amanda Katherin Walden ... studying biology and hopes to attend medical school and become a pediatri- cian.

Walden’s Career Stats at WKU (One Season)

Year GP-GS Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2009 10-2 .143 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 2 0 3 .250 0-0 1 2 0 1.000 Totals: 10-2 .143 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 2 0 3 .250 0-0 1 2 1 1.000

www.wkusports.com 21 WKU Softball CASEY CLARK KARAVIN DEW FR. • IF • R/R • 5-6 FR. • IF • R/R • 5-5 Prattville, Ala. Calhoun, Ga. 11 Prattville HS 6 Calhoun HS Newcomers "I have always wanted to play softball at the collegiate "It really is a dream come true for me to attend WKU be- level. After attending a softball camp at Western Kentucky cause I have always wanted to play softball at the collegiate University this summer, I really wanted to become a Hill- level. It is really hard to put into words how excited I am topper. Coach Perry and her staff were very impressive. to be a part of the Western Kentucky University softball Not only do they work hard, but they have fun too. I look program. My decision to come to WKU, was in large part forward to attending WKU and becoming a part of a great due to Coach Perry, and I made my decision after meeting program." - Casey Clark and talking to her about the program and academics." - Karavin Dew High School: A four-year letterwinner at Prattville High School in Prattville, Ala. ... named to the North/ High School: Graduated from Calhoun High School ... a two-time All-State selection ... named to the All-Area team South All-Star team ... earned the Most Valuable three times ... named the 2005 Co-Rookie of the Year ... Player award for the South team ... also named to also named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press All-North the 6A All-Metro Team ... picked up the 2008 Spirit Georgia Team ... picked up the 2006 Coaches Award ... Award for the Lady Lions team ... invited to play for also received the defense award and was named the All- America's Team International in Italy in July 2009, Area Co-Player of the Year ... on the ASA travel ball team, which is a team that represents Prattville High School, the Atlanta Vipers, she was honored by being selected as the Prattville community and the country ... played the recepient of the Stephanie Phillips award for leader- with the Bama Gold 16 and under team that qualifi ed ship skills ...was a vital part of the ASA team that fi nished for Nationals in Owensboro, Ky. as the 2004 National runner-up and State runner-up and that claimed state championships in 2006 and 2007 ... also Personal: Daughter of Bryan and Cindy Clark. competed in nationals three times ... was a part of the very successful ISA travel team that claimed fi fth place in the world championships and was the 2005 state runner-up.

Personal: Daughter of Katrova and Cassandra Dew ... born June 25, 1991 ... majoring in biology.

22 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide CIARA GARCIA KATRINA METOYER Newcomers FR. • U • R/L • 5-8 FR. • OF • S/R • 5-4 Harvest, Ala. Garden Grove, Calif. 4 Sparkman HS 10 Los Alamitos HS "It has always been a dream of mine to play college soft- "I couldn't be more excited to be a part of the WKU sofball ball. When I fi rst met Coach Perry I never knew she would team. I've always wanted to play college softball but I be my head coach someday; but here we are and I’m didn't know where. After discovering Western Kentucky thrilled to have her as my coach. I haven’t learned many University, I knew it was the perfect fi t for me. I know of her coaching ideas yet, but the ones I have learned, I Coach Perry, Coach Jenkins and Coach Bynum will work completely agree with. I know she will push me to a higher me and push me to be a better athlete. The campus is also level and I am very excited to play on her team and be beautfi ful and the people are incredibly nice. I'm glad to be coached by her and Coach Bynum and Coach Jenkins." - a Lady Topper." - Katrina Metoyer Ciara Garcia High School: Attended Los Alamitos High School in Los High School: A two-time Super Softball All-Metro Alamitos, Calif. ... played with OC Batbusters, a travel Team selection ... a member of the 2008 North vs. team that has won nine ASA 18 and under National Cham- South All-Star team ... selected to the 2007 All-State pionships since 1983 ... fi nished her junior season with Tournament Team ... a member of the Sparkman High the second most steals in the league ... received honorable School team that claimed the 2007 and 2008 6A Area mention as a Sunset league player after both her sophomore Championship, the 2006 Alabama State Champion- and junior seasons ... picked up the MVP award her senior ship, the 2007 Alabama runner-up title and the 2006 season ... recorded the second most homeruns in the league Regional championship ... a member of the Alabama ... was on the Batbusters' team that fi nished second in the Crusader travel team ... led her travel team to a cham- 18 and under Nationals her fi rst year. pionship in the 2008 NSA Alabama State game and Personal: Daughter of Larry and Sandra Metoyer ... born the 2008 Huntsville Sparks Tournament. Aug. 6, 1991 ... majoring in communications/ public relations. Personal: Daughter of Joe and Sandy Garia ... born June 25, 1991 ... majoring in physical therapy.

www.wkusports.com 23 WKU Softball DANA NATHANSON MALLORIE SULASKI SO. • P • R/R • 5-8 FR. • P • L/L • 5-9 Flower Mound, Texas Lakewood, Colo. Midland JC 12 Bear Creek HS

Newcomers 15 "I have always had the game of softball in my heart. Since "I'm so excited that I am now attending Western Kentucky I was nine, I have wanted to play softball at the Division I University and playing softball for Coach Perry. I feel like level and I always looked up to the athletes that competed it's a fi ne school with genuine people and a great atmo- in that division. It is such a blessing to now be one of sphere. I’m looking foward to working hard this season those players. This opportunity came quickly and unex- and becoming a part of such a talented team." - Mallorie pectedly for me. After talking to Coach Perry, I knew that Sulaski I should check it out. She made me feel so comfortable. High School: Four-year starter at Bear Creek High The team and everyone else that I met on campus were so welcoming. I am so excited to play against great competi- School ... four-time All-Conference selection, two- tion at the Division I level and to also learn more as a stu- time All-State selection and a two-time All-Colorado dent of the game. I am very excited to experience some- honoree ... also a four-time scholar-athlete award thing new and become a Lady Topper." - Dana Nathanson winner ... helped guide the Bears to three conference championships, a third place state fi nish and a state High School: Attended Midland Junior College ... runner-up fi nish in 2007 ... captain during her junior fi nished her career at Midland with a 1.77 ERA ... was and senior seasons ... also named MVP during those the winning pitcher in the WJCAC Regional Semi- two seasons ... competed with the Colorado Quicksil- fi nals and also picked up three wins in the Central ver travel team that won many tournaments including Arizona Tournament ... awarded an academic achieve- a state championship. ment award ... graduated from Flower Mound High School in Flower Mound, Texas ... named the 2008 Personal: Daughter of Ron and Sue Sulaski ... born Lady Jaguar of the Year ... fi nished her high school Sep. 6, 1990 ... undecided on major. career with a 0.85 ERA ... competed on the Ft. Worth Batbusters team ... helped lead the Batbusters' team to the gold in the 2009 USSSA 18 and under major state championships.

Personal: Daughter of Paul and Shari Nathanson ... born July 11, 1990 ... majoring in physical education.

24 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide SHELBY TAYLOR KIM WAGNER Newcomers FR. • OF • L/L • 5-7 FR. • P • R/R • 5-6 Louisville, Ky. Biloxi, Miss. 7 Eastern HS 3 D’Iberville HS

"By providing me with the opportunity to play Division "People keep asking me why I chose to attend WKU and I college softball, Coach Perry has made my dreams a the answer is because WKU is an amazing place. The reality. I’m excited for what lies ahead and anxious to get campus is beautiful and everyone is so welcoming. My started. WKU is a great university with outstanding athletic coaches are great people and I am excited to learn, not only programs that are on the rise and rich tradition. I feel that softball from the, but also the things that I will face in life. the philosophies of the coaching staff and the program are I believe that my time at WKU will be a most wonderful a perfect match, and I can’t wait to contribute to the team experience and I am truly looking forward to it." - Kim and play softball for WKU and Coach Perry, Jenkins, and Wagner Bynum." - Shelby Taylor High School: Graduated from D'Iberville High School High School: Graduated from Eastern High School ... a six-time All-District honoree ... named the team ... picked up three honors in 2008 while playing for MVP two times ... also won the coveted For the Love the Eagles including being named to the All-Region of the Game award ... named to the All-South Missis- team and the 28th District All-Tournament team ... sippi Sun Herald team for two years and was selected was selected as a member of the West Junior All-Star as a second team All-State selection by the Clarion team that competed in the East vs. West All-Star game Ledger for two seasons ... received the best defensive ... led her team in batting average in 2008 with a .459 player award while at D'Iberville ... also competed on average. the travel team, the Louisiana Voodoo.

Personal: Daughter of Dean and Kristi Taylor ... born Personal: Daughter of David and Sue Wagner ... born April 24, 1991. June 16, 1991 ... majoring in biology/pre-medicine.

www.wkusports.com 25 WKU Softball HEAD COACH TYRA PERRY

3rd Season • Record at WKU (63-49) Overall Record: 209-247 (458) Alma Mater: Louisiana State University (1997) Head Coaching Experience: Birmingham-Southern Head Coach Tyra Perry Tyra Head Coach (2000-07), WKU (2008-Present) Playing Experience: LSU(1995-98) Hometown: Zachary, La.

The 2009 Sun Belt Conference Co-Coach of the Year, Perry led the 2009 Lady Toppers to a 35-19 record and fi nished the sesason with a .648 winning percentage, the best in school histo- ry. Perry, who was introduced as WKU’s head coach on August 27, 2007, has continued to stress the importance of excellence on and off the fi eld. In 2009, The Lady Toppers fi nished the season with series wins over Sun Belt Conference foes Louisiana-Lafayette, North Texas, South Alabama and Middle Tennessee while also picking up series sweeps during the regular season over Florida Interna- tional and ULM. To end the season, the Lady Toppers fi nished the Sun Belt Con- ference Tournament with a 3-2 record after recording wins over Florida Atlantic, Troy and South Alabama. Two Lady Toppers were named to the the Sun Belt All-Confer- ence Teams with senior Terri Ellingsworth being named to the First Team and senior Ryan Rogge being named to the Second Team. Ellingsworth, who fi nished the season with .308 batting aver- age, led the team in batting average, homeruns (14) and RBIs (44) while Rogge fi nished her last season on the Hill with a 27- 10 overall record and a 1.66 ERA after giving up just 58 earned runs in 40 apperarances. Rogge was also named to the Sun Belt All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the 2009 Tournament. Perry also continued to stress the importance of academics with six Lady Toppers being named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List and eight Lady Toppers being named to the Academic Honor Roll. Rachelle Boucher, Ellingsworth, Jennifer Kempf, Brittney Per- ry, Shannon Smith and Amanda Walden fi nished the year with a 3.5 GPA or better and Elizabeth Ferrell, Amanda Ford-Feitz, Jamie Hennis, Kelsey McCauley, Brooke Reed, Rogge and Sara Williams fi nished with a 3.0 GPA or better. In 2008, Perry guided the Lady Toppers to a 28-30 season record while leading WKU to fi ve wins against teams ranked in the top 25. In addition, the Lady Toppers fi nished the season on a high note with wins against Middle Tennessee and Florida International in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

26 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide The WKU softball record books also saw quite a shuffl e in Head Coach Tyra Perry 2007-08 with athletes breaking several season and career records. Perry At A Glance At the conclusion of the season, Perry’s athletes picked up a number of elite honors led by Rebecca Horesky who was named to the First Team All-Sun Belt Team. The Lady Toppers also placed two athletes on the Sun Belt Year-by-Year Results Tournament Team with Terri Ellingsworth and Rachelle Boucher picking up the honor. During the season, three WKU student- athletes were honored by the conference offi ce by being named At Birmingham-Southern Player or Pitcher of the Week. But the honors didn’t stop there. Perry’s athletes were also Year Won Lost Pct. honored by numerous agencies for their academic achievements. 2002 17 42 .288 Lauren Caudill, Kelsey McCauley, Shannon Smith and Shelby Smith were honored by the conference offi ce by being named 2003 26 32 .448 to the Commissioner’s List and Samantha Cronk, Terri Ellings- 2004 25 34 .424 worth, Elizabeth Ferrell, Jennifer Kempf and Ryan Rogge were honored on the Academic Honor Roll. 2005 25 32 .439 In addition, Shannon Smith, Lindsay Antone and Rachelle Boucher were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic 2006 28 21 .571 All-District Team this past year and Perry has had nine Sun Belt 2007 25 37 .403 Academic honorees in her short WKU coaching career. Perry also stresses the importance of community and commu- nity service. The team hosted a clinic for teams involved in the Special Olympics Kentucky softball tournament and will host a At WKU Breast Cancer Awareness day and a Big Brothers, Big Sisters day Year Won Lost Pct. this season. Perry, who came to WKU after leading Birmingham- 2008 28 30 .483 Southern for six years, led the Panthers to their fi rst-ever win- ning season, a 28-21 record. Perry recorded 146 wins overall at 2009 35 19 .648 Birmingham-Southern, including winning at least 25 contests in each of the last fi ve years. Additionally, she posed a 36-39 mark against Big South opponents (the school was not eligible for the Overall 209 247 .458 league title in 2003 as a provisional NCAA Division I member.) At WKU 63 49 .563 In all, Perry had 15 players earn postseason honors from the Big South Conference with a high of fi ve following both the 2005 At BSC 146 198 .424 and ‘06 campaigns. In 2006, Perry added the title of Assistant Athletic Director/ Senior Women’s Administrator to her duties and served as BSC’s compliance director. Perry was the head coach for the Southeastern All-Star team Perry By the Numbers that played the United States Olympic squad prior to the 2004 games in Athens. Sun Belt Commissioner’s List ...... 6 Perry is a 1997 and 1998 graduate of Louisiana State University, Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll ...... 8 earning her degree in kinesiology in ‘97 and adding a master’s degree in sports administration in ‘98. In addition, she completed All-Sun Belt Selections ...... 3 a compliance internship at LSU from 1998-2000 before becom- ing a head coach. Sun Belt Players of the Week ...... 3 Perry lettered for the Tigers for two years, in 1997 and ‘98, Sun Belt Pitchers of the Week ...... 2 helping the school to a combined 102-28 (78.5%) record, a 58-14 (80.6%) mark in the Southeastern Conference play, two South- Sun Belt All-Tournament Team ...... 3 eastern Conference Western Division titles and the school’s fi rst- Academic All-District ...... 3 ever NCAA Regional Tournament appearance where the Tigers fi nished second. She was a second-team National Fastpitch Coaches Associa- tion All-South Region selection her fi rst season, adding fi rst-team All-Louisiana honors as well as a place on the league’s all-tour- nament team, after leading LSU with a .345 batting average, 11 home runs, 40 runs scored, a .416 on-base percentage and a .612 slugging percentage. Off the fi eld, Perry was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll twice.

www.wkusports.com 27 WKU Softball ASSISTANT COACH BONNIE BYNUM

3rd Season Alma Mater: Tennessee Tech (2007) Coaching Experience: WKU (2007-Present) Playing Experience: Tennessee Tech (2004-07) Hometown: Fayetteville, Ga. Assistant Coach Bonnie Bynum Assistant Coach Bonnie Bynum begins her third year on the Hill after helping guide the Lady Toppers under Coach Perry the previous two seasons. Bynum, who works with the WKU pitching staff, led Ryan Rogge to a Second Team All-Sun Belt selection after leading the senior to an overall record of 27-10. Rogge, who fi nished the season with a 1.66 ERA, gave up just 188 hits, 74 runs and 28 walks while striking out 152 batters. During the conference tournament, she fi nished with a 3-2 record after pitching fi ve complete games and giving up just ten earned runs in 34.1 innings of work. Bynum comes from Tennessee Tech, where she lettered all four years for the Golden Eagles on the pitch- ing staff. She fi nished her career with 103 victories, including a record-setting 34 wins in 2007, and was twice named TTU’s Outstanding Female Athlete of the year. During her junior season, the Fayetteville, Ga., native was named OVC Pitcher and Female Athlete of the Year. She earned fi rst-team all-OVC and OVC Tournament Most Valuable Player accolades for three straight years. Bynum ended her career appearing in 193 games, throwing 1,021 strikeouts and six no-hitters. She fi nished ’07 ranked seventh nationally in victories. During her senior year, she posted a 1.50 earned run average, throw- ing 33 complete games and 11 shutouts while pitching over 300 innings.

28 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide Assistant Coach Auriel Jenkins ASSISTANT COACH AURIEL JENKINS

3rd Season Alma Mater: The University of Southern Mississippi (2004) Coaching Experience: WKU (2007-Present), Southern Miss (2006-07) Playing Experience: Southern Mississippi (2001-04) Chicago Bandits (2008), Michigan Ice (2006-07), Philadelphia Force (2009) Hometown: Pearl, Miss. Auriel Jenkins begins her third year on the Hill after previously Jenkins completed her master’s degree in sport administration serving as the Assistant Coach at Southern Miss. Jenkins also in 2006 at Southern Miss. In the summer of 2006, she played served as a graduate assistant for the Lady Eagles in 2006 and an professional softball with the Michigan Ice. She is the daughter administrative assistant in 2005. of Henry and Shiela Jenkins.

Last season at WKU, Jenkins helped lead the Lady Topper batters to an overall batting average of .264 after helping guide the team to a 35-19 record. Under Jenkins’ direction, she helped eight Lady Toppers fi nish the season with a .250 batting average or bet- ter and four to a.280 batting average or better.

Jenkins, a 2004 graduate of Southern Miss, was a three-year let- terwinner at Southern Miss from 2002-04. She ended her career with a .314 batting average, 74 runs, 108 hits, 15 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 52 RBI and 33 stolen bases. She ranks fi fth all-time in batting average, seventh in runs scored and seventh in home runs.

Her best season came in 2004, as she hit .373, the fi fth best single season total in school history. She fi nished with 57 hits, scored 41 runs, hit eight doubles, nine home runs, 29 RBI and 11 stolen bases, in earning Conference USA MVP honors, along with fi rst team all-league honors. She also was named third team All- American by Easton and second team NFCA All-South. Jenkins was also a CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in 2004, and a National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American.

In addition to her success at the college level, she has also excelled at the professional level. A 2006 and 2007 member of the Michigan Ice, she was a member of the 2008 National Pro Fastpitch Champions, the Chicago Bandits and a member of the 2009 Philadelphia Force.

Jenkins transferred to Southern Miss from Meridian Community College in 2002. At MCC, she batted .318 as a freshman, earning Region 23 Co-MVP honors. She helped the team earn Region 23 and district titles, advancing to the junior college national tourna- ment.

www.wkusports.com 29 WKU Softball AKRON AUSTIN PEAY BELMONT CENTRAL ARKANSAS Mar. 5 • Atlanta, Ga. • Mar. 24 • Clarksville, Tenn. • Apr. 7 • Nashville, Tenn. • Feb. 13 • Mobile, Ala. • 3 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 & 4 p.m. 2 p.m.

Location: Akron, Ohio Location: Clarksville, Tenn. Location: Nashville, Tenn. Location: Conway, Ark. Enrollment: 25,942 Enrollment: 10,188 Enrollment: 5,393 Enrollment: 11,783 Nickname: Zips Nickname: Lady Govs Nickname: Bruins Nickname: Bears

2010 Opponents Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Red and White Colors: Navy, Red and White Colors: Purple and Gray Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: MId-American Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Atlantic Sun Conference: Southland Head Coach: Julie Jones Head Coach: Casey Dickson Head Coach: Chris Kuhlmeyer Head Coach: David Kuhn Record at Akron/Yrs: 72-87 Record at APSU/Yrs: 15-38 (1) Record at Belmont/Yrs.: 0-0 Record at UCA/Yrs: 24-31 (1) 2009 Record: 35-24 2009 Record: 15-38 2009 Record: 11-35 2009 Record: 24-31 Series Record: 1-2-0 Series Record: 19-2-0 Series Record: 22-0-0 Series Record: 2-0-0 Last Mtg/Res.: Last Mtg/Res.: Mar. 18 09, W 4-0 Last Mtg/Res.: Apr. 29 09, W 4-3 Last Mtg/Res.: Feb. 8, 09, W 2-1

CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA EASTERN KENTUCKY EVANSVILLE FLORIDA ATLANTIC Feb. 20 • San Diego, Calif. • Mar. 17 • Richmond, Ky. • Apr. 8 • Evansville, Ind. • Mar. 10-11 • Nashville, Tenn. • 10:30 a.m. 3 & 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 & 7 p.m./ 5 p.m.

Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. Location: Richmond, Ky. Location: Evansville, Ind. Location: Boca Raton, Fla. Enrollment: 20,000 Enrollment: 16,200 Enrollment: 2,699 Enrollment: 26,000 Nickname: Gauchos Nickname: Colonels Nickname: Purple Aces Nickname: Owls Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Maroon and White Colors: Purple, Orange and White Colors: Blue and Red Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big West Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Brie Galicinao Head Coach: Jane Worthington Head Coach: Mark Redburn Head Coach: Joan Joyce Record at UCSB/Yrs: 56-19 (2) Record at EKU/Yrs: 469-436 (17) Record at EU/Yrs: 0-0 (1st) Record at FAU/Yrs: 652-352 (15) 2009 Record: 26-25 2009 Record: 17-27 2009 Record: 14-34 2009 Record: 30-30 Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: 7-6-0 Series Record: 6-8-1 Series Record: 2-11-0 Last Mtg/Res.: First Meeting Last Mtg/Res.: Feb. 15, 09, W Last Mtg/Res.: Apr. 1, 08, L 6-5 Last Mtg/Res.: Mar. 9 09, L 6-5 13-0

FIU GEORGIA STATE HOWARD IOWA Feb. 27-28 • Bowling Green, Ky. • Mar. 7 • Atlanta, Ga. • Mar. 6 • Atlanta, Ga. • Mar. 13 • Boca Raton, Fla. • 1 & 3 p.m./ 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 5 p.m. 8 a.m.

Location: Miami, Fla. Location: Atlanta, Ga. Location: Washington, D.C. Location: Iowa City, Iowa Enrollment: 38,000 Enrollment: 30,000 Enrollment: 10,500 Enrollment: 30,561 Nickname: Golden Panthers Nickname: Panthers Nickname: Lady Bison Nickname: Hawkeyes Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Blue and White Colors: Navy Blue and White Colors: Black and Gold Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: Sun Belt Conference: Colonial Athletic Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Big Ten Head Coach: Beth McClendon Head Coach: Bob Heck Head Coach: Lauren McCoy Head Coach: Gayle Blevins Record at FIU/Yrs: 60-63 (2) Record at GSU/Yrs: 658-560-2 Record at Howard/Yrs: First Record at Iowa/Yrs: 920-417-3 2009 Record: 31-29 (22) 2009 Record: 21-28 (22) Series Record: 17-21-0 2009 Record: 30-20 Series Record: First Meeting 2009 Record: 42-16 Last Mtg/Res.: Feb. 28 09, W 4-1 Series Record: 2-1-0 Last Mtg/Res.: First Meeting Series Record: 0-1-0 Last Mtg/Res.: Mar. 6, 09, W 5-0 Last Mtg/Res.:Feb. 28 04, L 3-0

30 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide JACKSONVILLE STATE JACKSONVILLE KENTUCKY LIPSCOMB 2010 Opponents Mar. 5 • Atlanta, Ga. • Mar. 12 • Boca Raton, Fla. • Apr. 14 • Lexington, Ky. • Feb. 13 • Mobile, Ala. • 9 a.m. 5 p.m. 12 p.m. 5 p.m. Mar. 30 • Bowling Green, Ky. • 5 p.m.

Location: Jacksonville, Ala. Location: Jacksonville, Fla. Location: Lexington, Ky. Location: Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: 8,957 Enrollment: 3,436 Enrollment: 27,000 Enrollment: 3,418 Nickname: Gamecocks Nickname: Dolphins Nickname: Wildcats Nickname: Lady Bisons Colors: Red and White Colors: Green and Gold Colors: Blue and White Colors: Purple and Gold Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Atlantic Sun Conference: Southeastern Conference: Atlantic Sun Head Coach: Jana McGinnis Head Coach: Amanda Lehotak Head Coach: Rachel Lawson Head Coach: Kristin Ryman Record at JSU/Yrs: 556-301 (16) Record at JU/Yrs: 60-113 (3) Record at UK/Yrs: 51-60 (2) Record at Lip./Yrs: 105-102-1 (4) 2009 Record: 43-16 2009 Record: 24-31 2009 Record: 34-23 2009 Record: 39-14 Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: 2-0-0 Series Record: 7-9-0 Series Record: 11-2-0 Last Mtg/Res.: First Meeting Last Mtg/Res.: Feb. 12 06, W, 3-0 Last Mtg/Res.: Mar. 26 09, L 12-9 Last Mtg/Res.: Apr. 17 07, W 6-4

ULL ULM MIDDLE TENNESSEE MOREHEAD STATE Mar. 27-28 • Bowling Green, Ky. • Apr. 17-18 • Monroe, La. • Apr. 27 • Bowling Green, Ky. • Apr. 21 • Bowling Green, Ky. • 1 & 3 p.m./ 12 p.m. 4 & 6 p.m./12 p.m. 5 & 7 p.m. 4 & 6 p.m.

Location: Lafayette, La. Location: Monroe, La. Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. Location: Morehead, Ky. Enrollment: 16,320 Enrollment: 9,004 Enrollment: 25,191 Enrollment: 8,981 Nickname: Ragin’ Cajuns Nickname: Warhawks Nickname: Blue Raiders Nickname: Eagles Colors: Vermilion and White Colors: Maroon and Gold Colors: Royal Blue and White Colors: Royal Blue and Gold Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: Sun Belt Conference: Sun Belt Conference: Sun Belt Conference: Ohio Valley Head Coach: Stefni Lotief Head Coach: Rosemary Holloway- Head Coach: Sue Nevar Head Coach: Holly Bruder Hill Record at ULL/Yrs: 452-110 (9) Record at MTSU/Yrs: 320-281-1 Record at MSU/Yrs: 214-141 (2) Record at ULM/Yrs: 627-813-3 2009 Record: 45-13 2009 Record: 14-34 2009 Record: 35-20 (26) Series Record: 4-1-0 Series Record: 9-30-0 2009 Record: 17-35 Series Record: 18-18-0 Last Mtg/Res.: Mar. 12 09, L 4-0 Last Mtg/Res.: Mar. 22 09, W 1-0 Series Record: 6-3-0 Last Mtg/Res.: May 2 09, W 11-3 Last Mtg/Res.: Apr. 11 09, W, 4-3 MURRAY STATE NORTH TEXAS PENN STATE SAMFORD Apr. 13 • Bowling Green, Ky. • Apr. 24-25 • Denton, Texas • Feb. 19 • San Diego, Calif. • Feb. 12 • Mobile, Ala. • 5 p.m. 2 & 4 p.m./ 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Location: Murray, Ky. Location: Denton, Texas Location: University Park, Pa. Location: Birmingham, Ala. Enrollment: 10,078 Enrollment: 33,500 Enrollment: 44,112 Enrollment: 4,500 Nickname: Racers Nickname: Mean Green Nickname: Nittany Lions Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Navy and Gold Colors: Green and White Colors: Blue and White Colors: Red and Blue Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Sun Belt Conference: Big Ten Conference: Southern Head Coach: Jay Pyron Head Coach: TJ Hubbard Head Coach: Robin Petrini Head Coach: Beanie Ketcham Record at MSU/Yrs: 0-0 (1st) Record at UNT/Yrs: 53-61 (2) Record at PSU/Yrs: 395-325-2 Record at Samford/Yrs: 179- 2009 Record: 2009 Record: 26-28 (13) 196-1 (7) Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: 15-11-0 2009 Record: 19-27 2009 Record: 21-30 Last Mtg/Res.: First Meeting Last Mtg/Res.: Apr. 18, L 11-6 Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: 2-3-0 Last Mtg/Res.: First Meeting Last Mtg/Res.: Feb. 8 09, W, 4-3

www.wkusports.com 31 WKU Softball SAN DIEGO STATE SIUE SOUTH ALABAMA SYRACUSE Feb. 19 • San Diego, Calif. • Feb. 14 • Mobile, Ala. • May 1-2 • Bowling Green, Ky. • Mar. 12 • Boca Raton, Fla. • 5 p.m. 9 a.m. 1 & 3 p.m./12 p.m. 10 a.m.

Location: San Diego, Calif. Location: Edwardsville, Ill. Location: Mobile, Ala. Location: Syracuse, N.Y. Enrollment: 35, 887 Enrollment: 13,940 Enrollment: 14,757 Enrollment: 12,440 Nickname: Aztecs Nickname: Cougars Nickname: Jaguars Nickname: Orange

2010 Opponents Colors: Scarlet and Black Colors: Red and White Colors: Red, Blue and White Color: Orange Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mountain West Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Sun Belt Conference: Big East Head Coach: Kathy Van Wyk Head Coach: Sandy Montgomery Head Coach: Becky Clark Head Coach: Leigh Ross Record at SDSU/Yrs: 441-313-1 Record at SIUE/Yrs: 771-345-2 Record at USA/Yrs: 85-82-1 Record at Syracuse/Yrs: 72-84 (3) (13) (20) 2009 Record: 27-28-1 2009 Record: 30-21 2009 Record: 33-20 2009 Record: 40-10 Series Record: 8-3-0 Series Record: 0-1-0 Series Record: 1-0-0 Series Record: First Meeting Last Mtg/Res.: Apr. 26 09, W 3-2 Last Mtg/Res.: Mar. 24 00, L, Last Mtg/Res.: Feb. 23 06, W, 4-3 Last Mtg/Res.: First Meeting 12-3

TENNESSEE-MARTIN TENNESSEE STATE TENNESSEE TECH TROY Mar. 7 • Atlanta, Ga. • Feb. 24 • Bowling Green, Ky. • Apr. 28 • Bowling Green, Ky. • Apr. 3-4 • Bowling Green, Ky. • 8 a.m. 3 & 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 & 3 p.m./ 1 p.m.

Location: Martin, Tenn. Location: Nashville, Tenn. Location: Tennessee Technologi- Location: Troy, Ala. Enrollment: 8,100 Enrollment: 9,024 cal University Enrollment: 29,495 Nickname: Skyhawks Nickname: Tigers Enrollment: 10,850 Nickname: Trojans Colors: Navy Blue and Orange Colors: Royal Blue and White Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Cardinal and White Affi liation: NCAA Division I Affi liation: NCAA Division I Colors: Purple and Gold Affi liation: NCAA Division 1 Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Ohio Valley Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Donley Canary Head Coach: Joyce Maudie Conference: Ohio Valley Head Coach: Melanie Davis Record at UTM/Yrs: 244-206-1 Record at TSU/Yrs: 133-269 (8) Head Coach: Tory Acheson Record at Troy/Yrs: 647-367-2 (8) 2009 Record: 18-31 Record at TTU/Yrs: 430-264 (11) (17) 2009 Record:38-24 Series Record: 18-2-0 2009 Record: 26-31 2009 Record: 38-19 Series Record: 8-2-0 Last Mtg/Res.: Apr. 15 09, W 9-0 Series Record: 5-4-0 Series Record: 3-13-0 Last Mtg/Res.: March 7, W 4-1 Last Mtg/Res.: Apr. 1 09, W 3-0 Last Mtg/Res.: May 7 09, W 6-2 UTAH STATE VIRGINIA TECH WASHINGTON Feb. 21 • San Diego, Calif. • Mar. 13 • Boca Raton, Fla. • Feb. 20 • San Diego, Calif. • 6 a.m. 10 a.m. 1 p.m.

Location: Logan, Utah Location: Blacksburg, Va. Location: Seattle, Wash. Enrollment: 23,925 Enrollment: 30,000 Enrollment: 42,000 Nickname: Aggies Nickname: Hokies Nickname: Huskies Colors: Navy Blue and White Colors: Chicago maroon and Colors: Purple and Gold Affi liation: NCAA Division I burnt orange Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: WAC Affi liation: NCAA Division I Conference: Pacifi c-10 Head Coach: Carissa Millsap- Conference: Atlantic Coast (ACC) Head Coach: Heather Tarr Kalaba Head Coach: Scot Thomas Record at UW/Yrs: 193-103-1 (5) Record at Utah State/Yrs: First Record at VT/Yrs: 511-335 (14) 2009 Record: 51-12 2009 Record 10-37 2009 Record: 28-28 Series Record: 0-1-0 Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: 0-1-0 Last Mtg/Res.: Feb. 17 06, L 7-0 Last Mtg/Res.: First Meeting Last Mtg/Res.: Feb. 19 05, L, 3-2

32 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide 2009 Final Results 2009 Results

Date Opponent W/L Score R H E / R H E Inns Overall Sun Belt Pitcher (Record) Attend Time 2/7 Central Arkansas W 9-0 9 11 0 / 0 5 2 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 Rogge (1-0) 40 1:53 2/7 Arkansas L 4-7 4 12 2 / 7 11 2 7 1-1-0 0-0-0 Kempf (0-1) 384 2:02 2/8 Samford W 4-3 4 10 3 / 3 8 1 8 2-1-0 0-0-0 Rogge (2-0) 337 2:12 2/8 Central Arkansas W 2-1 2 11 2 / 1 5 1 9 3-1-0 0-0-0 Kempf (1-1) 448 2:02 2/14 Furman W 9-1 9 8 1 / 1 3 3 5 4-1-0 0-0-0 Kempf (2-1) 86 1:29 2/14 at Auburn L 3-5 3 7 0 / 5 9 4 8 4-2-0 0-0-0 Rogge (2-1-0) - 2:30 2/15 Eastern Kentucky W 13-0 13 11 1 / 0 1 2 5 5-2-0 0-0-0 Rogge (3-1-0) 87 1:18 2/21 Sacramento State W 10-2 10 13 0 / 2 5 1 5 6-2-0 0-0-0 Rogge (4-1) 104 2:27 2/21 at #5 Stanford L 3-10 3 5 2 / 10 11 1 7 6-3-0 0-0-0 Kempf (2-2) 289 1:50 2/28 at FIU* W 6-0 6 9 1 / 0 4 4 7 7-3-0 1-0-0 Rogge (5-1) 172 1:55 2/28 at FIU* W 4-3 4 11 5 / 3 7 1 10 8-3-0 2-0-0 Rogge (6-1) 172 2:50 3/1 at FIU* W 4-1 4 7 3 / 1 4 1 7 9-3-0 3-0-0 Rogge (7-1) 108 1:40 3/6 Bowling Green W 4-3 4 7 0 / 3 10 0 7 10-3-0 3-0-0 Rogge (8-1) - 1:44 3/6 Georgia State W 5-0 5 9 0 / 0 4 3 7 11-3-0 3-0-0 Rogge (9-1) - 1:30 3/7 Austin Peay W 4-2 4 6 0 / 2 3 0 7 12-3-0 3-0-0 Kempf (3-2) - 1:34 3/7 Tennessee-Martin W 4-1 4 7 1 / 1 2 1 7 13-3-0 3-0-0 Rogge (10-1) - 1:21 3/8 at Georgia Tech L 0-5 0 1 2 / 5 8 0 7 13-4-0 3-0-0 Rogge (10-2) - 1:58 3/12 at Morehead State L 0-4 0 2 3 / 4 7 2 7 13-5-0 3-0-0 Kempf (3-3) 62 1:25 3/16 Austin Peay W 8-0 8 8 4 / 0 0 0 5 14-5-0 3-0-0 Rogge (11-2) 217 1:13 3/16 Austin Peay W 4-0 4 7 5 / 0 2 2 7 15-5-0 3-0-0 Kempf (4-3) 291 1:30 3/21 at ULL* W 1-0 1 3 1 / 0 2 5 7 16-5-0 4-0-0 Rogge (12-2) 629 2:05 3/21 at ULL* L 3-6 3 9 1 / 6 11 0 7 16-6-0 4-1-0 Kempf (4-4) 629 1:53 3/22 at ULL* W 1-0 1 3 0 / 0 9 3 9 17-6-0 5-1-0 Rogge (13-2) 394 2:20 3/26 Kentucky L 0-1 0 0 1 / 1 3 0 7 17-7-0 5-1-0 Rogge (13-3) 341 1:18 3/26 Kentucky L 9-12 9 11 4 / 12 9 6 7 17-8-0 5-1-0 Kempf (4-5) 403 2:15 3/28 at Troy* L 1-2 1 5 0 / 2 7 0 7 17-9-0 5-2-0 Rogge (13-4) 135 2:00 3/28 at Troy* L 1-2 1 7 1 / 2 6 2 9 17-10-0 5-3-0 Kempf (4-6) 135 2:10 3/29 at Troy* L 0-2 0 4 1 / 2 7 0 7 17-11-0 5-4-0 Rogge (13-5) 199 1:23 4/1 Tennessee Tech W 3-0 3 2 1 / 0 4 3 7 18-11-0 5-4-0 Rogge (14-5) 69 1:45 4/7 at UAB W 8-2 8 10 3 / 2 6 5 7 19-11-0 5-4-0 Rogge (15-5) 85 2:20 4/7 at UAB L 2-5 2 8 1 / 5 10 2 7 19-12-0 5-4-0 Kempf (4-7) 85 1:56 4/10 ULM* W 3-0 3 4 0 / 0 7 4 7 20-12-0 6-4-0 Rogge (16-5) 71 1:32 4/11 ULM* W 4-1 4 7 1 / 1 4 2 7 21-12-0 7-4-0 Rogge (17-5) 124 1:40 4/11 ULM* W 4-3 4 4 1 / 3 7 4 7 22-12-0 8-4-0 Kempf (5-7) 134 2:00 4/15 at Tennessee State W 3-2 3 9 2 / 2 7 1 7 23-12-0 8-4-0 Rogge (18-5) 89 1:43 4/15 at Tennessee State W 9-0 9 8 0 / 0 3 5 6 24-12-0 8-4-0 Kempf (6-7) 67 1:15 4/17 North Texas* W 4-1 4 6 0 / 1 3 3 7 25-12-0 9-4-0 Rogge (19-5) 98 1:45 4/18 North Texas* W 6-4 6 7 0 / 4 4 1 7 26-12-0 10-4-0 Rogge (20-5) 85 1:43 4/18 North Texas* L 6-11 6 11 4 / 11 16 0 7 26-13-0 10-5-0 Kempf (6-8) 145 2:30 4/22 Florida Atlantic* L 2-4 2 4 0 / 4 6 0 7 26-14-0 10-6-0 Rogge (20-6) 147 1:30 4/22 Florida Atlantic L 5-11 5 7 2 / 11 16 0 7 26-15-0 10-7-0 Kempf (6-9) 147 2:15 4/23 Florida Atlantic* L 2-4 2 6 2 / 4 6 1 7 26-16-0 10-8-0 Rogge (20-7) 100 1:37 4/25 at South Alabama* L 0-8 0 1 1 / 8 11 0 6 26-17-0 10-9-0 Rogge (20-8) 101 1:06 4/26 at South Alabama* W 5-4 5 7 0 / 4 7 4 7 27-17-0 11-9-0 Rogge (21-8) 101 1:43 4/26 at South Alabama* W 3-2 3 6 0 / 2 2 3 7 28-17-0 12-9-0 Rogge (22-8) - 1:36 4/29 Belmont W 6-3 6 7 1 / 3 6 2 7 29-17-0 12-9-0 Rogge (23-8) 107 1:50 4/29 Belmont W 4-3 4 5 0 / 3 9 1 7 30-17-0 12-9-0 Kempf (7-9) 122 2:02 5/2 Middle Tennessee* W 7-2 7 8 0 / 2 5 4 7 31-17-0 13-9-0 Rogge (24-8) 215 1:50 5/2 Middle Tennessee* W 11-3 11 14 1 / 4 3 2 5 32-17-0 14-9-0 Kempf (8-9) 215 1:28 5/6 South Alabama L 1-6 1 6 2 / 6 5 2 7 32-18-0 14-9-0 Rogge (24-9) 220 1:40 5/7 Troy W 6-2 6 7 0 / 2 4 1 7 33-18-0 14-9-0 Rogge (25-9) 220 2:03 5/8 South Alabama W 3-1 3 7 1 / 1 6 0 7 34-18-0 14-9-0 Rogge (26-9) 220 1:51 5/8 Florida Atlantic W 6-0 6 11 1 / 0 5 0 7 35-18-0 14-9-0 Rogge (27-9) 220 2:03 5/9 Florida Atlantic L 5-6 5 12 2 / 6 10 2 7 35-19-0 14-9-0 Rogge (27-10) 220 1:53

www.wkusports.com 33 WKU Softball HITTING Multiple-RBI Games Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 39 Shelly Floyd, 2003 ...... 15 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 39 Games Played Shelly Floyd, 2005 ...... 13 Rachelle Boucher, 2007 ...... 62 Terri Ellingsworth, 2009 ...... 11 Starts Rebecca Horesky, 2007 ...... 62 Lindsay Antone, 2008 ...... 10 Jennifer Kempf, 2007 ...... 38 Alana Towns, 2007 ...... 62 Rebecca Horesky, 2007 ...... 10 Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 34 Sam Cronk, 2007 ...... 62 Jessie Richardson, 2004 ...... 10 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 33 Riley Garcia, 2003 ...... 62 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003 ...... 30 Dana Rey, 2003 ...... 62 Total Bases Jennifer Kempf, 2008 ...... 30 Lindsay Antone, 2008 ...... 121 Batting Average(1) Jessie Richardson, 2004 ...... 96 Relief Appearances Renita Pennington, 2003 ...... 374 (71-190) Shelly Floyd, 2003 ...... 96 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 16 Lindsay Antone,2008 ...... 367 (66-180) Shelly Floyd, 2005 ...... 93 Ryan Rogge, 2008 ...... 16 Rachelle Boucher, 2007 ...... 351 (68-194) Rebecca Horesky, 2007 ...... 92 Allison Silver, 2003 ...... 14 Riley Garcia, 2004 ...... 358 (67-187) Rebecca Horesky, 2008 ...... 92 Allison Silver, 2001 ...... 13 Riley Garcia, 2002 ...... 357 (68-190) Adrienne Lathrop, 2004 ...... 12 Season Records Slugging Percentage(1) Rockie Castillo, 2002 ...... 10 At Bats Terri Ellingsworth, 2009 ...... 677 (88-130) Riley Garcia, 2003 ...... 212 Lindsay Antone, 2008 ...... 672 (66-180) Complete Games Rachelle Boucher, 2008 ...... 199 Shelly Floyd, 2003...... 596 (96-161) Jennifer Kempf, 2007 ...... 36 Shelly Floyd, 2005 ...... 190 Sara Alanís, 2000 ...... 570 (90-158) Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 33 Renita Pennington, 2003 ...... 190 Rebecca Horesky, 2008 ...... 561 (51-164) Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 26 Dana Rey, 2003 ...... 190 Jessie Richardson, 2004 ...... 549 (96-175) Adrienne Lathrop, 2006 ...... 23 Riley Garcia, 2002 ...... 190 Allison Silver, 2003 ...... 20 Sara Alanís, 2001 ...... 190 Walks Rebecca Horesky, 2008 ...... 24 Shutouts Runs Kristalyn Smith, 2002 ...... 23 Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 10 Jessie Richardson, 2000 ...... 45 Angela Dunhour, 2000 ...... 23 Adrienne Lathrop, 2004 ...... 9 Renita Pennington, 2003 ...... 40 Bailey Rolfs, 2006 ...... 22 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 8 Shelly Floyd, 2003 ...... 35 Alana Towns, 2004 ...... 22 Allison Silver, 2004 ...... 7 Brooke Reed, 2009 ...... 33 Kristalyn Smith, 2003 ...... 22 Jennifer Kempf, 2007 ...... 6 Lindsay Antone, 2008 ...... 33 Riley Garcia, 2002 ...... 22 Allison Silver, 2002 ...... 6 Riley Garcia, 2003 ...... 32 Rebecca Horesky, 2009 ...... 22 Riley Garcia, 2002 ...... 32 Wins Angela Dunhour, 2000 ...... 32 Hit By Pitch Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 27 Lindsay Antone, 2008 ...... 9 Jennifer Kempf, 2007 ...... 21 Hits Lindsay Antone, 2009 ...... 7 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 21 Renita Pennington, 2003 ...... 71 Rebecca Horesky, 2008 ...... 6 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 19 Riley Garcia, 2003 ...... 70 Samantha Hansen, 2004 ...... 5 Allison Silver, 2004 ...... 17 Rachelle Boucher, 2007 ...... 68 Kristalyn Smith, 2003 ...... 5 Allison Silver, 2002 ...... 17 Riley Garcia, 2002 ...... 68 Alana Towns, 2006 ...... 4 Ryan Rogge, 2008 ...... 17 Riley Garcia, 2004 ...... 67 Stephanie Young, 2005 ...... 4 Alana Towns, 2005 ...... 4 Saves Multiple-Hit Games Lindsay Gatti, 2004 ...... 4 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 3 Riley Garcia, 2004 ...... 23 Dana Rey, 2003 ...... 4 Adrienne Lathrop, 2004 ...... 3 Rachelle Boucher, 2007 ...... 22 Laura King, 2000 ...... 4 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 3 Riley Garcia, 2002 ...... 20 Shanon Searle, 2000 ...... 4 Ryan Rogge, 2008 ...... 3 Lindsay Antone, 2008 ...... 20 Renita Pennington, 2003 ...... 19 Sacrifi ce Flys Winning Percentage(2) Lindsay Antone, 2008 ...... 19 Ashley Contreras, 2007 ...... 5 Kristalyn Smith, 2002 ...... 833 (10-2) Sam Cronk, 2009 ...... 4 Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 730 (27-10) Doubles Bailey Rolfs, 2004 ...... 3 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 667 (21-12) Jessie Richardson, 2000 ...... 16 Adrienne Lathrop, 2004 ...... 640 (16-9) Riley Garcia, 2003 ...... 15 Sacrifi ces Allison Silver, 2002 ...... 607 (17-11) Sara Alanís, 2001 ...... 15 Melissa Gomes, 2002 ...... 22 Sara Alanís, 2000 ...... 15 Renita Pennington, 2005 ...... 20 Earned Run Average(3) Riley Garcia, 2004 ...... 13 Sam Cronk, 2007 ...... 17 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 1.05 Kristalyn Smith, 2003 ...... 13 Renita Pennington, 2003 ...... 14 Allison Silver, 2002 ...... 1.57 Jessie Richardson, 2002 ...... 13 Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 1.66 Triples Veronica Giddens, 2001 ...... 13 Allison Silver, 2003 ...... 1.66 Alana Towns, 2005 ...... 5 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 1.80 Jessie Richardson, 2004 ...... 4 Stolen Bases Adrienne Lathrop, 2004 ...... 1.80 Melissa Gomes, 2001 ...... 4 Renita Pennington, 2005 ...... 28 Renita Pennington, 2003 ...... 27 Innings Jessie Richardson, 2001 ...... 4 Jennifer Kempf, 2007 ...... 268.2 Rebecca Horesky, 2007 ...... 4 Renita Pennington, 2004 ...... 20 Renikka Toliver, 2007 ...... 17 Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 244.1 Sam Cronk, 2009 ...... 4 Sam Cronk, 2007 ...... 15 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 233.1 Sam Cronk, 2008 ...... 15 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 219.0 Home Runs Sam Cronk, 2009 ...... 15 Allison Silver, 2003 ...... 211.1 Lindsay Antone, 2008 ...... 15 Terri Ellingsworth, 2009 ...... 14 Stolen Base Attempts Fewest Hits Allowed Per 7 Innings (3) Renita Pennington, 2005 ...... 33 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 4.73 Jessie Richardson, 2004 ...... 12 Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 5.39 Bailey Rolfs, 2006 ...... 9 Renita Pennington, 2003 ...... 30 Renita Pennington, 2004 ...... 26 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 5.46 Shelly Floyd, 2003 ...... 9 Renikka Toliver, 2007 ...... 20 Adrienne Lathrop, 2004 ...... 5.83 Rebecca Horesky, 2008 ...... 9 Sam Cronk, 2008 ...... 19 Allison Silver, 2002 ...... 6.04

Runs Batted In PITCHING Fewest Walks Allowed Per 7 Innings (3) Shelly Floyd, 2003 ...... 46 Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 0.80 Allison Silver, 2004 ...... 0.92 Terri Ellingsworth ...... 44 Appearances Jennifer Kempf, 2007 ...... 44 Adrienne Lathrop, 2004 ...... 1.13 Shelly Floyd, 2005 ...... 42 Ryan Rogge, 2008 ...... 1.25 Lindsay Antone, 2008 ...... 42 Ryan Rogge, 2008 ...... 42 Allison Silver, 2003 ...... 41 Allison Silver, 2003 ...... 1.26 Dana Rey, 2003 ...... 39 Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 40 34 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide

Strikeouts CAREER INDIVIDUAL HITTING Multiple-RBI Games Season/Career Records Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 253 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 29 Jennifer Kempf, 2007 ...... 199 Games Played Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 28 Ryan Rogge, 2008 ...... 183 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 239 Shelly Floyd, 2002-04 ...... 26 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 175 Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 234 Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 19 Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 152 Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 232 Sara Alanís, 2000-02 ...... 19 Sam Cronk, 2006-09 ...... 227 Strikeouts Per Seven Innings(3) Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 227 Total Bases Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 8.09 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 341 Ryan Rogge, 2008 ...... 6.95 Batting Average(1) Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 320 Veronica Giddens, 2001 ...... 5.54 R. Pennington, 2002-05 ...... 340 (197-579) Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 303 Allison Silver, 2004 ...... 5.52 Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 336 (254-755) Lindsay Antone, 2007-current ...... 263 Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 5.25 Sara Alanís, 2000-02 ...... 325 (164-505) Sara Alanís, 2000-02 ...... 251 Lindsay Antone, 2007-current ...... 298 (156-521) Opponents’ Batting Average(3) Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 292 (189-647) Slugging Percentage(1) Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 187 (148-793) Linday Antone, 2007-current ...... 502 (263-521) Ryan Rogge, 2009 ...... 209 ( At Bats Sara Alanís, 2000-02 ...... 497 (251-505) Adrienne Lathrop, 2005 ...... 213 (182-855) Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 755 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 477 (341-715) Adrienne Lathrop, 2004 ...... 227 (149-656) Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 715 Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 465 (303-647) Allison Silver, 2002 ...... 228 (173-758) Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 647 Shelly Floyd, 2002-05 ...... 456 (279-612) Sam Cronk, 2006-09 ...... 629 FIELDING Shelly Floyd, 2002-05 ...... 612 Walks Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 78 Putouts Runs Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 72 Shanon Searle, 2001 ...... 429 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 125 Riley Garcia, 2001-2004 ...... 69 Shelby Smith, 2008 ...... 377 Riley Garcia, 2001-03 ...... 115 Alana Towns, 2004-2007 ...... 65 Cassie Palmer, 2000 ...... 337 Renita Pennington, 2002-05 ...... 104 Bailey Rolfs, 2003-06 ...... 59 Shelby Smith, 2007 ...... 317 Shelly Floyd, 2002-05 ...... 97 Lindsay Antone, 2009 ...... 315 Alana Towns, 2004-07 ...... 94 Hit By Pitch Linday Antone, 2007-current ...... 24 Assists Hits Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 13 Melissa Gomes, 2002 ...... 158 Riley Garcia, 2001-05 ...... 254 Alana Towns, 2004-07 ...... 11 Dana Rey, 2003 ...... 152 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 202 Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 9 Rebecca Horesky, 2007 ...... 150 Renita Pennington, 2002-05 ...... 197 Lindsay Antone, 2007-current ...... 8 Melissa Gomes, 2001 ...... 138 Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 189 Samantha Hansen, 2003-04 ...... 8 Dana Rey, 2002 ...... 121 Shelly Floyd, 2002-05 ...... 174 On-Base Percentage(1) Fielding Percentage(4) Multiple-Hit Games Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 394 Shelby Smith, 2007 ...... 997 (323 TC, 1 E) Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 74 Sara Alanís, 2000-02 ...... 377 Riley Garcia, 2004 ...... 997 (322 TC, 1 E) Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 51 Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 376 Sam Young, 2006 ...... 989 (280 TC, 3 E) Sara Alanís, 2000-02 ...... 47 R. Pennington, 2002-05 ...... 367 Shanon Searle, 2001 ...... 985 (458 TC, 7 E) Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 46 Linday Antone, 2007-current ...... 361 Rachelle Boucher, 2008 ...... 985 (337 TC, 5E) Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 37 Sacrifi ce Flys Fielding Percentage — outfi eld(5) Hit Streaks Ashley Contreras 2007-current ...... 6 Renita Pennington, 2004 ...... 987 (75 TC, 1 E) Shelly Floyd ...... 15 Bailey Rolfs, 2004-06 ...... 5 Alana Towns, 2004 ...... 986 (69 TC, 1 E) Riley Garcia ...... 14 Shelly Floyd, 2002-05 ...... 4 Jennifer Brooks, 2006 ...... 982 (57 TC, 1 E) Renikka Toliver ...... 13 Sam Cronk, 2006-09 ...... 4 Renikka Toliver, 2006 ...... 977 (90 TC, 3 E) Sara Alanís ...... 13 Alana Towns, 2005 ...... 976 (83 TC, 2 E) Kristalyn Smith ...... 12 Sacrifi ces Rebecca Horesky ...... 12 Renita Pennington, 2002-05 ...... 42 Runners Thrown Out Stealing Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 37 Amy Tudor, 2002 ...... 23 Doubles Sam Cronk, 2006-09 ...... 36 Riley Garcia, 2001 ...... 18 Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 46 Melissa Gomes, 2001-02 ...... 31 Samantha Young, 2005 ...... 15 Sara Alanís, 2000-02 ...... 42 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 29 Rachelle Boucher, 2008 ...... 15 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 39 Rachelle Boucher, 2007 ...... 13 Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 36 Stolen Bases Riley Garcia, 2004 ...... 11 Shelly Floyd, 2002-05 ...... 29 Renita Pennington, 2002-05 ...... 92 Samantha Hansen, 2003 ...... 11 Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 29 Sam Cronk, 2006-09 ...... 49 Alana Towns, 2004-07 ...... 43 (1) Minimum 120 at bats Triples Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 37 (2) Mimimum 10 decisions Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 11 Renikka Toliver, 2004-07 ...... 35 (3) Minimum 100 innings Alana Towns, 2004-07 ...... 11 (4) Minimum 175 total chances Sam Cronk, 2006-09 ...... 9 Stolen Base Attempts (5) Minimum 50 total chances Rebecca Horesky, 2006-current ...... 8 Renita Pennington, 2002-05 ...... 97 Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 7 Sam Cronk, 2006-09 ...... 60 Melissa Gomes, 2001-02 ...... 5 Alana Towns, 2004-07 ...... 50 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 42 Home Runs Renikka Toliver, 2004-07 ...... 41 Linday Antone, 2007-current ...... 28 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 26 Shelly Floyd, 2002-05 ...... 24 Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 23 Terri Ellingsworth, 2006-09 ...... 20

Runs Batted In Shelly Floyd, 2002-05 ...... 129 Jessie Richardson, 2000-04 ...... 117 Rebecca Horesky, 2006-09 ...... 104 Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 87 Lindsay Antone, 2007-current ...... 86

www.wkusports.com 35 WKU Softball INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Fewest Hits Allowed Per 7 Innings(3) Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 4.73 Appearances Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 5.95 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 145 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 6.18 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 140 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 6.70 Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 127 Jennifer Kempf, 2006-09 ...... 120 Fewest Walks Allowed Per 7 Inns.(3) Katie Swertfager, 2000-01 ...... 45 Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 1.28 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 1.33 Starts Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 1.76 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 110 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 1.91 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 106 Jennifer Kempf, 2006-current ...... 2.41 Jennifer Kempf, 2006-09 ...... 103 Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 95 Strikeouts Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 529 Career Records Relief Appearances Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 521 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 39 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 489 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 34 Jennifer Kempf, 2006-09 ...... 415 Ryan Rogge, 2006-current ...... 26 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 253 Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 24 Katie Swertfager, 2000-01 ...... 13 Strikeouts Per Seven Innings(3) Natasha Sevco, 2003-04 ...... 11 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 8.09 Rockie Castillo, 2002 ...... 10 Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 5.22 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 4.71 Complete Games Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 4.68 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 78 Jennifer Kempf, 2006-current ...... 4.03 Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 76 Jennifer Kempf, 2006-09 ...... 73 Opponents’ Batting Average(3) Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 66 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 187 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 26 Adrienne Lathrop, 03-06 ...... 217 Jennifer Kempf, 2006-cur ...... 236 Rebecca Horesky Shutouts Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 247 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 22 Ryan Rogge, 2006-current ...... 248 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 18 Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 17 INDIVIDUAL FIELDING Jennifer Kempf, 2006-current ...... 16 Putouts Wins Shelby Smith, 2005-08...... 1012 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 68 Brandy Hawkins, 2000-03 ...... 658 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 58 Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 610 Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 58 Shanon Searle, 2000-01 ...... 470 Jennifer Kempf, 2006-08 ...... 48 Shelly Floyd, 2002-04 ...... 427 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 19 Assists Saves Rebecca Horesky...... 438 Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 7 Dana Rey, 2002-05 ...... 377 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 6 Bailey Rolfs, 2003-06 ...... 368 Melissa Gomes, 2001-02 ...... 296 Winning Percentage(2) Shelly Floyd, 2002-05 ...... 293 Kristalyn Smith, 2000-03 ...... 762 (16-5) Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-06 ...... 586 (68-48) Fielding Percentage(4) Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 576 (19-14) Shelby Smith, 2005-08...... 989 Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 574 (58-43) Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 982 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 513 (58-66) Cassie Palmer, 2000-01 ...... 981 Sam Cronk, 2006-09 ...... 971 Earned Run Average(3) Amy Tudor, 2001-02 ...... 967 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 1.05 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 1.97 Fielding Percentage — outfi eld(5) Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-05 ...... 2.14 Jennifer Ballance-Brooks, 2003-06 ...... 994 Ryan Rogge, 2006-current ...... 2.63 Alana Towns, 2004-07 ...... 973 Jennifer Kempf, 2006-current ...... 2.96 Renita Pennington, 2002-04 ...... 970 Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 963 Innings Laura King, 2000-01 ...... 962 Allison Silver, 2001-04 ...... 732.0 Ryan Rogge, 2006-09 ...... 670.5 Runners Thrown Out Stealing Jennifer Kempf, 2006-09 ...... 664.3 Rachelle Boucher, 2007-current...... 42 Ryan Rogge Adrienne Lathrop, 2003-05 ...... 426.4 Riley Garcia, 2001-04 ...... 32 Amber Garlington, 2000 ...... 219.0 Amy Tudor, 2001-02 ...... 28 Sam Young, 2003-06 ...... 26 Consecutive Scoreless Innings Samantha Hansen, 2003-04 ...... 11 Allison Silver ...... 26.1 (2/15-23/02) Allison Silver ...... 21.2 (3/16-23/01) (1) Minimum 240 at bats Ryan Rogge ...... 20.2 (4/25-5/11/06) (2) Mimimum 20 decisions Veronica Giddens ...... 17.2 (3/17-31/01) (3) Minimum 200 innings Jennifer Kempf ...... 17.0 (3/12-3/24/07) (4) Minimum 350 total chances (5) Minimum 100 total chances

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Opponent Home Away Neutral Total Pct. Opponent Home Away Neutral Total Pct. All-Time Opponent Records Akron 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 .333 Samford 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Alabama 0-0-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 0-4-0 .000 San Diego State 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Alabama-Birmingham 0-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 .333 San Jose State 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Arizona State 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 .000 Southeast Missouri 3-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 4-1-0 .800 Arkansas 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1.000 Southern Illinois 1-1-0 0-3-0 0-1-0 1-5-0 .167 Auburn 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 .000 South Alabama 3-0-0 4-2-0 1-1-0 8-3-0 .727 Austin Peay 9-2-0 8-0-0 2-0-0 19-2-0 .905 South Florida 0-0-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 2-2-0 .500 Ball State 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 .500 Southern Utah 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Belmont 16-0-0 6-0-0 0-0-0 22-0-0 1.000 Stanford 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 .000 Birmingham-Southern 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 SW Missouri St. 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 Bowling Green 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Syracuse 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 Bradley 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 .500 Tennessee 0-0-0 0-5-0 0-0-0 0-5-0 .000 Buffalo 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 .000 UNLV 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 .000 California 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 .000 UT-Chattanooga 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 .667 Central Arkansas 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 Tennessee-Martin 4-2-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 8-2-0 .800 Central Florida 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 Tennessee State 7-2-0 10-0-0 1-0-0 18-2-0 .900 Charleston Soutern 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 Tennessee Tech 1-1-0 2-3-0 2-0-0 5-4-0 .556 Colorado State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 Texas Tech 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 .500 Creighton 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 Toledo 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 Dayton 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Troy 0-3-0 2-7-0 1-3-0 3-13-0 .188 Detroit 5-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 1.000 Valparaiso 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Eastern Illinois 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-2-0 .333 Villanova 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Eastern Kentucky 4-4-0 2-2-0 1-0-0 7-6-0 .538 Virginia 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 .500 Eastern Michigan 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 Virginia Tech 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 East Tennessee St. 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 .500 Wagner 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Evansville 4-2-1 2-6-0 0-0-0 6-8-1 .400 Washington 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 Florida Atlantic 0-6-0 1-4-0 1-1-0 2-11-0 .154 Western Illinois 3-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 4-0-0 1.000 FIU 7-8-0 7-10-0 3-3-0 17-21-0 .447 Winthrop 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 .333 Fordham 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Wright State 1-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 1.000 Furman 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 Totals 140-91-1 91-107-0 81-75-0 312-272-1 .534 Gardner-Webb 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 (.603) (.460) (.519) Georgia 0-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 .000 Record By Month Georgia State 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 .667 Georgia Tech 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 .000 Home Away Neutral Overall Hawai’i 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 .000 Illinois-Chicago 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 .000 FEBRUARY Illinois State 2-6-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-6-0 .250 2000 4-1-1 2-0-0 0-0-0 6-1-1 Indiana 1-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 3-1-0 .750 2001 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-1 IUPUI 3-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-1-0 .750 2002 0-0-0 2-0-0 6-3-0 8-3-0 Indiana State 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 3-1-0 .750 2003 0-0-0 0-2-0 2-3-0 2-5-0 Iowa 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 2004 0-0-0 0-1-0 8-1-0 8-2-0 Jacksonville 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 2005 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-3-0 3-3-0 James Madison 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 2006 0-0-0 2-3-0 7-4-0 9-7-0 Kent State 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 2007 0-0-0 1-5-0 3-6-0 4-11-0 Kentucky 3-3-0 3-6-0 1-0-0 7-9-0 .438 2008 0-0-0 0-2-0 7-3-0 7-5-0 Liberty 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 2009 0-0-0 0-2-0 8-1-0 8-3-0 Lipscomb 6-1-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 11-2-0 .846 TOTAL 8-2-1 8-15-0 41-24-0 57-41-1 Long Beach State 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 .500 Longwood 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 .500 MARCH La.-Lafayette 4-14-0 4-13-0 1-3-0 9-30-0 .231 La.-Monroe 6-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 6-3-0 .667 2000 3-1-0 4-4-0 4-10-0 11-15-0 Louisiana State 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 .000 2001 7-7-0 1-2-0 4-6-0 12-15-0 Louisiana Tech 0-0-0 0-4-0 2-0-0 2-4-0 .333 2002 9-3-0 3-2-0 1-4-0 13-9-0 Louisville 2-4-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 3-8-0 .272 2003 9-5-0 0-4-0 5-3-0 14-12-0 Loyola (Ill.) 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1.000 2004 8-1-0 2-2-0 3-3-0 13-6-0 Loyola-Marymount 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 2005 6-4-0 1-3-0 4-3-0 11-10-0 Marshall 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 .667 2006 4-4-0 2-3-0 4-1-0 10-8-0 Maryland 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 .000 2007 6-1-0 5-7-0 0-2-0 11-10-0 Mercer 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 .333 2008 2-6-0 3-5-0 2-3-0 7-14-0 Miami (Ohio) 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 .333 2009 2-2-0 3-6-0 4-0-0 9-8-0 Michigan 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 TOTAL 54-34-0 24-38-0 31-35-0 111-107-0 Michigan State 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 .667 Middle Tennessee 10-11-0 6-6-0 2-2-0 18-18-0 .500 APRIL Mississippi State 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 .667 2000 9-3-0 1-4-0 5-2-0 15-9-0 Mississippi Valley 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 2001 4-6-0 2-10-0 0-0-0 6-16-0 Morehead State 3-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 4-1-0 .800 2002 8-2-0 6-4-0 0-0-0 14-6-0 New Mexico 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 2003 6-2-0 5-8-0 0-0-0 11-10-0 New Mexico State 8-6-0 7-1-0 0-1-0 15-8-0 .652 2004 7-7-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 12-8-0 Nicholls State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0 .000 2005 3-3-0 10-4-0 0-0-0 13-7-0 North Carolina 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 0-3-0 .000 2006 5-5-0 2-6-0 0-0-0 7-11-0 North Carolina St. 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 .500 2007 7-4-0 5-3-0 0-0-0 12-7-0 NC-Wilmington 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 2008 5-0-0 6-7-0 0-0-0 11-7-0 Northern Iowa 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 .333 2009 7-4-0 6-2-0 0-0-0 13-6-0 Northern Kentucky 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 TOTAL 61-36-0 36-49-0 5-2-0 114-87-0 North Texas 9-4-0 5-4-0 1-3-0 15-11-0 .577 Notre Dame 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 .500 MAY Oakland 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 .500 2000 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Ohio 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 1.000 2001 1-3-0 0-0-0 2-2-0 3-5-0 Oklahoma State 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 2002 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 2-4-0 Oregon State 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 2003 3-5-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-5-0 Pennsylvania 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 2004 2-2-0 0-3-0 0-2-0 2-7-0 Pittsburgh 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .000 2005 2-4-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 6-4-0 Purdue 0-2-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-4-0 .200 2006 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 3-2-0 Quinnipiac 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 2007 1-2-0 0-0-0 2-2-0 3-4-0 Radford 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 1.000 2008 0-0-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 3-4-0 Saint Louis 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 2009 2-0-0 0-0-0 3-2-0 5-2-0 Sacramento State 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1.000 TOTAL 16-18-0 5-6-0 9-13-0 30-37-0 Samford 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 .400 www.wkusports.com 37 WKU Softball 2000 2001 2002 32-25-1 (2nd place, Sun Belt Tournament) 23-37, 2-18 Sun Belt Conference (6th place) 37-22, 8-8 Sun Belt Conference (tie, 2nd place) Head coach: Leslie Phelan Head coach: Leslie Phelan Head coach: Leslie Phelan Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result F23 Evansville L, 0-2 F22 Tennessee State W, 4-3 F15 (1) vs. Wright State W, 2-1 (10) Evansville T, 2-2 (9) F28 Evansville W, 3-0 (1) vs. Gardner-Webb W, 5-3 F26 Eastern Kentucky W, 4-2 Evansville L, 3-4 (1) vs. Charleston Southern L, 1-2 Eastern Kentucky W, 3-2 (9) M3 (1) vs. Illinois-Chicago L, 3-13 (5) F16 (1) vs. Central Florida L, 0-1 F27 Indiana State W, 13-5 (6) (1) at Southeast Missouri W, 10-1 (5) (1) at Georgia State W, 1-0 Indiana State W, 3-2 (1) vs. Northern Iowa W, 3-2 F22 (2) vs. Samford L, 1-2 F29 at Tennessee State W, 11-1 (5) M7 Louisville L, 2-3 (2) vs. Loyola (Ill.) W, 1-0 at Tennessee State W, 11-1 Louisville W, 4-2 F23 (2) vs. Liberty W, 8-0 (6) M3 Ball State W, 3-0 M9 (2) Marshall W, 2-0 (2) vs. Kentucky W, 6-5 Ball State L, 3-9 M10 (2) Oakland L, 2-4 F24 (2) vs. Birmingham-So. W, 3-0 M4 (1) vs. Creighton L, 4-7 (2) Marshall L, 1-5 (2) at UT-Chattanooga W, 1-0 (1) vs. SW Missouri State L, 2-5 (2) Illinois State L, 2-4 M2 (3) vs. North Carolina L, 1-5 M5 (1) vs. Bradley W, 2-0 M11 (2) Oakland W, 2-1 (3) at #14 Alabama L, 2-8 (1) vs. Northern Iowa L, 0-5 (2) Illinois State L, 3-7 M6 Eastern Kentucky L, 0-3 (10)

Year-by-Year Results Year-by-Year M7 at Belmont W, 10-0 (6) M15 (3) vs. Eastern Illinois L, 3-4 (9) Eastern Kentucky L, 0-2 at Belmont W, 11-2 (6) M16 (3) vs. Purdue L, 3-6 M8 (4) Morehead State W, 13-6 M8 Tennessee-Martin W, 2-1 (3) vs. #3 California L, 0-8 (6) (4) IUPUI W, 6-0 Tennessee-Martin W, 6-4 (3) vs. Miami (Ohio) L, 1-2 (8) M9 (4) East Tennessee State W, 8-2 M13 at Middle Tennessee L, 1-2 (8) M17 (3) vs. Texas Tech L, 1-2 (4) Bradley W, 2-1 (8) M16 (2) vs. Pennsylvania ! W, 4-0 (3) vs. Morehead State W, 6-0 M10 (4) Bradley L, 0-5 (2) vs. Tennessee Tech W, 5-4 M18 (3) vs. Eastern Illinois W, 15-3 (5) (4) IUPUI W, 3-2 M17 (2) vs. #20 Illinois-Chicago L, 1-2 (3) vs. San Jose State W, 5-0 M12 at Evansville L, 0-2 (2) vs. Fla. International L, 0-8 (5) M23 (4) Detroit W, 4-2 at Evansville W, 4-2 M18 (2) vs. Fla. International L, 1-2 (4) Eastern Kentucky L, 1-5 M15 (5) Western Illinois W, 3-0 (2) vs. Fordham W, 1-0 M24 (4) Belmont W, 4-1 (5) Detroit W, 8-2 M19 (2) vs. New Mexico L, 0-2 (4) Eastern Kentucky W, 4-0 M16 (5) Belmont W, 4-0 M22 at Evansville L, 0-1 M28 at Tennessee Tech L, 2-3 (5) Western Illinois W, 2-1 (8) at Evansville L, 2-10 (5) at Tennessee Tech L, 3-5 (5) M22 (6) vs. North Carolina L, 0-9 (5) M24 (3) vs. Syracuse L, 3-12 M31 New Mexico State* W, 7-4 (6) vs. Georgia State L, 0-1 (8) (3) vs. Southeast Missori L, 1-8 New Mexico State* L, 0-9 (6) M23 (6) vs. Michigan State W, 10-1 (5) M25 (3) at Southern Illinois L, 1-9 (5) A1 New Mexico State* L, 0-2 (6) vs. Maryland L, 1-7 (3) vs. Northern Iowa L, 3-7 New Mexico State* L, 0-9 (6) M28 at Tennessee-Martin W, 4-3 (10) M30 at Austin Peay W, 5-4 (8) A3 Belmont W, 3-2 (9) at Tennessee-Martin W, 2-1 (5) at Austin Peay W, 12-7 (6) Belmont W, 8-7 A3 at Tennessee State W, 7-2 A2 at Tennessee-Martin W, 19-2 (5) A7 at Florida International* L, 0-4 at Tennessee State W, 2-1 A7 Tennessee State W, 10-0 (5) at Florida International* L, 0-8 (6) A6 at #17 UL Lafayette* L, 1-4 Tennessee State W, 13-0 (5) A8 at Florida International* L, 1-2 at #17 UL Lafayette* W, 7-6 A12 Southern Illinois W, 2-1 (8) at Florida International* L, 0-1 A7 at #17 UL Lafayette* L, 1-6 Southern Illinois L, 0-4 (6) A11 at Southern Illinois L, 1-9 (6) at #17 UL Lafayette* L, 0-2 A14 Tennessee Tech W, 3-2 at Southern Illinois L, 0-1 A13 Lipscomb W, 6-5 (12) Tennessee Tech L, 5-6 (8) A14 at Austin Peay W, 8-0 (6) Lipscomb W, 9-4 A15 Belmont W, 3-1 at Austin Peay W, 9-0 (6) A18 Belmont W, 8-0 (6) Belmont W, 1-0 A21 #21 UL Lafayette* L, 4-6 (8) Belmont W, 5-0 A20 at Kentucky L, 3-11 (5) #21 UL Lafayette* L, 3-10 (8) A20 Middle Tennessee* W, 3-2 A21 (4) vs. Samford W, 10-7 A22 #21 UL Lafayette* L, 4-9 Middle Tennessee* L, 0-2 (4) at Tennessee L, 1-3 #21 UL Lafayette* L, 4-6 (9) A21 Middle Tennessee* L, 0-6 A22 (4) vs. Radford W, 10-1 A25 Kentucky W, 5-4 (9) Middle Tennessee* W, 7-2 (4) at Tennessee L, 3-9 Kentucky W, 6-5 A25 Austin Peay W, 1-0 A23 (4) vs. Radford W, 9-2 A27 at Louisiana Tech* L, 0-1 Austin Peay W, 2-1 (4) vs. Samford L, 0-2 at Louisiana Tech* L, 1-2 A27 at New Mexico State* W, 3-2 (8) A25 Austin Peay W, 2-0 A28 at Louisiana Tech* L, 2-3 at New Mexico State* W, 7-4 (8) Austin Peay L, 0-3 at Louisiana Tech* L, 0-2 A28 at New Mexico State* W, 5-2 A26 Northern Kentucky W, 2-1 M4 Middle Tennessee* L, 0-2 at New Mexico State* L, 1-9 (5) Northern Kentucky W, 1-0 Middle Tennessee* L, 1-2 M4 Florida International* L, 2-3 A28 (5) vs. Fla. International L, 0-3 M5 Middle Tennessee* L, 0-1 Florida International* W, 7-3 A29 (5) vs. Louisiana Tech W, 6-1 Middle Tennessee* W, 4-1 M5 Florida International* L, 1-3 (5) vs. Fla. International W, 2-1 (12) M11 (5) vs. #19 UL Lafayette L, 2-3 Florida International* W, 4-0 A30 (5) at #16 UL Lafayette L, 0-2 (5) vs. Louisiana Tech W, 8-1 M9 (7) at Fla. International L, 1-5 M12 (5) vs. Fla. International W, 5-3 (8) M10 (7) New Mexico State L, 0-3 ! fi rst no-hitter in school history M13 (5) vs. Middle Tennessee L, 0-8 (6) (Katie Swertfager) * denotes Sun Belt Conference game (1) Southeast Missouri Classic, Cape Girardeau, Mo. * denotes Sun Belt Conference game (1) Georgia State Kick-Off Classic, Atlanta, Ga. (2) USF/ Clearwater Parks & Rec. Tournament, (1) Southeast Missouri Classic, Cape Girardeau, (2) Sonic Challenge, Chattanooga, Tenn. Clearwater, Fla. Mo. (3) Hampton Inn Crimson Classic, Tuscaloosa, (3) Saluki Invitational, Carbondale, Ill. (2) McDonald’s WKU Spring Classic, Bowling Ala. (4) Rocky Top Markets Lady Vol Classic, Knoxville, Green (4) WKURamada Inn Spring Fling, Bowling Tenn. (3) Capital Classic, Sacramento, Calif. Green (5) SBC Tournament, Lafayette, La. (4) Hilltopper Classic, Bowling Green (5) Hilltopper Classic, Bowling Green (5) SBCTournament, Las Cruces, N.M. (6) Buzz Classic, Atlanta, Ga. (7) SBC Tournament, Miami, Fla.

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2003 2004 2005 Year-by-Year Results 30-32, 5-9 Sun Belt Conference (4th place, 3rd 35-23, 10-9 Sun Belt Conference (4th place, 6th 33-24, 12-8 Sun Belt Conference (2nd place, 2nd place Sun Belt Tournament) place Sun Belt Tournament) place Sun Belt Tournament) Head coach: Leslie Phelan Head coach: Leslie Phelan Head coach: Rachel Lawson Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result F14 (1) vs. Southern Illinois L, 0-7 F20 (1) vs. Villanova W, 4-1 F18 (1) vs. James Madison L, 1-0 F14 (1) at #18 Alabama L, 4-5 F20 (1) vs. Virginia W, 5-2 F18 (1) at UT-Chattanooga W, 2-0 F15 (1) vs. Winthrop W, 7-3 F21 (1) vs. Miami of Ohio W, 3-1 F19 (1) vs. Virginia Tech L, 3-2 (9) F15 (1) at #18 Alabama L, 3-7 F21 (1) vs. Purdue W, 6-5 F19 (1) vs. Miami (OH) L, 2-0 F16 (1) vs. Winthrop L, 2-3 F22 (1) vs. Samford W, 5-1 F26 at Tennessee State W, 2-1 (8) F28 (2) vs. Samford L, 5-6 (8) F22 (1) vs. Dayton W, 4-2 F26 at Tennessee State W, 7-0 F28 (2) vs. Tennessee Tech W, 3-1 F28 (2) vs. #19 Iowa L, 0-3 M4 (2) Indiana W, 4-1 M1 (2) vs. Akron L, 4-7 F28 (2) at Louisville L, 0-2 M4 (2) Buffalo L, 2-1 M1 (2) at Tenn. Chattanooga L, 6-8 (10) F29 (2) vs. Toledo W, 11-7 M5 (2) Austin Peay W, 10-1 (5) M2 (2) vs. Tennessee State W, 10-0 (5) F29 (2) vs. Toledo W, 7-1 M5 (2) Tennessee-Martin W, 8-7 M2 (2) vs. Marshall W, 11-1 (5) M6 (3) Southeast Missouri W, 10-0 (5) M6 (2) Austin Peay W, 5-4 M5 Tennessee Martin W, 2-1 (8) M6 (3) Illinois State L, 0-5 M6 (2) Tennesse-Martin L, 4-3 (8) M5 Tennessee Martin L, 3-5 M7 (3) Belmont W, 9-1 (5) M12 (3) Belmont W, 7-6 M8 (3) Eastern Illinois L, 4-5 M7 (3) Illinois State W, 3-0 M12 (3) Illinois State L, 8-1 M8 (3) East Tenn. State L, 2-6 M12 (4) Morehead State ! W, 6-0 M13 (3) Wright State W, 7-0 M9 (3) Western Illinois W, 9-1 (6) M12 (4) Detroit W, 7-0 M13 (3) Illinois State L, 6-0 M9 (3) Indiana State W, 5-0 M13 (4) Kent State W, 2-1 (9) M15 at Lipscomb L, 2-1 (8) M14 (4) Detroit W, 8-0 (6) M13 (4) Morehead State W, 6-0 M15 at Lipscomb W, 7-6 (8) M14 (4) Belmont W, 4-1 M14 (4) Kent State W, 4-3 M18 (4) vs. St. John’s W, 2-1 M15 (4) Loyola (Ill.) W, 3-1 M19 (5) vs. Austin Peay W, 10-0 (5) M18 (4) vs. UNC-Wilmington L, 5-2 M15 (4) Valparaiso W, 14-4 (6) M19 (5) vs. Nicholls State L, 0-2 M19 (4) at North Carolina St. W, 4-2 M16 (4) Detroit W, 9-6 (8) M20 (5) vs. Ohio W, 11-0 (5) M19 (4) vs. Western Illinois W, 4-3 M16 (4) Loyola (Ill.) W, 5-4 M20 (5) at #21 Georgia Tech L, 0-13 (5) M20 (4) vs. Ohio W, 3-0 M19 Purdue L, 0-9 M20 (5) vs. North Carolina L, 1-5 M20 (4) vs. Purdue L, 3-2 M19 Purdue L, 0-5 (8) M23 at Tennessee Tech W, 1-0 M25 (5) at Louisville L, 1-0 (8) M22 (5) Maryland L, 1-2 M23 at Tennessee Tech L, 1-4 M25 (5) vs. #1 Michigan L, 2-0 M22 (5) Lipscomb W, 11-3 (6) M27 (6) at Indiana W, 5-3 M26 (5) vs. Middle Tennessee W, 6-3 M22 (5) Troy State L, 9-11 M27 (6) vs. Saint Louis W, 4-0 A5 at Austin Peay W, 6-3 M23 (5) Radford W, 5-1 M28 (6) vs. Notre Dame L, 1-2 A5 at Austin Peay W, 8-5 M26 at Mercer L, 1-2 A1 at Evansville W, 3-2 A9 at Middle Tennessee* W, 1-0 (8) M26 at Mercer L, 5-6 (8) A1 at Evansville L, 2-3 (9) A9 at Middle Tennessee* W, 4-3 M28 (6) Tennessee L, 0-8 (5) A7 Louisville L, 1-8 A10 at Middle Tennessee* W, 3-1 M28 (6) Liberty W, 5-1 A7 Louisville L, 4-5 A10 at Middle Tennessee* W, 4-1 A2 Evansville W, 3-2 (8) A9 Middle Tennessee* L, 3-4 (9) A13 at Kentucky W, 5-2 A2 Evansville W, 5-2 A9 Middle Tennessee* L, 2-5 A13 at Kentucky L, 4-2 A6 at Louisville L, 2-3 A10 Middle Tennessee* L, 3-5 A16 New Mexico State* W, 2-1 A10 Tennessee State W, 5-0 A10 Middle Tennessee* W, 4-1 (9) A16 New Mexico State* L, 3-2 (8) A10 Tennessee State L, 2-4 (8) A14 Kentucky L, 2-5 A17 New Mexico State* L, 6-3 A12 at Middle Tennessee* L, 2-3 A14 Kentucky W, 4-3 A17 New Mexico State* W, 3-0 A12 at Middle Tennessee* W, 6-3 A17 at New Mexico State* W, 5-1 A19 at Eastern Kentucky W, 4-0 A13 at Middle Tennessee* L, 2-10 (5) A17 at New Mexico State* W, 8-3 A19 at Eastern Kentucky L, 2-0 A13 at Middle Tennessee* L, 4-5 (8) A18 at New Mexico State* W, 6-0 A23 at Florida International* L, 4-0 A15 at Eastern Kentucky L, 0-4 A18 at New Mexico State* W, 6-2 A23 at Florida International* L, 5-0 A15 at Eastern Kentucky W, 7-2 A24 Florida International* L, 0-3 A24 at Florida International* W, 1-0 A18 New Mexico State* W, 8-0 (5) A24 Florida International* W, 1-0 A24 at Florida International* W, 6-1 A18 New Mexico State* L, 2-6 A25 Florida International* W, 1-0 A30 #14 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 3-2 A19 New Mexico State* W, 7-2 A25 Florida International* W, 2-0 A30 #14 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 5-13 A19 New Mexico State* W, 15-7 (5) A28 Lipscomb W, 5-0 M1 #14 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 5-3 A22 at Belmont W, 3-1 A28 Lipscomb W, 2-0 M1 #14 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 5-0 A22 at Belmont W, 4-1 M2 at #8 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 2-9 M7 at North Texas* W, 2-0 A27 at Florida International* L, 1-3 M2 at #8 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 3-6 M7 at North Texas* W, 9-6 A27 at Florida International* L, 0-2 M2 at #8 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 1-9 (6) M8 at North Texas* W, 8-3 A30 at Kentucky L, 1-2 M8 North Texas* L, 1-3 M8 at North Texas* W, 11-4 A30 at Kentucky W, 7-4 M8 North Texas* W, 1-0 M12 (6) Florida International W, 4-0 M3 #22 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 3-2 (8) M9 North Texas* W, 1-0 M13 (6) #14 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 2-1 M3 #22 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 0-1 (8) M9 North Texas* L, 1-2 M14 (6) New Mexico State W, 3-0 M4 #22 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 1-10 (6) M13 (7) vs. North Texas L, 0-2 M14 (6) #14 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 2-1 M4 #22 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 0-5 M14 (7) vs. Middle Tennessee L, 0-4 M8 (7) New Mexico State W, 5-0 * denotes Sun Belt Conference game M8 (7) #21 UL Lafayette L, 1-2 * denotes Sun Belt Conference game (1) UTC Sonic Challenge, Chattanooga, Tenn. M9 (7) Middle Tennessee W, 1-0 (13) ! WKU’s 2nd no-hitter (Adrienne Lathrop) (2) WKU Invitational, Bowling Green, Ky. M9 (7) Florida International L, 0-5 (1) UTC Sonic Challenge, Chattanooga, Tenn. (3) Hilltopper Classic, Bowling Green, Ky. (2) UofL Red and Black Tournament, Louisville, Ky. (4) Wolfpack Challenge, Raleigh, N.C. (3) Hilltopper Spring Classic, Bowling Green, Ky. (5) Courtyard by Marriott Classic, Louisville, Ky. * denotes Sun Belt Conference game (6) SBC, Bowling Green, Ky. (1) Bama Bash, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (4) Hilltopper Spring Fling, Bowling Green, Ky. (2) Frost Classic, Chattanooga, Tenn. (5) Georgia Tech Buzz Classic, Marietta, Ga. (3) WKU’s Big Red Blast, Bowling Green, Ky. (6) Hoosier Invitational, Bloomington, Ind. (4) Hilltopper Classic, Bowling Green, Ky. (7) SBC Tournament, Lafayette, La. (5) Buzz Classic, Atlanta, Ga. (6) First Tennessee Round Robin, Knoxville, Tenn. (7) SBC Tournament, Bowling Green, Ky. www.wkusports.com 39 WKU Softball 2006 2007 2008 29-28, 8-7 Sun Belt Conference 30-32, 11-13 Sun Belt Conference 28-30, 8-15 Sun Belt Conference (3rd place, SBC regular season. (6th place, SBC regular season) (8th place, SBC regular season) 6th place, SBC Tournament) Head coach: Rachel Lawson Head coach: Tyra Perry Head coach: Rachel Lawson Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result Date Opponent Result F9 (1) vs. Virginia L, 1-0 (10) F14 at #4 Arizona State L, 11-3 F10 (1) at South Florida W, 2-1 (8) F9 (1) at #22 South Florida L, 1-0 F15 (1) vs. #25 Oregon State W, 3-2 F10 (1) vs. Mississippi State L, 1-3 F10 (1) vs. Arkansas W, 1-0 F16 (1) vs. Southern Utah W, 1-0 F11 (1) vs. Jacksonville W, 4-0 F10 (1) vs. Virginia W, 5-2 F16 (1) vs. Notre Dame W, 6-5 F12 (1) at South Florida L, 3-11 (5) F11 (1) at #22 South Florida W, 4-3 F16 (1) vs. Oklahoma State L, 5-4 F12 (1) vs. Jacksonville W, 3-0 F16 (2) vs. Winthrop W, 8-7 F17 (1) vs. Texas Tech W, 2-1 F17 (2) vs. #14 Washington L, 0-7 F16 (2) at #18 Georgia L, 6-0 F23 (2) #15 Mississippi State W, 2-1 F17 (2) vs. Mississippi Valley W, 2-1 F17 (2) vs. Winthrop L, 9-8 F24 (2) vs. Mercer W, 3-1 F18 (2) vs. Eastern Michigan L, 1-5 F17 (2) at #18 Georgia L, 6-2 F24 (2) vs. Nicholls State L, 4-1 F18 (2) at #25 Louisiana State L, 0-10 (6) F18 (2) vs. Winthrop L, 8-5 (8) F24 (2) at #15 Mississippi State W, 4-2 F18 (2) vs. Mississippi Valley W, 13-2 (5) F18 (2) at #18 Georgia L, 8-1 F29 (3) vs. #14 Hawai’i L, 6-2 F19 (2) at #25 Louisiana State L, 1-3 F23 (3) vs. Winthrop L, 6-5 (8) F29 (3) at UNLV L, 5-4 F23 (3) vs. Colorado State L, 0-7 F23 (3) vs. Indiana State L, 2-1 M1 (3) vs. Long Beach State L, 2-0 Year-by-Year Results Year-by-Year F23 (2) at San Diego State W, 4-3 F24 (3) vs. #22 North Carolina St. L, 5-1 M1 (3) vs. Pittsburgh L, 2-1 F24 (3) vs. Wagner W, 8-0 (5) F24 (3) at #5 Alabama L, 7-2 M2 (3) vs. California L, 7-2 F25 (3) vs. Long Beach State W, 1-0 M2 (4) vs. Bradley L, 3-2 M5 at Austin Peay W, 1-0 F26 (3) vs. Loyola Marymount W, 6-2 M2 (4) vs. Akron L, 5-3 (8) M5 at Austin Peay W, 8-0 M1 at Evansville L, 1-2 M6 Austin Peay W, 3-0 M8 Illinois State cancelled M4 (4) at #21 Louisville W, 6-4 M6 Austin Peay W, 2-1 M9 Illinois State cancelled M4 (4) vs. Akron W, 6-1 M10 at Florida International* W, 9-0 (5) M12 at Florida Atlantic* L, 5-4 M5 (4) vs. Wright State W, 5-2 M10 at Florida International* L, 5-3 M12 at Florida Atlantic* L, 4-0 M5 (4) vs. #21 Louisville L, 1-3 M11 at Florida International* W, 9-2 M13 at Florida Atlantic* L, 6-2 M11 (5) Belmont W, 3-2 M14 at Tennessee State W, 2-1 M14 (4) vs. Longwood W, 1-0 M11 (5) Illinois State W, 3-1 M14 at Tennessee State W, 6-3 M14 (4) at Florida Atlantic L, 10-5 M12 (5) Austin Peay L, 2-3 (8) M16 Louisville L, 5-1 M15 (4) vs. Quinnipiac W, 7-1 M12 (5) Illinois State L, 0-6 M16 Louisville W, 4-2 M15 (4) at Florida Atlantic W, 8-0 M14 IUPUI W, 2-0 M19 Southeast Missouri State W, 3-1 M16 (4) vs. Longwood L, 4-1 M14 IUPUI L, 2-3 M19 Southeast Missouri State W, 10-8 M18 Florida International* L, 9-7 M18 Lipscomb L, 1-5 M24 at #15 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 3-2 M18 Florida International* L, 12-8 M18 Lipscomb W, 3-0 M24 at #15 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 10-1 (5) M19 Florida International* cancelled M24 (6) at Indiana L, 1-2 M25 at #15 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 2-0 M25 #14 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 5-2 M25 (6) vs. Michigan State L, 1-5 M27 Evansville W, 3-2 M25 #14 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 11-4 M25 (6) at Indiana W, 4-3 M28 at #1 Tennessee L, 6-0 M26 #14 Louisiana-Lafayette* w, 3-2 M26 (6) vs. Wright State W, 2-0 M28 at #1 Tennessee L, 2-0 M29 Troy* L, 7-3 M26 (6) vs. Michigan State W, 4-2 M31 at Troy* L, 4-0 M29 Troy* L, 6-1 A5 at Kentucky L, 1-2 M31 at Troy* W, 6-1 M30 Troy* L, 10-9 A5 at Kentucky L, 4-5 A1 at Troy* L, 1-0 A1 at Evansville L, 6-5 A8 Middle Tennessee* L, 4-5 (8) A5 at Kentucky W, 10-4 A3 Morehead State cancelled A8 Middle Tennessee* W, 7-3 A5 at Kentucky L, 8-6 A10 UAB L, 3-1 A9 Middle Tennessee W, 7-4 A10 Belmont W, 6-0 A10 UAB L, 6-1 A14 at Troy* W, 2-0 (9) A10 Belmont W, 3-2 A12 at Louisiana-Monroe* L, 2-0 A14 at Troy* L, 1-2 A14 Louisiana-Monroe* W, 4-3 A12 at Louisiana-Monroe* L, 3-1 A15 at Troy L, 0-1 A14 Louisiana-Monroe* W, 1-0 A13 at Louisiana-Monroe* L, 6-2 A19 Eastern Kentucky W, 2-1 A15 Louisiana.-Monroe* W, 2-1 A15 Tennessee State W, 8-1 A19 Eastern Kentucky L, 2-5 A17 at Lipscomb W, 3-0 A15 Tennessee State W, 5-2 A22 Florida International* L, 4-5 A17 at Lipscomb W, 6-4 A19 at North Texas* W, 1-0 A22 Florida International* W, 7-1 A21 North Texas* W, 5-2 A19 at North Texas* L, 13-7 A23 Florida International* L, 0-6 A21 North Texas* W, 2-0 A20 at North Texas* W, 5-3 A25 Tennessee State L, 0-1 A22 North Texas* L, 9-7 (10) A23 at Belmont W, 12-2 A25 Tennessee State W, 4-0 A25 Florida Atlantic* L, 1-0 A23 at Belmont W, 10-3 A29 at #13 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 2-3 (10) A25 Florida Atlantic* L, 6-5 A26 South Alabama* W, 8-2 A30 at #13 Louisiana-Lafayette! W, 8-0 (6) A26 Florida Atlantic* L, 7-1 A26 South Alabama* W, 7-5 A30 at #13 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 6-7 A28 at South Alabama* L, 4-2 A27 South Alabama* W, 2-1 M6 North Texas W, 7-6 A28 at South Alabama* W, 2-1 A30 at Lipscomb W, 6-1 M6 North Texas W, 4-0 A29 at South Alabama* W, 2-0 A30 at Lipscomb W, 5-2 M7 North Texas W, 6-5 M5 Middle Tennessee* W, 3-2 M2 at Middle Tennessee* L, 6-2 M11 (7) vs. North Texas L, 2-4 M5 Middle Tennessee* L, 5-3 M2 Middle Tennessee* W, 5-2 M12 (7) vs. North Texas L, 3-4 M6 Middle Tennessee* L, 3-1 M3 Middle Tennessee* L, 6-3 M9 (5) vs. Troy L, 5-2 M7 (5) vs. #16 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 8-0 ! WKU’s 3rd No-Hitter (Ryan Rogge) M10 (5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette W, 4-1 M10 (5) vs. Middle Tennessee W, 2-1 * Sun Belt Conference Game M11 (5) vs. North Texas W, 5-0 M11 (5) vs. Florida International W, 9-1 (1) Best Western Tournament, Tampa, Fla. M11 (5) vs. Troy L, 5-4 (9) M11 (5) vs. #16 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 3-1 (2) LSU Tiger Classic, Baton Rouge, La. (3) Aztec Invitational, San Diego, Calif. *Sun Belt Conference game *Sun Belt Conference game (4) Red & Black Classic, Louisville, Ky. (1) South Florida Best Western Tournament (1) Kajikawa Classic (5) WKU Invitational, Bowling Green, Ky. (2) Georgia Softball Classic (2) Mercer Wingate Classic (6) Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. (3) Hampton Inn Crimson Classic (3) UNLV Eller Media Classic (7) SBC Tournament, Miami, Fla (4) Red & Black Tournament (4) Florida Atlantic Tournament (5) SBC Tournament, Murfreesboro, Tenn. (5) Sun Belt Conference Tournament - Troy, Ala.

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2009 All-Time SBC Tournament Records 35-19, 14-9 Sun Belt Conference (3rd place, SBC regular season) Head coach: Tyra Perry Date Opponent Result WKU In the Sun Belt Tournament F7 (1) Central Arkansas W, 9-0 F7 (1) Arkansas L, 7-4 F8 (1) Samford W, 4-3 WKU Record vs. Teams WKU Record vs. Seeds F8 (1) Central Arkansas W, 2-1 Florida International: 4-3 No. 1: 0-6 F14 (2) Furman W, 9-1 F14 (2) Auburn L, 5-3 Middle Tennessee: 2-2 No. 2: 4-2 F15 (2) Eastern Kentucky W, 13-0 Louisiana-Lafayette: 1-7 No. 3: 2-4 F21 (3) Sacramento State W, 10-2 F21 (3) #5 Stanford L, 10-3 Louisiana Tech: 2-0 No. 5: 3-2 F28 at Florida International* W, 6-0 New Mexico State: 2-1 No. 6: 1-3 F28 at Florida International* W, 4-3 M1 at Florida International* W, 4-1 North Texas: 1-3 No. 7: 2-1 M6 (4) Georgia State W, 5-0 M6 (4) Bowling Green W, 4-3 Troy: 1-1 M7 (4) Tennessee-Martin W, 4-1 South Alabama: 1-1 M7 (4) Austin Peay W, 4-2 M8 (4) Georgia Tech L, 5-0 Florida Atlantic: 1-1 M12 at Morehead State L, 4-0 M18 Austin Peay W, 8-0 M18 Austin Peay W, 4-0 All-Time WKU Sun Belt Tournament Records M21 at Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 1-0 M21 at Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 6-3 M22 at Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 1-0 Overall: 12-18 M26 Kentucky L,1-0 Appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 M26 Kentucky L, 12-9 M28 at Troy* L, 2-1 2000 - Lafayette, La. • #3 Seed 2005 - Bowling Green, Ky. • #2 Seed M28 at Troy* L, 2-1 M29 at Troy* L, 2-0 Date Opponent Score Date Opponent Score A1 at Tennessee Tech W, 3-0 4/28 (2)Florida International L, 0-3 5/12 (3) Florida International W, 4-0 A7 at UAB W, 8-2 4/29 (4) Louisiana Tech W, 6-1 5/13 (1) Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-2 A7 at UAB L, 5-2 4/29 (2) Florida International W, 2-1 (12) 5/14 (4) New Mexico State W, 3-0 A10 ULM* W, 3-0 4/30 (1) Louisiant-Lafayette L, 0-2 A11 ULM* W, 4-1 5/14 (1) Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-2 A11 ULM* W, 4-3 A15 at Tennessee State W, 3-2 2006 - Miami, Fla. • #3 Seed A15 at Tennessee State W, 9-0 200 - Las Cruces, N.M. • #6 Seed A17 North Texas* W, 4-1 Date Opponent Score A18 North Texas* W, 6-4 Date Opponent Score 5/11 (6) North Texas L, 2-4 A18 North Texas* L, 11-6 5/11 (1) Louisiana-Lafayette L, 2-3 5/12 (6) North Texas L, 3-4 A22 Florida Atlantic* L, 4-2 5/11 (5) Louisiana Tech W, 8-1 A22 Florida Atlantic* L, 11-5 5/12 (2) Florida International W, 5-3 (8) 2007 - Murfreesboro, Tenn. • #6 Seed A23 Florida Atlantic* L, 4-2 5/13 (4) Middle Tennessee L, 0-8 (6) A25 at South Alabama* L, 8-0 A25 at South Alabama* W, 5-4 Date Opponent Score A26 at South Alabama* W, 3-2 2002 - Miami, Fla. • #2 Seed 5/9 (3) Troy L, 2-5 A29 Belmont W, 6-3 5/10 (2) Louisiana-Lafayette W, 4-1 A29 Belmont W, 4-3 Date Opponent Score 5/11 (7) North Texas W, 5-0 M2 Middle Tennessee* W, 7-2 5/9 (3) Florida Internatinal L, 1-5 5/11 (3) Troy L, 4-5 (9) M2 Middle Tennessee* W, 11-3 5/10 (5) New Mexico State L, 0-3 M6 (5) South Alabama L, 6-1 2008 - Troy, Ala. • #8 Seed M7 (5) Troy W, 6-2 2003 - Bowling Green, Ky. • #4 Seed M8 (5) South Alabama W, 3-1 Date Opponent Score M8 (5) Florida Atlantic W, 6-0 Date Opponent Score M9 (5) Florida Atlantic L, 6-5 5/7 (1) Louisiana-Lafayette L, 0-8 (6) 5/8 (5) New Mexico State W, 5-0 5/8 (5) Middle Tennessee W, 2-1 *Sun Belt Conference Game 5/8 (1) Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-2 5/9 (4) Florida International W, 8-0 (1) Southern Miss Tournament - Hattiesburg, 5/9 (3) Middle Tennessee W, 1-0 5/9 (1) Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-3 Miss. 5/9 (2) Florida International L, 0-5 (2) Auburn Invitational - Auburn, Ala. 2009 - Denton, Texas • #3 Seed (3) Sacramento State Tournament - Sacramento, 2004 - Lafayette, La. • #4 Seed Calif. Date Opponent Score (4) Buzz Classic - Atlanta, Ga. Date Opponent Score 5/6 (6) South Alabama L, 6-1 (5) Sun Belt Conference Tournament - Denton, 5/13 (5) North Texas L, 0-2 Texas 5/7 (2) Troy W, 6-2 5/14 (3) Middle Tennessee L, 0-4 5/8 (6) South Alabama W, 3-1 5/9 (7) Florida Atlantic W, 6-0 5/9 (7) Florida Atlantic L, 6-5

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NFCA All-South Region All-Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week 2003 Shelly Floyd First 200 Sara Alanis Second 2000 Amber Garlington March 13 2000 Angela Dunhour Second 2000 Katie Swertfager March 20 ESPN The Magazine All-Academic 2000 Laura King Second 2000 Amber Garlington April 17 Region IV 2000 Jessie Richardson Second 2002 Allison Silver March 18 2002 Kristalyn Smith First 2001 Riley Garcia Second 2002 Allison Silver April 1 2003 Kristalyn Smith Second 2002 Kristalyn Smith First 2003 Allison Silver March 18 2003 Allison Silver First 2002 Riley Garcia Second 2003 Allison Silver April 21 2004 Allison Silver Second 2002 Jessie Richardson Second 2004 Allison Silver March 1 2005 Renita Pennington Second 2002 Sara Alanis Second 2004 Adrienne Lathrop April 26 2008 Shannon Smith Second 2003 Riley Garcia First 2005 Adrienne Lathrop February28 2008 Lindsay Antone Third 2003 Allison Silver Second 2006 Adrienne Lathrop April 17 2008 Rachelle Boucher Third 2003 Renita Pennington Second 2006 Ryan Rogge May 1 2004 Shelly Floyd Second 2007 Ryan Rogge February12 WKU Student-Athlete of the Year 2004 Riley Garcia Second 2008 Jennifer Kempf March 31 All-Time Stats/Honors All-Time 2004 Riley Garcia 2004 Renita Pennington Second 2009 Ryan Rogge March 3 2004 Jessie Richardson Second 2009 Ryan Rogge March 23 Chi Alpha Sigma National Athletic Honor 2004 Bailey Rolfs Second Society 2005 Shelly Floyd First Sun Belt Player of the Week 2008 Jennifer Kempf 2005 Renita Pennington First 2000 Sara Alanis April 3 2005 Bailey Rolfs First 2000 Jessie Richardson April 24 Verizon Academic All-District 2006 Bailey Rolfs Second 2002 Riley Garcia March 11 2002 Kristalyn Smith First 2006 Alana Towns Second 2002 Riley Garcia April 8 2003 Allison Silver First 2007 Rachelle Boucher First 2002 Kristalyn Smith May 6 2003 Kristalyn Smith Second 2007 Rebecca Horesky Second 2003 Shelly Floyd February 18 2008 Rebecca Horesky First 2004 Jessie Richardson February 24 Verizon Academic All-America 2009 Terri Ellingsworth First 2005 Shelly Floyd March 21 2002 Kristalyn Smith First 2009 Ryan Rogge Second 2005 Alana Towns May 9 2006 Bailey Rolfs February 28 WKU Scholar-Athlete of the Year Sun Belt Conference All-Time Softball 2008 Rebecca Horesky February 18 2003 Kristalyn Smith Team 2008 Rachelle Boucher April 28 2000-02 Sara Alanis 2009 Lindsay Antone February 16 Sun Belt All-Tournament Team 2002-05 Shelly Floyd 2005 Adrienne Lathrop 2001-04 Riley Garcia Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the 2005 Alana Towns 2003-06 Adrienne Lathrop Year 2005 Stephanie Young 2002-95 Renita Pennington 2000 Jessie Richardson 2007 Jennifer Kempf 2000-02, ‘04 Jessie Richardson 2008 Terri Ellingsworth 2008 Rebecca Horesky 2009 Ryan Rogge

All-Time Season Statistics

Year W-L Avg. GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2000 32-25 .273 58 1526 235 416 91 10 24 206 599 .393 136 15 290 3 .338 3 61 34-45 1160 450 104 .939 2001 23-37 .241 60 1532 182 369 66 14 20 163 523 .341 135 17 274 11 .309 4 53 27-39 1193 564 88 .952 2002 37-22 .270 59 1540 192 416 67 8 17 167 550 .357 132 14 230 10 .332 7 81 31-47 1240 583 92 .952 2003 30-32 .270 62 1685 257 455 77 3 31 221 631 .374 148 24 296 11 .336 7 64 43-53 1257 540 92 .951 2004 35-23 .258 58 1507 200 389 59 8 29 179 551 .366 117 17 274 11 .317 7 38 57-70 1180 509 53 .970 2005 33-24 .245 57 1476 186 362 55 10 27 162 518 .351 106 20 273 3 .303 9 69 52-64 1183 448 58 .966 2006 29-28 .238 57 1434 179 341 40 11 31 162 496 .346 120 20 256 5 .305 5 48 57-68 1156 359 63 .960 2007 30-32 .263 62 1606 201 423 58 12 32 177 601 .374 121 23 348 3 .322 10 43 49-63 1280 501 60 .955 2008 28-30 .260 58 1569 223 408 46 10 46 195 612 .327 113 33 257 2 .322 6 44 55-72 1167 500 72 .959 2009 35-19 .264 54 1471 234 388 56 6 35 190 561 .381 104 27 223 0 .321 13 41 69-85 1111 412 62 .961

Year W-L ERA GP CG Sho SV IP H E ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg. WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2000 32-25-1 2.08 58 39 10 3 386.2 353 190 115 102 351 56 8 10 1503 .235 25 12 0 7 60 2001 23-37 2.85 60 32 7 3 397.2 431 217 162 144 277 55 2 16 1583 .272 40 25 0 4 54 2002 37-22 1.85 59 35 12 4 413.1 377 154 109 111 260 51 2 11 1584 .238 15 24 0 6 53 2003 30-32 2.54 62 34 7 3 419.0 415 221 152 125 266 60 4 26 1642 .253 23 16 0 11 58 2004 35-23 2.08 58 35 17 4 393.1 351 149 117 71 284 42 2 29 1476 .238 17 12 0 4 58 2005 33-24 2.33 57 35 11 4 394.1 354 164 131 117 285 62 5 31 1489 .238 28 14 0 12 42 2006 29-28 2.58 57 43 11 0 385.1 336 179 142 121 302 46 5 35 1463 .230 22 27 1 5 28 2007 30-32 2.72 62 62 9 1 424.2 428 211 165 118 292 57 13 42 1680 .255 16 26 1 10 43 2008 28-30 3.19 58 30 6 4 359.0 424 232 177 91 268 73 10 40 1534 .276 19 31 1 11 42 2009 35-19 2.36 54 47 12 1 370.1 336 161 125 73 208 61 7 37 .239 11 27 0 8 34

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A L Letterwinners/2009 Final Statistics Sara Alanis ...... 2000-02 Adrienne Lathrop ...... 2003-06 Lindsay Antone ...... 2007- M B Nicole Marshall ...... 2002 Jennifer Ballance-Brooks ...... 2003-06 Kelsey McCauley ...... 2007- Becky Bishop ...... 2006 Rebecca Minnin ...... 2002-04 Rachelle Boucher ...... 2007- P C Cassie Palmer ...... 2000-01 Rockie Castillo ...... 2002 Renita Pennington ...... 2002-05 Ashley Contreras ...... 2007- Brittney Perry ...... 2008- Sam Cronk ...... 2006-09 Bridgett Phillips* ...... 2000 D R Kit Dunbar ...... 2005-06 Brooke Reed...... 2009- Angela Dunhour ...... 2000-01 Dana Rey ...... 2002-05 Jessie Richardson ...... 2000-04 E Ryan Rogge ...... 2006-09 Terri Ellingsworth ...... 2006-09 Beth Enk ...... 2002 S Ashley Schwartz ...... 2004-05 F Shanon Searle ...... 2000-01 Elizabeth Ferrell ...... 2008- Natasha Sevco ...... 2003-06 Shelly Floyd ...... 2002-05 Allison Silver ...... 2001-04 Amanda Ford-Feitz ...... 2006-08 Kristalyn Smith ...... 2000-03 Shannon Smith ...... 2007- G Shelby Smith ...... 2005-08 Lindsay Gatti ...... 2004-05 Ashton Strode ...... 2005 Riley Garcia ...... 2001-04 Katie Swertfager ...... 2000 Veronica Giddens ...... 2001 Melissa Gome ...... 2001-02 T Amber Garlington ...... 2000 Renikka Toliver ...... 2004-07 Alana Towns ...... 2004-07 H Amy Tudor ...... 2001-02 Samantha Hansen ...... 2003-04 Brandy Hawkins ...... 2000-03 W Angie Head ...... 2000-02 Amanda Walden ...... 2009- Sara Beth Heaton ...... 2000 Sara Williams ...... 2008- Jamie Hennis ...... 2009- Jennifer Hollingsworth ...... 2006 Rebecca Horesky ...... 2006-09 Y Samantha Young ...... 2003-06 K Stephanie Youn ...... 2004-05 Jennifer Kempf ...... 2006-09 *Manager Laura King ...... 2000-01 Ashley Krueger ...... 2005 Bold = Active Players 2009 Final Stats

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SB-ATT PO A E FLD% Terri Ellingsworth .308 43-43 130 30 40 6 0 14 44 88 .677 13 0 28 .366 5-5 105 50 6 .963 Sam Cronk .297 54-54 155 22 46 10 4 1 22 67 .432 9 2 19 .335 15-18 97 4 2 .981 Jamie Hennis .288 49-48 132 16 38 3 0 0 6 41 .311 2 4 23 .319 5-9 92 3 3 .969 Rebecca Horesky .281 54-53 146 22 41 4 0 6 22 63 .432 22 3 30 .382 2-3 57 97 10 .939 Brooke Reed .273 54-53 176 33 48 7 1 0 7 57 .324 11 1 19 .317 11-13 86 110 13 .938 Kesley McCauley .270 53-53 152 19 41 5 1 4 21 60 .395 6 4 37 .313 4-5 55 5 4 .938 Lindsay Antone .266 54-53 169 31 45 7 0 8 22 76 .450 8 7 19 .326 12-13 315 15 8 .976 Rachelle Boucher .250 51-50 156 15 39 6 0 0 19 45 .288 12 0 10 .302 2-2 198 37 7 .971 Shannon Smith .221 47-43 122 7 27 4 0 0 16 31 .254 11 3 13 .299 0-1 15 1 0 1.000 Ashley Contreras .218 33-14 55 5 12 2 0 2 8 20 .364 1 0 8 .228 1-1 29 19 1 .980 Sara Williams .217 14-5 23 4 5 2 0 0 3 7 .304 1 0 3 .250 1-1 22 6 0 1.000 Amanda Walden .143 10-2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 2 0 3 .250 0-0 1 2 0 1.000 Elizabeth Ferrell .133 42-7 15 20 2 0 0 0 0 2 .133 2 2 5 .316 7-10 3 0 0 1.000 Brittney Perry .000 30-8 26 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 .077 4 1 6 .226 4-4 27 0 3 .900

Totals .264 54 1471 234 388 56 6 35 190 561 .381 104 27 223 .321 69-85 1111 412 62 .961 Opponents .239 54 1408 161 336 61 7 37 145 522 .371 73 27 208 .288 22-40 1093 470 104 .938

LOB - Team (334), Opponents (283). DPs Turned - Team (16), Opponents (13). IBB - Team (1), Horesky 1, Opponents (1). Picked Off - Horesky 1, Cronk 1, Ellings- worth 1.

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/AVG. WP Ryan Rogge 1.66 27-10 40 34 33 10/0 1 244.1 188 74 58 28 152 34 3 23 .209 2 Jennifer Kempf 3.72 8-9 21 20 14 2/0 0 126.0 148 87 67 45 56 27 4 14 .292 9

Totals 2.36 35-19 54 54 47 12/0 1 370.1 336 161 125 73 208 61 7 37 .239 11 Opponents 3.11 19-35 54 54 25 5/1 1 364.1 388 234 162 104 223 56 6 35 .264 25

PB - Team (3), Boucher 3, Opponents (17). Pickoffs - Team (3), Boucher 3, Opponents (2). SBA/ATT - Boucher (21-35), Kempf (11-25), Rogge (11-19), Williams (1-4). www.wkusports.com 43 WKU Softball Dr. Gary Ransdell Dr. Gary A. Ransdell was named the ninth president of Western Kentucky University on Septem- ber 12, 1997. Ransdell, 58, received his bachelor’s degree from WKU in 1973 in mass com- munications, a master of public service degree in public administration in 1974, and a doctor of education degree from Indiana University in 1978. Ransdell joined WKU after serving four years as Vice President for Administration and Ad- vancement and seven years as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Clemson Univer sity in Clemson, South Carolina. His previous professional experiences at WKU also include service as a fi eld representative in the Offi ce of University School Relations from 1974 to 1976 and as Associate Director of Alumni Affairs from 1978 to 1981. Ransdell became Director of Alumni Relations at Southern Methodist University in 1981, a position he held until 1987 when he was named the Vice President at Clemson. Ransdell and the WKU Board of Regents are leading the campus through a dramatic transformation from a university of regional importance to a leading American university with international reach. WKU has been the fastest growing university in Kentucky for 12 straight years, with enrollment swelling from 14,500 to over 20,000 this fall. The applicant pool has doubled to over 14,000 and student retention has grown from 67 percent to 76 percent. A key element in the transformation of WKU is growth in private support. WKU completed its fi rst capital campaign on June 30, 2003, with $102 million in gifts and pledges. A second campaign in the range of $200 million was launched in 2007, and $140 mil- lion of that goal has been raised. The “New Century of Spirit” campaign will be completed in 2012. Another priority is a complete

President Dr. Gary Ransdell President Dr. rebuilding of the WKU campus. Nearly $400 million in campus construction has been completed since 1998, $100 million is cur- rently underway and $150 million more is planned for the next few years. Other measures of progress include a dramatic push in sponsored research, which has grown from $11 million to nearly $30 million since 1998; growth in federal appropriations from $1 million to $15 million per year; the growth of new degree programs in electri- cal, mechanical, and civil engineering; WKU’s fi rst doctoral program—a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership; a new Division of Extended Learning and Outreach; and a new emphasis on the commercialization of intellectual property and the transfer of WKU technology to the Kentucky workplace; growth in the three WKU regional campuses in Glasgow, Owensboro, and Elizabethtown; the creation of the Gatton Academy of Math and Science; Kentucky’s fi rst federal research lab; Kentucky’s only independent Honors College; and expanded study abroad programs. True to its plan, WKU has the largest number of distance- learning courses and the largest distance-learning enrollment among Kentucky’s eight universities. WKU’s athletics programs have won fi ve Sun Belt Conference all sports titles and have become the NCAA’s newest Division I-A football member. Ransdell served as President of the Sun Belt Conference in 2000. He re- ceived the Outstanding Professional Award for Public Relations from the WKU Department of Journalism in 1997. Ransdell has served on the Board of Directors of the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, and as the 1999 Chair of the Warren County United Way Campaign. In 2004, Ransdell completed a four-year appointment on the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). Dr. Ransdell currently serves as the Chair of the Board of the Louisville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Dr. Ransdell and his wife, Julie, met, dated, and were married while at WKU pursuing their undergraduate degrees. They have two sons—Patrick, 30, who graduated from WKU in 2002 and is the Assistant Director of Athletics at Coastal Carolina, and Matthew, 26, who graduated from WKU in 2006 and is an attorney in Florida. Both Patrick and Matthew were four-year lettermen with the WKU baseball team. Patrick and Brooke (WKU ’04) were married in August 2004, and brought Gary and Julie’s fi rst grandchild into the world on June 12, 2008. Walker Leigh Ransdell is a little Hill- topper who is projected as a member of the Class of 2029! The Ransdells are proud owners of two Labrador Retrievers named Topper and Spirit!

44 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide Dr. Wood Selig Athletic Director Dr. Wood Selig Dr. Camden Wood Selig’s (pronounced SEE-lig) leadership and vision as Western Kentucky’s University’s Director of Athletics has resulted in a historic combination of academic and athletic success for WKU athletics. With a Sun Belt Conference record 10 team championships in 2007-08 and nine more in 2008-09, WKU’s 19 combined titles over the last two years are more than any NCAA school in the nation during this period. WKU has won an astounding 65 Sun Belt Conference championships (regular season and/or tournament) this decade. WKU has also had more indi- viduals honored for their academic achievements by the Sun Belt Conference than any other league institution in each of the last fi ve years, and every men’s and women’s athletic team currently exceeds the NCAA required 925 Academic Progress Report Rate (APR). In this decade, 85% of WKU student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility have graduated. Other WKU academic highlights include: • For all 438 WKU student-athletes, the overall cumulative average GPA is 3.00. Male student-athletes have an average cumulative GPA of 2.82, female student-athletes have a cumulative 3.17 average, and 46 percent of all student-athletes have a cumu- lative GPA of 3.0 or higher. • Ten of the university’s athletic teams have a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better and 18 athletic teams have a cumulative team GPA of 2.7 or higher. • WKU student-athletes in the university’s 19 sports are majoring in 76 different programs. Since Selig’s arrival at WKU, the Hilltoppers have been a mainstay atop the Vic Bubas Cup standings, which ranks all conference schools based on their fi nish in each of the league’s 19 sponsored sports. WKU has claimed four titles (2002, 2003, 2006, 2008) while fi nishing no worse than second over the last eight years. Hilltopper and Lady Topper teams have also been regular participants in NCAA postseason action since Selig’s arrival from the University of Virginia. Six programs have combined to make 21 NCAA Tournament appearances in team sports, and the football team claimed the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA championship, WKU’s only national title in any team sport. While excellence in the classroom and in competition have marked the fi rst ten years of Selig’s tenure on the Hill, it is his guidance in helping the school move up to the highest level of competition that will impact the Department of Athletics well into the future. Selig was one of the key fi gures on campus to help garner the support to move the football program from the NCAA Division I-AA level to I-A, which the school’s Board of Regents voted in favor of on Nov. 2, 2006. Following a two-year transition period that began in the fall of 2007, the Hilltoppers are now the newest of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision members and are eligible to win the Sun Belt Conference and compete in a post-season bowl game for the fi rst time in 2009. Selig has also spearheaded over $100 million in new construction and renovations to WKU’s athletic facilities this decade including: • Over $50 million toward the renovation and expansion of Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium including a $1.5 million video replay score- board, a new playing surface, an 823-seat Topper Club level, and expanded seating capacity to nearly 25,000; A $33 million renovation to E.A. Diddle Arena that was completed in 2003; • $3 million in baseball stadium renovations, with groundbreaking on a $1 million clubhouse scheduled to begin in the summer of 2009; • $2.5 million toward Phase I of a new track and fi eld complex that was completed in the spring of 2008. • Opening the Student-Athlete Success Center in January of 2009, a 10,000 square foot complex featuring computer labs and breakout rooms for WKU student-athletes to study, work on school projects, and receive tutorial assistance and academic advising. After inheriting an athletic program that incurred a defi cit in the fi scal year prior to his arrival (1998-99), Selig’s leadership has helped grow the an- nual athletics department budget from $5.6 million in 1999-2000 to over $18.5 million in 2009-10. He has also spearheaded fund-raising endeavors that have secured a $5 million Houchens Industries naming rights gift, eight endowed scholarships for women’s basketball and four consecutive years of over $1 million in annual Hilltopper Athletic Foundation giving. endowment of $3.5 million. Selig was appointed to a fi ve-year term on the presti- gious NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee in Novem- ber 2006, and his infl uence helped WKU and E.A. Diddle Arena serve as a host site for the fi rst and second rounds of the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tour- nament. He also helped WKU partner with The Club at Olde Stone to serve as one of six regional host sites for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships. Additionally, Selig has served as the chair of both the Sun Belt Conference Athletic Directors and Men’s Basketball committees in his time on the Hill. Selig was honored at the Citizenship Through Sports Alliance Awards Dinner in St. Louis in June 2005 for his role in instituting a full-team, pregame handshake before every Gateway Conference football match-up, making the league the fi rst in the NCAA to implement a pregame show of sportsmanship. Selig, starting his second decade at WKU, worked pre- viously at the University of Virginia for 11 years, serving the last fi ve as Associate Athletics Director for External Operations. Prior to his tenure at Virginia, Selig worked three years at Virginia Commonwealth University as Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Ticket Opera- tions. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Washington & Lee University (1983), a master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University (1987), and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Virginia (1999) with minors in statistics and business. He and his wife, Ellen, have three children, Lex (12), Nick (10) and Julianna (5).

www.wkusports.com 45 WKU Softball Pam Herriford begins her 32nd year on the Beth Varvil joined the WKU athletic train- Hill and her 18th as the Associate Athletics ing staff in August of 2007. She earned Director for International Operations and her bachelor’s degree from Arkansas State Senior Women’s Administrator at WKU. University in the Spring of 2007. While The 1975 and 1977 graduate of WKU has she waswith the Red Wolves, she completed been involved in almost every aspect of ath- clinical rotations with the ASU football letics since beginning her involvement witht team, as well as, the baseball and women’s the university. During her tenure, Herriford soccer programs. While at WKU, she has has served as an Assistant Athletic Trainer, worked with the WKU volleyball, softball Coordinator of Women’s Athletics, As- and swimming and diving teams. WKU Staff sistant Athletics Director and now Associate The Forrest City, Ark. native, is currently Athletics Director. Under Herriford’s leadership women’s sports at WKU have grown purusing a master of science degree in exercise science, while providing into some of the most prominent programs in the country. Last season daily medical coverage fot the WKU soccer and softball programs. the women’s basketball team and volleyball team both participated in NCAA tournaments and all programs continue to excell athletically and academically. In addition to her duties at WKU Herriford is a dominant presence in the world of women’s athletics. She has served as a member of the NCAA Research Committee, a tournament director for Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country and Soccer Championships as well as NCAA Women’s Basketball East and Mid- East Regional Tournaments. She is also a member of various WKU committees and has been a member of several NCAA softball selection committees. Herriford earned her Bachelor of Science degree in physical eduation and health from WKU in 1975 and her Masters of Science, Education degree in 1977. She is a member of the National Athletic Trainers As- sociation and a retired Certifi ed Athletic Trainer.

Craig Biggs B.J. Burton Jim Clark Darrell Horn Todd Stewart Associate AD Associate AD Associate AD Associate AD Associate AD Facilities/Ticket Opera- Marketing/New External Operations Business Affairs Communications tions Business

46 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide Western Kentucky University Athletic Media Relations Media Information Kelly Oravet begins her second year on the Hill and fi rst as the Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations at Western Kentucky University. The Alabama native served as the Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant in 2008-09. Oravet is responsible for the media relations efforts of WKU volleyball, men’s and women’s swim- ming and diving and softball. Before coming to WKU, Oravet served as the Sun Belt Conference Media Relations Assistant from 2007-08 after graduating with honors from Auburn University in May 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications. At Auburn, Oravet served as a student assistant in the Athletic Media Relations department from 2004-07 where she assisted with the day-to-day media relations efforts of football, basketball, baseball and softball. During her time at Auburn, she also completed a sports broadcasting internship with WTVM Television in Columbus, Ga. Oravet is engaged to be married in May 2010 to Brett Riley.

Media Relations Department Media Information

The Western Kentucky University Media Relations Depart- Prior to each WKU softball game, notes will be made avail- ment thanks you for your interest in WKU softball. Kelly able to the media that include the latest WKU softball news Oravet is the 2009 WKU softball contact. The WKU and statistics. Notes will also be available at the WKU athletic media relations offi ce is located in Diddle Arena, Softball Field prior to all home games and also available on Room 1454. the WKU athletic website, www.wkusports.com.

Interviews WKU Athletics Website

All interviews with WKU student-athletes must be co- The media and WKU fans can also fi nd all the latest WKU ordinated through the WKU media relations department. softball news on the WKU athletic website, www.wkus- Interview requests for WKU softball must be sent to Kelly ports.com. Live stats for all home matches can also be Oravet. Phone interviews can also be arranged for out- found on the website. of-town media. Interviews are arranged depending on the student-athletes and coaches availabliity. Coaches and ath- letes will also be available after most home softball games that are held at the WKU Softball Field. Please notify Kelly Oravet with interview requests prior to the conclu- sion of the game.

WKU Athletic Media Relations

Todd Stewart, Associate AD/Communications ...... (270) 745-3161 Football ...... [email protected] Brad Fields, Director of Media Relations ...... (270) 745-5054 Men’s Basketball, Golf ...... brad.fi [email protected] Chris Glowacki, Associate Director of Athletic Media Relations ...... (270) 745-5388 Football, Women’s Basketball ...... [email protected] Kelly Oravet, Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations ...... (270) 745-4298 Softball, Volleyball, Swimming and Diving ...... [email protected] Michael Schroeder, Media Relations Assistant ...... (270) 745-4298 Baseball, Soccer ...... [email protected] Paul Just, SID (retired) ...... (270) 745-4298 Kyle Allen, Student Assistant ...... (270) 745-4298 Tennis ...... [email protected] Jessica VanWinkle, Student Assistant ...... (270) 745-4298 Craig Morehead, Media Relations Contributor...... (270) 791-7955 Track and Field, Cross Country ...... [email protected]

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Bill Edwards — affectionately known as “Doc E” on the Hill — has been a part of The athletic training department exists to provide health care the athletic scene at his alma mater for the for all student athletes in the areas of prevention, evaluation, past 36 years. He was named the Hilltopper management, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and head trainer in 1983 after spending six years illnesses. as an assistant. He had previously worked The certifi ed athletic trainers work under the direct supervision as a student trainer and then as a graduate as of the university's designated team physicians. Our philosophy is a student trainer and then as a graduate to prevent injuries as much as possible and to treat and rehabili- assistant. An active member of the National Athletic Trainers tate those that do occur so that the athlete may return to competi- Association, he coordinates the sports medicine program for all tion as soon as safely possible. All our athletes are treated the WKU sports. same. Our goal for them is to participate in intercollegiate athlet- His family ties with Hilltopper athletics go back two genera- ics while maintaining optimal health.

Athletic Training tions. His grandfather, B.J. White, earned letters in football (’23-26) and basketball (’24-25). His stepfather, Bill Kinslow, Assistant Athletic Trainers played football at WKU in 1954. Edwards, who holds both bachelor’s (’74) and master’s (’76) degrees from WKU, also teaches in the Department of Physical Education and Recreation. He and his wife, Jennie, have two daughters, Faith and Rachel.

An outstanding staff of certifi ed athletic trainers, under the direction of veteran Topper Head Trainer Bill Edwards, works with all 20 WKU varsity sports and some 350 student-athletes. Edwards is ably assisted by Paula Upright, Mike Gaddie, Sheri Harris, Dustin Wilson and a staff of student athletic trainers.

The Hilltopper team physicians for the 2008-09 school year are: Dr. Craig Beard, Dr. John Burch, Dr. David Richards and Dr. Phil Turner.

48 www.wkusports.com 2010 Media Guide Academics Dixie Mahurin is an experienced academic WKU’s Academic Support team is totally dedicated to the advisor who has served the needs of WKU’s academic progress of student-athletes. WKU athletes are now student-athletes for more than 25 years. able to utilize the newly built Student-Athlete Success Center, Mahurin, the school’s director of athletic- completed in the spring of 2009. academic support, oversees a staff of four Each of WKU’s 19 athletic teams has exceeded the NCAA’s assistants who aid student-athletes in their mandated 925 Academic Progress Rate (APR) score, and efforts to graduate by helping WKU’s 995 APR Rate is one of the best in the state of Kentucky. WKU has had more individuals honored for their academic track degree programs, schedule classes, hire tutors and monitor achievements by the Sun Belt Conference than any other league study hall sessions four times a week. She works directly with institution in each of the last four years, and 85 percent of WKU both the men’s and women’s basketball programs. student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility this decade A former high school mathematics and chemistry teacher who have graduated. also served as a counselor, Mahurin was the Director of High In 2008-09, 14 WKU softball student-athletes were honored School Guidance Services at Christian County High School for their academic achievements. Rachelle Boucher, Terri El- before coming to the Hill. lingsworth, Jennifer Kempf, Brittney Perry, Shannon Smith and In addition to earning her bachelor’s degree in mathematics and Amanda Walden were honored on the Sun Belt Commissioner’s chemistry and her master’s degree in counseling from WKU, List for maintaining a 3.5 GPA or better. Also being honored Mahurin also has her psychometry certifi cation. on the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintain- Mahurin and her husband Peter have one daughter Sarah Jo. The ing a 3.0 GPA or better was Lindsay Antone, Elizabeth Ferrell, Mahurin family has endowed a professorship in gifted studies at Amanda Ford-Feitz, Jamie Hennis, Kelsey McCauley, Brooke WKU. Reed, Ryan Rogge and Sara Williams. Seniors Shannon Smith, Lindsay Antone and Rachelle Bouch- Carol Alicie er were also named to the ESPN The Magazine All-Academic Softball Academic Advisor Region IV Team following the 2008 season. WKU student-athletes in the university’s 19 sports are major- ing in 76 different programs, and 10 of the university’s athletic Carol Alicie begins her fi rst year as the softball academic advi- teams currently maintain a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or better. sor and sixth year on the Hill after working in the Orientation Offi ce. WKU Academic Highlights A graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a degree • In the last ten years, 85% of all student-athletes who have in sociology, Alicia is currently working on her Masters in com- fulfi lled their eligibility this decade have graduated. munication at WKU. • For all 438 WKU student-athletes, the overall cumulative aver- Alicie’s father received his Masters from WKU in 1973 in age GPA is 3.0. City Planning and she has one daughter who graduated from • Ten of the university’s athletic teams have a cumulative team WKU with a degree in Biochemistry in May 2006. Her daughter GPA of 3.0 or better, and 46 percent of all student-athletes have recently fi nished her Masters in Molecular Biology at Purdue a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. University and will begin working at MD Anderson Cancer Re- • WKU has had more individuals honored by the league academ- search Hospital. ically that any other institution in each of the last fi ve years. The Alicie has been married for 32 years also has a son in Cleve- Sun Belt Conference’s 2008-09 honor rolls included 158 WKU land, Tenn. who is married. student-athletes.

www.wkusports.com 49 WKU Softball Joey Carnes joined the Hilltop- Under the direction of Strength and Conditioning per Strength and Conditioning staff coaches Jim Nowell,John Stephanski and Duane Hall full time in 2008 after serving as a and Joey Carnes the strength and conditioning pro- volunteer assistant for the past year gram at WKU benefi ts each student-athlete on the Hill and a half. Carnes’s responsibilities in a positive manner that refl ects on his/her fl exibility, include assisting with the football agility, strength and endurance. and baseball programs while in charge of the devel- opment of the WKU softball program. Coach Carnes earned his bachelor’s degree in physi- cal education from WKU in 2007 and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in exercise science from Western Kentucky University. He is a Certi- fi ed Strength and Conditioning Specialist “CSCS” through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Strength and Conditioning

The primary purpose of the strength and conditioning program at Western Kentucky University is the preven- tion of injury. And, the secondary goal is to increase the athlete's performance potential. Not only does the in- crease in the strength of muscles, bones and connective tissue reduce the likelihood of incurring injury, it helps produce a stronger, more confi dent, more physical athlete.

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While there are 31 NCAA conferences that straight season in 2009, marking its longest affi li- Sun Belt Conference sponsor multiple sports, the Sun Belt is one of ation with any conference in the country. only 11 to participate in the Bowl Championship The conference’s regional television partnership Series (BCS) and Football Bowl Subdivision. The with Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) Sun Belt was formed in 1976 with six mem- and Cox Sports Television (CST) enables live bers competing in four men’s sports, and today telecasts of Sun Belt events to reach millions of comprises 13 institutions of higher learning while households. The addition of volleyball, baseball sponsoring 19 championship sports for men and and softball to the conference’s television package women. has resulted in more national and regional televi- The Sun Belt Conference enters its 34th season sion exposure for the league than at any time in in 2009-10 with a proud history of athletic and its history. academic success. The conference sponsors 10 The Sun Belt Conference has also partnered women’s sports - basketball, cross country, golf, with JumpTV Sports, Inc. to deliver a full-service, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, customized, public and premium website to The Sun Belt Conference indoor and outdoor track and fi eld, and volleyball; provide fans with a broad range of real-time infor- 601 Poydras Stree, Suite 2355 and nine men’s sports – baseball, basketball, cross mation and content about the conference’s athletic country, football, golf, swimming and diving, ten- teams. The Sun Belt is one of the few conferences New Orleans, La. 70001 nis, and indoor and outdoor track and fi eld. in the nation to provide video highlights and www.sunbeltsports.org Each of the 19 sports has seen numerous team features on its website from each of the league’s and individual accomplishments, and nearly every respective championships. This technology serves Phone: (504) 299-9066 Sun Belt Conference school is currently graduat- as a great recruiting tool for schools by enabling Fax: (504) 299-9068 ing its student-athletes at a rate higher than its anyone in the world with internet access to view respective school’s student body. All Sun Belt the conference’s championship events. Fans in schools are committed to excellence in the 21st fi ve different countries viewed the conference’s Commissioner century, and facility upgrades and expansions are most recent soccer championship. Wright Waters taking place on every campus. Prominent Sun Belt alumni include former During the 2008-09 academic year alone, the United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Sun Belt Conference accomplished numerous Rice (Denver), NFL Hall of Fame football player Associate Commissioner feats. In the fall of 2008 Middle Tennessee, FIU “Mean” Joe Greene (North Texas), Florida Mar- (Communications) and Western Kentucky University all represented lins All-Star baseball player Luis Gonzalez (South John McElwain the league in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament Alabama), Boston Red Sox baseball player Mike – the fi rst time the Sun Belt has sent three teams Lowell (MLB All-Star and 2007 MLB World to the NCAA Tournament in volleyball and the Series MVP, FIU), former member of the United Associate Commissioner second straight year the conference has sent States Senate and House of Representatives John (Compliance) multiple teams. Middle Tennessee advanced to the Breaux (Louisiana-Lafayette), country music Dr. Kathy Keene second round of the tournament, while WKU and superstar Tim McGraw (Louisiana-Monroe), and FIU put forth strong and hard-fought efforts in the actor Andy Garcia (FIU). Associate Commissioner fi rst round. The conference’s fi rst 33 years have also pro- In men’s basketball, WKU received its second duced numerous individual national champions (Sports Administration) straight bid to the NCAA Men’s Basketball along with Olympic track medalists including Rick Mello Tournament after winning the Sun Belt Confer- Earl Bell, Tom Hill and Al Joyner (Arkansas ence Championship. The Hilltoppers secured a State), Hollis Conway (Louisiana-Lafayette), and Associate Commissioner trip to the second round with a 76-72 win over Tayna Lawrence (FIU). Old Dominion’s Anne (Chief Financial Offi cer) fi fth-seeded Illinois and battled to the end in a Donovan, who received the Naismith Trophy heartbreaking two-point loss to Gonzaga. It was recognizing the nation’s top women’s basketball Bert Carter the second year in a row that WKU defeated a player in 1983, helped the United States win the higher-seeded team to advance past the tourna- Olympic gold medal in 1984 and helped the Lady Assistant Commissioner ment’s opening round. Monarchs capture the national championship in (Sports Administration) In baseball, the Sun Belt Conference has sent 1985 (one of eight women’s Final Four appear- Bryant Carter multiple teams to the NCAA tournament each ances by Sun Belt schools: Old Dominion - 1983, year since 1988. The 21-year streak of having 1985; WKU – 1985, 1986, 1992; Louisiana Tech two or more teams reach NCAA play is matched – 1994, 1998, 1999). Sun Belt teams have also Assistant Commissioner by only four other conferences (ACC, Big West, participated in the men’s NCAA Final Four (Char- (Electronic Media) SEC, Pac-10). Both WKU and Middle Tennes- lotte 1977), the College World Series (Louisiana- Travis Llewellyn see represented the league in the NCAA Baseball Lafayette 2000), the women’s College World Championships in 2009. Series (Louisiana-Lafayette 1993, 1995, 1996, Because of its status as a member of the 2003, 2008), and have had 11 players selected in Director of Media Relations Football Bowl Subdivsion coalition, the Sun Belt the fi rst round of the NBA Draft. Keith Nunez Conference has a permanent seat on the NCAA’s The Sun Belt Conference is led by Commis- 17-member Board of Directors. As a result, the sioner Wright Waters, who is in his 10th full year Media Relations Assistant conference has a crucial voice on some of the as commissioner. He was named the conference’s most pressing issues in college athletics and will fourth commissioner in February of 1999 follow- Jonathan Diedrich always have a role in the implementation of any ing the tenures of Vic Bubas (1976-1990), Jim future NCAA legislation and guidelines. Lessig (1990-1991), and Craig Thompson (1991- Compiance Assistant The conference continues to utilize television 1998). The league’s annual all sports champion Dominick Giambrone, Jr. to grow and promote the league and its member is awarded the Vic Bubas Cup, named after the institutions. The Sun Belt Conference signed a conference’s fi rst commissioner. new multi-year agreement with ESPN, Inc. in The conference offi ce has been headquartered in Chief Administrative Offi cer January of 2009 that will result in unprecedented downtown New Orleans since 2000 after moving Chauntrell Shelby national coverage for the league. Additionally, from suburban Metairie, La., where it had been ESPN televised the conference’s men’s basketball based since 1991. Prior to moving to the “Big Coordinator of Softball Offi cials championship game for the 29th Easy,” the league was based in Tampa, Fla., from 1977-1991. The original conference offi ce was Lurline Hamilton located in Charlotte, N. C., from 1976-77.

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Shelby Taylor • #7 Amanda Walden • #9 Katrina Metoyer • #10 Casey Clark • #11 Mallorie Sulaski • #12 Louisville, Ky. Bowling Green, Ky. Garden Grove, Calif. Prattville, Ala. Lakewood, Colo.

Lindsay Antone • #13 Dana Nathanson • #15 Jamie Hennis • #17 Rachelle Boucher • #21 Shannon Smith • #22 Mt. Juliet, Tenn. Flower Mound, Texas Gilbert, Ariz. Tampa, Fla. Portage, Mich.

Brittney Perry • #24 Elizabeth Ferrell • #26 Ashley Contreras • #33 Sara Williams • #50 Zachary, La. Bowling Green, Ky. Fontana, Calif. Lebanon, Tenn.

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