All-American Angela Tincher Stephanie Savre Kelsey Hoffman Caroline Stolle
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2008 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Feb. 8-10 Florida International Invitational (at Miami, Fla.) 8 vs. Pittsburgh 12:30 p.m. All-American vs. Missouri 3 p.m. Angela Tincher 9 vs. Texas-Arlington 10 a.m. at Florida International 5:30 p.m. 10 vs. Missouri 9 a.m. Kelsey 16-17 Green & White Tournament Hoffman (at Charlotte, N.C.) 16 at Charlotte 2 p.m. vs. Presbyterian 4 pm. Erin 17 vs. Charleston Southern 10 a.m. Ota Tournament Play TBD 22-24 Hokies United Memorial Tournament (at Salem, Va.) 22 vs. Robert Morris Noon vs. Villanova 2:30 p.m. 23 vs. Rider 12 p.m. Tournament Play 2:30 p.m. 24 Tournament Play Noon 27 RADFORD (DH) 2 p.m. 29-2 Hillenbrand Invitational (at Tucson, Ariz.) 29 vs. Illinois-Chicago 11 a.m. ^ vs. New Mexico State 3 p.m. ^ Jessica March 1 vs. Iowa State 3 p.m. ^ at Arizona 8 p.m. ^ Everhart 2 vs. South Florida 11 a.m. ^ 7-9 Long Beach State Invitational (at Long Beach, Calif.) 7 vs. UCLA 2:15 p.m. ^ vs. Rutgers 4:30 p.m. ^ 8 vs. Northwestern 12 p.m. ^ va. Notre Dame 4:30 p.m. ^ 9 va. Cal State Northridge 3 p.m. ^ 12 UNC GREENSBORO (DH) 5 p.m. 15 at Georgia Tech (DH) * 1 p.m. 16 at Georgia Tech * 1 p.m. 18 HOustON 6 p.m. 19 Marist (DH) 5 p.m. 21 at NC State (DH) * 1 p.m. 22 at NC State * Noon 26 vs. U.S. National Team (Exhibition) (at Oklahoma City, Okla.) 7:30 p.m. ^ 29 at Maryland (DH) * 1 p.m. 30 at Maryland * 1 p.m. April 5 VIRGINIA (DH) * Noon 6 VIRGINIA * 1 p.m. 9 LONGWOOD (DH) 5 p.m. 12 at Boston College (DH) * 1 p.m. 13 at Boston College * 1 p.m. 16 LIBERTY (DH) 5 p.m. Stephanie 18 FLOrida StatE * 7 p.m. Savre 19 FLOrida StatE (DH) * 5 p.m. 22 vs. ETSU (at Bristol, Tenn.) 7:30 p.m. 26 NORTH CAROLINA (DH) * Noon 27 NORTH CAROLINA * 1 p.m. 29 East CAROLINA (DH) 3 p.m. May 8-11 ACC Championship (at College Park, Md.) 16-18 at NCAA Regionals (campus sites TBA) 23-24 at NCAA Super Regionals (campus sites TBA) May 29-June 4 at WCWS (at Oklahoma City, Okla.) Caroline Stolle * denotes Atlantic Coast Conference games Charisse Home games in ALL CAPS and played at Tech Softball Park Mariconda All times and dates subject to change ^ Game times listed are listed as Eastern times 2008 SOFTBALL Champions • 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Regular Participant Season & Tournament ACC Virginia Tech’s official tribute ribbon Table of Contents logo remembering the victims of the April Quick Facts .................................................................................1 16, 2007 tragedy appears on athletes’ Media Guide Credits ......................................................................1 uniforms as an inspiration and celebration Hokie Softball Excitement ..........................................................2-3 of the victims’ lives and the unforgettable Media Information .......................................................................4 mark they left on the Virginia Tech What’s a Hokie? ...........................................................................4 community, the nation and the world. 2008 Rosters ...............................................................................4 The logo, a student-inspired design, consists of the well-known maroon Pronunciation Guide .....................................................................5 VT athletic logo that symbolizes the innovative and dynamic nature of 2008 Outlook ...........................................................................6-7 Virginia Tech, over an orange ribbon that is a recognition of the lives lost Head Coach Scot Thomas ...............................................................8 on April 16 and is a symbol of the prevailing Hokie spirit. Assistant Coaches ........................................................................9 Player Profiles ...................................................................... 10-28 hokiesports.com ........................................................................ 22 Virginia Tech Quick Facts Computer Services Department ..................................................... 24 Location: Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg (pop. 39,000) Travel Accommodations ............................................................... 26 in scenic southwest Virginia. The campus lies on a plain The Atlantic Coast Conference ...................................................... 29 between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, 2,100 feet 2007 Season in Review ............................................................... 30 above sea level. 2007 Statistics & Results ............................................................ 31 History: Founded in 1872 as the land-grant university of the state All-Time Individual and Team Records ...................................... 32-33 Enrollment: 28,000 Individual Game Records ............................................................. 32 Colors: Chicago maroon & burnt orange Team Game Records .................................................................... 33 Nickname: Hokies Single-Season Individual Records ............................................ 34-35 Conference: Atlantic Coast (ACC) No-Hitters and Perfect Games ...................................................... 34 President: Charles W. Steger Career Individual Records ....................................................... 36-37 Director of Athletics: Jim Weaver Year-by-Year Results .............................................................. 38-41 Senior Woman Administrator: Sharon McCloskey Records vs. All Teams Played ........................................................ 38 Head Softball Coach: Scot Thomas (East Tennessee State, ‘91) Series Results ....................................................................... 41-45 Record at Tech: 434-288 (13th year) Longest Winning and Losing Streaks; Game Superlatives................... 44 Career Record: same All-Time Letterwinners ................................................................ 45 Assistant Coach: Al Brauns (Penn State, ‘73) All-Time Award Winners .............................................................. 46 Year at Tech: 10th All-America and All-Region Honorees ............................................ 47 Assistant Coach: Tiffany McVay (East Tennessee State, ‘04) Louisville Slugger ....................................................................... 48 Year at Tech: Second Facilities .................................................................................. 49 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Alan Bayse (Radford, ‘79) Support Staff............................................................................. 49 Year at Tech: Second Administration .......................................................................... 50 Softball Office: (540) 231-3671 Athletic Training ........................................................................ 50 Student-Athlete Academic Support Services ................................... 51 Home Field: Tech Softball Park (1,082) Athletic Office of Student Life ...................................................... 51 Dimensions: Lines 200’; center 220’ Athletic Performance .................................................................. 52 Press Box Phone: (540) 231-6061 2007 Record: 49-16 2007 ACC Record: 15-5 The 2008 Virginia Tech softball media guide is a publication of the Virginia 2007 ACC Finish: 1st regular season/1st tournament Tech Athletics Communications Office, written to assist the working media and designed to aid all media members in their coverage of Virginia Tech 2007 Postseason: 1-2 at Columbus Regional softball. Final Rankings: 14th USA Softball/ESPN; 17th NFCA/USA Today Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 8/0 The 2008 softball media guide was written and designed by Associate Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/2 Director of Athletics Communications Bryan Johnston. Additional writing Newcomers: 6 done by Kelsey Hoffman; Cover design and photographs were contributed by Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/3 David Knachel of the Athletics Communications office. This book was printed by Southern Printing Company, of Blacksburg, Va. A special thanks to the Tech softball staff for its assistance. Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, In 2008, Virginia Tech softball will have three new sets of uniforms age, veteran status, national origin, religion, or political affiliation. as part of a a multi-year contract the athletic Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the department has with Nike for team apparel and equipment. Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office at (540) 231-7500. HOKIE EXCITEMENT! The Virginia Tech softball program has been built from the ground up, starting as a varsity program in 1996. Since then, the Hokies have played in six conference championship games and won both the ACC regular season and tournament titles last year, propelling them to their third- consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. In front of nearly 70,000 fans in Lane Stadium this fall, the Virginia Tech softball team was honored for winning the 2007 ACC championhip. 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL 2 2007 ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions Regular Season & Tournament 2007 ACC Virginia Tech provides excellent resources and support to enable student-athletes to excel both on the field and off. Angela Tincher was honored at a Tech basketball game for helping the USA Softball squad win the gold medal at the World University Games in Taiwan during the summer of 2006. 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 3 MEDIA