Qu i c k Fa c ts Ta b l e o f Co n t e n ts Ge n e r a l In f o r m a ti o n ...... 2-5 2008 America East Recap...... 33 Location: Stony Brook, N.Y. 2009 Roster...... 6-7 Single Season Records...... 34 Founded: 1957 2009 Season Preview...... 8-9 Career Recrods...... 35 Enrollment: 23,997 Head Coach Megan Bryant...... 10-11 Year-by-Year Stats...... 36 President: Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny Assistant Coaches...... 12 Coaching History...... 37 Director of Athletics: Jim Fiore Meet the Seawolves...... 13-23 All-Time Results...... 37-38 Nickname: Seawolves 2009 Tournament Schedule...... 24 All-Time Series...... 39 Colors: Red, Blue and Grey 2009 Opponenets...... 25-28 Hall of Fame Members...... 39 Athletic Dept. Phone: 631-632-7205 ...... 29 Honors and Awards...... 40 Athletic Dept. Fax: 631-632-7122 2008 Year In Review...... 30 All-Time Roster...... 41 So f t b a l l In f o r m a ti o n 2008 Game-by-Game Results...... 31 Athletic Director Jim Fiore...... 42 Affiliation: NCAA Division I 2008 Stats...... 32 President Shirley Strum Kenny...... 42 Conference: America East Home Field: University Field 2009 Sc h e d u l e Collegiate Seasons: 37 Date Opponent Location Time All-Time Record: 409-570-3 Feb. 27 vs. Florida A&M$ Orlando, Fla. 11:30 am Postseason Appearances: 10 Feb. 27 vs. Villanova$ Orlando, Fla. 4:00 pm Last: 2008 NCAA Regional Feb. 28 vs. Syracuse$ Orlando, Fla. 9:30 am Feb. 28 vs. Western Michigan$ Orlando, Fla. 1:30 pm Co a c h i n g In f o r m a ti o n March 1 vs. Eastern Michigan$ Orlando, Fla. 9:30 am Head Coach: Megan T. Bryant March 6 vs. Towson# Boca Raton, Fla. 9:00 am Alma Mater: Bridgeport ‘81 March 6 vs. Florida Gulf Coast# Boca Raton, Fla. 11:00 am Record at SBU: 209-219-1 (8) 1 March 7 vs. Central Michigan# Boca Raton, Fla. 11:00 am Overall Record: 554-526-2 (21) March 7 @ Florida Atlantic# Boca Raton, Fla. 6:00 pm Assistants: Melissa Bieman, Bree Nasti March 8 vs. Columbia# Boca Raton, Fla. 11:00 am Softball Office Phone: 631-632-7282 March 18 Yale (DH) Stony Brook 2:00 pm Te a m In f o r m a ti o n March 21 Fairfield^ Stony Brook 10:30 am 2008 Record: 33-23-1 March 21 Holy Cross^ Stony Brook 2:30 pm 2008 Conference Record/Finish: 13-8/3rd March 22 Quinnipiac^ Stony Brook 2:30 pm Starters Returning/Lost: 8/2 March 24 Rhode Island (DH) Stony Brook 2:00 pm Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/2 March 25 @ Monmouth (DH) West Long Branch, N.J. 3:00 pm Newcomers: 2 March 28 Binghamton (DH)* Stony Brook 12:00 pm At h l e ti c Co m m u n i c a ti o n s In f o r m a ti o n March 29 Binghamton* Stony Brook 12:00 pm Director: Phil Hess April 1 @ Rutgers (DH) Piscataway, N.J. 2:00 pm Phone: 631-632-7289 April 4 @ Maine (DH)* Orono, Maine 12:00 pm Softball Contact: Craig Schroeder April 5 @ Maine* Orono, Maine 11:00 am Phone: 631-632-7293 April 8 Hartford (DH)* Stony Brook 2:00 pm Email: [email protected] April 9 Iona Stony Brook 2:00 pm Fax: 631-632-8841 April 11 Vermont (DH)* Stony Brook 12:00 pm Website: www.goseawolves.org April 12 Vermont * Stony Brook 12:00 pm April 14 @ Fairfield Fairfield, Conn. 3:00 pm April 16 Sacred Heart (DH) Stony Brook 3:00 pm April 18 @ Boston University (DH)* Boston, Mass. 1:00 pm April 19 @ Boston University* Boston, Mass. 12:00 pm April 22 @ Hartford* West Hartford, Conn. 2:00 pm April 23 @ Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. 4:00 pm April 25 UMBC (DH)* Stony Brook 12:00 pm April 26 UMBC* Stony Brook 12:00 pm April 28 Marist (Senior Day) Stony Brook 3:00 pm May 2 @ Albany (DH)* Albany, N.Y. 1:00 pm May 3 @ Albany* Albany, N.Y. 12:00 pm May 7-9 America East Championship TBD TBA May 15-17 NCAA First Round Games TBD TBA Credits: The 2009 softball media guide was written, de- signed and edited by Craig Schroeder, assisted by Phil Hess, All times are EST Jeremy Cohen and Adam Gutes. External cover design by Home games are in bold caps John Schaffhauser of Schaffhauser Design. Printing by New $ University of Central Florida Tournament York Press & Graphics, Albany, . Photos by Bob # Florida Atlantic University “Miken” Classic O’Rourk, Rob Emmerich, Ben Dickie, the NYC Convention ^ Stony Brook Invitational Bureau, Rick Scuteri and Donna Kavitsky. * America East Conference game 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Meet The Seawolves

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2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide 2009 Roster

Nu m e r i c a l No. name Yr. Ht. pos. B/T Hometown/Last School Major 2 Kelly Oberto SR 5-6 IF R/R Spring Lake Hts, N.J./Manasquan Studio Art 3 Vicki Kavitsky JR 5-5 IF L/R Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East Health Sciences 4 Crista Cerrone JR 5-4 UT L/R Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Biology 5 Casey Jacobs JR 5-5 P/1B R/R Davie, Fla./Broward CC Sociology 6 Brijette Martin SO 5-6 IF/OF R/R New York, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum Women’s Studies 8 Suzanne Karath FR 5-7 OF S/R Fishkill, N.Y./Ketcham Biology 9 Colleen Matthes SO 5-9 P R/R Severn, Md./Institute of Notre Dame Cinema & Cultural Studies 11 Marissa Fleury SR 5-8 C/1B R/R Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Athletic Training 12 Kelsi Fanelli SR 5-5 OF R/R Audubon, N.J./Audubon Sociology 14 Katelyn O’Donnell JR 5-8 IF R/R Kingston, Mass./Silver Lake Business 19 Bernadette Tenuto FR 5-6 IF R/R Audubon, N.J./Paul VI Business 21 Molly Kestranek SR 5-5 IF R/R St. Mary’s, Ga./Fayetteville-Manlius Health Science 23 Jade Clare JR 5-6 C R/R Federal Way, Wash./Todd Beamer History 25 Alyssa Struzenberg JR 5-10 P R/R Cooper City, Fla./Cooper City Business Management 28 Kendall Blumenthal JR 5-8 IF/C R/R Frederick, Md./Frederick Psychology

Al p h a b e ti c a l No. name Yr. Ht. pos. B/T Hometown/Last School Major 28 Kendall Blumenthal JR 5-8 IF/C R/R Frederick, Md./Frederick Psychology 6 4 Crista Cerrone JR 5-4 UT L/R Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Biology 23 Jade Clare JR 5-6 C R/R Federal Way, Wash./Todd Beamer History 12 Kelsi Fanelli SR 5-5 OF R/R Audubon, N.J./Audubon Sociology 11 Marissa Fleury SR 5-8 C/1B R/R Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Athletic Training 5 Casey Jacobs JR 5-5 P/1B R/R Davie, Fla./Broward CC Sociology 8 Suzanne Karath FR 5-7 OF S/R Fishkill, N.Y./Ketcham Biology 3 Vicki Kavitsky JR 5-5 IF L/R Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East Health Sciences 21 Molly Kestranek SR 5-5 IF R/R St. Mary’s, Ga./Fayetteville-Manlius Health Science 6 Brijette Martin SO 5-6 IF/OF R/R New York, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum Women’s Studies 9 Colleen Matthes SO 5-9 P R/R Severn, Md./Institute of Notre Dame Cinema & Cultural Studies 2 Kelly Oberto SR 5-6 IF R/R Spring Lake Hts, N.J./Manasquan Studio Art 14 Katelyn O’Donnell JR 5-8 IF R/R Kingston, Mass./Silver Lake Business 25 Alyssa Struzenberg JR 5-10 P R/R Cooper City, Fla./Cooper City Business Management 19 Bernadette Tenuto FR 5-6 IF R/R Audubon, N.J./Paul VI Business

Head Coach: Megan Bryant (Bridgeport ‘81) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Melissa Bieman (Syracuse ‘01) Megan Bryant...... MEE-gan Molly Kestranek...... KUH-strah-nick Assistant Coach: Breanne Nasti (Buffalo ‘04) Crista Cerrone...... SIR-own Brijette Martin...... BRUH-zhett

Captains: Kelsi Fanelli, Marissa Fleury, Molly Kestranek, Kelly Oberto

Re t u r n e r s Marissa Fleury .356 62 hits 12 doubles 7 HR 31 RBI Katelyn O’Donnell .167 5 hits 2 doubles 6 runs 3 RBI Kelsi Fanelli .304 58 hits 6 doubles 8 HR 31 RBI Crista Cerrone .120 11 hits 8 runs 2 SB 4 RBI Vicki Kavitsky .301 47 hits 8 doubles 5 HR 28 RBI Brijette Martin .600 3 hits 1 run 1 SB 3 RBI Molly Kestranek .288 51 hits 5 doubles 3 HR 20 RBI Casey Jacobs 1.94 ERA 7-4 4 saves 51 SO Kelly Oberto .273 41 hits 6 doubles 3 HR 22 RBI Alyssa Struzenberg 2.01 ERA 24-11 22 CG 244 SO Jade Clare .210 30 hits 6 doubles 3 HR 26 RBI Colleen Matthes 4.31 ERA 2-7 2 saves 42 SO Kendall Blumenthal .179 7 hits 5 runs 1 HR 3 RBI

Lo ss e s Ne w c o m e r s Ashley Westphal .290 51 hits 10 doubles 6 SB 10 RBI Suzanne Karath 5-7 OF Fishkill, N.Y. Sara Cerrone .277 18 hits 4 doubles 4 HR 11 RBI Bernadette Tenuto 5-6 IF Audubon, N.J.

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Se a w o l v e s By St a t e

Florida New Jersey Casey Jacobs Kelly Oberto Alyssa Struzenberg Vicki Kavitsky Kelsi Fanelli Georgia Bernadette Tenuto Molly Kestranek New York Maryland Crista Cerrone Colleen Matthes Brijette Martin Kendall Blumenthal Suzanne Karath Marissa Fleury Massachusetts Katelyn O’Donnell Washington Jade Clare

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CF Kelsi Fanelli Brijette Martin LF RF Crista Cerrone Brijette Martin Brijette Martin Suzanne Karath

SS 2B Vicki Kavitsky Molly Kestranek Katelyn O’Donnell Brijette Martin Crista Cerrone P Alyssa Struzenberg 3B Casey Jacobs 1B Kelly Oberto Colleen Matthes Marissa Fleury Katelyn O’Donnell Casey Jacobs Bernadette Tenuto Kendall Blumenthal

C Jade Clare Marissa Fleury Kendall Blumenthal 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Season Preview Coming off the most successful season in school history, ex- Kavitsky will play a large role in the Seawolves defensive success pectations are higher than ever for Stony Brook University’s soft- in 2009. Junior Katelyn O’Donnell (Kingston, Mass.) provides the ball team in 2009. With a pitching staff that returns all three arms coach Bryant with another sure glove and strong arm in the infield and a starting lineup with just one new face, the Seawolves are in and will fill in at both shortstop and third base. position to defend their America East Championship and make a Numbered six defensively, Kavitsky will likely be one in the return trip to the NCAA Tournament. Seawolves batting order. With the graduation of Ashley Westphal “We take great pride in the fact that we are the defending ‘08, Kavitsky, who led the team in walks and was second in on- America East Champions,” said head coach Megan T. Bryant, “it base percentage in 2008, will be the table-setter for a high-pow- has fueled a real excitement about the 2009 season.” ered offense. Standing in their way will be the competitve America East Con- Coming off the bench for the Seawolves will be a mixture of ference and a schedule which features teams from 11 different speed, grit and youth. O’Donnell was coach Bryant’s top choice as conferences, including rival and fellow NCAA Tourna- a pinch-runner in ‘08, junior Casey Jacobs (Davie, Fla.) proved ment-team . to be a tough out when she wasn’t pitching and freshman Berna- “The America East is a very competitive league and it is a real dette Tenuto (Audubon, N.J.) should provide the Seawolves will battle every weekend,” said Bryant. “Our early non-conference flexibility at the corner infield spots. schedule is challenging as well and should prepare us well for the Ca t c h e r s conference season.” Stony Brook returns 90% of its offense, its entire pitching staff After guiding a pitching staff that featured just one year of Divi- and a defense that posted a school-record .965 fielding percent- sion I pitching experience in 2008, this year’s catchers have the age. benefit of a seasoned staff. A posi- tion that committed just five errors n f i e l d e r s 8 I and caught 42% of attempted base With three seniors and a junior making up the starting infield, stealers, Stony Brook’s catching- Stony Brook should have one of its best defensive seasons ever. combo of Fleury and junior Jade Considering all four ranked in the top-seven for batting average in Clare (Federal Way, Wash.) are 2008, Bryant also expects a large chunk of the team’s offense to the backbone of the Seawolves de- come from the infielders as well. fense. Senior Marissa Fleury (Mahopac, N.Y.) played 32 games at Clare spent 32 games behind first base for the Seawolves last season, hitting .375 during those the plate for Stony Brook in 2008, games. Overall, Fleury led the team with a .356 average and tied including the no-hitter that was for the most RBI with 31. A commanding presence in the heart of thrown by junior Alyssa Struzen- the Seawolves order, Fleury also defends her position well, com- berg (Cooper City, Fla.). A position mitting just two errors in 215 chances at first. traditionally not known for offense, “Marissa has proven to be a clutch performer and has devel- Clare drove in 19 runs and hit two Stony Brook’s catchers helped oped into one of the top all-around players in the America East,” homers in games she caught. guide the Seawolves’ pitching staff to a school-record 33 wins remarked Bryant. Providing the Seawolves with in 2008 At the opposite corner of the diamond is senior Kelly Oberto even more depth at catcher is junior Kendall Blumenthal (Fred- (Spring Lake Heights, N.J.). A savvy veteran player, Oberto is cool erick, Md.). A solid defensive player, Blumenthal also handles the in clutch situations. She had two walk-off hits in 2008, including a bat well and is a good situational hitter. home run in extra innings against Rhode Island, and was named “All three of our catchers work well with the pitching staff and to the America East All-Championship team. bring different strengths to the position,” Bryant said. For the third-consecutive Ou t f i e l d e r s season, senior second base- man Molly Kestranek (St. Led by senior Kelsi Fanelli (Audubon, N.J.), Stony Brook’s Mary’s, Ga.) and junior short- outfield is the only group that lost players to graduation. Westphal stop Vicki Kavitsky (Cherry started all 57 games in the outfield for Stony Brook last season Hill, N.J.) will be anchoring the and Sara Cerrone ‘08 started 25 games before her season was middle of the infield. The duo cut short due to injury. combined for seven double Fanelli, who has started every game of her Stony Brook ca- plays last season and gave op- reer, will once again be patrolling centerfield for the Seawolves. A posing teams few holes to hit model of consistency, she has driven in at least 28 runs in each of through with their speed. With the last three seasons and should have plenty of opportunities to Stony Brook inducing 54% do so again in 2009, hitting third in the Seawolves lineup. of their outs via groundballs The rest of Stony Brook’s outfield is built around speed. Ju- Senior second baseman Molly Kestranek committed just five last season, Kestranek and nior Crista Cerrone (Floral Park, N.Y.) is a slap-hitting lefty who errors in 210 chances last season 2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Season Preview stepped in for her older improve upon her record-setting sophomore season,” said Bryant, sister last season. Follow- “but she is fiercely competitive and determined to meet the chal- ing last year’s experience, lenges ahead of her this season.” Cerrone will be looked to as A perfect compliment to Struzenberg’s speed, junior Casey a second leadoff hitter, bat- Jacobs (Davie, Fla.) and her endless repetoire of off-speed pitch- ting either second or at the es, returns for her second-season with Seawolves. Jacobs set a bottom of the order while school record of her own last season, picking up four saves for closing off the leftfield gaps Stony Brook. A seemingly unflappable presence in the circle, Ja- to opposing hitters. “Crista cobs will once again be Coach Bryant’s first option out of the bull- gained valuable experience pen while adding depth to the starting lineup. last season in left and has Rounding out the pitching staff is sophomore Colleen Mat- really grown as an outfield- thes (Severn, Md.). The 5’9’’ righty showed flashes of brilliance er,” said Bryant. “On the of- last season, throwing four complete games. Her most impres- Senior centerfielder Kelsi Fanelli will fensive side, she has really sive outing came in an 11-inning, zero earned run effort against be looking for her fourth-straight season with 28+ RBI gotten stronger and had a Dartmouth. With 17 double-headers on the schedule, Matthes will good fall.” have to step up in her second season if the Seawolves hope to Sophomore Brijette Martin (New York, N.Y.) appeared in just improve upon last year. “Colleen gained a lot of strength over the three games for Stony Brook in 2008 after suffering a broken wrist summer and fall and added a quality pitch,” commented Bryant. during the preseason. The 5’6’’ outfielder was impressive in those “Her confidence has risen and she wants the ball this season.” three games, getting three hits in her five plate appearances and Ne w c o m e r s showing great speed on the basepaths. “Brijette also had a strong fall season,” added Bryant. “She has the speed, big arm and con- Stony Brook has just two new faces on the 2009 roster. Su- 9 fidence you look for in an outfielder.” zanne Karath (Fishkill, N.Y.) and Bernadette Tenuto (Audubon, Stony Brook’s fourth outfielder is freshman Suzanne Karath N.J.). “Suzanne and Bernadette are talented athletes who have (Fishkill, N.Y.). Arguably the quickest player on the Seawolves ros- the tools and competitiveness to make immediate contributions to ter, Karath should challenge for a starting spot as she offers the our success this season,” said Bryant. Seawolves a switch-hitting option. “Suzanne brings tremendous speed to our lineup and is ver- satile as she can swing away or slap,” added Bryant. “She has a Pit c h e r s very good arm and is a really heady player who should challenge On paper, Stony Brook’s pitching staff entering last season was for one of the starting outfield spots. a concern, having just 15 starts at the Division I level among the “Bernadette can really swing the bat and brings good power and three arms. After a record-setting season of 33 total wins, the 2009 RBI ability to the middle of our lineup,” said Bryant. “She has the staff appears to be one of the strongest in school history. With ability and strong arm to play third and might play first as well. When all-three pitchers returning, she’s not at one of the corners, she’s also a good candidate for including the America East designated player.” Pitcher of the Year, the Sea- c h e d u l e wolves could be rewriting the S records once again. Stony Brook will face teams from 11 different conferences dur- In flamethrowing junior ing the 2009 season. In addition to seven America East series, the Alyssa Struzenberg (Coo- Seawolves will face Long Island rival and fellow 2008 NCAA Tour- per City, Fla.), the Seawolves nament team, Hofstra, along with three teams from the Big East. have a dominant ace who “What we accomplished last year gave this group a tremendous thrives on the biggest stages. amount of confidence and raised the bar in everything we do,” said Struzenberg threw two shut- Bryant, “and that includes scheduling tough opponents.” outs and won three straight Stony Brook opens its 2009 campaign with a pair of tournaments games during Stony Brook’s in the Sunshine State. The Seawolves travel to Orlando to compete run to the conference champi- in the University of Central Florida Tournament Feb. 27-March 1, onship and then held eventual before playing in the FAU “Miken” Classic March 6-March 8 in Boca National Champions Arizona Raton. State to just two runs in the Once again, the Seawolves will be hosting the Stony Brook In- Seawolves first-ever NCAA Junior Alyssa Struzenberg needs vitational on the weekend of March 21. This year’s Invitational will 27 wins to become Stony Brook’s Tournament appearance. all-time winngest pitcher feature Fairfield, Holy Cross and Quinnipiac. Expectations will be high for Struzenberg as she aims to break The Seawolves host four conference series this season, but will her own single-season wins record and possibly become Stony be on the road against the America East’s top-two seeds from last Brook’s all-time winngest pitcher. “Alyssa will have to work hard to year’s conference tournament, Albany and Boston University.

2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Coaching Staff Megan T. Bryant The Bryant File • 2008 - Qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first Head Coach time in school history • 2008 - Won Stony Brook’s first America East Softball Ninth Season Championship • 2008 - Recorded a team-high 33 wins Bridgeport (‘81) • 2003-2005 - Qualified for the America East Champi- Megan T. Bryant became Stony Brook’s head softball coach in onships 2001 and has won 20 or more games every season since. She • 2001 - Named Stony Brook University’s Female is the winningest coach in Stony Brook softball history with more Coach of the Year than 200 career victories. • 1994 - Qualified for the NCAA Tournament with Drake Bryant made school history in 2008 when she led the Sea- University wolves to a school-record 33 wins, to their first-ever America East Championship and to their first NCAA Tournament appearance. • 1993 - Qualified for the NIT with During her tenure, Bryant’s players have received numerous • 1987 - Named NSAC Coach of the Year national and conference accolades. She has coached five NFCA • Has recorded more than 500 career Division I victo- All-Northeast Region players, seven All-America East first team- ries ers, seven America East All-Rookie team players, one America • Is the winningest coach in Stony Brook softball history East Pitcher of the Year winner and three Stony Brook Female with more than 200 victories 10 Athletes of the Year. • Two-time Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Since her arrival, Bryant’s teams have broken almost every of- fensive and defensive school record. In 2008, the Seawolves set Year while at Drake University school-records in team wins (33), stolen bases (67) saves (seven) University in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1988-99. Before Bryant’s ar- and wins by an individual pitcher (24, Alyssa Struzenberg). rival, the Bulldogs had endured five straight losing seasons and As successful as Bryant’s teams have been on the diamond, three straight last-place finishes in the Missouri Valley Confer- they have enjoyed equal success in the classroom. Her teams ence. After a 13-44 finish her first season, Bryant led Drake to a traditionally have one of the highest GPA’s among Stony Brook’s 33-24 record, 10-6 in the MVC, in 1990, which earned her MVC teams and since 2006 six players have been placed on the Amer- Coach of the Year accolades. In 1993, just four years after her ica East All-Academic team. arrival, Drake won both the MVC regular season and tournament Prior to Stony Brook, Bryant served as the head coach at Drake titles while compiling a 35-16 record (13-3 MVC), the most wins in

2009 Stony Brook Softball Media Guide Coaching Staff a season in school history. Bryant once again received MVC Coach of the Year honors. In 1994, Drake repeated as MVC Tournament champions and obtained a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Bull- dogs registered winning records six times and finished in the top four in the MVC five times in the last eight seasons Bryant was at the helm. Bryant began her college coaching career at Stetson University in Deland, Fla., where she compiled a 63-30 record as head coach from 1985-87. Bryant inherited a program that had begun just the season before her arrival, and in her first season led Stetson to the New South Athletic Conference championship in 1986, receiving NSAC Coach of the Year honors. Stetson repeated as NSAC cham- pions in 1987. Bryant has also served as an assistant coach at both Furman Uni- versity in Greenville, S.C., in 1988 and at St. John’s Unviersity. Bryant also spent four years as a physical education instructor and head coach at Lakeland High School in Shrub Oak, N.Y., from 1981-85. In addition to her coaching expertise, Bryant has also served on two NCAA Certification Review Equity Subcommittees and as a member of the NCAA Division I Softball Midwest Region Committee from 1994-95. 11 Bryant graduated from the University of Bridgeport in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, K-12. She competed in both volleyball and softball at Bridgeport.

BRYANT YEAR-BY-YEAR Overall Conference Year School W L T W L T Place Postseason 1986 Stetson 27 12 0 - - - - 1987 Stetson 36 28 0 10 3 0 1st 1989 Drake 13 44 0 0 17 0 10th 1990 Drake 33 24 0 10 6 0 5th 1991 Drake 22 32 0 3 9 0 9th 1992 Drake 24 17 0 9 6 0 3rd 1993 Drake 35 16 0 13 3 0 1st NIT Tournament 1994 Drake 32 24 0 6 8 0 7th NCAA Tournament 1995 Drake 27 25 0 13 7 0 3rd 1996 Drake 31 14 0 14 5 0 2nd 1997 Drake 30 22 0 9 7 0 4th 1998 Drake 19 24 0 8 10 0 7th 1999 Drake 16 25 1 5 11 1 9th 2001 Stony Brook 21 23 0 - - - - 2002 Stony Brook 25 27 0 10 14 0 6th 2003 Stony Brook 25 33 0 12 10 0 4th america East Tournament 2004 Stony Brook 30 33 0 13 7 0 3rd america East Tournament 2005 Stony Brook 22 35 0 10 10 0 2nd america East Tournament 2006 Stony Brook 25 25 0 10 10 0 5th 2007 Stony Brook 28 20 0 11 9 0 5th 2008 Stony Brook 33 23 1 13 8 0 3rd NCAA Tournament Total Stony Brook (8) 209 219 1 79 68 0 Total Career (21) 554 526 2 179 160 1

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Melissa Bieman Melissa Bieman enters her third season as an assistant coach at Stony Brook. Bieman’s main responsibility is to work with the Sea- Assistant Coach wolves’ pitchers, a staff that has experienced unprecedented suc- cess since her arrival in 2007. Third Season During her time at Stony Brook, the Seawolves pitching staff has a 2.52 ERA and a .592 winning percentage. In 2008, Bieman Syracuse (‘01) guided the Seawolves to two school records as Alyssa Struzenberg won 24 games and Casey Jacobs recorded four saves. Struzenberg also won the America East Pitcher of the Year award, which was a first in school history. As a staff, the Seawolves recorded a combined 340 strikeouts in 2008, the most since 2002. Prior to Stony Brook, Bieman was an assistant coach at , working with the pitchers and hitters, including her sister, Mia. Before Binghamton, Bieman was the pitch- ing coach at Briarcliffe College in Bethpage, N.Y. from 2002-2005. Briarcliffe qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) World Series in 2003 and 2004. In 2003, Briarcliffe finished third at the NJCAA World Series. Bieman began her collegiate playing career at the Florida Community College at Jacksonville. In her freshman year at F.C.C.J., Bieman led the nation in ERA with a 0.26 along with a 23-4 record and 198 strikeouts and earned all-state and all-conference honors. A preseason All-America selec- tion, Bieman went 14-5 in her sophomore year and was chosen all-state and all-conference for a 12 second consecutive year. Bieman transferred to Syracuse University in its inaugural season and recorded the first home run, hit and shutout in the program’s history. Bieman started in all 48 games in 2000 and graduated in 2001 with a degree in consumer studies. Following a stellar collegiate career, Bieman played for the Waitakere Bears of the New Zealand Women’s Premier Softball League. Bieman was the Bears’ MVP in 2001 and represented Auckland in the National Softball Tournament, earning All-Tournament Team hon- ors. In 2002 and 2003, Bieman was selected to attend the Canadian Women’s National Softball Team tryouts. Bieman was inducted into the North Huron Community Center Wall of Fame in July of 2004. Bieman won double gold at the Provincial Women’s Softball Association Championships and the Canadian Women’s National Softball Championshps in Montreal in the summer of `06. This past summer, Bieman’s team finished third at the Canadien Women’s National Sofball Championships in Surrey, British Columbia.

Bree Nasti Bree Nasti is in her third season as an assistant coach at Stony Brook. Nas- ti’s main responsibility is to work as the Seawolves’ hitting coach. She also works closely with the outfielders. Assistant Coach Under Nasti’s tutelage, the Seawolves offense has hit for power, averag- ing 33 home runs and more than 68 Third Season doubles a season, and for average, posting the two highest team averag- Buffalo (‘04) es since joining the Division I ranks. In 2008, Stony Brook led the America East conference in numerous offensive categories, including batting average, runs scored, RBI and sacrifices. Before coming to Stony Brook, Nasti was an assistant coach at St. John’s. Prior to St. John’s, Nasti spent one season at Hofstra. A 2004 graduate of Buffalo with a degree in psy- chology, Nasti owns virtually every Bulls’ offensive record. She was a four-year letterwinner and a three-time regional All-American as well as a three-time All-Mid-American Conference selection. Nasti left UB as the all-time leader in average (.387), home runs (27), RBI (113), hits (197), doubles (46), triples (7), runs (93) and walks (66). In 2002, she set the UB and MAC single season record with a .451 batting average. Nasti also performed well in the classroom, earning Academic All-District I from 2002-2004, Academic All-MAC in 2003 and the SUNY Chancellor’s Award in 2004. She was also a three-time UB Scholar-Athlete. A native of Baldwin, New York, Nasti was a three-time high school All-American and holds the single season national high school record with a .774 batting average. Nasti has worked many camps including Julie Bolduc’s Pro-Pitch Camp, the Adelphi Softball Camp, Hofstra Softball Clinic, Molloy Camp and the Stony Brook Softball Camp.

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