February 15-17: Mean Green Classic North Texas Softball Communications Assistant (Softball contact): Clay Massey Phone: (817) 933-8803 • Email: [email protected] Communications Assistant (Secondary Contact): Tate Hawkins Phone: (682) 557-4308• Email: [email protected] Website: MeanGreenSports.com • Facebook: Facebook.com/MeanGreenSB • Twitter: @MeanGreenSB • Instagram: @MeanGreenSB • #GMG • #MGSB Games 5-8 Mean Green Classic 2019 North Texas Game 5 (2/15) Game 6 (2/16) ARKANSAS PINE-BLUFF SETON HALL MEAN GREEN (4-1, 0-0 C-USA) (0-0, 0-0 SWAC) (2-3, 0-0 Big East) Mean Green Classic SCHEDULE Date ...... Feb 15-17| All Day Venue ...... Lovelace Stadium Overall: 4-1 • C-USA: 0-0 Location...... Denton, TX Live Stats...... StatBroadcast Live Tweets.... @MeanGreenSB DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Game 7 (2/16) Game 8 (2/17) 2/08 Northern Colorado% W, 9-0 CREIGHTON NORTHWESTERN ST. 2/08 California Baptist% W, 8-7 (1-4, 0-0 Big East) (2-2, 0-0 Southland) 2/09 #20 Texas A&M% W, 10-2 2/09 California Baptist% L, 6-5 2/10 Northern Colorado% W, 8-2 2/15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6:30pm 2/16 Seton Hall 1pm 2/16 Creighton 4pm 2/17 Northwestern St. 1:30pm Preview 2/22 Kent State 10am 2/22 #18 Baylor 3pm North Texas finished 2019’s opening North Texas won their opening game of the 2/23 TBA TBA season for the first time since 2015 when 2/23 Louisiana-Lafayette 10am weekend 4-1 in the Aggie Classic hosted at 2/24 TBA TBA Texas A&M University. The Mean Green out- they beat Northern Colorado 9-0(5) to open 2/27 UT-Arlington 6pm scored opponents 40-17 including a 10-2(5) up tournament play. 3/01 UT-Arlington! 3pm 3/01 Texas Tech! 5:30pm win over #22 Texas A&M. 3/02 UT Arlington! 12:30pm 3/02 Texas Tech! 5:30pm The 4-1 start is the best in program history. The 40 runs by North Texas is the most in a 3/09 Southern Miss* 1pm 3/09 Southern Miss* 3pm North Texas had not recorded multiple wins 5-game stretch to start a season in program 3/10 Southern Miss* 12pm in an opening weekend since 2016. history. 3/12 Wichita State 3pm 3/16 UTEP* 1pm North Texas Storylines 3/16 UTEP* 3pm 3/17 UTEP* 12pm 3/20 Oklahoma 6pm New Skipper, New Standard Mean Green Classic Schedule 3/23 Louisana Tech* TBA North Texas scored 40 runs and won 4 All Games Played at Lovelace Stadium 3/23 Louisana Tech* TBA 3/24 Louisana Tech* TBA games in an opening weekend for the first 3/26 Abilene Chrisitan 6pm 3/30 FIU* TBA time in program history, all whiole being led Friday February 15th 3/30 FIU* TBA 3/31 FIU* TBA by first-yeard head coach Rodney DeLong. 11:00 AM - Creighton vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4/3 Sam Houston State 6:30pm 1:30 PM - Creighton vs. Northwestern State 4/6 Saint Mary’s 1pm 4/6 Saint Mary’s 3pm Success In the Circle 4:00 PM - Northwestern State vs. Seton Hall 4/7 Saint Mary’s 12pm 4/09 Houston Baptist TBA The Mean Green pitching staff boast the 6:30 PM - North Texas vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4/13 Western Kentucky* 1pm 4/13 Western Kentucky* 3pm second best ERA in C-USA with a 0.91 over 4/14 Western Kentucky* 1pm the first 5 games. Saturday February 16th 4/17 Abilene Christian 6pm 4/19 UTSA* 1pm 11:00 AM - Seton Hall vs. Northwestern State 4/19 UTSA* 3pm 4/20 UTSA* 12pm Hot Bats 1:30 PM - North Texas vs. Seton Hall 4/24 #22 OK State 6pm 4/27 UAB* 3pm The Mean Green have six hitters who have 4:00 PM - North Texas vs. Creighton 4/27 UAB* 5pm an averge of .250 or better to start the sea- 6:30 PM - Creighton vs. Arkansas - Pine Bluff 4/28 UAB* TBA 5/04 Middle Tenn.* 1pm son, with four hitting over .330. 5/04 Middle Tenn.* 3pm 5/05 Middle Tenn.* 12pm 1. Katie Clark ...... 565 Sunday February 17th Bold denotes home game 2. Lacy Gregory ...... 353 10:00 AM - Seton Hall vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff * - Conference USA game 3. Harley Perella ...... 333 12:30 PM - North Texas vs. Northwestern State ! - Texas Tech Tourney % - Texas A&M Tournament Rhylie Makawe ...... 333 @MeanGreenSB 5. Hanna Rebar ...... 267 6. Kenzie Young ...... 250 North Texas Softball Feb. 15-17 - Mean Green Classic
North Texas Quick Facts Looking Forward Location...... Denton, Texas Founded...... 1890 • North Texas continues tournament play when they head to Waco President...... Dr. Neal Smatresk Enrollment...... 37,973 for the Baylor Invitational Feb. 22-24. Founded...... 1890 Athletic Director...... Wren Baker • The Mean Green will travel to Arlington for a midweek matchup Nickname...... Mean Green with UT-Arlington on Feb. 27. Colors...... Green and White Home Arena...... Lovelace Stadium Capacity...... 371 • Tournament play will conclude with a trip to Lubbock for the First Year of Softball In New Era.... 2004 Texas Tech Invitational Mar. 1-2. Conference...... Conference USA Head Coach...... Rodney DeLong Overall Record...... 43-20 (1 Season D-1) Record at North Texas...... 4-1 (First Season)
NORTH TEXAS MEDIA SERVICES Hope is Dope Mean Green Team Record Who to contact: Sophomore ace Hope Trautwein is living up to her Overall...... 405-611-1 Clay Massey: 940-369-8329 (Office) New Era...... 368-475-1 Twitter persona (@hopetraut) to start off the 2019 817-933-8803 (Cell) best single season record...... 31-22 E-mail: [email protected] campaign. The right-hander went a perfect 3-0 in
Eric Capper: 940-565-2476 (Office) the Aggie Classic to open the season. Trautwein 940-367-0727 (Cell) struck out 31 hitters over 20.1 innings, registering E-mail: [email protected] Current Team Streaks double-digit strikeouts in two of the five weekend Wins...... 1 Practice Coverage contests, 10 agaiant California Baptist (2/8) and 12 Home Wins...... 0 Media must contact Clay Massey 24 hours prior to Away Wins...... 0 view, film or photograph practices. against Northern Colorado (2/10). Neutral wins...... 1 Credentials For Media C-USA Wins...... 0 Those wishing to cover North Texas must contact Leading Off C-USA Losses...... 0 Clay Massey for credentials for home and away Junior leadoff hitter Katie Clark was a spark Home Losses...... 0 games. Away Losses...... 0 plug for the Mean Green offense in the opening Neutral losses...... 0 Post-Practice Interviews weekend. The lefty hit a team-best .565 (13-for-23) There are no interviews following practice. Special Non-Conference Wins...... 0 exemptions may be granted to those who make a while Non-Conference Losses...... 1 request more than 24 hours in advance. drawing 2 walks for a team-best on-base percent- The Mean Green All out of town media with request for coach age of .600. All North Texas athletic teams are DeLong, assistant coaches or players must contact Clay Massey. referred to as “North Texas” and the The junior also leads the team at a perfect 3-for-3 “Mean Green.” DO NOT use the terms Post-Game Interviews “UNT,” “North Texas State,” or “Eagles”, to The North Texas locker room is closed to all mem- on stolen base attempts. the Mean Green are a describe a North Texas athletic team. bers of the media. Head coach Rodney DeLong and perfect 13-for-13 as a team on the season. requested players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling off period. Postgame interviews at Lovelace Stadium will be held on the Conference Leaders field by the North Texas dugout. Communications staff will manage these requests and arrange these The Mean Green top C-USA in nine categories ... interviews. Runs Scored - 40 RBIs - 32 Total Plate Apperances - 199 At-Bats - 154 Walks - 33 Stolen Bases - 13 Stolen Base Attempts - 13 Innings Pitched - 38.2 Putouts - 116 Fielding Double Plays - 4
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Rodney The DeLong File
DeLong Age: 34 Hometown: Lawton, Oklahoma Head Coach High School: Lawton MacArthur HS Alma Mater 4 2019-pres. Cameron ‘06 Cameron University, 2006 (B.A.) East Central University, 2013 (M.E.) In his final season, the Aggies went 33-21 and 18-14 in the Lone Star Conference, good for a Coaching Career program-best third-place finish in conference. Overall Record: 43-20 The 2015 squad posted a school-record 41 wins, including a program-record 17-game win streak, Record At North Texas: 4-1 Rodney DeLong was named the fifth head coach and reached the South Central Regional final. In in North Texas softball history on June 13, 2018. his inaugural season, DeLong led the program to Coaching Experience An 11-year coaching veteran, DeLong comes its first winning season since 2009 with a 31-21 2019-present: University of North Texas, to North Texas after leading Austin Peay to a record. Head Coach program-record 39 wins in 2018, snapping a 24- Once considered one of the top high school 2018: Austin Peay State University, year streak of losing seasons. T softball coaches in Oklahoma, DeLong amassed a Head Coach he 39-19 record in his first season with the 211-64 (.767) record at Cache High School (2008- 2017: Georgia Institute of Technology, Governors marked a 17-game improvement, 10; 2012-13) and Lawton MacArthur High School which tied South Dakota State as the best (2011). Assistant Coach 2014-16: Cameron University, turnaround in NCAA Division I softball in 2018. While at Cache, he led the Bulldogs to the 2013 Head Coach APSU won a program-record three games on state championship, as well as four regional its way to a school-best third-place finish at the championships and five district championship. 2012-13: Cache High School, Head Coach Ohio Valley Conference tournament, and the A two-year letterwinner on Cameron’s baseball Governors earned an at-large bid into the National team, DeLong played shortstop for the Aggies, 2011: Lawton MacArthur High School, Invitational Softball Championship. starting in 79 games and finishing with 54 career Head Coach Prior to Austin Peay, DeLong was an assistant RBI. 2008-10: Cache High School (Okla.), coach at Georgia Tech and served as the hitting He began his collegiate career at Northern Head Coach instructor and infielders coach. Oklahoma-Tonkawa, earning second-team all- During the 2017 campaign, the Yellow Jackets region honors after batting .390 with 10 home Championships Won showed improvement in 11 different offensive runs and 56 RBI as a sophomore. 2013 - 5A Slow Pitch State Championship categories and finished the season ranked 18th DeLong graduated from Cameron University nationally in home runs per game (1.02), nearly in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in history. He Collegiate Experience doubling their average from 2016 (0.59). Georgia received his Masters of Education in sports 2005-06: Cameron Tech’s defense ranked 59th nationally in double administration at East Central University in 2013. plays per game (0.40). *Two year starter at shortstop, started in Rodney and his wife Meghann have two children: 79 games, finished with 75 hits & 54 RBI In his first collegiate coaching stop, DeLong daughter Kaiya and son Ryker. 2003-04: Northern Oklahoma-Tonkowa compiled a 105-60 (.636) record at Cameron University and led the Aggies to consecutive *Second-Team All-Region as a sophomore, NCAA Division II Softball Tournament hit .390 with 10 home runs and 56 RBI appearances for the first time in program history. Under his tutelage, Cameron had 18 all- conference honorees, nine named all-region and two selected as All-Americans.
YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School Overall Conference Highlights 2018 Austin Peay 39-19 17-4 Program record for wins; tied for largest turnaround in Division I; snapped 24-year streak of losing seasons; school-best third-place finish at Ohio Valley Conference tournament; NISC Regional Career One Season 39-19 (.672) 17-4 (.810)
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Dillon Mike Bryant Viramontez Assistant Coach Volunteer Asst. Coach
2018-pres. 4 Fort Hays 2018-pres. 4 Cameron ‘14 State ‘12
Dillon Bryant is in his first year as the associate head coach of the North Texas Mike Viramontez is in his first year as the volunteer assistant coach of the North softball team. Texas softball team. Denton will mark the third place Bryant and head coach Rodney DeLong Viramontez spent the previous three years in the same role at Oklahoma State and have worked together after Bryant served as a student and graduate assistant at Marshall and was a member of the Oklahoma State staff that was named NFCA Cameron from 2013-17. During his tenure, the Aggies posted a 138-79 overall Mid-West Coaching Staff of the Year in 2017. record, including a single-season record 41 wins in 2015. While at Oklahoma State, he coached the catchers, assisted with the hitters and A native of Cache, Okla., he played baseball under DeLong at Cache High School. the infield and was the camp coordinator. The Cowgirls won over 30 games and As a senior, he hit .461 with 11 triples and helped his team to the regional finals. appeared in an NCAA Regional in both his years with the team. Bryant was named to the Large School All-State team as a second baseman. Prior to OSU, Viramontez was the head coach at Newman University, where he led Bryant started his college career at Seward County Community College (Kansas), the Lady Jets to their first Heartland Conference Tournament berth since 2011 and where he played in 19 games and hit .333 in 39 at bats as a freshman. He helped the winningest season in school history. the 2011 squad to a Jayhawk Conference championship and a trip to the JUCO Working primarily with the outfielders, Viramontez coached two All-Heartland World Series, where the Saints finished fifth. Conference selections and one Daktronics South Central Region selection. Jamie Viramontez also served as an assistant softball coach at Newman before making the move to the head coaching position. Allred Prior to NU, Viramontez served one season as an assistant coach for Southern Arkansas University. Viramontez helped SAU to a fifth place finish in the Great Assistant Coach American Conference, and four Lady Muleriders were selected All-GAC. Viramontez has five years of coaching experience in baseball at the high school level. He helped Bishop Carroll High School to the 2012 Kansas 5A state 2018-pres. 4 McNeese State ‘16 championship and a 23-5 record. He started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Andale High School in 2008, where he was part of the Indians’ runner-up finish. After three seasons as an assistant, Viramontez served as Andale head coach in 2011 and totaled a .850 winning percentage. Allred is in her first year as the assistant coach and pitching coach for North Texas softball. The Wichita, Kansas native played one season of baseball at Dodge City Community College before transferring to Newman. He eventually graduated Allred began her coaching career as the pitching coach for DeLong at APSU after from Fort Hays State with a bachelor’s degree in general studies with an emphasis playing two years of professional softball overseas. A member of two national in human health promotion. championship teams, she helped the Therwill Flyers (Basel, Switzerland) and Western Magpies (Auckland, New Zealand) to national titles in their respective countries. Led by junior pitcher Morgan Rackel, the Governors’ staff ranked 13th in Division I in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.67) and posted the 32nd-best ERA (2.25) in the nation. Rackel was named third team all-region and made program history as the first player to earn NFCA All-Region honors. A four-year letterwinner at McNeese State, Allred left as the program’s all-time leader in career wins (68) and shutouts (16) and single-season victories (27) and shutouts (10) in 2014. The 2014 Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year, she was named First Team All-Southland, First-Team All-Louisiana and Second-Team All-South Region. The Hallsville, Texas, native was a member of two district-champion teams and was twice named all-state. The District 13-4A Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore, Allred was also named the 14-4A district MVP and East Texas Pitcher of the Year as a junior.
#GMG 4 @MeanGreenSB North Texas Softball Feb. 15-17 - Mean Green Classic NORTH TEXAS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. B/T Hometown (Last School) 4 Katie Clark 5-3 Jr. OF L/L Katy, TX (Katy HS) 10 Lauren Craine 5-7 Jr. P R/R Aledo, TX (Aledo HS) 99 Tannah Evans 5-6 Fr. UT R/R Collinsville, TX (Collinsville, HS) 22 Tayla Evans 5-3 Fr. UT R/R Collinsville, TX (Collinsville HS) 5 Sally Gastelo 5-5 Jr. OF R/R Yuma, AZ (Arizona Western College) 14 Hannah Gerecke 5-7 Sr. OF R/R La Grange, TX (La Grange HS) 98 Jenna Goodrich 5-8 Jr. P R/R Davie, FL (Georgia Tech) 00 Camille Grahmann 5-2 Jr. OF L/R Hallettsville, TX (Hallettsville HS) 6 Lacy Gregory 5-5 Jr. IF R/R Kingwood, TX (Kingwood HS) 9 Miranda Holguin 5-1 Soph. UT R/R Cibolo, TX (Steele HS) 12 Ally Lindsey 5-9 Soph. P R/R Flower Mound, TX (Marcus HS) 21 Rhylie Makawe 5-5.5 Sr. IF R/R Aledo, TX (Aledo HS) 11 Nicole Ochotnicki 5-8 Jr. C R/R Cedar Park, TX (Vista Ridge HS) 3 Harley Perella 5-5 Sr. IF R/R Frisco, TX (Heritage HS) 18 Sam Rea 5-6 Sr. 1B L/L Scottsdale, AZ (Phoenix College) 8 Hanna Rebar 5-8 Jr.. OF R/R San Antonio, TX (Stephen F. Austin) 16 Jordan Strange 5-3 Fr. UT L/R Rockwall, TX (Rockwall-Heath HS) 2 Marley Straubmueller 5-9 Fr. UT R/R Argyle, TX (Argyle High School) 24 Bailey Tindell 5-7 Fr. P R/R Salado, TX (Salado HS) 7 Hope Trautwein 5-11 Soph. P R/R Pflugerville, TX (Hendrickson HS) 17 Briana Valdez 5-4 Soph. IF R/R El Paso, TX (Eastlake HS) 15 Kourtney Williams 5-3 Soph. UT R/R Keller, TX (Keller HS) 20 Kenzie Young 5-4 RS-JR OF R/R Derby, KS (Ole Miss/Butler CC)
NORTH TEXAS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. B/T Hometown (Last School) 00 Camille Grahmann 5-2 Jr. OF R/R Hallettsville, TX (Hallettsville HS) 2 Marley Straubmueller 5-9 Fr. UT L/L Argyle, TX (Argyle High School) 3 Harley Perella 5-5 Sr. IF R/R Frisco, TX (Heritage HS) 4 Katie Clark 5-3 Jr.. OF L/L Katy, TX (Katy HS) 5 Sally Gastelo 5-5 Sr. OF R/R Yuma, AZ (Arizona Western College) 6 Lacy Gregory 5-5 Jr. IF R/R Kingwood, TX (Kingwood HS) 7 Hope Trautwein 5-11 Soph. P R/R Pflugerville, TX (Hendrickson HS) 8 Hanna Rebar 5-8 Jr. OF R/R San Antonio, TX (Stephen F. Austin) 9 Miranda Holguin 5-1 Soph. UT R/R Cibolo, TX (Steele HS) 10 Lauren Craine 5-7 Jr. P R/R Aledo, TX (Aledo HS) 11 Nicole Ochotnicki 5-8 Jr. C R/R Cedar Park, TX (Vista Ridge HS) 12 Ally Lindsey 5-9 Soph.. P R/R Flower Mound, TX (Marcus HS) 14 Hannah Gerecke 5-7 Sr. OF R/R La Grange, TX (La Grange HS) 15 Kourtney Williams 5-3 Soph. UT R/R Keller, TX (Keller HS) 16 Jordan Strange 5-3 Fr. UT L/R Rockwall, TX (Rockwall-Heath HS) 17 Briana Valdez 5-4 Soph. IF R/R El Paso, TX (Eastlake HS) 18 Sam Rea 5-6 Sr. 1B L/L Scottsdale, AZ (Phoenix College) 20 Kenzie Young 5-4 RS-JR OF R/R Derby, KS (Ole Miss/Butler CC) 21 Rhylie Makawe 5-5.5 Sr. IF R/R Aledo, TX (Aledo HS) 22 Tayla Evans 5-3 Fr. UT R/R Collinsville, TX (Collinsville HS) 24 Bailey Tindell 5-7 Fr. P R/R Salado, TX (Salado HS) 98 Jenna Goodrich 5-8 Jr. P R/R Davie, FL (Georgia Tech) 99 Tannah Evans 5-6 Fr. UT R/R Collinsville, TX (Collinsville, HS) @MeanGreenSB 5 #GMG North Texas Softball Feb. 15-17 - Mean Green Classic Overall Statistics
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Team Leaders Conference Leaders BA...... 565, Katie Clark BA...... 700, Chase Nelson (USM) Slugging...... 696, Katie Clark Slugging...... 1.429, Kasey Flores (UTEP) OBP...... 600, Katie Clark OBP...... 727, Chase Nelson (USM) Runs...... 6, Rhylie Makawe Runs...... 7, Kasey Flores (UTEP) Hits...... 13, Katie Clark Hits...... 13, Katie Clark (North Texas) RBI...... 7, Katie Clark/Lacy Gregory/Harley Perella RBI...... 10, Kasey Flores (UTEP) Doubles...... 3, Lacy Gregory Doubles...... 3, Six players tied (C-USA) Triples...... 1, Katie Clark/Lacy Gregory Triples...... 1, Eight players tied (C-USA) Home Runs...... 1, Hanna Rebar Home Runs...... 3, Three players tied (C-USA) Walks...... 6, Lacy Gregory Walks...... 11, Aly Harrell (Marshall) Stolen Bases...... 3, Katie Clark Stolen Bases...... 3, Katie Clark (North Texas) ERA...... 0.00, Bailey Tindell ERA...... 0.00, Kailee Williamson (Marshall) IP...... 20.1, Hope Trautwein IP...... 20.1, Hope Trautwein (North Texas) K...... 31, Hope Trautwein K...... 31, Hope Trautwein (North Texas) Wins...... 3, Hope Trautwein Wins...... 3, Hope Trautwein (North Texas) Saves...... N/A Saves...... 2, Preslee Gallaway (La Tech) Fielding...... Nine players tied at 1.000 Fielding...... 1.000, Many players tied (C-USA)
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CAMILLE GRAHMANN CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS Runs: 3, at Texas Tech (3/5/17) Runs: 2, vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) GRAH-MIN Hits: 3, at Texas Tech (3/5/17) Hits: 1, vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) HR: 0 HR: n/a JR • Outfield • 5-2 RBI: 2 at LA Tech (4/30/17) RBI: n/a 00 Hallettsville, Texas TB: 4, last at MVSU (4/8/18) TB: Hallettsville HS
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS MARLEY STRAUBMUELLER Runs: n/a Runs: n/a FR • UT • 5-9 Hits: n/a Hits: n/a Argyle, TX HR: n/a HR: n/a RBI: n/a RBI: n/a 2 Argyle HS TB: n/a TB: n/a
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS HARLEY PERELLA Runs: 3, last vs. Wichita State (3/4/17) Runs: 2, vs. Northern Colorado (2/8) PUH-REL-LA Hits: 4 vs. Georgia Tech (4/10/16) Hits: 2, last vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) HR: 1, last vs. LA Tech (3/24/18) HR: n/a SR • Infield • 5-5 RBI: 4, last vs. UTEP (3/11/17) RBI: 3, last vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) 3 Frisco, Texas TB: 6, last vs. UMBC (2/25/17) TB: Heritage HS
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS KATIE CLARK Runs: 2, last vs. Houston Baptist (4/11/18) Runs: 2, vs. California Bapt. (2/9) JR • Outfield • 5-3 Hits: 4, vs. LA Tech (3/24/18) Hits: 4, last vs. California Bapt. (2/9) HR: 2, at UTSA (3/17/18) HR: n/a Katy, Texas RBI: 2, last vs. Houston Baptist (4/11/18) RBI: 2, last vs/ Northern Colorado (2/10) 4 Stephen F. Austin TB: 8, at UTSA (3/17/18) TB:
CAREER GAME HIGHS* SEASON GAME HIGHS SALLY GASTELO Runs: 4, at Eastern Arizona (4/29/17) Runs: 1, vs. California Bapt. (2/8) SR • Outfield • 5-5 Hits: 4, last at Eastern Arizona (4/29/17) Hits: n/a HR: 2, vs. UT Arlington (3/4/18) HR: n/a Yuma, Ariz. RBI: 7, at Chandler-Gilbert (3/21/17) RBI: n/a 5 Arizona Western TB: 8, vs. UT Arlington (3/4/18) TB: * - some statistics from junior college
LACY GREGORY CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS Runs: 3, last vs. LA Tech (3/25/18) Runs: 1, vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) JR • Infield • 5-5 Hits: 4, at ULM (2/8/18) Hits: 3, vs. California Bapt. (2/9) Kingwood, Texas HR: 2, at ULM (2/8/18) HR: n/a RBI: 8, at ULM (2/8/18) RBI: 2, last vs. California Bapt. (2/9) 6 Kingwood HS TB: 11, at ULM (2/8/18) TB:
HOPE TRAUTWEIN CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS TROUT-WINE IP: 8.0, last at FAU (3/30/18) IP: 7, vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) Soph. • Pitcher • 5-11 K: 13, vs. Grambling (2/24/18) K: 12, vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) 7 Pflugerville, Texas Hendrickson HS
#GMG 8 @MeanGreenSB North Texas Softball Feb. 15-17 - Mean Green Classic BROADCAST BIOS CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS HANNA REBAR Runs: 2, vs. Houston Baptist (4/11/18) Runs: 2, at Texas A&M (2/9) Hits: 3, last vs. Iowa State (3/14/18) Hits: 2, vs. California Bapt. (2/8) JR • Outfield • 5-8 HR: 1, last vs. LA Tech (3/24/18) HR: 1, at Texas A&M (2/9) San Antonio, Texas RBI: 4, vs. Nicholls (3/4/18) RBI: 4, at Texas A&M (2/9) 8 Stephen F. Austin TB: 6, vs. Iowa State (3/14/18) TB: IP: 5.0, vs. UAB (5/5/18) IP: N/A
MIRANDA HOLGUIN CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS Runs: 2, at MVSU (4/7/18) Runs: N/A OL-GEEN Hits: 1, last vs. FIU (4/22/18) Hits: N/A HR: N/A HR: N/A Soph. • Utility • 5-0 RBI: 1, last vs. FIU (4/22/18) RBI: N/A 9 Cibolo, Texas Hits: 1, last vs. FIU (4/22/18) Hits: N/A Steele HS
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS LAUREN CRAINE IP: 7, last vs. UTSA (3/25/17) IP: n/a RS-JR • Pitcher • 5-7 K: 6, vs. Appalachian State (2/25/17) K: n/a Aledo, Texas 10 Aledo HS
NICOLE OCHOTNICKI CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS Runs: 2, vs. Iowa State (3/14/18) Runs: 1, vs. California Bapt. (2/8) OHCH-OTT-NICKI Hits: 3, last vs. Iowa State (3/14/18) Hits: 2, vs. California Bapt. (2/9) HR: 1, last at UTEP (4/15/18) HR: N/A JR • Catcher • 5-8 RBI: 3, at UTEP (4/15/18) RBI: N/A 11 Cedar Park, Texas TB: 5, vs. Rhode Island (2/16/18) TB: Vista Ridge HS
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS ALLY LINDSEY IP: 4.0, last at MVSU (4/8/18) IP: N/A Soph. • Pitcher • 5-9 K: 3, last at MVSU (4/8/18) K: N/A Flower Mound, Texas 12 Marcus HS
HANNAH GERECKE CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS Runs: 2, vs. Wichita State (3/4/17) Runs: 1, vs. California Bapt. (2/8) GER-KEY Hits: 3 vs. FIU (4/3/16) Hits: N/A HR: 1, last vs. Prairie View (2/25/18) HR: N/A SR. • Outfield • 5-7 RBI: 2, vs. Southern Miss (4/9/17) RBI: N/A 14 La Grange, Texas TB: 6, at Texas Tech (3/5/17) TB: La Grange HS
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS KOURTNEY WILLIAMS Runs: 2, last at MVSU (4/8/18) Runs: 1, last vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) Soph • Utility • 5-2 Hits: 2, last at MVSU (4/8/18) Hits: N/A HR: 1, vs. Prairie View (2/24/18) HR: N/A Keller, Texas RBI: 1, last vs. FIU (4/22/18) RBI: N/A 15 Keller HS TB: 5, vs. Prairie View (2/24/18) TB:
@MeanGreenSB 9 #GMG North Texas Softball Feb. 15-17 - Mean Green Classic BROADCAST BIOS CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS JORDAN STRANGE Runs: N/A Runs: N/A Hits: N/A Hits: N/A FR • Utility • 5-3 HR: N/A HR: N/A Rockwall, Texas RBI: N/A RBI: N/A 16 TB: N/A TB: N/A
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS BRIANA VALDEZ Runs: 2, vs. Rhode Island (2/16/18) Runs: 1, last at Texas A&M (2/9) Soph. • Infield • 5-4 Hits: 1, last at UTSA (3/17/18) Hits: N/A HR: N/A HR: N/A El Paso, Texas RBI: N/A RBI: N/A 17 Eastlake HS TB: 1, last at UTSA (3/17/18) TB:
SAM REA CAREER GAME HIGHS* SEASON GAME HIGHS Runs: 4, vs. Central Arizona (2/23/16) Runs: N/A RAY Hits: 3, last vs. Chandler-Gilbert (4/23/17) Hits: 1, vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) HR: 2, at UTSA (3/17/18) HR: N/A SR • First Base • 5-6 RBI: 5, last vs. LA Tech (3/25/18) RBI: N/A 18 Scottsdale, Ariz. TB: 8, last at UTSA (3/17/18) TB: Phoenix College * - some statistics from junior college
CAREER NOTES SEASON GAME HIGHS KENZIE YOUNG - Two-time NJCAA All-American at Runs: 2, at Texas A&M (2/9) RS-JR • OF • 5-4 Butler CC (Kansas) Hits: 1, last vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) - Two-time All-KJCAA first-team HR: N/A Derby, KS outfielder at Butler CC RBI: 2, vs. California Bapt. (2/8) 20 Derby CC - Enrolled at North Texas in the TB: fall of 2018.
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS RHYLIE MAKAWE Runs: 2, last vs. California Bapt. (2/8/19) Runs: 2, vs. California Bapt. (2/8) MA-KA-WEE Hits: 3, at Texas Tech (3/5/17) Hits: 1, vs. Northern Colorado (2/10) HR: 1, last at UTEP (4/14/18) HR: N/A SR • Infield • 5-5 RBI: 3, last at UTEP (4/14/18) RBI: N/A 21 Aledo, Texas TB: 6, (two times) TB: Aledo HS
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS TAYLA EVANS Runs: 1, vs. Northern Colorado (2/8) Runs: 1, vs. Northern Colorado (2/8) FR • UT • 5-3 Hits: N/A Hits: N/A HR: N/A HR: N/A Collinsville, Texas RBI: N/A RBI: N/A 22 Collinsville HS TB: N/A TB:
BAILEY TINDELL CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS IP: 7, last vs. UTSA (3/25/17) IP: 3, vs. California Bapt. (2/9) TEN-DELL K: 6, vs. Appalachian State (2/25/17) K: N/A FR • P • 5-7 24 Salado, Texas Salado HS
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CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS JENNA GOODRICH IP: 7, last vs. UTSA (3/25/17) IP: 6.2, vs. California Bapt. (2/8) JR • P •5-7 K: 6, vs. Appalachian State (2/25/17) K: 3, vs. California Bapt (2/9) Davie, FL 98 Georgia Tech
CAREER GAME HIGHS SEASON GAME HIGHS TANNAH EVANS Runs: N/A Runs: N/A FR • UT • 5-6 Hits: N/A Hits: N/A HR: N/A HR: N/A Collinsville, Texas RBI: N/A RBI: N/A 99 Collinsville HS TB:N/A TB: N/A
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
Freshmen: FOUR - Evans, Evans, Strange, Straubmueller and Tindell
Sophomores: FIVE - Holguin, Lindsey, Trautwein, Valdez and Williams
Juniors: NINE - Clark, Craine, Gastelo, Goodrich, Grahmann, Gregory, Ochotnicki, Rebar and Young BY CLASS BY
Seniors: FOUR - Gerecke, Makawe, Perella and Rea
Arizona: TWO - Gastelo and Rea ARIZONA FLORIDA KANSAS TEXAS Florida: ONE - Goodrich 2 1 1 19
Kansas: ONE - Young
Texas: NINETEEN - Clark, Craine, Evans, Evans, Gerecke, Grahmann, Gregory, Holguin, Lindsey, Makawe, BY HOME STATE HOME BY Ochotnicki, Perella, Rebar, Strange, Straubmueller, Tindell, Trautwein, Valdez and Williams. WHERE THE COACHES ARE
DeLong Bryant Allred Viramontez Third Base First Base Dugout / Mound Visits Dugout
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Katie Clark
Outfield
Jr. 4 5-3 4 L/L Katy, TX 4 (Stephen F. Austin)
• Preseason All-Conference USA selection. • Leads the team in hits (13), batting average (.565), slugging per- centage (.696), on-base percentage (.600) and stolen bases (3).
Lauren Craine
Pitcher
RS-Jr. 4 5-7 4 R/R Aledo, TX 4 (Aledo HS)
• Redshirted in 2018 due to injury. • Career highs in wins (5), IP (81.2) and K (34) in 2017.
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Tannah Evans
Utility
Fr. 4 5-6 4 R/R Collinsville, TX 4 (Collinsville HS)
• Made her collegiate debut against Northern Colorado on February 9, 2019. • Twin sister, Tayla is also a member of the Mean Green softball team.
Tayla Evans
Utility
Fr. 4 5-3 4 R/R Collinsville, TX 4 (Collinsville HS)
• Made her collegiate debut against Northern Colorado on February 8, 2019. • Twin sister, Tannah is also a member of the Mean Green softball.
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Sally Gastelo
Outfield
SR. 4 5-5 4 R/R Yuma, AZ 4 (Arizona Western)
• Third on the team with seven doubles and fifth in slugging (.457) in 2018. • Started in 24 of 51 games for the Mean Green last season.
Hannah Gerecke
Outfield
SR. 4 5-7 4 R/R La Grange, TX 4 (La Grange HS)
• Started in 24 of 51 games for the Mean Green last season. • Just one error in 36 apearances in the outfield (.977 fielding %).
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Jenna Goodrich
Pitcher
Jr. 4 5-8 4 R/R Davie, FL 4 (Georgia Tech)
• Third on the team in ERA with a 1.17 over 15.1 innings pitched. • Spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons at Georgia Tech.
Camille Grahmann
Outfield
JR. 4 5-2 4 L/R Hallettsville, TX 4 (Hallettsville HS)
• One of eight North Texas players with a batting average of .200 or higher. • Ranked second on the team in stolen bases in 2018 with 10.
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Lacy Gregory
Infield
Jr.. 4 5-5 4 R/R Kingwood, TX 4(Kingwood HS)
• Preseason All-Conference USA selection. • Second on the team in batting average (.353), slugging percentage (.647) and on-base percentage (.500).
Miranda Holguin
Utility
Soph. 4 5-0 4 R/R Cibolo, TX 4 (Steele HS)
• Scored a career-high two runs in the series opener against MVSU. • Appeared in 33 of the Mean Green’s 48 games.
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Ally Lindsey
Pitcher
Soph. 4 5-9 4 R/R Flower Mound, TX 4(Marcus HS)
• Tied her career high with four innings pitched and three strikeouts against MVSU on April 8, 2018. • Made 3 starts and 11 relief appearances for the Mean Green in ‘18.
Rhylie Makawe
Infield
Sr. 4 5-5.5 4 R/R Aledo, TX 4 (Aledo HS)
• Third on the team in batting average (.333) and hits (7). • Leads the team in putouts with 26.
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Nicole Ochotnicki
Catcher
Jr. 4 5-8 4 R/R Cedar Park, TX4 (Vista Ridge HS)
• One of eight North Texas players with a batting average of .200 or higher. • Only player to start all 51 games in 2018.
Harley Perella
Infield
Sr. 4 5-5 4 R/R Frisco, TX 4 (Heritage HS)
• Third on the team in batting average (.333). • Second on the team in stolen bases (2).
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Sam Rea
First Base
Sr. 4 5-6 4 L/L Scottsdale, AZ 4 (Phoenix College)
• Tied for the team lead in fielding percentage (1.000). • Tied for the team lead in HRs in 2018 (10).
Hanna Rebar
Outfield
Jr. 4 5-8 4 R/R San Antonio HS 4 (Stephen F. Austin)
• Team leader in HRs (1). • One of eight North Texas players with a batting average of .200 or higher.
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Jordan Strange
Utility
Fr. 4 5-3 4 L/R Rockwall, TX 4 (Rockwall-Heath HS)
• Made her collegiate debut against California Baptist on February 9, 2019.
Marley Straubmueller
Utility
Fr. 4 5-9 4 R/R Argyle, TX 4 (Argyle HS)
• Four-year letterwinner under head coach Kevin Cook at Argyle HS. • Three-time All-District 9-4A selection, earning first team honors in 2016 and 2017.
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Bailey Tindell
Pitcher
Fr. 4 5-7 4 R/R Salado, TX 4 (Salado HS)
• Made her collegiate start against California Baptist on February 9, 2019.
Hope Trautwein
Pitcher
Soph. 4 5-11 4 R/R Pflugerville, TX4 (Hendrickson HS)
• Leads the team and Conference USA in innings pitched (20.1), strike- outs (31), opponent batting average (.149) and wins (3). • Ranks third in the NCAA with 31 strikeouts.
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Briana Valdez
Infield
Soph. 4 5-4 4 R/R El Paso, TX 4 (Eastlake HS)
• Made six starts and 12 appearances off the bench for the Mean Green • Recorded her first collegiate hit against Rhode Island on Feb. 16 • Scored a career-high two runs against Rhode Island
Kourtney Williams
Utility
Soph. 4 5-2 4 R/R Keller, TX 4 (Keller HS)
• Batted .389 (7-18) with seven runs and three RBI in final stretch • Set or tied career single-game highs in hits (2), runs (2) and RBI (1) on two occasions vs. Mississippi Valley
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Kenzie Young
Outfield
RS-Jr. 4 5-4 4 R/R Derby, KS 4 (Ole Miss/Butler CC)
• Made her Division 1 debut against Northern Colorado on February 8, 2019. • Two-time NJCAA All-American at Butler CC.
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