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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 #GMG 2 @MeanGreenSB North Texas Softball Feb. 15-17 - Mean Green Classic 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).