WISCONSIN SOFTBALL . FIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES . 10 FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS . 2013 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

QUICK FACTS 2016-17 PROSPECTUS GENERAL A NEW ERA BEGINS City/State: Madison, Wis. „„ The 2016-17 Badgers return 11 letterwinners and 11 starters, including the team’s leaders in bat- Population: 245,691 ting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, RBI, home runs, total bases and walks. Founded: 1848 „„ Wisconsin returns 68.7 percent of its running, 70.7 percent of its hitting and 79.9 percent of its Enrollment: 43,193 (Undergraduates: 29,302) RBI production from last season. Nickname:Badgers „„ The Badgers welcome a new assistant coach in Danielle Zymkowitz, who has played profes- sionally for six years with the Chicago Bandits and won back-to-back NPF titles in 2015 and Colors: Cardinal (PMS 200) and White 2016. Affiliation: NCAA I „„ Four members of the 2015-16 Wisconsin softball team were recognized as Big Ten Conference: Big Ten Distinguished Scholars while nine members were named Academic All-Big Ten. Chancellor: Rebecca Blank Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez A LOOK BACK AT 2015-16 Senior Women’s Administrator: Terry Gawlik „„ Wisconsin went 28-24-1 during the 2015-16 season, collecting an 11-11-1 Big Ten Conference Athletic Dept. Phone: 608-262-1866 record. The squad’s 11 wins in league play ties for fourth in program history, while the team’s Website: UWBadgers.com Big Ten 108 RBI tops UW records. „„ The Badgers went 5-3-1 in matchups with ranked opponents, recording the program’s second HEAD COACH YVETTE HEALY most wins and the best winning percentage (.611) against ranked opponents. Hometown: „„ For the second season in a row, the Badgers set the school record for walks, recording 196 this Alma Mater: DePaul, 1999 year after setting the record with 176 walks in 2015. Career Record: 324-302-2 (13th year) Record at Wisconsin: 193-130-1 (Seventh season) „„ The Badgers recorded 244 RBI against all opponents, the second-most of any UW team, while making their mark in the record book with the third-most runs (265), third-best OPS (.785), ASSISTANT COACHES third-most doubles (60) and the fourth-most home runs (33). . Kirsten Verdun (Second season) „„ Wisconsin saw the program’s second-most comeback wins, securing 10 victories after oppo- . Danielle Zymkowitz (First season) nents scored the first run. SUPPORT STAFF „„ Senior Taylor-Paige Stewart recorded four saves during the season, setting a program-high for . Lori Murphy (Program Specialist) an individual and single-handedly tying the team record for most saves in a season. . Ashley Parr (Athletic Trainer) „„ Sophomore Kelsey Jenkins kept her records rolling into her second season at Wisconsin, lead- . Jeff Zuhlke (Strength and Conditioning Coach) ing the team in eight categories and recording the second-best batting average (.409), the best TEAM INFORMATION on-base percentage (.568), the most walks (49) and the second-most runs (49) in program his- 2016 Overall Record: 28-24 tory. Jenkins recorded 16 multi-hit games and reached base safely in 38 consecutive games. 2016 Big Ten Record (Finish): 11-11-1 (9th) „„ Junior Chloe Miller tied for a program-best 51 RBI, as well as hitting the third-most doubles 2016 Final Rank: Not Ranked (18) and fifth-best on-base percentage (.474) on program record. Starters Returning/Lost: 11/4 „„ Wisconsin’s senior class, Katie Christner, Macy Oswald, Taylor-Paige Stewart and Ashley Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/1 Van Zeeland, goes down as the third-winningest class in school history with 129. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/4 Newcomers: 6 STARTERS RETURNING (11) TEAM HISTORY Infield (5): Sam Arents, Taylor Berry, Melanie Cross, Kelsey Jenkins, Sara Novak First Year of Softball: 1996 Outfield (4): Briana Flugaur, Chloe Miller, Gabby Scherle, Kelly Welsh Record (Years): 563-551-3 (20) Pitchers (2): Kirsten Stevens, Mariah Watts Big Ten Record (Years): 162-254-1 (20) STARTERS LOST (4) Big Ten Tournament Championships: 1 (2013) Infield (2): Macy Oswald, Ashley Van Zeeland NCAA Tournament Record: 5-10 Outfield (1): Katie Christner Last NCAA Tournament: 2014/ L - Oregon, 6-0 Pitcher (1): Taylor-Paige Stewart First Team All-Big Ten Selections: 10 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (11) ARENA INFORMATION Sam Arents, Taylor Berry, Melanie Cross, Briana Flugaur, Kelsey Jenkins, Chloe Miller, Sara Novak, Gabby Scherle, Name: Goodman Softball Complex Kirsten Stevens, Mariah Watts, Kelly Welsh Capacity: 1,600 Record at Goodman: 146-122-1 (.545) LETTERWINNERS LOST (4) Press Box Phone: 608-265-0750 Macy Oswald, Ashley Van Zeeland, Katie Christner, Taylor-Paige Stewart NEWCOMERS (6) Kayla Konwent, Kaitlyn Menz, Sydney Lawson, Jordan Little, Heather Rudnicki, Brooke Wyderski

Softball Contact: Kelli Grashel . Office: 608-265-3545 . Cell: 608-445-4086. E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 WISCONSIN SOFTBALL 2016-17 PROSPECTUS WISCONSIN SOFTBALL 2016-17 PROSPECTUS PRACTICE MEDIA AVAILABILITY WISCONSIN ROSTER STAFF 2016-17 SCHEDULE Yvette Healy Head Coach • For the spring semester, the Wisconsin softball team will practice daily from 2:30-5 p.m. in either the Goodman Diamond facilities or the McClain Center in Camp Randall. Practice times may vary based on travel itineraries. Send ALPHABETICAL Kirsten Verdun Assistant Coach DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV interview requests to Kelli Grashel ([email protected]). Please contact the UW Athletic Communications office for No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown Danielle Zymkowitz Assistant Coach at Ramada UNI-Dome Classic exact dates and times of daily practices. 7 Arents, Samantha IF R/R 5-9 Jr. Corona, Calif. Feb. 10 vs. UNI 7 p.m. • For those media members who wish to cover Wisconsin softball for the 2016-17 season, please send an e-mail 14 Berry, Taylor C R/R 5-10 Sr. Muscatine, Iowa Terry Gawlik Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA Feb. 11 vs. Nebraksa-Omaha 12:30 p.m. request to Kelli Grashel ([email protected]) for the appropriate credentials. 12 Cross, Melanie C L/R 5-6 So. Vail, Ariz. Lori Murphy Program Specialist Feb. 11 vs. Toledo 5 p.m. Feb. 12 vs. Drake 5 p.m. Practice times and locations are subject to change. 8 Flugaur, Brianna OF/UT L/R 5-8 Jr. Stevens Point, Wis. Ashley Parr Athletic Trainer 10 Heim, McKenna IF L/R 5-8 So. Davenport, Iowa Jeff Zuhlke Strength Coach at USF 3 Jenkins, Kelsey IF/UT L/R 5-6 Jr. Tucson, Ariz. Kelli Grashel Communications Feb. 16 vs. USF 4 p.m. PITCHERS „„ Returning from an injury that cut her 15 Konwent, Kayla C/IF R/R 5-10 Fr. Salem, Wis. Matt Kaminski Marketing rookie season short, sophomore Stephanie Feb. 16 vs. Binghamton 6:15 p.m. „„ Senior Kirsten Stevens made 38 appear- 20 Lawson, Sydney OF L/R 5-6 Fr. Solon, Iowa Alan Zussman Academics Feb. 18 vs. St. Joseph’s 10 a.m. Lombardo looks to make an impact in ances last season, pitching 183 innings 25 Little, Jordan IF R/R 5-9 Fr. Hudson, Wis. Daniel Rohrer Compliance Feb. 18 vs. James Madison 12:30 p.m. 2017. Lombardo, who holds New Berlin and recording 10 wins with a 3.22 ERA. 18 Lombardo, Stephanie IF L/R 6-2 So. New Berlin, Wis. Feb. 19 vs. Hofstra 8:30 a.m. Eisenhower’s school records for home runs Bridget Woodruff Development Stevens struck out 78 batters for the Badgers and RBI, started in two games last season, 16 Menz, Kaitlyn P R/R 5-9 Fr. Waukee, Iowa N a n c y B e e Management Event last year. at Florida Gulf Coast clinching three hits. 28 Miller, Chloe UT L/R 5-10 Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa Bianca Miceli Video Coordinator „„ Junior Mariah Watts appeared in eight 2 Morrow, Angela P R/R 5-10 So. Elburn, Ill. Feb. 24 vs. FIU 9 a.m. „„ Junior Brooke Wyderski joins the Badgers Sam Wrobel Equipment Feb. 24 vs. Boston College 1:30 p.m. games, collecting a win and finishing the after transfering from Loyola University 21 Novak, Sara UT R/R 5-11 Sr. Shorewood, Ill. Feb. 25 vs. FGCU 1:30 p.m. season with 15 strikeouts. Chicago, where she put together one of the 32 Rudnicki, Heather OF L/R 5-7 Fr. Madison, Wis. Feb. 25 vs. FIU 6:15 p.m. „„ Sophomore Angie Morrow pitched 4.2 best freshman seasons in Loyola history. As 22 Scherle, Gabby OF L/R 5-5 So. Slater, Iowa. Feb. 26 vs. Rutgers 9 a.m. innings in 2016, striking out five batters. 1 Stevens, Kirsten P L/L 5-9 Sr. Crystal Lake, Ill. a sophomore, Wyderski racked up 32 runs 5 Watts, Mariah P R/R 6-0 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. at Houston, Texas „„ Freshman Kaitlyn Menz finished her and 33 RBI, leading the Ramblers with 10 Mar. 3 vs. LA-Monroe 9 a.m. high school career with bang, claiming doubles and nine home runs. 4 Welsh, Kelly UT/OF R/R 5-6 So. Mishawaka, Ind. Mar. 3 vs. Sam Houston 2 p.m. the 2016 Iowa State Championship with 6 Wyderski, Brooke SS R/R 5-10 Jr. Justice, Ill. Mar. 4 vs. Princeton 9 a.m. Waukee High School and winning the OUTFIELD Mar. 4 vs. Houston 4:30 p.m. 2016 National Championship with her club „„ Senior Taylor Berry played in 30 games Mar. 5 vs. Princeton 9 a.m. squad. last season, primariliy as a pinch hitter. Berry recorded a .355 on-base percentage, NUMERICAL at Colorado State INFIELD logging five runs and eight walks. Berry had No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown Mar. 10 vs. Maine 1 p.m. „„ Kelsey Jenkins, a junior from Tucson, a season-high four putouts from behind the 1 Stevens, Kirsten P L/L 5-9 Sr. Crystal Lake, Ill. Mar. 11 vs. Maine 11 a.m. Arizona, earned her second first-team All- plate against Detroit on March 22. Mar. 11 vs. Colorado State 1:30 p.m. 2 Morrow, Angela P R/R 5-10 So. Elburn, Ill. Big Ten nod last season, leading the team Mar. 12 vs. Maine 10 a.m. „„ Junior Brianna Flugaur played in 39 games 3 Jenkins, Kelsey IF/UT L/R 5-6 Jr. Tucson, Ariz. Mar. 12 vs. Colorado State 12:30 a.m. with a .409 batting average, 61 hits, 49 runs and had six starts in 2016. She recorded 17 4 Welsh, Kelly UT/OF R/R 5-6 So. Mishawaka, Ind. and 49 walks. runs last season, as well as going 6-for-8 on 5 Watts, Mariah P R/R 6-0 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Mar. 22 at Louisville 5 p.m. „„ Junior Samantha Arents played in 52 stolen bases. 6 Wyderski, Brooke SS R/R 5-10 Jr. Justice, Ill. Mar. 24 at Northwestern 4 p.m. games, starting 49. She recorded a team „„ Sophomore Melanie Cross, the Badgers’ 7 Arents, Samantha IF R/R 5-9 Jr. Corona, Calif. Mar. 25 at Northwestern 1 p.m. best 13 doubles, ranking sixth all-time, and 2016 Newcomer of the Year, played in all 8 Flugaur, Brianna OF/UT L/R 5-8 Jr. Stevens Point, Wis. Mar. 26 at Northwestern 12 p.m. held the longest hitting streak on the team 53 games last season and started 51 behind Mar. 31 NEBRASKA 4 p.m. 10 Heim, McKenna IF L/R 5-8 So. Davenport, Iowa with an 11-game surge from March 22 to the plate. Cross ranked second on the team April 1 NEBRASKA 12 p.m. 12 Cross, Melanie C L/R 5-6 So. Vail, Ariz. April 8. with six home runs, including a game- April 2 NEBRASKA 12 p.m. 14 Berry, Taylor C R/R 5-10 Sr. Muscatine, Iowa winning walk-off homer against ranked April 7 IOWA 6 p.m. „„ Twice-named Gatorade Player of the Year, 15 Konwent, Kayla C/IF R/R 5-10 Fr. Salem, Wis. freshman Kayla Konwent finished her Ohio State. April 8 IOWA 1 p.m. 16 Menz, Kaitlyn P R/R 5-9 Fr. Waukee, Iowa career at Wetosha High School with 50 April 9 IOWA 1 p.m. „„ Sophomore Kelly Welsh was one of four 18 Lombardo, Stephanie IF L/R 6-2 So. New Berlin, Wis. home runs and 135 walks. Her 21 home April 14 at Purdue 5 p.m. players to start all 53 games during her 20 Lawson, Sydney OF L/R 5-6 Fr. Solon, Iowa April 15 at Purdue 12 p.m. runs and 49 walks in her junior season rookie campaign, finishing second on the 21 Novak, Sara UT R/R 5-11 Sr. Shorewood, Ill. April 16 at Purdue 11 a.m. stand as Wisconsin state records. team with seven sac bunts and fifth on the 22 Scherle, Gabby OF L/R 5-5 So. Slater, Iowa. April 19 MINNESOTA (DH) 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. „„ Senior Chloe Miller led the 2015-16 team with 20 runs. April 21 MICHIGAN 6 p.m. 25 Little, Jordan IF R/R 5-9 Fr. Hudson, Wis. Badgers in runners batted in (51), slugging „„ Gabby Scherle started 22 games during her April 22 MICHIGAN 1 p.m. 28 Miller, Chloe UT L/R 5-10 Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa percentage (.603), triples (3) and sacrifice first season with the Badgers, tallying 18 April 23 MICHIGAN 1 p.m. flies (4). A three-time NFCA Great Lakes 32 Rudnicki, Heather OF L/R 5-7 Fr. Madison, Wis. April 26 UW GREEN BAY (DH) 3 p.m. runs and 10 stolen bases. Scherle recorded All-Region selection, Miller tallied a sea- April 28 at Illinois 5 p.m. two multi-hit games on the season. son-high five RBI vs. UNLV (2/28) and led April 29 at Illinois 1 p.m. „„ Freshman Sydney Lawson was named to the team with 13 multiple-RBI games. April 30 at Illinois 12 p.m. the all-conference first team three times May 5 at Maryland 5 p.m. „„ Senior Sara Novak returns in 2017 after during her career at Solon High School, as PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BY ELIGIBILITY May 6 at Maryland 12 p.m. starting 48 of her 50 games played last sea- well as being twice selected to the state all- #7 Samantha Arents Samantha AIR-ints Seniors (4): Berry, Miller, Novak, Stevens May 7 at Maryland 12 p.m. son. Novak led the team with 15 HBP, the tournament team. #8 Brianna Flugaur floo- GAR Juniors (5): Arents, Flugaur, Jenkins, Watts, Wyderski May 11-13 at Big Ten Tournament TBD second-most in a single season, while log- „„ A four-year starter for Verona Area High #10 McKenna Heim Rhymes with dime Sophomores (6): Cross, Heim, Lombardo, Morrow, Ann Arbor, Mich. ging the second most RBI (39) on the team, School, freshman Heather Rudnicki was #22 Angela Morrow more OH Scherle, Welsh including five three-RBI games. twice named the team Defensive MVP Freshmen (5): Konwent, Menz, Lawson, Little, Rudnicki FOLLOW THE BADGERS „„ A four-year varsity starter for Hudson while helping Verona win two regional High School, rookie Jordan Little earned championships. Rudnucki won the 2016 WEBSITE: UWBadgers.com threr all-conference first team nods during Wisconsin State Basketball Championship TWITTER: @BadgerSoftball her prep career, as well as playing in the and was the valedictorian of her graduating INSTAGRAM: @BadgerSoftballl Minnesota/Wisconsin all-star game. class. FACEBOOK: /WisconsinSoftball „„ Sophomore McKenna Heim saw action in SNAPCHAT: officialbadgers 17 games last season before an injury, log- ging nine runs and two stolen bases.

2 WISCONSIN SOFTBALL 2016-17 PROSPECTUS HEAD COACH YVETTE HEALY WISCONSIN SOFTBALL 2016-17 PROSPECTUS RADIO/TV ROSTER HEAD COACH YVETTE HEALY SEVENTH SEASON Yvette Healy enters her seventh season at the helm of the program with the highest winning percentage of any UW coach in the program’s 19 year history with a .597 (193-130-1) winning percentage. Healy’s 2016 squad faced nine top-25 teams, securing a 5-3-1 record against its ranked foes. The Badgers batted in 244 runs in 2016, just three RBI shy of the all-time season record, while tallying the third-most runs (265) and walks (196) all-time. Senior Taylor-Paige Stewart single- handedly achieved four saves on the mound, tying the program’s team season record. Wisconsin has had a total of 11 first-team All-Big Ten selections in program history with nine Kirsten Angela Kelsey Kelly Mariah of those coming in the Healy era. Kelsey Jenkins, who earned back-to-back first-team All-Big Ten Stevens Morrow Jenkins Welsh Watts accolades in 2015 anbd 2016, was the first freshman in UW history to collect the honor. 1 2 3 4 5 P • L/L • Sr. P • R/R • Fr. UT • L/R • So. UT/OF • R/R • Fr. P/UT • R/R • So. Healy has helped her players seen just as much success off the field as she has on the field. The Crystal Lake, Ill. Ellburn, Ill. Tucson, Ariz. Mishakawa, Ind. St. Petersburg, Fla. Badgers have received a total of 22 combined Academic All-Big Ten recognitions in the last six seasons. The 2016 senior class recorded 129 wins in four seasons, the third-most wins by any Wisconsin class, while the 2015 senior class went down as the second-winning class in school history with 135 victories. In the last six seasons, Wisconsin has had four 30-plus win seasons after only previ- ously having five 30-plus win campaigns in 15 seasons. In 2015, the Badgers clinched the highest season on-base percentage (.389) in school history and claimed the Wisconsin single-season walks record (176). The season also the season record for stolen bases shattered (118 stolen bases) along with setting the highest single-season batting aver- age (.296). Healy entered the 2015 season having led the team to its second consecutive NCAA Regional Championship. Healy directed the team to the NCAA tournament in back-to-back seasons, which had only been done once before by UW in 2001 and 2002 and only a total of three times in the Brooke Wuderski Samantha Brianna McKenna Melanie history of the program. 6 SS • R/R • Jr. 7 Arents 8 Flugaur 1 Heim 1 Cross At the end of the 2014 season, the Badgers finished in two final national polls for just the Justice, Ill. IF • R/R • So. IF • L/R • So. IF • L/R • Fr. C • L/R • Fr. 0 Davenport, Iowa 2 fourth time in the program’s 19-year history and the second consecutive year. UW came in at No. Corona, Calif. Stevens Point, Wis. Vail, Ariz. 24 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 and received votes in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 for the eighth time in the season. Wisconsin finished the 2014 season at No. 32 in the NCAA Softball Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), after facing nine of the 31 teams who posted a higher RPI ranking. The 2014 season boasted the second-highest win total (36) in school history. The Badgers defeated six ranked opponents and tied with the 1997 team for the most top-25 wins in a season. UW won four NCAA tournament games over the last three seasons, having won one in the pro- gram’s first 19 years of existence. For just the second time in program history, the team achieved a pair of NCAA tournament wins matching their run in 2013. The conclusion of the 2014 season marked the end of incredible careers for Cassandra Darrah, Mary Massei, Michelle Mueller and Stephanie Peace. Under Healy, the senior class went down in the history books as the most winningest class in UW history at 144-75. Taylor Kayla Kaitlyn Stephanie Sydney The 2007 Horizon League Coach of the Year, Healy guided the Loyola (Ill.) Ramblers to a 1 Berry 1 Konwent 1 Menz 1 Lombardo 2 Lawson top-four conference finish in every season she was at the helm. She has coached four NFCA All- C • R/R • Jr. C/IF • R/R • Fr. P • R/R • Fr. IF • L/R • So. OF • L/R • Fr. Mideast Region players over the last four seasons, and the team set the single-season school record 4 Muscatine, Iowa 5 Salem, Wis. 6 Waukee, Iowa 8 New Berlin, Wis. 0 Solon, Iowa. for batting average (.292) in 2010. Healy’s team also set single-season Loyola records for stolen bases (116) and home runs (37) in 2009. As Healy was winning coach of the year honors in the Horizon League in 2007, the team was capturing the conference title with a 14-5 record. Pitcher Amy Solava was also named the league’s pitcher of the year, just the third player in school history to earn the award. Off the field, Healy was instrumental in the team’s community service participation. She was a part of numerous campaigns to give back, including the Strike Out Cancer Fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Healy’s teams have also excelled in the classroom. The 2010 team was the recipient of the 2010 NCAA Academic Performance Program APR Award, while nine players in her time were named Academic All-District by ESPN the Magazine and 25 were chosen as Scholar Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Sara Gabby Jordan Chloe Heather She took over as head coach at Loyola in July of 2004 after spending two seasons as an assis- 2 Novak 2 Scherle 2 Little 2 Miller 3 Rudinicki tant at her alma mater, DePaul. While with the Blue Demons, Healy coached five All-Americans SS/P/UT • R/R • Sr. OF • L/R • So. IF • R/R • Fr. SS/C • L/R • Sr. OF • L/R • Fr. as the team won the Conference USA title in 2003 and 2004 to make the NCAA tournament. 1 Shorewood, Ill. 2 Slater, Iowa 5 Hudson, Wis. 8 Bettendorf, Iowa 2 Madison, Wis. A two time All-American and three-time Academic All-American as a player, Healy ranks second on the DePaul single-season chart with a .424 batting average and is the school’s all-time leader with 102 stolen bases. In her senior campaign in 1999, Healy led the Blue Demons to a school-record 54 victories, an NCAA Regional Championship and the College World Series as the team wrapped up the year ranked third in the nation. She earned All-Mideast Region honors on three occasions as well. Prior to her collegiate coaching career, Healy worked for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox Academy as Director of Marketing. She also served as head softball coach at her alma mater Providence Catholic High School, where she was the salutatorian at her graduation in 1995. Healy graduated cum laude and earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing and communica- tions from DePaul in 1999 and her master’s in secondary education and English from DePaul in 2007. She and her husband Shawn will celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary in August. They Yvette Healy Danielle Zymkowitz Kirsten Verdun currently reside in Madison with their two daughters, Grace (6) and Maeve (2). Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach 7th Season 1st Season 2nd Season