Minnesota 2015 SOFTBALL GAME NOTES 2015 Schedule Diamond Devil Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.)• Feb. 20-22, 2015 Date Opponent Time/Result Sportco Kick Off Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) New Mexico State Aggies (5-5) 11/13 Fri., Feb. 20 • 10:00 a.m. CT 2/6 Washington W 8-0 (5) Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, Ariz. 2/6 Bakersfield W 9-1 (5) 2/7 UC Davis W 15-6 (6) Live Coverage: z.umn.edu/15sblive10 NR/RV 2/7 Louisville W 4-2 Boise State Broncos (4-6) 2/8 at UNLV W 14-3 (5) Fri., Feb. 20 • 2:30 p.m. CT 2/13 at Stetson W 3-0 2/13 at Stetson W 16-7 (5) Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, Ariz. 2/15 UMass Lowell* W 8-0 (6) Live Coverage: z.umn.edu/15sblive11 2/15 Central Florida*RV/RV L 0-4 Diamond Devil Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.) Boise State Broncos (4-6) 2/20 New Mexico State 10:00 AM Sat., Feb. 21 • 4:45 p.m. CT 2/20 Boise State 2:30 PM Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, Ariz. 2/21 Boise State 4:45 PM Live Coverage: z.umn.edu/15sblive12 2/21 at Arizona State19/21 7:00 PM 2/22 Colorado State 12:00 PM No. 19/21 Arizona State Sun Devils (8-4) Citrus Classic (Orlando, Fla.) Sat., Feb. 21 • 7:00 p.m. CT 2/27 Mississippi State 12:15 PM Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, Ariz. 2/27 James Madison 2:30 PM Live Coverage: z.umn.edu/15sblive13 2/28 Missouri 12:15 PM 2/28 Omaha 2:30 PM Colorado State Rams (4-6) 3/1 Fordham 9:00 AM Sun., Feb. 22 • 12:00 p.m. CT Louisville Slugger Classic (Palo Alto, Calif.) Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, Ariz. 3/6 at Stanford 8:00 PM Live Coverage: z.umn.edu/15sblive14 3/7 Santa Clara 3:30 PM 3/7 at Stanford 6:00 PM LAST TIME OUT Wheaton, Ill. native has for a .520 3/8 at Stanford 12:00 PM The Minnesota softball team moved to batting average with a team-best .840 Fresno State Classic (Fresno, Calif.) 8-1 on the season last weekend after . She enters the 3/13 South Dakota 11:00 AM sweeping a doubleheader at Stetson weekend with a season-opening nine- 3/13 Pacific 1:15 PM with 3-0 and 16-7 wins. The Gophers game hitting streak. She chipped in her 3/14 at Fresno State 8:00 PM closed out the weekend in Clermont, first two home runs of the season last 3/15 Montana 11:00 AM Fla. with an 8-0 win over UMass Lowell weekend, as well. and a 4-0 loss to Central Florida. 3/15 Cal Poly 2:00 PM GETTING ON BASE 3/18 at California 6:00 PM MILESTONE WIN Minnesota’s offense has aided greatly 3/20 at Illinois 5:30 PM The Gophers’ victory over UMass Low- in its 8-1 start. The Gophers have five 3/21 at Illinois 1:00 PM ell was fifth-year head coach Jessica players--Sam Macken, Tyler Walker, 3/22 at Illinois 12:00 PM Allister’s 150th win at Minnesota. Her Hannah Granger, Sara Groenewegen 3/27 at Nebraska 5:30 PM current record with the Maroon and and Kaitlyn Richardson--who have 3/28 at Nebraska 1:00 PM Gold is 150-78, good for a .658 winning reached base in all nine games. The 3/29 at Nebraska 12:00 PM percentage. team has hit for a .399 average and has 4/3 Michigan 6:00 PM accrued a .483 on-base percentage 4/4 Michigan 1:00 PM ANOTHER HOT START 4/5 Michigan 12:00 PM At 8-1, the Gophers have matched their RUN RULE WINS 4/10 Northwestern 6:00 PM best start in program history. Minnesota The Gophers have piled up six run-rule 4/11 Northwestern 1:00 PM was also 8-1 after its first two weekends wins in their first nine games. Last year, 4/12 Northwestern 12:00 PM a year ago. 11 of the Gophers’ 44 wins were by run- rule decision. 4/15 South Dakota 6:00 PM AN IMPRESSIVE FIELD 4/17 at Michigan State 3:00 PM The Gophers will be facing tough com- STRIKING THEM OUT 4/18 at Michigan State 12:00 PM petition this weekend at the Diamond Sara Groenewegen, who led the nation 4/19 at Michigan State 12:00 PM Devil Invitational. The four teams on with 11.6 per seven innings 4/22 North Dakota State 2:00 PM Minnesota’s slate had a combined re- last season, has kept fanning hitters in 4/22 North Dakota State 4:00 PM cord of 139-74-1 (.652 winning percent- 2015. The reigning Big Ten Pitcher of 4/24 Iowa 6:00 PM age) last season. the Year has 51 strikeouts in 29 innings 4/25 Iowa 1:00 PM pitched so far. 4/26 Iowa 12:00 PM GOPHERS IN THE DESERT 4/29 at Wisconsin 4:30 PM In 90 all-time games in the state of DRIVING THEM IN 4/29 at Wisconsin 6:30 PM Arizona, Minnesota is 39-50-1. Before Through nine games, five Gophers 5/1 Purdue 6:00 PM head coach arrived, the have 10 RBI: Danielle Parlich, Tyler 5/2 Purdue 1:00 PM Gophers were 26-44-1, but they have Walker, Hannah Granger, Sara Groene- 5/3 Purdue 12:00 PM gone 13-6 since, including a 3-1 trip to wegen and Kaitlyn Richardson Tempe last season. Big Ten Tournament (Columbus, Ohio): 5/7 to 5/9 IN THE RANKINGS NCAA Regionals: 5/15 to 517 GRANGER DANGER After starting the season with its highest NCAA Super Regionals: 5/22 to 5/24 After quietly leading the Gophers with preseason ranking in program history NCAA Women’s College World Series: 5/28 to 6/3 a .415 conference batting average in at No. 15, Minnesota now sits at No. 2014, senior Hannah Granger is picking 15/14 following a 3-1 visit to the state of *Played in Clermont, Fla.; All times Central up where she left off as a junior. The Florida last weekend. Quick Facts National Rankings University Information ESPN.com/USA Softball Rankings Location...... Minneapolis, Minn. Rank Team Record Previous Founded...... 1851 1 Florida 11-0 1 Enrollment...... 48,308 2 Oregon 6-0 2 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I 3 Oklahoma 9-1 3 Conference...... Big Ten 4 Michigan 8-1 7 Nickname...... Golden Gophers 5 Alabama 11-1 4 Colors...... Maroon and Gold 6 Louisiana-Lafayette 9-0 8 Facility (Capacity)...... Jane Sage Cowles Stadium (1,000) 7 Georgia 10-0 9 President...... Eric W. Kaler (Cal Tech 1978) 8 Florida State 7-3 5 Athletics Director...... Norwood Teague (North Carolina 1988) 9 Kentucky 6-2 6 Staff Information 10 Arizona 9-0 t12 Head Coach...... Jessica Allister (Stanford 2004) 11 Baylor 9-0 11 Email...... [email protected] 12 UCLA 9-2 10 Softball Office Phone...... 612-626-5594 13 Tennessee 9-0 14 Career Record...... 150-78 (.658)/5th season 14 Minnesota 8-1 t12 Record at Minnesota...... 150-78 (.658)/5th season 15 LSU 10-0 16 Career B1G Record...... 49-37 (.570) 16 Washington 8-2 15 Head Coach...... (Michigan 2005) 17 Auburn 12-0 17 Email...... [email protected] 18 Missouri 4-1 18 Pitching Coach...... Piper Ritter (Minnesota 2004) 19 UCF 8-0 NR Email...... [email protected] 20 California 9-0 23 Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Macy Merchant (Central Michigan 2013) 21 Arizona State 8-4 21 Director of Operations...... Michael Kyllo-Kittleson 22 Texas A&M 7-3 22 Email...... [email protected] t23 Notre Dame 5-4 19 Phone...... 612-625-5574 t23 South Alabama 7-2 25 Communications Director...... Jake Ford 25 Tulsa 7-3 24 Email...... [email protected] Others receiving votes: Stanford, Texas, Virgin- Phone...... 413-218-9064 ia Tech, Cal State Fullerton, Kansas, Mississippi Program Information State, San Diego State, South Carolina, Nebras- ka, NC State, Ohio State, James Madison, Cal 2015 Record...... 8-1 (.889) State Northridge, Fresno State, North Dakota 2015 B1G Record...... 0-0 State 2014 Record...... 44-12 (.786) 2014 B1G Record...... 16-6 (.727) USA Today/NFCA Rankings 2014 B1G Finish...... 3rd Regular Season/1st Tournament Rank Team Record Previous Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 16/3 1 Florida 11-0 1 Newcomers...... 6 2 Oregon 6-0 2 Inaugural Season...... 1974 (42nd Season) 3 Alabama 11-1 3 All-time Record...... 1,190-889-4 (.572) 4 Oklahoma 9-1 4 All-time Games Played...... 2,083 5 Michigan 8-1 8 All-time B1G Regular Season Record...... 341-354 (.491) 6 Louisiana-Lafayette 9-0 7 All-time B1G Tournament Record...... 12-13 (.480) 7 Baylor 9-0 9 All-time NCAA Tournament Record...... 10-15 (.400) 8 Georgia 10-0 10 B1G Championships...... 3 9 Florida State 7-3 6 1986, 1988 and 1991 10 Tennessee 9-0 11 B1G Tournament Championships...... 2 11 Kentucky 6-2 5 1999 and 2014 12 UCLA 9-2 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 9 13 Arizona 9-0 14 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2013 and 2014 14 LSU 10-0 16 NCAA Super Regional Appearances...... 1 15 Minnesota 8-1 13 2014 16 Auburn 12-0 17 Online 17 Washington 8-2 15 Website...... GopherSports.com 18 Missouri 4-1 18 Facebook...... /GoldenGopherSoftball t19 Arizona State 8-4 21 Twitter...... @GopherSoftball t19 UCF 8-0 NR Instagram...... /GopherSoftball 21 California 9-0 NR 22 South Alabama 7-2 24 23 Texas A&M 7-3 23 Big Ten Standings 24 Notre Dame 5-4 20 25 Texas 7-3 NR Ocerall Others receiving votes: South Carolina, Kan- Rank Team Record Pct. Record Pct. sas, Virginia Tech, Stanford, Tulsa, Mississippi 1 Minnesota 8-1 .889 0-0 .000 State, Cal State Fullerton, Nebraska, James Mad- Michigan 8-1 .889 0-0 .000 ison, Hofstra, Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky Ohio State 7-1 .875 0-0 .000 Michigan State 7-3 .700 0-0 .000 Gophers in the Polls Maryland 6-4 .600 0-0 .000 Week Rank* Week Rank Penn State 6-4 .600 0-0 .000 Pre 15 | 15 3/31 - Purdue 6-4 .600 0-0 .000 2/10 13 | t12 4/7 - Wisconsin 5-6 .455 0-0 .000 2/17 15 | 14 4/14 - Nebraska 4-6 .400 0-0 .000 2/24 - 4/21 - Rutgers 2-3 .400 0-0 .000 3/3 - 4/28 - Iowa 3-5 .375 0-0 .000 3/10 - 5/5 - Northwestern 3-6 .333 0-0 .000 3/17 - 5/12 - Illinois 3-7 .300 0-0 .000 3/24 - 5/19 - Indiana 2-8 .200 0-0 .000 * NFCA Coaches | USA Softball Rankings 2015 Roster No. Name Position B/T Class Hometown (High School) 18 Nikki Anderson Pitcher L/L JR Brainerd, Minn. (Brainerd HS) 33 Ellie Cowger Utility L/R FR Fenton, Mich. (Fenton HS) 32 Sydney Dwyer Infielder R/R FR Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Valley HS) 13 Madie Eckstrom Infielder L/R SR Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS) 12 Hannah Evavold Pitcher R/R SO Bloomington, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS) 21 Sydney Fabian Utility L/R JR Lake Elmo, Minn. (Hill-Murray HS) 14 Hannah Granger Utility R/R SR Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South HS) 17 Sara Groenewegen Pitcher R/R SO White Rock, B.C. (Elgin Park Secondary) 16 Taylor LeMay Catcher R/R JR Cottage Grove, Minn. (East Ridge HS) 7 Sam Macken Infielder L/R SO Rochester, Minn. (Rochester Lourdes HS) 4 Brandi McGregor Catcher R/R RS SO Sharpsburg, Ga. (East Coweta HS) 24 Hannah Melick Infielder R/R SR Pacific, Wash. (Auburn Riverside HS) 3 Erica Meyer Utility L/R SR Arden Hills, Minn. (Totino-Grace HS) 10 Paige Palkovich Utility R/R JR Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) 28 Danielle Parlich Infielder L/R FR Queen Creek, Ariz. (Basha HS) 26 Kaitlyn Richardson Utility L/R SR Phoenix, Ariz. (Sandra Day O’Connor HS) 15 Erika Rozell Catcher/Utility R/R FR Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North HS) 6 Erika Smyth Infielder R/R SR Kent, Wash. (Kentlake HS) 9 Kylie Stober Pitcher L/R FR Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville South HS) 2 Dani Wagner Infielder R/R FR Hayfield, Minn. (Hayfield HS) 42 Tyler Walker Infielder L/R SR San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS) 8 Kayla Wenner Outfielder L/L JR Nicollet, Minn. (Nicollet HS) Coaches Head Coach Jessica Allister Assistant Coach Jessica Merchant Pitching Coach Piper Ritter Volunteer Assistant Coach Macy Merchant 2015 Statistics Player AVG GP-S AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO OBP SB-ATT FLD% Danielle Parlich .538 9-9 26 9 14 3 2 0 10 21 .808 2 0 1 .571 1-1 .895 Hannah Granger .520 9-9 25 4 13 2 0 2 10 21 .840 4 1 2 .600 0-0 1.000 Kaitlyn Richardson .481 9-9 27 7 13 2 0 1 10 18 .667 5 1 3 .576 2-2 1.000 Erica Meyer .450 8-7 20 8 9 4 0 1 3 16 .800 3 1 2 .542 4-4 1.000 Sara Groenewegen .440 9-9 25 4 11 2 0 2 10 19 .760 4 1 4 .533 0-0 1.000 Tyler Walker .370 9-9 27 11 10 4 0 1 10 17 .630 5 2 1 .500 4-5 .952 Sam Macken .360 9-9 25 9 9 1 0 0 4 10 .400 3 2 5 .467 6-6 .923 Taylor LeMay .211 9-9 19 3 4 2 0 1 3 9 .474 1 0 4 .250 0-0 1.000 Erika Rozell .571 5-0 7 2 4 2 0 1 1 9 1.286 0 0 0 .571 0-0 1.000 Sydney Fabian .462 6-6 13 4 6 2 1 1 5 13 1.000 2 0 3 .533 0-0 .667 Paige Palkovich .400 9-6 5 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 .400 0 0 0 .400 2-2 1.000 Madie Eckstrom .250 7-1 8 1 2 0 0 1 3 5 .625 1 0 1 .333 0-0 .000 Kayla Wenner .143 9-3 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0 4 .143 2-2 .000 Sydney Dwyer .143 5-0 7 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 .571 1 0 1 .250 0-0 1.000 Erika Smyth .000 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 .000 0-0 .667 Hannah Melick .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 .000 0-0 .000 Dani Wagner .000 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0-0 .000 Ellie Cowger .000 5-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 1-1 .000 Kylie Stober .000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 1.000 0-0 .667 Gophers .399 9-9 248 77 99 24 3 12 73 165 .665 32 8 34 .483 24-25 .955 Opponents .206 9-9 199 23 41 6 0 6 22 65 .327 13 1 77 .257 3-5 .966 Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO AB B/Avg Sara Groenewegen 0.72 4 1 5 5 4 2 0 0 29.0 15 6 3 2 51 106 .142 Nikki Anderson 2.93 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 14.1 14 7 6 3 13 57 .246 Kylie Stober 4.85 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 8.2 12 10 6 8 13 36 .333 Gophers 2.02 8 1 9 9 6 3 0 0 52.0 41 23 15 13 77 199 .206 Opponents 9.75 1 8 9 9 3 1 0 0 51.0 99 77 71 32 34 248 .399 2015 Record When... Overall Record 8-1 Scored in First Inning 7-0 Big Ten 0-0 Scores First 7-0 Non-Conference 8-1 Opponent Scores First 1-1

Home 0-0 After Four Leading 8-0 Road 3-0 After Four Trailing 0-1 Neutral 5-1 After Four Tied 0-0

Day Games 6-1 After Five Leading 4-0 Night Games 2-0 After Five Trailing 0-1 After Five Tied 0-0 vs. Left-handed Pitchers 0-0 vs. Right-haned Pitchers 8-1 After Six Leading 2-0 After Six Trailing 0-1 One-run Games 0-0 After Six Tied 0-0 Two-run Games 1-0 Five-plus Run Games 6-0 Did Not Hit a 4-1 Hit One Home Run 0-0 Extra-inning Games 0-0 Hit Multiple Home Runs 4-0 Shutouts 3-1 Opponent Did Not Hit a Home Run 6-0 Scoring 0-2 Runs 0-1 Opponent Hit One Home Run 1-0 Scoring 3-5 Runs 2-0 Opponent Hit Multiple Home Runs 1-1 Scoring 6-9 Runs 3-0 Scoring 10-plus Runs 3-0 Made No Errors 3-0 Made One Error 2-0 Opponent 0-2 Runs 5-0 Made Multiple Errors 3-1 Opponent 3-5 Runs 1-1 Opponent 6-9 Runs 2-0 Opponent Made No Errors 4-1 Opponent 10-plus Runs 0-0 Opponent Made One Error 3-0 Opponent Made Multiple Errors 1-0 Wearing White Jerseys 2-0 Wearing Maroon Jerseys 4-0 Out-hit Opponent 8-0 Wearing Gold Jerseys 2-1 Out-hit by Opponent 0-1 Hits are Tied 0-0 Inning-by-Inning Scoring Summary Inning-by-inning summary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Minnesota 16 6 12 19 17 7 0 77 Opponents 4 2 5 5 6 1 0 23

Record when team scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 3-0

Record when opponent scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ W-L 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Record when leading after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 6-0 7-0 8-0 8-0 4-0 2-0

Record when trailing after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

Record when tied after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Current Streak Lost 1 Longest Winning Streak 8 Longest Losing Streak 1

Average Length of Game 1:57 Longest Game 2:22 (Feb. 7 vs. UC Davis: 15-6 win in six innings) Shortest Game 1:45 (Feb. 6 vs. CSU Bakersfield: 9-1 win in five innings) Multiple Hit/RBI Games and Streaks MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL HITTING STREAKS Longest Current Danielle Parlich 2 2 - - 4 Hannah Granger 9 9 Tyler Walker 3 1 - - 4 Kaitlyn Richardson 8 - Kaitlyn Richardson 3 1 - - 4 Danielle Parlich 5 5 Erica Meyer 2 1 - - 3 Sara Groenewegen 5 1 Hannah Granger 1 - 1 - 2 Erica Meyer 4 - Sara Groenewegen 1 - 1 - 2 Sam Macken 4 - Sam Macken 2 - - - 2 Sydney Fabian 4 - Sydney Fabian - 1 - - 1 Erika Rozell 3 - Erika Rozell 1 - - - 1 Tyler Walker 2 1 TEAM 15 6 2 0 23 Paige Palkovich 2 2 Taylor LeMay 2 - Sydney Dwyer 1 - MULTIPLE RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ TOTAL Madie Eckstrom 1 - Danielle Parlich 2 - - 1 3 Kayla Wenner 1 - Hannah Granger 2 - 1 - 3 Kaitlyn Richardson 1 2 - - 3 REACHED BASE STREAKS Longest Current Tyler Walker 1 - - 1 2 Sam Macken 9 9 Sydney Fabian 2 - - - 2 Tyler Walker 9 9 Sara Groenewegen - 1 - 1 2 Hannah Granger 9 9 Sydney Dwyer 1 - - - 1 Kaitlyn Richardson 9 9 Taylor LeMay 1 - - - 1 Danielle Parlich 9 9 Erica Meyer 1 - - - 1 Sara Groenewegen 7 7 Madie Eckstrom - 1 - - 1 Sydney Fabian 5 - TEAM 11 4 1 3 19 Erica Meyer 4 - Erika Rozell 3 - Taylor LeMay 2 - Paige Palkovich 2 2 Madie Eckstrom 2 - Kayla Wenner 1 - Sydney Dwyer 1 - Kylie Stober 1 1 Category Leaders

Batting Average Runs Batted In Hit by Pitch Saves Fielding Percentage Danielle Parlich .538 Danielle Parlich 10 Tyler Walker 2 None Taylor LeMay 1.000 Hannah Granger .520 Hannah Granger 10 Sam Macken 2 Kaitlyn Richardson 1.000 Kaitlyn Richardson .481 Kaitlyn Richardson 10 Four tied at 1 Sara Groenewegen 1.000 Erica Meyer .450 Sara Groenewegen 10 Sara Groenewegen 29.0 Erica Meyer 1.000 Sara Groenewegen .440 Tyler Walker 10 Stolen Bases Nikki Anderson 14.1 Hannah Granger 1.000 Sam Macken 6 Slugging Percentage Doubles Erica Meyer 4 Batters Struck Out Hannah Granger .840 Tyler Walker 4 Tyler Walker 4 Sara Groenewegen 51 Danielle Parlich .808 Erica Meyer 4 Four tied at 2 Nikki Anderson 13 Erica Meyer .800 Danielle Parlich 3 Kylie Stober 13 Sara Groenewegen .760 Six tied at 2 Plate Appearances Kaitlyn Richardson .667 Tyler Walker 34 Appearances Triples Kaitlyn Richardson 33 Sara Groenewegen 5 On-base Percentage Danielle Parlich 2 Sara Groenewegen 30 Kylie Stober 4 Hannah Granger .600 Sydney Fabian 1 Hannah Granger 30 Nikki Anderson 3 Kaitlyn Richardson .576 Sam Macken 30 Danielle Parlich .571 Home Runs Games Started Erica Meyer .542 Hannah Granger 2 Average Sara Groenewegen 5 Sara Groenewegen .533 Sara Groenewegen 2 Sara Groenewegen 0.72 Kylie Stober 2 Eight tied at 1 Nikki Anderson 2.93 Nikki Anderson 2 Runs scored Tyler Walker 11 Opposing Batting Average Games Finished Danielle Parlich 9 Hannah Granger 21 Sara Groenewegen .142 Kylie Stober 2 Sam Macken 9 Danielle Parlich 21 Nikki Anderson .246 Nikki Anderson 1 Erica Meyer 8 Sara Groenewegen 19 Kaitlyn Richardson 7 Kaitlyn Richardson 18 Winning Percentage Runners Picked Off Tyler Walker 17 Nikki Anderson 1.000 None Hits Sara Groenewegen .800 Danielle Parlich 14 Walks Kaitlyn Richardson 13 Kaitlyn Richardson 5 Wins Hannah Granger 13 Tyler Walker 5 Sara Groenewegen 4 Sara Groenewegen 11 Sara Groenewegen 4 Nikki Anderson 2 Tyler Walker 10 Hannah Granger 4 Kylie Stober 2 Two tied at 3

Starting Lineup Summary DEFENSE OFFENSE Player GS P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF LF DP 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Sam Macken 9 . . . . 9 ...... 9 ...... Taylor LeMay 9 . 9 ...... 3 5 1 . Tyler Walker 9 . . . . . 9 . . . . . 9 ...... Sara Groenewegen 9 5 ...... 4 . . . 9 . . . . . Hannah Granger 9 ...... 5 . 4 . . . . 9 . . . . Danielle Parlich 9 . . . 9 ...... 5 4 . . Kaitlyn Richardson 9 . . 9 ...... 9 ...... Erica Meyer 7 ...... 3 2 2 ...... 6 1 Sydney Fabian 6 ...... 6 ...... 2 4 Paige Palkovich 6 ...... 6 ...... 1 Kayla Wenner 3 ...... 1 2 ...... 3 Kylie Stober 2 2 ...... Nikki Anderson 2 2 ...... Madie Eckstrom 1 ...... 1 . . . . . 1 . . . Records When Starting PITCHER LEADOFF Sara Groenewegen 5 (4-1) Tyler Walker 9 (8-1) Kylie Stober 2 (2-0) Nikki Anderson 2 (2-0) 2ND SPOT Sam Macken 9 (8-1) CATCHER Taylor LeMay 9 (8-1) 3RD SPOT Kaitlyn Richardson 9 (8-1) FIRST BASE Kaitlyn Richardson 9 (8-1) CLEANUP Sara Groenewegen 9 (8-1) SECOND BASE Danielle Parlich 9 (8-1) 5TH SPOT Hannah Granger 9 (8-1) THIRD BASE Sam Macken 9 (8-1) 6TH SPOT Danielle Parlich 5 (4-1) SHORTSTOP Taylor LeMay 3 (3-0) Tyler Walker 9 (8-1) Madie Eckstrom 1 (1-0)

LEFT FIELD 7TH SPOT Sydney Fabian 6 (5-1) Taylor LeMay 5 (4-1) Erica Meyer 3 (3-0) Danielle Parlich 4 (4-0)

CENTER FIELD 8TH SPOT Paige Palkovich 6 (5-1) Erica Meyer 6 (5-1) Erica Meyer 2 (2-0) Sydney Fabian 2 (2-0) Kayla Wenner 1 (1-0) Taylor LeMay 1 (1-0)

RIGHT FIELD 9TH SPOT Hannah Granger 5 (5-0) Sydney Fabian 4 (3-1) Erica Meyer 2 (1-1) Kayla Wenner 3 (3-0) Kayla Wenner 2 (2-0) Paige Palkovich 1 (1-0) Erica Meyer 1 (1-0) DESIGNATED PLAYER Sara Groenewegen 4 (4-0) Hannah Granger 4 (3-1) Madie Eckstrom 1 (1-0) 2015 Trophy Case KAITLYN RICHARDSON USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award Top 50 Watch List

SARA GROENEWEGEN USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award Top 50 Watch List Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 9)

DANIELLE PARLICH Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (Feb. 9) 2015 Game-by-Game Results GAME 1: Feb. 6, 2015 at Eller Media Stadium (Las Vegas, Nev.) GAME 9: Feb. 15, 2015 at Legends Way Ballparks (Clermont, Fla.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Minnesota (1-0) 302 03X X - 8 10 0 Minnesota (8-1) 000 000 0 - 0 4 2 Washington (1-1) 000 00X X - 0 4 1 Central Florida (8-0) 001 300 X - 4 5 0 WP: Sara Groenewegen (1-0) LP: Kasey Stanchek (0-1) WP: Shelby Turnier (5-0) LP: Sara Groenewegen (4-1) Game-winning Run: Tyler Walker (MINN) Game-winning Run: Jessica Ujvari (UCF) Game-winning Hit/RBI: Sara Groenewegen (MINN) Game-winning Hit/RBI: Jessica Ujvari (UCF) Length: 1:46 Length: 1:58

GAME 2: Feb. 6, 2015 at Eller Media Stadium (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E CSU Bakersfield (0-2) 001 00X X - 1 5 0 Minnesota (2-0) 002 7XX X - 9 9 0 WP: Kylie Stober (1-0) LP: Kelsie Monroe (0-2) Game-winning Run: Sam Macken (MINN) Game-winning Hit/RBI: Kaitlyn Richardson (MINN) Length: 1:45

GAME 3: Feb. 7, 2015 at Eller Media Stadium (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Minnesota (3-0) 140 172 X - 15 14 2 UC Davis (0-4) 400 020 X - 6 7 0 WP: Nikki Anderson (1-0) LP: Andrea Reynolds (0-1) Game-winning Run: Erika Rozell (MINN) Game-winning Hit/RBI: Danielle Parlich (MINN) Length: 2:22

GAME 4: Feb. 7, 2015 at Eller Media Stadium (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Louisville (1-2) 000 101 X - 2 4 4 Minnesota (4-0) 100 111 X - 4 8 0 WP: Sara Groenewegen (2-0) LP: Madi Norman (0-2) Game-winning Run: Sydney Fabian (MINN) Game-winning Hit/RBI: Danielle Parlich (MINN) Length: 2:06

GAME 5: Feb. 8, 2015 at Eller Media Stadium (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Minnesota (5-0) 604 04X X - 14 17 2 UNLV (3-2) 000 03X X - 3 3 0 WP: Sara Groenewegen (3-0) LP: Kwyn Cooper (2-1) Game-winning Run: Sara Groenewegen (MINN) Game-winning Hit/RBI: Hannah Granger (MINN) Length: 1:52

GAME 6: Feb. 13, 2015 at Patricia Wilson Field (DeLand, Fla.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Minnesota (6-0) 100 200 0 - 3 10 1 Stetson (3-2) 000 000 0 - 0 2 0 WP: Sara Groenewegen (4-0) LP: Courtney Brandt (1-1) Game-winning Run: Sam Macken (MINN) Game-winning Hit/RBI: Kaitlyn Richardson (MINN) Length: 1:59

GAME 7: Feb. 13, 2015 at Patricia Wilson Field (DeLand, Fla.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Minnesota (7-0) 312 82X X - 16 16 2 Stetson (3-3) 023 11X X - 7 9 1 WP: Kylie Stober (2-0) LP: Chelsea Hostetler (2-2) Game-winning Run: Tyler Walker (MINN) Game-winning Hit/RBI: Kaitlyn Richardson (MINN) Length: 1:51

GAME 8: Feb. 15, 2015 at Legends Way Ballparks (Clermont, Fla.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Minnesota (8-0) 112 004 X - 8 11 1 UMass Lowell (5-4) 000 000 X - 0 2 1 WP: Nikki Anderson (2-0) LP: Erica Armenti (2-2) Game-winning Run: Sam Macken (MINN) Game-winning Hit/RBI: Hannah Granger (MINN) Length: 1:54 Single-Game/Miscellanoeus Team Records HITTING NO-HITTERS At Bats Gretchen Larson vs. Pima 3/10/1983 10 Judy Knight vs. Texas-Arlington 3/26/1980 Judy Oliverius vs. New Mexico State 3/8/1985 Katie Ray vs. Texas-Arlington 3/26/1980 Judy Oliverius vs. Wichita State 3/25/1985 Linda Arford vs. Texas-Arlington 3/26/1980 Judy Oliverius vs. Ohio State 5/3/1986 Sarah Maschka* vs. Northeast Louisiana 3/1/1991 Hits Brenda Bixby vs. South Florida 2/22/1992 5 Rachel Nelson vs. Wisconsin 4/9/1996 Brenda Bixby vs. Louisiana Tech 3/7/1992 Rachel Nelson vs. New Mexico 2/29/1996 Angie Recknor* vs. Akron 3/25/2000 Piper Marten vs. Boston University 2/15/2002 Runs Scored Piper Marten* vs. Pittsburgh 3/9/2002 4 12x last: Alex Davis vs. Weber State 3/21/2010 Piper Marten* vs. Drake 4/17/2002 Piper Marten vs. Green Bay 5/2/2002 Runs Batted In Piper Marten vs. Iowa 4/30/2004 7 Shelly Medernach vs. Carleton 5/8/1976 Katie Dalen vs. Rhode Island 3/18/2005 Jennifer McGuinness vs. Penn State 4/23/1994 Briana Hassett vs. South Dakota State 4/24/2007 Shannon Beeler vs. Ohio State 3/28/1998 vs. Kent State 2/11/2012 Jordanne Nygren vs. Iowa State 4/13/1999 Sara Moulton vs. Florida Atlantic 3/10/2012 Sara Moulton vs. Albany 2/24/2013 Doubles Sara Moulton vs. Middle Tennessee 3/1/2013 3 Megan Higginbotham vs. North Dakota State 5/3/2006 Sara Moulton vs. Hampton 2/22/2014 Malisa Barnes vs. Connecticut 2/26/2010 Sara Groenewegen vs. Penn State 4/26/2014 * Triples 2 9x last: Veronica Roberts vs. Northern Iowa 4/13/2000 STREAKS Longest win streak 12 (four times, last: 3/17-28, Home Runs 2000) Longest win streak to start a season 8 (three times, last: 2015) 2 36x last: Sara Groenewegen vs. Stetson 5/10/2014 Longest losing streak 15 (3/27-9, 2010)

Total Bases SHUTOUTS 12 Anne Thul vs. Concordia-St. Paul 4/24/2002 All-time shutouts 496 11 Amber Hegland vs. Southern Colorado 2/29/1995 Most shutouts 22 (2014) 11 Angel Braden vs. Northern Iowa 2/8/2001 Fewest shutouts 2 (1977) 11 Alex Davis vs. Weber State 3/21/2010 Most shutouts against 19 (1994) Fewest shutouts against 1 (four times, last: 2014)

Walks WINS 4 Jordanne Nygren vs. Wisconsin 5/4/2003 Most wins 49 (1998) 4 Kari Dorle vs. UNC-Greensboro 2/26/2011 Highest win percentage .800 (1976) 4 Malisa Barnes vs. Illinois 5/13/2001 Highest win percentage (NCAA era) .786 (2014) Most home wins 22 (1983) Steals Most road wins 17 (2013) 3 25x last: Stephanie Sward vs. Kentucky 2/20/2005 Most neutral site wins 19 (twice, last: 2014)

HOME GAME RECORDS PITCHING Record at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium 97-85 (.533) Innings Pitched Record at home 410-204 (.668) 25 Dani Ortler vs. Texas-Arlington 3/26/1980 Attendance 1,189 (5/18/14 vs. Auburn)

Strikeouts SINGLE-SEASON TEAM HITTING 17 Piper Marten vs. Iowa State 3/16/2003 Highest batting average .329 (1996) 17* Piper Marten vs. Concordia-St. Paul 4/9/2003 Highest on-base percentage .385 (2014) Highest slugging percentage .501 (2014) 17* Briana Hassett vs. Dartmouth 2/29/2008 Most runs scored 338 (1998) 17 Alissa Koch vs. South Dakota 4/9/2011 Most hits 584 (1996) 16 Piper Marten vs. Indiana 4/4/2003 Most doubles 91 (1996) 16 Briana Hassett vs. Indiana 4/4/2008 Most triples 24 (twice, last: 1996) *Nine innings Most home runs 68 (2014) Most walks 218 (2013) DEFENSE/FIELDING Most stolen bases 104 (1998) Plays SINGLE-SEASON TEAM PITCHING 3 vs. Cal State Fullerton 3/18/1984 Fewest runs allowed 78 (1983) 3 vs. Texas A&M 5/17/1991 Fewest earned runs allowed 49 (1983) Fewest hits allowed 246 (1985) Plays Lowest 0.92 (1983) 1 vs. North Dakota State 5/5/1983 Most strikeouts (pitching) 487 (2014) 1 vs. Northwestern 4/16/1997 Most strikeouts per seven innings 9.27 (2014) Most complete games 48 (1994)

SINGLE-SEASON TEAM FIELDING Highest fielding percentage .975 (2008) Fewest errors 32 (2008) Most double plays turned 43 (1984)

Records set in 2015 listed in bold. Numbers current entering Feb. 20, 2015 Single-Season Records HITTING PITCHING Batting Average (minimum 350 at bats) Games Pitched 1. .540 Shelly Medernach 1976 1. 53 Angie Recknor 2000 2. .438 Amber Hegland 1996 2. 51 Briana Hassett 2009 3. .433 Malisa Barnes 2011 3. 49 Piper Marten 2001 4. .430 Kaitlyn Richardson 2013 4. 48 Steph Klaviter 1998 5. .418 Kaitlyn Richardson 2014 48 Sara Moulton 2013

Games Played Innings Pitched 1. 75 Kari Blank 1991 1. 333.0 Angie Recknor 2000 75 Diane Field 1991 2. 307.0 Briana Hassett 2009 75 Stacey Funderburg 1991 3. 278.2 Sara Moulton 2011 4. 73 Tabbetha Woody 1991 4. 275.2 Sara Moulton 2013 5. 71 Sandy Scott 1991 5. 253.1 Sara Moulton 2012

At Bats Wins 1. 245 Kari Blank 1991 1. 32 Sara Moulton 2013 2. 238 Steph Midthun 1999 2. 28 Sara Moulton 2011 3. 236 Laura Peters 1998 3. 27 Sara Moulton 2014 4. 229 Lezlie Weiss 1991 27 Vicki Swanson 1978 5. 224 Rachel Nelson 1996 5. 25 Sara Moulton 2012 25 Angie Recknor 2000 Runs Scored 25 Steph Klaviter 1996 1. 65 Rachel Nelson 1996 2. 57 Shannon Beeler 1998 Saves 57 Laura Peters 1998 1. 8 Jennifer Johnson 1997 4. 55 Tyler Walker 2014 2. 6 Sarah Maschka 1991 5. 53 Tyler Walker 2013 3. 5 Michelle Harrison 1999 5 Jennifer Johnson 1995 Hits 5 Brenda Bixby 1991 1. 93 Rachel Nelson 1996 2. 87 Laura Peters 1998 Earned Run Average (minimum 75 innings pitched) 3. 85 Shannon Beeler 1998 1. 0.60 Lynn Schlichting 1983 4. 84 Amber Hegland 1996 2. 0.69 Mary Lee Hanson 1978 5. 83 Amber Hegland 1998 3. 0.71 Vicki Swanson 1978 4. 0.80 Piper Marten 2001 Runs Batted In 0.80 Robin Bumpus 1991 1. 74 Shannon Beeler 1998 0.80 Dani Ortler 1981 2. 62 Shannon Beeler 1996 3. 61 Amber Hegland 1996 Complete Games 4. 59 Jordanne Nygren 1999 1. 39 Briana Hassett 2009 5. 58 Shannon Beeler 1999 2. 35 Angie Recknor 2000 3. 32 Sara Moulton 2011 Doubles 4. 30 Sara Moulton 2012 1. 24 Amber Hegland 1996 5. 29 Sara Moulton 2013 2. 21 Kaitlyn Richardson 2014 3. 20 Shannon Beeler 1998 Strikeouts 4. 18 Amber Hegland 1998 1. 414 Briana Hassett 2009 5. 16 Kaitlyn Richardson 2012 2. 330 Sara Moulton 2011 3. 311 Piper Marten 2003 Triples 4. 308 Sara Moulton 2013 1. 9 Danne Leininger 1985 5. 302 Sara Moulton 2012 2. 8 Tyler Walker 2014 3. 7 Rachel Nelson 1996 Shutouts 7 Kari Blank 1991 1. 14 Vicki Swanson 1978 5. 6 Shelly Medernach 1977 14 Briana Hassett 2009 6 Shelly Medernach 1979 14 Sara Moulton 2011 6 Barb Solberg 1981 14 Sara Moulton 2013 6 Gretchen Larson 1981 5. 12 Sara Moulton 2014 ` Home Runs FIELDING 1. 15 Jordanne Nygren 2003 Putouts 2. 14 Shannon Beeler 1998 1. 667 Diane Field 1991 14 Jordanne Nygren 1999 2. 586 Dana Ballard 1998 4. 14 Jordanne Nygren 2000 3. 518 Mariann Dukart 1992 5. 13 Shannon Beeler 1999 4. 510 Diane Field 1990 5. 504 Patricia Johnson 1988 Walks 1. 49 Malisa Barnes 2011 Assists 2. 40 Kaitlyn Richardson 2014 1. 253 Lezlie Weiss 1992 3. 36 Amber Hegland 1998 2. 220 Stacey Funderburg 1991 36 Kari Dorle 2012 220 Lezlie Weiss 1993 5. 34 Kaitlyn Richardson 2013 4. 207 Shannon Beeler 1998 5. 184 Kari Blank 1991 Stolen Bases 1. 31 Steph Midthun 1998 *Records set in 2015 listed in bold 31 Laura Peters 1998 Numbers current entering Feb. 20, 2015 3. 28 Stephanie Sward 2005 4. 26 Mischel Doerr 1990 5. 25 Rachel Nelson 1997 25 Tammi Hays 2002 25 Stephanie Sward 2002 Career Records HITTING PITCHING Batting Average (minimum 350 at bats) Games Pitched 1. .399 Kaitlyn Richardson 2012- 1. 176 Sara Moulton 2011-14 .399 Amber Hegland 1995-98 2. 173 Piper Marten 2001-04 3. .393 Shelly Medernach 1976-79 3. 161 Steph Klaviter 1996-99 4. .386 Rachel Nelson 1994-97 4. 150 Brenda Bixby 1988-92 5 .380 Tyler Walker 2012- 5. 147 Angie Recknor 2000-03

Games Played Innings Pitched 1. 251 Lezlie Weiss 1990-93 1. 1,008.0 Sara Moulton 2011-14 2. 250 Shannon Beeler 1996-99 2. 921.1 Piper Marten 2001-04 3. 249 Mischel Doerr 1990-93 3. 812.0 Brenda Bixby 1988-92 4. 243 Tammi Hays 1999-2002 4. 777.0 Briana Hassett 2006-09 5. 241 Jordanne Nygren 1999-2003 5. 774.1 Steph Klaviter 1996-99

At Bats Complete Games 1. 810 Rachel Nelson 1994-97 1. 107 Sara Moulton 2011-14 2. 803 Mischel Doerr 1990-93 2. 88 Briana Hassett 2006-09 3. 784 Shannon Beeler 1996-99 3. 85 Piper Marten 2001-04 4. 764 Lezlie Weiss 1990-93 4. 84 Brenda Bixby 1988-92 5. 733 Tammi Hays 1999-2002 5. 60 Steph Klaviter 1996-99

Runs Scored Wins 1. 175 Rachel Nelson 1994-97 1. 112 Sara Moulton 2011-14 2. 165 Shannon Beeler 1996-99 2. 88 Piper Marten 2001-04 3. 163 Tyler Walker 2012- 3. 84 Steph Klaviter 1996-99 4. 152 Steph Midthun 1996-99 4. 67 Brenda Bixby 1988-92 5. 151 Tammi Hays 1999-2002 5. 63 Angie Recknor 2000-03

Hits Saves 1. 313 Rachel Nelson 1994-97 1. 18 Jennifer Johnson 1993-97 2. 291 Amber Hegland 1995-98 2. 12 Piper Marten 2001-04 3. 281 Shannon Beeler 1996-99 3. 10 Brenda Bixby 1988-92 4. 259 Lezlie Weiss 1990-93 10 Sarah Maschka 1990-93 5. 254 Tammi Hays 1999-2002 10 Steph Klaviter 1996-99

Runs Batted In Strikeouts 1. 239 Shannon Beeler 1996-99 1. 1,183 Sara Moulton 2011-14 2. 179 Jordanne Nygren 1999-2003 2. 1,122 Piper Marten 2001-04 3. 175 Amber Hegland 1995-98 3. 962 Briana Hassett 2006-09 4 142 Kaitlyn Richardson 2012- 4. 540 Angie Recknor 2000-03 5. 121 Tyler Walker 2012- 5. 528 Jennifer Johnson 1993-97

Doubles Earned Run Average (minimum 100 innings pitched) 1. 60 Amber Hegland 1995-98 1. 0.81 Gretchen Larson 1980-83 2. 55 Shannon Beeler 1996-99 2. 0.91 Vicki Swanson 1977-78 3. 50 Kaitlyn Richardson 2012- 3. 1.06 Mary Lee Hanson 1981-84 4. 45 Jordanne Nygren 1999-2003 4. 1.08 Piper Marten 2001-04 5. 41 Tyler Walker 2012- 5. 1.13 Dani Ortler 1978-81

Triples Shutouts 1. 20 Shelly Medernach 1976-79 1. 47 Sara Moulton 2011-14 2. 16 Veronnica Roberts 2000-03 2. 33 Piper Marten 2001-04 3. 15 Kari Blank 1988-92 3. 31 Briana Hassett 2006-09 4. 13 Rachel Nelson 1994-97 4. 27 Brenda Bixby 1988-92 5. 12 Tyler Walker 2012- 5. 23 Steph Klaviter 1996-99 12 Barb Drake 1984-87 12 Danne Leininger 1982-85 FIELDING Putouts Home Runs 1. 1536 Mariann Dukart 1991-94 1. 51 Jordanne Nygren 1999-2003 2. 1448 Kari Dorle 2010-13 2. 43 Shannon Beeler 1996-99 3. 1436 Hailee Nanchy 2001-04 3. 34 Tyler Walker 2012- 4. 1374 Diane Field 1988-91 4. 31 Kaitlyn Richardson 2012- 5. 1222 Shannon Stemper 2006-09 5. 23 Kari Dorle 2010-13 Assists Walks 1. 755 Lezlie Weiss 1990-93 1. 113 Amber Hegland 1995-98 2. 651 Kiki Romero 1992-95 2. 111 Kaitlyn Richardson 2012- 3. 616 Shannon Beeler 1996-99 3. 109 Malisa Barnes 2008-11 4. 534 Kathy Casull 1986-89 4. 108 Kari Dorle 2010-13 5. 459 Laura Peters 1995-98 5. 98 Jordanne Nygren 1999-2003 *Active players listed in Bold. Stolen Bases Numbers current entering Feb. 20, 2015 1. 86 Tammi Hays 1999-2002 2. 81 Stephanie Sward 2002-05 81 Mischel Doerr 1990-93 4. 75 Steph Midthun 1996-99 5. 69 Megan Higginbotham 2004-07