Games 20-21 Mercer March 13 Bailey Park Kennesaw, Ga. Libby Knight Assistant Director of Communications 1000 Chastain Rd Kennesaw, Ga 30144 Office: 770.794.7589 [email protected] Kennesaw State www.KSUOwls.com Twitter: @ksuowlnation 2-Time Atlantic Sun Champions • 2007, 2012 2-Time NCAA Divsion II National champions • 1995, 1996 39 All A-Sun Conference Award Winners

2013 Schedule and results FEBRUARY Games 20-21: kennesaw state (16-3, 0-0) vs mercer (14-12, 3-0) 8 MISSOURI STATE ^ W, 2-8 cOASTAL CAROLINA ^ W, 1-0 (8) Wednesday, March 13 • 4 p.m., 6 p.m. • Bailey Park • Kennesaw, Ga. 9 eaSTERN MICHigan ^ W, 7-0 Live Stats: KSUOwls.com | Live Video: KSUOwls.com Butler ^ W, 6-2 10 eastern michigan ^ W, 6-5 Series History: KSU leads 18-7 16 vs. SIU Edwardsville ! W, 1-0 (8) Last Meeting: at Kennesaw State, W 7-3; April 28, 2012 vs. IUPUI ! W, 1-0 17 vs. UT-Martin ! L, 5-4 Last Outing vs. Tennessee Tech ! W, 3-0 KSU: Owls posted a pair of wins over Furman on March 6 20 Samford W, 3-2 23 Bowling Green # W, 5-0 Mercer: Bears swept ETSU in opening Atlantic Sun series on March 9-10 24 virginia tech # l, 4-3 (8) MARCH a look at kennesaw State 1 vs. Alabama State @ W, 4-2 vs. Florida International @ W, 5-2 • Kennesaw State last swept a pair of one-run games at Furman on Wednesday, March 2 vs. South Carolina @ L, 12-3 (5) 6 as the Owls won the first game 4-3 before junior Bianca Durant (Douglasville, Ga./ at Southern @ W, 6-2 Chapel Hill HS) smacked her first home run of the season in the seventh inning for a 3 vs. Alabama State @ W, 5-0 1-0 victory in game two. 6 at Furman (DH) W, 4-3, W, 1-0 • Senior Sharon Swanson (Canton, Ga./Cherokee HS) posted a .667 batting average 13 Mercer * (DH) 4 p.m. Kennesaw, Ga. against the Paladins after collecting four hits in six at-bats, including a 3-for-4 16 at Lipscomb * (DH) 3 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. 17 at Lipscomb * 3 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. performance and a two-run home run in game one. It was her team-leading fourth 20 at Mercer * 6 p.m. Macon, Ga. long ball of the season. 23 nKU *(DH) 1 p.m. Kennesaw, Ga. • For the season, Swanson leads the Owls in batting average (.393), hits (24), doubles 24 nKU * 1 p.m. Kennesaw, Ga. (five) and RBI (14), and has started all 19 games at designated player for Kennesaw 26 at Georgia State 5 p.m. , Ga. State. 27 6 p.m. Kennesaw, Ga. • Junior Amanda Henderson (Covington, Ga./Eastside HS) and senior Abbey Mixon 29 uSC Upstate * (DH) 1 p.m. Kennesaw, Ga. (Canton, Ga./Cherokee HS) continue to lead the Owls in the circle. Henderson, 30 uSC Upstate * 1 p.m. Kennesaw, Ga. unbeaten at 9-0 for KSU, owns a 1.14 ERA in 67.2 innings and has registered APRIL 2 georgia State 5 p.m. Kennesaw, ga. seven complete games, two saves and a league-leading 87 strikeouts this season. 6 at North Florida * (DH) 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Henderson ranks in the top 35 in the NCAA in several categories, including saves 7 at North Florida * 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. (15th), ERA (21st), hits allowed per seven innings (31st), strikeouts per seven innings 9 FGCU * (DH) 3 p.m. Kennesaw, ga. (33rd) and victories (33rd). 10 FGCU * 3 p.m. Kennesaw, ga. • Mixon is 6-2 on the season with an ERA of 1.77 in 47.1 innings. The senior has four 13 at Stetson * (DH) 1 p.m. Deland, Fla. complete games and 54 strikeouts in 2013. She also ranks 63rd in the NCAA in 14 at Stetson * 1 p.m. Deland, Fla. strikeouts per seven innings and 73rd in ERA. 17 at Alabama State 5 p.m. Montgomery, Ala. • Kennesaw State is 7-1 at the friendly confines of Bailey Park in 2013. 20 Jacksonville * (DH) 1 p.m. Kennesaw, Ga. 21 Jacksonville * 1 p.m. Kennesaw, Ga. • The Owls are 5-2 vs. Mercer in the last three seasons with Mixon collecting three of 24 at Georgia Tech 6 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. those wins for KSU. Kennesaw State swept all three matchups against the Bears last 25 uaB (DH) 2 p.m. Kennesaw, ga. season. 27 at East Tennessee State * (DH) 1 p.m. Johnson City, Tenn. • Kennesaw State next travels to Nashville, Tenn., to face Lipscomb in the Owls’ first 28 at East Tennessee State * 1 p.m. Johnson City, Tenn. conference road series on Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17. KSU and LU first play a may doubleheader on Saturday, followed by a single game on Sunday. First pitch is set for 8-11 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Nashville, Tenn. 3 p.m. (ET) for both days. * Denotes A-Sun Conference match // ^ Denotes GT-KSU Invitational ! Denotes KSU Classic // # Denotes Phyllis Rafter Memorial 2013 kennesaw State Softball roster @ Denotes Eagle Classic // Home games in BOLD // All times ET # Name pos. B/T HT. Yr. Hometown/Last School 0 Morgan Sikes P L/L 5-5 FR Douglasville, Ga./Chapel Hill HS 1 Sarah Sikes OF L/L 5-5 JR Douglasville, Ga./Georgia 2 Natalie Rhodes OF L/R 5-0 SO Canton, Ga./Cherokee HS 3 Rachel Dennis OF R/R 5-4 FR Marietta, Ga./Pope HS For all of the latest 4 Sharon Swanson IF/DP R/R 5-8 SR Woodstock, Ga./Cherokee HS news on the Kennesaw 5 Amanda Henderson P R/R 5-5 JR Covington, Ga./Eastside Hs 6 Jamie Saunders IF R/R 5-6 SR Fayetteville, Ga./Georgia Perimeter College State Softball Team, 7 Hannah Weldy P R/R 5-4 FR Cumming, Ga./Milton Hs scan the QR code on 9 Stephanie Phillips IF R/R 5-4 JR Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry HS your smartphone to go 10 Kara Chambers IF R/R 5-4 FR Kennesaw, Ga./Allatoona HS directly to the softball 11 Courtney Sutter C L/L 5-6 FR Marietta, Ga./Harrison HS page on 12 Kendal Robinson OF L/R 5-3 FR Gray, Ga./Jones County HS 14 Jensen Hackett OF R/R 5-5 SR Tunnel Hill, Ga./Ringgold HS 15 Monica Vickery P R/R 5-7 SO Rossville, Ga./Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe HS www.KSUOwls.com 18 Alexis Collis IF/OF R/R 5-10 FR Blue Ridge, Ga./Fanin County HS 19 Angie Dascoli C R/R 5-4 JR West Melbourne, Fla./State College of Florida 20 Caitlin Fowler IF L/L 5-8 SO Flowery Branch, Ga./Flowery Branch HS 21 Missy Perkowski IF R/R 5-7 FR Woodstock, Ga./Sequoyah HS 23 Megan Veringa IF L/L 6-0 FR Roswell, Ga./Centennial HS 24 Carly Van Auken IF L/R 5-5 JR Largo, Fla./State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota 34 Bianca Durant OF L/R 5-4 JR Douglasville, Ga./Chapel Hill HS 44 Kaylee Williams IF R/R 5-3 SO Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain HS Kennesaw State @KSUOwlNation KSUOwlVision 99 Abbey Mixon P R/R 5-7 SR Canton, Ga./Cherokee HS Games 20-21 Mercer March 13 Bailey Park Kennesaw, Ga.

ksu S OFTBALL quick facts 2013 a GLANCE AT WEDNESDAY’S OPPONENT university facts Mercer Bears Institution Name...... Kennesaw State University Head Coach: James DeFeo (Rutgers, 1996) second season Location...... Kennesaw, Ga. 2013 Record: 14-12 Enrollment...... 24,100 2013 Conference Record: 3-0 Founded...... 1963 2012 Record: 32-24 Nickname...... Owls 2012 Conference Record/Finish: 10-10/9th in Atlantic Sun Colors...... Black and Gold Top Hitter: McKenzie Woody | .426 BA, 40 hits, 22 runs, 11-16 SB-ATT Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Top Pitcher: Julia Rice | 3.05 ERA, 7-4, 85.0 IP, 31 SO Conference...... Atlantic Sun Conference President...... Dr. Dan Papp NOTES ON THE BEARS Athletic Director...... Vaughn Williams Senior Woman Administrator...... Karen Pfeiffer • Mercer opened Atlantic Sun Conference play last weekend, earning a three- Institution Website...... kennesaw.edu game sweep of East Tennessee State on Saturday and Sunday, March 9-10. Athletic Website...... ksuowls.com The 3-0 mark is the team’s best start in conference since 2009. • Mercer owns a 14-12 record in 2013, but has only played one true road game, facility information a 10-9 win at Georgia Tech on Feb. 20. Facility...... Bobbie Bailey Athletic Complex • McKenzie Woody, a Preseason A-Sun All-Conference team honoree, leads the Capacity...... 600 Bears with a .426 batting average. She has notched 40 hits and has plated Year Opened...... 2004 22 runs, while owning an 11-of-16 mark in stolen bases. Krista Kennedy has SOFTBALL Coaching Staff added a team-leading 26 RBI and is 3-for-3 in stolen bases. Head Coach...... Scott Whitlock • As a team, Mercer has stolen 28 bases in 36 attempts. Alma Mater...... Piedmont, 1984 • Julia Rice and Kerri Nidiffer have carried much of the load for the Bears in Kennesaw State Record / Years...... 1,131-298 (.791) the circle, as the pair have combined to throw for 155.2 innings out of a total / 27 Years of 178.0 innings. Rice has tallied a team-leading 3.05 ERA and is 7-4 on the NCAA Division I Record...... 243-164 (.597) / 8 Years season, while Nidiffer has a ERA of 3.07 and is 7-7 in 2013. Rice and Nidiffer Fastpitch Record...... 978-283 (.776) / 23 Years have both thrown five complete games, with Rice totaling 31 strikeouts and Slow-Pitch Record...... 158-15 (.913) / 5 Years Nidiffer notching 32. Career Record (Includes Slow Pitch)...... 1,131-298 • The Bears lead the league in runs scored this season with 144 runs, and also (.791) / 27 Years leads the A-Sun in hits with 213 total. Office Phone...... (770) 423-6387 Whitlock E-Mail...... [email protected] • Head coach James DeFeo is in his second season as the head of the Mercer Co-Head Coach...... Wes Holly Jr. softball program after being named head coach on September, 7, 2011. Alma Mater...... Milligan College, 2004 DeFeo previously spent seven successful seasons as the associate head Office Phone...... (678) 797-2103 coach at LSU. Holly, Jr. E-Mail...... [email protected] Assistant Coach...... Leigh Prickett USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Poll ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 Alma Mater...... Marshall, 2006 March 12, 2013 March 12, 2013 Office Phone...... (678) 797-2102 Prickett E-Mail...... [email protected] Rank/Team Record Points Previous Rank/Team Record Points Previous Athletic Trainer...... Amy Prall 1. Oklahoma (31) 22-1 775 2 1. Oklahoma (18) 22-1 498 1 2012 SOFTBALL facts 2. Arizona State 25-1 733 3 2. Arizona State (2) 25-1 478 3 2012 Overall Record...... 33-24 3. Florida 25-2 706 4 3. Florida 25-2 444 4 2012 A-Sun Record / Finish...... 14-4 / T-1st 4. Alabama 23-3 658 1 4. California 20-2 421 6 A-Sun Tournament...... Runner-up 5. California 20-2 638 6 5. Texas A&M 23-2 420 5 2012 NCAA Women’s Softball Final RPI ...... No. 75 6. Tennessee 21-4 625 8 6. Alabama 23-3 399 2 Postseason...... N/A 7. Texas A&M 23-2 593 7 7. Tennessee 21-4 383 10 Letterwinners Returning / Lost...... 12/6 8. Missouri 10-2 562 5 8. Missouri 10-2 368 7 Position Starters Returning / Lost...... 6/3 9. Texas 23-3 532 10 9. Oregon 21-4 333 8 Pitchers Returning / Lost...... 3/1 10. Oregon 21-4 493 9 10. Texas 23-3 332 11 Newcomers...... 11 11. Louisville 20-3 456 13 11. Louisville 20-3 289 13 12. UCLA 22-4 415 11 12. UCLA 22-4 285 9 SOFTBALL history 13. LSU 19-5 403 12 13. LSU 19-5 253 12 First Year of Competition...... 1985 14. Arizona 18-5 338 16 14. Michigan 17-6 215 14 First Year of Fastpitch...... 1991 15. Michigan 17-6 330 14 15. Baylor 22-3 201 17 First Year of Division I Competition...... 2006 All-Time Record / Years...... 1,206-322 (.789) / 29 Years 16. Stanford 22-5 312 18 16. Washington 19-5 195 16 All-Time NCAA D-I Record / Years...... 243-164 17. Kentucky 18-4 284 17 17. Kentucky 18-4 194 15 (.597) / 8 Years 18. Washington 19-5 265 19 18. Stanford 22-5 167 19 All-Time NCAA D-II Record / Years...... 559-90 19. Baylor 22-3 240 20 19. Arizona 18-5 133 20 (.861) / 11 Years 20. Hawai’i 16-5 165 21 20. Tulsa 19-5 114 20 All-Time NAIA Record / Years...... 176-29 (.859) / 4 Years 21. Tulsa 19-5 156 22 T21. Nebraska 16-5 100 22 All-Time Atlantic Sun Record / Years...... 85-53 22. Louisiana Lafayette 16-9 130 15 T21. Virginia Tech 15-2 100 23 (.616) / 7 Years 23. Oregon State 20-4 113 23 23. Hawaii 16-5 43 24 All-Time Home Record / Years...... 415-88 24. North Carolina 18-6 49 25 24. North Carolina 18-6 38 25 (.825) / 23 Years 25. Georgia 17-7 42 24 25. Louisiana-Lafayette 16-9 31 18 A-Sun Conf. Regular Season Championships...... 2 (2007, 2012) Others receiving votes: Nebraska (21), Virginia Tech Others receiving votes: Oregon State (22), Iowa (14), A-Sun Conf. Tournament Championships...... N/A (21), South Alabama (14), Florida State (3), Iowa (3). Georgia (12), Wisconsin (8), Mississippi State (4), SC College World Series Appearances (Division II)...... 9 Upstate (4), Florida State (1), South Alabama (1) (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, Dropped out: None 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) Dropped out: None National Championships (Division II)...... 2 (1995, 1996) Games 20-21 Mercer March 13 Bailey Park Kennesaw, Ga.

Scott Whitlock Head Coach, 1987-Present

In 2013, Scott Whitlock enters his 27th and final season at the helm of the Owls softball program as one of the all-time winningest and most respected coaches in NCAA softball. During his illustrious career, he has garnered two national titles, 13 regional crowns and more personal accolades than can be mentioned. He is the driving force that has made Kennesaw State softball one of the most admired and respected programs in the country.

After successful runs at the NAIA and NCAA Division II levels, Whitlock has carried his success into Division I. The Bostwick, Ga. native has compiled a 243-164 overall record within D-I since guiding the Owls to the top level of collegiate softball beginning in the 2006 season. In 2010, Whitlock led the Black and Gold to its first-ever conference tournament and No. 3-seed in the six-team field. A 28-27 record in 2011 sent the Owls to the A-Sun Tournament for a second consecutive season and marked the fifth time in six seasons he has led the Owls to a winning record after making the transition to Division I. Last season, Whitlock led his club to a share of the A-Sun Regular Season Title with a 33-24 overall record and a 14-4 mark in conference action. The 2012 Owls advanced to the A-Sun tournament championship game, before falling to Florida Gulf Coast.

In his club’s first season as a D-I competitor, Whitlock led his squad to a 38-17 record followed by a 44-20 mark in 2007 which produced an Atlantic Sun Conference regular season title. He continued to keep his club performing at a high level in 2008, leading the Owls to a 36-17 mark. In seven seasons as a member of the A-Sun, Whitlock’s teams have posted an impressive 85-53 record.

Legendary is a word that is often overused, but it is appropriate when describing Whitlock’s career. A total of 51 All-Americans can attest to that. He can inspire his teams to always bring their best games to the diamond and his drive to take his players to a higher level while playing against the best competition in the nation. The two national championships are proof.

Whitlock guided the Owls to back-to-back Division II National Championships in 1995 and 1996. He has a career winning percentage of .784 and boasts a gaudy 929-256 record over his 20 seasons of coaching at the fastpitch level, putting him near the top in most NCAA softball coaching categories.

Under Whitlock, Kennesaw State has posted four winning streaks of more than 30 games. Only the University of Arizona has more 30-plus game winning streaks in their history with five.

While at the helm of the Owls, Whitlock produced 18 consecutive 35-win seasons from 1991 to 2008; he has had fifteen 40-win campaigns and has had four seasons in which he has won 50 or more games. Additionally, Whitlock led the Owls to nine consecutive seasons (1992-2000) in which his teams never lost more than a single-digit number of games. Every year from 1991 through 2002, Whitlock had the Owls ranked in the top 10 nationally at the season’s end.

Perhaps one of the finest two-year runs in softball history came during the 1999-2000 seasons, when the Owls combined for 108 wins. Whitlock’s 108-15 record (.878) marked two of the eight times in which he finished the year ranked in the top four.

Whitlock’s ability to coach is surpassed only by his ability to recruit. The Owls have been laden with talent during the past 16 years. Over the manicured turf of Owl Field stepped 51 All- Americans. There have been 24 First Team All-American selections, 19 Second Team selections and eight Third Team honorees. During his storied tenure with the Owls, Whitlock has also produced a pair of NCAA Division II National Player-of-the-Year Award winners in Audra Thomas (2000) and Kelly Rafter (1995).

The accolades have continued to pour in at the Division I level, as he has already coached an Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year (Keri McKee-2007), Pitcher of the Year (Brittany Matthews-2007) and Freshman of the Year (Ashlee Burkett-2010). Whitlock himself has earned A-Sun Coach of the Year honors twice since joining the conference, in 2006 and 2007.

Two-time Olympian, Colleen Thorburn (Canada), honed her skills under Whitlock in the early days of the program, while Whitlock’s international experience helped to develop third baseman Sarah Lockett, as she was selected to participate on Great Britain’s National Team in 2003.

For his lifetime of hard work, dedication and success, Whitlock was granted the highest honor of his profession when he was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Hall of Fame in Orlando, Florida. He was also part of the class of 2010 inductees into the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame.

There is no doubt that Whitlock is one of the finest coaches and recruiters in fastpitch softball. However, there is more to the Owls head coach than his on the field success. In 2001, Whitlock joined other successful head coaches such as Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden and University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt as a contributor to Dr. Stephen Brennan’s book “Six Psychological Factors for Success.” In addition, Whitlock has written numerous articles for the NFCA’s Fastpitch Delivery Magazine.

In December of 2003, Whitlock received another honor when he became a member of the Cherry Hill, New Jersey based “Be the Best You Are” Softball Clinic Speakers’ Hall of Fame.

In the off-season, Whitlock spends much of his time working with young softball players around the country. He is the owner of Championship Softball Camps, a regional venture that draws over 500 young softball players annually. Whitlock is also a contributor to Arizona head coach Mike Candrea’s summer camp.

Whitlock has also spent time on the coaching staff of the National Softball Team. In 2006, he traveled with the squad and was a member of the USA staff that guided the U.S. to gold medal wins at the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City and the ISF Women’s World Championship in Beijing, China. The 2007 summer saw Whitlock serve again as a member of the national team staff, as they captured the Canada Cup and World Cup titles.

Whitlock was also a key figure in the Owls move into their new state-of-the-art facility, the Bobbie Bailey Complex. The complex, which opened in February 2004, is considered by many as one of the crown jewels of fastpitch facilities. During the planning process, Whitlock aided in fund-raising activities and was instrumental in the facility’s design and amenities.

During the off-season, Whitlock’s quick humor and affable personality makes him one of the most sought- after speakers in the country. His name is a fixture on the programs of some of the country’s top softball and baseball clinics. His expertise in the field is sought out by his peers, aspiring coaches and coaching professionals not only from the United States, but also from around the world. Games 20-21 GAME Mercer29 MarchSTETSON 13 Bailey Park Kennesaw, Ga. For 35 years, the Atlantic Sun Conference has supported its member institutions in providing intercollegiate athletics programs committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun accomplishes this mission by maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement, creating a balance between student and athlete. GAME 15 MERCER Adding an emphasis on sportsmanship in the competitive arena and fostering leadership opportunities through community service, the A-Sun, its member institutions and its student-athletes aim for an overall educational experience that is successful in Building Winners for Life.

season being ranked in the top-12 and boasted six top-100 teams BUILDING including conference champion Florida Gulf Coast (74). The student-athletes of the A-Sun consistently achieve academic • Men’s Golf continues to grow into one of the conference’s accolades on a national level ... strongest national sports. North Florida earned a No. 2 seed at its regional while Kennesaw State earned an at-large berth to • As a whole, the Atlantic Sun set a new record with more than 65 the championship. Representatives of six schools participated percent of all student-athletes earning All-Academic status after in NCAA Regional play in 2012, doubling last year’s numbers. achieving at least a 3.0 GPA last year. Additionally, North Florida’s appearance in the NCAA • A pair of A-Sun basketball student-athletes swept the Division Championship ups the A-Sun’s total to at least one team in the I-AAA Men’s and Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year final round in eight of the last nine years. awards, while the A-Sun also claimed the men’s post-graduate • The A-Sun added sand and became the first conference scholarship from the association. in NCAA history to host a conference championship in the • For the second consecutive year, the A-Sun was the top academic emerging sport. Additionally, pairs from North Florida and conference in NCAA Division I women’s soccer, as all of its Stetson advanced to compete in the AVCA Collegiate Sand teams earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for posting a Volleyball National Championship. team GPA of 3.0 or better. • The Atlantic Sun Conference set a new high with seven teams FOR LIFE! receiving the American Volleyball Coaches Association ...and at the same time preparing themselves to become valuable (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2011-12 season by their members of their community. maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale. The • The NCAA annual Federal Graduation Rate and Graduation A-Sun’s total ranks it in a tie for second among the 31 NCAA Success Rate (GSR) report shows that 12 A-Sun postseason Division I conferences. participants equaled or bettered the national average. • Resulting from initiatives throughout 2011-12, the A-Sun WINNERS SAAC raised more than $22,200 to benefit a variety of ... while performing at a high level in the competitive organizations. Additionally, in eight years of arena ... fundraising the SAAC has accumulated more than $125,000 • The A-Sun placed three men’s basketball for local programs. teams in postseason play for • Six Atlantic Sun Conference the second consecutive season, member institutions were named to Headquartered with Mercer claiming the 2012 the 2012 President’s Higher Education in Macon, Ga., CIT Championship and giving Community Service Honor Roll, two the A-Sun the A-Sun its first postseason with distinction. That number places the footprint reaches championship in league history. A-Sun among the top half of Division I into seven of • The Jacksonville women’s conferences, as only 12 of 31 conferences the top media track and field team won a had six or more schools recognized. markets in the conference record seventh • The A-Sun has successfully placed 17 Southeast. The consecutive indoor and outdoor individuals on NCAA committees. The A-Sun includes a blend of the track and field titles in 2012. conference is the only one in the nation most prestigious and dynamic private • In its first year of eligibility to post Faculty Athletics Representatives and public institutions in the region: East for all sports, FGCU won a on both the Leadership and Legislative Tennessee State University, Florida combined eight regular season Councils. Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville and tournament titles, the most • Since opening in 1997, Florida Gulf Coast University, Kennesaw State University, in the conference. University has amassed more than 1 million , , • Softball continues its pursuit to service-learning hours and earned national University of North Florida, Northern Kentucky University, become a multi-bid sport as the recognition for its program. league posted the 11th best RPI University of South Carolina Upstate and in the NCAA, its fifth straight .

KSUOWLS.com Games 20-21 Mercer March 13 Bailey Park Kennesaw, Ga. 2013 RESULTS Kennesaw State Softball Game Results for Kennesaw State (as of Mar 06, 2013) Overall: 16-3 Conf: 0-0(All Home: games) 7-1 Away: 3-0 Neut: 6-2

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall A-Sun Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 08, 2013 MISSOURI STATE W 12-8 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 Mixon (W 1-0) 3 7 5 2:08 Feb 08, 2013 COASTAL CAROLINA W 1-0 (8) 2-0-0 0-0-0 Henderson (W 1-0) 2 2 3 2:12 Feb 09, 2013 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 7-0 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 Mixon (W 2-0) 1 8 7 1:50 Feb 09, 2013 BUTLER W 6-2 7 4-0-0 0-0-0 Henderson (W 2-0) 2 2 1 1:55 Feb 10, 2013 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 6-5 7 5-0-0 0-0-0 Henderson (W 3-0) 1 4 5 2:35 Feb 16, 2013 vs SIU Edwardsville W 1-0 (8) 6-0-0 0-0-0 Henderson (W 4-0) 1 0 3 2:04 Feb 16, 2013 vs IUPUI W 1-0 7 7-0-0 0-0-0 Henderson (W 5-0) 1 1 3 1:35 Feb 17, 2013 vs UT Martin L 4-5 7 7-1-0 0-0-0 Sikes, M (L 0-1) 1 2 6 2:00 Feb 17, 2013 vs Tennessee Tech W 3-0 7 8-1-0 0-0-0 Henderson (W 6-0) 1 3 2 1:55 Feb 20, 2013 SAMFORD W 3-2 7 9-1-0 0-0-0 Mixon (W 3-0) 2 0 8 1:45 Feb 23, 2013 BOWLING GREEN W 5-0 7 10-1-0 0-0-0 Mixon (W 4-0) 2 7 4 1:50 Feb 24, 2013 VIRGINIA TECH L 3-4 (8) 10-2-0 0-0-0 Mixon (L 4-1) 4 6 2 2:10 Mar 01, 2013 vs Alabama State W 4-2 7 11-2-0 0-0-0 Mixon (W 5-1) 7 6 1:31 Mar 01, 2013 vs Fla. International W 5-2 7 12-2-0 0-0-0 Henderson (W 7-0) 8 3 1:38 Mar 02, 2013 vs South Carolina L 3-12 5 12-3-0 0-0-0 Mixon (L 5-2) 1 1 3 1:22 Mar 02, 2013 at Georgia Southern W 6-2 7 13-3-0 0-0-0 Henderson (W 8-0) 7 9 1:38 Mar 03, 2013 vs Alabama State W 5-0 7 14-3-0 0-0-0 Vickery (W 1-0) 8 1 1;29 Mar 06, 2013 at Furman-1 W 4-3 7 15-3-0 0-0-0 Henderson (W 9-0) 4 8 1:55 Mar 06, 2013 at Furman-2 W 1-0 7 16-3-0 0-0-0 Mixon (W 6-2) 4 8 1:33

* = Conference game () extra inning game Games 20-21 Mercer March 13 Bailey Park Kennesaw, Ga.

Kennesaw State Softball 2013Overall overall Statistics for Kennesaw State statistics (as of Mar 06, 2013) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 16-3 Home: 7-1 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 6-2 A-Sun: 0-0

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 11 SUTTER, Courtney . 5 0 0 1-1 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 2.000 0 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 4 SWANSON, Sharon . 3 9 3 19-19 61 10 24 5 0 4 14 41 . 6 7 2 5 1 5 0 . 4 4 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 18 COLLIS, Alexis . 3 6 0 12-8 25 4 9 4 0 1 9 16 . 6 4 0 2 1 3 1 . 4 2 9 0 1 0-0 12 0 1 . 9 2 3 21 PERKOWSKI, Missy . 3 5 9 15-13 39 8 14 1 0 0 1 15 . 3 8 5 3 0 7 0 . 4 0 5 0 0 0-0 15 24 4 . 9 0 7 1 SIKES, Sara . 2 8 6 18-18 63 9 18 4 2 0 5 26 . 4 1 3 5 0 7 0 . 3 3 8 0 2 1-2 15 1 2 . 8 8 9 20 FOWLER, Caitlin . 2 8 6 10-10 28 3 8 2 1 0 8 12 . 4 2 9 3 0 10 0 . 3 5 5 0 0 1-2 57 1 1 . 9 8 3 6 SAUNDERS, Jamie . 2 8 6 6-6 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 . 2 8 6 1 0 2 0 . 3 3 3 0 2 0-0 3 7 2 . 8 3 3 19 DASCOLI, Angie . 2 5 5 19-18 55 7 14 1 0 2 9 21 . 3 8 2 8 1 10 0 . 3 5 9 0 0 1-1 147 13 0 1.000 34 DURANT, Bianca . 2 3 7 15-14 38 4 9 1 0 1 2 13 . 3 4 2 3 0 9 0 . 2 9 3 0 1 0-1 6 0 0 1.000 44 WILLIAMS, Kaylee . 2 3 3 12-12 30 5 7 2 0 1 6 12 . 4 0 0 6 1 7 0 . 3 5 9 2 0 2-2 20 17 0 1.000 23 VERINGA, Megan . 2 1 4 10-9 28 3 6 1 0 0 2 7 . 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 . 2 1 4 0 1 1-1 65 1 0 1.000 14 HACKETT, Jensen . 2 0 0 17-10 30 6 6 1 0 0 3 7 . 2 3 3 2 0 11 0 . 2 5 0 0 3 1-1 6 0 0 1.000 2 RHODES, Natalie . 2 0 0 16-7 25 3 5 0 0 0 1 5 . 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 2-2 9 2 1 . 9 1 7 24 VAN AUKEN, Carly . 1 7 0 19-18 47 9 8 1 0 0 4 9 . 1 9 1 6 1 6 0 . 2 6 8 2 3 0-0 27 22 2 . 9 6 1 10 CHAMBERS, Kara . 0 9 4 13-8 32 4 3 0 0 0 2 3 . 0 9 4 0 0 4 0 . 0 9 4 0 0 0-0 5 12 1 . 9 4 4 9 PHILLIPS, Stephanie . 0 0 0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000 12 ROBINSON, Kendal . 0 0 0 8-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 ------99 MIXON, Abbey . 0 0 0 10-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 9 1 . 9 1 7 3 DENNIS, Rachel . 0 0 0 9-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 SIKES, Morgan . 0 0 0 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000 5 HENDERSON, Amanda . 0 0 0 12-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 11 0 1.000 15 VICKERY, Monica . 0 0 0 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 6 0 1.000 Totals . 2 6 2 19 520 80 136 23 3 10 68 195 . 3 7 5 44 5 88 2 . 3 2 2 5 14 9-12 399 132 15 . 9 7 3 Opponents . 2 1 8 19 487 47 106 14 0 9 39 147 . 3 0 2 44 6 153 1 . 2 8 9 2 13 21-27 377 146 37 . 9 3 4

LOB - Team (134), Opp (109). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (3). IBB - Team (1), Dascoli 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 5 HENDERSON, Amanda 1 . 1 4 9-0 12 8 7 3/1 2 67.2 42 15 11 21 87 3 0 3 . 1 7 9 2 3 0 2 5 99 MIXON, Abbey 1 . 7 7 6-2 10 8 4 3/2 0 47.1 44 18 12 14 54 6 0 3 . 2 4 6 0 2 1 0 7 15 VICKERY, Monica 2 . 0 3 1-0 4 3 0 0/1 0 10.1 12 7 3 8 6 4 0 0 . 2 7 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 SIKES, Morgan 4 . 5 7 0-1 3 0 0 0/0 0 7.2 8 7 5 1 6 1 0 3 . 2 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1 . 5 8 16-3 19 19 11 8/2 2 133.0 106 47 30 44 153 14 0 9 . 2 1 8 2 6 1 2 13 Opponents 3 . 1 8 3-16 19 19 11 0/0 0 125.2 136 80 57 44 88 23 3 10 . 2 6 2 9 5 0 5 14

PB - Team (5), Dascoli 5, Opp (6). SBA/ATT - Dascoli (17-23), Henderson (14-17), Mixon (6-8), Sutter (4-4), Vickery (1-2). Games 20-21 Mercer March 13 Bailey Park Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw State Softball Games Summary for Kennesaw State (as of Mar 12, 2013) 2013 GAM(AllE games) SUMMARY

Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Kennesaw State 11 13 10 15 14 11 4 2 80 Opponents 3 7 14 2 10 4 6 1 47

Record when ... Overall 16-3 After 4 leading 10-1 Conference 0-0 ...... trailing 0-1 Non-Conference 16-3 ...... tied 6-1 Home games 7-1 After 5 leading 12-1 Away games 3-0 ...... trailing 0-1 Neutral site 6-2 ...... tied 4-0 Day games 13-3 After 6 leading 12-0 Night games 3-0 ...... trailing 0-1 vs Left starter 4-0 ...... tied 4-1 vs Right starter 12-3 1-Run games 7-2 Hit 0 home runs 8-2 2-Run games 1-0 ... 1 home run 7-1 5+Run games 3-1 ... 2+ home runs 1-0 Extra innings 2-1 Shutouts 8-0 Opponent 0 home runs 13-0 ...... 1 home run 3-2 Scoring 0-2 runs 4-0 ...... 2+ HRs 0-1 ...... 3-5 runs 7-3 ...... 6-9 runs 4-0 Made 0 errors 9-0 ...... 10+ runs 1-0 .... 1 error 4-1 .... 2+ errors 3-2 Opponent 0-2 runs 13-0 ...... 3-5 runs 2-2 Opp. made 0 errors 3-0 ...... 6-9 runs 1-0 ...... 1 error 3-2 ...... 10+ runs 0-1 ...... 2+ errors 10-1

Scored in 1st inning 5-0 Out-hit opponent 11-1 Opp. scored in 1st 1-1 Out-hit by opponent 4-2 Scores first 15-2 Hits are tied 1-0 Opp. scores first 1-1

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

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

Record when leading after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 5-0 7-1 9-1 10-1 12-1 12-0

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

Record when tied after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-L 11-2 8-1 6-0 6-1 4-0 4-1

Current winning streak: 4 Longest winning streak: 7 Longest losing streak: 1

Home attendance : 2095 ( 8 dates avg = 261 ) Away attendance : 1002 ( 11 dates avg = 91 ) Total attendance: 3097 ( 19 dates avg = 163 )