39Th Season of Collegiate Softball | Two Mac East Titles 56 All-Conference Selections | 12 All-Americans Akron Zips Table of Contents
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ERIN SEILER JUNIOR CHELSEA WILDEY KELLIE ROUDABUSH SENIOR SENIOR 39TH SEASON OF COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL | TWO MAC EAST TITLES 56 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS | 12 ALL-AMERICANS AKRON ZIPS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 - THIS IS AKRON SOFTBALL Table of Contents 1 Quick Facts 2 2015 Schedule 2 Lee R. Jackson Softball Field 3 AKRON SOFTBALL Stile Athletics Field House 3 PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge 4 Athletics Communications/Directions to Campus 5 2015 Season Preview 6-7 8 - COACHING STAFF Head Coach Julie Jones 8-9 Associate Head Coach Julie Pratt 10 Assistant Coach Dr. Megan Brown 11 Volunteer Assistant Coach J.J. Thornberry 12 & RECORDS 2014 REVIEW HISTORY STUDENT-ATHLETES STAFF Assistant to the Head Coach Scott Scalf 12 Graduate Assistant Amanda Toth 12 13 - MEET THE ZIPS Roster and Squad Breakdown 13 Meet the Zips 14-20 21 - 2014 REVIEW 2014 Overall Statistics & Honors 21 2014 MAC Statistics 22 2014 Game-By-Game Results 23 24 - RECORDS & HISTORY All-Time Series Records 24-25 All-Time Series vs. MAC Opponents 26-27 All-Time Letterwinners 28 Postseason Honors 29 Retired Numbers 29 Team Awards 30 Single-Game Records 31 Season Records 32-33 Career Records 34-36 Year-By-Year Results 37-43 Yearly Results 43 MAC Tournament Results 44 Access Akron Softball on the Web via your smartphone. Follow Akron softball on the official web site of UA Athletics, CREDITS GoZips.com. The site offers everything for the Zips fan, media The 2015 University of Akron softball media guide is a product of The member and recruit. 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GoZips.com 2015 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SOFTBALL • 1 AKRON ZIPS QUICK FACTS GENERAL 2015 SCHEDULE Location ____________________________________ Akron, Ohio (44325) Date Opponent Site Time (ET) Population __________________________ 200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) Founded _______________________________1870 (as Buchtel College) Stetson’s Lead-Off Classic (Patricia Wilson Field) Enrollment ______________________________________________ 29,699 Friday, 2/6 _______ vs. Michigan State ________ Deland, Fla. ____ 11 a.m. Nickname _________________________________________________Zips _________________ vs. Morehead State _______ Deland, Fla. __ 1:30 p.m. Colors __________________________________Blue (282) and Gold (871) Saturday, 2/7 _____ vs. Rhode Island__________ Deland, Fla. ______Noon Conference _______________Mid-American Conference (East Division) _________________ at Stetson _______________ Deland, Fla. _____ 6 p.m. President _______________________________ Dr. Scott L. Scarborough Sunday, 2/8 ______ vs. Michigan State ________ Deland, Fla. ____ 10 a.m. Director of Athletics ________________________________ Tom Wistrcill Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator __ Mary Lu Gribschaw Jacksonville University Tournament (Debbie & Fred Pruitt SB Complex) Faculty Athletics Representative _______________Dr. Deborah Owens Friday, 2/13 ______ vs. Syracuse _____________ Jacksonville, Fla. _ 1 p.m. Athletic Department Phone _______________________ (330) 972-7080 _________________ vs. Bethune-Cookman ____ Jacksonville, Fla. _ 3 p.m. Ticket Office Phone _____________________________1-888-99-AKRON Saturday, 2/14 ____ vs. Bethune-Cookman ____ Jacksonville, Fla. _ 4 p.m. Home Facility (Capacity) _________________ Lee R. Jackson Field (300) _________________ at Jacksonville ___________ Jacksonville, Fla. __ 6 p.m. Sunday, 2/15 _____ vs. Syracuse _____________ Jacksonville, Fla. 10 a.m. AKRON SOFTBALL ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Assistant AD for Communications __ Cathy Bongiovi (softball contact) Lipscomb’s Purple/Gold Challenge (Draper Diamond at Smith Stadium) Office Phone: (330) 972-6108 _______ Cell Phone: (267) 326-5400 Saturday, 2/28 ____ vs. Drake ________________ Nashville, Tenn. _ 10 a.m. Email: [email protected] Sunday, 3/1 ______ vs. Dayton _______________ Nashville, Tenn. _ 11 a.m. _________________ at Lipscomb _____________ Nashville, Tenn. 1:15 p.m. Associate Director for Communications _______________Dallas Moyer (330) 972-6292 // [email protected] // @ZipsDallas Rebel Spring Games (Diamond Plex) Friday, 3/6 ________ vs. Sacred Heart____________Winter Haven, Fla. _10 a.m. Assistant Director for Communications _______________ Sean Palchick __________________ vs. St. Francis (Pa.) __________Winter Haven, Fla. 12:15 pm (330) 972-2677 // [email protected] Saturday, 3/7 ______ vs. Presbyterian ____________Winter Haven, Fla. _10 a.m. __________________ vs. Florida A&M ____________Winter Haven, Fla. 2:30 pm Office Fax _______________________________________ (330) 374-8844 Sunday, 3/8 _______ vs. Creighton ______________Winter Haven, Fla. __ 9 a.m. Website ____________________________________________GoZips.com __________________ vs. Lehigh _________________Winter Haven, Fla. 11:15 am Twitter ________________________________________________@ZipsSB Facebook _________________________________ Facebook.com/ZipsSB Mason Invitational (George Mason Softball Complex) Friday, 3/13 ______ vs. Wagner ______________ Fairfax, Va. ___ 2:30 p.m. Mailing Address: _________________________ Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 _________________ at George Mason ________ Fairfax, Va. ______ 7 p.m. Akron, OH 44325-5201 Saturday, 3/14 ____ vs. Georgetown __________ Fairfax, Va. __ 10:30 a.m. _________________ at George Mason ________ Fairfax, Va. ______ 3 p.m. PROGRAM HISTORY Sunday, 3/15 _____ vs. Georgetown __________ Fairfax, Va. __ 10:30 a.m. First Year of Softball: __________________ 1977 (entering 39th season) All-time Record: ________________________________ 1074-759-9 (.582) Friday, 3/27 _____ *at Western Mich. (DH) ___________________ 1 p.m. MAC East Division Titles: ___________________________2 (1998, 2002) Saturday, 3/28 __ *at Northern Illinois ___________________2 p.m. CT Sunday, 3/29 ____ *at Northern Illinois ___________________1 p.m. CT TEAM INFORMATION Tuesday, 3/31 ___ ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) (DH) __________________ 3 p.m. 2014 Record: _____________________________________________ 27-16 Friday, 4/3 ______ *EASTERN MICH. (DH) __________________ 1 p.m. 2014 MAC Record: __________________________12-6 (3rd, MAC East) Saturday, 4/4 ____ *CENTRAL MICHIGAN ___________________ 2 p.m. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ______________________________ 11/6 Sunday, 4/5 _____ *CENTRAL MICHIGAN ___________________ 1 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost: ______________________________________5/4 Wed., 4/8 _______ at Niagara (DH) __________________________ 3 p.m. Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: ______________________________2/1 Friday, 4/10 _____ *at Kent State (DH) _______________________ 1 p.m. Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: _______________________5/4 Saturday, 4/11 __ *at Buffalo ______________________________ 2 p.m. Newcomers __________________________________________________ 5 Sunday, 4/12 ____ *at Buffalo ______________________________ 1 p.m. Tuesday, 4/14 ___ at Youngstown State (DH) _________________ 3 p.m. COACHING STAFF Friday, 4/17 _____ *at Toledo (DH) __________________________ 1 p.m. Head Coach: ________ Julie Jones, ninth season (Baldwin-Wallace ‘92) Saturday, 4/18 __ *at Bowling Green _______________________ 2 p.m. Record at UA: __________190-218-1 (69-97 MAC) (eight seasons) Sunday, 4/19 ____ *at Bowling Green _______________________ 1 p.m. Overall Record: _______________________ 434-478-3 (18 seasons) Wed., 4/22 ______ *DAYTON (DH) __________________________ 3 p.m. Associate Head Coach: _________ Julie Pratt, ninth season (Akron ‘96) Friday, 4/24 _____ *MIAMI (OHIO) (DH) ____________________ 1 p.m. RECORDS & HISTORY 2014 REVIEW STUDENT-ATHLETES STAFF STAFF 2014 REVIEW STUDENT-ATHLETES RECORDS & HISTORY Assistant Coach:___ Dr. Megan Brown, first season (Fla. Southern ‘07) Saturday, 4/25 __ *BALL STATE ____________________________ 2 p.m. Graduate Assistant: ________Amanda Toth, second season (Akron ‘12) Sunday, 4/26 ____ *BALL STATE ____________________________ 1 p.m. Volunteer Assistant Coach: _________ J.J. Thornberry, seventh season Tuesday, 4/28 ___ CLEVELAND STATE (DH) __________________ 3 p.m. Assistant to the Head Coach: ______________ Scott Scalf, third season Saturday, 5/2 ____ *at Ohio _____________________________ 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 5/3 _____ *at Ohio ________________________________ 1 p.m. MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Wed., May 6-9 __ ^MAC Tournament Commissioner: ______________________________ Dr. Jon Steinbrecher May 14-17 ______ NCAA Championship Softball SID: __________________________________________ Tori Kohl E-Mail: __________________________________ [email protected] * Mid-American Conference game Office Phone: ________________________________ (216) 566-4622 ^ played at Firestone Stadium (Akron, Ohio) Office Fax: __________________________________ (216) 858-9622 DH - Doubleheader Website: __________________________________ www.MAC-Sports.com Home game played at Lee Jackson Field Mailing Address: _____________________24 Public Square, 15th Floor All times are subject to change. 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