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Covers 4/7/05 2:06 PM Page 1 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY Covers 4/7/05 2:06 PM Page 2 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY NSUSoftballMG.qxd 4/11/05 10:55 AM Page 1 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY Quick Facts 2005 MEDIA GUIDE University Information Founded: 1935 Enrollment: 6,165 Nickname: Spartans School Colors: Green & Gold Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Field: NSU Softball Field Capacity: 500 President: Dr. Marie V. McDemmond Athletic Director: Marty Miller Athletics Directory....................... 2 Athletics Phone: (757) 823-8152 Coaching Staff............................ 4 Athletics Fax: (757) 823-2566 2005 Rosters.............................. 5 Coaching Staff Pre-Season Outlook................... 6 Head Coach: Christine Ake (James Madison '73) Record at NSU: 50-121-1 (4 years) Player Profiles............................ 7-14 Career Record: Same 2004 In Review.......................... 16-18 Assistant Coach: Jackie Magill Office Phone: (757) 823-2118 NSU President........................... 20 NSU Athletics Director................ 21 NSU Athletics Administration..... 22-24 About NSU................................. 25-26 Team Information About the MEAC......................... 28 2004 MEAC Record/Southern Div. Finish: 2-14/5th NSU Softball Records................. 30 2004 MEAC Tournament Place: T-7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/7 NSUAF Membership................... 31 Key Returnees: NSUAF Donors........................... 32 Name Yr. Pos. 2004 Stats Lenore Heron Sr. P .267, 11 RBI; 6-19, 3.07 ERA, 166.1 IP, 77 K Allison Greene Jr. 1B/SS .280, 1 HR, 17 RBI The 2005 NSU Softball Media Guide was written, edited Joi Stewart Jr. C/3B .239, 9-12 SB Cassandra Petway So. SS 18-23 SB and designed by Matt Michalec. Editorial assistance was Erica Tillar Jr. C .275 (2003 stats; DNP in 2004) provided by Kelleigh Britton, Karen Carty, Craig Cotton and Marty Miller. Cover design and other assistance was provided Key Losses: Kristy Groves C/1B .289, 16 RBI by Liskey and Sons Printing, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia. Janelle Lafrades OF .209, 7-8 SB, 10 RBI Photography was provided by All-Pro Photography, Perfect Aiyana Hill OF .198, 4-4 SB Image Photos and the NSU Sports Information Office. Key Newcomers: The NSU Softball Media Guide may be purchased for Name Yr. Pos. Hometown/Previous School Ashley Archer Fr. 2B Amelia, Va./Amelia County $5. To order, please call the Office of Sports Information at Shardae Hook Fr. OF Columbia, S.C./Columbia [757] 823-2628 or fax a request by dialing [757] 823-8218. Jennifer Morrison Fr. C/1B Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam Dyitha Neydon Fr. C Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes Micki Rodriguez Fr. P/3B Newport News, Va./Woodside Natasha Steele Jr. P Topeka, Kan./Seward County CC Priscilla Weidner Jr. OF Virginia Beach, Va./Chowan Sports Information SID: Matt Michalec Phone: (757) 823-2628 Fax: (757) 823-8218 Email: [email protected] Overnight Mailing Address: NSU Office of Sports Information, 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 Web site: www.nsu.edu/athletics NSUSoftballMG.qxd 4/11/05 10:55 AM Page 2 2005 NSU Softball Media Guide ATHLETICS DIRECTORY Athletics Directory (Area Code 757) Administration and Support Staff Director of Athletics: Marty Miller.................................. 823-8152 Faculty Representative: Dr. Delanyard Robinson.............. 823-8993 Associate AD for Internal Affairs: Dr. Emma Best............ 823-2105 Associate AD for External Affairs: Craig Cotton............... 823-2517 Associate AD/Sr. Woman Administrator: P. LaVerne Sweat.. 823-2504 Associate AD/Compliance: Dr. Leon Rouson.................... 823-2337 Sports Information Director: Matt Michalec..................... 823-2628 Administrative Specialist: Shirley Whitaker...................... 823-8152 Assistant AD for Sports Medicine: Mitch Callis................. 823-9547/8997 Athletic Trainer: Meghan Antinarelli............................... 823-9547/8997 Facilities Coordinator: Nathaniel Warren......................... 823-8821 Equipment Manager: William Wright.............................. 823-2022 Cheerleading Coach: Tiffany Watson.............................. 823-8152 Strength and Conditioning: Dr. Rodney Gaines................ 823-8055 Academic Coordinator: Allison Millette-Sparrow............... 823-2804 Administrative Specialist/Football: Shirley Brooks............ 823-8824 Men's Coaches Baseball: Claudell Clark, Interim Head Coach.................. 823-8196 Assistant Coach: Enrique Mendieta............................. 823-9533 Basketball: Dwight Freeman, Head Coach....................... 823-9192 Assistant Coach: Jim Hammond................................. 823-8614 Assistant Coach: Anthony Evans................................ 823-8934 Assistant Coach: Rodney Martin................................. 823-2540 Cross Country: Kenneth Giles....................................... 823-2104 Football: Pete Adrian, Head Coach................................. 823-8824 Offensive Coordinator: Kirk Mastromatteo................... 823-8533 Defensive Coordinator: Mark DeBastiani..................... 823-2582 Assistant Head Coach/Offfensive Line: Rod Holder........ 823-8779 Defensive Backs Coach: Marco Butler......................... 823-2495 Wide Receivers Coach: Jeff Parker.............................. 823-2570 Defensive Line Coach: John Scott.............................. 823-8758 Tennis: Nathaniel Warren, Head Coach........................... 823-8821 Track and Field: Kenneth Giles...................................... 823-2104 Assistant Coach: Malcolm Watts................................ 823-8169 Assistant Coach: Donald Bond.................................. 823-8169 Women's Coaches Basketball: James Sweat, Head Coach........................... 823-8441 Associate Head Coach: Antionette Flowers.................. 823-8456 Assistant Coach: LaMonica Filer................................. 823-2132 Assistant Coach: T.C. Bennett................................... 823-8441 Bowling: Weetha Carey............................................... 823-2105 Cross Country: P. LaVerne Sweat, Head Coach............... 823-2504 Assistant Coach: Ronda Berard................................. 823-2504 Softball: Chris Ake, Head Coach................................... 823-2118 Assistant Coach: Jackie Magill.................................. 823-8343 Tennis: Nathaniel Warren, Head Coach.......................... 823-8821 Track and Field: P. LaVerne Sweat, Head Coach.............. 823-2504 Assistant Coach: Ronda Berard................................. 823-2504 Assistant Coach: Marvin Ricks.................................. 823-2504 Volleyball: Allison Millette-Sparrow............................... 823-2804 Assistant Coach: Sandra Alexander........................... 823-2804 Miscellaneous Football Press Box...................................................... 823-2628 Basketball Press Row.................................................. 823-8195 Ticket Office.............................................................. 823-9009 2 • 2005 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL NSUSoftballMG.qxd 4/11/05 10:55 AM Page 3 2005 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY • COACHING STAFF • ROSTER • PRESEASON OUTLOOK • NSU SOFTBALL TEAM • PLAYER PROFILES • NEWCOMER PROFILES NSUSoftballMG.qxd 4/11/05 10:55 AM Page 4 2005 NSU Softball Media Guide COACHING STAFF Chris Ake Head Coach Christine J. Ake enters her fifth year as head softball coach at Norfolk State University. She has compiled a record of 50-120-1 in four seasons, including a third-place finish in the 2001 MEAC tournament. Prior to coaching at NSU, Ake led a strong Western Branch High School softball program in Chesapeake from 1993-2000. There, her teams won Southeastern District championships from 1993-1996 and an Eastern Region title in 1993, when she was named the Virginian-Pilot's Coach of the Year. She went 134-51-1 in her stint with the Bruins. Ake came to the Southside of Hampton Roads after successful stints in Northern Virginia. She led Chantilly High School to a 62-10 record from 1989-91. Her teams won the Chris Ake district, region and state championships in 1990 and 1991. She was named the Northern Region Coach of the Year in 1990 and the Washington Post, state and U.S. South Region Coach of the Year in 1991. Ake started her softball coaching career at Fairfax High School, where her teams went 75-46 from 1976-83. Fairfax won the district championship in 1981 and the region championship in 1982. For her teams' successes, Ake was named the Northern Region Coach of the Year in 1982. Overall, Ake's high school coaching record was 270-107-1. Ake is a native of Richmond, Va. She earned her bachelor's degree in health and physical education in 1973 from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., where she played basketball and was also a state and South Region lacrosse team honoree from 1971-73. Ake earned her master's degree in school administration from Virginia Tech in 1983. Jackie Magill Assistant Coach Jackie Magill is in her first season as an assistant coach on the NSU softball team. Most recently, she served as the assistant varsity coach at Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Va., since 2002 and has also been the head coach and manager for the Lady Aces 18-and-under American Softball Association (ASA) program in Mechanicsville for the last two seasons. Magill was a four-year standout pitcher at Maryland-Baltimore County from 1997-2000, earning Big South Conference Rookie of the Year honors in 1997. Magill pitched in an NCAA Regional in 2000 after helping UMBC capture the Northeast Conference title.