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ARGONAUTS APRIL 5-6 // AT UNION Schedule Home: 14-1 Away: 9-3 Neutral: 10-1 No. 1 Union Argonauts Bulldogs About Union Led by Kaitlyn Kelley and Haley Barnett, Union February 33-5 24-15 has been all power this season, riding an 11-7 1 #5 Saint Leo % W, 9-2 Overall Overall Gulf South Conference record that ranks third 2 Lander % W, 13-2 2 Eckerd % W, 7-4 16-2 11-7 in the league. The Bulldogs have had mixed 3 Tuskegee % W, 6-0 GSC GSC results in GSC play, sweeping Shorter and 8 Florida Tech # L, 0-1 Ashliegh McLean Mackenzie Sher Delta State but going a combined 1-7 against 8 #5 Saint Leo # W, 3-2 Head Coach Head Coach Valdosta State, Mississippi College, and Au- 9 California (Pa.) # W, 8-0 burn Montgomery. 9 #18 PBA # W, 11-5 10 #8 West Chester # W, 8-3 Kelley has been one of the best hitters in the 13 Spring Hill (DH) W, 8-3; W, 8-0 nation as a freshman, leading Division II in 16 CBU (DH)* W, 24-2; W, 8-3 total bases (107) and ranking third in doubles 17 CBU* W, 9-1 .344 BA .318 (17), RBIs (48), and hits (58). Barnett hasn’t 22 AUM* W, 5-0 244 R 242 been far behind, with 12 home runs that rank 23 AUM (DH)* W, 3-0; W, 6-0 seventh in the country, 93 total bases (8th), 27 Miles (DH) W, 11-2; W, 11-0 349 H 346 and an .845 slugging percentage (15th). 68 2B 64 20 3B 7 March 16 HR 38 We’re Still #1 1 Miss. College* W, 1-0 212 RBI 218 For the second consecutive week, the Uni- 2 Miss. College (DH)* W, 9-6; W, 3-2 versity of West Florida softball team is ranked 505 TB 538 10 #4 North Georgia L, 0-2 No. 1 in Division II, according to the National 10 #21 Wingate (at UNG) W, 3-0 .419 OBP .395 Fastpitch Coaches Assocation poll released on 11 #21 Wingate (at UNG) W, 9-1 .498 SLG .495 Wednesday. UWF is 33-5 overall and leads the 11 #4 North Georgia L, 1-5 110 BB 120 Gulf South Conference with a 16-2 record in 13 Montevallo (DH)* W, 11-0; W, 4-2 league play. 16 #9 Valdosta State (DH)* W, 6-3; W, 4-1 127 K 194 17 #9 Valdosta State* L, 3-4 93 SB 48 UWF is the first program to hold the No. 1 spot 20 Spring Hill W, 5-0 28 E 43 for more than one week in 2019. The Argo- 23 Delta State (DH)* W, 5-3; W, 5-1 nauts went 2-1 in GSC play against Shorter .974 FLD .960 24 Delta State* W, 4-2 over the weekend and received 9 first-place 30 Shorter (DH)* 1:00 PM votes – one more than the team received in 31 Shorter* 12:00 PM 1.50 ERA 4.59 last week’s poll. 168 H 275 West Florida is one of three GSC teams in the April 5 Union* 4:00 PM 69 R 192 top 25, joined by No. 7 Alabama Huntsville and 6 Union (DH)* 12:00 PM No. 19 Valdosta State. Additionally, Mississippi 11 SHO 4 13 Lee (DH)* 1:00 PM College is receiving votes, and South Region 74 BB 134 14 Lee* 12:00 PM rivals Florida Tech (No. 11) and Rollins (No. 24) 194 K 176 19 #14 Ala. Huntsville (DH)* 1:00 PM are in the top 25. 20 #14 Ala. Huntsville* 1:00 PM .186 BA .277 25 Florida Southern (DH) @ 1:00 PM The Argonauts have been one of the most 26 West Alabama* 6:00 PM 27 West Alabama (DH)* 2:00 PM Last Week’s Starters # Name Pos. Notes May 19 Jacquelynne Poling C Went 3-3 with 2 runs against SHC... Started season with 11-game hitting streak 2-5 GSC Tournament TBA 24 Rhiannon Sassman 3B Leads Division II in triples (7), top 5 in GSC in batting (.435), doubles (12), OBP (.533) 9-11 NCAA Regionals TBA 16-17 NCAA Super Regional TBA 18 Mika Garcia SS Went combined 3-for-6 with 4 RBIs on 2/22 at Auburn Montgomery 13 Grace Gilbert UTIL Leads GSC in wins (14), ranks 2nd in ERA (1.46)... Hit first career HR against Wingate % Gulf Coast Invitational 9 Teala Howard LF/2B Leads GSC in batting (.479)... 7th in NCAA in hits (57) * Gulf South Conference Game 14 Rachel Wright CF Has started every game since 2016... Walkoff double in Miss. College series finale (DH) Doubleheader 12 Jibrasha Moore RF Hit .444 (4-for-9) for week against Spring Hill and Delta State BOLD - Home Game 11 Courtney McLellan OF 11 of 23 hits this season have gone for extra bases (9 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR) # NFCA Leadoff Classic @ at Tallahassee CC 2 Kathleen Smiley DP 9th in UWF history with 19 career home runs... Hitting .600 with 8 RBIs in last 7 games 2019 SOFTBALL UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. B/T Hometown Previous School 1 Harley Tagert OF 5-5 So. R/R Jay, Fla. Jay HS 2 Madison Lanier C/1B 5-9 R-Fr. R/R Uniontown, Ohio Green HS 3 Ashley McNally C 5-4 R-Jr. R/R St. Petersburg, Fla. Jacksonville 4 Kelsey Sweatt P 5-6 So. R/R Jacksonville, Fla. USC Upstate 7 Morgan Zettle OF 5-8 Fr. L/R Tallahassee, Fla. Lincoln HS 8 Kara Wilson MI 5-7 Jr. R/R Odessa, Fla. Gaither HS 9 Teala Howard 3B/OF 5-5 Fr. L/R Lake Butler, Fla. Union County HS 10 Callan Taylor 1B 5-6 Jr. R/R Navarre, Fla. Navarre HS 11 Courtney McLellan OF 5-8 So. L/L Bradenton, Fla. Lakewood Ranch HS 12 Jibrasha Moore OF 5-5 Jr. L/L Pensacola, Fla. West Florida HS 13 Grace Gilbert P/OF 5-5 So. R/R Chipley, Fla. Chipley HS 14 Rachel Wright OF 5-6 Sr. R/R Cantonment, Fla. Tate HS 16 Mallory Vining IF 5-8 Fr. R/R Ponchatoula, La. Ponchatoula HS 17 Ally Merrill 1B 5-9 So. R/R Sarasota, Fla. Riverview HS 18 Mika Garcia SS 5-4 So. R/R Orange Park, Fla. Oakleaf HS 19 Jacquelynne Poling C 5-8 Jr. R/R Chino Hills, Calif. Ontario Christian HS 20 Tori Perkins P 5-8 Sr. R/R Pensacola, Fla. UAB 22 Kathleen Smiley 1B 5-5 Sr. R/R Pensacola, Fla. West Florida HS 24 Rhiannon Sassman IF 5-7 Sr. L/R Orlando, Fla. East River HS 25 Sara Spears OF 5-5 Sr. L/L Pensacola, Fla. Escambia HS 27 Hanna Stapleton P 5-4 So. R/R Navarre, Fla. Tallahassee CC Head Coach Ashliegh McLean Assistant Coach Emma Johansen Graduate Assistant Becca Taylor Student Assistant Taylor Baynes By Position By Hometown Pitchers (4) Catchers (3) Florida (18) Grace Gilbert Madison Lanier California (1) Tori Perkins Ashley McNally Harley Tagert Grace Gilbert Jacquelynne Poling Hanna Stapleton Jacquelynne Poling Ashley McNally Rachel Wright Kelsey Sweatt Kelsey Sweatt Ally Merrill Outfielders (6) Morgan Zettle Mika Garcia Infielders (7) Courtney McLellan Mika Garcia Jibrasha Moore Louisiana (1) Kara Wilson Tori Perkins Ally Merrill Sara Spears Mallory Vining Teala Howard Kathleen Smiley Rhiannon Sassman Harley Tagert Callan Taylor Rhiannon Sassman Kathleen Smiley Rachel Wright Callan Taylor Morgan Zettle Courtney McLellan Sara Spears Mallory Vining Ohio (1) Jibrasha Moore Hanna Stapleton Kara Wilson Utility (1) Madison Lanier Teala Howard GoArgos.com/Softball QUICK FACTS NEWS AND NOTES well-rounded teams in the country this year, ranking third in winning percent- UNIVERSITY age (.868), sixth in ERA (1.50), eighth in shutouts (11), 10th in batting average Name University of West Florida (.344), and 12th in fielding percentage (.974). Location Pensacola, Fla. 32514 Founded 1967 Kathleen Smiley Hits Pretty Well Enrollment 13,030 Senior Kathleen Smiley has been nearly unstoppable over the last two weeks, Nickname Argonauts batting .600 (12-20) with 8 RBIs and a slugging percentage of .700. In that time, Primary Colors Royal Blue (PMS 285) she has bumped her batting average up from .333 to .393, with four multi-hit games. Kelly Green (PMS 3405 / 06B085) Affiliation NCAA Division II Since March 10th, Smiley leads UWF with 15 RBIs, 9 walks, and a .549 on-base Conference Gulf South percentage, and she is second on the team with 18 hits. The week-long stretch President Dr. Martha Saunders against Spring Hill and Delta State two weeks ago has been her best so far. The senior batted .727 (8-11) with a team-high four RBIs, 9 total bases, and .818 Athletic Director Dave Scott slugging percentage. The Pensacola native ranks ninth in UWF history with 19 Athletics Phone (850) 474-3003 career home runs. Athletics Fax (850) 474-3342 Athletics Web Site GoArgos.com Sweet Relief West Florida has had one of the best pitching staffs in the country this year, SEASON IN REVIEW ranking sixth in Division II with a 1.50 team ERA, and Grace Gilbert, Tori Perkins, and Kelsey Sweatt have been even better in relief. Across 37.1 innings of relief 2018 Record 31-21 this year, the trio has struck out 41 batters, allowed opponents to hit just .132, GSC Finish 6th and they have allowed just one earned run -- good for a 0.19 ERA.