HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2005 Postseason Guide

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year Lisa Wambold

Colonial Athletic Association of the Year Callie Osborne HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2005 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2005 SOFTBALL NOTES (41-14-1, 14-2 CAA) February Hofstra (41-14-1, 14-2 CAA) USF/Wilson Invitational (Tampa, FL) NCAA Regionals 19 vs. Florida A&M L 1-3 19 vs. Stanford L 0-6 Tuscaloosa, AL – May 20-22 20 vs. Seton Hall L 2-3 Opening Round vs. Arizona State 20 vs. Jacksonville L 0-2 21 at South Florida W 5-4 (8)

Streaks, Stats and Storylines: 23 at Florida Atlantic (DH) L 5-6, L 0-12 • Hofstra earned the Colonial Athletic Association’s automatic USF/ adidas Invitational (Tampa, FL) bid by winning the CAA Tournament on May 12-14. It was the 25 vs. Illinois W 6-1 eighth straight conference tournament title for the Pride, 25 vs. Temple W 11-2 including the first four in the CAA (2002-05), and its last four as 26 vs. Wagner W 3-2 26 vs. Rhode Island W 5-2 members of the America East (1998-2001) March Speedline Invitational (Clearwater, FL) • Hofstra enters the NCAA’s with a 41-14-1 record, one shy of 10 vs. Western Michigan L 3-5 the school record for wins in a season, set by the 2000 team 11 vs. Purdue W 1-0 (42-21). The Pride also has an 11-game win streak active, and 11 vs. Villanova W 1-0 is 40-8-1 since starting out the season 1-6. 12 vs. Oklahoma State L 0-9 13 vs. Southern Mississippi W 4-3 (8) • The Pride is making its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance, 13 vs. Tennessee Tech W 3-0 including its sixth in the last seven years. Its all-time NCAA record is 9-14, including 6-4 in the last two seasons. Hofstra Tournament of Champions 19 SETON HALL L 0-1 19 MAINE W 2-1 • Hofstra reached the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament 20 MAINE W 4-2 (8) last year, falling to Stanford 3-1 to come one win shy of the 20 SETON HALL L 0-7 Women’s College World Series. The Pride has NCAA Tournament wins over #12 Auburn and #7 Stanford last year 22 MANHATTAN (DH) W 5-1 and #11 Nebraska in 2003. Hofstra Invitational 25 IONA W 5-3 • Senior pitcher Callie Osborne has won 21 straight decisions, 25 LONG ISLAND UNIV. W 5-1 the nation’s longest active streak and one shy of the longest 26 LONG ISLAND UNIV. W 15-0 streak all year (22 by Michigan’s Jennie Ritter). Osborne has 26 IONA W 5-0 not lost since a 1-0 defeat to Seton Hall on March 19. 30 at Rutgers W 12-0, W 11-2 • Senior pitcher Callie Osborne is currently 24-5, ranking her April 3 at George Mason (DH) L 11-12, W 9-2 tied for fourth on the Pride’s all-time single-season win total 5 SYRACUSE (DH) W 3-0, L 0-8 (two shy of the school record). She was named the CAA 9 at Delaware (DH) W 1-0, W 6-0 Pitcher of the Year for the second season in a row. 10 at Delaware W 3-0 13 at St. John’s (DH) W 6-4, T 3-3 • Junior second baseman Lisa Wambold already ranks fifth all- 16 UNC WILMINGTON (DH) W 5-0, W 7-6 time at Hofstra in home runs (20) and second in stolen bases 17 UNC WILMINGTON W 7-0 (40). She is the first player in school history to have 10 homers 19 CONNECTICUT W 2-0 and 10 stolen bases in the same season this year (13 and 12), 20 QUINNIPIAC (DH) L 0-1, W 2-0 and was named the CAA Player of the Year. 24 TOWSON (DH) W 4-1, L 3-6 30 JAMES MADISON W 6-1 May • Five of the top nine hitters in Hofstra history are on 1 JAMES MADISON (DH) W 3-0, W 4-2 (8) the active roster. Senior Hailey Clark leads the way with 24, 4 at Stony Brook (DH) W 5-4, W 3-2 (12) tying the school record first set by former All-American 7 at Drexel (DH) W 7-0, W 6-2 Amanda Hallaway (2000-03). Lisa Wambold (20) and Stefanie 8 at Drexel W 8-0 Kenney (20) are tied for fifth, Ashley Lane (18) is tied for CAA Tournament (Hempstead, NY) seventh, and Tara Ulrich (17) is in ninth. 12 JAMES MADISON W 7-4 13 TOWSON W 5-1 • Junior Tara Ulrich (12) and sophomore Ashley Lane (10) each 14 TOWSON W 6-3 have -digit hitting streaks going into the NCAA NCAA Regionals (Tuscaloosa, AL) Tournament. 20 vs. Arizona State TBA 21 vs. Alabama or Miss. Valley St. TBA Hofstra’s Tentative Starters (by order) 15 Stefanie Kenney DP Sr. Malvern, PA .371, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 0-0 SB 11 Laura Sweeney SS Jr. Hopewell Jct., NY Tied for fifth on the Pride’s career home run list (20)…First- .304, 0 HR, 15 RBI, 11-15 SB team All-CAA…Named to CAA All-Tournament team…Has had Named MVP of CAA Tournament after hitting 4-for-7 in two an 11 and a 10-game hitting streak this season… three-run games with Towson…Had game-winning RBI single in seventh HR in CAA Tournament win over James Madison… Batted .432 inning of 7-6 win over UNCW on April 17…Had two nine-game in CAA games…Went 3-for-4 with three RBI in 6-0 win over hitting streaks this season… Batted 6-for-10 in doubleheader Delaware on April 10…2004 Second-Team All-CAA…2003 with George Mason on April 3, including 4-for-5 in the First-Team All-CAA...2002 CAA Tournament MVP...Hit .304 nightcap… Hitting .367 in CAA games… 2004 second-team with 6 HR and 27 RBI as a freshman pitcher/DP. NFCA All-Mid Atlantic Region...Finished 2004 with 15 stolen bases, third most in school history. 12 Pam Dreslinki RF Fr. Kingsville, OH .337, 0 HR, 14 RBI, 1-1 SB 10 Lisa Wambold 2B Jr. Hatboro, PA First-team All-CAA selection…Had two-run double in CAA .296, 13 HR, 34 RBI, 12-16 SB Championship game, giving Pride a 2-0 lead…Hit RBI in Tied for fifth on Pride’s career home run list (20)…Named 2005 regular season finale win vs. Drexel, clinching home CAA Player of the Year…In third on single-season home run field…Batted 2-for-2 with an RBI vs. UConn on April 19…Hit 4- list (13)…Hit two-run homer in 4-2 win over JMU on May for-6 in the Pride’s sweep of Illinois and Temple on Feb. 1…Only player in school history with a 10-HR, 10-SB season 25…Helped her HS team to three league titles. (13 and 12)…Named CAA Player of the Week on April 4…Batted 5-for-12 in Delaware series, with a homer, double, 5 Lisa Torres LF Sr. Farmingville, NY triple and four stolen bases…Batted .451 in CAA games, .246, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 0-1 SB leading the league…Also led CAA (conference games) in hits, Had GW RBI single in 5-1 CAA Tourney win over Towson…Has runs, RBI, home runs, and … Had 14-game hit hit her first three career home runs this season, including one streak snapped vs. UConn on April 19…2004 First-team All- against George Mason on April 3…Had RBI single vs. UConn CAA…2004 CAA Tournament MVP…Is second on Hofstra on April 19… 2004 NCAA All-Regional team…Had a two-run career (40) and single-season (16 last year) triple in the Pride’s 3-1 win over Southern Illinois at the NCAA lists…Hit game-winning HR in ninth inning of CAA title game vs. Regionals… Added the GW RBI on a hit by pitch in the bottom Delaware last season. of the seventh of a win over Stanford …Fifth-year senior, who had her first three seasons cut short by injuries. 19 Ashley Lane C/RF So. Westbury, NY .374, 8 HR, 27 RBI, 1-1 SB 1 Kelly Morris CF Sr. Pelham, NY Seventh on Pride’s career home run list (18)…Two-time first- .210, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2-4 SB team All-CAA selection…Hit solo homer in 3-0 win over JMU on Former walk-on, who emerged as the Pride’s starting center May 1…Has 114 career hits in two seasons….Homered vs. fielder and #9 hitter at the end of last season…Has nine extra- Syracuse on April 5…Hit two homers in win over Rutgers on base hits this season (five doubles, four triples)…Hit a pair of March 30…Homered against South Florida on Feb. 21…Named triples at the Hofstra Invitational… Hit GW RBI single in 8th CAA Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 28…Batted 4-for-4 in win inning vs. Southern Miss. over LIU…2004 CAA Rookie of the Year …2004 First-team All- Mid Atlantic Region selection…Set Hofstra freshman HR Possible Starters/Reserves record with 10, tying for third on the single-season list. 7 Adrienne Clark P/UT Sr. Gibsonton, FL .185, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 0-0 SB 3 Tara Ulrich 3B Jr. West Nyack, NY Went without a plate appearance for a month due to illness, .238, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 0-0 SB returning April 10…Had RBI double in 6-4 win over St. John’s… Ninth on the Pride’s career home run list (17)…First-team All- Had GW RBI double in win over Auburn in 2004 NCAA’s. CAA selection…Has 12-game hitting streak, batting 20-43 in that span…Named CAA Player of the Week on May 2…Batted 22 Gen Haney UT Fr. Levittown, PA .556 in JMU series and .545 in Drexel series…Hit grand slam in .100, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0-0 SB 6-4 win over St. John’s April 14… Second-team All-CAA in Missed three weeks with an ankle injury…Had pinch-hit double 2004…CAA Co-Rookie of the Year and first-team All-CAA in vs. Drexel on May 7…Can play anywhere in the infield. 2003 …Hit a key seventh inning single in Pride’s 1-0 win over Stanford at 2004 NCAA’s. 24 Courtney Oliver P/DP Fr. Swansea, MA .287, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 0-0 SB 21 Hailey Clark 1B Sr. Caledon, Ont. Named CAA Co-Rookie of the Week on March 28…Had pinch- .290, 6 HR, 35 RBI, 1-1 SB hit RBI single in CAA Championship game…Hit three-run HR in Tied school career home run record (24) with walk-off two-run 5-0 win over Iona on March 26…Named the 2003 Boston Globe homer in eighth vs. JMU on May 1 (Senior Day)…Named first- Player of the Year…Batted .427 as a high school senior. team All-CAA for second year in a row…CAA Player of the Week on March 28… Became the third player in NCAA history 25 Kristin Galeone C Jr. Bensalem, PA to have 10 RBI in a game in a 15-0 win over LIU (4-4, 3 HR, 10 .175, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 0-0 SB RBI)…Set school records for homers, RBI, and total bases in a Hit her first career home run against GMU on April 3…Homered game… Hit .378 in CAA games…Hit 16 homers in 2004, one against Stony Brook on May 4…Has started 19 games at shy of the school record…Hit home run off Stanford All- catcher, where she platoons with Ashley Lane…Had key American Dana Sorenson in the 2004 NCAA Regionals. seventh inning single in 7-6 win over UNCW. 2005 Hofstra Pitching Staff About Head Coach Bill Edwards:

7 Adrienne Clark RHP Sr. Gibsonton, FL Bill Edwards is completing his 16th season as Hofstra 12-8, 2.11 ERA, 126.0 IP, 29 BB, 84 K University Head Softball Coach, and he has led the Pride CAA All-Tournament team selection for third straight season… Had a win and a in relief at the CAA’s, including the save to national prominence during that time. He is coming off in the championship game…Had shutouts in CAA wins over the greatest single season in his career in 2004, when UNCW and Delaware…Missed 17 days in March with an he led Hofstra to the NCAA Regional finals at Stanford illness…Had a 5-3 record and an 0.59 ERA in 11 appearances University. His career record is currently 570-280-3. in her native Tampa area this year…Threw a two-hit shutout in a win over Villanova on March 11…Opponents are hitting .195 off her…Had a streak of 31 straight shutout innings as a The Hofstra Softball program has also displayed starter in the NCAA Tournament, the longest since National consistent excellence over the last 16 years. Edwards Player of the Year Nancy Evans had 38 in a row for Arizona in and company have garnered eight NCAA Tournament 1998…Had an overall streak of 28 shutout innings in the appearances (1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, NCAA’s snapped in a relief appearance against Stanford… Has 2004, 2005), two East Coast Conference a 4-1 record with one save in NCAA play, with all four wins coming in 1-0 games… Had a 12-inning shutout against Championships (1992 and 1994), five America East Southern Illinois in last year’s NCAA’s, and a 1-0 shutout win Championships (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), four over Stanford…Had a nine-inning shutout win over Creighton in Colonial Athletic Association Championships (2002, the 2003 NCAA’s, and a save against #11 Nebraska… Also 2003, 2004, 2005) and an ECAC Championship (1993). had a 1-0 relief win vs. #12 Auburn last season…Never had a In each of the last 14 years under Edwards, the Pride has lead in any of her 31 straight shutout innings as a starter (all three wins were walk-off)…Tied a then-school record with 11 won either a regular season or a postseason conference straight wins to end the 2003 season. title, including an impressive eight straight tournament championships. 9 Callie Osborne RHP Sr. Oshawa, Ont. 24-5, 1.52 ERA, 194.0 IP, 111 BB, 161 K Edwards, who has been a part of 16 straight winning Has won 21 straight decisions, a new school record and the longest active streak in the nation, one shy of Michigan’s seasons at Hofstra, also coached the Pride to a #21 Jennie Ritter for the longest streak all year…Named CAA ranking in the final 2004 NCAA Division I Softball Poll, Pitcher of the Year for the second season in a row…Has 24 and a #20 ranking in the final 1994 poll. In addition, he wins, tied for fourth in school history and two off the school has led the Pride to #1 rankings in the Northeast Region record…Named to All-CAA Tournament team after winning two Poll in 1993, 1994, 1997 and 2000. games…Has had two shutout streaks of 25 innings or more in April (27 and 26)…Has 12 shutouts this year, including 11 in her last 17 starts of the regular season…Shut out UNCW on Edwards has also been named the Regional Coach of four hits on April 16 for her record-breaking 12th straight win, the Year six times in his career (1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, then earned a win in relief in the nightcap…Has allowed more 2003, 2004). His players have also earned All-America than five hits only once in her last 24 appearances…Went 161 honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association innings without allowing a homer …Took a no-hitter into the seventh vs. Delaware on April 10 before settling for a two-hit five times, including twice by Crystal Boyd (1993, 1994) shutout…Threw a one-hitter against Manhattan…Second-team and once apiece from Alicia Smith (2000), Lisa Ciavardini All-Mid Atlantic Region…Set a school record with an 0.79 ERA (2000) and Amanda Hallaway (2003). last season… Had two abbreviated no-hitters in CAA play last year (in a 9-0 win over Towson and an 8-0 win over Drexel)… Edwards came to Hofstra from Commack High School, Threw 7.2 innings and allowed only two hits in the Pride’s 1-0 win over Auburn at the 2004 NCAA Regionals. where he coached softball for nine years. During his tenure at Commack, his teams compiled a 118-61 record 17 Amy Belonick RHP Jr. Terryville, CT and reached the Suffolk County Class A playoffs in 4-0. 2.60 ERA, 37.2 IP, 7 BB, 25 K seven of those nine years. Earned win in relief in 3-2 win over Stony Brook on May 4…Came five outs from a before settling for a two-hitter in a 4-1 win over Towson on April 24…Threw a Edwards and his wife, Janie, have two grown daughters, complete-game five-hitter in a win over Maine…2004 All-CAA Shari, who played NCAA Division I softball at Northern Tournament selection… Made her first career start in the 2004 Illinois University and coached at Hofstra, and Karen, a CAA’s against Delaware, and threw a two-hit shutout…Threw licensed practical nurse. Edwards received a bachelor's 5.2 innings of shutout relief against Iowa in the 2003 NCAA’s in physical education from Northern Michigan University 24 Courtney Oliver RHP Fr. Swansea, MA in 1967 and a master's from the University at Stony Brook 1-1, 5.07 ERA, 19.1 IP, 14 BB, 16 K in 1975. The Edwards family resides in Nesconset, New Picked up her first win against Illinois on Feb. 25 allowing one York. run in 4.1 innings…Had a career ERA of 0.57 with 998 in high school. NCAA REGIONAL SCHEDULE Osborne Win Streak At 21: Senior pitcher Callie (exact start times subject to change) Osborne (Oshawa, Ontario) broke the Hofstra record for lowest ERA last spring (0.79) and added her name to the Friday Hofstra record books yet again with her 5-0 win over UNC Game 1: #3 Hofstra vs. #2 Arizona State, 4 p.m. Wilmington on April 16. That marked her 12th straight Game 2: #1 Alabama vs. #4 Miss.Valley State, 6:30 p.m. victory in the pitching circle, breaking the school record of 11 first set by Stacy Jackson in 1993 and matched by Saturday Alicia Smith in 2000 and current senior Adrienne Clark Game 3: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 1:30 p.m. (Gibsonton, FL) in 2003. Osborne extended her record Game 4: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 4 p.m. to 21 straight with a pair of CAA Tournament victories last Game 5: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Winner, 6:30 p.m. weekend. She has not lost a decision since a 1-0 defeat to Seton Hall (and All-America pitcher Megan Meyer) on Sunday March 19. Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1:30 p.m. Game 7: Same two teams (if necessary), 4 p.m. Top Division I Winning Streaks: Senior pitcher Callie Osborne (Oshawa, Ontario) takes a 21-game Hofstra vs. the Regional Field: Hofstra has faced winning streak into the NCAA’s, a school record and the Arizona State twice in its history, falling in close games longest active streak in the country. Heather Bobbitt of both times. The first meeting was a 5-2 loss at the San Louisiana-Lafayette has the second longest active streak Jose State University Invitational in 1997, when the Sun of 18 straight wins (19 going back to her last win of the Devils were ranked 12th in the country. The second 2004 season), while Michigan’s Jennie Ritter had the meeting came in the Pride’s 1999 season opener at the longest streak of anyone this season at 22. Here is a list NFCA Leadoff Classic, which 20th-ranked Arizona State of the top Division I win streaks this spring. won 3-2. Hofstra has never faced either Alabama or Mississippi Valley State in its history. Softball fans in the Top Winning Streaks – 2005 Season state of Alabama may remember the Pride from last No. Name School season, though, when the Pride upset #12 Auburn in 22 Jennie Ritter Michigan the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Stanford. 21 Callie Osborne (active) Hofstra 21 Brianne McGowan Oregon State 20 Amanda Scarborough Texas A&M Hofstra Softball - NCAA Tournament History: 19 Tammy Nielsen Creighton 18 Heather Bobbitt (active) Louisiana-Lafayette 2004: Hofstra 1, Auburn 0 (9 innings) Hofstra 1, Southern Illinois 0 (12 innings) Twenty Wins For Osborne: Senior pitcher Callie Stanford 7, Hofstra 1 Osborne (Oshawa, Ontario) became the fifth pitcher in Hofstra 3, Southern Illinois 1 Hofstra 1, Stanford 0 school history to win 20 games in a season when she Stanford 3, Hofstra 1 shut out James Madison on a one-hitter on April 30. The 2003: Hofstra 3, Nebraska 1 last to do it was former All-American Alicia Smith, who Iowa 3, Hofstra 0 won 21 games in both the 1999 and 2000 seasons. Hofstra 1, Creighton 0 (9 innings) Osborne is now two shy of the school record of 26, held Nebraska 6, Hofstra 0 by Stacy Jackson (twice) and Jen Smith (see below). 2001: Stanford 4, Hofstra 0 Hofstra 4, BYU 2 Hofstra Single-Season Win Leaders Central Michigan 10, Hofstra 0 No. Name Year 2000: Hofstra 2, Louisiana-Lafayette 1 26 Stacy Jackson 1992 Southern Mississippi 14, Hofstra 1 26 Stacy Jackson 1994 LSU 2, Hofstra 1 26 Jen Smith 1997 1999: California 5, Hofstra 4 24 Callie Osborne 2005 SW Louisiana 5, Hofstra 1 24 Stacy Jackson 1995 1995: Princeton 9, Hofstra 5 21 Erin Phillips 1996 Hofstra 3, UMass 0 21 Alicia Smith 1999 UConn 3, Hofstra 2 (8 innings) 21 Alicia Smith 2000 1993: UConn 2, Hofstra 1 20 Stacy Jackson 1993 UNLV 6, Hofstra 0 20 Jen Smith 1998 The Accidental Pitcher: Hofstra senior Adrienne Clark Returns To Form: Senior pitcher Adrienne Clark (Gibsonton, FL) has been one of the best big-game Clark (Gibsonton, FL) had a strong start to the 2005 in the country over the last two seasons. What season in Florida. However, when she returned north, makes her success even more remarkable is that she was she missed nine games (over a 17-day span) due to an not recruited to be a pitcher by Hofstra (or anyone else). illness that caused her to lose 15 pounds in a week. It Hofstra signed Clark as a utility player, and she played has taken a while for Clark to return to full strength, but every position on the field except pitcher during fall she appeared back to 100 percent during the CAA practice her freshman season. However, that spring the Tournament. Clark came on in relief in both of the Pride’s Pride suffered some injuries to its pitching staff and games against Towson, picking up the win in a second needed someone for mop-up duty. Clark volunteered round game on Friday and the save in the championship and made the most of her chances, throwing a combined game on Saturday. Clark threw a combined 4.1 innings 10.2 innings in six appearances without allowing a run and allowed one hit, while striking out five. (including three innings against eventual national champion California). She was then used as a closer early Welcome Home: Senior pitcher Adrienne Clark in her sophomore year (2003) and had a memorable (Gibsonton, FL) has had some memorable moments in appearance when she struck out the side against her career when she has returned home to the Tampa Washington – including All-Americans Jaime Clark and area. This year, she compiled a 5-3 record and an 0.59 Kristen Rivera. The Pride then converted her to a starter ERA in 11 appearances in the Tampa area (at two in April and she won her last 11 decisions, tying a school tournaments at the University of South Florida and the record. She has been a regular pitcher ever since, and Speedline Invitational in Clearwater), including a two-hit has performed her best in the NCAA’s (see below). shutout in a 1-0 win over Villanova, and a win in relief in a 4-3 victory over South Florida. Last year, she put on a Clark’s NCAA Shutout Streak Revisited: Senior pitching clinic at the 2004 Best Western Invitational at pitcher Adrienne Clark (Gibsonton, FL) has put together South Florida. She was used in relief in all five games in some remarkable pitching performances in the NCAA the tournament, throwing a combined 18 innings without Tournament over the last two seasons. She had a streak allowing an . She threw four shutout innings of 28 straight shutout innings over the 2003 and 2004 of relief to get a win over Maryland, two innings of Tournaments, which was broken in a relief appearance shutout relief to get a win over Tulsa, and 4.1 innings of against Stanford last year. Counting only innings as a shutout relief to get the win over North Carolina State. starter, her streak reached 31 innings, the longest such She added a save in the Pride’s victory over Temple, and streak since former National Player of the Year Nancy took a loss on an unearned run against South Florida. Evans reached 38 for Arizona in the 1998 Tournament. The 28 straight overall shutout innings was barely Big Game Adrienne: Senior pitcher Adrienne Clark eclipsed by Kristina Thorson of California, who had a (Gibsonton, FL/Riverview) has made a habit of stepping streak of 29 innings (including seven in relief) snapped up against top competition during her career. In her three last season at the World Series. Below is a list of the top seasons, she has thrown in 11 games against NCAA shutout streaks from the last seven years: nationally-ranked teams. In those 11 appearances, she has allowed only six earned runs. As a freshman, she NCAA Tournament Shutout Streaks (Since 1998) threw twice (for a combined 3.0 innings) against eventual Name School Innings Year(s) national champion California and did not give up a run. As Nancy Evans Arizona 38 1998 a sophomore, she threw 4.1 innings against Notre Dame, Kristina Thorson California 29 2003-04 2.0 innings against Washington, and a combined 5.2 Adrienne Clark Hofstra 28 2003-04 innings in two games against Nebraska, all in relief, Cat Osterman Texas 27 2002-03 allowing just one unearned run (to Notre Dame). Last Amanda Freed UCLA 25 2001-02 year, she earned a win with 1.1 innings of relief against Kelly Anderson California 23 2003 Auburn and shut out Stanford 1-0 in the regional finals. Jocelyn Forrest California 22 2002 Jamie Southern Fresno St. 21 2003 She did allow three runs in relief to Stanford in an earlier Jess van der Linden Florida St. 19 2004 game at the regionals, and surrendered three runs in the Jennie Finch Arizona 19 2001 second game of the regional finals. This year, she has Courtney Dale UCLA 19 1999 thrown against two teams that were ranked in the preseason poll (but were unranked at the time the Pride Note: Counting only as a starter, Clark’s streak played them). She threw three innings of shutout relief of 31 innings was the longest since Evans in 1998. against preseason #21 South Florida and 2.2 innings of shutout relief against preseason #22 Illinois. Better Use A Pencil: Hofstra’s career home run list Wambold Has Power Surge: Junior second seems to change almost every time the Pride takes the baseman Lisa Wambold (Hatboro, PA) showed some field this spring as five current players rank in the top nine occasional power in her first two seasons with the Pride. all-time at Hofstra. Senior Hailey Clark (Caledon, Ontario) She hit three home runs as a freshman, including a grand leads the way with 24 after hitting a walk-off homer in the slam against St. John’s, and four as a sophomore, eighth inning of a 4-2 win over James Madison on Senior including the game-winning solo homer in the ninth Day (May 1). That home run matched the record set by inning of the CAA championship game against Delaware. former All-American Amanda Hallaway (2000-03). Junior However, this season she has really turned up the power second baseman Lisa Wambold (Hatboro, PA) became another notch, leading the Pride with 13 home runs on the fifth player in school history with 20 career homers her way to winning CAA Player of the Year honors. She when she hit one out against Drexel on May 7, while hit her 10th of the season in the first inning of a 5-0 win senior designated player Stefanie Kenney (Malvern, PA) over UNC Wilmington on April 16, making her only the became the sixth to do it with her 20th in a 7-4 win over fifth player in school history to have a 10-homer season. James Madison at the CAA Tournament. Sophomore She added two more homers in the final weekend of the catcher Ashley Lane (Westbury, NY) is tied for seventh regular season (one at Stony Brook, one at Drexel) and with 18 homers, while junior third baseman Tara Ulrich now stands alone in third place on the Pride’s single- (West Nyack, NY) is one behind with 17. The Pride’s season list with 13 (see below): home run spree has ironically knocked the team’s own hitting coach out of Hofstra’s top 10 (former All-American Hofstra Single-Season Home Run Leaders Lisa Ciavardini, who is currently in 11th place with 13). No. Name Year 17 Danielle Stewart 2003 Hofstra Career Home Run Leaders 16 Hailey Clark 2004 No. Name Years 13 Lisa Wambold 2005 24 Hailey Clark 2002-present 10 Dana Bennett 1999 24 Amanda Hallaway 2000-03 10 Ashley Lane 2004 23 Dana Bennett 1996-99 9 Amanda Hallaway 2001 21 Danielle Stewart 2002-03 8 Ashley Lane 2005 20 Lisa Wambold 2003-present 20 Stefanie Kenney 2002-present Movin’ On Up: Junior second baseman Lisa Wambold 18 Ashley Lane 2004-present (Hatboro, PA) has a chance to finish her Hofstra career as 18 Crystal Boyd 1991-94 arguably the top five-tool player in the program’s history. 17 Tara Ulrich 2003-present Wambold is currently ascending up several Hofstra 15 Jen Pawol 1996-98 career record lists in only her third season with the Pride. 13 Lisa Ciavardini 1998-2001 She is already alone in fifth place in career home runs with 20 (see chart at left) and is alone in third on the Home Run Hailey: Senior Hailey Clark (Caledon, single-season home run list with 13 this year (see chart Ontario) tied a school record with her 24th career homer above). In addition, she is also now alone in second when she hit an eighth-inning walk-off shot against place on the career stolen base list with 40 (see below), James Madison on May 1. Clark also set a new school while her 16 stolen bases last year rank as the second- record earlier this season with three home runs in a 15-0 highest total (see following page). If she maintains her win over LIU on March 26. Two years ago, it would have career averages as a senior next year, Wambold will seemed inconceivable that Clark would set Hofstra graduate as Hofstra’s all-time leader in both homers and power hitting records, before her breakthrough season stolen bases. last spring. After hitting a combined two homers in her first two seasons (when she was battling various injuries), Hofstra Career Stolen Base Leaders she exploded for 16 homers in 2004. That left her just No. Name Years one shy of the single-season record set by Danielle 51 Robyn Trezise 1992-95 Stewart in 2003. Prior to Stewart’s big season, the 40 Lisa Wambold 2003-pres. single-season school record had been only 10. Clark got 39 Heather Brousseau 2000-03 her 16th homer at the NCAA Regionals off of Stanford 34 Crystal Boyd 1991-94 All-American Dana Sorenson, but didn’t get many 30 Laura Sweeney 2003-pres. chances to go for her record-tying 17th. Stanford walked 30 Alicia Smith 1997-2000 her four times in the regional finals, allowing her to set a 30 LaMeka Anderson 1998-2001 school record for walks in a season with 32. Speed Kills: Hofstra’s speed at the top of the order Another Record In The Books: In addition to her has been a key element in the Pride’s success over the home run and RBI records set against Long Island last two seasons. A year ago, Juniors Lisa Wambold University, senior first baseman/outfielder Hailey Clark (Hatboro, PA) and Laura Sweeney (Hopewell (Caledon, Ontario) also set another school record by Junction, NY) combined for 31 stolen bases in 37 recording hits in seven straight at-bats, going 3-for-3 attempts, with Wambold going 16-19 and Sweeney 15- against LIU on Friday and 4-for-4 against the Blackbirds 18. Those rank as two of the top four single-season on Saturday. That tied her for the sixth longest streak in stolen base totals in school history. This year, Wambold NCAA history, three shy of the record. is 12-for-16 stealing bases, while Sweeney is 11-for-15. Lane Sets Freshman HR Record: Sophomore Hofstra Single-Season Stolen Base Leaders catcher/outfielder Ashley Lane (Westbury, NY) hit 10 19 Robyn Trezise 1995 home runs as a freshman last season, capped off by a 16 Lisa Wambold 2004 solo shot in the Pride’s 3-1 win over Southern Illinois at 15 Laura Sweeney 2004 the NCAA Regionals in Palo Alto, California. The 10 15 Jen Pawol 1998 home runs set a new Hofstra freshman record, eclipsing 13 Robyn Trezise 1994 the previous mark of seven, which was set in 2003 by 12 Lisa Wambold 2005 current junior Tara Ulrich (West Nyack, NY). The 10 12 Lisa Wambold 2003 homers also tied for third all-time in Hofstra history with 12 LaMeka Anderson 1998 Dana Bennett, which has been matched this season by 12 Christine Moran 2001 12 Heather Brousseau 2002 Lisa Wambold (Hatboro, PA). Lane has added eight more 11 Laura Sweeney 2005 (tied with 6 others) this season, including two against Rutgers on March 30, making her the eighth player in school history to have a Thieves Like To Work In Pairs: Junior second multi-homer game. Her 18 homers ties her for seventh baseman Lisa Wambold (Hatboro, PA) and junior all-time at Hofstra in only her second season. shortstop Laura Sweeney (Hopewell Junction, NY) set a school record for stolen bases in a season by a pair of In The Fast Lane… Sophomore catcher/outfielder Hofstra teammates with 31, eclipsing the old record set Ashley Lane (Westbury, NY) is on pace to challenge by Robyn Trezise (19) and Chris Aigotti (11) in 1995. several Hofstra career records in her four years. Her 18 This season, Wambold (12) and Sweeney (11) have home runs already puts her on pace for 36 in four combined for 23 stolen bases through the CAA seasons, which would shatter the school record of 24 Tournament. held by two players (including current teammate Hailey Clark). She also has 71 runs batted in, on pace to Clark Has Career Day In Win Over LIU: Senior challenge the school RBI record of 146, held by the first baseman/outfielder Hailey Clark (Caledon, Ontario) team’s current hitting coach, Lisa Ciavardini. She has had a game for the ages as the Pride defeated Long already passed the 100-hit mark in her second season Island University 15-0 on March. Clark batted 4-for-4 with (currently with 114), putting her ahead of pace to three homers and 10 RBI in the win, setting new school become the eighth player in school history with 200 hits records for home runs, RBI and total bases in a game. (the record is 271). In addition, Lane’s 73 runs scored She also became only the third player in NCAA Division I also puts her on pace to challenge that school record as Softball history to record a 10-RBI game, falling one short well (171). of the NCAA record held by two players. Tiffany Whittall (Louisiana-Lafayette) first set the record of 11 RBI in Pride On 11-Game Win Streak: Hofstra enters the 1995 in a win over Samford, while Central Florida’s NCAA Tournament riding a season-long 11-game Stephanie Best matched it with 11 RBI in a win over Army winning streak. The Pride has also accumulated a 40-8-1 in 2003. Thirteen other players had been tied for third on record since beginning the year 1-6 on its initial Florida the single-game list with nine RBI, prior to Clark’s 10-RBI trip, as well as a 30-4-1 record in its last 35 games. The 11 explosion. She also joined a long list of players tied for straight wins is the longest streak since the 2003 squad second with three homers in a game, one behind Jill won 12 games in a row, while the 2002 team ended the Iocono of Canisius, who is the only player to ever hit four. year with a 14-game win streak (the CAA did not have an In the Pride’s last three meetings with LIU over the past automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2002, so the two seasons, Clark is hitting a whopping 9-10 with six Pride’s season ended with the conference tournament). homers, two doubles and 18 RBI, good for a slugging The school record of 20 straight wins was set by the percentage of 2.900. 1993 team. The Home Run Queens: Heading into the 2003 The Big 4-0: Hofstra (41-14-1) enters the NCAA campaign, the Hofstra team record for homers in a Tournament having already reached the 40-win plateau season was 29. The 2003 team, though, shattered that for only the fourth time in school history. The Pride is one mark with 50, with last year’s squad finishing close win shy of tying the school record set by the 2000 behind with 43. This year’s team has now moved into squad, which finished 42-21. In addition, the Pride has second place with 44 homers, giving the Pride its top won 30 or more games in 13 of the last 14 seasons. three home run seasons in each of the last three years. Other than an injury-plagued 2002 campaign, when Hofstra has totaled 137 homers in the last three seasons, Hofstra finished 28-25, the Pride has won at least 33 while its previous best three-year run had been only 76 games in every season since 1992. (from 1999-2001). Most Wins – Single Season Most Team Home Runs - Single Season Year Record Year Games HR 2000 42-21 2003 56 50 2005 41-14-1 2005 56 44 1995 41-21 2004 59 43 1999 40-19 1999 59 29 2003 39-17 2000 63 25 1998 39-17 2001 63 22 1994 39-16 2002 53 22 2004 38-21 1997 38-16 Kenney On A Roll: Senior designated player 1993 37-12 2001 37-26 Stefanie Kenney (Malvern, PA) had an 11-game hitting streak snapped in the second round of the conference tournament, which was her second 10-game hitting Working Overtime: Hofstra’s 3-2, 12-inning win at streak of the season. She reached safely with a hit 26 Stony Brook on May 4 was the Pride’s eighth straight times in a span of 29 games, before going a combined 0- extra-inning victory, including 5-0 this season. The first for-3 in the final two games of the CAA Tournament three this year were decided in games that went to the against Towson (while drawing three walks). Kenney’s international tiebreaker rule in the eighth (South Florida, strong finish has given her the team lead in hitting at Southern Mississippi and Maine). A year ago, Hofstra had .371, percentage points ahead of teammate Ashley three straight dramatic extra-inning wins, including 2-1 Lane (Westbury, NY). Kenney was named to the CAA All- over Delaware (9 innings) in the CAA Championship Tournament team, thanks to her pivotal, two-out, three- game, a 1-0 win over #12 Auburn (9 innings) in the run homer in the Pride’s opening round 7-4 win over opening round of the NCAA Regionals, and a 1-0 win James Madison. over Southern Illinois (12 innings) in a winner’s bracket game at the regionals. The last extra-inning loss the Ulrich Closes Strong: Junior third baseman Tara Pride suffered was 4-2 to Delaware (10 innings) during Ulrich (West Nyack, NY) went through a couple injuries the 2004 regular season. Here is a list of the Pride’s last this season that adversely effected her hitting, but she eight extra inning games: closed out the regular season on a high note. Ulrich enters NCAA Tournament play with a 12-game hitting Hofstra Extra-Inning Games streak, a stretch during which she is hitting 20-for-43 Date Opp. Innings Score (.465). She hit .556 in the James Madison series and 5/4/05 Stony Brook 12 W 3-2 .545 in the Drexel series. Her recent hot streak has lifted 5/1/05 James Madison 8 W 4-2 3/20/05 Maine* 8 W 4-2 her batting average to .238 on the season, including 3/13/05 Southern Miss. * 8 W 4-3 .367 in conference games. Ulrich has been phenomenal 2/21/05 South Florida* 8 W 5-4 in the field all season long, though, as she had a 23- 5/21/04 Southern Illinois^ 12 W 1-0 game errorless streak end in the conference 5/20/04 Auburn^ 9 W 1-0 championship game, a stretch which included 90 5/15/04 Delaware% 9 W 2-1 chances. That miscue was also only her second error in her last 38 games, with the other one coming against ^ 2004 NCAA Regionals (at Stanford) Syracuse on April 5, when she was just coming back from % 2004 CAA Championship Game a shoulder injury. * game played with international tiebreaker rule Final CAA Standings: Hofstra and Towson came CAA Tournament Recap: The Hofstra Softball team right down to the final day of the regular season in the went 3-0 at the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament battle for the regular season title and the right to host the to capture its eighth conference title in a row. The Pride CAA Tournament. The Pride ended up edging the never trailed in the entire tournament, although it did Tigers by a half-game, finishing 14-2 to Towson’s 13-2. dodge a few bullets along the way. Hofstra opened up Drexel held on to the third seed after finishing the regular with a 7-4 win over James Madison, in which senior season with an 8-9 record, while James Madison earned designated player Stefanie Kenney (Malvern, PA) hit a the fourth seed at 8-10. huge three-run, two-out homer in the third to give the Pride a 6-2 lead. James Madison pulled with 6-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association Standings sixth on a two-run homer from Jenn Chavez, but junior Team Rec. Pct. Overall Pct. Amy Belonick (Terryville, CT) came on in relief to throw Hofstra 14-2 .875 41-14-1 .741 two hitless innings to get the save. In the winner’s Towson 13-2 .867 38-19 .667 bracket game against Towson, senior left fielder Lisa Drexel 8-9 .471 19-22 .463 Torres (Farmingville, NY) threw out a runner at the plate in JMU 8-10 .444 28-27 .509 the third inning to keep the game scoreless, then broke Delaware 6-11 .353 28-25 .528 a 1-1 tie in the fourth with an RBI single as the Pride GMU 6-11 .353 22-31 .415 captured a 5-1 win. Hofstra scored three times in the UNCW 4-14 .222 22-44 .333 bottom of the sixth, thanks to a two-run double from Colonial Athletic Association Tournament junior shortstop Laura Sweeney (Hopewell Junction, Thursday, May 12 : NY). Senior Adrienne Clark (Gibsonton, FL) threw 3.1 Game 1: #2 Towson 10, #3 Drexel 8 innings of one-hit relief to get the win. In the Game 2: #1 Hofstra 7, #4 James Madison 4 championship game, Hofstra scored five runs with two Friday, May 13: outs in the fourth inning to break a scoreless tie and Game 3: James Madison 8, Drexel 3 capture a 6-3 win over Towson. Freshman right fielder Game 4: Hofstra 5, Towson 1 Pam Dreslinski (Kingsville, OH) opened the floodgates Game 5: Towson 5, James Madison 3 with a two-run double, while freshman Courtney Oliver Saturday, May 14 (Swansea, MA) and Sweeney added RBI hits. Senior Hofstra 6, Towson 3 pitcher Callie Osborne came four outs from a no-hitter, (Hofstra wins CAA Championship) but surrendered a three-run homer in the seventh to make the score 6-3, before Clark came on in relief to get Hofstra CAA Postseason Awards: The Pride was the save. Sweeney was named the Most Outstanding well represented on the All-CAA awards this season, as player and was joined on the All-Tournament team by seven players were named first-team All-Conference. In Osborne, Clark and Kenney. fact, Hofstra had seven of the 12 first-teamers overall, leaving only five for the rest of the conference. Junior Hofstra Weekly CAA Awards: Senior pitcher Callie second baseman Lisa Wambold (Hatboro, PA) was Osborne (Oshawa, Ontario) earned the CAA Pitcher of named the Player of the Year, and senior Callie Osborne the Week award five times this season, while four (Oshawa, Ontario) was named Pitcher of the Year. A different members of the Pride earned Player of the complete list of the Pride’s 2005 All-CAA selections is Week honors over the course of the season. A complete below: list of Hofstra’s CAA weekly award winners is below.

HOFSTRA 2005 CAA AWARD WINNERS Hofstra CAA Weekly Awards Name Cl. Pos. Team Date Name Award Ashley Lane So. C First team May 9 Callie Osborne Pitcher of the Week Hailey Clark Sr. 1B First team May 2 Tara Ulrich Player of the Week Lisa Wambold Jr. 2B First team May 2 Callie Osborne Pitcher of the Week Tara Ulrich Jr. 3B First team April 18 Callie Osborne Pitcher of the Week Pam Dreslinski Fr. OF First team April 11 Callie Osborne Pitcher of the Week Callie Osborne Sr. P First team April 4 Lisa Wambold Player of the Week Stefanie Kenney Sr. DP First team March 28 Hailey Clark Player of the Week March 28 Callie Osborne Pitcher of the Week Player of the Year: Lisa Wambold, Jr., 2B March 28 Courtney Oliver Rookie of the Week Pitcher of the Year: Callie Osborne, Jr. March 14 Adrienne Clark Pitcher of the Week Feb. 28 Ashley Lane Player of the Week Hofstra Dominant In Conference: Hofstra opened HOFSTRA IN LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS its 2005 conference schedule with a 12-11 loss to (SINCE 1995) George Mason, but bounced back to win 14 of its last 15 America East Conference conference games to earn the regular season championship. The Pride has been remarkably 1995: Hofstra 1, Hartford 0 consistent in league play over the last decade since Boston Univ. 1, Hofstra 0 joining the America East Conference (then called the Hofstra 4, Hartford 3 North Atlantic Conference) in 1995. Hofstra has had at Hofstra 4, Boston Univ. 0 Hofstra 9, Boston Univ. 4 least a .750 league winning percentage every season since 1995, while finishing first in 10 of 11 years. It’s 1996: Hofstra 6, Vermont 0 overall conference record since 1995 is 147-27 (.845). Boston Univ. 11, Hofstra 1 The Pride’s four-year record in the CAA is 51-10, a figure Hofstra 9, Vermont 1 which improves to 64-11 if you include CAA Tournament Boston Univ. 8, Hofstra 1 games. 1997: Hofstra 6, Maine 1 Boston Univ. 2, Hofstra 1 Hofstra Conference Finishes Hofstra 8, Maine 2 Year Rec. Place Tourn. Finish Hofstra 6, Boston Univ. 4 1995 10-1 1st Champions Boston Univ. 4, Hofstra 1 1996 12-0 1st Runner-Up 1998: Hofstra 2, Boston Univ. 1 1997 12-0 1st Runner-Up Hofstra 4, Maine 0 1998 9-3 1st Champions Hofstra 5, Delaware 0 1999 11-3 1st Champions 2000 22-4 1st Champions 1999: Towson 4, Hofstra 3 2001 20-6 2nd Champions Hofstra 12, Delaware 3 2002 11-2 1st Champions Hofstra 4, Drexel 1 2003 12-2 1st Champions Hofstra 9, Towson 1 2004 14-4 1st Champions Hofstra 7, Towson 0 2005 14-2 1st Champions 2000: Hofstra 2, Towson 1 Total 147-27 (.845 pct.) Hofstra 3, Delaware 2 (20 inn.) Boston Univ. 2, Hofstra 0 Fourteen And Counting: The 2005 CAA Hofstra 1, Boston Univ. 0 championship marked the 14th straight season in which 2001: Hofstra 1, Drexel 0 the Pride has won a conference championship (either Towson 6, Hofstra 2 regular season or tournament), dating back to the 1992 Hofstra 3, Drexel 2 season in the East Coast Conference. Hofstra won East Hofstra 4, Towson 0 Coast Conference tournament titles in 1992 and 1994, Hofstra 4, Towson 3 (11 inn.) and managed an ECAC Tournament title in 1993, when Colonial Athletic Association the East Coast Conference did not sponsor the sport. A full list of the 14-year streak is below: 2002: Hofstra 5, Delaware 4 Hofstra 4, Towson 3 Year Conference Championship(s) Hofstra 9, Towson 1 1992 East Coast Tournament 2003: Hofstra 4, Towson 2 1993 ECAC Tournament Hofstra 6, George Mason 0 1994 East Coast Tournament Hofstra 2, Towson 1 1995 North Atlantic Reg. Season & Tournament 1996 America East Reg. Season 2004: Delaware 3, Hofstra 2 1997 America East Reg. Season Hofstra 7, Towson 5 1998 America East Reg. Season & Tournament Hofstra 3, James Madison 0 1999 America East Reg. Season & Tournament Hofstra 2, Delaware 0 2000 America East Reg. Season & Tournament Hofstra 2, Delaware 1 (9 inn.) 2001 America East Tournament 2002 CAA Reg. Season & Tournament 2005: Hofstra 7, James Madison 4 Hofstra 5, Towson 1 2003 CAA Reg. Season & Tournament Hofstra 6, Towson 3 2004 CAA Reg. Season & Tournament 2005 CAA Reg. Season & Tournament Total Record: 36-9 Last Year Revisited: Hofstra opened up the 2005 A True Team Effort: Hofstra’s success last season season looking for an encore after a dramatic NCAA was remarkable in that one or two players weren’t Tournament run in 2004, which saw the Pride fall one win responsible for carrying the team on their backs. In fact, a shy of reaching the Women’s College World Series. remarkable 12 different players were honored in the Hofstra, though, very nearly didn’t even qualify for the postseason last year, either on the All-CAA or All-Mid postseason. It clinched the regular season CAA Atlantic Region teams or on the All-Tournament teams at championship on the very last day of with a narrow 4-3 the CAA or the NCAA Regionals. Hofstra had nine win over James Madison, earning the right to host the players honored as All-Colonial Athletic Association, conference tournament. It then dropped a 3-2 game to including six first-team selections – catcher Meaghan Delaware in the opening round of the CAA Tournament, Almon, second baseman Lisa Wambold, outfielder and had to fight its way back through the loser’s bracket. Ashley Lane, pitcher Callie Osborne, utility player Hailey The Pride trailed Towson 4-2 in the fifth of an elimination Clark and designated player Adrienne Clark – and three game, but rallied back for a 7-5 win and held on when the second-team selections – first baseman Stefanie Tigers left the bases loaded in the seventh. It then Kenney, third baseman Tara Ulrich, pitcher Alexis defeated James Madison 3-0 to reach the championship Alcantara. The Pride also had five All-Region selections, round when the Dukes also left the bases loaded in the including shortstop Laura Sweeney (Hopewell Junction, seventh. Hofstra moved on to defeat Delaware 2-0 in the NY) who was not one of the nine Pride players named to first game of the championship round to force a second the All-CAA teams. Sophomore pitcher Amy Belonick and deciding game, and then knocked off the Blue Hens was one of five Pride players named to the CAA All- 2-1 in nine innings in the second game to win the CAA Tournament team after shutting out Delaware in her first championship. Once it made it safely to the NCAA’s, the career start, while junior outfielder Lisa Torres became Pride then proceeded to go on a dramatic run, defeating the 12th Pride player honored when she was chosen to #12 Auburn 1-0 in nine innings, then knocking off the NCAA All-Regional team at Stanford. Southern Illinois 1-0 in 12 innings for its third straight extra-inning victory. After falling to #7 Stanford 7-1, Home, Sweet Home: Hofstra earned a big advantage Hofstra earned its way into the regional finals with a 3-1 when it won the regular season CAA Championship and win in a rematch with Southern Illinois. It then knocked off earned the right to host the conference tournament. The Stanford 1-0 to force a second and deciding game for Pride won all three CAA Tournament game to improve to the right to go to the Women’s College World Series. 20-5 at home this season and 143-24 in the seven years Stanford scored two runs in the fourth and one in the at Hofstra Softball Stadium. Hofstra also has a record of fifth and held off a seventh-inning Pride rally to win 3-1 41-3 at home against CAA teams in its four seasons in and end Hofstra’s Cinderella run. The Pride became the the league (including 13-1 in CAA tournament games), lowest seeded team (#7) to ever reach a regional final in and is 51-3 in its last 54 home games against conference the history of the NCAA Softball Tournament. opponents, dating back to the 2001 season in the America East. The Pride’s 6-3 loss to Towson on April 24 2004 HOFSTRA POSTSEASON RECAP in the second game of a doubleheader was only the third loss in that span, while the other two came last year CAA Tournament (Hempstead, NY) against Delaware (one in the regular season, one in the May 13 Delaware 3, Hofstra 2 CAA Tournament). Here is a look at Hofstra’s May 14 Hofstra 7, Towson 5 performances at its current home field (Hofstra Softball May 14 Hofstra 3, James Madison 0 Stadium): May 15 Hofstra 2, Delaware 0 May 15 Hofstra 2, Delaware 1 (9 innings) Pride At Hofstra Softball Stadium Hofstra wins CAA Championship Year Rec. Pct. 1999 20-1 .952 NCAA Regionals (Palo Alto, CA) 2000 25-6 .806 2001 18-3 .857 May 20 Hofstra 1, Auburn 0 (9 innings) 2002 19-4 .826 May 21 Hofstra 1, Southern Illinois 0 (12 innings) 2003 19-1 .950 May 22 Stanford 7, Hofstra 1 2004 22-4 .846 May 22 Hofstra 3, Southern Illinois 1 2005 20-5 .800 May 23 Hofstra1, Stanford 0 Total 143-24 .856 May 23 Stanford 3, Hofstra 1 IN 2005, HOFSTRA IS... 26-3 when hitting a home run 10-1 when hitting more than one home run 17-2 against the CAA 5-6-1 when opponents hit a home run 6-4-1 against the Big East 1-1 when opponents hit more than one home run 4-0 against the America East 4-1 against the Northeast Conference 36-7 when recording an extra-base hit 3-0 against the MAAC 5-7-1 when not recording an extra-base hit 2-0 against Conference USA 2-0 against the Big 10 19-1 when recording 10 hits 2-0 against the Atlantic 10 1-4 when opponents record 10 hits 1-0 against the Ohio Valley 0-1 against the Pac 10 16-5 when stealing at least one base 0-1 against the Big 12 4-0 when stealing more than one base 0-1 against the Mid-American 0-1 against the MEAC 2-0 when striking out 10 batters 0-3 against the Atlantic Sun 3-2 when opponents strike out 10 batters

1-0 on Mondays 7-1 when Adrienne Clark has a hit 3-1 on Tuesdays 23-5 when Hailey Clark has a hit 6-3-1 on Wednesdays 22-4 when Pam Dreslinski has a hit 1-1 on Thursdays 5-1 when Kristin Galeone has a hit 7-0 on Fridays 2-0 when Gen Haney has a hit 13-4 on Saturdays 23-4 when Stefanie Kenney has a hit 10-5 on Sundays 32-7-1 when Ashley Lane has a hit 17-4-1 when Kelly Morris has a hit 2-3-1 when playing night games 16-2 when Courtney Oliver has a hit 39-11 when playing day games 31-6-1 when Laura Sweeney has a hit 19-3 when Lisa Torres has a hit 0-8 when scoring no runs 20-3-1 when Tara Ulrich has a hit 3-1 when scoring one run 29-7-1 when Lisa Wambold has a hit 3-1 when scoring two runs 6-2-1 when scoring three runs 4-0 when Hailey Clark homers 4-0 when scoring four runs 1-1 when Kristin Galeone homers 9-1 when scoring five runs 6-0 when Stefanie Kenney homers 16-1 when scoring more than five runs 7-0 when Ashley Lane homers 2-1 when Courtney Oliver homers 17-0 when opponents score no runs 3-0 when Lisa Torres homers 7-2 when opponents score one run 2-1 when Tara Ulrich homers 9-1 when opponents score two runs 12-1 when Lisa Wambold homers 3-2-1 when opponents score three runs 4-0 when opponents score four runs 0-1 when Adrienne Clark has a multi-hit game 0-1 when opponents score five runs 9-0 when Hailey Clark has a multi-hit game 1-8 when opponents score more than five runs 6-1 when Pam Dreslinski has a multi-hit game 2-0 when Kristin Galeone has a multi-hit game 34-3 when scoring first 6-0 when Stefanie Kenney has a multi-hit game 7-11-1 when opponent scores first 13-3 when Ashley Lane has a multi-hit game 2-0 when Kelly Morris has a multi-hit game 10-5 in one-run games 6-0 when Courtney Oliver has a multi-hit game 5-3 in two-run games 12-3-1 when Laura Sweeney has a multi-hit game 13-5 in games decided by five or more runs 9-0 when Lisa Torres has a multi-hit game 5-2-1 when Tara Ulrich has a multi-hit game 5-0 in extra inning games 12-2 when Lisa Wambold has a multi-hit game 5-3-1 in shortened ganes 2005 HOFSTRA SOFTBALL ROSTER

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY The Pride No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. B/T Hometown/High School 1 Kelly Morris OF Sr. 5-4 L/R Pelham, NY/Pelham Memorial 3 Tara Ulrich 3B Jr. 5-9 R/R West Nyack, NY/Clarkstown South 5 Lisa Torres OF Sr. 5-7 R/R Farmingville, NY/Sachem North 7 Adrienne Clark P/UT Sr. 5-4 R/R Gibsonton, FL/Riverview 9 Callie Osborne P Sr. 5-8 R/R Oshawa, Ontario/St. Charles-Garnier 10 Lisa Wambold 2B Jr. 5-9 R/R Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham 11 Laura Sweeney SS Jr. 5-8 R/R Hopewell Junction, NY/John Jay 12 Pam Dreslinski UT Fr. 5-7 R/R Kingsville, OH/Edgewood 14 Jennifer Daddino P Jr. 5-5 R/R Franklin Square, NY/Carey 15 Stefanie Kenney DP/1B Sr. 5-10 R/R Malvern, PA/Great Valley 17 Amy Belonick P Jr. 5-7 R/R Terryville, CT/Holy Cross 19 Ashley Lane C/OF So. 5-5 L/L Westbury, NY/W.T. Clarke 21 Hailey Clark 1B/OF Sr. 5-10 R/R Caledon, Ontario/Mayfield 22 Gen Haney UT Fr. 5-9 R/R Levittown, PA/Conwell Egan 24 Courtney Oliver P/UT Fr. 5-6 L/R Swansea, MA/Coyle & Cassidy 25 Kristin Galeone C Jr. 5-6 R/R Bensalem, PA/Archbishop Ryan 27 Nicole Klemm 1B So. 6-1 R/R Matamoras, PA/Delaware Valley Head Coach: Bill Edwards Associate Head Coach: Larissa Anderson Assistant Coaches: Lisa Ciavardini, Breanne Nasti

Pronunciation Guide: 3 Tara Ulrich ull-RICK 9 Callie Osborne CAL-ee 10 Lisa Wambold WOM-bold 12 Pam Dreslinski drez-LIN-ski 14 Jennifer Daddino duh-DEE-no 17 Amy Belonick buh-LON-ick 25 Kristin Galeone gal-ee-OWN Lisa Ciavardini CHAV-er-dee-nee Breanne Nasti NASS-tee