HOFSTRA 2005 SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11549 Kristin Galeone Lisa Wambold Tara Ulrich Laura Sweeney Amy Belonick 2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Strength and Conditioning Coordinator: Ryan Martin Enrollment: 13,400 Equipment Managers: Kathy Theiling and Kevin Maxwell Founded: 1935 Assistant Equipment Managers: Brit Stone and Dave Walsh Nickname: Pride Photographers: Brian Ballweg and David Gonzalez Colors: Gold, White and Blue Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Colonial Athletic Association SOFTBALL INFORMATION Home Field: Hofstra University Softball Stadium (1,000) President: Stuart Rabinowitz Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Bill Edwards (Northern Michigan, 1967) Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes Overall Record/Years: 529-266-2/15 years Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Danny McCabe Record at School/Years: Same Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis Associate Head Coach: Larissa S. Anderson Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Jim Sheehan Assistant Coaches: Lisa Ciavardini and Breanne Nasti Associate Director of Athletics for Development: Mark Cox Softball Office Phone: (516) 463-5085 Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance: Dan McCarthy Home Field: Hofstra University Softball Stadium (1,000) Director of Corporate Advertising and Sales: Rob Cohen Press Box Phone: (516) 523-6185 Director of Athletic Marketing and Promotions: Jesse Bonfiglio 2004 Record: 38-21 Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-6750 2004 Conference Record/Finish: 14-4/First Place 2004 Postseason: NCAA Regional Finalist Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Jim Sheehan Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/5 Softball Contact: Jeremy Kniffin Starters Returning/Lost: 8/1 Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 3/2 Home Phone: (516) 561-0757 Fax: (516) 463-5033 E-mail Address: [email protected] Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: Stephen Gorchov HOFSTRA SOFTBALL Graduate Assistant: Sara Weber ON THE WEB: Head Athletic Trainer: Evan Malings Softball Athletic Trainer: Stacey Taradash http://www.hofstra.edu/athletics Top Returning Hitters: Top Returning Pitchers: Name Pos. Cl. Avg. HR RBI SB Name Cl. W-L ERA SO BB ShO Ashley Lane C/OF So. .327 10 42 1-1 Callie Osborne Sr. 12-3 0.79 85 33 7 Tara Ulrich 3B Jr. .280 7 35 0-0 Adrienne Clark Sr. 13-13 1.52 108 26 3 Hailey Clark 1B/OF Sr. .264 16 37 0-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Lisa Torres.......................................................19 Long Island, New York.....................................40 Amy Belonick...................................................20 Hofstra in the Community................................41 Kristin Galeone ................................................21 Softball Facilities..............................................42 Quick Facts ........................................................1 Laura Sweeney ................................................22 2004 Season in Review ...................................43 Hofstra Tradition ................................................2 Tara Ulrich .......................................................23 2004 Statistics.................................................46 This is Hofstra ...................................................4 Lisa Wambold..................................................24 2004 Results....................................................47 Head Softball Coach Bill Edwards......................6 Nicole Klemm/Ashley Lane ..............................25 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Review ......48 Associate Head Coach Larissa S. Anderson ......8 Jennifer Daddino/Pam Dreslinski.....................26 The Colonial Athletic Association.....................50 Assistant Coach Lisa Ciavardini.........................9 Gen Haney/Courtney Oliver..............................27 Hofstra Softball Honor Roll..............................51 Assistant Coach Breanne Nasti ..........................9 Hofstra Softball Record Book ..........................52 2005 Outlook ...................................................10 2005 Opponents ..............................................28 Hofstra in Postseason Play..............................55 2005 Roster.....................................................13 Hofstra University President ............................30 Where Are They Now?.....................................56 University Senior Administration .....................31 Softball Alumnae..............................................57 Player Profiles Hofstra University Director of Athletics ...........32 Series Records ................................................59 Adrienne Clark .................................................14 Athletic Administration and Head Coaches ......33 All-Time Results...............................................60 Hailey Clark......................................................15 Athletic Development.......................................35 Media Following...............................................65 Stefanie Kenney ...............................................16 Hofstra Heritage...............................................36 Softball Media Information ..............................66 Kelly Morris .....................................................17 Academic Support ...........................................38 Hofstra Campus Map.......................................67 Callie Osborne..................................................18 Athletic Training...............................................39 Getting to Hofstra ............................................68 2005 SOFTBALL 1 HOFSTRA TRADITION 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Champions Hofstra at the 2003 NCAA Regional in Lincoln, Nebraska 2002 Colonial Athletic Association Champions Hofstra’s eight All-CAA selections in 2003 2000 America East Champions 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Hofstra Softball 2003 NFCA All-American and Hofstra career home run leader by the Numbers Amanda Hallaway (since 1988) 870 games 568 victories 38 all-conference players 29 all-region players 15 consecutive winning seasons 10 conference championships 9 NCAA Tournament victories 2003 CoSIDA Academic All- American Heather Brousseau 8 Academic All-District players 7 consecutive conference championships 7 NCAA Tournament appearances 5 Academic All-Americans 4 All-Americans 3 NCAA All-Regional selections 2000 NFCA All- American and 2001 America East Player of the Year Lisa Ciavardini 2001 America East 2000 NFCA All-American and CoSIDA Champions Academic All-American Alicia Smith Two-time America East Pitcher of the 2003 and Year Jen 2004 Smith All-NCAA Regional selection Adrienne Clark Two-time NFCA All- American and three-time CoSIDA Academic All- American Crystal Boyd 1998 America East Conference Champions 2005 SOFTBALL 3 THIS IS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY THE FACTS Hofstra offers bachelor’s degrees in 130 areas of study. M The University offers approximately 140 graduate programs. M Hofstra was ranked 18th on Forbes’ list of Most Connected Campuses in 2003. n its relatively short history, Hofstra has College. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in 130 M established itself as a world-class institution areas of study. There are also approximately Iof higher education and cultural enterprise. 140 graduate programs, including Ph.D., Hofstra has 524 full-time faculty Each academic year, the Hofstra campus and Ed.D., Psy.D., and J.D. degrees, advanced members and 1,325 total faculty the programs offered grow and change to certificates and professional diplomas. members. meet the demands of our students and our community. Recently, the University celebrated the opening M of Hagedorn Hall, the new home of our School Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school of Education and Allied Human Services. In The student-faculty ratio is 14:1; with all classes and offices housed in one 2001 Hofstra University Honors College average class size is 22 students. building. Since those early days, Hofstra has welcomed its first class. This new division of M evolved into an international institution with a the University proved to be an immediate student body hailing from 47 states and 78 success, not only with University faculty and Hofstra is one of only 270 institutions countries around the world. The beautiful administrators, but among the 93 inaugural out of more than 3,600 campus is an accredited arboretum with 113 students. Every fall since, the number of nationwide with a chapter buildings on 240 acres. There are more than entering freshmen has increased substantially. of Phi Beta Kappa. 4,000 students living on campus, and Hofstra offers them and all students an extensive array Hofstra’s School of Communication is one of M of academic and social activities. Additionally, the largest, most advanced non-commercial Hofstra’s close proximity to Manhattan means television facilities in the East. Students take The Hofstra Libraries are fully that students have easy access to the classes and work in Dempster Hall, a computerized and contain 1.2 million wondrous cultural, social and career offerings sophisticated television production/post- volumes for student use. of the city. production facility with two broadcast-quality M studios and control rooms; two advanced What has remained consistent throughout the online video edit suites; two Avid non-linear Hofstra’s campus has 37 residence years, however, is the sense of community on digital editing systems and several cuts-only halls, housing about 4,200 students,