2004 Softball Quick Facts Guide Contents
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GUIDE CONTENTS 2003 NCAA Championship Remembered .... 2-3 2004 Roster/Pronunciation ........................... 14 Coaching Staff .............................................. 4-5 2003 Individual Statistics .............................. 15 2003 Game-by-Game Results ................... 16-17 2004 Returnees 2003 CCAA Recap ........................................ 18 Amy Rosson .................................................... 6 Emily Hetzner, Michelle Malbon ..................... 7 Postseason History ........................................ 19 Lindsey Roark, Kacey Sevier ........................... 8 Year-by-Year Leaders ................................ 20-23 Suzanne Yale ................................................... 9 All-Time Series Records ................................ 24 Megan Turman, Megan De La Hoya .............. 10 Single-Game Records .................................... 25 Kristin Herrera, Rachel Kelly, Jessica Miller ... 11 Season Records ........................................ 26-27 Jenna Cresta .................................................. 12 Career Records ......................................... 28-29 Aggie All-Americans ...................................... 30 2004 Freshmen Aggie All-West Region Honorees ................... 30 Breanna Adame, Carie Brueckner .................. 12 Aggie All-Conference Honorees .................... 31 Lindsay Cox, Lauren Pieretti, UC Davis Transition to Division I ............. 32-35 Nikki Sheldon, Lindsay Tognetti ................. 13 LaRue Field ................................................... 36 2004 SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS School: University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Assistant Coach: Mieko Nagata (Pacific ‘95, 7th year) Address: One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 Email: [email protected] Established/Founded: 1905/1908 Assistant Coach: Enrollment: 30,229 Libby Bivings (UC Davis ’04, 1st year) Nickname: Aggies Colors: Yale Blue & Gold Media Relations Contact: Mike Robles National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Reclassifying E-Mail: [email protected] Conference: California Collegiate Athletic Association Media Relations Office Phone: 530/752-3505 Home Site: LaRue Field (500) Media Relations Home Phone: 916/515-1233 Media Relations FAX: 530/754-5674 Chancellor: Dr. Larry Vanderhoef (Wisc. Milwaukee ’64) Aggie Sports Hotline: 530/752-1700 Director of Athletics: Greg Warzecka (UC Berkeley ’73) Aggies on the WWW: http://www.ucdavisaggies.com Senior Associate A.D.: Pam Gill-Fisher (UC Davis ’71) Associate A.D.s: 2003 Record: 53-15, 25-7 (1st) in CCAA External Affairs: Larry Swanson (Oregon State ’65) 2003 Finish: Business & Game Mgmt.: Bob Bullis (Northern Iowa ’71) 4-1 in NCAA West Regional (champions) Assistant A.D. - Media Relations: 5-0 in NCAA Championships (champions) Mike Robles (Cal Poly ’88) Letterwinners Ret/Lost: 12/5 Faculty Athletic Rep.: Dr. Mel Ramey (Penn State ’60) Starters Ret/Lost: 7 (incl. 1 pitcher)/4 (incl. 1 pitcher) Head Athletic Trainer: Jeff Hogan (UC Davis ’81) Head Coach: Kathy DeYoung (Fresno State ’75) Career Record: 751-376-2 (25 years) GENERAL INFO Conference Record: 396-172 UC Davis Record: Same Coach’s Office: 228 Hickey Gym One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 Coach’s Phone: 530/752-1053 Coach’s E-Mail Address: [email protected] 2004 UC DAVIS SOFTBALL 1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS UC Davis Athletics Media Relations News Release - May 18, 2003 Knotted in a scoreless tie in the third in- NCAA DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS ning against GC&SU, UC Davis broke through Wallace Sports Complex • Salem, Ore. • May 18, 2003 Aggies Claim NCAA D-II with a pair of runs against starter Jennifer Championship Game Joiner. Left fielder Jennifer Borrelli walked and UC DAVIS ab r h bi GC&SU ab r h bi Softball Championship stole second, and with one out was brought Borrelli lf 4 1 1 1 Frei cf 2 0 0 0 SALEM, Ore. - Behind two home runs and four hits from around on Churchwell’s blast to center field. Hetzner cf 4 0 1 0 Baker lf 3 0 0 0 senior Susan Churchwell and a four-hitter from junior pitcher Second baseman Kacey Sevier had an in- Churchwell dp 4 2 4 4 Hughes 3b 3 0 1 0 field single in the third, scoring shortstop Turman c 2 1 1 0 Baruffa ss 2 0 0 0 Amy Rosson on Sunday evening, UC Davis beat Georgia Col- Moore 3b 4 1 2 2 Davenport 1b 2 0 1 0 lege and State University, 7-0, at the Wallace Sports Com- Lindsey Roark before Churchwell singled to Yale 1b 4 0 1 0 Davis pr 0 0 0 0 plex, winning the school’s first-ever NCAA Division II Soft- center for another run, making it 4-0. Malbon rf 3 0 0 0 HJones dp 3 0 0 0 ball Championship. Leading by four runs in the sixth, the Roark ss 4 1 2 0 MJones rf 3 0 1 0 Sevier 2b 3 1 2 1 Joiner p 1 0 0 0 UC Davis completed a five-game unbeaten run through Aggies put the game out of reach when Linsenmeyer ph 0 0 0 0 Harrison p 2 0 0 0 the eight-team field over the past four days, finishing its last Churchwell led off with a towering home run Rosson p 0 0 0 0 Henicka c 3 0 1 0 season at the Division II level with a 53-15 record, setting a to right off reliever Brook Harrison, her 16th Williams 2b 0 0 0 0 school record for wins. of the season. After a double by catcher Megan Totals 32 7 14 7 Totals 24 0 4 0 UC Davis delivered the 25th-year head coach her first Turman, third baseman Lindsay Moore capped UC Davis 002 200 3 - 7 14 0 national championship with a convincing win over GC&SU, the Aggies’ offensive punch with a two-run GC&SU 000 000 0 - 0 4 0 a team the Aggies beat on Saturday evening, 4-1. shot to left that put the Aggies in front, 7-0. Rosson was able to hold the Lady Bob- E -␣ None. DP -␣ GC&SU 1. LOB -␣ UC Davis 9, GC&SU 6. 2B - Churchwell went 4-for-4 with two home runs and four ␣ Turman (9), Sevier (2). 3B - Roark (1). HR -␣ Churchwell 2 RBIs in the championship game, just a few hours after her cats in check in the bottom of the seventh in- (16), Moore (12). HBP - Malbon, Baruffa. SH - Davenport (2). walk-off home run against defending champion St. Mary’s ning, and when catcher Rebecca Heinicka’s SB - Borrelli (13), Turman (11). CS - Yale (1). (Texas), gave the Aggies a 5-3 win in eight innings. sinking liner was caught by a charging Emily Hetzner in center field, UC Davis turned its IP H R ER BB SO Churchwell was named the tournament’s MVP after fin- UC Davis ishing the day 6-for-7 with three home runs and seven RBIs. 13th NCAA playoff appearance into its first- Rosson W, 29-8 740018 “I don’t think I’ve ever had a day like this,” said ever softball national championship. Churchwell. “Everything else pales in comparison.” Besides Rosson and Churchwell, the GC&SU Joiner L, 27-6 332233 The Lady Bobcats advanced to the title game with a 2-0 Aggies placed outfielder Michelle Malbon and Harrison 4 11 5512 win over North Dakota State on Sunday afternoon and needed Borrelli on the all-tournament team. HBP - Malbon by Joiner, Baruffa by Rosson. T - 1:46. A - 372. to beat UC Davis twice in order to win the championship. However, the Aggies scored twice in both the third and fourth innings to take a 4-0 lead, enough of an advantage for Rosson UC Davis - 2003 NCAA Division II Softball Champions who won her fourth game of the tournament. Rosson didn’t allow a run, scattering Front row: Assistant coach Jaime Wallin, Megan De La Hoya, Lindsey four hits - two of them in the seventh in- “There are no words to describe the Roark, Jennifer Borrelli (holding ning - while striking out eight and walk- feeling. It’s a dream come true, trophy), Kristin Herrera, Angie ing none. Earlier Sunday she pitched 4.2 especially with this team. I’ve been Linsenmeyer, Emily Hetzner. CHAMPIONS NATIONAL innings of relief, helping the Aggies stay in saying it all along they have been the game against St. Mary’s after trailing, Middle row: Kacey Sevier, Lindsay one of the most special teams. It’s Moore, Rachel Kelly, Marci Hill, 3-0. She finished the day with 11.2 innings been a wonderful experience Michelle Malbon, Amy Rosson, of shutout softball, collecting 15 strikeouts Megan Turman, Jessica Miller, and only walking two. through the whole season.” assistant coach Mieko Nagata. Rosson, named earlier as a third-team - Kathy DeYoung Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American, Back row: Assistant coach Michelle Wiest, Kate Hansen, Susan didn’t allow an earned run in 28.2 innings during the tour- Churchwell, Suzanne Yale, athletic nament, while finishing with 45 strikeouts. She finished her trainer Joel Berryman, head coach NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NATIONAL year with a 29-8 record while dominating the national cham- Kathy DeYoung. pionship tournament. 2 2004 UC DAVIS SOFTBALL 2004 UC DAVIS SOFTBALL 3 KATHY DEYOUNG MIEKO NAGATA Head Coach •␣ 26th Year Assistant Coach •␣ 7th Year The 2003 season held many milestones for veteran softball Nagata enters her seventh year on the UC Davis coaching coach Kathy DeYoung, starting with the opening day when she staff, and her sixth as Kathy DeYoung’s top assistant. She is in posted her 700th career win at the helm of the Aggie program. charge of the physical conditioning program and serves as the She finished April with her 40th win of the season, marking her recruiting coordinator for the Aggies. eighth 40-win season at UC Davis. A few weeks later at the Under her tutelate, the UC Davis offense has hit .300 or higher NCAA Division II Softball Championships, UC Davis reached as a team in three of the last four years. In 2003, the Aggies the 50-win plateau for the third time in school history. batted a collective .315 and blasted 61 home runs. It was in that four-day tournament in Salem, Oregon, where A former outfielder at the University of the Pacific, Nagata DeYoung achieved the pinnacle of coaching success.