MMINNESOTAINNESOTA SOFTBALLSOFTBALL 47th Season | 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 14 B1G Tournament Apperances | Four-Time Big Ten Regular Season Champions | Five-Time Big Tournament Champions University of Minnesota Athletic Communications | 225 Bierman Field Athletic Building, 516 15th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 SCHEDULE/RESULTS BIG TEN WEEK 4 Date Opponent Time/Result 2/26 Maryland *# ^ W, 2-1 2/26 Maryland *# ^ L, 1-2 2/27 Ohio State *# ^ L, 1-2 (11) 2/27 Ohio State *# ^ W, 8-0 2/28 Indiana *# ^ W, 6-2 2/28 Indiana *# ^ L, 5-7 3/11 Rutgers *# ^ W, 8-5 Minnesota 3/11 Rutgers *# ^ W, 4-0 Nebraska 3/12 Rutgers *# ^ W, 6-4 2021 Record: 19-5 2021 Record: 14-10 3/13 Michigan State *# ^ W, 5-3 3/13 Michigan State *# ^ W, 6-2 3/14 Michigan State *# ^ W, 3-2 TALES OF THE TAPE 3/26 at Illinois * W, 6-0 3/27 at Illinois * W, 5-1 Team Minnesota Nebraska 3/27 at Illinois * W, 9-5 3/28 at Illinois * L, 0-8 Record 19-5 14-10 4/2 Purdue *^ W, 8-5 Batting Avg .241 .259 4/2 Purdue *^ W, 5-4 4/3 Purdue *^ L, 0-2 Hits 156 165 4/4 Purdue *^ W, 2-1 Runs 111 118 4/9 at Northwestern *! W, 3-2 (10) HR 27 18 4/10 at Northwestern * W, 6-2 4/10 at Northwestern * W, 2-1 (8) RBI 99 105 4/11 at Northwestern *& W, 10-4 Pitching Stats 4/16 Nebraska *^ 5 p.m. 4/17 Nebraska *^ 12 p.m. ERA 1.69 2.75 4/17 Nebraska *^ 2 p.m. Ks 162 106 4/18 Nebraska *^ 12 p.m. 4/23 Iowa *^ 5 p.m. Hits 139 153 4/23 Iowa *^ 12 p.m. 4/24 Iowa *^ 2 p.m. HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND 4/25 Iowa *^ 12 p.m. 4/30 at Wisconsin * TBA 5/1 at Wisconsin * TBA • No. 24/23 Minnesota is home this weekend when it hosts Nebraska, April 16-18, at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. 5/1 at Wisconsin * TBA The weekend format is a single game on Friday, doubleheader on Saturday and a single game scheduled 5/2 at Wisconsin * TBA Sunday. All four games will be streamed on BTN Plus. 5/7 Michigan *% 7 p.m. • The Golden Gophers have won fi ve games in a row, the longest active win streak in the Big Ten, thanks in part 5/8 Michigan *% 1:30 p.m. 5/8 Michigan *% 4 p.m. to a four-game sweep last weekend at then-No. 21/22 Northwestern. Going further back in the schedule, 5/9 Michigan *% 2 p.m. Minnesota has won seven of their past eight and are 16-2 in their last 18 contests. 5/14 at Penn State *% TBA • In helping Minnesota to that sweep of Northwestern, senior MaKenna Partain has been named the Big Ten 5/15 at Penn State * TBA Player of the Week. The team’s leadoff hitter and starter at second base, Partain hit .412 against the Wildcats 5/15 at Penn State * TBA with seven hits in 17 at-bats. Three of her seven hits in the series were home runs, resulting in a team-best 5/16 at Penn State * TBA slugging percentage of .941. She also led the Gophers with six runs scored and tied for the lead with her hit All game times listed in Central Time total and four runs batted in, while tallying a .444 on-base percentage. Being named Big Ten Player of the * indicates Big Ten games Week is the fourth such accolade of Partain’s career and her second this season after picking up the same # indicates neutral games in Leesburg, Fla. honor on March 16. ^ BTN + streamed games • The Golden Gophers lead the Big Ten with 27 home runs, with Nebraska second at 18. Natalie DenHartog leads ! indicates ESPNU Game the league with eight, while Katelyn Kemmetmueller is tied for second with fi ve. % Big Ten Network Game • Minnesota played a home collegiate softball game at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium for the fi rst time in 678 days two weekends ago when the Gophers hosted Purdue and won three of four. Prior to the Purdue series, the Gophers’ last home game was May 25, 2019, when Minnesota hosted a 2019 Super Regional. • Nebraska enters the Minnesota series with a 14-10 record on the season, including a 2-2 mark so far in true road games. The Huskers are coming off a series win over Illinois in Lincoln, including three straight wins. Freshman Billie Andrews has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for three straight weeks. She leads leads all B1G freshmen in hits, runs, triples, home runs, RBIs, batting average, slugging percentage and stolen bases. Tristen Edwards is the team’s top hitter with a .380 average, .720 slugging percentage and .633 on- base percentage. She’s tied with Andrews for the team lead in home runs with four. Olivia Ferrell (2.63 ERA, 8-6 record, 71 K, 77.1 IP) and Courtney Wallace (2.65 ERA, 6-4 record, 26 K, 68.2 IP) are the team’s top pitchers. • Minnesota has won 11 straight games over Nebraska, including a three-game sweep in Lincoln when the teams MINNESOTA ATHLETIC last met in 2019. The Gophers haven’t lost to the Huskers since falling 5-3 on March 29, 2015. During the COMMUNICATIONS current 11-game streak, Minnesota has outscored Nebraska, 87-23. Four wins have come via shutout and two MICHELLE TRAVERSIE, DIRECTOR by run-rule. The Gophers have also won fi ve straight in the series in Minneapolis, not losing since April 1, 2012. [email protected] • The Gopher pitching corps holds a 1.69 ERA this season, which ranks 16th nationally. Autumn Pease holds a 612.624.0522 [o] • 612.396.8712 [c] 1.19 ERA with 75 strikeouts to just 12 walks and a 9-1 record in 70.2 innings this year, while Amber Fiser holds a Bierman Athletic Center, Room 225 1.86 ERA, 9-4 record and 80 strikeouts to 23 walks in 94.0 innings pitched this season. Minneapolis, MN 55455 • After this weekend, Minnesota will stay in Minneapolis to host Iowa in a four-game set, April 23-25. All games will be streamed on BTN Plus. 2021 MINNESOTA SOFTBALL ROSTER No. Name Position B/T Height Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous School)) NFCA TOP 25 POLL 2 Sydney Strelow INF R/R 5-4 So. Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford HS) 3 MaKenna Partain INF L/R 5-8 5-Sr. Banks, Ore. (Banks HS) Rk. Team Votes Record Prev. 4 Carlie Brandt UT R/R 5-7 5-Sr. Le Sueur, Minn. (Le Sueur-Henderson HS) 1 Oklahoma (32) 800 30-0 1 5 Sara Kinch C R/R 6-0 Fr. Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak HS) 2 UCLA 768 22-2 2 6 Chloe Evans UT L/R 5-9 Fr. Seymour, Wis. (Seymour Community HS) 3 Alabama 702 31-5 4 8 Macy Gill UT L/R 5-6 Sr. Elkhart, Iowa (North Polk HS) 4 Oregon 686 27-5 3 5 Florida 683 30-4 5 9 Rylie Costa INF R/R 5-5 Fr. Tracy, Calif. (Kimball HS) 6 Washington 616 31-5 6 10 Katelyn Kemmetmueller UT R/R 5-7 5-Sr. Rogers, Minn. (Rogers HS) 7 Texas 595 31-3 7 12 Jenna Beckstrom UT R/R 5-7 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. (Lakeville North HS) 8 Arizona 585 24-5 8 13 Amber Fiser RHP R/R 5-6 5-Sr. Van Horne, Iowa (Benton Community HS 9 Florida State 564 27-6 9 14 Ansleigh Hollifi eld RHP R/R 5-7 Fr. Dacula, Ga. (Buford HS) 10 Arkansas 504 33-5 10 17 Maddy Ehlke INF L/R 5-10 Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port HS) 11 Oklahoma State 476 32-5 12 18 Ellee Jensen OF L/R 5-5 R-Jr. Watertown, Wis. (Watertown HS) 12 Kentucky 401 28-7 11 19 Delanie Cox UT R/R 5-6 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) 13 Arizona State 394 25-10 13 20 Megan Dray C/INF R/R 5-9 G-Sr. Lynchburg, Va. (North Carolina) 14 Louisiana 392 31-6 14 22 MacKenzie Denson OF L/R 5-3 Fr. Mansfi eld, Texas (Lake Ridge HS) 15 Virginia Tech 355 25-6 15 23 Kianna Jones RHP/UT R/R 6-0 So. Surrey, B.C., Canada (Burnsview Sr Secondary) 16 LSU 310 24-13 17 25 Autumn Pease RHP R/R 5-10 Jr. Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Mesa HS) 17 Clemson 296 26-4 18 26 Ava Dueck RHP R/R 5-9 So. Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove HS) 18 Missouri 244 29-9 19 19 Tennessee 206 28-6 21 31 Natalie DenHartog UT R/R 5-7 Jr. Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins High School) 20 Georgia 204 25-8 20 39 Emily Hansen UT L/R 5-7 Jr. Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo HS) 21 Duke 186 27-9 16 55 Clare Ceynowa C R/R 5-9 Fr. Brainerd, Minn. (Brainerd HS) 22 Michigan 113 16-4 23 67 Ali Lindner OF L/R 5-7 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D. (Harrisburg HS) 23 UCF 85 29-9 24 24 Minnesota 73 19-5 RV Head Coach: Piper Ritter (1st as Head Coach, 14th Season With Minnesota) 25 Wichita State 61 28-5 RV Associate Head Coach: Carly Wynn (1st Season) Assistant Coach: Katie Richardson (1st Season) RV: James Madison (38), Northwestern (16), Graduate Manager: Alyssa Reina (4th Season) Fresno State (12), Auburn (9), Miami Univer- Graduate Manager: Nicole Newman (2nd Season) sity (6), Ole Miss (4), Texas A&M (4), BYU Director of Operations: Cody Shoemaker (3rd Season) (3), Troy (3), Western Kentucky (3), Cal State Fullerton (1), Liberty (1), South Alabama (1).

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Team Record Prev. 1 Oklahoma (19) 30-0 1 12 Jenna Beckstrom 14 Ansleigh Hollifi eld ANS-lay 2 UCLA 22-2 2 4 Carlie Brandt 18 Ellee Jensen 3 Alabama (1) 31-5 3 55 Clare Ceynowa Cey-know-ah 23 Kianna Jones key-AHN-ah 4 Florida 30-4 5 9 Rylie Costa rye-LEE 10 Katelyn Kemmetmueller KEM-et-MULE-ER 5 Oregon 27-5 4 19 Delanie Cox 5 Sara Kinch kin-sch 6 Washington 31-5 6 31 Natalie DenHartog 67 Ali Lindner 7 Arizona 24-5 7 22 MacKenzie Denson 3 MaKenna Partain 8 Texas 31-3 T-8 20 Megan Dray 25 Autumn Pease Peas (like vegetable) 9 Florida State 27-6 10 25 Ava Dueck do-WICK 2 Sydney Strelow stray-LOW 10 Arkansas 33-5 T-8 17 Maddy Ehlke L-key 11 Oklahoma State 32-5 12 6 Chloe Evens 12 Kentucky 28-7 11 13 Amber Fiser FY-zer “ryhmes vizor” 13 Arizona State 25-10 14 8 Macy Gill 14 Virginia Tech 25-6 13 15 LSU 24-13 15 39 Emily Hansen 16 Tennessee 28-6 16 17 Louisiana 31-6 17 Fun Gopher Facts 18 Clemson 26-4 18 19 Missouri 29-9 19 • Sydney Strelow can juggle like a boss. 20 Georgia 25-8 22 • Carlie Brandt has played eight different fi elding positions and the DP spot in her Gophers career (Pitcher, 21 Duke 27-9 20 1st, 2nd, SS, 3rd, LF, CF, RF). 22 Michigan 16-4 24 • Katelyn Kemmetmueller is the fi rst softball student-athlete at the University of Minnesota to go through the 23 Minnesota 19-5 RV nursing program and is a registered nurse. 24 James Madison 19-1 RV 25 UCF 29-9 NR • Amber Fiser earned a second degree black belt in Taekwondo. Fellow pitcher Kianna Jones also has a second degree black belt in Taekwondo. RV: Northwestern, Auburn, Wichita State, • Kianna Jones is a member of Canada’s National Junior team and attended pitching sessions with Olympic Boston, Ole Miss, Texas State, Liberty, Texas hopeful and former Gopher Great, Sara Groenewegen. A&M, South Alabama, Ohio State, Western • Natalie DenHartog grew up playing football as her father is the head football coach for Hopkins High Kentucky, Fresno State. School. 2021 BIG TEN STANDINGS QUICK FACTS Team Big Ten Pct. Overall Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Michigan 16-4 .800 16-4 .800 0-0 7-1 9-3 W1 Location ...... Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota 19-5 .792 19-5 .792 3-1 7-1 9-3 W5 Founded ...... 1851 Northwestern 18-6 .750 18-6 .750 4-4 3-1 11-1 L4 Enrollment ...... 50,943 Illinois 15-9 .625 15-9 .625 1-3 4-4 10-2 L3 Nickname ...... Golden Gophers Iowa 14-9 .609 14-9 .609 3-1 4-3 7-5 L1 Colors ...... Maroon and Gold Nebraska 14-10 .583 14-10 .583 6-2 2-2 6-6 W3 Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I Ohio State 13-10 .565 13-10 .565 4-4 3-0 6-6 L1 Conference ...... Big Ten Indiana 11-13 .458 11-13 .458 0-4 4-4 7-5 W2 Stadium ...... Jane Sage Cowles Stadium Maryland 11-13 .458 11-13 .458 4-4 1-3 6-6 W3 Stadium Capacity...... 1,450 Michigan State 7-13 .350 7-13 .350 3-1 1-3 3-9 L3 Stadium Dimensions .....LF/RF: 205, CF 220 Wisconsin 7-16 .304 7-16 .304 3-4 0-4 4-8 W1 President ...... Joan Gabel Purdue 7-17 .292 7-17 .292 2-6 1-3 4-8 L2 Director of Athletics ...... Mark Coyle Penn State 5-18 .217 5-18 .217 4-3 1-3 0-12 W4 S.W.A ...... Julie Manning Rutgers 5-19 .208 5-19 .208 2-2 1-7 2-10 L4 2020 TEAM INFORMATION THE 2021 SEASON Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 14/4 Minnesota and the Big Ten are playing in unprecedented times. The Golden Gophers jump right into confer- Newcomers ...... 8 ence play. Minnesota played the fi rst two weekends in Leesburg, Fla., where teams played 12 games. 2020 Overall Record ...... 15-9-1 Following the Florida games, teams return to campus locations where these will be four-game series 2020 Conference Record/Finish ...... NA played over three days (Fri-Sun). Minnesota started its campus schedule portion March 26-28 when it traveled to Illinois. For the fi rst time in 678 days, Minnesota played a collegiate softball game at Jane Sage Cowles when it hosted Purdue, April 2-4. The Gophers’ last home game dated back to May 25, 2019 when MINNESOTA PROGRAM HISTORY Minnesota hosted a 2019 Super Regional. First year of Softball ...... 1974 (47th season) All-Time Record Entering 2021 .1,432-956-5 FISER, PARTAIN NAMED SENIOR CLASS FINALISTS All-Time B1G Record Entering 2021 ...438-367 Seniors Amber Fiser and MaKenna Partain are two of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS award, an- NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 14 nounced today by the organization. The award highlights student-athletes who excel both on and off the fi eld NCAA Tournament Record ...... 25-29 (.462) in their respective sport. BIG Tournament Appearances ...... 14 An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award BIG Tournament Record ...... 23-15 (.605) focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 fi nalists in March, BIG Reg Season Championships ...... 4 and those 10 names will be placed on the offi cial ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide BIG Tournament Championships ...... 5 voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifi es excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be STAFF INFORMATION announced during the 2021 Women’s College World Series® in June. Head Coach ...... Piper Ritter Fiser completed her undergraduate degree in the Spring of 2020 in business and marketing education, Alma Mater, Year ...... Minnesota, 2004 carrying a 3.68 GPA. She is currently working towards a master’s degree in sport management with a 4.0 Year at Minnesota ...... 14th GPA. Throughout her career, Fiser has earned one CoSIDA Academic All-American, two CoSIDA Academic Career Record ...... 1st Season All-District, and three Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors. Fiser also earned the at Minnesota ...... 1st Season 2019-20 Patty Berg Award, which is given to someone who demonstrates greatness in the classroom and competition, while also exemplifying the values of Gopher Athletics. In the shortened 2020 season, Fiser led Associate Head Coach ...... Carly Wynn the Big Ten and was third in the NCAA with 145 strikeouts. Alma Mater, Year ...... Florida State, 2010 Partain, a family social science major, earned her degree in the Spring of 2020 with a 3.52 GPA. She Year at Minnesota ...... 1st Season earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2018 and 2019 during her academic career. Pursuing completion of Assistant Coach ...... Katie Richardson the Human Resource Development Certifi cate Program, Partain has a 3.78 GPA in graduate school. Partain Alma Mater, Year ...... Minnesota, 2016 opted to return for her fi fth year after the canceled season in 2020. Since her freshman year, Partain has Year at Minnesota ...... 1st Season started in over 200 games for the Golden Gophers and is the program single-season runs record holder with 66.

FISER’S FINES Amber Fiser has already cemented herself as one of the top players in Gopher softball history and is making a case for one of the top players in all of NCAA softball. She is fourth all-time in program history in wins (91) and fi fth all-time in strikeouts (891). In 2019, Fiser was named a First Team NFCA All-American, was a Honda Cup Award Finalist and was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year. Her 31 wins on the 2019 season tied for second all-time in program history and 346 strikeouts were third all-time. She set a school record and matched a conference record with six Big Ten Pitcher of the Week awards. She also picked up two NFCA Division I Pitcher of the Week awards. RUN MAKENNA, RUN! 2020 MINNESOTA’S RECORD MaKenna Partain has etched her name into Gophers history and has a chance to leave as one of the most productive offensive players in team history but has done so quietly when it comes to national attention. She Overall and Big Ten ...... 19-5 has already made 225 career starts with the majority of her action coming at second base. Two weeks ago, Home ...... 3-1 Partain became the school record holder in career runs scored. She surpassed Tyler Walker’s accomplish- Away ...... 7-1 ment of 197 on March 27, 2021. She currently has scored 206 career runs in her fi ve-year career. She also Neutral ...... 9-3 ranks second in school history in career doubles with 52, as current assistant coach Kaitlyn Richardson has vs. Ranked opponents ...... 4-0 the doubles record with 64. vs. Unranked opponents ...... 15-5 One-run games ...... 6-2 WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARLIE BRANDT!? Carlie Brandt has played eight fi elding positions and the DP spot (all but catcher) in her Gophers career. Two-run games ...... 2-2 She has found a home at shortstop in 2020. She also returned to the circle and picked up a victory against Three/four run games ...... 8-0 Binghamton (March 1, 2020). It was her fi rst pitching appearance since Feb. 16, 2019. Five or more run games ...... 3-1 In extra innings ...... 3-1 FRESHMEN ACTION Shutouts ...... 3-2 A pair of Gopher freshmen have seen signifi cant action for Minnesota this year. Sara Kinch has played in Scoring 0-2 runs ...... 3-4 all 24 games so far this year, including 22 starts at catcher, and is tied for third on the team with three home Scoring 3-5 runs ...... 7-1 runs. Mackenzie Denson has seen action in 17 games this year, including 16 starts in the outfi eld. Scoring 6-9 runs ...... 8-0 Scoring 10+ runs ...... 1-0 GOPHERS AND WEEKLY B1G AWARDS Following the second week in Florida, MaKenna Partain and Sara Kinch each received Big Ten Weekly Allowing 0-2 runs ...... 11-3 honors. Partain batted .421 against Rutgers and Michigan State to help guide the Gophers to six-straight Allowing 3-5 runs ...... 7-0 wins. Starting and leading off in all six games, Partain had eight hits, scored eight runs and had three RBIs. Allowing 6-9 runs ...... 8-2 In her fi rst collegiate hit, Kinch also delivered her fi rst collegiate home run. She hit .400 and started fi ve of six Allowing 10+ runs ...... 0-0 games behind the plate. Partain added her second weekly award this season after the four-game sweep over Scoring fi rst ...... 14-1 Northwestern when she batted .412 in the series. Opponent scores fi rst ...... 5-4 Has more hits ...... 13-2 Opponent has more hits ...... 5-3 Hits are tied ...... 1-0 Leading after four innings ...... 13-0 Trailing after four innings ...... 2-3 Tied after four innings ...... 4-2 Leading after fi ve innings ...... 16-0 Trailing after fi ve innings ...... 2-4 Tied after fi ve innings ...... 1-1 JANE SAGE COWLES STADIUM Leading after six innings ...... 17-0 Jane Sage Cowles Stadium is in it’s 21st season hosting the Minnesota softball program. In the Trailing after six innings ...... 0-4 same location as the Bierman Softball Complex, the fi eld was reconstructed and renamed in 2000 Tied after six innings ...... 2-1 thanks to a generous donation from Sage and John Cowles. The complex holds dimensions of On Sunday ...... 5-2 205 feet at the corners and 220 feet to straight-away center fi eld. The facility has both grandstand On Monday ...... 0-0 (bench-back), stadium (box-chair) and with additional portable bleacher seating down the left fi eld On Tuesday ...... 0-0 line Jane Sage Cowles Stadium can hold a capacity 1,450 fans. On Wednesday ...... 0-0 On Thursday ...... 2-0 On Friday ...... 5-1 ATTENDANCE RECORDS AT JANE SAGE COWLES STADIUM *denotes NCAA Regional game On Saturday ...... 7-2 1. 1,383 vs. Iowa 4/23/17 6. 1,286 vs. Northwestern 5/4/19 In February ...... 3-3 2. 1,344 vs. LSU* 5/24/19 7. 1,256 vs. Georgia* 5/20/19 In March ...... 12-4 3. 1,323 vs. Northwestern 5/5/19 8. 1,217 vs. Auburn 5/18/14 In April ...... 7-1 4. 1,314 vs. Purdue 4/29/17 9. 1,187 vs. Iowa 4/22/17 In May...... 0-0 5. 1,288 vs. LSU* 5/25/19 10. 1,186 vs. NDSU* 5/17/14 In June ...... 0-0

piper ritter MINNESOTA HEAD COACH Piper Ritter was named the eighth head coach in program history on May 3, 2020 after 13 seasons as the Gophers pitching coach. The 2021 season marks her fi rst year as the Gopher head coach and 14th year with the program as a coach. The former Minnesota standout pitcher has developed four of the top hurlers in Minnesota softball history in Briana Hassett, Sara Moulton, Sara Groenewegen and now Amber Fiser. In the shortened 2020 season, Ritter coached Amber Fiser and Autumn Pease each to Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors. She has coached Gophers to 42 Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors in her tenure. She has coached pitchers to fi ve All-American honors, three Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors and has coached seventeen no-hitters. Ritter helped take the Gophers to new heights in 2019 with the program’s fi rst ever Women’s College World Series appearance in the NCAA era. A big reason for the Gophers success came from the circle. Ace Amber Fiser was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-American, Honda Award Finalist, Academic All-District, broke school record and tied conference record with six Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors and was a two-time NFCA Pitcher of the Week honoree. Fiser fi nished second for most wins in a single season with 31 and third for strikeouts with 346 in 2019. She pitched every single inning of both the Minneapolis Regional and Super Regional. Ritter was part of her second NFCA Great Lakes Regional Coaching Staff of the Year honor to cap off a successful 2019 season. In 2018, Ritter coached the Gophers to the 14th lowest ERA in the NCAA and second lowest in the Big Ten with a 1.90 mark as a staff. Ritter guided Amber Fiser to a 27-10 season with a 1.69 ERA as Fiser took on the role as the Gophers ace. Welcoming transfer Sydney Smith, who picked up the win in four of her last eight appearances, Ritter helped work Smith in to the Gophers rotation to form a strong starting staff along with Carlie Brandt who appeared in 16 games to go 7-2 with a 1.35 ERA. QUICK FACTS Ritter coached the Gophers to the third lowest ERA in the NCAA in the 2017 season with a 1.19 ERA as a staff. Hometown ...... Farmington, NM With the success in the circle the Maroon and Gold went a program best 56-5 overall. They broke a record for College ...... Minnesota, 2004 longest win streak to start a season with 19 and longest win streak ever with 26 straight. Prior to the 2017 season Seasons Coaching ...... 14 the Gophers were never ranked in the top-10 in either major polls. They reached No. 1 in the USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll and No. 3 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. They won their fi rst regular season Big Te title since Years as Head Coach ...... 1st 1991 and their third Big Ten tournament championship in four years. Groenewegen went on to become the fi rst Gopher to ever win All-American honors in three seasons after an impressive 2017 season. She went 31-4 with a COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS 0.63 ERA and 307 strikeouts. The ERA was the second lowest in the NCAA and second lowest ever recorded in • Named Minnesota head coach on May 3, Gophers history. Besides Groenewegen, Ritter also mentored freshman Amber Fiser to a strong freshman season. 2020 Fiser went 14-0 with a 1.68 ERA and 83 strikeouts. Along with head coach Jessica Allister and associate head coach Jessica Merchant, Ritter was part of the NFCA Great Lakes Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2017. • Was the Minnesota Pitching Coach for 13 As a staff in 2014 Moulton, Groenewegen, and Nikki Anderson set single-season school records for shutouts years prior to her head coach appointment with 22 and strikeouts with 487, both marks put the Gophers in the top three nationally during which led Minnesota • Has coached five All-Americans in Sara to post its winningest season in 15 years. That season the Gophers captured the Big Ten Tournament title, and Moulton (2014), Sara Groenewegen (2015- seal its fi rst-ever NCAA super regional berth, posting a team ERA of 2.00. 17) and Amber Fiser (2019) • Coached two to three Big Ten Pitchers of Top Hurlers the Year in Sara Groenewegen (2014 & In 2016 Groenewegen again was dominant in the circle under Ritter’s guidance. She went 31-7 with a 2.03 ERA 17), Amber Fiser (2019) and 336 strikeouts. She threw three no-hitters including a perfect game against FAU. For the second straight year • Coached 17 no-hitters she earned NFCA All-American honors being named to the First Team and earned three national player of the week awards and fi ve B1G Pitcher of the Week accolades. Ritter guided Groenewegen to Big Ten Freshman of • Coached 12 All-Big Ten honorees the Year and Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors in 2014, making the White Rock, B.C. native the third player in • Coached 9 All-Region honorees conference history to win both awards in the same season. Groenewegen fi nished the season with the nation’s top strikeouts-per-seven-innings rate at 11.6 and was a top-10 fi nalist for the inaugural NFCA Freshman of the Year PLAYING CAREER Award. She helped Groenewegen become the third player in conference history to win Big Ten Player, Pitcher and • Four-time All-Big Ten selection Freshman of the Year awards in her career after another solid season in 2015. Groenewegen was named a NFCA • Held 1,122 strikeouts, 921.1 innings Second-Team All-American and fi nished the season with an ERA of 1.67, best in the Big Ten. The 2015 Gophers had more strikeouts than any other season and posted a team ERA of 2.34. Groenewegen graduated as the all- pitched, 173 games played, 88 wins, 33 time Gophers strikeout leader with 1,214 in her career. shutouts and 85 complete games. Ritter helped Minnesota make a dramatic turnaround by mentoring Moulton, who left Minnesota with program • Threw five career no-hitters, including two records for wins (112), appearances (178), innings pitched (1,017), complete games (108), no-hitters (fi ve), perfect games shutouts (47), and at the time strikeouts (1,184). Moulton went on to earn NFCA Second Team All-America honors • NFCA All-Midwest Region accolades three after being selected fi fth overall in the 2013 National Pro Fastpitch College Draft. She was a four-time All-Big Ten years honoree, a top-25 fi nalist for the 2014 NFCA National Player of the Year Award, and was a top-30 fi nalist for the • Two-time NCAA Regional Tournament 2014 Senior CLASS Award. team selection As a staff in 2014 Moulton, Groenewegen, and Nikki Anderson set single-season school records for shutouts with 22 and strikeouts with 487, both marks put the Gophers in the top three nationally during which led Minnesota to post its winningest season in 15 years. That season the Gophers captured the Big Ten Tournament title, and seal its fi rst-ever NCAA super regional berth, posting a team ERA of 2.00. In 2013, Moulton set Minnesota’s single-season wins record with a 32-12 record, COACHING RECORDS and tied another record with 14 shutouts. The All-Big Ten First team selection threw two consecutive no-hitters during the season. Moulton led the Big Ten in ERA (1.57), Year Coach Record Big Ten Finish NCAA 1974 Linda Wells 5-8 strikeouts (308), wins (32), starts (45) and innings pitched (275.5). 1975 Linda Wells 12-5 Ritter also tutored Hassett to one of the best seasons in program history in 2009. 1976 Jenny Johnson 16-4 Hassett set program records by racking up 414 strikeouts and pitching 39 complete 1977 Linda Wells 15-8 1-2^ T-4th^ games. Her strikeout mark was more than 100 better than the previous record, set 1978 Linda Wells 38-14 in 2004 by Ritter. Hassett also spent 307.0 innings in the circle in 2009, becoming 1979 Linda Wells 25-8 1-2^ T-4th^ 1980 Linda Wells 18-21-1 just the second Golden Gopher ever to pitch over 300 innings in a season. Hassett 1981 Linda Wells 29-11 4-1^ 1st^ thrived in two seasons under Ritter, fi nishing among the top-fi ve in six career pitching 1982 Linda Wells 14-15 0-2 T-6th categories, including a school record 88 complete games. 1983 Linda Wells 32-18 13-9 3rd Ritter guided Hassett to a record-breaking 2008 season in her fi rst year in charge 1984 Linda Wells 30-19 14-8 2nd of Minnesota’s pitching staff. Hassett went 21-8 with a 1.82 earned run average that 1985 Linda Wells 25-24 8-12 T-5th 1986 Linda Wells 28-23 15-9 T-1st season. At the time, Hassett’s 276 strikeouts were the third-most in a single season in 1987 Linda Wells 21-36 8-16 6th Minnesota history, trailing only Ritter’s totals of 311 during 2003 and 301 during 2002. 1988 Linda Wells 31-25 15-8 1st 0-2 (Regional) 1989 Linda Wells 27-29 11-13 5th Academic Success 1990 Teresa Wilson 31-32 12-12 T-4th Ritter has also been instrumental to Minnesota’s success in the classroom, with 96 1991 Teresa Wilson 48-27 20-4 1st 1-2 (Regional) 1992 Lisa Bernstein 33-28-1 16-12 4th student-athletes earning Academic All-Big Ten honors since 2008. 1993 Lisa Bernstein 32-24 16-9 3rd 1994 Lisa Bernstein 19-43 4-24 8th Playing Career 1995 Lisa Bernstein 27-29 15-13 4th During her four-year playing career with the Gophers (2001-04), Ritter became one of 1996 Lisa Bernstein 43-18 17-6 2nd 0-2 (Regional) the most accomplished pitchers in program history. She left the university with career 1997 Lisa Bernstein 37-19 10-13 T-6th 1998 Lisa Bernstein 48-21 14-9 T-3rd 2-2 (Regional) records for strikeouts (1,122), innings pitched (921.1), games (173), wins (88), shut- 1999 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 46-18 16-8 2nd* 2-2 (Regional) outs (33), and complete games (85). Her career strikeout mark ranked third all-time in 2000 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 31-28 4-13 T-9th the Big Ten and 14th in NCAA history. Ritter threw a record-tying fi ve career no-hitters 2001 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 36-22-1 7-13 9th for the Gophers, including two perfect games. Ritter earned All-Big Ten honors all 2002 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 38-21 7-8 8th 1-2 (Regional) four years at Minnesota, including a fi rst-team selection in 2003 when she posted 11 2003 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 37-21-1 12-8 5th 1-2 (Regional) 2004 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 33-23 10-10 5th shutouts and what was then a single-season record 311 strikeouts. She also garnered 2005 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 25-27 6-14 9th NFCA All-Mideast Region accolades three times during her career and led the Go- 2006 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 17-33 1-17 11th phers to the NCAA Regional Tournament two times (2002 and 2003). 2007 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 24-22 4-9 10th 2008 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 30-16 9-7 4th Personal 2009 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 23-32 6-14 8th 2010 Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering 16-37 2-17 11th Prior to joining the staff at Minnesota, Ritter served as pitching coach at the University 2011 Jessica Allister 31-24 9-11 T-6th of Northern Colorado for the 2006 season and was an assistant at North St. Paul High 2012 Jessica Allister 31-22 10-14 T-9th School during 2005. After graduating from Minnesota in 2004 with a degree in kinesi- 2013 Jessica Allister 36-19 14-6 3rd 1-2 (Regional) ology, she played and coached for one season in the Netherlands. Ritter also played 2014 Jessica Allister 44-12 16-6 3rd* 3-3 (Super R) one season in the National Pro Fastpitch League for the Texas Thunder, posting a 3-0 2015 Jessica Allister 49-11 20-3 2nd 3-2 (Regional) 2016 Jessica Allister 43-14 19-3 2nd* 2-2 (Regional) record with a 0.64 ERA. 2017 Jessica Allister 56-5 21-1 1st* 2-2 (Regional) 2018 Jamie Trachsel 41-17 17-4 2nd* 2-2 (Regional) 2019 Jamie Trachsel 46-14 20-2 2nd 5-2 (WCWS) 2020 Jamie Trachsel 15-9-1 0-0 n/a n/a Totals Program Overall: 1,432-956-5 (.599) Big Ten Record: 438-367 (.544) NCAA Record: 25-29 (.463) * donates Big-Ten Tournament Champions ^ Note that the 1974-1981 seasons were prior to Big Ten women’s athletics incorporation. 2019 was first ever trip to WCWS in NCAA softball era.

Season High Career High 4 (7x) last at Northwestern (4/9/21) .....AB ....4 (9x) last at Northwestern (4/9/21) SYDNEY STRELOW 3 vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... R ...... 3 vs. Purdue (4/3/21) 2 2 (2x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... H ...... 2 (8x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) Infielder 1 (2x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ... 2B ...... 2 vs Binghamton 1 vs. Rutgers (3/12/21) ...... 3B ...... 1 vs. Rutgers (3/12/21) So. | 5-4 | R/R 1 vs. Purdue (4/2/21) ...... HR ...... 1 (2x) last vs. Purdue (4/2/21) Kenosha, Wis. | Bradford HS 1 (8x) last at Northwestern (4/9/21) .....RBI ...... 3 (2x) last vs Georgia Southern

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2020 .261 24-23 69 7 18 4 0 1 16 25 .362 10 2 14 1 .370 0-1 2021 .205 24-24 73 9 15 2 1 1 8 22 .301 7 5 17 0 .314 3-5 TOTAL .232 48-47 142 16 33 6 1 2 24 47 .331 17 7 31 1 .341 3-6

Season High Career High 5 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ....AB ....5 (10x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) MAKENNA PARTAIN 3 at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... R ...... 5 at Maryland (3/23/19) 3 3 at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... H ...... 4 vs. Kent State (3/1/19) Infielder 1 (3x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... 2B ...... 2 (3x) Last vs. MSU (4/14/19) 1 (3x) last vs Rutgers (3/12/21) ...... 3B ...... 1 (17x) last vs. Rutgers (3/12/21) Sr. | 5-8 | L/R 1 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ... HR .. 1 (19x) last vs Northwestern (4/11/21) Banks, Ore. | Banks HS 2 (2x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...RBI ...4 (4X) last vs. Binghamton (2/28/20)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2017 .380 61-61 187 44 71 13 2 2 39 94 .503 24 1 17 2 .447 5-6 2018 .375 55-55 184 53 69 13 5 7 48 113 .614 18 8 19 0 .448 13-14 2019 .383 60-60 188 66 72 16 4 5 33 111 .590 36 1 17 0 .484 13–15 2020 .349 25-25 83 22 29 7 1 4 19 50 .602 14 3 9 1 .460 6-6 2021 .346 24-24 78 21 27 3 3 3 10 45 .577 18 2 10 0 .480 0-0 TOTAL .372 225-225 720 206 268 52 15 21 149 413 .574 110 15 72 3 .462 37-41

Season High Pitching Career High CARLIE BRANDT ...... IP ...... 6.0 (2x), vs. Lehigh (2/24/18) 4 ...... H ...... 0, vs. Wisconsin (4/25/18) ...... R .....0(11x), last vs. North Fl. (2/8/19) Pitcher/Infielder ...... ER ..0 (12x), last vs. North Fl. (2/8/19) Sr. | 5-7 | R/R ...... BB ...... 0 (8X) last vs. NU (5/13/18) ...... SO ...... 6, vs. CSU (3/4/18) Le Sueur, Minn. | Le Sueur-Henderson HS ...... PITCHES ...... 88, at NMSU (3/17/18) YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2017 .143 22-12 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0 3 0 .143 0-0 2018 .171 49-48 105 15 18 7 0 0 11 25 .238 14 3 21 0 .285 1-1 2019 .177 51-46 96 16 17 8 0 1 9 28 .292 14 1 21 0 .288 1-1 2020 .177 25-25 79 14 14 5 1 0 8 21 .266 14 0 24 1 .301 1-1 2021 .143 20-20 56 9 8 0 0 2 5 14 .250 14 0 13 0 .314 2-3 1 TOTAL .169 165-149 343 57 58 21 1 3 33 90 .262 56 4 82 1 .292 5-6

Season High Minnesota High SARA KINCH 5 vs Ohio State (2/27/21) ...... AB ...... 5 vs Ohio State (2/27/21) 5 2 (2x) last at Illinois (3/26/21) ...... R ...... 2 (2x) last at Illinois (3/26/21) 2 (3x) last at Illinois (3/26/21) ...... H ...... 2 (3x) last at Illinois (3/26/21) Catcher 1 (2x) last vs. MSU (3/14/21) ...... 2B ...... 1 (2x) last vs. MSU (3/14/21) Fr. | 6-0 | R/R ...... 3B ...... 1 (3x) last at Illinois (3/26/21) .....HR ...... 1 (3x) last at Illinois (3/26/21) Temecula, Calif. | Great Oak HS onates stats from 1 (5x) last vs. Purdue (4/2/21) ...RBI ...... 1 (5x) last vs. Purdue (4/2/21)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2021 .161 24-22 62 9 10 2 0 3 5 21 .339 7 5 22 0 .297 0-0 TOTAL .161 24-22 62 9 10 2 0 3 5 21 .339 7 5 22 0 .297 0-0 Season High Minnesota High 2 vs. Purdue (4/4/21) ...... AB ...... 2 vs. Purdue (4/4/21) CHLOE EVANS 1 (7x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) .... R ...1 (7x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) 6 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... H ...... 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) Utility ...... 2B ...... 3B ...... Fr. | 5-9 | L/R 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... HR ...... 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) Seymour, Wis. | Seymour Community HSonates 3 at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... RBI ...... 3 at Northwestern (4/11/21)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2021 .200 17-0 5 7 1 0 0 1 3 4 .800 0 0 1 0 .200 2-2 TOTAL .200 17-0 5 7 1 0 0 1 3 4 .800 0 0 1 0 .200 2-2

Season High Career High MACY GILL 2 vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... AB ...... 2 vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... R ...... 1 (29x) last vs Georgia So. (2/29/20) Utility 8 1 vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... H ...... 1 (2x) last vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... 2B ...... Sr. | 5-6 | L/R ...... 3B ...... Elkhart, Iowa | North Polk HS ...... HR ...... RBI ...... 1 vs Binghamton YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2018 .000 21-0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 1-1 2019 .000 37-0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 1-1 2020 .333 12-0 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0 0 0 .333 0-0 2021 .250 14-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0 2 0 .250 0-1 T OTAL .222 84-0 9 29 2 0 0 0 1 2 .222 0 0 3 0 .222 2-3

Season High Minnesota High 2 (4x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... AB ...... 2 (4x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) RYLIE COSTA 1 vs. Purdue (4/4/21) ...... R ...... 1 vs. Purdue (4/4/21) 9 2 vs. Purdue (4/2/21) ...... H ...... 2 vs. Purdue (4/2/21) Infield 1 vs. Purdue (4/2/21) ...... 2B ...... 1 vs. Purdue (4/2/21) ...... 3B ...... Fr. | 5-5 | R/R ...... HR ...... Tracy, Calif. | Kimball HS ates stats from previous 3 vs. Purdue (4/2/21) ...... RBI ...... 3 vs. Purdue (4/2/21)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2021 .222 5-4 9 1 2 1 0 0 4 3 .333 2 2 4 0 .462 0-0 TOTAL .222 5-4 9 1 2 1 0 0 4 3 .333 2 2 4 0 .462 0-0

Season High Career High 4 (5x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) .... AB ...... 4 (19x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) KATELYN KEMMETMUELLER 2 (4x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... R ...... 2 (9x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) 10 3 vs Indiana. (2/28/21) ...... H ...... 3 (3x) last vs. Indiana (2/28/21) Utility 1 (2x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ..... 2B ...... 2 at Iowa (4/13/18) ...... 3B ...... 1 vs. Arizona (3/2/19) 5-Sr. | 5-7 | R/R 2 at Illinois (3/26/21) ...... HR ...... 2 (3x) last at Illinois (3/26/21) Rogers, Minn. | Rogers HS 3 (2x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... RBI ...... 5 vs Georgia Southern

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2017 .167 17 - 1 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0 1 0 .167 1-1 2018 .138 36-17 58 9 8 3 0 0 4 11 .190 2 2 19 0 .194 0-0 2019 .222 60 - 60 158 23 35 7 1 7 22 65 .411 24 3 35 2 .330 8-8 2020. .203 25-25 74 10 15 3 0 3 10 27 .365 10 1 13 0 .302 1-1 2021 .362 20-20 58 17 21 2 0 5 13 38 .655 15 3 9 0 .513 5-6 TOTAL .226 158-123 354 66 80 15 1 15 49 141 .401 51 9 77 2 .335 15-16 Season High Minnesota High JENNA BECKSTROM ...... AB ...... 12 ...... R ...... H ...... Utility ...... 2B ...... Fr. | 5-7 | R/R ...... 3B ...... HR ...... Lakeville, Minn. | Lakeville North HSes stats from ...... RBI ...... YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2021 TOTAL

Season High/Low Career High/Low 11.0 vs Ohio State (2/27/21) ...... IP ...... 11.0 vs Ohio State (2/27/21) AMBER FISER 2 vs. Purdue (4/4/21) ...... H ...... 0 (2x), last at Purdue 13 (Perfect Game (4/27/18) 5 (3x) last vs. Purdue (4/2/21) ...... R ...... 7, vs Alabama (2/22/19) Pitcher 5 vs. Indiana (2/28/21) ...... ER ...... 7, vs Alabama (2/22/19) 5-Sr. | 5-6 | R/R 4 at Northwestern (4/9/21) ...... BB ...... 5, vs. Colorado St. (2/11/17) 12 at Northwestern (4/9/21) ...... SO ...... 13 (7x) last vs Northwestern (5/11/19) Van Horne, Iowa | Benton Community HS 156 at Northwestern (4/9/21) ...... NP...... 156 at Northwestern (4/9/21)

YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO B/AVG WP 2017 1.68 14-0 23 18 5 2/4 0 87.2 66 29 21 34 83 .204 8 2018 1.69 27-10 46 43 25 9/7 2 244.1 173 72 59 63 237 .194 12 2019 1.27 31-9 46 40 25 10/6 3 259.2 163 64 47 74 346 .176 23 2020 2.17 10-7 21 15 8 3/2 1 100.0 68 41 31 36 145 .189 14 2021 1.86 9-4 16 13 8 0/0 3 94.0 75 41 25 24 80 .217 14 TOTAL 1.63 91-30 152 129 71 24/19 9 785.2 545 247 183 231 891 .192 71

Season High Minnesota High ANSLEIGH HOLLIFIELD ...... AB ...... 14 ...... R ...... H ...... Pitcher/Utility ...... 2B ...... Fr. | 5-7 | R/R ...... 3B ...... HR ...... Dacula, Ga. | Buford HSates stats from previous school ...... RBI ...... YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2021 .000 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 1-1 TOTAL .000 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 1-1

Season High Minnesota High MADDY EHLKE 1 (3x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) .....AB ...... 1 (3x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) 17 ...... R ...... H ...... Infield ...... 2B ...... Fr. | 5-10 | L/R ...... 3B ...... HR ...... Green Bay, Wis. | Bay Port HSates stats from previ- 1 vs. Ohio State (2/27/21) ...... RBI ...... 1 vs. Ohio State (2/27/21)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2021 .000 5-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0 .400 0-0 TOTAL .000 5-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 1 2 0 .400 0-0 Season High Career High 4 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...AB ...4 (16x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ELLEE JENSEN 2 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...R ...... 3 vs. South Alabama (2/23/18) 18 2 (4x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...H ...... 3 (2x), vs. NDSU (5/1/18) Outfielder ...... 2B ...... 1 (4x) last at NU (5/13/18) ...... 3B ...... RS Jr. | 5-5 | L/R ...... HR ...... Watertown, Wis. | Watertown HS 1 (4x) last vs Purdue (4/2/21) ...... RBI ...... 1 (11x) last vs Purdue (4/2/21)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2018 .401 58-58 157 40 63 4 0 0 5 67 .427 17 0 25 0 .460 11-13 2019 .333 13-13 39 9 13 0 0 0 2 13 .333 3 0 6 0 .381 1-1 2020 .500 4-4 12 4 6 0 0 0 2 6 .500 0 0 2 0 .500 1-1 2021 .273 21-17 44 8 12 0 0 0 4 12 .273 4 0 5 0 .327 3-5 TOTAL .373 96-92 252 61 94 4 0 0 13 98 .389 24 0 38 0 .426 16-20

Season High Career High 1 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) .. AB ..1 (5x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21)) DELANIE COX 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... R ...... 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) 19 1 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... H ...... 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) Utility ...... 2B ...... 3B ...... So. | 5-6 | R/R 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... HR ...... 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) Aurora, Colo.| Cherokee Trail HS 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21) ...... RBI...... 1 at Northwestern (4/11/21)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2020 .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0-0 TOTAL2021 .333 3-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1.333 0 0 2 0 .333 0-0 TOTAL .200 5-0 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 .800 0 0 3 0 .200 0-0

Season High Minnesota High MEGAN DRAY 5 (2x) last vs Rutgers (3/11/21) .... AB ... 5 (2x) last vs Rutgers (3/11/21) 20 1 (3x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... R ...... 1 (3x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) 2 (2x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... H ...... 2 (2x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) Catcher 1 (3x) last vs Indiana (2/28/21) .....2B ....1 (3x) last vs Indiana (2/28/21) Jr. | 5-9 | R/R ...... 3B ...... 1 at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... HR ...... 1 at Illinois (3/27/21) Lynchburg, Va. | Brookville HS o| UNCnates stats 2 vs Indiana (2/28/21) ...... RBI...... 2 vs Indiana (2/28/21)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2018 .188 47-35 101 5 19 3 1 1 13 27 .267 6 1 12 1 .241 0-0 2019 .301 55-55 136 13 41 6 1 5 33 64 .471 20 1 24 1 .388 1-2 2020 .261 24-24 69 4 18 4 0 1 9 25 .362 6 1 7 0 .329 1-1 2021 .209 14-14 43 3 9 3 0 1 4 15 .349 6 0 9 0 .306 0-0 TOTAL .249 140-128 349 25 87 16 2 8 59 131 .375 38 3 52 2 .326 2-3

Season High Minnesota High MACKENZIE DENSON 5 at Northwestern (4/9/21) ...... AB ...... 5 at Northwestern (4/9/21) 22 1 (3x) last vs. Purdue (4/2/21) ...... R ...... 1 (3x) last vs. Purdue (4/2/21) 2 (2x) last vs. Ohio State (2/27/21) .....H .... 2 (2x) last vs. Ohio State (2/27/21) Outfield 1 vs. Ohio State (2/27/21) ...... 2B ...... 1 vs. Ohio State (2/27/21) Fr. | 5-3 | L/R ...... 3B ...... HR ...... Mansfield, Texas | Lake Ridge HSonates stats from 1 vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... RBI ...... 1 vs. Purdue (4/3/21)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2021 .195 17-16 41 3 8 1 0 0 1 9 .220 1 0 6 0 .214 3-3 TOTAL .195 17-16 41 3 8 1 0 0 1 9 .220 1 0 6 0 .214 3-3 Season High Career High 1.0 vs. Indiana (2/28/21) ...... IP ...... 1.0 vs. Indiana (2/28/21) KIANNA JONES 2 vs. Indiana (2/28/21) ...... H ...... 2 vs. Indiana (2/28/21) 23 2 vs. Indiana (2/28/21) ...... R ...... 3 vs NC State 2 vs. Indiana (2/28/21) ...... ER ...... 3 vs NC State Right Handed Pitcher/Utility ...... BB ...... 1 vs NC State So. | 6-0 | R/R ...... SO ...... 1 vs. Ohio State Surrey, B.C., Canada | Burnsview Senior

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2020 .250 18-16 44 8 11 2 0 2 3 19 .432 2 0 15 0 .277 0-0 TOTAL2021 .000 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 3 0 .000 0-0 TOTAL .234 20-16 47 8 11 2 0 2 3 19 .404 2 0 18 0 .260 0-0

Season High/Low Minnesota High/Low 7.0 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) .. IP ..7.0 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) AUTUMN PEASE 6 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) .....H .....6 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) 25 4 vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... R ...... 4 vs. Purdue (4/3/21) 3 (3x) last vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... ER ...... 3 (3x) last vs. Purdue (4/3/21) Right Handed Pitcher 2 (4x) last at Northwestern (4/10/21) ....BB ...... 3 vs Florida State Jr. | 5-10 | R/R 9 (2x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ....SO ... 9 (2x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) Murrieta, Calif. | Murrieta Mesa HS 125 vs. Maryland (2/26/21) ...... NP...... 125 vs. Maryland (2/26/21)

YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO B/AVG WP 2019 2.36 10-5 24 15 8 1/1 2 121.2 106 47 41 41 115 .232 6 2020 2.12 4-2 15 9 2 0/3 0 59.1 46 21 18 10 62 .208 3 2021 1.19 9-1 14 11 2 0/3 4 70.2 51 17 12 12 75 .201 2

TOTAL 1.98 23-8 53 35 12 1/7 6 251.2 203 85 71 63 252 .218 11

Season High Career High 3.0 at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... IP ...... 3.0 at Illinois (3/27/21) AVA DUECK 2 (4x) last at Illinois (3/28/21) ...... H ...... 2 (5x) last at Illinois (3/28/21) 26 2 (2x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... R ...... 2 (2x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) Right Handed Pitcher 2 at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... ER ...... 2 at Illinois (3/27/21) 1 vs. Indiana (2/28/21) ...... BB ...... 1 vs. Indiana (2/28/21) So. | 5-9 | R/R 3 at Illinois (3/26/21) ...... SO ...... 3 at Illinois (3/26/21) Maple Grove, Minn. | Maple Grove HS 33 at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... NP ...... 33 at Illinois (3/27/21)

YEAR AVGERA GP-GSW-L APPAB R GS H CG 2B SHO3B SVHR RBIIP TB H SLG% R BB ERHBP SOBB GDPSO OB%B/AVG SB-ATT WP 2020 0.00 0-0 2 0 0 0/1 0 3.0 2 1 0 0 4 .182 0 2021TOTAL 2.52 1-0 7 0 0 0/3 0 8.1 11 5 3 1 7 .314 1 TOTAL 1.85 1-0 9 0 0 0/4 0 11.1 13 6 3 1 11 .283 1

Season High Career High 5 at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... AB ...... 5 (2x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) NATALIE DENHARTOG 2 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ... R ...... 3 (2x) last vs Georgia Southern 31 3 (2x) last vs. Purdue (4/2/21) ...... H ...... 4 at Wisconsin (4/24/19) Utility 1 (5x) last vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... 2B ...... 2 (4x) last vs Iowa (4/28/19) ...... 3B ...... 1 (2x) last vs Iowa (4/26/19) Jr. | 5-7 | R/R 1 (8x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ....HR ...1 (32x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) Hopkins, Minn. | Hopkins HS 3 (2x) last at Northwestern (4/11/21) ....RBI...... 6 at Maryland (3/23/19)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2019 .373 59-54 177 40 66 17 2 17 64 138 .780 11 3 39 0 .417 5-7 2020 .429 25-25 77 20 33 5 0 7 28 59 .766 10 8 13 0 .537 4-4 2021 .286 24-24 70 16 20 5 0 8 20 49 .700 16 3 14 0 .438 1-1 TOTAL .367 108-103 324 76 119 27 2 32 112 246 .759 37 14 66 0 .452 10-12 Season High Career High 5 at Illinois (3/26/21) ...... AB...... 5 (2x) last at Illinois (3/26/21) EMILY HANSEN 1 (5x) last vs. Purdue (4/3/21) ...... R ...... 2 vs Missouri (2/16/20) 39 3 at Northwestern (4/10/21) ...... H ...... 3 (2x) last at Northwestern (4/10/21) Utility 2 vs. Rutgers (3/12/21) ...... 2B ...... 2 vs. Rutgers (3/12/21) 1 at Northwestern (4/10/21) ...... 3B ...... 1 (3x) last at Northwestern (4/10/21) Jr. | 5-7 | L/R 1 (2x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... HR ...... 1 (4x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) Buffalo, Minn. | Buffalo HS 4 (2x) last at Illinois (3/27/21) ...... RBI ...... 4 (3x) last at Illinois (3/27/21)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2019 .125 12-2 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 .125 2 0 8 0 .222 0-0 2020 .250 25-25 76 8 19 4 2 2 17 33 .434 14 0 15 0 .363 0-0 2021 .260 24-24 73 5 19 7 1 2 19 34 .466 10 2 17 0 .360 1-1 TOTAL .242 61-51 165 13 40 11 3 4 36 69 .418 26 2 40 0 .349 1-1

Season High Minnesota High CLARE CEYNOWA ...... AB ...... 55 ...... R ...... H ...... Catcher ...... 2B ...... Fr. | 5-9 | R/R ...... 3B ...... HR ...... Brainerd, Minn. | Brainerd HSonates stats from ...... RBI ...... YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2021 TOTAL

Season High Career High ALI LINDNER 3 (4x) last vs. MSU (3/14/21) .....AB ...... 4 vs Binghamton 67 1 (2x) last vs. Rutgers (3/11/21) ..R ...... 3 vs ULM (2/24/19) 1 (2x) last vs. MSU (3/13/21) ...... H ...... 3 vs Binghamton (2/28/20) Outfielder ...... 2B ...... 1 (2x) last vs NC State (2/7/20) Jr. | 5-7 | L/R ...... 3B ...... HR ...1 (3x) last at Nebraska (4/20/19) Sioux Falls, S.D. | Harrisburg HS 1 vs. Maryland (2/26/21) ...... RBI .....2 (4x) last vs NC State (2/7/20)

YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SB-ATT 2019 .205 50-40 88 19 18 1 0 3 9 28 .318 13 1 33 0 .311 1-1 2020 .182 22-14 33 6 6 3 0 0 6 9 .273 4 1 19 0 .289 1-2 2021 .087 15-7 23 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 .087 4 0 7 0 .222 0-0 TOTAL .181 87-61 144 27 26 4 0 3 16 40 .278 21 2 59 0 .298 2-2 2021 Minnesota Softball Overall Statistics for Minnesota (as of Apr 05, 2021) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 15-5 Home: 3-1 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 9-3 Big Ten: 15-5

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 10 Katelyn Kemmetmuelle . 3 4 8 16-16 46 15 16 1 0 4 9 29 . 6 3 013370 . 5 1 602 4-4 17 33 3 . 9 4 3 3 MaKenna Partain . 3 2 8 20-20 61 15 20 3 3 0 6 29 . 4 7 5 17 2 7 0 . 4 8 8 0 0 0-0 35 35 2 . 9 7 2 31 Natalie DenHartog . 2 9 5 20-20 61 11 18 5 0 6 16 41 . 6 7 292110 . 4 0 301 1-1 33 3 2 . 9 4 7 22 MacKenzie Denson . 2 8 0 13-12 25 3 7 1 0 0 1 8 . 3 2 0 1 0 4 0 . 3 0 8 0 4 3-3 3 0 0 1.000 39 Emily Hansen . 2 5 8 20-20 62 5 16 7 0 2 16 29 . 4 6 871120 . 3 3 812 1-1 42 2 1 . 9 7 8 2 Sydney Strelow . 2 3 0 20-20 61 9 14 1 1 1 7 20 . 3 2 8 4 3 9 0 . 3 0 4 1 0 3-4 34 14 2 . 9 6 0 20 Megan Dray .2 0 9 14-14 433 9 301 415 . 3 4 96090 . 3 0 600 0-0 88 1 1 . 9 8 9 18 Ellee Jensen . 1 6 7 17-13 30 4 5 0 0 0 4 5 . 1 6 7 4 0 4 0 . 2 5 7 1 3 2-3 13 1 0 1.000 5 Sara Kinch . 1 5 1 20-18 538 8 203 519 . 3 5 873180 . 2 8 600 0-0 119 13 0 1.000 4 Carlie Brandt . 1 4 6 16-16 41 9 6 0 0 2 5 12 . 2 9 3 13 0 9 0 . 3 5 2 0 3 2-3 18 23 2 . 9 5 3 67 Ali Lindner . 0 8 7 14-7 232200012 . 0 8 74070 . 2 2 200 0-0 8101.000 ------9 Rylie Costa . 2 8 6 4-4 71210043 . 4 2 92130 . 5 0 001 0-0 242 . 7 5 0 8 Macy Gill . 2 5 0 12-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-1 6 0 1 . 8 5 7 23 Kianna Jones .0 0 0 2-0 30000000 . 0 0 00030 . 0 0 000 0-0 000 . 0 0 0 17 Maddy Ehlke . 0 0 0 5-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 . 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 6 Chloe Evans . 0 0 0 13-0 35000000 . 0 0 00010 . 0 0 000 2-2 000 . 0 0 0 19 Delanie Cox . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 14 Ansleigh Hollifield . 0 0 0 4-0 00000000 . 0 0 00000 . 0 0 000 1-1 000 . 0 0 0 Totals . 2 3 5 20 527 90 124 24 4 19 79 213 . 4 0 4 88 16 109 0 . 3 6 0 3 16 19-23 426 157 17 . 9 7 2 Opponents . 2 2 0 20 519 56 114 19 5 8 47 167 . 3 2 2 29 17 121 1 . 2 8 2 2 14 16-21 411 112 29 . 9 4 7

LOB - Team (155), Opp (104). DPs turned - Team (7), Opp (3). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (8), DenHartog 5, Kemmetmuelle 3.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 25 Autumn Pease 1 . 2 47-111920/3356.24114101057824 .2 0 3 2500 2 13 Amber Fiser 1 . 7 3 7-4 13 11 7 0/0 2 77.0 61 35 19 16 58 10 3 3 . 2 1 8 13 9 0 2 12 ------26 Ava Dueck 2 . 8 6 1-0 6 0 0 0/3 0 7.1 10 5 3 1 6 1 0 1 . 3 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 23 Kianna Jones14.000-01000/001.022220000 .4 0 0 1000 0 Totals 1 . 6 8 15-5 20 20 9 3/3 5 142.0 114 56 34 29 121 19 5 8 . 2 2 0 17 17 0 2 14 Opponents 3 . 4 2 5-15 20 20 3 2/0 2 137.0 124 90 67 88 109 24 4 19 . 2 3 5 15 16 0 3 16

PB - Team (2), Kinch 2, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Kinch (14-19), Fiser (9-10), Pease (5-9), Dray (2-2), Dueck (1-1), Jones (1-1).