TTABLEABLE OOFF CCONTENTS/SCHEDULEONTENTS/SCHEDULE Table of Contents Day Date Opponent Location Time Contents/Schedule ...... 1 Sat. Feb. 10 at Georgia Tech (DH) Atlanta, Ga. 1 p.m. Media Information ...... 2 Tues. Feb. 13 FLORIDA STATE (DH) STATESBORO 2 p.m. Softball Quick Facts ...... 2 Fri.-Sun. Feb. 16-18 GSU INVITATIONAL STATESBORO Fri. Feb. 16 SAMFORD STATESBORO 10:30 a.m. Fri. Feb. 16 BETHUNECOOKMAN STATESBORO 1 p.m. The University Sat. Feb. 17 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN STATESBORO 10:30 a.m. The University ...... 4-7 Tues. Feb. 20 at Georgia State (DH) Atlanta, Ga. 3 p.m. Administration ...... 8 Sat.-Sun. Feb. 24-25 GSU EAGLE CLASSIC STATESBORO Athletic Staff ...... 9 Sat. Feb. 24 SAVANNAH STATE STATESBORO 1:30 p.m. Southern Conference ...... 10 Sat. Feb. 24 LIPSCOMB STATESBORO 4 p.m. Sun. Feb. 25 LIPSCOMB STATESBORO 11 a.m. 2007 Season Preview Sun. Feb. 25 SAVANNAH STATE STATESBORO 4 p.m. Outlook ...... 12-13 Tues. Feb. 27 JACKSONVILLE (DH) STATESBORO 3 p.m. Roster ...... 14 Fri.-Sun. March 2-4 at Georgia Tech Buzz Classic Atlanta, Ga. Pronunciation Guide ...... 14 Fri. March 2 vs. Boston University Atlanta, Ga. 5 p.m. Fri. March 2 vs. Dartmouth Atlanta, Ga. 7 p.m. Coaching Staff Sat. March 3 vs. Iowa Atlanta, Ga. 5 p.m. Head Coach Natalie Poole ...... 16-17 Sat. March 3 vs. Gardner-Webb Atlanta, Ga. 7 p.m. Assistant Coaches ...... 18 Wed. March 7 at North Florida (DH) Jacksonville, Fla. 3 p.m. Wed. March 14 at Saint Mary’s Moraga, Calif. 1 p.m. 2007 Eagles Fri.-Sun. March 16-18 at Capital Classic Sacramento, Calif. Michelle Beasley ...... 20 Fri. March 16 vs. Iowa Sacramento, Calif. 10 a.m. Ashley Bluestein ...... 21 Fri. March 16 vs. Illinois Sacramento, Calif. 3 p.m. Logan Free ...... 22 Sat. March 17 vs. Kansas Sacramento, Calif. 12:30 p.m. Sat. March 17 vs. Purdue Sacramento, Calif. 5:30 p.m. Lindsey Hopkins ...... 23 Sun. March 18 vs. Minnesota Sacramento, Calif. 9 a.m. Aurora Johnson ...... 24 Thu. March 22 at South Carolina State Orangeburg, S.C. 1 p.m. Melissa Laliberte ...... 25 Sat. March 24 at Chattanooga* (DH) Chattanooga, Tenn. 1 p.m. Maria Laurato ...... 26 Sun. March 25 at Chattanooga* Chattanooga, Tenn. 2 p.m. Jordyn Nail ...... 27 Sat. March 31 FURMAN* (DH) STATESBORO 1 p.m. Robyne Siliga ...... 28 Heather Smith ...... 29 Sun. April 1 FURMAN* STATESBORO 1 p.m. Katie Smith ...... 30 Wed. April 4 at Georgia (DH) Athens, Ga. 4 p.m. Mandi Stophlet ...... 31 Fri. April 6 at College of Charleston* (DH) Charleston, S.C. 4 p.m. A.J. Street ...... 32 Sat. April 7 at College of Charleston* Charleston, S.C. 1 p.m. Aubrey Thweatt ...... 33 Wed. April 11 at Kennesaw State (DH) Atlanta, Ga. 3 p.m. Sat. April 14 at Elon* (DH) Burlington, N.C. 1 p.m. Elizabeth Branan/Nina Iduate ...... 34 Sun. April 15 at Elon* Burlington, N.C. 1 p.m. Samantha Russo/Jenny Side ...... 35 Thu. April 19 at Florida A&M (DH) Tallahassee, Fla. 3 p.m. Media Roster ...... 36 Sat. April 21 UNC GREENSBORO* (DH) STATESBORO 1 p.m. Sun. April 22 UNC GREENSBORO* STATESBORO 1 p.m. 2006 Season Review Sat. April 28 at Western Carolina* (DH) Cullowhee, N.C. 1 p.m. 2006 Year in Review ...... 38 Sun. April 29 at Western Carolina* Cullowhee, N.C. 1 p.m. 2006 Game Results ...... 39 2006 Statistics ...... 40 Sat. May 5 APPALACHIAN STATE* (DH) STATESBORO 3 p.m. 2006 SoCon Statistics ...... 41 Sun. May 6 APPALACHIAN STATE* STATESBORO 1 p.m. 2006 Southern Conference Recap ...... 42 Wed.-Sat. May 9-12 at SoCon Tournament Greensboro, N.C. TBA * Southern Conference game Opponents ON THE COVER: CREDITS: Opponents ...... 44-46 Featured on the cover are the The 2007 Georgia Southern softball media guide team’s six seniors (clockwise was designed, written and edited by Matt Horne of History and Records from top-left): Katie Smith, the GSU Athletics Media Relations offi ce. Cover de- sign by Matt Horne. Printing provided by Tennant Individual Career ...... 48 Maria Laurato, Logan Free, Printing of DeLand, Fla. Cover and internal photog- Individual Single-Season ...... 49 A.J. Street, Ashley Bluestein and Heather Smith. raphy provided by Frank Fortune and Suzanne Oli- Individual Single-Game ...... 50 ver of GSU Photographic Services, and Willis Glass- Team Records ...... 51 gow of WG Sports Photos. Special thanks to Natalie Year-By-Year Results ...... 52-54 Poole and her staff , Pat Osterman, David Headrick All-Time Letterwinners ...... 55 and Ashleigh Lawrence of the AMR offi ce. Extra All-Time Record vs. Opponents ...... 55 thanks to Elizabeth Ballard for her assistance. All-Time Honors ...... 56

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Championshampions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 1 QQUICKUICK FFACTS/ATHLETICACTS/ATHLETIC MMEDIAEDIA RRELATIONSELATIONS The University The Georgia Southern Athletics Media Relations staff appreciates your in- Location ...... Statesboro, Georgia terest in Eagle softball and invites you to catch the excitement all season Founded ...... 1906 Enrollment ...... 16,646 long at Eagle Field. Please let us know if we can facilitate your coverage Colors ...... Navy Blue and White in any way. For additional information, interviews, or photographs, con- Nickname ...... Eagles tact the Athletics Media Relations Offi ce at (912) 681-5288. President ...... Dr. Bruce Grube Athletics Director ...... Sam Baker Senior Woman Administrator ...... Cathy Beene Interview Policy Faculty Athletic Rep...... Dr. Chris Geyerman All player interviews, including those held at practice, should be Affi liation ...... NCAA Division I coordinated through the Georgia Southern Athletics Media Relations Conference ...... Southern Offi ce. Call (912) 681-5288 at least 24 hours in advance of the desired The Coaching Staff interview time. All non toll-free calls will be returned collect. Head Coach ...... Natalie Poole Head Coach Natalie Poole is usually available in the morning hours Alma Mater/Yr...... McNeese State/’98 during the week. She can be reached at (912) 871-1501. If media mem- Overall Record ...... 146-153 (5) bers wish to conduct a phone interview with Coach Poole, please contact School Record ...... Same the AMR offi ce in advance. The AMR offi ce should also be notifi ed of any Offi ce Phone ...... (912) 871-1501 Assistant Coach ...... Beth Mullins interviews conducted at practice, games, or any other predetermined Offi ce Phone ...... (912) 681-0983 location. Graduate Assistant Coach ...... Sara Mason Any media member wishing to cover practice is welcome to do so. Offi ce Phone ...... (912) 681-0983 However, the AMR requires advance knowledge to provide maximium Volunteer Assistant Coach ...... Blake McRae Softball Fax ...... (912) 681-0095 and on-site service.

Post-game Interviews Team Information All media members wishing to conduct post-game interviews must Home Field ...... Eagle Field Capacity ...... 700 notify Matt Horne of the AMR offi ce at least 10 minutes prior to the end Overall Record ...... 502-544-1 (.480) of the game. Players and coaches will be available following a cool- SoCon Record ...... 96-74 (.566) down period as suggested by the NCAA. Absolutely NO interviews will 2006 Overall Record ...... 35-35 be conducted between games of a doubleheader. 2006 SoCon Record ...... 12-9 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 12/7 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 4/5 GSU Online Pitchers Returned/Lost ...... 4/0 For press releases, up-to-date statistics, bios, photos and much Newcomers ...... 4 more, visit the offi cial Georgia Southern athletics website at www.geor- Media Relations giasoutherneagles.com. There, you will be able to access information on Asst. A.D./Media Relations ...... Pat Osterman any of GSU’s 15 athletic teams. Media Relations/Softball ...... Matt Horne Media Relations Phone ...... (912) 681-5239 Horne’s Offi ce Phone ...... (912) 681-5288 Horne’s Cell Phone ...... (912) 536-5806 Fax ...... (912) 681-0046 Email ...... [email protected] Eagle Field Press Box ...... (912) 486-7599 Mailing Address ...... GSU Media Relations ...... PO Box 8085 ...... Statesboro Statesboro,, GA 30460

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G EORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: The leading center of higher education in South Georgia

Georgia Southern University, a member institution of the University System of Georgia, is the largest and most comprehensive center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia. A residential campus of 16,100 students, Georgia Southern is one of the top universities of choice in Georgia for new freshmen and for HOPE Schol- ars. Students come from almost every U.S. state and 86 nations, bringing a broad spec- trum of backgrounds, interests and talents to the University community. The University’s hallmark is a superior undergraduate experience emphasizing academic distinction, excellent teaching and student success. Georgia Southern focus- es fi rst on students and what they value: a well-rounded college experience, a faculty where professors’ fi rst priority is teaching and a campus environment that encourages learning and growing. With expanding graduate programs and opportunities for dis- covery, Georgia Southern is also committed to embracing its research mission. The University off ers 120 degree programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral levels through seven colleges: Business Administration, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Science and Tech- nology, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Savannah, the University provides enriching cultural and educational opportunities to Information Technology, and Graduate people of all ages, and reaches out to benefi t the region and state through research Studies. Georgia Southern is accredited by and public service. the Southern Association of Colleges and Georgia Southern University’s 675-acre campus is one of the most beautiful in Schools and has earned special accredita- the state, featuring gently rolling lawns, scenic lakes and soaring pines. The historic tion from professional and academic asso- heart of campus is a classic college portrait - red brick and white columns framed by ciations that set standards in their fi elds. live oaks and an archway of pecan trees. Beyond the circle of the original buildings, Founded in 1906 as a district agri- classic and contemporary lines blend in an expanding horizon of new facilities, con- cultural school, Georgia Southern’s cen- nected by a paver-tiled walking boulevard called the Pedestrium. In the last six years, tury of history has built a tradition of spirit, the University has witnessed extraordinary development with the construction of new pride and achievement. The institution academic, housing and athletics facilities. Continued enhancement and growth of the advanced to become a teachers’ college, a campus include a major expansion of the library, new fi ne arts galleries and black box senior college and in 1990 earned its status theatre, and additional fi tness and recreational amenities. as the fi rst university in the southern half of Georgia. Located in Statesboro, a safe, neighborly Main Street community of ap- proximately 30,000 residents northwest of 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 4 2007 Georgia Southern Softball GGEORGIAEORGIA SOUTHERNSOUTHERN UUNIVERSITYNIVERSITY dented six NCAA I-AA football national champion- ships and NCAA participation in men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, golf, women’s tennis, and vol- leyball. The Georgia Southern University Foundation and Southern Boosters raise fi nancial support for academic and athletics programs. The organiza- tions hold an annual, one-day fundraiser, A Day for Southern, in which community volunteers have raised more than $1 million for seven consecutive years. In 2004-2005, the Foundation awarded more than $848,000 in privately funded scholarships, awards and loans to Georgia Southern students. The University also has an active alumni pro- gram, with Eagle Clubs for alumni, boosters and friends in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Tennes- see and Washington, D.C. Alumni activities revolve around athletics events and Eagle Club meetings. Georgia Southern approaches its 2006 cen- Georgia Southern serves its mostly rural and coastal region through research tennial under the leadership of President Bruce Grube, who developed a strategy and and public services that promote educational, economic, cultural and social progress master plan to lead the University to national recognition. through creative solutions to regional challenges. Research varies from probing the genetic chemistry of disease-spreading parasites for keys to their biological control, The strategic plan builds on six platforms: to advancing the economic development of the region. Centers for business research • Academic distinction and development, rural health, international studies, public aff airs, teacher educa- • Student centeredness tion, rehabilitation technology, water policy and biostatistics involve teams of experts • Technological advancement working on regional and community concerns. The University extends educational op- • Trans-cultural opportunities portunities at graduate centers in Savannah, Augusta, Brunswick, Hinesville, Dublin • Public-private partnerships and at numerous remote sites statewide via distance learning. • Physical environment As a center of learning, the University’s community of gifted scholars and tal- ented artists bring alive educational and cultural experiences that enrich life for all For more information, visit the University’s home page on the World Wide Web at people. Highlights include museum and gallery exhibits, concerts, art festivals, visiting http://www.GeorgiaSouthern.edu. performers and speakers. The University has a unique array of public centers, includ- ing the Center for Wildlife Education and Lamar Q Ball Jr. Raptor Center, the Botanical Garden, its Museum of cultural and natural history, a Performing Arts Center featuring an 825-seat theater, and a continuing education center focused on lifelong learning and professional development. Georgia Southern has gained recognition for its national- ly competitive athletics program. The University’s 15 Division I teams compete in the Southern Conference. Across-the-board commitment to excellence has resulted in an unprece-

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YOUR UNIVERSITY. YOUR FUTURE. YOUR GEORGIA SOUTHERN.

Georgia Southern makes the advantages of a major university personal to you. This is a Your Campus university that puts the right things fi rst: nationally accredited quality in our academic Georgia Southern’s 675-acre campus features lawns, lakes, fountains and gardens. programs, classes taught by professors, Sweetheart Circle, surrounded by classic red welcoming opportunities to learn, grow brick and white columned buildings anchors and get involved - all with a commitment the “historical district” of campus. Now, more to your success. than 140 buildings are spread across campus with additional structures joining the map Your Academic Edge each year. A brick pedestrium lined with Georgia Southern off ers 120 majors pro- small parks and gardens leads to every major grams through seven colleges: Business building on campus. Students, professors and Administration, Education, Health and visitors can explore places for study and quiet Human Sciences, Information Technology, refl ection, or join in with a group headed to a Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Science cultural program, on-campus eatery or ath- and Technology and Graduate Studies. With letic event. more than 3,200 class sessions available each semester, the many choices of a com- Your Future prehensive university are available within An education for life and the experience of a a friendly campus community. From core lifetime, a Georgia Southern degree prepares classes to capstone projects, our professors you to learn, lead, serve and succeed. Stu- have a passion for their subjects and en- dents begin planning their careers as early as courage the exploration of ideas. Academic their freshman year, using campus resources experiences extend beyond campus as to investigate options and interests. Georgia well. Study Abroad programs open up new Southern graduates join a respected group worlds both for learning and careers. of professionals. More than 65,000 strong worldwide, our alumni work in a wide variety Your Interests of fi elds. From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center From theater and student government to to the U.S. Congress to Hollywood, Georgia recreational sports and interest organi- Southern graduates are leaders in their ca- zations, Georgia Southern’s 200 student reers and their communities. groups and clubs provide plenty of oppor- tunities to get involved. From Hinesville to Hawaii, our students hail from every part of Georgia and nearly all 50 states and their interests and experiences are varied as their hometowns. Georgia Southern’s student organizations feature clubs for stu- dents in your major, honor societies, reli- gious groups, multicultural clubs, volunteer groups, and sports clubs from horseback riding to ultimate Frisbee.

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Admission Requirements Estimated Annual Cost Freshmen - Apply at the end of your junior year of high school, if possible. Acceptance is based on a high school diploma or the equivalent, satisfactory grade point average and satisfactory Estimated Annual Cost - Does not include books, supplies, and spending money (Georgia SAT or ACT score. resident*) If you finished high school in or after spring 1988, you must have completed the following Tuition and Fees ...... $3,588 college preparatory curriculum requirements for regular admission to any Georgia public (Technology, Health, Activity, Athletics, RAC) university: English (4 units) Housing (minimum)...... $2,890 Math (4 units), two algebra, one geometry and one additional college prep course Meals (maximum) ...... $2,448 Science (3 units), physical science and at least two lab courses in biology, chemistry, or physics Parking (maximum) ...... $124 Social Science (3 units) Foreign Language (2 units) same language Residence hall activity fee ...... $36 Total ...... $9,086 Transfer students - You may be admitted if you provide evidence of good standing at previous *Non-resident pays an additional $7,706 for tuition colleges attended and meet all Georgia Southern admission requirements. After you have been accepted and before you enroll, we’ll send you an evaluation of your transfer credit. Please call or e-mail the Office of Admissions to request a transfer package. Admissions P.O. Box 8024 Financial Aid - Georgia Southern is one of the most affordable universities in the nation, and Statesboro, GA 30460 offers a variety of financial aid options for students of all income levels: Scholarships (including HOPE for Georgia students with B or better averages), Grants, Loans and Work-study programs phone: 912-681-5391 e-mail: [email protected] website: http://admissions.georgiasouthern.edu/

Financial Aid P.O. Box 8065 Statesboro, GA 30460 Notable Georgia Southern Alumni phone: 912-681-5413 Tony Arata Earthwind Moreland e-mail: [email protected] Grammy Award-nominated songwriter New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New England website: http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/finaid/ Dan Cathy Patriots President, Chick-Fil-A Jodie Mudd Michael Curry Member (former), Professional Golfers’ Associa- University Honors Program Forward/Guard, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington tion of America Bullets, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, Toronto Charles Norwood P.O. 8130 Raptors U.S. Congressman Statesboro, GA 30460 Hugh Darley Marty Pevey Founder/President, International Design & Assistant Coach, Toronto Blue Jays phone: 912-486-7926 Entertainment Association (former Walt Disney Adrian Peterson e-mail: [email protected] executive) Running Back, Chicago Bears website: http://academics.georgiasouthern.edu/honors/ Mike Davis Randy Press Senior Director of Rules and Competitions for the Women’s Basketball Communications Director, United States Golf Association University of Connecticut Housing Mike Davis Gene Sauers Sports Publicity Coordinator, Team 8, Fingerprint, Member, Professional Golfers’ Association of P.O. Box 8012 Inc. (Dale Earnhardt, Jr.) America Statesboro, GA 30460 Mike Donald Fred Stokes Member, Professional Golfers’ Association of Defensive Tackle (former), phone: 912-681-5406 America Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints e-mail: [email protected] Scott Fletcher Kiwaukee Thomas website: http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/housing/ Infielder (former), Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Cornerback, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Sox, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Buffalo Bills Red Sox, Detroit Tigers Tony Townley Todd Greene Founder, Zaxby’s Restaurant Student Snapshot Catcher, Anaheim Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, New John Tudor Enrollment: 16,646 York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Pitcher (former), Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh San Francisco Giants Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers 88% are undergraduates Joey Hamilton David Young 52% are women Pitcher, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Jacksonville Jaguars 48% are men Cincinnati Reds James W. Kennedy 73% are white Kennedy Space Center Director 27% are minorities Students hail from 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and more than 85 countries.

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 7 AADMINISTRATIONDMINISTRATION Dr. Bruce Grube Sam Baker President Athletic Director

Dr. Bruce Grube assumed offi ce as Georgia Celebrating a full decade as Georgia South- Southern’s 11th president on July 1, 1999, signal- ern Athletics Director this year, Sam Baker has ing the start of a drive to national distinction. Gr- successfully steered Eagle Athletics from a period ube accepted the presidency of Georgia Southern of transition and renewal to consistent success after four years as president of St. Cloud State and national prominence. Under his leadership University. over the last 10 years, Georgia Southern has Prior to his appointment at St. Cloud, Grube soared to national and conference champion- served as provost of the University of Southern ships, witnessed unprecedented growth in ath- Colorado, now Colorado State University-Pueblo, with responsibilities as the chief aca- letic facilities and reaffi rmed its commitment to student-athlete welfare and academic demic offi cer and chief operations offi cer. Grube spent 15 years at California State Uni- performance. versity, Ponoma, the last fi ve years as provost and academic vice president. Eagle Athletics have enjoyed extraordinary achievement across the board over the Grube’s vision is predicated on his belief that “no university ever became great course of Baker’s ten years in Statesboro. Georgia Southern football has reasserted its without expecting to be great.” To that goal, the University developed a strategic plan national profi le by winning seven Southern Conference titles, making eight NCAA I-AA based on achieving academic distinction, supported by student-centered culture, tech- playoff appearances in the last nine years, and capturing the 1999 and 2000 NCAA I-AA nological advancement, transcultural opportunities, public-private partnerships and National Championships. In all, the Eagle and Lady Eagle programs have won 25 SoCon the physical enhancement of campus. championships and made 20 appearances in NCAA Championships in the last decade. In his fi rst seven years, Grube has led Georgia Southern to unprecedented aca- Since 2000, facility improvements have been a main focal point of Baker’s ef- demic heights and public services. While many believed that higher admission stan- forts. Currently, the department is overseeing the fi nal construction phase of the Gene dards and enrollment growth were mutually exclusive, the composite SAT scores of the Bishop Fieldhouse at Paulson Stadium and the Bennett-Ramsey Golf Center. Last year University’s incoming freshmen have surpassed state and national averages, rising more saw the renovation of J. I. Clements Baseball Stadium, the construction of a Track/Soc- than 100 points since 1999. During this period, the University posted record enrollment cer Stadium, and signifi cant upgrades in the Iron Works (Georgia Southern’s strength fi gures four consecutive years. and conditioning center) and Men’s Basketball Locker Rooms (donated by Michael and The University’s academic programs are earning national recognition for degree Katrina Curry). In addition, other team locker rooms, sports medicine treatment center, programs, preparation of graduates and research. The addition of the new College of equipment room, and coaches’ offi ces in Hanner Fieldhouse have undergone renova- Information Technology points to Georgia Southern’s signifi cant participation in the tion. Baker has also served as the driving force behind the Dan J. Parrish, Sr., Football region’s economic growth. New and evolving academic disciplines, as well as the un- Building (completed in 2000) and the Troy Cowart Building (home to Southern Boosters precedented growth of campus, illustrate the positive impact of the University. A major and the GSU Ticket Offi ce). expansion of the library, new fi ne arts galleries and black box theatre, and additional Additionally, Baker has been active in his service to the Southern Conference and fi tness and recreational amenities will complement the recently completed facilities for the NCAA. From May 2000 to May 2002, he served as chair of the SoCon Athletics Direc- academics, housing and athletics. tors Association. He just completed a decade-long stint as chair of the SoCon Football Lifelong learning opportunities both on-campus and online, programs to enrich Committee. In January, he begins a term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Com- the lives of residents, and a variety of educational and cultural assets have established mittee. Georgia Southern as a cultural center for the region. It also serves as a rallying point Baker, a native of Front Royal, Virginia, joined the Georgia Southern management for the region’s intercollegiate athletics fans, fi elding 15 men’s and women’s teams on team after fi ve years as Director of the College Football Marketing Corporation, a sub- the NCAA Division I level. Recognized for conference and regional championships, the sidiary of the College Football Association (CFA). Eagles have posted winning records that have earned nationally televised appearances Baker’s responsibilities with the CFA included securing title sponsorship for and in football, basketball, baseball and golf. The Eagle football team made history by cap- administration of its “Promise of Tomorrow” scholarship program. A four-year agree- turing its unparalleled fi fth and sixth national titles in 1999 and 2000. ment with Hitachi awarded $1.3 million in scholarships to aid individuals involved in An active participant in numerous academic, athletics and community organiza- intercollegiate football with the means to pursue careers in the fi eld of education. tions, Grube is the state representative for Georgia for the American Association of State From 1986-90, he was associate athletic director for fi nancial development at Colleges and Universities and serves on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors. Grube is Vanderbilt, where he oversaw the National Commodore Club. also a member of the NCAA Division I-AA/I-AAA Presidential Advisory Group and was In the two years before moving to Nashville, Baker was associate athletic director chair of the Southern Conference Council of Presidents. for external aff airs at the University of Oregon, the institution where he served as direc- Grube holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Califor- tor of athletic marketing from January 1983 to May 1984. nia, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Grube is a member of Baker entered the fi eld of intercollegiate athletics at the College of William & the honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Theta, Phil Beta Delta Mary, where he spent seven years (1976-82) as director of athletic promotions. and Golden Key. Baker holds a 1976 master’s degree in Sports Administration from Ohio University As volunteers for civic and charitable organizations, Grube and his wife, Kathryn, and a 1974 B. A. in Communication Arts from James Madison University. serve on numerous community and regional boards and committees. He and his wife of 30 years, Ann, are the parents of three children: Zeb (27 years old and a doctoral student at Emory), Elizabeth Ann (25, Director of Family Services in Hale County, Alabama) and Josie (18, incoming freshman at the University of Ala- bama).

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Cathy Beene Brant Berkstresser Amy Bonner Stewart Carter Rusty Cram Diane Futch Assoc. AD/Senior Woman Asst. AD/Head Athletic Women’s Tennis Coach Equipment Manager Women’s Basketball Athletics Secretary Administrator Trainer Coach

Dr. Chris Geyerman Ashley Hart Rodney Hennon Roger Inman Brent Jones Nate Kellogg Faculty Athletics Women’s Soccer Coach Baseball Coach Director of Facilities Director of Marketing Swimming and Diving Representative Coach

Kevin Kennedy Tyler Landgraf Matt Lombardi Larry Mays Nicole McCray Tom Melton Men’s Soccer Coach Assistant Athletic Assistant Strength & Golf Coach Volleyball Coach Assistant AD/Athletic Trainer Conditioning Coach Performance

Justin Miles John Mulherin Barry Munkasy Lacy Needham Dan O’Dowd Brandy Petty Men’s Tennis Coach Southern Boosters Cheerleading Coach Assoc. AD/Business Director of Annual Assistant Athletic President Manager Giving Trainer

Natalie Poole Jeff Price Keith Roughton Kay Shuman Natalie Smith Lanell VanLandingham Softball Coach Men’s Basketball Assoc. AD/Student- Ticket Offi ce Track & Field/Cross Administrative Coach Athlete Services County Coach Assistant

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The Southern Conference Offi ce Phone: was formed on February 25, (864) 591-5100 1921 at a meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Media Fax: Fourteen institutions from the (864) 591-3448 30-member Southern Intercolle- Website: giate Athletic Association (SIAA) www.SoConSports.com reorganized as the Southern Public Aff airs: Conference. Those charter mem- John Iamarino (Commissioner) bers included Alabama, Auburn, Mandi Copeland (Director of Media Services) Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mike Ballweg (Asst. Commissioner, Public Relations) Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi Natalie Williams (Public Aff airs Assistant/Softball) State, North Carolina, North Car- olina State, Tennessee, Virginia, SouthernSouthern ConferenceConference memmembers:bers: Virginia Tech and Washington & Alabama (1921-1932) Lee. Athletic competition began *Appalachian State (1971) in the fall of 1921. Auburn (1921-1932) In 1922, six more schools *College of Charleston (1998) - Florida, Louisiana State, Mis- *The Citadel (1936) sissippi, South Carolina, Tulane Clemson (1921-1953) and Vanderbilt - joined the fold. *Davidson (1936-1988, 1991) A year later, the University of the The Southern Conference, which enters its 85th Duke (1928-1953) South joined the ranks. Virginia Military Institute be- season of intercollegiate competition in 2005, has be- East Carolina (1964-1976) came a member in 1925 and Duke University came into come known as one of the nation’s leaders in emphasiz- *East Tennessee State (1978-2004) the fold in 1929. Since then, conference membership has ing the development of the student-athlete and defi ning *Elon (2003) experienced a series of membership changes with 42 the league’s role in helping to build lifelong leaders and Florida (1922-1932) institutions having been affi liated with the league. The role models. *Furman (1936) league has undergone two major transitions during its The Southern Conference has excelled as the pre- George Washington (1936-1970) history. mier Division I-AA football conference since earning that Georgia (1921-1932) The fi rst occurred in December 1932 when the classifi cation in 1981. The Conference currently consists *Georgia Southern (1991) Southeastern Conference was formed out of the 23- of 11 members in four states throughout the Southeast Georgia Tech (1921-1932) school Southern Conference. The league’s 13 members and sponsors 19 varsity sports and championships that Kentucky (1921-1932) west and south of the Appalachian Mountains reorga- produce participants for NCAA Division I Championships. Louisiana State (1922-1932) nized to help reduce the extensive travel demands that The Southern Conference is the nation’s fi fth-old- Marshall (1976-1997) were present in the league at the time. In 1936, the est NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association. Only Maryland (1921-1953) Southern Conference invited The Citadel, William & Mary, the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri Valley (1907), the Pacifi c Mississippi (1922-1932) Davidson, Furman, Richmond and Wake Forest to join the 10 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920) confer- Mississippi State (1921-1932) membership. ences are older in terms of origination. North Carolina (1921-1953) The second major shift happened in 1953 when Throughout its history, the Southern Conference *North Carolina-Greensboro (1997) Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina has been an innovator in college athletics. The South- North Carolina State (1921-1953) State, South Carolina and Wake Forest offi cially withdrew ern Conference was the fi rst “super conference” with its Richmond (1936-1976) from the league to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. charter membership including the likes of Alabama, South Carolina (1922-1953) This change was brought about due to the desire of many Auburn, and North Carolina. The SoCon, as it has come Tennessee (1921-1932) of those schools to schedule a greater number of regular to be known by headline writers throughout the coun- *Tennessee-Chattanooga (1976) season basketball games against their local rivals. try, is the league that gave birth to the three-point shot Tulane (1922-1932) Today, the league continues to thrive with a in college basketball and was the college home of such University of the South (1922-1932) membership that spans four Southeastern states. Cur- sporting greats as Arnold Palmer, Jerry West and Charlie Vanderbilt (1922-1932) rent league members are Appalachian State, College of “Choo Choo” Justice. Virginia (1921-1937) Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia Academic excellence has been a major part of the Virginia Military Institute (1924-2003) Southern, UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga, Western Caro- Southern Conference’s tradition. League athletes have Virginia Tech (1921-1956) lina and Woff ord. The most recent addition, Elon Univer- been recognized countless times on Verizon/CoSIDA Wake Forest (1936-1953) sity, joined the Southern Conference on July 1, 2003. The Academic All-America and district teams. A total of 19 Washington & Lee (1921-1958) Phoenix replaced Virginia Military Institute which left Rhodes-Scholarship winners have been selected from West Virginia (1950-1968) the conference on June 30, 2003. East Tennessee State, the conference. *Western Carolina (1976) which joined the SoCon in 1978, left the conference fol- The Southern Conference offi ce is located in the William & Mary (1936-1977) lowing the conclusion of the 2004-05 academic year. Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, SC. A textile mill that *Woff ord (1997) was in operation from 1880 until 1999, the Beaumont * Current Members Mill was renovated in 2004 and today off ers the SoCon a fi rst class meeting area as well as a spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents. 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 10 2007 Georgia Southern Softball PPAGEAGE HHEADEREADER

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 11 OOUTLOOKUTLOOK

The question that faces sixth-year head coach Natalie Poole is: what to do for an en- Smith topped the squad in slugging percentage (.500), on base percentage (.443) and core? Last season she led the Eagles to their fi rst NCAA Tournament appearance and doubles (14), and was the toughest on the team to strikeout. the second-most wins in the program’s history. The pitching staff that was second in the league in earned run average returns intact. But the 2007 team will be without “Heather has done an exceptional job of being an RBI leader for us and I expect her to do three infl uential seniors that include the Southern Conference player of the year, the the same thing this year. She plays with a lot of confi dence and she knows how to lead program’s all-time leading home run hitter and single-season RBI record holder. our infi eld. She is an outstanding vocal leader and also leads by example. You’ll see her out there everyday working hard - not just talking the talk, but walking the walk behind After losing their opening game of the conference tournament, the 2006 team re- it. She is someone you can count on to be steady through the year.” bounded for six straight wins, eventually capturing their second-ever tournament title. The season-long winning streak was snapped by Georgia in the NCAA Tournament, but Teaming up with Smith for a potent one-two punch in the middle of the order is sopho- the Eagles posted a win over Coastal Carolina before being eliminated. more Robyne Siliga, the 2005 SoCon Freshman of the Year. Siliga hit .304 with nine home runs in her rookie campaign, one shy of the school record. “Last year opened the door to so much for our team,” said Poole. “Not only physically, knowing that physically they can do the job and that they’re good enough, but also “Robyne’s return defi nitely fi lls a hole for us. When you’re off for a year, you aren’t sure mentally. This game is so mental and for them to think that they’re mentally tough how that person is going to be physically, losing out on some workouts and maybe enough, to work through slumps and confi dence issues, it was a huge stepping stone some confi dence from what they had before or if mentally they’re going to be there, if for us.” they have the desire and passion to play. She defi nitely has all of that. She’s hitting the ball every day at practice and she’s in a state where she’s not satisfi ed so she’s going to The off ense needs to be rebuilt as it loses SoCon Player of the Year Shanita Black to continue to work to get better. She wants to play, she wants to be on the fi eld and she graduation. Black set 12 school records in 2006 and was named the SoCon Tournament is going to do good things for us.” Most Outstanding Player. Black hit .410 with a school-record 38 stolen bases in the leadoff spot. Siliga will spend part of the time behind the plate, but could move to third based on the production from the left side of the infi eld and the development of freshman Jenny Replacing a four-year starter is tough but Poole believes freshman second baseman Side. Nina Iduate is capable of fi lling that role. Anchoring the aforementioned left side of the infi eld is senior Maria Laurato. The 2004 “Whenever we went out recruiting, we went out with the mindset of fi nding someone SoCon Freshman of the Year has struggled at the plate the last two seasons but made up who would start things off and be a good leadoff for us and we think we’ve found that for it with her glove, posting a career-best .954 fi elding percentage in 2006. tendency in Nina. I never want her to think she is a replacement for Shanita - she has her own qualities that are exceptional - but she has developed into a type of athlete “Maria has done a lot of things for me. She started out as the freshman of the year at that can be a momentum starter and a good leadoff .” third base and was an all-conference shortstop. She was back at third last year and did an outstanding job defensively. This year I’d like to see her leave on a good note off en- Also contributing at second base will be senior Katie Smith. Freshman Sam Russo will sively the way she is capable of doing. She may see time at third and short and we feel fi ll in on several positions in the infi eld and will also see time at DH. like she can hold down either position. She has also developed into a good vocal leader and is always an extremely hard worker.” The team loses four of its top fi ve hitters, including Aurora Johnson who will sit out the year with a medical redshirt, but does return senior fi rst baseman Heather Smith. To her left will be junior Aubrey Thweatt who hit just .128 last year, but did her part by laying down 12 sacrifi ce bunts, second-highest on the team. “There’s no doubt that we have lost basically four of our top fi ve hitters from last year. Heather is the only one who’s returning that’s in our top fi ve. Aurora is a huge loss be- The loss of Black and Johnson, combined with the departure of Carrie Mixon, means an cause she is powerful. She did a lot to help us off ensively in scoring runs. Shanita was entirely new and very inexperienced outfi eld. a momentum starter. That’s diffi cult to replace.” Just as she will do with the infi eld, Poole will determine the outfi eld based on who is hot at the plate and all three positions will be platooned.

2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 12 2007 Georgia Southern Softball PPREVIEWREVIEW “The outfi eld has had to put in quite a bit of work this year, and not because we’re not the team’s SoCon Tournament run, posted a 0.88 ERA, earning Free a spot on the all- capable, but because we needed to mature a young outfi eld quickly. We worked from tournament team. the bottom up, starting with fundamentals to communication and leadership. We feel like whoever we stick out there will do the job. It’s going to come down to who off en- “We have a good combination in Mel and Logan. They worked hand-in-hand a lot last sively is going to step up.” year. Both of them throw the ball hard and are able to move the ball well. They have some confi dence going into this year - they know they can do it. We’re working through Senior Ashley Bluestein is the veteran of the group but has limited experience in the some minor things that we always have to work through at the beginning of the year outfi eld and has just 56 career at-bats. Sophomore Michelle Beasley made 15 starts - minimizing walks and making sure our mechanics are consistent. As far as the belief last season, but mostly in a defensive role, and sophomore Jordyn Nail only came on that they can work their way through their opponents and beat them, it is defi nitely as a pinch-runner. there and they know they can do it together.”

“We’ve got some good athletes out there. Michelle saw some time in the outfi eld last Laliberte led the conference in earned run average (1.90) and shutouts (8) and was year and I expect her to be there. Ashley is an infi elder but she’s done some work in the second behind Free in batting average against (.209). Her shutout total was a new outfi eld and if she’s hitting she could defi nitely see some time. (Jordyn) has worked for school record. a year in maturing herself defensively and off ensively.” “Mel has a year under her belt and she accomplished some good things last year. My In center, Beasley, redshirt freshman Lindsey Hopkins and true freshman Elizabeth expectations are higher of course, and I think her expectations are higher too.” Branan will battle for the starting position. Hopkins is coming off of a season-ending ankle injury she suff ered in the third game of the 2006 campaign. Free is a two-time all-conference honoree and has posted 34 wins and 10 shutouts with a 2.38 ERA in her three years. “With Michelle, Lindsey and Elizabeth, it’s going to be a matter of who can outhit who because all of them can cover a lot of ground and make some plays.” “Logan has been a blessing to have here for four years. She knows exactly what I want and what it’s going to take to make it happen. She wants to leave on a good note and With the off ense looking for new leaders, the pitching staff will be counted on for sup- has put in the work to do that. She is going to be a good leader for us on the mound and port. The Eagles have a more than capable duo in senior Logan Free and junior Melissa I expect her to do her job which is keeping the ball down.” Laliberte. The pair combined for 31 of the team’s 35 wins and 11 shutouts, and during Senior A.J. Street will resume her dual role of pitcher and designated player. In the circle she went 4-9 and relied on changing speeds rather than power.

“I don’t think we would have made it as far as we did without A.J. working with our two kids that throw hard. She puts in her innings and does what she does best, which is moving the ball around. I look for her to do a good job whether it’s giving us a full game or part of a game.

At the plate Street slugged a career-high three home runs and 10 RBI and came through in key situations.

“She can put the ball in play and can be a heavy hitter. She’s a clutch hitter - she was able to drive in some runs at some important times and we’re counting on her to do that.”

Providing Poole with another change-of-pace option out of the bullpen is junior Mandi Stophlet.

“This team has probably the best chemistry that I’ve seen going in to a season at this point. We’ve worked on team building, team chemistry and sports psychology to men- tally train ourselves. We have emphasized that a lot more and I think that we’re going to be more mature earlier in the season. We’re going to be more supportive of each other and it’s going to be a lot of fun to watch, from the seniors down to the freshmen. It’s going to take a combination of all of them to make it work.”

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 13 RROSTEROSTER Numerical No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Lindsey Hopkins OF L/R 5-6 Fr.-RS McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove) 2 Aurora Johnson OF R/R 5-8 Sr.-3L Macon, Ga. (Westside) 3 Jordyn Nail OF R/R 5-5 So.-1L Swainsboro, Ga. (Swainsboro) 4 Elizabeth Branan OF R/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) 5 Katie Smith 2B R/R 5-8 Sr.-3L Goose Creek, S.C. (Stratford) 7 Mandi Stophlet P L/L 5-6 Jr.-2L Templeton, Calif. (Atascadero) 8 Michelle Beasley OF R/R 5-4 So.-1L Metter, Ga. (Metter) 9 Heather Smith 1B L/L 5-7 Sr.-3L Williamson, Ga. (Pike County) 10 Nina Iduate INF L/R 5-7 Fr.-HS Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 11 Aubrey Thweatt SS R/R 5-6 Jr.-2L Georgia, Vt. (Essex) 13 Maria Laurato 3B/SS R/R 5-9 Sr.-3L New Orleans, La. (Isadore Newman) 14 Logan Free P R/R 5-11 Sr.-3L Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) 15 Melissa Laliberte P R/R 5-6 Jr.-1L Cobourg, Ontario, Canada (ABAC/St. Mary’s) 18 Samantha Russo INF R/R 5-6 Fr.-HS Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett) 20 Jenny Side C R/R 5-8 Fr.-HS Loganville, Ga. (South Gwinnett) 21 A.J. Street P R/R 5-6 Sr.-3L Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) 22 Ashley Bluestein OF R/R 5-7 Sr.-3L Brunswick, Ga. (Glynn Academy) 44 Robyne Siliga C/INF R/R 6-0 So.-1L Oceanside, Calif. (Vista)

Alphabetical No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Class Hometown (Previous School) 8 Michelle Beasley OF R/R 5-4 So.-1L Metter, Ga. (Metter) 22 Ashley Bluestein OF R/R 5-7 Sr.-3L Brunswick, Ga. (Glynn Academy) 4 Elizabeth Branan OF R/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) 14 Logan Free P R/R 5-11 Sr.-3L Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) 1 Lindsey Hopkins OF L/R 5-6 Fr.-RS McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove) 10 Nina Iduate INF L/R 5-7 Fr.-HS Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) 2 Aurora Johnson OF R/R 5-8 Sr.-3L Macon, Ga. (Westside) 15 Melissa Laliberte P R/R 5-6 Jr.-1L Cobourg, Ontario, Canada (ABAC/St. Mary’s) 13 Maria Laurato 3B/SS R/R 5-9 Sr.-3L New Orleans, La. (Isadore Newman) 3 Jordyn Nail OF R/R 5-5 So.-1L Swainsboro, Ga. (Swainsboro) 18 Samantha Russo INF R/R 5-6 Fr.-HS Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett) 20 Jenny Side C R/R 5-8 Fr.-HS Loganville, Ga. (South Gwinnett) 44 Robyne Siliga C/INF R/R 6-0 So.-1L Oceanside, Calif. (Vista) 9 Heather Smith 1B L/L 5-7 Sr.-3L Williamson, Ga. (Pike County) 5 Katie Smith 2B R/R 5-8 Sr.-3L Goose Creek, S.C. (Stratford) 7 Mandi Stophlet P L/L 5-6 Jr.-2L Templeton, Calif. (Atascadero) 21 A.J. Street P R/R 5-6 Sr.-3L Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) 11 Aubrey Thweatt SS R/R 5-6 Jr.-2L Georgia, Vt. (Essex)

Head Coach: Natalie Poole (McNeese State, 1998) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Beth Mullins (Alabama-Birmingham, 2005) Aubrey Thweatt - TWEET Graduate Assistant Coach: Sara Mason (San Diego, 2006) Mandi Stophlet - STOAF-let Volunteer Assistant Coach: Blake McRae (Georgia Southern, 2005) Maria Laurato - Lor-RAH-toh Assistant Athletic Trainer: Brianna Malloy Melissa Laliberte - La-LIB-er-tee Manager: Wessley Wilhoit Nina Iduate - Nina Eye-DWAH-tay

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2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 15 HHEADEAD CCOACHOACH NNATALIEATALIE PPOOLEOOLE

PERSONAL Natalie Poole is in her sixth year heading up the The 2005 schedule featured games against fi ve Date of Birth: November 23, 1975 Georgia Southern softball program. ranked opponents, including Alabama, Georgia Hometown: Baton Rouge, La. Tech, Florida State, Tennessee and Georgia, each The 2002 Southern Conference Coach of the Year of whom advanced to the NCAA Regionals. The EDUCATION has a 146-153 overall record in her four seasons Eagles split a doubleheader with Florida State, M.S. McNeese State, 2000 in Statesboro but has excelled in Southern ranked 10th in the nation. B.A. McNeese State, 1998 Conference play, posting a 62-42 mark includ- ing a 12-9 slate last season, third in the league Her 2005 team set several school records, most PLAYING CAREER standings. notably the new home run record of 34, besting • 1997 Academic All-American the previous mark of 26 set in 2002. In fact, the • Three-time Academic All-District Last season Poole guided Georgia Southern three top home run totals in school history have • Named to All-Southland Conference team to its fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament appearance all come under Poole’s watch. GSU also set new three times (1995, 1996, 1997) after winning the SoCon Tournament with six school highs in slugging percentage (.368) and • Twice earned All-South Region recogni- straight wins. The SoCon title was just the sec- tied the walk record of 144. tion (1996, 1997) ond in the school’s history. • All-Louisiana selection in 1997 Georgia Southern hasn’t just excelled at the Poole rallied the team from a 1-7 start to post plate in Poole’s tenure. In 2004 the Eagles led COACHING CAREER a 35-35 overall record. The 35 wins are second- the Southern Conference with a 1.80 earned McNeese State University most in school history. run average, fourth-best in the school record • Served as an assistant softball coach for her alma mater from 1999-01. The Eagles received several record-breaking • The Cowgirls accumulated 74 victories performances under her guidance in 2006, during Poole’s tenure. specifi cally Shanita Black, who was named the league’s Player of the Year, as well as the Georgia Southern University Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and All- • Named head coach at GSU on June 7, Southeast Region. 2001. • 2002 Southern Conference Coach of the Black broke 12 school records by herself and Year. was part of an off ense that set six more as a • 62-42 record in Southern Conference team including batting average (.277), slug- games ging percentage (.393), runs (274), hits (508), • Guided GSU to NCAA Tournament in 2006 home runs (38) and walks (182).

The pitching staff held their own and fi nished the season second in earned run average at 2.72 and fi rst in batting average against and tied for fi rst in shutouts, led by Melissa Lalib- erte’s school-record eight.

2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 16 2007 Georgia Southern Softball HHEADEAD CCOACHOACH NNATALIEATALIE PPOOLEOOLE books, and posted 14 shutouts, Poole’s Record equaling GSU’s high mark set twice Overall SoCon previously. Year School Association W L T Pct. W L Pct 1994 McNeese State Player 35 24 2 .582 Poole made an immediate impact on 1995 McNeese State Player 37 25 0 .597 1996 McNeese State Player 31 22 0 .585 the program in her fi rst year, guiding 1997 McNeese State Player 32 28 0 .533 the Eagles to a 25-29 overall record, but more signifi cantly, a 15-6 mark 1999 McNeese State Assistant Coach 26 34 0 .433 in the Southern Conference, setting 2000 McNeese State Assistant Coach 27 33 0 .450 a new school record for league vic- 2001 McNeese State Assistant Coach 21 32 0 .396 tories in a season. The 25 wins were 2002 Georgia Southern Head Coach 25 29 0 .463 15 6 .714 also the most by a fi rst-year coach in 2003 Georgia Southern Head Coach 28 28 0 .500 10 10 .500 school history. 2004 Georgia Southern Head Coach 30 29 0 .508 11 10 .524 2005 Georgia Southern Head Coach 28 32 0 .467 14 7 .667 That season began with nine straight 2006 Georgia Southern Head Coach 35 35 0 .500 12 9 .571 TOTAL (as a head coach) 146 153 0 .488 62 42 .596 losses and a 5-18 record before turn- ing it around and winning 18 of 24. A second-place fi nish in the SoCon earned her Coach of the Year honors.

Poole became the third head coach in GSU fast- pitch history when she was named to the posi- tion on June 7, 2001, ending a three-year stint as an assistant coach at McNeese State (La.) Univer- sity. Poole starred for the Cowgirls softball team from 1994-97.

Poole joined the NcNeese State softball staff as a graduate assistant in 1998 and moved into the assistant coach’s role the very next year. Prior to her time at her alma mater, Poole assisted the un- der-18 Baton Rouge Bandits summer team from 1995-96. She then spent a year as the head coach for the under-18 Lake Charles Gamblers and in 1998, assumed the duties as assistant softball coach at Barbe (La.) High School.

In her playing days, Poole was the starting catcher for the Cowgirls all four years. She was a three-time member of the All-Southland Conference team (1995-97), a two-time All-South Region honoree (1996-97) and earned All-Louisiana laurels in 1996. As a freshman, she helped the Cowgirls to a Southland Conference title as well as the school’s fi rst-ever South Region appearance. In 1997 she recorded the team’s highest batting average of .331 while registering fi ve home runs and 10 doubles. Her successful senior campaign led her being named McNeese State’s Most Valuable Player. Poole closed out her career with a .296 batting average.

Accomplishing as much in the classroom as she did on the fi eld, Poole was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-District VI selection (1995-97) and was a 1997 Academic All-American®.

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InIn her second season at Georgia SSouthern is assistant coach Beth Mullins. MullinsM llins is responsible for overseeing o erseei the infi eld and hitting development, NCAA compliance, academic aff airs and evaluation of athletes while assisting with recruiting and camps. Last season she helped mentor Southern Conference Player of the Year Shanita Black, who broke 12 school records en route to the league’s top honor, as well as becoming the SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player and an All-Southeast Region award. The Eagles set six team batting records and three players set individual records as well. Mullins came to Statesboro after serving as a student-assistant coach at her alma mater, the University of Alabama at Birmingham. While in Birmingham Mullins assisted with hitting instruction and infi eld play. A four-year starter at UAB, Mullins was an All-Conference USA infi elder and earned the Gene Bartow Scholarship Award. In her senior season she led the Blazers in batting average, hits, runs batted in and on-base percentage and was second in slugging percentage, total bases and walks. She started 55 games that year and moved into a tie for fi rst place on UAB’s all-time home run list. The Fairhope, Ala. native was named to the Magic City Classic All-Tournament team three times, including an MVP nod in 2002, and earned Paradise Classic All-Tournament team honors in 2004. In her junior campaign Mullins led the team in home runs, walks and assists. In the previous season she helped UAB to a second-place fi nish in the league while starting all 59 games and was tops on the team in RBI, doubles, total bases and walks. Mullins graduated from Alabama-Birmingham in May 2005 with a B.A. in political science and a double minor in criminal justice and coaching.

Sara Mason joins Georgia Southern as the graduate assistant coach after completing her undergraduate work at the University of San Diego. Mason, a four-year player for the Toreros, was a three-time All-Conference award winner (2004, 2005, 2006). She was named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll for three consecutive years (2004-06) and was the 2006 Pacifi c Coast Conference Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Mason was named a 2006 Academic All-American and 2006 Off ensive Player of the Year, batting .341 and recording a team-high 10 doubles on the season. Defensively, Mason saw time at catcher, third base and in the outfi eld. The Santa Rosa, Calif. native attended Montgomery High School as a member of the class of 2002. She was named to the All-Conference Team from 1999-02 and was the 2002 Co-MVP of her high school squad. Mason received her bachelor of arts in sociology from USD in 2006.

BlakeBlake McRae is in his second seasseasono with the softball program and the fi rst as a volunteer assistant. He spent last season as a graduate assistant. The 2005 Georgia Southern graduate gradu assists in overall player development, including off ensive and defensive drills. McRae was a part of last season’s run to the NCAA Tournament that saw the Eagles win six straight in the SoCon Tournament after dropping their opening game. Georgia Southern went on to post the second most wins in school history and broke numerous team and individual records along the way. As a player, McRae played fi rst base on three ASA national championship teams and two USSSA world championship squads. He is a certifi ed recreation coach and in four years went 37-11, guiding his team to a region runner-up fi nish. McRae also has an Associate’s Degree from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and graduated from Tift County High School in Tifton, Ga. 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 18 2007 Georgia Southern Softball PPAGEAGE HHEADEREADER

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 19 PPLAYERLAYER PPROFILESROFILES

2006: Started 15 of 48 games for the Eagles… Connected for a double against Miami University (3/3), going 1-for-3 and scoring a run.

High School: A four-year letter winner at Metter HS in Metter, Ga…Served as team captain as a senior in 2005…Labeled defensive MVP her freshman, sophomore and junior years…Had highest batting average on her team during her senior year…Also earned three letters on the women’s basketball team playing point guard…In addition to her high school achievements, she played on the Georgia Legends sixteen and under team and the Georgia Fire 18-and-under team.

Personal: Born Angela Michelle Beasley on July 16, 1986 in Statesboro, Ga...Daughter of Melvin and Donna Beasley…She is currently undecided on her choice of major… Chose Georgia Southern because is it close to her hometown of Metter, Ga... Hobbies include watching T.V., listening to music and hanging out with friends…Favorite pro- team is the Red Sox…Pre-game ritual is listening to music.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2006 .138 48/15 29 9 4 1 0 0 0 5 .172 5 0 12 .265 3/0 1-2 9 3 2 .857 Totals .138 48/15 29 9 4 1 0 0 0 5 .172 5 0 12 .265 3/0 1-2 9 3 2 .857

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2006: Started fi ve times in 32 games… The only player on the squad with a perfect fi elding percentage (1.000)… Had one hit that came at Florida State (2/14)… Walked fi ve times and scored four runs.

2005: Started 10 times in 13 games… One of two players on the team to have a per- fect fi elding percentage (1.000)… Recorded a hit in fi ve of her ten starts… Went two for four with an RBI in a doubleheader against the College of Charleston (4/23)… Had a season high two RBIs against UNC Greensboro (5/7).

2004: Recorded her second collegiate start against No. 7 Georgia (4/15), where she tal- lied two putouts... Scored a run against Mount St. Mary’s (3/13) and Mercer (4/7).

High School: Three year letterwinner at Glynn Academy under head coach Chris O’Quinn ... Team Captain her senior season ... Finished high school career with a record of 44-14 ... Also lettered in soccer, where she was named Most Improved Player.

Personal: Ashley Bluestein was born September 1, 1985 in Brunswick, Ga… Is the daughter of Ronnie and Gay Bluestein… Majoring in communication arts/broadcast- ing with an emphasis in production… Hobbies include traveling and watching mov- ies … Lists Orlando Bloom, Cary Grant, and Ellen DeGeneres as three famous people she would invite to dinner…People would be surprised to know that she is extremely shy… Favorite sports fi gure is Rafael Nadal… Favorite pro sports team is the Atlanta Braves… Favorite pre-game meal is pasta.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2004 .000 7/2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 .200 0/0 0-0 4 5 0 1.000 2005 .214 13/10 28 3 6 2 0 0 4 8 .286 2 2 7 .303 0/1 0-0 2 8 0 1.000 2006 .042 32/5 24 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .042 5 2 11 .258 1/0 0-0 4 1 0 1.000 Totals .125 52/17 56 9 7 2 0 0 4 9 .161 8 4 20 .275 1/1 0-0 10 14 0 1.000

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2006: All-Southern Conference Second Team… Southern Conference All- married and enjoying her career in ten years… The three people she would invite to Tournament Team… SoCon Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 27)… Made 26 starts dinner are Julius Caesar, Jesus Christ and Jason Giambi… Favorite sports fi gure is John and posted a 2.99 ERA and a 15-13 record… Struck out 147 and allowed 124 hits in 159 Olerud. innings… Led the conference in batting average against (.207) and was tied for fourth in shutouts (3) and tied for fi fth in wins (15)… All three blankings came vs. SoCon teams… Went 6-4 with 2.24 ERA in league games… Twice struck out a season-high 10 batters against Charleston Southern (3/21) and Appalachian State (3/26)… Pitched four innings of no-hit relief vs. Georgia State (2/22)… Came out of the bullpen to strike out 10 and allow two hits in 5.1 innings… K’d nine in four-hit shutout of UNC Greens- boro (4/29)… Went 3-0 with 0.52 ERA and one save in the SoCon Tournament.

2005: All-Southern Conference Second Team... Started 20 times in 36 total ap- pearances… Posted an 11-11 record with three saves… Her 36 appearances tied for second in school history and three saves tied the GSU mark... Led the team with a 2.13 ERA and 144 strikeouts (5th in school history)… Held opponents to a .205 batting aver- age… Allowed only four home runs all season…Ranked second on the team with nine complete games and three shutouts… Threw a no hitter with nine strike outs at St. Francis (2/25)… Went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Alabama-Birmingham (2/4)… Belted a home run versus St. Francis (2/26).

2004: Tallied 12 strikeouts against James Madison (3/12) at the 49er Classic in Char- lotte... Knocked out home runs against South Carolina State (2/28), Elon (4/10) and the game-winner against UNC Greensboro (4/24)... Recorded 0.00 ERA for the month of April... Posted fi rst career save in second game of UNC Greensboro doubleheader (4/24).

High School: Four year pitcher for Sandpoint High ... Voted Most Inspirational Player her freshman year ... As a sophomore, struck out 21 players in a single game, while col- lecting 272 strike outs in 24 games ... Named Co-MVP, Best Defensive Player, All-League and All-State in her second season ... Guided her team to a 3rd place fi nish in the Idaho State Championships ... Played summer ball for the Spokane Sliders.

Personal: Logan Michelle Free was born June 18, 1985 in Palomar, Calif… Daughter of Jeff and Darla Free… Majoring in marketing with an emphasis in sales… Hobbies include reading, shopping, cooking and fi nding sea shells… Says her craziest ambition is to be Miss Fitness… Lists the invasion of Normandy as the one moment in history she would have liked to have seen… Chose Georgia Southern because it made her feel like home… People would be surprised to know that she loves high heels… Sees herself

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2004 .222 32/18 54 6 12 2 0 3 8 23 .426 5 0 13 .288 1/0 0-0 0 21 6 .778 2005 .200 13/7 25 1 5 2 0 1 6 10 .400 4 0 6 .310 1/0 0-0 1 57 0 1.000 2006 .000 4/4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 .200 0/0 0-0 3 35 1 .974 Totals .205 108/69 83 7 17 4 0 4 14 33 .398 10 0 21 .290 2/0 0-0 4 113 7 .944

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SH/CB SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP 2004 1.69 8-8 22 13 8 4/0 1 91.1 65 38 22 36 83 6 2 2 337 .193 4 14 2005 2.13 11-11 36 20 9 3/2 3 141.1 109 67 43 72 144 9 1 4 531 .205 9 6 2006 2.99 15-13 36 26 16 3/0 2 159.0 124 95 68 111 147 16 0 8 599 .207 14 13 Totals 2.38 34-32 94 59 33 10/2 6 391.2 298 200 133 219 374 31 3 14 1756 .203 27 33 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 22 2007 Georgia Southern Softballl PPLAYERLAYER PPROFILESROFILES

2006: Redshirted… Saw action in three games… Had no recorded defensive statis- tics.

High School: Attended Union Grove HS in McDonough, Ga… Played softball and ran track as a prep… Earned four varsity letters in softball and two in track… Twice named to Honorable Mention All-State team… Won Coca-Cola Award and Coaches’ Award as a senior… Nominated for Henry County Athlete of the Year as a sophomore and was Best Off ensive Player… Club team for last two years was Georgia Titans… Helped lead the Titans to a fourth-place fi nish at nationals, hitting .317.

Personal: Born Lindsey Marie Hopkins on Feb. 10, 1987 in Atlanta, Ga… Daughter of Mike and Kim Hopkins… Majoring in biology with a minor in spanish… Enjoys hang- ing out with her friends and laying out by the pool in her spare time… Craziest ambi- tion is to live in Spain for a year… Favorite pro team is the Atlanta Falcons… Favorite sports fi gure is Derek Jeter.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2006 .000 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0/0 1-1 0 0 0 .000 Totals .000 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0/0 1-1 0 0 0 .000

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2007: Will be redshirted. Personal: Aurora Sabrina Johnson was born April 7, 1985 in Sogel, Germany… Daugh- ter of Dale and Italia Johnson… Majoring in justice studies… Hobbies include riding 2006: Started 67 times… Second on the team in home runs (8) and RBI (39, tie)… her bike, listening to music, playing softball, and hanging out with friends… Would Eight roundtrippers rank fourth in single-season school history and 39 RBI are tied for choose Demi Moore to play her in a movie… Lists the dinosaur era as the moment in second… Knocked in a season-high four RBIs vs. Cornell (3/18) in a game where she history she would have liked to have seen… Says the one word that best describes her went 2-for-3 and scored a run… Had an eight-game hitting streak beginning at Ap- is “crazy”. palachian State (3/25) and ending at Furman (4/8), which was third longest on the team… Streak included four two-hit performances… Posted two RBI in three straight games in early March… Went 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI at Charleston South- ern (3/21)… Recorded an RBI in four straight games in the SoCon Tournament.

2005: All-Southern Conference Second Team... One of two players to play and start in all of the team’s 60 games… Tied for team lead in runs with 33… Ranked third on the team in home runs (6), RBIs (27), doubles (11), and slugging percentage (.444)… Finished fourth on the team in batting average (.275)… Hit a home run in three con- secutive games versus Elon and UNC Greensboro (4/30, 5/1, 5/7)… Had fi ve hits at College of Charleston (4/24), tying the school record… Recorded a fi ve-game hitting streak starting at Georgia (4/20) and ending at Elon (4/30-Game 1)… Knocked in a season-high three RBIs in back-to-back games at Elon (5/1) and against UNC Greens- boro (5/7).

2004: Blasted a home run and drove in three runs against Charleston Southern (2/21)... Went 3-for-7 with two runs and an RBI in her hometown debut at Mercer (3/16)... Scored three runs against South Carolina State (3/10)... Enjoyed a 13-game hitting streak from Mar. 27-Apr. 10, including three conference series.

High School: Completed senior season with a .499 average... Best season was junior year, posting a .556 average as part of the All-Middle Georgia First team runner up re- gion... Was also named best off ensive player as a junior... Named Best Defensive Player as a sophomore, and was a member of the All-Middle Georgia Second Team... Member of the Area 1AAAA West and City Championship team as a freshman... Also lettered in basketball and soccer at Westside High.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2004 .309 59/59 165 30 51 10 0 4 17 73 .442 21 3 33 .395 17/1 1-2 40 2 1 .977 2005 .275 60/60 171 33 47 11 0 6 27 76 .444 21 1 43 .354 9/2 2-2 35 4 3 .929 2006 .275 67/67 207 26 57 10 0 8 39 91 .440 27 1 22 .359 9/2 2-3 58 5 2 .969 Totals .285 186/186 543 89 155 31 0 18 83 240 .442 69 5 98 .368 35/5 5-7 133 11 6 .960

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2006: All-Southern Conference First Team… Named Southern Conference Player of the Week three times (Mar. 13, May 1, May 8) and was Southern Conference’s Player of the Month for May… Made 40 appearances for the Eagles, pitching 198.2 innings and striking out 154 batters… Ended the season at 16-12 with a 1.90 ERA… Went 5-4 and posted a 1.37 ERA in conference play… Tied for the con- ference lead and set a new GSU record with eight shutouts… Topped the SoCon stat charts in ERA and was second in batting average against (.209)… Tossed a six-inning no-hitter vs. South Carolina State (3/2)… Final player of the week nod came after pitching back-to-back shutouts over league champion Western Carolina (5/6, 5/7)… Allowed just seven hits and K’d 13 against the Catamounts… Struck out a season-high 14 hitters at Charleston Southern (2/19), tied for third in school history… Went fi ve straight outings (27.1 innings) without allowing a run… Scoreless streak is second in the GSU record books… Went 3-1 with 1.33 ERA in SoCon Tournament… Did not allow an earned run in two regular-season starts vs. the College of Charleston (4/14, 4/15)… Went 1-1 that weekend and allowed just four hits… Loss vs. the Cougars was a one-hitter… Earned a hard-fought, 2-1 extra-inning battle against Coastal Carolina in the NCAA Tournament… Clinched SoCon Tournament title with a two-hit shutout of Furman.

Junior College: Attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Ga. and played under head coach Donna Campbell.

High School: Attended St. Mary’s Secondary School in Cobourg, Ontario… Achieved Honor Roll her ninth, 10th and 11th grade years… Graduated in 2004.

Personal: Born Melissa Anne Laliberte on April 24, 1986 in Port Hope, Ontario… Daughter of David and Linda Laliberte… Majoring in chemistry with a minor in French… Chose Georgia Southern because she felt like she was at home… Describes herself as “energetic”… Thinks that people would be surprised to know that she speaks French fl uently… Lists her father as the major infl uence on her sports career… Hob- bies include reading and listening to music … Would most like to switch places with assistant coach Sarah Mason because she wants to be a graduate assistant coach one day… Favorite pro team is the Toronto Maple Leafs… Pre-game ritual includes listen- ing to music and eating a chicken caesar salad.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2006 .000 2/1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0/0 0-0 4 35 2 .951 Totals .000 2/1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0/0 0-0 4 35 2 .951

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SH/CB SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP 2006 1.90 16-12 40 28 18 8/1 0 198.2 155 82 54 85 154 17 7 8 741 .209 18 6 Totals 1.90 16-12 40 28 18 8/1 0 198.2 155 82 54 85 154 17 7 8 741 .209 18 6

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2006: Started 69 games… Recorded 49 hits, including seven doubles and six homeruns… Drove in 25 runs and scored 23 times…Best game came at Florida A&M (2/12) when she connected for two homeruns, driving in a season-high four RBIs… Enjoyed a fi ve game hitting streak that began against Cornell (3/18) and ended at Ap- palachian State (3/25)… Hit 31 points higher against league competition (.270)… Connected for two homers and four RBI in fi rst day of SoCon Tournament, vs. Elon and Charleston (5/11)… Recorded 11 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games.

2005: All-Southern Conference Second Team... Played and started in 57 games… Ranked fi fth on the team in batting average (.253) and RBIs (18)… Finished fourth on the team in doubles (7) and tied for fourth in home runs (2)… Had a double, home run, and season four RBIs against Appalachian Sate (4/2)… Hit safely in eight of nine games starting against Appalachian State (4/2) and ending at Georgia (4/20)… Fin- ished the season with a four game hitting streak.

2004: Southern Conference Freshman of the Year... All-Southern Conference Second Team... Drove in four runs against Mercer (4/7)... Slammed two home runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Furman (4/3)... Hit game-winning home run against Appalachian State (5/6)... Named Southern Conference Player of the Week for May 3-9 with a .600 batting average and a .900 slugging percentage... Led the So- Con in three categories (home runs, total bases and slugging percentage).

High School: Three year letterwinner in both softball and soccer at Isadore Newman High... Led her team to the Bi-District Championships as a freshman... Named Team Defensive MVP her fi rst season, as well as receiving All-Metro Honors... Plagued with injuries her sophomore and junior seasons... Member of the New Orleans Voodoo Gold club team that won the 1999 Louisiana State Championships... Named to the NSA All- Tournament team as well as being named the Tournament Defensive MVP.

Personal: Maria Louisa Laurato was born December 18, 1984 in Honolulu, Hawaii… Is the daughter of Larry and Vickie Laurato… Majoring in marketing … Would choose Kate Hudson to play her in a movie... Her biggest infl uence in her life as an athlete is her dad because he helped her become the player she is today… Favorite sports fi gure is Michael Jordan… Favorite pro team is the Red Sox… Pregame ritual includes Larry’s Giant Subs and listening to music.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2004 .320 57/57 169 13 54 10 0 6 28 82 .485 12 11 24 .399 3/1 2-2 38 90 8 .941 2005 .253 57/57 174 15 44 7 0 2 18 57 .328 10 1 36 .297 1/0 2-3 82 102 14 .929 2006 .239 69/69 205 23 49 7 0 6 25 74 .361 7 6 23 .284 5/0 0-0 65 123 9 .954 Totals .268 183/183 548 51 147 24 0 14 71 213 .389 29 18 83 .326 9/1 4-5 185 315 31 .942

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2006: Saw action in nine games… Scored two runs, one at Charleston Southern (2/19) and the other against Georgia (5/20)…Recorded no defensive statistics.

High School: Attended Swainsboro HS in Swainsboro, Ga. and earned three varsity let- ters in softball…In addition to her high school activities she played Recreation League from 2000-2005…Played with the Swainsboro All-Stars in 2004 and 2005…Achieved the Highest Academic Average her junior and senior years and the MVP award her se- nior year.

Personal: Born Jordyn Lei Nail on June 5, 1987 in Candler County, Ga…Daughter of Gordon and Michelle Nail… Majoring in mathematics education…Chose Georgia Southern because she wants to be a teacher and was intrigued with the excellent edu- cation program…Claims that her father has been the biggest infl uence on her athletic career…Hobbies include swimming, basketball and spending time with family and friends …In ten years she sees herself teaching high school math and coaching high school softball…Favorite sports fi gure is Michael Jordan…Pro team of choice is the Atlanta Braves…Her pre-game meal is a chicken biscuit…Pre-game ritual is to pray.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2006 .000 9/0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0/0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Totals .000 9/0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0/0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

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2006: Redshirted.

2005: Southern Conference Freshman of the Year... Played and started in 59 games… Led the team in home runs (9), slugging percentage (.559), total bases (90), and on-base percentage (.412)… Second on the team in batting average (.304), dou- bles (12), and RBIs (36)… Home run and RBI total were second-best in school history... Her 31 walks set a new GSU record... Slugging percentage was third-highest in school history... Had a season-high four RBIs and a home run at St. Francis (2/25)… Went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBIs against Tennessee Tech (3/8)… Had another perfect day, going 3-for-3 with three runs scored against Appalachian State (4/2)… Hit safely in 16 of 18 games starting against Mississippi State (3/5) and ending at Chattanooga (4/9).

High School: Completed senior season at catcher hitting .300 ... Named Best Off ensive and Best Defensive Player as a senior ... Had best season her junior year,hitting .400, leading her team to a 24-6 record and the Palomar League Championship ...Also named Best Off ensive Player as a junior ... Named Best Defensive Player as a sophomore, bat- ting .320 ... Finished freshman season with .400 average, earning team MVP honors ... Also a two-year letterwinner in basketball.

Personal: Born Robyne Nicole Siliga on May 2, 1986 in Oceanside, Calif. ... Daughter of Junior and Shelly Siliga ... Majoring in general studies with a minor in coaching… Chose Georgia Southern because of the softball team and coaches… Hobbies include hanging out with friends and playing ball… Pre-game ritual includes listening to mu- sic.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2005 .304 59/59 161 25 49 12 1 9 36 90 .559 31 2 33 .412 1/5 0-2 126 100 11 .954 Totals .304 59/59 161 25 49 12 1 9 36 90 .559 31 2 33 .412 1/5 0-2 126 100 11 .954

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2006: All-Southern Conference First Team… Southern Conference Player of the Week (Apr. 3)… Finished the season with the second-highest batting average on the team (.350)… Led the team in slugging percentage (.500), on-base percentage (.443), doubles (14) and sacrifi ces (13), and was second in batting average (.350), runs (37), hits (70), triples (2), RBI (39, tie), total bases (100) and walks (31)… Hardest play- er on the team to strike out - was K’d just 12 times in 253 plate appearances… One of only three players to start all 70 games… Had 18 multi-hit performances, third best on the team, and 10 multi-RBI games, second most on the Eagles… Hit .400 with a team- high 11 RBI against SoCon foes… Recorded three consecutive three-hit games against Chattanooga (4/1, 4/2) and Furman (4/8)… Posted six RBI, three doubles, three runs and a homer during that stretch… Had a nine-game hitting streak that started against Georgia State (2/22) and ended against N.C. State (3/4)… Opened the season with hits in four straight games.

2005: One of two players to play and start in all of the team’s 60 games… Led the team in doubles (14), RBIs (38), and put-outs (434)… Set a new single-season school RBI record and placed in a tie for third in doubles... Tied for fi rst on the team in runs scored with 33… Second on the team in slugging percentage with a .456… Ranked third on the team in batting average at .286 and fourth on the team in home runs with fi ve… Recorded season high for RBIs with four twice, once against Middle Tennessee (2/25) and once at Elon (5/1)…Had a season high in hits with four at Elon (5/1), and eight total bases was tied for third-most in school history… Had a seven game hitting streak starting at Georgia State (2/23) and ending against Iowa (3/4).

2004: Launched her fi rst collegiate round-tripper against UNC Greensboro (4/24)... Had three two-hit games: South Carolina State (2/28), Tennessee Tech (3/17) and Georgia State (3/31)... Tallied 18 putouts against East Tennessee State (5/1).

High School: Four year letterwinner at Pike County High under head coach Eric Teddars ... Recorded a .461 batting average her senior season ... Named Best Defensive Player her fi nal campaign ... Made the All-State and GACA All-Star squads ... Team Captain her senior year ... Guided her summer ball club, the EC Bullets to 5th place in the ASA National Gold ... Member of the Pretty Poison squad that fi nished second in the NSA World Series and also won the State and Region Championships.

Personal: Heather Marie Smith was born February 15, 1985 in Jonesboro, Ga… Is the daughter of Robby and Lynett Smith… Majoring in marketing… Hobbies include hanging out with friends and having fun… Would pick Reba McEntire to play her in a movie… Craziest ambition is to star in a movie with Paul Walker… Favorite sports fi gure is Chipper Jones… People would be surprised to know that she is very protective of her socks… Says the one word that best describes her is “country”.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2004 .143 41/39 112 7 16 4 0 1 6 23 .205 7 1 15 .198 2/1 0-0 272 20 7 .977 2005 .286 60/60 182 33 52 14 1 5 38 83 .456 20 2 35 .363 7/0 1-2 434 37 8 .983 2006 .350 70/70 200 37 70 14 2 4 39 100 .500 31 4 12 .443 13/2 0-0 496 44 15 .973 Totals .279 171/169 494 77 138 32 3 10 83 206 .417 58 7 62 .361 22/3 1-2 1202 101 30 .977

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2006: Started 12 times in 30 games… Recorded a double and a season-high four RBIs at Charleston Southern (2/18) going 3-for-5 on the day… Tallied four hits in her fi rst seven at-bats of the season and scored three runs.

2005: Started 30 times in 36 games… Had a double and a season-high two RBIs against Middle Tennessee (3/5)… Compiled two separate three game hitting streaks… Recorded a hit, an RBI, and a walk at Elon (5/1).

2004: Connected for her fi rst home run and scored twice against Furman (4/3)... Went 3-for-3 with a triple against Charleston Southern in the GSU Invitational (2/22)... Tallied three putouts against Appalachian State (5/7).

High School: Five year letterwinner under head coach Debra Tolar ... Conference Cham- pions as a sophomore and a junior ... Team Captain for two years ... Best season was her junior year, posting a .409 average while being named All-Conference ... Played summer ball for the Charleston Express ... Also lettered in volleyball, being named All- Conference for three years and winning the Conference Championship twice.

Personal: Katie Leigh Smith was born May 25, 1985 in Augusta, Ga… Is the daughter of Tony and Carol Smith… Majoring in gereral studies with emphasis in business… Hobbies include sleeping, playing pool, dancing and being with her family… Favor- ite non-sports fi gure is her dad… Favorite ice cream is cookies-n-cream… Pre-game ritual is to listen to music… Says the word that describes her best is “unpredictable”.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2004 .154 37/32 65 6 10 1 1 1 6 16 .246 1 0 25 .167 0/0 0-1 19 3 2 .917 2005 .155 36/30 84 8 13 2 0 0 4 15 .179 7 1 33 .228 0/0 0-0 30 28 5 .921 2006 .180 30/12 50 4 9 2 0 0 4 11 .220 5 0 19 .255 1/0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Totals .161 103/74 199 18 32 5 1 1 14 42 .211 13 1 77 .216 1/0 0-1 49 31 7 .920

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2006: Made four appearances for the Eagles, including three starts… Pitched 14.1 innings and gave up fi ve earned runs and struck out fi ve batters… Only decision came in an 8-7 loss to Columbia (3/4).

2005: Redshirted.

2004: Picked up her fi rst win against Charleston Southern (2/22) in the fi nal day of the GSU Invitational... Went 2-for-2 against Middle Tennessee State (3/19).

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Atascadero HS... Led team to three straight Los Padres League Championships... Had an ERA or 0.67 as a junior while batting .298... Named team MVP as a senior after recording a 0.87 ERA... Team captain her junior and senior seasons... Named All-League and All-County in her fi nal season... Played summer ball for the Central Coast Streeks.

Personal: Born Amanda Nicole Stophlet on December 23, 1984 in Ukiah, Calif… Daughter of Dan and Kim Stophlet…Majoring in graphic design…Chose Georgia Southern for a new opportunity…In ten years she hopes to be married and working for Disney…Also hopes to have a bulldog and possibly children…If she could have seen one moment in history it would be the day that Disneyland fi rst opened…Hob- bies include anything with Disney, playing with her hamster, hanging out with friends and being with her family…Favorite pro team is the Braves…Her favorite ice cream is rainbow sherbet… Pregame ritual includes buying gum for the whole team.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2004 .600 10/8 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 .600 0 0 0 .600 0/0 0-0 3 5 1 .889 Totals .600 10/8 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 .600 0 0 0 .600 0/0 0-0 3 5 1 .889

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SH/CB SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP 2004 2.58 1-3 10 8 2 1/0 0 40.2 40 22 15 16 21 5 1 1 164 .244 1 1 2006 2.44 0-1 4 3 0 0/0 0 14.1 20 10 5 5 5 3 0 1 61 .328 1 2 Totals 2.55 1-4 14 11 2 1/0 0 55.0 60 32 20 21 26 8 1 2 255 .267 2 3

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2006: Started 59 of 62 games… Enjoyed a fi ve-game hitting streak beginning against South Carolina State (3/2) and ending against Columbia (3/4)… Columbia contest saw her drive in a season-high two RBIs with two hits, including a homerun… Pitched 98.1 innings in the circle with 13 starts… Tossed a fi ve-inning no-hitter against South Carolina State and struck out seven and recorded two hits, including a double at the plate… Pitched 2.1 innings of one-hit relief vs. North Carolina State (2/25) and three innings of shutout ball vs. Stetson (3/18)… Allowed no hits in relief spot vs. Western Carolina (5/6).

2005: Started 24 times in 30 appearances at pitcher… Posted an 11-13 record with 2 saves… Led the team with eleven complete games, four shutouts, and 145.1 innings pitched… Ranked second on the team with a 2.41 ERA and 87 strikeouts… Faced 551 batters and only allowed 135 hits… Held opponents to a batting average of .245… Threw a complete game one hitter against Charleston Southern (2/19)… Struck out a season-high eleven against Tennessee Tech (3/8)…In the same game versus Tennessee Tech, A.J. went one for three with a home run and two RBIs.

2004: Redshirted.

2003: Drove in two runs against Georgia State (2/25)... Recorded three two-hit games (Georgia State, 2/25; Coastal Carolina, 3/19; Georgia Tech, 4/21)... Earned her fi rst ca- reer shutout against Appalachian State (4/27)... Posted a save in the second game of the East Tennessee State series (4/18).

High School: Earned four varsity letters and was part of 74 wins in high school ... Was part of 2001 Region 8-5A championship team that fi nished eighth in the state ... Went 80-15 with South Gwinnett summer ball team that fi nished seventh in ASA Nationals.

Personal: Ashlee Jewell Street was born January 7, 1984 in Norcross, Ga… Is the daughter of Paris and Susan Street… Majoring in biology… Hobbies include softball, shopping, and talking… Lists Sweetheart Circle as her favorite spot on campus… Chose Georgia Southern because she loved the atmosphere and the campus… Craziest ambition is to own her own pharmacy and a palomino horse… Sees herself working in her own pharmacy in Colorado…Favorite sports fi gures is Lance Armstrong.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2003 .236 31/22 55 0 13 2 0 0 3 15 .278 2 0 13 .268 0/0 0-1 16 21 1 .971 2005 .136 30/27 66 1 9 1 0 1 7 13 .197 5 0 22 .197 3/0 0-0 3 37 1 .976 2006 .228 58/57 158 5 36 2 0 3 10 47 .297 13 0 23 .287 3/0 0-0 19 26 1 .978 Totals .208 138/120 279 6 58 5 0 4 20 75 .269 21 0 58 .263 6/0 0-1 43 84 3 .977

Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SH/CB SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP 2003 2.57 5-11 21 16 6 1/0 1 92.2 83 50 34 33 49 13 3 7 364 .228 1 7 2005 2.41 11-13 30 24 11 4/1 2 145.1 135 70 50 39 87 24 4 12 551 .245 0 4 2006 3.99 4-9 26 13 3 0/1 1 98.1 113 67 56 43 43 19 2 13 399 .283 6 3 Totals 2.95 19-33 76 53 20 5/2 4 332.1 330 187 140 118 172 56 9 32 1476 .254 7 14

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2006: Recorded 15 hits, including a double and a home run, in 117 trips to the plate… Went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBIs vs. Georgia State (2/22)… Drove in two runs against College of Charleston (4/14)… Went 3-for-6 in doubleheader vs. Chattanooga (4/1), with two runs scored and her fi rst career home run… Also had a multi-hit game vs. Elon (4/22)… Cleared the bases with a three-run double vs. Georgia State (2/22).

2005: Played in one game at Elon (5/1)…Did not have any plate appearances or de- fensive statistics during season.

High School: Completed senior season hitting .407, leading team to a 16-3 record... Tallied 15 runs batted in and 10 stolen bases as a senior... Named First Team All-State... Played in the North/South and the Twin State All-Star games... Had best season as a junior, hitting .453 and driving in 13 runs... Named First Team All-State... Earned Honor- able Mention Metro-Division accolades as a freshman and sophomore... Also lettered in basketball (four years) and soccer (two years).

Personal: Aubrey Leigh Thweatt was born November 21, 1986 in Burlington, Vt… Daughter of Michael Thweatt and Tracy Ferguson… Majoring in exercise science with a minor in sports medicine/sports management… Hobbies include sports, music, and playing with animals… Says her craziest ambition is to have all of her goals come true… Lists Michael Jordan, 2 Pac, and Martin Luther King Jr. as three famous people she would invite to dinner… Favorite sports fi gure is Derek Jeter… Pre-game ritual is listening to music while stretching… Says the one word that describes her best is “ambitious”.

Year Avg. GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SL% BB HBP K OB% S/SF SB-A PO A E FLD% 2005 .000 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0/0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 2006 .128 58/53 117 13 15 1 0 1 8 19 .162 6 4 33 .195 12/1 2-3 80 126 16 .928 Totals .128 59/53 117 13 15 1 0 1 8 19 .162 6 4 33 .195 12/1 2-3 80 126 16 .928

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High School: Lettered two years for Coach Gigi Whiteside at Milton High School in Personal: Born Elizabeth Branan on June 16, 1988 in Alpharetta, Ga. … Daughter of Alpharetta, Ga. … Named team captain as a senior … Was given the Leadership Bud and Anne Branan … Majoring in chemistry … Hobbies include other sports and Award and named a Scholar Athlete as a senior … Also a member of the track and laying out … Chose Georgia Southern because she felt “at home” … Favorite sports fi eld team. team is the Braves, favorite athlete is Andrew Jones … Pre-game meal consists of Sub- way.

High School: Lettered four years at Norcross High School for Coach Michelle Bowden Personal: Born Christina Marie Iduate on March 16, 1988 in Atlanta, Ga. … Daughter … Named Best Defensive Player and named to the All-County Team in 2005 … A of Jorge and Yvonne Iduate … Majoring in math with a minor in coaching … Hob- member of the Gwinnett Counnty Tip Off Diamond Club as a senior … MVP for two bies include all sports, hanging out, shopping and going to the pool … Chose Georgia years. Southern because it felt like home and was a great softball opportunity ... Pre-game ritual includes prayer, listening to music and eating cereal.

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High School: A three-year varsity starter and captain for South Gwinnett … Team Personal: Born Samantha Lynne Russo on July 2, 1988 in Milford, Conn. … Daughter won the 2005 Region 85A Championship … Named to the First Team All-State and of Chris and Denise Russo … Majoring in biology … Hobbies include singing and cook- was voted MVP of the state all-star game … Chosen as a member of the September ing … Chose Georgia Southern because the campus is beautiful and the girls are fun to Team of the Month. be around … Favorite pre-game meal is pasta.

High School: Hit .357 with a .611 slugging percentage and was named to the Second Personal: Born Jenny Marie Side on November 27, 1987 in Snellville, Ga. … Daughter Team All-State as a senior despite playing most of the season with a broken thumb … of Joe and Linda Side … Majoring in sports medicine with a minor in teaching … As a junior, led the squad in doubles and homeruns … Named Gwinnett Daily Post Her brother, Joey, played baseball at the University of Georgia and was drafted by the Player of the Year and was named to the First Team All-State … Was a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks … Credits her brother as the biggest infl uence on her life as an U.S. International team … Her fi rst homerun came in her fi rst at bat as a freshman athlete because he is “one of the best athletes and helped [me] with anything I needed member of the varsity team. sports-wise” … Hobbies include sleeping, shopping and driving.

Front row (L-R): Elizabeth Branan, Michelle Beasley, Mandi Stophlet, Jordyn Nail, Melissa Laliberte. Second row: Nina Iduate, Aubrey Thweatt, Ashli Allen, Sam Russo, Lindsey Hopkins, A.J. Street, Jenny Side, Aurora Johnson. Back row: Head coach Natalie Poole, assistant coach Beth Mullins, Heather Smith, Maria Laurato, Logan Free, Robyne Siliga, Katie Smith, Ashley Bluestein, assistant coach Blake McRae, Brianna Malloy, assistant coach Sara Mason.

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LINDSEY AURORA JORDYN HOPKINS JOHNSON NAIL Outfi eld Outfi eld Outfi eld R-Freshman Senior Sophomore McDonough, Ga. Macon, Ga. Swainsboro, Ga. Union Grove Westside Swainsboro

ELIZABETH KATIE MANDI BRANAN SMITH STOPHLET Outfi eld Second Base Pitcher Freshman Senior Junior Alpharetta, Ga. Goose Creek, S.C. Templeton, Calif. Milton Stratford Atascadero

MICHELLE HEATHER NINA BEASLEY SMITH IDUATE Outfi eld First Base Infi eld Sophomore Senior Freshman Metter, Ga. Williamson, Ga. Norcross, Ga. Metter Pike County Norcross

AUBREY MARIA LOGAN THWEATT LAURATO FREE Shortstop Third Base/Shortstop Pitcher Junior Senior Senior Georgia, Vt. New Orleans, La. Sandpoint, Idaho Essex Isadore Newman Sandpoint

MELISSA SAMANTHA JENNY LALIBERTE RUSSO SIDE Pitcher Infi eld Catcher Junior Freshman Freshman Cobourg, Ontario Snellville, Ga. Loganville, Ga. ABAC/St. Mary’s South Gwinnett South Gwinnett

A.J. ASHLEY ROBYNE STREET BLUESTEIN SILIGA Pitcher Outfi eld Catcher/Infi eld Senior Senior Sophomore Lilburn, Ga. Brunswick, Ga. Oceanside, Calif. Parkview Glenn Academy Vista 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 36 2007 Georgia Southern Softball PPAGEAGE HHEADEREADER

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Black Named Socon Player Of The Year She then set her sights on the stolen base mark of 66 surpass- Southern single-season and career standard in the category. Georgia Southern outfi elder Shanita Black was named the 2006 ing it March 26 at Appalachian State. Black was strong against league competition in the month, Southern Conference Softball Player of the Year, the league an- Black began her GSU-record 30-game hitting streak batting .538. nounced at its award banquet May 10 in Chattanooga. March 2, helping her to the top of the career hits chart with In April, Black also set the school’s single-season runs and Black’s Player of the Year nod is the fi rst for the program 282. Her prowess at the plate moved her into fi rst place in bat- hits record, recording fi ve multi-run games. She went 9-for-9 since the conference began sponsoring softball in 1994. ting average (.350). on the basepaths and did not make an error in 31 chances. Black earned All-SoCon recognition for the third time, She set the school’s career triple mark with 13, thanks to including two-straight fi rst team honors. a single-season record eight last year. Five Eagles Named To All-SoCon Teams A senior from Fayetteville, N.C., Black set 12 school re- In addition to her new triples achievement, she also In addition to Shanita Black being tabbed the SoCon’s Player of cords last season, including a 30-game hitting streak in March broke the school’s single-season at bats, runs, hits and stolen the Year, four of her teammates also earned all-conference dis- and April. She is GSU’s all-time leader in hits (282), runs (162), bases record. Her hit total set a new Southern Conference re- tinction. Sophomore pitcher Melissa Laliberte and junior fi rst triples (13), batting average (.350) and stolen bases (88). Her cord. baseman Heather Smith were placed on the fi rst team while 2006 totals in runs (64), hits (97), triples (8) and stolen bases junior pitcher Logan Free and senior second baseman Gina Ster- (37) led the Southern Conference and are also new school re- Laliberte, And Justice For All chi were named to the second team. cords. Black held a .408 batting average on the season, second- In just her fi rst season at Georgia Southern, sophomore Melissa The three fi rst team honorees are the most the program highest in the SoCon and second-best in school history. Laliberte made an impact on the GSU pitching staff . She ranked has ever garnered and the fi ve overall ties GSU’s high set in She set a new league mark for single-season hits and fi rst in the SoCon in earned run average (1.86) and shutouts (8) 2002. was two triples, three stolen bases and three runs from becom- and second in batting average against (.204) behind teammate Joining Black on the fi rst team are Laliberte and Smith. ing the new conference leader in those categories. Logan Free. Laliberte is 15-11 with a league-leading 1.86 earned run aver- She ranked in the top 50 in the nation in stolen bases Her shutout total was a new Georgia Southern single- age. The Cobourg, Ontario, Canada native is the back-to-back per game (11th), triples per game (13th), runs per game (13th) season record. She set the mark with two whitewashings in the reigning SoCon Pitcher of the Week, having earned the award a and batting average (37th). SoCon Tournament, blanking UNC Greensboro 2-0 and Furman total of three times this season, and is coming off two shutouts Twice last season Black was named Player of the Week, 4-0 in the title game. in the tournament. Opponents are hitting just .204 off her, sec- and she was dubbed the SoCon’s Player of the Month for April. The Cobourg, Ontario native earned First Team All- ond-best in the SoCon, and she has eight shutouts, tied for fi rst Against league foes she hit .467, tops in the conference. Southern Conference honors in voting done by the league’s in the league and a new school record. eight head coaches. She was named the conference’s Pitcher Laliberte saved her best for SoCon teams, tossing four Steiner Sets New Home Run Record... of the Week three times, the last coming after she threw two shutouts and holding the opposition to a .172 batting average. Sam Steiner set a new Georgia Southern career home run re- shutouts in the fi nal weekend of the season against league Smith enjoyed the best season of her career, posting a cord in an 11-2 win over Florida A&M on Feb. 12. champion Western Carolina. .363 average with four home runs and 38 runs batted in. Her 14 Steiner entered the season in second place all-time with doubles led the conference and she was fi rst among the Eagles 15 homers and tied Kim Griffi n’s mark by crushing the fi rst pitch Free At Last, Free At Last in slugging percentage (.521) and on-base percentage (.460). she saw this season for a grand slam. Three games later, her The Eagles rode the arms of their two pitchers in winning the The Williamson, Ga. product ranks sixth all-time at Georgia round-tripper was one of fi ve on the afternoon for the Eagles in SoCon Tournament, notably Logan Free who was tabbed to the Southern in slugging percentage and fourth in doubles. a split with the Rattlers. all-tournament team. Free teamed up with Laliberte to provide the Eagles with After being tied at the top of the charts with teammate The junior from Sandpoint, Idaho went 3-0 with a 0.52 a potent rotation. She ranked fi rst in batting average against Aurora Johnson April 15, she regained her spot at No. 1 with earned run average while holding the opposition to a .147 bat- (.199) - just ahead of her squadmate - and fi nished the season two jacks vs. College of Charleston in the SoCon Tournament. ting average. In 27 innings she allowed two runs and 14 hits with a 15-12 record and 2.82 ERA. Free went 6-4 with a 2.24 Her seven homers last season were third-most at GSU with 21 strikeouts and just three walks. ERA against league foes. and her total of six in her freshman year are tied for fourth. During the regular season Free was also the toughest Sterchi, who played the tournament in her hometown pitcher in the league to hit, leading the SoCon in batting aver- of Chattanooga, hit .293 with a school-record 40 RBI. She was ...But Here Comes Aurora age against and was named Second Team All-Southern Confer- tied for second in the conference in doubles with 13 and has Steiner’s hold on the career home run record was short as junior ence for the second straight year. totaled nine home runs, smashing her previous personal best Aurora Johnson tied her later in the season. of one set last year in her fi rst season at GSU. The nine round- Johnson’s round-tripper March 21 at Charleston South- Double No-No trippers are tied for second-most in school history. ern moved her past Griffi n into second place all-time at GSU In GSU’s sweep of South Carolina State, Melissa Laliberte and with 17. She later tied Steiner on April 15, going long in a 2-0 A.J. Street teamed up to throw a double no-hitter. win over College of Charleston. She had eight in 2006, which Laliberte walked four and struck out fi ve in a 9-0 shutout surpassed her total from the 2005 season (six) and ranks fourth while Street walked one and K’d seven, but didn’t get the shut- in single-season school history. out as the Bulldogs took advantage of Her prodigious home run hitting helped her tally the two GSU errors. third-best slugging percentage in school history at .447. The last Eagle no-hitter was thrown by Logan Free on Feb. 25, 2005 All Good Things Must Come To An End against St. Francis. Shanita Black’s school-record 30-game hitting streak was snapped April 19 at Georgia. The run, which started March 2, Black Is April’s Player Of The Month ended with an 0-for-4 performance in game one against the Georgia Southern senior Shanita Black eighth-ranked Bulldogs. was named the Southern Conference The streak began against South Carolina State with two Softball Player of the Month for April. hits. During the streak Black had 18 multi-hit games, including Black was the fi rst GSU softball a run of six in a row, and hit .473 with 38 runs scored. player to earn the award. She bested the previous mark of 17 held by Danelle Toole The Fayetteville, N.C. native in April, 1998. posted a .478 batting average in April, scoring 17 runs and tabulating eight Black Enjoys Record-Setting Season RBI. Black recorded a hit in 16 of the Senior Shanita Black had a season for the ages as she set or tied Eagles’ 20 games in April, including 10 fi ve diff erent school career records. multi-hit games. She owned a slug- It took just three games for her to become the second ging percentage of .672 and posted fi ve player in school history to reach the 100-run plateau and she triples in the month to move to eight overtook the record Feb. 17 against Troy with her 103rd run. on the season, setting the new Georgia 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 38 2007 Georgia Southern Softball RRESULTSESULTS

Date Opposing team Score r h e r h e In Overall SoCon Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb. 11 Kennesaw State 7-11 L 7 12 2 11 12 2 7 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (L 0-1) 107 2:21 Feb. 11 Kennesaw State 3-6 L 3 9 1 6 10 2 7 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (L 0-1) 67 2:57 Feb. 12 Florida A&M 6-7 L 6 8 1 7 7 1 7 0- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (L 0-2) 97 2:35 Feb. 12 Florida A&M W 11-2 11 11 0 2 5 1 5 1- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (W 1-1) - 1:38 Feb. 14 at Florida State 2-3 L 2 5 4 3 7 1 7 1- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (L 0-1) - 2:05 Feb. 14 at Florida State 2-10 L 2 2 2 10 4 4 5 1- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (L 1-2) 213 1:45 ^ Feb. 17 Troy 3-5 L 3 6 0 5 8 1 7 1- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (L 0-2) 77 2:15 ^ Feb. 17 vs Louisville 0-3 L 0 4 0 3 5 0 7 1- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (L 1-3) 75 2:00 ^ Feb. 18 vs Charleston Southern W 16-12 16 15 4 12 12 3 7 2- 7- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (W 2-3) 72 2:39 ^ Feb. 18 Maryland 2-5 L 2 3 1 5 10 1 7 2- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (L 0-3) 67 1:50 ^ Feb. 19 vs Charleston Southern W 4-2 4 4 0 2 6 0 7 3- 8- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (W 1-2) 37 2:20 ^ Feb. 19 vs Troy 1-4 L 1 6 3 4 6 1 7 3- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (L 0-4) 89 1:50 Feb. 22 Georgia State W 3-2 3 3 1 2 6 2 7 4- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (W 2-2) - 1:30 Feb. 22 Georgia State W 5-2 5 9 2 2 4 1 7 5- 9- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (W 3-3) 86 1:50 # Feb. 25 vs N.C. State 2-5 L 2 4 1 5 5 0 7 5-10- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (L 2-3) 102 1:45 # Feb. 26 vs Fordham 1-7 L 1 6 2 7 7 2 7 5-11- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (L 3-4) 200 2:17 # Feb. 26 vs South Carolina 0-7 L 0 2 2 7 8 0 7 5-12- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (L 2-4) 167 1:45 Mar. 2 South Carolina State W 9-0 9 6 1 0 0 5 6 6-12- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (W 3-4) 57 1:37 Mar. 2 South Carolina State W 9-1 9 8 3 1 0 2 5 7-12- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (W 1-4) 66 1:26 % Mar. 3 vs Miami University 7-8 L 7 13 1 8 11 1 7 7-13- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (L 1-5) 160 2:25 % Mar. 3 vs Gardner-Webb W 16-7 16 17 2 7 7 2 6 8-13- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (W 2-5) 207 2:20 % Mar. 4 vs NC State 1-5 L 1 4 3 5 6 1 7 8-14- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (L 2-6) 512 1:45 % Mar. 4 vs Columbia 7-8 L 7 10 4 8 10 2 7 8-15- 0 0- 0- 0 Stophlet (L 0-1) 343 2:10 Mar. 8 North Florida 2-3 L 2 6 0 3 6 1 7 8-16- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (L 3-5) - 1:45 Mar. 8 North Florida W 3-0 3 4 0 0 3 1 7 9-16- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (W 4-4) 71 1:25 $ Mar. 17 vs Boston Univ. 1-2 L 1 6 0 2 3 2 8 9-17- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (L 4-5) 56 2:00 $ Mar. 17 vs Stetson W 6-1 6 10 0 1 5 2 7 10-17- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (W 3-6) 61 2:00 $ Mar. 18 vs Cornell W 8-2 8 13 1 2 6 0 7 11-17- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (W 4-5) 57 1:45 $ Mar. 18 at Stetson W 1-0 1 5 0 0 7 2 7 12-17- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (W 5-5) 86 1:30 $ Mar. 19 vs Boston Univ. 2-5 L 2 6 3 5 7 0 7 12-18- 0 0- 0- 0 Street (L 3-7) 77 1:49 Mar. 21 at Charleston Southern W 10-1 10 8 1 1 3 3 7 13-18- 0 0- 0- 0 Laliberte (W 6-5) 59 2:00 Mar. 21 at Charleston Southern W 5-1 5 9 1 1 1 1 7 14-18- 0 0- 0- 0 Free (W 5-5) - 1:40 * Mar. 25 at Appalachian State 1-4 L 1 6 1 4 5 1 7 14-19- 0 0- 1- 0 Laliberte (L 6-6) 178 1:50 * Mar. 25 at Appalachian State W 3-1 3 8 0 1 3 3 7 15-19- 0 1- 1- 0 Free (W 6-5) 178 2:00 * Mar. 26 at Appalachian State 2-3 L 2 7 0 3 5 1 7 15-20- 0 1- 2- 0 Street (L 3-8) 138 1:40 Mar. 28 at Troy W 6-3 6 8 2 3 6 0 8 16-20- 0 1- 2- 0 Free (W 7-5) - 2:24 Mar. 28 at Troy W 3-1 3 9 1 1 6 0 7 17-20- 0 1- 2- 0 Laliberte (W 7-6) 115 2:05 * Apr. 1 Chattanooga 0-7 L 0 7 0 7 9 1 7 17-21- 0 1- 3- 0 Free (L 7-6) - 1:45 * Apr. 1 Chattanooga 5-10 L 5 9 2 10 11 1 7 17-22- 0 1- 4- 0 Laliberte (L 7-7) 89 2:04 * Apr. 2 Chattanooga W 8-7 8 12 0 7 11 1 7 18-22- 0 2- 4- 0 Street (W 4-8) 78 1:57 * Apr. 8 at Furman W 5-2 5 8 0 2 5 1 7 19-22- 0 3- 4- 0 Free (W 8-6) 106 1:50 * Apr. 8 at Furman W 4-1 4 7 2 1 4 1 7 20-22- 0 4- 4- 0 Laliberte (W 8-7) - 1:51 * Apr. 9 at Furman W 1-0 1 9 1 0 5 0 7 21-22- 0 5- 4- 0 Free (W 9-6) 114 1:44 Apr. 11 at Georgia Tech 0-8 L 0 4 1 8 7 0 5 21-23- 0 5- 4- 0 Free (L 9-7) 125 1:38 * Apr. 14 Coll. of Charleston 9-10 L 9 10 3 10 11 0 7 21-24- 0 5- 5- 0 Free (L 9-8) - 1:48 * Apr. 14 Coll. of Charleston 1-2 L 1 3 1 2 1 2 7 21-25- 0 5- 6- 0 Laliberte (L 8-8) 98 1:27 * Apr. 15 Coll. of Charleston W 2-0 2 6 1 0 3 0 7 22-25- 0 6- 6- 0 Laliberte (W 9-8) 84 1:23 Apr. 19 at #8 Georgia 3-4 L 3 6 2 4 7 0 7 22-26- 0 6- 6- 0 Laliberte (L 9-9) 367 1:44 Apr. 19 at #8 Georgia 0-3 L 0 5 0 3 4 0 7 22-27- 0 6- 6- 0 Free (L 9-9) - 1:50 * Apr. 22 Elon 1-5 L 1 7 1 5 6 1 7 22-28- 0 6- 7- 0 Laliberte (L 9-10) 132 2:09 * Apr. 22 Elon W 6-0 6 14 0 0 3 2 7 23-28- 0 7- 7- 0 Free (W 10-9) - 1:45 * Apr. 23 Elon W 5-4 5 7 5 4 6 3 7 24-28- 0 8- 7- 0 Free (W 11-9) 101 2:05 Apr. 26 Georgia Tech 2-3 L 2 6 0 3 9 0 7 24-29- 0 8- 7- 0 Street (L 4-9) - 1:47 Apr. 26 Georgia Tech 0-3 L 0 2 0 3 2 2 7 24-30- 0 8- 7- 0 Free (L 11-10) 71 1:43 * Apr. 29 at UNC Greensboro W 2-0 2 5 0 0 3 2 7 25-30- 0 9- 7- 0 Laliberte (W 10-10) 96 1:36 * Apr. 29 at UNC Greensboro W 4-0 4 7 2 0 4 1 7 26-30- 0 10- 7- 0 Free (W 12-10) - 1:36 * Apr. 30 at UNC Greensboro 3-4 L 3 7 0 4 8 0 7 26-31- 0 10- 8- 0 Free (L 12-11) 138 1:41 * May 6 Western Carolina W 1-0 1 7 0 0 3 2 7 27-31- 0 11- 8- 0 Laliberte (W 11-10) - 1:47 * May 6 Western Carolina 2-6 L 2 8 1 6 5 0 7 27-32- 0 11- 9- 0 Free (L 12-12) 101 1:50 * May 7 Western Carolina W 2-0 2 10 2 0 4 1 7 28-32- 0 12- 9- 0 Laliberte (W 12-10) 89 1:32 @ May 11 vs Elon 2-4 L 2 2 1 4 8 0 7 28-33- 0 12- 9- 0 Laliberte (L 12-11) 102 1:50 @ May 11 vs Coll. of Charleston W 11-2 11 13 1/ 2 4 3 6 29-33- 0 12- 9- 0 Free (W 13-12) 56 1:40 @ May 12 vs UNC Greensboro W 2-0 2 9 0/ 0 4 1 7 30-33- 0 12- 9- 0 Laliberte (W 13-11) 80 1:50 @ May 12 vs Appalachian State W 4-1 4 6 1/ 1 3 3 7 31-33- 0 12- 9- 0 Free (W 14-12) 125 1:46 @ May 13 vs Chattanooga W 4-1 4 5 0/ 1 7 1 7 32-33- 0 12- 9- 0 Laliberte (W 14-11) 350 1:57 @ May 13 vs Furman W 3-2 3 6 2/ 2 4 3 7 33-33- 0 12- 9- 0 Free (W 15-12) 210 1:41 @ May 13 vs Furman W 4-0 4 7 2/ 0 2 0 7 34-33- 0 12- 9- 0 Laliberte (W 15-11) 220 1:26 & May 19 at #8 Georgia 0-4 L 0 6 3/ 4 6 0 7 34-34- 0 12- 9- 0 Free (L 15-13) 412 1:45 & May 20 vs Coastal Carolina W 2-1 2 8 3/ 1 8 0 8 35-34- 0 12- 9- 0 Laliberte (W 16-11) 444 2:04 & May 20 at #8 Georgia 6-11 L 6 8 2/ 11 13 2 7 35-35- 0 12- 9- 0 Laliberte (L 16-12) 444 2:06

* = Conference game ^ = GSU Invitational, Statesboro, Ga. # = Gamecock Invitational, Columbia, S.C. % = Georgia Tech Buzz Classic, Atlanta, Ga. $ = Stetson Tournament, DeLand, Fla. @ = Southern Conference Tournament, Chattanooga, Tenn. & = NCAA Athens Regional, Athens, Ga.

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Record: 35-35 Home: 14-17 Away: 13-10 Neutral: 8-8 SoCon: 12-9

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Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% Shanita Black .410 70-70 249 65 102 5 8 0 13 123 .494 13 0 26 0 .437 1 3 38-44 94 4 3 .970 Heather Smith .350 70-70 200 37 70 14 2 4 39 100 .500 31 4 12 2 .443 2 13 0-0 496 44 15 .973 Sam Steiner .340 66-66 191 26 65 10 0 5 34 90 .471 18 10 28 2 .425 0 3 1-2 344 29 8 .979 Gina Sterchi .282 70-70 202 31 57 13 1 9 47 99 .490 33 3 54 2 .384 4 8 2-2 157 121 12 .959 Aurora Johnson .275 67-67 207 26 57 10 0 8 39 91 .440 27 1 22 1 .359 2 9 2-3 58 5 2 .969 Carrie Mixon .244 63-63 168 22 41 9 1 2 17 58 .345 11 1 44 2 .293 1 4 0-0 66 33 15 .868 Maria Laurato .239 69-69 205 23 49 7 0 6 25 74 .361 7 6 23 1 .284 0 5 0-0 65 123 9 .954 A.J. Street .228 58-57 158 5 36 2 0 3 10 47 .297 13 0 23 4 .287 0 3 0-0 19 26 1 .978 Aubrey Thweatt .128 58-53 117 13 15 1 0 1 8 19 .162 6 4 33 0 .195 1 12 2-3 80 126 16 .928

Katie Smith .180 30-12 50 4 9 2 0 0 4 11 .220 5 0 19 2 .255 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Michelle Beasley .138 48-15 29 9 4 1 0 0 0 5 .172 5 0 12 0 .265 0 3 1-2 9 3 2 .857 Ashley Bluestein .042 32-5 24 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .042 5 2 11 0 .258 0 1 0-0 4 1 0 1.000 Logan Free .000 4-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .200 0 0 0-0 3 35 1 .974 Melissa Laliberte .000 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 4 35 2 .951 Jordyn Nail .000 9-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Lindsey Hopkins .000 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000 Carolynn Chin .118 18-10 17 6 2 0 0 0 1 2 .118 4 0 9 0 .286 0 1 0-0 10 2 2 .857 Ciera Dunn .000 6-6 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 3 0 .231 0 2 0-0 2 0 1 .667

Totals .277 70-70 1832 274 508 74 12 38 237 720 .393 182 31 321 16 .351 11 68 47-57 1411 589 89 .957 Opponents .229 70-70 1800 254 412 55 9 30 217 575 .319 244 24 349 5 .328 8 54 71-78 1393 604 86 .959

LOB - Team (462), Opp (467). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (35). CI - Team (0), Opp (3). IBB - Team (3), Mixon 1, H. Smith 1, Sterchi 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Johnson 1.

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Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SH/CB SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Melissa Laliberte 1.90 16-12 40 28 18 8/1 0 198.2 155 82 54 85 154 17 7 8 741 .209 18 6 1 5 24 Logan Free 2.99 15-13 36 26 16 3/0 2 159 124 95 68 111 147 16 0 8 599 .207 14 13 1 2 14 A.J. Street 3.99 4-9 26 13 3 0/1 1 98.1 113 67 56 43 43 19 2 13 399 .283 6 3 0 1 12

Mandi Stophlet 2.44 0-1 4 3 0 0/0 0 14.1 20 10 5 5 5 3 0 1 61 .328 1 2 0 0 4

Totals 2.72 35-35 70 70 37 12/1 3 470.1 412 254 183 244 349 55 9 30 1800 .229 39 24 2 8 54 Opponents 3.33 35-35 70 70 35 7/2 6 464.1 508 274 221 182 321 74 12 38 1832 .277 49 31 2 11 68

PB - Team (14), Steiner 14, Opp (13). Pickoff s - Team (4), Steiner 3, H. Smith 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Steiner (62-67), Free (35-38), Laliberte (18-21), Street (17-18), H. Smith (9-11), Stophlet (1-1).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Georgia Southern 45 33 42 49 42 39 19 5 274 Opponents 40 39 43 40 43 30 17 2 254

Win-loss summary: W-L Overall 35-35 Conference 12-9 Non-Conference 23-26 Home games 14-17 Away games 13-10 Neutral site 8-8 Day games 34-33 Night games 1-2 vs Left starter 4-7 vs Right starter 31-28 1-Run games 8-12 2-Run games 7-2 5+Run games 9-7 Extra innings 2-1 Shutouts 12-7

2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 40 2007 Georgia Southern Softball SSOUTHERNOUTHERN CONFERENCECONFERENCE STATISTICSSTATISTICS Record: 12-9 Home: 6-6 Away: 6-3

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Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% Shanita Black .467 21-21 75 19 35 3 5 0 7 48 .640 5 0 1 0 .494 1 1 10-10 27 2 0 1.000 Heather Smith .400 21-21 60 8 24 5 1 2 11 37 .617 10 2 4 1 .493 1 4 0-0 150 14 6 .965 Sam Steiner .377 19-19 53 5 20 5 0 0 9 25 .472 4 2 4 1 .441 0 2 0-0 97 8 2 .981 Maria Laurato .270 21-21 63 5 17 3 0 1 7 23 .365 2 1 4 1 .303 0 2 0-0 21 36 5 .919 Aurora Johnson .250 21-21 68 5 17 3 0 1 7 23 .338 5 0 9 0 .297 1 1 1-1 22 1 0 1.000 A.J. Street .232 20-20 56 1 13 0 0 0 2 13 .232 5 0 12 1 .295 0 2 0-0 11 4 1 .938 Aubrey Thweatt .229 21-21 48 7 11 0 0 1 3 14 .292 2 2 8 0 .283 1 4 1-1 32 46 5 .940 Gina Sterchi .213 21-21 61 6 13 1 0 0 9 14 .230 4 1 16 1 .257 4 6 0-0 52 37 2 .978 Carrie Mixon .203 21-21 59 7 12 3 0 0 4 15 .254 3 1 15 0 .254 0 1 0-0 18 1 0 1.000 - - Michelle Beasley .333 13-3 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 .333 2 0 3 0 .500 0 2 1-1 1 0 0 1.000 Logan Free .000 3-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 13 1 .933 Katie Smith .000 4-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .250 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Ashley Bluestein .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Carolynn Chin .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 Jordyn Nail .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Totals .295 21-21 555 67 164 23 6 5 59 214 .386 43 9 78 5 .351 8 25 13-13 432 169 22 .965 Opponents .211 21-21 544 66 115 19 0 9 55 161 .296 67 6 106 2 .304 2 16 14-16 423 170 24 .961

LOB - Team (150), Opp (137). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (13). IBB - Team (1), H. Smith 1.

PITCHING

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SH/CB SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA Melissa Laliberte 1.37 5-4 10 9 6 4/0 0 56.1 35 18 11 23 43 5 0 3 203 .172 3 1 0 1 8 Logan Free 2.24 6-4 12 10 6 3/0 1 59.1 47 28 19 31 54 6 0 3 229 .205 7 3 0 1 3 A.J. Street 4.69 1-1 8 2 0 0/0 0 28.1 33 20 19 13 9 8 0 3 112 .295 1 2 0 0 5

Totals 2.38 12-9 21 21 12 7/0 1 144 115 66 49 67 106 19 0 9 544 .211 11 6 0 2 16 Opponents 2.88 9-12 21 21 13 1/0 1 141 164 67 58 43 78 23 6 5 555 .295 14 9 1 8 25

PB - Team (3), Steiner 3, Opp (1). Pickoff s - Team (1), Steiner 1. SBA/ATT - Steiner (13-14), Free (8-10), Street (3-3), Laliberte (3-3), H. Smith (1-2).

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 41 SSOUTHERNOUTHERN CONFERENCECONFERENCE RRECAPECAP FINAL STANDINGS Team W-L Pct W-L Pct Home Away Neut. Streak 1. *Western Carolina 16-4 .800 41-20 .672 19-4 13-9 9-7 L3 2. Coll. of Charleston 14-7 .667 29-30 .492 16-7 11-13 3-10 L2 3. #Georgia Southern 12-9 .571 35-35 .500 14-16 13-10 8-8 L1 4. Chattanooga 11-10 .524 38-35 .521 38-35 10-11 8-7 L2 5. Appalachian State 10-11 .476 29-30 .492 9-7 8-10 12-13 L1 6. Elon 9-11 .450 24-29 .453 11-13 7-12 6-4 L2 7. Furman 7-14 .333 29-37 .439 9-12 7-16 13-9 L2 8. UNC Greensboro 4-17 .190 20-42 .323 10-18 3-14 7-10 L2 * Southern Conference Champion # Tournament Champion ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM AWARD WINNERS Batting Average Triples Yancy Moose, ASU Player of the Year College of Charleston/Western Carolina Shanita Black, GSU 8 .283 Ashley Frizzell, UTC Shanita Black, GSU Walks Alyssa Edwards, UTC Pitcher of the Year Runs Scored Allyson McCubbins, WCU 49 Megan Jaudon, FUR Mendy McKenzie, WCU Western Carolina 322 Stephanie Cushing, FUR Freshman of the Year Sac Flies Blake Murray, FUR Jenny Jackson, WCU Slugging Percentage Gina Sterchi, GSU 5 Sam Steiner, GSU Coach of the Year Western Carolina .476 Brittney Whittier, UTC Shanita Black, GSU Megan Smith, WCU Jayme Durand, COFC Hits Gina Sterchi, GSU Georgia Southern 508 At Bats Logan Free, GSU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Shanita Black, GSU 249 Most Outstanding Player Week 1: Lauren Ross, WCU Earned Run Average Shanita Black, GSU Week 2: Gwen Johnson, UNCG Chattanooga 2.70 On Base Percentage Week 3: Debbie Zeigler, Elon Lindsay Glover, ASU .483 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Week 4: Gwen Johnson, UNCG Strikeouts Chattanooga 377 Runs Batted In First Team Week 5: Jenny Jackson, WCU Ashley Adams, WCU 61 P: Mendy McKenzie, WCU Week 6: Savannah Filley, WCU Opposing Batting Average P: Melissa Laliberte, GSU Week 7: Heather Smith, GSU Georgia Southern .229 Home Runs 1B: Heather Smith, GSU Week 8: Shanita Black, GSU Ashley Adams, WCU 21 2B: Paige Goss, Elon Week 9: Shanita Black, GSU Runs Allowed 3B: Lindsay Glover, ASU Week 10: Lindsay Glover, ASU College of Charleston 218 Hit by Pitch SS: Heather Pritchard, WCU Week 11: Toni Hutchison, UTC Sam Steiner, GSU 10 Hits Allowed C: Allyson McCubbins, WCU College of Charleston 386 Stolen Bases OF: Jess Mathis, Furman PITCHERS OF THE WEEK Shanita Black, GSU 38 OF: Shanita Black, GSU Week 1: Mendy McKenzie, WCU Batting Average OF: Ashley Adams, WCU Week 2: Mendy McKenzie, WCU Lindsay Glover, ASU .418 Earned Run Average DP: Shannon Howard, CofC Week 3: Kayla Richardson, ASU Melissa Laliberte, GSU 1.90 UT: Jenny Jackson, WCU Week 4: Melissa Laliberte, GSU Runs Scored Shanita Black, GSU 65 Strikeouts Week 5: Mendy McKenzie, WCU Ashley Frizzell, UTC 213 Second Team Week 6: Logan Free, GSU Doubles P: Yancy Moose, ASU Week 7: Jenny Jackson, WCU Heather Smith, GSU 14 Saves P: Logan Free, GSU Week 8: Yancy Moose, ASU Teri Fister, ASU 4 1B: Jennifer Bonilla, UNCG Week 9: Mendy McKenzie, WCU Total Bases 2B: Gina Sterchi, GSU Week 10: Mendy McKenzie, WCU Ashley Adams, WCU 124 Opposing Batting Average 3B: Izmena Cabrera, CofC Week 11: Melissa Laliberte, GSU Logan Free, GSU .207 Sac Bunts SS: Kasey Motsinger, ASU Heather Pritchard, WCU 20 Innings Pitched C: Jayme Durand, CofC Ashley Frizzell, UTC 264.2 OF: Jennifer Golden, CofC Total Plate Appearances OF: Jeannie Cochran, UTC Shanita Black, GSU 266 Wins OF: Amber Kiser, Furman Mendy McKenzie, WCU 22 DP: Savannah Filley, WCU Slugging Percentage Ashley Adams, WCU .685 Hits Allowed UT: Ashleigh Bull, UTC Carol Lilley, ELON 95 Hits Shanita Black, GSU 102 Earned Runs Allowed Carol Lilley, ELON 41 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 42 2007 Georgia Southern Softball PPAGEAGE HHEADEREADER

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 43 OOPPONENTSPPONENTS

Appalachian State Mountaineers Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Boston University Terriers Charleston Southern Buccaneers May 5-6 • Statesboro Feb. 16 • Statesboro Mar. 2 • Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 17 • Statesboro

Location ...... Boone, N.C. Location ...... Daytona Beach, Fla. Location ...... Boston, Mass. Location ...... Charleston, S.C. Founded ...... 1899 Founded ...... 1904 Founded ...... 1839 Founded ...... 1964 Enrollment ...... 14,800 Enrollment ...... 2,900 Enrollment ...... 16,572 Enrollment ...... 3,125 Conference ...... Southern Conference ...... Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference ...... America East Conference ...... Big South

Head Coach ...... Willie Rucker Head Coach ...... Chris Cochran Head Coach ...... Shawn Rychcik Head Coach ...... Jeff Aumend Alma Mater/Yr. .Texas Women’s Univ./1979 Alma Mater/Yr...... Iowa/1986 Alma Mater/Yr...... Gannon/1991 Alma Mater/Yr...... Defi ance/1983 Career Record/Yrs...... 443-443/20 Career Record/Yrs...... First Year Career Record/Yrs...... 55-48-1 Career Record/Yrs...... 258-278-3/13 Record at School/Yrs...... 70-156/6 Record at School/Yrs...... First Year Record at School/Yrs...... Same Record at School/Yrs...... 14-40-1/1

2006 Overall Record ...... 24-36, 7-14/T7th 2006 Overall Record .30-29, 10-4 (2nd South) 2006 Overall Record .....29-29, 11-10 (4th) 2006 Overall Record ... 14-40-1, 2-10 (6th) Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 12/2 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 8/5 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 12/2 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 9/4 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 8/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/4 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/4

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Chattanooga Lady Mocs College of Charleston Cougars Dartmouth Big Green Elon Phoenix Mar. 24-25 • Chattanooga, Tenn. Apr. 6-7 • Charleston, S.C. Mar. 2 • Atlanta, Ga. Apr. 14-15 • Burlington, N.C.

Location ...... Chattanooga, Tenn. Location ...... Charleston, S.C. Location ...... Hanover, N.H. Location ...... Elon, N.C. Founded ...... 1886 Founded ...... 1770 Founded ...... 1769 Founded ...... 1889 Enrollment ...... 8,923 Enrollment ...... 11,617 Enrollment ...... 4,300 Enrollment ...... 5,230 Conference ...... Southern Conference ...... Southern Conference ...... Ivy League Conference ...... Southern

Head Coach ...... Frank Reed Head Coach ...... Shelly Hoerner Head Coach ...... Christine Vogt Head Coach ...... Patti Raduenz Alma Mater/Yr...... Western States Alma Mater/Yr...... Canisius/1996 Alma Mater/Yr...... Harvard/1994 Alma Mater/Yr...... Michigan State/1997 Career Record/Yrs...... 686-213/15 Career Record/Yrs...... 233-143/6 Career Record/Yrs...... 77-97-2 Career Record/Yrs...... 140-189-2/6 Record at School/Yrs...... 210-126/5 Record at School/Yrs...... 29-30/2 Record at School/Yrs...... 24-48-1 Record at School/Yrs...... Same

2006 Overall Record .....38-35, 11-10 (4th) 2006 Overall Record ...... 29-30, 14-7 (2nd) 2006 Overall Record ...... 14-22, 7-7 (t3rd) 2006 Overall Record ...... 24-29, 9-11 (6th) Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 9/4 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 6/8 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 11/3 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 12/4 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 8/1 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 4/6 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 7/2 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 8/1

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Florida A&M Rattlers Florida State Seminoles Furman Paladins Gardner-Webb Bulldogs Apr. 19 • Tallahassee, Fla. Feb. 13 • Statesboro Mar. 31-Apr. 1 • Statesboro Mar. 3 • Atlanta, Ga.

Location ...... Tallahassee, Fla. Location ...... Tallahassee, Fla. Location ...... Greenville, S.C. Location ...... Boiling Springs, N.C. Founded ...... 1887 Founded ...... 1851 Founded ...... 1826 Founded ...... 1905 Enrollment ...... 10,500 Enrollment ...... 39,652 Enrollment ...... 2,600 Enrollment ...... 3,900 Conference ...... Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference ...... Atlantic Coast Conference ...... Southern Conference ...... Atlantic Sun

Head Coach ...... Veronica Wiggins Head Coach ...... Dr. JoAnne Graf Head Coach ...... Dana Jenkins Head Coach ...... Tom Cole Alma Mater/Yr...... Florida A&M/1991 Alma Mater/Yr...... Florida State/1975 Alma Mater/Yr...... Furman/1996 Alma Mater/Yr. .North Carolina State/1977 Career Record/Yrs...... 460-465/16 Career Record/Yrs...... 1355-424-3/28 Career Record/Yrs...... 135-215/6 Career Record/Yrs...... 258-363-2/14 Record at School/Yrs...... Same Record at School/Yrs...... Same Record at School/Yrs...... 59-132/3 Record at School/Yrs...... 129-195/6

2006 Overall Record ...... 40-25, 14-0 (1st) 2006 Overall Record .....44-30, 10-10 (5th) 2006 Overall Record ...... 29-37, 7-14 (7th) 2006 Overall Record ...... 12-38, 7-13 (6th) Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 11/6 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 10/6 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 9/6 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 11/1 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 7/1 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 9/1

MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION Softball Contact ...... Ronnie Johnson Softball Contact ...... Michael Smoose Softball Contact ...... Jon Brown Softball Contact ...... Brent Hager Offi ce Phone ...... (850) 561-2701 Offi ce Phone ...... (850) 644-1403 Offi ce Phone ...... (864) 294-3065 Offi ce Phone ...... (704) 406-3981 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected]

2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 44 2007 Georgia Southern Softball OOPPONENTSPPONENTS

Georgia Bulldogs Georgia State Panthers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Illinois Fighting Illini Apr. 4 • Athens, Ga. Feb. 20 • Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 10 • Atlanta, Ga. Mar. 16 • Sacramento, Calif.

Location ...... Athens, Ga. Location ...... Atlanta, Ga. Location ...... Atlanta, Ga. Location ...... Champaign, Ill. Founded ...... 1785 Founded ...... 1913 Founded ...... 1885 Founded ...... 1867 Enrollment ...... 33,660 Enrollment ...... 26,000 Enrollment ...... 16,000 Enrollment ...... 41,938 Conference ...... Southeastern Conference ...... Colonial Athletic Conference ...... Atlantic Coast Conference ...... Big Ten

Head Coach ...... Lu Harris-Champer Head Coach ...... Bob Heck Head Coach ...... Sharon Perkins Head Coach ...... Terri Sullivan Alma Mater/Yr...... Western Illinois/1989 Alma Mater/Yr...... Georgia/1951 Alma Mater/Yr...... Nicholls State/1996 Alma Mater/Yr...... Loyola/1992 Career Record/Yrs...... 522-168-1/10 Career Record/Yrs...... 547-488-2/20 Career Record/Yrs...... First Year Career Record/Yrs...... 228-159-2/7 Record at School/Yrs...... 313-104/6 Record at School/Yrs...... Same Record at School/Yrs...... First Year Record at School/Yrs...... Same

2006 Overall Record 54-15, 24-6 (1st East) 2006 Overall Record ...... 29-28, 15-6 (1st) 2006 Overall Record ...... 48-22, 12-9 (4th) 2006 Overall Record ...... 24-31, 8-11 (8th) Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 10/6 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 9/10 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 11/2 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 13/6 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 8/4 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 5/4 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 7/2 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 7/5

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Iowa Hawkeyes Jacksonville Dolphins Kansas Jayhawks Kennesaw State Owls Mar. 3 • Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 27 • Statesboro Mar. 17 • Sacramento, Calif. Apr. 11 • Atlanta, Ga. Mar. 16 • Sacramento, Calif. Location ...... Iowa City, Iowa Location ...... Jacksonville, Fla. Location ...... Lawrence, Kan. Location ...... Atlanta, Ga. Founded ...... 1847 Founded ...... 1934 Founded ...... 1866 Founded ...... 1963 Enrollment ...... 29,697 Enrollment ...... 2,632 Enrollment ...... 29,624 Enrollment ...... 18,800 Conference ...... Big Ten Conference ...... Atlantic Sun Conference ...... Big 12 Conference ...... Atlantic Sun

Head Coach ...... Gayle Blevins Head Coach ...... Amanda Lehotak Head Coach ...... Tracy Bunge Head Coach ...... Scott Whitlock Alma Mater/Yr...... Dayon/1973 Alma Mater/Yr...... Nebraska-Omaha/2003 Alma Mater/Yr...... Kansas/1986 Alma Mater/Yr...... Piedmont/1990 Career Record/Yrs...... 1009-508-5/26 Career Record/Yrs...... N/A Career Record/Yrs...... 410-338-1/13 Career Record/Yrs...... 773-136/16 Record at School/Yrs...... 799-360-3/19 Record at School/Yrs...... N/A Record at School/Yrs...... 318-271-1/10 Record at School/Yrs...... 773-136/16

2006 Overall Record ...... 39-22, 12-7 (3rd) 2006 Overall Record ...... 22-37, 6-14 (9th) 2006 Overall Record ..... 36-26, 8-10 (t5th) 2006 Overall Record ...... 38-17, Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 13/5 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 8/7 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 10/6 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 12/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/7 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/5 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 5/3

MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION Softball Contact ...... Aaron Blau Softball Contact ...... Brian DeLettre Softball Contact ...... Laura Lesko Softball Contact ...... Mark Toma Offi ce Phone ...... (319) 335-9411 Offi ce Phone ...... (904) 256-7478 Offi ce Phone ...... (785) 864-7942 Offi ce Phone ...... (770) 499-3217 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected]

Lipscomb Bisons Minnesota Golden Gophers North Florida Lady Ospreys Purdue Boilermakers Feb. 24-25 • Statesboro Mar. 18 • Sacramento, Calif. Mar. 7 • Statesboro Mar. 17 • Sacramento, Calif.

Location ...... Nashville, Tenn. Location ...... Minneapolis, Minn. Location ...... Jacksonville, Fla. Location ...... West Lafayett, Ind. Founded ...... 1891 Founded ...... 1851 Founded ...... 1965 Founded ...... 1869 Enrollment ...... 2,563 Enrollment ...... 48,150 Enrollment ...... 14,120 Enrollment ...... 39,228 Conference ...... Atlantic Sun Conference ...... Big Ten Conference ...... Atlantic Sun Conference ...... Big Ten

Head Coach ...... Kristin Peck Head Coach Lisa Bernstein/Julie Standering Head Coach ...... Sonya Wilmoth Head Coach ...... Kim Maher Alma Mater/Yr...... Lipscomb/2003 Alma Mater/Yr...... Arizona/1986/1991 Alma Mater/Yr...... LaSalle/1988 Alma Mater/Yr...... Fresno State/1995 Career Record/Yrs...... 14-34/1 Career Record/Yrs...... 505-377-3/15 Career Record/Yrs...... 466-268/16 Career Record/Yrs...... 30-30/1 Record at School/Yrs...... Same Record at School/Yrs...... Same Record at School/Yrs...... 378-157/10 Record at School/Yrs...... Same

2006 Overall Record .....14-34, 4-14 (10th) 2006 Overall Record .....17-33, 1-17 (11th) 2006 Overall Record .....28-29, 9-11 (T6th) 2006 Overall Record ...... 30-30, 7-12 (9th) Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 5/9 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 12/4 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 9/8 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 11/9 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 5/5 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 5/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/7

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2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 45 OOPPONENTSPPONENTS

Saint Mary’s Samford Bulldogs Savannah State Tigers South Carolina State Mar. 14 • Moraga, Calif. Feb. 16 • Statesboro Feb. 24 • Statesboro Mar. 22 • Orangeburg, S.C.

Location ...... Moraga, Calif. Location ...... Birmingham, Ala. Location ...... Savannah, Ga. Location ...... Orangeburg, S.C. Founded ...... 1863 Founded ...... 1841 Founded ...... 1890 Founded ...... 1896 Enrollment ...... 4,768 Enrollment ...... 4,500 Enrollment ...... 2,800 Enrollment ...... 4,700 Conference ...... Pacifi c Coast Softball Conference ...... Ohio Valley Conference ...... Independent Conference ...... Mid-Eastern Athletic

Head Coach ...... Jessica Hanaseth Head Coach ...... Beanie Ketcham Head Coach ...... TBA Head Coach ...... Antonio Smalls Alma Mater/Yr...... Saint Mary’s/2001 Alma Mater/Yr...... Oklahoma State/1993 Alma Mater/Yr...... TBA Alma Mater/Yr...... South Carolina State Career Record/Yrs...... 28-137/4 Career Record/Yrs...... 102-114-1/5 Career Record/Yrs...... TBA Career Record/Yrs...... N/A Record at School/Yrs...... Same Record at School/Yrs...... Same Record at School/Yrs...... TBA Record at School/Yrs...... N/A

2006 Overall Record ...... 5-49,1-19 (6th) 2006 Overall Record ... 20-38, 10-16 (t7th) 2006 Overall Record ...... 3-23 2006 Overall Record ...... 8-35, 4-10 (10th) Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 13/4 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 12-6 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 6/8 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 10/4 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 8/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/3 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 5/4

MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION Softball Contact ...... Jack Ingraham Softball Contact ...... Zac Schrieber Softball Contact ...... Ruben Perez Softball Contact ...... TBA Offi ce Phone ...... (925) 631-8562 Offi ce Phone ...... (205) 726-2802 Offi ce Phone ...... (912) 356-2446 Offi ce Phone ...... (803) 516-4628 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... TBA

UNC Greensboro Spartans Western Carolina Catamounts Southern Conference Tournament Apr. 21-22 • Statesboro Apr. 28-29 • Cullowhee, N.C. May 9-12 • Greensboro, N.C.

Location ...... Greensboro, N.C. Location ...... Cullowhee, N.C. Host ...... UNC Greensboro Founded ...... 1891 Founded ...... 1889 Format ...... Double Elimination Enrollment ...... 16,200 Enrollment ...... 9,000 Teams ...... All SoCon Teams Conference ...... Southern Conference ...... Southern 2006 Reg. Season Champs ...Western Carolina Head Coach ...... Jennifer Herzig Head Coach ...... Christine Hornak 2006 Tourn. Champs ...... Georgia Southern Alma Mater/Yr...... Charlotte/2001 Alma Mater/Yr...... UNC Greensboro/1998 Career Record/Yrs...... 20-42/1 Career Record/Yrs...... 0-0 Day One Games Record at School/Yrs...... Same Record at School/Yrs...... First Year Game 1...... #4 vs. #5 Game 2...... #1 vs. #8 2006 Overall Record ...... 20-42, 4-17 (8th) 2006 Overall Record ...... 41-20, 16-4 (1st) Game 3...... #2 vs. #7 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 11/5 Letterwinners Returned/Lost ...... 10/2 Game 4...... #3 vs. #6 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 6/7 Starters Returned/Lost ...... 5/4

MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION Softball Contact ...... Jessica Poole Softball Contact ...... Daniel Hooker Softball Contact ...... Natalie Williams Offi ce Phone ...... (336) 334-5615 Offi ce Phone ...... (828) 227-2336 Offi ce Phone ...... (864) 591-5100 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected]

2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 46 2007 Georgia Southern Softball PPAGEAGE HHEADEREADER

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 47 CCAREERAREER RRECORDSECORDS

BATTING DOUBLES: GAMES STARTED: GAMES PLAYED: 52 ...... Sheri Russo (1995-98) 117 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999-02) 243 ...... Stacie Cooper (1999-02) 46 ...... Stacie Cooper (1999-02) 103 ...... Carrie Collins (1991-94) 240 ...... Shanita Black (2003-06) 38 ...... Ashley Flemming (1996-99) 97 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1993-96) 236 ...... Julie Peel (2000-03) 32 ...... Heather Smith (2004-) 97 ...... Mandi Dunn (1995-98) 233 ...... Jennifer Harris (1997-00) 31 ...... Aurora Johnson (2004-) 83 ...... Jennifer Miller (1997-99) 227 ...... Sam Steiner (2003-06) 227 ...... Kim Griffi n (2001-04) TRIPLES: COMPLETE GAMES: 225 ...... Kelly Blazi (1999-02) 13 ...... Shanita Black (2003-06) 97 ...... Carrie Collins (1991-94) 217 ...... Ashley Flemming (1996-99) 11 ...... Marginia Kemp (1990-92) 84 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999-02) 215 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor (1997-00) 10 ...... Melissa Williams (1991-94) 79 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1993-96) 207 ...... Sheri Russo (1995-98) 8 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor (1997-00) 77 ...... Mandi Dunn (1995-98) 203 ...... Suzanne Pansulla (1999-02) 8 ...... Mickey Paul (1990-91) 67 ...... Jennifer Miller (1997-00) 202 ...... McCaine Lowder (1996-00) HOME RUNS: INNINGS PITCHED: AT-BATS: 20 ...... Sam Steiner (2003-06) 809.2 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999-02) 816 ...... Shanita Black (2003-06) 18 ...... Aurora Johnson (2004-) 711.1 ...... Carrie Collins (1991-94) 800 ...... Stacie Cooper (1999-02) 16 ...... Kim Griffi n (2001-04) 630.0 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1993-96) 653 ...... Ashley Flemming (1996-99) 14 ...... Maria Laurato (2004-) 624.0 ...... Jennifer Miller (1997-00) 648 ...... Jennifer Harris (1997-00) 12 ...... Sheri Russo (1995-98) 596.1 ...... Mandi Dunn (1995-98) 630 ...... Julie Peel (2000-03) SLUGGING PERCENTAGE: VICTORIES: BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 250 ABs): .510 ...... Sheri Russo (1995-98) 54 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999-02) .352 ...... Shanita Black (2003-06) .455 ...... Heather McAdam (1992-93) 53 ...... Carrie Collins (1991-94) .335 ...... Sheri Russo (1995-98) .442 ...... Aurora Johnson (2004-) 45 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1993-96) .317 ...... Christy Hill (1990-91) .437 ...... Christy Hill (1990-91) 40 ...... Mandi Dunn (1995-98) .315 ...... Heather McAdam (1992-93) .423 ...... Sam Steiner (2003-06) 41 ...... Jennifer Miller (1997-00)

RUNS: RUNS BATTED IN: SAVES: 163 ...... Shanita Black (2003-06) 98 ...... Kim Griffi n (2001-04) 6 ...... Logan Free (2004-) 102 ...... Stacie Cooper (1999-02) 97 ...... Sam Steiner (2003-06) 6 ...... Carrie Collins (1991-94) 97 ...... Ashley Flemming (1996-99) 89 ...... Heather Olejcak (1991-94) 4 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1993-96) 93 ...... Debbie Hensley (1992-95) 86 ...... Sheri Russo (1995-98) 3 ...... Lacey Kammerer (1998-01) 90 ...... Melissa Williams (1991-94) 84 ...... Ashley Flemming (1996-99) EARNED RUN AVERAGE (Min. 250 IP): HITS: WALKS: 1.54 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999-02) 287 ...... Shanita Black (2003-06) 82 ...... Sheri Russo (1995-98) 2.03 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1993-96) 240 ...... Stacie Cooper (1999-02) 77 ...... Sam Steiner (2003-06) 2.26 ...... Carrie Collins (1991-94) 187 ...... Sheri Russo (1995-98) 74 ...... Stacie Cooper (1999-02) 2.38 ...... Logan Free (2004-) 175 ...... Ashley Flemming (1996-99) 70 ...... Heather Olejcak (1991-94) 2.55 ...... Tiff any Urena (2002-05) 172 ...... McCaine Lowder (1996-00) 63 ...... Tonya Whitted (1994-97) STRIKEOUTS: STOLEN BASES: 551 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999-02) 89 ...... Shanita Black (2003-06) 426 ...... Carrie Collins (1991-94) 66 ...... Jennifer Harris (1997-00) 379 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1993-96) 61 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor (1997-00) 374 ...... Logan Free (2004-) 47 ...... Ashley Flemming (1996-99) 268 ...... Tiff any Urena (2002-05) 45 ...... Tonya Whitted (1994-97) SHUTOUTS: LONGEST HITTING STREAKS (games): 20 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999-02) 30 ...... Shanita Black (3/2-4/15/06) 18 ...... Carrie Collins (1991-94) 17 ...... Danelle Toole (4/8-5/3/98) 14 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1993-96) 13 ...... Stacie Cooper (3/9-3/30/02) 12 ...... Mandi Dunn (1995-98) 13 ...... Stacie Cooper (3/14-3/23/99) 11 ...... Jennifer Miller (1997-00) 11 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor (2/24-3/17/02) 11 ...... Crystal Crews (3/8-4/3/02)

PITCHING GAMES PITCHED: 130 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999-02) 118 ...... Carrie Collins (1991-94) 116 ...... Jennifer Miller (1997-00) 111 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1993-96) Shanita Black 109 ...... Mandi Dunn (1995-98) 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 48 2007 Georgia Southern Softball SSINGLEINGLE SEASONSEASON RECORDSRECORDS BATTING SLUGGING PERCENTAGE: SHUTOUTS: AT-BATS: .737 ...... Sue Lanier (1986) 8 ...... Melissa Laliberte (2006) 249 ...... Shanita Black (2006) .596 ...... Crystal Crews (2002) 7 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999) 231 ...... Stacie Cooper (2000) .559 ...... Robyne Siliga (2005) 7 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1996) 210 ...... Stacie Cooper (1999) .557 ...... Sheri Russo (1995) 6 ...... Cary Moone (2004) 207 ...... Jennifer Miller (2000) .534 ...... Stacie Cooper (2002) 6 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (2000) 205 ...... Kim Griffi n (2004) 6 ...... Carrie Collins (1994) 205 ...... Ashley Flemming (1999) STOLEN BASES: 6 ...... Carrie Collins (1993) 38 ...... Shanita Black (2006) BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 2.5 AB/GM): 30 ...... Sue Lanier (1986) INNINGS PITCHED: .465 ...... Sue Lanier (1986) 28 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor (1999) 226.0 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (2000) .410 ...... Shanita Black (2006) 27 ...... Shanita Black (2005) 222.1 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999) .377 ...... Sheri Russo (1995) 24 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor (2000) 206.1 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1996) .361 ...... Heather McAdam (1992) 24 ...... Jennifer Harris (1999) 198.2 ...... Melissa Laliberte (2006) .351 ...... Shanita Black (2004) 24 ...... Ashley Flemming (1997) 193.1 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (2001)

HITS: WALKS: WINS: 102 ...... Shanita Black (2006) 33 ...... Gina Sterchi (2006) 19 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999) 68 ...... Shanita Black (2005) 31 ...... Heather Smith (2006) 17 ...... Jennifer Miller (1999) 68 ...... Stacie Cooper (2000) 31 ...... Robyne Siliga (2005) 17 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1996) 60 ...... Ashley Flemming (1999) 28 ...... Shannan Hoobin (2000) 16 ...... Melissa Laliberte (2006) 58 ...... Stacie Cooper (2002) 27 ...... Sam Steiner (2003) 16 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (2000)

RUNS: HIT-BY-PITCH: SAVES: 65 ...... Shanita Black (2006) 15 ...... Sam Steiner (2005) 3 ...... Logan Free (2005) 46 ...... Mickey Paul (1991) 13 ...... Cathy Stinson (1990) 3 ...... Carrie Collins (1991) 41 ...... Heather McAdam (1993) 12 ...... Sam Steiner (2003) 2 ...... Logan Free (2006) 38 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor (1999) 10 ...... Sam Steiner (2006) 2 ...... A.J. Street (2005) 37 ...... Debbie Tomkiewicz (1989) 10 ...... Cathy Stinson (1991) 2 ...... Lacey Kammerer (2001) 2 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (2000) RUNS BATTED IN: 2 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1996) 47 ...... Gina Sterchi (2006) PITCHING 2 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1995) 39 ...... Heather Smith (2006) GAMES PITCHED: 2 ...... Carrie Collins (1994) 39 ...... Aurora Johnson (2006) 40 ...... Melissa Laliberte (2006) 38 ...... Heather Smith (2005) 38 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999) STRIKEOUTS: 36 ...... Sam Steiner (2005) 36 ...... Logan Free (2006) 205 ...... Cary Moone (2004) 36 ...... Logan Free (2005) 154 ...... Melissa Laliberte (2006) DOUBLES: 36 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1996) 153 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999) 18 ...... Sheri Russo (1996) 152 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (2002) 15 ...... Stacie Cooper (2002) GAMES STARTED: 148 ...... Carrie Collins (1994) 14 ...... Heather Smith (2006) 35 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999) 14 ...... Heather Smith (2005) 31 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1996) CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS INNINGS: 14 ...... Stacie Cooper (2001) 29 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (2000) 31 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (4/8 - 4/16/00) 14 ...... Ashley Flemming (1999) 28 ...... Melissa Laliberte (2006) 27.1 ...... Melissa Laliberte (4/26 - 5/7/06) 27 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (2001) 26 ...... Mandi Dunn (3/20 - 4/7/96) TRIPLES: 27 ...... Carrie Collins (1993) 22 ...... Mandi Dunn (3/13 - 4/4/95) 8 ...... Shanita Black (2006) 27 ...... Carrie Collins (1991) 20 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (3/12-3/20/02) 6 ...... Mickey Paul (1991) 18 ...... Carrie Collins (3/5 - 3/6/94) 5 ...... Marginia Kemp (1992) COMPLETE GAMES: 18 ...... Carrie Collins (4/13 - 4/20/93) 5 ...... Christy Hill (1991) 27 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (1999) 17 ...... Jennifer Miller (3/1 - 3/9/97) 5 ...... Marginia Kemp (1991) 26 ...... Vanessa Fawcett (1996) 25 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (2000) CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES: HOME RUNS: 25 ...... Jennifer Miller (1997) 6 ...... Aimee Littlejohn (4/17 - 5/3/99) 10 ...... Crystal Crews (2002) 25 ...... Carrie Collins (1991) 6 ...... Carrie Collins (2/25 - 3/9/93) 9 ...... Gina Sterchi (2006) 5 ...... Jennifer Miller (4/17 - 5/1/99) 9 ...... Robyne Siliga (2005) 5 ...... Mandi Dunn (3/12 - 3/24/95) 8 ...... Aurora Johnson (2006) 5 ...... Mandi Dunn (3/2 - 3/19/96) 7 ...... Sam Steiner (2005) 5 ...... Mandi Dunn (3/23 - 4/14/96) 7 ...... Kim Griffi n (2002) 5 ...... Carrie Collins (2/22 - 3/5/94)

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 49 IINDIVIDUALNDIVIDUAL SSINGLEINGLE GGAMEAME RRECORDSECORDS

BATTING TOTAL BASES: AT-BATS: 12 ...... Sheri Russo vs. Georgia Tech (4/8/98) 6 ...... By many (most recent by Meghan Correia and Stacie Cooper vs. 9 ...... Sam Steiner vs. Coll. of Charleston (5/11/06) ...... Florida on 3/2/01) 9 ...... Sue Lanier vs. Savannah State (3/5/86) 8 ...... Carrie Mixon vs. Miami Univ. (3/3/06) RUNS: 8 ...... Maria Laurato vs. Florida A&M (2/12/06) 4 ...... By many (most recent by Shanita Black vs. 8 ...... Heather Smith at Elon (5/1/05) ...... South Carolina State on 3/2/06) 8 ...... Sam Steiner at Elon (5/1/05) 8 ...... Maria Laurato vs. Furman (4/3/04) HITS: 8 ...... Sam Steiner vs. Alabama State (2/14/03) 5 ...... Aurora Johnson at Coll. of Charleston (4/24/05) 8 ...... Stacie Cooper vs. East Tennessee State (4/6/02) 5 ...... Christy Hill vs. Valdosta State (2/28/90) 8 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor vs. Iona (3/20/99) 8 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor vs. Furman (4/18/99) DOUBLES: 8 ...... Melissa Williams vs. Valdosta State (2/27/91) 3 ...... Stacie Cooper vs. UNC Wilmington (4/14/01) 8 ...... Marginia Kemp vs. Charleston So. (4/16/90) 3 ...... Stacie Cooper vs. UNC Charlotte (3/17/99) 8 ...... Karen Sagan vs. Savannah State (3/5/86) 3 ...... Sheri Russo vs. Coll. of Charleston (4/22/98) 3 ...... Sheri Russo vs. Mercer (3/3/96) ERRORS: 4 ...... Angie Smith vs. South Carolina (4/2/94) TRIPLES: 4 ...... Robin McLaughlin vs. North Florida (2/12/94) 2 ...... Melissa Williams vs. Valdosta State (2/27/91) 4 ...... Amy Barnett vs. East Carolina (3/11/92) 2 ...... Christine Koehler vs. Florida A&M (4/1/90) 4 ...... Christine Koehler vs. Charleston So. (3/5/90) 2 ...... Tara Anderson vs. Georgia College (2/22/96) PITCHING HOME RUNS: INNINGS PITCHED: 3 ...... Sheri Russo vs. Georgia Tech (4/8/98) 13.0 ...... Aimee Littlejohn vs. Jacksonville State (2/25/01) 2 ...... Sam Steiner vs. Coll. of Charleston (5/11/06) 12.0 ...... Carrie Collins vs. Centenary (5/1/92) 2 ...... Carrie Mixon vs. Miami Univ. (3/3/06) 11.2 ...... Aimee Littlejohn vs. Furman (4/15/00) 2 ...... Maria Laurato vs. Florida A&M (2/12/06) 11.0 ...... Aimee Littlejohn vs. Florida A&M (2/5/00) 2 ...... Sam Steiner at Elon (5/1/05) 10.0 ...... Carrie Collins vs. Chattanooga (2/26/94) 2 ...... Maria Laurato vs. Furman (4/3/04) 10.0 ...... Gretchen Koehler vs. Valdosta St. (2/28/90) 2 ...... Sam Steiner vs. Alabama State (2/14/03) 10.0 ...... Mandi Dunn vs. Marshall (4/7/96) 2 ...... Stacie Cooper vs. East Tennessee State (4/6/02) 2 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor vs. Iona (3/20/99) STRIKEOUTS: 2 ...... Jennifer Harris vs. Furman (4/10/98) 17 ...... Aimee Littlejohn vs. Campbell (2/22/02) 2 ...... Marginia Kemp vs.Charleston Southern (4/16/90) 16 ...... Aimee Littlejohn vs. Charleston Southern (2/23/02) 2 ...... Karen Sagan vs. Savannah State (3/5/86) 14 ...... Melissa Laliberte vs. Charleston Southern (2/19/06) 14 ...... Cary Moone vs. Furman (4/4/04) RUNS BATTED IN: 14 ...... Janice Savage vs. Alabama State (2/14/03) 7 ...... Sheri Russo vs. Georgia Tech (4/8/98) 14 ...... Aimee Littlejohn vs. Mercer (2/24/99) 5 ...... Sam Steiner vs. Coll. of Charleston (5/11/06) 13 ...... Carrie Collins vs. Charleston (3/11/94) 5 ...... Sam Steiner vs. Kennesaw State (2/11/06) 13 ...... Carrie Collins vs. Chattanooga (2/26/94) *10 innings. 5 ...... Kim Griffi n vs. UNC Greensboro (3/29/02) 5 ...... Kelly Blazi vs. UNC Greensboro (4/21/00) 5 ...... Christy Hill vs. Georgia College (4/30/90) 5 ...... Sheri Russo vs. Mercer (3/3/96) 5 ...... Julie Ciezkowski vs. Coll. of Charleston (3/9/93) BASES ON BALLS: 4 ...... Debbie Tomkiewicz vs. Valdosta State (3/30/88) 4 ...... Julie Lockwood vs. Valdosta State (3/30/88)

STOLEN BASES: 4 ...... Shanita Black vs. Morris Brown (3/7/03) 3 ...... Shanita Black at Charleston Southern (2/18/06) 3 ...... Shanita Black vs. St. Francis (2/25/05) 3 ...... Shannan Hoobin vs. Charleston Southern (3/28/00) 3 ...... Jaclyn Kaylor vs. Coll. of Charleston (4/1/00) 3 ...... Ashley Flemming vs. Georgia Tech (2/15/98) 3 ...... Jennifer Harris vs. Coll. of Charleston (2/20/97) 3 ...... Missy Boyd vs. South Carolina State (3/20/95) 3 ...... Karen Petit vs. Stetson (2/20/94) 3 ...... Melissa Williams vs. Yale (3/13/92) 3 ...... Beth Williams vs. Florida A&M (5/1/88)

Sam Steiner 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 50 2007 Georgia Southern Softball TTEAMEAM RRECORDSECORDS

5 ...... vs. Charleston (4/22/98) Team Season Records STOLEN BASES: 5 ...... vs. Furman (3/10/96) 116 ...... 1999 5 ...... vs. Kennesaw State (5/1/91) BATTING 105 ...... 1986 BATTING AVERAGE: 88 ...... 2000 TRIPLESTRIP : .277 ...... 2006 81 ...... 1994 3 ...... vs. Campbell (3/5/93) .277 ...... 1986 78 ...... 1997 3 ...... vs. Charleston Southern (2/19/92) 2 ...... vs. South Carolina State (3/2/06) .276 ...... 1996 2 ...... vs. Alabama State (2/14/03) .262 ...... 1994 WALKS: 2 ...... vs. Delaware State (3/8/03) .262 ...... 1993 182 ...... 2006 2 ...... vs. UNC Wilmington (3/29/03) 144 ...... 2005 2 ...... vs. Delaware State (2/23/02) HITS: 144 ...... 2000 2 ...... vs. Charleston Southern (3/28/00) 508 ...... 2006 139 ...... 1998 440 ...... 2000 138 ...... 1993 HOMEHOM RUNS: 408 ...... 1999 133 ...... 1989 6 ...... at Elon (5/1/05) 4 ...... vs. Columbia (3/4/06) 396 ...... 2004 4 ...... vs. Florida A&M (2/12/06) 393 ...... 1996 FIELDING PERCENTAGE: 4 ...... vs. Furman (4/3/04) .962 ...... 2001 4 ...... vs. Georgia Tech (4/8/98) DOUBLES: .958 ...... 2000 76 ...... 1996 .957 ...... 2006 RUNSRUN BATTED IN: 74 ...... 2006 .957 ...... 2005 20 ...... at Elon (5/1/05) 69 ...... 1997 .955 ...... 2002 16 ...... vs. South Carolina State (4/8/94) 68 ...... 1999 14 ...... vs. Gardner-Webb (3/3/06) 14 ...... vs. UNC Greensboro (4/24/99) 67 ...... 2005 DOUBLE PLAYS: 19 ...... 1998 14 ...... vs. South Carolina State (2/26/96) TRIPLES: 18 ...... 2000 TOTALTOT BASES: 22 ...... 1991 17 ...... 1991 36 ...... at Elon (5/1/05) 16 ...... 1992 16 ...... 2001 26 ...... vs. Florida A&M (2/12/06) 12 ...... 2006 16 ...... 1996 26 ...... vs. Gardner-Webb (3/3/06) 12 ...... 1998 16 ...... 1994 26 ...... vs. Furman (4/10/98) 16 ...... 1990 25 ...... vs. Furman (3/12/95) HOME RUNS: STOLENSTO BASES: 38 ...... 2006 PITCHING 10 ...... vs. South Carolina State (3/20/95) 34 ...... 2005 EARNED RUN AVERAGE: 8 ...... vs. Morris Brown (3/7/03) 26 ...... 2002 1.41 ...... 1999 8 ...... vs. South Carolina State (4/8/94) 24 ...... 2004 1.72 ...... 1996 23 ...... 1999 1.75 ...... 1989 WALKSWA : 1.80 ...... 2004 16 ...... vs. South Carolina State (3/20/95) SLUGGING PERCENTAGE: 1.88 ...... 1990 12 ...... vs. Georgia Tech (2/12/00) 11 ...... vs. Morris Brown (3/7/03) .393 ...... 2006 11 ...... vs. Georgia Tech (2/16/02) .368 ...... 2005 SHUTOUTS: 11 ...... vs. South Carolina State (3/20/95) .360 ...... 1996 14 ...... 2004 .347 ...... 2004 14 ...... 1999 STRIKEOUTSSTR : .343 ...... 1997 14 ...... 1996 17 ...... vs. Iowa (3/4/05) 12 ...... 2006 17 ...... vs. McNeese State (3/8/03) RUNS: 12 ...... 2000 15 ...... at South Carolina (2/26/06) 274 ...... 2006 15 ...... vs. Florida State (2/17/04) 15 ...... vs. Texas Tech (3/10/01) 232 ...... 1996 227 ...... 2005 LEFTLEF ON BASE: 225 ...... 1993 14 ...... vs. Furman (5/5/02) 220 ...... 1999 14 ...... vs. Florida (3/2/01) 13 ...... vs. UNC Greensboro (5/12/06) 13 ...... vs. Valdosta State (2/27/91) Team Single-Game RecordsRecords HITHITSS: 12 ...... vs. Miami University (3/3/06) 18 ...... vs...... vs. College of Charleston (4/2/97) 12 ...... vs. Alabama-Birmingham (2/4/05) BATTING 17 ...... vs. Gardner-Webb (3/3/06) 12 ...... vs. UNC Wilmington (3/16/02) AT-BATS: 17 ...... vs. South Carolina State (4/8/94) 12 ...... Georgia Tech (2/12/00) 50 ...... vs. Jacksonville State (2/13/00) 17 ...... vs. Furman (4/10/98) 43 ...... vs. Valdosta State (2/28/90) 16 ...... at Elon (5/1/05) ERRORS: 41 ...... vs. Florida (3/2/01) 16 ...... at College of Charleston (4/24/05) 8 ...... vs. Kennesaw State (5/1/93) 41 ...... vs. Furman (3/12/95) 16 ...... vs. Mercer (3/3/96) 7 ...... vs. Georgia State (2/27/02) 40 ...... vs. Mercer (2/18/05) 16 ...... vs. Furman (3/12/95) 7 ...... vs. Iowa State (3/13/99) 16 ...... vs. Augusta (4/16/91) 7 ...... vs. Mercer (4/18/90) RUNS: 7 ...... vs. Winthrop (3/29/90) 22 ...... vs. South Carolina State (4/8/94) DOUBLES: 7 ...... vs. Charleston Southern (3/5/90) 20 ...... at Elon (5/1/05) 6 ...... vs. Morehead State (2/26/05) 6 ...... vs. Georgia State (2/13/01) 20 ...... vs. South Carolina State (3/20/95) 6 ...... vs. South Carolina State (2/26/96) 6 ...... vs. Marshall (4/6/97) 18 ...... vs. South Carolina State (2/26/96) 5 ...... vs. UNC Wilmington (4/14/01) 18 ...... vs. Valdosta State (2/15/91) 5 ...... vs. Furman (4/18/99)

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 51 YYEAREAR BBYY YYEAREAR RRESULTSESULTS

1986 Florida A&M W 14-2 Charleston Southern W 10-3 Charleston Southern W 5-4 Winthrop L 3-4 Valdosta State L 3-4 Georgia Tech L 4-11 14-15 • Bill Spieth Winthrop W 8-2 Valdosta State L 0-1 Georgia Tech W 6-3 North Carolina L 4-5 Georgia State L 2-1 Charlotte L 1-3 No Results Available North Carolina L 2-6 Georgia State W 4-0 Georgia State L 0-2 South Carolina L 3-4 1994 1987 Georgia State L 2-3 South Carolina L 0-6 27-25 • Bill Spieth 23-17 • Bill Spieth Florida A&M L 0-1 Charlotte W 4-2 Florida A&M L 4-6 Charlotte W 2-0 North Florida L 4-9 Georgia State L 1-6 South Carolina L 0-4 Samford W 1-0 Winthrop L 0-2 Samford W 1-0 North Florida W 7-1 Stetson L 0-6 Florida State L 1-10 Mercer L 0-5 Georgia State L 0-5 Florida State L 0-8 Baptist W 2-1 Florida State L 3-13 Florida State L 0-8 Florida A&M W 1-0 Florida A&M L 1-9 Stetson # L 1-4 Baptist W 14-6 Charleston Southern W 5-3 Mercer L 2-3 Charleston Southern L 6-8 Florida A&M L 0-4 Mercer L 2-4 Austin Peay State W 3-2 Stetson L 1-2 1988 Augusta W 7-0 Georgia State L 1-5 Stetson L 2-3 20-21 • Bill Spieth Augusta W 7-0 USC-Spartanburg L 0-2 Charleston Southern W 4-1 Stetson W 3-2 East Carolina L 1-4 Charleston Southern W 3-2 South Carolina L 0-21 Stetson W 2-0 East Carolina W 7-6 Mercer W 6-0 South Carolina L 0-15 Georgia College W 13-0 Furman L 0-1 Mercer W 9-1 Samford W 8-2 Georgia College W 9-5 Furman L 3-4 Chattanooga W 8-2 Samford W 8-7 Augusta W 7-0 Yale W 16-5 Chattanooga W 1-0 Limestone L 1-4 Augusta W 7-0 Yale W 6-2 Charleston Southern W 7-1 Limestone L 2-4 Florida A&M # W 6-1 Stetson L 3-8 Charleston Southern W 4-2 Winthrop L 0-7 Georgia State # L 2-5 Stetson L 2-4 Georgia State L 0-1 Winthrop L 0-4 Mercer # L 3-4 St. Leo W 7-5 Limestone W 7-0 Furman L 0-8 North Florida W 9-5 Troy State L 1-3 Furman L 0-4 1991 Florida A&M L 3-4 Tennessee Tech L 0-1 UNC Wilmington W 4-3 Florida A&M W 5-0 Jacksonville State L 3-4 UNC Wilmington L 2-8 27-26-1 • Bill Spieth Florida State L 0-6 Georgia State W 3-2 Georgia Tech L 3-5 Florida State L 0-2 South Carolina State W 7-0 Georgia Tech W 10-5 Valdosta State W 7-1 Mercer W 8-0 South Carolina State W 7-0 Valdosta State W 16-0 Valdosta State W 18-3 Mercer W 5-1 Winthrop W 11-3 Valdosta State W 16-4 Furman W 6-5 East Carolina W 4-3 Winthrop W 5-1 Mercer W 6-1 Furman W 10-5 South Carolina L 0-8 College of Charleston W 9-2 Mercer L 2-1 Georgia State L 1-6 East Carolina L 1-4 College of Charleston W 6-0 Winthrop L 0-3 Georgia State T 1-1 South Carolina L 0-10 South Carolina L 1-3 Furman L 5-10 Charleston Southern L 0-3 East Carolina L 1-11 South Carolina L 4-9 Georgia State L 0-1 Charleston Southern L 1-2 Georgia Tech L 0-2 South Carolina State W 22-0 Mercer W 3-2 Florida A&M W 7-3 Georgia Tech L 3-4 South Carolina State W 18-0 Mercer W 10-1 Florida A&M L 1-4 Georgia College W 4-0 Furman L 0-1 Baptist W 6-4 Florida State L 2-6 Georgia College W 8-1 Furman L 0-6 UNC Wilmington W 9-8 Florida State L 1-5 Centenary # L 4-5 Marshall L 0-4 UNC Wilmington L 1-3 South Carolina L 1-3 Mercer # L 2-3 Marshall W 2-1 Baptist L 5-9 South Carolina L 1-5 Georgia College W 9-1 Winthrop L 0-2 Valdosta State W 9-5 1993 Georgia College W 5-1 Winthrop L 5-15 Valdosta State L 2-4 Mercer W 4-1 Augusta W 10-1 Winthrop L 3-4 25-28 • Bill Spieth Mercer W 3-1 Augusta W 7-1 Winthrop W 5-3 North Florida L 0-5 Valdosta State W 7-0 Campbell L 1-2 Valdosta State L 1-2 North Florida W 6-5 Valdosta State W 7-0 Campbell W 6-5 Valdosta State L 0-1 Troy State L 5-7 Augusta W 6-0 Charleston Southern L 0-2 Chattanooga W 3-0 Troy State L 3-7 Augusta L 2-3 Charleston Southern W 3-2 Chattanooga L 2-4 Chattanooga * W 3-0 Samford W 6-4 Augusta W 12-0 USC-Aiken W 9-0 Furman * L 0-1 Georgia State L 2-7 Augusta W 6-3 USC-Aiken W 9-2 Marshall * W 2-0 Stetson W 5-1 Stetson W 8-3 Georgia State L 0-14 Furman * L 0-7 Mercer W 8-5 Stetson W 2-0 Georgia State L 2-3 Kennesaw State L 2-3 Florida A&M W 8-4 Stetson L 3-7 South Carolina L 4-10 Kennesaw State L 0-8 Stetson # L 3-4 Stetson L 0-2 South Carolina L 0-10 Georgia Tech L 0-8 Florida A&M W 3-1 Mercer W 6-1 Georgia Tech L 2-4 1989 Florida A&M L 2-4 Mercer W 9-3 Florida State L 0-9 Winthrop W 8-0 1995 21-20 • Bill Spieth Florida State L 1-5 Winthrop L 4-5 Coastal Carolina L 3-2 Campbell W 8-6 17-29 • Kelley Kirkland Samford # L 1-2 Georgia State L 1-0 Campbell L 0-6 Florida A&M # W 1-0 Charlotte L 0-2 Georgia State L 0-8 Troy State L 2-4 Mercer # L 1-0 South Carolina L 0-6 Florida A&M W 9-3 Troy State L 0-8 Georgia Tech W 2-1 Kennesaw State L 6-9 Faulkner L 3-5 1990 Georgia Tech L 2-8 Tennessee Tech W 2-1 Faulkner W 7-6 Augusta W 4-1 Austin Peay State W 12-0 South Carolina L 0-4 23-25 • Bill Spieth Augusta W 10-2 Jacksonville State W 10-4 South Carolina L 1-2 Georgia College W 9-5 College of Charleston W 4-1 Charleston Southern W 3-2 Valdosta State W 4-0 Georgia College W 2-0 College of Charleston W 14-4 Charleston Southern W 8-3 Valdosta State W 11-4 Charlotte L 1-2 Charleston Southern L 5-6 Kennesaw State W 4-0 USC-Spartanburg L 2-6 Charlotte L 1-3 Charleston Southern L 3-4 Kennesaw State L 1-5 USC-Spartanburg W 7-6 Mercer W 2-1 Hofstra L 0-5 Marshall L 3-4 Valdosta State W 4-1 Mercer W 10-0 Florida State L 0-6 Marshall L 2-4 Valdosta State W 4-2 Kennesaw State W 8-1 Charlotte W 7-0 Marshall W 5-1 South Carolina L 0-6 Kennesaw State W 5-1 Central Michigan L 0-12 Marshall L 7-8 South Carolina L 0-7 Florida A&M # L 3-6 Iowa L 3-6 Furman L 0-2 Baptist L 0-2 Georgia State # W 3-2 Furman W 4-3 Furman L 2-5 Baptist L 2-9 Mercer # W 7-4 Furman L 0-2 Furman W 5-1 Furman L 2-7 Stetson # W 6-3 Mercer W 9-0 Furman W 13-2 Furman L 2-3 Samford # W 4-0 Mercer W 10-1 Augusta W 2-0 UNC Wilmington W 15-4 Samford # L 3-4 Southwestern Louisiana L 0-5 Augusta W 7-0 UNC Wilmington W 11-6 Georgia State L 1-7 South Carolina State W 17-1 Samford W 2-1 1992 South Carolina L 0-10 South Carolina State W 20-0 Samford W 7-0 South Carolina L 0-10 Augusta W 13-1 Charlotte W 2-1 21-29 • Bill Spieth Georgia State L 1-3 Augusta W 7-0 Charlotte L 0-1 College of Charleston W 13-3 Charlotte W 5-2 Winthrop L 1-2 Valdosta State W 4-1 College of Charleston W 11-1 Georgia Tech L 3-4 Winthrop L 0-4 Valdosta State L 1-2 Chattanooga W 4-0 Akron L 1-7 Florida A&M L 1-4 Charleston Southern W 3-0 Charleston Southern W 5-3 UNC Greensboro L 4-6 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 52 2007 Georgia Southern Softball YYEAREAR BYBY YEARYEAR RRESULTSESULTS

Maine L 1-2 Georgia L 1-6 Coll. of Charleston L 2-8 Georgia State L 1-6 Bradley L 0-1 Georgia L 2-8 UNC Greensboro L 1-2 Georgia State W 4-3 Georgia Tech L 1-2 Georgia L 2-8 UNC Greensboro L 2-6 Elon W 10-0 UNC Wilmington L 3-4 Georgia Tech W 6-4 UNC Greensboro L 0-7 Coastal Carolina W 3-2 Chattanooga W 1-0 Tennessee Tech L 2-4 UNC Greensboro W 4-3 Middle Tennessee St. W 3-2 Chattanooga L 0-2 Indiana State W 8-0 UNC Greensboro * L 4-5 Tennessee L 0-2 Chattanooga L 1-2 Furman W 1-0 Furman * W 2-0 Middle Tennessee St. W 4-1 Chattanooga L 3-5 Furman W 9-0 UNC Greensboro * W 6-3 Mercer W 9-2 Georgia Tech L 1-5 Furman W 5-3 Chattanooga * L 0-8 UNC Charlotte W 3-0 Georgia Tech L 3-5 Furman W 6-5 Tennessee Tech W 4-1 Illinois-Chicago L 0-7 Radford W 8-0 1999 Drake L 1-3 Louisiana Tech L 1-8 Radford W 7-4 Drake W 6-0 East Carolina W 6-5 Georgia Tech W 2-1 38-27 • Kelley Kirkland Tennessee Tech W 3-0 Middle Tennessee State L 2-3 Georgia Tech L 1-5 UNC Charlotte W 4-0 Coastal Carolina L 0-5 Charlotte L 0-8 Florida State W 3-1 UNC Charlotte W 5-2 Furman * W 1-0 Charlotte L 3-8 Florida State L 0-2 Penn State L 0-7 Marshall * L 3-5 UNC Greensboro L 1-6 Florida A&M L 1-3 Massachusetts L 0-6 Furman * L 1-9 UNC Greensboro L 2-8 Florida A&M W 4-0 Mississippi State L 3-4 Southwest Missouri L 1-2 Georgia Tech W 4-2 South Florida L 4-6 1996 Southwestern Louisiana L 2-10 Georgia Tech L 2-3 North Carolina L 0-4 Virginia Tech W 4-3 Jacksonville State L 1-4 Stetson L 0-1 31-23 • Kelley Kirkland Maryland L 0-1 Jacksonville State L 0-3 Stetson L 1-6 College of Charleston W 7-3 South Carolina L 0-5 Princeton W 3-0 Florida A&M L 2-3 College of Charleston W 15-4 South Carolina L 1-6 Iowa State W 2-1 Florida A&M W 8-3 Marshall W 7-3 Georgia L 1-5 Michigan L 1-9 Florida State L 1-2 Marshall L 0-2 Georgia L 1-4 Florida A&M L 1-2 Florida State L 0-5 Marshall L 1-5 Mercer W 6-1 Maryland W 7-6 South Carolina L 0-3 Marshall L 6-10 Mercer W 5-0 Massachusetts L 0-8 South Carolina L 0-5 Chattanooga L 2-5 Stetson W 11-2 Charleston Southern W 5-0 Jacksonville State L 1-6 Chattanooga L 1-6 Coastal Carolina W 5-3 Charleston Southern W 7-0 Jacksonville State L 1-13 Kennesaw State L 2-4 Middle Tennessee State W 3-0 Coll. of Charleston W 3-2 Georgia College W 3-2 Kennesaw State L 2-3 Auburn W 5-3 Coll. of Charleston L 1-2 Georgia College W 8-0 Nicholls State W 4-1 Coastal Carolina L 4-8 Coll. of Charleston W 10-3 Charleston Southern W 2-1 Marshall L 3-4 Louisiana Tech W 3-2 Coll. of Charleston L 0-1 Charleston Southern W 9-3 Georgia State L 1-4 Louisiana Tech L 0-9 Georgia Tech L 1-2 South Carolina State W 13-0 Chattanooga L 0-7 Florida Atlantic L 1-8 Georgia Tech L 0-4 South Carolina State W 18-0 South Carolina L 4-6 Maryland L 3-5 UNC Wilmington W 2-1 Kennesaw State L 0-1 South Carolina L 3-4 Iowa State L 6-9 UNC Wilmington L 0-1 Kennesaw State L 2-3 Marshall * L 1-2 Miami-Ohio W 4-1 UNC Wilmington W 1-0 UNC Greensboro W 4-3 Furman * L 2-11 Princeton W 3-2 UNC Wilmington W 3-2 UNC Greensboro L 4-6 Toledo W 4-2 Furman W 3-0 Troy State L 2-3 1998 Stetson W 7-0 Furman L 1-2 Troy State W 3-2 Stetson L 1-2 Furman L 1-2 Mercer W 12-0 20-36 • Kelley Kirkland UNC Charlotte W 5-1 Furman W 5-2 Mercer W 5-0 UNC Charlotte L 1-7 UNC Greensboro L 0-2 Furman W 2-0 Florida A&M L 5-6 Bradley L 1-4 UNC Greensboro W 9-1 Furman W 11-1 Florida A&M W 7-6 North Carolina A&T W 10-1 UNC Greensboro L 4-5 Furman W 3-1 Florida State L 2-6 Iona W 6-0 UNC Greensboro W 3-1 Furman W 3-2 Florida State L 1-3 Charleston Southern W 3-0 South Carolina L 0-8 College of Charleston W 9-0 Georgia L 0-1 Wichita State W 2-1 South Carolina L 0-7 College of Charleston W 10-6 Georgia L 2-14 Elon W 7-0 Chattanooga L 2-3 Coastal Carolina L 1-2 Georgia Tech W 5-4 Elon W 2-1 Chattanooga L 1-2 Coastal Carolina L 1-4 Georgia Tech L 8-9 Chattanooga L 0-2 Chattanooga L 0-6 George Mason W 17-0 South Carolina L 0-5 Chattanooga L 0-5 Chattanooga L 0-4 UNC Greensboro W 3-0 South Carolina L 2-5 Chattanooga L 0-4 UNC Wilmington * L 3-5 Wright State W 9-1 Mercer W 3-2 Chattanooga L 1-6 Coll. of Charleston * W 5-3 Drexel W 8-0 Mercer L 1-3 Charleston Southern W 1-0 UNC Greensboro * W 2-0 Charlotte L 0-1 Charleston Southern W 8-2 Charleston Southern W 1-0 Chattanooga * L 0-1 Maine W 7-0 Charleston Southern W 5-0 College of Charleston W 3-1 Mercer W 3-2 Coll. of Charleston L 1-2 College of Charleston W 6-1 Maryland L 3-7 South Florida L 0-3 College of Charleston W 4-0 2001 Marshall L 0-1 Ohio State L 2-4 College of Charleston W 4-0 25-33 • Kelley Kirkland Marshall W 2-0 Coastal Carolina W 7-2 Georgia Tech L 3-5 Marshall L 0-2 Ohio State L 2-4 Georgia Tech L 5-6 Florida State L 0-8 Marshall W 2-1 Coastal Carolina W 7-2 Southwest Texas State L 0-1 Florida State L 0-4 Chattanooga W 3-1 Ohio State L 2-6 Southwest Texas State L 0-1 South Carolina L 0-12 Chattanooga W 7-1 Southern Illinois L 2-5 Texas L 2-4 South Carolina L 1-6 Chattanooga L 4-8 Connecticut L 5-6 Texas L 0-4 Georgia Tech W 9-1 Chattanooga W 4-2 Michigan State L 0-8 Furman W 5-0 Georgia Tech L 1-2 Tennessee L 2-8 Florida A&M W 8-7 Furman W 7-0 Georgia State L 3-4 Mercer W 5-0 Miami-Ohio L 0-3 Furman W 7-1 Georgia State L 3-5 Georgia Tech L 1-9 Mississippi State L 1-7 Furman W 6-4 Jacksonville State L 1-2 Georgia Tech L 4-5 Mississippi State L 1-9 UNC Greensboro W 4-1 Jacksonville State W 3-1 Marshall * L 0-3 Alabama L 1-9 UNC Greensboro W 15-1 Samford L 1-2 Furman * W 5-0 Alabama L 1-7 UNC Greensboro W 3-1 Coastal Carolina L 0-4 Marshall * W 3-1 Butler W 7-4 UNC Greensboro W 3-0 Middle Tennessee State L 0-1 Chattanooga * L 2-4 Cal-State Fullerton L 0-5 Furman * W 4-3 Jacksonville State W 4-1 North Carolina L 0-2 Chattanooga * W 3-2 Samford W 2-1 1997 Maine W 6-3 Chattanooga * W 7-5 Middle Tennessee State W 4-1 20-32 • Kelley Kirkland Maryland W 4-3 Jacksonville State L 2-3 Georgia Tech L 0-2 2000 Mercer W 5-1 Chattanooga L 1-9 Mercer W 5-0 Florida State L 0-8 Chattanooga L 0-2 30-38 • Kelley Kirkland Florida L 6-7 Florida State L 3-5 Chattanooga L 3-4 Pittsburgh W 1-0 Florida A&M W 10-1 Chattanooga L 0-5 Florida A&M W 6-4 Florida A&M W 5-4 Florida A&M L 1-4 Georgia Tech W 13-1 Florida A&M L 2-4 Mississippi State L 2-3 Samford L 1-2 Georgia Tech L 1-4 Florida State L 0-8 Michigan State L 2-4 Samford W 5-4 Furman W 9-1 Florida State L 1-6 Utah L 5-6 Jacksonville State L 3-5 Furman W 2-1 Georgia Tech L 1-7 Temple L 0-1 Jacksonville State L 2-3 Furman W 2-0 Georgia Tech L 8-10 Texas Tech L 1-2 Charleston Southern W 6-2 Furman W 3-0 Jacksonville State L 1-2 South Florida L 0-1 Charleston Southern W 7-1 Middle Tenn. State L 2-3 Jacksonville State L 4-5 South Florida L 2-3 College of Charleston W 6-1 Jacksonville State W 3-2 Georgia L 3-5 Coll. of Charleston W 5-1 College of Charleston W 9-1 Coll. of Charleston W 11-4 Georgia W 1-0 Coll. of Charleston L 2-3

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Coll. of Charleston W 6-1 Florida A&M W 7-6 Mercer W 6-0 2006 UNC Greensboro W 2-1 Alabama State W 6-1 Mercer W 12-3 UNC Greensboro W 2-0 Alabama State W 7-2 Elon W 4-0 35-35 • Natalie Poole UNC Greensboro L 3-5 Troy State L 0-5 Elon L 4-7 East Tennessee State L 0-6 Troy State W 4-3 Elon W 3-2 Kennesaw State L 7-11 East Tennessee State L 2-3 Georgia Tech L 2-7 Georgia L 0-8 Kennesaw State L 3-6 Georgia Tech W 4-2 Troy State W 2-1 College of Charleston W 3-0 Florida A&M L 6-7 Georgia Tech L 1-2 Charleston Southern W 6-3 College of Charleston W 6-3 Florida A&M W 11-2 Appalachian State W 2-0 Georgia State L 2-3 College of Charleston L 1-3 Florida State L 2-3 Appalachian State W 6-1 Georgia State L 2-4 Georgia Tech L 0-1 Florida State L 2-10 Appalachian State W 7-3 Arkansas L 6-13 Georgia Tech L 0-1 Troy L 3-5 UNC Wilmington W 2-1 Cal. State-Northridge L 3-10 UNC Greensboro L 5-6 Louisville L 0-3 UNC Wilmington W 3-2 Cal. State-Northridge L 1-12 UNC Greensboro W 3-2 Charleston Southern W 16-12 UNC Wilmington W 6-5 Arkansas L 2-3 UNC Greensboro L 1-2 Maryland L 2-5 Furman W 2-1 Morris Brown W 10-0 East Tennessee State W 3-1 Charleston Southern W 4-2 Furman L 3-5 Delaware State W 6-3 East Tennessee State W 1-0 Troy L 1-4 Furman W 2-0 McNeese State W 2-1 East Tennessee State L 2-4 Georgia State W 3-2 Charleston Southern L 3-4 Morris Brown W 8-0 Appalachian State W 4-0 Georgia State W 5-2 Charleston Southern L 2-3 McNeese State L 1-2 Appalachian State L 6-7 N.C. State L 2-5 Chattanooga L 1-3 Delaware State W 4-0 Appalachian State W 5-3 Fordham L 1-7 Chattanooga L 2-5 Delaware State W 4-0 East Tennessee State* L 4-5 South Carolina L 0-7 Chattanooga L 0-2 Liberty W 2-1 Furman* W 2-0 South Carolina State W 9-0 Coll. of Charleston * W 6-4 Liberty W 4-3 Elon* L 4-6 South Carolina State W 9-1 Furman * L 1-3 Coastal Carolina L 1-2 Miami University L 7-8 Appalachian State * W 3-2 Coastal Carolina W 1-0 2005 Gardner-Webb W 16-7 Coll. of Charleston * W 3-2 Furman W 8-3 NC State L 1-5 Furman * L 1-10 Furman L 3-4 28-32 • Natalie Poole Columbia L 7-8 Furman L 0-6 North Florida L 2-3 2002 UNC Wilmington W 4-1 Evansville L 0-2 North Florida W 3-0 UNC Wilmington W 4-3 Alabama-Birmingham L 4-5 Boston Univ. L 1-2 25-29 • Natalie Poole College of Charleston L 1-3 #12 Alabama L 4-8 Stetson W 6-1 College of Charleston L 1-2 #12 Alabama L 0-6 Cornell W 8-2 Florida A&M L 1-9 College of Charleston L 1-2 Evansville W 6-2 Stetson W 1-0 Florida A&M L 1-2 UNC Greensboro W 1-0 #20 Georgia Tech L 1-6 Boston Univ. L 2-5 Florida State L 0-7 UNC Greensboro W 2-1 #10 Florida State W 1-0 Charleston Southern W 10-1 Florida State L 0-4 UNC Greensboro L 0-8 #10 Florida State L 0-3 Charleston Southern W 5-1 South Carolina L 0-1 East Tennessee State L 2-4 Mercer W 7-6 Appalachian State L 1-4 South Carolina L 3-7 East Tennessee State W 5-3 Illinois-Chicago L 5-8 Appalachian State W 3-1 Georgia Tech L 0-1 East Tennessee State W 8-7 Charleston Southern W 9-1 Appalachian State L 2-3 Georgia Tech L 0-6 Georgia Tech L 2-4 #7 Tennessee L 0-5 Troy W 6-3 Troy State L 0-1 Georgia Tech L 1-6 Mercer L 1-5 Troy W 3-1 Campbell W 2-0 Georgia L 0-8 Georgia State L 0-1 Chattanooga L 0-7 Delaware State W 7-1 Georgia L 0-8 Georgia State W 5-4 Chattanooga L 5-10 Charleston Southern W 2-1 Appalachian State W 3-1 St. Francis W 7-0 Chattanooga W 8-7 Charleston Southern W 6-4 Appalachian State W 3-2 Middle Tennessee St. W 9-1 Furman W 5-2 Troy State L 2-6 Appalachian State W 1-0 Morehead State W 4-2 Furman W 4-1 Georgia State L 1-8 Chattanooga L 2-5 St. Francis W 9-1 Furman W 1-0 Georgia State L 6-7 Chattanooga L 0-3 Morehead State W 6-0 Georgia Tech L 0-8 Coastal Carolina W 2-0 Chattanooga L 0-4 Iowa L 0-6 Coll. of Charleston L 9-10 Jacksonville State L 1-3 East Tennessee State* L 2-4 Iowa L 0-6 Coll. of Charleston L 1-2 Western Michigan L 0-4 Appalachian State* W 2-1 Middle Tennessee St. W 4-2 Coll. of Charleston W 2-0 Penn State L 1-5 UNC Greensboro* W 2-0 Auburn L 0-10 #8 Georgia L 3-4 Illinois-Chicago L 4-7 College of Charleston* L 0-3 Mississippi State L 4-7 #8 Georgia L 0-3 Stanford L 1-6 Tennessee Tech L 4-5 Elon L 1-5 Hofstra L 3-4 Tennessee Tech W 6-1 Elon W 6-0 Mercer W 6-0 2004 Oregon L 0-3 Elon W 5-4 Mercer W 3-2 30-29 • Natalie Poole San Diego State L 2-4 Georgia Tech L 2-3 UNC Wilmington W 1-0 UC Santa Barbara L 2-3 Georgia Tech L 0-3 UNC Wilmington W 4-1 Florida State L 0-8 Longwood L 2-3 UNC Greensboro W 2-0 UNC Wilmington W 2-0 Florida State L 0-4 Towson W 2-1 UNC Greensboro W 4-0 Charleston Southern W 7-5 Birmingham Southern L 1-3 Charleston Southern L 3-4 UNC Greensboro L 3-4 Charleston Southern L 4-7 Mercer W 1-0 East Tennessee State L 3-5 Western Carolina W 1-0 Coll. of Charleston L 2-3 Charleston Southern W 6-1 East Tennessee State W 4-3 Western Carolina L 2-6 Coll of Charleston W 1-0 Birmingham Southern W 5-2 East Tennessee State W 1-0 Western Carolina W 2-0 Coll. of Charleston W 6-1 Charleston Southern W 8-0 Appalachian State W 5-2 Elon* L 2-4 UNC Greensboro W 2-1 Mercer W 3-0 Appalachian State W 8-0 Coll. of Charleston* W 11-2 UNC Greensboro W 9-3 South Carolina State W 8-0 Appalachian State L 3-4 UNC Greensboro* W 2-0 UNC Greensboro L 2-3 South Carolina State W 8-0 Chattanooga W 4-1 Appalachian State* W 4-1 Georgia Tech L 3-7 Georgia Tech W 3-1 Chattanooga L 3-7 Chattanooga* W 4-1 Georgia Tech L 0-4 Georgia Tech L 0-6 Chattanooga L 3-5 Furman* W 3-2 East Tennessee State W 5-1 Boston College L 2-4 Furman W 8-0 Furman* W 4-0 East Tennessee State W 11-3 Boston College L 0-6 Furman W 5-1 #8 Georgia@ L 0-4 East Tennessee State W 1-0 Charleston Southern W 5-1 Furman W 2-0 Coastal Carolina@ W 2-1 Appalachian State W 5-1 Charleston Southern W 7-4 #12 Georgia L 0-8 #8 Georgia@ L 6-11 Appalachian State W 4-0 James Madison W 5-3 #12 Georgia L 1-3 Appalachian State W 1-0 Charlotte L 0-1 Coll. of Charleston L 1-3 # TAAC Tournament Furman L 2-3 Mount St. Mary’s W 5-2 Coll. of Charleston L 3-5 *Southern Conference Tournament Furman W 7-3 UNC Greensboro W 1-0 Coll. of Charleston W 8-5 @ NCAA Tournament Furman W 6-5 Charlotte W 5-2 #17 Georgia Tech L 0-2 Chattanooga L 2-5 Tennessee L 0-7 Elon W 6-2 Chattanooga L 0-10 Tennessee Tech L 1-3 Elon L 6-7 Chattanooga L 1-5 Tennessee Tech L 0-2 Elon W 20-1 UNC Wilmington * W 2-1 Middle Tennessee State L 1-5 UNC Greensboro W 3-0 Furman * W 3-2 North Carolina L 1-6 UNC Greensboro W 4-1 Chattanooga * L 0-1 Troy State W 6-4 UNC Greensboro W 5-3 Chattanooga * L 2-7 Ball State L 1-4 Appalachian State* L 1-6 Chattanooga L 0-5 UNC Greensboro* W 7-0 2003 Chattanooga L 1-2 Elon* L 6-7 Chattanooga W 3-0 28-28 • Natalie Poole Georgia State W 8-0 Georgia State L 3-4 Florida State W 2-1 Furman L 1-2 Florida State L 2-7 Furman W 10-3 Florida A&M L 2-4 Furman L 0-1 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 54 2007 Georgia Southern Softball LLETTERWINNERS/SERIESETTERWINNERS/SERIES RECORDSRECORDS All-Time Letterwinners Linda Diaz ...... 1997 Courtney Jones ...... 2003-05 Heather Olejcak ...... 1991-94 April Stanford ...... 1990-91 Kathy Dixon ...... 1986 Julie Jones ...... 1989 Brooke O’Meara ...... 1992-94 Kristen Steigenhofer ...... 1997 Christi Aitken ...... 2001-04 Ciera Dunn ...... 2005-06 Lindsay Jones ...... 2003- Merri Kaye Orick ...... 1986 Sam Steiner ...... 2003-06 Michelle Amazon ...... 1992-93 Mandi Dunn ...... 1995-98 Lisa Jones ...... 1989-90 Suzanne Pansulla ...... 1999-02 Tonia Stephens ...... 1990 Staci Anderson ...... 1989 Kelly English ...... 1986, 88 Lacey Kammerer ...... 1998-01 Mickey Paul ...... 1990-91 Gina Sterchi ...... 2005-06 Tara Anderson ...... 1996 Ellice Fancher ...... 1988 Jaclyn Kaylor ...... 1997-00 Julie Peel ...... 2000-03 Cathy Stinson ...... 1989-92 Lisa Arnold ...... 1986-87 Vanessa Fawcett ...... 1993-96 Tracy Kelley ...... 1989 Amber Penny ...... 1994 Mandi Stophlet ...... 2004- Amy Barnett ...... 1992 Ashley Flemming ...... 1996-99 Tiff any Kepple ...... 1999-2000 Erica Perry ...... 1988 A.J. Street ...... 2003- Michelle Beasley ...... 2006- Jennifer Floyd ...... 1990 Marginia Kemp...... 1990-92 Karen Petit ...... 1994-95 Christy Suter...... 1993 Janet Bibelhouser ...... 1988 Dominique Foster ...... 2005 Chrissy Kiefer...... 2002 Kim Pittard ...... 1986 Cara Taylor ...... 1993-94 Shanita Black ...... 2003-06 Suzanne Fowler ...... 1987 Sabrina Kight ...... 1998-99 Rachael Poff ...... 1988 Kim Thompson ...... 1986 Linda Blackwell ...... 1986-87 Kelley Fox ...... 2000 Kelly Klope ...... 1990-91 Misty Reeder ...... 1987 Debbie Tomkiewicz ...... 1986-89 Kelly Blazi ...... 1999-02 Logan Free ...... 2004- Christine Koehler ...... 1987-90 Jennifer Ritter ...... 1993 Danelle Toole ...... 1994, 96-98 Ashley Bluestein ...... 2004- Mindy Futrelle ...... 1992, 94 Gretchen Koehler ...... 1990-91 Katie Roberts ...... 2003-04 Aubrey Thweatt ...... 2005- Missy Boyd ...... 1995-96 Jana Fuzi ...... 2002 Melissa Laliberte ...... 2006- Twilar Roberts ...... 1987 Tiff any Urena ...... 2002-05 Elizabeth Brechlin ...... 1989 Heather Goodson ...... 1995-96 Barbara Lange ...... 1992-93 Tabitha Robinson ...... 2001 Erica Weaver ...... 2003-04 Jessica Brott ...... 1997 Allison Gregory ...... 1999 Sue Lanier ...... 1986 Sheri Russo ...... 1995-98 Jessie West ...... 1998 Bonni Brown ...... 1988 Kim Griffi n ...... 2001-04 Tammie Lanier ...... 1988-91 Janice Savage ...... 2001-03 Tonya Whitted ...... 1994-97 Kristi Bryant ...... 1998-99 Nicole Gutierrez ...... 2005 Maria Laurato ...... 2004- Suzette Savage ...... 1989 Beth Williams ...... 1988-91 Kati Bush ...... 2001 Ryanne Harper ...... 2001 Jennifer Lewis ...... 1987 Janet Scott ...... 1986-87 Melissa Williams...... 1991-94 Gina Byron ...... 1989 Jennifer Harris ...... 1997-00 Aimee Littlejohn ...... 1999-02 Tammy Scroggins ...... 1991, 93-94 Mary Cain ...... 1992 Lucy Hebinck ...... 1994 Julie Lockwood ...... 1987-89 Liz Shearer ...... 1988 Jerilyn Cannady ...... 1986-88 Debbie Hensley ...... 1992-95 McCaine Lowder ...... 1996-98, 2000 Robyne Siliga ...... 2005- Carolynn Chin ...... 2003-06 Christy Hill ...... 1990-91 Heather McAdam ...... 1992-93 Karen Smillie ...... 2002-03 Julie Ciezkowski ...... 1991-94 Emily Hogg ...... 1989 Robin McLaughlin ...... 1994-95 Angie Smith ...... 1990-91,94 Carrie Collins ...... 1991-94 Kim Holden ...... 1992-94 Lisa Meador ...... 1987 Gwenda Smith ...... 1994 Amy Cook ...... 1995-98 Shannan Hoobin ...... 2000-01 Jennifer Miller ...... 1997-00 Heather Smith ...... 2004- Stacie Cooper ...... 1999-02 Lindsey Hopkins ...... 2006- Carrie Mixon ...... 2006- Katie Smith ...... 2004- Meghan Correia ...... 2001-03 Reshandia Jennings ...... 1987-88 Cary Moone ...... 2004 Kerry Smith ...... 1995 Crystal Crews ...... 2002 Aurora Johnson ...... 2004- Jordyn Nail ...... 2006- Kiersten Somerlot ...... 1995 Beth Dance ...... 1996-99 Renee Johnson ...... 1995-96 Courtney Nolan ...... 1993-94 Stacy Speer ...... 1986

Record vs. All-Opponents School W L T School W L T Furman 40 31 0 Oregon 0 1 0 School W L T Gardner-Webb 1 0 0 Penn State 0 1 0 Akron 0 1 0 George Mason 1 0 0 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 Alabama 0 4 0 Georgia 1 17 0 Princeton 2 0 0 Alabama-Birmingham 0 1 0 Georgia College 11 1 0 Radford 2 0 0 Alabama State 2 0 0 Georgia State 8 24 1 St. Leo 1 0 0 Appalachian State 14 5 0 Georgia Tech 11 37 0 Samford 10 3 0 Arkansas 0 2 0 Hofstra 0 1 0 Savannah State 2 0 0 Auburn 1 1 0 Illinois-Chicago 0 2 0 South Carolina 0 33 0 Augusta State 15 1 0 Indiana State 1 0 0 USC Aiken 2 0 0 Austin Peay 2 0 0 Iona 1 0 0 USC Upstate 1 2 0 Ball State 0 1 0 Iowa 0 3 0 St. Francis 2 0 0 Birmingham Southern 1 1 0 Iowa State 1 1 0 San Diego State 0 1 0 Boston College 0 2 0 Jacksonville State 4 10 0 South Carolina 0 1 0 Boston University 0 2 0 James Madison 1 0 0 South Carolina State 12 0 0 Bradley 0 2 0 Kennesaw State 3 14 0 South Florida 0 4 0 Butler 1 0 0 Liberty 2 0 0 Southern Illinois 0 1 0 Cal. State-Fullerton 0 1 0 Limestone 1 2 0 Southwest Missouri State 0 1 0 Cal. State-Northridge 0 2 0 Louisville 0 1 0 Southwest Texas State 0 2 0 Cal. State-Santa Barbara 0 1 0 Longwood 0 1 0 Southwestern Louisiana 0 2 0 Campbell 2 2 0 Louisiana Tech 1 2 0 Stetson 10 8 0 Centenary 0 1 0 Maine 2 1 0 Tennessee 0 4 0 Central Michigan 0 1 0 Marshall 7 13 0 Tennessee Tech 4 5 0 College of Charleston 29 14 0 Maryland 2 4 0 Temple 0 1 0 Charleston Southern 35 11 0 Massachusetts 0 2 0 Texas 0 2 0 Chattanooga 15 35 0 McNeese State 1 1 0 Texas Tech 0 1 0 Coastal Carolina 5 7 0 Mercer 34 7 0 Toledo 1 0 0 Columbia 0 1 0 Miami University 1 2 0 Towson 0 1 0 Connecticut 0 1 0 Michigan 0 1 0 Troy 6 9 0 Cornell 1 0 0 Michigan State 0 2 0 Utah 0 1 0 Delaware State 3 0 0 Middle Tennessee State 6 4 0 Valdosta State 10 6 0 Drake 1 1 0 Mississippi State 0 5 0 Valparaiso 0 2 0 Drexel 1 0 0 Morehead State 2 0 0 Virginia Tech 1 0 0 East Carolina 3 3 0 Morris Brown 2 0 0 Western Carolina 2 1 0 East Tennessee State 6 7 0 Mount St. Mary’s 1 0 0 Wichita State 1 0 0 Elon 9 6 0 Nicholls State 1 0 0 Winthrop 5 11 0 Erskine 2 0 0 North Carolina 0 5 0 Wright State 1 0 0 Evansville 1 1 0 North Carolina A&T 1 0 0 Yale 2 0 0 Faulkner 1 1 0 North Carolina State 0 2 0 Florida 0 1 0 UNC Charlotte 11 10 0 Florida A&M 16 17 0 UNC Greensboro 26 17 0 Florida Atlantic 0 1 0 UNC Wilmington 11 4 0 Florida State 3 28 0 North Florida 4 3 0 Fordham 0 1 0 Ohio State 0 2 0

2006 Southern Conference Tournament Champions • 2006 NCAA Tournament 55 HHONORSONORS

1987 2004 Year-by-Year Misty Reeder ...... All-NSWAC 2nd Team Cary Moone ...... All-SoCon 1st Team Overall Debbie Tomkiewicz ...... All-NSWAC 2nd Team Maria Laurato ...... SoCon Freshman of the Year, All-SoCon 2nd Team Shanita Black ...... All-SoCon 2nd Team 1986 ...... 14-15 1988 1987 ...... 23-17 Christine Koheler ...... All-NSWAC 1st Team 2005 1988 ...... 20-21 Tammie Lanier ...... All-NSWAC 1st Team Robyne Siliga ...... Freshman of the Year 1989 ...... 21-20 Beth Williams ...... All-NSWAC 2nd Team Shanita Black ...... All-SoCon 1st Team Debbie Tomkiewicz ...... All-NSWAC 2nd Team Logan Free ...... All-SoCon 2nd Team 1990 ...... 23-25 Maria Laurato ...... All-SoCon 2nd Team 1991 ...... 27-26-1 1991 Aurora Johnson ...... All-SoCon 2nd Team 1992 ...... 21-29 Marginia Kemp...... All-NSWAC 1st Team 1993 ...... 25-28 Mickey Paul ...... All-NSWAC 1st Team 2006 Beth Williams ...... All-NSWAC 1st Team Shanita Black ...... SoCon Player of the Year, All-Southeast Region, 1994 ...... 27-25 Christy Hill ...... All-NSWAC Hon. Mention ...... All-SoCon 1st Team, SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player 1995 ...... 17-29 Tammy Lanier ...... All-NSWAC Hon. Mention Melissa Laliberte ...... All-SoCon 1st Team 1996 ...... 31-23 Heather Olejcak ...... All-NSWAC Hon. Mention Heather Smith ...... All-SoCon 1st Team Logan Free ...... All-SoCon 2nd Team, All-SoCon Tournament 1997 ...... 20-32 1994 Gina Sterchi ...... All-SoCon 2nd Team, All-SoCon Tournament 1998 ...... 20-36 Melissa Williams...... All-SoCon Sam Steiner ...... All-SoCon Tournament 1999 ...... 38-27 Karen Petit ...... All-SoCon, All-SoCon Tournament 2000 ...... 30-38 Carrie Collins ...... All-SoCon Tournament Southern Conference Player of the Week 2001 ...... 25-33 Brooke O’Meara ...... All-SoCon Tournament 1997 Beth Dance, OF ...... March 5 2002 ...... 25-29 1995 Sheri Russo, IB ...... March 18 2003 ...... 28-28 Debbie Hensley ...... All-SoCon, All-SoCon Tournament 1998 2004 ...... 30-28 Sheri Russo ...... All-SoCon, All-SoCon Tournament Sheri Russo, IB ...... April 13 2005 ...... 28-32 Danelle Toole, SS ...... April 27 1996 1999 2006 ...... 35-35 Vanessa Fawcett ...... SoCon Pitcher of the Year, Jaclyn Kaylor, OF...... March 2 & April 26 ...... All-SoCon, All-SoCon Tournament Stacie Cooper, SS ...... March 22 Conference McCaine Lowder ...... SoCon Freshman-of-Year 2000 New South Women’s Athletic Conference Sheri Russo ...... All-SoCon, All-SoCon Tournament Jennifer Harris, OF ...... April 10 Tonya Whitted ...... All-SoCon Kelly Blazi, SS ...... April 24 1986 ...... N/A Beth Dance ...... All-SoCon Tournament 2004 1987 ...... 1-4 Kim Griffi n, SS ...... April 5 1988 ...... 1-2 1997 Maria Laurato, 3B ...... May 8 Ashley Flemming ...... All-SoCon 1989 ...... 9-4 2005 McCaine Lowder ...... All-SoCon Maria Laurato, SS ...... April 4 1990 ...... 6-9 Danelle Toole ...... All-SoCon Tournament Ciera Dunn, OF ...... May 2 1991 ...... 10-9-1 2006 1998 Independent Heather Smith ...... April 3 Mandi Dunn ...... All-SoCon Tournament 1992 ...... N/A Shanita Black ...... April 10 & April 17 Jennifer Harris ...... All-SoCon, All-SoCon Tournament 1993 ...... N/A Danelle Toole ...... All-SoCon, All-SoCon Tournament Southern Conference Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week 1994 ...... 3-3 1999 1997 Ashley Flemming ...... All-SoCon, All-SoCon Tournament Jennifer Miller ...... March 5 1995 ...... 4-8 Jennifer Miller ...... All-SoCon, All-SoCon Tournament Mandi Dunn ...... March 18 1996 ...... 9-3 Jaclyn Kaylor ...... All-SoCon 1999 1997 ...... 5-5 Aimee Littlejohn ...... All-SoCon Tournament, Jennifer Miller ...... March 15 & April 5 1998 ...... 5-7 ...... SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Player Aimee Littlejohn ...... March 22 & April 26 2000 1999 ...... 12-4 2000 Aimee Littlejohn ...... April 3 & April 17 2000 ...... 9-11 Jennifer Harris ...... All-SoCon 2002 2001 ...... 12-8 Aimee Littlejohn ...... All-SoCon Crystal Crews ...... March 4 2002 ...... 15-6 Jaclyn Kaylor ...... All-SoCon Tournament Aimee Littlejohn ...... March 18 Jennifer Miller ...... All-SoCon Tournament 2005 2003 ...... 10-10 Logan Free ...... May 9 2004 ...... 11-10 2001 2006 2005 ...... 14-7 Julie Peel ...... All-SoCon 1st Team Melissa Laliberte ...... March 13, May 1 & May 8 2006 ...... 12-9 Janice Savage ...... All-SoCon 2nd Team Logan Free ...... March 27 Tabitha Robinson ...... All-SoCon Tournament

2002 Natalie Poole ...... SoCon Coach of the Year Crystal Crews ...... All-Southeast Region, All-SoCon 1st Team, SoCon ...... Freshman of the Year, All-SoCon 2nd Team Aimee Littlejohn ...... All-SoCon 2nd Team Stacie Cooper ...... All-SoCon 2nd Team Kelly Blazi...... All-SoCon 2nd Team Stacie Cooper ...... All-SoCon Tournament Christi Aitken...... All-SoCon Tournament

2003 Sam Steiner ...... All-SoCon Tournament Crystal Crews Shanita Black 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Southern Georgia 2007 56 2007 Georgia Southern Softball