2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS

MICHIGAN ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Sarah VanMetre Assistant Director 734.647.4209 phone  734.647.1188 fax 220120 1 2 MMICHIGANI C H I G A N SSOFTBALLO F T B A L L [email protected]  MGoBlue.com 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS WOLVERINES RESUME BIG TEN PLAY AT INDIANA FFEEBBRUARYRUARY TIGER CLASSIC 10 ...... vs. Louisiana Tech ...... W, 7-6 11 ...... at No. 22 LSU ...... W, 2-1 NO. 20 11 ...... vs. Louisiana Tech ...... W, 5-4 12 ...... vs. Penn State ...... W, 12-1 (5) (22-9) FAU KICKOFF CLASSIC 17 ...... vs. Maryland ...... L, 7-3 17 ...... vs. LIU ...... W, 4-0 18 ...... vs. No. 22 Kentucky ...... W, 3-0 18 ...... at Florida Atlantic ...... W, 2-0 19 ...... vs. Wright State ...... W, 4-0 NFCA LEADOFF CLASSIC INDIANA HOOSIERS 24 ...... vs. Illinois State ...... W, 3-1 (16-15) 24 ...... vs. Massachusetts ...... L, 1-0 25 ...... Hofstra ...... W, 3-2 25 ...... vs. No. 17 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... L, 10-7 26 ...... Mississippi State ...... W, 3-1 TOUCH ‘EM ALL - THE TOP STORYLINES THIS WEEK SERIES INFORMATION 29 ...... at USF ...... L, 2-0 MMARCHARCH ► Michigan returns to Big Ten action this weekend, taking on Indiana Michigan leads, 69-27 CITRUS CLASSIC Indiana in a three-game series that marks U-M’s first conference 2 ...... vs. No. 14 UCLA ...... W, 5-3 road series of the season. Last Five Meetings 2 ...... vs. No. 19 Auburn ...... W, 4-0 3 ...... vs. Syracuse (ESPN3.com) ...... L, 4-2 ► Michigan stayed at No. 20 in NFCA/USA Today poll and Date W/L Score H/A/N 3 ...... vs. Virginia...... W, 7-1 4/29/09 W 7-1 H 4 ...... vs. Temple ...... W, 4-3 moved to No. 19 in the USA Softball/ESPN poll. U-M is the only 4/8/10 W 8-2 A ranked Big Ten team this week. 4/8/10 W 14-1 (5) A RED AND BLACK TOURNAMENT 4/2/11 W 2-1 H 10 ...... at No. 16 Louisville ...... L, 2-1 4/2/11 L 5-4 (8) H 10 ...... vs. Saint Louis ...... W, 6-3 ► Freshman LHP was named Big Ten Co-Pitcher 11 ...... vs. Illinois State ...... L, 5-1 of the Week and freshman Lauren Sweet was honored JUDI GARMIN CLASSIC as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week following last week’s action. 15 ...... vs. Notre Dame ...... W, 2-1 15 ...... vs. No. 7 Oklahoma ...... L, 2-0 ► Michigan, Nebraska and Purdue are the only teams 16 ...... vs. No. 5 Arizona State ...... L, 1-0 undefeated in Big Ten action after the first conference weekend. 17 ...... vs. Virginia...... canceled 17 ...... vs. No. 24 DePaul ...... canceled ► Indiana accounted for one of Michigan’s two Big Ten losses last season, a 5-4 eight-inning loss in an Ann Arbor. 21 ...... EASTERN MICHIGAN ...... W, 10-2 (5) 24 ...... PENN STATE* ...... W, 11-2 (5) 24 ...... PENN STATE* ...... 12-4 (6) ► Former Wolverine and volunteer assistant coach Becky Marx 25 ...... PENN STATE* ...... W, 6-0 Keogh is in her first season as an assistant coach at Indiana. 28 ...... BOWLING GREEN ...... W, 12-2 (6) 31 ...... at Indiana* ...... 1 p.m. ► This weekend’s series kicks off a six-game road swing for the 31 ...... at Indiana* ...... 3 p.m. Wolverines. AAPRILPRIL ► The Maize and Blue has won its last five games, batting .455 as 1 ...... at Indiana* ...... 1 p.m. 6 ...... at Ohio State* ...... 5 p.m. a team and holding opponents to a .149 batting average. 7 ...... at Ohio State* ...... 2 p.m. 7 ...... at Ohio State* ...... 4 p.m. 10 ...... WESTERN MICHIGAN ...... 6 P.M. 14 ...... at Michigan State* ...... 1 p.m. 15 ...... MICHIGAN STATE* ...... 1 P.M. 15 ...... MICHIGAN STATE* ...... 3 P.M. 17 ...... at Central Michigan ...... 3 p.m. 21 ...... at Minnesota* ...... 12 p.m. POSSIBLE WOLVERINE STARTERS 21 ...... at Minnesota* ...... 2 p.m. 22 ...... at Minnesota ...... 12 p.m. Pos. No., Player Evans 28 ...... ILLINOIS* ...... 4 P.M. 1B #3 (R/R, 5-9, Sr.) 28 ...... ILLINOIS* ...... 6 P.M. 2B #8 Ashley Lane (R/R, 5-4, Jr.) Sappingfi eld Doyle 29 ...... ILLINOIS* ...... 2 P.M. SS #1 Amy Knapp (L/R, 5-8, Jr.) MMAYAY 3B #22 Stephanie Kirkpatrick (R/R, 5-5, Sr.) LF #15 Nicole Sappingfield (L/R, 5-9, So.) 1 ...... EASTERN MICHIGAN ...... 7 P.M. Knapp Lane CF #5 Bree Evans (L/L, 5-8, Sr.) 5 ...... at Wisconsin* ...... 12 p.m. RF #11 Lyndsay Doyle (L/L, 5-4, So.) 5 ...... at Wisconsin* ...... 2 p.m. Kirkpatrick Chidester 6 ...... at Wisconsin* ...... 12 p.m. C #25 Lauren Sweet (L/R, 5-5, Fr.) 11 ...... PURDUE* ...... 7 P.M. 12 ...... PURDUE* ...... 1 P.M. LHP #17 Haylie Wagner (R/L, 5-8, Fr.) 12 ...... PURDUE* ...... 3 P.M. RHP #10 Sara Driesenga (R/R, 6-1, Fr.) RHP #21 Stephanie Speierman (R/R, 5-6, Jr.) 18-20 ...... NCAA Regional Sweet 25-26 ...... NCAA Super Regionals May 31-June 6 ...... NCAA Women’s College World Series

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2012 SOFTBALL ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN

NO NAME POS B/T HT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL NUMERICAL 1 Amy Knapp SS L-R 5-8 JR St. Joseph, Mich./Lakeshore 1...... Amy Knapp, IF 2 Brandi Virgil OF R-R 5-4 SO Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek 2...... Brandi Virgil, OF 3 Amanda Chidester 1B/3B R-R 5-9 SR Allen Park, Mich./Cabrini 3...... Amanda Chidester, 3B 4 Taylor Hasselbach 1B/3B L-R 5-7 SO Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston 4...... Taylor Hasselbach, 1B/3B 5 Bree Evans OF L-L 5-8 SR Bloomington, Calif./Rialto 5...... Bree Evans, OF 8 Ashley Lane 2B R-R 5-4 JR Escondido, Calif./Escondido 8...... Ashley Lane, IF 10 Sara Driesenga RHP R-R 6-1 FR Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville 10...... Sara Driesenga, RHP 11 Lyndsay Doyle OF L-L 5-4 SO Channahon, Ill./Minooka Community 11...... Lyndsay Doyle, OF 12 Stephanie Kirkpatrick 3B R-R 5-5 SR Plainfi eld, Ill./Central 12...... Stephanie Kirkpatrick, SS 14 Hilary Payne LHP L-L 5-10 SR Plymouth, Mich./Canton 14...... Hilary Payne, LHP 15 Nicole Sappingfi eld OF L-R 5-9 SO Norco, Calif./Norco 15...... Nicole Sappingfield, OF 16 Katie Luetkens UT R-R 5-5 SO Batavia, Ill./Batavia 16...... Katie Luetkens, UT 17 Haylie Wagner LHP R-L 6-0 FR Orange, Calif./El Modena 17...... Haylie Wagner, LHP 18 Jaclyn Crummey OF R-R 5-5 JR Macomb, Mich./Dakota 18...... Jaclyn Crummey, OF 19 Becca Garfi nkel C R-R 5-8 FR West Bloomfi eld, Mich./Andover 19...... Becca Garfinkel, C 20 Mandy Gardner 1B R-R 6-1 SO Laguna Niguel, Calif./Aliso Niguel 20...... Mandy Gardner, 1B 21 Stephanie Speierman RHP R-R 5-6 JR Columbia, Md./Hammond 21...... Stephanie Speierman, RHP 25 Lauren Sweet C/OF L-R 5-5 FR Corona, Calif./Santiago 25...... Lauren Sweet, C 44 Caitlin Blanchard C L-L 5-5 SO Petersburg, Mich./Summerfi eld 44...... Caitlin Blanchard, C

Head Coach: (28th season) BY CLASS Associate Head Coach: Bonnie Tholl (19th season) Seniors...... 4 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Jennifer Brundage (14th season) Juniors ...... 4 Volunteer Assistant: (1st season) Sophomores ...... 7 Amanda Chidester ...... CHID-es-ter Freshmen ...... 4 Sara Driesenga ...... DREE-zeen-ga Katie Luetkens ...... LUTE-kens BY STATE Stephanie Speierman ...... SPY-er-man Michigan...... 8 Bonnie Tholl...... THOLE California...... 6 Illinois...... 3 Maryland...... 1 Texas...... 1

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Amy Knapp Brandi Virgil Amanda Chidester Taylor Hasselbach Bree Evans Ashley Lane

Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Sr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. 1 SS 2 OF 3 1B/3B 4 1B/3B 5 OF 8 2B

Sara Driesenga Lyndsay Doyle Stephanie Kirkpatrick Hilary Payne Nicole Sappingfield Katie Luetkens

Fr./Fr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. So./So. So./So. 10 RHP 11 OF 12 3B 14 LHP 15 OF 16 UT

Haylie Wagner Jaclyn Crummey Becca Garfinkel Mandy Gardner Stephanie Speierman Lauren Sweet

Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. 17 LHP 18 OF 19 C 20 IF 21 RHP 25 C/OF

Caitlin Blanchard Nikki Nemitz Jennifer Brundage Bonnie Tholl Carol Hutchins

So./So. 1st 14th 19th 28th 44 C VC Season AC Season AC Season HC Season

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PPLAYERL A Y E R & TTEAME A M NNOTESO T E S Run Ruling Again return home to host Western Michigan on April 10 THE NATIONAL POLLS Michigan picked up its fourth run-rule victory in and then head to East Lansing for a single game at the past fi ve games with a 12-2 six-inning win over Michigan State on April 14 before wrapping up the USA Today/NFCA (Week 7) Bowling Green on Wednesday (March 28). U-M used series against the Spartans with a doubleheader Rank, Team Record Pts Prev a pair of fi ve-run innings and two hits apiece from at home on April 15. A midweek contest at Central 1. California (20) 740 29-1 2 Amanda Chidester, Nicole Sappingfi eld, Lyndsay Michigan on April 17 and another Big Ten series at 2. Alabama (10) 724 30-1 1 Doyle and Sara Driesenga for its fi fth consecutive Minnesota (April 21-22) will complete the road-heavy 3. Washington 691 32-1 3 victory. Driesenga won her sixth game of the season, stretch for Michigan. 4. Florida 656 29-2 4 allowing just three hits in six innings. U-M is 5-0 5. Arizona St. 634 31-3 5 overall in run-rule decisions this season. Outfi elder Trio Stepping Up 6. Texas 598 26-2 6 The outfi eld trio of Nicole Sappingfi eld (leftfi eld), 7. Oklahoma 563 26-4 7 8. La.-Lafayette 526 30-1 8 Sappingfi eld Goes Deep Bree Evans (centerfi eld) and Lyndsay Doyle 9. Georgia 487 27-5 11 Sophomore outfi elder Nicole Sappingfi eld the (rightfi eld) has combined for a .561 batting average 10. Tennessee 470 23-7 12 fi rst of her career against Bowling Green, (23-for-41) and 11 runs batted in during Michigan’s 11. Louisville 454 27-0 13 recording a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth current fi ve-game winning streak. They have also 12 Missouri 409 23-5 10 inning. It is the second grand slam for Michigan this combined for a perfect 1.000 fi elding percentage in 13. Stanford 401 25-6 9 season as Amanda Chidester hit one against Eastern the outfi eld during the stretch. 14. UCLA 356 21-6 16 Michigan (March 21). In its 35-year history, Michigan 15 Texas A&M 282 22-9 19 has hit 58 grand slams. As Simple As It Sounds... 16. Hawai‘i 271 26-3 18 Michigan is 19-0 when recording more hits than its 17. Oregon 263 19-4 17 More About Colie opposition. When an opponent has more hits, U-M is 17. Baylor 248 22-8 15 With her grand slam and an RBI single, Nicole 2-8 and 1-1 when the hit total is tied. 19. Arizona 241 19-8 14 Sappingfi eld set a new career high with fi ve RBI. 20. Michigan 223 21-9 20 Her previous best was four, coming against UCF on Locking Down 21. USF 159 29-5 22 March 1, 2011. She is the second Wolverine to record Michigan is 19-0 this season when leading after the 22. Florida St. 139 29-5 23 fi ve RBI in a game this season, joining senior third fourth inning. 23. North Carolina 57 22-8 24 baseman Stephanie Kirkpatrick, who went for fi ve 24. Auburn 49 24-9 21 against Penn State (March 24). Sweet, Wagner Earn Big Ten Honors 25. New Mexico 40 22-6 RV The freshman duo of Lauren Sweet and Haylie A Dose of Home Others Receiving Votes: LSU 30, Tulsa 14, Oregon St. 6, DePaul Wagner each earned Big Ten weekly awards 5, Georgia Tech 3, Kentucky 3, Syracuse 3, BYU 2, Troy 2, Kansas 1 With Wednesday’s win over Bowling Green, Michigan following Michigan’s 4-0 week. Sweet, who was completed its fi ve-game homestand with a 5-0 named Freshman of the Week, ended the four-game ESPN.com/USA Softball (Week 5) record. During the span, Michigan batted .455 as a stretch with a .750 batting average, going 6-for-8 Rank, Team Record Points Prev team while holding opponents to a .149 average. with four runs scored, three runs batted in, a 1. California (18) 29-1 498 2 Freshman Lauren Sweet led U-M’s off ensive and a home run. Sweet busted out of a six-game 2. Alabama (2) 30-1 475 1 resurgence with a .700 batting average (7-for-10) and hitting slump in Michigan’s 10-2 win over Eastern 3. Washington 32-1 464 3 a .824 on-base percentage. Prior to the fi ve-game Michigan (March 21) with a single, going 1-for-2 with 4. Florida 29-1 436 4 swing, Michigan was batting .249 as a team. The an RBI and a run scored. 5. Arizona State 31-3 409 6 Wolverines, who totaled at least 10 hits in four of fi ve 6. Texas 26-2 406 5 games, are now batting .281. In Michigan’s 11-2 win in the fi rst game of a 7. Oklahoma 26-4 369 7 doubleheader against Penn State (March 24), the 8. Louisiana-Lafayette 30-1 356 8 Big Ten Play Underway freshman catcher was 2-for-2 at the plate with a 9. Tennessee 23-7 344 11 No. 20 Michigan swept its opening Big Ten weekend, double, an RBI and a run scored. Sweet hit her third 10. Georgia 27-5 318 12 knocking off Penn State three times at the Wilpon home run of the season in U-M’s 12-4 win in the 11. Louisville 27-0 300 14 Complex, home of Alumni Field. U-M won both second game, fi nishing the game with two hits in 12. Missouri 23-5 267 10 games of a doubleheader on Saturday (March 24), two at-bats, two walks, two runs scored and two 13. Stanford 25-6 262 9 defeating PSU 11-2 in fi ve innings and 12-4 in six RBI. Sweet completed her weekend with a 1-for-2 14. UCLA 21-6 212 16 innings. In the weekend fi nale on Sunday (March 25), performance in the Wolverines’ 6-0 shutout of Penn 15. Texas A&M 22-9 187 19 the Maize and Blue recorded its sixth shutout of the State on Sunday (March 25). 16. Oregon 19-6 183 15 season in a 6-0 win. Freshman LHP Haylie Wagner 17. Arizona 19-8 167 13 picked up all three wins, allowing three runs on six Wagner went 3-0 in the circle with a 1.40 earned- 18. Hawaii 26-3 163 17 hits for the series. Michigan hit .449 as a team against 19. Michigan 21-9 156 20 run average, earning all three of Michigan’s wins Penn State, led by freshman catcher Lauren Sweet’s versus Penn State. In the opening game of the series, 20. Baylor 22-8 134 18 5-for-6 performance and a 5-for-8 showing by Nicole 21. South Florida 29-5 123 22 Wagner pitched all fi ve innings, allowing two runs on Sappingfi eld at the plate. Michigan went 4-0 against 22. Florida State 29-5 93 23 two hits and striking out three in the 11-2 win. The Penn State this season, outscoring the Nittany Lions, 23. LSU 23-7 43 RV lefty picked up the second win of the doubleheader 41-7. 24. Auburn 24-9 32 21 in relief, hurling 3.0 innings and giving up one run 25. Syracuse 19-8 31 24 on one hit with two . Wagner recorded At the Top of the Big Ten her fourth shutout of the season in the 6-0 win on Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina (28); Oregon The conference season is just three games old, Sunday, going the distance and scattering just two State (20); Tulsa (8); New Mexico (7); DePaul (4); but Michigan is one of three undefeated teams hits and striking out fi ve. Nebraska (3); Kansas (1); Troy (1) (Purdue, Nebraska). In Big Ten games, U-M leads the conference in the following off ensive statistical Mixing It Up 2012 WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE POLLS categories: batting average (.449), runs scored (29), Through 31 games, only three Wolverines have Date ...... NFCA...... ESPN/USA walks (20), (.654), hits (35), on- played in every contest. Bree Evans and Stephanie Preseason ...... 15 ...... T-16 base percentage (.560), RBIs (26) and home runs (4). Kirkpatrick have been the only two to start all 31 with Week 1 ...... 11 ...... 11 The Wolverines also lead the conference in earned Ashley Lane starting in all but one contest. Week 2 ...... 12 ...... 12 run average (1.56), opposing batting average (.127), Week 3 ...... 16 ...... 15 hits allowed (8) and runs allowed (6). Week 4 ...... 14 ...... 14 Chiddy, Evans Moving Up Seniors Amanda Chidester and Bree Evans continue Week 5 ...... 19 ...... 19 Back On The Road Week 6 ...... 20 ...... 20 to move up the recordbook. With 29 RBIs this season, Week 7 ...... 20 ...... 19 After playing the past fi ve games at Alumni Field, the Wolverines will play 11 of their next 14 contests on the Chidester is now in third place all-time with 183. Evans road. U-M will be at Indiana for a three-game series now has 251 hits in her career, ranking eighth. this weekend (March 31-April 1), followed by another Big Ten series at Ohio State (April 6-7). The Wolverines

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Driesenga Gets It Done other walk-off wins came against Louisiana Tech (Feb. Freshman RHP Sara Driesenga made the most of 11), Hofstra (Feb. 25) and Temple (March 4). 2012 Big Ten Standings her first start since March 11 when she picked up the win against Eastern Michigan (March 21). Driesenga Lane Going Long Big Ten Overall Michigan 3-0 1.000 22-9 .710 evened her season record to 5-5 after pitching all 5.0 With a shot to centerfield against Notre Dame (March Nebraska 3-0 1.000 20-12 .625 innings, giving up two runs on four hits with three 15), junior Ashley Lane recorded her team-leading Purdue 3-0 1.000 18-9 .667 strikeouts. She also recorded the first home run of seventh home run of the season, giving her 25 for her Ohio State 2-1 .667 18-11 .621 her career, hitting a two-run roundtripper in the third career. With 25, she is now tied with Angela Findlay Illinois 2-1 .667 16-11 .593 inning. (2007-10) for eighth on the all-time list at Michigan. Wisconsin 2-1 .667 13-10 .565 Lane has hit all 25 homers in the past two seasons after Minnesota 1-2 .333 19-9 .679 Home Openers registering just 30 at-bats as a freshman in 2010. Indiana 1-2 .333 16-15 .516 Iowa 1-2 .333 11-17 .393 With Wednesday’s win over Eastern Michigan, U-M is Northwestern 0-3 .000 12-17 .414 now 24-11 all-time in its first home game of the season. I’ll Go First Michigan State 0-3 .000 10-19 .345 Senior centerfielder Bree Evans has only missed one Penn State 0-3 .000 7-18 .280 A Grand Day for Chiddy game in her career, the final game of the 2010 season With a grand slam in the third inning against Eastern when she was injured by an errant foul ball. In 205 Michigan, Amanda Chidester recorded the fi fth games as a Wolverine the past four years, Evans has 2012 SEASON HONORS grand slam of her career. She is second on the all- batted in the leadoff position 188 times. U-M is 156-32 BIG TEN CONFERENCE HONORS time list, trailing just ’s (2005-08) with the lefty slapper leading off. total of seven. Player of the Week Luey Gets First Start Loving Alumni Field Sophomore outfielder Katie Luetkens earned the first Pitcher of the Week Since the Wilpon Complex opened in 2008, the start of her career last weekend, starting in rightfield Haylie Wagner (Feb. 20) Wolverines feature a 70-10 record at home. against Illinois State (March 11). She also recorded the Haylie Wagner (March 5) first two at-bats of the season after drawing a walk Haylie Wagner (March 26) Freshman? No Problem earlier this season against Penn State (Feb. 12). With Sara Driesenga hitting a two-run home run in Freshman of the Week the third inning of Michigan’s 10-2 win over Eastern Sara Driesenga (Feb. 13) Patience Pays Off Michigan, she became the third freshman to hit a Haylie Wagner (Feb. 13) Junior Ashley Lane hit her sixth home run of the Lauren Sweet (March 26) home run this season. Lauren Sweet has recorded season against Illinois State (March 11), hitting the two home runs and Haylie Wagner has one, as all 15th pitch of the at-bat over the scoreboard in left USA SOFTBALL three of U-M’s freshmen who have made a plate center for Michigan’s only run of the contest. Lane fell Preseason 50 Players to Watch list appearance have a home run to their name. Amanda Chidester behind in the count at 1-2, fouling off nine pitches Bree Evans Virgil in the Field before smacking the ball out of the park. Lane has 24 Ashley Lane After missing the first two weekends with a hand career home runs, ranking ninth on the all-time list. injury and then being limited to just base running, 25 Finalists sophomore outfielder Brandi Virgil made her season Wagner Carries the Load MISCELLANEOUS debut in the field against Eastern Michigan. Virgil Freshman LHP Haylie Wagner earned all four wins at the Citrus Classic, going 4-0 with a 0.36 earned run Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award played the final defensive inning for the Maize and Bree Evans - Candidate Blue, taking over for Lyndsay Doyle in rightfield. average. The lefty pitched 19.1 innings, giving up just one run on six hits for the tournament. She picked up Tournament Titles Lane Just Gets On wins against No. 19 Auburn and Virginia as the starter, Tiger Classic (Feb. 10-12) With a double and a walk against Bowling Green while earning the victories in relief against No. 14 UCLA All-Tournament Teams (March 28), Ashley Lane extended her reached base and Temple. For her efforts, she was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season. Tiger Classic streak to 12 games. The last time the second baseman Nicole Sappingfield did not reach base was against Virginia on March Amanda Chidester Long Time Coming for KP 3 when she went 0-for-4. During the span, she has Sara Driesenga recorded one hit in nine games and drawn a total of Senior third baseman Stephanie Kirkpatrick hit her Stephanie Kirkpatrick six walks. first home run of the season in Michigan’s 4-0 win over No. 19 Auburn (March 2). It was the third homer of her NFCA Leadoff Classic Amanda Chidester Big Ten Preview career after she hit two as a freshman. Her last longball Michigan will take on eight of the now 12 Big Ten came on May 3, 2009, against Iowa. schools this season in three-game series. U-M will face Penn State, Michigan State, Illinois and Purdue at Helping My Own Cause home and play at Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State With the game scoreless in the fourth inning against and Minnesota. U-M will not face Northwestern, Ne- Auburn (March 2), Haylie Wagner hit the first home braska or Iowa during the 2012 regular season. run of her career to account for Michigan’s first run of the contest. Her homer ended up being the winning Wagner, Wagner, Wagner run as Wagner kept the Tigers off the board in a 4-0 Freshman LHP Haylie Wagner pitched three complete shutout, her third of the season. games for Michigan at the Judi Garman Classic, posting a 1.05 earned run average. She went 1-2 and was the A New Look only pitcher to see action during the three-game West Michigan’s first weekday contest of the year against Coast road swing. She struck out eight and allowed USF (Feb. 29) also marked the debut of a new infield just three walks in Michigan’s three games. lineup. Amanda Chidester moved from third base to first base, with Stephanie Kirkpatrick shifting from Walking Off....Again shortstop to the hot corner. Amy Knapp, who filled For the fourth time this season, the Wolverines in at shortstop last year for the injured Kirkpatrick, recorded a walk-off win when they knocked off Notre started at shortstop. Ashley Lane, who had been Dame, 2-1 (March 15). Tied at 1-1 heading to the playing first base, started at second. Prior to the move, bottom of the seventh, junior Amy Knapp led off with Chidester and Kirkpatrick had never played at their a double down the rightfield line and was successfully new positions. sacrificed to third. With one out, sophomore pinch hitter Taylor Hasselbach knocked a single up the middle to score Knapp and seal U-M’s win. Michigan’s

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PPLAYERL A Y E R & TTEAME A M NNOTESO T E S

A First For Me Wagner Mows Them Down Junior outfielder Jaclyn Crummey started the first game of her career against USF In her first career start in the circle, freshman LHP Haylie Wagner struck out (Feb. 29), playing centerfield. She is primarily used as a pinch runner. 11 batters in Michigan’s 12-1 five-inning win over Penn State (Feb. 12). Her 11 strikeouts is the highest total by a Wolverine this season. HBP Walk-Off Michigan collected its third walk-off win of the season at the Citrus Classic, Hitting Pitchers knocking off Temple, 4-3, in the bottom of the seventh inning. Knotted at 3-3 at For the first time since the 2010 season, U-M has the ability to use a pitcher who the start of the inning, Bree Evans grounded out to the pitcher before Nicole also hits, as both Sara Driesenga and Haylie Wagner have appeared at the plate Sappingfield reached on an error by the third baseman. Amanda Chidester in 2012. Last season, a Michigan pitcher did not record an at-bat. Current volunteer hit a double to right center as the Wolverines had runners at second and third. assistant coach Nikki Nemitz (2007-10) was the last U-M pitcher to also hit during Ashley Lane was intentionally walked to load the bases and Lauren Sweet, on a the 2010 season. full count, was hit by a pitch in the back to walk in the winning run. Trio on Top 50 Watch List Back-to-Back...Nothing New After all earning All-America honors after the 2011 season, senior third baseman With back-to-back home runs against Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25), it marked the Amanda Chidester, senior centerfielder Bree Evans and junior second base- fourth time that Amanda Chidester and Ashley Lane have accomplished the man Ashley Lane were selected for the Watch List for the 2012 USA Softball feat. The pair did it earlier this season against Penn State (Feb. 12) and went over Collegiate Player of the Year award. Michigan is one of five schools with three the fence in back-to-back at-bats twice in 2011, coming against Purdue (April 9) representatives on the list. and Illinois (April 17). All-Big Ten Chidester Accepts Tryout Invite for U.S. National Team Michigan, which won its fourth consecutive and 14th overall Big Ten title in 2011, Amanda Chidester has accepted an invitation to try-out for the U.S. National returns three All-Big Ten first team honorees in Amanda Chidester, Nicole Sap- Team, June 10-12 in Ashland, Ohio. During the camp, the five remaining members pingfield and Bree Evans, along with third-team member Catilin Blanchard. of the Women’s National Team and the 17-athlete roster for the Women’s Elite Chidester was named the 2011 Player of the Year and head coach Carol Hutchins National Team will be decided. Following the Selection Camp, members of both was named Coach of the Year for the 12th time in her career. teams will play each other in exhibition games and then the Women’s National Team will move on to competition. Former All-American and Wolverine Jordan Sophomore Heavy Taylor was named to the National Team in January. The sophomore class of Brandi Virgil, Katie Luetkens, Nicole Sappingfield, Caitlin Blanchard, Mandy Gardner, Lyndsay Doyle and Taylor Hasselbach Four In A Row make the up the largest class of Wolverines on the 2012 roster. The freshman, For the first time since the 2008 season, U-M strung together four consecutive junior and senior classes each feature four Wolverines. shutouts. U-M kept LIU Brooklyn (W, 4-0), No. 22 Kentucky (W, 3-0), Florida Atlantic (W, 2-0) and Wright State (W, 4-0) off the board before allowing a run to Illinois We Stick Together! State in the first inning. The last time the Maize and Blue shut out four consecutive The 2012 season marks the 14th season together for the coaching staff of Carol opponents came during a five-day span, running from April 13-18, 2008, against Hutchins, Bonnie Tholl and Jennifer Brundage. The trio has been named the Minnesota (W, 5-0; W, 3-0), Eastern Michigan (W, 11-0) and Ohio State (W, 8-0). Great Lakes Region Coaching Staff of the Year eight times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010) and the NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year Three different pitchers -- RHP Sara Driesenga, LHP Haylie Wagner and RHP following the Wolverines’ national championship in 2005. Stephanie Speierman -- accounted for the shutouts during the stretch. During the 2008 season, former All-Americans RHP (2008-11) and LHP Welcome Back, Nikki! Nikki Nemitz (2007-10) combined for shutouts. Three-time All-American Nikki Nemitz (2007-10) has returned to Ann Arbor, joining the Wolverines as the volunteer coach. Nemitz ranks in the top 10 of Wagner Cleans Up seven pitching statistical categories and was a four-time All-Big Ten selection. Freshman LHP Haylie Wagner was named the Big Ten Pitcher and Freshman of She replaces Becky Marx Keogh, who left for an assistant position at Indiana. the Week after going 2-0 with two shutouts at the FAU Kickoff Classic (Feb. 17- 19). She pitched 14.0 scoreless innings, earning wins against LIU Brooklyn (Feb. A Social Revolution 17) and No. 22 Kentucky (Feb. 18). Against the Blackbirds, the lefty hurled the first Of Michigan’s four coaches, three have joined Twitter. Head coach Carol shutout of her career by allowing just two hits and striking out four in Michigan’s Hutchins (@UMCoachHutch), assistant coach Jennifer Brundage (@CoachJen- 4-0 victory. The next day against Kentucky, Wagner once again went the distance GoBlue) and volunteer assistant coach Nikki Nemitz (@nnemitz) are all on Twit- without allowing a run, giving up six hits and fanning three as Michigan knocked ter. In addition, Michigan Softball (@umichsoftball) is also on the social network- off the Wildcats, 3-0. ing site.

She also made plate appearances in four of Michigan’s five games, tallying two hits Stately Breakdown and two runs batted in. Her fifth-inning double against Wright State plated two The Wolverines are from all over the United States, with eight hailing from Michi- runs in Michigan’s 4-0 win. Wagner also scored the first run of her career against gan, six from California, three from Illinois and one each from Maryland and WSU. Texas.

2012 Is Here! Best in Michigan The Wolverines are playing their 35th season of softball in 2012, boasting an all- The U-M roster features three Michigan Miss Softball recipients in junior Amy time record of 1,391-522-4. U-M has never had a losing season in its 34-year history, Knapp (2009), sophomore Taylor Hasselbach (2010) and freshman Sara Dri- winning a program-best 65 games in 2005 en route to the National Championship. esenga (2011).

Driesenga Honored by Big Ten Freshman RHP Sara Driesenga was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after going 2-0 on the weekend with a 0.64 earned-run average at the Tiger Classic (Feb. 10-12). She gave up just up five hits, three runs and totaling two strikeouts in two appearances. She grabbed the win in No. 15 Michigan’s 2-1 victory over No. 22 LSU on Feb. 11, as she gave up just three hits and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning. In her first collegiate appearance against Louisiana Tech on Feb. 10, she pitched 4.0 innings and gave up two runs on two hits to earn the decision in U-M’s 7-6 triumph.

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GGAME-BY-GAMEA M E - B Y - G A M E RRESULTSE S U L T S  2012 MICHIGAN SOFTBALL GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS (RECORD: 22-9 HOME: 5-0 AWAY: 2-2 NEUTRAL: 15-7 BIG TEN: 3-0)

GAME DATE OPPOSING TEAM SCORE U-M R-H-E OPP. R-H-E INNS OVERALL BIG TEN U-M PITCHER OF RECORD ATTEND TIME Feb 10, 2012 vsLouisiana Tech W 7-6 7-9-2 6-6-2 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (W 1-0) 1073 2:05 Feb 11, 2012 at LSU W 2-1 2-11-0 1-3-0 7 2-0-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (W 2-0) 1298 1:52 Feb 11, 2012 vsLouisiana Tech W 5-4 5-9-1 4-6-0 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 1-0) 1298 1:55 Feb 12, 2012 vsPenn State W 12-1 12-10-1 1-3-2 5 4-0-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 2-0) 1046 1:55 Feb 17, 2012 vsMaryland 3-7 L 3-2-6 7-12-1 7 4-1-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (L 2-1) -- 2:45 Feb 17, 2012 vsLIU W 4-0 4-6-0 0-2-0 7 5-1-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 3-0) -- 1:20 Feb 18, 2012 vsKentucky W 3-0 3-8-0 0-6-1 7 6-1-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 4-0) -- 1:46 Feb 18, 2012 at Florida Atlantic W 2-0 2-3-0 0-5-2 7 7-1-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (W 3-1) -- 1:30 Feb 19, 2012 vsWright State W 4-0 4-7-1 0-5-3 7 8-1-0 0-0-0 Speierman (W 1-0) -- 1:58 Feb 24, 2012 vsIllinois State W 3-1 3-7-0 1-4-0 7 9-1-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 5-0) -- 1:52 Feb 24, 2012 vsMassachusetts 0-1 L 0-2-2 1-2-0 7 9-2-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (L 3-2) -- 1:53 Feb 25, 2012 vsHofstra W 3-2 3-9-1 2-4-0 7 10-2-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 6-0) -- 1:50 Feb 25, 2012 vsLouisiana-Lafayette 7-10 L 7-10-1 10-15-0 7 10-3-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (L 3-3) -- 2:08 Feb 26, 2012 vsMississippi State W 3-1 3-4-0 1-5-1 7 11-3-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 7-0) -- 1:57 Feb 29, 2012 at USF 0-2 L 0-6-0 2-7-0 7 11-4-0 0-0-0 Wagner (L 7-1) 536 1:38 Mar 02, 2012 vsUCLA W 5-3 5-10-1 3-10-1 7 12-4-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 8-1) -- 2:30 Mar 02, 2012 vsAuburn W 4-0 4-5-0 0-4-3 7 13-4-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 9-1) -- 1:51 Mar 03, 2012 vsSyracuse 2-4 L 2-5-0 4-6-0 7 13-5-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (L 3-4) -- 1:56 Mar 03, 2012 vsVirginia W 7-1 7-5-3 1-1-5 7 14-5-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 10-1) -- 1:54 Mar 04, 2012 vsTemple W 4-3 4-10-2 3-3-4 7 15-5-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 11-1) -- 1:36 Mar 10, 2012 at Louisville 1-2 L 1-4-1 2-5-1 7 15-6-0 0-0-0 Wagner (L 11-2) 967 1:45 Mar 10, 2012 vsSaint Louis W 6-3 6-9-1 3-7-1 7 16-6-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (W 4-4) 967 1:45 Mar 11, 2012 vsIllinois State 1-5 L 1-2-1 5-5-1 7 16-7-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (L 4-5) -- 1:47 Mar 15, 2012 vsNotre Dame W 2-1 2-7-0 1-6-0 7 17-7-0 0-0-0 Wagner (W 12-2) 216 1:43 Mar 15, 2012 vsOklahoma 0-2 L 0-4-2 2-7-0 7 17-8-0 0-0-0 Wagner (L 12-3) 353 1:56 Mar 16, 2012 vsArizona State 0-1 L 0-2-2 1-4-0 7 17-9-0 0-0-0 Wagner (L 12-4) 0 1:20 Mar 21, 2012 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 10-2 10-8-1 2-4-1 5 18-9-0 0-0-0 Driesenga (W 5-5) 816 1:31 * Mar 24, 2012 PENN STATE W 11-2 11-10-0 2-2-2 5 19-9-0 1-0-0 Wagner (W 13-4) 1867 1:38 *Mar 24, 2012 PENN STATE W 12-4 12-12-1 4-4-1 6 20-9-0 2-0-0 Wagner (W 14-4) 1867 1:53 *Mar 25, 2012 PENN STATE W 6-0 6-13-1 0-2-2 7 21-9-0 3-0-0 Wagner (W 15-4) 1233 2:13 Mar 28, 2012 BOWLING GREEN W 12-2 12-13-1 2-3-1 6 22-9-0 3-0-0 Driesenga (W 6-5) 870 2:08

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PPLAYERL A Y E R SSTATST A T S

 2012 OVERALL STATISTICS

Batting 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% 25 Sweet, Lauren .342 29 29 79 11 27 8 0 3 14 44 .557 7 3 21 0 .416 0 3 0 0 98 20 2 .983 3 Chidester, Amanda .301 30 30 93 18 28 8 1 6 29 56 .602 11 0 16 0 .371 1 1 0 0 146 29 6 .967 5 Evans, Bree .298 31 31 104 21 31 2 0 0 8 33 .317 7 2 6 0 .354 0 2 2 3 27 1 1 .966 15 Sappingfield, Nic .286 30 30 91 15 26 1 0 1 10 30 .330 7 0 11 0 .337 0 7 2 2 25 1 1 .963 11 Doyle, Lyndsay .282 29 29 71 18 20 0 0 0 4 20 .282 15 0 15 0 .407 0 5 4 5 27 2 2 .935 1 Knapp, Amy .261 30 29 69 13 18 2 0 3 5 29 .420 6 2 10 0 .338 0 2 3 3 41 53 7 .931 12 Kirkpatrick, Step .256 31 31 82 11 21 3 0 2 15 30 .366 14 0 10 1 .361 1 3 3 4 27 79 11 .906 8 Lane, Ashley .256 31 30 90 12 23 2 0 7 16 46 .511 11 0 21 0 .333 1 0 3 5 101 49 1 .993 ------10 Driesenga, Sara .391 9 9 23 4 9 0 0 1 6 12 .522 5 0 8 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 29 1 .967 44 Blanchard, Caitli .350 10 9 20 1 7 2 0 0 2 9 .450 2 1 2 0 .417 1 0 0 0 33 3 0 1.000 4 Hasselbach, Taylo .333 13 5 18 4 6 1 0 2 7 13 .722 4 0 6 0 .455 0 0 0 0 28 3 0 1.000 17 Wagner, Haylie .147 15 15 34 3 5 1 0 1 4 9 .265 7 4 10 1 .356 0 0 0 0 9 18 0 1.000 20 Gardner, Mandy .077 9 5 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077 2 1 2 0 .250 0 2 0 0 43 1 0 1.000 16 Luetkens, Katie .000 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 18 Crummey, Jaclyn .000 17 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 6 7 1 0 0 1.000 19 Garfinkel, Becca .000 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 Virgil, Brandi .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000

Totals .281 31 31 789 141 222 30 1 26 120 332 .421 99 13 139 2 .369 4 26 24 30 606 291 32 .966 Opponents .211 31 31 748 71 158 24 1 11 60 217 .290 53 11 125 5 .273 2 16 17 23 589 256 35 .960

LOB - Team (201), Opp (154). DPs turned - Team (7), Opp (8). CI - Team (1), Sweet 1. IBB - Team (2), Lane 1, Chidester 1, Opp (3). Pitching PLAYER ERA W L APP GS CG SO CB SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP IP SFA SHA 17 Wagner, Haylie 1.28 15 4 24 15 13 4 0 1 109.1 72 25 20 20 68 13 1 5 390 .185 8 6 0 2 9 21 Speierman, Stepha 1.83 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 15.1 13 5 4 6 17 1 0 2 59 .220 6 3 0 0 0 10 Driesenga, Sara 2.39 6 5 16 14 5 1 0 1 76.0 73 41 26 25 39 10 0 4 295 .247 5 2 0 0 7 ------14 Payne, Hilary 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 1.73 22 9 31 31 19 6 0 2 202.0 158 71 50 53 125 24 1 11 748 .211 19 11 0 2 16 Opponents 3.92 9 22 31 31 18 4 0 2 196.1 222 141 110 99 139 30 1 26 789 .281 25 13 6 4 26

PB - Team (3), Sweet 3, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (4), Sweet 3, Blanchard 1. SBA/ATT - Sweet (16-22), Wagner (9-13), Driesenga (6-8), Speierman (2-2), Blanchard (1-1).

 2012 BIG TEN STATISTICS

Batting 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% 25 Sweet, Lauren .833 3 3 6 3 5 1 0 1 3 9 1.500 4 1 1 0 .909 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 1.000 15 Sappingfield, Nic .625 3 3 8 1 5 1 0 0 2 6 .750 1 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1.000 5 Evans, Bree .500 3 3 12 5 6 0 0 0 1 6 .500 1 0 0 0 .538 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 11 Doyle, Lyndsay .429 3 3 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 .429 3 0 1 0 .600 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 8 Lane, Ashley .400 3 3 10 3 4 0 0 0 3 4 .400 1 0 1 0 .455 0 0 1 1 7 6 1 .929 10 Driesenga, Sara .375 3 3 8 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 .375 2 0 3 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1 Knapp, Amy .375 3 3 8 3 3 1 0 1 3 7 .875 2 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 .857 3 Chidester, Amanda .286 3 3 7 4 2 0 0 1 4 5 .714 5 0 1 0 .583 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 1.000 12 Kirkpatrick, Step .222 3 3 9 2 2 0 0 1 6 5 .556 1 0 0 1 .273 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 1.000 ------4 Hasselbach, Taylo .667 3 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 1.000 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 18 Crummey, Jaclyn .000 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 19 Garfinkel, Becca .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 Virgil, Brandi .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals .449 3 3 78 29 35 4 0 4 26 51 .654 20 1 8 1 .560 1 3 4 4 54 22 2 .974 Opponents .127 3 3 63 6 8 1 0 2 5 15 .238 6 0 13 0 .203 0 0 0 0 47 25 5 .935

LOB - Team (27), Opp (9). DPs turned - Team (0), Opp (3).

Pitching PLAYER ERA W L APP GS CG SO CB SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP IP SFA SHA 17 Wagner, Haylie 1.40 3 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 15.0 6 3 3 3 10 0 0 2 51 .118 0 0 0 0 0 10 Driesenga, Sara 2.33 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 12 .167 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 1.56 3 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 18.0 8 6 4 6 13 1 0 2 63 .127 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 11.17 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 15.2 35 29 25 20 8 4 0 4 78 .449 6 1 0 1 3

PB - Team (1), Sweet 1, Opp (1).

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MMICHIGANI C H I G A N SSITUATIONALI T U A T I O N A L SSTATST A T S WOLVERINE BITES  RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION  WOLVERINE HITTING STREAKS Overall record ...... 22-9 Name...... Avg...... AB ...... H ...... RBI Name...... Longest ...... Current ...... Career Sweet ...... 422 ...... 26 ...... 11 ...... 11 Chidester ...... 5 ...... 2 ...... 10 At Alumni Field ...... 5-0 Hasselbach ...... 364 ...... 11 ...... 4 ...... 6 Evans ...... 5 ...... 5 ...... 19 On the road ...... 2-2 Chidester ...... 357 ...... 42 ...... 15 ...... 26 Doyle ...... 4 ...... 2 ...... 6 Doyle ...... 353 ...... 17 ...... 6 ...... 4 Sappingfield ...... 4 ...... 3 ...... 20 At a neutral site ...... 15-7 Sappingfield ...... 333 ...... 36 ...... 12 ...... 10 Day games ...... 18-7 Lane ...... 4 ...... 4 ...... 7 Driesenga ...... 333 ...... 9 ...... 3 ...... 4 Sweet ...... 5 ...... 5 ...... 5 Night games ...... 3-2 Evans ...... 276 ...... 29 ...... 8 ...... 8 Kirkpatrick ...... 259 ...... 27 ...... 7 ...... 14 Blanchard ...... 4 ...... 1 ...... 9 Lane ...... 235 ...... 34 ...... 8 ...... 9 Driesenga ...... 4 ...... 4 ...... 4 Vs. top-10 opponents ...... 0-2 Wagner ...... 167 ...... 6 ...... 1 ...... 3 Knapp ...... 3 ...... 2 ...... 6 Vs. ranked opponents ...... 4-4 Blanchard ...... 111 ...... 9 ...... 1 ...... 2 Hasselbach ...... 3 ...... - ...... 3 Knapp ...... 071 ...... 28 ...... 2 ...... 1 Kirkpatrick ...... 3 ...... 1 ...... 9 Vs. unranked opponents ...... 13-5 Gardner ...... 000 ...... 4 ...... 0 ...... 0 Wagner ...... 2 ...... - ...... 2 Vs. teams .500 or better ...... 11-9 Virgil ...... 000 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 Gardner ...... 1 ...... - ...... 1 Vs. teams worse than .500 ...... 11-0 Totals ...... 281 ...... 278 ...... 78 ...... 98

U-M after a win ...... 14-8 U-M after a loss ...... 8-1  BASES LOADED  WOLVERINE MULTI-HIT GAMES U-M scores first...... 17-3 Name...... 2 .....3 .... 4.....5+ .... Total Name...... Avg. ....AB ...... H ...... RBI Sweet ...... 7 ...... 2 ...... - ...... - ...... 9 Scoring 4 or more runs...... 15-1 Driesenga ...... 500 ...... 2 ...... 1 ...... 1 10 hits or more ...... 8-1 Hasselbach ...... 500 ...... 2 ...... 1 ...... 2 Evans ...... 6 ...... 3 ...... - ...... - ...... 9 Doyle ...... 500 ...... 2 ...... 1 ...... 2 Doyle ...... 5 ...... 1 ...... - ...... - ...... 6 Hitting one home run ...... 8-2 Chidester ...... 250 ...... 8 ...... 2 ...... 9 Sappingfield ...... 4 ...... 2 ...... - ...... - ...... 6 Hitting 2 or more home runs ...... 6-1 Sweet ...... 250 ...... 8 ...... 2 ...... 6 Kirkpatrick ...... 4 ...... 1 ...... - ...... - ...... 5 Playing error free ...... 9-2 Evans ...... 200 ...... 5 ...... 1 ...... 3 Chidester ...... 3 ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... - ...... 5 Kirkpatrick ...... 143 ...... 7 ...... 1 ...... 3 Knapp ...... 3 ...... - ...... - ...... - ...... 3 Committing one error ...... 10-3 Sappingfield ...... 111 ...... 9 ...... 1 ...... 4 Lane ...... 3 ...... - ...... - ...... - ...... 3 Committing two or more errors ...... 3-4 Lane ...... 000 ...... 4 ...... 0 ...... 1 Driesenga ...... 3 ...... - ...... - ...... - ...... 3 Blanchard ...... 000 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0 Blanchard ...... 1 ...... - ...... - ...... - ...... 1 Leading after 5 innings ...... 16-0 Knapp ...... 000 ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 0 Wagner ...... 1 ...... - ...... - ...... - ...... 1 Wagner ...... 000 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1 TEAM ...... 40 ... 10 ..... 1 ...... 0 ...... 51 Trailing after 5 innings ...... 0-7 Totals ...... 200 ...... 50 ...... 10 ...... 33 Leading after 6 innings ...... 15-0 Trailing after 6 innings ...... 0-9  2-OUTS In one-run games ...... 6-3 WOLVERINE MULTI-RBI GAMES In two-run games ...... 4-3 Name...... H ...... AB ....Avg. ... RBI  Blanchard ...... 2 ...... 10 ...... 200 ...... 1 Extra innings ...... 0-0 Chidester ...... 9 ...... 37 ...... 243 ...... 9 Name...... 2 .....3 .... 4.....5+ .... Total Run-rule decisions ...... 5-0 Doyle ...... 3 ...... 14 ...... 214 ...... 1 Chidester ...... 5 ...... 2 ...... 2 ...... - ...... 9 Driesenga ...... 2 ...... 8 ...... 250 ...... 2 Lane ...... 3 ...... 1 ...... - ...... - ...... 4 Evans ...... 6 ...... 21 ...... 286 ...... 1 Kirkpatrick ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... - ...... 1 ...... 3 Vs. lefty starters ...... 5-3 Gardner ...... 1 ...... 5 ...... 200 ...... 0 Sweet ...... 2 ...... 1 ...... - ...... - ...... 3 Vs. righty starters ...... 17-6 Hasselbach ...... 1 ...... 7 ...... 143 ...... 2 Hasselbach ...... 2 ...... - ...... - ...... - ...... 2 Kirkpatrick ...... 6 ...... 21 ...... 286 ...... 4 Driesenga ...... 2 ...... - ...... - ...... - ...... 2 MONTHLY RECORD Knapp ...... 5 ...... 27 ...... 185 ...... 2 Knapp ...... 1 ...... - ...... - ...... - ...... 1 Lane ...... 5 ...... 23 ...... 217 ...... 6 Wagner ...... 1 ...... - ...... - ...... - ...... 1 U-M in February ...... 11-4 Sappingfield ...... 8 ...... 30 ...... 267 ...... 5 Sappingfield ...... 1 ...... - ...... - ...... 1 ...... 1 U-M in March ...... 11-5 Sweet ...... 10 ...... 34 ...... 294 ...... 6 TEAM ...... 18 .....5 ...... 2 ...... 2 ...... 27 U-M in April ...... 0-0 Wagner ...... 1 ...... 11 ...... 091 ...... 2 Totals ...... 59 ...... 248 ...... 238 ...... 41 U-M in May...... 0-0

DAYS OF THE WEEK U-M on Monday ...... 0-0 U-M on Tuesday ...... 0-0 U-M on Wednesday ...... 2-1  WOLVERINE PINCH-HITTING STATISTICS U-M on Thursday ...... 1-1 U-M on Friday ...... 5-3 Player ...... Avg .....AB...... H .... RBI ...2B .. 3B ..HR... TB... SLG% ...BB .... HBP ....SO .. GDP ...OB% ... SH ...SF Lane ...... 000 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 000 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 000 ...... 0...... 0 U-M on Saturday ...... 9-3 Blanchard ...... 000 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 000 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 000 ...... 0...... 0 U-M on Sunday ...... 5-1 Gardner ...... 000 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 000 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 000 ...... 0...... 0 Driesenga ...... 000 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 000 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 000 ...... 0...... 0 WINNING AND LOSING STREAKS Hasselbach ...... 500 ...... 6 ...... 3 ...... 4 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 4 ...... 800 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 600 ...... 0...... 0 Totals ...... 300 ...... 10 ...... 3 ...... 4 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 4 ...... 444 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 333 ...... 0...... 0 Longest winning streak ...... 5 Longest losing streak ...... 2 Last 10 games ...... 7-3 Last 15 games ...... 10-5 Last 20 games ...... 13-7 Current streak ...... W5  STARTERS SUMMARY Largest winning margin ...... 11 Position Batting Order Largest losing margin ...... 4 Player GS P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DP 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 12 Kirkpatrick, Step 31 . . . . 17 14 ...... 10 7 8 3 3 PITCHING 5 Evans, Bree 31 ...... 30 . . 1 31 ...... Speierman Starts ...... 2-0 15 Sappingfi eld, Nic 30 ...... 30 . . . . . 19 6 . . . . . 5 Payne Starts ...... 0-0 3 Chidester, Amanda 30 . . 17 . 13 ...... 25 5 . . . . . Driesenga Starts...... 10-4 8 Lane, Ashley 30 . . 5 21 ...... 4 . . . 20 10 . . . . Wagner Starts ...... 10-5 1 Knapp, Amy 29 . . . 10 1 17 . . . . 1 . . . . . 2 11 12 2 11 Doyle, Lyndsay 29 ...... 28 . 1 . 12 ...... 17 25 Sweet, Lauren 29 . 23 . . . . 1 . 2 . 3 . . . . 5 10 5 8 1 HITTING 17 Wagner, Haylie 19 15 ...... 4 . . . 5 6 3 . 1 . Evans leads off ...... 22-9 10 Driesenga, Sara 16 14 ...... 2 . . . . . 6 2 . . 19 Garfi nkel, Becca 13 ...... 13 ...... ATTENDANCE 44 Blanchard, Caitli 9 . 8 ...... 1 . . . 1 . 2 3 2 . Total home attendance ...... 6653 20 Gardner, Mandy 5 . . 4 ...... 1 ...... 2 3 . Average home attendance ...... 1330 4 Hasselbach, Taylo 5 . . 5 ...... 2 3 Total home dates ...... 5 21 Speierman, Stepha 2 2 ...... Largest crowd ...... 1867 18 Crummey, Jaclyn 1 ...... 1 ...... 16 Luetkens, Katie 1 ...... 1 ...... 1 . . .

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THE HOME RUN TRACKER  MICHIGAN TEAM SUPERLATIVES TEAM BATTING 4 1 1 Most at-bats...... 32 (2x) ...... Last vs. Penn State (March 25) 2 Fewest at-bats...... 17 ...... vs. Eastern Michigan (March 21) Most runs (game) ...... 12 (3x) ...... Last vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Most runs (inning) ...... 8 ...... vs. Eastern Michigan (March 21) Fewest runs (game) ...... 0 (4x) ...... Last vs. Arizona State (March 16) Most hits (game) ...... 13 (2x) ...... Last vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Fewest hits (game) ...... 2 (4x) ...... Last vs. Arizona State (March 16) RBI ...... 12 ...... vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Doubles ...... 3 (2x) ...... Last vs. Wright State (Feb. 19) Triples ...... 1 ...... vs. Saint Louis (March 10) Home runs ...... 4 ...... vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25) ...... 24 ...... vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25) Chidester (6) Hasselbach (2) Walks ...... 11 ...... vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Most strikeouts against ...... 16 ...... vs. Massachusetts (Feb. 24) 2 Fewest strikeouts against ...... 1 ...... vs. Louisiana Tech (Feb. 11) 3 Sacrifice bunts ...... 4 ...... vs. Saint Louis (March 10) 2 Sacrifice flies ...... 1 (4x) ...... Last vs. Penn State (March 24) 1 1 1 Stolen bases ...... 4 ...... vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Left on base ...... 13 ...... vs. Penn State (March 25) Hit into DP ...... 2 ...... vs. Penn State (March 24) Hit by pitches ...... 2 ...... Last vs. Auburn (March 2) TEAM FIELDING Most putouts ...... 21 (19x) ...... Last vs. Penn State (March 25) Most assists ...... 17 ...... at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 18) Lane (7) Most errors ...... 6 ...... vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Sweet (3) DPs turned ...... 1 (7x) ...... Last vs. Oklahoma (March 15) 1 TEAM PITCHING 3 1 1 Most runs allowed ...... 10 ...... vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25) Fewest runs allowed ...... 0 (6x) ...... Last vs. Penn State (March 25) Most hits allowed ...... 15 ...... vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25) Fewest hits allowed ...... 1 ...... vs. Virginia (March 3) Most strikeouts ...... 11 ...... vs. Penn State (Feb. 12) Fewest strikeouts ...... 0 ...... at Louisville (March 10) Most walks ...... 5 ...... vs. Louisiana Tech (Feb. 11) Fewest walks ...... 0 (5x) ...... Last vs. Eastern Michigan (March 21) Hit-by-pitches ...... 2 (4x) ...... Last vs. vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 26) Wild pitches ...... 4 ...... vs. Syracuse (March 3) Knapp (2) Kirkpatrick (2) Home runs allowed...... 2 ...... vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25) MISCELLANEOUS 1 1 Consecutive wins ...... 5 (2x) ...... Last March 21-28 Consecutive losses ...... 2 ...... March 15-16 Home wins in a row ...... 5 ...... March 21-28 Road/Neutral wins in a row ...... 5 ...... Last Feb. 17-24 Longest game ...... 2:45 ...... vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Shortest game ...... 1:20 (2x) ...... Last vs. Arizona State (March 16) Most innings...... 7 (26x) ...... Last vs. Penn State (March 25) Largest home attendance ...... 1867 ...... vs. Penn State (March 24) Largest road attendance ...... 1298 ...... at LSU (Feb. 11) Wagner (1) Driesenga (1)  MICHIGAN PLAYER SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL BATTING 1 At-bats ...... 5 (2x) ...... Last: Evans vs. Penn State (March 25) Runs ...... 3 ...... Evans vs. Penn State (March 24) Hits ...... 4 ...... Chidester vs. Saint Louis (March 10) RBI ...... 5 (2x) ...... Last: Sappingfield vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Doubles ...... 1 (30x) ...Last: Sweet/Chidester/Lane vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Triples ...... 1 ...... Chidester vs. Saint Louis (March 10) Home runs ...... 2 ...... Lane vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25) Grand slams ...... 1 ...... Chidester vs. Eastern Michigan (March 21) Total bases ...... 8 ...... Lane vs. vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25) Sappingfield (1) Walks ...... 3 (2x) ...... Last: Chidester vs. Penn State (March 24) Strikeouts ...... 3 (6x) ...... Last: Driesenga vs. Penn State (March 25) Sacrifice flies ...... 1 (4x) ...... Last: Chidester vs. Penn State (March 24) Sacrifice bunts ...... 2 (2x) ...... Last: Doyle vs. Penn State (March 24) Stolen bases ...... 1 (24x) ...... Last: Lane vs. Bowling Green (March 28)  HOME RUN BREAKDOWN Hit by pitch ...... 2 ...... Knapp vs. Auburn (March 2) Total home runs ...... 26 Caught stealing ...... 1 (6x) ...... Last: Lane vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Solo home runs ...... 14 Runners LOB ...... 7 ...... Blanchard vs. Louisiana Tech (Feb. 11) 2-run home runs ...... 7 3-run home runs ...... 3 INDIVIDUAL FIELDING Grand slams...... 2 Putouts ...... 16 (2x) ...... Last: Lane vs. Massachusetts (Feb. 24) Back-to-back ...... 2 Assists (infield) ...... 7 ...... Chidester at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 18) First inning ...... 1 Assists (outfield) ...... 1 (4x) ...... Evans vs. Oklahoma (March 15) Second inning ...... 3 Errors ...... 4 ...... Chidester vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Third inning ...... 6 Passed balls...... 2 ...... Sweet vs. Louisville (March 10) Fourth inning...... 7 Fifth inning ...... 3 INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Sixth inning...... 5 Innings pitched ...... 7.0 (12x) ...... Last: Wagner vs. Penn State (March 25) Seventh inning ...... 1 Extra innings ...... 0 Runs allowed ...... 7 ...... Driesenga vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Leadoff home runs ...... 9 Walks ...... 4 ...... Driesenga vs. Bowling Green (March 25) Pinch-hit home runs ...... 0 Strikeouts ...... 11 ...... Wagner vs. Penn State (Feb. 12) Walk-off home runs ...... 1 Hits allowed ...... 12 ...... Driesenga vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) vs. RHP ...... 23 Fewest hits (starter) ...... 1 ...... Wagner vs. Virginia (March 3) vs. LHP ...... 3 Wild pitches ...... 4 ...... Speierman vs. Syracuse (March 3) 0-outs ...... 10 Hit batters ...... 2 (3x) ...... Last: Wagner vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 26) 1-out ...... 8 2-outs ...... 8

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CAROL HUTCHINS • HEAD COACH WHO COACHES THIRD BASE MICHIGAN W-L: 1,231-416-4 (.748) 28TH SEASON Head coach Carol Hutchins takes charge in the third base CAREER W-L: 1,254-427-4 (.746) 29TH SEASON coaching box.

Wolverine head coach Carol Hutchins recently ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11). U-M advanced WHO COACHES completed her 27th season as head softball to the NCAA Women’s College World Series in FIRST BASE coach at the University of Michigan, where she 1995, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, 2001, ‘02, ‘04. ‘05 and ‘09. Michi- Associate head coach Bonnie has molded the Wolverines into one of the elite gan has finished either first, second or third in the Tholl takes care of the run- programs in college softball. On December 8, Big Ten Conference standings in 24 of Hutchins’ ners at first base. Tholl is in 2006, Hutchins was inducted into the NFCA Hall 27 seasons and has been among the league’s top her 19th season as a coach of Fame in recognition of her coaching success five teams in each of her head coaching years. after playing four years of and the indelible mark she has left on both Mich- softball for the Wolverines. igan and collegiate softball. The Wolverines have received 50 total All-Amer- Tholl was the first -- and one ica citations under Hutchins, including 15 first- of just two -- four-time Big The hall of fame induction kicked off a series of career milestones that would team nods, while 10 have earned Academic All- Ten first team honorees in come for Hutchins during the subsequent campaign. On February 28, 2007, she America accolades. Michigan players have been the history of Big Ten soft- became just the seventh coach in NCAA softball history -- and the sixth in Di- named Big Ten Player of the Year 15 times, Big Ten ball. She was also chosen for vision I -- to reach 1,000 career wins when the Wolverines swept a mid-week Pitcher of the Year 12 times and Big Ten Fresh- the Big Ten All-Decade Team doubleheader at Florida State (4-3, 3-2). Two months later, on April 29, Michigan man of the Year 10 times during her coaching (1982-92). picked up a home doubleheader sweep vs. Wisconsin (2-1, 2-0) to net Hutchins tenure. Wolverine players have accumulated 112 her 1,000th career win at Michigan, strengthening her position as U-M’s win- Academic All-Big Ten awards, 147 All-Big Ten ci- WHO MAKES TRIPS ningest coach in athletic department history. tations and 98 All-Mideast or All-Great Lakes Re- gion certificates. Four former Hutchins-coached TO THE MOUND Assistant coach Jennifer Last season, Michigan used powerful hitting and commanding pitching perfor- Wolverines -- , , Alicia mances to a 53-6 record, its fourth straight Big Ten Conference title and its 17th Seegart and Bonnie Tholl -- were named to the Brundage works with the consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. U-M is the first program in Big Ten Big Ten’s All-Decade (1990s) team -- the most Wolverine pitchers. She is history to capture four consecutive regular-season titles. from any conference school. in her 14th season with the Wolverines after a four-year “Hutch” has been a part of the Michigan softball program since 1983 when she Hutchins’ players have excelled at the interna- collegiate career at UCLA. joined the staff as an assistant coach under Bob DeCarolis. She moved into the tional level, including medal performances by Brundage is an Olympic head coach position in 1985 and, in each of her 27 head coaching seasons, has Samantha Findlay, , Jessica Mer- gold medalist (2000 Syndney continued Michigan’s tradition of softball success. Michigan has never suffered chant and during the 2005 Canada Olympics) and was the 1995 a losing season in all of Hutch’s years with the program. Cup and International Cup. Findlay and Ritter Honda Award recipient joined Hutchins again in 2006 as the Wolverine for softball. She was a two- Hutchins has led the Wolverines to the Women’s College World Series in nine of trio led the USA squad to gold at the World Uni- time All-American, two-time the last 16 seasons, and, in 2005, the Maize and Blue became the first program versity Games. Former Michigan players Morrow Academic All-American and east of the Mississippi River to claim the NCAA national championship when it (1987) and Patti Benedict (1995) were members six-time American Amateur defeated UCLA. Michigan’s record-setting 2005 season was the culmination of of U.S. Pan American Games teams, while Mag- Softball Women’s Major All- two decades of dedication for Hutchins and her current and former players and gie Viefhaus and Nikki Nemitz contributed to American. coaches. In that magical season, Michigan set records in a number of categories, the Team USA’s gold-medal performance at the including: 2009 Pan American Qualifier in Maracay, Venezu- ela. Viefhaus also claimed gold with the USA ju- • First softball national championship • A program-best 65 wins THE HUTCHINS FILE • A program-best 32 consecutive victories (spanning 47 days, from Feb. 13 to Birth Place: Cadillac, Mich. March 30) High School: Lansing Everett H.S. • First No. 1 ranking (March 22) Undergraduate: Michigan State, 1979 (Physical Education) • First No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament Graduate: Indiana, 1981 (Coaching and Administration) • First victory over a top-ranked opponent (6-2 win over No. 1 Arizona) • Michigan’s 103 home runs tied for second on the NCAA all-time single-season College Coaching Experience: home run list • Michigan, head coach (1985-present) • Michigan, assistant coach (1983-84) The 2005 season took on added significance when Hutchins was selected to be • Ferris State, head coach (1982) included in a pool of coaches for USA Softball’s Summer Tour. Hutchins helped select both the USA Softball National and Elite teams and was appointed head Honors/Awards: coach for the Elite Team at the Canada Cup (July 2-10) and made assistant coach • NFCA Hall of Fame (inducted 2006) for the National Team at the Japan Cup (July 26-August 5). The Elite Team posted • Two-time NFCA National Coach of the Year (1995, 2005) a 10-1 record at the Canada Cup to earn the silver medal, while winning the • Eight-time NFCA Regional Coach of the Year Sendai Series at the Japan Cup. • Eleven-time Big Ten Coach of the Year Hutchins’ squads have also captured 14 Big Ten regular-season titles, 13 NCAA Coaching Achievements: Regional crowns and eight Big Ten Tournament championships. She has earned • NCAA Championship (2005) 12 Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year honors, eight NFCA Regional Coach • 12 NCAA Regional Championships of the Year awards and a pair of NFCA National Coach of the Year honors. The • 14 Big Ten Regular-Season Championships Hutchins-led Michigan coaching staff has garnered Great Lakes Region Coach- • Eight Big Ten Tournament Championships ing Staff of the Year honors in nine of the last 12 seasons (1998, ‘99, 2001, ‘02, ‘04, ‘05, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10) and was named Speedline/NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Athletic Experience: Year for the first time in 2005. • Michigan State University (1979) • Four-year softball letterwinner (1976-79) Under Hutchins’ guidance, the Michigan softball program has claimed 14 of the • Four-year basketball letterwinner (1976-79) last 19 Big Ten regular-season championships and earned trips to 19 NCAA Na- • Member of MSU’s 1976 AIAW National Championship team tional Championship Tournaments (1992, ‘93, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02,

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nior team at the 2007 Junior Pan Am Championships in Manaubo, Puerto Rico and again at the 2007 Junior World Championships in Enschede, Netherlands. A 1979 graduate of Michigan State University, Hutchins displayed her athletic Most recently, Jordan Taylor helped the U.S. to the gold medal at the 2011 talents in both basketball and softball (1976-79), helping the Spartans to the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Taylor is also a two-time member of the 1976 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women National Softball Cham- Women’s National Team (2011, 2012), becoming the first Wolverine to earn a pionship. In 2003, she was chosen as the recipient of the Nell Jackson Award, roster spot on two teams. considered the highest honor the Michigan State Varsity “S” Club can give a female alumna for professional accomplishments and community service. She Hutchins and the University of Michigan have hosted 17 NCAA Regional Cham- was also inducted into the Greater Lansing Athletic Hall of Fame in July 2000. pionships (1993, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11) and four Super Regionals (2005, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10), an honor showcasing the Wolver- Hutchins holds a master’s degree in physical education from Indiana (1981). ine program, facilities and University on a national level. Michigan captured a regional crown in 12 of those host years.

For the last several years, every season has brought prestigious milestones to coach Hutchins and the U-M program. On March 31, 2000, Hutchins moved to the top of the all-time win list for University of Michigan coaches -- female or male -- with win No. 638, a 1-0 victory vs. Indiana in the conference season- opening game. Hutchins became the Wolverines’ all-time wins leader among female sport coaches when she posted U-M win No. 600 with a 6-3 victory vs. Minnesota on April 11, 1999. Hutchins added win No. 700 with a 2-1 win over Oakland University on April 3, 2001.

In 2004, the Wolverines posted a ninth-straight 40-win season, advancing to the WCWS for the seventh time in 10 years. During the 2003 season, Hutchins be- came just the 14th coach in NCAA Division I softball history to reach the 800-win plateau with a 2-1 win over Wisconsin on April 12, 2003. The 2002 Wolverines completed the trifecta as Big Ten regular-season and tournament champions as well as NCAA Regional champs, sending the Maize and Blue to its sixth WCWS.

Before becoming Michigan’s third softball coach, Hutchins spent one year as the head coach at Ferris State University (1982). While at Ferris, she led the Bull- dogs to the NCAA Division II National Tournament and was selected Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Hutchins was an assistant coach at Indiana University (1981) -- under legendary coach Gayle Blevins -- and at Michigan (1983-84).

THE COACHING BREAKDOWN

OVERALL BIG TEN CONFERENCE Year W L T Pct. W L Pct. Season Tourn. NCAA Season Highlights FERRIS STATE (1 Season) 1982 23 11 .676 NCAA Division II Tournament MICHIGAN (27 Seasons) 1985 28 20 .542 16 8 .667 2nd First Big Ten Coach of the Year award 1986 32 17 .653 12 12 .500 5th First All-America first team honoree () 1987 39 17 .696 17 7 .708 2nd Hardees National Invitational title 1988 29 20 .591 15 9 .625 2nd Becomes winningest coach in U-M softball history 1989 42 20 .677 16 8 .667 2nd Michigan earns its first-ever national ranking 1990 29 27 .518 12 12 .500 4th First Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Patti Benedict) 1991 36 19 .655 15 9 .625 3rd 250th career victory; 100th Big Ten victory 1992 37 24 .607 22 6 .786 1st 2nd First Regional Coach of the Year award; First Big Ten title 1993 46 13 .780 21 5 .808 1st 2nd Michigan hosts the NCAA Regional for the first time 1994 34 26 .567 18 10 .643 T3rd Michigan softball’s 500th program win 1995 50 12 .806 22 6 .786 1st 1st 7th U-M’s first regional title and first WCWS appearance 1996 51 14 .785 20 4 .833 1st 1st 7th leads nation with 35 wins; Regional champs 1997 56 16 1 .767 18 4 .818 2nd 1st 5th 500th career victory; First WCWS win; Regional champs 1998 56 7 .889 22 1 .957 1st 1st 5th Shepherd Softball Building opens; Regional champs 1999 51 13 1 .792 21 3 .875 1st 2nd Sixth Big Ten Conference title in the 90s 2000 45 16 1 .734 13 4 .765 2nd 1st U-M’s all-time winningest coach; Regional runner-up 2001 43 17 1 .713 17 3 .850 1st 2nd 7th Seventh Big Ten title; Regional champs 2002 50 11 .820 15 3 .833 1st 1st 7th 750th career victory; Regional champs 2003 44 16 .733 13 5 .722 2nd 4th 14th Division I coach to 800 wins; Regional runner-up 2004 54 13 .850 17 3 .850 1st T5th 7th Seventh WCWS berth in 10 years; Regional champs 2005 65 7 .903 15 2 .885 1st 1st 1st WCWS national champions; Big Ten champs 2006 44 15 .746 14 4 .778 2nd 1st Big Ten Tournament champs; Regional champs 2007 47 13 .783 12 4 .750 3rd T3rd Seventh Division I coach to 1,000 wins; Regional champs 2008 52 8 .870 18 2 .900 T1st T5th Wilpon Complex opens; Big Ten champs; Regional champs 2009 47 12 .797 17 3 .850 1st 5th Big Ten champs; Regional champs; WCWS berth 2010 49 8 .860 18 1 .947 1st Big Ten champs; Regional champs 2011 53 6 .898 18 2 .900 1st Big Ten champs; Regional runner-up 2012 22 9 .700 U-M 1231 416 4 .747 454 140 .764 14 titles 8 titles 1 title Overall 1254 427 4 .746 454 140 .764 14 titles 8 titles 1 title

PAGE 12 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #1 AMY KNAPP IF • JR • L/R • 5-8 • ST. JOSEPH, MICH. • LAKESHORE

• Appeared in 57 games during 2011, starting 55 -- 48 at shortstop, five at third base and two at second base • Hit the game-winning solo home run in the seventh inning at Northwestern (March 26, 2011) • 2009 Michigan Miss Softball • Made collegiate debut as a pinch runner against Eastern Michigan on May 5, 2010

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 4 vs. Bowling Green (March 28) At-bats 4 six times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Runs 2 vs. Penn State (March 25) Runs 2 four times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) Hits 2 three times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) Hits 3 at UCF (March 1, 2011) RBI 2 vs. Penn State (March 25) RBI 3 twice, most recent vs. Minnesota (May 8, 2011) Doubles 1 twice, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) Doubles 1 nine times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) Triples -- Triples 1 two times, most recent vs. Minnesota (May 8, 2011) Home runs 1 three times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Home runs 1 six times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Walks 1 six times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) Walks 3 vs. Ball State (March 5, 2011) Stolen bases 1 three times, most recent vs. Miss. State (Feb. 26) Stolen bases 1 nine times, most recent vs. Miss. State (Feb. 26, 2012)

Year 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% 2010 .000 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2011 .231 57 55 147 25 34 7 2 3 20 54 .367 12 1 27 1 .292 1 8 6 7 51 85 5 .965 2012 .261 30 29 69 13 18 2 0 3 5 29 .420 6 2 10 0 .338 0 2 3 3 41 53 7 .931 TOTAL .237 91 85 219 40 52 9 2 6 25 83 .379 18 3 38 1 .303 1 10 9 10 92 138 12 .950

#2 BRANDI VIRGIL OF • SO • R/R • 5-4 • HOUSTON, TEXAS • CYPRESS CREEK

• Appeared in 34 games in 2011, starting two at designated player • Tallied a single and scored a run in collegiate debut against Southern Illinois at the Houston Invitational (Feb. 11, 2011) • Named a 2010 ESPN RISE Second Team All-American • Scored 12 runs, including four in Big Ten Conference play • Missed the first two weeks of the 2012 season with a hand injury; made season debut vs. Hofstra (Feb. 25)

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats At-bats 2 twice, most recent at Louisville (March 13, 2011) Runs Runs 1 10 times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (May 21, 2011) Hits Hits 1 vs. Southern Illinois (Feb. 11, 2011) RBI RBI -- Doubles Doubles -- Triples Triples -- Home runs Home runs -- Walks Walks 1 three times, most recent vs. Western Kentucky (March 13, 2011) Stolen bases 1 vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 25) Stolen bases 1 vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 25, 2012)

Year 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% 2011 .091 34 2 11 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 3 1 5 0 .333 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2012 .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 TOTAL .091 41 2 11 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091 3 1 5 0 .333 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000

PAGE 13 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #3 AMANDA CHIDESTER 3B • SR. • R/R • 5-9 • ALLEN PARK, MICH. • CABRINI

• Named to USA Softball Top 50 Watch List for Player of the Year • Two-time All-America selection -- first team (third base) in 2011, second team (utility) in 2009 • Ranks in the top 10 of four career offensive categories • 2011 Big Ten Player of the Year • Keeping a blog of the 2012 season

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 4 seven times, most recent vs. Saint Louis (March 10) At-bats 6 at Florida State (Feb. 24, 2009) Runs 2 six times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) Runs 3 six times, most recent vs. Eastern Michigan (May 3, 2011) Hits 4 vs. Saint Louis (March 10) Hits 4 twice, most recent vs. Saint Louis (March 10) RBI 4 twice, most recent vs. Eastern Michigan (March 21) RBI 7 vs. Purdue (April 9, 2011) Doubles 1 eight times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Doubles 2 vs. Georgia (Feb. 13, 2010) Triples 1 vs. Saint Louis (March 10) Triples 1 five times, most recent vs. Saint Louis (March 10, 2012) Home runs 1 six times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) Home runs 2 vs. Purdue (April 9, 2011) Walks 3 vs. Penn State (March 24) Walks 4 vs. Ohio (Feb. 13, 2011) Stolen bases -- Stolen bases 1 vs. Chattanooga (Feb. 13, 2010)

Year 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% 2009 .350 58 58 183 37 64 9 3 8 38 103 .563 11 7 22 1 .402 3 5 0 2 61 7 1 .986 2010 .299 57 57 164 34 49 8 0 9 41 84 .512 14 4 20 1 .366 1 7 1 2 111 70 6 .968 2011 .423 58 58 175 49 74 9 1 13 75 124 .709 21 5 15 1 .490 3 1 0 2 107 83 8 .960 2012 .301 30 30 93 18 28 8 1 6 29 56 .602 11 0 16 0 .371 1 1 0 0 146 29 6 .967 TOTAL .350 203 203 615 138 215 34 5 36 183 367 .597 57 16 73 3 .414 8 14 1 6 425 189 21 .967

#4 TAYLOR HASSELBACH 1B/3B • SO. • L/R • 5-7 • CLARKSTON, MICH. • CLARKSTON

• Appeared in 30 games in 2011, starting four • Scored a run in collegiate debut vs. Southern Illinois at the Houston Invitational (Feb. 11, 2011) • 2010 Michigan Miss Softball • Named to the 2010 NFCA Louisville Slugger All-America first team (shortstop)

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 3 vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) At-bats 3 three time, most recent vs. Maryland (Feb. 17, 2012) Runs 1 four times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) Runs 1 14 times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Hits 1 six times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) Hits 1 nine times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) RBI 2 twice, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) RBI 2 twice, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Doubles 1 vs. Penn State (March 24) Doubles 1 vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Triples -- Triples -- Home runs 1 twice, most recent vs. Louisiana Tech (Feb. 12) Home runs 1 twice, most recent vs. Louisiana Tech (Feb. 12, 2012) Walks 2 vs. Louisiana Tech (Feb. 10) Walks 2 vs. Louisiana Tech (Feb. 10, 2012) Stolen bases -- Stolen bases --

Year 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% 2011 .150 30 4 20 10 3 0 0 0 3 3 .150 4 1 4 0 .296 2 0 0 0 3 5 2 .800 2012 .333 13 5 18 4 6 1 0 2 7 13 .722 4 0 6 0 .455 0 0 0 0 28 3 0 1.000 TOTAL .237 43 9 38 14 9 1 0 2 10 16 .421 8 1 10 0 .367 2 0 0 0 31 8 2 .951

PAGE 14 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #5 BREE EVANS OF • SR. • L/L • 5-8 • BLOOMINGTON, CALIF. • RIALTO

• Missed just one game in her career, playing in 201 contests • 2011 All-America third team (outfield) • Two-time All-Big Ten first team (2010, 2011) • Named to USA Softball Top 50 Watch List for Player of the Year • Spent fall semester student teaching

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 5 twice, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) At-bats 5 18 times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) Runs 3 vs. Penn State (March 24) Runs 3 six times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Hits 3 three times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) Hits 4 vs. Indiana (April 29, 2009) RBI 1 eight times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) RBI 4 at Indiana (April 8, 2010) Doubles 1 twice, most recent vs. E. Michigan (March 21) Doubles 1 26 times, most recent vs. Hofstra (Feb. 25, 2012) Triples -- Triples 1 nine times, most recent at Louisville (March 12, 2011) Home runs -- Home runs -- Walks 1 seven times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) Walks 2 three times, most recent at Louisville (March 13, 2010) Stolen bases 1 twice, most recent vs. UCLA (March 2) Stolen bases 2 vs. Indiana (April 29, 2009)

Year 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% 2009 .319 59 59 207 41 66 8 2 0 25 78 .377 16 1 37 1 .369 1 3 16 22 39 2 2 .953 2010 .358 56 56 190 52 68 7 4 0 20 83 .437 17 1 21 0 .411 1 3 10 13 36 2 2 .950 2011 .411 59 59 209 63 86 10 4 0 26 104 .498 14 2 18 0 .453 0 1 5 9 37 2 0 1.000 2012 .298 31 31 104 21 31 2 0 0 8 33 .317 7 2 6 0 .354 0 2 2 3 27 1 1 .966 TOTAL .354 205 205 710 177 251 27 10 0 79 298 .420 54 6 82 1 .403 2 9 33 47 139 7 5 .967

#8 ASHLEY LANE IF • JR. • R/R • 5-4 • ESCONDIDO, CALIF. • ESCONDIDO

• Named to USA Softball Top 50 Watch List for Player of the Year • 2011 All-America second team (second base) • Started all 59 games in 2011 -- 57 at second base, two at designated player • Currently ranks third at Michigan with a career .657 slugging percentage

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 4 four times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) At-bats 4 16 times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) Runs 2 vs. ULL (Feb. 25) Runs 3 twice, most recent at UCF (Feb. 25, 2011) Hits 2 three times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) Hits 3 six times, most recent vs. Western Michigan (April 12, 2011) RBI 3 vs. ULL (Feb. 25) RBI 4 four times, most recent vs. Purdue (April 10, 2011) Doubles 1 twice, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Doubles 2 vs. Maine (March 4, 2011) Triples -- Triples 1 at Louisville (March 13, 2011) Home runs 2 vs. ULL (Feb. 25) Home runs 2 twice, most recent vs. ULL (Feb. 25, 2012) Walks 2 twice, most recent vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Walks 3 vs. Ohio (Feb. 13, 2011) Stolen bases 1 three times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Stolen bases 1 eight times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012)

Year 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% 2010 .133 26 4 30 4 4 1 0 0 0 5 .167 2 0 12 0 .188 0 1 0 0 10 4 0 1.000 2011 .345 59 59 174 42 60 13 1 18 71 129 .741 26 3 39 1 .432 3 0 5 6 89 85 8 .956 2012 .256 31 30 90 12 23 2 0 7 16 46 .511 11 0 21 0 .333 1 0 3 5 101 49 1 .993 TOTAL .296 116 93 294 58 87 16 1 25 87 180 .612 39 3 72 1 .379 4 1 8 11 200 138 9 .974

PAGE 15 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #10 SARA DRIESENGA RHP • FR. • R/R • 6-1 • HUDSONVILLE, MICH. • HUDSONVILLE

• 2011 Michigan Miss Softball • 2011 DAC High School Female Athlete of the Year • 2010 ESPN National Junior Player of the Year • Went 97-10 in the circle during her high school career with an ERA of 0.40, recording 945 strikeouts

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 4 three times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) At-bats 4 three times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) Runs 1 four times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Runs 1 four times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Hits 2 three times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Hits 2 three times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) RBI 2 twice, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) RBI 2 twice, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Doubles -- Doubles -- Triples -- Triples -- Home runs 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (March 21) Home runs 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (March 21, 2012) Walks 2 vs. Penn State (March 24) Walks 2 vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Stolen bases -- Stolen bases -- Innings Pitched 7.0 three times, most recent vs. UMass (Feb. 24) Innings Pitched 7.0 three times, most recent vs. UMass (Feb. 24, 2012) Strikeouts 5 vs. Saint Louis (March 10) Strikeouts 5 vs. Saint Louis (March 10, 2012) Fewest Hits/CG 3 twice, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Fewest Hits/CG 3 twice, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28 2012) Fewest Walks/CG 0 vs. Eastern Michigan (March 21) Fewest Walks/CG 0 vs. Eastern Michigan (March 21)

Year 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% 2012 .391 9 9 23 4 9 0 0 1 6 12 .522 5 0 8 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 29 1 .967 TOTAL .391 9 9 23 4 9 0 0 1 6 12 .522 5 0 8 0 .500 0 0 0 0 0 29 1 .967

Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2012 2.39 6 5 16 14 5 1 0 1 76.0 73 41 26 25 39 10 0 4 329 .247 5 2 0 0 7 TOTAL 2.39 6 5 16 14 5 1 0 1 76.0 73 41 26 25 39 10 0 4 329 .247 5 2 0 0 7

#10 SARA DRIESENGA

Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB SCORE W L SV ERA Feb 10 Louisiana Tech * 4.0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7-6 1 0 0 0.00 Feb 11 LSU * 7.0 3 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-1 2 0 0 0.64 Feb 17 Maryland * 5.0 12 7 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3-7 2 1 0 1.31 Feb 18 Florida Atlantic * 7.0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-0 3 1 0 0.91 Feb 24 Massachusetts * 7.0 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 3 2 0 0.93 Feb 25 Hofstra * 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3-2 3 2 0 1.17 Feb 25 Louisiana-Lafayette 3.2 9 5 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 7-10 3 3 0 1.94 Feb 26 Mississippi State 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 3 3 1 1.83 Mar 02 UCLA * 4.1 9 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 3 3 1 1.96 Mar 03 Syracuse * 3.0 6 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2-4 3 4 1 2.27 Mar 04 Temple * 5.1 3 3 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4-3 3 4 1 2.30 Mar 10 Saint Louis * 5.0 6 3 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 4 4 1 2.23 Mar 11 Illinois State * 2.1 2 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-5 4 5 1 2.60 Mar 21 EASTERN MICHIGAN * 5.0 4 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-2 5 5 1 2.51 Mar 24 PENN STATE-2 * 3.0 2 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12-4 5 5 1 2.50 Mar 28 BOWLING GREEN * 6.0 3 2 1 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 12-2 6 5 1 2.39

Totals 14 76.0 73 41 26 25 39 10 0 4 5 0 2 2 79-54 6 5 1 2.39

PAGE 16 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #11 LYNDSAY DOYLE OF • SO. • L/L • 5-4 • CHANNAHON, ILL. • MINOOKA COMMUNITY

• Appeared in 56 games in 2011, starting 47 -- 41 in rightfield and six in leftfield • Batted .583 in the NCAA Regional (May 20-22), going 7-for-12 with three runs scored, three stolen bases and two RBI • Claimed Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after a 5-for-6 effort in Wisconsin series (April 30-May 1, 2011) • Three-time All-Southwest Prairie Conference selection (2008, ‘09, ‘10) • Also played basketball in high school

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 4 three times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) At-bats 4 six times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) Runs 2 three times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Runs 3 vs. USF (March 6, 2011) Hits 3 vs. Penn State (March 25) Hits 3 twice, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) RBI 1 four times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) RBI 2 vs. Purdue (April 9, 2011) Doubles -- Doubles 1 three times, most recent vs. Minnesota (May 7, 2011) Triples -- Triples 1 twice, most recent vs. Purdue (April 9, 2011) Home runs -- Home runs -- Walks 2 three times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) Walks 2 six times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Stolen bases 1 four times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) Stolen bases 1 seven times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012)

Year 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% 2011 .336 56 47 134 31 45 4 2 0 9 53 .396 14 0 22 0 .399 0 4 6 7 23 0 0 1.000 2012 .282 29 29 71 18 20 0 0 0 4 20 .282 15 0 15 0 .407 0 5 4 5 27 2 2 .935 TOTAL .317 85 76 205 49 65 4 2 0 13 73 .356 29 0 37 0 .402 0 9 10 12 50 2 2 .963

#12 STEPHANIE KIRKPATRICK SS • SR. • R/R • 5-5 • PLAINFIELD, ILL. • CENTRAL

• Played in just 10 games in 2011 before missing the remainder of the season with a knee injury • 2011 Academic All-Big Ten • Recorded an RBI in each game of the 2010 NCAA Regional • Recorded a career-best nine-game hitting streak as a sophomore (March 6-19, 2010) • 2008 Chicago Sun Times Female Athlete of the Year

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 4 twice, most recent vs. Virginia (March 3) At-bats 5 at UCLA (Feb. 14, 2010) Runs 2 twice, most recent vs. Auburn (March 2) Runs 3 at Penn State (April 1, 2009) Hits 2 twice, most recent vs. ULL (Feb. 25) Hits 3 four times, most recent vs. UNLV (March 19, 2010) RBI 5 vs. Penn State (March 24) RBI 5 vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Doubles 1 three times, most recent vs. Louisville (March 10) Doubles 1 18 times, most recent vs. Louisville (March 10, 2012) Triples -- Triples 1 vs. Wisconsin (April 3, 2010) Home runs 1 twice, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) Home runs 1 four times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Walks 2 three times, most recent vs. Kentucky (Feb. 18) Walks 3 twice, most recent vs. Wisconsin (April 25, 2009) Stolen bases 1 three times, most recent vs. Temple (March 4) Stolen bases 2 at Penn State (April 1, 2009)

Year 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% 2009 .227 59 59 150 24 34 6 0 2 18 46 .307 23 1 11 0 .331 1 3 5 6 90 77 7 .960 2010 .271 42 42 107 20 29 5 1 0 11 36 .336 19 1 9 0 .386 0 7 3 3 38 38 6 .927 2011 .281 10 10 32 6 9 4 0 0 5 13 .406 4 0 6 0 .361 0 0 1 1 14 15 1 .967 2012 .256 31 31 82 11 21 3 0 2 15 30 .366 14 0 10 1 .361 1 3 3 4 27 79 11 .906 TOTAL .251 142 142 371 61 93 18 1 4 49 125 .337 60 2 36 1 .356 2 13 12 14 169 209 25 .938

PAGE 17 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #14 HILARY PAYNE LHP • SR. • L/L • 5-10 • PLYMOUTH, MICH. • CANTON

• Made seven appearances, starting twice in 2011 • Posted a 4-0 record with a 2.51 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 2011 • Spent 2009 and 2010 seasons at Loyola-Chicago • Posted a 6-10 record with 67 strikeouts and 11 walks through 118.2 innings pitched as a freshman and sophomore at Loyola • Graduated No. 1 in her class at Canton

2012 Season Highs Career Highs Innings Pitched 1.0 vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Innings Pitched 7.0 vs. Cleveland State (May 1, 2010) Strikeouts 1 vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Strikeouts 6 three times, most recent vs. Cleveland State (May 1, 2010) Fewest Hits/CG Fewest Hits/CG 2 vs. Maine (Feb. 27, 2010) Fewest Walks/CG Fewest Walks/CG 0 twice, most recent vs. Maine (Feb. 27, 2010)

Year 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% 2011 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 TOTAL .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000

Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2011 2.51 4 0 7 2 1 1 1 0 22.1 20 10 8 2 12 3 0 3 90 .238 1 2 0 0 2 2012 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2.37 4 0 9 2 1 1 1 0 23.2 20 10 8 4 13 3 0 3 96 .227 1 2 0 0 2

#14 HILARY PAYNE

Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB SCORE W L SV ERA Feb 17 Maryland 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-7 0 0 0 0.00 Mar 03 Syracuse 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-4 0 0 0 0.00

Totals 0 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-11 0 0 0 0.00

PAGE 18 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #15 NICOLE SAPPINGFIELD OF • SO. • L/R • 5-9 • NORCO, CALIF. • NORCO

• Started the first 53 games of 2011 in leftfield, missing final six games with injury • All-Big Ten first team (outfield) • Recorded 70 hits and scored 43 runs from the No. 2 spot • Registered the longest recorded hit streak in Michigan softball history at 20 games (Feb. 18-March 13, 2011), batting .441 (30-for-68) with 15 runs scored and 15 RBI over the stretch • Selected as an ESPN RISE First Team All-American (2010) and Maxpreps All-American (2010)

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 4 nine times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) At-bats 5 three times, most recent at Illinois (April 17, 2011) Runs 2 twice, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Runs 2 14 times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Hits 3 at LSU (Feb. 11) Hits 3 four times, most recent at LSU (Feb. 11, 2012) RBI 5 vs. Bowling Green (March 28) RBI 5 vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Doubles 1 vs. Penn State (March 25) Doubles 1 five time, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) Triples -- Triples 1 at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 18, 2011) Home runs 1 vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Home runs 1 vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Walks 3 vs. Maryland (Feb. 17) Walks 3 vs. Maryland (Feb. 17, 2012) Stolen bases 1 twice, most recent vs. UCLA (March 2) Stolen bases 2 at Northwestern (March 27, 2011)

Year 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% 2011 .387 53 53 181 43 70 4 1 0 26 76 .420 10 0 17 0 .419 0 9 6 8 56 4 4 .938 2012 .286 30 30 91 15 26 1 0 1 10 30 .330 7 0 11 0 .337 0 7 2 2 25 1 1 .963 TOTAL .353 83 83 272 58 96 5 1 1 36 106 .390 17 0 28 0 .391 0 16 8 10 81 5 5 .945

#16 KATIE LUETKENS UT • SO. • R/R • 5-5 • BATAVIA, ILL. • BATAVIA

• Appeared in three games as a pinch runner in 2011 • Scored a run in collegiate debut against Ohio at the FAU Kick-Off Classic (Feb. 13) • Named Batavia High School Top Female Athlete (2010) and Most Athletic Student (2010) • Academic All-State Student Athlete (2010)

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 2 vs. Illinois State (March 11) At-bats 2 vs. Illinois State (March 11, 2012) Runs 1 twice, most recent vs. LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 17) Runs 1 three times, most recent vs. LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 17, 2012) Hits -- Hits -- RBI -- RBI -- Doubles -- Doubles -- Triples -- Triples -- Home runs -- Home runs -- Walks 1 vs. Penn State (Feb. 12) Walks 1 vs. Penn State (Feb. 12, 2012) Stolen bases -- Stolen bases --

Year 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% 2011 .000 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2012 .000 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTAL .000 8 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

PAGE 19 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #17 HAYLIE WAGNER LHP • FR. • R/L • 5-7 • ORANGE, CALIF. • EL MODENA

• CIF SS Division I Award (2011) • Helped El Modena to the CIF SS Division I Semifinals, carrying a .416 batting average and going 21-7 in the circle in 2011 • Century League Most Valuable Pitcher of the Year (2009) • Sister, Kylie, plays softball at UNLV

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 3 six times, most recent vs. Oklahoma (March 15) At-bats 3 six times, most recent vs. Oklahoma (March 15, 2012) Runs 1 three times, most recent vs. Virginia (March 3) Runs 1 three times, most recent vs. Virginia (March 3, 2012) Hits 2 vs. Auburn (March 2) Hits 2 vs. Auburn (March 2, 2012) RBI 2 vs. Wright State (Feb. 19) RBI 2 vs. Wright State (Feb. 19, 2012) Doubles 1 vs. Wright State (Feb. 19) Doubles 1 vs. Wright State (Feb. 19, 2012) Triples -- Triples -- Home runs 1 vs. Auburn (March 2) Home runs 1 vs. Auburn (March 2, 2012) Walks 1 seven times, most recent vs. Arizona State (March 16) Walks 1 seven times, most recent vs. Arizona State (March 16, 2012) Stolen bases -- Stolen bases -- Innings Pitched 7.0 eight times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25) Innings Pitched 7.0 eight times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) Strikeouts 11 vs. Penn State (Feb. 12) Strikeouts 11 vs. Penn State (Feb. 12, 2012) Fewest Hits/CG 1 vs. Virginia (March 3) Fewest Hits/CG 1 vs. Virginia (March 3, 2012) Fewest Walks/CG 0 four times, most recent vs. Arizona State (March 16) Fewest Walks/CG 0 four times, most recent vs. Arizona State (March 16, 2012)

Year 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% 2012 .147 15 15 34 3 5 1 0 1 4 9 .265 7 4 10 1 .356 0 0 0 0 9 18 0 1.000 TOTAL .147 15 15 34 3 5 1 0 1 4 9 .265 7 4 10 1 .356 0 0 0 0 9 18 0 1.000

Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2012 1.28 15 4 24 15 13 4 0 1 109.1 72 25 20 20 68 13 1 5 428 .185 8 6 0 2 9 TOTAL 1.28 15 4 24 15 13 4 0 1 109.1 72 25 20 20 68 13 1 5 428 .185 8 6 0 2 9

#17 HAYLIE WAGNER

Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB SCORE W L SV ERA Feb 10 Louisiana Tech 3.0 4 4 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 7-6 0 0 0 4.67 Feb 11 Louisiana Tech 2.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5-4 1 0 0 3.94 Feb 12 Penn State * 5.0 3 1 1 1 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12-1 2 0 0 2.71 Feb 17 LIU * 7.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-0 3 0 0 1.62 Feb 18 Kentucky * 7.0 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 3-0 4 0 0 1.15 Feb 24 Illinois State * 7.0 4 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 5 0 0 1.12 Feb 25 Hofstra 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3-2 6 0 0 1.08 Feb 25 Louisiana-Lafayette * 0.1 3 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-10 6 0 0 1.71 Feb 26 Mississippi State * 4.2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3-1 7 0 0 1.69 Feb 29 USF * 6.0 7 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0-2 7 1 0 1.78 Mar 02 UCLA 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 8 1 0 1.67 Mar 02 Auburn * 7.0 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-0 9 1 0 1.45 Mar 03 Syracuse 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-4 9 1 0 1.43 Mar 03 Virginia * 7.0 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-1 10 1 0 1.38 Mar 04 Temple 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 11 1 0 1.34 Mar 10 Louisville * 6.0 5 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 11 2 0 1.33 Mar 10 Saint Louis 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 11 2 1 1.29 Mar 11 Illinois State 3.2 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-5 11 2 1 1.32 Mar 15 Notre Dame * 7.0 6 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 12 2 1 1.29 Mar 15 Oklahoma * 7.0 7 2 1 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0-2 12 3 1 1.27 Mar 16 Arizona State * 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 12 4 1 1.26 Mar 24 PENN STATE-1 * 5.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11-2 13 4 1 1.34 Mar 24 PENN STATE-2 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12-4 14 4 1 1.37 Mar 25 PENN STATE * 7.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-0 15 4 1 1.28

Totals 15 109.1 72 25 20 20 68 13 1 5 8 0 6 1 108-58 15 4 1 1.28

PAGE 20 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #18 JACLYN CRUMMEY OF • JR. • R/R • 5-5 • MACOMB, MICH. • DAKOTA

• Appeared in 36 games, primarily as a pinch runner in 2011 • Scored 14 runs, including four in Big Ten Conference play as a sophomore • Posted a team-high 10 stolen bases last season • Earned Michigan Division I All-State shortstop (2009) and honorable mention (2008) honors

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats -- At-bats 2 twice, most recent vs. USF (March 6, 2011) Runs 1 seven times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Runs 1 40 times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Hits -- Hits -- RBI -- RBI -- Doubles -- Doubles -- Triples -- Triples -- Home runs -- Home runs -- Walks -- Walks 1 vs. Western Michigan (April 12, 2011) Stolen bases 1 six times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 25, 2012) Stolen bases 2 at Louisville (March 13, 2011)

Year 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% 2010 .000 38 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 2011 .000 36 0 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .200 0 0 10 12 0 0 0 .000 2012 .000 17 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 6 7 1 0 0 1.000 TOTAL .000 91 1 4 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .200 0 0 17 20 1 0 0 1.000

#19 BECCA GARFINKEL C • FR. • R/R • 5-8 • WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICH. • ANDOVER

• Joined the team in the fall following tryouts • Three-time Scholar Athlete • Hit .455 as an all-district selection and OAA Gold All-Conference honoree as a senior (2011) • Graduated from International Academy but played sports at Andover

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats At-bats Runs Runs Hits Hits RBI RBI Doubles Doubles Triples Triples Home runs Home runs Walks Walks Stolen bases Stolen bases

Year 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% 2012 .000 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 TOTAL .000 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

PAGE 21 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #20 MANDY GARDNER 1B • SO. • R/R • 6-1 • LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF. • ALISO NIGUEL

• Appeared in 15 games in 2011, starting one at designated player • Tallied first collegiate RBI on a hit-by-pitch against Notre Dame at the Judi Garman Classic (March 19, 2011) • High School Under Armour All-American (2010) • Father, Joedy, played basketball at Long Beach State (1982-84) and was drafted by the Houston Rockets (1984)

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 3 twice, most recent vs. Hofstra (Feb. 25) At-bats 3 three times, most recent vs. Hofstra (Feb. 25) Runs 1 vs. Penn State (Feb. 12) Runs 1 twice, most recent vs. Penn State (Feb. 12, 2012) Hits 1 vs. LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 17) Hits 1 twice, most recent vs. LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 17, 2012) RBI -- RBI 1 vs. Notre Dame (March 19, 2011) Doubles -- Doubles 1 at Florida Atlantic (Feb. 18, 2011) Triples -- Triples -- Home runs -- Home runs -- Walks 1 twice, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Walks 1 five times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Stolen bases -- Stolen bases --

Year 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% 2011 .083 15 1 12 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 .167 3 1 2 0 .313 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 .889 2012 .077 9 5 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077 2 1 2 0 .250 0 2 0 0 43 1 0 1.000 TOTAL .080 24 6 25 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 .120 5 2 4 0 .281 0 2 0 0 51 1 1 .981

PAGE 22 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #21 STEPHANIE SPEIERMAN RHP • JR. • R/R • 5-6 • COLUMBIA, MD. • HAMMOND

• Appeared in 28 games in 2011, starting 25 from the circle • Carries a 20-1 career record in 40 appearances • 2011 Academic All-Big Ten honoree • Named Player of the Year by the Washington Post (2007, ‘08), Baltimore Sun (2007, ‘08), Baltimore Examiner (2007, ‘08) and Patuxent Publishing (2006, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09)

2012 Season Highs Career Highs Innings Pitched 7.0 vs. Wright State (Feb. 19) Innings Pitched 7.0 six times, most recent vs. Wright State (Feb. 19, 2012) Strikeouts 1 vs. Louisiana Tech (Feb. 11) Strikeouts 9 twice, most recent vs. Valparaiso (March 1, 2011) Fewest Hits/CG 5 vs. Wright State (Feb. 19) Fewest Hits/CG 1 vs. Central Michigan (April 14, 2010) Fewest Walks/CG 0 vs. Wright State (Feb. 19) Fewest Walks/CG 0 vs. Wright State (Feb. 19, 2012)

Year 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% 2010 .000 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 2011 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 7 36 1 .977 2012 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 TOTAL .000 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 7 40 1 .979

Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2010 2.01 2 0 12 3 1 1 4 0 24.1 13 7 7 8 26 1 0 2 95 .153 0 1 4 1 0 2011 1.88 18 1 28 25 6 0 3 1 122.2 104 42 33 59 109 14 0 4 542 .229 27 13 0 2 13 2012 1.83 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 15.1 13 5 4 6 17 1 0 2 68 .220 6 3 0 0 0 TOTAL 1.90 21 1 44 30 8 2 7 1 162.1 130 54 44 73 152 16 0 8 705 .217 33 17 4 3 13

#21 STEPHANIE SPEIERMAN

Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB SCORE W L SV ERA Feb 11 Louisiana Tech * 4.2 5 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5-4 0 0 0 3.00 Feb 19 Wright State * 7.0 5 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4-0 1 0 0 1.20 Feb 25 Louisiana-Lafayette 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7-10 1 0 0 1.54 Mar 03 Syracuse 1.2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2-4 1 0 0 1.83

Totals 2 15.1 13 5 4 6 17 1 0 2 6 0 3 0 18-18 1 0 0 1.83

PAGE 23 2005 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 14 BIG TEN TITLES 9 WCWS APPEARANCES ZERO LOSING SEASONS IN 34 YEARS #25 LAUREN SWEET C/OF • FR. • L/R • 5-6 • CORONA, CALIF. • SANTIAGO

• California Miss Softball (2011) • High School Under Armour All-American (2011) • Led Santiago to the 2011 state championship, hitting a walk-off grand slam for the win • All-League MVP following senior season (2011)

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 4 three times, most recent vs. Virginia (March 3) At-bats 4 three times, most recent vs. Virginia (March 3, 2012) Runs 2 three times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Runs 2 three times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Hits 3 twice, most recent vs. Temple (March 4) Hits 3 twice, most recent vs. Temple (March 4, 2012) RBI 3 vs. Virginia (March 3) RBI 3 vs. Virginia (March 3, 2012) Doubles 1 eight times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28) Doubles 1 eight times, most recent vs. Bowling Green (March 28, 2012) Triples -- Triples -- Home runs 1 three times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24) Home runs 1 three times, most recent vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Walks 2 vs. Penn State (March 24) Walks 2 vs. Penn State (March 24, 2012) Stolen bases -- Stolen bases --

Year 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% 2012 .342 29 29 79 11 27 8 0 3 14 44 .557 7 3 21 0 .416 0 3 0 0 98 20 2 .983 TOTAL .342 29 29 79 11 27 8 0 3 14 44 .557 7 3 21 0 .416 0 3 0 0 98 20 2 .983

#44 CAITLIN BLANCHARD C • SO. • L/L • 5-5 • PETERSBURG, MICH. • SUMMERFIELD

• Started all 59 games in 2011 -- 52 at catcher and seven at designated player • All-Big Ten third team (catcher) • Helped guide Summerfield High School to the 2010 state championship • Four-time MHSSCA All-State Division 4 first team selection

2012 Season Highs Career Highs At-bats 3 four times, most recent vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 25) At-bats 4 14 times, most recent vs. Notre Dame (May 21, 2011) Runs 1 vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 26) Runs 1 14 times, most recent vs. vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 26, 2012) Hits 2 vs. Hofstra (Feb. 25) Hits 2 eight times, most recent vs. Minnesota (May 7, 2011) RBI 1 twice, most recent vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 26) RBI 3 vs. Southern Illinois (Feb. 11, 2011) Doubles 1 twice, most recent vs. Hofstra (Feb. 25) Doubles 1 eight times, most recent vs. vs. Hofstra (Feb. 25, 2012) Triples -- Triples 1 twice, most recent at Louisville (March 12, 2011) Home runs -- Home runs 1 three times, most recent vs. Indiana (April 2, 2011) Walks 1 twice, most recent vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 26) Walks 1 11 times, most recent vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 26, 2012) Stolen bases -- Stolen bases 1 vs. Massachusetts (Feb. 20, 2011)

Year 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% 2011 .277 59 59 173 13 48 6 2 3 30 67 .387 9 2 25 1 .316 3 3 1 1 381 49 4 .991 2012 .350 10 9 20 1 7 2 0 0 2 9 .450 2 1 2 0 .417 1 0 0 0 33 3 0 1.000 TOTAL .285 69 68 193 14 55 8 2 3 32 76 .394 11 3 27 1 .327 4 3 1 1 414 52 4 .991

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