2014 NORTHWESTERN SOFTBALL @NUSBCats #B1GCATS 2014 Schedule (24-11, 6-6 B1G) No. 25 NU Welcomes Indiana For Spring in Evanston Date Opponent Time (CT)/Result The Preview The Schedule FEBRUARY No. 25 Northwestern returns home to • Friday, April 18, 4 p.m. CT 7-8 Kajikawa Classic—Tempe, Ariz. vs. Indiana (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) 7 vs. No. 22 Stanford L, 4-3 Sharon J. Drysdale Field this weekend, April 7 vs. New Mexico W, 10-0 (5) 18-20, to welcome Indiana to Evanston for a AUDIO: Free WNUR 89.3 FM Audio 8 vs. Utah W, 12-11 Big Ten series. 8 vs. Boise State W, 13-2 (5) • Saturday, April 19, 1 p.m. CT 14-16 Tiger Invitational—Baton Rouge, La. Game one begins at 4 p.m. CT on “Fra- 14 vs. George Washington W, 12-11 ternity Friday” April 18. Tailgating grills will vs. Indiana (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) 14 at No. 21 LSU L, 4-0 be provided to NU Greek system members, AUDIO: Free WNUR 89.3 FM Audio 15 vs. No. 18 South Alabama W, 2-1 15 vs. George Washington W, 10-3 who also will receive a Northwestern Soft- 16 vs. Penn State W, 11-1 (5) ball color-changing stein. • Sunday, April 20, Noon CT 21-23 Nutter Collegiate Classic—Cathedral City, Calif. vs. Indiana (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) 21 vs. No. 3 Washington W, 4-2 Game two is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT 21 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma L, 11-9 Saturday, April 19. Before the game, mem- AUDIO: Free WNUR 89.3 FM Audio 22 vs. San Diego State W, 4-2 bers of Willie’s Kids Club will participate in VIDEO: Big Ten Digital Network (BTDN) ($) 22 vs. LIU Brooklyn W, 14-1 (5) 23 vs. No. 15 Baylor L, 4-0 a kickball game with other NU student-ath- letes while after the game, the softball team MARCH will host a youth clinic. 28-2 Louisville Slugger—Fullerton/Lakewood, Calif. Feb 28 vs. Louisville Canceled Game three will start at noon CT Sun- Feb 28 at Cal State Fullerton Canceled day, April 20. Celebrate the Easter Holiday 1 vs. UC Santa Barbara W, 10-1 (5) 1 vs. No. 5 UCLA Canceled with the Wildcats during a Purple Out! The 2 vs. Long Beach State Canceled Easter bunny will be on hand to help with many fun activities including egg decorating. 7-9 UA Showcase—Tampa/Clearwater, Fla. 7 vs. Kansas W, 4-3 Northwestern fell two spots in the USA 7 at South Florida W, 7-2 Today/NFCA coaches poll this week to No. 8 vs. LIU Brooklyn W, 10-0 (5) 25 after going 1-2 in a road series at No. 14 IN THESE NOTES 8 vs. Western Michigan W, 5-0 9 vs. Boston College L, 4-3 Minnesota last weekend. The Wildcats got • Head Coach Kate Drohan (PAGE 2) this week off to a strong start with their • Social Notes (PAGE 3) 21 WISCONSIN (at Rosemont) o W, 8-6 (8) • NCAA Statistical Rankings (PAGE 4) 21 WISCONSIN (at Rosemont) o W, 4-2 ninth run-rule win of the season in an 8-0 22 WISCONSIN (at Rosemont) o L, 7-5 (5) decision at Loyola (Chicago) Wednes- • Big Ten Overall Stat Rankings (PAGE 5) 26 at Northern Illinois (at Rosemont) W, 13-2 (5) day. Sophomore Kristen Wood struck out • National Polls (PAGE 7) 27 at No. 25 Notre Dame Canceled • NU Single-Game Records (PAGE 7) 28 No. 19 NEBRASKA o W, 10-2 (5) a career-high 12 and did not allow a ball to 29 No. 19 NEBRASKA o L, 13-3 be put in play until the fourth inning of her • Single-Season/Career Records (PAGES 8/9) 30 No. 19 NEBRASKA o L, 10-1 (5) second no-hitter of the year. • Complete Roster Information (PAGE 10) APRIL Sophomore Brianna LeBeau has 2 UIC W, 14-7 2014 SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS 5 at Iowa o W, 6-4 5 at Iowa o W, 4-1 She now is batting .500 over Northwestern’s 6 at Iowa o L, 4-3 lastremained 13 contests on absolute to raise fire her in average recent games. to a Head Coach ............. Kate Drohan (Providence, ‘95) 11 at No. 14 Minnesota o W, 13-9 team-best .389 on the year. The South Sider Record at NU ....................... 441-239-1 (13th season) 12 at No. 14 Minnesota o L, 13-5 (6) Overall Record ....................................................... Same also leads the team in home runs (7) and 13 at No. 14 Minnesota o L, 3-1 Associate Head Coach ............................Caryl Drohan 16 at Loyola (Chicago) W, 8-0 (5) slugging (.674). Assistant Coach..................................Courtnay Foster 18 INDIANA o 4 p.m. CT Indiana enters this weekend with a 13- 19 INDIANA o 1 p.m. CT Volunteer Assistant Coach .......................Jenna Grim 20 INDIANA o Noon CT 30-1 overall record after splitting a double- 2013 Overall Record ...............................................31-22 22 at Illinois (DH) o 4 p.m. CT header at Ball State Wednesday. Despite 2013 NCAA Finish ...................................................... N/A 25 at Ohio State o 5 p.m. CT their record, the Hoosiers have taken at least 2013 Big Ten Record/Finish ..........................12-10/5th 26 at Ohio State o 1 p.m. CT NU All-Time Record ................................... 1,091-778-4 27 at Ohio State o Noon CT one game in all of their B1G series this year Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................. 16/2 30 at DePaul 4 p.m. CT with the exception of against No. 3 Michigan. Starters Returning/Lost ...........................................9/2 MAY Press Box Phone................................(847) 467-0803 2 MICHIGAN STATE o 4 p.m. CT 3 MICHIGAN STATE o 1 p.m. CT 4 MICHIGAN STATE o Noon CT Athletic Communications Contact Information: Office Phone: (847) 491-3688 • Office Fax: (847) 491-8818 8-10 Big Ten Tournament—Evanston, Ill. Softball Contact: Doug Meffley • (847) 833-2471 (cell) • @VoiceOfMeffley All times Central • Home games in BOLD CAPS • o Big Ten games Email Address: [email protected] 2014 Northwestern Softball Overall Statistics for Northwestern (as of Apr 16, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 24-11 Home: 4-3 Away: 5-4 Neutral: 15-4 Big Ten: 6-6 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 22 LeBeau, Brianna . 3 8 9 35-35 95 31 37 4 1 7 26 64 . 6 7 4 13 6 22 0 . 4 8 7 1 3 5-6 54 51 5 . 9 5 5 24 Allard, Emily . 3 8 9 35-35 131 35 51 3 2 0 15 58 . 4 4 3 3 1 13 0 . 4 0 7 0 2 21-22 43 3 2 . 9 5 8 10 DiPrima, Andrea . 3 7 5 35-35 104 17 39 9 1 0 22 50 . 4 8 1 18 3 24 0 . 4 7 6 1 0 0-0 16 0 0 1.000 0 Filler, Andrea . 3 5 4 35-35 99 19 35 6 4 3 28 58 . 5 8 6 11 4 23 1 . 4 3 5 1 2 1-1 69 3 5 . 9 3 5 21 Bast, Marisa . 3 2 0 35-35 100 29 32 6 0 4 35 50 . 5 0 021991 . 4 6 6 3 0 3-3 43 74 1 . 9 9 2 16 Tonz, Paige . 3 1 6 35-35 76 14 24 3 2 2 20 37 . 4 8 7 10 3 24 0 . 4 1 6 0 3 0-0 225 20 1 . 9 9 6 1 Majam, Mari . 3 1 1 35-35 103 30 32 3 1 0 13 37 . 3 5 9 22 3 18 0 . 4 4 5 0 6 10-13 32 0 2 . 9 4 1 7 Edwards, Anna . 2 5 8 35-35 97 20 25 4 0 2 21 35 . 3 6 1 20 2 21 2 . 3 9 2 1 2 0-0 30 39 10 . 8 7 3 18 Kuhn, Julia . 2 2 4 26-22 49 8 11 2 0 2 14 19 . 3 8 8 12 1 15 2 . 3 8 1 1 6 0-0 129 3 1 . 9 9 2 5 Albanese, Sammy . 2 0 0 12-7 25 4 5 3 0 0 4 8 . 3 2 0 0 0 9 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 8 0 1.000 13 Duehr, Olivia . 1 9 0 20-7 219 4 002 610 . 4 7 69080 . 4 1 9 1 0 2-2 1001.000 -------------------- 25 Petersen, Anna . 5 0 0 3-0 211001142.000 1010 . 6 6 7 0 0 0-0 000 . 0 0 0 8 Letourneau, Amy . 4 0 0 2-2 5 1 2 0 1 1 4 7 1.400 2 0 2 0 . 5 7 1 0 0 0-0 3 2 0 1.000 23 Williams, Krista . 4 0 0 28-0 512200012 . 4 0 00010 . 4 0 0 0 0 8-9 000 . 0 0 0 9 Strub, Fran . 3 3 3 26-1 6 10 2 0 0 0 1 2 . 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 2-2 2 0 0 1.000 2 Arnold, Caylor . 3 3 3 3-0 31100001 . 3 3 31000 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 7001.000 14 Bush, Alcy .