| 1 | ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 25 Academic All-Americans • 66 First-Team Academic All-MVC selections • 35 Academic All-District honorees since 2003 NFCA NATIONAL ACADEMIC RANKINGS 2001 4th 2005 10th 2009 18th 2013 6th 2002 4th 2006 13th 2010 31st 2014 12th 2003 6th 2007 2nd 2011 2nd 2015 4th 2004 5th 2008 4th 2012 4th 2016 4th | 2 | ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE Three All-Americans • 42 All-Region honorees • 117 All-Conference honorees • Eight MVC MVPs • Four MVC ROYs 10 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 3 | 2017ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown (High School) 8 Haley Andrus 5-3 INF R/R JR Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor 3 Susie Baranski 5-5 OF L/L FR Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic 17 Eyrika Brandenburg 5-2 OF L/R SO Mooreland, Okla./Moreland 33 Kyleigh Decker 5-8 INF R/R FR Casey, Ill./Casey-Westfield 59 Savanna Dover 5-8 P R/R JR Canton, Ga./Cherokee 15 Nicole Doyle 5-8 P R/R SO Aurora, Ohio/Aurora 6 Savannah Fisher 5-7 UTIL R/R JR Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona 25 Shaye Harre 5-10 P/INF L/L SR Nashville, Ill./Nashville 22 Brianna Jones 5-8 P R/R SO Manchester, Tenn./Coffee County 00 Sydney Jones 5-4 C/INF R/R JR Royal Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens 99 Katelyn Massa 5-7 C/DP R/R FR Grover, Mo./Eureka 1 Merri Anne Patterson 5-6 OF R/R SR Lynnville, Tenn./Richland 7 Bailee Pulley 5-6 UTIL R/R FR Johnston City, Ill./Johnston City 32 Jessa Thomas 5-7 C R/R SR Johnston City, Ill./Johnston City 5 Brittany Turner 5-4 UTIL L/R JR Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community 27 Maddy Vermejan 5-7 INF R/R FR Lemont, Ill./Lemont NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown (High School) 00 Sydney Jones 5-4 C/INF R/R JR Royal Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens 1 Merri Anne Patterson 5-6 OF R/R SR Lynnville, Tenn./Richland 3 Susie Baranski 5-5 OF L/L FR Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic 5 Brittany Turner 5-4 UTIL L/R JR Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community 6 Savannah Fisher 5-7 UTIL R/R JR Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona 7 Bailee Pulley 5-6 UTIL R/R FR Johnston City, Ill./Johnston City 8 Haley Andrus 5-3 INF R/R JR Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor 10 Nicole Doyle 5-8 P R/R SO Aurora, Ohio/Aurora 17 Eyrika Brandenburg 5-2 OF L/R SO Mooreland, Okla./Moreland 22 Brianna Jones 5-8 P R/R SO Manchester, Tenn./Coffee County 25 Shaye Harre 5-10 P/INF L/L SR Nashville, Ill./Nashville 27 Maddy Vermejan 5-7 INF R/R FR Lemont, Ill./Lemont 32 Jessa Thomas 5-7 C R/R SR Johnston City, Ill./Johnston City 33 Kyleigh Decker 5-8 INF R/R FR Casey, Ill./Casey-Westfield 59 Savanna Dover 5-8 P R/R JR Canton, Ga./Cherokee 99 Katelyn Massa 5-7 C/DP R/R FR Grover, Mo./Eureka BY CLASS BY STATE Freshmen .................................... 5 Illinois ........................................ 7 Sophomores .................................. 3 Tennessee .................................... 3 Juniors ....................................... 5 Florida ....................................... 2 Seniors ...................................... 3 Georgia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Missouri ................ 1 PRONUNCIATIONS Andrus (Ann-driss) Baranksi (Bah-ran-skee) Eyrika (Prononced like Erica) Harre (Har-ee) Massa (Mass-ah) Vermejan (Verm-ah-zohn) (Sounds like Parmesan) | 2 | TVROSTER 00 1 3 5 6 SYDNEY JONES MERRI ANNE PATTERSON SUSIE BARANSKI BRITTANY TURNER SAVANNAH FISHER Jr. // C/IN Sr. // OF Fr. // OF Jr. // UTIL Jr. // UTIL 7 8 10 17 22 BAILEE PULLEY HALEY ANDRUS NICOLE DOYLE EYRIKA BRANDENBURG BRIANNA JONES Fr. // UTIL Jr. // INF So. // P So. // OF So. // P 25 27 32 33 59 SHAYE HARRE MADDY VERMEJAN JESSA THOMAS KYLEIGH DECKER SAVANNA DOVER Sr. // P/INF Fr. // INF Sr. // C Fr. // INF Jr. // P 99 KATELYN MASSA KERRI BLAYLOCK JEN SEWELL KATIE WAGNER KELSEY GONZALEZ Fr. // C/DP Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Student Assistant | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS Roster and Pronunciations 2 TV Roster and Head Shots 3 Quick Facts and Schedule 5 Charlotte West Stadium/Brechtelsbauer Field 6 Head Coach Kerri Blaylock 7-9 Associate Head Coach Jen Sewell 10-11 Assistant Coach Katie Wagner 12 Support Staff 13 Seniors Shaye Harre 16-17 Merri Anne Patterson 18-19 Jessa Thomas 20-21 Juniors Savanna Dover 24-25 Savannah Fisher 26-27 Sydney Jones 28-29 Haley Andrus 30 Brittany Turner 31 Sophomores Eyrika Brandenburg 34-35 Nicole Doyle 36-37 Brianna Jones 38-39 Freshman Susie Baranski & Kyleigh Decker 42 Bailee Pulley & Katelyn Massa 43 Maddy Vermejan 44 Individual Career Stats & Game-by-Game 45-51 2016 Season Recap 52 2016 MVC Summary 53-55 2016 SIU Statistics 56-57 2016 Box Scores 58-70 2017 Season Preview 71-73 MVC Tournament Teams 73 NCAA Tournament Teams 74 National and MVC Honors 75-79 School Records 80-82 Yearly Leaders 83-85 Yearly Team Statistics 86-87 Year-by-Year Results 88-96 vs. Ranked Opponents 96 All-Time Series Records 97 All-Time Letter Winners 98-99 Media Services 100 | 4 | QUICKFACTS QUICK FACTS 2017 SCHEDULE General Lion Classic Location ...........................................Carbondale, Ill. Feb. 10 vs. Nevada Hammond, La. 3:00 p.m. CT Founded ..................................................1869 vs. Coppin State Hammond, La. 5:00 p.m. CT Enrollment ...................................... 15,987 (Fall 2016) Feb. 11 vs. Nicholls State Hammond, La. 11:00 a.m. CT Nickname ................................................Salukis vs. Mississippi Valley State Hammond, La. 5:00 p.m. CT Colors .........................................Maroon and White Feb. 12 vs. Army Hammond, La. 9:00 a.m. CT Affiliation .........................................NCAA Division I Eastern Michigan Tournament Conference ........................................Missouri Valley Feb. 17 vs. North Dakota Madeira Beach, Fla. 1:00 p.m. CT President ............................................Randy Dunn vs. UAB Madeira Beach, Fla. 3:30 p.m. CT Interim Chancellor ..................................Dr. Brad Colwell Feb. 18 vs. UMass Madeira Beach, Fla. 8:00 a.m. CT Director of Athletics .....................................Tommy Bell vs. Michigan State Madeira Beach, Fla. 10:30 a.m. CT Alma Mater ......................................Virginia Tech (‘79) Feb. 21 vs. Boston Madeira Beach, Fla. 10:30 a.m. CT Ticket Office Phone ...................................618-453-2000 Mississippi State Spring Tournament Web site ..........................................SIUSalukis.com Feb. 24 vs. North Florida Starkville, Miss. 10:00 a.m. CT vs. Eastern Illinois Starkville, Miss. 12:30 p.m. CT Home Venue Feb. 25 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 12:30 a.m. CT Stadium ....................................Charlotte West Stadium vs. TBD Starkville, Miss. TBA Capcity .....................................................502 Feb. 26 vs. TBD Starkville, Miss. TBA Opened ...................................................2003 Coach B Classic Record ....................................... 202-77 (13 seasons) Mar. 3 vs. Kentucky Carbondale, Ill. 3:00 p.m. CT Mar. 4 vs. Western Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 12:00 p.m. CT Softball History Mar. 5 vs. Northern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 1:00 p.m. CT First Year of Softball .........................................1968 vs. Murray State Carbondale, Ill. 5:00 p.m. CT All-Time Record .......................................1,229-759-4 Rebel Classic Conference Titles (Last) ...................................4 (2010) Mar. 10 at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 11:00 a.m. CT NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) ........................6 (2007) vs.New Mexico State Las Vegas, Nev. 1:15 p.m. CT Mar. 11 vs. New Mexico State Las Vegas, Nev. 11:00 a.m. CT Team Information vs. DePaul Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. CT 2016 Overall Record ........................................ 33-19 Mar. 12 vs. Portland State Las Vegas, Nev. 11:00 a.m. CT 2016 Conference Record (finish) ...........................15-10 (4th) Mar. 14 at Southern Utah Cedar City, Utah 3:00 p.m. CT Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................... 9/6 Mar. 18 vs. Bradley (DH)* Carbondale, Ill. 12:00 p.m. CT Starters Returning/Lost ........................................ 6/2 Mar. 19 vs. Bradley * Carbondale, Ill. 11:00 a.m. CT 2017 Captains ...............................#1 Merrianne Patterson Mar. 21 vs. UT Martin Carbondale, Ill. 4:00 p.m. CT . #25 Shaye Harre Mar. 25 vs. Indiana State (DH)* Carbondale, Ill. 12:00 p.m. CT . .#32 Jessa Thomas Mar. 26 vs. Indiana State * Carbondale, Ill. 11:00 a.m. CT Seniors ......................................................3 Mar. 29 at SIUE Carbondale, Ill. 4:00 p.m. CT Juniors .......................................................5 Apr. 1 at Illinois State (DH)* Normal, Ill. 12:00 p.m. CT Sophomores ..................................................3 Apr. 2 at Illinois State * Normal, Ill. 11:00 a.m. CT Freshmen ....................................................5 Apr. 5 vs. Saint Louis Carbondale, Ill. 4:00 p.m. CT Total .......................................................16 Apr. 8 at Northern Iowa (DH)* Cedar Falls, Iowa 12:00 p.m. CT Apr. 9 at Northern Iowa * Cedar Falls, Iowa 11:00 a.m. CT Coaching Staff Apr. 12 at SEMO Cape Girardeau, Mo. 4:00 p.m. CT Head Coach (Alma Mater) .................Kerri Blaylock (Evansville, ‘88) Apr. 14 at Loyola (DH)* Chicago, Ill. 12:00 p.m. CT Season .........................................18th Season Apr. 15 at Loyola * Chicago, Ill. 11:00 a.m. CT Record (MVC) ..............................595-322 (275-131) Apr. 19 vs. Evansville (DH)* Evansville, Ind. 3:00 p.m. CT Email [email protected] Apr. 22 vs. Wichita State (DH)* Carbondale, Ill. 12:00 p.m. CT Associate Head Coach ......................... Jen Sewell (Ohio, ‘00) Apr. 23 vs. Wichita State * Carbondale, Ill. 11:00 a.m. CT Season ..........................................9th Season Apr. 25 vs. Evansville * Carbondale, Ill. 4:00 p.m. CT Email [email protected] Apr. 26 at Murray State Murray, Ky. 4:00 p.m. CT Assistant Coach ....................Katie Wagner (Southern Illinois, ‘09) Apr. 29 at Indiana State (DH)* Terre Haute, Ind. 11:00 a.m. CT Season ......................................... 2nd Season Apr. 30 at Indiana State * Terre Haute, Ind.