, .. .. I� <'" . • . t , •, . ,. - : . - ,·.... • . , • • , •• GODUKE.COM 't#@ f DUKESOFTBALL INTRODUCTION Table of Contents @DukeSoftball Quick Facts Duke Sports Information ........................................................................................2 Schedule ....................................................................................................................3 Roster ........................................................................................................................ 4 General Information Head Coach Marissa Young .................................................................................. 5 Name ..............................................Duke University Laura Valentino/Lacey Waldrop .......................................................................... 6 Location ..............................................Durham, N.C. Robert Young/Casey Price .....................................................................................7 Founded ........................................1838, Trinity College Dr. Kevin White......................................................................................................... 8 Enrollment ....................................6,495 undergraduates Meet the Blue Devils ..........................................................................................9-17 Nickname ...............................................Blue Devils TV/Radio Roster .....................................................................................................18 Colors ...........................................Duke Blue & White Conference ..........................................Atlantic Coast President ........................................Dr. Vincent E. Price Contact VP/Director of Athletics ..............................Dr. Kevin White Information about the 2018 Duke University Softball team will be coordinated Assoc. Athletic Director/SWA .............................. Jacki Silar by Assistant Sports Information Director Hunter Richardson. All interview Stadium ......................................Duke Softball Stadium requests for student-athletes and coaches should be made to Hunter Created ......................................................2017 Richardson at (919) 684-6522 or [email protected]. Seating Capacity ..............................................500 Dimensions ......................................L-190, C-220, R-190 GoDuke.com You can find all the updated statistics, releases, bios, pictures and history Team Staff of Duke Softball online at www.GoDuke.com. Head Coach .............................Marissa Young (First Season) Alma Mater .....................................Michigan, 2003 Twitter/Facebook/Instagram Duke Record ................................................0-0 Fans can keep up with the Blue Devil softball team by following the program Career Record ................................................Same on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Search “DukeSoftball” on all three ACC Record ....................................................0-0 platforms and follow/like the program’s page to receive up-to-the-minute Assistant Coach ........................Laura Valentino (First Season) and behind-the-scenes information on the program. Alma Mater ....................................... Hofstra, 2011 Assistant Coach .........................Lacey Waldrop (First Season) Fans can also get exclusive coverage of Duke athletics by following the Alma Mater ..................................Florida State, 2015 school’s Snapchat account by searching “dukeathletics”. Volunteer Assistant Coach ............................. Robert Young Assistant of Operations ................................. Casey Price Student Manager .....................................Allison Florian Nike Audreya Metz • In 2009, Duke University and Nike Inc. reached a 10-year sponsorship Certified Athletic Trainer ...........................Morgan Skidmore agreement that will supply all 26 of the Blue Devils’ athletics teams with Strength Coach ..........................................Jordan Bar uniforms, footwear, apparel and equipment. Under the terms of the contract, Academic Counselor .............................Marcus Aprahamian Nike will phase in its exclusive agreement with all Duke Athletics teams over a three-year period beginning in 2008-09. Sports Information • Additionally, all officially licensed Blue Devils merchandise sold by Nike Assoc. Director/External Affairs ............................Art Chase will comply with labor policies consistent with Duke’s position on worker’s Asst. Director (Softball) ...........................Hunter Richardson rights. Duke has long been a leader in demanding manufacturers of licensed Office Phone .........................................919-684-6522 products protect the rights of workers. Cell Phone ........................................... 901-490-4175 Email [email protected] • Nike will provide cash compensation annually to the Duke Department of Twitter ..............................................@DukeSoftball Athletics over the term of the contract. Each year, one Duke student-athlete Instagram. @dukesoftball will receive a paid internship at Nike headquarters near Beaverton, Ore. Facebook ............................www.facebook.com/dukesoftball Mailing Address ...................... Duke Athletics External Operations Credits P.O. Box 90557 Durham, N.C. 27708 The 2018 Duke Softball Media Guide is a publication of the Duke Sports Information Office. Editor: Hunter Richardson, Assistant SID Editorial Contributors: Sports Information Staff, Sports Information Student Assistants Photography: Reagan Lunn, Duke Athletics 2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 DUKE SPORTS INFORMATION Duke Sports Information 287 Scott Family Athletics Performance Center Phone: 919-684-2633 Box 90557, Durham, N.C. 27708 Fax: 919-684-2489 Staff Directory Art Chase Associate Director of Athletics/External Affairs Sport Responsibilities: Football Alma Mater: Guilford, 1991 Joined Duke SID: August, 2000 Office: 919-684-2614 Cell: 919-599-9820 Email: [email protected] Lindy Brown Senior Associate Sports Information Director Art Chase Lindy Brown Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Women’s Golf Associate Director of Senior Associate Sports Alma Mater: Western Carolina, 1996 Joined Duke SID: November, 1999 Athletics/External Affairs Information Director Office: 919-684-2664 Cell: 919-599-9821 Email: [email protected] Mike DeGeorge Director of Sports Information Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf Alma Mater: Dayton, 2005 Joined Duke SID: November, 2017 Office: 919-668-1712 Cell: 919-384-6601 Email: [email protected] Meredith Rieder Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Soccer, Wrestling Alma Mater: Denison, 2002 Joined Duke SID: August, 2008 Office: 919-684-3328 Cell: 919-812-6741 Email: [email protected] Ashley Wolf Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Volleyball, Baseball Mike DeGeorge Meredith Rieder Alma Mater: Cornell, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2009 Director of Sports Associate Sports Office: 919-668-5739 Cell: 603-325-2225 Email: [email protected] Information Information Director Sarah Fetters Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Football2, Men’s Tennis Alma Mater: Wittenberg University, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2014 Office: 919-684-8708 Cell: 984-209-9104 Email: [email protected] Leslie Gaber Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Lacrosse, M/W Swimming & Diving, Field Hockey Alma Mater: DePauw, 2011 Joined Duke SID: July, 2011 Office: 919-668-7938 Cell: 614-519-9872 Email: [email protected] Hunter Richardson Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Soccer, Softball Ashley Wolf Sarah Fetters Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 2014 Joined Duke SID: July, 2017 Associate Sports Associate Sports Office: 919-684-6522 Cell: 901-490-4175 Email: [email protected] Information Director Information Director Sarah Leggett Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Fencing, Rowing, Women’s Basketball2 Alma Mater: Elon, 2016 Joined Duke SID: August, 2016 Office: 919-668-3195 Cell: 757-621-9341 Email: [email protected] Pat McGlynn Sports Information Staff Assistant Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Tennis, M/W Track & Field, M/W Cross Country Alma Mater: Hamilton College, 2014 Joined Duke SID: August, 2017 Office: 919-684-9743 Cell: 315-317-2192 Email: [email protected] Leslie Gaber Hunter Richardson Assistant Sports Assistant Sports Information Director Information Director 2018 @DUKESOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2 2018 DUKE SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Feb. 8 ! at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 5 p.m. Feb. 8 ! at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 7:15 p.m. Feb. 9 ! vs. Ohio State Boca Raton, Fla. 1:30 p.m. Feb. 9 ! vs. Michigan State Boca Raton, Fla. 3:45 p.m. Feb. 10 ! vs. Boston University Boca Raton, Fla. 9 a.m. Feb. 16 @ Penn State Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. Feb. 17 @ Penn State Durham, N.C. 2:30 p.m. Feb. 17 @ Purdue Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. Feb. 18 @ Purdue Durham, N.C. 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23 # vs. Morgan State Orlando, Fla. 3 p.m. Feb. 23 # vs. Kentucky Orlando, Fla. 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 # vs. Savannah State Orlando, Fla. 10 a.m. Feb. 24 # vs. Harvard Orlando, Fla. 3 p.m. Feb. 25 # vs. Minnesota Orlando, Fla. 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at South Carolina Columbia,