syracuse Softball 2008 contact: Kevin Zalaznik • phone: 315.443.2608 • fax: 315.443.2076 • e-mail: [email protected] GETTERMAN CLASSIC • WACO, TEXAS Fri., Feb. 15 vs. Centenary L, 4-3 Weekly Release Fri., Feb. 15 at 7/10 Baylor L, 0-8 (6) Sun., Feb. 17 vs. Purdue L, 0-10 (5) A p r i l 2 1 - A p r i l 2 7 Sun., Feb. 17 at 7/10 Baylor L, 1-6 PIRATE CLASSIC • GREENVILLE, N.C. Syracuse (18-25, 9-7 BE) Fri., Feb. 23 vs. Appalachian State L, 2-7 (26-11) (29-18, 10-6 BE) Fri., Feb. 23 at East Carolina L, 3-4 (8) Canisius • Pittsburgh Sat., Feb. 24 vs. NR/RV Purdue L, 2-6 Sat., Feb. 24 vs. Penn State L, 0-8 (5) Apr. 24 at Canisius 3 p.m. Apr. 26 at Pittsburgh Noon Apr. 24 at Canisius 5 p.m. Apr. 26 at Pittsburgh 2 p.m. NFCA LEADOFF • COLumbus, GA. Fri., Feb. 29 vs. NR/RV N.C. State L, 0-2 ON THE ROAD BIG TIME IN THE BIG EAST Fri., Feb. 29 vs. UCSB L, 1-8 The Orange wraps up its regular-season travel Junior catcher Amy Kelley was dubbed the Sat., Mar. 1 vs. 18/18 Mississippi St. L, 2-8 Sat., Mar. 1 vs. Nebraska L, 3-8 schedule when it heads to Canisius on Thursday, BIG EAST Player of the Week on April 21 after Sun., Mar. 2 vs. Auburn L, 0-6 April 24 for a 3 p.m. doubleheader and to producing nine RBI on nine hits, including four Pittsburgh on Saturday, April 26 for two games home runs during six games from April 16-20. USF INVITationaL • Tampa, FLA. beginning at noon. • During the doubleheader against Seton Hall, Fri., Mar. 7 vs. Sam Houston W, 3-2 • The contest against the Griffins will be the she became the first Orange student-athlete to Sat., Mar. 8 vs. Indiana L, 2-3 second to last non-conference game of the hit three home runs in three consecutive plate Sat., Mar. 8 vs. Fairfield W, 6-3 season for the Orange. SU is 9-18 against non- appearances and the only SU player in school Sat., Mar. 9 vs. Quinnipiac W, 10-0 (5) BIG EAST opponents this season, but has history to account for all five of her team’s Fri., Mar. 8 vs. Kennesaw State L, 0-4 won nine of its last 14. RBI in a single outing. Combining the two • The Orange will try and make a move up the games, she homered in three straight innings. C OF C CLASSIC • CHARLeston, S.C. BIG EAST standings with victories in the Steel • She began the week with a 3-for-6 outing in Fri., Mar. 14 vs. Binghamton W, 2-1 (8) City. a pair of losses to Cornell on April 16. She Fri., Mar. 14 vs. Charleston W, 12-4 (6) • The Panthers are tied for fifth with Louisville registered a solo home run in the first game Sat., Mar. 15 vs. St. John’s W, 3-2 (9) with a 10-6 record, while the Orange sits in and a double in the second. She drove in two Sat., Mar. 15 at Charleston L, 0-2 seventh place with a 9-7 mark. runs and crossed home plate once. Sun., Mar. 16 vs. Binghamton W, 3-2 (8) • Syracuse is competing for its fourth straight • On April 18, St. John’s came to the SU Softball BIG EAST Championship appearance. Stadium and Kelley went 1-for-4 during game Wed., Mar. 26 at Binghamton^ Postponed • With six conference games still remaining, the one and was part of a battery that totaled 10 Sat., Mar. 29 at Rutgers*^ W, 7-2 • W, 7-2 Sun., Mar. 30 at Villanova*^ W, 4-1 • L, 0-2 Orange’s nine victories is equal to its total from strikeouts. In the second outing, she went 2- Wed., Apr. 2 Albany^ Cancelled a year ago, when the team finished sixth. The for-3 with an RBI. Fri., Apr. 4 Providence*^ W, 6-0 • W, 3-0 Orange has reached the 10-win plateau three • For the week, the junior batted .474 with a Sun., Apr. 6 Connecticut*^ L, 1-9 (5) • L, 6-7 times in school history (2006, 2005 and 2002). 1.211 slugging percentage and a .500 ob-base Tues., Apr. 8 Niagara^ W, 6-4 • W, 2-1 • Since the Orange’s first BIG EAST softball percentage. Defensively, she posted her third Fri., Apr. 11 at Louisville*^ L, 1-6 • L, 5-8 season it is 22-20 during the last three pickoff of the season and caught her 10th Sun., Apr. 13 at USF*^ L, 4-5 • L, 0-1 conference doubleheaders of the season. runner stealing. Wed., Apr. 16 at Cornell^ L, 1-2 • L, 4-5 • Syracuse is 1-6 in the BIG EAST • Her slugging percentage (.726) and on-base Fri., Apr. 18 St. John’s*^ W, 1-0 (9) • W, 2-1 Championship with its only win coming in percentage (.454) are second on the school’s Sun., Apr. 20 Seton Hall*^ W, 4-3 • W, 5-4 Thurs., Apr. 24 at Canisius^ 3 p.m. 2005 (5-1 against Villanova). single-season list, while her batting average and Sat., Apr. 26 at Pittsburgh*^ Noon Team Comparison home run total are tied for second. Wed., Apr. 30 Buffalo^ 1 p.m. Fri., May 2 23/rv DePaul*^ 5:30 p.m. Where She Ranks In The Conference Sun., May 4 Notre Dame*^ 11 a.m. First ...................Home Runs .............................11 First ...................Slugging Percentage........... .726 BIG EAST • LOUISVILLE, KY. Third .................Batting Average .................. .387 Thurs., May 8 TBA TBA Sixth ...................On-base Percentage ........... .454 Fri., May 9 TBA TBA W-L 18-25 26-11 27-18 T-Fifth ...............Hits...........................................48 Sat., May 10 TBA TBA .AVG .256 .297 .239 T-10 ...................Doubles .....................................9 RUNS 132 171 169 Home games in Bold IN PERSUIT ^ indicates double-header HITS 290 305 271 Junior catcher Amy Kelley is in the hunt for a * indicates BIG EAST Conference game HR 24 5 21 All times ET couple of BIG EAST games only records. SLG% .356 .383 .346 • She is only two home runs away from tying the OB% .327 .366 .330 Contact Infomation BIG EAST games only single-season record SF 3 7 5 for conference home runs, which is owned by Softball Contact ..................................... Kevin Zalaznik SH 24 50 39 Office Phone ..........................................(315) 443-2608 UConn’s Michelle Truax, who hit nine in 2007. Cell Phone ...............................................(412) 605-4668 SB-ATT 23-28 72-78 73-98 • Kelley currently owns the second spot on the Fax ............................................................(315) 443-2076 FLD% .956 .973 .958 conference’s single-season slugging percentage Email .......................................................suacpr@syr.edu ERA 3.04 2.39 1.79 (.978) and trails Rutgers’ Juliette Brooks, who Website .....................................................suathletics.com SO 182 246 198 posted a 1.171 mark in 1999. Office Location ............................................102 Manley RUNS 177 99 128 BIG EAST Standings Inside The Numbers BIG EAST OVERALL HITTING STREAKS MULTI-HIT GAMES USF 14-2 .875 39-14 .736 No. Name Longest Current No. Name 2 3 4 5+ Tot Connecticut 11-3 .786 25-16 .610 4 Jamie Kelling 11 2 15 Amy Kelley 10 4 - - 14 DePaul 9-5 .643 34-14 .708 7 Rachel Tilford 10 - 4 Jamie Kelling 11 1 - 1 13 04/23/08 Notre Dame 9-5 .643 30-16 .652 15 Amy Kelley 7 7 7 Rachel Tilford 9 - - - 9 Pittsburgh 10-6 .625 29-18 .617 22 Chanel Roehner 6 - 10 Lindsay Wasek 7 2 - - 9 Louisville 10-6 .625 24-18 .571 19 Hallie Gibbs 5 2 19 Hallie Gibbs 9 - - - 9 Syracuse 9-7 .562 18-25 .419 33 Nicole Miller 4 2 22 Chanel Roehner 6 2 - - 8 Providence 7-7 .500 21-19-2 .524 6 Rachel Tilford 4 1 33 Nicole Miller 6 - - - 6 Villanova 5-11 .312 17-25-1 .407 14 Tawni Irvine 3 3 6 Rachel Tilford 4 - - - 4 Seton Hall 4-14 .222 17-30 .362 1 Ev Anderson 3 - 1 Ev Anderson 2 - - - 2 Rutgers 3-13 .188 18-28 .391 10 Lindsay Wasek 3 1 14 Tawni Irvine 2 - - - 2 St. John’s 3-15 .167 17-32 .347 16 Jorden Rosen 2 - MULTI-RBI GAMES Record Breakdown HOME RUNS No. Name 2 3 4 5+ Tot 19 Hallie Gibbs 5 1 1 - 7 When scoring first ....................................................11-6 No. Name 1 2 3 4 Tot 15 Amy Kelley 8 1 2 - 11 22 Chanel Roehner 4 2 - - 6 When leading after first inning.................................4-2 19 Hallie Gibbs 3 - - 1 4 33 Nicole Miller 4 1 1 - 6 When leading after five ...........................................13-3 33 Nicole Miller - 2 - - 2 15 Amy Kelley 2 - - 2 4 When leading after six .............................................11-1 22 Chanel Roehner - 2 - - 2 7 Rachel Tilford 2 1 - - 3 When tied after five ...................................................2-3 7 Rachel Tilford 1 - 1 - 2 10 Lindsay Wasek 1 1 - - 2 When tied after six .....................................................5-2 16 Jorden Rosen - 1 - - 1 16 Jorden Rosen 1 - - - 1 When trailing after five ............................................2-17 10 Lindsay Wasek 1 - - - 1 When trailing after six .............................................0-18 Record in extra innings..............................................4-1 When scoring four runs or less ..............................9-22 Inning-By-Inning When scoring five runs or more ..............................9-2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total When holding opponents to four runs or less ............13-9 Syracuse 11 32 16 18 22 19 9 3 2 - 132 Shutouts .......................................................................7-8 OPPONENTS 32 27 37 27 20 24 8 2 0 - 177 One-run games ...........................................................9-7 Two-run games ...........................................................1-4 LAST WEEK’S RECAP IT’S A WALK-OFF Three-run games ........................................................3-0 The Orange produced two BIG EAST sweeps In the bottom of the ninth duirng game one Four-run games ..........................................................0-3 with wins against St.