2004 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEAR SOFTBALL CREDITS The 2004 Cal Softball Media Guide was written and edited by Media Relations Assistant Jonathan Palay. Composition and design by John Dunbar and Evan Kerr. Photos by John Todd, Patrick Merrill and Joel Capra, among others. Printing by UC Printing, Berkeley, CA. THE BEAR FACTS Location ............................................................................ Berkeley, CA Founded .......................................................................................... 1868 Enrollment ................................................................................... 32,000 Conference .............................................................................. Pacific-10 Nickname .......................................................................... Golden Bears Colors ............................................................. Blue (282) & Gold (116) Chancellor ................................................................ Dr. Robert Berdahl Athletic Director .......................................................... Steve Gladstone TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Associate AD/SWA ........................................ Teresa Kuehn Home Field/Capacity ...................................... Levine-Fricke Field/500 2003 Cal Roster .................................................................................... 2 2003 Overall Record ..................................................................... 49-20 This is California Softball .................................................................... 3 2003 Pac-10 Record/Place ...................................................... 10-11/3rd 2003 Season Outlook ........................................................................ 4-5 2003 Postseason ................................................... National Runner-Up Coaching Staff ................................................................................... 6-7 2003 USA Today/NFCA Ranking ................................................... 2nd Player Profiles ................................................................................. 8-19 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................................................... 11/7 2003 Opponents ........................................................................... 20-23 Starters Returning/Lost ..................................................................... 8/2 2002 Review ....................................................................................... 24 Redshirts Returning ............................................................................. 1 2002 Award Winners ......................................................................... 25 Newcomers ........................................................................................... 5 2002 Statistics and Results ........................................................... 26-27 2002 Pac-10 Statistics and Honors ............................................... 28-29 Softball Office ............................................................. (510) 643-9101 2002 National Champions ............................................................ 30-31 200 B Strawberry Canyon Center, Berkeley, CA 94720 ... Fax: (510) 2002 NCAA Tournament Review ................................................ 32-33 643-1116 Honors and Awards ...................................................................... 34-35 Head Coach ........................... Diane Ninemire (Nebraska-Omaha, ’80) Cal Career Records ........................................................................ 36-37 Cal & Career Record ........................................... 702-356 (16 years) Cal Season Records ....................................................................... 38-39 Assistant Coach ............. John Reeves (San Jose State, ’80), 11th year Cal Team Records .............................................................................. 40 Assistant Coach ................... Kim Maher (Fresno State, ’95), 5th year Cal No-Hitters .................................................................................... 41 Volunteer Coach ................................................. Dan Parajon, 2nd year Individual Year-by-Year Leaders ....................................................... 42 Team Season Bests ............................................................................ 43 Media Relations Office .............................................. (510) 642-5363 Postseason Results ....................................................................... 44-45 210 Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA 94720 ...... Fax: (510) 643-7778 All-Time Roster ................................................................................. 46 Exec. Associate AD/Communications ................................... Bob Rose Series Records .................................................................................... 47 Media Relations Director .............................................. Herb Benenson All-Time Results ........................................................................... 48-53 Softball Contact ............................................................. Jonathan Palay The University .............................................................................. 54-63 Direct: ........................................................................ (510) 643-5846 TV/Radio Roster ................................................................................ 64 E-mail: ................................................ [email protected] A Look at the Bay Area .................................................................. IBC Athletic Web Page ................................................... www.calbears.com 2003 Cal Schedule ............................................................................. BC Bear Backers Support Your Team Bear Backers are loyal Cal alumni and friends who provide financial support to Cal Athletics with their donations. Every student-athlete benefits from their contributions, which underwrites the scholarships, programmatic needs, and academic tutoring programs. Bear Backers also build our athletic facilities, including the Haas Pavilion. Joining Bear Backers is the best way to support the Cal team you care about. Call (510) 462-2427 for more information. CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 1 2004 GOLDEN BEAR ROSTER NUMERICAL No. Name Pos B/T Ht Yr Exp Hometown/High School/Previous School Pronunciation 1 Kristina Thorson P R/R 5-7 So 1V Lake Forest Park,WA/Shorecrest 2 Chelsea Spencer SS R/R 5-4 Jr 2V San Leandro, CA/Arroyo 3 Alex Sutton 2B/OF R/R 5-6 Fr HS San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty 4 Shannon Harper C R/R 5-4 Fr HS Stockton, CA/ Lincoln 5 Lindsay James OF L/R 5-5 So 1V San Carlos, CA/Sequoia 6 Alyssa Smoke 1B R/R 5-11 Fr HS Everett, WA/Cascade 7 Sarah Adams P R/R 5-11 Fr HS Half Moon Bay, CA/Half Moon Bay 9 Haley Woods C/1B R/R 5-11 So 1V Burlingame, CA/Burlingame 10 Kaleo Eldredge OF L/R 5-4 Jr 2V Kahului, HI/H.P. Baldwin ........................................................... KA-lay-O 11 Kristen Bayless OF/C R/R 5-5 Jr 2V San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty 16 Kelly Anderson P/1B R/R 5-9 Jr 2V Woodland, CA/Woodland 18 Roni Rodrigues UT R/R 5-9 Sr* 2V Antioch, CA/Antioch/Sacramento St. 19 Vicky Galindo 3B L/R 5-4 Jr 1V Union City, CA/James Logan/West Valley J.C. 22 Gwen Arafiles 1B R/R 5-11 Jr JC Stockton, CA/Lincoln/San Joaquin Delta J.C. .................. ah-RAH-uh-leez 24 Jessica Pamanian 2B/OF R/R 5-4 Jr 2V Milpitas, CA/Milpitas 33 Jessica Vernaglia 3B/OF R/R 5-4 So 1V Laguna Niguel, CA/Alisa Niguel ............................................. ver-NAG-lia *used reshirt year Head Coach: Diane Ninemire, 17th season (University Nebraska-Omaha, 1980) ......................................................................................... NINE-mire Assistant Coach: John Reeves, 11th season (San Jose State, 1980) Assistant Coach: Kim Maher, 5th season (Fresno State, 1995) ......................................................................................................................... MAHR Volunteer Coach: Dan Parajon, 2nd season ALPHABETICAL No. Name 7 ............................ Sarah Adams 22 ........................ Gwen Afrafiles 16 ....................... Kelly Anderson 11 ....................... Kristen Bayless 10 ......................... Kaleo Eldredge 19 ......................... Vicky Galindo 4 ....................... Shannon Harper 5 ......................... Lindsay James 24 ..................... Jessica Pamanian 18 ........................ Roni Rodrigues 4 ........................ Courtney Scott 2 ....................... Chelsea Spencer 6 .......................... Alyssa Smoke 3 .............................. Alex Sutton 1 ..................... Kristina Thorson 33 ...................... Jessica Vernaglia 9 ........................... Haley Woods 2004 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS BACK ROW (L-R): Shannon Harper, Alex Sutton, Kristen Bayless, Vicky Galindo. THIRD ROW (L-R): Roni Rodrigues, Gwen Afrafiles, Haley Woods, Sarah Adams, Alyssa Smoke, Kelly Anderson. SECOND ROW (L-R): Chelsea Spencer, Volunteer Coach Don Parajon, Head Coach Diane Ninemire, Assistant Coach Kim Maher, Assistant Coach John Reeves, Kristina Thorson. FRONT ROW (L-R): Kaleo Eldredge, Jessica Pamanian, Jessica Vernaglia, Lindsay James. 2004 SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2 THIS IS CALIFORNIA SOFTBALL • The first NCAA National Championship captured by a women’s sport in Cal athletic history - 2002 (56-19 record, 8-0 postseason