UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 2017 SOFBALL MEDIA GUIDE WWW.UHCOUGARS.COM 2017 HOUSTON SOFTBALL CREDITS Executive Editor Kyle Rogers Layout Kyle Rogers Cover Design Drew Schlosser UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS 3204 Cullen Blvd. Houston, Texas 77204-6002 www.UHCougars.com TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1-8 2016 IN REVIEW 35-48 GENERAL INFORMATION Table of Contents 1 Game-By-Game Results 36 Location Houston, Texas Athletics Communications 2 Game Summary 37 Enrollment 43,770 Schedule 3 Overall Stats 38 Founded 1927 Roster 4 The American Stats 39 Nickname Cougars Radio/TV Roster 5 Team Game-By-Game 40-41 Colors Scarlet and White Opponents 6-8 AB-Runs-Hits-RBI 42-43 President/Chancellor Dr. Renu Khator IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO 44 Vice President for Athletics Hunter Yurachek NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Richard Scamell COACHING STAFF 9-16 Category Leaders 45 SWA DeJuena Chizer Kristin Vesely 10-11 Miscellaneous Stats 46 Conference The American Athletic Conference Megan Gibson-Loftin 12 Game Highs 47 Began The American Competition 2013 Jessica Shults 13 American Athletic Conference Review 48 Cassie Tysarczyk 14 SOFTBALL STAFF Michael Palmer 15 HISTORY & RECORDS 49-74 Head Coach Kristin Vesely, First Season Support Staff 16 Athletic Awards 50 Alma Mater, Year Oklahoma, 2006 Academic Honors 51 Record at Houston 0-0, First Season 2017 COUGARS 17-34 Individual Career Records 52 Career Record Same Assistant Coach Megan Gibson-Loftin, First Season Savannah Heebner 18 Individual Single-Season Records 53 Alma Mater, Year Texas A&M, 2008 Breelyn Thames 19 Individual Game Records 54 Assistant Coach Jessica Shults, First Season Shelby Miller 20 NCAA Records 55 Alma Mater, Year Oklahoma, 2013 Rachel Hill 21 Team Records 56 Volunteer Assistant Cassie Tysarczyk, First Season Presley Bell 22 Year-By-Year Totals 57 Alma Mater, Year Texas A&M, 2013 Savannah Martin 23 Year-By-Year Stat Leaders 58-59 Director of Operations Michael Palmer, Third Season Brooke Vannoy 24 Year-By-Year Results 60-63 Alma Mater, Year Ohio State, 2012 Elise Lebeouf 25 Striking Out Breast Cancer 64 De’Zha Scott 26 Miscellaneous Records 65 TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Record 27-29 Maya Thomas 27 Ranking History 66 2016 American Record (Finish) 9-9 (T-3rd) Kaylin Crumpton 28 All-Time Series History 67-70 2016 Postseason N/A Jaylin Baldridge 29 All-Time Rosters 71-72 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/5 Mariah Garcia/Sarah Barker 30 All-Time Letterwinners 73 Position Starters Returning/Lost 5/4 Sarah Queen/Kelli Montgomery 31 All-Time Jersey Numbers 74 Pitchers Returning/Lost 3/1 Kurstin Martin/Breezy Burton 32 Newcomers 9 Arielle James/Trystan Melacon 33 First Season of Houston Softball 2001 Hannah Wolfe 34 Postseason Appearances 7 All-Time Record 563-376-1 HOME VENUE INFORMATION Name Cougar Softball Stadium Year Opened 2001 Capacity 1,200 Dimensions 200-200-200 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate A.D./Communications David Bassity Assistant Director (Softball Contact) Kyle Rogers Email [email protected] Office Phone (713) 743-9404 Cell Phone (832) 573-5725 Office Fax (713) 743-9411 Shipping Address 3204 Cullen Blvd, Suite 2008 Athletics/Alumni Center Houston, Texas 77204 ON THE WEB Official Site UHCougars.com Twitter @UHCougarSB Instagram @UHCougarSB Facebook HoustonCougarSoftball YouTube UHAthletics Hashtags #Pr1de, #GoCoogs Tickets (713) 462-6647 2017 SOFTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 MEDIA INFORMATION HOUSTON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS DAVID BASSITY JEFF CONRAD ALLISON McCLAIN KYLE ROGERS ROMAN PETROWSKI WILLI ANDERSON Associate AD Director Associate Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Communications Assistant Cell: (405) 274-1455 Cell: (713) 557-3841 Cell: (936) 635-112 Cell: (832) 573-5725 Cell: (936) 714-6282 Cell: (210) 334-5956 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] BASEBALL, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] FOOTBALL M. BASKETBALL, GOLF SECONDARY FOOTBALL SOFTBALL, VOLLEYBALL W. Basketball, Tennis, Track & Field/XC Soccer, Swimming & Diving The University of Houston is an equal opportunity institution whose programs, services, activities and operations are without discrimination as to sex, color, or national origin and are not opposed to qualified handicapped persons. The 2017 edition of the University of Houston Softball media guide ACCREDITATION GUIDELINES GAMEDAY PRESS PARKING has been prepared by the UH athletics communications office to • Only full-time, salaried employees intending to provide actual Media may park in either the front of the Athletics/Alumni Center assist members of the media in their coverage of the Cougars. game coverage may receive credentials. or in the back lot (15H), adjacent to the tennis courts and the Carl For more information on the Houston Softball program, contact • A requesting media agency must represent a collective, orga- Lewis International Track & Field Complex. All gated lots on campus UH Assistant Director for Communications Kyle Rogers at (713) nizational editorial voice, not simply the offerings of a single are available for parking after 5 p.m. and on weekends. University 743-9407 or at [email protected]. individual. parking rules regarding fire zones, handicapped and reserved • Membership in a writer’s association does not automatically spaces, apply to visiting media. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE qualify as an agency for credentials. The University of Houston Athletics Communications Office is • A media agency may assign one of its credentials to its online GAME SERVICES located in the Ted Nance Suite (Rm. 2008) on the second floor of entity. Season statistics and information packets will be available before Athletics/Alumni Center. The Athletics/Alumni Center is located on • An online entity, not associated with a traditional media agen- the game and full box scores will be available shortly after each Cullen Boulevard between Cougar Field and Hofheinz Pavilion. If cy, may qualify for one credential, subject to the following game. available, parking will be provided in the facility’s front lot. conditions: VISITING RADIO 1. An online entity may receive a credential only if its own Please contact Assistant Director for Communications Kyle Rogers ON THE INTERNET full-time staff writes a majority of that site’s material. at (713) 743-9407 or at [email protected] for more Houston’s athletics home page with information on all 17 varsity 2. Online entities that focus primarily on University of information. sports can be found at: UHCougars.com. Houston Athletics and sponsor message boards or chat rooms, may receive credentials provided they adhere to TELEPHONES, FAX AND E-MAIL STADIUM DIRECTIONS a policy that requires that a posted message or opinion is A member of the athletics communications staff will prepare a brief, Cougar Softball Stadium is located at the intersection of Scott identified with the actual name and city of the individual AP-style, game story and line score for all games and distribute Street and Elgin Street. posting the message. this information via e-mail to a state-wide list of media outlets. From Bush Intercontinental Airport: take Highway 59 3. Any online service that is recognized as an outlet To add additional media outlets to this list, provide the athletics South through downtown until the Interstate 45 exchange. Take intended primarily for the purpose of delivering news communications staff a copy of the necessary e-mail addresses. I-45 South (Galveston) and proceed for about one mile. Take the related to the recruitment of student-athletes will not Scott St. Exit. Take a right on Elgin St. and proceed into the parking qualify for credentials. INTERVIEWS lot 15H. 4. Online entities will not receive photography credentials. All requests for interviews with coaches or players should be made From Hobby Airport: take Airport Drive to Interstate 45. Take 5. Online entities (other than those identified above) reg- through the athletics communications office. No UH student- I-45 North (downtown). Exit Scott St. to the light and take a left. istering 20,000 legitimate unique users per month in each athlete will miss a class or practice to participate in an interview. Once there, follow the directions above. of the past 12 months will be given first consideration. The best time to interview Houston coaches and student-athletes “Real-time” transmission of digital images, audio and data, is BEFORE or AFTER practice. CREDENTIALS including live game play-by-play and statistics, of any Postgame interviews are conducted on the field after the coaches Press admission to Cougar Softball Stadium is by official credential home game is the exclusive property of the University of address the team. All interview requests should be provided to a only, and is limited to working members of the media. Credentials Houston and/or its rights holder(s). “Real time” is defined Houston Athletics Communications representative before the end may be picked up at the athletics communications office or the as “live continual coverage or description of an event.” of the game. The UH clubhouse is closed to the media. stadium Will Call window on gameday. To obtain a season or game credential, requests must be emailed, mailed or faxed on company PHOTOGRAPHERS PRACTICE INFORMATION letterhead to Kyle Rogers in the athletics communications office. Requests for photographers’ passes must be made in advance Softball practice is generally held from 1-4 p.m. at Cougar Softball Requests are honored from sports editors of daily and weekly by mail or email on company letterhead to the athletics Stadium. To confirm practice dates and times, call Assistant Director newspapers, editors of sports periodicals and sports directors for communications office. Photographers must observe the areas for Communications Kyle Rogers at (713) 743-9407. radio and television stations who broadcast regularly scheduled marked for photo use in Cougar Softball Stadium (located at the daily sports reports and talk shows. UH reserves the right to refuse end of each dugout - opposite home plate) and remain within any credential request deemed not to be in the best interest of the them until the end of each half inning.