2013 UTSA Roadrunners Softball Almanac 2013 UTSA S OF T B A LL A LM A N A C OutLOOK GENERAL INFORMatION Roster ___________________________________ 2 Location ____________________San Antonio, Texas Schedule _________________________________ 3 Enrollment ____________________________30,968 Media Information __________________________ 4 Founded ______________________________ 1969 MEET THE ROADruNNErs Nickname ________________________Roadrunners Siera Sproul _______________________________ 6 Colors _____Navy blue (289), orange (1665) and white Courtney Buchman _________________________ 7 Home Field _____________ Roadrunner Field (300) Alyssa Vordenbaum _________________________ 8 Dimensions __________________(200’ / 200’ / 200’) Jori Fox __________________________________ 9 Conference ___________________ Western Athletic Vivian Tijerina ____________________________ 10 Affiliation _____________________ NCAA Division I Samantha Beeson _________________________ 11 Athletic Director ___________________ Lynn Hickey Megan Low ______________________________ 12 President ____________________Dr. Ricardo Romo Haylee Staton ____________________________ 13 Press Box Phone _________________ 210-458-4898 Cosette Hernandez ________________________ 14 Internet Address _________________ goUTSA.com Paige Hamilton ___________________________ 14 TEAM INFORMatION Ashlee Garcia ____________________________ 15 Head Coach __________________ Amanda Lehotak Darian Blake _____________________________ 15 Alma Mater _____________ Nebraska-Omaha/2003 Victoria Birdwell ___________________________ 16 Career Record ______________ 161-180/8th season Jolene Graham ___________________________ 16 School Record ________________24-28/2nd season Alexis Ramirez ____________________________ 17 Assistant Coach ______________Michelle Cheatham Crystal Moreno ___________________________ 17 Alma Mater _______________________UTSA/2002 2013 UTSA Roadrunners ___________________ 18 Assistant Coach _________________ Megan Gibson COACHES & StaFF Alma Mater ___________________Texas A&M/2008 Amanda Lehotak __________________________ 20 Letterwinners R/L _________________________8/8 Michelle Cheatham ________________________ 21 Position Starters R/L _______________________3/5 Megan Gibson/Support Staff _________________ 22 Pitchers R/L ______________________________2/2 Lynn Hickey ______________________________ 23 2011 Overall Record ____________________ 24-28 Dr. Ricardo Romo _________________________ 24 2011 Conference Record _____________ 12-8 (t-3rd) OPPONENts First Year of Softball _____________________ 1992 2012 Opponents ________________________26-27 All-Time Record _____________________ 595-531-2 Western Athletic Conference _________________ 28 NCAA Tournament Appearances ____ 2 (2004, 2006) REVIEW 2012 Season Statistics _____________________ 30 ATHLETICS COMMUNICatIONS 2012 Results _____________________________ 31 Softball Contact _______________ Jordan Korphage Southland Conference Review _______________ 32 Office Phone/Fax ___________ (210) 458-4930/4569 RECORD BOOK E-mail ______________ [email protected] Retired Jerseys ___________________________ 34 Mailing Address _______________ One UTSA Circle Roadrunners In The Pros ___________________ 35 ________________________San Antonio, TX 78249 Honor Roll _____________________________36-37 Career Records _________________________38-39 Single-Season Records ___________________40-41 CREDIts Single-Game Records ______________________ 42 The 2013 UTSA Softball Almanac was designed, written and edited NCAA Records ___________________________ 43 by Assistant Athletics Communications Director Jordan Korphage, Year-By-Year Results ____________________44-49 with assistance from Assistant AD/Athletics Communications Kyle All-Time Series Results ___________________50-53 Stephens, Associate Director Brian Hernandez and Assistant Director Tony Baldwin. Photography by Jeff Huehn of Lazy J Photography and Letterwinners _____________________________ 54 Mark McClendon of UTSA Photographic Services. Coaching History __________________________ 54 Conference Champions _____________________ 55 2013 UTSA Softball Almanac 1 R O st E R No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 Siera Sproul OF R/R 5-7 Jr.-2L Liberty Hill, Texas/Liberty Hill HS 2 Courtney Buchman OF R/R 5-5 So.-1L Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 3 Cosette Hernandez INF L/R 5-3 Fr.-HS San Antonio, Texas/Johnson HS 4 Paige Hamilton INF L/R 5-5 Jr.-TR San Antonio, Texas/Smithson Valley HS/Blinn College 5 Ashlee Garcia INF L/R 5-7 Fr.-HS Jarrell, Texas/Jarrell HS 7 Darian Blake OF L/R 5-8 Jr.-TR Katy, Texas/Katy HS/North Texas 9 Alyssa Vordenbaum P R/R 5-7 Sr.-1L Pasadena, Texas/Memorial HS/Blinn College 10 Jori Fox P/1B R/R 5-11 Jr.-2L San Antonio, Texas/Johnson HS 11 Victoria Birdwell OF L/R 5-4 Fr.-HS Magnolia, Texas/Magnolia HS 18 Jolene Graham INF R/R 5-9 Jr.-TR Sutter, Calif./Sutter HS/Odessa JC 21 Alexis Ramirez INF L/L 5-6 Fr.-HS San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS 22 Vivian Tijerina 3B R/R 5-6 So.-1L Atascosa, Texas/Southwest HS 24 Crystal Moreno OF R/R 5-5 Fr.-HS San Angelo, Texas/Central HS 30 Samantha Beeson 1B R/R 5-9 Sr.-3L Austin, Texas/Bowie HS 33 Megan Low C R/R 5-6 So.-1L Spring, Texas/Spring HS 42 Haylee Staton P/OF R/R 5-7 Sr.-2L Austin, Texas/Westwood HS/Concordia Texas Coaching Staff Head coach: Amanda Lehotak (second year; Nebraska-Omaha, 2003) Assistant coaches: Michelle Cheatham (eighth year; UTSA, 2002), Megan Gibson (second year; Texas A&M, 2008) Pronunciation Guide Class Breakdown Alphabetical Roster Siera Sproul ____________ SPROWL (sounds like owl) Seniors ____________ 3 Beeson, Samantha __ 30 Courtney Buchman __________________ BUCK-man Juniors _____________ 5 Birdwell, Victoria _____11 Alyssa Vordenbaum _______________ VOR-den-bomb Sophomores ________ 3 Blake, Darian ________ 7 Freshmen __________ 5 Buchman, Courtney ___ 5 Vivian Tijerina ____________________ TEE-her-eena Fox, Jori ___________ 10 Amanda Lehotak ____________________luh-HO-tech Garcia, Ashlee _______ 5 Graham, Jolene ______ 8 Hamilton, Paige ______ 4 Hernandez, Cosette ___ 3 Low, Megan ________ 33 Moreno, Crystal _____ 24 Ramirez, Alexis _____ 21 Sproul, Siera ________ 1 Tijerina, Vivian ______ 22 Vordenbaum, Alyssa __ 9 2 2013 UTSA Softball Almanac S CHED U LE Day Date Opponent Location Time Sat. Feb.9 at Lamar (DH) Beaumont, Texas 2 p.m. Sun. Feb. 10 at Lamar Beaumont, Texas 2 p.m. Fri. Feb. 15 Missouri State ! San Antonio 4:30 p.m. Fri. Feb. 15 Iowa State ! San Antonio 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 16 Rutgers ! San Antonio 4:30 p.m. Sat. Feb. 16 Boise State ! San Antonio 7 p.m. Sun. Feb. 17 Missouri State ! San Antonio 11:30 a.m. Wed. Feb. 20 North Texas (DH) San Antonio 5 p.m. Fri. Feb. 22 vs. Southeastern Louisiana # College Station, Texas 12:15 p.m. Fri. Feb. 22 at Texas A&M # College Station, Texas 3 p.m. Sat. Feb. 23 vs. Southeastern Louisiana # College Station, Texas 10 a.m. Sat. Feb. 23 at Texas A&M # College Station, Texas 5:15 p.m. Sun. Feb. 24 vs. Purdue # College Station, Texas 10 a.m. Wed. Feb. 27 at Houston Houston, Texas 5:30 p.m. Fri. March 1 Sam Houston State San Antonio 6 p.m. Sat. March 2 Sam Houston State (DH) San Antonio 1 p.m. Wed. March 6 at Houston Baptist (DH) Houston, Texas 2 p.m. Wed. March 13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas 3 p.m. Fri. March 15 vs. Northern Colorado $ Reno, Nev. 2:30 p.m. Fri. March 15 at Nevada $ Reno, Nev. 5 p.m. Sat. March 16 vs. Northern Colorado $ Reno, Nev. 12 p.m. Sat. March 16 at Nevada $ Reno, Nev. 5 p.m. Sun. March 17 vs. Northern Colorado $ Reno, Nev. 12 p.m. Fri. March 22 at Texas State (DH) * San Marcos, Texas 4 p.m. Sat. March 23 at Texas State * San Marcos, Texas 1 p.m. Fri. March 29 San Jose State * San Antonio 6 p.m. Sat. March 30 San Jose State (DH) * San Antonio 4 p.m. Fri. April 5 at Utah State * Logan, Utah 3 p.m. Sat. April 6 at Utah State (DH) * Logan, Utah 2 p.m. Fri. April 12 at New Mexico State * Las Cruces, N.M. 7 p.m. Sat. April 13 at New Mexico State (DH) * Las Cruces, N.M. 5 p.m. Wed. April 17 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (DH) San Antonio 4 p.m. Fri. April 19 Seattle * San Antonio 6 p.m. Sat. April 20 Seattle (DH) * San Antonio 4 p.m. Fri. April 26 at Louisiana Tech * Ruston, La. 6 p.m. Sat. April 27 at Louisiana Tech (DH) * Ruston, La. 1 p.m. Fri. May 3 UT Arlington * San Antonio 6 p.m. Sat. May 4 UT Arlington (DH) * San Antonio 4 p.m. Wed.-Sat. May 8-11 WAC Tournament Ruston, La. TBA All times Central • Home games in bold played at Roadrunner Field • (DH) - doubleheader ! UTSA Classic presented by Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association (San Antonio) # Texas A&M Invitational (College Station, Texas) • $ Nevada Classic (Reno, Nev.) * Western Athletic Conference game Schedule tentative and subject to change 2013 UTSA Softball Almanac 3 M EDI A I NFO R M at ION PRACTICES UTSA welcomes all media to attend UTSA ATHLETICS COMMUNICatIONS softball practices during the season. The UTSA Athletics Cmmunications Office requests media members to contact the SID in advance for practice times and interview requests. In most cases, student-athletes and coaches will be made available before practice. Please make interview requests at least 24 hours in advance. LIVE STATISTICS Jordan Korphage Live statistics for all UTSA home and Assistant Athletics select road softball games can be found online at goUTSA.com. Communications Director/ MEDIA COVERAGE Softball Contact The UTSA Athletics Communications AUDIO/VIDEO STREAMING Office assists members of the media Free live audio broadcasts of selected E-mail: [email protected] with their coverage of all UTSA softball games will be available online Office Phone: (210) 458-4930 sports by providing feature ideas, at goUTSA.com. Ed Suarez and Office Fax: (210) 458-4569 notes, statistics and travel plans. In Jordan Korphage will share play-by- addition to the 2013 UTSA Softball play duties. UTSA will provide live Press Box: (210) 458-4898 Almanac, media members may video streaming for selected home Athletics Web Site: goUTSA.com check the athletics department Web games. A Rowdy Zone subscription Mailing Address: One UTSA Circle site — goUTSA.com — for the latest is required. 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