UT ARLINGTON MAVERICKS 2020 SOFTBALL QUICK FACTS PRIMARY MEDIA CONTACT - IAN APPLEGATE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS | EMAIL: [email protected] | TWITTER: @IAN_APPLEGATE GENERAL INFORMATION team INFORMATION Name University of Texas at Arlington 2019 overall record 36-27 City/Zip Arlington, Texas 76019 Home record 19-6 Founded 1895 (Senior College 1959) away record 6-13 Enrollment 51,000 neutral site record 11-18 Nickname Mavericks sun belt record 17-10 (3RD PLACE) School Colors Royal Blue, Orange and White FIELD starters returning/lost 6/3 Facility (Capacity) ALLAN SAXE FIELD (622) PITCHERS RETURNING/LOST 4/0 RECONSTRUCTED FOR 2015 SEASON letterwinners returning/lost 12/7 Affiliations NCAA Division I newcomers 13 (9 freshmen) Conference Sun Belt Conference President Dr. Vistasp Karbhari TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS Director of Athletics Jim Baker Associate AD/SWA Debbie Garcia # NAME POS CL 2019 STATS Athletics Website UTAMavs.com 1 MELANIE MENDOZA 2B/OF SR. .221 BA, 20 R, 32 H, 2 HR, 23 RBI Athletic Dept Phone number (817) 272-2261 6 WHITNEY WALTON* SS SR. .393 BA, 66 R, 79 H, 4 HR, 27 RBI 9 KJ MURPHY 3B/DP JR. .262 BA, 15 R, 32 H, 4 HR, 21 RBI program history 16 AILEEN GARCIA** 1B SR. .312 BA, 18 R, 59 H, 5 HR, 53 RBI 34 BRITTANY WYLLIE 3B SR. .246 BA, 14 R, 34 H, 1 HR, 22 RBI First Year of Softball 1973 77 REAGAN WRIGHT** C SR. .293 BA, 30 R, 56 H, 5 HR, 38 RBI All-Time Record 1,386-1,183-7 *2019 Sun Belt All-Conference 1st Team selection Regular Season Conf. Championships 3 ** 2019 SUN BELT ALL-CONFERENCE 2ND TEAM SELECTION Years 1989, 2003, 2007 Conference Tournament Championships 1 TOP RETURNING PITCHERS Year 2003 NISC Regional Championships 2 # NAME POS CL 2019 STATS Years 2018, 2019 00 ALLIE GARDINER RHP SO. 2.88 ERA , 6-7, 104.2 IP, 8 SV, 36 K NISC Championships 1 3 JOJO VALENCIA LHP SR. 3.74 ERA, 5-5, 73.0 IP, 0 SV, 36 K Year 2019 15 RC PHILLIPS** RHP JR. 3.45 ERA, 18-14, 209.0 IP, 0 SV, 81 K Last NCAA Appearance 2003 21 LAURA HENRICKSON RHP SO. 3.99 ERA, 7-1, 45.2 IP, 0 SV, 12 K **2019 Sun Belt All-Conference 2ND Team selection COACHING STAFF KEY PLAYERS LOST Head Coach Peejay Brun # NAME POS CL GP-GS 2019 STATS Alma Mater Hawaii, 1994 Record at UTA (Yrs.) 66-55 (2) 5 KRISTA RUDE** OF SR. 59-59 .380 BA, 47 R, 68 H, 9 RBI 8 LAURA CURRY* OF SR. 63-63 .440 BA, 34 R, 91 H, 38 RBI Overall Record (Yrs.) 197-205-2 (8) *2019 Sun Belt All-Conference 2ND Team selection Office Phone (817) 272-5756 **2019 Sun Belt All-Conference 2ND Team selection Assistant Coaches Miranda Kramer Bobby Buchanan uta on social media Megan Low Website utamavs.com WHAT’S OUR NAME? Twitter @UTAMavs / @UTAMavssoftball instagram @UTAMavs / @UTAMavssoftball Please refer to the University of Texas at Arlington as UT Arlington. UTA facebook facebook.com/utamavssoftball is acceptable on second reference. Using Texas-Arlington, UT-Arlington Web Streaming mavericks all-accesS (VIA UTAMAVS.COM) or any other form is incorrect. UTA SOFTBALL | QUICK FACTS FALL 2019 numerical roster # NAME POS. HT. CL. B/T HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS COLLEGE 0 Allie Gardiner RHP 5-6 so. R/R Yorba Linda, Calif. / Yorba Linda HS 1 Melanie Mendoza OF/2B 5-6 Sr. R/R Eagle Pass, Texas / Eagle Pass HS 2 abigail mckeown rhp 5-6 fr. R/R bellville, texas / bellville hs 3 JoJo Valencia LHP 5-4 sr. L/L San Antonio, Texas / Samuel L. Clemens HS / incarnate word 4 reagan hukill OF 5-7 fr. R/R Mansfield, texas / mansfield hs 5 alyssa okada OF 5-3 fr. L/R pearl city, hawaii / pearl city hs 6 Whitney Walton SS 5-5 sr. R/R Lake Jackson, Texas / Brazoswood HS 7 Madison Miller 1B/3B 5-10 jr. R/R Wichita, Kansas / Bishop Carroll Catholic HS 8 jadyn erickson 3b/of 5-4 fr. L/R pleasant hill, iowa / southeast polk hs 9 KJ Murphy 3B 5-8 jr. R/R Baytown, Texas / Goose Creek Memorial HS 10 courtney ogle c 5-8 jr. r/R austin, texas / westwood hs / blinn college 11 Anjelica gonzalez 3b/2b 5-5 fr. R/R lawton, okla. / lawton hs 14 julissa moreno ss/of 5-4 fr. r/r austin, texas / akins hs 15 Randi Phillips RHP 5-10 jr. R/R Jefferson, Texas / Harleton HS 16 Aileen Garcia 1B 5-7 sr. R/R Houston, Texas / Pearland HS 17 amber langston 2b/OF 5-2 jr. R/R pearland, texas / dawson hs / blinn college 18 kimber cortemelia 3b 5-5 so. r/r Lake Jackson, Texas / brazoswood hs / blinn college 19 kenedy hines rhp 5-4 fr. r/r spring, texas / klein collins hs 20 miranda morin c 5-2 fr. r/r sacramento, calif. / sacramento charter hs 21 Laura Henriksen RHP 5-11 so. R/R Los Alamitos, CaliF. / Los Alamitos HS 22 Avery Grimes 3B/SS 5-5 sr. L/R Keller, Texas / Timber Creek HS 23 jaden hoelker c 5-9 so. r/r aubrey, texas / denton ryan hs / texas 26 emily evans ss 5-8 r-so. r/r sante fe, texas / sante fe hs / stephen f. austin 27 lindsey franklin 1b 5-8 fr. r/r weatherford, texas / weatherford hs 34 Brittany Wyllie 3B/2B 5-9 sr. R/R Bonita, Calif. / Bonita Vista HS 77 Reagan Wright C 5-8 sr. R/R Mansfield, Texas / Mansfield Legacy HS coaching staff Head Coach: Peejay Brun (University of Hawaii ’94 / 3RD Year) Associate Head Coach: MIRANDA KRAMER (western kentucky ’15 / 1ST Year) Assistant Coach: Bobby Buchanan (Texas State ’14 / 2ND Year) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Megan Low (UTSA ‘14 / 2ND YEAR) Associate Athletic Trainer: Alex Dreher (Texas Sate ’14 / 3RD Year) Student Manager: Alex Ibarra ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS BY STATE BY POSITION SENIORS | 7 SOPHOMORES | 5 TEXAS | 18 CALIFORNIA | 4 PITCHER | 5 INFIELD | 10 MELANIE MENDOZA (#1) ALLIE GARDINER (#0) MELANIE MENDOZA (#1) ALLIE GARDINER (#0) ALLIE GARDINER (#0) MELANIE MENDOZA (#1) JOJO VALENCIA (#3) KIMBER CORTEMELIA (#18) ABIGAIL MCKEOWN (#2) MIRANDA MORIN (#20) ABIGAIL MCKEOWN (#2) WHITNEY WALTON (#6) WHITNEY WALTON (#6) LAURA HENRICKSON (#21) JOJO VALENCIA (#3) LAURA HENRICKSON (#21) JOJO VALENCIA (#3) MADISON MILLER (#7) AILEEN GARCIA (#16) JADEN HOElkER (#23) REAGAN HUKILL (#4) BRITTANY WYLLIE (#34) RANDI PHILLIPS (#15) KJ MURPHY (#9) AVERY GRIMES (#22) EMILY EVANS (#26) WHITNEY WALTON (#6) KENEDY HINES (#19) ANJELICA GONZALEZ (#11) BRITTANY WYLLIE (#34) KJ MURPHY (#9) HAWAI’I | 1 LAURA HENRICKSON (#21) AILEEN GARCIA (#16) REAGAIN WRIGHT (#77) FRESHMAN | 9 COURTNEY OGLE (#10) ALYSSA OKADA (#5) KIMBER CORTEMELIA (#18) ABIGAIL MCKEOWN (#2) JULISSA MORENO (#14) CATCHER | 4 AVERY GRIMES (#22) JUNIORS | 5 REAGAN HUKILL (#4) RANDI PHILLIPS (#15) COURTNEY OGLE (#10) EMILY EVANS (#26) MADISON MILLER (#7) ALYSSA OKADA (#5) AILEEN GARCIA (#16) IOWA | 1 MIRANDA MORIN (#20) LINSDEY FRANKLIN (#27) KJ MURPHY (#9) JADYN ERICKSON (#8) AMBER LANGSTON (#17) JADYN ERICKSON (#8) JADEN HOElkER (#23) BRITTANY WYLLIE (#34) COURTNEY OGLE (#10) Anjelica gonzalez (#11) KIMBER CORTEMELIA (#18) REAGAN WRIGHT (#77) RANDI PHILLIPS (#15) julissa moreno (#14) KENEDY HINES (#19) KANSAS | 1 OUTFIELD | 5 AMBER LANGSTON (#17) kenedy hines (#19) AVERY GRIMES (#22) MADISON MILLER (#7) REAGAN HUKILL (#4) miranda morin (#20) JADEN HOElkER (#23) ALYSSA OKADA (#5) LINDSEY FRANKLIN (#27) EMILY EVANS (#26) OKLAHOMA | 1 JADYN ERICKSON (#8) LINDSEY FRANKLIN (#27) ANJELICA GONZALEZ (#11) JULISSA MORENO (#14) REAGAN WRIGHT (#77) AMBER LANGSTON (#17) FALL 2019 UT ARLINGTON SOFTBALL | UTAMAVS.COM | @UTAMAVSSOFTBALL 2 UTA SOFTBALL | QUICK FACTS 2020 schedule DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Texas a&m tournament february 7 friday texas a&m college station, texas 3:00 pm february 7 friday texas A&m college station, texas 5:15 pm february 8 saturday texas a&m college station, texas 2:15 pm february 8 saturday abilene christian college station, texas 4:00 pm february 9 sunday abilene christian college station, texas 10:00 am maverick classic february 14 friday texas southern allan saxe field 7:00 pm february 15 Saturday stephen f. austin allan saxe field 4:30 pm february 15 saturday umkc allan saxe field 7:00 pm february 16 sunday kent state allan saxe field 1:00 pm february 19 wednesday baylor waco, texas 6:30 pm boerner invitational february 21 friday utsa allan saxe field 3:00 pm february 21 friday rutgers allan saxe field 5:30 pm february 22 saturday kansas allan saxe field 12:30 pm february 23 Sunday TBA allan saxe field Tba february 25 tuesday north texas denton, texas 6:00 pm 2020 easton crimson classic february 28 friday mcneese state tuscaloosca, ala. 11:00 am february 28 friday alabama tuscaloosca, ala. 4:00 pm february 29 saturday mcneese state tuscaloosca, ala. 11:00 am february 29 saturday alabama tuscaloosca, ala. 1:30 pm march 1 sunday arizona tuscaloosca, ala. 11:00 am march 6 friday troy* allan saxe field 5:00 pm march 7 saturday troy* allan saxe field 1:00 pm march 8 Sunday troy* allan saxe field 12:00 pm march 10 tuesday western kentucky allan saxe field 6:00 pm march 13 friday ulm* monroe, la. 6:00 pm march 14 saturday ulm* monroe, la. 2:00 pm march 15 sunday ulm* monroe, la. 12:00 pm march 17 tuesday columbia allan saxe field 11:00 pm march 20 friday appalachian state* allan saxe field 5:00 pm march 21 saturday appalachian state* allan saxe field 1:00 pm march 22 sunday appalachian state* allan saxe field 12:00 pm march 25 tuesday texas austin, texas tba march 27 friday georgia southern* statesboro, ga.