Games 13-17 Eagle Classic March 1-3 Eagle Field Statesboro, GA. Libby Knight Assistant Director of Communications 1000 Chastain Rd Kennesaw, Ga 30144 Office: 770.794.7589 [email protected] Kennesaw State www.KSUOwls.com Twitter: @ksuowlnation 2-Time Atlantic Sun Champions • 2007, 2012 2-Time NCAA Divsion II National champions • 1995, 1996 39 All A-Sun Conference Award Winners 2013 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS FEBRUARY 2013 EAGLE CLASSIC 8 MISSOURI STATE ^ W 12-8 COASTAL CAROLINA ^ W 1-0 (8) Eagle Field • Statesboro, Ga. 9 EASTERN MICHIGAN ^ W 7-0 FRIDAY, MARCH 1 // Alabama State • 11:30 a.m. | Florida International • 1:30 p.m. bUTLER ^ W 6-2 10 EASTERN MICHIGAN ^ W 6-5 SATURDAY, MARCH 2 // South Carolina • 11:30 a.m. | Georgia State • 3:30 p.m. 16 vs. SIU Edwardsville ! W 1-0 (8) SUNDAY, MARCH 3 // Alabama State • 10 a.m. vs. IUPUI ! W 1-0 Live Stats: KSUOwls.com // Twitter: @KSUOwlsSoftball 17 vs. UT-Martin ! L 5-4 vs. Tennessee Tech ! W 3-0 Live Video: KSUOwls.com (Georgia State game only) 20 sAMFORD W 3-2 23 BOWLING GREEN # W 5-0 A LOOK AT KENNESAW STATE 24 VIRGINIA TECH # L 4-3 (8) MARCH 1 vs. Alabama State @ 11:30 a.m. Statesboro, Ga. • The Kennesaw State softball team is coming off of a 1-1 record in the Phyllis Rafter vs. Florida International @ 1:30 p.m. Statesboro, Ga. Memorial on Feb. 23-24 at Bailey Park. The Owls first defeated Bowling Green 5-0 on 2 vs. South Carolina @ 11:30 a.m. Statesboro, Ga. Saturday on senior pitcher Abbey Mixon’s (Canton, Ga./Cherokee HS) three-hit, five- at Georgia Southern @ 3:30 p.m. Statesboro, Ga. strikeout performance. KSU then fell to Southeastern Conference foe Virginia Tech 4-3 3 vs. Alabama State @ 10 a.m. Statesboro, Ga. on the international tiebreaker rule in the eighth inning. 5 UAB (DH) 2 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. • Kennesaw State is now 7-1 in the friendly confines of Bailey Park. 6 at Furman (DH) 2 p.m. Greenville, S.C. • For their early season success, the Owls are receiving a vote in the ESPN.com/USA 13 MERCER * (DH) 4 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. Softball Collegiate Top-25 poll, joining USC Upstate and Florida Gulf Coast from the 16 at Lipscomb * (DH) 3 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Atlantic Sun Conference in receiving votes. 17 at Lipscomb * 3 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. • In the 12 games the Owls have played in 2013, seven have been decided by a single 20 at Mercer * 6 p.m. Macon, Ga. run. KSU holds a 5-2 record in one-run games, including a pair of eighth inning 23 NKU *(DH) 1 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. victories. 24 NKU * 1 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. • Kennesaw State is the top A-Sun team in the circle in terms of earned run average at 26 at Georgia State 5 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. 1.14. Junior Amanda Henderson (Covington, Ga./Eastside HS) and Mixon are second 27 GEORGIA TECH 6 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. and eighth, respectively, in the conference in ERA, with Henderson owning an ERA of 29 USC UPSTATE * (DH) 1 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. 0.75 and Mixon posting a 1.43 ERA. Henderson’s six wins are also tied for first in the 30 USC UPSTATE * 1 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. conference. APRIL • The pitching pair have collected a combined 97 strikeouts in 76 innings pitched, with 2 GEORGIA STATE 5 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. Henderson’s 61 strikeouts leading the league in that category. 6 at North Florida * (DH) 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. • KSU also ranks first the in the conference in team fielding with a .980 fielding 7 at North Florida * 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. percentage and have only comitted seven errors in 12 games. 9 FGCU * (DH) 3 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. • With her early season dominance in the circle, Henderson has garnered two back-to- 10 FGCU * 3 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. back A-Sun Conference Pitcher of the Week honors, earning the awards in the first 13 at Stetson * (DH) 1 p.m. Deland, Fla. two weeks of the season. 14 at Stetson * 1 p.m. Deland, Fla. • Freshman Missy Perkowski (Woodstock, Ga./Sequoyah HS) continues to lead the 17 at Alabama State 5 p.m. Montgomery, Ala. Owls with a .471 batting average, notching eight hits, including a double, in 17 at- 20 JACKSONVILLE * (DH) 1 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. bats on the season. 21 JACKSONVILLE * 1 P.M. KENNESAW, GA. • Senior Sharon Swanson (Woodstock, Ga./Cherokee HS) owns a .359 batting average 24 at Georgia Tech 6 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. 27 at East Tennessee State * (DH) 1 p.m. Johnson City, Tenn. for KSU and has started every game at designed player for the Owls. She has 28 at East Tennessee State * 1 p.m. Johnson City, Tenn. registered 14 hits, including five doubles, seven RBI and six runs this season. MAY • The Owls next host UAB in doubleheader on Tuesday, March 5 at Bailey Park. First 8-11 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Nashville, Tenn. pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. (ET). * Denotes A-Sun Conference match // ^ Denotes GT-KSU Invitational ! Denotes KSU Classic // # Denotes Phyllis Rafter Memorial 2013 KENNESAW STATE SOFTBALL ROSTER @ Denotes Eagle Classic // Home games in BOLD // All times ET # Name POS. B/T HT. YR. HOMETOWN/Last SCHOOL 0 Morgan Sikes P L/L 5-5 FR Douglasville, Ga./Chapel Hill HS 1 Sarah Sikes OF L/L 5-5 JR Douglasville, Ga./Georgia 2 Natalie Rhodes OF L/R 5-0 SO Canton, Ga./Cherokee HS 3 Rachel Dennis OF R/R 5-4 FR Marietta, Ga./Pope HS For all of the latest 4 Sharon Swanson IF/DP R/R 5-8 SR Woodstock, Ga./Cherokee HS news on the Kennesaw 5 Amanda Henderson P R/R 5-5 JR Covington, Ga./Eastside Hs 6 Jamie Saunders IF R/R 5-6 SR Fayetteville, Ga./Georgia Perimeter College State Softball Team, 7 Hannah Weldy P R/R 5-4 FR Cumming, Ga./Milton Hs scan the QR code on 9 Stephanie Phillips IF R/R 5-4 JR Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry HS your smartphone to 10 Kara Chambers IF R/R 5-4 FR Kennesaw, Ga./Allatoona HS go directly to the soccer 11 Courtney Sutter C L/L 5-6 FR Marietta, Ga./Harrison HS page on 12 Kendal Robinson OF L/R 5-3 FR Gray, Ga./Jones County HS 14 Jensen Hackett OF R/R 5-5 SR Tunnel Hill, Ga./Ringgold HS 15 Monica Vickery P R/R 5-7 SO Rossville, Ga./Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe HS www.KSUOwls.com 18 Alexis Collis IF/OF R/R 5-10 FR Blue Ridge, Ga./Fanin County HS 19 Angie Dascoli C R/R 5-4 JR West Melbourne, Fla./State College of Florida 20 Caitlin Fowler IF L/L 5-8 SO Flowery Branch, Ga./Flowery Branch HS 21 Missy Perkowski IF R/R 5-7 FR Woodstock, Ga./Sequoyah HS 23 Megan Veringa IF L/L 6-0 FR Roswell, Ga./Centennial HS 24 Carly Van Auken IF L/R 5-5 JR Largo, Fla./State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota 34 Bianca Durant OF L/R 5-4 JR Douglasville, Ga./Chapel Hill HS 44 Kaylee Williams IF R/R 5-3 SO Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain HS Kennesaw State @KSUOwlNation KSUOwlVision 99 Abbey Mixon P R/R 5-7 SR Canton, Ga./Cherokee HS Games 13-17 Eagle Classic March 1-3 Eagle Field Statesboro, GA. KSU S OFTBALL QUICK FACTS 2013 A GLANCE AT THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Alabama State Hornets Institution Name.................Kennesaw State University Head Coach: Telma O’Neal Hall (Alabama State, 2003), third season Location..........................................................Kennesaw, Ga. 2013 Record: 1-9 Enrollment.....................................................................24,100 2012 Record: 13-38 Founded.............................................................................1963 2012 Conference Record/Finish: 7-10/4th in SWAC Eastern Division Nickname..........................................................................Owls Top Hitter: Brehanna Rodrigues | .440 BA, 11 hits, four RBI Colors.............................................................Black and Gold Affiliation.....................................................NCAA Division I Top Pitcher: Melissa Christmann | 0-2, 9.72 ERA, 16.2 IP Conference.................................Atlantic Sun Conference President...........................................................Dr. Dan Papp Florida International Panthers Athletic Director......................................Vaughn Williams Head Coach: Jake Schumann (St. Xavier, 1997) second season Senior Woman Administrator...................Karen Pfeiffer 2013 Record: 10-6 Institution Website.....................................kennesaw.edu 2012 Record: 28-27 Athletic Website..............................................ksuowls.com 2012 Conference Record/Finish: 15-9/3rd in Sun Belt Top Returning Hitter: Alex Casals | .333 BA, 10 hits, five runs, four RBI FACILITY INFORMATION Top Returning Pitcher: Shel Wagnon | 2.07 ERA, 3-1, 23.2 IP, 25 SO Facility...........................Bobbie Bailey Athletic Complex Capacity................................................................................600 South Carolina Gamecocks Year Opened.....................................................................2004 Head Coach: Beverly Smith (North Carolina, 1994), second season SOFTBALL CoACHING STAFF 2013 Record: 8-3 Head Coach...................................................Scott Whitlock 2012 Record: 23-32 Alma Mater.................................................Piedmont, 1984 2012 Conference Record/Finish: 3-25/fifth in SEC East Kennesaw State Record / Years...........1,125-297 (.791) Top Hitter: Samie Garcia | .615 BA, 24 hits, 22 runs, nine RBI, 9-9 SB-SBA / 27 Years Top Pitcher: Audrey Broyles | 2.45 ERA, 3-1, 20.0 IP, 2 CG NCAA Division I Record............237-163 (.593) / 8 Years Fastpitch Record......................972-282 (.775) / 23 Years Georgia Southern Eagles Slow-Pitch Record........................158-15 (.913) / 5 Years Head Coach: Annie Smith (Grinnell College, 1995), second season Career Record (Includes Slow Pitch)..............1,125-297 2013 Record: 7-7, 0-2 SoCon (.791) / 27 Years 2012 Record: 28-29 Office Phone................................................(770) 423-6387 2012 Conference Record/Finish: 16-8/2nd in SoCon Whitlock [email protected] Top Hitter: Kourtny Thomas | .318 BA, 14 hits, 10 RBI, seven runs, 4 HR Co-Head Coach................................................Wes Holly Jr.