North park Softball media guide 2021 Table of Contents 4 ROSTER 5 COACHING STAFF 6-10 RETURNERS 11-12 NEWCOMERS 13 2021 SCHEDULE & 2020 RESULTS 14-15 ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION KUDOS Special thanks to Dr. Jeff Nelson and Paige Wilcox, who provide many of these quality pictures you are viewing within this media NORTH PARK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS 3225 W. Foster Avenue 2021 Chicago, IL 60625 2021 Roster Coaching Staff # Name Pos. Ht Yr. Hometown/HS Katie 59-108-2 OVERALL RECORD 7th Season as Head Coach Head Coach 10-50-2 CCIW RECORD 2013 Cciw staff of the year member 00 Eliza Rex C 5-5 Fr. Homewood, Ill. / Homewood Flossmoor ANDERSON 2 Ellie Manderfeld OF 5-4 Sr. Sauk Rapids, Minn. / Foley 4 Olivia Davis 2B 5-2 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. / Whitefish Bay The 2021 season with be the seventh at the helm of the North Park University softball team for 5 Alyssa Aragon UTL 5-5 So. Niles, Ill. / Niles North head coach Katie Anderson. 6 Nicole Donnawell OF 5-6 Jr. Chicago, Ill. / Taft Regarded as one of the most decorated student-athletes ever to wear the Viking uniform, Anderson was named the new head coach of the NPU program for the 2015 season, 12 Brigid Early OF 5-2 Fr. Niles, Ill. / Resurrection College Prep succeeding 18-year veteran Dan Gooris, who now serves as an assistant coach. Anderson completed a successful playing career for the Vikings. A four-year letter winner and 14 Rachael Feazelle P/3B 5-7 So. Chicago, Ill. / Steinmetz starter at the shortstop position, Anderson carries numerous North Park softball records, including the most hits in a career (169) career RBI (111) and most home runs (12). She also ranks 15 Isa Santos UTL 5-2 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Walther Christian Academy top-three in most home runs in a single season as well as triples in a career (12). 17 Sydney DePauw OF 5-6 So. Indian River, Mich. / Inland Lakes In addition to being the NP career-leader in hits, RBI and home runs, Anderson has the most doubles in a single season (14) as well as most doubles in a career with 40. She earned her 20 Erin Penn C 5-4 Jr. Lakewood, Colo. / Lakewood undergraduate degree in Physical Education in the Spring of 2012 and pursued her studies as the team’s graduate assistant shortly after. 22 Emily Reczek C 5-6 Fr. Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South In 2013, Anderson was the graduate assistant coach on a staff that garnered recognition as 23 Alyssa Malicki P/1B 5-10 Jr. Norridge, Ill. / Ridgewood the CCIW’s coaching staff of the year. 25 Katie Creager P 5-6 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Perry Meridian That season, the Vikings finished with one of their best records in history, posting an overall record of 24-12 while marking a 6-12 slate in the CCIW. 26 Caitlyn Webb UTL 5-6 Jr. Aurora, Ill. / Oswego East North Park finished the 2013 season on a hot streak, winning five of their last six games of the 28 Brooke Belork P/OF 5-3 Fr. Knox, Ind. / Knox season, including a doubleheader sweep of North Central College in Naperville. 44 Jessie Fix 1B 5-7 Jr. Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield Central During the 2018 season, Anderson coached her first NFCA All-Region selection in sophomore shortstop Hayley Jackson. Jackson posted a slash line of .424/.489/.678 while slugging 11 doubles, 5 triple, 3 homers, and 35 runs batted in. She also added 87 defensive assists, scored Head Coach: Katie Anderson (7th season) 24 runs, and struck out just 9 times in 118 at-bats. Assistant Coach: Rachel Eberling Rachel The 2021 season will be the second with the GRADUATE ASST. COACH EBERLING North Park softball team for Coach Eberling. PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUNS Prior to North Park, Eberling was a four-year letterwinner at Muskingum University. As a 0. Eliza / ee-LIE-zuh pitcher, Eberling recorded a career record of 36-26 with a 2.93 ERA. Additionally, Eberling 5. Aragon / AIR-uh-gahn fanned 201 batters against only 108 walks in 425.1 innings of work. In 72 starts, she went the 14. Feazell / FUH-zell distance in 39 games in the circle for the Fighting Muskies. At the plate, Eberling was a career 15. Isa / EE-suh .311 hitter with 26 home runs and 88 RBIs. Additionally, Eberling hit 28 doubles and swiped 14 22. Reczek / reh-check bags. 23. Malicki / mal-ick-ee Eberling was selected to the All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) First Team as a senior, the All-OAC Second Team as a junior, and named an All-OAC Honorable Mention as a sophomore. Eberling graduated in 2019 with a degree in Child and Families Studies. ‘21 NPU SOFT 4 ‘21 NPU SOFT 5 Returners Alyssa Olivia ARAGON 5 DAVIS 4 UTIL 5-5 Junior 2B 5-2 Sophomore Niles, Illinois Milwaukee, Wisconsin Niles North High School Whitefish Bay High School *2020: Played and started in all 10 games for the Vikings ... Led *2020: Appeared in three games for the Vikings, going a the Vikings with 13 runs scored, two stolen bases, and five perfect 1-for-1 at the plate. doubles ... Carried a strong slash line at .371/.436/514 ... Totaled 13 hits, seven RBIs, and 18 total bases ... Assisted on five plays on *season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic defense, holding a fielding percentage of .941 ... Had a pair of doubles against Penn State Hazleton (3/9) ... Drove in a season- high three runners against SUNY Potsdam (3/11) ... Marked a team-leading five multi-hit games. Sydney 2019: Played and started in 36 games for the Vikings … Drove in a team second-best 24 runs including six games with two DEPAUW 17 or more RBIs … Gathered 32 hits with a .320 batting average, which was good for a team fourth-best … Hit first career home run in the spring break trip against Franklin & Marshall (3/12) … Scored 23 runs … Walked a team-second best 12 times and drew 10 hit-by-pitches … Carried a .429 on-base percentage, good OF 5-6 Junior THE for second-best on the team ... Marked a team second-best 71 assists on defense. Indian River, Michigan *season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic Inland Lakes High School RETURNERS Katie *2020: Appeared in a pair of games: Penn State Hazleton CREAGER 25 (3/9) and Ohio Wesleyan (3/13). 2019: Played in 15 games making four starts … Marked a .304 batting average in 23 at-bats … Tallied two hits and four RBIs against Mount Union (3/15). Pitcher 5-6 Sophomore *season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic Indianapolis, Indiana Perry Meridian High School Brigid *2020: Appeared in two games: one as a relief pitcher against Suffolk University (3/11) and another against Emmanuel College EARLY 12 (3/13) ... Threw 0.2 innings. *season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic THE OF 5-2 Sophomore Niles, Illinois RETURNERS Resurrection College Prep *2020: Appeared in all 10 games, making nine starts for the Vikings ... Scored a pair of runs ... Marked three assists and 11 putouts on defense with a .933 fielding percentage. *season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic Alyssa Aragon ‘21 NPU SOFT 7 Returners Rachael Jessie FEAZELLE 14 FIX 44 P/3B 5-7 Junior 1B 5-7 Senior Chicago, Illinois Plainfield, Illinois Steinmetz High School Plainfield Central High School *2020: Played and started in all 10 games for the Vikings *2020: Appeared in three games for the Vikings with a pair as a pitcher and infielder ... Led the Vikings with 11 RBIs, a of at-bats ... Drew a walk against Emmanuel College (3/13). 1.24 ERA, and .258 opposing batting average ... Carried a .361/.410/.472 slash line with four doubles ... Ripped 13 hits in 2019: Appeared in one game against Mount Union (3/15). 36 at-bats while scoring five runs ... Had five games of two 2018: Did not see action due to injury. or more hits and a pair of games with three hits ... Drove a pair of doubles against Penn State Hazleton (3/9) ... Drove *season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in four runners against Penn State Hazleton ... Totaled 17 innings in the pitcher’s circle ... Fanned four batters while allowing just three earned runs ... Allowed just one hit in Ellie three innings of work against SUNY Potsdam (3/11) ... Marked a team-leading 20 assists with 11 putouts ... Finished the MANDERFELD 2 curtailed season with a solid .969 fielding percentage. 2019: Named a Second Team All-CCIW selection as a Rachael freshman … Played in 34 games making 32 starts … Marked OF 5-4 Grad. Student 34 hits in 103 at-bats, including six multi-hit games … Recorded a team third-best .330 batting average … Drove Sauk Rapids, Minnesota in 16 runs … Tallied four doubles … Appeared in 13 games in the pitcher’s circle, making seven starts … Recorded a Foley High School Feazelle 3-4 record with a 5.45 ERA … Completed three games and picked up a shutout at Albion (4/7) … Tallied 22 strikeouts *2020: NCAA Woman of the Year nominee ... Totaled a team including fanning a season-high five batters at Albion … second-best 14 hits while carrying a team fourth-best .359 2019 All-CCIW Pick Earned a save against Lawrence (3/15). batting average ... Slugged a team fourth-best .436 ... Drove a double, triple, and crossed the plate eight times ..