2001 Lady Blues Roster Numerical Roster # Name Pos B-T HT CL Hometown/Previous School 3 Brooke Lyons OF R-R 5-5 SO Topeka, Kan./Kansas City Community College 5 Amy Scott* OF R-R 5-4 SR Topeka, Kan./Johnson County Community College 6 Molly Gleisberg OF B-R 5-6 FR Olathe, Kan./Olathe East High School 7 Tara Steffan** 3B R-R 5-5 JR Great Bend, Kan./Great Bend High School 8 Jennifer Fletcher IF R-R 5-4 FR DeSoto, Kan./DeSoto High School 9 Susan Jobe OF L-L 5-6 FR Dodge City, Kan./Dodge City High School 10 Holly Reichel P L-R 5-8 FR Mexico, Mo./Mexico High School 11 Dara Clouse UT L-L 5-6 SO Silver Lake, Kan./Barton County Community College 13 Julie Blaufuss* C R-R 5-10 SO Lenexa, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest High School 14 Sandy Erickson P R-R 5-6 JR Clay Center, Kan./Cowley County Community College 16 Dawn Nachbar** 2B R-R 5-4 JR Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest High School 17 Kristen Cheney** OF L-L 5-7 JR Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll High School 18 Katie Schmidt IF R-R 5-5 FR Topeka, Kan./Seaman High School 19 Stacie Carpenter*** 1B L-L 5-8 SR Clay Center, Kan./Clay Center Community High School 20 Amy Heiman*** P R-R 5-11 SR Olathe, Kan./Olathe North High School * =letters earned Alphabetical Roster # Name Pos B-T HT CL Hometown/Previous School 13 Julie Blaufuss* C R-R 5-10 SO Lenexa, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest High School 19 Stacie Carpenter*** 1B L-L 5-8 SR Clay Center, Kan./Clay Center Community High School 17 Kristen Cheney** OF L-L 5-7 JR Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll High School 11 Dara Clouse UT L-L 5-6 SO Silver Lake, Kan./Barton County Community College 14 Sandy Erickson P R-R 5-6 JR Clay Center, Kan./Cowley County Community College 8 Jennifer Fletcher IF R-R 5-4 FR DeSoto, Kan./DeSoto High School 6 Molly Gleisberg OF B-R 5-6 FR Olathe, Kan./Olathe East High School 20 Amy Heiman*** P R-R 5-11 SR Olathe, Kan./Olathe North High School 9 Susan Jobe OF L-L 5-6 FR Dodge City, Kan./Dodge City High School 3 Brooke Lyons OF R-R 5-5 SO Topeka, Kan./Kansas City Community College 16 Dawn Nachbar** 2B R-R 5-4 JR Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest High School 10 Holly Reichel P L-R 5-8 FR Mexico, Mo./Mexico High School 18 Katie Schmidt IF R-R 5-5 FR Topeka, Kan./Seaman High School 5 Amy Scott* OF R-R 5-4 SR Topeka, Kan./Johnson County Community College 7 Tara Steffan** 3B R-R 5-5 JR Great Bend, Kan./Great Bend High School * =letters earned 2001 Washburn Media Guide 15 Season Preview Season Preview by Gene Cassell switching of the trict honors at Mexico (Mo.) High School fol- Sports Information Director line up to help lowing her sophomore, junior and senior sea- Youth is abundant for the 2001 edition of with offensive Julie sons. the Washburn softball team. Eight of the 15 production. Blaufuss on the Lady Blues’ line up this season are Newbern said MIAA underclassmen and of the eight, five are some players will “Missouri Southern and Truman will be freshmen. be batting in dif- tough this season,” Newbern said. “Emporia “We’re a young team,” fifth-year head ferent positions in State and Pittsburg State will be improved coach Kim Newbern said. “But we have great the batting order not losing many players.” senior leadership - best it’s been since I have Amy after experiment- A couple of MIAA rules changes will effect been here.” ing in the fall. conference winners. In the past, the regular Although the team is young, Newbern said Scott Another change season MIAA champ was not recognized as the Lady Blues are “experienced on the to the batting the overall champion - only the postseason field.” order could be the tournament winner was declared champion. “The team is softball smart,” she said. use of six lefties This season there will be a regular and tour- “They all understand the game and they play in the line-up. nament champion. together and we’ll be successful.” “We have never had that many lefties on Another change will be the home team in the team and that will help us as well,” MIAA games will be the home team for each Outlook Newbern said. Clouse can play all over the infield. game instead of switching for each game as On defense, the Lady Blues are returning One of those lefties, senior Stacie Carpenter in previous years. starters at six positions. Missing from last was a first team all-MIAA selection and a Outfield year’s squad is Carrie Kaberline, Kathy second team all-region choice after finishing The Lady Blues outfield returns senior Amy Region Mohler and Hayle Beauchamp. In addition to second on the team with a .375 batting Scott and Cheney. Cheney hit .283 and led This season, the Lady Blues have switched filling these slots in the field, the Lady Blues average. Her 22 doubles tied a school record Washburn with four outfield assists. Scott from the South Central Region to the North have added depth. with Kaberline. Carpenter was second on the had only two errors and recorded an outfield- Central Region to balance the number of “We have done a pretty good job replacing team with 35 RBI and 63 hits. Another lefty, high 50 putouts. teams between the two regions. players,” Newbern said. “We have more depth junior Kristen Cheney, will move from the Add to this season’s mix sophomore Brooke In last season’s poll, North Dakota State overall at every position, and we have never second spot in the line up to the lead off Lyons, and freshmen Molly Gleisberg, was No. 1, Augustana was No. 7, St. Cloud had that. We’re at least two-deep at every spot where she batted during the fall. Jennifer Fletcher and Susan Jobe. Clouse may was No. 18 spot.” also play some outfield as well. Lyons is a and Nebraska- Offensively, there is going to be some Infield transfer from Kansas City Community Omaha was Amy The Lady Blues infield is solid – returning College and received first team all-Jayhawk No. 23. Heiman catcher, sophomore Julie Blaufuss, first base- conference, all-region and second team all- “It’s a tough man Carpenter, junior second baseman America honors after hitting .387 last sea- region that we Dawn Nachbar and junior third baseman son. have been Tara Steffan. moved to,” Nachbar set a Washburn record for fielding Pitchers Newbern said. percentage with one error in 243 chances. For the first time since Newbern has been “But we She received second team all-conference head coach, she has three pitchers at her dis- believe that honors. posal. Senior Amy Heiman was 16-12 last we can com- Behind the plate, Blaufuss was flawless season with a 2.25 ERA. Her sophomore sea- pete and for with no errors in 152 chances. She also threw son Heiman was 22-14 with a 1.68 ERA. us to make it out 14 of 31 would-be basestealers. Heiman is the career and season record hold- in to region- Carpenter recorded 429 putouts at first base er for shutouts with 23 and 13 respectively. als, we are with eight errors, and Steffan at the hot cor- New arms include junior Sandy Erickson going to have ner was third on the team with 120 assists. and freshman Holly Reichel. to win confer- Stacie New to the infield will be freshman Katie Erickson recorded 46 wins in two seasons ence, because Schmidt and sophomore Dara Clouse. at Cowley County Community College and an at-large bid Carpenter Schmidt will hold down shortstop duties received all-America honors. will be hard to after playing mainly third base and catcher. Reichel received all-conference and all-dis- come by.” 16 2001 Washburn Media Guide 2001 Washburn Media Guide 17 Lady Blues Profiles Lady Blues Profiles Stacie Carpenter Amy Heiman 1B • L-L • 5-8 • Senior P • R-R • 5-11 • Senior Clay Center, Kan./Clay Center Community High School Olathe, Kan./Olathe North High School As a junior in 2000: Received all-MIAA First team honors after As a junior in 2000: Appeared in 35 games on the mound for hitting .375. Her 22 doubles tied a Washburn record. She has the Lady Blues finishing with a 16-12 record and a 2.25 ERA. 892 putouts for her career, which is second in Lady Blues’ his- Recorded 84 K’s in 164.6 innings pitched. Her seven shutouts tory. She was second on the team with 63 hits and tied for gave her 23 for her career setting a Lady Blues’ record. Named first with six home runs. Her 35 RBI were also second on the to MIAA team. Solid in the field at first base with only eight errors in Commissioner’s 460 chances. Received all-South Central Second Team Honors. Academic Honor Sixth in the MIAA in batting average, third in slugging per- Roll. Also had one centage, and first in doubles per game. hit in five at-bats. As a sophomore in 1999: Tied Washburn record by playing in 65 games, starting As a sophomore in 1999: Started 37 all of them.