EIU-UTM SERIES FINALE ... PANTHERS IN 2009 16-10 Overall ... 3-2 in Ohio Valley EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (16-10/3-2) hosts FEBRUARY 13 ...vs. Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 1 ....................W ...6-0 THE UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS (18-11/2-3) ...at New Mexico State 1 ........................W ...4-3 Single Game ... Noon ... Sun., March 22 ... Glenn & Joan Williams Field 14 ...vs. UTEP 1 ...........................................W ...6-1 ...at New Mexico State 1 ........................W ...2-1 15 ...vs. Central Michigan 1 .........................W ...7-6 EIU/UTM SERIES HISTORY: 44th meeting ... Panthers currently lead the all-time series, 24-19 20 ...vs. Virginia 2 ........................................W .. 11-3 ...(6) LAST MEETING(S): EIU swept yesterday’s doubleheader over UTM; winning 2-1 (8-inn.) and 5-4 21 ...vs. Sacred Heart 2 ...............................W ...2-1 ....(8) ...at South Carolina 2 ...............................L ....2-4 ...(11) 2009 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE STANDINGS 22 ...vs. James Madison 2 ...........................L ....2-3 28 ...at Kennesaw State 3 ............................L ....0-1 OHIO VALLEY ALL GAMES ...vs. Southern Miss 3 ..............................L ....3-5 ...vs. North Carolina Central 3 ................W .. 11-2 ...(5) THRU MARCH 21 W L PCT GB H A W L T PCT H A N STK Tennessee Tech 4 0 1.000 - 2-0 2-0 15 14 0 .517 5-1 6-1 4-12 W5 MARCH Jacksonville State 4 1 .800 .5 2-0 2-1 17 9 0 .654 3-2 5-3 9-4 L1 7 ...at Kansas 4 ...........................................L ....2-4 Southeast Missouri 2 1 .667 1.5 0-0 2-1 11 8 0 .579 0-0 7-5 4-3 L1 ...vs. North Dakota State 4 .....................W ...7-6 ....(8) 8 ...vs. North Dakota State 4 ......................L ....0-1 EASTERN ILLINOIS 3 2 .600 1.5 3-2 0-0 16 10 0 .615 5-3 4-3 7-4 W5 ...vs. Northern Iowa 4 ..............................L ....0-9 ....(6) Tennessee State 3 3 .500 2.0 1-2 2-1 11 12 0 .478 1-6 4-2 6-4 W1 11 ...INDIANA STATE ............................W ...3-0 UT Martin 2 3 .400 2.5 2-1 0-2 18 11 0 .621 2-1 4-6 12-4 L3 13 ...• TENNESSEE STATE ..................W ...4-3 Morehead State 3 5 .375 3.0 1-2 2-3 14 9 0 .609 10-5 2-4 2-1 W1 14 ...• TENNESSEE STATE ...................L ....3-4 Eastern Kentucky 1 3 .250 3.0 1-3 0-0 9 13 0 .409 1-5 0-2 8-6 L3 ...• TENNESSEE STATE ...................L .. 6-11 Austin Peay 0 4 .000 4.0 0-0 0-4 6 23 0 .207 2-4 0-9 4-8 L4 17 ...DRAKE ...............................................L ....3-6 ...DRAKE ..............................................W ...5-4 ...(9) • SIU-Edwardsville 26 6 0 .813 3-1 4-3 19-1 W4 18 ...at IUPUI ...............................................W ...9-0 ....(5) ...at IUPUI ...............................................W ...8-4 ....(5) • - In the process of reclassifying to NCAA Division I status ... not eligible for official Ohio Valley Conference play until 2011 21 ...• UT MARTIN ...................................W ...2-1 ...(8) ...• UT MARTIN ...................................W ...5-4 FRIDAY, MARCH 20: • at MOR 2 ... SEMO 1 (10-inn.) SUNDAY, MARCH 22: • at EIU 2 ... UTM 1 (8) • at TTU 4 ... APSU 1 • UTM at EASTERN ILLINOIS - Noon 22 ...• UT MARTIN .............................................. Noon • at EIU 5 ... UTM 4 • at TTU 3 ... APSU 2 • APSU at TTU - 1 pm 25 ...at Southern Illinois ...........................................4 pm • JSU 7 ... at TSU 0 SIUE 6 ... at EKU 0 28 ...• at Eastern Kentucky (2) ................................. Noon • at TSU 3 ... JSU 2 SIUE 4 ... at EKU 1 (2) - Doubleheader • - OVC game 29 ...• at Eastern Kentucky ..................................... Noon APRIL PANTHERS CONTINUE WINNING downed Drake (5-4/9-inn.), and UTM (2-1/8-inn.) 2 ...BUTLER (2) ..................................................2 pm 4 ...at SIU-Edwardsville (2) .....................................1 pm WAYS: EIU is in the midst of a five-game winning at home, but lost at South Carolina (2-4/11-inn.). 7 ...at Evansville (2) .................................................3 pm streak as the Panthers swept the Skyhawks TWO FORMER GLENWOOD PLAYERS 10 ...• at Tennessee Tech (2) ....................................1 pm yesterday in OVC play, 2-1 (8) and 5-4. Amber BATTLE IT OUT: EIU and UTM each have 11 ...• at Tennessee Tech .........................................1 pm May pitched eight innings to win the first game former high school teammates on their respective 14 ...SAINT LOUIS (2) ........................................4 pm and the last two innings for a save in the second squads, as the Panthers’ own Jen Saucier and 18 ...• MOREHEAD STATE (2) ..........................1 pm game. Angela Danca walked and scored on UTM’s Erin Driskell both played at Chatham- 19 ...• MOREHEAD STATE ............................... Noon 21 ...ILLINOIS......................................................6 pm an error in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Glenwood HS, located just south of Springfield. 23 ...• SE MISSOURI (2) .....................................3 pm first game win in which UT Martin’s only run was The two freshman had a nice contingent of fans 25 ...• JACKSONVILLE STATE (2) ..................1 pm an unearned in the first inning against May, who at yesterday’s game as current Glenwood softball 26 ...• JACKSONVILLE STATE ...................... Noon ended up striking out nine and registering zero players attended the doubleheader to cheer on 29 ...• at Southeast Missouri ....................................5 pm walks. In the nightcap Kiley Holtz had a double, both players. Obviously EIU’s Saucier currently a single and three RBIs, while Megan Nelson enjoys the bragging rights following the Panthers’ MAY 2 ...• at Austin Peay (2)............................................1 pm went 2-for-3 and scored two runs. The Panthers sweep of UT Martin. 3 ...• at Austin Peay ............................................... Noon improved to 16-10 overall and 3-2 in the OVC, TTU LONE UNDEFEATED OVC SQUAD: while UT Martin fell to 18-11 and 2-3 following the Early in the OVC season, Tennessee Tech is the OVC TOURNAMENT two battles. lone league team without a loss. The Golden (Top six teams ... double-elimination ... hosted by #1 Seed) THE EIU AND UTM SERIES: With the Eagles sit atop the standings with a 4-0 mark 8 ...First & Second Round Games .........................TBA doubleheader sweep yesterday, the Panthers after preseason favorite Jacksonville State had 9 ...Third Round Games .........................................TBA 10 ...Championship Round Games..........................TBA improve to 24-19 all-time against the Skyhawks. their 15-game OVC streak snapped at Tennessee The two wins were the first for EIU coach Kim State yesterday. The Panthers are currently just 15 ...at NCAA Regionals (thru May 17) ..........................TBA Schuette at home against UTM, and moved her behind Southeast Missouri for fourth place, while overall record against the Skyhawks to 5-3. UT Martin fell to sixth. 1 - at Troy Cox Classic (in Las Cruces, N.M.) ... Champion ... 5-0 overall PANTHERS PICK-UP FIFTH EXTRA- GAMES AT SIU & EKU ON DECK: 2 - at Gamecock Invitational (in Columbia, S.C.) ... 2-2 overall INNING VICTORY: Yesterday’s 2-1 first game Following today’s single game series finale with 3 - at Owl Classic (in Kennesaw, Ga.) ... 1-2 overall win in eight innings was the fifth time this season UTM, the Panthers hit the road for a contest at 4 - at KU Invitational (in Lawrence, Kan.) ... 1-3 overall that the Panthers have gone into ‘overtime’. They Southern Illinois on Wednesday, followed by • - Ohio Valley Conference contest now sport a 4-1 record in such games having a three-game conference series at Eastern (2) - Doubleheader ... All times central and subject to change beaten Sacred Heart (2-1/8-inn.) and North Kentucky next Saturday and Sunday. HOME GAMES played at EIU’s Williams Field Dakota State (7-6/8-inn.) on neutral territory, 2009 EIU PANTHER SOFTBALL OVC HOME GAME 2009 EIU PANTHERS # ATHLETE POSITIONS HT B/T YEAR HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 00 Hailee Hanna C 6-0 R/R Fr Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park) 1 Maria Sorrentino OF/IF 5-4 R/R Fr McHenry, Ill. (McHenry West) 4 Kiley Holtz IF/C 5-8 R/R So Elgin, Ill. (Larkin) 5 Megan Nelson IF 5-6 L/R Jr Normal, Ill. (Normal West) 6 Denee’ Menzione OF 5-6 R/R Jr Darien, Ill. (Downers Grove South) 7 Hayley Pieper OF 6-1 R/R Fr St. Louis, Mo. (Nerinx Hall) 8 Taylor Lawson P 5-10 L/R So Oswego, Ill. (Oswego) 9 Melinda Jackson IF/OF2009 Eastern5-11 IllinoisR/R PantherSo Softball Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) Overall Statistics for Eastern Illinois (as of Mar 21, 2009) 10 Angela Danca OF(All games5-1 SortedL/R by BattingJr avg) Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) 11 Kathleen Jacoby P 5-7 R/R Sr Beecher, Ill. (Marian Catholic) 12 Amber May Record: 16-10P Home: 5-35-4 Away:L/R 4-3 Neutral:So 7-4 Normal,Ohio Valley: Ill. 3-2(Normal Comm./Heartland) 15 Ashley Anderton IF 5-6 R/R Fr Dade City, Fla. (Zephryhills) Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 166 MENZIONE,Amanda Denee' Bilina . 3 8 0 26-26 79IF/DP 20 30 1 06-1 5 21R/R 46 . 5 8 2Fr 14 0 18 0 . 4 6 8 1Orland 0 2-5 Hills,29 Ill. 2(Andrew) 1 . 9 6 9 1017 DANCA,Sarah Angela Coppert . 3 1 4 26-26 86 IF11 27 0 25-50 6 R/R31 . 3 6 0 Sr10 0 13 0 . 3 8 5 Maple0 1 8-11 Park, 37Ill. (Kaneland)1 2 . 9 5 0 204 HOLTZ,Jen Kiley Saucier . 3 0 8 26-26 78IF/OF 8 24 4 05-5 5 21R/R 43 .