Quick Facts & Table of Contents THE INSTITUTE SPORTS INFORMATION Official Name......................................Georgia Institute of Technology Office Phone ............................................................... (404) 894-5445 Location ............................................................................. Atlanta, Ga. Office Fax .................................................................... (404) 894-1248 Founded........................................................................................ 1885 Athletic Internet Site ..................................... www.ramblinwreck.com Enrollment ................................................................................. 16,000 Dir. of Communications ........... Allison George (Georgia Tech, 1988) Colors .......................................................................... Gold and White Associate SID............................... Mike Stamus (Virginia Tech, 1982) Nicknames ....................................... Yellow Jackets, Rambling Wreck Assistant SID ................................. Chris Capo (Georgia Tech, 1997) Institute Website ....................................................... www.gatech.edu Assistant SID .......................... Melissa Jenkins (Georgia Tech, 1994) Conference ......................................................... Atlantic Coast (ACC) Assistant SID ............................... Cheryl Watts (Georgia Tech, 2002) President ........................ Dr. G. Wayne Clough (Georgia Tech, 1964) Intern ....................................... Chris Whitehead (Georgia Tech, 2002) Office Phone ............................................................... (404) 894-5051 Softball Contact ...................... Scott MacDonald (St. Andrews, 1999) Director of Athletics ...................Dave Braine (North Carolina, 1965) MacDonald’s Cell ........................................................ (919) 619-4137 Office Phone ............................................................... (404) 894-5411 E-mail .............................................. [email protected] Senior Assoc. A.D./S.W.A ............................................. Mary McElroy Office Mailing Address Faculty Rep. ................................ George Nemhauser (CCNY, 1958) Georgia Tech Athletic Association 150 Bobby Dodd Way, N.W. SOFTBALL INFORMATION Atlanta, Ga., 30332-0455 Head Coach ............................ Ehren Earleywine (Westminster, 1994) Year at Tech .................................................. 4th (2nd as head coach) TABLE OF CONTENTS E-mail .............................................. [email protected] Quick Facts & Table of Contents......................................................... 1 Assistant Coach ...........................Brandon Duncan (Alabama, 2004) Roster .................................................................................................. 2 Year at Tech ..................................................................................... 1st Q& A With Head Coach Ehren Earleywine ......................................... 3 E-mail .................................................... [email protected] Player Profiles............................................................................... 4-17 Office Phone ............................................................... (404) 385-0206 Liz Bartle ......................................................................................... 4 Assistant Coach ..................... Felicia Coursey (Georgia Tech, 2004) Katie Donovan................................................................................. 5 Year at Tech .................................................................................... 2nd Kirin Kumar...................................................................................... 6 E-mail .................................................... [email protected] Jessica Sallinger ............................................................................. 7 Office Phone ............................................................... (404) 385-2767 Amy Hosier ...................................................................................... 8 Trainer ................................................ Ashley Roberts (Erskine, 2002) Lauren Schlechte ............................................................................ 9 Managers .................................... C’iana Barker and Russell Donovan Christine Sheridan ........................................................................ 10 Facility ...................................................................... Glenn Field (500) Kristina Hull ................................................................................... 11 Dimensions ..................................................................... 190-200-190 Caitlin Lever .................................................................................. 12 Press Box Phone ........................................................ (404) 894-8854 Daisy Paez .................................................................................... 13 2004 Overall Record ................................................................... 47-19 Sarah Wood .................................................................................. 14 2004 ACC Regular Season Finish ...................................... 5-5 (4th) Sarah Brown, Stephanie Butler and Riki Creger-Zier .................. 15 2004 ACC Tournament Finish ............................................. 3-2 (2nd) Whitney Humphreys and Kacey Ivey............................................ 16 NCAA Tournament Finish ........................ 2-2 (3rd, Athens Regional) Becky McCraw and Aileen Morales .............................................. 17 Final Ranking (NFCA/ESPN.com) ............................................. 22/23 Coaching Staff ............................................................................ 18-19 NFCA All-Americans .............................. Jessica Sallinger (3rd team) Head Coach Ehren Earleywine..................................................... 18 All-Southeast Region ............................. Jessica Sallinger (1st team) Assistant Coaches Brandon Duncan and Felicia Coursey .......... 19 All-ACC ............................ Liz Bartle, Tara Knudsen, Jessica Sallinger Support Staff ...................................................................................... 20 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................................... 8/5 Administration .................................................................................... 21 Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................. 5/3 2004 Season Review ........................................................................ 22 Pitchers Returning/Lost ................................................................ 2/1 2004 ACC Review ............................................................................. 23 2004 Top Returnees 2004 Results and Statistics .......................................................... 24-25 Katie Donovan, Sr., 3B (Marietta, Ga./Harrison) The Atlantic Coast Conference ......................................................... 26 2004 Stats - .283 BA, 24 RBI, 6 2B, 2 HR All-Time Record vs. Opponents ........................................................ 27 Jessica Sallinger, Sr., P (Kennesaw, Ga./Harrison) Glenn Field ........................................................................................ 28 2004 Stats - 31-10, 0.82 ERA, 238.1 IP, 351 K Honor Roll/All-Time Letterwinners .................................................... 29 Top Newcomers Record Book ............................................................................... 30-33 Christine Sheridan, Jr., SS (Pasadena, Md./East Carolina) Career Records ........................................................................ 30-31 2004 Stats - .382 BA, 14 2B, 37 RBI Season Records............................................................................ 32 Caitlin Lever, So., OF (Amherst, N.Y./Canisius) Team Season/Single-Game Records ........................................... 33 2004 Stats - .300 BA, 6 2B, 4 3B 2005 Opponent Information ......................................................... 34-36 Savannah Brown, Fr., C/3B (El Cajon, Calif./Valhalla) Year-by-Year Results .................................................................... 37-39 Aileen Morales, Fr., 2B (Columbus, Ga./Hardaway) This is Georgia Tech ..................................................................... 40-48 Georgia AAAA Player of the Year - 2003 2005 Media Guide 1 2005 Yellow Jacket Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. B/T Hometown (Previous School) 1 Christine Sheridan SS 5-3 Jr./TR R/R Pasadena, Md. (East Carolina) 3 Becky McCraw IF 6-1 Fr. R/R St. Mary's, Ga. (Farragut [Knoxville, Tenn.]) 5 Riki Creger-Zier IF 5-4 Fr. R/R Steilacoom, Wash. (Steilacoom) 6 Jessica Sallinger P 6-0 Sr. R/R Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison) 7 Kirin Kumar 2B/UT 5-4 Sr. L/R Santa Ana, Calif. (Fountain Valley) 8 Kristina Hull 1B/OF 5-11 So. R/R Colorado Springs, Colo. (Doherty) 9 Lauren Schlechte C/3B 5-10 Jr. R/R St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville) 11 Katie Donovan 3B 5-6 Sr. R/R Marietta, Ga. (Harrison) 12 Stephanie Butler OF 5-6 Fr. L/R Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Notre Dame) 13 Kacey Ivey OF 5-6 Fr. L/R Douglasville, Ga. (Chapel Hill) 14 Sarah Wood P/OF 5-10 So. L/L Marietta, Ga. (Walton) 15 Daisy Paez