FIU PANTHER INVITATIONAL MIAMI, FL | FEB. 22-24 2019 SCHEDULE Monmouth | 2-3 | H: 0-0 | A: 0-0 | N: 2-3 Batting Avg: .142 | ERA: 3.84 | Fielding: .978 4-6 0-0 TOP PITCHER: Alyssa Irons (2-1, 1.75 ERA, 18 K, 5 BB) FEBRUARY TOP HITTER: Amber Wozniak (.231, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI) 8 vs. Jacksonville State # L 11-1 (6) 4-6 | H: 0-0 | A: 1-2 | N: 3-4 SERIES HISTORY: RU leads 31-8 (1st meeting since '13) 8 @ Mercer # L 2-1 9 vs. Jacksonville State # W 13-5 (6) Team Batting Avg: .244 9 @ Mercer # W 8-4 Team ERA: 3.90 10 vs. Army # W 12-4 Florida International | 6-3 | H: 4-1 | A: 0-0 | N: 2-2 15 vs. Liberty $ L 2-1 Team Fielding: .935 Batting Avg: .238 | ERA: 2.56 | Fielding: .988 15 vs. McNeese State $ L 6-4 TOP PITCHER: Megan Kugelmann (3-1, 1.24 ERA, 16 K, 2 BB) 16 @ #22/17 Texas A&M $ L 7-6 TOP HITTER: Jessica Rivera (.323, 2 2B, 8 RBI) PITCHING LEADERS 16 vs. McNeese State $ W 2-1 (8) SERIES HISTORY: Tied 4-4 (FIU swept two games in '17) 17 vs. Liberty $ L 5-3 Whitney Jones (3-4, 3.25 ERA, 10 K, 15 BB) 22 vs. Monmouth % 1:30 pm Corah Price (1-2, 3.66 ERA, 13 K, 9 BB) 22 @ Florida International % 7:15 pm Columbia (21-19 in '18) | 0-0 | H: 0-0 | A: 0-0 | N: 0-0 23 vs. Columbia % 11:00 am Batting Avg: .303 | ERA: 4.02 | Fielding: .949 23 @ Florida International % 4:00 pm HITTING LEADERS TOP PITCHER: 24 vs. Monmouth % 9:00 am Erin Gallo (7-4, 3.65 ERA, 69 K, 63 BB) 28 @ Virginia 5:00 pm Jess Hughes (.353, 10 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI) TOP HITTER: Max Ortega (.354, 7 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBI) SERIES HISTORY: RU leads 5-1 (1st meeting since '04) Anyssa Iliopoulos (.333, 5 2B, 4 HR, 15 RBI) MARCH 1 vs. Robert Morris & 3:00 pm Nicole Bowman (.286, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI) 1 @ Liberty & 5:00 pm 2 vs. Quinnipiac & 9:00 am AROUND THE HORN | TOP STORYLINES OF 2019 2 vs. Sacred Heart & 11:00 am 3 vs. Cleveland State & 10:00 am • Rutgers softball led the nation in home runs at the end of opening weekend with 13. 8 vs. Tennessee Tech ^ 11:00 am 8 @ East Tennessee State ^ 1:15 pm • RU currently ranks tied for 15th in the nation with 14 home runs. 9 vs. Evansville ^ 12:15 pm • Eight different Scarlet Knights have a hit a home run this season. 9 vs. Sienna ^ 2:30 pm • Rutgers didn't reach 14 team home runs until its 26th game on March 16 last season. 10 vs. Siena ^ 12:15 pm 12 HOWARD (DH) 2:00 PM • The five home runs against Army is a school record for a single game and tied for third 15 vs. St. Joseph's ! 10:30 am all-time in Big Ten history for a single game. 15 @ James Madison ! 3:00 pm 16 vs. Morgan State ! 11:30 am • Senior shortstop Jess Hughes is ranked fourth among the NCAA Division I softball 16 vs. Binghamton ! 4:00 pm 17 vs. St. Joseph's ! 2:00 pm active leaders in career walks drawn with 123. She also ranks sixth with 165 career runs 22 @ Northwestern * 5:00 pm scored. The New Jersey native has a career on-base percentage of .471. 23 @ Northwestern * 2:00 pm 24 @ Northwestern * 1:00 pm • Junior outfielder Anyssa Iliopoulos ranks 12th in the nation with her five doubles, 13th 27 FORDHAM 3:00 PM 29 MICHIGAN * 3:00 PM in with 15 RBIs and 19th with four home run. Of her 10 hits this season, all but one of them 30 MICHIGAN * 3:00 PM have gone for extra bases while leading the Big Ten with 27 total bases. 31 MICHIGAN * 1:00 PM APRIL • Rutgers received standout debuts from three freshmen during the first two weeks. 5 @ Ohio State * 6:00 pm Pitcher Corah Price won a game and posted a 1.75 ERA and 0.92 WHIP during opening 6 @ Ohio State * 2:00 pm weekend, catcher Katie Wingert has two home runs and seven RBIs, and second base- 7 @ Ohio State * 1:00 pm man Aleah Marra has a homer, five RBIs and five runs scored through the first 10 games. 12 @ Penn State * 6:00 pm 13 @ Penn State * 3:00 pm 14 @ Penn State * 12:00 pm • First-year head coach Kristen Butler won her first game at the helm of the Scarlet 19 IOWA * 3:00 PM Knights on Saturday, Feb. 9 against Jacksonville State. A former SEC Player of the Year 20 IOWA * 3:00 PM 21 IOWA * 1:00 PM and record-setting professional softball player in the United States and Japan, Butler has 23 MARYLAND * (DH) 2:00 PM spent the last four seasons turning around the program as head coach at Toledo while 26 @ Indiana * 6:00 pm earning the 2018 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year honor. 27 @ Indiana * 2:00 pm 28 @ Indiana * 1:00 pm PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP MAY 1. Jess Hughes | SS 1 LIU BROOKLYN 4:00 PM ANICO 3 MICHIGAN STATE * 3:00 PM 2. Aleah Marra | 2B 4 MICHIGAN STATE * 3:00 PM 5 MICHIGAN STATE * 1:00 PM 3. Anyssa Iliopoulos | RF COLLINS ILIOPOULOS 9-12 Big Ten Tournament TBD 4. Katie Wingert | C HUGHES MARRA All games listed in Eastern Time 5. Nicole Bowman | 1B Home games - BOLD CAPS 6. Erin Collins | LF JONES Big Ten Conference games - * MOY PRICE BOWMAN 7. Myah Moy | 3B KEEFER # - Mercer Invitational MANNO $ - Texas A&M Invitational 8. Allie Yoffee | DP % - FIU Panther Invitational & - Liberty Spring Classic 9. Nicolette Anico | CF ^ - Buccaneer Classic at East Tennessee State DP: YOFFEE ! - JMU Invitational WINGERT GAME NOTES | FIU PANTHER INVITATIONAL | FEB. 22-24 2019 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS # NAME YR. POS. B/T HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 1 Aleah Marra Fr. IF L/R Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay 2 Nicolette Anico Sr. OF L/R Bristol, Fla./Sneads 3 Hailey Hoklotubbe Jr. OF L/R Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills 4 Jess Hughes Sr. IF L/R Sewell, N.J./Washington Twp. 5 Penelope Russ Fr. C/OF R/R Huntington Beach, Calif./Ocean View 6 Cambria Keefer Jr. P R/R Glendora, Calif./Glendora 7 Corah Price Fr. P R/R Moron, Spain/Discovery Canyon Campus 8 Whitney Jones Sr. P R/R Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica 9 Adriana Burcar Sr. OF L/R La Palma, Calif./John F. Kennedy 11 Christine Malito So. C R/R Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East 13 Madyson Cole So. UT R/R Portage, Mich./Portage Central 20 Katie Wingert Fr. C R/R Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley 24 Anyssa Iliopoulos Jr. UT R/R Norridge, Ill./Trinity 29 Erin Collins So. OF R/R Sparks, Md./Hereford 31 Allie Yoffee Sr. C R/R Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland Regional 34 Taylor Manno So. P R/R Chanhassen, Minn./Chanhassen 88 Nicole Bowman Jr. IF L/R Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South 99 Myah Moy So. IF R/R Bradenton, Fla./Braden River PRONUNCIATIONS: 2 Nicolette Anico (uh-KNEE-co) 11 Christine Malito (muh-LEE-toe) 31 Allie Yoffee (YAH-fee) 3 Hailey Hoklotubbe (hock-lah-TWO-bay) 24 Anyssa (ah-NISS-ah) 34 Taylor Manno (MAN-oh) 9 Adriana Burcar (BURR-car) Iliopoulos (ill-ee-OP-olis) 2019 QUICK FACTS RUTGERS UNIVERSITY TEAM INFORMATION Location: ................................ Piscataway, N.J. 2018 Record: .......................................... 19-31 Founded: .................................................1766 Big Ten Record: ........................................ 4-16 Enrollment: ...........................................69,000 Position Starters Returning/Lost: ................ 6/3 Nickname: ............................... Scarlet Knights Facility: ....................... RU Softball Complex (250) Pitching Starters Returning/Lost ................. 3/1 Colors: .................................................. Scarlet Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................. 14/7 Conference: .........................................Big Ten Newcomers: .................................................. 4 President: ......................... Dr. Robert L. Barchi ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director of Athletics: ..................Patrick Hobbs Softball Contact: .....................Matt Choquette Office: ...................................... (732) 445-8119 COACHING STAFF E-Mail: [email protected] Head Coach: .............................. Kristen Butler Alma Mater: ...................................Florida, '06 Website: ...................www.ScarletKnights.com Butler's Record at RU: .............4-6 (1st Season) Twitter: ..........................................@RUSoftball Career Record: .............. 108-128 (5th Season) Instagram: ...................................@RU_Softball Assistant Coach: .......Rod Radcliffe (1st Season) Facebook: ...................................... /RUSoftball Alma Mater: ........................... Buena Vista, '04 Mailing Address: High Point Solutions Stadium Assistant Coach: .... Brandon Duncan (1st Season) Alma Mater: ................................Alabama, '04 .......... ..............................1 Scarlet Knight Way Volunteer Assistant Coach: ........ Marcus Smith ........................................ West Gate Press Box Alma Mater: .......Wisconsin-Stevens Point, '04 .....................................Piscataway, N.J. 08854 GAME NOTES | FIU PANTHER INVITATIONAL | FEB. 22-24 GAME NOTES | FIU PANTHER INVITATIONAL | FEB. 22-24 ALEAH NICOLETTE HAILEY JESS PENELOPE 1 MARRA 2 ANICO 3 HOKLOTUBBE 4 HUGHES 5 RUSS FR | IF | L/R SR | OF | L/R JR | OF | L/R SR | IF | L/R FR | C/OF | R/R Chesterfield, Mich. Bristol, Fla. Laguna Niguel, Calif. Sewell, N.J. Huntington Beach, Calif. CAMBRIA CORAH WHITNEY ADRIANA CHRISTINE 6 KEEFER 7 PRICE 8 JONES 9 BURCAR 11 MALITO JR | P | R/R FR | P | R/R SR | P | R/R SR | OF | L/R SO | C | R/R Glendora, Calif. Moron, Spain Santa Monica, Calif. La Palma, Calif. Frankfort, Ill. MADYSON KATIE ANYSSA ERIN 13 COLE 20 WINGERT 24 ILIOPOULOS 29 COLLINS SO | UT | R/R FR | C | R/R SO | UT | R/R SO | OF | R/R Portage, Mich. Carlisle, Pa. Norridge, Ill. Sparks, Md. ALLIE TAYLOR NICOLE MYAH 31 YOFFEE 34 MANNO 88 BOWMAN 99 MOY SR | C | R/R SO | P | R/R JR | IF | L/R SO | IF | R/R Ringwood, N.J.