2021 CCIW Softball Tournament May 6, 8, 13-15 2021 Hosted by Illinois Wesleyan & Millikin CCIW_Athletics CCIW_Athletics CCIWAthletics Event Website CCIW.org/2021sbtournament CONFERENCE INFORMATION Welcome Message CCIW Quick Facts Welcome to the 2021 College Conference of Illinois & Name: College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Wisconsin (CCIW) Softball Tournament. Founded: 1946 Members: nine full, nine associate Championship Sports: 25 The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) enters Twitter & Instagram: @CCIW_Athletics 2020-21 as its 75th season of competition, 35th for women’s sports. CCIW Sportsmanship Statement The Colleges and Universities of the College Conference of Illinois The CCIW, recognized as one of the “Best Small-College and Wisconsin believe that good sportsmanship is an integral Conferences in the Nation,” has seen its share of success component of intercollegiate competition. throughout its time, with 56 NCAA Division III National Championships in 13 different sports won by the membership. The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin wholeheartedly embraces the NCAA position that in order for good sportsmanship to prevail, coaches, student-athletes and fans must display respect, Since the 1991-92 academic year, the CCIW has remained fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility before, during and after consistent in its membership and welcomed back a former all athletic contests. member in 2016. The CCIW consists of nine institutions, The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin encourages fans including Augustana, Carroll, Carthage, Elmhurst, Illinois to enthusiastically support their team, recognize the outstanding Wesleyan, Millikin, North Central, North Park and Wheaton. performance of opponents and always exhibit good sportsmanship Carroll returned to the conference for the 2016-17 academic in their words and actions. year after a 24-year absence. All Conference tournament and championship operational policies are managed by the CCIW office in accordance In 2014, the University of Dubuque joined the CCIW as an with adopted conference and NCAA standards and associate member for men’s and women’s lacrosse. The protocols. CCIW added three new associate members for wrestling in 2016, including Lakeland University, Concordia-Wisconsin and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. The University of Chicago (women’s lacrosse) and Washington University in St. Louis (football) joined the CCIW as associate members in 2018, while Loras College joined as an associate member when the conference added men’s volleyball in 2019. Aurora University, Lakeland and Marian University all joined as associate members for women’s bowling this season. The CCIW, which sponsors 25 sports, has carried a long tradition of excellence dating back to its inception in 1946, helping student-athletes grow in their athletic as well as educational experience. The conference looks to continue that tradition and remains dedicated to helping our student-athletes towards success. On behalf of the CCIW and its member schools, we would like to thank you for your support and hope you enjoy your experience at all conference events. Sincerely, Maureen Harty Mike Krizman Executive Director Assistant Executive Director SOFTBALL ROSTERS Augustana Vikings Head Coach: Kris Kistler No. Name Position B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 2 Kaitlin Rusin C/OF R/R 5-4 Sr. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg 3 Olivia Blood 2B/INF 5-3 Fr. North Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield 5 Janna George INF R/R 5-5 So. Chicago, Ill./Resurrection College Prep 6 Josie Smith INF R/R 5-4 Jr. Wheaton, Ill./Saint Francis 7 Ashley Dehmlow P/UT R/R 5-6 Jr. Spring Grove, Ill./McHenry West 8 Ashlyn Mathers 3B/SS 5-8 Fr. Westminster, Colo./Pomona 9 Erin Smith P/INF L/L 5-6 Jr. Highlands Ranch, Colo./Columbine 10 Claudia Buchholz SS/UT 5-7 Fr. Waukesha, Wis./Kettle Moraine 11 Madison Shaw 3B/C 5-5 Fr. South Beloit, Ill./Hononegah 12 Jennica Soliz OF 5-4 Fr. Moline, Ill./Moline 13 Nichole Nash OF R/R 5-5 Jr. Moline, Ill./Moline 14 Sydney Ohrtmann OF L/L 5-4 Jr. Rockford, Ill./Freeport 15 Morgan Bielfeldt C/3B 5-7 Fr. Chicago, Ill./St. Viator 16 Nadia Ranieri P/OF 5-6 Fr. North Riverside, Ill./Riverside Brookfield 18 Shaye Arwood P/OF R/R 5-6 Jr. Warrenville, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South 19 Esme O’Rourke OF 5-4 Fr. Niwot, Colo./Niwot 21 Jennifer Sears OF R/R 5-1 Sr. New Lenox, Ill./Marist 22 Amanda Page P/OF R/R 5-3 So. Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville 23 Tristan Bautista INF R/R 5-5 Sr. East Moline, Ill./United Township 26 Cecelia Peine P/INF R/R 5-5 Sr. Wentzville, Mo./Wentzville Holt 27 Jannae Mehaffey C/INF R/R 5-1 Jr. Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek 28 Claire Weeks C R/R 5-5 Jr. Sleepy Hollow, Ill./Dundee-Crown 31 Molly Wrenn INF R/R 5-9 Sr. Geneva, Ill./Geneva Community 32 Allyson Fricano 1B/2B 5-7 Fr. Itasca, Ill./Lake Park Carroll Pioneers Head Coach: Amy Gradecki No. Name Position B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Maria Mundt INF R/R 5-3 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. / Nathan Hale 2 Lauren Harshbarger INF R/R 5-3 So. Watertown, Wis. / Watertown 3 Lyndsey Rost OF R/R 5-6 So. Greenville, Wis. / Hortonville 4 Emily Green INF R/R 5-7 Sr. Oswego, Ill. / Oswego East 5 Rachel Piontek INF R/R 5-5 Sr. Green Bay, Wis. / Green Bay Preble 7 Kate Christian OF R/R 5-7 So. New London, Wis. / New London 8 Shay Dunn OF R/R 5-6 So. Watertown, Wis. / Watertown 10 Allyssa Demma C/INF R/R 5-3 Sr. Orland Park, Ill. / Providence Catholic 12 Sierra Grubor INF/OF L/R 5-9 Jr. Milwaukee, Wis. / Whitnall 14 Madison Palasz C R/R 5-7 Fr. Franklin, Wis. / Franklin 15 Abby Wimmer C R/R 5-6 So. Jackson, Wis. / West Bend East 17 Megan Funk OF L/L 5-5 Jr. Waterford, Wis. / Waterford 21 Grace Bradley P/OF R/R 5-7 So. Grayslake, Ill. / Grayslake Central 22 Sydney Januchowski INF/OF R/R 5-6 Fr. South Milwaukee, Wis. / South Milwaukee 24 Mathena Higgins OF R/L 5-4 So. Oshkosh, Wis. / Oshkosh North 25 Amanda Osterhus P R/R 5-9 Gr. Munster, Ind. / Munster 26 Madison Wagner INF R/R 5-4 Jr. Harrison, Wis. / Genoa-Kingston 27 Kaylee Learman INF R/R 5-9 Jr. Greenwood, Wis. / Greenwood 28 Claudia Spencer INF R/R 5-7 So. Dousman, Wis. / Kettle Moraine 29 Sydney Raddeman OF R/R 5-3 Fr. East Troy, Wis. / East Troy 30 Breanna Roberts P R/R 5-8 So. Franklin, Wis. / Franklin 32 Bridget Rath OF R/L 5-8 Fr. Wheaton, Ill. / St. Francis SOFTBALL ROSTERS Carthage Lady Reds Head Coach: Amy Gillmore No. Name Position B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Kirby Peters OF R/R 5-5 Fr. New Berlin, Ill. / Routt Catholic 2 Alaina Azar 3B/C R/R 5-6 Fr. Sleepy Hollow, Ill. / Dundee Crown 3 Bella Spittler OF L/R 5-2 Fr. Spring Grove, Ill. / Richmond Burton Community 4 Andrea Fuentes P/OF/1B R/R 5-5 Fr. Melrose Park, Ill. / Fenwick 5 Sarah Bennett INF R/R 5-6 Fr. Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville 6 Angie Stepanski OF/SS R/R 5-6 Jr. Waukesha, Wis. / Waukesha West 8 Donna Stevens SS/2B R/R 5-4 Jr. Darien, Ill. / Hinsdale South 9 Katie Trail 3B/OF R/R 5-4 Fr. Morton Grove, Ill. / Niles West 10 Olivia Capuano C/3B R/R 5-6 Fr. Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern 11 Ella Aleman 3B/P R/R 5-5 Fr. Crestwood, Ill. / Alan B Shepard 12 Reagan Goluch 1B/OF R/R 5-6 Fr. Inverness, Ill. / Fremd 16 Elizabeth Ayeni OF R/R 6-0 So. Chicago, Ill. / Evanston Township 17 Courtney Polanski SS R/R 5-4 Sr. Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield Central 18 Rylee Johnson OF L/R 5-8 Jr. Trevor, Wis. / Westosha Central 20 Abby Wierzbicki 2B/OF R/R 5-3 Fr. Kenosha, Wis. / Indian Trail 22 Becca Mentzer P/1B R/R 5-9 So. Sussex, Wis. / Arrowhead Union 23 Izzy Hernandez P/1B R/R 5-7 Fr. Aurora, Ill. / Aurora Central Catholic 25 Stefanie Guercio P R/R 5-6 Sr. Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine Township 26 Madison Ganir C R/R 5-7 Sr. Rosemont, Ill. / East Leyden 27 Makenzie Miller OF R/R 5-5 Sr. Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield North 28 Sarah Pena UT/OF R/R 5-5 Fr. Pearl City, Ill. / Pearl City 29 Naomi Alonzo P/1B L/R 5-5 Sr. South Elgin, Ill. / Montini Catholic 30 Ellie Bernero P/1B R/R 5-8 Sr. Kenosha, Wis. / Bradford 32 Maddie Conway P R/R 5-9 Fr. Midlothian, Ill. / Bremen Elmhurst Bluejays Head Coach: Scott Wachholz No. Name Position B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 2 Mia Riese C/INF R/R 5-7 Sr. Hebron, Ind. / H.S. 4 Brianna Pisauro P/INF R/R 5-4 So. Roselle, Ill. / Lake Park 8 Karly Krown P/OF R/R 5-7 Jr. Palos Park, Ill. / Amos Alonzo Stagg 9 Mia Tran INF R/R 5-2 Jr. Elmhurst, Ill. / York 11 Jena Hicks P/OF R/R 5-8 Jr. Pewaukee, Wis. / H.S. 13 Jamie Haas INF R/R 5-7 Jr. Aurora, Ill. / Oswego 16 Alyssa Filkowski OF R/R 5-7 So. Carol Stream, Ill. / Montini Catholic 17 Jackie Orel C/OF L/L 5-5 Jr. Mount Prospect, Ill. / Prospect 18 Novelee Wiley UT R/R 5-7 So.