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February Sat.13 St.John’s# 1p.m. Sat.13 Liberty# 3p.m. Sun.14 EastTennesseeState# 12p.m. Sun.14 ChampionshipRounds# 2/4p.m. Fri.19 St.Francis$ 3p.m. Fri.19 StonyBrook$ 5p.m. Sat.20 Toledo$ 1p.m. Sat.20 SemifinalGames$ 3/5p.m. Sun.21 ChampionshipGames$ 11a.m./1p.m. Tue.23 @SouthCarolina 4p.m. Fri.26 Marshall% 3:30p.m. Fri.26 SetonHall% 5:30p.m. Sat.27 BostonUniv.% 1p.m. Sat.27 SemifinalGames% 3/5p.m. Sun.28 ChampionshipGames% 11a.m./1p.m.

March Tue.2 Furman 3/5p.m. Fri.5 @SacramentoState& 4p.m. Sat.6 @SacramentoState& 1p.m. Sat.6 vs.SanJoseState& 3p.m. Sun.7 vs.SanJoseState& 3p.m. Wed.10 @Winthrop 3/5p.m. Thu.11 AppalachianState 3/5p.m. Tue.16 @Gardner-Webb 2/4p.m. Thu.18 NorthCarolinaState 4p.m. Tue.23 UNCChapelHill 5/7p.m. Sat.27 St.Bonaventure* 12/2p.m.

April Sat.3 Dayton* 12/2p.m. Fri.9 @Massachusetts* 3p.m. Sat.10 @Massachusetts* 12p.m. Sun.11 @RhodeIsland* 12/2p.m. Tue.13 @USCUpstate 3/5p.m. Fri.16 SaintJoseph’s* 4p.m. Sat.17 SaintJoseph’s* 12p.m. Sun.18 Temple* 12/2p.m. Thu.22 @Elon 4/6p.m. Sat.24 LaSalle* 12/2p.m. Tue.27 UNCGreensboro 4/6p.m. Fri.30 @GeorgeWashington* 3p.m.

May Sat.1 @GeorgeWashington* 12p.m. Sun.2 @Fordham* 12/2p.m. Sat.8 @SaintLouis* 1/3p.m.

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TheCityofCharlotte.................InsideFrontCoverTableofContents/QuickFacts/Media...................1HeadCoachAimeeDeVos......................................2AssistantCoachKristiKillough.............................3AssistantCoachMelissaPorche.............................3D.L.PhillipsSoftballComplex................................32010SeasonPreview............................................4-52010RosterBreakdown...........................................6GinaAllen/EmilyJeffery.........................................7KeriPalma/SerenaSmith........................................8NatalynBlanton/CarolBuchan..............................9KatyHackett/KendraMcCall................................10TenayaTucker/WhitneyWilliams........................11LorenaVela/BrittneyBrinkley/NikkiGayle........12BrianaGwaltney/LindseyHolloman...................13VirginiaPrince/ChelseaStamey...........................132009SeasoninReview...........................................142009SeasonStatistics.............................................152009Atlantic10Statistics......................................152009Game-by-GameSummary...........................16CharlotteHittingRecords.....................................17

CharlottePitchingRecords...................................18CharlotteMiscellaneousRecords.........................18Year-by-YearTeamLeaders...................................19Charlotte’sMostValuablePlayer..........................19Year-by-YearSummary..........................................19Year-by-YearUnderAimeeDeVos.......................20All-TimeLetterwinners.........................................20All-timeSeriesRecords.........................................21ProgramYear-by-YearResults..............................21IndividualAwards..................................................21Atlantic10Conference..........................................22NinersintheAtlantic10Rankings......................222009Atlantic10Awards........................................2249erClub.................................................................22Strength&Conditioning.......................................23AcademicCenter....................................................24AthleticFacilities....................................................2549erAll-Americans................................................2649ersinthePros.....................................................27TheUniversity....................... 28-InsideBackCover2010Schedule.........................................BackCover

MediaInformationCharlotteMediaRelationsisoncalltoassistinthecoverageofall49erprograms. If youdesire informationon softballand/orotherCharlotteteams,pleasecontactPatrickMcCoyat(704)687-6311orstopbyourofficesonthesecondflooroftheMiltimore-WallisCenter.

Charlotte49ers.comAmemberofJumpTV,www.charlotte49ers.comoffersthelatest informationonCharlotteathletics.Gettheschedule,roster,playerbiographiesandgamerecapsfromthesoftballpage.Thesitealsofeaturesnews,statistics,andvideoforalloftheNiner’steams.

QuickFactsLocation............................................................Charlotte,N.C.Founded.............................................................................. 1946Enrollment....................................................................... 24,701Nickname.......................................................................... 49ersColors............................................................ GreenandWhiteConference.............................................................. Atlantic10Affiliation......................................................NCAADivisionIAcceptableAthleticReferences.......Charlotte,49ers,Niners*PleaseDoNotUse.......................... UNCCharlotte,UNCC

AdministrationChancellor....................................................Dr.PhilipDuboisDirectorofAthletics................................................. JudyRoseSeniorAssociateA.D./SWA.........................KimWhitestoneSeniorAssociateA.D./Business.........................DarinSpeaseAthleticsPhone................................................ (704)687-4937

TeamInformationHeadCoach............................... AimeeDeVos(Drake,1993)CareerRecord............................................. 368-448-2,15yrs.Email.........................................................amdevos@uncc.eduAssistantCoaches..............KristiKillough(Charlotte,2007) MelissaPorche(MissouriState,2008)SoftballOffice................................................... (704)687-3992Facility.....................................D.L.PhillipsSoftballComplex2009Record.....................................33-16,(14-4:Atlantic10)LetterwinnersR/L..............................................................11/7StartingPositionPlayersR/L..............................................5/4StartingPitchersR/L............................................................3/1Newcomers................................................................................6

MediaRelationsAssociateA.D./MediaRelations................. TomWhitestoneSoftballContact............................................... PatrickMcCoyEmail........................................................jmccoy18@uncc.eduPhone................................................................ (704)687-6311Fax..................................................................... (704)687-4918Website............................................. www.charlotte49ers.comMailing/OvernightAddress.......... AthleticMediaRelations 9201UniversityCityBlvd. Charlotte,NC28223

CreditsThe 2010 Charlotte Softball Media Guide has been prepared by the Charlotte Media Relations Office and was designed/edited by Patrick McCoy. Special thanks to Tom Whitestone, Brent Stastny, Ryan Rose, Lauren Johnson, Aimee DeVos and the entire softball staff.

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Charlotte’sAll-timeWinningestCoach Coach Record Pct. Tenure1. AimeeDeVos 368-448-2 .451 15yrs.,1995-pres.2. DickWiseman 99-58 .631 3yrs.,1988-903. MarinellWilhite 79-35 .693 4yrs.,1978-814. EllynBartges 78-132-1 .372 4yrs.,1991-945. KayJohnson 59-42 .584 2yrs.,1982-836. BeckyBowman 51-23 .689 2yrs.,1984-857. PaulaEdmund 21-58 .266 2yrs.,1986-878. DonnaFriesen 1-10 .100 1yr.,1977* Total 756-806-3 .484 33years

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SinceJoiningAtlantic10ConferenceYear Record Home Away Pct. Conf. Note2009 33-16 21-11 11-4 .673 14-4 A-10RegularSeasonRunner-up2008 35-31 16-7 13-17 .530 12-8 Program’s700thvictory2007 34-23 22-10 10-6 .596 8-7 DeVos’300thcareervictory2006 42-13 32-5 10-6 .764 17-3 A-10RegularSeasonCo-ChampsTotal 144-83 91-33 44-33 .634 51-22

In2009,AimeeDeVoscompletedher15thseasonasheadcoachand16thwiththe49erssoftballprogram.Afterservingasthein-terimheadcoachin1995,DeVoswasnamedheadcoachforthe1996season. Inhertenure,DeVoshasmadegreatstrideswiththeprogramon and off the field. She has recorded Charlotte’s largest, third-largestandfourth-largestwintotals,whilealsoputtingtogethernine20-winseasons.Sheisthefirst49erheadcoachtosurpassboth the200and300career-winmarksand isapproachingher400thcareervictory.DeVosachievedher300thcareervictoryina4-2conferencedecisionagainstGeorgeWashingtonatthe2007Atlantic10Tournament.Justasimportantashersuccessonthefield,DeVoshasalsograduated100percentofherplayerssincetakingoverasheadcoach. Sherecordedhermostsuccessfulseasonin2006,leadingthe49erstonumerousschoolrecords,includingthemostwinsinaseason(42),aswellastheprogram’sfirst-everconferencechampi-onshipwhenCharlottewent17-3intheirfirstseasonintheA-10,capturingtheregularseasontitle.Inadditiontosettingthesingle-seasonrecordsforhits,battingaverage,homersandRBI,her2006team included a record six all-conference selections, includingfourfirst-teamhonorees.Threeofthoseplayersrepeatedin2007toclaimconferencenods. Lastseason,Charlotteposteditsfourth-straight30-pluswinseasonbygoing33-16includinga14-4markinAtlantic10play.TheNiners’conferencerecordearnedthemtheAtlantic10Con-ferenceRunner-uptitlemissingoutontheconferencecrownbyonlytwogames.TheseasonsawseveralprogramrecordsfallwithEmilyJefferyfanningaprogram-high294battersonherwaytoa23-winseason,thethirdhighesttotalinNinerhistory.Ontheoffensiveend,SarahMalenemovedintofirstplacewith150careerruns scoredandCeeBrooks tookover the title formostcareerRBIwith113.SerenaSmithleadCharlotteinhitsforthesecond-consecutiveseasonwith62,whileaddingateamhigh.363battingaverage.Three49ersclaimedFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10honorswithMalene,JefferyandSmithpickinguptheawards. Inthe2008season,DeVosputtogethera35-winseason,thethird-highestwintotalinprogramhistory,whichincludedatripto the championship game of the A-10 Tournament, hosted atCharlotte’s own D.L. Phillips Sports Complex where the Niners

tookonNo.20Massachusetts.Thatseason,the49ersclaimedavictoryoverthen-No.15NorthCarolinaatD.L.Phillips.Inthecircle, Katy Hackett set the then single-season record with 176strikeouts,whileEmilyJefferyputup146strikeoutsonherwayto18wins.Ontheoffensiveend,all-conferenceselectionSarahMalene shattered her 2006 single-season record with 46 runs,whileSerenaSmithre-wrotetherecordbookswith71hits.Four49erswerenamedtotheall-tournamentteam,whileMaleneandfreshmanWhitneyWilliamsearnedall-conferencenods. Atestamenttohercoachingabilityandstrengthofthepro-gram,severalofDeVos’playershavecontinuedtoplayaftertheircollegiatecareers.In1999,JanineRepolebecamethefirstmemberofthe49ersdraftedbytheWomen’sProfessionalFastpitchLeague.Morerecently,bothKristinWhite(2002)andMelanieThevenote(2003)playedinternationally. A four-year letterwinner at Drake, the Yorkville, Ill., na-tiveboastsahealthysoftballresumefromasuccessfulprogram.DeVosgraduatedfromDrakein1993withadegreeinbusinessmarketing.Shewasa1993All-MissouriValleyConferenceplayerafterleadingtheBulldogstotheMVCregularseasonandtourna-mentchampionshipsandaspotinthe1993NationalInvitation-al Championship. A shortstop and outfielder, DeVos still ranksamongDrake’sall-timeleadersinhomeruns. Inadditiontoherheadcoachingduties,DeVosconductssev-eralsummerandwintersoftballcampsandclinics.Inthesum-merof2004,shecoachedaselectgroupofplayerstoplaytheU.S.OlympicteaminCharlotte. DeVosandherhusband,Dan,havetwosons,NolanandJ.J.HerhusbandistheDirectoroftheAnnualFundfortheCharlotte49ersAthleticFoundation.

Head Coach - 16th Season - Drake, 1993

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CareerHighlights•Charlotte’sall-timewinningestcoachwith368.•HasledCharlotteto144victoriesinthelastfour seasonssincejoiningtheAtlantic10Conference.•Registered300thcareervictoryin2007ina4-2 victoryoverA-10foeGeorgeWashington.•Third-longesttenuredheadcoachatCharlotte behindmen’stennisandbaseball.

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MelissaPorchebeginsher secondyearwith the49er staff after being named assistant coach onAugust 1, 2008. She handles all of the pitchingdutiesfortheNiners. Lastseason,Charlotteimprovedinseveralim-portant categories under the tutelage of Porche.The49ers saw increases in strikeouts,whilede-creasing the opponent’s batting average and

extra-basehits.Charlotte’s strikeouts jumped from332 in2008 to401lastseason,despiteplayinginfewergames.ThenumberwassodrasticthatNiners’pitchersstruckoutonaveragethreemorebatterspergamein2009andloweredtheiropponent’sbattingaveragefrom.257to.218. PriortojoiningupwithcoachDeVos,Porcheplayedinternation-ally inEuropeduring the summerof2008, afterwrappingupherseniorseasonatMissouriState. DuringherfouryearcampaignatMissouriState,shewastheaceofthestaffandwasnamedtotheMissouriValleyConferenceFirstTeamduringherseniorseason.Porcheputtogetheracareermarkof59-48,witha2.22ERAand744strikeouts,whilerecording17savesandtossing20careershutouts.PorchealsoexcelledintheclassroomasshewastwicenamedtotheMVCScholarAthleteteam. AnativeofBuenaPark,Calif.,PorcheearnedherBachelor’sDe-greeinPsychologyfromMissouriStatein2008.

Kristi Killough enters her second season as anassistantcoachforthe49erssoftballsquad.Herdutiesincludeoverseeingoftheoffenseandout-fielders. In her first season as an assistant coach forthe49ers,KilloughhelpedtoimproveCharlotteinseveraloffensivecategoriesincluding;battingaverage,homeruns,sluggingpercentageandon-

basepercentage. Prior to joining her alma mater’s coaching staff on August 1,2008, Killough was the Head Coach at nearby Central CabarrusHighSchoolinConcord,N.C.whilealsocoachingtheFirestixtravelteam. AtCharlotte,Killough lettered from2004-07,where shewasastandoutfortheNinersbytwicebeingnamedaFirstTeamAll-At-lantic10performer.Sheholdsboththecareerandseasonhomerunrecordswith20overallandduringthe2006season.Killoughwaskey to the2007 team,whoappeared inCharlotte’sfirst everA-10Championshipgame,bybeingnamedtotheA-10All-Tournamentteam,afterhitting.538infourgameswiththreeRBI.Shewrappedupasolidcareerin2007with105careerRBI,whichisoneshyoftheall-timeschoolrecord. A native of Concord, N.C., Killough graduated in December2007withaBachelor’sDegreeinMiddleGradesEducation.

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SincejoiningtheAtlantic10in2005,D.L.PhillipshasbecomeatreacherousplaceforNineropponentstoplayatwiththe49erspostingawinningrecordineachofthepreviousfourseasons.Lastseason,Charlottepostedthethird-mosthomevictorieswith21.Overthepastfourseasons,Charlotteis57-30atD.L.PhillipsComplexgoodforawinningpercentageof.655. Thisyear, theD.L.PhillipsSoftballComplexwillhaveadifferent feel to it forfansandplayersas stadiumseatingwasput inbehindhomeplate for improvedviewingof thefield.Thestadiumnow features300 total seatswithamixtureofchair-backseatsandmetalbleacherswithbacksupport.ThenewseatswilladdtotheatmosphereatD.L.Phillips,whichhostedthe2008Atlantic10SoftballTourna-mentwhenthe49ersreachedthechampionshipgame. Thesoftballcomplexalsofeaturesbullpens,battingcages,apressbox,aconces-sionsstandaswellaslightingallowingtheNinerstoplaynightgames.Thesoftballteam’slockerroomandcoaches’officesarelocatedinWachoviaFieldhouse,whichoverlooksthefield.Eachplayerhastheirownindividuallockerinthefieldhouse.

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Charlotte’sMediaRelationsDepartmentsatdowntotalkwithHeadCoachAimeeDeVostogetherthoughtsonthe2009campaign,theseasonahead,herreturners,newcomersandwhytheprogramhasbeensosuccessfulintheAtlantic10.

Last season, Charlotte took home the Atlantic 10 Regular Season Runner-up title and barely missed out on the overall title. Looking back on the season what do you think was key to the success of that team?WeprovedtobeverystrongonthemoundandthatwasledbyEmilyJefferyinherrecord-breakingseason.Ithinkouroffensiveline-upbecamemorebalancedthanithasinyearspast.Wehadseveralplayerscontributesteadilytoouroffensiveproductionwhichdidn’tforcetheteamtorelyontwoorthreebattersinthelineupandultimatelyourteamdefensewasthestrongestithadbeeninyears.

With the recent renovations to D.L. Phillips Softball Complex, how do you think the atmosphere on gameday will change?The49erSoftballStadiumjustcompletedoneofthebestmakeoversthisfacilityhaseverseen.Wehaveaddedbleacher-backandstadiumseatingdirectlybehindhomeplate.Wecannowhaveallofourfanssitcomfortablyandsupportourteam.Wehopethatbyclosingintheareabetweenthetwodugoutswecancreatemorecrowdnoiseandenthusiasmforourteam.Thefanstrulyhaveafirst-classfacilitytowatchtheNinersongameday.

This year’s team is loaded with upper-classmen with four seniors and six juniors. Speak of the importance to have the experience of upper-classmen in the Atlantic 10 and the qualities that it brings to the team?Ourupper-classmenwillmakeup80percentofthestartinglineupfor2010.ThroughmyyearsofcoachingIhavecometotrulyvaluetheveteranplayers.Theirleadershipandtheon-the-fieldexperiencecannotbetraded.Asinthecaseofthisyear’steam,sevenofthestartingninehavebeeninthestartingrotationfortwotothreeyears.WhitneyWilliams,SerenaSmith,KeriPalmaandTenayaTuckerallreturntothetop-fivespotsinourbattingorderandwearelookingtoplug-intheremainingspotofourtop-fivebatterswitheitherofourotherreturners;KendraMcCallorLorenaVela.ThisparticulargroupoftenreturnersishungryforanA-10champion-ship.

On the other end of the spectrum you have brought six freshmen into the fray. What do you expect them to bring to the program individually and together? Whenwerecruitedourfreshmenclasswehittheroadlookingforinfielders.Thisyear’sfresh-

menclassallplayaninfieldpositionalongwithacouplewhoplayoutfieldorpitch.Asagroupwelookfortheseplayerstoaddinfielddepthandforthemtocontendforstartingpositionsinallspotsoftheinfieldasweonlyhavetworeturninginfieldstarters.AllofourfreshmenhavecomefromsuccessfulhighschoolsortravelprogramsandwelooktobuildupontheirexperienceandskillsaswecontinuetocompetefortheAtlantic10Championship.

Last year’s offense saw improvements in batting average, home runs, slugging percentage and on-base percentage from 2008 to 2009. What do you expect from the offense line-up this season?Weareexcitedaboutthepotentialofthisyear’soffensiveline-up.Ourtoptwo-RBIproducers;SerenaandTenayaarebackandIthinkthatKeriPalmawilladdtotheRBIproductionforthisyear’steam.AsImentionedearlierwereturnfourofourtopfivepositionsintheorderwithWhitneyWilliamslookingtobetheleadoff,SerenaSmithinthe3hole,TenayaTuckerinclean-upandKeriPalmabehindher.LorenaVelaorKendraMcCallarepotentialnumbertwohitters.BriGwaltneyhadaverystrongfallandwelookforwardtothepowershecanbringtotheoffensethisyear.Asinyearspast,ouroffensewillfocusonusingtheirteamspeedtogetrunnersintoscoringposition.Ithinkouroffensewillbeexplosiveandveryconsistentthisyearwithmanyplayerssharingtheoffensiveburden.

Moving to the positions, behind the plate you return two players from last season. What do you expect from your catchers this year?ThecatchingwillbehandledbyTenayaTuckerandNatalynBlanton.Tenayahasbeenbe-hind theplate for twoyearsnowanddoesanexcellent job leading thedefenseand thepitchers.Sheisatirelessworkerbehindtheplate.Nathassteadilybeentransitioningtothecatcherposition.Wehaveseenvastimprovementinhercatchingskillsasshegetsstrongerandmorecomfortableinhernewpositioneachday.

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Your outfield features some key returners from last season as well as some newcomers. How do you see this year’s outfielders shaping out?WhitneyWilliams,SerenaSmithandKendraMcCallareallfamiliarfacestothe49erout-field.SerenaandWhitneyhavebeenevery-daystarterssincetheyjoinedthe49erprogramandKendrahassteadilyputherselfinthestartinglinefor2010.Eachofthempossessesgreatspeedandawarenessintheoutfield.Serena,atrulygiftedathlete,willanchorcenterfield,whileWhitneycoversincrediblegroundintheoutfieldandKendrawhohasagoall-outat-titudeforwherevertheballis.Shewillbothplayleftandrightfield.CarolBuchanistheonlyotherreturningoutfielderandhasgreatlyimprovedheroutfieldskills.NikkiGayle,averyathleticandcoachablenewcomertotheoutfieldwillpushthestartingthreeeachday.

You spoke earlier about the infield, expand more about them?Justlikeoursoftballfacility,ourinfieldhashadamakeover.KeriPalma,ourplay-everywherephenomenon,willmoveovertotheleftsideoftheinfieldateitherthirdbaseorshortstop.Keri’sarmstrength,instinctsandpureathleticismareagreatfitforeitherthirdorshort.LorenaVela,ourotherreturninginfielder,willmovetosecondbasealongwithfreshmanChelseaStamey.LorenacametoCharlotteasamiddleinfielderandsteppedintoplaythirdbasefortheuslastyear.WeareexcitedtogetLorenabacktothemiddleinfieldwhereshecananchortherightside.Chelsea,asolidfundamentalinfielderwhogetsbettereachdaywilladddepthtothesec-ondbaseposition.BrittneyBrinkley,afreshman,isadjustingandsettlinginatshortstop.Herstrengthsareherrangeandquickfeet.Wehavetwofreshmenwhowillbeanchoringfirstbaseforthe49ersthisyear,Briana‘Bri’GwaltneyandVirginia‘Ginny’Prince.Briwhoisanaturaloutfielder/shortstopwillmoveherathleticismandtalents tofirstbase for thespringseason.Ginny isanaturalfirstbasemanandwewill look toherpastexperience tohelp thisyounginfieldmature.Alsonewtotheinfieldisthirdbase/pitcherLindseyHolloman.Lindseyfitsthemoldatthirdwithgreatreflexesandsolidfundamentals.Itwillbeimportantforourinfieldtogeltogetherearlyintheseasonandcontinuethatstronglineofsolid49erdefense.

Charlotte returns a talented pitching staff for the 2010 season with Emily Jeffery, Katy Hackett and Gina Allen. Speak about what they bring to the team and your expectations for them.Ifthereisoneplaceonthefieldthatweareexcitedtoreturnexperiencedplayers,thatisourpitchingstaff.GinaAllen,EmilyJefferyandKatyHackett,allupper-classmenwillalsobejoinedbyfreshmanLindseyHolloman.EmilyJefferyprovedtobethego-topitcherforuslastyearandhadanincredibleseason.Shepushesherselfeverydaytobeevenbetterthisyear.GinaAllenhasmadehugestridesintheoff-seasonandwilllooktobeastarterorregularrelieverintherotationthisyear.NooneonthisteamhasworkedharderthanGinaAllen.KatyHackett,unfortunately,hadaninjury-plaguedseasonlastyearandhadadifficulttimebeingabletopitchatlessthan100percent.WewilllookforKatytobeastarterinthecirclethisyearandgiveusabalancedpitchingattack.LindseyHollomaniscontinuingtodevelopasacollegiatepitcherandcouldseeinningsinreliefforus.

Overallthoughtsonthenon-conferenceschedule?Atlantic10schedule?Asinyearspastwewillcontinuewithoursolidnon-conferenceschedule.Wehavestrongregionally-rankedopponentsinUNCCha-pelHill,NCState,UniversityofSouthCarolinaandWinthrop.OurtournamentswillalsobringinstrongcompetitionfromtheBigEast,ConferenceUSAandtheAmericaEastConference.TheAtlantic10regularseasonisgoingtobeagoodone.Althoughweplay

oneofourtoughestopponentsontheroadweplantobesittinginthetopspotattheendoftheyear.Withouroffenseandpitchingbacktofullstrengthweexpectnothinglessthanachampionshipfromthisyear’steam.

Since joining the A-10, Charlotte is 144-83 with a regular season title, regu-lar season runner-up and a conference tournament runner-up. What do you think has been the key to success in the Atlantic 10 Conference? Inthepastfouryears,wehaveintensifiedourrecruitingeffortsandwehaveseengreatchangesinthesupportofoursoftballprogram.Moreplayershavebeendrawntothesuccessourprogramhasshared.OurplayershaveahigherexpectationoftheirprogramduetotherespecttheA-10anditsopponentsshowedusfromdayone.Wekeepourgoalssimple;win,winorwin.

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NumericalOrderNo.Name ClassPos. Ht. B/T Hometown(LastSchool)1 LorenaVela So. 2B 5-2 R/R Vista,Calif.(RanchoBuenaVista)3 KendraMcCall Jr. OF 5-5 L/R Maiden,N.C.(Maiden)4 BrianaGwaltney Fr. OF/INF 5-8 R/R AnaheimHills,Calif.(Canyon)5 ChelseaStamey Fr. INF 5-4 R/R Charlotte,N.C.(Butler)6 SerenaSmith Sr. OF 5-8 L/R Mooresville,N.C.(WesternCarolina)7 GinaAllen Sr. P 5-6 R/R Harrisburg,N.C.(CentralCabarrus)8 WhitneyWilliams Jr. OF 5-4 L/R Mocksville,N.C.(DavieCounty)9 KatyHackett Jr. P 6-1 R/R Dacula,Ga.(MillCreek)10 NatalynBlanton Jr. C 5-7 R/R Shelby,N.C.(Crest)11 BrittneyBrinkley Fr. INF 5-6 R/R Chesapeake,Va.(Chesapeake)14 KeriPalma Sr. UT 5-5 R/R HopeMills,N.C.(SouthView)15 NikkiGayle Fr. OF/INF 5-7 R/R Bear,Del.(Caravel)16 CarolBuchan Jr. OF 5-6 R/RKnottsIsland,N.C.(CurrituckCounty)17 EmilyJeffery Sr. P 5-6 R/R Matthews,N.C.(USCUpstate)23 TenayaTucker Jr. C 5-9 R/R Antelope,Calif.(Roseville)30 LindseyHolloman Fr. INF/P 5-6 R/R Suffolk,Va.(KingsFork)34 VirginiaPrince Fr. INF 5-5 R/R Cumming,Ga.(ForsythCentral)

AlphabeticalOrderNo.Name ClassPos. Ht. B/T Hometown(LastSchool)7 GinaAllen Sr. P 5-6 R/R Harrisburg,N.C.(CentralCabarrus)10 NatalynBlanton Jr. C 5-7 R/R Shelby,N.C.(Crest)11 BrittneyBrinkley Fr. INF 5-6 R/R Chesapeake,Va.(Chesapeake)16 CarolBuchan Jr. OF 5-6 R/RKnottsIsland,N.C.(CurrituckCounty)15 NikkiGayle Fr. OF/INF 5-7 R/R Bear,Del.(Caravel)4 BrianaGwaltney Fr. OF/INF 5-8 R/R AnaheimHills,Calif.(Canyon)9 KatyHackett Jr. P 6-1 R/R Dacula,Ga.(MillCreek)30 LindseyHolloman Fr. INF/P 5-6 R/R Suffolk,Va.(KingsFork)17 EmilyJeffery Sr. P 5-6 R/R Matthews,N.C.(USCUpstate)3 KendraMcCall Jr. OF 5-5 L/R Maiden,N.C.(Maiden)14 KeriPalma Sr. UT 5-5 R/R HopeMills,N.C.(SouthView)34 VirginiaPrince Fr. INF 5-5 R/R Cumming,Ga.(ForsythCentral)6 SerenaSmith Sr. OF 5-8 L/R Mooresville,N.C.(WesternCarolina)5 ChelseaStamey Fr. INF 5-4 R/R Charlotte,N.C.(Butler)23 TenayaTucker Jr. C 5-9 R/R Antelope,Calif.(Roseville)1 LorenaVela So. 2B 5-2 R/R Vista,Calif.(RanchoBuenaVista)8 WhitneyWilliams Jr. OF 5-4 L/R Mocksville,N.C.(DavieCounty)

ClassBreakdown Seniors(Four):GinaAllenEmilyJefferyKeriPalmaSerenaSmith

Juniors(Six):NatalynBlantonCarolBuchanKatyHackettKendraMcCallTenayaTuckerWhitneyWilliams

Sophomores(One):LorenaVela

Freshman(Six):BrittneyBrinkleyNikkiGayleBrianaGwaltneyLindseyHollomanVirginiaPrinceChelseaStamey

StateBreakdown NorthCarolina(Nine):GinaAllenNatalynBlantonCarolBuchanEmilyJefferyKendraMcCallKeriPalmaSerenaSmithChelseaStameyWhitneyWilliams

California(Three):BrianaGwaltneyTenayaTuckerLorenaVela

Georgia(Two):KatyHackettVirginiaPrince

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AtCharlotte-2009(Junior):FirstTeamAll-Atlantic10honoreeaswellasAll-Tournamentteamselection...Ledthe49erswitha23-9recordanda1.39ERA...Her23winsarethethirdmostinCharlottehistory,whileherERAwasthesixthlowestall-time...Made34appearanceswith26starts...Recordedateam-highandprogram-bestnineshutoutsalongwith24com-plete games...Struck out a program record 294 batters, including 120 inconferenceplay...Fanned15battersagainstSt.BonaventureonApril18,thehighestsinglegametotal inCharlottehistory...Wonnineconferencegameswithaminiscule0.88ERA...Heldopposingbatterstoa.182battingaverage and .150 in league play...Named 2009 Team MVP...Won seven-straightgames fromFebruary25 toMarch20and10 straightdecisionsfromFebruary25toMarch27.

2008(Sophomore):Builtan18-12recordoff34appearancesand27starts,compilinga2.26ERA...Her18winsontheseason,includingsevenincon-ferenceaction,movedherintofifthplaceall-timeinthesingle-seasonre-cordbooks...Withher146seasonsstrikeouts,movedintothird-placeall-timeinthesingle-seasonbooks...Heldthen-No.15NorthCarolinatojustonerunonsixhits,strikingoutfive,totakethewininthecircle...Limitedherbatterstoa.250average...Postedanimpressiveno-hitterinherdebutwiththe49ersatPresbyterianforherfirstshutoutoftheseason...Ownedfiveregular-seasonshutouts...Namedtothe2008Atlantic10Tournamentteamaftergoing1-1inthreeappearances,includingashutoutofSt.Bo-naventure,duringthe49ers’five-gameruntothechampionshipgame.

AtUSCUpstate-2007(Freshman):Made33appearances,including26starts,pitching165inningsforanERAof1.91...Recordedtwosavesand170strikeouts,holdingopponentstoa.198average...NamedtothePeachBelt All-Conference team and All-Conference tournament team...Ledteamtoaschool-record47winsandNCAADivisionIIRegionals.

Prep:LetteredthreetimesinsoftballatButlerHighSchool...Posteda13-1recordherseniorseasonwitha0.12ERA,183strikeoutsandjustfivewalksin 86 innings pitched...Pitched three perfect games, four no-hitters andsevenone-hitgames...LedButler to the20064AStateChampionships...Compiled344strikeouts,fourperfectgamesandeightno-hittersforherhighschoolcareer...MemberoftheNationalHonorSociety,ButlerDreamTeamandWho’sWhoAmongAmericanHighSchoolStudents.

Personal:DaughterofChesterandKimJeffery...Hasonesister,Lauren...Majoring in Exercise Science with a minor in Biology...Born November17,1987.

Jeffrey’sCareerStatsYr. ERA W-L App-GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF b/avg.2008 2.26 18-12 34-27 18 5/1 0 188.2 179 75 61 71 146 715 .2502009 1.39 23-9 34-26 24 9/0 0 212.0 13648 42 65 294 749 .182Total 1.80 41-21 68-53 42 14/1 0 400.2 315 123 103 136 440 1464 .215

Pitcher - Senior - Matthews, N.C. (USC Upstate)

Emily Jeffery 17

CareerHighlights•49ers’single-seasonleaderinstrikeoutswith294.•Recordedano-hitterinCharlottedebutagainst Presbyterian,11-0,onFebruary9th,2008.•NamedtotheAtlantic10All-Tournamentteamin thelasttwoseasons.•NamedFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10lastseasonas wellastwicenamedPitcheroftheWeek.

AtCharlotte-2009(Junior):Madetenappearancesontheyearwiththreestarts...Struckoutfiveacross14inningsofaction...GotthestartonValentine’sDayagainstUNCWilmingtonwhereshetossedtwoinningsofone-hitshutoutwork...Startedina20-7victoryoverSaintFrancisonFebruary20...Tossedtwoinningsofone-runreliefagainstPittsburghonMarch11.

2008(Sophomore):Appearedin17gameswith11starts,going1-2witha5.55ERA...Struckout19battersin35.1inningsofwork...Heldherop-ponentstoa.276average...Pitchedatwo-hitshutoutagainstColgateintheFirstPitchClassicforthe8-0fiveinningwin,collectingfourstrike-outsalongtheway...Threw2.1scorelessinningsagainstWinthrop,strik-ingoutthree...Tossedanother2.1scorelessinningsingametwooftheUNC-Greensborodoubleheader...Pitchedtwoscorelessinningsofreliefin theAtlantic10championshipgameagainst thenNo.20Massachu-setts.

2007(Freshman):Appearedin16gamesasafreshman..Was3-0witha2.47ERA...HadtwosavesfortheNinersduringtheseason...Struckout24battersin28.1inningsofwork...Opponentshitjust.229againsther...TossedtwoscorelessinningsagainstWesternCarolinawhilestrikingouttwo...Pitched2.1inningswhilestrikingouttwoandnotgivinguparuntopickupthewinagainstLaSalle.

Prep: A four time All-Conference and All-State performer at CentralCabarrusHighSchool...Two-timeStatePlayeroftheYear...Ledherteamto two state championships and a number one national ranking...WasnamedMVPofthestatetournamentin2005,alsonamedanAll-Ameri-canthatseason...Was27-1hersenioryearwitha0.42ERAwhilestrikingout207in145innings,alsohadeightno-hittersandfourperfectgames...Hadanoverallrecordof100-4inherfouryearhighschoolcareer.

Personal:DaughterofBillandMaryAllen...MajoringinNursing...BornOctober3,1988.

Allen’sCareerStatsYr. ERA W-L App-GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF b/avg.2007 2.47 3-0 16-0 0 0/1 2 28.1 24 10 10 21 24 105 .2292008 5.55 1-2 17-11 1 1/1 0 35.1 34 29 28 33 19 123 .2762009 11.00 0-1 10-3 0 0/0 0 14.0 21 2322 20 5 59 .356Total 5.44 4-3 43-14 1 1/1 2 77.2 79 62 60 74 48 287 .275

Pitcher - Senior - Harrisburg, N.C. (Central Cabarrus)

Gina Allen 7

CareerHighlights•Appearedin43gamesfortheNinersinherthree- yearcareer,whilestartingin14.•Recordedatwo-hitshutoutagainstColgateinthe 2008FirstPitchClassic.•NamedtotheDean’sListlastsemesterforhaving aGPAof3.4orhigherduringthesemester.



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AtCharlotte-2009(Junior):PickedupFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10honors...Also earned Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference honors...Started all 49gamesfortheNinersincenterfield...Continuedtoputtogetherimpressivenumbersattheplate...TopsontheteamandfourthintheA-10inhits(62)andbattingaverage(.363)...Hitata.444clipinconferenceplay,witha.667sluggingpercentage...Recordedthreehits,fourtimesontheseason...LedtheNinerswith37RBIandwassecondinrunswith29...Boasteda.485slug-gingpercentage...Wentaperfect9-for-9stealing...Hit.397withrunnersinscoringposition...Hadaseason-best10gamehitstreak...Posted21multi-hitgamesand11multi-RBIgames...Wenthit-lessinonly11games.

2008(Sophomore):Startedall66gamesforthe49ersincenterfield...Boast-edateam-andconference-leading71hitsontheseason,rankingfirstall-timeinCharlottehistory...Rankedsecondontheteamwith38RBI,placingherfifthall-timeandinthetoptenoftheA-10...Alsorankedsecondontheteamwitha.333averageoff213atbats...Went7-for-7instolenbases...Ledtheteamwith82totalbasesandthreesacrificeflies...Rankedthirdontheteamwitha .375on-basepercentageand .385sluggingpercentage...Aver-aged.273inconferenceactionwith18hitsandnineRBI...AnAll-Atlantic10Tournamentselectionafterleadingthe49erswitha.412averageandtwoRBI,includingthegame-winningRBIintheopeningdayshutoutofSaintLouis,intheteam’sfive-gameruntothechampionshipgame...TalliedfourRBIinherCharlottedebut,collectingtheminasweepoverPresbyterian...AlsorecordedfourRBIagainstAppalachianStateinjustthelategameofthetwinbill...Went3-for-4againstMiami(Ohio)inthe49erInvitationalwith2RBIandarun...Inall,postedeightmultipleRBIgamesontheseason.

AtWesternCarolina:Started22gamesbeforeaninjurysidelinedherfortherestoftheyear...Had25hitsin75batswitha.333battingaverage...Ledtheteamwitheightstolenbases.

Prep: Was four-time All-North Piedmont Conference selection, includ-inggarneringtheleague’sPlayeroftheYearawardasajunior...NamedtheNorthwestCabarrusFemaleAthleteoftheYearbyTheCharlotteObserver...Garneredherteam’sMVPawardthreetimes...Battedover.300forherprepcareer...Asasophomore,hit.641withsevenhomerunsand35RBIenrouteto being named to the NCFSCA 3-A All-State team...Also earned varsitylettersinbasketballandvolleyball,collectingall-conferenceandMVPrec-ognitioninthelatter.

Personal:DaughterofTrentandGinaSmith...Hasonesibling,Cole...Major-inginNursing...BornMay29,1988.

Smith’sCareerStatsYr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB%SB-ATT2008 .333 66-66 213 31 71 9 1 0 38 82 .385 11 5 24 .375 7-72009 .363 49-49 171 29 62 9 0 4 37 83 .485 10 3 12 .405 9-9Total .346115-115384 60133 18 1 4 75 165 .429 21 8 36 .388 16-16

Outfield - Senior - Mooresville, N.C. (Western Carolina)

Serena Smith 6

CareerHighlights•Ownsthemosthitsinaseasonwith71in2008.•Ranks11thincareerRBIwith75.•NamedFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10lastseason.•LedCharlotteinbattingaverage,hits,RBIand totalbaseslastseason.•NamedtotheDean’sListinthepasttwosemesters fora3.4GPAorhigher.

AtCharlotte-2009(Junior):Startedinall49gamesoftheseasonbysplitting time at first and third base...Led the team in triples (2) andhomeruns(5)...Herfivehomerunsimprovedhertoeighthall-timewithninecareerhomeruns...Her.451sluggingpercentagewassecondontheteam...Batted .282 on the year with 25 RBI, 40 hits and five doubles...Went3-for-4againstSaintFrancisonFebruary20,while crossing theplatethreetimes...Scored22timesontheyear,thirdmostontheteam...Tallieda.990fieldingpercentagewithonlytwoerrors.

2008(Sophomore):Sawaction in65gameswith63starts...Compileda .237averageoff40hits in169atbats...Tallied17RBIand27runs...Anchoredtheteamwitha .391sluggingpercentageand209putouts...Hit.291inAtlantic10action,thesecond-bestontheteam...Went2-for-4ingametwooftheseason-openingdoubleheaderatPresbyterian,driv-inginfourrunsofftwohits...Went1-for-2andpickeduptwoRBIoffadoubleintheGreen&WhiteClassicshutoutwinoverColgate...DroveinthreerunsatGeorgeWashington,going2-for-4withonerunfromabombdownthe left-field line toanchora seven-runsixth inning...HitherfirstcareertripleagainstMiami(Ohio)duringthe49erInvitational...CollectedherfirstcareerhomerunatFurmanwithagame-tyingshottoleftfieldintheseventhinning...HadadoubleandanRBIagainstbothProvidenceintheWinthrop/adidasClassic.

2007(Freshman):Appearedin34gamesasafreshman...Hit.270withfiveRBIandeightrunsscored...Hadfivedoublesanda.324onbaseper-centage...Hit.375inA-10play...Was2-for-3withthreerunsagainstEast-ern Kentucky...Had a double and two RBI against NC A&T...Had twodoublesandaruninthesecondNCA&Tgame...AlsohadapairofhitsagainstCharlestonSouthern...HadtheloneRBIinCharlotte’swinovernationallyrankedSouthCarolina...Was2-for-2withadouble,RBIandrunscoredatDayton.

Prep:Afourtimeall-conferenceperformerforSouthViewHighSchool,alsoathree-timeall-regionperformer...LedherteamtothreeconferencechampionshipsandanEasternRegionalChampionshipin2005.

Personal:DaughterofRogerandBeckyPalma...MajoringinCivilEngi-neering...BornJanuary10,1988.

Palma’sCareerStatsYr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB%SB-ATT2007 .270 34-19 63 8 17 5 0 0 5 22 .349 5 0 8 .324 1-22008 .237 65-63 169 27 40 10 2 4 17 66 .391 21 2 37 .328 3-32009 .282 49-49 142 22 40 7 2 5 25 64 .451 16 1 31 .358 0-0Total .259149-137374 57 97 22 4 9 47 152 .411 42 3 76 .338 4-5

Utility - Senior - Hope Mills, N.C. (South View)

Keri Palma 14

CareerHighlights•EighthonCharlotte’scareerhomerunlistwith9.•LedtheNinerslastseasonwithfivehomeruns.•NamedtoDean’sListthepasttwosemestersfora GPAof3.4orhigher.•Startedeverygamelastseason(49)mostlyplaying atfirstbase.•Thirdontheteamlastseasonwith64totalbases.


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AtCharlotte-2009(Sophomore):Sawactionin28gamesmostlyasapinch-runner…Scoredfiverunsontheyear,whilestealingtwo-of-threebases…OnlyhitoftheseasonwasadoubleagainstLaSalleonApril4.

Prep:AttendedCurrituckCountyHSinCurrituck,N.C...NamedtotheAll-conference,districtandregionalteams...AcademicAll-Conference...OffensiveTeamMVP...NamedtotheA-HonorRoll.

Personal:DaughterofRonaldandBarbaraBuchan...MajoringinMath-ematicsandPre-Medicine.

Buchan’sCareerStatsYr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB%SB-ATT2009 .500 28-0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 1 .500 2-3Total .500 28-0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 1 .500 2-3

Outfield - Junior - Knotts Island, N.C. (Currituck County)

Carol Buchan 16

CareerHighlights•Appearedin28gameslastseason,mostlyasa pinch-runner.•Scoredfiverunslastseasonincludingoneagainst MassachusettsonApril26th.•RegisteredadoubleagainstLaSalleonApril4th.•NamedtotheAthleticDirector’sListthepasttwo semestersfora3.0GPAorhigher.

AtCharlotte-2009(Sophomore):Playedninegamesmostlyasapinchhitter with one appearance at the catcher position...Had two RBI ontheyear...BothRBIcameinvictoriesoverSaintFrancisandElon...AlsocrossedtheplateinthevictoryagainstElon.

2008(Freshman):Sawactionin24gamesasafreshmanwithtwostarts...Collectedfourhitsandfourrunsona.200average...PickedupherfirstcareerRBIasshewent1-for-1againstColgateintheFirstPitchClassicwithasingletoleftcenterinthefourthinning...Talliedherfirstcareerhit in the season-openingdoubleheaderwithPresbyterianwithan in-fieldsingle...Alsoscoredherfirstrunsasa49eragainstPresbyterian,onecomingineachofthedoubleheadergames...PostedanotherrunagainstStonyBrookintheFirstPitchClassicandthe lonerunof thedouble-headeragainstNCState.

Prep:AttendedCrestHSinShelby,N.C...Namedtothe2005,2006and2007All-Conferenceteams...Participatedinthe2007East-WestGames...Inhersenioryear,namedtotheAll-StateandAll-Districtteams...2004Best Defense Honoree...2005 Best Offense Honoree...Named Co-MVPher junior year...Named to the 2005 Gaston Gazette All-TournamentTeam...2004 Shelby Star Athlete of the Year...2006 Charlotte ObserverFemaleAthleteoftheYearFinalist...WontheFCAMeritAwardforOut-standingSportsParticipationinboth2006and2007.

Personal:DaughterofNathanandJanBlanton...Hastwosiblings,Mor-ganandNate...MajoringinGeography...BornNovember22,1988.

Blanton’sCareerStatsYr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB%SB-ATT2008 .200 24-2 20 4 4 0 0 0 1 4 .200 2 0 4 .273 0-02009 .125 9-0 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .125 1 0 1 .222 0-0Total .178 33-2 28 5 5 0 0 0 3 5 .178 3 0 5 .258 0-0

Catcher - Junior - Shelby, N.C. (Crest)

Natalyn Blanton 10

CareerHighlights•Appearedin35gamesfortheNinersduringtwo- yearcareer,mostlyasacatcherorpinchhitter.•RecordedtwoRBIlastseasonasapinchhitter.•Startedtwogamesasafreshman,whileappearing in24.•Scoredtwiceandrecordedfirst-careerhitina doubleheaderagainstPresbyterianasafreshman.



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AtCharlotte-2009(Sophomore):PlayedanimportantreserverolefortheNinersquad...Sawactionin40gameswith16starts...Swipedsixbasesontheyear...Recordedthreemulti-hitgames,includingback-to-back2-for-3performancesattheFirstPitchClassicagainstTowson...Droveina runand scoreda run ina11-6victoryover then-No.21Massachu-setts...Roundedouttheyearwitha.281averagewith16hitsand12runsscored...Drew17walksontheseason,thethirdmostontheteam.

2008(Freshman):Sawactionin48gamesasafreshmanwith25starts...Compileda.236averageon17hitsand72atbats...Scoredatleastonerunin15games,includingtwoagainstAppalachianStateandMiami(Ohio)atthe49erClassic...CollectedherfirstcareerRBIatGeorgeWashingtonoffasacrificeflytorightfieldtodriveintheeighthandfinalruninan8-0shutout...TalliedherfirstcareerhitandstartagainstColgateintheFirstPitchClassic,seeingtimeinrightfieldfortheNiners...Went2-for-3againstHofstraattheNFCALeadOffClassic.

Prep:NamedtotheAll-Conferenceteaminherfreshman,sophomoreand senior years...Named All-State her sophomore year...Named All-Piedmonthersophomoreyear...Co-Captainhersenioryear...NamedGa-torade Rookie of the Year her freshman year...Named Gatorade PlayeroftheYearhersophomoreyear...NamedConferencePlayeroftheYearhersophomoreyear...WasamemberoftheBetaClubandwasaScholar-Athlete.

Personal: Daughter of Hugh McCall and Pamela Sanchez...Has threesiblings,TaiLynn,BrandiandMiranda...MajoringinElementaryEduca-tion...BornFebruary28,1989.

McCall’sCareerStatsYr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB%SB-ATT2008 .236 48-25 72 17 17 1 0 0 1 18 .250 7 1 7 .309 10-142009 .281 40-16 57 12 16 0 2 0 4 20 .351 4 1 6 .333 6-8Total .256 88-41 129 29 33 1 2 0 5 38 .294 11 2 13 .319 16-22

Outfield - Junior - Maiden, N.C. (Maiden)

Kendra McCall 3

CareerHighlights•Started41gamesincareer,whileappearingin88.•NamedtotheA-10Commissioner’sListinthefall semesterforachievingaGPAof3.5orhigher.•Hasstolen16basesinhercareerandonlybeen caughtsixtimes.•Battingaverageimproved45pointsfromher freshmantosophomoreyear.

At Charlotte - 2009 (Sophomore):Appeared in 19 games last seasonwith17gamesstarted...Struckout85batterswithanERAof2.78...Fin-ished the year with a 8-5 record, including a 5-1 mark in conferencegames...Walkedonly29battersin103.1inningspitched...Pitcheda10-0shutoutonApril4againstLaSalle...Pitchedninecompletegamesontheyear,includingfiveinconferencematchups.

2008(Freshman):Appearedin42gameswith28startsinthecircleenrouteto16winsandateam-leading2.02ERA...Her176seasonstrike-outs in 225.0 innings shot her to the top of the single-season recordbooks...Had all three saves for the 49ers during the season...Threw 23completegames...Heldheropponentstoa.243average...NamedAtlantic10 Rookie of the Week for the week of April 7th after turning in herfirstcollegiateshutoutwithatwo-hitterwinagainstSaintLouisandherfirstcareersaveingametwooftheseriesagainsttheBillikens,strikingout a dozen batters along the way...Threw four additional shutouts ontheseason,includingacompletegamethree-hitteragainstSaintLouisintheAtlantic10Tournament...Alsotossedaone-hitshutoutofLaSalle...Postedthreedouble-digitstrikeoutgames,11againstbothNorthFloridaandLaSalleand10againstUNC-Greensboro...Threw5.2scoreless in-ningsagainstCharlestonSouthernintheGreen&WhiteClassic...Tossed6.2scorelessinningsatUSCUpstateandfivescorelessinningsatbothElonandGeorgeWashington.

Prep: Was named First team All-Region, First team All-County, Firstteam All-State, Gwinnett County Pitcher of the Year...Gwinnett DailyPostPitcheroftheYearandAtlantaJournalPitcheroftheYearduringherjuniorandseniorseasons.

Personal:DaughterofMichaelandPamelaHackett...Hasonebrother,Cody...MajoringinMassCommunicationswithaminorinJournalism...BornMarch2,1989.

Hackett’sCareerStatsYr. ERA W-L App-GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO BF b/avg.2008 2.02 16-17 42-28 23 5/0 3 225.0 209 93 65 76 176 861 .2432009 2.78 8-5 19-17 9 1/0 0 103.1 101 5141 29 85 404 .250Total 2.26 24-22 61-45 32 6/0 3 328.1310 144106 95 261 1265 .245

Pitcher - Junior - Dacula, Ga. (Mill Creek)

Katy Hackett 9

CareerHighlights•Secondonthesingle-seasonstrikeoutlistwith 176punchoutsin2008.•NamedtotheAthleticDirector’sListlastsemester forachievingaGPAof3.0orhigher.•Ledtheteamasafreshmanwitha2.02ERA.•NamedtheAtlantic10FreshmanoftheWeekon April7th,2008.


2010 Media Guide

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AtCharlotte-2009(Sophomore):Sawactionin46gameswith40startsinrightfield...Batted.268ontheyear,includinga.278markinconferencegames...Tallied37hitsand21runsscoredthroughouttheyear...Wentaperfect4-for-4attheplateinan11-6winoverthen-No.21UMass...Hit.324duringthefinalfiveweeksoftheseason...Went19-of-20onthebasepath,goodforsecondontheteam...Recordedeightmulti-hitgames.

2008 (Freshman): Named to the All-Tournament team and SecondTeamAll-Atlantic10...AnAll-Atlantic10Rookieteamselectionafterbe-ingatwo-timeRookieoftheWeekselection...Sawactionin59gamesasa freshmanwith49starts...Posteda team-leading .335averagewith18RBI...Her52hitsrankthirdall-timeinthefreshmanrecordbooks,whileher.335averageplacesherfifthall-timeasarookie...Putupa.391on-basepercentage,goodforsecondontheteam...Averagedateam-leading.446inconferenceactionwith25hits...PickedupherfirstweeklyhonortheweekofApril1afteraveraging.429withsixhits,fourrunsandanRBItoleadCharlottetoa4-0week...NamedA-10RookieoftheWeekagainfortheweekofApril21afterbatting.750,crackingninehitsin12atbatstoleadthe49erstoa3-1record...Thatweek,sherecordedahitineightstraightatbats,going3-for-3ingametwoofadoubleheaderagainstUNCGreensboroand3-for-3ingameoneoftheLaSalledoublehead-er...Broughtinthegamewinningrunofthe49ers’2-0shutoutofSaintJoseph’s and the 6-5 extra-inning win over Vermont at the Winthrop/AdidasClassic...Scoredthegame-winningrunintheA-10TournamentshutoutofSt.Bonaventure.

Prep: Named 2007 Central Piedmont Conference Player of the Year...Named the Jack Ward Most Outstanding Player of the Year at DavieCountyHS...NamedAll-Conferenceallfouryears...NamedteamMVP...Ledherteamtothestatechampionshipshersenioryear...Servedasteamcaptain...Was a member of the 2006 18U-A National Championshipteam...WasnamedaScholarAthleteallfouryearsofhighschool...Mem-ber of the Beta Club...Graduated in the top five percent of her class...Servedasajuniormarshall.

Personal: Daughter of Greg and Angie Williams...Has three siblings,Gina, Bret and Aaron...Majoring in Elementary Education...Born No-vember20,1988.

Williams’CareerStatsYr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB%SB-ATT2008 .335 59-49 155 24 52 5 1 0 18 59 .381 13 1 15 .391 15-172009 .268 46-40 138 21 37 0 1 0 11 39 .283 5 1 12 .299 19-20Total .304 105-89 293 45 89 5 2 0 29 98 .334 18 2 27 .348 34-37

Outfield - Junior - Mocksville, N.C. (Davie County)

Whitney Williams 8

CareerHighlights•Hasstolen34careerbasesinonlytwoseasons.•NamedtoSecondTeamAll-Atlantic10andAll- Rookieteamin2008.•Hasappearedin105gamesduringcareer,while startingin89.•Namedtothe2008Atlantic10All-Tournament teaminfreshmanseason.

At Charlotte - 2009 (Sophomore): Started every game of the seasonsplitting time between catcher and the designated player...Had secondbest batting average at .327, while batting .339 in conference games...Notched53hitsontheyear,secondmostontheteam,with11doublesin162atbatswitha.407sluggingpercentage...Drovein29runs,secondmost on the team, including four against Saint Francis and La Salle...Talliedeightmulti-RBIgamesontheyear...Recorded12multi-hitgamesthroughouttheyear...Hadanine-gamehittingstreakfromApril7to18.

2008(Freshman):Sawactionin46gamesasafreshmanwith42starts,splittingtimebehindtheplatewithJaimeWest...Posteda.174averageoff20hitsand115atbatsenrouteto12RBI...CollectedherfirstcareerRBI,runsandhitsintheseason-openingdoubleheaderagainstPresbyterian...Hit her first career home run in game two of the St. Bonaventure se-ries...Putupatwo-RBIperformanceagainstNorthFloridaintheopen-inggameof the49erInvitational...Went2-for-3againstAuburnintheNFCALeadOffClassicandagainagainstSt.Bonaventure...Collecteda.333averageinhertwogameappearancesduringtheAtlantic10Tour-namentofftwohits.

Prep:Batted.591herjunioryearwith12RBI,slugginga.705withanon-basepercentageof.617whileonlystrikingoutfivetimes...Batted.449hersenioryearwith16RBI,slugging.580withanon-basepercentageof .525whileonlystrikingoutthreetimes...NamedMVPonherteambothher juniorand senioryears...WasanAll-Leaguehonorablemen-tionherjunioryear...All-LeagueandAll-Metrohonorablementionhersenioryear.

Personal: Daughter of David Tucker and Laura Remington...Has fivesiblings,Pehavee(20),Jessica(25),Kenny(13),Teegan(9)andAnnella(6)...Majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology...Born February 13,1989.

Tucker’sCareerStatsYr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B3B HR RBI TB Slg% BB HBP SO OB%SB-ATT2008 .174 46-42 115 3 20 3 0 1 12 26 .226 10 1 14 .244 0-02009 .327 49-49 162 8 53 11 1 0 29 66 .407 6 0 9 .347 0-0Total .263 95-91 277 11 73 14 1 1 41 92 .332 16 1 23 .303 0-0

Catcher - Junior - Antelope, Calif. (Roseville)

Tenaya Tucker 23

CareerHighlights•Startedeverygameofhercareerexceptforfour duringfreshmanseason.•Secondonteamlastseasoninbattingaverage, RBI,totalbasesanddoubles.•NamedtotheAthleticDirector’slistthepasttwo springsemesters.•Struckoutonlyonceevery18atbatslastseason.



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AtCharlotte-2009(Freshman):Started41gamesontheyearfromherthird base post...Finished freshman season with a .212 batting averageincludingfourdoublesand10RBI...TurnedinatremendousfirstgameinaNineruniformbyrecordingherfirstcareerhit,run,RBI,doubleandtripleagainstArmyonFeb.13...NamedAtlantic10RookieoftheWeekforheropeningweekendperformanceattheGreenandWhiteTourna-ment...Recordedfourmulti-hitgames...Hadaknackforattractingballsfromopposingpitchersasshegotplunkedsixtimesontheyear...Endedtheseasonwith22hitsandsixstolenbases.

Prep: Three-time First team All-Avocado League selection...Four-timeAll-Avacado League selection...League MVP as a Sophomore and Ju-nior...AvocadoLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheYearasaSenior...Namedto the Union Tribune All-Academic Team...Earned Rookie of the Yearhonors...CoachedbyTeresaMurillo.

Personal:DaughterofLouieandLillyVela...Hasabrother,Louieandasister,Larissa...Enjoyssportsand thebeach...Majoring inKinesiology...BornJune15,1990.

CareerHighlights•NamedtheAtlantic10Co-RookieoftheWeekon theweekofFebruary16th.•Started41gamesasafreshman,playingmostly atthirdbase.•Drew13walkslastseason,fourthontheteam.•Successfullystole6-of-7baseslastseason.•RecordedtwoRBIagainstSt.LouisonMay7th.

Second Base - Sophomore - Vista, Calif. (Rancho Buena Vista)

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Infield - Freshman - Chesapeake, Va. (Chesapeake)

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Prep:Captainofhighschoolteamall fouryearsasamiddleinfielder...NamedtoAll-State,All-Regionaland All-State team...Team won the 2008 RegionalChampionship...Named Team MVP in junior sea-son...AlsoplayedfortheVirginiaLegendsU18Sum-merteam...HonorRollStudent.

Personal:DaughterofSteveandShannonBrinkley...Has one brother, Taylor...Hobbies include fishing,

shoppingandgoingtoLakeGaston...MajoringinPre-Nursing...BornonJune13,1991.

Outfield/Infield - Freshman - Bear, Del. (Caravel)

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Prep:Teammadeittothestatechampionshipgamein four-straight seasons...High School team woneight of previous 12 state championships...TeamCaptainduringsenioryear...PlayedoutfieldandfirstbaseatCaravelHS...WontheCoachesAwardinherjuniorseason...NationalHonorSocietymember.

Personal: Daughter of Greg and Laura Gayle...Hasone brother, Timmy...Hobbies include dance and

music...MajoringinBusiness...BornonDecember23,1990.

Vela’sCareerStatsYr. Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB%SB-ATT2009 .212 42-41 104 16 22 4 1 0 10 28 .269 13 6 19 .328 6-7Total .212 42-41 104 16 22 4 1 0 10 28 .269 13 6 19 .328 6-7


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Prep: Team won the 2009 League Championship...First team All-League member for senior season...SecondteamAll-CountyandAll-Citymemberasasenior...Named to the All-Tournament team at theMichelleCarewandCypresstournaments...Ledteaminhomerunsduringjuniorseason...Three-timewin-ner of the Scholar Athlete award...Also played forVictory USA Gold travel squad...Honor Roll andPrincipal’sHonorRollStudent.

Personal: Daughter of Doug and Christy Gwaltney...Has one sibling,Ryan...Father played baseball at Stanford...Hobbies include singing,drama and drawing...Majoring in Pre-Kinesiology...Born on August 4,1991.

Prep:FirstteamAll-DistrictasaninfielderandSec-ondteamAll-Districtasapitcher...NamedAll-Tide-waterasaninfielder...TeamOffensiveMVPwiththehighest batting average and nine home runs...AlsoplayedforRichmondRuckusfalltravelteamandhit.433duringthe2008seasonforRuckus.Personal:DaughterofLisa&JohnwynHolloman...Hasonesibling,Jasmine...BornonJune6,1991.

Pitcher / Third Base - Freshman - Suffolk, Va. (Kings Fork)

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Infield - Freshman - Cumming, Ga. (Forsyth Central)

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Prep:Teamwasthe2008RegionRunner-up...Teamcaptainforseniorseason...NamedtotheAll-Countyteam...Given the Coaches Award as a sophomore...ABHonorRollmemberandStarAwardrecipient.

Personal: Daughter of Mike and Kim Prince...Hasonesister,Kaitlyn...Canplaytheguitar,ukuleleandmandolin...Alsowritessongs...MajoringinPsychol-ogy...BornonJanuary10,1991.

Infield - Freshman - Charlotte, N.C. (Butler)

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Prep: Three-time state champion at Butler HS inCharlotte, N.C...Team finished the 2008 campaignwithaperfect29-0recordandwasrankedNo.2inthe nation by USA Today...Batted .364 and record-ed a perfect fielding percentage as a junior...Twicenamed to the All-Conference team...Team captainduringseniorseason...NamedteamMVP...NationalHonorSocietymember.

Personal: Daughter of Garry and Vickie Stamey...Has two siblings,Heather and Garry...Majoring in Pre-Nursing...Born on November 2,1990.

Outfield/Infield - Freshman - Anaheim Hills, Calif. (Canyon)

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Atlantic10Runner-UpsThe 49ers capped another great season in theAtlantic 10 by finishing 14-4, their best marksincethe2006championshipseason.TheNin-erslostonlyoneconferenceroadgameandsplittheseasonserieswithA-10ChampionMassa-chusetts.Charlottesweptfiveseriesandsplittheother four to claim their first A-10 runner-uptitle,finishingonlytwogamesoutoffirst.

2009SeniorsCapofCareerCharlotte’sseniorclassfinishedtheircareerwitharecordof144-83,whichmadethemthemostsuccessfulseniorclassin49erhistory.Their144victoriesare16morethanthesecond-bestse-niorclass,whichcoincidentallyisthe2008class.ThecollectionofCeeBrooks,AlyssaKemmerer,SarahMalene, JennyRumblesand JaimeWesthadawinningseasoneveryyearoftheircareerfinishingwitha33-16recordin2009.

Brooksendedhercareerastheall-timeleaderinRBIwith113,thirdinruns(109)andhomeruns(17),fourthinhits(190)anddoubles(38).Malenefinishedupwiththemostrunsscoredall-time(150)andstolenbases(87),whilealsoachievingthetenth-bestcareerbattingaverage(.312)andninth-mostRBI(77).Westwrappeduphercareerwiththefourthmosthomeruns(12),sixth-mostdoubles(29)andeighth-mostRBI (78). Rumbles ended her career with herbest seasonbattingaverage (.296), includinga.319 average in conference games, while alsonotching a career-high in hits with 34. Kem-merercompletedhertimeatCharlottebyplay-ing in 115 games and starting in 69 of thosegames.

ProtectingtheHomeTurfD.L. Phillips Softball Complex served as atreacherous place to play for opponents lastseasonasthe49erswon21gamesathome,thethirdmostinprogramhistory.Charlotte’shomevictories included triumphs over then-No. 21Massachusetts,SouthCarolina,PittsburghandSetonHall.Inconferencehomegames,theNin-erswent7-3withsweepsoverRhodeIslandandFordham.The49erswent14-7 innon-confer-encegamesattheconfinesofD.L.Phillips.

Two-TimeTournamentChampionsEarly in theseason,Charlottehostedapairofnon-conference tournaments; the Green andWhite Tournament and the First Pitch Clas-sic.TheNinersposteda4-1record inbothofthetournamentstoclaimthetophonorsintheearly-season tournaments. In the Green and

White Tournament, Charlotte defeated UNCGreensborointhechampionshipgame,3-1,towin the season’s first title. One week later, the49ers continued their tournament success bytaking down Towson, 3-2, in the finals of theFirstPitchClassic for their secondchampion-shipinasmanyweeks.JuniorpitcherEmilyJef-feryledtheNinersbyrecordingfourvictoriesintheninegames.

SameOldBrokenRecordOneseasonafterKatyHackettbrokethesingle-seasonmarkforstrikeoutswith176duringherfreshmancampaign,EmilyJefferyextendedtherecordby118punch-outsinthe‘09season.Jef-fery broke Hackett’s record on April 9 againstElon,whenshestruckout14Phoenixbatters.Theseniornowsitsat440careerstrikeoutsonly144 behind the career mark, which is held byKristenBowen.

HitsGaloreOutfielder Serena Smith continued her domi-natingwaysattheplatein2009witha.363bat-tingaverageincluding62hits,whichisthesev-enth-most inaseason.Four times lastseason,Smith recorded a five-game hitting streak orlonger,whichincludeda10-gamehittingstreakthat stretched from March 21 to April 4. Sheendedtheseasononafive-gamehittingstreak.

Double-DigitHitProductionThe2009seasonsawtheCharlotteoffensepro-duce 15 double-digit hit games with the highcomingagainstSaintFrancisonFebruary20.Inthatgame,theNinersregistered21basehits,aprogramrecord,with10different49ersrecord-ingahit.Overall,Charlottewas12-3 in thosegames, while outscoring its opponents by 49totalruns.

Steppin’ItUpfortheA-10When the season began on March 20 with a

doubleheaderagainstGeorgeWashington,sev-eral49erskickedtheirproductionintoahighergear.Eight49ersampedup theirbattingaver-agesduringconferencegameswhiletheoverallteamaveragejumpedfrom.272innon-confer-encegamesto.297inA-10games.SerenaSmithand Jenny Rumbles saw the biggest jumps intheir averages as Smith’s improved from .315to.444,whileRumbles’increasedfrom.279to.319.

Not only did the offense improve when thegames really counted, the pitching staff alsosteppedupitsgame.GinaAllen,EmilyJefferyand Katy Hackett all improved their ERA orstayed the same.Theoverall staffERAdippedfrom a 2.91 in non-conference to 1.72 againstthe A-10. Jeffery’s ERA dropped below one asthe junior held a 0.88 ERA for 18 conferencegames,whileHackettwonfiveofhersixconfer-encedecisions.

HomeRunBattlePowerhittersKeriPalmaandJaimeWestwereinabattleallseasonforthetitleformosthomeruns last year. Palma came out victorious byedging West by one home run, 5-4. The duoboth hit home runs in the final series of theseason against Dayton as Palma went deep intheseriesopener,whileWestcrushedoneintheseries finale. Palma also added home runs inback-to-backgames inadoubleheaderagainstUSCUpstate.Togoalongwiththeirhomerunpower, West led the team in doubles with 12,whilePalmawastiedfortheleadintriples.

SwipingBasesLeftandRightSarahMalenetoreupthebasepathslastseasonasshesetthesingleseasonandtheall-timesto-lenbaserecords.Malenestole36outof41baseslastyeartopassthepreviousrecordof30.Her36 base swipes moved her to 87 career stolenbases,passingTrishaFox’srecordof77.

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2009Charlotte49ersSoftballStatistics(AllGames)•Record:33-16•Home:21-11•Away:11-4•Neutral:1-1•A-10:14-4•

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b3b hrrbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdpob%sfshsb-att po a e fld%SerenaSmith .36349-49171 29 62 9 0 4 37 83 .485 10 3 12 0 .405 1 1 9-9 53 2 3 .948TenayaTucker .32749-49162 8 53 11 1 0 29 66 .407 6 0 9 1 .347 2 2 0-0 308 12 3 .991JennyRumbles .29644-44115 21 34 3 1 1 11 42 .365 9 1 13 0 .352 0 5 4-5 75 2 1 .987CeeBrooks .28849-49139 20 40 7 1 1 19 52 .374 23 0 24 0 .384 2 4 6-7 77 53 7 .949KeriPalma .28249-49142 22 40 5 2 5 25 64 .451 16 1 31 0 .358 0 3 0-0 170 34 2 .990KendraMcCall .28140-16 57 12 16 0 2 0 4 20 .351 4 1 6 0 .333 1 3 6-8 18 1 0 1.000SarahMalene .26949-49167 37 45 2 1 0 11 49 .293 17 2 15 0 .344 0 736-41 99 55 8 .951WhitneyWilliams.26846-40138 21 37 0 1 0 11 39 .283 5 1 12 0 .299 0 419-20 40 1 2 .953JaimeWest .22747-47141 11 32 12 0 4 21 56 .397 10 1 24 3 .283 0 3 0-0 119 2 0 1.000LorenaVela .21242-41104 16 22 4 1 0 10 28 .269 13 6 19 0 .328 2 2 6-7 34 52 6 .935AlyssaKemmerer .158 23-8 38 4 6 1 0 1 3 10 .263 3 0 12 0 .220 0 2 0-0 51 2 0 1.000CarolBuchan .500 28-0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.000 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 2-3 0 0 0 .000NatalynBlanton .125 9-0 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 .125 1 0 1 0 .222 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000GinaAllen .000 10-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 2 1 .667KatyHackett .00019-17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 4 25 3 .906ErinBuchan .000 8-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 3 0 1.000EmilyJeffery .00034-26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 6 35 0 1.000Totals .28149-49138420738955 10 16183512 .370 117 16 179 4 .342 83688-1001055281 36 .974Opponents .21849-49130514428558 4 26133429 .329 127 17 401 3 .295 52836-47 1014423 64 .957

LOB-Team(341),Opp(286).DPsturned-Team(12),Opp(11).IBB-Team(2),S.Smith1,K.Palma1,Opp(2).

Player era w-lapp-gscgshosv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr ab b/avg wp hbp bk sfa shaEmilyJeffery 1.39 23-934-26249/0 0212.013648 42 65 294 34 0 12 749 .182 3 3 0 1 14KatyHackett 2.78 8-519-179 1/0 0103.110151 41 29 85 17 2 7 404 .250 0 7 0 2 11ErinBuchan 6.27 2-1 8-3 0 0/0 022.127 22 20 13 17 5 2 3 93 .290 4 1 0 0 1GinaAllen 11.00 0-1 10-3 0 0/0 014.021 23 22 20 5 2 0 4 59 .356 5 6 0 2 2Totals 2.4733-1649-493310/00351.2285144124127 401 58 4 26 1305 .218 12 17 0 5 28Opponents 3.1816-3349-49225/1 0338.2389207154117 179 55 10 16 1384 .281 25 16 0 8 36PB-Team(4),T.Tucker2,J.West2,Opp(13).Pickoffs-Team(1),T.Tucker1.SBA/ATT-E.Jeffery(22-30),T.Tucker(21-29),J.West(15-16),K.Hackett(11-13),G.Allen(1-2),E.Buchan(2-2).

Atlantic10Conference(Only)•A-10:14-4•Home:7-3•Away:7-1•

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b3b hrrbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdpob%sfshsb-att po a e fld%SerenaSmith .444 18-18 63 15 28 5 0 3 16 42 .667 2 3 5 0 .478 1 1 3-3 20 1 0 1.000TenayaTucker .339 18-18 59 3 20 3 0 0 14 23 .390 2 0 2 0 .349 2 1 0-0 124 5 1 .992SarahMalene .323 18-18 62 13 20 2 1 0 4 24 .387 4 1 2 0 .373 0 5 13-14 34 18 2 .963JennyRumbles .319 18-18 47 11 15 1 0 1 3 19 .404 4 1 4 0 .385 0 2 3-3 28 0 0 1.000CeeBrooks .294 18-18 51 9 15 2 1 0 9 19 .373 8 0 9 0 .383 1 3 2-3 18 19 2 .949WhitneyWilliams .278 18-14 54 11 15 0 1 0 2 17 .315 2 0 4 0 .304 0 2 9-10 14 0 0 1.000KeriPalma .246 18-18 57 6 14 2 1 2 11 24 .421 5 0 10 0 .306 0 1 0-0 54 15 0 1.000JaimeWest .222 18-18 54 3 12 4 0 2 5 22 .407 2 0 10 0 .250 0 1 0-0 47 0 0 1.000KendraMcCall .214 12-4 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 .214 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2 2-3 5 0 0 1.000LorenaVela .194 14-14 31 3 6 1 0 0 2 7 .226 4 3 3 0 .333 1 0 0-0 10 12 2 .917AlyssaKemmerer .176 9-4 17 2 3 0 0 1 2 6 .353 1 0 4 0 .222 0 1 0-0 32 1 0 1.000CarolBuchan 1.000 12-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1-2 0 0 0 .000NatalynBlanton .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000GinaAllen .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000KatyHackett .000 8-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 3 12 1 .938ErinBuchan .000 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000EmilyJeffery .000 13-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 12 0 1.000Totals .297 18 512 80 152 21 4 9 69 208 .406 34 8 53 0 .347 5 1933-38 391 96 8 .984Opponents .192 18 468 36 90 15 1 9 36 134 .286 34 4 162 0 .253 0 8 13-16 372 156 24 .957

LOB-Team(126),Opp(87).DPsturned-Team(7),Opp(2).IBB-Team(1),S.Smith1.

Player era w-l app-gscg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b3b hr b/avg wp hbp bk sfa shaEmilyJeffery 0.88 9-3 13-9 8 6/0 0 79.2 40 10 10 20 120 8 0 4 .150 0 1 0 0 4KatyHackett 2.78 5-1 8-8 5 1/0 0 45.1 44 20 18 9 36 6 1 4 .247 0 2 0 0 4GinaAllen 3.00 0-0 2-0 0 0/0 0 2.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 .125 0 1 0 0 0ErinBuchan 7.00 0-0 1-1 0 0/0 0 3.0 5 5 3 3 6 1 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 0Totals 1.72 14-4 18-18 13 7/0 0 130.1 90 36 32 34 162 15 1 9 .192 0 4 0 0 8Opponents 3.33 4-14 18-18 7 1/0 0 124.0 152 80 59 34 53 21 4 9 .297 11 8 0 5 19

PB-Team(2),J.West2,Opp(6).Pickoffs-Team(1),T.Tucker1.SBA/ATT-E.Jeffery(9-12),T.Tucker(9-11),K.Hackett(4-4),J.West(4-4).


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Date Opponent Result Score Inns R-H-E R-H-E Overall Conference PitcherofRecord Attend Time#Feb.13 Army W 6-4 7 6-13-1 4-7-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 Hackett(W1-0) 100 1:42#Feb.13 UNCGreensboro L 2-3 (8) 2-3-2 3-10-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(L0-1) 100 2:03#Feb.14 UNCWilmington W 3-2 7 3-9-0 2-8-1 2-1-0 0-0-0 Hackett(W2-0) 75 1:37#Feb.14 UNCWilmington W 5-2 7 5-10-1 2-5-1 3-1-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(W1-1) 100 2:04#Feb.15 UNCGreensboro W 3-1 7 3-8-1 1-3-1 4-1-0 0-0-0 Hackett(W3-0) 100 1:55$Feb.20 SaintFrancis W 20-7 5 20-21-1 7-5-3 5-1-0 0-0-0 Buchan(W1-0) 75 1:43$Feb.20 Towson L 3-6 7 3-10-2 6-7-0 5-2-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(L1-2) 75 1:59$Feb.21 SetonHall W 3-2 (8) 3-6-0 2-4-2 6-2-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(W2-2) 75 1:46$Feb.21 SetonHall W 6-1 7 6-10-0 1-2-0 7-2-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(W3-2) 75 1:48$Feb.22 Towson W 3-2 (8) 3-8-0 2-8-2 8-2-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(W4-2) 100 2:24Feb.25 Winthrop L 2-7 7 2-8-0 7-10-1 8-3-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(L4-3) 30 1:40Feb.25 Winthrop L 2-12 6 2-5-0 12-14-2 8-4-0 0-0-0 Allen(L0-1) 30 1:37Mar.10 Coll.ofCharleston W 7-2 7 7-12-0 2-8-1 9-4-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(W5-3) 40 1:40Mar.10 Coll.ofCharleston L 0-9 5 0-2-0 9-9-0 9-5-0 0-0-0 Buchan(L1-1) 45 1:30Mar.11 Pittsburgh W 1-0 7 1-4-1 0-2-4 10-5-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(W6-3) 60 1:26Mar.11 Pittsburgh W 5-4 (12) 5-12-2 4-9-4 11-5-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(W7-3) 25 2:59Mar.18 atAppalachianState W 3-1 7 3-2-1 1-4-2 12-5-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(W8-3) - 1:35Mar.18 atAppalachianState W 7-5 7 7-8-2 5-6-2 13-5-0 0-0-0 Jeffery(W9-3) 126 2:02*Mar.20 GeorgeWashington W 3-0 7 3-7-0 0-3-2 14-5-0 1-0-0 Jeffery(W10-3) 75 1:46*Mar.21 GeorgeWashington L 3-4 7 3-10-1 4-6-2 14-6-0 1-1-0 Hackett(L3-1) 100 2:10*Mar.22 Fordham W 1-0 (8) 1-4-0 0-2-1 15-6-0 2-1-0 Jeffery(W11-3) 75 1:32*Mar.22 Fordham W 4-3 7 4-4-1 3-9-1 16-6-0 3-1-0 Hackett(W4-1) 100 1:47Mar.24 USCUpstate W 3-1 7 3-4-0 1-4-0 17-6-0 3-1-0 Jeffery(W12-3) 50 1:27Mar.24 USCUpstate L 2-7 7 2-6-2 7-8-1 17-7-0 3-1-0 Hackett(L4-2) 75 1:57*Mar.27 atTemple W 4-0 7 4-7-0 0-4-0 18-7-0 4-1-0 Jeffery(W1-0) 57 1:30*Mar.28 atTemple L 2-3 (10) 3-5-0 2-4-1 18-8-0 4-2-0 Jeffery(L1-1) 150 2:00Apr.1 SouthCarolina W 2-0 7 2-3-0 0-4-2 19-8-0 4-2-0 Jeffery(W14-4) 60 1:22*Apr.4 atLaSalle W 10-0 6 10-8-1 0-1-4 20-8-0 5-2-0 Jeffery(W) 100 1:33*Apr.4 atLaSalle W 10-0 5 10-13-1 0-2-0 21-8-0 6-2-0 Hackett(W) 100 1:12Apr.7 atN.C.State L 4-5 (9) 4-8-4 5-13-2 21-9-0 6-2-0 Jeffery(L15-5) 97 2:53Apr.7 atN.C.State L 2-3 (10) 2-6-3 3-11-3 21-10-0 6-2-0 Hackett(L5-3) 73 2:52Apr.9 Elon W 10-2 6 10-15-0 2-1-0 22-10-0 6-2-0 Jeffery(W16-5) 102 1:49Apr.9 Elon L 4-5 7 4-7-0 5-6-1 22-11-0 6-2-0 Hackett(L5-4) 84 2:02*Apr.11 SaintLouis L 2-6 (11) 2-13-0 6-8-1 22-12-0 6-3-0 Jeffery(L16-6) 74 2:38*Apr.11 SaintLouis W 5-2 7 5-10-1 2-7-1 23-12-0 7-3-0 Hackett(W6-4) 62 1:31Apr.14 atUNCGreensboro W 7-0 7 7-6-0 0-2-1 24-12-0 7-3-0 Jeffery(W17-6) - 1:37Apr.14 atUNCGreensboro W 9-6 7 9-13-0 6-7-0 25-12-0 7-3-0 Buchan(W2-1) 72 2:20*Apr.18 atSt.Bonaventure W 2-1 (8) 2-7-0 1-4-1 26-12-0 8-3-0 Jeffery(W18-6) 107 1:34*Apr.18 atSt.Bonaventure W 7-5 7 7-10-2 5-6-0 27-12-0 9-3-0 Jeffery(W19-6) 124 1:45Apr.22 at#12NorthCarolina L 0-2 7 0-2-1 2-4-0 27-13-0 9-3-0 Jeffery(L19-7) 213 1:30*Apr.24 RhodeIsland W 2-0 7 2-9-0 0-1-2 28-13-0 10-3-0 Jeffery(W20-7) 93 1:23*Apr.25 RhodeIsland W 5-2 7 5-9-0 2-3-1 29-13-0 11-3-0 Hackett(W7-4) 114 1:35*Apr.26 #21Massachusetts L 0-3 7 0-4-0 3-6-2 29-14-0 11-4-0 Jeffery(L20-8) 134 2:05*Apr.26 #21Massachusetts W 11-6 7 11-15-0 6-11-4 30-14-0 12-4-0 Jeffery(W21-8) 207 2:14*May2 atDayton W 4-0 7 4-9-0 0-5-1 31-14-0 13-4-0 Jeffery(W22-8) 128 1:40*May2 atDayton W 5-1 7 5-9-0 1-7-1 32-14-0 14-4-0 Hackett(W8-4) 124 1:50$May7 vs.SaintLouis W 3-2 (8) 3-8-0 2-5-1 33-14-0 14-4-0 Jeffery(W23-8) 0 2:05$May8 vs.Massachusetts L 0-2 7 0-3-1 2-5-2 33-15-0 14-4-0 Jeffery(L23-9) 0 1:44$May9 SaintJoseph’s L 0-3 7 0-5-3 3-4-0 33-16-0 14-4-0 Hackett(L8-5) 0 1:42

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BattingAverage(Min.150atbats) 1. LeahHeston,2001-02........................... .363 2. SonyaStinson,1995-98......................... .356 3. SerenaSmith,2008-pres....................346 4. JanineRepole,1996-99.......................... .344 5. LoriClark,1996-97................................ .339 6. VivianCagle,1990-93........................... .330 7. SheriDottellis,1993-94......................... .324 8. EvanMiller,2005-07............................. .322 9. JessicaMoore,2004............................... .32010. SarahMalene,2006-09.......................... .312

Hits 1. SonyaStinson,1995-98........................... 228 2. JanineRepole,1996-99............................ 204 3. StephanieDunlap,1999-02.................... 201 4. CeeBrooks,2005-09................................ 190 5. TrishaFox,1989-92................................. 180 6. KellySnowden,1993-96.......................... 179 7. WendyOlekson,1994-97........................ 173 8. JennyDilks,1990-93............................... 170 9. EvanMiller,2005-07............................... 16910. KileyScott,1999-02................................. 161

Runs 1. SarahMalene,2006-09............................ 150 2. SonyaStinson,1995-98........................... 118 3. CeeBrooks,2005-09................................ 109 4. KarenBecker,1987-90............................ 107 5. EvanMiller,2005-07............................... 103 6. TonyaBerry,1991-94................................ 99 7. TrishaFox,1989-92................................... 98 8. JanineRepole,1996-99.............................. 95 9. JennyDilks,1990-93................................. 9410. KileyScott,1999-02................................... 92

RunsBattedIn 1. CeeBrooks,2005-09................................ 113 2. StephanieDunlap,1999-02.................... 106 3. KristiKillough,2004-07.......................... 105 4. JanineRepole,1996-99............................ 103 5. KellySnowden,1993-96............................ 93 6. JennyDilks,1990-93................................. 87 7. TonyaBerry,1991-94................................ 80 8. JaimeWest,2005-09.................................. 78 9. SarahMalene,2006-09.............................. 77 BeckyMatthews,2004-07......................... 7711. SerenaSmith,2008-pres...................... 75

HomeRuns 1. KristiKillough,2004-07............................ 20 2. StephanieDunlap,1999-02...................... 18 3. CeeBrooks,2005-2009............................. 17 4. JaimeWest,2005-09.................................. 12 KaycieJones,2004-07................................ 12 6. JanineRepole,1996-99.............................. 11 7. TrishaFox,1989-92................................... 10 8. KeriPalma,2006-pres............................ 9

Doubles 1. StephanieDunlap,1999-02......................58 2. JanineRepole,1996-99..............................43 3. SonyaStinson,1995-98.............................41 4. CeeBrooks,2005-09..................................38 KristiKillough,2004-07............................38 6. JaimeWest,2005-09..................................29 7. BeckyMatthews,2004-07.........................28 8. KellySnowden,1993-96............................27 9. AutumnLawson,2001-04........................2610. KileyScott,1999-02...................................25

Triples 1. TonyaBerry,1991-94................................23 2. JanineRepole,1996-99..............................17 3. SonyaStinson,1995-98.............................16 4. TinaWalsh,1987-88..................................15 5. JillJeffries,1988-90....................................12 6. KarenBecker,1987-90................................9

StolenBases 1. SarahMalene,2006-09..............................87 2. TrishaFox,1989-92...................................77 3. VivianCagle,1990-93...............................59 4. NikkiStutts,1991-94.................................56

BattingAverage(Min.100atbats) 1. LeahHeston,2002................................. .413 2. JanineRepole,1997............................... .407 3. SonyaStinson,1996............................... .386 4. EvanMiller,2006................................... .379 5. SonyaStinson,1995............................... .378 6. VivianCagle,1993................................. .375 7. TrishaFox,1991..................................... .372 8. KellySnowden,1995............................. .371 9. LaurenSchmitz,2006............................ .370 StephanieDunlap,1999........................ .370 Hits 1. SerenaSmith,2008............................... 71 2. JanineRepole,1997................................... 70 3. SarahMalene,2008.................................... 66 EvanMiller,2006....................................... 66 5. StephanieDunlap,1999............................ 64 SonyaStinson,1996................................... 64 7. SerenaSmith,2009............................... 62 LeahHeston,2002..................................... 62 9. BeckyMatthews,2007............................... 61 TrishaFox,1991......................................... 61 Runs 1. SarahMalene,2008.................................... 46 2. SarahMalene,2006.................................... 42 3. EvanMiller,2007....................................... 38 KarenBecker,1988.................................... 38 5. SarahMalene,2009.................................... 37 EvanMiller,2006....................................... 37 JessicaMoore,2004................................... 37 SonyaStinson,1997................................... 37 9. JanineRepole,1997................................... 3610. KristiKillough,2006................................. 35

RunsBattedIn 1. KristiKillough,2006................................. 47 2. LeahHeston,2002..................................... 46 3. JanineRepole,1997................................... 43 4. JanineRepole,1998................................... 41 5. JaimeWest,2008........................................ 39 6. SerenaSmith,2008............................... 38 7. SerenaSmith,2009............................... 37 KristiKillough,2007................................. 37 TinaWalsh,1988........................................ 3710. StephanieDunlap,1999,2002.................. 35

HomeRuns 1. KristiKillough,2006................................. 11 2. CeeBrooks,2006......................................... 9 JessicaMoore,2004..................................... 9 4. KristiKillough,2007................................... 7 StephanieDunlap,2002.............................. 7 LeahHeston,2002....................................... 7 StephanieDunlap,1999.............................. 7 8. SamMoore,2003......................................... 6 JanineRepole,1998..................................... 6

Doubles 1. YolandaStevens,1996............................... 21 2. JanineRepole,1997................................... 20 3. StephanieDunlap,1999............................ 19 4. StephanieDunlap,2002............................ 16 5. CeeBrooks,2008....................................... 15 KristiKillough,2005................................. 15 7. StephanieDunlap...................................... 14 8. JaimeWest,2008........................................ 13 KristiKillough,2007................................. 13 BeckyMatthews,2006,2007.................... 13

Triples 1. TonyaBerry,1993...................................... 12 2. TinaWalsh,1988........................................ 11 3. JanineRepole,1997..................................... 9 4. SonyaStinson,1998..................................... 7 JillJeffries,1989............................................ 7 6. JanineRepole,1998..................................... 6 TonyaBerry,1994........................................ 6 8. SonyaStinson,1997..................................... 5

StolenBases 1. SarahMalene,2009.................................... 36 2. TrishaFox,1992......................................... 30 3. SarahMalene,2008.................................... 29 VivianCagle,1991..................................... 29 TrishaFox,1991......................................... 29 6. NikkiStutts,1994....................................... 25 7. SherryDottellis,1994................................ 23 8. NikkiStutts,1993....................................... 20

BattingAverage 1. SonyaStinson,1995............................... .378 2. SarahMalene,2006................................ .374 3. StephanieDunlap,1999........................ .370 4. WhitneyWilliams,2008....................355 5. CeeBrooks,2006................................... .333 6. JessicaMoore,2004............................... .320 7. KarenBecker,1987................................ .309 8. JennyDilks,1990................................... .307 9. VivianCagle,1990................................. .29910. KileyScott,1999.................................... .277

Hits 1. StephanieDunlap,1999............................ 64 2. KileyScott,1999........................................ 53 3. WhitneyWilliams,2008...................... 52 4. SonyaStinson,1995................................... 51 JennyDilks,1990....................................... 51 6. CeeBrooks,2006....................................... 50 7. JessicaMoore,2004................................... 49 8. VivianCagle,1990..................................... 46 9. KeriPalma,2008.................................. 4010. CarrieAlcott,1994.................................... 39 WendyOlekson,1994............................... 39

Runs 1. JessicaMoore,2004................................... 37 2. CeeBrooks,2006....................................... 30 3. KileyScott,1999........................................ 29 4. VivianCagle,1990..................................... 28 5. KeriPalma,2008.................................. 27 JennyDilks,1990....................................... 27 7. SarahMalene,2006.................................... 25 8. WhitneyWilliams,2008...................... 24 KellyParks,1989........................................ 24 StephanieDunlap,1999............................ 24 RunsBattedIn 1. StephanieDunlap,1999............................ 35 2. CeeBrooks,2006....................................... 33 3. JessicaMoore,2004................................... 32 4. JennyDilks,1990....................................... 31 5. SarahMalene,2006.................................... 20 AndreaWilkerson,1995........................... 20 TinaWalsh,1987........................................ 20 8. DeeDeeWilkins,1986.............................. 19 9. WhitneyWilliams,2008...................... 18 KileyScott,1999........................................ 18 VivianCagle,1990..................................... 18 HomeRuns 1. CeeBrooks,2006......................................... 9 JessicaMoore,2004..................................... 9 3. StephanieDunlap,1999.............................. 7 4. KeriPalma,2008.................................... 4 DeeDeeWilkins,1986................................ 4 6. JaimeWest,2005.......................................... 3 JennyDilks,1990......................................... 3 8. BrittanyCantrell,2006................................ 2 KileyScott,1999.......................................... 2 VivianCagle,1990....................................... 2

Doubles 1. StephanieDunlap,1999............................ 19 2. JessicaMoore,2004................................... 12 3. SonyaStinson,1995................................... 11 4. KeriPalma,2008.................................. 10 5. KileyScott,1999.......................................... 9

Triples 1. TonyaBerry,1991........................................ 4 TinaWalsh,1987.......................................... 4 3. SarahMalene,2006...................................... 3 JessicaMoore,2004..................................... 3 CarrieAlcott,1994...................................... 3 JennyDilks,1990......................................... 3

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Wins 1. CourtneyHankes,1988-91.......................69 2. WendyStratton,1987-90..........................65 3. KristinBowen,2004-07............................61 4. ChristyMurray,2004-07...........................49

Strikeouts 1. KristenBowen,2004-07..........................584 2. EmilyJeffery,2008-pres.....................440 3. ChristyMurray,2004-07.........................420 4. BetsyThompson,2000-03......................415 5. CourtneyHankes,1988-91.....................405 6. WendyStratton,1987-90........................400

Shutouts 1. CourtneyHankes,1988-91.......................25 2. WendyStratton,1987-90..........................24

ERA 1. WendyStratton,1987-90....................... 1.48 2. CourtneyHankes,1988-91.................... 1.60 3. EmilyJeffery,2008-pres.................... 1.80 4. BetsyThompson,2000-02..................... 1.96

Starts 1. CourtneyHankes,1988-91..................... 127 2. BonnieBell,1992-95............................... 122 3. KristenBowen,2004-07.......................... 119 4. ChristyMurray,2004-07......................... 101 5. AmyMorse,2000-03................................. 97 WendyStratton,1987-90.......................... 97

Appearances 1. BonnieBell,1992-95............................... 129 2. KristenBowen,2004-07.......................... 128 3. CourtneyHankes,1988-91..................... 127 4. AmyMorse,2000-03............................... 119 5. ChristyMurray,2004-07......................... 111 6. BrooksBower,1996-99........................... 107 7. TonyaBerry,1991-94.............................. 101

Saves 1. DanaBowers,2001-03................................ 7 2. ShannonCarson,2002-03.......................... 4 3. KatyHackett,2008-pres......................... 3 KristenBowen,2004-07.............................. 3 BrooksBower,1996-99............................... 3

Wins 1. KristenBowen,2006................................. 24 CourtneyHankes,1991............................ 24 3. EmilyJeffery,2009................................ 23 4. WendyStratton,1990................................ 20 5. CourneyHankes,1990.............................. 19 WendyStratton,1988................................ 19 7. EmilyJeffrey,2008................................ 18 CourtneyHankes,1988............................ 18

Strikeouts 1. EmilyJeffery,2009.............................. 294 2. KatyHackett,2008............................. 176 3. KristenBowen,2006............................... 170 4. EmilyJeffrey,2008.............................. 146 WendyStratton,1988.............................. 146 6. KristenBowen,2005............................... 144 7. AmyMorse,2000..................................... 137 8. KristenBowen,2007............................... 136 9. KristenBowen,2004............................... 13410. BetsyThompson,2000-02...................... 132

Shutouts 1. EmilyJeffery,2009.................................. 9 CourtneyHankes,1990.............................. 9 3. WendyStratton,1988.................................. 8 4. KristenBowen,2006................................... 7 WendyStratton,1990.................................. 7

ERA 1. CourtneyHankes,1990......................... 0.74 2. WendyStratton,1990............................. 1.22 3. WendyStratton,1987............................. 1.33 4. WendyStratton,1989............................. 1.35 5. DanaBowers,2002................................. 1.38 6. EmilyJeffery,2009............................. 1.39 7. CourtneyHankes,1991......................... 1.42 8. BetsyThompson,2002........................... 1.49

IndividualGameHighRecords AtBats....................................................6,threetimes (Sarah Malene and Kristi Killough vs. EKU, 2/17/07) Hits...............................................................................5 (Jaime West vs. St. Francis, 2/20/09) RBI................................................................... 6,twice (Kaycie Jones vs. UAB, 4/24/05) Runs............................................................4,14times (Sarah Malene vs. App. State 4/18/07) Doubles........................................................................3 (Stephanie Dunlap vs. Winthrop, 4/7/99) Triples................................................... 2,seventimes (Kristi Killough vs. Lafayette, 3/13/05) HomeRuns............................................... 2,sixtimes (Sarah Malene vs. App. State, 4/18/07) StolenBases..................................................... 4,twice (Sheri Dottellis and Dawn Club vs. N.C. A&T, 2/25/94) Strikeouts................................................................. 15, (Emily Jeffery vs. Saint Bonaventure, 4/18/09)

TeamGameHighRecords AtBats.............................. 51,vs.Pittsburgh,3/11/09 Hits................................... 21,vs.St.Francis,2/20/09 Runs..................................28,vs.N.C.A&T,4/23/92 Doubles.............................. 7,vs.St.Francis,2/20/09 Triples................................3,vs.multipleopponents HomeRuns................4,vs.Charl.Southern,3/8/08 RBI.....................................28vs.N.C.A&T,4/23/92 Errors...........................8,vs.UNC-Asheville,3/4/86 StolenBases......................12,vs.N.C.A&T,2/25/94 Strikeouts..................17,twice,vs.Virginia,2/26/94 BaseonBalls....................19,vs.N.C.A&T,4/23/92

Career Records Season Records Game High Records

Batting MostAtBats........................................... 1750in2008 MostHits.................................................. 468in2007 MostRuns................................................ 269in1990 MostDoubles............................................. 79in2008 MostTriples............................................... 30in1988 MostHomeRuns....................................... 33in2006 MostRBI................................................... 246in2006 BestBattingAverage.............................. .306in2006 MostBasesonBalls................................. 193in1986 MostStolenBases.................................... 132in1994

Pitching BestERA.................................................. 1.05in1990 MostWins.................................................. 42in2006 MostCompleteGames............................. 54in1995 MostShutouts............................................ 16in1990 MostStrikeouts........................................ 401in2009 MostBasesonBalls................................. 183in2007 FewestBasesonBalls................................ 42in1991 MostSaves.....................................................7in2002 MostAppearances..................................... 74in1997 MostHomeRunsAllowed....................... 35in2005 MostHitBatsmen..................................... 58in2008

TeamRecords MostGamesPlayed................................... 66in2008 MostWins.................................................. 42in2006 MostLosses................................................ 45in2000 HighestWinningPct............................ .815in1980 MostHomeVictories................................ 32in2006 MostHomeLosses.................................... 20in2005 MostRoadVictories....................... 21in1983,1990 MostRoadLosses..................................18,fivetimes MostConferenceVictories...................... 17in2006 MostConferenceLosses........................... 20in2005 HighestConferenceWinningPct....... .850in2006IndividualCareerMarks GamesPlayed........... 222,WendyOlekson,1994-97 GamesStarted.......... 222,WendyOlekson,1994-97 AtBats....................... 675,WendyOlekson,1994-97 BasesonBalls................101,KarenBecker,1987-90 Sluggingpct.......... .477,StephanieDunlap,1999-00 Fieldingpct........................981,TrishaFox,1989-92

IndividualSeasonMarks GamesPlayed.. 66,SarahMalene/JaimeWest,2008 BasesonBalls........................29,KarenBecker,1988 SluggingPct........................680,JanineRepole,1997 FieldingPct..................... 1.000,KarenBecker,1987 Putouts...............................413,MollyVincent,1993 Assists.....................................163,JennyDilks,1993 HittingStreak...............15games,EvanMiller,2006 Saves.........................................4,DanaBowers,2002

PerfectGames4/28/06............KristenBowen,vs.GeorgeWash.,3-02/20/98........SherryOlekson,vs.YoungstownSt.,2-04/20/97.................. BrooksBower,vs.SaintLouis,6-04/19/90....................WendyStratton,vs.Catawba,3-0

No-Hitters2/9/08...EmilyJeffery,vs.Presbyterian,11-0(5inn.)3/14/06...........................KristenBowen,vs.Siena,9-04/19/00...................BetsyThompson,vs.Furman,1-02/26/97....................... JanineRepole,vs.VATech,9-04/21/88..................WendyStratton,vs.Campbell,7-03/3/88................WendyStratton,vs.St.Andrews,9-0

Team Single Season

Courtney Hankes (1988-91)

Miscellaneous Perfect Games

Christy Murray (2004-07) Kristi Killough (2004-07)

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BattingAverage Hits Runs Doubles Triples HomeRuns RunsBattedIn ‘87 KarenBecker................ .309 TinaWalsh.................. 36 LibbyFridy.......................25 CindyZimmerman.........8 LibbyFridy.......................4 CindyZimmerman.....2 CindyZimmerman...27 ‘88 TinaWalsh.................... .325 TinaWalsh.................. 51 KarenBecker....................38 TinaWalsh........................7 TinaWalsh.....................11 CindyZimmerman.....2 TinaWalsh...................37 ‘89 JillJefferies..................... .308 JillJeffries..................... 40 C.Morgan/K.Parks.......24 KellyParks.........................4 JillJeffries..........................7 JillJeffries........................1 JillJeffries.....................25 ‘90 JennyDilks.................... .307 JennyDilks.................. 51 KarenBecker....................29 CherriMorgan.................8 JillJeffries..........................4 JennyDilks.....................3 JennyDilks...................31 ‘91 TrishaFox...................... .372 TrishaFox................... 61 TrishaFox.........................31 TrishaFox..........................8 BetsyWhicker.................3 TrishaFox......................4 TrishaFox.....................28 ‘92 TrishaFox...................... .347 TrishaFox................... 50 TrishaFox.........................29 TrishaFox..........................6 TonyaBerry.....................4 TrishaFox......................5 JennyDilks...................20 ‘93 VivianCagle.................. .375 JennyDilks.................. 60 JennyDilks........................38 J.Dilks/T.Berry................7 TonyaBerry...................12 V.Cagle/T.Berry...........2 TonyaBerry.................34 ‘94 KellySnowden.............. .303 KellySnowden........... 47 T.Berry/N.Stutts............27 K.Snowden/C.Alcott....6 TonyaBerry.....................6 TonyaBerry...................2 KellySnowden............24 ‘95 SonyaStinson............... .378 KellySnowden........... 59 S.Stinson/W.Olekson...27 S.Stinson/K.Snowden....11 DawnClubb....................4 KellySnowden..............2 KellySnowden............28 ‘96 SonyaStinson............... .386 SonyaStinson............. 64 LoriClark..........................29 YolandaStevens.............21 LoriClark..........................4 L.Sloop/Y.Stevens.......2 YolandaStevens..........24 ‘97 JanineRepole................ .407 JanineRepole.............. 70 SonyaStinson..................37 JanineRepole..................20 JanineRepole...................9 JanineRepole.................3 JanineRepole...............43 ‘98 SonyaStinson............... .369 JanineRepole.............. 59 S.Stinson/J.Repole.........26 JanineRepole..................10 SonyaStinson..................7 JanineRepole.................6 JanineRepole...............41 ‘99 StephanieDunlap........ .370 StephanieDunlap...... 64 KileyScott.........................29 StephanieDunlap..........19 Sixplayers.........................1 StephanieDunlap.........7 StephanieDunlap.......35 ‘00 LindseyHoughton...... .249 LindseyHoughton.... 42 L.Houghton/K.Scott....18 StephanieDunlap............9 KileyScott.........................2 StephanieDunlap.........3 StephanieDunlap.......17 ‘01 LeahHeston.................. .309 L.Heston/S.Dunlap.. 43 L.Heston/L.LaPorte......18 StephanieDunlap..........18 KristinWhite...................2 L.Heston/E.Burris......2 StephanieDunlap.......19 ‘02 LeahHeston.................. .413 LeahHeston................ 62 S.Dunlap/K.Constantino.33 StephanieDunlap..........16 L.Heston/K.Scott..........2 S.Dunlap/L.Heston....7 LeahHeston.................46 ‘03 DeniseAtmar............... .286 MelanieThevenote... 36 MelanieThevenote.........19 AutumnLawson..............8 SamMoore.......................3 SamMoore.....................6 SamMoore...................25 ‘04 JessicaMoore................ .320 JessicaMoore.............. 49 JessicaMoore...................37 JessicaMoore..................12 JessicaMoore...................3 JessicaMoore.................9 JessicaMoore...............32 ‘05 EvanMiller.................... .262 E.Miller/K.Jones...... 44 EvanMiller.......................28 KristiKillough................15 EvanMiller.......................4 KaycieJones...................5 KaycieJones.................27 ‘06 EvanMiller.................... .379 EvanMiller.................. 66 EvanMiller.......................37 BeckyMatthews.............13 EmilyForbes....................4 KristiKillough............ 11 KristiKillough.............47 ‘07 BeckyMatthews........... .341 BeckyMatthews........ 61 SarahMalene...................42 K.Killough/B.Matthews....13 SarahMalene...................3 KristiKillough...............7 KristiKillough.............37 ‘08 WhitneyWilliams....... .335 SerenaSmith............... 71 SarahMalene...................46 SierraBrooks...................15 SarahMalene...................4 JaimeWest.....................5 JaimeWest....................39 ‘09 SerenaSmith................. .363 SerenaSmith............... 62 SarahMalene....................37 JaimeWest.......................12 K.Palma/K.McCall.......2 KeriPalma......................5 SerenaSmith................39

2009.....EmilyJeffery(23-9,1.39ERA,294Strikeouts)2008.................. SarahMalene(.316avg.,66hits,29SBs)2007.............BeckyMatthews(.341avg.,122Bs,33RBI)2006.......Team(Wonprogrambest42games;A-10title)2005...............KristenBowen(3.49ERA,144Strikeouts)2004.................. JessicaMoore(.320avg.,9HRs,32RBI)2003........ MelanieThevenote(.281avg.,36hits,21RBI)2002..................... LeahHeston(.413avg.,7HRs,46RBI)2001............BetsyThompson(2.76ERA,132Strikeouts)2000........LindseyHoughton(.249avg.,42hits,18runs)1999........... StephanieDunlap(.370avg.,7HRs,35RBI)1998........... JanineRepole(7-9,2.44ERA,65Strikeouts)1997................JanineRepole(9-5,1.94ERA,4Shutouts)1996..........................LoriClark(.352avg.,43Bs,16RBI)1995..................... BonnieBell(.351avg.,112Bs,17RBI)

1994.....................TonyaBerry(.284avg.,2HRs,22RBI)1993.... JennyDilks,MollyVincent(.359avg./.225avg.)1992...........................TrishaFox(.347avg.,5HRs,62Bs)1991..................... CourtneyHankes(24-23-1,1.42ERA)1990.........CourtneyHankes(19-6,.74ERA,9Shutouts)1989.................. CherriMorgan(.282avg.,43Bs17RBI)1988..................... PattyRumple(.268avg,3SBs,14RBI)1987..........................LibbyFridy(.263avg,43Bs,9RBI)1986.............................................................Noawardgiven1985........................SonyaWard(.514avg,53Bs,19RBI)1984...............................LisaHarrelson(.422avg,21RBI)1983.............................. JackieJohnson(.318avg,18RBI)1982..........................MissySpeas(.421avg,33Bs,6RBI)1981...............................SharonCrocker(.373avg,7RBI)1980.........................JillStrumpf(.388avg,43Bs,25RBI)

2009MVPEmilyJeffery

Charlotte Softball Most Valuable Player

Charlotte Year-by-Year Leaders

1977:InauguralSeason(1-10)--Charlotteearnsitsfirstwininprogramhistory,defeatingSacredHeart,18-9.1978:(5-13)--SweptSacredHeart.FirstyearforcoachMarinelleWilhite...PaulaEdmundhadateam-leading14RBIwitha.520battingaverage.1979: First Winning Season (23-7) -- Rita Barrett hits .511 and knocks out 10homeruns to lead the49ers toa secondseed in theNCAIAWDivisionIIStateTournament.1980:(22-5)--TheNinersearnthetopseedintheNCAIAWstatetournament...The team records the programs 50th win, a 14-3 victory over Mars Hill...StellaJohnsonandMissySpeasleadCharlottewith.554and.551averages,respectively.1981:(29-10)--Schoolrecord44runsscoredbySharonCrocker.1982:(28-22)--Third-placeatAIAWstateandnationaltourneys...StellaJohnsonearnedAll-Nationalteamrecognitionforhertournamentperformance...Program’s100thwincomesonApril20againstPembrokeState,7-3.1983:(31-20)--BeverlyCrumpnamedAll-State(NCAIAW).1984:(17-15)--BeverlyCrumpbats.404with30RBI.1985:(34-8)--Mostwinsinaseasontothatdate.1986:(11-23)--Firstseasonoffast-pitchplay.1987:(10-35)--CindyZimmermanledtheteamwithtwohomerunsand27RBI...LibyFridywontheteamMVPawarddueto14stolenbasesanda.322sluggingpercentage.1988:(34-20)--Firstwinningseasonoffast-pitch...Tiedthethen-schoolrecordforwins...AceWendyStrattonstruckout146batters.

1989:(24-35)--TheNinerswon15roadgamesandsweptMethodistCollege6-0and 6-2, respectively...Cherri Morgan tabbed as MVP for a .282 batting averageand17RBI.1990:(41-13)--Setthethen-schoolrecordforwins...1.05teamERA...11home-runs...181RBI...16shutouts...CourtneyHankes’four-hitterliftsCharlottetofirst-everwinoverUNC-ChapelHill,3-2,March28atWestMeckHigh...Lessthanaweeklater,herthree-hittershutsoutSouthCarolina,1-0,forfirst-everwinovertheGamecocks...SeniorWendyStrattoncapshermagnificentcareerinstyle...Catawbasends21battersupandStrattonsits21battersdowntorecordfirstperfectgamein49ershistory,3-0.1991: (26-24-1) Hankes’ Marathon Season -- Courtney Hankes hurls 330.1 of344.1 innings, settingrecords fordurability, including innings, starts (49), com-pletegames(46),wins(24)andlosses(23)...April6-FurmanSpringFling-Hankesbeginspitchingat10a.m.Saturdayandfinishesher sixthgame,41 inningsand14.5hourslater,at12:30a.m.Sunday...ThemarathondayearnsHankes’notesinNCAANewsandSportsIllustrated...Fortherecord,shegoes4-2andisnamedthetournament’stoppitcher.1992:(15-29)--TrishaFoxnamedhonorablementionAll-Region(NSCA)...Setssingle-seasonmarksforstolenbases(30)andHRs(5)...Alsobreakscareerrecordsforhits(180);HRs(10);stolenbases(77)andfieldingpct.(.981).1993:(18-39)--TonyaBerryrankedthirdnationallywith12triples...VivianCaglegrabsseason(.375)andcareer(.330)battingtitles.1994: (19-40) -- Tonya Berry finishes Charlotte career with all-time records fortriples(23)anddoubles(17).

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All-time LetterwinnersAAAAbate,Sue........................ (1986)Alcott,Carrie.................... (1994)Allen,Gina...........(2007-pres.)Antcliff,Margaret............ (1994)Atmar,Denise............ (2001-04)BBBBaird,Melody................... (1978)Bame,Lisa................... (1981-83)Barrett,Rita................ (1979-82)Beaver,Theresa.... (1982,84-85)Becker,Karen............. (1987-90)Bell,Bonnie................ (1992-95)Berry,Tonya............... (1991-94)Bishop,Anne.................... (1981)Blanton,Natalyn..(2008-pres.)Boggess,Beth............. (1989-92)Bolick,Pam................. (1977-78)Bonham,Cindy.......... (1988-91)Bowen,Kristen........... (2004-07)Bower,Brooks............ (1996-99)Bowers,Dana............. (2001-03)Bridger,Jackie.................. (1983)Brooks,Cee................ (2006-09)Brooks,Tatia..................... (1985)Brumana,Erika.......... (1997-00)Buchan,Carol......(2009-pres.)Buchan,Erin..................... (2009)Burris,Elizabeth.... (1998-2001)CCCCagle,Vivian........ (1990-91;93)Caldera,Jane.............. (1986-88)Camp,Christi............. (1985-88)Cantrell,Brittany....... (2006-09)Carson,Shannon....... (2002-03)Chandler,Resa........... (1983-84)Clark,Lori........................ (1996)Clubb,Dawn.............. (1991-95)Cole,Lisa.......................... (1985)Conder,Karen.................. (1984)Constantino,Kristy... (2000-03)

Corriher,Rose............ (1977-79)Coyle,Susan........... (1998-2001)Craver,Kathy.................... (1987)Crocker,Sharon......... (1979-82)Crump,Beverly.......... (1981-84)Curlee,Paula.................... (1993)DDDDavenport,Kathy............ (1977)Dellinger,Paige................ (1978)Dilks,Jenny................ (1990-93)Dottellis,Sheri............(1993-94)Dunlap,Stephanie..... (1999-02)EEEEdmund,Paula........... (1978-80)Edwards,Kim................... (1978)Edwards,Theresa....... (1992-93)Elliott,Lisa........................ (1977)Estes,Keesha.................... (1992)FFFFalls,Stacy.................. (1984-85)Felton,Laurie................... (1996)Fink,Tammy.............. (1977-78)Flemming,Lindsay.... (2002-03)Foard,Karen............... (1979-80)Forbes,Emily............. (2005-08)Ford,Tammie............. (1979-81)Fox,Trisha.................. (1989-92)Fridy,Libby................. (1984-87)Froetscher,M.......... ..(1984-85)GGGGardner,Sandy.......... (1978-79)Gibbs,Gina....................... (1992)Goforth,Misty................. (1994)Gooch,Laurel................... (1995)Grdina,Lisa...................... (1986)Greene,Cathy................... (1980)Greene,Cindy.................. (1980)HHHHackett,Katy.......(2008-pres.)Hankes,Courtney...... (1988-91)Harrelson,Lisa........... (1981-84)Harrill,Liz.................. (1977-79)Helfers,Cheryl................. (1986)

Hemby,Robin............ (1979-80)Henry,Julie....................... (1982)Herlevsen,Theresa.......... (1978)Herzig,Jennifer...... (1998-2001)Heston,Leah.............. (2001-02)Hildreth,Amanda........... (1978)Hoffman,Tammy............ (1978)Holmes,Kim.............. (1981-83)Holt,Becky................. (2004-05)Houghton,Lindsey.... (1997-00)Howard,Tiffany......... (1995-98)Huffstetler,K.............. (2003-06)IIIIsaac,Kim................... (1989-92)JJJJeffery,Emily........(2008-pres.)Jeffries,Jill................... (1988-90)Johnson,Jackie........... (1982-84)Johnson,Stella............ (1981-82)Jones,Kaycie............... (2004-07)Jones,Lynda............... (1986-87)KKKKelly,Ashley............... (1995-98)Kemmerer,Alyssa...... (2006-09)Kendricks,Connie..... (1982-84)Killough,Kristi.......... (2004-07)Kinch,Arlene................... (1978)Klinger,Jaime............. (1995-98)Krantz,Micki................... (1989)LLLLawson,Autumn....... (2001-04)LaPorte,Lynne........... (2001-03)Levins,Patty..................... (1977)Little,Robin...................... (1983)Lowdermilk,Sharon........ (1977)MMMMalene,Sarah............. (2006-09)Marcotte,Sarah.......... (1994-96)Maready,Deneen....... (1983-84)Marre,Anna..................... (1977)Martin,Robin................... (1986)Matthews,Becky........ (2004-07)Matthews,Dawn.............. (1980)

Matthews,Susan.............. (2005)McCall,Kendra....(2008-pres.)McKee,Lisa................ (1980-82)McRae,Diane............. (1993-96)McSwain,Deborah.......... (1979)McVay,J.J.................... (2004-05)Miller,Evan................ (2005-07)Miller,Tracy............... (1983-85)Moore,Jessica................... (2004)Moore,Sam................ (2003-04)Morgan,Cherri.......... (1987-90)Morgan,Kerri............ (1987-90)Morse,Amy................ (2000-03)Murray,Christy.......... (2004-07)Myers,Kristie................... (1993)NNNNance,Anne..................... (1981)OOOOlekson,Sherry......... (1998-99)Olekson,Wendy......... (1994-97)Ovitt,Mary....................... (1977)PPPPalma,Keri..........(2007-pres.)Parker,Theresa................. (1977)Parks,Kelly................. (1989-92)Parrish,Chelsie.......... (2002-03)Petrie,Nora.......... (1999,01-02)Pitt,Neda.......................... (1989)Pollock,Kathy............ (1979-82)Power,Julie....................... (1985)Presley,Sherry............ (1979-80)Price,Jill............................ (1981)Price,Susan...................... (1978)RRRRace,Laurie...................... (1979)Repole,Janine........... (1996-99)Roman,Martha................ (2002)Roycroft,Laurie......... (2003-06)Rozanski,Tracy................ (1985)Rumbles,Jenny.......... (2006-09)Rumple,Patty............. (1985-88)SSSScott,Kiley.................. (1999-02)

Schmitz,Lauren......... (2005-07)Sisk,Lea............................ (1983)Sisk,Lisa........................... (1987)Sloop,Lara................. (1994-96)Smith,Dawn..................... (1987)Smith,Debbie.................. (1977)Smith,LouAnn............... (1977)Snowden,Kelly ..........(1993-96)Speas,Melissa............ (1980-83)Starnes,Hilda................... (1982)Steele,Sally....................... (1986)Stevens,Yolanda.............. (1996)Stinson,Sonya............ (1995-98)Stratton,Wendy......... (1987-91)Strumpf,Jill................ (1979-81)Stutts,Nikki...................... (1991)Swilling,Sara.............. (1997-00)TTTThevenote,Melanie... (2002-03)Thompson,Betsy....... (2000-03)Traylor,Christina............. (1994)Tucker,Tenaya.....(2008-pres.)Tyler,Terri........................ (1984)VVVVanDam,Vikki..... (1998-2001)Vela,Lorena.........(2009-pres.)Vincent,Molly............(1991;93)WWWWalsh,Tina................. (1987-89)Ward,Sonya...............(1983;85)Watt,Constance......... (1985-86)Weand,Tracy................... (1992)Wellons,Jamie.................. (2006)West,Jaime................. (2005-09)Whicker,Betsy........... (1990-91)White,Kristin............ (2001-02)Wilkerson,Andrea.... (1995-98)Wilkins,DeeDee....... (1986-89)Williams,Whitney..(2008-pres.)Wilson,Sheryl.................. (1978)ZZZZimmerman,Cindy.. (1985-88)

1995: (18-43) -- Aimee DeVos takes over as head coach...Freshman walk-on SonyaStinsonleadsteamwithrookierecord.378average.1996:(27-24-1)--The49erswin21oftheirfinal26gamestoposttheirbestrecordinfiveyears...Stinsonbreaksschoolrecordsforhits(64)andbattingaverage(.386)...NewcomerYolandaStevenscracksarecord21doublesandNinersshatterschoolmarkwith71two-baggers.1997: (29-27) -- Janine Repole named First Team All-Southeast...Second most winsinfast-pitchhistory...Repole’srecordbreakingseason:battingaverage(.407),hits(70),RBI(43),andSluggingpct.(.680)...BrooksBowernotchesschool’ssecondperfectgame,6-0,overSaintLouisApril20.1998:(22-31)--SonyaStinsonnamedSecondTeamAll-Southeast...Stinsondepartsastheonly49ertocompileabattingaverageover.300duringallfourofherseasonsandwithaschoolrecord.356careerbattingaverage...SherryOleksonthrowsschool’sthirdperfectgame,2-0,overYoungstownState.1999:(21-36)--JanineRepolecompletedherstellarcareerastheschool’sall-timedou-bles(43),homeruns(11)andRBI(103)leader...WasdraftedinthesecondroundbytheDurhamDragonsoftheWomen’sProfessionalFastpitchLeague(WPFL),becomingthefirstCharlotteplayerdrafted...FreshmanStephanieDunlapconcludedanrecord-settingdebutseasonwithaschoolrecordsevenhomerunsandfreshmanrecordsforhits(64),doubles(19)andRBI(35)tobenamedtheteamMVP.2000:(12-45)--FirstSeasonInC-USA--LindseyHoughtonwasaSecondTeamAll-C-USAselectionatthirdbase...FreshmanBetsyThompsonthrewherfirstno-hitteronApril19,2000againstFurman.2001:(17-33)--The49ersclaimedtheirfirstwinintheConferenceUSATournament,beatingHouston,9-6.2002:(24-27)--Charlotteposteditshighestwintotalsince1997with24wins,includ-ingsixagainstConferenceUSAteams...StephanieDunlapandLeahHestonwerebothnamedSecondTeamAll-SoutheastRegionandFirstTeamAll-C-USA.KristyConstan-tinowasaSecondTeamAll-C-USAhonoree.2003:(14-31)--BetsyThompsonfinishedasthe49ers’careerleaderinstrikeoutswith415...AutumnLawsonbecamethefirstplayerinschoolhistorytohittwohomerunsin

agamewithapairagainstUNC-ChapelHill.2004:(23-29)--KristenBowenandChristyMurrayrecordedstrikeouttotalsthatrankamongtheschool’ssingle-seasonleaders...JessicaMoorebecamethefirst49ertoearnConferenceUSAAll-Freshmenteamhonors.2005:(17-39-1)--KaycieJonesearnedC-USAHitteroftheWeekhonorsaftershetiedschoolandConferenceUSA leaguegamerecordswith fourhitsandsixRBIagainstUABonApril24...KristenBowenrecordsthesecond-highestsingle-seasonstrikeouttotalinschoolhistorywith144punchouts.2006:(42-13)--FirstSeasoninAtlantic10--ArecordsixplayersearnedAll-Confer-encehonors,KristiKilloughhitarecord11homeruns,KristenBowensettheschool’sall-timestrikeoutrecord,whiletallying170ontheseason,anewsingle-seasonrecord...TheNinerswin42games,themostinschoolhistory,whilecapturingtheregularseasonAtlantic10Cham-pionshipintheirfirstyearintheconferencewitha17-3recordinA-10play.2007:(34-27)--TeamMVPandAll-Atlantic10selectionBeckyMatthewshit.341,justbehindfellowhonoreeKristiKilloughenroutetoa8-7conferenceseason...WhileSec-ondTeamAll-A-10selectionSarahMaleneprovedtobeavitaladditiontotheroster,pitchersKristenBowenandChristyMurraycontinuedtore-writetherecordbooks.2008:(35-31)--The49ersmakeittotheA-10Championshipgameforthefirsttimeinteamhistory...WhitneyWilliamsandSarahMalenewereeachnamedtotheA-10All-Conference squad for their standout seasons...WinsoverUNC-ChapelHill,GeorgiaTech,NorthFloridaandMiami(Ohio)highlighteda35-wincampaignfortheNiners...Williamsledthesquadwitha.335battingaveragewhileKatyHackettsetthesingle-seasonstrikeoutrecordasa freshmanwith187, thenteamedupwiththerestof thepitchingstafftosetanewsingle-seasonteamstrikeoutrecordat332.2009:(33-16)--Ninersrecordsa14-4markinAtlantic10play,whichsecuresthemtheregularseasonA-10runner-uptitle.Charlottegoes21-11atD.L.Phillips,whilejuniorpitcherEmilyJefferystrikesoutaprogramrecord294battersincludingaprogramre-cord15againstSt.Bonaventure.SerenaSmithleadsteaminbattingaverage(.363),hits(62)andRBI(37).Jeffery,SmithandSarahMalenetabbedasFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10members,whileMaleneandSmithalsonamedtoAll-AcademicTeam.

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All-time Series RecordsAkron...............................0-4UAB................................4-15AppalachianState....34-12Army................................1-0Assumption.....................1-3AtlanticChristian...........3-0Auburn.............................0-2Augusta............................0-1AustinPeay......................1-0Baldwin-Wallace.............0-1Baptist..............................7-6Barry(Fla.)......................2-1BenedictCollege............3-1BostonCollege................0-1BostonUniversity........ 2-0Bucknell..........................4-0UCDavis.........................0-1UCRiverside...................0-1CalPoly............................0-1Campbell.................. 20-20-1Canisius...........................0-1Capitol..............................1-0Catawba.........................11-3CentralConnecticut.......1-0CentralMichigan............0-1CharlestonSouthern....17-8ClevelandState...............3-3CoastalCarolina...........7-10Colgate.............................2-0Coll.ofCharleston.......8-10Connecticut.....................0-1Dayton....................... 11-0Delaware..........................3-0DePaul............................0-20Drake................................0-3

Drexel..............................2-1EastCarolina...............10-32EastTennesseeState.... 1-0EasternKentucky............2-6EasternMichigan............1-1Elon...........................15-13Ferrum.............................2-0Florida..............................2-1FloridaA&M..................2-0FloridaAtlantic...............0-1FloridaState..................0-15Fordham...................... 5-5Furman.....................21-30Gardner-Webb.......... 6-2-1GeorgeMason.................7-4GeorgeWashington..... 7-2Georgia.............................1-9GeorgiaCollege..............1-0GeorgiaSouthern.......11-14GeorgiaState.................2-12GeorgiaTech............. 9-18-1GreensboroCollege........9-2Guilford..........................12-2Hampton..........................2-0HiramCollege.................1-1Hofstra.............................0-1Houston.........................5-10Illinois..............................0-1Illinois-Chicago..............1-3IllinoisState.....................0-1Iona...................................2-0Iowa..................................0-1JamesMadison................1-0J.C.Smith.........................1-0Kansas..............................0-1KentState.........................1-2LaSalle......................... 7-1

Lafayette...........................1-1LakeCityCC...................1-0Lander..............................5-2Lenoir-Rhyne..................7-5Liberty........................ 16-7Limestone......................12-7Livingstone......................1-1Longwood........................1-0LouisianaTech................0-1Louisburg.........................0-1Louisville........................1-16Maine...............................0-1MarsHill........................11-0Marshall....................... 1-6Maryland.........................2-7Maryland-Balt.Cty.........1-0Massachusetts............ 2-10Mercer..............................4-5Meredith..........................1-0Methodist.......................12-5Miami(OH)....................7-3Minnesota........................0-1Missouri-K.C...................1-0Mt.SaintMary’s..............3-1MoreheadState...............1-0MorganState...................1-0MountOlive....................1-0MountSaintMary’s........3-1Mulligan...........................0-1NichollsState...................1-4NorthCarolinaA&T....37-1UNCAsheville................9-2NCCentral......................2-0UNCChapelHill......11-52UNCGreensboro......37-31UNCPembroke............14-8NCState..................... 8-11

NCWesleyan...................2-0UNCWilmington.......27-10NorthDakotaState.........0-2NorthFlorida..................1-1NortheastIllinois............0-1NortheastLouisiana.......0-1NorthernKentucky........1-1Northwestern..................0-3NorthwesternState.........0-1Ohio..................................2-5OhioState........................0-1PennState........................0-1Pfeiffer..............................6-9Pittsburgh........................4-1Presbyterian.....................3-0Princeton.........................1-3Providence.......................1-0Radford..........................14-9RhodeIsland................ 4-4Rider................................1-1RobertMorris.................1-1SacredHeart....................5-1SaintAndrews.................5-1SaintAugustine’s.............7-4St.Bonaventure........... 9-1SaintFrancis(Pa.)....... 3-0St.John’s....................... 1-0SaintJoseph’s............... 3-2SaintLouis................15-19St.Peter’s..........................2-3SaintThomas(Fla.)........0-2Samford............................1-2SanJoseState...................0-1SantaClara......................0-1SetonHall.................... 2-0Shaw.................................4-2Siena.................................2-0

SouthCarolina........... 4-29USC-Aiken......................5-5USC-Spartanburg...........6-5SouthCarolinaState.......1-0USCUpstate................. 3-2SouthFlorida.................3-33SEMissouriSt.................1-0SouthernMiss...............3-14SouthwestLouisiana.......0-2Stetson..............................0-1StonyBrook................. 2-1Temple......................... 6-6Tennessee.........................0-1UT-Chattanooga.............1-0TennesseeState...............1-0TennesseeTech...............2-3Texas-Arlington..............0-1Toledo.......................... 0-2Towson............................5-2Tulsa.................................0-2Vermont...........................1-0Virginia..........................3-20VirginiaCommon..........1-0VirginiaTech...................2-8Wagner.............................1-0WestGeorgia...................0-1WesternCarolina........11-17WichitaState...................1-0Wingate..........................27-1Winston-SalemState......4-5Winthrop..................28-38WrightState.....................0-1YoungstownState...........1-028-yearTotal........756-806-3

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Year Record Home Away Pct. Conf. Coach MVP1977 1-10 0-4 1-6 .091 -- DonnaFriesen --1978 5-13 4-5 1-8 .278 -- MarinellWilhite --1979 23-7 8-0 15-7 .767 -- MarinellWilhite --1980 22-5 8-1 14-4 .815 -- MarinellWilhite JillStrumpf1981 29-10 13-2 16-8 .744 -- MarinellWilhite SharonCrocker1982 28-22 12-6 16-16 .560 -- KayJohnson MissySpeas1983 31-20 10-10 21-10 .608 -- KayJohnson JackieJohnson1984 17-15 6-9 11-6 .531 -- BeckyBowman LisaHarrelson1985 34-8 20-6 14-2 .810 -- BeckyBowman SonyaWard1986 11-23 5-6 6-17 .324 -- PaulaEdmund --1987 10-35 7-7 13-18 .222 -- PaulaEdmund LibbyFridy1988 34-20 17-6 13-5 .630 -- DickWiseman PattyRumple1989 24-25 9-7 15-18 .490 -- DickWiseman CherriMorgan1990 41-13 20-6 21-7 .759 -- DickWiseman CourtneyHankes1991 26-24-1 7-7 7-11-1 .520 -- EllynBartges CourtneyHankes1992 15-29 7-7 3-14 .341 -- EllynBartges TrishaFox1993 18-39 9-3 5-17 .316 -- EllynBartges Dilks,Vincent1994 19-40 9-17 6-10 .322 -- EllynBartges TonyaBerry1995 18-43 10-10 5-18 .295 0-10 AimeeSawdey BonnieBell1996 27-24-1 15-11-1 7-8 .529 2-10 AimeeSawdey LoriClark1997 29-27 15-9 14-18 .518 3-9 AimeeSawdey JanineRepole1998 22-31 10-14 9-8 .415 2-10 AimeeSawdey JanineRepole1999 21-36 6-12 5-13 .368 1-11 AimeeDeVos StephanieDunlap2000 12-45 3-17 2-17 .211 1-11 AimeeDeVos LindseyHoughton2001 17-33 7-13 5-15 .340 2-19 AimeeDeVos BetsyThompson2002 24-27 11-10 8-13 .471 6-15 AimeeDeVos LeahHeston2003 14-31 7-13 3-16 .311 4-19 AimeeDeVos MelanieThevenote2004 23-29 9-17 11-12 .442 6-17 AimeeDeVos JessicaMoore2005 17-39-1 11-20 3-18-1 .307 4-20 AimeeDeVos KristenBowen2006 42-13 32-5 10-6 .764 17-3 AimeeDeVos Team2007 34-23 22-10 10-6 .596 8-7 AimeeDeVos BeckyMatthews2008 35-31 16-7 13-17 .530 12-8 AimeeDeVos SarahMalene2009 33-16 21-11 11-4 .673 14-4 AimeeDeVos EmilyJeffery

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All-Mid-AtlanticRegion2009 EmilyJeffery SerenaSmith TenayaTuckerAll-SoutheastRegion2002 StephanieDunlap(2nd) LeahHeston(2nd)All-SouthRegion1998 SonyaStinson(2nd)1997 JanineRepole(1st)1992 TrishaFox(HM)

All-Atlantic102009 EmilyJeffery(1st) SarahMalene(1st) SerenaSmith(1st)2008 SarahMalene(1st) WhitneyWilliams(2nd)2007 CeeBrooks(1st) KristiKillough(1st) SarahMalene(2nd) BeckyMatthews(2nd)2006 KristenBowen(1st) KristiKillough(1st) CeeBrooks(1st) SarahMalene(1st) EvanMiller(2nd) LaurenSchmitz(2nd)Atlantic10All-Freshman2008 WhitneyWilliams2006 CeeBrooks SarahMaleneAll-ConferenceUSA2002 StephanieDunlap(1st) LeahHeston(1st) KristyConstantino(2nd)2000 LindseyHoughton(2nd)ConferenceUSAAll-Freshmen2004 JessicaMooreAll-Metro/ACC1995 BonnieBell KellySnowden

OnMarch2,1975,theideaofwhatisnowtheAtlantic10Conferencewascon-ceived.Whatstartedasaneight-school,men’sbasketball-onlyaffiliationhasgrownintoa14-university,21-sportleaguethatisuniversallyhailedasoneofthebestcon-ferencesinthecountry. ThatgrowthandprominenceisadirectresultoftheidealsandcommitmentsofthememberinstitutionsoftheAtlantic10-theUniversityofDayton,DuquesneUni-versity,FordhamUniversity,TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,LaSalleUniversity,UniversityofMassachusetts,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte,UniversityofRhodeIsland,UniversityofRichmond,St.BonaventureUniversity,SaintJoseph’sUniversity,SaintLouisUniversity,TempleUniversity,andXavierUniversity. The14memberinstitutionsoftheA-10areunitedandstrengthenedbytheirdi-versity.Eachisextraordinaryinitseducationalmission,whetherofaCatholicfaith,aprivateuniversityoralandgrantinstitution.Thevariedpursuitsofeachmemberprovethattherearemanythreadsthatweavethefabricforagreatconference. ThepresidentsandchancellorsofAtlantic10institutions,inconjunctionwithAt-lantic10CommissionerBernadetteV.McGlade,havemadeastrongcommitmenttomakingtheacademicandathleticsequationasuccessfulone.Overtheyears,theleaguemembershiphasstrivedtobetterrecognizetheacademicaccomplishmentsofitsstudent-athletes.TheCommissioner’sHonorRoll,whichciteseveryAtlantic10student-athletewitha3.5gradepointaverageorbetter,recognized1,162student-athletesintheFall2008while1,164werenamedtotheSpring2009HonorRoll. TheleaguesponsorsAcademicAll-Conferenceteamsineachofitssportsandhon-

orsonestudent-athletepersportastheA-10Student-AthleteoftheYear.Moreover,theAtlantic10providesfourpostgraduatescholarshipgrantstoqualifiedstudent-athletes.In2000-09,182student-athletesearnedAcademicAll-Conferencerecogni-tion,whileCharlotte’sLamarraCurrie,ChristaDominickofLaSalle,St.Bonaven-ture’sKatelynMurrayandDavidZenkofGeorgeWashingtonreceivedpostgraduatescholarshipgrants. TheAtlantic10Conferencehad50teamsamongthe767DivisionIsportsteamshonored by the NCAA with public recognition awards for their latest multi-yearAcademicProgressRatescores.Theseteamspostedmulti-yearAPRscoresinthetop10percentofallsquadsintheirrespectivesports.Thisrepresentsanincreaseof16teamsfromayearagoandrankedtheleaguefifthamong31DivisionIConferences.In19ofthe21sportssponsoredbytheAtlantic10,theleague’sAPRwasatorabovetheconferenceaveragenationallyaccordingtothemostrecentdatareleasedbytheNCAA.Moreover,75A-10teamsattainedaperfectscoreintheNCAA’sGraduationSuccessRateReport. TheAtlantic10Conference,witha totalpopulationofnearly74millionpeoplewithin its geographic footprint of eight states and the District of Columbia, willcrownchampionsin21sportsthisseason:baseball,men’sandwomen’sbasketball,men’sandwomen’scrosscountry,fieldhockey,men’sgolf,women’slacrosse,men’sandwomen’sindoorandoutdoortrack&field,women’srowing,men’sandwomen’ssoccer,softball,men’sandwomen’sswimming&diving,men’sandwomen’stennis,andwomen’svolleyball.

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2009 Atlantic 10 Final Standings

Team Conference OverallMassachusetts 16-2 41-10Charlotte 14-4 33-16SaintLouis 12-6 22-33Fordham 13-7 37-22SaintJoseph’s 9-7 27-20St.Bonaventure 9-11 12-28Temple 6-8 15-25Dayton 7-13 13-34LaSalle 7-13 9-28GeorgeWashington 6-14 16-33RhodeIsland 3-17 14-37

Hits1.CarlyNormandin-UMASS 712.MelissaAndrews-Fordham 653.SamPellechio-Fordham 644.SerenaSmith-Charlotte 625.LindseyBrigh-Fordham 62

BattingAverage1.CarlyNormandin-UMASS .4032.MonicaAguilar-SaintLouis .3783.MollyMeyer-Dayton .3644.SerenaSmith-Charlotte .3635.BrookeDarreff-SaintJoseph’s .36211.TenayaTucker-Charlotte .327

TeamBatting1.Massachusetts .2972.Fordham .2873.Charlotte .281

Strikeouts1.BrandiceBlaschmiter-UMASS 3442.EmilyJeffery-Charlotte 2943.AmandaGabriel-GWU 1864.JenMineau-Fordham 1735.DaniGonzales-SaintJoseph’s 136

EarnedRunAverage1.BrandiceBalschmiter-UMASS 0.962.EmilyJeffery-Charlotte 1.393.ChelseaPlimpton-Fordham 1.884.JenMineau-Fordham 1.935.AmandaGabriel-GWU 2.577.KatyHackett-Charlotte 2.78

TeamPitchingERA1.Massachusetts 1.302.Fordham 2.383.Charlotte 2.49

StolenBases1.KristenNicoletti-SaintLouis 37-382.SarahMalene-Charlotte 36-413.LindseyBright-Fordham 29-324.AmandaCarver-Temple 27-305.MelissaAndrews-Fordham 26-28

TeamFieldingPercentage1.Charlotte .9742.Massachusetts .9723.Temple .969

Niners in the Atlantic 10 Rankings

FirstTeamAll-Atlantic10EmilyJeffery,SarahMaleneandSerenaSmith

AcademicAll-Atlantic10TeamSarahMalene,SerenaSmith

Atlantic10All-TournamentTeamEmilyJeffery

PlayeroftheWeekApril6th-SarahMalene

PitcheroftheWeekMarch23rd-EmilyJefferyApril27th-EmilyJeffery

RookieoftheWeekFebruary16th-LorenaVela

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CollegeathleticshasevolvedtothepointwheretotalphysicalpreparationisnecessarytobesuccessfulattheDivisionIlevel.UndertheguidanceofthestrengthandconditioningcoachRyanAtchisonwiththeassistanceofassistantstrengthandconditioningcoachesStacyHummerandMattParvisandgraduateas-sistantRichardBuford,theyoverseethestrengthandconditioningtrainingforthe49ers16sports. Atchisonisinhissecondyearasheadstrengthandconditioningcoach.Heisa1996graduateofSulRossStateUniversity,whereheearnedadegreeinBusinessAdministration.HeearnedaMaster’sDegreein

Physical Education from Hardin-Simmons Univer-sityin2001.Heservedasassistantstrengthandcon-ditioningcoachwiththeNBA’sHoustonRocketsfortwoandhalfyearsbeforecomingtoCharlotte.Priortothat,hespentfouryearsasassistantstrengthandconditioningcoachatRiceUniversity.HealsospentoneyearasassistantstrengthandconditioningcoachatLouisianaTechUniversity.HeisacertifiedstrengthandconditioningspecialistbytheCSCSaswellasacertifiedstrengthandcondi-tioningcoachbySCCC.HeisalsoUSAWcertified. Hummer returned to the 49ers in the spring of2008, after a previous six-year stint with Charlotte49ersAthletics.Shewasafour-yearletterwinnerfortheCharlotte49erswomen’ssoccerprogram(95-98).

Shewasatwo-timeteamcaptainandearnedAll-ConferenceUSAhonorstwice.ShewasamajorpartoftwoConferenceUSATournamentchampionships.Asasenior,shehelpedleadCharlottetotheirfirsteverappearanceintheNCAATournamentin1998.ShealsospentsevenyearsintheW-LeaguewhereshewonanationalchampionshipwiththeCharlotteEagles. SheisacertifiedstrengthandconditioningspecialistbytheNSCA,graduatedfromCharlottein1999withadegreeinHealthFitnessandKinesiology.In2001,shereceivedaMaster’sDegreeinHealthPromotionandExercisePhysiologyfromCharlotte. ParvisisinhissecondyearasassistantstrengthandconditioningcoachatCharlotte.Hedesignsandimplementsallaspectsofyearroundstrengthandconditioningprogramsforthewomen’sbasketball,base-ball,andmen’ssoccerprograms.BeforehisappointmentatCharlotte,hewasaminorleaguestrengthandconditioningcoachwiththePittsburghPiratesorganizationworkingwiththeBradentonPirates.HewasalsoastudentassistantfortwoyearsatWestVirginiaUniversityprimarilyworkingwithfootball,baseball,women’sgymnastics,andmen’sbasketball. HeearnedaBachelorofScienceinSportPsychologyin2003andaMasterofScienceinAthleticCoach-ingwithanemphasisinStrengthandConditioningin2007,bothfromWestVirginiaUniversity.HeisacertifiedStrengthandConditioningSpecialistbytheNationalStrengthandConditioningAssociation. BufordisinhisfirstseasonatCharlotte.BufordwasafouryearletterwinnerandgraduateatSaginawValleyStateUniversityinSaginaw,MI.HecompetedinFootballandTrack&FieldwhereheearnedGLIACConferenceChampionshipsinbothsportsandseveralindividualGLIACConferenceChampionshiptitles. UponearninghisBachelor’sofBusinessAdministrationinManagement,hestartedaSpeed,AgilityandQuicknesstrainingprogramalongwithanAAU/USATFTrack&Fieldteam.Bufordhasworkedwithath-

letes from Football, Basketball, Track & Field, Soft-ball,TennisandVolleyballthroughthisbusiness.HewillbeworkingdirectlywiththeMen’sandWomen’sTennisandBaseballteams.BufordisamemberoftheNSCAandalsoworkingtowardshisCSCScertifica-tion. The 49ers strength and conditioning programmakesuseoftheweighttrainingfacilityintheMilti-more-WallisAthleticsandAcademicTrainingCenter.TheAthleticsandAcademicTrainingCenterincludesa5,400-square-footweightroom.Itisequippedwithavarietyoffreeweightandsystematictrainingequip-ment.Theweighttrainingfacilityisexclusivelyused

bythe49ersathleticdepartmentanditsstudent-athletes.Theunlimitedaccessallowsthestrengthandcon-ditioningstafftheflexibilityinschedulingtimeinthefacilityassuringthatthestudent-athletesareabletomaximizetheirathleticdevelopment.



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TheCharlotte49ersAthleticAcademicCenter(AAC)pridesitselfonacademicexcel-lence.HousedintheMiltimore-WallisAthleticsTrainingandAcademicCenter,thecenterisequippedwithDellcomputerterminals,studyhallfacilitiesandastockoftutors. The AAC is committed to assisting all student-athletes in achieving academic andpersonal successat theuniversity.Theofficeprovidessupport servicesdesigned tomeetstudent-athletes’uniqueneedsandensuresthattheyareincompliancewithalluniversity,Atlantic10,andNCAAacademicregulations.Theseservicesincludeorientation,studyhall,tutoring,grademonitoring,academicadvisingandregistrationassistance. LisaHibbs servesas theDirectorof theAAC.MarkVerburg servesasanAssistantDirectoroftheAACandLifeSkillsCoordinator,BeckyCavalierealsoservesasanAssistantDirectorandTutorCoordinator,andDonnaBialoskyistheAdministrativeAssistant.TheAACalsoemploysanarrayoftutorsthatareavailableforstudent-athletes. HibbsgraduatedfromAppalachianStatein1986withadegreeincommunications/publicrelationsandaminorinmarketing.Shethenreceivedhermaster’sinspeechcom-municationfromWakeForestin1987.AfterservingasassistantdirectorofadmissionsatCharlotteforfouryears,shebecametheathleticacademicdirectorinMarch,1993.SheismarriedtoCharlottebaseballcoachLorenHibbs;theyaretheparentsofLanie(9)andre-sideinUnionville. MarkVerburgisinhiseighthyearwiththe49ers’AthleticAcademicCenterafterserv-ing as the compliance and marketing intern with the Charlotte 49ers. Verburg earned amaster’sinsportmanagementfromGeorgiain2001.WhileatGeorgia,heassistedstudent-athletesintheAcademicAchievementCenter.Heearnedhisundergraduatedegreeinbusi-nessadministrationfromMissouriin1999.VerburgandhiswifeMelresideinConcordandareproudparentsofCarson(1). BeckyCavaliereisinherfourthyearwiththe49ersafterservingastheTutorCoordi-nator/AthleticAcademicCounselorforFootballatMemphisforfouryears.Shewasprevi-ouslyatVirginiaTechastheFreshmanFootballAdvisorandIndianaStateastheAssistantCoordinator for Academics. Cavaliere earned her master’s in social psychology of sportfromSouthernIllinoisin1998andherundergraduatedegreeinpsychologyfromAustinPeayin1996.CavaliereandherhusbandRichresideinCharlotte. Charlotte student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom during the 2008-2009year.TheDepartment’scumulativeGPAwas3.089afterthespring2009semester.Thisisthe3rdyearthattheAthleticDepartment’sCumulativeGPAreachedthe3.0mark.Italsomarksthe26thsemesterthattheAthleticGPAexceededtheuniversityGPA.Thirty-eightstudent-athleteshavegraduatedsinceAugust2008.Overall89%ofthestudent-athletesthat

haveexhaustedtheireligibilityatUNCCharlottesincespringof1993havegraduated.169student-athletesreceivedacademichon-orsinthefalland160receivedacademichonorsinthespring.Thirty–eightstudent-athleteswerenamedtotheChancellor’sListbyearningGPA’sof3.8orhigherforthefallsemesterand28student-athleteswerenamedtotheChancellor’sListforthespringsemester.Twenty-twostudent-athleteshadperfect4.0’sinthefalland17student-athleteshad4.0’sinthespring.Seventy-fivestu-dent-athleteswerenamedtothefall2008Atlantic10HonorRoll(3.5GPAforthesemester)and67student-athleteswerenamedtothespring2009Atlantic10HonorRoll. TheAACalsoadministerstheNCAA’sLifeSkillsprogramatCharlotte.Since1999,theLifeSkillsprogramhashelpedstudent-athletesbecomemorewellroundedindividuals.Student-athletesarerequiredtoattendseveraleventsperyearfromawidevarietyofareassuchasstudyskills,careerdevelopment,personaldevelopment,healthandwellness,drugandalcoholeducationandcom-munityservice.Throughnationallyacclaimedspeakers,seminarsspecificallytailoredforstudent-athletesandcampusworkshopsCharlottestudent-athletesgainknowledgeandexperiencesthatwillaidethemduringtheircollegeyearsandpreparethemforlifeafterathletics.

49erAcademicSuccessFall/Spring2009

FallChancellor’sList(3.8andhigher)

NikkiGayle WhitneyWilliams

SpringChancellor’sListWhitneyWilliams

FallDean’sList(3.4-3.79)

GinaAllen BrittneyBrinkleyKendraMcCall KeriPalmaSerenaSmith ChelseaStamey

SpringDean’sListCarolBuchan KeriPalmaSerenaSmith

FallAthleticDirector’sList(3.0andhigher)

GinaAllen BrittneyBrinkleyCarolBuchan BrianaGwaltneyKatyHackett

SpringAthleticDirector’sListGinaAllen TenayaTucker

FallA-10Commissioner’sList(3.5andhigher)

NikkiGayle KendraMcCallKeriPalma SerenaSmithChelseaStameyWhitneyWilliams

SpringA-10Commissioner’sListKeriPalma SerenaSmithWhitneyWilliams

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