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The 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. Back Cover designed by Patrick McCoy. Photos by Sam Roberts and Wade Bruton. Cover designed by ABZ Designs, printing by Tathwell Printing of Charlotte, N.C.

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  • February Sat.13 St.Johns# 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 SaintJosephs* 4p.m. Sat.17 SaintJosephs* 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.

    Atlantic 10 Conference TournamentWed.12-Sat.15Amherst,Mass.TBA

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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...................................19CharlottesMostValuablePlayer..........................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,andvideoforalloftheNinersteams.

    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...............[email protected]antCoaches..............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.[email protected]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.

    Back Cover designed by Patrick McCoy. Photos by Sam Rob-erts and Wade Bruton. Cover designed by ABZ Designs, print-ing by Tathwell Printing of Charlotte, N.C.

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  • CharlottesAll-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

    * - Charlottes inaugural season

    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 Programs700thvictory2007 34-23 22-10 10-6 .596 8-7 DeVos300thcareervictory2006 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,DeVoshasmadegreatstrideswiththeprogramonandoff thefield. Shehas recordedCharlottes largest, third-largestandfourth-largestwintotals,whilealsoputtingtogethernine20-winseasons.Sheisthefirst49erheadcoachtosurpassboth the200and300career-winmarksand isapproachingher400thcareervictory.DeVosachievedher300thcareervictoryina4-2conferencedecisionagainstGeorgeWashingtonatthe2007Atlantic10Tournament.Justasimportantashersuccessonthefield,DeVoshasalsograduated100percentofherplayerssincetakingoverasheadcoach. Sherecordedhermostsuccessfulseasonin2006,leadingthe49erstonumerousschoolrecords,includingthemostwinsinaseason(42),aswellastheprogramsfirst-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.TheNinersconferencerecordearnedthemtheAtlantic10Con-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 atCharlottesownD.L.PhillipsSportsComplexwhere theNiners

    tookonNo.20Massachusetts.Thatseason,the49ersclaimedavictoryoverthen-No.15NorthCarolinaatD.L.Phillips.Inthecircle,KatyHackett set the then single-season recordwith 176strikeouts,whileEmilyJefferyputup146strikeoutsonherwayto18wins.Ontheoffensiveend,all-conferenceselectionSarahMalene shattered her 2006 single-season record with 46 runs,whileSerenaSmithre-wrotetherecordbookswith71hits.Four49erswerenamedtotheall-tournamentteam,whileMaleneandfreshmanWhitneyWilliamsearnedall-conferencenods. Atestamenttohercoachingabilityandstrengthofthepro-gram,severalofDeVosplayershavecontinuedtoplayaftertheircollegiatecareers.In1999,JanineRepolebecamethefirstmemberofthe49ersdraftedbytheWomensProfessionalFastpitchLeague.Morerecently,bothKristinWhite(2002)andMelanieThevenote(2003)playedinternationally. A four-year letterwinner at Drake, the Yorkville, Ill., na-tiveboastsahealthysoftballresumefromasuccessfulprogram.DeVosgraduatedfromDrakein1993withadegreeinbusinessmarketing.Shewasa1993All-MissouriValleyConferenceplayerafterleadingtheBulldogstotheMVCregularseasonandtourna-mentchampionshipsandaspotinthe1993NationalInvitation-alChampionship.A shortstop andoutfielder,DeVos still ranksamongDrakesall-timeleadersinhomeruns. Inadditiontoherheadcoachingduties,DeVosconductssev-eralsummerandwintersoftballcampsandclinics.Inthesum-merof2004,shecoachedaselectgroupofplayerstoplaytheU.S.OlympicteaminCharlotte. DeVosandherhusband,Dan,havetwosons,NolanandJ.J.HerhusbandistheDirectoroftheAnnualFundfortheCharlotte49ersAthleticFoundation.

    Head Coach - 16th Season - Drake, 1993

    Aimee DeVos

    CareerHighlightsCharlottesall-timewinningestcoachwith368.HasledCharlotteto144victoriesinthelastfour seasonssincejoiningtheAtlantic10Conference.Registered300thcareervictoryin2007ina4-2 victoryoverA-10foeGeorgeWashington.Third-longesttenuredheadcoachatCharlotte behindmenstennisandbaseball.

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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 categoriesunder the tutelageofPorche.The49ers saw increases in strikeouts,whilede-creasing the opponents batting average and

    extra-basehits.Charlottes strikeouts jumped from332 in2008 to401lastseason,despiteplayinginfewergames.ThenumberwassodrasticthatNinerspitchersstruckoutonaveragethreemorebatterspergamein2009andloweredtheiropponentsbattingaveragefrom.257to.218. PriortojoiningupwithcoachDeVos,Porcheplayedinternation-ally inEuropeduring the summerof2008, afterwrappingupherseniorseasonatMissouriState. DuringherfouryearcampaignatMissouriState,shewastheaceofthestaffandwasnamedtotheMissouriValleyConferenceFirstTeamduringherseniorseason.Porcheputtogetheracareermarkof59-48,witha2.22ERAand744strikeouts,whilerecording17savesandtossing20careershutouts.PorchealsoexcelledintheclassroomasshewastwicenamedtotheMVCScholarAthleteteam. AnativeofBuenaPark,Calif.,PorcheearnedherBachelorsDe-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 almamaters 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 inCharlottesfirst everA-10Championshipgame,bybeingnamedtotheA-10All-Tournamentteam,afterhitting.538infourgameswiththreeRBI.Shewrappedupasolidcareerin2007with105careerRBI,whichisoneshyoftheall-timeschoolrecord. A native of Concord, N.C., Killough graduated in December2007withaBachelorsDegreeinMiddleGradesEducation.

    Assistant Coach (Pitching) - 2nd Season - Missouri State, 2008

    Melissa Porche

    Assistant Coach (Hitting) - 2nd Season - Charlotte, 2007

    Kristi Killough

    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.ThesoftballteamslockerroomandcoachesofficesarelocatedinWachoviaFieldhouse,whichoverlooksthefield.Eachplayerhastheirownindividuallockerinthefieldhouse.

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  • CharlottesMediaRelationsDepartmentsatdowntotalkwithHeadCoachAimeeDeVostogetherthoughtsonthe2009campaign,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.Wehadseveralplayerscontributesteadilytoouroffensiveproductionwhichdidntforcetheteamtorelyontwoorthreebattersinthelineupandultimatelyourteamdefensewasthestrongestithadbeeninyears.

    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 years 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.Asinthecaseofthisyearsteam,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.Thisyearsfresh-

    menclassallplayaninfieldpositionalongwithacouplewhoplayoutfieldorpitch.Asagroupwelookfortheseplayerstoaddinfielddepthandforthemtocontendforstartingpositionsinallspotsoftheinfieldasweonlyhavetworeturninginfieldstarters.AllofourfreshmenhavecomefromsuccessfulhighschoolsortravelprogramsandwelooktobuildupontheirexperienceandskillsaswecontinuetocompetefortheAtlantic10Championship.

    Last years 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?Weareexcitedaboutthepotentialofthisyearsoffensiveline-up.Ourtoptwo-RBIproducers;SerenaandTenayaarebackandIthinkthatKeriPalmawilladdtotheRBIproductionforthisyearsteam.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 years 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.Kerisarmstrength,instinctsandpureathleticismareagreatfitforeitherthirdorshort.LorenaVela,ourotherreturninginfielder,willmovetosecondbasealongwithfreshmanChelseaStamey.LorenacametoCharlotteasamiddleinfielderandsteppedintoplaythirdbasefortheuslastyear.WeareexcitedtogetLorenabacktothemiddleinfieldwhereshecananchortherightside.Chelsea,asolidfundamentalinfielderwhogetsbettereachdaywilladddepthtothesec-ondbaseposition.BrittneyBrinkley,afreshman,isadjustingandsettlinginatshortstop.Herstrengthsareherrangeandquickfeet.Wehavetwofreshmenwhowillbeanchoringfirstbaseforthe49ersthisyear,BrianaBriGwaltneyandVirginiaGinnyPrince.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.Withouroffenseandpitchingbacktofullstrengthweexpectnothinglessthanachampionshipfromthisyearsteam.

    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

    Virginia(Two):BrittneyBrinkleyLindseyHolloman

    Delaware(One):NikkiGayle

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  • AtCharlotte-2009(Junior):FirstTeamAll-Atlantic10honoreeaswellasAll-Tournamentteamselection...Ledthe49erswitha23-9recordanda1.39ERA...Her23winsarethethirdmostinCharlottehistory,whileherERAwasthesixthlowestall-time...Made34appearanceswith26starts...Recordedateam-highandprogram-bestnineshutoutsalongwith24com-plete games...Struckout aprogramrecord294batters, including120 inconferenceplay...Fanned15battersagainstSt.BonaventureonApril18,thehighestsinglegametotal inCharlottehistory...Wonnineconferencegameswithaminiscule0.88ERA...Heldopposingbatterstoa.182battingaverage and .150 in league play...Named 2009TeamMVP...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,duringthe49ersfive-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,ButlerDreamTeamandWhosWhoAmongAmericanHighSchoolStudents.

    Personal:DaughterofChesterandKimJeffery...Hasonesister,Lauren...Majoring inExerciseSciencewith aminor inBiology...BornNovember17,1987.

    JeffreysCareerStatsYr. ERA W-L App-GSCG 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

    CareerHighlights49erssingle-seasonleaderinstrikeoutswith294.Recordedano-hitterinCharlottedebutagainst Presbyterian,11-0,onFebruary9th,2008.NamedtotheAtlantic10All-Tournamentteamin thelasttwoseasons.NamedFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10lastseasonas wellastwicenamedPitcheroftheWeek.

    AtCharlotte-2009(Junior):Madetenappearancesontheyearwiththreestarts...Struckoutfiveacross14inningsofaction...GotthestartonValentinesDayagainstUNCWilmingtonwhereshetossedtwoinningsofone-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 timeAll-Conference andAll-State performer atCentralCabarrusHighSchool...Two-timeStatePlayeroftheYear...Ledherteamto two state championships and anumberonenational ranking...WasnamedMVPofthestatetournamentin2005,alsonamedanAll-Ameri-canthatseason...Was27-1hersenioryearwitha0.42ERAwhilestrikingout207in145innings,alsohadeightno-hittersandfourperfectgames...Hadanoverallrecordof100-4inherfouryearhighschoolcareer.

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

    AllensCareerStatsYr. 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

    CareerHighlightsAppearedin43gamesfortheNinersinherthree- yearcareer,whilestartingin14.Recordedatwo-hitshutoutagainstColgateinthe 2008FirstPitchClassic.NamedtotheDeansListlastsemesterforhaving aGPAof3.4orhigherduringthesemester.

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  • AtCharlotte-2009(Junior):PickedupFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10honors...Also earnedAtlantic 10AcademicAll-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,intheteamsfive-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-inggarneringtheleaguesPlayeroftheYearawardasajunior...NamedtheNorthwestCabarrusFemaleAthleteoftheYearbyTheCharlotteObserver...GarneredherteamsMVPawardthreetimes...Battedover.300forherprepcareer...Asasophomore,hit.641withsevenhomerunsand35RBIenroutetobeingnamed to theNCFSCA3-AAll-State team...Also earned varsitylettersinbasketballandvolleyball,collectingall-conferenceandMVPrec-ognitioninthelatter.

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

    SmithsCareerStatsYr. 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)

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    CareerHighlightsOwnsthemosthitsinaseasonwith71in2008.Ranks11thincareerRBIwith75.NamedFirstTeamAll-Atlantic10lastseason.LedCharlotteinbattingaverage,hits,RBIand totalbaseslastseason.NamedtotheDeansListinthepasttwosemesters 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 .282on theyearwith25RBI, 40hits andfivedoubles...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-ernKentucky...Hadadouble and twoRBI againstNCA&T...Had twodoublesandaruninthesecondNCA&Tgame...AlsohadapairofhitsagainstCharlestonSouthern...HadtheloneRBIinCharlotteswinovernationallyrankedSouthCarolina...Was2-for-2withadouble,RBIandrunscoredatDayton.

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

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

    PalmasCareerStatsYr. 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

    CareerHighlightsEighthonCharlottescareerhomerunlistwith9.LedtheNinerslastseasonwithfivehomeruns.NamedtoDeansListthepasttwosemestersfora GPAof3.4orhigher.Startedeverygamelastseason(49)mostlyplaying atfirstbase.Thirdontheteamlastseasonwith64totalbases.

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  • AtCharlotte-2009(Sophomore):Sawactionin28gamesmostlyasapinch-runnerScoredfiverunsontheyear,whilestealingtwo-of-threebasesOnlyhitoftheseasonwasadoubleagainstLaSalleonApril4.

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

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

    BuchansCareerStatsYr. 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

    CareerHighlightsAppearedin28gameslastseason,mostlyasa pinch-runner.Scoredfiverunslastseasonincludingoneagainst MassachusettsonApril26th.RegisteredadoubleagainstLaSalleonApril4th.NamedtotheAthleticDirectorsListthepasttwo 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...2004BestDefenseHonoree...2005BestOffenseHonoree...NamedCo-MVPher junior year...Named to the 2005 Gaston Gazette All-TournamentTeam...2004 Shelby StarAthlete of theYear...2006CharlotteObserverFemaleAthleteoftheYearFinalist...WontheFCAMeritAwardforOut-standingSportsParticipationinboth2006and2007.

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

    BlantonsCareerStatsYr. 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

    CareerHighlightsAppearedin35gamesfortheNinersduringtwo- 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-toradeRookieof theYearher freshmanyear...NamedGatoradePlayeroftheYearhersophomoreyear...NamedConferencePlayeroftheYearhersophomoreyear...WasamemberoftheBetaClubandwasaScholar-Athlete.

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

    McCallsCareerStatsYr. 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)

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    CareerHighlightsStarted41gamesincareer,whileappearingin88.NamedtotheA-10CommissionersListinthefall semesterforachievingaGPAof3.5orhigher.Hasstolen16basesinhercareerandonlybeen caughtsixtimes.Battingaverageimproved45pointsfromher freshmantosophomoreyear.

    AtCharlotte -2009 (Sophomore):Appeared in19games last seasonwith17gamesstarted...Struckout85batterswithanERAof2.78...Fin-ished the yearwith a 8-5 record, including a 5-1mark 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...Hadall three saves for the49ersduring the season...Threw23completegames...Heldheropponentstoa.243average...NamedAtlantic10Rookie of theWeek for theweek ofApril 7th after turning inherfirstcollegiateshutoutwithatwo-hitterwinagainstSaintLouisandherfirstcareersaveingametwooftheseriesagainsttheBillikens,strikingout adozenbatters along theway...Threw four additional shutoutsontheseason,includingacompletegamethree-hitteragainstSaintLouisintheAtlantic10Tournament...Alsotossedaone-hitshutoutofLaSalle...Postedthreedouble-digitstrikeoutgames,11againstbothNorthFloridaandLaSalleand10againstUNC-Greensboro...Threw5.2scoreless in-ningsagainstCharlestonSouthernintheGreen&WhiteClassic...Tossed6.2scorelessinningsatUSCUpstateandfivescorelessinningsatbothElonandGeorgeWashington.

    Prep:Wasnamed First teamAll-Region, First teamAll-County, FirstteamAll-State, Gwinnett County Pitcher of the Year...GwinnettDailyPostPitcheroftheYearandAtlantaJournalPitcheroftheYearduringherjuniorandseniorseasons.

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

    HackettsCareerStatsYr. 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)

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    CareerHighlightsSecondonthesingle-seasonstrikeoutlistwith 176punchoutsin2008.NamedtotheAthleticDirectorsListlastsemester forachievingaGPAof3.0orhigher.Ledtheteamasafreshmanwitha2.02ERA.NamedtheAtlantic10FreshmanoftheWeekon April7th,2008.

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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...Broughtinthegamewinningrunofthe49ers2-0shutoutofSaintJosephs and the 6-5 extra-inningwinoverVermont at theWinthrop/AdidasClassic...Scoredthegame-winningrunintheA-10TournamentshutoutofSt.Bonaventure.

    Prep:Named 2007Central PiedmontConference Player of theYear...Named the JackWardMost 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 theBetaClub...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...BornNo-vember20,1988.

    WilliamsCareerStatsYr. 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

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    CareerHighlightsHasstolen34careerbasesinonlytwoseasons.NamedtoSecondTeamAll-Atlantic10andAll- Rookieteamin2008.Hasappearedin105gamesduringcareer,while startingin89.Namedtothe2008Atlantic10All-Tournament teaminfreshmanseason.

    AtCharlotte - 2009 (Sophomore):Started every game of the seasonsplitting timebetweencatcher and thedesignatedplayer...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 andLa Salle...Talliedeightmulti-RBIgamesontheyear...Recorded12multi-hitgamesthroughouttheyear...Hadanine-gamehittingstreakfromApril7to18.

    2008(Freshman):Sawactionin46gamesasafreshmanwith42starts,splittingtimebehindtheplatewithJaimeWest...Posteda.174averageoff20hitsand115atbatsenrouteto12RBI...CollectedherfirstcareerRBI,runsandhitsintheseason-openingdoubleheaderagainstPresbyterian...Hitherfirst careerhome run in game twoof 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 inCriminal Justice and Psychology...Born February 13,1989.

    TuckersCareerStatsYr. 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

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    CareerHighlightsStartedeverygameofhercareerexceptforfour duringfreshmanseason.Secondonteamlastseasoninbattingaverage, RBI,totalbasesanddoubles.NamedtotheAthleticDirectorslistthepasttwo springsemesters.Struckoutonlyonceevery18atbatslastseason.

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    Prep:Three-time First teamAll-Avocado League selection...Four-timeAll-Avacado League selection...LeagueMVP as a Sophomore and Ju-nior...AvocadoLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheYearasaSenior...Namedto theUnionTribuneAll-AcademicTeam...EarnedRookieof theYearhonors...CoachedbyTeresaMurillo.

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

    CareerHighlightsNamedtheAtlantic10Co-RookieoftheWeekon theweekofFebruary16th.Started41gamesasafreshman,playingmostly atthirdbase.Drew13walkslastseason,fourthontheteam.Successfullystole6-of-7baseslastseason.RecordedtwoRBIagainstSt.LouisonMay7th.

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

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    Prep:Captainofhighschoolteamall fouryearsasamiddleinfielder...NamedtoAll-State,All-Regionaland All-State team...Team won the 2008 RegionalChampionship...Named TeamMVP 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 ofGreg andLauraGayle...Hasone brother, Timmy...Hobbies include dance and

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

    VelasCareerStatsYr. 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:Teamwon the 2009LeagueChampionship...First teamAll-Leaguemember for senior season...SecondteamAll-CountyandAll-Citymemberasasenior...Named to theAll-Tournament team at theMichelleCarewandCypresstournaments...Ledteaminhomerunsduringjuniorseason...Three-timewin-ner of the Scholar Athlete award...Also played forVictory USA Gold travel squad...Honor Roll andPrincipalsHonorRollStudent.

    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 onAugust 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 theCoachesAward as a sophomore...ABHonorRollmemberandStarAwardrecipient.

    Personal:Daughter ofMike andKim Prince...Hasonesister,Kaitlyn...Canplaytheguitar,ukuleleandmandolin...Alsowritessongs...MajoringinPsychol-ogy...BornonJanuary10,1991.

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

    Chelsea Stamey

    Prep:Three-time state champion at Butler HS inCharlotte, N.C...Team finished the 2008 campaignwithaperfect29-0recordandwasrankedNo.2inthenationbyUSAToday...Batted .364and 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-UpsThe49ers capped another great season in theAtlantic 10 by finishing 14-4, their bestmarksincethe2006championshipseason.TheNin-erslostonlyoneconferenceroadgameandsplittheseasonserieswithA-10ChampionMassa-chusetts.Charlottesweptfiveseriesandsplittheother four to claim their firstA-10 runner-uptitle,finishingonlytwogamesoutoffirst.

    2009SeniorsCapofCareerCharlottesseniorclassfinishedtheircareerwitharecordof144-83,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.Charlotteshomevictories 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 seasonsfirst title.Oneweek later, the49ers continued their tournament success bytaking downTowson, 3-2, in the finals of theFirstPitchClassic for their secondchampion-shipinasmanyweeks.JuniorpitcherEmilyJef-feryledtheNinersbyrecordingfourvictoriesintheninegames.

    SameOldBrokenRecordOneseasonafterKatyHackettbrokethesingle-seasonmarkforstrikeoutswith176duringherfreshmancampaign,EmilyJefferyextendedtherecordby118punch-outsinthe09season.Jef-fery brokeHacketts record onApril 9 againstElon,whenshestruckout14Phoenixbatters.Theseniornowsitsat440careerstrikeoutsonly144 behind the careermark,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 fromMarch 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.

    SteppinItUpfortheA-10When the season began onMarch 20 with a

    doubleheaderagainstGeorgeWashington,sev-eral49erskickedtheirproductionintoahighergear.Eight49ersampedup theirbattingaver-agesduringconferencegameswhiletheoverallteamaveragejumpedfrom.272innon-confer-encegamesto.297inA-10games.SerenaSmithand Jenny Rumbles saw the biggest jumps intheir averages as Smiths improved from .315to.444,whileRumblesincreasedfrom.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 staffERAdippedfroma2.91 innon-conference to1.72 againsttheA-10. JefferysERAdroppedbelowone asthe junior held a 0.88 ERA for 18 conferencegames,whileHackettwonfiveofhersixconfer-encedecisions.

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

    SwipingBasesLeftandRightSarahMalenetoreupthebasepathslastseasonasshesetthesingleseasonandtheall-timesto-lenbaserecords.Malenestole36outof41baseslastyeartopassthepreviousrecordof30.Her36 base swipesmoved her to 87 career stolenbases,passingTrishaFoxsrecordof77.

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  • 2009Charlotte49ersSoftballStatistics(AllGames)Record:33-16Home:21-11Away:11-4Neutral:1-1A-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-10:14-4Home:7-3Away: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 19PB-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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  • 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

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    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.........................