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Welcome... At Tiffin University, our students endeavour to excel in both the classroom and the athletic arena. Our athletic pro- grams have enjoyed tremendous success in recent years with conference championships, teams being nationally ranked and challenging at national tournaments. There have been numerous individual ac- colades including All-Americans, and it is no small accomplishment that in the past few years we have set new standards of excellence with our individual and team academic achievements. We expect our student-athletes to be just as successful in the classroom. A recent self study con- ducted by the university indicated that, of all the athletes who completed their eligibility at Tiffin Uni- versity in the last five years, 95% of those athletes graduated. While many colleges would be ecstatic with these results, we will never be content until it is 100%. We are proud of our rich history and look forward to setting new milestones as we enter the NCAA Division II playing field and the highly competitive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. We are proud of our athletes and what they have accomplished. They have been the force behind the winning tradition that has been established, and I am confident the future will also be highly successful for Tiffin University athletics. - Lonny Allen Athletic Director Tiffin University Athletic Department Lonny Allen...Athletic Director, Head Baseball Coach Pam Oswald...SWA, Head Women’s Basketball Coach John Hill...Head Coach - Men’s Basketball Darby Roggow...Asst. Ath. Dir., Head Men’s Golf Coach Ryan Sams...Head Women’s Golf Coach Jeremy Croy... Asst. Ath. Dir., Head Track Coach Dave Walkosky..Head Football Coach Kelly Daniel...Dir. of Compliance and Ath. Services Shane O’Donnell..Sports Information Director Vickie Galaska...Office Manager Ron Martin...Head Cross Country Coach Rudy Brownell...Head Men’s Soccer Coach Jacqueline Crytzer....Athletic Trainer Dr. Bonnie Tiell...Faculty Athletic Representative Phil Conley...Head Tennis Coach Dana Cordova...Head Volleyball Coach Julie Vogel...Equestrian Coach Mark Schreiber...Women’s Lacrosse Coach Doug Jesse...Head Wrestling Coach Paula Fantini...Head Women’s Soccer Coach Office phone - 419-448-3453 Location - Gillmor Student Center Mailing Address - 155 Miami St. Tiffin, Ohio 44883 FAX - 419-443-5007 The Tiffin University Programs/Media Guides are written and designed in the Sports Information Office, with typesetting done by Shane O’Donnell. Layout and printing are done by Allegra Print and Imaging of Findlay. For further information, please contact Shane O’Donnell, Sports Information Director, at the address or phone number listed above. Tiffin University is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or Vietnam-era veteran status in employment, educational programs, policies, athlet- ics, activities, admissions, and other school administered programs. It is the policy of Tiffin University that any illegal recruiting activities as determined by the NCAA Division II policy is strictly prohibited by all members of the institu- tion including but not limited to: boosters, coaches, athletic support staff, and student-athletes. It is also the policy of this institution that all coaches (and boosters) involved with recruiting will participate in annual continuing education regarding NCAA and conference recruiting rules and the intent of these rules. A continual monitoring system per- formed by university members who are not affiliated with the athletic program as to the actual extent of compliance with institutional recruiting policies and procedures will be conducted. Welcome to this athletic season at Tiffin University. I invite you to watch and cheer for all of our women’s and men’s teams. Intercollegiate athletics play an important role at Tiffin University. The students who participate develop life-long friendships and learn leadership and teamwork skills, how to set goals and work hard to achieve those goals, how to deal with adversity, the importance of persistence, sportsmanship, and physical fitness, and other skills and abilities that contribute to satisfying and productive lives and careers. Our athletic program also provides visibility and name recognition for TU, helps develop a sense of excitement, morale and school spirit on campus, and provides opportunities for students, employees, alumni, and supporters to unite behind a common goal. We are especially proud of the high standards of conduct displayed by our coaches and players on and off the field. Paul Marion, Ph. D. President 09-10 FACULTY SPORT SPONSORS Football - Tim Shaw Volleyball - Jamie Orr Men’s Basketball - Kellie McGilvray Women’s Basketball: - Tim Schultz Men’s Soccer - Becky Fox Women’s Soccer - Erin Dean and Sharon Perry-Nause Men’s Golf - Perry Haan Women’s Golf - Jan Samoriski Men’s Tennis - Terry Sullivan Women’s Tennis - Rhonda Gilreath Men’s TK & CC - Vinnie Gajjala Women’s TK & CC - Vicki Ingalls Baseball - Scott Blough & Gene Chintala Softball - Danielle Foster Equestrian - Phyllis Watts Women’s Lacrosse - Mike Herdlick Wrestling - Brad Rees

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Page 1: 2010 Tiffin University Softball Media Guide

Welcome...

At Tiffi n University, our students endeavour to excel in both the classroom and the athletic arena. Our athletic pro-grams have enjoyed tremendous success in recent years with conference championships, teams being nationally ranked and challenging at national tournaments. There have been numerous individual ac-colades including All-Americans, and it is no small accomplishment that in the past few years we have set new standards of excellence with our individual and team academic achievements. We expect our student-athletes to be just as successful in the classroom. A recent self study con-ducted by the university indicated that, of all the athletes who completed their eligibility at Tiffi n Uni-versity in the last fi ve years, 95% of those athletes graduated. While many colleges would be ecstatic with these results, we will never be content until it is 100%. We are proud of our rich history and look forward to setting new milestones as we enter the NCAA Division II playing fi eld and the highly competitive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. We are proud of our athletes and what they have accomplished. They have been the force behind the winning tradition that has been established, and I am confi dent the future will also be highly successful for Tiffi n University athletics.

- Lonny Allen Athletic Director

Tiffin University Athletic DepartmentLonny Allen...Athletic Director, Head Baseball CoachPam Oswald...SWA, Head Women’s Basketball CoachJohn Hill...Head Coach - Men’s BasketballDarby Roggow...Asst. Ath. Dir., Head Men’s Golf CoachRyan Sams...Head Women’s Golf CoachJeremy Croy... Asst. Ath. Dir., Head Track Coach Dave Walkosky..Head Football CoachKelly Daniel...Dir. of Compliance and Ath. ServicesShane O’Donnell..Sports Information DirectorVickie Galaska...Offi ce ManagerRon Martin...Head Cross Country CoachRudy Brownell...Head Men’s Soccer CoachJacqueline Crytzer....Athletic TrainerDr. Bonnie Tiell...Faculty Athletic Representative

Phil Conley...Head Tennis Coach Dana Cordova...Head Volleyball CoachJulie Vogel...Equestrian CoachMark Schreiber...Women’s Lacrosse CoachDoug Jesse...Head Wrestling CoachPaula Fantini...Head Women’s Soccer Coach

Offi ce phone - 419-448-3453Location - Gillmor Student CenterMailing Address - 155 Miami St. Tiffi n, Ohio 44883FAX - 419-443-5007

The Tiffi n University Programs/Media Guides are written and designed in the Sports Information Offi ce, with typesetting done by Shane O’Donnell. Layout and printing are done by Allegra Print and Imaging of Findlay. For further information, please contact Shane O’Donnell, Sports Information Director, at the address or phone number listed above. Tiffi n University is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or Vietnam-era veteran status in employment, educational programs, policies, athlet-ics, activities, admissions, and other school administered programs.

It is the policy of Tiffi n University that any illegal recruiting activities as determined by the NCAA Division II policy is strictly prohibited by all members of the institu-tion including but not limited to: boosters, coaches, athletic support staff, and student-athletes. It is also the policy of this institution that all coaches (and boosters) involved with recruiting will participate in annual continuing education regarding NCAA and conference recruiting rules and the intent of these rules. A continual monitoring system per-formed by university members who are not affi liated with the athletic program as to the actual extent of compliance with institutional recruiting policies and procedures will be conducted.

Welcome to this athletic season at Tiffi n University. I invite you to watch and cheer for all of our women’s and men’s teams. Intercollegiate athletics play an important role at Tiffi n University. The students who participate develop life-long friendships and learn leadership and teamwork skills, how to set goals and work hard to achieve those goals, how to deal with adversity, the importance of persistence, sportsmanship, and physical fi tness, and other skills and abilities that contribute to satisfying and productive lives and careers. Our athletic program also provides visibility and name recognition for TU, helps develop a sense of excitement, morale and school spirit on campus, and provides opportunities for students, employees, alumni, and supporters to unite behind a common goal. We are especially proud of the high standards of conduct displayed by our coaches and players on and off the fi eld.

Paul Marion, Ph. D.President

09-10 FACULTY SPORT SPONSORS Football - Tim ShawVolleyball - Jamie Orr Men’s Basketball - Kellie McGilvray Women’s Basketball: - Tim SchultzMen’s Soccer - Becky Fox Women’s Soccer - Erin Dean and Sharon Perry-Nause Men’s Golf - Perry Haan Women’s Golf - Jan SamoriskiMen’s Tennis - Terry Sullivan Women’s Tennis - Rhonda GilreathMen’s TK & CC - Vinnie Gajjala Women’s TK & CC - Vicki IngallsBaseball - Scott Blough & Gene Chintala Softball - Danielle Foster Equestrian - Phyllis WattsWomen’s Lacrosse - Mike HerdlickWrestling - Brad Rees

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Dragons Head Coach Jeff Nickerson

Dragons Softball By Season1985 15-121986 21-91987 13-231988 6-161989 7-201990 21-71991 27-9-11992 28-81993 34-151994 19-141995 22-231996 23-141997 13-19

1998 17-231999 20-222000 29-152001 27-192002 31-172003 33-202004 39-152005 34-222006 57-112007 37-112008 27-14-12009 23-25

Jeff Nickerson enters his second season as Head Coach of the Dragons.

Nickerson, who has a career mark of 190-153, posted a 23-25 re-cord in his debut season in 2009. He has previous coaching head coaching experience at Presbyterian College in South Carolina and Ohio Northern University.

During his three-year tenure at Presbyterian College, he compiled an overall mark of 108 wins against 69 losses, including a 24-18 record within the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Nickerson led the Lady Blue Hose to a school record 48 wins during his fi rst year, guiding the program to its fi rst-ever SAC Tournament Championship and their fi rst appearance in the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament in 2004 where they fell in the Regional Championship. He earned SAC and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year honors in 2004, while coaching nine all-conference players, including the 2005 SAC Freshman of the Year and an NFCA All-

South Atlantic Region player in 2006.

During his time at Ohio Northern, Nickerson built the softball program from one with a losing season his fi rst year to recording two straight 20-win seasons in 2002 and 2003. He got his start at ONU as an assistant coach during the 2000 season before being named interim head coach in 2001. He assumed the full-time position after the 2001 season. He also was an assistant softball coach at Capital University and Cortland State Univer-sity in New York.

Nickerson graduated cum laude from Cortland State University in Cortland, New York with a Bachelors of Science degree in Physical Education in 1998. He earned his Masters in Developmental Kinesiology with an emphasis in Physical Education in 2001 from Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He and his wife, Mindy, and chil-dren Chelsea, Jordan, and Keagen reside in Ada, Ohio.

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Dragons Assistant CoachesDeann JusticeDeann Justice enters her second year as Assistant Softball Coach at Tiffi n Univer-sity. Justice most recently coached with Rockford Lutheran in Illinois while also posting coaching stints at North Delta in Mississippi and with the Dixie Darlins from 2006-2007. She was a four-year starting catcher/right fi elder at the Univer-sity of Mississippi, where she earned her degree in 2005. While at Mississippi Deann posted several offensive career and single season records including home runs, walks, runs, RBI, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage and was also a two-year captain. She played professionally with the Rockford Thunder in the National Pro Fastpitch League in 2007 and also played internationally in the Netherlands with the Gryphons in 2008.

Jessica SallingerJessica Sallinger enters her second year as Assistant Softball Coach at Tif-fi n University. Sallinger looks to bring her pitching expertise to the Dragons coaching staff. Sallinger most recently competed with the Chicago Bandits in the National Pro Fastpitch league, collecting two wins and a save in the 2008 Championship series. Prior to that, Sallinger was a standout pitcher at Georgie Tech, twice earning All-American honors and three times earning ACC Pitcher of the Year. She is the all-time ACC leader in strikeouts and wins, and holds numerous Georgia Tech records over her career from 2002-2005.

Sarah HaynesSarah Haynes enters her second year as Assistant Softball Coach at Tiffi n Uni-versity. Haynes plans on bringing her success as a softball player at Ohio North-ern University to the Dragons. Haynes fi nished her career as the career doubles leader and top 6 all-time in hits and RBI. She was a four-year letterwinner who batted .312 for her career over 160 games and posted an on-base percentage of .353.

Amanda RitzlerAmanda Ritzler enters her fi rst year with the Dragons staff. Ritzler graduated from Ohio Dominican University in 2009, where she

played both basketball and softball. She was a four year middle infi eld starter on the Panthers softball team and led them to 3 AMC South Division Confer-ence Titles. She is the current holder of two hitting records at Ohio Dominican, most hits in a game with 4 and most doubles in a game with 3. She fi nished her senior season leading the team with a .450 batting average and was second on the team with 59 hits, 12 doubles and 28 RBI. Ritzler captured several honors and awards her senior year including AMC First Team, NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete, and Female Athlete of the Year. Amanda led the women’s bas-ketball team to back-to-back AMC Tournament titles and National Tournament appearances. Ritzler earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management.

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2010 Tiffi n University Softball Roster

3 Kelly Mayer P FR Casstown OH 4 Erika Davis P FR Minerva OH 5 Stephanie Bobotas OF SO Virginia Beach VA 6 Jessie Creakbaum OF SO Breman IN 8 Meagan Baird SS SO Ajax ONT 9 Ashton Estep IF FR Findlay OH10 Lesy Herbert C FR Sterling OH11 Tiffany Smith 1B JR Fairborn OH13 Michelle Manley 2B SO Maumee OH14 Amanda Temple IF SO Toledo OH16 Ashley Saionz IF FR Fremont OH17 Lauren Mazzuca SS/2B SO Hamilton ONT21 Melodi Murrieta OF JR Superior AZ 23 Allison Ainley C/IF SO Melvindale MI27 Delaney Talmage C/DP JR Millbury OH32 Chelsea VonDriska OF SO West Jefferson OH33 Alyssa Brown OF FR Hudson OH35 Lexie Pinkleman P/1B SO Metamora OH41 Amber Young P FR Johnstown OH45 Abbey Cooksey P SO Newark OH

Head Coach: Jeff NickersonAsst. Coaches: De De Justice, Jessica Sallinger, Sarah Haynes, Amanda Ritzler

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2010 Dragons Softball Preview The Tiffi n University softball team enters the 2010 season look-ing to improve on a 23-25 record in their second year in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Second-year Head Coach Jeff Nick-erson brings a solid group of young returners back to the diamond while also adding some key newcomers that he feels will give him a much improved offense. “We are still young but we have a year of experience which will be valuable,” Nickerson said. “Playing more as a team on defense with better communication and execution was our focus during the fall season and during spring practices. I feel we are further advanced at this time compared to last year and still working hard to improve even more.” The Lady Dragons feature a balanced team of veterans and talent-ed newcomers. Sophomore second baseman Lauren Mazzuca and junior catcher Delaney Talmage return after All-Region and All-Conference campaigns last year. Mazzuca hit .327 to lead the starters, while Talmage

hit .307 with a team-high 39 RBI. All-Conference selection Tiffany Smith (JR, 1B) also returns after hitting .321 with 9 HR and 38 RBI. Sophomore shortstop Meagan Baird (.254) is another returning infi elder, while centerfi elder Stephanie Bobotas (.243) also returns.

Four newcomers should also crack the starting lineup, as third baseman Amanda Temple (SO), rightfi elder Melodi Murrieta (JR), and leftfi elder Alyssa Brown (FR, .334 at Hudson High School) will play the fi eld. DP Lesy Herbert (FR) also brings her potent bat to the lineup after hitting .466 at Norwayne High School. The new additions should give the Dragons a well-rounded lineup that puts runs on the scoreboard.

“Temple and Murrieta bring junior college experience and past success with them, while Brown and Herbert will also contribute to strengthen our team,” Nickerson said. “Our lineup this year should be much more consistent 1-9.”

The pitching staff will feature two returners who saw limited ac-tion last year. Sophomore Abbey Cooksey (3-7, 6.67 ERA) is joined by sophomore Lexie Pinkleman (2-4, 6.75 ERA). “These two have worked very hard in the offseason to improve their game. They can both take their past experiences from last season and become successful this year,” Nickerson noted. Kelly Mayer (17-4, 0.61 ERA at Miami East High School), Amber Young (All-District at Johnstown Monroe High School), and Erika Davis (All-Conference at Minerva High School) also bring talent to the mound and will be counted on to contribute heavily in a versatile rotation. “I feel confi dent with all of our pitchers at this point and the upcoming season will determine their amount of pitching time. I believe that pitching can be another strength for us this season especially if we use two or three pitchers per game to keep opponents off balance,” said Nickerson.

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The Diamond of the Dragons

Tiffi n University enjoys playing its home games at the Tiffi n University Athletic Complex. One of many recently developed facilities on display, the Diamond of the Dragons is a new and at-tractive addition to the softball fi elds of the American Mideast Conference. With capacity for 500, a separate junior varsity fi eld, enclosed bullpens, and a large outfi eld electronic scoreboard, the fi eld offers the Tiffi n University softball team a great place to call home. The fi eld is just 1.5 miles from the Tiffi n University campus and resides on 78 acres of land that also house all the outdoor athletics teams at TU. The fi elds, which debuted in the fall of 1997, also include a baseball fi eld, two soccer fi elds, and two football practice fi elds. Also new to the fi elds is Tiffi n University’s Athletic Fieldhouse. In addition, there is expanded parking accomodating hundreds of vehicles.

Dragons Home Record (since 2004)

2004 18-3 2005 14-8 2006 21-1 2007 21-4 2008 8-6 2009 10-10 Totals 92-32 (.742)

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Tiffi n University Softball - 2009 Athletic Honors

Talmage earns First Team NFCA All-Region honorTiffi n University’s Delaney Talmage (left) was named a First Team All-Midwest Region Utility player by vote of the NFCA head coaches. This is the third postseason honor for Talmage, who earlier was named Daktronics Second Team All-Midwest Region as well as Honorable Mention All-GLIAC. Talmage led TU with 39 RBI and 17 doubles while hitting .307.

Mazzuca, Talmage named All-Region standouts

Tiffi n University’s Lauren Mazzuca (at right) and Delaney Tal-mage were named Second Team All-Midwest Region by vote of the Region’s Sports Information Directors. Mazzuca, who had already been named Second Team All-GLIAC by vote of the conference coaches, led the Dragons in batting average with a .327 mark along with a team-best 50 hits and 37 runs scored. Talmage, an Honor-able Mention All-GLIAC pick, led TU with 39 RBI and 17 doubles while hitting .307.

Dragons land three players on All-GLIAC teamTiffi n University’s Lauren Mazzuca was named Second Team All-GLIAC as the 2009 conference softball honors were announced by vote of the GLIAC coaches. Mazzuca, a freshman, batted a team-best .327 with 50 hits and 37 runs scored in the leadoff spot. Tiffany Smith (left) and Delaney Talmage also were named Honorable Men-tion selections. Smith led the team with 9 home runs while batting .321, while Talmage had 39 RBI and 17 doubles while batting .307.

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Tiffi n University Softball - All-time Academic Honors

2009 GLIAC All-Academic

Christina Baker (Forensic Psychology)Jen Kramer (Criminal Justice)Stacey Lucas (Criminal Justice)Carly Meyer (Psychology)Jessica Ramirez (Homeland Security)Alicia Rock (Homeland Security)Tiffany Smith (Education)Krista Sowers (Accounting)Kelsie Vincent (Psychology)

2008 NFCA Top Ten Academic team - 6th in Division II

2007 NAIA Scholar Athletes

Tracy Lehman Stephanie Orr Katie RorickKristin Sipe

2007 AMC Scholar Athletes

Tracy Lehman Stephanie Orr Katie RorickKristin Sipe

2006 CoSIDA First Team All-District

Kristina Schweikert (Management)

2006 NAIA Scholar Athletes

Tracy Lehman (Management)Stephanie Orr (Forensic Psychology)Kristina Schweikert (Management)Tracy Shannon (Forensic Psychology)

2005 AMC Scholar Athletes

Tracy Lehman (Management)Stephanie Orr (Forensic Psychology)Kristina Schweikert (Management)Tracy Shannon (Forensic Psychology)

2005 NAIA Scholar Athletes

Kristina Schweikert (Management)Shannon Neumann (Accounting)Tracy Shannon (Forensic Psychology)

2005 AMC Scholar Athletes

Kristina Schweikert (Management)Shannon Neumann (Accounting)Tracy Shannon (Forensic Psychology)

2004 NAIA Scholar Athletes

Christen Wilhelm 3.73 (Law Enforcement)

2004 AMC Scholar Athletes

Christen Wilhelm 3.73 (Law Enforcement)

TIFFIN UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL TEAM HAS 10 OF 37 STUDENT ATHLETES RECEIVE A 4.0 GPA FOR FALL 2004

2002-03 Team GPA - 3.27 (15th in the NAIA)

2003 Verizon NCAA Academic All-District IV

Alexis Berg - Third Team

2003 National Fastpitch Coaches Assn.14 All-American Scholar Athletes

2003 NAIA Scholar Athletes

Alexis Berg 3.84 (Forensic Psychology)Christen Wilhelm 3.73 (Law Enforcement)

2003 AMC Scholar Athletes

Alexis Berg 3.84 (Forensic Psychology)Christen Wilhelm 3.73 (Law Enforcement)

2002 NAIA Scholar Athletes

Alexis Berg 3.61 (Forensic Psychology)Mandy Balduf 3.52 (Sport Management)

2002 AMC Scholar Athletes

Alexis Berg 3.61 (Forensic Psychology)Mandy Balduf 3.52 (Sport Management)

National Fastpitch Coaches Association Honors8 NFCA All-American Scholar-Athletes2001-02 Academic Year

National Fastpitch Coaches Association Team GPA

2002 - 3.31 (9th in the NAIA)2001 - 3.38

2001 NAIA Scholar Athletes

Lori Bumb 3.88 (Accounting)Jodie Moritz 3.83 (Liberal Studies)Alexis Berg 3.60 (Forensic Psychology)Mandy Balduf 3.50 (Sport Management)

2001 AMC Scholar Athletes

Lori Bumb 3.88 (Accounting)Jodie Moritz 3.83 (Liberal Studies)Alexis Berg 3.60 (Forensic Psychology)Mandy Balduf 3.50 (Sport Management)

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Dragon Softball Record BookSingle Season IndividualBatting average - .495 Dana Kuhlman (1992)Runs - 78 Kristina Schweikert (2006)Hits - 87 Cyla Hawkins (2006)Doubles - Three with 22 Triples - 13 Tracy Lehman (2006)Home runs - 12 Lauren Williams (2006)Runs batted in - 74 Tracy Lehman (2006)Stolen bases - 32 Davin Berrier (1999)Base on balls - 38 Kristina Schweikert (2006)Sacrifi ce bunts - 28 Denita Robinson (2005)Pitching wins - 32 Rachel Richardson (2004)Earned run average - 0.91 Rachel Richardson (2004)Strikeouts - 204 April Nietrzeba (2006)Innings pitched - 260.1 Rachel Richardson (2004)

Stephanie Orr - 183 RBI, career

Rachel Richardson - 86 victories, career

Kate Siroky - 29 triples, career

Krista Sowers - 559 strikeouts, career

2006 Tiffi n University Dragons- 11 team records set

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Single Season TeamBatting average - .388 (2002)Runs - 425 (2006)Hits - 618 (2006)Doubles - 125 (2006)Triples - 36 (2006)Home runs - 42 (2007, 2006)Runs batted in - 401 (2006)Stolen bases - 108 (2002)Base on balls - 187 (2006)Sacrifi ce bunts - 124 (2006)Pitching wins - 55 (2006)Earned run average - 1.40 (2004)Strikeouts - 348 (2006)Innings pitched - 434.1 (2006)Consecutive wins - 21 (1991)

Career IndividualBatting average - .433 Kara McDonald (92-96)Runs - 189 Kristina Schweikert (02-06)Hits - 264 Stephanie Orr (04-07)Doubles - 60 Kristina Schweikert (02-06)Triples - 29 Kate Siroky (99-02)Home runs - 26 Lauren Williams (05-08)Runs batted in - 183 Stephanie Orr (04-07)Stolen bases - 64 Missy Smith (00-03)Base on balls - 104 Kristina Schweikert (02-06)Sacrifi ce bunts - 73 Denita Robinson (02-05)Pitching wins - 86 Rachel Richardson (02-05)Earned run average - 1.32 Rachel Richardson (02-05)Strikeouts - 559 Krista Sowers (06-09)Innings pitched - 760 Rachel Richardson (02-05)

Lauren Williams - 26 HR, career

Cyla Hawkins - 87 hits, season

Dana Kuhlman - .495, season

Kristina Schweikert - 189 runs, career

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The Automated ScoreBook

Game Results for Tiffin University (as of Jan 20, 2010)

(All games)

Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend Time

--------- ------------- ----- --------/-------- ---- ------- -------- ---------------------- ------ ----

Feb 26, 2009 at Lincoln Memorial 0-4 L 0 3 3/ 4 6 3 7 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (L 0-1) 70 1:35

Feb 26, 2009 at Lincoln Memorial W 4-3 4 7 0/ 3 7 2 7 1- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Kel.Kitchen (W 1-0) - 1:55

Mar 08, 2009 vs Northern Kentucky 0-3 L 0 3 4/ 3 11 1 7 1- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Kel.Kitchen (L 1-1) 0 1:56

Mar 11, 2009 Chadron St College 2-7 L 2 3 4/ 7 5 2 7 1- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Kel.Kitchen (L) 0

Mar 11, 2009 at St. Cloud W 3-2 3 7 1/ 2 7 0 7 2- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 0

Mar 9, 2009 at Chadron St College W 4-2 4 8 1/ 2 6 3 7 3- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 0

Mar 9, 2009 Northern State W 7-2 7 9 1/ 2 9 3 7 4- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 K. Sowers (W) 0

Mar 09, 2009 at Quincy W 12-7 12 14 0/ 7 11 1 7 5- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (W) 0

Mar 14, 2009 at St. Rose W 9-0 9 10 0/ 0 3 5 5 6- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 L.Pinkleman (W) 0

Mar 15, 2009 Stonehill College W 3-1 3 10 2/ 1 2 1 7 7- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 K. Sowers (W) 0

Mar 14, 2009 at Indianapolis 2-3 L 2 3 1/ 3 8 2 7 7- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 A. Cooksey (L) 0

Apr 16, 2009 Upper Iowa W 4-3 4 5 2/ 3 7 2 7 8- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 K. Sowers (W) 0

*Mar 21, 2009 Ashland University 0-1 L 0 3 3/ 1 6 1 ( 8) 8- 5- 0 0- 1- 0 K. Sowers (L) 50 1 hr

*Mar 21, 2009 at Ashland University 0-6 L 0 3 3/ 6 9 1 7 8- 6- 0 0- 2- 0 A. Cooksey (L) 55 2:00

Mar 22, 2009 Clarion University 1-4 L 1 5 2/ 4 6 0 7 8- 7- 0 0- 2- 0 L.Pinkleman (L) 82 1:40

Mar 22, 2009 Clarion University W 2-0 2 5 1/ 0 2 3 7 9- 7- 0 0- 2- 0 K. Sowers (W) 70 90 m

*Mar 27, 2009 Univ. of Findlay W 8-1 8 11 2/ 1 5 4 7 10- 7- 0 1- 2- 0 K. Sowers (W) 68 1:37

*Mar 27, 2009 at Univ. of Findlay W 2-1 2 7 0/ 1 2 3 ( 8) 11- 7- 0 2- 2- 0 Kel.Kitchen (W) 56 2:16

*Mar 30, 2009 vs Hillsdale College 6-7 L 6 9 1/ 7 14 4 7 11- 8- 0 2- 3- 0 K. Sowers (L 7-8) 56 1:55

*Mar 30, 2009 vs Hillsdale College W 12-6 12 13 1/ 6 9 4 7 12- 8- 0 3- 3- 0 Kel.Kitchen (W 2-2) - 2:00

*Apr 01, 2009 Hillsdale W 5-2 5 8 0/ 2 5 1 7 13- 8- 0 4- 3- 0 K. Sowers (W) 46 1:54

*Apr 01, 2009 at Hillsdale 2-6 L 2 6 2/ 6 11 2 7 13- 9- 0 4- 4- 0 A. Cooksey (L) 43 1:48

*Apr 05, 2009 at Ashland University 0-4 L 0 1 2/ 4 6 0 7 13-10- 0 4- 5- 0 K. Sowers (L 6-3) 122 1:44

*Apr 05, 2009 vs Ashland University 5-10 L 5 4 5/10 12 2 7 13-11- 0 4- 6- 0 L.Pinkleman (L 1-2) 122 2:13

*Apr 08, 2009 at Findlay W 10-2 10 14 2/ 2 2 2 7 14-11- 0 5- 6- 0 K. Sowers (W) 68 2:15

*Apr 08, 2009 Findlay 8-10 L 8 8 2/10 13 4 7 14-12- 0 5- 7- 0 K. Sowers (L) 69 2:00

*Apr 09, 2009 Saginaw Valley Softb 1-11 L 1 2 1/11 13 0 6 14-13- 0 5- 8- 0 A. Cooksey (L) 59 1:17

*Apr 09, 2009 at Saginaw Valley Softb 0-8 L 0 1 1/ 8 12 0 5 14-14- 0 5- 9- 0 K. Sowers (L) 30 1hr1

*Apr 11, 2009 Wayne State U. 2-4 L 2 7 1/ 4 11 0 7 14-15- 0 5-10- 0 A. Cooksey (L) 45 1:30

*Apr 11, 2009 at Wayne State U. 1-9 L 1 2 4/ 9 13 0 5 14-16- 0 5-11- 0 K. Sowers (L) 30 1hr3

Apr 16, 2009 at Lake Erie College W 12-1 12 12 0/ 1 3 3 6 15-16- 0 5-11- 0 K. Sowers (W) 60 1:27

Apr 17, 2009 Lake Erie Softball W 7-1 7 13 3/ 1 2 2 7 16-16- 0 5-11- 0 L.Pinkleman (W) 33 1:40

Apr 17, 2009 Lake Erie Softball W 8-0 8 13 2/ 0 1 2 5 17-16- 0 5-11- 0 K. Sowers (W) 32 1:15

*Apr 18, 2009 Ferris St. Softball W 2-0 2 4 1/ 0 4 1 7 18-16- 0 6-11- 0 K. Sowers (W) 75 1:30

*Apr 18, 2009 at Ferris St. Softball 2-16 L 2 5 5/16 17 1 5 18-17- 0 6-12- 0 A. Cooksey (L) 65 1:25

*Apr 19, 2009 Gravnd Valley State W 1-0 1 4 0/ 0 1 1 (10) 19-17- 0 7-12- 0 K. Sowers (W) 48 2:00

*Apr 19, 2009 at Gravnd Valley State 0-5 L 0 5 2/ 5 7 3 7 19-18- 0 7-13- 0 K. Sowers (L) 30 2:00

Apr 16, 2009 at Lake Erie College W 4-2 4 7 1/ 2 7 2 7 20-18- 0 7-13- 0 Kellepourey (W) 60 1:42

*Apr 22, 2009 at Wayne State W 4-2 4 5 0/ 2 5 3 ( 8) 21-18- 0 8-13- 0 K. Sowers (W 12-7) - 1:50

*Apr 22, 2009 vs Wayne State 2-7 L 2 6 3/ 7 10 0 7 21-19- 0 8-14- 0 L.Pinkleman (L 2-3) 112 1:50

Apr 23, 2009 Northern Kentucky 3-4 L 3 7 3/ 4 8 2 ( 8) 21-20- 0 8-14- 0 K. Sowers (L) 47 1:55

Apr 23, 2009 Northern Kentucky 1-17 L 1 2 1/17 18 0 5 21-21- 0 8-14- 0 L.Pinkleman (L) 40 1:30

*Apr 25, 2009 at Northwood 5-7 L 5 8 3/ 7 11 0 7 21-22- 0 8-15- 0 K. Sowers (L 11-8) 67 2:10

*Apr 26, 2009 at Lake Superior State W 12-4 12 12 0/ 4 8 2 6 22-22- 0 9-15- 0 K. Sowers (W 12-7) - 2 PM

*Apr 26, 2009 Lake Superior State 2-6 L 2 5 5/ 6 7 1 7 22-23- 0 9-16- 0 K. Sowers (L 12-8) -

May 01, 2009 vs Saginaw Valley State 2-5 L 2 4 1/ 5 8 1 7 22-24- 0 9-16- 0 K. Sowers (L 13-11) 328 1:40

May 01, 2009 at Northwood W 3-2 3 6 3/ 2 4 2 7 23-24- 0 9-16- 0 K. Sowers (W 14-11) 0 2:10

May 02, 2009 vs Grand Valley State 1-2 L 1 4 0/ 2 5 1 7 23-25- 0 9-16- 0 K. Sowers (L 14-12) 87 1:40

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The Automated ScoreBook

Overall Statistics for Tiffin University (as of Jan 20, 2010)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 23-25 Home: 10-10 Away: 13-12 Neutral: 0-3 Conference: 9-16

Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%

Kellie Kitchen...... .400 2-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0 0-0 3 6 2 .818

Lauren Mazzuca...... .327 47-46 153 37 50 11 2 5 18 80 .523 7 7 20 0 .383 0 4 9-12 98 57 9 .945

Tiffany Smith....... .321 48-47 137 14 44 10 0 9 38 81 .591 16 3 17 0 .399 2 6 1-1 95 62 11 .935

Delaney Talmage..... .307 45-45 140 20 43 17 2 6 39 82 .586 10 1 26 0 .355 1 2 4-5 106 16 2 .984

Kenzie Kitchen...... .280 40-36 100 2 28 5 0 0 11 33 .330 7 4 17 0 .351 0 1 0-0 195 18 7 .968

Meagan Baird........ .254 47-47 130 7 33 8 0 0 14 41 .315 16 0 21 0 .331 2 6 2-2 58 114 20 .896

Stephanie Bobotas... .243 45-41 111 24 27 0 1 0 5 29 .261 12 1 25 0 .323 0 2 6-7 55 3 5 .921

Jessica Ramirez..... .232 44-43 112 24 26 1 2 2 10 37 .330 10 1 18 0 .301 0 10 10-12 43 2 3 .938

Kelsey Vincent...... .207 35-33 82 5 17 6 0 1 9 26 .317 8 2 21 0 .293 0 5 0-0 107 15 4 .968

Jessie Creakbaum.... .190 35-30 84 10 16 3 3 1 11 28 .333 10 1 30 0 .284 0 1 0-0 17 2 1 .950

Lexie Pinkleman..... .176 20-11 34 4 6 3 0 0 1 9 .265 1 0 7 0 .200 0 0 0-1 84 8 5 .948

Jennifer Kramer..... .167 24-15 42 0 7 1 0 0 3 8 .190 5 1 15 0 .265 1 1 1-1 16 3 3 .864

Michelle Manley..... .162 36-11 37 13 6 1 0 0 2 7 .189 3 0 9 0 .225 0 3 4-5 17 2 1 .950

Tabbatha Nieman..... .143 30-17 42 4 6 3 0 0 2 9 .214 7 0 12 0 .265 0 4 1-1 12 32 2 .957

Carly Meyer......... .143 6-0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 0 0 5 0 .143 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Christina Baker..... .059 25-5 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .059 0 0 8 0 .059 0 0 0-2 12 0 0 1.000

Ashley Bevard....... .000 14-1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .167 0 0 0-1 3 6 3 .750

Alicia Rock......... .000 38-2 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0 1-2 5 1 0 1.000

Keshia Johnson...... .000 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000

Stacey Lucas........ .000 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 2 0 0 0 .333 1 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

Allison Ainley...... .000 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000

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Krista Sowers....... .000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 9 49 6 .906

Totals.............. .250 48-48 1252 186 313 69 10 24 165 474 .379 115 21 261 0 .322 7 45 39-52 944 415 85 .941

Opponents........... .279 48-48 1289 210 359 52 5 27 186 502 .389 107 15 220 6 .338 10 35 36-46 944 393 83 .942

LOB - Team (311), Opp (303). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (7). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (1), Ken.Kitchen 1, Opp (1).

Picked off - L. Mazzuca 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA

Kellie Kitchen...... 3.38 3-2 8 5 2 0/1 1 37.1 31 19 14 16 37 5 1 3 142 .218 0 2 0 0 5

Krista Sowers....... 3.63 14-12 30 27 21 3/1 1 171.0 162 85 69 55 145 24 2 10 667 .243 10 7 0 5 22

Abbey Cooksey....... 6.67 3-7 14 11 6 0/1 0 59.1 83 51 44 21 22 11 0 9 261 .318 5 3 0 2 1

Lexie Pinkleman..... 6.75 2-4 12 4 1 0/1 0 34.2 58 39 26 9 9 7 1 2 156 .372 6 2 0 3 7

Emily Kellepourey... 11.68 1-0 5 1 0 0/0 0 12.1 25 16 16 6 7 5 1 3 63 .397 2 1 0 0 0

Totals.............. 4.83 23-25 48 48 30 5/2 2 314.2 359 210 169 107 220 52 5 27 1289 .279 23 15 0 10 35

Opponents........... 3.92 25-23 48 48 32 7/1 3 314.2 313 186 137 115 261 69 10 24 1252 .250 15 21 0 7 45

PB - Team (15), D. Talmage 8, K. Vincent 7, Opp (12). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - K. Sowers (19-23), D. Talmage

(17-19), K. Vincent (16-19), A. Cooksey (9-13), Ken.Kitchen (3-6), Kel.Kitchen (5-6), L.Pinkleman (3-4), J. Kramer (0-1).

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4Erika DavisFreshman PItcherMinerva OH

5Stephanie BobotasSophomore Outfi elderVirginia Beach VA

6Jessie CreakbaumSophomore Outfi elderBreman IN

Erika Davis is a pitcher from Minerva High School in Minerva, OH where she was coached by Ed Haught. She is the daughter of John and Patty Davis and has a sister Keeleigh Davis. She is a Honorable Mention All-NBC player who also earned Academic honors. She is majoring in Forensic Psychology and wants to pursue her doctorate after graduation. She is active on campus in the Criminal Justice club.

Stephanie Bobotas is an outfi elder from Vir-ginia Beach, Virginia. Stephanie is the daugh-ter of Lisa and Bill and has one sister, Alexa. Stephanie attended Ocean Lakes High School where she was coached by Jack Wheeler and earned 1st Team honors. She is a homeland security major.

Jessie Creakbaum is an outfi elder/3rd baseman from Bremen, Indiana. Jessie is the daughter of Rose Creakbaum and has a brother, Jason. Jessie attended Bremen Senior High School where she was coached by Chris Kuhl and Stan Hueni and earned Academic and All Con-ference Outfi elder (3 years), MVP (2 years) and 2nd Team All-State honors. Jessie is a forensic psychology major and plans on becoming a FBI profi ler after graduation.

3Kelly Mayer

Freshman PitcherCasstown OH

Kelly Mayer is a pitcher from Miami East High School in Troy, OH where she was coached by Brian Kadel. She is the daughter of Al and Carla Mayer and has a sister, Adrianne. She is an All-Ohio and Conference player who was three-time team MVP. She is majoring in Homeland Security and Terrorism and plans on becoming an offi cer in the Uniformed Division of the US Secret Service and work up to a Special Agent. She is active on campus in Criminal Justice club and the Global Aff airs Organization.

Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB09 111 24 27 5 0 1 0 .243 6

Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB09 84 10 16 11 3 3 1 .190 0

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8Meagan Baird

Sophomore ShortstopAjax ONT

10Lesy Herbert

Freshman CatcherSterling OH

11Tiffany Smith

Junior First basemanFairborn OH

Meagan Baird is a 2008 Canadian Nation-als All-Star shortstop who comes from Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Meagan is the daughter of Rick and Janice Baird and has a brother, Mat-thew. She was selected for Team Ontario for the Canadian National team in 2009 and was J.Clarke Richardson Collegiate high school’s 2004 Female Athlete of the Year. She is major-ing in Sports Management.

Lesy Herbert is a catcher from Norwayne High School in Sterling, OH who played for coach Bob Lance. She is the daughter of Jeff and Gina Herbert and has a brother Tanner and sister Lea. She is majoring in Law Enforcement and wants to enter become a police offi cer after gradua-tion. She is active in the Criminal Justice club on campus.

Tiff any Smith is an All-Region outfi elder who comes from Fairborn, Ohio. Tiff any is the daughter of Tammi and Bryan Knecht and has a brother, Ryan, and two sisters, Courtney and Kati. While attending Fairborn High School, Tiff any earned 1st and 2nd Team All League, 2 time team MVP and the Ohio High School Fast Pitch Softball Coach’s Association Scholar Athlete Award. Tif-fany is a math and science education major and plans on teaching at Fairborn Middle School after gradua-tion. Last year Tiff any earned All-GLIAC honors.

Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB09 130 7 33 14 8 0 0 .254 2

Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB09 137 14 44 38 10 0 9 .321 108 69 14 34 20 5 0 3 .493 0

9Ashton Estep

Freshman Infi elderFindlay OH

Ashton Estep is an infi elder who played at Findlay High School in Findlay, OH for coach Tim Babcock. She is the daughter of Scott and Linda Estep and has a brother Joshua and sister Samantha. She is majoring in Forensic Science and wants to pursue a career in the military after graduation.

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14Amanda TempleSophomore Infi elderToledo OH

16Ashley Saionz

Freshman Infi elderFremont OH

Amanda Temple is an infielder who played at Whitmer High School in Toledo, OH for coach Mark Figliomeni. She is the daughter of Rick Temple and has a brother Ricky and a sister Jamie. She is a First Team All-State player who also earned two First Team All-City and two All-District honors at Whitmer. She was also named 2008 City League Player of the Year. At Owens CC last year, she was a First Team All-American and RBI record holder. She is majoring in Corrections and wants to work at a federal prison after graduation.

Ashley Saionz is an infi elder who played at Fre-mont Ross High School in Fremont, OH for coach Mike Gilbert. She is the daughter of Brian Saionz and Lori Greider and has two sisters, Kylee and Ally. She was an Honorable Mention GBC player and is majoring in Forensic Psychology. Ashley, a member of the Criminal Justice club, wants to work for either the Secret Service or the FBI after graduation.

13Michelle ManleySophomore UtilityMaumee OH

Michelle Manley is an outfi elder from Toledo, Ohio. Michelle is the daughter of Dean and Beth and has one sister, Melissa. Michelle attended Anthony Wayne High School where she was coached by Mark Hamman and earned 2nd Team NLL honors. Michelle is a Forensic Psychology major and plans on at-tending graduate school after graduation.

Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB09 36 13 6 2 1 0 0 .162 4

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23Allison Ainley

Sophomore CatcherMelvindale MI

Allison Ainley is a utility player from Mel-vindale, Michigan. Allison is the daughter of Mary Ellen and Kieth Ainley and has two sisters. Allison attended Huron High School where she was coached by Heather Holshoe and was in the National Honors Society and Who’s who among America’s high school stu-dents. Allison is a sports management major and plans on pursuing a master’s degree in sports medicine and become a college soft-ball coach after graduation.

17Lauren MazzucaSophomore 2BHamilton ONT

Lauren Mazzuca is a middle infi elder from Hamilton, Ontario. Lauren is the daughter of Joyce and Dominic and has three broth-ers, Ryan, Andrew and Adrian. She attended St. Mary’s High School and earned Senior Athlete of the Year and Team MVP 2005 and 2006 honors. Lauren is a sports management major. Last year Lauren earned Second Team All-Midwest Region and GLIAC honors.

Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB09 153 37 50 18 11 2 5 .327 9

21Melodi MurrietaJunior Outfi elderSuperior AZ

Melodi Murrieta is an outfi elder who played at Superior High School in Superior AZ for coach Andy Smith. She is the daughter of Fred and Karen Murrieta and has three brothers, Payton, Richard, and Jonathan. She is a two-time Ju-nior College All-American and Regional MVP. She is majoring in Criminal Justice and wants to attend a police academy in Arizona after graduation.

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32Chelsea Von DriskaSophomore Outfi elderWest Jefferson OH

33Alyssa Brown

Freshman Outfi elderHudson OH

Chelsea Von Driska is an outfi elder who played at West Jeff erson High School in West Jeff erson OH for coach Jimmy Stevens. She is the daughter of Joe Von Driska and Suzanne Harrington and has a brother Jared. She is a two-time All-League softball player and is majoring in Psychology. She wants to become a social worker after graduation.

Alyssa Brown is an outfi elder who played at Hudson High School in Hudson OH for coach Jeff Brown. She is the daughter of Jeff and Michelle Brown and has a brother Michael and sister Casey. Alyssa is a two-time First Team All-NOC player who also earned two Summit County All-Star honors. She was 2008 Off ensive Player of the Year in the NOC and Honorable Mention Northeast Ohio. She is majoring in Sports Man-agement.

27Delaney TalmageJunior Catcher/DPMillbury OH

Delaney Talmage is a catcher that comes from Mill-bury, Ohio. Delaney is the daughter of Elff y and Scott Talmage and has a brother Derek. While attending Genoa High School, Delaney earned 1st Team All SLL, 1st Team All District, and All State Honorable Men-tion. She is a criminal justice major major and plans on working as a juvenile probation offi cer. Last year Delaney earned All-Region honors from the NFCA and the Midwest Region while also landing All-GLIAC honors.Yr AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BA SB09 140 20 43 39 17 2 6 .307 408 16 3 4 0 1 0 0 .250 0

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41Amber Young

Freshman PitcherJohnstown OH

45Abbey CookseySophomore PitcherNewark OH

Amber Young is a pitcher who played at Johnstown Monroe High School in Johnstown OH for coach Deana Bennett. She is the daughter of Jay and Eloise Young and has a brother Matthew and a sister Jen-nifer. She is a First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-District standout who was named 2008 Player of the Year while leading her team to four consecutive Sectional Championships. She is ma-joring in English Education and wants to become a middle school English teacher after graduation. On campus she is involved with H2O.

Abbey Cooksey is a pitcher from Newark, Ohio. Abbey is the daughter of Ray and Lori and has two brothers, Nathan and Noah. Ab-bey attended Newark High School where she was coached by Randy Noland and earned 2nd Team OCC and 2nd Team All-Advocate honors. Abbey is undecided in her major.

35Lexie PinklemanSophomore P/1BMetamora OH

Lexie Pinkelman is a pitcher/outfi elder from Metamora, Ohio. Lexie is the daughter of Mollie Youtzy and Tim Pinkelman and has one brother, Logan and two sisters, Kenzie and Shelbie. Lexie attended Evergreen High School where she was coached by Bill Steck and earned 1st Team All-League/District honors for 3 years. Lexie is undecided in her major.

Yr IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA09 34.2 58 39 26 9 9 2 4 6.75

Yr IP H R ER BB SO W L ERA09 59.1 83 51 44 21 22 3 7 6.67

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Intercollegiate Athletics Sports of all kinds are an integral part of Tiffi n Universi-ty’s atmosphere. Our students express the same spirit and enthusiasm in athletic competition as they do in the classroom.Women’s Men’s Co-Educational Soccer Track and Field Equestrian Volleyball Football Basketball Basketball Softball Baseball Tennis Tennis Cross Country Golf Track and Field Cross Country Golf Soccer Lacrosse

Gillmor Student Center

Master of HumanitiesMaster of Education

Bachelor of ArtsArts Administration *Musical Industry *Visual ArtsCommunication *Electronic Media *Journalism *Public RelationsEducation *Integrated Language Arts *Integrated Social Studies *Middle Childhood Education EnglishGeneral ScienceGovernment and National SecurityHistoryPsychology *Addictions Counseling *Experimental Psychology *Human Services

Bachelor of Business AdministrationAccountingComputer and Information TechnologyFinanceManagement *Equine Business Management *Hospitality and Tourism Management *Human Resources Management *International Business *Managerial StudiesMarketingOrganizational ManagementSports and Recreation Management

Bachelor of Criminal Justice Corrections Cyber Defense and Information Security Forensic Psychology Forensic Science Law Enforcement Homeland Security/Terrorism Associate of Business Admin-istrationAccountingBusiness Information Technology

Associate of Criminal JusticeLaw Enforcement

Associate of ArtsGeneral Studies

Master of Business Administration General Management Healthcare Administration Leadership Sports Management

Master of Science in Criminal Justice Crime Analysis Criminal Behavior Forensic Psychology Justice Administration Homeland Security Admin.

The basic rationale manifested by the existence of Tiffi n University is that of the American dream. Tiffi n is a place where the work ethic of the American heartland is evident and where there is truly value added for students. Tiffi n provides access and opportunity for individuals and facilitates their preparation for successful careers and for productive and satisfying lives. Tiffi n University represents a new kind of institution in America, the professional university, where the career objectives of traditional college-age students and adult students are optimized through professionally-focused undergraduate and graduate programs that have a broad general education foundation. This fundamental institutional strategy appropri-ately positions Tiffi n for the 21st century. Visit our website www.tiffi n.edu for information on our majors, faculty, athletics, student life programs and much more.

The Mission of Tiffi n University is to:• offer quality, professionally-focused, learning-centered undergraduate and graduate degree programs and life-long learning opportunities to prepare traditional college-age students and adult students for successful careers and for productive and satisfying lives of excellence, leadership, and service.• work with employers and specifi c professions to anticipate, design, and deliver effective academic programs that refl ect evolving professional needs and intellectual requirements of the future.

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2006-Kristina Schweikert

1992-Dana Sendelbach

All-time Softball All-Americans

2004-Rachel Richardson

1995-Kara Windsor

1992-Stacy Pantenburg

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All-time Softball All-Americans

2006-Cyla Hawkins

2006-April Nietrzeba

2006-Tracy Lehman2007-Krista Sowers

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As Athletic Director at Tiffi n University and Head Baseball Coach since 1992, I can personally attest to the fact that this is an exciting time at Tiffi n University and particularly its athletic department. As a full member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, arguably the nation’s fi nest conference, it is time to make a strong commitment to excellence.I am committed to increasing the visibility and our outreach efforts of TU’s athletic department while remaining conscious of your needs and concerns.

Because of this the Tiffi n University Athletic Department annually holds the Tiffi n University Athletic Department Golf Outing. By supporting Tiffi n University Athletics through participation in the golf outing, the community assists us with this commitment and ensures our student athletes compete at the highest level.

Thanks for your continued support,

Lonny AllenAthletic DirectorTiffi n University

Our Athletic Department is eager to continue our growing success. Being a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), widely recognized as one of the fi nest NCAA Division II conferences, ensures that Tiffi n University is competing against some of the strongest competition in the nation. As our University and reputation contin-ues to progress within the community, the GLIAC, and the NCAA, we want to thank you, the fans, for supporting us in our endeavors. With the generous support and funding from friends, parents, alumni, and neighbors we can continue to prosper to be an elite NCAA D-II institution. Your annual involvement with our athletic fundraising guarantees that you will be recognized and promoted as a loyal constituent of Tiffi n University Athletics throughout the entire school year. Tiffi n University looks forward to the increase of our annual partnerships.

The Tiffi n University Athletic Department and its student-athletes would like to recognize and praise those individuals and businesses that have established a partnership with Tiffi n University and we look forward to their continued support and friendship.

Smith Family Frosted Foods

Reineke Ford Dealerships

Fabrizio Chiropractic

Tiffi n Scenic Studio

Old Fort Bank

Lane of Dreams

UHS - University Housing Solutions

Corporate One Benefi ts Agency, Inc. National City Bank Holiday Inn Marathon Petroleum Co. LLC Team Sports

Alvada Construction (Kirk Corporation) Beerco Clouse Construction

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Picture Perfect Allegra Printing Charles Construction

Advertiser-Tribune

IGS Energy

Education Sales Management ESM

TPC Food Service

Diversifi ed Graphics

Tate & Associates, Inc.

Tom Rodgers Flowers

Nortrax

Lucius DoorMcClung’s Animal HospitalShake ShakChamps Barber ShopA.A. Fire Extinguisher Sales & Ser-vices, Inc.Head ShedKing’s Glass EngravingDr. Robert ShreinerJC PenneyThe Drive ThruMarco’s PizzaPeeblesTiffi n Eye CenterAuto ZoneNapoli PizzaThreadsThe Review TimesDevelopmentEwald FurnitureFriends Business SourceHelp Desk OhioHome Savings & Loan CompanySeneca Massage TherapyTJ Willie’sVicek OrthodonticsFriedman Village of St. Francis, LLCClinton Heights Golf CourseFruth & Company

YMCA First Ohio Credit UnionMr. Thomas CoffmanGrand Rental Station Seneca Cleaners / Seneca Printing Co. Jeffrey Jewelry, Inc. Target Enrollment GroupMerrill Lynch Pacesetter Soccer Club Jimmy Walker Crown Battery Anese Masonry Company

Wildberry.com Crystal Solutions Tiffi n Glass and Mirror Frame Works Custom Framing and

Gifts Creeger ImplementMT Business Technologies Friends Business Source

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron WoodAVI Food SystemsBallreich Brothers, Inc.Bernie SteinmetzBrian HallBurns Electric, Inc.Chris Brady IIEmily GillockFrameworksFriends Business SourceGary DuplessisHigher Education GroupJon PerkowskiKlay Tire & OilMike BaltzellNew Transitions Counseling LLCPhillips Electric & ApplianceReino’s PizzaSeneca Tiles, Inc.Tiffi n Hardware CompanyVarsity Barber ShopWFOB-AM/Roppe CorporationAutumnwood Care CenterBody Works Fitness & TanningFelton CPA ServicesRalph’s ApplianceSupance and Howard

Hampton Inn & SuitesToledo Business JournalAkron AerosArnold Vending CompanyBair Brothers Sporting Goods and AwardsRed Hawk Run Golf CourseAmeriwood Industries, Inc.Seislove Burial Vault Services, Inc.The James GroupAnese Masonry CompanyCrown Battery Manufacturing Co.First Ohio Credit Union, Inc.Grand Rental StationMT Business Technologies, Inc.Rodger’s Flowers, Inc.Seneca Cleaners/Seneca PrintingTiffi n Community YMCAWild-berry.comSound Systems, Inc.Pavement Maintenance Company, Inc.NortrakCrystal TraditionsWestgate Village Merchants Association

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