2011 softball media guide

PARK 2011 Softball Media Guide

2011 Park University Softball

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2011 Softball ScheduleDate Opponent Location TIME February 20 Central Methodist Park Softball Complex 1 & 3 p.m.March 1 William Jewell Liberty, Mo. 1 & 3 p.m.March 6 Missouri Valley Park Softball Complex 1 & 3 p.m.March 8 Peru State @ Tucson, Ariz. 5:00 p.m.March 8 Purdue North Central @ Tucson, Ariz. 7:00 p.m.March 9 Madonna @ Tucson, Ariz. 11:00 a.m.March 9 Northwestern College @ Tucson, Ariz. 3:00 p.m. March 9 Robert Morris @ Tucson, Ariz. 5:00 p.m.March 10 Olivet Nazarene @ Tucson, Ariz. 7:00 a.m.March 10 Concordia @ Tucson, Ariz. 9:00 a.m.March 10 Viterbo @ Tucson, Ariz. 1:00 p.m.March 11 Iowa Wesleyan @ Tucson, Ariz. 9:00 a.m.March 11 Calumet College of St. Joseph @Tucson, Ariz. 1:00 p.m.March 11 University of Great Falls @ Tucson, Ariz. 3:00 p.m.March 12 Cornerstone University @ Tucson, Ariz. 7:00 a.m. March 15 Hannibal-LaGrange * Park Softball Complex 2 & 4 p.m.March 17 McKendree * Lebanon, Ill. 2 & 4 p.m.March 18 Olivet Nazarene $ Lebanon, Ill. 9:00 a.m.March 18 Benedictine-Springfield $ Lebanon, Ill. 1:30 p.m.March 19 Iowa Wesleyan $ Lebanon, Ill. 9:00 a.m.March 19 Aquinas College $ Lebanon, Ill. 1:00 p.m.March 22 Ottawa Park Softball Complex 1 & 3 p.m.March 27 Baker Baldwin City, Kan. 1 & 3 p.m.March 30 Rockhurst Park Softball Complex 2 & 4 p.m.April 2 Williams Baptist * Walnut Ridge, Ark. 1 & 3 p.m.April 6 Harris-Stowe * St. Louis, Mo. 2 & 4 p.m.April 9 Missouri Baptist * Park Softball Complex 12 & 2 p.m.April 11 Columbia * Park Softball Complex 2 & 4 p.m.April 14 Stephens * % Park Softball Complex 2 & 4 p.m.April 19 William Woods * Fulton, Mo. 2 & 4 p.m.April 25 Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 3 & 5 p.m.April 29-30 AMC First Round ^ Campus Sites TBA May 3-4 AMC Semifinals ^ Campus Sites TBAMay 6-7 AMC Championship ^ Campus Sites TBAMay 19-25 NAIA National Tournament& Gulf Shores, Ala. TBA

- * American Midwest Conference Game- @ Tucson Invitational Games (Tucson, Ariz.) - $ Bearcat Invitational (Lebanon, Ill.) - % Senior Day - ^ AMC Conference Tournament - & NAIA National Tournament

Table of ConTenTsTable of Contents.....................................................................1Staff Directory.........................................................................2Season Preview.........................................................................3Opponents............................................................................4-5Head Coach Amy Reif.............................................................62011 Roster Breakdown..........................................................7Meet the Pirates..................................................................8-172011 Sponsors.......................................................................182010 Recap............................................................................192010 Stats.............................................................................20Game-By-Game Results from 2005-10..................................21Softball History/AMC...........................................................22Park University.................................................................23-26Athletic Facilities...................................................................27University President...............................................................28Director of Athletics..............................................................29Sports Information Department/Media Information.......30-31Right to Know/NAIA............................................................32

PaRK University 2011 softball

Quick factSAthletic Department address.................Breckon Sports Center.......................................................8700 NW River Park Drive....................................................Parkville, Mo. 64152, Box 66Athletics Phone................................................(816) 584-6425President...............................................Michael Droge, Ph. D.Director of Athletics..........................................Claude EnglishAssociate Vice President for Student Affairs....Clarinda CreightonFaculty Athletic Rep.................................Ph. D. Don WilliamsHead Athletic Trainer............................................Michael FreyAssistant Athletic Trainer...................................Darrell CooperTraining Room Phone.....................................(816) 584- 6353Arena (Capacity).......................Breckon Sports Center (1,200)Enrollment.....................................................................24,166Founded.............................................................................1875Colors............................................................Canary and WineNickname.......................................................................PiratesConference................................American Midwest ConferenceNational Affiliation..........................................................NAIAHead Coach (Alma Mater)..............................Amy Reif (Auburn)Coach’s Phone..................................................(816) 584-6443Record at Park............................................110-99 (Sixth Year)Assistant Coach......................Steve Tingler (Central Missouri)2010 Record.....................................................................24-16 Sports Information Director..................................Steve WilsonSoftball SID.............................................................Tyler PriceSports Information Phone................................(816) 584-6751Sports Information Fax....................................(816) 505-5448E-Mail Address.........................................tyler.price@park.eduWebsite.................................................www.parkathletics.com

2011 softball Media Guide CreditsThe 2011 Park University Softball media guide was written, edited and designed by Ty-ler Price, Assistant Sports Information Director and is a product of the Park University Department of Athletics, which is under the direction of Claude W. English, Director of Athletics. Managing Editor & Designer: Tyler Price, Assistant Sports Information Director. Contributing Editors: Steve Wilson, Sports Information Director; Brad Biles, Associate Director for Communication; Rita Weighill, Vice President for Com-munications. Photography: Park University Sports Information, City of KCMO, Don Wolf Photography, Kansas City Chiefs, David Dennis. Printing: Multi-Ad, Peoria, Ill. On the Cover: Senior’s Brittany Dortch, Jenn Tanno, Brittany Hess, Jessica Glenn and Emily Calder.

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Cary LundyBaseball Coach

Kenneth CooperWomen’s Basketball Coach

Tyler PriceAsst. Sports Information Dir.

Amy ReifSoftball Coach

2010-11 PARK UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS STAFF DIRECTORYGeneral Contact InformationMain University Phone Line............................................................ (816) 741-2000Main Athletics Phone Line .............................................................. (816) 584-6425Athletics Fax Line ............................................................................ (816) 505-5448Athletic Training Room ................................................................... (816) 584-6353Julian Field Pressbox ........................................................................ (816) 746-6803Breckon Sports Center Courtesy Radio Line ................................... (816) 505-5112Breckon Sports Center Courtesy Radio Line ................................... (816) 505-5111University Web site ............................................................................www.park.eduAthletics Web site ................................................................. www.parkathletics.com

Administration - Phone numbers begin with (816) 584- and are listed belowMichael Droge, Ph.D, President [email protected] ............ 6202Clarinda Creighton, Vice President [email protected] ...... 6833Claude English, Athletics Director [email protected]...................... 6492Pat Fayard, Office Manager [email protected] ...................... 6425Dr. Don Williams, Faculty Athletics Rep. [email protected] .............. 6516Eileen West, Registrar [email protected] ...................... 6270Greg Degener, Fields Supervisor [email protected]............... 6425

Brian RenshawTrack & Field Coach

Efrem ShimlisMen’s Soccer Coach

Dr. Don WilliamsFaculty Athletic Rep.

Steve WilsonSports Information Dir.

Clarinda Creighton Paul Gault Roger Hershey Laurie McCormack Dorla Watkins Rita Weighil

Sports Medicine/Athletic Training: Phone Numbers Begin with (816) 584 -Michael Frey, Head Athletic Traine........... ..... [email protected] Cooper, Assistant Trainer.............. [email protected].............. .........6353Jennifer Jeffress, Assistant Trainer.......................jennifer.jeffress@park.edu.....................6353

Sports Information/Media RelationsSteve Wilson, Sports Information Director [email protected]........... .....................6490Tyler Price, Assistant SID............................ [email protected].................... .........6751

Head CoachesBrett Ferguson, (Interim) Men’s & Women’s [email protected] Hefner, Women’s Soccer...................... [email protected] Kline, Men’s Basketball....................... [email protected] Lundy, Baseball.................................... [email protected] Cooper, Women’s Basketball...... ...... [email protected] Mueller, Women’s Golf................. ............ [email protected] Reif, Softball....................................... .. [email protected] Renshaw, Cross Country/Track..... [email protected] Shimlis, Men’s Soccer..................... [email protected]

Park Athletics Address:8700 NW River Park Drive

Parkville, MO 64152, Box 123

Mike MuellerHead Women’s Golf Coach

Darrell CooperAsst. Athletic Trainer

Pat FayardOffice Manager

Michael FreyHead Athletic Trainer

Ken HefnerWomen’s Soccer Coach

Jason KlineMen’s Basketball Coach

Claude EnglishDirector of Athletics

Park University Executive Staff

Brett FergusonInterim Volleyball Coach

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Jennifer JeffressAsst. Athletic Trainer


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Park University head softball coach Amy Reif enters her sixth season with the program and her squad will embark on its second season in the American Midwest Conference in 2011. Last season, Park went 7-9 in the conference and tied for seventh-place. This season, of course the Pirates would like to improve on that mark and Reif says with this year’s squad that is some-thing they can definitely accomplish. “We were very inconsistent last season in conference play, we split a lot of two game series with our AMC opponents, for instance we would lose a one run game in the first meeting with a team and then spread them the next. “So we have seen what it takes to be successful in our conference. We have seen all of the teams at least twice now and we know what the travel is like, so this season we will make the right adjustments and I believe our team is ready to make the next step in the conference.” Reif led Park to its first ever NAIA National Championship Tournament in 2009 and is Park’s all-time winningest coach at 110-99. Park features four players on this year’s squad who helped Reif lead the Pirates to the national Tournament. Those four players are junior pitcher Justine Riner, junior short stop Jennifer Cordell, senior catcher Emily Calder and outfielder Brittany Dortch. Those four returners will be key in Park’s success this season, Riner was a first-team AMC All-Conference perfomer last season with her team leading 13 wins and stellar ERA of 1.94. Cordell joined Riner on the first-team all-conference team last year with her team leading batting average of .406 and RBI’s with 36. Emily Calder has played in 123 games in her career and started all 40 games for Park at catcher last season. Dortch has apperared in 30 games in her career for Park and will see playing time in the outfield for Reif this season. This year’s squad also features plenty of returners from the 2010 campaign. Sophomore Mal-lory Jansen will return for Park after starting all 40 games for the Pirates in left field. The speedy left handed batter went 12-for-12 in stolen base attempts last season and scored 17 runs. Also returning for Park is sophomore pitcher Megan Walker. Walker was second on the team in wins with seven a year ago and pitched a perfect game in Park’s 9-0 win over Stephens College on Mar. 17. Walker will join Riner and freshman Kaily Purtle on the pitching staff this Spring. Purtle is a right hander pitcher from Smithville, Mo., and played for four seasons at Smithville High School for current Park assistant coach Steve Tingler. Park’s infield will be full of returners, as Brittany Hess returns to Park for her senior season. Hess started all 40 games for the Pirates at third base last season and was the third leading hitter, batting .325 on the year with two home runs and 22 RBI’s. She will again look for time at third base. Joining Hess in the infield will be Jenn Tanno and Lisa Fitzmaurice, both Tanno and Fitz-maurice split time at first base last season and Reif says Tanno could play a little at second base this season. Tanno started all 40 games for Park last season at first base and as the designated player, Fitz-maurice did the same and played in 27 games with 21 starts. Tanno was featured as the big bat in the middle of the lineup, leading the team in home runs with seven and was second on the team in RBI’s with 30. Her .310 batting average was good for fourth on the team in 2010. Fitzmaurice had a .968 fielding percentage at first base last year and drove in 10 batters at the plate. Freshman Brooke Clubine could also fight for playing time at second base this season. Clu-bine had a stellar playing career at Winnetonka High School and was a four-time all-conference player for the Griffins. Calder will start behind the plate at catcher again for the Pirates in her season, but she has some help this season as junior transfer Lacy Blevins comes to Park after transfering from Cowder Community College. Blevins will give Calder a break from catching from time-to-time and Reif says Calder may play some right field like she did her freshman season. In the outfield, Park will have a plethora of newcomers including Jessica Glenn who comes to Park after a stellar two-year career at Hutchinson Community College. Glenn will look to fill the center field spot after being named a junior college all-american at Hutchinson. Joining her will be transfer Kalla Jones, who comes to Park from a two year stint at Seminole State College in Seminole, Okla. Freshman Jacqueline Ramirez will also look for playing time in the outfield this season and returning sophomore Hannah Alpers will do the same. Alpers appeared in 18 games for Park last season and scored five runs on the base paths. Sophomore Kyla Tatum also joins the crowded outfield for her second season at Park. Tatum started all 40 games for Park last season in right field and hit .292 on the year and hit one home run on the year with 25 RBI’s. “I’ve been really impressed with the way our newcomers and returners have worked with each other in the offseason and we are fortunate enough to have many options in our lineup this season all over the field. Each position will have some depth to it and we are anxious to see how we play once we hit the field.”

Jenn Cordell led Park with a .406 batting average last season and will look to do the same this season as the team’s projected starting short stop.

Freshman Kaily Purtle joins Justine Riner and Megan Walker this season on the pitching staff and will also see time in the infield for head coach Amy Reif and assistant coach Steve Tingler.

2011 Preview


4 Mascot: eaglesGame Date: feb. 20, 2011|1 & 3 p.m.location: Park softball Complexenrollment: 1,000Conference: HaaCHead Coach: Pat Reardon2010 Record: 34-21sID Contact: Kelcey ZutavernsID email: [email protected]

Central Methodist University William Jewell CollegeMascot: CardinalsGame Date: Mar. 1, 2011 | 1 & 3 p.m.location: liberty, Mo.enrollment: 1,300Conference: HaaCHead Coach: Dustin Combs 2010 Record: 24-23sID Contact: Paul WorstellsID email: [email protected]

Hannibal-laGrange UniversityMascot: TrojansGame Date: Mar. 15, 2011 | 2 & 4 p.m.location: Park softball Complexenrollment: 1,100Conference: aMCHead Coach: Dan Hurst2011 Record: 21-22sID Contact: Jordan argosID email: [email protected]

Missouri Valley CollegeMascot: VikingsGame Date: Mar. 6. 2011 | 1 & 3 p.m.location: Park softball Complexenrollment: 1,400Conference: HaaCHead Coach: Daniel allen2010 Record: 25-28sID Contact: Danielle CarrsID email: [email protected]

Peru state CollegeMascot: bobcatsGame Date: Mar. 8, 2011 | 5 p.m.location: Tucson, ariz. enrollment: 1,700Conference: MCaCHead Coach: Mark Mathews2011 Record: 21-24sID Contact: Ted l. HarshbargersID email: [email protected]

Purdue University north Central

Mascot: PanthersGame Date: Mar. 8, 2011 | 7 p.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 1,000Colors: Gold and blackConference: CCaCHead Coach: Jeff boardman2010 Record: 27-30 sID Contact: John WebersID email: [email protected]

2011 Opponents

Madonna UniversityMascot: CrusadersGame Date: Mar. 9, 2011 | 11 a.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 4,000Colors: Royal blue, Gold and WhiteConference: WHaCHead Coach: al White2010 Record: 43-12 sID Contact: Patrick MooresID email: [email protected]

northwestern CollegeMascot: RaidersGame Date: Mar. 9, 2011 | 3 p.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 1,173Colors: Red and WhiteConference: GPaCHead Coach: stephanie Martindale2010 Record: 9-31 sID Contact: Matt bossID email: [email protected]

Robert Morris UniversityMascot: eaglesGame Date: Mar. 9, 2011 | 5 p.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 7,090Colors: Maroon and GoldConference: CCaCHead Coach: Megan smith eggert2010 Record: 38-20 sID Contact: Don HaynessID email: [email protected]

olivet nazarene UniversityMascot: TigersGame Date: Mar. 10, 2011 | 7 a.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 4,612Colors: Purple and GoldConference: CCaCHead Coach: Ritchie Richardson2010 Record: 56-15 sID Contact: amanda JensensID email: [email protected]

Concordia UniversityMascot: eaglesGame Date: Mar. 10, 2011 | 9 a.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 1,850Colors: Green and GoldConference: GsaCHead Coach: Crystal Rosenthal2010 Record: 42-20 sID Contact: Jay HobbssID email: [email protected]

Viterbo UniversityMascot: V-HawksGame Date: Mar. 10, 2011 | 1 p.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 2.991Colors: Cardinal and silverConference: MCCHead Coach: andrea Tsilis2010 Record: 9-33 sID Contact: eric KunicksID email: [email protected]

Iowa Wesleyan UniversityMascot: TigersGame Date: Mar. 11, 2011 | 9 a.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 850Colors: Purple and WhiteConference: MCCHead Coach: Mike Hampton2010 Record: 20-33 sID Contact: adam GlatczaksID email: [email protected]

Calumet College of st. JosephMascot: Crimson WaveGame Date: Mar. 11, 2011 | 1 p.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 1,200Colors: Crimson and GrayConference: CCaCHead Coach: Tom fickett2010 Record: 15-43 sID Contact: andy MarkssID email: [email protected]

University of Great fallsMascot: argosGame Date: Mar. 11, 2011 | 3 p.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 916Colors: Harvest Gold and sky blueConference: CCaCHead Coach: Gary ehnes2010 Record: 16-15 sID Contact: brian ClarkesID email: [email protected]

Cornerstone UniversityMascot: Golden eaglesGame Date: Mar. 11, 2011 | 7 a.m.location: Tucson, ariz.enrollment: 1,850Colors: navy and GoldConference: WHaCHead Coach: Jim farrell2010 Record: 13-38 sID Contact: Randy strawsersID email: [email protected]

McKendree UniversityMascot: bearcatsGame Date: Mar. 17, 2011 | 2 & 4 p.m.location: lebanon, Ill.enrollment: 3,000Colors: Purple and WhiteConference: aMCHead Coach: evelyn bean2010 Record: 35-19 sID Contact: eric bucksID email: [email protected]

benedictine University at springfield

Mascot: bulldogsGame Date: Mar. 18, 2011 | 1:30 p.m.location: lebanon, Ill.Conference: MWaCHead Coach: Rob Handy


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2011 Opponents aquinas College

Mascot: saintsGame Date: Mar. 19, 2011 | 1 p.m.location: lebanon, Ill.enrollment: 2,500Colors: Maroon and WhiteConference: WHaCHead Coach: Crystal laska2010 Record: 31-22 sID Contact: Mike WojciakowskisID email: [email protected]

ottawa UniversityMascot: bravesGame Date: Mar. 22, 2011 | 1 & 3 p.m.location: Park softball Complexenrollment: 600Colors: black and GoldConference: KCaCHead Coach: Jay Kahnt2010 Record: 27-10 sID Contact: Katie TooleysID email: [email protected]

baker UniversityMascot: WildcatsGame Date: Mar. 27, 2011 | 1 & 3 p.m.location: baldwin City, Kan.enrollment: 1,858Colors: orangeConference: HaaCHead Coach: Matt Windle2010 Record: 18-31 sID Contact: Kevin KundesID email: [email protected]

Rockhurst UniversityMascot: HawksGame Date: Mar. 30, 2011 | 2 & 4 p.m.location: Park softball Complexenrollment: 3,000Colors: blue and WhiteConference: GlVCHead Coach: Galen struvesID Contact: John DodderidgesID email: [email protected]

Williams baptist CollegeMascot: eaglesGame Date: apr. 2, 2011 | 1 & 3 p.m.location: Walnut Ridge, ark.enrollment: 700Colors: blue and WhiteConference: aMCHead Coach: eric newell2010 Record: 32-12 sID Contact: andrew WatsonsID email: [email protected]

Harris-stowe state UniversityMascot: HornetsGame Date: apr. 6, 2011 | 2 & 4 p.m.location: st. louis, Mo.enrollment: 1,900Colors: brown and GoldConference: aMCHead Coach: Tony Moody2010 Record: 20-26 sID Contact: Phil HuntsID email: [email protected]

Missouri baptist UniversityMascot: spartansGame Date: apr. 9, 2011 | 12 & 2 p.m.location: Park softball Complexenrollment: 2,800Colors: blue and WhiteConference: aMCHead Coach: Craig Walston2010 Record: 29-24 sID Contact: Tiah WingatesID email: [email protected]

Columbia CollegeMascot: CougarsGame Date: apr. 11, 2011 | 1 & 3 p.m.location: Park softball Complexenrollment: 12,000Colors: navy and silverConference: aMCHead Coach: Wendy spratt2010 Record: 38-18 sID Contact: Cindy fottisID email: [email protected]

stephens CollegeMascot: starsGame Date: apr. 14, 2011 | 2 & 4 p.m.location: Park softball Complexenrollment: 754Colors: Maroon and GoldConference: aMCHead Coach: Tim Price2010 Record: 1-32 sID Contact: Keener TippinsID email: [email protected]

William Woods UniversityMascot: owlsGame Date: apr. 19, 2011 | 2 & 4 p.m.location: fulton, Mo.enrollment: 2,300Colors: burgandy and forest GreenConference: aMCHead Coach: Tracy Gastineau2010 Record: 27-25 sID Contact: Jason Vittone sID email: [email protected]

benedictine CollegeMascot: RavensGame Date: apr. 25, 2011 | 3 & 5 p.m.location: atchison, Kan.enrollment: 1,300Colors: black, White and RedConference: HaaCHead Coach: Tim Crowley2010 Record: 17-24 sID Contact: Josh PoundsID email: [email protected]


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the winningest head coach in the history of the softball program at Park University, Amy Reif has accumulated an overall record of 110-99 in five years for the Pirates.

In 2010, Park finished the year 24-16 and 7-9 in the American Midwest Conference, which was good for seventh-place in the conference standings. Reif helped lead four of her players to the 2010 AMC All-Conference team and three of her student-athletes were named to the 2010 Academic All-Conference team. Coach Reif led the 2009 softball squad to its first NAIA National Tournament in the history of the program and a 27-13 record, which was the most wins by a Park team in the Reif era. Reif ’s Pirates had a season for the ages in 2009, winning the MCAC Tournament Championship for the first time and posted a winning percentage of .675. The Pirates also fared well in the NAIA Softball National Championship going 1-2, by defeating Hastings College, 6-1, while only losing, 2-0, to eventual National Champion, California Baptist and narrowly lost to Friends University, 6-5. The 2008 MCAC Coach of the Year led the Pirates to one of their most successful seasons, guiding the Pirates to a 10-2 confer-ence record and a 23-23 overall mark in ‘08. Park earned its first MCAC Regular Season championship in its history and came within one game of qualifying for the NAIA National Tournament. In the 2007 season, Reif led the Pirate softball team to an overall record of 18-28 and finished 7-7 in the MCAC. Park con-cluded its 2007 season appearing in post-season action in the MCAC Tournament. This was the second time in school history that the softball team participated in the tournament. Despite suffering early elimination in the tournament, Reif produced eight players who received conference recognition. One player earned All-MCAC first-team honors, four players earned second-team honors and three players were honorable mention. Two players were named NAIA Scholar-Athletes for their work in the classroom. Reif came to Park with more than seven years of experience as a player and assistant coach at NCAA Division I Auburn Uni-versity. She served as a full-time assistant coach at Auburn for three and a half seasons, including the 2002 campaign when she was a member of the NCAA South Region Coaching Staff of the Year. In 2002, Auburn qualified for the school’s first NCAA Regional with a 37-28 overall record and a 15-15 mark in the Southeast-ern Conference. During Reif ’s tenure at AU as a full-time assistant from 2000-04 and one season as a graduate assistant from1999-2000, the Tigers reached the 30-win plateau on three occasions. As a player, Reif spent three seasons as an infielder at Auburn for head coach Tina Deese (1996-99) and still ranks among the school’s career leaders in sacrifice hits (2nd, 28) and games started (10th, 173). As a junior, she was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for her efforts in the classroom. A native of Kansas City, Kan., she started her playing career at Johnson County (Kan.) Community College in 1994, where she played one season, earning first-team all-conference honors. Reif, who worked at ESPN as a production assistant before coming to Park, received her bachelor’s degree in communications from Auburn in 1998, before obtaining her master’s degree in communications from AU in 2000. Amy and her husband, Derek, who played baseball at Auburn from 1997-2000, have two sons, Storm and Cash.

Head Coach Amy ReifSixth Year at ParkAuburn University

Steve Tingler embarks on his third season as the assistant softball coach at Park University. The Smithville, Mo. native works primarily with the Park outfielders and serves as the first base coach for all games. Tingler is a career educator and coach having spent the last 32 years teaching and coaching in Weston and Smithville, Mo. He is currently retired

from teaching but remains the head softball coach at Smithville High School. At West Platte High School Tingler taught history and coached basketball, track, football, volleyball and served as its athletic director. For the last 13 years Tingler has coached at Smithville High School, where took over a softball program that was in its third year of existence and had won a total of five games. He built the softball program into a perennial conference and district contender. In the last six years Smithville has appeared in five district title games and has comprised a .688 winning percentage. Tingler has also helped develop several players that are now playing collegiately. Tingler received his bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Central Missouri. His wife, Diana, is the assistant softball coach at Smithville and was also the head basketball coach for 28 years. They have resided in Smithville for 31 years and have two sons, Jayce and Jerad.

Assistant Coach Steve TinglerThird Year at ParkCentral Missouri

Head Coach Amy Reif


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PLAYERS RETURNING (10) POSITION HT. YR. 2010 STATS 5 Mallory Jansen OF 5-5 So. 12-for-12 on stolen base attempts 6 Jenn Cordell INF 5-7 Jr. Led Park in batting average at .4067 Hannah Alpers OF 5-7 So. Appeared in 18 games last season 8 Megan Walker P 5-8 So. Went 7-4 and struck out 49 batters11 Brittany Dortch OF 5-5 Sr. Scored four runs and played in 22 games 12 Jenn Tanno INF 5-6 Sr. Led Park with seven home runs16 Kyla Tatum OF/INF 5-4 So. Started all 40 games as a freshman at RF17 Emily Calder C/OF 5-8 Sr. Started all 40 games at C, had only 3 errors 19 Lisa Fitzmaurice INF 5-8 So. Appeared in 27 games, drove in 10 RBI23 Justine Riner P 5-6 Jr. Led Park with 13 wins and 86 strikeouts

NO. PLAYER POSITION HT. YR. HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Jessica Glenn OF 5-7 Sr. Shawnee, Kan. Hutchinson Community College 2 Kalla Jones OF 5-5 Jr. Lawton, Okla. Lawton, Okla. 4 Jacqueline Ramirez OF 5-6 Fr. Imperial Beach, Calif. Mar Vista High School 5 Mallory Jansen OF 5-4 So. Branson, Mo. Branson High School 6 Jennifer Cordell INF 5-7 Jr. Holton, Kan. Holton High School 7 Hannah Alpers OF 5-7 So. Richmond, Mo. Richmond High School 8 Megan Walker P 5-8 So. Grant City, Mo. Maryville High School 9 Kaily Purtle P/UTL 5-7 Fr. Smithville, Mo. Smithville High School 11 Brittany Dortch OF 5-5 Sr. Kearney, Mo. Kearney High School 12 Jenn Tanno INF 5-6 Sr. Smithville, Mo. Hutchinson Community College 15 Brittany Hess INF 5-7 Sr. Junction City, Kan. Johnson County Community College 16 Kyla Tatum OF/INF 5-4 So. Raymore, Mo. Ray Pec High School 17 Emily Calder C/OF 5-8 Sr. Olathe, Kan. Olathe South High School18 Brooke Clubine INF 5-5 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Winnetonka High School 19 Lisa Fitzmaurice INF 5-8 So. Kansas City, Mo. Winnetonka High School 20 Lacy Blevins C 5-5 Jr. Miller, Mo. Crowder Community College 23 Justine Riner P 5-6 Jr. Topeka, Kan. Hayden High School

2011 Park softball Roster

2011 Park softball alphabetical Roster

2011 Roster breakdown

NEWCOMERS (7) POSITION HT. YR. PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Jessica Glenn OF 5-7 Sr. Hutchinson Community College 2 Kalla Jones OF 5-5 Jr. Seminole State College4 Jacqueline Ramirez OF 5-6 Fr. Mar Vista High School9 Kaily Purtle P/UTL 5-7 Fr. Smithville High School 18 Brooke Clubine INF 5-5 Fr. Winnetonka High School 20 Lacy Blevins C 5-5 Jr. Crowder Community College

PIRATES BY STATEMISSOURI (10)Alpers (Richmond), Blevins (Miller), Clubine (Kansas City), Dortch (Kearney), Fitzmaurice (Kansas City), Jansen (Bran-son), Purtle (Smithville), Tanno (Smithville), Tatum (Raymore), Walker (Grant City)KANSAS (5)Calder (Olathe), Cordell (Hol-ton), Glenn (Shawnee), Hess (Junction City), Riner (Topeka)OKLAHOMA (1) Jones (Lawton) CALIFORNIA (1)Ramirez (Imperial Beach)

PIRATES BY POSITION OUTFIELD (7) Alpers, Jansen, Jones, Dortch, Tatum, Calder, Glenn INFIELDER (6) Cordell, Tanno, Tatum, Fitzmaurice, Purtle, Clubine PITCHER (3) Riner, Walker, Purtle CATCHER (2) Calder, Blevins

2011 Roster Breakdown

NO. PLAYER POSITION HT. YR. HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL 7 Hannah Alpers OF 5-7 So. Richmond, Mo. Richmond High School 20 Lacy Blevins C 5-5 Jr. Miller, Mo. Crowder Community College 17 Emily Calder C/OF 5-8 Sr. Olathe, Kan. Olathe South High School 18 Brooke Clubine INF 5-5 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Winnetonka High School 6 Jennifer Cordell INF 5-7 Jr. Holton, Kan. Holton High School 11 Brittany Dortch OF 5-5 Sr. Kearney, Mo. Kearney High School 19 Lisa Fitzmaurice INF 5-8 So. Kansas City, Mo. Winnetonka High School 1 Jessica Glenn OF 5-7 Sr. Shawnee, Kan. Hutchinson Community College 15 Brittany Hess INF 5-7 Sr. Junction City, Kan. Johnson County Community College 5 Mallory Jansen OF 5-4 So. Branson, Mo. Branson High School 2 Kalla Jones OF 5-5 Jr. Lawton, Okla. Lawton, Okla. 9 Kaily Purtle P/UTL 5-7 Fr. Smithville, Mo. Smithville High School 4 Jacqueline Ramirez OF 5-6 Fr. Imperial Beach, Calif. Mar Vista High School 23 Justine Riner P 5-6 Jr. Topeka, Kan. Hayden High School 12 Jenn Tanno INF 5-6 Sr. Smithville, Mo. Hutchinson Community College 16 Kyla Tatum OF/INF 5-4 So. Raymore, Mo. Ray Pec High School 8 Megan Walker P 5-8 So. Grant City, Mo. Maryville High School

PIRATES BY CLASSSENIORS (5)Calder, Hess, Dortch, Glenn, TannoJUNIORS (4)Blevins, Cordell, Jones, RinerSOPHOMORES (5)Jansen, Alpers, Walker, Tatum, FitzmauriceFRESHMEN (3)Ramirez, Purtle, Clubine


8 # 17 Emily CalderOlathe, Kan.Senior(Olathe South HS)

2010 – Calder excelled both on and off the field in 2010 for Park, as she was named a 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athlete…Calder was one of 275 athletes from around the country awarded this honor…For the second straight year, Calder started in all 40 games for the Pirates at the catcher position…Batted .276 on the year with 32 hits and 28 RBI…Led the team in walks with 16…Had a career high four home runs on the year which was second on the team to Jenn Tanno…Her four homers came against Mis-souri Valley, University of Mobile, Ottawa and Rockhurst…Had seven multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games…Scored 26 runs on the base paths and posted a slugging percentage of .457…Was 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts…Allowed just seven passed balls and had a fielding percentage of .985…Had the fourth highest on base percentage at .378.

2009 – One of the leaders for Park in 2009, Calder appeared and started in all 40 games for the Pirates at Catcher…Led the team in batting average at .440, and tied for the team lead in runs scored with 32…Also had a team high 59 hits and was second on the team in doubles with 10…Calder led all Pirates in runs batted in with 30 and total bases with 78…For her efforts she was named to the 2009 MCAC First-Team…She was also first on the team in slugging percentage at .582 and on base percentage at .490…Calder was stellar behind the plate as well, in 40 games she didn’t commit a single error and regis-tered 185 putouts…Calder also belted three home runs on the year, her first came on Mar. 19 at home against Rockhurst, the second came on Apr. 10 on the road at College of St. Mary, while the third and final blast came on the road at MidAmerica Nazarene on Apr. 20.

2008 – Hit .309 as a freshman and drove in 16 RBI…Appeared in 43 games and started 41 in split time behind the plate with Megan Goings… Went to the plate 110 times and had 34 hits…Belted one home run and hit five doubles…Her home run came against College of Saint Mary on April 26 in an MCAC battle…Had a season high two RBI against Haskell Indian Nations on April 15…Had four games in which she had three hits including March 25 against Rockhurst University, April 19 against Central Christian, April 26 against College of St. Mary and May 9 against Bellevue.

PERSONAL - Emily Calder was born to Mary and Scott Calder in Olathe, Kan…Has one older brother Clayton, (24)…Enjoys spending time with friends, family and work-ing out…Graduated from Olathe South High School in 2007 where she helped lead the softball squad to a third place finish at the 6A State Tournament…Earned All-League, All-City and All-Conference honors…Was an All-State selection in track as well…Ma-joring in Athletic Training…Chose Park for its stellar Athletic Training program along with the chance to play for Coach Reif....Earned the Presidential Scholar award at Olathe South and was a member of the National Honor Society.

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2010 season sTaTIsTICsAVG GP-S AB RUNS HITS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .276 40-40 116 26 32 9 0 4 28 53 .457 16 3 13 .378 0 3-3 186 16 3 .985 2009 season sTaTIsTICsAVG GP-S AB RUNS HITS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .440 40-40 134 32 59 10 0 3 30 78 .582 13 2 11 .490 2 2-3 185 14 0 1.000 2008 season sTaTIsTICsAVG GP-S AB RUNS HITS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO SF SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .309 43-41 110 20 34 5 0 1 16 72 .382 10 1 23 1 0-0 72 14 3 .966


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# 11 Brittany DortchKearney, Mo.Senior(Kearney HS)

2010 – Dortch appeared in 22 games for the Pirates and started in four in 2010…Had eight plate appearances and scored four runs on the year…Recorded three walks and was perfect in stolen bases going 1-for-1…Her runs came against Haskell in the first series of the season and against Rockhurst and Benedictine…Made seven putouts while playing in the outfield.

2009 – Brittany Dortch played in eight games and started six for the Pirates in their NAIA National Tournament season…Picked up two hits on the year, one against College of Saint Mary on April 10 and the other against Bellevue on April 11…Knocked in an RBI in game two against College of Saint Mary on April 10…In her eight games in the outfield, Dortch didn’t commit a single error.

PERSONAL – Brittany Lee Dortch is the daughter of Larry and Annette Dortch... At-tended Northwest Missouri State her freshman year…Graduated from Kearney High School where she was a member of the 2005 3A State Champion softball team, also a member of the 2004 State Runner up team…Also played basketball for the Bulldogs and was a member of the honor roll…Chose Park University for the opportunity to play softball and to stay close to her family…Majoring in Psychology.

2010 season sTaTIsTICsAVG GP-S AB RUNS HITS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .000 22-4 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 4 .273 0 1-1 7 0 0 1.000 2009 season sTaTIsTICsAVG GP-S AB RUNS HITS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .105 8-6 19 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 .105 3 1 10 .261 0 0-0 8 0 0 1.000

# 1 Jessica GlennShawnee, Kan.Senior(Hutchinson CC)

PERSONAL – Jessica Nicole Glenn is the daughter of Larry and Vicki Glenn and was born in Overland Park, Kan…Has one sibling, Joshua, (17)…Attended Hutchinson Community College from 2007-2009, playing under coach Jaime Rose…Helped lead the Blue Dragons to a 40-19 record in 2008…Was named a Second-Team All-American and First-Team All Jayhawk Conference…Was the first All-American to play for Coach Rose in her career…Was also recruited by Evangel University…En-joys scrapbooking in her free time…Graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in 2006.

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10 # 15 Brittany HessJunction City, Kan.Senior(Johnson County CC)

2010 – Hess started and appeared in all 40 games for Park at third base…Hess hit .325 on the year which was the third best of any Pirate…Had 40 hits in 123 at bats…Was second on the team in doubles with nine and second on the team in triples with two…Hess also belted two home runs for Park, the first coming on Apr. 8 against Rockhurst and the other coming at home on Apr. 17 against McKendree…Had 10 multi-hit games…Her best game of the season came on Mar. 6 on the road at Missouri Valley…Against the Vikings Hess went 3-fo-3 with a double and two RBI…Had five RBI in Park’s season opening series against Haskell…Had 59 total bases and posted a .480 slugging percentage and a .385 on base percentage…Led the team with 101 defensive assists and had 13 errors at third base.

PERSONAL – Brittany Marie Hess is the daughter of Julie Knudson…Has two sib-lings Mallory (20) and Gage (18)…Chose Park University for their great Criminal Justice program and to play softball for the Pirates…In her free time enjoys working out, hanging out with friends and watching movies…Graduated from Junction City High School in 2007…Played Basketball, Softball and Volleyball for the Blue Jays…Named to the First-Team All League in Softball in 2005-06 and 2006-07…Was also a State Champion Weight Lifter in the 145 pound category in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07…Also attended Johnson County Community College in 2007-08 and 2008-09…Both squad’s Hess played for appeared in the NJACC National Tourna-ment…Was named to the NFCA All South Region Team and was a Second Team NFCA All-American.

2010 season sTaTIsTICsAVG GP-S AB RUNS HITS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .325 40-40 123 18 40 9 2 2 22 59 .480 9 3 27 .385 0 8-9 54 101 13 .923

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# 12 Jenn TannoSmithville, Mo.Senior(Hutchinson CC)

2010 – Tanno led the Pirates in home runs with seven and was second on the squad in RBI with 30…Hit .310 on the year with 39 hits in 126 at-bats…Was third on the team in total bases with 66…Second on the team in slugging percentage, .524…Had 13 extra base hits and committed just four errors while playing at first and second base…Had 185 putouts and 10 assists out on the field…Tanno’s home runs came against, Haskell (twice), Baker, York, University of Mobile, Benedictine and Williams Baptist…Her homer against Williams Baptist came in the AMC Quar-terfinal round in Walnut Ridge, Ark…Had 15 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games…Had three hits in Park’s season opener against Haskell.

PERSONAL – Jennifer Nicole Tanno was born to parents Joe and Laura Tanno in Cleveland, Ohio…Has two siblings, Justin (20) and Jamie (19)…Also attended Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan. and the University of St. Mary in Leavenworth, Kan…Majoring in Accounting…Graduated from Smith-ville High School in 2006…Earned All-Conference, All-State, All- Region and All-District accolades for current Park Assistant Coach Steve Tingler, while playing at Smithville High.


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12 # 6 Jennifer CordellHolton, Kan.Junior(Holton HS)

2010 – Cordell had another phenomenal season for the Pirates, leading the team in batting average at .406 and began the season on a nine game hitting streak…She started in all 40 games for Park for the second straight year…Only struck out nine times in 128 plate appearances…Also led the Pirates in doubles with 12 and RBI with 36…Had 17 multi-hit games…Had a great year defensively at short stop, posting a .959 fielding percentage and committed just six errors…Had 77 assists and 62 put outs…Turned six double plays…Had a season high four RBI in Park’s season opener against Haskell...Hit home runs against Baker, Missouri Valley and Benedictine College.2009 – Cordell was named to the 2009 MCAC Second-Team for her outstanding play at first base for the Pirates as a freshman…Started and appeared in all 40 games for the Pirates…Went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Park’s first ever NAIA National Tournament game against Friends University…Had two home runs in the 2009 MCAC Conference Tournament, both coming on the same day, the first in Park’s 7-2 victory over College of Saint Mary and Park’s huge victory over Bellevue, 5-2, which helped propel Park into the National Tournament…Cordell hit .328 on the season with three home runs and six doubles…She was third on the team in RBI with 26 and second on the squad in slugging-percentage at .451…Defensively Cordell was stellar with her team leading 268 putouts and posted a .986 fielding percentage, only committing four errors the entire season.PERSONAL - Jennifer Lynn Cordell is the daughter of Rita and Lynn Cordell…Has one older brother Eric (23), who was an NAIA All-American Pitcher at Ottawa Univer-sity…Enjoys reading and playing softball in her free time…Was also recruited by Ottawa University…Attended Holton High School where she lettered in Volleyball and Softball and was named Valedictorian of her class…Majoring in Mathematics at Park…Chose Park University for its stellar academics and the athletic department.

2010 season sTaTIsTICsAVG GP-S AB RUNS HITS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .406 40-40 128 26 52 12 0 3 36 73 .570 5 0 9 .416 4 1-1 62 77 6 .959 2009 season sTaTIsTICsAVG GP-S AB RUNS HITS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .328 40-40 122 16 40 6 0 3 26 55 .451 6 5 8 .381 1 1-2 268 12 4 .986

# 20 Lacy BlevinsMiller, Mo.Junior(Crowder CC)

PERSONAL – Lacy Lynn Blevins is the daughter of Roger and Kristi Blevins and was born in Springfield, Mo…Has two siblings, Casey (17) and Cory (16)…Majoring in Physical Geography…Played one season at Independence Community College and one at Crowder Community College…Led the Roughriders to a Region 16 Cham-pionship in 2009-10…Was Independence CC’s MVP in 2008-09…At Miller High School, Blevins made the All-State team three times and was a first-team all state player at catcher…Was the Valedictorian at Miller High…Hobbies include playing softball and Facebook.

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# 2 Kalla JonesLawton, Okla.Junior(Seminole State College)

PERSONAL – Kalla K’ann Jones is the daughter of Jimmy Jones and has two sib-lings…Played two seasons at Seminole State College in Seminole, Okla., before transferring to Park…Played for head coach Kristina McSweeney…Helped lead the Trojans to a conference championship in 2009 and 2010…Led Seminole State to a fourth-place finish at nationals in both her seasons with the school…Graduated from Eisenhower High School in 2008…Was named Best Defensive Player for the Eagles…Played for head coach Dennis Totte…Enjoys shopping and hanging out with friends…Majoring in Social Work.

# 23 Justine RinerTopeka, Kan.Junior(Hayden HS)

2010 – For the second straight season, Riner led the pitching staff in wins with 13 and was named to the 2010 AMC All-Conference team…She was also named to the Aca-demic All-Conference team…Riner was 13-8 on the year and posted a team leading ERA of 1.94…She had 30 appearance for the Pirates and started 20 of those…Had 12 com-plete games and pitched 126 innings…Gave up 111 hits and walked just 26 batters…Hitters batted .232 against the righty and she committed just four wild pitches…Riner won her first three starts of the year against Hakell, Baker and Mo Valley…Had a season high eight strikeouts against Auburn University Montgomery and Columbia College…Pitched a season high eight innings at Stephens College on Mar. 17…Had four shutouts on the year.

2009 – Justine Riner solidified herself as one of the best freshman pitchers in the country in 2009 and was a vital part of the Pirates run to their first ever NAIA National Champi-onship Tournament appearance…Riner went 14-7 in 2009 with an incredible 1.83 ERA, which was best in the MCAC…She had a team high 141.1 innings pitched and struck out 102 batters, while walking only 27…Riner was named the MCAC Freshman of the Year and named to the 2009 MCAC First Team All-Conference squad…Riner had 13 complete games in 17 starts and appeared in 30 of Park’s 40 games…Registered 3 shut-outs and opponents hit just, .236 against her.

PERSONAL - Justine Eva Marie Riner is the daughter of Troy and Adela Riner...Has one younger brother, Brad (17)...Also recruited by Neosho County Community College, Garden City Community College and Washburn University…Attended Hayden High School in Topeka, Kan. and played for softball coach Joe Tetuan...Pitched a perfect game in 2005 and was a First Team All-League selection twice and First Team All-City twice while playing for the Wildcats…Majoring in Public Relations.

2010 season sTaTIsTICsERA 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 1.94 13-8 30 20 12 4/2 0 126.0 111 46 35 26 86 27 4 3 478 .232 4 11 0 1 17 2009 season sTaTIsTICsERA 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 1.83 14-7 30 17 13 3/1 2 141.1 125 49 37 27 102 21 2 10 .236 2 8 1 2 18

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14 # 7 Hannah AlpersRichmond, Mo.Sophomore(Richmond HS)

2010- Appeared in 18 games for the Pirates her freshman season and had two plate appearances…Recorded a walk and an RBI against St. Gregory’s on Mar. 12…Scored five runs on the year, all as a pinch runner for the Pirates.

PERSONAL – Hannah Alpers is the daughter of Debbie and Terry Alpers and has one older brother, Caleb (21)…Favorite Hobbies include watching movies, swim-ming and hanging out with friends…Chose Park University for its campus life and proximity to home…Was also recruited by Central Methodist University…Gradu-ated from Richmond High School in 2009, where she played softball for coach Staci Maddux, ran cross country for coach Steve Hitchcock, played basketball for coach David Litrell and ran track and field for coach Bruce Scovill…Was named to the Sec-ond-Team All-Conference and Second-Team All-State for Softball, and was a state qualifier in cross country…Was also the Homecoming Queen at Richmond High.

2010 season sTaTIsTICsAVG GP-S AB RUNS HITS 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO OB% SF SB-ATT PO A E FLD% .000 18-0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 0 .333 0 0-1 2 0 0 1.000

# 19 Lisa FitzmauriceKansas City, Mo.Sophomore(Winnetonka HS)

2010 – In her first season with the Pirates, Fitzmaurice appeared in 27 games with 21 starts…In her first collegiate game against Haskell, she had a career high two hits…Hit .196 on the year and had 11 hits and three doubles…Knocked in 10 RBI and walked six times…Recorded 91 putouts at first base and committed just three errors…Had a .968 fielding percentage.

PERSONAL – Elizabeth Kaye Fitzmaurice is the daughter of Mike and Sandy Fitz-maurice and was born in Greenville, S.C…Has two siblings, Kim (21) and Dara (10)…Majoring in Athletic Training, Fitzmaurice chose Park University for its loca-tion and the availability of her major…Was also recruited by Benedictine College, Central Methodist, Johnson County Community College and Northwest Missouri State…Favorite hobbies include listening to music, reading and playing sports…Graduated from Winnetonka High School in 2009…Played softball for coaches Ken Steeples and Marc Asquith…Led the Griffins to their first ever Conference Cham-pionship in 2007 and again in 2008…Was a member of the All-Conference team all four years at Winnetonka, Was an NFCA Scholar-Athlete and a KC Star Scholar-Athlete nominee.


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# 5 Mallory JansenBranson, Mo.Sophomore(Branson HS)

2010 – A speedster on the base paths and in the outfield, Jansen was a perfect 12-of-12 in stolen bases for Park in 2010 and committed just four errors in left field…Hit .218 on the year with 22 hits and 10 RBI…Walked five times and was hit-by-pitch a team high six times…Had four multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games…In her first collegiate game against Haskell, Jansen went 3-for-3 with one RBI and one sto-len bases…Had a season high two stolen bases on Mar. 6 against Missouri Valley.

PERSONAL – Mallory Ann Jansen is the daughter of Todd and Lori Jansen…Has three siblings, Amanda (26), Melinda (24) and Wayd (22)…Also recruited by Wil-liam Jewell College and Cottey College…Sister Melinda Jansen ran Cross Country and Track and Field at Park University from 2005-09…Graduated from Branson High School in 2009…Was a member of the National Honor Society at Branson and was elected the Student Council Vice President…Earned All-District, All-Conference and All-Area awards for the Pirate softball team…Majoring in Business Management.


# 16 Kyla TatumRaymore, Mo.Sophomore(Ray-Pec HS)

2010 – In her first year with the Pirates, Kyla Tatum recorded hits in 27 of the 40 games she played…She also started in all 40 games for the Pirates in the outfield, mostly at right field…Hit safely in nine straight games from Apr.12-Apr. 26…Hit .292 on the year with 35 hits and five doubles…Hit one home run, coming against Stephens College on Mar. 15…Fourth on the team in RBI with 25…Walked three times and was hit-by-pitch just once…Was 7-of-8 in stolen bases and committed just one error in the outfield.

PERSONAL – Kyla Leann Tatum is the daughter of parents Veronica and Bill Tatum and was born in Harrisonville, Mo…Was also recruited by Neosho County Com-munity College…Has two siblings…In her free time enjoys hanging with friends and playing softball…Graduated from Raymore-Peculiar High School in 2009…Played softball for coaches Bruce Sharp and Tracy Terry…Was named an All-State and All-Tournament recipient for the Panthers…Chose Park University for its solid Education program and Softball program…Plans to major in Elementary Education while at Park.


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16 # 8 Megan WalkerGrant City, Mo.Sophomore(Maryville HS)

2010 – In her first season with the Pirates, Walker was named to the 2010 AMC Honorable Mention All-Conference team with her 7-4 record and ERA of 2.89…Faced 274 batters in 75 innings…Batters hit .219 against Walker which was the low-est batting overage of the Park pitching staff…Appeared in 21 games and 12 starts…Pitched a perfect game in Park’s 9-0 win over Stephens College on Mar. 17…Had a season high eight strikeouts in the win over Baker on Mar. 3…Threw a complete game shutout on Mar. 27 against Ottawa, giving up no runs on just two hits and struck out four batters…In five straight appearances from Mar. 17-Mar. 27 gave up no runs.

PERSONAL – Megan Mary Walker was born in Maryville, Mo. to parents Ron-nie and Brenda Walker…Has two siblings, Brandon (21) and Corby (11)…Chose Park University for the size of the campus and location and for the opportunity to play softball…Was also recruited by Northwest Missouri State University…In her free time enjoys playing sports, listening to music and reading…Graduated from Maryville High School in 2009…Played Softball and Basketball for the Spoof-hounds…Helped lead her softball team to a Conference Championship in 2008 and was named Maryville’s Athlete of the Year in both 2008 and 2009…Was named to the All-State team in 2008, along with being named to the All-District, All-Confer-ence and All-Region teams in 2008-09.

2010 season sTaTIsTICs 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 2.89 7-4 21 12 3 2/3 2 75.0 60 50 31 39 49 10 0 5 274 .219 5 4 0 1 12

# 18 Brooke ClubineKansas City, Mo.Freshman(Winnetonka HS)

PERSONAL – Brooke Anne Clubine is the daughter of Paul and Cindy Clubine and has two siblings, Chris (25), Carl (28)...Was also recruited by Central Method-ist University…Graduated from Winnetonka High School in May of 2010…Led the Griffins to two Conference championships and was named to the First-Team All-Conference all four years…Was a scholar-athlete at Winnetonka…Majoring in Accounting.

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# 9 Kaily PurtleSmithville, Mo.Freshman(Smithville HS)

PERSONAL – Kaily Marie Purtle is the daughter of TK and Kerry Purtle and has three siblings, Cameron (15), Austin (12) and Shannon (10)…Was also recruited by Benedictine and Central Methodist…Played softball at Smithville High for current Park assistant coach Steve Tingler…Enjoys playing softball, swimming and watching movies in her free time…Majoring in Early Childhood Education.

# 4 Jacqueline RamirezImperial Beach, Calif.Freshman(Mar Vista HS)

PERSONAL – Jacqueline Ramirez is the daughter of Monica Bernardini and has two siblings…Nickname is Jackie…Was born in Chula Vista, Calif…Majoring in Kinesiology…Played softball for head coach Rick Nichols at Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, Calif.

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Emily Calder has started 80 straight games for Park behind the plate at catcher. In 2010, Calder drove in 28 batters and committed only three errors on the field.

Jenn Tanno slammed seven home runs last season, a team high, and drove in 30 RBI’s. Tanno will split time at desig-nated player, first base and second base this season.

Park began the 2010 season red hot winning its first five games, by •sweeping Haskell and Baker in two game sets and split with Missouri Valley. Then swept York College after the loss to Mo Val. Park then traveled down to Mobile, Ala. to take part in a five games against some of the stiffest competition in the country. The Pirates began the Spring Break trip by defeating No. 18 ranked University of Mobile, 5-4. Then Park took on No. 10 ranked St. Gregory’s losing to the Cavaliers, 8-2. They followed that up with a 3-2 victory over No. 30 ranked Belhaven University and dropped the final two games of the trip, 9-3 to Thomas University and 8-1, to No. 22 ranked Auburn University Montgomery.Park then embarked on their first season in the American Midwest •Conference under head coach Amy Reif. The Pirates swept Stephens College to open up conference play, 4-0 and 9-0. And in that second game, freshman Megan Walker pitched a perfect game. Then Park split a tough two game series with AMC perennial power Columbia College and swept rival William Jewell at home to bring their overall record to 14-5.Park then hit the road again for a two game set with KCAC oppo-•nent Ottawa University. Justine Riner picked up her seventh win of the season in the 12-0 win over the Braves in game one and Megan Walker improved her record to a perfect 5-0 in game two, as Park defeated Ottawa, 5-0. Then the meat of their conference schedule was up next for Park.William Woods came to the Park Softball Complex on March 30 and •split with Park, something that would happen to the Pirates in con-ference play many times in the next few week’s. Park then traveled to Walnut Ridge, Ark., to take on AMC foe Williams Baptist. Park’s bats went quite in Arkansas and Park was swept by the Eagles, 5-0 and 12-2. After another successful non-conference series with Rockhurst on April 8, Park traveled to Missouri Baptist on April 12 and split with the Spartans, losing 5-1 and winning 2-1. Then Harris-Stowe traveled to Park and split with Park.

Park did have many athletes receive awards in the 2010 postseason, •as Jennfier Cordell, Justine Riner and Mandi Dennis were named to the 2010 AMC First-Team All-Conference and Megan Walker was named to the AMC Honorable Mention All-Conference team. Emily Calder was named a 2010 NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete and was a member of the AMC Academic All-Conference team. Justine Riner and Jennifer Cordell joined her on that list as well.

With the conference season quickly coming to an end and Park hold-•ing ground in the middle of the conference standings, Park had a big AMC series with McKendree coming up. The Bearcats split with Park losing to the Pirates, 5-1 in game one and rebounded by defeat-ing Park, 7-4 in game two. The Pirates then traveled to Hannibal-LaGrange in the final AMC series of the regular season and laid an egg by losing to Hannibal twice, 3-2 and 6-5. Park finished the regu-lar season, 7-9 in the AMC and were the No. 7 seed in the AMC Tournament and had to travel to Walnut Ridge, Ark., for a second time to face No. 2 Williams Baptist.The Pirates played with much intensity in game one, defeating the •Eagles, 2-0, with a brilliant pitching performance by Justine Riner, who picked up her 13 win of the year. In game two, both teams couldn’t get the bats rolling and WBC won, 2-1, forcing a third game to decide the AMC Quarterfinal series. In a thrilling game that went nine innings, Williams Baptist prevailed, 7-6, and ended Park’s sea-son with a record of 24-16.

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The Automated ScoreBook

Overall Statistics for Park University (as of May 03, 2010)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 24-16 Home: 11-4 Away: 9-7 Neutral: 4-5 Conference: 7-9

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%

Cordell, Jennifer... .406 40-40 128 26 52 12 0 3 36 73 .570 5 0 9 0 .416 4 2 1-1 62 77 6 .959

Dennis, Mandi....... .390 40-39 141 37 55 9 6 2 19 82 .582 8 1 9 0 .424 1 1 13-16 37 0 1 .974

Hess, Brittany...... .325 40-40 123 18 40 9 2 2 22 59 .480 9 3 27 0 .385 0 1 8-9 54 101 13 .923

Tanno, Jenn......... .310 40-40 126 21 39 6 0 7 30 66 .524 6 1 16 0 .341 2 1 0-0 185 10 4 .980

Tatum, Kyla......... .292 40-40 120 24 35 5 0 1 25 43 .358 3 1 8 0 .315 0 11 7-8 18 2 1 .952

Calder, Emily....... .276 40-40 116 26 32 9 0 4 28 53 .457 16 3 13 0 .378 0 1 3-3 186 16 3 .985

Bowers, Lindsay..... .232 40-40 99 19 23 3 0 2 11 32 .323 11 5 17 0 .336 1 7 5-6 61 63 5 .961

Jansen, Mallory..... .218 40-40 101 17 22 0 0 0 10 22 .218 5 6 26 0 .295 0 2 12-12 38 1 4 .907

Fitzmaurice, Lisa... .196 27-21 56 3 11 3 0 0 10 14 .250 6 2 11 0 .292 1 0 0-0 91 0 3 .968

Bourne, Mary Beth... .171 22-15 41 4 7 2 0 0 3 9 .220 9 0 11 0 .320 0 1 0-0 10 1 1 .917

Dortch, Brittany.... .000 22-4 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 0 4 0 .273 0 1 1-1 7 0 0 1.000

Korell, Jordan...... .000 3-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

Alpers, Hannah...... .000 18-0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0-1 2 0 0 1.000

Totals.............. .296 40-40 1066 204 316 58 8 21 196 453 .425 82 22 152 0 .356 9 28 50-57 771 331 45 .961

Opponents........... .237 40-40 967 123 229 45 8 14 119 332 .343 82 16 172 2 .306 2 38 12-17 764 308 61 .946

LOB - Team (242), Opp (213). DPs turned - Team (11), Opp (3). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (1), Dennis, Mand 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

Riner, Justine...... 1.94 13-8 30 20 12 4/2 0 126.0 111 46 35 26 86 27 4 3 478 .232 4 11 0 1 17

Johnson, Brittany... 2.88 4-4 14 8 2 1/1 1 56.0 58 27 23 17 37 8 4 6 215 .270 0 1 0 0 9

Walker, Megan....... 2.89 7-4 21 12 3 2/3 2 75.0 60 50 31 39 49 10 0 5 274 .219 5 4 0 1 12

Totals.............. 2.42 24-16 40 40 17 10/3 3 257.0 229 123 89 82 172 45 8 14 967 .237 9 16 0 2 38

Opponents........... 4.18 16-24 40 40 25 3/0 0 254.2 316 204 152 82 152 58 8 21 1066 .296 6 22 0 9 28

PB - Team (8), Calder, Emil 7, Korell, Jord 1, Opp (9). SBA/ATT - Calder, Emil (12-16), Riner, Justi (8-8), Johnson, Bri

(1-5), Walker, Mega (3-4).

The Automated ScoreBook

Game Results for Park University (as of May 03, 2010)

(All games)

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

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02/27/2010 vs Haskell Indian Natio W 16-1 16 16 0/ 1 2 5 5 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Riner, Justi (W 1-0) 104 1:34

02/27/10 vs Haskell Indian Natio W 7-1 7 7 0/ 1 4 1 7 2- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Johnson, Bri (W 1-0) - 1:23

03/03/2010 BAKER UNIVERSITY W 9-1 9 9 0/ 1 2 2 5 3- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Riner, Justi (W 2-0) 106 1:55

03/03/2010 BAKER UNIVERSITY W 9-4 9 10 2/ 4 5 5 7 4- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Walker, Mega (W 1-0) - 2:12

03/06/2010 at Missouri Valley W 12-4 12 13 0/ 4 9 2 5 5- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 Riner, Justi (W 3-0) 153 1:34

Mar 6, 2010 at Missouri Valley 4-5 L 4 9 0/ 5 8 1 7 5- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Riner, Justi (L 3-1) - 2:11

Mar 07, 2010 YORK COLLEGE W 8-0 8 14 1/ 0 2 1 5 6- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Johnson, Bri (W 2-0) 121 :58

Mar 07, 2010 YORK COLLEGE W 8-0 8 9 0/ 0 2 2 5 7- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Walker, Mega (W 2-1) - :57

Mar 10, 2010 at #18 University of Mo W 5-4 5 9 2/ 4 4 1 7 8- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Riner, Justi (W 4-1) 153 3:55

Mar 12, 2010 vs #10 St. Gregory's 2-8 L 2 6 3/ 8 9 0 7 8- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Riner, Justi (L 4-2) 142 1:49

Mar 12, 2010 vs #30 Belhaven Univers W 3-2 3 6 2/ 2 4 0 7 9- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Walker, Mega (W 3-0) 153 1:55

Mar 13, 2010 vs Thomas University 3-9 L 3 8 4/ 9 13 0 7 9- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Johnson, Bri (L 2-1) 144 2:12

Mar 13, 2010 vs #22 Auburn Univ. Mon 1-8 L 1 6 2/ 8 12 2 7 9- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Riner, Justi (L 4-3) 111 2:01

*Mar 17, 2010 at Stephens College W 4-0 4 10 1/ 0 7 1 ( 8) 10- 4- 0 1- 0- 0 Riner, Justi (W 5-3) 101 2:12

*Mar 17, 2010 at Stephens College W 9-0 9 9 0/ 0 0 2 5 11- 4- 0 2- 0- 0 Walker, Mega (W 4-0) - 1:06

*Mar 23, 2010 at COLUMBIA COUGARS 0-2 L 0 4 1/ 2 3 1 7 11- 5- 0 2- 1- 0 Johnson, Bri (L 2-2) 122 3:30

*Mar 23, 2010 COLUMBIA COUGARS W 3-2 3 8 0/ 2 6 0 7 12- 5- 0 3- 1- 0 Riner, Justi (W 6-3) 0 5:30

Mar 26, 2010 WILLIAM JEWELL W 3-0 3 5 0/ 0 6 1 7 13- 5- 0 3- 1- 0 Riner, Justi (W 7-3) 136 1:20

Mar 26, 2010 WILLIAM JEWELL W 2-0 2 2 0/ 0 4 2 7 14- 5- 0 3- 1- 0 Johnson, Bri (W 3-2) - 1:21

Mar 27, 2010 at Ottawa University W 12-0 12 9 0/ 0 2 2 5 15- 5- 0 3- 1- 0 Riner, Justi (W 7-3) 121 1:32

Mar 27, 2010 at Ottawa University W 5-0 5 11 0/ 0 2 1 7 16- 5- 0 3- 1- 0 Walker, Mega (W 5-0) - 1:12

*Mar 30, 2010 WILLIAM WOODS UNIVER W 6-2 6 9 0/ 2 5 1 7 17- 5- 0 4- 1- 0 Riner, Justi (W 9-3) 254 1:35

*Mar 30, 2010 at William Woods Univer 3-4 L 3 9 0/ 4 5 1 7 17- 6- 0 4- 2- 0 Walker, Mega (L 5-1) - 1:28

*Apr 02, 2010 at Williams Baptist Col 0-5 L 0 2 2/ 5 9 0 7 17- 7- 0 4- 3- 0 Riner, Justi (L 9-4) 134 1:44

*Apr 02, 2010 WILLIAMS BAPTIST COL 2-12 L 2 6 4/12 12 1 5 17- 8- 0 4- 4- 0 Walker, Mega (L 5-2) - 1:23

04-08-10 at Rockhurst W 6-3 6 7 1/ 3 4 2 7 18- 8- 0 4- 4- 0 Riner, Justi (W 10-4) 90 1:30

Apr 08, 2010 at Rockhurst University W 9-6 9 6 5/ 6 7 1 7 19- 8- 0 4- 4- 0 Walker, Mega (W 6-2) - 1:35

*Apr 12, 2010 at Missouri Baptist 1-5 L 1 7 2/ 5 10 1 7 19- 9- 0 4- 5- 0 Riner, Justi (L 10-5) 115 1:29

*Apr 12, 2010 MISSOURI BAPTIST W 2-1 2 5 1/ 1 3 3 7 20- 9- 0 5- 5- 0 Walker, Mega (W 7-2) - 1:10

*Apr 14, 2010 HARRIS-STOWE STATE 0-1 L 0 6 2/ 1 2 3 7 20-10- 0 5- 6- 0 Riner, Justi (L 10-6) 187 1:44

*Apr 14, 2010 at Harris-Stowe State W 12-1 12 12 0/ 1 5 2 5 21-10- 0 6- 6- 0 Johnson, Bri (W 4-2) - 1:24

*Apr 17, 2010 MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY W 5-1 5 11 1/ 1 4 0 7 22-10- 0 7- 6- 0 Riner, Justi (W 11-6) 244 1:21

*Apr 17, 2010 at Mckendree University 4-7 L 4 8 1/ 7 9 2 7 22-11- 0 7- 7- 0 Walker, Mega (L 7-3) - 1:58

*Apr 20, 2010 at Hannibal-LaGrange 2-3 L 2 9 0/ 3 6 1 7 22-12- 0 7- 8- 0 Johnson, Bri (L 4-3) 101 1:32

*Apr 20, 2010 HANNIBAL-LAGRANGE 5-6 L 5 9 3/ 6 8 5 (11) 22-13- 0 7- 9- 0 Riner, Justi (L 11-7) - 2:44

Apr 26, 2010 BENEDICTINE COLLEGE W 8-0 8 10 0/ 0 3 0 5 23-13- 0 7- 9- 0 Riner, Justi (W 12-7) 106 1:20

Apr 26, 2010 BENEDICTINE COLLEGE 5-6 L 5 7 1/ 6 8 2 7 23-14- 0 7- 9- 0 Johnson, Bri (L 4-4) - 1:35

Apr 30, 2010 vs Williams Baptist Col W 2-0 2 4 2/ 0 2 1 7 24-14- 0 7- 9- 0 Riner, Justi (W 13-7) 247 1:14

Apr 30, 2010 vs Williams Baptist Col 1-2 L 1 1 1/ 2 8 2 7 24-15- 0 7- 9- 0 Walker, Mega (L 7-4) - 1:24

May 01, 2010 vs Williams Baptist Col 6-7 L 6 8 1/ 7 13 1 ( 9) 24-16- 0 7- 9- 0 Riner, Justi (L 13-8) 311 2:08

() extra inning game

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2005 • Monica Wade (19-22)Date Opponent ScoreFeb. 27 Avila L, 6-1Mar. 3 Central Methodist L, 3-1, L, 3-10Mar. 7 William Penn L, 8-1Mar. 7 Dakota State W, 6-4Mar. 8 Trevecca Nazarene L, 11-0Mar. 8 Mount Marty W, 8-3Mar. 10 Judson W, 3-2Mar. 10 DeSales University W, 7-6Mar. 11 Northwestern College L, 6-5Mar. 15 Northwest Missouri State L, 5-0, L, 5-0Mar. 19 Rockhurst W, 4-2, W, 9-2Mar. 31 McPherson W, 8-1Apr. 1 Newman L, 3-2, W, 3-1Apr. 6 Friends L, 11-0, L, 2-1Apr. 8-9 Peru State W, 4-3, W, 2-1Apr. 10 York W, 3-0, W,1-0Apr. 12 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-1, L, 2-0Apr. 14 Washburn W, 3-2, L, 3-2Apr. 19 Haskell W, 16-0, L, 3-1Apr. 23 Bellevue L, 10-2, W, 5-3Apr. 24 College of St. Mary L, 8-0, L, 8-7Apr. 26 William Jewell L, 2-1, L, 7-1Apr. 29 Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 2-0, W, 5-2Apr. 30 Central Christian W, 8-2, W, 9-4May 5 Bellevue L. 2-1May 5 Newman L, 3-1

2006 • AMY REIF (18-19)

Date Opponent ScoreMar. 8 Reinhardt L, 4-1, W, 2-1Mar. 9 Walsh W, 3-2Mar. 9 St. Vincent W, 5-4Mar. 9 Purdue North Central W, 8-1Mar. 10 Reinhardt L, 8-0Mar. 17 Evangel L, 5-2Mar. 18 Waldorf L, 5-3, L, 6-2Mar. 25 Central Methodist L, 11-4Mar. 26 St. Gregory L, 8-3Mar. 31 Newman L, 4-3, W, 2-1Apr. 1 Morningside W, 1-0Apr. 1 Doane W, 8-0Apr. 4 Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 2-1, W, 10-0Apr. 5 Friends W, 3-2, W, 4-3Apr. 8 Peru State W, 4-0, L, 1-0Apr. 9 York L, 1-0, L, 7-3Apr. 12 William Jewell L, 8-4, W, 2-1Apr. 13 MidAmerica Nazarene L, 4-3, L, 8-5Apr. 18 Haskell W, 9-1, W, 5-2Apr. 21 St. Mary L, 3-2, L, 7-4Apr. 22 Bellevue L, 8-3, W, 2-1Apr. 25 Benedictine W, 6-2

2007 • AMY REIF (18-28)

Date Opponent ScoreFeb. 28 Baker L, 5-4, W, 4-1Mar. 2 Bethany W, 8-0Mar. 2 Kansas Wesleyan L, 15-6Mar. 2 Friends L, 10-9Mar. 8 Benedictine W, 11-3, W, 14-0Mar. 10 Stephens W, 23-0, w, 12-0Mar. 13 Texas Wesleyan L, 9-1, L, 6-1Mar. 14 Northwood (Texas) L, 2-1, L, 2-1 Mar. 16 Oklahoma Christian L, 7-1, L, 5-4Mar. 21 Rockhurst L, 7-3, L, 7-4Mar. 24 Hannibal-LaGrange W, 5-0Mar. 24 Central Methodist W, 3-2

Mar. 24 McKendree L, 3-2Mar. 25 Friends W, 9-3Mar. 25 Baker L, 9-6Mar. 28 Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 10-1, W, 10-2Apr. 4 Central Christian W, 8-0, W, 5-1Apr. 6 Peru State L, 5-4, L, 11-9Apr. 7 York L, 10-3, L, 3-2Apr. 12 William Jewell L, 5-4, L, 5-4Apr. 17 Haskell W, 6-4, W, 6-4Apr. 20 College of St. Mary L, 4-3, W, 3-2Apr. 21 Bellevue L, 7-1, L, 7-0Apr. 24 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 8-7, W, 2-1Apr. 26 Washburn L, 10-2, L, 10-4Apr. 28 Ottawa L, 8-5, L, 6-4May 3 College of St. Mary L, 14-8May 3 York L, 7-1

2008 • aMy Reif (23-23)Date Opponent ScoreFeb. 29 Sterling L, 11-4Feb. 29 Oklahoma Baptist W, 13-9Feb. 29 Grand View L, 6-0Mar. 1 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 14-10Mar. 1 Oklahoma Baptist L, 15-9Mar. 9 Mount Mercy L, 8-4, L, 4-1Mar. 11 Shorter College L, 1-6, L, 14-1Mar. 12 Central Methodist L, 4-2, W, 10-6Mar. 13 Central Methodist L, 8-0Mar. 13 West Florida L, 10-1Mar. 20 Baker W, 4-2Mar. 22 Ottawa W, 8-3, L, 14-0Mar. 25 Rockhurst L, 5-3, L, 11-5Mar. 29 Benedictine L, 3-2, L, 11-3Mar. 30 Central Methodist L, 8-6, L, 7-2Apr. 2 William Jewell W, 7-3, W, 3-0Apr. 5 Peru State W, 16-12, W, 8-6Apr. 6 York W, 4-3, W, 12-4Apr. 14 Bellevue L, 7-3, W, 7-4Apr. 15 Haskell W, 8-1, L, 7-5Apr. 19 Central Christian W, 8-0, W, 10-0Apr. 24 Missouri Valley W, 6-5, W, 11-0Apr. 26 College of St. Mary W, 6-1, W, 4-2May 1 York L, 5-6May 1 Peru State L, 4-2May 9 Kansas Wesleyan W, 9-1May 9 Bellevue W, 7-4May 9 Friends L, 2-0May 9 Bellevue W, 8-3May 10 Friends L, 1-0

2009 • amy Reif (27-13)Date Opponent ScoreFeb. 27 University of St. Mary W, 18-0Mar. 5 Central Methodist W, 5-4, W, 4-3Mar. 6 Missouri Valley W, 7-0, W, 2-1Mar. 10 Northwood (Texas) L, 2-1, L, 4-3Mar. 15 Benedictine W, 2-0, W, 9-8Mar. 16 Ottawa W, 5-4, W, 3-2Mar. 19 Rockhurst L, 4-3, L, 4-3Mar. 30 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 5-0, W, 7-1Apr. 3 York W, 10-2, W, 6-2Apr. 4 Peru State W, 5-2, W, 4-1Apr. 10 College of St. Mary W, 14-3, W, 11-1Apr. 11 Bellevue L, 2-0, L, 10-9Apr. 15 Haskell W, 7-1, W, 10-1Apr. 16 William Jewell L, 5-4, L, 4-2Apr. 20 MidAmerica Nazarene W, 6-4, W, 9-2Apr. 22 Benedictine W, 7-2, W, 10-7Apr. 25 William Woods L, 6-5, L, 10-3Apr. 30 College of St. Mary W, 7-2

Apr. 30 Bellevue W, 5-2May 1 Bellevue L, 3-1, W, 7-6May 14* Friends L, 6-5May 15* California Baptist L, 2-0May 17* Hastings W, 6-1*NAIA National Tournament Game - Decatur, Ala.

2010 • aMy Reif (24-16)Date Opponent ScoreFeb. 27 Haskell W, 16-1, W, 7-1Mar. 3 Baker W, 9-1, W, 9-4Mar. 6 Missouri Valley W, 12-4, L, 5-4Mar. 7 York W, 8-0, W, 8-0Mar. 10 University of Mobile W, 5-4Mar. 12 St. Gregory’s L, 8-2Mar. 12 Belhaven W, 3-2Mar. 13 Thomas L, 9-3Mar. 13 Auburn Univ. Montgomery L, 8-1Mar. 17 Stephens W, 4-0, W, 9-0Mar. 23 Columbia L, 2-0, W, 3-2Mar. 26 William Jewell W, 3-0, W, 2-0Mar. 27 Ottawa W, 12-0, W, 5-0Mar. 30 William Woods W, 6-2, L, 4-3Apr. 2 Williams Baptist L, 5-0, L, 12-2Apr. 8 Rockhurst W, 6-3, W, 9-6Apr. 12 Missouri Baptist L, 5-1, W, 2-1Apr. 14 Harris-Stowe L, 1-0, W, 12-1Apr. 17 McKendree W, 5-1, L, 7-4Apr. 20 Hannibal-LaGrange L, 3-2, L, 6-5Apr. 26 Benedictine W, 8-0, L, 6-5Apr. 30 Williams Baptist W, 2-0, L, 2-1May 1 Williams Baptist L, 7-6

Jamie Garman pitched Park to its first NAIA National Tournament victory in the 2009 season when the Pirates defeated Hastings College, 6-1 in Decatur, Ala.

Game-By-Game Results 2005-2010


22 yeaR-By-yeaR PaRK SofTBaLL HiSToRyCoach Year Wins Losses Ties Pct Worth NotingPam Knox 1995 20 17 0 .541 First season of Varsity Softball ProgramPam Knox 1996 32 21 0 .604 Only 30-plus win season in Park Softball HistoryRonda Miles 1997 26 21 0 .553 Miles begins four-year tenure as Pirate Softball CoachRonda Miles 1998 22 17 0 .564 Fourth-consecutive winning season to begin Pirate Softball ProgramRonda Miles 1999 11 21 0 .344 First losing season in Park Softball HistoryRonda Miles 2000 14 35 0 .286 Worst win percentage, most losses in program historyJulie True 2001 15 14 0 .517 Snaps two-year stretch of below .500 seasonsJulie True 2002 21 12 1 .618 All-time best single-season win percentage; first and only tieJulie True 2003 16 19 0 .457 Final season as head coach for Julie TrueMonica Wade 2004 19 19 0 .500 First even .500 season in Park Softball HistoryMonica Wade 2005 19 22 0 .463 Final season as head coach for Monica WadeAmy Reif 2006 18 19 0 .486 Reif ’s first season as head coach at Park UniversityAmy Reif 2007 18 28 0 .391 Most games played since 2000 seasonAmy Reif 2008 23 23 0 .500 Park wins first-ever MCAC regular season championshipAmy Reif 2009 27 13 0 .675 Park qualifies for first-ever NAIA National Championship TournamentAmy Reif 2010 24 16 0 .600 Pirates record back-to-back winning seasons for first time since 01-02

Coach Years Wins Losses Ties Pct Worth NotingPam Knox 1995-96 52 38 0 .578 First head coach in Park softball historyRonda Miles 1997-00 73 94 0 .437 Second most wins all-time as Park Head Softball CoachJulie True 2001-03 52 45 1 .536 One of two head coaches over .500 all-timeMonica Wade 2004-05 38 41 0 .481 Shortest concluded tenure as Park Softball CoachAmy Reif 2006-Present 110 99 0 .526 In 2009 became the winningest coach in Park Softball historyOVERALL (16 Seasons) 325 317 1

The American Midwest Conference (formerly known as the Show-Me Collegiate Conference) sponsors championships in 13 different sports: base-ball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s track and field, and volleyball. The purpose of the American Midwest Conference is to promote the positive ideals and objectives of athletics, to provide an organization of colleges and universities with similar foundations to engage in athletic contests on an equal basis, to serve as a forum to formulate and solve common problems, to enhance and preserve athletics in their true perspective and to promote athletics in an academic environment. The AMC is a member of the National Associa-tion of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The nine member institutions that make up the AMC include Park University (Parkville, Mo.), Columbia College (Columbia, Mo.), Hannibal-LaGrange College (Hannibal, Mo.), Harris-Stowe State University (St. Louis, Mo.), McKendree University (Lebanon, Ill.), Missouri Baptist University (St. Louis, Mo.), Stephens College (Columbia, Mo.), Williams Baptist College (Walnut Ridge, Ark.) and William Woods University (Fulton, Mo.) AMC PRESIDENT’S CUP 2009-10 FINAL STANDINGS School Points McKendree University 387.5 William Woods University 325 Missouri Baptist University 265

Park University 222.5 Hannibal-LaGrange College 215 Columbia College 185 Williams Baptist College 107.5 Harris-Stowe State University 97.5 Stephens College 30

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Park University

Park University calls Parkville, Mo., and the Greater Kansas City Area home, offering students the features of both small-town life and the flashing lights of the big city.

With a population of just more than 4,000, Parkville allows stu-dents the small-town lifestyle and tightly knit community often times associated with small college athletics and the NAIA. Originally a trading post on the Missouri River, Parkville grew as Kansas City boomed in the late 1800s, which included the founding of Park University. Both the University and the city get their names from Col. George S. Park, who played a key role in the early develop-ment of the area. Today, Parkville’s historic downtown district coupled with new shopping areas to the north and east gives Park University students two great entertainment opportunities within the area. Parkville sits within the Northland of the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area, which encompasses 15 counties, nine of which are in Missouri and six across the state line in Kansas. The Northland is locally referred to as “north of the river”. Contained wholly within Missouri, it encompasses portions of Clay County including the northern half of Kansas City, Mo., and the cit-ies of Parkville, Liberty, North Kansas City and Gladstone. As a whole, the Kansas City Metropolitan Area is situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, often referred to as Kaw Point, straddling the state border between Missouri and Kansas. The Kansas City Metropolitan Statistical Area, anchored by Kansas City, Mo., is the 27th largest in the United States, with an estimated population just shy of 2 million.


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Park University

A tradition-rich city known for its barbecue and storied sports history, Kansas City is currently home to Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals, the Kansas City Chiefs of the Na-tional Football League, Major League Soccer’s Kansas City Wiz-ards and the Kansas Speedway, which hosts several NASCAR and IRL events throughout the year including one Sprint Cup Series event in the fall. Kansas City is also home to the Kansas City T-Bones inde-pendent league baseball franchise and the Kansas City Explorers of World Team Tennis. The Sprint Center and the Power & Light District in the downtown area is one of the region’s top entertainment areas. The Sprint Center also houses the College Basketball Ex-perience, which includes the College Basketball Hall of Fame. A few blocks away sits Municipal Auditorium, home to the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Additionally, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athlet-ics moved its offices downtown in the summer of 2007. Kansas City is also known for its historic shopping dis-tricts, including Westport and the Country Club Plaza, which is one of the world’s largest outdoor shopping areas designed for motor-vehicle traffic. Commonly referred to as “The Plaza,” it is home to one of the nation’s largest holiday light displays between Thanksgiving and January. In the Northland, Zona Rosa has become a popular shop-ping district, while Town Center and The Legends at Village West keep shoppers occupied in the Sunflower State.


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Founded Park University was founded in 1875 as an independent, liberal arts, four-year coeducational, residential Christian institution.

Present Park is a comprehensive, independent, institution, accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The University is a national leader in higher education and is a growing entrepreneurial institution with 43 campus centers in 21 states, including an extensive online program. Park continues to increase access to higher education by offering the quality undergraduate and graduate degrees students desire at locations, times and delivery formats that best serve their needs.Location The flagship campus of Park University is located on a historic site in Parkville, Mo., situated on a bluff above the scenic Mis-souri River. The Parkville Campus is 10 minutes from downtown Kansas City, 15 minutes from Kansas City International Airport, and is part of the KCI Business Corridor. Park Distance Learning has established campus centers on military installations across the U.S. and online. PDL has also served the non-traditional, working adult student since 1972 by offering undergraduate programs in an accelerated format. Park’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies is located at our Downtown Kansas City, Mo., Campus Center. Park also serves the Kansas City metropolitan area with campuses in Independence and Lexington, Mo. In addition to our military campus centers, Park also has a campus in Austin, Texas.Students Park has developed considerable diversity among its student population, including more than 660 international students from 120 countries. Nearly 42 percent of Park’s students are represented by racial, ethnic and cultural groups typically underrepresented in colleges and universities. The University has repeatedly been recognized as one of the top 100 American colleges/universities in the nation graduating black, Hispanic and American-Indian students. In addition, approximately 60 percent of Park University students are active duty military, active duty dependents, retired military or members of the Department of Defense.Vision Statement Park University will be a renowned international leader in providing innovative educational opportunities for learners within the global society.Mission Statement The mission of Park University, an entrepreneurial institution of learning, is to provide access to academic excellence which will prepare learners to think critically, communicate effectively and engage in lifelong learning while serving a global community.

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26 Parkville Campus•Founded:1875•Location:Parkville,Mo.•Tuition:OurfiscalinitiativesprovidevaryingrevenuestreamswhichallowParktomaintainitstuitionatapproximatelythesamelevelasstudents attending state universities in Missouri (our tuition benchmark).•First-timeFreshmen:ACTis22withanaveragegradepointaverageof3.385.•Student/FacultyRatio:Undergraduate12:1;Graduate9:1.•DiversePopulation:Studentsrepresentall50statesandtheDistrictofColumbia,aswellas120foreigncountries.•Athletics:ParkUniversityisamemberoftheNAIA:Men’sandWomen’sBasketball,TrackandField,CrossCountry,Soccer,Volleyball,Women’s Softball and Golf, and Men’s Baseball.•FinancialAid:Morethan85percentofundergraduatestudentswhoqualifyreceivesomeformoffinancialaid.Theseincludeloans,grants and work-study positions.•Accreditation:CommissionontheInstitutionsofHigherEducationoftheNorthCentralAssociationofCollegesandSchools.•SpecialProgramsandFacilities:ParkvilleCommercialUnderground;MabeeLearningCenter(academicunderground,includingtheMcAfee Memorial Library); limitless internship opportunities; Academic Support Center for tutoring, testing and writing labs; Career Development Center, Breckon Sports Center, state-of-the-art fitness facility; International Center for Music and the Youth Conservatory of Music; Campanella Art Gallery; David Theater.

Accreditation Park University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The State of Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has officially approved the academic standards of Park University for teacher education. The Department of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and ap-proved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. The Department of Athletic Training is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. The Department of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

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27Park University’s training facilities for student-athletes includes a regulation track, which is located adjacent to Julian Field, a full weight room and cardio training facility located in the Pirate Fitness Center, as well as a sports medicine facility in the Pirate Fitness Center with three full-time, fully accredited athletic trainers.

Park University’s outdoor athletics facilities include one of the NAIA’s premiere soccer facilities, Julian Field, as well as Comfort Field, which is home to Park’s baseball program, and the Park Softball Complex. Park’s soccer teams also train on a top-notch practice surface at Hemingway Field, located adjacent to the baseball facilities.

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Michael Droge, Ph.D., was appointed president by the Park Univer-sity Board of Trustees in 2009. He arrived at Park in September 2002 to serve as the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. His role in that position gave him charge of all academic areas of the University, including acting as the liaison between the academic and non-academic components of the University. A nationally respected participant in higher education, Droge has a distinguished academic career of teaching, research and serving as principle investigator on federally funded programs such as the Multiethnic Bio-medical Research Support Program from the National Institutes for Health, the Bridges to the Future Program from the NIH and the McNair Scholars Program from the Department of Education. He has also served as a member of the Neuroscience and Physiology Panel for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Washington, D.C., and an ad hoc reviewer for the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the National Science Foundation, and a journal reviewer for Brain Research and J. Neuroscience. His academic awards include the Beall Memorial Award for Outstand-ing Dissertation from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the Mary Mason Lyon Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching and Service, and the President’s Award for Distinguished Service from Texas Woman’s University. Droge received his Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and German from the University of Kansas and he began graduate studies in Germany at the University of Bonn as a Fulbright Scholar. Upon receiving his Master of Science degree from Texas Tech University, Droge went on to earn a Ph.D. in physiology and biophysics from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He came to Park University with 19 years of experience in higher edu-cation as a faculty member and administrator, most recently as a professor of biology and dean of graduate studies and research.

University President Michael Droge, Ph. DSecond Year as President

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C laude English is in his 15th year as Park University’s Director of Athletics, serving in the role since January of 1996. Prior to 2010-11, English was honored for his service as an athletics administrator by being inducted into the McLendon Minority Athletics Administrators Hall of Fame, June 23, 2010, in Anaheim, Calif., representing the NAIA in a group of seven individuals honored by the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation. The Foundation supports the John McLendon Memorial Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Awards is presented to senior-level minority stu-dents who intend to pursue a graduate degree in athletics administration. English was joined in the 2010 McLendon Hall of Fame induction class by Percy Bates, Ber-nie Bickerstaff, Howard Gentry, Sr., Michael Haynes, Rafer Johnson and Don Newcombe, while a second group of Pioneer Award winners was also honored. That group included Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez, Ernie Davis, Mike Garrett, Tom Goss, Dan Guerrero, Charles Harris, Tommy Hawkins, Kim Ng, Fritz Pollard, Burl Toler and Tyrone Willingham. English began his affiliation with Park University in the 1992-93 men’s basketball season, coaching the Pirates through the end of the 2004-05 campaign. For his final 10 seasons at the helm of the Park men’s basketball program, English also assumed the duties of Director of Ath-letics, a position he will continue into his 15th year in the 2010-11 academic year. During his tenure as Park’s Director of Athletics, English has guided the addition of two spring sports – baseball and women’s golf – in addition to facility upgrades throughout the department of athletics. Park’s facility upgrades under English’s watch began with the 1,500-seat Julian Field, home to Park University men’s and women’s soccer, followed by the 1,200-seat Breckon Sports Center, constructed in 2000 to become the home of Park University’s men’s and women’s basketball programs, as well as its men’s and women’s volleyball programs. Breckon Sports Center houses administrative offices and two domes – one for competition and one for practice. Recent upgrades to Park’s softball and baseball facilities have also come under English’s watch, including new dugouts at the Park University Softball Complex, as well as new bleachers and game-scoring facilities at Comfort Field, the home of Park University baseball. English is the winningest coach in Park University men’s basketball history, compiling 182 wins to push his overall win total to 227. From 1981 to 1984, English was the head men’s basketball coach at his alma mater, Rhode Island, where he was named Atlantic-10 Conference Coach of the Year in the 1981-82 season. His coaching tenure at Park was highlighted by the Pirates’ run to the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinal round in 1997-98, which ended with a school-record mark of 27-8. English was honored at the national tournament with the Charles A. Krigel Award for outstanding sportsmanship, while his team was awarded the Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Sportsmanship Award for the team recognized as most sportsmanlike at the tourney. After a stellar collegiate playing career for Christian College in Dallas, Texas, and the Univer-sity of Rhode Island, English was selected in the NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers where he played the 1970-71 season. English also played in the Eastern Basketball Association for the Hartford Capitals, the affiliate team for the Philadelphia 76ers. In 1973-74, English won the Eastern Basketball Association Championship with the Capitals. He was a three-year captain at Hartford. As Director of Athletics at Park, the Pirates have captured 47 conference championships, and in each of his 14 previous seasons as athletics director, at least one Park program has ad-vanced to NAIA postseason play each year. Also during his run as Director of Athletics, 77 student-athletes have been named NAIA All-Americans, and 161 student-athletes have earned Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete honors. In 2008-09, Park University’s department of athletics carried an overall grade point aver-age better than 3.0, and the Pirates earned a school record seven NAIA scholar teams, marking more than half of the department’s programs posting a team GPA of 3.0 or better.

Director of Athletics Claude English19th Year at Park University

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steve Wilson begins his fourth year as Park University’s Sports In-formation Director, overseeing publicity, online and operational efforts for all 15 Pirate athletics programs. Wilson is the primary contact for both women’s soccer and women’s volleyball in the fall, men’s basketball in the winter, and baseball and wom-en’s golf in the spring, while also handling general administrative public relations efforts for the department, maintaining all of the department’s on-line general administration efforts. He is also responsible for overseeing all printed and online publica-tions within the department, including www.parkathletics.com, the official Web site of Pirate athletics, which was named the No. 1 in-house website in the NAIA by NAIA-SIDA in 2009-10. Additionally, Wilson supervises game-day staff at all home events and serves as the play-by-play voice of the Pirates during road contests and select home competitions. In 2009-10, he had four publications named top 10 in NAIA-SIDA publications contests, including the Park University baseball media guide, which finished fourth among NAIA baseball media guides. His men’s basketball media guide placed sixth in CoSIDA Division B, earning the highest finish of any NAIA publication in the competition. Wilson is an active CoSIDA and NAIA-SIDA member and has served as a publications contest judge three times, beginning with the 2007-08 Co-SIDA women’s golf competition. He also coordinated the 2008-09 NAIA-SIDA women’s basketball brochure contest and the 2009-10 Walt McAlex-ander Baseball Brochure (NAIA-SIDA) contest. Currently, Wilson serves as the chair of the NAIA-SIDA statistical committee, producing a regular statistics newsletter and providing assistance to the NAIA sports informa-tion and media services staff regarding statistical matters. A 2004 graduate of Kansas State University, Wilson began his career in sports information as a Graduate Assistant at Kansas Wesleyan University during the 2004-05 school year, assisting with the Coyote football, men’s basketball, baseball and women’s basketball programs. In 2005, he joined the athletic media relations staff at Texas State University – San Marcos, where he was the primary contact for women’s volleyball, women’s basket-ball and baseball, while also assisting with publicity efforts in the Bobcat football program, including postgame press conference responsibilities as the program’s secondary media contact. While at Texas State, Wilson also provided basketball and baseball play-by-play on KTSW-FM. Away from San Marcos, Wilson assisted on the game-day staffs of the 2005 United States Basketball League Champion-ship, the 2006 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional in San Antonio and the 2006 NCAA Baseball Regional in Austin, Texas. During the 2005 football season, he also assisted the game-day efforts of the New Orleans Saints, who were relocated to San Antonio by Hurricane Katrina. After his two-year stint with the Bobcats, he joined the sports information and media services staff at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), serving as primary media contact for 23 championship sports, producing champi-onship media guides, weekly releases and generating online content at the association’s official website, www.naia.org. Prior to his work in sports information, Wilson was a play-by-play voice and account manager for KSAL-AM in Salina, Kan., as well as a con-tributing writer and assistant editor for Rivals.com College Baseball. He re-ceived top honors in the student-intern play-by-play category by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters in 2003. Wilson and his wife, Sarah, reside in Roeland Park, Kan.

Sports Information Director Steve Wilson

4th Year at Park University

Assistant Sports Info Director Tyler Price

3rd Year at Park University

For the most up-to-date information on Park University softball, log on to www.parkathletics.com, the official Web site of Pirate athletics. There you’ll find weekly releases, game recaps, statistics, schedules, rosters and biographical information on Park student-athletes, coaches and staff.

Tyler Price enters his third year as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Park. Price is the primary contact for both men’s soccer and cross country in the fall, women’s basketball and men’s volleyball in the winter, as well as softball and track and field in the spring. Price joins SID Steve Wilson as the primary liaison between Park’s athletics pro-grams and the public. The two are responsible for serving the needs of not only the media, but also coaches, student-athletes, supporters and fans. For the upcoming 2010-2011 men’s volleyball season, Price has been hired as the Mid-America Men’s Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) Sports Informa-tion Director. In that capacity Price will work closely with all 15 institutions and will look to launch a new website for the conference in his first season with the organization. Price is a proud member of NAIA-SIDA as well as CoSIDA, and his 2009 Park men’s volleyball media guide earned sixth-place in the NAIA-SIDA publication contest for Individual sport brochure. A 2008 graduate of Kansas State University, Price spent three years in the Sports Information Department from 2005-08 as a Student Assistant. Along with assisting in the promotion of all 12 varsity sports at K-State, Price’s main responsibility was serving as the primary contact for the women’s equestrian program. After graduation, Price joined the Sports Information staff at the National Associa-tion of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). After a few months promoting the NAIA, Price made the trek a few miles north to Parkville. The Overland Park, Kan., native also worked in sports broadcasting early in his ca-reer, spending two summers working at NBC KSHB-TV in Kansas City as an Associate Sports Producer for the 38 Sports Spot television program and all evening newscasts. Price is an avid Kansas City sports fan and enjoys watching all Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and Kansas State athletic events. Price and his wife, Jenny, also a graduate of K-State, reside in Overland Park, Kan,. with their daughter Maria.

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MEDIA & PHOTO CREDENTIALS Credentials for Park home contests are issued for working media only and must be requested through the sports information office, preferably in advance. Credentials are issued on a match-by-match basis and a formal request must be issued to the Park University Sports Information Office. Only photographers on assignment from an ac-credited media agency will be issued credentials. Photographers are required to abide by the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and NAIA on shooting limitations from the court perimeter. Those not complying with the guidelines may be removed.MEDIA SERVICES Pregame packets including notes, statistics, media guides and gameday programs will be available prior to each home match. Final statistics will be faxed and e-mailed via Park’s broadcast system following the conclusion of the match. In-match questions or concerns can be addressed by a member of the Park sports information staff, who are located on press row at Breckon Sports Center on game day.INTERVIEWS Following home matches, Park interim coach Brett Ferguson will conduct postgame interviews at press row following his postgame radio interview, and players will also be available after a cooling off period following the conclusion of the match. Park’s locker room will remain closed at all times.TELEPHONES A phone line is available for broadcast use at Breckon Sports Center. To reserve your line, please contact sports information director, Steve Wilson, at (816) 584-6490.‘PU’ & ‘PARK COLLEGE’ In editorial references to Park University Athletics, media outlets are asked to refrain from the use of the ‘PU’ acronym. Print and broadcast outlets are asked to use ‘Park University”, “Park” and “Pirates.”

PRINT MEDIA Associated Press 215 W. Pershing Rd., Suite 221 Kansas City, Mo. 64108-4300 T: 816.421.4844F: 816.421.3590

Kansas City StarBlair Kerkhoff1729 Grand BlvdKansas City, Mo. 64108-1458T: 816.234.4355F: 816.234.4360www.kansascity.com

Independence ExaminerToriano Porter410 South Liberty Independence, Mo. 64050T: 816.350.6313www.examiner.net

Lee’s Summit JournalSteve Bubalo415 South DouglasLee’s Summit, Mo. 64063T: 816.282.7015F: 816.524.5136www.lsjournal.com

The Smithville HeraldScott Tittrington1001 South Commercial StreetSmithville, Mo. 64089T: 816-532-4444www.smithvilleherald.com

BROADCAST

KSHB NBC 41Justin Unell4720 Oak StreetKansas City, Mo. 64112 T: 816.932.0716F: 816.932.4145www.nbcactionnews.com

Metro SportsShawn Beldin6550 Winchester Ave.Kansas City, Mo. 64133T: 816.358.5367F: 816.358.5479www.kcmetrosports.com

KMBC ABC 9John Crumley6455 Winchester Ave.Kansas City, Mo. 64133T: 816.221.9999F: 816.421.4163

www.kmbc.com

WDAF FOX 4Al Wallace3030 SummitKansas City, Mo. 64108T: (816) 753-4567F: (816) 561-4181www.wdaftv4.com

KCTV 5 SportsMichael Coleman4500 Shawnee Mission ParkwayFairway, Kan. 66205T: (913) 677-5555F: (913) 677-7243

www.kctv5.com

Sports Radio 810 WHBTodd LeaboUnion Broadcasting, Inc.6721 W. 121st StreetOverland Park, Kan. 66209T: 913.344.1500F: 913-469-8488www.810whb.com

610 Sports RadioNick Wright7000 SquibbMission, Kan. 66222T: 913.744.3600www.61sports.net

GETTING TO PARK FROM KCI AIRPORTTake I-29 South to the MO-45/NW 64th Street/Tom Watson Parkway Exit. Turn right and travel two miles to MO-9. Turn left and follow to the intersection of 6th and East. Make a left to enter Park University’s campus. GETTING TO PARK FROM DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITYTake US-169 North to MO-9 and exit toward Riverside/Parkville. Continue on MO-9 past Park’s front entrance to the intersection of 6th and East. Turn right to enter Park University’s campus. GETTING TO PARK FROM JOHNSON COUNTY, KAN.Take I-635 North to MO-9 and exit toward Riverside/Parkville. Continue on MO-9 past Park’s front entrance to the intersection of 6th and East. Turn right to enter Park University’s campus.

Media Information


32RIGHT TO KNOW: In accordance with the federal Right to Know Act, the following chart outlines the number of recipients of athletic grants in each program. The number of athletes is broken down by sex and race. The chart represents the number of students in each area; it does not reflect the dollar amounts of aid granted. Also, those receiving grants for more than one sport are only counted once. NO: Non-resident Alien; BL: Black -- Non-Hispanic; WH: White -- Non-Hispanic; OT: Other; HI: Hispanic; UN: Unknown; AM: American Indian; BI: Bi-Racial.

2009-10 NO BL WH OT HI UN AM BI TotalM. Baseball 1 1 20 0 7 0 2 0 31M. Basketball 1 13 7 0 0 0 0 1 22M. Soccer 15 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 22M. Spirit Squad 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7M. Track & Field 4 4 14 1 0 0 0 0 23M. Volleyball 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 16W. Basketball 1 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 17W. Golf 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4W. Soccer 9 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 20W. Softball 0 0 19 0 1 0 0 0 20W. Spirit Squad 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 11W. Track & Field 6 1 7 1 0 2 0 0 17W. Volleyball 5 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 14Total 57 30 110 7 10 2 4 4 224

RIGHT To KnoW • PaRK UniveRSiTy’S enRoLLMenT of STUdenTS Receiving aTHLeTicaLLy-ReLaTed aid in 2009-10

Right to Know/NAIA

The purpose of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is to promote the education and development of stu-dents through intercollegiate athletic participation. Member institutions, although varied and diverse, share a common commitment to high standards and to the principle that participation in athletics serves as an integral part of the total educational process. The NAIA embraces the concept of the student and recognizes the importance of the individuality of each member institution, the value of the conferences and Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) structure, and the benefits of membership in a national association. The NAIA supports gender equity. Gender equity is an atmosphere and reality where fair distribution of overall athletic opportu-nity and resources, proportionate to enrollment, are available to women and men, and where no student-athlete, coach or athletics admin-istrator is discriminated against in any way in the athletics program. That is to say, an athletics program is gender-equitable when the men’s sports program would be pleased to accept as its own the overall participation opportunities and resources currently allocated to the women’s sports program and vice versa. The NAIA has 50,000 student-athletes participating at nearly 300 member colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Divided into 25 conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.), the NAIA offers 23 championships in 13 sports. Since 1937, the NAIA has continued a long tradition of pushing the envelope and making a positive difference in the lives of students, coaches and parents. The Champions of Character program is the latest cutting-edge addition to the NAIA’s proud history of in-novation. Through Champions of Character, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator are committed to the true spirit of competition through the five core values: respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership and sportsmanship.

Tv/Radio Roster

7 Hannah AlpersOF • 5-7 • So.Richmond, Mo.

6 Jennifer CordellINF • 5-7 • Jr.

Holton, Kan.

18 Brooke ClubineINF • 5-5 • Fr.Kansas City, Mo.

17 Emily CalderC/OF • 5-8 • Sr.

Olathe, Kan.

20 Lacy BlevinsC • 5-5 • Jr.Miller, Mo.

11 Brittany DortchOF • 5-5 • Sr.

Kearney, Mo.

5 Mallory JansenOF • 5-4 • So.

Branson, Mo.

15 Brittany HessINF • 5-7 • Sr.

Junction City, Kan.

1 Jessica GlennOF • 5-7 • Sr.Shawnee, Kan.

19 Lisa FitzmauriceINF • 5-8 • So.Kansas City, Mo.

2 Kalla JonesOF • 5-5 • Jr.Lawton, Okla.

12 Jenn TannoINF • 5-6 • Sr.Smithville, Mo.

23 Justine RinerP • 5-6 • Jr.Topeka, Kan.

4 Jacqueline RamirezOF • 5-6 • Fr.

Imperial Beach, Calif.

9 Kaily PurtleP/UTL • 5-7 • Fr.

Smithville, Mo.

16 Kyla TatumOF/INF • 5-4 • So.

Raymore, Mo.

Amy ReifHead Coach

Sixth Year

Steve TinglerAssistant Coach

Third Year

8 Megan WalkerP • 5-8 • So.

Grant City, Mo.

2011 Park Softball ScheduleDate Opponent Location TIME February 20 Central Methodist Park Softball Complex 1 & 3 p.m.March 1 William Jewell Liberty, Mo. 1 & 3 p.m.March 6 Missouri Valley Park Softball Complex 1 & 3 p.m.March 8 Peru State @ Tucson, Ariz. 5:00 p.m.March 8 Purdue North Central @ Tucson, Ariz. 7:00 p.m.March 9 Madonna @ Tucson, Ariz. 11:00 a.m.March 9 Northwestern College @ Tucson, Ariz. 3:00 p.m. March 9 Robert Morris @ Tucson, Ariz. 5:00 p.m.March 10 Olivet Nazarene @ Tucson, Ariz. 7:00 a.m.March 10 Concordia @ Tucson, Ariz. 9:00 a.m.March 10 Viterbo @ Tucson, Ariz. 1:00 p.m.March 11 Iowa Wesleyan @ Tucson, Ariz. 9:00 a.m.March 11 Calumet College of St. Joseph @ Tucson, Ariz. 1:00 p.m.March 11 University of Great Falls @ Tucson, Ariz. 3:00 p.m.March 12 Cornerstone University @ Tucson, Ariz. 7:00 a.m. March 15 Hannibal-LaGrange * Park Softball Complex 2 & 4 p.m.March 17 McKendree * Lebanon, Ill. 2 & 4 p.m.March 18 Olivet Nazarene $ Lebanon, Ill. 9:00 a.m.March 18 Benedictine-Springfield $ Lebanon, Ill. 1:30 p.m.March 19 Iowa Wesleyan $ Lebanon, Ill. 9:00 a.m.March 19 Aquinas College $ Lebanon, Ill. 1:00 p.m.March 22 Ottawa Park Softball Complex 1 & 3 p.m.March 27 Baker Baldwin City, Kan. 1 & 3 p.m.March 30 Rockhurst Park Softball Complex 2 & 4 p.m.April 2 Williams Baptist * Walnut Ridge, Ark. 1 & 3 p.m.April 6 Harris-Stowe * St. Louis, Mo. 2 & 4 p.m.April 9 Missouri Baptist * Park Softball Complex 12 & 2 p.m.April 11 Columbia * Park Softball Complex 2 & 4 p.m.April 14 Stephens * % Park Softball Complex 2 & 4 p.m.April 19 William Woods * Fulton, Mo. 2 & 4 p.m.April 25 Benedictine Atchison, Kan. 3 & 5 p.m.April 29-30 AMC First Round Campus Sites TBA May 3-4 AMC Semifinals Campus Sites TBAMay 6-7 AMC Championship Campus Sites TBAMay 19-25 NAIA National Tournament Gulf Shores, Ala. TBA

- * American Midwest Conference Game- @ Tucson Invitational Games (Tucson, Ariz.) - $ Bearcat Softball Invitational (Lebanon, Ill.) - % Senior Day

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