2012-13 jmu softball guide

2013 JMU Softball - 1

welcomeA Message from Coach Mickey DeanWelcome to JMU softball. JMU softball is recognized as one of the top programs in the conference and in our region. I encourage you to consider JMU as an up-and-coming program on the national level. We look to contend for a conference title and advance to the NCAA Tournament every year.

Facilities are a big indication of the university’s overall dedication to a program’s success and we are very fortunate here at JMU. In 2010 the uni-versity opened Veterans Memorial Park - a $9.5 million state-of-the-art baseball and softball facil-ity. The lighted complex has a modern press

box, pro-style dugouts with restrooms, six pitching bullpens, two batting cages, a hitting practice area, ticket office, con-cessions, JMU merchandise sales and separate bathrooms for baseball and softball fans. A complete indoor facility is adjacent to the stadium inside Memorial Hall which houses coaches’ offices, locker rooms, a softball team room, strength and conditioning areas, indoor practice cages, athletic train-ing room and a study hall area. All of the support areas for our student-athletes are in one building.

James Madison University provides the opportunity to get a first-rate education and to play Division I athletics. Our play-ers challenge themselves in the classroom and on the ball field against the nation’s best. They have a wonderful experi-ence as students, as athletes and as members of the commu-nity. JMU’s softball game day atmosphere is amazing for fans and for our players.

Please take time to read through our guide and learn more about JMU and the Dukes softball program. James Madison University, located in Harrisonburg, Va., and the Shenandoah Valley is an amazing and beautiful place. Consider a visit to JMU to experience what makes us special. We have a truly unique environment here in Harrisonburg. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to be a part of JMU and to once again call the Shenandoah Valley my home.

We are excited about the future of JMU softball and hope that you will join us for another exciting season.

Go Dukes!

Coach Mickey Dean


this is jmu softball


coaching staffMickey DeanHead Coach• FirstyearatJMUandseventhyearoverall

as a head coach• SecondsoftballcoachinJMUhistory• CametoJMUaftersixseasonsatRadford• 241-116recordastheheadcoachoftheHighlandersfora.675winningpercentage

•Went84-21inBigSouthConferenceplay,winning the regular season title four times andtheBigSouthTournamenttwice

• Four-timeBigSouthCoachoftheYear• TookhisteamtotheNCAARegionalsinboth2009and2010,includingaRegionalFinalap-pearance in 2010

• Two-timeVaSIDStateCoachoftheYear• Hascoached14NFCA/LouisvilleSluggerAll-RegionselectionsandoneAll-American

• PriortoarrivingatRadford,servedasanassociateheadcoachatLongwoodandanassistantcoachatIndianaandAkron

• AlsoservedastheheadcoachofLakeCityCommunityCollege (Fla.) and won an NJCAA National Championship witha65-5record

• ServedastheheadcoachoftheChicagoBanditsintheNational Pro Fastpitch league, winning the regular season championship five times and the World Championship in 2008

• Three-timeNPFManageroftheYear• ServedasthepitchingcoachoftheVenezuelanNationalTeamfrom2002-08

• HelpedVenezuelaqualifyforitsfirst-everOlympicGamesinBeijingChinain2008

Dean Year-by-YearSeason School Record Win % Conference2007 Radford 44-27 .620 9-6(3rd)

2008 Radford 46-15 .754 13-2(2nd)

2009 Radford 41-15 .732 16-2(1st)

2010 Radford 38-17 .691 16-2(1st)

2011 Radford 38-21 .644 14-4(1st)

2012 Radford 34-21 .618 16-5(1st)

Total: 6 seasons 241-116 .675 84-21


coaching staffLoren MessickAssistant Coach• FirstyearatJMU• SpentthreeseasonsasanassistantatRadfordpriorto

coming to JMU• ServedasRadford’srecruitingcoordinator• DuringhertimewiththeHighlanders,teamwent110-59overall,includinga48-9markintheBigSouthConference

• RadfordwonthreeBigSouthRegularSeason crowns dur-ing her tenure and Coach Dean was namedBigSouthCoachoftheYearthree times

• Alsocoachedforaseason at her alma mater,RoanokeCollege

• GraduatedfromRoanokeCollegein2008

• AtRoanokeCollege,she was a four-time All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference

• Rankedinthetopten for the Maroon in sacrifice hits (2nd, 41),battingaverage(3rd,.383),assists(5th,233),hits(7th,180),andruns(7th,135)

• HelpedRoanokewinODACChampionshipsin2005and2006andearnNCAARegionalbidsinbothseasons

• Roanokewent118-38inhertimeasaMaroon

Jen HerzigAssistant Coach• FristyearatJMU• CametoJMUafterspendingsevenseasonsasthe

head coach at UNC Greensboro• Won173gamesatUNCGandledtheSpartanstotheir

first-ever appearance in the Southern Conference Championship game.

• Fourtimesinhersevenseasons,UNCGupsettheSoCon’s top-seeded team, including becoming the first everNo.8seedtobeattheNo.1seed

• Coached24NFCAScholar-Athletesand21AcademicAll-Southern Conference selections

• Recruitedandcoached UNCG’s career leader in hits and strikeouts, as well as coaching two members of Puerto Rico’snationalteamand one Canadian junior national team member

• 12playerswerenamed to the All-SoCon team and four were named to the All-Freshman team

• Sevenofherplay-ers were named to the SoCon All-Tournament team, including the tourna-ment MVP in 2010

• Alsoservedasanassistant coach at Charlotte and a graduate assistant coach at East Tennessee State

• PlayedatCharlottefrom1997-2001whereshewasafour-year letterwinner and a NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete

Lauren ReznikVolunteer Assistant Coach• FirstyearatJMU• AlsoservedasanassistantcoachatLordBotetourtHighSchoolandanassistantcoachfortheVirginiaExtremeForce16Uteam

• PlayedsoftballandvolleyballatRoanokeCollege• SitsatoptheRoanokeCollegerecordbookwitha1.000fieldingpercentage• AttendedTurnerAshbyHighSchoolwhereshehelpedtheKnightswinfirstandonlystate

championship• HascoachedvolleyballatBridgewaterCollegeandEasternMennoniteUniversity


2013 dukesKaitlyn BarbourSr., Utility Nokesville, Va./Brentsville District•Appearedin22games,startingfiveofthem,lastseason•Hasappearedin61games,making13startsinthreeseasons•MadeherJMUdebutasapinchhitteragainstFairfield•Firstcareerhitwasadoubleina5-4winoverSetonHall•Potomac News FirstTeamAll-AreaselectionforBrentsvilleDistrictHighSchool•Washington PostAll-MetandPrinceWilliamCountyAll-Extrafirstteamselection.

Year G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2010 30-6 39 0 7 2 0 0 4 0-0 3 9 .1792011 9-2 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 7 .2002012 22-5 24 0 3 0 0 0 3 1-1 4 9 .125Total 61-13 73 0 12 2 0 0 7 1-1 8 25 .164


2013 dukesJasmine ButlerSr., Outfield Winter Garden, Fla./West Orange•Two-timeAll-CAAselection,includingFirstTeamhonorsin2010•LouisvilleSlugger/NFCASecondTeamAll-NortheastRegionhonoree•SelectedtotheCAAAll-RookieTeamin2010•Two-timeVaSIDAll-Stateselection•Startedall56gamesasajunior,bringinghercareerconsecutivestartsstreakto134•Currentlytheschool’sall-timeleaderincareerbattingaverage,hitting.343throughthreeseasons •Holdstheschoolrecordforstolenbaseswith57•Recorded21stolenbasesasajunior,thesecond-highestsingleseasontotalinschoolhistory•Recordeda16-gamehittingstreakasasophomore,thesecond-longeststreakinprogramhistory•Becamejustthesecondplayerinschoolhistorytoreach100hitsasasophomorewithasingleagainstTowsononApril30,2011

•TiedtheschoolrecordforhitsinagamewithfouragainstGeorgeMasononApril2,2011•SetaschoolrecordforrunsscoredinagamewithfouragainstLongwoodonMarch17,2010•JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-AthleteYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2010 56-55 161 25 57 10 1 1 7 17-20 10 52 .3542011 52-52 159 34 59 5 2 1 23 19-22 12 32 .3712012 56-56 178 33 55 3 2 2 15 21-25 11 37 .309Total 164-163 498 92 171 18 5 4 45 57-67 33 121 .343


2013 dukesHaley JohnsonSr., Utility Ashburn, Va./Broad Run•VaSIDSecondTeamAll-State•Appearedin55games,starting54ofthemasajunior•SecondontheteaminRBIswith34•Fourthontheteaminbattingaverage,hitting.310•SelectedtotheCAAAll-RookieTeamin2010•JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-Athlete•VHSCAAAStatePlayeroftheYearatBroadRunHighSchool•Two-timeAll-Stateselection.



2013 dukesMegan ShinaberrySr., Catcher/Utility Davie, Fla./McCarthy•Appearedin50games,starting47ofthemwhileservingastheteam’sprimarycatcher•Thirdontheteaminhomerunswithfour•Added34hits,18RBIs,17runs,sevendoubles,sevenwalksandfivesteals•Appearedin23games,including12starts,asafreshman•JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-Athlete•CAACommissioner’sAcademicAwardrecipient•Two-timeMiami Herald All-County selection at McCarthy High School•Sun Sentinel All-County Honorable Mention



2013 dukesCatherine Clavin

Jr., Utility Poquoson, Va./Poquoson•Appearedin17games,includingninestarts, as a sophomore •Hit.129withfourhits,tworuns,fourwalksandonehomerunin31atbatsin 2012•MadehercollegiatedebutagainstBucknellasapinchhitterandrecordedherfirstcollegiatehitandRBI•Pickedupherfirstcareerhomerunagainst St. John’s

•Started18gamesandappearedin29asafreshmanin2011•JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-Athlete•Four-timeAll-RegionandAll-DistrictselectionatPoquoson

High School•Three-timeAll-Statehonoree,includingaFirstTeamselection

in 2010•2010DistrictandRegionPlayeroftheYearYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2011 29-18 49 4 13 0 0 1 9 0-0 1 16 .2652012 17-9 31 2 4 0 0 1 1 5-8 4 5 .129Total 46-27 80 6 17 0 0 2 10 0-0 5 21 .213

Cassidy ClaytonJr., Outfield Acton, Mass./Acton Boxborough•Appearedin27games,starting18ofthem, as a sophomore•Recordedninehits,onedouble,sevenRBIsandfourwalksin53atbatsin 2012•Madehercollegiatedebutasadefensive replacement against St. Joseph’s•Firstcareerhitwasabasesloadedtripleinan11-8winoverCharleston

Southern•Appearedin23gamesandstartedsevenasafreshman•Two-timeAll-RegionselectionatActonBoxboroughHigh

School•Two-timeDualCountyLeagueAll-Star•2010Lowell Sun, Boston Herald and Boston Globe All-

Scholastic Team selectionYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2011 23-7 31 2 5 0 1 0 3 0-1 5 6 .1612012 27-18 53 1 9 1 0 0 7 0-0 4 17 .170Total 50-25 84 3 14 1 1 0 10 0-1 9 23 .167


2013 dukesBrittany Jeans

Jr., Pitcher Camano Island, Wash./Stanwood•Appearedinfourgames,includingone start, as a sophomore•Wonsevengames,addingfourcomplete games, one shutout, two savesand50strikeoutsin961/3innings pitched as a freshman•SetaJMUfreshmanrecordforstrikeoutsinagamewith13againstNorfolk State

•Recordedherfirstcareersaveinan11-8winoverCharlestonSouthern

•MadehercollegiatedebutasthestartingpitcheragainstBucknell

•Appearedin30games,includingmaking16startsinthecircleas a freshman

•Two-timeAll-WescoNorthFirstTeamselectionatStanwoodHigh School

•Two-timeDefensivePlayeroftheYear•Class4AFirstTeamAll-State

Year G-GS CG SHO IP H R ER ERA SO BB W L PCT2011 30-16 4 1 96.1 110 67 58 4.21 50 52 7 9 .4382012 4-1 0 0 5.0 4 6 5 7.00 3 9 1 1 .500Total 34/17 4 1 101.1 114 73 63 4.35 53 61 8 10 .444

Anna KlumppJr., Outfield Culpeper, Va./Eastern View•Appearedin37games,starting21ofthem, as a sophomore•Hit.245with12hits,nineruns,fourRBIsandonedoublein49atbatsin2012•Madehercollegiatedebutasapinchrunner against Coastal Carolina •RecordedherfirstcareerrunscoredandstolenbaseagainstBucknell•Appearedin35games,including

making three starts, as a freshman•Servedastheteam’sprimarypinchrunner,scoring11runs

and adding two steals •JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-Athlete•Two-timeFirstTeamAll-RegionselectionatEasternViewHigh

School•Two-timeHonorableMentionAll-State•Memberofthe2010EastTeamintheVirginiaEastvs.WestAll-

Star gameYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2011 35-3 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 2-2 0 2 .1612012 37-21 49 9 12 1 0 0 4 5-8 5 10 .245Total 72-24 55 20 13 1 0 0 4 7-10 5 12 .236


2013 dukesCaitlin Sandy

Jr., Third Base Fayetteville, N.C./Jack Britt•SecondTeamAll-CAA,asasophomore•FirstTeamAll-CAAandAll-Rookieteam at third base as a freshman•Two-timeVaSIDSecondTeamAll-State•Startedall56games,asasophomoreat third base •Setaschoolrecordforsacrificehitswith 12•Hit.293with26runs,11doubles,two

homeruns,14RBIs,11walksandfoursteals•Appearedin50games,starting47ofthem,asafreshman•JMUAthleticDirectorScholar-AthleteandJMUDean’sList

student•NFCAAll-AmericaScholar-Athlete•Four-timeAll-RegionselectionatJackBrittHighSchoolYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2011 50-47 122 21 34 7 0 1 11 6-8 8 17 .2792012 56-56 150 26 44 11 1 2 14 4-4 11 6 .293Total 106-103 272 47 78 18 1 3 25 10-12 19 23 .287

Reba DePriestSo., Pitcher Apache Junction, Ariz./Skyline•Appearedin25games,making16starts in the circle, as a freshman•Went4-7witha3.75ERAandthreecompletegamesin892/3inningspitched •Allowed91hits,64runs,48earnedruns,54walks,struckout58andlimitedopponentstoa.264battingaverage against •MadehercollegiatedebutasthestartingpitcheragainstBucknell,going61/3inningsonFeb.18

•Three-timeAll-RegionSelectionatSkylineHighSchool•Three-timeAll-Stateselection

Year G-GS CG SHO IP H R ER ERA SO BB W L PCT2012 13-12 3 0 89.2 91 64 48 3.75 58 54 4 7 .364Total 13-12 3 0 89.2 91 64 48 3.75 58 54 4 7 .364


2013 dukesMorgan Heath

So., Outfield Yorktown, Va./Grafton•FirstTeamAll-CAA•CAAAll-RookieTeam•VaSIDSecondTeamAll-State•Appearedinandstartedall56gamesintheoutfieldforJMU•Hada14-gamehittingstreakwhichis tied for the third-longest in school history and is tied for the longest by a freshman •Ledtheteamwitha.355batting

average,a.398on-basepercentageand65hits•Secondontheteaminrunsscoredwith33,indoubleswith11,andinstealswith13

•Contributed33runs,14RBIs,twohomeruns,13walks,andthreesacrificehits

•Madehercollegiatedebut,startinginleftfield,againstPresbyterianonFeb.18

•Two-timeAll-DistrictselectionatGraftonHighSchool•SecondTeamAll-RegionhonoreeYear G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2012 56-56 183 33 65 11 0 2 14 13-15 13 27 .355Total 56-56 183 33 65 11 0 2 14 13-15 13 27 .355

Heather KieferSo., Pitcher Potomac Falls, Va./Potomac Falls•2012CAARookieoftheYear•FirstTeamAll-CAA•CAAAll-RookieTeam•VaSIDSecondTeamAll-State•Went14-6witha1.96ERA,15completegames,andfiveshutoutsin30appearancesasafreshman•Madehercollegiatedebutasthestarting pitcher against Elon

•Four-timeAll-DullesDistrictselection•Two-timeWashington Post All-Met selection•ESPNRisePlayeroftheWeekasajuniorafterstrikingout22

batters in one game and throwing a perfect game in another



2013 dukesSarah Mooney

So., Catcher/Pitcher Huntersville, N.C./North Mecklenburg•SecondTeamAll-CAA•CAAAll-RookieTeam•NFCASecondTeamAll-Region(firstfreshman in school history to garner All-Regionhonorsasarookie)•VaSIDFirstTeamAll-State•Made29appearances,including15starts,inthecircle,going8-10witha3.56ERA,sevencompletegamesandtwo shutouts

•Tossedashutoutinherfirstcareerstartina5-0winoverPresbyterian

•Hit.322with48hits,ninehomeruns,29RBIs,and25runsin49startsinthefield.

•Two-timeDiamondSports/NFCANationalCatcheroftheYear•Two-timeLouisvilleSlugger/NFCAFirstTeamAll-America

selection•HoldsNorthCarolinarecordforhomerunsinaseason(19)andbattingaverageinaseason(.779)

Year G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2012 49-49 149 25 48 8 0 9 29 5-6 11 32 .322Total 49-49 149 25 48 8 0 9 29 5-6 11 32 .322


Haley WidnerSo., Outfield Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Ready•Appearedin37games,starting21ofthem, as a freshman•Posteda.236battingaveragewith13hits,14runs,threeRBIsandthreesteals•Madehercollegiatedebutasapinchrunner against Presbyterian, scoring a run•MadeherfirstcareerstartagainstPennState,going2-for-5withanRBI•SecondTeamAll-StateandAll-Metro

andFirstTeamAll-DistrictasasenioratBishopReadyHighSchool

Year G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG.2012 37-21 55 14 13 0 0 0 3 3-4 0 5 .236Total 37-21 55 14 13 0 0 0 3 3-4 0 5 .236


2013 dukesMiranda KempSo., Pitcher Haymarket, Va./Battlefield (Iowa State)•TransferfromIowaStateUniversity•Appearedin11games,startingfourinthecircle,forIowaState,asafreshman•Allowed40hits,37runs,33earnedruns,14walksandstruckouteightin222/3inningspitched•Runnerupforthe2011VirginiaGatoradePlayeroftheYear•2011All-AreaandAll-RegionPlayeroftheYear•VHSLLeagueAll-Star•Two-timeFirstTeamAll-State,All-RegionandAll-Metro

Year G-GS CG SHO IP H R ER ERA SO BB W L PCT2012 11-4 0 0 22.2 40 37 33 10.19 8 14 1 2 .333Total 11-4 0 0 22.2 40 37 33 10.19 8 14 1 2 .333*at Iowa State

Erica FieldFr., Utility Manassas, Va./Osbourn Park•2012AAAStatePlayeroftheYearandFirstTeamAll-Statecatcher•2012NorthwestRegionPlayeroftheYear•Memberofthe2012RisingStarsAll-StarTeam•Two-timeFirstTeamAll-RegionandAll-Metroselection•AsaseniorbrokeherownVirginiaHighSchoolrecordforRBIsinaseasonwith55•HoldstheVirginiaHighSchoolrecordforRBIsinacareerwith156


2013 dukesJailyn FordFr., Pitcher/Utility Hot Springs, Va./Bath County•MaxPreps.comSmallSchoolFirstTeamAll-AmericanPitcher•2012SingleAStatePitcheroftheYear•Four-timePioneerDistrictPlayeroftheYear•Four-timeFirstTeamAll-State•Fourthall-timeinVirginiaHighSchoolLeaguerecordswith1,065careerstrikeouts•Careerbattingaverageof.568with21homerunsand120RBIsforBathCountyHighSchool•HelpedleadBathCountytoback-to-backVirginiaDivisionIStatechampionships

Hannah HayesFr., Infield LaCrossa, Va./Kenston Forest•2012DistrictPlayeroftheYear•Four-timeTeamMVP•Four-timeAll-State,includingFirstTeamhonorsin2011and2012•Four-timeAll-Conference,includingthreeFirstTeamselections•HelpleadKenstonForesttotheDivisionIIIStateChampionshipin2011and2012


postseason

JMU won its first CAA softball titlein2009witha35-16recordand advanced to its first-ever

NCAA regional.

JMU played in theKnoxvilleRegionalinits

first appearance in the NCAA

Softball Tournament.

Catcher Julia Dominguez hit a game-tying two-run

home run in the sixth inning against Tennessee in the Dukes’ first-ever NCAA regional game.

Pitcher Meredith Felts was named the CAA Championship Most Valuable Player in 2009

aftergoing2-0witha0.58ERA.

JMU’s 11-1 win over Towson in the 2009 CAA Championship game

was the second-largest margin of victory in the history of the CAA

softball Championships.


tradition

Liz George-2004CAAAll-Tournamentteam- Three-time All-CAA selection-2004NFCAAll-MidAtlanticRegion

Katie Jaworski- Four-time All-CAA selection

-2004NFCAAll-MidAtlanticRegionselection

Leah Conley-2003&2004NFCAAll-America Scholar Athlete

- 2002 All-CAA Second Team

Katie George- Two time All-CAA selection

- Second-Team NFCA Mid-AtlanticAll-Region

- School record holder in games played, starts, at-bats, runs scored, hits, doubles, triples and stolen bases.

Ashley Burnham- Three-time First Team All-CAA selection

- First Player in CAA history to be namedPlayeroftheYeartwice

-Three-timeNFCAAll-Regionselection


tradition

Ashlee Schenk-2003&2004NFCAAll-America Scholar Athlete

Meredith Felts- CAA 25th Anniversary team- Three-time All-CAA selection- 2009 CAA Championship Most Outstanding Player

-All-timeleaderinwins,ERA,strikeouts,complete games and shutouts

Jenn Chavez-2007CAAco-PlayeroftheYear

- First-Team All-CAA selection

Jenny Clohan- CAA 25th Anniversary team-First-TeamAll-CAAin2007- All-time leader in games started, innings pitched, appearances and saves

Kara Schwind-2004NFCAAll-AmericaScholar Athlete

-2004All-Tournamentteam


caaJMU in the CAA- 2009 CAA Champions-116-90alltimeconferencerecord-ReachedCAAchampionshipseightof11

seasons-40All-CAAselections-13All-CAARookieteamselections-PlayeroftheYear2007,2010,2012-CoachoftheYear2004&2007-RookieoftheYear2003,2012

Leah Evert- Two-time All-CAA selection

Katie Flynn- CAA Coach of the Year2004&2007

Julia Dominguez- Second-Team All-CAA andAll-Rookieteamin2006

- All-time leader in home runs,RBIandwalks


caa

Nikki Dunn- 2002 CAA All-Tournament team

By the Numbers 11 member schools 8 statesrepresented 5 of the nine largest television markets in the

nation--NewYork(1),Philadelphia(4),Boston(6),Washington,D.C.(8)andAtlanta(9)

Briana Carrera- Two-time All-CAA selection

Lauren Curtis-2003CAAco-RookieoftheYear


this is jmuThis Is JMUJMU’s beautiful campus includes 112

majorbuildingson721acres.Theoriginalcampus is built around the Quadrangle, where buildings are constructed of native blue limestone and have ivy coverings.TheUniversity’s19,800studentsmay

choose from 109 degree programs in seven colleges -- College of Arts and Letters,CollegeofBusiness,CollegeofEducation, College of Integrated Science and Technology, College of Science and Mathematics, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Graduate School.JMU’s academic program combines the

liberal arts tradition with preparation for technology in a rapidly changing world. All students receive a strong foundation of knowledge through a rigorous general education program.•Female/MaleRatio:60/40•Student/ProfessorRatio:15/1•AverageClassSize:29


this is jmu


this is jmu•U.S. News & World Report in its 2011 America’s BestCollegesguidebookrankedJMUfirstintheSouth among public, master’s-level universities forthe17thstraightyear.

•JMUisVirginia’smost-popularcollegeoruni-versity, drawing applications from the greatest percentage of the state’s graduating high school seniors.

•Kiplinger’s Personal Finance in 2012 ranked JMU 28thnationallyonitslistof100bestvaluesinpublic colleges -- schools that offer a first-class education at a reasonable price.

•Yahoo! Internet Life included JMU on its 2001 listing of “The Nation’s 100 Most Wired Universities,”listingJMU53rdamonglargerinstitutions.

•JMUwasincludedinthe2002editionofThe Unofficial, Unbiased, Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges with one author saying “JMU is almost too perfect to be believed.”

•JMUhasbeendescribedas“oneofthebestmanaged, most dynamic public universities in the nation” in The Guide to 101 of the Best Values in America’s Colleges and Universities.

•Bloomberg BusinessWeek magazine in 2012 rankedJMU’sCollegeofBusiness12thnational-ly among business schools at public universities and32ndamongalluniversities.

•JMUisamongschools“thatproveactivismandcommunity service are alive and well on cam-pus,” says Mother Jones Magazine.

•JMU’sexemplaryprogramsforfirst-yearstu-dents are “cornerstones of the University’s strong commitment to student learning and success,” says The Temple Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development.

•JMUisrecognizedasoneofthenation’stop75“BestValue”publicuniversitiesinthe2012PrincetonReview“BestValueColleges.”Thelistrecognizes schools that provide high-quality aca-demics at a reasonable price.”


harrisonburg, Va.Harrisonburg, Va. A Great College TownHarrisonburg is convenient to the metropolitan

areasofWashington,D.C.,andRichmondwhileproviding JMU students the comforts of the pic-turesque setting of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.The city offers something for everyone. From

downtown shopping and restaurants, to nearby national parks and forests, it provides JMU stu-dents the opportunity to sample many aspects of life.Harrisonburg offers a learning environment that

is very unique in today’s high-tech, educational world.


Veterans memorial park•Inthespring2010,JMUopenedVeterans Memorial Park, a $9.5 million baseball and softball complex located next to Memorial Hall.

•Theprojectincludeda$1millioninterior renovation to Memorial Hall thatcoverednewofficesforcoaches,locker rooms, team rooms, areas for strength and conditioning, as well as sports medicine, indoor practice space and batting cages.

•Thesoftballstadiumincludeslights,apress box, sunken dugouts, chair-back seating, and a state-of-the-art sound system.

•Thenewfacilitywasbuiltonthesamesite as the old Veterans Memorial Stadium,whichopenedin1949.Thenew site retained the name Veterans Memorial in honor of all the veterans of foreign wars from Harrisonburg andRockinghamCounty.

•Theentranceincludesa monument to war veterans. The monument was dedicated on Veterans Day weekend in the Fall of 2009.

•FirstsoftballgamewasplayedonMarch17,2010.It was a doubleheader that included a come-from-behind win by the Dukes overLongwood.


Veterans memorial park


plecker centerRobert & Frances Plecker Athletic Performance Center•A$10millionstate-of-the-artath-letic support facility

•7,000-squarefootstrengthandconditioning center with flat-screen televisions for individual instruction

•5,000-squarefootsportsmedicinefacility

•JMU’sAthleticHallofFame


academic adVising

Casey CarterAssociate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Services

James Madison ‘70

Scott ArbogastTeam Academic Advisor

•LocatedinthePleckerAthletic Performance Center

•Computerlabwithmorethan30workstations

•Tutoringandsmallgroupmeeting facilities

•Student-athletelounge


strength & conditioning

Quintrel LenoreAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

•Developingathleticismandsportsperformance•Seventrainingfacilitiesencompassingmorethan17,000squarefeet•Staffincludesfivefulltimeprofessionalswithcertificationsasstrengthandconditioningspecialists

Training softball players not to be just good softball players but rather

great overall athletes with

an emphasis on softball.


sports medicine

Ariana SaliarisTeam Athletic Trainer

Kent State ‘12

Tom Kuster, ATCAssistant Athletics Director for Sports Medicine

James Madison ‘95

Dr. Kent DiduchTeam Physician

Dr. Mark MillerTeam Orthopedic Surgeon

•Multi-skilledprofessionalsusecurrentresearch, educational knowledge, and state-of-the-art equipment and technology to provide a comprehensive and progressive approach to assure the holistic well-being of student-athletes•Staffincludes20board-certifiedandlicensed athletic trainers•TeamphysiciansincludeDr.KentDiduch(board-certifiedinfamilypracticephysician)and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mark Miller, a nationally renowned fellowship-trained orthopedist from the University of Virginia•Localchiropractors,physicaltherapists,sport psychologists, nutritionists, and orthotists are available to assist in the health

care needs of student-athletes


opponentsCougar ClassicDate: Feb. 15-17Location: Charleston, S.COpponents: College of Charleston, Akron, East

Tennessee State, Towson, SyracuseHead Coaches: Shelly Hoerner (College of

Charleston), Julie Jones (Akron), Brad Irwin (East Tennessee State), Lisa Costello (Towson), Leigh Ross (Syracuse)

2012 Records: 37-23, 14-9 Southern Conference (College of Charleston), 24-29-1, 8-14 MAC (Akron), 11-38, 1-17 Atlantic Sun (East Tennessee State), 25-30, 8-13 CAA (Towson), 43-16, 17-5 Big East (Syracuse)

NFCA Leadoff ClassicDate: Feb. 22-24Location: Clearwater, Fla.Opponents: DePaul, UC Davis, Indiana, USF, UL

LafayetteHead Coaches: Eugene Lenti (DePaul), Karen

Yoder (UC Davis), Michelle Gardner (Indiana), Ken Eriksen (USF), Michael Lotief (UL Lafayette)

2012 Records: 36-22, 14-8 Big East (DePaul), 24-28, 14-7 Big West (UC Davis), 30-25, 14-10 Big Ten (Indiana), 50-14, 17-5 Big East (USF), 53-6, 21-3 Sun Belt (UL Lafayette)

ESPN Disney Citrus ClassicDate: March 1-3Location: Orlando, Fla.Opponents: College of Charleston, Pittsburgh,

Illinois State, Michigan, Penn StateHead Coaches: Shelly Hoerner (College of

Charleston), Holly Aprile (Pittsburgh), Melinda Fischer (Illinois State), Carol Hutchins (Michigan), Robin Petrini (Penn State)

2012 Record: 37-23, 14-9 Southern Conference (College of Charleston), 26-26, 8-14 Big East (Pittsburgh), 37-23, 18-8 MVC (Illinois State), 42-17, 18-5 Big Ten (Michigan), 18-32, 9-15 Big Ten (Penn State)

Chanticleer ChallengeDate: March 8-10Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C.Opponents: Middle Tennessee State, Coastal

Carolina, GeorgetownHead Coaches: Jeff Breeden (Middle Tennessee

State), Kelley Green (Coastal Carolina), Pat Conlan (Georgetown)

2012 Records: 16-33, 5-18 Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee State), 44-20, 13-8 Big South (Coastal Carolina), 19-32, 3-15 Big East (Georgetown)

Virginia Cavaliers Date: March 13 (DH)Location: Charlottesville, Va.Head Coach (Year): Eileen Schmidt (6th) 2012 Record: 26-25, 8-13 ACC

JMU InvitationalDate: March 15-17Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Opponents: Binghamton, Detroit, FordhamHead Coaches: Michelle Burrell (Binghamton), Liz

Young (Detroit), Bridget Orchard (Fordham)2012 Records: 22-29, 7-11 America East

(Binghamton), 10-41, 2-20 Horizon (Detroit), 32-26, 14-6 Atlantic 10 (Fordham)

Princeton TigersDate: March 20 (DH)Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Lisa Sweeney (1st)2012 Record: 14-32, 8-12 Ivy League

Towson TigersDate: March 23 (DH) & 24Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Lisa Costello (16th)2012 Record: 25-30, 8-13 CAA


opponentsDrexel DragonsDate: March 29 (DH) & 30Location: Philadelphia, Pa.Head Coach (Year): Miranda Ervin (1st)2012 Record: 22-26, 7-13 CAA

North CarolinaDate: April 3 (DH)Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.Head Coach (Year): Donna J. Papa (28th)2012 Record: 43-15, 13-4 ACC

UNC Wilmington SeahawksDate: April 6 (DH) & 7Location: Wilmington, N.C.Head Coach (Year): Kristy Norton (1st)2012 Record: 9-45, 4-17 CAA

Virginia Tech HokiesDate: April 10 (DH)Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Scot Thomas (18th)2012 Record: 42-21, 12-8 ACC

George Mason PatriotsDate: April 13 (DH) & 14Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Joe Verbanic (8th)2012 Record: 13-41, 7-14 CAA

Liberty FlamesDate: April 17 (DH)Location: Harrisonburg, Va.Head Coach (Year): Paul Wetmore (18th)2012 Record: 19-36, 9-12 Big South

Delaware Blue HensDate: April 20 (DH) & 21Location: Newark, Del.Head Coach (Year): Jaime Wohlbach (3rd)2012 Record: 15-41-1, 8-12 CAA

TennesseeDate: April 24 (DH)Location: Knoxville, Tenn.Head Coach (Year): Ralph and Karen Weekly (12th)2012 Record: 52-14, 22-6 SEC

Hofstra PrideDate: April 27 (DH) & 28Location: Hempstead, N.Y.Head Coach (Year): Bill Edwards (24th)2012 Record: 42-15, 19-0 CAA

Georgia State PanthersDate: May 3 (DH) & 4Location: Atlanta, Ga.Head Coach (Year): Roger Kincaid (3rd)2012 Record: 38-18, 13-7 CAA

CAA ChampionshipDate: May 8-11Location: at Highest Seed

NCAA RegionalsDate: May 16-19Location: TBA

NCAA Super RegionalsDate: May 23-26Location: TBA


softball information

Who’s Who in JMU Athletics

Jeff BourneAthletics Director

Geoff Polglase

Deputy Athletics Director

Casey CarterAssociate AD,

Student Athlete Services

Brian Frerking

Associate AD, Development

Jenn PhillipsAssociate AD, Compliance & Senior Woman Administrator

Kevin WhiteAssociate AD,

Sports Programs

Mike CarpenterAssistant AD,

Ticketing & Customer

Relations

Tom KusterAssistant AD,

Sports Medicine

John MartinAssistant

AD, Athletics Communications

Ty PhillipsAssistant AD,

Facilities & Events

Home Field & Capacity/Surface: Veterans Memorial Park (500)Office Location: Memorial Hall Rooms1162,1163&1164Telephone: (540)568-2967Fax: (540)568-5151E-mail: [email protected] Address:

Softball James Madison University 395SMainSt.MSC6925

MemorialHallRoom1162 Harrisonburg,VA22807Head Coach

MickeyDean,(540)568-2967 [email protected] Coaches

LorenMessick,(540)568-7979 [email protected]

JenHerzig,(540)568-2378 [email protected]

LaurenReznick,(540)568-2378Administrative Assistant

DianaSharpe,(540)568-5510Strength & Conditioning Coaches QuintrelLenoreAthletics Communications

BrianHansen Email:[email protected] Telephone(540)568-7910

Directions & MapsA map of the JMU campus (including a PDF printablemap)isavailableatwww.jmu.edu/map. For directions visit JMUSports.com and click on Facilities.

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