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Five-Time Ohio Valley Conference Champions 1

Table of Contents

Media Roster . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Front Cover

2012 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Meet the Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Meet the Gamecocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Gamecock Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

2011 Season In Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

The Gamecock Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

The Ohio Valley Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

This is JSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Team Information2011 Record: 40-21OVC Finish: 21-9/2ndPostseason: OVC Tourney Champs, Louisville RegionalLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/4Position Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3Pitchers Returning/Lost: 5/1 Newcomers: 4

Sports Information Asst . Director/Softball Contact: Josh UnderwoodOffice Phone: (256) 782-5915Cell Phone: (256) 453-0545Office Fax: (256) 782-5958Email: [email protected]: www.jsugamecocksports.com

General InformationLocation: Jacksonville, Alabama Enrollment: 9,504Founded: 1883Nickname: GamecocksColors: Red and WhiteConference: Ohio Valley National Affiliation: NCAA Division IPresident: Dr. William A. MeehanAthletic Director: Warren KoegelAssociate AD/SWA: Tracy BroomAthletic Dept . Phone: (256) 782-5368Home Field: University Field (capacity 1,000)Surface/Dimensions: Grass/190, 215, 190

The Softball Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jana McGinnis (Jacksonville State ’91) Record at JSU: 626-341 (18 years)Career Record: sameAssistant Coach: Mark Wisener (Jacksonville State ’96)Assistant Coach: Julie Boland (Jacksonville State ’02)Softball Office Phone: (256) 782-5524Best Time to Call: Weekday Mornings

This is Jacksonville State Softball

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Credentials — Credentials for JSU home games are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible. Requests must be made in writing on com-pany letterhead and are honored only from sports editors of daily newspapers and sports directors of radio and television stations.

Jacksonville State University follows the guidelines set forth by the NCAA in governing the issuance of credentials. Season credentials will be granted only to daily newspapers and television/radio stations that cover JSU softball on a regular basis. Otherwise, weekly newspapers television/radio stations will be granted credentials on a single-game, space-available basis.

All requests for credentials should be made to Josh Underwood, Assistant Sports Information Director.

Media Services — Jacksonville State University uses “The Automated Scorebook” for softball computerized statistics system.

Radio Rights — Jacksonville State University will provide one phone line free of charge to opponents wishing to broadcast. However, it is the responsibility of the visiting radio stations to have its flagship station call direct to the JSU Softball Field to establish the broadcast line. JSU will not permit outgoing telephone calls. Teams planning to broadcast should noti-fy JSU Sports Information Director Greg Seitz of their intent no less than two days before the actual broadcast.

Interview Policies — General—All interviews with Jacksonville State University softball players or coaches must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. In general, JSU softball practices are open. Player interviews may be conducted from 1:30-2:00 p.m. during regular practice sessions or at the conclusion of practice. Players will not be allowed to return phone calls, but phone numbers of respective players will be distrib-uted upon request to certified media.

Reaching Coach McGinnis — JSU Head Coach Jana McGinnis can be reached by telephone at (256) 782-5524 between 9 a.m. and 12 noon.

Postgame Interviews — Following each game, there will be a 10-min-ute cooling-off period, then the JSU players and Coach McGinnis will be made available to the working media on the field.

The 2012 edITIon of the Jacksonville State University softball media guide is a source of information for the news media covering the Gamecocks. news releases, photographs/slides, clips and film footage and other additional information will also be available to accredited members of the media upon request.

2012 GamecockSoftball Media Information

Credits...The 2012 Jacksonville State University Softball Media Guide is a publication of the JSU Sports Information Office. It was compiled, written and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Josh Underwood. Photos by JSU photographers Steve Latham and Matt Reynolds, David Lann and James Harkins. Special thanks to Wray Dillard of Wray Graphics in Florence, Alabama, for design. This brochure was printed by Jacksonville State University Press. ©2012 JSU Sports Information Departments. All Rights Reserved. JSU is an EO/AA Employer.

Greg SeitzSenior Associate AD / Sports Information

Josh UnderwoodAssistant SIDSoftball Contact

Greg Seitz, Senior Associate AD/Sports InformationFootball, Baseball, GolfOffice: (256) 782-5279email: [email protected]

Josh Underwood, Assistant SIDMen’s Basketball, Volleyball, SoftballOffice: (256) 782-5915Cell: (256) 453-0545email: [email protected]

Tony Schmidt, Assistant SIDWomen’s Basketball, Soccer, Track and Field, Rifle, TennisOffice: (256) 782-5377email: [email protected]

Student Assistants: Matt Turner Alli Bobo Lyray Fomby Kyle Turner Colton Brown Kyle Postell Jordan Smith Nate Tompkins

SID MAILING ADDRESS— Jacksonville State University Attn: Sport Information Director 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, AL 35265-1602

Tony SchmidtAssistant SID

JaCkSonvIlle STaTeSPoRTS InfoRMaTIon

dePaRTMenT:(256) 782-5915

faX: (256) 782-5958www.jsugamecocksports.com

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McGinnis’Coaching Philosophy

“Athletics is one of the greatest ways to prepare our young people for life. So, in a way, I feel responsible for try-ing to help these young ath-letes take their first steps into the “real world.” To be suc-cessful in athletics, an athlete must work hard, be focused on what their goals are, be committed and be willing to work with others.

My philosophy is very sim-ple and easy to comprehend. The players understand from the first day on campus that they will always give 110% in whatever they do, whether it is in the classroom or on the field. They will always strive to be a better softball player and person than they were the day before. They will respect their teammates, coaches and teachers. And, they will be “winners” in everything they do.

Our softball program will always strive to repre-sent JSU in a positive way. I feel that when you have a team full of players who strive for excellence, you can’t help having a winning season.”

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2011 Record: 40-21, 21-9 OVC OVC Tournament ChampsNCAA Louisville Regional

2/11 %vs. UAB W, 5-4 %vs. Alabama State W, 10-1 (5 inn)2/12 %vs. Alabama A&M W, 9-4 %vs. #3 Alabama L, 0-62/13 %vs. Auburn L, 3-62/18 #vs. Central Michigan W, 2-1 #at Jacksonville L, 2-52/19 #vs. Central Michigan L, 0-2 #vs. Florida A&M W, 5-12/20 #at Jacksonville W, 5-03/1 at Kennesaw State W, 11-1 (5 inn)3/4 $vs. Akron W, 4-1 $vs. #21 Georgia Tech L, 3-43/6 $vs. Penn State L, 4-63/8 SAMFORD W, 9-0 (6 inn) SAMFORD W, 6-0 (5 inn)3/10 KENNESAW STATE W, 5-4 (8 inn)3/12 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 9-0 (5 inn) *at Eastern Kentucky W, 6-23/13 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 4-23/17 at Samford W, 10-1 (6 inn) at Samford W, 7-33/19 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 10-3 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 12-93/20 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 7-33/22 *at Tennessee State W, 8-3 *at Tennessee State W, 3-13/23 at Middle Tennessee L, 2-43/26 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L, 6-7 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 8-53/27 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 13-83/29 SOUTHERN W, 11-3 (5 inn)4/2 *at SIU-Edwardsville W, 3-0 *at SIU-Edwardsville L, 4-74/3 *at SIU-Edwardsville L, 4-94/4 UTEP W, 3-14/7 *at Tennessee Tech W, 13-2 (5 inn)4/12 *TENNESSEE STATE W, 9-1 (5 inn)4/14 UAB L, 0-74/16 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 5-2 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 5-04/17 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 1-0 (9 inn)4/20 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 3-2 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-34/22 *at UT Martin L, 1-3 *at UT Martin W, 9-1 (6 inn)4/23 *at UT Martin L, 0-8 (5 inn)4/30 *at Eastern Illinois L, 3-4 *at Eastern Illinois W, 4-05/1 *at Eastern Illinois L, 1-35/5 at UAB L, 0-1 (9 inn)5/7 *MURRAY STATE W, 4-3 *MURRAY STATE L, 3-65/8 *MURRAY STATE L, 5-75/12 ^vs. Murray State W, 6-15/13 ^vs. Southeast Missouri W, 4-05/14 ^vs. Southeast Missouri L, 2-35/15 ^vs. Southeast Missouri W, 9-55/20 !vs. #7 California L, 3-65/21 !vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 1-0 !at Louisville L, 0-12 (5 inn)

* - OVC Game % - All-Alabama Classic – Birmingham, Ala.# - Jacksonville University Invitational – Jacksonville, Fla.$ - Ga. Tech Buzz Classic – Woodstock, Ga.^ - OVC Tournament - Charleston, Ill.! - NCAA Louisville Regional, Louisville, Ky.

2011 OVC Tournament Champions

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2010 Record: 30-19, 13-6 OVC OVC Tournament ChampsNCAA Atlanta Regional

2/14 %vs. Indiana W, 7-6 %vs. Wright State W, 5-42/18 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE L, 3-5 (8 inn)2/26 #vs. Southern W, 4-0 #vs. Houston L, 1-72/27 #at LSU L, 1-4 #vs. Southern W, 18-4 (5 inn)2/28 #at LSU L, 1-53/5 $vs. Kentucky L, 1-4 $vs. Western Kentucky W, 9-8 (9 inn)3/6 $vs. Winthrop L, 0-6 $vs. North Florida L, 2-10 (6 inn)3/7 $vs. UNC-Greensboro W, 4-23/9 at UAB L, 5-13 (6 inn)3/13 @vs. Indiana W, 6-3 @vs. Cleveland State W, 2-03/14 @vs. Quinnipiac L, 0-2 @vs. Pittsburgh W, 1-0 (8 inn)3/20 *EASTERN ILLINOIS L, 1-3 *EASTERN ILLINOIS L, 4-63/23 KENNESAW STATE W, 7-63/24 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L, 0-1 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 5-13/27 *at Murray State L, 7-10 *at Murray State W, 5-33/30 *at Tennessee Tech W, 5-1 *at Tennessee Tech L, 1-44/2 *UT MARTIN W, 7-5 *UT MARTIN W, 10-2 (5 inn)4/3 *UT MARTIN L, 6-94/6 ALABAMA STATE W, 1-04/8 UAB W, 2-14/10 *at Morehead State W, 9-4 *at Morehead State L, 3-44/11 *at Morehead State W, 4-04/14 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-54/17 *EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 8-0 (5 inn) *EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 10-2 (5 inn)4/18 *EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 15-6 (6 inn)4/27 at Auburn L, 5-84/28 SAMFORD W, 3-25/8 *TENNESSEE STATE (DH) W, 5-1 *TENNESSEE STATE W, 12-4 (6 inn)5/9 *TENNESSEE STATE W, 13-0 (5 inn)5/13 ^vs. Tennessee Tech W, 10-45/14 ^at UT Martin W, 5-45/15 ^at UT Martin W, 10-1 (5 inn) 5/21 !at #8 Georgia Tech L, 3-55/22 !vs. Auburn L, 1-15

* - OVC Game% - Kennesaw State K-Club Classic – Kennesaw, Ga.# - LSU Tiger Invitational – Baton Rouge, La.$ - Ga. Tech Buzz Classic – Woodstock, Ga.@ - USF The Game Classic – Tampa, Fla.^ - OVC Tournament - Martin, Tenn.! - NCAA Atlanta Regional – Atlanta, Ga.

2010 OVC Tournament Champions

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Back-To-Back Ohio Valley Conference Champions2008 Record: 40-16, 22-4 OVCOVC Regular Season ChampionsOVC Tournament ChampionsNCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Runner-Up

2/8 #vs. Purdue L, 5-4 #vs. South Alabama W, 7-5 (8)2/9 #vs. South Alabama W, 7-1 #at Alabama L, 6-22/15 &at Georgia Southern W, 9-8 &vs. Campbell L, 7-32/16 &vs. Georgetown W, 14-1 &vs. Drexel L, 7-62/17 &vs. Radford L, 3-1 &vs. Alabama State W, 10-12/20 Chattanooga W, 7-6 (8) Chattanooga W, 7-52/27 Kennesaw State L, 5-32/29 $vs. Belmont W, 5-4 (9) $vs. Troy W, 5-3 (8)3/1 $vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 3-2 $vs. Louisiana Tech W, 5-3 (8)3/2 $at Ole Miss L, 2-13/16 *at Tennessee Tech W, 2-1 *at Tennessee Tech L, 4-23/21 *UT Martin W, 5-2 *UT Martin W, 8-03/22 *UT Martin W, 6-33/26 *at Samford W, 9-0 *at Samford W, 12-13/29 *Tennessee State W, 8-0 *Tennessee State W, 3-23/30 *Tennessee State W, 14-14/2 at Auburn L, 8-04/5 *Eastern Kentucky W, 11-7 *Eastern Kentucky W, 6-54/6 *Eastern Kentucky W, 8-74/9 *Samford W, 9-84/12 *at Morehead State L, 2-0 *at Morehead State W, 3-24/13 *at Morehead State L, 5-14/15 Middle Tennessee W, 6-1 Middle Tennessee L, 7-44/17 at Kennesaw State W, 7-6 (8)4/19 *Eastern Illinois L, 5-4 *Eastern Illinois W, 4-24/20 *Eastern Illinois W, 11-14/24 Birmingham-Southern L, 3-24/26 *at Austin Peay W, 3-0 *at Austin Peay W, 7-14/27 *at Austin Peay W, 13-05/3 *at Southeast Missouri W, 7-0 *at Southeast Missouri W, 6-35/4 *at Southeast Missouri W, 8-4 (8)5/8 ^Tennessee Tech W, 10-15/9 ^Samford W, 5-35/10 ^Tennessee Tech W, 10-15/15 %vs. Florida State W, 4-35/16 %at Alabama L, 10-1 %vs. Florida State W, 10-15/17 %at Alabama (ESPN2) L, 4-1

*OVC Game #Bama Bash - Tuscaloosa, Ala. $Red and Blue Classsic – Oxford, Miss. &GSU Invitational – Statesboro, Ga. ^ OVC Championship - Jacksonville, Ala. %NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional – Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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2009 Record: 43-16, 19-2 OVCOVC Regular Season ChampionsNCAA Knoxville Regional ChampionsNCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional Runner-UpFinal National Ranking: #21

2/6 %vs. Memphis W, 5-12/7 %at South Alabama W, 6-2 %vs. Northwestern State W, 2-12/8 %vs #2 Alabama L, 0-92/10 AUBURN L, 2-52/18 at Mercer W, 5-2 at Mercer W, 7-32/20 #vs. Florida A&M W, 21-12/21 #vs. Louisville L, 0-6 #vs. Rhode Island W, 3-02/22 #vs. Albany W, 11-5 #at South Florida L, 1-102/27 @vs. James Madison W, 6-0 @vs. North Dakota State W, 4-03/4 KENNESAW STATE W, 4-03/6 $vs. Albany L, 6-8 $vs. Winthrop W, 4-03/7 $at Georgia Tech L, 0-3 $vs. Purdue L, 3-4 (8 inn)3/8 $vs. Indiana State W, 8-63/15 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 3-2 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 8-13/19 SOUTH ALABAMA L, 2-63/20 *at Tennessee State W, 5-3 (8 inn)3/21 *at Tennessee State W, 7-0 *at Tennessee State L, 2-3 (8 inn)3/24 at Chattanooga W, 11-9 (8 inn) at Chattanooga W, 5-43/29 *at UT Martin W, 6-3 *at UT Martin W, 7-14/4 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 12-1 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 9-04/5 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 11-14/11 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 17-0 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 9-14/15 at Ole Miss W, 5-14/18 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-0 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-04/19 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 4-04/21 at Kennesaw State W, 4-24/23 OLE MISS W, 4-34/25 *at Eastern Illinois W, 5-1 *at Eastern Illinois W, 2-04/26 *at Eastern Illinois W, 2-04/28 at Middle Tennessee L, 5-6 (10 inn) at Middle Tennessee W, 9-55/2 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 8-0 (5 inn) *MOREHEAD STATE L, 2-35/3 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 12-0 (5 inn)5/7 ^TENNESSEE TECH L, 2-55/8 ^EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 5-4 ^UT MARTIN L, 0-25/15 !vs. Nebraska L, 2-4 (9 inn)5/16 !vs. James Madison W, 6-05/17 !vs. Nebraska W, 4-1 !at #13 Tennessee W, 6-1 !at #13 Tennessee W, 2-15/22 &at #3 Alabama L, 0-9 (5 inn)5/23 &at #3 Alabama L, 0-9 (5 inn)

*- OVC Game % - Jaguar Invitational – Mobile, Ala.# - USF Tourney – Tampa, Fla. @ - Tennessee Tourney – Knoxville, Tenn.$ - Ga. Tech Buzz Classic – Woodstock, Ga. ^ - OVC Tournament – Jacksonville, Ala.! - NCAA Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tenn. & - NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional – Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Back-To-Back Ohio Valley Conference Champions

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During the 2009 sea-son, the Gamecocks added a state-of-the-art video scoreboard just beyond the left field wall. The new scoreboard was con-structed in memory of former Gamecock great Tera Ross, who was tragically killed in a car accident in 2003.

The Jacksonville State soft-ball team moved into its cur-rent home, University Field, in the Fall of 1995 and played its first game there on Feb. 15, 1996, a doubleheader sweep of Tennessee State.

Formerly the home of the Gamecocks’ baseball team, University Field has been renovated to make it one of the more unique home softball facilities in the Southeast. A brick back-stop and a covered batting cage were built prior to the 2003 season, and in 2004, a permanent outfield fence was constructed, finishing the transition that turned University Field from a base-ball stadium to a softball-only facility.

With a seating capacity of 1,000, University Field can be one of the toughest places to play in the Ohio Valley Conference and was the host site for the 2005, 2008 and 2009 OVC Tournament.

University Field

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The Jacksonville State softball team has recently moved its locker room into Kennamer Hall, the JSU Athletic Department’s newest facility, which houses the weight room, all administrative offices and several coaches offices.

The softball locker room features new lockers, a flat panel television and a shower facility for the team.

The Gamecocks Locker Room

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JSU’s COACHING STAFFKeeping it in the Family

Head Coach Jana McGinnis (’91) and Assistant Coaches Mark Wisener (’92) and Julie Boland (’02) join the softball staff at UCLA as the only two Division I staffs where all of its full-time coaches are serving at their alma maters.

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Getting to Jacksonville StateDIRECTIONS FROM BIRMINGHAM, ALA ., To JACKSONVILLEl Take I-20 East towards AtlantalTake the Hwy 21 North exit (No. 185) in Anniston/OxfordlTurn left onto Hwy 21 North towards JacksonvillelDrive 14 miles until you enter the city limits of JacksonvillelAfter you drive around the Jacksonville town square, go one mile and

turn Right on Hwy. 204lProceed on Hwy 204 for 100 yards and University Field is on the left

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA, GA . To JACKSONVILLElTake I-20 West towards BirminghamlTake the Hwy 21 North exit (No. 185) at Anniston/OxfordlTurn right onto Hwy 21 North towards JacksonvillelDrive 14 miles until you enter the city limits of JacksonvillelAfter you drive around the Jacksonville town square, go one mile and

turn Right on Hwy. 204lProceed on Hwy 204 for 100 yards and University Field is on the left

DIRECTIONS FROM CHATTANOOGA, TENN ., To JACKSONVILLE

lTake I-59 South towards BirminghamlTake the US 431 South Exit (No. 183) at Attalla/GadsdenlTurn left onto US 431 South towards AnnistonlProceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 mileslTurn left on Hwy. 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) lProceed on Hwy. 204 for 13 mileslAfter you cross Pelham Road, University Field is on the left

DIRECTIONS FROM CULLMAN, ALA ., To JACKSONVILLElTake US 278 East towards GadsdenlTurn right on US 431 South when US 278 dead ends (approximately 50

miles) towards AnnistonlProceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 mileslTurn left on Hwy. 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) lProceed on Hwy. 204 for 13 mileslAfter you cross Pelham Road, University Field is on the left

DIRECTIONS FROM HUNTSVILLE, ALA ., To JACKSONVILLElTake US 431 South (Governors Lane) out of Huntsville towards

GadsdenlProceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 mileslTurn left on Hwy. 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) lProceed on Hwy. 204 for 13 mileslAfter you cross Pelham Road, University Field is on the left

Local MotelsBest Western

Anniston OxfordUS 78 & Hwy 21 South

Oxford, AL(256) 831-3411

Hampton Inn Gadsden

129 River RoadGadsden, AL

(256) 546-2337

Hampton Inn - Oxford

1600 Highway 21 SouthOxford, AL

(256) 835-1492

Holiday Inn ExpressGadsden-Attalla

801 Cleveland, AvenueAttalla, AL

(256) 538-7861

Hampton InnJacksonville

1041 JD&L DriveJacksonville, AL(256) 782-0330

The McClellan Lodge

74 Exchange AveAnniston, AL

(256) 820-9494

University Inn1530 Pelham Road

SouthJacksonville, AL (256) 435-3300

Victoria Inn1604 Quintard Avenue

Anniston, AL (256) 236-0503

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Jacksonville State athletics continued to dominate on the field of competition as the Gamecocks won numerous Ohio Valley Conference Championships and advanced to NCAA Championships, while also excelling in the classroom, during the 2010-11 year. The Gamecocks won a total of five Ohio Valley Conference Championships and posted their best finish ever in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup at second and was just two points shy of winning the award. The Jax State women’s tennis team won the regular-season and the OVC Tournament, while the men’s golf and softball teams also advanced to the NCAA Regionals after winning conference tournament titles. The rifle team advanced to the NCAA National Championships and finished fourth, while the football team advanced into the second round of the NCAA playoffs as the Gamecocks hosted their first home playoff game in more than 18 years. Jacksonville State had five OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, one NCAA All-Americans, 61 OVC All-Conference honorees, two teams claimed All-Academic honors, one OVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and one OVC Coach of the Year.

A Championship Tradition

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Since joining the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003-04, Jacksonville State has solidified itself as the preeminent athletic program in the conference. The Gamecocks have won 47 OVC Championships over the last seven years, which is 12 more than the next OVC school. JSU has seen nine of its 15 programs bring home various titles and combine for 24 trips to the NCAA post-season play.

OVC Championships Since 2003-04 Jacksonville State 46 Eastern Illinois 34

Eastern Kentucky 28

Southeast Missouri 19

Murray State 18

Tennessee Tech 14

Austin Peay 13

Morehead State 9

UT Martin 6

Jacksonville State is the only school in the nation to lay claim to NCAA national titles in football, men’s basketball and baseball and is one of just two schools (Florida) to have played for a national title in each of those three sports.

National Championships (6) Football: 1992

Men’s Basketball: 1985

Baseball: 1990, 1991

Gymnastics: 1984, 1985

Conference Championships (83) Rifle (7): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012

Football (11): 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004

Baseball (13): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004*, 2005, 2006*, 2008, 2010*

Women’s Basketball (2): 1991, 1993

Men’s Basketball (6): 1975, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992

Volleyball (7): 1991, 1992, 2005*, 2006, 2006*, 2007, 2009, 2009*

Men’s Tennis (8): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2005*, 2007, 2007, 2009 *

Women’s Tennis (10): 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2011, 2011*

Men’s Golf (6): 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011

Women’s Golf (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Softball (9): 1990, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2008, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*

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2012 Gamecock Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Jessica Guy OF L/L 5-5 Jr. Vancouver, Wash./Mount Hood (Ore.) CC 2 Savannah Sloan IF R/R 5-6 Fr. Reynolds, Ga./Taylor County HS 3 Tiffany Harbin P/1B R/R 6-0 So. Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS 6 Krystal Ruth OF L/L 5-6 Jr. Wylie, Texas/Wylie HS 7 Hayden Crawford OF R/R 5-8 So. Sparkman, Ala./Sparkman HS 8 Kaycee Crow C/3B R/R 5-9 Sr. Ringgold, Ga./Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe HS 10 Hilary Phillips P R/R 5-3 Jr. Ider, Ala./Ider HS 12 Sara Borders IF/OF R/R 5-7 Fr. Alexandria, Ala./Alexandria HS 13 Sam Snow P R/R 5-4 Sr. Ranburne, Ala./Gordon (Ga.) College 14 Katie Matchen C R/R 5-7 Sr. Vestavia Hills, Ala./Central Alabama CC 19 Savanna Hennings P R/R 5-5 So. Springville, Ala./Springville HS 20 Kristin Graham P/IF R/R 6-1 Sr. Warner Robins, Ga./Virginia Tech 24 Tyris Branford OF S/R 5-3 So. Scottsboro, Ala./Scottsboro HS 26 Kelci Johnston IF/OF R/R 5-7 Jr. Northport, Ala./Tuscaloosa County HS 32 Shelby Holley C/IF R/R 6-0 Fr. Pisgah, Ala./Pisgah HS 44 Abbey Stepp 1B/DH L/R 5-9 Sr. Versailles, Ky./Volunteer State (Tenn.) CC

Head Coach: Jana McGinnis (Jacksonville State, ’91), 19th seasonAssistant Coaches: Mark Wisener (Jacksonville State, ’96) Julie Boland (Jacksonville State, ’02)

Alphabetical Roster No. Name 12 Sara Borders 24 Tyris Branford 7 Hayden Crawford 8 Kaycee Crow 20 Kristin Graham 1 Jessica Guy

No. Name 3 Tiffany Harbin 19 Savanna Hennings 32 Shelby Holley 26 Kelci Johnston 14 Katie Matchen 10 Hilary Phillips

No. Name 6 Krystal Ruth 2 Savannah Sloan 10 Sam Snow 44 Abbey Stepp

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Date Day Opponent Location Time Feb. 10 Fri. vs. Lipscomb Mobile, Ala. 10 a.m.Feb. 11 Sat. vs. Mississippi State Mobile, Ala. 10 a.m. vs. Memphis Mobile, Ala. 12:30 p.m.Feb. 12 Sun. vs. Alabama Mobile, Ala. 2:30 p.m.

(Jacksonville State Invitational – Jacksonville, Ala . – Feb . 17-19)Feb . 17 Fri . SOUTHERN ILLINOIS JACKSONVILLE 3:30 p .m .Feb . 18 Sat . SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA JACKSONVILLE 10 a .m . SOUTH ALABAMA JACKSONVILLE 3 p .m .Feb . 19 Sun . SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA JACKSONVILLE 12:30 p .m .

(Georgia Southern Eagle Classic – Statesboro, Ga. – Feb. 24-26)Feb. 24 Fri. vs. Kentucky Statesboro, Ga. 12:30 p.m. at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 2:30 p.m.Feb. 25 Sat. vs. Albany Statesboro, Ga. 12:30 p.m.Feb. 26 Sun. vs. Radford Statesboro, Ga. 10:30 a.m. vs. North Florida Statesboro, Ga. 12:30 p.m.Feb . 29 Wed . SAMFORD JACKSONVILLE 5 p .m .

(Georgia Tech Buzz Classic – Woodstock, Ga. – March 2-4)March 2 Fri. vs. Western Kentucky Woodstock, Ga. 11 a.m. vs. UNC Greensboro Woodstock, Ga. 1:30 p.m.March 3 Sat. vs. Western Carolina Woodstock, Ga. 3 p.m. vs. Furman Woodstock, Ga. 5 p.m.March 4 Sun. vs. Winthrop Woodstock, Ga. 11 a.m.March 6 Tue. at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 6 p.m.March 8 Thurs . GEORGIA STATE (DH) JACKSONVILLE 2 p .m .March 10 Sat . *EASTERN ILLINOIS (DH) JACKSONVILLE 1 p .m .March 11 Sun . *EASTERN ILLINOIS JACKSONVILLE 1 p .m .March 15 Thurs. at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 5 p.m.March 17 Sat. *at Murray State (DH) Murray, Ky. 1 p.m.March 18 Sun. *at Murray State Murray, Ky. 1 p.m.March 21 Wed. *at Tennessee Tech (DH) Cookeville, Tenn. 2 p.m.March 24 Sat . *EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH) JACKSONVILLE 1 p .m .March 25 Sun . *EASTERN KENTUCKY JACKSONVILLE 1 p .m .March 27 Tue . MIDDLE TENNESSEE (DH) JACKSONVILLE 2 p .m .March 29 Thurs . *TENNESSEE TECH JACKSONVILLE 3 p .m .March 31 Sat. *at Morehead State (DH) Morehead, Ky. 12 p.m.April 1 Sun. *at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. 12 p.m.April 4 Wed . *TENNESSEE STATE (DH) JACKSONVILLE 3 p .m .April 6 Fri. *at Southeast Missouri (DH) Cape Girardeau, Mo. 2 p.m.April 7 Sat. *at Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. 1 p.m.April 12 Thurs. *at Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. 2 p.m.April 14 Sat . *SIU-EDWARDSVILLE (DH) JACKSONVILLE 1 p .m .April 15 Sun . *SIU-EDWARDSVILLE JACKSONVILLE 1 p .m .April 17 Tue . UAB JACKSONVILLE 6 p .m .April 28 Sat. *at Austin Peay (DH) Clarksville, Tenn. 1 p.m.April 29 Sun. *at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 1 p.m.May 1 Tue. at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. 5 p.m.May 5 Sat . *UT MARTIN (DH) JACKSONVILLE 1 p .m .May 6 Sun . *UT MARTIN JACKSONVILLE 1 p .m .May 10-12 OVC Tournament TBA TBA

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Jana McGinnis has developed a softball program at Jacksonville State University that is second to none. She places integrity, success and tradition at the heart of each player and doesn’t stop there.

In McGinnis’ 19th season at the helm of the Gamecocks, their head-first dive into the Ohio Valley Conference has resulted in a quick rise to the top. In fact, in their eight seasons in the OVC, the Gamecocks have won over 70 percent of their games, including almost 80 percent of their conference matchups.

Over the past four years, McGinnis has seen the hard work she and longtime assistants Mark Wisener and Julie Boland pay off on the national level. In 2008, she took the program one step higher on the national scene after rolling into the

NCAA Regionals, where the Gamecocks earned two wins over Florida State before falling to Alabama in the regional title game on ESPN2.

They climbed another rung of the ladder in 2009, ousting James Madison, Nebraska and Tennessee to claim the NCAA Knoxville Regional crown and advance to the NCAA’s Tuscaloosa Super Regional. The most decorated season in JSU’s Division I athletics history was a milestone year not only for JSU, but also the Ohio Valley Conference. It was the OVC’s first regional crown and the deepest any team in the league’s history has advanced into the national tournament.

After a second-place finish in the OVC in 2011, JSU’s seventh-straight campaign in which it has finished in the league’s top two, the Gamecocks claimed their fourth-straight trip to the NCAA’s by winning the OVC Tourney in Charleston, Ill. They eliminated Illinois-Chicago before falling to host Louisville in the semifinals of the Louisville Regional.

In 2010, the Gamecocks swept through the OVC Tournament in Martin, Tenn., to advance to the NCAA Atlanta Regional, JSU’s third-straight NCAA appearance.

The 2009 title was McGinnis’ third in five seasons, a run that was set up by her 2005 Gamecocks. They rolled through the league schedule with a 22-4 record and won their last 16 regular-season games to win the school’s first outright league crown since 1997 and convince her peers to elect her the 2005 OVC Coach of the Year. McGinnis’ squad followed that up with the school’s fourth-straight 40-win season in 2006 with a 43-15 mark and a 21-5 league record that placed them second in the standings.

After another in 2009, she has now been named the OVC’s Coach of the Year three times (2005, 2008, 2009) to go along with her 1996 Trans America Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honor.

During her tenure at JSU, McGinnis has accumulated an overall record of 626-341 (.647). Her accomplishments are plentiful, includ-ing the 2009 OVC regular season title and the school’s first at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament, as well as its first trip to the Super Regionals. Her 2009 squad also made its first appearance in the national polls, finishing the year ranked as high as No. 21 nationally. She also boasts OVC regular season crowns in 2005 and 2008, as well as OVC Tourney Championships and automatic NCAA appear-ances in 2008, 2010 and 2011. Her Gamecocks won the Atlantic Sun Tournament Title and a berth in the NCAA Regional Tournament in 1996. In her early years, she guided JSU to back-to-back A-Sun Western Division Conference titles in 1996 and 1997. She, with the help of long-time assistant coach Mark Wisener, has led the

Gamecocks to 15 consecutive trips to the Conference Tournament and eight 40-win seasons, including a streak of four straight from 2003-2006.

In just eight seasons in the OVC, JSU has won 148 of its 194 (.763) conference games and five league titles while placing 47 players on the all-conference squads. Her players have been dominant against their peers. Daniela Pappano was named the 2006 OVC Player of the Year, while JSU also swept the 2005 Player and Pitcher of the Year honors, thanks to outstanding efforts from outfielder Maigin Alexander and pitcher Carly Kellam. Pitcher Ashley Eliasson was named the league’s Freshman of the Year in 2008 before the 2009 campaign saw Nikki Prier and Karla Pittman earn the OVC’s Player and Pitcher of the Year awards, respectively. In 2011, pitcher Tiffany Harbin became the first Gamecock to earn OVC Freshman of the Year honors.

Since 2002, the Gamecocks have attracted regional attention, having been ranked in the South Region poll several times in nine consecutive seasons.

McGinnis has coached 84 All-Conference and All-Freshman team members and seven Players of the Year, including Ann Shelton in the A-Sun in 1996.

McGinnis is no stranger to winning, outside and between the lines. A 1991 graduate of JSU, McGinnis was a two-time All-Gulf South Conference guard in basketball. She helped the Gamecocks to a 98-22 record during her four-year playing career, and, in 1991, she played a key role leading JSU to a GSC Championship and the NCAA Division II South Region title.

McGinnis still holds the JSU career record for assists with 603, as well as the single-season record with 204. Following her playing career, she and her twin sister Dana Austin, formerly the JSU women’s basketball head coach, became the only players in JSU women’s basketball his-tory to have their numbers retired.

After her “bright” career as a player, McGinnis began her career in coaching as a graduate assistant under women’s basketball coach Tony Mabry during the 1991-92 season.

The following year, she accepted her first head coaching job as the girls basketball coach at Cherokee County High School, where she led the Lady Warriors to the ‘93 Class 4A state championship.

Personal Data Full Name: Jana Bright McGinnis Married To: Russ McGinnis Children: Two daughters, Kinsey and PaytonNative Of: Spring Garden, Alabama

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The McGinnis File...Coaching at JSU2011 40-21 record Conference Tournament Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Louisville Regional 2010 30-19 record Conference Tournament Conference Tournament Champions NCAA Atlanta Regional2009 43-16 record Conference Tournament Regular Season Champions NCAA Knoxville Regional Champions NCAA Super Regional OVC Coach of the Year2008 40-16 record Conference Tournament Regular Season Champions Conference Tournament Champions Advanced to NCAA Regional Championship Game OVC Coach of the Year2007 35-23 record Conference Tournament2006 43-15 record Conference Tournament2005 42-16 record Conference Tournament Regular Season Champions OVC Coach of the Year2004 41-21 record Conference Tournament2003 40-15 record Conference Tournament 2002 33-21 record Conference Tournament

Coaching at Cherokee County High School

1993 Led the Lady Warriors to the ‘93 Class 4A basketball state championship.

EducationHigh School: Spring Garden High School, 1987College: Jacksonville State University, 1991

Playing Experience High School: Spring Garden High School -Basketball, 1981-87 -Softball, 1987 -A-Class and Women’s Majors Softball, 13 yearsCollege: Jacksonville State University, 1988-91 - Two-time All-Gulf South Conference Team in Basketball - Still holds the JSU career record for assists with 603, as well as the single-season record with 204. - Four-time Academic All-Gulf South Conference

Milestone Wins

1 vs . Belhaven College, 2-0 (1994)100 vs . Jackson State, 16-0 (1997)200 vs . Georgia State, 2-0 (2000)300 vs . Wright State, 1-0 (2003)400 vs . Jackson State, 10-0 (2006)500 vs . Kennesaw State, 7-6 (4/17/08)600 vs . Eastern Kentucky, 4-2 (3/13/11)

2001 24-27 record Conference Champions2000 33-21 record Conference Tournament Finished 3rd in post-season1999 32-26 record Conference Tournament1998 24-18 record Conference Tournament 1997 32-17 record Western Division Champions Conference runner-up1996 46-11 record Western Division Champions Won Conference Championship Conference Coach of the Year Advanced to region playoffs1995 32-16 record1994 16-22 record Overall Record 626-341 ( .647)

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Mark Wisener begins his 16th sea-son as the Gamecocks’ assistant soft-ball coach, where his energy and efforts toward the JSU program have added to the success the Gamecocks have seen in the past 15 years.

In 14 seasons as a full-time assis-tant, he has helped JSU to an overall record of 532-293, including three OVC regular season titles, three OVC Tournament crowns and four-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and a berth in the 2009 Super Regionals.

Wisener’s duties have steadily increased over the time he has been at JSU. His primary job is the capacity of pitching coach, but he also works as a hitting coach and has the “final word” before the batter steps up to the plate. Finally, he schedules and oversees the team workouts and is a key in the recruiting process for the Gamecocks.

Wisener provides the Gamecocks and head coach Jana McGinnis with what they feel is the perfect fit to keep them competitive on what is a difficult recruiting trail.

“It takes a special personality to work with female athletes,” McGinnis said. “Coach Wisener’s sister and I are best friends, so I have known him for a long

time. I trust him tremendously, and we work well together. He has a great knowledge of the game and I owe so much of our success to him.”

The McGinnis-Wisener relationship, one that has brought unprecedented success to JSU, began in McGinnis’ playing days on the JSU basketball team, where she was a teammate of Wisener’s sister, Robbie.

Wisener was a standout baseball player at Arab High School, starting all four years at short-stop and pitcher on the varsity team. As a senior, he helped his team advance to the second round of the Alabama High School All-Stars Tournament.

After graduating in 1989, Wisener went on to play at Snead State, where he start-ed every game of his two-year career and was a Junior College All-Star.

In 1992, Wisener left the playing field and transferred to JSU, where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems in the summer of 1996.

“Mark has been very instrumental in the success of this pro-gram,” McGinnis added. “To have a good program, it is a must that you have a

dedicated and loyal assistant. We have a great relationship and have the same goals in mind for JSU softball. We are very lucky to have him at this univer-sity.”

aSSiStant CoaCH Mark Wisener

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AssistAnt CoACh Julie Boland

Julie Boland begins her 11th year as an assistant coach on the soft-ball staff, but her involvement and dedication to Jacksonville State goes back more than that decade.Boland has seen great success from the dugout of her alma mater, helping Jana McGinnis to three Ohio Valley Conference crowns, three OVC Tournament titles, four-straight trips to the NCAA Regionals and the school’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Super Regionals in 2009.Prior to being hired as a full-time assistant, Boland was a student assistant and graduate assistant coach dating back to the 2001 and 2002 seasons. Over

the years, JSU head coach Jana McGinnis has placed more and more responsibility on Boland. She serves as the recruiting coordinator for the Gamecocks, which includes sending mail-outs, organizing recruiting calls and prospective student-athlete visits. Boland also has other administrative duties to go along with her on-field coaching duties, which are emphasized on the hitters and middle infield.“I love being at JSU,” Boland said. “I learn something new everyday from the coaching staff and players. I wouldn’t want to

be anywhere else right now.”A former JSU player, Boland put her mark on the Gamecock record book. She is seventh in all-time hits with 198, 16th in doubles with 26, 18th in homer-uns with 10, ninth in runs batted in with 100 and sixth in stolen bases with 26. Boland is also in the top five on JSU’s all-time lists in runs scored with 142 (fifth) and at-bats with 627 (sixth). She is also 16th on Jax State’s single-season runs list with 42. Boland graduated in 2002 with an Education Degree. She has since received her Master’s Degree in Counseling from JSU.

Boland’s Stat Sheet as a Player at JSUYear AVG AB R H E 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-A2000 .342 155 31 53 17 9 4 3 31 21 21 8-91999 .239 188 30 45 38 5 1 2 17 25 26 7-81998 .368 133 39 49 19 10 0 5 22 20 10 5-61997 .338 151 42 51 23 2 5 0 30 16 5 6-10Totals .316 627 142 198 97 26 10 10 100 82 62 26-33

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Kaleb LittlejohnAthletic Trainer

Nick ChafinManager

Shannon CahillManager

Chris SaintManager

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2011: Saw action in 52 of the Gamecocks’ 61 games as a true freshman, earning the start in 21 of them…hit .197 and was 3-for-4 in stolen bases…recorded her first career hit in her collegiate debut against UAB on Feb. 11, a game that also saw her steal a base and score a run…had two hits in a game twice, vs. Central Michigan on Feb. 19 and at Jacksonville on Feb. 20.HIGH SCHOOL: Played six seasons at Scottsboro High School for coach Cindy Patterson…was a First Team All-State second base-man as a senior by the Alabama Sportswriters Association after batting .492 with seven doubles, nine triples, two home runs and 21 RBI…posted a .566 on-base percentage and a .972 fielding percentage…also named to all-state teams by the Birmingham News and Huntsville Times…led the Wildcats to a 42-16 record and the Area Championship…an all-area player in 2008, 2009 and 2010, was a two-time Gold Glove winner and a three-time team captain…also earned the Stolen Base Award in her last three seasons with more than 50 steals each year…led SHS to four area titles…in her career, hit .418 with 14 triples and 175 stolen bases…was also a three-time all-area bas-ketball player for the Wildcats and led them to an area title…played travel softball with Tiffany Harbin and Hayden Crawford for the Huntsville Sparks…also played for the Birmingham Vipers.PERSONAL: Born on August 16, 1992, in Huntsville, Ala…the daughter of Bryan Horton and Eugenia Branford…has three younger sisters, Yolandra Joyner, Brianna Horton and Layla Horton …is undecided on a major at JSU.

Tyris Branford

Branford’S CarEEr STaTISTICSYear 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%2011 .197 52 21 66 9 13 0 0 0 1 13 .197 3 0 14 0 .232 0 3 3 4 44 0 2 .957TOTAL .197 52 21 66 9 13 0 0 0 1 13 .197 3 0 14 0 .232 0 3 3 4 44 0 2 .957

BraNford’S Career HigHS

AT BATS: 4 (Twice)

RuNS SCORED:1 (Nine Times)

HITS:2 (Twice)

RBI:1 vs. Samford (3/8/11)

DOuBLES:2 at UAB (3/9/10)HOmE RuNS:1 (Four Times)

TOTAL BASES:2 (Twice)WALkS:

1 (Three Times)STRIkEOuTS:

2 (Twice)SAC HITS:

2 at Eastern Kentucky (3/12/11)HIT By PITCH:1 (Three Times)

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2011: Played in all 61 games for the Gamecocks as a true fresh-man, starting 60 …served as the team’s primary center fielder and boasted a .951 fielding percent-age…hit .274 with three homers, seven doubles, a triple and 25 RBI…was a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen base attempts… was one of the hardest strikeouts in the nation, ranking in the Top 30 after striking out just nine times in 179 at bats…hit .296 in OVC games…was 5-for-9 with the bases loaded…went 4-for-9 with a triple and four RBI in the OVC Tournament to earn All-Tournament honors…notched three hits in a game twice, the first coming in a 3-for-3, three run, three RBI game against Eastern Kentucky on March 12, a game that also saw her hit her first career home run…also went 3-for-3 with a solo homer vs. Murray State on May 7.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for coach Dale Palmer at Sparkman High School in Sparkman, Ala…was a first team all-state selection as a senior after batting .485, belting 12 home runs, stealing 26 bases and posting a .582 on-base percent-age…in 2010, was also a Top 12 Elite selection after leading the Senators to a 56-9 record…guided SHS to a 53-9 record and the AHSAA 6A State Championship as a junior, hitting .317…as a freshman in 2007, was a first

team all-state player that led SHS to a 56-11 mark…in her career with the Senators, led them to a combined 218-37 record, while earning MVP honors at the 2009 Nashville City Hits Tournament, the 2010 Hoover Classic and 2009 Regional…was a 3A all-state player as an eighth grader at West Morgan High School…played travel ball with JSU team-

mates Tiffany Harbin and Tyris Branford for the Huntsville Sparks.

PERSONAL: Born on April 28, 1992, in Decatur, Ala…the daughter of Bobby and Christy Crawford…has an older sister, Haleigh Fairbanks…is majoring in special education at JSU.

Hayden Crawford

Crawford’S CarEEr STaTISTICSYear 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%2011 .274 61 60 179 37 49 7 1 3 25 67 .374 14 8 9 1 .351 1 6 10 10 53 5 3 .951TOTAL .274 61 60 179 37 49 7 1 3 25 67 .374 14 8 9 1 .351 1 6 10 10 53 5 3 .951

Crawford’S Career HigHS

AT BATS: 5 (Twice)

RuNS SCORED:3 at Eastern Kentucky (3/12/11)

HITS:3 (Twice)

RBI:3 at Eastern Kentucky (3/12/11)

DOuBLES:1 (Seven Times)

TRIPLES:1 vs. Murray State (3/12/11)

HOmE RuNS:1 (Three Times)

TOTAL BASES:6 (Twice)WALkS:2 (Twice)

STRIkEOuTS: 2 at Louisville (5/21/11)

SAC HITS:1 (Five Times)SAC FLIES:

1 vs. Central Michigan (2/18/11)STOLEN BASES:

1 (10 Times)HIT By PITCH:1 (Eight Times)

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2011: Caught all 61 games for the Gamecocks as a junior, just the second catcher in school his-tory to catch 60 or more games in a season…hit .276 with seven home runs, 11 doubles and 30 RBI, but did most of her dam-age in OVC play, where she hit .337 with six doubles and two homers to earn second-team all-conference honors…hit .429 vs. left handed pitchers and was a .320 hitter with runners in scoring position…from behind the plate, committed just three errors in 479 chances for a .994 fielding per-centage and threw out 40 percent of runners trying to steal…had 11 multi-hit games, including back-to-back three-hit outings in a doubleheader vs. Morehead State on March 19…in the twinbill, went 6-for-8 with five RBI, four of which came in one game…stole three of her six bases in one game vs. SEMO on March 27.2010: Started all 49 games behind the plate for the Gamecocks as a sophomore…was second on the team and fifth in the OVC with nine home runs, while finishing fifth on the team with a .297 batting average…recorded two doubles and 24 RBI, while posting a .507 slugging percentage…boasted a .979 field-ing percentage after committing just six errors in 283 chances behind the plate…in OVC play, hit .273 with three home runs and 12 RBI…had a nine-game hitting streak from April 2-18, the second longest on the team during the season…notched nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games…on April 17 vs. Eastern Kentucky, went 2-for-3 with a grand slam and 5 RBI.

2009: Appeared in 30 games as a true freshman for the Gamecocks and was penciled in the starting lineup 17 times…hit .214 on the year with four doubles, one home run and 11 RBI, while scoring nine runs…earned starts at every infield posi-tion except shortstop during the season and committed just three errors in 74 chances…belted her homer, a three-run shot, in a win over Indiana State on March 8 at the Georgia Tech Buzz Classic, the first home run of her softball career…doubled and drove in two runs in her collegiate debut at South Alabama on Feb. 7…had one multi-hit game, a 2-for-4 effort at Kennesaw State on April 21.HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for head coach Tony Ellis at Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe High School…was a three-time First Team All-State performer for the

Warriors…was named the team’s MVP after her senior season, when she hit .398 and guided her team to a 34-2 record and its second-straight region crown…a four-time selection to the Catoosa County Dream Team…was named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps Team in both her junior and senior sea-sons…participated in the North-South and the Tennessee-Georgia All-Star Games…played travel softball for the Tennessee Raiders and coach Jeff Martin.PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 7, 1990, in Montgomery, Ala…the daughter of Steve and Shelly Crow…has two sisters, Amanda and Morgan… an honor student and member of the National Honor Society in high school…majoring in nursing at JSU.

Crow’S CarEEr STaTISTICSYear 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%2009 .214 30 17 56 9 12 4 0 1 11 19 .339 6 0 16 0 .286 1 4 0 0 50 24 3 .9612010 .297 49 49 138 21 41 2 0 9 24 70 .507 11 5 27 0 .368 1 2 0 0 236 41 6 .9792011 .276 61 61 174 34 48 11 1 7 30 82 .471 13 9 26 0 .355 1 5 6 7 426 50 3 .994TOTAL .274 140 127 368 64 101 17 1 17 65 171 .465 30 14 69 0 .349 3 11 6 7 712 115 12 .986

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#8Crow’S Career HigHS

AT BATS: 4 (24 Times)

RuNS SCORED:3 at Tennessee State (3/22/11)

HITS:3 (Twice)

RBI:5 vs. Eastern Kentucky (4/17/10)

DOuBLES:1 (17 Times)

HOmE RuNS:1 (17 Times)

TOTAL BASES:7 vs. Samford (3/8/11)

WALkS:2 (Twice)

STRIkEOuTS: 3 vs. Indiana (3/13/10)

SAC HITS:1 (11 Times)SAC FLIES:

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2010: Appeared in 54 of the Gamecocks’ 61 games as a junior, starting 52…hit .342 with 14 home runs, 10 doubles and 36 RBI to earn First Team All-OVC honors and OVC All-Newcomer accolades…hit eight of her hom-ers in OVC play, where she also had a .298 average, five doubles and 18 RBI…hit .300 in the postseason, including a .333 clip in the OVC Tournament…also made 13 appearances in the circle, where she had a 3-3 record, a 3.25 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 36.2 innings…at the plate, had a season-best 13-game hitting streak from March 17 to April 2…had 15 multi-hit games, including four three-hit outings…belted two home runs and drove in a season-high four runs in a 3-for-4 game at Eastern Kentucky on March 12…was named the OVC’s Player of the Week on March 28 after going 10-for-20 with four dou-bles, three home runs and seven RBI over a six-game stretch…drew 35 walks on the year…struck out 14 batters in a five-inning win against Tennessee State on March 22…allowed just one home run and four doubles.PRIOR TO JSu: Played two seasons for Scot Thomas at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va…in 2010, started all 58 games, mostly at first base…bat-ted .245 with three home runs and six doubles…had 27 RBI and scored 22 runs…saw limited action in the circle, throwing 19.0 innings with a 1.84 ERA…went 1-3 with 20 strikeouts and 12 walks…as a freshman in 2009,

played in 49 games, starting 44…hit .222 for the year with 28 hits, including four doubles and two home runs…drove in 11 runs and scored 15 runs…stole one base…drew 11 walks and had five sac-rifice bunts…made her debut in the circle against Georgia Tech after battling arm problems in the fall, beating the eventual ACC Champions…threw 5.0 shutout innings for the win and picked up the game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Hokies to a 3-2 win over the Yellow Jackets.HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times for Coach Brenda Arnett…a first-team all-state selection her senior year…her final year, batted .419 with 22 runs scored, seven doubles, three home runs and 15 RBI…in the circle, went 19-9 with an ERA of 0.82 and 241 strikeouts in 161 innings pitched…named to the 2008 GACA North-South All-Star Game…the 2006 Middle Georgia Player of the Year after going 13-4-1 with 166 strikeouts as a junior…also hit .444 with six doubles, two triples, two home runs and 21 runs batted that year…the 2006 and 2007 GHSA Region 1-AAAAA Player of the Year…All-Houston County Team all four years…played on the var-sity team all four years and helped her team reach the Elite Eight two straight years…also lettered in soccer as a goalie twice…played travel ball for Georgia Elite Gold.PERSONAL: Born on September 25, 1989, in Warner Robins, Ga…the daughter of Monty and Toni Graham…has

two younger brothers, Casey and Jesse …is majoring in liberal stud-ies at JSU.

Graham’S CarEEr hITTInG STaTISTICSYear 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%2009 (VT) .222 49 44 126 15 28 4 0 2 11 38 .302 11 0 25 0 .285 0 5 1 1 103 29 6 .9572010 (VT) .245 58 58 163 22 40 6 0 3 27 55 .337 18 1 28 1 .321 2 2 2 2 342 34 4 .9892011 .342 54 52 149 44 51 10 0 14 36 103 .691 35 3 19 2 .473 1 0 0 0 185 21 3 .986TOTAL .272 161 154 438 81 119 20 0 19 74 196 .447 64 4 72 3 .362 3 7 3 3 630 84 13 .982

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AT BATS: 5 vs. Southeast Missouri (3/27/11)

RuNS SCORED:3 (Twice)

HITS:3 (Four Times)

RBI:4 at Eastern Kentucky (3/12/11)

DOuBLES:1 (10 Times)

HOmE RuNS:2 at Eastern Kentucky (3/12/11)

TOTAL BASES:9 at Eastern Kentucky (3/12/11)

WALkS:3 at Eastern Illinois (4/30/11)

STRIkEOuTS: 3 at Eastern Illinois (5/1/11)

SAC HITS:1 (Four Times)SAC FLIES:

1 vs. Jacksonville (2/18/11)HIT By PITCH:1 (Three Times)

INNINGS PITCHED:5.1 vs. Murray State (5/7/11)

RuNS ALLOWED:6 (Twice)

EARNED RuNS:5 vs. Morehead State (3/19/11)

WALkS ALLOWED: 3 (Twice)

STRIkEOuTS:14 at Tennessee State (3/22/11)

HITS ALLOWED:11 vs California (5/20/11)DOuBLES ALLOWED:3 vs. California (5/20/11)HOmERS ALLOWED:

1 vs. Southeast Missouri (3/27/11)

Graham’S CarEEr PITChInG STaTISTICSYear ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/AVG WP HBP SFA SHA2009 (VT) 6.35 1 2 7 2 0 0 0 1 14.1 17 14 13 12 7 4 0 1 75 .274 6 1 0 02010 (VT) 1.84 1 3 5 5 1 0 0 0 19.0 13 9 5 12 20 1 0 2 87 .188 7 1 0 52011 3.25 3 3 13 4 0 0 1 0 36.2 43 30 17 18 46 4 0 1 152 .283 10 4 0 0TOTAL 3.50 5 8 25 11 1 0 1 1 70.0 73 53 35 42 73 9 0 4 314 .269 23 6 0 5

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2011: Stepped in and was the Gamecocks’ ace in the circle as a true freshman…was named the OVC’s Freshman of the Year, earned First Team All-OVC and OVC All-Newcomer honors…led the league in wins with a 25-11 record and strikeouts per seven innings with 8.7…her 268 strike-outs were the fourth-highest total in a season in school history, while her 25 wins were second…started 37 games in the circle and went the distance 22 times, including five shutouts…opponents hit just .202 against her…threw two no-hitters, the first of which saw her no-hit Austin Peay for nine innings in a 1-0 win on April 17, the longest no-no in JSU history…her second came in a 4-0 win over SE Missouri in the second round of the OVC Tournament, the first in the history of the tourney…was 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 20.2 innings in the OVC Tournament to earn MVP honors…in OVC play, went 14-4 with a 2.59 ERA, tossing 13 complete games in 23 starts…recorded one save on March 19 vs. Morehead State…was named OVC Pitcher of the Week three times (Feb. 21, March 14, April 18)…tossed a one-hit shutout of Illinois-Chicago in the NCAA Louisville Regional on May 21…struck out 10 or more batters nine times, including 14 against SEMO in the OVC Tournament on May 14…notched 13 strikeouts at SIUE on April 2.HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for coaches Rusty Bates and Shaun Butler at Hazel Green High School in Hazel Green, Ala…a four-time Team MVP for the Trojans, was also named MVP of the area in 2008 and 2010...a first team all-state selection as a

senior after posting a 31-12 record and a 1.70 ERA in the circle, while batting .464 with nine doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 34 RBI…was an all-state honor-able mention in 2008…in her career with the Trojans, hit .412 with 15 homers and 93 RBI, while going 76-46 in the circle with a 1.37 ERA and 1,102 strikeouts…was named the Super All-Metro Pitcher of the Year as a sopho-more and senior by the Huntsville Times, while earning all-metro honors in all four seasons…was selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game after her

junior season…led the Trojans to area titles in 2008 and 2010…was an honor student at HGHS…played travel softball for the North Alabama Rockets, Huntsville Sparks and Birmingham Bandits…led the Sparks to three ASA State Titles…played with current JSU teammates Hayden Crawford and Tyris Branford with the Sparks.PERSONAL: Born on March 29, 1992, in Huntsville, Ala…the daughter of Chris and Karen Harbin…has an older sister, Melissa Watts…is majoring in elementary education at JSU.

harBIn’S CarEEr STaTISTICSYear ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA2011 2.50 25 11 45 37 22 5 2 1 216.0 157 88 77 69 268 25 2 25 778 .202 11 19 1 3 21TOTAL 2.50 25 11 45 37 22 5 2 1 216.0 157 88 77 69 268 25 2 25 778 .202 11 19 1 3 21

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Career HigHS

INNINGS PITCHED: 9.0 vs. Austin Peay (4/17/11)

RuNS ALLOWED:6 (Twice)

EARNED RuNS:6 (Twice)

WALkS ALLOWED:6 vs. Murray State (5/8/11)

STRIkEOuTS:14 vs. Southeast Missouri (5/14/11)

EARNED RuNS:7 vs. Auburn (5/22/10)

HITS ALLOWED:7 (Three Times)

DOuBLES ALLOWED:2 (Five Times)

TRIPLES ALLOWED:1 (Twice)

HOmERS ALLOWED: 2 (Six Times)

WILD PITCHES:2 at Kennesaw State (3/1/11)

HIT BATTERS:2 (Three Times)

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2011: Appeared in the circle 13 times for the Gamecocks as a true freshman, earning the start-ing nod seven times…went 2-2 with a 3.91 ERA with one com-plete game, 39 strikeouts and five walks…won her collegiate debut, a five-inning complete-game win over Alabama State on Feb. 11 that saw her strike out nine and hold the Hornets to a run on three hits…earned one save, a one-inning appearance against Samford on March 8.HIGH SCHOOL: Played six seasons for coach Chris Williams at Springville High School in Springville, Ala…was named the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 5A Pitcher of the Year in 2008, as well as Area MVP and State All-Tournament hon-ors after tossing 21 shutouts and striking out 508 batters in 279.2 innings…an all-metro selection and Alabama North-South All-Star participant…a four-time all-state performer, struck out 1,990 batters in a career that also saw her post a 0.91 ERA, 27 no-hitters, 75 shutouts and 171 wins…a 2010 finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman, also received the St. Clair County Farrah Seals Good Citizenship Award…also lettered in volleyball, basketball and cheerleading…was an all-state volleyball player in 2010, and was an all-county performer in volleyball and basketball…an honor student at SHS…played travel softball for the Birmingham Vipers and was a Four Year ASA State Champion.PERSONAL: Born on July 17, 1992, in Virginia Beach, Va…the daughter of Dennis and Katrina Hennings…has two younger sisters, Sierra and Samantha …is undecided on a major at JSU.

hEnnInGS’ CarEEr STaTISTICSYear ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA2011 3.91 2 2 13 7 1 0 1 1 34.0 46 21 19 5 39 7 0 7 146 .315 0 4 1 0 2TOTAL 3.91 2 2 13 7 1 0 1 1 34.0 46 21 19 5 39 7 0 7 146 .315 0 4 1 0 2

Savanna Hennings

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Career HigHS

INNINGS PITCHED: 5.0 vs. Alabama State (2/11/11)

RuNS ALLOWED:6 vs. UAB (4/14/11)EARNED RuNS:

5 (Twice)WALkS ALLOWED:

2 vs Alabama (2/12/11)STRIkEOuTS:

9 vs. Alabama State (2/11/11)HITS ALLOWED:

11 vs. UAB (4/14/11)DOuBLES ALLOWED:

1 (Seven Times)HOmERS ALLOWED:

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2011: Played in 60 of the Gamecocks’ 61 games as a sopho-more, starting 58 of them…split time as the team’s designated hitter and left fielder…hit .266 with five doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 27 RBI…in OVC games, was a .273 hitter with two doubles, a triple, seven hom-ers and 17 RBI…hit .364 with a double, triple and two RBI in the OVC Tournament…was 3-for-6 on the year with the bases loaded and hit .556 with runners on third and less than two out…recorded 13 multi-hit games, including two three-hit outings…went 3-for-3 with two RBI at Kennesaw State on March 1 and was 3-for-5 with

a double, homer and two RBI at Eastern Kentucky on March 12…drove in three runs twice, at SIUE on April 2 and vs. Tennessee State on April 12.2010: Played in 42 of the Gamecocks’ 49 games as a true freshman and was in the start-ing lineup for 28 of them…saw some time at second base early in the season but served as the team’s primary designated hitter down the stretch…had her big-gest game at the right time, going 3-for-3 with two home runs, a double and five RBI in the OVC Championship game on May 15…her two home runs and 10 total bases both tied school single-

game records…on the year, post-ed a .258 average with six home runs and 22 RBI…in OVC play, hit .292 with three homers and 12 RBI…notched her first collegiate hit against Southern on Feb. 27, when she went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI…had four three-hit games, tying her for the most on the team, while recording six multi-RBI games.HIGH SCHOOL: Played six seasons for head coach Alan Reach at Tuscaloosa County High School…was a four-time Golden Glove Award in all four years on the varsity team…guided the Wildcats to a 51-12 record in her senior season…led TCHS to four

area crowns, a north regional title and six trips to the AHSAA Class 6A State Tournament…played travel softball for the Alabama Crusaders Gold and the Birmingham Vipers, who she led to a top 20 finish at the 18U ASA Gold Nationals.PERSONAL: Born on June 17, 1991, in Ocala, Fla…the daugh-ter of Chip and Lisa Johnston…has an older brother, Stephen …is majoring in criminal justice at JSU.

JohnSTon’S CarEEr STaTISTICSYear 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%2010 .258 42 28 97 21 25 2 0 6 22 45 .464 8 1 22 0 .321 0 12 2 2 7 7 2 .8752011 .266 60 58 173 34 46 5 2 10 27 85 .491 19 3 40 0 .347 1 5 6 7 41 0 6 .872TOTAL .263 102 86 270 55 71 7 2 16 49 130 .481 27 4 62 0 .337 1 17 8 9 48 7 8 .873

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JoHNSToN’S Career HigHS

AT BATS: 5 (Four Times)

RuNS SCORED:3 vs. Southern (2/27/10)

HITS:3 (Six Times)

RBI:5 at UT Martin (5/15/10)

DOuBLES:1 (Seven Times)HOmE RuNS:2 (Four Times)

TOTAL BASES:10 at UT Martin (5/15/10)

WALkS:2 (Five Times)

STRIkEOuTS: 2 (Nine Times)

SAC HITS:2 (Three Times))

STOLEN BASES:2 vs. Southeast Missouri (3/27/11)

HIT By PITCH:1 (Four Times)

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2011: Appeared in 19 games for the Gamecocks as a junior and started two…drove in five runs as the team’s primary pinch hit-ter and backup catcher…made her Division I debut vs. Alabama State on Feb. 11 and wet 1-for-1 with an RBI…drove in two runs two days later against Auburn…also had two RBI vs. Samford on March 8.PRIOR TO JSu: Played two seasons for Greg Shivers at Central Alabama Community College in Alexander City, Ala…was a first team all-region per-

former as a freshman in 2009 after batting .329 with 13 doubles, eight home runs, 31 RBI and 25 walks, while posting a .983 field-ing percentage behind the plate…as a sophomore, hit .277 with four home runs and 27 RBI, while drawing a team-high 37 walks.HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for coach Jennifer Brown at Vestavia Hills High School in Vestavia Hills, Ala…was a first team all-state performer as a senior in 2008 after guiding the Rebels to a 51-15 record…tied the state record for home runs in a

game, was named team captain and defensive MVP, while also garnering first team all-metro and Super All-Metro honors…played travel softball for The Zone and The Vipers.PERSONAL: Born on August 22, 1989, in Birmingham, Ala…the daughter of Gene and Kim Matchen…has a younger brother, Daniel Matchen…uncle Keith Maple played football for the Gamecocks…is majoring in physi-cal education at JSU.

maTChEn’S CarEEr STaTISTICSYear 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%2011 .176 19 2 17 1 3 0 0 0 5 3 .176 3 0 0 1 .286 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 1.000TOTAL .176 19 2 17 1 3 0 0 0 5 3 .176 3 0 0 1 .286 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 1.000

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maTCHeN’S Career HigHS

AT BATS:2 vs. Central Michigan (2/19/11)

RuNS SCORED:1 vs. Samford (3/8/11)

HITS:1 (Three Times)

RBI:2 (Twice)

DOuBLES:1 vs. Quinnipiac (3/14/10)

HOmE RuNS:1 (Three Times)

TOTAL BASES:1 (Three Times)

WALkS:1 (Three Times)

SAC FLIES:1 vs. Alabama State (2/11/11)

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2011: Made 19 appearances in the circle for the Gamecocks as a sophomore, and posted a 7-0 record and a 2.25 ERA, both team bests…started four games and tossed one complete game shutout, a five-hitter of Austin Peay on April 16…in OVC play, she was 3-0 with a 2.43 ERA…opponents hit .242 against her, second-best on the team…struck out five batters and tossed seven innings against APSU in that shutout, both season highs…opened the season by defeating UAB in Birmingham, allowing one earned run in three innings…tossed the final 6.2 innings of the OVC Championship game on May 15 to earn the win.2010: Made 26 appearances in the circle as a true freshman for the Gamecocks, getting the starting nod 15 times…posted a 9-10 record and a 3.32 earned run average, while tossing nine com-plete games and three shutouts…recorded two saves and struck out 88 batters in 109.2 innings…was named the OVC Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 15 after picking up her first collegiate win in her debut on Feb. 14 in a complete-game win over Wright State…struck out seven on Feb. 26 in a three-hit shutout of Southern…fanned a season-best nine in a complete-game two-hitter of Alabama State on April 6…tossed 10 innings at Murray State on March 27 and fanned eight in the process.HIGH SCHOOL: PPrepped for six seasons under head coach David Hughes at Ider High School in Ider, Ala…was named Alabama’s Miss Softball in 2009 after finishing her career as the state’s all-time leader in wins (194), strikeouts (2,463), no-

hitters (34) and shutouts (94)…led the Hornets to three state titles, claiming tournament MVP honors in all three runs…in all six seasons, she won team and area MVP honors…in her senior sea-son, compiled a 28-3 record and only allowed 13 earned runs in 168 innings for a 0.54 ERA while striking out 308 batters and toss-ing 10 shutouts, three no-hitters and two perfect games…a first team all-state selection in 7th, 9th, 10th 11th and 12th grade seasons…also lettered in volleyball

and basketball and guided the Hornet basketball team to the state championship game as a senior…was an honor student and member of the National Honor Society.PERSONAL: Born on September 13, 1990, in Fort Payne, Ala.…the daughter of Mark and Kristie Phillips…has a younger brother, Heath…was valedictorian of her class at Ider High School…is majoring in nurs-ing at JSU.

PhIllIPS’ CarEEr STaTISTICSYear ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA2010 3.32 9 10 26 15 9 3 0 2 109.2 97 73 52 53 88 9 3 13 494 .237 3 11 4 2 182011 2.25 7 0 19 4 1 1 2 0 56.0 52 22 18 32 34 6 0 3 215 .242 8 3 1 1 4TOTAL 2.96 16 10 45 19 10 4 2 2 165.2 149 95 70 85 122 13 4 14 709 .240 11 14 5 3 22

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Career HigHS

INNINGS PITCHED: 10.0 vs. Middle Tennessee

(3/24/10)RuNS ALLOWED:

9 vs. North Florida (3/6/10)EARNED RuNS:

7 vs. Auburn (5/22/10)WALkS ALLOWED:

7 at Eastern Illinois (4/30/11)STRIkEOuTS:

9 vs. Alabama State (4/6/10)HITS ALLOWED:

10 vs. Wright State (2/14/10)DOuBLES ALLOWED:

1 (15 Times)TRIPLES ALLOWED:

1 (Three Times)HOmERS ALLOWED:

2 (Three Times)WILD PITCHES:

3 (Twice) HIT BATTERS:

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2011: Played in 57 of the Gamecocks’ 61 games as a sopho-more, starting 54 of them…hit .311 with eight doubles, six home runs and 30 RBI to earn Second Team All-OVC honors…in OVC play, hit .301 with five doubles, three homer and 18 RBI…in the OVC Tournament, hit .429 with a double and three RBI to earn all-tournament honors…recorded 15 multi-hit games, including three three-hit games…went 3-for-4 with two RBI in the OVC Championship game vs. Southeast Missouri on May 15…went 2-for-3 in a win over Illinois-Chicago in the NCAA Louisville Regional on May 21…got her average above .300 on March 22 with a 3-for-4 game against Tennessee State and never saw it drop below the rest of the year…drove in four runs at Tennessee Tech on April 7, thanks to a grand slam.2010: Saw action in 29 games as a true freshman for the Gamecocks and was penciled in the starting lineup for 22 of them…hit .250 with seven runs scored, three home runs and 12 RBI…in OVC play, posted a .259 average with a homer and two RBI…hit her first career homer in her second-career game, a three-run shot against Southern on Feb. 27, a game in which she drove in four runs…homered at Morehead State on April 10 and went 2-for-3 in the game, one of three multi-hit games.HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for head coach Heather Darmon at Wylie High School in Wylie, Texas…was the Pirates’ Offensive MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior, while also earning Team MVP honors as a senior…a second-team all-state

player as a senior after earning honorable mention honors as a junior…in her senior year, hit .396 with 30 RBI and eight stolen bases, while also posting a 16-9 record and a 1.96 ERA in the cir-cle and a .987 fielding percentage in the field…in her career, hit .377 with 86 RBI and 29 steals, while also totaling a 31-19 record, a 1.88 ERA and 235 strikeouts…a four-time all-district performer and

participant in the 2009 TGCA Texas All-Star 4A/5A Game, she received Player of the Week and Player of the Month accolades from several publications, includ-ing the Dallas Morning News…played travel ball for Texas Glory.PERSONAL: Born on January 21, 1991, in Dallas, Texas…the daughter of Scott and Debby Ruth…is majoring in biology at JSU.

rUTh’S CarEEr STaTISTICSYear 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%2010 .250 29 22 64 7 16 1 0 3 12 26 .406 3 0 12 0 .284 0 2 0 0 12 1 0 1.0002011 .311 57 54 164 27 51 8 0 6 30 77 .470 21 1 26 0 .390 1 2 1 1 35 5 0 1.000TOTAL .294 86 76 228 34 67 9 0 9 42 103 .452 24 1 38 0 .362 1 4 1 1 47 6 0 1.000

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Career HigHS

AT BATS:5 (Twice)

RuNS SCORED:2 (Four Times)

HITS:3 (Three Times)RBI: 4 (Twice)DOuBLES:

1 (Nine TimesHOmE RuNS:1 (Nine Times

TOTAL BASES:5 (Three Times)

WALkS:3 vs. Tennessee State (4/20/11)

STRIkEOuTS3 vs. UAB (2/11/11)

SAC HITS: 1 (Four Times)SAC FLIES:

1 vs. Central Michigan (2/18/11)STOLEN BASES:

1 vs. Southeast Missouri (5/15/11)HIT By PITCH:

1 at Eastern Illinois (4/30/11)

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2011: Made one appearance as a junior for the Gamecocks, toss-ing one inning against Kennesaw State on March 10…allowed one unearned run on one hit in the outing, a 5-4 win by JSU.2010: Made two appearances for the Gamecocks as a sopho-more, starting one game…made her Division I debut on March 5 against Western Kentucky and didn’t get a decision after allowing three runs, one earned, in three innings…made a relief appearance

against Tennessee State on May 9, allowing two hits in a scoreless inning.PRIOR TO JSu: Played one year at Gordon College for head coach Ally Carter Hatterman.HIGH SCHOOL: Played six seasons for coaches Trevor Kribbs and Bobby Ray Green at Ranburne High School…was a first team all-state selection in both her junior and senior seasons and was named to the

2007 Diamond Dazzlers by the Anniston Star…led the Bulldogs to area titles in five seasons…had the team’s best ERA as a senior…played travel softball for the Wrecking Crew and the Tallapoosa River Tomboys.PERSONAL: Born on July 9, 1990, in Riverdale…the daughter of Gary and Sharon Snow …was an honor student at Ranburne High School…is majoring in sec-ondary education at JSU.

Snow’S CarEEr STaTISTICSYear ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA2010 1.75 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4.0 6 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 19 .333 0 1 0 0 02011 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0 0 0 1TOTAL 1.40 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5.0 7 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 23 .318 0 1 0 0 0

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Career HigHS

INNINGS PITCHED: 3.0 vs. Western Kentucky (3/5/10)

RuNS ALLOWED:3 vs. Western Kentucky (3/5/10)

EARNED RuNS:1 vs. Western Kentucky (3/5/10)

STRIkEOuTS:1 vs. Western Kentucky (3/5/10)

HITS ALLOWED:4 vs. Western Kentucky (3/5/10)

DOuBLES ALLOWED:1 vs. Western Kentucky (3/5/10)

HIT BATTERS: 1 vs. Western Kentucky (3/5/10)

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2010: Appeared in 60 of the Gamecocks’ 61 games as a junior and started 56…led the team in hitting with a .349 average that included seven doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 43 RBI…was a Second Team All-OVC and an OVC All-Newcomer selection…in OVC play hit .370 with six dou-bles, two homers and 16 RBI…hit .333 in the postseason for JSU, including a 3-for-7 showing in the NCAA Louisville Regional…had 14 multiple hit games, including three three-hit outings…homered twice and drove in five runs at Samford on March 17…also had five RBI against Southern on March 29…belted a grand slam in a 2-for-4 game vs. Florida A&M on Feb. 19…had a stretch of six-straight games with multiple hits from March 17-22.PRIOR TO JSu: Played two seasons for coach Johnny Lynn at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tenn…as a sophomore in 2010, was second in the nation with a .526 batting average, while her 87 RBI also ranked second nationally and her 14 home runs ranked 10th…her .587 on-base percentage ranked third in the nation, while also boasting a .993 fielding percent-age after committing just two errors in 286 chances…the 2010 Conference MVP and a two-time first team all-conference player, hit .470 as a freshman in 2009 to lead the Pioneers to a 43-11 record.HIGH SCHOOL: Played five seasons for head coaches Kim McDannold and Stefan Brown at Woodford County High School in Versailles, Ky…was the team MVP in 2007 and 2008 and a third team all-state performer as a

junior…a four-time Academic All-State honoree, was named to the district all-tournament team as a junior and senior…hit .478 as a senior, just below her .487 batting average in her junior year…led the Yellow Jackets to a regional title and two district titles…was a Kentucky All-Star and an East-West All-Star…also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 17, 1990, in Knoxville, Tenn…the daughter of Robert and Barclay Stepp…has two younger brothers, Reed and Andy…is majoring in elementary education at JSU.

STEPP’S CarEEr STaTISTICSYear 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%2011 .349 60 56 152 31 53 7 1 9 43 89 .586 26 3 33 2 .443 4 0 1 2 107 5 0 1.000TOTAL 349 60 56 152 31 53 7 1 9 43 89 .586 26 3 33 2 .443 4 0 1 2 107 5 0 1.000

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RuNS SCORED:3 vs. UAB (2/11/11)

HITS:3 (Three Times)

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2 at Samford (3/17/11)TOTAL BASES:

8 at Samford (3/17/11)WALkS:

3 vs. Southeast Missouri (3/27/11)STRIkEOuTS

3 (Twice)SAC FLIES:

1 (Four Times)HIT By PITCH:1 (Three Times)

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HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Brian Hess at Alexandria High School in Alexandria, Ala…was a three-time first team all-state selection for the Valley Cubs and guided them to four Calhoun County Titles, two area championships and one regional crown…was named all-county in all four seasons and was the AHS Team MVP in 2009, 2010 and 2011, while earning team offensive MVP nods in 2010 and 2011…the Calhoun County Player of the Year in both her junior

and senior seasons…was a 2010 AHSAA North All-Star…was the MVP of the Calhoun County Tournament in 2010 after earning Offensive MVP honors in 2008 and 2009…a career .454 hitter with 30 homers, 20 triples, 69 doubles, 213 RBI and 45 steals…hit .507 as a senior after boasting a .540 average in her junior season…also lettered in basketball at AHS…was an honor student.

PERSONAL: Born on May 2, 1993, in Anniston, Ala…the daughter of Glenn and Shelia Borders…has an older sister, Lindsey Roden…is undecided on a major at JSU.

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PRIOR TO JSu: Played two seasons for coach Meadow McWhorter at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham, Ore…was a standout in both seasons for the Saints, earning NFCA All-America honors as a sophomore after being named the Southern Region Player of the Year as a freshman…led MHCC to a combined 69-18 record, back-to-back NWAACC titles and the Southern Region Title as a sophomore…in 2011, hit .445 with 15 doubles, two triples and three home runs and posted a .500 on-base percentage to drive in 29 RBI…was the MHCC Female Athlete of the Year and a first

team Southern Region selection…was named to the Sophomore Showcase…hit .427 as a freshman in 2010…earned NWAACC All-Academic honors in 2001.HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coaches Ken Crouse and Bob Vanhor at Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Wash…was a three-time all-district performer and a second-team all-state selec-tion as a senior…boasted a career .443 batting average, including a .485 clip in her senior season…a three-time first team all-region pick by The Columbian…hit .387 as a freshman and then batted over .400 in each of her last three seasons.

PERSONAL: Born on July 6, 1991, in Portland, Ore…the daughter of Chris and Shirley Guy…has one older sister, Christi Hadenfield…is majoring in exer-cise science and wellness at JSU.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Billy Duncan at Pisgah High School…one of the most prolific power hitters in state his-tory, set the AHSAA and national records for home runs in a career and a single season…in her PHS career, belted 78 home runs, which stands as the state record, while the national record is 72, counting only her freshman through senior year totals…was named Alabama’s Miss Softball as a senior in 2011 after blasting 35 home runs, nine better than the previous state and national record of 24 set by Holly Currie in 2001…was the AHSAA

Class 3A Player and Hitter of the Year in 2011, while also earning first team all-state accolades for the fourth-straight season…led the Eagles to the 3A state title as a freshman and a senior, while grabbing state MVP honors both times…as a senior, was a Super State selection after hitting .621 with 98 RBI…played on the North squad in the 2010 AHSAA All-Star Game.

PERSONAL: Born on April 18, 1993, in Pisgah, Ala…is majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

Shelby Holley

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HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coaches William Harris and Kevin Robinson at Taylor County High School in Butler, Ga…was a four-time all-state catcher, earning first team honors as a freshman, junior and senior and second-team honors as a sophomore…a career .479 hitter with 18 home runs, 36 doubles, 15 triples, 52 stolen bases, 97 RBI and a .529 on base percent-age…threw out a career record 51 runners from behind the plate…TCHS Offensive MVP in all four seasons and a Gold Glove winner three times…a four-time first team

all-region player and an all-metro pick in each of her last three sea-sons…was named the Region 4A Player of the Year and was a final-ist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman as a senior…a four-time scholar athlete…as a senior led the Vikings to a 21-11 record and a 7-1 mark in region play to claim the region title…also won the region crown as a freshman…was a first team all-region tennis player as a senior for TCHS…was an honor student.

PERSONAL: Born on November 3, 1992, in Thomaston, Ga…the daughter of Rusty and Shea Sloan…has two brothers, Parker Sloan and Brian Layfield, and two sisters, Molly Sloan Layfield and Madison Sloan…is majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

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Why We Are The Gamecocks“Go Eagle Owls!” would be the resounding cry from Paul Snow Stadium today if ardent fans hadn’t decided 50 years ago that the school mascot should be a bird of a different feather.

Jacksonville State University’s first football team was fielded in the late 1800’s and nicknamed in honor of a rare predatory bird found near the Arctic circle.

The exact details are lost to history, but a group of fans decided it was hard for the school’s image to soar like an eagle if the team’s name was something of a tur-key. People like E.C. Wilson, Bruce Chase and Charles Sprayberry felt a more collegiate-sounding moniker would be more appropriate.

The supporters looked to Southern culture rather than the north pole to symbolize the school’s tough spirit. Tongue firmly planted in beak, Gamecock supporters crowed the loudest, and the University found itself with a new identity: a mascot familiar to everyone, including the farm boys who comprised most of the student body back then.

For nearly a half-century – up until 1946 – the fledgling Eagle Owls hooted with pride from the scanty facilities adjacent to the field at John Forney National Guard Armory.

The State Normal School (SNS) team was sparse by today’s standards, but the gridiron action was com-petitive from the start. Present day rivalries such as Samford (Howard College) and Troy State were rooted in those early games.

The team had only 23 players when SNS was renamed Jacksonville Teachers College in 1946, with Head Coach Don Salls beginning his first season, but there was a “big school” atmosphere developing in the foothills.

Along with the new name came new colors. The blue and gold were tossed out in favor of the familiar red and white worn by the area high school players.

The story goes that there were two camps - those who wanted to keep the Eagle Owl nickname and those who wanted new colors. Legend has it that a compromise was worked out; new colors for a new mascot.

It was all worked out by 1947 when the Fighting Gamecocks took to the field for the first time. And, as is true to the nature of the warlike bird itself, the football team and other athletes fought their way to respectabil-ity in intercollegiate ranks - eventually bringing home a national championship in every major sport.

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The William Taylor STeWarT STrengTh and CondiTioning CenTer is located in Kennamer Hall and is located in Kennamer Hall and is widely regarded as one of the top training facilities in the Ohio Valley Conference. With more than 6,000 square feet, it is home to a wide array of strength building machines that has played a large role in JSU’s 46 Conference Championships over the last eight years.

The strength and conditioning staff is headed by Scott Austin, who enters his 10th season at JSU in 2011-12. Austin is respon-sible for the design and implementation of the department’s entire strength and condi-tioning program. He is also a veteran of the United State Military and served 19 months in Iraq, beginning in 2006 and ending in the fall of 2007.

Also playing a vital role in the JSU Strength and Conditioning department is Ricky Rutledge, a former head football coach at Jacksonville High School. Rutledge enters his sixth season with the Gamecocks.

Former All-American kicker Gavin Hallford is in his first season working in the Strength and Conditioning department. He is JSU’s all-time leading scorer in football with 311 career points.

Ricky Rutledge

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Scott Austin

Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

Gavin Hallford

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Located in the Gamecock Field House, the JSU Sports Medicine Center has undergone an impressive re-modeling phase. Because of the re-model, the facility has doubled in square footage and will house some state-of-the-art features.

Under the direction of Mr. Jim Skidmore, JSU student-trainers experience extensive instruction and supervision, helping to oversee all the medical needs for all 16 Gamecock teams. There are three full-time trainers and up to 15 student-trainers on staff.

Skidmore has more than 35 years experi-ence in the field and is assisted by Eric Johnson, who has 18 years experience of his own, and Sara Mullinax enters her second year at JSU.

Sports Medicine Facilities and Staff

Eric Johnson

JSU Sports Medicine

Jim Skidmore

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Dr. Michael Herndon

Primary Care

Dr. Lawrence J. Lemak

Orthopedics

Dr. Jacquline Tessen

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Stephen Wallace DMD

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Sara Mullinax

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Jacksonville State University after being named as the school’s sixth full-time Athletics Director on June 1, 2011.

Warren D. “Moose” Koegel begins his first season as Athletics Director at Jacksonville State University after being named as the school’s sixth full-time Athletics Director on June 1, 2011.

Koegel brings a wealth of experience to Jacksonville State, including a 10-year stint as Director of Athletics at Coastal Carolina University.

“We are very excited to have someone with the experience of Mr. Koegel to lead our athletics department,” said University President Dr. William A. Meehan. “His experience in athletic fundraising and facil-ity upgrades was an overwhelming factor in my decision. He has outstanding cre-dentials and contacts, which should only enhance our entire athletics department.”

During his tenure at Coastal Carolina, the Chanticleers made 56 NCAA Championship appearances, won 48 Big South Conference Championships and won five Sasser Cups, which is awarded to the top athletic program in the Big South Conference.

“I’m very excited about the opportu-nity to serve as the Athletic Director at Jacksonville State,” Koegel said. “As we move forward, I want to continue the success that JSU has experienced over the last eight years by winning 46 OVC Championships. I look forward to working with the University community, including the faculty, staff, students, alumni, former athletes and friends of the University.”

Koegel was named the 2008 NACDA Southeast Region Division I FCS Athletic

Director of the Year. He also experience on the NCAA level, having served on the Football Championship Subdivision Committee, Football Issues Committee, and the Football Academic Working Group.

“We are extremely delighted that Mr. Koegel will be leading our athletics depart-ment,” Mr. Jim Bennett, Chairman of the Jacksonville State Board of Trustees, said. “We were very impressed with his fund-raising experience at Coastal Carolina and with all of the facility upgrades that were completed under his leadership. He certainly brings a wealth of experience that we feel will only continue to move our athletics department forward.”

While at Coastal, Koegel was respon-sible for the addition of football to the Chanticleers’ athletic department in 2003. The team won its first of four Big South Championships in 2004 and advanced to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs twice during his tenure.

Koegel oversaw the completion of a 10,000-seat state-of-the-art stadium in 2003, a new athletic facility that houses the football program and includes an expanded weight room, training room, team meeting rooms, locker rooms for football, offices for all football coaches and staff and several conference rooms.

He also added new dugouts and seats for baseball and softball, upgraded and built new locker rooms, a new open-air roofed hitting facility for baseball and softball, was involved in the planning and design of a new convocation center currently under construction, and made numerous other facility improvements to baseball, softball, track, golf, tennis and soccer.

“We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Koegel to the Gamecock family,” said Mr. Jim Folsom, Chairman of the Jacksonville State Board of Trustees’ Athletics Committee. “We are very confident that he will continue to lead our athletic depart-ment in a positive direction.”

Koegel went to Coastal Carolina from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he had served as an associate ath-letic director from 1998-2000 under for-mer JSU Athletics Director Oval Jaynes.

At Chattanooga, Koegel helped man-age a $6.2 million budget for 16 NCAA Division I sports. His other administrative responsibilities included business opera-tions, athletic scholarships, marketing and serving as the liaison to the coaching staff. He also served on the steering committee for the NCAA I-AA National Championship Football Game.

Prior to his stint at Chattanooga, he had served on the football coaching staffs at the University of Connecticut, Rutgers University and the University of Wyoming. During his tenure on the football coach-ing staff at the University of Connecticut from 1992 to 1997, he was recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach as well as interim head coach in 1993. Koegel was an assistant football coach at Rutgers University from 1984 to 1990 and Wyoming University from 1977 to 1983.

Koegel played in the National Football League from 1971 to 1975, spending time with the Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Jets. He starred at Penn State University under legend-ary football coach Joe Paterno, where he earned All-American honors. He was co-captain of the Nittany Lions his senior season and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1971.

During his college career, he was a Third Team All-American as a senior and played on two Orange Bowl championship teams. He also played in the Hula Bowl, East-West Shrine Game and the College All-State Game. Koegel received Penn State’s Dedicated Player and Outstanding Senior Awards.

Koegel and his wife Elaine have one daughter, Kathryn.

Warren D. “Moose” Koegel ATHLE TIC DIREC TOR

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Dr. William A. Meehan begins his 12th year as President at Jacksonville State University, but his association with the University dates back

to when he enrolled as a first-time freshman in 1968.

Dr. Meehan completed the Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1972 and began a career in education that same year. He earned the Master’s of Science degree in Biology at Jacksonville State University in December of 1976 and returned in January 1977 to serve as an instructor in the Department of Biology. He completed a Doctorate of Education in the field of higher educa-tion administration from the University of Alabama and began the role of President on July 1, 1999.

Since 1977, Dr. Meehan has served in numerous administrative and teaching positions at the University. Among these are Coordinator of Medical Technology Program, Director of Academic Advisement, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Associate Vice

President for Academic and Student Affairs, Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Acting Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

Dr. Meehan is well aware of the benefits of college athlet-ics and what athletics adds to the college experience.

“I’m very proud of the fact that we have won 42 Ohio Valley Conference Championships and two Women’s All-Sports Trophy since joining the Conference in 2003,” said Meehan. “We have claimed conference titles in football, rifle, volleyball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s golf , women’s golf, softball and baseball. We have enjoyed post-season competition in many of our sports, which brings national exposure and prestige to our University. As a matter of fact, we have won 12 more OVC titles than any other school in the Conference since 2003.

“Our student-athletes excel, not only on the fields of com-petition, but also in the classroom,” added Meehan. “I’m proud to say that we have more than 130 of our student-athletes with a 3.0 grade point average or higher.”

In 2011 and beyond, Dr. Meehan hopes to more accu-rately accomplish the institution’s mission, which means integrating traditional academic programs with career-oriented programs for the students of Alabama. His vision for the future is based on the philosophy that higher education is an engine for economic development serving society and the individual.

Dr. William A. MeehanP R E s I D E n T

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Dr. Meehan began a four-year term on the pres-tigious NCAA Board of Directors in August of 2009. The NCAA Board of Directors is the pri-mary decision-making body in Division I, with the ultimate responsibility for the policy and direc-tion of the division and for adopting any chang-es to the operating bylaws and rules of Division I. The NCAA Board of Directors is comprised of 18 Division I CEO’s, with each member serving a four-year term. Other duties of the board include establishing the budget, general policies and strategic plan for the NCAA.

Dr. Meehan has and continues to be very active in numerous organizations. He is an active board member for the area Chambers of Commerce, both Calhoun and Etowah County. He served as a member of the NCAA Presidential Task Force on the Future of Division I Intercollegiate Athletics and the NCAA Presidents Advisory Group for Division I-AA/I-AAA. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Alabama. He is married to the former Elizabeth Stevens and together they are the parents of twin boys, Drew and Will, and a daughter Carol Grace.

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JSU Athletic Support Staff

Greg SeitzSenior Associate AD/SID

Mike Parris Assistant AD/Marketing

Steve Latham University Photographer

Jan EvansAthletics Secretary

Mike Davis Academic Advisor

Tracy Broom Academic Advisor/SWA

Misty CassellCompilance

Joy BrindleFootball Secretary

Dr. Maureen NewtonFaculty Athletic Rep .

Greg Bonds Associate AD/Internal Affairs

Josh UnderwoodAssistant Sports Information Director

Tony Schmidt

Assistant Sports Information Director

Ed LettAssociate AD/External Affairs

Doug PhillipsTickets

Lori McFallSecretary for Athletic Development

Donna CallanManager of Athletic

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Feb 11, 2011 vsUAB W 5-4 5-6-1 4-8-1 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 PHILLIPS, H. (W 1-0) 0 2:48 Feb 11, 2011 vsAlabama State W 10-1 10-9-0 1-3-1 5 2-0-0 0-0-0 HENNINGS, S. (W 1-0) 53 1:28 Feb 12, 2011 vsAlabama A&M W 9-4 9-12-0 4-5-4 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 PHILLIPS, H. (W 2-0) 42 1:33 Feb 12, 2011 vsAlabama 0-6 L 0-0-0 6-7-0 7 3-1-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (L) 500 2:00 ^ Feb 13, 2011 vsAuburn Tigers 3-6 L 3-4-0 6-8-1 7 3-2-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (L 0-1) 412 2:11 Feb 18, 2011 vsCentral Michigan W 2-1 2-5-1 1-2-0 7 4-2-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W) 123 1:58 Feb 18, 2011 vsJacksonville 2-5 L 2-7-0 5-11-1 7 4-3-0 0-0-0 HENNINGS, S. (L) 316 1:47 Feb 19, 2011 vsCentral Michigan 0-2 L 0-3-2 2-4-0 7 4-4-0 0-0-0 ELIASSON, A. (L) 123 1:40 Feb 19, 2011 vsFlorida A&M W 5-1 5-8-0 1-6-0 7 5-4-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W) 123 1:43 Feb 20, 2011 vsJacksonville W 5-0 5-9-2 0-6-2 7 6-4-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W) 371 1:41 Mar 01, 2011 at Kennesaw State W 11-1 11-7-1 1-6-3 5 7-4-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 4-2) 285 1:43 Mar 04, 2011 vsAkron W 4-1 4-7-1 1-7-1 7 8-4-0 0-0-0 PHILLIPS, H. (W 3-0) 0 2:05 Mar 04, 2011 vsGeorgia Tech 3-4 L 3-9-0 4-7-2 7 8-5-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (L 4-3) 0 2:12 Mar 06, 2011 vsPenn State 4-6 L 4-8-1 6-8-1 7 8-6-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (L 4-4) 342 2:00 Mar 08, 2011 SAMFORD W 9-0 9-9-1 0-1-1 6 9-6-0 0-0-0 ELIASSON, A. (W 1-1) 219 1:30 Mar 08, 2011 SAMFORD W 6-0 6-7-0 0-0-0 5 10-6-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 5-4) 133 1:32 Mar 10, 2011 KENNESAW STATE W 5-4 5-5-3 4-6-0 (8) 11-6-0 0-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 6-4) 197 2:04 * Mar 12, 2011 at Eastern Kentucky W 9-0 9-10-0 0-2-2 5 12-6-0 1-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 7-4) 125 1:15 * Mar 12, 2011 at Eastern Kentucky W 6-2 6-13-4 2-4-1 7 13-6-0 2-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 8-4) 125 2:07 * Mar 13, 2011 at Eastern Kentucky W 4-2 4-8-0 2-5-1 7 14-6-0 3-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 9-4) 125 1:25 Mar 17, 2011 at Samford W 10-1 10-10-2 1-2-1 6 15-6-0 3-0-0 GRAHAM, K. (W 1-0) 89 1:18 Mar 17, 2011 at Samford W 7-3 7-10-1 3-8-3 7 16-6-0 3-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 10-4) 89 1:46 * Mar 19, 2011 MOREHEAD STATE W 10-3 10-11-0 3-5-0 7 17-6-0 4-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 11-4) 301 1:52 * Mar 19, 2011 MOREHEAD STATE W 12-9 12-14-2 9-13-1 7 18-6-0 5-0-0 GRAHAM, K. (W 2-0) 302 2:18 * Mar 20, 2011 MOREHEAD STATE W 7-3 7-8-0 3-3-1 7 19-6-0 6-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 12-4) 319 1:40 * Mar 22, 2011 at Tennessee State W 8-3 8-17-0 3-3-0 7 20-6-0 7-0-0 HARBIN, T. (W 13-4) 101 1:42 * Mar 22, 2011 at Tennessee State W 3-1 3-5-1 1-4-1 7 21-6-0 8-0-0 GRAHAM, K. (W 3-0) 127 1:40 Mar 23, 2011 at Middle Tennessee 2-4 L 2-4-1 4-8-0 7 21-7-0 8-0-0 ELIASSON, A. (L 1-2) 121 1:22 * Mar 26, 2011 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 6-7 L 6-11-2 7-9-0 7 21-8-0 8-1-0 GRAHAM, K. (L 3-1) 141 2:19 * Mar 26, 2011 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 8-5 8-11-1 5-8-0 7 22-8-0 9-1-0 PHILLIPS, H. (W 4-0) 102 1:45 * Mar 27, 2011 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W 13-8 13-11-3 8-9-1 7 23-8-0 10-1-0 PHILLIPS, H. (W 5-0) 218 2:27 Mar 29, 2011 SOUTHERN W 11-3 11-11-0 3-5-2 5 24-8-0 10-1-0 HENNINGS, S. (W 2-1) 91 1:22 * Apr 02, 2011 at SIU-Edwardsville W 3-0 3-7-0 0-2-1 7 25-8-0 11-1-0 HARBIN, T. (W 14-4) - 1:31 * Apr 02, 2011 at SIU-Edwardsville 4-7 L 4-6-0 7-12-1 7 25-9-0 11-2-0 GRAHAM, K. (L 3-2) 117 1:32 * Apr 03, 2011 at SIU-Edwardsville 4-9 L 4-6-0 9-10-0 7 25-10-0 11-3-0 HARBIN, T. (L 14-5) 137 1”34 Apr 04, 2011 UTEP W 3-1 3-6-1 1-1-1 7 26-10-0 11-3-0 HARBIN, T. (W 15-5) 194 1:22 * Apr 07, 2011 at Tennessee Tech W 13-2 13-10-1 2-6-1 5 27-10-0 12-3-0 HARBIN, T. (W 16-5) 63 1:40 * Apr 12, 2011 TENNESSEE STATE W 9-1 9-12-0 1-2-1 5 28-10-0 13-3-0 HARBIN, T. (W 17-5) 181 1:16 Apr 14, 2011 UAB 0-7 L 0-4-1 7-14-0 7 28-11-0 13-3-0 HENNINGS, S. (L 2-2) 472 2:00 * Apr 16, 2011 AUSTIN PEAY W 5-2 5-9-0 2-3-1 7 29-11-0 14-3-0 HARBIN, T. (W 18-5) 448 1:48 * Apr 16, 2011 AUSTIN PEAY W 5-0 5-8-1 0-5-2 7 30-11-0 15-3-0 PHILLIPS, H. (W 6-0) 448 1:43 * Apr 17, 2011 AUSTIN PEAY W 1-0 1-5-1 0-0-2 (9) 31-11-0 16-3-0 HARBIN, T. (W 19-5) 514 1:57 * Apr 20, 2011 TENNESSEE TECH W 3-2 3-4-0 2-5-2 7 32-11-0 17-3-0 HARBIN, T. (W 20-5) 143 2:09 * Apr 20, 2011 TENNESSEE TECH W 8-3 8-9-3 3-8-0 7 33-11-0 18-3-0 HARBIN, T. (W 21-5) - 2:00 * Apr 22, 2011 at UT Martin 1-3 L 1-3-0 3-6-0 7 33-12-0 18-4-0 HARBIN, T. (L 21-6) - 1:30 * Apr 22, 2011 at UT Martin W 9-1 9-11-0 1-6-2 6 34-12-0 19-4-0 ELIASSON, A. (W 2-2) 111 1:38 * Apr 23, 2011 at UT Martin 0-8 L 0-2-1 8-6-0 5 34-13-0 19-5-0 HARBIN, T. (L 21-7) 69 1:08 * Apr 30, 2011 at Eastern Illinois 3-4 L 3-4-2 4-6-1 7 34-14-0 19-6-0 HARBIN, T. (L 21-8) - 2:20 * Apr 30, 2011 at Eastern Illinois W 4-0 4-7-1 0-4-1 7 35-14-0 20-6-0 ELIASSON, A. (W 3-2) 708 2:20 * May 01, 2011 at Eastern Illinois 1-3 L 1-2-2 3-4-1 7 35-15-0 20-7-0 ELIASSON, A. (L 3-3) 683 2:05 May 05, 2011 at UAB 0-1 L 0-4-0 1-6-1 (9) 35-16-0 20-7-0 HARBIN, T. (L 21-9) 0 1:59 * May 07, 2011 MURRAY STATE W 4-3 4-6-0 3-6-1 7 36-16-0 21-7-0 HARBIN, T. (W 22-8) 501 1:40 * May 07, 2011 MURRAY STATE 3-6 L 3-3-1 6-8-0 7 36-17-0 21-8-0 ELIASSON, A. (L 3-4) 511 2:04 * May 08, 2011 MURRAY STATE 5-7 L 5-8-2 7-10-0 7 36-18-0 21-9-0 ELIASSON, A. (L 3-5) 502 2:40 May 12, 2011 vsMurray State W 6-1 6-10-0 1-4-2 7 37-18-0 21-9-0 HARBIN, T. (W 23-9) 0 1:48 May 13, 2011 vsSoutheast Missouri W 4-0 4-7-0 0-0-2 7 38-18-0 21-9-0 HARBIN, T. (W 24-9) 0 1:16 May 14, 2011 vsSoutheast Missouri 2-3 L 2-6-0 3-6-3 7 38-19-0 21-9-0 HARBIN, T. (L 24-10) 188 2:00 May 15, 2011 vsSoutheast Missouri W 9-5 9-7-2 5-11-1 7 39-19-0 21-9-0 PHILLIPS, H. (W 7-0) 75 1:59 May 20, 2011 vsCalifornia 3-6 L 3-5-6 6-13-2 7 39-20-0 21-9-0 GRAHAM, K. (L 3-3) 0 1:36 May 21, 2011 vsIllinois-Chicago W 1-0 1-6-1 0-1-0 7 40-20-0 21-9-0 HARBIN, T. (W 25-10) 0 1:16 May 21, 2011 at Louisville 0-12 L 0-1-3 12-14-0 5 40-21-0 21-9-0 HARBIN, T. (L 25-11) 0 1:31 * = Conference game () extra inning game

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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%

Stepp .349 60 56 152 31 53 7 1 9 43 89 .586 26 3 33 2 .443 4 0 1 2 107 5 0 1.000Graham .342 54 52 149 44 51 10 0 14 36 103 .691 35 3 19 2 .473 1 0 0 0 185 21 3 .986Ruth .311 57 54 164 27 51 8 0 6 30 77 .470 21 1 26 0 .390 1 2 1 1 35 5 0 1.000A. Crow .299 61 59 177 42 53 10 0 16 49 111 .627 17 12 24 0 .398 0 2 1 1 55 103 13 .924K. Crow .276 61 61 174 34 48 11 1 7 30 82 .471 13 9 26 0 .355 1 5 6 7 426 50 3 .994Crawford .274 61 60 179 37 49 7 1 3 25 67 .374 14 8 9 1 .351 1 6 10 10 53 5 3 .951Johnston .266 60 58 173 34 46 5 2 10 27 85 .491 19 3 40 0 .347 1 5 6 7 41 0 6 .872Burch .259 60 60 170 22 44 6 0 6 30 68 .400 25 3 23 1 .364 0 3 0 0 124 67 5 .974Echols .234 61 61 145 24 34 7 1 4 17 55 .379 17 6 40 0 .339 0 11 3 3 78 85 20 .891Branford .197 52 21 66 9 13 0 0 0 1 13 .197 3 0 14 0 .232 0 3 3 4 44 0 2 .957Matchen .176 19 2 17 1 3 0 0 0 5 3 .176 3 0 0 1 .286 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 1.000Harbin .154 49 42 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 0 2 0 .154 0 1 0 0 27 38 0 1.000Eliasson .000 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 .636Snow .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000Hennings .000 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1.000Phillips .000 34 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 2 5 13 0 1.000Totals .283 61 61 1579 312 447 71 6 75 294 755 .478 193 48 256 7 .376 10 38 32 37 1195 404 59 .964Opponents ..238 61 61 1523 197 362 51 3 40 178 539 .354 146 35 422 7 .318 5 38 33 57 1169 448 61 .964

LOB - Team (390), Opp (358). DPs turned - Team (14), Opp (21). IBB - Team (1), GRAHAM, K. 1. Picked off - CROW, A. 1, BRANFORD, T. 1, CRAWFORD, H. 1.

All Games Sorted by Batting Average

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 SHASnow 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0 0 0 1Phillips 2.25 7 0 19 4 1 1 2 0 56.0 52 22 18 32 34 6 0 3 215 .242 8 3 1 1 4Harbin 2.50 25 11 45 37 22 5 2 1 216.0 157 88 77 69 268 25 2 25 778 .202 11 19 1 3 21Eliasson 3.20 3 5 22 9 1 0 3 3 54.2 63 35 25 22 35 9 1 4 228 .276 1 5 0 1 9Graham 3.25 3 3 13 4 0 0 1 0 36.2 43 30 17 18 46 4 0 1 152 .283 10 4 0 0 1Hennings 3.91 2 2 13 7 1 0 1 1 34.0 46 21 19 5 39 7 0 7 146 .315 0 4 1 0 2Totals 2.74 40 21 61 61 25 10 4 5 398.1 362 197 156 146 422 51 3 40 1523 .238 30 35 3 5 38Opponents 4.62 21 40 61 61 27 6 2 2 389.2 447 312 257 193 256 71 6 75 1579 .283 29 48 1 10 38Totals 2.05 43 16 59 59 34 16 0 3 385.2 302 158 113 134 302 53 5 26 1439 .210 29 34 2 5 34PB - Team (3), CROW, K. 3, Opp (15). Pickoffs - Team (1), GRAHAM, K. 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - CROW, K. (33-55), HARBIN, T. (15-25), GRAHAM, K. (5-10), PHILLIPS, H. (5-8), HENNINGS, S. (5-8), ELIASSON, A. (3-6).

All Games Sorted by Fielding Percent

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CIStepp 112 107 5 0 1.000 3 0 0 - 0 0Harbin 65 27 38 0 1.000 0 15 10 .600 0 0Ruth 40 35 5 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0Phillips 18 5 13 0 1.000 0 5 3 .625 0 0Matchen 12 12 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - 0 0Hennings 8 2 6 0 1.000 0 5 3 .625 0 0K. Crow 479 426 50 3 .994 3 33 22 .600 3 0Graham 209 185 21 3 .986 6 5 5 .500 0 0Burch 196 124 67 5 .974 8 0 0 - 0 0Branford 46 44 0 2 .957 0 0 0 - 0 0Crawford 61 53 5 3 .951 1 0 0 - 0 0A. Crow 171 55 103 13 .924 0 0 0 - 0 0Echols 183 78 85 20 .891 8 0 0 - 0 0Johnston 47 41 0 6 .872 0 0 0 - 0 0Eliasson 11 1 6 4 .636 0 3 3 .500 0 0Snow 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 - 0 0Totals 1658 1195 404 59 .964 14 33 24 .579 3 0Opponents 1678 1169 448 61 .964 21 32 5 .865 15 0

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TEAM BATTING G Avg OBpct Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB SBA S SF

1. Eastern Kentucky 51 .296 .375 .431 1414 285 418 64 4 40 252 157 253 67 81 21 142. Southeast Missouri 61 .290 .350 .400 1670 275 484 67 9 33 250 133 313 53 61 45 143. Eastern Illinois 52 .289 .368 .438 1369 248 396 57 6 45 235 146 202 46 67 45 94. Morehead State 55 .286 .367 .427 1512 278 433 59 8 46 240 157 273 48 68 34 85. Jacksonville State 61 .283 .376 .478 1579 312 447 71 6 75 293 193 256 32 37 38 106. Murray State 52 .278 .383 .468 1333 302 371 64 6 59 276 175 272 80 95 17 117. UT Martin 58 .270 .341 .403 1517 263 409 57 10 42 232 148 227 96 124 43 98. SIU Edwardsville 58 .252 .330 .350 1499 217 378 57 1 29 188 157 303 71 91 51 119. Tennessee Tech 48 .250 .348 .354 1222 196 306 40 1 28 169 162 267 55 67 28 910. Tennessee State 54 .232 .330 .331 1246 155 289 49 3 23 130 142 367 20 33 30 311. Austin Peay 52 .213 .287 .324 1244 142 265 32 8 30 128 101 333 27 40 38 3

TEAM PITCHING G ERA BAvg W L IP H R ER BB SO CG HR ShO SV BB/7 SO/7

1. Eastern Illinois 52 1.46 .196 40 12 355.1 255 95 74 93 351 33 15 15 3 1.83 6.912. Jacksonville State 61 2.74 .238 40 21 398.1 362 197 156 146 422 25 40 10 5 2.57 7.423. UT Martin 58 2.95 .253 34 24 391.1 378 211 165 148 340 26 30 10 3 2.65 6.084. Tennessee Tech 48 3.15 .240 22 25 315.2 282 169 142 185 224 20 26 9 1 4.10 4.975. SIU Edwardsville 58 3.33 .258 28 30 389.1 397 232 185 112 344 42 46 8 0 2.01 6.186. Southeast Missouri 61 4.11 .283 31 30 408.1 456 292 240 185 223 18 49 3 6 3.17 3.827. Eastern Kentucky 51 4.84 .315 24 27 334.0 430 292 231 176 216 19 54 5 1 3.69 4.538. Austin Peay 52 5.03 .305 12 40 328.1 424 315 236 162 156 16 45 1 0 3.45 3.339. Murray State 52 5.16 .299 24 28 329.1 405 297 243 202 243 23 51 9 3 4.29 5.1610. Morehead State 55 5.19 .320 19 36 353.2 480 334 262 205 183 12 46 1 3 4.06 3.6211. Tennessee State 54 6.85 .357 11 43 318.0 506 391 311 165 154 36 58 6 0 3.63 3.39

INDIVIDUAL BATTING Min 2.0 AB/Team game CL G Avg OBpct Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB SBA S SF

1. HUSSEY, Shyenne-EKU SR 48 .412 .526 .603 136 23 56 11 0 5 36 27 11 0 0 0 32. BUCH-MUR SR 52 .408 .522 .845 142 50 58 14 0 16 57 26 23 15 17 0 13. BUTLER, R.-MOR SR 55 .389 .455 .646 175 38 68 15 0 10 38 21 15 1 1 1 14. FOWLER, Carmen-SEMO SR 61 .386 .445 .513 189 37 73 12 3 2 45 23 22 1 2 2 55. BROWN, Melise-EIU SO 52 .384 .448 .604 164 43 63 7 4 7 30 16 25 17 24 7 06. GALLAGHER, Diane-EKU JR 47 .366 .412 .445 164 32 60 5 4 0 17 11 32 29 35 1 07. CHRISTIAN-TTU SO 47 .354 .403 .391 161 34 57 1 1 1 12 12 30 28 32 3 18. BRADLEY-MUR SR 52 .353 .473 .807 150 61 53 12 1 18 56 23 21 21 24 0 29. Abbey Stepp-JSU JR 60 .349 .443 .586 152 31 53 7 1 9 43 26 33 1 2 0 410. GIBSON, Cassi-EKU SR 51 .347 .415 .395 167 45 58 2 0 2 19 17 28 15 17 6 1

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Min 1.0 IP/Team game CL G GS ERA BAvg W L IP H R ER BB SO CG HR ShO SV BB/7 SO/7

1. MAY, Amber-EIU SR 37 27 1.40 .188 23 6 209.1 141 53 42 60 219 21 12 6 2 2.01 7.322. MADAY, Stephanie-EIU FR 22 17 1.61 .218 14 5 113.1 93 34 26 29 110 11 3 5 0 1.79 6.793. JONES, Chelsea-UTM JR 40 30 2.24 .222 16 10 162.1 135 71 52 40 180 17 12 7 2 1.72 7.764. Tiffany Harbin-JSU FR 45 37 2.50 .202 25 11 216.0 157 88 77 69 268 22 25 5 1 2.24 8.695. TAYLOR, Erika-SIUE SR 40 38 2.53 .228 21 17 248.2 218 121 90 70 272 33 24 7 0 1.97 7.666. BRANDENBURG, A.-UTM FR 24 11 2.58 .259 13 5 106.0 103 47 39 43 61 7 8 3 1 2.84 4.037. HARKE-TTU SO 25 15 2.94 .276 1 9 69.0 75 43 29 28 45 1 6 1 1 2.84 4.578. THOMAS-TTU JR 30 27 2.94 .209 16 9 173.2 129 83 73 106 131 17 11 5 0 4.27 5.289. MARBLE, Alora-SEMO FR 41 24 2.99 .267 18 8 159.1 169 93 68 42 97 12 21 2 3 1.85 4.2610. CUMMINGS-TTU JR 23 6 3.84 .273 5 7 73.0 78 43 40 51 48 2 9 2 0 4.89 4.60

OVC Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Eastern Illinois 26 4 0 .867 40 12 0 .769Jacksonville State 21 9 0 .700 40 21 0 .656UT Martin 19 10 0 .655 34 24 0 .586SIU Edwardsville 19 11 0 .633 28 30 0 .483Southeast Missouri 17 12 0 .586 31 30 0 .508Murray State 13 15 0 .464 24 28 0 .462Tennessee Tech 13 16 0 .448 22 26 0 .458Eastern Kentucky 11 18 0 .379 24 27 0 .471Morehead State 10 19 0 .345 19 36 0 .345Austin Peay 7 23 0 .233 12 40 0 .231Tennessee State 5 24 0 .172 11 43 0 .204

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JSU All-Time...Coaching Records Overall Year Coach Record Pct. Conference Pct.(Division II Gulf South Conference) 1988 Amy Hardeman 6-24 .200 GSC, 2-6 .2501989 Amy Hardeman 11-20 .344 GSC, 4-6 .4001990 Amy Hardeman 25-13 .658 GSC, 6-2 .7501991 Amy Hardeman 23-19 .548 GSC, 7-1 .8751992 Amy Hardeman 22-24 .478 GSC, 8-8 .5001993 Amy Hardeman 15-21 .417 GSC, 10-8 .5561994 Jana McGinnis 16-22 .421 N/A (Division I Trans America Athletic Conference beginning in 1995)1995 Jana McGinnis 32-16 .667 N/A1996 Jana McGinnis 46-11 .807 A-Sun, 13-3 .8131997 Jana McGinnis 32-17 .653 A-Sun, 14-6 .7001998 Jana McGinnis 24-18 .500 A-Sun, 9-7 .5631999 Jana McGinnis 32-26 .552 A-Sun, 9-7 .5632000 Jana McGinnis 33-21 .611 A-Sun, 10-4 .7142001 Jana McGinnis 24-27 .471 A-Sun, 9-5 .6432002 Jana McGinnis 33-21 .611 A-Sun, 10-8 .5562003 Jana McGinnis 40-15 .727 A-Sun, 12-10 .5452004 Jana McGinnis 41-21 .661 OVC, 16-9 .6402005 Jana McGinnis 42-16 .724 OVC, 22-4 .8462006 Jana McGinnis 43-15 .741 OVC, 18-2 .9002007 Jana McGinnis 35-23 .603 OVC, 17-10 .6302008 Jana McGinnis 40-16 .714 OVC, 22-4 .8462009 Jana McGinnis 43-16 .729 OVC, 19-2 .9052010 Jana McGinnis 30-19 .612 OVC, 13-6 .684 2011 Jana McGinnis 40-21 .656 OVC, 21-9 .700 728-463 .611

1990 (25-13, 2-6 Gulf South)Head Coach: Amy Hardeman Columbus College W, 2-0 Columbus College L, 3-1 Troy State W, 3-2 Troy State L, 1-0 West Georgia W, 10-0 Livingston L, 3-1 S.Carolina-Spartanburg W, 4-3 Huntingdon W, 4-2 Troy State L, 8-0 West Georgia W, 4-0 West Georgia W, 5-3 West Georgia W, 12-4 Huntingdon L, 1-0 Delta State W, 4-0 UT-Martin W, 10-2 West Georgia W, 3-0 West Georgia W, 2-0 Mississippi College L, 2-1 UT-Martin L, 7-3 UT-Martin L, 2-1 Livingston L, 4-3 Livingston W, 1-0 Gustavus Adolphus W, 3-0 Gustavus Adolphus W, 1-0 Columbus College W, 3-1 Troy State W, 6-2 Livingston W, 7-2 Livingston W, 4-1 Valdosta State L, 2-1 Valdosta State L, 2-0 North Alabama W, 5-0 North Alabama L, 7-2 Valdosta State W, 2-1 Troy State W, 9-6 Troy State W, 3-0 North Alabama W, 1-0 North Alabama W, 1-0

Mississippi College L, 3-2

1991 (23-19, 4-6 Gulf South)Head Coach: Amy Hardeman Kennesaw L, 2-1 Kennesaw L, 5-2 St. Augustine W, 2-0 Columbus College W, 7-3 MUW L, 3-1 Athens State W, 3-2 Livingston L, 4-0 Livingston L, 4-2 Troy State W, 2-0 Troy State L, 4-3 West Georgia W, 13-0 West Georgia W, 8-2 North Alabama W, 5-0 North Alabama W, 5-2 Columbus College W, 3-2 Columbus College W, 3-2 MUW L, 9-0 West Georgia W, 18-10 Martin Methodist W, 6-0 Mississippi College L, 6-1 North Alabama W, 11-1 Kennesaw L, 2-1 Kennesaw L, 5-0 Troy State W, 5-4 Troy State L, 2-0 Georgian Court W, 4-1 Columbus College L, 4-3 Delta State W, 8-3 West Florida L, 9-2 Wm. Woods College L, 8-1 West Georgia W, 4-2 West Georgia L, 3-0 Valdosta State W, 13-6 Valdosta State W, 3-1 Livingston W, 3-2

Livingston L, 5-2 Athens State W, 4-1 Athens State L, 7-0 Delta State W, 9-5 Tennessee-Martin L, 2-0 North Alabama L, 4-1

1992 (22-24, 6-6 Gulf South)Head Coach: Amy Hardeman Livingston L, 1-4 Livingston W, 8-1 Grand Valley State L, 3-4 Mississippi College W, 1-0 Delta State W, 6-2 Grand Valley State L, 3-4 West Georgia W, 8-0 West Georgia W, 8-0 Valdosta L, 0-3 Valdosta L, 0-4 Florida A&M L, 2-7 N. Carolina A&T W, 13-5 Athens State W, 2-0 Athens State L, 0-4 North Alabama W, 3-0 Huntingdon L, 0-2 MUW L, 2-3 Tennessee Martin W, 4-0 Mississippi College W, 2-0 Calvin College L, 4-7 Calvin College W, 10-0 Mississippi College W, 3-0 Athens State W, 4-3 North Alabama W, 4-2 Tennessee Martin L, 2-3 Livingston L, 0-4 Livingston L, 0-9 North Alabama W, 3-2 North Alabama L, 3-5 West Georgia W, 11-1

West Georgia W, 8-0 Valdosta State L, 0-3 Valdosta State W, 8-0 Athens State L, 2-3 Athens State L, 2-3 MUW L, 3-4 MUW L, 1-7 Livingston L, 3-5 Troy State W, 4-2 Mississippi College L, 6-7 MUW L, 0-3 Tennessee Martin L, 0-10 Mississippi College L, 0-2 West Georgia W, 9-2 Livingston W, 1-0 Valdosta State L, 3-5

1993 (15-21, 5-5 Gulf South)Head Coach: Amy Hardeman Livingston W, 3-2 Livingston W, 2-1 Valdosta L, 0-3 Valdosta L, 1-8 Austin Peay L, 1-5 Tennessee Tech L, 1-5 Georgia Southern L, 4-10 North Alabama W, 2-1 North Alabama 0-3 West Georgia W, 10-0 West Georgia W, 9-3 West Georgia W, 19-2 Columbus College L, 0-3 St. Augustine’s W, 7-6 North Alabama W, 2-1 Tennessee Martin L, 0-1 Columbus College L, 1-3 Columbus College L, 3-9 MUW L, 3-4 MUW W, 4-0

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Livingston W, 2-1 Livingston W, 5-3 Troy State L, 0-4 Kentucky Weslyan L, 2-3 Bellarmine W, 14-3 Lewis L, 1-3 Faulkner L, 1-2 Faulkner L, 7-8 West Georgia W, 8-1 West Georgia L, 1-4 Valdosta L, 5-7 Lincoln Memorial W, 3-0 Valdosta L, 4-6 Lincoln Memorial W, 6-3

1994 (16-22)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis2/22 Troy State L, 3-72/24 @ Columbus College L, 0-62/24 @ Columbus College L, 1-42/28 @ Faulkner University L, 12-132/28 @ Faulkner University L, 2-63/4 Belhaven College W, 2-03/4 Livingston W, 8-73/5 @ West Georgia W, 14-33/5 @ West Georgia W, 13-13/5 North Alabama W, 6-33/5 Huntingdon L, 1-93/6 @ Georgia State L, 0-83/6 @ Georgia Southern W, 4-33/6 Tennessee Tech L, 1-103/8 West Georgia W, 17-83/8 West Georgia W, 11-03/11 @ Faulkner University W, 11-63/11 West Georgia W, 11-13/12 @ Belhaven College W, 8-03/12 @ Tennessee Martin W, 2-13/14 Faulkner University L, 1-93/14 Faulkner University L, 2-33/22 @ UTC L, 0-13/22 @ UTC L, 3-54/5 @ West Georgia W, 8-44/6 @ West Georgia W, 23-04/8 Saint Leo College L, 2-104/8 @ Huntingdon L, 3-94/8 @ Northern Kentucky L, 3-54/8 @ Northern Kentucky W, 8-34/8 Saint Leo College L, 6-134/8 @ Belmine L, 2-34/14 @ Troy State L, 0-24/14 @ Troy State L, 1-34/16 Huntingdon W, 2-14/16 Huntingdon L, 4-74/19 @ Miss. University-Wo. L, 3-94/19 @ Miss. University-Wo. L, 0-15

1995 (32-16) Head Coach: Jana McGinnis2/21 Columbus W, 2-02/21 Columbus L, 1-162/23 @ Augusta College W, 7-02/23 @ Augusta College W, 8-33/2 Troy State W, 3-23/2 Troy State L, 2-123/3 Vs. Livingston L, 1-33/3 Vs. Kennesaw State W, 5-43/4 Vs. Lincoln Memorial W, 18-63/4 Vs. Belhaven College W, 10-33/4 Vs. Faulkner University W, 2-13/4 Vs. MU for Women W, 1-03/4 Vs. Columbus W, 1-03/10 Vs. North Alabama W, 5-33/10 Vs. North Alabama L, 0-23/9 MU for Women W, 2-0

3/9 MU for Women W, 4-33/11 @ Samford L, 1-23/11 @ Samford L, 0-63/15 Augusta College W, 4-03/15 Augusta College W, 4-03/16 Huntingdon College L, 0-13/16 Huntingdon College W, 3-13/17 @ Belhaven College W, 5-03/17 @ West Georgia W, 8-03/18 Faulkner University W, 2-13/22 @ West Georgia W, 5-03/22 @ West Georgia W, 9-13/23 @ MU for Women W, 5-03/23 @ MU for Women L, 1-23/23 Samford L, 2-43/23 Samford L, 2-123/26 Vs. South Hampton W, 9-03/26 Vs. C.W. Post W, 4-03/27 Vs. E. Strousburg W, 8-03/27 Vs. NIT W, 9-03/28 Vs. Iowa Wesleyan L, 2-33/28 Vs. Saint Xavier W, 8-03/29 Vs. Drexel L, 2-33/29 Vs. Florida Southern W, 7-04/4 @ Columbus L, 0-24/4 @ Columbus L, 0-14/8 Piedmont College W, 2-04/8 Piedmont College W, 9-04/17 @ Troy State L, 1-34/17 @ Troy State L, 3-84/18 West Georgia W, 19-04/18 West Georgia W, 23-1

1996 (46-11, 13-3 A-Sun)First Season in Division ITrans America Athletic Tournament ChampionsNCAA Washington RegionalHead Coach: Jana McGinnis2/15 Tennessee State W, 9-02/15 Tennessee State W, 8-02/20 @ Georgia Southern W, 6-12/20 @ Georgia Southern W, 13-12/21 @ South Carolina State W, 18-02/21 @ South Carolina State W, 17-22/23 Vs. Tennessee State W, 8-32/23 Vs. Florida A&M W, 6-02/24 Vs. Middle Tennessee W, 3-12/24 @ Troy State W, 8-02/24 Vs. Troy State L, 0-1

2/26 @ UTC L, 5-62/26 @ UTC W, 2-03/3 Vs. Troy State W, 4-03/3 Vs. Middle Tennessee W, 8-23/3 Vs. Tennessee Tech W, 12-03/4 @ Tennessee State W, 9-73/4 @ Tennessee State W, 7-23/9 Vs. Samford W, 5-03/9 Vs. Samford L, 4-53/13 @Troy State W, 2-03/13 @Troy State L, 1-33/16 @ Centenary W, 1-03/16 @ Centenary W, 2-03/18 @ Southeastern Louisiana W, 1-03/18 @ Southeastern Louisiana W, 7-33/21 Vs. Rhode Island W, 7-03/21 Vs. Vermont W, 9-33/22 Vs. St. Xavier W, 8-13/22 Vs. Brown University W, 3-13/23 Vs. Youngstown State W, 7-13/23 Vs. Army W, 2-04/1 Centenary W, 2-04/1 Centenary L, 5-64/3 Southeastern Louisiana W, 4-14/3 Southeastern Louisiana W, 7-14/5 Georgia State L, 4-54/5 Georgia State W, 6-14/9 @ Austin Peay W, 4-04/9 @ Austin Peay W, 2-14/10 Troy State L, 4-64/10 Troy State L, 2-54/13 Samford W, 2-14/16 @ Georgia State W, 1-04/16 @ Georgia State W, 7-64/19 Austin Peay W, 9-04/19 Austin Peay W, 8-14/20 Tennessee-Martin W, 4-04/25 Vs. Southeastern La. W, 4-24/26 Vs. Stetson W, 3-04/26 @ Campbell W, 8-04/27 @ Campbell L, 1-24/27 Campbell W, 4-35/9 @ UNC Greensboro W, 9-25/9 @ UNC Greensboro W, 6-05/17 @ Washington L, 0-25/18 Vs. Indiana L, 0-8

1997 (32-17, 14-6 A-Sun)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis

2/16 Georgia Southern W, 5-32/16 Georgia Southern W, 3-22/18 Alabama State W, 15-02/18 Alabama State W, 15-02/20 Troy State L, 6-72/20 Troy State L, 9-102/22 @ Jackson State W, 24-02/22 @ Jackson State W, 16-02/26 @ Auburn L, 0-72/26 @ Auburn L, 0-33/3 @ Georgia State W, 3-13/3 @ Georgia State W, 5-33/6 Georgia State L, 2-53/6 Georgia State L, 2-43/8 @ Tennessee State W, 15-13/8 @ Tennessee State W, 9-03/11 Auburn L, 1-53/11 Auburn W, 2-03/15 @ Samford W, 8-03/15 @ Samford W, 9-73/20 North Alabama W, 5-03/20 North Alabama W, 4-23/24 Centenary W, 13-83/24 Centenary W, 6-13/26 UT-Chattanooga W, 8-63/26 UT-Chattanooga W, 4-23/28 Southeastern La. W, 4-03/28 Southeastern La. W, 4-04/7 Samford W, 8-04/7 Samford W, 4-0*N/A @ Troy State L, 1-54/8 @ Troy State L, 2-84/12 @ Centenary L, 1-34/12 @ Centenary L, 3-44/14 @ Southeastern La. W, 6-24/14 @ Southeastern La. W, 3-14/16 @ UT-Chattanooga L, 0-14/16 @ UT-Chattanooga W, 7-44/17 vs. Morehead St. W, 4-04/17 vs. Eastern Kentucky W, 11-34/19 vs. South Florida L, 1-24/18 @ UNC-Greensboro W, 4-34/18 @ Tennessee L, 2-44/19 @ Eastern Kentucky L, 5-94/24 Centenary W, 1-04/24 Georgia State W, 4-14/25 Vs. Florida Atlantic L, 1-24/25 Georgia State W, 8-54/26 @ Florida Atlantic L, 3-4

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JSU Records...Year-by-Year Results1998 (24-18, 9-7 A-Sun) Head Coach: Jana McGinnis @ Mississippi State L, 0-3 Vs. UTC L, 2-5 Vs. Missouri W, 2-1 @ UTC L, 0-1 @ UTC L, 2-3 Belmont W, 2-1 Belmont W, 8-0 @ Georgia State L, 0-8 @ Georgia State L, 7-8 Samford W, 2-1 Samford W, 4-2 @ Centenary W, 9-4 @ Centenary W, 2-0 @ Troy State L, 0-1 @ Troy State W, 6-4 Arkansas L, 5-13 Arkansas L, 0-1 Vs. Army W, 2-0 Vs. Dartmouth W, 3-1 Vs. Colgate W, 10-0 Vs. Towson W, 12-0 Vs. Drexel W, 7-6 Tennessee State W, 12-2 Tennessee State W, 8-2 @ Samford W, 2-0 @ Samford L, 4-5 UTC W, 3-0 UTC L, 1-7 @ Belmont W, 6-1 @ Belmont W, 8-1 @ Tennessee State W, 11-3 @ Tennessee State L, 4-5 Georgia State L, 5-9 Georgia State L, 5-7 Troy State L, 0-9 Troy State W, 8-2 @ Georgia Southern L, 2-3 Vs. Belmont W, 4-2 Centenary W, 2-0 Centenary W, 3-2 @ Florida Atlantic L, 0-3 Georgia State L, 2-3

1999 (32-26, 9-7 A-Sun)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis2/14 Georgia Southern W, 4-1 2/14 Georgia Southern W, 3-0 2/16 @ Belmont L, 2-0 2/16 @ Belmont W, 6-1 2/20 vs. Sam Houston W, 3-0 2/20 @Southwestern La. L, 9-5 2/21 vs. Sam Houston W, 6-3 2/21 @ Southwestern La. L, 11-3 2/24 UTC L, 9-3 2/24 UTC L, 12-1 2/25 Furman W, 7-3 2/25 Furman W, 4-0 2/27 @ Mississippi State W, 6-3 2/27 @ Mississippi State L, 4-0 3/1 UT-Martin W, 7-2 3/1 UT-Martin W, 11-3 3/2 @UTC L, 6-0 3/5 @ Samford L, 4-1 3/5 @ Samford W, 4-2 3/9 Georgia State L, 9-2 3/9 Georgia State W, 10-9 3/10 @ Troy State L, 3-23/10 @ Troy State W, 1-0 3/10 vs. Mississippi State W, 7-6 3/10 vs. Missouri L, 2-0 3/12 vs. Centenary W, 5-22/14 vs. Alabama L, 3-2

3/16 @ Centenary W, 5-2 3/16 @ Centenary W, 4-1 3/19 vs. Vermont W, 5-0 3/19 vs. UT-Martin W, 6-1 3/20 vs. Wisconsin-GB W, 7-1 3/20 vs. Dartmouth W, 6-2 3/21 vs. Drexel University L, 2-1 3/21 vs. Maryland-Baltim. L, 3-0 3/22 vs. Cornell L, 3-0 3/22 vs. Towson L, 6-2 3/23 vs. Youngstown St. W, 5-2 3/23 vs. Maryland-Baltim. W, 4-3 3/27 Belmont W, 5-0 3/27 Belmont L, 5-3 4/6 @ Georgia State L, 3-2 4/6 @ Georgia State W, 5-3 4/8 Centenary W, 5-0 4/8 Centenary L, 4-1 4/13 Troy State W, 5-4 4/13 Troy State L, 10-9 4/17 vs. Louisiana Tech W, 1-0 4/17 vs. McNeese State L, 5-3 4/17 @ Southern Miss L, 11-0 4/18 Louisiana Tech W, 1-0 4/18 @ Southern Miss L, 2-0 4/20 Samford L, 2-1 4/20 Samford W, 6-5 4/29 Tennessee State W, 12-1 4/29 Tennessee State W, 18-2 5/6 vs. Campbell L, 1-0 5/7 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 3-0

2000 (33-21, 10-4 A-Sun)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis2/13 @ Georgia Southern W, 2-12/13 @ Georgia Southern W, 5-42/17 @ Alabama Birmingham L, 0-72/17 @ Alabama Birmingham W, 4-12/18 @ Wichita State W, 8-72/18 Indiana State W, 6-22/19 Alabama State L, 0-12/19 @ Auburn L, 0-22/20 Indiana State W, 2-12/20 @ Alabama Birmingham W, 15-12/20 @ Auburn L, 0-62/23 Tennessee State W, 12-02/23 Tennessee State W, 13-12/26 @ Texas A&M CC W, 8-22/26 St. John’s W, 4-02/27 @ St. John’s W, 6-12/27 Texas A&M CC W, 4-03/2 Alabama Birmingham L, 0-43/2 Alabama Birmingham W, 6-03/4 @ UTC L, 1-23/4 @ UTC L, 0-83/9 Radford W, 14-33/9 Radford W, 5-03/11 @ Furman W, 3-13/11 @ Furman L, 0-13/12 @ Furman L, 0-13/14 @ Georgia State W, 2-03/14 @ Georgia State L, 2-53/15 @ Mississippi State L, 0-63/15 @ Mississippi State L, 1-53/18 @ Campbell W, 4-03/18 @ Campbell L, 5-73/21 Samford W, 3-23/21 Samford W, 1-03/25 @ Stetson W, 7-23/25 @ Stetson W, 7-54/6 Troy State W, 1-04/6 Troy State W, 2-14/8 Florida Atlantic L, 1-34/8 Florida Atlantic L, 0-24/12 @ Alabama W, 1-7

4/12 @ Alabama L, 0-74/13 Belmont W, 6-34/13 Belmont W, 7-34/17 UTC L, 0-14/17 UTC L, 1-24/20 Mercer W, 6-24/20 Mercer W, 4-24/22 Charleston Southern W, 5-04/22 Charleston Southern W, 4-05/4 Vs. Stetson L, 0-15/4 Vs. Samford W, 3-25/5 Vs. Georgia State W, 2-05/5 @ Stetson L, 3-4

2001 (24-27, 9-5 A-Sun)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis2/17 Georgia Southern W, 2-12/17 Georgia Southern L, 1-32/20 @ UAB W, 4-12/20 @ UAB W, 3-02/23 vs Middle Tennessee St. L, 0-22/23 vs Samford W, 1-02/24 Georgia Southern L, 1-42/24 vs Coastal Carolina W, 4-32/25 @ Georgia Southern W, 3-22/25 vs Coastal Carolina W, 3-22/27 Tennessee-Chat. L, 0-33/2 @ UAB L, 1-33/2 @ Notre Dame L, 1-43/3 UAB L, 6-83/8 @ Belmont L, 0-13/8 @ Belmont L, 4-53/9 @ Tennessee State W, 10-13/9 @ Tennessee State W, 7-13/14 Georgia State W, 3-13/14 Georgia State L, 0-43/16 vs Mercer W, 1-03/17 vs South Carolina State W, 6-13/17 Radford W, 5-03/18 Southern Mississippi L, 0-13/21 Alabama L, 0-93/23 @ Florida Atlantic L, 1-53/23 Florida L, 1-63/24 vs Michigan State W, 3-13/24 Florida Inter. L, 1-33/25 Michigan State L, 2-113/27 @ Florida Atlantic W, 5-33/27 @ Florida Atlantic L, 0-44/4 Tennessee Chat. L, 0-24/4 Tennessee Chat. L, 0-44/7 Stetson University L, 1-54/7 Stetson University W, 2-04/10 Troy State W, 2-14/10 Troy State W, 4-14/14 Florida State L,1-44/14 Florida State L, 2-124/17 @ Mercer L, 2-34/17 @ Mercer W, 3-24/19 @ Samford W, 2-04/19 @ Samford L, 0-44/21 Campbell W, 6-24/21 Campbell W, 7-64/25 Mississippi State L, 2-34/26 Alabama-Birmingham W, 3-04/26 Alabama-Birmingham W, 6-05/3 vs Samford L, 0-35/3 vs Troy State L, 0-1

2002 (33-21, 10-8 A-Sun)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis2/12 Birmingham Southern W, 7-12/12 Birmingham Southern W, 11-02/16 vs. East Tennessee State W, 2-02/16 vs. UAB W, 4-12/17 vs. Tennessee Tech L, 5-4

2/17 vs. South Carolina W, 2-02/24 Centenary W, 6-02/24 Centenary W, 2-02/26 @Georgia Tech L, 3-22/26 @Georgia Tech L, 4-33/1 vs. Coastal Carolina W, 3-23/1 vs. Georgia Southern W, 3-13/5 UAB W, 3-13/5 UAB W, 7-33/6 @ Alabama L, 5-13/15 vs. Gardner-Webb W, 4-13/15 vs. SEMO W, 3-13/16 vs. Pittsburgh L, 2-03/16 vs. Birmingham-Southern W, 7-23/20 @ Belmont W, 2-03/20 @ Belmont W, 4-23/23 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 5-23/23 vs. Colgate W, 4-13/24 vs. Iona W, 3-13/24 vs. Binghamton W, 7-13/25 vs. Towson W, 4-13/25 vs. Marist W, 6-13/26 vs. Army W, 1-03/26 @ Iona W, 7-44/1 @Birmingham Southern L, 2-04/1 @Birmingham Southern W, 7-34/2 Mercer L, 9-84/2 Mercer W, 2-14/6 @Campbell W, 3-24/6 @Campbell W, 3-04/12 FAU L, 2-04/12 FAU L, 6-14/13 Central Florida W, 5-14/13 Central Florida W, 8-04/16 @Georgia State W, 3-24/16 @Georgia State L, 4-34/18 Samford L, 3-14/18 Samford W, 8-04/20 Georgia Tech L, 4-2 4/20 Georgia Tech L, 8-34/23 Troy State L, 10-24/23 Troy State L, 6-3 4/24 @Mississippi State L, 10-14/27 @Stetson L, 4-2 4/27 @Stetson W, 5-14/28 @Florida State L, 3-04/28 @Florida State L, 6-1*N/A @Florida Atlantic L, 3-14/30 vs.Troy State L, 4-2

2003 (40-15, 12-10 A-Sun)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis 2/12 Lipscomb W, 2-02/12 Lipscomb W, 8-02/15 @Ole Miss W, 6-12/15 vs. Mississippi State W, 9-13/24 @Tennessee State W, 9-03/24 @Tennessee State W, 9-13/1 vs. Savannah State W, 18-03/1 @Alabama A&M W, 10-13/1 @Alabama A&M W, 3-03/4 Alabama L, 1-03/7 @Eastern Kentucky W, 2-0N/A vs. Mt. Saint Mary W, 10-0N/A @Brown W, 9-1N/A @East Carolina W, 2-03/11 Eastern Illinois W, 3-03/11 Eastern Illinois W, 7-13/13 @Gardner-Webb W, 7-13/13 @Gardner-Webb W, 1-03/14 Col. of Charleston L, 3-23/14 @Ohio W, 6-43/18 Belmont W, 13-03/18 Belmont L, 4-03/20 Jacksonville L, 5-1

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JSU Records...Year-by-Year Results3/20 Jacksonville W, 8-03/22 vs. Colgate W, 1-03/22 vs. St. Peter’s W, 2-03/24 vs. Wright State W, 1-03/24 vs. Towson W, 1-03/25 vs. San Jose State W, 11-13/25 vs. Towson W, 2-13/26 vs. Wright State W, 1-03/26 vs. San Jose State W, 1-04/3 Georgia State W, 2-14/3 Georgia State L, 2-04/8 @ Samford W, 6-14/8 @ Samford L, 9-54/11 @ Central Florida L, 6-54/11 @ Central Florida L, 5-04/13 Stetson W, 4-0 4/13 Stetson W, 2-0 4/15 @ Troy State W, 11-34/15 @ Troy State L, 8-04/19 Campbell W, 7-24/19 Campbell W, 10-24/21 @ Birmingham-Southern W, 6-44/21 @ Birmingham-Southern L, 3-14/23 @ Lipscomb W, 4-04/23 @ Lipscomb W, 3-14/25 @ Mercer L, 2-04/25 @ Mercer W, 6-04/27 @ Florida Atlantic L, 6-5 4/27 @ Florida Atlantic L, 2-14/28 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 8-05/8 @ Troy State W, 11-55/8 vs. Mercer L, 5-1

2004 (41-21, 16-9 Ohio Valley)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis 2/18 Alabama State W, 17-12/18 Alabama State W, 14-22/21 @ Alabama State W, 16-32/21 Grambling W, 8-02/21 vs. Troy State L, 5-72/22 @ Alabama State W, 10-02/22 vs. Troy State W, 6-52/24 UAB W, 9-82/24 UAB W, 5-2 3/6 Lipscomb W, 3-03/6 Lipscomb W, 3-13/7 Alabama A&M W, 17-03/7 Alabama A&M W, 3-23/9 Birmingham-So. L, 4-83/10 @ Alabama L, 4-10 3/12 vs. St. Bonaventure W, 21-03/12 vs. St. John’s W, 3-23/13 vs. Ohio University W, 9-63/13 vs. Western Illinois W, 16-53/14 vs. Ohio State L, 1-103/17 Tulsa L, 2-43/18 Chattanooga W, 5-43/20 Colorado State L, 2-4 3/20 @ Bucknell L, 2-43/22 vs. Cornell W, 16-53/22 vs. Cornell W, 8-03/23 @ Wright State L, 4-53/23 @ Wright State W, 6-33/24 vs. Cornell L, 8-143/24 vs. Drexel W, 13-43/27 @ Austin Peay W, 12-113/27 @ Austin Peay, W, 7-53/28 @ Austin Peay W, 4-1 4/3 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-124/3 Eastern Kentucky L, 6-10 4/4 Eastern Kentucky W, 10-2 4/7 @ Samford L, 3-44/7 @ Samford L, 1-44/9 Tennessee Martin W, 10-24/9 Tennessee Martin L, 6-8

4/10 Tennessee Martin L, 3-6 4/17 @ SE Missouri W, 6-54/17 @ SE Missouri W, 6-34/18 @ SE Missouri W, 9-5 4/20 @ Lipscomb W, 4-14/20 @ Lipscomb W, 5-4 4/24 @ Eastern Illinois W, 6-44/24 @ Eastern Illinois W, 8-24/25 @ Eastern Illinois W, 10-0 4/28 @ Tennessee State W, 8-0 4/28 Tennessee State L, 4-55/1 Tennessee Tech L, 3-4/5/1 Tennessee Tech L, 0-105/2 Tennessee Tech W, 4-25/8 @ Morehead State W, 10-05/8 @ Morehead State W, 10-25/9 @ Morehead State W, 6-05/13 vs. #4 Samford L, 8-95/14 vs. #6 Southeast Missouri W, 5-45/14 vs. #3 Tennessee Tech W, 6-05/15 vs. #2 Tennessee-Martin L, 2-5 2005 (42-16, 22-4 Ohio Valley)OVC Regular Season ChampsHead Coach: Jana McGinnis2/11 vs. Appalachian State W, 8-22/11 vs. Winthrop W, 4-32/12 vs. #7 Georgia W, 3-22/12 vs. Winthrop W, 2-12/13 vs. #7 Georgia L, 13-52/22 @ UAB W, 7-32/22 @ UAB L, 8-72/26 Lipscomb W, 4-22/26 Lipscomb W, 5-23/1 Georgia State W, 8-02/4 vs. Maine W, 1-02/4 vs. St. Bonaventure W, 6-52/5 vs. St. Bonaventure W, 7-12/5 @ Stetson L, 3-22/6 @ Stetson L, 2-02/6 vs. Mercer L, 3-22/11 vs. Oakland W, 10-22/11 vs. College of Charleston L, 2-12/12 vs. UNC Wilmington W, 11-42/12 vs. Akron L, 3-22/13 vs, Towson W, 5-03/15 @ Chattanooga L, 4-13/15 @ Chattanooga L, 3-03/19 Austin Peay L, 4-13/19 Austin Peay W, 3-03/20 Austin Peay W, 8-23/22 Samford L, 2-03/22 Samford W, 12-2

3/25 @ Eastern Illinois W, 10-63/25 @ Eastern Illinois L, 5-43/26 @ Eastern Illinois W, 9-83/29 Nicholls State W, 9-03/29 Nicholls State W, 8-03/30 #23 Auburn L, 7-24/2 @ Eastern Kentucky W, 5-14/3 @ Eastern Kentucky W, 11-74/6 @ Samford W, 4-34/9 Tennessee Tech L, 2-04/9 Tennessee Tech W, 7-54/10 Tennessee Tech W, 6-34/16 Morehead State W, 8-04/16 Morehead State W, 10-24/17 Morehead State W, 7-14/21 @ Birmingham-Southern W, 4-34/21 @ Birmingham-Southern W, 3-24/23 @ UT-Martin W, 11-24/23 @ UT-Martin W, 8-04/24 @ UT-Martin W, 5-44/27 SE Missouri W, 5-04/27 SE Missouri W, 7-24/28 SE Missouri W, 4-05/7 @ Tennessee State W, 9-05/7 @ Tennessee State W, 9-15/8 @ Tennessee State W, 11-1N/A vs. UT-Martin^ W, 11-4N/A vs. Tennessee Tech^ L, 4-0N/A vs. SE Missouri^ W, 6-4N/A vs. Tennessee Tech^ L, 6-2^ OVC Championship – Jacksonville, Ala.

2006 (43-15, 18-2 Ohio Valley)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis2/17 at #20 Auburn L, 7-12/17 vs. Lipscomb W, 11-12/18 vs. Middle Tennessee W, 3-22/18 vs. Mercer W, 5-02/19 vs. Furman W, 1-02/12 at Jackson State W, 10-02/21 at Jackson State W, 12-12/25 vs. Louisiana Tech W, 4-32/25 vs. Louisiana Tech W, 4-12/26 at Nicholls State L, 4-32/28 Alabama A&M W, 10-02/28 Alabama A&M W, 3-03/1 at Georgia State W, 3-23/3 at Arkansas L, 2-13/3 at Arkansas L, 6-23/4 vs. Centenary W, 5-43/4 vs. Centenary W, 5-23/5 vs. Northwestern State W, 6-13/5 vs. Northwestern State L, 6-4

3/7 Chattanooga W, 3-13/7 Chattanooga W, 7-23/8 at Lipscomb W, 3-03/8 at Lipscomb W, 6-23/15 UAB L, 6-33/15 UAB L, 9-23/18 *Tennessee State W, 4-33/19 *Tennessee State W, 8-03/23 *at Samford L, 1-03/23 *at Samford W, 5-03/25 *at Austin Peay L, 2-13/25 *at Austin Peay W, 5-23/26 *at Austin Peay L, 3-14/1 *Eastern Illinois W, 5-14/1 *Eastern Illinois W, 5-14/2 *Eastern Illinois W, 6-34/5 Birmingham-Southern W, 4-34/5 Birmingham-Southern W, 6-34/8 *Eastern Kentucky W, 6-14/8 *Eastern Kentucky W, 7-34/9 *Eastern Kentucky W, 5-34/14 *at Tennessee Tech L, 3-24/14 *at Tennessee Tech L, 8-44/15 *at Tennessee Tech W, 4-34/23 *at Morehead State W, 5-14/23 *at Morehead State W, 5-04/24 *at Morehead State W, 7-04/27 *Samford W, 6-04/29 *Tennessee-Martin W, 6-44/29 *Tennessee-Martin W, 4-14/30 *Tennessee-Martin W, 3-25/3 at Chattanooga L, 11-35/3 at Chattanooga W, 1-05/6 *at Southeast Missouri W, 3-25/6 *at Southeast Missouri W, 5-35/7 *at Southeast Missouri W, 10-35/11 ^vs. Eastern Illinois L, 2-15/12 ^vs. Tennessee-Martin W, 9-2^ OVC Championship – Cookeville, Tenn.

2007 (35-23, 17-10 Ohio Valley)Head Coach: Jana McGinnis2/11 Alabama State W, 10-12/11 Alabama State W, 9-02/17 Belmont W, 7-42/17 South Alabama L, 5-42/18 South Alabama W, 9-62/18 Belmont W, 9-12/20 @ UAB L, 2-12/24 vs. Radford L, 5-12/24 @ South Carolina L, 1-02/25 vs. East Tennessee State W, 5-12/27 Auburn L, 1-0

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2008 (40-26)OVC Regular Season ChampsOVC Tournament ChampsNCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Runner-UpHead Coach: Jana McGinnis2/8 #vs. Purdue L, 5-4 #vs. South Alabama W, 7-5 (8)2/9 #vs. South Alabama W, 7-1 #at Alabama L, 6-22/15 &at Georgia Southern W, 9-8 &vs. Campbell L, 7-32/16 &vs. Georgetown W, 14-1 &vs. Drexel L, 7-62/17 &vs. Radford L, 3-1 &vs. Alabama State W, 10-12/20 Chattanooga W, 7-6 (8) Chattanooga W, 7-52/27 Kennesaw State L, 5-32/29 $vs. Belmont W, 5-4 (9) $vs. Troy W, 5-3 (8)3/1 $vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 3-2 $vs. Louisiana Tech W, 5-3 (8)3/2 $at Ole Miss L, 2-13/16 *at Tennessee Tech W, 2-1 *at Tennessee Tech L, 4-2

3/21 *UT Martin W, 5-2 *UT Martin W, 8-0

3/22 *UT Martin W, 6-33/26 *at Samford W, 9-0 *at Samford W, 12-13/29 *Tennessee State W, 8-0 *Tennessee State W, 3-23/30 *Tennessee State W, 14-14/2 at Auburn L, 8-04/5 *Eastern Kentucky W, 11-7 *Eastern Kentucky W, 6-54/6 *Eastern Kentucky W, 8-74/9 *Samford W, 9-84/12 *at Morehead State L, 2-0 *at Morehead State W, 3-24/13 *at Morehead State L, 5-14/15 Middle Tennessee W, 6-1 Middle Tennessee L, 7-44/17 at Kennesaw State W, 7-6 (8)4/19 *Eastern Illinois L, 5-4 *Eastern Illinois W, 4-24/20 *Eastern Illinois W, 11-14/24 Birmingham-Southern L, 3-24/26 *at Austin Peay W, 3-0 *at Austin Peay W, 7-14/27 *at Austin Peay W, 13-05/3 *at Southeast Missouri W, 7-0 *at Southeast Missouri W, 6-35/4 *at Southeast Missouri W, 8-4 (8)5/8 ^Tennessee Tech W, 10-15/9 ^Samford W, 5-35/10 ^Tennessee Tech W, 10-15/15 %vs. Florida State W, 4-35/16 %at Alabama L, 10-1 %vs. Florida State W, 10-1

5/17 %at Alabama (ESPN2) L, 4-1*OVC Game

#Bama Bash - Tuscaloosa, Ala.&GSU Invitational – Statesboro, Ga.$Red and Blue Classsic – Oxford, Miss.^ OVC Championship - Jacksonville, Ala.%NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional – Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2009 (43-16, 19-2 OVC)OVC Regular Season ChampsNCAA Knoxville Regional ChampsNCAA Tuscaloosa Super RegionalHead Coach: Jana McGinnis2/6 %vs. Memphis W, 5-12/7 %at South Alabama W, 6-2 %vs. Northwestern State W, 2-12/8 %vs #2 Alabama L, 0-92/10 AUBURN L, 2-52/18 at Mercer W, 5-2 at Mercer W, 7-32/20 #vs. Florida A&M W, 21-12/21 #vs. Louisville L, 0-6 #vs. Rhode Island W, 3-02/22 #vs. Albany W, 11-5 #at South Florida L, 1-102/27 @vs. James Madison W, 6-0 @vs. North Dakota State W, 4-03/4 KENNESAW STATE W, 4-03/6 $vs. Albany L, 6-8 $vs. Winthrop W, 4-03/7 $at Georgia Tech L, 0-3 $vs. Purdue L, 3-4 (8 inn)3/8 $vs. Indiana State W, 8-6

3/15 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 3-2 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 8-1

3/19 SOUTH ALABAMA L, 2-63/20 *at Tennessee State W, 5-3 (8 inn)3/21 *at Tennessee State W, 7-0 *at Tennessee State L, 2-3 (8 inn)3/24 at Chattanooga W, 11-9 (8 inn) at Chattanooga W, 5-43/29 *at UT Martin W, 6-3 *at UT Martin W, 7-14/4 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 12-1 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 9-04/5 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 11-14/11 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 17-0 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 9-14/15 at Ole Miss W, 5-14/18 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-0 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-04/19 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 4-04/21 at Kennesaw State W, 4-24/23 OLE MISS W, 4-34/25 *at Eastern Illinois W, 5-1 *at Eastern Illinois W, 2-04/26 *at Eastern Illinois W, 2-04/28 at Middle Tennessee L, 5-6 (10 inn) at Middle Tennessee W, 9-55/2 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 8-0 (5 inn) *MOREHEAD STATE L, 2-35/3 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 12-0 (5 inn)5/7 ^TENNESSEE TECH L, 2-55/8 ^EASTERN ILLINOIS W, 5-4 ^UT MARTIN L, 0-25/15 !vs. Nebraska L, 2-4 (9 inn)5/16 !vs. James Madison W, 6-05/17 !vs. Nebraska W, 4-1

2008 Ohio Valley Conference Regular Season Champions, OVC Tournament Champions, NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional Runner-Up

2009 Ohio Valley Conference Regular Season Champions, NCAA Knoxville Regional Champi-ons, NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional Participant, Final Ranking #21

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!at #13 Tennessee W, 6-1 !at #13 Tennessee W, 2-15/22 &at #3 Alabama L, 0-9 (5 inn)5/23 &at #3 Alabama L, 0-9 (5 inn)*- OVC Game% - Jaguar Invitational – Mobile, Ala.# - USF Tourney – Tampa, Fla.@ - Tennessee Tourney – Knoxville, Tenn.$ - Ga. Tech Buzz Classic – Woodstock, Ga.^ - OVC Tournament – Jacksonville, Ala.! - NCAA Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tenn.& - NCAA Tuscaloosa Super Regional – Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2010 (30-19, 13-6 OVC)OVC Tournament ChampsNCAA Atlanta RegionalHead Coach: Jana McGinnis2/14 %vs. Indiana W, 7-6 %vs. Wright State W, 5-42/18 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE L, 3-5 (8 inn)2/26 #vs. Southern W, 4-0 #vs. Houston L, 1-72/27 #at LSU L, 1-4 #vs. Southern W, 18-4 (5 inn)2/28 #at LSU L, 1-53/5 $vs. Kentucky L, 1-4 $vs. Western Kentucky W, 9-8 (9 inn)3/6 $vs. Winthrop L, 0-6 $vs. North Florida L, 2-10 (6 inn)3/7 $vs. UNC-Greensboro W, 4-23/9 at UAB L, 5-13 (6 inn)

3/13 @vs. Indiana W, 6-3 @vs. Cleveland State W, 2-03/14 @vs. Quinnipiac L, 0-2 @vs. Pittsburgh W, 1-0 (8 inn)3/20 *EASTERN ILLINOIS L, 1-3 *EASTERN ILLINOIS L, 4-63/23 KENNESAW STATE W, 7-63/24 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L, 0-1 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W, 5-13/27 *at Murray State L, 7-10 *at Murray State W, 5-33/30 *at Tennessee Tech W, 5-1 *at Tennessee Tech L, 1-44/2 *UT MARTIN W, 7-5 *UT MARTIN W, 10-2 (5 inn)4/3 *UT MARTIN L, 6-94/6 ALABAMA STATE W, 1-04/8 UAB W, 2-14/10 *at Morehead State W, 9-4 *at Morehead State L, 3-44/11 *at Morehead State W, 4-04/14 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-54/17 *EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 8-0 (5 inn) *EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 10-2 (5 inn)4/18 *EASTERN KENTUCKY W, 15-6 (6 inn)4/27 at Auburn L, 5-84/28 SAMFORD W, 3-25/8 *TENNESSEE STATE (DH) W, 5-1 *TENNESSEE STATE W, 12-4 (6 inn)5/9 *TENNESSEE STATE W, 13-0 (5 inn)5/13 ^vs. Tennessee Tech W, 10-45/14 ^at UT Martin W, 5-4

5/15 ^at UT Martin W, 10-1 (5 inn)

5/21 !at #8 Georgia Tech L, 3-55/22 !vs. Auburn L, 1-15

* - OVC Game % - Kennesaw State K-Club Classic – Kennesaw, Ga.# - LSU Tiger Invitational – Baton Rouge, La.$ - Ga. Tech Buzz Classic – Woodstock, Ga.@ - USF The Game Classic – Tampa, Fla.^ - OVC Tournament - Martin, Tenn.! – NCAA Atlanta Regional – Atlanta, Ga.

2011 (30-19, 13-6 OVC)OVC Tournament ChampsNCAA Louisville RegionalHead Coach: Jana McGinnis2/11 %vs. UAB W, 5-4 %vs. Alabama State W, 10-1 (5 inn)2/12 %vs. Alabama A&M W, 9-4 %vs. #3 Alabama L, 0-62/13 %vs. Auburn L, 3-62/18 #vs. Central Michigan W, 2-1 #at Jacksonville L, 2-52/19 #vs. Central Michigan L, 0-2 #vs. Florida A&M W, 5-12/20 #at Jacksonville W, 5-03/1 at Kennesaw State W, 11-1 (5 inn)3/4 $vs. Akron W, 4-1 $vs. #21 Georgia Tech L, 3-43/6 $vs. Penn State L, 4-63/8 SAMFORD W, 9-0 (6 inn)

SAMFORD W, 6-0 (5 inn)3/10 KENNESAW STATE W, 5-4 (8 inn)3/12 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 9-0 (5 inn) *at Eastern Kentucky W, 6-23/13 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 4-23/17 at Samford W, 10-1 (6 inn) at Samford W, 7-33/19 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 10-3 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 12-93/20 *MOREHEAD STATE W, 7-33/22 *at Tennessee State W, 8-3 *at Tennessee State W, 3-13/23 at Middle Tennessee L, 2-43/26 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L, 6-7 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 8-53/27 *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 13-83/29 SOUTHERN W, 11-3 (5 inn)4/2 *at SIU-Edwardsville W, 3-0 *at SIU-Edwardsville L, 4-74/3 *at SIU-Edwardsville L, 4-94/4 UTEP W, 3-14/7 *at Tennessee Tech W, 13-2 (5 inn)4/12 *TENNESSEE STATE W, 9-1 (5 inn)4/14 UAB L, 0-74/16 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 5-2 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 5-04/17 *AUSTIN PEAY W, 1-0 (9 inn)4/20 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 3-2 *TENNESSEE TECH W, 8-34/22 *at UT Martin L, 1-3 *at UT Martin W, 9-1 (6 inn)4/23 *at UT Martin L, 0-8 (5 inn)4/30 *at Eastern Illinois L, 3-4 *at Eastern Illinois W, 4-05/1 *at Eastern Illinois L, 1-35/5 at UAB L, 0-1 (9 inn)5/7 *MURRAY STATE W, 4-3 *MURRAY STATE L, 3-65/8 *MURRAY STATE L, 5-75/12 ^vs. Murray State W, 6-15/13 ^vs. Southeast Missouri W, 4-05/14 ^vs. Southeast Missouri L, 2-35/15 ^vs. Southeast Missouri W, 9-55/20 !vs. #7 California L, 3-65/21 !vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 1-0 !at Louisville L, 0-12 (5 inn)

* - OVC Game % - All-Alabama Classic – Birmingham, Ala.# - Jacksonville University Invitational – Jacksonville, Fla.$ - Ga. Tech Buzz Classic – Woodstock, Ga.^ - OVC Tournament - Charleston, Ill.! – NCAA Louisville Regional – Louisville, Ky.

2011 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ChampionsNCAA Louisville Regional

JSU Records...Year-by-Year Results

2010 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament ChampionsNCAA Atlanta Regional

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-A-Maigin Alexander 2005-06Kayla Ambrosius 2008-B-Allie Barker 2006-09Lynn Batey 1990-93Amy Bobo 1994Julie Boland 1997-00Janae Bonin 2003-04Hollie Bowyer 1999-00Tyris Branford 2011Amy Brown 2006-08Brandy Bruder 1998Kara Bryan 1996Lauren Buck 1998-01Sallie Beth Burch 2010-11Pam Butterworth 1988-C-Tifanie Cain 1997-99Sandy Capps 1988-89Becky Carpenetti 2003-06Selina Carpenter 1988Kim Carter 1989-92Tanya Carter 1998-01Lisa Case 1989Kylie Chandler 2008Ashley Cling 2002-03Kayla Collins 2008-09Tracie Coultas 1989-92Rachel Countryman 2001-04Y. Crane 1992Hayden Crawford 2011Amanda Crow 2010-11Kaycee Crow 2009-11Katie Czaja 2004-05-D-Jean Darnieder 1988Annie Davis 2002-03Veronica Davis 2002-03Brittney Day 2007Melissa Dowling 2007-09Hillary Downs 2009-10Cassie Duncan 1992Toni Duncan 1997-00Julie Durbin 1988-E-Tess Echols 2010-11Whitney Elder 2005-08Ashley Eliasson 2008-11Alana Ellenburg 1991-94Holly Elliott 2006Jori Epler 1998-98Emily Espenel 2003-04Karen Exner 1990-91-F-Rachel Fleming 2007-08Jessica Ford 2001-04Terrah Foster 1998-99Franchesi 1992Rhonda Freeman 1995-98-G-Shannon Gallagher 1995Kathi Glasscox 1989-91Kristin Graham 2011Kristi Green 1994Dana Groover 1993Samantha Gutierrrez 2002-05-H-Rachel Hale 2010Shannon Hall 1990Tiffany Harbin 2011Jennifer Harbison 1995-97Renee Hasan 2001-03Keitha Heath 1989Savanna Hennings 2011Alana Hicks 2005-08Tina Hill 2000-01

Kathy Hoffman 1994Lauren Horwath 2005-06Beth Howard 2004-05Holly Hudson 1997-99Glenda Hunter 1993-94Robyn Hunter 1989-90-I-Ktelyn Inman 2008Maliea Isbell 1997-98-J-Jackie Jarman 2006-09Megan Jezierski 2004-06Kelci Johnston 2010-11Jennifer Jolley 1994-96-K-Carly Kellam 2005-06Julie Kish 1995-98-L-Mary Beth Ledbetter 2007-10Renee LeGrande 1996-97LeAnna Lewis 1990Cara Longworth 2010Shawna Luc 1993-M-Cindy Mackin 1998-01Terri Maddock 1988Meghan Maskel 2000-01C. Mason 1992Katie Matchen 2011Angie Mathis 1993Melinda McDonald 2002-05Kelly McGregor 2007-09Jill McLean 1990Wendy McKibben 1995-96Linda McKinney 1992Meadow McWhorter 2000-01Teri Moore 1994-97-N-Lori Neely 1992Jill New 1988-89Melissa Norton 2006-07Missy Nuss 1988-O-Michelle Oakes 1989-91Breanne Oleman 2002-05Chrissy O’Neal 2007-10-P-Daniela Pappano 2004-07Carrie Parker 2000-02Hilary Phillips 2010-11Christine Pierce 2005-06Karla Pittman 2007, 09Nikki Prier 2007-10-R-Alicia Raven 1988-89Kelly Raw 2005-07Sam Rich 2010Rachel Riddell 1996-97Kim Roberts 1990-93Kim Rodgers 1994Tera Ross 2001-03Jennifer Russo 1996-97Krystal Ruth 2010-11-S-Lynne Scott 1993-94Meredith Sellers 2009-10Vicky Sides 1988Jana Simmons 1993-94Allie Simons 2000-03Annie Simpson 1995-96Ann Shelton 1995-96Lisa Smith 1992-93Kelly Smith 1994-96Stacey Smith 2000-03Tammy Smith 1993-94LaNola Snider 1996Sam Snow 2010-11

Alicia Spence 1990Devan Spence 2005-06Abbey Stepp 2011Rachel Stone 1995-96Allison Svoboda 2009Michelle Swader 1990-93-T-Christy Thacker 1991-92B. Tillison 1992Andrea Tomey 2000-02Christine Tucker 1997-00-U-Courtney Underwood 2008-09Michelle Uribe 1999-00-V-Stephanie Vickers 1993-96-W-Martha Walden 1989Andrea Ward 1992Leslie Warren 1994-95Natalie Washington 1999Ciara Wesen 2006-07Katie White 2004-05Trisha White 1997Jill Wilcoxson 1998-01Shannon Wilson 1990-93Karyn Winsett 1990-93Alicia Wright 1988-Y-Stacey Young 1992-93-Z-Tesha Zito 1990-91

Conference Players Of The Year

Maigin Alexander, OF2005 OVC Player of the Year

Ashley Eliasson, P2008 OVC Pitcher of the Year

Carly Kellam, P2005 OVC Pitcher of the Year

Jana McGinnis1996 TAAC Coach of the Year2005, 2008, 2009 OVC Coach of the Year

Daniela Pappano, OF2006 OVC Player of the Year

Karla Pittman, P2009 OVC Pitcher of the Year

Nikki Prier, 1B2009 OVC Player of the Year

Ann Shelton, P1996 TAAC Player of the Year

All-Time Letter Winners

Daniela Pappano, OF2006 Second Team All-Region

Maigin Alexander, OF2005 Second Team All-Region

Carly Kellam, P2005 Second Team All-Region

Megan Jezierski, IF2004 Second Team All-Region

NFCA All-Region Selections

Karla Pittman, P2009 First Team All-Region

Nikki Prier, 1B2009 First Team All-Region

Tiffany Harbin2011 OVC Freshman of the Year

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JSU Softball Honors and Awards…NFCA All-South Region2009 First Team Nikki Prier, IF Karla Pittman, P2006 Second Team Daniela Pappano, OF2005 Second Team Maigin Alexander, OF Carly Kellam, P2004 Second Team Megan Jezierski, IF

Ohio Valley Conference All-Conference2011 First Team Tiffany Harbin, P Kristin Graham, IF Amanda Crow, IF Second Team Kaycee Crow, C Abbey Stepp, IF/DH Krystal Ruth, OF All-Newcomer Tiffany Harbin, P Kristin Graham, IF Abbey Stepp, IF/DH 2010 First Team Chrissy O’Neal, OF Hillary Downs, OF Sallie Beth Burch, IF All-Newcomer Amanda Crow, IF Sallie Beth Burch, IF2009 First Team Nikki Prier, IF Karla Pittman, P Allie Barker, C Chrissy O’Neal, OF Second Team Jackie Jarman, OF Hillary Downs, OF Ashley Eliasson, P All-Newcomer Hillary Downs, OF Meredith Sellers, DH Allison Svoboda, IF2008 First Team Ashley Eliasson, P Allie Barker, C Nikki Prier, IF Rachel Fleming, OF Chrissy O’Neal, OF Second Team Melissa Dowling, P All-Newcomer Ashley Eliasson, P Courtney Underwood, IF Kayla Collins, UTIL 2007 First Team Daniela Pappano, OF Karla Pittman, P Second Team Rachel Fleming, OF Alana Hicks, DH Chrissy O’Neal, OF Nikki Prier, 1B All-Newcomer Rachel Fleming, OF Chrissy O’Neal, OF Karla Pittman, P2006 First Team Maigin Alexander, OF Lauren Horwath, IF Daniela Pappano, OF Christine Pierce, P Second Team Megan Jezierski, IF Carly Kellam, P2005 First Team Maigin Alexander, OF Carly Kellam, P Daniela Pappano, P Second Team Breannne Oleman, OF Melinda McDonald, At-Large2004 First Team Janae Bonin, IF Rachel Countryman, SS Melinda McDonald, C Daniela Pappano, OF

Atlantic Sun Conference—All-Conference2003 First Team Janae Bonin, IF Janae Bonin, DP Second Team Breanne Oleman, OF 2002 First Team Renee Hasan, 2B All-Freshman Breanne Oleman, P/OF2001 First Team Lauren Buck, C Second Team

Academic All-ConferenceOVC2011 Sallie Beth Burch, Hayden Crawford, Amanda Crow, Tess Echols, Ashley Eliasson, Tiffany Harbin, Savanna Hennings, Kelci

Johnston, Katie Matchen, Krystal Ruth, Sam Snow, Abbey Stepp, Allison Svoboda 2010 Amanda Crow, Kaycee Crow, Hillary Downs, Tess Echols, Ashley Eliasson, Kelci Johnston, Mary Beth Ledbetter, Cara Longworth, Chrissy O’Neal, Hilary Phillips, Nikki Prier, Krystal Ruth, Allison Svoboda2009 Kaycee Crow, Melissa Dowling, Hallary Downs, Ashley Eliasson, Jackie Jarman, Mary Beth Ledbetter, Chrissy O’Neal, Nikki Prier, Allison Svoboda2008 Amy Brown, Kylie Chandler, Kayla Collins, Whitney Elder, Ashley Eliasson, Rachel Fleming, Alana Hicks, Katelyn Inman, Jackie Jarman, Chrissy O’Neal2007 Amy Brown, Brittney Day, Whitney Elder, Daniela Pappano, Nikki Prier, Ciara Wesen2006 Becky Carpenetti, Alana Hicks, Daniela Pappano, Ciara Wesen2005 Katy Czaja, Whitney Elder, Alana Hicks, Melinda Mconald, Katy White2004 Janae Bonin. Katy Czaja, Rachel Countryman, Emily Espenel, Elizabeth Howard, Melinda McDonald, Kelly Raw, Lauren

Rutledge, Katy White A-Sun All-Academic2003 Janae Bonin, Rachel Countryman, Jessica Ford, Renee Hasan,

Tera Ross, Allie Simons, Stacey Smith2002 Rachel Countryman, Allie Simons, Stacey Smith, Andrea Tomey2001 Lauren Buck, Tanya Carter, Rachel Countryman, Meghan Maskel, Meadow McWhorter, Carrie

Parker, Allie Simons, Stacey Smith2000 Julie Boland, Hollie Bowyer, Lauren Buck, Tanya Carter, Toni Duncan, Cindy Mackin, Meadow McWhorter, Erin Plough, Allison Simons, Stacey Smith, Jill Wilcoxson1999 Julie Boland, Hollie Bowyer, Lauren Buck, Tanya Carter, Toni Duncan, Cindy Mackin, Meadow McWhorter, Erin Plough, Allie Simons, Stacey Smith, Jill Wilcoxson1998 Julie Boland, Lauren Buck, Tifanie Cain, Toni Duncan, Terrah Foster, Holly Hudson, Cindy Mackin, Jill Wilcoxson1997 N/A1996 Rhonda Freeman, Jennifer Harbison, Wendy McKibbin, Teri Moore, Rachel Riddell, Ann Shelton

Conference Players of the Week2011 Abbey Stepp, Twice Amanda Crow Kristin Graham2010 Chrissy, O’Neal, Twice Amanda Crow Hillary Downs2009 Nikki Prier, Three Times Allie Barker Chrissy O’Neal2008 Allie Barker Rachel Fleming2007 Alana Hicks Daniela Pappano2006 Daniela Pappano, Twice2005 Maigin Alexander Breanne Oleman Daniela Pappano, 3 Times2003 Janae Bonin2000 Tanya Carter1999 Lauren Buck1998 Jori Epler, 3/171997 Jori Epler, 3/18 Jennifer Harbison, 3/251996 Wendy McKibbin, 3/19 Stephanie Vickers, 3/26

Conference Pitchers of the Week2011 Tiffany Harbin, Three Times2010 Hilary Phillips Ashley Eliasson, Twice2009 Ashley Eliasson Karla Pittman, Twice2008 Melissa Dowling Ashley Eliasson2007 Karla Pittman2006 Carly Kellam2004 Breanne Oleman2003 Tera Ross2002 Veronica Davis, 2/181999 Lauren Buck 1997 Rachel Ridell, 4/11996 Ann Shelton, 3/12 Ann Shelton, 3/19

NCAA Team Rankings2011 Fielding Percentage, .964, 75th Scoring, 5.11, 56th W/L Percentage, .656, 53rd Home Runs per Game, 1.23, 13th Slugging Percentage, .478, 27th2010 Batting average, .292, 55th Scoring. 5.18, 44th Home Runs per Game, 1.33, 12th Slugging Percentage, .485, 22nd2009 Batting Average, .301, 24th

Earned Run Average, 2.07, 37th Scoring, 5.37, 23rd W/L Percentage, .729, 22nd Home Runs per Game, 1.08, 17th Doubles per Game, 1.83, 1st Slugging Percentage, .511, 10th2008 Batting average, .301, 26th Scoring, 5.88, 10th W/L Percentage, .714, 25th Home Runs per Game, 1.36, 3rd Doubles per Game, 1.64, 10th Slugging Percentage, .524, 6th Double Plays per Game, 0.29, 87th2007 Home Runs per Game, 0.98, 31st Doubles per Game, 1.52, 19th Slugging Percentage, .461, 35th2006 Doubles per Game, 1.48, 8th Fielding Percentage, .968, 42nd Earned Run Average, 1.91, 33rd WL Percentage, .741, 18th Home Runs per Game, 0.97, 17th Slugging Percentage, .445, 29th2005 Batting Average, .304, 18th Scoring, 5.53, 12th WL Pct., .742, 28th Doubles per Game, 1.43, 21st Home Runs per Game, 1.09, 9th Slugging Pct., .480, 16th2004 Batting Average, .326, 5th Scoring, 6.89, 1st Home Runs per Game, 1.56, 2nd Doubles per Game, 1.68, 5th Slugging Pct., .563, 2nd2003 Batting Average, .289, 27th Earned Run Average, 1.35, 13th Win-Loss Percentage, .727, 20th Homeruns per Game, .84, 21st Slugging Percentage, .446, 18th 2002 Fielding %, JSU (.969), 22nd Homeruns, JSU .69, 26th 2001 Fielding %, JSU (.969), 28th2000 N/A1999 N/A1998 Doubles, JSU (1.62), 5th Triples, JSU (0.33), 35th Slugging %, JSU (.402), 31st1997 Batting Average, JSU (.318), 15th 1996 W/L %, JSU (.807), 10th Batting Average, JSU (.325), 11th ERA, JSU (1.29), 12th Fielding %, JSU (.965), 13th Offense, JSU (5.49), 13th

NCAA Individual Rankings2011 Home Runs per Game – Amanda Crow (.26), 59th Home Runs per Game – Kristin Graham (.26) 59th Strikeouts per 7 IP – Tiffany Harbin (8.7), 32nd Victories – Tiffany Harbin (25), 32nd Saves – Ashley Eliasson (3), 31st Walks per game – Kristin Graham (.65) 49th Home Runs – Amanda Crow (16), 25th Sacrifice Flies – Abbey Stepp (4.0), 18th Strikeouts – Tiffany Harbin (268), 31st 2010 Victories – Ashley Eliasson (21), 50th 2009 RBI per Game – Nikki Prier (0.88), 45th Doubles per Game – Nikki Prier (0.35), 10th Doubles per game – Allie Barker (0.31), 26th Earned Run Average – Karla Pitman (1.57), 1st Slugging Percentage – Nikki Prier (.706), 49th Runs per Game – Chrissy O’Neal (0.89), 37th Sacrifice Flies – Meredith Sellers (4.0), 14th2008 Home Runs per Game – Allie Barker (0.27), 28th Home Runs per Game – Nikki Prier (0.25), 45th RBI per Game – Nikki Prier (0.84), 46th Doubles per Game – Nikki Prier (0.30), 34th Victories – Melissa Dowling (23.0), 34th Saves – Ashley Eliasson (5.0), 10th Runs per Game – Nikki Prier (0.86), 40th Sacrifice Hits per Game – (0.26), 29th Home Runs – Allie Barker (15), 34th Home Runs – Nikki Prier (14), 40th2007 Doubles per Game – Daniela Pappano (0.31), 23rd Earned Run Avg. – Karla Pittman (1.57), 44th Victories – Karla Pittman (21), 46th Saves – Karla Pittman (5), 11th2006 Earned Run Avg. – Carly Kellam (1.49), 42nd Doubles per Game – Daniela Pappano (0.36), 9th2005 Batting Avg. – Maigin Alexander (.403), 31st RBI per Game – Breanne Oleman (1.03), 8th Doubles per Game – Maigin Alexander (0.36), 6th Strikeouts per 7 innings – Carly Kellam (10.3), 12th Runs per Game – Daniela Pappano (0.98), 7th Sacrifice Hits per Game – Becky Carpenetti (0.39(, 6th2004 Batting Avg. – Melinda McDonald (.435), 10th Home Runs per Game – Rachel Countryman (0.35), 3rd Home Runs per Game – Daniela Pappano (0.27), 17th RBI per game – Rachel Countryman (1.06), 5th RBI per Game – Daniela Pappano (1.05), 6th RBI per Game – Melinda McDonald (0.90), 15th Doubles per game – Melinda McDonald (0.41), 3rd Doubles per Game – Janae Bonin (0.30), 27th Walks per Game – Rachel Countryman (0.63), 26th Slugging Pct. – Daniela Pappano (.782), 13th

Jill Wilcoxson, P Tina Hill, OF All-Freshman87 Rachel Countryman, SS Renee Hasan, 2B2000 First Team Lauren Buck, C Christine Tucker, 2B Second Team Julie Boland, SS Third Team Jill Wilcoxson, P Toni Duncan, 3B Tanya Carter, OF1999 First Team Christine Tucker, 2B Second Team Lauren Buck, C Third Team Julie Boland, SS Lauren Buck, P Michelle Uribe, OF1998 First Team Jori Epler, 1B Christine Tucker, 2B Julie Boland, SS Second Team Lauren Buck, C1997 First Team Jennifer Russo, Julie Boland, SS Jori Epler, 1B Christine Tucker, 2B Second Team Julie Kish, P1996 First Team Ann Shelton, P Wendy McKibbin, Jennifer Russo, Rachel Stone, Second Team Rachel Riddell, Annie Simpson, Stephanie Vickers

Conference Player of the Year2009 Nikki Prier, OVC Player 2008 Ashley Eliasson, OVC Freshman 2006 Daniela Pappano, OVC Player2005 Maigin Alexander, OVC Player2005 Carly Kellam, OVC Pitcher1996 Ann Shelton, P

Conference Coach of the Year2009 Jana McGinnis, OVC 2008 Jana McGinnis, OVC 2005 Jana McGinnis, OVC1996 Jana McGinnis

Conference All-Tournament2011 Tiffany Harbin, P Krystal Ruth, OF Sallie Beth Burch, 2B Hayden Crawford, OF 2010 Nikki Prier, 1B Ashley Eliasson, P Hillary Downs, OF Mary Beth Ledbetter, OF2009 Chrissy O’Neal, OF 2008 Rachel Fleming, OF Ashley Eliasson, P Nikki Prier, IF Allie Barker, C2007 Daniela Pappano, OF Karla Pittman, P Nikki Prier, 1B2006 Becky Carpenetti, 3B2005 Daniela Pappano, OF Breanne Oleman, OF2000 Toni Duncan, 3B1997 Jori Epler, 1B Jennifer Harbison, Rachel Riddell, Trisha White, 1996 Wendy McKibbin, Jennifer Russo, Ann Shelton, P Rachel Stone,

Conference Tournament MVPOVC2011 Tiffany Harbin, P 2010 Nikki Prier, 1B2008 Rachel Fleming, OFA-Sun Conference1996 Ann Shelton, P

Slugging Pct. – Rachel Countryman (.765), 16th Slugging Pct. – Melinda McDonald (.708), 30th Runs per Game – Melinda McDonald (1.02), 6th Runs Per Game – Rachel Countryman (1.02), 7th Runs per Game – Daniela Pappano (0.92), 19th2003 Runs Batted In per Game – Janae Bonin, JSU (.98) Earned Run Average – Tera Ross, JSU (1.17)2002 Earned Run Average – Veronica Davis, JSU (1.02),

25th 2000 Triples – Christine Tucker, JSU (8)1999 N/A1998 Batting Average - Jori Epler, JSU (.409),

41st;Christine Tucker, JSU (.402), 51st RBI - Jori Epler, JSU (1.13), 13th Doubles - Jori Epler, JSU (0.45), 4th; Lauren Buck, JSU (0.32), 23rd Slugging % - Jori Epler, JSU (.701),

23rd1997 Saves – Rachel Riddell, JSU (3), 9th 1996 Batting Average - Wendy McKibbin, JSU (.438), 15th ERA - Ann Shelton, JSU (0.71), 4th Wins - Ann Shelton, JSU (28-8), t8th SO - Ann Shelton, JSU (10.3), 2nd Saves - Ann Shelton, JSU (4), t5th

JSU Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame Tera Ross, (1 year) 2002-03 Allie Simons, (1 year) 2002-03 Stacey Smith, (1 year) 2002-03 Rachel Countryman (2 years) 2001-02, 2002-03 Hollie Bowyer, (1 year) 1999-2000 Lauren Buck, (1 year) 1997-98 Terrah Foster, (1 year) 1997-98 Maliea Isbell, (1 year) 1996-97 Cindy Mackin, (3 years) 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-

2000

GTE Academic All-America Team1996 Wendy McKibbin Ann Shelton

GTE Academic All-America Team - All-Disrict2000 First Team Lauren Buck 1999 First Team Lauren Buck1996 First Team Wendy McKibbin Teri Moore

Rachel Stone Ann Shelton

Gulf South Conference - All-Conference 1993 Alana Ellenburg Lisa Smith1998 Lynn Batey Tracie Coultas Alana Ellenburg Lisa Smith 1990 Karen Exner Lynn Batey1989 Jill New1988 Jean Darneider

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2011Batting Average-Abbey Stepp, .349At Bats-Hayden Crawford, 179Runs-Kristin Graham, 44Hits-Abbey Stepp and Amanda Crow, 532B-Kaycee Crow, 113B-Kelci Johnston, 2HR-Amanda Crow, 16RBIs-Amanda Crow, 49Slugging Percentage-Kristin Graham, .691Fielding Percentage-Kaycee Crow, .994Earned Run Average-Hilary Phillips, 2.25

2010Batting Average-Hillary Downs, .370At Bats-Chrissy O’Neal, 164Runs-Chrissy O’Neal, 41Hits-Chrissy O’Neal, 592B-Nikki Prier, 113B-Hillary Downs and Chrissy O’Neal, 1HR-Hillary Downs, 12RBIs-Hillary Downs, 38Slugging Percentage-Hillary Downs, .675Fielding Percentage-Nikki Prier, .992Earned Run Average-Ashley Eliasson, 2.71

2009Batting Average-Nikki Prier, .379At Bats-Chrissy O’Neal, 187Runs-Chrissy O’Neal, 49Hits-Chrissy O’Neal, 682B-Nikki Prier, 203B-Jackie Jarman and Chrissy O’Neal, 3HR-Nikki Prier, 12RBIs-Nikki Prier, 50Slugging Percentage-Nikki Prier, .706Fielding Percentage-Nikki Prier, .993Earned Run Average-Karla Pittman, 1.52

2008Batting Average-Rachel Fleeming, .360At Bats-Chrissy O’Neal, 196Runs-Nikki Prier, 48Hits-Rachel Fleming and Chrissy O’Neal, 622B-Nikki Prier, 173B-Rachel Fleming and Chrissy O’Neal, 2HR-Allie Barker, 15RBIs-Nikki Prier, 47Slugging Percentage-Nikki Prier, .684Fielding Percentage-Nikki Prier, .986Earned Run Average-Ashley Eliasson, 2.42

2007Batting Average-Daniela Pappano, .392At Bats-Chrissy O’Neal, 197Runs-Daniela Pappano, 44Hits-Daniela Pappano, 692B-Daniela Pappano, 183B-Rachel Fleming, 2HR-Alana Hicks, 12RBIs-Daniela Pappano, 50Slugging Percentage-Daniela Pappano, .693Fielding Percentage-Allie Barker, .987Earned Run Average-Karla Pittman, 1.57

2006Batting Average-Daniela Pappano, .392At Bats-Megan Jezierski, 195Runs-Daniela Pappano, 47Hits-Daniela Pappano, 742B-Daniela Pappano, 21

3B-Daniela Pappano and Jackie Jarman, 2HR-Daniela Pappano and Lauren Horwath, 11RBIs-Lauren Horwath, 44Slugging Percentage-Daniela Pappano, .698Fielding Percentage-Lauren Horwath, .992Earned Run Average-Carly Kellam, 1.49

2005Batting Average-Maigin Alexander, .403At Bats-Melinda McDonald & Breanne Oleman, 181Runs-Daniela Pappano, 57Hits-Maigin Alexander, 712B-Maigin Alexander, 213B-Melinda McDonald, 1HR-Daniela Pappano, 14RBIs-Breanne Oleman, 60Slugging Percentage-Maigi Alexander, .676Fielding Percentage-Melinda McDonald, .998Earned Run Average-Christine Pierce, 2.07

2004Batting Average-Melinda McDonald, .435At Bats-Melinda McDonald, 216Runs-Rachel Countryman, 63Hits-Melinda McDonald, 942B-Melinda McDonald, 253B-Daniela Pappano, 5HR-Rachel Countryman, 22RBIs-Rachel Countryman, 66Slugging Percentage-Daniela Pappano, .782Fielding Percentage-Melinda McDonald, 1.000Earned Run Average-Breanne Oleman, 3.25

2003Batting Average-Janae Bonin, .380At Bats-Melinda McDonald, 179Runs-Renee Hasan, 36Hits-Janae Bonin, 652B-Janae Bonin, Melinda McDonald,

Renee Hasan, Annie Davis, 113B-Janae Bonin, 3HR-Janae Bonin, 13RBIs-Janae Bonin, 54Slugging Percentage-Janae Bonin, .708Fielding Percentage-Melinda McDonald, .997Earned Run Average-Tera Ross, 1.17

2002 Batting Average-Renee Hasan, .306At Bats-Renee Hasan, 173Runs-Andrea Tomey, 27Hits-Renee Hasan, 532B-Andrea Tomey, 113B-Rachel Countryman, 3HR-Breanne Oleman, Rachel Countryman, 8RBIs-Breanne Oleman, 28Slugging Percentage-Breanne Oleman, .467Fielding Percentage-Melinda McDonald, .996

2001Batting Average-Lauren Buck, .266At Bats-Renee Hasan, 162Runs-Lauren Buck, 16Hits-Lauren Buck, 422B-Lauren Buck, 63B-Rachel Countryman, 2HR-Andrea Tomey, 3RBIs-Lauren Buck, 19Slugging Percentage-Lauren Buck, .342Fielding Percentage-Andrea Tomey, .988

2000Batting Average-Lauren Buck, .353At Bats-Lauren Buck, 167Runs-Christine Tucker, 34Hits-Lauren Buck, 592B-Tanya Carter, 123B-Christine Tucker, 7HR-Lauren Buck, 5RBIs-Lauren Buck, 35Slugging Percentage-Julie Boland, .510Fielding Percentage-Allie Simmons, .994

1999Batting Average-Lauren Buck, .349At Bats-Christine Tucker, 191Runs-Toni Duncan, 34Hits-Lauren Buck, 662B-Lauren Buck, 163B-Christine Tucker, 4HR-Lauren Buck, 5RBIs-Lauren Buck, 41Slugging Percentage-Lauren Buck, .545Fielding Percentage-Christine Tucker, .983

1998Batting Average-Jori Epler, .409At Bats-Julie Boland, 133Runs-Julie Boland, 39Hits-Christine Tucker, 532B-Jori Eplar, 193B-Christine Tucker, 4HR-Julie Boland, 5RBIs-Jori Epler, 45Slugging Percentage- Jori Epler, .701Fielding Percentage-Jori Epler, .983

1997 Batting Average-Jori Epler, .383At Bats-Julie Bolan,151Runs-Julie Boland, 42Hits-Jori Epler, 542B-Jori Epler, 123B-Julie Boland, 5HR-Jori Epler, 3RBIs-Trisha White, 31Slugging Percentage-Jori Epler, .532Fielding Percentage-Jennifer Russo, .990

1996Batting Average-Wendy McKibbin, .438At Bats-Rhonda Freeman, 195Runs-McKibbin,Stone,Freeman, 41Hits-Wendy Mckibbin, 812B-Rachel Stone, 173B-Rachel Stone, 6HR-Wendy McKibbin, 6RBIs-Wendy McKibbin, 48Slugging Percentage-Wendy McKibbin, .654Fielding Percentage-Wendy McKibbin, .980

Year By Year Leaders…

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JSU Records...Division I Team Records(JSU has been Division I since 1996)

JSU Single Game Records

Team Season Batting RecordsHighest Batting Average: .325, 1996Most Home Runs: 97, 2004Most RBIs: 400, 2004Highest Slugging %: .563, 2004Most Games: 62, 2004Most Wins: 46, 1996Most Losses: 26, 1999Most @ Bats: 1744, 2004Most Runs: 427, 2004 Most Hits: 568, 2004 Most Doubles: 108, 2009Most Triples: 29, 1996Most Walks: 197, 2004Most Strikeouts: 345, 2002Highest On-Base %: .398, 2004Most Stolen Bases: 61, 1999

Team Season Pitching RecordsLowest ERA: 1.27, 1996Most Shutouts: 23, 1996Most Complete Games: 44, 2000Most Innings Pitched: 404.0, 2006Most Hits Allowed: 452, 2004Fewest Hits Allowed: 253, 2003Most Earned Runs Allowed: 206, 2004Fewest Earned Runs Allowed: 69, 1996Most Walks: 146, 2011Fewest Walks: 48, 1998Most Strikeouts: 444, 2005Fewest Strikeouts: 110, 1998Most Hit Batters: 35, 2011Most Home Runs Allowed: 48, 2004

Team Season Fielding RecordsMost Put Outs: 1212 2006Fewest Put Outs: 794 1998Most Assists: 603 1999Fewest Assists: 364 2005Most Errors: 109 1999Fewest Errors: 52 2002Highest Fielding Percentage: .969 2002Lowest Fielding Percentage: .943 1999Most Double Plays: 27 1999Fewest Double Plays: 5 1998 and 2003

Hits in a Single Game Julie Boland 5 @ Georgia State 3/31/98

RBIs in a Single Game Chrissy O’Neal 7 vs. Tennessee State 5/8/10 Allison Svoboda 7 at Eastern Kentucky 4/11/09Nikki Prier 6 vs. Florida A&M 2/20/09Chrissy O’Neal 6 vs. Samford 3/26/08Daniela Pappano 6 vs. Belmont 2/18/07Abbey Stepp 5 vs. Southern 3/29/11Sallie Beth Burch 5 vs. Southeast Missouri 3/27/11Tess Echols 5 vs. Southeast Missouri 3/27/11Abbey Stepp 5 at Samford 3/17/11Whitney Elder 5 @ Jackson State 2/21/06Breanne Oleman 5 vs SE Missouri 4/27/05Lauren Buck 5 vs. Tennessee State 3/23/98Jori Epler 5 vs. Belmont 2/27/98Jori Epler 5 @ Centenary 3/10/98Wendy McKibbin 5 @ Tennessee State 3/5/96

Doubles in a Single Game Kylie Chandler 3 vs. Georgetown 2/16/08 Wendy McKibbin 3 vs. Troy State 4/10/96

Triples in a Single Game Rachel Stone 2 vs. Middle Tennessee State 3/3/96

Home Runs in a Single Game Kelci Johnston 2 vs. Kennesaw State 3/10/11Amanda Crow 2 at Eastern Kentucky 3/12/11Kristin Graham 2 at Eastern Kentucky 3/12/11Abbey Stepp 2 at Samford 3/17/11Kelci Johnston 2 at SIU-Edwardsville 4/2/11Kelci Johnston 2 vs. Tennessee State 4/12/11

Hillary Downs 2 at Georgia Tech 5/21/10Kelci Johnston 2 at UT Martin 5/15/10Chrissy O’Neal 2 vs. Tennessee State 5/8/10Nikki Prier 2 vs. Southern 2/27/10Chrissy O’Neal 2 vs. Eastern Illinois 5/8/09Hillary Downs 2 vs. Ole Miss 4/23/09Hillary Downs 2 vs. Tennessee Tech 4/18/09Allison Svoboda 2 at Eastern Kentucky 4/11/09Chrissy O’Neal 2 vs. Samford 3/26/08Nikki Prier 2 vs. Tennesseee State 3/29/08Allie Barker 2 vs. Middle Tennessee 4/15/08Daniela Pappano 2 vs. Belmont 2/18/07Daniela Pappano 2 vs. Samford 3/27/07Daniela Pappano 2 vs. Southeast Missouri 4/7/07Maigin Alexander 2 vs. Chattanooga 3/7/06Lauren Horwath 2 @ Samford 3/23/06Megan Jezierski 2 @ Tennessee Tech 4/14/06Daniela Pappano 2 vs. Austin Peay 3/20/05Daniela Pappano 2 vs. Eastern Kentucky 4/3/05Julie Boland 2 @ Tennessee State 4/6/98

Total Bases in a Single Game Kelci Johnston 10 at UT Martin 5/15/10Chrissy O’Neal 10 vs. Tennessee State 5/8/10Nikki Prier 10 vs, Southern 2/27/10Daniela Pappano 10 vs. Southeast Missouri 4/7/07

Strikeouts in a Single Game Carly Kellam 16 vs Appalachian State 2/11/05Ann Shelton 16 4/9/96

Chrissy O’Neal drove in a school-record seven runs at

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JSU Record Book...Single-Season RecordsHittingBatting Average (.375 or more)Wendy McKibbin, ’95 .462Wendy McKibbin, ’96 .438Melinda McDonald, ’04 .435Jori Epler, ’98 .409Maigin Alexander, ’05 .403Christine Tucker, ’98 .402Daniela Pappano, ’04 .401Lisa Smith, ’92 .401Ann Shelton, ’95 .400Daniela Pappano, ’07 .392Daniela Pappano, ’06 .392Rachel Stone, ’96 .392Jori Epler, ’97 .383Janae Bonin, ’03 .380Nikki Prier, ’09 .379

Games Played (60 or more)Daniela Pappano, ’04 62Rachel Countryman, ’04 62Jessica Ford, ’04 62Becky Carpenetti, ’04 62Hayden Crawford, ’11 61Amanda Crow, ’11 61Kaycee Crow, ’11 61Tess Echols, ’11 61Megan Jezierski, ’04 61Janae Bonin, ’04 61Melinda McDonald, ’04 61Sallie Beth Burch, ’11 60Kelci Johnston, ’11 60Abbey Stepp, ’11 60Samantha Gutierrez, ’04 60

Hits (65 or more)Melinda McDonald, ’04 94Daniela Pappano, ’04 81Wendy McKibbin, ’96 81Daniela Pappano, ’06 74Wendy McKibbin, ’95 72Maigin Alexander, ’05 71Rachel Stone, ’96 71Daniela Pappano, ’07 69Chrissy O’Neal, ’09 68Nikki Prier, ’09 67Allie Barker, ’09 67Lauren Horwath, ’06 67Rachel Fleming, ’07 66Rachel Countryman, ’04 66Lauren Buck, ’99 66Janae Bonin, ’03 65

Doubles (15 or more)Melinda McDonald, ’04 25Daniela Pappano, ’06 21Maigin Alexander, ’05 21Nikki Prier, ’09 20Jori Epler, ’98 19Allie Barker, ’09 18Daniela Pappano, ’07 18Janae Bonin, ’04 18Nikki Prier, ’08 17Rachel Stone, ’96 17Daniela Pappano, ’04 16Lauren Buck, ’99 16Wendy McKibbin, ’96 16Lauren Horwath, ’06 15

Triples (5 or more)Wendy McKibbin, ’95 9Christine Tucker, ’00 8Rachel Stone, ’95 7Rachel Stone, ’96 6Daniela Pappano, ’04 5Julie Boland, ’97 5Ann Shelton, ’96 5Tracie Coultas, ’92 5

Home Runs (10 or more)Rachel Countryman, ’04 22Daniela Pappano, ’04 17Amanda Crow, ’11 16Allie Barker, ’08 15Kristin Graham, ’11 14Nikki Prier, ’08 14Daniela Pappano, ’05 14Chrissy O’Neal, ’08 13Breanne Oleman, ’05 13Megan Jezierski, ’04 13Janae Bonin, ’03 13Hillary Downs, ’10 12Nikki Prier, ’09 12Alana Hicks, ’07 12Janae Bonin, ’04 12Allie Barker, ’09 11Chrissy O’Neal, ’07 11Daniela Pappano, ’07 11Daniela Pappano, ’06 11Lauren Horwath, ’06 11Kelci Johnston, ’11 10Chrissy O’Neal, ’09 10Megan Jezierski, ’06 10Melinda McDonald, ’04 10

RBI (45 or more)Rachel Countryman, ’04 66Daniela Pappano, ’04 65Breanne Oleman, ’05 60Melinda McDonald, ’04 55Janae Bonin, ’03 54Maigin Alexander, ’05 51Nikki Prier, ’09 50Daniela Pappano, ’07 50Amanda Crow, ’11 49Wendy McKibbin, ‘96 48Nikki Prier, ’08 47Alana Hicks. ’07 45Daniela Pappano, ’05 45Jori Epler, ‘98 45

Slugging Percentage (.620 or more)Daniela Pappano, ’04 .782Rachel Countryman, ’04 .765Wendy McKibbin, ‘95 .724Melinda McDonald, ’04 .708Janae Bonin, ’03 .708Nikki Prier, ’09 .706Jori Epler, ‘98 .701Daniela Pappano, ’06 .698Daniela Pappano, ’07 .693Kristin Graham, ’11 .691Nikki Prier, ’08 .684Maigin Alexander, ’05 .676Hillary Downs, ’10 .675Daniela Pappano, ’05 .657Allie Barker, ’09 .656Wendy McKinbbin, ‘96 .654Allie Barker, ’08 .629Amanda Crow, ’11 .627Chrissy O’Neal, ’09 .620

Stolen Bases (15 or more)Lisa Smith, ’93 31Rachel Fleming, ’07 21Christine Tucker, ’99 19Hillary Downs, ’09 15Rachel Fleming, ’08 15Lynn Batey,’94 15Alicia Raven, ’89 15 At-Bats (190 or more)Melinda McDonald, ’04 216Daniela Pappano, ’04 202Janae Bonin, ’04 200Chrissy O’Neal, ’07 197Chrissy O’Neal, ’08 196Jessica Ford, ’04 196

Megan Jezierski, ’06 195Rhonda Freeman, ’96 195Christine Tucker, ’99 191Lauren Horwath, ’06 190

Bases on Balls (25 or more)Rachel Countryman, ’04 39Megan Jezierski, ’04 37Kristin Graham, ’11 35Courtney Underwood, ’09 34Daniela Pappano, ’05 34Daniela Pappano, ’07 30Daniela Pappano, ’06 29Megan Jezierski, ’06 29Melinda McDonald, ’05 29Allie Barker, ’09 28Maigin Alexander, ’06 28Janae Bonin, ’03 28Renee Hasan, ’02 27Abbey Stepp, ’11 26Courtney Underwood, ’08 26Sallie Beth Burch, ’11 25Chrissy O’Neal, ’10 25Julie Boland, ‘99 25

Runs (42 or more)Rachel Countryman, ’04 63Melinda McDonald, ’04 62Daniela Pappano, ’05 57Daniela Pappano, ’04 57Chrissy O’Neal, ’09 49Megan Jezierski, ’04 49Nikki Prier, ’08 48Melinda McDonald, ’05 48Daniela Pappano, ’06 47Allie Barker, ’09 46Megan Jezierski, ’06 46Kristin Graham, ’11 44Rachel Fleming, ’08 44Daniela Pappano, ’07 44Becky Carpenetti, ’04 44Chrissy O’Neal, ’07 43Amanda Crow, ’11 42Rachel Fleming, ’07 42Janae Bonin, ’04 42Julie Boland, ‘98 42

Pitching

ERA (2.00 or under)Ann Shelton, ’96 0.71Ann Shelton, ’95 0.73Tera Ross, ’03 1.17Veronica Davis, ’02 1.01Karen Exner, ’90 1.17Jill Wilcoxson, ’00 1.32Carly Kellam, ’06 1.49Veronica Davis, ’03 1.49Karla Pittman, ’09 1.52Karla Pittman, ’07 1.57Ashley Eliasson, ’09 1.72Lori Neely, ’92 1.74Christine Pierce, ’06 1.84Jill Wilcoxson, ’01 1.88Rachel Riddell, ’96 1.93

Appearances (30 or more)Tiffany Harbin, ’11 45Melissa Dowling, ’08 42Ashley Eliasson, 08 40Karla Pittman, ’07 39Ashley Eliasson, ’10 38Carly Kellam, ’05 36Tera Ross, ’02 36Carly Kellam, ’06 35Katy White, ’04 35Christine Pierce, ’06 34Christine Pierce, ’05 33Ashley Eliasson, ’09 32Karla Pittman, ’09 31Jill Wilcoxson, ’00 31Melissa Dowling, ’07 30Tera Ross, ’03 30

Strikeouts (100 or more)Ann Shelton, ’96 335Ann Shelton, ’95 300Carly Kellam, ’05 270Tiffany Harbin, ’11 268Carly Kellam, 06 233Christine Pierce, ’06 177Karla Pittman, ’07 172Veronica Davis, ’03 151Christine Pierce, ’05 140Ashley Eliasson, ’09 135Ashley Eliasson, ’08 127Ashley Eliasson, ’10 116 Melissa Dowling, ’08 108Karla Pittman, ’09 107Jill Wilcoxson, ’00 107Melissa Dowling, ’07 106Jill Wilcoxson, ’01 103Jill Wilcoxson, ’99 100

Innings Pitched (175 or more)Jill Wilcoxson, ’99 251Karen Exner, ’90 251Ann Shelton, ’96 227Tiffany Harbin, ‘11 216Ashley Eliasson, ‘10 209.1 Karla Pittman, ’07 209Carly Kellam, ’06 193Stacey Young, ’93 193Jill Wilcoxson, ’00 191Ann Shelton, ’95 191Carly Kellam, ’05 183.2Melissa Dowling, ’08 180.1Ashley Eliasson, ’08 179Jill Wilcoxson, ’01 175

Wins (15 or more)Ann Shelton, ’96 28Tiffany Harbin, ’11 25Melissa Dowling, ’08 23Carly Kellam, ’05 23Ashley Eliasson, ’10 21 Karla Pittman, ’07 21Carly Kellam, ’06 21Christine Pierce, ’06 21Jill Wilcoxson, ’99 20Ann Shelton, ’95 20Karen Exner, ’90 20Tera Ross, ’03 19Ashley Eliasson, ’09 18Jill Wilcoxson, ’00 18Karla Pittman, ’09 17Ashley Eliasosn, ’08 16Veronica Davis, ’03 16Breanne Oleman, ’04 15Katy White, ’04 15Julie Kish, ’97 15

Games Started (25 or more)Jill Wilcoxson, ’99 37Tiffany Harbin, 11 37Karen Exner, ’91 36Ashley Eliasson, ’10 33 Ann Shelton, ’96 32Karla Pittman, ’07 31Carly Kellam, ’05 31Melissa Dowling, ’08 29Christine Pierce, ’06 28Ann Shelton, ’95 28Carly Kellam, ’06 27Stacey Young, ’93 27Tera Ross, ’02 26Jill Wilcoxson, ’00 26Jill Wilcoxson, ’01 26Lori Neely, ’92 25Veronica Davis, ’03 25

Complete Games (20 or more)Jill Wilcoxson, ’99 30Ann Shelton, ’96 30Ann Shelton, ’95 26Karla Pittman, ’07 25Stacey Young, ’93 24Jill Wilcoxson, ’00 23Tiffany Harbin, ’11 22Ashley Eliasson, ’10 21 Carly Kellam, ’05 21Jill Wilcoxson, ’98 21Jill Wilcoxson, ’01 20

Winning % (Minimum 25 decisions) W L %Ann Shelton, ’96 28 8 .778Carly Kellam, ’05 23 7 .767Carly Kellam, ’06 21 7 .750Christine Pierce, ’06 21 7 .750Melissa Dowling, ’08 23 9 .719Ashley Eliasson, ’10 21 9 .700 Tiffany Harbin, ’11 25 11 .694Ashley Eliasson, ’09 18 8 .692Karla Pittman, ’07 21 10 .677Ann Shelton, ’95 20 10 .667Jill Wilcoxson, ’00 18 10 .643Karen Exner, ’91 20 15 .571Tera Ross, ’02 14 11 .560Jill Wilcoxson, ’99 20 19 .513Lori Neely , ’92 12 13 .480Stacey Young, ’93 12 15 .444 Saves (3 or more)Karla Pittman, ’07 5Ashley Eliasson, ‘08 5Ann Shelton, ’96 4Ashley Eliasson, ’11 3Carly Kellam, ’06 3Rachel Riddell, ’97 3

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HittingBatting Average (.350 or more)Wendy McKibbin, 1995-96 .449Lisa Smith, 1992-93 .409Jori Epler, 1997-98 .396Daniela Pappano, 2004-07 .387Maigin Alexander, 2005-06 .378Ann Shelton, 1995-96 .372Hillary Downs, 2009-10 .363Rachel Fleming, 2007-08 .359Tammy Smith, 1993-94 .353

Hits (130 or more)Daniela Pappano, 2004-07 287Chrissy O’Neal, 2007-10 250Melinda McDonald, 2002-05 247Nikki Prier, 2007-10 235Christine Tucker, 1997-00 206Lauren Buck, 1998-01 204Julie Boland, 1997-00 198Allie Barker, 2006-09 176Jessica Ford, 2001-04 171Wendy McKibbin, 1995-96 153Breanne Oleman, 2002-05 140Allie Simons, 2000-03 138Jackie Jarman, 2006-09 136Maigin Alexander, 2005-06 131Renee Hasan, 2001-03 131

Doubles (25 or more)Daniela Pappano, 2004-07 65Nikki Prier, 2007-10 62Melinda McDonald, 2002-05 49Lauren Buck, 1998-01 44Chrissy O’Neal, 2007-10 43Maigin Alexander, 2005-06 35Allie Barker, 2006-09 33Nikki Prier, 2007-A 31Jori Epler, 1997-98 31Wendy McKibbin, 1995-96 30Janae Bonin, 2003-04 29Megan Jezierski, 2004-06 28Breanne Oleman, 2002-05 28Jessica Ford, 2001-04 28Tanya Carter, 1998-01 27Lauren Horwath, 2005-06 26Julie Boland, 1997-00 26Jackie Jarman, 2006-09 25Rachel Fleming, 2007-08 25

Triples (10 or more)Christine Tucker, 1997-00 17Rachel Stone, 1995-96 13Wendy McKibbin, 1995-96 12Rhonda Freeman, 1995-98 12Lynn Batey, 1990-94 10

Home Runs (15 or more)Daniela Pappano, 2004-07 53Chrissy O’Neal, 2007-10 40Nikki Prier, ‘2007-10 38Rachel Countryman, 2001-04 36Allie Barker, 2006-09 34Breanne Oleman, 2002-05 33Janae Bonin, 2003-04 25Amanda Crow, 2010-11 24Megan Jezierski, 2004-06 23Alana Hicks, 2005-08 22Melinda McDonald, 2002-05 22 Hillary Downs, 2009-10 20Lauren Horwath, 2005-06 19Jessica Ford, 2001-04 19Kaycee Crow, 2009-A 17Mary Beth Ledbetter, 2007-10 17Maigin Alexander, 2005-06 17Kelci Johnston, 2010-A 16

RBI (75 or more)Daniela Pappano, 2004-07 196Daniela Pappano, 2004-07 196Nikki Prier, 2007-10 151Breanne Oleman, 2002-05 139Melinda McDonald, 2002-05 125Allie Barker, 2006-09 117Chrissy O’Neal, 2007-10 116Rachel Countryman, 2001-04 111Lauren Buck, 1998-01 111Julie Boland, 1997-00 100Jessica Ford, 2001-04 98Janae Bonin, 2003-04 98Whitney Elder, 2005-08 97Stephanie Vickers, 1993-96 97 Teri Moore, 1994-97 95Maigin Alexander, 2005-06 88Wendy McKibbin, 1995-96 84Alana Hicks, 2005-08 82Lynn Batey, 1990-94 78

Runs Scored (75 or more)Daniela Pappano, 2004-07 205Chrissy O’Neal, 2007-10 171Melinda McDonald, 2002-05 161Nikki Prier, 2007-10 155Julie Boland, 1997-00 142Christine Tucker, 1997-00 120Allie Barker, 2006-09 117Becky Carpenetti, 2003-06 114Mary Beth Ledbetter, 2007-10 106Rhonda Freeman, 1995-98 102Lynn Batey, 1990-94 101Megan Jezierski, 2004-06 100Breanne Oleman, 2002-05 96Jessica Ford, 2001-04 94Lauren Buck, 1998-01 90Whitney Elder, 2005-08 89Rachel Fleming, 2007-08 86

Stolen Bases (20 or more)Christine Tucker, 1997-00 55Lynn Batey, 1990-94 50Lisa Smith, 1992-93 44Rachel Fleming, 2007-08 36Becky Carpenetti, 2003-06 34Julie Boland, 1997-00 26Mary Beth Ledbetter, 2007-10 25Chrissy O’Neal, 2007-10 24Daniela Pappano, 2004-07 24Alicia Spence, 1988-90 22Hillary Downs, 2009-10 21Jackie Jarman, 2006-09 20Rhonda Freeman, 1995-98 20

At-Bats (more than 500)Chrissy O’Neal, 2007-10 744Daniela Pappano, 2004-07 742Melinda McDonald, 2002-05 730Nikki Prier, 2007-10 692Lauren Buck, 1998-01 636Julie Boland, 1997-00 627Jessica Ford, 2001-04 625Christine Tucker, 1997-00 625Allie Barker, 2006-09 614Whitney Elder, 2005-08 613Becky Carpenetti, 2003-06 574Jackie Jarman, 2006-09 562Allie Simons, 2000-03 562Rachel Countryman, 2001-04 534Breanne Oleman, 2002-05 503

PitchingERA (2.00 or under)Ann Shelton, 1995-96 0.72Karen Exner, 1990 1.17Karla Pittman, 2007-09 1.55Lori Neely, 1992 1.74Robyn Hunter, 1989-90 1.82Carly Kellam, 2005-06 1.86Jill Wilcoxson, 1998-01 1.94Christine Pierce, 2005-06 1.95

Strikeouts (140 or more)Ann Shelton, 1995-96 635Carly Kellam, 2005-06 503Ashley Eliasson, 2008-11 402Jill Wilcoxson, 1998-01 371Christine Pierce, 2005-06 317Tera Ross, 2001-03 315Karla Pittman, 2007-09 279 Veronica Davis, 2002-03 279Tiffany Harbin, 2011-A 268Melissa Dowling, 2007-09 244Robyn Hunter, 1989-90 169Stacey Young, 1992-93 141

Innings Pitched (300 or more)Jill Wilcoxson, 1998-01 755.2Ashley Eliasson, 2008-11 575.2Ann Shelton, 1995-96 418.2Tera Ross, 2001-03 410.0Karen Exner, 1990-91 392.0Carly Kellam, 2005-06 376.2Melissa Dowling, 2007-09 367.0Karla Pittman, 2007-09 361.1Stacey Young, 1992-93 328.0Christine Pierce, 2005-06 322.2Julie Kish, 1995-98 321.2

Wins (more than 20)Jill Wilcoxson, 1998-01 64Ashley Eliasson, 2008-11 56Ann Shelton, 1995-96 48Carly Kellam, 2005-06 44Melissa Dowling, 2007-09 40Karla Pittman, 2007-09 38Tera Ross, 2001-03 37Christine Pierce, 2005-06 34Veronica Davis, 2002-03 29Tiffany Harbin, 2011-A 25Stacey Young, 1992-93 22Meadow McWhorter, 2000-01 22Karen Exner, 1990 20

Games Started (more than 50)Jill Wilcoxson, 1998-01 112Ashley Eliasson, 2008-11 84Tera Ross, 2001-03 60 Ann Shelton, 1995-96 60Melissa Dowling, 2007-09 58Carly Kellam, 2005-06 58Karen Exner, 1990-91 56Karla Pittman, 2007-09 55Julie Kish, 1995-98 52

Complete Games (more than 40)Jill Wilcoxson, 1998-01 94Ann Shelton, 1995-96 56Melissa Dowling, 2007-09 50Ashley Eliasson, 2008-A 48Karla Pittman, 2007-09 41

Winning Percentage (Minimum 40 decisions) W L %Carly Kellam, 2005-06 44 14 .759Karla Pittman, 2007-09 38 14 .731Ann Shelton, 1995-96 48 18 .727Ashley Eliasson, 2008-11 56 25 .691Christine Pierce, 2005-06 34 15 .691Melissa Dowling, 2007-09 40 21 .656Julie Kish, 1995-98 33 18 .647Jill Wilcoxson, 1998-01 64 37 .634Karen Exner, 1990-91 34 21 .618Tera Ross, 2001-03 37 24 .607Jill Wilcoxson, 1998-01 52 37 .566

Ann Shelton was inducted into JSU’s

Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009

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The Ohio Valley ConferenceAustin Peay State University

(1948)

Eastern Illinois University (1996)

Eastern Kentucky University (1948)

Jacksonville State University (2003)

Morehead State University (1948)

Murray State University (1948)

Southeast Missouri State University (1991)

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

(2011)

Tennessee State University (1948)

Tennessee Technological University (1948)

University of Tennessee at Martin (1992)

Brian Pulley Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs

Heather Brown Assistant Director Media of Relations

Kyle schwartz Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations

Jennifer Brost Director of Championships

Brad Walker Associate Commissioner

Beth DeBauche Commissioner

Matt Banker Assistant Commissioner/Institutional services

Jenny Kulchar Administrative Assistant

Entering its 61st year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I confer-ence. In 2008, for only the second time in the past decade, the Conference expanded by adding Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as the league’s 11th member. The move expanded the OVC’s geographi-cal footprint to the St. Louis market and marked the first change in membership since expanding to the state of Alabama (Jacksonville State, Samford) in 2003.

The OVC’s proud past dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actu-ally planted in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles (Turkey) Hughes, the athlet-ics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations direc-tor at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC.

The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in

regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme.

The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and vol-leyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle.

Now in its sixth decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble begin-nings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representa-tives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Jon Kuka OVC IMG sports Marketing

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Jacksonville and calhoun counTY

Calhoun County Attractions…Anniston Downtown Historic DistrictAnniston Museum of Natural History-AnnistonBerman Museum of World History-AnnistonCalhoun County Courthouse-AnnistonCentennial Memorial Park & Alabama Vietnam Memorial Wall-AnnistonChief Ladiga Trail-Anniston, Weaver, Jacksonville and PiedmontChoccolocco State ForestColdwater Covered Bridge-OxfordFt. McClellan National Wildlife RefugeKnox Concert SeriesNeely Henry Lake, Calhoun County Boat, Recreation Facility-OhatcheeOxford Lake & Civic Center The Church of St. Michael and All Angels-AnnistonThe Victoria Inn-AnnistonThe Wren’s Nest Gallery-AnnistonWoodland Park Softball Complex-AnnistonWright Dairy-Alexandria Zinn Park-Anniston

Population Statistics Calhoun County: 116,290Anniston: 24,617 Jacksonville: 10,635 Oxford: 11,333 Piedmont: 5,210

Area Climate - Average TemperatureJanuary 40.6April 56.6July 80.3October 63.0

Close By…Alabama Princess River Boat – GadsdenAtlanta Braves-Baseball Atlanta Falcons-Football Atlanta Hawks- Basketball Atlanta Motor Speedway-MotersportsAtlanta Thrashers-Hockey Birmingham ZooCheaha State ParkDeSoto Caverns – ChildersburgGuntersville State Park and LodgeInternational Motorsports Hall of FameMcWane Science Center-Birmingham Noccalula Falls Park – GadsdenOak Mountain State Park-BirminghamSilver Lakes Golf-Robert Trent Jones Golf TrailSix Flags Over Georgia-AtlantaTalladega National ForestTalladega SuperspeedwayVisionland-BirminghamWhite Water Park-Atlanta

Quick Facts About Calhoun County

The Home of

Jacksonville State University

Near Atlanta, Near Birmingham, Near Perfect!Tucked into the rolling foothills of the Appalachian mountain range in Northeast Alabama, Calhoun County is a growing business center, yet still evokes an atmo-sphere of small-town America. We are a tranquil com-munity with a fabulous climate of four distinctive seasons, full bloom summers, and brilliantly colored falls. In every direction there are tree-covered mountains, deep canyons, lush valleys, and underground springs. And yet, if you begin to yearn for big city life, we are only 60 miles from Birmingham, and 90 miles from Atlanta.

A surprising variety of experiences await you in Calhoun County. The climate here allows for year round golf, tennis, hiking, or any activity you may enjoy in the great outdoors.

Although our slogan reads, near Atlanta…near Birmingham…near Perfect, our citizens will tell you that the commitment to caring for others combined with a strong work ethic and community spirit makes “Calhoun County…the perfect” place to live.

THIS IS JackSonvIlle STaTe!

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JSU Softball makes its’ home at University Field, formerly home of the baseball team. Before the 2003 season a brick backstop was built, as well as a covered batting cage and in 2004 a permanent outfield fence was put into place.

Rudy Abbott Field was completed in 1998 and has a seating capac-ity of 1,000. There is a press box and covered batting cages on site.

The JSU soccer team began play on the JSU Soccer Field in 2003.

The 2003 and 2004 OVC Champs play at Paul Snow Memorial Stadium which is adjacent to the Field House.

Jacksonville State football is located in the Gamecock Field House.

Robert Trent Jones’ Silver Lakes is home to JSU’s Championship Golf Teams. Silver Lakes is located at the edge of the Talladega National Forest between Anniston and Gadsden.

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One of the newest facilities in the athletic department is Kennamer Hall, which opened in October of 2004. It houses the William Taylor Stewart Weight and Conditioning Center and coaches offices for baseball, softball and golf, as well as athletic administration.

The Gamecock track and field complex is located adjacent to Pete Mathews Coliseum and Rudy Abbott Field. It features a polyurethane track surface and is equipped for all field events.

The new state-of-the-art Gamecock Rifle Range, consisting of a fully electronic scoring system, is located in the basement of Rowe Hall. The range has 12 divided firing points and each firing point is 50 feet from the target.

The JSU Tennis Courts are located behind Pete Mathews Coliseum. There are 15 tennis courts divided by fencing and windscreens.

Gamecock Basketball and Volleyball are housed in Pete Mathews Coliseum. The 5,500-seat multi-purpose facility was opened in 1974 and underwent a complete renovation in 1987.

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From modest beginnings, Jacksonville State University has evolved into the educational cen-ter of Northeast Alabama. The Alabama Legislature in the 1882-83 session created a state nor-mal school when Governor Edward O’Neal signed into law a bill creating the school on February 22, 1883. Jacksonville State Normal School acquired the facilities and equipment of Calhoun College, consisting of 12 acres of land and a two-story brick build-ing. The Board of Directors elected James G. Ryals, Jr., as the first president. The school opened with three instructors: W. J. Borden, Mathematics; Eliza A. Bowen, English; and Ida J. Woodward, pri-mary department. As stipulated in the establishing act, the Normal School administered a preparatory school for children of the town and surrounding areas. At the end of the first year, on August 15, 1884, William Mark Hames, President of the Board of Directors, reported that funds totaling $4,751.25 had been received, including $2,500 from the state; that 25 students were enrolled in the normal school; and that 222 were in the preparatory school.The Normal School remained in operation until 1930, when it became Jacksonville State Teachers College. Five years later, the College earned regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The name again changed to Jacksonville State College in 1957 when the first graduate program—the master’s degree in elementary education—was created. On August 2, 1966, the Legislature authorized the State Board of Education to elevate the College to university status. On August 17, 1967, the Legislature established an independent Board of Trustees for the University and divested jurisdiction from the State Board of Education.Jacksonville State University has been served by 11 presidents: James G. Ryals, Jr. (1883-85), J. Harris Chappell (1885-86), Carleton Bartlett Gibson (1886-92), J. B. Jarrett (1892-93), Jacob Forney IV (1893-99), Clarence William Daugette (1899-1942), Houston Cole (1942-71), Ernest Stone (1971-81), Theron E. Montgomery (1981-86), Harold J. McGee (1986-99), and William A. Meehan (1999-present).Jacksonville State University has developed into a modern regional university serving Northeast Alabama on a 392-acre campus with 63 buildings. In addition, the University operates an off-campus center in Gadsden and videoconferencing sites throughout Alabama and Northwest Georgia. Through its programs of teaching, research, and service, Jacksonville State University has served the region and state for more than 100 years.Academic Affairs JSU seeks to be recognized as the premier regional, comprehensive institution of higher learning in the Southeast. We aspire to be noted primarily for our focus on students, the provision of selected academic and professional programs recognized for their excellence, and a geographic and culturally diverse faculty and student body. Our educational programs are designed to prepare students for the marketplace of the future and citizenship in a world economy.

The alma maTer Alma Mater, Alma Mater, Grateful voices raise A song of tr ibute and devotion, Thy honored name we praise. Light of knowledge, Store of wisdom, Love of truth abide in thee, Quest for beauty, Search for freedom, Thine eternally, Oh, Alma Mater, Alma Mater We humbly bow to thee!

FighT song Fight on, fight on for ole Jax State We’re proud that we’re from Alabama Fight on, now don’t you hesitate, Courage, pride, and honor will lead you on to victory, so Fight on, fight for the red and white, We’re gonna howl tonight, Come on! You Gamecocks, Fight and see, That we will win the victory!

TrAdiTionS Friendliest Campus in the South

THe HiSTory

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ART -ceramics -Drawing -Graphic Design -Painting -Photography -PrintmakingBIOLOGY -Animal Biology -cellular and Molecular Biology -ecology/environmental Biology -General Biology -Marine Biology -Natural history -Plant Biology -Pre-health ProfessionalBUSINESS -Accounting -economics international Business -Finance -Management* human Resource Mgt. info. Mgt./e-commerce -Marketing CHEMISTRY -Biochemistry -General chemistry -environmental chemistry -ProfessionalCOMMUNICATION -Broadcasting -Print Journalism -Public RelationsCOMPUTER SCIENCE -information Assurance -Game Development -GeneralCOMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS -information Assurance -Web Development -General

CRIMINAL JUSTICE -corrections -Forensic investigations -law enforcement -Security Administration/ loss PreventionDRAMA -Performance -Design/technicalEDUCATION -early childhood education (P-3) -elementary education (K-6) -collaborative teacher/Special education (K-12) -Biology (6-12) -Business Marketing (6-12) -career technologies (6-12) -english language Arts (6-12) -Family and consumer Sciences (6-12) -French (P-12) -General Science (6-12) -history (6-12) -instrumental Music (6-12) -Mathematics (6-12) -Physical education (P-12) -Social Sciences (6-12) -Spanish (P-12) -technical education (6-12) -Vocal Music (P-12)EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT*ENGLISHEXERCISE SCIENCE & WELLNESS FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

-child Development* -Dietetics -human Sciences -Merchandising -hospitality & culinary Management

FOREIGN LANGUAGE -French -Spanish

GEOGRAPHY -General Geography -Geoarchaeology -Geographic techniquesHISTORYLIBERAL STUDIESMATHEMATICS -Applied Mathematics -General Mathematics -theoretical MathematicsMILITARY SCIENCE (minor only)MUSIC -General Music -Music educationNURSINGPOLITICAL SCIENCEPRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS -Pre-engineering -Pre-lawPSYCHOLOGYRECREATION LEADERSHIP -community Recreation -Outdoor education -Youth DevelopmentSOCIAL WORKSOCIOLOGYTECHNOLOGY -industrial technology Mgt. -computer integrated Manufacturing Systems -electronics technology -Occupational Safety and health technology

* online degreesThe university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Majors and Concentrations at JSU

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Thomas W. Dedrick, Sr.District 7, Tuscaloosa, AL

Jamie “Red” Etheredge

District 1-Gulf Shores, AL

Jim FolsomDistrict 4-Cullman, AL

Jim CoxwellDistrict 3-Anniston, AL

Jim BennettDistrict 6-Birmingham, AL

Ronald SmithDistrict 3-Jacksonville, AL

Randy OwenMember at Large-Ft. Payne, AL G. Mack Roberts

District 2-Montgomery, AL

Dr. Robert BentleyGovernor

Randy JonesDistrict 5-Guntersville, AL

Dr. Joseph B. MortonState Superintendent

of Education

Jacksonville sTaTeuniversiTY

Board of TrusTeesGovernor Dr. robert bentley

Governor of AlabamaDr. Joseph b. Morton

State Superintendent of Education

Jim Bennett Birmingham, ALJim Coxwell Anniston ALThomas W. Dedrick, Sr. Tuscaloosa, ALJamie “Red” Etheredge Gulf Shores, ALJim Folsom Cullman, ALRandy Jones Guntersville, ALRandy Owen Fort Payne, ALG. “Mack” Roberts Montgomery, ALRonald Smith Jacksonville, AL

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Academic Center for excellenceJacksonville State University is committed to promoting and assisting all students in areas of academics, admissions, financial aid and counseling. ACE (Academic Center for Excellence) enhances student academic success and persistence through graduation. ACE, located in the Montgomery Building, develops student academic skills, student adjustment to college, student and faculty/staff appreciation and cultural diversity, stu-dent-centered skills and intrusive academic advisement. ACE services are divided into two areas: Encouragment Advising, com-prised of Counseling and Career Services, Disability Support Services, Multicultural Servcies and Orientation/Advisement Services; and Learning Assisting, comprised of Learning Services and Supplemental Learning Services.

Academic SupportJSU is committed to producing champions both on the field and in the classroom and an invaluable resource to help the Gamecock student-athletes achieve their academic potential is the Athletic Department’s aca-demic support staff. Among the many ser-vices it provides are:

l Advisement in the scheduling of classes

l Academic and Eligibility advisement

l Athletic study hall

l Life Skills class for first year student-athletes

l Monitoring classroom attendance and performance

CHAMPS/ Life Skills ProgramFrom admission through graduation, Jacksonville State is committed to providing services and support that equip student-athletes with life skills which promote suc-cess in present and future endeavors. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program is to develop, nurture and motivate student-athlete excel-lence by promoting the support services and opportunities available throughout the University’s diverse colleges, departments and organizations.

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JSU Athletic Directoryall area Code (256)

sports Information staffGreg Seitz 782-5279Senior Associate AD/SID [email protected] 453-3377Josh Underwood 782-5915Assistant SID [email protected] 453-0545 Tony Schmidt 782-5377Assistant SID [email protected] SID FAX Number 782-5958Internet: www.JSUGamecockSports.comEmail: [email protected]

athletic director’s officeWarren Koegel 782-5368Athletic Director [email protected] Greg Seitz 782-5279Senior Associate AD/SID [email protected] Lett 782-8101Associate AD/External Affairs [email protected] Bonds 782-5988Associate AD/Internal Affairs [email protected] Parris 782-5890Assistant AD/Broadcasting [email protected] Callan 782-5564Manager of Athletic Marketing and Promotions [email protected] Evans 782-5368Secretary, Athletic Director [email protected] McFall 782-8101Secretary, Athletic Development [email protected] Cassell 782-5737Compliance [email protected] Tracy Broom 782-5970Academics/SWA [email protected] Davis 782-5889Academics [email protected] Phillips 782-8499Tickets [email protected] Joy Brindle 782-5365Secretary, Football [email protected] Griffin 782-5535Secretary, Pete Mathews Coliseum [email protected]

Baseball Coaching staffJim Case 782-5367Head Coach [email protected] Gillispie 782-5358Assistant Coach [email protected] Murphree 782-8141Assistant Coach [email protected]

Football Jack Crowe 782-5365Head Coach [email protected] Cooper 782-5371Cornerbacks [email protected] Letson 782-5936Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks [email protected] Ogle 782-5378Running Backs [email protected] Ross 782-5375Offensive Line [email protected] Boone 782-5376Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers [email protected] Joe Whiddon 782-5089Offensive Line [email protected] Thurmond 782-8252Receivers/Special Teams [email protected] Wannebo 782-5134Safeties [email protected] Williams 782-5374Defensive Line [email protected]

Tennis Steve Bailey 782-5887Head Men’s & Women’s Tennis Coach [email protected] MacTaggert 782-5887Assistant Tennis Coach

softballJana McGinnis 782-5524Head Coach [email protected] Wisener 782-5962Assistant Coach [email protected] Boland 782-8299Assistant Coach [email protected]

Golf James Hobbs 782-5840Head Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach [email protected] Fleetwood 782-5840Assistant Coach [email protected]

Men’s BasketballJames Green 782-5535Head Coach [email protected] Reggie Sharp 782-5831Assistant Coach [email protected] Hicks 782-5534Assistant Coach [email protected] Schuberth 782-5539Assistant Coach [email protected]

Women’s Basketball Annett Watts 782-5417Head Coach [email protected] Sparks 782-8066Assistant Coach [email protected] 782-5474Assistant Coach

rifle Ron Frost 782-5185Head Coach [email protected]

Women’s Volleyball Joseph Goodson 782-5521Head Coach [email protected] Salow 782-5754Assistant Coach [email protected]

Cross Country/Track and FieldSteve Ray 782-8068Head Coach [email protected] Gibson 782-5520Assistant Coach

Women’s soccer Julie Davis-Carlson 782-5679Head Coach [email protected] Swift 782-5695Assistant Coach [email protected]

CheerleadingMisty Holmes 782-8345Coordinator [email protected]

athletic Training staffJim Skidmore 782-5369Sports Medicine [email protected] Johnson 782-5369/5539Sports Medicine [email protected] Mullinax 782-5369/5539Sports Medicine [email protected]

Ticketoffice 782-TIXX (8499)

Football Press Box 782-5585/5586Basketball Press row 782-5528/5583Media room Numbers 782-5529/5530/5531Baseball Press Box 782-5533

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