2015 Softball 2015 Schedule/Results USF Presidents Day Weekend Tournament | Games 5-9 Red Storm Looks To Continue Strong Start In Florida St. John’s Athletic Communications | 8000 Utopia Parkway | Carnesecca Arena Rm. 157 | Queens, N.Y. 11439 SID: Kevin Fountain | O: (718) 990-5341 | C: (848) 219-0137 | Press Box: (718) 990-2582 | [email protected]Tale of the Tape Feb. 6 vs. Youngstown State [1] W, 4-2 vs. Presbyterian [1] W, 8-7 Feb. 7 vs. Towson [1] L, 7-4 Feb. 8 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore [1] W, 7-2 Feb. 13 vs. Fordham [2] 9 a.m. at USF [2] 3:45 p.m. Feb. 14 vs. Florida Gulf Coast [2] 9 a.m. vs. Detroit [2] 11:15 a.m. Feb. 15 vs. No. 11/14 Tennessee [2] 9 a.m. Feb. 24 at Cal State Northridge 4 p.m. Feb. 25 at UC Riverside 5 p.m. Feb. 27 vs. No. 2/2 Oregon [3] Noon at San Diego State [3] 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 vs. Grand Canyon [3] Noon vs. Cal Poly [4] 2:30 p.m. March 1 vs. North Dakota [3] Noon March 6 at George Washington [4] 2:30 p.m. March 7 vs. Army [4] 10 a.m. at George Washington [4] 2:30 p.m. March 8 vs. Army [4] 10 a.m. March 13 MANHATTAN [5] 1 p.m. HOFSTRA [5] 3 p.m. March 14 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON [5] 11 a.m. MOUNT ST. MARY’S [5] 1 p.m. March 19 DARTMOUTH (DH) (ESPN3) 2 p.m. March 21 No. DEPAUL (DH) * (ESPN3) Noon March 22 No. DEPAUL * (ESPN3) 11 a.m. March 25 LIU BROOKLYN (ESPN3) 3 p.m. March 28 at Butler (DH) * Noon March 29 at Butler * 11 a.m. April 2 GEORGETOWN (DH) * (ESPN3) Noon April 4 GEORGETOWN * (ESPN3) Noon April 7 RUTGERS 4 p.m. April 8 at Stony Brook 2 p.m. April 11 PROVIDENCE (DH) * (BEDN) Noon April 12 PROVIDENCE * Noon April 15 IONA 3 p.m. April 18 at Seton Hall (DH) * Noon April 19 at Seton Hall * Noon April 25 at Creighton (DH) * (BEDN) 1 p.m. April 26 at Creighton * Noon April 28 at Manhattan (DH) 2 p.m. April 29 at Fordham 1 p.m. May 2 VILLANOVA (DH) * (ESPN3) Noon May 3 VILLANOVA * (ESPN3) Noon May 8 BIG EAST Semifinals ^ (BEDN) TBA May 9 BIG EAST Championship ^ (BEDN) TBA [1] Campbell/Hampton Inn Invitational [2] USF Presidents Day Weekend Tournament [3] San Diego Classic [4] Colonial Classic [5] St. John’s Invitational *Denotes BIG EAST game ^ Held in Rosemont, Ill. BEDN - Live on BIG EAST Digital Network ESPN3 - Live on ESPN3 (DH) denotes double header Bold denotes home game at Red Storm Field All times (ET) and dates subject to change • Off to its best start since the 2010 season, the St. John’s softball team (3-1) is headed to the USF Softball Stadium in Tampa, Florida, for the USF Presidents Day Weekend Tournament, competing against Fordham, USF, FGCU, Detroit and No. 11/14 Tennessee from Feb. 13-15. • The Red Storm last competing at the stadium in the 2011 season, finish- ing the five-game trip with a 4-1 record. • In the 2011 USF-Under Armour Showcase, the Red Storm played against Saint Joseph’s (W, 3-0, 8 inn.), Quinnipiac (W, 4-3), Toledo (W, 11-5), Mary- land (L, 4-3) and Massachusetts (W, 8-4), outscoring its opponents, 29-16. • The last time the Red Storm defeated a ranked opponent was on May 10, 2012 as it defeated No. 24/25 Syracuse, 2-1, in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals. • This weekend’s game with Detroit marks the first meeting in program history between the two teams. • Friday afternoon’s game against USF will be the first game the Red Storm will play against the Bulls since they left the BIG EAST Conference at the end of the 2013 season. • A live video broadcast (subscription) and a live audio feed (free) will be available via BullsCast for the St. John’s vs. USF game on Feb. 13. Links for both can be found on RedStormSports.com. • Live stats for all five games will be available on RedStormSports.com and fans can always join in the conversation on Twitter (@StJohnsSoftball) by using #SJUSB. USF Softball Stadium w Tampa, Fla. w Feb. 13-15, 2015 Record Avg. Runs SB-Att. ERA K’s Opp. Avg. Fielding % St. John’s 3-1 .370 23 8-9 4.15 22 .268 .941 Fordham 2-3 .264 16 3-4 3.68 26 .272 .950 USF 3-2 .299 31 16-18 2.12 23 .153 .923 FGCU 2-3 .242 18 6-6 7.36 20 .317 .966 Detroit (2014) 7-42 .237 133 36-47 9.12 125 .369 .950 Tennessee 4-0 .354 42 6-6 2.23 22 .181 .968 Game 5 vs. Fordham Friday, Feb. 13 9 a.m. Game 6 at USF Friday, Feb. 13 3:45 p.m. Game 7 vs. FGCU Saturday, Feb. 14 9 a.m. Game 8 vs. Detroit Saturday, Feb. 14 11:15 a.m. Live video (subscription) and live audio (free) available via BullsCast for Game 6 vs. USF Live stats available on RedStormSports.com | Follow on Twitter @StJohnsSoftball - #SJUSB Game 9 vs.11/14 Tennessee Sunday, Feb. 15 9 a.m.
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2015 Softball
2015 Schedule/Results USF Presidents Day Weekend Tournament | Games 5-9
Red Storm Looks To Continue Strong Start In Florida
Feb. 6 vs. Youngstown State[1] W, 4-2 vs. Presbyterian [1] W, 8-7Feb. 7 vs. Towson [1] L, 7-4Feb. 8 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore [1] W, 7-2Feb. 13 vs. Fordham [2] 9 a.m. at USF [2] 3:45 p.m.Feb. 14 vs. Florida Gulf Coast [2] 9 a.m. vs. Detroit [2] 11:15 a.m.Feb. 15 vs. No. 11/14 Tennessee [2] 9 a.m.Feb. 24 at Cal State Northridge 4 p.m.Feb. 25 at UC Riverside 5 p.m.Feb. 27 vs. No. 2/2 Oregon [3] Noon at San Diego State [3] 7:30 p.m.Feb. 28 vs. Grand Canyon [3] Noon vs. Cal Poly [4] 2:30 p.m.March 1 vs. North Dakota [3] NoonMarch 6 at George Washington [4] 2:30 p.m.March 7 vs. Army [4] 10 a.m. at George Washington [4] 2:30 p.m.March 8 vs. Army [4] 10 a.m.March 13 MANHATTAN [5] 1 p.m. HOFSTRA [5] 3 p.m.March 14 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON [5] 11 a.m. MOUNT ST. MARY’S [5] 1 p.m.March 19 DARTMOUTH (DH) (ESPN3) 2 p.m.March 21 No. DePAUL (DH) * (ESPN3) NoonMarch 22 No. DePAUL * (ESPN3) 11 a.m.March 25 LIU BROOKLYN (ESPN3) 3 p.m.March 28 at Butler (DH) * NoonMarch 29 at Butler * 11 a.m.April 2 GEORGETOWN (DH) * (ESPN3) NoonApril 4 GEORGETOWN * (ESPN3) NoonApril 7 RUTGERS 4 p.m.April 8 at Stony Brook 2 p.m.April 11 PROVIDENCE (DH) * (BEDN) NoonApril 12 PROVIDENCE * NoonApril 15 IONA 3 p.m.April 18 at Seton Hall (DH) * NoonApril 19 at Seton Hall * NoonApril 25 at Creighton (DH) * (BEDN) 1 p.m.April 26 at Creighton * NoonApril 28 at Manhattan (DH) 2 p.m.April 29 at Fordham 1 p.m.May 2 VILLANOVA (DH) * (ESPN3) NoonMay 3 VILLANOVA * (ESPN3) NoonMay 8 BIG EAST Semifinals ^ (BEDN) TBAMay 9 BIG EAST Championship ^ (BEDN) TBA
[1] Campbell/Hampton Inn Invitational[2] USF Presidents Day Weekend Tournament[3] San Diego Classic[4] Colonial Classic[5] St. John’s Invitational*Denotes BIG EAST game^ Held in Rosemont, Ill.BEDN - Live on BIG EAST Digital NetworkESPN3 - Live on ESPN3(DH) denotes double headerBold denotes home game at Red Storm FieldAll times (ET) and dates subject to change
• Off to its best start since the 2010 season, the St. John’s softball team (3-1) is headed to the USF Softball Stadium in Tampa, Florida, for the USF Presidents Day Weekend Tournament, competing against Fordham, USF, FGCU, Detroit and No. 11/14 Tennessee from Feb. 13-15.
• In the 2011 USF-Under Armour Showcase, the Red Storm played against Saint Joseph’s (W, 3-0, 8 inn.), Quinnipiac (W, 4-3), Toledo (W, 11-5), Mary-land (L, 4-3) and Massachusetts (W, 8-4), outscoring its opponents, 29-16.
• The last time the Red Storm defeated a ranked opponent was on May 10, 2012asitdefeatedNo.24/25Syracuse,2-1,intheBIGEASTQuarterfinals.
• Thisweekend’sgamewithDetroitmarksthefirstmeetinginprogramhistory between the two teams.
• Fridayafternoon’sgameagainstUSFwillbethefirstgametheRedStormwill play against the Bulls since they left the BIG EAST Conference at the end of the 2013 season.
• A live video broadcast (subscription) and a live audio feed (free) will be available via BullsCast for the St. John’s vs. USF game on Feb. 13. Links for both can be found on RedStormSports.com.
• LivestatsforallfivegameswillbeavailableonRedStormSports.comandfans can always join in the conversation on Twitter (@StJohnsSoftball) by using #SJUSB.
USF Softball Stadium w Tampa, Fla. w Feb. 13-15, 2015
Live video (subscription) and live audio (free) available via BullsCast for Game 6 vs. USFLive stats available on RedStormSports.com | Follow on Twitter @StJohnsSoftball - #SJUSB
andaunanimousfirstteamAll-BIGEASTcatcherlastseason,earnedherfirstBIGEASTaccoladesoftheseasonwithaspotontheweeklyhonor roll (Feb. 9) after going 7-for-11 (.538) while earning her 100th career RBI at the 2015 Campbell/Hampton Inn Invitational.
• Junior Carly Williamsearnedherfirstcollegiatehomerunlastweek-end, opening the season batting .455 (5-for-11) with three RBI.
• TheRedStormcombinedfor40hitsinitsfirstfourgamesofthe2015season, earning 27 of them over its last two games with a 14-hit per-formance against Presbyterian (Feb. 6) and a 13-hit performance in a 7-2 win over UMES (Feb. 8).
• Now in her 13th season as a collegiate head coach, nine of which have been with St. John’s, Amy Kvilhaug sits just two wins away from her 300th-career victory, earning 171 of her 298 wins during her time with the Red Storm.
Scouting Fordham• The Rams opened the season 2-3 after a trip to Tempe, Arizona, de-
featingPacificandPortlandStateattheKajikawaClassiconFeb.6-8.• Winners of three of the last four A-10 championships, the Rams were
pickedfirstinthe2015A-10PreseasonCoaches’Pollaftera36-20record last season.
• Leading the Fordham offense has been 2014 First Team All-Confer-ence selection Amy Van Hoven who went 6-for-15 (.400) with two RBI, a walk and a stolen base.
• Senior Rachel Gillen has been the strong arm in the early goings of 2015, earning A-10 Pitcher of the Week hon-orslastweekendafterfinishingtheKajikawaClassicwitha2-1recordand0.76ERA,strikingout20battersin18.1 innings of work.
• The Rams are led by the 2014 A-10 Coach of the Year, Bridget Orchard, who is in her 14th year as the head coach at Fordham. During her time in the Bronx, Orchard has accumulated a 470-300-1 career record that includes four NCAARegionalAppearances,threeA-10Championships,back-to-back40-winseasons,fiveA-10CoachoftheYear awards and only one losing season in 13 years.
Scouting USF• The Bulls opened the season with a 3-2 record after hosting the USF Softball Classic last weekend, nearly upset-
ting No. 1/1 Florida with a 4-2 lead heading into the seventh inning.• Afterfinishingthe2014seasonwitha43-17recordtomakeittoitsthird-consecutiveNCAATournamentlastsea-
the opening weekend hitting .385 (5-for-13) with three doubles, a home run and six RBI. • The USF pitching staff is made up of a strong quartet of Erica Nunn (1-1, 0.75 ERA), Sam Greiner (1-1, 2.33 ERA),
Susan Wysocki (1-0, 2.80 ERA) and Karla Claudio (0-0, 2.90 ERA). Nunn earned a spot on the American Weekly Honor Roll this week after pitching a complete-game no-hitter against Illinois State on Feb. 6, striking out 10 Redbirds along the way.
• The Bulls are led by head coach Ken Eriksen who enters his 19th season after leading USF to 11 NCAA Appear-ances,andtheprogram’sfirstWomen’sCollegeWorldSeriesinprogramhistoryin2012.
St. John’s vs. FordhamSt. John’s: 12-6
Home: 6-2 Away: 5-3 Neutral: 1-1April 23, 1985 A W, 5-2April 6, 1986 H W, 5-0April 23, 1987 A W, 5-0April 23, 1987 A L, 1-2April 29, 1988 H W, 10-0April 29, 1988 H W, 9-0April 26, 1989 A W, 10-0April 26, 1989 A W, 18-0April 5, 1991 A W, 15-3March 31, 1992 H W, 7-0March 31, 1992 H W, 11-0Feb. 22, 2003 N L, 1-4Feb. 23, 2003 N W, 2-1April 1, 2009 H L, 2-4March 31, 2010 A L, 0-3March 23, 2011 H L, 4-5March 20, 2012 A L, 0-8 (6)April 30, 2013 H W, 3-0
St. John’s vs. FGCUSt. John’s: 0-2
Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 0-1Feb. 14, 2009 N L, 4-14March 6, 2011 A L, 0-5
All-Time Series Matchups
Kvilhaug Career RecordsRadford2003 17-36 .3212004 31-32 .4922005 38-25 .6092006 40-22 .645Radford Total 127-115 .525
Receiving Votes: Texas (37), UCF (34), James Madison (17), California (16), South Carolina (15), Hofstra (8),
Stanford (7), USF (7), Virginia Tech (5), Cal State Northridge (4), NC State (4), Mississippi State (3).
NFCA/USA Today Preseason Top 25(as of Feb. 10, 2015)
ESPN.com/USA Softball Preseason Top 25(as of Feb. 10, 2015)
Scouting Florida Gulf Coast• The Eagles opened the 2015 season with a 2-3 record at
the Sand Dollar Classic in Gulf Shores, Alabama, last week-end, picking up wins over Houston Baptist and Southern Mississippi.
• Afterfinishingthe2014seasonwitha33-26-1recordanda trip to the Atlantic Sun Championship, Florida Gulf Coast waspickedtofinishfourthintheAtlanticSunPreseasonCoaches’ Poll with 43 total points.
• Leading the Eagles’ offense is preseason All-Conference senior Kelsey Carpenter who is batting .333 (4-for-12) with a home run, four walks and a stolen base.
• The FGCU pitching staff is led by Shelby Morgan (1-1, 4.40 ERA) who has thrown two complete games with seven strikeouts through 14.1 innings of work.
• Head coach David Deiros is in his 13th season at FGCU, leading the Eagles to 11 winnings seasons and a 491-214-3 career record.
theTitansafterfinishinglastseasonwitha7-42record.• Leading the Detroit offense will be senior Kayla Kostich
whofinishedthe2014seasonwithsecondteamAll-Hori-zon League honors after posting a .331 average, ranking sixth in the league in both hits (47) and doubles (9).
• Junior Christa McGahuey, also a second team All-Horizon Leage selection in 2014, led the Titans with 10 home runs and 22 RBI while hitting .308 as a junior.
• In the circle, the Titans will return senior Kat Hoffman (3-13,9.12ERA)whofinishedtheseasonwith42strikeoutsand 97.2 innings of work.
• HeadcoachJohnConwaywillbetakingoverinhisfirstyear with the Titans after four years as the head coach of Saint Leo University where he led the Green and Gold to itsfirsteverSunshineStateConferenceChampionshipin2013.
Scouting No. 11/14 Tennessee• In its 20th year of softball, the Lady Vols have opened the
2015 season with a perfect 4-0 start, sweeping their games at the KSU Classic in Kennesaw, Georgia with three of theirfourgamesendinginfiveinnings.
• Tennesseefindsitselfamongthebestinthenationonceagain after ending the 2014 season with a 26-12 overall record and a trip to the NCAA Super Regionals.
• The Lady Vols have three of its members on the 2015 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 50 “Watch List” heading into the season: Annie Aldrete (C), Raven Cha-vanne (IF) and Lauren Gibson (IF).
• Leading the offense for Tennessee in the early goings of 2015 has been sophomore Taylor Koenig who is 6-for-9 (.667) with two doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI and two walks for a 1.556 slugging percentage and .750 on-base percentage.
• Junior Gretchen Aucoin leads the Tennessee pitching staff so far in the 2015, posting up a 2-0 record with a 0.00 ERA while allowing only four hits and striking out 10 in 8.1 in-nings of work.
• Tennessee is led by the husband-and-wife duo of Ralph and Karen Weekly, a co-head coaching duo that has led the Lady Vols to six Women’s College World Series appear-ances since 2002 while leading 30 All-America performers.
Receiving Votes: Cal State Fullerton (27), Texas (26), UCF (21), Virginia Tech (10), South Carolina (7),
James Madison (6), East Carolina (6), USC Upstate (5), San Diego State (4), Stanford (3), Mississippi State (3),
South Florida (3), Cal State Northridge (2), Ohio State (2), Oregon State (2), NC State (1), North Carolina (1)
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Red Storm Rookies Were Red Hot In Collegiate Debut• In their opening weekend with the Red Storm, the freshmen trio of Han-
nah Anderson (4-for-9), Lauren Zick (6-for-14) and Savannah Warren (2-for-3) have stepped up at the plate, combining for six of the team’s 13 hits against UMES on Feb. 8.
• Anderson led the Red Storm to victory with a walk-off single on Friday night,cappingoffafive-runbottomoftheseventhtogiveSt.John’san8-7win over Presbyterian (Feb. 6).
• Freshman McKenzie Murray (2-0,1.62ERA)pickedupherfirstcollegiatewin in the walk-off thriller, pitching 1.2 innings of hitless relief before pick-ing up a complete-game victory with a four-hit performance against UMES, allowing only one earned run while striking out three.
Around The BIG EAST• Nowthroughitsfirstweekendofthe2015season,theRedStormissecond
in the league in batting average at .370 (40-for-108), sitting only behind league-leading Seton Hall who is averaging .393 (55-for-140) after going 5-0 to open the season.
• Junior Yvonne Rericha is tied for the best in the conference after a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases last weekend, joining only Seton Hall’s Valerie Suto.
• FreshmanMcKenzieMurrayiscurrentlyfifthintheleaguewitha1.62ERAandisoneofonlyfivepitchersintheconferencetohaveatleasttwowinsalready this season.
Playing Against The 2015 USA Women’s National Team• In 2015, the Red Storm will compete against six members of the USA Soft-
ball Women’s National Team: Tennessee’s Annie Aldrete (C), Raven Cha-vanne (IF) and Lauren Gibson (IF) and Oregon’s Janelle Lindvall (C), Jessica Moore (P) and Janie Takeda (OF).
Red Storm Picked To Finish Second In BIG EAST• Afterahistoricseasonin2014,theRedStormwasselectedtofinishsecond
in the 2015 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll, earning one of the league’s eightfirst-placevotes.
• DePaultookfirstplaceinthepoll,earningsixfirst-placevotesand48over-all points while the Red Storm was only six points back with 42. George-townearnedthefinalfirst-placevotetotakethirdwith36votes.
Battling The Best• Head coach Amy Kvilhaug and her staff pride themselves on developing
a tough schedule in order to test their squad against the best teams from around the country, and the 2015 slate is no different.
• This season, the Red Storm will face nine teams from the 2014 NCAA Tournament, seven conference champions and a total of 33 teams from 19 different conferences.
• St. John’s will play against three teams from the NFCA/USA Today Preseason Top 25: No. 2 Oregon, No. 13 Tennessee and No. 25 DePaul. Hofstra also received two votes in the poll.
National Ranking Summary• Asateam,theRedStormfinishedthe2014seasonrankedseventhinthe
nation in double plays per game (0.53) after leading the conference with an impressive program-record 27 double plays turned.
• Individually, Tori Free ended the year ranked 54th in the nation in shutouts (six) and 60th in hits allowed per seven innings (5.33) while Erin Burner was 51st in slugging percentage (.722), 52nd in home runs per game (0.27), and 54th in home runs (14).
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In February ................................................ 3-1In March .................................................... 0-0In April ...................................................... 0-0In May ....................................................... 0-0
In white jersey/red pants ......................... 0-0In white jersey/white pants ..................... 0-0In white jersey/navy pants ....................... 0-0In red jersey/red pants ............................. 0-0In red jersey/white pants ......................... 0-0In red jersey/navy pants ........................... 0-0In black jersey/red pants .......................... 0-0In black jersey/white pants ...................... 0-0In red-navy jersey/white pants ................ 0-0In red-navy jersey/red pants .................... 0-0In red-navy jersey/navy pants .................. 2-0In white-navy jersey/white pants ............ 0-0In white-navy jersey/red pants ................ 0-1In white-navy jersey/navy pants .............. 0-0In navy jersey/white pants ....................... 1-0In navy jersey/red pants ........................... 0-0In navy jersey/navy pants ......................... 0-0
Last 10 games ........................................... 3-1vs. Top 25 (NFCA) ...................................... 0-0vs. Top 10 (NFCA) ...................................... 0-0vs. ‘14 Tournament Teams ....................... 0-0
Had 9+ players get a hit ..................... 2/8/15.............9 batters (13 hits) vs. UMES (W, 7-2)Scored 15+ Runs ................................ 4/19/07...........15 at Fairleigh Dickinson - G1 (W, 15-4)Scored 20+ Runs .................................. 4/8/99..........................20 at Wagner - G1 (W, 20-4)Had 20+ Hits ........................................ 4/8/99 ..........................20 at Wagner - G2 (W, 16-5)Had 10+ Walks .................................. 2/13/11.................11 vs. UNC Greensboro (W, 13-7)Had 4 Home Runs ................................ 3/9/12...................................... at Winthrop (L, 6-5)
No-Hitter (mercy rule) ...................Kat Lawrence....................6 IP at Seton Hall - G2 (4/15/09)No-Hitter (CG) .............................Brittany Crouch..........................................vs. UConn (3/5/04)Perfect Game (mercy rule) ............Kat Lawrence..........................5 IP vs. Marist - G2 (4/16/08)10+ Strikeouts ................................Tori Free............................12 at Providence (4/12/14)15+ Strikeouts ........................Kat Lawrence............15 at Charleston Southern (2/20/10)A Grand Slam ...................... Chrissy Montez...................................vs. Iowa State (3/1/13)
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Erin Burner Hits 173 27 200
Erin Burner Runs 93 7 100
Ellen Czuba Hits 93 7 100
Yvonne Rericha Hits 76 24 100
Tori Free Strikeouts 347 53 400
Chasing Down History• AfterastellarfirstthreeyearswiththeRedStorm,seniorErin Burner is on
her way to inking a spot in multiple categories of the St. John’s all-time re-cord books.
• With the help of 11 doubles last season and one already in 2015, Burner is 15 shy of matching Chelsea Durning’s 45 career mark from 2008-11.
• Leading the team with 14 home runs in 2014, Burner remains only 12 deep balls short of the record (42) set by Kacee Cox from 2008-12.
• The senior also holds a career batting average of .343 (173-for-504), putting her within striking distance of the program record of .350, held by Jo Sher-lock (2003-06).
A Season To Remember• The Red Storm is coming off a historical season in 2014 where it recorded its
firstwinningseasonsince2004,finishingtheyearwitha28-23(.549)overallrecord to advance to the second-ever BIG EAST Championship game in pro-gram history.
• St.John’salsosettheprogramrecordwith12conferencewinsin2014,fin-ishing the regular season with a 12-8 BIG EAST mark.
• The Red Storm also set the program’s single-season record with 27 double plays turned, breaking the previous record of 21 set in 2006.
Red Storm Field Project• Since the beginning of the 2014 season, the Red Storm has been working
hard to raise money for an indoor batting facility that will include batting tunnels and locker rooms that the St. John’s softball team could use to con-tinue its vigorous training throughout the tough winter months.
• For more information on the Red Storm Field Project, including how you can help contribute, visit www.RedStormField.com.
St. John’s Softball On ESPN3 and BEDN• The Red Storm will see a combined 16 games carried live in H.D.-quality
across millions of homes in 2015 with 12 games on ESPN3 and four on the newly established BIG EAST Digital Network (BEDN).
• St. John’s will open the ESPN3 schedule with a doubleheader against Dart-mouth (March 19) before broadcasting a rematch of the 2014 BIG EAST Championship with DePaul on March 21-22.
• After a non-conference matchup against LIU Brooklyn (March 25), the Red Storm will round out its ESPN3 schedule with a pair of weekend series against Georgetown (April 2 and 4) and Villanova (May 2-3).
• BEDN will stream the doubleheader at home against Providence (April 11) before heading out to Omaha, Nebraska, to broadcast the doubleheader matchup on the road against Creighton (April 25).
On Deck• The Red Storm will next venture out to the West Coast for spring break from
Feb. 23 until March 1, making trips to Cal State Northridge and UC Riverside before traveling to San Diego for the San Diego Classic against No. 2/2 Or-egon, San Diego State, Grand Canyon, Cal Poly and North Dakota.
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2015 Softball Quick Facts
General InformationSchool: ................................................................St. John’s UniversityLocation: ........................................................................Queens, N.Y.Founded: .....................................................................................1870Enrollment: ..............................................................................19,047President: ................................Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw, Ph.D.Athletic Director ..................................... Chris Monasch (St. John’s ‘81)Nickname: ......................................................................... Red StormColors: ........................................................................Red and WhiteConference: ........................................................................ BIG EASTHome Field (Capacity): .........................................Red Storm Field (250)Dimensions: ................................................................... 200-210-200Press Box Phone: .......................................................... 718-990-2581Ticket Office Phone: ............................................. 1-888-GO-STORM
Team Information2014 Overall Record ................................................................. 28-232014 BIG EAST Record: ............................................................... 12-82014 BIG EAST Regular Season Finish ........................................ 2nd2014 Final RPI Rank: .....................................................................119Starters Returning/Lost .................................................................7/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....................................................15/6Newcomers: ......................................................................................6Pitchers Returning/Lost .................................................................2/2First Year of Program .................................................................1981Overall All-Time Record ..........................................687-855-7 (.446)
Coaching StaffHead Coach: ............................... Amy Kvilhaug (Providence ‘96)Kvilhaug Record at St. John’s(Yrs.) ..........................171-253-1(8)Kvilhaug Overall Record: .......................................298-368-1(12)Assistant Coaches ....................... Bob Guerriero, Second Season............................................................. Alex Schultz, First SeasonVolunteer Assistant Coach: ............ Matt Klampert, First SeasonOffice Phone ........................................................... 718-990-6178................................................................................. 718-990-7522................................................................................. 718-990-6149
Athletic CommunicationsAssoc. A.D. for Communications ............................ Stephen DombroskiAthletic Communications Phone .......................................718-990-1520Office Fax: ............................................................... 718-969-8468Softball SID .......................................................... Kevin FountainOffice Phone ........................................................... 718-990-5341Cell Phone ............................................................... 848-219-0137Email ...........................................kevin.fountain13@stjohns.eduAthletics Website .......................................RedStormSports.comFacebook: ................................ Facebook.com/StJohnsRedStormSoftball Twitter ................................twitter.com/StJohnsSoftballAthletics Twitter ................................twitter.com/StJohnsRedStormSoftball Hashtag: .................................................................... #SJUSB
2015 BIG EAST Standings BIG EAST Overall
School W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Seton Hall 0-0 .000 5-0 1.000
St. John’s 0-0 .000 3-1 .750
Creighton 0-0 .000 3-2 .600
Butler 0-0 .000 2-2 .500
Georgetown 0-0 .000 2-2 .500
DePaul 0-0 .000 1-4 .200
Villanova 0-0 .000 0-0 .000
Providence 0-0 .000 0-0 .000
2015 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches’ Poll
School Points ‘14 BE Record
1. DePaul 48 (6) 18-1
2. St. John’s 42 (1) 12-8
3. Georgetown 36 (1) 12-8
4. Butler 26 10-10
5. Creighton 23 10-10
6. Seton Hall 20 9-12
7. Villanova 17 5-16
8. Providence 12 4-15
Date Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week Weekly Honor Roll
Feb. 9 Alex Kotter (BU) Micaela Whitney (CU) Erin Burner (SJU), Liz Dike (CU), Lauren Fischer (SHU), Sara Haefelli (SHU), Morgan Maize (DU)
Feb. 16
Feb. 23
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23
March 30
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4
2015 BIG EAST Weekly Award Winners
2015 Softball
No. Name Pos. B/T Height Year Hometown/Previous School2/1* Hannah Anderson 3B/2B L/R 5-7 FR East Greenwich, R.I./East Greenwich 3 Taylor Hill OF L/R 5-1 JR Vacaville, Calif./Buckingham4 Lexi Robles 2B S/R 5-4 SO Covina, Calif./South Hills5 Shirley Chui 3B R/R 5-5 JR Los Angeles, Calif./John Marshall6 Yvonne Rericha OF L/R 5-6 JR Boise, Idaho/Riverstone7 Tori Free P R/R 5-7 JR Luverne, Ala./Luverne8 Kaitlyn Wilkens C R/R 5-6 SO Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark11 Brittany Garcia OF L/L 5-7 SO Winter Springs, Fla./Winter Springs13 Krystal Puga 1B R/R 5-6 FR Los Angeles, Calif./St. Paul15/53* Savannah Warren C R/R 5-6 FR Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch16 Francesca Carrullo P R/R 5-6 SR Warrington, Pa./Central Bucks South17 Taylor Stimson IF/OF R/R 5-7 FR Hudson, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit18/9* Lauren Zick OF L/R 5-8 FR Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland20 McKenzie Murray P R/R 5-10 FR Longmont, Colo./Longmont22 Monique Landini SS/3B R/R 5-2 SO Los Angeles, Calif./ Bellarmine-Jefferson23 Grace Kramer P R/R 5-7 SO San Diego, Calif./Steele Canyon24 Alyssa Rusch C R/R 5-10 SO Coppell, Texas/Coppell33 Ellen Czuba OF L/R 5-4 SR Franklin, Mass./Franklin44 Carly Williams 1B/DP L/L 5-9 JR Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury51 Mackenna Neuroth IF/OF R/R 5-4 SR Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley55 Erin Burner C/SS R/R 5-7 SR El Segundo, Calif./El Segundo*Designates alternate navy jersey numbers
Head Coach: Amy Kvilhaug (Ninth Season, Providence ‘96)Assistant Coaches: Bob Guerriero (Third Season), Alex Schultz (First Season)Volunteer Assistant Coach: Matt Klampert (First Season)Student Manager: Joe Peschel (First Season)Athletic Trainer: Caraline Gargiulo, ATC (First Season)
2015 Game-By-Game ResultsDate Opponent Score Inn. Overall BIG EAST Pitcher Att. Location Feb. 6 vs. Youngstown State W 4-2 7 1-0 0-0 Free (W, 1-0) 657 Buies Creek, N.C. vs. Presbyterian W 8-7 7 2-0 0-0 Murray (W, 1-0) 657 Buies Creek, N.C. Feb. 7 vs. Towson L 4-7 7 2-1 0-0 Carrullo (L, 0-1) 623 Buies Creek, N.C. Feb. 8 vs. UMES W 7-2 7 3-1 0-0 Murray (W, 2-0) 145 Buies Creek, N.C. Feb. 13 vs. Fordham at USF Feb. 14 vs. FGCU vs. Detroit Feb. 15 vs. [11/14] Tennessee Feb. 24 at Cal State Northridge Feb. 25 at UC Riverside Feb. 27 vs. Oregon at San Diego State Feb. 28 vs. Grand Canyon vs. Cal Poly March 1 vs. North Dakota March 6 at George Washington March 7 vs. Army at George Washington March 8 vs. Army March 13 MANHATTAN HOFSTRA March 14 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON MOUNT ST. MARY’S March 19 DARTMOUTH DARTMOUTH March 21 • DePAUL • DePAUL March 22 • DePAUL March 25 LIU BROOKLYN March28 •atButler •atButler March29 •atButler April 2 • GEORGETOWN • GEORGETOWN April 4 • GEORGETOWN April 7 RUTGERS April 8 at Stony Brook April 11 • PROVIDENCE • PROVIDENCE April 12 • PROVIDENCE April 15 IONA April18 •atSetonHall •atSetonHall April19 •atSetonHall April25 •atCreighton •atCreighton April26 •atCreighton April 28 at Manhattan at Manhattan April 29 at Fordham May 2 • VILLANOVA • VILLANOVA May 3 • VILLANOVA May 8 TBA^ May 9 TBA^ •BIGEASTConferenceGame ^2015BIGEASTTournament
2015 Softball
2015 St. John's SoftballOverall Statistics for St. John's (as of Feb 08, 2015)
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%15 WARREN, Savannah . 6 6 7 2-0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 . 6 6 7 0 0 1-1 1 1 0 1.000
#2/1 Hannah Anderson • Fr. • 3B/2B Runs: 1 vs. Towson (2/7/15)Hits: 2 vs. Presbyterian (2/6/15)2B: - -3B: - -HR: - -RBI: 2 vs. Presbyterian (2/6/15)BB: - -
#3 Taylor Hill • Jr. • OF Runs: 1 4x, last vs. Towson (2/7/15)Hits: - -2B: - -3B: - -HR: - -RBI: - -BB: - -
#4 Lexi Robles • So. • 2B Runs: 2 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (4/19/14)Hits: 2 2x, last at Georgetown (4/5/14)2B: 1 at Iona (3/27/14)3B: - -HR: - -RBI: 3 at Georgetown (4/5/14)BB: 2 4x, last vs. UMES (2/8/15)
#6 Yvonne Rericha • Jr. • OF Runs: 3 vs. Drexel (3/16/13)Hits: 3 4x, last vs. Presbyterian (2/6/15)2B: 1 6x, last vs. Creighton (4/26/14)3B: 1 4x, last vs. LIU Brooklyn (4/10/13)HR: 1 at Providence (4/12/14)RBI: 3 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (4/17/14)BB: 1 12x, last vs. Georgetown (5/9/14)
#7 Tori Free • Jr. • P IP: 9.2 at Georgetown (4/5/14)K’s: 14 vs. Fordham (4/30/14)
#8 Kaitlyn Wilkens • So. • C Runs: 1 3x, last at Rutgers (4/23/14)Hits: 3 at Iona (3/27/14)2B: 1 vs. Northern Illinois (2/8/14)3B: - -HR: - -RBI: 2 2x, last at LIU Brooklyn (4/10/14)BB: 1 5x, last at LIU Brooklyn (4/10/14)
#11 Brittany Garcia • So. • OF Runs: 3 at Georgetown (4/6/14)Hits: 3 at Georgetown (4/5/14)2B: 1 5x, last vs. Presbyterian (2/6/15)3B: - -HR: 1 3x, last vs. Seton Hall (4/17/14)RBI: 3 4x, last vs. Seton Hall (4/17/14)BB: 2 3x, last vs. Presbyterian (2/6/15)
#33 Ellen Czuba • Sr. • OF Runs: 3 vs. Seton Hall (4/17/14)Hits: 3 2x, last vs. Seton Hall (4/19/14)2B: 1 6x, last vs. Youngstown St. (2/6/15)3B: - -HR: - -RBI: 2 4x, last at Providence (4/12/14)BB: 3 vs. Seton Hall (4/17/14)
#44 Carly Williams • Jr. • 1B/DP Runs: 1 3x, last vs. Youngstown St. (2/6/15)Hits: 3 at Villanova (5/4/13)2B: 1 5x, last vs. Butler (4/1/14)3B: - -HR: 1 vs. Youngstown St. (2/6/15)RBI: 2 4x, last vs. Youngstown St. (2/6/15)BB: 1 7x, last at Georgetown (4/5/14)
#51 Mackenna Neuroth • Sr. • OF/IF Runs: 2 2x, last vs. St. Joseph’s (2/16/13)Hits: 3 vs. Iona (4/13/13)2B: 2 2x, last vs. Iona (4/13/13)3B: 1 at Villanova (5/4/13)HR: 1 3x, last at USF (4/3/13)RBI: 2 4x, last vs. Northern Illinois (2/8/14)BB: 2 at Villanova (5/5/13)
#55 Erin Burner • Sr. • C/SS Runs: 3 4x, last vs. Seton Hall (4/17/14)Hits: 3 14x, last vs. Presbyterian (2/6/15)2B: 2 3x, last at LIU Brooklyn (4/10/14)3B: 1 2x, last vs. UMKC (2/14/14)HR: 2 3x, last at Iona (3/27/14)RBI: 5 2x, last at Iona (3/27/14)BB: 2 4x, last vs. Georgetown (5/9/14)
2015 Softball
2015 Softball TV/Radio Roster
HannahANDERSON 3 Taylor
HILL 4 Lexi ROBLES 5 Shirley
CHUI 6 Yvonne RERICHA 7 Tori
FREE
8 KaitlynWILKENS 11Brittany
GARCIA 16 FrancescaCARRULLO
SavannahWARREN
MoniqueLANDINI 23 Grace
KRAMER 24 AlyssaRUSCH 33 Ellen
CZUBA
44 CarlyWILLIAMS
22
55 ErinBURNER51Mackenna
NEUROTH
13 KrystalPUGA
LaurenZICK
Head CoachAmy Kvilhaug
Assistant CoachBob Guerriero
Assistant CoachAlex Schultz
17 TaylorSTIMSON
20McKenzieMURRAY
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