7LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 2010

2010 ROSTER

Liberty University2010 Soft ball Roster

Alphabeti cal RosterNo. Name Pos. B/T Year Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)17 Meredith Baisden OF R/R So. 5-7 Hunti ngton, W.Va./Cabell Midland9 Ashley Bensinger UTL R/R Jr. 5-8 Newark, Del./Red Lion Christi an (Cecil)5 Amber DePasquale OF R/R Jr. 5-4 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands22 Jenna Eatmon OF R/L Jr. 5-6 Emerald Isle, N.C./Croatan21 Cassie Hendrix INF L/R Jr. 5-6 Indianapolis, Ind./North Central12 Danielle Howard UTL R/R So. 5-7 Earlville, Md./Bohemia Manor1 J’nae Jeff erson INF R/R Sr. 5-4 Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland2 Katrina Johnson RHP R/R Fr. 5-10 Levelland, Texas/Levelland15 Hope Joseph RHP R/R So. 5-9 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christ.11 Jenny Law UTL R/R So. 5-6 Penhook, Va./Franklin County23 Keely McMillon C R/R Jr. 5-5 Vermontville, Mich./Lansing Catholic10 Tiff ani Smith RHP R/R Jr. 5-7 Hanover, Pa./South Western14 Jill Stephens OF L/R Fr. 5-4 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown7 Kelly Strickland INF R/R So. 5-5 Tabor City, N.C./South Columbus24 Lauren Trentham INF R/R Fr. 5-1 Chester, Va./James River6 Kati e Warrington RHP R/R Fr. 5-4 Townsend, Del./Red Lion Christi an8 Kaylee West INF L/L So. 5-10 Auburndale, Fla./Auburndale16 Bridgett Woods INF R/R So. 5-5 Prospect, Va./Prince Edward

Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. B/T Year Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)1 J’nae Jeff erson INF R/R Sr. 5-4 Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland2 Katrina Johnson RHP R/R Fr. 5-10 Levelland, Texas/Levelland5 Amber DePasquale OF R/R Jr. 5-4 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands6 Kati e Warrington RHP R/R Fr. 5-4 Townsend, Del./Red Lion Christi an7 Kelly Strickland INF R/R So. 5-5 Tabor City, N.C./South Columbus8 Kaylee West INF L/L So. 5-10 Auburndale, Fla./Auburndale9 Ashley Bensinger UTL R/R Jr. 5-8 Newark, Del./Red Lion Christi an (Cecil)10 Tiff ani Smith RHP R/R Jr. 5-7 Hanover, Pa./South Western11 Jenny Law UTL R/R So. 5-6 Penhook, Va./Franklin County12 Danielle Howard UTL R/R So. 5-7 Earlville, Md./Bohemia Manor14 Jill Stephens OF L/R Fr. 5-4 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown15 Hope Joseph RHP R/R So. 5-9 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christ. 16 Bridgett Woods INF R/R So. 5-5 Prospect, Va./Prince Edward17 Meredith Baisden OF R/R So. 5-7 Hunti ngton, W.Va./Cabell Midland21 Cassie Hendrix INF L/R Jr. 5-6 Indianapolis, Ind./North Central22 Jenna Eatmon OF R/L Jr. 5-6 Emerald Isle, N.C./Croatan23 Keely McMillon C R/R Jr. 5-5 Vermontville, Mich./Lansing Catholic24 Lauren Trentham INF R/R Fr. 5-1 Chester, Va./James River

Head Coach: Paul Wetmore (17th season, 439-496-1)Assistant Coaches: Tuesday Van Engen (seventh season) and Jessica Moore (fi rst season)Student Asst. Coach: Dana Wheeler (fi rst season)Athleti c Trainer: Dan Preusser

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2010 ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Delaware (2)Newark - Ashley BensingerTownsend - Kati e Warrington

Florida (1)Auburndale - Kaylee West

Indiana (1)Indianapolis - Cassie Hendrix

Maryland (1)Earlville - Danielle Howard

Michigan (1)Keely McMillon

Missouri (1)Kansas City - Jill Stephens

North Carolina (2)Emerald Isle - Jenna EatmonTabor City - Kelly Strickland

Pennsylvania (1)Hanover - Tiff ani Smith

Texas (2)Levelland - Katrina JohnsonThe Woodlands - Amber DePasquale

Virginia (4)Chester - Lauren TrenthamFredericksburg - Hope Joseph

Penhook - Jenny LawProspect - Bridgett Woods

West Virgina (2)Barboursville - J’nae Jeff erson

Hunti ngton - Meredith Baisden

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11J’nae JEFFERSON5-4 - Sr. INF, R/R

Cabell Midland HSBarboursville, W.Va.

2009 (Jr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … started 60 games for the Lady Flames … started 59 games at third base and one at second base … ranked fi rst on the squad with 49 hits, 179 at-bats and 201 total plate appearances … had the best batti ng average on the team in conference play (.382) … led the team with 12 multi ple-hit games … had the longest hitti ng streak on the squad at 12 games … ranked second on the team with a .274 overall batti ng average… ti ed for fi rst with two triples … was second on the squad with 21 runs scored, 75 total bases and 10 doubles … third on the team with 19 RBIs and four home runs … fi nished the season with nine stolen bases, ranking second on the team … led the team with 102 assists … had four multi ple-RBI games, ranking fourth on the squad … 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs against Long Beach State … 1-for-3 with a double and one RBI against Charleston Southern … enjoyed three consecuti ve two-hit games against Coastal Carolina to conclude the regular season … was 2-for-4 with four RBIs on May 2 against the Chanti -cleers … batt ed 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the May 6 Big South tournament game against Charleston Southern.

2008 (So.): Named to the Big South All-Tournament team … named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … started all 61 games … started 42 games at third base, 18 games at shortstop and one game at second base … fi nished fi ft h on the team with a .237 batti ng average, fourth with 173 at-bats … ranked fi ft h with three home runs … also ranked second on the squad with 11 doubles … led the team in assists with 131, and was second with a .970 fi elding percentage … ti ed for fourth with 41 hits … ended the season with seven stolen bases out of eight att empts for a .875 stolen base percent-age … was fourth on the squad with a .353 slugging percentage … fi nished fi ft h with 61 total bases … ti ed for the fourth-longest hitti ng streak on the team at seven games … ranked fourth on the squad with 10 multi ple-hit games … ti ed for fi rst with most total bases in a single game with seven against Coastal Carolina … ti ed an individual single game high with six as-sists against UNC Greensboro and six against Coastal Carolina … 2-for-4 with a RBI in a game against Birmingham-Southern … hit a home run in 1-0 win over UNC Greensboro … led the team to a 4-0 win over Norfolk State, batti ng 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI … 1-for-3 with a double against Boston University … 2-for-4 with a double in a game against Dartmouth … combined four hits in two wins over Gardner-Webb … 3-for-3 with a home run against Charleston Southern … 3-for-4 with a double and a home run in Big South Championship win over Coastal Carolina … 2-for-3 in conference tournament victory over Radford, helping the Lady Flames to the Big South Championship ti tle game … hit safely in 10-of-11 games to end the season, raising her batti ng average 70 percentage points during the span.

2007 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … started all 62 games … started 61 games at shortstop and one at second base … ranked fourth on the team with 31 runs scored and six home runs … seventh on the squad with fi ve doubles … one of the more pati ent hitt ers on the team, ranking fourth with 16 walks … ranked third on the team with seven sac-rifi ce hits … second on the team with 102 assists … had seven multi ple-hit games during the year … ranked fi ft h on the team with fi ve multi ple-RBI

contests … had the fourth-longest hitti ng streak on the team at six games … was a combined 3-for-six with four runs scored in a doubleheader split with Gardner-Webb … 1-for-4 with a run scored during Liberty’s 3-2 victory over the College of Charleston at the KSU Classic … scored three runs and was 1-for-2 from the plate during Liberty’s 9-4 victory over Princeton at the Tar Heel Invitati onal … her fi rst collegiate home run was a grand slam during Liberty’s 14-1 victory over Rhode Island at the Tar Heel Invitati onal … 3-for-3 against Marshall at the Tar Heels Invitati onal … 1-for-4 with a run scored and a double, helping Liberty secure third place at the Tar Heel Invitati onal with a 7-3 victory over Rutgers … 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 6-5 vic-tory over Boston College in Liberty’s opening game at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … 2-for-3 with a run scored and a double during Liberty’s upset victory over No. 10 Baylor at the Bank of Hawaii Invitati on-al ... 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a double against No. 25 California at the Women4Women Invitati onal … 1-for-2 against No. 7 Northwestern … was a combined 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs, a double and home run in a doubleheader against James Madison … 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI and a home run in Liberty’s Big South opener against Winthrop … had a solo home run against UNC Greensboro … was a combined 2-for-3 with a run scored in a doubleheader against Longwood … 2-for-3 with a run scored during Liberty’s 4-3 Big South win over Coastal Carolina … hit a solo home run against No. 17 Virginia Tech … 1-for-2 with a three run home run against Birmingham-Southern.

Prep: Graduated from Cabell Midland High School … four-year varsity start-er up the middle for the Lady Knights at either shortstop or second base … helped lead Cabell Midland to three state runner-up fi nishes (freshman, sophomore and senior years) and a state championship during her junior campaign … MSAC fi rst-team and All-State fi rst-team honoree as a junior and senior... All-Tournament Best of the Best as a junior and senior … bat-ted .325 as a starter at shortstop as a freshman … fi nished her sophomore season with a .329 batti ng average, 13 RBIs and a home run … batt ed a career-best .470 with 17 RBI and fi ve home runs during her junior year … capped off her prep career as she batt ed .436 with 19 RBIs and two hom-ers as a senior … named the MVP of the North-South game as a senior … graduated with very high honors … MU alpha theta … French honorary … honor roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Jay and Margaret Jeff erson … comes from an athleti c background, as her father played baseball at Marshall … majoring in busi-ness marketi ng … would like to pursue a career as a Christi an counselor aft er graduati on … birthday is Sept. 15.

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99Ashley BENSINGER5-8 - Jr.

UTL, R/RRed Lion Christi an (Cecil)

Newark, Del.

2008 (So.): Appeared in 46 games for the Lady Flames, primarily as a desig-nated hitt er and pinch hitt er … also saw playing ti me at catcher and short-stop … recorded her fi rst hit as a Lady Flame, a double, against Cal State Northridge … ended the season with 21 hits, six RBIs, three doubles and six runs scored … was 1-for-1 and drove in a run against Florida Atlanti c … batt ed 2-for-3 against Big South opponent Winthrop … was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs against Virginia … batt ed 2-for-3 with a home run in regular-season victory over Charleston Southern.

Previous School: Played one season at Cecil College in North East, Md., as a catcher and outf ielder … hit two home runs and ended the year with a .413 batti ng average … named fi rst-team all-region … also a second-team all-state honoree.

Prep: Graduated from Red Lion Christi an Academy … was a four-year let-terwinner … team captain for four years … named fi rst team all-conference and second-team all-state as a senior … fi nal season hit four home runs and maintained a .350 batti ng average … named team MVP her junior year, as well as second-team all-state and fi rst-team all-conference … ended junior campaign with 10 home runs and a .425 batti ng average … also won MVP honors as a freshman.

Personal: Daughter of Jamie Pastor and Laraine Scalia … majoring in crimi-nal justi ce … birthday is April 18.

55Amber DEPASQUALE5-4 - Jr. OF, R/R

The Woodlands HSThe Woodlands, Texas

2009 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 59 games with 57 starts … played all games at center fi eld except one as a pinch hitt er … ended the season with a .255 overall batti ng average (fourth on the team) … led the team with 12 sacrifi ce bunts … ranked fi ft h with a .349 slugging percentage and 149 at-bats … ti ed for third on the team with 38 hits and a triple … second on the team with 10 multi ple-hit games … was fourth on the squad with 52 total bases … ranked third with a .875 stolen base percentage, aft er stealing seven bases out of eight att empts … ti ed for fourth on the team with nine runs scored in conference play … ranked sec-ond with 52 at-bats in Big South play … 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs against Jacksonville … 2-for-3 with one RBI against Florida Atlanti c … 3-for-3 in home win over Hampton … 2-for-4 with a triple and one RBI against Virginia … 2-for-3 with a double at James Madison … 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs at Coastal Carolina … hit a home run and drove in two runs in Big South tournament win over eventual champion Radford.

2008 (Fr.): Played in all 61 games for the Lady Flames … started 51 games in the outf ield and eight at shortstop … ti ed for fi rst on the team with two triples and fi ft h with fi ve doubles … fi nished second on the squad in runs scored with 24 … ranked fourth on the team in at-bats (181), total bases (62), total plate appearances (202) and home runs (4) … was fi ft h with a .343 slugging percentage and a.296 on-base percentage … had the third-most walks on the team with 16 … ti ed for most stolen bases in one game with two against Presbyterian … ti ed for fi ft h-longest hitti ng streak on the team during the year at fi ve games … had six multi ple-hit games and a multi ple-RBI game … fi nished the season with a .227 batti ng average … 3-for-3 with a triple and a double in win over Charleston Southern … 1-for-3 with two hits, a RBI and one run scored in season-opener against Tennes-see Tech … 1-for-4 with two runs scored in a victory over Kennesaw State …. 1-for-3 with a double and a RBI against East Carolina … helped the team to a win over Virginia, batti ng 1-for-3 with a home run … also went 1-for-3 and hit a home run against Birmingham-Southern … 1-for-3 with a home run in Big South Championship win over Coastal Carolina ... had the game-winning hit in a 2-0 victory over Radford to send Liberty to the Big South Championship ti tle game … led the team off ensively in the ti tle game with two hits against Winthrop … ended the year on a fi ve-game hitti ng streak.

Prep: Graduated from The Woodlands High School … four-year lett erwin-ner as a uti lity player … named second team All-District and All County her junior year … played travel ball for Texas Hit-N-Run, helping the team to the Houston Metro ASA champions and Texas AFA State champions … recorded a .451 batti ng average with two home runs … led her team with an 11-1 record from the circle with 60 strikeouts and a 0.75 ERA.

Personal: Daughter of Clare Smith … comes from an athleti c family as her brother, Derek, plays football at Mississippi State … majoring in health pro-moti ons … birthday is Aug. 13.

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2222Jenna EATMON5-6 - Jr. OF, R/L

Croatan HSEmerald Isle, N.C.

2009 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 39 contests, starti ng in 24 … started 16 games in right fi eld, and also saw ti me as a designated hitt er … fi nished the season with 15 hits, seven RBIs and eight runs scored … led the squad with two triples in Big South play … had three multi ple-hit games … ended the season on a two-game hitti ng streak … ranked third on the team with a .431 slugging percentage … had a big showing in the Big South Championship, hitti ng home runs against Winthrop and Radford … 2-for-3 with a double and drove in a run in regular season matchup against Radford … 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and three RBIs against Coastal Carolina … received a Liberty Student-Athlete of the Month honor.

2008 (Fr.): Received a Big South Player of the Week honor … named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … fi nished her fi rst season of collegiate soft ball ranked fi ft h on the team with 12 RBIs … ti ed for the fi ft h-longest hitti ng streak on the team at fi ve games … had three multi ple-hit games and three multi ple-RBI games … played in 38 games, starti ng 28 games in the outf ield … nabbed her fi rst collegiate hit in a game against Radford … had the game-winning RBI in a 3-0 victory over St. Louis … 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and 2 RBIs in a win over Charleston Southern … 2-for-3 with two RBIs in postseason victory over coastal Carolina … pitched two innings against Virginia Tech, giving up one hit and striking out two against the No. 19-ranked Hokies … made four appearances in the pitcher’s circle.

Prep: Graduated from Croatan High School … four-year lett erwinner as a pitcher… currently holds the fi ft h-highest season batti ng average (.627) in the state of North Carolina … three-ti me all conference and All Area honor-ee … broke the school’s batti ng average record her sophomore year by bat-ti ng .627 … named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior … batt ed .486, earning her area player of the year honors … recorded a 17-5 record from the mound and struck out 87 batt ers with an ERA of 1.96 … fi nished her senior year batti ng .436 and posted a 0.086 ERA … honored as confer-ence player of the year, area player of the year, all district, district player of the year, Most Outstanding Female Athlete, WITN student-athlete of the week, and Wendy’s Scholar Athlete … helped the Carolina Cardinals to ASA nati onal and state championships in 2006 … honor roll … Student Govern-ment representati ve.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Joy Eatmon … majoring in psychology… in-tends on becoming a clinical psychologist aft er graduati on … birthday is May 30.

2121Cassie HENDRIX5-6 - Jr. INF, L/R

North Central HSIndianapolis, Ind.

2009 (So.): Named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 60 games for the Lady Flames, starti ng in 59 … played all games at second base … led the team with 13 stolen bases out of 15 att empts … had fi ve multi ple-hit games … ended the season on a three-game hitti ng streak … ranked fi ft h on the team with 170 total plate appearances … ranked third on the squad with 15 walks … fi nished the season with 31 hits, two RBIs and 20 runs scored … ranked fi ft h on the team with a .960 fi elding percentage … second on the squad with 79 assists … batt ed 1-for-1 with a run scored against nati onally-ranked Tennessee … drove in runs against Delaware State and Florida Atlanti c … 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Virginia … also 2-for-3 against Gardner-Webb, Longwood and UNC Greensboro … 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Coastal Carolina … recorded hits in each of the fi -nal three games of the Big South Championship, against Charleston South-ern and Radford.

2008 (Fr.): Played in 61 games for the Lady Flames, starti ng in 60 at second base … led the team in stolen bases with 10 (out of 10 att empts) … had the second-highest batti ng average on the squad (.280) … ranked second with 193 at-bats and 54 hits … ranked third in runs scored with 22 … led the team in total plate appearances with 221 … also led the team in sacrifi ce bunts with 12 … ti ed for the fourth-longest hitti ng streak on the squad at seven games … ranked second in multi ple-hit games with 13 … 2-for-3 with a triple and one run scored in season-opener against Tennessee Tech … helped the team to a 7-0 win over Presbyterian, batti ng 2-for-2 with three runs scored … combined 3-for-7 in two games against St. Louis, including a game 2 win … helped Liberty to a 9-6 win over Virginia, batti ng 2-for-3 with a run scored … 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over Hampton … 3-for-4 with a RBI against Norfolk State, nabbing her fi rst career three-hit game … 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI in a postseason victory over Charleston Southern ... hit safely in seven of her last eight games.

Prep: Graduated from North Central High School … four-year starter … named team MVP her freshman and senior years … voted All-City her freshman and sophomore year, while playing shortstop … received the Golden Glove Award her junior year … honored as All County and all con-ference her junior and senior years, while playing at second base ... named Team Defensive Player of the Year and Co-Captain Award her senior year … fi nished her career with a .317 batti ng average and a .982 fi elding per-centage (only committi ng 13 errors over four years) … successfully stole 38-of-46 stolen base att empts … played travel ball for 18U Indiana Magic and helped her squad win a state championship and fi nish No. 17 at ASA Nati onal Championships in College Stati on, Texas … fi nished the 2007 sea-son with a .362 batti ng average and a .410 in the ASA Nati onals … also played four years of basketball … state runner-up for basketball her fresh-man year … led her squad to city champions her freshman and junior sea-sons … named to the honor roll.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Shelley Hendrix … majoring in sport management … birthday is Nov. 8.

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2323Keely McMILLON5-5 - Jr. C, R/R

Lansing Catholic HSVermontville, Mich.

2009 (So.): Member of the 2009 Big South Championship All-Tournament team … named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … Appeared in 59 games, starti ng in 57 … started 56 games as catcher and one as the desig-nated hitt er … ranked fi ft h on the team with a .243 overall batti ng average and 37 hits … drove in the fourth-most runs on the team with 17 … ranked second on the team with 10 sacrifi ce bunts … also ranked fourth with 172 total plate appearances and 152 at-bats … ranked third on the team with a .986 fi elding percentage, and second with 318 total putouts … caught 12 runners stealing during the season and fi elded three double plays … had the sixth-most multi ple-hit games with seven … had the third-most multi -ple-RBI games with fi ve … also had the fourth-longest hitti ng streak at six games, and ended the season on a fi ve-game hitti ng streak … 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs against Florida State … 2-for-3 with a triple and drove in two runs against Big South opponent Charleston Southern … 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI against Longwood … 2-for-3 with two runs scored in conference win over Presbyterian … 3-for-4 with a season-high three RBIs at Coastal Carolina … recorded at least one hit in four out fi ve games at the Big South Championship … was 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in tournament win over Charleston Southern.

2008 (Fr.): Started all 61 games, 37 behind the plate, 11 at third base and 13 as the team’s designated player … ranked fourth on the team with seven doubles and 15 RBIs … had the fi ft h-most at-bats on the squad at 177 … ti ed for sixth with six multi ple-hit games, and fourth with four multi ple-RBI games … second on the squad with a .979 fi elding percentage … caught 14 runners stealing … ranked second on the team with 235 putouts … nabbed her fi rst collegiate hit in a game against Towson … drove in two runs to help Liberty to its fi rst win of the year against Kennesaw State … hit her fi rst collegiate home run in a game against UNC Greensboro … led the team to a 9-6 win over Virginia, batti ng 4-for-4 with three RBIs … helped Liberty to a 1-0 win over Coastal Carolina, going 2-for-3 at the plate … 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in win over Charleston Southern … 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in victory over Kennesaw State … tallied 10 putouts in game against St. Louis ... drove in two runs in victory over Norfolk State.

Prep: Graduated from Lansing Catholic Central High School … four-year starter … named All-Area, All-District, All-Region and Capital Area Confer-ence First Team throughout her four years of varsity soft ball.

Personal: Daughter of Rod and Corrine McMillon … comes from athleti c family, as her sister, Nicole, played soft ball for Hartf ord … majoring in sports management … birthday is Dec. 7.

1010Tiffani SMITH5-7 - Jr.

RHP, R/RSouth Western HS

Hanover, Pa.

2009 (So.): Named to the Big South All-Conference fi rst team … also a Big South All-Tournament team selecti on … named to the 2009 VaSID All-State second team … received Big South Pitcher of the Week honors on March 3 and April 13 … also named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … boasted the best ERA in the Big South (2.21) and ranked second in the league with 174 strikeouts … fi nished the season with a 12-12 record … made 37 appearances for the Lady Flames, starti ng in 28 contests … set a new school record with 16 strikeouts in April 24 win over visiti ng Pres-byterian … threw her fi rst career no-hitt er against Delaware State … gave up two or fewer earned runs in eight out of 10 conference appearances … led the team in conference ERA (2.11) and conference opposing batti ng average (.215) … struck out three batt ers in 1.2 innings of work against nati onally-ranked Tennessee … struck out 10 or more batt ers on four diff er-ent occasions … struck out 10 batt ers against Delaware State and Big South opponent Charleston Southern … struck out 12 in home win over Hampton … threw a complete-game shutout against Bethune-Cookman.

2008 (Fr.): Made 31 appearances and started 20 games in the circle for the Lady Flames … earned two wins in fi rst 19 appearances and fi ve wins in her fi nal 12 appearances for a record of 7-14 …ranked second on the team with fi ve complete games, two saves and 115.0 innings pitched, and ti ed for second with two shutouts … also fi nished second with 93 strikeouts on the year … fi nished the season with a 3.71 ERA … earned a Big South win in 1-0 victory over Coastal Carolina … threw 10 strikeouts and gave up only two hits in a complete-game shutout over Hampton … struck out fi ve batt ers and walked one while scatt ering three hits to shut out Birmingham-Southern … picked up the 5-4 win by starti ng the fi rst fi ve innings of acti on and fanning six batt ers against Gardner-Webb … pitched fi ve innings and struck out fi ve in a postseason tournament victory over Charleston South-ern ... pitched four innings in Big South Championship win over Coastal Car-olina, and the victory kept Liberty’s tournament run alive, leading the Lady Flames to a ti tle game appearance … scored two runs as a pinch runner.

Prep: Graduated from South Western High School … four-year lett erwinner … holds school record in career ERA (0.20) and strikeouts (443) … fi nished her junior year with a .588 batti ng average on 46 hits … struck out 225 bat-ters as she led her team with a 14-3 record from the mound … recorded a .508 batti ng average her senior season with 26 runs … struck out 216 bat-ters to fi nish her senior season with a 15-1 record and an ERA of 0.453 … voted YAIAA Player of the Year her junior and senior seasons … named to the Disti nguished Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Phil and Paula Smith … majoring in elementary edu-cati on … birthday is Feb. 7.

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1717Meredith BAISDEN5-6 - So. OF, R/R

Cabell Midland HSHunti ngton, W.Va.

2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 24 games for the Lady Flames, with fi ve games started … appeared mostly as a pinch runner, but also saw ti me as the designated hitt er and in the outf ield … fi nished the season with one hit, four runs scored and four walks in 10 at-bats … ranked fi ft h on the team with fi ve steal att empts … suc-cessfully stole three bases on the year … recorded her fi rst collegiate hit against Virginia … scored runs against California, Delaware State, Purdue and Norfolk State.

Prep: Graduated from Cabell Midland High School … voted conference player of the year and fi rst-team all-state her senior year … named fi rst-team all-conference and received an all-state honorable menti on her ju-nior year … fi rst-team all-conference honoree and all-state honorable men-ti on as a sophomore … four year lett erwinner … ended junior year with a .456 batti ng average with fi ve home runs and 30 RBIs … as a senior, batt ed .515 with 12 home runs and 41 RBIs … also played ASA travel ball for the Diamond Dusters, helping the team to a ti tle victory at the Carolina Cardi-nal Classic in Raleigh, N.C. in 2007 … graduated with high honors … was a member of Mu Alpha Theta.

Personal: Daughter of David and Susan Baisden … majoring in special edu-cati on … intends to become a teacher aft er graduati on … birthday is on May 15.

1212Danielle HOWARD5-7 - So. UTL, R/R

Bohemia Manor HSEarlville, Md.

2009 (Fr.): Appeared in 59 games with 58 games started for the Lady Flames … started two games at third base and one as designated hitt er … all other starts came in left fi eld … ti ed for fourth on the team with 19 runs scored … ranked second on the team with 24 walks … ti ed for second on the team with 12 steal att empts … successfully stole seven bases on the year, rank-ing third on the team … third on the team with 186 total plate appearances and 155 at-bats … fi nished the year with 36 hits, four doubles, two home runs and 14 RBIs … ranked fi ft h on the team with a .300 batti ng average and a .440 slugging percentage in conference play … had the fourth-most hits in Big South games with 15 … ti ed for third on the team with nine multi ple-hit games … recorded hits in every game of the Seahawk Classic … 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI against UNC Wilmington … 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against Big South opponent Winthrop … recorded two hits in two out of three games in a series against Gardner-Webb … 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored against Presbyterian.

Prep: Graduated from Bohemia Manor High School … helped lead her soft -ball team to division and regional championships … also two-ti me state semifi nalists … named fi rst-team all-county her sophomore, junior and se-nior years … and was an honorable menti on for the honor as a freshman … named team MVP for soft ball and soccer … voted Best All-Around Girl at her school … all-county soccer honoree and basketball honorable menti on … won the female athlete award at Bohemia Manor … also honored with President’s Educati on Award, Art Achievement Award and was a member of the Nati onal Honor Society … fi nished third in the regional Punt, Pass and Kick football competi ti on.

Personal: Daughter of Shawn and Paula Howard … majoring in business marketi ng … birthday is March 3.

1515Hope JOSEPH5-9 - So. RHP, R/R

Fredericksburg Christi an (Utah St.)Fredericksburg, Va.

Prep: Graduated from Fredericksburg Christi an … was a four-year lett er-winner in soft ball … two-year lett erwinner in volleyball and basketball … three-ti me fi rst-team all-conference soft ball honoree … awarded Senior Female Athlete of the Year award as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Louis Joseph and Elizabeth Blanton … sister of Bal-ti more arti st Anna Page Joseph ... majoring in elementary educati on … in-tends on becoming a kindergarten teacher aft er graduati on … transferred to Liberty aft er studying nutriti on at Utah State ... birthday is June 12.

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1111Jenny LAW5-6 - So. UTL, R/R

Franklin County HSPenhook, Va.

2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 49 games for Liberty, starti ng in 33 … saw ti me as an outf ielder, desig-nated hitt er and pinch hitt er … ti ed for fi rst on the team with a 1.000 stolen base percentage … fourth on the squad with six sacrifi ce bunts … had three multi ple-hit games and one multi ple-RBI game … ended the season with 21 hits, seven RBIs, fi ve doubles and nine runs scored … recorded her fi rst collegiate hit against UC Davis on Feb. 7 … hit a double and drove in a run against Delaware State … in two games against Virginia Tech, recorded two hits and drove in three runs … boasted a three-game hitti ng streak in the Big South Championship, matching her longest streak of the season.

Prep: Graduated from Franklin County High School … gained experience as an outf ielder and as a catcher … as a senior, named district and regional Player of the Year, fi rst-team all-district and second-team all-state … was the state’s career leader in runs scored … ranked second in the state for career hits … named fi rst-team all-district and second-team all-region as a junior … was also named fi rst-team All-Timesland and became her school’s all-ti me leader in career hits … named fi rst-team all-district and fi rst-team all-region as a sophomore … also a fi rst-team all-district honoree her fresh-man year … named to Who’s Who Among High School Athletes.

Personal: Daughter of Timmy and Annett e Law … majoring in kinesiology at Liberty … intends to become a physical therapist aft er graduati on … birth-day is Aug. 11.

77Kelly STRICKLAND5-5 - So. INF, R/R

South Columbus HSTabor City, N.C.

2009 (Fr.): Received a Big South Player of the Week honor for the fi nal week of regular season play … named to the Big South All-Conference sec-ond team … also named to the Big South All-Tournament team … played in 58 games for Liberty, starti ng in 54 … started all games at shortstop except one as designated hitt er … ranked third on the team with a .271 batti ng av-erage, nine doubles and 71 total bases … ranked second on the squad with a .507 slugging percentage, 25 RBIs and eight home runs … had the fourth-best on-base percentage (.354) … also fourth on the team with 13 walks … had the second-best batti ng average in conference play (.382) and the best slugging percentage in conference play (.889) … led the team with three multi ple-home run games … ti ed for second on the team with 11 multi ple-hit games … led the team with seven multi ple-RBI games … scored 13 runs in Big South games, leading the team … also led the team with seven home runs and 40 total bases in conference contests … recorded her fi rst colle-giate hit against UC Davis … recorded her fi rst RBI when she drove in three runs against Norfolk State … 2-for-3 with a home run against Big South op-ponent Charleston Southern … 3-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored against Coastal Carolina … 2-for-4 with three RBIs in tournament win over Winthrop … safely hit in nine of the last 10 games of the year … ended the season on a six-game hitti ng streak, ti ed for third on the team.

Prep: Graduated from South Columbus High School … named team MVP at shortstop as a junior … also received Golden Glove honor and Silver Bat award, as well as being named Tribune Player of the Year and Columbus County Player of the Year … received all-state and all-conference honors as a junior with a .516 batti ng average, a .612 on-base percentage, fi ve home runs and 36 RBIs … also won Golden Glove and Silver Bat awards as a fresh-man and sophomore … named Rookie of the Year as a freshman … also played three years of varsity basketball and two years of varsity volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of David and Dorothy Strickland … majoring in kinesiol-ogy … intends to become a physical therapist aft er graduati on … brother, Bradley, played baseball at UNC Pembroke ... birthday is Feb. 15.

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88Kaylee WEST5-10 - So. INF, L/L

Auburndale HSAuburndale, Fla.

2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 51 games for the Lady Flames, starti ng in 47 … most playing ti me came in right fi eld, also spent ti me as the designated hitt er … ranked fi ft h on the team with 15 RBIs … ti ed for fourth with six doubles on the year … recorded two sacrifi ce fl ies, leading the team … fi nished the season with 27 hits, six doubles, one home run and six runs scored … ranked fi ft h on the team with six multi ple-hit games and three multi ple-RBI games … recorded her fi rst collegiate hit against nati onally-ranked California … was 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored against Delaware State … 2-for-3 and drove in two runs against UNC Wilmington … 2-for-3 with a home run against Hampton … 2-for-2 with a double and one RBI in regular-season win over Charleston Southern … had the fourth-longest hitti ng streak on the team with four games.

Prep: Graduated from Auburndale High School … named Defensive Player of the Year and honorable menti on overall as a freshman … part of the state championship team as a sophomore, and was named second-team all-county and Defensive Player of the Year … won fi rst-team all-county honors and again named Defensive Player of the Year her junior year … competed for the Florida Gold travel team, which traveled to the ASA Gold Nati onals in Oklahoma during the summer of 2008.

Personal: Daughter of Will and Janice West … younger sister of former Lady Flames women’s soccer player Hope West … undecided on a college major … birthday is Sept. 12.

1616Bridgett WOODS5-5 - So. INF, R/R

Prince Edward HSProspect, Va.

2009 (Fr.): Appeared in nine games for the Lady Flames, starti ng four … started three games at shortstop and one as the designated hitt er … scored a run against Gardner-Webb on April 11 … drew walks against California and Fresno State.

Prep: Graduated from Prince Edward High School … as a senior, was a fi rst-team all-district honoree at shortstop … named second-team all-district during her sophomore and junior years, playing third base … was an all-district honorable menti on as a freshman.

Personal: Daughter of Kimberly Woods … majoring in business manage-ment … birthday is Aug. 26.

22Katrina JOHNSON5-10 - Fr. RHP, R/R

Levelland HSLevelland, Texas

Prep: Four-year pitcher for Levelland High School … was a member of the all-state team and named district MVP all four years … ranked second in the state of Texas in all-ti me strikeouts (1,630) … ended her prep career with a 0.68 ERA.

Personal: Daughter of Larry and Karen Johnson … majoring in health pro-moti on … birthday is May 12.

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1414Jill STEPHENS5-4 - Fr. OF, L/R

Raytown HSKansas City, Mo.

Prep: Graduate of Raytown High School … four-year varsity lett erwinner … three-year fi rst-team all-conference honoree … two-year fi rst-team all-district and fi rst-team all-region … named fi rst-team All-Metro Kansas City in 2007 … ended her prep career with a .482 batti ng average … tallied a .518 batti ng average as a junior and a .533 batti ng average as a senior … also competed for the Kansas City Xtreme Gold … named the Raytown High School valedictorian … two-year Nati onal Honor Society member … served as a hitti ng/fi elding instructor in community soft ball program.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and LaDonna Stephens … father is a Liberty graduate … majoring in biochemistry … intends to pursue a career in radi-ography/nuclear medicine … birthday is June 23.

2424Lauren TRENTHAM5-1 - Fr. INF, R/R

James River HSChester, Va.

Prep: Four-year lett erwinner at James River … played shortstop and third base … named team MVP as a junior and senior … second-team all-region as a junior … named second-team all-district as a junior and senior … served as team captain her junior and senior seasons … had a .475 batti ng average her junior year and a .450 batti ng average as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Alan and Kimberly Trentham … majoring in kinesiol-ogy … intends on becoming a physical therapist aft er graduati on … birthday is May 31.

66Katie WARRINGTON5-4 - Fr.

RHP, R/RRed Lion Christi an

Townsend, Del.

Prep: Four-year MVP as a pitcher for Red Lion … hit 12 home runs as a sophomore … as a junior, led the team to its fi rst-ever state tournament appearance … named fi rst-team all-conference and fi rst-team all-state as a junior and as a senior … tallied over 1,000 career strikeouts since joining the varsity squad as an eighth-grader.

Personal: Daughter of Eddie and Amy Warrington … majoring in family and consumer science … birthday is May 11.

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#1 - J’nae Jeff erson

#9 - Ashley Bensinger#8 - Kaylee West#7 - Kelly Strickland

#6 - Kati e Warrington#5 - Amber DePasquale#2 - Katrina Johnson

#11 - Jenny Law

#10 - Tiff ani Smith

#12 - Danielle Howard #15 - Hope Joseph

#24 - Lauren Trentham#23 - Keely McMillon

#22 - Jenna Eatmon#21 - Cassie Hendrix#17 - Meredith Baisden#16 - Bridgett Woods

#14 - Jill Stephens

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