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Seattle University (6-11) at SpringHill Suites Invitational #2 - Boise, Idaho - Mountain Cove Softball Field BOISE STATE (18-10) Thursday, March 22 1 pm (DH) NEW MEXICO (17-6) Friday, March 23-11 am

Honolulu, Hawaii 2/9 Hawaii 2-6 (L) 2/10 UMKC 0-1 (L) 2/10 DePaul 0-7 (L) 2/11 Hawaii 0-21 (5) (L) 2/11 UMKC 2-3 (L) PCSC Crossover Tournament - Moraga, Calif.

1 Seattle University (6-11) at SpringHill Suites Invitational #2 - Boise, Idaho - Mountain Cove Softball Field BOISE STATE (18-10) Thursday, March 22 1 pm (DH) NEW MEXICO (17-6) Friday, March am Saturday, March 24-9 am TEXAS SAN-ANTONIO (10-14) Friday, March 23-1 pm Saturday, March am 2012 Softball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic - Honolulu, Hawaii 2/9 Hawaii 2-6 (L) 2/10 UMKC 0-1 (L) 2/10 DePaul 0-7 (L) 2/11 Hawaii 0-21 (5) (L) 2/11 UMKC 2-3 (L) PCSC Crossover Tournament - Moraga, Calif. 2/24 Santa Clara 3-2 (8) (W) 2/24 Sacramento State 5-4 (W) 2/25 Saint Mary s 2-8 (L) 2/26 Santa Clara 2-3 (8) (L) 3/3 BRITISH COLUMBIA (DH) 8-0 (W), 12-1 (W) 3/9 NORTH DAKOTA (DH) 4-5 (L), 11-4 (W) Husky Softball Classic - Seattle, Wash. 3/10 North Dakota 2-1 (W) 3/10 Washington 0-8 (6) (L) 3/11 North Dakota 6-7 (8) (L) 3/11 Washington 0-4 (L) 3/17 Loyola Marymount (DH) Cancelled 3/18 Loyola Marymount Cancelled SpringHill Suites Invitational #2 - Boise, Idaho 3/22 Boise State 1:00 p.m. 3/22 Boise State 3:00 p.m. 3/23 New Mexico 11:00 a.m. 3/23 UT San Antonio 1:00 p.m. 3/24 New Mexico 9:00 a.m. 3/24 UT San Antonio 11:00 a.m. 3/31 Idaho State (DH)* 11:00 a.m. 4/1 Idaho State (DH)* 11:00 a.m. 4/6 Weber State (DH)* 1:00 p.m. 4/7 Weber State (DH)* 11:00 a.m. 4/14 UTAH VALLEY (DH)* 12:00 p.m. 4/15 UTAH VALLEY (DH)* 12:00 p.m. 4/21 Portland State (DH)* 12:00 p.m. 4/22 Portland State (DH)* 12:00 p.m. 4/28 NORTHERN COLORADO (DH)* 12:00 p.m. 4/29 NORTHERN COLORADO (DH)* 12:00 p.m. 5/2 Oregon (DH) 1:00 p.m. *Conference Games All times PST Home games in BOLD After last weekend s scheduled contests were cancelled due to rain in the Los Angeles area, Seattle University returns to play as they will compete in the SpringHill Suites Invitational #2 hosted by Boise State University. The Redhawks will face Boise State for a doubleheader on Thursday, Mar. 22, starting at 1 p.m., and then will face New Mexico and UT San Antonio for back-to-back contests the following two days, starting at 11 a.m. on Friday, Mar. 23, and starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Mar. 24. Live stats and live audio will be available by clicking on the softball schedule page on SCOUTING BOISE STATE: The Broncos are going into the tournament and are on a four-game winning streak. They ve played seven games versus ranked opponents this season, going 0-7, including No. 3/3 Washington, who the Redhawks have also competed against this season. Most recently, they went 3-0 as the host team of the SpringHill Suites Invitational #1 last weekend, before their final three games were cancelled due to rain. Tara Glover leads the team with a.448 average, and is the only player on the roster to have started and appeared in all 28 games so far this season. She has recorded 22 runs on 43 hits, four doubles, three triples, a home run and 10 RBIs. In the circle for Boise State, Aubray Zell leads the team with an 11-6 record and a 1.69 ERA in 18 appearances and 16 starts. SERIES HISTORY: Seattle U is 1-3 versus Boise State since returning to Division I play. The Redhawks last faced the Broncos on Mar. 5-6, 2011 as part of the Boise State Tournament and fell in both contests, 14-1 in five innings and 8-0 in six innings, respectively. Prior to these games, the two teams split the games on Feb. 28 and Mar. 1, 2009 as part of the Husky Softball Classic at nearby University of Washington. In the first game, Boise State won, 3-2, and in the second, Seattle U had an offensive explosion and came away with a 14-1 victory. SCOUTING NEW MEXICO: After starting the season on a nine game winning streak, the Lobos (17-6) have now lost their last four games, including two versus Texas Tech on Mar. 12 and one versus in-state rival, New Mexico State, on Mar. 14. New Mexico was supposed to play a three-game series last weekend at Cal State Northridge, but the games were postponed until the beginning of April due to weather. Jessica Garcia leads the team with a.476 average and has scored 22 runs on 39 hits as well as four doubles, one triple, nine home runs, and 35 RBIs. Kari Gutierrez leads the pitching staff with a 3.00 ERA and a 1-1 record in three appearances and one start.

2 2012 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Allegra Wilde IF R/R 5-4 Jr. Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin HS) 2 Jenny Hurst IF R/R 5-2 Fr. Laguna Niguel, Calif. (Dana Hills HS) 3 Erin Crowley OF L/L 5-8 Fr. Kent, Wash. (Kentlake HS) 4 Becca Cable OF L/R 5-5 Jr. Tacoma, Wash. (Pierce CC/Stadium HS) 5 Sarah Petosa OF L/R 5-3 So. Auburn, Wash. (Todd Beamer HS) 7 Ashley DeVaere IF R/R 5-5 Fr. Riverside, Calif. (Martin Luther King HS) 8 Richelle Ashburn P R/R 5-4 So. Post Falls, Idaho (Post Falls HS) 9 Theresa Clark UTL R/R 5-5 Jr. Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood HS) 10 Karina Smyth OF R/R 5-5 So. San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo HS) 11 Bubba Morrow C R/R 5-6 Fr. Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS) 12 Briar Stanley C R/R 5-10 Jr. Snohomish, Wash. (Florida State) 14 Kaydi Kochi UTL R/R 5-5 Fr. Honolulu, Hawaii (Mid-Pacific Institute) 15 Lisa Maulden IF L/R 5-8 Fr. Maple Valley, Wash. (Tahoma HS) 17 Hannah Klein IF R/R 5-7 Sr. Camarillo, Calif. (Camarillo HS) 19 Danielle Ashcraft UTL R/R 5-6 So. Sandy, Ore. (Pacific) 21 Mandie Sugita P/IF R/L 5-9 Fr. Rossmoor, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) 24 Jessica Ulrich P/IF R/R 5-10 Jr. Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston HS) 27 Brianna Guerrero IF R/R 5-3 So. Buena Park, Calif. (John F. Kennedy HS) 39 Rogin Hardy UTL L/R 5-3 Jr. Kirkland, Wash. (Bellevue College/Lake Wash. HS) Coaching Staff Dan Powers Head Coach Sean Praven Assistant Coach Liza Teichler Volunteer Coach SERIES HISTORY: Seattle U is 3-3 versus the Lobos going into this weekend s contests. The two teams last faced for two days of doubleheaders on Feb , New Mexico was victorious in both contests on day one, winning 6-1 and 9-8, and the teams split the contests on day two, as Seattle U won game one, 9-3, and New Mexico won game two, 9-0. On Mar. 19, 2009, the Redhawks topped New Mexico in both contests of the doubleheader, winning 3-2 in game one, and 14-8 in game two. SCOUTING UT SAN ANTONIO: UT San Antonio comes into the weekend with a record, after falling twice to McNeese State on Mar They were scheduled to have two contests on Tuesday, Mar. 20, at Texas Southern, but the games were postponed due to inclement weather. Courtney Buchman leads the team with a.426 average, recording eight runs on 23 hits as well as two doubles and eight RBIs so far this season. Haylee Staton leads the Roadrunner pitchers with a 2.59 ERA and a 7-3 record. SERIES HISTORY: This is the first time the Redhawks and Roadrunners have faced since Seattle U returned to Division I play. NORTH DAKOTA DOUBLEHEADER AND HUSKY SOFTBALL CLASSIC: To start the weekend, Seattle U hosted North Dakota for a doubleheader on Mar. 9, in their final contests on the old Logan Field before reconstruction begins in late March In the first contest, freshman Mandie Sugita hit her first career home run to score the final run of the game for the Redhawks, but Seattle U left two on base in the final innings and fell, 5-4. Game two started very differently, as the Redhawks took the early lead and led, 4-0, by the middle of the game. North Dakota added two runs to the board in the top of the fifth, but Seattle U responded with six runs in the bottom of the inning, thanks in part to a 2RBI home run by Jessica Ulrich, her first home run of the season. The Redhawks came away with an 11-4 win in game two. For the remainder of the weekend, SU traveled to nearby University of Washington to play in the Husky Softball Classic versus Washington and North Dakota, on Mar On Mar. 10, game one was again versus North Dakota and the Redhawks came away with a narrow 2-1 victory on a Jenny Hurst single, bringing home Ashley DeVaere to score the winning run. In game two of the day, Seattle U fell, 8-0, in six innings to hos Washington. On Mar. 11, the Redhawks started the day with the fourth and final contest of the weekend versus North Dakota, falling 7-6 in eight innings despite a grand slam by freshman Bubba Morrow. In the second game of the day and final game of the weekend for the Redhawks, they held the Huskies to their second lowest run total so far this season, but fell, 4-0. BRITISH COLUMBIA DOUBLEHEADER: The Redhawks hosted British Columbia in a doubleheader for their home opener on Saturday, Mar. 3 and came away with two run-rule victories. In game one, Allegra Wilde led the team with three hits and five RBIs. Sarah Petosa also recorded three hits and brought in two runs of her own, as well as scoring two runs. Karina Smyth scored a team-high

3 three runs for the Redhawks. Pitcher Richelle Ashburn got her second win of the season and held British Columbia to just two hits in six innings pitched, and Seattle U came away with the 8-0 victory in six innings. Game two started very similarly, and the Redhawks were able to come away with the 12-1 win in five innings. Bubba Morrow led the team with three hits, Briar Stanley led the team with four RBIs, and three players (Wilde, Lisa Maulden, and Erin Crowley) each scored two runs for Seattle U. Pitcher Jessica Ulrich got her first win of the season, allowing just one unearned run and five hits in five innings pitched. PCSC CROSSOVER TOURNAMENT: The Redhawks won their first two contests of the season to begin the Tournament, hosted by Saint Mary s College, in Moraga, Calif. on Feb In their first game on Feb. 24, Seattle U took Santa Clara into extra innings and came out with the 3-2 win in the eighth innings. This was the team s first extra innings contest of the season. Santa Clara took the early lead, going up 1-0 in the fourth inning until Brianna Guerrero hit a single with two outs, batting in Theresa Clark, and tying the game 1-1 to send it into extra innings. In the top of the eighth inning, the Broncos added another run, but Allegra Wilde and Sarah Petosa were able to add two runs to the board for the Redhawks and help the team come away with their first win of the season. In their second game of the day, Seattle U topped Sacramento State, 5-4. In the middle of the seventh inning, Seattle U was ahead 5-1 but, despite the Hornets adding three runs to the board in the bottom of the seventh, the Redhawks were able to hold them from further scoring and notch the win. On day 2, despite tying the game 2-2 in the fourth inning, the Redhawks fell to St. Mary s, 8-2. On the final day, Seattle U again took Santa Clara into eight innings, but with the opposite result. The Broncos came away with the 3-2 win in extra innings. In the second contest versus Santa Clara, Seattle U pitcher Richelle Ashburn pitched the entire game and tied her career high with seven strikeouts. OCEANIC TIME WARNER CABLE PARADISE CLASSIC: The Redhawks left the mainland for their first games of the season, facing Hawaii (twice), Missouri-Kansas City (twice), and De- Paul. The Redhawks came away from the tournament with an 0-5 record to start the year after several hard fought battles in Honolulu. Six Seattle U freshmen got their first collegiate start in game one versus Hawaii - Sugita, Morrow, Hurst, De- Vaere, Maulden, and Crowley. Sarah Petosa represented the Redhawks on the All-Tournament team. THE LEADER OF THE REDHAWKS: Dan Powers begins his sixth season as head coach of the Seattle University softball program. Since re-joining Division I, Powers has continued to build the program and will continue to lead the team towards success as they work to become a powerhouse in Division I softball. In 2010, he led the team to a third-place finish in the Mountain Division of the Pacific Coast Softball Conference with an 11-9 record. Seven players were recognized by the PCSC, with two being named to the first team. In the team s first year as a Division I program, in 2009, the Redhawks won the Division I Independent Softball Tournament with a 10-9 victory over South Dakota. While still in Division II, Powers led the team to their first GNAC Conference title and their third consecutive NCAA Tournament berth in The team also set a school record for most wins with an overall record, going 18-6 in the conference. Before coming to Seattle U, Powers was the head softball coach at Lindbergh High School for three seasons and also competed in men s fastpitch for the Greater Puget Sound League as a catcher for eight years and a pitcher for seven years. NEW AND IMPROVED: Seattle University played their last home contests at the old Logan Field versus North Dakota on Mar. 9 before reconstruction begins in late March The team played their first two doubleheaders at Logan Field this season and will play the two home weekends of conference doubleheaders, Apr. 14 and 15 versus Utah Valley, and Apr. 28 and 29 versus Northorn Colorado at an off-campus location, TBD. The new Logan Field is set to open for the beginning of the 2013 season. RETURNERS TO WATCH FOR: Junior Allegra Wilde and senior Hannah Klein will serve as the team s two captains this season. Wilde was named All-Conference and Academic All-District VIII First-Team last season, starting all 46 games for the team, and leading the Redhawks in hits (49), doubles (12), RBIs (30), home runs (3, tied), and on-base percentage (38.6 percent). Klein started and played in 43 games in 2011, finishing second on the team in doubles (7) and RBIs (17). Sophomore Sarah Petosa is also expected to have another strong year. In 2011, she started 45 of 46 games and led the Redhawks in runs (30) and stolen bases (11), and finished second in hits (38) and on-base percentage (38.3 percent). She finished the year with a.286 batting average, but reached upwards of.300 during the season. NEW FACES: The Redhawks add seven new freshmen to their roster for the 2012 season, many of which will see significant playing time to begin the season. Of note, Mandie Sugita won the starting pitching spot to begin the season and Bubba Morrow started at catcher. Other freshmen include Jenny Hurst, Erin Crowley, Ashley DeVaere, Kaydi Kochi, and Lisa Maulden. The team also added three transfer students, Becca Cable (Pierce CC), Rogin Hardy (Bellevue College), and Briar Stanley (Florida State). School...Seattle University Location...Seattle, Wash. Head Coach... Dan Powers Conference... Pacific Coast Softball Conference Mascot...Redhawks Home Field... Logan Field Colors... Red and White Sports Information Director... Mollie Hanke Office Phone...(206) Cell Phone...(859) hankem@seattleu.edu Website...

4 Overall Home Road Neutral Extra-Innings Shutouts Day Night Vs. Left-Handed Starter Vs. Right-Handed Starter Run Games Run Games Run Games SeattleU Scores First Opponent Scores First Leading After 4 Innings Trailing After 4 Innings Tied After 4 Innings Season Summary February March April May Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Vs. Big East Vs. Great West Conference Vs. NAIA Vs. Pac Vs. PCSC Vs. Summit Vs. WAC Last 5 Games Last 10 Games Last 15 Games Last 20 Games Leading After 5 Innings Trailing After 5 Innings Tied After 5 Innings Leading After 6 Innings Trailing After 6 Innings Tied After 6 Innings Outhit Opponent Outhit by Opponent Equal Number of Hits Made 0 Errors Made 1 Error Made 2+ Errors Opponent Made 0 Errors Opponent Made 1 Error Opponent Made 2+ Errors Current Overall Streak... Lost 3 (3/10 - present) Current Home Streak... Won 1 (3/9 - present) Current Road Streak... Lost 3 (3/10 - present) Longest Winning Streak...Won 2 (2/24, 3/3, 3/9-10) Longest Losing Streak...Lost 5 (2/9-2/11) Largest Margin of Victory.. 11 (3/3 vs. UBC, 2nd gm.) Largest Margin of Defeat (2/11 at Hawaii) Longest Game (Time)...2:03 Longest Game (Innings)...8, three times Shortest Game (Time)...1:20 Largest Home Crowd Largest Road Crowd Home Attendance...150

2012 Pacific Coast Softball Conference Standings (through Mar. 19, 2012) Coastal Division Conference Overall W L Pct. H A W L Pct. H A N Last 10 Streak Loyola Marymount 0 0.000 0-0 0-0 20 10.

5 2012 Pacific Coast Softball Conference Standings (through Mar. 19, 2012) Coastal Division Conference Overall W L Pct. H A W L Pct. H A N Last 10 Streak Loyola Marymount W2 Sacramento State W9 San Diego W2 Saint Mary s L1 CSU Bakersfield L6 Santa Clara L1 Mountain Division Conference Overall W L Pct. H A W L T Pct. H A N Last 10 Streak Utah Valley W3 Portland State W1 Northern Colorado L1 Seattle University L3 Weber State L2 Idaho State L8

6 Seattle University Softball Overall Statistics for Seattle University (as of Mar 20, 2012) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 6-11 Home: 3-1 Away: 0-5 Neutral: 3-5 PCSC: 0-0 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% 5 PETOSA, Sarah SMYTH, Karina HURST, Jenny MAULDEN, Lisa ULRICH, Jessica MORROW, Bubba GUERRERO, Brianna SUGITA, Mandie CABLE, Becca WILDE, Allegra DEVAERE, Ashley STANLEY, Briar CROWLEY, Erin CLARK, Theresa ASHBURN, Richelle KOCHI, Kaydi KLEIN, Hannah Totals Opponents LOB - Team (104), Opp (125). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (3). CI - Team (2), MORROW, B. 1, STANLEY, B. 1. Picked off - GUERRERO, B. 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 8 ASHBURN, Richelle / ULRICH, Jessica / SUGITA, Mandie / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), MORROW, B. 1, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - STANLEY, B. (5-7), MORROW, B. (2-6), ULRICH, J. (2-5), SUGITA, M. (1-4), ASHBURN, R. (4-4).

7 Seattle University Softball Game Results for Seattle University (as of Mar 20, 2012) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall PCSC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 09, 2012 at Hawai`i L SUGITA, M. (L 0-1) 611 1:47 Feb 10, 2012 vs Missouri-Kansas City L ULRICH, J. (L 0-1) 0 1:28 Feb 10, 2012 vs DePaul L SUGITA, M. (L 0-2) 0 1:47 Feb 11, 2012 at Hawai`i L ULRICH, J. (L 0-2) 0 1:43 Feb 11, 2012 vs Missouri-Kansas City L ULRICH, J. (L 0-3) 0 1:53 Feb 24, 2012 vs Santa Clara W 3-2 (8) ASHBURN, R. (W 1-0) 100 1:53 Feb 24, 2012 vs Sacramento State W SUGITA, M. (W 1-2) 100 2:00 Feb 25, 2012 at Saint Mary's (CA) L SUGITA, M. (L 1-3) 150 2:00 Feb 26, 2012 vs Santa Clara L 2-3 (8) ASHBURN, R. (L 1-1) 50 1:50 Mar 03, 2012 BRITISH COLUMBIA-1 W ASHBURN, R. (W 2-1) - 1:20 Mar 03, 2012 BRITISH COLUMBIA-2 W ULRICH, J. (W 1-3) 50 1:30 Mar 09, 2012 NORTH DAKOTA-1 L ASHBURN, R. (L 2-2) - 1:43 Mar 09, 2012 NORTH DAKOTA-2 W ULRICH, J. (W 2-3) 100 1:55 Mar 10, 2012 vs North Dakota-1 W ULRICH, J. (W 3-3) 110 1:41 Mar 10, 2012 at #4 Washington-1 L ASHBURN, R. (L 2-3) - 1:19 Mar 11, 2012 vs North Dakota L 6-7 (8) SUGITA, M. (L 1-4) 0 2:03 Mar 11, 2012 at #4 Washington-2 L ASHBURN, R. (L 2-4) 716 1:49 () extra inning game

Seattle University (11-20) vs. Utah Valley University - Federal Way, Wash. - Federal Way National Little League Fields

Seattle University (11-20) vs. Utah Valley University - Federal Way, Wash. - Federal Way National Little League Fields UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY (24-14-1) Saturday, April 14-12 P.M. (DH) Sunday, April 15-12