Three Big 12 Championships 20 NCAA Tournament Appearances Three Super Regionals 11 WCWS Appearances Three National Championships

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1 TEXAS A&M softball 2010 GAME NOtes Three Big 12 Championships 20 NCAA Tournament Appearances Three Super Regionals 11 WCWS Appearances Three National Championships Softball Contact: Deanna Werner Office: Cell: Website: AggieAthletics.com No. 18 Texas A&M at No. 24 Baylor Wednesday, March 31 6:30 p.m. Waco, Texas Getterman Stadium Live audio: AggieAthletics.com RadioAggieland.com Sport Radio 1150 The Zone Live stats: AggieAthletics.com The No. 18 Texas A&M softball team travels to No. 24 Baylor on Wednesday for its first Big 12 road game of the season. First pitch at Getterman Stadium is at 6:30 p.m. A&M (29-7, 2-0 Big 12) is coming off of its first Big 12 sweep against Kansas last weekend. Walkoff grand slams by freshman Meagan May and junior Rhi Kliesing ended both games short of seven innings, while freshman Melissa Dumezich picked up her first Big 12 Pitcher of the Week award after going 2-0 in the circle with a 0.00 ERA. Texas A&M has won 13 of its last 14 contests and are led offensively by May. The Aggie catcher leads the conference in hits (45), home runs (15), walks (31), RBIs (49), total bases (105), on base percentage (.569) and slugging percentage (1.010). Kliesing (.382) and senior Alex Reynolds (.370) follow with 33 and 26 RBIs, respectively. Dumezich is second in the league with a 1.11 ERA. She is 8-0 with three shutouts. FOLLOW THE ACTION Live stats and free live audio will be provided for Wednesday s game on AggieAthletics.com. In addition, fans can listen to the contest broadcast live on Sports Radio 1150 The Zone, making it available worldwide on any iphone, ipod Touch, Blackberry or PDA free of charge. Log on to radioaggieland.com for more information. ON DECK The Aggies remain on the road this weekend, traveling to Nebraska for a pair of games. A&M is set for a 5 p.m. first pitch on Friday and a 2 p.m. start on Saturday. LAST TIME OUT A&M earned its first Big 12 sweep with two run rules, 12-4 and 10-1, of Kansas at home last weekend. With the game tied 4-4 going into the bottom of the sixth on Saturday, May led off the inning and was intentionally walked. A&M proceeded to scored four runs and batted through the lineup before the Spring, Texas, native stepped to the plate for a second time in the frame, this time with the bases loaded. With a 2-2 count, May went with a curveball on the outside corner to launch her 15th home run of the season and the game-ending blow. On Sunday, Dumezich threw a no-hitter through five and two-thirds innings and had a career-high 11 strikeouts before Kliesing smacked her first career grand slam to end the game in the sixth. SCOUTING BAYLOR The Lady Bears (19-10, 0-2 Big 12) dropped their Big 12 series opener at Oklahoma State last weekend with a pair of losses (7-4, 6-3) to the No. 15 Cowgirls. They are 2-3 in their last five games and suffered the loss of two key starters this season, sophomore pitcher Whitney Canion and junior infielder Meagan Weldon. Leading BU on offense is senior Nicole Wesley with a conference-best.435 batting average. Twin sister Tiffany Wesley is hitting.372 and posts a teamhigh 35 hits and 23 runs. Both players are a threat to steal with 27-of-27 combined stolen bases Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Kajikawa Classic Feb. 12 vs. Wisconsin W, 16-1 (5) vs. No. 11 California W, 3-2 Feb. 13 vs. Nevada W, 6-4 at No. 5 Arizona State L, 4-10 Feb. 14 vs. Cal State Northridge W, 8-2 Feb. 17 at Sam Houston State W, 2-1 Aggie Classic Feb. 19 Mississippi State W, 9-0 (5) oregon State W, 6-4 Feb. 20 Mississippi State W, 13-4 (5) louisiana-monroe W, 6-0 Feb. 21 Louisiana-Monroe W, 9-4 Cathedral City Classic Feb. 25 vs. Fordham L, 0-4 vs. Oregon L, 0-4 Feb. 26 vs. UNLV W, 4-3 vs. San Diego State W, 7-6 (8) March 3 Houston W, 6-4 Texas A&M Invitational March 4 BYu l, 3-5 (8) March 5 Northern Colorado W, 7-0 BYu l, 4-5 March 6 Monmouth N.J. W, 10-0 (5) Northern Colorado W, 11-1 (5) March 9 Texas A&M C.C l, 3-4 Texas A&M C.C W, 8-0 (5) Aggie Invitational March 12 Utah State W, 10-4 Wright State W, 5-0 March 13 North Dakota State W, 4-0 utah State W, 8-0 (5) March 14 North Dakota State W, 5-2 San Diego Classic II March 19 vs. Harvard W, 10-1 (6) vs. Long Beach State W, 4-2 March 20 vs. No. 25 UMass W, 1-0 (9) vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 5-0 March 21 at San Diego State W, 4-0 (9) March 24 No. 8 Georgia Tech L, 0-4 March 27 Kansas * W, 12-4 (6) March 28 Kansas * W, 10-1 (6) March 31 at Baylor * 6:30 p.m. April 2 at Nebraska * 5:00 p.m. April 3 at Nebraska * 2:00 p.m. april 6 Stephen F. Austin 6:00 p.m. April 7 Texas * 6:30 p.m. April 10 Oklahoma * 2:00 p.m. April 11 Oklahoma * 12:00 p.m. April 14 Sam Houston State 6:30 p.m. April 17 at Iowa State * 2:00 p.m. April 18 at Iowa State * 11:00 a.m. April 21 at Texas * 6:30 p.m. April 24 Missouri * 1:00 p.m. April 25 Missouri * 2:00 p.m. April 28 Baylor * 6:30 p.m. May 1 at Texas Tech * 2:00 p.m. May 2 at Texas Tech * 12:00 p.m. May 8 at Oklahoma State * 2:00 p.m. May 9 at Oklahoma State * 1:00 p.m. May Big 12 Championship TBA May NCAA Regionals TBA May NCAA Super Regionals TBA June 1-9 WCWS TBA *Denotes Big 12 Conference Game All home games played at Aggie Softball Complex All Times Central 1

2 General Information LOCATION...College Station, Texas FOUNDED ENROLLMENT... 48,787 NICKNAME...Aggies MASCOT...Reveille VIII, American Collie COLORS...Maroon and White CONFERENCE... Big 12 INTERIM PRESIDENT...Dr. R. Bowen Loftin DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS... Bill Byrne HOME FIELD (Capacity). Aggie Softball Complex....(1,750) OPENED DIMENSIONS (LF) 220 (CF) 190 (RF) Coaching Staff HEAD COACH...Jo Evans (Utah, 1983) RECORD AT A&M (13 seasons) CAREER RECORD (24 seasons) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACHES... Joy Jackson (Utah, 1991) Mary Jo Firnbach (Southern Illinois, 1991) Team Information 2009 RECORD BIG 12 RECORD (FINISH) (6th) 2009 NCAA POSTSEASON...NCAA Regionals LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST...10/5 STARTERS RETURNING/LOST...6/4 PITCHERS RETURNING/LOST...2/1 NEWCOMERS... 7 History ALL-TIME RECORD (.711) 34 seasons ALL-TIME BIG 12 RECORD (.564) 14 seasons NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS... 3 ( 82 AIAW, 83-NCAA, 87-NCAA) WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES (AIAW ; NCAA ) NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES ( ) NCAA POSTSEASON RECORD (.578) Media Relations SOFTBALL CONTACT...Deanna Werner OFFICE...(979) CELL...(231) FAX...(979) PRESS BOX...(979) dwerner@athletics.tamu.edu WEB SITE...AggieAthletics.com Courtney Repka has carried the majority of the load in the circle with a 12-6 record, 2.23 ERA and 73 K s in innings pitched. VERSUS THE LADY BEARS Texas A&M leads the all-time series and has won four of the last five games between the two teams. All three meetings last year were one-run contests and BU came out ahead last, winning 5-4 in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals. BIG 12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK Dumezich earned her first Big 12 Pitcher of the Week award on Tuesday. From Whiting, Ind., Dumezich struck out a career-high 11 against Kansas en route to 18 K s on the weekend in 12 and two-thirds innings pitched. The Aggie hurler posted a 0.00 ERA, gave up just four hits and went 2-0 on the week to improve her overall record to 8-0. She held her opponents to a.098 batting average and No. 8 Georgia Tech without a run and just two hits in five and two-thirds innings of relief work. She also fanned five in the game. In one inning of relief work against Kansas Saturday, Dumezich forced a groundout and struck out two. In her first start of the week on Sunday, she threw a no-hitter through five and two-thirds innings (of a six-inning game), held the Jayhawks to just two hits and posted a new career high in strikeouts. The only run Dumezich gave up all weekend came on a passed ball. TWO-TIME BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK From Spring, Texas, May has earned Big 12 Player of the week twice this season. Her first honor came on Feb. 16 when she led the Aggies in every offensive category in her collegiate debut. May had a.533 batting average, eight hits, three doubles, three home runs, 10 RBIs, six runs, a slugging percentage and a.632 on base percentage. She started every game and only struck out once in 15 at bats. Her second award was on March 23 after leading Texas A&M with four game-winning hits a three-run home run against Harvard, an RBI double versus Long Beach State, a tworun home run against UIC and an RBI double in the ninth inning that cracked open a scoreless game against San Diego State. Six of May s seven hits on the weekend were for extra bases, including 4-of-7 for home runs. In fact, the freshman blasted two homers for the first time in her career in the Aggies game against UIC. May led the team with 21 total bases, 11 RBIs, five runs, and a slugging percentage. She also recorded two career-high, four- RBI performances versus Harvard and UIC. WHERE DO THE AGGIES RANK NATIONALLY? The NCAA statistics came out this week and the Aggies are ranked in the top 25 in several categories doubles per game (4), fielding percentage (8), WL percentage (18), scoring (21) and slugging percentage (22). Individually, May A&M s record when... Win-loss summary: Total Conference Non-Conf Home Away Neutral Day Night vs Left vs Right Run games Run games Run games Extra inns Shutouts Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Opponent 0-2 runs Opponent 3-5 runs Opponent 6-9 runs Opponent 10+ runs Scored in 1st inning Scores first Opp. scores first After 4 leading After 4 trailing After 4 tied After 5 leading After 5 trailing After 5 tied After 6 leading After 6 trailing After 6 tied Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent 0 home runs Opponent 1 home run Opponent 2+ HRs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Opp. made 0 errors Opp. made 1 error Opp. made 2+ errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied General summary: Current winning streak...2 Longest winning streak...11 Longest losing streak...2 Home attendance (21 dates avg = 625) Away attendance (15 dates avg = 349) Total attendance (36 dates avg = 510) 2

3 USA Today/NFCA top 25 Poll - March 30 Rank Team Record Pts Pvs 1. Washington (29) Michigan Arizona Missouri UCLA Florida (1) Arizona St Alabama Stanford Georgia Tech Georgia LSU Oklahoma California Oklahoma St Tennessee Texas Illinois Florida St Texas A&M Ohio St North Carolina Massachusetts Notre Dame RV 25. Louisville Others receiving votes: BYU 34, Oregon 30, Hawaii 25, Texas Tech 16, Fordham 15, Baylor 14, San Diego St. 12, DePaul 10, Tenn.-Martin 5, Hofstra 2, Fresno St. 2, Virginia 2, Lipscomb 1, Kentucky 1 sits third in home runs, fourth in slugging percentage, seventh in RBIs per game, ninth in home runs per game, 13th in on base percentage and 14th in doubles per game. Arbino ranks fith in the nation in shutouts, 16th in victories and 22nd in walks allowed per seven innings. AGGIES IN THE POLLS Texas A&M is ranked 18th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 this week and No. 20 in the USA Today/NFCA poll. A&M s remaining ranked opponents are No. 4 Missouri, No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 15 Oklahoma State, No. 17 Texas, and No. 24 Baylor. In addition, Texas Tech is receiving votes. A FIRST AGAINST TECH A&M played its second-highest ranked opponent in No. 8 Georgia Tech on March 24 and the Yellow Jackets shutout the Aggies for the first time all season. That s pretty impressive figuring two of No. 3 Missouri s and No. 9 Stanford s three losses, and two of No. 5 Alabama s seven losses have been blanks. What s even more is that Texas A&M is in good company with only one shutout loss this year. Several top 10 programs, including No. 2 Arizona, No. 6 UCLA and No. 8 Georgia Tech each have been shutout just once. THE AMAZING ARBINO Arbino threw a career-best 27 scoreless innings and went 4-0 March She did not allow a run (0.00 ERA) and gave up only three walks and one extra base hit (a double). Arbino held her opponents to a stifling.121 batting average and tallied two nine-inning shutouts against No. 25 UMass and San Diego State. Arbino shutout UMass for just the second time all season and San Diego State for the fourth time all year and first time in 14 games. She threw four innings of hitless relief work against Long Beach State and gave up just two hits with six K s against Harvard. She won nine in-a-row and only gave up two runs and five walks over the nine-game stretch in which she owned a 0.25 ERA, six shutouts and held opponents to a.148 batting average. Arbino has the most shutouts (seven) in the Big 12 which is a career-high. LONGEST WINNING STREAK The Aggies amassed an 11-game winning streak from March 9-21, which is their longest stretch this season and also their longest run since the team went on a 17-game winning streak from April 16-May 30, ESPN.com/USA Softball top 25 POLL - March 30 Rank Team Record Pts Pvs 1. Washington (25) Arizona Michigan Missouri UCLA Alabama Georgia Tech Georgia Florida Arizona State Stanford T9 12. LSU Oklahoma T9 14. California Oklahoma State Florida State Texas Texas A&M Tennessee Illinois Oregon North Carolina Ohio State Baylor BYU RV Others receiving votes: San Diego State (15), DePaul (14), Louisville (14), Fordham (10), Hawaii (8), UMass (8), Notre Dame (4), University of Tennessee-Martin (4), Texas Tech (4), ULL (3), Ball State (2), Fresno State (2), Arkansas (1), Central Florida (1) and Hofstra (1). Numerical roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Cl-Exp. Hometown/Previous 1 Melissa Dumezich P/INF R/R 5-8 Fr-HS Whiting, Ind./Whiting 2 Kelsea Orsak UT L/R 5-10 So-1L Pearland, Texas/Pearland 3 Kara Rau INF R/R 5-5 Jr-1L League City, Texas/Clear Creek 4 Bailey Schroeder OF R/R 5-4 Sr-3L College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated 5 Alex Reynolds INF R/R 5-8 Sr-3L Tomball, Texas/Tomball 7 Lindsey Sisk P/OF R/R 5-10 Jr-TR Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley/Arizona 8 Andrea Tovar OF L/R 5-5 Jr-2L Seguin, Texas/Seguin 9 Lauren Schwirtlich UT R/R 5-7 Fr-HS Corpus Christi, Texas/Tuloso Midway 10 Kelsey Spittler OF L/L 5-6 Jr-2L Caldwell, Texas/Caldwell 11 Rebecca Arbino P R/R 6-0 So-1L Clovis, Calif./Clovis 12 Missy Siegel C R/R 5-8 Jr-TR Portland, Texas/Gregory Portland/Blinn 13 Meagan May C/1B R/R 6-0 Fr-HS Spring, Texas/Klein Oak 14 Macie Morrow SS L/R 5-8 Sr-3L Sugar Land, Texas/Clements 15 Eden Morris UT R/R 5-10 So-1L Cohutta, Ga./Dalton 20 Sydney Shannon UT R/R 5-5 Fr-HS Marlow, Okla./Marlow 21 Victoria Lehrmann OF R/R 5-7 Fr-HS Brenham, Texas/Brenham 22 Rhiannon Kliesing P/1B L/R 5-10 Jr-2L Pearland, Texas/Pearland Head Coach: Jo Evans Associate Head Coach: Joy Jackson Associate Head Coach: Mary Jo Firnbach Volunteer Assistant Coach: Amanda Scarborough PRONUNCIATIONS Melissa Dumezich DUE-ma-zich Rhiannon Kliesing KLEE-sing Victoria Lehrmann LARE-man Macie Morrow MORE-owe Kara Rau RAOW Bailey Schroeder SHRAY-duhr Lauren Schwirtlich SHWIRT-lick Missy Siegel SEE-gull Andrea Tovar TOE-var Mary Jo Firnbach FIRN-bock 3

4 A HOME RUN COMPARISON Texas A&M has blasted 37 home runs in 36 games this season, already putting them past their season total of 35 homers in 54 games last year. HITS GALORE The Aggie offense has been averaging 8.28 hits per game this season and has had 10-plus hits in 13 contests. The team is posting an average of 5.75 RBIs per game with six, 10-plus RBI games. In addition, A&M averages 6.19 runs per game with eight, 10-plus run games. SPITTLER S STREAK Junior Kelsey Spittler went on an eight-game hitting streak March 4-12 and hit.538 over the stretch. Kliesing holds the longest hitting streak of the season in which she held a.464 average over nine games and May s longest was an eight-game streak in which she hit.481. Spittler posted 14 hits, 11 runs, five doubles, a triple, a home run and 10 RBIs in her eight-game stretch. TWO-OUT SCORING Against Wright State and North Dakota State, A&M scored 13 of its 14 runs with two outs. The only run scored that wasn t with two down was a solo home run by May in the seventh inning of the Aggies first game against the Bison. PERFECTION AT THE PLATE Kliesing, senior Alex Reynolds and May all had perfect, career-best performances at the dish in the Aggie Invitational. Kliesing was 5-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored against Utah State. Reynolds went 4-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs in the same game, while May went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a two-run home run and three runs scored against NDSU. RAU S BIG HITS Junior Kara Rau was called upon to pinch hit twice at the Aggie Invitational and came through big both times. With two outs in the fifth inning against Wright State, the League City, Texas, native stepped up to the plate and cracked a bases-clearing double to give A&M a 5-0 advantage. Then, the Aggies were down 2-1 with two on and two out in the bottom of the fifth against the Bison. Rau delivered her second RBI hit of the weekend and the game-winning run crossed the plate as the attempt to throw out Rau went over the first baseman s head. Big 12 Player/pitcher of the Week Week Player of the week pitcher of the Week Feb. 16 Meagan May, Texas A&M, Fr., C Blaire Luna, Texas, Fr., RHP Feb. 23 Amber Flores, Oklahoma, Sr., 2B Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma, Fr., LHP March 2 Mariah Gearhart, Oklahoma State, Jr., 3B Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, So., RHP Nadia Taylor, Texas, So., 3B March 8 Julie Ward, Oklahoma State, So., 1B Anna Whiddon, Oklahoma State, Sr., RHP March 15 Brooke Thomason, Nebraska, Fr., OF Robin Mackin, Nebraska, Jr., RHP March 23 Meagan May, Texas A&M, Fr., C Blaire Luna, Texas, Fr., RHP March 30 Jessica Shults, Oklahoma, Fr., 1B Melissa Dumezich, Texas A&M, Fr., RHP April 6 April 13 April 20 April 27 May 4 May 11 big 12 conference standings Big12 Overall Team Record Pct Home Away Neutral Streak Record Pct Home Away Neutral Streak Oklahoma State W W8 Texas A&M W W2 Texas W W4 Texas Tech L L1 Missouri L L1 Oklahoma W W1 Iowa State W W1 Baylor L L2 Nebraska L W1 Kansas L W2 MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Tot May, Meagan Reynolds, Alex Morrow, Macie Spittler, Kelsey Kliesing, Rhiannon Schroeder, Bailey Orsak, Kelsea Schwirtlich, Laure Dumezich, Melissa Shannon, Sydney TEAM MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Tot May, Meagan Kliesing, Rhiannon Dumezich, Melissa Reynolds, Alex Spittler, Kelsey Shannon, Sydney Schroeder, Bailey Morrow, Macie Rau, Kara Orsak, Kelsea TEAM HITTING STREAKS Longest Current Kliesing, Rhiannon 9 4 May, Meagan 8 2 Spittler, Kelsey 8 2 Morrow, Macie 7 1 Reynolds, Alex 6 5 Shannon, Sydney 6 - Dumezich, Melissa 6 2 Schroeder, Bailey 5 - Schwirtlich, Laure 4 - Orsak, Kelsea 3 - Rau, Kara 2 - Tovar, Andrea 1 - Siegel, Missy 1 - Morris, Eden 1 - Lehrmann, Victoria 1 1 Sports Radio 1150 The Zone Broadcast Schedule Date Feb. 14 Feb. 21 March 6 March 24 March 31 April 2 April 3 April 7 April 17 April 18 April 21 April 24 April 25 April 28 May 1 May 2 May 8 May 9 Opponent Cal State Northridge Louisiana-Monroe Monmouth N.J. Georgia Tech Baylor Nebraska (Tentative) Nebraska Texas Iowa State Iowa State Texas Missouri Missouri Baylor Texas Tech Texas Tech Oklahoma State Oklahoma State 4

5 SISK OUT FOR THE SEASON Junior transfer Lindsey Sisk injured the tendon to her middle finger on her non-throwing hand and will be out for the entire 2010 season. MORROW HITS TO WIN Senior Macie Morrow delivered a pair of two-out, game-winning hits that helped Texas A&M bounce back with two victories at the Cathedral City Classic. She drove in one run off of an infield single to put the Aggies ahead, 4-3, over UNLV and then came through in the top of the eighth inning against San Diego State with a line-drive single to center that gave the Aggies a 7-6 win. MULTIPLE-RUN VICTORIES The Aggies had a pair of one-run victories at the Cathedral City Classic, but have not had very many close games this season. In fact, only seven games have been decided by just one run and the Aggies are 5-2 in these contests. In addition, A&M has been winning by an average of 4.3 runs in its 27 W s. SCORING EARLY AND OFTEN When the Aggies score runs they tend to score in bunches. In the team s first 11 games, it scored two or more runs in 20 of 25 innings that runs crossed the plate. SIX HOME RUNS = NEW GAME RECORD The Aggies launched six home runs against Mississippi State on Feb. 20, including two homers from Kliesing and back-to-back long balls from Dumezich in the fourth frame. Six home runs mark a new game record for Texas A&M softball. The most prior was four bombs in a game, done several times, the most recent being against Tulsa on Feb. 6, Eight home runs were hit in the game, ranking it third in the NCAA record book for most home runs in a game and leaving it just shy of the NCAA record of 10 home runs. Speaking of 10 four-baggers, that s how many the Aggies hit over their two games on Feb. 20. BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL A&M was picked to finish sixth in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll. The Aggies received 44 points and finished behind preseason favorite Oklahoma 79), Missouri 75), Baylor 61), Nebraska 49), and Texas 48). A&M was selected as the frontrunner for three consecutive years, from , and was picked third last season. Oklahoma State placed seventh with 41 points, followed by Iowa State 23), Kansas 17) and Texas Tech 14). AGGIE SOFTBALL ON TV The Aggies are one of just four Big 12 schools to have a regular season game televised on ESPN this season. A&M s contest against Missouri on April 25 will air on ESPN. In addition, the Big 12 Tournament title game will be broadcast on FSN. in the big 12 Wednesday, March 31 Saint Louis at Missouri South Dakota State at Nebraska Iowa at Iowa State South Dakota State at Nebraska Texas State at Texas Texas A&M at Baylor Friday, April 02 Oklahoma at Iowa State Texas at Kansas Texas A&M at Nebraska Oklahoma State at Missouri Saturday, April 03 Texas at Kansas Oklahoma State at Missouri Oklahoma at Iowa State Baylor at Texas Tech Texas A&M at Nebraska 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Name: Jo Evans The Evans File Date of Birth: July 29, 1960 Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah Education: University of Utah B.S. in commercial recreation (1983) M.S. in sports management (1996) Coaching Honors Three-Time Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year (2004, 05, 08) High Country Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1988, 89) Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1991, 94) Region Coach of the Year (1989-Central, 1994-West) Region Coach of the Year (2008)) College World Series Appearances (1991, 94, 07, 08) All-America Awards: 12 Utah Charmelle Green, 1990, 91 (2nd team) Ali Andrus, 1994 (2nd team) Amy Timmel, 1994 (2nd team) Texas A&M Selena Collins, 2002 (3rd team) Jessica Kapchinski, 2004 (3rd team) Amanda Scarborough, 2005 (1st team), 2007 (1st team) Megan Gibson, 2005 (2nd team), 2007 (1st team), 2008 (1st team) Jamie Hinshaw, 2008 (3rd team) Other Honor Utah Softball Hall of Fame (1999) A&M in the Polls Week USA TODAY/NFCA ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL Preseason RV RV Feb. 16 RV 21 Feb March March March March March April 6 April 13 April 30 April 27 May 4 May 11 Big 12 Preseason Poll Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. Oklahoma (7) Missouri (3) Baylor Nebraska Texas Texas A&M Oklahoma State Iowa State Kansas Texas Tech 14 5

6 AGGIES IN THE RECORD BOOKS career Runs Sharonda McDonald Megan Gibson Jennifer McFalls Jamie Hinshaw Lisa Klam Adrian Gregory Judy Trussell Dawn Wuthrich Liz Mizera Macie Morrow Present career Home Runs Megan Gibson Selena Collins Liz Mizera Adrian Gregory Lisa Klam Amanda Scarborough Holly Ridley Lindsay Wilhelmson Rhi Kliesing Present Kendall Richards career Walks Megan Gibson Selena Collins Jennifer McFalls K.K. Kalhoefer Jamie Hinshaw Alex Reynolds Present Liz Mizera Sharla Cannon Lindsay Wilhelmson Macie Morrow Present career PITCHING Strikeouts Lori Stoll Shawn Andaya Jessica Kapchinski Megan Gibson Amy Vining Missi Young Amanda Scarborough Shan McDonald Lindsay Wilhelmson Rhi Kliesing Present season batting average (min. 100 at bats) Kendall Richards Meagan May Jennifer McFalls Megan Gibson Amanda Scarborough Megan Gibson K.K. Kalhoefer Kendall Richards Josie Carter Rhi Kliesing Sharonda McDonald season Runs Batted In Josie Carter Kendall Richards Megan Gibson Meagan May Megan Gibson Mel Pritchard Amanda Scarborough Merry Mapp Sharla Cannon Erin Field season Doubles Jana James Kendall Richards Kendall Richards Jana James Megan Gibson Kelly Ferguson Rhonda Halbert K.K. Kalhoefer Mya Truelove Erin Field Tiffany Esters Amanda Scarborough Meagan May season Home Runs Liz Mizera Megan Gibson Selena Collins Lisa Klam Meagan May Megan Gibson Megan Gibson Selena Collins Lindsay Wilhelmson Megan Gibson season slugging percentage Meagan May Liz Mizera Megan Gibson Megan Gibson Kendall Richards Jennifer McFalls Amanda Scarborough Selena Collins Rhi Kliesing Megan Gibson season Walks Megan Gibson Megan Gibson Selena Collins Megan Gibson Erin Glasco Erin Field Meagan May Liz Mizera Jami Lobpries Megan Gibson Kendall Richards

7 TEXAS A&M SOFTBALL 2010 OVERALL STATISTICS Record: 29-7 Home: 17-4 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 10-2 Big 12: 2-0 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% May, Meagan Kliesing, Rhiannon Reynolds, Alex Morrow, Macie Spittler, Kelsey Dumezich, Melissa Schwirtlich, Lauren Shannon, Sydney Orsak, Kelsea Schroeder, Bailey Lehrmann, Victoria Morris, Eden Rau, Kara Tovar, Andrea Siegel, Missy Arbino, Rebecca Totals Opponents (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 Dumezich, Melissa / Arbino, Rebecca / Kliesing, Rhiannon / Totals / Opponents / Inning-by-inning summary Total Texas A&M Opponents Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L

8 TEXAS A&M SOFTBALL GAME HIGHS TEAM Batting At bats: 34 vs ULM (Feb 21, 2010) Runs scored: 16 vs Wisconsin (Feb 12, 2010 at Tempe, Ariz.) Hits: 16 vs Monmouth (Mar 06, 2010) 16 vs Utah State (Mar 12, 2010) RBIs: 16 vs Wisconsin (Feb 12, 2010 at Tempe, Ariz.) Doubles: 6 vs Monmouth (Mar 06, 2010) Triples: 1 (5 games ) Home runs: 6 vs Mississippi State (Feb 20, 2010) Total bases: 32 vs Mississippi State (Feb 20, 2010) Walks: 12 vs Wisconsin (Feb 12, 2010 at Tempe, Ariz.) Strikeouts: 22 vs UMass (Mar 20, 2010 at San Diego, Calif.) Sac hits: 2 vs San Diego State (Feb 26, 2010 at Cathedral City, CA) Sac flies: 2 vs Kansas (Mar 28, 2010) Stolen bases: 4 vs UNLV (Feb 26, 2010 at Cathedral City, CA) Hit by pitch: 2 (4 games ) Caught stealing: 1 (8 games ) Runners LOB: 11 (5 games ) Hit into DP: 2 vs Monmouth (Mar 06, 2010) Fielding Putouts: 27 vs UMass (Mar 20, 2010 at San Diego, Calif.) 27 at San Diego State (Mar 21, 2010) Assists: 17 at San Diego State (Mar 21, 2010) Errors: 5 vs BYU (Mar 05, 2010) Passed balls: 1 (5 games ) DPs turned: 1 (7 games ) Pitching Innings pitched: 9.0 vs UMass (Mar 20, 2010 at San Diego, Calif.) 9.0 at San Diego State (Mar 21, 2010) Runs allowed: 10 at Arizona State (Feb 13, 2010) Earned runs: 10 at Arizona State (Feb 13, 2010) Walks allowed: 7 vs UNLV (Feb 26, 2010 at Cathedral City, CA) Strikeouts: 14 vs Nevada (Feb 13, 2010 at Tempe, Ariz.) Hits allowed: 11 at Arizona State (Feb 13, 2010) Doubles allowed: 2 (7 games ) Homers allowed: 2 at Arizona State (Feb 13, 2010) 2 vs Mississippi State (Feb 20, 2010) 2 vs Kansas (Mar 27, 2010) Wild pitches: 2 (4 games ) Hit batters: 3 vs Georgia Tech (Mar 24, 2010) INDIVIDUAL Batting At bats: 5 Spittler, Kelsey vs ULM (Feb 21, 2010) 5 Spittler, Kelsey vs Utah State (Mar 12, 2010) 5 Kliesing, Rhiannon vs Utah State (Mar 12, 2010) Runs scored: 3 (6 games ) Hits: 5 Kliesing, Rhiannon vs Utah State (Mar 12, 2010) RBIs: 4 (12 games ) Doubles: 2 (5 games ) Triples: 1 (5 games ) Home runs: 2 Dumezich, Melissa vs Mississippi State (Feb 20, 2010) 2 Kliesing, Rhiannon vs Mississippi State (Feb 20, 2010) 2 May, Meagan vs UIC (Mar 20, 2010 at San Diego, Calif.) Total bases: 10 Kliesing, Rhiannon vs Mississippi State (Feb 20, 2010) Walks: 3 (5 games ) Strikeouts: 4 (5 games ) Sac hits: 1 (13 games ) Sac flies: 2 Dumezich, Melissa vs Kansas (Mar 28, 2010) Stolen bases: 2 Spittler, Kelsey vs ULM (Feb 21, 2010) 2 Orsak, Kelsea vs Long Beach State (Mar 19, 2010 at San Diego, Calif.) Hit by pitch: 2 Shannon, Sydney vs Utah State (Mar 13, 2010) Caught stealing: 1 (8 games ) Runners LOB: 7 Schroeder, Bailey vs Utah State (Mar 12, 2010) Fielding Putouts: 18 Kliesing, Rhiannon at San Diego State (Mar 21, 2010) Assists: 8 Morrow, Macie at San Diego State (Mar 21, 2010) Errors: 2 Dumezich, Melissa vs BYU (Mar 05, 2010) Passed balls: 1 (5 games ) Pitching Innings pitched: 9.0 Arbino, Rebecca vs UMass (Mar 20, 2010 at San Diego, Calif.) 9.0 Arbino, Rebecca at San Diego State (Mar 21, 2010) Runs allowed: 7 Arbino, Rebecca at Arizona State (Feb 13, 2010) Earned runs: 7 Arbino, Rebecca at Arizona State (Feb 13, 2010) Walks allowed: 4 (4 games ) Strikeouts: 14 Kliesing, Rhiannon vs Nevada (Feb 13, 2010 at Tempe, Ariz.) Hits allowed: 9 Arbino, Rebecca at Arizona State (Feb 13, 2010) 9 Kliesing, Rhiannon vs BYU (Mar 04, 2010) Doubles allowed: 2 (7 games ) Homers allowed: 2 Kliesing, Rhiannon vs Mississippi State (Feb 20, 2010) 2 Arbino, Rebecca vs Kansas (Mar 27, 2010) Wild pitches: 2 Arbino, Rebecca at Arizona State (Feb 13, 2010) 2 Kliesing, Rhiannon vs ULM (Feb 21, 2010) Hit batters: 2 (5 games ) 8