LEADING OFF. In all, 12 teams will be participating in the fourday event in Long Beach. LBSU INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE

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1 2012 UNLV SOFTBALL WEEKLY NOTES - #5 CONTACT: JEFFREY SEALS JEFF.SEALS@UNLV.EDU OFFICE: CELL: OVERALL: 9-10 / HOME: 6-8 / AWAY: 0-1 / NEUTRAL: SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Results Sportco Kick-Off Classic (Las Vegas) Feb. 10 #5/6 Oklahoma L 5-0 (7) Feb. 10 Weber State L 11-5 (7) Feb. 11 Minnesota W 2-1 (7) Feb. 12 CSU Bakersfield W 6-2 (7) Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas) Feb. 16 Memphis W 1-0 (7) Feb. 17 DePaul L 8-3 (7) Feb. 17 Idaho State W 7-1 (7) Feb. 18 Ohio State L 4-3 (7) Feb. 19 #rv/--hawai'i L 12-2 (5) Gaucho Classic I (Santa Barbara, Calif.) Feb. 24 vs. San Diego W 2-1 (9) Feb. 24 vs. Nevada, Reno W 1-0 (7) Feb. 25 at UC Santa Barbara L 1-0 (7) Feb. 25 vs. #23/23 Houston L 11-7 (7) Feb. 26 vs. San Diego W 7-3 (7) Eller Media Stadium Classic (Las Vegas) March 2 Seton Hall W 6-4 (7) March 2 New Mexico State W 6-1 (7) March 3 Florida Atlantic L 9-5 (7) March 3 Illinois L 3-2 (7) March 4 Seton Hall L 5-0 (7) LBSU Invitational (Long Beach, Calif.) March 9 vs. #24/23 North Carolina 9:00 am March 9 vs. Eastern Kentucky 11:30 am March 10 vs. Pittsburgh 12:30 pm March 10 vs. Cal State Fullerton 3:00 pm March 11 vs. Notre Dame 1:00 pm San Diego Classic II (San Diego, Calif.) March 16 vs. Harvard 11:30 am March 16 vs. Purdue 2:00 pm March 17 vs. Quinnipiac 11:30 am March 18 vs. Valparaiso 9:30 am March 18 vs. Long Beach State 11:30 am Mustang Classic (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) March 23 vs. Lipscomb 10:00 am March 23 vs. Ball State 12:30 pm March 24 vs. Ball State 10:00 am March 24 vs. Lipscomb 5:30 pm March 25 at Cal Poly 11:00 am April 4 at Fresno State 5:00 pm April 4 at Fresno State 7:00 pm April 11 Southern Utah 4:00 pm April 11 Southern Utah 6:00 pm April 13 at Boise State* 3:00 pm April 14 at Boise State* 3:00 pm April 15 at Boise State* 1:00 pm April 27 Colorado State* 6:00 pm April 28 Colorado State*^ 1:00 pm April 29 Colorado State* 1:00 pm May 4 at #23/RV New Mexico* 6:00 pm May 5 at #23/RV New Mexico* 5:00 pm May 6 at #23/RV New Mexico* 1:00 pm May 10 San Diego State* 6:00 pm May 11 San Diego State* 5:00 pm May 12 San Diego State*^ 1:00 pm * Mountain West Game ^ Television Game Rankings displayed as NFCA first, USA Softball second. All game times set in time zone being played. LEADING OFF The UNLV Rebels will become road warriors for the next 17 games of the 2012 campaign beginning this week. All 17 of the contests will be played in California and will be broken up between three tournaments and a doubleheader at Fresno State. UNLV opens up the lengthy road trip with five games in the Long Beach State Invitational in Long Beach, Calif. The Rebels will play five of their contests at the 49er Softball Complex, while Mayfair Park in nearby Lakewood, Calif., will play host to the majority of the tournament's competition. The Rebels are scheduled to begin play on Friday against #24/23 North Carolina (9:00 am) and Eastern Kentucky (11:30 am). UNLV will play twice more on Saturday with games against Pittsburgh (12:30 pm) and Cal State Fullerton (3:00 pm). The team will play its final affair at 1:00 pm against Notre Dame on Sunday. In all, 12 teams will be participating in the fourday event in Long Beach. LBSU INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE Friday, March 9 09:00 am UNLV vs. #24/23 North Carolina 11:30 am UNLV vs. Eastern Kentucky Saturday, March 10 12:30 pm UNLV vs. Pittsburgh 03:00 pm UNLV vs. Cal State Fullerton Sunday, March 11 01:00 pm UNLV vs. Notre Dame Notes: Team listed first will occupy first base dugout. Bolded team is home. GameTracker information can be found at - www. UNLVRebels.com. Conference Overall Team W L Pct. W L T Pct. 1. #23/rv N. Mexico Boise State San Diego State UNLV Colorado State ON DECK The UNLV Rebels stay out on the road for a second consecutive weekend for five games at the San Diego Classic II. The tournament is a cohost MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS ed by San Diego State and the University of San Diego. UNLV will play all five of its games at the SDSU Softball Stadium. The Rebels are slated to play Harvard and Purdue on Friday, Quinnipiac and Valparaiso on Saturday and Long Beach State on Sunday. In all, nine teams will participate in the four-day event in "America's Finest City." THE LAST OUT(ING) The UNLV Rebels went 2-3 last weekend in their own Eller Media Stadium Classic. UNLV opened up with wins over Seton Hall and New Mexico State, but lost its next three to Florida Atlantic, Illinois and Seton Hall. The Rebels opened Friday's action by scoring six runs off of nine hits in both games. They defeated SHU, 6-4, behind Paige Emerson's three-hit, three-rbi performance. Against NMSU, the Rebels fell behind 1-0, before Emerson evened the score with a solo homer in the fifth. The offense scored five more times in the sixth, a tworun shot from Pauline Monreal and a three-run job by Heather Harrison. On Saturday, UNLV was deadlocked with both FAU and UI, but one swing of the bat by the visitors was the difference maker. After watching FAU stake itself to a 5-0 lead, UNLV countered with five of its own. Unfortunately, a bases loaded situation turned into a grand slam, which won the game for FAU, 9-5. Against UI, the Rebels held a 2-0 edge only to see Illinois tie it up. A sacrifice fly in the fifth was the deciding score for Illinois in the 3-2 game. Sunday's finale was a 5-0 blanking by SHU, who scored twice early and three times in the fifth. UNLV was led offensively by four players with four or more hits and.357 or better. Tayler Van Acker topped all with her.429 batting average off six hits in 14 at-bats, while Emerson owned a team-best seven hits. Six of those seven hits went for extra bases (three doubles, two triples and one home run) MW PRESEASON POLL Rank Team Points 1. San Diego State (4) UNLV (1) Boise State 9 4. New Mexico 8 5. Colorado State 4 First-place votes in parentheses.

2 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location Las Vegas, Nev. Founded Enrollment ,000 Colors Scarlet & Gray Nickname Rebels Conference Mountain West Affiliation NCAA Division I President Dr. Neal Smatresk Director of Athletics Jim Livengood SOFTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach Pete Manarino Alma Mater Cal State Fullerton, '84 UNLV Record , Fourth Year Overall Record , 27th Year Assistant Coach Kendall Fearn Alma Mater UNLV, '09 Assistant Coach Kim Martin Alma Mater Shawnee State, '98 Volunteer Assistant Tara Bendt UNLV, '10 Office Phone Facility Eller Media Stadium Capacity TEAM INFORMAITON 2011 Record MWC Record / Finish /2nd Postseason N/A Final Ranking N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost /3 Position Starters Returning/Lost.. 8 (includes DP)/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost /1 Newcomers (includes 1 transfer) MEDIA RELATIONS Softball Contact Jeffrey Seals jeff.seals@unlv.edu Office Phone Cell Phone Office Fax Press Row Phone Internet Address NUMERICAL ROSTER ## NAME POS B/T HT CL/EXP HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 00 Emilie Valadez OF L/R 5-4 FR/HS Fontana, Calif./Etiwanda HS 01 Jessica O Connor P R/R 5-11 SR/3L Littleton, Colo./Dakota Ridge HS 02 Samantha Juarez UT R/R 5-5 FR/HS Las Vegas, Nev./Durango HS 04 Amber Petersen P/OF R/R 5-8 SR/3L Twin Falls, Idaho/Twin Falls HS 06 Tayler Aleman IF R/R 5-8 JR/1L Las Vegas, Nev./Sierra Vista HS 07 Katie Uriarte OF L/R 5-8 JR/TR Visalia, Calif./College of Southern Nevada 08 Jaexie Balilea IF R/R 5-5 SO/HS Las Vegas, Nev./Durango HS 09 Elena Fata IF R/R 5-3 RS-JR/2L Hollister, Calif./San Benito HS 10 Pauline Monreal OF R/R 5-7 SO/1L La Mirada, Calif./La Mirada HS 11 Caitlin Klepper P L/L 5-10 FR/HS Kenniwick, Wash./Southridge HS 12 Samantha Henry C R/R 5-4 RS-JR/2L Concord, Calif./Carondelet HS 14 Tayler Van Acker IF L/L 5-4 SO/1L Anaheim, Calif./Canyon HS 16 Tara Woodall OF L/R 5-3 JR/2L Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Alta Loma HS 18 Christina Montoya UT R/R 5-5 SO/1L Sacramento, Calif./St. Francis HS 21 Paige Emerson OF L/R 5-5 SR/2L Rocklin, Calif./Pacific 24 Kylie Wagner P/IF L/L 5-5 SR/2L Orange, Calif./Evansville 25 Heather Harrison C R/R 5-5 JR/1L Covina, Calif./Mt. San Antonio College 31 Amanda Oliveto P R/R 5-9 SO/1L Simi Valley, Calif./Simi Valley HS 32 Stefany Valentino OF L/R 5-5 SO/1L Oak Park, Calif./Agoura Hills HS 99 Korin Cuico IF R/R 5-9 SR/3L San Pedro, Calif./San Pedro HS ALPHABETICAL ## NAME 06 Aleman, Tayler 08 Balilea, Jaexie 99 Cuico, Korin 21 Emerson, Paige 09 Fata, Elena 25 Harrison, Heather 12 Henry, Samantha 02 Juarez, Samantha 11 Klepper, Caitlin 10 Monreal, Pauline 18 Montoya, Christina 01 O Connor, Jessica 31 Oliveto, Amanda 04 Petersen, Amber 07 Uriarte, Katie 00 Valadez, Emilie 32 Valentino, Stefany 14 Van Acker, Tayler 24 Wagner, Kylie 16 Woodall, Tara SIMPLY REB! NOTE TO THE MEDIA: Please remember that UNLV (acronym on all references) is home to the REBEL softball team. Only the men s basketball team at UNLV is nicknamed the RUNNIN REBELS. While, the women s basketball and women s tennis teams are the only ones nicknamed the LADY REBELS. BY CLASS SENIORS (5) Korin Cuico Paige Emerson Jessica O Connor Amber Petersen Kylie Wagner JUNIORS (6) Tayler Aleman Elena Fata (RS) Heather Harrison Samantha Henry (RS) Katie Uriarte (TR) Tara Woodall SOPHOMORES (6) Jaexie Balilea Pauline Monreal Christina Montoya Amanda Oliveto Stefany Valentino Tayler Van Acker FRESHMEN (3) Caitlin Klepper Samantha Juarez Emilie Valadez BY POSITION CATCHERS (2) Heather Harrison Samantha Henry INFIELDERS (7) Tayler Aleman Jaexie Balilea Korin Cuico Elena Fata Christina Montoya Samantha Juarez Tayler Van Acker OUTFIELDERS (7) Paige Emerson Pauline Monreal Amber Petersen Katie Uriarte Emilie Valadez Stefany Valentino Tara Woodall PITCHERS (4) Caitlin Kelpper Jessica O'Connor Amanda Oliveto Kylie Wagner PRONUNCIATIONS Tayler Aleman ALL-mun Jaexie Balilea jake-E bal-e-lay-uh Korin Cuico core-n coo-e-co Elena Fata uh-len-uh fay-tuh Pauline Monreal mon-ree-all Amanda Oliveto ol-uh-VEE-toe Katie Uriarte U-REE-r-TEE

3 2012 POLLS USA TODAY/NFCA DIVISION I TOP 25 ## Team (1st-place votes) Rec. Prev. 01 Alabama (24) California (6) Florida Washington Arizona State Texas Georgia Oklahoma Tennessee Stanford Louisiana-Lafayette Missouri Arizona Michigan Baylor Louisville UCLA Oregon Hawai'i Auburn Texas A&M Florida State New Mexico North Carolina 14-5 RV 25 DePaul 11-4 RV Receiving Votes (10 or more): Syracuse, Oregon State, South Florida, Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State. LONG BEACH STATE INVITATIONAL OPPONENT INFORMATION #24/23 North Carolina Tar Heels (14-5) North Carolina enters the week with a 14-5 record and ranked in both Top 25 polls. The Tar Heels went 2-3 last weekend at the Citrus Classic in Kissimmee, Fla. UNC lost its first two to Syracuse and Baylor before winning its next pair against Auburn and Fordham. They lost the finale to Oregon. They began the year 9-0, but have since lost five of their last 10. Head-to-Head: N/A. Last Meeting: N/A. Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-3) Eastern Kentucky enters the week with a 6-3 record. The Colonels went 3-2 last weekend at the Phyllis Rafter Memorial in Woodstock, Ga. EKU lost its first and last games to Indiana and Alabama State, but won the middle contests against Georgia State, Campbell and Southeastern Louisiana. They began the year 3-0, but have since lost three of their last six. Head-to-Head: EKU leads the all-time series 2-0. Last Meeting: EKU defeated UNLV, 2-1, in Sacramento on March 20, Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4) Pittsburgh enters the week with an 8-4 record. The Panthers went 3-2 last weekend at the Citrus Classic in Kissimmee, Fla. Pitt won its first two against Hofstra and Illinois State, but lost to in-a-row to Oregon and Virginia Tech. They defeated Ohio State in the finale. After beginning the year 1-2, the Panthers reeled off six straight wins, but have lost two of three. Head-to-Head: UNLV leads the all-time series 1-0. Last Meeting: UNLV defeated Pitt, 12-1, in Las Vegas on Feb. 29, Cal State Fullerton Titans (9-12) Cal State Fullerton enters the week with a 9-12 record. The Titans went 3-1 last weekend at their own DeMarini Invitational. They defeated Florida International, Southern Miss and Michigan State, but lost to Oregon State. ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 ## Team (1st-place votes) Rec. Prev. 01 California (16) Alabama (4) Washington Florida Arizona State Texas Georgia Oklahoma Tennessee Stanford Louisiana-Lafayette Missouri Arizona Michigan Oregon Baylor Louisville UCLA T19 Auburn T19 Hawai'i Texas A&M Florida State T23 North Carolina T23 Syracuse 9-6 RV 25 South Florida Receiving Votes (10 or more): New Mexico, DePaul. BOLD indicates 2012 UNLV Opponents. Head-to-Head: CSUF leads the all-time series Last Meeting: CSUF defeated UNLV, 5-1, in Fullerton, Calif., on April 27, Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-6) Notre Dame enters the week with a 7-6 record. The Fighting Irish went 3-1 last weekend at the Citrus Classic in Kissimmee, Fla. They defeated Long Island, Ohio State and Fordham, but lost to Virginia Tech. The lost four of their first five games, but have since have won six of their last eight. Head-to-Head: UND leads the all-time series 4-2. Last Meeting: UND defeated UNLV, 4-1, in Lakewood, Calif., on March 13, PITCHING HER WAY TO THE WEEKLY AWARD UNLV s Amanda Oliveto was named the Mountain West s Pitcher of the Week for games played from Feb. 20 through Feb. 26. It was the third career MW weekly accolade for Oliveto. Oliveto went 3-1 in four appearances for UNLV last weekend at UC Santa Barbara s Gaucho Classic I. She registered an ERA of 1.25 and struck out 20 batters while surrendering four earned runs and four walks in 22.1 innings of work. Oliveto began the weekend with a relief appearance in a nine-inning affair against San Diego. She entered the game in the seventh inning with two outs and a runner on, but shut down the Toreros over the final 2.1 frames to earn the 2-1 win. She retired all six batters she faced, which included two via strikeout. She made the start against Nevada, Reno and limited the Wolf Pack to three hits in the 1-0, complete-game victory. She struck out eight hitters, while walking one. Four UNR batters reached base safely, with only one advancing as far as second base. In a 1-0 loss to host UCSB, Oliveto threw 6.0 innings and allowed one run on four hits with three strikeouts. After she gave up a run in the second, only five batters reached base, with only two getting as far as second. In the finale against USD, she threw a complete game and was touched for three runs on six hits en route to the 7-3 victory. She struck out seven against three walks. GETTING THE 100TH The UNLV Rebels' Pete Manarino notched his 100th win as the skipper of the Scarlet & Gray last Friday night in a 6-1 victory over New Mexico State. Manarino took over the Rebel program in 2009 and led the squad to the NCAA Tournament that season. Manarino is no stranger to milestones, as the college softball stalwart coached his 1,500th career NCAA Division I game last season (May 8 vs. San Diego State).

4 2012 RECORD WHEN Overall MWC Non-conference Home Away Neutral Longest winning streak Longest MWC winning streak Longest losing streak Longest MWC losing streak vs. Top 10 NFCA / USA /0-1 vs. Top NFCA / USA /0-1 In one-run games In two-run games In five or more run games In extra innings In shutouts Rebels scoring 0-2 runs Rebels scoring 3-5 runs Rebels scoring 6-9 runs Rebels scoring 10+ runs Rebels score first Opponent scores first Ahead after 4.0 innings Trailing after 4.0 innings Tied after 4.0 innings Rebels hit 0 home runs Rebels hit 1 home run Rebels hits 2+ home runs Rebels make 0 errors Rebels make 1 error Rebels make 2+ errors Rebels out-hit opponent Opponent out-hits Rebels Hits are tied On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday Day Games Night Games In February In March In April In May REBELS PICKED SECOND The UNLV softball team was picked to finish second in this year s Mountain West Preseason Poll, as voted on by the conference s five head coaches. The Rebels, who garnered 13 total points and one first-place vote, trailed the preseason favorite San Diego State Aztecs and their 16 points and four first-place nods. The Rebels, who finished second in the conference last season with a 9-5 record, went overall in They return 16 letterwinners from last season s squad. More impressively, nine starters, including the designated player, and three pitchers are back for the Scarlet & Gray. Offensively, more than 80% of the team s production from last season is back in the batter s box. Amanda Oliveto returns to the circle after a freshman campaign that saw her throw two nohitters and strike out 179 in innings of In all four batters hit over.400 on the weekend. Paige Emerson and Stefany Valentino both recorded.417 batting averages with identical 5-for-17 efforts, while Korin Cuico and Samantha Juarez each hit.400 (2-for-5). Three of UNLV s four 2011 all-conference honorees are back, as well. Senior Paige Emerson, junior Tayler Aleman and sophomore Tayler Van Acker return after their impressive seasons from a year ago. Rounding out the MW s five-team 2012 lineup are, in order, Boise State (9 points), New Mexico (8) and Colorado State (4). Boise State is a new addition to the conference this season after playing its first three years in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). TUNE IN & WATCH The UNLV Rebels will have two Mountain West games televised live by The MountainWest Sports Network (The Mtn.) and CBS Sports Network. The UNLV-Colorado State contest on Saturday, April 28 (1:00 pm) will be aired by The Mtn., while the UNLV-SDSU tilt on Saturday, May 12 (1:00 pm) will be shown by CBS Sports. Coincidentally, both of these opponents played against the Rebels on the small screen last season and produced some dramatic games both of which witnessed UNLV smash home runs in its final at-bats a game-winning, three-run walk-off by Ashli Holland and a sixth-inning grand slam by Tayler Aleman. SPEAKING STATISTICALLY: TEAM The 2011 UNLV Rebels ranked 100 or better in seven statistical categories kept by the NCAA. UNLV's highest ranking was 11th in slugging percentage (.520), while coming in 15th in home runs per game (1.2) and 17th in batting average (.321). They were 24th in scoring (5.64) and 29th in doubles per game (1.42). The Rebels were also 75th in win-loss percentage (.600) and 98th in triples per game (0.16). SPEAKING STATISTICALLY: INDIVIDUAL Besides the team, as a whole, many players ranked nationally in NCAA statistics Individually, five players (Tayler Aleman, Amanda Oliveto, Tayler Van Acker, Ashli Holland and Paige Emerson). Aleman's highest ranking was 14th in batting average (.436). She is also 28th in slugging percentage (.782), 68th in on-base percentage (.488), 73rd in toughest to strikeout (15.7) and 83rd in home runs per game (0.24). Amanda Oliveto was 51st in victories (21.0) and 84th in strikeouts (179.0). Tayler Van Acker was 87th in on-base percentage (.481) and 88th in walks (0.58). Ashli Holland was 26th in doubles per game (0.31). Paige Emerson was 53rd in runs per game (0.89). 1,500 & COUNTING The UNLV Rebels' Pete Manarino coached his 1,500th career game this on May 8, 2011, against the San Diego State Aztecs. UNLV was victorious in dramatic come-from-behind fashion with a two-run walk-off home run. Manarino began his 27th season of coaching on the NCAA Division I level and his fourth overall at UNLV on Feb. 10. To date, he has coached a total of 1,517 games with 164 games as the Rebels skipper and 1,353 more at Long Beach State (1984 to '06). HISTORY RESET Over the past three seasons, the UNLV Rebels have assaulted the program's year-by-year record book. In 2009, the squad broke three offensive records, as they topped out in RBI (.260), slugging percentage (.466) and on-base percentage (.384). They nearly added three more categories to that list (batting average, runs and home runs), but came up short. In 2010, the team managed to reset the record book and one-up its predecessor by claiming all six of those previously mentioned categories for its own. They set highs in batting average (.323), runs (331), home runs (51), RBI (289), slugging (.517) and on-base percentage (.406). In 2011, the Rebels were able to claim the home run (54), slugging (.520) and on-base percentage (.408) categories for their own. More impressively, this year's team did it in only 45 games, while the 2009 and '10 teams needed 53 and 52 games, respectively.

5 2012 MISCELLANEIOUS STATS MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES TOT 32 VALENTINO, Stefany EMERSON, Paige ALEMAN, Taylor VAN ACKER, Tayler MONREAL, Pauline BALILEA, Jaexie CUICO, Korin JUAREZ, Samantha TEAM MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES TOT 10 MONREAL, Pauline ALEMAN, Taylor EMERSON, Paige VAN ACKER, Tayler VALENTINO, Stefany BALILEA, Jaexie HARRISON, Heather MONTOYA, Christina TEAM HITTING STREAKS (5+ games) LONG NOW 21 EMERSON, Paige VALENTINO, Stefany JUAREZ, Samantha 6-08 BALILEA, Jaexie 5 - CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES Pre TOT 21 EMERSON, Paige ALEMAN, Tayler MONREAL, Pauline VALENTINO, Stefany VAN ACKER, Tayler FATA, Elena CUICO, Korin BALILEA, Jaexie WAGNER, Kylie HARRISON, Heather JUAREZ, Samantha MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES Pre TOT 06 ALEMAN, Tayler MONREAL, Pauline WAGNER, Kylie EMERSON, Paige VALENTINO, Stefany VAN ACKER, Tayler BALILEA, Jaexie CUICO, Korin FATA, Elena HARRISON, Heather MONTOYA, Christina HENRY, Samantha 1-1 BATTING ISN'T AVERAGE Since 2009, the UNLV Rebels have amassed three of the program's best batting averages with the trio coming in at.300 or better. In the past three seasons, the Rebels have hit.300 (2009),.323 (2010) and.321 (2011). Last season's figure can be greatly attributed to six players hitting.348 or better with each scattering at least 19 hits. Tayler Aleman (.436) led the team in hitting, while Kylie Wagner finished second (.404). Through 19 games, the 2012 edition is hitting.249. Three players own batting averages above.300. The team is led by Paige Emerson's.400 average, while is closely followed by Stefany Valentino's.391. Samantha Juarez rounds out the trio with her.321 effort. In a 24-year span from 1984 to 2008, UNLV had only registered one season above.300 when the 1995 squad hit.305 en route to the Women's College World Series. HOME RUN PRODUCTION The UNLV Rebels entered the final weekend of the 2011 season with 50 home runs, one shy of the program record set by the 2010 squad. UNLV tied the record on the next to last game of the year and then rewrote the mark in the final contest with three more long balls to set the new benchmark at 54. Since 2005, the Rebels have hit at least 43 home runs each year and have rewritten the program's home run mark three times in that time frame. Prior to the seven-year surge in home runs, UNLV had only registered one season, from 1985 to 2004, with 40 or more home runs when the '95 squad hit 43. The 2011 figure was greatly attributed to 13 players hitting at least one home run. Tayler Aleman and Ashli Holland tied for the team lead with nine apiece. Through 19 games, the 2012 edition has hit 17. Pauline Monreal leads the team with six, while Jaexie Balilea and Tayler Aleman have three apiece. Five others have hit one each. A HIT PARADE The UNLV Rebels registered at least 10 or more hits in 20 of the 45 games they played in last year and ended the season with a total of 387 hits. They had three streaks of three or more games with 10 or more hits amassed in each contest. They began the year with against the likes of Mississippi State (Feb. 11), UC Riverside (Feb. 11) and Washington (Feb. 12). They oneupped themselves with a stretch of four consecutive against Wisconsin (March 13), UC Santa Barbara (March 13), Western Illinois (March 16) and Fairfield (March 25) with a run of hits. They notched another three-gamer together with against Seattle (April 2), Loyola Marymount (April 2) and Colorado State (April 8). The Rebels scattered a season-high 15 on three occasions: UC Santa Barbara (March 13), Colorado State (April 8) and Utah (April 28). Through 19 games, the 2012 edition has reached double digits in hits twice with both instances coming at UC Santa Barbara's Gaucho Classic I. UNLV smashed 10 hits against then-#23 Houston (Feb. 25) before one-upping itself with 11 vs. San Diego (Feb. 26). In all, the team has nine or more hits in seven of the 18 games played. Most recently, the team had a five-game stretch where they registered at least nine hits in each contest. The run began with the Houston and San Diego games and followed with the Seton Hall (March 2), New Mexico State (March 2) and Florida Atlantic (March 3). They had nine hits in each of those March contests. RUNNING HOME Since 2005, the UNLV Rebels have scored 200 or more runs in each of the past seven seasons. The 2011 team touched home plate 254 times to extend the streak. In all, the softball program has seen 14 teams score at least 200 runs in a given season. Prior to the seven-year surge in runs, UNLV had only registered seven seasons, from 1985 to 2004, with 200 or more scores. Paige Emerson led the team with 40, while Ashli Holland and Stefany Valentino tied for the second with 34 apiece. Through 19 games, the 2012 editions has scored 65 runs. Emerson and Tayler Aleman lead the team with 12 and 11 runs, respectively. Tayler Van Acker and Pauline Monreal have both touched home plate seven times. KNOCKING THEM IN Since 2005, the UNLV Rebels have registered at least 205 or more RBI in each of the past seven seasons. The 2011 team knocked in 238 RBI to extend the streak. In all, the softball program has seen eight teams tally at least 200 RBI in a given season. Prior to the seven-year surge in RBI, UNLV had only registered one season, from 1985 to 2004, with 200 or more RBI when the '95 squad knocked in 257. UNLV had three players eclipse the 30-RBI barrier with Tayler Aleman leading the way with 38. Ashli Holland was second (35), while Pauline Monreal was third (34). Through 19 games, the 2012 edition has registered 60 RBI. Pauline Monreal leads the team with 13. Tayler Aleman is second with nine, while Tayler Van Acker follows closely with eight.

6 OH NO, OLIVETO THROWS ANOTHER NO-NO Amanda Oliveto tossed her third career no-hitter in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic against Memphis. The sophomore hurler went the distance in the 1-0 win over the Tigers and 22 batters, one over the minimum. Oliveto cruised along until the third batter of the fifth inning ended the hurler's bid for her firstcareer perfect game. Unfortunately, a walk put a halt to the perfect bid, but left the no-hitter attainable. She got next seven batters out to preserve the no-no. In all, she got 12 batters to ground out, five to strike out and two to line out. In 2011, Oliveto became the fifth pitcher in UNLV softball history to toss a no-hitter when she went the distance in a complete-game shutout of Cal Poly (March 27). At the time it was the 12th no-no thrown in program lore until she achieved the feat once more in her next start against Seattle (April 1) for #13. More impressively, Oliveto was the first to throw them consecutively. The no-hitter against Cal Poly was the first for UNLV since Feb. 18, 1995, when Stewart won an 8-0 decision over Massachusetts. Against Cal Poly, she held the Mustang offense incheck, as she struck out eight. Besides the strikeouts, she induced 12 ground outs and one fly out. She allowed only four base runners in the game, as she walked one, hit one and two reached via error. Against Seattle, she nearly recorded UNLV's second-ever perfect game, but walked the first batter she faced in the fifth inning. That was the only runner she allowed to reach base safely. She struck out six, got three to ground out and six more to either fly out or line out. A PAIGE TURNER Paige Emerson capped off her junior season with a selection to the 2011 Mountain West All- Conference Team. Emerson led the Rebels in runs scored (40) and stolen bases (7). She tied for the top spot in triples (2) and finished second in hits (54) and at-bats (155). Last year, she hit.348 and contributed seven doubles, two home runs, 19 RBI and racked up 71 total bases. Through 19 games this season, Emerson is hitting.400, which is second best on the team. She leads the team in at-bats (60), runs (12), hits (24), triple (three), slugging (.617) and on-base percentage (.455). This season, she has registered at least one hit in 15 of the team's 19 games. Six of those contests have seen her scatter at least two hits. She began the year with a four-game hitting streak that coupled with her end-of-season eight-gamer from 2011 stretched to 12 on Feb. 12. During the run, she hit.545 with 24 hits (one double and one triple) in 44 at-bats. She scored 13 runs and knocked in five RBI. The streak began against San Diego State (April 23, 2011) ended against Memphis (Feb. 16). She just had an eight-game hitting streak snapped this past weekend that extended through the Illinois game (March 3). The stretch began against San Diego (Feb. 24) at UC Santa Barbara's Gaucho Classic I. She hit.536 with 15 hits in 28 at-bats. Six of those hits went for extra bases (three triples, two doubles and one home run). She had four multiplehit games with four hits against Nevada, Reno (Feb. 24) and three vs Seton Hall (March 2). She had two hits in the other pair of games. The 15 hits in the eight-game streak equaled 26 total bases and turned out a.929 slugging percentage and.581 on-base percentage. She scored seven runs and knocked in six RBI. During the 2010 and '11 seasons, she combined to produce four hitting streaks of five or more games. In 2010, she had two of five games. A year later she had a pair last eight. She has scored the game-winning twice this season. She scored the first time against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 12) on an RBI single by Tayler Aleman in the sixth. The most recent was on an RBI single by Tayler Van Acker in the first inning against Nevada, Reno (Feb. 24). In all, she has scored the decided run 14 times in her career as a Rebel. She has recorded one game-winning hit/rbi this season. She knocked in the winner against Seton Hall (March 2) with a fourth-inning, run-scoring double. Overall, she has registered the game-winning hit/rbi five times in her career. She has hit.366 overall in her career at UNLV. She has scattered 121 hits, 25 of which have gone for extra bases (15 doubles, seven triples and two home runs). She has scored 87 runs and knocked in 36 RBI. She has 34 career multiple-hit games with six coming in She has had four two-hit and onethree-hit efforts this season. She had a career-tying four hits vs. Nevada, Reno (Feb. 24), which tied her previous best of four against San Diego State on May 8, She has 21 career multiple-run games with two coming in She registered two runs against both Idaho State (Feb. 17) and Houston (Feb. 25). Her career high is three, which she has accomplished six times dating back to the 2010 season. She has eight career multiple-rbi games with two coming in She knocked in three against Seton Hall (March 2) and two against Florida Atlantic (March 3). Her career high is four, which she accomplished against Washington on Feb. 12, HAPPY VALENTINO DAY Stefany Valentino made a big impact during her first season wearing a Rebel uniform. Valentino started all 45 games in right field and hit.359 on the year. She finished the year tied for second in runs scored (34) and also contributed 42 hits, seven home runs, six doubles, 17 RBI and 21 walks. Through 15 games of action this season, Valentino is hitting.391 on the year. She is second in batting average, hits (18) and on-base percentage (.400). She has also knocked in six RBI and scored three runs. This season, she has registered at least one hit in 11 of the 15 games she has started. Six of those contests have seen her scatter at least two hits. She had an six-game hitting streak that extended through the Seton Hall (March 2) game. The stretch began against San Diego (Feb. 24) at UC Santa Barbara's Gaucho Classic I. She hit.450 with nine hits in 20 at-bats. She had two multiple-hit games with three hits vs. San Diego (Feb. 26) and two against UCSB (Feb. 25). The nine hits in the six-game streak were all singles and turned out a.450 slugging percentage and.455 on-base percentage. She knocked in four RBI and scored once. In 2011, she had two hitting streaks of five or more games. The first went for five, while the other lasted 12. She has recorded two game-winning hits/rbi this season. She knocked in the winners twice against San Diego (Feb. 24 and 26). She had a ninthinning, sacrifice fly in the first game and a sixthinning, two-run single in the second outing. Overall, she has registered the game-winning hit/ RBI three times in her career. She has hit.368 overall in her career at UNLV. She has scattered 60 hits, 16 of which have gone for extra bases (nine doubles and seven home runs). She has scored 38 runs and knocked in 23 RBI. She has 16 career multiple-hit games with six coming in She has had five two-hit efforts and a career-tying three hits vs. San Diego (Feb. 26). She had previously scattered three hits against UC Riverside on Feb. 27, She has nine career multiple-run games with all coming in the 2011 season. Her career high is three against Nevada, Reno on Feb. 17, She has six career multiple-rbi games with one coming in She scored twice against San Diego (Feb. 26). Her career high is three against Western Illinois on March 16, START THE VAN Tayler Van Acker ended her freshman season at UNLV being named to the 2011 Mountain West All-Conference Team after hitting.349 on the year and leading the team in walks (25).

7 Van Acker started 36 of the team's last 38 games and scattered 37 hits with six doubles and three home runs. She also added 23 runs and 16 RBI. In that 38-game span, she hit.340 with 35 hits. She had six doubles and two home runs. She scored 22 runs and knocked in 15. Through 19 games this season, Van Acker is hitting.260 and leads the team in walks (nine). She is tied for the top spot in doubles (four), as well. She has knocked eight RBI and scored seven runs. She raised her batting average 66 points this past weekend with her performance at the Eller Media Stadium Classic. She led the team with her.429 hitting clip with six hits in 14 at-bats. She had at least four of the five games. Two of those games featured two multiple-hit affairs. She has recorded the game-winning hit/rbi twice this season. She hit a sixth-ining, two-run homer against Minnesota (Feb. 11) and then had a firstinning, run-scoring single against Nevada, Reno (Feb. 24). Overall, she has registered the gamewinning hit/rbi five times in her career. She has scored the game-winning run three times this season, all of which came off of home runs. She scored off her own homer against Minnesota (Feb. 11) and twice off dingers from Pauline Monreal: Idaho State (Feb. 17) and New Mexico State (March 2). She has hit.321 overall in her career at UNLV. She has scattered 50 hits, 15 of which have gone for extra bases (10 doubles, four home runs and one triple). She has scored 30 runs and knocked in 24 RBI. She has 12 career multiple-hit games with three coming in She has registered two hits against Weber State (Feb. 10), New Mexico State (March 2) and Florida Atlantic (March 3). Her career high is three against both Kansas (Feb. 3, 2011) and Colorado State (April 8, 2011). She has six career multiple-rbi games with two coming in She registered two RBI against both Minnesota (Feb. 11) and Idaho State (Feb. 17). Her career high is three against Tennessee on Feb. 19, She has four career multiple-run games with all coming in the 2011 season. Her career high is two, which she has accomplished four times. KEEPING IT (MON)REAL Pauline Monreal made a big impact during her first season wearing a Rebel uniform. Monreal started all 45 games in left field and racked up 34 hits, 34 RBI and scored 21 runs. She finished the year hitting.266 with six doubles, one triple and 22 walks. Through 19 games this season, Monreal is hitting.196. She leads the team in home runs (six) and RBI (13). She has registered 10 hits, seven of which have gone for extra bases (six home runs and one double). She has also scored seven runs. Her first four hits of the season left the field of play as home runs. She hit two dingers against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 12) and one apiece against Idaho State (Feb. 17) and Ohio State (Feb. 18). She blasted #5 against San Diego (Feb. 26) and #6 vs. New Mexico State (March 2). In 2011, she hit seven dingers, which combined with this season's tally gives her 13 for her career. She has knocked in the game-winning hit/rbi twice this season. She hit a first-inning, three-run homer against Idaho State (Feb. 17) and a sixthinning, two-run shot against New Mexico State (March 2). Overall, she has registered the gamewinning hit/rbi four times in her career. She has hit.246 overall in her career at UNLV. She has scattered 44 hits, 21 of which have gone for extra bases (13 home runs, seven doubles and one triple). She has knocked in 47 and scored 28 runs. She has 16 career multiple-hit games with three coming in She has registered two hits apiece against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 12), Ohio State (Feb. 18) and San Diego (Feb. 26). Her career high is three against Seattle on April 2, She has 14 career multiple-rbi games with four coming in She registered four RBI against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 12) and three more vs. both Idaho State (Feb. 17) and San Diego (Feb. 26). Her career high is five against Seattle on April 2, She has five career multiple-run games with one coming in She registered two runs against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 12). Her career high is two, which she has accomplished five times. ALEMAN JOY Tayler Aleman closed out her sophomore season being named to the 2011 Mountain West All- Conference Team and ranked within the top 100 nationally in five offensive statistical categories. Aleman's highest ranking was 14th in batting average (.436). She was also 28th in slugging percentage (.782), 68th in on-base percentage (.488), 73rd in toughest to strikeout (15.7) and 83rd in home runs per game (0.24). She led the Rebels in batting average, RBI (38) and slugging percentage. She was second on the team in doubles (11) and on-base percentage and tied for the top spot in home runs (9). Her batting average dipped as low as.426 on the year before its stopping point of.436 when she ended the season going 8-for-16 (.500) in her last five games. Her BA was greatly influenced by the 15 multiple-hit games she amassed, while she registered at least one hit in 28 of the 37 games she played in. Through 19 games this season, she leads the team in stolen bases (two) and ranks second in runs (11) and RBI (nine). She is hitting.264 on the year with 14 hits (three home runs and one double). She has knocked in the game-winning hit/rbi once this season. She had an RBI single against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 12). Overall, she has registered the game-winning hit/rbi eight times in her career. She scored her first game-winning run of the 2012 season on a four-base error that she put in play against Memphis (Feb. 16). She hit a deep fly to right that was dropped and allowed her to touch 'em all for the lone run in the 1-0 contest. Overall, she has registered the game-winning run three times in her career. She has hit.327 overall in her career at UNLV. She has scattered 99 hits, 33 of which have gone for extra bases (17 home runs, 15 doubles and one triple). She has knocked in 69 RBI and scored 56 runs. She has 26 career multiple-hit games with four coming in She has registered two hits apiece against Memphis (Feb. 16), DePaul (Feb. 17), Idaho State (Feb. 17) and Nevada, Reno (Feb. 24). Her career high is four against Mississippi State on Feb. 11, She has 15 career multiple-rbi games with two coming in She registered two RBI against both DePaul (Feb. 17) and Illinois (March 3). Her career high is four, which she has accomplished four times dating back to the 2010 season. She has 11 career multiple-run games with three coming thus far in She registered two runs apiece against Idaho State (Feb. 17), Houston (Feb. 25) and Seton Hall (March 2). Her career high is three, which she achieved against both Seattle (April 1, 2011) and Indiana (Feb. 21, 2010). JAKE-EEE Jaexie Balilea started 23 of the 27 games that she played in last season, and hit.243 with 17 hits (four home runs and two triples. Balilea knocked in 13 RBI and scored 11 runs. Her first hit, as a Rebel, in 2011 went four bases, as she crushed an offering from Mississippi State (Feb. 11) for a grand slam. Through 19 games this season, Balilea is hitting.255. She has 13 hits, three of which were home runs. She has knocked in six RBI and scored five runs. She has had two different hitting streaks of five games this season. The first, which began against Memphis (Feb. 16) and ran through the Hawai'i (Feb. 19) game. She hit.461 and collected six hits in 13 at-bats with three runs and two RBI. The most recent streak began against Houston (Feb. 25) and was snapped by Illinois (March 3). She hit.438 with seven hits in 16 at-bats with six

8 RBI and six runs scored. In 2011, she had a five-game hitting streak that saw her hit.429 with six hits in 14 at-bats. She has hit.248 overall in her career at UNLV. She has scattered 30 hits, 10 of which have gone for extra bases (seven home runs, two triples and one double). She has knocked in 19 RBI and scored 16 runs. She has five career multiple-hit games with two coming in She registered a season- and career-high three hits vs. Houston (Feb. 25). She had two hits against Ohio State (Feb. 18). She has five career multiple-rbi games with one coming in She knocked in three RBI against Houston (Feb. 25). Her career high is four against Mississippi State on Feb. 11, She has one career multiple-run game with it coming in She scored twice against San Diego (Feb. 26). SAM I AM Freshman Samantha Juarez has seen action in 17 games this season and received 10 starts. Juarez has recorded a.321 batting average, which is the third best on the team. She has gone 9-for-28 at the plate with one homer. She has scored six times and knocked in one RBI. Her first career hit was a home run against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 12). She had two hits in that contest for her first multiple-hit game of her career. She had a six-game hitting streak that began against Houston (Feb. 25) and was snapped vs. Illinois (March 3). She hit.500 with six hits in 12 at-bats. She collected a single in each of those games. She scored five runs during the streak with a run in each of the first five contests. She has scored the game-winning run twice this season. The first one came against San Diego (Feb. 26), while the second was vs. Seton Hall (March 2). OLIVE PRODUCTION Amanda Oliveto made a big impact during her first season wearing a Rebel uniform. Oliveto made 39 appearances in the circle with 28 via starts and ended the year with a record. Oliveto led the Rebel pitching staff in ERA (2.81), wins (21), appearances (39), starts (28), complete games (22), shutouts (4), saves (1), innings pitched (199.0) and strikeouts (179). She became the first pitcher in 16 years to throw a no-hitter for UNLV when she tossed a complete game against Cal Poly (March 27). She struck out eight, induced 12 ground ball outs and one fly out. She allowed only four base runners in the game, as she walked one, hit one and the other two reached via error. She followed up the Cal Poly no-hitter with another one against Seattle (April 1). She carried a perfect game into the fifth inning, but walked the first batter she faced. She wound up striking out six in the five-inning effort. She pitched her third no-no of her career against Memphis (Feb. 16) in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic. She was vying for a perfect game, but a walk in the fifth inning ended that opportunity. In all, she induced 14 groundouts, five strikeouts and two lineouts in the game. Through 19 games this season, Oliveto has made 14 appearances, 10 of which have been starts. She sits 6-5 with an ERA of 2.01 in 73.0 innings of work. She has struck out 56 against 23 walks, and given up 24 runs (21 earned) on 54 hits. She has struck out five or more in a game 28 times in her career, six of which have come in She fanned a season-high eight batters from Nevada, Reno (Feb. 24). She struck out seven more against San Diego (Feb. 26). She notched double-digit strikeouts twice in 2011, as she fanned 11 against SIU-Edwardsville (Feb. 19) and 10 more vs. Tennessee (Feb. 19). For her career, she owns a record and an ERA of She has thrown a total of innings in 53 appearances, 38 of which were starts. She has struck out 235 batters. KLEPP ON. KLEPP OFF. THE KLEPPER. Freshman Caitlin Klepper has made seven appearances in the circle this season with three starts and four relief stints. Klepper owns an overall record of 0-1 and an ERA of 5.15 in 17.2 innings of action. She has struck out 13 against two walks, and allowed 18 runs (13 earned) on 29 hits. Her first appearance of the season came against Weber State. She threw 1.1 innings and struck out three batters. She struck out a season-high five against Houston (Feb. 25). She has fanned at least one batter in all but one of her seven appearances. JAY-OOO Jessica O'Connor has returned to the circle for her senior season and owns an overall record of in 45 starts and 85 appearances. O'Connor has thrown a total of innings and has an ERA of She went during her first two seasons of action, but dropped to a 1-5 mark in Through 19 games this season, O'Connor has gone 3-3 in 28.1 innings of work. She has made eight appearances, six of which have been starts. She has been touched for 18 runs (16 earned) on 33 hits with 12 strikeouts and four walks. She has struck out five or more batters in her career nine times and at least one hitter 68 contests. Her career high in strikeouts is 10, which came against Southern Mississippi on Feb. 13, 2009.

9 PETE MANARINO HEAD COACH Overall Record: (.620), 27th Year UNLV Record: (.595), Fourth Year Cal State Fullerton, 1984 In three-plus years at the helm of the Rebel softball program, Pete Manarino has tallied a record in Las Vegas. He has led UNLV to three consecutive winning seasons and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 27 seasons of being a head coach, Manarino has coached 1,519 career games with the 1,500th coming in a victory over San Diego State on May 8, He's notched 943 career wins with the 900th coming against New Mexico on April 11, At LBSU, Manarino coached eight conference pitchers of the year and one player of the year. Overall, the 49ers had 30 first-team all-conference honorees and 88 all-conference selections. Besides the conference recognition, three of his student-athletes earned All- America honors and 32 were named all-region. In the classroom, 95 percent of his student-athletes graduated, while eight were named scholastic or academic All-America. When he broke the 800-win barrier in 2005, he was just one of 19 coaches to do so. His 843 wins are more than any other current or former coach in 49er history. Manarino has been active in community service as well. He has helped arrange Special Olympics of Orange County events since 2006 and has participated in therapeutic educational activities in conjunction with the Child Life Program at Miller's Children Hospital of Long Beach. Manarino was hired as the fifth head coach in UNLV softball program history on Sept. 5, 2008, after spending 23 years as the skipper at Long Beach State. He has placed nine players on the All-Mountain West Conference Team a total of 12 times and helped one (Ashli Holland) to MW Player of the Year honors. Holland was selected to the all-conference team three times under his watch, while Marissa Nichols was chosen twice. Tayler Aleman, Tara Bendt, Laura Briones, Paige Emerson, Kendall Fearn, Jaci Hull and Tayler Van Acker were one-time honorees. UNLV s winning record the past three years can greatly be attributed to the team s offensive numbers tallied under Manarino s watch. In 2009, the squad set new program marks in RBI, slugging and on-base percentages and finished second in batting average, runs and home runs en route to a trip to the NCAA Tournament. The 2010 edition one-upped its predecessors by posting record-setting figures in batting average, runs, home runs, RBI, slugging and on-base percentages. The team was hindered by only playing in 53 contests, but still managed to hit 51 home runs, knock in 289 RBI and score 331 runs. The 2011 team kept up the pace of breaking program records when it put its stamp on the home run (54), slugging percentage (.520) and on-base percentage (.408) marks. Besides the on-field accomplishments at UNLV, he has had 34 student-athletes named to the academic allconference award and 17 earn MWC Scholar-Athlete status over the past three seasons. He has also had numerous student-athletes recognized on ESPN The Magazine s Academic All-District Teams, as well. Hull and Nichols were two-time recipients under his watch, while Fearn, Bendt and Brittany Bolinger were all recognized once. Manarino came to Las Vegas after spending 23 seasons at Long Beach State ( ), where he built the 49er softball program into a perennial power. After being named the third head coach in LBSU softball history in 1984, he amassed a (.624) career record and guided his team to five NCAA Women's College World Series appearances and 17 NCAA Regionals. Besides the awards garnered by his student-athletes, Manarino and his staff were recognized for their efforts, as well. In 2004, the softball program earned the NCAA's Regional Coach and Staff of the Year award. In 1986, he was named the Pacific Coast Athletic Association's Coach of the Year and the Western Regional Coach of the Year. The Big West Conference named him Coach of the Year on four occasions (1997, 1999, 2003 and 2004). LBSU's best run came in the early 1990s, when the 49ers went to four straight Women's College World Series ( ) and tallied a.631 winning percentage ( ). From , the team set the school record for victories four times. The 1986 squad began the accomplishment with 39 wins before being topped by 46 in The 1990 team set the benchmark for 14 years with its 48 victories before being trumped by a record in In Manarino's final four years at The Beach his teams made four straight NCAA Regional appearances and won two Big West championships. Manarino retired from Long Beach State in 2006 as the most successful coach in the university's history. He is an active member of the Long Beach Baseball and Softball Hall of Fame Committee (2005-present) and he was on the Louisville Slugger Advisory Staff from He served on the Board of Directors Cities and School from and he has been a member of the California Association for High School Athletic Directors twice ( and 2006-present). He has also been a member of the San Juan Capistrano Chamber of Commerce since Manarino is a member of five different hall of fames. Most recently, he was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame in October of He has also been recognized by the McDonald s Hall of Fame (2007, city of Lakewood), Long Beach Century Club Hall of Fame (2006), City of Long Beach Softball Hall of Fame (2004) and the Catholic Youth Organization Hall of Fame (1999). Manarino is married to the former Cheryl DeLoach, and the couple has two children, Kristen and Nick. The couple resides in Henderson, Nev. Manarino File Year School Overall Conference. (Finish) Postseason 1984 Long Beach State (.540) 4-6 (4th WCAA) N/A 1985 Long Beach State (.568) 6-6 (3rd WCAA) N/A 1986 Long Beach State (.684) 18-9 (2nd PCAA) WCWS 1987 Long Beach State (.630) (3rd PCAA) Regionals 1988 Long Beach State (.730) (3rd PCAA) Regionals 1989 Long Beach State (.610) (4th Big West) Regionals 1990 Long Beach State (.716) 28-8 (2nd Big West) WCWS 1991 Long Beach State (.580) (5th Big West) WCWS 1992 Long Beach State (.556) (6th Big West) WCWS 1993 Long Beach State (.682) (4th Big West) WCWS 1994 Long Beach State (.517) (4th Big West) N/A 1995 Long Beach State (.508) (5th Big West) N/A 1996 Long Beach State (.621) 23-9 (1st Big West) Regionals 1997 Long Beach State (.685) 23-9 (1st Big West) Regionals 1998 Long Beach State (.661) (3rd Big West) Regionals 1999 Long Beach State (.618) 17-7 (1st Big West) Regionals 2000 Long Beach State (.623) 17-7 (2nd Big West) Regionals 2001 Long Beach State (453) 12-9 (4th Big West) N/A 2002 Long Beach State (.603) (3rd Big West) N/A 2003 Long Beach State (.612) 17-3 (2nd Big West) Regionals 2004 Long Beach State (.797) 18-3 (1st Big West) Regionals 2005 Long Beach State (.709) 19-2 (1st Big West) Regionals 2006 Long Beach State (.585) 13-5 (2nd Big West) Regionals 2009 UNLV (.596) 7-8 (3rd Mountain West) Regionals 2010 UNLV (.603) 10-5 (3rd Mountain West) N/A 2011 UNLV (.600) 9-5 (N/A) N/A 2012 UNLV 9-10 (.474) Totals 27 Years (.620) (.641) 18 Appearances