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1 Blue Raider Facebook.com/BlueRaiderSoftball 2017 Schedule Overall: 4-1 C-USA: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 2-1 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Feb. 10 Tennessee# L, 0-4 Feb. 10 Georgia Southern# W, 9-3 Feb. 11 TN Tech# W, 5-3 (8) Feb. 12 TN Tech# W, 8-2 Feb. 12 Georgia Southern# W, 11-1 (6) Feb. 17 Southeast Missouri State% 1 p.m. Feb. 17 Morehead State% 5 p.m. Feb. 18 UT Arlington% 1 p.m. Feb. 18 Southeastern Louisiana% 3 p.m. Feb. 19 Alcorn State% 9 a.m. Feb. 21 Austin Peay 2 p.m. Feb. 24 Stephen F. Austin$ 11 a.m. Feb. 25 Texas A&M CC$ 9 a.m. Feb. 25 South Alabama$ 2 p.m. Feb. 26 Texas A&M CC$ 10 a.m. March 1 Austin Peay 3 p.m. March 3 Saint Mary s College of Calif.^ 10 a.m. March 3 Cal Poly^ 3 p.m. March 4 Saint Mary s College of Calif.^ 3 p.m. March 4 Cal Poly^ 5:30 p.m. March 5 Sacred Heart^ 10 a.m. March 11 WKU (DH)* 2 p.m. March 12 WKU* 12 p.m. March 15 Auburn 6 p.m. March 18 UTEP (DH)* 2 p.m. March 19 UTEP* 1 p.m. March 22 Tennessee State 6 p.m. March 25 FIU (DH)* 1 p.m. March 26 FIU* 11 a.m. March 29 UT Martin 4 p.m. April 1 La Tech (DH)* 2 p.m. April 2 La Tech* 1 p.m. April 5 Belmont 5 p.m. April 12 Alabama State (DH) 4 p.m. April 14 Florida Atlantic (DH)* 3 p.m. April 15 Florida Atlantic* 12 p.m. April 18 Alabama A&M (DH) 4 p.m. April 19 Belmont 6 p.m. April 22 UAB (DH)* 2 p.m. April 23 UAB* 12 p.m. April 26 Tennessee State 6 p.m. April 29 Marshall (DH)* 1 p.m. April 30 Marshall* 11 a.m. May 6 Charlotte (DH)* 12 p.m. May 7 Charlotte* 11 a.m. May C-USA Tournament TBA * - C-USA Game # - Eagle Round Robin (Georgia Southern Tournament) % - Southeastern Louisiana State Tournament $ - South Alabama Tournament ^- Cal Poly Mustang Invitational (DH) - Doubleheader Home games in BOLD All times Central and subject to change Middle Tennessee at the Lion Classic II Feb Hammond, La. Feb. 17-1pm vs. Southeast Missouri State Feb. 17-5pm vs. Morehead Sate Feb. 18-1pm vs. UT-Arlington Feb. 18-3pm vs. Southeastern Louisiana Feb. 19-9am vs. Alcorn State Record: 4-1 Team Average:.303 Hits: 40 RBI: 29 Slugging Percentage:.477 On-Base Percentage:.377 Team ERA: 2.47 Strikeouts: 27 Record: 2-2 Team Average:.248 Hits: 25 RBI: 19 Slugging Percentage:.436 On-Base Percentage:.322 Team ERA: 2.55 Strikeouts: Record: Team Average:.273 Hits: 292 RBI: 142 Slugging Percentage:.365 On-Base Percentage:.326 Team ERA: 7.50 Strikeouts: 220 Record: 3-0 Team Average:.488 Hits: 42 RBI: 38 Slugging Percentage:.829 On-Base Percentage:.531 Team ERA: 2.40 Strikeouts: 11 Record: 3-1 Team Average:.347 Hits: 34 RBI: 25 Slugging Percentage:.418 On-Base Percentage:.421 Team ERA: 2.00 Strikeouts: 15 Record: 1-4 Team Average:.271 Hits: 36 RBI: 11 Slugging Percentage:.346 On-Base Percentage:.336 Team ERA: 6.46 Strikeouts: 24 Redhawks leads series, MT Neutral Site Record: 2-3 Last Meeting: April, 11, 2012; L, 10-3 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Last MT Win: April 28, 2011; W 7-3 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Blue Raiders leads series, MT Neutral Site Record: 3-4 Last Meeting & Last MT Win: March 4, 2007; W, 5-0 in Woodstock, Ga. Lions leads series, 3-2 MT Neutral Site Record: 2-3 Last Meeting & Last MT Win: March 10, 2002; W, 2-0 in Tallahassee, Fla. 1 First Meeting First Meeting

2 2017 Middle Tennessee Softball Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. B/T HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Summer Burgess INF 5-9 Fr. L/R Delray Beach, Fla. / Grandview Preparatory 2 Kirstyn Cuccia OF/C 5-4 So. L/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman HS 3 Precious Birdsong OF 5-1 Jr. L/R Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School 4 Samantha Vacko INF 5-6 Fr. R/R Alta Loma, Calif. / Los Osos HS 5 Keely McGee INF/OF 5-5 Fr. L/R Portland, Tenn. / Portland HS 6 Lauren Payne OF 5-4 Sr. L/R Mt. Juliet, Tenn. / Volunteer State CC 7 Austyn Whaley INF 5-8 Sr. R/R Lewisburg, Tenn. / Marshall County HS 10 Danielle Munoz C/1B 5-10 R-So. R/R La Puente, Calif. / St. Paul HS 12 Gretchen Greer P 5-6 Jr. R/R Collinwood, Tenn. / Columbia State CC 15 Payton Grove SS/UT 5-10 So. R/R Dickson, Tenn. / Dickson County HS 16 Morgan Harris C 5-6 Jr. R/R Cookeville, Tenn. / Cookeville HS 17 Savannah Rosevear-Goetsch C/INF 5-5 Fr. R/R Arrington, Tenn. / Fred J. Page HS 20 Veronica Westfall P/OF 5-0 Fr. R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Siegel HS 21 Lexi Cushing INF 6-0 Fr. R/R Flower Mound, Texas / Marcus HS 22 Kaylyn Slatter INF 6-1 Fr. R/R Roseville, Calif. / Oakmont HS 23 Lauren Riddell UT 5-10 Sr. R/R Jackson, Tenn. / University School of Jackson 24 Megan Chocallo P 5-10 Sr. R/R Sharpsburg, Ga. / Towson 25 Deja Portillo OF 5-4 So. L/R Norwalk, Calif. / Gahr HS 26 Kristin Uselton INF 5-4 Jr. R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Riverdale HS 27 Cori Jennings P 5-7 Jr. L/L Brush Creek, Tenn. / University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 30 Sarah Pinkston P 6-1 Fr. R/R Las Vegas, Nev. / Odyssey Charter HS 45 Pattie Ruth Taylor P 6-0 R-Jr. R/R Russellville, Tenn. / Radford College ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. B/T HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 3 Precious Birdsong OF 5-1 Jr. L/R Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School 1 Summer Burgess INF 5-9 Fr. L/R Delray Beach, Fla. / Grandview Preparatory 24 Megan Chocallo P 5-10 Sr. R/R Sharpsburg, Ga. / Towson 2 Kirstyn Cuccia OF/C 5-4 So. L/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman HS 21 Lexi Cushing INF 6-0 Fr. R/R Flower Mound, Texas / Marcus HS 12 Gretchen Greer P 5-6 Jr. R/R Collinwood, Tenn. / Columbia State CC 15 Payton Grove SS/UT 5-10 So. R/R Dickson, Tenn. / Dickson County HS 16 Morgan Harris C 5-6 Jr. R/R Cookeville, Tenn. / Cookeville HS 27 Cori Jennings P 5-7 Jr. L/L Brush Creek, Tenn. / University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 5 Keely McGee INF/OF 5-5 Fr. L/R Portland, Tenn. / Portland HS 10 Danielle Munoz C/1B 5-10 R-So. R/R La Puente, Calif. / St. Paul HS 6 Lauren Payne OF 5-4 Sr. L/R Mt. Juliet, Tenn. / Volunteer State CC 30 Sarah Pinkston P 6-1 Fr. R/R Las Vegas, Nev. / Odyssey Charter HS 25 Deja Portillo OF 5-4 So. L/R Norwalk, Calif. / Gahr HS 23 Lauren Riddell UT 5-10 Sr. R/R Jackson, Tenn. / University School of Jackson 17 Savannah Rosevear-Goetsch C/INF 5-5 Fr. R/R Arrington, Tenn. / Fred J. Page HS 22 Kaylyn Slatter INF 6-1 Fr. R/R Roseville, Calif. / Oakmont HS 45 Pattie Ruth Taylor P 6-0 R-Jr. R/R Russellville, Tenn. / Radford College 26 Kristin Uselton INF 5-4 Jr. R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Riverdale HS 4 Samantha Vacko INF 5-6 Fr. R/R Alta Loma, Calif. / Los Osos HS 20 Veronica Westfall P/OF 5-0 Fr. R/R Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Siegel HS 7 Austyn Whaley INF 5-8 Sr. R/R Lewisburg, Tenn. / Marshall County HS Pronunciation Guide Kirstyn Cuccia: CUR-stin KOO-chee Samantha Vacko: VAC-o Danielle Munoz: MOON-yos Savannah Rosevear-Goetsch: ROSE-vear GAY-CH Kristin Uselton: US-ul-ton Kaylyn Slatter: SLAY-ter Lauren Riddell: RYE-dell Megan Chocallo: CHO-cal-o Deja Portillo: DAY-jah Pour-TIL-o 2

3 Players by State California Danielle Munoz (La Puente, Calif.) Deja Portillo (Norwalk, Calif.) Kaylyn Slatter (Roseville, Calif.) Samantha Vacko (Alta Loma, Calif.) Georgia Megan Chocallo (Sharpsburg, Ga.) Florida Summer Burgess (Delray Beach, Fla.) Nevada Sarah Pinkston (Las Vegas, Nev.) Tennessee Precious Birdsong (Greenbrier, Tenn.) Kirstyn Cuccia (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Gretchen Greer (Collinwood, Tenn.) Payton Grove (Dickson, Tenn.) Morgan Harris (Cookeville, Tenn.) Cori Jennings (Brush Creek, Tenn.) Keely McGee (Portland, Tenn.) Lauren Payne (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) Lauren Riddell (Jackson, Tenn.) Savannah Rosevear-Goetsch (Arrington, Tenn.) Pattie Ruth Taylor (Russellville, Tenn.) Kristin Uselton (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Veronica Westfall (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Austyn Whaley (Lewisburg, Tenn.) Texas Lexi Cushing (Flower Mound, Texas) Seniors Megan Chocallo (P) Lauren Payne (OF) Lauren Riddell (UT) Austyn Whaley (INF) Juniors Precious Birdsong (OF) Gretchen Greer (P) Morgan Harris (C) Cori Jennings (P) Pattie Ruth Taylor (P) Kristin Uselton (INF) Sophomores Kirstyn Cuccia (OF) Payton Grove (UT) Danielle Munoz (INF) Deja Portillo (OF) Freshmen Summer Burgess (INF) Lexi Cushing (INF) Keely McGee (INF/OF) Sarah Pinkston (P) Savannah Rosevear-Goestch (C/INF) Kaylyn Slatter (INF) Samantha Vacko (INF) Veronica Westfall (P/OF) MT Out to It's Best Start Since the 1999 Season The Blue Raiders started the 2017 season at the Eagle Round Robin hosted by Georgia Southern, going 4-1. MT lost its opener, 4-0, to No. 15 Tennessee but came back to win four-straight. The Raiders defeated TN Tech [5-3(8), 8-2] and Georgia Southern [9-3, 11-1(6)]. As a team, MT hit.303 on the weekend, amassing 40 hits, 33 runs, six doubles, a triple, five home runs, a.477 slugging percentage. In the circle, the Raiders got two complete game wins, one from both Gretchen Greer and Cori Jennings. Jennings also threw a one-hitter in the tournament. Lexi Cushing Named TSWA Player of the Week (2/14) After going 4-1 to begin the 2017 slate, freshman infielder Lexi Cushing was named Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week. Cushing batted.429 (6-for- 14) with three home runs and 10 RBI last weekend in MT's four wins. This included crushing the first pitch she saw for a walk off two-run home run in extra innings to help the Blue Raiders defeat TN Tech. She also recorded a double and a sacrifice fly in the five-game tournament. Austyn Whaley Named Conference-USA Player of the Week (2/13) Following MT's 4-1 start at the Eagle Round Robin, infielder Austyn Whaley was named C-USA Player of the Week. Whaley led the team with a.571 batting average, recording a pair of doubles, a triple and a home run for Middle Tennessee in the fivegame tournament. The senior dominated at the dish registering eight hits in 14 plate appearances over the weekend. The Lewisburg, Tennessee, native recorded a hit in every game and registered three multi-hit, multi-rbi performances over the weekend. This is Whaley's first career C-USA weekly award. Precious Birdsong Named to Preseason All-Conference Team Ahead of the 2017 season, junior Precious Birdsong was named to the preseason All- Conference USA softball team. The Blue Raiders' outfielder hit.347 last season in 54 games, and recorded 61 hits, 38 steals, and a.442 on-base percentage. Last season, she earned a CoSIDA Academic All-District honor and is poised to be an impact player as the Blue Raiders' leadoff batter again this year. She also looks to tear up the base paths as MT's all-time leader in stolen bases, currently with 78 in just two seasons. The C-USA all-conference team was voted on by the league's coaches. 3

4 General Information Location Murfreesboro, Tenn. Enrollment Founded 1911 Nickname Blue Raiders Colors Royal Blue (PMS 301) and White President Dr. Sidney A. McPhee Athletic Director Chris Massaro Athletic Director Phone Assoc. AD/SWA Diane Turnham Athletics Phone Website GoBlueRaiders.com Facebook Blue Raider Softball Conference C-USA Home Field Blue Raider Softball Field (500) Dimensions 190-RF/LF, 220-CF Athletic Communications Assoc. AD/Communications Mark Owens Softball Contact Janelle Johnson Office Phone Media Relations Fax Mailing Address MTSU Box 20 Murfreesboro, TN Overnight Address 1500 Greenland Drive Murfreesboro, TN Team History First Year 1993 Program All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Record/Appearances 0-2/ Coaching Staff Head Coach Jeff Breeden Alma Mater ETSU, 1989 Record at MT (5th year) Record at Riverdale High School (9 years) TSSAA Career Record (23 years) Pitching Coach Tony Foti, Fourth Season Hitting Coach Ashley Lane, Second Season Softball Secretary Debbie Bartlett Softball Softball Office Phone Team Information 2016 Overall Record C-USA Record/Finish 6-18/11th 2016 Postseason None Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/7 Starters Returning/Lost 7/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost 2/2 Newcomers Honors 2016 Conference USA All-Academic Team Kelci Cheney 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District Precious Birdsong Batting Average:.303 At Bats: 132 Runs: 33 Hits: 40 Doubles: 6 Triples: 1 Home Runs: 5 RBI: 29 Total Bases: 63 Slugging Percentage:.477 Walks: 13 Hit-by-pitch: 5 Strikeouts: 18 Stolen Bases-Attempts: 7-8 Putouts: 102 Assists: 39 Errors: 2 Fielding Percentage:.986 ERA: 2.47 Innings Pitched 34.0 Complete Games: 2 Hits Allowed: 28 Runs Allowed: 13 Earned Runs: 12 Walks: 9 Strikeouts: 27 Doubles Allowed: 5 Triples Allowed: 1 Home Runs Allowed: 6 Opponent Batting Average:.220 Batting Average:.248 At Bats: 101 Runs: 21 Hits: 25 Doubles: 6 Triples: 2 Home Runs: 3 RBI: 19 Total Bases: 44 Slugging Percentage:.436 Walks: 8 Hit-by-pitch: 4 Strikeouts: 17 Stolen Bases-Attempts: 2-2 Putouts: 66 Assists: 20 Errors: 5 Fielding Percentage:.945 ERA: 2.55 Innings Pitched 22.0 Complete Games: 2 Hits Allowed: 28 Runs Allowed: 12 Earned Runs: 8 Walks: 4 Strikeouts: 27 Doubles Allowed: 6 Triples Allowed: 0 Home Runs Allowed: 1 Opponent Batting Average: Statistical Breakdown Batting Average:.488 At Bats: 86 Runs: 39 Hits: 42 Doubles: 10 Triples: 6 Home Runs: 3 RBI: 38 Total Bases: 73 Slugging Percentage:.849 Walks: 8 Hit-by-pitch: 2 Strikeouts: 4 Stolen Bases-Attempts: 9-10 Putouts: 45 Assists: 26 Errors: 1 Fielding Percentage:.986 ERA: 2.40 Innings Pitched: 15.0 Complete Games: 0 Hits Allowed: 14 Runs Allowed: 5 Earned Runs: 4 Walks: 5 Strikeouts: 11 Doubles Allowed: 4 Triples Allowed: 0 Home Runs Allowed: 0 Opponent Batting Average:.246 Batting Average:.347 At Bats: 98 Runs: 25 Hits: 34 Doubles: 3 Triples: 2 Home Runs: 0 RBI: 19 Total Bases: 41 Slugging Percentage:.418 Walks: 10 Hit-by-pitch: 4 Strikeouts: 24 Stolen Bases-Attempts: Putouts: 84 Assists: 31 Errors: 10 Fielding Percentage:.920 ERA: 2.00 Innings Pitched: 28.0 Complete Games: 0 Hits Allowed: 31 Runs Allowed: 13 Earned Runs: 8 Walks: 9 Strikeouts: 15 Doubles Allowed: 3 Triples Allowed: 0 Home Runs Allowed: 0 Opponent Batting Average:.270 4

5 2016 Batting Average:.273 At Bats: 1070 Runs: 156 Hits: 292 Doubles: 43 Triples: 7 Home Runs: 14 RBI: 142 Total Bases: 391 Slugging Percentage:.365 Walks: 77 Hit-by-pitch: 13 Strikeouts: 189 Stolen Bases-Attempts: Putouts: 310 Assists: 85 Errors: 27 Fielding Percentage:.936 ERA: 4.79 Innings Pitched Complete Games: 12 Hits Allowed: 113 Runs Allowed: 70 Earned Runs: 55 Walks: 48 Strikeouts: 98 Doubles Allowed: 28 Triples Allowed: 1 Home Runs Allowed: 4 Opponent Batting Average:.280 Statistical Breakdown Batting Average:.271 At Bats: 133 Runs: 11 Hits: 36 Doubles: 7 Triples: 0 Home Runs: 1 RBI: 11 Total Bases: 46 Slugging Percentage:.346 Walks: 11 Hit-by-pitch: 2 Strikeouts: 18 Stolen Bases-Attempts: 6-6 Putouts: 92 Assists: 39 Errors: 7 Fielding Percentage:.949 ERA: 6.46 Innings Pitched: 30.2 Complete Games: 1 Hits Allowed: 46 Runs Allowed: 31 Earned Runs: 22 Walks: 16 Strikeouts: 24 Doubles Allowed: 5 Triples Allowed: 1 Home Runs Allowed: 0 Opponent Batting Average: MT Win-Loss Summary: Total Conference 6-18 Non-Conference Home 5-10 Away Neutral 7-8 Day Night 5-3 vs. Left (Starters) 5-2 vs. Right (Starters) Run Games Run Games Run Games Extra Innings 3-2 Shutouts 7-7 Scoring 0-2 runs 3-19 Scoring 3-5 runs 7-9 Scoring 6-9 runs 8-3 Scoring 10+ runs 5-0 Opponent scoring 0-2 runs 13-1 Opponent scoring 3-5 runs 8-8 Opponent scoring 6-9 runs 2-20 Opponent scoring 10+ runs 2-25 Scored in first inning 15-7 Scores first 21-6 Opponent scored in first inning 3-17 Opponent scores first 2-25 Leading after fourth inning 18-1 Trailing after fourth inning 2-27 Tied after fourth inning 3-3 Leading after fifth inning 16-1 Trailing after fifth inning 2-24 Tied after fifth inning 2-4 Leading after sixth inning 15-1 Trailing after sixth inning 2-22 Tied after sixth inning 2-3 Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run 8-8 Hit 2+ home runs 3-0 Opponent 0 homeruns Opponent 1 homerun 4-11 Opponent 2+ homeruns 4-5 Made 0 errors 14-9 Made 1 error 2-9 Made 2+ errors 7-13 Opponent made no errors 3-12 Opponent made 1 error 6-11 Opponent made 2+ errors 14-8 Out-hit opponent 13-2 Out-hit by opponent 8-27 Hits are tied 2-2 5

6 Middle Tennessee Season Records Batting Season Records Games Played Lindsay Azevedo Lisa Sherman Steffi Silva Games Started Lindsay Azevedo Lisa Sherman Steffi Silva Batting Average Cortney Mitchell At Bats Kip Phillips Runs Cortney Mitchell Hits Kim Blair Singles Kim Blair Doubles Cortney Mitchell Triples Kerry Allen Nina Davenport Homes Runs Muriel Ledbetter Total Bases Cortney Mitchell RBI Brittany Herald Slugging Percentage Cortney Mitchell On-Base Percentage Laura Dukes Sacrifice Hits Jamie Polsteen Sacrifice Flies Danielle DeCamino Walks Laura Dukes Strikeouts Marinna Shadley Hit by pitch Kaycee Popham Kristi Marquez Fielding Season Records Putouts Justine Cerda Assists Shelby Stiner Pitching Season Records Appearances Jaclyn Story Games Started Jaclyn Story Wins Jaclyn Story Losses Jaclyn Story Saves Trish White Trish White Strikeouts Jennifer Martinez Walks Jaclyn Story Earned Run Average Jennifer Martinez Innings Pitched Jaclyn Story Complete Games Jaclyn Story Shutouts Jennifer Martinez Cons. Scoreless Innings Stacy Preator Cons. Inn. w/o a walk Stacy Preator Lindsey Vander Lugt Team Batting Season Records Batting Average At Bats Runs Hits Singles Doubles Triples Homes Runs Total Bases RBI Slugging Percentage On-Base Percentage Sacrifice Hits Sacrifice Flies * Walks Strikeouts Hit by pitch Stolen Bases Stolen Bases Att Stolen Base Pct Team Pitching Season Records Wins Losses Saves Strikeouts Walks Earned Run Average Innings Pitched Complete Games Shutouts Team Fielding Season Records Putouts Assists

7 NCAA Division I Top-25 Rankings ESPN.com/USA Softball 1. Florida (16) 2. Auburn (1) 3. Florida State (3) 4. Alabama 5. UCLA 6. Oklahoma 7. Oregon 8. LSU 9. Washington 10. Michigan 11. Arizona 12. Georgia 13. Minnesota 14. Tennessee 15. Utah 16. James Madison 17. Texas A&M 18. Louisiana 19. Missouri 20. South Florida 21. Arizona State 22. California 23. Kentucky 24. Baylor 25. Pittsburgh (As of Feb. 14) USA Today/NFCA Coaches 1. Florida (18) 2. Auburn(8) 3. Florida State (4) 4. Oklahoma (2) 5. Alabama 6. UCLA 7. LSU 8. Washington 9. Oregon 10. Arizona 11. Michigan 12. Georgia 13. Minnesota 14. James Madison 15. Tennessee 16. Utah 17. Missouri 18. Louisiana 19. Texas A&M 20. South Florida 21. Fresno State 22. Kentucky 23. Baylor 24. Pittsburgh 25. BYU 2017 Conference USA Softball Standings Team C-USA Overall W-L-T EAST W-L-T Louisiana Tech Southern Miss UTSA North Texas UAB UTEP WEST FIU Middle Tennessee Florida Atlantic Marshall WKU Charlotte C-USA Softball Players of the Week Player of the Week F13 - Austyn Whaley: Middle Tennessee Pitcher of the Week F13 - Kylee Hanson: Florida Atlantic 7 The Last Time Out... (Single Game, Team Hitting) 3+ runs 11 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) 5+ runs 11 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) 10+ runs 11 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) 10+ Total bases 18 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) 5+ hits 11 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) 10+ hits 11 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) 3+ RBI 9 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) 5+ RBI 9 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) 10+ RBI 11 - at SC State (4/5/16) Hit a double 1 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) Two or more doubles 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) Hit a triple 1 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) Two or more triples 2 - vs. Tennessee State (4/7/15) Hit a home run 2 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) Two or more home runs 2 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) Three or more walks 3 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) HBP 2 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) HBP two or more 2 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) Stolen Base 1 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) Two or more SB 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) (Single Game, Team Pitching & Fielding) Strike out 7+ opposing batters 9 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) Strike out 8+ opposing batters 9 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) Strike out 9+ opposing batters 9 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) Strike out 10+ opposing batters 10 - vs. South Alabama (5/12/10) Played 9+ innings vs. Charlotte (5/1/16) Played 10+ innings vs. Charlotte (5/1/16) One-hitter 1 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) No-hitter Lindsey Vander Lugt vs. Evansville (3/16/10) Perfect Game 8-0 (5 inn.) - Jennifer Dorias vs. Tennessee State (4/22/03) No Errors 0 - at Georgia Southern (2/12/17) (Team Game Records, Hitting) At Bats 50 - at Western Kentucky (5/09/03) Runs 25-2x, last vs. Alabama A&M (3/11/99) Hits 24 - vs. Tennessee State (2/26/94) Doubles 6-2x, last at Austin Peay (4/15/04) Triples 4 - at Tennessee State (4/4/95) Home Runs 4 - vs. South Alabama (3/24/07) RBI 26 - vs. Tennessee State (2/26/94) Walks 12 - vs. Tennessee State (2/25/94) Strikeouts 18-2x, last at Louisiana (4/14/13) Stolen Bases 10 - at Belmont (4/13/16) (Team Game Records, Pitching) Innings Pitched vs. Mercer (3/18/01) Walks Allowed 12 - at Belmont (3/31/93) Strikeouts 28 - vs. Mercer (3/18/01) Earned Runs 14-2x, last at Louisville (3/25/05) Hits 19-2x, last at Troy (4/22/12) (Individual Game Records, Hitting) At Bats 7 - Kayla Toney vs. Georgia Southern (2/20/11) Runs 4-8x, last P. Birdsong & K. Cuccia vs. Arksanas-PB (2/26/16) Hits 5-2x, last Brittany Herald vs. Austin Peay (4/15/04) Doubles 2-33x, last by Keely McGee vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) Triples 3 - Mandy Biggar vs. Tennessee State (4/04/1995) Home Runs 2-9x, last by Laura Dukes at ULM (3/29/13) RBI 6-4x, last by Kirstyn Cuccia vs. Arkansas-PB (2/26/16) Walks 4-4x, last by Payton Grove at Belmont (4/13/16) Hit by Pitch 3-2x, last by Natalie Ysais vs. Louisiana (4/7/10) Strikeouts 4-3x, last by Precious Birdsong at UTSA (3/25/16) Sacrifice Flies 2 - Erica Buhl vs. ETSU (2/19/03) Sacrifice Hits 3-2x, last by Samantha Nieves at Evansville (4/10/13) Stolen Bases 4 - Precious Birdsong at Belmont (4/13/16) (Individual Game Records, Pitching) Innings Pitched 12 - Stacy Preator vs. WKU (5/9/03) Walks Allowed 12 - Karesse Brown vs. Belmont (3/31/1993) Strikeouts 15-2x, last by Stacy Preator vs. WKU (3/13/00) Cons. Innings Without a Walk x, last by Lindsey Vander Lugt (2008) Consecutive Scoreless Innings Stacy Preator (2003)

8 Head Coach Jeff Breeden TSSAA Career Record: (22 years) Riverdale High School: (Nine years) Coffee County High School: (13 years) Record at MT: (Fifth year) After a national search, Middle Tennessee Director of Athletics Chris Massaro announced the hiring of Jeff Breeden as the next Blue Raider head softball coach July, Breeden became the program s fifth head coach and spent the previous nine years at Murfreesboro s Riverdale High School. Breeden has been a proven leader as evidenced by his record with the Riverdale Warriors, and guided the school to the 2009 Tennessee State Championship. In 2011, he guided Riverdale to as high as No. 4 in the national rankings. His Riverdale teams have captured the District 7-3A title each season under Breeden, and have three Region 4-3A titles on the way to four state tournament appearances. The Warriors own a National Federation of High School Sports (NFHSS) softball national record, for most team shutouts in a season with 38 in On the national stage, Breeden coached Cathleen Hosfield, who holds the NFHSS mark for single-season strikeouts with 659 set in Hosfield also moved into third and fourth place for single-season wins and shutouts with 44 and 31, respectively. In , Breeden served as the Director of the Middle Tennessee Softball Coaches Association, and was the organization s Assistant Director in He coached in the Tennessee/Kentucky All-Star Series in 2007 and was on the coaching staff at the Middle Tennessee North/South All-Star Game in The Daily News Journal selected him as Coach of the Year all nine years ( ) he was at Riverdale and at least one of his players each year earned a Division I scholarship to continue her playing career. Breeden also coached the Murfreesboro Firebirds, and guided the team to the 2008 USFA 18 Gold World Series championship. His annual camps at Riverdale attracted campers each year. Prior to coming to Murfreesboro, he was the head softball and football coach at Coffee County Central High School in Manchester, Tenn. As the Lady Raiders softball coach, he guided the program to a record with two state tournament appearances, highlighted by a third-place finish. The Coffee County teams won six District 8-3A titles and four Region 4-3A championships, while collecting two TSSAA Sectional crowns. Before he took over the program in 1990, the school had yielded one win in its history. He supervised the building of the field and stadium, organized the first softball booster organization and the first summer league fast pitch program in Coffee County. Breeden became the first high school coach added to the Worth Advisory Committee for fast pitch softball and coached at all levels of summer leagues, from local to national, in the Amateur Softball Association of America and ASA and National Softball Association. He started his teaching and coaching career in 1989 at Morristown Hamblen High School East in Morristown, Tenn. In his 22-year career prior to Middle Tennessee as a high school softball coach, Breeden amassed a combined record. He ranks 16th all-time in the NFHSS record books and helped 31 players earn collegiate scholarships. He graduated from ETSU in 1989 with a bachelor s degree in education science. Jeff has proven at Coffee County and Riverdale he can coach winning softball, said Athletic Director Chris Massaro He will bring toughness and direction to our softball program, and I am eager to see the results under his leadership. I have watched his teams the past few years from afar and I have been impressed with his success. Breeden Quick Hitters: District 7AAA Champions (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Region 4AAA Champions (2005, 2007, 2010) TSSAA Sectional Champions (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) TSSAA State Tournament (2007, 2010, 2011) 2009 TSSAA State Champions Riverdale High School National Rankings Daily News Journal Coach of the Year from National Federation of High School Sports Softball National Record 38 shutouts in a season (2007) and second with (37) Ranks 16th in career wins for the National Federation of High School Sports with 764 wins. Middle Tennessee Record Year Record Conference Record (Sun Belt) (C-USA) (C-USA) (C-USA) (C-USA) TOTALS

9 Precious Birdsong At Bats: 5-7x, last vs. UTEP (4/17/16) Runs: 4 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) Hits: 4-2x, last vs. UTEP (4/16/16) 2B: 1-12x, 6 in 2016 season 3B: 1-8x, 2 in 2016 season HR: 1-2x, last vs. UTEP (4/16/16) RBI: 3-2x, last vs. Belmont (4/22/15) BB: 2-6x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) SB: 4 - at Belmont (4/13/16) Summer Burgess At Bats: 3-3x, last time at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) Runs: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) Hits: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) 2B: 1 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) 3B: 1 - None HR: 1 - None RBI: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) BB: 1-2x, last vs. Ga. Southern (2/11/17) SB: 1 - vs. Ga. Southern (2/12/17) Megan Chocallo IP: 7.0-3x, last vs. Charlotte (4/30/16) Hits Allowed: 13 - at FIU (5/7/16) Runs Allowed: 8 - vs. Southern Miss (3/12/16) ER Allowed: 6 - last at Marshall (4/23/16) SO: 6 - vs. Radford (2/27/15) BB: 4 - vs. UT-Martin (3/25/15) HR Allowed: 3 - vs. UTEP (4/16/2016) Career Record: 8-14 Saves: 2 Kirstyn Cuccia At Bats: 5 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) Runs: 4 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) Hits: 4-2x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) 2B: 1-8x, last vs. Southern Miss (3/12/16) 3B: 1 - vs. Maryland-Balt County (2/19/16) HR: 1 - vs. Alabama State (3/8/16) RBI: 6 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) BB: 2-2x, last at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) SB: 1-5x, last at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) Lexi Cushing At Bats: 4 - at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) Runs: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) Hits: 2-2x, last vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) 2B: 1 - at. Ga. Southern (2/10/17) HR: 1-3x, last at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) RBI: 4 - at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) BB: None SB: None Gretchen Greer IP: at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) Hits Allowed: 9 - at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) Runs Allowed: 3 - at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) ER Allowed: 3 - at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) SO: 8 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) BB: 2 - at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) HR Allowed: 1-2x, last vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) Career Record: 2-0 Saves: 0 Payton Grove At Bats: 5 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) Runs: 3-2x, last at Belmont (4/13/16) Hits: 4 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) 2B: 1-4x in 2016 HR: 1 - at Alabama A&M (3/9/16) RBI: 2 - at Alabama A&M (3/9/16) BB: 4 - at Belmont (4/13/16) SB: 3 - at Belmont (4/13/16) Blue Raider Single-Game Career Highs (Alphabetical) Morgan Harris At Bats: 5-3x, last vs. Charlotte (5/1/16) Runs: 3 - at Alabama State (4/27/15) Hits: 3 - at Alabama State (4/27/15) 2B: 2-2x, last vs. WKU (5/3/15) HR: 1-6x, last at Samford (4/23/15) RBI: 4-2x, last vs. WKU (5/3/15) BB: 2-2x, last at SC State (4/5/16) SB: 2 - vs. Belmont (4/26/16) Cori Jennings IP: at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) Hits Allowed: 7 - vs. Tennessee (2/10/17) Runs Allowed: 3 - vs. Tennessee (2/10/17) ER Allowed: 3 - vs. Tennessee (2/10/17) SO: 6 - at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) BB: 3 - at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) HR Allowed: 1-2x, last at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) Career Record: 2-1 Saves: 0 Keely McGee At Bats: 3 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) Runs: 1-2x, last at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) Hits: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) 2B: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) HR: 1 - at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) RBI: 1-2x, last at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) BB: 1-2x, last at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) SB: None Dani Munoz At Bats: 4-10x, last vs. UTEP (4/17/16) Runs: 3-2x, last at UTSA (3/25/16) Hits: 3-2x, last vs. North Florida (3/5/16) 2B: 1-4x, last vs. ULM (2/27/16) 3B: 1 - at Chattanooga (4/6/16) HR: 1-6x, last vs. Southern Miss (3/12/16) RBI: 4 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) BB: 1-8x, last at WKU (4/10/16) SB: 1-2x, last at Chattanooga (4/6/16) Lauren Payne At Bats: 4-6x, last vs. Belmont (4/26/16) Runs: 3 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) Hits: 2-3x, last vs. UTEP (4/17/16) 2B: 1 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) HR: None RBI: 2 - vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) BB: 1-3x, last at FIU (5/8/16) SB: 1-4x, last vs. Belmont (4/26/16) Deja Portillo At Bats: 5 - at UTSA (3/26/16) Runs: 1-16x, last at FIU (5/8/16) Hits: 2-2x, last at Marshall (4/23/16) 2B: 1 - vs. North Florida (3/5/16) HR: None RBI: 2-2x, last at WKU (4/10/16) BB: 2-3x, last at WKU (4/9/16) SB: 1-4x, last at Belmont (4/13/16) Lauren Riddell At Bats: 5 - at Southern Miss (3/15/14) Runs: 1 - at Southern Miss (3/15/14) Hits: 2 - vs. Belmont (5/1/14) 2B: 1-2x, last at Southern Miss (3/15/14) HR: None RBI: None BB: 1 - vs. Northwestern State (2/9/14) SB: None Kaylyn Slatter At Bats: 4 - at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) Runs: 1 - at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) Hits: 1-2x, last at Ga. Southern (2/12/17) 2B: None HR: None RBI: 1-2x, last at TN Tech (2/12/17) BB: 1 - at TN Tech (2/11/17) SB: None Pattie Ruth Taylor IP: 6.0-2x, last vs. Belmont (4/26/16) Hits Allowed: 9 - vs. LIU Brooklyn (3/6/16) Runs Allowed: 6 - vs. Florida Atlantic (3/19/16) ER Allowed: 5 - vs. Charlotte (5/1/16) SO: 4-3x, last vs. UTSA (3/26/16) BB: 3-2x, last vs. Florida Atlantic (3/19/16) HR Allowed: 1-7x in 2016 season Career Record: 5-6 Saves: 1 Kristin Uselton At Bats: 4-11x, vs. UTEP (4/17/16) Runs: 2-2x, last vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26/16) Hits: 3-2x, last vs. Southern Miss (3/12/16) 2B: 1-6x, last vs. Charlotte (4/30/16) 3B: 1 - at FIU (5/7/16) HR: None RBI: 3 - vs. Marshall (4/10/16) BB: 2-2x, last at Belmont (4/13/16) SB: None Samantha Vacko At Bats: 3 - at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) Runs: 1 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) Hits: None 2B: None HR: None RBI: None BB: None SB: 1 - vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) Veronica Westfall IP: vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) Hits Allowed: 2-2x, last vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) Runs Allowed: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) ER Allowed: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) SO: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) BB: 1 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) HR Allowed: 2 - vs. TN Tech (2/11/17) Career Record: 0-0 Saves: 0 Austyn Whaley At Bats: 6 - at Southern Miss (3/15/14) Runs: 3-2x, last vs. UTEP (4/17/16) Hits: 4 - vs. Miss.Valley State (2/8/15) 2B: 2-2x, last at WKU (4/9/16) 3B: 1-3x, last vs. vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) HR: 1-10x, last vs. TN Tech (2/12/17) RBI: 3-5x, last at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) BB: 3 - vs. Belmont (5/1/14) SB: 1-7x, last at Ga. Southern (2/10/17) 9

10 Mi d d l e Tenne ss e e S oftb a l l Faces of the Team 1 INF Summer Burgess 2 OF/C Kirstyn Cuccia 3 OF Precious Birdsong 4 INF Samantha Vacko 5 INF/OF Keely McGee 6 OF Lauren Payne 7 INF Austyn Whaley 10 INF Danielle Munoz 12 P Gretchen Greer 15 UT Payton Grove 16 C Morgan Harris 17 INF Savannah Rosevear-Goetsch 20 P/OF Veronica Westfall 21 INF Lexi Cushing 22 INF Kaylyn Slatter 23 UT Lauren Riddell 24 P Megan Chocallo 25 OF Deja Portillo 26 INF Kristin Uselton 27 P Cori Jennings 30 P Sarah Pinkston 45 P Pattie Ruth Taylor Head Coach Jeff Breeden Pitching Coach Tony Foti Hitting Coach Ashley Lane 10

11 2017 Overall Statistics (All Games Sorted by Batting Average) Overall: 4-1 C-USA: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 2-1 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% WHALEY, Austyn CUSHING, Lexi BURGESS, Summer BIRDSONG, Precious HARRIS, Morgan MCGEE, Keely GROVE, Payton SLATTER, Kaylyn CUCCIA, Kirstyn USELTON, Kristin VACKO, Samantha MUNOZ, Dani RIDDELL, Lauren PAYNE, Lauren PORTILLO, Deja Totals Opponents LOB - Team (26), Opp (29). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (3). (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 CHOCALLO, Megan / TAYLOR, Pattie Ruth / GREER, Gretchen / JENNINGS, Cori / WESTFALL, Veronica / Totals / Opponents / SBA/ATT - HARRIS (1-1), GREER (1-1). 11

12 2017Game-By-Game Results (All Games Sorted by Batting Average) Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 10 vs Tennessee Feb 10 at Georgia Southern Feb 11 vs Tennessee Tech Feb 12 vs Tennessee Tech Feb 12 at Georgia Southern Totals The Automated ScoreBook 12

13 2017 Game-By-Game Results (All Games Sorted by Earned Run Average) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 10 vs Tennessee Feb 10 at Georgia Southern Feb 11 vs Tennessee Tech Feb 12 vs Tennessee Tech Feb 12 at Georgia Southern Totals