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1 27 Schedule / Results Overall: 2-7 Big Ten: -3 February Feb. vs. McNeese State $ L, 4- Feb. at No. 4 LSU $ W, 7-3 Feb. vs. Oklahoma State $ L, - Feb. at No. 4 LSU $ L, 4- (5) Feb. 2 vs. McNeese State $ L, 6- Feb. 7 at Georgia Tech ^ W, 3-2 Feb. 8 vs. Virginia Tech ^ W, - (8) Feb. 8 at Georgia Tech ^ W, 8-3 Feb. 9 vs. Virginia Tech ^ W, 7- Feb. 25 at Coastal Carolina # L, 3- Feb. 25 vs. Campbell # L, 9-5 () Feb. 26 vs. Cleveland State # W, 9- (5) Feb. 26 vs. Morehead State # L, - March March 3 vs. Idaho State & W, 5-2 March 3 at Colorado State & L, 4- March 4 vs. Idaho State & L, 2-6 March 4 at Colorado State & L, 6-5 March 5 vs. Buffalo & W, 4- (5) March 8 vs. No. 8 Washington L, 3- (5) March 9 at No. 8 Washington L, 9- (5) March vs. South Dakota % W, 6-2 March at No. 8 Washington % L, 5- (5) March 8 vs. W, 3-4 March 8 at George W, 4-2 March 9 vs. W, 7- March 9 at George L, 7-2 March 24 at No. 9 Michigan * L, 3- March 25 at No. 9 Michigan * L, 3- (5) March 26 at No. 9 Michigan * L, 7- (5) March 29 at Pittsburgh 5 p.m. March 3 INDIANA * 6 p.m. April April INDIANA * 3 p.m. April 2 INDIANA * p.m. April 7 at Michigan State * 4 p.m. April 8 at Michigan State * p.m. April 9 at Michigan State * p.m. April 2 OHIO STATE (DH) * 5 p.m. April 2 OHIO STATE * 7:3 p.m. April 4 at Nebraska * 5:3 p.m. April 5 at Nebraska * p.m. April 6 at Nebraska * 2 p.m. April 9 BUCKNELL (DH) 5 p.m. April 9 BUCKNELL 7:3 p.m. April 2 RUTGERS * 6 p.m. April 22 RUTGERS * 5 p.m. April 23 RUTGERS * p.m. April 26 SAINT FRANCIS (DH) 5 p.m. April 26 SAINT FRANCIS 7:3 p.m. April 28 at Maryland * 5 p.m. April 29 at Maryland * p.m. April 3 at Maryland * p.m. May May 5 MINNESOTA * 6 p.m. May 6 MINNESOTA * 3 p.m. May 7 MINNESOTA * p.m. May at Big Ten Tournament TBA May 2 at Big Ten Tournament TBA May 3 at Big Ten Tournament TBA 27 Penn State Softball Notes PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS GoPSUSports.com 27 Record (-3, BG) Last Game... L, 7- (5) at No. 9 Michigan Head Coach... Amanda Lehotak Series Record...PSU leads, 22- Last Meeting...W, Feb. 2, 26 Pos. No. Name AVG H RBI C 3 Mia Monopoli B 52 Kristina Brackpool B 22 Mollie Sorenson SS 42 Toni Polk B 77 Shelby Miller LF 9 Tori Dubois.26 9 CF 5 Rebecca Ziegler RF Sam Shanahan DP 26 Delaney Elling Pos. Name L/R W-L ERA APP GS P Madey Smith R P Marlaina Laubach R P Madison Seifert R P Jessica Cummings L P Amanda Ferlisi R P Madison Shaffer R THE MATCHUPS at PROBABLE STARTERS Tori Dubois Toni Polk Shelby Miller NOTES AND HEADLINES PITTSBURGH Panthers PittsburghPanthers.com 27 Record (-8, ACC) Last Game... W, 4-2 vs. Boston College Head Coach...Holly Aprile Live Stats...PittsburghPanthers.com Video... ACC Network Extra Rebecca Ziegler Mia Monopoli Sam Shanahan Mollie Sorenson Kristina Brackpool PENN STATE CONCLUDES 3-GAME ROAD STAND AT PITT The Nittany Lions will conclude their 3-game road stint Wednesday, March 28 when they head to Pittsburgh for an in-state contest against the Panthers. The single game is slated to start at 5 p.m. and will be featured on ACC Network Extra for those unable to attend. SERIES HISTORY WITH THE PANTHERS Penn State owns a 22- advantage against Pittsburgh in the all-time series, most recently earning a 7-2 victory Feb. 2, 26 in Jacksonville, Florida. The Nittany Lions have defeated the Panthers in their last two meetings, coming away with a 3- win in the 25 season at Beard Field. The Blue and White and Pitt have not met up in the Steel City since the 2 season when they two teams split a doubleheader. BOLD CAPS - Home Games at Beard Field * - Conference game $ - LSU Tournament ^ - Big Ten/ACC Challenge # - Chanticleer Showdown & - Colorado State Classic % - Husky - GW Capital Classic All Times Eastern MIDWEEK PLAY Penn State will play just its third single midweek game of the 27 season when it heads to Pittsburgh Wednesday, March 28. Earlier this season the Nittany Lions fell to No. 8 Washington twice in midweek competition. 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL

2 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. QUICK FACTS PENN STATE UNIVERSITY Location... University Park, Pa. Founded Enrollment...47,26 Nickname...Nittany Lions Colors... Blue and White Conference... Big Ten Conference Home Facility... Nittany Lion Softball Park (,84) President... Dr. Eric J Barron Director of Athletics...Sandy Barbour Senior Women s Administrator... Charmelle Green Faculty Representative...Dr. Linda Caldwell Athletics Website... COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Amanda Lehotak (Fourth Year) Alma Mater...Nebraska-Omaha 3 Overall Record ( Years) Record at Penn State (Three Years) ...ajl22@psu.edu Assistant Coach... Sarah Sigrest (Second Year) Alma Mater...Jacksonville szs34@psu.edu Assistant Coach... Jennifer Abrams (First Year) Alma Mater... Providence ... jea4@psu.edu NITTANY LION SOFTBALL PARK Office Phone... (84) Office Fax... (84) Office Nittany Lion Softball Park Park Avenue University Park, Pa. 682 TEAM INFORMATION 26 Overall Record Big Ten Record (Finish) (4th) Starters Returning/Lost...5/5 Position Players Returning/Lost.../7 Pitchers Returning/Lost...3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...5/8 Newcomers...5 PROGRAM HISTORY First Varsity Year All-Time Record..., (5 Years) All-Time Big Ten Record (25 Years) NCAA Postseason Appearances... All-Time NCAA Tournament Record NFCA All-Americans...4 Academic All-Americans...6 First Team All-Big Ten Selections...3 Second Team All-Big Ten Selections...23 Third Team All-Big Ten Selections...22 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Softball Contact...Megan Samassa Office Phone Cell Phone mps5768@psu.edu Fax Mailing Address... Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pa ROSTER 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Year B/T Hometown/High School Jessica Cummings P Jr. L/R Owings, Md./Northern 2 Jessica Haug INF Sr. R/R Jamison, Pa./Central Bucks East 3 Christa Wagner OF Fr. L/R Plainville, Mass./King Phillip 5 Amanda Ferlisi P Fr. R/R Hamilton, N.J./Notre Dame 6 Madison Shaffer P So. L/R New Castle, Pa./Neshannock 7 Marlaina Laubach P Sr. R/R Northampton, Pa./Northampton 9 Tori Dubois UTL So. R/R Mt. Vernon, N.H./Bishop Guertin Sam Shanahan INF Sr. R/R Seattle, Wash./Bishop Blanchet 3 Mia Monopoli C R-Jr. R/R San Francisco, Calif./Acalanes 5 Rebecca Ziegler OF R-So. L/R Tucson, Ariz./Canyon del Oro 8 Madey Smith P Fr. R/R Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional 2 Gianna Arrizurieta INF Jr. R/R Pembroke Pines, Fla./American Heritage Plantation 22 Mollie Sorenson INF/OF Jr. L/R Stevenson Ranch, Calif./West Ranch 25 Destiny Weber C/INF Fr. R/R Grafton, Ohio/Keystone 26 Delaney Elling C/INF Fr. R/R Washington, Pa./Trinity 42 Toni Polk INF/OF So. L/R Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls 5 Madison Seifert P So. R/R Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette 52 Kristina Brackpool INF Sr. R/R Valencia, Calif./Valencia 77 Shelby Miller INF Sr. L/R Sugar Land, Texas/Kempner 82 Meghan Williams INF So. R/R Bethlehem, Pa./Salisbury 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Year B/T Hometown/High School 2 Gianna Arrizurieta INF Jr. R/R Pembroke Pines, Fla./American Heritage Plantation 52 Kristina Brackpool INF Sr. R/R Valencia, Calif./Valencia Jessica Cummings P Jr. L/R Owings, Md./Northern 9 Tori Dubois UTL So. R/R Mt. Vernon/Bishop Guertin 26 Delaney Elling C/INF Fr. R/R Washington, Pa./Trinity 5 Amanda Ferlisi P Fr. R/R Hamilton, N.J./Notre Dame 2 Jessica Haug INF Sr. R/R Jamison, Pa./Central Bucks East 7 Marlaina Laubach P Sr. R/R Northampton, Pa./Northampton 77 Shelby Miller INF Sr. L/R Sugar Land, Texas/Kempner 3 Mia Monopoli C R-Jr. R/R San Francisco, Calif./Acalanes 42 Toni Polk INF/OF So. L/R Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls 5 Madison Seifert P So. R/R Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette 6 Madison Shaffer P So. L/R Elwood City, Pa./Neshannock Sam Shanahan INF Sr. R/R Seattle, Wash./Bishop Blanchet 8 Madey Smith P Fr. R/R Washington, N.J./Warren Hills Regional 22 Mollie Sorenson INF/OF Jr. L/R Stevenson Ranch, Calif./West Ranch 3 Christa Wagner OF Fr. L/R Plainville, Mass./King Phillip 25 Destiny Weber C/INF Fr. R/R Grafton, Ohio/Keystone 82 Meghan Williams INF So. R/R Bethlehem, Pa./Salisbury 5 Rebecca Ziegler OF R-So. L/R Tucson, Ariz./Canyon del Oro Head Coach: Amanda Lehotak (Fourth Season) Assistant Coach: Sarah Sigrest (Second Season) Assistant Coach: Jennifer Abrams (First Season) PRONUNCIATIONS Gianna Arrizurieta...Gee-on-AH... AH-RIH-zur-E-et-AH Tori Dubois... Do-Boys Jessica Haug... Hey-g Amanda Ferlisi...Fur-lee-see Marlaina Laubach... Law-bok Amanda Lehotak...Leh-HO-tack Madison Seifert... Sy-fert Sarah Sigrest...Sigh-grest Rebecca Ziegler...Zig-lurr 2 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL

3 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. BIG TEN STANDINGS BIG TEN OVERALL W-L % W-L % Minnesota Michigan Illinois Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin Indiana Northwestern Rutgers Michigan State Penn State Nebrsaka Maryland Iowa On Deck This Week Tuesday, March 28 Michigan at Central Michigan, 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 29 Rutgers at Hofstra, 4 p.m. Western Michigan at Michigan State, 4 p.m. IPFW at Purdue, 4 p.m. Illinois-Chicago at Northwestern, 5 p.m. Wright State at Ohio State (DH), 5 p.m. Penn State at Pitt, 5 p.m. Illinois State at Illinois, 6 p.m. Indiana at Louisville, 6 p.m. Nebraska at Creighton, 7 p.m. Friday, March 3 Maryland at Michigan State, 4 p.m. Nebraska at Wisconsin, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Illinois, 6 p.m. Northwestern at Michigan, 6 p.m. Rutgers at Ohio State, 6 p.m. Indiana at Penn State, 6 p.m. Iowa at Purdue, 6 p.m. Saturday, April Maryland at Michigan State, p.m. Northwestern at Michigan, p.m. Iowa at Purdue, p.m. Rutgers at Ohio State, p.m. Nebraska at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. Minnesota at Illinois, 2 p.m. Indiana at Penn State, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 2 Iowa at Purdue, Noon Maryland at Michigan State, p.m. Northwestern at Michigan, p.m. Rutgers at Ohio State, p.m. Nebraska at Wisconsin, p.m. Minnesota at Illinois, p.m. Indiana at Penn State, p.m. 27 NOTES AND HEADLINES SMITH PROVES TO BE BRIGHT SPOT AT NO. 9 MICHIGAN Freshman hurler Madey Smith has proven time and time again that she has what it takes to go up against the top hitters in the nation and keep them off balance. In her second career appearance, Smith gave up just one run to the powerful No. 8 Washington Huskies. This past weekend, the Washington, N.J. native threw 5. innings, four of which were scoreless, to No. 9 Michigan. Smith gave up just three runs while striking out three in the loss. MILLER REACHES CAREER RBI With her 7 RBI this season, senior Shelby Miller has eclipsed the -career RBI mark. The senior third baseman has driven in 3 career RBI in her 77 appearances and currently ties for No. 8 in Nittany Lion career RBI laurels with Michelle Turk. Miller needs just one RBI to move into a tie for seventh overall and 34 RBI in her remaining 25 regular season games donning the Blue and White to tie former teammate Macy Jones for the Penn State career RBI record of 37. BRACKPOOL MOVES INTO SOLE POSSESSION OF NO. 9 SPOT Senior Kristina Brackpool moved into the No. 9 all-time spot when she blasted her 8th career home run against Niagara, March 9. Brackpool launched a home run over the outfield wall to give Penn State the early 3- lead over the Purple Eagles. The Valencia, Calif. native posted a big weekend at the plate for Penn State, hitting at a.467 clip in four games. The senior first baseman tallied seven hits in 5 at-bats and drove in eight RBI in Washington, D.C. Brackpool tallied two multi-hit games and two multi-rbi games, bringing in four of Penn State s seven runs against Niagara. ZIEGLER STEADY AT THE DISH Redshirt-sophomore Rebecca Ziegler has been comfortable as the leadoff batter for the Blue and White but has also been a force with runners on base. The starting center fielder has driven in a teambest 8 runs, including five RBI against Virginia Tech in the Nittany Lions 7- victory. Ziegler has tallied nine multi-hit games to total 3base knocks on the season. Furthermore, Ziegler has extra base hits, which includes seven doubles. SMITH FINDING A HOME IN THE CIRCLE After studying behind senior Marlaina Laubach and sophomore Madison Seifert in the first four weeks of the season, freshman Madey Smith is starting to find a place in the rotation for the Nittany Lions. Smith made her career debut in week four of the season against Colorado State and has seen action every weekend since. The right-handed hurler tossed her first collegiate complete game against George Washington striking out a career-best eight batters while giving up just three hits and two runs in the 4-2 victory. 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL 3

4 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. Amanda Lehotak at a Glance Amanda Lehotak enter her fourth season as the Penn State softball head coach in 27. Lehotak led Penn State to its most successful season since the 2 campaign with a 3-24 overall record and a fourth-place 4-9 record in the Big Ten Conference, breaking three offensive records in the process. The 26 Nittany Lions posted a record-breaking.34 batting average with 468 hits that included 75 doubles. The Blue and White got off to its best start in conference action in the history of the program with an -3 record before winning a program-best five conference series and sweeping three BG series in 26. Penn State carried an -game win streak at Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field, sweeping two conference series at home. The Blue and White secured 4 wins in 26, which ranks second in program history and earned wins for just the eighth time in program history. Furthermore, the Nittany Lions reached its conference victories in fewer games than any other team as it took just 3 conference contests. The Nittany Lion offense had 23 games with -ormore hits and scored -or-more runs on nine occasions. After the conclusion of conference play, the Blue and White paced the conference with 457 hits, while ranking third with a.37 batting average and a.969 fielding percentage. In 26, senior Macy Jones broke the Penn State career RBI record and walk record with 37 career RBI and career walks donning the Blue and White. Furthermore, under Lehotak s tutelage, Jones ranks in the top- in six single season batting categories and nine career batting categories at Penn State. Senior Lexi Knief also closed out her career in the top- of seven career batting categories for the Nittany Lions. Sophomore Alyssa VanDerveer tied the single game RBI record, driving in seven against Fordham and broke the single season RBI record with 5. VanDerveer found her name in the career batting record book four times after her sophomore campaign, ranking fourth in home runs with 24 after two seasons. The Nittany Lions also saw two other single game career records in 26 with Jones tying the single game home runs record with two against Michigan State and Tori Dubois knocking three doubles against Michigan State. Finally, juniors Shelby Miller and Kristina Brackpool both found their names in the Penn State career record books with Miller ranking in the top-5 in batting average and RBI and Brackpool ranking in the top- in career home runs. Defensively, Penn State finished the season ranked third in the Big Ten with a.969 fielding percentage, while senior Reina Furuya tied for third all-time in single game assists with eight against Saint Francis. In the circle, Marlaina Laubach established herself as the ace for Lehotak, tying for third in Penn State season history with 4 appearances and ranking fourth with 29 starts. Laubach also ranks 5th in innings pitched, tossing 65.2 for the Nittany Lions in the 26 campaign. The Blue and White advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for just the third time in program history with three student-athletes earning First Team All-Big Ten honors. Seniors Macy Jones and Lexi Knief and sophomore Alyssa VanDerveer earned the honor, marking the first time since 23 that Penn State has had a first team honoree and the second time in program history that the Nittany Lions have had three first team nods. VanDerveer and Shelby Miller notched Big Ten All-Tournament team honors with VanDerveer knocking a grand slam in the quarterfinal and Miller being solid both offensively and defensively. Jones capped off her career as a NFCA All-Great Lakes Region First Team honoree and Knief earned third team honors for the second-straight season. In the classroom, 3 players earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the Blue and White in the 25-6 academic year. Year School Overall Conf 27 Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Texas-San Antonio Texas-San Antonio Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Years Totals NOTES AND HEADLINES BLUE AND WHITE EARN THREE WINS IN NATION S CAPITAL Penn State returned to Happy Valley with three wins after taking two games from Niagara and picking up one win over George Washington, March 8-9. The Nittany Lions earned a decisive 3-4 victory in game one against the Purple Eagles before going on to win a 4-2 game against George Washington. Penn State closed out the tournament with a 7- victory over Niagara and a 7-2 loss to GW. NITTANY LIONS PICK UP ONE WIN IN SEATTLE Penn State notched a 6-2 victory over South Dakota to open the day before falling to No. 8 Washington, 5-, in a five-inning night game Friday, March at Husky Softball Stadium. Redshirt-sophomore Rebecca Ziegler led Penn State at the plate with four hits on the day, recording back-to-back multi-hit games while driving in three runs for the Blue and White on a double against the Coyotes. Also recording a multi-hit game for the Nittany Lions was Toni Polk who tallied two base-knocks against South Dakota while Meghan Williams drove in two runs for the Blue and White. Senior Marlaina Laubach set a career-high in strikeouts in her th start of the season, fanning eight batters against South Dakota. The senior right-handed hurler tossed all seven innings, giving up just six hits and earning the 6-2 victory over the Coyotes. PENN STATE NOTCHES SEASON-HIGH GAME AGAINST BUFFALO The Nittany Lions tallied a season-best 4 hits and scored 4 runs against Buffalo on the final day of the Colorado State Classic. The Blue and White surpassed its previous season-best of hits, which it had accomplished two time, while scoring nine runs in the second inning alone against the Bulls. Furthermore, four Nittany Lions notched multi-hit games and five brought in multiple RBI. ELLING FINDS THE LONG BALL Freshman Delaney Elling found a groove at the plate as she drove in six RBI over a four-game stretch at Colorado State. The freshman stepped up to the plate with Penn State trailing 5- and launched her first career grand slam over the center field wall to knot the score at 5-5 against Idaho State. Elling followed up the performance with her second career home run, this time over the left field wall, to bring in two runs for the Nittany Lions against Buffalo. CUMMINGS NOTCHES CAREER DAY AGAINST CLEVELAND STATE Junior Jessica Cummings made her second start of the season and earned her first victory over the Cleveland State Vikings at the Chanticleer Showdown. The left-handed hurler posted a career day, striking out nine batters in only five innings of work, including two innings with two strikouts PENN STATE SOFTBALL

5 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 NOTES AND HEADLINES PITCHING DOMINANT AT BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE Senior Marlaina Laubach pitched 5-straight innings for Nittany Lions earning both wins on Saturday in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Laubach picked up the - win after going eight innings against Virginia Tech and giving up just five hits and striking out four. In her second outing of the day, Laubach went seven innings against Georgia Tech, giving up up eight hits and three runs. Sophomore Madison Seifert also had a good weekend in the circle for the Blue and White, earning two victories. The right-handed pitcher threw 4. innings, matching a career-high six strikeouts at Georgia Tech in her first appearance of the weekend. Seifert gave up just three runs on the weekend for the Nittany Lions and has struck out 6 batters in 27. ZIEGLER S BAT LIGHTS UP AT BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE Redshirt-junior Rebecca Ziegler had a breakout week at the dish for Penn State, hitting at a.467 clip with seven hits in 5 at-bats. The Tucson, Ariz. native has a fourgame hitting streak and a three-game RBI streak, driving in one RBI in game one against Virginia Tech and game two against Georgia Tech. In her final game of the tournament, Ziegler went 3-for-4 at the dish with two doubles and her first career home run, while driving in five RBI for the Blue and White in its 7- victory. Finally, Ziegler had seven putouts in center field, while robbing one homer. PENN STATE BATS FIND A GROOVE IN ATLANTA In its first appearance in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Penn State outscored its opponents 9-6, giving up no more than three runs in any of its four games. The Nittany Lions posted back-to-back games with hits while sweeping the weekend against Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech. PENN STATE UPSETS NO. 4 LSU After falling in its first game of the season, the Nittany Lions came back later that night to upset the No. 4 team in the nation with a 7-3 victory over LSU Friday, Feb.. The win over the top-ranked Tigers marked the first time that Penn State has defeated a top five team since it took a - victory over then-no. Michigan, Feb. 8, 26. The Blue and White fell behind - in the bottom of the third back but answered with two straight multirun innings, including a five-run third inning that chased freshman starter Maribeth Gorsuch out of the game. The Tigers brought in ace Carley Hoover to shut down the Penn State offense, however, Shelby Miller launched the first homer of the 27 season for the Nittany Lions over the center field fence. Sophomore Madison Seifert got the start in the circle, throwing all seven innings and keeping the powerful LSU offense to just six hits and three runs, while striking out three. FRESHMAN MAKE IMPACT IN OPENING WEEKEND Four freshman made appearances in the lineup during opening weekend for head coach Amanda Lehotak. Delaney Elling started all five games behind the plate and finished the weekend with a.38 batting average, tallying four hits, including one multi-hit game in her first weekend donning the Blue and White. Destiny Weber notched three starts as the designated players, while Christa Wagner started one game in the designated player slot and pinch hit twice for the Nittany Lions. Finally, Amanda Ferlisi came in twice as a pinch hitter for Penn State in opening weekend. TRAVELING NITTANY LIONS Penn State softball will hit the road for 39 of its 56 games, traveling a whopping 3,99 miles in the 27 season. The Nittany Lions first travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. for the LSU Tournament before heading to Atlanta, Georgia for its first appearance in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Blue and White close out the month of February in Conway, South Carolina for the Chanticleer Showdown and open the month of March at the Colorado State Classic. Penn State continues its five weeks of travel in Washington with a doubleheader against Seattle and two games in the Husky Classic. Penn State returns from spring break and travels to Washington D.C. for four games at the GW Capital Classic, March 8-9. Following a mid-week home-opener, the Nittany Lions go back on the road to Michigan and Pittsburgh and also make trips out to Michigan State, Nebraska and Maryland in the 27 campaign. 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL 5

6 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 NOTES AND HEADLINES NITTANY LIONS COMING OFF HUGE 26 SEASON Lehotak led Penn State to its most successful season since the 2 campaign with a 3-24 overall record and a fourth-place 4-9 record in the Big Ten Conference, breaking three offensive records in the process. The 26 Nittany Lions posted a record-breaking.34 batting average with 468 hits that included 75 doubles. The Blue and White got off to its best start in conference action in the history of the program with an -3 record before winning a program-best five conference series and sweeping three BG series in 26. Penn State carried an -game win streak at Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field, sweeping two conference series at home. The Blue and White secured 4 wins in 26, which ranks second in program history and earned wins for just the eighth time in program history. Furthermore, the Nittany Lions reached its conference victories in fewer games than any other team as it took just 3 conference contests. The Nittany Lion offense had 23 games with -or-more hits and scored -or-more runs on nine occasions. After the conclusion of conference play, the Blue and White paced the conference with 457 hits, while ranking third with a.37 batting average and a.969 fielding percentage. PSU TO PLAY 7 HOME CONTESTS IN 27 The Nittany Lions will play 7 of its 56 scheduled games in the friendly confines of the Nittany Lions Softball Park and Beard Field. Last season, Penn State played 2 regular season games at Beard Field, posting an 4-9 overall record. The Blue and White also hosted the Big Ten Softball Tournament for the first time in school history where it picked up a win over Nebraska and fell in the semifinals to Michigan. Penn State has posted a overall record at Beard Field in its six year existence which is good for a.54 winning percentage. CONFERENCE TOUR Penn State will see a slew of representatives from several different conferences this season, taking on teams from 8 different leagues in 27. The Nittany Lions will take on teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (Georgia Tech, Pitt, Virginia Tech), Atlantic (George Washington) Big Sky Conference (Idaho State), Big South Conference (Campbell), Big 2 (Oklahoma State), Horizon League (Cleveland State), Metro Atlantic (Niagara), Mid-American Conference (Buffalo), Mountain West Conference (Colorado State), Northeast Conference (Robert Morris, Saint Francis), Ohio Valley Conference (Morehead State), Pac 2 (Washington), Patriot League (Bucknell), Southeastern Conference (LSU), Southland Conference (Mc- Neese State State), Summit League (South Dakota), Sun Belt Conference (Coastal Carolina) and Western Athletic Conference (Seattle). LEHOTAK BRINGS IN FIVE FRESHMAN FOR 27 Head coach Amanda Lehotak brings in five fresh faces for the 27 season. The 27 freshman class includes: Delaney Elling, Amanda Ferlisi, Madey Smith, Christa Wagner and Destiny Weber. The class consists of two catchers, two pitchers and one outfielder. ABRAMS JOINS COACHING STAFF IN 27 Jennifer Abrams comes to Happy Valley after assisting the Seton Hall Pirates for three seasons and will serve as the Penn State s hitting coach as well as work with catchers, make travel arrangements and manage camps. S erving as the Seton Hall hitting coach for three seasons, Abrams improved eight hitting categories for the Pirates including helping the 25 Big East Rookie of the Year to finish 2th nationally with 2 home runs in 25. Most notably, Abrams increased the team s home runs from 27 in 24 to 6 in 25, while increasing slugging percentage from.378 to.459 and RBI from 4 to 23. Abrams coached four First Team All-Big East honorees, two Second Team All-Big East honorees and one Big East Rookie of the Year in her three seasons as the hitting coach at Seton Hall. Furthermore, Abrams helped with the outfielders, devising individualized skill workouts PENN STATE SOFTBALL

7 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 NOTES AND HEADLINES 3 NITTANY LIONS EARNS ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN HONORS IN 26 The Penn State softball team had 3 student-athletes receive spring Academic All-Big Ten accolades following the 26 winter semester. The honorees include: Gianna Arrizurieta, Jessica Cummings, Reina Furuya, Shannon Good, Macy Jones, Lexi Knief, Marlaina Laubach, Shelby Miller, Erin Pond, Sam Shanahan, Mollie Sorenson, Maegan Tupinio and Christy Von Pusch. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3. or higher. PENN STATE TO STREAM SELECT HOME GAMES The Penn State softball team will stream 4 home games in the 27 season. The Nittany Lions will have seven games featured on BTN Plus, which will require a paid subscription to view, while seven games will be on GoPSUnow and be free to the public. Penn State s BTN Plus games include two games in its home-opening series against Indiana (April and April 2), the Ohio State doubleheader (April 2), the mid-week non-conference doubleheader against Bucknell (April 9) and the opening game against Big Ten foe Rutgers (April 2). Fans can stream Penn State s series finale against Rutgers (April 23), its mid-week doubleheader against Saint Francis (April 26) and its three-game series against Minnesota (May 5-7) on GoPSUnow free of charge. Furthermore, the Nittany Lions will be featured on the Big Ten Network twice in the 27 season with their first game against the Michigan State Spartans set to air on Friday, April 7 at 4 p.m. The Blue and White will also take on the Terrapins of Maryland live on BTN Friday, April 28 at 6 p.m. ON DECK Penn State plays its first home games inside the friendly confines of Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field Friday, March 3 against Indiana. The Nittany Lions first game against the Hoosiers is slated for 6 p.m. Friday, March 3, while game two is set to be played Saturday, April at 3 p.m. The three-game series concludes Sunday, April 2 at p.m. Fans can catch game one for free on GoPSUNow, while game two and three will be on BTN Plus. 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL 7

8 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. Penn State Team Superlatives Batting At bats: 36 vs Campbell (Feb. 25) Runs scored: 4 vs Buffalo (March 5) Hits: 4 2x, last - vs Niagara (March 8) RBI: 3 vs Buffalo (March 5) Doubles: 4 vs. Virginia Tech (Feb.9) Triples: 2x, last - vs Buffalo (March 5) Home runs: 2 2x, last - vs. Niagara (March 8) Walks: 9 vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 8) Strikeouts: 6 at No. 4 LSU (Feb. ) Sac hits: 3 vs. Campbell (Feb. 25) Stolen bases: 5 vs Niagara (March 8) Hit into DP: 2 at George Washington (March 9) Fielding Putouts: 3 vs. Campbell (Feb. 25) Assists: 7 vs. Campbell (Feb. 25) Errors 4 2x, last - vs. McNeese (Feb. 2) Passed balls: 3x, last - vs. North Florida (Feb. 28) DPs turned: vs Morehead State (Feb 26) Pitching Innings pitched:. vs. Campbell (Feb. 25) Runs allowed: 7 at No. 9 Michigan (March 26) Earned runs: 5 at No. 8 Washington (March ) Walks allowed: 8 2x, last - at No. 9 Michigan (March 26) Strikeouts: vs Campbell (Feb. 25) Hits allowed: 7 vs Idaho State (March 4) Doubles allowed: 6 vs Idaho State (March 4) Triples allowed: 6x, last - at No. 8 Washington (March ) Homers allowed: 3 at No. 8 Washington (March ) Wild pitches: 4 3x, last - vs Niagara (March 9) Hit batters: 2 at Colorado State (March 4) Penn State Individual Superlatives Batting At bats: 5 5x, last - ZIEGLER, Rebecca vs. Buffalo (March 5) Runs scored: 2 2x, last - MILLER, Shelby vs. Buffalo (March 5) Hits: 3 4x, last- SORENSON, Mollie vs. Cleveland State (Feb. 26) RBI: 5 ZIEGLER, Rebecca vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 9) Doubles: 2 3x, last - MONOPOLI, Mia at George Washington (March8) Triples: 2x, last - WILLIAMS, Meghan vs Buffalo (March 5) Home runs: 6x, last - ZIEGLER, Rebecca vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 9) Walks: 3 3x, last - ELLING, Delaney vs. Niagara (March 8) Strikeouts: 3 3x, last - MILLER, Shelby at Georgia Tech (Feb. 7) Sac hits: 2 2x, last - WILLIAMS, Meghan at Colorado State (March 4) Sac flies: 7x, last - MILLER, Shelby vs Buffalo (March 5) Stolen bases: 2 SORENSON, Mollie vs Niagara (March 8) Fielding Putouts: 5 BRACKPOOL, Kristina vs. Campbell (Feb. 25) Assists: 7 POLK, Toni vs. Campbell (Feb. 9) Errors: 3 POLK, Toni vs. McNeese (Feb. 2) Pitching Innings pitched: 8. LAUBACH, Marlaina vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 8) Runs allowed: 8 3x, last - SEIFERT, Madison at No. 9 Michigan (March 25) Earned runs: 4 4x, last - SHAFFER, Madison at Colorado State (March 4) Walks allowed: 6 CUMMINGS, Jessica at No. 9 Michigan (March 26) Strikeouts: 9 CUMMINGS, Jessica vs Cleveland State (Feb. 26) Hits allowed: 9 LAUBACH, Marlaina at George Washington (March 9) Doubles allowed: 3 3x, last - SMITH, Madey at No. 8 Washington (March ) Triples allowed: 6x, last - SMITH, Madey at No. 8 Washington (March ) Homers allowed: 2 CUMMINGS, Jessica at Colorado State (March 4) Wild Pitches 3 2x, last - SEIFERT, Madison at No. 9 Michigan (March 25) Hit Batters 8x, last - SEIFERT vs. McNeese State (Feb. 2) The Last Time Penn State... A PENN STATE HITTER... Feat Date Player/Opponent Hit Two HR in a game March 2, 23 Macy Jones vs. Michigan State (W, 8-6) Hit Three HR in a game -- N/A Had 5+ Base Hits March 5, 28 Danielle Kinley vs. Liberty (W, 2- (9)) Had 5+ RBI Feb. 9, 27 Rebecca Ziegler vs. Virginia Tech (W, 7-) Hit a Walk-Off HR April 27, 28 Desi Giordano vs. Michigan State (W, 4-3) Had a Walk-Off Hit Apr. 3, 26 Mollie Sorenson vs. Bucknell (W, 2-) A PENN STATE PITCHER... Feat Date Player/Opponent Threw a No-Hitter April 5, 28 Ashley Esparza vs. Illinois (W, 3-) Threw a Perfect Game March 3, 25 Missy Beseres vs. Saint Francis (W, 2-) Had 5+ Strikeouts April 22, 2 Lisa Akamine vs. Syracuse PENN STATE... Feat Date Player/Opponent Shut Out an Opponent Feb. 26, 27 vs. Cleveland State (9- (5)) Scored 5+ Runs Apr. 9, 26 at Indiana (W, 5-7) Had 2-or-more Hits -- N/A Had 2 Grand Slams in One Game Apr. 4, 25 vs. Wisconsin Scored 2+ Runs in Back-to-Back Games Apr. 8-9, 26 at Indiana (3, 5) Scored + Runs in Three-Straight Games Apr. 6-9, 26 at Ohio State, at Indiana (, 3, 5) Defeated a Top 5 ranked team Feb., 27 at No. 4 LSU (W, 7-3) Defeated a Top ranked team Feb., 27 at No. 4 LSU (W, 7-3) Defeated a Top 25 ranked team Feb., 27 at No. 4 LSU (W, 7-3) Penn State Miscellaneous Stats MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Tot ZIEGLER, Rebecca SORENSON, Mollie BRACKPOOL, Kristina POLK, Toni MILLER, Shelby DUBOIS, Tori SHANAHAN, Sam MONOPOLI, Mia ELLING, Delaney TEAM HITTING STREAKS Longest Current SORENSON, Mollie 8 - BRACKPOOL, Kristina 8 - ZIEGLER, Rebecca 7 - DUBOIS, Tori 5 - MILLER, Shelby 5 - POLK, Toni 5 - ELLING, Delaney 4 - SHANAHAN, Sam 3 - MONOPOLI, Mia 2 - HAUG, Jessica - WEBER, Destiny - WILLIAMS, Meghan - WAGNER, Christa - ARRIZURIETA, Gianna - MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Tot MILLER, Shelby 3-5 ZIEGLER, Rebecca 2-4 BRACKPOOL, Kristina DUBOIS, Tori SHANAHAN, Sam POLK, Toni ELLING, Delaney MONOPOLI, Mia WILLIAMS, Meghan SORENSON, Mollie TEAM REACHED BASE STREAKS Longest Current ZIEGLER, Rebecca 3 2 MILLER, Shelby - ELLING, Delaney 8 - BRACKPOOL, Kristina 8 - SORENSON, Mollie 8 - DUBOIS, Tori 6 - POLK, Toni 5 SHANAHAN, Sam 3 - WEBER, Destiny 2 - MONOPOLI, Mia 2 - WAGNER, Christa - WILLIAMS, Meghan ARRIZURIETA, Gianna - HAUG, Jessica PENN STATE SOFTBALL

9 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 OVERALL STATISTICS Record: 2-7 Home: - Away: 4- Neutral: 8-7 Big Ten: -3 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 5 Ziegler, Rebecca Brackpool, Kristina Miller, Shelby Polk, Toni Sorenson, Mollie Dubois, Tori Monopoli, Mia Shanahan, Sam Wagner, Christa Elling, Delaney Haug, Jessica Williams, Meghan Weber, Destiny Arrizurieta, Gianna Ferlisi, Amanda Totals Opponents LOB - Team (73), Opp (79). DPs turned - Team (), Opp (). IBB - Team (3), Polk, Dubois, Elling. Picked off - Miller. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 8 Smith, Madey / Laubach, Marlaina / Seifert, Madison / Cummings, Jessica / Ferlisi, Amanda / Shaffer, Madison / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (), Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (), Opp (). SBA/ATT - Elling (9-2), Monopoli (5-9), Seifert (4-8), Laubach (9-), Cummings (5-5), Smith (3-3), Shaffer (2-2), Ferlisi (-). 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL 9

10 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 BIG TEN STATISTICS Record: -3 Home: - Away: -3 Big Ten: -3 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% 9 Dubois, Tori Monopoli, Mia Ziegler, Rebecca Brackpool, Kristina Sorenson, Mollie Polk, Toni Elling, Delaney Shanahan, Sam Miller, Shelby Weber, Destiny Wagner, Christa Haug, Jessica Totals Opponents LOB - Team (4), Opp (4). DPs turned - Team (), Opp (2). (Big Ten games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 8 Smith, Madey / Seifert, Madison / Cummings, Jessica / Laubach, Marlaina / Ferlisi, Amanda / Totals / Opponents / SBA/ATT - Monopoli (4-5), Smith (3-3), Cummings (-), Seifert (-). 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL

11 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 SUMMARY STATISTICS Score by innings EX Total Penn State Opponents Record when... Overall 2-7 Conference -3 Non-Conference 2-4 Home games - Away games 4- Neutral site 8-7 Day games 2-4 Night games -3 vs Left starter 3-2 vs Right starter 9-5 -Run games Run games - 5+Run games 6-9 Extra innings - Shutouts 2-8 Scoring -2 runs runs runs runs 2- Opponent -2 runs runs runs runs -5 Scored in st inning 5- Opp. scored in st 2-3 Scores first - Opp. scores first 2-6 After 4 leading -... trailing tied -3 After 5 leading trailing -... tied - After 6 leading trailing -... tied - Hit home runs home run home runs - Opponent home runs home run HRs -2 Made errors error errors 5-9 Opp. made errors error errors 3-6 Out-hit opponent 9- Out-hit by opponent -3 Hits are tied 3-3 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 Current losing streak: 4 Longest winning streak: 4 Longest losing streak: 4 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL

12 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 GAME-BY-GAME 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 vs McNeese Feb at LSU Feb vs Oklahoma St Feb at LSU Feb 2 vs McNeese Feb 7 at Georgia Tech Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech Feb 8 at Georgia Tech Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina Feb 25 vs Campbell Feb 26 vs Cleveland State Feb 26 vs Morehead State Mar 3 vs Idaho State Mar 3 at Colorado State Mar 4 vs Idaho State Mar 4 at Colorado State Mar 5 vs Buffalo Mar 8 vs Washington Mar 9 at Washington Mar vs South Dakota Mar at Washington Mar 8 vs Niagara Mar 8 at George Washington Mar 9 vs Niagara Mar 9 at George Washington *Mar 24 at Michigan *Mar 25 at Michigan *Mar 26 at Michigan Totals PENN STATE SOFTBALL

13 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 RESULTS Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Big Ten Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb, 27 vs McNeese L Laubach (L -) :58 Feb, 27 at #4 LSU W Seifert (W -) 879 2:28 Feb, 27 vs Oklahoma St. L Seifert (L -) :38 Feb, 27 at #4 LSU L Cummings (L -) 2358 :57 Feb 2, 27 vs McNeese L Seifert (L -2) :3 Feb 7, 27 at Georgia Tech W Seifert (W 2-2) 35 :53 Feb 8, 27 vs Virginia Tech W - (8) Laubach (W -) 24 2:2 Feb 8, 27 at Georgia Tech W Laubach (W 2-) 4 :52 Feb 9, 27 vs Virginia Tech W Seifert (W 3-2) 327 :55 Feb 25, 27 at Coastal Carolina L Seifert (L 3-3) 263 2:2 Feb 25, 27 vs Campbell L 5-9 () Shaffer (L -) 4 2:45 Feb 26, 27 vs Cleveland State W Cummings (W -) 45 :3 Feb 26, 27 vs Morehead State L Seifert (L 3-4) 45 :28 Mar 3, 27 vs Idaho State W Laubach (W 3-) :59 Mar 3, 27 at Colorado State L Seifert (L 4-4) 68 2:2 Mar 4, 27 vs Idaho State L Shaffer (L -2) 2:2 Mar 4, 27 at Colorado State L Cummings (L -2) 57 2:23 Mar 5, 27 vs Buffalo W Smith (W -) :2 Mar 8, 27 vs Washington L Seifert (L 3-6) 5 2: Mar 9, 27 at #8 Washington L Cummings (L -3) 56 2hr Mar, 27 vs South Dakota W Laubach (W 4-) 2 :45 Mar, 27 at #8 Washington L Laubach (L 4-2) 33 hr3 Mar 8, 27 vs Niagara W Laubach (W 5-2) 2:28 Mar 8, 27 at George Washington W Smith (W 2-) 8 :5 Mar 9, 27 vs Niagara W Cummings (W 2-3) 69 2:7 Mar 9, 27 at George Washington L Laubach (L 5-3) 76 2:5 * Mar 24, 27 at #9 Michigan L Smith (L 2-) 273 :5 * Mar 25, 27 at #9 Michigan L Seifert (L 3-7) 574 :23 * Mar 26, 27 at #9 Michigan L Laubach (L 5-4) 482 :59 () extra inning game 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL 3

14 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. JESSICA CUMMINGS JUNIOR P OWINGS, MD. >>> Started five games in the 27 season 27 Highlights >>> Struck out a career-high nine batters against Cleveland State (2/26) and earned the win >>> Has earned two wins in the circle in 27 IP... 5., 2x - last vs. Niagara (3/9) H...7 at No. 8 Washington (3/9) R... 8 at No. 4 LSU (2/) ER...6 at Michigan (3/26) BB...6 at Michigan (3/26) K...N/A 2B..., 3x last - at No. 8 Washington (3/9) 3B... at No. 4 LSU (2/) HR... 2 at Colorado State (3/4) HBP..., 2x last - at Colorado State (3/4) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb at LSU * Feb 25 vs Campbell Feb 26 vs Cleveland State * Mar 3 at Colorado State Mar 4 at Colorado State * Mar 9 at Washington * Mar at Washington Mar 9 vs Niagara * Mar 24 at Michigan Mar 26 at Michigan Totals CAREER BEST IP... 7., 5x last - vs. Rutgers (4/24/5) K...9 vs. Cleveland St. (2/25/7) CG...5, last - at Michigan St. (4/24/5) SO...N/A CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/C SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAA WP HBP BK SFA SHA / / / TOTAL / PENN STATE SOFTBALL

15 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 2 JESSICA HAUG SENIOR INF JAMISON, PA. AB... 4 vs. Campbell (2/25) H..., 2x last - at No. 8 Washington (3/9) 2B... vs. Campbell (2/25) 3B... N/A HR... N/A R..., 4x last - vs. South Dakota (3/) RBI... N/A BB... N/A SB... N/A PO...2 at No. 8 Washington (3/9) A... N/A >>> Played one season at Temple before transferring to PSU >>> Has played in 5 games with three starts in right field >>> Ripped a double into the left field gap against Campbell (2/26) #2 Haug, Jessica - 7 games (All games) 27 Highlights 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese pr. Feb vs Oklahoma St. ph. Feb at LSU pr. Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech pr. Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech pr. Feb 25 vs Campbell *of 4.2 Feb 26 vs Cleveland State pr.2 Mar 4 vs Idaho State pr.2 Mar 4 at Colorado State ph/of 2.43 Mar 9 at Washington *of 2.25 Mar vs South Dakota pr.25 Mar 8 vs Niagara of.25 Mar 8 at George Washington pr.25 Mar 9 vs Niagara *of 3.82 Mar 9 at George Washington pr.82 Mar 24 at Michigan pr.82 Mar 26 at Michigan ph.67 Totals 3gs On base pct..23 Slugging pct..25 CAREER BEST (*at Temple) AB... 4 vs. Campbell (2/25/7) H..., 2x last - at No. 8 Washington (3/9/7) R..., 4x last - vs. South Dakota (3//7) RBI... vs. Manhattan (3/7/4)* BB...N/A SB...N/A MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... game (27) Reaching Base... game (27) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS (*indicates season at Temple) Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 24* DNP 26 DNP TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL 5

16 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 3 CHRISTA WAGNER FRESHMAN OF PLAINVILLE, MASS. 27 Highlights >>> Had her first start against McNeese State (2/2) >>> Tallied her first collegiate hit against Oklahoma State (2/2) >>> Stole a base and scored a run against Georgia Tech (2/8) AB..., 5x last - at Michigan (3/26) H... vs. Oklahoma St. (2/) 2B... 3B... HR... R..., 5x last - vs. South Dakota (3/) RBI... BB... SB..., 3x last - vs. South Dakota (3/) PO... A... #3 Wagner, Christa - 4 games (All games) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese pr. Feb vs Oklahoma St. ph. Feb 2 vs McNeese *dh.5 Feb 8 at Georgia Tech pr.5 Feb 26 vs Cleveland State pr.5 Mar 3 vs Idaho State pr.333 Mar 3 at Colorado State pr.333 Mar 4 vs Idaho State ph.25 Mar 5 vs Buffalo pr.25 Mar 8 vs Washington pr.25 Mar vs South Dakota pr.25 Mar 8 vs Niagara pr.25 Mar 9 vs Niagara pr.25 Mar 26 at Michigan ph.2 Totals gs On base pct..2 Slugging pct..2 CAREER BEST AB..., 5x last - at Michigan (3/26/7) H... vs. Oklahoma St. (2//7) R..., 5x last - vs. South Dakota (3//7) RBI... BB... SB.., 3x last - vs. South Dakota (3//7) MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... game (27) Reaching Base... game (27) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL

17 AMANDA FERLISI FRESHMAN P HAMILTON, N.J. GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights 5 >>> Had her collegiate debut vs. McNeese State (2/) >>> Knocked in an RBI against Georgia Tech (2/8) with a sacrfice fly >>> Made her first appearance in the circle against Niagara (3/8) >>> Struck out two batters against the Purple Eagles PITCHING IP..., 2x, last at George Washingon (3/9) H..., 3x, last - at Michigan (3/26) R...3 at Michigan (3/26) ER...2 at Michigan (3/26) BB...2 at Michigan (3/26) K... 2 vs. Niagara (3/8) 2B... at Michigan (3/26) 3B...N/A HR...N/A HBP... vs. Niagara (3/8) BATTING AB..., 4x last - vs. Morehead St. (2/26) H... N/A 2B... N/A 3B... N/A HR... N/A R... N/A RBI... at Georgia Tech (2/8) BB... N/A SB... N/A PO... N/A A... vs. Niagara (3/8) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese ph. Feb at LSU dh. Feb 8 at Georgia Tech ph. Feb 26 vs Morehead State ph. Mar 8 vs Niagara p. Totals gs 4 2. On base pct.. Slugging pct.. #5 Ferlisi, Amanda - 3 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Mar 8 vs Niagara Mar 9 at George Washington Mar 26 at Michigan Totals PITCHING CAREER BEST IP x, last at George Washingon (3/9/7) K... 2 vs. Niagara (3/8/7) CG...N/A SO...N/A HITTING CAREER BEST AB..., 4x last - vs. Morehead St. (2/26/7) H...N/A R...N/A RBI... at Georgia Tech (2/8/7) BB...N/A SB...N/A CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/C SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAA WP HBP BK SFA SHA / TOTAL / PENN STATE SOFTBALL 7

18 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 6 MADISON SHAFFER SOPHOMORE P NEW CASTLE, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Appeared in six games in the 27 season >>> Came on and pitched five innings of relief against Campbell (2/25) >>> Struck out a career-high four batters against Campbell (2/26) (Pitching) IP...5. vs. Campbell (2/25) H...6, 2x, last - vs. Idaho State (3/4) R...6 vs. No. 8 Washington (3/8) ER...5 vs. No. 8 Washington (3/8) BB...2 vs. No. 8 Washington (3/8) K...4 vs. Campbell (2/25) 2B...2, 2x last - vs. Idaho State (3/4) 3B...N/A HR...N/A HBP...N/A #6 Shaffer, Madison - 6 appearances (All games) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb vs McNeese Feb at LSU Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina Feb 25 vs Campbell Mar 4 vs Idaho State Mar 8 vs Washington Totals CAREER BEST (Pitching) IP...6. vs. Yale (2/27/6) K...4 vs. Campbell (2/25/7) CG...N/A SO...N/A CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/C SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAA WP HBP BK SFA SHA / / TOTAL / PENN STATE SOFTBALL

19 7 MARLAINA LAUBACH SENIOR P NORTHAMPTON, PA. GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Appeared in 5 games with ten starts >>> Went all 8. innings to get the win against Virginia Tech (2/8) >>> Fanned a career-high eight batters against South Dakota (3/) IP...8. vs. Virginia Tech (2/8) H...9 at George Washington (3/9) R... 8 at No. 8 Washington (3/) ER... 8 at No. 8 Washington (3/) BB...3, 2x last - at No. 8 Washington (3/) K...8 vs. South Dakota (3/) 2B...2, 3x last - vs. Campbell (2/25) 3B... vs. South Dakota (3/) HR..., 7x last - at at Michigan (3/26) HBP..., 3x last - at Colorado (3/4) PO...N/A A...3 at Georgia Tech (2/8) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb vs McNeese * Feb at LSU Feb 2 vs McNeese Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech * Feb 8 at Georgia Tech * Feb 25 vs Campbell * Mar 3 vs Idaho State * Mar 4 vs Idaho State Mar 4 at Colorado State Mar 5 vs Buffalo * Mar vs South Dakota * Mar at Washington * Mar 8 vs Niagara Mar 9 at George Washington * Mar 26 at Michigan * Totals CAREER BEST IP...9. at Rutgers (3/25/6) K... 8 vs. South Dakota (3//7) CG...38, last - vs. South Dakota (3//7) SO...2, last - vs. Robert Morris (3/25/5) CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/C SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAA WP HBP BK SFA SHA / / / / TOTAL / PENN STATE SOFTBALL 9

20 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 9 TORI DUBOIS SOPHOMORE UTL MT. VERNON, N.H. 27 Highlights >>> Has started all 29 games in left field >>> Knocked in two RBI against No. 4 LSU >>> Blasted a grand slam at Georgia Tech (2/8) >>> Had two hits and scored once against Buffalo (3/5) AB... 4 vs. Niagara (3/8) H... 2, 4x last - at Michigan (3/24) 2B..., 2x last - at Michigan (3/24) 3B... N/A HR... at Georgia Tech (2/8) R... 2 vs. South Dakota (3/) RBI... 4 at Georgia Tech (2/8) BB... 2 vs. Campbell (2/25) SB... vs. Idaho State (3/3) PO... 4 at Michigan (3/25) A..., 2x last at George Washington (3/9) CAREER BEST AB...4, 9x last - vs. Niagara (3/8/7) H...3, 2x last - vs. Michigan St. (4//6) R...2, 3x last - vs. South Dakota (3//7) RBI... 4, 2x last - at Georgia Tech (2/8/7) BB... 2 vs. Campbell (2/25/7) SB..., 2x last - vs. Idaho State (3/3/7) #9 Dubois, Tori - 29 games (All games) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese *of 3 2. Feb at LSU *of Feb vs Oklahoma St. *of Feb at LSU *of. Feb 2 vs McNeese *of Feb 7 at Georgia Tech *of Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech *of Feb 8 at Georgia Tech *of Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech *of 3.27 Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina *of Feb 25 vs Campbell *of Feb 26 vs Cleveland State *of 3.94 Feb 26 vs Morehead State *of Mar 3 vs Idaho State *of Mar 3 at Colorado State *of 3.75 Mar 4 vs Idaho State *of 2.67 Mar 4 at Colorado State *of 2.86 Mar 5 vs Buffalo *of Mar 8 vs Washington *of Mar 9 at Washington *of.245 Mar vs South Dakota *of Mar at Washington *of 2.24 Mar 8 vs Niagara *of Mar 8 at George Washington *of 3.23 Mar 9 vs Niagara *of Mar 9 at George Washington *of Mar 24 at Michigan *of Mar 25 at Michigan *of Mar 26 at Michigan *of 3.26 Totals 29gs On base pct..365 Slugging pct..329 MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... 5 games (27) Reaching Base... 7 games (26) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL

21 SAM SHANAHAN SENIOR INF SEATTLE, WASH. GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Started 22 games in right field and has appeared in 26 games in 27 >>> Tallied two multi-hit games at the Colorado State Classic >>> Drove in three RBI at the Colorado State Classic AB...4, 2x last - at Colorado State (3/4) H... 3 vs. Idaho State (3/3) 2B..., 2x last - vs. Idaho State (3/4) 3B... vs. Idaho State (3/4) HR... N/A R...2, 2x last - vs. Cleveland St. (2/26) RBI... 2, 2x last - vs. Buffalo (3/5) BB... 3 vs. Virginia Tech (2/8) SB... vs. Idaho State (3/3) PO... 2 vs. Moorehead St. (2/26) A... N/A CAREER BEST AB... 4, 2x last - at Colorado State (3/4/7) H... 3 vs. Idaho State (3/3/7) R...2, 3x last - vs. Cleveland St. (2/26/7) RBI...2, 2x last - vs. Buffalo (3/5) BB... 3 vs. Virginia Tech (2/8/7) SB...N/A # Shanahan, Sam - 26 games (All games) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs Oklahoma St. *dh 3. Feb at LSU pr. Feb 2 vs McNeese *of 2.2 Feb 7 at Georgia Tech *of 2.43 Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech *of/dh 3.43 Feb 8 at Georgia Tech *of Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech *of.2 Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina *of Feb 25 vs Campbell pr.67 Feb 26 vs Cleveland State *of Feb 26 vs Morehead State *of Mar 3 vs Idaho State *of Mar 3 at Colorado State *of 3.25 Mar 4 vs Idaho State *of Mar 4 at Colorado State *of Mar 5 vs Buffalo *of Mar 8 vs Washington *of Mar vs South Dakota *of Mar at Washington *of Mar 8 vs Niagara *of Mar 8 at George Washington pr.233 Mar 9 vs Niagara dh.25 Mar 9 at George Washington *of Mar 24 at Michigan *of Mar 25 at Michigan *of Mar 26 at Michigan *of.23 Totals 22gs On base pct..3 Slugging pct..38 MULTI-HIT GAMES Total DNP TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total DNP TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... 3 games (27) Reaching Base... 4 games (24) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% DNP TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL 2

22 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 3 MIA MONOPOLI R-JUNIOR C SAN FRANCISO, CALIF. 27 Highlights >>> Has started 2 games with 8 starts behind the plate >>> Drove in two RBI on one hit at Georgia Tech (2/7) >>> Also brought in two RBI on three hits, including two doubles at George Washington (3/8) AB... 4 vs. Campbell (2/25) H... 3 at George Washington (3/8) 2B... 2 at George Washington (3/8) 3B... N/A HR... N/A R... vs Virginia Tech (2/9) RBI... 2, 2x last - at at George Washington (3/8) BB..., 4x last - at Michigan (3/25) SB... N/A PO..., 2x last - vs. Cleveland St. (2/26) A... 2 at Colorado St. (3/3) CAREER BEST AB...4, 2x last - vs. Campbell (2/25/7) H...3 at George Washington (3/8/7) R..., 7x last - vs Virginia Tech (2/9/7) RBI...2, 5x last - at George Washington (3/8/7) BB..., 2x last - at Michigan (3/25/7) SB...N/A #3 Monopoli, Mia - 24 games (All games) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese ph. Feb at LSU ph. Feb at LSU ph. Feb 7 at Georgia Tech *dh Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech *dh 2.25 Feb 8 at Georgia Tech *c Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech *c 2.67 Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina *c 3.33 Feb 25 vs Campbell *c 4.58 Feb 26 vs Cleveland State *c 2.9 Feb 26 vs Morehead State *c Mar 3 vs Idaho State *c 3.54 Mar 3 at Colorado State *c Mar 4 vs Idaho State *c Mar 5 vs Buffalo c 2.67 Mar 8 vs Washington *c 3.6 Mar 9 at Washington *c Mar at Washington *c.52 Mar 8 at George Washington *c Mar 9 vs Niagara *c Mar 9 at George Washington *c Mar 24 at Michigan *c Mar 25 at Michigan *c.244 Mar 26 at Michigan *c Totals 2gs On base pct..32 Slugging pct..34 MULTI-HIT GAMES Total 24 DNP DNP TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total 24 DNP DNP TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... 3 games (25) Reaching Base... 5 games (25) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 24 DNP DNP TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL

23 5 >>> Has started 28 games in center field REBECCA ZIEGLER R-SOPHOMORE OF TUCSON, ARIZ. GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Had a seven-game hitting streak and a three-game RBI streak in the 27 season >>> Had three hits and drove in five RBI against Virginia Tech (2/9) AB...5, 2x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) H... 3 vs. Virginia Tech (2/9) 2B... 2 vs. Virginia Tech (2/9) 3B... N/A HR..., 3x last - vs. Niagara (3/9) R...2, 5x last - vs. Niagara (3/9) RBI... 5 vs. Virginia Tech (2/9) BB..., 8x last - at Michigan (3/26) SB..., 2x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) PO... 4 at Colorado St. (3/4) A..., 2x last - at George Washington (3/9) CAREER BEST AB...5, 2x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) H...3 vs. Virginia Tech (2/9/7) R... 2, 5x last - vs. Niagara (3/8/7) RBI... 5 vs. Virginia Tech (2/9/7) BB..., 8x last - at Michigan (3/26/7) SB...2 vs. Belmont (3/5/6) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese *of 2. Feb at LSU *of Feb vs Oklahoma St. *of 2.67 Feb at LSU *of Feb 2 vs McNeese *of 3.82 Feb 7 at Georgia Tech *of Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech *of Feb 8 at Georgia Tech *of Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech *of Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina *of Feb 25 vs Campbell *of Feb 26 vs Cleveland State *of Feb 26 vs Morehead State *of Mar 3 vs Idaho State *of Mar 3 at Colorado State *of Mar 4 vs Idaho State *of Mar 4 at Colorado State *of Mar 5 vs Buffalo *of Mar 8 vs Washington *of Mar vs South Dakota *of Mar at Washington *of Mar 8 vs Niagara *of Mar 8 at George Washington *of Mar 9 vs Niagara *of Mar 9 at George Washington *of Mar 24 at Michigan *of Mar 25 at Michigan *of Mar 26 at Michigan *of.352 Totals 28gs On base pct..42 Slugging pct..534 MULTI-HIT GAMES Total 25 DNP TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total 25 DNP TOTAL 2-4 CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... 7 games (27) Reaching Base... 3 games (27) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% 25 DNP TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL 23

24 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 8 MADEY SMITH FRESHMAN P WASHINGTON, N.J. IP at George Washington (3/8) H...5, 2x last - at Michigan (3/24) R...4, 2x last - at Michigan (3/26) ER... 4 at No. 8 Washington (3/) BB...3 at George Washington (3/8) K...8 at George Washington (3/8) 2B...3, 2x last - at Michigan (3/26) 3B...N/A HR..., 3x last - at Michigan (3/24) HBP..., 2x last - at Michigan (3/26) 27 Highlights >>> Made her collegiate appearance vs. Idaho State (3/3) >>> Earned her first collegiate win after coming on in relief against Buffalo, throwing two innings and striking out two (3/5) >>> Gave up just one run and struck out three against No. 8 Washington (3/8) >>> Tosssed her first complete game with eight strikeouts against George Washington (3/8) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Mar 4 Mar 5 vs Idaho State vs Buffalo Mar 8 Mar vs Washington at Washington Mar 8 Mar 9 at George Washington vs Niagara * Mar 24 Mar 26 at Michigan at Michigan * Totals CAREER BEST IP...7. at George Washington (3/8/7) K...8 at George Washington (3/8/7) CG... at George Washington (3/8/7) SO...N/A CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/C SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAA WP HBP BK SFA SHA / TOTAL / PENN STATE SOFTBALL

25 2 GIANNA ARRIZURIETA JUNIOR INF PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Played in 5 games and started six in right field >>> Tallied one hit and scored once against Niagara (3/8) AB...3, 2x last - at George Washington (3/8) H... vs. Niagara (3/8) 2B... N/A 3B... N/A HR... N/A R..., 2x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) RBI... N/A BB..., 2x last - at Georgia Tech (2/7) SB... N/A PO... 3 at George Washington (3/8) A... N/A 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese *of 2. Feb at LSU *of 2 2. Feb vs Oklahoma St. *of 3 2. Feb at LSU *of. Feb 2 vs McNeese ss. Feb 7 at Georgia Tech of. Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech pr/of. Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina of. Mar 4 vs Idaho State ph. Mar 4 at Colorado State pr. Mar 5 vs Buffalo 2b. Mar 9 at Washington *of. Mar vs South Dakota ph. Mar 8 vs Niagara ph/of.67 Mar 8 at George Washington *of Totals 6gs On base pct..43 Slugging pct..56 CAREER BEST AB...3, 6x last - at George Washington (3/8) H... 2 vs. Arkansas (2/6/5) R..., 5x last - vs. Niagara (3/8/7) RBI... vs. LIU Brooklyn (2/7/5) BB..., 5x last - at Georgia tech (2/7/7) SB...N/A MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... game (25 & 27) Reaching Base... game (25 & 27) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL 25

26 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 22 MOLLIE SORENSON JUNIOR INF STEVENSON RANCH, CALIF. 27 Highlights >>>Started all 29 games at second base >>> Tallied a hit and scored twice at No. 4 LSU (2/) >>> Had back-to-back multi hit games at Georgia Tech and against Virginia Tech (2/8-2/9) >>> Had an eight-game hitting streak that included five multi-hit games AB... 5 at Colorado State (3/4) H...3 vs. Cleveland St. (2/26) 2B... N/A 3B... N/A HR... N/A R...2, 3x last - vs. Niagara (3/9) RBI... 2 vs. Buffalo (3/5) BB... 2, 2x last - vs. Campell (2/25) SB...2 vs. Niagara (3/8) PO...4, 5x last - at George Washington (3/9) A... 4 at No. 4 LSU (2/) CAREER BEST AB... 5, 5x last - at Colorado State (3/4/7) H...3, 8x last - vs. Cleveland St. (2/26/7) R...3, 3x last - at Indiana (4/8/6) RBI... 3 at Rutgers (3/27/6) BB...2, 5x last - vs. Campell (2/25/7) SB... 2 vs. Niagara (3/8/7) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese *2b Feb at LSU *2b Feb vs Oklahoma St. *2b Feb at LSU *2b 3.82 Feb 2 vs McNeese *2b 3.24 Feb 7 at Georgia Tech *2b Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech *2b Feb 8 at Georgia Tech *2b Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech *2b Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina *2b Feb 25 vs Campbell *2b Feb 26 vs Cleveland State *2b Feb 26 vs Morehead State *2b Mar 3 vs Idaho State *2b Mar 3 at Colorado State *2b Mar 4 vs Idaho State *2b Mar 4 at Colorado State *2b Mar 5 vs Buffalo *2b Mar 8 vs Washington *2b Mar 9 at Washington *2b Mar vs South Dakota *2b Mar at Washington *2b 3.34 Mar 8 vs Niagara *2b Mar 8 at George Washington *2b 2.37 Mar 9 vs Niagara *2b Mar 9 at George Washington *2b Mar 24 at Michigan *2b Mar 25 at Michigan *2b 2.29 Mar 26 at Michigan *2b Totals 29gs On base pct..33 Slugging pct..284 MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... 8 games (25) Reaching Base games (25) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL

27 25 DESTINY WEBER FRESHMAN INF GRAFTON, OHIO GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Has appeared in ten games with four starts >>> Started at third-base against Washington (3/9) >>> Tallied her first collegiate hit and drove in a run against Buffalo (3/5) AB... 2, 3x last - at No. 8 Washington (3/9) H... vs. Buffalo (3/5) 2B... N/A 3B... N/A HR... N/A R... vs. Buffalo (3/5) RBI... vs. Buffalo (3/5) BB... 2 vs. McNeese St. (2/) SB... N/A PO... N/A A... N/A #25 Weber, Destiny - games (All games) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese *dh 2. Feb at LSU *dh 2. Feb at LSU *dh 2. Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech ph. Mar 5 vs Buffalo ph.43 Mar 8 vs Washington ph.25 Mar 9 at Washington *3b 2. Mar at Washington ph.9 Mar 8 vs Niagara dh.83 Mar 26 at Michigan ph.77 Totals 4gs On base pct..25 Slugging pct..77 CAREER BEST AB... 2, 2x last - at No. 4 LSU (2//7) H... vs. Buffalo (3/5/7) R... vs. Buffalo (3/5/7) RBI... vs. Buffalo (3/5/7) BB...2 vs. McNeese State (2//7) SB... N/A MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... game (27) Reaching Base... 2 games (27) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL 27

28 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 26 DELANEY ELLING FRESHMAN C WASHINGTON, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Started all 29 games with starts behind the plate >>> Tallied her first career multi-hit game against McNeese (2/2) >>> Hit a grand slam to tie the game against Idaho State (3/3) >>> Notched her second career home run against Buffalo (3/5) AB... 4 vs. Idaho State (3/4) H... 2 vs. McNeese State (2/2) 2B... N/A 3B... N/A HR..., 2x last - Buffalo (3/5) R..., 6x last - vs. Niagara (3/9) RBI... 4 vs. Idaho State (3/4) BB...3 vs. Niagara (3/8) SB... N/A PO...9 vs. Niagara (3/8) A... 3 vs. McNeese State (2/) CAREER BEST AB... 4 vs. Idaho State (3/4/7) H... 2 vs. McNeese State (2/2) R..., 6x last - vs. Niagara (3/9/7) RBI... 4 vs. Idaho State (3/4/7) BB...3 vs. Niagara (3/8/7) SB... N/A 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese *c Feb at LSU *c Feb vs Oklahoma St. *c Feb at LSU *c 2.2 Feb 2 vs McNeese *c Feb 7 at Georgia Tech *c Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech *c Feb 8 at Georgia Tech *dh Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech *dh.273 Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina *dh 3.28 Feb 25 vs Campbell *dh Feb 26 vs Cleveland State *dh.24 Feb 26 vs Morehead State *dh Mar 3 vs Idaho State *dh 2.29 Mar 3 at Colorado State *dh 3.2 Mar 4 vs Idaho State *dh/c Mar 4 at Colorado State *c Mar 5 vs Buffalo *c Mar 8 vs Washington *dh Mar 9 at Washington *dh Mar vs South Dakota *c Mar at Washington *dh/c Mar 8 vs Niagara *c Mar 8 at George Washington *dh/pr Mar 9 vs Niagara *dh/c Mar 9 at George Washington *dh 3.2 Mar 24 at Michigan *dh 3.2 Mar 25 at Michigan *dh.97 Mar 26 at Michigan *dh.94 Totals 29gs On base pct..349 Slugging pct..284 MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... 4 games (27) Reaching Base... 8 games (27) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL

29 42 TONI POLK SOPHOMORE INF NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Made the start at short stop in all 29 games >>> Drove in two runs at No. 4 LSU in the win (2/) >>> Launched her first homer of the season against Georgia Tech (2/7) >>> Went 3-for-4 at the plate at Colorado State (3/4) >>> Had three hits and drove in three runs against Niagara (3/8) AB... 5 vs. Campbell (2/25) H... 3 at Colorado State (3/4) 2B... 2 at Colorado State (3/4) 3B..., 2x last - at George Washington (3/8) HR... at Georgia Tech (2/7) R...2, 2x last - at George Washington (3/8) RBI...3 vs. Niagara (3/8) BB..., 5x last - vs. Niagara (3/9) SB..., 4x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) PO... 3, 4x last - vs Idaho State (3/4) A... 7 vs. Campbell (2/25) CAREER BEST AB... 5 vs. Campbell (2/25/7) H...3 at Colorado State (3/4/7) R...3 vs. Hofstra (3/2/6) RBI... 3 vs. Niagara (3/8/7) BB...2 vs. Robert Morris (3/23/6) SB..., 5x last - vs. Cleveland St. (2/26/7) #42 Polk, Toni - 29 games (All games) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese *ss Feb at LSU *ss Feb vs Oklahoma St. *ss Feb at LSU *ss 2. Feb 2 vs McNeese *ss Feb 7 at Georgia Tech *ss Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech *ss Feb 8 at Georgia Tech *ss Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech *ss Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina *ss Feb 25 vs Campbell *ss Feb 26 vs Cleveland State *ss 2.76 Feb 26 vs Morehead State *ss Mar 3 vs Idaho State *ss Mar 3 at Colorado State *ss Mar 4 vs Idaho State *ss 2.56 Mar 4 at Colorado State *ss Mar 5 vs Buffalo *ss Mar 8 vs Washington *ss 2.24 Mar 9 at Washington *ss Mar vs South Dakota *ss Mar at Washington *ss Mar 8 vs Niagara *ss Mar 8 at George Washington *ss Mar 9 vs Niagara *ss Mar 9 at George Washington *ss Mar 24 at Michigan *ss Mar 25 at Michigan *ss Mar 26 at Michigan *ss.295 Totals 29gs On base pct..34 Slugging pct..449 MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... 5 games (27) Reaching Base... 5 games (27) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL 29

30 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights 5 >>> Earned the start and the win in the circle at No. 4 LSU (2/) >>> Struck out three at No. 4 LSU >>> Tied a career-high six strikeouts at Georgia Tech (2/7) MADISON SEIFERT SOPHOMORE P WILDWOOD, MD. IP...7., 4x last - vs. Morehead St. (2/26) H...7 at Michigan (3/25) R...8 at Michigan (3/25) ER...7 at Michigan (3/25) BB...4, 2x last - vs. No. 8 Washington (3/8) K...6 at Georgia Tech (2/7) 2B...3, 2x last - vs. No. 8 Washington (3/8) 3B..., 5x last - at Michiagan (3/25) HR..., 4x last - at Michigan (3/25) HBP..., 4x last - at Michigan (3/25) PO... 2 at Colorado State (3/3) A... 4 at No. 4 LSU (2/) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb at LSU * Feb vs Oklahoma St. * Feb 2 vs McNeese * Feb 7 at Georgia Tech * Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech * Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina * Feb 26 vs Morehead State * Mar 3 at Colorado State * Mar 4 vs Idaho State * Mar 8 vs Washington * Mar 9 at Washington Mar 8 vs Niagara * Mar 9 at George Washington Mar 25 at Michigan * Totals CAREER BEST IP...7. at Ole Miss (3/4/6) H... at Rutgers (3/25/6) R...8, 2x last - at Michigan (3/25/7) ER...7, 2x last - at Michigan (3/25/7) BB...5 at Ole Miss (3/4/6) K... 6, 2x last - at Georgia Tech (2/7) CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS Year ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/C SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAA WP HBP BK SFA SHA / / TOTAL / PENN STATE SOFTBALL

31 52 KRISTINA BRACKPOOL SENIOR INF VALENCIA, CALIF. GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Started all 29 games at first base >>> Hit her first home run of the season against Cleveland St. (2/26) >>> Ranks No. 9 all-time in home runs with 8 in her career >>> Had a four-game hitting streak to start the 27 season AB...5, 2x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) H...3 vs. Niagara (3/9) 2B..., 4x last - at George Washington (3/8) 3B... N/A HR..., 3x last - vs. Niagara (3/9) R... 2, 2x last - vs. Buffalo (3/5) RBI...4 vs. Niagara (3/9) BB.., 5x last - vs. No. 8 Washington (3/8) SB... vs. Buffalo (3/5) PO... 5 vs. Campbell (2/25) A..., 4x last - vs. Niagara (3/9) CAREER BEST AB... 5, 2x last - vs. Campbell (2/25/7) H...3, 6x last - vs. Niagara (3/9/7) R...2, 6x last - vs. Buffalo (3/5/7) RBI...5, 2x last - vs. Ohio State (4/5/5) BB...2, 2x last - vs. Maryland (4/6/5) SB..., 2x last - vs. Buffalo (3/5/7) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese *b Feb at LSU *b Feb vs Oklahoma St. *b Feb at LSU *b Feb 2 vs McNeese *b Feb 7 at Georgia Tech *b Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech *b Feb 8 at Georgia Tech *b Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech *b Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina *b Feb 25 vs Campbell *b Feb 26 vs Cleveland State *b Feb 26 vs Morehead State *b Mar 3 vs Idaho State *b Mar 3 at Colorado State *b Mar 4 vs Idaho State *b Mar 4 at Colorado State *b Mar 5 vs Buffalo *b Mar 8 vs Washington *b Mar 9 at Washington *b Mar vs South Dakota *b Mar at Washington *b Mar 8 vs Niagara *b Mar 8 at George Washington *b Mar 9 vs Niagara *b Mar 9 at George Washington *b Mar 24 at Michigan *b Mar 25 at Michigan *b Mar 26 at Michigan *b Totals 29gs On base pct..358 Slugging pct..467 MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... 4 games (25) Reaching Base... 4 games (25) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL 3

32 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 77 SHELBY MILLER SENIOR INF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 27 Highlights >>> Started 28 games at third base >>> Tallied three hits against Campbell (2/25) >>> Launched her second homer of the season vs. Campbell (2/25) >>> Currently ties for No. 8 all-time with 3 career RBI and needs just one RBI to move into a tie for seventh all-time at Penn State AB... 5 vs. Campbell (2/25) H...3, 2x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) 2B..., 5x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) 3B... N/A HR..., 3x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) R...2, 4x last - vs. Niagara (3/8) RBI...4 vs. Niagara (3/8) BB... 3 at Colorado State (3/4) SB..., 2x last - at Michigan (3/25) PO... 4 at No. 4 LSU (2/) A... 5, 2x last - vs. Morehead St. (2/26) CAREER BEST AB... 5, 4x last - vs. Campbell (2/25/7) H...3, 7x last - vs. Niagara (3/8/7) R... 3 at Rutgers (3/27/6) RBI...4, 4x last - vs. Niagara (3/8/7) BB...3, 2x last - at Colorado State (3/4/7) SB..., x last - at Michigan (3/25/7) #77 Miller, Shelby - 28 games (All games) 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb vs McNeese *3b Feb at LSU *3b Feb vs Oklahoma St. *3b Feb at LSU *3b 2.4 Feb 2 vs McNeese *3b Feb 7 at Georgia Tech *3b Feb 8 vs Virginia Tech *3b Feb 8 at Georgia Tech *3b Feb 9 vs Virginia Tech *3b Feb 25 at Coastal Carolina *3b Feb 25 vs Campbell *3b Feb 26 vs Cleveland State *3b Feb 26 vs Morehead State *3b Mar 3 vs Idaho State *3b Mar 3 at Colorado State *3b 2.34 Mar 4 vs Idaho State *3b Mar 4 at Colorado State *3b Mar 5 vs Buffalo *3b Mar 8 vs Washington *3b Mar vs South Dakota *3b Mar at Washington *3b Mar 8 vs Niagara *3b Mar 8 at George Washington *3b Mar 9 vs Niagara *3b Mar 9 at George Washington *3b Mar 24 at Michigan *3b Mar 25 at Michigan *3b Mar 26 at Michigan *3b 2.34 Totals 28gs On base pct..457 Slugging pct..54 MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... 8 games (26) Reaching Base... 8 games (25) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL

33 82 MEGHAN WILLIAMS SOPHOMORE INF BETHLEHEM, PA. GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 Highlights >>> Tallied her first collegiate hit against McNeese State (2/2) >>> Drove a bases-clearing triple down the right field line against Buffalo (3/5) AB... 3, 2x last - vs. South Dakota (3/) H..., 2x last - vs. Buffalo (3/5) 2B... N/A 3B..., vs. Buffalo (3/5) HR... N/A R... vs. Buffalo (3/5) RBI... 3 vs. Buffalo (3/5) BB... vs. Niagara (3/8) SB... N/A PO... N/A A... N/A 27 Game-by-Game Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 2 vs McNeese dh. Feb 26 vs Cleveland State ph.5 Mar 3 vs Idaho State ph.333 Mar 4 vs Idaho State ph/dh.25 Mar 4 at Colorado State *dh Mar 5 vs Buffalo *dh Mar 8 vs Washington ph.2 Mar vs South Dakota *dh Mar at Washington ph/dh.43 Mar 8 vs Niagara *dh 2.25 Totals 4gs On base pct..76 Slugging pct..25 CAREER BEST AB...3, 3x last - vs. South Dakota (3//7) H..., 2x last - vs. Buffalo (3/5/7) R... vs. Buffalo (3/5/7) RBI... 3 vs. Buffalo (3/5/7) BB... vs. Niagara (3/8/7) SB... N/A MULTI-HIT GAMES Total TOTAL MULTI-RBI GAMES Total TOTAL CAREER STREAKS Hitting Streak... game (27) Reaching Base... game (27) CAREER HITTING STATISTICS Year AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF-SH SB-ATT PO-A-E FLD% TOTAL PENN STATE SOFTBALL 33

34 GAME 3 // MARCH 29 // AT PITTSBURGH // PITTSBURGH, PA. 27 RADIO / TV ROSTER JESSICA CUMMINGS Jr. P L/R Owings, Md. 2 JESSICA HAUG Sr. INF R/R Jamison, Pa. 9 TORI DUBOIS So. UTL R/R Mt. Vernon, N.H. MOLLIE SORENSON So. INF/OF L/R Stevenson Ranch, Calif. SAM SHANAHAN Sr. INF R/R Seattle, Wash. 25 DESTINY WEBER Fr. C/INF R/R Grafton, Ohio 77 SHELBY MILLER Sr. INF L/R Sugar Land, Texas 34 CHRISTA WAGNER Fr. OF L/R Plainville, Mass MEGHAN WILLIAMS So. INF R/R Bethlehem, Pa. 27 PENN STATE SOFTBALL 3 5 AMANDA FERLISI Fr. P R/R Hamilton, N.J. 3 5 MIA MONOPOLI R-Jr. C R/R San Francisco, Calif. REBECCA ZIEGLER R-So. OF L/R Tucson, Ariz. 26 DELANEY ELLING Fr. INF/C R/R Washington, Pa. HC AMANDA LEHOTAK Head Coach Fourth Season 42 TONI POLK So. INF/OF L/R Niagara Falls, N.Y. AC SARAH SIGREST Assistant Coach Second Season 6 MADISON SHAFFER So. P L/R New Castle, Pa. 7 MARLAINA LAUBACH Sr. P R/R Northhampton, Pa. 8 MADEY SMITH Fr. P R/R Washington, N.J. 5 MADISON SEIFERT So. P R/R Wildwood, Mo. AC JENNIFER ABRAMS Assistant Coach First Season 2 GIANNA ARRIZURIETA Jr. INF R/R Pembroke Pines, Fla. 52 KRISTINA BRACKPOOL Sr. INF R/R Valencia, Calif.