SOFTBALL. Cathedral City Classic 2009 MARYLAND SOFTBALL MARYLAND PROBABLE STARTERS AND QUICK NOTES

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1 2009 MARYLAND SOFTBALL 2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MARYLAND (0-5, 0-0 ACC) Date Opponent Time Florida Atlantic Kick-Off Classic (Boca Raton, Fla.) Feb. 6 vs. No. 24/RV Massachusetts L, 3-8 Feb. 6 at Florida Atlantic L, 2-3 Feb. 7 vs. Long Island L, 0-1 Feb. 7 vs. No. 5/8 Michigan L, 0-8 Feb. 8 vs. Pittsburgh L, 0-4 Cathedral City Classic (Palm Springs, Calif.) Feb. 19 vs. UC Santa Barbara 6:30 p.m. Feb. 19 vs. Hawaii 11 p.m. Feb. 20 vs. No. 14/14 Fresno State 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at No. 9/10 California 3:30 p.m. Feb. 21 vs. No. 17/19 Nevada 11 p.m. Feb. 22 vs. No. 6/6 UCLA 2 p.m. Stetson University Tournament (Deland, Fla.) Feb. 27 vs. Centenary College 1:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at Stetson 6:30 p.m. Feb, 28 vs. Kentucky 11 a.m. Feb. 28 vs. Centenary College 1:30 p.m. March 1 vs. Championship/Consolation TBA Maryland Round Robin (College Park, Md.) March 7 DARTMOUTH Noon March 7 MANHATTAN 2 p.m. March 8 GARDNER-WEBB 11 a.m. March 11 TOWSON 5 p.m. Maryland Invitational (College Park, Md.) March 13 SETON HALL 3 p.m. March 14 DELAWARE 1 p.m. March 14 FORDHAM 3 p.m. March 15 MOUNT ST. MARY S 3 p.m. March 15 HOWARD 5 p.m. March 21 No. 20/21 NORTH CAROLINA* [DH] 1/3 p.m. March 22 No. 20/21 NORTH CAROLINA* 1 p.m. March 25 No. 12/12 NORTHWESTERN 5 p.m. March 28 NORTH CAROLINA STATE* [DH] 1/3 p.m. March 29 NORTH CAROLINA STATE* 1 p.m. April 4 at Virginia* [DH] 1/3 p.m. April 5 at Virginia* 1 p.m. April 8 HOFSTRA [DH] 5/7 p.m. April 11 at Florida State* [DH] 4/6 p.m. April 12 at Florida State* 1 p.m. April 15 GEORGE WASHINGTON [DH] 5/7 p.m. April 18 BOSTON COLLEGE* [DH] 1/3 p.m. April 19 BOSTON COLLEGE* [DH] 1 p.m. April 22 PENN STATE* [DH] 5/7 p.m. April 25 at Virginia Tech* [DH] Noon/3 p.m. April 26 at Virginia Tech* 1 p.m. May 2 GEORGIA TECH* [DH] 1/3 p.m. May 3 GEORGIA TECH* 1 p.m. May 7-10 ACC Tournament (Raleigh, N.C.) TBA * Indiciates ACC Games Home games in bold and ALL CAPS Home games at Robert E. Taylor Stadium All times Eastern MARYLAND FACTS 2008 Record: ACC Record/Finish: 7-14/T-5th Overall All-Time Record: (15th season) Head Coach: Laura Watten (Texas-Arlington 92) Coach s Record: (12th season) Coach s Record at Maryland: (4th season) Assistant Coach: Alissa Smith (Florida A&M 93) Assistant Coach: Courtney Scott (Cal-Berkeley 03) MEDIA INFORMATION Associate A.D./Media Relations: Doug Dull Softball SID: Matt Bixenstine address: mbixen@umd.edu SID Office Phone: (301) SID Cell Phone: (330) Press Box Phone: (301) SID Fax: (301) Media Relations Mailing Address: 2725 Comcast Center Terrapin Trail University of Maryland College Park, MD Website: SOFTBALL Comcast Center College Park, Md Ph: (301) Fax: (301) Contact: Matt Bixenstine mbixen@umd.edu Cathedral City Classic Big League Dreams Sports Park Cathedral City, Calif. Feb Originally Released: Feb. 18, 2009 Maryland kicks off the first of four days and six games participating in the Cathedral City Classic by taking on UC Santa Barbara Thursday at 6:30 p.m. EST followed by a matchup with Hawai i at 11 p.m. the same night. Maryland s final four contests as part of the tournament pit the team against nationally ranked opponents No. 14/14 Fresno State (Friday at 6:30 p.m.), No. 9/10 California (Saturday at 3:30 p.m.), No. 17/19 Nevada (Saturday at 11 p.m.) and No. 6/6 UCLA (Sunday at 2 p.m.). The Terrapins will be playing half their tournament opponents (UC Santa Barbara, Hawaii and Fresno State) for the first time in the program s 15-year history. Maryland has short series histories with Cal (0-1), Nevada (1-0) and UCLA (0-3), having played all three opponents during the 2007 season. The Terps (0-5) have spent the last week-and-a-half preparing for their upcoming tournament after opening the 2009 season in the Florida Atlantic Kick-Off Classic. Led by Kerry Hickey, who tallied eight hits in 17 at-bats, Maryland pounded out 32 hits during their first five games. Maryland currently ranks fifth in the ACC in fielding percentage (.964), sixth in batting (.260) and seventh in pitching (4.34 ERA). Individually, Hickey ranks sixth in the conference in batting (.471), while Kendra Knight stands third in opponents batting average (.161) and tied for seventh in strikeouts (16). Hickey is one of just two players in the ACC who currently rank among the conference s top 15 in both batting average (sixth.471) and ERA (13th 2.55). The other is NC State s Stephanie Call. The 32-team Cathedral City Classic features 20 of the 64 teams from the 2008 NCAA Tournament, including four of the eight squads that competed in last year s Women s College World Series in Alabama, Florida, UCLA and reigning champion Arizona State. Of the 32 participants, 14 squads are ranked among the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 and/or the USA Today /NFCA Division I Top 25. MARYLAND PROBABLE STARTERS AND QUICK NOTES Pos. No. Player Hometown 2009 Highlights Notes 1B 7 Devon Williams Cleveland, N.C..308 BA,.400 OBP% Most-tenured Terp with 149 games played during her career 2B 92 Marisha Branson Keller, Texas 2-for 3 vs. UMass (2/6) Batted.300 last season at University of Central Missouri 3B 99 Breanna Shaw Ellenwood, Ga. 4 hits, only 1 K in 14 ABs Had 30 percent of her hits go for extra bases in 2008 SS 5 Alex Schultz Westcliffe, Colo. 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 SB Has started 115 games the previous two seasons RF 27 Michelle Takeda Placentia, Calif. First career hit vs. Pitt (2/8) Father George Takeda played semi-professional baseball LF 1 Niki Lau Centennial, Colo..313 OBP%, 3 hits, 1 SB Ranked third on team in runs (26) and SBs (8) last season CF 9 Nadine Blackie Delta, British Columbia.308 BA,.385 SLG% Represents team s lone internationally-born player C 14 Lydia Fowler Jensen Beach, Fla. 3 hits,.976 FLD% Singled in first Terrapin AB vs. Massachusetts (2/6) DP 8 Kerry Hickey Huntingtown, Md..471 BA,.529 SLG% Ranks tied for fifth in ACC in batting; has 5-game hit streak Terrapin Pitchers: RHP 24 Sarah Dooley St. Louis, Mo. CG vs. Long Island (2/7) Led team in wins (16), KOs (179) and IPs (206.1) in 2008 RHP 8 Kerry Hickey Huntingtown, Md ERA in 4 App Had team-best 16 relief appearances last season RHP 10 Kendra Knight Virginia Beach, Va. 10 KOs vs. Pitts (2/8) Had seven no-hitters as a senior at Salem High School

2 MARYLAND SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Cathedral City Classic (Feb ) TERPS TO WATCH kerry hickey (So., dp/p, Fontana, Calif.) Showing no signs of a sophomore slump, Hickey has enjoyed a strong start to the 2009 season, hitting safely through the first five games and compiling a team-best 2.55 ERA. She currently ranks sixth in the ACC in batting (.471) and 13th in ERA. kendra knight (fr., RHP, virginia beach, va.) Knight s debut collegiate tournament proved memorable, as the hard-throwing right-hander recorded 16 strikeouts in 9.1 innings of work. Despite losing a pair of games, Knight limited opposing hitters to a.161 batting average. She allowed just one hit with 10 strikeouts in five innings against Pittsburgh. Scouting the Competition UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (5-4) - Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m. UC Santa Barbara has lost four of its last five games, but three of those defeats came at the hands of ranked opponents. Freshman Keilani Jennings leads the Gauchos with four home runs, 10 RBIs and 22 total bases. Relief pitcher Jenny Liepman has not allowed a hit or run in 6.1 innings of work. Hawai i Rainbow Wahine (2-8) - Feb. 19, 11 p.m. Hawai i, which was receiving votes in both national preseason polls, boasts two players hitting above.400 through its first 10 games of the season. Seniors Tanisha Milca (.464) and Clare Warwick (.407) pace the Rainbow Wahine s offense. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-1) - Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m. Fresno State has shut out three of its first four opponents this season and currently leads the Western Athletic Conference in team pitching (1.25 ERA). Sophomore Morgan Melloh (2-0, 0.00 ERA) has pitched complete game shutouts in both her starts thus far, striking out 24 while allowing only four hits in 15.1 innings pitched. California Golden Bears (7-1) - Feb. 21, 3:30 p.m. California has outscored its opponents 65 to 16 in winning seven of its first eight contests. The Golden Bears only loss came versus ACC foe North Carolina Feb. 14. Freshman Jamia Reid leads the team in nearly every offensive category, having notched 12 hits, five home runs and 13 RBIs. Nevada wolf pack (7-2) - feb. 21, 11 p.m. Nevada achieved a signature early-season win by beating then-no. 9 Northwestern on Feb. 6. The Wolf Pack rank second in the WAC in team batting (.317), as sophomore Britton Murdock has accumulated a.448 average with a team-best 15 RBIs. UCLA Bruins (8-2) - feb. 22, 2 p.m.. UCLA, which competed in the 2008 Women s College World Series, has belted 23 home runs and compiled a team batting average of.335 during its first nine games of Sophomore Katie Schroeder is batting.469 and leads the Pacific-10 with six home runs. Pitcher Donna Kerr has made five starts, registering four complete games. Head Coach Laura Watten Fourth Year Texas-Arlington 92 Now in her fourth year on the job, Laura Watten has brought a dynamic new energy to the Maryland softball program. The Terrapin mentor has transformed the culture surrounding the Maryland program and brought an exciting brand of softball to Robert E. Taylor Stadium. The Terps have improved their win total in each of Watten s three seasons and rewritten the school record books in the process. None of it should be surprising, though. Watten s way is the can-do way, and it is precisely the approach the coach has taken in her quest to drive Maryland s softball program to national prominence. Hired prior to the start of the academic year, Watten has worked extensively to elevate all aspects of the program in an effort to put the Terps in a position to succeed on a national scale. The 2008 campaign saw Watten s Terps post the third-highest win total (36) in team history, including a school-record 16-game winning streak early in the season. Maryland used a blazing 19-1 start to achieve national rankings in both the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 and the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 polls for the first time since Seniors Sarde Stewart and Jenny Belak garnered All-ACC honors and were named to the NFCA Louisville Slugger All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team. In 2007, the Maryland program reaped the full benefits of Watten s recruiting efforts. Nine newcomers joined the team, including five transfers, and Maryland s lineup was transformed into an offensive juggernaut. The Terps shattered previous team records for home runs with 59 and stolen bases with 98 and set numerous individual records. Amber Jackson enjoyed the greatest offensive season in school history, setting new singleseason records for batting average (.408), runs (61), home runs (24), RBIs (56) and walks (55). Jackson led the NCAA in home runs and was a first-team All-America selection by Easton. During Watten s first season in College Park in 2006, the Terps improved their win total by four victories. Belak set a team-record with 70 hits to lead a rejuvenated offense. Watten was fresh off leading Bethune-Cookman College to the 2005 NCAA Division I Super Regionals when she was tapped to lead the Terps program. In guiding the Wildcats to a 49-win season, Watten garnered 2005 NFCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors. During Watten s eight years at B-CC, the Wildcats made five NCAA Regional appearances and captured five conference titles. The four-time MEAC coach of the Year posted an eight-year mark of and averaged more than 40 wins per season. The Laura Watten File Name: Laura Watten Hometown: Dallas, Texas Education: B.S. - Texas-Arlington, 1992 First Season at Maryland: 2006 Experience: Student Athlete, Texas-Arlington ; Assistant Coach, Texas-Arlington, ; Head Coach, Bethune-Cookman, ; Head Coach, Maryland, 2005-Present. Collegiate Record: Overall (12th season): At Maryland (4th season): Coaching Honors: Coach of 2007 Easton and NFCA All-American recipient, 2005 NFCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year, 2005 MEAC Coach of the Year, 2005 Super Regional Appearance, 2005 South Regional Champion, 2003 MEAC Coach of the Year, 2002 MEAC Coach of the Year, 2001 MEAC Coach of the Year, Five Regional Tournament Appearances MARYLAND SOFTBALL

3 MARYLAND SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Cathedral City Classic (Feb ) FRESH FACES The Terrapin roster underwent significant changes this past offseason, as head coach Laura Watten continues to remake the Terps in her own image. The 2009 edition of Maryland softball features a youth movement of sorts. The team boasts just three seniors (Sarah Dooley, Breanna Shaw and Devon Williams) and welcomes 10 newcomers (five freshmen, four transfers and one walk-on) in hopes of compensating for the loss of nine letterwinners from Six newcomers already have started at least one game this season and several have made strong contributions: P Kendra Knight: Recorded 16 strikeouts in 9.1 innings on the mound during her first weekend of collegiate softball. Despite losing two games, Knight limited opposing hitters to a.161 batting average. She allowed just one hit with 10 strikeouts in five innings against Pittsburgh (2/8). OF Nadine Blackie: Collected four hits in 13 at-bats (.308), including a double, during the FAU Kick-Off Classic. Went 2-for-4 versus Florida Atlantic (2/6) LAST TIME OUT: Florida Atlantic Kick-Off Classic Despite coming away winless from the Florida Atlantic Kick-Off Classic, the Terps showed glimpses of their young squad s potential during the three-day tournament in Boca Raton, Fla. Sophomore Kerry Hickey collected eight hits in 17 at-bats and allowed just four earned runs in 11 innings pitched (2.55 ERA). Freshman pitcher Kendra Knight recorded 16 strikeouts in three appearances, limiting opposing batters to a.161 average. Fellow newcomer Nadine Blackie, a transfer from Pensacola Junior College, and senior leader Devon Williams also batted over.300 during the season-opening tournament. Two of the Terps losses came at the hands of ranked opponents and two defeats were by a single run, as Maryland outhit three of its five foes. Game R H E Massachusetts Maryland Game R H E Maryland Florida Atlantic X Game R H E Long Island Maryland Game R H E Maryland X X Michigan X X Game R H E Maryland Pittsburgh X MARYLAND SOFTBALL TERRAPIN Season LEADERS (as of Feb 17) AVG...Kerry Hickey,.471 HITS...Kerry Hickey, 8 RUNS...Niki Lau & Alex Schult, 2 RBI... Devon Williams, 2 AB...Kerry Hickey, 17 2B...4 Players, 1 3B... N/A HR...N/A TB...Kerry Hickey, 9 SLG%...Kerry Hickey,.529 HBP... Alex Schultz, 1 BB...3 Players, 2 SB...Niki Lau & Alex Schultz, 1 ERA...Kerry Hickey, 2.55 Wins...N/A APP...Kerry Hickey, 4 GS...Sarah Dooley & Kendra Knight, 2 CG... Sarah Dooley, 1 SV...N/A IP...Kerry Hickey, 11.0 SO... Kendra Knight, ACC Standings ACC Overall Team W L W L Florida State North Carolina Georgia Tech NC State Virginia Boston College Virginia Tech Maryland Record Book Update BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 80 at-bats and more than one year played) Brittany Bessho Samantha Sweeney T Kelly Shipman KERRY HICKEY 08-Pres Lindsay Klein T Sarde Stewart Nikki Smith Kiesha Pickeral Triples Jenny Belak Keri Lounge Samantha Sweeney Lindsay Klein T5. 4 Brittany Bessho Kelly Shipman Jennifer Potzman T8. 3 ALEX SCHULTZ 07-Pres. STRIKEOUTS 1. 1,037 Kelly Shipman Amanda Bettker Monica Cyphert Jessica Aditays Meredith Nelles 06-Pres Crystal Crews Tisha Killian SARAH DOOLEY 08-Pres.

4 MARYLAND SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Cathedral City Classic (Feb ) Season Game Highs TEAM GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 28 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 28 vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) Runs scored: 3 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Hits: 9 vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 9 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) RBIs: 3 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Doubles: 3 vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) Triples: 0 (5 games) Home runs: 0 (5 games) Total bases: 12 vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) Walks: 4 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 4 vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) Strikeouts: 11 vs Michigan (Feb 7) Sac hits: 2 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Sac flies: 0 (5 games) Stolen bases: 2 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Hit by pitch: 1 vs Michigan (Feb 7) Caught stealing: 1 vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 1 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Runners LOB: 10 vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 10 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Hit into DP: 2 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Fielding Putouts: 21 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 21 vs Long Island (Feb 7) Assists: 13 vs Long Island (Feb 7) Errors: 3 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Passed balls: 1 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 1 vs Michigan (Feb 7) 1 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) DPs turned: 0 (5 games) Pitching Innings pitched: 7.0 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 7.0 vs Long Island (Feb 7) Runs allowed: 8 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 8 vs Michigan (Feb 7) Earned runs: 8 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 8 vs Michigan (Feb 7) Walks allowed: 8 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Strikeouts: 10 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Hits allowed: 9 vs Michigan (Feb 7) Doubles allowed: 2 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 2 vs Michigan (Feb 7) Triples allowed: 1 vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 1 vs Michigan (Feb 7) Homers allowed: 2 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Wild pitches: 5 vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 5 vs Michigan (Feb 7) Hit batters: 1 vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 4 (6 players) Runs scored: 1 (5 players ) Hits: 3 Kerry Hickey vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) RBIs: 2 Devon Williams vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Doubles: 1 Marisha Branson vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 1 Alex Schultz vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 1 Kerry Hickey vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 1 Nadine Blackie vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) Triples: 0 Home runs: 0 Total bases: 4 Kerry Hickey vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) Walks: 1 (10 players) Strikeouts: 2 (8 players) Sac hits: 1 Breanna Shaw vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 1 Michelle Takeda vs Long Island (Feb 7) 1 Breanna Shaw vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) 1 Nadine Blackie vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Sac flies: 0 Stolen bases: 1 Niki Lau vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 1 Alex Schultz vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Hit by pitch: 1 Alex Schulz vs Michigan (Feb 7) Caught stealing: 1 Niki Lau vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 1 Devon Williams vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Runners LOB: 4 Michelle Takeda vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Fielding Putouts: 11 Devon Williams vs Long Island (Feb 7) 11 Lydia Fowler vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Assists: 6 Sarah Dooley vs Long Island (Feb 7) Errors: 1 (5 players) Passed balls: 1 Lydia Fowler vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 1 Lydia Fowler vs Michigan (Feb 7) 1 Lydia Fowler vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Pitching Innings pitched: 7.0 Sarah Dooley vs Long Island (Feb 7) Runs allowed: 7 Sarah Dooley vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Earned runs allowed: 7 Sarah Dooley vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Fewest ERs allowed (7 IP) 1 Sarah Dooley vs Long Island (Feb 7) Walks allowed: 6 Kendra Knight vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Strikeouts: 10 Kendra Knight vs Pittsburgh (Feb 8) Hits allowed: 5 Sarah Dooley vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 5 Kerry Hickey vs Michigan (Feb 7) Fewest hits allowed (7 IP) 4 Sarah Dooley vs Long Island (Feb 7) Doubles allowed: 2 Sarah Dooley vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Triples allowed: 1 Kendra Knight vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) 1 Kerry Hickey vs Michigan (Feb 7) Homers allowed: 2 Sarah Dooley vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) Wild pitches: 4 Kendra Knight vs Florida Atlantic (Feb 6) Hit batters: 1 Kerry Hickey vs Massachusetts (Feb 6) 2009 MARYLAND SOFTBALL

5 MARYLAND SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Cathedral City Classic (Feb ) 2009 Roster Information Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Hgt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Last School) 0 Kailyn Cage U L/R 5-3 Jr.-SQ Bowie, Md. (Largo Senior HS) 1 Niki Lau OF L/R 5-2 So.-1V Centennial, Colo. (Grandview HS) 3 Lauren Ghent OF L/R 5-4 So.-1V Adelphi, Md. (Elizabeth Seton HS) 4 Jennifer Anderson C/IF R/R 5-8 So.-TR St. Louis, Mo. (Indiana Tech) 5 Alex Schultz SS/U R/R 5-4 Jr.-2V Westcliffe, Colo. (Pueblo West HS) 6 Brittany Murray C R/R 5-4 Fr.-HS Clark, N.J. (Arthur L. Johnson HS) 7 Devon Williams 3B/U R/R 5-6 Sr.-3V Cleveland, N.C. (West Rowan HS) 8 Kerry Hickey P/U R/R 5-7 So.-1V Huntingtown, Md. (Huntingtown HS) 9 Nadine Blackie IF/OF R/R 5-10 Jr.-TR Delta, British Columbia (Pensacola JC) 10 Kendra Knight P R/R 5-11 Fr.-HS Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem HS) 11 Krista Gould SS/2B R/R 5-5 So.-1V Rancho Palos Verde, Calif. (Peninsula HS) 14 Lydia Fowler C/U R/R 5-6 Jr.-TR Jensen Beach, Fla. (Indian River CC) 22 Vangie Galindo OF L/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 24 Sarah Dooley P R/R 5-7 Sr.-1V St. Louis, Mo. (Gulf Coast CC) 27 Michelle Takeda OF R/R 5-4 Fr.-HS Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 32 Kathy McLaughlin OF/U L/R 5-8 Fr.-HS Baltimore, Md. (Towson University) 92 Marisha Branson SS/U L/R 5-4 So.-TR Keller, Texas (University of Central Missouri) 99 Breanna Shaw IF R/R 5-0 Sr.-1V Ellenwood, Ga. (Bethune-Cookman University) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Hgt. Class Hometown/High School/Last School 4 Jennifer Anderson C/IF R/R 5-8 So.-TR St. Louis, Mo. (Indiana Tech) 9 Nadine Blackie IF/OF R/R 5-10 Jr.-TR Delta, British Columbia (Pensacola JC) 92 Marisha Branson SS/U L/R 5-4 So.-TR Keller, Texas (University of Central Missouri) 0 Kailyn Cage U L/R 5-3 Jr.-SQ Bowie, Md. (Largo Senior HS) 24 Sarah Dooley P R/R 5-7 Sr.-1V St. Louis, Mo. (Gulf Coast CC) 14 Lydia Fowler C/U R/R 5-6 Jr.-TR Jensen Beach, Fla. (Indian River CC) 22 Vangie Galindo OF L/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 3 Lauren Ghent OF L/R 5-4 So.-1V Adelphi, Md. (Elizabeth Seton HS) 11 Krista Gould SS/2B R/R 5-5 So.-1V Rancho Palos Verde, Calif. (Peninsula HS) 8 Kerry Hickey P/U R/R 5-7 So.-1V Huntingtown, Md. (Huntingtown HS) 10 Kendra Knight P R/R 5-11 Fr.-HS Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem HS) 1 Niki Lau OF L/R 5-2 So.-1V Centennial, Colo. (Grandview HS) 32 Kathy McLaughlin OF/U L/R 5-8 Fr.-HS Baltimore, Md. (Towson University) 6 Brittany Murray C R/R 5-4 Fr.-HS Clark, N.J. (Arthur L. Johnson HS) 5 Alex Schultz SS/U R/R 5-4 Jr.-2V Westcliffe, Colo. (Pueblo West HS) 99 Breanna Shaw IF R/R 5-0 Sr.-1V Ellenwood, Ga. (Bethune-Cookman University) 27 Michelle Takeda OF R/R 5-4 Fr.-HS Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 7 Devon Williams 3B/U R/R 5-6 Sr.-3V Cleveland, N.C. (West Rowan HS) Head Coach: Laura Watten, 4th Year at Maryland (Texas-Arlington 92) Assistant Coach: Alissa Smith, 4th Year at Maryland (Florida A&M 93) Assistant Coach: Courtney Scott, 1st Year at Maryland (California-Berkeley 03) Team Manager: Carolyn Desrochers SQUAD BREAKDOWN Terps By Class Freshmen (5): Vangie Galindo, Kendra Knight, Kathy McLaughlin, Brittany Murray, Michelle Takeda Sophomores (6): Jennifer Anderson, Marisha Branson, Lauren Ghent, Krista Gould, Kerry Hickey, Niki Lau Juniors (4): Nadine Blackie, Kailyn Cage, Lydia Fowler, Alex Schultz Seniors (3): Sarah Dooley, Breanna Shaw, Devon Williams Terps By State Maryland (4): Kailyn Cage, Lauren Ghent, Kerry Hickey, Kathy McLaughlin California (3): Vangie Galindo, Krista Gould, Michelle Takeda Colorado (2): Niki Lau, Alex Schultz Missouri (2): Jennifer Anderson, Sarah Dooley British Columbia (1): Nadine Blackie Florida (1): Lydia Fowler Georgia (1): Breanna Shaw New Jersey (1): Brittany Murray North Carolina (1): Devon Williams Texas (1): Marisha Branson Virginia (1): Kendra Knight Terps By Position Pitchers: Sarah Dooley, Kerry Hickey, Kendra Knight Catchers: Jennifer Anderson, Lydia Fowler, Brittany Murray Infielders: Jennifer Anderson, Nadine Blackie, Marisha Branson, Krista Gould, Kathy McLaughlin, Alex Schultz, Breanna Shaw, Devon Williams Outfielders: Nadine Blackie, Vangie Galindo, Lauren Ghent, Niki Lau, Michelle Takeda Pronunciation Guide Marisha Branson -- ma-re-sha Lauren Ghent -- jent Krista Gould -- goold Niki Lau -- rhymes with wow Kathy McLaughlin -- mc-glock-lin Breanna Shaw -- bree-anna Michelle Takeda -- ta-kay-da Devon Williams -- devin 2009 MARYLAND SOFTBALL

6 Overall Statistics for Maryland Terrapins (as of Feb 16, 2009) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 0-5 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 0-4 ACC: 0-0 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 8 Kerry Hickey Nadine Blackie Devon Williams Breanna Shaw Marisha Branson Lydia Fowler Niki Lau Alex Schultz Michelle Takeda Krista Gould Kathy McLaughlin Lauren Ghent Kendra Knight Totals Opponents LOB - Team (34), Opp (27). DPs turned - Team (0), Opp (3). Picked off - Hickey, K 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 8 Kerry Hickey / Kendra Knight / Sarah Dooley / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), Fowler, L 3. Pickoffs - Team (2), Fowler, L 2, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Fowler, L (7-9), Knight, K (5-6), Hickey, K (2-2), Dooley, S (0-1).

7 Overall Statistics for Maryland Terrapins (as of Feb 16, 2009) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 7 Devon Williams Marisha Branson Kerry Hickey Sarah Dooley Nadine Blackie Kendra Knight Niki Lau Lydia Fowler Breanna Shaw Alex Schultz Michelle Takeda Kathy McLaughlin Krista Gould Lauren Ghent Totals Opponents Hitting minimums - 5 Games Pitching minimums - 1 Games 10 AB

8 Game Results for Maryland Terrapins (as of Feb 18, 2009) (All games) Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall ACC Pitcher of record Attend Time / Feb 6, 2009 vs #24 Massachusetts 3-8 L 3 7 1/ Dooley, S (L 0-1) 0 2:30 Feb 6, 2009 at Florida Atlantic 2-3 L 2 9 1/ Knight, K (L) 440 2:00 Feb 7, 2009 vs Long Island Univ. 0-1 L 0 5 0/ Dooley, S (L) 0 1:29 Feb 7, 2009 vs #6 Michigan 0-8 L 0 2 0/ Hickey, K (L) 0 1:27 Feb 8, 2009 vs Pittsburgh 0-4 L 0 9 3/ Knight, K (L) 0 1:20 () extra inning game

9 Games Summary for Maryland Terrapins (as of Feb 18, 2009) (All games) Inning-by-inning Total Maryland Terrapins pponents Win-Loss Record When verall After 4 leading onference trailing Non-Conference tied ome games After 5 leading Away games trailing Neutral site tied ay games After 6 leading Night games trailing s Left starter tied s Right starter Run games Hit 0 home runs Run games home run Run games home runs xtra innings hutouts Opponent 0 home runs home run. 0-1 coring 0-2 runs HRs runs runs Made 0 errors runs error errors pponent 0-2 runs runs Opp. made 0 errors runs error runs errors. 0-1 cored in 1st inning 0-1 Out-hit opponent pp. scored in 1st Out-hit by opponent. 0-2 cores first Hits are tied pp. scores first ecord when team scores: uns W-L ecord when opponent scores: uns W-L ecord when leading after: nn W-L ecord when trailing after: nn W-L ecord when tied after: nn W-L urrent losing streak : 5 ongest winning streak : 0 ongest losing streak : 5 ome attendance : 0 ( 0 dates avg = 0 ) Away attendance : 440 ( 5 dates avg = 88 ) otal attendance: 440 ( 5 dates avg = 88 )

10 BATTING ANALYSIS for Maryland Terrapins (as of Feb 18, 2009) (All games Sorted by Player Name) vs Left vs Right w/runners On w/bases Empty w/bases Loaded Rch as Leadoff Fly Gnd Fly/ Player H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg Rch Ops Pct Out Out Gnd Nadine Blackie Marisha Branson Lydia Fowler Krista Gould Kerry Hickey Niki Lau Kathy McLaughlin Alex Schultz Breanna Shaw Michelle Takeda Devon Williams Totals Opponents With Runners w/rnr on 3rd 2- Success #Rnrs Pinch Hitting In Scoring Pos And LT 2 Out With 2 Out Out Advancing Rnrs Adv Rnrs Rch Rch Player H AB Avg H AB Avg RBI Ops Pct H AB Avg RBI Adv Ops Pct w/out LOB Err FC KL Nadine Blackie Marisha Branson Lydia Fowler Krista Gould Kerry Hickey Niki Lau Kathy McLaughlin Alex Schultz Breanna Shaw Michelle Takeda Devon Williams Totals Opponents Success Advancing Runners = percentage of times the batter advanced at least one runner during a plate appearance #Rnrs Adv w/out = TOTAL number of runners advanced when the player made an out

11 PITCHING ANALYSIS for Maryland Terrapins (as of Feb 18, 2009) (All games Sorted by Player Name) vs Left vs Right w/runners On w/bases Empty Rch by Leadoff with 2 Outs Fly Gnd Fly/ Player H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg H AB Avg Rch Ops Pct H AB Avg Out Out Gnd Sarah Dooley Kerry Hickey Kendra Knight Totals Opponents IP/ K/BB Stolen Bases Player App-GS App *H/g *R/g *ER/g *BB/g *SO/g Ratio *2B/g *3B/g *HR/g *FO/g *GO/g *BF/g SBA ATT Pct Sarah Dooley Kerry Hickey Kendra Knight Totals Opponents * = average based on 7-inning game