2004 AASU Softball Guide

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3 AASU s All-America Seniors Katya Eronina Senior Pitcher Moscow, Russia NFCA First-Team All-America Pitcher 2003 NCAA Division II ERA Leader (0.36) Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year PBC Single-Season Strikeout Record (326) 65.1 Consecutive Scoreless Innings Pitched in 2003 Stacey Richardson Senior DP Dalton, Ga. NFCA Second-Team All-America Designated Player (2003) Outfielder (2002) 2002 NCAA Division II HR Leader (16, 0.34/gm) AASU Record 12 HR and 56 RBI in 2002 PBC Single-Season Walk Record (42) in 2003

4 Table of Contents Contents 2004 Schedule... IFC Table of Contents... 1 Savannah / Tybee Island... 2 AASU Administration Head Coach Marty McDaniel... 5 Assistant Coach Ansley Paschal... 6 AASU Sponsors Season Preview Roster... 9 Player Profiles Season Review Statistics/Results Pirate Softball Facility All-Time Results & Records Peach Belt Conference Opponents AASU Records AASU Honors On The Cover The 2004 Armstrong Atlantic State squad featuring seniors Stacey Richardson (upper left), Katya Eronina (bottom left), Lindsay Phillips (upper right) and junior Stacy Olier (bottom right) in action photos. Credits The 2004 Armstrong Atlantic State University Softball media guide was published by the AASU Office of Sports Communications, Chad Jackson, director. AASU head coach Marty McDaniel and assistant coach Ansley Paschal also contributed to this publication. For more information regarding the AASU softball program, please contact: Chad Jackson Director of Sports Communications Phone: Fax: jacksoch@mail.armstrong.edu Marty McDaniel Head Softball Coach Phone: Fax: mcdanima@mail.armstrong.edu AASU Athletic Department Phone Directory Main Numbers Athletic Department Athletics FAX Administration Dr. Eddie Aenchbacher, A.D Dr. Donald Anderson, Asst. A.D Chad Jackson, Sports Communications Mylene Ray, Athletic Trainer Dianne Lane, Athletic Secretary Coaching Staff Joe Roberts, Baseball Calvain Culberson, Asst. Baseball Jeff Burkhamer, Basketball (Men s) Steve Ray, Asst. Men s Basketball Travis Priddy, Asst. Men s Basketball Roger Hodge, Basketball (Women s) Mandy Kinder, Asst. Wm. Basketball Elizabeth Lyons, Grad Asst. WBKB Michael Butler, Men s Golf Simon Earnshaw, Tennis Jo Ward, Asst. Tennis Marty McDaniel, Softball Ansley Paschal, Asst. Softball Alan Segal, Volleyball Jen Michael, Asst. Volleyball Other Numbers Press Table (Basketball) AASU Training Room Sports Center Weight Room AASU has compiled a record in five seasons 1

5 Savannah and Tybee Island Historic Savannah, Georgia, is located on the Atlantic Coast, at the confluence of the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean. Throughout its history, there has been one adjective consistently used to describe Savannah: beautiful. The reason? There s something about the unique beauty of Savannah that cannot be forgotten. Streets with canopies of moss-laden trees are honored venues for scores of historic homes. The town squares that Savannah s founding father, James Oglethorpe, laid out as public meeting places are now treasured pocket parks located throughout the downtown area. A renovated waterfront area serves as the hub for shopping and entertainment. Nearby sandy beaches draw streams of visitors with persistent cool breezes and the endless lure of the rolling sea. Finally, there s an indescribable - but readily discernible - feeling in the air that pervades Savannah, a kind of laid back approach to the world, a rootedness that makes living or working in Savannah an experience second to none. By way of affirmation, Le Monde, the leading French newspaper, called Savannah the most beautiful city in North America. Savannah has recently captured the imagination of a nation through its history and its appearance in several feature films, including Glory, Forrest Gump, Something to Talk About, Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil and the 2000 hit film The Legend of Bagger Vance starring Will Smith and Matt Damon. Also, Savannah hosted the yachting events of the 1996 Summer Olympics. As a result, tourism has become one of the leading industries in the area. Savannah hosts over six million tourists each year. Tourism impacts the Savannah area by over $634 million. The city boasts over 7,000 rooms and more than 100 restaurants as folks have learned that Savannah is more than just a convenient rest stop on the interstate to Florida. The climate of Savannah features warm, and sometimes hot, weather for most of the year. There are seven months in which the average temperature is 70 degrees or higher. The lowest average high is in January at 60.3 degrees. The population in Savannah is roughly 130,000 and Chatham County is the fifth most populous county in the state of Georgia. Savannah also sits centrally located to some of the southeast s finest beaches. Tybee Island, located less than 30 minutes from Armstrong Atlantic State s campus, offers six miles of unspoiled sands, tempting seafood and gracious accommodations. Resort areas such as Hilton Head, South Carolina, are less than one hour away and provide even more relaxing getaway options. Whether it s the lure of historical settings, the friendliness of a southern community or the beautiful climate of southeast Georgia, Savannah is the place for you. 2 AASU made its third NCAA Championships appearance in 2003

6 AASU Administration Dr. Thomas Z. Jones University President Thomas Z. Jones, the sixth president to serve at Armstrong Atlantic State University, begins his fourth year at AASU. Hired on August 1, 2000, Jones was selected by the Board of Regents and University System of Georgia Chancellor Stephen R. Portch after an exhaustive national search. Dr. Jones served on the faculty and administration at Columbus State University, as its vice president for academic affairs from , prior to coming to Armstrong Atlantic State. A 30-year veteran of university teaching and administration, Dr. Jones has taught at Indiana State University, Emory and Henry College and the West Virginia Institute of Technology. While at West Virginia Tech, Dr. Jones served as the Westmoreland Professor of Mining, an endowed professorship, and vice president of academic affairs. Dr. Jones received his bachelor s degree in physics from Fairmont State College, his master of arts degree in geology from West Virginia University and his Ph.D in Geology from Miami (Ohio) University. From , he owned and served as president of Technical Evaluation Consultants, Inc., a privately owned business specializing in providing science, technical and engineering services for business, industry, government agencies and the legal community. Dr. Jones and his wife, Joyce, have two sons, Matthew and Michael. Dr. Eddie Aenchbacher Athletic Director Dr. Eddie Aenchbacher begins his eighth full year as the athletic director for Armstrong Atlantic State University. Dr. Aenchbacher's responsibilities include overseeing the entire athletic department and promoting Armstrong Atlantic State athletics in the community of Savannah. Dr. Aenchbacher received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Armstrong Atlantic State in 1979, where he was a standout student-athlete for the baseball team as a pitcher. He received his Master's degree and Doctorate of Education from the University of Georgia. Along with his student-athlete experience at AASU, Dr. Aenchbacher also coached the Pirate cross country teams for five years and started the first AASU men's soccer team, which he coached for seven years. During Dr. Aenchbacher's tenure as athletic director, AASU's athletic programs have had tremendous success in the classroom and on the playing field. Student-athletes at AASU have excelled in academics with 48 percent earning a 3.0 grade point average or better. The overall grade point average of AASU student-athletes is 2.87, higher than the overall institutional GPA. In , the AASU athletic department sent seven of eight teams to the NCAA DII Championships, the best ratio in the nation. The Pirates also collected the third-most points per sport sponsored in the annual NACDA Director s Cup competition, which tracks the performance of Division II schools in all sports. AASU accumulated its most Director s Cup points ever (297) and averaged 37.1 points per sport, behind only Grand Valley State (MI) and BYU-Hawaii. Dr. Aenchbacher has been married for 12 years to Michele and together they are the proud parents of two children, Jesse and Lainey. Junior Stacey Richardson is a two-time NFCA All-America 3

7 AASU Athletic Administration Dr. Donald Anderson Asst. Athletic Director / Services Dr. Anderson s association with AASU since 1966 includes stints as an Associate Professor, Acting Head of the Department of Education, Dean for Community Services and Registrar/Director of Admissions. Dr. Anderson joined the Athletic Department in 1992 and currently assists the AD with athletic eligibility and serves as academic advisor to AASU student-athletes. He was inducted to the AASU Athletic Hall of Fame as a Citation Award winner in Dr. Will Lynch Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Will Lynch begins his sixth full year as AASU s Faculty Athletic Representative. A native of northern Michigan, Dr. Lynch came to AASU in 1993 and serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physics. A three-year men s basketball starter and allconference performer at Kalamazoo College, he earned undergraduate degrees in mathematics and chemistry in 1986, then received his Doctorate from Wayne State in Chad Jackson Director of Sports Communications Lynn Roberts Senior Women s Administrator Chad Jackson begins his fifth year at AASU as Director of Sports Communications. A Jacksonville, Fla., native, Jackson joined the Pirates from UNC Wilmington, where he served as assistant SID for the year. He graduated from the University of North Florida in 1995 with a Bachelor s Degree in history. His wife of three years, Melissa, also works at AASU at the Lane Library and the couple reside in Pooler. Dianne Lane Athletic Secretary A native Savannahian, Dianne Lane has been at AASU for the past seventeen years. Lane attended the University of Georgia and has been married to Ken Lane for 42 years. She has three children and six grandchildren, including two sets of twins - Tyler and Evan (7), and Parker and Dylan (6) - as well as Bridgette (5) and Carson (1). Lynn Roberts begins her fourth year as the Senior Women's Administrator for the AASU athletic department. A former women's tennis coach from for the Pirates, she currently serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education and also serves as the chair of AASU s Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She is married to current AASU baseball coach Joe Roberts and together the couple have two sons, Brian and Eric. Charlie Parrish Director of Facilities Charlie Parrish is in his first year as Director of Facilities, overseeing the AASU Sports Center, the ARC, the baseball, softball and intramural fields as well as the AASU Tennis Complex. He earned his bachelor s degree in health and physical education from AASU in A native of Hardeeville, S.C., Parrish was recently married to the former Maria Herrera of Buenos Aires and the couple currently resides in Savannah. 4 AASU finished third in the PBC Commissioner s Cup last season

8 Head Coach Marty McDaniel Marty McDaniel Head Softball Coach Marty McDaniel enters his seventh season at the helm of the Armstrong Atlantic State University softball program. McDaniel put together the Pirates inaugural 1998 squad as AASU fielded a varsity fastpitch softball squad for the first time. In just six seasons, McDaniel has built a program that captured its first Peach Belt Conference championship, earned three NCAA Regional berths and achieved a No. 1 ranking in the NFCA Coaches Top 25 poll during the 2000 season. Last season, the Pirates rode the pitching of first-team NFCA All- America Katya Eronina, the NCAA Division II leader in ERA, to the NCAA South Atlantic Region final. A season and a No. 16 final ranking for a team that loses just two players for 2004 and returns Eronina and two-time All-America Stacy Richardson sets up McDaniel and the Pirates for an oustanding In 2002, McDaniel coached two NFCA Division II All-Americans - pitcher Annie Sells and Richardson - and led the Pirates to the No. 2 seed in the NCAA DII South Atlantic Region and a final No. 16 national ranking. The Pirates 40-7 record was the best won-lost record in the nation last season and Richardson was the NCAA s DII home run champion with a school-record 16 home runs. McDaniel joined the AASU coaching ranks from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he served for three seasons as assistant coach to Ralph Weekly, the Mocs head coach and an U.S. Olympic Assistant Coach. During that time, Chattanooga won three Southern Conference Championships. A native of Chattanooga, Tenn., McDaniel received his Bachelor s of Science degree from Carson Newman College in 1989 and also assisted the baseball team as a coach for two seasons. A top-rated pitcher himself, McDaniel has played men s fastpitch for over 15 years and has made numerous All-Region squads. McDaniel and his wife, the former Kelly Stewart, currently reside in Savannah. McDaniel s Career Record Year Overall PBC Finish th PBC th PBC st PBC T4th PBC nd PBC T5th PBC Total (.762) (.719) 2000, 2002 and 2003 NCAA Championships Berths 2002 NCAA DII Statistical Champion Best Won-Lost Record 2001 NCAA DII Statistical Champion Best Fielding Percentage 2000 PBC Champions 2000 PBC Coach of the Year 2000 South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year Head Coach Marty McDaniel and wife, Kelly McDaniel has led AASU to the NCAA Regionals in 2000, 2002 and

9 AASU Assistant Coaches Ansley Paschal Assistant Softball Coach Ansley Paschal begins her second season as the Pirates assistant softball coach after a spectacular four-year career as one of AASU s inaugural fastpitch softball players. Paschal played shortstop for the Pirates from and is AASU s all-time stolen base leader with 40. She is also tied for the school record in games played with 204 and was an All-Peach Belt Conference selection at shortstop in A graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Fla., Paschal earned her bachelor s degree in general studies in 2002 from Armstrong Atlantic State and is currently pursuing a master s degree in public health from AASU. Paschal, 24, is single and resides in Savannah. Armstrong Atlantic State University Continues Webcasting For 2004 The Armstrong Atlantic State athletic department will continue to bring home all of the exciting softball action in 2004 right to your computer as the Pirates will stream live audio and video of selected home games over the internet. Fans will be able to catch all of the action from the official website of Armstrong Atlantic State University Athletics, and using the power of Windows Media Player. Also, Pirate fans will be able to keep up with all of the ingame statistics during the games as well from the Pirates website. AASU debuted its internet broadcasting system in with incredible success as every home men s and women s basketball games, plus the majority of the Pirates baseball and softball games were available last season. For more information about the AASU web broadcast, visit the AASU Athletics Web Site or contact Director of Sports Communications Chad Jackson at jacksoch@mail.armstrong.edu 6 AASU is currently the only school in the PBC that webcasts softball

10 AASU Sponsors The Armstrong Atlantic State Athletic Department would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of Pirate Athletics: AASU s Katya Eronina led the NCAA in earned-run average in

11 2004 Season Preview For the second time in the Armstrong Atlantic State University softball program s six years of varsity competition, the Lady Pirates were one game away from advancing to the College World Series. With two NFCA Division II All-Americans returning, AASU is driving for - and expecting - more in Led by the outstanding pitching of NFCA First-Team All-America hurler Katya Eronina and the hitting of two-time NFCA Second-Team All-America designated player Stacey Richardson, the Pirates begin the 2004 season picked to finish third in the Peach Belt Conference and ranked No. 14 in the preseason DII Top 25 poll. Much like 2003, the Pirates success will rely first on pitching. Eronina led NCAA Division II with an 0.36 ERA and set school and Peach Belt Conference records with 326 strikeouts. The senior will unquestionably be one of the top pitchers in the country again in AASU welcomes back sophomore Katy Perkins, who missed all of the 2003 season, as the No. 2 starter. Perkins went 11-1 with a 1.43 ERA as a freshman in 2002 with four shutouts and pitched very well in the fall. Joining the duo will be true freshman Adrian Tuttle, a 5-11 righthander from Conneaut, Ohio. The offense will begin with Richardson, who has clubbed 28 home runs in two seasons and last year set a PBC record by drawing 43 walks. The senior will have a bit more protection in the lineup this year as opposing pitchers will have to contend with All-PBC catcher Kissy Stepanova and redshirt freshman outfielder Michelle Davis in the heart of the order. Stepanova hit.277 and played excellent defense behind the plate, gunning down 43% of potential basestealers, while Davis is healthy after suffering a preseason injury that forced her to miss the entire 2003 season. Senior 2B Stacy Oliver The top of the lineup will be handled by senior center fielder Valeria Silvestrini, a transfer from Argentina who played for the Italian National softball team in The 5-1 sparkplug can play almost any position and will be a definite basestealing threat. Behind her will be junior All-PBC second baseman Stacy Oliver, who hit.304 as a sophomore with a team-high 10 stolen bases and 13 sacrifice hits. Senior Lindsay Phillips returns to shortstop after spending 2003 in center field, while the rest of the infield will be manned by returning starters Amanda Kort (1B) and Jenny Alfirov (3B). Senior Carrie Thompson will join Silvestrini and Davis in the outfield after hitting.299 last season, third-best on the squad. AASU will have more depth in 2003 with a stocked bench, including senior outfielder Jocelyn Lavender and four talented freshmen - outfielders Chelce Culberson, Mandi Meador and Kristina Nelson, as well as catcher Amber Hunt. The 2004 schedule contains several strong non-conference opponents as the Pirates will visit North Florida, Kennesaw State and Francis Marion for tournament action, as well as hosting the 2004 Pirate Softball Invitational featuring Tusculum and West Georgia. AASU will also host a weekend crossover with region foes Anderson and Lenoir-Rhyne. AASU will play nine games against teams ranked in the Top 25 Preseason Poll with an eye on not only a third straight trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships, but a first-ever trip to the College World Series in nearby Orlando, Fla. 8 AASU Ready For More In Peach Belt Preseason Softball Poll As voted on by the PBC Softball Coaches; Coaches could not vote for own team Pl Team(1st) Points 1. North Florida (4) Kennesaw State (4) Armstrong Atlantic (2) GC&SU (1) Columbus State USC Spartanburg Francis Marion 49 t8. Augusta State 35 t8. USC Aiken UNC Pembroke Lander 15 AASU is picked to finish third in the PBC Coaches 2004 Preseason Poll

12 2004 Softball Roster 2004 Armstrong Atlantic State Pirate Softball Roster No. Name Ht. Cl. Pos. B/T Hometown/Previous School 1 Chelce Culberson 5-8 Fr. OF R/R Rome, Ga. / Coosa HS 3 Carrie Thompson 5-5 Sr. UTIL R/R Rossville, Ga. / Thomas College 4 Kristina Nelson 5-4 Fr. OF L/R Savannah, Ga. / Savannah Christian 5 Lindsay Phillips 5-4 Sr. INF R/R Harrison, Tenn. / University of Georgia 6 Katya Eronina 5-7 Sr. RHP R/R Moscow, Russia / Midland (Texas) JC 7 Amanda Kort 5-9 Jr. 1B/OF R/L Lexington, Ga. / Oglethorpe County HS 11 Kissy Stepanova 5-8 Sr. C R/R Moscow, Russia / Midland (Texas) JC 15 Stacy Oliver 5-3 Jr. 2B R/R Whittier, Calif. / La Serna HS 16 Amber Hunt 5-8 Fr. C R/R Greensboro, Ga. / Oglethorpe County HS 19 Valeria Silvestrini 5-1 Sr. UTIL L/R Buenos Aires, Argentina / El Palamar 20 Adrian Tuttle 5-11 Fr. RHP R/R Conneaut, Ohio / Conneaut HS 23 Mandi Meador 5-3 Fr. OF L/R Savannah, Ga. / Savannah Christian 24 Jenny Alfirov 5-4 Sr. 3B R/R Bogart, Ga. / Coastal Georgia CC 25 Jocelyn Lavender 5-5 Sr. OF R/R Leawood, Kan. / Graceland University 27 Michelle Davis 5-5 Fr. OF L/R Chattanooga, Tenn. / Central HS 33 Katy Perkins 5-7 Soph. RHP R/R Brea, Calif. / Brea Olinda HS 42 Stacey Richardson 5-6 Sr. DP L/R Dalton, Ga. / University of Georgia Head Coach: Marty McDaniel Assistant Coach: Ansley Paschal AASU Roster Breakdown By Class By Location Seniors (8) Jenny Alfirov, Katya Eronina, Jocelyn Lavender, Lindsay Phillips, Stacey Richardson, Valeria Silvestrini, Kissy Stepanova, Carrie Thompson Juniors (2) Amanda Kort, Stacy Oliver Sophomores (1) Katy Perkins Redshirt Freshmen (1) Michelle Davis Freshmen (5) Chelce Culberson, Amber Hunt, Mandi Meador, Kristina Nelson, Adrian Tuttle Georgia (8) Jenny Alfirov, Chelce Culberson, Amber Hunt, Amanda Kort, Mandi Meador, Kristina Nelson, Stacey Richardson, Carrie Thompson California (2) Stacy Oliver, Katy Perkins Tennessee (2) Michelle Davis, Lindsay Phillips Moscow, Russia (2) Katya Eronina, Kissy Stepanova Kansas (1) Jocelyn Lavender Ohio (1) Adrian Tuttle Buenos Aires, Argenina (1) Valeria Silvestrini AASU has 17 players from five US states, Argentina and Russia 9

13 2004 AASU Player Profiles Stacey Richardson Senior Designated Player B:L T:R Dalton, Ga. University of Georgia Two-time NFCA Division II All-America selection who goes into her senior season as one of the most feared hitters in the nation. 2003: Hit a team-best.312 with 12 home runs and 35 RBI, earning NFCA Division II Second Team All-America honors for the second straight season... Drew 42 walks, setting a new AASU and Peach Belt Conference record in the process... Ranked 10th in NCAA DII in walks (0.78/gm)... Also led team in runs scored (34), on-base percentage (.476) and slugging percentage (.639)... Earned All-PBC and All-South Atlantic Region honors as a designated player... Second on AASU career home run chart. with Hit home run in each game of AASU s doubleheader sweep of Augusta State on 3/ Drove in five runs with a double and HR against Coker on 3/8... Cranked solo home run in AASU s inning win over Wingate at the South Atlantic Regional on 5/9... Hit.377 in Peach Belt Conference play. 2002: Led NCAA Division II with 16 home runs (0.34 per game) and earned NFCA Division II Second Team All-America honors in her first season with the Pirates... Hit.394 with 16 home runs and 56 RBI... Set new AASU records for home runs and RBI in a single season... Also earned All-PBC, All-PBC Tournament and South Atlantic Region All-Tournament honors... Ranked nationally in RBIs (1.19/gm, 9th) and slugging percentage (.864, 5th)... PBC Player of the Week on March 19 after hitting.542 with four home runs, 13 RBI and a slugging percentage... Hit home runs in three straight conference games from March 16-31, a league record. PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Played for one season for the University of Georgia in Played in 52 games, starting 22, and hit.244 with five RBI... Drew 16 walks, second-best on squad. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Dalton High School in Dalton, Ga.... Named team MVP and was the team s best offensive player for three years for the Catamounts. PERSONAL: Born Stacey Renee Richardson on March 5, 1981, in Dalton, Ga., her hometown... Daughter of Tena and Larry Richardson... Majoring in early childhood education... Enjoys hanging out with friends... Tom Glavine is a favorite sports personality. Stacey Richardson s Career Statistics Year GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-SBA Avg Years Richardson hit exactly half of the Pirates home runs in 2003

14 2004 AASU Player Profiles Lindsay Phillips Senior Shortstop B:R T:R Harrison, Tenn. University of Georgia Versatile senior who moves back to shortstop for the 2004 season after playing all of 2003 in center field for the Pirates. 2003: Hit.205 with one home run and 17 RBI as a junior... Hit team-best two triples and drew 21 walks... Launched a two-run home run in the eighth inning to defeat Lander, 3-1, on 4/13... Went 3-for-3 with three RBI vs. North Dakota on 3/15... Named to 2003 South Atlantic Region all-tournament team. 2002: Hit.280 in 47 games for the Pirates... Had game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to beat Coker, 2-0, on March 8... Hit.314 in Peach Belt contests... Had a home run and three RBI in 8-0 win over USC Aiken on March Tied for team lead in stolen bases with eight... Struck out just nine times in 132 at-bats, or once ever 14.6 at-bats, best on team. PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Played for one season for the University of Georgia Bulldogs in Started all 61 games as a freshman, hitting.202 with nine RBI and a team-best 13 sacrifice hits. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn.... Earned All-District and All-Tournament honors for the Red Raiders... Also earned All-State and All-District honors in volleyball. PERSONAL: Born Lindsay Lucia Phillips on June 19, 1981, in Chattanooga, Tenn.... Hometown is Harrison... Daughter of Mary Lu and Larry Phillips... Majoring in political science... Cousin of Kurt and Jack Keene, who each played baseball for the University of Tennessee... Enjoys all sports and shopping... Would like to work in public relations after her playing career... Cal Ripken is a favorite sports personality Lindsay Phillips Career Statistics Year GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-SBA Avg Years Jocelyn Lavender Senior Outfield B:R T:R Leawood, Kan. Graceland University Senior outfielder who will continue to see time in right field in : Played in all 54 games, starting 53, for the Pirates as a junior... Hit.148 with four RBI in 81 at-bats... Scored 10 runs... Hit.333 (4-for-12) in the 2003 South Atlantic Regional. 2002: Played in 35 games, starting 22, for the Pirates... Drove in two runs against Barton in a 12-0 win over the Bulldogs on March Collected a hit and an RBI against Catawba on March 15. PREVI- OUS COLLEGE: Played for one season for the Graceland University Yellowjackets in Lamoni, Iowa... HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Blue Valley HS in Stilwell, Kansas... Earned All-Sun Country Honorable Mention honors as a junior and second-team All-Eastern Kansas honors as a senior at second base for the Tigers... Member of Who s Who Among High School Athletes. PERSONAL: Born Jocelyn Coleen Lavender on October 31, 1981, in Kansas City, Mo... Hometown is Leawood, Kan.... Daughter of Karl and Linda Lavender... Sister, Ashley, is a sophomore on the Armstrong Atlantic State volleyball squad... Majoring in health science with a minor in political science... Enjoys working out, shopping, going to the beach and playing water sports. Jocelyn Lavender s Career Statistics Year GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-SBA Avg Years Phillips was named to the 2003 All-Region Tournament team 11

15 2004 AASU Player Profiles 12 Katya Eronina Senior Pitcher B:R T:R Moscow, Russia Midland (Texas) JC NFCA First-Team All-America hurler who smashed the record books in her junior season for the Pirates... Set school records for strikeouts, wins and innings pitched while leading NCAA Division II in earned-run average... Will be one of the top pitchers in the country again in : Became AASU s first First-Team All-America honoree by going 26-5 with an 0.36 ERA and 326 strikeouts and only 89 hits given up in 216 innings pitched... Hurled 65.1 consecutive innings pitched during March, third-best streak in NCAA II history... PBC single-season strikeout record holder... Named PBC Pitcher of the Year and was three-time PBC Pitcher of the Week... Named NFCA Division II National Player of the Week on 3/27... Also earned All-PBC and All-South Atlantic Region Tournament team honors... Hurled 20 shutouts, a PBC record... Led NCAA in ERA, ranked second in strikeouts/7 innings (10.8) and ranked 13th in wins... Also hit.227 in 75 at-bats with one home run and eight RBI... Four of five losses came to NFCA Top 25-ranked clubs... Struck out 10 or more batters in 18 starts... Never allowed more than six hits in one game. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played for two seasons at Midland Junior College in Midland, Texas... Named All-WJCAC most valuable player in All-WJCAC Conference selection and the 2001 All-Region V MVP as a freshman, going 20-9 with a 1.12 ERA and 227 strikeouts in innings pitched... Teammate of AASU catcher Kissy Stepanova while playing for the Chapparals. JUNIORS: Named the best pitcher in Europe in 1996 & 1999 in the junior national championships... Member of the European Junior Championship team in 1995 & 1999 and the Russian National team from PERSONAL: Born Ekaterina Eronina on April 9, 1981, in Moscow, Russia, her hometown... Daughter of Nadezhda and Anatoliy Eronina... Majoring in information technology... Enjoys listening to music, reading, traveling and cooking... Lisa Fernandez is a favorite sports personality. Katya Eronina s Career Statistics Year GP-GS W-L Svs CG IP H R ER BB SO ERA Year Kissy Stepanova Senior Catcher B:R T:R Moscow, Russia Midland (Texas) JC Senior All-PBC and All-Region backstop who will again be the Pirates primary catcher in : Started all 54 games for the Pirates... Hit.277 with team-best 16 doubles, seven home runs and 33 RBI... Excellent defensive catcher who threw out 14 of 33 potential basestealers (42.4%)... Slugged Went 4-for-4 with three doubles and five RBI in win over West Ga. on 3/23... Hit three-run HR in 5-2 win over USCS on 4/6. PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Played for two seasons at Midland Junior College in Midland, Texas... Earned All-WJCAC honors as a freshman for the Chaparrals, hitting.353, and also earned All- WJCAC honors as a sophomore... Teammate of AASU pitcher Katya Eronina while playing for the Chapparals. JUNIORS: Named the best catcher in the Junior European Championships in 1999 and was a member of the Russian National team in She and her teammates also finished 3rd in the European Championships in 1999 and competed in the Junior World Championships in PERSONAL: Born Ksenia Stepanova on July 3, 1980, in Tashkent, Russia... Hometown is Moscow... Daughter of Valery and Luda Stepanova... Majoring in information technology... Enjoys watching television, listening to music and traveling... Would like to work in the tourism industry after college. Kissy Stepanova s Career Statistics Year GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-SBA Avg Year Eronina and Stepanova played for Russia in the 2003 Euro Cup

16 2004 AASU Player Profiles Jenny Alfirov Senior Third Base B:R T:R Bogart, Ga. Coastal Georgia CC Senior third baseman who will man the hot corner for the Pirates in : Started all 54 games for the Pirates as a junior, hitting.206 with three home runs and 19 RBI... Earned 2003 All-South Atlantic Region tournament team honors... Collected two hits and drove in four runs in win over Nova Southeastern on 2/28... Launched grand-slam home run in 6-0 win over St. Andrews on 3/9... Hit home runs in consecutive games against No. 14 Alabama- Huntsville on 3/ Hit.265 in non-conference play. JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played for two seasons at Coastal Georgia Community College in Brunswick, Ga.... Earned First-Team All-Region honors as a sophomore... Named to state All-Tournament team as a freshman and hit.301 in her debut campaign with the Mariners. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four seasons at Oconee County HS in Watkinsville, Ga.... Oconee County won the State AAA championship in Graduated from Oconee County with a career record of for the Warriors. PERSONAL: Born Jennifer Lynn Alfirov on November 18, 1981, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.... Hometown is Bogart, Ga.... Daughter of Penny and Jim Alfirov... Majoring in early childhood education... Enjoys reading and driving... Chipper Jones is a favorite sports personality. Jenny Alfirov s Career Statistics Year GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-SBA Avg Year Carrie Thompson Senior Outfield B:R T:R Rossville, Ga. Thomas College Senior outfielder who will be the Pirates left fielder in : Played in 53 games, starting 51, for the Pirates as a junior... Hit.299, third-best on squad, with 19 RBI... Hit.321 in Peach Belt play... Hit.533 (8-of-15) with two doubles at the 2003 KSU Owl Classic... Led the Pirates in multi-hit games with Went 4-for-7 in the Pirates doubleheader sweep of Lander on 4/13... Hit.357 at the Peach Belt Conference tournament. PREVIOUS COL- LEGE: Played for one season at Andrew College in Cuthbert, Ga., earning All-Region honors... Also played for one season at Thomas University in Thomasville, Ga. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.... Earned honorable mention All-State honors for the Warriors. PERSONAL: Born Carrie Alexandria Thompson on April 18, 1982, in Subic Bay, the Philippines... Hometown is Rossville, Ga.... Daughter of Larry and Carrie Thompson... Majoring in biology... Father, Larry, played football at Middle Tennessee State University... Enjoys going to the beach and dancing... Ozzie Smith is a favorite sports personality. Carrie Thompson s Career Statistics Year GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-SBA Avg Year Alfirov was named to the 2003 All-Region Tournament team 13

17 2004 AASU Player Profiles Valeria Silvestrini Senior Utility B:L T:R Buenos Aires, Argentina El Palamar Senior transfer who can play a variety of positions... Accomplished international player who will begin the 2004 season as the Pirates starting center fielder and leadoff hitter. CLUB: Participated for Antorcha, who captured the Queen s Cup in 2002 and was named the Best Batter for the tournament. PERSONAL: Born Valeria Soledad Silvestrini on July 19, 1979, in Capital Federal, Argentina... Hometown is Buenos Aires... Daughter of Haydee and Horacio Silvestrini... Graduate student who is pursuing her master s degree in sports medicine... Would like to pursue a career in coaching after school... Enjoys watching movies... Andre Agassi is a favorite sports personality. Amanda Kort Junior First Base B:R T:L Lexington, Ga. Oglethorpe County HS Junior first baseman has played in all but one game in her two years as a Pirate. 2003: Hit.184 with eight RBI and 20 walks... Went perfect 4-for-4 on the basepaths... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two stolen bases in AASU s 8-1 win over Concordia on 3/1... Went 3-for-7 with a double in the Pirates doubleheader sweep of Augusta State on 3/ : Hit.238 with 17 RBI as a freshman... Drew 20 walks, second-best on team, and was also hit by a team-high five pitches... Tied for team lead in stolen bases with eight... Hit first home run of collegiate career vs. Barton on 3/21. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Oglethorpe County HS in Lexington, Ga., for the Lady Patriots... Also competed for the women s basketball squad. PERSONAL: Born Amanda Suzanne Kort on November 22, 1982, in Atlanta, Ga.... Hometown is Lexington... Daughter of Rita Kort... Majoring in criminal justice. Amanda Kort s Career Statistics Year GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-SBA Avg Years Kort clubbed her first HR on 3/21/02 in a 7-0 win over Barton

18 2004 AASU Player Profiles Stacy Oliver Junior Second Base B:R T:R Whittier, Calif. LaSerna HS Junior second baseman who continues to be one of the top infielders, offensively and defensively, in the Peach Belt Conference. 2003: Hit.304, second-best on the squad, with 13 RBI and team-highs with 10 stolen bases and 13 sacrifice hits... Began the year with five multi-hit games and had 12 on the season... Went 4-for-6 with three RBI in doubleheader sweep of USC Aiken on 4/3... Went 3-for-7 with a double in two games vs. nationally-ranked Alabama-Huntsville. 2002: Batted.308 as a freshman, earning All-Peach Belt Conference and All-South Atlantic Region honors for the Pirates... Had team-leading seven sacrifice hits and tied for lead in stolen bases with eight... Hit.362 in Peach Belt Conference play. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at La Serna HS in Whittier, Calif.... Earned three-time All- Area and three-time First-Team Del Rio honors... La Serna captured the CIF Championship in Earned second-team All-CIF honors for the Lancers. PERSONAL: Born Stacy Oliver on April 5, 1983, in Whittier, Calif., her hometown... Daughter of Greg and Rae Oliver... Majoring in health science... Enjoys listening to music and going to the beach... Would like to pursue a career in physical therapy... Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are favorite sports personalities. Stacy Oliver s Career Statistics Year GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-SBA Avg Years Katy Perkins Sophomore Pitcher B:R T:R Brea, Calif. Brea Olinda HS Sophomore pitcher who sat out the 2003 season, but returns healthy to be the Pirates second starter in : Went 11-1 with a 1.43 ERA in 15 appearances as a freshman... Pitched a three-hit shutout over Catawba on 3/15... Defeated Francis Marion, 5-1, and No. 13 Kennesaw State, 5-4, at the 2002 PBC Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years for Brea Olinda HS in Brea, Calif.... Earned first-team All-Orange League honors... Named Athlete of the Year for the Wildcats... Also captain of the Brea Olinda water polo squad. PERSONAL: Born Katherine Nichole Perkins on September 6, 1983, in Fullerton, Calif.... Hometown is Brea, Calif.... Daughter of Janet and Brian Perkins... Majoring in elementary education... Enjoys dancing, swimming, hanging out with friends and spending time with family... Lisa Fernandez is a favorite sports personality. Katy Perkins Career Statistics Year GP-GS W-L Svs CG IP H R ER BB SO ERA Year Stacy Oliver was the only freshman to earn All-PBC honors in

19 2004 AASU Player Profiles Michelle Davis Freshman Outfield B:L T:R Chattanooga, Tenn. Central HS Freshman outfielder who missed the 2003 season after suffering a knee injury in preseason practice... Will be the Pirates starting right fielder in HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four seasons at Central HS in Chattanooga, Tenn.... Named team MVP and earned the Coaches Award for the Purple Pounders. PERSONAL: Born Damaris Michelle Davis on February 11, 1984, in Killen, Texas... Hometown is Chattanooga, Tenn.... Daughter of Susan and Gordon Dickson... Majoring in history... Enjoys reading and would like to become a teacher after college... Dot Richardson and Chipper Jones are favorite sports personalities. Chelce Culberson Freshman Outfield B:R T:R Rome, Ga. Coosa HS Freshman outfielder who will be an important bat off the bench in Niece of AASU baseball pitching coach Calvain Culberson. HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years at Coosa HS and was the Co-Player of the Year as selected by the Rome News Tribune in Selected Most Valuable Player of the 2003 Georgia/Tennessee All-Star Game s Georgia squad PERSONAL: Born Chelce Ann Culberson on June 12, 1985, in Fresno, Calif.... Hometown is Rome, Ga.... Daughter of Charles and Kim Culberson... Undecided in major... Father, Charles, played collegiate baseball at Jacksonville State University... Enjoys shopping... Lists Alex Rodriguez and Serena Williams as favorite sports personalities. 16 Chelce Culberson s uncle is AASU baseball s pitching coach

20 2004 AASU Player Profiles Amber Hunt Freshman Catcher B:R T:R Greensboro, Ga. Oglethorpe County HS Freshman catcher who will be the primary backup to Kissy Stepanova in HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years Oglethorpe County HS in Lexington, Ga.... Named best defensive player in 2002 and best offensive player in 2001 for the Patriots. PERSONAL: Born Amber Nicole Hunt on August 31, 1985, in Greensboro, Ga., her hometown... Daughter of Lisa Stephens... Undecided in major... Enjoys drawing... Dontrelle Willis is a favorite sports personality. Mandi Meador Freshman Outfield B:L T:R Savannah, Ga. Savannah Christian HS Freshman local product who was the city s best high school player in Comes from a strong family background of softball success. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Savannah Christian HS... Named the Coastal Empire Player of the Year by the Savannah Morning News in 2002 as a senior... Team MVP and named best offensive player as a junior and senior. PERSONAL: Born Mandi Meador on January 31, 1985, in Savannah, Ga., her hometown... Daughter of Mike and Terry Meador... Undecided in major... Father, Mike, is the head softball coach at Savannah Christian and aunt, Lisa Meador, played basketball at Georgia Southern University... Enjoys weightlifting and running. Mandi Meador was Savannah s HS Player of the Year in

21 2004 AASU Player Profiles Kristina Nelson Freshman Outfield B:L T:R Savannah, Ga. Savannah Christian HS Freshman local product who will come off the bench in High school teammate of Mandi Meador. HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Savannah Christian HS... Earned Presidential Athletic/Academic Award for the Raiders... Named MVP of the Raiders as a junior and best defensive player as a senior... Also lettered for four years in track and field. PERSONAL: Born Kristina Marin Nelson on October 19, 1983, in Savannah, Ga., her hometown... Daughter of Scott and Elaine Nelson... Undecided in major... Enjoys all sports and shopping... Lists Cat Osterman and Jennie Finch as favorite sports personalities. Adrian Tuttle Freshman Pitcher B:R T:R Conneaut, Ohio Conneaut HS Freshman pitcher who will be the Pirates No. 3 starter in HIGH SCHOOL: Played for four years at Conneaut HS... Star Beacon Player of the Year twice for the Spartans... Conneaut won four district championships, three region championships and a state championship. PERSONAL: Born Adrian Elaine Tuttle on October 18, 1984, in Conneaut, Ohio, her hometown... Daughter of Jim and Elaine Tuttle... Majoring in elementary education... Enjoys shopping... Sister, Angie, played softball for Elmira College in New York... Michelle Smith is a favorite sports personality. 18 AASU led NCAA Division II in fielding in 2001

22 2003 AASU Season Review The AASU softball squad completed another successful season in 2003, competing in its third NCAA Championships and advancing to its second South Atlantic Region championship game. AASU finished the year with a overall record and a No. 16 final ranking. The success of the 2003 Pirates began with a pair of newcomers who made an immediate impact on the program. Junior pitcher Katya Eronina and junior catcher Kissy Stepanova formed the Russian Battery in 2003 and both took the league by storm. Eronina went 23-6 with an 0.36 ERA, the best earned-run average in NCAA Division II, earning NFCA Division II First-Team All-America honors. She was an NFCA DII Player of the Week during her scoreless-inning streak of 65.1 shutout innings, the third longest streak in NCAA Division II history. Stepanova hit.277 and earned All-Peach Belt Conference honors, proving deadly to opposing runners as she threw out 43% of potential basestealers during the season. NFCA All-America honoree Stacey Richardson returned for her second season as a Pirate and again terrorized opposing pitching, hitting.312 with 12 home runs and 35 RBI, all team highs. Opponents walked Delaney Warrian Richardson 42 times durimg the season, a new school and Peach Belt Conference record, showing immense respect for the Pirates clean-up hitter. Richardson has now cranked 28 home runs in her two seasons. The Pirates began the season with a 25-3 record, which included wins over No. 2 Barry (2-1 on March 1), No. 25 Coker (8-0 on March 8) and No. 14 Alabama-Huntsville (5-0 on March 21). Despite a 12-6 mark in the Peach Belt Conference, the Pirates strong region and national schedule helped them secure their third NCAA Championships berth. At the 2003 NCAA South Atlantic Regional, the Pirates dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 decision to Longwood to move into the loser s bracket, but AASU battled through, winning three straight games to reach the championship game against No. 12 GC&SU. Along the way, the Pirates knocked off No. 22 Columbus State 2-0 and host and No. 2-ranked North Florida, 2-0, to reach the Bobcats. In an outstanding display of pitching, senior Delaney Warrian and GC&SU s Jennifer Joiner matched zeroes through 12 innings, until the Bobcats finally broke through with a run in the 13th inning, the longest game ever played by Armstrong Atlantic State. The game capped off a fine season by the senior Warrian, who went 15-8 with a 1.82 ERA in 24 games for the Pirates. Warrian, who graduated in May as the physical education department s top student, also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District III honors and was named to the All-South Atlantic Region Tournament squad. Other strong performances in 2003 came from junior outfielder Carrie Thompson, who hit.299 in her first season at AASU, as well as freshman shortstop Abby Hodge, who played excellent defense and drew 33 walks on the season. With only Warrian and Hodge missing from the 2003 squad, the 2004 campaign looks to be one of the strongest in history for AASU Softball. Stacey Richardson The Pirates lose just two players from last season s squad 19

23 2003 Season Results 2003 AASU Season Results Overall 11-4 Home 8-2 Away 22-7 Neutral 12-6 PBC Date Opponent Score R-H-E / R-H-E Inn Overall PBC Pitcher 2/15 Lewis Eronina (W 1-0) 2/15 Lewis Warrian (W 1-0) 2/16 Lewis Eronina (W 2-0) 2/28 # at Nova Southeastern Eronina (W 3-0) 2/28 # vs. Eckerd Warrian (W 2-0) 3/1 # at Barry Eronina (W 4-0) 3/1 # vs. Concordia (N.Y.) Warrian (W 3-0) 3/2 # vs. Saint Leo Warrian (L 3-1) 3/2 # vs. LeMoyne Eronina (L 4-1) 3/8 % vs. Coker Eronina (W 5-1) 3/8 % vs. Anderson Warrian (W 4-1) 3/9 % vs. St. Andrews Eronina (W 6-1) 3/9 % vs. Catawba Warrian (W 5-1) 3/11 Edinboro Eronina (W 7-1) 3/11 Edinboro Warrian (W 6-1) 3/12 * at Augusta State Eronina (W 8-1) 3/12 * at Augusta State Warrian (W 7-1) 3/15 & vs. North Dakota Eronina (W 9-1) 3/15 & vs. Palm Beach Atlantic Warrian (W 8-1) 3/16 & vs. North Dakota Warrian (W 9-1) 3/16 & vs. Franklin Pierce Eronina (W 10-1) 3/17 & vs. Hillsdale Warrian (W 10-1) 3/17 & vs. Northern Colorado Eronina (W 11-1) vs. Alabama-Huntsville Eronina (W 12-1) vs. Alabama-Huntsville Warrian (L 10-2) vs. Shaw Eronina (W 13-1) vs. Lenoir-Rhyne Eronina (W 14-1) vs. West Georgia Warrian (W 11-2) 3/26 * North Florida Eronina (L 14-2) 3/26 * North Florida Warrian (L 11-3) 3/29 * at Francis Marion Eronina (W 15-2) 3/29 * at Francis Marion Warrian (L 11-4) 4/2 * GC&SU Eronina (W 16-2) 4/2 * GC&SU Warrian (W 12-4) 4/3 * at USC Aiken Eronina (W 17-2) 4/3 * at USC Aiken Warrian (W 13-4) 4/5 * Columbus State Eronina (L 17-3) 4/5 * Columbus State Warrian (L 13-5) 4/6 * USC Spartanburg Eronina (W 18-3) 4/6 * USC Spartanburg Warrian (W 14-5) 4/9 * at Kennesaw State Eronina (W 19-3) 4/9 * at Kennesaw State Warrian (L 14-6) 4/13 * Lander Eronina (W 20-3) 4/13 * Lander Eronina (W 21-3) 4/18 ^ vs. UNC Pembroke Warrian (W 15-6) 4/18 ^ vs. Kennesaw State Eronina (L 21-4) 4/19 ^ vs. USC Aiken Eronina (W 22-4) 4/19 ^ vs. Lander Eronina (W 23-4) 4/19 ^ vs. Columbus State Warrian (L 15-7) 5/8 $ vs. Longwood Eronina (L 23-5) 5/9 $ vs. Wingate Eronina (W 24-5) 5/9 $ vs. Columbus State Eronina (W 25-5) 5/10 $ at North Florida Eronina (W 26-5) 5/10 $ vs. GC&SU Warrian (L 15-8) *- Peach Belt Conference % FMU Invitational (Florence, S.C.) # Barry Buccaneer Classic (Miami Shores, Fla.) & Gene Cusic Classic (Ft. Myers, KSU Owl Classic (Kennesaw, Ga.) ^ PBC Championships (Aiken, S.C.) $ NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional (Jacksonville, Fla.) 20 AASU advanced to the NCAA Regional title game in 2003

24 Final 2003 Statistics 2003 AASU Softball Final Hitting Statistics NAME G-GS AB R H BA 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SB-SBAOB% Richardson Oliver Thompson Stepanova Hodge Eronina Alfirov Phillips Kort Lavender Bell AASU Opponents Final Pitching Statistics NAME G-GS CG W-L S ERA IP H R ER BB K BF BAA Eronina Warrian AASU OPP AASU Pirate Softball Field The Armstrong Atlantic State University softball team plays on campus at the Pirate Softball Complex, located behind the Pirate baseball field. The on-campus complex includes home and visitor dugouts with storage areas in each and a restroom located in the home dugout. The Pirate softball scoreboard is located in right-center field and two bullpens are on each side of the field for pitcher/catcher use. For facility maintenance, the Pirates have a tarp that covers the entire infield, reaching into the outfield to help avoid rainouts. The field is totally enclosed with left and center field reaching 200 feet and right field reaching 190 feet. Aluminum stands sit behind home plate and seat approximately 500 fans. A parking lot providing easy access to the softball complex rests behind the first base dugout. Two recently completed softball batting cages rest behind the left field wall and 2002 marked the debut of live internet webcasting of AASU softball games through a wireless internet connection to the Pirate softball field. Fans can listen to and watch AASU home softball matches in 2004 via the internet at the following address: AASU has enjoyed tremendous success at home, compiling an 11-4 record last season at the Pirate softball field and going at home in the six years of the program s existence. AASU is at home in the six years of the program s existence 21

25 All-Time Results Overall 12-7 PBC Overall 14-6 PBC Overall 17-2 PBC 2/14 at Florida Tech W 1-0 L 2-1 2/20 vs. Florida Southern L 5-4 vs. Valdosta State L 4-3 vs. Barry L 7-2 2/21 vs. West Florida L 7-6 vs. North Florida L 5-3 2/26 at SCAD W 5-0 W /28 at Newberry W 9-1 W 4-1 3/3 * Francis Marion W 5-3 W 6-5 3/6 vs. Limestone W 11-4 vs. LIU-CW Post L 2-1 3/7 vs. Coker L 1-0 3/11 Alderson-Broaddus L 1-0 W /13 * UNC Pembroke W 8-0 W 9-4 3/13 vs. USC Aiken L 7-0 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside W 6-3 3/14 vs. Valdosta State L 3-0 vs. California (Pa.) L 8-2 3/15 vs. Southern Indiana W 2-0 vs. Humboldt State L 8-1 3/20 * at Lander W 4-0 L 1-0 3/21 * at USC Spartanburg L 6-2 W 9-0 3/25 * at North Florida L 5-2 L 4-1 4/1 * Kennesaw State L 6-0 4/2 * at GC&SU W 1-0 W /4 * USC Aiken W 9-1 W 5-0 4/5 * at Columbus State L 3-0 L 4-0 4/10 * at Augusta State W 2-1 W 6-2 4/15 Newberry W 3-0 4/21 SCAD W 4-2 W /25 $ vs. Lander W 3-1 $ vs. Kennesaw State L 9-1 $ vs. Francis Marion W /26 $ vs. Lander W 4-2 $ vs. North Florida L 0-1 * Peach Belt Conference game $ PBC Tournament (Milledgeville, Ga.) 22 2/13 at Eckerd W 6-1 W 5-0 2/14 at Tampa W 2-0 W /16 Presbyterian W 2-0 W 4-3 2/20 Fort Valley State W 23-0 W /26! vs. Saint Leo W 3-2! vs. Barry L 4-1! vs. Eckerd W 9-1 2/27! vs. Lincoln Memorial W 4-1! vs. Queens W /5 ^ vs. Lincoln Memorial L 6-4 ^ vs. SIU Edwardsville W 10-7 ^ vs. West Alabama W 5-4 3/10 Edinboro W 8-0 W 2-1 3/12 # vs. Wayne State L 5-2 # vs. California (Pa.) W /13 # vs. Valdosta State W 3-1 # vs. A&M-Kingsville L 6-2 # vs. Presbyterian W /18 * USC Spartanburg W 8-0 W 5-3 3/10 Concord W 9-1 W 4-0 3/21 Barton W 8-0 W 8-0 3/26 * GC&SU W 3-1 W 4-3 3/28 * at Kennesaw State L 1-0 L 3-2 3/30 SCAD W /3 * at Augusta State W 8-0 W 1-0 4/6 at Newberry W 9-0 W 4-2 4/11 * Lander W 8-0 W /13 * at USC Aiken W 4-0 W 4-3 4/17 * at UNC Pembroke W 10-1 W 9-1 4/18 * at Francis Marion W 11-0 L 4-3 4/25 * Columbus State W 2-1 L 3-0 5/1 * North Florida L 2-0 L 4-2 * Peach Belt Conference game! UNF Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) ^ West Georgia Tournament (Carrollton) # VSU Tournament (Valdosta, Ga.) 2/19 Edward Waters W 17-0 W /25 % Lenoir-Rhyne W 6-0 2/26 % Lenoir-Rhyne W 7-1 % Valdosta State W /1 Lake Superior State W 8-0 W /3! vs. Barry W 6-4! vs. Florida Southern W 2-0 3/4! vs. Valdosta State W 7-0! vs. Eckerd W 20-0! vs. Saint Leo W 2-0 3/5! vs. Northwood W 6-2 3/8 * UNC Pembroke W 16-0 W 4-0 3/9 Edinboro W 2-0 W 5-0 3/10 at Edward Waters W 17-0 W /12 at St. Andrews W 9-0 W 4-0 3/13 at Catawba L 3-2 W 8-1 3/18 * USC Aiken W 4-0 W 4-1 3/19 * Francis Marion W 7-1 W 4-1 3/22 West Virginia State W 5-0 W 9-1 3/23 * at Lander W 7-0 W 4-3 3/25 ^ vs. Longwood W 2-0 ^ vs. Ala.-Huntsville L 4-0 3/26 ^ vs. Presbyterian W 6-0 ^ vs. Longwood L 6-4 3/28 Eckerd W 4-1 W 8-0 4/6 * at USC Spartanburg L 2-1 W 1-0 4/9 * Kennesaw State W 1-0 W 8-5 4/11 * at GC&SU W 10-0 W 7-4 4/13 at Valdosta State W 6-0 W /15 * at North Florida W 5-3 W 4-2 4/21 # GC&SU W 9-2 # Kennesaw State W 3-0 4/22 # Kennesaw State W 4-0 4/26 * Augusta State W 2-0 W 3-1 4/29 * at Columbus State W 1-0 L 3-0 5/12 $ vs. Columbus State W 1-0 $ at Kennesaw State L 8-0 5/13 $ vs. North Florida W 5-4 $ at Kennesaw State L 8-3 * Peach Belt Conference game % AASU Spring Softball Classic! UNF Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) ^ KSU Tournament (Kennesaw, Ga.) # AASU Peach Belt Blast $ NCAA DII Regional (Kennesaw) The Pirates began the 2000 season by winning their first 21 games

26 All-Time Results & Records Overall 11-9 PBC 2/24 Mount Olive W 13-1 Mount Olive W /2 # vs. Saint Leo L 0-1 # vs. Northwood W 8-0 3/3 # vs. Barry W 3-2 # vs. Eckerd W 5-0 3/6 * Lander W 7-1 * Lander W 6-1 3/11 at Hawaii-Pacific L 3-6 at Hawaii-Pacific L 3-5 3/12 at BYU-Hawaii W 6-0 at BYU-Hawaii W 9-0 3/15 at Hawaii-Hilo W 5-3 at Hawaii-Hilo W 3-1 3/16 at Hawaii-Hilo W 4-0 at Hawaii-Hilo W 2-1 3/22 Kutztown W 4-3 Kutztown W 4-0 3/23 % vs. St. Mary s (Tx) W 3-1 % vs. Longwood W 1-0 3/24 % vs. Kutztown W 6-0 3/25 % vs. Ala.-Huntsville W 2-1 3/31 * at Augusta State L 2-3 * at Augusta State L 1-2 4/1 * at USC Aiken L 0-8 * at USC Aiken W 5-3 4/5 * North Florida L 0-5 * North Florida L 2-4 4/7 * GC&SU L 0-2 * GC&SU W 2-1 4/8 Georgia Southwestern W 3-0 Georgia Southwestern W 8-0 4/10 * at UNC Pembroke W 11-0 * at UNC Pembroke L 2-3 4/11 * at Francis Marion W 3-1 * at Francis Marion W 6-2 4/14 * Columbus State W 7-0 * Columbus State W 7-1 4/18 * USC Spartanburg W 2-0 * USC Spartanburg W 2-1 4/21 & vs. Augusta State W 6-0 & at Kennesaw State W 11-7 & vs. North Florida L 0-5 4/22 & vs. Augusta State W 3-2 & vs. North Florida L 4-5 4/28 * at Kennesaw State L 0-1 * at Kennesaw State L 1-6 * Peach Belt Conference game # UNF Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) % KSU Tournament (Kennesaw, Ga.) & PBC Championships (Kennesaw, Ga.) Overall 15-2 PBC 2/24 at Northwood W 5-0 at Northwood W 9-1 3/1 # vs. Nova Southeastrn W 1-0 3/8 ^ vs. Coker W 2-0 3/9 ^ vs. WV Wesleyan W 10-6 ^ vs. Catawba W /10 ^ vs. Barton W 12-0 ^ vs. Limestone L 1-3 3/13 Edinboro W 4-0 Edinboro W 2-1 3/14 * USC Aiken W 8-0 * USC Aiken W 8-0 3/15 Catawba W 3-0 Catawba W 8-0 3/16 * UNC Pembroke W 9-0 * UNC Pembroke W 4-0 3/17 St. Andrews W 2-1 St. Andrews W 8-0 3/21 Barton W 7-0 Barton W 4-2 3/22 % vs. Shaw W /23 % vs. Ala.-Huntsville W 2-1 % vs. Limestone W 4-2 3/24 % vs. Longwood W 7-0 % vs. Shaw W 9-0 3/31 * at Columbus State W 8-7 * at Columbus State W 6-1 4/4 * at North Florida L 0-2 * at North Florida L 0-2 4/6 * Francis Marion W 6-0 * Francis Marion W 5-2 4/8 * Augusta State W 8-0 * Augusta State W 4-3 4/13 * at Lander W 8-0 * at Lander W /14 * at USC Spartanburg W 6-0 4/17 * at GC&SU W 4-3 * at GC&SU W 8-5 4/19 & at Lander W 9-1 4/20 & vs. Kennesaw State L 2-5 & vs. Francis Marion W 5-1 4/21 & vs. GC&SU W 2-0 & vs. Kennesaw State W 5-4 & vs. Kennesaw State L 2-3 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W 2-1 vs. Kennesaw State L 3-4 at North Florida L 3-4 * Peach Belt Conference game # UNF Tournament (Jacksonville, Fla.) ^ FMU Invitational (Florence, S.C.) % KSU Owl Classic (Kennesaw, Ga.) & PBC Championships (Greenwood, NCAA DII Regional (Jacksonville, Fla.) Overall 12-6 PBC 2/15 Lewis W 2-0 Lewis W 5-2 2/16 Lewis W 7-0 2/28 # at Nova Southeastern W 5-0 # vs. Eckerd W 3-0 3/1 # at Barry W 2-1 # vs. Concordia (N.Y.) W 8-1 3/2 # vs. Saint Leo L 0-5 # vs. LeMoyne L 1-2 3/8 % vs. Coker W 8-0 % vs. Anderson W 1-0 3/9 % vs. St. Andrews W 6-0 % vs. Catawba W 1-0 3/11 Edinboro W 1-0 Edinboro W /12 * at Augusta State W 2-0 * at Augusta State W 7-3 3/15 & vs. North Dakota W 10-0 & vs. Palm Beach Atl. W 3-0 3/16 & vs. North Dakota W 6-1 & vs. Franklin Pierce W 4-0 3/17 & vs. Hillsdale W 6-1 & vs. Northern Colo. W 1-0 vs. Ala.-Huntsville W 5-0 vs. Ala.-Huntsville L vs. Shaw W 2-0 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W vs. West Georgia W /26 * North Florida L 0-3 * North Florida L 3-5 3/29 * at Francis Marion W 5-0 * at Francis Marion L 3-5 4/2 * GC&SU W 1-0 * GC&SU W 1-0 4/3 * at USC Aiken W 9-0 * at USC Aiken W 6-2 4/5 * Columbus State L 0-1 * Columbus State L 0-4 4/6 * USC Spartanburg W 5-2 * USC Spartanburg W 5-4 4/9 * at Kennesaw State W 4-0 * at Kennesaw State L 0-9 4/13 * at Lander W 8-1 * at Lander W 3-1 4/18 ^ vs. UNC Pembroke W 7-0 ^ vs. Kennesaw State L 0-1 4/19 ^ vs. USC Aiken W 1-0 ^ vs. Lander W 8-0 ^ vs. Columbus State L 2-4 5/8 $ vs. Longwood L 0-1 5/9 $ vs. Wingate W 2-1 $ vs. Columbus State W 2-0 5/10 $ at North Florida W 2-0 $ vs. GC&SU L 0-1 * Peach Belt Conference game # Barry Classic (Miami Shores, Fla.) % FMU Invitational (Florence, S.C.) & Gene Cusic Classic (Ft. Myers, KSU Owl Classic (Kennesaw, Ga.) ^ PBC Championships (Greenwood, S.C.) $ NCAA DII Regional (Jacksonville, Fla.) AASU strung together 19 straight wins from 3/13 to 3/31 in

27 All-Time Records All-Time Records vs. Opponents Alabama-Huntsville Alderson-Broaddus Anderson Augusta State Barry Barton BYU-Hawaii California (Pa.) Catawba Coker Columbus State Concord (W. Va.) Concordia (N.Y.) Eckerd Edinboro Edward Waters Fairmont State Florida Gulf Coast Florida Tech Florida Southern Fort Valley State Francis Marion Franklin Pierce GC&SU Georgia Southwestern Hawaii-Hilo Hawaii-Pacific Hillsdale Humboldt State Kennesaw State Kutztown Lake Superior State Lander LeMoyne Lenoir-Rhyne Lewis Limestone Lincoln Memorial LIU-C.W. Post Longwood Mars Hill Mount Olive Newberry UNC Pembroke North Dakota North Florida Norhtern Colorado Northwood (Fla.) Nova Southeastern Palm Beach Atlantic Presbyterian Queens (N.C.) St. Andrews St. Cloud State Saint Leo St. Mary s (Texas) SCAD Shaw Slippery Rock USC Aiken USC Spartanburg SIU Edwardsville Southern Indiana Tampa Texas A&M-Kingsville Tusculum Valdosta State Wayne State (Neb.) West Alabama West Florida West Georgia West Virginia State West Virginia Wesleyan Wingate Wisconsin-Parkside All-Time Record Bold indicates 2004 opponents 24 AASU is (81.8 percent) all-time against non-pbc foes

28 2003 Peach Belt Conference 2003 Peach Belt Conference Final Standings School PBC Home Away Overall Home Away Neutral North Florida GC&SU Kennesaw State Francis Marion Armstrong Atlantic St Columbus State USC Spartanburg USC Aiken Augusta State Lander UNC Pembroke PBC Statistical Leaders Batting Player (Team) AVG 1. Moffett (CSU) Durand (USCA) Tomlinson (LU) Closson (FMU).425 Smith (CSU).425 Runs Batted In Player (Team) RBI 1. Smith (CSU) Koch (CSU) Tomlinson (LU) McKay (KSU) Garrison (FMU) 46 Doubles Player (Team) 2B 1. Middleton (KSU) Garrison (FMU) 17 Smith (CSU) Stepanova (AASU) Two tied with 15 Earned-Run Average Player (Team) ERA 1. Eronina (AASU) Joiner (GCSU) Krause (CSU) Hyrciuk (KSU) Phillips (UNF) 1.50 Home Runs Player (Team) HR 1. McKay (KSU) Richardson (AASU) 12 Tomlinson (LU) Durand (USCA) Two tied with 10 Stolen Bases Player (Team) SB 1. Altom (USCS) Closson (FMU) Albers (USCS) Baker (GCSU) Bouknight (FMU) 19 Wins Player (Team) W 1. Joiner (GCSU) Eronina (AASU) Burson (CSU) C. Chewning (UNF) 19 Birch (FMU) 19 Strikeouts Player (Team) Ks 1. Eronina (AASU) Joiner (GCSU) Warrian (AASU) Heron (USCS) Burson (CSU) PBC Players of the Week Player 2/18 Jenny Davis, ASU 2/25 Donna Byars, UNF 3/11 Jayme Durand, USCA 3/18 Cambria McKay, KSU 3/24 Kacey Ayers, USCS 3/31 Heather Garrison, FMU 4/7 Cathy Jester, UNF 4/14 Amy Middleton, KSU Pitcher 2/18 Jennifer Joiner, GCSU 2/25 Amy Birch, FMU 3/11 Jennifer Joiner, GCSU 3/18 Katya Eronina, AASU 3/24 Katya Eronina, AASU 3/31 Jennifer Joiner, GCSU 4/7 Alisha Phillips, UNF 4/14 Katya Eronina, AASU 2003 PBC All-Conference Honors Player Yr Pos Hometown Krista Altom, USCS So. OF Portage, Mich. Kacey Ayers, USCS Jr. 2B Landrum, S.C. Donna Byars, UNF Sr. OF/1BBartow, Fla. Cari Chewning, UNF Jr. P/DP Winter Haven, FL Amy Davenport, GC&SU Jr. 1B/3B Centerville, Ga. Jenny Davis, ASU Sr. 2B Fort Mill, S.C. Jayme Durand, USCA Fr. C North Augusta, S.C. Katya Eronina, AASU Jr. P Moscow, Russia Joni Frei, GC&SU Jr. OF Kelowna, B.C. Heather Garrison, GC&SU Fr. SS Hartsville, S.C. Kristin Hughes, GC&SU Sr. 3B Lawrenceville, GA Cathy Jester, UNF Jr. OF Jacksonville, Fla. Jennifer Joiner, GC&SU Sr. P High Springs, FL Cambria McKay, KSU Fr. C Brampton, Ontario Latoya Moffett, CSU So. OF Ocilla, Ga. Amy Middleton, KSU So. OF Columbus, Ga. Laurie Niego, FMU Sr. C Chicago, IL Stacey Richardson, AASU Jr. DP Dalton, Ga. Kissy Stepanova, AASU Jr. C Moscow, Russia Ashley Tomlinson, LU Sr. OF Hartsville, SC Player Of The Year: Cari Chewning, North Florida Pitcher Of The Year: Katya Eronina, AASU Freshman Of The Year: Jayme Durand, USC Aiken Coach Of The Year: Windy Thees, GC&SU 2003 PBC All-Tournament Team Champion North Florida Most Valuable Player Kim Graham, North Florida Katya Eronina, AASU Natalie Taylor, Francis Marion Kristi Davis, Augusta State Erin Cown, Augusta State Diana Baruffa, GC&SU Lindsay Faircloth, Columbus State Janet Kearns, Kennesaw State Janille Edwards, Kennesaw State Danielle Weaver, North Florida Cathy Jester, North Florida Jessica Chewning, North Florida AASU captured its first Peach Belt Conference title in

29 AASU In The Peach Belt Conference Kennesaw State Columbus State North Florida AASU Lander Augusta State Francis Marion GC&SU USC Spartanburg USC Aiken UNC Pembroke PBC Tournament Champion: Kennesaw State NCAA DII Regional Participants: Kennesaw State Columbus State Columbus State Knnesaw State North Florida AASU USC Spartanburg Francis Marion GC&SU USC Aiken Lander Augusta State UNC Pembroke PBC Tournament Champion: Not Competed NCAA DII Regional Participants: Kennesaw State Columbus State North Florida NCAA DII Regional Champion: Kennesaw State Kennesaw State AASU North Florida Columbus State USC Spartanburg GC&SU Lander Francis Marion USC Aiken UNC Pembroke Augusta State PBC Tournament Champion: Not Competed NCAA DII Regional Participants: AASU Columbus State North Florida Kennesaw State NCAA DII Regional Champion: Kennesaw State Kennesaw State North Florida Augusta State AASU Francis Marion USC Spartanburg Columbus State GC&SU USC Aiken Lander UNC Pembroke PBC Tournament Champion: North Florida NCAA DII Regional Participants: North Florida Kennesaw State NCAA DII Regional Champion: Kennesaw State 1. North Florida AASU Kennesaw State USC Spartanburg GC&SU Augusta State Columbus State Francis Marion USC Aiken Lander UNC Pembroke PBC Tournament Champion: Kennesaw State NCAA DII Regional Participants: AASU North Florida Kennesaw State NCAA DII Regional Champion: Kennesaw State 1. North Florida GC&SU Kennesaw State Francis Marion AASU Columbus State USC Spartanburg USC Aiken Augusta State Lander UNC Pembroke PBC Tournament Champion: North Florida NCAA DII Regional Participants: AASU North Florida Columbus State GC&SU NCAA DII Regional Champion: GC&SU The 2000 AASU softball squad captured the school s first-ever Peach Belt Conference title with a 15-2 record, tying Kennesaw State for the championship. AASU achieved a No. 1 ranking in the NFCA Division II Top 25 poll that season and also earned the school s first-ever berth in the NCAA Division II National Championships, advancing to the South Atlantic Regional in Kennesaw, Ga., in just the program s third year of existence. 26 Katya Eronina s 326 strikeouts led the PBC and set a new AASU record