HISTORY NCAA OPPONENTS REVIEW PLAYERS COACHES/STAFF PREVIEW GENERAL 2003 REVIEW Washington Softball Media Guide

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1 A HISTORY NCAA OPPONENTS REVIEW PLAYERS COACHES/STAFF PREVIEW 2003 REVIEW GENERAL 2004 Washington Softball Media Guide 35

2 2003 SEASON A NOTES GENERAL PREVIEW COACHES/STAFF PLAYERS REVIEW OPPONENTS NCAA HISTORY Overall Record: Pacific-10 Record: 5-7 (fifth) NCAA Regional: 4-0 College World Series: 1-2 (t-fifth) A RETURN TO THE SERIES: The Washington softball team won the No. 5 Regional Tournament in Lincoln, Neb., to advance to its sixth Women's College World Series. The fifth-seeded Huskies defeated No. 4 Oklahoma, 3-1, in the opener before dropping a pair of 2-1 ballgames to No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 UCLA. CONSECUTIVE NCAA APPEARANCES: Washington's 10 consecutive regional appearances ties with Oklahoma for the fourth longest active string in NCAA softball. REGIONAL RECAP: Washington entered the 2003 Regional Tournament in Lincoln, Neb. as the No. 1 seed and swept the field, 4-0, to earn its sixth bid to the Women's College World Series. The Huskies defeated Creighton, 5-1 and notched three consecutive mercy-rule shutouts over Mississippi State, 8-0 (6), and Iowa 11-0 (5) and 11-0 (6). Kristen Rivera and Tia Bollinger were named Co-MVP's of the tournament and Jaime Clark and Aimee Minor were named to the all-tournament team. The Huskies outscored their opponents MERCY, MERCY ME: The Huskies have posted 11 mercy-rule victories this season. Three of those mercy-rules came at the Regional Tournament to set a Husky postseason record. Washington run-ruled Mississippi State, 8-0 in six innings and Iowa, twice, 11-0 in five innings and 11-0 in six innings. RIVERA TIES HOME RUN RECORD: With a home run against against Arizona at the College World Series, Kristen Rivera set the UW single-season home run record with 25 blasts. Rivera finished the season tied with Arizona s Lovieanne Jung for the national home run lead. BOLLINGER BLANKS 'EM: Tia Bollinger tossed three consecutive shutouts at the NCAA Regional Tournament to earn Co- MVP honors and bring her season total to 10. Overall, Bollinger has blanked 24 opponents in her career, which ranks fifth on the Husky charts. ROAD TESTED: Washington spent 13 of the season's 16 weeks on the road. The Huskies logged 29,498 air miles in that time, visiting eight states (Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Oregon.), not including miles shuttled between airports, restaurants and hotels. In that time, UW has picked up three tournament titles and has posted a (.759) record, proving that life on the road isn't necessarily a disadvantage. LAST TEAM STANDING: UW was the last undefeated team in the nation in The Huskies played for exactly a month (Feb. 7-Mar. 6) before suffering its first loss to Northwestern to snap a 19-game winning streak. Washington had a mark during those first four weeks with the tie against Minnesota at the Arizona Pepsi Classic. Rain delayed the tournament schedule and the Huskies and Gophers were forced to rule a game locked in a 5-5 tie in the ninth over so each team could make its scheduled flight home. GOING YARD: Washington belted seven home runs at the NCAA Regional Tournament and three more at the College World Series to set a UW record. Kristen Rivera blasted four homers, while Jaime Clark hit three, Kathy Fiske added two and Aimee Minor belted one out of the park. The previous record of eight home runs was set during the 2000 postseason. Washington tallied 75 home runs on the season. ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS: Eight Huskies were named to the Pac-10 All-Conference team, including first team selections Jaime Clark and Kristen Rivera. Clark received her fourth All-Pac-10 honor after leading the Huskies to their 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and a No. 1 seed. Rivera earned her second All-Pac- 10 nod after being the only freshman to be a first team pick in The Huskies have had 77 players earn Pac-10 All-Conference honors in its 11-year history. ALL-PACIFIC REGION: Two Washington softball players were among the 26 players named to the 2003 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Pacific Region team. Kristen Rivera was a first team selection, while Tia Bollinger was a second team pick. Overall, the Huskies have had 42 players earn All-Pacific Region honors. Jaime Clark finished her Husky career with 243 RBIs, which set a UW record and ranks sixth on the NCAA all-time list. FIGHTING LIKE CATS AND DAWGS: In the final Pac-10 game of the season, Washington and Arizona played a three-hour slugfest with the Wildcats coming out on top, After the Huskies ran away with the 7-1 victory in the opener of the doubleheader, Arizona tossed its third-string pitcher and UW let four position players try a hand at collegiate pitching in an effort to saves its aces for regional competition. The teams played to a tie in the seventh before UA's Jackie Coburn hit a game-winning grand slam off Washington's starting left fielder to end the game. The Huskies broke just two records in the game, including most runs scored by an opponent and combined runs (38). CAREER RBI RECORD: Jaime Clark hit her 68th career home run versus Oregon on May 4 for her 228th career RBI. She now tops the Washington all-time chart with 243 RBIs and ranks sixth on the NCAA career list. Former Huskies Jen Cline ( , 227 RBIs) and Michelle Church ( , 225) rank ninth and 10th on the NCAA RBI list. A PAIR OF ACES IN THE CIRCLE: Washington was the only team in the Pac-10 with two 15+ game winners and two pitchers with 150 or more strikeouts. Junior Tia Bollinger was 28-9 with a team-high 207 strikeouts and 1.32 earned run average. Sophomore Ashley Boek was 18-6 with 176 strikeouts in 166 innings. HYATT HITS GAME-WINNERS: Freshman Sarah Hyatt crushed seven home runs last season, including the game-winners in two Pac-10 games. On April 5, the Huskies trailed Arizona State, 1-0 in the sixth. After a walk to Dena Tyson, Hyatt belted a two-run home run for the eventual gamewinner. On April 27, Hyatt hit a walk-off three-run home run versus California in the eighth inning. HUSKIES PACK THE HOUSE: The Huskies ranked fourth in the country in home Washington Softball Media Guide

3 2003 SEASON A NOTES attendance. Washington pulled in 8,002 fans over 11 home dates for an average of 727 fans per game. The top-three attendance schools are Fresno State (2,012), Arizona (1,408) and Texas (751). Michigan rounds out the top-5, bringing in 702 fans per game. HOME RUN HEROICS: Jaime Clark set the UW all-time home run record during her junior campaign with 44. Clark has now brought her career total to 73 home runs, which ranks fifth on the NCAA all-time chart. TOP-25 FINALIST: Washington's Kristen Rivera was one of 25 finalists for the 2003 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award (considered the Heisman Trophy in women's collegiate softball). SAVING THE DAY: With a save versus Arizona State on April 5, junior ace Tia Bollinger became the Pac-10 and UW alltime career saves leader with 11. On April 12, Bollinger recorded her 12th career save against Oregon State, which ties for 14th on the NCAA career chart. Bollinger set the school record for single-season saves in 2002 with seven. A 'FRESH' START: Washington's three freshman, Sarah Hyatt, Aimee Minor and Dena Tyson, saw significant starting time last season. Hyatt started 63 games, including 62 at first base and one at third base. Minor started 52 games in right field and eight as the designated player. Tyson notched 58 starts in left field, one in centerfield and one as the designated player. The trio amassed 38 percent of the team's doubles (30-of-78), 38 percent of Tia Bollinger earned All-America honors after recording 28 wins for the Huskies in the team's triples (3-of-8) and 28 percent of the team's home runs (21-of-75). WALKING THE DAWGS: The Huskies drew 10 walks in two games last season. UW recorded 10 walks off of Arizona State hurler Desiree Serrano on April 5 and against Iowa's Lisa Birocci and Ali Arnold in the NCAA Regional Championship on May 18. The Dawgs drew 196 walks last season while only giving up 99 free trips. BACK-TO-BACK DINGERS: Washington hit back-to-back home runs seven times last season, using five different combinations. Kathy Fiske and Sarah Hyatt teamed up for sequential dingers against Arkansas (Feb. 14), while Fiske and Kristen Rivera hit consecutive home runs versus Portland State (Feb. 28). Rivera and Jaime Clark went deep back-to-back three times, including twice in the Purdue match-up (Mar. 2) and once against Temple (Feb. 24). Aimee Minor and Megan Owen hit successive shots off of Texas' Cat Osterman (Mar. 14), while batting from the eight and nine positions and Minor and Hyatt hit back-to-back shots versus Illinois (Mar. 21). All totaled, Washington posted 20 multi-home run games with Rivera (3 vs. Purdue; 2 vs. Arizona, 2 vs. Iowa), Clark (2 vs. Purdue; 2 vs. Utah; 2 vs. Arizona) and Hyatt (2 vs. North Carolina) each recording more than one home run in the same game. THE LONG BALL: The Huskies belted 75 home runs last season. Seven players hit at least one home run, including Kristen Rivera (25), Jaime Clark (17), Kathy Fiske (11), Dena Tyson (8), Sarah Hyatt (7), Aimee Minor (6) and Megan Owen (1). THE RUN-AROUND: With a pair of runs scored versus Hawaii on March 13, Jaime Clark became the all-time career runs leader at Washington with 190 runs scored. She finished her career with 223 runs, which ranks 10th on the NCAA all-time chart. STEALING THE SHOW: Jaime Clark was 25-for-31 in stolen base attempts last season to rank second in the Pac-10. She tied with Becky Newbry (1999) for the No. 10 spot on the Husky all-time season charts. TAKING IT FOR THE TEAM: Washington was hit by 47 pitches this last to set the school's single-season record. The previous record of 43 hit batsmen was set in Aimee Minor led the way with 10 plunks, followed by Megan Owen and Kristen Rivera who were each pegged seven times. FIVE BLASTS VS. THE BOILERMAKERS: The Huskies had a banner day versus Purdue on March 3. En route to an 11-0 romp, Washington broke two school records, including most home runs by a team (five) and most home runs by an individual with three by Kristen Rivera. Jaime Clark hit the other two home runs against the Boilermakers. USA SOFTBALL COLLEGIATE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: After a record-setting performance at the Worth Invitational, Feb. 28-March 2, sophomore Kristen Rivera was selected as the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week and Pac-10 Player of the Week on March 4. Rivera led the Huskies to five wins at the Worth Invitational and the unofficial tournament title as she hit.571 (8-for-14) over the five game stretch with a double, four home runs and 12 RBIs. Against Purdue, she hit three home runs in three at-bats to set a Washington record and tallied five RBIs. She also went 2-for-3 against both Pacific and Northwestern with two runs scored and six RBIs combined. Rivera drew two walks over the course of the tournament and did not strikeout. Behind the plate, she was flawless with a perfect fielding percentage and threw out the only base runner that attempted to steal. IN THE POLLS: The Huskies finished the season ranked sixth in the USA Today/ NFCA Coaches Top 25 poll. UW has been ranked in each of the last 125 poll datings. Washington's streak began with the team's No. 15 preseason ranking in 1994 and also includes smaller streaks of 66 straight top 6 rankings (2/28/96 - preseason 2001 poll) and 69 consecutive poll datings in the top 10 (preseason /28/01). PAC-10 HONORS: Kristen Rivera received Pac-10 Player of the Week honors twice last season. Her first weekly award was on March 4 for her.571 showing (8-for- 14) at the Worth Invitational. Rivera also received the award on March 25 for leading the Huskies to the Capital Classic title with a.471 (8-for-17) average. Tia Bollinger was selected as the Pac- 10 Pitcher of the Week on March 4 after a 3-0 mark at the Worth Invitational, Feb. 28-March 2. She gave up just 10 hits total, shutout Northwestern and allowed no earned runs in four innings of work against Purdue. Bollinger rung up 14 batters in 16 innings for a team-low 0.44 ERA and allowed only one run in three appearances. She limited No. 20 Ohio State to three hits and Purdue to only two. HISTORY NCAA OPPONENTS REVIEW PLAYERS COACHES/STAFF PREVIEW GENERAL 2004 Washington Softball Media Guide 37

4 2003 GAME-BY-GAME A RESULTS GENERAL PREVIEW COACHES/STAFF PLAYERS REVIEW OPPONENTS NCAA HISTORY 2003 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS DATE OPPOSING TEAM SCORE R H E / R H E INNS OVERALL PAC-10 PITCHER OF RECORD ATTEND TIME!Feb 07, 2003 vs Santa Clara W / (8) Bollinger (W 1-0) 130 2:35!Feb 07, 2003 vs Oklahoma State W / (8) Boek (W 1-0) 130 2:40!Feb 08, 2003 vs Louisville W / Scott (W 1-0) 150 2:18!Feb 08, Hawaii W / Boek (W 2-0) 278 2:00!Feb 09, 2003 vs Santa Clara W / Boek (W 3-0) 125 1:50!Feb 09, 2003 vs Oklahoma State W / Bollinger (W 2-0) 125 2:00 #Feb 14, 2003 vs Arkansas W / Boek (W 4-0) 121 3:45 #Feb 15, 2003 vs Florida International W / Bollinger (W 3-0) 120 1:30 #Feb 16, 2003 vs Nothwestern W / Bollinger (W4-0) 357 1:55 #Feb 17, 2003 vs Minnesota T / (9) None 300 2:30 $Feb 21, 2003 vs #16 South Carolina W / Bollinger (W 5-0) 200 1:33 $Feb 23, 2003 vs #15 Michigan W / Boek (W 5-0) 177 1:45 $Feb 24, 2003 vs Temple W / Bollinger (W 6-0) 156 1:51 %Feb 28, 2003 vs Portland State W / Boek (W 6-0) 186 1:46 %March 01, 2003 vs #20 Ohio State W / Bollinger (W 7-0) 250 2:00 %March 01, 2003 vs Northwestern W / Bollinger (W 8-0) 165 1:35 %March 01, 2003 vs Pacific W / Boek (W 7-0) 257 2:10 %March 03, 2003 vs Purdue W / Bollinger (W 9-0) 215 1:30 ^March 06, 2003 vs #21 Massachusetts W / (8) Bollinger (W 10-0) 73 1:58 ^March 06, 2003 vs Hofstra W / Boek (W 8-0) 57 1:55 ^March 07, 2003 vs. Northwestern L / Boek (W 8-1) 164 2:20 ^March 07, 2003 vs Ball State W / Boek (W 9-1) 67 2:00 ^March 08, 2003 vs North Carolina W / Bollinger (W 11-0) 73 1:45 ^March 08, 2003 vs Temple W / Boek (W 10-1) 62 1:30 ^March 08, 2003 vs Michigan State W / Boek (W 11-1) 87 2:20 ^March 09, 2003 vs #11 Stanford L / Bollinger (W 11-1) 58 2:00 &March13, 2003 vs #4 Texas W / Bollinger (W 12-3) 256 1:25 &March13, 2003 vs Hawaii W / Boek (W 12-1) 87 2:17 &March14, #9 Cal St Fullerton W / Bollinger (W 13-1) 154 2:30 ~March 21, Sacramento State W / Bollinger (W 14-1 ) 87 2:00 ~March 21, 2003 vs Illionois W / Bollinger (W 15-1) 56 1:35 ~March 22, 2003 vs Morhead State W / Boek (W 13-1) 43 1:45 ~March 22, 2003 vs Utah W / Bollinger (W 16-1) 88 2:06 March 23, 2003 vs Utah State W / Bollinger (W 17-1) 151 1:47 *March 28, #7 California L / Bollinger (L 17-2) 197 2:06 *March 29, #12 Stanford W / Boek (W 14-1) 163 2:33 *March 30, #12 Stanford L / Bollinger (L 17-3) 268 1:55 *April 04, 2003 #2 Arizona L / Bollinger (L 17-4) 902 1:58 *April 05, 2003 #12 Arizona State W / Boek (W 15-1) 766 2:12 *April 06, 2003 #12 Arizona State W / Bollinger (W 18-4) 735 1:58 *April 11, #22 Oregon W / Bollinger (W 19-4) 400 1:45 *April 12, Oregon State W / Boek (W 16-1) 592 2:10 *April 14, Oregon State W / Bollinger (W 20-4) 101 2:20 *April 18, #2 UCLA L / Boek (L 16-2) 415 2:33 *April 19, #2 UCLA L / Bollinger (L 20-5) :09 April 22, 2003 Western Washington W / Boek (W 17-2) 396 1:56 April 22, 2003 Western Washington W / Bollinger (W 21-5) 439 1:50 *April 25, 2003 #16 Stanford L / Boek (L 17-3) 513 1:50 *April 26, 2003 #9 California L / Bollinger (L 21-6) :05 *April 27, 2003 #9 California W / (8) Bollinger (W 22-6) 981 2:45 *April 30, 2003 #2 UCLA L / Bollinger (L 22-7) 432 2:37 *May 02, 2003 Oregon State L / Bollinger (L 22-8) 421 2:11 *May 03, 2003 #21 Oregon L / (8) Bollinger (L 22-9) 760 3:07 *May 04, 2003 #21 Oregon L / Boek (L 17-4) 962 3:00 *May 09, #15 Arizona State W / Bollinger (W 23-9) 480 1:58 *May 10, #1 Arizona W / Bollinger (W 24-9) 0 2:21 *May 10, #1 Arizona L / Tawney (L 0-1) :05 +May 15, 2003 vs Creighton W / Boek (W 18-4) :04 +May 16, 2003 vs Mississippi State W / Bollinger (W 25-9) 0 1:38 +May 17, 2003 vs #21 Iowa W / Bollinger (W 26-9) 0 1:40 +May 18, 2003 vs #21 Iowa W / Bollinger (W 27-9) , 2003 vs #5 Oklahoma W / Bollinger (W 28-9) , 2003 vs #1 Arizona L / Boek (L 18-5) , 2003 vs #2 UCLA L / Boek (L 18-6) :13 BOLD denotes home games. * Indicates Pac-10 games.!-chevron Paradise Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii); #-Arizona Pepsi Classic (Tucson, Ariz.); $-NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.); %-North Invitational (Fullerton, Calif.); ^-Speedline Invitational (Plant City, Fla.); &-Kia Klassic (Fullerton, Calif.); ~Captial Classic (Sacramento, Calif.); + - NCAA Regional (Lincoln, s College World Series (Oklahoma City, Okla.); ()- extra inning game Washington Softball Media Guide

5 2003 INDIVIDUAL A STATISTICS 2003 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 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% Rivera, Kristen Fiske, Kathy Clark, Jamie Tyson, Dena Oleson, Amanda Minor, Aimee Roach, Rita Hyatt, Sarah Bergan, Callie Owen, Megan Tawney, Traci Jefferies, Courtney Hanson, Amy Scott, Leslie Boek, Ashley Bollinger, Tia Totals Opponents LOB - Team (422), Opp (336). DPs turned - Team (20), Opp (17). IBB - Team (1), Hanson 1. IBB- Team (14), Rivera 11, Clark 2, (Hyatt) 1, Opp (4). Picked off- Hyatt 2, Oleson 1, Tyson 1, Hanson 1. 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 Bollinger, Tia / Boek, Ashley / Minor, Aimee / Scott, Leslie / Twaney, Traci / Oleson, Amanda / Tyson, Dena / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (12), Rivera 7, Hanson 5, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (8), Rivera 7, Hanson 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - Rivera (12-16), Bollinger (10-15), Boek (7-12), Hanson (5-11). HISTORY NCAA OPPONENTS REVIEW PLAYERS COACHES/STAFF PREVIEW Washington made its sixth College World Series appearance in GENERAL 2004 Washington Softball Media Guide 39

6 2003 PAC-10 STANDINGS A & STATISTICS GENERAL PREVIEW COACHES/STAFF PLAYERS REVIEW OPPONENTS NCAA HISTORY PAC-10 TEAM STANDINGS Conference Overall TEAM W L T PCT W L T PCT Arizona Wildcats ^ UCLA Bruins ^# California Golden Bears ^ Oregon Ducks * Washington Huskies ^ Stanford Cardinal * Arizona State Sun Devils * Oregon State Beavers * ^ College World Series participant + Conference Champion * NCAA tournament participant # NCAA Champion PAC-10 BATTING STATISTICS TEAM BATTING G Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT Arizona Wildcats UCLA Bruins Washington Huskies Oregon State Beavers California Golden Bears Arizona State Sun Devils Oregon Ducks Stanford Cardinal PAC-10 PITCHING STATISTICS TEAM ERA W-L G CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO AB B/AVG UCLA Bruins / California Golden Bears / Arizona Wildcats / Stanford Cardinal / Washington Huskies / Oregon Ducks / Arizona State Sun Devils / Oregon State Beavers / PAC-10 FIELDING STATISTICS TEAM C PO A E FLD% DPS SBA CSB Arizona Wildcats Stanford Cardinal California Golden Bears UCLA Bruins Arizona State Sun Devils Washington Huskies Oregon Ducks Oregon State Beavers Washington Softball Media Guide

7 2003 PAC-10 ASTATISTICS AVERAGE Watley, Natasha, UCLA..481 Jung, Lovieanne, ARIZ.461 Mims, Tairia, UCLA.449 Champion, Autumn, ARIZ.434 Rivera, Kristen, WASH.395 Brun, Kara, ASU.392 Guthrie, Brynnen, OSU.371 Vidlund, Andrea, ORE.370 Nelson, Veronica, CAL.359 Farley, Crystal, ARIZ.356 PAC-10 STATISTICAL LEADERS RBIs Jung, Lovieanne, ARIZ 79 Rivera, Kristen, WASH 71 Mims, Tairia, UCLA 70 Vandergeest, M., ARIZ 69 Coburn, Jackie, ARIZ 55 Watley, Natasha, UCLA 53 Sua, Claire, UCLA 51 Clark, Jamie, WASH 49 Wright, Phelan, ASU 48 Prochaska, Shelly, OSU 48 HOME RUNS Rivera, Kristen, WASH 25 Jung, Lovieanne, ARIZ 25 Mims, Tairia, UCLA 22 Sua, Claire, UCLA 17 Clark, Jamie, WASH 17 Vidlund, Andrea, ORE 16 Coburn, Jackie, ARIZ 15 Wright, Phelan, ASU 15 Nelson, Veronica, CAL 13 Vandergeest, M., ARIZ 13 HISTORY NCAA RUNS Jung, Lovieanne, ARIZ 70 Watley, Natasha, UCLA 64 Clark, Jamie, WASH 60 Champion, Autumn, ARIZ 51 Riveria, Kristen, WASH 50 Mims, Tairia, UCLA 49 Vandergeest, M., ARIZ 47 Fossatti, Courtney, ARIZ 44 3 tied at 41 HITS Watley, Natasha, UCLA 102 Champion, Autumn, ARIZ 89 Jung, Lovieanne, ARIZ 82 Mims, Tairia, UCLA 80 Galindo, Vicky, CAL 73 Rivera, Kristen, WASH 73 Guthrie, Brynnen, OSU 72 Fossatti, Courtney, ARIZ 67 Brun, Kara, ASU 67 Burnum, Clare, OSU 65 DOUBLES Jung, Lovieanne, ARIZ 21 Mims, Tairia, UCLA 17 Vandergeest, M., ARIZ 16 Burnum, Clare, OSU 15 Ching, Kira, STAN 14 Allen, Wendy, ARIZ 14 Brun, Kara, ASU 13 Iapala, Vanessa, OSU 13 Fiske, Kathy, WASH 13 Tyson, Dena, WASH 13 TRIPLES Watley, Natasha, UCLA 5 Galindo, Vicky, CAL 4 Ching, Kira, STAN 4 Minor, Aimee, WASH 3 Clark, Jamie, WASH 3 8 tied at 2 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Jung, Lovieanne, ARIZ Mims, Tairia, UCLA.927 Rivera, Kristen, WASH.859 Watley, Natasha, UCLA.726 Vidlund, Andrea, ORE.726 Nelson, Veronica, CAL.692 Wright, Phelan, ASU.656 Sua, Claire, UCLA.644 Brun, Kara, ASU.643 Clark, Jamie, WASH.640 ON BASE PERCENTAGE Nelson, Veronica, CAL.665 Jung, Lovieanne, ARIZ.586 Watley, Natasha, UCLA.527 Mims, Tairia, UCLA.519 Rivera, Kristen, WASH.489 Champion, Autumn, ARIZ.463 Haij, Lynsey, ORE.452 Brun, Kara, ASU.450 Vidlund, Andrea, ORE.446 Guthrie, Brynnen, OSU.436 OPPONENTS REVIEW PLAYERS COACHES/STAFF PREVIEW Jaime Clark s 17 home runs tied for fourth in the Pac-10 last year. Kathy Fiske belted 13 doubles last season to rank among the Pac-10 leaders and share the team lead with Dena Tyson. Aimee Minor led the Huskies and ranked fourth in the Pac-10 with three triples last season. GENERAL 2004 Washington Softball Media Guide 41

8 2003 PAC-10 ASTATISTICS GENERAL PREVIEW COACHES/STAFF PLAYERS REVIEW OPPONENTS NCAA HISTORY Tia Bollinger ranked among the Pac-10 leaders in every pitching category last year, including fifth in strikeouts with 207. EARNED RUN AVG Goerl, Keira, UCLA Turner, Michelle, UCLA Hollowell, Alicia, ARIZ Anderson, Kelly, CAL Sorensen, Dana, STAN Bollinger, Tia, WASH Thorson, Kristina, CAL Serrano, Desiree, ASU Nyberg, Tori, STAN Harris, Amy, ORE OPPOSING BAT AVG Goerl, Keira, UCLA Hollowell, Alicia, ARIZ Sorensen, Dana, STAN Anderson, Kelly, CAL Turner, Michelle, UCLA Thorson, Kristina, CAL Hoffman, Monica, OSU Bollinger, Tia, WASH Serrano, Desiree, ASU Boek, Ashley, WASH INNINGS PITCHED Goerl, Keira, UCLA Hollowell, Alicia, ARIZ Bollinger, Tia, WASH Anderson, Kelly, CAL Hoffman, Monica, OSU Serrano, Desiree, ASU Sorensen, Dana, STAN Harris, Amy, ORE Boek, Ashley, WASH Nyberg, Tori, STAN Ashley Boek tallied 18 wins for UW in 2003 and struck out 176 batters in 166 innings. BATTERS STRUCK OUT Hollowell, Alicia, ARIZ Goerl, Keira, UCLA Sorensen, Dana, Stan Serrano, Desiree, ASU Bollinger, Tia, WASH Anderson, Kelly, CAL Hoffman, Monica, OSU Harris, Amy, ORE Boek, Ashley, WASH Thorson, Kristina, CAL WINS Hollowell, Alicia, ARIZ Goerl, Keira, UCLA Bollinger, Tia, WASH Hoffman, Monica, OSU Anderson, Kelly, CAL Soensen, Dana, STAN Boek, Ashley, WASH Serrano, Desiree, ASU Harris, Amy, ORE tied at SAVES Vidlund, Andrea, ORE Serrano, Desiree, ASU... 9 Harris, Amy, ORE... 6 Bollinger, Tia, WASH... 5 Serverson, Laura, STAN... 3 Hollowell, Alicia, ARIZ... 2 Nyberg, Tori, STAN... 2 Klever, Amy, OSU tied at... 1 Kristen Rivera s 25 home runs tied for the national lead last season and set a UW record. NATIONAL STATISTICAL LEADERS HOME RUNS PER GAME 2. Kristen Rivera Jaime Clark RBIS PER GAME 4. Kristen Rivera VICTORIES 13. Tia Bollinger SAVES 12. Tia Bollinger SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 6. Kristen Rivera RUNS PER GAME 16. Jaime Clark TEAM SCORING 20. Washington TEAM W/L PERCENTAGE 14. Washington TEAM HOME RUNS/GAME 5. Washington TEAM SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 8. Washington Washington Softball Media Guide