2017 GEORGIA TECH SOFTBALL

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1 WEEK 1 PUERTO RICO TOURNAMENT THURSDAY, FEB. 9 - SUNDAY, FEB. 12 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Georgia Tech Athletic Communications & Public Relations 150 Bobby Dodd Way NW Atlanta, Ga RamblinWreck.com Assistant Director (SB Contact): Lauren Rupert O: SCHEDULE Georgia Tech Softball Puerto Rico Tournament (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Feb. 9 Cal 2 p.m. Feb. 10 Illinois 11:30 a.m. Feb. 11 Cal 9 a.m. Feb. 11 Illinois 11:30 a.m. Feb. 12 North Carolina 8 a.m. Feb. 15 at Georgia State 4 p.m. ACC/Big 10 Challenge (Atlanta, Ga.) Feb. 17 Penn State 3 p.m. Feb. 18 Penn State 3 p.m. Feb. 18 Iowa 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19 Iowa 12:30 p.m. Feb. 22 Jacksonville State 4 p.m. Georgia Tech Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) Feb. 24 Nebraska-Omaha (DH) 2 & 4 p.m. Feb. 25 Radford (DH) 1 & 3 p.m. Feb. 26 Illinois 1 p.m. March 3 at Florida State* 6 p.m. March 4 at Florida State* 1 p.m. March 5 at Florida State*. 12 p.m. March 8 Michigan St. (ACCN Extra) 6 p.m. March 11 Notre Dame* (DH) (ACCN Extra) 1 & 3 p.m. March 12 Notre Dame* (ACCN Extra) 12 p.m. March 14 SEMO 6 p.m. March 15 Georgia (ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. March 17 Syracuse* 6 p.m. March 18 Syracuse* 1 p.m. March 19 Syracuse* 12 p.m. March 22 at North Florida (DH) 4 & 6 p.m. March 25 North Dakota St. (DH) 1 & 3 p.m. March 26 North Dakota St. 12 p.m. March 29 Georgia State 6 p.m. March 31 at Virginia Tech* 7 p.m. April 1 at Virginia Tech* 1 p.m. April 2 at Virginia Tech* (ACCN Extra) 1 p.m. April 5 at Kennesaw State 6 p.m. April 7 NC State* 6 p.m. April 8 NC State* 1 p.m. April 9 NC State* (ACCN Extra) 12 p.m. April 12 at Georgia 6 p.m. April 14 at Virginia* (ACCN Extra) 6 p.m. April 15 at Virginia*. 1 p.m. April 16 at Virginia* 12 p.m. April 19 Georgia Southern 5 p.m. April 21 at Boston College* 4 p.m. April 22 at Boston College* 1 p.m. April 23 at Boston College* 12 p.m. April 25 Kennesaw State 6 p.m. April 29 Samford (DH) 3 & 5 p.m. May 5 Pitt* 6 p.m. May 6 Pitt* 7 p.m. May 7 Pitt* 1 p.m. GEORGIA TECH Record: 0-0 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE THURSDAY, FEB. 9 2 P.M. ET - GEORGIA TECH VS. CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, FEB :30 A.M. ET - GEORGIA TECH VS. ILLINOIS SATURDAY, FEB A.M. ET - GEORGIA TECH VS. CALIFORNIA 11:30 A.M. ET - GEORGIA TECH VS. ILLINOIS SUNDAY, FEB A.M. ET - GEORGIA TECH VS. NORTH CAROLINA #5THINGS 1. The Yellow Jackets open the 2017 season on the road marking the 20th time Tech opens away from Mewborn Field. The Jackets are 11-8 when opening seasons on the road or at neutral sites. 2. Georgia Tech is in season openers and 13-4 since Georgia Tech returns seven position starters and two pitchers from a year ago. The Jackets add 10 new faces, including two pitchers, three catchers and more depth in the infield. 4. The Jackets are making their first trip to Puerto Rico in program history. 5. The Yellow Jackets will play eight games on the ACC Network Extra; six of which will be at home. TALE OF THE TAPE ( STATS) RV CALIFORNIA Record: 0-0 ILLINOIS Record: 0-0 RV NORTH CAROLINA Record: 0-0 CATEGORY GT CAL ILLINOIS UNC Batting Batting Average Home Hit by Pitch Strikeouts OBP percentage Slugging percentage Pitching ERA Strikeouts * Denotes ACC game All times Eastern and subject to change Home games are in bold, italics 61 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 34 NFCA ALL-REGION HONOREES 11 NCAA APPEARANCES 9 ALL-AMERICANS

2 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bonitatibus...Bon-eh-tat-eh-bus Darragh... Dare-uh Draven...Dray-ven Huckabay... Huck-uh-bay Krzus...Cruise Kowalewicz...Kuh-vuh- Luv- itch Malea... Muh-Leah Pierannunzi... Peer-uh-nun-zee Georgia Tech Softball COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Shelly Hoerner Alma Mater, Year...Canisius College, 1996 Record at Tech/Years /Fourth Career Record/Years /17 years Assistant Coach...Sage Woodham Alma Mater, Year...Oklahoma Panhandle State 2010 Year at Tech... First Assistant Coach...Rodney DeLong Alma Mater, Year...Cameron University, 2006 Year at Tech... First FACILITY INFORMATION Stadium...Mewborn Field Capacity...1,500 Outfield Dimensions ft. down the lines ft. at centerfield Surface... Grass 2017 PREVIEW Starters Returning/Lost...7/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost...2/0 Newcomers...10 SOFTBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (.566) NCAA Tournament App/Last...11/2012 NCAA Tournament Record SEASON REVIEW Overall Record ACC Record/Place /10th Final USA Today/NFCA Ranking...NR ESPN.COM/USA Softball Ranking...NR No. Name Pos. Ht. YR B/T Hometown/Last School 2 Rachael Bonitatibus INF 5-6 FR R/R August, Ga./Westside 4 Rebecca Prairie C 5-8 FR R/R Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County 5 Brooke Barfield LHP 5-8 FR L/L Pembroke, Ga./Bryan County 9 Malea Bell OF/INF 5-3 JR R/R Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain 10 Kendall Chadwick INF 6-1 JR R/R Atlanta, Ga./Marist School 13 Jessica Kowalewicz INF 5-5 SR R/R Stone Mountain, Ga./Providence Christian Academy 14 Kaylee Ellebracht C 5-5 SO R/R Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos 15 Kelsey Chisholm INF 5-8 JR R/R Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram Trail 17 Drew Puckett INF/OF 5-11 FR R/R Buford, Ga./Buford 18 Lisa Higgins RHP 5-5 FR R/R Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood 19 Crosby Huckabay INF/OF 5-9 FR R/R Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor School 20 Katie Krzus INF/OF 5-9 SO R/R Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg 22 Karissa Arnold INF/OF 5-7 FR L/R Temecula, Calif./Temecula Valley 23 Isabella Many INF 5-9 FR R/R Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon 24 Colleen Darragh OF 5-5 SR R/R Jacksonville, Fla./Creekside 29 Allison Brandvold INF 5-4 FR R/R Heath, Texas/Rockwall-Heath 36 Grason Gasser INF 5-9 FR R/L Mt. Washington, Ky./Bethlehem 52 Samantha Pierannunzi OF 5-11 SR L/R Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge 88 Emily Anderson RHP 5-7 JR R/R LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange 98 Jenna Goodrich RHP 5-8 SO R/R Davie, Fla./American Heritage School 99 Draven Sonnon OF 5-8 JR R/R Sugar Hill, Ga./North Gwinnett COACHING STAFF Head Coach Shelly Hoerner (Fourth Season; Canisius College, 1996) Assistant Coach Sage Woodham (First Season; Panhandle State University, 2010) Assistant Coach Rodney DeLong (First Season; Cameron University, 2006) Volunteer Coach John Kelly Graduate Managers Shelbee Sowders and Shelby Pickett SEASON REVIEW - Georgia Tech finished with an overall record of 22-33, and 7-16 in ACC play. It marks a sixgame improvement in Tech s overall record from a year ago, and a one-game improvement in the ACC record from Improved from 2015 in several categories: ERA (4.90 to 4.21) (280 to 323) (48 to 50) Total bases (449 to 479) Sacrifice hits (33 to 41) Stolen bases/attempts (24-29 to 45/55) - Head Coach Shelly Hoerner earned her 500 career head-coaching victory on Feb. 27 against Southern Utah. - Courtney Ziese was named to the All-ACC second team; marking her first All-ACC selection and the 15th consecutive year the Jackets have had an All-ACC honoree. - Samantha Pierannunzi now holds the single-game record for at bats after tallying seven at bats at Syracuse (April 2). - Emily Anderson has pitched the most innings in a single game in Georgia Tech history after throwing 12.2 innings at Syracuse (April 2). - The Yellow Jackets broke the longest game record in school history. In Georgia Tech s seasonopener at Georgia State on Feb. 17, the Jackets and Panthers battled for 12 innings, tying the record. On April 2, Tech fell at Syracuse 8-7 in 13 innings to mark the longest game in school history. - The Jackets played seven extra-inning games; five of which went to 10+ innings. It s the most extra-inning games Tech has played in a single season since 2003 when the Jackets played nine extra-inning games PREVIEW - The Jackets return seven position starters that accounted for 68.5% of Tech s run production and 65.9% of Tech s hits from a season ago. - Tech returns both starting pitchers and adds depth in the circle with two freshmen - LHP Brooke Barfield, No. 22 on FloSoftball s Hot 100 List in, and RHP Lisa Higgins. - The Jackets add eight new faces to the field outside of the circle, including three catchers to spell sophomore catcher Kaylee Ellebracht, who caught all but three games a season ago. 2

3 PRESEASON RANKINGS (1/31) USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES Rk. Team Points Record Last 1 Oklahoma (32) Auburn Florida State t4 Florida t4 LSU Michigan Alabama UCLA Oregon Arizona Louisiana-Lafayette Georgia Washington James Madison Tennessee Minnesota Missouri Utah Texas A&M Kentucky Baylor Notre Dame Florida Atlantic Fresno State USF Others receiving votes: Oregon State (23), Oklahoma State (22), Texas (17), South Carolina (13), Ole Miss (12), Nebraska (12), UCF (10), Tulsa (7), California (6), Cal State Fullerton (5), Arizona State (3), Northwestern (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio State (2), BYU (1), USC Upstate (1). ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL Rk. Team Record Rank 1 Oklahoma (20) Auburn Florida Florida State LSU Michigan Alabama UCLA Oregon Georgia Louisiana-Lafayette Arizona Washington Minnesota Tennessee James Madison Utah Texas A&M Missouri Kentucky Baylor Notre Dame Florida Atlantic T24 California RV T24 South Florida RV Colleen Darragh Crosby Huckabay Jessie Kowalewicz Malea Bell Rachael Bonitatibus 2017 DEPTH CHART Samantha Pierannunzi Colleen Darragh Draven Sonnon Kelsey Chisholm Drew Puckett Emily Anderson Jenna Goodrich Brooke Barfield Lisa Higgins Karissa Arnold Jessie Kowalewicz Kaylee Ellebracht Rebecca Prairie Isabella Many Ally Brandvold Draven Sonnon Crosby Huckabay Katie Krzus Katie Krzus Kendall Chadwick Grason Gasser PLAYING IN PUERTO RICO - The Yellow Jackets make their first trip to Puerto Rico in program history to open the 2017 season. - It marks the first in-season trip outside of the continental United States for the program. AGAINST THE OPPONENTS - The Jackets are looking for their first win against California as the Bears lead the all-time series 3-0. The last time the two teams met was on Feb. 22, 2013 in Cathedral City, Calif. and the Bears won 8-0 (6). - Tech leads the all-time series against Illinois, 3-2. The Jackets last faced the Fighting Illini on Feb. 24, 2013 in Cathedral City, Calif. and Tech won The Jackets meeting with North Carolina is the 73rd meeting in a series that UNC narrowly leads A win against the Tar Heels would be the first for Tech since April 12, ACC NETWORK EXTRA - The Jackets will play eight games on the ACC Network Extra in 2017; six of which will be played at Mewborn Field. March 8 vs. Michigan St. March 11 vs. Notre Dame (DH) March 12 vs. Notre Dame March 15 vs. Georgia April 2 at Virginia Tech April 9 vs. NC State April 14 at Virginia SOLID SLATE -The Georgia Tech softball team s 55-game schedule features 33 home games at Mewborn Field and 20 games against nine NCAA Tournament participants, including two teams that made it to the Women s College World Series. Others receiving votes: Ole Miss (24), Texas (20), Oklahoma State (17), Nebraska (14), FIU (12), Arizona State (11), Fresno State (10), Ohio State (10), North Dakota State (9), Cal State Fullerton (8), Louisville (5), North Carolina (4), UCF (2), Oregon State (1), Tulsa (1), Virginia Tech (1). Bold denotes 2017 opponent 3

4 TV/RADIO ROSTER #2 #4 #5 #9 #10 #13 RACHAEL BONITATIBUS REBECCA PRAIRIE BROOKE BARFIELD MALEA BELL KENDALL CHADWICK JESSIE KOWALEWICZ INF R/R 5-6 Fr. Augusta, Ga./Westside C R/R 5-8 Fr. Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County LHP L/L 5-8 Fr. Pembroke, Ga./Bryan County INF/OF R/R 5-3 Jr. Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain INF R/R 6-1 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Marist School INF R/R 5-5 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga./ Providence Christian Acad. #18 #19 #20 #14 #15 #17 KAYLEE ELLEBRACHT KELSEY CHISHOLM DREW PUCKETT LISA HIGGINS CROSBY HUCKABAY KATIE KRZUS C R/R 5-5 So. Los Alamitos, Calif./Los Alamitos INF R/R 5-8 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram Trail INF/OF R/R 5-11 Fr. Buford, Ga./Buford RHP R/R 5-5 Fr. Ridgewood, N.J./ Ridgewood INF/OF R/R 5-9 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor School INF/OF R/R 5-9 So. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg #36 #52 #22 #23 #24 #29 KARISSA ARNOLD ISABELLA MANY COLLEEN DARRAGH ALLISON BRANDVOLD GRASON GASSER SAM PIERANNUNZI INF/OF L/R 5-7 Fr. Temecula, Calif./ Temecula Valley INF R/R 5-9 Fr. Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon OF R/R 5-5 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./Creekside INF R/R 5-4 Fr. Heath, Texas/RockwallHeath INF R/L 5-9 Fr. Mt. Washington, Ky./ Bethlehem OF L/R 5-11 Sr. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge #88 #98 #99 EMILY ANDERSON JENNA GOODRICH DRAVEN SONNON RHP R/R 5-7 Jr. LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange RHP R/R 5-8 So. Davie, Fla./American Heritage School OF R/R 5-8 Jr. Sugar Hill, Ga./North Gwinnett SHELLY HOERNER SAGE WOODHAM RODNEY DELONG JOHN KELLY SHELBY PICKETT SHELBEE SOWDERS Head Coach - 4th Season Tech Record: Career: 17 Seasons Career Record: Assistant/Pitching Coach 1st Season Assistant Coach - 1st Season Volunteer Assistant Coach 1st Season Graduate Manager - 1st Season Graduate Manager - 1st Season 4

5 HEAD COACH SHELLY HOERNER SHELLY HOERNER HEAD COACH CANISIUS COLLEGE, 1996 FOURTH SEASON AT GEORGIA Hoerner s third season at the helm of the program saw an increase in win totals overall and in the ACC, as well as improvements in ERA, hits, doubles, and stolen bases among other categories. Hoerner earned her 500th career head coaching victory on Feb. 27 against Southern Utah in Santa Barbara, Calif. Hoerner guided senior Courtney Ziese to an All-ACC second team selection, and the 15th consecutive year the Jackets earned an All-ACC honor. Off the field, the team earned the highest team GPA at Georgia Tech for the spring semester (3.30). In 2015, Hoerner coached the Yellow Jackets to upset victories against No. 20 Nebraska and No. 22 Texas A&M. Maddie Lionberger earned her second career All-Conference honor under Hoerner s wing when she was named All-ACC Second Team. In her first season on the Flats, Hoerner led the Yellow Jackets to a record and an ACC record (8th place). The season s highlights included series sweeps over conference foes Virginia and Maryland and a series victory against North Carolina on senior weekend. The 2014 club also notched a pair of wins over ranked opponents in Tulsa and Notre Dame. Under Coach Hoerner s direction, Tech ranked third in the ACC in batting average (.297) and led the ACC in stolen bases per game (1.38). Meanwhile Georgia Tech pitchers lowered the ERA from 5.37 to 4.21 in her first season. Individually, Hoerner coached two All-ACC performers in Maddie Lionberger (1st team) and Ashley Thomas (2nd team). Prior to Georgia Tech, Hoerner compiled a record of at the College of Charleston, including a mark in Southern Conference play. The Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2007, Hoerner led the Cougars to a record of overall, 15-8 in the Southern Conference, last season. Her career record in 14 years overall is During her time at College of Charleston, Hoerner coached the Southern Conference Player of the Year in 2007 and 2009, and the SoCon Pitcher of the Year in Her Cougar teams were runner-up in the Southern Conference Tournament in 2011 and Since 2005, Hoerner has also served as head coach of USA Athletes International, which has played in foreign tours all over Europe. Prior to working at College of Charleston, Hoerner spent a month in 2005 at NC State, where she served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. From , Hoerner was a successful head coach at Barry University, compiling a cumulative record of She led Barry to Sunshine State Conference championships in 2002 and 2003, and she was named the conference s Coach of the Year both of those seasons. In 2002, she led Barry to a regional title and was selected as the regional Coach of the Year. Hoerner began her head coaching career at Valdosta State, where she coached one season (2000). She first embarked on a coaching career as an assistant coach at Barry from Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Hoerner was an outstanding player on the collegiate level. In two years at Barry University ( ), the Buccaneers won 80 games. An allconference selection, Hoerner helped Barry advance to the NCAA Division II College Softball World Series, where the Buccaneers finished in fifth place. In her two seasons at Barry, Hoerner struck out just six times in 224 at bats while scoring 41 runs and collecting 30. Following the 1994 season she transferred to Canisius in Buffalo, N.Y., where she ranks among the school s all-time leaders in fielding percentage and stolen bases. In 1995, Hoerner led the Golden Griffins to a mark, 11-1 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and records of 33-7 and 11-1 in Canisius won the MAAC title in both years and Hoerner was a two-time all-conference selection. Hoerner also gained both professional and world experience in 1998 when she signed with Cavigal Nice Sports, a team in Nice, France, during the summer. She played catcher and helped guide the team to a fifth-place finish in the European Championships. A 1996 graduate of Canisius, Hoerner also holds a Master s degree from Barry in Hoerner and husband, Jeff, were married in 1999, and have a daughter, Meeka May. HOERNER FILE PERSONAL Hometown Education Family North Tonawanda, N.Y. Canisius College, 1996 (Bachelor of Science in Physical Education) Barry University, 2003 (Master s in Sport Management) husband Jeff; daughter Meeka May COACHING EXPERIENCE 2014-Pres. Head coach, Georgia Tech Head coach, College of Charleston Head coach, Barry University 2000 Head coach, Valdosta State Assistant coach, Barry University COACHING HONORS 2007 SoCon Coach of the Year 2002 South Region Coach of the Year 2002, 2003 Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year HEAD COACHING RECORD YEAR SCHOOL RECORD POSTSEASON 2000 Valdosta State Barry University Barry University Division II NCAA WCWS 2003 Barry University Division II NCAA Tournament 2004 Barry University Barry University College of Charleston College of Charleston College of Charleston College of Charleston College of Charleston College of Charleston College of Charleston College of Charleston Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Total at Georgia Tech PLAYING TIMELINE YEAR LOCATION AWARDS Barry University All-Conference Canisius College Two-time All-Conference 1998 Nice, France (Cavigal Nice Sports) 5

6 TECH S 2017 RECORD WHEN... ACC Overall Home Road Neutral Day Games Night Games Run Games Run Games Run Games Extra Innings Shutouts Scoring Opponent Tech Scoring In 1st Inning Opp. Scoring in 1st Inning Tech Scores First Opp. Scores First vs. Top Televised Game Out-Hit Opponent Out-Hit By Opponent Are Tied After 4 innings Leading Trailing Tied After 5 innings Leading Trailing Tied After 6 innings Leading Trailing Tied Hit 0 Home Home Run Home Opp. Hit 0 Home Home Run Home Errors 0 Errors Errors Errors Opp. Errors 0 Errors Errors Errors February March April May On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Total REACHED BASE STREAKS Longest Current SCORE BY INNING S Georgia Tech Opponents ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK ACC PITCHER OF THE WEEK MULTIPLE GAMES Total AGAINST 2017 OPPONENTS HITTING STREAKS Longest Current OPPONENT 2017 OVERALL California Illinois North Carolina Georgia State Penn State Iowa Jacksonville State Nebraska-Omaha Radford Florida State Michigan State Notre Dame SEMO Georgia Syracuse North Florida North Dakota State Virginia Tech Kennesaw State NC State Virginia Georgia Southern Boston College Samford Pittsburgh

7 2017 TEAM SINGLE GAME HIGHS... Hitting At bats... scored Home runs... Total bases Strikeouts... Sac hits... Stolen bases... Hit by pitch... Runners LOB... Fielding Putouts... Assists... Errors... Passed balls... Double plays turned... Pitching Innings pitched... allowed... Earned runs... allowed... Strikeouts... allowed... allowed... Homers allowed... Wild pitches... Hit batters INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME HIGHS... Hitting At bats... scored Home runs... Total bases Strikeouts... Sac hits... Stolen bases... Hit by pitch... Fielding Putouts... Assists... Errors... Pitching Innings pitched... allowed... Earned runs... allowed... Strikeouts... allowed... allowed... Homers allowed... Wild pitches... Hit batters... 7

8 2017 STARTERS BY POSITION Date Opponent P C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DP Feb. 9 vs. California Feb. 10 vs. Illinois Feb. 11 vs. California Feb. 11 vs. Illinois Feb. 12 vs. North Carolina Feb. 15 at Georgia State Feb. 17 vs. Penn State Feb. 18 vs. Penn State Feb. 18 vs. Iowa Feb. 19 vs. Iowa Feb. 22 vs. Jacksonville St. Feb. 24 vs. Omaha Feb. 24 vs. Omaha Feb. 25 vs. Radford Feb. 25 vs. Radford Feb. 26 vs. Illinois March 3 at Florida State March 4 at Florida State March 5 at Florida State March 8 vs. Michigan State March 11 vs. Notre Dame March 11 vs. Notre Dame March 12 vs. Notre Dame March 14 vs. SEMO March 15 vs. Georgia March 17 vs. Syracuse March 18 vs. Syracuse March 19 vs. Syracuse March 22 at North Florida March 22 at North Florida March 25 vs. North Dakota St. March 25 vs. North Dakota St. March 26 vs. North Dakota St. March 29 vs. Georgia State March 31 at Virginia Tech April 1 at Virginia Tech April 2 at Virginia Tech April 5 at Kennesaw State April 7 vs. NC State April 8 vs. NC State April 9 vs. NC State April 12 at Georgia April 14 at Virginia April 15 at Virginia April 16 at Virginia April 19 vs. Georgia Southern April 21 at Boston College April 22 at Boston College April 23 at Boston College April 25 vs. Kennesaw State April 29 vs. Samford April 29 vs. Samford May 5 vs. Pittsburgh May 6 vs. Pittsburgh May 7 vs. Pittsburgh 8

9 2017 STARTERS BY BATTING ORDER Date Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Feb. 9 vs. California Feb. 10 vs. Illinois Feb. 11 vs. California Feb. 11 vs. Illinois Feb. 12 vs. North Carolina Feb. 15 at Georgia State Feb. 17 vs. Penn State Feb. 18 vs. Penn State Feb. 18 vs. Iowa Feb. 19 vs. Iowa Feb. 22 vs. Jacksonville St. Feb. 24 vs. Omaha Feb. 24 vs. Omaha Feb. 25 vs. Radford Feb. 25 vs. Radford Feb. 26 vs. Illinois March 3 at Florida State March 4 at Florida State March 5 at Florida State March 8 vs. Michigan State March 11 vs. Notre Dame March 11 vs. Notre Dame March 12 vs. Notre Dame March 14 vs. SEMO March 15 vs. Georgia March 17 vs. Syracuse March 18 vs. Syracuse March 19 vs. Syracuse March 22 at North Florida March 22 at North Florida March 25 vs. North Dakota St. March 25 vs. North Dakota St. March 26 vs. North Dakota St. March 29 vs. Georgia State March 31 at Virginia Tech April 1 at Virginia Tech April 2 at Virginia Tech April 5 at Kennesaw State April 7 vs. NC State April 8 vs. NC State April 9 vs. NC State April 12 at Georgia April 14 at Virginia April 15 at Virginia April 16 at Virginia April 19 vs. Georgia Southern April 21 at Boston College April 22 at Boston College April 23 at Boston College April 25 vs. Kennesaw State April 29 vs. Samford April 29 vs. Samford May 5 vs. Pittsburgh May 6 vs. Pittsburgh May 7 vs. Pittsburgh 9

10 OVERALL STATS Record: Home: Away: 6-14 Neutral: 6-3 ACC: 7-16 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Courtney Ziese Maddie Lionberger Katie Krzus Samantha Pierannunzi Colleen Darragh Kelsey Chisholm Morgan Taylor Jessica Kowalewicz Jordan Deep Draven Sonnon Kaylee Ellebracht Malea Bell Jenna Goodrich Kendall Chadwick Sydney Stavro Emily Anderson Totals Opponents LOB - Team (325), Opp (411). DPs turned - Team (20), Opp (12). IBB - Team (2), Pierannunzi 2, Opp (4). (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Emily Anderson / Jenna Goodrich / Morgan Taylor / Colleen Darragh / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (5), Ellebracht 5, Opp (12). Pickoffs - Team (6), Ellebracht 4, Ziese, C 1, Anderson, E 1. SBA/ATT - Ellebracht (65-79), Goodrich, J (40-47), Anderson, E (27-33), Ziese, C (3-3), Taylor, M (1-2). 10

11 RESULTS Date Opponent Score Inns Overall ACC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 17, at Georgia State L 2-3 (12) Anderson, E (L 0-1) 182 3:33 Feb 19, OHIO STATE L Goodrich, J (L 0-1) 469 2:30 Feb 20, OHIO STATE L 3-4 (8) Anderson, E (L 0-2) 577 2:38 Feb 20, PURDUE L Goodrich, J (L 0-2) 401 2:12 Feb 21, PURDUE L Anderson, E (L 0-3) 201 1:53 Feb 23, ST. JOHN'S-1 L Goodrich, J (L 0-3) 105 3:00 Feb 26, at UC Santa Barbara L Anderson, E (L 0-3) 115 2:00 Feb 26, vs Southern Utah W Anderson, E (W 1-4) 105 2:00 Feb 27, at UC Santa Barbara L Goodrich, J (L 0-4) 120 2:02 Feb 27, vs Southern Utah W Anderson, E (W 2-4) 75 1:04 Feb 28, vs South Carolina L Anderson, E (L 2-5) 245 1:50 Mar 02, MERCER-1 W Anderson, E (W 3-5) 125 1:52 Mar 02, MERCER-2 W Goodrich, J (W 1-4) 75 2:21 * Mar 05, at Louisville-1 L Anderson, E (L 3-6) - 1:35 * Mar 05, at Louisville-2 W Anderson, E (W 4-6) 176 2:02 * Mar 06, at Louisville L Anderson, E (L 4-7) 289 2:13 * Mar 11, BOSTON COLLEGE L Anderson, E (L 4-8) 151 2:19 * Mar 12, BOSTON COLLEGE-1 L 1-4 (11) Anderson, E (L 4-9) 601 3:49 * Mar 12, BOSTON COLLEGE-2 L Goodrich, J (L 1-5) 153 1:32 Mar 14, NC CENTRAL W Anderson, E (W 5-9) 101 1:55 Mar 15, NC CENTRAL W Goodrich, J (W 2-5) 75 2:03 Mar 16, TENNESSEE STATE-1 W Anderson, E (W 6-9) 101 1:42 Mar 16, TENNESSEE STATE-2 W Goodrich, J (W 3-5) 101 2:15 Mar 18, vs Chattanooga W Anderson, E (W 7-9) 101 2:16 Mar 18, at USF L Goodrich, J (L 3-6) 432 1:41 Mar 19, vs Hartford L Anderson, E (L 7-10) 77 1:46 Mar 19, vs LIU Brooklyn W Goodrich, J (W 4-5) 55 1:52 Mar 20, vs Northwestern W Anderson, E (W 8-10) 77 2:14 Mar 23, at UCF L Goodrich, J (L 4-7) 462 1:40 * Mar 25, VIRGINIA TECH L Anderson, E (L 8-11) 603 1:30 * Mar 26, VIRGINIA TECH-1 L Goodrich, J (L 4-8) 235 2:07 * Mar 26, VIRGINIA TECH-2 W Anderson, E (W 9-11) 303 1:42 Mar 29, at #9 Georgia L Anderson, E (L 9-12) 867 1:55 * Apr 02, at Syracuse-1 L 7-8 (13) Anderson, E (L 9-13) 135 3:33 * Apr 02, at Syracuse-2 W 6-4 (8) Goodrich, J (W 5-8) 111 2:35 Apr 06, GEORGIA STATE W Anderson, E (W 10-13) :23 Apr 09, vs North Texas W Goodrich, J (W 6-8) 0 2:24 Apr 09, at Kansas L Goodrich, J (L 6-9) :45 Apr 10, vs North Texas L Goodrich, J (L 6-10) 0 1:32 Apr 10, at Kansas L Goodrich, J (L 6-11) 439 1:48 Apr 13, #10 GEORGIA L Goodrich, J (L 6-12) :54 * Apr 16, at Pittsburgh-1 L 3-4 (10) Goodrich, J (L 6-13) 207 2:50 * Apr 16, at Pittsburgh-2 W Taylor, M (W 1-0) 203 2:37 * Apr 17, at Pittsburgh L Goodrich, J (L 6-14) 119 2:18 Apr 20, TROY W Goodrich, J (W 7-14) 503 2:01 * Apr 23, VIRGINIA-1 L Goodrich, J (L 7-15) 823 1:54 * Apr 23, VIRGINIA-2 L Taylor, M (L 1-1) 403 1:18 * Apr 24, VIRGINIA W 8-6 (11) Goodrich, J (W 8-15) 631 3:11 Apr 26, at Kennesaw State W Goodrich, J (W 9-15) 600 2:10 * Apr 30, at NC State-1 L Goodrich, J (L 9-16) 334 2:05 * Apr 30, at NC State-2 W Goodrich, J (W 10-16) 591 2:10 * May 01, at NC State W Goodrich, J (W 11-16) 202 2:20 * = Conference game () extra inning game 11

12 #2 Rachael Bonitatibus Freshman INF R/R August, Ga. Westside HS Home YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #4 Rebecca Prairie Freshman C R/R Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes County Home YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #5 Brooke Barfield Freshman LHP L/L Pembroke, Ga. Bryan County Home YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #9 Malea Bell Junior OF R/R Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain HS Business administration major 2015 ACC Honor Roll 2 v. Mount St. Mary s (2/20/15) 2 v. Mount St. Mary s (2/20/15) 4 v. Mount St. Mary s (2/20/15) 1, 4x last vs. Georgia State (4/6/16) 1, 3x last vs. Virginia Tech (3/26/16) - Home 1 v. Mount St. Mary s (2/20/15) - YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD %

13 #10 Kendall Chadwick Junior INF R/R Atlanta, Ga. Marist School Business administration major, 2015 ACC Honor Roll, 2015 NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete Made her first career start against Georgia State at 1B 1, 2x last vs. Tennessee State (3/16/16) 1 v. Savannah St. (2/21/15) 1 v. Savannah St. (2/21/15) - 1 v. Savannah St. (2/21/15) - Home - - YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #13 Jessica Kowalewicz Senior INF R/R Stone Mountain, Ga. Providence Christian Acad. Majoring in biomedical engineering, 2014 ACC Honor Roll 2, 9x last at NC State (4/30/16) 2, 6x last vs. NC Central (3/15/16) 4 at Pitt (4/16/16) 2, 3x last at NC State (5/1/16) 1, 3x last at NC Staste (4/30/16) - Home 1, 5x last at NC State (4/30/16) 1, 4x last vs. Georgia State (4/6/16) YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #14 Kaylee Ellebracht Sophomore C R/R Los Alamitos, Calif. Los Alamitos HS Business administration major Four-year letterwinner and one-year captain as a catcher for head coach Rob Well at Los Alamitos High School Started all but three games behind the plate as a freshman 2 vs. Ohio State (2/20/16) 1, 7x last at NC State (5/1/16) 1, 3x at Pitt (4/16/16) 2 at Syracuse (4/2/16) 1, 3x last at Syracuse (4/2/16) - Home - 1 at Syracuse (4/2/16) YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #15 Kelsey Chisholm Junior INF R/R Jacksonville, Fla. Bartram Trail HS Business administration major Started all 55 games at shortstop Hit.238 with 41 hits, 17 runs, seven doubles, three home runs and 15 Recorded 10 multiple-hit games, and ended the season on a six-game reached-base streak Tallied a career-high six putouts vs. Ohio State (Feb. 20), and eight assists at Pitt (April 16). 2, 16x last at Pitt (4/17/16) 3 v. Savannah St. (2/21/15) 4 v. Nebraska (2/13/15) 3 v. Savannah St. (2/21/15) 1, 11x last vs. Virginia (4/23/16) 1, 2x last vs. Ohio State (2/20/16) Home 1, 7x last at NC State (4/30/16) 1, 7x last at NC State (5/1/16) YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD %

14 #17 Drew Puckett Freshman INF R/R Buford, Ga. Buford HS Home YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #18 Lisa Higgins Freshman P R/R Ridgewood, N.J. Ridgewood HS Home CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS YEAR ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAVG #19 Crosby Huckabay Freshman UTL R/R Chattanooga, Tenn. Baylor School Home YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #20 Katie Krzus Sophomore OF/INF L/R Orland Park, Ill. Carl Sandburg HS Business administration major ACC Honor Roll 3 at Syracuse (4/2/16) 2, 2x last vs. Virginia (4/24/16) 2 at Louisville (3/6/16) 3 at NC State (5/1/16) 1, 6x last at KSU (4/26/16) - Home 1 vs. Hartford (3/19/16) 1, 3x last at NC State (5/1/16) YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD %

15 #22 Karissa Arnold Freshman INF L/R Temecula, Calif. Temecula Valley #24 Colleen Darragh Senior OF R/R Jacksonville, Fla. Creekside HS Business administration major, 2015, 2014 ACC Honor Roll 2014 NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete Home YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #23 Isabella Many Freshman INF R/R Annandale, N.J. North Hunterdon HS Home YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % 3 vs. North Texas (4/10/16) 2, 3x last vs. North Texas (4/9/16) 6 v. Virginia (3/12/14) 1, 19x 1, 3x last at Louisville (3/6/16) - Home 2 v. Virginia (3/12/14) 1 at NC State (4/30/16) YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #29 Ally Brandvold Freshman C R/R Heath, Texas Rockwall-Heath HS Home YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % 15

16 #36 Grason Gasser Freshman 1B R/L Mt. Washington, Ky. Bethlehem #52 Samantha Pierannunzi Senior OF Suwanee, Ga. Peachtree Ridge HS Majoring in business administration, 2015 ACC Honor Roll Academic All-ACC, 2015 NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete Studied abroad in Spain over the summer Tallied two outfield assists at NC State - throwing two runners out at the plate in the series Robbed NC State of a home run with a leaping catch at the wall in centerfield - an ACC Must See Moment and #8 on SportsCenter Top 10 the next morning 2, 12x last vs. Tennessee St (3/16/16) 3 v. Savannah St. (2/21/15) 4, 2x last v. Savannah St. (2/21/15) 4 v. Mount St. Mary s (2/22/15) 2 at Notre Dame (3/21/15) 2 at Virginia (3/8/15) Home 1, 14x last at NC State (4/30/16) 2, 2x last at Pitt (4/17/16) YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #88 Emily Anderson Junior P R/R LaGrange, Ga. LaGrange HS Biology major, 2015 ACC Honor Roll NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete Made 19 appearances with eight starts and four complete games... Threw 55.1 innings with 46 strikeouts Matched her career-high with 8 strikeouts against Georgia State Pitched all 11.2 innings against the Panthers Home YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % Innings Pitched 11.2 at Georgia State (2/17/16) Allowed 7, 2x last at ND (3/21/15) Earned 7 v. Savannah St. (2/21/15) 6 at Georgia State (2/17/16) Strikeouts 8 v. Kansas (2/6/15) Allowed 9, 2x last v. Purdue (2/21/16) Homers Allowed 3 v. Savannah St. (2/21/15) YEAR ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAVG / / /

17 #98 Jenna Goodrich Sophomore P R/R LaGrange, Ga. LaGrange HS Business administration major Won the 2015 Florida Gatorade Player of the Year... Won a district championship at Archbishop McCarty, and with American Heritage, which reached the Final Four in 2013 and won a state title in 2014 Innings Pitched 11 vs. Virginia (4/24/16) Allowed 15 vs. Georgia (4/13/16) Earned 15 vs. Georgia (4/13/16) 12 vs. Virginia (4/24/16) Strikeouts 10 vs. North Texas (4/9/16) Allowed 15 at Pitt (4/16/16) Homers Allowed 4 vs. Georgia (4/13/16) CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS YEAR ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO BAVG / / , 2x last vs. Southern Utah (2/26/16) 1 vs. Mercer (3/2/16) 1 vs. Southern Utah (2/26/16) 1, 2x last vs. Mercer (3/2/16) 1 at UCSB (2/26/16) Home CAREER BATTING STATISTICS YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD % #99 Draven Sonnon Junior OF R/R Sugar Hill, Ga. North Gwinnett HS Business administration major 2015 ACC Honor Roll 2, 4x last at NC State (4/30/16) 2, 4x last at Pitt (4/16/16) 3 vs. Mercer (3/2/16) 2, 2x last at Pitt (4/16/16) 1, 3x last at Louisville (3/5/16) 1 vs. Southern Utah (2/26/16) Home 1, 2x last vs. Mercer (3/2/16) 2 vs. St. John s (2/23/16) YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT FLD %