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2008 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MARYLAND (15-1, 0-0 ACC) Date Opponent Time FAU-Kick-Off Classic (Boca Raton, Fla.) Feb. 8 vs. # 12 Michigan W, 2-0 (9) Feb. 8 vs. Massachusetts W, 2-0 Feb. 9 vs.

Elon W, 9-8 (8) Feb. 17 at Coastal Carolina W, 3-0 Feb. 21 UMBC [DH] W, 5-1, W, 8-0 (5) University of Central Florida Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) Feb. 29 vs. Villanova W, 4-0 Feb. 29 vs. Vermont W, 7-1 March 1 vs.

1 2008 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MARYLAND (15-1, 0-0 ACC) Date Opponent Time FAU-Kick-Off Classic (Boca Raton, Fla.) Feb. 8 vs. # 12 Michigan W, 2-0 (9) Feb. 8 vs. Massachusetts W, 2-0 Feb. 9 vs. North Florida W, 7-0 Feb. 10 vs. #12 Michigan L, 2-5 Coastal Carolina Three-way Doubleheader (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Feb. 16 at Coastal Carolina W, 4-3 (10) Feb. 16 vs. Elon W, 5-4 (8) Feb. 17 vs. Elon W, 9-8 (8) Feb. 17 at Coastal Carolina W, 3-0 Feb. 21 UMBC [DH] W, 5-1, W, 8-0 (5) University of Central Florida Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) Feb. 29 vs. Villanova W, 4-0 Feb. 29 vs. Vermont W, 7-1 March 1 vs. Florida A&M W, 6-4 March 1 vs. USA Softball (exh.) L, 7-0 March 2 vs. Central Florida W, 1-0 March 5 James Madison [DH] W, 3-0, W, 7-4 Maryland Invitational (College Park, Md.) March 8 SETON HALL W, 3-2 March 9 COLUMBIA W, 2-0 March 9 FORDHAM W, March 12 PITTSBURGH [DH] 4:00 Maryland Spring Break Classic (College Park, Md.) March 14 ST. PETER S 5:00 March 15 LEHIGH 1:00 March 15 VALPARAISO 5:00 March 16 UMBC 1:00 March 16 NIAGARA 3:00 March 21 at North Carolina* 5:00 March 22 at North Carolina* [DH] 1:00 March 29 VIRGINIA TECH* [DH] 1:00 March 30 VIRGINIA TECH* 1:00 April 2 DELAWARE STATE [DH] 5:00 April 5 FLORIDA STATE* [DH] 1:00 April 6 FLORIDA STATE* 12:00 April 8 GEORGETOWN [DH] 4:00 April 12 at N.C. State* [DH] 1:00 April 13 at N.C. State* 1:00 April 16 at Penn State [DH] 4:00 April 19 VIRGINIA* [DH] 1:00 April 20 VIRGINIA* 1:00 April 23 GEORGE WASHINGTON [DH] 4:00 April 26 at Georgia Tech* [DH] 1:00 April 27 at Georgia Tech* 1:00 April 30 at Towson [DH] 3:00 May 3 at Boston College* [DH] 1:00 May 4 at Boston College* 1:00 May 8-11 ACC Tournament (College Park, Md.) *ACC Games Home games at the Terrapin Softball Complex MARYLAND FACTS 2007 Record: ACC Record/Finish: 8-12/6th Overall All-Time Record: (14th season) Head Coach: Laura Watten (Texas-Arlington 92) Coach s Record: (11th season) Coach s Record at UM: (3rd season) Assistant Coach: Alissa Smith (Florida A&M 93) Assistant Coach: Trena Peel (LSU 03) MEDIA INFORMATION Associate A.D./Media Relations: Doug Dull Softball SID: Tom Fenstermaker address: tfenster@umd.edu SID Office Phone: (301) SID Cell Phone: (301) SID Home Phone: (410) SID Fax: (301) Media Relations Mailing Address: 2725 Comcast Center Terrapin Trail University of Maryland College Park, MD Website: SOFTBALL Comcast Center College Park, Md Ph: (301) Fax: (301) Contact: Tom Fenstermaker tfenster@umd.edu Maryland Terrapins (18-1) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (9-7) Robert E. Taylor Stadium College Park, Md. March 7-9, 2008 Originally Released: March 6, 2008 Maryland plays host to the Panthers of Pittsburgh, who come in with a record of 9-7. The Terps are off to an 18-1 start, the best in school history. Maryland is currently on a 15 game-winning streak, the longest in program history. Over the weekend Maryland won the Maryland Invitational, its third of four tournaments this year. The Terps defeated Seton Hall, 3-2, on Saturday before beating Columbia and Fordham, 2-0 and 13-12, respectively. The Terps are ranked s ranked 23rd in both the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 and the USA Today/NFCA Top 25. Maryland moved up two spots in the USA Today/NFCA poll. In their last outing, the Terps swept James Madison, 3-0 and 7-4, on Wednesday afternoon in College Park, Md. Junior Sarah Dooley pitched a one-hit shutout in the fi rst game, while a season high six-run fi rst inning powered the Terps to a win in the night-cap. Senior Sarde Stewart leads the ACC in batting with an average of.385. She also leads the ACC with 20 runs batted in and a slugging percentage of.673. The Terps pitching staff is second in the ACC with an earned runs average of At the beginning of the week, Terp pitchers held the third and fi fth best ERAs in the league. Jenny Belak leads the team with nine stolen bases to bring her career total to 45. Her next steal will break the school record. With her seven wins this season, Meredith Nelles has moved into fi fth all-time in career wins with 35. Nelles and Dooley are tied for second in the ACC this season with seven wins apiece. MARYLAND PROBABLE STARTERS AND QUICK NOTES Pos. No. Player Hometown 2007 Statistics Notes 1B 25 Sarde Stewart Fontana, Calif. 24 hits, 8 doubles Excellent fi elder at 1B. Transfer from Bethune-Cookman in B 99 Breanna Shaw Ellenwood, Ga..378 BA, 14 doubles B# Recorded multiple RBIs in fi ve games. Recorded 98 assists. 3B 7 Devon Williams Cleveland, N.C. 9 runs, 13 hits Superb fi elder who can also play left fi eld for Terps. SS 33 Alex Schultz Westcliffe, Colo. 30 runs, 31 hits Sophomore started 58 games as a freshman. RF 21 Jenny Belak Sierra Madre, Calif. 25 runs, 51 hits, 16 SBs Needs 4 stolen bases to break school record. LF 4 Meghan Booth West Covina, Calif. 10 runs, 8 SBs Excellent fi elder can also play right fi eld. CF 1 Niki Lau Centennial, Colo Freshman reshirted last year due to injury. C 13 Brittany Bessho Marietta, Ga. 29 hits, 15 RBIs Started at catcher for Tenessee during 2005 WCWS DP 8 Kerry Hickey Huntingtown, Md..488 high school BA Freshman named Washington Post Player of the Year in Terrapin Starting Pitchers: RHP 9 Meredith Nelles Wilmington, Del , 3.15 ERA, 141K 45 appearances last season, second most all-time for Terps. RHP 24 Sarah Dooley Panama City, Fla , 1.80 ERA, 238K GC JUCO transfer had seven shutouts and 30 complete games in B# Statistics at Bethune-Cookman, GC Statistics at Gulf Coast Community College

MARYLAND SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Pittsburgh Doubleheader (March 12) Maryland Ranked 23rd in Both Polls Marland Softball team has been ranked 23rd in both the ESPN.

2 MARYLAND SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Pittsburgh Doubleheader (March 12) Maryland Ranked 23rd in Both Polls Marland Softball team has been ranked 23rd in both the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 and the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 poll, moving up two spots in the USA Today/NFCA poll. The Terps (18-1) have gotten off to a record start and currently holding a 15-game win streak. It is the longest streak in program history. ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top Ohio State Washington (16-6-1) T23.MARYLAND (18-1) T23.San Diego St. (19-8) Long Beach St. (15-8) 38 NR USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll 21. Fresno State (22-4) Georgia (19-8) MARYLAND (18-1) VIRGINIA TECH (15-8) San Diego State (19-8) Head Coach LAURA WATTEN Third Year Texas-Arlington 92 Hometown: Dallas, Tx. Began at Maryland: 2005 Education: B.S. - Texas-Arlington, 1992 Experience: Student Athlete, Texas-Arlington ; Assistant Coach, Texas-Arlington, ; Head Coach, Bethune-Cookman, ; Head Coach, Maryland, 2005-Present. Collegiate Record: Overall (11th season): At Maryland (3rd season): Coaching Honors: 2005 NFCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year, 2005 MEAC Coach of the Year, 2005 Super Regional Appearance, 2005 South Regional Champion, 2003 MEAC Coach of the Year, 2002 MEAC Coach of the Year, 2001 MEAC Coach of the Year, Five Regional Tournament Appearances. Maryland Players Honors Under Watten: 2007 Easton All-American First Team (Amber Jackson), 2007 NFCA All-American Second Team (Jackson), Two 2007 NFCA All-Region players (Jackson and Jennifer Wellborn), 2007 All-ACC First Team (Jackson), 2006 All-ACC Second Team (Lindsay Klein and Lindsey Ubrun). Among the Leaders... Several Terps are amongst the leaders in the Atlantic Coast Conference. As of March 11, they include... The Terps are second in pitching with a team ERA of Maryland is second in batting with a team average of.275. The Terps strike out the least in the conference with only 61. Maryland leads the conference with seven triples. The Terps have turned the most double plays in the field with six. Sarde Stewart is first in hitting with a batting average of.385. She also leads the conference with 20 RBI and a.673 slugging percentage. Stewart is also third in on-base percentage at.476. Kerry Hickey is third in the conference with a batting average of.383 and is tied for fourth with 17 RBI. Jenny Belak is sixth in the conference with 24 hits, seventh with nine stolen bases and eight in batting with a.364 average. Meredith Nelles and Sarah Dooley are tied for second with seven wins apiece. Dooley is third with an ERA of 1.01, while Nelles is fifth with an ERA of Nelles is tie for third with three shutouts and eight with 54 strikeouts. Dooley is tied for first with two saves. Stewart Grabs ACC Co-Player of the Week Sarde Stewart was named ACC Co-Player of the Week along with Florida State s Brittany Osmon for the week ending March 9. It is the second consecutive week Maryland players have been selected with Meredith Nelles and Kerry Hickey taking home ACC Pitcher and Player of the Week respectively, for the week ending March 2. Stewart went 8-for-16 in five games last week, also recording at least one hit in every game, as Maryland improved its record to A starter at first base, she recorded two hits and two RBIs against James Madison in her first game of the week, then registered one hit in successive games against JMU, Seton Hall, and Columbia, before exploding to lead the Terps to a win over Fordham on Sunday to win the Maryland Invitational. In that game, the Fontana, Calif., senior went 3-for-4 at the plate, blasting two home runs, and hitting the game-winning walk-off single to give Maryland its 15th win in a row. In her five games during the week, Stewart recorded nine RBIs and scored five runs to lead a powerful Terps offense. Moving up the Ranks... With 3 stolen bases over the weekend, Jenny Belak needs just one more to break the school record for steals in a career. In addition, she is currently in the top 10 in four more categories. Junior Meredith Nelles has the fifth position in three different pitching categories.. STOLEN BASES T1. 45 JENNY BELAK 05-PRES. 45 Samantha Sweeney Amber Jackson Kelly Shipman Nneka Cardoza TRIPLES Keri Lounge T1. 8 JENNY BELAK 05-Pres Samantha Sweeney Lindsay Klein T5. 4 Kelly Shipman Jennifer Potzman RUNS Kelly Shipman Amy Sandler Michelle Burrell Beth Radford JENNY BELAK 05-Pres. SACRIFICE HITS Michelle Burrell Casey Leiter Jillian Callaway T8. 22 JENNY BELAK 05-Pres. 22 Nneka Cardoza HITS Michelle Burrell Keri Lounge Fawna Lackovic Beth Radford JENNY BELAK 05-Pres. STRIKEOUTS 1. 1,037 Kelly Shipman Amanda Bettker Monica Cyphert Jessica Aditays MEREDITH NELLES 06-Pres. WINS Kelly Shipman Amanda Bettker Monica Cyphert Jessica Aditays MEREDITH NELLES 06-Pres. APPEARENCES Kelly Shipman Amanda Bettker Monica Cyphert Jessica Aditays MEREDITH NELLES 06-Pres.

3 MARYLAND SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Pittsburgh Doubleheader (March 12) 2008 Roster Information Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Hgt. Cl. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Niki Lau OF L-R 5-1 Fr.-RS Centennial, Colo. (Grand View HS) 4 Meghan Booth OF/U R-R 5-5 Sr.-3V West Covina, Calif. (Diamond Bar HS) 5 Alex Schultz IF/OF R-R 5-4 So.-1V Westcliffe, Colo. (Pueblo West HS) 7 Devon Williams IF/OF R-R 5-6 Jr.-2V Cleveland, N.C. (West Rowan HS) 8 Kerry Hickey P/OF R/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Huntingtown, Md. (Huntingtown HS) 9 Meredith Nelles P R-R 5-8 Jr.-2V Wilmington, Del. (Brandywine HS) 11 Krista Gould IF R/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Rancho Palos Verde, Calif. (Peninsula HS) 12 Whitney Reigel IF/U R-R 5-9 Sr.-3V Morristown, N.J. (Morristown HS) 13 Brittany Bessho C/U R-R 5-7 Sr.-1V Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter HS-Univ. of Tennessee) 14 Julie Lofl and C/U R/R 5-7 Fr.-HS Mustang, Okla. (Mustang HS) 15 Lindsey Wright P/IF R/R 5-8 So.-TR Mesquite, Tex. (Santa Fe Community College) 17 Alex Gagne C/U R-R 5-9 So.-1V Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 21 Jenny Belak OF L-R 5-6 Sr.-3V Sierra Madre, Calif. (LaSalle HS) 24 Sarah Dooley P R/R 5-7 Jr.-TR Panama City, Fla. (Gulf Coast CC) 25 Sarde Stewart IF/U R-R 5-10 Sr.-1V Fontana, Calif. (Kaiser HS-Bethune-Cookman) 99 Breanna Shaw 2B/3B R/R 5-5 Jr.-TR Ellenwood, Ga. (Bethune-Cookman University) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Hgt. Class Hometown/High School/Last School 21 Jenny Belak OF L-R 5-6 Sr.-3V Sierra Madre, Calif. (LaSalle HS) 13 Brittany Bessho C/U R-R 5-7 Sr.-1V Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter HS-Univ. of Tennessee) 4 Meghan Booth OF R-R 5-5 Sr.-3V West Covina, Calif. (Diamond Bar HS) 24 Sarah Dooley P R/R 5-7 Jr.-TR Panama City, Fla. (Gulf Coast CC) 17 Alex Gagne C/U R-R 5-9 So.-1V Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mission Viejo HS) 11 Krista Gould IF R/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Rancho Palos Verde, Calif. (Peninsula HS) 8 Kerry Hickey P/OF R/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Huntingtown, Md. (Huntingtown HS) 1 Niki Lau OF L-R 5-1 Fr.-RS Centennial, Colo. (Grand View HS) 14 Julie Lofl and C/U R/R 5-7 Fr.-HS Mustang, Okla. (Mustang HS) 9 Meredith Nelles P R-R 5-8 Jr.-2V Wilmington, Del. (Brandywine HS) 12 Whitney Reigel IF/U R-R 5-9 Sr.-3V Morristown, N.J. (Morristown HS) 5 Alex Schultz IF/U R-R 5-4 So.-1V Westcliffe, Colo. (Pueblo West HS) 99 Breanna Shaw 2B/3B R/R 5-5 Jr.-TR Ellenwood, Ga. (Bethune-Cookman University) 25 Sarde Stewart IF/U R-R 5-10 Sr.-1V Fontana, Calif. (Kaiser HS-Bethune-Cookman) 7 Devon Williams IF/U R-R 5-6 Jr.-2V Cleveland, N.C. (West Rowan HS) 15 Lindsey Wright P/IF R/R 5-8 So.-TR Mesquite, Tex. (Santa Fe Community College) Head Coach: Laura Watten, 3rd Year at Maryland (Texas-Arlington 92) Assistant Coach: Alissa Smith (Florida A&M 93) Assistant Coach: Trena Peel (LSU 03) SQUAD BREAKDOWN Terps By Class Freshmen (4): Niki Lau, Kerry Hickey, Krista Gould, Julie Lofl and Sophomores (3): Alex Schultz, Alex Gagne, Lindsey Wright Juniors (4): Devon Williams, Meredith Nelles, Sarah Dooley, Breanna Shaw Seniors (5): Meghan Booth, Whitney Reigel, Brittany Bessho, Jenny Belak, Sarde Stewart Terps By State California (5): Alex Gagne, Meghan Booth, Jenny Belak, Sarde Stewart, Krista Gould Colorado (2): Alex Schultz, Niki Lau Georgia (2): Brittany Bessho, Breanna Shaw Maryland (1): Kerry Hickey New Jersey (1): Whitney Reigel North Carolina (1): Devon Williams Delaware (1): Meredith Nelles Florida (1): Sarah Dooley Texas (1): Lindsey Wright Oklahoma (1): Julie Lofl and Terps By Position Pitchers: Meredith Nelles, Sarah Dooley, Kerry Hickey, Lindsey Wright Catchers: Brittany Bessho, Alex Gagne, Julie Lofl and Infielders: Alex Schultz, Whitney Reigel, Sarde Stewart, Devon Williams, Krista Gould, Brianna Shaw Outfielders: Niki Lau, Meghan Booth, Jenny Belak Pronunciation Guide Jenny Belak -- BEE-lack Brittany Bessho -- besh-oh Alex Gagne -- GONE-yay Niki Lau -- rhymes with pow Meredith Nelles -- nells Whitney Reigel -- REE-gull Sarde Stewart -- sar-day Devon Williams -- devin TERRAPIN LEADERS (as of March 11) AVG...Sarde Stewart,.385 HITS...Jenny Belak, 24 RUNS...Jenny Belak, 14 RBI...Sarde Stewart, 20 HR...Sarde Stewart, 3 SB...Jenny Belak, 9 ERA...Sarah Dooley, 1.01 K s...meredith Nelles, 54 Wins... Dooley and Nelles, 7 IP...Sarah Dooley, ACC STANDINGS (as of March 11) ACC Overall Team W L W L North Carolina Virginia Florida State Georgia Tech MARYLAND Virginia Tech NC State Boston College

4 2008 Maryland Softball Overall Statistics for Maryland (as of Mar 11, 2008) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 18-1 Home: 7-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 9-1 ACC: 0-0 Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 25 Sarde Stewart Kerry Hickey Jenny Belak Brittany Bessho Meghan Booth Devon Williams Breanna Shaw Niki Lau Alex Schultz Krista Gould Whitney Reigel Julie Lofland Sarah Dooley Totals Opponents LOB - Team (120), Opp (122). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (3). IBB - Team (1), Stewart, S 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 24 Sarah Dooley / Meredith Nelles / Lindsey Wright / Kerry Hickey / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (6), Bessho, B 6, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (1), Bessho, B 1. SBA/ATT - Bessho, B (15-16), Hickey, K (6-6), Dooley, S. (5-5), Nelles, M (3-4), Wright, L. (1-1).

5 2008 Maryland Softball Overall Statistics for Maryland (as of Mar 11, 2008) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 21 Jenny Belak Krista Gould Kerry Hickey Julie Lofland Lindsey Wright Sarde Stewart Brittany Bessho Whitney Reigel Breanna Shaw Sarah Dooley Alex Schultz Meghan Booth Devon Williams Niki Lau Meredith Nelles Totals Opponents Hitting minimums - 5 Games Pitching minimums - 1 Games 10 AB

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media and recruiting guide 18 2008 season review The Laura Watten era of Maryland has been marked by continual progress and improvement, and the Terrapins' 2008 season proved no exception. During their third year under the guidance