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1 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: 2005 Game Notes :: NFCA Leadoff Classic :: Feb , 2005 :: :: SCHEDULE >> Feb. 25 vs. Michigan State at 5 p.m. :: Feb. 25 vs. Lehigh at 7:30 p.m. :: Feb. 26 vs. No. 21 Florida State at 10 a.m. :: Feb. 26 & 27 Championship Play at TBD :: 2005 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 4 Florida Atlantic! W 12-0 (5) 4 Appalachian State! W Louisville! L Florida! L DePaul! L No. 13 L Sam Houston W Sam Houston W W RAIN 18 Lipscomb # W 11-1 (5) 18 Creighton # W 8-0 (6) 19 Creighton # W 14-2 (5) 20 Lipscomb # W 8-0 (5) 20 North Texas # W Oklahoma City University W Michigan State $ 5 p.m. 25 Lehigh $ 7:30 p.m. 26 No. 21 Florida State $ 10 a.m. 26 Bracket Play $ TBD 27 Bracket Play $ TBD MARCH 2 Arkansas 3 p.m. 2 Arkansas 5 p.m. 4 Illinois Chicago % 4 p.m. 4 Oregon % 6:15 p.m. 5 Washington % 1:45 p.m. 5 UNLV % 4:15 p.m. 6 Drake % 11 a.m. 10 Valparaiso 4 p.m. 10 Valparaiso 6 p.m. 12 Nicholls State ^ Noon 12 UTEP ^ 2:15 p.m. 13 Nicholls State ^ 1:15 p.m. 13 UTEP ^ 3:30 p.m. 15 Indiana + 1 p.m. 17 Louisiana-Lafayette & 11 a.m. 17 Arizona State & 3:30 p.m. 18 Syracuse & 11 a.m. 19 Championship Play & TBD 20 Championship Play & TBD 23 at Tulsa 7 p.m. 25 Iowa State * 6 p.m. 26 Iowa State * NOON 30 at North Texas 6 p.m. APRIL 2 at Missouri * 2 p.m. 3 at Missouri * NOON 6 Oklahoma State * 7 p.m. 9 at Texas * NOON 10 at Texas * 1 p.m. 11 at Texas Tech * 5 p.m. 11 at Texas Tech * 7 p.m. 16 Texas A&M * 3 p.m. 17 Texas A&M * NOON 18 Baylor * 5 p.m. 18 Baylor * 7 p.m. 20 Tulsa 7 p.m. 23 at Kansas * 2 p.m. 24 at Kansas * 1 p.m. 27 at Oklahoma State * 7 p.m. 30 Nebraska * 1 p.m. MAY 1 Nebraska * 1 p.m. 4 North Texas 7 p.m Big 12 Tournament (Oklahoma City) TBD NCAA Regionals (Location TBD) TBD NCAA Super Regionals (Location TBD) TBD JUNE 2-6 Women s College World Series (OKC) TBD! Clearwater Invitational Houston Hilton Classic (Texas) # OU/Nike Classic (Norman) $ NFCA Leadoff Classic (Columbus, Ga.) % Las Vegas Classic ^ OU/Worth Invitational (Norman) & Kia Klassic (Fullerton, Calif.) * Big 12 Conference Game + Game will be played at Long Beach City College (Calif.) leading off For the ninth consecutive year the No. 13 Oklahoma softball team will enter the NFCA Leadoff Classic hosted at the South Commons Complex in Columbus, Ga. Twenty-four of the nation s top collegiate teams will convene in Columbus from Feb The fi eld is highlighted by 2004 WCWS participants Florida State, LSU, Michigan and OU. Twenty of the squads qualifi ed for regional play in OU begins pool play against Michigan State on Friday at 6 p.m. (CST). The Sooners will turn around and immediately play Lehigh at 8:30 p.m. After the late contest with Lehigh, OU will have to get up early to face No. 15 Florida State at 11, Saturday morning. Championship play follows the round-robin pool portion of the tournament. The top team from each pool advances to the Gold Championship, along with the top-two at large teams. In 2004, OU won the Gold Championship Consolation by avenging an earlier loss to Central Michigan. OU has a record in nine Leadoff Classic appearances with its best result coming in scouting michigan state After winning its season opener over No. 16 Florida, Michigan State lost three straight games to Southern Illinois, Cal and UNLV. The 1-3 Spartans are led offensively by Elizabeth Peterson who is hitting.375 with one home run :: Vital Info >> and three RBI. As a team, MSU is hitting.202. The staff is being carried by Rachel Turney who is 1-2 with a 2.57 ERA. As a group, the pitching staff has a combined ERA of OU is 2-3 all time against MSU. scouting lehigh Lehigh will open the season at the Leadoff Classic. After going in 2004, the Mountain Hawks were tabbed to repeat as Patriot League Champions by the conference s coaches. Junior Mary Wieder is the top returning player for Lehigh. Wieder hit.359 with two home runs and 34 RBI in Lehigh only hit fi ve home runs in The Hawks weren t too deadly on the base paths either, where they stole 32 bases on 43 attempts. Lehigh was able to average 3.8 runs per game and still win 47 in 2004 because of a dominant staff that tallied a 1.38 ERA. The headlining returner is junior Kate Arico, who went 13-2 with a 1.38 ERA last season. OU defeated Lehigh 9-2 in the 2001 Norman Regionals, which is the only time the programs have met. scouting No. 21 florida state 2004 WCWS participant Florida State is off to a 7-5 start, which includes a pair of home losses to Missouri. Staff ace Casey Hunter is 3-4 with a 1.11 ERA after earning All- America honors in Freshman hurler TIffany McDonald has impressed with a 4-0 record and 0.59 ERA. FSU s offense is yet to hit high gear. As a team they are hitting.259 with no home runs and 45 runs scored in 12 contests. The leading Seminole hitter is Natasha Jacob with a.361 batting average and four RBI. the 500 club Head coach Patty Gasso won the 500th game of her OU coaching career on Feb. 18 in a 11-1 win over Lipscomb. Her career mark is (.751). She distanced herself from the previous Sooner coaches a long time ago. In fact, the next closest in career wins is OU administrator Marita Hynes, who went from Her current career record (OU and Long Beach City College) is (.746). Record Big 12 Record Non-Conference Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Midwest Region Record Out of Region Record Streaks... Won nine USA Today/NFCA Preseason Ranking... No. 13 ESPN.com/USA Softball Ranking...No. 14 Letterwinners Returning...12 Starters Returning...8 Newcomers...6

2 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: RANKED NO. 13/14 (NFCA/USA) :: 11-4 OVERALL RECORD :: 0-0 BIG 12 RECORD :: 2005 Numerical Roster & Individual Notes 1 Jamie Fox UTL R/R 5-9 So. Lafayette, La. (Acadiana) Average (.243) is creeping up after slump to start season. 2 Jadyn Smith RHP R/R 5-8 Fr. Newcastle, Okla. (Newcastle) 0-1 with 2.8 ERA in 10 innings of work. 3 Stacy Braddock RHP R/R 6-1 Fr. Garland, Texas (Garland) Off start versus OCU is only blemish on stellar season. 4 Kristin Vesely CF L/L 5-4 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Shadow Mountain) The Sooners hottest hitter with a.438 batting average. 5 Nicole Denes RHP R/R 5-11 Jr. Coppell, Texas (Coppell) In tight battle with Braddock for No. 2 innings. 6 Tayl'r Hollis INF R/R 5-8 Fr. Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More) Currently filling in at third for injured Dickson. 7 Kami Keiter P L/L 5-7 Sr. Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) Riding 23-inning scoreless streak. 9 Jessica Leslie OF R/R 5-5 Sr. Raytown, Mo. (Raytown) Second among regulars with a.395 batting average. 10 Christina Enea 1B R/R 5-7 sr. Woodland Hills, Calif (El Camino Real) Team high 14 RBI from All-America candidate. 12 Savannah Long INF R/R 5-8 Fr. Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City) Currently getting all the starts at short with Hollis at third. 13 Heather Scaglione C R/R 5-9 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo) Slugging ball all over yard when she gets pitched to. 15 Norrelle Dickson 3B L/L 5-9 So. Orange, Calif. (El Modena) Sprained ankle comes during hot streak (.435 in last nine). 21 Jade Prather UTL S/R 5-7 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City Nt.) Slapper is hitting.400 with four runs scored. 23 Susan Ogden C R/R 5-8 Fr. Sherman, Texas (Sherman) Rookie has team high.667 average in three at bats. 25 Alison Horne UTL R?R 5-11 Fr. Fayetteville, Ga. (Fayette Coutny) Cleared NCAA Waivers and immediately produced 28 Mariee Mena OF R/R 5-5 Jr. Escondido, Calif. (Escondido) Redshirting with medical problems. 30 Stacia Aleman 2B R/R 5-5 So. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Mustang) Back in lineup after battling sore quadriceps. 99 Amber Spaulding OF R/R 5-6 So. Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda) Strong, all-around athlete is pushing for OF time. Coaching Staff Head Coach Patty Gasso 11th Season Long Beach State, 1984 OU Record: (.751) Career Record: (.747) Assistant Coach Melyssa Lombardi Eighth Season Oklahoma, 1997 Duties: Pitchers & Catchers Assistant Coach Howard Dobson Third Season McNeese State, 1997 Duties: Hitting & Outfield GA Assistant Coach Melanie Meuchel First Season Mesa State, 2002 Director of Operations Nickie Engelbrecht Fourth Season Texas Woman s University, 2001 four reliable arms Through three weekends of competition, the OU pitching staff has already shown why it may be the deepest of the Patty Gasso era. After carrying the team in the opening weekend, the staff has taken it to a new level during the current winning streak. As a group they have a combined ERA of 1.17 and have only allowed nine runs in that last nine wins. Freshman Stacey Braddock (4-2, 0.97) has worked 29 innings and allowed four earned runs. She began her collegiate career by going 12.2 innings before allowing an earned run. Senior Kami Keiter (4-1, 0.70) has worked 23 innings of scoreless ball since the season-opening Clearwater Invitational. Junior Nicole Denes (3-0, 1.52) and freshman Jadyn Smith (0-1, 2.80 ERA) have been overshadowed but solid. horne returns to softball program Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso and the OU compliance offi ce announced Friday morning that Alison Horne had passed a pair of NCAA wavers and was cleared to begin collegiate competition for the softball team. Horne originally sided a National Letter of Intent in the fall of 2002 and joined the program at the beginning of the school year. She was stricken with a breathing disorder that kept her from competing. Horne chose to return home to her native Fayetteville, Ga., and seek medical attention while residing with her parents. All-Time Winningest I-A Softball Coaches (by winning pct.) Rk Coach, School Years Record Pct. 1. Sue Enquist, UCLA Mike Candrea, Arizona JoAnne Graf, Florida St. 21 1, Yvette Girouard, LSU Patty Gasso, Oklahoma Lu Harris-Champer, Georgia Margie Wright, Fresno St. 25 1, Carol Hutchins, Michigan Patrick Murphy, Alabama Joyce Compton, S. Carolina Numbers were taken at beginning of 2005 season. She enrolled at the University of Georgia in the spring of 2004 before eventually returning to Norman during the summer of 2004 with her breathing ailments diagnosed. Horne has a vocal-cord disfunction and Hashimoto s Thyroiditis, both of which she treats with medication. Before Horne could play for Oklahoma, NCAA clearance was required due to her enrollment in Georgia. We all thought that her career was done because we couldn t fi gure out her breathing ailment, said Gasso. She returned to Norman on her own accord because she really loved our program. She had the courage to come back and ask me for a second chance with the team. She felt like we could make it work. That was a very big step in my eyes. Since that time we have done everything we could do to make it happen. She will have an impact offensively for us. Defensively, she is a little rusty but she ll work her way into the lineup because she has a big stick. OU needs one win to claim a 10 game winning, which would be the 13th under Gasso and 17th in OU history.

3 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: RANKED NO. 13/14 (NFCA/USA) :: 11-4 OVERALL RECORD :: 0-0 BIG 12 RECORD :: ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll (2/22) School Record Points Last 1. Arizona (13) California (7) Texas UCLA Stanford T6. Louisiana Lafayette T6. Tennessee Alabama Michigan LSU Baylor Washington Georgia Tech Oklahoma Florida Texas A&M Nebraska Oregon State Fresno State Pacific Oregon Florida State Georgia Missouri NR 25. Long Beach State Others receiving votes: Cal State Fullerton (37), Northwestern (22), BYU (16), San Diego State (14), Iowa (13), Florida International (12), North Carolina (8), Arizona State (7), Mississippi State (7), Syracuse (7), Southern Illinois (5), Hawaii (2). Bold indicates OU opponents USA Today/NFCA Poll (2/23) School Record Points Last 1. California (24) Arizona (4) UCLA Stanford Tennessee Louisiana-Lafayette Alabama Michigan Texas LSU Baylor Washington Oklahoma Florida Georgia Tech Georgia Nebraska Oregon Texas A&M Florida International Florida State Oregon State Long Beach State Missouri NR 25. Fresno State Others receiving votes: Pacific 42, Auburn 28, Northwestern 27, BYU 23, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 22, Arizona State 17, San Diego State 14, Iowa 10, Syracuse 10, Illinois 8, Louisville 5. Bold indicates OU opponents streaks Notable streaks entering the 2005 NFCA Leadoff Classic: Consecutive weeks since the inception of the NFCA Poll that OU has been ranked in the top Consecutive games started by Kristin Vesely Consecutive games without committing an error by Jessica Leslie Consecutive games started by Norrelle Dickson Length of Kami Keiter s current scoreless innings streak Consecutive season openers won by the OU softball team, including 11 straight under Patty Gasso Innings Stacy Braddock worked without allowing an earned to start her career Consecutive trips to the NCAA postseason Consecutive seasons of 40 or more wins, 10 under Gasso Current hitting streak for Christina Enea, which began Feb. 6 vs. DePaul. 9 - Consecutive games OU has hit a double. 8 - Consecutive games that OU has scored at least fi ve runs, which is a school record. 8 - Consecutive games OU has hit a home run. 8 - Current hitting streak for Kristin Vesely, which is a career best and began on Feb. 12 vs. Sam Houston State. 6 - Current hitting streak for Norrelle Dickson, which began on Feb. 12 against Houston. 6 - Current hitting streak for Jessica Leslie, which began on Feb. 18 vs. Lipscomb. 6 - Consecutive games in which OU has not committed an error. 5 - Consecutive Regional Championships. 5 - Consecutive Women s College World Series appearances. 2 - Consecutive seasons that head coach Patty Gasso has started a freshman at shortstop. offense, pitching, defense... lets roll OU is in the midst of a nine-game winning streak and an all-around effort has been the catalyst. Below are the details: >> OU has outscored its opponents 74-9 during the streak. >> The offense is hitting.388 with 13 home runs and 67 RBI. >> Eight regulars are hitting about.300 with four of those topping.400. >> Kristin Vesely is in the midst of the best stretch of her career. She is hitting.548 with 17 hits, six extra base hits, 11 RBI, six stolen bases and a.576 on base percentage. >> Jessica Leslie is also on a career run during OU s streak. She is hitting.462 with three HR, and a team-high 12 RBI. >> The pitching staff has a combined ERA of 1.17 and ace Kami Keiter is yet to allow an earned run during the streak. >> OU has scored five or more runs in eight consecutive contests, which is a school record. The previous best was seven, which was set five times. The most recent time was in >> OU has hit a home run in eight consecutive contests and a double in nine straight. >> OU has stolen a base in nine straight and not committed an error in six straight. >> OU needs one win for 10 straight, which would be the 17th streak of 10 or more games in program history. Twelve of the 16 aforementioned streaks have come under coach Gasso. locked in OU junior center fi elder Kristin Vesely has that look of a player locked into an elusive hitting zone. The numbers substantiate the look. Vesely leads OU with a.438 batting average, 14 runs, 21 hits and fi ve doubles. She is second on the team in RBI despite hitting in the leadoff and No. 2 spots all season Big 12 Standings (As of 2/23) Conference Overall School W L T Pct. H A W L T Pct. H A N Last 5 Streak Texas Won 5 Texas A&M Won 2 Baylor Won 3 Missouri Won 1 Nebraska Won 7 Oklahoma Won 8 Oklahoma State Won 4 Kansas Won 2 Texas Tech Won 1 Iowa State Lost 3 The last time OU has win streak of at least nine games was in 2003, when OU won 18 straight.

4 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: RANKED NO. 13/14 (NFCA/USA) :: 11-4 OVERALL RECORD :: 0-0 BIG 12 RECORD :: OU UNDER GASSO (1995-PRESENT) Season Record (11-7) (12-6) (14-2) (14-2) (17-1) (11-3) (12-5) (14-4) (17-5) (12-4) Overall Record (.751) Conference Record * *Big 8 Conference Big 12 Record (.777) Big 8 Record (.750) Overall Conf. Record (.775) Postseason NCAA Regional, WCWS NCAA Regional, WCWS NCAA Regional, WCWS NCAA Regional, WCWS NCAA Regional, WCWS* NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional NCAA Regional * National Champions Big 12 Finish Fifth Fourth Second Second First First Second Second First First Team All-Big 12 Selections Oklahoma Nebraska Oklahoma State Texas Texas A&M All-America Selections (Since 1996) Oklahoma Nebraska Texas Missouri... 6 Oklahoma State... 6 Texas A&M... 4 Texas Tech... 2 the gasso timeline Date Win No. Significance 10/5/94 -- Hired as fi fth coach in OU softball history 2/15/95 1 First win came against Oklahoma State and also marked her fi rst conference (Big Eight) win. 2/17/95 2 First non-conference win in second career game, a 10-4 defeat of Texas-Arlington. 4/2/ th win of OU career, a 5-2 victory over Iowa State 5/19/95 41 First postseason win, a 7-1 victory over Utah. 5/20/95 43 Final win of her fi rst season at OU came in regional fi nal vs. UNLV (2-1). It was the 43rd win of the season, which at the time ranked as the fourth best single season total in OU softball history. 2/24/ th win of OU career, a 3-2 win over NE Louisiana at the Mardi Gras Classic (Monroe, La.) 3/30/96 68 First Big 12 win, again at the disposal of Iowa State by a score of /10/96 89,90,91 Three consecutive wins led OU to the inaugural Big 12 Tournament Championship. 2/21/ th win at OU came at the expense of Louisiana Tech by a score of 1-0 in Mardi Gras Classic. 5/17/ The Sooners only win in the fi rst of four NCAA Regionals they have hosted in Norman. 2/13/ th win came in Pepsi Intercollegiate Classic (Arlington, Texas) over Stephen F. Austin (8-0). 3/6/ OU s fi rst-ever win against a No. 1 ranked team came at Arizona by a score of /16/ Last of three wins to sweep season series from eventual national champion Fresno State. 2/12/ th win came in Norman against Mississippi by a score of /11/ Claimed her 50th Big 12 win in her 68th conference game (3-2 win over Iowa State), which made her the fi rst to 50 wins. The mark still stands as the quickest in Big 12 history to 50 wins. 4/30/ OU sweeps regular season series from Oklahoma State (6-2 loss) and clinches Big 12 title. 5/18/ The fi rst win (11-0 over Harvard) in what would become a 19-game winning streak in NCAA Regionals. 5/21/ OU claims its fi rst Regional Championship in Norman with a 3-2 win over Oregon State. 5/25/ OU s fi rst-ever win in the Women s College World Series, a 2-1 defeat of Cal. 5/29/ OU wins the National Championship, the fi rst and only in Big 12 history. Also is the fi rst for a woman s sport at OU. 4/1/ The fi rst (11-2 over Iowa State) of a school record 23 game winning streak. 5/20/ OU wins second NCAA Regional with 10-2 rout of Washington in Norman. 5/24/ Last game of 23-game winning streak that included Big 12 Tourney and NCAA Regionals. OU defeated Michigan 2-0 in its Women s College World Series opener. 5/17/ th win came in Norman Regional over Texas A&M by score of /19/ OU wins third consecutive NCAA Regional and advances to third consecutive WCWS. 3/20/ In record pace, OU becomes fi rst Big 12 team to claim 100 conference wins with a 1-0 win over Nebraska. 5/15/ OU defeats Bethune-Cookman to claim the 1,000 victory in OU softball program history. 5/18/ OU defeats Oregon State 7-2 in Gainsville, Fla., to claim fourth straight NCAA Regional Championship and the fi rst in program history that wasn t hosted in Norman. The win puts Sooners in fourth straight WCWS. 5/22/ OU defeats No. 1 Arizona, 3-2, in Tucson, marking the second time OU has defeated a top-ranked team. The win also helped end the NCAA record 16-year streak of WCWS appearances for U-of-A. 5/23/ OU defeats Louisiana-Lafayette, 15-0, only hours after losing to the Ragin Cajons earlier on Regional Championship Sunday. The win clinches a fi fth straight Regional Championship and WCWS and highlights OU s improbable run through the nation s toughest regional. 5/18/ Sooners thump Lipscomb by a score of 11-1 for Gasso s 500th win of her OU career. It also began a streak of four consecutive run-rule wins. kicking it up a notch Jessica Leslie got off to a quick start in She has followed the same recipe in 2005, but kicked it up a few notches. Leslie, a preseason All-America candidate, is hitting.395 with eight extra base hits, a team-high three home runs and 13 RBI. The powerful righty has struck out just one time while hitting in the fi ve spot all season. Her work in the fi eld sets her apart from everyone else on the team. She is currently in the midst of a 91-game streak without committing an error. The streak stretches back to her sophomore campaign. framing it A comparison with all the major conferences, puts a frame on OU s accomplishment of reaching fi ve straight Women s College World Series. Only the Pac 10 with 20 appearances by six teams has outdone OU. No other conference can total its WCWS appearances over the last fi ve years and match the Sooners. Below is the list: Pac 10 Oklahoma SEC Big 10 Rest of Big 12 ACC Conference USA Southland Four Big 12 players were named to the USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List. Three of them (Keiter, Scaglione, Dickson) were Sooners.

5 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: RANKED NO. 13/14 (NFCA/USA) :: 11-4 OVERALL RECORD :: 0-0 BIG 12 RECORD :: CAREER CLIMBERS A look at the OU career pitching charts: Complete Games Patti Graham Cheryl Jacobs ' Kami Keiter 02-Present Innings Pitched Jennifer Stewart Cheryl Jacobs Kami Keiter 02-Present Strikeouts Jill Most Jennifer Stewart ' Kami Keiter 02-Present Appearances Jennifer Stewart Kami Keiter 02-Present Games Started Jennifer Stewart Kami Keiter 02-Present Victories Jennifer Stewart Jill Most Kami Keiter 02- Present Shutouts Jill Most Lana Moran Kami Keiter 02-Present Lowest ERA Cheryl Jacobs Patti Graham Kami Keiter '02-Present Winning Percentage Jennifer Stewart Nicole Denes 03-Present Kami Keiter '02-Present RECENT MOVEMENT Keiter moved to No. 2 in the career starts and appearances during the OU/Nike Classic (Feb )... She also moved into a first place tie with others for the best career ERA at With the current depth of OU s staff, it is unlikely that Keiter will get the necessary looks to catch Stewart, who is 36 ahead in appearances and 30 ahead in starts... Keiter needs two victories to claim No. 2 in that category and two for No. 5 in shutouts. class rank The 2005 senior class (Christina Enea, Heather Scaglione, Kami Keiter and Jessica Leslie) is one of the best in OU history. In fact, based on career accomplishments to date, it ranks second in OU history. The 2001 group (LaKisha Washington, Lisa Carey, Jamie White, Ashli Barrett, Andrea Davis and Mandy Fulton) appeared on the OU career record lists 25 times going into their final season. The 2004 version appears 21 times. The 2001 crew only improved their marks in their final season and currently appears 32 times on the career lists. The 2005 senior class does hold a couple distinctions over The quartet is the first in OU history to have three different graduating-players with All-America honors. It also is more well rounded than their counterparts. The 2001 version did not have a pitcher on any lists. The 2005 team has Kami Keiter, who ranks in the top six of all nine career pitching categories. Since The Start Of The Big 12 in 1996, No Conference School Exceeds OU with... 1 National Championship 4 USA Elite Team Members 5 Women s College World Series Appearances 5 NCAA Regional Championships 5 Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year Honors 9 Postseason Appearances 17 All-Americans 34 All-Big 12 First Team Honors 37 Player/Pitcher of the Week Honors 122 Big 12 Wins comeback of the year Oklahoma starting pitcher Nicole Denes was sidelined for the last 30 games of her sophomore season (2004) with a heart arrhythmia (medically termed Superventricular Tachycardia). Denes had an irregular heart beat while OU was at Texas A&M (3/28) and was held out of competition from that point. The condition was diagnosed by OU athletics staff cardiologist Dr. Phil Adamson. Denes was on medication for three months before undergoing successful heart surgery on July 9, Two weeks later she was cleared for full physical activity and is once again be the No. 2 starter on the OU pitching staff. Denes fi nished her 2004 campaign with a 16-6 record and 1.82 ERA in innings of work. three sooners on watch list The same trio of Norrelle Dickson, Kami Keiter and Heather Scaglione that represented Oklahoma on the USA Elite Team has been named to the USA Softball Player of the Year watch list. It marks the fi rst time that OU has had three players on the watch list, as well as being the fi rst time a sophomore (Dickson) has garnered the recognition. The watch list is comprised of 40 players that represent 23 colleges and 10 different Conferences. A list of 25 fi nalists will be announced on April 5. A player does not have to be on the watch list to be considered for the top 25. But once the Top 25 is named the remaining fi nalist must be pared down from that list. Just days before the start of post-season play, a list of 10 fi nalists will be named and released on May 10th. The three fi nalists will be announced May 31st. The winner of the 2005 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award will be announced at the 2005 NCAA Women s College World Series in Oklahoma City. three sooners taken in npf senior draft Three Oklahoma softball players were taken in the 2005 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft, which took place on Feb. 7 in Denver, Colo. All-American Heather Scaglione was the fi st catcher taken with the No. 4 pick by the 2004 NPF Champion NY/NJ Juggernauts. Lefty hurler Kami Keiter was selected in the second round with the 11th overall selection by the Akron Racers, while fi rst baseman Christina Enea went as the fi rst pick of the third round (13th overall) to the Chicago Bandits. Oklahoma led all programs with three players selected among the 24 draftees. Texas A&M and Cal, who had two draftees each, were the only other program s with multiple selections. Aside from A&M, the only other Big 12 school to have a player drafted was Nebraska (Anne Steffan - 4th round/19th pick). These players have earned this honor and their efforts over three-plus seasons have shined a very positive light on this program, said Gasso, when asked about the signifi cance of leading all programs in draftees. I think it illustrates that this senior class is one of, if not the best in the country. They are a determined group that has major goals before they begin their professional careers. For the fourth consecutive season OU was ranked in the preseason top-10. It also is the second consecutive year OU was ranked No. 4 to begin the year.

6 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: RANKED NO. 13/14 (NFCA/USA) :: 11-4 OVERALL RECORD :: 0-0 BIG 12 RECORD :: CAREER CLIMBERS List below are the rankings of several players that appear in the OU career records lists: Runs Christy Ring ' Jennifer Stump ' Christina Enea '02-Present Hits Lisa Carey ' Casey Dickson ' Christina Enea '02-Present Runs Batted In Ashli Barrett ' Jennifer Stump ' Christina Enea '02-Present Cari Graves ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Home Runs Ashli Barrett ' Leah Gulla ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Doubles Lisa Carey ' Becky Burroughs ' Christina Enea '02-Present Base On Balls Casey Dickson ' Jennifer Stump ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Christina Enea '02-Present Extra Base Hits Kelli Braitsch ' Becky Burroughs ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Christina Enea '02-Present Total Bases Kelli Braitsch ' Erin Evans ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present Christina Enea '02-Present Stolen Bases Christy Ring ' Cindy Brko ' Norrelle Dickson '04-Present Kristin Vesely '03-Present Slugging Percentage Becky Burroughs ' Kelli Braitsch ' Heather Scaglione '02-Present RECENT MOVEMENT Heather Scaglione debuted in the top-10 for RBI and Christina Enea debuted in top-10 for total bases after the OU/Nike Classic (Feb.18-20)... Scaglione also recently jumped up to No. 4 in career home runs and base on balls... Kristin Vesely debuted on the career list for stolen bases with 25 after the OU/Nike Classic. worth noting... After committing nine errors in their first eight contests, OU has a streak of six games without a miscue... The streak has led OU to the top of the Big 12 with a.977 fielding percentage... OU set a new single game record by hammering out 19 hits in the season opener against Florida Atlantic... The previous mark of 18 hits was set against Central (Okla.) State in 1978 and San Diego State in OU s current record for runs scored is 19 (. Central State in 1981), equal to the hits mark... By starting against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 4) Freshman Savannah Long became the second consecutive freshman to start the season at shortstop for OU head coach Patty Gasso... In 2004 Norrelle Dickson began at short before moving to third base... Sophomore Jade Prather had an infield single in her first career at bat against FAU... OU tied the single game record with six doubles, which has now happened on seven occasions in school history... Scaglione tied the OU single game record for doubles (3) against FAU and now shares the mark with three others... With five doubles Heather Scaglione is nearly half way to her 2004 total of Scaglione (27) is just three two-baggers shy of the OU career top Jamie Fox set a new career high with four RBI against Sam Houston State thanks in large part to a three-run home run she hit in the first inning... Stacia Aleman set a career-high with four RBI, which all came on her first career home run - a grand slam - against Lipscomb (2/18)... OU freshman Stacy Braddock struck out a career high 10 batters against Oklahoma City Unviersity (2/22). sooners debut at no. 4 again For the second consecutive season the Oklahoma softball team was ranked No. 4 in both the USA Today/ NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason polls. For the Sooners it marked the fi fth consecutive year they have earned a top 10 preseason ranking. It s an honor any time you receive this type of recognition from the nation s coaches, said OU head coach Patty Gasso. Beyond that it doesn t mean anything. We have to earn that ranking and this team is excited about that opportunity. Every season our goal is to get to the Women s College World Series and win a national championship. + OU Head Coach Patty Gasso A pioneer and legend after 10 years. Better believe it. Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso has blazed the trail for the Big 12, which has quickly gained national softball respect in just nine years of existence. No person has been more responsible for the conference rise in prominence than the winningest coach in its history. With five consecutive trips to the Women s College World Series, OU has not only earned respect but validated an entire conference. Her work at OU has done more than just net gains for her employers and league. The Midwest was a dormant recruiting area when she arrived in Presently, the Midwest and South (especially Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Florida) rank a very close second to California. All that without even mentioning her accomplishments. In 2003, Oklahoma was named the fifth best program of all-time by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Go back to 1994, before Gasso arrived in Norman, and it s a guarantee that OU doesn t even sniff the top-25. During her tenure, the Sooners have reached the postseason every year. They have claimed five Regional Championships, made five WCWS appearances and claimed one national championship. Not many coaches around the land can claim those credentials. Then again, if you tally the combined accomplishes of many conferences, and they can t either. So what s next? It would be a mistake to say more of the same. This program has risen dramatically for 10 years and Gasso doesn t intend to slow the pace one bit. Titles like Coaching Legend and Best Coach In Big 12 History are usually reserved for retired leaders. In Gasso s case, there is no need to wait, she has already earned both titles. OU and Arizona are the only programs to be ranked in the NFCA Top-25 every week of its existence. The streak is currently at 130 weeks.

7 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: RANKED NO. 13/14 (NFCA/USA) :: 11-4 OVERALL RECORD :: 0-0 BIG 12 RECORD :: OU In The National Polls OU and Arizona are the only programs to have been in the top-25 of every NFCA Poll since its inception, which spans 130 weeks. For the second consecutive season OU was picked No. 4 in the preseason poll, while also being picked in the top- 10 for the fourth consecutive year. Below are OU's week-by-week rankings in the two national polls (USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball) : ESPN.com NFCA Preseason 4 4 Week One (2/1-7) 12 4 Week Two (2/8-14) Week Three (2/15-21) 14 Big 12 Weekly Honors The 2005 Oklahoma softball is yet to claim a weekly conference award after claiming seven last season. Below is a complete list of the Big 12 honors: Players of the Week 2/8 Kim Wilmoth... Baylor 2/15 Chelsi Lake... Baylor 2/22 Tessa Lynam... Baylor Pitchers of the Week 2/8 Meagan Denny...Texas Amanda Scarborough... Texas A&M 2/15 Marjorie Johnson... Oklahoma State 2/22 Cat Osterman...Texas Longest Winning Streaks of Gasso Era OU set a school record with a 23-winning streak in They were not far off at the beginning of the 2001 season when they won 20 straight dating back to the 2000 postseason. All-time, OU has 16 winning streaks of at least 10 games and 12 of those have come under Patty Gasso s direction. Below is the list of 10 or more game winnings streaks since Gasso arrive in 1995: # Year Dates * /1-5/ /19/00-2/23/ /28-3/ /16-4/ /8-2/ /9-2/ /23-3/ /1-3/ /20-4/ /11-2/ /25-4/ /14-5/ /13-2/ /4-4/16 * Indicates the school record. Dickenson added to 2005 recruiting class Oklahoma softball head coach Patty Gasso announced the addition of a fi fth player to the Sooners 2005 recruiting class on Tuesday morning. Traci Dickenson, a shortstop from Placentia, Calif., has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer for OU and will also compete for the softball team. When you see Traci and the way she carries herself, she looks like an elite athlete, said OU head coach Patty Gasso. Her athletic ability and presence on the fi eld stands out to everyone that watches her. Softball wise, she knows the game, covers a lot of ground defensively and she s a good leader. She is just a tremendous allaround athlete with all the characteristics to be one of the best players at the collegiate level. Dickenson is a two-time All-CIF performer for El Dorado High School, where she is coached by Garrett Yosh. Dickenson, who is currently in the midst of her senior season, has been an all-league performer on three occasions, as well as garnering team Defensive MVP three times and league Defensive MVP twice. Dickenson, along with fellow signees D.J. Mathis, Morgan Hudsonpillar, Janelle Rosa and Jessica Legendre will enroll at OU in the fall of Nice Pace It s early but OU s offense is off to a tremendous start. They are averaging 6.26 runs per game, which over an entire season would rank second all-time for OU. Since 2000, OU s offense has been more profi lic than any time in its history. Below are the averages for the last six seasons: OU Assistant Coach Melyssa Lombardi The same attributes that drew OU head coach Patty Gasso to Melyssa Lombardi as a player are the reasons that she has excelled as the pitching coach on the Oklahoma staff. Lombardi is renowned for her work ethic and softball mind. Watch her give pitching signs to her catchers and you ll quickly learn how complex her mind is. Listen to Lombardi break down opposing hitters on film or observe her meticulously chart her pitching staff and the work ethic will come beaming through. Those attributes are innate. Another one is uncanny... it s the fact that she is a Gasso clone. The head and assistant coach think on the same wave length and fall just short of finishing each other s sentences. It s no wonder that Lombardi has been on staff for seven years and despite being one of the hottest head coaching prospects in the country, she has shown little desire to venture out of Norman. All those traits have translated into one of the nation s best pitching staffs year in and year out. Three pitchers have garnered four All-America honors under her tutelage and the staff has continually ranked among the best in the Big 12 and country. The numbers below illustrate where the pitching staffs ranked in the Big 12 and NCAA, as well as the rank of the top pitcher on the respective staffs over the last five seasons: Team Big 12/NCAA Individual Big 12/NCAA /25 4/ /NR 3/NR /18 1/ /18 4/ /NR 4/46 OU Head Coach Patty Gasso claimed the 500th victory of her Sooner career on Friday, Feb. 18 with a 11-1 win over Lipscomb.

8 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: RANKED NO. 13/14 (NFCA/USA) :: 11-4 OVERALL RECORD :: 0-0 BIG 12 RECORD :: 2005 OKLAHOMA QUICK FACTS General School University of Oklahoma City Norman, Okla. Zip Code Founded Enrollment ,954 Nickname Sooners School Colors Crimson & Cream Home Field OU Softball Complex Marita Hynes Field Capacity ,000 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big 12 President David L. Boren (Yale, 63) Athletics Director.. Joe Castiglione (Maryland, 79) Ticket Office (800) 456-GoOU History First Year of Softball All-Time Record , (.632) All-Time Big 12 Record (.777) NCAA Tournament Appearances (1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, '04) Regional Titles Five (2000, 01, 02, 03, '04) WCWS Appearances Five (2000, 01, 02, 03, 04') WCWS Titles One (2000) Media Relations Softball Contact Chris Freet Alma Mater, Yr UC Santa Barbara, 02 Office Phone (405) Media Relations Main (405) Press Box Phone (405) Fax (405) cfreet@ou.edu Coaching Staff Head Coach Patty Gasso Alma Mater, Yr Long Beach State, 84 Years Coaching Career Record (Pct.) (.747) Years at OU is 11th season Record at OU (Pct.) (.752) Assistant Coach Melyssa Lombardi Alma Mater, Yr Oklahoma, 97 Assistant Coach Howard Dobson Alma Mater, Yr McNeese State, 97 Director of Opperations Nickie Engelbrecht Grad. Asst. Coach Melanie Meuchel Softball Office Phone (405) Team Information 2004 Overall Record (.662) 2004 Big 12 Record (.611) 2004 Big 12 Regular Season Fifth 2004 Big 12 Tournament Third 2004 Postseason Big 12 Tournament, NCAA Regional, WCWS Final 2004 Ranking No. 6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost /4 Starters Returning/Lost /2 what is back Hard numbers and percentages of what returns on offense, defense and pitching from the 2004 team: Runs Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Walks Stolen Bases 276/91% 481/90% 74/95% 9/82% 36/97% 239/92% 181/92% 84/87% Wins Complete Games Shutouts Innings Pitched Strikeouts 38/84% 41/91% 13/81% 400/87% 313/91% Putouts Assists 1,181/85% 457/80% what is not The biggest holes reside in the middle of the infield, where 2004 starting second baseman April Valdez and starting shortstop Katie Overton have left some big shoes to fill. Beyond position changes, the Sooners will reload offensively, defensively and in the pitching circle. The Sooners return the players that accounted for no less than 80 percent of all 2004 statistics. OU Assistant Coach Howard Dobson Howard Dobson has quickly made a name for himself in collegiate softball. The time line of his rise to national recognition is impressive. Dobson began to gain national respect when he arrived at Houston. He was on the first coaching staff for the Cougars in 2000 and helped lead the rookie program to a fifth place finish in Conference USA. Two years later,he had the Cougar offense at the top of Conference USA with league best marks in hits, runs, slugging percentage, RBI and home runs. That squad ranked 12th in the country in batting average and 30th in runs per game. When Dobson took the job at Oklahoma, he had to live up to a serious legacy. The OU softball team had led the conference in hitting for three consecutive years. Dobson s first season saw the Sooners finish second in the batting average race but they topped the conference in runs and slugging percentage while also ranking third in on-base percentage. He also guided former all-conference player Leah Gulla to First Team All-America status. During the 2003 season, she led the Big 12 in three individual offense categories and ranked second in two others. In 2004 OU won the Big 12 team batting title and led the conference in nine offensive categories. Heather Scaglione broke through and was hands down the most dominant hitter in the conference. Her work garnered her First Team All-America honors, thanks to leading the Big 12 in five offensive categories. Yet that wasn t his most impressive work of the year. Dobson was the star of OU s improbable postseason run. Through hours of preparation, he was able to lay out a flawless game plan for the NCAA Regional in Tucson. OU put together the best offensive numbers among the 64 teams in regionals and soundly defeated the top two pitchers (statistically) in the nation - Alicia Hollowell (Arizona) and Brooke Mitchell (Louisiana-Lafayette). Media Information Athletics Web Site SoonerSports.com Local Newspapers: Norman Transcript normantranscript.com The Oklahoman oklahoman.com Tulsa World tulsaworld.com OU Head Coach Patty Gasso claimed the 500th victory of her Sooner career on Friday, Feb. 18 with a 11-1 win over Lipscomb.

9 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: RANKED NO. 13/14 (USA/NFCA) :: 11-4 OVERALL RECORD :: 0-0 BIG 12 RECORD :: :: CAREER SINGLE GAME HIGHS >> :: #10 Christina Enea >> Runs: 3 (Seven Times) last vs. ULL, 5/23/04 Hits: 4 vs. Drake, 2/16/02 RBI: 5 vs. Texas A&M CC, 3/8/02 Doubles: 2 (twice)last vs. OKC, 2/19/02 Triples: 1 (three times) last vs. Okla. Christian, 2/111/04 HR: 2 vs. Wichita State, 3/8/02 Walks: 3 vs. Sam Houston State, 2/22/04 SB: 1 (17 times) last vs. Lipscomb, 2/20/05 Hitting Streak: 11 (Twice) last 2/6/05-current :: #7 Kami Keiter >> PITCHING Strikeouts: 14 at Nebraska, 5/20/2003 Hits Allowed: Zero last vs. Tulsa, 4/22/03 IP: 12.2 vs. Missouri, 5/15/04 HITTING Hits: 2 (17 times) last vs. Creighton, 2/18/05 RBI: 4 (twice) last vs. Northwestern, 5/21/04 Hitting Streak: 6, 5/23/04-2/4/05 :: Keiter Has Recorded A... >> Shutout: 24 times, last vs. Lipscomb, 2/20/05 CG: 71 times, last vs. Lipscomb, 2/20/05 No-Hitter: Twice, last vs. Tulsa, 4/22/03 One-Hitter: Seven times, last vs. Creighton, 4/18/ Strikeouts: Four times, last vs. Creighton (12), 2/18/05 :: #9 Jessica Leslie >> Runs: 3 (Three times) last vs. Sam Houston St., 2/12/05 Hits: 4 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/4/05 Doubles: 1 (19 times)last vs. Lipscomb, 2/20/05 Triples: 1 (twice) last vs. Okla. Christian, 2/11/04 HR: 1 (Eleven times) last vs. OCU, 2/22/05 Grand Slam: One vs. Texas, 4/4/04 RBI: 4 vs. Texas, 4/4/04 SB: 1 (20 times) last vs. SHS, 2/12/05 Hitting Streak: 9, 2/23-3/7/02 :: #13 Heather Scaglione >> Runs: 3 vs. (Twice) last vs. Creighton, 2/19/05 Hits: 4 (twice) last vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/4/05 Doubles: 3 vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/4/05 Triples: 1 vs. Texas A&M, 3/24/02 HR: 1 (27 times) last vs. Creighton, 2/19/05 RBI: 4 vs. Drake, 2/16/02 SB: 1 (12 times) last vs. Creighton, 2/19//05 Walks: 3 (Three times) last vs. Texas Tech, 4/21/04 Intentional Base On Balls: 2 last vs. Texas Tech, 4/21/04 Hitting streak: 9, 2/20/04-2/2804 :: CAREER STATISTICS >> :: Listed alphabetically by class, starting with seniors. :: Freshman season/career stats can be found on overall stat page. :: #10 CHRISTINA ENEA >> CAREER STATS >> Total :: #7 KAMI KEITER >> CAREER PITCHING STATS >> ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/ SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK CBO / / / / Total / :: #7 KAMI KEITER >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total :: #9 JESSICA LESLIE >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total :: #13 HEATHER SCAGLIONE >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total :: #5 NICOLE DENES >> CAREER PITCHING STATS >> ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/ SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK CBO / / / Total / :: #5 NICOLE DENES >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total OU Head Coach Patty Gasso is just one win shy of the 500th of her 11-year Sooner career.

10 :: 2005 OKLAHOMA SOFTBALL :: RANKED NO. 13/14 (USA/NFCA) :: 11-4 OVERALL RECORD :: 0-0 BIG 12 RECORD :: :: #5 Nicole Denes >> PITCHING IP: 8.0 vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 Strikeouts: 11 vs. Florida State, 2/28/04 Hits Allowed: 1 vs. UMass, 2/27/04 Walks Allowed: Zero (Seven times) last vs. Lipscomb, 2/18/05 HITTING Hits: Three vs. UC Riverside, 3/2/03 RBI: Four vs. Florida Atlantic, 2/4/05 Hitting streak: 3 (Twice) last 2/12/05-2/18/05 :: #4 Kristin Vesely >> Runs: 2 (16 times) last vs. OCU, 2/22/05 Hitsl 3 (Nine times) last vs. North Texas, 2/20/05 Doubles: 2 vs. Missouri, 4/10/04 HR: 1 last vs. Oklahoma State, 5/4/03 TB: 5 (Three times) last vs. Northwestern, 5/21/04 RBI: 3 (three times) last vs. Houston, 2/12/05 SB: 2 (Twice) last vs. Houston, 3/5/04 Walks: 3 last vs. Louisville, 2/20/04 Hitting Streak: 8, 2/12/05-Current :: #30 Stacia Aleman >> Runs: 2 vs. Lipscomb 2/18/05 Hits: 2 (Six times) last vs. Florida Atlantic,2/4/05 Doubles: 1 (Three times) last vs. McNeese State, 3/13/04 HR: 1 vs. Lipscomb, 2/18/05 RBI: 2 (twice) last vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 TB: 4 vs. Lipscomb, 2/18/05 RBI: 4 vs. Lipscomb, 2/18/05 SB: 2 vs. Iowa State, 5/1/04 Walks: 2 (Twice) last vs. Creighton, 2/19/05 Hitting Streak: 2, 3/12/04 :: #15 Norrelle Dickson >> Runs: 3 (Twice) last vs. Iowa State, 4/30/04 Hits: 4 vs. Sam Houston State, 2/22/04 Doubles: 1 (Twice) last vs. Centenary, 3/14/04 Triples: 1 vs. Creighton, 2/19/05 HR: 1 vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 TB: 6 vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 RBI: 3 vs. Centenary, 3/14/04 SB: 3 (Twice) last at Nebraska, 4/17/04 Walks: Two (Four times) last vs. Missouri, 5/15/04 Hitting Streak: 8, 3/6/04-318/04 :: #1 Jamie Fox >> Runs: 3 vs. UMass, 2/27/04 Hits: 4 (twice) last vs. Missouri, 5/15/2004 Doubles: 1 (10 times) last vs. ULL, 5/23/04 HR: 1 (Eight times) last vs. SHS, 2/12/05 TB: 7 vs. UMass, 2/27/04 RBI: 4 vs. Sam Houston State, 2/12/05 Walks: 2 (Twice) last vs. DePaul, 2/6/05 Hitting Streak: 11, 2/20/04-2/29/04 :: CAREER STATISTICS >> :: #4 KRISTIN VESELY >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total :: #30 STACIA ALEMAN >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total :: #15 NORRELLE DICKSON >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total :: #1 JAMIE FOX >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total :: #21 JADE PRATHER >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total :: #99 AMBER SPAULDING >> CAREER HITTING STATS >> Total :: #99 Amber Spaulding >> Hits: 2 (Twice) last vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 TB: 4 vs. Sam Houston State, 2/22/04 RBI: 3 (Twice) last vs. New Mexico, 3/12/04 Hitting Streak: 3, 2/2204-2/28/04 A minimum of two in any category is required for the stat to be listed, which is the reason some players are not included. It took one season but OU sophomore Jade Prather beat out a single in her first career at bat on Feb. 4 against Florida Atlantic.