Softball. University of Iowa. Week 2 Feb. 16, SCHEDULE (1-4, 0-0) Littlewood Classic Feb Tempe, Ariz.

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1 Littlewood Classic Feb Tempe, Ariz. Week 2 Feb. 16, SCHEDULE (1-4, 0-0) Black and Red Showcase (Athens, Ga.) Feb. 11 vs. Lipscomb L, 4-5 Feb. 11 vs. Maryland W, 1-0 Feb. 12 vs. East Carolina L, 0-1 Feb. 12 at #3/4 Georgia L, 1-8 Feb. 13 vs. Illinois State L, 4-13 Littlewood Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) Feb. 18 vs. Idaho State 10:30 a.m. Feb. 18 vs. Seattle Univ. 1 p.m. Feb. 19 vs. Illinois State 3:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at #9/12 Arizona State 8 p.m. Moe's Blue and Green Invite (Fort Myers, Fla.) Feb. 25 vs. Albany 4:45 p.m. Feb. 25 at Fla. Gulf Coast 7 p.m. Feb. 26 vs. UMBC 8 a.m. Feb. 26 vs. E. Michigan 10:15 a.m. Feb. 27 vs. So. Illinois 10:15 a.m. DeMarina Invitational (Fullerton, Calif.) Mar. 4 vs. Stanford 1:15 p.m. Mar. 4 at Cal State Fullerton 8 p.m. Mar. 5 vs. IPFW 1:15 p.m. Mar. 5 vs. California 3:30 p.m. Mar. 6 vs. Murray State 11 a.m. Stetson Classic (DeLand, Fla.) Mar. 11 vs. Liberty 12:30 p.m. Mar. 11 at Stetson 5:30 p.m. Mar. 12 vs. Liberty 10 a.m. Mar. 12 vs. Delaware State 12:30 p.m. Mar. 13 Champ./Conso. 9/11 a.m. Stetson Hatter Roundup (DeLand, Fla.) Mar. 15 vs. Colgate 1 p.m. Mar. 15 at Stetson 3 p.m. Mar. 17 at Tennessee 5 p.m. Mar. 18 at Tennessee 5 p.m. Mar. 20 South Dakota 12 p.m. Mar. 20 South Dakota 2 p.m. Mar. 26 *at Ohio State 1 p.m. Mar. 27 *at Ohio State 1 p.m. Mar. 30 at Western Illinois 4 p.m. Apr. 2 *at Purdue 1 p.m. Apr. 3 *%at Purdue 11 a.m. Apr. 6 at Drake 4 p.m. Apr. 9 *Michigan State 2 p.m. Apr. 10 *Michigan State 1 p.m. Apr. 13 *%at Minnesota 4:30 p.m. Apr. 13 *%at Minnesota 7 p.m. Apr. 16 *Northwestern 2 p.m. Apr. 17 *%Northwestern 1 p.m. Apr. 20 +Iowa State 5 p.m. Apr. 23 *at Michigan 5 p.m. Apr. 24 *at Michigan 1 p.m. Apr. 27 *Wisconsin 3 p.m. Apr. 27 *Wisconsin 5 p.m. Apr. 30 *at Indiana 12 p.m. May 1 *at Indiana 12 p.m. May 4 *Illinois 4 p.m. May 6 *Illinois 6 p.m. May 7 *Penn State 6 p.m. May 8 *%Penn State 1 p.m. * Big Ten Conference game + HyVee Cy-Hawk Series % Televised on the Big Ten Network All times are Central and subject to change. POSSIBLE IOWA LINEUP (based on most recent game) No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. GP Avg. R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB 22 Katie Kroeger DP L/R Fr Chelsey Carmody SS L/R Sr Johnnie Dowling CF R/R So Liz Watkins C R/R Jr Jenny Schuelke LF R/R Sr Katie Keim 2B R/R Jr Brianna Luna 3B R/R Fr Ashley Akers RF L/R So Nikki Gentile 1B R/R Fr PITCHING ROTATION No. Name Yr. ERA W-L App. GS CG SHO IP BB SO 19 Chelsea Lyon So Kayla Massey Fr THIS WEEK The softball team returns to action this weekend, heading to Tempe, Ariz., for the Littlewood Classic. The Hawkeyes open the tournament against Idaho State Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. before squaring off against Seattle University at 1 p.m. On Saturday, Iowa plays Illinois State at 3:30 p.m. before facing No. 9/12 Arizona State in the night cap at 8 p.m. ON THE WEB Fans can follow the action at hawkeyesports.com, where live stats (Gametracker) will be available. The live "GT" can be found under the calendar tab on the right-hand side of the hawkeyesports.com home page, or on the softball schedule page. LAST WEEK The Hawkeyes posted a 1-4 overall record on the opening weekend of the season at the Red & Black Showcase in Athens, Ga. Iowa dropped a 5-4 decision to Lipscomb before downing Maryland, 1-0, on Feb. 11. The Hawkeyes closed out the weekend with three consecutive losses against East Carolina (1-0), No. 3/4 Georgia (8-1) and Illinois State (13-4). THE OPPONENTS Idaho State, which faces Iowa in its season-opener in Tempe, was picked to finish fifth in the Pacific Coast Conference Mountain Division in Last season the Bengals posted a overall record. The Bengals are led by first year head coach Julie Wright. Seattle University brings a winless record into the weekend after dropping all five contests at the UCSB Gaucho Classic. The Redhawks scored three runs in their five games and committed 13 errors. Allegra Wilde is pacing Seattle with five hits and a.357 batting average, while Jessica Ulrich has a 3.65 earned run average with one complete game. Illinois State won four-of-five games last weekend at the Red & Black Showcase in Athens, Ga. The Redbirds lone defeat came against No. 3/4 Georgia, falling 2-1. Four Illinois State players are batting over.350 on the year with Kara Nelson leading the way with a.563 average. Abby Olson is batting.438 with six RBI and four extra base hits. In the circle, Megan Warner is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA with 23 strikeouts. Arizona State enters the weekend with a 5-1 record. The Sun Devils, which are ranked No. 9 in the ESPN.com/USA poll and No. 12 in the USA Today/NFCA rankings, are batting.315 as a team and have scored 40 runs in six contests. Dallas Escobedo, the USA Collegiate Player of the Week, is pacing the pitching staff with a 4-0 record and a 1.15 ERA. The freshman has two complete games, one shutout and 28 strikeouts this season. SERIES/OPPONENT NOTES The Hawkeyes are a combined against the four opponents they will face in the Littlewood Classic. Iowa is 2-0 against Idaho State, against Illinois State and against

2 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY OF IOWA INFORMATION Location: Iowa City, IA Founded: 1847 Enrollment: 30,328 Nickname: Hawkeyes Mascot: Herky the Hawk Venue: Pearl Field/1,500 Conference: Big Ten School Colors: Black and Gold President: Sally Mason Director of Athletics: Gary Barta Administrator: Paula Jantz COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach: Marla Looper Alma Mater/Year: Florida State/1995 Record at Iowa/Years: 1-4/1st Overall Record/Years: 1-4/1st Assistant Coach: Adrianna Bagnetta Alma Mater/Year: South Carolina/2002 Assistant Coach: Stacy Johnson Alma Mater/Year: Iowa/2007 TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record: Big Ten Record/Finish: 10-9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/6 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Newcomers 5 Office Phone: (319) Key Returnees Liz Watkins, Jr., C (.328 BA, 21 R, 26 RBI) Chelsey Carmody, Sr., IF (.327 BA, 32 RBI, 26 R) Jenny Schuelke, Sr., OF (.274 BA, 24 RBI, 17 R) Katie Keim, Jr., IF (10 R, 8 RBI, 4 SB) Chelsea Lyon, So., P (9 W, 2.95 ERA, 5 CK, 48 K) Key Losses Katie Brown (19 R, 29 RBI, 5 HR) Lindsey Digmann (.357 BA, 25 R, 9 RBI, 17 SB) Taylor Leichsenring (.326 BA, 20 R, 9 SB) Amanda Zust (16 W, 2.50 ERA, 19 CG, 110 K) Newcomers Brianna Luna, Fr., IF Nikki Gentile, Fr., IF/OF Kayla Massey, Fr., P Katie Kroeger, Fr., OF Michelle Zoeller, Fr., IF SPORTS INFORMATION Contact: James Allan james-allan@uiowa.edu Office Phone: Cell Phone: Office Fax: Press Box Phone: Web Site: hawkeyesports.com PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Adrianna Baggetta Adri-aw-na BUH-Get-UH Nikki Gentile Jen-teal Jordan Goschie GO-she Katie Keim Kyme Katie Kroeger Kray-ger Brianna Luna Bri-aw-na Jenny Schuelke SHUL-key Michelle Zoeller Zeller HEAD COACH MARLA LOOPER Marla Looper is in her first season as head coach at the. Looper comes to Iowa after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Texas for the past 11 seasons ( ). Looper helped lead the Longhorns to three College World Series appearances (2003, 2005 and 2006) and nine NCAA Tournament berths. She also helped guide Texas to back-to-back Big 12 regular season and tournament championships in 2002 and 2003 along with regular season championships in 2006 and Looper served as Texas' pitching coach from and mentored softball great Cat Osterman to the USA National Player of the Year Award in 2003, 2005 and Texas' pitching staff led the nation in earned run average in three of Looper's final four years as pitching coach, while Osterman led the country in 2003 and 2006 in both earned run average and strikeouts per seven innings. In 2006, Osterman set an NCAA record with a 15.4 strikeouts per seven innings mark and also led the nation as a freshman in 2002 with 12.7 strikeouts per seven innings. Osterman won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. As an assistant at Texas, Looper was a part of a staff that was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Coaching Staff of the Year in and the Speedline/NFCA Midwest Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in Looper held numerous responsibilities in her 11 years in Austin. In addition to her pitching coach duties from , Looper was also in charge of daily workouts and game decisions and assisted with both the offense and defense. From , she took over Texas' defense and was the offensive first base coach. Looper was an assistant coach at the University of Kansas from , where she served as recruiting coordinator and pitcher/catcher coach. She helped the Jayhawks to the NCAA Tournament in 1997 and Prior to her stint in Lawrence, Looper was a pitcher/catcher coach at Iowa State from Looper graduated from Florida State in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in nutrition and fitness. She was a pitching standout for the Seminoles, earning All-American honors as a junior in She led Florida State to the 1993 Women's College World Series and an NCAA Tournament appearance in Looper earned NCAA Regional All-Tournament honors and All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in each of her two seasons at Florida State. Looper's career earned run average of 0.78 at Florida State still stands as fifth best in Seminole history. Additionally, she led the 1993 and 1994 FSU squads in appearances, innings pitched, wins, strikeouts and ERA. In 2003, she was named one of the ACC's Top 50 softball players in conference history. Prior to her two years in Tallahassee, Looper played at Crowder College in Neosho, MO, where she was selected as a National Junior College All-American as a freshman and sophomore and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tournament's most valuable player during her sophomore season. Looper helped Crowder to a runner-up finish in the NJCAA Tournament in both 1991 and Looper was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in IOWA SOFTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Class B/T Hometown/High School (Last School) 2 Katie Keim IF Jr. R/R Chesterfield, Mo./Incarnate Word Academy 5 Brianna Luna IF Fr. R/R Indio, Calif./La Quinta 6 Ashley Akers OF So. L/R Tiffin, Iowa/Clear Creek Amana 7 Stephanie Ochoa IF Sr. L/L Stanton, Calif./Pacifica (Iowa Lakes CC) 8 Jordan Goschie IF/OF So. R/R Eugene, Ore./Churchill 9 Johnnie Dowling OF So. R/R Des Moines, Iowa/West Des Moines Valley 10 Nikki Gentile IF/OF Fr. R/R Martinez, Calif./Alhambra 12 Sam Valentine IF So. R/R Centerville, Iowa/English Valleys 13 Jenny Schuelke OF Sr. R/R Solon, Iowa/Solon 14 Michelle Zoeller IF Fr. R/R Mequon, Wis./Homestead 15 Ashley Vanderloo OF So. L/R Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City East 16 Liz Watkins C Jr. R/R Taylor Ridge, Ill./Rockridge 17 Kayla Massey P Fr. R/R Foothill Ranch, Calif./Trabuco Hills 19 Chelsea Lyon P So. R/R Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow 20 Chelsey Carmody IF Sr. L/R Pacific, Mo./Lafayette 22 Katie Kroeger OF Fr. L/R Byrnes Mill, Mo./Northwest Head Coach: Marla Looper (Florida State, 1995) - First season Assistant Coach: Adrianna Baggetta (South Carolina, 2002) - First season Assistant Coach: Stacy Johnson (Iowa, 2007) - First season

3 Arizona State. Friday's meeting against Seattle University will be the first meeting in the series. Idaho State head coach Julie Wright spent the last four years as the associate head coach at Wisconsin. Arizona State run ruled two teams (Western Michigan (17-0), San Jose State (11-3). The Sun Devils lone defeat came against Utah in extra innings, 3-1. MASSEY SHINES IN FIRST CAREER START Freshman Kayla Massey pitched a complete game shutout in the first start of her career, a 1-0 victory over Maryland on Feb. 11. The California native scattered four hits in seven innings, while striking out nine Terrapin batters. BLAST OFF IN OPENING AT-BAT Jenny Schuelke opened her senior season in grand fashion, belting a three-run first inning home run on Feb. 11 against Lipscomb. The blast was the Solon, Iowa, native's 11th career long ball. SUPER UTILITY Junior Katie Keim has played three different positions for the Hawkeyes in the first five games. The Missouri native played third base in the season-opener before moving over to first base in game two. Keim closed out the weekend making three straight starts at second. CAREER HOME RUN NO. 15 Junior Liz Watkins connected on her 15th career home run in leading Iowa to the 1-0 victory over Maryland. The Illinois native hit a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth inning, and it proved to be the game-winning shot. LYON NOTCHES CAREER-HIGH Sophomore Chelsea Lyon finished with a career-best seven strikeouts in Iowa's 1-0 loss to East Carolina Feb. 12. The Oklahoma native scattered six hits in 6.1 innings, allowing a single unearned run. TEAM CAPTAINS Senior Chelsey Carmody and junior Katie Keim were chosen by their teammates as the team captains for the 2011 Hawkeyes. FIVE GAMES TO BE TELEVISED ON BTN Five Iowa softball games will be televised live on the Big Ten Network this season. Hawkeye road games at Purdue (Apr. 3), the doubleheader at Minnesota (Apr. 13) and home contests against Northwestern (Apr. 17) and Penn State (May 8) will all be broadcast live. YOUTH DOMINATED The Hawkeyes have a youth-filled roster in 2011, as 11 of the 16 student-athletes are underclassmen. The Iowa roster is comprised of three seniors, two juniors, six sophomores and five freshmen BIG TEN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Big Ten Overall Michigan Michigan State Northwestern Purdue Indiana Ohio State Illinois Iowa Minnesota Penn State Wisconsin ESPN.com/USA Collegiate Top-25 (As of Feb. 15) 1. UCLA (13) Arizona (5) Alabama (1) Georgia Florida (1) Oklahoma Tennessee Michigan Arizona State Missouri Washington Hawaii Texas Oregon California LSU Georgia Tech Stanford La.-Lafayette Oklahoma State Texas Tech San Diego State Texas A&M Kentucky DePaul 23 Receiving Votes: Nebraska, North Carolina, Massachusets, Baylor, BYU, Hofstra, Florida State, Ohio State, Oregon State, Auburn, Fresno State, Notre Dame, Illinois, Utah USA Today/NFCA Division I Top-25 (As of Feb. 15) 1. UCLA (29) Georgia Tennessee Arizona (1) Florida Oklahoma Alabama Missouri Hawaii Washington Michigan Arizona State Texas Oregon California La.-Lafayette Georgia Tech LSU Stanford Oklahoma State Nebraska North Carolina BYU Texas Tech Texas A&M 45 Receiving Votes: Kentucky, DePaul, Illinois State, San Diego State, Hofstra, Ohio State, Illinois, Auburn, Fresno State, Northwestern, Baylor, Long Beach State, Notre Dame, Oregon State MOVIN' ON UP A pair of Hawkeyes are among the career statistical leaders in school history. Junior Liz Watkins is 13th with 15 career home runs. Senior Chelsey Carmody is tied for 15th with 95 career runs scored, while sitting just outside the top 10 in career triples with nine. CARMODY BACK TO ANCHOR INFIELD Senior Chelsey Carmody returns to anchor the infield for the Hawkeyes after starting 47-of-48 games during her junior sea-

4 IOWA'S RECORD WHEN... 1-Run Games Run Games Run Games 0-2 Extra Innings 0-0 At Pearl Field 0-0 On the Road 0-1 At Neutral Site 1-3 Day Games 1-4 Night Games 0-0 Iowa Scores First 1-1 Opponent Scores First 0-3 Scoring 2 Runs Or Less 1-2 Scoring 3+ Runs 0-2 Giving Up 2 Runs Or Less 1-1 Giving up 3+ Runs 0-3 Leading After Four Innings 1-0 Leading After Five Innings 1-0 Leading After Six Innings 1-0 Ranked Opponents 0-1 Lyon Starts 0-3 Massey Starts 1-1 Iowa Hits a Home Run 1-2 Opponent Hits a Home Run 0-2 Iowa Outhits Opponent 0-0 Opponent Outhits Iowa 1-4 Equal Number of Hits 0-0 Iowa Pitchers Record More K s 0-1 Opp. Pitchers Record More K s 0-3 Equal Number of Strikeouts 1-0 Wearing Black Uniforms 1-2 Wearing White Uniforms 0-0 Wearing Gold Uniforms 0-2 Flying To Game 1-4 Busing To Game 0-0 On Big Ten Network 0-0 In Central Time Zone 0-0 In Mountain Time Zone 0-0 In In Eastern Time Zone 1-4 In Pacific Time Zone 0-0 On Sunday 0-1 On Monday 0-0 On Tuesday 0-0 On Wednesday 0-0 On Thursday 0-0 On Friday 1-1 On Saturday 0-2 son. The Missouri native made 34 starts at shortstop a season ago, finishing with a.327 batting average and a team-best 51 hits, seven home runs and 32 RBI. TWO-TIME ALL-BIG TEN SELECTION RE- TURNS Two-time all-big Ten selection Liz Watkins returns behind the plate for her junior season in Black and Gold. Last season, Watkins was a second team all-big Ten selection after batting.328 with seven doubles, five triples, five home runs and 26 RBI. As a freshman, Watkins was a third team all- Big Ten honoree, hitting.331 with nine jacks and 45 RBI. IN THE CIRCLE Sophomore Chelsea Lyon returns as the most experienced pitcher on the Hawkeye staff after appearing in 29 games as a true freshman. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native posted nine victories with a 2.95 earned run average. She struck out 48 batters in innings. Freshman Kayla Massey joins the collegiate ranks after earning ESPN Third Team All-America honors as a senior at Trabuco Hills High School. The California native posted a 0.32 ERA in 2010 and struck out a school record 250 batters in FROM CALI TO THE MIDWEST One fourth of Iowa's roster is comprised of players from the state of California. Senior Stephanie Ochoa (Stanton) is joined by a trio of freshmen in Brianna Luna (Indio), Nikki Gentile (Martinez) and Kayla Massey (Foothill Ranch). NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN For the first time since 1988, the Hawkeyes will have a new head coach in charge of the Iowa softball program. Marla Looper takes over the reigns as the Hawkeye head coach, coming to Iowa City from the University of Texas, where she spent 11 seasons as an assistant coach. During her stint in Austin, Looper helped lead the Longhorns to nine NCAA Tournament berths, four Big 12 regular season titles and a pair of Big 12 Tournament championships. Looper served as Texas' pitching coach from and mentored softball great Cat Osterman to the USA National Player of the Year Award in 2003, 2005 and Texas' pitching staff led the nation in earned run average in three of Looper's final four years as pitching coach, while Osterman led the country in 2003 and 2006 in both earned run average and strikeouts per seven innings. FORMER HAWKEYE RETURNS TO STAFF Four-year letterwinner Stacy Johnson (formerly Stacy May) returns to the Hawkeye coaching staff after wrapping up a stellar professional player career in the National Professional Fastpitch league. Johnson, who started every game in her Iowa career, was a three-time NFCA all-mideast Region selection for the Hawkeyes. In 2003, she was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after leading the Hawkeyes to the regular season and conference tournament titles. FREQUENT FLIERS The Hawkeyes will be frequent fliers prior to opening their home season at Pearl Field on March 20. Iowa will rack up nearly 7,000 frequent flier miles (6,789) with trips to Georgia, Arizona, Florida, California and Florida (a second time). TOUGH SCHEDULE IN 2011 The Hawkeyes will play a challenging schedule in 2011, as 12 of their opponents participated in the NCAA Tournament a season ago. Two of Iowa's foes -- Tennessee and Georgia -- both advanced to the 2010 Women's College World Series. HAWKEYE TRADITION Iowa has made four Women's College World Series appearances (1995, 1996, 1997, 2001) and it has played in 16 NCAA Tournaments in school history. The 16 appearances are the second most in Big Ten history. The Hawkeyes have won four Big Ten Conference regular season championships and two Big Ten Tournament titles.

5 IOWA SOFTBALL BY THE NUMBERS Iowa Team Highs Longest Winning Streak... 1 (Feb. 11, 2011) Longest Losing Streak... 3 (Feb. 12-current) Current Streak... lost 3 (Feb. 12-current) Largest Margin of Victory... 1 run vs. Maryland, 2/11/11 Largest Margin of Defeat... 9 runs vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most At-Bats...25 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most Runs Scored... 4 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most Hits... 4, twice, last vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most RBI... 4 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most Doubles...1, 3X, last vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most Triples... n/a Most Home Runs...1, 3X, last vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most Stolen Bases...1, 3X, last vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most Strikeouts (pitchers)...10 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most Errors...4 vs. Georgia, 2/12/11 Most Runs Allowed...13 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most Hits Allowed...14 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Most Walks Allowed... 6 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Iowa s Individual Team Batting Leaders Batting Avg , Chelsey Carmody Games Played...5 (8 players) Games Started...5 (6 players) At Bats...15, Chelsey Carmody Runs...2 (3 players) Hits... 5, Chelsey Carmody Doubles... 5, Chelsey Carmody Triples... n/a Home Runs...1 (3 players) RBI... 3, Jenny Schuelke Total Bases... 7, Chelsey Carmody Slugging Pct...556, Nikki Gentile Walks...2 (2 players) Hit by Pitch...1 (3 players) Strikeouts... 7, Jenny Schuelke On-Base Percentage , Chelsey Carmody Sacrifice Flies... n/a Sacrifice Hits...3 (3 players) Stolen Bases...1 (3 players) Stolen Base Attempts... 2, Johnnie Dowling Iowa s Individual Pitching Leaders ERA , Chelsea Lyon Wins...1, Kayla Massey Appearances...5, Kayla Massey Games Started...3, Chelsea Lyon Complete Games...1, Kayla Massey Shutouts...1, Kayla Massey Saves... n/a Innings Pitched , Kayla Massey Strikeouts... 22, Kayla Massey Opponent Batting Average...265, Kayla Massey HAWKEYE DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART Schuelke Dowling Akers Carmody Keim Goschie Luna Keim Lyon Massey Gentile Keim Ochoa Utility: Keim Zoeller Watkins Valentine DP: Valentine Kroeger

6 Overall Statistics for (as of Feb 13, 2011) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 1-4 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 1-2 : 0-0 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% Carmody, C Kroeger, K Gentile, N Schuelke, J Valentine, S Dowling, J Watkins, L Keim, K Akers, A Luna, B Goschie, J Lyon, C Massey, K Zoeller, M Totals Opponents (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 Lyon, C / Massey, K / Totals / Opponents /

7 #5 BRIANNA LUNA Freshman Infield R/R Indio, Calif. La Quinta Started the season-opener at third base against Lipscomb. Four-time all-conference selection at La Quinta High School... posted a.447 batting average as a senior with 24 RBI and three home runs. Runs Scored: 1 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Hits: -- Doubles: -- Triples: -- Home Runs: -- RBI: -- Stolen Bases: -- LUNA GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #5 Luna, B. - 4 games (All games) Feb 11 vs Lipscomb * Feb 12 at East Carolina * Feb 12 at Georgia * Feb 13 vs Illinois State * Totals 4gs On base pct..200 Slugging pct..000 Fresh / TOTALS.000 4/

8 #6 ASHLEY AKERS Sophomore Outfield L/R Tiffin, Iowa Clear Creek Amana Appeared in 41 games as a freshman... scored 20 runs, including 19 as a pinch runner... stole 11 bases in 15 attempts. First team elite all-state, all-district and all-conference as a senior. Runs Scored: 1, 20x, last vs. Minn., 5/9/10 Hits: 1, twice, last vs. USD, 3/21/10 Doubles: -- Triples: -- Home Runs: -- RBI: -- Stolen Bases: 1, 11x, last vs. Minn., 5/9/10 AKERS GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #6 Akers, A. - 5 games (All games) Feb 11 vs Lipscomb * Feb 11 vs Maryland * Feb 12 at East Carolina * Feb 12 at Georgia * Feb 13 vs Illinois State * Totals 5gs On base pct..083 Slugging pct..000 Fresh / Soph / TOTALS /

9 #7 STEPHANIE OCHOA Senior Infield L/L Stanton, Calif. Iowa Lakes CC Pacifica Played in 41 games, starting 27 contests as a junior. Transferred from Iowa Lakes Community College, where she was a two-time first team NFCA selection. OCHOA GAME-BY-GAME Runs Scored: 1, 4x, last vs. Indiana, 4/3/10 Hits: 2, 3x, last vs. Ga. Tech, 2/28/10 Doubles: 2 vs. Ga. Tech, 2/28/10 Triples: -- Home Runs: -- RBI: 1, 4x, last vs. Va. Tech, 3/13/10 Stolen Bases: -- Junior / TOTALS /

10 #8 JORDAN GOSCHIE Sophomore Infield/Outfield R/R Eugene, Ore. Churchill Played in 28 games as a freshman with 11 starts... her first career hit was a home run against South Dakota (Mar. 21). Three-time all-state selection at Churchill High School in Oregon. Runs Scored: 1, 8x, last vs. Minn. (5/8/10) Hits: 2 vs. Minnesota (5/9/10) Doubles: 1 vs. Indiana (4/3/10) Triples: -- Home Runs: 1 vs. USD (3/21/10) RBI: 2 vs. USD (3/21/10) Stolen Bases: 1, twice, last vs. USD (3/21/10) GOSCHIE GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #8 Goschie, J. - 2 games (All games) Feb 11 vs Lipscomb * Feb 11 vs Maryland * Totals 2gs On base pct..200 Slugging pct..000 Fresh / Soph / TOTALS /

11 #9 JOHNNIE DOWLING Sophomore Outfield R/R Des Moines, Iowa West Des Moines Valley Has started every game of her Hawkeye career. Started all 48 games as a freshman, 41 in center field and seven as DP... was second on team with five home runs... swiped 13 bases, the second most on the squad. Four-time first team all-state selection, including elite team honors as a sophomore, junior and senior at West Des Moines Valley High School. DOWLING GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #9 Dowling, J. - 5 games (All games) Feb 11 vs Lipscomb * Feb 11 vs Maryland * Feb 12 at East Carolina * Feb 12 at Georgia * Feb 13 vs Illinois State * Totals 5gs On base pct..214 Slugging pct..083 Runs Scored: 3 vs. Minnesota, 5/9/10 Hits: 2, 4x, last vs. Minn., 5/9/10 Doubles: 1 vs. Indiana, 4/4/10 Triples: 1, twice, last vs. Indiana, 4/3/10 Home Runs: 1, 5x, last vs. Minn., 5/9/10) RBI: 4 vs. WIU, 4/18/10 Stolen Bases: 2, twice, last vs. Wisc., 4/14/10 Fresh / Soph / TOTALS /

12 #10 NIKKI GENTILE Freshman Infield/Outfield R/R Martinez, Calif. Alhambra Went 2-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored against Illinois State... also tallied her first career stolen base. Made her first career start against Maryland. Four-time all-conference and two-time all-east Bay selection at Alhambra High School... batted.471 with 11 RBI and 17 steals as a senior. GENTILE GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #10 Gentile, N. - 4 games (All games) Feb 11 vs Maryland * Feb 12 at East Carolina * Feb 12 at Georgia * Feb 13 vs Illinois State * Totals 4gs On base pct..300 Slugging pct..556 Runs Scored: 2 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Hits: 2 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Doubles: -- Triples: -- Home Runs: 1 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 RBI: 2 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Stolen Bases: 1 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Fresh / TOTALS.222 4/

13 #12 SAM VALENTINE Sophomore Infield R/R Centerville, Iowa English Valley Tallied her first career hit in the seasonopener against Lipscomb. Appeared in 34 games with three starts as a freshman... scored 17 runs and was 6-6 on the base paths. Two-time all-state selection as a prep, including second team honors as a senior and honorable mention as a junior in high school. VALENTINE GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #12 Valentine, S - 3 games (All games) Feb 11 vs Lipscomb * Feb 11 vs Maryland * Feb 12 at East Carolina * Totals 3gs On base pct..167 Slugging pct..167 Runs Scored: 1, 17x, last vs. Mich., 5/14/10 Hits: 1 vs. Lipscomb, 2/11/11 Doubles: -- Triples: -- Home Runs: -- RBI: -- Stolen Bases: 1, 6x, last vs. PSU, 4/25/10 Fresh / Soph / TOTALS /

14 #13 JENNY SCHUELKE Senior Outfield R/R Solon, Iowa Solon Hit a three-run home run in her first at-bat of her senior season against Lipscomb. Started all 48 games as a junior... batted.274 with five doubles, six home runs and 24 RBI. Runs Scored: 2, 3x, last vs. Minn., 5/8/10 Hits: 3, twice, last vs. N'western, 4/7/10 Doubles: 1, 10x, last vs. Georgia, 2/12/11 Triples: 1 vs. Iowa State, 4/7/09 Home Runs: 1, 11x, last vs. Lipscomb, 2/11/11 RBI: 3, 3x, last vs. Lipscomb, 2/11/11 Stolen Bases: 1, 7x, last vs. Wisc., 4/14/10 SCHUELKE GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #13 Schuelke, J. - 5 games (All games) Feb 11 vs Lipscomb * Feb 11 vs Maryland * Feb 12 at East Carolina * Feb 12 at Georgia * Feb 13 vs Illinois State * Totals 5gs On base pct..231 Slugging pct..500 Fresh / Soph / Junior / Senior.167 5/ Totals

15 #14 MICHELLE ZOELLER Freshman Infield R/R Mequon, Wis. Homestead Scored her first career run against Illinois State. North Shore Conference Player of the Year as a senior at Homestead High School... batted.512 with 35 RBI and seven home runs. ZOELLER GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #14 Zoeller, M. - 1 game (All games) Totals 0gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 Runs Scored: 1 vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Hits: -- Doubles: -- Triples: -- Home Runs: -- RBI: -- Stolen Bases: -- Fresh / TOTALS.000 1/

16 #15 ASHLEY VANDERLOO Sophomore Outfield R/R Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City East Played in 15 games as a freshman... scored four runs. Four-time all-state selection, including elite team honors as a junior and senior in high school. VANDERLOO GAME-BY-GAME Runs Scored: 1, 4x, last vs. UNI, 4/28/10 Hits: 1 vs. Iowa State, 2/13/10 Doubles: -- Triples: -- Home Runs: -- RBI: -- Stolen Bases: 1 vs. FAU, 3/18/10 Fresh / TOTALS /

17 #16 LIZ WATKINS Junior Catcher R/R Taylor Ridge, Ill. Rockbridge Hit the game-winning solo home run in fourth inning of the 1-0 triumph over Maryland (2/11). Two-time all-big Ten selection... earned second team honors as a sophomore after batting.328 with seven doubles, five triples and five home runs... earned third team honors as a freshman after batting.331 with nine doubles, nine home runs and 45 RBI. WATKINS GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #16 Watkins, L. - 5 games (All games) Feb 11 vs Lipscomb * Feb 11 vs Maryland * Feb 12 at East Carolina * Feb 12 at Georgia * Feb 13 vs Illinois State * Totals 5gs On base pct..200 Slugging pct..308 Runs Scored: 2, 8x, last vs. Wisc., 4/14/10 Hits: 4, twice, last vs. Mich. St., 3/28/10 Doubles: 2 vs. Ohio State, 3/29/09 Triples: 1, 5x, last vs. Indiana, 4/4/10 Home Runs: 2 vs. Iowa State, 3/31/10 RBI: 5 vs. USD, 3/21/10 Stolen Bases: -- Fresh / Soph / Junior.077 5/ Totals /

18 #17 KAYLA MASSEY Freshman Pitcher R/R Foothill Ranch, Calif. Trabuco Hills Pitched a complete game shutout in her first career start against Maryland... scattered four hits and struck out nine. Struck out seven in 5.1 innings against Illinois State. ESPN Third Team All-American as a senior after posting a 0.32 ERA with a single season school record 250 strikeouts... finished with 897 strikeouts in her prep career. Inn. Pitched: 7.0 vs. Maryland, 2/11/11 Strikeouts: 9 vs. Maryland, 2/11/11 MASSEY GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #17 Massey, K. - 2 games (All games) Totals 1gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #17 Massey, K. - 5 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 11 vs Lipscomb Feb 11 vs Maryland * Feb 12 at East Carolina Feb 12 at Georgia * Feb 13 vs Illinois State Totals YEAR ERA W-L App. GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg. WP HBP BK SFA SHA Fresh TOTALS

19 #19 CHELSEA LYON Sophomore Pitcher R/R Broken Arrow, Okla. Broken Arrow Pitched 6.1 innings, scattering six hits with a career-best seven strikeouts against East Carolina. Appeared in 29 games with 14 starts as a freshman... compiled a 9-11 record with a 2.95 ERA... had 48 strikeouts and 50 walks... tossed 45.1 innings without allowing an earned run between Mar. 18 and April 14. Earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School South Central first team and third team All-American honors as a senior... also was the Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year. LYON GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #19 Lyon, C. - 2 games (All games) Totals 2gs On base pct..000 Slugging pct..000 #19 Lyon, C. - 4 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 11 vs Lipscomb * Feb 12 at East Carolina * Feb 12 at Georgia Feb 13 vs Illinois State * Totals Inn. Pitched: 7.1 vs. Syracuse, 3/14/10 Strikeouts: 7 vs. E. Carolina, 2/12/11 YEAR ERA W-L App. GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg. WP HBP BK SFA SHA Fresh Soph TOTALS

20 #20 CHELSEY CARMODY Senior Outfield L/R Pacific, Mo. Lafayette Team co-captain along with junior Katie Keim. Tallied a hit in each of Iowa's first five games... leading the team with a.333 batting average. Played in all 48 games, finishing with a.327 batting average with a team-best 51 hits and seven home runs. CARMODY GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #20 Carmody, C. - 5 games (All games) Feb 11 vs Lipscomb * Feb 11 vs Maryland * Feb 12 at East Carolina * Feb 12 at Georgia * Feb 13 vs Illinois State * Totals 5gs On base pct..333 Slugging pct..467 Runs Scored: 4 vs. Utah Valley, 3/9/08 Hits: 4 vs. USD, 3/21/10 Doubles: 2, twice, last vs. Ind., 4/25/09 Triples: 2 vs. Utah Valley, 3/9/08 Home Runs: 1, 9x, last vs. UNI, 4/28/10 RBI: 4 vs. Western Illinois, 4/8/09 Stolen Bases: 2 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2/29/08 Fresh / Soph / Junior / Senior.333 5/ Totals /

21 #22 KATIE KROEGER Freshman Outfield L/R Byrnes Mill, Mo. Northwest Went 2-3 with an RBI in her first career start at No. 3/4 Georgia. Four-time first team all-conference and all-district selection... three-time all-region honoree. Runs Scored: -- Hits: 2 vs. Georgia, 2/12/11 Doubles: -- Triples: -- Home Runs: -- RBI: 1, 2X, last vs. Illinois State, 2/13/11 Stolen Bases: -- KROEGER GAME-BY-GAME Individual Game-by-Game for (as of Feb 13, 2011) #22 Kroeger, K. - 3 games (All games) Feb 12 at East Carolina Feb 12 at Georgia * Feb 13 vs Illinois State * Totals 2gs On base pct..286 Slugging pct..286 Fresh / TOTALS.286 3/