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1 UTAH SOFTBALL 1825 E. South Campus Dr. Salt Lake City, UT Phone: utahutes.com Utah Softball Travels to Tempe for Three-game Set at No. 2/2 ASU 26-23, 1-17 Pac-12 Games Utah Softball Travels to Tempe for Three-Game Set at No. 2/2 ASU The University of Utah softball team travels to Tempe, Ariz., for a three-game Pac-12 Conference series against No. 2/2 Arizona State this weekend at Farrington Stadium. The Utes and Sun Devils begin their threegame set on Friday at 7 p.m. MT. The middle game is set for Saturday at 7 p.m. MT, with the finale on Sunday at 12 p.m. MT. Utah is overall this season and 1-17 in Pac-12 play. Follow the Utes A live play-by-play call of all three games in the Arizona State series will be available at Gametracker will provide live stats for all three games at thesundevils.com. For behind the scenes updates from the team, be sure to Like Utah Softball on Facebook at utesoftball. About Last Week The Utes took three of their five games last week, which included a doubleheader at Weber State and a three-game Pac-12 home series versus No. 23 Oregon State. Weber State Review Utah beat Weber State twice on Wednesday, 10-1 (in five innings) and 8-1, during a non-conference doubleheader at Wildcat Field in Ogden, Utah. The Utes outscored the Wildcats 18-2 and enjoyed an 18-8 edge in hits between the two games. Utah tagged eight extra-base hits on the day, including five doubles and three triples in the two games for a.558 team slugging percentage. Oregon State Review Utah lost two of three home games to No. Fri.-Sun., May 4-6, 2012 No. 2/2 Arizona State (42-5, 14-2 Pac-12) Farrington Stadium Fri., May 4 7 p.m. MT Sat., May 5 7 p.m. MT Sun., May 6 12 p.m. MT 23 Oregon State last weekend. The Utes dropped the opener, 10-2, before picking up its first-ever Pac-12 win on Saturday by an 8-6 margin. Sunday s finale went to Oregon State, 5-4. Last Time Against Arizona State Senior first baseman Tia Palauni (Taylorsville, Utah) connected on a walk-off three-run home run in the eighth inning to lead Utah to a 3-1 win over No. 13/10 Arizona State in the Kajikawa Classic on Feb. 12, 2011 in front of 1,139 fans at Farrington Stadium. After playing to a scoreless tie through seven innings, Utah began the bottom of the eighth inning (as the designated home team) with shortstop Kelsi Hoopiiaina (Riverton, Utah) placed on second base as part of the international tiebreaker rule. Naomi Amu (Oceanside, Calif.) drew a walk after the leadoff at-bat then Palauni blasted her walk-off homer. Having a Grand Time Palauni had four hits, including two home runs, for a team-high eight RBI during five games last week. Palauni led Utah to its first-ever Pac-12 victory over No. 23 Oregon State on Saturday by going 2-for-3 with three runs driven in against the Beavers. She registered a single in the second and a three-run homer in the fourth. On Sunday, Palauni went 1-for-2 on the day and hit a grand slam, which was her second straight game with a homer and her seventh of the season. Palauni now owns 24 career round-trippers during her career. With four RBI on the day against the Beavers, Palauni has driven in 25 runs in 2012 and 87 over her career. This was Palauni s fifth multi-rbi performance of the year. She is third on the team with 15 extra-base hits this season and she has 47 over her career. Palauni knocked an RBI single up the middle in the first game of Wednesday s Date Opponent 2012 Schedule Time February Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) 10 vs. San Diego State L, vs. Western Michigan W, vs. UC Santa Barbara L, vs. Portland State W, 3-1 Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) 17 vs. San Jose State W, vs. Indiana W, vs. Portland State L, vs. UC Riverside W, 9-1 (6) 19 vs. Cal State Northridge W, 12-2 (6) UNC Greensboro Spartan Classic (Greensboro, N.C.) 24 vs. Drexel W, 8-2 (5) 25 vs. Rider W, 14-2 (6) at UNC Greensboro W, vs. Drexel W, 4-0 vs. Rider W, 9-2 March New Mexico Invitational (Albuquerque, N.M.) 3 vs. North Dakota W, vs. CSU Bakersfield W, vs. North Dakota W, 18-2 (5) 4 at No. 24/RV New Mexico W, 6-1 Florida Gulf Coast Tournament (Ft. Meyers, Fla.) 9 vs. Georgetown W, vs. Florida Gulf Coast L, vs. Howard W, vs. Stony Brook L, 1-0 (8) 12 vs. Colgate W, 2-1 vs. Colgate W, 8-0 (5) 21 Southern Utah W, 8-3 Southern Utah W, 18-2 (5) 23 at No. 3/3 Washington* L, at No. 3/3 Washington* L, at No. 3/3 Washington* L, Utah State W, at Idaho State W, 10-2 (5) April 3 No. 15/19 Hawaii L, No. 1/1 California* L, 10-0 (5) 7 No. 1/1 California* L, 11-3 (5) No. 1/1 California* L, 12-3 (6) 10 at No. 13/13 Arizona * L, 8-0 (5) at No. 13/13 Arizona * L, at No. 13/13 Arizona* L, No. 19/15 Oregon* L, No. 19/15 Oregon* L, No. 19/15 Oregon* L, 11-1 (5) 20 at No. 15/15 UCLA* L, at No. 15/15 UCLA* L, at No. 15/15 UCLA* L, 9-1 (6) 25 at Weber State W, 10-1 (5) at Weber State W, RV/No. 23 Oregon State* L, RV/No. 23 Oregon State* W, RV/No. 23 Oregon State* L, 5-4 May 4 at No. 2/2 Arizona State* 7 p.m. PT 5 at No. 2/2 Arizona State* 7 p.m. PT 6 at No. 2/2 Arizona State* 12 p.m. PT 8 Utah Valley 4 p.m. MT 10 Stanford* 4 p.m. MT 11 Stanford* 4 p.m. MT 12 Stanford* 12 p.m. MT Home games in bold at Ute Softball Field * Pac-12 Conference game First ranking listed is NFCA/USA Today MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF MAY 4-6 NO. 2/2 ARIZONA STATE

2 MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr./Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 9 Desaray Akins C/1B R/R 5-4 Fr./HS Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS) 10 Naomi Amu P R/R 5-9 So./1L Oceanside, Calif. (El Camino HS) 15 Taylor Austin IF L/R 5-8 So./1L Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) 22 Kendal Bergman UTIL R/R 5-8 Fr./HS Wheat Ridge, Colo. (D Evelyn HS) 6 Sandi Bowles OF L/R 5-6 Jr./2L Herriman, Utah (Riverton HS) 5 Hannah Clements OF L/R 5-2 Sr./3L Poway, Calif. (Poway HS) 12 Joni Cook DP R/R 5-8 Sr./3L Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 2 Kate Dickman OF L/R 5-6 Fr./HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) 21 Susan Duke C R/R 5-8 Fr./HS Salem, Utah (Spanish Fork, Utah) 8 Katelyn Elliott IF R/R 5-4 Jr./1L Spanish Fork, Utah (S.L.C.C.) 25 Chalese Fankhauser OF/C R/R 5-3 So./1L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 3 Whitney Holm IF R/R 5-8 Sr./3L Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) 24 Kelsi Hoopiiaina IF R/R 5-8 Jr./2L Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS) 33 Marissa Mendenhall UTIL R/R 5-8 Fr./HS Stansbury Park, Utah (Tooele HS) 11 Generra Nielson P R/R 5-6 Sr./1L Blanding, Utah (College of Southern Idaho) 18 Tia Palauni IF R/R 5-9 Sr./3L Taylorsville, Utah (Taylorsville HS) 67 Mariah Ramirez P R/R 5-6 Fr./HS Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. (Kennedy HS) 1 Jackie Sweet IF R/R 5-6 Jr./1L Corona, Calif. (UC Santa Barbara) 00 Shay Wallace C R/R 5-4 Jr./TR Ogden, Utah (S.L.C.C.) doubleheader against Weber State. She then scored a run during the second game against the Wildcats. Palauni is tied for eighth place in the Pac- 12 with two triples and 30 walks. She is the school-record holder with 110 career walks. Error Free The Ute defense recorded its 18th error-free performance of the season Sunday against Oregon State. Utah owns a 9-9 record this season when not committing a miscue in the field. Hittin Hoops Junior shortstop Kelsi Hoopiiaina (Riverton, Utah) posted a team-high.636 batting average in five games last week, including two doubles and a single, for three RBI. In the first game of the series, Hoopiiaina went 2-for-3 and recorded four hits in six at-bats with a pair of doubles and four runs scored during the series against the Beavers. Hoopiiaina drove Utah s lone extra-base hit of the contest, a double in the third. Hoopiiaina drew three walks in the second game against OSU and doubled in the fourth. She now leads the team and is tied for eighth in the Pac-12 with 11 two-base hits this season. Hoopiiaina was 3-for-5 with three RBI in both games against Weber State, including a three-run triple in the fourth inning of the first game. Hoopiiaina also scored three runs and was a perfect 2-for-2 on steal attempts. Hoopiiaina is tied with Holm for team-high honors with 19 extra-base hits this year. Hoopiiaina is also tied with Holm for the team lead in multi-hit games this season as Alphabetical Roster Ute Notes both have had 13 such performances this season. Hoopiiaiana ranks second on the squad with 49 hits and currently sports a.320 average at the plate. On the base paths, Hoop is tied for fourth in the Pac-12 and is 17-for-17 in steal attempts this season and 22-of-30 over her career. Hoopiiaina leads the team with 35 runs scored and she ranks second with 49 hits and seven home runs. Defensively, Hoopiiaina is tied for second in the league with 15 double plays turned. Katelyn Cashes In Katelyn Elliott (Spanish Fork, Utah) had six hits, three going for extra bases, to go for five RBI last week. In three games versus OSU, Elliott posted two hits and two RBI against the Beavers. She belted a two-run single in the first game of the OSU series. Elliott went 4-for-6 with three RBI, two runs scored and a slugging percentage between the two games at Weber State after hitting three extra-base hits against the Wildcats with two triples and a double. Elliott has 12 extra-base hits this season and 15 over her career to go with 20 runs driven in this year. Utes Aggressive on the Basepaths In five games last week, Utah was 12-of-13 on stolen bases, while holding its opponents to a 6-for-6 output. Hoopiiaina led the way with four steals. Quick Facts Location...Salt Lake City, Utah Elevation...4,657 ft. Founded Enrollment...31,660 Nickname...Utes Colors...Crimson and White Mascot...Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Facility (Capacity)...Ute Field (1,500) Web Site... Conference...Pac-12 President...David Pershing Athletics Director...Dr. Chris Hill Coaching Staff Head Coach... Amy Hogue (Utah, 1994) Career Record ,.602 (10th season) Utah Record ,.498 (Fifth season) Office Phone ahogue@huntsman.utah.edu Assistant Coach... Cody Thomson Office Phone cthomson@huntsman.utah.edu Assistant Coach... Maggie Livreri Office Phone mlivreri@huntsman.utah.edu Team Information 2011 Results MWC Record/Finish...7-5/4th Starters Returning/Lost...6/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...9/7 Newcomers...7 All-Time Record...1, (.571) All-Time Conf. Record (.568) NCAA Tourney Appearances...12 Last NCAA Appearance Athletic Communications Assc. AD/Athletic Communications... Liz Abel Assistant AC/SB Contact...Mike DeVine Phone Cell Fax mdevine@huntsman.utah.edu Mailing Address E. South Campus Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84112

3 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr./Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Shay Wallace C R/R 5-4 Jr./TR Ogden, Utah (S.L.C.C.) 1 Jackie Sweet IF R/R 5-6 Jr./1L Corona, Calif. (UC Santa Barbara) 2 Kate Dickman OF L/R 5-6 Fr./HS Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) 3 Whitney Holm IF R/R 5-8 Sr./3L Spanish Fork, Utah (Spanish Fork HS) 5 Hannah Clements OF L/R 5-2 Sr./3L Poway, Calif. (Poway HS) 6 Sandi Bowles OF L/R 5-6 Jr./2L Herriman, Utah (Riverton HS) 8 Katelyn Elliott IF R/R 5-4 Jr./1L Spanish Fork, Utah (S.L.C.C.) 9 Desaray Akins C/1B R/R 5-4 Fr./HS Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS) 10 Naomi Amu P R/R 5-9 So./1L Oceanside, Calif. (El Camino HS) 11 Generra Nielson P R/R 5-6 Sr./1L Blanding, Utah (College of Southern Idaho) 12 Joni Cook DP R/R 5-8 Sr./3L Eagle, Idaho (Eagle HS) 15 Taylor Austin IF L/R 5-8 So./1L Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) 18 Tia Palauni IF R/R 5-9 Sr./3L Taylorsville, Utah (Taylorsville HS) 21 Susan Duke C R/R 5-8 Fr./HS Salem, Utah (Spanish Fork, Utah) 22 Kendal Bergman UTIL R/R 5-8 Fr./HS Wheat Ridge, Colo. (D Evelyn HS) 24 Kelsi Hoopiiaina IF R/R 5-8 Jr./2L Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS) 25 Chalese Fankhauser OF/C R/R 5-3 So./1L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 33 Marissa Mendenhall UTIL R/R 5-8 Fr./HS Stansbury Park, Utah (Tooele HS) 67 Mariah Ramirez P R/R 5-6 Fr./HS Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. (Kennedy HS) Double Take The Utah defense leads the Pac-12 lead with 22 double plays turned this season. Palauni has been on the closing end of the 18 of those double plays, which leads the Pac-12 as well. Double Sweet Utah junior second baseman Jackie Sweet (Corona, Calif.) has helped turn 15 double plays this season, which is puts her in a second-place tie with Hoopiiaina in the latest Pac-12 statistical rankings. Sweet laced an RBI single during Saturday against Oregon State, her 24th RBI of the year. Wednesday at Weber State, Sweet hit a pair of doubles for two RBI and three runs scored. She also went 2-for-2 in steal attempts and she is now 6-for-6 this season. Sweet has 12 doubles during her career as a Ute and has 20 extra-base hits during her Utah career. Nielson Knockouts With 24 strikeouts last week, senior Generra Nielson (Blanding, Utah) upped her career total to 460, with 262 of those coming this season. She has led the Pac-12 throughout the season and is ranked 11h in the country in the NCAA s latest statistical release. Nielson also leads the league lead with 43 appearances this season and 38 starts. She is third in the conference with innings pitched and is tied for fourth with 19 victories. Nielson leads the Ute pitching staff with a 3.15 ERA and opponent batting average Ute Player Notes (.231). She owns a record this season with a career mark during her Utah career. Coming Holm Holm leads the team with a.383 batting average this season. She also boasts a team-best.440 on-base percentage this year and also sports a.638 slugging percentage after touching a total of 90 bases this season. Holm leads Utah with eight home runs and 54 total hits in She also is tied for the team lead with 19 extra-base hits this season and has 66 over her career. Extra-Base Kate Freshman Kate Dickman (Mission Viejo, Calif.) is second on the squad with 10 doubles this year. Dickman also notched her first career triple on Mar. 28 against Utah State and her first career homer against Oregon State last Saturday. Stealin Sandi Junior outfielder Sandi Bowles (Herriman, Utah) is second among Ute base stealers this season. She has 11 steals on 13 attempts this year and has 23 steals over her career. Bowles posted a career-high three steals against Rider on Feb. 26 and had two stolen bases against San Jose State on Feb. 17. Bowles had 10 steals on 12 attempts all of last season. Utes Come to Play Every Day Three of Utah s four every day infielders have started all 49 games this season, including Holm at third base, Hoopiiaina at shortstop and Sweet at second base. Dickman has appeared in every game in the Ute outfield as well Misc. Stats Inning by inning (Utah - Opponent)... First inning Second inning Third inning Fourth inning Fifth inning Sixth inning Seventh inning Eighth inning Ninth inning... N/A Largest Margin of victory Largest Margin of defeat Team Game Highs Batting At bats: 33 vs. Northridge, 2/19 Runs scored: 18, 2x (MR vs. SUU, 3/21) Hits: 19 vs. Southern Utah, 3/21 RBIs: 18 vs. Southern Utah, 3/21 Doubles: 5, 2x (MR vs. SUU, 3/21) Triples: 2 at Weber St., 4/25 Home runs: 6 vs. Southern Utah, 3/21 Total bases: 42 vs. Southern Utah, 3/21 Walks: 16 vs. Rider, 2/25 Strikeouts: 12 vs. Stony Brook, 3/10 Sac hits: 1, 15x (MR vs. UCLA, 4/14) Sac flies: 2 vs. UNCG, 2/25 Stolen bases: 7 vs. North Dakota, 3/4 Hit by pitch: 2 vs. Oregon State, 4/27 Caught stealing: 1, 13x (MR vs. OSU, 4/29) Runners LOB: 12 vs. Rider, 2/25 Hit into DP: 2 vs. Oregon, 4/15 Fielding Putouts: 23 vs. Stony Brook, 3/10 Assists: 13 vs. Cal, 4/7 Errors: 4 vs. UCSB, 2/11 Passed balls: 3 vs. Oregon, 4/14 DPs turned: 2, 3x (MR vs. OSU, 4/29) Pitching Innings pitched: 7.2 vs. Stony Brook, 3/10 Runs allowed: 14 vs. SDSU, 2/10 Earned runs: 14 vs. SDSU, 2/10 Walks allowed: 10 vs. UCLA, 4/22 Strikeouts: 16, 2x (MR vs. Colgate, 3/12) Hits allowed: 16 vs. SDSU, 2/10 Doubles allowed: 4, 2x (MR vs. Oregon, 4/13) Triples allowed: 1, 2x (MR vs. Oregon, 4/15) Homers allowed: 5 vs. Cal, 4/7 Wild pitches: 2, 3x (MR vs. OSU, 4/27) Hit batters: 2, 2x (MR vs. OSU, 4/27) MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF

4 MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF No. 2/2 Arizona State (42-5, 14-2 Pac-12) Pac-12 Scouting No. 2/2 Arizona State Fri., May 4 / 7 p.m. MT Sat., May 5 / 7 p.m. MT Sun., May 6 / 12 p.m. MT Arizona State is enjoying a seven-game win streak and is fresh off a three-game sweep of No. 11/13 Washington last weekend in Seattle. ASU leads the Pac-12 with a.450 team on-base percentage, 347 runs scored, 326 RBI and 229 walks. The Sun Devils are second in the Pac-12 with a.342 team batting average and 69 home runs. Defensively, ASU ranks second in the Pac-12 in team ERA (1.98), opponent batting average (2.01) and runs allowed (98). Reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week Katelyn Boyd is second in the Pac-12 with a.447 batting average and Alix Johnson is sixth with a.418 clip. Boyd leads the Pac-12 with 61 runs scored, ranks second with 19 home runs and 40 walks. She stands fifth with 59 hits and 56 RBI. Elizabeth Caporuscio is fifth in the league with 14 round-trippers this year. Hillary Bach is second in the Pac-12 with a 1.28 ERA. Opposing hitters are going for a.190 batting average against Bach this season, a mark that ranks second in the league. Dallas Escobedo is eighth in the league with 143 strikeouts and innings pitched. Pac-12 Standings Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Last 10 Streak California W4 Arizona State W7 Oregon L1 UCLA L3 Arizona W1 Oregon State W1 Washington L4 Stanford L4 Utah L1

5 Batting Avg. (min. 2 AB/game) Whitney Holm.383 Hits Whitney Holm 54 Doubles Kelsi Hoopiiaina 11 Home Runs Whitney Holm 8 RBI Whitney Holm 38 Total Bases Whitney Holm 90 Slugging % (min. 1 AB/game) Whitney Holm.638 Walks Tia Palauni 29 Hit By Pitch Palauni, Hoopiiaina, Cook, Dickman 2 Utah s 2012 Record When... Overall Record Neutral At Home On The Road In One-Run Games In Extra Innings Scoring First Opponent Score First On television Teams Combine for Less Than 10 Runs Teams Combine for 10 or More Runs Scoring 10 or More Runs February March April May Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Longest Winning Streak Longest Losing Streak Current Streak... L Hitting Streaks Name Longest Current Whitney Holm 11 2 Katelyn Elliott 7 - Kelsi Hoopiiaina 7 2 Tia Palauni 6 2 Hannah Clements 6 - Jackie Sweet 5 1 Kate Dickman 5 4 Joni Cook 4 - Sandi Bowles 4 - Mariah Ramirez 4 - Kendal Bergman 3 - Marissa Mendenhall 3 - Shay Wallace 3 - Chalese Fankhauser 3 2 Naomi Amu 2 - Desaray Akins 2 - Taylor Austin 2 1 Susan Duke Statistical Leaders On Base % (min. 2 AB/game) Whitney Holm.440 Sacrifice Bunts Hannah Clements 4 Sacrifice Flies Joni Cook, Kate Dickman, Whitney Holm 2 Stolen Bases Kelsi Hoopiiaina 17 ERA Generra Nielson 3.15 Strikeouts Generra Nielson 262 Earned Runs Naomi Amu 34 Hits Naomi Amu 61 Innings Pitched Generra Nielson Misc. Stats Multiple-Hit Games Name Total Whitney Holm Kelsi Hoopiiaina Jackie Sweet Kate Dickman Katelyn Elliott Tia Palauni Hannah Clements Joni Cook Marissa Mendenhall Chalese Fankhauser TEAM Multiple-RBI Games Name Total Whitney Holm Jackie Sweet Kelsi Hoopiiaina Katelyn Elliott Tia Palauni Chalese Fankhauser Kate Dickman Hannah Clements Joni Cook Kendal Bergman Naomi Amu Shay Wallace Marissa Mendenhall TEAM Reached Base Streaks Name Longest Current Kelsi Hoopiiaina Whitney Holm 11 5 Katelyn Elliott 8 - Tia Palauni 8 5 Kate Dickman 7 4 Jackie Sweet 7 1 Hannah Clements 6 3 Marissa Mendenhall 5 - Joni Cook 4 2 Sandi Bowles 4 - Desaray Akins 4 - Chalese Fankhauser 4 2 Shay Wallace 3 - Kendal Bergman 3 - Mariah Ramirez 3 - Naomi Amu 2 - Susan Duke 2 2 Taylor Austin 2 1 MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF

6 SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF STAT BREAKDOWN MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS USA Today/NFCA (5/1) 1. California 2. Arizona State 3. Alabama 4. Oklahoma 5. Louisiana-Lafayette 6. Florida 7. Tennessee 8. Texas 9. Louisville 10. Missouri 11. Georgia 12. Hawai i 13. Oregon 14. Washington 15. Arizona 16. South Florida 17. UCLA 18. Texas A&M 19. Stanford 20. Florida State 21. North Carolina 22. LSU 23. Michigan 24. Texas Tech 25. Baylor Others Receiving Votes: Tulsa 23, Syracuse 17, Oregon State 13, Massachusetts 4. Latest National Rankings Left Field Hannah Clements, Sr., L/R Sandi Bowles, Jr., L/R Third Base Whitney Holm, Sr., R/R Marissa Mendenhall, Fr., R/R ESPN.com/USA Softball (5/1) 1. California 2. Arizona State 3. Oklahoma 4. Alabama 5. Tennessee 6. Louisiana-Lafayette 7. Florida 8. Louisville 9. Missouri 10. Texas 11. Georgia 12. Oregon 13. Arizona 14. Hawaii 15. Washington 16. Texas A&M 17. UCLA 18. South Florida 19. Florida State 20. North Carolina 21. Stanford 22. Oregon State 23. Texas Tech 24. LSU 25. Michigan Others Receiving Votes: Tulsa 20, Syracuse 15, Baylor 5, Georgia Tech 4, UAB 3, Massachusetts 3, Kansas 2, Virginia Tech 1 Shortstop Kelsi Hoopiiaina, Jr., R/R Taylor Austin, So., L/R Probable Depth Chart Center Field Kate Dickman, Fr., L/R Kendal Bergman, Fr., R/R Pitchers Generra Nielson, Sr., R/R Naomi Amu, So., R/R Mariah Ramirez, Fr., R/R Second Base Jackie Sweet, Jr., R/R Katelyn Elliott, Jr., R/R Naomi Amu AH-moo Sandi Bowles BOWL-z Hannah Clements CLEM-ents Joni Cook JOE-knee Chalese Fankhauser SHUH-lease Amy Hogue HOAG Kelsi Hoopiiaina Hoop-E-AH-nuh Tia Palauni Puh-LA0-knee 2012 Pac-12 Weekly Awards Player of the Week Feb. 14 Valerie Arioto, California Feb. 21 Valerie Arioto, California Feb. 28 Brigette Del Ponte, Arizona Mar. 7 Katelyn Boyd, Arizona State Mar. 13 Katelyn Boyd, Arizona State Mar. 19 Kaitlin Inglesby, Washington Mar. 26 Valerie Arioto, California Apr. 2 Jamia Reid, California Apr. 9 Samantha Pappas, Oregon Apr. 16 Stephany LaRosa, UCLA Apr. 23 Katelyn Boyd, Arizona State Apr. 30 Katelyn Boyd, Arizona State Pitcher of the Week Feb. 14 Kaitlin Inglesby, Washington Feb. 21 Hillary Bach, Arizona State Feb. 28 Teagan Gerhart, Stanford Mar. 7 Hillary Bach, Arizona State Mar. 13 Jolene Henderson, California Mar. 19 Generra Nielson, Utah Mar. 26 Jolene Henderson, California Apr. 2 Jolene Henderson, California Apr. 9 Hillary Bach, Arizona State Apr. 16 Shelby Babcock, Arizona Apr. 23 Jolene Henderson, California Apr. 30 Jolene Henderson, California Right Field Katelyn Elliott, Jr., R/R Kendal Bergman, Fr., R/R First Base Tia Palauni, Sr., R/R Marissa Mendenhall, Fr., R/R Pronunciation Guide Catcher Chalese Fankhauser, So., R/R Shay Wallace, Jr., R/R Desaray Akins, Fr., R/R

7 Hogue At A Glance... Personal Hometown: Sandy, Utah College: Utah (1994) Bachelor s degree: Sociology Master s degree: Social Work (1996) Coaching Experience University of Utah Head Coach: 2007-present Salt Lake Community College Head Coach: University of Utah Assistant Coach: Alta High School Assistant Coach: University of Utah Graduate Assistant Coach: Career Highlights Led SLCC to a sixth-place finish at the NJCAA Division I National Tournament in 2004 and two SWAC titles (2000, 2003). Coached nine All-Americans and 36 all-region players at SLCC SWAC Coach of the Year Earned All-America honors as a player at Utah, leading the Utes to two World Series appearances. Cody Thomson Assistant Coach Third Season Coaching Staff Amy Hogue Head Coach Fifth Season Utah, 1994 Amy Hogue has been charged with leading the University of Utah softball team into its inaugural season in arguably the best softball league in the nation, the Pac-12 Conference. Currently in her fifth season as Utah s head coach, the sixth coach in program history, Hogue has a (.498) record at Utah and sports a (.602) overall record in her 10th season as a collegiate head coach, which includes six seasons at the NJCAA s Salt Lake Community College. Under Hogue s guidance, Diana Phillips earned an NFCA First-Team All-Region award in 2008 and Tia Palauni was named to the second team in 2011, while and nine different Utes have been name to allconference teams. Hogue played for the Utes from and earned second team All-America honors as a senior. In garnering All-America accolades, she hit.455, had 101 hits, 222 at bats and 55 runs scored. All of those numbers still stand as the school s top marks for a single season. Hogue also holds season records for triples (7) and runs scored (55). She led both the 1991 and 1994 squads to the College World Series. Hogue built and mentored Salt Lake Community College s softball team from , instantly creating a successful program. She went (.706) in her time with the Bruins. The pinnacle of her tenure with the Bruins came in SLCC was the regional champion that season and placed sixth at the NJCAA Division I National Tournament. In 2000, the Bruins inaugural campaign, they won the Scenic West Athletic Conference title and repeated as champions again in At SLCC, Hogue coached 36 all-region players (22 firstteamers, 14 second-team nods), and coached nine All- America standouts. In addition to the players success, Hogue was named the SWAC Coach of the Year for her efforts in With the Bruins, Hogue coached 36 all-region players (22 first-teamers, 14 second-team nods), and coached nine All-America standouts. In addition to the players success, Hogue was named the SWAC Coach of the Year for her efforts in Maggie Livreri Assistant Coach First Season Prior to moving to SLCC, Hogue was an assistant coach at Utah from where she was involved in all facets of running the program. Hogue got her start in coaching as Utah s graduate assistant coach from From there she went to Alta High School as an assistant coach from Hogue also coached an accelerated travel team, called The Sting. She guided her club squad to a.725 winning percentage. In her last two seasons, The Sting racked up 137 wins. Her playing career at Utah was equally as impressive. As a player, she helped the Utes win two conference titles, two conference tournaments and two regional titles in making two Women s College World Series appearances. She captained the 1994 squad that tallied a school-record 51 wins. In addition to the team s success, Hogue was Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, first team allregion and second team All-America in She was a three-time All-WAC player and was the team MVP in Hogue s name appears throughout the record book at Utah. In Utah s career record book, she still ranks third in at bats (703) and stolen bases (72), fourth in hits (239), and fifth in both hitting (.340) and runs (125). Her 101 hits in a season was one of the longeststanding marks in the NCAA, and she still holds the NCAA record for at bats in a game (14). The Utah standout briefly played professional softball. After college, she toured with the WPF Storm and was later drafted and signed to play with Durham Dragons. Hogue graduated from Utah in 1994 with a sociology degree and earned a Masters from Utah in social work in The Sandy, Utah, native is married to Sean Hogue and has three children, Brennan (11), Kai (9) and Tessa (6). Russ Paskins Volunteer Assistant Coach Second Season MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF

8 MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF Shay Wallace Jr. C R/R Ogden, Utah 00 Sandi Bowles Jr. OF L/R Herriman, Utah Joni Cook Sr. DP R/R Eagle, Idaho Kelsi Hoopiiaina Jr. IF R/R Riverton, Utah Jackie Sweet Jr. IF R/R Corona, Calif. Katelyn Elliott Jr. IF R/R Spanish Fork, Utah Taylor Austin So. IF L/R Bountiful, Utah Chalese Fankhauser So. C/UT R/R South Jordan, Utah TV/Radio Spot Chart Kate Dickman Fr. OF L/R Mission Viejo, Calif. Tia Palauni Sr. IF R/R Taylorsville, Utah Whitney Holm Sr. IF R/R Spanish Fork, Utah Naomi Amu So. P R/R Oceanside, Calif. Susan Duke Fr. C R/R Salem, Utah Hannah Clements Sr. OF L/R Poway, Calif Desaray Akins Fr. C/1B R/R Tucson, Ariz. Marissa Mendenhall Fr. UTIL R/R Stansbury Park, Utah Mariah Ramirez Fr. P R/R Hawaiian Gardens. Calif. Generra Nielson Sr. P R/R Blanding, Utah 22 Kendal Bergman Fr. OF R/R Wheat Ridge, Colo.

9 2012 Overall Statistics Record: Home: 4-9 Away: 5-10 Neutral: 17-4 Pac-12: 1-17 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% 15 Austin, Taylor Holm, Whitney Duke, Susan Elliott, Katelyn Hoopiiaina, Kelsi Sweet, Jackie Dickman, Kate Amu, Naomi Clements, Hannah Bergman, Kendal Palauni, Tia Ramirez, Mariah Mendenhall, Marissa Bowles, Sandi Cook, Joni Wallace, Shay Fankhauser, Chalese Akins, Desaray Nielson, Generra Totals Opponents LOB - Team (272), Opp (276). DPs turned - Team (22), Opp (22). CI - Team (1), Akins 1. IBB - Team (1), Holm 1, Opp (1). (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 11 Nielson, Generra / Amu, Naomi / Ramirez, Mariah / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (11), Akins 6, Fankhauser 4, Wallace 1, Opp (14). SBA/ATT - Nielson (31-39), Wallace (19-29), Akins (14-15), Amu (5-9), Fankhauser (6-8), Ramirez (3-4). Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 8 Elliott, Katelyn Cook, Joni Clements, Hannah Austin, Taylor Bergman, Kendal Palauni, Tia Wallace, Shay Akins, Desaray Fankhauser, Chalese Nielson, Generra Ramirez, Mariah Mendenhall, Marissa Bowles, Sandi Sweet, Jackie Dickman, Kate Hoopiiaina, Kelsi Holm, Whitney Amu, Naomi Duke, Susan Totals Opponents MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF

10 2012 Game-by-Game Results UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Pac-12 Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 10, 2012 vs San Diego State L Nielson (L 1-0) 56 2:36 Feb 10, 2012 vs Western Michigan W Nielson (W 1-1) 62 2:05 Feb 11, 2012 vs UC Santa Barbara L Amu (L 0-1) 62 2:45 Feb 12, 2012 vs Portland State W Nielson (W 2-1) 59 2:02 Feb 17, 2012 vs San Jose State W Nielson (W 3-1) 68 1:57 Feb 17, 2012 vs Indiana W Nielson (W 4-1) 103 2:00 Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State L Nielson (L 4-2) 125 1:52 Feb 19, 2012 vs UC Riverside W Nielson (W 5-2) 211 2:10 Feb 19, 2012 vs Cal State Northridge W Amu (W 1-1) 211 2:17 Feb 24, 2012 vs Drexel W Amu (W 2-1) 58 3:15 Feb 25, 2012 vs Rider W Ramirez (W 1-0) 35 2:14 Feb 25, 2012 at UNCG W Nielson (W 6-2) 84 1:48 Feb 26, 2012 vs Drexel W Nielson (W 7-2) 37 1:58 Feb 26, 2012 vs Rider W Amu (W 3-1) 36 2:18 Mar. 3, 2012 vs North Dakota W Nielson (W 8-2) 39 1:55 Mar. 3, 2012 vs CSU Bakersfield W Nielson (W 9-2) 0 1:35 Mar. 4, 2012 vs North Dakota W Ramirez (W 2-0) 72 2:09 Mar. 4, 2012 at #24 New Mexico W Nielson (W 10-0) 188 1:57 Mar 09, 2012 vs Georgetown W Nielson (W 11-2) 86 1:55 Mar 09, 2012 at Florida Gulf Coast L Nielson (L 11-3) 195 1:53 Mar 10, 2012 vs Howard W Nielson (W 12-3) :4 Mar 10, 2012 vs Stony Brook L 0-1 (8) Nielson (L 12-4) 67 1:55 Mar 12, 2012 vs Colgate-1 W Nielson (W 13-4) 78 1:36 Mar 12, 2012 vs Colgate-2 W Nielson (W 14-4) 78 1:39 Mar 21, 2012 SOUTHERN UTAH-1 W Nielson (W 15-4) 128 2:01 Mar 21, 2012 SOUTHERN UTAH-2 W Amu (W 4-1) 173 1:41 * Mar 23, 2012 at #3 Washington L Nielson (L 15-5) 568 2:15 * Mar 24, 2012 at #3 Washington L Amu (L 4-2) 913 1:51 * Mar 25, 2012 at #3 Washington L Nielson (L 15-6) 587 2:12 Mar 28, 2012 UTAH STATE W Nielson (W 16-6) 95 2:10 Mar 29, 2012 at Idaho State W Nielson (W 17-6) 227 1:54 Apr 03, 2012 #15 HAWAII L Nielson (L 17-7) 160 2:23 * Apr 05, 2012 #1 CALIFORNIA L Ramirez (L 2-1) 203 1:33 * Apr 07, 2012 #1 CALIFORNIA-1 L Nielson (L 17-8) 389 1:32 * Apr 07, 2012 #1 CALIFORNIA-2 L Nielson (L 17-9) 503 1:59 * Apr 10, 2012 at #13 Arizona-1 L Ramirez (L 2-2) - 1:55 * Apr 10, 2012 at #13 Arizona-2 L Nielson (L 17-10) :54 * Apr 11, 2012 at #13 Arizona L Nielson (L 17-11) :50 * Apr 13, 2012 #19 OREGON L Nielson (L 17-12) 151 2:21 * Apr 14, 2012 #19 OREGON L Amu (L 4-3) 257 2:29 * Apr 15, 2012 #19 OREGON L Nielson (L 17-13) 256 1:55 * Apr 20, 2012 at #15 UCLA L Ramirez (L 2-3) 809 2:06 * Apr 21, 2012 at #15 UCLA L Nielson (L 17-14) :38 * Apr 22, 2012 at #15 UCLA L Ramirez (L 2-4) :19 Apr 25, 2012 at Weber State-1 W Nielson (W 18-14) 125 1:52 Apr 25, 2012 at Weber State-2 W Nielson (W 19-14) 120 2:24 * Apr 27, 2012 #23 OREGON STATE L Nielson (L 19-15) 295 2:25 * Apr 28, 2012 #23 OREGON STATE W Ramirez (W 3-4) 325 2:29 * Apr 29, 2012 #23 OREGON STATE L Ramirez (L 3-5) 296 2:06 () extra inning game

11 2012 Pac-12 Conference Statistics Record: 1-17 Home: 1-8 Away: 0-9 Pac-12: 1-17 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% 24 Hoopiiaina, Kelsi Palauni, Tia Dickman, Kate Elliott, Katelyn Holm, Whitney Sweet, Jackie Clements, Hannah Mendenhall, Marissa Wallace, Shay Fankhauser, Chalese Ramirez, Mariah Akins, Desaray Cook, Joni Bergman, Kendal Bowles, Sandi Amu, Naomi Duke, Susan Austin, Taylor Totals Opponents LOB - Team (99), Opp (119). DPs turned - Team (11), Opp (9). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). (Pac-12 games only 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 67 Ramirez, Mariah / Nielson, Generra / Amu, Naomi / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (6), Fankhauser 3, Akins 3, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Nielson (19-20), Akins (12-12), Wallace (10-11), Fankhauser (2-4), Ramirez (3-4), Amu (2-3). Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 18 Palauni, Tia Akins, Desaray Elliott, Katelyn Nielson, Generra Clements, Hannah Amu, Naomi Mendenhall, Marissa Bowles, Sandi Fankhauser, Chalese Holm, Whitney Dickman, Kate Wallace, Shay Hoopiiaina, Kelsi Sweet, Jackie Ramirez, Mariah Cook, Joni Austin, Taylor Bergman, Kendal Duke, Susan Totals Opponents MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN SCOUTING REPORT UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF