Softball Team 2006 Record: SEC Record: SEC Finish: Third in the SEC West

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1 Auburn At The Tucson Regional May 18-20, 2006 Tucson, Ariz. Hillenbrand Stadium (1) Arizona (44-9) Head Coach: Mike Candrea (Arizona State, 1978) (2) Auburn (34-20) Head Coach: Tina Deese (Florida State, 1986) (3) Ohio State (38-21) Head Coach: Linda Kalfatis (California [Pa.], 1988) (4) Marist (33-11) Head Coach: Melissa Tucci (Marist, 2001) 2006 NCAA Regional Guide 2 Auburn Alphabetical, Numerical Rosters 2 Auburn Pronunciation Guide 3 Auburn Postseason Notes 8 Auburn Opponent Information 9 Auburn NCAA Postseason History 12 NCAA Regional Field Information 13 Miscellaneous Statistics/The Last Time 14 Home Run Tracker 15 Auburn Lineups 17 Individual Game-By-Game Information 20 Records Update 22 Auburn Superlatives Schedule and Results Auburn Statistics 2006 Tiger Capsules 25 Auburn Head Coach Tina Deese 27 Auburn Assistant Coach Jack Byerley 27 Auburn Assistant Coach Ashley Moore 28 Ashley Arcuri 29 Krista Barts 30 Jorja Bell 31 Holly Currie 32 Brittany Day 33 Beth DiPietro 34 Tara Donaldson 35 Starr Dorsey 36 Tatiana Fernandez 37 Myesha Finney 38 Heather Garrison 39 Sara Ghezzi 40 Taryn Gray 41 Ashley Griffin 42 Robin Martin 43 Kristina McCain 44 Nicole Russo 45 Brittany Scott 46 Amy Shaw 47 Lauren Walton 2006 Southeastern Conference Review 48 Southeastern Conference Standings 48 Southeastern Conference Honors 49 Southeastern Conference Team Statistics TABLE OF CONTENTS Auburn University Location: Auburn, Ala. Founded: 1856 Enrollment: 22,928 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) Interim President: Dr. Ed Richardson Athletics Director: Jay Jacobs Senior Women s Administrator: Barbara Camp Associate AD/Women s Olympic Sports: Meredith Jenkins Faculty Representative: Marcia Boosinger Stadium: Jane B. Moore Field (1,500 capacity) Dimensions: LF-190, CF-220, RF-190 (12 foot wall) Softball Staff Head Coach: Tina Deese Alma Mater: Florida State, 1986 Career Record: (18 years) Record at Auburn: (10 years) Assistant Coach: Jack Byerley, second year (South Alabama, 1981) Assistant Coach: Ashley Moore, second year (Auburn, 2003) Softball Team 2006 Record: SEC Record: SEC Finish: Third in the SEC West Softball History First Year: 1997 All-Time Record: SEC Record: Home Record: NCAA Postseason Record: 1-6 Postseason Appearances: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 Softball Support Staff Assistant Athletic Recruiter: Susan Bazemore Academic Counselor: Janice Robinson Athletic Trainer: Bryan MacMunn Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Loscalzo Marketing Coordinator: David Kent Public Address Announcer: Marc Haon Managers: Stewart McGill, Brandon McKee Auburn Media Relations Softball Contact: Hank Hager Office Phone: (334) Cellular Phone: (334) hagerhp@auburn.edu Fax: (334) Athletics Web site: The 2006 Auburn Softball Postseason Guide is published by the Auburn Media Relations Department, a division of the Auburn Athletic Department. The guide was edited and produced by Assistant Director Hank Hager. Covers were designed by Pamela Welch. Photography was provided by Todd Van Emst and Emily McLain NCAA REGIONAL GUIDE 1

2 ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Eligibility Seniors (4): Krista Barts, Ashley Griffin, Robin Martin, Amy Shaw. Juniors (6): Holly Currie, Beth DiPietro, Heather Garrison, Sara Ghezzi, Kristina McCain, Lauren Walton. Sophomores (5): Jorja Bell, Brittany Day, Starr Dorsey, Nicole Russo, Brittany Scott. Freshmen (5): Ashley Arcuri, Tara Donaldson, Tatiana Fernandez, Myesha Finney, Taryn Gray. By Home State/Country Alabama (6): Holly Currie, Tara Donaldson, Starr Dorsey, Taryn Gray, Kristina McCain, Amy Shaw. Florida (8): Ashley Arcuri, Beth DiPietro, Tatiana Fernandez, Sara Ghezzi, Ashley Griffin, Robin Martin, Brittany Scott, Lauren Walton. Georgia (3): Krista Barts, Brittany Day, Myesha Finney. Louisiana (1): Nicole Russo. South Carolina (1): Heather Garrison. New Zealand (1): Jorja Bell. By Batting Hand Left (8): Tara Donaldson, Starr Dorsey, Tatiana Fernandez, Sara Ghezzi, Taryn Gray, Kristina McCain, Brittany Scott, Lauren Walton. Right (12): Ashley Arcuri, Krista Barts, Jorja Bell, Holly Currie, Brittany Day, Beth DiPietro, Myesha Finney, Heather Garrison, Ashley Griffin, Robin Martin, Nicole Russo, Amy Shaw. By Throwing Hand Left (2): Tara Donaldson, Taryn Gray. Right (18): Ashley Arcuri, Krista Barts, Jorja Bell, Holly Currie, Brittany Day, Beth DiPietro, Starr Dorsey, Tatiana Fernandez, Myesha Finney, Heather Garrison, Sara Ghezzi, Ashley Griffin, Robin Martin, Kristina McCain, Nicole Russo, Brittany Scott, Amy Shaw, Lauren Walton, Brittany Scott, Amy Shaw, Lauren Walton ROSTERS AUBURN NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Cl. Hometown (previous school) 1 Holly Currie P/DP R-R 6-0 Jr. Pisgah, Ala. (Pisgah HS) 2 Lauren Walton OF L-R 5-6 Jr. Palmetto, Fla. (Palmetto HS) 3 Nicole Russo OF/IF R-R 5-7 So. Kenner, La. (Archbishop Chapelle HS) 4 Brittany Day P R-R 5-8 So. Columbus, Ga. (Shaw HS) 5 Robin Martin IF/C R-R 5-8 Sr. Palm City, Fla. (Martin County HS) 6 Ashley Arcuri IF R-R 5-4 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Chamberlain HS) 7 Kristina McCain 3B L-R 5-5 Jr. Mount Olive, Ala. (Gardendale HS) 8 Sara Ghezzi OF L-R 5-5 Jr. Miami, Fla. (Palmetto HS) 9 Brittany Scott OF L-R 5-5 So. Mount Dora, Fla. (Mount Dora HS) 10 Starr Dorsey 2B L-R 5-6 So. Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS) 11 Amy Shaw OF R-R 5-5 Sr. Ashville, Ala. (Wallace Dothan CC) 12 Jorja Bell C/1B R-R 6-0 So. Auckland, New Zealand (Epsom Girls Grammar School) 15 Beth DiPietro P R-R 5-6 Jr. Riverview, Fla. (Riverview HS) 19 Tara Donaldson IF/P L-L 5-3 Fr. Mobile, Ala. (Baker HS) 20 Ashley Griffin SS R-R 5-5 Sr. Pace, Fla. (Pace HS) 21 Taryn Gray OF L-L 5-2 Fr. Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 22 Krista Barts IF/OF R-R 5-8 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS) 24 Myesha Finney OF R-R 5-7 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS) 25 Heather Garrison IF R-R 5-8 Jr. Hartsville, S.C. (Francis Marion) 32 Tatiana Fernandez C L-R 5-4 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Dade Christian HS) AUBURN ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Cl. Hometown (previous school) 6 Ashley Arcuri IF R-R 5-4 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Chamberlain HS) 22 Krista Barts IF/OF R-R 5-8 Sr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS) 12 Jorja Bell C/1B R-R 6-0 So. Auckland, New Zealand (Epsom Girls Grammar School) 1 Holly Currie P/DP R-R 6-0 Jr. Pisgah, Ala. (Pisgah HS) 4 Brittany Day P R-R 5-8 So. Columbus, Ga. (Shaw HS) 15 Beth DiPietro P R-R 5-6 Jr. Riverview, Fla. (Riverview HS) 19 Tara Donaldson IF/P L-L 5-3 Fr. Mobile, Ala. (Baker HS) 10 Starr Dorsey 2B L-R 5-6 So. Auburn, Ala. (Auburn HS) 32 Tatiana Fernandez C L-R 5-4 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Dade Christian HS) 24 Myesha Finney OF R-R 5-7 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS) 25 Heather Garrison IF R-R 5-8 Jr. Hartsville, S.C. (Francis Marion) 8 Sara Ghezzi OF L-R 5-5 Jr. Miami, Fla. (Palmetto HS) 21 Taryn Gray OF L-L 5-2 Fr. Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) 20 Ashley Griffin SS R-R 5-5 Sr.. Pace, Fla. (Pace HS) 5 Robin Martin IF/C R-R 5-8 Sr. Palm City, Fla. (Martin County HS) 7 Kristina McCain 3B L-R 5-5 Jr. Mount Olive, Ala. (Gardendale HS) 3 Nicole Russo OF/IF R-R 5-7 So. Kenner, La. (Archbishop Chapelle HS) 9 Brittany Scott OF L-R 5-5 So. Mount Dora, Fla. (Mount Dora HS) 11 Amy Shaw OF R-R 5-5 Sr. Ashville, Ala. (Wallace Dothan CC) 2 Lauren Walton OF L-R 5-6 Jr. Palmetto, Fla. (Palmetto HS) Head Coach: Tina Deese (Florida State, 1986) Assistant Coach: Jack Byerley (South Alabama, 1981) Assistant Coach: Ashley Moore (Auburn, 2003) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Loscalzo Athletic Trainer: Bryan MacMunn Student Manager: Stewart McGill Student Manager: Brandon McKee Ashley Arcuri Jorja Bell Myesha Finney Sara Ghezzi PRONUNCIATION GUIDE AR-Curee GEOR-ja MY-ee-shaw GEZZ-ee Taryn Gray Beth DiPietro Tina Deese Jack Byerley TEAR-In DEE-PEE-trow DEEZ BYE-er-LEE 2

3 AUBURN (34-20, SEC) at Tucson Regional May Tucson, Ariz. Hillenbrand Stadium (2,956) On The Slate 5/18 vs. Ohio State 4 p.m. 5/19 vs. Arizona/Marist TBA 5/20 TBA* 3 p.m. All Times Pacific * If AU advances Radio: WZMG-AM (910) and Broadcaster: Nathan Ealy Live Stats: Tracking Auburn Overall Record SEC Home Road Neutral Last Last NCAA Tucson Regional Schedule Thursday, May 18 Game 1: (3) Ohio State vs. (2) Auburn, 4 p.m. MT Game 2: (4) Marist vs. (1) Arizona, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 19 Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1:30 p.m. Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 4 p.m. Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20 (Championship) Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 3 p.m. [ESPN2] Game 7: Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 5 p.m. [ESPN2] *If Necessary Auburn Makes Its Third Straight Regional Appearance... The Divsion I Softball Selection Committee announced Sunday that Auburn would travel to Tucson, Ariz., for the Tigers third straight NCAA Regional appearance. Auburn will open as the No. 2 seed and play No. 3 Ohio State Thursday at 4 p.m. MT. The winner advances to play the winner of top-seeded Arizona and No. 4 Marist on Friday. The Tigers began their regional streak with a 2004 trip to Stanford, Calif., then pulled off a program first by hosting a 2005 regional, one that saw the Tigers win their first-ever NCAA postseason game. That came against Florida A&M in six innings, Auburn is 0-2 all-time against Arizona and 1-1 against Ohio State. The Tigers and Marist have never met. In addition, Auburn is 0-1 all-time at Hillenbrand Stadium, the site of the Tucson Regional. Arizona, then the country s top-ranked club, was victorious, 4-0, over the Tigers on Feb. 16, Auburn has seen Ohio State twice, both at Jane B. Moore Field. The Tigers won their first battle against the Buckeyes, 3-2, in 2001, then lost, 4-0, in nine innings the next day. The winner of the regional advances to play the winner of the Baton Rouge Regional on May Auburn Regular Season In Review... Auburn finished the 2006 season overall and in Southeastern Conference play, putting the Tigers at third in the conference s Western Division. Auburn is most recently coming off a 4-1 loss to No. 11 LSU at the SEC Tournament. The Tigers went 19-5 in non-conference games this season and finished the year with a 24th ranking in the ratings percentage index. The team went 5-11 against clubs ranked in the top 25. Holly Currie and Beth DiPietro combined to throw five no-hitters, led by Currie s four, which tied Kristen Keyes (2004) for the most in a single-season. Kristina McCain, who set a season-high with 35 walks, was named to the All-SEC Second-Team, as was junior right fielder Sara Ghezzi. Tatiana Fernandez was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. Storylines... Auburn will be making its third straight NCAA Regional appearance and fourth in five years when it travels to Arizona. The Tigers are 1-6 all-time in their NCAA Regional appearances. Ashley Griffin holds the Auburn all-time consecutive starts streak at 217 games. She set it Thursday, surpassing Sara Dean s ( ) 216 straight Schedule Feb. 10 (1) vs. Minnesota W, 7-0 Feb. 10 (1) vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 15-1 (5) Feb. 11 (1) vs. Evansville W, 12-7 Feb. 11 (1) vs. North Carolina State W, 2-0 Feb. 12 (1) vs. Centenary L, 6-9 Feb. 14 at Georgia State W, 3-2 (9) Feb. 17 (2) vs. Middle Tennessee W, 5-2 Feb. 17 (2) vs. Jacksonville State W, 7-1 Feb. 18 (2) vs. Mercer W, 19-0 (5) Feb. 18 (2) vs. Furman Cancelled, Rain Feb. 19 (2) vs. Lipscomb W, 10-0 (5) Feb. 21 at UAB W, 8-0 Feb. 24 (3) vs. No. 16 Arizona State L, 0-1 (8) Feb. 24 (3) vs. No. 24 Missouri W, 2-0 Feb. 25 (3) vs. North Carolina Cancelled, Rain Feb. 28 No. 7 Michigan L, 0-1 March 1 vs. Southern Miss. (Pensacola) W, 4-1 March 4 (4) vs. Boston College W, 10-2 (6) March 4 (4) vs. Florida Atlantic W, 4-1 March 5 (4) vs. Boston College W, 9-3 March 5 (4) vs. Florida Atlantic L, 3-5 March 8 Samford W, 1-0 March 11 * Kentucky W, 2-1, W, 3-0 March 12 * Kentucky W, 7-6 (8) March 14 Troy W, 4-3 March 18 * at No. 2 Tennessee L, 0-2, W, 3-1 March 19 * at No. 2 Tennessee L, 0-8 (5) March 25 * No. 11 Georgia L, 1-4, L, 5-8 March 26 * No. 11 Georgia W, 6-2 March 28 * at Florida W, 2-1, L, 4-5 (9) March 29 * at Florida L, 0-5 March 30 at Florida State W, 7-2 April 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Huntsville) W, 4-0 April 8 * at No. 11 LSU L, 0-4, L, 5-6 April 9 * at No. 11 LSU W, 1-0 April 14 * Mississippi State W, 4-1 April 15 * Mississippi State W, 6-5, W, 5-3 April 22 * at Arkansas W, 5-4, L, 0-2 April 23 * at Arkansas W, 2-1 April 25 * Alabama L, 1-9 (5), W, 4-2 April 26 * Alabama L, 0-9 (6) April 29 * at South Carolina L, 2-5, W, 4-0 April 30 * at South Carolina L, 1-7 May 6 * Ole Miss W, 2-0, L, 4-5 May 7 * Ole Miss L, 5-6 May 11 (5) vs. No. 11 LSU L, 1-4 May 18 (6) vs. Ohio State 4 p.m. MT May 19 (6) NCAA Regional TBA May 20 (6) NCAA Regional TBA May NCAA Super Regionals TBA June 1-7 College World Series (Oklahoma City) TBA * Denotes SEC Game (DH) Denotes Doubleheader All Games Central Time (1) Tiger Invitational; Auburn, Ala. (2) War Eagle Classic; Auburn, Ala. (3) NFCA Leadoff Classic; Columbus, Ga. (4) Florida Atlantic Tournament; Boca Raton, Fla. (5) SEC Tournament; Athens, Ga. (6) NCAA Regional; Tucson, Ariz NCAA REGIONAL GUIDE 3

4 4 Tracking Auburn Through May 11 Category...Record Home Road Neutral Conference vs. SEC East vs. SEC West Non-conference vs. Top vs. Top February March April May Day Night vs. Left vs. Right Orange jerseys Blue jerseys White jerseys Scoring first runs runs runs runs Opponent scores first runs runs runs runs run games run games runs Leading after Leading after Leading after Trailing after Trailing after Trailing after Extra-inning games Out-hit opponent Opponent out-hit Hits are tied Make 0 errors Make 1 error Make 2+ errors Opp. makes 0 errors Opp. makes 1 error Opp. makes 2+ errors At The NCAA Tournament... Auburn will be making its third straight visit to an NCAA Regional. The Tigers went 0-2 in 2004 at Stanford, then won its first-ever game in the postseason when hosting last year. Auburn defeated Florida A&M in six innings, 11-2, before bowing out to Florida State. The Tigers had opened their regional with a loss to Florida State as well. Auburn made its first-ever NCAA Regional appearance in 2002 at Tallahassee. The Tigers lost to Florida Atlantic and Florida State in two games. Against Arizona... The Tigers have faced Arizona twice in the team s 10-year history and the Wildcats have been ranked No. 1 or 2 in both games. In 2002, Auburn fell to then-no. 1 Arizona, 4-0, in Tucson. A year later, at the USF-Louisville Slugger Tournament in Tampa, No. 2 Arizona won again, 6-0. Ashley Griffin and Robin Martin are the only two Tigers who still remain with the club that faced Arizona in Griffin went 1 for 2 in a start while Martin was 0 for 1. It will be a repeat of sorts for the Tigers who will face Arizona, which is the No. 2 national seed this postseason. Against Ohio State... Auburn has faced Ohio State twice, both games coming in 2001 at the Tiger Invitational at what is now Jane B. Moore Field. The Tigers came out on top in game one, 3-2, on Feb. 10, then dropped a nine-inning affair a day later, 4-0. Current Auburn assistant Ashley Moore is the only Tiger associated with the program, aside from head coach Tina Deese, to have faced Ohio State. In 2001, as a junior, Moore was 1 for 5 with a double and two runs driven in against the Buckeyes. A First Against Marist... Auburn will be playing Marist for the first time in team history. The Red Foxes finished the 2006 season and will be the fourth-seed at the regional. This season, Auburn is 3-1 against teams it has faced for the first time. The Tigers defeated Tennessee Tech, North Carolina State and Southern Miss. and lost to Arizona State. About Deese... Auburn head coach Tina Deese is in her 10th season with the club and 18th overall. She is with Auburn and overall. In 2002, Deese was named the Co-Coach of the Year by the SEC. She has twice guided the club to better than 40 victories. Auburn has won 30 or more games in seven of its 10 seasons, including 34 victories in The Huntingdon Beach, Calif., native has now guided Auburn to three straight NCAA Regional appearances. The team has made four in five seasons. About The Tigers... Auburn is a relatively young club, buoyed by four seniors, two of whom -- Amy Shaw and Ashley Griffin -- who start on a regular basis. The team has used four freshmen regularly and a fifth in crucial pinch hitting roles. The team s juniors see most of starting time, with Sara Ghezzi in right, Kristina McCain at third and Lauren Walton in either left field or center. Holly Currie splits time as DP or pitcher. Two Program Firsts... Auburn opened the season ranked in both the ESPN.com/USA Softball (20th) and USA Today/NFCA (17th) Top 25 polls for the first time in team history. Furthering that, the team held a spot in both top 25 polls throughout the regular season for the first time in 10 seasons. Auburn has been ranked in the USA Softball Top 25 poll for 20 straight weeks (as of May 14) and in the top 25 of the NFCA poll for 23 straight. Ghezzi, McCain and Fernandez Honored By SEC... Sara Ghezzi and Kristina McCain were named to the All-SEC Second-Team and Tatiana Fernandez the SEC All-Freshman Team on May 10. Ghezzi was second on the club with a.295 batting average during conference play. The junior hit two home runs and drove in 13. She was third on the team with five doubles and 10 walks. McCain, meanwhile, led the club with a.333 batting average, 21 walks and was tied for the team lead with six doubles. She was also fourth on the team with nine RBI, all coming as she batted leaoff for the Tigers. Fernandez, lastly, led the team with four home runs and 17 RBI. The Miami native tied McCain for the team lead with six doubles. The trio of honors marked the third straight season the Tigers have had at least three players honored at the SEC postseason banquet.

5 That s A Record... Kristina McCain walked twice in the Tigers series against Ole Miss, giving her 92 for her career, which is now the Auburn standard. McCain had been tied with Mary Petrie, who racked up 90 walks from McCain, a Pisgah, Ala., native, has 35 walks this season, a career-high. She is four behind Ashley Moore, who walked 39 times in 2001, for the most in an Auburn single-season. That s A Streak... Ashley Griffin surpassed Sara Dean for the most consecutive starts in an Auburn uniform Thursday and has seen her name on the lineup card in 217 straight games. Griffin has not missed an Auburn game since Feb. 23, 2003 when the Tigers defeated Alabama A&M, 12-1, at the Holiday Inn Invitational in Macon, Ga. She started the final 35 games of the 2003 season. That starts streak is the longest active streak in the SEC. Griffin has started 236 games for her career (out of 237 games played overall) putting her into third place in team history. Currie Says No-No Four Times... Holly Currie threw her fourth no-hitter of the season May 6 against Ole Miss, tying her with Kristen Keyes (2004) for the most in a single-season. Currie no-hit Mercer (Feb. 18), Missouri (Feb. 24) and Tennessee Tech (April 4) in addition to the Rebels, who are the first team from the Southeastern Conference Currie has achieved the feat against. The junior from Pisgah, Ala., now has five no-hitters in her career after tossing a perfect game against the College of Charleston last season. Currie and Keyes are the program s leaders with five no-hitters apiece. In The Postseason... As a team, Auburn players are batting.203 in NCAA Regional appearances entering the trip to Tucson. Holly Currie leads the team with a.454 batting average with two doubles, a home run and three runs driven in. She has also posted a 1.56 earned run average in two appearances and nine innings of work. Beth DiPietro holds Auburn s only victory in NCAA Regional play. She allowed two runs in six innings of work against Florida A&M in an 11-2 win last season. Against The Nation s No. 3 Team... Arizona is currently the nation s third-ranked club according to USA Softball. If the Tigers play Arizona at the regional, it will mark the ninth game in the Tigers history they will play the nation s No. 3 team. Each of the eight previous games have come against SEC clubs, with the last six against LSU. Most recently, in 2004, the Tigers took 1 of 2 from LSU, winning, 2-0, at the SEC Tournament in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Then A Record, Still A Record... The largest crowd to ever witness an Auburn game on the road came when 1,320 saw Auburn play Arizona on Feb. 16, 2002 at Hillenbrand Stadium. It happened the be the largest crowd to witness an Auburn game, period, until 1,371 saw the Tigers and Michigan battle on Feb. 28 of this season at Jane B. Moore Field. The Wolverines came out on top, 1-0. Still Hitting Home Runs... The 37 home runs hit by the Tigers this season are a far cry from the record-breaking 68 hit in 2005, but are far from the least in team history. The 37 round-trippers are the sixth-most by an Auburn club and the Tigers need just one to tie the 38 hit in 1999 and 2000, respectively. She s A Reachin... Auburn junior Kristina McCain has reached base in her first at bat of a game in 12 of her last 23 contests. Since she began batting leadoff for the Tigers on Feb. 24 against then-no. 24 Missouri, McCain has reached base in her first at bat of the game in an impressive 26 of 42 games. Prior to that, when McCain batted in the No. 2 slot in the order, she had reached base via a walk, hit or hit by pitch in her first at bat in three of 12 contests. Coincidentally, the team is this season when McCain bats leadoff. McCain Maintaining Consistency... Junior Kristina McCain reached base in all but four of her 60 games last season and has not let up through the first 54 games of She has at least one hit in 35 of the team s games this season and has reached base via a walk or hit by pitch in 14 others. The junior has a career-best 35 walks this season and has reached base in 49 of 54 games. Over the past two seasons, she has reached base safely in 105 of her 114 games. McCain has started all 114 games she has played the last two seasons Auburn Honors Jorja Bell, Catcher SEC Good Works Team (May 8) Holly Currie, Pitcher/Designated Player USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List SEC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 27) U.S. Sports Academy s February Alabama Athlete of the Month (March 6) Tiger Invitational Most Valuable Pitcher (Feb. 12) War Eagle Classic Most Valuable Pitcher (Feb. 19) Beth DiPietro, Pitcher War Eagle Classic All-Tournament Team (Feb. 19) Tatiana Fernandez, Catcher SEC All-Freshman Team (May 9) Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team (Feb. 12) War Eagle Classic Most Valuable Player (Feb. 19) SEC Freshman of the Week (April 17) Sara Ghezzi, Outfielder All-SEC Second-Team (May 9) War Eagle Classic All-Tournament Team (Feb. 19) Taryn Gray, Outfielder Tiger Invitational Most Valuable Player (Feb. 12) Robin Martin, Infielder National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American (April 3) Kristina McCain, Infielder All-SEC Second-Team (May 9) War Eagle Classic All-Tournament Team (Feb. 19) Tracking the Tigers Date ESPN/USA NFCA Preseason Feb. 14/ Feb. 21/ Feb. 28/March March 7/ March 14/ March 21/ March 28/ April 4/ April 11/ April 18/ April 25/ May 2/ May 9/ NCAA REGIONAL GUIDE 5

6 Auburn Hit Streaks Player Longest Current Taryn Gray 9 0 Sara Ghezzi 8 2 Kristina McCain 6 2 Myesha Finney 6 0 Holly Currie 5 0 Tara Donaldson 5 0 Ashley Griffin 5 2 Tatiana Fernandez 4 0 Starr Dorsey 4 0 Heather Garrison 4 4 Lauren Walton 3 0 Ashley Arcuri 3 0 Robin Martin 2 0 Jorja Bell 2 2 Amy Shaw 1 0 Krista Barts 1 0 Brittany Scott 1 1 Auburn vs Opponents Opponent 2006 All-Time Alabama Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Boston College Centenary Evansville Florida Florida Atlantic Florida State Georgia Georgia State Jacksonville State Kentucky Lipscomb LSU Marist Mercer Miami (Ohio) Michigan Middle Tennessee Minnesota Mississippi State Missouri North Carolina State Ohio State Ole Miss Samford South Carolina Southern Miss Tennessee Tennessee Tech Troy UAB Totals Just Call Her The Frosh... Tatiana Fernandez hit her seventh home run of the season and collcted three RBI on May 6 and May 7 against Ole Miss and tied a couple of team freshman records. Fernandez now has seven home runs this season, which ties Mary Petrie (1998) for the most by a freshman. Fernandez tied Petrie again with a solo RBI Sunday to give her 35 on the year. Fernandez had already broken the putouts record for a freshman and now has 398. The Miami native is tied with Petrie at 87 total bases and is sneaking up in two more categories. Fernandez needs 10 at bats (181 total) and four hits (57 total) to tie Shannon Anderson. Month By Month... A look at Auburn s key statistics by each month of the season: Month W-L Avg. HR RBI ERA B/Avg. SO BB February March April May Against Ranked Clubs... Auburn played 16 games against teams ranked in the top 25 this season, going 5-11 overall. Of those 16 games, 13 came against teams from the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers went 4-9 against SEC teams in the top 25. Auburn allowed three runs or less in eight of those games, and when the Tigers did, went 5-3. In a three-game stretch from Feb. 24-Feb. 28, the Tigers lost to then-no. 16 Arizona State, 1-0, in eight innings, defeated No. 24 Missouri, 2-0, on a Holly Currie no-hitter, then lost a tight contest to No. 7 and defending national champion, Michigan, 1-0. No-No s... Pitchers Holly Currie and Beth DiPietro have combined for five no-hitters this season. The feat gives the Tigers multiple no-hitters in the same season for just the second time in program history, following That year, DiPietro and Kristen Keyes combined for five nohitters. SEC Tournament Review... Auburn s trip to the SEC Tournament in Athens, Ga., was a short one as the Tigers lost to LSU, 4-1, Thursday. However, the trip marked a significant step for the Tigers as Auburn reached the SEC Tournament for the seventh straight season and eighth time in 10 seasons. LSU went on to the SEC Tournament Championship game Saturday, losing 3-0 to Tennessee. SEC Gets Six Teams Again... For the fifth straight season, the Southeastern Conference placed six clubs into the NCAA s postseason. Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, LSU and Florida will each host their regional. Of the six teams to advance to a regional last season, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama made it into the super regionals. The Crimson Tide and Lady Vols advanced to the College World Series in Oklahoma City. Need Some Games... The 54 games Auburn has played thus far this season is the least number of any clubs in the Southeastern Conference and in Tiger history. South Carolina and Kentucky have both played 58 games, while the Tigers of 1998 played in 56 games. Five Tigers Honored... Jorja Bell, Sara Ghezzi, Robin Martin, Nicole Russo and Lauren Walton were honored by Auburn on April 18 as Top Tigers. The group was one of 185 studentathletes at Auburn who earned a minimum 3.0 GPA in their last academic term or over their career. The Auburn softball team has now had at least five players honored as Top Tigers for the past six consecutive years. Ghezzi, Martin, Russo and Walton are two-time honorees. Nation s 20th Toughest Schedule... Auburn s schedule was rated as the 20th strongest in the nation. That mark was the sixth toughest among SEC clubs, trailing Arkansas (ninth), Alabama (10), South Carolina (15), Florida (18) and Tennessee (19). Hold A Lead... Auburn is 24-4 this season when leading after four innings and 24-3 when leading after five. When the Tigers enter the seventh with a lead, they have not lost. Auburn is 25-0 when leading after six innings this season. 6

7 Those Crazy Miscellaneous Lineup Statistics... This season, Auburn has had 10 different players bat at least once in the seventh spot of the lineup and eight in the No. 5, 6 and 9 slots. That s quite a big difference when compared to 2005, where the Tigers had just four different players in the fifth spot and five in the No. 6 spot. In 2005, the Tigers had three players start all 68 games -- Sara Ghezzi, Sara Dean and Ashley Griffin. This season, it was Griffin and Kristina McCain who started all 54 games. No Twice... Auburn head coach Tina Deese won her 600th career game March 8 against Samford, then coached in her 600th game with the Tigers on April 8 in the second game of a doubleheader against LSU in Baton Rouge. An Early All-American... Auburn senior Robin Martin was named a National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American April 3 for her dedication to AU softball. She was nominated by strength and condititioning coach Jason Loscalzo. Tatiana Takes SEC Frosh Honors... Catcher Tatiana Fernandez became Auburn s first-ever SEC Freshman of the Week on April 17 after going 4 for 10 with a home run and three RBI in the Tigers sweep of Arkansas. The Miami native is the team s first winner because the SEC instituted the award at the beginning of the season. Currie Comes Through... Holly Currie has been named both SEC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 27) and the U.S. Sports Academy s February Alabama Athlete of the Month this season. She s only the second Tiger to throw three or more no hitters in the same season after blanking Mercer, No. 24 Missouri and Tennessee. Against Mercer, in a five-inning win, each of the 15 outs she recorded came via the strikeout. She missed the opportunity for her second perfect game in two years by walking the first batter of the game. Currie struck out 15 for the second time this year April 4 against Tennessee Tech. She has 12 double-digit strikeout performances this year in 35 appearances. About The Auburn Assistants... Auburn assistant coaches Jack Byerley and Ashley Moore are both in their second seasons with the Tigers. Both Byerley and Moore paid off in dividends for the Tigers last season as Auburn set a program-record with 50 victories and set a number of school offensive records. Byerley came to Auburn from Francis Marion University in South Carolina, where he was the team s head coach for two seasons. Prior to that, he served as an assistant coach at Florida for two years. Byerley s first job at the college ranks began in 1996, when he took over head coaching duties at Central Alabama Community College until Byerley led the softball program at Robertsdale (Ala.) High School from Even though she is in her second season at Auburn, Moore has a long history with the Tigers. She came to Auburn as centerfielder in She ended her career with the Tigers as the program s all-time leader in runs (171), hits (261), doubles (58) and total bases (445). After her playing career, Moore spent a season as a graduate assistant at South Carolina and two seasons with the New England RipTide of National Pro Fastpitch. Coming Next Season... Auburn head coach Tina Deese announced the signings of three future Tigers for the 2007 season. They include Garden Grove, Calif. s Krista Klein, Ramer, Ala. s Whitney Wyatt and Huntsville s Anna Thompson. They are set to join the team next season. Thompson headlines the group as she is one of the most celebrated players in Alabama history. Entering her senior season, she stood second in the state s history for most strikeouts. Her 1,618 punchouts trailed only current Tiger Holly Currie, who had 1,730 strikeouts for Pisgah High School. Thompson plays for Grissom High School and has been named The Huntsville Times All- Metro Pitcher of the Year three straight seasons. Inning-By-Inning Score by Innings Total Auburn X 227 Opponents X 154 AU Advantage X Auburn SEC Rankings Team...No....Rank Batting Average Slugging Percentage On-Base Percentage Runs Scored Hits Runs Batted In Doubles T6 Triples Home Runs Total Bases Walks Hit By Pitch Strikeouts Sacrifice Bunts Sacrifice Flies T9 Stolen Bases Caught Stealing T3 Earned Run Average Opposing Batting Average Innings Pitched Strikeouts Wins Saves T1 Hits Allowed Runs Allowed Earned Runs Allowed Walks Allowed Fielding Percentage Chances Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays T10 Individual...No....Rank K. McCain, avg S. Ghezzi, slg K. McCain, on-base S. Ghezzi, on-base K. McCain, runs t10 K. McCain, doubles t10 M. Finney, triples t8 A. Griffin, home runs t9 K. McCain, walks S. Dorsey, hbp t9 M. Finney, hbp t9 A. Griffin, sac bunts B. Day, ERA H. Currie, b/avg. against H. Currie, innings H. Currie, strikeouts H. Currie, wins B. DiPietro, wins t10 H. Currie, saves t1 H. Currie, appearances T. Fernandez, chances T. Fernandez, putouts NCAA REGIONAL GUIDE 7

8 Auburn vs. Opponents Auburn vs. Arizona Arizona leads, 2-0 Date H/A/N W/L Score Feb. 16, 2002 A L 0-4 Feb. 1, 2003 N L 0-6 Auburn vs. Marist Auburn and Marist have never met Auburn vs. Ohio State Ohio State leads, Date H/A/N W/L Score Feb. 10, 2001 H W 3-2 Feb. 11, 2001 H L 0-4 Arizona Location: Tucson, Ariz Record: 44-9 (15-6 Pacific-10 Conference) Head Coach: Mike Candrea (Arizona State, 1978) Career Record: 1, (21st year) Record with Wildcats: Same Conference: Pacific-10 Opponent Information A Look At Auburn-Arizona All-Time series: Arizona leads, 2-0 At Auburn: No record At Tucson: Arizona leads, 1-0 Neutral: Arizona leads, 1-0 Auburn s last win: None Auburn s largest win: None Most runs scored by Auburn: None Fewest runs scored by Auburn: 0, twice, last Feb. 1, 2003 (Arizona 6, Auburn 0) Arizona s last win: Feb. 1, 2003 (Arizona 6, Auburn 0) Baylor s largest win: +6, Feb. 1, 2003 (Arizona 6, Auburn 0) Most runs scored by Arizona: 6, Feb. 1, 2003 (Arizona 6, Auburn 0) Fewest runs scored by Arizona: 4, Feb. 16, 2002 (Arizona 4, Auburn 0) Tracking Arizona Record Pac Home Road Neutral Last five Last Marist Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y Record: (12-4 MAAC) Head Coach: Melissa Tucci (Marist, 2001) Career Record: (4 years) Record with Red Foxes: Same Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic A Look At Auburn-Marist Auburn and Marist have never met Tracking Marist Record MAAC Home Road Neutral Last five Last Ohio State Location: Columbus, Ohio 2006 Record: (11-7 Big Ten Conference) Head Coach: Linda Kalafatis (California [Pa.], 1988) Career Record: (18 years) Record with Buckeyes: (10 years) Conference: Big Ten A Look At Auburn-Ohio State All-Time series: Tied, 1-1 At Auburn: Tied, 1-1 At Columbus: None Neutral: None Auburn s last win: Feb. 10, 2001 (Auburn 3, Ohio State 2) Auburn s largest win: +1, Feb. 10, 2001 (Auburn 3, Ohio State 2) Most runs scored by Auburn: 3, Feb. 10, 2001 (Auburn 3, Ohio State 2) Fewest runs scored by Auburn: 0, Feb. 11, 2001 (Ohio State 4, Auburn 0) Ohio State s last win: Feb. 11, 2001 (Ohio State 4, Auburn 0) Ohio State s largest win: +4, Feb. 11, 2001 (Ohio State 4, Auburn 0) Most runs scored by Ohio State: 4, Feb. 11, 2001 (Ohio State 4, Auburn 0) Fewest runs scored by Ohio State: 2, Feb. 10, 2001 (Auburn 3, Ohio State 2) Tracking Ohio State Record Big Ten Home Road Neutral Last five Last

9 Auburn Individuals at NCAA Regional Auburn at the NCAA Regional Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT Holly Currie Sara Ghezzi Ashley Griffin Lauren Walton Robin Martin Amy Shaw Krista Barts Brittany Day Beth DiPietro Starr Dorsey Kristina McCain Nicole Russo Brittany Scott Totals Pitcher ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO Holly Currie Beth DiPietro Totals Auburn Individuals vs. Arizona Auburn vs. Arizona Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT Ashley Griffin Robin Martin Totals Auburn vs NCAA Field Team Overall Alabama Albany Arizona Arizona State Baylor BYU California Cal State Fullerton Coastal Carolina Florida Florida A&M Florida Atlantic Florida State Fresno State Georgia Georgia Southern Georgia Tech Hofstra Illinois State Indiana Iowa Kansas Kent State Lehigh Long Beach State Long Island LSU Louisiana-Lafayette Louisville Marist Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Valley State Missouri State Nebraska Nevada Northwestern North Carolina North Carolina State Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma Oregon State Penn State Portland State Princeton San Diego State South Florida Southern Illinois Southern Utah Stanford Tennessee Tennessee Tech Texas Texas A&M Texas-San Antonio Tulsa UCLA UC Santa Barbara Utah Virginia Tech Washington Youngstown State NCAA REGIONAL GUIDE 9

10 2002 Tallahassee, Fla. Seminole Complex May 16 Florida State 2, Auburn 1 Team EX - R H E Auburn X Florida State X Win: Malerich (30-12) Loss: K. Keyes (21-11) T: 1:59 A: 494 Records: Auburn (38-26), Florida State (50-17) May 17 Florida Atlantic 4, Auburn 2 Team EX - R H E Florida Atl X Auburn X Win: Myers (36-7) Loss: K. Keyes (21-12) HR: (FAU) Wright, 6; (AU) Moore, 17. T: 2:03 A: 303 Records: Auburn (38-27), Florida Atlantic (62-12) NCAA REGIONAL BOX SCORES 2004 Stanford, Calif. Smith Family Stadium May 20 Hofstra 1, Auburn 0 (9 innings) Team EX - R H E Hofstra Auburn Win: Clark (11-12) Loss: K. Keyes (27-11) T: 2:25 A: N/A Records: Auburn (42-17), Hofstra (35-19) May 20 Fresno State 3, Auburn 1 (10 innings) Team EX - R H E Auburn Fresno State Win: Southern (30-6) Loss: K. Keyes (27-12) HR: (FS) Clark, Southern. T: 2:21 A: 218 Records: Auburn (42-18), Fresno State (48-19) 2005 Auburn, Ala. Jane B. Moore Field May 20 Florida State 5, Auburn 0 Team EX - R H E Florida State X Auburn X Win: Hunter (20-16) Loss: Currie (24-10) T: 3:16 A: 516 Records: Auburn (49-17), Florida State (34-26) May 21 Auburn 11, Florida A&M 2 Team EX - R H E Auburn X X FAMU X X Win: DiPietro (23-7) Loss: Brown (17-11) HR: (AU) Currie, 17. T: 2:00 A: 446 Records: Auburn (50-17), Florida A&M (37-33) Overall: 1-6 Years: 2002, 2004, 2005 NCAA Tournament Results Year-By-Year Year Seed Location W-L Tallahassee, Fla Stanford, Calif Auburn, Ala. 1-2 AUBURN IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Record vs. Teams Florida Atlantic Florida A&M Florida State Fresno State Hofstra May 21 Florida State 2, Auburn 0 Team EX - R H E Auburn X Florida State X X Win: Hunter (21-16) Loss: Currie (24-11) HR: (FSU) Wootson. T: 1:57 A: 486 Records: Auburn (50-18), Florida State (35-27) AUBURN NCAA TOURNAMENT SINGLE-GAME RECORDS TEAM Batting At Bats...31, vs. Hofstra (5/20/04) Runs...11, vs. Florida A&M (5/21/05) Hits...9, vs. Florida A&M (5/21/05) RBI...8, vs. Florida A&M (5/21/05) Doubles...1, vs. Florida State (5/21/05)...1, vs. Florida State (5/20/05)...1, vs. Florida State (5/16/02) Triples...None Home Runs...1, vs. Florida A&M (5/21/05)...1, vs. Florida Atlantic (5/17/02) Sacrifice Hits...1, nine times Sacrifice Flies...None Stolen Bases...1, five times Pitching Innings...9.1, vs. Fresno State (5/20/04) Strikeouts...17, vs. Fresno State (5/20/04)...17, vs. Fresno State (5/20/04) Hits Allowed...9, vs. Florida State (5/20/05)...9, vs. Florida Atlantic (5/17/02) Runs Allowed...5, vs. Florida State (5/20/05) Earned Runs Allowed...4, vs. Florida State (5/20/05)...4, vs. Florida Atlantic (5/17/02) INDIVIDUAL Batting At Bats...4, 12 times Runs...2, Sara Dean & Sara Ghezzi vs. Florida A&M (5/21/05) Hits...2, eight times RBI...3, Holly Currie vs. Florida A&M (5/21/05) Doubles...1, Holly Currie vs. Florida State (5/21/05)...1, Holly Currie vs. Florida State (5/20/05)...1, Kasey Angulo vs. Florida State (5/16/02) Triples...None Home Runs...1, Holly Currie vs. Florida A&M (5/21/05)...1, Ashley Moore vs. Florida Atlantic (5/17/02) Total Bases...4, Holly Currie vs. Florida A&M (5/21/05) Sacrifice Hits...1, nine times Sacrifice Flies...None Stolen Bases...1, five times Pitching Innings...9.1, Kristen Keyes vs. Fresno State (5/20/04) Strikeouts...17, Kristen Keyes vs. Fresno State (5/20/04)...17, Kristen Keyes vs. Fresno State (5/20/04) Hits Allowed...5, four times Runs Allowed...3, twice (last by Beth DiPietro vs. Florida State [5/20/05]) Earned Runs Allowed...3, twice...(last by Beth DiPietro vs. Florida State [5/20/05]) Walks Allowed...4, Kristen Keyes vs. Florida State (5/16/02) 10

11 2006 NCAA Tucson Regional Bracket May 18-20, 2006 Tucson, Ariz. (3) Ohio State (38-21) Game 1 Thurs., May 18, 4 p.m. MT Winner Game 1 (2) Auburn (34-20) (4) Marist (33-11) Game 3 Fri., May 19, 1:30 p.m. MT Winner Game 3 Game 2 Thurs., May 18, 6:30 p.m. MT (1) Arizona (44-9) Winner Game 2 Game 6 Sat., May 20, 3 p.m. MT Loser Game 3 Loser Game 1 Game 5 Fri., May 19, 6:30 p.m. MT Winner Game 5 Game 7 Sat., May 20, 5 p.m. MT (If Necessary) Game 4 Fri., May 19, 4 p.m. MT Winner Game 4 Loser Game NCAA REGIONAL GUIDE 11

12 2006 NCAA Division I Regional Sites No. 1 UCLA (Los Angeles, Calif.) 1. UCLA (43-7) 2. San Diego State (32-13) 3. Long Beach State (30-20) 4. Missouri State (40-15) No. 2 Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.) 1. Arizona (44-9) 2. Auburn (34-20) 3. Ohio State (38-21) 4. Marist (33-11) No. 3 Texas (Austin, Texas) 1. Texas (49-7) 2. Indiana ( ) 3. Utah (38-19) 4. UT-San Antonio (37-12) No. 4 Northwestern (Evansville, Ill.) 1. Northwestern (42-12) 2. Notre Dame (38-19) 3. UC Santa Barbara (24-20) 4. Southern Illinois (34-11) No. 5 Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 1. Alabama (49-9) 2. Georgia Tech (46-20) 3. Florida A&M (39-23) 4. Mississippi Valley State (23-28) No. 6 Hofstra (Hempstead, N.Y.) 1. Arizona State (46-13) 2. Penn State (37-15) 3. Hofstra (36-18) 4. Long Island (34-12) No. 7 Oregon State (Corvallis, Ore.) 1. Oregon State (38-13) 2. Baylor (36-20) 3. Portland State (37-18) 4. Nevada (33-31) No. 8 Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1. Tennessee (53-9) 2. Virginia Tech (38-19) 3. Louisville (42-8) 4. Tennessee Tech (50-13) No. 9 Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 1. Michigan (40-13) 2. Oklahoma ( ) 3. Kent State (32-22) 4. Youngstown State (22-25) No. 10 Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa) 1. California (44-12) 2. Nebraska (42-10) 3. Iowa (39-20) 4. Illinois State (37-14) No. 11 Georgia (Athens, Ga.) 1. Georgia (51-13) 2. Florida State (41-26) 3. Coastal Carolina (39-20) 4. Georgia Southern (34-33) No. 12 Fresno State (Fresno, Calif.) 1. Stanford (38-15) 2. Cal State Fullerton (36-22) 3. Fresno State (35-17) 4. Tulsa (34-22) No. 13 Massachusetts (Amherst, Mass.) 1. Texas A&M (33-17) 2. Massachusetts (37-14) 3. Albany ( ) 4. Lehigh (41-12) No. 14 BYU (Provo, Utah) 1. Washington (32-23) 2. Kansas (34-24) 3. BYU (42-20) 4. Southern Utah (34-30) No. 15 LSU (Baton Rouge, La.) 1. LSU (51-12) 2. North Carolina State (48-19) 3. Louisiana-Lafayette (48-10) 4. Princeton (34-17) No. 16 Florida (Gainesville, Fla.) 1. Florida (42-23) 2. North Carolina (48-17) 3. South Florida (47-23) 4. Florida Atlantic (33-23) 12

13 Starts By Batting Order 1. Kristina McCain (42), Taryn Gray (12) 2. Ashley Griffin (37), Kristina McCain (12), Myesha Finney (2), Taryn Gray (1), Lauren Walton (1), Holly Currie (1) 3. Tatiana Fernandez (22), Holly Currie (21), Sara Ghezzi (8), Ashley Griffin (4) 4. Tatiana Fernandez (26), Sara Ghezzi (16), Holly Currie (11), Myesha Finney (1) 5. Holly Currie (15), Ashley Griffin (13), Sara Ghezzi (9), Myesha Finney (8), Tatiana Fernandez (4), Taryn Gray (3), Ashley Arcuri (1), Tara Donaldson (1) 6. Sara Ghezzi (17), Myesha Finney (13), Taryn Gray (9), Holly Currie (4), Starr Dorsey (4), Heather Garrison (2), Tara Donaldson (1), Lauren Walton (1) 7. Ashley Arcuri (17), Starr Dorsey (14), Heather Garrison (8), Taryn Gray (4), Myesha Finney (3), Tara Donaldson (3), Krista Barts (2), Jorja Bell (1), Tatiana Fernandez (1), Holly Currie (1) 8. Robin Martin (22), Starr Dorsey (11), Ashley Arcuri (11), Heather Garrison (6), Amy Shaw (2), Sara Ghezzi (1) 9. Lauren Walton (23), Amy Shaw (14), Taryn Gray (6), Heather Garrison (4), Ashley Arcuri (3), Myesha Finney (2), Nicole Russo (1), Starr Dorsey (1) Starts By Position C Tatiana Fernanez (53), Jorja Bell (1) 1B Starr Dorsey (30), Heather Garrison (22), Nicole Russo (1), Holly Currie (1) 2B Ashley Arcuri (32), Robin Martin (22) 3B Kristina McCain (54) SS Ashley Griffin (54) LF Taryn Gray (26), Myesha Finney (21), Lauren Walton (6), Krista Barts (1) CF Amy Shaw (40), Lauren Walton (13), Taryn Gray (1) RF Sara Ghezzi (40), Myesha Finney (7), Lauren Walton (6), Krista Barts (1) DP Holly Currie (23), Sara Ghezzi (12), Taryn Gray (9), Tara Donaldson (5), Beth DiPietro (2), Myesha Finney (2), Brittany Day (1) Auburn Multiple-RBI Games Player Tot Holly Currie Kristina McCain Tatiana Fernandez Sara Ghezzi Ashley Griffin 6 6 Myesha Finney Starr Dorsey 3 3 Heather Garrison 2 2 Krista Barts 1 1 Taryn Gray 1 1 Robin Martin 1 1 Ashley Arcuri 1 1 Totals Auburn Multiple-Hit Games Player Tot Kristina McCain Tatiana Fernandez Ashley Griffin Holly Currie Sara Ghezzi Taryn Gray Myesha Finney Lauren Walton Starr Dorsey Robin Martin Heather Garrison 2 2 Ashley Arcuri 1 1 Tara Donaldson 1 1 Amy Shaw 1 1 Totals Batting Superlatives 3 hits in one game Sara Ghezzi vs. Mississippi State (4/15/06) 4 hits in one game Tatiana Fernandez vs. Arkansas (4/22/06) 3 runs in one game Kristina McCain vs. LSU (4/8/06) 4 runs in one game Kristina McCain vs. Arkansas (3/12/05) 5 runs in one game Kim Blair vs. Alabama A&M (2/14/99) 2 doubles in one game Kristina McCain vs. LSU (5/11/06) 3 doubles in one game Ashley Griffin vs. Mercer (2/8/03) 2 triples in one game Myesha Finney vs. Boston College (3/5/06) 2 home runs in one game Holly Currie vs. Miami [Ohio] (2/10/06) 3 home runs in one game Mary Petrie vs. Tennessee (4/21/01) 4 RBI in one game Myesha Finney vs. Boston College (3/5/06) 5 RBI in one game Holly Currie vs. Wichita State (2/7/04) 6 RBI in one game Holly Currie vs. Arkansas (3/12/05) 7 RBI in one game Holly Currie vs. Miami [Ohio] (2/10/06) 8 RBI in one game Never 9 RBI in one game Never 10 RBI in one game Holly Currie vs. Alabama State (2/9/05) Hit for the cycle Holly Currie vs. Arkansas (3/12/05) 2 stolen bases in one game Starr Dorsey vs. Mercer (2/18/06) 3 stolen bases in one game Shannon Anderson vs. Illinois State (1/30/04) Scored 10 or more runs 10, vs. Boston College (3/4/06) Scored 15 or more runs 19, vs. Mercer (2/19/06) Scored 20 or more runs 23, vs. Alabama A&M (2/14/99) Scored 25 or more runs 26, vs. Florida A&M (2/14/99) Had 10 or more hits 12, vs. Mississippi State (4/15/06) Had 15 or more hits 15, vs. Boston College (3/5/06) Had 20 or more hits 20, vs. Mercer (2/18/06) 2006 NCAA REGIONAL GUIDE The Last Time... Pitching Superlatives No-hitter (individual) Holly Currie vs. Ole Miss [7 inn.] (5/6/06) No-hitter (combined) Denisse Montalvo, Mary Petrie vs. Alabama A&M (2/14/99) Seven-inning no-hitter Holly Currie vs. Ole Miss (5/6/06) Extra innings no-hitter Kristen Keyes vs. Georgia Tech [10 inn.] (4/23/03) Perfect game Holly Currie vs. C. of Charleston (2/11/05) One-hitter (individual) Holly Currie vs. South Carolina (4/29/06) One-hitter (combined) Kristen Keyes [3.0], Beth DiPietro [4.0] vs. Kentucky (5/2/04) Two-hitter (individual) Holly Currie vs. Kentucky (3/11/06) Two-hitter (combined) Holly Currie [3.0], Beth DiPietro [4.0] vs. Jacksonville State (3/30/05) Struck out 10 or more Holly Currie vs. Florida [11] (3/28/06) Stuck out 12 or more Holly Currie vs. Florida Atlantic [13] (3/5/06) Struck out 15 or more Holly Currie vs. Tennessee Tech [15] (4/4/06) No walks allowed vs. Mississippi State (4/15/06) Team Superlatives Season-opening winning streak 9 games (2/1/02-2/15/02) Extra innings victory 7-6, 8 innings vs. Kentucky (3/12/06) Extra innings loss 5-4, 9 innings vs. Florida (3/28/06) Was shut out 9-0, vs. Alabama (4/26/06) Was shut out at Jane B. Moore Field 9-0, vs. Alabama (4/26/06) Was no-hit 8-0, vs. Tennessee (3/19/06) 13