2013 Liberty Softball Game Notes

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1 Liberty 2013 Softball Schedule Feb 16 vs. Tenn. Tech! L, 3-10 (8) Feb 16 vs. Eastern Kentucky! L, 0-4 Feb 17 vs. SIU Edwardsville! L, 3-4 Feb 17 vs. IUPUI! W, 5-2 Feb 22 vs. 10 a.m. Feb 22 vs. Noon Feb 23 vs. 9 a.m. Feb 23 vs. Notre 1 p.m. Feb. 24 at East 1 p.m. Feb. 26 HAMPTON 2 p.m. Feb. 26 HAMPTON 4 p.m. Feb. 27 at East Tennessee St. 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at East Tennessee St. 4 p.m. Mar 9 at N.C. Central# 11 a.m. Mar 9 vs. UNC Wilmington#1:15p.m. Mar 10 at N.C. Central# 1 p.m. Mar 10 at N.C. Central# 3 p.m. Mar 13 at UCF 6:30 p.m. Mar 15 vs. Iowa State$ 11:45 a.m. Mar 15 at USF$ 2:15 p.m. Mar 16 vs. Temple$ 1:15 p.m. Mar 16 vs. Maine$ 6:15 p.m. Mar 17 vs. Dartmouth$ 9:30 a.m. Mar 20 at Radford* 4 p.m. Mar 22 PRESBYTERIAN* 2 p.m. Mar 22 PRESBYTERIAN* 4 p.m. Mar 23 PRESBYTERIAN* 1 p.m. Mar 29 at Campbell* 4 p.m. Mar 29 at Campbell* 6 p.m. Mar 30 at Campbell* Noon Apr 3 RADFORD * 2 p.m. Apr 3 RADFORD * 4 p.m. Apr 6 at Charleston So.* 2 p.m. Apr 6 at Charleston So.* 4 p.m. Apr 7 at Charleston So.* 1 p.m. Apr 8 at Longwood* 6:30 p.m. Apr 10 at UNCG 4 p.m. Apr 10 at UNCG 6 p.m. Apr 12 GARDNER-WEBB* 2 p.m. Apr 12 GARDNER-WEBB* 4 p.m. Apr 13 GARDNER-WEBB* 1 p.m. Apr 15 LONGWOOD* 5 p.m. Apr 15 LONGWOOD* 7 p.m. Apr 17 at James Madison 5 p.m. Apr 17 at James Madison 7 p.m. Apr 19 at Winthrop* 3 p.m. Apr 19 at Winthrop* 5 p.m. Apr 20 at Winthrop* 1 p.m. Apr 24 VIRGINIA 2 p.m. Apr 24 VIRGINIA 4 p.m. Apr 26 COASTAL CARO.* 2 p.m. Apr 26 COASTAL CARO.* 4 p.m. Apr 27 COASTAL CARO.* 1 p.m. Apr 30 VIRGINIA TECH 2 p.m. Apr 30 VIRGINIA TECH 4 p.m. May 9-12 TBA % TBA! - Kennesaw State - East Carolina Pirate Invitational # - N.C. Central Tournament $ - USF Spring Invitiational * - Big South Conference Game % - Big South Softball Championship Bold indicates home games Media Relations Contact Joe Carmany jacarmany@liberty.edu (434) (office) (434) (cell) On The Web LibertyFlames.com Facebook.com/libertyflames On 2013 Liberty Softball Game Notes Pirate Invitational vs. Lehigh MOUNTAIN HAWKS (0-0) Feb. 22, a.m. vs. Fairfield STAGS (0-0) Liberty LADY FLAMES (1-3) Feb. 22, Noon Feb. 23, a.m. vs. Notre Dame FIGHTING IRISH (4-5) Feb. 23, p.m. at East Carolina PIRATES (5-3) Feb. 24, p.m. ECU Softball Stadium - Greenville, N.C. The Liberty softball team (1-3) heads to Greenville, N.C., to compete in the Pirate Invitational, hosted by East Carolina, Friday through Sunday. The Lady Flames closed out the KSU Invitational on Sunday with a 5-2 win over IUPUI, slugging three homers while getting three stolen bases from Katie Zavodny. Annah Jo Brittingham pitched a completegame five-hitter in the win. The Games Liberty takes on Lehigh at 10 a.m. on Friday, followed by a noon matchup with Fairfield. Lehigh and Fairfield both open their respective seasons against the Lady Flames. On Saturday, Liberty meets Fairield and Notre Dame, before closing the tournament on Sunday at 1 p.m. against the host East Carolina Pirates. This invitational features a strong field, as both Lehigh and Notre Dame won 40 games and made the NCAA Tournament last season. Fairfield was picked to win the 2013 MAAC title, while Liberty and ECU both made the NCAA postseason as recently as How to Follow the Lady Flames Fans can follow all of Liberty s games this weekend through Gametracker, provided by the East Carolina Athletics Media Relations office. Live stats can be accessed through the Live Stats link on LibertyFlames.com. Also, Liberty s game against East Carolina on Sunday will be video streamed, for a small fee, through ECU s All-Access Video page. Quick - The Lady Flames went 1-3 at the KSU Invitational, including a 5-2 win over IUPUI. - Head coach Paul Wetmore has led the Lady Flames throughout their Division I era. - Liberty has five players hitting.300 or better so far this season. - Amber Donovan has opened the campaign with a four-game hitting streak. - Katie Zavodny stole three bases against IUPUI, now 4th in school history (41 steals). - Annah Jo Brittingham - first Liberty freshman pitcher since 2004 to start season opener. - The Lady Flames roster includes 9 freshmen, 6 sophomores and 7 juniors. - Liberty has competed in the East Carolina Invitational four times ( , 2008). Possible Liberty Starters No. Name Cl. Hgt. BAvg. Other Stats 9 Kelby Allen (C) So Run, 1 RBI 2 Hanna Nichols (1B) So Run, 3, 1 HR 5 Megan Robinson (2B) So Run, 1 2B 22 Grace Nordan (SS) Jr Runs, 1 RBI, 1 HR 11 Blair Lawrence (3B) Fr Runs, 2-2 SB 14 Jill Stephens (LF) R-Jr OBP, 3 BB, 1-1 SB 12 Katie Zavodny (CF) Jr , 1 2B, 3-4 SB 15 Amber Donovan (RF) So , 2 2B 6 Sammi Shivock (DP) Jr Run, 1 RBI, 1 HR No. Name Cl. Hgt. ERA Other Stats 4 Chandler Ball (R) So , 11.2 IP, 6 SO,.273 OBA 16 Annah Jo Brittingham (R) Fr , 14.0 IP, 1 CG, 4 SO

2 2012 Liberty Lady Flames Softball Quick Facts General Information Name of School... Liberty University City/Zip... Lynchburg, Va Founded Enrollment...12,500 Nickname... Lady Flames Mascot...Eagle School Colors...Red, White & Blue Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference... Big South Founder... Dr. Jerry Falwell Chancellor...Jerry Falwell, Jr. Vice Chancellor...Dr. Ronald Godwin Director of Athletics... Jeff Barber Athletics Dept. Phone... (434) Softball Information Head Coach... Paul Wetmore Alma Mater...Liberty ( 88) Record at School /20th Year Record... Assistant Coaches......Tuesday Van Engen (Liberty, 84)... Brian Hensley Volunteer Assistant Coach Keely McMillon (Liberty, 11) Certified Athletic Trainer Daniel Brown History All-Time Record (Division I) App. in NCAA Tourn./last... 2/2011 Last Postseason Opponents No. 5 Tennesee and No. 19 GT 2012 Overall Record Conference Record/Finish /2nd Starters Returning/Lost...4/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost...2/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...9/5 Newcomers...9 Stadium Home Field... Liberty Softball Field Capacity Field Dimensions (CF), 200 (RF), 200 (LF) Athletics Communications Info. Asst. AD - Communications......Todd Wetmore SID Office Phone... (434) Cell Phone... (434) Address... twetmore@liberty.edu Assoc. Director...Ryan Bomberger Cell Phone... (434) Address... rbomberger@liberty.edu Asst. Director...Eric Brown Cell Phone... (434) Address... eqbrown@liberty.edu Asst. Director... Paul Carmany Cell Phone... (434) Address... pjcarmany@liberty.edu Asst. Dir./SB Contact...Joe Carmany Cell Phone... (434) Address... jacarmany@liberty.edu Graduate Assistant...Dwayne Groff Cell Phone... (570) Address... dsgroff@liberty.edu Head Coach Paul Wetmore Record at Liberty: ; Big South (20th Year) Record: (Program record-holder for career coaching victories) - posted 500th career victory, April 21, 2011 vs. Norfolk State NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2002, 2011 Big South Tournament Championships: 2002, 2011 Big South Regular-Season Championships: 1999, 2000, 2007 Big South Tournament Finals Appearances: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009, Win Seasons: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 Big South Coach of the Year: 1996, 1999, 2000 VaSID State Coach of the Year: 1996, 1997, 1998, Easton Fastpitch All-American (Kelly Strickland 2011) 7 NFCA All-Region mentions 6 CoSIDA Academic All-District III mentions 39 VaSID All-State team members (30 first-team, 9 second-team) 6 VaSID All-State Players of the Year 5 Big South Players of the Year (Meredith Hollyfield 00; Amanda Maska 04; Jessica Moore 05, 07; Kelly Strickland 11) 1 Big South Pitcher of the Year (Tiffani Smith 11) 3 Big South Tournament MVP honors (Katie Phillips 98, Ali Thompson 02, Smith 11) 3 Big South Rookie/Freshmen of the Year 59 All-conference members (27 first team, 32 second team) 29 Big South All-Tournament team members 2013 Liberty Softball Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Hgt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Marybeth Sciolino 2B L/R Jr. 5-2 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover 2 Hanna Nichols 3B/1B R/R So. 5-9 Richmond, Va./Mills Godwin 3 Alyssa DiMartino RHP R/R Jr. 5-8 Rochester, N.Y./Northstar Christian 4 Chandler Ball RHP R/R So. 5-6 Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins 5 Megan Robinson 3B/1B R/R So. 5-7 Richlands, Va./Richlands 6 Sammi Shivock SS R/R Jr. 5-5 New Castle, Del./Red Lion Christian 7 Kelsey Wood C/UT R/R Fr. 5-1 Tyler, Texas/Robert E. Lee 8 Katie Han 1B/OF L/L Fr Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon 9 Kelby Allen C R/R So. 5-5 Amarillo, Texas/Randall 10 Holly Seiz INF R/R Fr. 5-6 Perkasie, Pa./Christopher Dock 11 Blair Lawrence SS/OF S/R Fr. 5-2 Hampstead, N.C./Topsail 12 Katie Zavodny OF L/R Jr. 5-7 Concord, N.C./Jay M. Robinson 14 Jill Stephens OF L/R R-Jr. 5-4 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown 15 Amber Donovan UTL R/R So. 5-8 Guilford, Conn./Mercy 16 Annah Jo Brittingham P/3B R/R Fr. 5-7 Pocomoke City, Md./Pocomoke 17 Kenzie Friesen P/SS R/R Fr. 5-9 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Douglas 18 Sydnei Lester C R/R Jr. 5-8 Tazewell, Va./Tazewell 20 Tara Heatwole RHP R/R Fr. 5-8 Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown 21 Jamie Crisp OF R/R So. 5-4 Sterling, Va./Loudoun Valley 22 Grace Nordan P/UTL R/R Jr. 5-4 Bristow, Va./Brentsville District 23 Kassidy McCoy C/3B R/R Fr Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech 24 Alexis Albert OF R/R Fr. 5-6 Hughesville, Md./Thomas Stone Head Coach: Paul Wetmore Assistant Coaches: Tuesday Van Engen and Brian Hensley Volunteer Assistant Coach: Keely McMillon Athletic Trainer: Daniel Brown Pronunciation Guide Annah Jo Brittingham Anna Jo Britt-ing-ham Alyssa DiMartino A-liss-a DEE-mar-tee-no Kenzie Friesen Ken-zee FREEZE-in Katie Han Han (Rhymes with plan ) Tara Heatwole Tara HEAT-wool Sydnei Lester Sid-nee Lester Grace Nordan NOR-din Marybeth Sciolino MARE-ee-beth Sha-lee-no Holly Seiz Holly SEIZE Sammi Shivock SAM-ee Shi-VOCK

3 Liberty Softball Single-Game Highs Team highs At bats x,...mr vs. IUPUI (2/17) Runs...5 vs. IUPUI (2/17)...13 vs. IUPUI (2/17)...5 vs. IUPUI (2/17)... 3 vs. SIU Edwardsville (2/17) Triples vs. IUPUI (2/17) Walks... 5 vs. SIU Edwardsville (2/17) Sac...2 2x,...mr vs. IUPUI (2/17) Sac Flies vs. IUPUI (2/17) Hit by Pitch... Putouts vs. Tennessee Tech (2/16) Assists vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/16) Errors...1 2x,...vs. IUPUI (2/17) DPs turned... Innings vs. Tenn. Tech (2/16) ER allowed (low)...2 vs. IUPUI (2/17) H allowed (low)...5 vs. IUPUI (2/17) Strikeouts...4 vs. SIUE (2/17) Individual highs At bats x,... mr by 5 players vs. IUPUI (2/17) Runs...2 2x,... mr by Grace Nordan vs. IUPUI (2/17)... 3,...Katie Zavodny vs. IUPUI (2/17)... 3,... Hanna Nichols vs. IUPUI (2/17)...1 4x,... mr by 3 players vs. SIUE (2/17) Triples x,... mr by 3 players vs. IUPUI (2/17) Walks... 2, Grace Nordan vs. Eastern Kent. (2/16) Sac... 2,...Megan Robinson vs. IUPUI (2/17) Sac Flies Katie Zavodny vs. IUPUI (2/17) Hit by Pitch... Hitting Streak...4 games, Amber Donovan (2/16-present) Putouts... 12,... Katie Han vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/16) Assists... 4,...Megan Robinson vs. IUPUI (2/17) Errors...1 2x,... mr by Grace Nordan vs. IUPUI (2/17) Innings pitched ,... Annah Jo Brittingham vs. IUPUI (2/17) ER allowed (low)... 2,... Annah Jo Brittingham vs. IUPUI (2/17) allowed (low)... 4,... Chandler Ball vs. SIUE (2/17) Strikeouts... 4,... Chandler Ball vs. SIUE (2/17) Liberty vs. Lehigh (Lehigh leads all-time series, 2-0) Lehigh opens its 2013 season on Friday against the Lady Flames. The Mountain Hawks are two-time defending Patriot League Champions, going with an 18-2 conference mark last season. The team has been predicted to make it three titles in a row this season, with Liz Lucas and Becca Bliss named Preseason Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively. In addition to Bliss and Lucas, infielder Emma Capetz, outfielder Rosie Roessel and pitcher Emily Bausher are returning All-Patriot League selections. Liberty is 0-2 all-time against Lehigh, with the Mountain Hawks defeating the Lady Flames, 5-1, on Feb. 27, 2004 and by a 3-2 score on March 22, Liberty vs. Fairfield (Liberty leads all-time series, 3-1) Fairfield, like Lehigh, will begin its season against Liberty. The Stags were voted first in the MAAC Preseason Softball poll after going and tying for second in the league last year. Fairfield has been runner up in each of the last two MAAC Softball Championships. Four Fairfield players - catcher Lauren Liseth, infielder Kristen Filicia, outfielder Sammy Ruffolo and pitcher Rebecca Trott - appear on the preseason all-conference team. Liseth and Filicia were first team all-conference selections a year ago. Liberty holds a 3-1 record against Fairfield, winning the most recent meeting, 8-0, on March 2, Beth Bennett went 3-for-3 with a homer and four. Fairfield s only win over Liberty came on March 5, 2006, in Greenville, N.C., a 6-5 Stags victory. Liberty vs. Notre Dame (Notre Dame leads series, 2-0) Notre Dame (4-5) was picked to finish second in the BIG EAST this season. The team took No. 1 Oklahoma to the limit before falling, 7-5, in nine innings on Sunday. The Fighting Irish went a year ago, placing second in the BIG EAST and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the 14th year in a row. Laura Winter, the 2012 BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year, has a 2.97 ERA. Catcher Amy Buntin, a 2012 NFCA All-America second team honoree, was named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List. Returning all-conference outfielder Kelsey Thornton is batting.345 with six stolen bases. Notre Dame has won both meetings against Liberty, including a 6-4 win on Feb. 27, Liberty rallied from a 6-0 deficit by scoring the game s final four runs. The Fighting Irish held off the Lady Flames, 3-2, on Feb. 28, Liberty vs. East Carolina (East Carolina leads, 32-3) East Carolina (5-3) is hosting a tournament for the third straight weekend. The Pirates are a perennial Conference USA power, winning the conference tournament in 2010 and Jill Jelnick, a 2011 Conference USA All-Conference outfielder, was named to the Conference USA Preseason All-Conference team. Sarah Christian, named to the C-USA All-Freshman team last year, is ECU s leading pitcher, with a 4-1 record and 1.62 ERA in Kristi Oshiro leads the Pirates with a.520 batting average and nine runs scored, while Alex Fieldhouse bats.450 with six. East Carolina holds a 32-3 advantage in the all-time series with Liberty, winning the most recent four meetings, including a 7-3 decision on Feb. 29, 2008 in Greenville in the latest matchup. Liberty s last win over ECU, 6-5, came on April 17, 2004 in Lynchburg. Team Liberty Lehigh ( 12) Fairfield ( 12) Notre Dame ECU Record Conf. Record Bat Avg Runs/game HR RBI SB/Att. 6/7 38/45 89/113 22/24 7/9 ERA IP K Season Opening Opp Bat Avg

4 Big South Conference Update Overall Standings W L Pct. Longwood Campbell Presbyterian College Winthrop Charleston Southern Liberty Coastal Carolina Gardner-Webb Radford Conference Standings W L Pct. Coastal Carolina Campbell Charleston Southern Gardner-Webb Liberty Longwood Presbyterian College Radford Winthrop Big South Player of the Week Shelby Petik, So., UTL, Presbyterian Big South Pitcher of the Week Sutton Watson, So., Winthrop Big South Teams in Action Friday, Feb. 22-Sunday, Feb. 24 Liberty at Pirate Invitational Gardner-Webb at UNCW Invite Campbell at KSU Invite Coastal Carolina vs. home tournament Presbyterian at USC Upstate Tourney CSU at CofC Invitational Winthrop at Alabama Tournament Saturday, Feb. 23-Sunday, Feb. 24 Radford at CofC Invitational Longwood vs. home tournament Big South Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Coastal Carolina 2. Charleston Southern 3. Campbell 4. Longwood 5. Radford 6. Gardner-Webb 7. Liberty 8. Winthrop 9. Presbyterian College Preseason Player of the Year Kory Hayden, So., 3B, Coastal Carolina Preseason Pitcher of the Year Jackie Jenkins, Sr., Radford Weekend Roundup Liberty went 1-3 at the KSU Classic in Woodstock, Ga., this past weekend. The Lady Flames opened the season with a 10-3, eight-inning loss to Tennessee Tech. Freshman pitcher Annah Jo Brittingham became the first Liberty freshman pitcher to start the season opener since Kayla Maddox in After losses to Eastern Kentucky (4-0) and SIU Edwardsville (4-3), the Lady Flames exploded for three homers during a 5-2 win over IUPUI on Sunday. Sammi Shivock, Grace Nordan and Hanna Nichols all went yard against IUPUI, while Nichols had a career-high three and Katie Zavodny stole a career-high three bases. Brittingham pitched a complete-game five-hitter for the victory..300 Club Liberty s lineup currently features five.300 hitters at present. Hanna Nichols is batting.667 (4-for-6) with a homer and two. Amber Donovan has hit.385 with two doubles so far, recording base hits in all four games. Liberty s 1-2 batters, Blair Lawrence and Katie Zavodny, are hitting.357 and.333, respectively, while Sammi Shivock sports a.308 average. Welcome Freshmen Three freshmen - pitcher Annah Jo Brittingham, first baseman Katie Han and third baseman Blair Lawrence - appeared in Coach Wetmore s opening-day starting lineup against Tennessee Tech last Saturday. The last time three or more freshmen started the season opener also came against Tennessee Tech, on Feb. 22, Current volunteer assistant coach Keely McMillon started at catcher in the 2008 opener, joined by fellow freshmen Cassie Hendrix, Amber DePasquale and Elena Lampman. Off and Running Katie Zavodny stole a career-high three bases on Sunday against IUPUI, moving her past both Meredith Crisante and Jessica Moore into fourth on Liberty s all-time stolen bases list with 41. Zavodny s three steals against IUPUI were the most by a Lady Flame since Libi Cook stole three bases on May 7, 1999 against Charleston Southern. She became the seventh Lady Flame since 1994 with three or more steals in a single game. The program s Division I record of four, is held by Susan Naylor, Stacy Radulovich and Paula Smith. Hit Parade Liberty s bats came alive against IUPUI, with a season-high 13 hits and three home runs. It was the team s best power-hitting performance since last year s regular-season finale, a 14-6 win over Longwood, when the Lady Flames also hit three homers. The Lady Flames 13 hits on Sunday were their most since registering 17 hits against North Carolina A&T on April 10, Busy Schedule Ahead Starting on Friday against Lehigh, the Lady Flames compete in nine games over the span of six days, the most in a six-day stretch this season. Liberty plays in three different states during that time. After an off day on Monday, Liberty hosts Hampton for its home-opening doubleheader on Tuesday, before travelling to Johnson City, Tenn., for a Wednesday twin bill against East Tennessee State. Shining Under the Lights The Lady Flames played their first home night game in program history on March 6, 2012, a victory over East Tennessee State. Liberty trailed 12-2 during the fourth inning, but scored 10 runs on 11 hits in the bottom of the fourth to tie it, Freshman Hanna Nichols provided the game-winning sacrifice fly in the sixth inning. Liberty s 10-run comeback was the largest deficit overcome in the team s NCAA Division I softball history. The Lady Flames set a stadium record with 18 base hits, and posted a 10-run inning for the first time since April 1, 2006.

5 Miscellaneous Stats MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Tot 11 Blair Lawrence Katie Zavodny Hanna Nichols Sammi Shivock Kelby Allen Amber Donovan Grace Nordan TEAM MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Tot 2 Hanna Nichols Katie Zavodny TEAM HITTING STREAKS Longest Current 15 Amber Donovan Sammi Shivock Hanna Nichols Katie Zavodny Blair Lawrence Kelby Allen Grace Nordan Megan Robinson 1 - Fantastic Freshmen (now Sophomores) Last season, several freshmen made an immediate impact for the Lady Flames. Catcher Kelby Allen stepped in and hit.306 with four homers and 21, posting the highest batting average by a Liberty freshman since She was then named to the VaSID All-State second team. Amber Donovan led the Lady Flames with 10 doubles, including an NCAA Division I record-tying three doubles on Feb. 24 against Savannah State. She then hit a gamewinning three-run homer to seal a series sweep at Gardner-Webb (March 25). Chandler Ball won a team-high 10 games, pacing Liberty with 110 strikeouts. She was one of just six Big South pitchers with 10 wins and 100 strikeouts last season. Hanna Nichols had some clutch hits, with a game-winning sacrifice fly against East Tennessee State and a game-tying, seventh-inning double versus Charleston Southern. Impact Returnees Katie Zavodny and Sammi Shivock return as starters for the third year in a row. Both players played a key role as freshmen in Liberty s 2011 Big South championship run. Shivock set a program freshman record with nine homers in 2011, and was named to the Big South All-Tournament team. Last year, she led the Lady Flames with 32 and tied for the team lead with 31 runs scored. Zavodny swiped 26 bases as a freshman in 2011, the third-most steals in a single season in program history. In 2012, she was named to the Big South All-Conference second team, hitting.351 with 22 runs scored prior to a season-ending injury in April. BIG INNINGS (4+ runs) R Inn. New Faces Liberty said goodbye to a 2012 senior class that included five starters, with three (Kelly Strickland, Meredith Crisante, Kaylee West) who were all-conference players. Strickland was the 2011 Big South Co-Player of the Year. This year s team has no seniors, with a roster breakdown of seven juniors, six sophomores and nine freshmen. The last time that Liberty had no seniors on its softball roster was 2006, when the Lady Flames posted a record, tying the program record for victories. Liberty s 2013 freshman class is its largest since 2004, when the team also had nine freshmen. That class included pitcher Sarah Swor, an all-conference selection in That s a Wrap The Lady Flames won four Big South series finales in dramatic fashion last season. Liberty downed Coastal Carolina, 4-2, on April 15. Sammi Shivock hit the game-winner, a two-rbi double in the seventh, while Chandler Ball pitched a four-hitter. On April 7, the Lady Flames erased two four-run deficits against Charleston Southern, tying the game on a Kelly Strickland grand slam in the sixth. Jenny Law registered a walkoff single in the eighth, winning the game for Liberty, 9-8. The previous Saturday, March 31, saw Liberty rally from a 3-2 deficit with two outs in the seventh, as Law came through with a walk-off single for a 4-3 win over Winthrop. On March 25, Amber Donovan hit a two-out, three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to down Gardner-Webb, 7-5, in the series finale. Best in the Class The Lady Flames earned the NFCA All-Academic Team Award, posting the 20th best GPA (3.43) among NCAA Division I softball teams during the academic year. Seven Liberty players were named NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes, in Meredith Crisante, Alyssa DiMartino, Amber Donovan, Sydnei Lester, Grace Nordan, Megan Robinson and Sammi Shivock. First Things First Four current Lady Flames have reached base during their first career plate appearance. Grace Nordan hit a homer in her first career at bat, while Kelby Allen and Jill Stephens both singled during their first at bat. Marybeth Sciolino made her first career start on April 4, and drew a walk during her first time to the plate.

6 Liberty Softball When... at Home on Road at a neutral site Conference Non-conference In Day Games In Night Games Midweek Games (M-Th) Weekend Games (F-Su) Liberty starter pitches 5+ inn Liberty starter pitches < 5 inn Liberty staff strikes out Liberty staff strikes out Recording 3 or fewer hits Recording 4-6 hits Recording 7-9 hits Recording 10+ hits Opponent has 3 or fewer hits Opponent has 4-6 hits Opponent has 7-9 hits Oppnent has 10+ hits After winning a game After losing a game Played on Monday Played on Tuesday Played on Wednesday Played on Thursday Played on Friday Played on Saturday Played on Sunday Conf. Series Openers Middle Games Series Finales First game of DH Second game of DH In Georgia In North Carolina In Virginia In South Carolina In Florida Wearing Red Uniforms Wearing Blue Uniforms Wearing White Uniforms In run-rule games In extra-inning games The Last Time... A Liberty hitter: Had 3 hits: Katie Zavodny (3) vs. IUPUI 2/17/13 Had 4 hits: Amber Donovan vs. Savannah State 2/24/12 (tied program record) Hit 2 extra base hits: Kelby Allen (two home runs) vs. Longwood 5/5/12 Led off a game with home run: Jill Stephens at Radford 3/28/12 Hit 2 doubles: Meredith Crisante (2) at Gardner-Webb 3/24/12 Hit 3 doubles: Amber Donovan (3) vs. Savannah State 2/24/12 (tied program record) Hit 2 triples: Ashley Bensinger vs. Charleston Southern 4/9/11 (tied program record) Hit 2 home runs: Kelby Allen (2) vs. Longwood 5/5/12 Scored 3+ runs: Kelby Allen (3) vs. Campbell 4/28/12 Scored 4+ runs: Meredith Crisante (4) vs. North Carolina A&T 4/10/12 Had 4+ RBI: Kelby Allen/Bridgett Woods (4) vs. Longwood 5/5/12 Had 5+ RBI: Jenny Law (5) vs. UNCG 4/4/12 Had 6+ RBI: Kelly Strickland (6) vs. Norfolk State 4/20/11 Had 7 RBI: Tiffany Johnson (7) vs. West Virginia Tech 4/9/05 (tied program record) Hit a Grand Slam: Bridgett Woods vs. Longwood 5/5/12 Had 3 walks: Amber Donovan (3) vs. Monmouth, 3/11/12 Had 3 stolen bases: Katie Zavodny (3) vs. IUPUI 2/17/13 Liberty hitters: Hit back-to-back home runs: Meredith Crisante and Amber Donovan vs. Savannah State 2/24/12 (fourth inning) Hit back-to-back-to-back home runs: J nae Jefferson, Jessica Moore, Ashley Williams vs. Rhode Island 3/3/07 (seventh inning) A Liberty fielder: Had 10+ putouts: Katie Han (10) vs. SIU Edwardsville 2/17/13 Had 6+ assists: Bridgett Woods (6) at Virginia 4/25/12 A Liberty pitcher: Had 10 strikeouts: Katrina Johnson (11) vs. Presbyterian College 4/30/11 Had 15 strikeouts: Tiffani Smith (16) vs. Presbyterian College 4/24/09 (program record) Pitched a complete game: Annah Jo Brittingham vs. IUPUI 2/17/13 Pitched a shutout: Chandler Ball/Alyssa DiMartino at Gardner-Webb 3/24/12 Pitched a one-hitter: Tiffani Smith vs. Virginia 5/3/11 Pitched a no-hitter: Tiffani Smith at Winthrop 5/13/11 Liberty s Team: Recorded 10+ hits in a game: 13 vs. IUPUI 2/17/13 Recorded 15+ hits in a game: 17 vs. North Carolina A&T 4/10/12 Scored 10+ runs in a game: 14 vs. Longwood 5/5/12 Scored 15+ runs in a game: 16 vs. Hampton 4/19/11 Scored 20+ runs in a game: 20 vs. West Virginia State 3/24/95 (program record) Hit 3+ home runs in a game: 3 vs. IUPUI 2/17/13 Hit 4+ home runs in a game: 4 vs. North Carolina A&T 4/10/12 Hit 4+ doubles in a game: 4 at Gardner-Webb 3/24/12 Hit 2 triples in a game: 2 at Hampton 4/11/12 Drew 5+ walks in a game: 5 vs. SIU Edwardsville 2/17/13 Scored 10+ runs in an inning: 10 runs in fourth inning vs. East Tennessee State 3/6/12 Pitched 10+ strikeouts: 12 vs. Virginia 5/3/11 Held a team scoreless: W 4-0 at Gardner-Webb 3/24/12 Was shut out: L 0-4 vs. Eastern Kentucky 2/16/13 No-hit an opponent: at Winthrop 5/13/11 Was no-hit: at Virginia Tech 5/1/12 (perfect game) Run-ruled a team: W 14-6 (5 inn.) vs. Longwood 5/5/12 Was run-ruled: L 3-14 (5 inn.) vs. Charleston Southern 5/10/12 Played in extra innings: L 3-10 (8 inn.) vs. Tennessee Tech 2/16/13 Won in extra innings: W 9-8 (8 inn.) vs. Charleston Southern 4/7/12 Recorded a 5-game winning streak: 5 games 2/11/12 through 2/25/12 Recorded a 10-game winning streak: 12 games 4/10/10 through 4/21/10 (program record)

7 Liberty Individual Season (2012)/ Bests 1 - Marybeth Sciolino Jr., 2B 2 - Hanna Nichols So., 3B/1B 3 - Alyssa DiMartino Jr., RHP 1, 16x (mr vs. Longwood, 5/5/12) 4 - Chandler Ball So., RHP 2 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 2, 4x (mr vs. IUPUI, 2/17/13) 3 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 1 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 2 vs. N.C. A&T (4/10/12) 1, 2x (mr vs. Charleston So., 4/7/12) 1 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 1 2x (mr vs. IUPUI, 2/17/13) 1 vs. Winthrop (3/30/12) 2 games, 2/17/13-present 3 games, 4/7/12-4/10/ Megan Robinson So., INF IP 1.0 vs. SIU Edwardsville (2/17) 9.0 at Radford (3/28/12) ER (in start) 0, 2x (mr at Elon, 2/10/12) (in start) 1 vs. Mt. St. Mary s (3/4/11) Walks (in start) 0, 10x (mr vs. CSU, 5/10/12) Strikeouts 5, 2x (mr vs. Winthrop, 3/30/12) Cons. Decisions Won 3, 3/24/12-3/25/ Sammi Shivock Jr., SS IP 6.2 vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/16) 8.0 vs. Charleston So. (4/7/12) ER (in start) 3 vs. SIUE (2/17) 0, 2x (mr at G-W, 3/24/12) (in start) 4 vs. SIUE (2/17) 2 at Gardner-Webb (3/24/12) Walks (in start) 0, 3x (mr at G-W, 3/25 0, 3x (mr at G-W, 3/25/12) Strikeouts 4 vs. SIUE (2/17) 8 at Presbyterian (4/21/12) Cons. Decisions Won 3, 2x (mr 4/7/12-4/11/12) 7 - Kelsey Wood Fr., C/UTL 1, 2x (mr vs. SIUE, 2/17) 1, 5x (mr vs. SIUE (2/17/13) 1 vs. SIUE (2/17) 1, 4x (mr vs. SIUE, 2/17/13) 1 vs. SIUE (2/17) 3 games, 3/30/12-4/4/ Katie Han Fr., 1B/OF 2 vs. SIUE (2/17) 3, 4x (mr vs. Campbell, 4/28/12) 1 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 3, 4x (mr at Presbyterian, 4/21/12) 1 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 3 vs. N.C. Central (2/11/12) 1, 14x (mr vs. Longwood, 5/5/12) 1 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 1, 16x (mr vs. IUPUI, 2/17/13) 1, 7x (mr vs. N.C. A&T, 4/10/12) 2 games, 2/17-present 8 games, 4/11/12-4/21/ Kelby Allen So., C 10 - Holly Seiz Fr., INF 1 vs. SIUE (2/17) 11 - Blair Lawrence Fr., SS/OF 2, 2x (mr vs. IUPUI, 2/17) 2 vs. Tennessee Tech (2/16) 1, 2x (mr vs. SIUE, 2/17) 2 games, 2/16-2/16 2 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 3, 3x (mr vs. Longwood, 5/5/12) 1 vs. Tennessee Tech (2/16) 4 vs. Longwood (5/5/12) 1 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 3 vs. Campbell (4/28/12) 1, 6x (mr at Coastal Caro., 4/14/12) 2 vs. Longwood (5/5/12) 1 at Virginia Tech (5/1/12) 3 games, 3/24/12-3/25/ Katie Zavodny Jr., OF 3 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 4, 2x (mr vs. N.C. Central, 2/11/12) 2, 2x (mr vs. SIUE, 2/17) 3, 2x (mr vs. N.C. Central, 2/11/12) 1 vs. SIUE (2/17) 1, 5x (mr vs. SIUE, 2/17/13) 3 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 2 games, 2/17-present 8 games, 3/30/12-4/10/12

8 Liberty Individual Season/ Highs 14 - Jill Stephens R-Jr., OF 15 - Amber Donovan So., UTL 16 - Annah Jo Brittingham Fr., P/3B 3 vs. N.C. A&T (4/10/12) 4 vs. N.C. A&T (4/10/12) 3 vs. N.C. A&T (4/10/12) 1, 6x (mr vs. Campbell, 4/28/12) 2 vs. N.C. A&T (4/10/12) 1 vs. Eastern Kentucky (2/16) 1, 8x (mr vs. EKU, 2/16/13) 4 games, 3/24/12-3/28/12) 17 - Kenzie Friesen Fr., P/SS 2 vs. Tennessee Tech (2/16) 4 vs. Savannah St. (2/24/12) 1, 2x (mr vs. SIUE, 2/17) 3 at Gardner-Webb (3/25/12) 2, 2x (mr vs. ETSU, 3/6/12) 1, 2x (mr vs. SIUE, 2/17) 3 vs. Savannah State (2/24/12) 1, 3x (mr at Coastal Caro., 4/14/12) 4 games, 2/16-present 5 games, 2/11/12-2/24/ Sydnei Lester Jr., C IP 7.0, 2x (mr vs. IUPUI, 2/17) ER (in start) 2 vs. IUPUI (2/17) (in start) 5 vs. IUPUI (2/17) Walks (in start) 3, 2x (mr vs. IUPUI, 2/17) Strikeouts 2, 2x (mr vs. IUPUI, 2/17) Cons. Decisions Won 20 - Tara Heatwole Fr., RHP IP 1.0 vs. Tennessee Tech (2/16) ER (in start) (in start) Walks (in start) Strikeouts Cons. Decisions Won 21 - Jamie Crisp So., OF 1, 3x (mr vs. Georgetown, 2/12/12) 1 vs. Georgetown, 2/12/12 1, 2x (mr vs. La Salle, 2/25/12) 1 vs. Georgetown (2/12/12) 2 games, 2/11/12-2/12/ Grace Nordan Jr., P/UTL IP ER (in start) (in start) Walks (in start) Strikeouts Cons. Decisions Won 23 - Kassidy McCoy Fr., C/3B 24 - Alexis Albert Fr., OF 2 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 1 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 2, 2x (mr at Coastal Caro., 4/15/12) 2 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 1, 2x (mr vs. Savannah St., 2/24/12) 1 vs. IUPUI (2/17) 1, 3x (mr vs. IUPUI, 2/17/13) 2 games, 5/7/11-5/8/11

9 Stats ALLEN, Kelby TOTAL BALL, Chandler TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / TOTAL / BRITTINGHAM,Annah Jo TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / TOTAL / CRISP, Jamie TOTAL DIMARTINO, Alyssa TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / / TOTAL / DONOVAN, Amber TOTAL

10 Stats FRIESEN, Kenzie Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / TOTAL / HAN, Katie TOTAL LAWRENCE, Blair TOTAL LESTER, Sydnei TOTAL MCCOY, Kassidy TOTAL NICHOLS, Hanna TOTAL NORDAN, Grace TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / TOTAL /

11 Stats ROBINSON, Megan TOTAL SCIOLINO, Marybeth TOTAL SHIVOCK, Sammi TOTAL STEPHENS, Jill TOTAL ZAVODNY, Katie TOTAL

12 2013 Individual Stats Record: 1-3 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 1-3 Big South: 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% 2 NICHOLS, Hanna DONOVAN, Amber LAWRENCE, Blair ZAVODNY, Katie SHIVOCK, Sammi ROBINSON, Megan NORDAN, Grace ALLEN, Kelby STEPHENS, Jill HAN, Katie LESTER, Sydnei MCCOY, Kassidy SCIOLINO, Marybeth Totals Opponents LOB - Team (30), Opp (26). DPs turned - Team (0), 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 16 BRITTINGHAM,Annah J / BALL, Chandler / DIMARTINO, Alyssa / FRIESEN, Kenzie / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), ALLEN, K. 1. SBA/ATT - ALLEN, K. (8-11), BRITTINGHAM (3-5), FRIESEN, K. (3-3), BALL, C. (2-3).

13 2013 Game Results! vs Tennessee Tech L 3-10 (8) BRITTINGHAM (L 0-1) 79 2:22! vs Eastern Kentucky L BALL, C. (L 0-1) 67 2:00! vs SIU Edwardsville L DIMARTINO, A (L 0-1) 89 2:00! vs IUPUI W BRITTINGHAM (W 1-1) 74 1:53! - KSU Classic (Woodstock, Ga.) * = Conference game () extra inning game

14 2013 Games Summary Score by innings Total Liberty Opponents Record when... Overall 1-3 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 1-3 Home games 0-0 Away games 0-0 Neutral site 1-3 Day games 1-3 Night games 0-0 vs Left starter 0-0 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 0-1 Extra innings 0-1 Shutouts 0-1 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-1 Scored in 1st inning 1-1 Opp. scored in 1st 0-1 Scores first 1-1 Opp. scores first 0-2 After 4 leading trailing tied 0-1 After 5 leading trailing tied 0-3 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-1 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 1-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 0-0 Made 0 errors error errors 0-0 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 0-0 Out-hit opponent 1-0 Out-hit by opponent 0-2 are tied 0-1 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current winning streak: 1 Longest winning streak: 1 Longest losing streak: 3 Home attendance : 0 ( 0 dates avg = 0 ) Away attendance : 309 ( 4 dates avg = 77 ) Total attendance: 309 ( 4 dates avg = 77 )

15 2013 Game by Game Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e avg vs Tennessee Tech vs Eastern Kentucky vs SIU Edwardsville vs IUPUI Totals Liberty University Softball Team Game-by-Game for Liberty (as of Feb 17, 2013) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era vs Tennessee Tech vs Eastern Kentucky vs SIU Edwardsville vs IUPUI Totals

16 1) Ashley Williams ) Jessica Moore ) Stacy Radulovich ) Beth Bennett ) Ashley Williams ) J nae Jefferson ) Shannon Tanski ) Meredith Hollyfield T) Shannon McKain T) Kelly Strickland Current Leaders -- Sammi Shivock 2011-Present Katie Zavodny 2011-Present 77 Runs 1) Jessica Moore ) Stacy Radulovich ) Kelly Strickland T) Libi Cook T) J nae Jefferson ) Ashley Williams ) Gina Miller ) Dawn Jeffs ) Sonja Keith ) Shannon Tanski Current Leaders -- Sammi Shivock 2011-Present Katie Zavodny 2011-Present 54 Walks (Batting) 1) Jessica Moore ) Stacy Radulovich ) Beth Bennett T) Ashley Bensinger T) Shannon McKain ) Kelly Strickland 2009-Present 63 7) J nae Jefferson ) Amanda Maska ) Gina Miller ) Meredith Hollyfield Current Leaders -- Sammi Shivock 2011-Present 38 1) Ashley Williams ) Shannon Tanski ) Amanda Maska ) Jessica Moore ) Beth Bennett T) J nae Jefferson T) Kaylee West T) Lauren Hahn T) Sonja Keith T) Stacy Radulovich Current Leaders -- Sammi Shivock 2011-Present Amber Donovan 2012-Present 12 Triples 1) Stacy Radulovich ) Libi Cook ) Jessica Moore ) Shannon McKain ) Gina Miller ) Sonja Keith T) Rachel Nelson T) Amanda Maska T) Amber DePasquale ) Leslie Byrne Current Leaders Sammi Shivock 2011-Present 2 Liberty Softball Records Watch 1) Jessica Moore ) Kelly Strickland ) Ashley Williams ) Shannon Tanski T) Shannon McKain T) Amanda Maska T) Beth Bennett ) Meredith Crisante ) Dawn Jeffs ) J nae Jefferson Current Leader Sammi Shivock 2011-Present 16 Runs Batted In 1) Ashley Williams T) Shannon Tanski T) Kelly Strickland ) Jessica Moore ) Beth Bennett ) Meredith Hollyfield ) Shannon McKain ) Kaylee West ) Amanda Maska T) Stacy Radulovich T) Jenny Law 2009-Present 88 Current Leader -- Sammi Shivock 2011-Present 52 1) Stacy Radulovich ) Libi Cook ) Susan Naylor ) Katie Zavodny 2011-Present 41 5) Meredith Crisante ) Jessica Moore ) Amber DePasquale T) Allison Terry T) Cassie Hendrix T) Gina Miller T) J nae Jefferson Sacrifice Bunts 1) Kristi Hanna ) Beth Hensley ) Lisa Jones ) Sonja Keith ) Jenny Law ) Amanda Goc T) Gina Miller T) Keely McMillon ) Andrea Schnelle ) Libi Cook Current Leader -- Katie Zavodny 2011-Present 11 Sacrifice Flies 1) Kaylee West ) Beth Bennett T) Shannon Tanski T) Beth Hensley T) Ashley Williams T) J nae Jefferson T) Ashley Bensinger T) Jenny Law T) Kelly Strickland ) Lisa Jones Current Leader -- Sammi Shivock 2011-Present 2 Saves 1) Sarah Swor T) Sarah Ellis T) Tiffani Smith ) Katie Phillips ) Terra Lowe ) Leslie Inge T) Ali Thompson T) Dawn Bailey T) Katrina Johnson T) Alyssa DiMartino 2011-Present 2 Innings Pitched 1) Leslie Inge ) Sarah Swor ) Sarah Ellis ) Katie Phillips ) Tiffani Smith ) Dawn Bailey ) Terra Lowe ) Ali Thompson ) Amy Csider ) Susan Naylor Current Leaders -- Alyssa DiMartino 2011-Present Chandler Ball 2012-Present Wins 1) Katie Phillips ) Leslie Inge ) Tiffani Smith ) Sarah Swor ) Sarah Ellis ) Terra Lowe T) Amy Csider T) Dawn Bailey ) Ali Thompson ) Katrina Johnson Current Leaders -- Alyssa DiMartino 2011-Present Chandler Ball 2012-Present 10 Strikeouts 1) Tiffani Smith ) Sarah Swor ) Terra Lowe ) Ali Thompson ) Katie Phillips ) Sarah Ellis ) Amy Csider ) Susan Naylor ) Katrina Johnson ) Dawn Bailey Current Leaders -- Chandler Ball 2012-Present Alyssa DiMartino 2011-Present 93