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1 AT NO. 17/15 STANFORD APR , 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL 1825 E. South Campus Dr. Salt Lake City, UT Phone: utahutes.com Ute Softball Takes On No. 17/15 Stanford in Final Pac-12 Road Series of 2013 Ute Softball Takes on No. 17/15 Stanford In Final Pac-12 Road Series of 2013 After earning its second consecutive Pac- 12 Conference home series victory, the University of Utah softball team resumes conference competition this weekend with a series at No. 17/15 Stanford. The series with the Cardinal starts Friday at 5 p.m. PT. The middle contest of the threegame set on Saturday is slated for 1 p.m. PT with Sunday s finale to begin at 1 p.m. PT. The Utes briefly stepped out of league play for a doubleheader sweep on Wednesday at Southern Utah. Utah won 14-2 in five innings and 11-6 and is now overall. Last weekend, Utah took two of three games against No. 2/3 Arizona State last weekend in Utah Softball Stadium and carries a 6-12 record in league play. The Utes have now won each of their last two Pac-12 series at home after taking two of three from No. 15 UCLA on Apr Utah Softball on the Pac-12 Networks The Friday and Sunday games at Stanford will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks. In Salt Lake City, Pac-12 Networks is carried on Comcast. Pac-12 Mountain is channel 37, the national Pac-12 Network is channel 410 and Pac-12 Mountain HD is channel 757. Krista Blunk (PBP) and Jessica Mendoza (Analyst) will call Friday s action, while JB Long (PBP) and Ann Schatz (Analyst) will be on the call during Sunday s series finale. Live Stats In addition to the television coverage on Friday and Sunday from Stanford, fans can also follow all three games via live stats provided by Gametracker at gostanford. com , 6-12 Pac-12 Games Fri.-Sun., Apr Stanford, Calif. Smith Family Stadium No. 17/15 Stanford (29-16, 6-9 Pac-12) Fri., Apr p.m. PT Sat., Apr p.m. PT Sun., Apr p.m. PT Southern Utah Doubleheader Review Sophomore Marissa Mendenhall (Stansbury Park, Utah) went 5-for-5 with six RBI on the day to help Utah sweep a doubleheader from Southern Utah on Wednesday in Cedar City. Utah outscored Southern Utah 25-8 between the two games, while Ute hitters combined for 28 hits on the day, compared to 17 for the Thunderbirds. The Utes have now won five of their last six contests. Mendenhall had five hit in five at-bats for six RBI, including a pair of doubles to total a slugging percentage. She now has 26 RBI this season to go with 11 doubles. Sophomore Mariah Ramirez (Hawaiian Gardens, Calif.) turned in a 1.24 ERA in 5.2 innings of work on the mound as she picked up the win in both pitching decisions. Arizona State Series Review The Utes won their second consecutive Pac-12 home series after taking the first two games of a three-game series last weekend against No. 2/3 Arizona State. With a runner on second in the bottom of the eighth, freshman catcher Shelby Pacheco (Casa Granda, Ariz.) laced a walk-off double to left-center field to give Utah a 5-4 win in last Friday s series opener. With last Saturday s game postponed, Utah clinched the series victory over ASU with a 6-5 win in the first game of Sunday s doubleheader. The Sun Devils were able to salvage the third game of the series by recovering from 3-1 and 4-3 deficits to claim a 6-4 victory in the second game of the day s twin bill. Working Overtime The Utes are 2-2 in extra-inning games this season. Before last Friday s win over the Sun Devils, Utah also earned a 4-2 victory at Utah Valley in 10 innings on Mar. 5 in Orem Schedule Date Opponent Time Red Desert Classic (St. George, Utah) Fri., Feb. 8 vs. South Dakota W, 8-4 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 9-3 Sat., Feb. 9 vs. Seattle L, 6-3 Sun., Feb. 10 vs. Arkansas L, 5-1 vs. Nevada L, 6-4 Easton Desert Classic (Las Vegas) Fri., Feb. 15 vs. Idaho State L, 9-8 vs. Seattle L, 10-0 (5) Sat., Feb. 16 vs. Cal State Fullerton L, 8-0 (5) Sun., Feb. 17 vs. Long Beach State W, 3-1 vs. UNLV W, 14-6 (5) Mary Nutter Classic (Palm Springs. Calif.) Fri., Feb. 22 vs. Colorado State W, 7-3 Sat., Feb. 23 vs. LIU Brooklyn W, 7-0 vs. Nevada W, 5-2 Sun., Feb. 24 vs. Ohio State W, 5-4 vs. Cal Poly T, 1-1 Tue., Mar. 5 at Utah Valley W, 4-2 (10) Mayfair Classic (Long Beach, Calif./Fullerton, Calif.) Sat., Mar. 9 vs. Idaho State W, 9-3 at Cal State Fullerton W, 1-0 Sun., Mar. 10 vs. South Alabama W, 2-1 vs. Bethune-Cookman W, 8-0 (5) Chevron Spring Fling Tournament (Honolulu, Hawaii) Wed., Mar. 13 vs. Syracuse L, 3-2 at No. 20/23 Hawaii L, 1-0 (8) Thur., Mar. 14 vs. No. 19/15 Baylor L, 5-2 Sat., Mar. 16 vs. Syracuse L, 2-1 Fri., Mar. 22 at No. 6/5 California* L, 6-0 Sat., Mar. 23 at No. 6/5 California* L, 9-4 Sun., Mar. 24 at No. 6/5 California* L, 4-1 Tue., Mar. 26 vs. Utah Valley L, 4-1 Thur., Mar. 28 No. 17/21 Arizona* L, 6-4 Fri., Mar. 29 No. 17/21 Arizona* L, 6-5 (11) Sat., Mar. 30 No. 17/21 Arizona* W, 8-4 Tue., Apr. 2 at No. 10/9 Oregon* L, 11-3 (6) at No. 10/9 Oregon* L, 11-1 (6) Wed., Apr. 3 at No. 10/9 Oregon* L, 5-2 Sat., Apr. 6 vs. No. 15/T-15 UCLA* L, 6-4 / W, 7-4 Sun., Apr. 7 vs. No. 15/T-15 UCLA* W, 8-3 Wed., Apr. 10 vs. Weber State W, 11-2 (5) / L, 6-1 Fri., Apr. 12 at Oregon State*^ L, 6-2 Sat., Apr. 13 at Oregon State* W, 11-2 Sun., Apr. 14 at Oregon State*^ L, 10-2 (5) Wed., Apr. 17 at Utah State W, 14-3 (6) Fri., Apr. 19 vs. No. 2/3 Arizona State* W, 5-4 (8) Sun., Apr. 21 vs. No. 2/3 Arizona State* W, 6-5 / L, 6-4 Wed., Apr. 24 at Southern Utah W, 14-2 (5)/W, 11-6 Fri., Apr. 26 at No. 17/15 Stanford*^ 5 p.m. PT Sat., Apr. 27 at No. 17/15 Stanford* 1 p.m. PT Sun., Apr. 28 at No. 17/15 Stanford*^ 1 p.m. PT Fri., May 3 vs. Washington* 6 p.m. MT Sat., May 4 vs. Washington* 1 p.m. MT Sun., May 5 vs. Washington* 12 p.m. MT Sat., May 11 at BYU 1:30 p.m. MT * denotes Pac-12 Conference game ^ denotes game televised live on Pac-12 Networks NFCA Ranking/ESPN.com Ranking MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF

2 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL FACEBOOK.COM/UTESOFTBALL MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr./Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 9 Desaray Akins C/1B R/R 5-4 So./1L Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS) 10 Naomi Amu P R/R 5-9 Jr./2L Oceanside, Calif. (El Camino HS) 5 Taylor Austin IF L/R 5-8 Jr./2L Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) 22 Kendal Bergman UTIL R/R 5-8 So./1L Wheat Ridge, Colo. (D Evelyn HS) 2 Kate Dickman OF L/R 5-6 So./1L Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) 8 Katelyn Elliott IF R/R 5-4 Sr./2L Spanish Fork, Utah (Salt Lake C.C) 21 Shelbi Everett C R/R 5-7 So./TR Cottonwood Heights, Utah (BYU) 25 Chalese Fankhauser OF/C R/R 5-3 Jr./2L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 6 Sandi Fawson OF L/R 5-6 Sr./3L Herriman, Utah (Riverton HS) 16 Trina Gomez OF R/R 5-3 Jr./TR Riverton, Utah (Salt Lake C.C) 24 Kelsi Hoopiiaina IF R/R 5-8 Sr./3L Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS) 4 Eryn McCarver UTIL L/R 5-3 Fr./HS Tulsa, Okla. (Holland Hall College Prep) 33 Marissa Mendenhall UTIL R/R 5-8 So..1L Stansbury Park, Utah (Tooele HS) 26 Kayce Nieto P R/R 5-4 Fr..HS Farmington Hills, Mich. (Mercy HS) 12 Shelby Pacheco C R/R 5-6 Fr./HS Casa Granda, Ariz. (Union HS) 67 Mariah Ramirez P R/R 5-6 So./1L Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. (Kennedy HS) 00 Shay Shaum C R/R 5-4 Sr./1L Ogden, Utah (Salt Lake C.C.) 7 Kristen Stewart IF R/R 5-4 Fr./HS Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) 1 Jackie Sweet IF R/R 5-6 Sr./2L Corona, Calif. (UC Santa Barbara) Getting Ahead and Closing Strong When getting off to fast starts this season, Utah has been difficult to defeat. The Utes hold a 12-1 record when leading after the first inning and are 16-5 when scoring in the first. On the other hand, the Utes have also closed strong and are 15-2 this year when leading after six innings. Mariah Can Mash Ramirez went 6-for-10 for a.600 batting average at the plate last weekend against ASU. Also on the mound against the Sun Devils last weekend, Ramirez posted a 3.50 ERA in 12.0 innings during three appearances. She yielded six earned runs on 14 hits with six walks and four strikeouts. Ramirez had two hits in three straight games against ASU. She went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI during last Friday s series opener before going 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the first game of Sunday s doubleheader. She was 2-for-3 in the finale with another double. During the first game of the series against the Sun Devils, Ramirez also picked up the win and gave up one earned run on three hits in 3.0 innings, while walking only one Sun Devil hitter. Ramirez registered her sixth complete game of the season on the mound in the second contest of last Sunday s doubleheader against ASU, allowing five earned runs on 10 hits in 7.0 innings, while striking out two and walking four. Kate Can Rake With hits in both games of Wednesday s doubleheader at SUU, sophomore left fielder Kate Dickman (Mission Viejo, Calif.) Alphabetical Roster Ute Notes extended her current team-high hit streak to 15 games. She was 3-for-7 with an RBI at the plate on the day against the T-Birds, while all three hits were doubles, which gave her an.857 slugging percentage. Sweet Streak Senior second baseman Jackie Sweet (Corona, Calif.) had her team-high 15-game streak snapped Apr. 13 at Oregon State, but drew a walk to keep her team-high reached base streak intact, which currently stands at 24 games. Sweet went 5-for-7 at the plate with two home runs during Wednesday s doubleheader at Southern Utah, including a grand slam in the fourth inning of the second contest, to go along with a double for five RBI and a team-high slugging percentage. She has six homers this season and 15 over her career. Super Nieto In three appearances on the mound last week for the Utes, freshman Kayce Nieto (Farmington Hills, Mich.) went 2-0 after allowing a total of seven earned runs on 17 hits in 12.0 innings with three strikeouts while issuing four walks. Nieto allowed four earned runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings of work during last Sunday s 6-5 win over No. 2/3 Arizona State, while walking two Sun Devil hitters to improve to 7-5 this season and is now 4-0 in 2013 in home games against league opponents. On the mound for the Utes in last Friday s 5-4 victory over ASU in the series opener, Nieto threw 5.0 solid innings in her ninth start of 2013, allowing three earned runs on seven hits with a strikeout and two walks, but came away with a no-decision against the Sun Devils. 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)...Utah Softball Stadium (2,000) Web Site... Conference...Pac-12 President...David Pershing Athletics Director...Dr. Chris Hill Coaching Staff Head Coach... Amy Hogue (Utah, 1994) Career Record ,.591 (11th season) Utah Record ,.492 (Sixth 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 Volunteer Assistant Coach...Russ Paskins Team Information 2012 Results Pac-12 Record/Finish /9th Starters Returning/Lost... 7/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...13/6 Newcomers... 6 All-Time Record...1, (.568) All-Time Conf. Record (.557) NCAA Tournament 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 FACEBOOK.COM/UTESOFTBALL 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr./Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Shay Shaum C R/R 5-4 Sr./1L Ogden, Utah (Salt Lake C.C.) 1 Jackie Sweet IF R/R 5-6 Sr./2L Corona, Calif. (UC Santa Barbara) 2 Kate Dickman OF L/R 5-6 So./1L Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley HS) 4 Eryn McCarver UTIL L/R 5-3 Fr./HS Tulsa, Okla. (Holland Hall College Prep) 5 Taylor Austin IF L/R 5-8 Jr./2L Bountiful, Utah (Bountiful HS) 6 Sandi Fawson OF L/R 5-6 Sr./3L Herriman, Utah (Riverton HS) 7 Kristen Stewart IF R/R 5-4 Fr./HS Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) 8 Katelyn Elliott IF R/R 5-4 Sr./2L Spanish Fork, Utah (Salt Lake C.C) 9 Desaray Akins C/1B R/R 5-4 So./1L Tucson, Ariz. (Sunnyside HS) 10 Naomi Amu P R/R 5-9 Jr./2L Oceanside, Calif. (El Camino HS) 12 Shelby Pacheco C R/R 5-6 Fr./HS Casa Granda, Ariz. (Union HS) 16 Trina Gomez OF R/R 5-3 Jr./TR Riverton, Utah (Salt Lake C.C) 21 Shelbi Everett C R/R 5-7 So./TR Cottonwood Heights, Utah (BYU) 22 Kendal Bergman UTIL R/R 5-8 So./1L Wheat Ridge, Colo. (D Evelyn HS) 24 Kelsi Hoopiiaina IF R/R 5-8 Sr./3L Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS) 25 Chalese Fankhauser OF/C R/R 5-3 Jr./2L South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) 26 Kayce Nieto P R/R 5-4 Fr..HS Farmington Hills, Mich. (Mercy HS) 33 Marissa Mendenhall UTIL R/R 5-8 So..1L Stansbury Park, Utah (Tooele HS) 67 Mariah Ramirez P R/R 5-6 So./1L Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. (Kennedy HS) Scouting No. 17/15 Stanford No. 17/15 Stanford (29-16, 6-9 Pac-12) Fri., Apr p.m. PT / Sat., Apr p.m. PT / Sun., Apr p.m. PT No. 17/15 Stanford has lost four of its last five after dropping a 9-6 decision at Pacific on Wednesday and splitting a doubleheader at No. 14 Washington on Sunday. The Cardinal won 6-4 in the first game and fell 7-1 in the second. The Cardinal now stands at overall and 6-9 in the Pac-12. The Cardinal is third in the league with a.974 fielding percentage in all games this season, while carrying a.966 mark in league games, which is fifth in the Pac-12. Cassanda Roulund leads the Pac-12 with six triples this season, followed by Utah s Chalese Fankhauser (South Jordan, Utah) (5) and Dickman (4). Sarah Hassman is fourth in the conference with 15 steals this year. She is 15-of-17 on steal attempts. Kayla Bonstrom is hitting.344, while Hanna Winter registers a.318 average. Jenna Rich has driven in a team-high 35 runs. Pitcher Teagan Gerhart is ninth in the Pac-12 with a 2.46 ERA, while opposing batters are hitting for a.219 clip against her, a mark that ranks ninth in the league. She is tied for the league lead with five saves, ranks fourth in the Pac-12 with innings pitched and is tied for seventh in the conference with 16 victories (16-8). Kelsey Stevens is holding opposing batters to a.209 average, a clip that stands fifth in the Pac-12. She has a team-high 126 strikeouts, which puts her sixth in the conference. Pac-12 Pac-12 Standings Overall Team W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Last 10 Streak Oregon W6 Washington W1 Arizona State W1 California L1 Stanford L2 UCLA W3 Utah W2 Arizona L2 Oregon State W 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 Tenth inning Largest Margin of victory Largest Margin of defeat Team Game Highs Batting At bats: 39 vs. Arizona, 3/29 Runs scored: 14, 3x (MR at Southern Utah, 4/24) Hits: 19 at UNLV, 2/17 RBIs: 14, 2x (MR at Southern Utah, 4/24) Doubles: 6 at Southern Utah, 4/24 Triples: 3 vs. UCLA, 4/7 Home runs: 4 vs. Idaho State, 3/9 Total bases: 26 vs. UNLV, 2/17 Walks: 7, 2x (MR vs. CSU, 2/22) Strikeouts: 10 vs. Long Beach State, 2/17 Sac hits: 3 vs. Syracuse, 3/13 Sac flies: 2 vs. Ohio State (2/24) Stolen bases: 4 vs. Loyola Marymount, 2/8 Hit by pitch: 3 vs. Arizona, 3/29 Caught stealing: 2, 2x (MR vs. Oregon St., 4/13) Runners LOB: 10, 2x (MR vs. Arizona, 3/29) Hit into DP: 1, 13x (MR vs. Southern Utah, 4/24) Fielding Putouts: 33 vs. Arizona, 3/29 Assists: 19 vs. Utah Valley, 3/5 Errors: 4 vs. Oregon, 4/2 Passed balls: 1, 7x (MR vs. Southern Utah 4/24) DPs turned: 4 vs. Arizona, 3/29 Pitching Innings pitched: 11.0 vs. Arizona, 3/29 Runs allowed: 11, 2x (MR vs. Oregon, 4/2) Earned runs: 9, 2x (MR vs. Oregon, 4/2) Walks allowed: 5 vs. Arizona, 3/29 Strikeouts: 8 vs. Nevada (2/23) Hits allowed: 18 vs. Oregon, 4/2 Doubles allowed: 6 vs. Seattle (2/15) Triples allowed: 1, 7x (MR vs. Arizona St., 4/21) Homers allowed: 4 vs. Idaho State (2/15) Wild pitches: 3 vs. Arkansas, 2/10 Hit batters: 2 at Cal State Fullerton (3/9) MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF

4 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL FACEBOOK.COM/UTESOFTBALL LEADING OFF UTE NOTEBOOK STAT BREAKDOWN MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS Batting Avg. (min. 2 AB/game): Jackie Sweet (.382) Hits: Jackie Sweet (50) Doubles: Kate Dickman (15) Home Runs: Kelsi Hoopiaina and Jackie Sweet (6) RBI: Kate Dickman (32) Total Bases: Kelsi Hoopiaina (86) Slugging % (min. 1 AB/game): Jackie Sweet (.626) Walks: Kelsi Hoopiiaina (20) Hit By Pitch: Kristen Stewart (8) Utah s 2013 Record When... Overall Record Neutral At Home On The Road In One-Run Games In Extra Innings Scoring First Opponent Score First 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... 6 Longest Losing Streak Current Streak... W Hitting Streaks Name Longest Current Kate Dickman Jackie Sweet 15 6 Kelsi Hoopiiaina 7 2 Marissa Mendenhall 6 3 Shelby Pacheco 5 3 Chalese Fankhauser 5 2 Kristen Stewart 4 4 Katelyn Elliott 3 - Trina Gomez 3 3 Taylor Austin 3 - Mariah Ramirez 3 - Shay Shaum 2 - Shelbi Everett 2 - Naomi Amu 2 - Kendal Bergman 1 1 Sandi Fawson Statistical Leaders On Base % (min. 2 AB/game): Jackie Sweet (.450) Sacrifice Bunts: Kelsi Hoopiiaina (8) Sacrifice Flies: Marissa Mendenhall (3) Stolen Bases: Chalese Fankhauser (7) ERA: Kayce Nieto (3.56) Strikeouts: Mariah Ramirez (49) Earned Runs: Kayce Nieto (42) Hits: Kayce Nieto (104) Innings Pitched: Mariah Ramirez (127.2) 2013 Misc. Stats Multiple-Hit Games Name Total Jackie Sweet Chalese Fankhauser Kelsi Hoopiiaina Marissa Mendenhall Kate Dickman Mariah Ramirez Shelby Pacheco Kristen Stewart Katelyn Elliott Taylor Austin Trina Gomez Multiple-RBI Games Name Total Kate Dickman Kelsi Hoopiiaina Jackie Sweet Kristen Stewart Marissa Mendenhall Shelby Pacheco Katelyn Elliott Chalese Fankhauser Naomi Amu Trina Gomez TEAM Reached Base Streaks Name Longest Current Jackie Sweet Kate Dickman Kelsi Hoopiiaina 13 2 Chalese Fankhauser 9 2 Kristen Stewart 8 8 Katelyn Elliott 7 2 Mariah Ramirez 7 - Marissa Mendenhall 6 3 Shelby Pacheco 6 3 Trina Gomez 6 3 Taylor Austin 3 - Naomi Amu 2 - Shay Shaum 2 - Shelbi Everett 2 - Kendal Bergman 1 1 Sandi Fawson 1 -

5 FACEBOOK.COM/UTESOFTBALL 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL USA Today/NFCA (4/23) 1. Oklahoma 2. Florida 3. Tennessee 4. Alabama 5. Arizona State 6. Oregon 7. Texas 8. Louisville 9. Michigan 10. California 11. Missouri 12. LSU 13. Washington 14. Hawai i 15. Texas A&M 16. UCLA 17. Stanford 18. South Alabama 19. Kentucky 20. Nebraska 21. Baylor 22. Louisiana Lafayette 23. Arizona 24. South Florida 25. Tulsa Others Receiving Votes: Florida State (22), Wisconsin (18), Arkansas (15), Georgia (8), Hofstra (6), North Carolina (4), James Madison (4), Mississippi State (4), UAB (4), USC Upstate (3), Houston (2), Notre Dame (1), Oregon State (1). Latest National Rankings ESPN.com/USA Softball (4/23) 1. Oklahoma 2. Tennesse 3. Florida 4. Oregon 5. Arizona State 6. Alabama T-7. Texas T-7. Louisville 9. Michigan 10. California 11. Missouri 12. LSU 13. Washington 14. Baylor 15. Stanford T-16. Nebraska T16. UCLA 18. Texas A&M 19. Kentucky 20. Hawaii 21. South Alabama 22. Florida State 23. Georgia 24. South Florida 25. Arkansas Others Receiving Votes: Tulsa (27), Louisiana Lafayette (19), UAB (15), North Carolina (14), Wisconsin (6), SC Upstate (5), Arizona (3), Iowa (3), Minnesota (3), Ball State (1). Probable Depth Chart Pronunciation Guide Naomi Amu AH-moo Chalese Fankhauser SHUH-lease Amy Hogue HOAG Kelsi Hoopiiaina Hoop-E-AH-nuh Kayce Nieto KAY-cee KNEE-toe Shelby Pacheco PUH-check-OH 2013 Pac-12 Weekly Awards Player of the Week Feb. 12 Cheyenne Coyle, Arizona State Feb. 19 B.B. Yates, UCLA Feb. 26 Natalie Hampton, Oregon State Mar. 5 Alix Johnson, Arizona State Mar. 12 Cheyenne Cordes, California Mar. 19 Sam Parlich, Arizona State Mar. 25 Lindsey Ziegenhirt, California Arp. 1 Kailee Cuico, Oregon Apr. 8 Jackie Sweet, Utah Apr. 15 Alexa Peterson, Oregon Apr. 22 Stephany LaRose, UCLA Apr. 29 May 6 May 13 Pitcher of the Week Feb. 12 Cheyenne Coyle, Arizona State Feb. 19 Kelsey Stevens, Stanford Feb. 26 Bryana Walker, Washington Mar. 5 Cheridan Hawkins, Oregon Mar. 12 Jolene Henderson, California Mar. 18 Jolene Henderson, California Mar. 25 Cheridan Hawkins, Oregon Arp. 1 Cheridan Hawkins, Oregon Apr. 8 Jessica Moore, Oregon Apr. 15 Dallas Escobedo, Arizona State Apr. 22 Jolene Henderson, California Apr. 29 May 6 May 13 MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN UTE NOTEBOOK Left Field Kate Dickman, So., L/R Sandi Fawson, Sr., L/R Center Field Chalese Fankhauser, Jr., R/R Trina Gomez, Jr., R/R Shortstop Kelsi Hoopiiaina, Sr., R/R Kristen Stewart, Fr., R/R Right Field Marissa Mendenhall, So., R/R Trina Gomez, Jr., L/R Second Base Jackie Sweet, Sr., R/R Kristen Stewart, Fr., R/R LEADING OFF Third Base Kristen Stewart, Fr., R/R Taylor Austin, Jr., L/R Pitchers Kayce Nieto, Fr., R/R Naomi Amu, Jr., R/R Mariah Ramirez, So., R/R First Base Katelyn Elliott, Jr., R/R Catcher Shelby Pacheco, Fr., R/R Shay Shaum, Sr., R/R Shelbi Everett, So., R/R

6 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL FACEBOOK.COM/UTESOFTBALL MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF 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 Fourth Season Coaching Staff Amy Hogue Head Coach Sixth Season Utah, 1994 Entering her 14th season with the University of Utah softball team either as a player, assistant coach or head coach, Amy Hogue continues to build the Utes into a competitor in the best softball league in the nation, the Pac-12 Conference. Heading into her sixth season as the Utes head coach, the sixth coach in program history, Hogue has a (.492) record at Utah and sports a (.591) overall record in 11 seasons as a collegiate head coach, which includes six seasons at the NJCAA s Salt Lake Community College. Under Hogue s guidance, Utah put up a 26-6 non-conference record in 2012, which included a 12-game win streak and a win at No. 24 New Mexico. In 2011, Utah headed into the final weekend of the regular season with a shot at a Mountain West Conference crown heading into the final weekend of the season. During her first season in 2008, the Utes were picked to finish last in the MWC, but battled for first place until the final two games of the season before taking third. On an individual basis, Diana Phillips earned an NFCA First- Team All-Region award in 2008, while Tia Palauni and Whitney Holm have been named to the second team each of the last two seasons. Ute players have earned 16 different allconference awards since Six Utes were named to Pac-12 All-Conference Teams in Utah s inaugural season in the Pac-12 in 2012, including Holm, Palauni, Generra Nielson, Katelyn Elliott and Kelsi Hoopiiaina on the Honorable Mention squad, while Kate Dickman received Honorable Mention status on the All-Freshmen Team. Nielson posted one of the best single-season performances on the mound in school history in She led the Pac-12 and was 10th in the NCAA with a school single-season record 294 strikeouts in She was also third in the league with innings in the circle and finished fourth with 21 wins. At the plate, Kara Foster became Utah s all-time career home run leader under Hogue s watch as she hit 64 career roundtrippers and is second on the school s all-time list with 165 career RBI. Hogue s players have also been successful off the field as well as three Utes were named to the Pac-12 Softball All-Academic Team in 2012 in addition to a total of 28 All-Academic awards received through five seasons in the Mountain West Conference from Also last May, Kendall Bergman earned the Outstanding Freshman Academic Achievement Award from the Mining Engineering Department. Before taking over the helm at Utah, 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. Maggie Livreri Assistant Coach Second Season 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 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 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 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. Hogue s playing career at Utah was equally as impressive. From , Hogue 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. She 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. In addition to the team s success, Hogue was Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, first team all-region 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 longest-standing 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 (12), Kai (10) and Tessa (7). Russ Paskins Volunteer Assistant Coach Third Season

7 FACEBOOK.COM/UTESOFTBALL 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL Shay Shaum Sr. C R/R Ogden, Utah 00 Sandi Fawson Sr. OF L/R Herriman, Utah Shelbi Pacheco Fr. C R/R Casa Granda, Ariz. Jackie Sweet Sr. IF R/R Corona, Calif. 1 TV/Radio Spot Chart Kate Dickman So. OF L/R Mission Viejo, Calif Kristen Stewart Fr. IF R/R Covina, Calif. Katelyn Elliott Sr. IF R/R Spanish Fork, Utah Trina Gomez Jr. OF R/R Riverton, Utah 2 Shelbi Everett So. UTIL R/R Cottonwood Heights, Utah Eryn McCarver Fr. UTIL L/R Tulsa, Okla. Desaray Akins So. C/1B R/R Tucson, Ariz Kendal Bergman So. OF R/R Wheat Ridge, Colo. Taylor Austin Jr. IF L/R Bountiful, Utah Naomi Amu Jr. P R/R Oceanside, Calif. 24 Kelsi Hoopiiaina Sr. IF R/R Riverton, Utah 5 MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF 25 Chalese Fankhauser Jr. OF R/R South Jordan, Utah 26 Kayce Nieto Fr. P R/R Farmington Hills, Mich. Marissa Mendenhall So. UTIL R/R Stansbury Park, Utah Mariah Ramirez So. P R/R Hawaiian Gardens. Calif.

8 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL FACEBOOK.COM/UTESOFTBALL UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF STAT BREAKDOWN RANKINGS MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES 2013 Overall Statistics Record: Home: 6-6 Away: 7-9 Neutral: Pac-12: 6-12 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% Sweet, Jackie Dickman, Kate Gomez, Trina Hoopiiaina, Kelsi Mendenhall, Marissa Fankhauser, Chalese Pacheco, Shelby Stewart, Kristen Ramirez, Mariah Austin, Taylor Elliott, Katelyn Shaum, Shay Bergman, Kendal Fawson, Sandi Everett, Shelbi Amu, Naomi Nieto, Kayce Totals Opponents LOB - Team (277), Opp (287). DPs turned - Team (38), Opp (13). TPs turned - Team (1). CI - Team (2), Pacheco 2, Opp (1). IBB - Team (1), Dickman 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 Nieto, Kayce / Amu, Naomi / Ramirez, Mariah / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (7), Pacheco 6, Shaum 1, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (1), Pacheco 1. SBA/ATT - Pacheco (17-29), Amu (7-12), Ramirez (8-12), Nieto (5-8), Shaum (3-3). Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci Shaum, Shay Gomez, Trina Fawson, Sandi Elliott, Katelyn Stewart, Kristen Dickman, Kate Sweet, Jackie Nieto, Kayce Fankhauser, Chalese Pacheco, Shelby Everett, Shelbi Hoopiiaina, Kelsi Mendenhall, Marissa Austin, Taylor Amu, Naomi Ramirez, Mariah Bergman, Kendal Totals Opponents

9 FACEBOOK.COM/UTESOFTBALL 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL 2013 Game-by-Game Results Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Pac-12 Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 08, 2013 vs South Dakota W Ramirez (W 1-0) 252 2:27 Feb 08, 2013 vs Loyola Marymount W Amu (W 1-0) 263 1:56 Feb 09, 2013 vs Seattle L Amu (L 1-1) 232 2:07 Feb 10, 2013 vs Arkansas L Ramirez (L 1-1) 150 2:20 Feb 10, 2013 vs Nevada L Amu (L 1-2) 143 1:51 Feb 15, 2013 vs Idaho State L Ramirez (L 1-2) 80 2:44 Feb 15, 2013 vs Seattle L Nieto (L 0-1) 80 1:38 Feb 16, 2013 vs Cal State Fullerton L Ramirez (L 1-3) 74 1:30 Feb 17, 2013 vs Long Beach State W Amu (W 2-2) 197 2:00 Feb 17, 2013 at UNLV W Ramirez (W 2-3) 406 1:55 Feb 22, 2013 vs Colorado State W Amu (W 3-2) 164 2:07 Feb 23, 2013 vs Long Island Brooklyn W Amu (W 4-2) 145 2:03 Feb 23, 2013 vs Nevada W Nieto (W 1-1) 0 1:51 Feb 24, 2013 vs Ohio State W Nieto (W 2-1) 306 2:22 Feb 24, 2013 vs Cal Poly T None 432 1:49 Mar 05, 2013 at Utah Valley W 4-2 (10) Ramirez (W 3-3) 212 2:46 Mar 09, 2013 at Cal State Fullerton W Amu (W 6-2) 0 1:49 Mar 09, 2013 vs Idaho State W Amu (W 5-2) 213 2:37 Mar 10, 2013 vs Bethune-Cookman W Ramirez (W 4-3) 348 1:35 Mar 10, 2013 vs South Alabama W Amu (W 7-2) 0 1:26 Mar 13, 2013 vs Syracuse L Amu (L 7-3) 0 1:59 Mar 13, 2013 at #20 Hawai`i L 0-1 (8) Nieto (L 2-2) 426 1:50 Mar 14, 2013 vs #14 Baylor L Nieto (L 2-3) 0 1:57 Mar 16, 2013 vs Syracuse L Amu (L 7-4) 0 1:50 * Mar 22, 2013 at #5 California L Ramirez (L 4-4) 0 1:43 * Mar 23, 2013 at #5 California L Amu (L 7-5) 0 1:53 * Mar 24, 2013 at #5 California L Nieto (L 2-4) 357 1:48 Mar 26, 2013 UTAH VALLEY L Ramirez (L 4-5) 184 2:06 * Mar 28, 2013 #17 ARIZONA L Amu (L 7-6) 251 2:23 * Mar 29, 2013 #17 ARIZONA L 5-6 (11) Ramirez (L 4-6) 291 3:16 * Mar 30, 2013 #17 ARIZONA W Nieto (W 3-4) 379 1:47 * Apr 02, 2013 at #9 Oregon L Ramirez (L 4-7) 403 1:51 * Apr 02, 2013 at #9 Oregon L Amu (L 7-7) 403 1:40 * Apr 03, 2013 at #9 Oregon L Nieto (L 3-5) 647 1:50 * Apr 06, 2013 #15 UCLA-1 L Amu (L 7-8) 427 2:08 * Apr 06, 2013 #15 UCLA-2 W Nieto (W 4-5) 427 2:05 * Apr 07, 2013 #15 UCLA W Nieto (W 5-5) 412 2:07 Apr 10, 2013 WEBER STATE-1 W Ramirez (W 5-7) 104 1:41 Apr 10, 2013 WEBER STATE-2 L Ramirez (L 5-8) 158 2:11 * Apr 12, 2013 at Oregon State L Amu (L 7-9) 202 1:59 * Apr 13, 2013 at Oregon State W Ramirez (W 6-8) 263 2:13 * Apr 14, 2013 at Oregon State L Ramirez (L 6-9) 221 1:34 Apr 17, 2013 at Utah State W Nieto (W 6-5) 147 2:00 * Apr 19, 2013 #2 ARIZONA STATE W 5-4 (8) Ramirez (W 7-9) 296 2:29 * Apr 21, 2013 #2 ARIZONA STATE-1 W Nieto (W 7-5) 310 2:06 * Apr 21, 2013 #2 ARIZONA STATE-2 L Ramirez (L 7-10) 376 2:11 Apr 24, 2013 at Southern Utah-1 W Ramirez (W 8-10) 28 1:45 Apr 24, 2013 at Southern Utah-2 W Ramirez (W 9-10) 28 2:20 MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES RANKINGS STAT BREAKDOWN UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF () extra inning game

10 2013 UTAH SOFTBALL FACEBOOK.COM/UTESOFTBALL UTE NOTEBOOK LEADING OFF STAT BREAKDOWN RANKINGS MORE STATS SPOT CHART COACHES 2013 Pac-12 Conference Statistics Record: 6-12 Home: 5-4 Away: 1-8 Pac-12: 6-12 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% Sweet, Jackie Dickman, Kate Fankhauser, Chalese Gomez, Trina Stewart, Kristen Mendenhall, Marissa Ramirez, Mariah Hoopiiaina, Kelsi Pacheco, Shelby Austin, Taylor Elliott, Katelyn Everett, Shelbi Bergman, Kendal Amu, Naomi Fawson, Sandi Shaum, Shay Totals Opponents LOB - Team (105), Opp (104). DPs turned - Team (16), Opp (6). CI - Team (1), Pacheco 1, Opp (1). IBB - Team (1), Dickman 1, 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 Nieto, Kayce / Ramirez, Mariah / Amu, Naomi / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), Pacheco 2, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Pacheco (10-16), Ramirez (3-6), Nieto (4-6), Amu (3-4). Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci Elliott, Katelyn Gomez, Trina Nieto, Kayce Everett, Shelbi Fawson, Sandi Sweet, Jackie Stewart, Kristen Dickman, Kate Pacheco, Shelby Fankhauser, Chalese Mendenhall, Marissa Amu, Naomi Hoopiiaina, Kelsi Ramirez, Mariah Austin, Taylor Bergman, Kendal Shaum, Shay Totals Opponents