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1 UTA Maverick Softball Contact: Bill Petitt Phone: Office: (817) * Cell (817) wpetitt@uta.edu Sports Information Office - Gilstrap Center, Room 103 UTA Box Arlington, Texas Games 23/24 - at Northwestern State March 18-19, 2006 Demon Softball Complex UT-Arlington Softball Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Oceanic Time Warner Hawai i Paradise Classic Feb. 9 v. Loyola Marymount L, 5-8 Feb. 9 v. Hawai i L, 4-10 Feb. 10 v. Southern Mississippi W, 2-1 Feb. 11 v. #25 Brigham Young L, 2-5 Feb. 11 v. Texas State L, 1-3 Feb. 12 v. Southern Mississippi W, 6-1 Feb. 12 v. Hawai i W, 6-2 Feb. 12 v. Loyola Marymount W, 10-0 Worth/UTA Softball Invitational Feb. 17 v. Prairie View W, 1-0 v. Wichita State W, 12-1 March 1 at #2 Texas L, 1-5 at #2 Texas L, 1-9 March 4 McNeese State* W, 5-4 (11) McNeese State* W, 7-6 March 5 McNeese State* W, 3-1 March 7 Houston L, 4-6 (11) Houston L, 1-4 March 11 at Nicholls State* W, 7-5 at Nicholls State* W, 12-1 (6) March 12 at Nicholls State* W, 5-1 March 14 Texas Southern W, 4-1 Texas Southern W, 3-0 March 18 at Northwestern State* 1 p.m. at Northwestern State* March 19 at Northwestern State* 1 p.m. March 21 New Mexico State New Mexico State 5 p.m. March 22 at Centenary 4 p.m. at Centenary March 25 SE Louisiana* 1`p.m. SE Louisiana* March 26 SE Louisiana* noon March 29 Louisiana Tech 4 p.m. Louisiana Tech April 1 at Sam Houston State* 5 p.m. at Sam Houston State* 7 p.m. April 2 at Sam Houston State* 2 p.m. April 4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5 p.m. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7 p.m. April 8 Louisiana-Monroe* 1 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe* April 9 Louisiana-Monroe* 1 p.m. April 12 Texas Tech 4 p.m. Texas Tech April 14 Texas State* April 15 Texas State* 1 p.m. Texas State* April 22 at Stephen F. Austin* 1 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin* April 23 at Stephen F. Austin* n oon April 27 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5 p.m. April 29 at Texas-San Antonio* 1 p.m. at Texas-San Antonio* April 30 at Texas-San Antonio* 1 p.m. May 5-9 Southland Conference Tournament TBA * indicates Southland Conference game Bold indicates home game at Texas Hall All times are central and subject to change Pitching Lineup Saturday - Game 1 UTA Jill Garro Sr. Bulverde, Texas LHP NSU Amanda Glenn Jr. Dry Prong, La. RHP Saturday - Game 2 UTA Laura Jones So. Rogue River, Ore. RHP NSU Kristen Lindley Fr. Spring, Texas RHP Sunday Jill Garro Sr. Bulverde, Texas LHP NSU Amanda Glenn Jr. Dry Prong, La. RHP The UT-Arlington softball team will try to stay undefeated in Southland Conference play as they travel to Natchitoches, La. for a three-game series at Northwestern State. CHECKING OUT THE COMPETITION Northwestern State is 2-4 in the Southland Conference after dropping three games to Texas-San Antonio last weekend at home. Northwestern State (12-17, 2-4) snapped a five-game losing streak with a 9-5 win over Louisiana Tech on Wednesday. NSU has lost nine of its last 11 games. Amanda Glenn had the hot stick at the plate for the Lady Demons against Tech, going 4-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored. Brittany Card added a 2-for-3 showing with a double, RBI and a run scored. Also with multiple hits for NSU were Sarina Noack, going 2-for-5 with a triple, run scored and three RBI; Michelle Castellano 2-for-4 with a double, run scored and two RBI; and Lyndsey Gorski hitting 2-for-4 with a run scored. Offensively, the Demons lead the SLC in doubles (44) and triples (7). The Demons are ninth in the SLC in batting average (.235) and on-base percentage (.313). Noack leads the league with 20 stolen bases. Glenn (6-12) has appeared in 22 games and is ranked second in the league in strikeouts (105). Her 2.80 ERA is eighth-best in the league and opponents are hitting.235 against her. She is also tied for fourth in the league in runs batted in (18). ABOUT THE MAVS The UT-Arlington offense continues to play well in Southland Conference play. The Mavericks improved to 6-0 in league play with a three-game sweep of Nicholls State in Thibodaux, La., last weekend. For the series, UTA piled up 24 runs on 31 hits - including 10 extra base hits. The Mavericks can match their best conference start with a win over Northwestern State on Saturday. UTA began the 2003 conference season 7-0 before going on to win the school s second regular season title with a 23-4 mark. Over the last eight games, UTA is scoring 5.5 runs per game and averaging a.272 team batting average. SOUTHPAW STARTING OFF WELL Senior lefthander Jill Garro (Bulverde, Texas) leads the Southland Conference with a 1.20 ERA after posting two wins at Nicholls State and a win over Texas Southern. Garro (8-4) tied for fifth on the career wins list with the win over TSU on Tuesday. She needs 6.2 innings of work to move into fifth on the career innings pitched list with Garro already moved into fifth place on the career strikeout list and has 428 career Ks heading into Saturday s game. She will move into fourth place with 90 strikeouts and third with 99 more. Garro, was named the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Year for the week of March 7 after allowing one earned run in an 11-inning complete game decision and followed with two innings of relief for the win in a doubleheader sweep against McNeese State on March 4. Garro shut down Loyola Marymount in the Mavs 10-0 win in the championship game of the Paradise Classic. - continued on page 2-1

2 KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES UTA boasts not one, but two Joneses on the squad. Sophomore Katie Jones (Cedar Hill, Texas) started seven games at the Paradise Classic Tournament in Hawaii in the field and sophomore pitcher Laura Jones (Rogue River, Ore.) went 2-0 opening weekend with two complete-game performances in Hawaii. Jones (4-2) moved into top five in SLC in ERA at 1.91 after a near-perfect game in her last outing a 3-0 win over Texas Southern. Jones allowed a two-out single to left field in the top of the seventh inning to break up the gem. MORE NAME GAMES UTA has two Andersons on the squad - Courtni and Courtney. It is easy to separate them with Courtney being the Mavs regular third baseman and Courtni behind the plate at catcher. AUTUMN SPRINGS INTO ACTION Senior outfielder Autumn Petrino (Rowlett, Texas) was named the Hawai i Paradise Classic Tournament MVP after batting.462 with 12 hits and eight RBI. She was also named to the Southland Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll. Batting.200 (12 of 60) since Paradise Hawaii Classic. Petrino s two RBIs against Texas Southern earlier this week moved her into a tie for third on the career list with Shelley Bulin who had 92 RBI from MORE ACCOLADES Sophomore April Clougherty (Dallas, Texas) joined Petrino on the all-tournament team in Hawaii after batting.350 in eight games. She has gone five for her last 34 at-bats (.147) since the Hawaii Paradise Classic. TAKING THE EXTRA BASE UTA mustered just 45 extra-base hits in After 22 games, the Mavs have 44 extra base hits. UTA averaged fewer than 3.0 runs per game in 2005 and through 20 games are averaging 4.7 runs per game. UP NEXT UTA will play seven games in six days next week. The Mavs host New Mexico State in a doubleheader Tuesday, March 21, at, travel to Centenary for two games on Wednesday and then will host Southeastern Louisiana in a three-game weekend series. QUICK HITS * Amanda Swofford is tied for team lead in runs scored (14), leads team in batting percentage (.353), doubles (8), walks (14) and sacrifice flies (2). She has hit safely in 13 of 14 games. * Four players have started every game so far this season Amanda Swofford, Jenna Fortune, Autumn Petrino. * UTA leads the Southland Conference in defense with a.967 fielding percentage. * UTA is averaging 6.2 runs per game during the current five-game winning streak. * UTA pitching has allowed two earned runs over the past 27.0 innings of work During the current five-game win streak, the Mavericks have allowed seven earned runs, walked six and struck out 37. * Jenna Fortune is batting.437 (7 for 16) during current five-game win streak She has seven multi-hit games this season. * Katie Jones 6-for-14 (.428) during five-game win streak Her only home run of career was solo home run off Texas Cat Osterman earlier this year. * Dee Jay Nelson is currently on a career-best nine-game hitting streak. She has six multi-hit games this season batting.375 (6 of 16) during current five-game win streak * Adika Snider has started three of the past four games at third base. She struck out five times during last weekend s series at Nicholls State and has 14 strikeouts in 26 official at-bats. Media Services Debbie Hedrick Interview Opportunities After Practice Coach Debbie Hedrick is usually available after most practice sessions at Allan Saxe Field. Practices usually run with individual workouts at 2 p.,m. each day and team sessions begin at and conclude between 5- Contact Softball SID Bill Petitt (817) to confirm practice times. By Appointment, By Phone Coach Hedrick is available for interviews most non-gameday mornings at noon. Please contact Bill Petitt at (817) or at (817) Texas-Arlington Player Interview Opportunities Post Practice The best time to contact Texas-Arlington players is usually at the conclusion of practice. Again, please let Softball SID Bill Petitt know your interview intentions as far in advance as possible. Softball Schedule (Subject to Change) MONDAY TUESDAY 14 WEDNESDAY 15 THURSDAY 16 FRIDAY 17 SATURDAY 18 SUNDAY Off day UTA hosts Texas Southern (2),, Travel day UTA at Northwestern State (2), 1 p.m. UTA at Northwestern State, 1 p.m. MONDAY 20 TUESDAY 21 WEDNESDAY 22 THURSDAY 23 FRIDAY 24 SATURDAY 25 SUNDAY 26 Off day UTA hosts New Mexico State (2), 1 p.m., Allan Saxe Field Allan Saxe Field UTA hosts SE Louisiana (2), 1 p.m. UTA hosts SE Louisiana, noon 2

3 National Rankings ESPN/USA Softball Top 25 Team 06 Record Pts. 1. Arizona (14) Tennessee (3) Texas (2) UCLA (1) Stanford Cal Alabama Oregon State Michigan Arizona State Georgia Louisiana-Lafayette LSU Oklahoma Washington Northwestern Nebraska Baylor Texas A&M Auburn DePaul Louisville Virginia Tech Mississippi State Fresno State Others receiving votes: North Carolina 27, BYU 20, Iowa 17, Southern Illinois 11, Cal State-Fullerton 7, Oregon 6, Missouri 4, San Diego State 3, Florida 2, North Carolina State 2, Georgia Tech 2, Illinois State 1. USA Today/NFCA Top 25 Team 06 Record Pts. 1. Arizona (13) Texas (7) Tennessee (8) UCLA (3) Alabama Stanford California Michigan Oregon State Oklahoma Louisiana-Lafayette Georgia Arizona State Texas A&M Washington Northwestern Nebraska Auburn LSU Baylor Louisville DePaul Oregon North Carolina Fresno State Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Ht. B/T Pos Hometown/High School (College) 1 Kristin Moore So. 5-5 L/R OF Allen, Texas/Allen 2 Jill Garro Sr. 5-7 R/L LHP Bulverde, Texas/Smithson Valley 4 Lacey Leadbetter Sr. 5-4 R/R C Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown (Hill College) 5 Brittany Stevens So. 5-2 L/R INF Pearland, Texas/Pearland 6 Laura Jones So. 5-7 R/R P Rogue River, Ore./Rouge River 7 Adika Snider Fr. 5-5 R/R Utl. Cyril, Okla./Cyril 8 Autumn Petrino Sr. 5-9 L/R OF Rowlett, Texas/Lakeview 10 Jenna Fortune Sr. 5-7 R/R INF Keller, Texas/Keller 11 Courtni Anderson Jr. 5-5 L/R C Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite 13 Nicki Wilson Sr. 5-6 R/R RHP Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse 15 April Clougherty So. 5-3 R/L OF Dallas, Texas/Bishop Lynch 16 Katie Jones So. 5-6 R/R OF Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill 17 Elizabeth Fuentes So. 5-8 R/R P Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood 20 Amanda Brown So. 5-7 R/R C Houston, Texas/Westfield 21 Courtney Anderson Jr. 5-2 R/R 3B Coppell, Texas/Coppell (Navarro JC) 22 Amanda Swofford So. 5-6 R/R INF Buda, Texas/Hays Consolidated 23 Kathleen Bradshaw So. 5-8 R/R OF Mineola, Texas/Mineola 24 Dee Jay Nelson Jr. 5-7 R/R 1B Pasadena, Texas/Rayburn Alphabetical Roster No. Name Cl. Ht. B/T Pos Hometown/High School (College) 21 Courtney Anderson Jr. 5-2 R/R 3B Coppell, Texas/Coppell (Navarro JC) 11 Courtni Anderson Jr. 5-5 L/R C Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite 23 Kathleen Bradshaw So. 5-8 R/R OF Mineola, Texas/Mineola 20 Amanda Brown So. 5-7 R/R C Houston, Texas/Westfield 15 April Clougherty So. 5-3 R/L OF Dallas, Texas/Bishop Lynch 10 Jenna Fortune Sr. 5-7 R/R INF Keller, Texas/Keller 17 Elizabeth Fuentes So. 5-8 R/R P Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood 2 Jill Garro Sr. 5-7 R/L LHP Bulverde, Texas/Smithson Valley 16 Katie Jones So. 5-6 R/R OF Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill 6 Laura Jones So. 5-7 R/R P Rogue River, Ore./Rouge River 4 Lacey Leadbetter Sr. 5-4 R/R C Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown (Hill College) 1 Kristin Moore So. 5-5 L/R OF Allen, Texas/Allen 24 Dee Jay Nelson Jr. 5-7 R/R 1B Pasadena, Texas/Rayburn 8 Autumn Petrino Sr. 5-9 L/R OF Rowlett, Texas/Lakeview 7 Adika Snider Fr. 5-5 R/R Utl. Cyril, Okla./Cyril 5 Brittany Stevens So. 5-2 L/R INF Pearland, Texas/Pearland 22 Amanda Swofford So. 5-6 R/R INF Buda, Texas/Hays Consolidated 13 Nicki Wilson Sr. 5-6 R/R RHP Whitehouse, Texas/Whitehouse Coaching Staff Name Position Year Alma Mater Debbis Nicholls-Hedrick Head Coach 10th Season Louisiana Tech 91 Angela Perry Assistant Coach 7th Season Texas-Arlington 99 Vince Kwasnick Assistant Coach 1st Season Ranger College 78 Other s receiving votes: Mississippi State 34, Florida 30, Colorado State 19, Houston 13, Iowa 11, BYU 10. 3

4 Southland Conference Standings Team SLC Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral Texas-Arlington W W Texas-San Antonio W W Sam Houston St W W Texas State W W Northwestern St L L La.-Monroe L W Nicholls State L L Stephen F. Austin L L SE Louisiana L L McNeese State L L (as of March 14, 2006) GAMES ON TAP SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE RANKINGS (As of March 14) Tuesday, March 14 Texas Southern at UT-Arlington, 3/5 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Mississippi, 5/7 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 Centenary at La.-Monroe, 5 p.m. LSU at McNeese State, Nicholls State at Southern, 2 p.m. Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech, Sam Houston State at Texas State, 4/ Thursday, March 16 Sam Houston State at Texas State, 1 p.m. Stephen F. Austin a t Centenary, 5 p.m. Saturday, March 18 La.-Monroe at SE Louisiana, 3/5 p.m. UT-San Antonio at McNeese State, 1/ Nicholls State at Sam Houston State, 2/4 p.m. UT-Arlington at Northwestern State, 1/ Texas State at Stephen F. Austin, 2/4 p.m. TEAM STATS Category UT-Arlington SLC Leader Team Batting.266 UT-San Antonio,.332 Team Pitching 2.63 ERA Texas State, 1.64 Team Fielding.966 UTA INDIVIDUAL STATS Category Texas-Arlington SLC Leader Batting Amanda Swofford, 14th,.333 Kathryn Harrell, NICH,.455 Pitching Jill Garro, 1st, 1.21 Garro Hits Dee Jay Nelson, 22 Hanson, ULM, 31 Runs Scored Katie Jones, 13 Hanson, ULM, 20 Runs Batted In Dee Jay Nelson, 17 Brittany Cantu, UTSA, 21 Doubles Amanda Swofford, 8 Swofford Triples Autumn Petrino, 2 Kristi Hanan, McN, 3 Home Runs Jenna Fortune, 4 Briuttany Cantu, UTSA, 9 Total Bases Jenna Fortune, 36 Lara, 49 Stolen Bases Katies Jones, 4 Noack, NWLA, 18 Batters Struck Out Jill Garro, 67 Katie Ann Trahan, TXST, 123 Sunday, March 19 La.-Monroe at SE Louisiana, noon UT-San Antonio at McNeese State, noon Nicholls State at Sam Houston State, 1 p.m. UT-Arlington at Northwestern State, 1 p.m. Texas State at Stephen F. Austin, 1 p.m. All Times Central Standard Time SLC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Pitcher: Amanda Nikolenko, UTSA Hitter: Mel Torres, UTSA Pitcher: Amanda Glenn, NWLA Hitter: Kristen Gunter, TXST Pitcher: Katie Ann Trahan, TXST Hitter: Kristen Gunter, TXST Pitcher: Jill Garro, UTA Hitter: Brittany Cantu, UTSA Pitcher: Amanda Nikolenko, UTSA Hitter: Lindsey Schafer, La.-Monroe SLC PRESEASON POLL Coaches Poll SID Poll 1. Texas-San Antonio 1.Texas-San Antonio Sam Houston State 2. Sam Houston State 3. Texas State 3. Texas State 4. McNeese State 4. McNeese State 5. UT-Arlington 5. Northwestern St. 6. Northwestern St. 6. UT-Arlington 7. Nicholls State 7. Nicholls State 8. SE Louisiana 8. SE Louisiana 9. S.F. Austin 9. S.F. Austin 10. La.-Monroe 10. La.-Monroe 2006 PRESEASON ALL-SLC TEAM First Team Name (School) Cl. Pos. Hometown Jana Jones Jr. 3B McNeese State Lauren Boone Sr. 2B Sam Houston State Lee Lara Sr. 3B S.F. Austin Aimee Murray Jr. SS Texas-San Antonio Jessica Els Sr. C Texas-San Antonio Stacey Gillespie Sr. OF Texas-San Antonio Sarina Noack Sr. OF Northwestern State Autumn Petrino Sr. OF UT-Arlington Katie Ann Trahan Sr. P Texas State Shalayne Blythe So. P Sam Houston State Katie Ann Trahan Sr. DP Texas State Second Team Name (School) Cl. Pos. Hometown Becky dela Garza Jr. 1B SE Louisiana Melaney Torres Sr. 2B Texas-San Antonio Courtney Anderson Jr. 3B UT-Arlington Tanya Hooser So. SS Sam Houston State Magaret Patterson Jr. C Northwestern State Carrie Woydziak Sr. OF S.F. Austin Stephanie Mosley Jr. OF Sam Houston State Amy Hromadka Sr. OF Texas State Jana Jones Jr. DP McNeese State Jessica Denham Sr. P McNeese State Ursula Mares Jr. P Texas-San Antonio 4

5 UTA QUICK FACTS Location:... Arlington, Texas Founded: (senior college in 1959) Enrollment:... 25,297 Nickname:... Mavericks Colors:... Royal Blue and White Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:... Southland Facility:... (500) President:... James Spaniolo Athletics Director:... Pete Carlon Senior Woman Administrator:... Debbie Garcia Athletics Department Phone:... (817) COACHING STAFF Head Coach:... Debbie Nichols-Herick Alma Mater, Year:... Louisiana Tech 99 Record at UTA: (10 years) Career Record:... same Softball Office Phone:... (817) Office Fax:... (817) Best time to call:... Mornings Assistant Coach:... Angela Perry (UTA, 99) Assistant Coach:... Vince Kwasnick Athletic Trainer:... Gina Giammanco Texas-Arlington s Record When UTA scores first Opponent scores first Day games Night games In one-run games In two-run games Extra-inning games Shutouts In February In March In April On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday Out-hit opponents Out-hit by opponents TEAM INFORMATION 2005 Overall Record: Southland Conference Record: Home Record: Away Record: Neutral Record: Letterwinner Returning/Lost:... 16/2 Starters Returning/Lost:... 9/0 SOFTBALL HISTORY First Season of Softball: All-Time Record: All-Time NCAA Tourn. Record: Conference Titles:... 1 NCAA Appearances:... 1/2003 SPORTS INFORMATION Asst. AD for Marketing/SID... Bill Petitt Petitt s Office Phone:... (817) Assoc. SID:... John Brush Brush s Office Phone:... (817) Asst. SID/MBKB Contact:... Logan Lawrence Lawrence s Office Phone:... (817) Lawrence s Mobile Phone:... (817) logan@uta.edu SID Fax:... (817) Press Row Phone:... (817) SID Mailing Address:... UTA Box Arlington, Texas Overnight Address: W. Mitchell... Arlington, Texas When UTA scores 0-3 runs When UTA scores four or five runs When UTA scores six or more runs When opponents score 0-3 runs When opponents score four or five runs When opponents score six or more runs When leading after six innings When trailing after six innings When UTA hits a home run When opponent hits a home run When leading after four innings When trailing after four innings When tied after four innings When leading after five innings When trailing after five innings When tied after five innings When leading after six innings When trailing after six innings When tied after six innings Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made two or more errors