All-American Angela Tincher. Kelsey Hoffman. Stephanie Savre. Caroline Stolle

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1 All-American Angela Tincher Kelsey Hoffman Stephanie Savre Caroline Stolle

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3 2008 SOFTBALL Virginia Tech s official tribute ribbon logo remembering the victims of the April 16, 2007 tragedy appears on athletes uniforms as an inspiration and celebration of the victims lives and the unforgettable mark they left on the Virginia Tech community, the nation and the world. The logo, a student-inspired design, consists of the well-known maroon VT athletic logo that symbolizes the innovative and dynamic nature of Virginia Tech, over an orange ribbon that is a recognition of the lives lost on April 16 and is a symbol of the prevailing Hokie spirit. Virginia Tech Quick Facts Location: Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg (pop. 39,000) in scenic southwest Virginia. The campus lies on a plain between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, 2,100 feet above sea level. History: Founded in 1872 as the land-grant university of the state Enrollment: 28,000 Colors: Chicago maroon & burnt orange Nickname: Hokies Conference: Atlantic Coast (ACC) President: Charles W. Steger Director of Athletics: Jim Weaver Senior Woman Administrator: Sharon McCloskey Head Softball Coach: Scot Thomas (East Tennessee State, 91) Record at Tech: (13th year) Career Record: same Assistant Coach: Al Brauns (Penn State, 73) Year at Tech: 10th Assistant Coach: Tiffany McVay (East Tennessee State, 04) Year at Tech: Second Volunteer Assistant Coach: Alan Bayse (Radford, 79) Year at Tech: Second Softball Office: (540) Home Field: Tech Softball Park (1,082) Dimensions: Lines 200 ; center 220 Press Box Phone: (540) Record: ACC Record: ACC Finish: 1st regular season/1st tournament 2007 Postseason: 1-2 at Columbus Regional Final Rankings: 14th USA Softball/ESPN; 17th NFCA/USA Today Starting Position Players Returning/Lost: 8/0 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/2 Newcomers: 6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/3 In 2008, Virginia Tech softball will have three new sets of uniforms as part of a a multi-year contract the athletic department has with Nike for team apparel and equipment. Table of Contents Quick Facts...1 Media Guide Credits...1 Hokie Softball Excitement Media Information...4 What s a Hokie? Rosters...4 Pronunciation Guide Outlook Head Coach Scot Thomas...8 Assistant Coaches...9 Player Profiles hokiesports.com Computer Services Department Travel Accommodations The Atlantic Coast Conference Season in Review Statistics & Results All-Time Individual and Team Records Individual Game Records Team Game Records Single-Season Individual Records No-Hitters and Perfect Games Career Individual Records Year-by-Year Results Records vs. All Teams Played Series Results Longest Winning and Losing Streaks; Game Superlatives All-Time Letterwinners All-Time Award Winners All-America and All-Region Honorees Louisville Slugger Facilities Support Staff Administration Athletic Training Student-Athlete Academic Support Services Athletic Office of Student Life Athletic Performance The 2008 Virginia Tech softball media guide is a publication of the Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Office, written to assist the working media and designed to aid all media members in their coverage of Virginia Tech softball. The 2008 softball media guide was written and designed by Associate Director of Athletics Communications Bryan Johnston. Additional writing done by Kelsey Hoffman; Cover design and photographs were contributed by David Knachel of the Athletics Communications office. This book was printed by Southern Printing Company, of Blacksburg, Va. A special thanks to the Tech softball staff for its assistance. Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, national origin, religion, or political affiliation. Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office at (540) ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant

4 HOKIE EXCITEMENT! 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL The Virginia Tech softball program has been built from the ground up, starting as a varsity program in Since then, the Hokies have played in six conference championship games and won both the ACC regular season and tournament titles last year, propelling them to their thirdconsecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. In front of nearly 70,000 fans in Lane Stadium this fall, the Virginia Tech softball team was honored for winning the 2007 ACC championhip. 2

5 2007 ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions Virginia Tech provides excellent resources and support to enable student-athletes to excel both on the field and off. Angela Tincher was honored at a Tech basketball game for helping the USA Softball squad win the gold medal at the World University Games in Taiwan during the summer of , 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 3

6 MEDIA INFORMATION GAME CREDENTIALS Home games are held at Tech Softball Park and are free of charge. No credentials are needed for entrance. Media interested in attending the games are asked to call the Athletics Communications Office in advance. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Bryan Johnston Associate Director 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL COACH/PLAYER INTERVIEWS PLEASE SCHEDULE ALL INTERVIEWS THROUGH THE VIRGINIA TECH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE AT (540) For interviews with head softball coach Scot Thomas or any of the Hokie softball players, please contact Bryan Johnston at the Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Office (540) Coach Thomas is usually available for interviews between 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Interviews with players will be available according to class and practice schedules. At no time will an athlete s telephone number be released and media are asked not to contact athletes at home, on their cell phones or via . POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Coach Thomas and players will be available after the second game of the doubleheader, following a short cool-down period. Please make all requests for interviews with Associate Athletics Communications Director Bryan Johnston in the press box. GAME RESULTS Box scores will be available immediately following the conclusion of the game, and will also be faxed to the opposing team s sports information office. A story, complete with box score, will be sent to the Richmond Associated Press, as well as to selected covering newspapers. Team and individual statistics will be updated and available following each game. Results, a game story and statistics, as well as information on Tech s entire athletic program, can also be obtained via the Internet on Tech s homepage: LIVE STATS AND BROADCASTS Fans and media can keep up with the Hokies via the Internet with live stats. At all home games, and selected away games, play-by-play, as well as up-to-date box scores and stats, are available by clicking on the live stats link on Tech s homepage. Once again this year, audio broadcasts can be found on hokietv.com. Jerry Massey will call the games, providing fans another option to keep up with the Hokies. Fans will also be able to watch select home and away games thanks to a new broadband network called ACC Select. Hokie fans can visit vt.accselect.com to sign up or view a schedule of events. Fans can watch events live or on-demand on a per-event basis ($4.99 per event) or with an all-event pass which will allow unlimited access to Virginia Tech games and will also allow Hokie fans to check out the competition throughout the ACC. The all-event pass runs $9.99 per month. WHAT IS A HOKIE? That s the most often-asked question regarding Virginia Tech. The answer leads all the way back to 1896 when Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College changed its name to Virginia Polytechnic Institute. With the change came the necessity for writing a new cheer and a contest for such a purpose was held by the student body. Senior O.M. Stull won first prize for his Hokie yell which still is used today. Later, when asked if Hokie had any meaning to it, Stull explained the word was solely the product of his imagination and was only used as an attentiongetter for his yell. It soon became a nickname for all Tech teams and for those loyal to Tech athletics. Jerry Massey Internet Radio Bryan Johnston is in his ninth year with both the Virginia Tech Athletics Department and the Hokie softball team. He became a full-time employee at Virginia Tech after serving as an intern in the sports information office during the school year. As the athletics communications director for softball, Johnston oversees the press box at home games, serving as the official statistician. On the road, he keeps the Web site and team stats updated. He has served as both the official scorer and announcer at several NCAA Softball Championships, games involving the U.S. Olympic Softball team, and served as the SID for the gold-medal winning USA Junior National Team, traveling with them to the Netherlands last summer. A native of Chesapeake, Va., Johnston is a 1999 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in sport administration. Virginia Tech Athletics Communications Office 460 Jamerson Athletic Center Blacksburg, VA Office Phone: (540) ; Home Phone: (540) Address: blj@vt.edu SOFTBALL HOTLINE Shortly after each game, fans and media can call the Virginia Tech Softball Hotline and listen to a recording recapping the action. To access the hotline, call (540) and press 3 during the introduction. DIRECTIONS TO BLACKSBURG From the north or east, take Interstate 81 south to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg. From the south, take Interstate 81 north to exit 118B, following US 460 west to Blacksburg. From West Virginia, take Interstate 77 south (West Virginia Turnpike) to exit 9. Exit and turn left onto 460 east. Follow 460 east to Blacksburg. Once in Blacksburg, use the 460 bypass around the downtown area. Follow 460 to the signal at Southgate Drive (Va. 314). Turn into campus, and proceed one-half mile on Southgate Drive. Turn left onto Spring Road at the signal, just before the football stadium. Tech Softball Park will then be on the left, across the street from Lane Stadium. LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS Phone Fax Associated Press Collegiate Times Roanoke Times WDBJ-7 (Roanoke, CBS) WSLS-10 (Roanoke, NBC) The HokieBird Tech s lovable mascot. 4

7 2008 HOKIE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Class B-T Exp. Hometown High School/Other 1 Angela Tincher P 5-7 Sr. R-R 3L Eagle Rock, Va. James River 2 Erin Ota 2B 5-2 Jr. L-R 2L Irvine, Calif. Northwood 3 Charisse Mariconda 3B 5-2 Jr. R-R 2L Hollywood, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas 4 Whitney Davis OF 5-4 So. L-L 1L Tazewell, Va. Tazewell 6 Dori Nunley 3B 5-6 r-so. R-R 2Y Wexford, Pa. North Allegheny 7 Kim Jalm 1B/P 5-9 Jr.-TR R-R JC West Palm Beach, Fla. Jupiter/Indian River C.C. 8 Jessica Everhart OF 5-7 Jr. R-R 2L Purcellville, Va. Loudoun Valley 9 Kelsey Hoffman C 5-6 Sr. R-R 3L Tequesta, Fla. W.T. Dwyer 10 Jess Hodge SS 5-11 Fr. R-R HS Vancouver, B.C., Canada Point Grey Secondary 11 Amber Walker C 5-9 So.-TR R-R TR Galax, Va. Galax/Roanoke College 12 Caroline Stolle OF 5-5 Sr. R-R 3L Chester, Va. L.C. Bird 13 Elly Gosby P 5-7 r-sr.-tr L-L JC Sydney, Australia Concord/Indian River C.C. 14 Beth Walker 3B/1B 5-7 Jr. R-R 2L Galax, Va. Galax 15 Jenna Rhodes OF 5-6 Jr. L-R 2L Broadway, Va. Broadway 16 Kenzie Roark P 5-8 Fr. R-R HS Old Hickory, Tenn. Mt. Juliet 17 Heather Lowry P 5-5 So. R-R 1L Riverdale, Ga. Jonesboro 18 Misty Hall C/SS 5-11 So.-TR R-R JC Dayton, Va. Turner Ashby/Louisburg College 20 Anna Zitt SS/2B/OF 5-10 So. R-R 1L Virginia Beach, Va. Kellam 23 Stephanie Savre 1B 5-7 Sr. L-L 3L Simi Valley, Calif. Westlake 24 Morgan Harris C 5-6 r-so. R-R 2Y Lovingston, Va. Nelson County Head Coach: Scot Thomas (East Tennessee St., 1991, 13th Season) Overall Record: (13th season) Virginia Tech Record: same Assistant Coach: Al Brauns (Penn State, 1973, 10th Season) Assistant Coach: Tiffany McVay (East Tennessee St., 2004, Second Season) Volunteer Assistant: Alan Bayse (Radford, 1979, Second Season) Trainer: Katie Baer Manager: Kevin Price ROSTER BREAKDOWN Hokies by States Virginia Florida... 3 California... 2 Georgia... 1 Pennsylvania... 1 Tennessee... 1 Canada... 1 Australia... 1 Hokies by Class Seniors... 5 Juniors... 6 Sophomores... 7 Freshmen... 2 Pronunciation Guide Brauns... Brawns Charisse Mariconda... shuh-reece mare-uh-con-duh Dori Nunley... DOOR-ee Kenzie Roark...ROH-ark Savre... SAVE-ree Caroline Stolle... CARE-oh-line; last rhymes with holly All four members of the 2007 NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year return for the Hokies this year from left, head coach Scot Thomas, assistant coach Al Brauns, assistant coach Tiffany McVay and volunteer assistant Alan Bayse. ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name No. Whitney Davis... 4 Jessica Everhart... 8 Elly Gosby...13 Misty Hall...18 Morgan Harris...24 Jess Hodge...10 Kelsey Hoffman... 9 Kim Jalm... 7 Heather Lowry...17 Charisse Mariconda... 3 Name No. Dori Nunley... 6 Erin Ota... 2 Kenzie Roark...16 Jenna Rhodes...15 Stephanie Savre...23 Caroline Stolle...12 Angela Tincher... 1 Amber Walker...11 Beth Walker...14 Anna Zitt ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 5

8 HEADLINES Four starters from last year s infield return, but the positions have been switched up a bit. Stephanie Savre returns at first base. She swings a powerful bat from the left side, hitting 22 career home runs. Beth Walker will also be used here, but could also be used at third base. She, too, has a powerful bat and whoever is hitting the best will likely get the nod that day. Transfer Kim Jalm showed some promise in the fall and could also be used here. Erin Ota won the starting spot at second base early as a freshman and has held it down since. Ota is a speedy lefty who can power slap to the gaps and is a good contact hitter. The shortstop position could see several starters 2008 PREVIEW INFIELD throughout the year depending on the lineup. Transfer Misty Hall will be used here when she s not catching. She has an extremely strong arm and is expected to be dangerous at the plate. Freshman Jess Hodge is a natural fielder who makes plays look effortless, but must continue to improve at the plate. Sophomore Anna Zitt saw a lot of action as the starter last year. She is a versatile player who could also play second base and may be used some in the outfield as well. Charisse Mariconda makes the move back to her natural position of third base after rotating between shortstop and third last year. She s a competitive player who leaves it all out on the field. Along with Walker, Dori Nunley is a solid fielder who could also be an option at third base. COACH BRAUNS ON THE INFIELDERS We re very fortunate to have our core group of starters back this year and we ll base our infield around them. A big key is getting Charisse Mariconda back to her natural position at third base. She took one for the team last year in playing some shortstop, but having Jess Hodge, Misty Hall and Anna Zitt at shortstop will put her back at third and Dori Nunley gives us another option at third. Erin Ota is a gamer at second base and she always gives top effort. It ll be a battle at first base between Stephanie Savre and Beth Walker, so that ll be exciting. RETURNERS No. Name Cl.-Exp. Pos. Notes 2 Erin Ota Jr.-2L 2B 65 GS,.271 BA, 55 H, 8 2B, 9 SB 3 Charisse Mariconda Jr.-2L 3B 65 GS,.253 BA, 14 2B, 4 HR, 31 RBI 6 Dori Nunley r-so.-1y 3B 12 GP, 3 H, 1 HR, 1 2B, 4 RBI 14 Beth Walker Jr.-2L 1B/3B 37 GP, 23 GS, 7 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI 20 Anna Zitt So.-1L SS/2B 40 GP, 31 GS, 11 H, 4 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI 23 Stephanie Savre Sr.-3L 1B 65 GS,.294 BA, 5 2B, 8 HR, 26 RBI NEWCOMERS No. Name Cl.-Exp. Pos. Notes 18 Misty Hall So.-JC SS/C First-team all-region at LC,.496 BA 10 Jess Hodge Fr.-HS SS Played for Canadian Junior National Team 7 Kim Jalm Jr.-JC 1B/P Hit.340 with 10 HR and 79 RBI at IRCC Beth Walker 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL HEADLINES The outfield will return all three starters. Caroline Stolle started all 65 games last year in left field and should anchor this spot once again. Last year, she led the team in batting average, home runs and RBI. Jessica Everhart will hold down the centerfield spot once again after earning all-state honors last year. She has started every game in centerfield over the past two years. Speedy Jenna Rhodes will battle for playing time as the designated player, but could also be used in centerfield. In right field, sophomore Whitney Davis returns after starting 44 games there last year as an invited walk-on. She has the strongest arm of all the outfielders, and is coming on at the plate. Anna Zitt, an outfielder in high school who played shortstop last year for the Hokies, will likely be used as a defensive replacement late in games. COACH BAYSE ON THE OUTFIELDERS Defensively, the outfield will probably be one of the best in the ACC. All three starters return to their position. This year there will be good depth provided by defensive specialist Anna Zitt, Jenna Rhodes and possibly some help from Heather Lowry when she isn t pitching. All of the outfielders are capable of being starters, we just need to see who will step up to the plate. Jenna was one of the leading hitters in the fall and she may just take her sister s place as the designated player at the top of the lineup. OUTFIELD RETURNERS No. Name Cl.-Exp. Pos. Notes 4 Whitney Davis So.-1L RF 53 GP, 44 GS, 27 H, 6 2B, 11 RBI 8 Jessica Everhart Jr.-2L CF Second-team all-state, 52 H, 4 HR 12 Caroline Stolle Sr.-3L LF All-ACC, All-region,.326 BA, 10 HR 15 Jenna Rhodes Jr.-2L CF/DP 42 GP, 16 R, 11 SB NEWCOMERS No. Name Cl.-Exp. Pos. Notes 20 Anna Zitt So.-1L OF/IF Starter as SS in 07 who can also play OF Whitney Davis 6

9 2008 PREVIEW RETURNERS No. Name Cl.-Exp. Pos. Notes 1 Angela Tincher Sr.-3L RHP First-team All-American, 38-7, 0.56 ERA 17 Heather Lowry So.-1L RHP 96.1 IP, 9-7, 2.47 ERA, 69 K NEWCOMERS No. Name Cl.-Exp. Pos. Notes 16 Kenzie Roark Fr.-HS RHP First-team TSWA all-state as a senior 13 Elly Gosby r-sr.-jc LHP 2006 NJCAA third-team All-American 7 Kim Jalm Jr.- JC RHP 2006 first-team All-Southern Conference Heather Lowry CATCHERS RETURNERS No. Name Cl.-Exp. Pos. Notes 9 Kelsey Hoffman Sr.-3L C 45 GS,.277 BA, 31 H, 15 RBI 24 Morgan Harris r-so.-2y C Redshirted last year NEWCOMERS No. Name Cl.-Exp. Pos. Notes 18 Misty Hall So.-JC C/SS 8 HR, 42 RBI, 16 2B at Louisburg 11 Amber Walker So.-1Y C.309 BA at RC, 4 HR, 22 RBI Kelsey Hoffman PITCHERS HEADLINES Two veterans and three newcomers will handle the pitching duties this year. Senior All-American Angela Tincher returns and is the ace of the staff. She made it through the 2007 season with no major injuries and her numbers showed. She led the nation in ERA and was second in strikeouts. Finding a reliable No. 2 pitcher behind Tincher is paramount. Elly Gosby transfers in from the University of South Carolina and is expected to help out both in the circle and at the plate. Two years ago, she went 14-0 at Indian River Community College, earning All-America honors. Sophomore Heather Lowry is a hard thrower who continues to develop. She was very good in spots last year, but needs to finish games and show a little more consistency. Kenzie Roark is a raw talent who performed well in the fall. Her contribution level this year will be determined by how quickly she can continue to adjust to the college game. Kim Jalm could also contribute to the rotation. COACH McVAY ON THE PITCHERS I like the makeup of this group. They all work hard and expect to do great things this year. Obviously, Angela leads the staff and we know what she can do. Our success this year will be determined by the other four on the staff. All of them are talented and we need them to come along and be able to give us quality outings each time they take the field. HEADLINES Senior Kelsey Hoffman brings the most experience to the position. She s a strong defensive catcher who calls a great game. Last year, she started 45 games and hit.277. She will be the main backstop behind the plate, especially when Tincher is pitching, and will also provide senior leadership. Misty Hall could play several positions, including behind the plate. She will likely see action at shortstop when not catching and even played first base at JUCO. The transfer has a strong arm and batted.496 as a freshman a year ago at Louisburg College. Morgan Harris is a Virginia product who brings a good work ethic to the team. She will help with the pitching staff, serving as the bullpen catcher. She redshirted last year. Amber Walker, the sister of junior Beth, transfers in from Roanoke College and is expected to be a big help to the pitching corps. COACH THOMAS ON THE CATCHERS With five pitchers, we re fortunate to have four catchers who can get the job done. Kelsey Hoffman is a great leader behind the plate. It s like having another coach on the field with her. She s become a clutch hitter and we re looking for great things out of her. Misty Hall is one of the best overall athletes we ve ever had here, but she still needs to learn a little bit about calling games, but we re excited about what she brings to the team. Morgan Harris and Beth Walker also do a great job with our staff and I have confidence in putting all four of them into a game. It s not a situation most teams have, but we re fortunate to be in this spot ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 7

10 scot THOMAS POSITION: HEAD COACH SEASON: 13th ALMA MATER: EAST TENNESSEE STATE YEAR: 1991 HOMETOWN: BLACKSBURG, VA. RECORD: H 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year H H 2007 NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year H H 1999 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year H H 1999, 2000, 2002 & 2005 VaSID State Coach of the Year H 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL Now entering his 13th season, Scot Thomas has positioned Hokie softball as one of the most respected programs, not only in the state and region, but has put in on the national map as well. With nine winning seasons under his belt, including three straight NCAA Regional appearances, Thomas is looking to lead his veteran team to new heights. Last year, he saw his team post 49 wins, including the ACC s regular season and conference tournament championships. Those titles were the first in the program s history and helped him earn ACC Coach of the Year honors. He also picked up his 400th career win, a 3-0 victory over Stetson, and saw his team finish ranked 14th in the country, a program high. Additionally, Thomas along with his three assistants were named the Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the NFCA. In 2006, the Hokies won 39 games and were a No. 2 seed at the Knoxville Regional, despite starting seven sophomores or freshmen down the stretch. He helped coach Tech s first softball All-American, as well as five all-region, four all-conference and seven all-state selections. In 2005, Tech picked up 44 wins and was selected to the NCAA Tournament, a first in the program s history. After finishing seventh in the conference, the Hokies made a dramatic run to the championship game to secure the bid. Three players earned all-region honors and over two dozen school records were broken by either the team or individuals. In 2004, he led Tech to its sixth winning season while picking up his 300th win. Three players earned All-BIG EAST honors while two took home all-region accolades as Tech posted a record. Thomas became Tech s first head softball coach when he was hired on July 7, Since then, 8 Thomas Career Milestones Wins Date Opponent Score 1 3/15/96 UMES 9-1 (5) 50 3/11/98 Yale 8-0 (5) 100 4/2/99 Saint Peter s /29/01 St. John s /27/04 Virginia 6-3 (8) 400 3/4/07 Stetson 3-0 Year Overall Conference (Atlantic 10) (Atlantic 10) (Atlantic 10) (Atlantic 10) (Atlantic 10) (BIG EAST) (BIG EAST) (BIG EAST) (BIG EAST) (ACC) (ACC) (ACC) Overall: (116-97) in 722 games he has recorded 434 wins, averaged 36 wins per season and made the conference tournament championship game six times. The Hokies finished a spectacular 1999 season ranked 25th in the nation with a record. In just its fourth year as a varsity sport, the team placed second at the A-10 tournament, falling to Massachusetts for the second year in a row. For his team s play, Thomas was named the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year. Tech s hopes for a regional at-large bid were denied, but it did receive the national attention it had been working for. An upset of No. 4 Michigan highlighted the season. Tech finished the year undefeated at home and 14-2 in Atlantic 10 play, losing only to UMass. The Hokies had the third-longest winning streak in the nation at 26, and at one point won 35 of 36 games. In 2000, his first recruiting class left its mark on the program as the Hokies went and finished second in the A-10 Tournament. Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and two-time GTE National First-Team Academic All- American Michelle Meadows led the team both on the field and off. In 2002, Thomas led the Hokies to their third 40-win season and a runner-up finish at the BIG EAST Softball Championship. While success on the field is important, Thomas also places a strong emphasis on success in the classroom. In 12 seasons, he has had four players earn Academic All-America honors. Michelle Johnson made the 1998 second-team squad while Meadows was a three-time selection, the last two being on the first team. Following the 2002 season, Ashlee Dobbe earned first-team honors and Angela Tincher is a two-time Academic All-American, to go along with two NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-America honors. In the season, the Hokies finished tied for ninth in the nation for team grade point average (3.28). Respected by many, Thomas has been named the Virginia State Coach of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) four times (1999, 2000, 2002 and 2005). He has had over 23 different players named to the all-state team 41 different times, including at least three on every team in nine of the last 10 seasons. Thomas graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1991 with a bachelor s in physical education. He is on the Louisville Slugger advisory staff for the 13th straight year. He was also selected to be the head coach of a group of local collegiate all-stars who took on the U.S. Olympic Softball Team in Salem, Va., in the summer of 2004 and will do so again in the summer of Thomas is also an active ballplayer in the fastpitch world, playing in the ASA Men s B Nationals in 2003 and the NSA World Series in 2004 and A native of Blacksburg, Va., Thomas graduated from Blacksburg High where he was a member of the football and baseball teams. He is married to the former Carolyn Croy, a Tech graduate from Blacksburg. The couple has a son, Andrew Scot, who is 10, and a daughter, Eliza Leigh, who turned 6 in November. Scot Thomas with his wife, Carolyn, along with Eliza and Andrew.

11 al BRAUNS POSITION: ASSISTANT COACH SEASON: 10TH ALMA MATER: PENN STATE YEAR: 1973 HOMETOWN: UNIONTOWN, PA. Al Brauns enters his 10th year as an assistant for the Hokies. His responsibilities include working primarily with the infielders, as well as helping with the outfielders and hitters. He also is in charge of field maintenance, travel, equipment and has a heavy hand in recruiting. Brauns is a familiar face in Hokie sports, holding a position with the Virginia Tech athletics department for three years prior to joining the softball staff. Under his direction, numerous players have earned all-state, all-conference and all-region honors. Bronwyn Blair, a four-year starter in centerfield, was drafted by the Tampa Bay FireStix of the WPSL in In 2006, he coached Kelly Brown to her third All-Northeast Region squad and freshman Jessica Everhart to All-ACC and all-region honors. That year, the outfield had a fielding percentage of.952, recording seven outfield assists and committing just six errors all year. Everhart led the way with four assists. Last year, he showed his versatility by taking over the infielders and will have the luxury of returning all four starters this year, plus several others who have had significant playing time. Brauns started playing fastpitch in the 1960s and finished his career playing with a men s major team from In the summer of 2003, he coached a men s fastpitch team to a 17th-place national tournament finish. Brauns is originally from Uniontown, Pa., and graduated from Penn State in 1973 with a degree in criminology. Brauns and his wife, Michelle, have one child, Adam, who is 15 years old. He also has two other sons, Eric, 39, and Jason, 33. He has two grandchildren, Alaina and Allison ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions tiffany McVAY POSITION: ASSISTANT COACH SEASON: SECOND ALMA MATER: EAST TENNESSEE STATE YEAR: 2004 HOMETOWN: SODDY DAISY, TENN. Tiffany McVay is in her second season with the Virginia Tech softball program, serving as the Hokies pitching coach. The effects she s had on the Hokie program are clearly evident as her staff had the thirdlowest ERA in the country at 1.28 while Angela Tincher earned first-team All-America honors with a nation-low 0.56 ERA and 38 wins. McVay played collegiately at East Tennessee State University, where she was a member of the Bucs inaugural team. An all-conference player in 2003, she still holds the school s single-season records for lowest ERA, wins, saves, complete games and shutouts. She also holds the career records for innings pitched, strikeouts, shutouts and wins. She was equally talented at the plate, hitting 16 home runs and driving in 68 runs in her career. She was a three-time MVP of the ETSU squad, earning all-tournament honors at the 2003 SoCon Tournament. McVay, who played from , spent her two years prior to Tech as a professional pitching coach in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee. McVay graduated from East Tennessee State in 2004 with a B.S., in dietetics and food management. She married Derek McVay, who is enrolled in the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), in The couple had their first child, Shepherd Jett, in December of Alan Bayse Volunteer Assistant Alan Bayse is in his second year as a volunteer assistant coach for the Hokies. The former head coach at Roanoke College went in nine years at the helm, guiding the Maroons to six ODAC titles and to the NCAA Division III Tournament six times in seven years. The five-time ODAC Coach of the Year is a 1979 graduate of Radford University. In 2000, Bayse and his staff were named Speedline/NFCA Division III Coaching Staff of the Year. Bayse works primarily with the outfielders at Virginia Tech. 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 9

12 elly GOSBY r-senior-transfer # 13 Pitcher Bats: L; Throws: L Sydney, Australia Concord H.S. (Indian River C.C) Travel Ball: New South Wales U-23 Major: English 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL Is in her fifth year of college softball at her fourth school Will be the first softball player from Australia to suit up for the Hokies Is expected to be a big part of the team this year A lefty pitcher who also hits from the left side of the plate Her success in the circle will have a big role in the success of the team. 10 IRCC: Played one season for Coach Dale Atkinson at Indian River Community College Named a 2006 NJCAA third-team All-American A 2006 First-Team All-Southern Conference selection Was also named to the FCCAA/NJCAA Atlantic District All-Tournament Team as well as the NJCAA All-Tournament after leading her team to a NJCAA national runner-up finish Went 14-0 with a 0.74 ERA that year Threw 85 innings, allowing nine earned runs and 52 hits while striking out 95 and walking just nine Also hit.392 with 62 hits, 28 RBI and four stolen bases. Other: Played at Daytona Beach CC in 2004 and sat out the 2005 season After playing a year at IRCC, transferred to the University of South Carolina Spent the season at USC, but did not compete Was in a car wreck where she broke her right (nonpitching) wrist, but is fully recovered. High School: A 2002 graduate of Concord High School School did not have softball Played for the New South Wales U-23 squad, winning a national championship in both 2002 and Personal: Elizabeth Frances Gosby Born August 2, 1984, in Sydney, Australia Daughter of Les and Rick Gosby Is the youngest of four children Has two brothers, Brett and Lance, and a sister, Lana Majoring in English. Q&A with Elly I m Embarrassed to Admit I Watch: Passions Must Have on Road Trips: eye mask, blanket and ipod Game Show I Want to Be a Contestant On: The Price Is Right Best Restaurant in the New River Valley: Olive Garden Worst Summer Job I ve Had: cashier at a supermarket Least Favorite Softball Drill: pitching speed drill Favorite Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Favorite Vacation: skiing in Silverstar, Canada Hokies Who Wore #13 Jennie Kallio ( ) Lauren Koelemay ( ) Callie Rhodes ( )

13 SENIOR A very good defensive catcher Will once again be the main starting catcher Calls a good game and receives pitches well Looking to provide senior leadership Calls the pitches on her own. 2007: Took over as the main catcher, starting 45 games behind the plate Had a breakout year at the plate, raising her average over 40 points to.277 for the season Had 31 hits, including three doubles Tallied 15 RBI and scored eight runs Drew 24 walks on the year, including a school-record seven consecutive over a three-game span Had nine sacrifice bunts and one sacrifice fly Had just two errors in 572 chances for a fielding percentage of.997 Had three game-winning hits and scored two game-winning runs Had a career-high four hits against North Carolina Had a pinch-hit RBI single to lift Tech to a 1-0 win over Radford Caught every pitch in Tech s run to the title at the ACC Championship and in the NCAA Regional Tournament. 2006: Split time as the starting catcher Also saw action as the designated player Started 37 games, playing in 44 Batted.231 with five doubles, 12 RBI and seven runs scored Had 104 at bats Drew 13 walks and struck out just 11 times Laid down seven sacrifice bunts Had one sac fly Had just three errors in 371 chances Scored the game-winning run at Furman Got a 12th-inning rally going with a single up the middle against No. 19 Louisville in Tech s 1-0 win at NCAA Regionals. 2005: Saw action at three different spots catcher, third base and first base as well as the designated player Played in 60 games, starting 49 Batted.239 with 34 hits Had seven doubles, one home run and 20 RBI Had a big home run in the win over Troy Picked up three RBI against St. Bonaventure. High School: Lettered four times at W.T. Dwyer High School for Coach John Lott Named second-team all-county for the 6A-5A-4A level by the Florida Sun Sentinel as a senior Helped lead Dwyer to a 1-0 win over Bartow, which was ranked No. 3 in the nation at the time and went on to win the State Class 4A title Was named honorable mention all-conference and secondteam all-area as a junior Was also awarded her kelsey HOFFMAN Catcher Bats: R; Throws: R Tequesta, Fla. W.T. Dwyer H.S. Travel Ball: South Florida Lady Raiders Major: Communication # 9 team s Hardest Worker award by the coaches Was honorable mention all-conference and was a top performer, as named by the Florida Sun Sentinel, as a freshman Was an active member of the Academy of Finance and Future Business Leaders of America Was also secretary of the National Honor Society at Dwyer while also participating in soccer and volleyball Was Editor-in-Chief of the school newspaper in the school year and was a reporter for the Academy Update. Personal: Kelsey Liane Hoffman Born February 2, 1986, in Palm Beach Gardens, FL Daughter of Charles and Dana Hoffman Has two sisters, Alana and Aynsley Worked on Virginia Tech s school yearbook: The Bugle last year Majoring in communication. Q&A with Kelsey Nickname(s): Kels, Smelsey Favorite Movie: Top Gun Favorite Magazine: Rachael Ray Favorite Food: sweet potatoes Favorite Cartoon Character: Stewie Griffin Worst Summer Job I ve Had: working with my dad for a high school internship let s just say root canals are not my thing! Biggest Pet Peeve: bad drivers Best Sports Movie: Remember the Titans Worst Movie Seen On the Bus: Cold Mountain Least Favorite Softball Drill: blocking drills but I still have to do them Show I Want to Be On: Dancing with the Stars Phrase I Overuse the Most: Oh please I m As Good As Anyone At: COOKING!!! I m Embarrassed to Admit I Watch: SpongeBob Career Highs AB: 5 (two times) R: 2 vs. Campbell (4/10/07) H: 4 vs. North Carolina (4/14/07) RBI: 3 vs. St. Bonaventure (3/19/05) 2B: 1 (15 times) HR: 1 vs. Troy (3/5/05) BB: 4 vs. Georgia State (2/11/07) SB: 1 (two times) PO: 21 vs. North Carolina (4/14/07) A: 3 (three times) Hokies Who Wore #9 Sarah Rowley ( ) Clarisa Crowell ( ) KELSEY S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 11

14 stephanie SAVRE SENIOR # 23 First Base Bats: L; Throws: L Simi Valley, Calif. Westlake H.S. Travel Ball: California Cruisers/Southern Cal A s Major: Communication 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL A left-handed power hitter Has an accurate arm Needs to cut down on her errors in the field Possesses a good eye at the plate Did the little things last year on and off the field to be successful Looking to finish her career on a high note. 2007: One of five players to start all 65 games, all at first base Was third on the team with a.297 batting average Recorded 48 hits, including five doubles, a triple and eight home runs Drove in 26 runs and scored 31 runs Drew a team-high 35 walks, second-best in the ACC Was hit by four pitches Had four sacrifice bunts and one sacrifice fly Stole one base Committed a career-high eight errors in 267 chances Had six game-winning hits and scored four game-winning runs Named to the Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team. 2006: Played in and started 42 games Led the team in RBI with 34, despite being suspended for the final 13 games of the season Had five home runs, second on the team Batted.298 on the year with 36 hits Had seven doubles and drew 16 walks Had three sacrifice bunts and one sac fly Recorded seven game-winning hits, tied for the team high Hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the ninth inning against Radford Hit a three-run home run against NC State Was 10th in the ACC in walks per game in conference contests. 2005: Played in 62 games, starting 58 Had nine home runs, second on the team Batted.268, fourth-best on the team Had 45 hits, eight doubles and 39 RBI Scored 23 runs Drew 26 walks, second-most on the team Also drew four catcher s interferences Had a walk-off grand slam in Tech s 9-5 win over 18th-ranked Georgia Tech Had three games with four RBI and a season-high five RBI against Georgia Tech Cracked a home run at the NCAA Regionals against Miami. High School: Played four years for Coach Gary Fetman at Westlake High Named first-team All-Marmonte League, Division I as a junior Was named first-team All-Marmonte League, Division II and first-team All-Ventura County as a sophomore Also named second-team All-C.I.F., Division II and the Marmonte League Offensive Player of the Year that season, leading the league in triples with seven Was also named the league s offensive player of the year as a freshman Played for the California Cruisers one of the best 18-and-under teams in the country and helped the Cruisers win the Independence Day 18U Tournament in Boulder, CO in 2003 Played for the Southern Cal A s her final summer. Personal: Stephanie Marie Savre Born January 28, 1986, in Panorama City, CA Daughter of Randy and Kathie Savre Has one sister, Danielle, who is an actress and has the lead role in MTV s Kaya Has also had recurring roles in Summerland and Heroes with several movie roles Majoring in communication. Q&A with Stephanie Nickname: VTBARBIE Favorite TV show: anything my sister is in, so right now it s Kaya on MTV Favorite Food: double cheeseburger and french fries Favorite Dessert: cheesecake Favorite Store in the mall: BEBE Favorite Holiday: Christmas Two Words To Describe Me On The Field: intense; cocky Two Words To Describe Me Off The Field: goofy; girly-girl Most Exciting Win: Georgia Tech in 2005 when I hit the walk-off grand slam to win the game Must Have On Road Trips: my binky (Lil Scraps) Career Highs AB: 6 vs. Florida St. (5/12/05) R: 2 (11 times) H: 3 (two times) RBI: 5 (two times) 2B: 1 (20 times) 3B: 1 vs. Florida State (3/25/07) HR: 2 vs. Virginia (4/6/07) BB: 2 (10 times) PO: 11 (three times) A: 3 vs. Maryland (4/9/06) Hokies Who Wore #23 Christine Trunnell ( ) Jaime Love ( ) Courtney Brinkman ( ) Stephanie Derry (2004) STEPHANIE S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL

15 caroline STOLLE SENIOR Outfield Bats: R; Throws: R Chester, Va. L.C. Bird H.S. Travel Ball: Richmond Storm Major: Psychology & Communication H 2007 NFCA All-Northeast Region First Team H H 2007 Second-Team All-ACC H H 2007 VaSID All-State First Team H A steady player in the outfield Has started 169 games in her first three seasons Underwent off-season surgery on both feet over in the summer of 2006 Must cut down on her strikeouts this year Expected to be a big bat in a veteran lineup this season. 2007: Had a breakout year at the plate, leading the Hokies in batting average, home runs and RBI A first-team selection to the NFCA All- Northeast Region squad Also named secondteam All-ACC and first-team all-state, as selected by VaSID One of five players to start all 65 games Batted.326 with 60 hits, including 13 doubles, a triple and a career-high 10 home runs Drove in 47 runs, but struck out a team-high 46 times Was 5-for-6 on stolen bases Had four outfield assists Led the team with 10 multiple-hit games and nine game-winning hits Was named to the Tiger Invitational All- Tournament Team, as well as the all-tournament team at the NFCA Leadoff Classic Named to the ACC Academic Softball Team Helped lead the Virginia Legends to an ASA 23 & Under National Championship in the summer. # : Started 42 games, playing in 48 Had 24 hits, including seven doubles Scored 16 runs and had 15 RBI Drew 13 walks Named to the ACC Academic Softball Team. 2005: Started 62 games, including 49 in left field Batted.249 with 43 hits, including eight home runs, nine doubles and 20 RBI Had seven stolen bases and 15 walks Had two home runs against Radford Hit a home run in the NCAA Regionals against Miami University. High School: Lettered four times in softball for Coach Crystal Barker at Lloyd C. Bird High School Earned first-team all-state AAA honors as an infielder Was named the Dominion District and Central Region co-player of the year Was named all-metro as both a senior and a junior by the Richmond Times-Dispatch Earned all-state honors her senior year in field hockey. Personal: Caroline Brooke Stolle Born October 2, 1986, in Binghamton, NY Daughter of Robert and Robin Stolle Brother, Jared, graduated from Tech and was a member of the Corps of Cadets Double majoring in psychology and communication. Q&A with Caroline Nickname(s): Carlos, Los, Lovely Favorite Movie: A Little Princess Favorite Magazine: People Favorite TV Show: Grey s Anatomy Favorite Food: sushi Favorite Childhood Toy: Polly Pockets Best Restaurant in the area: Poor Billy s Biggest Pet Peeve: slow drivers Best Sports Movie of All-Time: A League of Their Own Worst Movie We ve Watched On the Bus: Cold Mountain! Reality Show I Want to Be On: The Hills Word or Phrase I Overuse the Most: whatev Must Have on Road Trips: ipod and Dramamine I m Embarrassed to Admit I Watch: anything and everything on the Disney Channel Career Highs AB: 6 vs. Florida St. (5/12/05) R: 3 vs. Jacksonville (3/8/05) H: 3 (five times) RBI: 5 vs. Campbell (4/10/07) 2B: 2 (three times) 3B: 1 vs. Western Michigan (3/11/07) HR: 2 (two times) BB: 3 vs. NC State (3/26/06) SB: 2 (two times) PO: 4 vs. Coastal Carolina (2/23/07) A: 3 (three times) Hokies Who Wore #12 Angie Jenkins (1996) Kara Krumhardt ( ) Mindi Wylie ( ) CAROLINE S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 13

16 angela TINCHER SENIOR Pitcher Throws: R Eagle Rock, Va. James River H.S. Travel Ball: Scrappers/Virginia Shamrocks Major: Finance # 1 H Two-Time Louisville Slugger/NFCA NCAA All-American H H Two-Time ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American H H Two-Time USA Softball Player of the Year Finalist H H Three-Time NFCA All-Northeast Region Selection H H Two-Time ACC and VaSID State Pitcher of the Year H 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL Has 1,470 strikeouts, sixth-best in NCAA history for a career Her 617 strikeout total in 2007 is the fourth-highest single-season total in NCAA history Led the nation in ERA her junior year Invited to USA Softball s National Team Training/Selection Camp in Summer, 2007 and the Olympic Team Tryout Camp in Fall, 2007 Needs to have one more big season in order for the Hokies to be successful this year Managed to stay healthy for a full year in : A first-team All- American by Louisville Slugger/ NFCA Was one of 11 finalists for the USA Softball National Player of the Year An NFCA first-team All-Northeast Region selection Also named to the Virginia Sports Information Director s (VaSID) All-State first team The state s pitcher of the year, as voted on by the state s SIDs The ACC Pitcher of the Year for the second straight season First-team All-ACC MVP of the ACC Tournament after going 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 42 strikeouts and a tournament-record 25.1 consecutive scoreless innings Earned ESPN the Magazine first-team Academic All-America accolades, as well as Academic All-District III first-team honors Went 38-7 on the season with a 0.56 ERA and 617 strikeouts Led the nation in ERA, was second in strikeouts and strikeouts 7/ IP Was third in the nation in victories Her 38 wins and 617 strikeouts are both school and ACC records Pitched a school-record innings, starting 43 contests Had three saves Had five no-hitters, including two perfect games Recorded 37 double-digit strikeout performances and a school-record 23 shutouts Named USA Softball Co-National Player of the Week on March 27 and the NFCA National Player of the Week on March 28 Finished second in the nation in Ks/7 IP 13.9, trailing only Tennessee s Monica Abbott Threw a perfect game against Lehigh on Feb. 23, striking out 16 Threw an eight-inning perfect game against Florida State on March 24, striking out 18, the Q&A with Angela Nickname: Tinch Favorite place on campus: West End Favorite TV shows: 24, American Idol Game Day Ritual: candy with Coach B, BJ, Kev and Katie Baer on the bus Pets: Chatham and Belle Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake Factory cheesecake Favorite Cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch Favorite Stores in the Mall: J Crew and Urban Outfitters Best Restaurant in the Area: The Cellar Best Movie We ve Watched On the Bus: Just Friends Worst Movie We ve Watched On the Bus: Step Up Least Favorite Softball Drill: Shagging for BP Reality Show I Want to Be a Contestant On: The Amazing Race with Katie Baer Career Highs IP: 12.2 vs. Florida St. (5/12/05) (SCHOOL RECORD) SO: 26 vs. Nevada (3/3/06) (SCHOOL RECORD) R: 6 (twice) ER: 6 (twice) H: 9 by Maryland (3/26/05) WP: 4 vs ETSU (3/20/05) HBP: 4 vs. Virginia (5/11/06) BB: 7 vs. Virginia (3/18/06) PO: 2 (twice) A: 4 vs. Bethune-Cookman (3/12/05) Hokies Who Wore #1 Tincher is the first ANGELA S CAREER PITCHING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA PO A E FLD% / / / TOTAL /

17 first extra-inning perfect game in school history Also no-hit Canisius, Ohio State and Fordham Recorded seven one-hitters Struck out 22 in a nine-inning win over Liberty Struck out 21 in 12 innings against No. 21 North Carolina Picked up nine victories over top-25 teams Was a three-time ACC Player of the Week Named to the ACC Academic Softball Team and to the VaSID Academic All-State Squad Helped lead the Virginia Legends to an ASA 23 & Under National Championship in the summer, earning all-tournament honors. International, 2006: One of four pitchers on USA Softball s World University Softball Championship squad Helped the team to a gold medal at the Championships in Tainan City, Taiwan Went 1-0 with a 1.02 ERA and 16 strikeouts Made four appearances, pitching 13.2 innings, allowing two earned runs Picked up the win in relief against Japan in pool play. 2006: A second-team All-American by Louisville Slugger/NFCA, the first in Tech s softball history Was one of 10 finalists for the USA Softball National Player of the Year An NFCA first-team All-Northeast Region selection Also named to the Virginia Sports Information Director s (VaSID) All-State first team The state s pitcher of the year, as voted on by the state s SIDs The ACC Pitcher and Player of the Year, a conference first First-team All-ACC Earned ESPN the Magazine second-team Academic All-America accolades, as well as Academic All- District III first-team honors Went 26-9 on the season with a 1.01 ERA Pitched innings, starting 33 contests Had a then school- and ACC-record 504 strikeouts Had three saves Had four no-hitters, 30 double-digit strikeout performances and 10 shutouts Named the NFCA/Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week on March 7 Finished second in the nation in Ks/7 IP 13.8, trailing only Texas Cat Osterman Was a four-time ACC Player of the Week Named to the ACC Academic Softball Team and first-team VaSID Academic All-State. 2005: A NFCA second-team All-Northeast Region selection Also named to the Virginia It started with a swinging strikeout by Melissa Wiggins in the first inning of the first game she pitched in as a freshman. The date was Feb. 2, 2005 in a game against Stetson in DeLand, Fla., a 5-1 Tech win in which she struck out 12. The strikeout of Wiggins was the first in a long line of strikeouts for All-American Angela Tincher. Since then, she s tallied over 1,400 more to run her total to 1,470 and has broken nearly every record both at Tech and in the ACC. She broke the ACC s career strikeout record of 1,398, held by former Georgia Tech hurler Jessica Sallinger, at last year s ACC Tournament. Last year, she had 617 Ks, second in the nation behind Monica Abbott s 724. Tincher s total is the fourthmost in NCAA history for a single season. THE 600-K CLUB Player, Team Year Cl. SO 1. Monica Abbott, Tennessee 2007 Sr Courtney Blades, Southern Miss 2000 Sr Cat Osterman, Texas 2006 Sr Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech 2007 Jr Monica Abbott, Tennessee 2005 So. 603 NCAA Division I Career Strikeout Leaders Rank Name School Total K s Total Inn. Years 1 Monica Abbott Tennessee 2,440 1, Cat Osterman Texas 2,265 1, Courtney Blades Southern Miss/Nicholls 1,773 1, Alicia Hollowell Arizona 1,768 1, Michelle Granger California 1,640 1, Angela Tincher Virginia Tech 1, Jessica Sallinger Georgia Tech 1,398 1, bold indicates active player Sports Information Director s (VaSID) All-State team Earned all-tournament honors at the ACC Championship after setting four records Led the ACC with a 1.06 ERA Went 21-9 on the season with 349 strikeouts and three saves Finished first in the ACC and third in the nation in strikeouts per seven innings (12.0) Missed three weeks with a pair of stress fractures in her left fibula Returned for the ACC Tournament, where she went 4-1 Set a new championship record with 21 strikeouts against Florida State in the opening round, coming in 12.2 innings pitched Also set records for innings pitched (39.0), strikeouts in the tournament (62) and strikeouts in a seven-inning game (16 vs. Virginia) Had 16 double-digit strikeout performances Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. High School: Lettered three times at James River High School for Coach John Shotwell, leading them to consecutive state titles Played NCAA Division I All-Time Career Strikeout Ratio (Minimum 8.5 Average, 400 Innings Pitched) Rank Name School Total K s Total Inn. Strikeout Ratio 1. Cat Osterman Texas 2,265 1, Angela Tincher Virginia Tech 1, Monica Abbott Tennessee 2,440 1, Sarah Pauly Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1, Danielle Lawrie Washington Alicia Hollowell Arizona 1,768 1, Christa Williams Texas Katie Burkhart Arizona State 1, DeeDee Weiman UCLA bold indicates active player one season at Allegheny High before transferring to James River Had 47 career wins, over 900 strikeouts and 23 career no-hitters A twotime first-team all-state selection Went 22-2 her senior season, earning state co-pitcher of the year honors from the VHSCA Threw innings as a senior, allowing just 22 hits and three earned runs (0.14 ERA) in earning another state title Was the Gatorade State Player of the Year as a junior after leading her team to a state title Was also the state player of the year, as voted on by the VHSCA Was selected to play for the Salem All-Stars, a local team that played the U.S. Olympic Softball Team in June of 2004 Threw one inning in that contest, striking out both Stacey Nuveman on three pitches and Tairia Mims Flowers. Personal: Angela Susan Tincher Born December 16, 1985, in Low Moor, VA Daughter of Denny and Susan Tincher Has one sister, Abby Majoring in finance ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 15

18 jessica EVERHART JUNIOR Outfield Bats: R; Throws: R Purcellville, Va. Loudoun Valley H.S. Travel Ball: Virginia Shamrocks Major: Sociology # VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL A smooth-fielding player who anchors the outfield Has had just two errors in two seasons as the starting centerfielder Goes back on the ball really well and makes catches look effortless Suffered a bit of a sophomore slump at the plate, but coaches have full confidence she will return to the form of her freshman year this season Needs to cut down on her strikeouts Will be a leader in a veteran outfield. 2007: One of five players to start all 65 games for the Hokies A second-team all-state selection in the outfield, as selected by VaSID Batted.274 on the season with 52 hits, including five doubles and four home runs Drove in 29 runs and scored 30 runs Drew 14 walks, but struck out 36 times, second-highest on the team Had three sacrifice hits and one sacrifice fly Committed just one error in 61 chances Had six game-winning hits and scored three gamewinning runs Recorded 12 multiple-hit games and eight multiple-rbi games Had a grand slam against Tennessee Tech Named to the alltournament team at the ACC Championship. H 2007 VaSID All-State Second Team H H 2007 ACC All-Tournament Team H 2006: Started all 60 games in centerfield An NFCA All-Northeast Region second-team selection Was also second-team All-ACC Named the state s rookie of the year by the state s SIDs Named first-team all-state by VaSID as an outfielder Led the team with a.343 batting average and tied for the team lead with six home runs Had 59 hits, including eight doubles and two triples Drew 21 walks and struck out 34 times Recorded 16 multi-hit games and six multi-rbi games Had 24 RBI Scored 27 runs, including six game-winners Had five game-winning hits Committed just one error in 58 chances Was named the ACC Softball Co-Player of the Week on April 24 for her efforts against East Tennessee State and Florida State Hit the game-winning home run against Minnesota Her three-rbi triple in the 11th inning capped a comeback against Nevada Also had a game-winning RBI double against Central Michigan and a game-winning solo home run against South Carolina. High School: Lettered four times for Coach Joe Spicer at Loudoun Valley High Helped lead her team to two AA state championships Earned Group AA first-team all-state honors as a senior A two-time, first-team All-Met selection by The Washington Post Batted.548 her senior year, totaling 52 hits, 38 RBI and 41 runs Walked 16 times and struck out just once in 95 at bats Played shortstop her junior season, batting.636 from the leadoff spot and totaling 42 hits, 25 RBI and 33 runs scored Was errorless in the field her final two seasons Was also a two-time honorable mention All-Met selection Was named second-team All-Dulles District as a sophomore, a year after earning first-team honors as a freshman Was also named first-team Washington Post All-Extra as a sophomore and senior Club team was the Shamrocks Helped lead them to a title at the ASA s 18-under Gold national championship held in Salinas, CA. Personal: Jessica Michelle Everhart Born May 12, 1987, in Leesburg, VA Daughter of Preston and Sheree Everhart Twin sister, Jennifer, plays softball at Radford Majoring in sociology. Q&A with Jessica Favorite TV Show: Saved By the Bell Favorite Dessert: cheesecake Best Restaurant in the Area: Outback Most Admired Person: Cal Ripken, Jr. Reality Show I d Like to be On: American Idol Best Sports Movie: A League of Their Own Favorite Childhood Toy: 4-wheeler Career Highs AB: 6 vs. North Carolina (4/14/07) R: 2 (eight times) H: 3 (five times) RBI: 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (2/11/07) HR: 1 (10 times) 2B: 2 vs. Furman (2/12/06) 3B: 1 (twice) BB: 2 (five times) SB: 2 vs. UNC Greensboro (2/19/06) PO: 6 vs. Georgia Tech (4/30/06) A: 1 (five times) Hokies Who Wore #8 Tina Diamond (1996) Jennifer McKibben ( ) Ashlee Dobbe ( ) Kelly Brown ( ) JESSICA S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL

19 charisse MARICONDA JUNIOR Played with the Puerto Rican National Team in the summer of 2007 at the Canada Cup in British Columbia, and the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Expected to make the full-time move back to third base after spending a majority of 2007 at shortstop Possesses a very strong arm A good gap hitter who has 29 doubles in two seasons Coaches are looking for her to return to the offensive production she had her freshman year. 2007: One of five players to start all 65 games for the Hokies last season Started 34 games at shortstop and 31 games at third base Batted.253 with 49 hits, including a team-high 14 doubles, two triples and four home runs Drove in 31 runs and scored 22 runs Drew eight walks Led the team with three sacrifice flies Scored five game-winning runs and had four game-winning hits Was 3-for-3 on stolen bases Had 12 multiple-hit games and nine multiple- RBI games Had the game-winning home run in the eighth inning against Villanova. 2006: Started every game as a true freshman, 59 at third base and one at shortstop Was named second-team All-ACC Voted second-team all-state by VaSID at third base Batted.297 with 58 hits Had a team-high 15 doubles and also had six home runs and 30 RBI Was 7-for-7 on stolen bases Recorded seven game-winning hits, including three via home runs, and six game-winning runs Had 14 multi-hit games and seven multi-rbi games Had a home run against No. 6 Tennessee in the NCAA Regionals Hit a solo home run in Third Base/Shortstop Bats: R; Throws: R Hollywood, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. Travel Ball: Davie Power Black Major: Sociology # 3 the ninth inning to lift Tech to a win over NC State Had a solo home run in the seventh to cap a comeback win over Boston College on the road Her three-run home run in the seventh inning pushed the Hokies past UNC Greensboro Finished fifth in the ACC in doubles per game Batted.333 in conference play, 10th-best in the league, with 21 hits Had a slugging percentage of.603 with eight doubles and three home runs in ACC games In conference-only games, led the league in doubles per game, finished sixth in hits per game, eighth in home runs per game, fourth in total bases per game and eighth in slugging percentage. High School: Lettered four times for Coach Bryan Bancom at St. Thomas Aquinas High Named Class 5A first-team all-state by the Florida Sports Writers Association her senior year after batting.455 with 19 RBI and a home run Named the 6A-4A All-Broward County Softball Player of the Year, as well as to the 6A-4A All- Broward County first team by The Miami Herald her senior season Led team to the Florida 4A state title in 2002 and 2003 Named first-team allstate as a junior Named first-team All-Broward County by The Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel her sophomore year, where she batted.412 with 28 RBI A three-time selection to the Sun-Sentinel first team, making the Miami Herald second team twice. Personal: Charisse Mariconda Born December 10, 1986, in Hollywood, FL Daughter of Michael and Amarylis Mariconda Majoring in sociology. Q&A with Charisse Nickname(s): Reese, The Real Deal, Exclusive, Prodigy, Show-Bizz Favorite Food: Cuban food Favorite Place on Campus: Lane Stadium Biggest Pet Peeve: when people chew out loud Two Words to Describe Me On the Field: intense; diligent Two Words to Describe Me Off the Field: lively; creative Best Sports Movie of All-Time: Any Given Sunday Best Movie Seen On the Bus: Wedding Crashers Worst Movie Watched On the Bus: Saw 1, 2 & 3 while studying for finals Reality Show I Want to Be a Contestant On: Real World/Road Rules Challenge Phrase You Overuse the Most: get jacked up Career Highs AB: 5 (four times) R: 2 (eight times) H: 4 vs. Furman (2/12/06) RBI: 3 (six times) 2B: 2 (two times) 3B: 1 (two times) HR: 1 (10 times) BB: 2 vs. NC State (3/3107) SB: 1 (10 times) PO: 3 (four times) A: 6 vs. Radford (2/28/07) Hokies Who Wore #3 Laura Flowers ( ) Amy Voorhees ( ) Rachel Pacheco ( ) Stefany Bennett (2005) CHARISSE S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 17

20 erin OTA JUNIOR Second Base Bats: R; Throws: R Irvine, Calif. Northwood H.S. Travel Ball: Irvine Sting/SoCal Athletics Major: Architecture & Economics # VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL A gutsy player who goes full-speed all the time Has been the starter at second base most of both years she has played at Tech A vocal leader Has a tremendous work ethic Possesses great range in the field A talented power slapper who is a threat to reach in every at bat Will anchor a veteran infield Coaches are expecting her to return to the offensive production she had as a freshman. 2007: One of five players to start all 65 games for the Hokies Batted.271 with 55 hits, including eight doubles and two triples Drove in 14 runs and scored 31 runs Led the team with 13 sacrifice bunts Was hit by five pitches and drew 13 walks Was 9-for-11 on stolen base attempts Committed just five errors in 135 chances Recorded 12 multiple-hit games and two multiple-rbi games Scored nine gamewinning runs and had two game-winning hits Had a big three-rbi triple against Florida State at the ACC Championship Named to the ACC Academic Softball Team. 2006: A first-team NFCA All-Northeast region selection Named second-team all-state by VaSID at second base Tech s starting second baseman for a majority of the season Batted No. 2 in the order, laying down 11 sacrifice bunts Started 51 games, playing in 53 Batted.318 with five doubles and a triple Had 50 hits and scored 22 runs Had 13 RBI Was 5-for-8 on stolen bases Drew 12 walks Had the game-winning hit and RBI in Tech s win over No. 12 Arizona State Scored four game-winning runs Had 16 multi-hit games and one multi- RBI game Named to the ACC Academic Softball Team. High School: Lettered four times for Coach Jim Knapp at Northwood High Named the Irvine World News Female Athlete of the Year her final year Honored at the 32nd Annual Irvine Senior Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet for her 3.86 GPA in high school Led her team to three consecutive league titles, batting a team-high.429 (24 for 56) with five RBI, 14 runs scored, two doubles and two triples, despite missing several games with an injury Also had an onbase percentage of.522, a slugging percentage of.571 and struck out just five times all season A three-time first-team All-Pacific Coast League selection Was a 2003 all-city team choice As a sophomore, batted.310 with 20 runs scored and 26 hits Participated in the Orange County Showcase All-Star Softball Classic, where she singled and stole a base Also lettered four times in golf and soccer Earned first-team All-Pacific Coast League honors twice in soccer, including league MVP honors her senior season Earned all-league honors four times in golf Played club softball for the Irvine Sting for six years before moving to the SoCal Athletics. Personal: Erin Jennifer Ota Born August 28, 1987, in Santa Ana, CA Daughter of Blair and Paula Ota Has four siblings, Bowen, Jamie, Melissa and Kiara Sister, Melissa, played softball for Brown University Double majoring in architecture and economics. Q&A with Erin Nickname(s): E.O., E Favorite Magazine: Bon Appétite and Dwell Favorite Dessert: Crème brûlée Favorite Snack: popcorn made on the stove Favorite Cereal: Cream of Wheat Favorite Childhood Toy: Any kind of ball and anything with wheels Favorite Place on Campus: Cowgill/Burchard Hall Most Admired Person: any person I meet Two Words to Describe Me On the Field: feisty; focused Two Words to Describe Me Off the Field: freespirited; inquisitive Must Have on Road Trips: sketchbook, camera, music, pillow, blanket, Aquaphor and books. Career Highs AB: 5 (five times) R: 3 vs. Longwood (4/4/07) H: 4 vs. Northern Illinois (3/11/06) RBI: 3 vs. Florida State (5/11/07) 2B: 1 (13 times) 3B: 1 (three times) BB: 2 (four times) SB: 2 (two times) PO: 4 (three times) A: 4 vs. Florida State (5/11/07) Hokies Who Wore #2 Wendy Hayden ( ) Tiffany Hurt ( ) Allyson Campbell ( ) ERIN S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL

21 JUNIOR Will battle for the starting designated player spot One of the top pinch runners on last year s squad ago Joined the team as a walk-on two years Has a ton of speed, but needs to continue to learn the game Is also reliable in the outfield if needed. 2007: Saw action in 42 contests, starting three Batted.364 on the season with four hits in 11 at bats Scored 16 runs Was 11-for-12 on stolen base attempts Recorded three hits in a start against Campbell. 2006: Appeared in 31 games Had 13 stolen bases in 19 attempts Scored eight runs Had one hit in two at bats Also drew a walk Scored the game-winning run against Coastal Carolina Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. jenna RHODES Outfield Bats: L; Throws: R Broadway, Va. Broadway H.S. Travel Ball: Smashing Apples Major: Sociology # 15 High School: Lettered four times at Broadway High School for Coach Dennis Marstiller Earned Group AA first-team all-state honors as both a junior and senior Was honorable mention all-state her sophomore year Set the single-season stolen base record Named MVP of the East squad at the VHSCA All-Star game named after collecting two hits and two RBI Also played basketball for three years, setting a new single-season steals record with 78. Personal: Jenna Lee Rhodes... Born November 20, 1986, in Harrisonburg, VA... Daughter of Jim Rhodes and the late Ellen Rhodes... Sister, Callie, played softball at Tech from Participated in mission trips to Zambia in the summers of 06 and 07 Majoring in sociology. Q&A with Jenna Nickname: The Little Nipper Favorite Book: Bible Favorite Food: chicken fried, baked, broiled or barbecued Favorite Childhood Toy: Barbie! Favorite Cartoon Character: Wiley Coyote Favorite Place on Campus: War Memorial Chapel at night Favorite Holiday: Christmas Most Admired Person: my dad, Jim Rhodes Worst Summer Job I ve Had: packing books on the early shift until my fingers fell off Biggest Pet Peeve: laziness Best Movie We ve Watched On the Bus: Wicker Park! Most Exciting Win: our ACC championship over Georgia Tech Game Show I Want to Be a Contestant On: The Price is Right I m Embarrassed to Admit I Watch: Hannah Montana Career Highs AB: 3 vs. Campbell (4/10/07) R: 2 vs. Campbell (4/10/07) H: 3 vs. Campbell (4/10/07) BB: 1 vs. Charlotte (2/19/06) SB: 2 (two times) PO: 1 vs. Notre Dame (2/18/07) Hokies Who Wore #15 Crystal Armes ( ) Shannon Holberton (2003) Ciara Chaffee ( ) JENNA S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 19

22 beth WALKER JUNIOR # 14 First Base/Third Base Bats: R; Throws: R Galax, Va. Galax H.S. Travel Ball: Carolina Cardinals Major: Human nutrition, foods and exercise 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL Looking to return to her freshman form where she was a dangerous power hitter Has started in left field, at first and at third base in two seasons Saw all of her playing time at third base last year, but will challenge for time at first base this year. 2007: Played in 37 games, starting 23 Scored nine runs and drove in five Drew 15 walks and had one sacrifice hit Had one double, one triple and one home run Her lone home run was a big one as it was a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the seventh inning with two strikes and two outs to give Tech a 3-2 lead at Radford Had two multiple-rbi games Saw her batting average drop to.113, picking up seven hits on the season. 2006: A utility player who settled in at first base the last few weeks of the season A second-team All-ACC selection Named secondteam all-state by VaSID at first base Batted.271 with 26 hits and 22 RBI Had six doubles and five home runs Scored 13 runs Drew 15 walks Had a big three-run home run in the win over Georgia Tech Set up the game-winner with a single in the 12th-inning against Louisville in the NCAA Regionals Saw action at first base, third base, left field and as the designated player Had two game-winning hits Had five multiple-hit games and seven multiple-rbi games Led the Hokies with a.423 batting average in conference games Had a slugging percentage of.769 with three doubles and two home runs in ACC games. High School: Lettered four times for Coach Leslie Mutter at Galax High Named the All- Timesland Player of the Year by The Roanoke Times her senior year Also named a first-team Region C outfielder Batted.698 with nine home runs, 45 runs scored and 50 RBI, along with a slugging percentage and a.778 on base percentage In the circle, went 19-4 with 226 strikeouts and a 0.73 ERA in 128 innings pitched Named first-team all-district, All-Timesland by The Roanoke Times, all-region and all-state her junior year after hitting.674 with 10 home runs, 39 RBI, 53 runs and a slugging percentage of Hit.588 as a sophomore, driving in 35 with six home runs Hit over.550 in each of her four years, hitting 32 home runs, driving in 154 runs and scoring 156 runs while striking out 510 and recording a record in the circle in 320 innings Also lettered in basketball and volleyball, earning first-team all-district honors in volleyball. Personal: Audrey Elizabeth Walker Born November 30, 1986, in Galax, VA Daughter of Donnie and Cheryl Walker Has two sisters, Amber, a sophomore on the Tech softball team, and Dee Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise. Q&A with Beth Nickname: Betty Favorite TV Show: America s Next Top Model Favorite Food: biscuits and gravy Favorite Dessert: Nanny s preacher cookies and Mimi s chocolate pie Favorite Snack: cinnamon sugar pita chips Favorite Cereal: Lucky Charms Favorite Childhood Toy: Barbie Dolls Favorite Holiday: Christmas Most Admired Person: my mom and my dad Best Sports Movie of All-Time: Remember the Titans I m Embarrassed to Admit I Watch: Hannah Montana Career Highs AB: 4 (four times) R: 2 vs. Longwood (4/4/07) H: 2 (five times) RBI: 3 (four times) 2B: 1 (seven times) 3B: 1 vs. Virginia (4/7/07) HR: 1 (six times) BB: 2 (seven times) SB: 1 vs. UNC Greensboro (2/19/06) PO: 9 vs. Louisville (5/19/06) A: 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (3/4/07) Hokies Who Wore #14 Jennifer Evans (1996) Allison Weist ( ) Jennifer Vantucci (2000) Kathleen Jones ( ) BETH S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% TOTAL

23 An invited walk-on who ended up being a big part of Tech s run to an ACC title last year Will be the frontrunner in right field Has the strongest arm of all the outfielders Needs to cut down on her strikeouts Will be a solid hitter in the lower portion of the lineup. 2007: A reserve early in the season who ended up starting 44 games and playing in 53 Batted.220 on the season with 27 hits, including six doubles and a triple Drove in 11 runs and scored 11 runs Had six walks but struck out 23 times Committed just one error in 29 chances, recording two outfield assists Had one sacrifice hit and picked up two stolen bases Had three game-winning hits, two of which came in consecutive games against Western Michigan and Ohio State Scored two game-winning runs Had four multi-hit games and two multi-rbi games. High School: Lettered four times for Coach Thomas Keene at Tazewell High A two-time first-team all-state selection As a senior, hit.588 with two home runs, 28 RBI, seven doubles and nine triples Had a.611 on base percentage and a.988 slugging percentage while whitney DAVIS SOPHOMORE Outfield Bats: L; Throws: L Tazewell, Va. Tazewell H.S. Travel Ball: West Virginia Dusters Major: Human nutrition, foods and exercise # 4 committing no errors in 148 chances at first base Struck out just four times all season Was a three-time, first-team All-Southwest District and All-Region IV pick Was also named SWD player of the year three times and the Region IV Player of the Year once A three-time, first-team all- Bristol Herald-Courier pick and the paper s player of the year in 2004 Also started at guard for Tazewell s girls basketball team, a team that went to the Group AA quarterfinals for the first time in school history her final year Averaged 10 points per game Named honorable mention all- SWD three times Lettered in cross country four times, advancing to the Region IV meet all four years and the state meet twice A four-time All- SWD selection Nominated for the Wendy s High School Heisman President of her sophomore, junior and senior classes Member of Junior and Senior Beta Graduated summa cum laude, finishing seventh in her graduating class A member of the SCA. Personal: Whitney Nichole Davis Born July 26, 1988, in Bluefield, WV Daughter of Rex and Laura Davis Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise. Q&A with Whitney Favorite Movies: The Notebook, Talladega Nights Favorite TV Show: Grey s Anatomy Favorite Store in the Mall: Abercrombie & Fitch Favorite Cartoon Character: Scooby Doo Best Sports Movie: Remember the Titans I m Embarrassed to Admit I Watch: Disney Movies Career Highs AB: 4 (four times) R: 3 vs. Furman (4/25/07) H: 2 (three times) RBI: 2 (two times) 2B: 1 (six times) 3B: 1 vs. Ohio State (3/11/07) BB: 1 (six times) PO: 4 vs. Villanova (3/10/07) A: 1 (two times) Hokies Who Wore #4 Beth Drombetta ( ) Rachel Norris (1999) Nicole Strada (2000) Kelli Roznowski (2001) Caitlin Murphy ( ) WHITNEY S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 21

24 morgan HARRIS r-sophomore Catcher Bats: R; Throws: R Lovingston, Va. Nelson County H.S. Travel Ball: Richmond Diamonds Major: Computer science # 24 An invaluable role player who helps out with the pitching staff Serves as one of the bullpen catchers Has some good skills and receives the ball well from the pitchers. 2007: Dressed and traveled to all of the games, but took a redshirt year. 2006: Served as one of the bullpen catchers Appeared in four games Had a hit and an RBI in four at bats Picked up her only hit of the season against Furman, an RBI single. High School: Lettered four times at Nelson County High for Coach Toni Donigan Was named all-district Earned Rookie of the Year honors, as well as best defensive player twice Also lettered twice in volleyball Was named allregion and all-district Played for the Richmond Diamonds and Coach Walter Pettus for two years of club softball A member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Morgan Miranda Harris Born April 6, 1987, in Lovingston, VA Daughter of Cynthia and Warren Harris Has one sister, Kimberly Harris Poff Majoring in computer science. Q&A with Morgan Nickname: Tator Favorite Book: All the King s Men Favorite Dessert: ice cream Best Restaurant in the area: Moe s Most Admired Person: my mom Best Sports Movie of All-Time: The Sandlot Must Have on Road Trips: laptop Career Highs AB: 1 (four times) R: 1 vs. Furman (2/12/06) H: 1 vs. Furman (2/12/06) RBI: 1 vs. Furman (2/12/06) Hokies Who Wore #24 Heather McKenzie (1996) Michelle Whitaker ( ) Megan Evans ( ) MORGAN S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL VIRGINIA TECH S OFFICIAL ATHLETICS WEB SITE hokiesports.com Regardless of where they are, Virginia Tech sports fans have the luxury of getting up-to-date information on their favorite Tech sports or athletes on a daily basis. hokiesports.com is every Tech fan s source for fast, accurate and official coverage of Hokie softball. Through the efforts of the Athletics Communications Office, pregame releases, game stories and individual features as well as up-to-date statistics and results for the softball team are posted to hokiesports.com, providing the fastest, most complete source for Hokie news on the Web. Other offerings include individual home pages for each of Virginia Tech s sports. Breaking news and archived releases about all Tech teams can be found, along with media guides containing player and coaching staff profiles, schedules, records, historical information and other pertinent facts for every sport. Also, accessible on every sport s home page are the rosters, with links to player bios, schedules and results, as well as conference standings. School single-game, season and career records, Tech Softball Park records and directions to the field are found here. Head coach Scot Thomas also makes good use of the Coaches Notebook, which is updated as the season progresses, providing fans with an inside view of the softball program. With fast live stats, fans can view stats as they happen via the Web. These stats are available for all home games, and most away games. Once again this year, Jerry Massey the Voice of Tech softball will call all of Tech s home games on hokietv.com and ACC Select. The in-house site was first launched on Nov. 29, 1999, and in 2006, hokiesports.com averaged 665,000 visits and over two million page views per month. In addition, Travels With Tinch was launched to help fans keep up with the progress of All-America pitcher Angela Tincher as she competed in Taiwan. In July of 2006 alone, the site had 17,273 visits and 22,746 page views. The site is run by Damian Salas, who also serves as the sound technician at all of Tech s home softball games. 22

25 A talented player who needs to continue to improve One of the key cogs on this year s staff Will be counted on for quality innings this year Was good in spots last year Looked good in the fall after recovering quickly from minor knee surgery. 2007: Appeared in 22 games, starting 16 Posted a 9-7 record with a pair of saves Threw 96.1 innings, allowing 34 earned runs and 109 hits while walking 36 and striking out 69 Had an ERA of 2.47 Tossed a completegame shutout against Virginia Combined on a heather LOWRY SOPHOMORE # 17 Pitcher Bats: R; Throws: R Riverdale, Va. Jonesboro H.S. Travel Ball: X-Treme Mavericks Major: Human nutrition, foods and exercise shutout against Western Michigan Picked up the win against No. 24 South Carolina. High School: Lettered four times for Coach Genine Conkle at Jonesboro High Won 22 games her final season, striking out 400 and walking just 22 in 167 innings pitched with an ERA of 0.46 Earned first-team GACA Class 5-AAAA all-state honors, as well Southern Crescent and all-region first-team honors her senior year As a junior, was named secondteam GACA Class 5-AAAA all-state after going 19-5 with 354 strikeouts, an ERA of 0.23 and just 16 walks Was also named the Southern Crescent Player of the Year and earned all-region first-team honors that year Was named honorable mention allstate as a sophomore Pitched virtually every game for Jonesboro in her four years Led them to the state sectionals for the first and only four times in school history, placing fourth in 2002 and 2003, and first in 2004 and 2005 at the regional tournament Played summer ball for Xtreme-Mavericks out of Atlanta, a team that finished in the top 20 at ASA Nationals each of her last three years Earned an NFCA Academic award for her work in the classroom Also lettered in swimming, earning MVP honors for her team her senior year. Personal: Heather Ann Lowry Born March 2, 1988, in Atlanta, GA Daughter of Scott and Paula Lowry Has three siblings, Chris, Megan and Tiffani Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise. Q&A with Heather Nickname(s): Spanky, Shakira Favorite Movies: Blades of Glory, Goldmember, The Notebook Favorite Book: The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks Favorite TV Shows: Grey s Anatomy and Scrubs Favorite Snack: Triscuits with cheese and pepperoni microwaved Favorite Childhood Toy: mini merry-go-round Favorite Cartoon Character: Betty Boop Favorite Holiday: Halloween Best Restaurant in the Valley: Texas Roadhouse Two Words to Describe Me On the Field: loud; energetic Two Words to Describe Me Off the Field: goofy; smiley Best Movie We ve Watched On the Bus: Step Up Game Show I Want to Be a On: Wheel of Fortune Reality Show I Want to Be On: Real World I m Embarrassed to Admit I Watch: The Channel Guide channel very relaxing! Career Highs IP: 7.0 (four times) SO: 7 (three times) R: 10 vs. Georgia Tech (3/18/07) ER: 5 vs. Georgia Tech (3/18/07) H: 10 vs. Georgia Tech (3/18/07) WP: 3 vs. Central Florida (3/2/07) HBP: 3 vs. Boston College (4/29/07) BB: 4 (two times) PO: 3 vs. Liberty (5/1/07) A: 3 vs. Florida State (3/24/07) Hokies Who Wore #17 Dawn Medina ( ) Maura Green ( ) Crystal Beach ( ) HEATHER S CAREER PITCHING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA PO A E FLD% / ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 23

26 dori NUNLEY r-sophomore Third Base Bats: R; Throws: R Wexford, Pa. North Allegheny H.S. Travel Ball: Pittsburgh Patriots Major: Communication # VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL A talented player who will battle for playing time at third base An invited walk-on who has a great work ethic and attitude Makes good contact with the ball Could also be used as a reliable pinch hitter. 2007: Appeared in 12 games, starting two at third base Picked up three hits on the season, one of which was a home run Drove in four runs and scored one run Her first collegiate hit was a three-run home run in a win at Longwood. 2006: Was redshirted Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. High School: Lettered twice for Coach Richard Meister at North Allegheny High Was a two-time All-Pittsburgh North team selection, coming as a junior and a senior Was the 2005 KSA Tournament MVP in Ft. Lauderdale, FL Batted.500 her senior year, a new school record Also played two years on the basketball team, scoring 33 points in one game her junior season Played club softball with the Pittsburgh Patriots for Coaches John McAdoo and Richie Holsinger Was a teammate of former Hokie Megan Stone on that team A member of the National Junior Honor Society and made the honor roll throughout high school. Personal: Dorian Michelle Nunley Born January 21, 1987, in Lexington, KY Daughter of David and Deborah Nunley Majoring in communication Minoring in real estate and has a cognate in event planning. Another example of Virginia Tech s commitment to providing its student-athletes with the best academic resources possible is the presence of the Computer Services department, under the direction of Tommy Regan. Chris Mayer is an assistant for computer and network support. Because all Tech students are required to own computers, the Virginia Tech athletics department helps its scholarship athletes fulfill that requirement by providing them with state-of-the-art laptops equipped with the most recent software. In addition to procuring laptops for the athletes, the office also addresses hardware and software needs for the student-athletes and the entire Virginia Tech athletics staff, including repairs, upgrades and virus protection. Laptop computers are also available for Tech athletes when traveling to away contests. Last summer, the new computer labs in Lane Stadium s west side expansion were opened, featuring nearly 30 brand-new computers. The new academic services center in Lane Stadium is one of the finest of its kind in the country, allowing players to excel as much in the classroom as they do on the field. The attention to academics has paid off as the softball team posted a team GPA of over 3.0 in the fall semester. Q&A with Dori Favorite Movie: Boondock Saints Favorite Childhood Item: a blanket named Pinkie Favorite Place on Campus: the ledge behind the pylons over top of the War Memorial Chapel Best Sports Movie of All-Time: 61* Best Movie We ve Watched On the Bus: Deja Vu Show I Want to Be a Contestant On: Project Runway or So You Think You Can Dance Career Highs AB: 2 (two times) R: 1 vs. Longwood (4/4/07) H: 1 (three times) RBI: 3 vs. Longwood (4/4/07) 2B: 1 vs. Campbell (4/10/07) HR: 1 vs. Longwood (4/4/07) PO: 1 vs. Longwood (4/4/07) A: 3 vs. Western Michigan (3/11/07) Hokies Who Wore #6 Kim Avent (1996) Erin Weaver (1998) Carmen Farmer ( ) Alisia Narodowski ( ) DORI S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% COMPUTER SERVICES DEPARTMENT Tommy Regan Chris Mayer 24

27 anna ZITT SOPHOMORE A smooth-fielding shortstop who has good range Has a very strong arm and plays great defense Will serve as a backup at second base and can also play in the outfield Needs to continue to develop her game, especially at the plate Will once again be battling for playing time. 2007: Appeared in 40 games, starting 31 at shortstop Picked up 11 hits on the season, including four doubles and a home run Drove in nine runs and scored six runs Had one game-winning hit and scored one game-winning run Had three multi-rbi games Had a three-run home run against No. 24 NC State that ended the game because of the run-ahead rule. High School: Lettered four times for Coach Theresa Jones at Floyd E. Kellam High Named Shortstop/Second Base/Outfield Bats: R; Throws: R Virginia Beach, Va. Kellam H.S. Travel Ball: Virginia Legends Major: Marketing management # 20 first-team All-Eastern Region and first-team All-Tidewater by The Virginian Pilot as a senior outfielder after hitting.310 with 11 RBI and 11 extra-base hits Was named secondteam All-Tidewater as a junior and first-team all-district Also lettered three times in basketball Was second-team All-Tidewater in basketball as a junior Was also first-team all-district Averaged 13.5 ppg as a senior and scored 999 career points Named the Virginia Beach Sports Club Female Athlete of the Year. Personal: Anna Margaret Zitt Born February 5, 1988, in Virginia Beach, VA Daughter of Michael and Janet Zitt Has one sister, Melissa Majoring in marketing management. Q&A with Anna Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball Favorite Book: Redeeming Love Favorite TV Show: Prison Break Favorite Food: cheese Favorite Snack: fruit snacks Favorite Cereal: Froot Loops Favorite Childhood Toy: my Barbie Jeep Favorite Place on Campus: Deets Best Restaurant in the Valley: Mike s Grill Most Admired Person/People: my parents Worst Summer Job I ve Had: selling Cutco knives Two Words to Describe Me On the Field: serious; competitive Two Words to Describe Me Off the Field: goofy; passionate Best Movie We ve Watched On the Bus: The Holiday Most Exciting Win: ACC championship game Game Show I Want to Be On: Wheel of Fortune Career Highs AB: 4 vs. North Carolina (4/14/07) R: 2 vs. Maryland (4/21/07) H: 1 (11 times) RBI: 3 vs. NC State (4/1/07) 2B: 1 (four times) HR: 1 vs. NC State (4/1/07) BB: 2 vs. Maryland (4/21/07) SB: 1 vs. Georgia Tech (3/18/07) PO: 3 (three times) A: 4 (three times) Hokies Who Wore #20 Aaron Blacka (1996) Heather Terry ( ) Megan Stone ( ) ANNA S CAREER HITTING AND FIELDING STATISTICS Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 25

28 misty HALL SOPHOMORE-transfer # 18 Catcher/Shortstop Bats: R; Throws: R Dayton, Va. Turner Ashby H.S. (Louisburg College) Travel Ball: Extreme Force Blue Major: Sociology 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL One of four transfers joining the squad this year Coming off an incredible season at Louisburg A versatile player who can catch or play shortstop Has a very strong arm and swings a powerful bat. Louisburg: Played one season for Coach Don Gines at Louisburg College Helped lead her squad to the Region X Championship as well as the District J Championship Was named first-team all-region, as well as MVP of the Region X Tournament Also made the all-tournament team Hit.496 for the season, recording 67 hits, eight home runs and 42 RBI Had 16 doubles, three triples, 17 walks, an on base percentage of.561 and a slugging percentage of.837 In two games against Aiken Tech at the regional tournament, went a combined 5-for-5 with three home runs, two doubles, 12 RBI, four runs scored and three walks Hit four home runs and drove in 14 in that tournament, earning the MVP honors. High School: A three-time, first-team Group AA all-state selection, sharing player of the year honors her final year Was a four-sport athlete volleyball, basketball, indoor track and softball Earned Region II and Valley District Player of the Year honors in softball after hitting.586 in Florida International Invitational February 7-9 Comfort Suites Miami 3901 SW 117 Ave. Miami, FL Green & White Tournament February 16 Hampton Inn Charlotte University Place 8419 North Tryon St. Charlotte, NC SPRING BREAK Hillenbrand Invitational February 6-March 3 Embassy Suites 3110 East Skyline Dr. Tucson, AZ the regular season Finished her final year with 17 home runs and 55 RBI Set a new school record for home runs in a season and career (35) Was named first-team all-district and all-region all four years. Personal: Misty Starr Hall Born July 14, 1988, in Rockingham County, VA Daughter of Lynwood Hall and Connie Orebaugh Has four siblings, Chris Hall, Jenny Hall, Lisa Fulk and Lynn Hull Majoring in sociology TRAVEL ACCOMODATIONS Long Beach State Invitational March 4-8 Westin 333 East Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA Georgia Tech March Hawthorne Suites Atlanta NW 1500 Parkwood Cir. Atlanta, GA NC State March Homewood Suites by Hilton Cary 100 MacAlson Ct. Cary, NC Q&A with Misty Nickname(s): Nook, Misticle, Mogely Game Show I Want to Be On: Fear Factor I m Embarrassed to Admit I Watch: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cartoons Best Sports Movie of All Time: Miracle Favorite Cartoon Character: Donatello Word I Overuse Too Much: dude Favorite Movie: Talladega Nights Must Have on Road Trips: food! Hokies Who Wore #18 Sarah Wolf ( ) Julie Black (1998) Lisa Abbomonte (2000) Catherine Gilliam (2001) Sarah Prosise ( ) Jessica Everhart (2006) U.S. National Team (Exhibition) March 25 Oklahoma City, Okla. To be determined Maryland March Fairfield Inn by Maryland Capital Beltway 4050 Powder Mill Rd. Beltsville, MD Boston College April Doubletree Guest Suites Boston/Waltham 550 Winter St. Waltham, MA ACC Softball Championship May 6-10 College Park, Md. To be determined 26

29 Another in the long line of Canadians to suit up for the Hokie softball team A very good defensive shortstop who has international playing experience Will need to adjust to the collegiate game, but already possesses defensive One of four transfers joining the squad this year A solid player who can play first base or help out as a pitcher An invited walk-on who swings a good bat. IRCC: Played two seasons for Coach Dale Atkinson Hit.340 in two seasons with 113 hits, 10 home runs, 79 RBI and a stolen base Hit.363 as a freshman, tallying 61 hits, 43 RBI and six home runs As a sophomore, hit.317 with 52 hits, four home runs and 36 RBI with a stolen base A 2006 First-Team All-Southern jess HODGE FRESHMAN # 10 Shortstop Bats: R; Throws: R Vancouver, B.C., Canada Point Grey Secondary Travel Ball: White Rock Renegades Major: Human nutrition, foods and exercise kim JALM JUNIOR-transfer skills to thrive at this level Is expected to battle for the starting shortstop duties. High School: Attended Point Grey Secondary, which does not have softball A member of the Canadian Junior National Team which competed at the World Championships in Enschede, Netherlands in the summer of 2007 Was named Athlete of the Year all five years of secondary school (grades 8-12) and was on the honor roll all five years as well In 2005, was named a Canadian Softball National All-Star at shortstop Travel team posted a record in of Also played soccer, volleyball and basketball, earning several honors in each of those sports. Personal: Jesslyn Lena Grace Hodge Born May 31, 1989, in Vancouver Daughter of Mark and Wendy Hodge Has three siblings, Briana, Darcie and Bret Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise. # 7 First Base/Pitcher Bats: R; Throws: R West Palm Beach, Fla. Jupiter H.S. (Indian River C.C) Travel Ball: Stacey s Stars Major: Chemistry Conference selection Was named to the 2006 FCCAA & NJCAA Region VIII All Tournament Team, as well as the FCCAA/NJCAA Atlantic District All-Tournament Team Helped lead her team to NJCAA national third-place finish as a freshman and to a runner-up finish at the state tournament Was a teammate of current Hokie Elly Gosby at IRCC in High School: Lettered four times at Jupiter High for Coach Rick Williams Was a third-team all-state selection by the FSWA at the 5A level as a senior, also earning honorable mention honors as a junior, both as a utility player Hit.459 and led area players with 45 RBI and seven home runs as a senior, earning first-team all-area for the 6A-5A-4A Classes by The Palm Beach Post. Personal: Kimberly Ann Jalm Born November 23, 1986, in Palm Beach Gardens, FL Daughter of Scott and Sheril Jalm Has two brothers, Carl and Eric Majoring in chemistry. Q&A with Jess Nickname(s): Hodgie, J-ho, Canada Favorite TV Show: So You Think You Can Dance Favorite Food: everything at Thanksgiving dinner Favorite Dessert: Tiramisu Favorite Cartoon Character: Stewie from Family Guy I m As Good As Anyone At: Guitar Hero Hokies Who Wore #10 Terri Garland ( ) Bronwyn Blair ( ) Erin Lawrence (2002) Karie Morrison ( ) Q&A with Kim Favorite Movie: Walk the Line Favorite Cartoon Character: SpongeBob Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving - it s my birthday! Biggest Pet Peeve: slow drivers in the fast lane Reality Show I Want to Be On: Candid Camera Must Have on Road Trips: ipod at full blast Hokies Who Wore #7 Sarah Hudson ( ) Kelli Roznowski (2000) Ginny Fletcher (2001) Katie Maynard (2003) Jackie Fernandez (2004) Ashley Thatcher ( ) 2007 ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 27

30 kenzie ROARK FRESHMAN Pitcher Bats: R; Throws: R Old Hickory, Tenn. Mt. Juliet H.S. Travel Ball: Tennessee Explosion Major: Communication # 16 A young pitcher who threw well in the fall Her contribution level this year will be determined by how quickly she adjusts to the college level With three veteran pitchers on this year s staff, will be given plenty of time to develop Induces a lot of ground outs. High School: Played for Coach Kacey Pedigo at Mt. Juliet High School Led her team to two state runner-up finishes Was named MVP of District 9AAA and the MVP of the district tournament as a senior Named first-team allmidstate Went 29-7 with a 0.14 ERA her final season Threw 227 innings, striking out 342 Walked just 39 on the year Threw nine nohitters, two perfect games and had 15 shutouts Named to the TSWA All-State Class AAA Softball Team as a senior Named MVP of the Tennessee-Kentucky all-star softball series after striking out 13 in a no-hitter Named secondteam all-state as a junior Member of the Gold Club, which is awarded for academic excellence. Personal: Mackenzie Alaina Roark Born June 16, 1989, in Nashville, TN Daughter of David and Judy Roark Has three siblings, Stacey, Stephanie and Stephen Majoring in communication. amber WALKER SOPHOMORE-transfer Catcher Bats: R; Throws: R Galax, Va. Galax H.S. (Roanoke College) Travel Ball: Carolina Cardinals Major: Interdisciplinary studies # 11 Q&A with Kenzie Nickname(s): Kenz, Kenzer, Mac Favorite Movie: Anchorman Favorite Book: Running with Scissors Favorite Dessert: homemade banana pudding Best Sports Movie of All-Time: Rudy Reality Show I Want to Be On: The Hills I m Embarrassed to Admit I Watch: Rock Of Love Hokies Who Wore #16 Christy Huber (1998) Heather Todd ( ) Katie Maynard ( ) 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL One of four transfers joining the squad this year Coming off a solid freshman year at nearby Roanoke College Is expected to be a big help to the pitching staff as one of the catchers. Roanoke College: Played one season at Roanoke College in Salem for Coach Mike Walthall Started 25 games, batting.309 with four home runs and 22 RBI Hit a home run in each of her first two at bats in her first collegiate game Threw out the lone base runner who attempted to steal on her. High School: Lettered four times at Galax High for Coach Veri Brown As a senior was named first-team all-region, the Mountain Empire District Player of the Year and second-team allstate Earned All-Timesland honors from The Roanoke Times Hit.636 with a slugging percentage, three home runs, 40 RBI and 32 runs scored Threw out 19 of 23 runners attempting to steal Won a national championship with her club team, Carolina Cardinals, in Personal: Amber Elaine Walker Born January 8, 1988, in Galax, VA Daughter of Donnie and Cheryl Walker Has two sisters, Beth, a junior on the Tech softball team, and Dee Majoring in interdisciplinary studies. Q&A with Amber Favorite Movie: Finding Nemo Favorite Food: mom s macaroni and cheese Favorite Dessert: coconut cake Favorite Snack: Triscuits Favorite Store in the Mall: Sephora Show I Want to Be a Contestant On: Top Chef I m Embarrassed that I Watch: High School Musical Hokies Who Wore #11 Shannon Crowder (1996) Michelle Meadows ( ) Shanel Garofalo ( ) Kelsy Rokey ( ) 28

31 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE The Tradition Consistency. It is the mark of true excellence in any endeavor. However, in today s intercollegiate athletics, competition has become so balanced and so competitive that it is virtually impossible to maintain a high level of consistency. Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference has defied the odds. Now in its 55th year of competition, the ACC has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture, the numbers support it. Since the league s inception in 1953, ACC schools have captured 105 national championships, including 56 in women s competition and 2007 ACC Standings Conference Overall Virginia Tech NC State Georgia Tech Florida State North Carolina Maryland Boston College Virginia Tournament Champion: Virginia Tech Tournament Runner-up: Georgia Tech Player of the Year: Abbie Sims, NC State Pitcher of the Year: Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Freshman of the Year: Monica Montez, Florida State Coach of the Year Scot Thomas, Virginia Tech 49 in men s. In addition, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 139 times in men s competition and 86 times in women s action. The success of softball in the ACC has increased over the years since the conference began sponsoring the sport in The league has produced 47 NFCA All-Americans, including Angela Tincher, who was a first-team selection last year. In addition, the ACC has had 175 studentathletes named NFCA All-Region. The ACC can also measure its achievements in the postseason, as the conference has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament over the past several years. In 2007, the league s presence in the national event tied an all-time high, as five teams represented the ACC for the second year in a row, and just the second time ever. Prior to 2006, the ACC had four members competing in the NCAA once (2005) and three teams in both 2003 and In all, ACC schools have combined for 41 all-time appearances in the NCAA Tournament, with 26 of those coming since the year Since joining the ACC in 1991, Florida State has established itself as one of the top softball programs in the country. The Seminoles have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 20 of the last 22 years. Florida State also possesses College World Series experience, having made four of its seven appearances as a member of the ACC. Over the years, ACC softball has found similar success in the classroom. Over 20 student-athletes have been selected as an NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete, while several others have been tabbed NFCA Academic All- Americans or ESPN The Magazine (formerly Verizon) Academic All-Americans. In 2007, two ACC student-athletes were named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans, including Virginia Tech s Tincher, while six more were selected to either the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first- or secondteams. In its history, the conference has placed 52 student athletes on the Academic all-district teams in Review The academic year concluded with league teams capturing five national team titles and 24 individual NCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 39 national team titles over the last 11 years. The ACC has won two or more NCAA titles in 25 of the past 27 years. A total of 137 ACC teams placed in NCAA post-season competition in League teams compiled a (.605) mark against nonconference opponents in NCAA championship competition. In addition, the ACC had 181 student-athletes earn first team All-America honors this past year. Overall, the league had 250 first, second or third team All-Americans. In addition, the ACC produced nine national Player of the Year and six national Coach of the Year honorees National Championships Field Hockey...Maryland Women s Soccer...North Carolina Women s Tennis...Georgia Tech Women s Golf... Duke Men s Track & Field...Florida State The Championships The conference will conduct championship competition in 24 sports during the academic year 12 for men and 12 for women. The first ACC championship was held in swimming on Feb. 25, The conference did not conduct championships in cross country, wrestling or tennis during the first year. The 12 sports for men include football, cross country, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse. Fencing, which was started in 1971, was discontinued in Women s sports were initiated in 1977 with the first championship meet being held in tennis at Wake Forest University. Championships for women are currently conducted in cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse, softball and rowing This year s ACC Softball Championship will be contested on May 8-11, 2008 in College Park, Md., as the University of Maryland will host the event. A History The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.C., with seven charter members Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest drawing up the conference by-laws. The withdrawal of seven schools from the Southern Conference came early on the morning of May 8, 1953, during the Southern Conference s annual spring meeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met in Raleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adopted and the name became officially the Atlantic Coast Conference. Suggestions from fans for the name of the new conference appeared in the region s newspapers prior to the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggested were: Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast, Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont, Southern Seven and the Shoreline. Duke s Eddie Cameron recommended that the name of the conference be the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the motion was passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with each member institution assessed $ to pay for conference expenses. On Dec. 4, 1953, conference officials met again at Sedgefield and officially admitted the University of Virginia as the league s eighth member. The first, and only, withdrawal of a school from the ACC came on June 30, 1971, when the University of South Carolina tendered its resignation. The ACC operated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when the Georgia Institute of Technology was admitted. The Atlanta school had withdrawn from the Southeastern Conference in January of The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1, 1991, with the addition of Florida State University. The conference expanded to 11 members on July 1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miami and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. On Oct. 17, 2003, Boston College accepted an invitation to become the league s 12th member starting July 1, ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 29

32 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL REVIEW ACC Championship Highlights Big 2007 Season After two years, the Virginia Tech softball team finally achieved the goal it had set out to reach when first entering the Atlantic Coast Conference in The squad was crowned ACC champions, clinching the regular season and then, on the strength of Angela Tincher s pitching and clutch hitting from several players, Tech earned its first league title with a 2-0 win over Georgia Tech, sending the team into a wild celebration on the field. The Hokies took on their cross-state rivals, the Virginia Cavaliers, in the first game of the tournament. In the fourth inning of the game, UVa had pushed a run across and Tech s bats were lifeless. However, this would be the only run scored against Tech for the entire tournament. And after sophomore Charisse Mariconda sparked a rally by driving in two of the four runs for Tech, the Hokies were on their way to a title. After defeating the Cavaliers, Tech then went on to hand Florida State its first loss (4-0) of the tournament, and then knocked the University of North Carolina (3-0) out of the tournament. On Championship Sunday Tech faced the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Angela Tincher Tech. In comparison, just two years earlier, the championship game was played by the two teams but it was the other Tech that came out on top that year. This year, however, Virginia Tech came out with a win thanks largely to a big hit from sophomore Kelsy Rokey. Rokey hit a two-run home run to put Tech up 2-0 in the bottom of the second to give them the lead that would last the rest of the game. Strong tournaments from Tincher, Rokey and Jessica Everhart landed them on the all-tournament team. The ACC crown was a culmination of determination and hard work from the Hokies throughout the season. Virginia Tech won three preseason tournaments: the Georgia State Tournament, the Tiger Invitational and the Knight Games. In the Tiger Invitational, Tincher broke the Virginia Tech strikeout record, previously held by Ashlee Dobbe (926). Tincher set that new record when facing Notre Dame, earning her 937th strikeout. That would be one of 607 on the year as she went on to break the ACC s career strikeout record as just a junior. At the NFCA Leadoff Classic, Tech beat a tough Illinois State squad, and the 18th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs before falling 1-0 to No. 13 Michigan in the semifinals. Before traveling to Florida for the spring break trip, Tech played against Radford for their annual New River Valley face-off. Both games were won by pinch hits in the seventh inning. In the first, junior Kelsey Hoffman hit the game winning run with her pinch hit single up the middle, while in game two, sophomore Beth Walker blasted a two-run home run with two strikes and two out to lift Tech to a 2-1 win. On the first stop of the spring break trip, head coach Scot Thomas picked up the 400th win of his career when the team beat Stetson 3-0 in the championship game of the Knight Games Tournament. The Hokies celebrate in the dugout during the ACC Championship game. The next stop for the Hokies was the USF/adidas Spring Break Invitational. Tech faced Ohio State twice, not knowing that these games would prove useful for their third match-up in regionals. Tech lost the first game to the Buckeyes, but in the championship game of the Silver Bracket, Tech beat OSU 2-0. Freshman Whitney Davis got Tech to the title game with a triple down the right field line to give Tech the win over Western Michigan and Tincher s no-hitter kept the Buckeye bats quiet in the final. The Hokies started their ACC matchups with a three-game series against Georgia Tech, which was then ranked 18th in the country, taking two games against the powerful Jackets. Tech won all seven series of ACC play, winning at least two out of the three games. Tech even swept the Cavaliers at Charlottesville to take the season series 4-0 and finish 15-5 in league play. The Tech squad was also faced with the challenge of playing softball after the campus tragedy of April 16. The scheduled game against ETSU for April 17 was cancelled as the whole campus came to terms with what had happened on their quiet campus. Maryland came to Tech just five days after the shootings for the series, and the Hokies tried to bring some normalcy back into their lives. The Terps brought the Tech squad T-shirts and key chains in honor of the students and faculty lost, showing true compassion and that will always be remembered by the Tech team. Tech later clinched the regular season title after beating Boston College in their three game series. After the ACC Tournament, Tech received its third consecutive bid to Regionals, this time at Columbus, Ohio. The Hokies went into the tournament with the No. 1 seed, facing Canisius first. After beating the Golden Griffins 5-0, Tech lost to host Ohio State 2-1 and then to Cal State Fullerton 1-0, bringing the Hokies season to an end with a record. Several members of the Jessica Everhart 2007 squad were honored for their accomplishments, both on the field and off. Tincher led the way, being named a first-team All-American and a first-team Academic All-American, to go along with numerous other awards. Her pitching performances in the Florida State conference series won her the NFCA National Player of the Week recognition. She led the nation with a 0.57 ERA and was second in strikeouts. She also threw three no hitters and two perfect games. Over the summer, Tincher was invited to the Olympic Selection Camp in Chula Vista, Calif. Senior Callie Rhodes and junior Caroline Stolle, along with Tincher, were named All-ACC and all-region. The three also earned first-team VaSID all-state honors, while sophomore Jessica Everhart was named to the second team. The coaching staff was named the NFCA Northeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year. Some key efforts by the players through out the season included freshman Heather Lowry s big win against No. 24 South Carolina and Mariconda s double down the line which kept Tech ahead of Maryland in a 5-4 win. She also hit a home run in the eighth inning against Villanova to keep Tech s hopes alive in the USF tournament. Everhart singled up the middle to score junior Stephanie Savre in the hard fought 1-0 win against Auburn. It was clutch efforts like these throughout the season that helped the Hokies to the success they had. Tech first cracked the polls in March with a No. 24 ranking, marking the first time in the polls for the Hokies since April The team finished out the regular season with the highest ever poll ranking in their history, coming in at an impressive 13th. Another end of the season high was the team RPI finish, as the squad ended up 15th.

33 2007 STATISTICS & RESULTS Overall Record: ACC Record: 15-5 Home: 12-4 Away: 16-4 Neutral: 21-8 Hitting Statistics No. Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 12 Caroline Stolle Callie Rhodes Stephanie Savre Kelsey Hoffman Jessica Everhart Erin Ota Charisse Mariconda Kelsy Rokey Whitney Davis Jenna Rhodes Karie Morrison Dori Nunley Anna Zitt Beth Walker Steffanie Massetti Heather Lowry Ashley Thatcher Angela Tincher Team Totals Opponents LOB - Team (415), Opp (338). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (22). CI - Team (0), Opp (4). IBB - Team (2), Stolle, C. 1, Ota, E. 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Davis, W. 1, Hoffman, K. 1, Ota, E. 1. Pitching Statistics No. Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 1 Angela Tincher / Heather Lowry / Karie Morrison / Ashley Thatcher / Team Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (15), Rokey, K. 8, Hoffman, K. 7, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Tincher, A. (40-43), Hoffman, K. (40-42), Rokey, K. (14-15), Lowry, H. (7-7), Morrison, K. (5-5), Thatcher, A. (2-2). Hitting minimums 50% of Games, 1.0 AB/Game; Pitching minimums 10% of Games, 1.0 IP/Game 2007 AWARDS & HONORS Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American Angela Tincher Pitcher First Team NFCA All-Northeast Region Caroline Stolle Outfield First Team Angela Tincher Pitcher First Team Callie Rhodes DP Second Team USA Softball National Player of the Year Finalist Angela Tincher Pitcher All-Atlantic Coast Conference Angela Tincher Pitcher First Team Callie Rhodes DP Second Team Caroline Stolle Outfield Second Team Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year Scot Thomas Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament MVP Angela Tincher Pitcher Atlantic Coast Conference All-Tournament Team Jessica Everhart Outfield Kelsy Rokey Third Base Angela Tincher Pitcher VaSID All-State Team Callie Rhodes DP First Team Caroline Stolle OF First Team Angela Tincher Pitcher First Team Jessica Everhart Outfield Second Team VaSID State Pitcher of the Year Angela Tincher ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Angela Tincher First Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District III Angela Tincher First Team USA Softball Co-National Player of the Week Angela Tincher Pitcher March 27 NFCA National Player of the Week Angela Tincher Pitcher March 28 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week Jessica Everhart Outfield May 7 Angela Tincher Pitcher Feb. 19, 26, March 26 NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team Caroline Stolle Outfield First Team Angela Tincher Pitcher First Team Angela Tincher Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team Stephanie Savre First Base Caroline Stolle Outfield Angela Tincher Pitcher (Most Valuable Pitcher) Highest Team Rankings: USA Softball: 13th May 15 (Final Reg. Season) NFCA: 17th June 20 (Final Poll) ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant

34 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL THE RECORD BOOK Team Records Season Games played:...70, 1999 Games won:...54, 1999 Games lost:...32, 1996 & 1997 Most home wins:...20, 2000 Most road wins:... 16, 2005, 2006 & 2007 Most neutral site wins:...24, 1999 Team Batting Game At bats:... 48, vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Runs:... 19, vs. St. Louis, 2/28/98 Hits:...23, vs. Radford, 3/30/02 Doubles:... 7, vs. James Madison, 4/10/02 Triples:...3, twice (last: vs. East Tennessee State, 4/25/02) Home Runs:... 4, three times (last at Seton Hall, 4/5/03) Runs Batted In:... 18, vs. St. Louis, 2/28/98 Total Bases:...31, vs. Radford, 3/30/02 Sacrifice Flies:... 3, vs. Virginia, 4/7/07 Sacrifice Bunts:...5, vs. Liberty, 2/23/01 Strikeouts:... 17, three times (last vs. Southern Miss, 2/17/01) Walks:... 11, vs. Fordham, 4/5/98 Stolen Bases:... 7, vs. UNC Greensboro, 2/19/06 Team Fielding Game Putouts:... 42, vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Assists:...20, twice (last vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/31/96) Chances:... 53, vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Errors:... 7, four times (last vs. Arizona State, 3/7/03) Double Plays:...3, vs. Liberty, 2/23/01 Passed Balls:... 3, four times (last vs. NC State, 3/12/06) SBs Against:...7, vs. Kansas, 3/13/99 Caught Stealing:... 3, last vs. Seton Hall, 3/5/02 Team Pitching Game Innings: , vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Strikeouts:... 26, vs. Nevada, 3/3/06 Walks:... 9, four times (last vs. Georgia Tech, 4/29/06) Hits Allowed:...18, twice (last vs. Tennessee, 4/30/97) Runs Allowed:... 21, vs. Georgia Tech, 3/18/07 HRs Allowed:... 6, vs. Georgia Tech, 3/18/07 Doubles Allowed:...5, seven times (last at Villanova, 4/26/03) Triples Allowed:...3, three times (last vs. Massachusetts, 4/18/98) Hit By Pitch:... 5 twice (last vs. Georgia Tech, 3/18/07) Individual Batting Game At Bats:...7, Sarah Prosise, vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Runs Scored:... 4, Shanel Garofalo vs. Radford, 3/30/02 Hits:...5, S. Garofalo vs. Radford, 3/30/02 & K. Brown vs. UNCG, 2/19/06 Doubles:...3, C. Farmer vs. UNCG, 2/19/00 & S. Crowder vs. Fordham, 3/24/96 Triples:...2, Courtney Brinkman at East Tennessee State, 4/25/02 Home Runs:...2, last by Kelsy Rokey vs. Maryland, 4/21/07 Total Bases:... 11, Megan Evans vs. North Carolina A&T, 2/21/04 Runs Batted In:...8, Megan Evans vs. North Carolina A&T State, 2/21/04 Bronwyn Blair Walks:... 4, twice, last by Kelsey Hoffman vs. Georgia State, 2/11/07 Sacrifice Flies:...2, Charisse Mariconda vs. Georgia State, 2/11/07 Sacrifice Bunts:... 3, last by Sarah Wolf vs. Davis & Elkins, 3/22/96 Hit by Pitch:... 3, Carmen Farmer vs. Syracuse, 4/2/01 Strikeouts:... 4, S. Savre vs. Fla. St., 5/12/05 & C. Rhodes vs. Nevada, 3/3/06 Stolen Bases:... 3, Bronwyn Blair vs. George Mason, 3/22/00 Individual Fielding Game Chances:... 24, Kelsy Rokey vs. Nevada, 3/3/06 Putouts:... 22, Megan Evans vs. Radford, 2/23/05 Assists:... 9, Melissa Sanderson, twice, last vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/31/96 Errors:... 4, last by Carmen Farmer vs. Arizona State, 3/7/03 Individual Pitching Game Innings: , Angela Tincher vs. Florida State, 5/12/05 Most Hits:... 15, Jennie Kallio vs. Tennessee, 4/30/97 Most Runs:... 16, Jennie Kallio vs. Tennessee, 4/30/97 Most Earned Runs:... 11, Allison Weist vs. Southwestern Louisiana, 3/29/97 Most Doubles:...5, last by Rachel Pacheco vs. South Carolina, 3/2/03 Most Triples:... 3, Michelle Johnson vs. Massachusetts, 4/18/98 Most Home Runs:...4, Ashlee Dobbe at Notre Dame, 4/20/02 Strikeouts:... 26, Angela Tincher vs. Nevada, 3/3/06 Walks:... 9, last by Katie Maynard at Georgia Tech, 4/29/06 Hit By Pitch:...5, by Angela Tincher vs. Georgia Tech, 3/18/07 Team Batting Season Batting Average: , 2002 (highest);.242, 1996 (lowest) Slugging Percentage: , 1998 (highest);.303, 1996 (lowest) On Base Percentage: , 1998 (highest);.306, 1996 (lowest) At-bats:... 1,874, 2005 (most); 1,196, 1996 (fewest) Runs:...302, 1998 (most); 170, 1996 (fewest) Hits: , 2005 (most); 290, 1996 (fewest) Doubles:... 96, 2002 (most); 35, 1996 (fewest) Triples:...19, 1997 (most); 5, 2004 (fewest) Home Runs:...45, 2005 (most); 1, 1996 (fewest) Runs Batted In:...258, 2002 (most); 131, 1996 (fewest) Total Bases:...739, 2005 (most); 363, 1996 (fewest) Walks: , 2005 (most); 94, 1996 (fewest) Hit by Pitch:...25, 2002 (most); 8, 1997 (fewest) Strikeouts:...328, 1999 (most); 147, 1996 (fewest) Sacrifice Flies:...11, 1999 & 2001 (most); 3, 2000 (fewest) Sacrifice Bunts:... 67, 1998 (most); 26, 2003 (fewest) Stolen Bases:... 92, 2006 (most); 14, 2002 (fewest) Stolen Base Attempts: , 2006 (most); 24, 2002 (fewest) Team Fielding Season Chances:... 2,087, 2005 (most); 1,460, 2003 (fewest) Putouts:...1,447, 2005 (most); 914, 1996 (fewest) Assists: , 1998 (most); 287, 2007 (fewest) Errors: , 1997 (most); 52, 2002 (fewest) Fielding Percentage: , 2000 & 2002 (highest);.918, 1996 (lowest) Double Plays Turned:...23, 2001 (most); 7, 2006 (fewest) Team Pitching Season Earned Run Average: , 1999 (lowest); 3.83, 1997 (highest) Saves:...6, 2005 (most); 1 on two occasions (fewest) Complete Games:... 58, 1999 (most); 22, 2003 (fewest) Shutouts:...33, 1999 (most); 1, 1996 (fewest) Innings Pitched: , 2005 (most); 304.2, 1996 (fewest) Hits:...493, 1998 (most); 231, 2006 (fewest) Runs:...296, 1997 (most); 104, 1999 (fewest) Earned Runs: , 1997 (most); 70, 1999 & 2001 (fewest) Walks:...194, 2005 (most); 102, 1997 (fewest) Strikeouts: , 2007 (most); 139, 1998 (fewest) Doubles:... 73, 1997 (most); 34, 2001 (fewest) Triples:...22, 1996 & 1997 (most); 3, 2001 (fewest) Home Runs:...37, 2006 (most); 7, 1996 (fewest) Hit By Pitch:...43, 2007 (most); 11, 1998 (fewest) Pick-offs:...5, 2002 (most); 0, three times (fewest) 32

35 SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS HITTING Games Played 70...Clarisa Crowell Laura Flowers Megan Evans Michelle Meadows Kara Krumhardt Caitlin Murphy Batting Average (min. 100 at bats) michelle Meadows Ali Verbage Clarisa Crowell Jennifer McKibben Michelle Meadows Slugging Pct. (min. 100 AB) Megan Evans Megan Evans Megan Evans Ali Verbage Clarisa Crowell Caroline Stolle At-Bats Kelly Brown Caitlin Murphy Bronwyn Blair Callie Rhodes Runs Scored 49...Carmen Farmer Bronwyn Blair Bronwyn Blair Kelly Brown Hits 76...Kelly Brown Kara Krumhardt Ali Verbage Michelle Meadows Bronwyn Blair Callie Rhodes Doubles 18...Kara Krumhardt Megan Evans Kelly Brown Charisse Mariconda Four times Triples 8...Melissa Sanderson Bronwyn Blair Terri Garland Kara Krumhardt Michelle Meadows Home Runs 16...Megan Evans Megan Evans Megan Evans Caroline Stolle Megan Evans Stephanie Savre Clarisa Crowell FRESHMAN SEASON RECORDS Individual Batting Games Played:... 70, Clarisa Crowell, 1999 At Bats:...204, Clarisa Crowell, 1999 Runs Scored:... 42, Bronwyn Blair, 1998 Hits:...68, Ali Verbage, 1998 Doubles:... 17, Megan Evans, 2002 Triples:... 4, Michelle Meadows, 1997 & Christine Trunnell, 1996 Home Runs:... 9, Megan Evans, 2002 & Stephanie Savre, 2005 Total Bases:...109, Ali Verbage, 1998 Runs Batted In:...48, Ali Verbage, 1998 Batting Avg.: , Michelle Meadows, 1997 Slugging Pctg.: , Ali Verbage, 1998 Walks:... 26, Stephanie Savre, 2005 Sac Flies:...2, last: Charisse Mariconda, 2006 Sacrifice Bunts:... 14, Clarisa Crowell, 1999 Hit by Pitch:... 7, Ali Verbage, 1998 Strikeouts:... 46, Caroline Stolle, 2005 Stolen Bases:... 17, Bronwyn Blair, 1998 Runs Batted In 50...Megan Evans Ali Verbage Caroline Stolle Megan Evans Kara Krumhardt Jennifer McKibben Total Bases Megan Evans Kara Krumhardt Ali Verbage Caroline Stolle Megan Evans Walks 51...Megan Evans Stephanie Savre Megan Evans Kelly Brown Michelle Meadows Strikeouts 58...Ali Verbage Ali Verbage Ali Verbage Caroline Stolle Caroline Stolle Amy Voorhees Times Hit by Pitch 8...Kathleen Jones Shanel Garofalo Ali Verbage Stolen Bases 34...Callie Rhodes Callie Rhodes Callie Rhodes Kelly Brown Kelly Brown Dawn Medina Bronwyn Blair Individual Fielding Chances:...418, Laura Flowers, 1997 Putouts:...380, Laura Flowers, 1997 Assists: , Kara Krumhardt, 1997 Errors:...34, Michelle Meadows, 1997 Individual Pitching Appearances:... 46, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Starts:... 44, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Complete Games:... 34, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Innings Pitched: , Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Earned Run Avg.: , Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Most Hits: , Allison Weist, 1997 Most Runs: , Allison Weist, 1997 Most Home Runs:...18, Katie Maynard, 2003 Strikeouts: , Angela Tincher, 2005 Walks:...120, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Hit By Pitch:...11, Angela Tincher, 2005 Wins:...21, Angela Tincher, 2005 Shutouts:... 17, Ashlee Dobbe, 1999 Saves:...3, Angela Tincher, 2005 On Base Pct. (min. 100 AB) Megan Evans Clarisa Crowell Ali Verbage Michelle Meadows Megan Evans Michelle Meadows Sacrifice Flies 3...Ali Verbage Charisse Mariconda Sacrifice Hits 19...Caitlin Murphy Beth Drombetta Clarisa Crowell Erin Ota Bold indicates player active in 2008 Kara Krumhardt ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant

36 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL 34 SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS PITCHING Earned Run Average (min. 25 IP) Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Clarisa Crowell Angela Tincher Strikeouts Angela Tincher Angela Tincher Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Ashlee Dobbe Walks Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Katie Maynard Katie Maynard Winning Percentage (min. 8 dec.) angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Clarisa Crowell Angela Tincher Clarisa Crowell Angela Tincher Lowest Opp. Batting Avg. (min. 25 IP) Angela Tincher Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Most Strikeouts/7 Innings (min. 25 IP) Angela Tincher Angela Tincher Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Wins 37...Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Clarisa Crowell Angela Tincher Michelle Johnson Losses 17...Michelle Johnson Jennie Kallio Ashlee Dobbe Tina Diamond Rachel Pacheco Katie Maynard Katie Maynard Most Games Started 44...Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Michelle Johnson Clarisa Crowell Innings Pitched Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Appearances 49...Angela Tincher Michelle Johnson Ashlee Dobbe Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Relief Appearances 16...Michelle Johnson Heather McKenzie Rachel Pacheco Karie Morrison Katie Maynard Angela Tincher Saves 3...Angela Tincher Angela Tincher Angela Tincher Five players (last: Heather Lowry) Complete Games 34...Ashlee Dobbe Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Michelle Johnson Shutouts 23...Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Ashlee Dobbe Clarisa Crowell Angela Tincher Wild Pitches 33...Angela Tincher Jennie Kallio Angela Tincher Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher Hit Batters 33...Angela Tincher Katie Maynard Angela Tincher Katie Maynard Jennie Kallio Katie Maynard Bold indicates player active in 2008 NO-HITTERS & PERFECT GAMES Perfect Games 1. Ashlee Dobbe vs. St. Bonaventure W, 10-0 (5) 5/7/00; Blacksburg, VA 2. Ashlee Dobbe vs. Hofstra W, 6-0 3/10/02; Plant City, FL 3. Katie Maynard vs. Liberty W, 3-0 5/9/04; Blacksburg, VA 4. Angela Tincher vs. Lehigh W, 4-0 2/23/07; Columbus, GA 5. Angela Tincher vs. Florida State W, 1-0 (8) 3/24/07; Tallahassee, FL No-Hitters 1. Ashlee Dobbe vs. Brown W, 1-0 3/26/99; Richmond, VA 2. Clarisa Crowell vs. Boston College W, 2-0 3/27/99; Richmond, VA 3. Clarisa Crowell vs. La Salle W, 6-0 4/18/99; Philadelphia, PA 4. Clarisa Crowell vs. Greensboro W, 1-0 4/21/99; Blacksburg, VA 5. Ashlee Dobbe vs. La Salle W, 8-0 (5) 4/29/00; Blacksburg, VA 6. Ashlee Dobbe vs. Dayton W, 4-0 5/11/00; Amherst, MA 7. Catherine Gilliam vs. Cornell W, 2-0 3/2/01; Virginia Beach, VA 8. A. Dobbe/N. Smith vs. Winthrop W, 6-0 2/24/02; Rock Hill, SC 9. Clarisa Crowell vs. Providence W, 3-0 3/24/02; Providence, RI 10. Ashlee Dobbe vs. Gardner-Webb W, 8-0 (5) 3/29/02; Blacksburg, VA 11. Ashlee Dobbe vs. Tennessee W, 6-0 4/17/02; Bristol, TN 12. Ashlee Dobbe vs. Pittsburgh W, 4-0 4/21/02; Pittsburgh, PA 13. K. Maynard/R. Pacheco vs. Liberty L, 0-1 4/2/03; Lynchburg, VA 14. Katie Maynard vs. Providence W, 1-0 (8) 4/23/04; Providence, RI 15. A. Tincher/K. Morrison vs. St. Bona. W, 8-0 (5) 3/19/05; Blacksburg, VA 16. Angela Tincher vs. Maryland W, 5-0 3/25/05; Blacksburg, VA 17. Angela Tincher vs. Furman W, 8-0 (6) 2/12/06; Greenville, SC 18. Angela Tincher vs. Radford W, 3-2 (9) 3/1/06; Blacksburg, VA 19. Angela Tincher vs. Virginia W, 4-1 3/18/06; Blacksburg, VA 20. Angela Tincher vs. UNC Greensboro W, 2-0 4/25/06; Greensboro, NC 21. Angela Tincher vs. Fordham W, 5-0 3/8/07; Clearwater, FL 22. Angela Tincher vs. Ohio State W, 2-0 3/11/07; Clearwater, FL 23. Angela Tincher vs. Canisius W, 5-0 5/18/07; Columbus, OH

37 HITTING Games Played Bronwyn Blair Michelle Meadows Kara Krumhardt Clarisa Crowell Laura Flowers Megan Evans Ali Verbage Kelly Brown Batting Avg. (min. 150 at-bats) michelle Meadows Kelly Brown Jennifer McKibben Megan Evans Callie Rhodes Shanel Garofalo Kara Krumhardt At-Bats Bronwyn Blair Kelly Brown Kara Krumhardt Michelle Meadows Clarisa Crowell Carmen Farmer Megan Evans Shanel Garofalo Hits Kelly Brown Michelle Meadows Bronwyn Blair Kara Krumhardt Megan Evans Shanel Garofalo Clarisa Crowell Carmen Farmer CAREER LEADERS Megan Evans Doubles 48...Michelle Meadows Kelly Brown Megan Evans Kara Krumhardt Carmen Farmer Bronwyn Blair Shanel Garofalo Clarisa Crowell Laura Flowers Triples 12...Bronwyn Blair Melissa Sanderson Carmen Farmer Michelle Meadows Kelly Brown Terri Garland Kara Krumhardt Ali Verbage Clarisa Crowell Christine Trunnell Home Runs 50...Megan Evans Stephanie Savre present 21...Ali Verbage Shanel Garofalo Caroline Stolle present 16...Tiffany Hurt Clarisa Crowell Kara Krumhardt Amy Voorhees Runs Batted In Megan Evans Michelle Meadows Shanel Garofalo Ali Verbage Kara Krumhardt Clarisa Crowell Slugging Pct. (min. 150 AB) Megan Evans Michelle Meadows Stephanie Savre present Amy Voorhees Shanel Garofalo Jennifer McKibben Total Bases Megan Evans Michelle Meadows Bronwyn Blair Kara Krumhardt Kelly Brown Shanel Garofalo Clarisa Crowell Walks Megan Evans Michelle Meadows Mindi Wylie Stephanie Savre present 77...Kelly Brown Carmen Farmer Clarisa Crowell Laura Flowers Michelle Meadows Strikeouts Ali Verbage Sarah Prosise Megan Evans Laura Flowers Tiffany Hurt Mindi Wylie Caroline Stolle present Carmen Farmer Stolen Bases Callie Rhodes Kelly Brown Bronwyn Blair Dawn Medina Mary Lowzinski Jenna Rhodes present 18...Terri Garland Carmen Farmer Runs Scored Bronwyn Blair Kelly Brown Carmen Farmer Kara Krumhardt Michelle Meadows Megan Evans Clarisa Crowell Callie Rhodes Shanel Garofalo Times Hit By Pitch 16...Shanel Garofalo Ali Verbage Kathleen Jones Bronwyn Blair Clarisa Crowell Erin Ota present 10...Carmen Farmer Megan Evans Bold indicates player active in ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant

38 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL 36 PITCHING Lowest Earned Run Avg. (min. 150 IP) Angela Tincher present Ashlee Dobbe Clarisa Crowell Michelle Johnson Rachel Pacheco Katie Maynard Strikeouts 1,470...Angela Tincher present Ashlee Dobbe Katie Maynard Clarisa Crowell Rachel Pacheco Michelle Johnson Jennie Kallio Karie Morrison Strikeouts/7 Innings (min. 150 IP) Angela Tincher present Ashlee Dobbe Katie Maynard Clarisa Crowell Karie Morrison Rachel Pacheco Walks Katie Maynard Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher present Clarisa Crowell Jennie Kallio Karie Morrison Michelle Johnson Rachel Pacheco Ashlee Dobbe CAREER LEADERS Highest Winning Pct. (min. 16 dec.) angela Tincher present Clarisa Crowell Ashlee Dobbe Karie Morrison Heather Lowry present Katie Maynard Rachel Pacheco Wins 93...Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher present 65...Clarisa Crowell Katie Maynard Michelle Johnson Rachel Pacheco Karie Morrison Jennie Kallio Losses 49...Katie Maynard Ashlee Dobbe Michelle Johnson Jennie Kallio Angela Tincher present 25...Clarisa Crowell Rachel Pacheco Starts Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher present Katie Maynard Clarisa Crowell Michelle Johnson Rachel Pacheco Jennie Kallio Innings Pitched Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher present Katie Maynard Clarisa Crowell Michelle Johnson Rachel Pacheco Jennie Kallio Karie Morrison Allison Weist Appearances Ashlee Dobbe Katie Maynard Angela Tincher present Clarisa Crowell Michelle Johnson Relief Appearances 34...Katie Maynard Karie Morrison Angela Tincher present 23...Michelle Johnson Ashlee Dobbe Rachel Pacheco Clarisa Crowell Saves 9...Angela Tincher present 4...Katie Maynard Clarisa Crowell Complete Games Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher present 63...Katie Maynard Clarisa Crowell Michelle Johnson Karie Morrison Jennie Kallio Shutouts 47...Ashlee Dobbe Angela Tincher present 26...Clarisa Crowell Combined Shutouts 11...Ashlee Dobbe Clarisa Crowell Karie Morrison Natalie Smith Batters Faced 3,472...Ashlee Dobbe ,108...Katie Maynard ,961...Angela Tincher present 2,487...Clarisa Crowell FIELDING Most Chances 1,804...Laura Flowers ,584...Mindi Wylie ,235...Megan Evans Most Putouts 1,693...Laura Flowers ,463...Mindi Wylie ,089...Megan Evans Most Assists Kara Krumhardt Carmen Farmer Michelle Meadows Bold indicates player active in 2008

39 HOKIE SCOREBOARDS 1996 Record / Atlantic Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 22 at Carson-Newman L 0-10 (5) at Carson-Newman L 0-3 Mar. 1 LIBERTY L 1-6 LIBERTY L vs. North Carolina 1 L 1-18 (5) at Coastal Carolina 1 L 0-8 (6) 12 at Winthrop L 3-5 at Winthrop L vs. Md.-Eastern Shore 2 W 9-1 (5) vs. UMass-Lowell 2 W vs. UMass-Lowell 2 L CORNELL L 1-3 CORNELL W vs. Wagner 3 W 7-6 at Radford 3 L 1-4 vs. Bucknell 3 L 1-9 (6) vs. Davis & Elkins 3 W 13-4 (5) 23 vs. Liberty 3 L FORDHAM * W 6-5 FORDHAM * W at Dayton * W 9-6 at Dayton * W ST. BONAVENTURE * W 2-1 (10) ST. BONAVENTURE * W 6-1 Apr. 2 N. CAROLINA A&T W 9-1 (5) N. CAROLINA A&T W at Liberty L 1-8 at Liberty L 0-3 (6) 6 MASSACHUSETTS * L 1-10 (5) MASSACHUSETTS * L 0-16 (5) 7 RHODE ISLAND * L 2-7 RHODE ISLAND * L at Marshall L 2-3 at Marshall L RADFORD L 6-7 (8) RADFORD L 2-11 (5) 15 MILLIGAN L 4-10 MILLIGAN L HAMPTON L 4-7 HAMPTON W at St. Joseph s * L 1-6 at St. Joseph s * L 1-9 (5) 21 at Temple * L 0-1 at Temple * L LYNCHBURG W 10-5 LYNCHBURG W 9-1 (5) 27 LA SALLE * L 3-6 LA SALLE * L 1-9 Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates Atlantic 10 game 1 - Coastal Carolina Tournament at Conway, S.C. 2 - Tidewater Classic at Hampton, Va. 3 - Radford Invitational at Salem, Va Record / Atlantic Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 26 at UNC Charlotte W 12-3 (6) at UNC Charlotte L 0-9 (5) Mar. 3 vs. Holy Family 1 W 10-4 (6) vs. Holy Cross 1 L vs. Monmouth 1 W 5-4 (8) vs. Villanova 1 W vs. Grand Valley 1 W 9-5 vs. Holy Cross 1 W vs. Northwood 1 W 3-2 vs. Gannon 1 L vs. Monmouth 1 L 0-3 vs. Villanova 1 L 2-3 (8) 12 at Liberty W 2-1 at Liberty W GEORGE MASON L 6-7 (8) GEORGE MASON L at Maryland L 2-7 at Maryland L 4-12 (5) 16 at La Salle * L 0-7 at La Salle * W 2-1 (8) 21 vs. Akron 2 L 2-5 vs. Maine 2 L vs. Coastal Carolina 2 L 2-5 vs. Maine 2 L 3-11 (6) 24 vs. Fordham * 3 W 7-3 vs. Fordham * 3 W vs. SW Missouri 4 L 1-3 vs. Maryland 4 L at Georgia Southern 4 L 3-4 vs. SW Louisiana 4 L 2-11 (5) Apr. 1 LIBERTY W 5-1 LIBERTY L DAYTON * W 9-1 (5) DAYTON * W 15-7 (6) 6 at St. Bonaventure * W 4-2 at St. Bonaventure * L MARSHALL W at Rhode Island * W 4-2 at Rhode Island * L at Massachusetts * L 0-8 (5) at Massachusetts * L RADFORD L 9-13 RADFORD L WINTHROP L 3-8 WINTHROP W CAMPBELL W 4-3 CAMPBELL W at North Carolina A&T W 8-0 (6) at North Carolina A&T W UNC GREENSBORO L TEMPLE * L 4-9 TEMPLE * W ST. JOSEPH S * L 0-9 (5) ST. JOSEPH S * L 4-14 (6) 30 vs. Tennessee 5 L 0-17 (5) vs. Tennessee 5 L 2-12 (5) Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates Atlantic 10 game 1 - Ft. Myers Tournament at Ft. Myers, Fla. 2 - Winthrop Tournament at Rock Hill, S.C. 3 - at Salem, Va. 4 - Georgia Tech Buzz Classic at Atlanta, Ga. 5 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn Record / Atlantic (2nd) Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 20 vs. Akron 1 W 10-5 vs. North Carolina 1 W vs. George Mason 1 W 11-1 (5) vs. Georgia 1 L 3-4 (9) vs. Illinois-Chicago 1 L 1-9 (6) 28 vs. Tennessee Tech 2 W 4-2 vs. Saint Louis 2 W 19-3 (5) Mar. 1 vs. Northwestern State 2 L 2-4 at Georgia State 2 W 7-1 vs. Georgia Tech 2 L at Campbell L 3-5 at Campbell L 3-12 (5) 8 vs. Rhode Island 3 W 4-2 (6) vs. St. John s 3 W 9-1 (6) 10 vs. Bloomsburg 3 L 2-6 vs. Southwest State 3 W 7-3 (5) 11 vs. Yale 3 W 8-0 (5) vs. Maine 3 L vs. Evansville 4 L 1-2 at Coastal Carolina 4 W vs. Evansville 4 W 5-1 at Coastal Carolina 4 W vs. Northeast Louisiana 5 W 8-6 (4) vs. Samford 5 W 12-4 (5) vs. Providence 5 L vs. Coastal Carolina 5 W 6-5 (6) 25 UNC CHARLOTTE W 8-6 (8) UNC CHARLOTTE L at St. Joseph s * W 2-1 at St. Joseph s * L at Temple * L 1-2 (9) at Temple * L VIRGINIA L 1-5 VIRGINIA L 2-6 Apr. 2 at Radford L 2-3 (8) at Radford W FORDHAM * W 13-5 (5) FORDHAM * W 11-1 (5) 6 LA SALLE * W 5-1 LA SALLE * W at Dayton * L 0-1 at Dayton * L ST. BONAVENTURE * W 13-0 (5) ST. BONAVENTURE * W vs. Tennessee 6 L 0-8 (6) vs. Tennessee 6 L MASSACHUSETTS * L 0-5 MASSACHUSETTS * L 1-14 (6) 20 RHODE ISLAND * L 2-5 RHODE ISLAND * W at Liberty L 1-2 at Liberty L RUTGERS 7 L EAST CAROLINA 7 W 4-3 N. CAROLINA A&T 7 W 15-2 (5) 26 RUTGERS 7 W East Carolina 7 W at UNC Greensboro L 2-3 at UNC Greensboro L 0-2 May 1 vs. Massachusetts 8 L vs. Dayton 8 W 3-2 (8) vs. St. Joseph s 8 W 8-0 (6) 3 vs. Massachusetts 8 L 1-3 Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates Atlantic 10 game 1 - Triangle Classic at Durham, N.C. 2 - Georgia State Tournament at Atlanta, Ga. 3 - Rebel Spring Games at Orlando, Fla. 4 - Coastal Carolina Tournament at Conway, S.C. 5 - Winthrop Tournament at Rock Hill, S.C. 6 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn. 7 - Hudson Hokie Softball Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 8 - Atlantic 10 Championship at Kingston, R.I Record / Atlantic (2nd) Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 17 at Georgia Tech L 4-5 at Georgia Tech W at #20 Florida 1 L 1-2 (8) vs. #20 Florida 1 L vs. #4 Michigan 1 W 6-2 vs. #4 Michigan 1 L vs. #3 Washington 1 L vs. George Mason 2 W 1-0 (8) vs. Marshall 2 W vs. Delaware 2 W vs. Ohio University 2 W 5-0 Continued on next page ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant

40 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL Continued from previous page 28 vs. Delaware 2 W 11-3 (5) vs. East Carolina 2 L 2-4 (6) Mar. 6 vs. Georgia Tech 3 W 10-6 vs. Evansville 3 L vs. Pittsburgh 3 W 3-0 vs. Loyola-Chicago 3 W 4-0 at Georgia State 3 W 3-0 (6) 10 at Florida A&M W 4-0 at Florida A&M W vs. Central Michigan 4 L 0-4 vs. Florida A&M 4 W vs. Kansas 4 W 3-2 (8) vs. Georgia State 4 W vs. Florida Atlantic 4 L vs. Elon 5 W 4-0 vs. Tennessee Tech 5 L vs. #19 Southern Miss 5 L 0-6 vs. Coll. of Charleston 5 W LIBERTY W 4-3 LIBERTY W vs. Boston College 6 W 1-0 vs. George Mason 6 W 3-0 vs. Brown 6 W vs. Boston College 6 W 2-0 vs. St. Joseph s 6 W at George Mason W 2-1 at George Mason L 0-1 Apr. 2 Brown 7 W 17-5 Saint Peter s 7 W SIENA 7 W 4-0 SIENA 7 W 5-0 SAINT PETER S 7 W 1-0 (9) 6 RADFORD W 6-1 RADFORD W 8-0 (5) 10 TEMPLE * W 4-0 TEMPLE * W ST. JOSEPH S * W 8-0 (5) ST. JOSEPH S * W vs. Tennessee 8 W at Fordham * W 11-1 (6) at Fordham * W at La Salle * W 6-0 at La Salle * W UNC GREENSBORO W 1-0 UNC GREENSBORO W at St. Bonaventure * W 5-0 at St. Bonaventure * W 7-5 (8) 25 DAYTON * W 4-2 DAYTON * W 10-0 (5) 27 at Virginia W 1-0 at Virginia W 1-0 May 1 at Rhode Island * W 5-0 at Rhode Island * W 3-0 The 1999 team won a school-record 54 games and went 17-0 at home at Massachusetts * L 0-3 at Massachusetts * L vs. St. Joseph s 9 L vs. Dayton 9 W 5-0 vs. St. Joseph s 9 W vs. Massachusetts 9 L 0-2 Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates Atlantic 10 game 1 - Univ. of Florida Classic at Gainesville, Fla. 2 - East Carolina-Pirate Classic at Greenville, N.C. 3 - Georgia State Tournament at Atlanta, Ga. 4 - Florida State Invitational at Tallahassee, Fla. 5 - Winthrop Tournament at Rock Hill, S.C. 6 - Sports Plus Classic at Richmond, Va. 7 - Hudson Hokie Softball Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 8 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn. 9 - Atlantic 10 Championship at Salem, Va Record / Atlantic (2nd) Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 18 vs. Ball State 1 L 3-4 vs. Youngstown State 1 W vs. UNC Greensboro 1 W 4-0 vs. UNC Charlotte 1 W vs. Alabama 1 L 0-1 (8) 26 RADFORD W 10-2 (6) RADFORD W 7-0 Mar. 4 vs. Kentucky 2 W 6-3 (9) vs. Notre Dame 2 L 0-1 (8) 5 vs. Tennessee 2 W 1-0 vs. Notre Dame 2 L vs. UT-Chattanooga 3 W 5-0 vs. Florida 3 L vs. Florida Atlantic 3 W 1-0 vs. Boston 3 W 4-3 (8) 11 vs. Michigan State 3 L 2-3 vs. #17 Oklahoma State 3 W vs. Florida 3 L vs. Northern Iowa 4 W 4-1 vs. Bethune-Cookman 4 W 4-1 vs. Maryland 4 L 2-10 (6) 18 vs. Troy State 4 W 2-1 vs. Furman 4 W vs. Georgia State 4 L GEORGE MASON W 8-0 (5) GEORGE MASON W vs. Connecticut 5 L 0-1 vs. Georgia State 5 L vs. Evansville 5 L 1-9 (5) vs. North Carolina 5 L at Marshall W at Marshall L #24 East Carolina 6 W 4-1 Apr. 1 HARVARD 6 W 11-1 (5) Liberty 6 W LIBERTY 6 W 4-3 (8) #24 EAST CAROLINA 6 W MASSACHUSETTS * L 5-7 MASSACHUSETTS * W RHODE ISLAND * W 5-1 RHODE ISLAND * W VIRGINIA W 5-3 VIRGINIA W at Dayton * L 1-2 at Dayton * W at Liberty W 2-0 at Liberty W 12-0 (5) 23 at Temple * L 0-2 at Temple * L 0-1 (9) 24 at St. Joseph s * W 7-0 at St. Joseph s * W LA SALLE * W 12-2 (5) LA SALLE * W 8-0 (5) 30 FORDHAM * W 10-1 (5) FORDHAM * W 11-2 (6) May 6 #25 SOUTH CAROLINA L 0-3 #25 SOUTH CAROLINA L ST. BONAVENTURE * W 4-3 ST. BONAVENTURE * W 10-0 (5) 11 vs. Dayton 7 W at Massachusetts 7 L 2-6 vs. Dayton 7 W at Massachusetts 7 L 0-6 Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates Atlantic 10 game 1 - UNC/Triangle Classic at Raleigh, N.C. 2 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn. 3 - Speedline Invitational at Tampa, Fla. 4 - FSU Invitational at Tallahassee, Fla. 5 - Georgia Tech Buzz Classic at Atlanta, Ga. 6 - Hudson-Hokie Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 7 - Atlantic 10 Championship at Amherst, Mass Record / BIG EAST 12-8 (5th) Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 16 vs. SE Louisiana 1 L 2-3 vs. #21 Southern Miss 1 L vs. Arkansas 1 L 0-1 vs. Northern Iowa 1 L RADFORD W 2-0 RADFORD W 14-4 (5) 23 vs. Marshall 2 W 9-4 vs. Liberty 2 W 2-1 (11) 24 vs. UT-Chattanooga 2 L 0-2 vs. Kentucky 2 W vs. Marshall 2 L 2-3 (8) 28 at #16 South Carolina W 4-1 (9) at #16 South Carolina L 1-2 Mar. 2 vs. Delaware 3 W 11-0 (5) vs. Cornell 3 W 2-0 vs. Marist 3 W vs. Radford 3 W 4-0 vs. Akron 3 W vs. Long Beach State 4 W 2-1 vs. #24 Oregon 4 L 2-3 vs. San Jose State 4 L vs. #12 Iowa 4 L 1-4 vs. #24 Oregon 4 W 8-7 (9) 11 vs. #12 Iowa 4 L vs. Tennessee State 5 W 10-1 (5) 17 at Winthrop 5 W 11-0 (5) vs. Bowling Green 5 W vs. Illinois 5 L HARTFORD W 7-0 HARTFORD W Boston College * W 2-1 Boston College * W 8-0 (5)

41 31 Connecticut * W 3-2 (10) CONNECTICUT * W 3-2 Apr. 1 Syracuse * W 5-4 SYRACUSE * L East Tennessee St. W 8-0 (6) East Tennessee St. W at Rutgers * W 1-0 at Rutgers * L at Villanova * L 1-4 at Villanova * L Radford 6 W 9-0 (5) East Carolina 6 L East Carolina 6 W 7-6 (8) Radford 6 W 8-0 (5) 18 vs. Tennessee 7 W #11 Notre Dame * L 0-5 #11 Notre Dame L Pittsburgh * W 5-0 Pittsburgh * W vs. Virginia 8 L 2-4 (8) vs. Virginia 8 L at Seton Hall * L 0-5 at Seton Hall * L at St. John s * W 2-1 at St. John s * W 2-1 May 6 Providence * W 2-0 Providence * W 3-0 Home games in ALL CAPS * indicates BIG EAST game 1 - Mardi Gras Classic at Monroe, La. 2 - Sonic Classic at Chattanooga, Tenn. 3 - Dixie Classic at Virginia Beach, Va. 4 - N.I.S.T. at Sunnyvale, Calif. 5 - Winthrop Invitational at Rock Hill, S.C. 6 - Hudson-Hokie Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 7 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn. 8 - at Salem, Va Record / BIG EAST 12-8 (4th) Coach Scot Thomas Date Opponent W/L Score Feb. 15 vs. Miami, Ohio 1 L 6-7 vs. Elon 1 W vs. East Carolina 1 L 2-3 vs. Miami, Ohio 1 W 10-2 (5) 17 vs. Long Island 1 L at Winthrop W 10-0 (5) at Winthrop W at Charlotte W 8-5 (9) at Charlotte W 8-1 Mar. 1 vs. Middle Tenn. St. 2 W 2-1 vs. Arkansas 2 L vs. Purdue 3 L 6-7 vs. Northern Illinois 3 W 5-4 (9) 8 vs. Oklahoma State 3 L 2-8 vs. South Florida 3 W vs. Chattanooga 3 L vs. Hofstra 3 W 6-0 vs. Georgia State 3 W Stony Brook 4 W 4-0 Akron 4 W Canisius 4 W at Providence * W 3-0 at Providence * W Liberty W 12-1 (5) Liberty W 10-0 (5) 29 Gardner-Webb W 8-0 (5) Radford W 8-0 (6) 30 Gardner-Webb W 8-0 (6) Radford W 15-0 (5) Apr. 3 vs. Virginia 5 L 2-3 vs. Virginia 5 W 2-1 (8) 6 at Connecticut * W 7-5 at Connecticut * W at Syracuse * L at Syracuse * L James Madison W 9-3 James Madison W 10-2 (6) 13 Rutgers * W 3-1 Rutgers * L Villanova * L 2-3 Villanova * L vs. Tennessee 6 W at Notre Dame * L 0-8 (5) at Notre Dame * L 0-10 (5) 21 at Pittsburgh * W 4-0 at Pittsburgh * L 1-2 (10) 24 at Radford W 11-2 (5) at Radford W at East Tennessee St. W 10-1 (6) at East Tennessee St. W St. John s * W 5-0 St. John s * W vs. Boston College * 7 W 1-0 vs. Boston College * 7 W 4-3 May 5 Seton Hall * W 3-2 (9) Seton Hall * W 1-0 (9) 9 vs. Notre Dame 8 W vs. Villanova 8 W vs. Notre Dame 8 L 1-2 vs. Notre Dame 8 L 1-3 Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates BIG EAST game 1 - Triangle Classic at Raleigh, N.C. 2 - Frost Classic at Chattanooga, Tenn. 3 - Speedline Invitational at Plant City, Fla. 4 - Hokie Classic at Blacksburg, Va. 5 - at Salem, Va. 6 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn. 7 - at Allentown, Pa. 8 - BIG EAST Softball Tournament at Salem, Va Record / BIG EAST 6-12 (10th) Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 14 vs. Boston 1 W 8-3 vs. UNC Wilmington 1 W vs. Ball State 2 W 6-5 vs. Chattanooga 2 L vs. Oakland (Mich.) 3 L 4-6 Mar. 1 vs. Central Michigan 3 L 1-3 vs. Western Michigan 3 L vs. #16 South Carolina 3 L vs. #10 Arizona State 3 L 3-8 vs. Santa Clara 4 L vs. Sacramento State 4 L 5-7 vs. San Jose State 4 L vs. Georgia Tech 4 L at James Madison W 10-2 at James Madison L vs. St. Bonaventure 5 W 9-7 vs. Coastal Carolina 5 L vs. Georgia State 5 L 2-3 vs. North Carolina 5 L St. Bonaventure 6 L 3-4 YOUNGSTOWN ST. 6 W 9-0 (5) 22 lehigh 6 W 7-1 hartford 6 W 11-1 (5) 23 marist 6 W radford W 4-2 RADFORD W syracuse * L 1-4 SYRACUSE * W 9-1 (6) Apr. 2 at Liberty L 0-1 at Liberty W at Seton Hall * L 0-1 at Seton Hall * W at St. John s * L 0-2 at St. John s * L Connecticut * W 4-0 Connecticut * L boston college * L boston college * L 0-9 (5) 17 virginia W 6-5 Virginia L 5-10 (6) 19 at Pittsburgh * W 6-0 at Pittsburgh * L vs. Tennessee 7 W at Villanova * L 7-10 at Villanova * L at Rutgers * W 5-4 at Rutgers * L vs. Virginia 8 W 7-4 May 4 providence * L 1-5 providence * W 4-1 Home games in ALL CAPS * indicates BIG EAST game 1 - Triangle Classic at Raleigh, N.C. 2 - Sonic Challenge at Chattanooga, Tenn. 3 - Strawberry Festival at Plant City, Fla. 4 - Sunnyvale, Calif. 5 - Hokie Fastpitch Club Classic at Salem, Va. 6 - Hokie Round Robin at Blacksburg, Va. 7 - State Line Classic at Bristol, Tenn. 8 - at Salem, Va Record / BIG EAST 9-11 (T7th) Coach Scot Thomas Feb. 13 vs. Buffalo 1 W 5-0 at #7 Georgia 1 L 0-8 (5) 20 vs. Akron 2 W 11-1 (6) vs. Campbell 2 W vs. N. Carolina A&T St. 2 W 10-1 (6) vs. Robert Morris 2 W vs. Elon 2 W vs. # 7 Michigan 3 L 0-3 vs. Georgia Tech 3 L vs. #14 Nebraska 3 L 0-1 (8) vs. Ohio State 3 W vs. #18 Arizona St. 3 L 2-5 Mar. 3 Radford W 7-2 Radford L 5-6 (6) 7 vs. George Mason 4 W 15-2 (5) vs. Toledo 4 W vs. St. Bonaventure 4 W 11-2 (6) vs. Central Michigan 4 W vs. Niagara 4 W 3-0 vs. Butler 4 W vs. UMass 5 W 2-1 at Florida International 5 L vs. Miami (Ohio) 5 W 4-0 vs. Massachusetts 5 L vs. Miami (Ohio) 5 W James Madison W 9-2 James Madison W East Tennessee St. 6 W 6-4 St. Francis 6 W Marshall 6 W 3-2 Appalachian St. 6 W Mount St. Mary s 6 L at Virginia L 0-2 at Virginia W at Boston College * L 0-1 (12) at Boston College * W at Connecticut * L 1-7 at Connecticut * W 7-6 April 2 Rutgers * W 8-0 (6) Rutgers * W 9-1 (6) 4 Villanova * L 2-8 Villanova * L Pittsburgh * W 7-4 Pittsburgh * W St. John s * L 3-14 (6) St. John s * W Seton Hall * L 0-4 Seton Hall * W 5-4 Continued on next page ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant

42 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL Continued from previous page 21 vs. East Tennessee St. 7 L 2-4 vs. #11 Tennessee 7 L 0-1 (9) 24 at Providence * W 1-0 (8) at Providence * L vs. Virginia 8 W 6-3 (8) 30 at #25 Notre Dame * L 0-5 at #25 Notre Dame * L 1-9 (5) May 2 at Syracuse * L 0-8 (6) at Syracuse * L Liberty W 3-0 Liberty W 7-1 Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates BIG EAST game 1 - Georgia Softball Athens, Ga. 2 - Elon Burlington, N.C. 3 - NFCA Leadoff Columbus, Ga 4 - Rebel Spring Kissimmee, Fla. 5 - Blue & Gold Coca-Cola Miami, Fla. 6 - Hokie Fastpitch Club Blacksburg, Va. 7 - State Line Bristol, Tenn. 8 - at Salem, Va Record / ACC 4-13 (7th) Coach Scot Thomas NCAA Tournament Participants Feb. 12 Iowa 1 L 0-8 (6) Stetson 1 W Iowa 1 L 2-3 Stetson 1 W at South Carolina W 6-5 at South Carolina W Miami University 2 W 2-0 James Madison 2 W Western Kentucky 2 W 3-2 (9) Tennessee-Chattanooga 2 W at Radford W 3-2 (9) at Radford W 13-3 (6) 25 Iowa State 3 W 5-1 College of Charleston 3 W Winthrop 3 W 5-1 Pittsburgh 3 W Iowa State 3 W 1-0 (10) Mar. 4 St. Francis (Pa.) 4 W 8-0 (6) Troy 4 W 4-3 (8) 5 Mississippi State 4 W 4-3 Florida A&M 4 W Iowa 4 L at Jacksonville W 8-4 (8) at Jacksonville L Michigan State 5 W 2-1 (8) Stetson 5 W Bethune-Cookman 5 L 4-5 (9) Stetson 5 W Michigan State 5 W 2-1 (8) 18 East Tennessee State 6 W St. Bonaventure 6 W 8-0 (5) North Dakota State 6 L East Tennessee State 6 W Maryland * W Maryland * L 0-10 (5) Maryland * L vs. Radford 7 W 5-4 vs. Radford 7 W 3-1 April 2 at Florida State * L 2-3 at Florida State * L at Florida State * L at Liberty W 4-1 at Liberty W at North Carolina * W 2-1 at North Carolina * L 11-1 (5) 10 at North Carolina * L North Carolina State * L 3-9 North Carolina State * L 7-9 (8) 17 North Carolina State * L Ohio W 5-3 Ohio L #18 Georgia Tech * W 9-5 #18 Georgia Tech * L UNC Greensboro W 7-1 UNC Greensboro W at Virginia * L 1-4 at Virginia * L 1-9 (5) May 1 at Virginia * W Winthrop L 1-2 Winthrop W Florida State 9 W 3-2 (14) 13 Virginia 9 L 1-2 North Carolina 9 W Maryland 9 W 5-3 Virginia 9 W #16 Georgia Tech 9 L College of Charleston 10 L 2-10 (6) 21 Miami University 10 W 4-1 College of Charleston 10 L 3-6 Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates ACC game 1 - Stetson Round DeLand Fla. 2 - Sonic Chattanooga, Tenn. 3 - Cougar Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 4 - Buzz Marietta, Ga. 5 - Stetson DeLand, Fla. 6 - Hokie Fastpitch Club Blacksburg, Va. 7 - at Salem, Va. 8 - State Line Bristol, Tenn. 9 - ACC College Park, Md NCAA Knoxville, Tenn Record / ACC 12-8 (3rd) Coach Scot Thomas NCAA Tournament Participants Feb. 12 at Furman W 8-0 (6) at Furman W UNC Greensboro 1 W 3-0 at Charlotte 1 W 10-2 (5) UNC Greensboro 1 W Pittsburgh 2 W 4-0 at Coastal Carolina 2 W Minnesota 2 W 6-1 at Coastal Carolina 2 W 4-0 (5) Mar. 1 Radford W 3-2 (9) Radford L 0-11 (5) 3 Portland State 3 L 1-3 Nevada 3 W 6-5 (11) 4 #12 Arizona State 3 W 2-1 (8) Southern Utah 3 W 10-2 (6) 5 at UNLV 3 W Central Michigan 4 W 6-3 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 L Illinois 4 L 4-5 Coastal Carolina 4 L Fordham 4 W 5-4 Northern Illinois 4 W NC State 4 L 0-1 (8) 18 Virginia * W 4-1 Virginia * L Virginia * W 10-2 (5) 22 Marshall W 9-5 Marshall W 12-5 (6) 25 at NC State * W 3-2 at NC State * L 0-8 (5) 26 at NC State * W 2-1 (9) 28 South Carolina W 1-0 South Carolina W 2-1 (5) Apr. 1 at Boston College * W at Boston College * W 7-6 at Boston College * W at Maryland * L 0-1 (8) at Maryland * L at Ohio W 4-3 at Ohio L #23 North Carolina * L 0-1 #23 North Carolina * W #23 North Carolina * L East Tennessee State 5 W Florida State * W Florida State * W 10-2 (5) FLORIDA State * L at UNC Greensboro W 2-0 at UNC Greensboro W at Georgia Tech * W 4-2 at Georgia Tech * W at Georgia Tech * L 2-3 May 4 Liberty L 5-6 Liberty L Virginia 6 L 0-3 Maryland 6 W #22 NC State 6 L #19 Louisville 7 W 1-0 (12) 20 #6 Tennessee 7 L 1-9 (5) #19 Louisville 7 L 1-10 (5) Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates ACC game 1 - Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. 2 - Myrtle Beach Chevy Chanticleer Conway, S.C. 3 - UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 4 - USF-adidas Clearwater, Fla. 5 - State Line Bristol, Tenn. 6 - ACC Chapel Hill, N.C. 7 - NCAA Knoxville, Tenn. The 2007 squad won the program s first conference title, beating Georgia Tech for the ACC crown.

43 2007 Record / ACC 15-5 (1st) Coach Scot Thomas ACC CHAMPIONS/NCAA Tournament Participants Feb. 10 Tennessee Tech 1 W 6-2 Alabama-Birmingham 1 L at Georgia State 1 W 6-2 Tennessee Tech 1 W Tennessee Tech 2 W 2-0 Tulsa 2 W at Auburn 2 W 1-0 Alabama-Birmingham 2 L Notre Dame 2 W Coastal Carolina 3 L 1-5 Lehigh 3 W #18 Georgia 3 W 4-0 Illinois State 3 W #13 Michigan 3 L at Radford W 1-0 at Radford W 2-1 Mar. 2 Jacksonville State 4 W 8-0 (5) UCF 4 W Eastern Michigan 4 L 1-6 Stetson 4 W 3-0 Akron (4-1) L, Rock Hill, SC W, Durham, NC W, Virginia Beach, VA W, Blacksburg W, 11-1 (6)...Burlington, NC Alabama (0-1) L, 0-1 (8)... Raleigh, NC Alabama-Birmingham (0-2) L, Atlanta, GA L, Auburn, AL Appalachian State (1-0) W, Blacksburg Arizona State (1-2) L, Sunnyvale, CA L, Columbus, GA W, 2-1 (8)... Las Vegas, NV Arkansas (0-2) L, Monroe, LA L, Chattanooga, TN Auburn (1-0) W, Auburn, Al Ball State (1-1) L, Raleigh, NC W, Chattanooga, TN Bethune-Cookman (1-1) W, Tallahassee, FL L, 4-5 (9)... DeLand, FL Bloomsburg (0-1) L, Orlando, FL Boston University (2-0) W, 4-3 (8)... Tampa, FL W, Raleigh, NC Boston College (12-4) W, Richmond, VA W, Richmond, VA W, Blacksburg 8 Central Michigan 5 L 0-2 Fordham 5 W Robert Morris 5 W 8-1 Hofstra 5 W Ohio State 5 L 0-4 Villanova 5 W 3-2 (8) 11 Western Michigan 5 W 1-0 Ohio State 5 W at #24 South Carolina L 1-2 at #24 South Carolina W #18 Georgia Tech * W #18 Georgia Tech * W 3-1 #18 Georgia Tech * L 1-21 (5) 24 at Florida State * W 1-0 (8) at Florida State * L 2-10 (6) 25 at Florida State * W #24 NC State * W 2-0 #24 NC State * L 1-2 April 1 #24 NC State * W 8-0 (5) 4 at Longwood L 2-3 at Longwood W at Virginia * W at Virginia * W 2-1 at Virginia * W 10-0 (6) 10 Campbell W 11-1 (5) Campbell W 7-1 THE SERIES RESULTS W, 8-0 (5)... Blacksburg W, Allentown, PA W, Allentown, PA L, Blacksburg L, 0-9 (5)... Blacksburg L, 0-1 (12)... Chestnut Hill, MA W, Chestnut Hill, MA W, Chestnut Hill, MA W, Chestnut Hill, MA W, Chestnut Hill, MA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, 1-9 (5)... Blacksburg Bowling Green (1-0) W, Rock Hill, SC Brown (2-0) W, Richmond, VA W, Blacksburg Bucknell (0-1) L, 1-9 (6)... Salem, VA Buffalo (1-0) W, Athens, GA Butler (1-0) W, Kissimmee, FL Cal State Fullerton (0-1) L, Columbus, OH Campbell (5-2) W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, Buies Creek, NC L, 3-12 (5)...Buies Creek, NC W, Burlington, NC W, 10-0 (5)... Blacksburg W, Blacksburg Canisius (2-0) W, Blacksburg W, Columbus, OH Carson-Newman (0-2) L, 0-10 (5)...Jefferson City, TN L, Jefferson City, TN Central Florida (1-0) W, Altamonte Springs, FL Central Michigan (2-3) L, Tallahassee, FL L, Plant City, FL W, Kissimmee, FL W, Clearwater, FL L, Clearwater, FL Charlotte (6-2) W, 12-3 (6)...Charlotte, NC L, 0-9 (5)...Charlotte, NC W, 8-6 (8)... Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, Raleigh, NC W, 8-5 (9)...Charlotte, NC W, Charlotte, NC W, 10-2 (5)...Charlotte, NC Coastal Carolina (5-5) L, 0-8 (6)...Conway, SC L, Rock Hill, SC W, Conway, SC W, Conway, SC W, 6-5 (6)... Rock Hill, SC L, Salem, VA W, Conway, SC W, 4-0 (5)...Conway, SC L, Clearwater, FL L, Columbus, GA College of Charleston (2-2) W, Rock Hill, SC W, Mt. Pleasant, SC L, 2-10 (6)... Knoxville, TN L, Knoxville, TN Connecticut (6-3) L, Atlanta, GA W, 3-2 (10)... Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Storrs, CT W, Storrs, CT W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg 14 at #21 North Carolina * W 2-0 at #21 North Carolina * W 3-1 (12) 21 Maryland * W 5-4 Maryland * W 11-1 (5) 22 Maryland * L Furman W 3-1 Furman W Boston College * W 3-0 Boston College * W Boston College * L 1-9 (5) May 1 at Liberty W 3-2 (9) at Liberty W Virginia 6 W at Florida State 6 W North Carolina 6 W #17 Georgia Tech 6 W Canisius 7 W at #21 Ohio State 7 L 1-2 Cal State Fullerton 7 L 0-1 Home games in ALL CAPS * - indicates ACC game 1 Georgia State First Pitch Atlanta, Ga. 2 Tiger Ala. 3 NFCA Leadoff Columbus, Ga. 4 Knight Altamonte Springs, Fla. 5 adidas Spring Break Clearwater, Fla. 6 ACC Tallahassee, Fla. 7 NCAA Columbus, Ohio L, Storrs, CT W, Storrs, CT Cornell (2-1) L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Virginia Beach, VA Dayton (11-3) W, Dayton, OH W, Dayton, OH W, 9-1 (5)... Blacksburg W, 15-7 (6)... Blacksburg L, Dayton, OH L, Dayton, OH W, 3-2 (8)...Kingston, RI W, Blacksburg W, 10-0 (5)... Blacksburg W, Salem, VA L, Dayton, OH W, Dayton, OH W, Amherst, MA W, Amherst, MA Davis & Elkins (1-0) W, 13-4 (5)... Salem, VA Delaware (3-0) W, Greenville, NC W, 11-3 (5)...Greenville, NC W, 11-0 (5)...Virginia Beach, VA East Carolina (5-3) W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, 2-4 (6)...Greenville, NC W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, 7-6 (8)... Blacksburg L, Raleigh, NC East Tennessee State (8-1) W, 8-0 (6)... Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, 10-1 (6)... Johnson City, TN Continued on next page ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant

44 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL Continued from previous page W, Johnson City, TN W, Blacksburg L, Bristol, TN W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Bristol, TN Eastern Michigan (0-1) L, Altamonte Springs, FL Elon (3-0) W, Rock Hill, SC W, Raleigh, NC W, Burlington, NC Evansville (1-3) L, Conway, SC W, Conway, SC L, Atlanta, GA L, 1-9 (5)... Atlanta, GA Florida (0-4) L, 1-2 (8)... Gainesville, FL L, Gainesville, FL L, Tampa, FL L, Tampa, FL Florida A&M (4-0) W, Tallahassee, FL W, Tallahassee, FL W, Tallahassee, FL W, Marietta, GA Florida Atlantic (1-1) L, Tallahassee, FL W, Tampa, FL Florida International (0-1) L, Miami, FL Florida State (6-5) L, Tallahassee, FL L, Tallahassee, FL L, Tallahassee, FL W, 3-2 (14)... College Park, MD W, Blacksburg W, 10-2 (5)... Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, 1-0 (8)...Tallahassee, FL L, Tallahassee, FL W, Tallahassee, FL W, Tallahassee, FL Fordham (12-0) W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Salem, VA W, Salem, VA W, 13-5 (5)... Blacksburg W, 11-1 (5)... Blacksburg W, 11-1 (6)... Bronx, NY W, Bronx, NY W, 10-1 (5)... Blacksburg W, 11-2 (6)... Blacksburg W, Clearwater, FL W, Clearwater, FL Furman (5-0) W, Tallahassee, FL W, 8-0 (6)... Greenville, SC W, Greenville, SC W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg Gannon (0-1) L, Ft. Myers, FL Gardner-Webb (2-0) W, 8-0 (5)... Blacksburg W, 8-0 (6)... Blacksburg George Mason (7-3) L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, 11-1 (5)...Durham, NC W, 1-0 (8)...Greenville, NC W, Richmond, VA W, Fairfax, VA L, Fairfax, VA W, 8-0 (5)... Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, 15-2 (5)...Kissimmee, FL Georgia (1-2) L, 3-4 (9)...Durham, NC L, 0-8 (5)...Athens, GA W, Columbus, GA Georgia Southern (0-1) L, Atlanta, GA Georgia State (5-3) W, Atlanta, GA W, 3-0 (6)... Atlanta, GA W, Tallahassee, FL L, Tallahassee, FL L, Atlanta, GA W, Plant City, FL L, Salem, VA W, Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech (8-8) L, Atlanta, GA L, Atlanta, GA W, Atlanta, GA W, Atlanta, GA L, Sunnyvale, CA L, Columbus, GA W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg L, College Park, MD W, Atlanta, GA W, Atlanta, GA L, Atlanta, GA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, Tallahassee, FL Grand Valley (1-0) W, Ft. Myers, FL Hampton (1-1) L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg Hartford (3-0) W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, 11-1 (5)... Blacksburg Harvard (1-0) W, 11-1 (5)... Blacksburg Hofstra (2-0) W, Plant City, FL W, Clearwater, FL Holy Cross (1-1) L, Ft. Myers, FL W, Ft. Myers, FL Holy Family (1-0) W, 10-4 (6)...Ft. Myers, FL Illinois (0-2) L, Rock Hill, SC L, Clearwater, FL Illinois-Chicago (0-1) L, 1-9 (6)...Durham, NC Illinois State (1-0) W, Columbus, GA Iowa (0-5) L, Sunnyvale, CA L, Sunnyvale, CA L, 0-8 (6)... DeLand, FL L, DeLand, FL L, Marietta, GA Iowa State (2-0) W, Mt. Pleasant, SC W, 1-0 (10)...Mt. Pleasant, SC Jacksonville (1-1) W, 8-4 (8)... Jacksonville, FL L, Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville State (1-0) W, 8-0 (5).Altamonte Springs, FL James Madison (6-1) W, Blacksburg W, 10-2 (6)... Blacksburg W, Harrisonburg, VA L, Harrisonburg, VA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Chattanooga, TN Kansas (1-0) W, 3-2 (8)...Tallahassee, FL Kentucky (2-0) W, 6-3 (9)... Bristol, TN W, Chattanooga, TN La Salle (7-3) L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg L, Philadelphia, PA W, 2-1 (8)...Philadelphia, PA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Philadelphia, PA W, Philadelphia, PA W, 12-2 (5)... Blacksburg W, 8-0 (5)... Blacksburg Lehigh (2-0) W, Blacksburg W, Columbus, GA Liberty (19-11) L, 1-6 (6)... Blacksburg L, Blacksburg L, Salem, VA L, Lynchburg, VA L, Lynchburg, VA W, Lynchburg, VA W, Lynchburg, VA W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg L, Lynchburg, VA L, Lynchburg, VA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, 4-3 (8)... Blacksburg W, Lynchburg, VA W, 12-0 (5)... Lynchburg, VA W, 2-1 (11)... Chattanooga, TN W, 12-1 (5)... Blacksburg W, 10-0 (5)... Blacksburg L, Lynchburg, VA W, Lynchburg, VA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Lynchburg, VA W, Lynchburg, VA L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, 3-2 (9)... Lynchburg, VA W, Lynchburg, VA Longwood (1-1) L, Farmville, VA W, Farmville, VA Long Beach State (1-0) W, Sunnyvale, CA Long Island (0-1) L, Raleigh, NC Louisville (1-1) W, 1-0 (11)... Knoxville, TN 5-20 L, 1-10 (5)... Knoxville, TN Loyola-Chicago (1-0) W, Atlanta, GA Lynchburg College (2-0) W, Blacksburg W, 9-1 (5)... Blacksburg Maine (0-3) L, Rock Hill, SC L, 3-11 (6)... Rock Hill, SC L, Orlando, FL Marist (2-0) W, Virginia Beach, VA W, Blacksburg Marshall (7-4) L, Huntington, WV L, Huntington, WV W, Blacksburg W, Greenville, NC W, Huntington, WV L, Huntington, WV W, Chattanooga, TN L, 2-3 (8)... Chattanooga, TN W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, 12-5 (6)... Blacksburg Maryland (5-9) L, College Park, MD L, 4-12 (5)... College Park, MD L, Atlanta, GA L, 2-10 (6)...Tallahassee, FL W, Blacksburg L, 0-10 (5)... Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, College Park, MD L, 0-1 (8)... College Park, MD L, College Park, MD W, Chapel Hill, NC W, Blacksburg W, 11-1 (5)... Blacksburg L, Blacksburg Maryland-Eastern Shore (1-0) W, 9-1 (5)... Hampton, VA Massachusetts (2-15) L, 1-10 (5)... Blacksburg L, 0-16 (5)... Blacksburg L, 0-8 (5)... Amherst, MA L, Amherst, MA L, Blacksburg 42

45 L, 1-14 (5)... Blacksburg L, Kingston, RI L, Kingston, RI L, Amherst, MA L, Amherst, MA L, Salem, VA L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, Amherst, MA L, Amherst, MA W, Miami, FL L, Miami, FL Massachusetts-Lowell (1-1) W, Hampton, VA L, Hampton, VA Miami University (5-1) L, Raleigh, NC W, 10-2 (5)... Raleigh, NC W, Miami, FL W, Miami, FL W, Chattanooga, TN W, Knoxville, TN Michigan (1-3) W, Gainesville, FL L, Gainesville, FL L, Columbus, GA L, Columbus, GA Michigan State (2-1) L, Tampa, FL W, 2-1 (9)... DeLand, FL W, 2-1 (8)... DeLand, FL Middle Tennessee (1-0) W, Chattanooga, TN Milligan (0-2) L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg Minnesota (1-0) W, Conway, SC Mississippi State (1-0) W, Marietta, GA Monmouth (1-1) W, 5-4 (8)...Ft. Myers, FL L, Ft. Myers, FL Mount St. Mary s (0-1) L, Blacksburg Nebraska (0-1) L, 0-1 (8)... Columbus, GA Nevada (1-0) W, 6-5 (11)... Las Vegas, NV Niagara (1-0) W, Kissimmee, FL Northeast La. (now La-Monroe) (1-0) W, 8-6 (4)... Rock Hill, SC North Carolina (7-7) L, 1-18 (5)...Conway, SC W, Durham, NC L, Atlanta, GA L, Salem, VA W, Chapel Hill, NC L, 1-11 (5)... Chapel Hill, NC L, Chapel Hill, NC W, College Park, MD L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, Chapel Hill, NC W, 3-1 (12)... Chapel Hill, NC W, Tallahassee, FL North Carolina A&T (6-0) W, 9-1 (5)... Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, 8-0 (6)... Greensboro, NC W, Greensboro, NC W, 15-2 (5)... Blacksburg W, 10-1 (6)...Burlington, NC North Carolina Greensboro (9-3) L, Blacksburg L, Greensboro, NC L, Greensboro, NC W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Raleigh, NC W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Charlotte, NC W, Charlotte, NC W, Greensboro, NC W, Greensboro, NC North Carolina State (4-7) L, Blacksburg L, 7-9 (8)... Blacksburg L, Blacksburg L, 0-1 (8)...Clearwater, FL W, Raleigh, NC L, 0-8 (5)... Raleigh, NC W, 2-1 (9)... Raleigh, NC L, Chapel Hill, NC W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, 8-0 (5)... Blacksburg North Carolina Wilmington (1-0) W, Raleigh, NC North Dakota State (0-1) L, Blacksburg Northern Illinois (2-0) W, 5-4 (9)...Plant City, FL W, Clearwater, FL Northern Iowa (1-1) W, Tallahassee, FL L, Monroe, LA Northwood (1-0) W, Ft. Myers, FL Northwestern State (0-1) L, Atlanta, GA Notre Dame (2-10) L, 0-1 (8)... Bristol, TN L, Bristol, TN L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg L, 0-8 (5)...South Bend, IN L, 0-10 (5)...South Bend, IN W, Salem, VA L, Salem, VA L, Salem, VA L, South Bend, IN L, 1-9 (5)...South Bend, IN W, Auburn, AL Oakland (Mich.) (0-1) L, Plant City, FL Ohio (3-2) W, Greenville, NC W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, Athens, OH L, Athens, OH Ohio State (2-2) W, Columbus, GA L, Clearwater, FL W, Clearwater, FL L, Columbus, OH Oklahoma State (1-1) W, Tampa, FL L, Plant City, FL Oregon (1-1) L, Sunnyvale, CA W, 8-7 (9)... Sunnyvale, CA Pittsburgh (9-2) W, Atlanta, GA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Pittsburgh, PA L, 1-2 (10)...Pittsburgh, PA W, Pittsburgh, PA L, Pittsburgh, PA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Mt. Pleasant, SC W, Conway, SC Portland State (0-1) L, Las Vegas, NV Providence (6-3) L, Rock Hill, SC W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Providence, RI W, Providence, RI L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, 1-0 (8)...Providence, RI L, Providence, RI Purdue (0-1) L, Plant City, FL Radford (24-8) L, Salem, VA L, 6-7 (8)...Blacksburg L, 2-11 (5)...Blacksburg L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg L, 2-3 (8)...Radford, VA W, Radford, VA W, Blacksburg W, 8-0 (5)...Blacksburg W, 10-2 (6)...Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, 14-4 (5)...Blacksburg W, Virginia Beach, VA W, 9-0 (5)...Blacksburg W, 8-0 (5)...Blacksburg W, 8-0 (6)...Blacksburg W, 15-0 (5)...Blacksburg W, 11-2 (5)...Radford, VA W, Radford, VA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, 5-6 (6)...Blacksburg W, 3-2 (9)...Radford, VA W, 13-3 (6)...Radford, VA W, Salem, VA W, Salem, VA W, 3-2 (9)...Blacksburg L, 0-11 (5)...Blacksburg W, Radford, VA W, Radford, VA Rhode Island (7-4) L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, Kingston, RI L, Kingston, RI W, 4-2 (6)... Orlando, FL L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Kingston, RI W, Kingston, RI W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg Robert Morris (2-0) W, Burlington, NC W, Clearwater, FL Rutgers (6-4) L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Piscataway, NJ L, Piscataway, NJ W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, Piscataway, NJ L, Piscataway, NJ W, 8-0 (6)...Blacksburg W, 9-1 (6)...Blacksburg St. Bonaventure (12-2) W, 2-1 (10)...Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Olean, NY L, Olean, NY W, 13-0 (5)...Blacksburg W, Blacksburg W, Olean, NY W, 7-5 (8)... Olean, NY W, Blacksburg W, 10-0 (5)...Blacksburg W, Salem, VA L, Blacksburg W, 11-2 (6)... Kissimmee, FL W, 8-0 (5)...Blacksburg St. Francis (Pa.) (2-0) W, Blacksburg W, 8-0 (6)... Marietta, GA St. John s (6-3) W, 9-1 (6)... Orlando, FL W, Uniondale, NY W, Uniondale, NY W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, Jamaica, NY L, Jamaica, NY L, 3-14 (6)...Blacksburg W, Blacksburg St. Joseph s (8-6) L, Philadelphia, PA L, 1-9 (5)... Philadelphia, PA L, 0-9 (5)...Blacksburg L, 4-14 (6)...Blacksburg W, Philadelphia, PA L, Philadelphia, PA W, 8-0 (6)... Kingston, RI W, Richmond, VA W, 8-0 (5)...Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, Salem, VA W, Salem, VA W, Philadelphia, PA W, Philadelphia, PA St. Louis (1-0) W, 19-3 (5)...Atlanta, GA Continued on next page 2007 ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 43

46 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL Continued from previous page St. Peter s (2-0) W, Blacksburg W, 1-0 (9)...Blacksburg Sacramento State (0-1) L, Sunnyvale, CA Samford (1-0) W, 12-4 (5)... Rock Hill, SC San Jose State (0-2) L, Sunnyvale, CA L, Sunnyvale, CA Santa Clara (0-1) L, Sunnyvale, CA Seton Hall (4-4) L, S. Orange, NJ L, S. Orange, NJ W, 3-2 (9)...Blacksburg W, 1-0 (9)...Blacksburg L, S. Orange, NJ W, S. Orange, NJ L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg Siena (2-0) W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg South Carolina (6-5) L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, 4-1 (9)...Columbia, SC L, Columbia, SC L, Plant City, FL W, Columbia, SC W, Columbia, SC W, Blacksburg W, 2-1 (5)...Blacksburg L, Columbia, SC W, Columbia, SC South Florida (1-0) W, Plant City, FL Southeastern Louisiana (0-1) L, Monroe, LA Southern Miss (0-2) L, Rock Hill, SC L, Monroe, LA Southern Utah (1-0) W, 10-2 (6)...Las Vegas, NV Southwest Missouri (0-1) L, Atlanta, GA Southwest State (1-0) W, 7-3 (5)... Orlando, FL Stetson (5-0) W, DeLand, FL W, DeLand, FL W, DeLand, FL W, DeLand, FL W, Altamonte Springs, FL Stony Brook (1-0) W, Blacksburg Syracuse (2-6) W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg L, Syracuse, NY L, Syracuse, NY L, Blacksburg W, 9-1 (6)...Blacksburg L, 0-8 (6)... Syracuse, NY L, Syracuse, NY Temple (3-7) L, Philadelphia, PA L, Philadelphia, PA L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, 1-2 (9)... Philadelphia, PA L, Philadelphia, PA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, Philadelphia, PA L, 0-1 (9)... Philadelphia, PA Tennessee (5-6) L, 0-17 (5)...Bristol, TN L, 2-12 (5)...Bristol, TN L, 0-8 (6)...Bristol, TN L, Bristol, TN W, Bristol, TN W, Bristol, TN W, Bristol, TN W, Bristol, TN W, Bristol, TN L, 0-1 (9)...Bristol, TN L, 1-9 (5)...Knoxville, TN Tennessee-Chattanooga (2-4) W, Tampa, FL L, Chattanooga, TN L, Plant City, FL L, Chattanooga, TN W, Chattanooga, TN L, Clearwater, FL Tennessee State (1-0) W, 10-1 (5)... Rock Hill, SC Tennessee Tech (4-1) W, Atlanta, GA L, Rock Hill, SC W, Atlanta, GA W, Atlanta, GA W, Auburn, AL Toledo (1-0) W, Kissimmee, FL Troy (2-0) W, Tallahassee, FL W, Marietta, GA Tulsa (1-0) W, Auburn, AL UNLV (1-0) W, Las Vegas, NV USL (0-1) L, 2-11 (5)...Atlanta, GA Villanova (3-9) W, Ft. Myers, FL L, 2-3 (8)... Ft. Myers, FL L, Villanova, PA L, Villanova, PA L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, Salem, VA L, Villanova, PA L, Villanova, PA L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, 3-2 (9)... Clearwater, FL Virginia (17-12) L, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, Charlottesville, VA W, Charlottesville, VA W, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg L, 2-4 (8)... Salem, VA L, Salem, VA L, Salem, VA W, 2-1 (8)... Salem, VA W, Blacksburg L, 5-10 (6)...Blacksburg W, Salem, VA L, Charlottesville, VA W, Charlottesville, VA W, 6-3 (8)... Salem, VA L, Charlottesville, VA L, 1-9 (5)...Charlottesville, VA W, Charlottesville, VA L, College Park, MD W, College Park, MD W, Blacksburg L, Blacksburg W, 10-2 (5)...Blacksburg L, Chapel Hill, NC W, Charlottesville, VA W, Charlottesville, VA W, 10-0 (6)...Charlottesville, VA W, Tallahassee, FL Wagner (1-0) W, Salem, VA Washington (0-1) L, Gainesville, FL Western Kentucky (1-0) W, 3-2 (9)...Chattanooga, TN Western Michigan (1-1) L, Plant City, FL W, Clearwater, FL Winthrop (6-4) L, Rock Hill, SC L, Rock Hill, SC L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg WINNING & LOSING STREAKS Longest Winning Streaks: 1. Feb. 26-April 26, Feb. 13-March 6, March 10-March 20, April 24-May 10, April 4-April April 28, Feb. 12-March 1, March 20-March 31, March 24-April 2, four times (last: May 1-May 18, W, 11-0 (5)... Rock Hill, SC W, 10-0 (5)... Rock Hill, SC W, Rock Hill, SC W, Mt. Pleasant, SC L, Blacksburg W, Blacksburg Yale (1-0) W, 8-0 (5)... Orlando, FL Youngstown State (2-0) W, Raleigh, NC W, 9-0 (5)...Blacksburg 2008 opponents in bold GAME SUPERLATIVES Longest Games (Innings) 14 vs. Florida State vs. Louisville vs. North Carolina vs. Liberty vs. Nevada vs. Boston College Longest Games (Time) 4:04 vs. Florida State :16 vs. North Carolina :52 vs. Iowa State Most Runs Scored 19 vs. St. Louis vs. Brown vs. Dayton vs. North Carolina A&T vs. Elon vs. George Mason vs. Radford Most Runs Allowed 21 Georgia Tech North Carolina Tennessee Massachusetts Most Hits 23 vs. Radford vs. North Carolina A&T vs. St. Louis vs. Brown vs. James Madison Most Hits Allowed 18 Tennessee UMass-Lowell St. John s North Carolina State Radford Georgia Tech Longest Losing Streaks: 1. April 4-April 17, Feb. 23-March 9, Feb. 22-March 12, April 12-April 16, March 28-April 2, March 13-March 16, April 15-April 20, May 9-May 17, nine times (last: April 30-May 11, 2006).4

47 A Armes, Crystal , 1999, 2000, 2001 Avent, Kim B Beach, Crystal , 2004, 2005, 2006 Bird, Bethany , 2000 Black, Julie Blacka, Aaron Blair, Bronwyn , 1999, 2000, 2001 Brinkman, Courtney Brown, Kelly , 2004, 2005, 2006 C Campbell, Allyson , 2005, 2006 Chaffee, Ciara , 2005 Colbert, Cara Crowder, Shannon Crowell, Clarisa , 2000, 2001, 2002 D Davis, Whitney Diamond, Tina Dobbe, Ashlee , 2000, 2001, 2002 Drombetta, Beth , 1997 E Ellenberger, April , 2001, 2002, 2003 Evans, Megan , 2003, 2004, 2005 Evans, Jennifer Everhart, Jessica , 2007 F Farmer, Carmen , 2001, 2002, 2003 Flowers, Laura , 1998, 1999, 2000 G Garland, Terri , 1997 Garofalo, Shanel , 2002, 2003, 2004 Gilliam, Catherine Green, Maura H Hayden, Wendy , 1997, 1998 Holberton, Shannon Hoffman, Kelsey , 2006, 2007 Huber, Christy Hudson, Sarah , 1997, 1998, 1999 Hurt, Tiffany , 2000, 2001, 2002 LETTERWINNERS Carmen Farmer was a four-year letterwinner, from Hokie letterwinners, from left, Michelle Meadows, Mindi Wylie, Clarisa Crowell, Katie Maynard, Allyson Campbell and Angela Tincher were selected to play in an all-star game in 2004 against the U.S. Olympic Team in Salem, Va. They were coached by Scot Thomas. J Jenkins, Angie Johnson, Michelle , 1998 Jones, Kathleen , 2003, 2005 K Kallio, Jennie , 1997 Koelemay, Lauren , 1999 Krumhardt, Kara , 1998, 1999, 2000 L Lawrence, Erin Love, Jaime , 2000 Lowry, Heather Lowzinski, Mary , 1999, 2000, 2001 M Mariconda, Charisse , 2007 Maynard, Katie , 2004, 2005, 2006 McKenzie, Heather McKibben, Jennifer , 1998 Meadows, Michelle , 1998, 1999, 2000 Medina, Dawn , 1997, 1998 Mills, Katie , 1997 Morrison, Karie , 2005 Murphy, Caitlin , 2004, 2005, 2006 N Narodowski, Alisia , 2006 O Ota, Erin , 2007 P Pacheco, Rachel , 2004 Prosise, Sarah , 2003, 2004, 2005 R Rhodes, Callie , 2004, 2006, 2007 Rhodes, Jenna , 2007 Rokey, Kelsy , 2007 Rowley, Sara , 1997 S Sanderson, Melissa Savre, Stephanie , 2006, 2007 Smith, Natalie Strang, Kristi , 1997 Stolle, Caroline , 2006, 2007 Stone, Megan T Terry, Heather Tincher, Angela , 2006, 2007 Todd, Heather , 2001, 2002, 2003 Trunnell, Christine , 1997, 1998 V Verbage, Ali , 1999, 2000, 2001 Voorhees, Amy , 2002 W Walker, Beth , 2007 Walsh, Theresa , 2004, 2005 Weaver, Erin Weist, Allison , 1998 Whitaker, Michelle , 1999, 2000, 2001 Wolf, Sarah , 1997 Wylie, Mindi , 2002, 2003, 2004 Z Zitt, Anna Letterwinners returning for 2008 in BOLD Kelly Brown 2007 ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 45

48 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL ALL-TIME AWARD WINNERS Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-America 2006 Angela Tincher P (2nd) 2007 Angela Tincher P (1st) ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American 1998 Michelle Johnson P (3rd) Michelle Meadows 2B (2nd) 1999 Michelle Meadows 2B (1st) 2000 Michelle Meadows 2B (1st) 2002 Ashlee Dobbe P (1st) 2006 Angela Tincher P (2nd) 2007 Angela Tincher P (1st) ESPN the Magazine Academic District III 1998 Michelle Johnson P Michelle Meadows 2B 1999 Kara Krumhardt 3B Michelle Meadows 2B 2000 Ashlee Dobbe P Michelle Meadows 2B 2002 Ashlee Dobbe P Carmen Farmer SS Amy Voorhees C 2005 Kathleen Jones 3B 2006 Angela Tincher P 2007 Angela Tincher P NFCA All-Northeast Region 2000 Bronwyn Blair OF (1st) Michelle Meadows 2B (1st) Ashlee Dobbe P (2nd) 2001 Shanel Garofalo 2B (2nd) Amy Voorhees C (2nd) 2002 Clarisa Crowell 3B (1st) Ashlee Dobbe P (2nd) Megan Evans DP (2nd) Amy Voorhees C (1st) 2003 Megan Evans C (1st) Shanel Garofalo 3B (1st) Rachel Pacheco DP (1st) 2004 Megan Evans C (1st) Kelly Brown OF (2nd) 2005 Kelly Brown OF (2nd) Megan Evans C (2nd) Angela Tincher P (2nd) 2006 Kelly Brown OF (2nd) Jessica Everhart OF (2nd) Charisse Mariconda 3B (2nd) Erin Ota 2B (1st) Angela Tincher P (1st) 2007 Callie Rhodes DP (2nd) Caroline Stolle OF (1st) Angela Tincher P (1st) NFCA All-Southeast Region 1998 Ali Verbage OF (1st) 1999 Ashlee Dobbe P (2nd) Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year 2006 Angela Tincher Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year 2006 Angela Tincher 2007 Angela Tincher Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year 2007 Scot Thomas Atlantic Coast All-Conference 2005 Kelly Brown OF (2nd) Megan Evans C (2nd) 2006 Jessica Everhart OF (2nd) Charisse Mariconda 3B (2nd) Angela Tincher P (1st) Beth Walker 1B (2nd) 2007 Callie Rhodes DP (2nd) Caroline Stolle OF (2nd) Angela Tincher P (1st) Atlantic Coast Conference All-Tournament 2005 Kelly Brown OF Megan Evans C Angela Tincher P 2007 Jessica Everhart OF Kelsy Rokey 3B Angela Tincher P (MVP) BIG EAST All-Conference 2001 Amy Voorhees C (1st) 2002 Clarisa Crowell IF (2nd) Amy Voorhees C (2nd) 2003 Rachel Pacheco DP (2nd) 2004 Megan Evans C (2nd) Caitlin Murphy DP (2nd) Sarah Prosise OF (3rd) BIG EAST All-Rookie 2001 Shanel Garofalo 2B Catherine Gilliam P 2003 Kelly Brown OF Virginia S.I.D. State Player of the Year 1999 Kara Krumhardt 2000 Michelle Meadows Virginia S.I.D. State Pitcher of the Year 2006 Angela Tincher 2007 Angela Tincher Virginia S.I.D. State Rookie of the Year 2006 Jessica Everhart Virginia S.I.D. State Coach of the Year 1999 Scot Thomas 2000 Scot Thomas 2002 Scot Thomas 2005 Scot Thomas Virginia S.I.D. All-State 1996 Christine Trunnell 2B 1997 Laura Flowers 1B Kara Krumhardt 3B 1998 Bronwyn Blair OF Kara Krumhardt 3B Michelle Meadows 2B Ali Verbage OF 1999 Clarisa Crowell P Ashlee Dobbe P Kara Krumhardt 3B Michelle Meadows 2B 2000 Bronwyn Blair OF Clarisa Crowell P and OF Ashlee Dobbe P Michelle Meadows 2B 2001 Bronwyn Blair OF Ashlee Dobbe P Shanel Garofalo 2B Amy Voorhees C 2002 Clarisa Crowell 3B Ashlee Dobbe P Shanel Garofalo 2B Amy Voorhees C 2003 Kelly Brown OF Megan Evans C Rachel Pacheco DP 2004 Caitlin Murphy DP 2005 Kelly Brown OF Megan Evans C Angela Tincher P 2006 Kelly Brown OF (1st) Jessica Everhart OF (1st) Charisse Mariconda 3B (2nd) Erin Ota 2B (2nd) Callie Rhodes DP (1st) Angela Tincher P (1st) Beth Walker 1B (2nd) 2007 Jessica Everhart OF (2nd) Callie Rhodes DP (1st) Caroline Stolle OF (1st) Angela Tincher P (1st) Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year 2000 Michelle Meadows Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year 1999 Ashlee Dobbe Atlantic 10 All-Conference 1996 Melissa Sanderson SS 1997 Michelle Meadows SS Jennifer McKibben C 1998 Jennifer McKibben C Ali Verbage OF 1999 Bronwyn Blair OF Clarisa Crowell U Ashlee Dobbe P Kara Krumhardt 3B 2000 Bronwyn Blair OF Clarisa Crowell OF Ashlee Dobbe P Michelle Meadows 2B Atlantic 10 All-Tournament 1998 Bronwyn Blair OF Kara Krumhardt 3B Michelle Meadows 2B Ali Verbage OF 1999 Bronwyn Blair OF Clarisa Crowell P Tiffany Hurt OF 2000 Kara Krumhardt 3B Michelle Meadows 2B ECAC All-Star Team 1997 Michelle Meadows SS (1st) 2001 Amy Voorhees C (HM) USA Softball World University Games Team 2006 Angela Tincher P 46

49 ALL-TIME AWARD WINNERS ALL-AMERICA HONOREES Angela Tincher 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA First-Team All-American 2006 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Second-Team All-American Position: Pitcher Angela Tincher put together one of the most prolific seasons in Virginia Tech softball history in 2006, when she became Tech s first All-American in the sport, earning second-team All-America by Louisville Slugger/NFCA. She topped that feat last year, earning first-team honors after leading the nation in ERA. As a sophomore, she went 26-9 with an ERA of 1.01 and three saves. She recorded 504 strikeouts and finished second in the nation in strikeouts per seven innings with Among the numerous honors she received were: NFCA first-team All-Northeast Region, ACC Pitcher and Player of the Year, first-team All-ACC, first-team all-state and pitcher of the year in the state, as voted on by the state s Sports Information Directors. She was also named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America second-team squad. As a junior, her numbers were even better. She had the lowest ERA in the country at 0.56 and had a school- and ACC-record 617 strikeouts. The 617 Ks were second in the nation, as was her 13.9 strikeout per seven innings ratio. She again earned NFCA first-team All-Northeast Region, ACC Pitcher of the Year, ACC Tournament MVP, first-team All-ACC, first-team all-state and pitcher of the year in the state and was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All- America first-team squad. ALL-REGION HONOREES 2007 ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions Bronwyn Blair OF 2000 Northeast (1st) Jessica Everhart OF 2006 Northeast (2nd) Rachel Pacheco DP 2003 Northeast (1st) Kelly Brown OF 2004 Northeast (2nd) OF 2005 Northeast (2nd) OF 2006 Northeast (2nd) Shanel Garofalo 2B 2001 Northeast (2nd) 3B 2003 Northeast (1st) Callie Rhodes DP 2007 Northeast (2nd) Caroline Stolle OF 2007 Northeast (1st) Clarisa Crowell 3B 2002 Northeast (1st) Charisse Mariconda 3B 2006 Northeast (2nd) Angela Tincher P 2005 Northeast (2nd) P 2006 Northeast (1st) P 2007 Northeast (1st) Ashlee Dobbe P 1999 Southeast (2nd) P 2000 Northeast (2nd) Michelle Meadows 2B 2000 Northeast (1st) Ali Verbage OF 1998 Southeast (1st) Megan Evans DP 2002 Northeast (2nd) C 2003 Northeast (1st) C 2004 Northeast (1st) C 2005 Northeast (2nd) Erin Ota 2B 2006 Northeast (1st) Amy Voorhees C 2001 Northeast (2nd) C 2002 Northeast (1st) 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 47

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51 The Virginia Tech softball team has the luxury of playing and practicing in some of the finest facilities on the east coast. Using the Tech Softball Park, Rector Field House and the Jim Bulldog Haren weight room, the Hokies train with the best in preparing to win championships. The Tech Softball Park is a great complex that just keeps getting better. This past summer and fall, the park was given an overhaul that fans will instantly notice and appreciate. In May, six poles featuring permanent lights were installed, but that was just the beginning. Starting last winter, an additional 746 permanent seats were installed, bringing the capacity up from 336 to 1,082. The bleachers match the ones that were already in place and now extend down to the end of both dugouts. The roofs of the dugouts were removed and lowered approximately two feet so the bleachers could be built over top of them. The cost of the project was approximately $900,000. Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas & Co. from Wytheville handled the project with Tech graduate Keith Storms serving as the project manager for the architecture firm. The additional seats will allow Tech to be eligible to host NCAA Regional events, something it hasn t been able to in the past. Between the stadium expansion and the $200,000 light project, nearly $1.2 million in renovations have been done on Tech Softball Park since the end of last season. Other improvements to the stadium over the years include: a new backstop and padding was installed in 2001 to give fans more protection when enjoying a game; in 2005, the old field was torn up and replaced, complete with a modern drainage system and grass apron around the entire Marianne Baffi Secretary TECH SOFTBALL FACILITIES Jason Bowers Facilities Jerry Cheynet Game Operations With permanent seat-back bleachers, handicap accessibility and a modern press box, Tech Softball Park (above) has become one of the best facilities around and always draws great crowds to Hokie softball games (below). Last year, Tech averaged 546 fans per contest, 21st-best in the nation. field; in 2004, thanks to a generous donation, a new batting cage was installed and was moved down by Tech s bullpen this past offseason, giving the Hokies another great tool in helping them achieve their goals. A matching batting cage and new bullpens for both teams were installed last year; a scoreboard was installed during the 1998 season, making it easier for coaches, players and fans to keep up with the game. In 1999, the first set of permanent benchback seats were added. With the new bleachers added this past offseason, the complex can easily hold up to 1,100 fans and a record 1,977 fans crammed in and around the park for a doubleheader against North Carolina State in In 2005, Tech ranked 15th nationally in average attendance and was 17th in 2006, averaging 551 fans per home contest. Last year, the Hokies averaged 546 fans per home event, 21st-best in the country. The field, which was completed in the fall of 1997, has dimensions of 200 feet down the lines and 220 feet to center field. Since the Hokies started playing at Tech Softball Park, they have compiled a record SOFTBALL SUPPORT STAFF Matt Moeller Marketing Kevin Price Manager of (.741), including a 17-0 campaign in 1999, a 20-3 record in 2000, 18-4 in 2001, 16-3 in 2002, 15-6 in 2004 and 12-4 last year. At the top of the bleachers are three prefabricated, 8-by-18 foot press boxes. Complete with power and phone lines, they accommodate all the needs of the media. The press boxes also have air conditioning and heat, as well as Ethernet cable and wireless connections, which allow for live stats and broadcasts of every home game on Tech s official Web site, hokiesports.com. On top of the main press box is a camera platform, allowing for video by either team, as well as media covering the event. Two additional press boxes were added at the top of the bleachers during the last phase of renovation, tripling the current capacity. The main box houses the game operation workers and both SIDs while the other two press boxes are used for working press, radio and television announcers. When weather doesn t allow for outdoor practice, the team moves into Rector Field House. Located adjacent to the playing field, the field house has an artificial surface, batting cages and ample room for drills. It is also equipped with a training room. Permanent restroom facilities are also now available for use. On-site dressing rooms, permanent concession stands, a new scoreboard and a plaza are all possible future projects. Tommy Rapier Equipment Damian Salas Audio Technician Casey Underwood Facilities 2007 ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 49

52 ADMINISTRATION Jim Weaver Director of Athletics Sharon McCloskey Senior Associate Director of Athletics Tim East Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs Tom Gabbard Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Affairs Jon Jaudon Associate Director of Athletics for Administration Randy Butt Associate Director of Athletics for Financial Affairs 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL The Virginia Tech Sports Medicine Department is an ever-changing and developing unit that strives to provide the most current and comprehensive care to all studentathletes. The department is constantly evolving to incorporate new ideas and state-of-the-art resources for the betterment of student-athletes. Under the leadership of Mike Goforth, assistant director of athletics for athletic training, the department is constantly evolving to incorporate new ideas and state-ofthe-art resources for the betterment of student-athletes. Their team of certified athletic trainers, orthopaedic surgeons, Board Certified primary care physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, massage therapists and orthotists are available on site to manage the health care needs of Tech athletes. Specialists may also be called in as needed for further evaluation of the athletes, such as Motion DNA, which evaluates athletes biomechanical deficiencies using state-of-the-art sensors and computer software. The staff continually looks for ways to enhance the services provided for their athletes as evidence by their participation in local and national projects 50 John Ballein Associate Director of Athletics for Football Operations Tim Parker Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance Mike Gentry Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Performance ATHLETIC TRAINING pertaining to related topics such as concussion management, prevention of antibiotic resistant types of staph infection, Katie Baer high ankle sprains and collegiate health care management strategies. As part of the evolution, Tech recently completed its sixth full year in the 4,300-square-foot Eddie Ferrell Memorial Training Room. This area consolidated the training rooms that existed in the Merryman Center and Cassell Coliseum. With its completion, Virginia Tech now has more than 10,000 square feet dedicated to sports medicine, placing Tech in the top five percent nationally. The $10 million Merryman Center includes 2,400 square feet of medical space and a physicianís suite. The suite is equipped with a state-of-the-art X-ray system, fluoroscopy unit and minor procedure room, while the training room has offices for the staff, dozens of training tables, two cold tubs, whirlpools, an underwater treadmill, a Biodex System 3 and various other pieces Dave Smith Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations of rehabilitation equipment and treatment modalities. In addition, a training room in Rector Field House serves teams when they practice indoors and the Gordon Family Mobile Sports Medicine Unit is a new portable training room that can be transported to various venues. A vital part of student-athlete medical services is access to the Montgomery Regional Hospitalís SWVA Center for Orthopaedics and Schiffert Student Health Center. Both facilities are staffed with qualified physicians and staff, and have a wide variety of technologies designed to increase the level of care available to our athletes. If physical therapy is needed, student-athletes can be seen by therapist Mark Piechoski in the Ferrell Training Room. Piechoski, who is a certified athletic trainer, physical therapist and strength and conditioning specialist, plays a large role in the overall program developed to return the injured athlete back to 100 percent. Virginia Tech also has the services of team chiropractors, Dr. Dale Reynolds and Dr. Greg Tilley who provide Tech athletes with specialized treatment for spine-related conditions. Team orthopaedic surgeons Dr. Marc Siegel, Dr. Jim LeBolt and Dr. Demian Yakel bring a wealth Sandy Smith Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticketing Operations Jeremy Wells Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing & Promotions of experience and skills to assist when athletes need orthopaedic consultation for certain types of sports-related injuries that occur from time to time. Tech also maintains a special relationship with Montgomery Regional Hospital. Montgomery Regional Hospital is the choice for state-of-the-art equipment to perform surgeries, diagnostic imaging and processing of laboratory requests. Tech s softball trainer is Katie Baer, who is in her second year as a full-time employee at Virginia Tech.

53 The success of Virginia Tech s softball program rests largely on the academic progress of each student-athlete. The academic performance of Tech student-athletes has improved each year due in part to the Student Athlete Academic Support Services (SAASS). The Virginia Tech graduation rate for student-athletes has risen significantly in recent years and was a school-best 76 percent for This marks the fourth time in the last six years that Virginia Tech s student-athlete graduation rate has been 70 percent or better. The Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life is under the direction of Patricia Lovett. The programs and services implemented by the Virginia Tech Athletics Office of Student Life are inspired by the NCAA/ CHAMPS Life Skills Program. The program was honored for its commitment to serving the good of the studentathletes by the Division I-A Athletic Director s Association as a Program of Excellence. Community Outreach The Virginia Tech student-athletes have been involved more than ever in the local community. Having volunteered over 1,400 hours in the schools, community groups and hospitals, the student-athletes are setting a high precedent for all involved with the program. Under the Hokies with Heart umbrella, each sports team has a community partner with which it volunteers time and hosts at a ACADEMIC SUPPORT In addition to posting impressive graduation figures, current Virginia Tech student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom. For the 2006 calendar year, GPA s were earned by student-athletes, student trainers, student managers, cheerleaders and HighTechs. Student-athletes devote many hours to practice, conditioning and training that are not required of all students. Due to their time commitment and their high visibility, it is an obligation and in the best interest of the university to supply these students with services which SAASS AT A GLANCE Stakeholders of the office s mission include student-athletes and their families, the university community, coaches and athletics administrators. SAASS seeks to develop relationships with its stakeholders that are founded on trust and respect, and provides the following services to accommodate their needs: University and NCAA information Orientation Academic assessment The development of an effective student life program Appropriate referrals Monitored study environments Tutorial programs State of the art technological learning assistance Student Athlete academic performance evaluations Patricia Lovett will allow them to maximize their academic potential. The Virginia Tech SAASS office is committed to providing fundamental and supplemental programming, consistent with university and NCAA policy, aimed at enhancing each student-athlete s educational experience. In 2006, the SAASS office moved to the West Side of Lane Stadium. Here, student-athletes have access to state-of-the-art technology, quiet study facilities, individualized tutorial rooms and direct access to the SAASS staff. This complex is a focal point for the Athletics Department, both aesthetically and pragmatically, and provides a centralized place for student-athlete services. The new facility features more than 18,000 square feet of space, 10 staff offices, 18 private tutor rooms, a state-of-the-art classroom, a 45-station computer lab, three reading/study rooms, a conference room and reference library. Together, these spaces provide the student-athlete with a variety of study environments conducive to STUDENT LIFE home game to honor the partnership program. The Hokie softball team has a partnership with Prices Fork Elementary School. Career Development In close collaboration with the Virginia Tech Career Services Center, career development programs are designed specifically for studentathletes. For the first time, studentathletes had the opportunity to participate in a mock interview night with company representatives from Wolseley North America, Northwestern Mutual Finance and Newell Rubbermaid. In addition to the mock interview night, studentathletes are offered workshops on topics such as resumé design, career fair etiquette, interview attire and mini-career fairs. Student Athlete Advisory Committee The Virginia Tech Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) promotes effective communication between athletic administration and student-athletes. SAAC is comprised of two representatives from each sport. These representatives meet twice a month to discuss issues and concerns regarding their sports, department of athletics, ACC and NCAA legislation. Highlights of the SAAC included a toy drive competition among the sports teams for the Montgomery County Christmas store collecting over 1,200 toys and participating in Virginia Tech s Relay for Life. The softball team representatives are juniors Jenna Rhodes and Beth Walker. Personal Development Virginia Tech student-athletes obtain personal development education through workshops and mandatory speakers. Presentation topics include gambling, alcohol abuse, sexual violence and healthy their success. Athletes can use these facilities between classes, after practice or in the evenings, with flexible Jess Hegr hours tailored to make the most of a student-athlete s limited time. Chris Helms, in his ninth year at Tech, is the director and is responsible for the development and leadership of the Student Athlete Academic Support Services office. Colin Howlett is in his 11th year with Tech and serves as an associate director in the SAASS office. Katie Ammons and Sarah Armstrong are assistant directors of the SAASS staff. Jessica Hegr, who serves as the contact for the softball team, is in her third year with SAASS. Terrie Repass is in her 33rd year of service at Virginia Tech. She serves as the office secretary and first contact person for the SAASS. relationships, media relations, and manners and etiquette dinners. Academic Excellence Athletes are nominated for oncampus, Atlantic Coast Conference and national awards. Studentathletes with a 3.0 GPA are rewarded each semester by being honored on the Athletic Director s Honor Roll. The 2006 calendar year listed 449 student-athletes with this honor, a 20 percent increase from the 2005 calendar year. Several athletes from the softball team have received various academic awards. Steffanie Massetti, Karie Morrison, Dori Nunley, Erin Ota, Callie Rhodes, Jenna Rhodes, Kelsy Rokey, Caroline Stolle, Angela Tincher and Anna Zitt were all named to the ACC All- Academic Honor Roll. Hokie softball players, from left to right, Jenna Rhodes, Anna Zitt and Whitney Davis, at an autograph session at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School ACC Regular Season & Tournament Champions 2005, 2006 & 2007 NCAA Regional Participant 51

54 2008 VIRGINIA TECH SOFTBALL One of the most important aspects of a successful college softball program is its strength and conditioning program. Before the lights ever come on, before the first pitch is thrown and before the first game is played, college softball players work on getting themselves physically prepared for the rigors of a four-month season. Thanks to the direction of Assistant Athletics Director for Athletic Performance Dr. Mike Gentry, the Virginia Tech strength and conditioning program is among the best in the nation, helping to 52 Terry Mitchell ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE make the softball program one of the best as well. One of the main support centers of Tech softball is the strength and conditioning program. The softball team trains in the Jim Bulldog Haren Weight Room. Located in Jamerson Athletic Center, the 5,000-square foot weight room was officially dedicated in September 1985 to Haren, a former Hokie player and long-time supporter of the Virginia Tech Athletics Department. Dr. Gentry is in his 20th season as the Hokies director of strength and conditioning. As assistant athletics director for athletic performance, his duties include overseeing the strength and conditioning training of athletes in all 21 varsity sports at Virginia Tech. In May 2003, Gentry was honored by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches when he was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach. In 1995 and 1996, Gentry was recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a finalist for the National Strength and Conditioning Professional of the Year. He received his bachelor s degree in physical education from Western Carolina University in 1979, his master s from the University of North Carolina in 1981 and his doctorate in curriculum and instruction, with an emphasis in motor behavior, from Tech in Assisting Gentry in the weight room this year are four full-time assistant strength and conditioning coaches Terry Mitchell, assistant director of strength and conditioning, Jarrett Ferguson and Keith Short, coordinators of strength and conditioning, and Jamie Meyer, coordinator of strength and conditioning for Olympic sports. Mitchell, who handles the strength and conditioning for Tech's softball team, has experience in the Texas Rangers farm system. He graduated from Lee (Tenn.) College in 1994 and earned a master s in health promotions from Tech in Mitchell is married to the former Terri Thompson. This is his sixth year with the softball program. The softball team trains in the Jim Bulldog Haren Weight Room. Tech also has the BOD POD (right), which accurately measures body composition. Sports Nutrition Eating healthy and choosing nutritious diets are important aspects of a Virginia Tech studentathlete s life. In July 2002, the athletics department implemented the sports nutrition program. Amy Freel serves as the director. Freel works individually with student-athletes to provide them with information they need on their diet. She also provides individual players with diet counseling on issues such as gaining lean muscle mass, losing body fat, and eating choices to improve performance. The individualized nutrition education allows me and the athletes to get very specific on their nutritional, personal and sportspecific goals, Freel said. The sports nutritionist works with the Training Edge, a dining option for healthconscious students and Amy Freel athletes, to design menus for training tables and daily menu selections. Also in July 2002, the Virginia Tech Athletics Department purchased the BOD POD body composition system. Tech is one of a handful of college athletic departments using this type of technology. It accurately measures body composition (percent of body fat, lean muscle mass and fat mass) through air displacement within five minutes. Research has shown that an increase in lean muscle mass will increase athletic performance. Sport Psychology Virginia Tech offers another important service to all its studentathetes sport psychology. Dr. Gary Bennett coordinates the sport psychology department, which offers psychological and performance enhancement services for student-athletes. Bennett also works closely with the Cook Counseling Center. Bennett meets with studentathletes on an individual basis for personal counseling and to discuss the mental aspects of the game. He also works on team building, communication and performance enhancement. We try to address all the various factors that affect studentathletes performance on and off the field, Bennett says. We believe we can help athletes perform better by addressing those concerns. The sport psychology department also offers an injury group to afford injured athletes the opportunity Dr. Gary Bennett to meet with other injured athletes and talk about their recovery process. Injured athletes may also meet individually with the sport psychologists if they do not feel comfortable in the group or cannot make the sessions. On average, the psychologists conduct 20 individual sessions per week and also meet weekly with teams as the need arises. A new addition to the sport psychology resources is the Dynavision 2000, a unique conditioning and training program designed to increase focus and concentration, improve coordination and visuomotor reactions, and increase peripheral awareness. Virginia Tech is privileged to be one of only a handful of schools with this cutting-edge technology. The sport psychology office reaches out to athletes who may not have considered going to the counseling service that is offered to all students at Virginia Tech.