North Texas Softball Quick Hits

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1 NORTH TEXAS SOFTBALL 2010 Game Notes 2010 Schedule 2/11 at Mississippi Valley State canceled 2/12 vs. Stephen F. Austin! canceled 2/13 vs. Alabama-Birmingham! canceled 2/13 at Mississippi State! canceled 2/17 at Stephen F. Austin 2/4 p.m.. 2/19 DRAKE# 12:30 p.m. 2/19 ARKANSAS# 3 p.m. 2/20 COLORADO STATE# 3 p.m. 2/20 BUFFALO# 5:30 p.m. 2/21 MISSOURI STATE# 2 p.m. 2/21 SAM HOUSTON# 4:30 p.m. 2/23 at Oklahoma State 5 p.m. 2/26 vs. California-Riverside$ 4 p.m. 2/27 at UTSA$ 1 p.m. 2/27 vs. California-Riverside$ 3 p.m 2/28 vs. California-Riverside$ 11 a.m. 2/29 at UTSA$ 1 p.m. 3/1 TEXAS TECH 1 p.m. 3/5 at Centenary College 5/7 p.m. 3/10 at Oklahoma 5 p.m. 3/13 at ULM* 2/4 p.m. 3/14 at ULM* 12 p.m. 3/16 TEXAS 2 p.m. 3/20 SOUTH ALABAMA* 2/4 p.m. 3/21 SOUTH ALABAMA* 12 p.m. 3/24 UTA 6 p.m. 3/25 UTSA 6 p.m. 3/27 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* 2/4 p.m. 3/28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* 12 p.m. 4/2 at FIU* 4 p.m. 4/3 at FIU* 11 a.m./1 p.m. 4/7 at Baylor 4/6 pm 4/10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 2/4 p.m. 4/11 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 12 pm 4/14 TEXAS STATE 2/4 p.m. 4/16 at Troy* 6 p.m. 4/17 at Troy* 1/3 p.m. 4/24 WKU* 2/4 p.m. 4/25 WKU* 12 p.m. 5/1 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 2/4 p.m. 5/2 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 11 a.m. 5/5 at UTA 6 p.m. 5/6 OKLAHOMA 6 p.m. 5/12-15 SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TBA All times are central Caps indicates home game * - Sun Belt Conference game! Mississippi State Tournament # Sleep Inn Classic $ UTSA Tournament 2010 North Texas (0-0) Softball Feb. 17 at Stephen F. Austin (0-4) Nacogdoches, TX 2/4 pm Feb. 19 DRAKE# (2-3) DENTON, TX 12:30 PM Feb. 19 ARKANSAS# (2-3) DENTON, TX 3 PM Feb. 20 COLORADO STATE# (1-4) DENTON, TX 3 PM Feb. 21 BUFFALO# (0-0) DENTON, TX 5:30 PM Feb. 21 MISSOURI STATE# (0-3) DENTON, TX 2 PM Feb. 21 SAM HOUSTON# (1-4) DENTON, TX 4:30 PM # Sleep Inn Classic North Texas Softball Quick Hits The Mean Green is 4-2 in season-opening games and 3-2 in season-opening games on the road. NT is facing Drake for the first time in school history. North Texas won the Sleep Inn Classic year, defeating Iowa State, Central Arkansas, Butler and Wichita State. NT s one loss came at the hands of Missouri State. North Texas Picked To Finish Fifth North Texas has been picked to finish fifth in the Sun Belt Conference preseason poll for the second straight year. Cantler And Martinez Named To Preseason All-Sun Belt Team Mallory Cantler and Mariza Martinez were named to the preseason All-Sun Belt Team for the first time in their careers. The two selections are the most ever by a North Texas team. Only Louisiana-Lafayette had more players selected with five. Back At The Helm TJ Hubbard is back for his third season as head coach of the Mean Green. In 2009, North Texas became the fastest team to reach the 20-win mark, posted the second-most wins and the best winning percentage in school history. Hubbard won his 50th game last year and is seven wins shy of holding the most coaching victories at North Texas. Delay Of Season had its season delayed because of bad weather. The Mean Green was forced to cancel its first four games because of the snow that hit the DFW area. North Texas will try again on Wednesday, Feb. 17 on the road against Stephen. F. Austin. The Mean Green is 4-2 in season-opening games and 3-2 in seasonopening games on the road. North Texas is 6-4 in the series against the Jacks, splitting a doubleheader last year. Ashley Lail allowed just four hits in the opening win. SFA went 0-4 in the Bulldog Round Robin this past weekend. Hosting Sleep Inn Classic North Texas is hosting just one tournament this year after having two tournaments and the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Denton last year. The Mean Green hosts the Sleep Inn Classic on Feb NT won the tournament last year. The seven-team tournament includes Drake, Arkansas, Colorado State, Buffalo, Missouri State and Sam Houston State. NT s only loss in the tournament last year came at the hands of Missouri State. Familiar Opponents The Mean Green is 4-12 overall against its opponents in the Sleep Inn Classic. North Texas is facing Drake for the first time, and Sam Houston State for the 10th time. All of the teams except Buffalo and North Texas were able to start their seasons last weekend. Drake and Arkansas already faced each other with the Bulldogs defeating the Razorbacks, 2-1. Friendly Confines For the fourth straight year, the Mean Green will play in the friendly confines of Lovelace Stadium. The Mean Green played at Denia Park, a city park in Denton, the first three years of the program, compiling a record there. Overall, North Texas is at Lovelace Stadium the last three years at Denia Park at Denia Park at Denia Park at Lovelace Stadium at Lovelace Stadium at Lovelace Stadium Sisters For the second straight year, North Texas has sisters on its roster. Monica and Lesley Hirsch are newcomers on the 2010 team. Monica is a junior transfer from SFA, and Lesley is a freshman from Montgomery, Texas North Texas Softball Game Notes 1

2 North Texas Quick Facts Founded: 1890 Location: Denton, Texas Enrollment: 33,500 President: Dr. Gretchen M. Bataille Nickname: Mean Green Colors: Green and White Conference: Sun Belt Athletic Director: Rick Villarreal Softball Staff Head Coach: TJ Hubbard (Oklahoma Wesleyan 02) Year at North Texas: Second Record at North Texas: (two seasons) Overall Record: (two seasons) Assistant Coach: Erin Evans Year at North Texas: Third Assistant Coach: Lisa Ferguson Year at North Texas: First Softball Office Phone Number: Facility Information Home Field: Lovelace Stadium Capacity: 300 Pressbox Phone: Field Dimensions: 200 ft. from home plate on the foul lines and 220 ft. in center field Outfield Fence Height: 6 ft Record at Lovelace Stadium: (three years) Softball History First Era of Softball: Record: First Year in New Era: 2004 Record in New Era: All-Time Record: Preview 2009 Record: Sun Belt Record: (fifth place) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/2 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 3/0 Newcomers: 5 Media Relations Office SID: Amy Ruggini Office phone: Cell phone: amy.ruggini@unt.edu Web Site: Mailing Address: North Texas Athletic Department 1155 Union Circle # Denton, TX Delivery Address: Athletic Department, 1301 S. Bonnie Brae St. Denton, TX Familiar Faces The Mean Green is returning all but two starters to the 2010 squad. North Texas has open positions at shorstop and right field but has plenty of depth to fill those two spots. Anna Barren saw a lot of action at shortstop last year, and Renae Bromley and Jessica Shields have games played under their belts in the outfield. Newcomers Leslie Hirsch, Monica Hirsch and Brittany Taylor are all competing for time. Senior Pitchers has two senior pitchers on its roster. Seniors Ashley Lail and Kayla Lawson will finish their Mean Green careers in Lail is a two-year letterwinner after transfering from Centenary following her freshman year, and Lawson has lettered the last three years. Depth At Pitching has five pitchers on its roster. The Mean Green has always struggled at depth in the pitching position, but not for North Texas has three upperclassmen and two freshmen pitchers. NT will have the good problem of deciding which pitcher to pitch when. Charity Games For the second straight year, North Texas will host two charity games in The Mean Green will hold its third annual Play For Kay Game on April 14 against Texas State. On March 24, NT will host a Strikeout Cancer Game against UTA. Through t-shirt sales and donations at the gate, the Mean Green raised $1500 for the Leukemia Society and $1400 for the Cancer Society in Nationally-Ranked Teams The Mean Green went 0-6 last year against nationallyranked teams. NT went 0-4 against No. 23 Louisiana- Lafayette, and then lost twice to Oklahoma. North Texas will face four teams that are currently ranked in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll - Week #1. Oklahoma is ranked No. 13, Texas is 20th, Baylor is at No. 25 and Louisiana-Lafayette is ranked 2010 ROSTER No. 16th. North Texas will also face Oklahoma State which received votes in the poll. Another Record-Setting Season Despite bowing out of the conference tournament early, the Mean Green had another record-setting year in NT set team records in slugging percentage, home runs, lowest ERA, lowest opponent batting average, shutouts and fewest losses.the Mean Green set individual records in batting average, onbase percentage, lowest ERA and lowest opponent batting average. All-Sun Belt For the second straight year, Mallory Cantler was named first-team All-Sun Belt at first base in Mariza Martinez joined her with second-team honors in the outfield. Despite missing games down the stretch with a broken bone in her hand, Cantler had another record-setting year. She led the Mean Green with a.404 batting average and and a.456 on-base percentage. Martinez was second on the team with a.316 batting average. She led the team with 11 home runs and tied for the team lead with 16 stolen bases. Rounding Out Sun Belt Play The Mean Green rounded out its 2009 Sun Belt Conference play with an record. The 11 wins is a school record for most Sun Belt wins in a season. North Texas swept one three-game series against Troy and was swept by just one team: Louisiana-Lafayette. North Texas picked up two wins against FAU and USA. Bring On The Speed A new component to the Mean Green team last year was speed. The Mean Green stole 56 bases, which was the second most in school history. Mariza Martinez and Megan Rupp led the way with 16, which is third on NT s single-season chart. Kelei Walker and Brittiny Chapman hold the single-season individual stolen base record with 17, set in The 2004 team holds the team record with 72. Walker holds career records in stolen bases (25) and attempts (30). No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. B/T Hometown/Previous School 1 Jessica Shields 5-4 So. OF R/R Port Neches, TX (Port Neches-Groves HS) 2 Anna Barren 5-3 Jr. IF L/R Montgomery, TX (Houston Baptist) 3 Lesley Hirsch 5-6 Fr. SS L/R Montgomery, TX (Montgomery H.S.) 4 Ashley Lail 5-6 Sr. P R/R Fort Worth, TX (Centenary College) 5 Courtney Bradshaw 5-10 Jr. C R/R Mineola, TX (Mineola HS) 7 Megan Rupp 5-6 So. OF L/R Beaverton, OR (Southridge HS) 8 Renae Bromley 5-6 Jr. OF R/R Cypress, TX (Langham HS) 9 Kayla Lawson 5-6 Sr. P R/R Edmond, OK (Santa Fe HS) 10 Brittany Taylor 5-7 Fr. UT R/R Houston, TX (Cypress Falls H.S.) 11 Rebecca Waters 5-9 Sr. UT R/R Davenport, OK (Davenport HS) 13 Monica Hirsch 5-5 Jr. OF L/L Navasota, TX (Navasota H.S.) 14 Mariza Martinez 5-6 Jr. OF L/R Pasadena, TX (Deer Park HS) 16 Lisa Johnson 5-7 So. IF R/R Sherman, TX (Sherman HS) 17 Amber Miller 5-9 So. IF R/R Arlington, TX (Arlington Lamar HS) 18 Brittany Simmons 5-9 Fr. P/IF R/R Deer Park, TX (Deer Park H.S.) 19 Jennifer Smith 5-8 Jr. P R/R Baytown, TX (Ross S. Sterling HS) 20 Mallory Cantler 5-9 Jr. IF L/R Jarrell, TX (Jarrell HS 22 Ashley Kirk 5-9 Fr. R/R P/IF Round Rock, TX (Stony Point H.S.) 33 Caitlin Grimes 5-9 So. C R/R Acadia, CA (Acadia HS) North Texas Softball Game Notes

3 2009 Results OVERALL CONF. ULL Troy WKU FIU NT USA FAU ULM MT Sun Belt Preseason Poll 1. Louisiana-Lafayette (8) 2. Troy (1) 3. FIU Florida Atlantic North Texas WKU South Alabama Louisiana-Monroe Middle Tennessee Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team Donna Bourgeois (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr., P) Ashlyn Williams (Troy, Jr., P) Lana Bowers (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., C) Mallory Cantler (North Texas, Jr., 1B) Kelsey McCauley (WKU, Sr., 2B) Melissa Verde (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., 3B) Blair Bodenmiller (Florida Atlantic, Sr., SS) Vallie Gaspard (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., OF) Brianna Love (Louisiana-Monroe, Jr., OF) Mariza Martinez (North Texas, Jr., OF) Gabriele Bridges (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr., DP) Preseason Co-Players of the Year Blair Bodenmiller (Florida Atlantic, Sr., SS) Brianna Love (Louisiana-Monroe, Jr., OF) Preseason Pitcher of the Year Donna Bourgeois (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.) Watching And Listening To The Mean Green If you cannot make it to a North Texas game, there are a number of different ways to watch and listen to the Mean Green. For the first time, the North Texas athletic department will be streaming nine home dates for free via Mean Green Premium on MeanGreenSports.com The unversity s radio station, KNTU, will be broadcasting all of the home games, starting March 1. All of the games will be available on kntu.com, and seven of the games can be heard on 88.1 For the third season, a select number of North Texas softball games will be seen on North Texas Television (NTTV). In addition to being broadcast across campus, NTTV can also be seen in the Denton city limits. 3/1 TEXAS TECH MGP, KNTU, NTTV 3/13 at ULM MGP, KNTU, NTTV 3/14 at ULM KNTU, NTTV 3/16 TEXAS MGP, KNTU, NTTV 3/20 SOUTH ALABAMA MGP, KNTU, NTTV 3/21 SOUTH ALABAMA KNTU $, NTTV 3/24 UTA MGP, KNTU $, NTTV 3/25 UTSA KNTU $, NTTV 3/27 FLORIDA ATLANTIC MGP, KNTU, NTTV 3/28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC KNTU $, NTTV 44/10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE MGP, KNTU, NTTV 4/11 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* KNTU $, NTTV 4/14 TEXAS STATE MGP, KNTU, NTTV 4/24 WKU MGP, KNTU, NTTV. 4/25 WKU KNTU $, NTTV 5/6 OKLAHOMA MGP, KNTU $, NTTV MGP = Mean Green Premium KNTU - radio station and KNTU.com NTTV - North Texas Television $ - Only available on KNTU.com 2010 North Texas Softball Game Notes 3

4 MEAN GREEN MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Longest Winning Streak... 7 games March 26-30, 2004 Longest Losing Streak games Feb. 16-March 6, 2007 Largest Margin of Victory runs Largest Margin of Defeat runs vs. Middle Tennessee (4/18/2004) Longest Game Played (innings) vs. Troy (5/9/08) Home Runs In One Inning... 3 vs. Middle Tennessee (4/16/05) in the sixth inning Most Hits In A Doubleheader Most Doubles In A Doubleheader Back-to-Back Triples In a Single Game Middle Tennessee (4/14/06) Home Run in First Hit of Season Susan Waters vs. Texas A&M (2/4/04) Jessica Lynn vs. UTA (3/17/09) Most Home Runs In A Single Game 4; at Western Kentucky; April 19, ; at Middle Tennessee; Apr 16, ; vs Louisiana-Monroe; Feb 24, ; at Florida Atlantic; Mar 25, ; Northern Colorado; Mar 27, 2004 Lead-off Game with Home Run Katya Muller vs. New Mexico State (5/1/05) Katya Muller vs. Middle Tennessee (4/15/06) Katya Muller vs. Louisiana Monroe (2/24/06) Katya Muller vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (4/29/07) Katya Muller vs. Louisiana-Monroe (3/9/08) Mariza Martinez vs. Texas State (2/10/08) Mariza Martinez vs. FIU (3/29/09) Inside The Park Home Run Stephanie Cranmer vs. New Mexico State (4/30/05) and vs. Western Kentucky (5/8/05) Pinch-Hit Home Run Christen Jonse vs. Louisiana-Monroe (3/11/07) Christen Jonse vs. Central Arkansas (3/21/07) Jessica Lynn vs. UTA (3/17/09) Caitlin Grimes vs. FIU (3/28/09) No Hitter Kristina Fowler vs. Louisiana Monroe (3/1/06) Ashley Lail vs. South Alabama (3/13/09) Ashley Lail vs. Troy (4/11/09) Grand Slams Katya Muller vs. Sam Houston State (2/12/06) Rebecca Waters vs. UTSA (3/19/08) Lisa Johnson vs. Baylor (3/31/09) Two-Home Runs In A Single Games Christen Jonse vs. Central Arkansas (3/21/07) Katya Muller, three times Kelei Walker, twice Susan Waters, eight times Jonna Williams vs. St. Mary s College (3/31/06) Jennifer Smith vs. ULL (4/26/09) Four-Hit Single-Game Performances Stephanie Cranmer, twice Monica Garcia vs Texas A&M-CC (2/16/07) Katya Muller, four times Mean Green Softball Career Record Watch Runs Scored 1. Katya Muller Susan Waters 116* Kadie Platt Mariza Martinez present 5. Kelei Walker 61* Monica Garcia Kristina Fowler Sarah Jones Rebecca Waters current 10. Heather Bostic Hits 1. Katya Muller Susan Waters 196* Sarah Jones Heather Bostic 136* Kristina Fowler Kadie Platt Mallory Cantler current 8. Mariza Martinez current 9. Stephanie Cranmer Monica Garcia Doubles 1. Susan Waters 42* Katya Muller Mallory Cantler present 4. Sarah Jones Kelei Walker 25* Kristina Fowler Heather Bostic Christen Jonse Rebecca Waters current 10. Monica Garcia Stephanie Cranmer Home Runs 1. Susan Waters 49* Katya Muller Mariza Martinez present 4. Kristina Fowler Kadie Platt Rebecca Waters present 7. Mallory Cantler current 8. Courtney Bradshaw current Christen Jonse Heather Bostic Sarah Jones Runs Batted In 1. Susan Waters 138* Katya Muller Mallory Cantler present Kristina Fowler Sarah Jones North Texas Softball Game Notes

5 MEAN GREEN SPECIAL STATS QUICKEST AT-BATS TO FIRST HOMERUN At-Bats Player Opponent Season 2 Susan Waters Texas A&M Jennifer Smith UTSA Amber Miller C. Arkansas Maureen Kelley Wichita State Jessica Lynn UTA Caitlin Grimes Butler Mariza Martinez Texas State Heather Bostic Northwood Lisa Johnson UTSA Brittiny Chapman Northwood Courtney Bradshaw ULM Mallory Cantler Texas A&M 2008 Mean Green Softball Home Run Tracker No. Player Opponent Season No North Texas Softball Game Notes 5