GEORGIA STATE SOFTBALL

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1 GEORGIA STATE SOFTBALL 125 Decatur Street, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA Softball Contact: Lauren Lamb - Graduate Assistant Office: Cell: athlal@langate.gsu.edu GEORGIA STATE (29-18, 15-5 CAA) Date Opponent Location Time Feb. 7 Georgia Tech Panthersville L,1-8, L 1-7 Feb. 11 at Auburn Auburn, AL L 0-6 Georgia State First Pitch Classic Feb. 14 Evansville vs. Missouri Panthersville UE 2, UM 4 Feb. 14 vs. Evansville Panthersville W 9-8 Feb. 14 Missouri vs. Virginia Tech Panthersville UM 10, VT 0 Feb. 14 vs. Virginia Tech Panthersville W 3-2 Feb. 15 Evansville vs. Virginia Tech Panthersville UE 9, VT 0 Feb. 15 vs. Missouri Panthersville L 2-6 Feb. 15 Consolation Panthersville UE 8, VT 0 Feb. 15 Championship Panthersville CANCELED Panther Invitational Feb. 21 Lipscomb vs. EKU Panthersville LIP 6, EKU 2 Feb. 21 vs. EKU Panthersville W 4-3 Feb. 21 Lipscomb vs. Georgetown Panthersville LIP 3, GU 0 Feb. 21 vs. Georgetown Panthersville L 1-2 Feb. 22 Georgetown vs. EKU Panthersville EKU 4, GU 2 Feb. 22 vs. Lipscomb Panthersville W 11-6 Feb. 22 Consolation Panthersville EKU 3, GU 2 Feb. 22 Championship Panthersville L 1-4 Feb. 25 Georgia Southern Panthersville W 2-0, W 11-6 Mar. 6 Western Kentucky Woodstock, Ga. L 0-5 Mar. 6 Indiana State Woodstock, Ga. L 6-9 Mar. 7 Bowling Green Woodstock, Ga. W 5-0 Mar. 7 Howard Woodstock, Ga. W 3-2 Mar. 8 Winthrop Woodstock, Ga. W 6-1 Mar. 11 at Western Carolina Cullowhee, NC W 5-0, W 7-3 Mar. 17 at Mercer Macon, GA L 0-4, L 3-4 Mar. 21 at Drexel* Philadelphia, PA W 6-1, L 3-5 Mar. 22 at Drexel* Philadelphia, PA W 6-0 Mar. 25 Florida State Troy, Ala. CANCELED Mar. 25 at Troy Troy, Ala. CANCELED Mar. 26 at Georgia Tech Alanta, Ga. L 8-0, L 6-0 Mar. 28 Delaware* Panthersville CANCELED Mar. 29 Delaware* Panthersville L 8-6, W 6-3 Mar. 31 at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, GA CANCELED Apr. 4 at James Madison* Harrisonburg, VA W 11-5, W 8-4 Apr. 5 at James Madison* Harrisonburg, VA W 5-1 Apr. 8 Furman Panthersville W 6-5, W 9-5 Apr. 11 George Mason* Panthersville W 8-3, W 9-0 Apr. 12 George Mason* Panthersville W 3-0 Apr. 15 Kennesaw State DH Panthersville W 6-0, L 3-6 Apr. 18 at Hofstra* Hempstead, NY L 2-1, W 3-2 Apr. 19 at Hofstra* Hempstead, NY L 6-1 Apr. 25 at Towson* Towson, MD W 3-0, W 6-2 Apr. 26 at Towson* Towson, MD L 1-2 May. 1 UNC Wilmington* Panthersville W 2-1, W 5-4 May. 2 UNC Wilmington* Panthersville W CAA Tournament May. 6 Towson Hempstead, N.Y. 3:30 p.m CAA TOURNAMENT GSU Quickfacts: Location: Atlanta, Ga. Colors: Blue and White Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Head Coach: Bob Heck Record at Georgia State: CAA Preview Georgia State has earned the second seed in the Colonial Athletic Association Softball Championships, which will take place Wednesday through Friday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. The Panthers open the four-team tournament against third-seeded Towson on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Georgia State won 16 of its final 20 regular-season games to enter the CAA Championships with a record of 29-18, 15-5 in the CAA. The Panthers took two out of three from Towson (32-20, 13-8) during the regular season and lead the series, 8-5. Host Hofstra (26-19, 14-3) has won 11 straight conference titles, including seven straight CAA championships since joining the league in The Pride face fourth-seeded James Madison (32-14, 12-8) Wednesday at 12 noon. The CAA Championship continues through Friday, with the champion earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. Georgia State, coached by Bob Heck, enters the tournament as the CAA s top hitting team with a.286 batting average, led by sophomore catcher Catherine Lee (.338, 5 HR, 26 RBI) and junior third baseman Danielle Roddy (.333, 1 HR, 19 RBI). Five Panthers have 20 or more runs batted in. Lee, the 2008 CAA Player of the Year, is one of the league s top offensive threats with 22 career homers (fourth in Georgia State history). With 27 walks, she leads the CAA in on-base percentage at.454, just ahead of Roddy (.446), the Panther leadoff hitter with 28 walks this season and a school-record 103 in her career. Other top hitters for the Panthers include junior

2 Panther Notes shortstop Rachel Cunningham, batting.296 with a teamleading 30 RBI, sophomore first baseman Lauren Jones, with five homers and 25 RBI, and senior outfielder Natasha Berry, with a.290 average, 24 RBI and a team-leading 13 stolen bases. Senior outfielder Holly Willis leads the CAA with 26 sacrifice hits. On the mound, the Panthers feature senior right-hander Madi Gore with a 13-9 record, a 3.01 earned run average and 86 strikeouts, and freshman righty Alana Thomas, 12-6, 2.78 ERA. Caa teams in top rpi Three CAA softball squads are ranked in the top 100 of the NCAA RPI through games of April 28. Hofstra leads the pack at 50, while Georgia State (69) and James Madison (72) follow. Towson is just above the 100 mark at 107. Series Vs.Towson The Panthers traveled to Towson over the weekend of April 25th and came away with a 2-3 record. State took games one and two, 3-0 and 6-2 respectively, before falling 1-2 to Towson in the final game on Sunday. Junior Danielle Roddy led the Panthers in both games, batting a perfect three-for-three in game one and three-forfive in game two. Roddy also knocked in a single RBI and crossed the plate three times for the Panthers. Sophomore Rebecca Roles brought in two RBI while catcher Catherine Lee brought in the final run in game one. Six different Panthers scored the six State runs in game two. Senior hurler Madi Gore pitched the complete game one, improving her record to Gore faced 24 batters, striking out seven and walking two. Freshman Alana Thomas took the win for game two, facing 25 batters, striking out and walking three. Thomas s record improved to On day two, junior Danielle Roddy and sophomore Catherine Lee led the Panthers, each recording two hits. Roddy batted two-for-four, while Lee was two-for-three. Senior hurler Madi Gore pitched the first five innings and took the loss, bringing her record to Gore faced 23 batters, walking two and striking out four. Freshman Alana Thomas was put in in relief and finished out the game, allowing no hits. Roddy nabs consecutive Player of the Week Georgia State junior Danielle Roddy received CAA Softball Player of the Week honors for the second straight week after helping the Panthers clinch the No. 2 seed in the upcoming CAA Softball Championship with a sweep of UNC Wilmington last weekend in conference play. The junior finished the week batting.454 (5-for-11) with four runs scored, a double and three RBI. Roddy was walked once to raise her career walk school record to 103. She opened the weekend with a 2-for-3 appearance in Game 1 before wrapping up the series with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate. Roddy was named the CAA softball Player of the Week last week for the first time in her career. Roddy collected CAA Softball Player of the Week honors after batting.667 (8-for-12) to lead the Panthers on the week. She became the leader in Georgia State all-time history with 102 career walks. Roddy posted a double, a RBI and three runs scored on the week and opened the series against Towson going 3-for-3 with two runs scored. two Consecutive CAA Players of the Week Junior Rachel Cunningham was named CAA Player of the Week for the Week of April 6th while senior Natasha Berry was named the CAA Player of the Week for the week prior (March 30th). Shortsop Cunningham earned CAA Softball Player of the Week honors after leading the Panthers to 5-0 record on the week with sweeps of Furman and George Mason. The infielder from Cumming, Ga. blasted a pair of three-run homers and drove in nine runs. She hit.500 (8-for-16) in five starts. In the second game against the Patriots, Cunningham hit the game-ending three-run homer. Berry started her week in a very big way when she knocked a grand slam out of the park in game one against conference foe Delaware. She ended that game going 2-for- 3 with four RBI. Berry continued swinging the bat into the doubleheader and batted.500 and crossed the plate twice. In the series against James Madison, Berry hit a perfect in game one and led the Panthers going 7-for-11 on the weekend and recording 6 RBI, one triple, and one double, and four stolen bases. Berry s total stolen bases reaches 11 on the season. talented newcomer Georgia State s 2009 squad features one of the the most talented newcomers in school history, headlined by last year s Georgia AAA Co-Player of the Year, Northeast Georgia Player of the year, and 2006 s Pitcher of the Year Alana Thomas of Athens, Ga. and Oconee County High School. As a freshman this season, she is holding a 12-6 record and an 2.78 ERA. Thomas has recorded four shut out wins so far this season. Most recently, Thomas registered two shutouts in one weekend against George Mason. In game two on Saturday, Thomas allowed only a single hit and led the Panthers to a 9-0 win. The second shutout of the weekend occured on Sunday when the Patriots only managed four hits in the 3-0 Panther win. Infield Shines, Ranks in caa Leading the Panthers in RBI with 30 is junior short stop Rachel Cunningham. Cunningham ranks third in the conference in RBI and fourth with 101 assists this season. Coming in with 25 RBI is sophomore Lauren Jones. Jones has hit five doubles, one triple, five home runs, and has crossed the plate 17 times. Catcher Catherine Lee leads the Panthers with a.338` batting average and is tied with Jones for a team-high five home runs a piece. First baseman Jones hit two home runs during the final week of March. The first game in game one against Kennesaw that saw the Panthers shut out the Owls 6-0. Home run number two of the week came against Hofstra in the final game of the weekend. The homer served as the Panthers only run in the 6-1 loss to the Pride.

3 Probable Starters #13 Holly Willis, SR #18 Chelsea Sparks, FR #19 Emily Whitaker, FR #17 Natasha Berry, SR #25 Rachel Cunningham, JR #14 Rebecca Roles, SO #24 Danielle Roddy, JR Probable Starting Pitchers #10 Madi Gore Sr. RHP #21 Alana Thomas Fr. RHP #15 Lauren Jones, SO #23 Catherine Lee, SO Designated Player #29 Lily Skelton, JR Coaching Staff Bob Heck - Head Coach Roger Kincaid - Assistant Coach Christine Sheridan - Assistant Coach 2009 GEORGIA STATE Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 10 Gore, Madi P R/R 5-6 Sr. Acworth, Ga. (Kell HS/University of Virginia) 11 Fetters, Lauren OF R/R 5-2 Jr. Canton, Ga. (Sequoyah HS) 12 Bess, Tiffany OF R/R 5-3 So. Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County HS) 13 Willis, Holly OF R/R 5-7 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. (Great Bridge HS) 14 Roles, Rebecca 2B R/R 5-7 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill HS) 15 Jones, Lauren 1B R/R 5-5 So. Stockbridge, Ga (Union Grove HS) 16 Althafer, Emily C R/R 5-8 Fr. Sugar Hill, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) 17 Berry, Natasha OF R/R 5-5 Sr. Victoria, BC, Canada, (North Florida CC) 18 Sparks, Chelsea OF L/R 5-5 Fr. Palmetto, Ga. (Northgate HS) 19 Whitaker, Emily OF L/R 5-5 Fr. Sugar Hill, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) 20 Thomas, Elizabeth OF R/R 5-4 Jr. Athens, Ga. (Oconee County HS) 21 Thomas, Alana P R/R 5-8 Fr. Athens, Ga. (Oconee County HS) 22 Morgan, Chelsey P R/R 5-6 Sr. Chesterfield, N.J. (Northern Burlington County Reg. HS) 23 Lee, Catherine C R/R 5-9 So. Covington, Ga. (Eastside HS) 24 Roddy, Danielle 3B L/R 5-4 Jr. Canton, Ga. (Woodstock HS) 25 Cunningham, Rachel SS R/R 5-6 Jr. Cumming Ga. (South Forsyth HS) 26 Kallatsa, Megan 1B R/R 5-8 Fr. Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) 27 Collins, Erin P R/R 5-7 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill HS) 28 Boese, Cassie SS L/R 5-6 Fr. Middlebury, Ind. (Northridge HS) 29 Skelton, Lily 3B R/R 5-9 Jr. McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove HS) 30 Gaskill, Kate P R/R 5-10 Jr. Murrieta, Ca. (Vista Murrieta HS/Georgia)

4 Panther Notes records to watch georgia state s career records - pitching strikeouts 1. Andrea McNary Elizabeth Hyman Kaci Clark Angela Buckem Madi Gore georgia state s career records - Wins 1. Andrea McNary Stacy Peterson Angela Buckem Andrea McNary Madi Gore georgia state s career records - runs scored 1. Corrie Roberts Susan Fryer Danielle Roddy Michelle Parker georgia state s Career records - HOME RUNS 1. Corrie Roberts Meghan McCoy Danielle Polly Catherine Lee georgia state s Career records - walks 1. Danielle Roddy Jennifer Morgan Meghan McCoy Alison Bradford BOB HECK YEAR-BY-YEAR Year (Season)... W L T G Championships 1985 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) NSWAC Champions 1990 (6) NSWAC Champions 1991 (7) (8) TAAC Champions 1993 (9) TAAC Champions 1994 (10) TAAC Champs, NCAA Regional 1995 (11) (12) (13) (14) Retired, (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) CAA Regular-Season Champs 2007 (20) (21) (22) Total all-time caa records DELAWARE (8-3) H: 4-2 A: 5-1 N: 0-1 CAA: 8-2 CAA Tournament: n L a W a L a W h W h W 3-2 (10) h W h L 0-1 (8) a W a W 8-6 (10) a W h L h W 6-3 DREXEL (12-3) H: 7-0 A: 2-3 N: 5-1 CAA: 6-2 CAA Tournament: n W h W n W n W n L n W n W h W h W 10-1 (5) h W 8-0 (5) a L a L h W h W h W a W a L a W 6-0 GEORGE MASON (16-4) H: 8-2 A: 5-0 N: 3-0 CAA: 8-0 CAA Tournament: L L W W W h L h L h W h W n W n W n W h W 9-0 (5) h W h W 12-4 (6) a W a W a W a W 14-0 (5) a W 8-0 (5) h W h W h W 3-0 HOFSTRA (4-12) H: 2-6 A:2-4 N: 0-2 CAA: 3-6 CAA Tournament: n L n L a L a L 5-6 (8) a W h L h W h L h L h W h L h L h L h W h L h L 2-15 (5) a L a W a L 1-6 JAMES MADISON (7-4) H: 6-2 A: 4-2 N: 0-0 CAA: 5-4 CAA Tournament: h W h W h W a L a W a L h W h W h L h W h L a W a W a W 5-1 TOWSON (6-3) H: 4-2 A: 4-2 N: 0-0 CAA: 6-3 CAA Tournament: h W h L h W a W a W a L h W h L h W a W a W a L 1-2 UNC WILMINGTON (11-5) H: 5-1 A: 3-3 N: 4-1 CAA: 5-4 CAA Tournament: n W n W h W n W n L n W a L a L a L W h W h L h W h W a W a W a W 2-1

5 Panther Notes Conference Overall as of 5/02/2009 Team Record Pct Home Away Neutral Record Pct Home Away Neutral Streak Hofstra L3 Georgia State W3 Towson W2 James Madison W6 Delaware W1 UNC Wilmington L6 Drexel L2 George Mason L caa weekly awards PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Previous Players of the Week: 2/17 Kaitlyn Wernsing, James Madison 2/24 Amber Kirk, James Madison 3/3 Michelle Grap, Delaware 3/10 Courtney Simons, James Madison 3/16 Ashley Botelho, Drexel 3/23 Shannon Moxey, James Madison 3/30 Michelle Grap, Delaware 4/6 Natasha Berry, Georgia State 4/13 Rachel Cunningham, Georgia State Emily Gould, Towson 4/20 Casey Fee, Hofstra 4/27 Julia Dominguez, James Madison Danielle Roddy, Georgia State 5/9 Danielle Roddy, Georgia State GEORGIA STATE WEEKLY CAA AWARD WINNERS PITCHERS OF THE WEEK Previous Players of the Week: 2/17 Jenny Clohan, James Madison 2/24 Jenny Clohan, James Madison 3/3 Becky Anderson, George Mason 3/10 Meredith Felts, James Madison 3/16 Katrina Gaudier, Drexel 3/24 Kayleigh Lotti, Hofstra 3/30 Kayleigh Lotti, Hofstra 4/6 Hillary Allen, Drexel 4/13 Amanda Stacevicz, Delaware 4/20 Meredith Felts, James Madison 4/27 Kayleigh Lotti, Hofstra 5/4 Meredith Felts, James Madison ROOKIES OF THE WEEK Senior Natasha Berry Junior Rachel Cunningham Previous Rookies of the Week: 2/17 Amanda Davenport, UNC Wilmington 2/24 Miranda Cranford, George Mason 3/3 Amanda Stacevicz, Delaware 3/10 Dominique Ortega, Towson 3/16 Devon Metcalf, Drexel 3/24 Amanda Stacevicz, Delaware 3/30 Paige Collings, Drexel 4/6 Amanda Davenport, UNC Wilmington 4/13 Amanda Stacevicz, Delaware 4/20 Amanda Davenport, UNC Wilmington 4/27 Amanda Stacevicz, Delaware 5/4 Andrea Stevenson, Towson Junior Danielle Roddy

6 ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT RECORDS All-Time Record (.666) 2008 CAA (0-2) 5/8 vs. James Madison L, 102 5/10 vs. Towson L, CAA Runner-up (2-2) 5/10 vs. James Madison W, 1-0 5/11 vs. Hofstra L, 0-1 5/11 vs. James Madison W, 2-1 5/12 vs. Hofstra L, CAA Runner-up (3-2) 5/11 vs. Delaware W, 6-5 5/12 vs. Hofstra L, 3-5 5/12 vs. UNCW W, /13 vs. Hofstra W, 4-3 5/13 vs. Hofstra L, A-SUN (4-2) 5/9 vs. Troy W, 3-0 5/9 vs. UCF W, 6-5 5/10 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 0-2 5/10 vs. UCF W, 4-2 5/11 vs. Florida Atlantic W, 3-2 5/11 vs. Florida Atlantic L, TAAC (1-2) 5/3 vs. Stetson W, 5-2 5/3 vs. Samford L, 4-6 5/3 vs. Troy L, TAAC (1-2) 5/4 vs. Troy W, 1-0 5/4 vs. Stetson L, 0-1 5/5 vs. Jacksonville State L, TAAC (1-2) 5/6 vs. Troy L, 1-7 5/7 vs. Samford W, 5-4 5/7 vs. Campbell L, TAAC (3-2) 4/30 vs. Stetson L, 1-2 4/30 vs. Jacksonville State W, 3-2 5/1 vs. Stetson W, 3-1 5/1 vs. Florida International W, 3-0 5/2 vs. Florida Atlantic L, TAAC (2-2) 4/24 vs. Stetson W, 9-5 4/24 vs. Jacksonville State L, 1-4 4/24 vs. Mercer W, 5-4 4/25 vs. Jacksonville State L, TAAC (1-2) 4/28 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 1-2 4/28 vs. Centenary W, 5-3 4/29 vs. Campbell L, TAAC Champion (6-1) 4/29 vs. Charleston W, 9-0 4/29 vs. Samford L, 3-6 4/29 vs. Mercer W, 4-1 4/30 vs. SE Louisiana W, 3-1 (8) 4/30 vs. Samford W, 2-1 (9) 4/30 vs. Centenary W, 2-1 4/30 vs. Centenary W, 2-1 (9) 1993 TAAC Champion (4-1) 4/30 vs. Mercer W, 9-0 4/30 vs. Samford W, 5-0 5/1 vs. Stetson W, 1-0 5/1 vs. Stetson L, 2-3 5/1 vs. Stetson W, TAAC Champion (4-0) 5/1 vs. Mercer W, 5-3 5/1 vs. Centenary W, 8-1 5/1 vs. Stetson W, 3-1 5/2 vs. Stetson W, 4-3 (10) 1991 NSWAC (1-2) 5/3 vs. Mercer W, 4-1 5/3 vs. Stetson L, 0-1 5/3 vs. Georgia Southern L, NSWAC Champion (3-0) n/a vs. Georgia Southern W, 5-2 n/a vs. Samford W, 6-4 n/a vs. Samford W, NSWAC Champion (3-1) n/a vs. Florida A&M W, 5-2 n/a vs. Samford W, 6-3 n/a vs. Mercer L, 0-2 n/a vs. Mercer W, NSWAC (5-3) 4/30 vs. Georgia Southern W, 7-2 4/30 vs. Mercer W, /30 vs. Samford W, 2-0 5/1 vs. Florida A&M W, 7-1 5/1 vs. Stetson L, 3-4 5/1 vs. Florida A&M W, /2 vs. Stetson L, 4-5 5/2 vs. Stetson L, NSWAC (5-3) n/a vs. Georgia Southern W, 6-1 n/a vs. Mercer L, 5-7 n/a vs. Florida A&M W, 3-0 n/a vs. Stetson W, 2-0 n/a vs. Mercer W, 5-1 n/a vs. Stetson L, 2-3 n/a vs. Stetson W, 2-1 (10) n/a vs. Stetson L, NSWAC (2-3) 4/19 vs. Georgia Southern L, 1-4 4/19 vs. Mercer W, 6-1 4/19 vs. Stetson L, 2-5 4/19 vs. Georgia Southern W, /19 vs. Stetson L, 4-5 (8)

7 ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT RECORDS GEORGIA STATE S CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 1989 New South Women s Athletic Conference 1990 New South Women s Athletic Conference 1992 Trans America Athletic Conference 1993 Trans America Athletic Conference 1994 Trans America Athletic Conference (NCAA Tournament) GEORGIA STATE IN THE CAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Seed Site Opponent...Result 2006 (3-2) No. 1 GSU Delaware... W 6-5 Hofstra...L 3-5 UNCW... W 13-5 Hofstra... W 4-3 Hofstra...L (2-2) No. 3 Hofstra James Madison... W 1-0 Hofstra...L 0-1 James Madison... W 2-1 Hofstra...L 1-3 RECORDS VS. CAA TEAMS Since Joining CAA in All CAA School...Games Tourney Hofstra James Madison UNC Wilmington Towson Delaware Drexel George Mason (0-2) No. 2 Hofstra James Madison...L 1-2 Towson...L 4-5 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 10 Gore, Madi P R/R 5-6 Sr. Acworth, Ga. (Kell HS/University of Virginia) 11 Fetters, Lauren OF R/R 5-2 Jr. Canton, Ga. (Sequoyah HS) 12 Bess, Tiffany OF R/R 5-3 So. Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County HS) 13 Willis, Holly OF R/R 5-7 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. (Great Bridge HS) 14 Roles, Rebecca 2B R/R 5-7 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill HS) 15 Jones, Lauren 1B R/R 5-5 So. Stockbridge, Ga (Union Grove HS) 16 Althafer, Emily C R/R 5-8 Fr. Sugar Hill, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) 17 Berry, Natasha OF R/R 5-5 Sr. Victoria, BC, Canada, (North Florida CC) 18 Sparks, Chelsea OF L/R 5-5 Fr. Palmetto, Ga. (Northgate HS) 19 Whitaker, Emily OF L/R 5-5 Fr. Sugar Hill, Ga. (North Gwinnett HS) 20 Thomas, Elizabeth OF R/R 5-4 Jr. Athens, Ga. (Oconee County HS) 21 Thomas, Alana P R/R 5-8 Fr. Athens, Ga. (Oconee County HS) 22 Morgan, Chelsey P R/R 5-6 Sr. Chesterfield, N.J. (Northern Burlington County Reg. HS) 23 Lee, Catherine C R/R 5-9 So. Covington, Ga. (Eastside HS) 24 Roddy, Danielle 3B L/R 5-4 Jr. Canton, Ga. (Woodstock HS) 25 Cunningham, Rachel SS R/R 5-6 Jr. Cumming Ga. (South Forsyth HS) 26 Kallatsa, Megan 1B R/R 5-8 Fr. Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS) 27 Collins, Erin P R/R 5-7 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill HS) 28 Boese, Cassie SS L/R 5-6 Fr. Middlebury, Ind. (Northridge HS) 29 Skelton, Lily 3B R/R 5-9 Jr. McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove HS) 30 Gaskill, Kate P R/R 5-10 Jr. Murrieta, Ca. (Vista Murrieta HS/Georgia) Head Coach: Bob Heck Assistant Coach: Roger Kincaid Assistant Coach: Christine Sheridan

8 MADI GORE RHP Senior Acworth, Ga. Kell HS/University of Virginia Fifth in the CAA in victories (13) and strikeouts (86) Compiled a 7-3 record with a 2.19 ERA in CAA games Ranks fifth in Georgia State history in career victories (47) Ranks fifth in career strikeouts (360) Gore s Career Statistics Year ERA W L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO AB AVG WP HB Totals HOLLY WILLIS Outfield Senior Chesapeake, Va. Great Bridge H.S. Leads the CAA with 26 sacrifice bunts Batting.316 against CAA teams Willis Career Statistics / / / / / / / / / / /26 Totals 175/ / /41

9 NATASHA BERRY Outfield Senior Victoria, BC, Canada North Florida CC Batted.355 in CAA games Fourth in the league with 13 stolen bases Berry s Career Statistics / / / / / /1 Totals 99/ / /17 CHELSEY MORGAN RHP Senior Chesterfield, N.J. Northern Burlington County Regional H.S. Veteran pitcher who made the start in the regular season finale against UNC Wilmington Has seven career wins Morgan s Career Statistics Year ERA W L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO AB AVG WP HB Totals

10 RACHEL CUNNINGHAM Shortstop Junior Cumming, Ga. South Forsyth H.S. Tied for third in the CAA with 30 RBI Ranks first on the team in RBI Knocked four home runs and four doubles Ranks fourth in the CAA with 101 assists Cunningham s Career Statistics Year GP/GS BA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB/A BB K SF/SH / / / / / / / / /5 Totals 164/ / /10 DANIELLE RODDY Third Base Junior Canton, Ga. Woodstock HS Georgia State s career leader in walks with 103 Ranks third in school history in career runs scored Has 28 walks on the season and just eight strikeouts, including only three strikeouts in CAA games Two-time CAA Player of the Week in 2009 Batted a league-leading.431 in CAA games Ranks second in CAA for.446 on base percentage Ranks second in CAA with 28 walks Roddy s Career Statistics / / / / / / / / /2 Totals 161/ / /3

11 LILY SKELTON Designated Player/Third Base Junior McDonough, Ga. Union Grove H.S. Recorded three home runs Batted in 16 runs Blasted 16 career home runs Skelton s Career Statistics / / / / / / / / /2 Totals 139/ / /5 LAUREN FETTERS Outfield Junior Canton, Ga. Sequoyah H.S. Appeared in 39 games this season for Georgia State, primarily as a pinch-runner Scored 13 runs for the Panthers this season 2-for-2 on steals this year Connected with six hits in her 13 at-bats this season, bringing home five runners Fetters Career Statistics Year GP/GS BA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB/A BB K SF/SH / / / / / / / / /1 Totals 121/ / /3

12 ELIZABETH THOMAS Outfield Junior Athens, Ga. Oconee County H.S. Saw time in 23 games after moving to outfield from pitcher Thomas Career Statistics (Pitching) Year ERA W L G GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO AB AVG WP HB Totals Thomas s Career Statistics (Offensive) / / /1 Totals 23/ / /1 CATHERINE LEE Catcher Sophmore Covington, Ga. Eastside H.S. Leads the league in on-base percentage Batted.407 in conference games (second in CAA) Finished the season with a team-high.338 batting average Ranks fourth in Georgia State history in career home runs (22) and tied for fifth in career RBI (89) 2008 CAA Player and Rookie of the Year and NFCA All-Southeast Region, the first all-region player in Georgia State history Tied for first in the CAA afer catching 12 runners attempting to steal Lee s Career Statistics / / / / / /0 Totals 101/ / /1

13 REBECCA ROLES Second Base Sophomore Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Hill H.S. Batting.291 on the season Recorded a season-best 22 RBI Roles Career Statistics Year GP/GS BA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB/A BB K SF/SH / / / / / /1 Totals 102/ / /7 TIFFANY BESS Outfield Sophomore Watkinsville, Ga. Oconee County H.S. Blasted first career home run against Towson Bess Career Statistics Year GP/GS BA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB/A BB K SF/SH / / / / / /0 Totals 53/ / /0 LAUREN JONES First Base Sophomore Stockbridge, Ga. Union Grove H.S. Tied with Catherine Lee with a team-high five home runs in 2009 Batted in 25 RBI Ranks fourth in CAA with 286 putouts Jones Career Statistics / / / / / /1 Totals 94/ / /2

14 ALANA THOMAS Pitcher Freshman Athens, Ga. Oconee County H.S. Posted an 8-1 record with a 1.88 ERA in CAA games Thomas s Career Statistics Year ERA W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG WP HB / Totals / MEGAN KALLATSA First Base Freshman Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek H.S. Blasted an RBI double in her first career at-bat Kallatsa s Career Statistics / / /0 Totals 19/ / /0 EMILY WHITAKER Outfielder Freshman Sugar Hill, Ga. North Gwinnett H.S. Whitaker s Career Statistics / / /1 Totals 16/ / /1 EMILY ALTHAFER Catcher Freshman Sugar Hill, Ga. North Gwinnett H.S. Althafer s Career Statistics / /0 Totals 4/ /0

15 KATE GASKILL Pitcher Junior Murrieta, Calif. Vista Murrieta HS/Georgia Gaskill s Career Statistics Year ERA W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG WP HB Totals CHELSEA SPARKS Outfield Freshman Palmetto, Ga. Northgate H.S. Sparks s Career Statistics / / /1 Totals 24/ / /1 ERIN COLLINS Pitcher Freshman Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Hill H.S. Collins s Career Statistics Year ERA W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG WP HB Totals CASSIE BOESE Second Base Freshman Middlebury, Ind. Northridge H.S. Boese s Career Statistics / / /0 Totals 24/ / /0

16 2009 Conference Only Statistics The Automated ScoreBook Conference statistics for Georgia State (as of May 04, 2009) (CAA games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 15-5 Home: 7-1 Away: 8-4 CAA: 15-5 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 24 Roddy, Danielle Lee, Catherine Berry, Natasha Willis, Holly Cunningham, Rach Roles, Rebecca Boese, Cassie Whitaker, Emily Skelton, Lily Fetters, Lauren Bess, Tiffany Jones, Lauren Kallatsa, Megan Sparks, Chelsea Althafer, Emily Thomas, Elizabeth Totals Opponents LOB - Team (143), Opp (111). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (4). CI - Team (0), Opp (2). (CAA games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 21 Thomas, Alana / Gore, Madi / Collins, Erin / Morgan, Chelsey / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Lee, C 1, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (1), Lee, C 1. SBA/ATT - Lee, C (2-3), Gore, M (1-2), Thomas, A (1-1).

17 2009 Cumulative Statistics The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Georgia State (as of May 02, 2009) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 16-6 Away: 10-9 Neutral: 3-3 CAA: 15-5 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 23 Lee, Catherine Roddy, Danielle Cunningham, Rach Willis, Holly Roles, Rebecca Berry, Natasha Boese, Cassie Whitaker, Emily Jones, Lauren Bess, Tiffany Skelton, Lily Kallatsa, Megan Sparks, Chelsea Fetters, Lauren Thomas, Elizabeth Althafer, Emily Totals Opponents LOB - Team (315), Opp (287). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (8). CI - Team (1), Lee, C 1, Opp (2). IBB - Team (4), Lee, C 2, Roddy, D 2, Opp (4). (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 21 Thomas, Alana / Gore, Madi / Collins, Erin / Morgan, Chelsey / Gaskill, K / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (4), Lee, C 4, Opp (11). Pickoffs - Team (1), Lee, C 1. SBA/ATT - Lee, C (13-25), Gore, M (6-14), Thomas, A (5-6), Collins, E (1-4), Althafer, E (2-2), Gaskill, K (2-2), Morgan, C (1-1).

18 2009 Results The Automated ScoreBook Game Results for Georgia State (as of May 04, 2009) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall CAA Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 07, 2009 GEORGIA TECH L Gore, M (L 0-1) - 3:07 Feb 07, 2009 GEORGIA TECH L Thomas, A (L 0-1) 429 1:53 Feb 11, 2009 at Auburn L Gore, M (L 0-2) 285 2:16 Feb 14, 2009 EVANSVILLE W Collins, E (W 1-0) 140 2:15 Feb 14, 2009 VIRGINIA TECH W Thomas, A (W 1-1) 135 2:03 Feb 15, 2009 MISSOURI L Gore, M (L 0-3) 130 2:00 Feb 21, 2009 EASTERN KENTUCKY W 4-3 (9) Gore, M (W 1-3) 157 2:25 Feb 21, 2009 vs Georgetown L Thomas, A (L 1-1) 157 1:24 Feb 22, 2009 LIPSCOMB W Gore, M (W 2-3) 132 2:15 Feb 22, 2009 LIPSCOMB L Thomas, A (L 1-3) 112 1:45 Feb 25, 2009 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W Gore, M (W 3-3) 97 1:28 Feb 25, 2009 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W Collins, E (W 2-0) 123 2:16 Mar 06, 2009 vs Western Kentucky L Gore, M (L 3-4) 762 1:30 Mar 06, 2009 vs Indiana State L Collins, E (L 2-1) 762 2:20 Mar 07, 2009 vs Bowling Green W Gore, M (W 4-4) :42 Mar 07, 2009 vs Howard W Thomas, A (W 2-3) :31 Mar 08, 2009 vs Winthrop W Gore, M (W 5-4) :39 Mar 11, 2009 at Western Carolina W Thomas, A (W 3-3) 55 1:30 Mar 11, 2009 at Western Carolina W Collins, E (W 3-1) 55 1hr Mar 17, 2009 at Mercer L Gore, M (L 5-5) 83 1:38 Mar 17, 2009 at Mercer L 3-4 (9) Thomas, A (L 3-4) 77 2:34 * Mar 21, 2009 at Drexel W Gore, M (W) 135 2:35 * Mar 21, 2009 at Drexel L Thomas, A (L) 100 5:01 * Mar 22, 2009 at Drexel W Thomas, A (W 4-4) 37 1:00 Mar 26, 2009 at Georgia Tech L Gore, M (L 6-6) - 1:12 Mar 26, 2009 at Georgia Tech L Gaskill, K (L 0-1) 117 1:30 * Mar 29, 2009 DELAWARE L Collins, E (L 3-2) 78 2:02 * Mar 29, 2009 DELAWARE W Thomas, A (W 5-5) 78 1:45 * Apr 04, 2009 at James Madison W Gore, M (W 7-6) 175 2:08 * Apr 04, 2009 at James Madison W Thomas, A (W 6-5) 175 1:45 * Apr 05, 2009 at James Madison W Gore, M (W 8-6) 250 1:33 Apr 08, 2009 FURMAN W 6-5 (8) Collins, E (W 4-2) 101 1:50 Apr 08, 2009 FURMAN W Thomas, A (W 7-5) 149 1:12 * Apr 11, 2009 GEORGE MASON W Gore, M (W 9-6) 89 1:40 * Apr 11, 2009 GEORGE MASON W Thomas, A (W 8-5) 89 1:21 * Apr 12, 2009 GEORGE MASON W Thomas, A (W 9-5) 97 1:13 Apr 15, 2009 KENNESAW STATE W Gore, M (W 10-6) 112 1:28 Apr 15, 2009 KENNESAW STATE L 3-6 (8) Thomas, A (L 9-6) 101 1:40 * Apr 18, 2009 at Hofstra L Gore, M (L 10-7) 315 1:55 * Apr 18, 2009 at Hofstra W Thomas, A (W 10-6) 315 1:45 * Apr 19, 2009 at Hofstra L Gore, M (L 10-8) 345 1:40 * Apr 25, 2009 at Towson University W Gore, M (W 11-8) 225 1:47 * Apr 25, 2009 at Towson University W Thomas, A (W 11-6) 75 1:50 * Apr 26, 2009 at Towson University L Gore, M (L 11-9) 75 1:38 * May 01, 2009 WILMINGTON W Gore, M (W 12-9) 237 1:17 * May 01, 2009 WILMINGTON W Thomas, A (W 12-6) 258 1:30 * May 02, 2009 WILMINGTON W Gore, M (W 13-9) 241 1:38 () extra inning game