UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON FLYER SOFTBALL. DAYTON FLYERS (15-13, 3-0 A-10)vs.

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1 UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON FLYER SOFTBALL Softball Contact: Jenna Willhoit Office: (937) Cell: (513) UPCOMING GAMES: QUICK LOOK WEEK EIGHT - March 29 host George Mason (DH) 12 p.m. Saturday, April 1 Dayton, Ohio UD Softball Stadium host George Mason 12 p.m. Sunday, April 2 Dayton, Ohio UD Softball Stadium 2017 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 10 (Fri.) vs. Portland State 1 W, 10-2 (6) 10 (Fri.) vs. Kent State 1 W, 3-2 (8) 11 (Sat.) vs. Murray State 1 L, (Sat.) at Mercer 1 L, (Sun.) vs. Portland State 1 W, 9-1 (6) 17 (Fri.) vs. LMU 2 W, (Fri.) vs. Northern Kentucky 2 W, (Sat.) vs. Northern Kentucky 2 W, (Sat.) at #12/12 Georgia 2 L, 10-2 (6) 19 (Sun.) at #12/12 Georgia 2 L, 12-0 (5) MARCH 3 (Fri.) vs. Canisius 3 L, 12-4 (6) 3 (Fri.) vs. Furman 3 W, (Sat.) vs. Canisius 3 W, (Sat.) at USC Upstate 3 L, (WED.) OHIO L, 10-2 (5) 9 (Thur.) at #19/20 Kentucky 4 L, (Thur.) vs. Drexel 4 L, (Fri.) vs. Evansville 4 L, (Fri.) vs. Kent State 4 W, 3-2 (8) 15 (Wed.) at Morehead State (DH) Canceled 18 (Sat.) vs. Detroit Mercy 5 W, (Sat.) vs. Fort Wayne 5 W, 14-6 (5) 19 (Sun.) vs. Fort Wayne 5 W, (Sun.) at Miami (Ohio) 5 L, (TUES.) WRIGHT STATE L, (Wed.) at Wright State L, (Sat.) at George Washington* W, (Sat.) at George Washington* W, 12-2 (6) 26 (Sun.) at George Washington* W, (Wed.) at Saint Louis* 3:00 p.m. 29 (Wed.) at Saint Louis* 5:00 p.m. APRIL 1 (SAT.) GEORGE MASON* 12:00 P.M. 1 (SAT.) GEORGE MASON* 2:00 P.M. 2 (SUN.) GEORGE MASON* 12:00 P.M. 8 (SAT.) ST. BONAVENTURE* 12:00 P.M. 8 (SAT.) ST. BONAVENTURE* 2:00 P.M. 9 (SUN.) ST. BONAVENTURE* 12:00 P.M. 12 (WED.) EASTERN KENTUCKY 3:00 P.M. 12 (WED.) EASTERN KENTUCKY 5:00 P.M. 14 (Fri.) at La Salle* 12:00 p.m. 15 (Sat.) at La Salle* 12:00 p.m. 15 (Sat.) at La Salle* 2:00 p.m. 19 (Wed.) at Akron 3:00 p.m. 19 (Wed.) at Akron 5:00 p.m. 22 (SAT.) RHODE ISLAND* 12:00 P.M. 22 (SAT.) RHODE ISLAND* 2:00 P.M. 23 (SUN.) RHODE ISLAND* 12:00 P.M. 25 (TUES.) NORTHERN KENTUCKY 3:00 P.M. 25 (TUES.) NORTHERN KENTUCKY 5:00 P.M. 29 (Sat.) at RV/NR Fordham* 12:00 p.m. 29 (Sat.) at RV/NR Fordham* 2:00 p.m. 30 (Sun.) at RV/NR Fordham* 12:00 p.m. MAY 6 (SAT.) MASSACHUSETTS* 12:00 P.M. 6 (SAT.) MASSACHUSETTS* 2:00 P.M. 7 (SUN.) MASSACHUSETTS* 12:00 P.M Atlantic 10 Championship! 1 Mercer Invitational (Macon, Ga.) 2 Georgia Classic (Athens, Ga.) 3 Upstate Classic (Spartanburg and Greenville, S.C.) 4 Kentucky John Cropp Classic (Lexington, Ky.) 5 Miami (Ohio) Tournament (Oxford, Ohio) * Atlantic 10 Conference Game! Team Must Qualify (hosted by George Mason) Home Games in ALL CAPS Times are ET and Subject to Change # NFCA/USA Softball National Ranking at Time of Game DAYTON FLYERS (15-13, 3-0 A-10)vs. ABOUT DAYTON Dayton (15-13, 3-0 A-10) opened Atlantic 10 Conference play with a sweep of George Washington in the nation s capital last weekend. Freshman infielder Julia Blarr was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week Monday for her stellar performance at the plate and second base for the Flyers. Dayton is led offensively by senior Gabrielle Snyder with 36 hits (1st A-10) and 21 runs scored while sophomore Kyle Davidson holds the team s best batting average at.410 (3rd A-10) and slugging percentage (.614, 5th A-10). In the circle, reigning A-10 Pitcher of the Year junior Manda Cash leads the league with 99 strikeouts and ranks second with nine wins. SCOUTING SAINT LOUIS After putting together a seven-game winning streak, Saint Louis (12-13, 1-2 A-10) has now lost nine of its last 11 outings including a 1-2 weekend at Saint Joseph s to open A-10 play. The Billikens lead the conference with nine triples and are second, behind Dayton (49), in doubles with 46 as Allie MacFarlane paces SLU with 31 hits, including eight doubles and six home runs. Maddie Baalman (5-5) holds the team s low ERA at 2.71 and has tallied 56 strikeouts over 75.0 innings of work. SERIES STUFF In the 27 meetings between Dayton and Saint Louis, the Billikens hold an 18-9 advantage in a series that dates back to The two last squared off on May 13, 2016 in the A-10 Tournament with the Flyers picking up a 2-1 win. Earlier in the 2016 season, Dayton won both contests of a doubleheader played April 6 at UD Softball Stadium. RPI RANKINGS In the NCAA s most recent Rating Percentage Index (RPI) that includes games through March 26, Dayton came in at 162 according to NCAA.com. Saint Louis is rated 177. THERE S YOUR DOUBLE Senior Gabby Snyder is an ace in the circle but she also carries a big bat. After batting her third double of the season against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 17, Snyder set a new Dayton career doubles record, a mark previously held by former Flyer Kathleen Maloof - sister of current Flyer Madi Maloof. Snyder now has 50 career doubles. SAINT LOUIS BILLIKENS (12-13, 1-2 A-10) Game 29 & 30 at Saint Louis Wednesday, March 29 (DH) 3:00 p.m. ET Venue...Billiken Sports Center Live Stats...SLUBillikens.com Listen Live...SLUBillikens.com Social Facebook... facebook.com/daytonsoftball Twitter...@FlyerSoftball Instagram...@DaytonFlyerSoftball PROBABLE DAYTON STARTERS* IN THE FIELD C 16 Kyle Davidson , 34 H, 16 RBI, 16 R 1B 26 Katie Ryan , 23 H, 16 RBI, 13 R 2B 24 Julia Blarr , 13 H, 10 RBI, 5 R 3B 12 Kailee Budicin , 26 H, 7 RBI, 12 R SS 13 Mallory Kimmell , 6 H, 3 RBI, 7 R LF 17 Hannah DeSalvo , 18 H, 14 RBI, 10 R CF 3 Gabby Snyder , 36 H, 13 RBI, 21 R RF 11 Madi Maloof , 7 H, 1 RBI, 4 R DP 6 Ellie Ziegler , 8 H, 6 RBI, 6 R IN THE CIRCLE Yr. R/L W-L ERA G/GS K 10 Manda Cash Jr. L / Jessica Weaver Fr. R /4 24 *Probable starters based on previous games SPEAKING OF THE RECORD BOOK Junior Manda Cash has already made her mark on the Dayton record book and continues to climb the rankings. Her career ERA of 1.69 ranks third all-time in program history. Additionally, Cash has tallied 449 career strikeouts which ranks second, behind only former Flyer Kayla English ( ) who holds the record with 564. A-10 WEEKLY AWARD FOR BLARR Freshman Julia Blarr was named the A-10 s Rookie of the Week on Monday, the Red Bank, New Jersey, native s first weekly award. Blarr made four starts over five games played for Dayton at second base. She went 5-for-15 at the plate for a.333 average and posted a.353 on-base percentage and a.400 slugging percentage. In Dayton s second game on Saturday at George Washington, Blarr was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. For the week, she recorded seven putouts to go with eight assists to zero errors.

2 COMPARISON > DAYTON 2017 Record: 15-13, 0-0 A-10 NFCA Ranking: NA Head Coach: Cara LaPlaca at UD: , 10th Season Conference: Atlantic 10 Location: Dayton, Ohio Enrollment: 8,226 Nickname: Flyers Field: UD Softball Stadium 2017 LEADERS Batting Avg:.410, Davidson Hits: 36, Snyder Doubles: 9, Two Tied Home Runs: 2, Two Tied RBI: 16, Two Tied Fielding %: 1.000, Two Tied Strikeouts: 99, Cash ERA: 2.47, Cash (9-6) SAINT LOUIS 2017 Record: 12-13, 1-2 A-10 NFCA Ranking: NA Head Coach: Christy Connoyer at SLU: , Seventh Season Conference: Atlantic 10 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Enrollment: 13,287 Nickname: Billikens Field: Billiken Sports Center 2017 LEADERS Batting Avg:.397, MacFarlane Hits: 31, MacFarlane Doubles: 8, MacFarlane Home Runs: 6, MacFarlane RBI: 26, MacFarlane Fielding %: 1.000, Three Tied Strikeouts: 56, Baalman ERA: 2.71, Baalman (5-5) QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Name University of Dayton City, Zip Dayton, OH Founded 1850 Enrollment 8,226 Nickname Flyers Colors Red & Blue Conference Atlantic 10 President Dr. Eric Spina (Carnegie Mellon 83) VP/Director of Athletics Neil Sullivan (Penn State 02) Home Field UD Softball Stadium Surface / Dimensions Grass / Athletic Website DaytonFlyers.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Cara LaPlaca (Clarke 99) Career Record (Year) (16th Season) Record at UD (Year) (10th Season) LaPlaca s ...flyersoftball@udayton.edu Assistant Coach... Kara Willis (UMass-Boston 12) Assistant Coach...Tristan Wilcox (Aurora 13) TEAM INFORMATION Positional Starters Returning / Lost... 5 / 3 Pitching Returning / Lost... 3 / 1 Positional Players Returning / Lost / Overall Record Atlantic 10 Conference Record (Finish) (2nd) SOFTBALL HISTORY Inaugural Season All-Time Team Record Winning Seasons...Nine School Record for Wins...39 (2015) Atlantic 10 Tournament Appearances (Yrs) (1998, 99, 2000, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16) Cara LaPlaca, in her 10th season as UD s head coach, has implemented a hardworking, successful culture of excellence within the University of Dayton Softball program marked another first in Dayton softball history: with a record of the Flyers had back-to-back seasons with a record above the.500 mark for the first time in program history. During the season, LaPlaca passed the 200-win threshold while at UD (now at 225 wins), and moved into first among Flyer coaches in career winning percentage (.463). Dayton returned to the A-10 Championship for the fourth-straight time in 2016, its CARA LaPLACA HEAD COACH /// 10TH SEASON 2015 A-10 COACH OF THE YEAR eighth overall and fifth appearance in the last six years. The Flyers won one game before being bounced by eventual champion Fordham in a 12-inning, 1-0 game. Manda Cash was named to the All-Championship team for the secondstraight season. The Flyers received high honors in both the Atlantic 10 and Mid-Atlantic region, as Cash earned A-10 Pitcher of the Year as well as a spot on First Team Atlantic 10. The sophomore also made NFCA All- Region First Team. Joining her as a first team member of both the A-10 and Mid- Atlantic region was junior Gabby Snyder. The two anchored a pitching staff that finished seventh in the country in ERA. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION Softball Contact Jenna Willhoit jwillhoit1@udayton.edu Office Phone (937) Cell Phone/Text (513) Office Fax (937) Mailing Address University of Dayton 300 College Park Dayton, OH

3 RADIO/TV ROSTER > 2 ASPYN NOVAK 3 GABRIELLE SNYDER 4 REBEKKAH POTTER 6 ELLIE ZIEGLER 7 KELLY FITZGERALD 8 KATHERINE SCHWARTZ 9 JULIANNA CURRY 10 MANDA CASH 11 MADI MALOOF 12 KAILEE BUDICIN 13 MALLORY KIMMELL 14 JACLYN KWEDER 16 KYLE DAVIDSON 17 HANNAH DeSALVO 18 JESSICA GILLIAM 19 JESSICA WEAVER 22 KAYLA HABERSTICH 24 JULIA BLARR 25 LISA TASSI 26 KATIE RYAN Sophomore OF St. John, Ind. Freshman OF Chesterfield, Mich. Freshman IF Indianapolis Freshman P Lebanon, Ind. Senior P/OF Indianapolis Freshman C Reno, Nev. Junior OF Carmel, Ind. Junior IF Bartlett, Ill. r-senior IF Ironton, Ohio Junior P Columbus, Ohio Sophomore C Lewis Center, Ohio Freshman IF Redbank, N.J. Freshman IF River Forest, Ill. Sophomore OF Indianapolis Senior OF Noblesville, Ind. Sophomore IF Naperville, Ill. Sophomore C/OF Marietta, Ga. Junior IF Lisle, Ill. Sophomore P Conifer, Colo. Senior IF Geneva, Ill.

4 2017 DAYTON FLYER ROSTER Numerical Roster # Name Year Pos. B/T Hometown / High School 2 Aspyn Novak So. OF L/L St. John, Ind. / Lake Central 3 Gabrielle Snyder Sr. P L/R Indianapolis, Ind. / Franklin Central 4 Rebekkah Potter r-jr. IF R/R Ironton, Ohio / Ironton 6 Ellie Ziegler Fr. IF R/R River Forest, Ill. / Oak Park and River Forest 7 Kelly Fitzgerald So. C/OF R/R Marietta, Ga. / Wheeler 8 Katherine Schwartz Fr. OF R/R Chesterfield, Mich. / Anchor Bay 9 Julianna Curry Fr. C R/R Reno, Nev. / Bishop Manogue 10 Manda Cash Jr. P L/L Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne 11 Madi Maloof So. OF L/L Indianapolis, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern 12 Kailee Budicin Jr. IF R/R Lisle, Ill. / Naperville North 13 Mallory Kimmell Fr. IF L/R Indianapolis, Ind. / Cathedral 14 Jaclyn Kweder Jr. OF L/R Carmel, Ind. / Carmel 16 Kyle Davidson So. C R/R Lewis Center, Ohio / Olentangy Orange 17 Hannah DeSalvo Sr. OF R/R Noblesville, Ind. / Noblesville 18 Jessica Gilliam So. P R/R Conifer, Colo. / Colorado Academy 19 Jessica Weaver Fr. P R/R Lebanon, Ind. / Lebanon 22 Kayla Haberstich Jr. IF R/R Bartlett, Ill. / Bartlett 24 Julia Blarr Fr. IF R/R Red Bank, N.J. / Middletown South 25 Lisa Tassi So. IF R/R Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central 26 Katie Ryan Sr. IF R/R Geneva, Ill. / Batavia Head Coach: Cara LaPlaca (10th Season) Assistant Coach: Kara Willis Assistant Coach: Tristan Wilcox Vol. Asst. Coach: Sarah Marsh PRONUNCIATION GUIDE CARA LaPLACA - CARE-uh luh-plock-uh Aspyn NOVAK NO-vaac GABRIELLE Snyder - goes by Gabby Ellie ZIEGLER - ZEEG-ler Kailee BUDICIN BEW-duh-sin Jaclyn KWEDER QWEH-der Kayla HABERSTICH HAB-ber-stitch

5 2017 STATS/RESULTS 2017 Dayton Softball Statistics Summary for Dayton (as of Mar 26, 2017) (All games) Date Opponent Score 12/10 vs Portland State W /10 vs Kent State W /11 vs Murray State L /11 at Mercer L /12 vs Portland State W /17 vs ULM W /17 vs Northern Kentucky W /18 vs Northern Kentucky W /18 at #10 Georgia L /19 at #10 Georgia L /3 vs Canisius L /3 at Furman W /4 vs Canisius W /4 at USC Upstate L 0-6 3/8 OHIO L /9 at #19 Kentucky L /9 vs Drexel L /10 vs Evansville L /10 vs Kent State W /18 vs Detroit Mercy W /18 vs Fort Wayne W /19 vs Fort Wayne W /19 at Miami L 2-3 3/21 WRIGHT STATE L 3-4 3/21 at Wright State L 5-6 *3/25 at George Washington W 1-0 *3/25 at George Washington W 12-2 *3/26 at George Washington W = Mercer Invitational (Macon, Ga.) 2 = Georgia Classic (Athens, Ga.) 3 = Upstate Classic (Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.) 4 = Kentucky John Cropp Classic (Lexington, Ky.) 5 = Miami Invitational (Oxford, Ohio) * = Conference game Record: Home: 0-2 Away: 4-7 Neutral: 11-4 Atlantic 10: 3-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att 16 DAVIDSON, Kyle HABERSTICH, K SNYDER, Gabriell RYAN, Katie BUDICIN, Kailee BLARR, Julia KIMMELL, Mallor DeSALVO, Hann TASSI, Lisa ZIEGLER, Ellie FITZGERALD, Kel NOVAK, Aspyn MALOOF, Madi KWEDER, Jaclyn CASH, Manda POTTER, Rebekk CURRY, Julianna GILLIAM, Jessica WEAVER, Jessica SCHWARTZ, Kat Totals Opponents LOB - Team (190), Opp (183). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (4). IBB - Team (0), Opp (2). Picked off - KIMMELL, M. 1. Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so 10 CASH, Manda WEAVER, Jessica SNYDER, Gabriell GILLIAM, Jessica Totals Opponents PB - Team (10), DAVIDSON, K. 5, FITZGERALD,K 5, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - DAVIDSON, K. (24-34), CASH, M. (12-17), WEAVER, J. (8-10), GILLIAM, J. (7-9), FITZGERALD,K (9-9), SNYDER, G. (6-7). Score by innings Total Dayton Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 15-10; Night 0-3; vs Left 1-1; vs Right 14-12; 1-run games 5-5; 2-run games 2-0; 5+run games 7-5; Extra inns 2-0; Shutouts 3-4. Current streak: Won 3; Longest winning streak: 4; Longest losing streak: 5. Attendance: Home 350 (avg 175); Away 5951 (avg 228); Total 6301 (avg 225).

6 2017 A-10 ONLY STATS 2017 Dayton Softball Statistics Summary for Dayton (as of Mar 26, 2017) (Atlantic 10 games only) Date Opponent Score *3/25 at George Washington W 1-0 *3/25 at George Washington W 12-2 *3/26 at George Washington W = Mercer Invitational (Macon, Ga.) 2 = Georgia Classic (Athens, Ga.) 3 = Upstate Classic (Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.) 4 = Kentucky John Cropp Classic (Lexington, Ky.) 5 = Miami Invitational (Oxford, Ohio) * = Conference game Record: 3-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 3-0 Atlantic 10: 3-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att CASH, Manda TASSI, Lisa DAVIDSON, Kyle BLARR, Julia KWEDER, Jaclyn RYAN, Katie MALOOF, Madi SNYDER, Gabriell ZIEGLER, Ellie DeSALVO, Hann BUDICIN, Kailee KIMMELL, Mallor FITZGERALD, Kel WEAVER, Jessica GILLIAM, Jessica Totals Opponents LOB - Team (16), Opp (16). Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so 19 WEAVER, Jessica SNYDER, Gabriell GILLIAM, Jessica CASH, Manda Totals Opponents PB - Team (1), DAVIDSON, K. 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - DAVIDSON, K. (2-2), GILLIAM, J. (1-1), CASH, M. (1-1). Score by innings Total Dayton Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 3-0; Night 0-0; vs Left 0-0; vs Right 3-0; 1-run games 1-0; 2-run games 1-0; 5+run games 1-0; Extra inns 0-0; Shutouts 1-0. Current streak: Won 3; Longest winning streak: 3; Longest losing streak: 0. Attendance: Home 0 (avg 0); Away 296 (avg 98); Total 296 (avg 98).

7 2017 MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2017 Dayton Softball Miscellaneous Stats for Dayton (as of Mar 26, 2017) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 3 SNYDER, Gabrielle DAVIDSON, Kyle BUDICIN, Kailee HABERSTICH, Kayla RYAN, Katie DeSALVO, Hannah BLARR, Julia ZIEGLER, Ellie KIMMELL, Mallory NOVAK, Aspyn TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 26 RYAN, Katie BLARR, Julia SNYDER, Gabrielle DeSALVO, Hannah DAVIDSON, Kyle ZIEGLER, Ellie BUDICIN, Kailee KIMMELL, Mallory TASSI, Lisa TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 3 SNYDER, Gabrielle RYAN, Katie 6-25 TASSI, Lisa 5-12 BUDICIN, Kailee KWEDER, Jaclyn 5-16 DAVIDSON, Kyle BLARR, Julia MALOOF, Madi HABERSTICH, Kayla 3-17 DeSALVO, Hannah 3-13 KIMMELL, Mallory 2-2 NOVAK, Aspyn FITZGERALD, Kelly 1-10 CASH, Manda ZIEGLER, Ellie 1 - Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 3 SNYDER, Gabrielle RYAN, Katie 6-12 BUDICIN, Kailee BLARR, Julia TASSI, Lisa 6-14 KWEDER, Jaclyn 5-16 DAVIDSON, Kyle DeSALVO, Hannah KIMMELL, Mallory 4-11 MALOOF, Madi NOVAK, Aspyn HABERSTICH, Kayla 3-6 ZIEGLER, Ellie 2-7 FITZGERALD, Kelly 2-4 POTTER, Rebekkah 2-10 CASH, Manda 1 1