MERCER SOFTBALL 2017 QUICK FACTS. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 15/4 Position Starters Returning/Lost 8/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost 4/1 Newcomers 6

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1 MERCER SOFTBALL 2017 QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS ALL-TIME RECORD: (.420) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Macon, Ga. Founded 1833 Enrollment 8,623 Nickname Bears Colors Orange (PMS 716 C) and Black Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southern President William D. Underwood (Oklahoma Baptist, 1982) Athletics Director Jim Cole (Mercer, 1993) STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium Capacity 300 Dimensions LF: 200 CF: 215 RF: 200 Surface Natural Grass COACHING STAFF Head Coach Stephanie DeFeo Alma Mater Louisiana Lafayette (1997) Overall Record (8) Record at Mercer (3) es Volunteer Asssistant Coach SUPPORT STAFF Athletics Director Media Relations Athletic Trainer Heather Han Mike Giannamore Kathleen Watson-Otani Jim Cole Gerrit Van Genderen Aaron Herndon MERCER MEDIA RELATIONS Graduate Assistant/Softball Contact Gerrit Van Genderen Cell (919) gerrit.w.vangenderen@live.mercer.edu ONLINE Athletics Website Twitter Instagram Facebook ON THE AIR Video MercerBears.com MercerUSoftball MercerUSoftball MUSoftball ESPN3 TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Overall Record SoCon Record (Finish) 4-14 (7th) SoCon Tournament Record 2-2 Postseason N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost 15/4 Position Starters Returning/Lost 8/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost 4/1 Newcomers 6 HISTORY First Year of Softball 1986 All-Time Record Regular Season Conference Titles 0 Conference Tournament Titles 0 NCAA Tournament Appearances 0 KEY RETURNERS 2016 Statistics POSITION PLAYERS Pos. Name Yr. B/T G/GS AVG R H RBI SS Emma Andrew Jr. R/R 57/ C/OF Megan Lane So. L/R 49/ B Quirisa Mauga Jr. R/R 57/ OF Taylor Miller Sr. L/R 57/ UTIL Taylor Rodgers Sr. R/R 35/ OF Meghan Rud Jr. L/R 58/ B Caroline Taylor* R-Jr. R/R 59/ INF Shaila Warren So. L/R 58/ * Taylor s stats from 2015 season (DNP in 2016 due to injury) % RETURNING FROM 2016 BATTING (.282 AVG) Category Returning/Total Pct. AB 1205/ % R 206/ % H 343/ % 2B 42/ % 3B 7/8 87.5% HR 20/ % RBI 170/ % TB 459/ % BB 108/ % HBP 23/ % SO 193/ % GDP 1/1 100% SF 8/ % SH 14/ % SB 66/ % 2016 BY THE NUMBERS Overall: SoCon: 4-14 Home: Away: 6-14 Neutral: 6-10 MERCER OPPONENTS.282 BA R H B B 8 34 HR RBI BB SO SB FLD% ERA 4.06 PITCHERS Pos. Name Yr. W-L ERA G/GS K IP OBA RHP Megan Bilgri Jr / RHP Jill McElderry Jr / RHP Anna O Neill Sr / RHP Maxine Rodriguez Sr / % RETURNING FROM 2016 PITCHING (4.43 ERA) Category Returning/Total Pct. W 23/ % L 35/ % APP 52/ % GS 58/ % SV 1/ % IP 369.9/ % H 438/ % R 350/ % ER 225/ % BB 144/ % SO 194/ % 2B 64/ % 3B 4/4 100% HR 75/ %

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pronunciation Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School 00 Megan Lane C/OF L/R 5-5 So. 1L Brooksville, Fla. / Hernando HS 2 Shaila Warren SHAY-luh INF L/R 5-4 So.

/ Countryside HS 5 Abby Walsh OF L/L 5-7 Fr. HS Frisco, Texas / Centennial HS 6 Maxine Rodriguez P/1B R/R 5-5 Sr. 1L Lakewood, Calif. / Saint Joseph HS / DePaul 7 Emma Andrew INF R/R 5-6 Jr.

/ Bartlesville HS 11 Megan Bilgri BILL-GREE P R/R 5-8 Jr. 2L Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley HS 12 Anna O Neill P R/R 5-8 Sr. 3L Norfolk, Mass.

/ Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS 21 Jill McElderry MICK-uhl-DARE-EE P R/R 5-9 Jr. 1L Springhill, Fla. / Fivay HS / State College of Florida 22 Hannah Williamson C R/R 5-8 Fr. HS Evans, Ga.

HS Okemos, Mich. / Okemos HS 42 Jaya Alaan JIE (rhymes with lie) -uh ah-lawn C/UTIL R/R 5-2 Jr. 2L Diamond Bar, Calif. / Diamond Ranch HS 44 Meghan Rud RUDE OF L/R 5-1 Jr. 2L Cumming, Ga.

/ Agoura HS ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Seniors (4) Taylor Miller, Anna O Neill, Taylor Rodgers, Maxine Rodriguez Redshirt Juniors (1) Caroline Taylor Juniors (6) Jaya Alaan, Emma Andrew, Megan Bilgri,

2 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pronunciation Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown / Previous School 00 Megan Lane C/OF L/R 5-5 So. 1L Brooksville, Fla. / Hernando HS 2 Shaila Warren SHAY-luh INF L/R 5-4 So. 1L Mulberry, Fla. / Mulberry HS 3 Taylor Miller OF L/R 5-8 Sr. 3L Lawrenceville, Ga. / Mountain View HS 4 Stella Preston P R/R 5-3 Fr. HS Safety Harbor, Fla. / Countryside HS 5 Abby Walsh OF L/L 5-7 Fr. HS Frisco, Texas / Centennial HS 6 Maxine Rodriguez P/1B R/R 5-5 Sr. 1L Lakewood, Calif. / Saint Joseph HS / DePaul 7 Emma Andrew INF R/R 5-6 Jr. 2L Jacksonville, Fla. / Episcopal School of Jacksonville 8 Catie Josselet JOSS-LET UTIL R/R 5-3 So. 1L Lee s Summit, Mo. / Blue Springs HS 10 Taylor Rodgers UTIL R/R 5-3 Sr. 3L Copan, Okla. / Bartlesville HS 11 Megan Bilgri BILL-GREE P R/R 5-8 Jr. 2L Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley HS 12 Anna O Neill P R/R 5-8 Sr. 3L Norfolk, Mass. / King Philip Regional HS 16 Quirisa Mauga MOW (rhymes with cow) -guh INF R/R 5-3 Jr. 2L San Diego, Calif. / Mira Mesa HS 17 Katie Petersen 1B R/R 6-0 So. 1L Coral Springs, Fla. / Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS 21 Jill McElderry MICK-uhl-DARE-EE P R/R 5-9 Jr. 1L Springhill, Fla. / Fivay HS / State College of Florida 22 Hannah Williamson C R/R 5-8 Fr. HS Evans, Ga. / Greenbrier HS 29 Caroline Taylor 1B R/R 6-0 R-Jr. 2L Alma, Ga. / Bacon County HS 31 Danielle Castleberry INF/OF L/R 5-3 Fr. HS Ellenwood, Ga. / Woodland HS 34 Kate Buckland C R/R 5-4 Fr. HS Okemos, Mich. / Okemos HS 42 Jaya Alaan JIE (rhymes with lie) -uh ah-lawn C/UTIL R/R 5-2 Jr. 2L Diamond Bar, Calif. / Diamond Ranch HS 44 Meghan Rud RUDE OF L/R 5-1 Jr. 2L Cumming, Ga. / South Forsyth HS 91 Amanda Schwartz INF R/R 5-5 Fr. HS Oak Park, Calif. / Agoura HS ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Seniors (4) Taylor Miller, Anna O Neill, Taylor Rodgers, Maxine Rodriguez Redshirt Juniors (1) Caroline Taylor Juniors (6) Jaya Alaan, Emma Andrew, Megan Bilgri, Quirisa Mauga, Jill McElderry, Meghan Rud Sophomores (4) Catie Josselet, Megan Lane, Katie Petersen, Shaila Warren Freshmen (6) Kate Buckland, Danielle Castleberry, Stella Preston, Amanda Schwartz, Abby Walsh, Hannah Williamson BY POSITION Pitcher (5) Megan Bilgri, Jill McElderry, Anna O Neill, Stella Preston, Maxine Rodriguez Infield (8) Emma Andrew, Danielle Castleberry, Quirisa Mauga, Katie Petersen, Maxine Rodriguez, Amanda Schwartz, Caroline Taylor, Shaila Warren Catcher (4) Jaya Alaan, Kate Buckland, Megan Lane, Hannah Williamson Outfield (5) Danielle Castleberry, Megan Lane, Taylor Miller, Meghan Rud, Abby Walsh Utility (3) Jaya Alaan, Catie Josselet, Taylor Rodgers BY STATE Florida (6) Georgia (5) California (4) Michigan (1) Oklahoma (1) Massachusetts (1) Illinois (1) Missouri (1) Texas (1) BATTING STANCE Right-Handed Hitters (15) Left-Handed Hitters (6) THROWING HAND Right-Handed (20) Left-Handed (1) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jaya Alaan Megan Bilgri Quirisa Mauga Jill McElderry Meghan Rud Shaila Warren Stephanie DeFEO Head Coach Fourth Season Louisiana Lafayette, 1997 JIE (rhymes with lie) -uh ah-lawn BILL-GREE MOW (rhymes with cow) -guh MICK-uhl-DARE-EE RUDE SHAY-luh Stephanie DeFeo de-fay-oh Heather Han HAHN Mike Giannamore JEE-ON-ah-MORE Kathleen Watson-Otani OH-TAHN-EE Heather HAN Mike GIANNAMORE Kathleen WATSON-OTANI Volunteer Second Season First Season First Season Eastern Michigan, 2009 Ohio Valley, 2010 California Lutheran,

3 2017 TV/RADIO ROSTER Megan LANE 00 C/OF / 5-5 / L/R Brooksville, Fla. Emma ANDREW 7 INF / 5-6 / R/R Jacksonville, Fla. Katie PETERSEN 17 1B / 6-0 / R/R Coral Springs, Fla. 42 Jaya ALAAN C/UTIL / 5-2 / R/R Diamond Bar, Calif. Shaila WARREN 2 INF / 5-4 / L/R Mulberry, Fla. Catie JOSSELET 8 UTIL / 5-3 / R/R Lee s Summit, Mo. Jill McELDERRY Stella PRESTON 4 OF / 5-8 / L/R Sr. / 3L Lawrenceville, Ga. P / 5-3 / R/R Safety Harbor, Fla. Taylor RODGERS 10 Megan BILGRI 11 UTIL / 5-3 / R/R Sr. / 3L Copan, Okla. P / 5-9 / R/R Jr. / 1L Springhill, Fla. Hannah WILLIAMSON C / 5-8 / R/R Evans, Ga. Meghan RUD Amanda SCHWARTZ OF / 5-1 / L/R Cumming, Ga. INF / 5-5 / R/R Oak Park, Calif Taylor MILLER Caroline TAYLOR P / 5-8 / R/R Naperville, Ill. 29 1B / 6-0 / R/R R- Powder Springs, Ga. 3 5 Abby WALSH Maxine RODRIGUEZ OF / 5-7 / L/L Frisco, Texas RHP/1B / 5-5 / R/R Sr. / 1L Lakewood, Calif. Anna O NEILL 12 P / 5-8 / R/R Sr. / 3L Norfolk, Mass. Danielle CASTLEBERRY INF/OF / 5-3 / L/R Ellenwood, Ga Quirisa MAUGA 16 INF / 5-3 / R/R San Diego, Calif. Kate BUCKLAND C / 5-4 / R/R Okemos, Mich. MercerUSoftball

4 2017 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY Fri. 10 KENT STATE Macon, Ga. 2:30 p.m. Fri. 10 MURRAY STATE Macon, Ga. 4:45 p.m. Sat. 11 PORTLAND STATE Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. Sat. 11 DAYTON Macon, Ga. 4:15 p.m. Fri. 17 CREIGHTON Auburn, Ala. 10:45 a.m. Fri. 17 EVANSVILLE Auburn, Ala. 1 p.m. Sat. 18 SIUE Auburn, Ala. 11:30 a.m. Sun. 19 SIUE Auburn, Ala. 12:45 p.m. Sun. 19 at AUBURN Auburn, Ala. 3 p.m. Wed. 22 GEORGIA STATE Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Fri. 24 SAVANNAH STATE Macon, Ga. 3:15 p.m. Fri. 24 MARIST Macon, Ga. 5:30 p.m. Sat. 25 INDIANA-PURDUE FORT WAYNE Macon, Ga. 2:30 p.m. Sat. 25 SAVANNAH STATE Macon, Ga. 4:45 p.m. Sun. 26 MARIST Macon, Ga. 12:15 p.m. Sun. 26 INDIANA-PURDUE FORT WAYNE Macon, Ga. 2:30 p.m. MARCH Wed. 1 FLORIDA A&M Macon, Ga. 4 p.m. Wed. 1 FLORIDA A&M Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Fri. 3 KANSAS Orlando, Fla. 3:30 p.m. Fri. 3 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL Orlando, Fla. 5:45 p.m. Sat. 4 BRYANT Orlando, Fla. 2:45 p.m. Sat. 4 JAMES MADISON Orlando, Fla. 5 p.m. Sun. 5 BOSTON COLLEGE Orlando, Fla. 10 a.m. Fri. 10 GEORGIA Orlando, Fla. 9:30 a.m. Fri. 10 DELAWARE STATE Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. Sat. 11 at UCF Orlando, Fla. 5:30 p.m. Sun. 12 OHIO STATE Orlando, Fla. 11:30 a.m. Sun. 12 at UCF Orlando, Fla. 1:30 p.m. Wed. 15 NOTRE DAME Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. Fri. 17 BELMONT Macon, Ga. 2:30 p.m. Fri. 17 EASTERN ILLINOIS Macon, Ga. 5 p.m. Sat. 18 EASTERN ILLINOIS Macon, Ga. 11:45 a.m. Sat. 18 EASTERN MICHIGAN Macon, Ga. 2 p.m. Sun. 19 BELMONT Macon, Ga. 1:15 p.m. Sun. 19 SAVANNAH STATE Macon, Ga. 3:30 p.m. Sat. 25 CHATTANOOGA* [Game 1] Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Sat. 25 CHATTANOOGA* [Game 2] Macon, Ga. 3 p.m. Sun. 26 CHATTANOOGA* Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. APRIL Sat. 1 at ETSU* [Game 1] Johnson City, Tenn. 1 p.m. Betty Basler Field Sat. 1 at ETSU* [Game 2] Johnson City, Tenn. 3 p.m. Betty Basler Field Sun. 2 at ETSU* Johnson City, Tenn. 1 p.m. Betty Basler Field MAY Sat. 8 UNCG* [Game 1] Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Sat. 8 UNCG* [Game 2] Macon, Ga. 3 p.m. Sun. 9 UNCG* Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Thurs. 13 at SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, S.C. 5 p.m. Beckham Field Fri. 14 at FURMAN* [Game 1] Greenville, S.C. 1 p.m. Pepsi Stadium Fri. 14 at FURMAN* [Game 2] Greenville, S.C. 3 p.m. Pepsi Stadium Sat. 15 at FURMAN* Greenville, S.C. 12 p.m. Pepsi Stadium Sat. 22 at SAMFORD* [Game 1] Birmingham, Ala. 2 p.m. Samford Softball Field Sat. 22 at SAMFORD* [Game 2] Birmingham, Ala. 4 p.m. Samford Softball Field Sun. 23 at SAMFORD* Birmingham, Ala. 2 p.m. Samford Softball Field Sat. 29 WESTERN CAROLINA* [Game 1] Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Sat. 29 WESTERN CAROLINA* [Game 2] Macon, Ga. 3 p.m. Sun. 30 WESTERN CAROLINA* Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Wed. 3 ALABAMA STATE Macon, Ga. 5 p.m. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Wed. 10 TBA Chattanooga, Tenn. TBA Thurs. 11 TBA Chattanooga, Tenn. TBA Fri. 12 TBA Chattanooga, Tenn. TBA Sat. 13 TBA Chattanooga, Tenn. TBA All Times Eastern. All dates and times subject to change. * - denotes Southern Conference game. 4

5 2016 STATISTICS OVERALL HOME AWAY 6-14 NEUTRAL 6-10 SOCON 4-14 BATTING - FIELDING # 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% 3 Taylor Miller Natalie Shiver Shaila Warren Meghan Rud Quirisa Mauga Megan Lane Emma Andrew Lindsay Boynton Maxine Rodriguez Taylor Rodgers Kaytlin Haney Jaya Alaan Catie Josselet Katie Petersen Totals Opponents LOB - Team (360), Opp (363). DPs turned - Team (21), Opp (14). IBB - Team (1), Shiver 1. Picked off - Lane 2, Rud 1. PITCHING # 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 6 Maxine Rodriguez Anna O Neill Megan Bilgri Jill McElderry Ginny Hearn Totals Opponents PB - Team (7), Shiver 7, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (1), Shiver 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Shiver (37-48), O Neill (11-16), McElderry (11-13), Rodriguez (7-10), Bilgri (8-9). 5

6 2016 SOCON STATISTICS OVERALL 4-14 HOME 1-8 AWAY 3-6 BATTING - FIELDING # 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% 3 Taylor Miller Natalie Shiver Shaila Warren Quirisa Mauga Meghan Rud Emma Andrew Maxine Rodriguez Lindsay Boynton Taylor Rodgers Kaytlin Haney Megan Lane Jaya Alaan Catie Josselet Katie Petersen Totals Opponents LOB - Team (106), Opp (115). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (1). Picked off - Rud 1. PITCHING # 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 11 Megan Bilgri Jill McElderry Maxine Rodriguez Anna O Neill Ginny Hearn Totals Opponents PB - Team (2), Shiver 2, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (1), Shiver 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Shiver (6-7), Bilgri (3-3), McElderry (3-3), O Neill (0-1). 6

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