2004 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL NOTES. Hofstra (28-17, 12-3 CAA) at James Madison (28-28, 11-4) May 8-9 Harrisonburg, VA

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1 2004 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL NOTES Hofstra (28-17, 12-3 CAA) at James Madison (28-28, 11-4) May 8-9 Harrisonburg, VA Streaks, Stats and Storylines: The winner of the Hofstra-JMU series will earn the top seed and serve as host of the 2004 CAA Tournament. Hofstra has hosted the first two CAA Championships, and has been the top seed in its tournament in eight of the last nine years. One win in the series would guarantee the Pride at least a share of the CAA regular season title, which would be the 13th year in a row that Hofstra will have won either a regular season or a postseason conference title. Hofstra has won its last 14 CAA series, since dropping two of three to Towson in its first-ever CAA series in Since then, the Pride is 40-5 against CAA teams. The Pride is 18-3 at home this year, 35-3 in its last 38 home games, and 27-1 all-time at home against CAA teams. It is only 4-7 in road games this year, though. Hofstra is 22-6 since returning north from its early-season Florida trips. The Pride is batting.344 as a team in that span, after hitting.194 in Florida, when it was Head Coach Bill Edwards won his 500th career game at Towson on April 3 and now has 519 wins in his 15 seasons. Junior Hailey Clark has hit 15 homers this season, including 14 in her last 28 games. She is two shy of the school record, set last season by Danielle Stewart. Freshman Ashley Lane has nine home runs, setting a new Hofstra record for homers by a freshman. She also has 38 RBI, five shy of the Pride freshman mark. Junior pitcher Callie Osborne has won her last six starts and is 10-3 with an 0.92 ERA. She is trying to become the first pitcher to have an ERA below 1.00 at Hofstra since She has thrown two no-hitters and a one-hitter in CAA games. Junior pitcher Adrienne Clark has won her last seven starts in a row. She threw a three-hit shutout against James Madison last year in the Pride's two-game sweep. Senior pitcher Alexis Alcantara is a perfect 5-0 in CAA games this spring and 9-1 in the last two seasons. Hofstra has committed only one error in its last 10 games, on a pickoff attempt vs. Stony Brook on Wednesday. The Pride had gone eight games in a row without an error previously HOFSTRA SOFTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS (28-17, 12-3 CAA) February USF/Wilson Tournament (Tampa, FL) 15 vs. Seton Hall L vs. Jacksonville W vs. Florida L at South Florida L at Central Florida (DH) L 1-4, L 4-5 (10) USF/Best Western Invitational (Tampa, FL) 20 vs. Maryland W vs. Temple W vs. Tulsa W vs. N.C. State W at South Florida (Championship) L 3-4 March Speedline Invitational (Clearwater, FL) 4 vs. Tennessee Tech L 4-6 (10) 5 vs. UNLV L vs. Illinois L vs. Villanova L vs. Western Michigan W vs. Troy State L at UNC-Wilmington (DH) W 6-2, L at UNC-Wilmington W 5-4 April 3 at Towson (DH) L 0-2, W at Towson W BOSTON UNIV. (DH) W 8-3, W RUTGERS (DH) W 9-2, L DELAWARE W DELAWARE (DH) W 6-1, L 2-4 (10) 17 DREXEL (DH) W 6-2, W DREXEL W QUINNIPIAC (DH) W 8-1, W ST. JOHN'S (DH) L 2-3, W WAGNER (DH) W 8-0, W at Long Island L 5-7 May 1 GEORGE MASON (DH) W 7-1, W GEORGE MASON W STONY BROOK (DH) W 9-3, W at James Madison (DH) 2 p.m. 9 at James Madison 12 p.m. END OF REGULAR SEASON CAA Championships TBA (at highest seed) NCAA Regionals TBA NCAA College World Series TBA

2 Hofstra s Tentative Starters (by batting order) 1 1 Laura Sweeney S S So. Hopewell Jct., NY Overall:.301, 0 HR, 10 RBI, SB CAA:.372, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 7-7 SB In her first season as a regular starter after coming off the bench last year...had a three-run triple in last weekend's 7-1 win over George Mason...Has a six-game hit streak and has reached base by either a hit or a walk in 21 of the last 22 games...has 10 multi-hit games, including three-hit games against Jacksonville and Central Florida. 1 0 Lisa Wambold 2 B S o. Hatboro, PA Overall:.268, 2 HR, 13 RBI, SB CAA:.319, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 6-7 SB Playing second base this season after starting in right field a year ago...has homers this season against Towson and UNC Wilmington...Batted 3-for-4 in the opening game of the George Mason series last weekend...has 14 stolen bases this season, third highest single-season total in school history, and 26 in two years, which already ranks her sixth on the career list. 1 9 Ashley Lane RF Fr. Westbury, NY Overall:.377, 9 HR, 38 RBI, 0-0 SB CAA:.356, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 0-0 SB Set Hofstra record for homers by a freshman with nine...is five shy of the freshman RBI record with 38...Homered in both ends of a doubleheader with Stony Brook on Wednesday...Has a 12- game hitting streak active, the longest for a Pride player this season...homered and had four RBI in a 9-0 win over Towson on April 5...Batting.435 with runners on base...has been named CAA Rookie of the Week three times and Player of the Week once...batted 8-for-14 at the USF/Best Western Invitational, including game-winning homers against Tulsa and Maryland and a 4-for-4 effort against N.C. State...Has 15 multihit games and 10 multi-rbi games...batting.422 in last 28 games since returning north from Florida trips. 3 Tara Ulrich 3 B S o. West Nyack, NY Overall:.289, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 0-0 SB CAA:.348, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 0-0 SB 2003 First-team All-CAA selection CAA Co-Rookie of the Year Second-Team All-Mid Atlantic Region... Has seven homers in each of her first two seasons...homered against nationally-ranked South Florida this season...had a grand slam in a 4-3 win over Delaware on April 9...Drove in the game-winning run in the ninth inning of the Pride's 1-0 win over Creighton in the 2003 NCAA Regionals...Leads the team with 11 multi-rbi games...homered vs. JMU last year. 2 0 Meaghan Almon C S r. E. Greenwich, RI Overall:.280, 1 HR, 17 RBI, 5-5 SB CAA:.256, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 2-2 SB 2003 First-team All-CAA...Has caught every inning of every game this year, which she also did as a freshman and sophomore... Has played in 216 if a possible 217 games in her career, missing only a game at Drexel last year due to illness...has allowed only 13 stolen bases in 25 attempts this year...had a streak of 30 straight games without allowing a stolen base to a CAA opponent snapped last weekend...hit homers as a sophomore vs. top-ten Cal and Stanford... Had her first homer of this season on Wednesday vs. Stony Brook...Had three hits and three RBI against Temple... Daughter of Bill Almon, the #1 pick in the 1974 MLB Draft. 7 Adrienne Clark P/DP Jr. Gibsonton, FL Overall:.350, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 2-3 SB CAA:.395, 0 HR, 11 RBI, 1-2 SB Hofstra's leading hitter in CAA games (.395)...Batting.410 in the last 28 games since returning north from Florida...Also Pride's No. 1 starter after not being recruited as a pitcher... Earned 2003 All-Tournament team honors at CAA Tournament and NCAA Regionals...Had three RBI's in games against Towson, Drexel and St. John's...Hit a 3-run HR against St. John's... Has eight multi-hit games in last 14 contests. 2 1 Hailey Clark OF Jr. Caledon, Ont. Overall:.319, 15 HR, 33 RBI, 0-0 SB CAA:.368, 8 HR, 15 RBI, 0-0 SB 2002 Second-team All-CAA...Two-time CAA Player of the Week...Is two shy of the single-season home run record at Hofstra with 15, after hitting only two homers in her first two seasons...is batting.419 with 14 homers and 31 RBI in the 28 games since returning North from Florida...Homered in all three games of the UNC-Wilmington series...became the seventh player to hit two homers in a game at LIU on April 27...Has an.805 slugging percentage, tops on the team...had a homer and four RBI vs. Rutgers on April 7...Has homers against every CAA team so far this year...has played all three outfield positions, first base and third base for the Pride this spring...homered in the 2003 CAA Championship game, a 2-1 win over Towson. 1 5 Stefanie Kenney 1B Jr. Malvern, PA Overall:.262, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 0-0 SB CAA:.282, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 0-0 SB 2002 Second-team All-CAA and 2002 CAA Tournament MVP... Hit.304 with 6 HR and 27 RBI as a fresham, before having back surgery... Used to pitch for the Pride before her back injury... Batted 6-for-7 in a doubleheader sweep of Boston University... Homered twice in the Drexel series...homered against JMU last year and also had a game-winning HR in the 12th inning at JMU as a freshman. 5 Lisa Torres LF Jr. Farmingville, NY Overall:.239, 0 HR, 10 RBI, 0-1 SB CAA:,297, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0-1 SB An academic senior, who has a year of eligibility remaining after missing all of last year with an injury...did not finish either her freshman or sophomore seasons with injuries as well...was 3-for-4 with two RBI in a win over Jacksonville on opening day...also drove in two runs against Temple, Boston University and Stony Brook this season...had hits in all three games of the Delaware series. Or 1 Kelly Morris CF Jr. Pelham, NY Overall:.271, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 3-4 SB CAA:.312, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0-0 SB Platoons with Lisa Torres in the ninth spot in the batting order...has a nine-game hitting streak active, easily the longest of her career and second behind Ashley Lane's current 12-game streak for the longest for a Pride player this year... Batting.522 (12-23) during the hit streak...had her first career extra base hit against George Mason on Sunday (a triple)... Batted three-for-four in a win over Quinnipiac on April 20...Had an RBI single in the Pride's 6-0 win over Stony Brook on Wednesday.

3 Pitching Staff 2 Alexis Alcantara RHP Sr. Levittown, PA Overall: 7-3, 2.45 ERA, 68.2 IP, 22 BB, 56 K CAA: 5-0, 1.04 ERA, 27.0 IP, 6 BB, 22 K 2003 First-Team All-CAA...Leads Hofstra in wins and ERA in CAA games...is 9-1 against CAA teams in the last two seasons with four shutouts, with the only loss coming on a throwing error in the bottom of the seventh inning... Shut out Delaware and Towson last year and Drexel and George Mason this year...walk-on who went 6-1 as a freshman in 2001 before sitting out the 2002 season...has three CAA Pitcher of the Week Awards in the last two seasons, including the first one of this season after throwing a one-hit shutout vs. Jacksonville.. Saved two of the Pride's three wins at the 2003 CAA Tournament...First-Team Academic All-District in Did not pitch against James Madison last year. 7 Adrienne Clark RHP Jr. Gibsonton, FL Overall: 10-10, 1.45 ERA, IP, 21 BB, 97 K CAA: 3-2, 1.80 ERA, 35.0 IP, 8 BB, 29 K Was not recruited to pitch, but became Hofstra's #3 pitcher as a freshman and its #1 pitcher this year... Named to All- Tournament teams at both the CAA Tournament and the NCAA Regionals last year...has won her last seven starts in a row, since losing on three unearned runs at UNCW on March 27...Does have a loss in relief at LIU during that stretch...has thrown 15 innings in her career against nationally-ranked teams (California, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Washington) without allowing a run...set a school record with six saves last year, and has three this season...threw a three-hit shutout against JMU last season...had an exceptional performance at the USF/Best Western Invitational from Feb , throwing in relief in all five games for a combined 18 innings, allowing only one unearned run to earn CAA Pitcher of the Week honors. 9 Callie Osborne RHP Jr. Oshawa, Ont. Overall: 10-3, 0.92 ERA, 91.2 IP, 28 BB, 68 K CAA: 4-1, 1.09 ERA, 32.0 IP, 7 BB, 24 K Transfer from Briarcliffe College...Three-time CAA Pitcher of the week...has a one-hitter and a two-hitter in her last two games, wins against George Mason and Stony Brook...Has two abbreviated no-hitters this season in five-inning wins over Drexel and Towson...Opponents are hitting only.189 off her, including only.135 in CAA contests...had a season-high 10 strikeouts in the Pride's 6-0 win over Stony Brook on Wednesday...Has allowed only two runs and 15 hits in her last six starts, while striking out 41...Leads the Pride with six shutouts on the year. 1 7 Amy Belonick RHP So. Terryville, CT 0-1, 3.44 ERA, 20.1 IP, 2 BB, 6 K Walk-on who has made 11 appearances in relief this season, including a two-inning stint against Stony Brook on Wednesday...Was 2-0 as a freshman with wins over Ball State and Boston College...Shut out Big 10 Champion Iowa in five innings of relief work at the NCAA Regionals last spring, allowing only two hits. 6 Danielle Stallone RHP Fr. East Meadow, NY 1-0, 5.60 ERA, 10.0 IP, 1 BB, 3 K Freshman who has made seven appearances and one start (vs. South Florida in the championship of the Best Western Invitational on Feb. 22)...Earned a win in relief vs. Tulsa at the Best Western Invitational on Feb. 21. The Stakes: Hofstra travels to James Madison for a three-game series that will determine the top seed and the host for the CAA Tournament on May Hofstra enters the weekend with a one-game lead over James Madison at 12-3 in conference play, but should James Madison win two of three, it would tie Hofstra for first place and earn the tiebreaker. Hofstra has hosted the first two CAA Championships over the last two seasons. The Series: Hofstra has won all four games in the series with James Madison, although it has not been easy. The four games have been decided by a total of seven runs (see below). Both years, only two of the three games were played due to inclement weather. Previous Meetings: The Pride traveled to Harrisonburg in 2002 and defeated the Dukes in the opening game 2-1 in 12 innings on a solo homer by then-freshman Stefanie Kenney (Malvern, PA). The Pride then picked up a 3-1 win in the nightcap on Kenney's two-hitter. Last year, the Pride won the opening game 3-0 behind a three-hit shutout from Adrienne Clark (Gibsonton, FL) and another solo homer from Kenney. Hofstra then held on for a 4-3 win in the nightcap as former shortstop Danielle Stewart hit two solo homers and Tara Ulrich (West Nyack, NY) added one. Briana Carrera threw both games for the Dukes, allowing 13 hits in the two games combined. Hofstra Hopes For Another Banner Year: In addition to needing two wins to clinch the top seed, one win would enable the Pride to earn a share of the regular season CAA title. It would mark the 13th year in a row that the Pride has won a regular season or a postseason conference championship (or both). Hofstra has won its last six postseason championships, including the first two CAA titles and its last four in the America East. Hofstra Conference Championships 1992 East Coast Conference Tournament 1993 ECAC Tournament 1994 East Coast Conference Tournament 1995 North Atlantic Regular Season & Tournament 1996 America East Regular Season 1997 America East Regular Season 1998 America East Regular Season & Tournament 1999 America East Regular Season & Tournament 2000 America East Regular Season & Tournament 2001 America East Tournament 2002 CAA Regular Season & Tournament 2003 CAA Regular Season & Tournament 2004????

4 About The Head Coach: Hofstra Head Coach Bill Edwards is in his 15th season with the Pride and has taken the program to unprecedented heights. Edwards won his 500th career game in a 9-0 win over Towson on April 3, and currently has a career record of He has been honored with Regional Coach of the Year Awards from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association six times, and has coached four All-Americans, 24 All- Region selections, and 34 All-Conference players. Hofstra In The CAA: In order to earn the top seed, James Madison will need to win a series from the Pride, something that has not happened in a while. Hofstra lost its first-ever CAA series to Towson two games to one in Since then, the Pride has won the last 14 series it has played in, compiling a 34-5 conference record during that span. Including the postseason, Hofstra is 40-5 in its last 45 games against CAA foes (improving to 41-7 alltime). Dating back to the start of the 1999 season in the America East, Hofstra has lost only one of the last 35 conference series it has played in, winning 27 and tying seven. Home, Sweet Home: A big reason why Hofstra would like to earn the top seed in the conference tournament is that it is has been nearly unbeatable at Hofstra Softball Stadium recently. The Pride is 18-3 at home this year and 35-3 in its last 38 home games, dating back to last year. Hofstra also has a record of 27-1 at home against CAA teams in its first three seasons in the league (including a perfect 6-0 in tournament games), and is 37-1 in its last 38 home games against conference opponents, dating back to the 2001 season in the America East. The only loss was a 10-inning, 4-2 defeat to Delaware on April 10 of this season. As a team, Hofstra is hitting.367 at home, while allowing its opponents to bat just.198. Road Worries: As dominant as the Pride has been at home, they have run into some speed bumps on the road. Hofstra is only 4-7 in road games this year, including 4-2 in the CAA, as the Pride has dropped road contests at Towson and at UNC-Wilmington. Hofstra also lost a non-conference road game at LIU on April 27 (7-5) and lost twice at Central Florida and twice at South Florida in the early part of the season. Going For 30: One other minor goal that the Pride (28-17) will be aiming for this weekend is its 30th win of the season. Hofstra had a streak of 10 straight 30-win seasons snapped in 2002, when it finished 28-25, but bounced back with a season last spring. The school record for wins is 42, set in the 2000 campaign, when the Pride ended up A Tale Of Two Seasons: Hofstra has always challenged itself during the early part of its schedule, and this season was no exception. The Pride opened with three early season tournaments in Florida and returned home with a 6-11 record. The Pride competed evenly with almost everyone on its southern trips, but dropped numerous close games. However, since returning north from the Florida swing, the Pride has really been in an offensive groove, tallying a 22-6 record in the 28 games since coming home. A brief look at the before-and-after team hitting stats for Hofstra: South (6-11) North (22-6) Batting Avg Home Runs 4 35 Runs Scored Runs per game Doubles Slugging Pct On Base Pct Walks Strikeouts A Tale of Two Seasons (Part II): As you might expect from a team that is batting.344 up north compared to.194 on its southern trips, several players have seen their offensive production skyrocket in the second half of the season. The best example is junior Hailey Clark (Caledon, Ontario), who returned from Florida batting.128 (5-39) with one homer and two runs batted in. Since then, she is hitting.419 with 14 homers and 30 RBI. A look at some of the before-and-after numbers for Hofstra players. Player South Stats North Stats Hailey Clark.138, 1 HR, 2 RBI.419, 14 HR, 30 RBI Adrienne Clark.136, 0 HR, 1 RBI.410, 1 HR, 17 RBI Ashley Lane.282, 2 HR, 7 RBI.422, 7 HR, 31 RBI Tara Ulrich.167, 1 HR, 7 RBI.364, 6 HR, 28 RBI Stefanie Kenney.143, 0 HR, 1 RBI.362, 3 HR, 13 RBI Lisa Wambold.152, 0 HR, 1 RBI.326, 2 HR, 12 RBI Consistent In The Circle: Unlike its hitting, Hofstra's pitching has been consistent in all areas of the country. The Pride had a 1.73 ERA in Florida and has actually slipped to 1.82 up north. Junior Callie Osborne (Oshawa, Ontario) returned from Florida with an 0.82 ERA and has been 0.95 in the northern part of the schedule. Adrienne Clark (Gibsonton, FL) seems to thrive in her home state, tallying an 0.94 ERA in Florida, but a 1.87 ERA in the North. Senior Alexis Alcantara (Levittown, PA) has gone in the other direction, improving from a 2.93 ERA in Florida to a 2.10 ERA up north.

5 The Home Run Queens: A year ago, Hofstra shattered the school record for homers in a season with 50, easily breaking the old mark of 29. After the graduation of the school's all-time career home run leader (Amanda Hallaway) and the school's singleseason home run leader (Danielle Stewart), many people thought that the Pride's success with the long ball would take a step backwards. That hasn't been the case, though, as the Pride has belted 39 homers this season in 45 games, almost exactly the same pace as last year (50 homers in 56 games). What makes this year's homer total even more impressive is that the wind has blown in at Hofstra Softball Stadium almost the entire spring, whereas last year, it was almost always blowing out. Hofstra hit five homers in Wednesday's doubleheader against Stony Brook, and also has 18 homers in 15 conference games this year. A Power Outburst: One of the biggest reasons why the Pride has been able to stay with last year's home run pace has been the emergence of junior Hailey Clark (Caledon, Ontario). Clark hit a combined two homers in her first two seasons, although the second came in the 2003 CAA Championship game, providing the margin of victory in the Pride's 2-1 win over Towson. She then hit one homer in the Pride's 17-game Florida swing to start the 2004 season. Since then, though, she has hit 14 homers in her last 28 games, including eight in 15 league contests. She homered in all three games of the series with UNCW, and has hit at least one homer in all five conference series to this point. She also hit two homers in a 7-5 loss at LIU on April 27, making her one of only seven players in school history with a multi-homer game. In addition, her 15 homers currently ranks second all-time in Hofstra history for a single season (see below). Lane Sets Freshman HR Record: Freshman outfielder Ashley Lane (Westbury, NY) homered in both games of a doubleheader against Stony Brook on Wednesday, setting a new Hofstra record for homers by a freshman with nine. That eclipsed the previous mark of seven, set last year by Tara Ulrich (West Nyack, NY). She also is now tied for fourth on the single-season list for all players, matching former All-American Amanda Hallaway in 2001 (see below): Hofstra Single-Season Home Run Leaders 17 Danielle Stewart Hailey Clark Dana Bennett Ashley Lane Amanda Hallaway 2001 In The Fast Lane To Success: Freshman Ashley Lane (Westbury, NY) is having one of the best freshman seasons of any player in Hofstra softball history. Lane enters this weekend with a.377 batting average, nine homers and 38 runs batted in, as well as an active 12- game hitting streak, longest for a Hofstra player this spring. She has already set the Hofstra record for homers by a freshman with nine, and is within five of the freshman RBI record (43 by Alicia Smith in 1997). Lane is batting.422 in the last 28 games since returning north from Florida. Smith's freshman season has probably been the highest standard to date, as she batted.401 with four homers and 43 RBI in Hofstra hopes that Lane can follow a similar path, as Smith was named a second-team All-American as a senior. A Sneak Preview: Freshman outfielder Ashley Lane (Westbury, NY) gave the Pride an early glimpse of her tremendous potential when she carried the Pride to the championship of the South Florida/Best Western Invitational. Lane batted 8-for-14 at the tournament, which ran from Feb She hit the game-winning homers in two of the Pride's four wins, a two-run blast to beat Maryland 3-1 and a solo shot to beat Tulsa 1-0. She also added a 4-for-4, two-rbi effort in a 5-1 win over North Carolina State. Lane was named the CAA Player of the Week after that performance, and she has since added three CAA Rookie of the Week Awards. Ulrich Keeps Cruising: Somewhat lost in the shuffle of the impressive power numbers from Hailey Clark and Ashley Lane is the fact that sophomore Tara Ulrich (West Nyack, NY) has continued to provide some pop in the middle of the line-up as well. Ulrich set a freshman home run record last year with seven (a mark broken by Lane this week), and has added seven more round-trippers this season. Her 14 homers ties Amanda Hallaway for the highest total for a Pride sophomore, and also already places her in the thick of the Hofstra career home run leaders (see below). Ulrich has also hit.364 with six homers and 28 RBI in the 28 games since returning north from Florida. Hofstra Career Home Run Leaders 24 Amanda Hallaway Dana Bennett Danielle Stewart Crystal Boyd Hailey Clark Jen Pawol Tara Ulrich Stefanie Kenney

6 Weekend Warriors: Hofstra's pitching has tended to peak on the weekend, especially lately. Hofstra has allowed only 14 hits in its last six conference games, three-game sweeps over Drexel and George Mason. The Pride allowed only eight hits in the series as it swept Drexel 6-2, 15-0, and 8-0 on April Hofstra then held George Mason, the top hitting team in the CAA coming in, to only six hits in its three-game sweep on May 1-2 (7-1, 4-1, 8-0). Junior Adrienne Clark (Gibsonton, FL) opened the George Mason series with a three-hitter, junior Callie Osborne (Oshawa, Ontario) followed with a one-hitter, and senior Alexis Alcantara (Levittown, PA) wrapped up the weekend with a two-hit shutout on her Senior Day. During its bye weekend in between, the Pride played a non-conference doubleheader against Wagner on Sunday, April 25 and allowed only six hits in an 8-0, 6-0 sweep. Clark Ending Season Strong: Junior pitcher Adrienne Clark (Gibsonton, FL) has made a habit of coming on strong late in the year in the pitching circle. A year ago, she tied a school record by winning her last 11 decisions in a row to end the year, including a 1-0 nineinning win over Creighton at the NCAA Regionals in Lincoln, Nebraska. This year, she has won each of her last seven starts, dating back to a defeat to UNC- Wilmington on March 27. She did have a loss in relief during that stretch, though, at LIU on April 27. Hofstra probably wouldn't mind if she continued the trend of suffering losses on the 27th of the every month, since May 27 is the first day of the Women's College World Series. Clark shut out JMU on three hits last season. Osborne On A Roll: Junior pitcher Callie Osborne (Oshawa, Ontario) has won her last six starts since dropping a 4-2 decision to Delaware in 10 innings on April 10. Osborne has allowed only 15 hits in those six games (an average of 2.5 hits per game). She has five starts in CAA contests and has two abbreviated nohitters (against Towson and Drexel) and a one-hitter (against George Mason). CAA opponents are hitting only.135 against her this season. She is coming off a twohitter against Stony Brook on Wednesday, in which she struck out a season-high 10 batters in six innings. Under One: Junior pitcher Callie Osborne (Oshawa, Ontario) currently has a 10-3 record and an 0.92 ERA, and is trying to become the first pitcher to have an ERA under 1.00 at Hofstra since Stacy Jackson (0.96 in 1994). Jackson accomplished the feat twice, earning a school-record 0.84 ERA in Jennifer Engmann (0.88 in 1991) is the only other pitcher in school history to have an earned run average below Alcantara vs. The CAA: Senior pitcher Alexis Alcantara (Levittown, PA) has made a career out of beating CAA teams. The former walk-on is 7-3 with a 2.45 ERA overall this season, but is a perfect 5-0 with a teambest 1.04 ERA in league play. She has compiled a 9-1 record against CAA teams in the last two years. In addition, she shut out Towson and Delaware a year ago, and has shut out George Mason and Drexel this season. She did not start against James Madison last year, but picked up a save in relief, throwing one shutout inning out of the bullpen. She also saved two of the Pride's three wins in the CAA Tournament, throwing 4.1 innings of shutout relief in wins over Towson and George Mason. Alcantara has lost two other shutouts in the seventh inning, giving up a run in a 7-1 win over George Mason last season and two runs in a 5-2 win over Towson this year, when she took a no-hitter into the seventh. Flashing The Leather: Hofstra has really made significant improvements in the field recently. The Pride travels to James Madison with only one error in its last 10 games, and that came on a failed pick-off attempt against Stony Brook on Wednesday, which merely allowed a runner to advance from second to third. Prior to that, the Pride had gone eight games in a row without committing an error, the longest such streak in school history. During Bill Edwards' 15 seasons, the longest errorless streak the Pride had ever tallied was four games, which it accomplished on several occasions (most recently in April of 2000). The Pride has still not allowed anyone to reach base on an error in the last 10 games, dating back to the second game of a doubleheader against Quinnipiac on April 20. Armed And Dangerous: Senior catcher Meaghan Almon (East Greenwich, RI) has been a huge part of the Pride's success in recent seasons. She has played in 216 out of a possible 217 games, missing only a road game at Drexel last year due to illness. Almon has caught every inning of every game this spring, something she also did as a freshman and as a sophomore. Where Almon makes the biggest difference for the Pride is on defense, where her throwing arm has deterred the opposition's running efforts. Opponents are only stealing bases this season (compared to by the Pride). Almon went through a stretch of 30 games in a row without allowing a stolen base to a league opponent, before George Mason stole two bases last weekend. One of those stolen bases came on a close play at second after a change-up, and the other saw Almon's throw arrive in plenty of time, but shortstop Laura Sweeney collided with the baserunner while covering second and the ball squirted free.

7 Speed Kills: Hofstra isn't entirely dependent on its home run power this season, as it has also utilized its speed at the top of the line-up. Sophomores Lisa Wambold (Hatboro, PA) and Laura Sweeney (Hopewell Junction, NY) have combined for 26 stolen bases this year in 30 attempts. Wambold is 14-of-16, and is only five shy of the single-season school record of 19, set by Robyn Trezise in Wambold also had 12 stolen bases last year (in 13 tries), giving her 26 career stolen bases, already sixth on the Pride's all-time list. Trezise holds the school record with 51. Hofstra Single-Season Stolen Base Leaders 19 Robyn Trezise Jen Pawol Lisa Wambold Robyn Trezise Laura Sweeney Lisa Wambold LaMeka Anderson Christine Moran Heather Brousseau 2002 CAA Weekly Awards: Hofstra was been well represented in the CAA Weekly Awards this spring, as five different players have won 11 different awards. Freshman Ashley Lane (Westbury, NY) has won three Rookie of the Weeks and a Player of the Week. Callie Osborne (Oshawa, Ontario) has won three Pitcher of the Week Awards and Hailey Clark (Caledon, Ontario) has won two Player of the Weeks. Alexis Alcantara (Levittown, PA) and Adrienne Clark (Gibsonton, FL) have also each won a Pitcher of the Week honor this spring. CAA Weekly Award Winners: Alexis Alcantara Pitcher of the Week Feb. 16 Adrienne Clark Pitcher of the Week Feb. 23 Ashley Lane Player of the Week Feb. 23 Ashley Lane Rookie of the Week March 29 Ashley Lane Rookie of the Week April 5 Callie Osborne Pitcher of the Week April 5 Hailey Clark Player of the Week April 12 Hailey Clark Player of the Week April 19 Callie Osborne Pitcher of the Week April 19 Ashley Lane Rookie of the Week April 26 Callie Osborne Pitcher of the Week May 3 Up Next: The Pride will next be in action when it takes part in the CAA Tournament next week. Unlike the last two seasons, an automatic bid to the NCAA's will be at stake. At right is a list of Hofstra's results from conference tournaments in the nine years, eight of which have been as the tournament's No 1 seed. HOFSTRA IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS (Since 1995): North Atlantic Conference 1995: #1 Hofstra 1, Hartford 0 Boston Univ. 1, Hofstra 0 Hofstra 4, Hartford 3 Hofstra 4, Boston Univ. 0 Hofstra 9, Boston Univ. 4 America East Conference 1996: #1 Hofstra 6, Vermont 0 Boston Univ. 11, Hofstra 1 Hofstra 9, Vermont 1 Boston Univ. 8, Hofstra : #1 Hofstra 6, Maine 1 Boston Univ. 2, Hofstra 1 Hofstra 8, Maine 2 Hofstra 6, Boston Univ. 4 Boston Univ. 4, Hofstra : #1 Hofstra 2, Boston Univ. 1 Hofstra 4, Maine 0 Hofstra 5, Delaware : #1 Towson 4, Hofstra 3 Hofstra 12, Delaware 3 Hofstra 4, Drexel 1 Hofstra 9, Towson 1 Hofstra 7, Towson : #1 Hofstra 2, Towson 1 Hofstra 3, Delaware 2 (20 inn.) Boston Univ. 2, Hofstra 0 Hofstra 1, Boston Univ : #2 Hofstra 1, Drexel 0 Towson 6, Hofstra 2 Hofstra 3, Drexel 2 Hofstra 4, Towson 0 Hofstra 4, Towson 3 (11 inn.) Colonial Athletic Association 2002: #1 Hofstra 5, Delaware 4 Hofstra 4, Towson 3 Hofstra 9, Towson 1 (5 inn.) 2003: #1 Hofstra 4, Towson 2 Hofstra 6, George Mason 0 Hofstra 2, Towson 1

8 The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Hofstra (as of May 05, 2004) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 18-3 Away: 4-7 Neutral: 6-7 Colonial: 12-3 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% 19 Lane, Ashley Clark, Adrienne Clark, Hailey Sweeney, Laura Ulrich, Tara Almon, Meaghan Morris, Kelly Wambold, Lisa Kenney, Stefanie Torres, Lisa Klemm, Nicole Galeone, Kristin Collins, Elisabet Price, Sarah Belonick, Amy Osborne, Callie Alcantara, Alexis Totals Opponents LOB - Team (292), Opp (266). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (10). IBB - Team (4), Clark, H. 2, Torres 1, Sweeney 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) 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 9 Osborne, Callie / Clark, Adrienne / Alcantara, Alexis / Belonick, Amy / Stallone, Daniell / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (9), Almon 9, Opp (13). Pickoffs - Team (1), Almon 1. SBA/ATT - Almon (13-24), Clark, A. (5-8), Alcantara (5-7), Osborne (2-7), Belonick (1-2), Stallone (0-1).

9 The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Hofstra (as of May 06, 2004) (Colonial games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 12-3 Home: 8-1 Away: 4-2 Colonial: 12-3 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% 7 Clark, Adrienne Sweeney, Laura Clark, Hailey Lane, Ashley Ulrich, Tara Wambold, Lisa Morris, Kelly Torres, Lisa Kenney, Stefanie Almon, Meaghan Galeone, Kristin Price, Sarah Klemm, Nicole Collins, Elisabet Osborne, Callie Totals Opponents LOB - Team (103), Opp (70). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (3). IBB - Team (1), Clark, H. 1. (Colonial games only Sorted by Earned run avg) 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 2 Alcantara, Alexis / Osborne, Callie / Clark, Adrienne / Belonick, Amy / Stallone, Daniell / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), Almon 3, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (1), Almon 1. SBA/ATT - Almon (2-2), Clark, A. (1-1), Alcantara (1-1).

10 The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Hofstra (as of May 06, 2004) (Colonial games only Sorted by Fielding pct) Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 10 Wambold, Lisa Clark, Hailey Lane, Ashley Torres, Lisa Alcantara, Alexis Morris, Kelly Belonick, Amy Kenney, Stefanie Almon, Meaghan Ulrich, Tara Sweeney, Laura Clark, Adrienne Osborne, Callie Price, Sarah Klemm, Nicole Galeone, Kristin Collins, Elisabet Stallone, Daniell Totals Opponents Hitting minimums - 1 Games 50% of Games 2 AB Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0 IP/Game

11 The Automated ScoreBook Game Results for Hofstra (as of May 06, 2004) (All games) Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Colonial Pitcher of record Attend Time / Feb 15, 2004 vs Seton Hall 1-4 L 1 1 2/ Clark, A. (L 0-1) 250 1:50 Feb 15, 2004 vs Jacksonville W / Alcantara (W 1-0) 250 1:50 Feb 16, 2004 vs Florida 0-4 L 0 1 0/ Clark, A. (L 0-2) 156 1:40 Feb 16, 2004 vs South Florida 0-5 L 0 1 2/ Alcantara (L 1-1) 250 2:00 Feb 17, 2004 at Central Florida 1-4 L 1 2 2/ Osborne (L 0-1) 121 2:00 Feb 17, 2004 at Central Florida 4-5 L 4 7 3/ (10) Clark, A. (L 0-2) 154 3:00 Feb 20, 2004 vs Maryland W / Clark, A. (W 1-2) 45 2:09 Feb 20, 2004 vs Temple W / Clark, A. (W 2-3) 150 2:00 Feb 21, 2004 vs Tulsa W / Stallone (W 1-0) 150 2:00 Feb 21, 2004 vs NC State W / Clark, A. (W 3-2) 75 2:00 Feb 22, 2004 at South Florida 3-4 L 3 3 2/ Clark, A. (L 3-4) 150 1:40 Mar 04, 2004 vs Tennessee Tech 4-6 L 4 5 5/ (10) Clark, A. (L) 0 Mar 05, 2004 vs UNLV 0-1 L 0 2 0/ Clark, A. (L 3-6) 82 1:25 Mar 05, 2004 vs Illinois 1-2 L 1 5 0/ Belonick (L 0-1) 62 1:52 Mar 06, 2004 vs Villanova 1-3 L 1 3 2/ Clark, A. (L) 100 1:35 Mar 06, 2004 vs Western Michigan W / Osborne (W) 50 1:35 Mar 07, 2004 vs Troy State 2-5 L 2 6 3/ Alcantara (L 1-2) 98 1:38 *Mar 27, 2004 at UNC Wilmington W / Alcantara (W 2-2) 100 2:08 *Mar 27, 2004 at UNC Wilmington 5-6 L 5 8 5/ Clark, A. (L 3-8) 100 1:50 *Mar 28, 2004 at UNC Wilmington W / Osborne (W 2-1) 143 2:00 *Apr 3, 2004 at Towson 0-2 L 0 6 1/ Clark, A. (L 3-9) 190 1:52 *Apr 3, 2004 at Towson W / Osborne (W 3-1) 150 1:25 *Apr 4, 2004 at Towson W / Alcantara (W 3-2) 75 2:15 Apr 06, 2004 Boston Univ. W / Osborne (W 4-1) 145 2:10 Apr 06, 2004 Boston Univ. W / Clark, A. (W 4-9) 145 2:00 Apr 07, 2004 Rutgers W / Alcantara (W 4-2) 110 2:00 Apr 07, 2004 Rutgers 5-10 L 5 7 2/ Osborne (L 4-2) 110 2:10 *Apr 09, 2004 Delaware W / Clark, A. (W 5-9) 120 1:35 *Apr 10, 2004 Delaware W / Alcantara (W 5-2) 160 1:55 *Apr 10, 2004 Delaware 2-4 L 2 8 2/ (10) Osborne (L 4-3) 160 2:35 *Apr 17, 2004 Drexel W / Clark, A. (W 6-9) 175 2:22 *Apr 17, 2004 Drexel W / Osborne (W 5-3) 175 1:35 *Apr 18, 2004 Drexel W / Alcantara (W 6-2) 145 1:25 Apr 20, 2004 Quinnipiac W / Clark, A. (W 7-9) 110 2:00 Apr 20, 2004 Quinnipiac W / Osborne (W 6-3) 110 1:43 Apr 22, 2004 St. John's 2-3 L 2 3 0/ Alcantara (L 6-3) 105 1:55 Apr 22, 2004 St. John's W / Osborne (W 7-3) 105 1:33 Apr 25, 2004 Wagner W / Clark, A. (W 8-9) 170 1:18 Apr 25, 2004 Wagner W / Osborne (W 8-3) 170 1:35 4/27/04 at Long Island 5-7 L 5 9 0/ Clark, A. (L 8-10) 98 2:05 *May 01, 2004 George Mason W / Clark, A. (W 9-10) 220 1:35 *May 01, 2004 George Mason W / Osborne (W 9-3) 220 1:25 *May 02, 2004 George Mason W / Alcantara (W 7-3) 140 1:25 May 05, 2004 Stony Brook W / Clark, A. (W 10-10) 75 1:55 May 05, 2004 Stony Brook W / Osborne (W 10-3) 75 1:35 () extra inning game