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1 WEEK 4 FRIDAY, MARCH 1 - SUNDAY, MARCH 3 CITRUS CLASSIC ORLANDO, FLA. GEORGIA TECH Lauren Rupert, Assistant Sports Information Director 150 Bobby Dodd Way NW Atlanta, Ga Cell: Office: lrupert@athletics.gatech.edu 57 ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS 33 NFCA ALL-REGION HONOREES 11 STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCES 9 ALL-AMERICANS 2013 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS FEBRUARY GT - KSU Invite 8 EASTERN MICHIGAN ATLANTA W, 12-0 BUTLER ATLANTA W, 24-4 (5) 9 MISSOURI STATE ATLANTA W, 8-7 COASTAL CAROLINA ATLANTA W, COASTAL CAROLINA ATLANTA W, 11-3 (5) GT Classic 15 MARSHALL ATLANTA W, 7-6 MIAMI (OHIO) ATLANTA W, INDIANA ATLANTA L, 4-1 MIAMI (OHIO) ATLANTA W, INDIANA ATLANTA L, MERCER ATLANTA L, 10-9 Mary Nutter Classic 22 Northwestern Cathedral City, Calif. L, 3-2 No. 8 California Cathedral City, Calif. L, 8-0 (6) 23 No. 5 Florida Cathedral City, Calif. L, 5-3 Oregon State Cathedral City, Calif. L, Illinois Cathedral City, Calif. W, at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. W, 9-7 (9) MARCH Citrus Classic 1 Fordham Orlando, Fla. 1:15 p.m. No. 14 Michigan Orlando, Fla. 3:30 p.m. 2 No. 15/16 Louisville (ESPN3) Orlando, Fla. 12:15 p.m. Notre Dame Orlando, Fla. 4:45 p.m. 3 Temple Orlando, Fla. 11:15 a.m. 9 at Virginia* (DH) Charlottesville, Va. 12 & 2 p.m. 10 at Virginia* Charlottesville, Va. 12 p.m. 13 GEORGIA ATLANTA 7 P.M. 19 at SIUE (DH) Edwardsville, Ill. 3 & 5 p.m. 20 at SEMO Cape Girardeau, Mo. 3 p.m. 23 at Missouri (DH) Columbia, Mo. 3 & 5 p.m. 24 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m. 27 at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. 6 p.m. 29 NC STATE* (DH) ATLANTA 4 & 6 P.M. 30 NC STATE* ATLANTA 1 P.M. APRIL 3 at Georgia Athens, Ga. 6 p.m. 6 at Virginia Tech* (DH) Blacksburg, Va. 12 & 2 p.m. 7 at Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 1 p.m. 10 at Mercer Macon, Ga. 6 p.m. 13 MARYLAND* (DH) ATLANTA 1 & 3 P.M. 14 MARYLAND* ATLANTA 1 P.M. 18 SOUTHERN MISS (DH) ATLANTA 5 & 7 P.M. 21 at North Carolina* (DH) Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 & 3 p.m. 22 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 7 p.m. 24 KENNESAW STATE ATLANTA 6 P.M. 27 FLORIDA STATE* (DH) ATLANTA 1 & 3 P.M. 28 FLORIDA STATE* ATLANTA 1 P.M. MAY 4 at Boston College* (DH) Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1 & 3 p.m. 5 at Boston College* Chestnut Hill, Mass. 1 p.m ACC Tournament Tallahassee, Fla. TBA * Denotes ACC Conference game All times EASTERN and subject to change home games in BOLD All home games played at Mewborn Field Fordham Record: 4-6 Series: GT leads 3-1 Most Recent: 2/13/11 Result: GT won, 3-1 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MARCH 1 1:15 p.m. Fordham 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Michigan 2013 TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record ACC Record USA Today/ NFCA Coaches... NR ESPN.com/USA Softball... RV 2013 OUTLOOK Starters Returning/Lost... 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost... 2/1 Newcomers...4 All-Americans Returning/Lost... 1/ HONORS AND AWARDS ACC Player of the Year Kelsi Weseman NFCA All-Region Team Kelsi Weseman, second team Hope Rush, second team ACC All-Tournament Team Hope Rush, P, MVP Kelsi Weseman, 3b Kate Kuzma, of Chelsie Thomas, 2b All-ACC Hope Rush, first team Kelsi Weseman, first team Kate Kuzma, second team Capital One Academic All-District Shannon Bear, first team Academic All-ACC Alysha Rudnik No. 14 Michigan Record: 10-3 Series: U-M leads, 2-0 Most Recent: 2/25/05 Result: U-M won, 3-1 Hayley Downs Karly Fullem Kate Kuzma Kelsi Weseman Shannon Bear ACC Honor Roll Lindsey Anderson Shannon Bear Kelly Delashmit Hayley Downs Karly Fullem Caroline Hilton Kate Kuzma Alysha Rudnik Jessica Sinclair SATURDAY, MARCH 2 12:15 p.m. No. 15/16 Louisville ESPN3 4:45 p.m. Notre Dame ACC Player of the Week Kelsi Weseman, 3b May 1, April 3, March 20 ACC Pitcher of the Week Hope Rush, May 1 ESPN3 No. 15/16 Louisville Record: 12-2 Series: 0-0 Most Recent: First Meeting SUNDAY, MARCH 3 9 a.m. - Temple LIVE COVERAGE Friday, March 1 1:15 p.m. vs. Fordham GameTracker 3:30 p.m. vs. Michigan GameTracker, free audio Saturday, March 2 12:15 p.m. vs. Louisville GameTracker, ESPN3 4:45 p.m. vs. Notre Dame GameTracker, free audio Sunday, March 3 9 a.m. vs. Temple GameTracker PREVIEW Notre Dame Record: 8-5 Series: ND leads, 3-0 Most Recent: 2/29/04 Result: ND won, 2-1 Temple Record: 1-3 Series: 0-0 Most Recent: First Meeting >> In the midst of a 14-game road swing, the Georgia Tech softball team hits the road for five games at the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Fla. Among Tech s competition are two Top 25 teams in No. 14 Michigan and No.15/16 Louisville along with Fordham, Notre Dame and Temple. >> The Yellow Jackets head into the tournament on a high note after rallying from a three-run deficit to defeat Jacksonville State, 9-7, in nine innings courtesy of a two-run homer off the bat of Hope Rush in the ninth inning. >> Rush pitched all nine innings against the Gamecocks for her eighth complete game of the season. She leads the pitching staff with a 3.19 ERA and 72.1 innings pitched. >> Five Yellow Jackets are hitting above.300 and two of the five are batting over.400 in Hayley Downs (.435) and Ashley Thomas (.429). Ashley Thomas leads the team with 19 runs on 24 hits and 14 stolen bases. >> Georgia Tech is receiving votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. >> The Louisville - Georgia TEch game game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 with Kevin Corke on the call and two-time All-American pitcher Amanda Scarborough as the analyst. Media Information: All sports information needs for the 2013 Georgia Tech Softball team are handled by Lauren Rupert, Assistant Sports Information Director. The Georgia Tech Sports Information office appreciates your interest in our softball program and is always available to be of assistance to all media members in their coverage of the Jackets. For softball interviews, please contact Lauren at lrupert@athletics.gatech.edu. All interviews with Tech players or coaches must be arranged through the sports information office. To receive all releases via , please send a request to Lauren.

2 2013 Georgia Tech Softball 2 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Delashmit... Dell - ASH - mitt Kylie Kleinschmidt... KY - lee Klein - sh - mitt Fullem... Full - EM Alysha Rudnik...Al - ish - ah Rud - nick Coffey... Coffee Ziese... Zee-Zee Aileen... Eye - Lean Georgia Tech Softball THE INSTITUTE Location...Atlanta, Ga. Founded Enrollment... 21,000 Colors...Old Gold and White Nicknames... Ramblin Wreck, Yellow Jackets Conference...Atlantic Coast (ACC) President... Dr. G.P. Bud Peterson Interim Director of Athletics...Paul Griffin Sr. Women s Administrator... Theresa Wenzel SOFTBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (.596) NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last...11/2012 NCAA Tournament Record COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Sharon Perkins Alma Mater/Year... Nicholls State, 1996 Record at Tech/Years (.775)/Six Career Record/Years... Same Assistant Coach... Aileen Morales Alma Mater/Year...Georgia Tech, 2009 Year at Tech... Fifth Assistant Coach... Lisa Norris Alma Mater/Year... North Carolina/2010 Year at Tech...First FACILITY INFORMATION Stadium...Mewborn Field Capacity... 1, PREVIEW Starters Returning/Lost...6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost...2/1 Newcomers SEASON REVIEW Overall Record ACC Record/Place /3rd Final USA Today/NFCA Ranking...NR ESPN.COM/USA Softball Ranking... RV ACC Tournament Record/Place...3-0/1st NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. B/T Hometown/Last School 1 Hayley Downs OF 5-5 Jr. L/R Grayson, Ga./Grayson 2 Maddie Lionberger SS/2B 5-9 Fr. L/R Austin, Texas/James Bowie 3 Katie Johnsky OF/1B 5-8 So L/L Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota 5 Ashley Thomas SS 5-7 Jr. L/R McKinney Texas/McKinney 6 Ashley Clifton P 5-9 Fr. R/R Sharpsburg, Ga./Northgate 7 Kelly Delashmit OF 5-6 Sr. L/R Marietta, Ga./Harrison 11 Chelsie Thomas 3B/2B 5-2 So. L/R Flowery Branch, Ga./Buford 12 Kaitlin Kates OF 5-3 Jr. L/R Morgan City, La./Berwick 17 Morgan Taylor OF 5-3 Fr. L/L Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin 21 Kylie Kleinschmidt P 5-6 So. R/R Lilburn, Ga./Providence Christian Academy 22 Karly Fullem 1B/P 5-10 So. R/R Suwanee, Ga./Buford 25 Alysha Rudnik C/3B 5-8 Jr. R/R Lawrenceville, Ga./Buford 27 Courtney Ziese C/3B 5-6 Fr. R/R Canyon Country, Calif./Canyon 34 Caitlyn Coffey Utility 5-4 So. R/R Tallahassee, Fla./Florida High 45 Hope Rush P/DP 5-6 Sr. R/R Stockbridge, Ga./Eagle Landing Christian Acad. FORDHAM Series Record: GT leads, 3-1 Last Meeting: Feb. 13, 2011 Georgia Tech defeated the Rams, 3-1, at the NTC Elite Tournament in Clearwater, Fla. Scouting the Rams: Fordham is 4-6 on the season after dropping all five contests at the NFCA Leadoff Classic last weekend in Clearwater, Fla. The Rams are led by Jamie Labovick s.333 average and are batting.247 as a team. MICHIGAN Series Record: Michigan leads, 2-0 Last Meeting: Feb. 25, 2005 Michigan defeated Georgia Tech, 3-1, at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. Scouting the Wolverines: Michigan is 10-3 on the season and ranked No. 14 in both softball polls. Michigan s offense is balanced as eight players are batting over.300, seven of whom have at least 10 hits. Caitlin Blanchard leads the Wolverines with a.400 average and 14 hits. LOUISVILLE ESPN3 Series Record: 0-0 First Meeting Scouting the Cardinals: Louisville (12-2) is No. 15 in the USA Today/NFCA coaches poll and No. 16 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate poll. The Cardinals are batting.328 as a team with seven players hitting over.300 on the season. Sophomore Kayla Soles leads the team with a.440 average and has 12 RBI. NOTRE DAME Series Record: ND leads, 3-0 Last Meeting: Feb. 29, 2004 Notre Dame won 2-1 at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga. Scouting the Irish: Notre Dame (8-5) has won four straight games and is receiving votes in the ESPN. com/usa Softball poll. The Irish are led by Emilee Koerner s impressive.523 batting average, 23 hits, 12 runs, five doubles and 12 RBI. TEMPLE Series Record: 0-0 First Meeting Scouting the Owls: Temple (1-3) opened its season last weekend at the Phoenix Clash Tournament in Elon, N.C. and recorded its only win against Saint Peter s, Lacey McKeon leads the team with five hits and five runs. TAKE YOUR BASE >> The Jackets are patient at the plate and the stats show it. >> Tech has been walked 70 times in 17 games for an average of 4.11 walks per game. Every Yellow Jacket with at least three at bats has been walked at least once. >> Senior Hope Rush has a team-high 13 walks, followed by junior Alysha Rudnik (11). >> The 70 walks lead the ACC. The closest team is Virginia Tech with 47. MIX AND MATCH >> In 17 games this season, Tech has put together 13 different lineups. >> Not one Yellow Jacket has stayed in the same spot in the batting order for all 17 contests. >> Only three line ups have been used more than once and no more than three times. DOUBLE DOWN >> Tech has hit 26 doubles on the season already. >> The Jackets average 1.5 doubles per game. >> Sophomore Katie Johnsky leads the team with six two-baggers. >>As a team, Tech hit a season-high four doubles twice this season -Butler (Feb. 8) and Jacksonville State (2/27). WHO S HOT >> Junior Ashley Thomas is second on the team with a.429 batting average and leads the team with 19 runs, 24 hits and two triples. >> Thomas has reached base safely in all 17 games this season and currently enjoys a 16-game hitting

3 2013 Georgia Tech Softball 3 3 TOP 25 RANKINGS (AS OF FEB. 26) USA TODAY/NFCA COACHES Rk. Team Record Points Previous 1 Alabama (20) Oklahoma (11) Arizona State Florida Texas Missouri Tennessee California Texas A&M Oregon LSU UCLA Louisiana Lafayette Michigan Louisville Stanford Arizona Washington Kentucky Hawai i Tulsa Baylor Georgia Oregon State RV 25 Florida State Others receiving votes: South Alabama (19), Virginia Tech (13), USF (9), North Carolina (7), Ohio State (3), Illinois State (3), James Madison (1). ESPN.COM/USA SOFTBALL Rk. Team Record Points Last 1. Oklahoma (18) Alabama (2) Arizona State Florida Texas A&M Missouri California Texas Tennessee UCLA LSU Oregon Louisiana-Lafayette Michigan Stanford Louisville Kentucky Washington Tulsa Baylor Arizona Hawaii Virginia Tech RV 24. Georgia Nebraska RV Others Receiving Votes: Florida State (27), South Alabama (16), South Florida (12), Syracuse (12), Oregon State (12), Georgia Tech (5), Northwestern (4), Notre Dame (3), Ohio State (2), SC Upstate (2), North Carolina (1), Iowa (1), Florida Gulf Coast (1), Kennesaw State (1). Bold denotes 2013 opponent PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO SLG 1. SS 5 Ashley Thomas B 25 Alysha Rudnik DH 45 Hope Rush RF 3 Katie Johnsky B 22 Karly Fullem C 27 Courtney Ziese LF 17 Morgan Taylor CF 1 Hayley Downs OFF THE BENCH No. Name Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI BB SO SLG 2 Maddie Lionberger Kelly Delashmit Kaitlin Kates Caitlyn Coffey STARTING PITCHING No. Name ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO IP H R ER BB SO Opp/BA 45 Hope Rush / Kylie Kleinschmidt / Karly Fullem / Ashley Clifton / streak. >> The McKinney, Texas native, went 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBI, one double and two stolen bases against Jacksonville State Wednesday. RUDNIK NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK >> Junior Alysha Rudnik was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week on Feb. 12. >> She helped Tech to a 5-0 opening weekend and totaled nine runs and eight walks, both team-highs. >> The Lawrenceville, Ga. native, drove in the second most runs on the team with 10 RBI, went 6-for- 11 for a.545 batting average and stole three bases. TALE OF THE TAPE AND THEY RE OFF >> The Yellow Jackets cruised to a 5-0 record in their opening weekend in dominating fashion. >> Tech posted 57 runs on 54 hits with 48 RBI, five home runs, nine doubles and 32 walks. RECORD RUNS >> Georgia Tech put up 24 runs against Butler in a 24-4 victory in five innings. >> The 24 runs are the most scored by an ACC team since Feb. 17, 2010 when NC State defeated North Carolina Central, >> The 24 runs are the most scored by Georgia Tech since Feb. 26, 1999 when Tech defeated Delaware State 26-1 in five innings. CATEGORY GT FORDHAM MICHIGAN LOUISVILLE NORTE DAME TEMPLE Batting Batting Average Runs Hits RBI Doubles Triples Home Runs Walks Hit by Pitch Strikeouts Slugging Pct On Base Pct Pitching ERA Strikeouts Walks Opp. BA Fielding Fielding Pct

4 2013 Georgia Tech Softball 4 FABULOUS FRESHMEN >> The four newcomers to the Yellow Jacket roster all saw action in the season-opening tournament. >> Morgan Taylor went 4-for-4 in the opener with 2 RBI and a run. She leads the team with a.583 batting average. >> Courtney Ziese started all five games and hit.412 on the weekend. >> Maddie Lionberger had two runs on two hits and a double. >> Ashley Clifton made her first start in the circle against Missouri State and had three strikeouts in 2.0 innings. RECOGNITION RUSHES IN >> College Sports Madness named Hope Rush the Madness ACC Softball Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. In addition, Rush was named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-American Second Team and the website s ACC Preseason Field Player of the Year. >> Ashley Thomas was selected to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-ACC First Team, Alysha Rudnik and Chelsie Thomas were named to the second team. ACC STATS (AS OF. FEB. 26) >> The Yellow Jackets lead the league in 12 batting categories and are top three in several others. Category Place Stat Batting average 1st.302 Slugging percentage 2nd.469 On base percentage 2nd.416 Runs scored 1st 99 Hits 1st 124 RBI 1st 87 Doubles 1st 22 Triples 3rd 4 Home runs t-2nd 13 Total bases 1st 193 Plate appearances 1st 511 At bats 1st 414 Walks 1st 70 Hit by pitch 1st 14 Strikeouts 4th 59 Sac bunts 2nd 9 Sac flies t-1st 4 Stolen bases 1st 33 Caught stealing 1st 8 Steal attempts 1st 41 CATCH US IF YOU CAN >> The Yellow Jackets ranked No. 25 in the country a 1.58 average stolen bases per game last season. >> Tech swiped 18 bases on 20 attempts in the opening tournament and added 10 more at the GT Classic. >> Junior Ashley Thomas is tops in the ACC with 12 stolen bases on 17 attempts. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION >>The defending ACC champion Yellow Jackets will appear on six regular-season television broadcasts on either the ESPN Networks or ACC Digital Network. >> The six television games are the most for Tech in a single regular-season. >> The ACC television schedule grew from a record 14 games last season to 27 contests in For the second straight year, all of the games of the ACC Championship May 9-11 in Tallahassee, Fla. will be televised. >> The Yellow Jackets will appear on ESPN3 four times, beginning with the home game against Georgia (March 13) at 7 p.m. >> The Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech matchup April 7 will be one of four contests on the ACC entire springs sports schedule to be broadcast on the ACC Digital Network on YouTube. >> Game three of Tech s series at North Carolina on April 22 will be televised nationally on ESPNU. >> All three games against Florida State in Tech s final home series will air on ESPN3. ACC PRESEASON POLL >> The Georgia Tech softball team was picked by the league s head coaches to finish third in the ACC in The Jackets received 38 points and one first-place vote. >> North Carolina, who is ranked No. 21/22 in the preseason polls, was chosen to win the regular season with four first-place votes and 45 points. No. 24/25 Florida State earned three first place votes and 44 points to come in second. Team (1st Place Votes) Points 2012 Record (ACC) 1. North Carolina (4) (13-4) 2. Florida State (3) (16-5) 3. Georgia Tech (1) (12-8) 4. Virginia Tech (12-8) 5. Virginia (8-13) 6. NC State (5-15) 7. Maryland (10-8) 8. Boston College (3-18) SOLID SLATE >> The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to play a solid slate in The schedule features 15 teams from the NCAA Tournament field, including four teams that advanced to the super regionals and one WCWS team. >> Nine opponents were ranked in the preseason Top 25. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS >>The Georgia Tech softball team connected on 33 hits en route to victories over Virginia (6-4), No. 19 Florida State (9-1) and Virginia Tech (9-1, five innings) to earn its fifth ever ACC Championship and the third championship in the last four seasons (2009, 2010, 2012). THOMAS TANDEM Tech shifted its infield in 2012, moving Kelsi Weseman to third, Ashley Thomas to shortstop from second and placing then-freshman Chelsie Thomas at second. >> The Thomases adjusted well to the middle infield, so well that they helped Tech rank No. 8 in the nation in double plays turned, averaging.48 per game. TECH IN THE POLLS Week USA Today/NFCA ESPN.com/USASoftball Preseason RV RV 1 RV 24 2 RV RV 3 NR RV

5 2013 Georgia Tech Softball 5 5 TECH S 2013 RECORD WHEN... ACC Overall Home Road Neutral Day Games Night Games Run Games Run Games Run Games Extra Innings Shutouts Scoring 0-2 Runs Runs Runs Runs Opponent 0-2 Runs Runs Runs Runs Tech Scoring In 1st Inning Opp. Scoring In 1st Inning Tech Scores First Opp. Scores First vs. Top Televised Game Out-Hit Opponent Out-Hit By Opponent Hits Are Tied After 4 innings Leading Trailing Tied After 5 innings Leading Trailing Tied After 6 innings Leading Trailing Tied Hit 0 Home Runs Home Run Home Runs Opp. Hit 0 Home Runs Home Run Home Runs Errors 0 Errors Errors Errors Opp. Errors 0 Errors Errors Errors February March April May On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Total Ashley Thomas Aylsha Rudnik Hope Rush Katie Johnsky Chelsie Thomas Morgan Taylor Hayley Downs Courtney Ziese Karly Fullem Maddie Lionberger Totals SCORE BY INNING TOTALS Georgia Tech Opponents ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Feb Alysha Rudnik, Georgia Tech Feb Courtney Senas, Florida State Feb CJ Chirichigno, Boston College ACC PITCHER OF THE WEEK Feb Kelly Heinz, Virginia Tech Feb Lori Spingola, North Carolina Feb Lori Spingola, North Carolina MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Total Alysha Rudnik Hope Rush Courtney Ziese Ashley Thomas Morgan Taylor Katie Johnsky Chelsie Thomas Totals AGAINST 2013 OPPONENTS HITTING STREAKS Longest Current Ashley Thomas Alysha Rudnik 8 1 Courtney Ziese 6 - Katie Johnsky 4 1 Hayley Downs 4 1 Morgan Taylor 4 1 Hope Rush 4 1 Karly Fullem 3 1 Chelsie Thomas 3 - Maddie Lionberger 3 3 Caitlyn Coffey 1 1 OPPONENT 2013 OVERALL Eastern Michigan Butler Missouri State Coastal Carolina Marshall Miami (Ohio) Indiana Mercer Northwestern California Florida Oregon State Illinois Jacksonville State Fordham Michigan Louisville Notre Dame Temple Virginia Georgia SIUE SEMO Missouri Kennesaw State NC State Virginia Tech Maryland Southern Miss North Carolina Florida State Boston College

6 2013 Georgia Tech Softball TEAM SINGLE GAME HIGHS... Hitting At bats...32 vs. Eastern Michigan - Feb. 8 Runs scored vs. Butler - Feb. 8 Hits... 16, 2x last at Jacksonville State - Feb. 27 RBI vs. Butler - Feb. 8 Doubles... 4, 2x last at Jacksonville State - Feb. 27 Triples... 1, 4x last vs. Mercer - Feb. 20 Home runs...2, 3x last vs. Indiana - Feb. 17 Total bases vs. Butler - Feb. 8 Walks vs. Butler - Feb. 8 Strikeouts...10 vs. Indiana - Feb. 17 Sac hits... 2 vs. Northwestern - Feb. 22 Sac flies... 2 vs. Butler - Feb. 8 Stolen bases... 5, 2x last vs. Marshall - Feb. 15 Hit by pitch... 2, 4x last vs. Mercer - Feb. 20 Runners LOB vs. Miami (Ohio) - Feb. 16 Fielding Putouts at Jacksonville State - Feb. 27 Assists vs. Miami (Ohio) - Feb. 15 Errors... 3 vs. Oregon State - Feb. 23 Passed balls...1, 3x last vs. Coastal Carolina - Feb. 10 Double plays turned... 2, 3x last vs. Florida - Feb. 23 Pitching Innings pitched at Jacksonville State - Feb. 27 Runs allowed... 10, 2x last vs. Mercer - Feb. 20 Earned runs... 7, 4x last at Jacksonville State - Feb. 27 Walks allowed...9, 2x last vs. California - Feb. 22 Strikeouts... 6, 2x last vs. Northwestern - Feb. 22 Hits allowed vs. Mercer - Feb. 20 Doubles allowed...6 vs. California - Feb. 22 Triples allowed... 1 vs. Northwestern - Feb. 22 Homers allowed... 3 vs. Miami (Ohio) - Feb. 15 Wild pitches...1, 4x last vs. California - Feb. 22 Hit batters... 3 vs. Florida - Feb INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME HIGHS... Hitting Runs scored... 3, 9x Hits...4 by Morgan Taylor vs. Eastern Michigan - Feb. 8 RBI...6 by Courtney Ziese vs. Butler - Feb. 8 Doubles... 1, 26x Triples... 1, 4x last by Ashley Thomas vs. Mercer - Feb. 20 Home runs... 1, 14x Total bases...7 by Courtney Ziese vs. Butler - Feb. 8 Walks... 2, 13x Strikeouts...3 by Hope Rush vs. Indiana - Feb. 17 Stolen bases... 2, 8x Hit by pitch... 2 by Ashley Thomas vs. Miami (Ohio) - Feb. 15 Fielding Putouts by Karly Fullem vs. Eastern Michigan - Feb.8 Assists... 5 by Alysha Rudnik vs. Indiana - Feb. 16 Errors... 1, 24x Pitching Innings pitched by Hope Rush at Jacksonville State - Feb. 27 Runs allowed...10 by Hope Rush vs. Indiana - Feb. 17 Earned runs... 7, 2x last by Hope Rush at Jacksonville State - Feb. 27 Walks allowed...7 by Hope Rush vs. Indiana - Feb. 17 Strikeouts...6, 2x last by Hope Rush vs. Northwestern - Feb. 22 Hits allowed by Hope Rush at Jacksonville State - Feb. 27 Doubles allowed... 4, 4x last by Hope Rush at Jacksonville State - Feb. 27 Homers allowed...3 by Kylie Kleinschmidt vs. Miami (Ohio) - Feb. 15 Wild pitches... 1, 4x last by Kylie Kleinschmidt vs. California - Feb. 22 Hit batters...3 by Hope Rush vs. Florida - Feb. 23

7 2013 Georgia Tech Softball 7 Head Coach Sharon Perkins 7th Season Sarasota, Fla. Nicholls State, 1996 In her first six years, Sharon Perkins has turned the Georgia Tech softball program into a fixture on the national scene. The three-time ACC Coach of the Year has led the Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Tournament in each season she has been here and continues to lead Tech to new heights. She has more wins in ACC play than any other coach in that stretch and has seen Tech break over a dozen school and ACC records. The Yellow Jackets have captured three of the last four ACC Championships under Perkins leadership and have made an appearance in the NCAA tournament every year dating back to average at the Olympics. In fact, she had the highest batting average (.348) of any non-team USA player. Three members of the 2008 team went on to play in the National Pro Fastpitch League. Brown was taken in the first round, fifth overall by the Rockford Thunder.Morales was a second-round selection (10th overall) by the Chicago Bandits, while Brittany Barnes was picked in the fourth round (23rd overall) by the Akron Racers. In addition, Whitney Humphreys spent the summer playing professionally in the Netherlands. As a first-year head coach in 2007, Perkins led Georgia Tech to its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament. The Yellow Jackets shattered several Atlantic Coast Conference offensive records and made their third appearance of the last four years in the ACC Championship Game. 7 Perkins guided the 2012 squad to yet another ACC championship as the team finished with a record. Kelsi Weseman and Hope Rush were named to the NFCA All-Region Second Team for the second and third, NFCA region honors of their careers, respectively. Weseman garnered her second consecutive ACC Player of the Year award under Perkins guidance, making her the third ACC player in league history to earn the honor in consecutive years. In 2011, Perkins continued her success while the Jackets finished the season with an ACC Regular Season title, their 10th straight NCAA Tournament appearance and a record, 18-2 in conference play. Her success on the field translated to her third straight ACC Coach of the Year honor, making her the first coach in ACC softball history to earn the honor three consecutive times. She also helped the Jackets to be ranked in both polls 10 weeks out of the year, peaking at No. 16, and the squad ranked in the top 15 nationally in six categories, including batting average (14th), scoring (14th), win-loss percentage (10th), home runs per game (2nd), triples per game (14th) and led the nation in slugging percentage. Perkins aided Kelsi Weseman in her first career NFCA All-American honor, making her the eighth Jacket to be named an All-American, and fifth under Perkins tutelage. In 2010, Perkins helped lead the Yellow Jackets to their second straight ACC regular season and tournament title while being named ACC Coach of the Year for the second straight year. Tech hosted its second consecutive NCAA Regional and was a national seed (No. 8) for the first time in program history. The Yellow Jackets spent the entire season ranked in the NFCA top 25 poll for the first time ever, including several weeks in the top 10. Georgia Tech finished the regular season with its highest ever national ranking at No. 7. Perkins coached two All-Americans and senior Jen Yee was a finalist for the USA Softball Player of the Year award in Hope Rush also earned All-American honors and was named the ACC Freshman of the Year. Perkins helped produce six All-ACC picks and had a hand in the Jackets breaking several school and conference records. A year of firsts in 2009, Perkins led the Yellow Jackets to a record as they advanced to the schools first-ever Super Regional before falling to eventual national champion Washington. Tech finished 13th in both of the final NFCA and ESPN.com top 25 polls, as well as 12th in the RPI, all school bests. Georgia Tech was a national seed (No. 14) for the first time in program history and hosted a Regional and Super Regional for the first time as well. Named the ACC Coach of the Year, Perkins squad won the league s regular season and tournament championship for just the second time ever. The Yellow Jackets went 17-3 in ACC play in 2009, and won all seven series they played and 10 in a row dating back to Weseman was named ACC Freshman of the Year, and Tech produced a league-high six All-ACC players and two Easton All-Americans in After leading the Yellow Jackets to a school-record 54 wins in 2007 and its highest final ranking at No. 16, Perkins might have had her most difficult coaching task in Despite numerous injuries to key starters, including just one healthy pitcher at one point in the season, Perkins guided the Jackets to a fourth-place finish in the ACC and their seventhconsecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Perkins 2008 Jackets sat below.500 in late March, but won 13 of their last 15 games to earn an NCAA at-large bid. Included in this streak was a doubleheader sweep of rival Georgia for the second straight season. In fact, four of the program s nine wins against the Bulldogs have come in four years with Perkins at the helm. Caitlin Lever, a 2007 graduate, and redshirt junior Jen Yee spent all of 2008 training with the Canadian National Team and played in the Beijing Olympics. The duo led the Canadians to a fourth-place finish, the best in its history. Yee led the team and was fifth of all players in batting The Jackets set a new ACC record with 451 runs scored, tied for 11th-best all-time in NCAA history. They also went on to set new league season records in batting average (.322), total bases (1,027), RBI (416) and slugging percentage (.536). The Yellow Jackets tallied eight wins over top 25 opponents, including two over College World Series participants Baylor and DePaul. Perkins also led the Jackets to a school-first sweeping of her former employer Georgia in a doubleheader. Another first for the softball program was two All-Americans in the same year. Senior Caitlin Lever became just the second Jacket to garner first team accolades, after setting a new singleseason Tech record with 94 hits. She won the ACC batting crown with a.452 mark and signed to play professional softball with the Chicago Bandits. Morales had her finest season as a Jacket, earning third team All-America honors. The shortstop from Columbus, Ga., hit.339, with an ACC record 73 runs scored and finished second in the league with 34 stolen bases. Perkins At Tech Year Overall Record Pct. ACC Record Pct. Accomplishments School Record For Wins, NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament ACC Title, NCAA Super Regional; ACC Coach of the Year ACC Title, NCAA Regional; ACC Coach of the Year ACC Regular Season Title, NCAA Regional; ACC Coach of the Year ACC Title, NCAA Regional Totals By The Numbers 28 All-ACC picks 15 NFCA All-Region selections 5 NFCA All-Americans 5 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Honorees 3 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-Americans 3 ACC Tournament MVPs 3 ACC Players of the Year 3 Capital One Academic All-District Honorees 3 ACC Coach of the Year Awards 2 ACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year 1 ACC Rookie of the Year

8 2013 Georgia Tech Softball OVERALL RECORD Georgia Tech Softball Overall Statistics for Georgia Tech (as of Feb 27, 2013) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 10-7 Home: 8-3 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 1-4 ACC: 0-0 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% Hayley Downs Ashley Thomas Alysha Rudnik Katie Johnsky Hope Rush Maddie Lionberger Chelsie Thomas Karly Fullem Morgan Taylor Courtney Ziese Caitlyn Coffey Kaitlin Kates Kelly Delashmit Totals Opponents LOB - Team (113), Opp (124). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (7). IBB - Team (3), Rush, H 3. (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 Courtney Ziese / Hope Rush / Kylie Kleinschmidt / Karly Fullem / Ashley Clifton / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (3), Ziese, C 2, Rudnik, A 1, Opp (8). SBA/ATT - Rudnik, A (6-9), Rush, H (8-8), Kleinschmidt (3-7), Ziese, C (5-6).

9 2013 Georgia Tech Softball RESULTS Georgia Tech Softball Game Results for Georgia Tech (as of Feb 25, 2013) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall ACC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 08, 2013 EASTERN MICHIGAN W Rush, H (W 1-0) 213 2:00 Feb 08, 2013 BUTLER W Kleinschmidt (W 1-0) 213 1:56 Feb 09, 2013 MISSOURI STATE W Kleinschmidt (W 1-0) 207 2:05 Feb 09, 2013 COASTAL CAROLINA W Rush, H (W 2-0) 207 2:47 Feb 10, 2013 COASTAL CAROLINA W Rush, H (W 3-0) 113 1:44 Feb 15, 2013 MARSHALL W Rush, H (W 4-0) 261 2:35 Feb 15, 2013 MIAMI (OHIO) W Kleinschmidt (W 3-0) 133 2:20 Feb 16, 2013 INDIANA L Rush, H (L 4-1) 181 2:00 Feb 16, 2013 MIAMI (OHIO) W Fullem, K (W 1-0) 207 2:00 Feb 17, 2013 INDIANA L Rush, H (L 4-2) 159 2:18 Feb 20, 2013 MERCER L Rush, H (L 4-3) 141 2:38 Feb 22, 2013 vs Northwestern L Rush, H (L 4-4) 120 2:00 3 Feb 22, 2013 vs #8 California L Clifton, A (L 0-1) 131 1:36 & Feb 23, 2013 vs #5 Florida L Rush, H (L 4-5) 123 2:33 Feb 23, 2013 vs Oregon State L Kleinschmidt (L 3-1) 153 1:56 % Feb 24, 2013 vs Illinois W Rush, H (W 5-5) 157 1:57 extra inning game