GAME NOTES 2006 SOFTBALL 2006 OVC STANDINGS (13-29, 3-7 OVC) SAMFORD at EASTERN ILLINOIS: THE FACTS

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1 DOGS BEGIN KEY OVC SERIES AT EASTERN ILLINOIS The Samford University softball team will begin a critical three-game Ohio Valley Conference series against the Eastern Illinois Panthers on Saturday as the teams square off in a series-opening doubleheader beginning at noon at Williams Field. The third game of the series will be held on Sunday at noon. Samford (13-29, 3-7 OVC) heads into this weekend looking to break out of its current four-game losing streak. After being swept in a three-game set by first-place Tennessee Tech last week, the Bulldogs dropped a 9-1 decision to third-ranked Alabama on Wednesday. Samford registered four hits against the Crimson Tide's stellar pitching staff, but committed four costly errors which led to six unearned runs. The Bulldogs are the seventh-ranked team in the OVC and trail Eastern Illinois ( , 4-5 OVC) by a game and a half for sixth place. The top six teams in the final standings will qualify for the 2006 OVC Tournament, which is to be held at the home stadium of the No. 1 seeded team from May Last season, the six-team postseason event was held at Jacksonville State University. Eastern Illinois enters this weekend as the sixth-place team in the conference. The Panthers opened OVC play with a 4-2 record, but have dropped three-straight league games. SAMFORD at EASTERN ILLINOIS: THE FACTS EASTERN ILLINOIS Overall Record: Conference Record: Home Record: Away Record: Head Coach: Kim Schuette Record at EIU: (1st) Overall Record: Same Record vs. Samford: SOFTBALL GAME NOTES (13-29, 3-7 OVC) 2006 OVC STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL School Record Pct. Home Away Record Pct. Home Away Strk. Tennessee Tech L1 Southeast Missouri W1 Eastern Kentucky L1 Jacksonville State W5 Tennessee-Martin W4 Eastern Illinois L5 Samford L4 Austin Peay L4 Tennessee State L3 Morehead State L3 The Bulldogs currently own a 7-1 all-time record against Eastern Illinois. The rivalry began during the 2003 season with Samford taking a pair of victories at home in a nonconference doubleheader. Since joining the OVC in 2004, the Bulldogs have tallied a 5-1 record against EIU. Last year, Samford took 2-of-3 games of the series at home. SAMFORD Overall Record: Conference Record: Home Record: Away Record: Head Coach:..... Beanie Ketcham Record at Samford: (4th) Overall Record: Same Record vs. Eastern Illinois SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Feb. 10 vs. Nicholls State^ L, 5-1 Feb. 10 at Florida State^ L, 7-2 Feb. 11 vs. Louisville^ L, 3-1 Feb. 15 KENNESAW STATE L, 3-2 Feb. 15 KENNESAW STATE W, 6-2 Feb. 17 vs. Northwestern State L, 1-0 Feb. 17 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi $ L, 1-0 Feb. 18 vs. #15 Baylor $ L, 8-2 Feb. 18 at Houston $ L, 7-4 Feb. 19 vs. Sam Houston State $..... W, 8-5 Feb. 24 vs. Marist W, 1-0 (8) Feb. 24 vs. Western Michigan W, 7-2 Feb. 25 at Stetson L, 4-0 Feb. 25 vs. UCF L, 4-2 Feb. 26 vs. Winthrop W, 6-0 Mar. 1 at Mississippi State L, 9-1 (6) Mar. 1 at Mississippi State L, 3-1 Mar. 2 DRAKE L, 3-0 Mar. 2 DRAKE L, 2-1 Mar. 4 vs. UAB % L, 6-5 (12) Mar. 4 at Birmingham-Southern %... L, 5-0 Mar. 5 vs. UAB % L, 5-3 Mar. 5 at Birmingham-Southern.... W, 1-0 Mar. 8 at #20 Auburn L, 1-0 Mar. 10 SAINT LOUIS < W, 3-2 Mar. 10 SIENA < L, 8-6 Mar. 11 LOUISIANA-MONROE <.... L, 5-4 Mar. 11 SIENA < L, 2-1 Mar. 12 SAINT LOUIS < W, 3-2 Mar. 19 at Eastern Kentucky* L, 3-0 Mar. 19 at Eastern Kentucky* L, 8-0 (5) Mar. 23 JACKSONVILLE STATE*.... W, 1-0 Mar. 23 JACKSONVILLE STATE*..... L, 5-0 Mar. 25 at Tennessee State* W, 1-0 Mar. 25 at Tennessee State* L, 2-1 Mar. 26 at Tennessee State* W, 5-2 Mar. 30 TROY W, 2-1 Mar. 30 TROY W, 3-2 (8) April 1 TENNESSEE TECH* L, 7-2 April 1 TENNESSEE TECH* L, 10-3 April 2 TENNESSEE TECH* L, 5-0 April 5 at #3 Alabama L, 9-1 (5) April 8 at Eastern Illinois* Noon April 8 at Eastern Illinois* p.m. April 9 at Eastern Illinois* Noon April 14 AUSTIN PEAY* p.m. April 14 AUSTIN PEAY* p.m. April 15 AUSTIN PEAY* p.m. April 21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*... 4 p.m. April 21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*... 6 p.m. April 22 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI*.... Noon April 27 at Jacksonville State* p.m. April 29 MOREHEAD STATE* p.m. April 29 MOREHEAD STATE* p.m. April 30 MOREHEAD STATE* p.m. May 6 at Tennessee-Martin* p.m. May 6 at Tennessee-Martin* p.m. May 7 at Tennessee-Martin* p.m. May OVC Tournament TBA

2 Samford University Softball Game Notes QUICK FACTS Location Birmingham, Ala. Founded , as Howard College Enrollment ,507 Nickname Bulldogs School Colors Red and Blue Field (Capacity)..... Bulldog Field (400) Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Ohio Valley President Dr. Thomas E. Corts Alma Mater.. Georgetown College, 63 Director of Athletics Bob Roller Alma Mater Virginia Tech, 83 HISTORY First Season of Softball All-Time Record (.378) Last Postseason Appearance Results..... Def. Eastern Kentucky, 4-2 Lost to Tennessee Tech, 6-0 Lost to Southeast Missouri, 6-5 (11) in the 2005 OVC Tournament TEAM INFORMATION 2005 Overall Record OVC Record/Finish /Third Position Starters Returning/Lost.... 6/2 Position Letterwinners Returning/Lost.. 5/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost /1 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Beanie Ketcham Alma Mater Oklahoma State, 93 Record at Samford (Fourth year) Career Record Same Assistant Coach Chris Kuhlmeyer Alma Mater LSU, 99 Assistant Coach Chris Bushby Alma Mater..... Mississippi State, 00 Athletic Trainer Kristina Chamblee Alma Mater Southern Miss, 03 SPORTS INFORMATION Softball Contact Zac Schrieber Office Phone (205) Cell Phone (205) zdschrie@samford.edu Director Joey Mullins Office Phone (205) Cell Phone (205) jmmulli1@samford.edu The Last Time Out SAMFORD 1 #3 Alabama 9 DOGS FALL ON THE ROAD AGAINST THIRD-RANKED ALABAMA The Samford University softball team suffered a 9-1 setback against the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday as the Bulldogs allowed six runs in the bottom of the third inning in a non-conference game held at the UA Softball Complex. With the loss, Samford (13-29) was defeated in its fourth-consecutive game and fell to a 2-12 all-time record against the Crimson Tide. Alabama (33-4) won its 14th-consecutive home game and increased its winning streak to 12- straight. Earlier on Wednesday, the Crimson Tide was ranked third in the nation by USA Today, its highest ranking since Samford was led in hitting by Jessica Owens, Jeslyn Metcalf, Jenna Dempski and Erin Hall on Wednesday. Each of the aforementioned players registered a hit in the game. Alabama jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning as the Crimson Tide took advantage of three Samford errors and a couple of key hits to score a trio of unearned runs. Kelley Montalvo and Katie Johnson each reached on errors to lead off the inning and later scored in the frame. Mandy Burford drove in Montalvo on a fielder's choice to third base, while Johnson scored on an infield single from Brittany Rogers. Burford later increased Alabama's lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning as she scored from third on Jordan Praytor's bloop single to left field. Samford trimmed the Crimson Tide's advantage to 3-1 in the top of the third inning by stringing together a pair of singles and a pair of sacrifice bunts. Hall opened the frame with an infield single up the middle and then advanced to third on Owens' bunt single to the pitcher. With runners on first and third, Rachael Reeves advanced Owens to second with a sacrifice bunt before Bethany Weisser drove in Hall with a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. Hall, the Bulldogs' lone senior in the starting lineup, went 1-for-2 and scored her 11th run of the 2006 campaign. Alabama broke the game open in the bottom of the third inning as the Crimson Tide batted around and scored six runs on four hits. Burford came up with the key hit of the inning as she drove in a pair of runs on a single through the left side of the infield. The Bulldogs' junior from Anniston, Ala., went 1-for-2 and drove in two runs. She also scored a pair of runs. SAMFORD PLAYER OF THE WEEK - - JESLYN METCALF, OF Sophomore Jeslyn Metcalf led Samford in hitting last week as the Bulldogs speedy outfielder from Dothan, Ala., turned in a.308 batting average in five games. She finished the week tied for first on the team in hits with four and also drove in a run. Against Troy on March 30, Metcalf went 2-for-3 at the plate and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Bulldogs rallied for a 2-1 victory. She also went 2-for-3 against Tennessee Tech on Saturday. SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT The Samford Sports Information Department is headed up by first-year director Joey Mullins and assistant director Zac Schrieber. Intern Tootie Taylor also plays an instrumental role in the day-to-day operations of the department and handles volleyball, track and field, cross country and both men s and women s tennis. Schrieber serves as the primary contact for men s basketball, women s soccer and softball, while Mullins handles football, women s basketball and baseball. All members of the media working Samford softball games must request credentials from Schrieber. Early requests are helpful, enabling media to receive parking passes prior to the game. SAMFORD at EASTERN ILLINOIS

3 Samford University Softball Game Notes PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP NO. POS. NAME CL./EXP. HOMETOWN NOTES/STREAKS 17 CF Jessica Owens Fr./HS Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Leads team with 13 SBs 7 LF Erin Hall Sr./3VL Dothan, Ala. Lone senior in starting lineup 11 SS Liz Pearse Jr./2VL Cary, N.C. Leads team with 17 RBIs 12 RF Shelley Stanley Jr./2VL Decatur, Ala. 2nd all-time with 20 HRs 9 1B Jenna Dempski Jr./2VL Round Rock, Texas Perfect 4-of-4 in SB attempts 29 2B Rachael Reeves Fr./HS Mobile, Ala. 12-of-14 in SB attempts 13 3B Bethany Weisser So./1VL Alamo, Calif. 11-of-13 hits were singles 10 C Tracey Deaux So./1VL Collierville, Tenn. Has thrown out 8-of-12 SB att. 33 DP Meghan Wagner So./1VL Chico, Calif. Leads team with eight HBPs 8 P Stephanie Royall Fr./HS Mill Valley, Calif. Earned 5 of team s last 6 Ws SAMFORD OFF THE BENCH NO. POS. NAME CL./EXP. HOMETOWN STATISTICS 5 2B Kylie Harmon Fr./HS Matthews, Ala..235 avg., 10 runs, 8 hits 1 OF Jeslyn Metcalf So./1VL Dothan, Ala..205 avg., 8 hits, 5 SBs 8 LF Emily Deaux So./1VL Collierville, Tenn..130 avg., 6 hits, 6 BBs 20 3B Katie England Fr./HS Birmingham, Ala..115 avg., 6 hits, 5 BBs 15 1B/2B Caroline Powell Sr./1VL Semora, N.C..100 avg., 3 hits, 3 HBPs 14 1B Heather Williams So./1VL Rockledge, Fla..143 avg., 7 BBs, 5 hits SAMFORD IN RELIEF NO. POS. NAME CL./EXP. HOMETOWN STATISTICS 22 P Emilee Lewis Sr./3VL Vacaville, Calif. 3-9 W-L, 3.77 ERA, 60 Ks 4 P Susanna Meyer Jr./2VL Davie, Fla W-L, 3.79 ERA, 36 Ks BULLDOG BITES THOU SHALT STEAL In a total of 42 games this season, Samford has already stolen 59 bases on 75 attempts, which averages out to 1.40 steals per contest. A year ago, the Bulldogs finished the season with a total of 32 stolen bases on 44 attempts. Samford s stolen base per game average in 2005 was The Bulldogs speedy freshman, Jessica Owens, currently paces the team with 13 stolen bases, while Rachael Reeves follows with 12. Erin Hall ranks third on the team with eight, while Liz Pearse has seven. On March 26, Samford set a school-record with seven stolen bases in a single game against Tennessee State. STANLEY ONE HOMER AWAY FROM SCHOOL RECORD Shelley Stanley, Samford s junior slugger from Decatur, Ala., is only one longball shy of tying Angela Bednark for first place on the school s all-time home run list with 21. Stanley currently owns 20 career home runs and has already hit five this season. On Feb. 19, she moved into sole possession of second place on the list as she slammed a pair of homers against Sam Houston State. Shelley surpassed Michelle Wright for the No. 2 position earlier this season. SAMFORD IN THE CONFERENCE RANKINGS The Bulldogs have two players ranked among the top-six in the Ohio Valley Conference in stolen bases as freshmen Jessica Owens and Rachael Reeves are currently fifth and sixth, respectively. Owens heads into this week of competition with 13 stolen bases, while Reeves follows closely with 12. Junior Shelley Stanley is tied for second in the conference in walks as she has already earned 18 bases on balls this season. Jacksonville State s Maigin Alexander leads the league with 21. Samford s freshman pitcher Stephanie Royall has been a workhorse this season. She is ranked first in the conference in appearances (34) and is second in innings (132.2). Royall is also fourth in shutouts (4), fifth in games started (17), sixth in complete games (10) and ninth in wins (8). SCOUTING THE COMPETITION Eastern Illinois ( , 4-5 OVC) enters this weekend as the sixth-place team in the conference. Despite their current five-game losing streak, the Panthers are ranked among the top-five teams in the OVC in both hitting an pitching. EIU is fourth in pitching (2.46 ERA) and fifth in hitting (.257 avg). Samford s Record When... Playing Against OVC Opponents Playing Non-Conference Opponents Playing at Home Playing on the Road Playing at a Neutral Site Playing in Day Games Playing in Night Games Facing a Left-Handed Starter Facing a Right-Handed Starter Playing in One-Run Games Playing in Two-Run Games Playing in Five-plus Run Games Playing Extra Innings Playing in Mercy-Rule Games Playing in a Shutout Scoring First Opponent Scores First Scoring in the First Inning Opponent Scores in the First Inning Leading After Five Innings Trailing After Five Innings Tied After Five Innings Out-hitting the Opposition Getting Out-hit by the Opposition Hits are Tied Hitting a Home Run Opponent Hits a Home Run Following a Samford win Following a Samford loss Wearing Red Uniforms Wearing Gray Uniforms Wearing Blue Uniforms Playing in February Playing in March Playing in April Playing in May Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Current Streak Lost Four Games Longest Winning Streak Three Games Longest Losing Streak Seven Games Last Five Games Last 10 Games SAMFORD at EASTERN ILLINOIS

4 Games Summary for Samford (as of Apr 07, 2006) Inning-by-inning EX Total Samford Opponents Win-Loss Record When Overall After 4 leading Conference trailing Non-Conference tied Home games After 5 leading Away games trailing Neutral site tied Day games After 6 leading Night games trailing vs Left starter tied vs Right starter Run games Hit 0 home runs Run games home run Run games home runs Extra innings Shutouts Opponent 0 home runs home run. 2-6 Scoring 0-2 runs HRs runs runs Made 0 errors runs error errors Opponent 0-2 runs runs Opp. made 0 errors runs error runs errors. 4-8 Scored in 1st inning 2-3 Out-hit opponent Opp. scored in 1st Out-hit by opponent Scores first Hits are tied Opp. scores first Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current losing streak : 4 Longest winning streak : 3 Longest losing streak : 7 Home attendance : 4063 ( 16 dates avg = 253 ) Away attendance : 5425 ( 26 dates avg = 208 ) Total attendance: 9488 ( 42 dates avg = 225 )

5 Statistics Summary for Samford (as of Apr 06, 2006) Record: Home: 6-10 Away: 3-11 Neutral: 4-8 Ohio Valley: 3-7 Date Opposing team Score Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT /10 vs Nicholls State 1-5 L 17 OWENS, Jessica /10 at Florida State 2-7 L 11 PEARSE, Liz /11 vs Louisville 1-3 L 7 HALL, Erin /15 Kennesaw State 2-3 L 12 STANLEY, Shelley /15 Kennesaw State W DEAUX, Tracey /17 vs Northwestern State 0-1 L 13 WEISSER, Bethany /17 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Chr 0-1 L 29 REEVES, Rachael /18 vs #15 Baylor 2-8 L 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna /18 vs Houston 4-7 L 8 DEAUX, Emily /19 vs Sam Houston State W ENGLAND, Katie /24 vs Marist College W WAGNER, Meghan /24 vs Western Michigan W /25 at Stetson 0-4 L 5 HARMON, Kylie /25 vs UCF 2-4 L 1 METCALF, Jeslyn /26 vs Winthrop W WILLIAMS, Heather /1 at Mississippi State 1-9 L 15 POWELL, Caroline /1 at Mississippi State 1-3 L 22 LEWIS, Emilee /2 Drake 0-3 L 4 MEYER, Susanna /2 Drake 1-2 L 21 ROYALL, Stephanie /4 vs UAB 5-6 L 3/4 at Birmingham-Southern 0-5 L Totals /5 vs UAB 3-5 L Opponents /5 vs Birmingham-Southern W 1-0 3/8 at #20 Auburn 0-1 L LOB - Team (224), Opp (284). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (5). IBB - Team (1), 3/10 vs Saint Louis W 3-2 STANLEY, S. 1. Picked off - HALL, E. 1, PEARSE, L. 1. 3/11 Siena 6-8 L 3/11 vs Louisiana-Monroe 4-5 L Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 3/12 vs Siena 1-2 L /12 vs Saint Louis W ROYALL, Stephanie / *3/19 at Eastern Kentucky 0-3 L 22 LEWIS, Emilee / *3/19 at Eastern Kentucky 0-8 L 4 MEYER, Susanna / *3/23 Jacksonville State W *3/23 Jacksonville State 0-5 L 20 ENGLAND, Katie / *3/25 at Tennessee State W 1-0 *3/25 at Tennessee State 1-2 L Totals / *3/26 at Tennessee State W 5-2 Opponents / /30 Troy W 2-1 3/30 Troy W 3-2 PB - Team (1), WAGNER, M. 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (1), WAGNER, M. 1, Opp (3). *4/1 Tennessee Tech 2-7 L SBA/ATT - WAGNER, M. (18-24), DEAUX, T. (12-20), LEWIS, E. (9-17), MEYER, S. *4/1 Tennessee Tech 3-10 L (11-15), ROYALL, S. (10-12). *4/2 Tennessee Tech 0-5 L 4/5 at #3 Alabama 1-9 L Score by innings EX Total Samford Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 11-22; Night 2-7; vs Left 0-8; vs Right 13-21; 1-Run games 8-9; 2-Run games 0-5; 5+Run games 2-10; Extra inns 3-1; Shutouts Current streak: Lost 4; Longest winning streak: 3; Longest losing streak: 7. Attendance: Home 4063 (avg 253); Away 5425 (avg 208); Total 9488 (avg 225).

6 Game Results for Samford (as of Apr 07, 2006) Game date Opposing team Score r h e/ r h e Inns Overall Ohio Valley Pitcher of record Attend Time / Feb 10, 2006 vs Nicholls State 1-5 L 1 5 3/ LEWIS, E. (L 0-1) 133 1:58 Feb 10, 2006 at Florida State 2-7 L 2 6 0/ MEYER, S. (L 0-1) 247 2:19 Feb 11, 2006 vs Louisville 1-3 L 1 4 1/ MEYER, S. (L 0-2) 141 1:49 Feb 15, 2006 Kennesaw State 2-3 L 2 5 2/ LEWIS, E. (L 0-2) 205 1:44 Feb 15, 2006 Kennesaw State W / ROYALL, S. (W 1-0) 181 1:47 Feb 17, 2006 vs Northwestern State 0-1 L 0 4 1/ MEYER, S. (L 0-3) 342 1:59 Feb 17, 2006 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Chr 0-1 L 0 1 2/ ROYALL, S. (L 1-1) 342 1:45 Feb 18, 2006 vs #15 Baylor 2-8 L 2 6 1/ ROYALL, S. (L 1-2) 342 2:08 Feb 18, 2006 vs Houston 4-7 L 4 6 2/ MEYER, S. (L 0-4) 342 2:26 Feb 19, 2006 vs Sam Houston State W / LEWIS, E. (W 1-2) 249 2:23 Feb 24, 2006 vs Marist College W / ( 8) LEWIS, E. (W 2-2) 75 1:58 Feb 24, 2006 vs Western Michigan W / LEWIS, E. (W 3-2) 75 2:20 Feb 25, 2006 at Stetson 0-4 L 0 2 1/ ROYALL, S. (L 1-3) 100 1:35 Feb 25, 2006 vs UCF 2-4 L 2 3 1/ LEWIS, E. (L 3-3) 75 2:02 Feb 26, 2006 vs Winthrop W / ROYALL, S. (W 2-3) 69 1:35 Mar 01, 2006 at Mississippi State 1-9 L 1 5 3/ LEWIS, E. (L 3-4) 317 1:41 Mar 01, 2006 at Mississippi State 1-3 L 1 2 2/ ROYALL, S. (L 2-4) 317 1:31 Mar 02, 2006 Drake 0-3 L 0 0 1/ MEYER, S. (L 0-5) 202 1:33 Mar 02, 2006 Drake 1-2 L 1 6 0/ LEWIS, E. (L 3-5) 211 1:41 Mar 04, 2006 vs UAB 5-6 L 5 7 2/ (12) MEYER, S. (L 0-6) 107 3:15 Mar 04, 2006 at Birmingham-Southern 0-5 L 0 5 0/ MEYER, S. (L 0-7) 168 1:45 Mar 05, 2006 vs UAB 3-5 L 3 3 0/ LEWIS, E. (L 3-6) 221 1:44 Mar 05, 2006 vs Birmingham-Southern W / ROYALL, S. (W 3-4) 247 2:03 Mar 08, 2006 at #20 Auburn 0-1 L 0 3 1/ LEWIS, E. (L 3-7) 266 1:36 Mar 10, 2006 vs Saint Louis W / MEYER, S. (W 1-7) 325 1:54 Mar 11, 2006 Siena 6-8 L 6 8 1/ LEWIS, E. (L 3-8) 311 2:16 Mar 11, 2006 vs Louisiana-Monroe 4-5 L 4 6 1/ MEYER, S. (L 1-8) 325 1:58 Mar 12, 2006 vs Siena 1-2 L 1 6 0/ ROYALL, S. (L 3-5) 303 1:47 Mar 12, 2006 vs Saint Louis W / ( 8) ROYALL, S. (W 4-5) 209 1:42 *Mar 19, 2006 at Eastern Kentucky 0-3 L 0 4 1/ MEYER, S. (L 1-9) 75 1:33 *Mar 19, 2006 at Eastern Kentucky 0-8 L 0 4 5/ ROYALL, S. (L 4-6) 75 1:36 *Mar 23, 2006 Jacksonville State W / ROYALL, S. (W 5-6) 243 1:37 *Mar 23, 2006 Jacksonville State 0-5 L 0 0 1/ ROYALL, S. (L 5-7) 133 1:40 *Mar 25, 2006 at Tennessee State W / ROYALL, S. (W 6-7) 55 1:15 *Mar 25, 2006 at Tennessee State 1-2 L 1 3 0/ LEWIS, E. (L 3-9) 55 1:20 *Mar 26, 2006 at Tennessee State W / ROYALL, S. (W 7-7) 65 2:04 Mar 30, 2006 Troy W / MEYER, S. (W 2-9) 239 1:39 Mar 30, 2006 Troy W / ( 8) ROYALL, S. (W 8-7) 249 2:18 *Apr 01, 2006 Tennessee Tech 2-7 L 2 4 2/ ROYALL, S. (L 8-8) 341 1:36 *Apr 01, 2006 Tennessee Tech 3-10 L 3 2 1/ MEYER, S. (L 2-10) 339 1:48 *Apr 02, 2006 Tennessee Tech 0-5 L 0 2 0/ MEYER, S. (L 2-11) 247 1:49 Apr 05, 2006 at #3 Alabama 1-9 L 1 4 4/ MEYER, S. (L 2-12) 925 1:18 () extra inning game

7 Overall Statistics for Samford (as of Apr 07, 2006) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 6-10 Away: 3-11 Neutral: 4-8 Ohio Valley: 3-7 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% 17 OWENS, Jessica PEARSE, Liz HALL, Erin STANLEY, Shelley DEAUX, Tracey WEISSER, Bethany REEVES, Rachael DEMPSKI, Jenna DEAUX, Emily ENGLAND, Katie WAGNER, Meghan HARMON, Kylie METCALF, Jeslyn WILLIAMS, Heather POWELL, Caroline LEWIS, Emilee MEYER, Susanna ROYALL, Stephanie Totals Opponents LOB - Team (224), Opp (284). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (5). IBB - Team (1), STANLEY, S. 1. Picked off - HALL, E. 1, PEARSE, L. 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 21 ROYALL, Stephanie / LEWIS, Emilee / MEYER, Susanna / ENGLAND, Katie / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), WAGNER, M. 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (1), WAGNER, M. 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - WAGNER, M. (18-24), DEAUX, T. (12-20), LEWIS, E. (9-17), MEYER, S. (11-15), ROYALL, S. (10-12).

8 Overall Statistics for Samford (as of Apr 07, 2006) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 5 HARMON, Kylie DEAUX, Emily WAGNER, Meghan DEAUX, Tracey POWELL, Caroline DEMPSKI, Jenna WILLIAMS, Heather ROYALL, Stephanie HALL, Erin MEYER, Susanna ENGLAND, Katie OWENS, Jessica REEVES, Rachael LEWIS, Emilee WEISSER, Bethany METCALF, Jeslyn PEARSE, Liz STANLEY, Shelley Totals Opponents Hitting minimums - 1 Games 33% of Games 1 AB 1.0 AB/Game 1.0 TPA/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 0.3 IP/Game

9 Miscellaneous Stats for Samford (as of Apr 07, 2006) MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Tot MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Tot PEARSE, Liz PEARSE, Liz STANLEY, Shelley HALL, Erin OWENS, Jessica STANLEY, Shelley HALL, Erin OWENS, Jessica HARMON, Kylie METCALF, Jeslyn TEAM REEVES, Rachael DEMPSKI, Jenna TEAM HITTING STREAKS Longest Current OWENS, Jessica PEARSE, Liz HARMON, Kylie STANLEY, Shelley REEVES, Rachael DEMPSKI, Jenna HALL, Erin DEAUX, Tracey WILLIAMS, Heather 3-13 WEISSER, Bethany ENGLAND, Katie WAGNER, Meghan METCALF, Jeslyn POWELL, Caroline. 1-8 DEAUX, Emily

10 Miscellaneous Stats for Samford (as of Apr 07, 2006) STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION STARTING LINEUP BY LINEUP SPOT (Team W-L record when starter) (Team W-L record when starter) PITCHER: LEADOFF: 21 ROYALL, Stephanie 17 (8-9) 17 OWENS, Jessica (8-24) 4 MEYER, Susanna (3-10) 29 REEVES, Rachael.. 6 (4-2) 22 LEWIS, Emilee (2-10) 11 PEARSE, Liz... 2 (0-2) CATCHER: 1 METCALF, Jeslyn.. 1 (0-1) 33 WAGNER, Meghan (10-15) 7 HALL, Erin... 1 (1-0) 10 DEAUX, Tracey (3-14) 2ND SPOT: FIRST BASE: 7 HALL, Erin (4-13) 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna (8-13) 29 REEVES, Rachael.. 14 (4-10) 14 WILLIAMS, Heather 9 (1-8) 13 WEISSER, Bethany. 4 (2-2) 15 POWELL, Caroline. 9 (4-5) 11 PEARSE, Liz... 3 (1-2) 13 WEISSER, Bethany. 3 (0-3) 1 METCALF, Jeslyn.. 3 (1-2) SECOND BASE: 17 OWENS, Jessica... 1 (1-0) 29 REEVES, Rachael.. 34 (11-23) 3RD SPOT: 5 HARMON, Kylie... 8 (2-6) 11 PEARSE, Liz (8-14) THIRD BASE: 14 WILLIAMS, Heather 6 (2-4) 13 WEISSER, Bethany. 22 (5-17) 13 WEISSER, Bethany. 5 (0-5) 20 ENGLAND, Katie (8-10) 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna... 3 (1-2) 5 HARMON, Kylie... 2 (0-2) 12 STANLEY, Shelley. 2 (2-0) SHORTSTOP: 7 HALL, Erin... 1 (0-1) 11 PEARSE, Liz (9-28) 5 HARMON, Kylie... 1 (0-1) 17 OWENS, Jessica... 5 (4-1) 20 ENGLAND, Katie... 1 (0-1) LEFT FIELD: 8 DEAUX, Emily... 1 (0-1) 7 HALL, Erin (7-21) CLEANUP: 8 DEAUX, Emily (6-7) 12 STANLEY, Shelley. 37 (9-28) 12 STANLEY, Shelley. 1 (0-1) 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna... 3 (2-1) CENTER FIELD: 7 HALL, Erin... 2 (2-0) 17 OWENS, Jessica (4-13) 5TH SPOT: 1 METCALF, Jeslyn.. 16 (5-11) 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna (3-11) 7 HALL, Erin... 9 (4-5) 20 ENGLAND, Katie... 7 (5-2) RIGHT FIELD: 11 PEARSE, Liz... 7 (0-7) 12 STANLEY, Shelley. 27 (11-16) 14 WILLIAMS, Heather 4 (1-3) 17 OWENS, Jessica (2-12) 10 DEAUX, Tracey... 3 (2-1) 7 HALL, Erin... 1 (0-1) 8 DEAUX, Emily... 2 (1-1) DESIGNATED HITTER: 13 WEISSER, Bethany. 2 (0-2) 12 STANLEY, Shelley. 12 (1-11) 5 HARMON, Kylie... 2 (0-2) 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna... 8 (2-6) 12 STANLEY, Shelley. 1 (1-0) 13 WEISSER, Bethany. 5 (2-3) 6TH SPOT: 14 WILLIAMS, Heather 5 (3-2) 29 REEVES, Rachael.. 13 (3-10) 10 DEAUX, Tracey... 4 (3-1) 1 METCALF, Jeslyn.. 11 (4-7) 5 HARMON, Kylie... 2 (0-2) 8 DEAUX, Emily... 4 (2-2) 11 PEARSE, Liz... 2 (1-1) 5 HARMON, Kylie... 3 (1-2) 8 DEAUX, Emily... 1 (0-1) 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna... 3 (2-1) 33 WAGNER, Meghan... 1 (0-1) 7 HALL, Erin... 2 (0-2) 1 METCALF, Jeslyn.. 1 (0-1) 20 ENGLAND, Katie... 2 (0-2) 15 POWELL, Caroline. 1 (1-0) 13 WEISSER, Bethany. 2 (1-1) 17 OWENS, Jessica... 2 (0-2) 7TH SPOT: 13 WEISSER, Bethany. 12 (3-9) 15 POWELL, Caroline. 9 (4-5) 7 HALL, Erin... 4 (0-4) 8 DEAUX, Emily... 4 (1-3) 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna... 3 (1-2) 5 HARMON, Kylie... 3 (1-2) 11 PEARSE, Liz... 3 (1-2) 20 ENGLAND, Katie... 3 (2-1) 14 WILLIAMS, Heather 1 (0-1) 8TH SPOT: 10 DEAUX, Tracey... 8 (2-6) 33 WAGNER, Meghan... 7 (2-5) 7 HALL, Erin... 6 (4-2) 20 ENGLAND, Katie... 5 (1-4) 13 WEISSER, Bethany. 5 (1-4) 8 DEAUX, Emily... 3 (2-1) 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna... 2 (1-1) 14 WILLIAMS, Heather 2 (0-2) 11 PEARSE, Liz... 2 (0-2) 5 HARMON, Kylie... 2 (0-2) 9TH SPOT: 33 WAGNER, Meghan (8-11) 10 DEAUX, Tracey (2-8) 7 HALL, Erin... 5 (0-5) 1 METCALF, Jeslyn.. 2 (0-2) 5 HARMON, Kylie... 1 (0-1) 14 WILLIAMS, Heather 1 (1-0) 9 DEMPSKI, Jenna... 1 (0-1) 15 POWELL, Caroline. 1 (1-0)

11 Miscellaneous Stats for Samford (as of Apr 07, 2006) STARTERS SUMMARY Position Batting Order Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 12 STANLEY, Shelley PEARSE, Liz HALL, Erin OWENS, Jessica REEVES, Rachael WEISSER, Bethany DEMPSKI, Jenna WAGNER, Meghan DEAUX, Tracey ENGLAND, Katie METCALF, Jeslyn ROYALL, Stephanie WILLIAMS, Heather DEAUX, Emily MEYER, Susanna LEWIS, Emilee HARMON, Kylie POWELL, Caroline

12 IP-H-R-ER-BB-SO Breakdown for Samford (as of Apr 07, 2006) #20 #22 #4 #21 Opponent Date ENGLAND,K LEWIS,E MEYER,S ROYALL,S Nicholls State Feb * Florida State Feb * Louisville Feb * Kennesaw State Feb * Kennesaw State Feb * Northwestern State Feb *... Texas A&M-Corpus C Feb * Baylor Feb * Houston Feb * Sam Houston State Feb * Marist College Feb *... Western Michigan Feb * Stetson Feb * UCF Feb * Winthrop Feb * Mississippi State Mar * Mississippi State Mar * Drake Mar *... Drake Mar * UAB Mar * Birmingham-Souther Mar *... UAB Mar * Birmingham-Souther Mar * Auburn Mar * Saint Louis Mar *... Siena Mar * Louisiana-Monroe Mar * Siena Mar * Saint Louis Mar * Eastern Kentucky Mar *... Eastern Kentucky Mar * Jacksonville State Mar * Jacksonville State Mar * Tennessee State Mar * Tennessee State Mar * Tennessee State Mar * Troy Mar *... Troy Mar * Tennessee Tech Apr * Tennessee Tech Apr * Tennessee Tech Apr * Alabama Apr *

13 AB-R-H-RBI Breakdown for Samford (as of Apr 07, 2006) #8 #10 #9 #20 #7 #5 #1 #17 #11 #15 #29 #12 #33 #13 #14 Opponent Date DEAUX,E DEAUX,T DEMPSKI, ENGLAND, HALL,E HARMON,K METCALF, OWENS,J PEARSE,L POWELL,C REEVES,R STANLEY, WAGNER,M WEISSER, WILLIAMS NICH Feb Def....Def FS Feb Def Def....Def LOU Feb Def Def KSU Feb Def Def KSU Feb Def NWLA Feb Def TAMU-CC Feb BU Feb Def HOU Feb Def SHSU Feb MAR Feb WMU Feb Def STET Feb Def UCF Feb WINTHROP Feb Def MSU Mar MSU Mar Def DU Mar Def DU Mar UAB Mar Def Def BSC Mar UAB Mar Def BSC Mar Def Def Def AU Mar Def Def SLU Mar SIEW Mar Def....Def ULM Mar SIEW Mar Def SLU Mar EKU Mar EKU Mar Def JSU Mar Def....Def JSU Mar TSU Mar TSU Mar Def Def TSU Mar Def TROY Mar Def Def Def TROY Mar Def TTU Apr TTU Apr Def TTU Apr Def UA Apr

14 2006 SEASON PREVIEW NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS B/T HT CL HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 1 Jeslyn Metcalf OF L/R So. 5-6 Dothan, Ala./Houston Academy 4 Susanna Meyer P R/R Jr. 5-9 Davie, Fla./Pembrook Pines Charter HS 5 Kylie Harmon INF R/R Fr. 5-2 Matthews, Ala./St. James HS 7 Erin Hall OF R/R Sr. 5-3 Dothan, Ala./Houston Academy 8 Emily Deaux OF R/R So. 5-7 Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS 9 Jenna Dempski 1B/DH R/R Jr Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock HS 10 Tracey Deaux C R/R So. 5-7 Collierville, Tenn./Collierville HS 11 Liz Pearse SS/2B R/R Jr. 5-6 Cary, N.C./Cary HS 12 Shelley Stanley OF L/R Jr Decatur, Ala./Decatur HS 13 Bethany Weisser 3B/1B R/R So. 5-9 Alamo, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS 14 Heather Williams 1B/DH R/R So. 5-6 Rockledge, Fla./Rockledge HS 15 Caroline Powell 1B R/R Sr. 5-6 Semora, N.C./Palm Beach CC 17 Jessica Owens UTL L/R Fr. 5-9 Fort Walton Beach, Fla./ Fort Walton Beach HS 20 Katie England INF R/R Fr. 5-6 Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian 21 Stephanie Royall P R/R Fr Mill Valley, Calif./Tamalpais HS 22 Emilee Lewis P R/R Sr. 5-9 Vacaville, Calif./Will C. Wood HS 29 Rachael Reeves INF L/R Fr. 5-1 Mobile, Ala./UMS-Wright HS 33 Meghan Wagner C R/R So. 5-6 Chico, Calif./Chico HS Head Coach: Beanie Ketcham (Oklahoma State 93) Assistant Coach: Chris Kuhlmeyer (LSU 99) Assistant Coach: Chris Bushby (Mississippi State 00) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS 8 Emily Deaux OF 10 Tracey Deaux C 9 Jenna Dempski 1B/DH 20 Katie England INF 7 Erin Hall OF 5 Kylie Harmon INF 22 Emilee Lewis P 1 Jeslyn Metcalf OF 4 Susanna Meyer P 17 Jessica Owens UTL 11 Liz Pearse SS/2B 15 Caroline Powell 1B 29 Rachael Reeves INF 21 Stephanie Royall P 12 Shelley Stanley OF 33 Meghan Wagner C 13 Bethany Weisser 1B/3B 14 Heather Williams 1B/DH Front row, from left: Katie England, Rachael Reeves, Erin Hall, Kylie Harmon. Second row: Heather Williams, Jeslyn Metcalf, Tracey Deaux. Third row: Liz Pearse, Meghan Wagner. Fourth row: Emily Deaux, Susanna Meyer, Caroline Powell, Jessica Owens. Fifth row: Bethany Weisser, Stephanie Royall, Emilee Lewis. Sixth row: Jenna Dempski, Shelley Stanley. Seventh row: Head Coach Beanie Ketcham, Assistant Coach Chris Kuhlmeyer, Assistant Coach Chris Bushby. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Emily and Tracey Deaux: DOE Beanie Ketcham: CATCH-um Chris Kuhlmeyer: Cole-MY-er Jeslyn Metcalf: JESS-linn Susanna Meyer: Su-ZAN-uh Bethany Weisser: WIZE-er 16