TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER SOFTBALL

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1 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDER SOFTBALL u Back-To-Back NCAA Regional Finalists u Record Past Two Seasons u 2011 Top 5 Nationally Ranked Offense Communications Contact: Matt Dowdy matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu O: (806) C: (806) BINGHAMTON Record Postseason...None Head Coach...Michelle Burrell Record at School (3) Career Record (6) TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Record Postseason... NCAA Regional Head Coach...Shanon Hays Record at School (3) Career Record (5) TEXAS TECH OPENS 2012 HOME SCHEDULE Texas Tech opens the first of 22 games at Rocky Johnson Field this season when the Red Raiders host UT-Arlington and Binghamton in the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic beginning Friday. TEXAS TECH IN HOME OPENERS The Red Raiders are 10-6 all-time in home openers since softball was resurrected as an intercollegiate sport in Tech has won its home opener in each of the last two seasons with an 8-3 victory over Utah Valley last year and a 5-0 win over Maine in The Red Raiders had previously opened their home schedule during the month of February in both seasons under head coach Shanon Hays, making this the latest home opener in his three seasons TAYLOR POWELL STATISTICS AVG - HR - RBI Pitcher W-L ERA Cara Custer - FR Kelsey Dennis - SR TEXAS TECH PROBABLE LINEUP 3 - EMILY BLEDSOE MIKEY KENNEY or- 4 - KERMITRIA WARD RAVEN RICHARDSON UT-ARLINGTON MAVERICKS Record Postseason...None Head Coach...Debbie Hedrick Record at School (15) Career Record...Same TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Fri., March 2 UT-Arlington vs. Binghamton 10:30 a.m. Texas Tech vs. Binghamton 1 p.m. Texas Tech vs. UT-Arlington 3:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 Binghamton vs. UT-Arlington 10:30 a.m. Texas Tech vs. UT-Arlington 1 p.m. Texas Tech vs. Binghamton 3:30 p.m CYDNEY ALLEN or HOLLEY GENTSCH POSSIBLE PITCHERS Sun., Feb. 19 Texas Tech vs. Binghamton 10:30 a.m. Texas Tech vs. UT-Arlington 1 p.m. 2 - LOGAN HALL SANDY JAMES Pitcher W-L ERA Brittany Talley - SO Chandler Moore - FR Last Five Games Last 10 Games Streak... Lost 1 Home/Away/Neutral...0-0/0-0/11-5 Binghamton Series... First Meeting UT-Arlington Series...Tied ASHLEY HAMADA DP 9 - ADRIANA PEREZ Pitcher W-L ERA Kermitria Ward - SO SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 9 # vs. San Diego State W, # vs. Northwestern L, 6-14 (6) # vs. Tennessee L, # vs. Stanford L, 1-7 # vs. Cal Poly L, $ vs. Ohio State W, 7-4 $ vs. Long Beach State W, $ vs. Idaho State W, 8-4 $ vs. Portland State W, $ vs. DePaul W, 2-1 $ vs. Utah State W, ^ vs. Texas State W, 6-0 ^ vs. North Texas W, 10-0 (8) 25 ^ vs. UTEP W, 5-2 ^ vs. Stephen F. Austin W, 2-1 (8) 26 ^ vs. Texas State L, 1-3 MARCH 2 ~ BINGHAMTON 1 p.m. ~ UT-ARLINGTON 3:30 p.m. 3 ~ UT-ARLINGTON 1 p.m. ~ BINGHAMTON 3:30 p.m. 4 ~ BINGHAMTON 10:30 a.m. ~ UT-ARLINGTON 1 p.m. 6 at Texas 8 p.m. 7 at Texas 4 p.m. 9 NEW MEXICO 6 p.m. 10 NEW MEXICO 11 a.m. 14 at Stony Brook (DH) 1 p.m vs. Monmouth 8 a.m. + at Seton Hall 10:30 a.m vs. Manhattan 8 a.m. + vs. TBD TBD 18 + vs. TBD TBD 27 MIDWESTERN STATE 6 p.m. 30 * IOWA STATE 6 p.m. 31 * IOWA STATE Noon APRIL 1 * IOWA STATE Noon 5 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m. 6 * at Oklahoma 7 p.m. 7 * at Oklahoma Noon 11 * TEXAS 6 p.m. 13 * at Missouri 6 p.m. 14 * at Missouri 2 p.m. 15 * at Missouri Noon 17 * TEXAS A&M (DH) 5 p.m. 17 * TEXAS A&M 5 p.m. 20 * BAYLOR 6 p.m. 21 * BAYLOR Noon 22 * BAYLOR Noon 27 * at Kansas 5 p.m. 28 * at Kansas 2 p.m. 29 * at Kansas Noon MAY 5 * OKLAHOMA STATE 1 p.m. 6 * OKLAHOMA STATE 2 p.m. 7 * OKLAHOMA STATE 4 p.m NCAA Regionals TBA NCAA Super Regionals TBA 31-6 NCAA College World Series TBA # ASU Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) $ Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) ^ Texas Shootout (Waco, Texas) ~ Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Lubbock, Texas) + Seton Hall Classic (South Orange, N.J.) * Big 12 Series Central times listed.

2 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location Lubbock, Texas Founded 1923 Enrollment 32,327 Nickname Red Raiders Colors Scarlet and Black Facility Rocky Johnson Field Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Big 12 Chancellor Kent Hance President Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director Kirby Hocutt Sr. Associate AD/SWA Dr. Judi Henry Department Main Number (806) HISTORY Season of Softball 21st ( ; 1996-present) All-Time Record (.454) NCAA Regional Appearances Four (1999, 2001, 2010, 2011) FACILITY INFORMATION Name Rocky Johnson Field Capacity 1,093 (Room for portable seating) Opened 2001 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Shanon Hays Alma Mater Lubbock Christian 91 Record at Tech (3rd Season) Career Record (5th Season) Best time to reach Afternoon, Contact SID Assoc. Head Coach Aly Sartini Alma Mater Arkansas 00 Assistant Coach Kristie Fox Alma Mater Arizona 07 Dir. of Operations Shannon Armstrong Office Number (806) MEDIA INFORMATION PRACTICES Players and coaches are available for interviews every day prior to the start of practice. Practice usually begins at 2:15 (batting cages) on weekdays, and media members wishing to attend should contact Matt Dowdy in the Athletics Communications office beforehand. PLAYER/HEAD COACH INTERVIEWS Texas Tech student-athletes and head coach Shanon Hays are available most days prior to practice. Hays can also be reached at various points during the day. Normally following weekend road trips, players and coaches are available on the following Monday, which is normally the scheduled off day for the team. To set up an interview, please contact Matt Dowdy. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Texas Tech players and head coach Shanon Hays will be made available to the media just outside the home dugout following a brief cooling off period. The Texas Tech clubhouse will remain closed. CREDENTIALS Media members wishing to cover the Texas Tech softball team at Rocky Johnson Field during the 2012 season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications office. All requests for both media and photo credentials must be made either in writing or via at least a day in advance to Matt Dowdy, Assistant Director for Athletic Communications. (Fax: (806) ; matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu) Credentials can be picked up in the Athletics Communications office (south end of Jones AT&T Stadium) or at the ticket office outside the stadium entrance on gamedays. This is the official site of the Texas Tech Athletics Department. Texas Tech Volleyball releases as well as a variety of athletics department information can be found on the web. Texas Tech also offers live video (home matches only) streaming of all Red Raider matches. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Texas Tech Athletics will provide video highlights and player/coaches interviews through an FTP site hosted by Texas Tech University. Members of the media can download files in QuickTime format that are of broadcast quality. For more information and to get FTP log-in information, please contact Matt Dowdy. ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD Rocky Johnson Field opened in 2001, giving Texas Tech one of the newest softball facilities in the country. In the 10 years since its opening, the complex has gone through several changes, including the addition of the team facility down the left field line which opened in 2010, making The Rock one of the finest facilities in the country. DIRECTIONS TO ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD Rocky Johnson Field is located on 10th Street near University Medical Center (UMC). The softball complex is adjacent to the McLeod Tennis Center and can be best reached via Texas Tech Parkway. FROM THE AIRPORT: Take I-27 South from Regis Street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway. Take the Texas Tech Parkway exit and turn north (right) for a quarter of a mile until you reach the first stop light (10th Street). Turn back east (right) and Rocky Johnson Field will be on the right side. TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record Conference Record 5-13 (8th) Home Record Away Record 3-5 Neutral Site Record 13-1 Postseason NCAA Tucson Regional Final Ranking Received Votes Letterwinners Returning/Lost 15/5 Position Starters Returning/Lost 7/1 Pitchers Returning Lost 4/1 Newcomers 9 Top Returning Position Players Emily Bledsoe Raven Richardson, Logan Hall, Sandy James, Cydney Allen Top Returning Pitchers Kelsey Dennis Brittany Talley Top Newcomers Cara Custer, Adriana Perez Katelyn Williams, Melisa Ryba ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD/Communications Blayne Beal blayne.beal@ttu.edu Assistant Director (Softball) Matt Dowdy Office (806) Cell (806) Fax (806) matthew.dowdy@ttu.edu Website Mailing Address 6th & Boston Ave. Lubbock, TX THURSDAY 1 Practice 2:15 p.m. FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY vs. Binghamton 1 p.m. vs. UTA 3:30 p.m. vs. UTA 1 p.m. vs. Binghamton 3:30 p.m. vs. Binghamton 10:30 a.m. vs. UTA 1 p.m. OFF DAY Travel to Austin at Texas 8 p.m. (LHN) at Texas 4 p.m. (LHN) Return to Lubbock TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

3 THE SERIES Binghamton - This is the first meeting between the two schools. UT-Arlington - Tech is 4-4 all-time against the Mavericks with the Red Raiders winning three of the last four meetings, including a 3-2 victory at UTSA on Feb. 28, This is only UTA s second trip to Lubbock as the two teams previously split a April 22, 2008 doubleheader. ON DECK Barely a month in their season, the Red Raiders open Big 12 play next Tuesday with a two-game midweek series at 6th-ranked Texas. The Longhorns and Tech will play one game on both Tuesday and Wednesday in Austin before Texas travels to Lubbock April 11 to close out the season series. Tech will close next week with a two-game weekend series with No. 24 New Mexico at Rocky Johnson Field. RED RAIDERS GET FINAL TEST BEFORE BIG 12 Binghamton and UT-Arlington are the two final tests for the Red Raiders before Big 12 play opens next Tuesday night at Texas. Tech will face the Longhorns in a two-game midweek series that will mark the earliest the Red Raiders had ever played a conference game in school history. Texas travels to Lubbock April 11 to complete the season series. TECH TO HONOR JEANNINE MCHANEY This weekend s round-robin tournament is named after Jeannine McHaney, who is widely-considered the founder of women s athletics at Texas Tech. A pioneer of the 1970s and 80s, McHaney spent nearly a decade as the women s athletics director before the two departments combined in From there, she continued to be a top administrator in the athletics department before losing a year-long battle with cancer in 1994, a year after the Lady Raider basketball team won the 1993 NCAA National Championship. This marks the second-annual Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic which hopes to continue to be an annual event at Rocky Johnson Field. THE ROCK GETS ADDITIONAL SEATING Texas Tech fans will get the added comfort of not having to fight for a seat this season as over 500 seats were added to Rocky Johnson Field in the offseason. The seating addition replaced the grass berms that previously stood above both dugouts and over both bullpen areas. The facility, which opened in 2001, currently has seating for 1,165 fans with room to potentially add portable seating as well. RED RAIDERS RETURN HOME ON A ROLL After a disappointing 1-4 start to the season, the Red Raiders open their home schedule on a roll as of late, winning 10 of their last 11 contests with four of those wins coming over postseason teams from a year ago. Tech went a perfect 6-0 at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas before a 4-1 showing last weekend in Waco where the Red Raiders fell to Texas State, 3-1, in the tournament s championship game. TECH PREPARES FOR 10 GAMES OVER NINE DAYS The Red Raiders have a challenging stretch over the next two weeks as Tech will play six games this weekend in the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic before taking on No. 6 Texas and No. 24 New Mexico in two-game series next week. All together Tech will play 10 games over a nine-day stretch with the Texas series being played in Austin. CUSTER RETURNS HOME AS BIG 12 WINS LEADER Cara Custer enters this weekend as the Big 12 wins leader as the freshman is 7-3 on the year with a 2.76 earned-run average. She has earned a decision in every outing this year besides last Sunday s Texas State game where the Red Raiders fell 3-1. Custer was pulled from that outing after giving up a run off two innings and five full innings of work. She also is among the league leaders in innings pitched, strikeouts, appearances, games started, shutouts, and complete games. PEREZ CONTINUES TO SHINE IN CLEANUP ROLE Through 12 games this season, Adriana Perez has already showed why she was the two-time California JUCO Catcher of the Year. The Lancaster, Calif. native is currently among the Big 12 leaders as she leads the team with a.386 average. Perez has homored three times so far while also driving in 11 RBI. With her emergence, Tech head coach Shanon Hays has been able to move Sandy James, last year s cleanup hitter, to the No. 3 hole since Perez is protecting her in the lineup. NOTABLES u Texas Tech s 16 game road trip to start the season marks the longest stretch away from Lubbock under Shanon Hays. The Red Raiders longest streak away from home to start the season was in 2009 when the Red Raiders opened with their first 22 games were at road tournaments. u Tech built a 10-game winning streak before falling to Texas State in the championship game of the Texas Shootout last weekend in Waco. That streak is the Red Raiders longest since running off 11-straight from March last year as Tech closed the nonconference schedule. u Sandy James, the Feb. 21 Big 12 Player of the Week, enters this weekend among the Big 12 leaders home runs (4) and RBI (13) along with total bases (29). The junior has reached base in each of the last 10 games. u The Red Raiders have been aggressive on the base paths so far this season, swiping 18 bases in 23 attempts thus far. Kermitria Ward and Emily Bledsoe have helped lead the way as both players are among the conference leaders with six and five stole bases, respectively. u Prior to giving up two runs to UTEP in the fifth inning last Saturday, the Red Raiders had gone 22-straight scoreless innings, falling just five innings shy of the school record that was set last season. u Texas State s three runs in the tournament finale marked the most by a Tech opponent since Idaho State scored four in an 8-4 loss Feb. 18. The Red Raiders had previously held their opponents to two runs or less in eight of their last nine contests. u That same Texas State game also marked a rarity for the Red Raiders under Shanon Hays. Tech was previously 56-4 under the third-year head coach when leading or tied following six innings. TECH PITCHERS GOING THE DISTANCE Led by primary starters Brittany Talley and Cara Custer, the Tech pitching staff has been going the distance for the most part this season, already tossing eight complete games over the first three weekends, including four times at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. Custer leads the squad as she has finished out five games so far while Talley has added three complete games of her own. The duo has combined for three shutouts on the year, two of which that took place last weekend in Waco BIG 12 STANDINGS School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. Texas Baylor Kansas Oklahoma Texas Tech Missouri Texas A&M Oklahoma State Iowa State UPCOMING BIG 12 SCHEDULE Wednesday, Feb. 29 Texas A&M 4, Sam Houston State 1 Texas 5, Texas State 0 Oklahoma 4, North Texas 1 Texas 7, Texas State 0 Friday, March 2 Connecticut vs. Kansas Binghamton at Texas Tech Kansas vs. Charleston Southern Nebraska at Texas A&M Valparaiso vs. Iowa State UT-Arlington at Texas Tech Oregon vs. Baylor Sam Houston State at Texas Texas State at Texas A&M LSU at Oklahoma Iowa at Oklahoma State North Carolina vs. Baylor Missouri State vs. Missouri Saturday, March 3 TBA vs. Kansas Wisconsin vs. Kansas UCLA vs. Baylor UTSA vs. Iowa State Saint Louis vs. Missouri LSU vs. Oklahoma State Illinois State vs. Baylor Iowa State at UTEP UT-Arlington at Texas Tech Iowa vs. Oklahoma State Sam houston State at Texas Houston at Texas A&M Southeast Missouri St. at Missouri Binghamton at Texas Tech LSU vs. Oklahoma Nebraska at Texas A&M Iowa vs. Oklahoma Sunday, March 4 Syracuse vs. Baylor Brown vs. Iowa State Binghamton at Texas Tech Iowa at Oklahoma Connecticut vs. Kansas LSU at Oklahoma State Houston at Texas A&M UT-Arlington at Texas Tech Sam Houston State at Texas Missouri at UMKC 10 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8 a.m. 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 3

4 USA TODAY/NFCA TOP 25 POLL Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. Alabama (14) California (5) Florida (10) Washington (1) Arizona State Texas Georgia Oklahoma Tennessee Baylor Stanford Louisiana-Lafayette Missouri UCLA Arizona Michigan Louisville Oregon Auburn Florida State RV 21. Texas A&M Hawaii Oklahoma State New Mexico RV 25. Nebraska Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina 39; Georgia Tech 30; Houston 29; South Florida 27; Maryland 21; LSU 15; DePaul 14; Massachusetts 14; Arkansas 6; Purdue 5; New Mexico State 4; Syracuse 3, Kentucky 2, Oregon State 2; South Carolina Upstate 2. ESPN/USA SOFTBALL TOP 25 POLL Rk. School Rec. Pts. LW 1. California (16) Alabama (4) Washington Florida Arizona State Texas Georgia Tennessee Oklahoma Stanford Baylor Louisiana-Lafayette Missouri Arizona Michigan UCLA Auburn Oregon Louisville Florida State Texas A&M Hawaii RV 23. South Florida RV 24. North Carolina Georgia Tech Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska (28); DePaul (19); Maryland (19); LSU (9); UMASS (5); New Mexico (5); Arkansas (4); Syracuse (3); Pacific (3); BYU (1); North Carolina State (1); Ohio State (1); South Carolina Upstate (1) BOLD represents 2012 Texas Tech opponents RED RAIDERS REBOUND NICELY IN VEGAS After what many considered a disappointing 1-4 start to the season, the Red Raiders rebounded rather nicely in Las Vegas, going 6-0 while defeating three teams that advanced to the postseason a year ago in Long Beach State, Portland State, and DePaul along with Ohio State who was receiving votes in the top 25 polls at the time. Tech faced six schools that made the postseason last year in its first 11 games, going 4-2 in those contests. JAMES NAMED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK After hitting over.400 with a pair of home runs, Sandy James was named the Big 12 Player of the Week Tuesday, marking the second time the junior has earned the honor. She hit.409 at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic while driving in nine RBI to lead the Red Raider offense. She becomes the first Red Raider in school history to be named the league s Player of the Week twice. She is also just the second Tech player to earn a weekly award on multiple occasions, joining Amanda Renfro who was named the Pitcher of the Week five times over the seasons. HAYS EARNS WIN NO. 200 The Red Raiders 2-1 win over DePaul marked win No. 200 for head coach Shanon Hays as the thirdyear head coach is now in four-plus seasons as a collegiate coach. Hays, who is at Tech, recently passed Theresa Wilson for third on the winningest Tech coaches list as Wilson went during the seasons. RYBA MAKES SOLID FIRST IMPRESSION After sitting out a season due to NCAA transfer rules, Melisa Ryba made a solid debut in a Red Raider uniform, homering off the first pitch she saw in the season-opening victory over San Diego State. It marked the first time a Tech player had homored in the opening at-bat of her Red Raider debut since Mikey Kenney did so against Wisconsin in Ryba wrapped the weekend at Tech s leading hitter, finishing with a.400 average to go along with three RBI and a run scored. TALLEY NEARLY LEADS TECH PAST TENNESSEE One of the highlights of Tech s trip to the Kajikawa Classic was Brittany Talley s complete game against 14th-ranked Tennessee. The sophomore allowed just one run against the Lady Vols which came off a Melissa Brown double in the fifth inning. The complete game was Talley s 10th over the last two seasons, the most by any current Tech player. Talley finished the weekend 0-1 in the circle while posting a 3.20 ERA over 15.1 innings in the circle. UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY The Red Raiders entered unfamiliar territory in Las Vegas as Tech had never gone into a game with a losing record under head coach Shanon Hays. Tech lost only five non-conference games over the last two seasons, including only one in 2011 alone. The Red Raiders had a tough weekend in Arizona, though, falling to Northwestern, No. 14 Tennessee, No. 9 Stanford, and Cal Poly in what is the worst start to a season since the 2008 squad opened the year with 12-straight losses. Tech s four-game losing streak to regular season non-conference opponents also marks its longest since late in the 2009 season. BLEDSOE A CANDIDATE FOR LOWE S SR. CLASS Earlier this season, Emily Bledsoe was named one of 30 candidates for the prestigious Lowe s Senior CLASS Award that is presented annually to the softball student-athlete that excels not only on the diamond but also in the classroom and community. The 30 candidates will be trimmed to 10 finalists midway through the season with the winner being named following a nationwide vote at the Women s College World Series. BUILDING THAT RPI Part of Tech s success over the last two seasons in getting to a NCAA Regional has stemmed from its difficult regular season schedule. Tech played six non-conference teams last year that made the postseason and is set to face seven this year with three of those games taking place at the Kajikawa Classic. The Red Raiders dropped San Diego State, 5-4, before falling to both No. 14 Tennessee and No. 9 Stanford, who both earned national seeds a year ago. Tech faced three more regional squads from a year ago last weekend as Long Beach State, Portland State, and DePaul all made the postseason in RED RAIDERS FACE QUALITY ARMS IN ARIZONA If there was one certainty from Tech s opening weekend at the Kajikawa Classic, it was that Tech faced two of the country s top pitchers in Tennessee s Ellen Renfro and Stanford s Teagan Gerhart. The duo combined to hold Tech to just one run which came off a Mikey Kenney solo home run in the second inning off the Cardinal. Renfro was the SEC Freshman of the Year last season after compiling a 26-7 record, while Gerhart earned All-Pac 12 first team honors after going in the circle. PENCIL BLEDSOE IN THE LINEUP During Cal Ripken, Jr. s historic stretch with the Baltimore Orioles, he earned the iconic nickname Iron Man after breaking the major league record for 2,632 consecutive games played. While not nearing Ripken s mark, Emily Bledsoe has impressed many not just for her glove or bat but for her toughness as well as the Fulshear, Texas native has started in all 182 games since her freshman season in Already a regular in the Tech record book, the senior will likely enter the top 10 for career games played midway through the season. TECH PICKS UP VOTES IN PRESEASON POLLS For the second-straight season, Texas Tech started the season receiving votes in both the USA Today/ NFCA and the ESPN/USA Softball preseason polls. The Red Raiders picked up five votes in the NFCA poll and then six in the ESPN rankings. One of seven Big 12 schools appearing in the polls, Tech will face a total of 14 teams this season that are ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings. RED RAIDERS FACE CHALLENGE IN THE DESERT The Red Raiders had a tough task at hand at the Kajikawa Classic as four of their five opponents were ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rankings. Stanford led the pack after being ranked No. 9 by the NFCA and No. 10 by ESPN.com, while Tennessee is No. 14 in the NFCA poll and No. 9 in the ESPN rankings. San Diego State was receiving votes in both polls while Northwestern picked up two votes in the ESPN rankings. Tennessee, Stanford, and San Diego State were all selected to a NCAA Regional last year with the Lady Vols and Cardinal eventually advancing to the Super Regionals TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

5 RED RAIDERS RETURN 15 PLAYERS FROM 2011 With 15 returners back from its 2011 squad, Tech could be primed for another breakout season in Of those 15 returners, eight were position starters a year ago while Tech s top two pitchers, senior Kelsey Dennis and sophomore Brittany Talley, also return in the circle. The Red Raiders had no seniors on their roster last year when Tech finished overall after falling to Arizona in the finale of the NCAA Tucson Regional. TAKING THE NEXT STEP Immediately following Tech s season-ending loss to Arizona in the NCAA Tucson Regional, head coach Shanon Hays had one message for his young team - to take the next step in Advancing to the postseason would no longer just be the goal. Knowing the majority of that squad would return this year, he challenged the group to win a regional this season, a feat that has not been accomplished in school history. The Red Raiders have fallen in the regional finale in each of the last two seasons. TECH BOASTS A RECORD EIGHT SENIORS After only having a total of two seniors on the roster during his first two seasons, Shanon Hays will have a senior-laden squad for the first time as eight seniors return for their final season in scarlet and black. No Tech team had previously boasted more than six seniors on its roster since softball returned as an intercollegiate sport in The only two seniors in Hays tenure were in 2010 when Ashly Jacobs and Leah Legler completed their eligibility. Both are still associated with the program this season with Jacobs filling the role of graduate student manager and Legler as the volunteer assistant coach. TECH RETURNS ONE OF NATION S TOP LINEUPS The majority of last year s lineup that hit.361 and ranked fourth nationally in both batting average and scoring average returns this season as the Red Raiders bring back eight position starters from a year ago. Tech set the Big 12 Conference record last year with its.361 batting average as seven regulars in the lineup hit.300 or better during the season. Raven Richardson led all hitters with a.384 mark followed closely behind by Emily Bledsoe and her.383 average. BLEDSOE NAMED TO PRESEASON WATCH LIST Senior Emily Bledsoe was named to the USA Softball Player of the Year Watch List prior to the season, joining 49 players nationwide including 10 from the Big 12 Conference. Bledsoe, a Fulshear, Texas native, hit a career-high.383 as a junior and is already a fixture in the school s record book. She is the first Tech player to be named to any preseason watch list in school history. TECH HITS THE ROAD FOR NON-CONFERENCE After playing the majority of non-conference games at home the past two seasons, the Red Raiders will be hitting the road more often this year with four non-conference tournaments away from Lubbock. Following Tech s trip to Tempe to open the season the Red Raiders will travel to Las Vegas (Feb ) for the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic, Waco (Feb ) for the Texas Shootout, and South Orange, N.J. (March 16-18) for the Seton Hall Classic. WEEK 4: JEANNINE MCHANEY MEMORIAL CLASSIC GAMES team where this young right-hander with great velocity and good movement was retiring hitters left and right. Sartini along with Shanon Hays immediately began recruiting that right-hander, current freshman Cara Custer, early and secured her commitment before several of the top programs across the country came calling. Now, the Tech coaching staff is expecting the Spanaway, Wash. native to be a dominating presence in the circle for a Tech pitching staff that had a 3.50 ERA a year ago. RED RAIDERS ADD JUCO CATCHER OF THE YEAR Tech continued to add hitters in the offseason with the signing of two-time California JUCO Catcher of the Year Adriana Perez. One of the top junior college prospects in the country last year, Perez is expected to bolster an already-deep catcher staff that consists of seniors Holley Gentsch and Cydney Allen along with junior Randi Tongate. Perez hit over.500 in each of her two seasons at Antelope Valley College in California, totaling 31 home runs and 117 RBI during that two year stretch. RYBA RETURNS TO DIAMOND AFTER YEAR OFF Melisa Ryba will be returning to the softball diamond for the first time since the 2010 season this weekend as the redshirt junior sat out the 2011 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Ryba, who could play varies positions for Tech, transferred from Northern Colorado after hitting.323 as a sophomore with seven home runs and 32 RBI. She was named an All-Independent Co-Freshman of the Year in 2009 before Northern Colorado joined the Pacific Coast Softball Conference in 2010 when she was a second team PCSC All- Mountain selection. TECH PICKED 7TH IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL Even with lofty expectations and the majority of its 2011 squad back for another season, Texas Tech was picked seventh in the Big 12 preseason poll of conference coaches. The league is coming off a record year where eight teams (of 10) advanced to the postseason with four of those eventually composing the eight-team Women s College World Series. Missouri was the preseason favorite to take the league title followed by Oklahoma and then Texas. Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Missouri (3) Oklahoma (4) Texas (1) Baylor Texas A&M Oklahoma State Texas Tech Kansas Iowa State 10 BIG 12 PLAY TURNS TO THREE-GAME SERIES For the first time in Big 12 history, all conference series will be three games each. The league had previously gone with a two-game format and a postseason conference tournament until the 2011 season when the tournament was cut. There will be a total of 24 conference games, six more than the 2010 season. With the departure of Nebraska, the league is a nine-team conference as Kansas State does not sponsor softball. TECH IN NATIONAL RANKINGS NFCA ESPN Preseason RV RV Feb. 14 n/a n/a Feb. 21 n/a n/a Feb. 28 n/a n/a March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 BIG 12 WEEKLY AWARDS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 28 March 6 March 13 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 Lexy Bennett, Texas, Sr. Sandy James, Texas Tech, Jr. Kelsea Roth, Missouri, Fr. PITCHER OF THE WEEK Feb. 14 Whitney Canion, Baylor, Jr. Feb. 21 Blaire Luna, Texas, Jr. Feb. 28 Chelsea Thomas, Missouri, Jr. March 6 March 13 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 HAYS LOOKS TO CUSTER FOR BOOST IN CIRCLE When pitching coach Aly Sartini was out recruiting the Las Vegas area in the summer of 2010, she sat in by chance on the Washington Lady Hawks travel 2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 5

6 PERSONAL High School Lubbock Monterey 86 College Lubbock Christian 91 Degree Education Wife Tina Children Hunter, Heath, Hampton Father is legendary Texas Tech baseball coach Larry Hays, who retired in 2008 as the fourth-winningest coach in NCAA history. Brother, Daren Hays, is the current coach at Lubbock Christian University. YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD YEAR SCHOOL RECORD Lubbock Christian n/a 2008 Lubbock Christian 60-9* 2009 Lubbock Christian 54-7^ 2010 Texas Tech 38-18# 2011 Texas Tech Texas Tech 11-5 Total * NAIA National Champions ^ NAIA National Championship finalists # NCAA Regional ACCOMPLISHMENTS u 2008 NAIA National Coach of the Year u Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year u Only person in Tech history to coach two completely different sports (men s basketball). u Led Tech to a 23-game turnaround in first year. u Broken 15 school records in just over a year. u Three Big 12 weekly award recepiants. u Three All-Big 12 postseason award honorees. OTHER EXPERIENCE YEAR SCHOOL (SEASONS) RECORD Frank Phillips (1) Abilene Christian (3) Texas Tech Asst. Coach (2) Abilene Christian AD Midland College (1) Houston Assoc. HC (2) Total In two seasons as Texas Tech s head softball coach, Shanon Hays has taken the Red Raiders to consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, breaking a nineyear postseason absence and laying the framework for a program on the rise in the process. After inheriting a squad that was only in 2009, Hays led the Red Raiders to back-to-back 30-plus win seasons, including a campaign in 2011 that marked the highest winning percentage in school history. Prior to Hays arrival, Tech had only advanced to the postseason twice in program history with its last trip being in 2001, which was also its most-previous season with a winning record. Tech s record under Hays is one win shy of its previous four seasons combined as the Red Raiders won 81 games from Most importantly, though, the Red Raiders have been in the postseason each season, advancing to the NCAA Stanford Regional in 2010 and the Tucson Regional in Tech fell in the regional finale each year as eventual College World Series participant Hawaii ended the squad s run in 2010 while host Arizona dropped the Red Raiders in No Tech squad had previously advanced to a regional in consecutive seasons, nor had any team previously appeared in the top 25 rankings. The Red Raiders changed that on Feb. 15, 2011 as they appeared in the top 25 of both polls, breaking a drought that lasted over a decade. Tech, which had not been ranked previously in either poll since the end of the 1999 season, climbed as high as No. 19 throughout the year, the highest ranking in school history. Under Hays, Tech has consistently produced one of the top lineups in the nation as the Red Raiders spent most of the 2011 season with the highest batting average in the nation before ending the year fourth overall. The squad s 7.17 runs per game ranked fourth as well in scoring nationally, while its.533 slugging percentage was just inside the top 10 nationally in ninth. With that type of production up and down the lineup, the Red Raiders have snapped 13 single-season offensive marks in the school record book, including the previous highs for batting average, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, and RBI. While playing in a conference dominated by pitching, Tech has only been shutout six times under Hays as the Red Raiders have been among the Big 12 leaders in most offensive categories as well. Four players - Cydney Allen, Emily Bledsoe, Logan Hall, and Mikey Kenney - have been honored on either the All-Big 12 second team or on the NFCA postseason awards lists following each season. Tech s transformation should come as little surprise after Hays work at Lubbock Christian. Following his appointment as the program s first head softball coach in 2006, Hays worked for a full academic year in preparation for LCU s first season in The Lady Chaps did not disappoint in their inaugural season, compiling a 60-9 record and claiming the NAIA National Championship, earning Hays NAIA National Coach of the Year honors. Hays wrapped his twoyear tenure at LCU with a overall record after advancing to the national championship again in Known as a top-flight recruiter and motivator, Hays was named the Sooner Athletic Conference Coach of the Year both seasons and produced five NFCA and NAIA first team All-Americans during his tenure. Hays turned to softball after a successful career as a basketball coach that included two seasons on the Texas Tech bench as an assistant coach from under James Dickey. He is the first person at Texas Tech to coach two completely different sports (one men s and now one women s). Hays began playing fastpitch softball as a youth, along with baseball and basketball, because his father, the legendary Texas Tech and LCU baseball coach Larry Hays, also played fastpitch softball. Hays, the elder, whose 1,509 career wins were good enough for fourth on the all-time collegiate baseball list, retired as Tech s all-time winningest coach prior to the 2009 season. He graduated from Lubbock Monterey High School in 1986 and makes his home in Lubbock with his wife, Tina, two sons, Hunter, Heath, and daughter, Hampton. For Hays complete bio, visit texastech.com. NON-CONFERENCE Alcorn State 2-1 Appalachian State 1-0 Arizona 0-1 Auburn 0-1 Boise St. 3-0 Boston University 1-0 Bradley 1-0 Bryant 3-0 BYU 1-0 Cal Poly 0-1 California 1-0 Chattanooga 1-0 Colorado State 1-0 Dayton 3-0 DePaul 1-0 Evansville 3-0 Florida A&M 1-0 Florida State TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL HAYS AGAINST ALL OPPONENTS Harvard 1-0 Hawai i 0-1 Houston Baptist 2-0 Howard 3-0 Idaho State 1-0 Indiana 1-0 Jackson State 3-0 Jacksonville 1-0 Liberty 1-0 Long Beach State 1-0 Long Island 1-1 Maine 3-0 Maryland 0-1 Missouri- Kansas City 3-0 Nebraska 1-3 New Mexico 2-0 New Mexico State 1-1 North Carolina Central 3-0 North Texas 1-0 Northern Illinois 2-0 Northwestern 0-1 Ohio State 1-0 Oregon 1-0 Portland State 1-0 San Diego State 1-1 Southern Utah 1-0 St. John s 2-0 Stanford 1-1 Stephen F. Austin 1-0 Tennessee 0-1 Texas-Arlington 1-0 Texas Southern 1-0 Texas State 1-1 Towson 1-0 UC Davis 1-0 Utah State 1-0 Utah Valley 3-0 UTEP 1-0 Wichita State 3-1 Wisconsin 1-0 Total BIG 12 Baylor 1-3 Iowa State 3-1 Kansas 4-1 Missouri 0-4 Oklahoma 2-3 Oklahoma St. 2-2 Texas 0-4 Texas A&M 0-4 Total 12-22

7 2012 RESULTS Record: 11-5 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 11-5 Big 12: 0-0 Date Opponent Score r-h-e r-h-e Inns Overall Big 12 Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State W Custer, C. (W 1-0) 215 1:59 Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern 6-14 L Custer, C. (L 1-1) 216 2:32 Feb 10, 2012 vs #14 Tennessee 0-1 L Talley, B. (L 0-1) 254 1:49 Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford 1-7 L Custer, C. (L 1-2) 245 1:41 Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly 0-3 L Custer, C. (L 1-3) 232 2:04 Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State W Custer, C. (W 2-3) 150 2:12 Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State W Custer, C. (W 3-3) 276 1:22 Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State W Dennis, K. (W 1-0) 165 2:07 Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State W Custer, C. (W 4-3) 100 1:45 Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul W Talley, B. (W 1-1) 132 1:41 Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State W Custer, C. (W 5-3) 135 1:46 Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State W Talley, B. (W 2-1) 0 1:38 Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas W (8) Custer, C. (W 6-3) 0 2:04 Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP W Custer, C. (W 7-3) 909 1:59 Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin W (8) Talley, B. (W 3-1) 0 1:53 Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State 1-3 L Talley, B. (L 3-2) : TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 7

8 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% Perez, Adriana James, Sandy Bledsoe, Emily Richardson, Raven Kenney, Mikey Hall, Logan Hamada, Ashley Gentsch, Holley Allen, Cydney Tongate, Randi Ryba, Melisa Powell, Taylor Ward, Kermitria Williams, Katelyn Cooper, Emily Talley, Brittany Moore, Chandler Custer, Cara Heath, Meredith Dennis, Kelsey Totals Opponents LOB - Team (83), Opp (101). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (5) OVERALL HITTING STATISTICS 2012 OVERALL PITCHING STATISTICS 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 Talley, Brittany Custer, Cara Ward, Kermitria Dennis, Kelsey Moore, Chandler Ryba, Melisa Totals Opponents PB - Team (3), Allen, C. 3, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Gentsch, H. (6-9), Talley, B. (3-6), Custer, C. (2-3), Dennis, K. (1-2), Allen, C. (0-2) TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

9 TEAM HITTING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB IBB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern Feb 10, 2012 vs Tennessee Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State Totals TEAM PITCHING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP DP IBB Score W L SV ERA Feb 09, 2012 vs San Diego State Feb 10, 2012 vs Northwestern Feb 10, 2012 vs Tennessee Feb 11, 2012 vs Stanford Feb 11, 2012 vs Cal Poly Feb 17, 2012 vs Ohio State Feb 17, 2012 vs Long Beach State Feb 18, 2012 vs Idaho State Feb 18, 2012 vs Portland State Feb 19, 2012 vs DePaul Feb 19, 2012 vs Utah State Feb 24, 2012 vs Texas State Feb 24, 2012 vs North Texas Feb 25, 2012 vs UTEP Feb 25, 2012 vs Stephen F. Austin Feb 26, 2012 vs Texas State Totals TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 9

10 GAME RECAPS GAME ONE Texas Tech 5, San Diego State 4 Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 9, 2012 Texas Tech San Diego St W: Custer (1-0); L: May (0-1); S: None Attendance: 215 Highlights: The win marked the fourth-straight year Texas Tech had started its season with a victory... Sandy James homored twice in the game, marking the ninth time in school history a player had done so... Melisa Ryba finished the day 2-for-3 with two RBI... she homored in her first career at-bat in a Tech jersey, becoming the first player since Mikey Kenney in 2010 to do so... Cara Custer earned the win, marking the second-straight year a Tech freshman took the opening-game victory. GAME FOUR #9 Stanford 7, Texas Tech 1 Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 11, 2012 Texas Tech Stanford X W: Gerhart (3-1); L: Custer (1-2); S: None Attendance: 245 Highlights: The game marked the 14th all-time between the two schools... the loss dropped Tech to 0-10 all-time when facing the Cardinal at a neutral site... Mikey Kenney provided Techs only run with a second-inning home run... Kenney happened to be playing on her 21st birthday... Tech s top of the lineup struggled as its 1-3 hitters combined to go 0-for-9 at the plate. GAME SEVEN Texas Tech 2, Long Beach State 0 Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 17, 2012 Long Beach St Texas Tech X W: Custer (3-3); L: Hansen (0-3); S: None Attendance: 276 Highlights: The win marked Tech s first this season when scoring two runs or less... win moved Tech to 2-2 this year when facing a NCAA Regional team from a year ago... Cara Custer tossed her first career shutout as she worked around seven hits surrendered and two walks... Cydney Allen provided Tech s lone RBI with a two-out single up the middle to score Mikey Kenney... Tech s other run came from a double play ball off the bat of Ashley Hamada. GAME TWO Northwestern 14, Texas Tech 6 Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 10, R H E Texas Tech Northwestern W: Letourneau (1-0); L: Custer (1-1); S: None Attendance: 216 Highlights: The loss was only the second all-time for Tech at the Kajikawa Classic under Shanon Hays... Tech used every pitcher in the game except Brittany Talley... Melisa Ryba finished the game with her second-straight multiple-hit performance, going 2-for-4 with a RBI... Adriana Perez drop in two runs from the DP spot, giving her three RBI through two games... Tech issued seven walks in the game and also hit seven batters. GAME FIVE Cal Poly 3, Texas Tech 0 Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 11, 2012 Cal Poly Texas Tech W: Patton (1-1); L: Custer (1-3); S: None Attendance: 232 Highlights: The loss was Tech s fourth straight, marking the school s longest regular season nonconference losing streak since midway through the 2009 season... loss also guaranteed the Red Raiders their worst start to a season since Melisa Ryba went 2-for-3 at the plate, her third multiple-hit game of the Kajikawa Classic... Brittany Talley relieved Cara Custer in the fifth, allowing no runs over final 2.1 innings. GAME EIGHT Texas Tech 8, Idaho State 4 Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 18, 2012 Idaho State Texas Tech X W: Dennis (1-0); L: Fitzsimmons (2-2); S: None Attendance: 165 Highlights: Tech s eight runs and nine hits both marked season highs... Red Raiders four runs in the first were their most in the opening frame this season... Chandler Moore earned her first start of the year, giving up four runs over 2.2 innings... Kelsey Dennis picked up her first win after tossing 3.1 shutout innings... Mikey Kenney led off the game with a home run, marking the first time she had ever done so. GAME THREE #14 Tennessee 1, Texas Tech 0 Tempe, Ariz. - Tempe Sports Complex Feb. 10, 2012 Tennessee Texas Tech W: Renfroe (2-0); L: Talley (0-1); S: None Attendance: 254 Highlights: The loss marked the first time Tech had lost consecutive regular season non-conference games since dropping a double header to UTEP on April 23, Brittany Talley tossed her 10th career complete game, allowing the Lady Vols only one run off six hits while striking out four... Tech s two hits in the game were its fewest since being no-hit by New Mexico State in the opener of last year s NCAA Tucson Regional... the shutout makred the first against Tech in a regular season non-conference game since Notre Dame did so in back-to-back games on March 6-7, 2009 during the UNLV Invitational. GAME SIX Texas Tech 7, Ohio State 4 Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 17, 2012 Texas Tech Ohio State W: Custer (2-3); L: Endicott (0-3); S: None Attendance: 150 Highlights: The loss snapped a four-game losing streak for the Red Raiders... Tech s seven runs in the game marked a season high... first time any Tech opponent recorded an error this season... Holley Gentsch and Mikey Kenney both drove in two RBI in the game... Cara Custer earned the win after coming on in relief to shutout the Buckeyes over the final three innings. GAME NINE Texas Tech 5, Portland State 1 Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 18, 2012 Texas Tech Portland State W: Custer (4-3); L: Holladay (0-2); S: None Attendance: 100 Highlights: The win was Tech s fourth straight, its longest streak since winning 11 in a row from March last year... marked the second time during the tournament where Tech defeated a NCAA Regional team from last year... Sandy James and Adriana Perez both homored in the five-run first inning... Tech had not previously homored twice in the first inning under Shanon Hays... Taylor Powell made her first start of the season in left field, finishing 2-for-3 at the plate... Cara Custer earned her third win of the weekend after giving up one run in the complete game performance TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

11 GAME RECAPS GAME TEN Texas Tech 2, DePaul 1 Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 19, 2012 DePaul Texas Tech X W: Talley (1-1); L: Verdun (1-1); S: None Attendance: 132 Highlights: The win comes against Tech s final NCAA Regional team of the tournament... Red Raiders wrapped weekend 3-0 in such games... game marked the first time Tech had trailed and come back to win since the season opener against San Diego State... Adriana Perez had a solo shot in the second to tie the game and then Sandy James drove in game-winning run with fifth inning single... Brittany Talley gave up only three hits in the complete game performance, earning her first win of the season. GAME 13 Texas Tech 10, North Texas 0 (8) Waco, Texas - SW Regional Complex Feb. 24, R H E Texas Tech North Texas W: Custer (6-3); L: Kirk (1-3); S: None Attendance: 140 Highlights: The win was Tech s eighth straight... marked the second shutout for the Red Raiders on the day... Cara Custer threw a complete game effort for her sixth win on the year, allowing only four hits over eight innings... it was the longest outing for a Tech pitcher since Kermitria Ward went 8.2 innings last year against Liberty... Tech s 10-run eighth marked its most runs in a single inning since scoring 11 against St. John s on Feb. 26 last year... game marked the largest margin of victory for an extrainning contest in school history. GAME 16 Texas State 3, Texas Tech 1 Waco, Texas - Getterman Stadium Feb. 26, 2012 Texas State Texas Tech W: Taylor (6-3); L: Talley (3-2); S: None Attendance: 1,047 Highlights: The loss snapped a 10-game winning streak for the Red Raiders... Tech s one run scored in the game was its fewest since Cal Poly shut out the Red Raiders Feb. 11 to close the Kajikawa Classic... Texas State starter Anne Marie Taylor held the Red Raiders to just one hit in the game, Tech s fewest since being no-hit by New Mexico State last year... Sandy James had Tech s lone hit with a RBI single up the middle in the first inning... Tech was previously 56-4 under Shanon Hays when leading or tied following six innings. GAME 11 Texas Tech 11, Utah State 2 Las Vegas, Nev. - Stephanie Craig Park Feb. 19, R H E Texas Tech Utah State W: Custer (5-3); L: Chaplin (1-1); S: None Attendance: 135 Highlights: The win completed a perfect 6-0 weekend... win was Tech s sixth-straight, its longest since winning 11 in a row midway through 2011 season... Tech s seven-run fifth inning was its most in an inning since leading off the game with seven against Harvard last year in the NCAA Tucson Regional... Adriana Perez hit a home run for the third-straight game... Cara Custer picked up her fourth win of the weekend in the complete game performance... Sandy James finished 4-for-4 at the plate with a team-high four RBI. GAME 12 Texas Tech 6, Texas State 0 Waco, Texas - Getterman Stadium Feb. 24, 2012 Texas State Texas Tech X W: Talley (2-1); L: Hall (1-4); S: None Attendance: 100 Highlights: Brittany Talley tossed Tech s second shutout of the season... it was Talley s first shutout of the year and the third of her career... marked the fourth-straight game where a Tech pitcher has thrown a complete game... Raven Richardson hit her second home run of the season with a three-run shot in the fifth... dinger moved Richardson to seventh all-time in the school record book. GAME 14 Texas Tech 5, UTEP 2 Waco, Texas - Getterman Stadium Feb. 25, 2012 UTEP Texas Tech X W: Custer (7-3); L: Villastrigo (3-3); S: None Attendance: 909 Highlights: The win continued Tech s winning streak, moving it to nine-straight... UTEP s two runs in the fifth broke up 22-straight scoreless innings by the Tech pitching staff... Cara Custer threw her fifth-straight complete game while matching her season high with seven strikeouts... Mikey Kenney had Tech s only two RBI as she doubled home a pair of runs in the second... all of Tech s other runs came off aggressive base running or UTEP errors. GAME 15 Texas Tech 2, Stephen F. Austin 1 (8) Waco, Texas - SW Regional Complex Feb. 25, R H E Texas Tech SFA W: Talley (3-1); L: Mixon (0-1); S: None Attendance: 150 Highlights: The win was Tech s 10th-straight, its longest such streak since winning 11 in a row to close the non-conference portion of last year s schedule... win moved Tech to the Texas Shootout championship game... was the second-straight Tech had a game go into extra innings, improving to 2-0 in the process... Tech had previously gone into extra innings two days in a row since March 10-11, Adriana Perez went 2-for-3 at the plate for her teamleading fifth multiple-hit game of the season TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 11

12 BREAKDOWN WEEK 4: JEANNINE MCHANEY MEMORIAL CLASSIC GAMES (Win-Loss record in parenthesis) PITCHER: Custer, Cara 9 (5-4) Talley, Brittany 5 (4-1) Dennis, Kelsey 1 (1-0) Moore, Chandler 1 (1-0) CATCHER: Allen, Cydney 8 (6-2) Gentsch, Holley 8 (5-3) FIRST BASE: James, Sandy 16 (11-5) SECOND BASE: Hall, Logan 16 (11-5) THIRD BASE: Bledsoe, Emily 16 (11-5) SHORTSTOP: Richardson, Raven 16 (11-5) LEFT FIELD: Powell, Taylor 6 (6-0) Ward, Kermitria 5 (3-2) Ryba, Melisa 5 (2-3) CENTER FIELD: Kenney, Mikey 16 (11-5) RIGHT FIELD: Hamada, Ashley 14 (10-4) Ryba, Melisa 2 (1-1) DESIGNATED PLAYER: Perez, Adriana 16 (11-5) STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Date Opp. C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DP 2/9 SDSU Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ryba Kenney Hamada Perez 2/10 NU Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ward Kenney Ryba Perez 2/10 TENN Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ryba Kenney Hamada Perez 2/11 STAN Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ryba Kenney Hamada Perez 2/11 Poly Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ryba Kenney Hamada Perez 2/17 OSU Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ryba Kenney Hamada Perez 2/17 LBSU Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ward Kenney Hamada Perez 2/18 ISU Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ward Kenney Ryba Perez 2/18 PSU Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez 2/19 DEP Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez 2/19 USU Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez 2/24 TX ST Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez 2/24 UNT Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez 2/25 UTEP Allen James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Powell Kenney Hamada Perez 2/26 SFA Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ward Kenney Hamada Perez 2/27 TX ST Gentsch James Hall Bledsoe Richardson Ward Kenney Hamada Perez 3/2 BING 3/2 UTA 3/3 UTA 3/3 BING 3/4 BING 3/4 UTA 3/6 UT 3/7 UT 3/9 UNM 3/10 UNM 3/14 SBU 3/14 SBU 3/16 MON 3/16 SHU 3/17 MAN 3/17 TBD 3/18 TBD 3/27 MSU 3/30 ISU 3/31 ISU 4/1 ISU 4/5 OU 4/6 OU 4/7 OU 4/11 UT 4/13 MU 4/14 MU 4/15 MU 4/17 A&M-1 4/17 A&M-2 4/20 BU 4/21 BU 4/22 BU 4/27 KU 4/28 KU 4/29 KU 5/5 OSU 5/6 OSU 5/7 OSU TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

13 STARTING LINEUP BY BATTING ORDER Date Opp. Leadoff 2nd 3rd Cleanup 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 2/9 SDSU Bledsoe Richardson Kenney James Allen Hall Perez Ryba Hamada 2/10 NU Bledsoe Ryba Kenney James Allen Richardson Perez Hall Ward 2/10 TENN Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Ryba Gentsch Hall Hamada 2/11 STAN Bledsoe Richardson James Perez Kenney Ryba Gentsch Hall Hamada 2/11 Poly Bledsoe Hall Kenney James Perez Allen Richardson Ryba Hamada 2/17 OSU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Ryba Hall Gentsch Richardson Hamada 2/17 LBSU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Allen Hall Richardson Ward Hamada 2/18 ISU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Ryba Hall Gentsch Ward 2/18 PSU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Allen Richardson Hall Powell Hamada 2/19 DEP Kenney Hall James Perez Richardson Bledsoe Gentsch Powell Hamada 2/19 USU Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Allen Richardson Hall Powell Hamada 2/24 TX ST Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Hall Gentsch Powell Hamada 2/24 UNT Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Hall Allen Powell Hamada 2/25 UTEP Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Allen Hall Powell Hamada 2/26 SFA Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Hall Gentsch Ward Hamada 2/27 TX ST Kenney Bledsoe James Perez Richardson Gentsch Hall Ward Hamada 3/2 BING 3/2 UTA 3/3 UTA 3/3 BING 3/4 BING 3/4 UTA 3/6 UT 3/7 UT 3/9 UNM 3/10 UNM 3/14 SBU 3/14 SBU 3/16 MON 3/16 SHU 3/17 MAN 3/17 TBD 3/18 TBD 3/27 MSU 3/30 ISU 3/31 ISU 4/1 ISU 4/5 OU 4/6 OU 4/7 OU 4/11 UT 4/13 MU 4/14 MU 4/15 MU 4/17 A&M-1 4/17 A&M-2 4/20 BU 4/21 BU 4/22 BU 4/27 KU 4/28 KU 4/29 KU 5/5 OSU 5/6 OSU 5/7 OSU WEEK 4: JEANNINE MCHANEY MEMORIAL CLASSIC GAMES BREAKDOWN (Win-Loss record in parenthesis) LEADOFF: Kenney, Mikey 12 (10-2) Bledsoe, Emily 4 (1-3) 2ND SPOT: Bledsoe, Emily 11 (9-2) Richardson, Raven 2 (1-1) Hall, Logan 2 (1-1) Ryba, Melisa 1 (0-1) 3RD SPOT: James, Sandy 13 (10-3) Kenney, Mikey 3 (1-2) CLEANUP: Perez, Adriana 13 (10-3) James, Sandy 3 (1-2) 5TH SPOT: Richardson, Raven 8 (6-2) Allen, Cydney 5 (4-1) Perez, Adriana 1 (0-1) Kenney, Mikey 1 (0-1) Ryba, Melisa 1 (1-0) 6TH SPOT: Hall, Logan 6 (6-0) Ryba, Melisa 3 (1-2) Richardson, Raven 3 (2-1) Allen, Cydney 2 (1-1) Gentsch, Holley 1 (0-1) Bledsoe, Emily 1 (1-0) 7TH SPOT: Gentsch, Holley 6 (4-2) Hall, Logan 5 (4-1) Perez, Adriana 2 (1-1) Richardson, Raven 2 (1-1) Allen, Cydney 1 (1-0) 8TH SPOT: Powell, Taylor 6 (6-0) Hall, Logan 3 (0-3) Ward, Kermitria 3 (2-1) Ryba, Melisa 2 (1-1) Gentsch, Holley 1 (1-0) Richardson, Raven 1 (1-0) 9TH SPOT: Hamada, Ashley 14 (10-4) Ward, Kermitria 2 (1-1) 2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 13

14 TEAM GAME HIGHS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS BATTING At bats: vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Runs scored: vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Hits: vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) RBIs: vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Doubles: vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) Home runs: vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Total bases: vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Walks: vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Strikeouts: vs Tennessee (Feb 10, 2012) Sac hits: vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012) Sac flies: vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) vs Texas State (Feb 24, 2012) Stolen bases: vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hit by pitch: vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) Caught stealing: vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Runners LOB: vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Hit into DP: vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) FIELDING Putouts: vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012) Assists: vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Errors: vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Passed balls: vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) vs Long Beach State (Feb 17, 2012) vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) DPs turned: (5 games) PITCHING Innings pitched: vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012) Runs allowed: vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Earned runs: vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Walks allowed: vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Strikeouts: vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hits allowed: vs Cal Poly (Feb 11, 2012) vs Idaho State (Feb 18, 2012) Doubles allowed: vs Stanford (Feb 11, 2012) Homers allowed: vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Wild pitches: vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hit batters: vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) BATTING At bats: Kenney, Mikey vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Hall, Logan vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Runs scored: Kenney, Mikey vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Hits: James, Sandy vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) RBIs: James, Sandy vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Doubles: (14 games) Home runs: James, Sandy vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) Total bases: James, Sandy vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) James, Sandy vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Walks: James, Sandy vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Strikeouts: (4 games) Sac hits: (7 games) Sac flies: Kenney, Mikey vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) Gentsch, Holley vs Texas State (Feb 24, 2012) Stolen bases: Bledsoe, Emily vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hit by pitch: Bledsoe, Emily vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Caught stealing: (5 games) Runners LOB: Hall, Logan vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) FIELDING Putouts: James, Sandy vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Assists: Hall, Logan vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Custer, Cara vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Bledsoe, Emily vs Stephen F. Austin (Feb 25, 2012) Errors: James, Sandy vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Passed balls: Allen, Cydney vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Allen, Cydney vs Long Beach State (Feb 17, 2012) Allen, Cydney vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) PITCHING Innings pitched: Custer, Cara vs North Texas (Feb 24, 2012) Runs allowed: Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Earned runs: Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Walks allowed: Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Strikeouts: Custer, Cara vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) Custer, Cara vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hits allowed: Custer, Cara vs Long Beach State (Feb 17, 2012) Custer, Cara vs Utah State (Feb 19, 2012) Doubles allowed: Custer, Cara vs Cal Poly (Feb 11, 2012) Custer, Cara vs Long Beach State (Feb 17, 2012) Homers allowed: Ryba, Melisa vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) Wild pitches: Custer, Cara vs San Diego State (Feb 09, 2012) Custer, Cara vs Portland State (Feb 18, 2012) Custer, Cara vs UTEP (Feb 25, 2012) Hit batters: Custer, Cara vs Northwestern (Feb 10, 2012) TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

15 TEXAS TECH HOME RUNS No. Player (#) Opponent (Date) Runs Outs Count Inning Pitcher 1. Sandy James (1) San Diego State (2/9) May 2. Melisa Ryba (1) San Diego State (2/9) May 3. Sandy James (2) San Diego State (2/9) May 4. Mikey Kenney (1) Stanford (2/11) Gerhart 5. Raven Richardson (1) Ohio State (2/17) Endicott 6. Mikey Kenney (2) Idaho State (2/18) Fitzsimmons 7. Sandy James (3) Portland State (2/18) Holliday 8. Adriana Perez (1) Portland State (2/18) Holliday 9. Adriana Perez (2) DePaul (2/19) Verdun 10. Mikey Kenney (3) Utah State (2/19) Harmon 11. Sandy James (4) Utah State (2/19) Harmon 12. Adriana Perez (3) Utah State (2/19) Harmon 13. Raven Richardson (2) Texas State (2/24) Hall 14. Taylor Powell (1) North Texas (2/24) Poole WEEK 4: JEANNINE MCHANEY MEMORIAL CLASSIC GAMES HOME RUN BREAKDOWN at Home 0 on the Road 0 at Neutral Site 14 vs. RHP 12 vs. LHP 2 vs. Big 12 Teams 0 vs. Non-Conference Teams 14 with 0 outs 9 with 1 out 3 with 2 outs 2 Solo HR 10 2-Run HR 1 3-Run HR 3 Grand Slam 0 February 14 March 0 April 0 May 0 June 0 in 1st inning 3 in 2nd inning 4 in 3rd inning 2 in 4th inning 1 in 5th inning 3 in 6th inning 0 in 7th inning 0 in extra innings 1 Leadoff hitter 0 2-Hole 0 3-Hole 0 Cleanup 2 5-Hole 2 6-Hole 0 7-Hole 0 8-Hole 2 9-Hole 0 Day Games 14 Night Games 0 Starters 10 Relievers 4 To tie the game 1 To put Tech ahead 5 Walkoff HR 0 To leadoff a game 1 To leadoff an inning 6 Record with HR 8-1 Record without HR TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 15

16 SITUATIONAL RECORDS ALL BIG 12 All Opponents At Rocky Johnson Field On the road At neural sites Ranked Teams Top-10 Teams (NFCA) Top-5 Teams (NFCA) February March April May June Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Series Openers Middle Games Series Finales MISCALLENOUS RECORDS HITTING STREAKS Longest Current James, Sandy 5 4 Kenney, Mikey 5 - Bledsoe, Emily 4 - Richardson, Raven 4 - Perez, Adriana 3 - Powell, Taylor 2 - Ryba, Melisa 2 - Allen, Cydney 2 - Hamada, Ashley 2 - Hall, Logan 2 - Tongate, Randi 1 - Gentsch, Holley 1 - Ward, Kermitria 1 - REACHED BASE STREAK Longest Current Bledsoe, Emily 11 - James, Sandy Perez, Adriana 7 - Kenney, Mikey 7 1 Richardson, Raven 5 - Allen, Cydney 3 3 Powell, Taylor 3 2 Ryba, Melisa 2 - Hamada, Ashley 2 - Hall, Logan 2 - Ward, Kermitria 1 - Tongate, Randi 1 - Gentsch, Holley 1 - MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Tot Perez, Adriana Ryba, Melisa James, Sandy Kenney, Mikey Bledsoe, Emily Richardson, Raven Powell, Taylor TEAM MULTIPLE RBI GAMES Tot Perez, Adriana James, Sandy Kenney, Mikey Gentsch, Holley Powell, Taylor Richardson, Raven Ryba, Melisa Allen, Cydney TEAM Last at-bat wins 0 0 Last at-bat losses 0 0 vs Left-handed Starter vs Right-handed Starter Run games Run games Run games Extra innings Shutouts Scoring 0-2 runs Scoring 3-5 runs Scoring 6-9 runs Scoring 10+ runs Opponent 0-2 runs Opponent 3-5 runs Opponent 6-9 runs Opponent 10+ runs Scored in 1st inning Opponent scored in 1st inning Scores first Opponent scores first Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent 0 home runs Opponent 1 home run Opponent 2+ HRs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Opponent made 0 errors Opponent made 1 error Opponent made 2+ errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL GAMES SUMMARY 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 General Summary: Current losing streak: 1 Longest winning streak: 10 Longest losing streak: 4 Home attendance: 0 (0 dates avg = 0) Away attendance: 4,076 (16 dates avg = 254) Total attendance: 4,076 (16 dates avg = 254)

17 TEXAS TECH GAME-WINNING RBI No. Player (#) Date Opponent Runs Outs Count Inning Final Score Play 1. Melisa Ryba (1) 2/9 San Diego State Single to left field 2. Holley Gentsch (1) 2/17 Ohio State Single to right field 3. Cydney Allen (1) 2/17 Long Beach State Single up the middle 4. Sandy James (1) 2/18 Idaho State Single up the middle 5. Sandy James (2) 2/18 Portland State HR to center field 6. Sandy James (3) 2/19 DePaul Single past shortstop 7. Sandy James (4) 2/19 Utah State HR to left field 8. Holley Gentsch (2) 2/24 Texas State Sac fly to right field 9. Adriana Perez (1) 2/24 North Texas Single to left field 10. Mikey Kenney (1) 2/25 UTEP Double to left field 11. Mikey Kenney (2) 2/25 Stephen F. Austin Fielder s choice to short 2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 17

18 CAREER OFFENSIVE RECORD BOOK WATCH BATTING AVERAGE (Min. 100 AB) 1. Kim Martinez (1997,1999) Sandy Butler ( ) Elyssa Sigala ( ) Leah Legler ( ).312 Ashley Parker ( ).312 Kelly Rhyne ( ) Kim Tillett ( ).308 Current Players: Sandy James.344 Cydney Allen.333 Randi Tongate.333 Logan Hall.327 Emily Bedsoe.322 Raven Richardson.315 Mikey Kenney.303 AT-BATS 1. Sandy Butler ( ) Paula Workman ( ) Ashley Parker ( ) Tamara Harrington ( ) Eva Harshman ( ) Leah Legler ( ) Jennifer Corkin ( ) Andrea Joachims ( ) Jennifer Bowers ( ) Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) 503 HITS 1. Sandy Butler ( ) Ashley Parker ( ) Leah Legler ( ) Jennifer Corkin ( ) Paula Workman ( ) Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) Kelly Rhyne ( ) Kim Martinez (1997,1999) Eva Harshman ( ) Tamara Harrington ( ) 139 Approaching: Logan Hall (2010-present) 125 Mikey Kenney (2010-present) 115 Raven Richardson (2010-present) 108 RUNS 1. Paula Workman ( ) Sandy Butler ( ) Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) Mikey Kenney (2010-present) Ashley Parker ( ) Leah Legler ( ) Stephanie Drewry ( ) 85 Raven Richardson (2010-present) Kim Martinez (1997,1999) Logan Hall (2010-present) Devin Zaragoza ( ) 75 Tamara Harrington ( ) 75 Approaching: Ashley Hamada (2009-present) 65 RBI 1. Paula Workman ( ) Jennifer Corkin ( ) 107 Kim Martinez (1997,1999) Logan Hall (2010-present) Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) Montana Patin ( ) Kelly Rhyne ( ) Jennifer Bowers ( ) Mikey Kenney (2010-present) Sandy James (2011-present) 75 Raven Richardson (2010-present) Holley Gentsch (2009-present) Andrea Joachims ( ) 65 Approaching: Cydney Allen (2011-present) 58 HOME RUNS 1. Kim Martinez (1997, 1999) Paula Workman ( ) Mikey Kenney (2010-present) Jennifer Corkin ( ) Sandy James (2011-present) Jennifer Bowers ( ) Raven Richardson (2010-present) Kelly Rhyne ( ) Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) 13 Cydney Allen (2011-present) Montana Patin ( ) 12 Elyssa Sigala ( ) 12 Logan Hall (2010-present) 12 TRIPLES 1. Denise Jackson ( ) 8 Paula Workman ( ) 8 3. Whitney Riley ( ) 6 4. Leah Legler ( ) 5 Jennifer Bowers ( ) 5 Kim Martinez (1997,1999) 5 Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) 5 8. Kristi Robles ( ) 4 Tamara Harrington ( ) 4 Ellen Middleton ( ) 4 DOUBLES 1. Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) Jennifer Corkin ( ) 36 Kim Martinez (1997,1999) Paula Workman ( ) 32 Eva Harshman ( ) Kelly Rhyne ( ) Logan Hall (2010-present) Brandy Moulin ( ) 24 Mikey Kenney (2010-present) Kristi Robles ( ) 23 Jenny Kohler ( ) 23 Amiee Weathers ( ) 23 STOLEN BASES 1. Sandy Butler ( ) Ashley Parker ( ) Leah Legler ( ) Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) Stephanie Walls ( ) Heather Parker ( ) Eva Harshman ( ) Devin Zaragoza ( ) Rebecca Eimen ( ) Whitney Riley ( ) 21 Mikey Kenney (2010-present) Stephanie Drewry ( ) 20 WALKS 1. Paula Workman ( ) Jennifer Corkin ( ) Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) Sandy Butler ( ) Kelly Rhyne ( ) 57 Tamara Harrington ( ) Mikey Kenney (2010-present) Montana Patin ( ) Jessica Karenke ( ) 44 Sandy James (2011-present) Leah Legler ( ) 43 Brandy Moulin ( ) 43 Eva Harshman ( ) 43 Approaching: Raven Richardson (2010-present) 41 GAMES PLAYED 1. Sandy Butler ( ) Paula Workman ( ) Eva Harshman ( ) Tamara Harrington ( ) Jennifer Corkin ( ) 210 Andrea Joachims ( ) Heather Parker ( ) Jennifer Bowers ( ) 199 Ashley Parker ( ) Leah Legler ( ) 196 Approaching: Emily Bledsoe (2009-present) 187 Ashley Hamada (2009-present) 174 Holley Gentsch (2009-present) 168 Bolder type = active player TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

19 CAREER PITCHING RECORD BOOK WATCH EARNED RUN AVERAGE (Min. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Brittany Talley (2011-present) Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) Ashly Jacobs ( ) Julie Hauck ( ) Kristina Blair ( ) Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present) Tye Coats ( ) 3.84 Amie Stines ( ) 3.84 WINS 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) Ashly Jacobs ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Danielle Brady ( ) Sarah Losleben ( ) Brittany Talley (2011-present) Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present) Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) Karli Merlich ( ) 13 LOSSES 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) Ashly Jacobs ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Amie Stines ( ) Danielle Brady ( ) 28 Julie Hauck ( ) Alex Watkins ( ) 24 Sarah Losleben ( ) Jenny Cannon ( ) 20 SAVES 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) 6 Erin Crawford ( ) 6 Julie Hauck ( ) 6 4. Amie Stines ( ) 3 Brittany Talley (2011-present) 3 Kermitria Ward (2011-present) 3 8. Ashly Jacobs ( ) 2 Karli Merlich ( ) 2 Tye Coats ( ) 2 Sarah Losleben ( ) 2 Maggie Ayres ( ) 2 Hillary Phillips (2010) 2 GAMES STARTED 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) Ashly Jacobs ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Danielle Brady ( ) Julie Hauck ( ) Amie Stines ( ) Sarah Losleben ( ) Kristina Blair ( ) Alex Watkins ( ) 31 Approaching: Brittany Talley (2011-present) 27 Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) 27 COMPLETE GAMES 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Ashly Jacobs ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Danielle Brady ( ) Amie Stines ( ) Sarah Losleben ( ) Jenny Cannon ( ) Alex Watkins ( ) Kristina Blair ( ) 12 Brittany Talley (2011-present) 12 Approaching: Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) 9 INNINGS PITCHED 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) 1, Ashly Jacobs ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Sarah Losleben ( ) Amie Stines ( ) Danielle Brady ( ) Julie Hauck ( ) Alex Watkins ( ) Jenny Cannon ( ) Approaching: Brittany Talley (2011-present) APPEARANCES 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) Ashly Jacobs ( ) 149 Erin Crawford ( ) Sarah Losleben ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Julie Hauck ( ) Amie Stines ( ) Alex Watkins ( ) 59 Danielle Brady ( ) Kristina Blair ( ) 58 RUNS ALLOWED 1. Ashly Jacobs ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Amanda Renfro ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Sarah Losleben ( ) Danielle Brady ( ) Amie Stines ( ) Alex Watkins ( ) Jenny Cannon ( ) Karli Merlich ( ) 167 WALKS 1. Ashly Jacobs ( ) Amanda Renfro ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Sarah Losleben ( ) Alex Watkins ( ) Amie Stines ( ) Kristina Blair ( ) Julie Hauck ( ) Tye Coats ( ) 78 FEWEST WALKS PER 7 INNINGS 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) Danielle Brady ( ) Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) Brittany Talley (2011-present) Emily Hayes ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Julie Hauck ( ) Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present) Jenny Cannon ( ) Karli Merlich (2009-present) 2.52 STRIKEOUTS 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) 1, Ashly Jacobs ( ) Erin Crawford ( ) Emily Hayes ( ) Sarah Losleben ( ) Alex Watkins ( ) Amie Stines ( ) Julie Hauck ( ) Danielle Brady ( ) Brittany Talley (2011-present) Kristina Blair ( ) 101 STRIKEOUTS PER 7 INNINGS (MIN. 100 IP) 1. Amanda Renfro ( ) Sarah Losleben ( ) Alex Watkins ( ) Kelsey Dennis (2011-present) Ashley Brokeshoulder (2010-present) Erin Crawford ( ) Tye Coats ( ) Ashly Jacobs ( ) Brittany Talley (2011-present) Amie Stines ( ) 4.10 Bolder type = active player 2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 19

20 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. POS. B/T CLASS-EX. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 2 Logan Hall 5-6 INF R/R Sr-2L Tucson, Ariz. (Pima C.C.) 3 Emily Bledsoe 5-6 INF L/R Sr-3L Fulshear, Texas (Foster H.S.) 4 Kermitria Ward 5-0 OF/RHP L/R So-1L Waco, Texas (Midway H.S.) 6 Randi Tongate 5-9 C R/R Jr-2L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford H.S.) 7 Ashley Hamada 5-4 OF L/R Sr-3L Touchet, Wash. (DeSales Catholic H.S.) 8 Chandler Moore 5-8 RHP/INF R/R Fr-HS Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield H.S.) 9 Adriana Perez 5-5 C R/R Jr-TR Lancaster, Calif. (Antelope Valley College) 10 Meredith Heath 5-7 OF L/R Sr-2L Fort Worth, Texas (Chipola College) 11 Brittany Talley 5-8 LHP L/L So-1L Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm H.S.) 12 Katelyn Williams 5-6 OF L/L Fr-HS Ceder Park, Texas (Vista Ridge H.S.) 14 Katibeth King 5-4 C R/R Fr-HS Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Christian H.S.) 17 Hannah Bell 5-5 RHP R/R Fr-HS Dayton, Texas (Dayton H.S.) 18 Sandy James 5-9 INF R/R Jr-1L Dallas, Texas (Angelo State) 19 Raven Richardson 5-8 INF R/R Sr-2L Placentia, Calif (Yavapai C.C.) 20 Kelsey Dennis 5-4 LHP L/L Sr-1L Helena, Ala. (Wallace State C.C.) 22 Holley Gentsch 5-9 C R/R Sr-3L Hewitt, Texas (Midway H.S.) 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder 5-5 RHP R/R Jr-2L Shawnee, Okla. (Shawnee H.S.) 26 Mikey Kenney 5-11 OF R/L Jr-2L Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West H.S.) 27 Melisa Ryba 5-8 INF/OF L/R Jr-RS Littleton, Colo. (Northern Colorado) 28 Emily Cooper 5-6 OF R/R Jr-TR Des Moines, Iowa (Yavapa College) 29 Derryn Hebert 5-7 Util. R/R Fr-HS Pasadena, Texas (Deer Park H.S.) 32 Taylor Powell 5-8 INF/OF R/R So-1L Henrietta, Texas (Henrietta H.S.) 56 Cydney Allen 6-1 C R/R Sr-1L Taylorsville, Utah (Salt Lake C.C.) 77 Cara Custer 5-8 RHP R/R Fr-HS Spanaway, Wash. (Spanaway Lake H.S.) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. 56 Cydney Allen C 17 Hannah Bell RHP 3 Emily Bledsoe INF 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder RHP 28 Emily Cooper OF 77 Cara Custer RHP 20 Kelsey Dennis LHP 22 Holley Gentsch C 2 Logan Hall INF 7 Ashley Hamada OF 10 Meredith Heath OF 29 Derryn Hebert UTIL 18 Sandy James INF 26 Mikey Kenney OF 14 Katibeth King C 8 Chandler Moore RHP/INF 9 Adriana Perez C 32 Taylor Powell INF/OF 19 Raven Richardson INF 27 Melisa Ryba INF/OF 11 Brittany Talley LHP 6 Randi Tongate C 4 Kermitria Ward OF/RHP 12 Katelyn Williams OF COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Shanon Hays (3rd Season) Associate Head Coach: Aly Sartini (3rd Season) Assistant Coach: Kristie Fox (3rd Season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Leah Legler (1st Season) Director of Operations: Shannon Armstrong (1st Season) Athletic Trainer: Amanda Martinez (1st Season) Graduate Student Manager: Ashly Jacobs (2nd Season) ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY POSITION Infield 8 Bledsoe, Hall, Hebert, James Moore, Powell, Richardson, Ryba Outfield 9 Cooper, Hamada, Heath, Hebert Kenney, Powell, Ryba, Ward, Williams Catcher 5 Allen, Gentsch, King Perez, Tongate Pitcher 7 Bell, Brokeshoulder, Custer, Dennis, Moore, Talley, Ward BY CLASSIFICATION Seniors 8 Allen, Bledsoe, Dennis, Gentsch, Hall, Hamada, Heath, Richardson Juniors 7 Brokeshoulder, Cooper, Kenney, James, Perez, Ryba, Tongate Sophomores 3 Powell, Talley, Ward Freshmen 6 Bell, Custer, Hebert, King, Moore, Williams BY HOME STATE Alabama 1 Dennis Arizona 1 Hall California 2 Perez, Richardson Colorado 3 Kenney, Moore, Ryba Iowa 1 Cooper Oklahoma 1 Brokeshoulder Texas 12 Bell, Bledsoe, Gentsch, Heath, Hebert James, King, Powell, Talley Tongate, Ward, Williams Utah 1 Allen Washington 2 Custer, Hamada PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ashley Brokeshoulder Broke-shoulder Cara Custer Cuh-ster Holley Gentsch Ghench (rhymes with wrench) Ashley Hamada Hah-mah-da Derryn Hebert He-burt Mikey Kenney Mike-ee Meilisa Ryba Ree-bah Randi Tongate Rand-ee Tong-gate Kermitria Ward Ker-me-tree-ah TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL

21 WEEK 4: JEANNINE MCHANEY MEMORIAL CLASSIC GAMES RADIO/TELEVISION ROSTER 2 Logan Hall 3 Emily Bledsoe INF 5-6 Sr-2L R/R Tucson, Ariz. Pima C.C. INF 5-6 Sr-3L L/R Fulshear, Texas Foster H.S Adriana Perez C 5-5 Jr-TR R/R Lancaster, Calif. Antelope Valley College 18 Sandy James INF 5-5 JR-1L R/R Dallas, Texas Angelo State 27 Melisa Ryba INF/OF 5-8 Jr-RS L/R Littleton, Colo. Northern Colorado 4 Kermitria Ward RHP/OF 5-1 SO-1L R/R Waco, Texas Foster H.S. 6 7 C 5-9 Jr-2L R/R Weatherford, Texas Weatherford H.S. OF 5-4 Sr-3L L/R Touchet, Wash. DeSales Catholic H.S. Randi Tongate OF 5-7 Sr-2L L/R Fort Worth, Texas Chipola College LHP 5-8 So-1L L/L Little Elm, Texas Little Elm H.S. OF 5-6 Fr-HS L/L Ceder Park, Texas Vista Ridge H.S INF 5-8 Sr-3L R/R Placentia, Calif. Yavapai C.C. LHP 5-4 Sr-1L L/L Helena, Ala. Wallace State C.C Meredith Heath Raven Richardson Emily Cooper OF 5-6 Jr-TR R/R Des Moines, Iowa Yavapa College Shanon Hays Head Coach 3rd Season Brittany Talley Kelsey Dennis Derryn Hebert UTIL 5-7 Fr-HS R/R Pasadena, Texas Deer Park H.S. Aly Sartini Assoc. Head Coach 3rd Season Katelyn Williams Holley Gentsch C 5-9 Sr-3L R/R Hewitt, Texas Midway H.S. 32 Taylor Powell INF/OF 5-8 So-1L R/R Henrietta, Texas Henrietta H.S. Kristie Fox Assistant Coach 3rd Season Ashley Hamada 14 Katibeth King C 5-4 Fr-HS R/R Plano, Texas Prestonwood Christian H.S. 23 Ashley Brokeshoulder RHP 5-5 Jr-2L R/R Shawnee, Okla. Shawnee H.S. 56 Cydney Allen C 6-1 Sr-1L R/R Taylorsville, Utah Taylorsville H.S. Leah Legler Vol. Assistant Coach 1st Season 8 Chandler Moore RHP/INF 5-8 Fr-HS R/R Broomfield, Colo. Broomfield H.S. 17 Hannah Bell RHP 5-5 Fr-HS R/R Dayton, Texas Dayton H.S. 26 Mikey Kenney OF 5-11 Jr-2L R/R Arvada, Colo. Arvada West H.S. 77 Cara Custer RHP 5-8 Fr-HS R/R Spanaway, Wash. Spanaway Lake H.S. Shannon Armstrong Director of Operations 1st Season 2012 TEXAS TECH SOFTBALL 21