UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS. THIS WEEK IN PANTHER SOFTBALL May 2-3 May 2 at Drake (DH) 12:00 p.m. May 3 at Drake 12:00 p.m.

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1 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS PANTHERS Upper NW UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa Josh Lehman ( ) Colin McDonough ( ) Kara Moran ( ) Fax ( ) 2009 uni softball April 29, 2009 Release # Schedule (32-20 Overall, MVC) Ramada UNI-Dome Classic, Cedar Falls, Iowa Feb Dayton...W, 14-6 (6) Feb South Dakota State... W, 4-3 Feb North Dakota...W, 11-9 Feb Nebraska... L, 2-1 Metrodome Softball Classic, Minneapolis, Minn. Feb vs. Western Illinois...W, 6-0 Feb at Minnesota... L, 4-0 Feb vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay...W, 8-4 Feb vs. Drake...W, 3-2 (8) Feb vs. Arkansas...W, 7-0 LSU Purple & Gold Challenge, Baton Rouge, La. Feb at # 22 LSU...L, 3-2 (8) Feb vs. UAB...W, 11-2 Feb vs. Texas State...W, 2-0 Feb vs. Texas State... L, 3-0 Feb vs. UAB...W, 5-4 (11) Jayhawk Classic, Lawrence, Kan. Mar at Kansas...W, 8-5 Mar vs. North Dakota State...W, 5-1 Mar vs. Eastern Illinois...W, 9-0 (6) Mar at Kansas...W, 9-6 Mar at # 14 Missouri... L, 2-1 Mar at Missouri State* (DH)...W, 12-5; W, 11-5 Mar at Missouri State*...W, 11-4 Mar at #11 Oklahoma...L, 8-0 (6) Mar at Oklahoma State...L, 9-1 (5) Mar #20 Southern Ill.* (DH) W, 3-2; W 6-5 (8) Mar #20 Southern Ill.*... L, 4-0 Mar at Iowa State...W, 6-4 Mar North Dakota St. (DH)..W, 4-2; L, 12-2 (5) Apr Bradley* (DH)...L, 9-8; L, 7-3 Apr at Evansville* (DH)... W, 9-0; W, 10-6 (8) Apr at Evansville*...W, 2-1 (10) Apr ^Creighton* (DH)...L, 5-1; L, 1-0 Apr at Wisconsin (DH)... W, 9-0 (5); W, 8-0 Apr Wichita State* (DH)... W, 7-0; W, 7-5 Apr Wichita State*... L, 3-2 Apr at Bradley*...W, 1-0 Apr North Dakota... Cancelled Apr Indiana State* (DH)... L, 4-0; L, 2-1 (8) Apr Indiana State*... W, 4-3 Apr #24 Iowa... L, 5-3 Apr at Nebraska (DH)...L, 7-2; W, 6-3 Apr at Illinois State* (DH)...L, 4-3; L, 7-4 Apr at Illinois State*...W, 5-4 May 2... at Drake* (DH)...12:00 p.m. May 3... at Drake*...12:00 p.m. May MVC Tournament... TBA All times Central Home games in bold *Missouri Valley Conference game ^Netural Site in Des Moines UNI SOFTBALL THIS WEEK IN PANTHER SOFTBALL May 2-3 May 2 at Drake (DH) 12:00 p.m. May 3 at Drake 12:00 p.m. The UNI softball team (13-10 MVC, overall) will play their final three-game series of the regular season at in-state foe Drake on Saturday and Sunday this weekend (May 2-3). The Panthers beat the Bulldogs earlier this season in extra innings, 3-2, on Feb. 14. The Bulldogs swept the Panthers in a three-game series last year. Both the Panthers and Bulldogs will be jockeying for position in the MVC race as the Bulldogs currently sit third in the standings and the Panthers fourth. The first game of the series will start at noon Saturday. LEADING OFF UNI junior Rachel Gerking is currently riding a 15-game hitting streak, the longest by any Panther this season, and has driven in a MVC-leading and UNI single-season record 54 RBI on the year. Gerking needs just one more RBI to tie the single-season MVC record. Gerking went 9-for-18 at the plate drove in eight runs and slammed two home runs to up her season total to 11 home runs last week. The Panthers won their 32nd game of the season on and their 13th MVC game on Sunday, April 26, against Illinois State, 5-4. The 13 MVC wins ties a UNI single-season school record and the 32 wins ranks tied for sixth for most wins in a season by a Panther softball team. Junior Jen Larsen launched her 23rd career home 14 GAMES: NEVER run against Illinois State on Saturday, April 25, to move into a three-way tie for third on UNI s career home run list. Larsen is tied with teammate Kelly Papesh and former Panther great Jen Dean ( ). Larsen also pitched her eighth complete game shutout of the season against Bradley (April 15) and only needs one more shutout this season to tie UNI s single season record for most complete game shutouts. Larsen ranks tied for 17th in shutouts this season according to the NCAA Division I statistics released on April 19. Larsen (17-11) owns a 2.07 ERA in 192 2/3 innings pitched this season. LAST TIME UNI WON: 33 GAMES: GAMES: GAMES: GAMES: 1994 LAST TIME UNI WON: 12 MVC GAMES: MVC GAMES: 2001 MVC ALL-TIME HOME TEAM RUN LEADERS 1 Illinois State Southern Illinois Creighton Wichita State Illinois State UNI Evansville Creighton Illinois State The Panthers 50 home runs this season is a new school record for team home runs in a single season. The previous school record of 42 home runs was set in The Panthers currently rank sixth on the MVC all-time single-season team home run list. The Panthers have hit six home runs in their last four games after not launching a homer in six straight games.

2 UNI Athletics Media Relations Taylor Schupbach...Softball Contact Office Phone Mobile Phone Office Fax Web site... Softball Quick Facts Location...Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded Enrollment...12,908 Nickname...Panthers Colors...Purple and Old Gold Facility...Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex Conference...Missouri Valley Affiliation...NCAA Division I President...Dr. Benjamin Allen (Indiana, 69) Athletics Director... Troy Dannen (UNI, 89) Senior Woman Administrator...Jean Berger (Iowa, 82) Athletics Dept. Phone Head Coach...Ryan Jacobs (UNI, 94) UNI Record Career Record Assistant Coaches...Julie Gerdes (UNI, 04) Stephanie Winter (Michigan, 08) Mandi Daigh (Washburn, 07) Student Assistant Coach... Stephanie Aguero Trainer...Sara Eeggleston Softball Office Phone Overall Record MVC Record (Finish) (9th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...10/4 Starters Returning/Lost...8/2 Newcomers...14 First Year of Softball All-Time Record (.543) Years in WCWS (Last)... 3 ( Champions) Years in NCAA Regionals (Last)...1 (1990) Media Information ON THE INTERNET: Located at the official home page of UNI Athletics offers detailed and timely information about all of the Panthers athletic teams. Visitors have access to updated statistics, game notes, rosters, schedules, student-athlete biographies, archived audio broadcasts and coverage of live events via UNI Panther All-Access. The Web site is updated daily by UNI Athletics Media Relations. Credential Requests: Please make all credential requests at least three days in advance through UNI Athletics Media Relations. Credentials may be requested by contacting Schupbach at (319) or schupbac@uni.edu. Interview Policies: Head coach Ryan Jacobs and select UNI players will be available for post-game interviews outside the dugout following the final game of the day. For all other interviews, contact Softball Contact Taylor Schupbach at or Do not contact players directly. Press Luncheons: When in town, head coach Ryan Jacobs will speak at the weekly UNI Press Luncheon, held at noon each Monday at Pepper s Grill and Sports Pub on 18th Street in Cedar Falls. The press luncheons are archived on UNIPanthers.com as a part of the GAMEDAY online section. Scoreboard Phone: The Missouri Valley Conference office maintains a scoreboard phone that may be reached by calling Scores from softball games involving Valley teams are updated each evening. UNI ROSTER No. Name ht. Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School) 2 Mackenzie Daigh 5-5 IF L/R Fr. Bucyrus, Kan. (Berean Christian) 3 Allison Galvin 5-9 OF R/R Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Jefferson) 4 Brittney Balduf 5-6 3B R/R Sr. Mason City, Iowa (Mason City 5 Kelly Papesh 5-6 C R/R Sr. Minooka, Ill. (Minooka) 6 Hannah Borschel 5-4 OF L/R Fr. Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar) 7 Crystal Keiper 5-9 IF R/R Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Jefferson/Kirkwood) 8 Megan Machovec 5-3 OF L/R Jr. DeWitt, Iowa (Central) 9 Rachel Gerking 5-5 OF L/R Jr. Spirit Lake, Iowa (Spirit Lake) 10 Jen Larsen 5-8 P/1B R/R Jr. Moline, Ill. (Moline) 11 Courtney Dunker 5-9 C/1B R/R Fr. New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln Way Central) 12 Jaye Hutcheson 6-0 P/1B R/R Fr. Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar) 13 Samantha Waters 5-6 OF R/R Jr. Des Moines, Iowa (East) 14 Eranne Daugharthy 6-0 P/1B R/R So. Ottawa, Kan. (Olathe East/Colorado State) 15 Sarah Bakey 5-6 IF/P R/R Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) 16 Melissa Tillett 5-4 P L/L R-Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Mira Mesa) 17 Jessica Magnuson 5-7 3B/OF R/R So. Waterloo, Iowa (East) 18 Morgan Paulson 5-8 1B L/R Sr. Fort Dodge, Iowa (Fort Dodge) 20 Laura Turner 5-7 C/3B R/R Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) 21 Kim Wachholder 5-3 IF R/R Fr. Salem, Wis. (Central Westosha) 22 Lindsay Callanan 5-6 OF/1B L/L Fr. Antioch, Ill. (Antioch) 24 Leah Embrey 5-5 C/3B R/R Fr. Johnston, Iowa (Johnston) 25 Kalli Heflin 5-3 C R/R Fr. Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount) 26 Whitney Plein 5-5 3B R/R Fr. Burlington, Iowa (Burlington) Pronunciation Guide: Mackenzie Daigh (Day) Megan Machovec (MAC-O-VEC) Kim Wachholder (Walk holder) Kalli (Cal-ee) Heflin Crystal Keiper (Ky-Per) Eranne (Erin) Daugharthy (DOR-DE) Lindsay Callanan (CALA-NAN) Whitney Plein (PLINE) Probable Starters by Position: Position Starter Bench Pitcher J. Larsen M. Tillett, J. Hutcheson, S. Bakey, E. Daugharthy Catcher K. Papesh C. Dunker, L. Embrey First Base M. Paulson J. Larsen, E. Daugharthy Second Base C. Keiper K. Wachholder Shortstop M. Daigh Third Base B. Balduf S. Bakey Right Field R. Gerking Center Field M. Machovec L. Callanan Left Field H. Borschel L. Callanan, A. Galvin, S. Waters DP E. Daugharthy J. Larsen, L. Turner Probable Starters by Batting Order: No. Starter Bench 1 M. Machovec 2 M. Daigh M. Paulson 3 J. Larsen 4 R. Gerking E. Daugharthy 5 M. Paulson B. Balduf, R. Gerking 6 B. Balduf M. Paulson 7 C. Keiper K. Wachholder, C. Dunker 8 K. Papesh S. Bakey 9 H. Borschel L. Callanan, S. Waters, A. Galvin 2 UNI SOFTBALL

3 2009 WIN-LOSS SUMMARY Overall Conference Non-Conf Home Away Neutral Day Night vs Left vs Right 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 Scores first Opp. scores first After 4 leading After 4 trailing After 4 tied After 5 leading After 5 trailing After 5 tied After 6 leading After 6 trailing After 6 tied 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 Opp. made 0 errors Opp. made 1 error Opp. made 2+ errors Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied RECORD BY MONTH February March April May streaks Current winning streak...1 Longest winning streak... 5 (Feb. 22-March 8) Longest losing streak...3 (March 30-April 1) Attendance Home attendance/average... 2,459/189 Away attendance/average... 7,144/238 Total attendance/average... 9,603/223 2 PANTHER SOFTBALL NOTES PANTHERS AVOID FIRST THREE-GAME SWEEP OF YEAR The Panthers avoided being swept in a three-game series for the first time all season after they held on to beat Illinois State, 5-4, on Sunday, April 26. The Redbirds won game one of the series, 4-3, and game two, 7-4. PANTHERS SPLIT WITH HUSKERS The Panthers split a doubleheader with Big 12 foe Nebraska on Wed., April 22, in Lincoln, Neb. The Huskers cruised to a 7-2 win in game one behind a complete game six-hitter from Molly Hill. The Panthers then dug themselves an early 3-0 hole in game two, but scored the final six runs of the game to earn a 6-3 win. Sophomore Eranne Daugharthy was the star at the plate for the Panthers going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a home run in game two. The Panthers are 3-16 all-time against the Huskers, while Panther head coach Ryan Jacobs is 2-3 against the Huskers. PANTHERS NEARLY UPSET 24TH-RANKED IOWA The Panthers jumped out to an early 3-1 lead over the No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes in the Panthers final home game of the regular season (April 21), but a four-run fifth inning lifted the Hawkeyes past the Panthers, 5-3. UNI junior Rachel Gerking drove in two Panther runs in the loss and freshman pitcher Jaye Hutcheson struck out three batters and retired six straight batters in the final two innings of play. LEADING THE WAY The Panthers bats have been dominant at the plate this season as the Panthers lead the MVC in batting average (.281), slugging percentage (.449), runs (234), hits (361), RBI (212), triples (11) and home runs (45). MAC ATTACK Junior Megan Machovec continues to lead the way for the Panthers at the plate. Machovec ranks first in the MVC in hits (62) and triples (6). She also leads the Panthers with a.376 batting average and 36 runs scored. HUTCHESON IMPROVES TO 6-1 Freshman Jaye Hutcheson continues to shine in her relief effort this season and she improved to 6-1 on the year after she pitched the final 3 1/3 innings in UNI s 5-4 win over Illinois State. Hutcheson has a 2.65 ERA in 39 2/3 innings. PAPESH MOVING HOME RUN CHARTS Senior Kelly Papesh hit her MVC-leading 12th home run of the season and 23rd of her career against Wisconsin (April 9). Papesh needs three more home runs to break Angela Higgins single-season school record (14 home runs) and seven more home runs to break Jody Dean s career home run record (29 home runs). Fellow teammate Jen Larsen (junior) is fifth on UNI s career home run list after she hit her 22nd career home run against Wichita State. UNI SOFTBALL

4 STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION (Team w-l Record when starter) Pitcher No. Team Record as Starter J. Larsen M. Tillett E. Daugharthy J. Hutcheson Catcher No. Team Record as Starter K. Papesh C. Dunker A. Galvin First Base No Team Record as Starter M. Paulson Second Base No. Team Record as Starter C. Keiper K. Wachholder Third Base No. Team Record as Starter B. Balduf S. Bakey Shortstop No. Team Record as Starter M. Daigh A. Steil Left Field No. Team Record as Starter H. Borschel L. Callanan S. Waters A. Galvin Center Field No. Team Record as Starter M. Machovec Right Field No. Team Record as Starter R. Gerking A. Galvin DP No. Team Record as Starter J. Larsen E. Daugharthy H. Borschel L. Callanan S. Bakey K. Papesh C. Dunker S. Waters PANTHER SOFTBALL NOTES CAREER DAY FOR DAUGHARTHY Sophomore Eranne Daugharthy was the star at the plate for the Panthers going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a home run in UNI s 6-3 win over Nebraska on April 22. The three hits marked Daugharthy s first multi-hit game of her career and the homer was her third of the year. DAIGH CAN PLAY Freshman Mackenzie Daigh slammed her first career home run as a Panther against Missouri State (March 14) and hit her first career three-run homer against Wisconsin (April 8). Daigh did not hit a home run during her prep career. Daigh is batting.310 on the year with 49 hits in 50 games. GERKING BREAKS RBI RECORD Junior Rachel Gerking set a new school record for RBI in a season after she drove in her 45th RBI of the season in the second game of a doubleheader against Indiana State (April 18). Gerking was tied for the single-season RBI record with Jody Dean (1997), Jen Dean (1994) and Stacy Weber (1994). PANTHERS WIN ON SENIOR DAY The UNI softball team bounced back after dropping a doubleheader to Indiana State on April 18, to earn a 4-3 win in the final game of the three-game series on April 19. Freshman Mackenzie Daigh s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning drove in senior Crystal Keiper to score the winning run on Senior Day. GERKING SLAMS ANOTHER WALK-OFF HOMER Rachel Gerking had another dominant week (April 7-11) at the plate for the Panthers. Gerking pounded out eight hits, nine RBI, four doubles and slammed two home runs to help the Panthers earn doubleheader sweeps over Wichita State and Wisconsin. During the week she also launched a three-run walk-off home run against Wichita State to lift the Panthers to a come-from-behind win, 7-5 Gerking fouled off three straight full count pitches before launching a home run over the right field fence. The homer was the 43rd home run of the season by a Panther player, which set a new school record. BALDUF KNOCKS ANOTHER HOMER Senior Brittney Balduf hit her 10th home run of the season against Wichita State (April 11) and is second on the MVC home run list this season. Balduf also hit a grand slam against the Shockers, (April 10) her second of the season. The Mason City, Iowa, native hit one home run last season. PANTHERS EDGE BRAVES The UNI softball team edged Bradley, 1-0, on April 15, in Peoria, Ill., to wrap up the three-game series between the two schools this season. After six scoreless innings of play the Panthers finally cracked the scoreboard in the top of the seventh inning when junior cleanup hitter Rachel Gerking came through with a clutch RBI double to drive in the only run of the game. UNI SOFTBALL

5 PANTHER SOFTBALL NOTES LARSEN PITCHES TWO STRAIGHT SHUTOUTS Junior Jen Larsen pitched back-to-back complete game shutouts against Wisconsin (April 8) and Wichita State (April 10). PANTHERS DOMINANT IN SWEEP OVER BADGERS The Panthers dominated a twin bill against Big Ten foe Wisconsin (April 8) as they outscored the Badgers, 17-0, in the doubleheader. UNI head coach Ryan Jacobs is 3-0 all the time against the Badgers, and his Panther teams have outscored the Badgers, 20-0, in the three meetings between the two schools. COMEBACK CATS The Panthers have come back from a five-run deficit four times this year. The Panthers fell behind against Dayton, 6-0, (Feb. 7) before earning a 14-6 win, fell behind against Kansas, 5-0, (March 7) before picking up a 8-5 win and fell behind, 5-0, against Missouri State (March 14) before winning, 11-5 and fell behind, 5-0, against Wichita State before winning, 7-5. EXTRA INNINGS SUCCESS The Panthers won two extra-inning games against Evansville (April 4-5) and are 5-2 in extra-inning games this season despite dropping their last extra inning game against Indiana State (April 18). PANTHERS RECEIVE VOTES The Panthers received three votes in each the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll and the NFCA Top 25 poll on Tuesday, April 7. The Panthers received two votes in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll on Tuesday, March 24, marking the first time in school history. The Panthers also received one vote in the March 31 poll. PANTHERS 23RD IN INITIAL RPI The Panthers were 23rd in the initial RPI poll that was released by the NCAA on April 1. The Panthers have an RPI of 73 in the latest poll released on Wednesday, April 29. The Panthers rank third among MVC schools in the RPI. Southern Illinois holds the top RPI in league (46). FIRST CAREER COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT Redshirt freshman Melissa Tillett pitched her first career complete game shutout against Wisconsin (April 9). Tillett yielded one-hit, also a career best in a complete game outing, walked one and struck out four batters. PANTHERS SWEEP EVANSVILLE UNI s three-game series sweep over Evansville (April 5) was the Panthers ninth all-time MVC three-game series sweep and second three-game series sweep of the season. The last time the Panthers swept two MVC three-game series in a season came in SOLID WEEK FOR LARSEN Junior Jen Larsen went 3-1 in the pitcher s circle last week (March 30-April 5) for the Panthers. Larsen picked up a complete game win against North Dakota State and earned two more wins against Evansville in the Panthers threegame series against the Purple Aces. Larsen logged 32 2/3 innings in her four outings and yielded 26 hits, eight earned runs, struck out nine batters and also launched her 21st career home run against Evansville. PANTHERS LAUNCH FOUR HOMERS IN LOSS TO BRADLEY Despite launching a season-high four home runs in the game the Panthers came up on the short end of a 9-8 contest against Bradley in game one of the doubleheader (April 1). The Panthers hit another home run in a 7-3 loss to the Braves in game two. MARCH TURNAROUND The Panthers finished the month of March 11-5 this year compared to 5-15 last season. UNI SOFTBALL

6 UNI SOFTBALL PANTHER SOFTBALL NOTES MAKING HISTORY For the first time in school history the Panther softball team started Missouri Valley Conference play 5-0 after winning a doubleheader against Southern Illinois (March 21). The previous best conference start for UNI came in 2001 when the Panthers started league play 3-0. PANTHER MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS The Panthers have had three players earn State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week honors this season. Senior Kelly Papesh earned the honor March 9, fellow senior Brittney Balduf was named Player of the Week March 16 and junior Rachel Gerking earned the honor on April 6. Only two other Panther players have earned Player of the Week honors since STREAK STOPPING The UNI softball team won its second straight MVC three-game series after taking two of three games against 20thranked Southern Illinois in Cedar Falls (March 21-22). The Panthers won game one over the Salukis, 3-2, and came from behind to win a thrilling extra inning affair, 6-5, on sophomore Eranne Daugharthy s walk-off home run. The Panthers fell in the final game of the series, 4-0. Before the weekend series the Panthers had lost 22 straight games against SIU, and the Panthers had not beaten SIU twice in a season since BEST START SINCE 1977 The Panthers started the season 17-5 after their first 22 games of the season. The 17-5 mark is the best start for the UNI softball program since the 1977 team started the season TOUGH STRETCH The Panthers finished 2-3 during their spring break stretch. The Panthers fell in six innings against No. 11 Oklahoma, 8-0, and Oklahoma State, 9-1, in five innings before winning two of three games against Southern Illinois. PANTHERS SWEEP BEARS The UNI softball team swept its three-game series with Missouri State (March 14-15) to start Missouri Valley Conference play 3-0 for the first time since This marked only the sixth time in UNI s 17 seasons in the MVC the Panthers have swept a season-opening MVC series. In 2001, the MVC switched from two to three game series. This is the first Panther sweep since 2005 when the Panthers swept Bradley. BALDUF HITS FIRST CAREER GRAND SLAM AND NAMED POW Senior Brittney Balduf hit her first career grand slam against Missouri State (March 14) and set a new career high in the game with five RBI. Balduf finished the three-game series against the Bears 5-for-8 at the plate with two home runs, seven RBI and scored five runs. She was named MVC Player of the Week (March 16) after her outstanding weekend. PAULSON SETS NEW CAREER HIGH WITH FOUR RBI Senior Morgan Paulson set a new career-high after her four-rbi performance in the second game of a doubleheader against Missouri State (March 14). HUTCHESON TO THE RESCUE Freshman Jaye Hutcheson started her Panther career 3-0 before losing her first game of her career against North Dakota State on March 30. She earned her third of the win season after pitching the final two innings against Southern Illinois (March 21). JAYHAWK CLASSIC RECAP The Panthers went a perfect 4-0 in Lawrence, Kan., March 7-8 against Kansas (twice), Eastern Illinois and North Dakota State. This marks the first time all season UNI has won four straight games. The Panthers staged a seventh-inning rally against the Jayhawks in their opener at the tournament by scoring seven runs in the seventh inning to rally from a 5-0 deficit. PAPESH GOING, GOING, GONE Senior Kelly Papesh blasted four home runs in the four games at the Jayhawk Classic. Papesh finished the tournament with five hits and 10 RBI. Papesh set a career-high with four RBI against North Dakota after her grand slam. Papesh also hit a pivotal three-run home run in UNI s come-from-behind 8-5 win over Kansas on March 7. For her effort Papesh was named the MVC Player of the Week March 9.

7 PANTHER SOFTBALL NOTES PURPLE AND GOLD CHALLENGE RECAP The Panthers finished 3-2 and earned a third-place finish at the Easton Purple and Gold Challenge in Baton Rouge, La., February The Panthers nearly upset No. 22 LSU before falling 3-2 in extra innings. The Panthers won two games against UAB during the tournament and split a pair with Texas State. LARSEN, DAIGH EARN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HONORS Junior Jen Larsen and freshman Mackenzie Daigh each were named to the Easton Purple and Gold Challenge All-Tournament Team. Larsen had a hit in every game in the five-game tournament and blasted two home runs, while Daigh went 6-for-14 at the plate and scored four runs for the Panthers in the tournament. GERKING S HOMER LIFTS PANTHERS PAST UAB Junior Rachel Gerking s home run in the 11th inning lifted the Panthers past UAB 5-4 in UNI s final game of the Easton Purple and Gold Challenge. The 11-inning game was the most innings the Panthers have played since they beat Missouri State, 5-3, in 12 innings in LARSEN S STREAK SNAPPED Junior pitcher Jen Larsen s streak of 28 consecutive innings of scoreless softball pitched came to an end against No. 22 LSU (Feb. 20) in the bottom of the fourth inning. METRODOME SUCCESS The Panthers finished the Metrodome Softball Classic (Feb ) 4-1 in Minneapolis, Minn. Junior pitcher Jen Larsen shutout and two-hit both Western Illinois and Arkansas last weekend. The Panthers also beat Wisconsin-Green Bay, 8-4, and held off Missouri Valley Conference foe Drake, 3-2, in eight innings. FIRST WINS AS PANTHERS Sophomore transfer Eranne Daugharthy and redshirt freshman Melissa Tillett both picked up their first career victories for the Panthers in the pitching circle at the Metrodome Softball Classic. Daugharthy got the win in an 8-4 victory over Wisconsin-Green Bay and Tillett earned the win in UNI s 3-2 eight-inning victory over Drake. LARSEN DOMINANT AT UNI-DOME CLASSIC Junior pitcher/first baseman Jen Larsen was a key cog in helping the Panthers finish 3-1 at the Ramada UNI-Dome Classic (Feb. 7-8). On the mound, Larsen went 2-0 for the Panthers with a 0.91 ERA. She threw 15 1/3 innings, yielding only two earned runs while striking out 14 batters. PERFECT PAULSON Senior Morgan Paulson was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate in UNI s 11-9 win over North Dakota (Feb. 8). The four hits were a career high for the first baseman from Fort Dodge, Iowa. Paulson started the Nebraska game with a double to give her five hits in five at-bats. COACH JACOBS REMAINS UNBEATEN IN SEASON OPENERS UNI head coach Ryan Jacobs improved to 2-0 in season openers after UNI s 14-6 (6 innings) win over Dayton. Both of Jacobs season openers have been against Dayton. BEST START SINCE 2002 The Panthers won their first three games of the Ramada UNI-Dome Classic to earn their first 3-0 start since the 2002 season. The Panthers beat Dayton, 14-6, South Dakota State, 4-3, and North Dakota, 11-9, to start the season. LONG BALL The Panthers hit six home runs in the first three games of the Ramada UNI-Dome Classic before failing to hit a home run in the final game of the tournament against Nebraska. Five different players hit home runs for the Panthers in the tournament. Junior Rachel Gerking hit two home runs in the Panthers first three games of the season. Gerking hit three home runs in her first two years in a Panther uniform. UNI SOFTBALL

8 UNI SOFTBALL Head Head Coach Coach Ryan Ryan Jacobs Jacobs Second Second Season Season Record Record at at UNI: UNI: Overall Overall Record: Record: Same Same Ryan Jacobs enters his second season at the helm of the University of Northern Iowa softball team, but Jacobs is no stranger to Panther athletics. The Cedar Rapids native played two seasons for UNI s baseball team, from 1997 to 1998, helping the Panthers to a then-school record 32 wins and second-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference. During his first year as head coach, Jacobs led the Panthers to a blistering 7-1 record to start the season before cooling off and finishing with a overall record and a 5-16 conference mark. Jacobs also helped the Panthers improve their overall winning percentage from.373 (19-32 overall) in 2007 to.416 (20-28 overall) in 2008 and improve one spot in the Valley standings. During the non-conference slate the Panthers snapped Nebraska s 44-game non-conference home winning streak with a 2-1 win, topped Minnesota, 6-4, and beat Wisconsin, 3-0. In conference play, the Panthers just missed qualifying for the eight-team Missouri Valley Conference Tournament after finishing ninth in the league. The Panthers set a school record for team fielding percentage during Jacobs first year after compiling a.971 fielding percentage, topping the previous school record of.961 set in Jacobs squad only committed 41 errors, shattering the previous mark of 52 errors committed in a season back in Jacobs served as the head softball coach at Cedar Falls High School from 2004 to 2007, guiding the Tigers to a cumulative record. In 2007, the Tigers squad finished with a mark the second-best in school history and was ranked as high as fifth in Iowa s Class 4A. In Jacobs tenure at CFHS, he guided six first-team All-Mississippi Valley Conference players, including one conference player of the year, five first-team all-district players and four all-state players. After a season of playing professional baseball for the Richmond Roosters of the Frontier League and assistant baseball coaching stints at Cornell College and Cedar Rapids Xavier High School, Jacobs returned to Cedar Falls and UNI in He served as an assistant coach on the Panther baseball staff, specializing in coaching the catchers and hitters. He also coordinated Panther camps and clinics and served as the team s first base coach. UNI recorded an average of 29 wins per season while Jacobs was on staff, including a school-record 35 victories and an NCAA tournament appearance in Jacobs coaching philosophy revolves around pushing players to their maximum potential and being able to outwork the opposing team. Jacobs looks to focus on playing the game the right way and hustling to outplay opponents. Jacobs was a standout prep baseball player at Cedar Rapids Regis High School, being named both Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year and the Iowa Legion Player of the Year in Jacobs and his wife Kelley, a UNI assistant women s basketball coach, reside in Cedar Falls with their two daughters, Haley (3) and Emma (1).»»»»» The Jacobs file Xavier High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Assistant Baseball Coach 1999 Cornell College (Mt. Vernon, Iowa) Assistant Baseball Coach University of Northern Iowa Assistant Baseball Coach Cedar Falls (Iowa) High School Head Softball Coach, Present University of Northern Iowa Head Softball Coach SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS RECORD: (Overall); 12-8 (MVC) ALL-TIME SERIES: UNI leads, Drake, the defending State Farm MVC Tournament champion, beat No. 25 Iowa in their last outing, The Bulldogs started MVC play 11-4, but have lost four of their last five league games...shortstop Elena Leon leads the team with 11 home runs and 29 RBI. Leon was a high school teammate of UNI pitcher Sarah Bakey at WDM Valley...Both the Panthers and Bulldogs each have two former WDM Valley preps on their rosters that were coached by Bakey s father (Tom)...Infielder Erin Bly leads the team with a.325 batting average and 49 hits...in the pitcher s circle Jenna DeLong (18-10) leads the Bulldogs with a 1.81 ERA in 189 1/3 innings...the Bulldogs rank third in the MVC in runs and the Bulldogs have struck out a MVC-leading 367 batters..the Bulldogs have won 12 of the last 18 meetings against the Panthers since The last time the Panthers won a three-game series over the Bulldogs came in 2003 and the last time the Panthers swept the Bulldogs in a three-game series was in Last Meeting: UNI 3, Drake 2 (8 innings) (Feb. 14, 2009) The Panthers needed extra innings to squeak past Drake, 3-2 in eight innings, at the Metrodome Softball Classic in Minneapolis, Minn. UNI redshirt-freshman Melissa Tillett threw a complete game five-hitter and struck out six batters to earn her first win as a Panther pitcher. Bulldog Jenna DeLong took the loss in the contest after allowing eight hits and striking out seven Panther batters. Using the international tie-breaker, which places a runner on second base, UNI senior Morgan Paulson grounded out to third base to move pinch runner Allison Galvin to third base before she scored the eventual winning run on a wild pitch in the ensuing at-bat. Last Season: April 5-6, 2008 The Bulldogs swept a three-game series against the Panthers last season in Cedar Falls. Drake cruised to 10-1 and 15-7 victories and Drake s Jenna DeLong hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh to push the Bulldogs past the Panthers, 11-10, in game three. In the three-game series both teams combined to slam for 14 homers, with Drake blasting 11 and UNI drilling three. DRAKE STATISTICS (as of April 29) Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att Bly, Erin Leon, Elena Craddock, Torey DeLong, Jenna Shields, Bridget McClelland, Molly Kahler, Kelsey Brauchle, Sonya Mollohan, Erin Hatfield, Carrie Magaddino, Rose Osborn, Mandy Clayton, Stefanie Dordel, Brynne Totals Opponents LOB - Team (280), Opp (308). DPs turned - Team (11), Opp (15). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (0), Opp (4). Picked off - Leon, E 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app-gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so DeLong, Jenna / Dordel, Brynne / Osborn, Mandy / Clayton, Stefanie / Totals / Opponents /

9 2009 Batting Team leaders Hits 1.Megan Machovec Rachel Gerking Mackenzie Daigh Runs 1. Megan Machovec Jen Larsen Mackenzie Daigh RBI 1. Rachel Gerking Jen Larsen Kelly Papesh Doubles 1. Rachel Gerking Megan Machovec tied at... 8 On Base Percentage 1. Megan Machovec Rachel Gerking Mackenzie Daigh Home Runs 1. Kelly Papesh Rachel Gerking Brittney Balduf Batting Average 1. Megan Machovec Rachel Gerking Mackenzie Daigh Slugging Percentage 1. Rachel Gerking Kelly Papesh Jen Larsen Total Bases 1. Rachel Gerking Megan Machovec Jen Larsen PITCHING Team leaders ERA 1. Jen Larsen Jaye Hutcheson Melissa Tillett W-L Records Listed by Wins 1. Jen Larsen Jaye Hutcheson Melissa Tillett Sarah Bakey Eranne Daugharthy UNI SOFTBALL 2009 SEASON GAME HIGHS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS BATTING: At bats: 5 14 times Runs scored: 3 Three times Hits: 4 Machovec (twice); Paulson (North Dakota 2/8) RBIs: 5 Larsen (Dayton, 2/7); Balduf (Missouri St., 3/14) Doubles: 2 Machovec (Western Ill., 2/13); Gerking (Wisc., 4/8) Triples: 1 11 times Home runs: 2 Gerking (twice) Total bases: 8 Gerking (twice) Walks: 3 Daigh (UAB, 2/22) Strikeouts: 3 Six times Sac hits: 2 Waters (UAB, 2/22) Sac files: 1 Paulson (Indiana St., 4/19) Hit by pitch: 1 18 times Stolen bases: 2 Three times FIELDING: Putouts: 16 Paulson (LSU, 2/20) Assists: 6 Four times Errors: 2 Three times Passed balls: 2 Papesh (twice) PITCHING: Innings pitched: 10.0 Larsen (Evansville, 4/5) Runs allowed: 9 Larsen (Bradley, 4/1) Earned runs: 6 Larsen (Bradley, 4/1) Walks allowed: 6 Daugharthy (W-Green Bay, 2/14) Strikeouts: 8 Larsen (South Dakota State, 2/7) Hits allowed: 11 Larsen (twice) Doubles: 4 Larsen (Texas State, 2/22) Triples: 2 Larsen (Missouri State, 3/14) Home runs: 2 Larsen (Bradley, 4/1) HITTING STREAKS Longest Current Gerking Machovec 10 4 Larsen 8 - Daigh 7 5 Papesh 7 - MULTIPLE HIT GAMES Total Machovec Gerking Daigh Balduf Larsen Paulson UNI SOFTBALL

10 MVC SOFTBALL STANDINGS (Thru APRIL 29) Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Creighton Southern Illinois Drake UNI Illinois State Missouri State Indiana State Wichita State Bradley Evansville MVC SOftball RPI (ApRil 29) 1. Southern Illinois Creighton UNI Illinois State Drake Missouri State Wichita State Bradley Indiana State Evansville preseason MVC coaches poll 1. Creighton (9) Illinois State Southern Illinois Drake (1) Wichita State Missouri State Evansville Indiana State Bradley UNI...24 First-place votes shown in parentheses. Voting by Missouri Valley Conference coaches, with one abstention. MVC preseason all-conference team 1b Renae Sinkler Jr. Creighton 2B Kara Nelson Jr. Illinois State 3B Katie Wagner Sr. Southern Illinois SS Meredith Simpson Sr. Indiana State C Krista Price Jr. Evansville DP Amber Smith Sr. Illinois State UT Abby Olson So. Illinois State OF Jessie Buker Jr. Illinois State OF Jessica Wakasugi Sr. Creighton OF Brooke Kempker Sr. Missouri State P Tara Oltman Jr. Creighton P Ashley Birdsong Sr. Bradley UNI SOFTBALL 2009 SEASON GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS BATTING: At bats: 39 Twice Last: UE, Apr.4 Runs scored: 14 Dayton Feb. 7 Hits: 16 Dayton Feb. 7 RBIs: 13 Dayton Feb. 7 Doubles: 5 Dayton Feb. 7 Triples: 2 Twice Last: Wisc., Apr. 8 Home runs: 4 Bradley Apr. 1 Total bases: 27 Dayton Feb. 7 Walks: 11 UAB Feb. 22 Strikeouts: 11 Nebraska Feb. 8 Sac hits: 3 Evansville Apr. 4 Sac files: 1 Twice Last; Ind. St., Apr. 19 Hit by pitch: 3 Twice Last: KU Mar. 8 Runners LOB: 14 UAB Feb. 22 FIELDING: Putouts: 33 UAB Feb. 22 Assists: 16 Twice Last: UE, Apr. 4 Errors: 3 Six times Passed balls: 2 Twice Last: Bradley, Apr. 1 DPs turned: 2 Twice Last: WSU, Apr. 11 PITCHING: Innings pitched: 12 Twice Last: Ill. St., Apr. 25 Runs allowed: 9 Twice Last: OSU, Mar. 19 Earned runs: 9 North Dakota Feb. 8 Walks allowed: 8 Nebraska Feb. 8 Strikeouts: 8 Twice Last: ND, Feb. 8 Hits allowed: 12 Bradley Apr. 1 Doubles: 4 Texas State Feb. 22 Triples: 2 Missouri State March 14 Home runs: 2 Six times 2009 MVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 2/9 - Kara L Huillier, Wichita State 2/16 - Lissa Fehlman, Evansville 2/23 - Elena Leon, Drake 3/2 - Torey Craddock Drake 3/9 - Kelly Papesh, UNI 3/16 - Brittney Balduf, UNI 3/23 - Laura Kratochvil, Creighton 3/30- Jessie Smith, Missouri State 4/6- Rachel Gerking, UNI 4/13- Kylie Wagner, Evansville 4/20- Sinkler (CU), Olson (ILS) 4/27-Katie Armour, Indiana State 2009 MVC PITCHERS OF THE WEEK 2/9 - Danielle Glosson, Southern Illinois 2/16 - Katie McNamara, Southern Illinois 2/23 - Katie McNamara, Southern Illinois 3/2 - McGinley, MSU and Birch, ILS 3/9 - Tara Oltman, Creighton 3/16 - Katie McNamara, Southern Illinois 3/23 - Tara Oltman, Creighton 3/30 - Amber Smith, Illinois State 4/6- Jordan Birch, Illinois State 4/13- Darcy Wood, Indiana State 4/20- Tara Oltman, Creighton 4/27- Darcy Wood, Indiana State 10 UNI SOFTBALL

11 2009 UNI SOFTBALL STATISTICS UNI Softball Overall Statistics for UNI (as of Apr 27, 2009) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 9-9 Away: 14-8 Neutral: 9-3 MVC: Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 8 Machovec, Megan Gerking, Rachel Daigh, Mackenzie Larsen, Jen Papesh, Kelly Paulson, Morgan Callanan, Lindsay Daugharthy, Erann Keiper, Crystal Balduf, Brittney Turner, Laura Borschel, Hannah Waters, Samantha Bakey, Sarah Dunker, Courtney Galvin, Allison Embrey, Leah Wachholder, Kim Steil, Angie Hutcheson, Jaye Plein, Whitney Totals Opponents LOB - Team (314), Opp (354). DPs turned - Team (21), Opp (13). CI - Team (1), Papesh, K. 1. IBB - Team (4), Larsen, Jen 2, Gerking, R. 1, Machovec, M. 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Machovec, M. 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 10 Larsen, Jen / Hutcheson, Jaye / Tillett, Melissa / Bakey, Sarah / Daugharthy, Erann / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (11), Papesh, K. 10, Dunker, C. 1, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Papesh, K. (22-26), Tillett, M. (13-14), Larsen, Jen (9-12), Galvin, A. (1-1), Dunker, C. (1-1), Hutcheson, J (1-1), Daugharthy,E (1-1). 11 UNI SOFTBALL

12 2009 UNI SOFTBALL STATISTICS UNI Softball Conference statistics for UNI (as of Apr 27, 2009) (MVC games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 5-6 Away: 8-2 Neutral: 0-2 MVC: Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 8 Machovec, Megan Gerking, Rachel Daigh, Mackenzie Balduf, Brittney Larsen, Jen Papesh, Kelly Callanan, Lindsay Paulson, Morgan Borschel, Hannah Keiper, Crystal Daugharthy, Erann Waters, Samantha Dunker, Courtney Galvin, Allison Turner, Laura Hutcheson, Jaye Plein, Whitney Embrey, Leah Bakey, Sarah Steil, Angie Totals Opponents LOB - Team (128), Opp (175). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (9). CI - Team (1), Papesh, K. 1. IBB - Team (2), Gerking, R. 1, Larsen, Jen 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Machovec, M. 1. (MVC games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 12 Hutcheson, Jaye / Larsen, Jen / Bakey, Sarah / Daugharthy, Erann / Tillett, Melissa / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (4), Papesh, K. 4, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Papesh, K. (10-11), Tillett, M. (6-6), Larsen, Jen (2-3), Daugharthy,E (1-1), Hutcheson, J (1-1). MVC TEAM RANKINGS (Rankings as of April 29) Batting Average: 1st Slugging Pct.: 1st On base pct: 3rd Runs: 1st Hits: 1st RBI: 1st Doubles: 4th Triples: 1st Home Runs: 1st Total Bases: 1st At-bats: 1st Steals: 3rd Double Plays: 1st 12 UNI SOFTBALL NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (Rankings as of April 28) Home Runs Per Game: 24th Scoring: 46th Slugging Pct.: 44th DPS Turned Per Game: 30th

13 2009 UNI SOFTBALL STATISTICS UNI Softball Team Game-by-Game for UNI (as of Apr 27, 2009) Batting (All games) Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e avg Feb 07 Dayton Feb 07 South Dakota State Feb 08 North Dakota Feb 08 Nebraska Feb 13 vs Western Illinois Feb 13 Minnesota Feb 14 vs Wisconsin-Green Bay Feb 14 vs Drake Feb 15 vs Arkansas Feb 20 at LSU Feb 21 vs UAB Feb 21 vs Texas State Feb 22 vs Texas State Feb 22 vs UAB Mar 07 at University of Kansas Mar 07 vs North Dakota State Mar 08 vs Eastern Illinois Mar 08 at University of Kansas Mar 11 at Missouri *Mar 14 at Missouri State *Mar 14 at Missouri State *Mar 15 at Missouri State Mar 18 at Oklahoma Mar 19 at Oklahoma State *Mar 21 Southern Illinois *Mar 21 Southern Illinois *Mar 22 Southern Illinois Mar 25 at Iowa State Mar 30 North Dakota State Mar 30 North Dakota State *Apr 01 Bradley *Apr 01 Bradley *Apr 4 at Evansville *Apr 4 at Evansville *Apr 5 at Evansville *Apr 07 vs Creighton *Apr 07 vs Creighton Apr 08 at Wisconsin Apr 08 at Wisconsin *Apr 10 Wichita State *Apr 10 Wichita State *Apr 11 Wichita State *Apr 15 at Bradley *Apr 18 Indiana State *Apr 18 Indiana State *Apr 19 Indiana State Apr 21 Iowa Apr 22 at Nebraska Apr 22 at Nebraska *Apr 25 at Illinois State *Apr 25 at Illinois State *Apr 26 at Illinois State Totals UNI SOFTBALL

14 2009 UNI SOFTBALL STATISTICS UNI Softball Team Game-by-Game for UNI (as of Apr 27, 2009) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 07 Dayton Feb 07 South Dakota State Feb 08 North Dakota Feb 08 Nebraska Feb 13 vs Western Illinois Feb 13 Minnesota Feb 14 vs Wisconsin-Green Bay Feb 14 vs Drake Feb 15 vs Arkansas Feb 20 at LSU Feb 21 vs UAB Feb 21 vs Texas State Feb 22 vs Texas State Feb 22 vs UAB Mar 07 at University of Kansas Mar 07 vs North Dakota State Mar 08 vs Eastern Illinois Mar 08 at University of Kansas Mar 11 at Missouri *Mar 14 at Missouri State *Mar 14 at Missouri State *Mar 15 at Missouri State Mar 18 at Oklahoma Mar 19 at Oklahoma State *Mar 21 Southern Illinois *Mar 21 Southern Illinois *Mar 22 Southern Illinois Mar 25 at Iowa State Mar 30 North Dakota State Mar 30 North Dakota State *Apr 01 Bradley *Apr 01 Bradley *Apr 4 at Evansville *Apr 4 at Evansville *Apr 5 at Evansville *Apr 07 vs Creighton *Apr 07 vs Creighton Apr 08 at Wisconsin Apr 08 at Wisconsin *Apr 10 Wichita State *Apr 10 Wichita State *Apr 11 Wichita State *Apr 15 at Bradley *Apr 18 Indiana State *Apr 18 Indiana State *Apr 19 Indiana State Apr 21 Iowa Apr 22 at Nebraska Apr 22 at Nebraska *Apr 25 at Illinois State *Apr 25 at Illinois State *Apr 26 at Illinois State Totals UNI SOFTBALL

15 2 Mackenzie Daigh Infield Freshman 5-5 Bucyrus, Kan. (Berean Christian) At-bats... 4 (20 times) Runs...2 (five times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Hits... 2 (17 times) RBIs...3 (Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Doubles...1 (eight times) Triples...1 (twice: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Home runs... 1 (three times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Walks...3 (UAB, 2/22/09) Strikeouts...2 (three times: last, Nebraska, 4/22/09) Steals... 1 (North Dakota State, 3/30/09) Hit by pitch... 1 (three times: last, Iowa, 4/21/09) Hit by pitch...same MVC RANKS (As of April 29) Assists: 2nd Triples: T-2nd Runs: 4th Fielding DPs: 4th 3 Allison Galvin At-bats... 3 (twice: last, UAB, 2/21/09) Runs... 1 (10 times) Hits...N/A RBIs...N/A Doubles...N/A Home runs...n/a Walks...N/A Strikeouts... 2 (twice: last, UAB, 2/21/09) Steals... 1 (three times) Hit by pitch...n/a Outfield Freshman 5-9 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Jefferson) Hit by pitch...same 15 UNI SOFTBALL

16 4 Brittney Balduf Third Base Senior 5-6 Mason City, Iowa (Mason City/NIACC) At-bats...5 (UAB, 2/22/09) Runs...2 (five times: last, Missouri State, 3/15/08) Hits... 3 (Missouri State, 3/15/09) RBIs... 5 (Missouri State, 3/14/09) Doubles...1 (six times: last, Wichita State, 4/10/09) Home runs... 1 (11 times: last, Wichita State, 4/10/09) Walks... 2 (twice: last, Missouri State, 3/14/09) Strikeouts... 3 (three times: last, Bradley, 4/1/09) Steals...1 (three times: last, UE, 4/5/09) Hit by pitch... 1 (twice: last, NDSU, 3/7/09) At-bats...5 (UAB, 2/22/09) Runs...2 (twice: last, Missouri State, 3/15/09) Hits...3 (Missouri State, 3/15/09) RBIs...5 (Missouri State, 3/14/09) Doubles... 1 (five times) Triples... N/A Home runs...1 (10 times) Walks...2 (Missouri State, 3/14/09) Strikeouts...3 (twice) Steals...1 (twice) Hit by pitch...1 (twice: last, NDSU, 3/7/09) MVC RANKS (As of April 29) Home Runs: T-5th Assists: 5th BALDUF S CAREER STATS AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI kelly papesh Catcher Senior 5-8 Minooka, Ill. (Minooka) At-bats... 4 (19 times: last, UE, 4/4/09) Runs...2 (Drake, 3/24/07) Hits...3 (three times: last, Illinois State, 4/25/09) RBIs... 4 (NDSU, 3/7/09) Doubles... 1 (19 times) Home runs...1 (23 times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Walks... 1 (26 times) Strikeouts...3 (Bradley, 4/20/06) Steals... 1 (three times) Hit by pitch...1 (four times: last, SIU, 3/21/09) At-bats... 4 (eight times) Runs...1 (16 times) Hits...3 (Illinois State, 4/25/09) RBIs...4 (NDSU, 3/7/09) Doubles... 1 (six times) Triples... N/A Home runs...1 (12 times) Walks...1 (11 times) Strikeouts... 2 (four times) Steals...1 (Missouri, 3/11/09) Hit by pitch...1 (twice) MVC RANKS (As of April 29) Home Runs: 1st Slugging Pct: 10th PAPESH S CAREER STATS AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI UNI CAREER HOME RUN LIST 1. Jody Dean Rachael Rogers T-3. Jen Larsen Present T-3. Kelly Papesh Present T-3. Jen Dean UNI SOFTBALL UNI SINGLE-SEASON HOME RUN LIST 1. Angela Higgins Kelly Papesh Jody Dean Jody Dean T-5. Rachel Gerking

17 6 Hannah Borschel At-bats...5 (UE, 4/5/09) Runs... 2 (four times: last, Wichita State, 4/10/09) Hits...2 (twice: last, UE, 4/5/09) RBIs... 2 (Missouri State, 3/14/09) Doubles...1 (three times: last, Missouri State, 3/14/09) Home runs...n/a Walks... 1 (nine times) Strikeouts...2 (twice: last, Arkansas 2/15/09) Steals... 1 (four times: last, UE, 4/4/09) Hit by pitch...1 (Arkansas, 2/15/09) Outfield Freshman 5-4 Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar) Hit by pitch...same 7 Crystal Keiper At-bats... 4 (eight times: last, SIU, 3/21/09) Runs... 2 (three times: last, UAB, 2/21/09) Hits...3 (twice: last, Illinois State, 5/3/08) RBIs...3 (twice: last, Illinois State, 5/3/08) Doubles...2 (twice, last: Wichita State, 4/26/08) Triples... 1 (Tennessee Tech, 2/14/08) Home runs... 1 (three times: last Minnesota, 2/15/08) Walks...2 (three times: last, Nebraska, 4/22/09) Strikeouts... 3 (Creighton, 3/29/08) Steals... 1 (four times: last, UE, 4/4/09) Hit by pitch... 1 (Kansas, 3/8/09) Infield Senior 5-9 Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Jefferson/Kirkwood) At-bats...4 (twice) Runs...2 (UAB, 2/21/09) Hits... 2 (twice: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) RBIs...2 (twice) Doubles...1 (three times: last, WSU, 4/10/09) Triples... N/A Home runs... N/A Walks...2 (twice) Strikeouts...2 (three times) Steals... 1 (twice: last, UE, 4/4/09) Hit by pitch...1 (Kansas, 3/8/09) KEIPER S CAREER STATS AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI UNI SOFTBALL

18 8 Megan Machovec At-bats... 5 (nine times: last, UE, 4/5/09) Runs... 3 (Drake, 4/6/08) Hits...4 (three times: last, Missouri State, 3/14/09) RBIs... 3 (UE, 4/4/09) Doubles...2 (Western Illinois, 2/13/09) Triples...1 (12 times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Home runs... 1 (twice: last, Arkansas, 2/15/009) Walks...2 (four times: last, Indiana State, 4/18/09) Strikeouts... 4 (Creighton, 4/28/07) Steals...2 (five times: last, Missouri State, 3/14/09) Hit by pitch... 1 (three times) MACHOVEC S CAREER STATS AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Outfield Junior 5-4 DeWitt, Iowa (Central) At-bats... 5 (six times) Runs...2 (11 times) Hits...4 (twice) RBIs... 3 (UE, 4/4/09) Doubles... 2 (Western Illinois, 2/13/09) Triples... 1 (six times) Home runs...1 (Arkansas, 2/15/09) Walks...2 (three times) Strikeouts... 3 (SIU, 3/21/09) Steals...2 (twice) Hit by pitch... N/A MVC RANKS (As of April 29) Hits: 1st Triples: 1st Runs: 2nd Steals: T-4th Batting Avg: 6th NCAA RANKS (As of April 28) Triples: 6th Triples Per Game: 18th 9 Rachel gerking At-bats... 5 (four times: last, UE, 4/4/09) Runs...3 (four times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Hits... 3 (seven times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) RBIs...4 (four times: last, Wichita State, 4/10/09) Doubles... 2 (three times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Home runs... 2 (twice: last, Illinois State, 4/25/09) Walks... 2 (twice: last, Indiana State, 4/19/09) Strikeouts...3 (Arkansas, 3/3/07) Steals... 1 (seven times) Hit by pitch...1 (six times: last, Bradley, 4/1/09) GERKING S CAREER STATS AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI Outfield Junior 5-6 Spirt Lake, Iowa (Spirit Lake) At-bats... 5 (three times: last, UE, 4/4/09) Runs...3 (twice) Hits...3 (twice) RBIs... 4 (twice) Doubles...2 (Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Triples... N/A Home runs...2 (twice) Walks...2 (twice) Strikeouts... 1 (six times) Steals...1 (Eastern Illinois, 3/8/09) Hit by pitch...1 (three times) UNI SINGLE-SEASON RBI LIST 1. Rachel Gerking Jody Dean Stacy Weber Jen Dean MVC RANKS (As of April 29) RBI: 1st Hits: 2nd Home Runs: T-2nd Doubles: 3rd Slugging Pct: 6th NCAA RANKS (As of April 28) RBIs Per Game: 24th 18 UNI SOFTBALL MVC SINGLE-SEASON RBI LIST 1. Brittany Mynsberge 55 (BU) 2004 T-2. Rachel Gerking 54 (UNI) 2009 T-2. Natalie Quinn 54 (BU) 1996

19 10 jen larsen Pitcher/First Base Junior 5-9 Moline, Ill. (Moline) At-bats...5 (twice: last, UE, 4/5/09) Runs...4 (Santa Clara, 3/9/07) Hits... 3 (seven times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) RBIs... 5 (twice: last, Dayton, 2/7/09) Doubles...2 (Arkansas, 3/2/07) Triples... 1 (twice: last, Indiana State, 4/19/09) Home runs...2 (UT-Martin, 3/2/08) Walks... 2 (11 times) Strikeouts... 3 (twice) Steals...2 (Missouri State, 4/6/07) Hit by pitch... 1 (three times) At-bats... 5 (UE, 4/5/09) Runs...2 (seven times) Hits...3 (twice) RBIs...5 (Dayton, 2/7/09) Doubles... 1 (seven times: last, UE, 4/4/09) Triples...1 (twice) Home runs...1 (seven times: last, Illinois State, 4/25/09) Walks...2 (three times) Strikeouts...2 (three times: last, Iowa, 4/21/09) Steals... 1 (five times) Hit by pitch...1 (twice: last, Kansas, 3/7/09) PItching Innings pitched...10 (UE, 4/5/09) Runs allowed...11 (Illinois State, 3/17/07) Earned runs...10 (Illinois State, 3/17/07) Strikeouts... 8 (South Dakota State, 2/7/09) Hits allowed (twice, last, Drake, 4/06/08) LARSEN S CAREER STATS HITTING AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI pitching Innings pitched...10 (UE, 4/5/09) Runs allowed... 9 (Bradley, 4/1/09) Earned runs... 6 (Bradley, 4/1/09) Strikeouts... 8 (South Dakota State, 2/7/09) Hits allowed...11 (twice: last, Wichita State, 4/11/09) LARSEN S CAREER STATS PITCHING ERA W-L APP GS CG IP H R ER BB SO UNI CAREER HOME RUN LIST 1. Jody Dean Rachael Rogers T-3. Jen Larsen Present T-3. Kelly Papesh Present T-3. Jen Dean NCAA RANKS (As of April 28) Shutouts: T-17th MVC RANKS (As of April 29) Wins: 2nd Innings pitched: 3rd Triples: T-2nd RBIs: 3rd Runs: T-3rd ERA: 8th UNI SINGLE-SEASON RECORD FOR SHUTOUTS T-1. Julie Phillips (2002) 9 T-1. Sarah O Byrne (1988) 9 T-3 Jen Larsen (2009) 8 11 courtney dunker Catcher/First Base Freshman 5-9 New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln Way Centeral) At-bats...4 (Nebraska, 4/22/09) Runs...N/A Hits...N/A RBIs...N/A Doubles...N/A Home runs...n/a Walks...2 (Nebraska, 4/22/09) Strikeouts...N/A Steals...N/A Hit by pitch...n/a Hit by pitch...same 19 UNI SOFTBALL

20 12 jaye hutcheson Pitcher/First Base Freshman 6-0 Linn-Mar, Iowa (Linn-Mar) At-bats...2 (Nebraska, 4/22/09) Runs...N/A Hits...N/A RBIs...N/A Doubles...N/A Home runs...n/a Walks...N/A Strikeouts...1 (Nebraska, 4/22/09) Steals...N/A Hit by pitch...n/a Hit by pitch...same PItching Innings pitched (Missouri State, 3/14/09) Runs allowed... 8 (North Dakota State, 3/30/09) Earned runs... 5 (North Dakota State, 3/30/09) Strikeouts...3 (four times: last, Iowa, 4/21/09) Hits allowed... 4 (North Dakota State, 3/30/09) PItching Innings pitched... Same Runs allowed... Same Earned runs... Same Strikeouts... Same Hits allowed... Same 13 Samantha waters Outfield Junior 5-6 Des Moines, Iowa (East) At-bats...3 (three times: last, UE, 4/4/09) Runs... 1 (10 times) Hits...1 (twice: last, UE, 4/4/09 RBIs...1 (UE, 4/4/09) Doubles...N/A Home runs...n/a Walks...N/A Strikeouts... 1 (Dayton, 2/7/09) Steals... 1 (12 times) Hit by pitch...n/a Hit by pitch... Sam MVC RANKS (As of April 29) Steals: T-2nd 20 UNI SOFTBALL

21 14 Eranne Daugharthy At-bats... 4 (four times: last, Nebraska, 4/22/09) Runs...1 (five time) Hits...3 (Nebraska, 4/22/09) RBIs...2 (twice: last, Nebraska, 4/22/09) Doubles...N/A Home runs...1 (three times: last, Nebraska, 4/22/09) Walks...1 (six times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Strikeouts... 3 (twice: last, Bradley, 4/1/09) Steals...N/A Hit by pitch...n/a Pitcher/Infield Sophomore 6-0 Ottawa, Kan. (Olathe East/Colorado State) Hit by pitch...same pitching Innings pitched (W-Green Bay, 2/14/09) Runs allowed...5 (North Dakota, 2/8/09) Earned runs...5 (North Dakota, 2/8/09) Strikeouts...2 (North Dakota, 2/8/09) Hits allowed... 5 (Missouri State, 3/15/09) Pitching Innings pitched... Same Runs allowed... Same Earned runs... Same Strikeouts... Same Hits allowed... Same 15 sarah bakey Third Base/Pitcher Junior 5-6 West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) At-bats... 4 (Kansas, 3/7/09) Runs...1 (twice: last, Nebraska, 3/31/08) Hits... 1 (seven times: last, Kansas, 3/7/09) RBIs... 2 (twice: last, Kansas, 3/7/09) Doubles...N/A Triples...N/A Home runs...1 (Iowa State, 3/28/08) Walks... 1 (three times) Strikeouts... 2 (12 times) Steals...1 (Nebraska, 3/31/08) Hit by pitch...n/a pitching Innings pitched (twice, last, Western Illinois, 2/14/08) Runs allowed...10 (Creighton, 3/29/08) Earned runs...10 (Creighton, 3/29/08) Strikeouts... 8 (North Dakota, 2/10/08) Hits allowed...10 (Creighton, 3/29/08) At-bats...4 (Kansas, 3/7/09) Runs...1 (Kansas, 3/7/09) Hits...1 (Kansas, 3/7/09) RBIs...2 (Kansas, 3/7/09) Doubles... N/A Triples... N/A Home runs... N/A Walks... 1 (W-Green Bay, 2/14/09) Strikeouts... 2 (twice: last, Oklahoma St., 3/19/09) Steals... N/A Hit by pitch... N/A Pitching Innings pitched (Dayton, 2/7/09) Runs allowed... 4 (twice: last, North Dakota State, 3/30/09) Earned runs... 4 (twice: last, North Dakota State, 3/30/09) Strikeouts... 3 (Dayton, 2/7/09) Hits allowed...6 (North Dakota, 2/8/09) BAKEY S CAREER STATS HITTING AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BAKEY S CAREER STATS PITCHING ERA W-L APP GS CG IP H R ER BB SO UNI SOFTBALL

22 16 Melissa tillett Pitcher R-Freshman 5-4 San Diego, Calif. (Mira Mesa) At-bats...N/A Runs...N/A Hits...N/A RBIs...N/A Doubles...N/A Home runs...n/a Walks...N/A Strikeouts...N/A Steals...N/A Hit by pitch...n/a Hit by pitch...same pitching Innings pitched (twice: last, Indiana State, 4/18/09) Runs allowed... 6 (three times: last, Bradley, 4/1/09) Earned runs...5 (four times: last, Wichita State, 4/10/09) Strikeouts... 7 (Minnesota, 2/13/09) Hits allowed...10 (Bradley, 4/1/09) Pitching Innings pitched... Same Runs allowed... Same Earned runs... Same Strikeouts... Same Hits allowed... Same 17 Jessica Magnuson At-bats...2 (twice: last, NDSU, 4/22/08) Runs...1 (Indiana State, 3/1/08) Hits...1 (Illinois State, 5/4/08) RBIs...N/A Doubles...N/A Home runs...n/a Walks...1(North Dakota State, (4/22/08) Strikeouts...2 (Nebraska, 3/31/08) Steals...N/A Hit by pitch... 1 (Drake, 4/5/08) Third Base/Outfield Sophmore 5-7 Waterloo, Iowa (East) At-bats... N/A Runs... N/A Hits... N/A RBIs... N/A Doubles... N/A Triples... N/A Home runs... N/A Walks... N/A Strikeouts... N/A Steals... N/A Hit by pitch... N/A MAGNUSON S CAREER STATS AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI UNI SOFTBALL

23 18 Morgan Paulson First Base Senior 5-6 Fort Dodge, Iowa (Fort Dodge) At-bats...5 (three times: last, UE, 4/5/09) Runs... 2 (nine times: last, UE, 4/4/09) Hits...4 (North Dakota, 2/8/09) RBIs... 4 (Missouri State, 3/14/09) Doubles... 2 (Illinois State, 3/17/07) Home runs...1 (five times: last, Illinois State, 4/26/09) Walks...3 (South Dakota State, 4/18/06) Strikeouts... 3 (three times: last, LSU, 2/20/09) Steals... 1 (three times) Hit by pitch... 1 (three times) PAULSON S CAREER STATS AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI At-bats...5 (twice) Runs...2 (twice) Hits... 4 (North Dakota, 2/8/09) RBIs...4 (Missouri State, 3/14/09) Doubles...1 (three times) Triples... N/A Home runs...1 (three times) Walks...1 (13 times) Strikeouts... 3 (LSU, 2/20/09) Steals... N/A Hit by pitch...1 (Western Ill., 2/13/09) MVC RANKS (As of April 29) Putouts: 1st Chances: 1st Fielded DPs: 1st UNI CAREER RECORD FOR PUTOUTS 1. Angie Schreurs Cindy Franzen Morgan Paulson present 4. Laurel Magee Laura Turner Catcher/Third Base Freshman 5-7 West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) At-bats... 1 (seven times) Runs...N/A Hits...1 (twice: last, North Dakota, 2/8/09) RBIs...N/A Doubles...1 (North Dakota, 2/8/09) Home runs...n/a Walks... 1 (Kansas, 3/7/09) Strikeouts...1 (four times: last, Wisconsin, 4/8/09) Steals...N/A Hit by pitch...n/a Hit by pitch...same 23 UNI SOFTBALL

24 21 Kim Wachholder At-bats...2 (UAB, 2/22/09) Runs... 1 (Kansas, 3/8/09) Hits...1 (UAB, 2/22/09) RBIs...N/A Doubles...N/A Home runs...n/a Walks... 2 (Kansas, 3/8/09) Strikeouts...N/A Steals...N/A Hit by pitch...n/a Infield Freshman 5-3 Salem, Wis. (Central Westosha) Hit by pitch...same 22 Lindsay Callanan Outfield/First Base Freshman 5-6 Antioch, Ill. (Antioch) At-bats... 4 (four times: last, UE, 4/5/09) Runs... 2 (twice: last, Kansas, 3/8/09) Hits... 3 (twice: last, Missouri State, 3/15/09) RBIs... 2 (Missouri State, 3/15/09) Doubles... 1 (Eastern Illinois, 3/8/09) Triples... 1 (Kansas, 3/8/09) Home runs...n/a Walks...1 (twice: last, Wichita State, 4/10/09) Strikeouts... 2 (Bradley, 4/1/09) Steals...2 (Wichita State, 4/10/09) Hit by pitch... 1 (Kansas, 3/8/09) Hit by pitch...same 24 UNI SOFTBALL

25 24 LEAH EMBREY At-bats...1 (UAB, 2/21/09) Runs... 1 (Kansas, 3/7/09) Hits...1 (UAB, 2/21/09) RBIs...1 (UAB, 2/21/09) Doubles...N/A Home runs...n/a Walks...N/A Strikeouts...N/A Steals...N/A Hit by pitch...n/a Catcher/Third Base Freshman 5-5 Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) Hit by pitch...same 26 Whitney Plein At-bats...N/A Runs...1 (Wichita State, 4/10/09) Hits...N/A RBIs...N/A Doubles...N/A Home runs...n/a Walks...N/A Strikeouts...N/A Steals...N/A Hit by pitch...n/a Infield Freshman 5-8 Burlington, Iowa (Burlington) Hit by pitch...same 25 UNI SOFTBALL