South Dakota State JACKRABBIT ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASE

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1 South Dakota State JACKRABBIT ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASE Jackrabbit Sports Information Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center SDSU Box 2820 Brookings, SD Sports Information Director: Jason Hove Phone: (605) Assistant Director: Ryan Sweeter Phone: (605) Fax: (605) Sportsline: (605) Website: S O F T B A L L I N F O R M AT I O N Jacks to finally open home schedule N E X T U P Friday, April 20 HOME OPENER v s. North Dakota St. (DH) Bro o k i n g s, S. D. Game - 3 p.m. Game 2-5 p.m. Saturday, April 2 vs. Valparaiso (DH) Brookings, S.D. Game - 2 p.m. Game 2-2 p.m. N E X T W E E K Tuesday, April 24 at Minnesota (DH) Minneapolis, M i n n. Game - 4 p.m. Game 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 vs. Augustana (DH) Brookings, S.D. Game - 3 p.m. Game 2-5 p.m. Sports Information Contact: Ryan Sweeter April 7, 2007 BROOKINGS, S.D. Weather related issues forced the postponement of South Dakota State s first six attempts at playing its first home game of the 2007 season, but the snow finally melted and the sun is expected to shine when the Jackrabbits host North Dakota State on Friday and Valparaiso on Saturday at the new Jackrabbit Softball Stadium. The Jacks split a doubleheader with future Mid-Continent Conference opponent UMKC the last time out, but get seven days off to prepare for the two twin bills this weekend. ON THE BASE PATH Through 33 games, the speedy Jackrabbits stole 64 bases in 80 attempts, just 8 shy of last year s record breaking total of 82. During that same span, SDSU opponents swiped only 30 bases in 43 attempts. That aggressive style of play paid dividends early in the season, and as the bats continue to come around, should yield more wins. IN TRANSITION South Dakota State continues in its third season competing at the NCAA Division I level (Football Championship Subdivision FCS for football) in all sports. SDSU previously competed at the Division II level as a charter member of the North Central Conference. Currently a Division I independent, SDSU plays at least 43 Division I games against 3 Division I opponents in 2007.The Jackrabbits compiled an 8-3 record against D-I opponents in RABBITS ON THE RADIO Game of the Jackrabbit doubleheaders can be heard on KBRK AM 430, or by logging onto and clicking on the broadcasts link. The broadcasts, with Dellas Cole doing the play-by-play, begin approximately 5 minutes prior to the scheduled first pitch. JACKRABBIT SOFTBALL STADIUM Located just north of Coughlin Alumni Stadium, the Jackrabbits christen the new Jackrabbit Softball Stadium on Friday, with a doubleheader against North Dakota State.

2 S C H E D U L E PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP FEBRUARY 0-atUNI DomeTournament; Cedar Falls,Iowa 0 vs. Northern Iowa L, vs. Northern Illinois L, 3-4 vs. North Dakota State L, -6 vs. Drake W, 0-8 MARCH 2-4 at Buzz Classic; Atlanta, Ga. 2 vs.troy L, vs. Furman L, vs. Radford L, vs. Georgetown W, at Rebel Spring Games; Orlando, Fla. 5 vs. Monmouth W, vs. Detroit Mercy W, 7-7 vs. La Salle L, -2 7 vs.tennessee State W, vs. IPFW W, vs. Holy Cross W, vs. St. Peter s (N.J.) W, vs. Pennsylvania W, at Cascade Clash; Oregon 6 vs. #5 Oregon State (Portland, Ore.).. L, vs. Portland State (Portland, Ore.).... L. 0-7 vs. #5 Oregon State (Corvallis, Ore.). L, vs. Portland State (Corvallis, Ore.).... L, vs. #6 Oregon (Eugene, Ore.)..L, 0-6/L, -0 *22 at Creighton (DH) L, 0-8/W, at Iowa Classic; Iowa City, Iowa *23 vs. Iowa L, -4 *24 vs. Northern Illinois L, 2-3 *25 vs. North Dakota State L, 0-3 *25 vs. Ball State L, 0-5 APRIL *9 at Nebraska (DH) L, -4/L, -2 *0 at Iowa State L, -2 *3 vs. UMKC (Sioux City, Iowa).... W, 8-/L, 0-4 *20 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (DH) /5 p.m. *2 VALPARAISO (DH) /2 p.m. *24 at Minnesota (DH) /6 p.m. *25 AUGUSTANA (DH) /5 p.m at Independent Tournament; Atlanta, Ga. 27 vs. Cal State Bakersfield p.m. 27 vs. Kennesaw State p.m. 28 vs. Longwood a.m. 28 vs. North Florida p.m. 29 Tournament Play TBD MAY * DAKOTA STATE (DH) /5 p.m. *3 ST. CLOUD STATE p.m. Schedule, including start times and radio coverage, subject to change All start times local *Games on KBRK-AM Radio 3B Teresa Howell , 2-2 B, 6 R, 8 RBI DP DESIGNATED PLAYER Dani Broshar.220, 3-2B, 5 RBI, 3R CF Samantha Heinzman.298, 6-2B, 4 RBI, 4R P Kim Westendorf 4-2, 4.58 ERA, 63K or Jenna Marston 7-0, 2.43 ERA, 76K OFF THE BENCH Denise Leon -.43, 3 RBI, 0 BB Steph Peters -.059, BB, 3R C Maggie Eilers -.000, /2 SB, 7R Steph Kuhl.256, 5-2B, 4HR, 9 RBI *Stats through 4/3/07 game vs. UMKC 2007 Schedule Update B Kiley Schwedhelm , H R, 0 RBI April 20 vs. North Dakota State (DH) Brookings, S.D. 3 and 5 p.m. *(Rescheduled from March 30 & 3) May vs. Dakota State (DH) Brookings, S.D. 3 and 5 p.m. *(Rescheduled from April 3 & April 7) May 2 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Cancelled May 3 vs. St. Cloud State ( Game) Brookings, S.D. 2 p.m. *(Rescheduled from March 28) KUHL IN CAREER TOP 0S Jackrabbit senior Steph Kuhl entered the 2007 season listed in the top-0 in eight different SDSU career categories, and added two more so far this season. Kuhl extended her SDSU career home run record to 24 with a solo shot in the Jacks 2- loss at Nebraska on April 9, and boosted the school RBI record to 24 against UMKC on April 3. In addition, Kuhl ranks third in total bases with 279 and ranks fourth in doubles (3) and tied for fourth in games played with 208. She also ranks fifth in career slugging percentage (.477), eighth in career batting average (.302), eighth in hits (7), ninth in at bats (582) and 0th in bases on balls (47). WESTENDORF IN CAREER TOP 0S Like Kuhl with the bat, Jackrabbit junior pitcher Kim Westendorf continues her assault on the record books with her pitching arm. Since starting the 2007 season,westendorf moved up to second all-time in pitching appearances with 2, up one spot to fifth in innings pitched (502) and should move into fourth by the end of the season. Her four wins

3 S D S U QUICK FAC T S Brookings, S.D. Founded 88 Enrollment, 377 (fall 2006) Affiliation NCAA Division I (Provisional) Conference Independent President Dr. David Chicoine Director of Athletics Dr. Fred Oien Nickname Jackrabbits Colors Yellow & Blue 2007 JACKRABBIT ROSTER #3 Amanda Fedson - Fr., IF, L-R North Mankato, Minnesota #4 Teresa Howell - Sr., IF, L-R North Mankato, Minnesota #5 Jessica Vineyard - Fr., IF, L-R Nuevo, California #6 Kim Westendorf - Jr., P, R-R Mankato, Minnesota #8 Kiley Schwedhelm - Jr., IF/P, R-R Papillion, Nebraska #9 Steph Peters - Fr., OF, R-R Nerstrand, Minnesota #0 Samantha Heinzman - So., OF, L-L Omaha, Nebraska # Jenna Marston - So., P, R-R Elkhorn, Nebraska #2 Brittany Postma - So., OF, L-R Madison, South Dakota #3 Brooke Postma - So., OF, L-R Madison, South Dakota #6 Dani Broshar - Fr., C/OF, R-R Louisville, Colorado #7 Steph Kuhl - Sr., C/IF, R-R Logan, Iowa #8 Denise Leon - Jr., IF, L-R Phoenix, Arizona #9 Maggie Eilers - Sr., PR/OF, R-R Brookings, S.D. Head Coach: Shane Bouman Asst. Coach: Beth Rohlena Asst. Coach: Amy Wittgenstein Asst. Coach: Scott Miller SDSU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE COACHES Beth Rohlena - (Row-LEE-nah) Amy Wittgenstein - (Wit-ghen-Stine) PLAYERS Dani Broshar - (Brohz-shur) Maggie Eilers - (eye-lers) Steph Kuhl - (Cool) Jenna Marston - (Mahr-stun) Kiley Schwedhelm - (Shweed-helm) in 2007 moves her into the top five in wins with 34, three short of fourth place. She also recently moved from fourth to third in games started with 83 and ranks fourth in strikeouts with 352. OTHER JACKRABBITS IN CAREER TOP 0S Junior Kiley Schwedhelm set a Jackrabbit record in 2006 with 20 sacrifice bunts and now ranks fifth on the all-time list with 32. Schwedhelm needs four more sac bunts to take over the top spot. Sophomore Brooke Postma stole 4 bases in 4 attempts in 2006, and started this year 2-for-2 to move into fourth place on the SDSU career list. If she keeps up this pace for the rest of 2007, she would eclipse the record of 47 by the end of her sophomore year. Brittany Postma s 4 stolen bases this season, added to the ten she swiped last year, moves her into a tie for seventh all time at SDSU with 24 and Samantha Heinzman moved up to ninth on the all time list against UMKC with 23 career stolen bases. NDSU THIS SEASON The Bison started the week with a 27-9 overall record, and enter Friday s doubleheader after playing two games at Minnesota on Thursday. Prior to its road trip, NDSU swept a three-game weekend home series versus UMKC. NDSU beat the Jacks in two previous meetings this season.the Bison won 6- on February at the season opening UNI Dome Invitational and shutout the Jacks 3-0 on March 25 at the Iowa Classic. Kelly Cantrell leads the Bison offensive attack with.385 batting average, six home runs and 33 RBI. Three-time and reigning Division I Independent pitcher of the week Allison Bakke leads the Bison pitching Staff. Bakke starts the week with a 7--2 record, a.23 ERA and six shutouts in 32 appearances, 24 starts and 9 complete games. VALPARAISO THIS SEASON The Crusaders entered the week with a 9-0 record, 6-3 in the Mid-Con, with games against Purdue at home and at Notre Dame scheduled this week before heading to Brookings to meet the Jackrabbits on Saturday. Valpo started play this week on a high note, Stephanie Kelly and Carrie Franson combined on Valparaiso s first no-hitter in over five years as the Crusaders won the opener over IPFW 8-0 on Monday at home.taylor Callahan set the pace in the second game with two home runs and three RBI to complete the Crusader sweep with a 6- win. Shannon Robinson leads Valpo with a.38 batting average, but Callahan gets most of the production with a.347 batting average, a team-high RBI, a team-high four home runs and a team-high 7 RBI. SDSU 8, UMKC, Game : 4/3/07 South Dakota State pounded out hits against UMKC in the first game of a doubleheader and came away with an 8- Game Win, but the bats went silent in Game 2, and the Kangaroos capitalized with a 4-0 win. UMKC came through with a run on two hits the top of the first inning of Game to take the early -0 advantage over the Jackrabbits, but the lead

4 SHANE BOUMAN AT SDSU YEAR RECORD CONFERENCE Independent Independent Independent CAREER TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Brooke Postma.322 Samantha Heinzman.298 Brittany Postma.297 AT-BATS Samantha Heinzman 94 Brittany Postma 9 Kiley Schwedhelm 90 Brooke Postma 90 Steph Kuhl 90 HITS Brooke Postma 29 Samantha Heinzman 28 Brittany Postma 27 Steph Kuhl 23 Kiley Schwedhelm 22 DOUBLES Samantha Heinzman 6 Steph Kuhl 5 Jessica Vineyard 4 Dani Broshar 3 TRIPLES Brittany Postma 2 Jessica Vineyard Brooke Postma Denise Leon Teresa Howell HOME RUNS Steph Kuhl 4 Kiley Schwedhelm RUNS BATTED IN Steph Kuhl 9 Samantha Heinzman 4 Kiley Schwedhelm 0 Brittany Postma 8 Teresa Howell 8 RUNS SCORED Brooke Postma 9 Samantha Heinzman 4 Kiley Schwedhelm 0 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Steph Kuhl.444 Brittany Postma.363 Samantha Heinzman.362 Brooke Postma.344 BASES ON BALLS Samantha Heinzman Denise Leon 0 Brooke Postma 0 Kiley Schwedhelm 7 Amanda Fedson 6 STOLEN BASES/ATTEMPTS Brooke Postma 2/2 Brittany Postma 4/8 Samantha Heinzman 0/ WINS Jenna Marston 7 Kim Westendorf 4 INNINGS PITCHED Jenna Marston 5. Kim Westendorf 94.2 COMPLETE GAMES Jenna Marston 2 Kim Westendorf 0 STRIKEOUTS Jenna Marston 76 Kim Westendorf 63 EARNED RUN AVERAGE Jenna Marston 2.43 Kim Westendorf 4.58 *Stats through 4/3/07 game vs. UMKC did not last long. Amanda Fedson opened the Jacks half of the first by getting hit by a pitch, Brooke Postma followed that up with a bunt single to put runners on first and second with no outs. Samantha Heinzman reached on a fielder s choice in the next at bat, but Fedson was gunned down at third base. Two batters later, Postma scored on an error, then Heinzman scored the go-ahead run on a Kiley Schwedhelm single, which put SDSU up 2-. Fedson came to the plate again in the second inning, and singled home Brittany Postma from second base to put the Jacks up 3-. Teresa Howell came to bat in the fourth inning and smacked a triple that scored Maggie Eilers, who was pinch running for Dani Broshar, to put SDSU on top 4-. Howell then scored on a wild pitch for a 5- SDSU lead. Brooke Postma scored again in the fifth inning on a Steph Kuhl fielder s choice, which increased Kuhl s SDSU best RBI total to 24. Schwedhelm singled home Heinzman later in the inning to give the Jacks a 7- lead. Postma scored for the third time in the game in the sixth on a Heinzman RBI single before Jenna Marston sealed the win in the seventh. Marston scattered five hits, struck out five and walked two to earn her seventh win of the season. Brooke Postma went 3-for-4 at the plate, stole three bases and scored three runs to lead the Jackrabbit offense. SDSU 8, UMKC, Game 2: 4/3/07 Unfortunately for the Jackrabbits, Game 2 played out much differently than Game, as the bats went silent and Kangaroo bats came alive. UMKC jumped right out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back. AshleyToft led off the game with a triple to deep center field, then scored when Kylie Williamson singled in the next at bat. Williamson scored later in the inning on a Taia Jones single. The Kangaroos added single runs in the third and seventh innings to secure the win. Samantha Hurst pitched a complete game one-hitter to earn the win, while Kim Westendorf took the loss for the Jackrabbits. SDSU falls to -22 on the season with the Game 2 Loss. HEAD COACH SHANE BOUMAN Head coach Shane Bouman made a name for South Dakota State softball, and assistant coaches Scott Miller and Beth Rohlena helped him keep the Jackrabbits competitive at the Division I level. Coming off a successful four years as a player, Amy Wittgenstein exchanges her jersey for a polo, and puts her softball expertise to use as an assistant coach as well. Three coaches return in 2007 and the fourth knows exactly how the program runs, so familiarity to the program should bring stability to the team, allowing the players to focus on playing the game. Through his first five years, South Dakota State head coach Shane Bouman instilled an aggressive style of offense to go along with a sound

5 S D S U C OACHING RECORDS COACH Shane Bouman Shelly Bayer Beth Kirchner Deb Allyn Janet Stumps Tracie DeRochie Norma Boetel Sister Janice Iverson Lynn Crane Sue Yeager Jenny Johnson Ruth Marske YEARS 6th RECORD TEAM LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Brooke Postma.349* Steph Kuhl.34 Kiley Schwedhelm.280 *43 at Bats AT-BATS Tessie Winterton 72 Chris Pesqueira 68 Steph Kuhl 59 RUNS Tessie Winterton 34 Chris Pesqueira 20 Kiley Schwedhelm 20 Steph Kuhl 9 Samantha Heinzman 9 HITS Steph Kuhl 50 Tessie Winterton 45 Kiley Schwedhelm 42 Chris Pesqueira 4 DOUBLES Steph Kuhl 0 Kiley Schwedhelm 5 TRIPLES Chris Pesqueira Teresa Howell Amy Wittgenstein Jerra Steffen HOME RUNS Steph Kuhl 0* Chris Pesqueira 3 Stacey Evans 2 *school record RUNS BATTED IN Steph Kuhl 38* Chris Pesqueira 23 Kiley Schwedhelm 7 Tessie Winterton 3 Kassy Hernandez 3 *school record SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Brooke Postma.349 Kiley Schwedhelm.333 Chris Pesqueira.327 Steph Kuhl.34 BASES ON BALLS Steph Kuhl 8 Stacey Evans 8 Samantha Heinzman 6 Tessie Winterton 5 STOLEN BASES Tessie Winterton 2 Brooke Postma 4 Samantha Heinzman 3 Brittany Postma 0 WINS Kim Westendorf 4 Jenna Marston 8 Jordan Bottorff 2 INNINGS PITCHED Kim Westendorf 99.2 Jenna Marston Jordan Bottorff 6.2 Kiley Schwedhelm 6.2 COMPLETE GAMES Kim Westendorf 20 Jenna Marston 6 Jordan Bottorff 2 STRIKEOUTS Kim Westendorf 0 Jenna Marston 78 Jordan Bottorff 9 EARNED RUN AVERAGE Kim Westendorf 2.38 Jenna Marston 3.9 Jordan Bottorff 4.20 defensive mindset in the SDSU softball program. That aggressive style paid big dividends just 9 games into his fifth year, when coach Bouman surpassed Shelly Bayer to become South Dakota State s all-time winningest coach. The record breaking 3th win came on March 7, 2006, when the Jackrabbits downed U.C. Riverside 9-6 in the first game of the Lobo Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bouman and the Jackrabbits went on to finish the 2006 campaign 24-36, giving him 25 career wins. Now, as he continues to lead the South Dakota State softball program through its transition from Division II to the NCAA Division I level, coach Bouman feels his 2007 team is poised for a breakout season. In 2005, despite playing a Division I schedule, Bouman led SDSU to its first winning season since 997 with a record brought impressive victories over Wisconsin, Minnesota,Valparaiso, Toledo, and Northern Iowa. During his tenure, Bouman changed the Jackrabbits style of play, which allowed the Jacks to establish a team record for home runs, 34 in 2003, a record that still stands. His aggressive offense saw the Jacks swipe 66 bases in 2004 the second highest total in school history another 58 in 2005 and a school record 82 steals last season. Bouman brought impressive playing credentials to the Jackrabbit softball program. During his softball-playing career, he earned American Softball Association first-team All-American in 986, 987, 990 and 992. In 6 years as a pitcher, Bouman compiled a record, he also competed in nine International Softball Congress World Tournaments where his teams finished third in 995 and fifth in 996 and 997. A Ruthton, Minnesota native and 992 graduate of South Dakota State, Bouman did not limit his accomplishment to the softball diamond. He lettered four years in football for the Jackrabbits, earning all-north Central Conference honors as a quarterback in 99, when he completed 67 passes in 33 attempts for,827 yards and 3 touchdowns. Bouman led the 99 Jackrabbit football team to a 7-3 record, and finished the season with a quarterback efficiency rating. COACH YEARS RECORD PCT. Shane Bouman Shelly Bayer Beth Kirchner Deb Allyn Janet Stumps Tracie DeRochie Norma Boetel Sister Janice Iverson Lynn Crane Sue Yeager Jenny Johnson Ruth Marske 6th

6 AT BATS. Ashley Kalina ( ) Megan Johnson ( ) Angie Friberg (994-97) Shelly Brandel (995-98) Stacey Warner (995-98) 603 Jennifer Crawford (994-97) 603 HITS S D S U BATTING RECORDS. Megan Johnson ( ) Angie Friberg (994-97) Ashley Kalina ( ) 2 4. Shelly Brandel (995-98) Tania Voltin (994-97) 90 HOME RUNS. Steph Kuhl (2004-present) Ashley Kalina ( ) Shelly Brandel (995-98) 9 4. Mandi Geis ( ) 2 5. Bobbi Jo Mitchell ( ) 0 Tania Voltin (994-97) 0 TRIPLES. Julie Sudbeck (990-93) 4 2. Stacey Warner (995-98) 3. Jill Shumacher (994-97) 9 4. Donna Hansen (994-97) 8 Megan Johnson ( ) 8 DOUBLES. Shelly Brandel (995-98) Tania Voltin (994-97) Donna Hansen (994-97) Steph Kuhl (2004-present) 3 5. Angie Friberg (994-97) 30 Stacey Warner (995-98) 30 TOTAL BASES. Ashley Kalina ( ) Shelly Brandel (995-98) Steph Kuhl (2004-present) Megan Johnson ( ) Angie Friberg (994-97) 259 SACRIFICE BUNTS. Megan Johnson ( ) Ali Adair ( ) Amy Wittgenstein ( ) 33 Angie Friberg (994-97) KileySchwedhelm(2005-present) 32 STOLEN BASES. Ashley Kalina ( ) Megan Johnson ( ) Tessie Winterton ( Brooke Postma (2006-present) Donna Hansen (994-97) Bobbi Jo Mitchell ( ) Brittany Postma (2006-present) 24 Mandi Geis ( ) 24 S D S U PITCHING RECORDS WINNING PERCENTAGE. Jamie Dorfner (995-98) Melissa Peter (994-97) Jessica Jones (990-93) Allison Sempsis (2000-0).500 EARNED RUN AVERAGE (based on minimum 50 innings pitched). Jessica Jones (990-93).8 2. Allison Sempsis (2000-0) Melissa Peter (994-97) Jamie Dorfner (995-98) Lisa Cox (987-90) 2.46 INNINGS PITCHED. Jamie Dorfner (995-98) Melissa Peter (994-97) Jessica Jones (990-93) Lisa Cox (987-90) KimWestendorf(2005-present) 502 PITCHING APPEARANCES. Jamie Dorfner (995-98) KimWestendorf (2005-present) 2 3. Melissa Peter (994-97) Jessica Jones (990-93) Melissa Alleven ( ) 97 GAMES STARTED. Melissa Peter (994-97) Jamie Dorfner (995-98) KimWestendorf (2005-present) Lisa Cox (987-90) 8 5. Jessica Jones (990-93) 79 WINS. Jamie Dorfner (995-98) Melissa Peter (994-97) Jessica Jones (990-93) Lisa Cox (987-90) KimWestendorf (2005-present) 34 COMPLETE GAMES. Melissa Peter (994-97) Lisa Cox (987-90) 7 3. Jessica Jones (990-93) Jamie Dorfner (995-98) Allison Sempsis (2000-0) 5 STRIKEOUTS. Allison Sempsis (2000-0) Melissa Peter (994-97) Jessica Jones (990-93) 4 4. KimWestendorf(2005-present) Melissa Alleven ( ) 288 *Stats through 4/3/07 game vs. UMKC *Stats through 4/3/07 game vs. UMKC

7 2007 Team/Individual Game Highs 2007 Individual Game Batting Highs AT-BATS: 5, by Denise Leon, vs. Drake, 2//07 RUNS SCORED: 3, four times, last by Brooke Postma, vs. UMKC, 4/3/07 HITS: 4, by Samantha Heinzman, vs. Holy Cross, 3/8/07 RUNS BATTED IN: 4, by Steph Kuhl, vs. Creighton, 3/22/07; vs. Holy Cross, 3/8/07 DOUBLES: 2, by Samantha Heinzman, vs. Creighton, 3/22/07 by Steph Kuhl, vs. Holy Cross, 3/8/07 TRIPLES:, five times, last by Brittany Postma, vs. Portland St. 3/7/07 HOME RUNS:, five times, last by Steph Kuhl, at Nebraska, 4/9/07 TOTAL BASES: 6, by Steph Kuhl, vs. Creighton, 3/22/07 WALKS: 3, byteresa Howell, vs. Drake, 2//07 3, by Samantha Heinzman, vs. Drake, 2//07 3, by Amanda Fedson, vs. Georgetown, 3/3/07 SACRIFICE BUNTS: 2, by Samantha Heinzman, at Iowa St. 4/0/07; by Brooke Postma, vs. Oregon St., 3/6/07 SACRIFICE FLIES:, by Steph Kuhl, vs. St. Peter s, 3/9/07 STOLEN BASES: 3, by Brooke Postma, vs. UMKC, 4/3/07; by Brittany Postma, vs. St. Peter s, 3/9/ Individual Game Fielding Highs PUTOUTS: 3, by Kiley Schwedhelm, vs. Furman, 3/2/07 ASSISTS: 7, by Amanda Fedson, vs. Drake, 2//07 ERRORS: 2, four times PASSED BALLS: 2, by Dani Broshar, vs. Furman, 3/2/ Individual Game Pitching Highs COMPLETE GAMES: times, last by Jenna Marston, vs. UMKC, 4/3/07 RUNS ALLOWED: 8, by Kim Westendorf, vs. Creighton,3/22/07; vs. Drake, 2//07 EARNED RUNS: 7, by Kim Westendorf, vs. Creighton, 3/22/07; vs. Drake, 2//07 WALKS ALLOWED: 5, by Jenna Marston, vs.troy, 3/2/07 STRIKEOUTS: 0, by Kim Westendorf, vs. Northern Iowa, 2/0/07 HITS ALLOWED: 3, by Kim Westendorf, vs. Creighton, 3/22/07; vs. Drake, 2//07 DOUBLES ALLOWED: 3, by Kim Westendorf, vs. Drake, 2//07; TRIPLES ALLOWED:, six times, last by Kim Westendorf, vs. UMKC, 4/3/07 HOME RUNS ALLOWED: 4, by Kim Westendorf, vs. Creighton, 3/22/07 WILD PITCHES: 2, by Jenna Marston, vs.troy, 3/2/07; by Kim Westendorf, vs. St. Peter s, 3/9/07 HIT BATTERS:, eight times 2007 Team Game Batting Highs AT-BATS: 35, vs Creighton, 3/22/07 RUNS SCORED: 2, vs. Holy Cross, 3/8/07 HITS: 7, vs. Holy Cross, 3/8/07 RUNS BATTED IN: 2, vs. Holy Cross, 3/8/07 DOUBLES: 4, vs. IPFW, 3/8/07 TRIPLES:, six times, last vs. UMKC, 4/3/07 HOME RUNS:, five times, last at Nebraska, 4/9/07 TOTAL BASES: 22, vs. Holy Cross, 3/8/07 WALKS: 7, vs. Drake, 2//07 STRIKEOUTS: 0, at Nebraska 4/9/07; vs. North Dakota St., 3/25/07; vs. Furman, 3/2/07 SACRIFICE BUNTS: 4, vs. vs. Oregon St., 3/6/2007 SACRIFICE FLIES:, vs. St. Peter s, 3/9/07 STOLEN BASES: 7, vs. UMKC, 4/3/07 vs. St. Peter s, 3/9/ Team Game Fielding Highs PUTOUTS: 2, 5 times, last vs. Ball State, 3/25/07 ASSISTS: 4, vs. Portland St., 3/7/07 vs. Northern Illinois, 3/24/07 ERRORS: 4, vs. Oregon St., 3/6/07; 3/7/07 PASSED BALLS: 2, vs. Furman, 3/2/07 DPS TURNED:, seven times, last vs. Northern Illinois, 3/24/ Team Game Pitching Highs COMPLETE GAMES (7 INN): 5, last vs. Iowa, 3/23/07 RUNS ALLOWED: 2, vs.troy, 3/2/07 EARNED RUNS: 2, vs.troy, 3/2/07 WALKS ALLOWED: 6, vs. Northern Illinois, 2/0/07 STRIKEOUTS: 0, vs. Northern Iowa, 2/0/07 HITS ALLOWED: 3, three times, last vs. Creighton, 3/22/07 DOUBLES ALLOWED: 3, vs. Drake, 2//07 TRIPLES ALLOWED:, six times, last vs. UMKC, 4/3/07 HOME RUNS ALLOWED: 4, vs. Creighton, 3/22/07 WILD PITCHES: 2, four times, vs. UMKC, 4/3/07 HIT BATTERS:, eight times

8 THE MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana *Starting July, 2007 Oakland University Rochester, Michigan Oral Roberts University Tulsa, Oklahoma University Cedar City, Utah UMKC Kansas City, Missouri Western Illinois University Mccomb, Illinois South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota IPFW Ft. Wayne, Indiana North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota THE JACKS JOIN THE MID-CON: The Mid-Continent Conference Presidents Council voted unanimously on August 30, 2006 to extend an invitation for membership to South Dakota State University, which formally accepted the invitation during a ceremony in Brookings on August 3. SDSU officially joins the Mid-Con on July, 2007, and begins play in league competition in the academic year, and is immediately eligible to compete for conference championships. The Mid-Continent Conference celebrates its 25th year as an NCAA Division I athletics conference in The Mid-Con comes off a year in which its student-athletes, coaches, administrators and teams continued to strengthen its reputation as a nationally competitive and well-respected league. The Mid-Con's member schools - Centenary College of Louisiana, IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis), UMKC (University of Missouri-Kansas City), Oakland University, Oral Roberts University, Southern Utah University,Valparaiso University* and Western Illinois University - are located primarily in the Midwest's largest urban areas, and pride themselves on providing quality athletic, academic and social experiences for their studentathletes. The Mid-Con sponsors 9 championship sports, which includes: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's and women's tennis, and volleyball. Regular Season Champion Western Illinois Illinois-Chicago DePaul (East) Western Illinois (West) DePaul (East) Western Illinois (West) DePaul (East) Western Illinois (West) DePaul (East) Western Illinois (West) DePaul Western Illinois Oakland UMKC Post Season Champion 993 Western Illinois 994 Illinois-Chicago 995 DePaul Troy State DePaul DePaul DePaul Western Illinois Western Illinois Oakland Oakland Centenary Centenary *Mid-Continent Conference charter member Valparaiso leaves the Conference after the 2007 season to start play in the Horizon League.