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1 Eastern Illinois Panthers 2010 Softball Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Location...Charleston, Illinois Enrollment...11,966 Founded President...Dr. William L. Perry Faculty Athletic Representative...Dr. Gail Richard Conference...Ohio Valley Conference First Season of OVC Competition...Spring, 1997 Nickname...Panthers Colors... Blue (PMS 2945), Gray (PMS 422) & White University Website... Panther Athletics Website... ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Director of Athletics... Barbara Burke Senior Associate Athletics Director...Mark Bonnstetter Associate AD/Media & Public Relations... Rich Moser Associate AD/Athletic Support Services... Tracy Scott Associate AD/Development... John Smith Assistant AD/Special Projects...Dave Kidwell Assistant AD/Philanthropy...Joel Moersch Assistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator...Mary Wallace SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Associate AD/Media & Public Relations... Rich Moser Office Phone / ... (217) / rlmoser@eiu.edu Asst. SID / Softball Contact... Bart Rettberg Office / Cell Phone... (217) / (217) bvrettberg@eiu.edu Assistant Sports Information Director...Ben Turner Office Phone / ... (217) / bwturner@eiu.edu Panther Photographer/Graphic Designer...Sandy King Director of Marketing & Promotions... Ryan Gilmore Sports Information Mailing Address... Eastern Illinois University 2240 Lantz Arena 600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, IL Fax...(217) Web Site... LOCAL MEDIA CONTACTS Newspaper... Charleston Times-Courier Sports Editor / Phone... Brian Nielsen / (217) bnielsen@jg-tc.com -or- sports@jg-tc.com Address Broadway Mattoon, IL Website... PANTHER COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Kim Schuette (Indiana State, 2001) Record at EIU / Years (.482) / Entering 5th Year Career Record / Years...Same ... kcschuette@eiu.edu Office Phone...(217) Softball Fax... (217) Assistant Coach / Years...Jason Dorey / Entering 5th Year Volunteer Assistant Coach / Years... Al Schuette / Entering 3rd Year Athletic Trainer... Sam Laingen PANTHER PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Softball Overall Record (.511) / Entering 36th Year First Year of NCAA Division I Softball Overall NCAA Division Record (.482) / Entering 27th Year Number of NCAA Tournament Appearances... 0 Ohio Valley Conference Overall Record (.513) / Entering 14th Year Number of OVC Regular-Season Titles... 0 OVC Tournament Record (.535) Number of OVC Tournament Titles RESULTS Overall Record (home, away, neutral) (6-14, 12-10, 7-5) OVC Record (home, away) / Finish (4-10, 5-4) / 6th (of 10) OVC Tournament Finish / record...6th (of 6) / PANTHER ROSTER INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning / Lost / 2 Returning (13)...Ashley Anderton, Amanda Bilina, Angela Danca, Hailee Hanna, Kiley Holtz, Melinda Jackson, Amber May, Denee Menzione, Megan Nelson, Hayley Pieper, Jennifer Saucier, Maria Sorrentino, & Monica Strube Lost (2)...Sarah Coppert & Kathleen Jacoby Starters Returning / Lost... 8 / 1 Returning (8)... Angela Danca, Melinda Jackson, Hailee Hanna, Kiley Holtz, Amber May, Denee Menzione, Megan Nelson, & Hayley Pieper Lost (1)...Sarah Coppert 2010 Newcomers (6)... Melise Brown, Andi Morgan, Hailie Ray, Alexandra Seplak, Abby Wood, & Natalie Wunderlich Newspaper...Daily Eastern News / Phone... densportsdesk@gmail.com / (217) Address...Buzzard Hall Charleston, IL Website s.com 1

2 0 EIU PANTHER SOFTBALL 2010 EIU PANTHER SOFTBALL 2010 EIU PANTHER SOFTBALL 2010 EIU Panther Rosters NUMERICAL ROSTER # PLAYER POSITION(S) HEIGHT B/T YEAR HOMETOWN (HS/COLLEGE) Hailee Hanna... Catcher R/R... So... Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park) 1... Maria Sorrentino...Outfield/Infield R/R... So... McHenry, Ill. (McHenry West) 2... Alexandra Seplak...Utility R/R...Fr...Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) 3... Abby Wood...Infield/Catcher R/R...Fr... Shelbyville, Ind. (Shelbyville) 4... Kiley Holtz...Infield/Catcher R/R... Jr... Elgin, Ill. (Larkin) 5... Megan Nelson...Infield L/R...Sr...Normal, Ill. (Normal West) 6... Denee Menzione... Outfield R/R...Sr...Darien, Ill. (Downers Grove South) 7... Hayley Pieper... Outfield R/R... So...St. Louis, Mo. (Nerinx Hall) 8... Andi Morgan...Utility L/R...Fr...St. Joseph, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden) 9... Melinda Jackson...Infield/Outfield R/R... Jr... Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) Angela Danca... Outfield L/R...Sr...Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) Hailie Ray... Pitcher/Infield R/R...Fr... Ottawa, Kan. (Ottawa) Amber May... Pitcher/Infield L/R... Jr... Normal, Ill. (Normal Comm./Heartland) Ashley Anderton...Infield R/R... So...Dade City, Fla. (Zephryhills) Amanda Bilina...Infield/DP R/R... So... Orland Hills, Ill. (Andrew) Melise Brown...Infield/Outfield L/R...Fr... Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Alta Loma) Jennifer Saucier...Infield/Outfield R/R... So... Chatham, Ill. (Chatham-Glenwood) Natalie Wunderlich... Pitcher/Infield r/r...fr... Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central) Monica Strube...Infield/Outfield R/R... So...Lemont, Ill. (Lemont) HEAD COACH: Kim Schuette (5th Season; Indiana State, 2001) ASSISTANT COACH: Jason Dorey (5th Season) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Al Schuette (4th Season) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # PLAYER POSITION(S) HEIGHT B/T YEAR HOMETOWN (HS/COLLEGE) Ashley Anderton...Infield R/R... So...Dade City, Fla. (Zephryhills) Amanda Bilina...Infield/DP R/R... So... Orland Hills, Ill. (Andrew) Melise Brown...Infield/Outfield L/R...Fr... Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Alta Loma) Angela Danca... Outfield L/R...Sr...Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) Hailee Hanna... Catcher R/R... So... Newbury Park, Calif. (Newbury Park) 4... Kiley Holtz...Infield/Catcher R/R... Jr... Elgin, Ill. (Larkin) 9... Melinda Jackson...Infield/Outfield R/R... Jr... Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) Amber May... Pitcher/Infield L/R... Jr... Normal, Ill. (Normal Comm./Heartland) 6... Denee Menzione... Outfield R/R...Sr...Darien, Ill. (Downers Grove South) 8... Andi Morgan...Utility L/R...Fr...St. Joseph, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden) 5... Megan Nelson...Infield L/R...Sr...Normal, Ill. (Normal West) 7... Hayley Pieper... Outfield R/R... So...St. Louis, Mo. (Nerinx Hall) Hailie Ray... Pitcher/Infield R/R...Fr... Ottawa, Kan. (Ottawa) Jennifer Saucier...Infield/Outfield R/R... So... Chatham, Ill. (Chatham-Glenwood) 2... Alexandra Seplak...Utility R/R...Fr...Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) 1... Maria Sorrentino...Outfield/Infield R/R... So... McHenry, Ill. (McHenry West) Monica Strube...Infield/Outfield R/R... So...Lemont, Ill. (Lemont) 3... Abby Wood...Infield/Catcher R/R...Fr... Shelbyville, Ind. (Shelbyville) Natalie Wunderlich... Pitcher/Infield r/r...fr... Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central) s.com 2

3 2010 Panther Starters & Newcomers 2009 STARTERS RETURNING (R) & LOST (L) Pos Yr B/T (R) 3B Jr R/R (R) C So R/R (R) 2B Sr L/R (R) RF Sr R/R (R) CF Sr L/R (R) 1B Jr R/R (R) LF So R/R (R) DP So R/R Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po 4 HOLTZ, Kiley HANNA, Hailee NELSON, Megan MENZIONE, COPPERT, Denee' Sarah DANCA, Angela JACKSON, Melinda PIEPER, Hayley ANDERTON, Ashley (L) SS Sr R/R 17 COPPERT, Sarah OTHER PLAYERS OF NOTE RETURNING (R) & LOST (L) Pos Yr B/T (R) OF/DP So R/R (R) P Jr R/R (L) P So R/R (L) P Sr R/R Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att 20 SAUCIER, Jennifer SORRENTINO, Maria BILINA, Amanda STRUBE, Monica MAY, Amber LAWSON, Taylor JACOBY, Kathleen PITCHERS RETURNING (R) & LOST (L) Ht Yr B/T (R) 5-4 Jr R/R (R) 5-4 So R/R (L) 5-7 Sr R/R (L) 5-10 So R/R Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp h 12 MAY, Amber / SORRENTINO, Maria / JACOBY, Kathleen / LAWSON, Taylor / NEWCOMERS # Player Position(S) Height B/T Year Hometown (High School) 2... Alexandra Seplak... Utility R/R...Fr... Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) 3... Abby Wood...Infield/Catcher R/R...Fr...Shelbyville, Ind. (Shelbyville) 8... Andi Morgan... Utility L/R...Fr... St. Joseph, Ill. (St. Joseph-Ogden) Hailie Ray...Pitcher/Infield R/R...Fr...Ottawa, Kan. (Ottawa) Melise Brown... Infield/Outfield L/R...Fr...Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Alta Loma) Natalie Wunderlich...Pitcher/Infield r/R...Fr...Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central) 2010 ALL-STAR CANDIDATES & PLAYERS TO WATCH Hailee Hanna - Sophomore Catcher Tabbed to 2009 OVC All-Newcomer Team; had second highest hitting mark off a.294 average and 37 hits. Kiley Holtz - Junior Infielder/Catcher Playing in every game, the sophomore earned 2009 Second Team All-OVC kudos, tying the squad high in hits with 52, which included six homers and nine double baggers; also earned OVC Player of the Week honors; had top Panther hitting mark of.306, while her 39 RBIs were second highest. Amber May - Junior Pitcher 2009 OVC All-Newcomer Team honoree; twice named OVC Pitcher of the Week ; earned MVP honor at NMSU Classic, which EIU captured; tallied EIU top-ten singleseason marks in victories (17), saves (3), strikeouts (191), shutouts (6), innings pitched (250.2), games started (30), complete games (26), while setting new school mark for appearances (46) in a single-season; which helped her lead OVC in innings pitched, saves, and total appearances. JUCO All-American; no-hit versus Illinois State in fall Illinois Collegiate Softball Championship. Denee Menzione - Senior Outfielder Set new single-season RBI mark, batting in 40 runs via 47 hits, which included three doubles; her eight homers tied the school single-season record as the team set a new season high dinger total with 27 total Second Team All-OVC; led team with seven home runs. Megan Nelson - Senior Infielder Earned second career OVC All-Tournament Team kudos after playing in every game her junior season; tied for highest hit total by connecting for 52; led squad with 20 stolen bases, 36 runs, and 183 at-bats OVC All-Tournament Team honoree; led the league in stolen bases. NOTE: Returning & Newcomer years listed as of January, Players lost years listed as of Spring, s.com 3

4 0 EIU PANTHER SOFTBALL 2010 EIU PANTHER SOFTBALL 2010 EIU PANTHER SOFTBALL 2010 EIU Panther Schedule FEBRUARY Sat-Sun at Alabama State Hornet Invitational... in Montgomery, Ala. Sat at Alabama State... Noon... vs. Akron...2 pm Sun vs. Akron am... at Alabama State...1 pm Sat-Sun at Georgia State Panther Invitational... in Atlanta, Ga. Sat vs. East Tennessee State...1:30 pm... at Georgia State...3:45 pm Sun vs. Temple...9 am... Opponent TBD... TBA Sat-Sun at Tulsa Embassy Suites Invitational... in Tulsa, Okla. Sat vs. South Dakota State...1 pm... at Tulsa...5 pm Sun vs. UMKC...9 am... vs. Creighton am MARCH Fri-Sun at Arkansas Razerback Invitational... in Fayetteville, Ark. Fri vs. Iowa State... 11:30 am... at Arkansas...5:30 pm Sat vs. Southern Mississippi...9:30 am... vs. Louisiana-Lafayette... 11:30 am Sun vs. Drake am Wed at Middle Tennessee State... in Murfreesboro, Tenn.... Rain Date Thu at Chattanooga (DH)... in Chattanooga, Tenn pm / 6 pm Sat at Jacksonville State (DH)... in Jacksonville, Ala pm / 3 pm Sun at Jacksonville State... in Jacksonville, Ala pm WED IUPUI... WILLIAMS FIELD... 4 pm THU SIU-EDWARDSVILLE... WILLIAMS FIELD... 4 pm SAT TENNESSEE TECH (DH)... WILLIAMS FIELD... 1 pm / 3 pm SUN TENNESSEE TECH... WILLIAMS FIELD...Noon Wed at Southeast Missouri (DH)... in Cape Girardeau, Mo pm / 6 pm APRIL Fri at Morehead State (DH)... in Morehead, Ky.... Noon / 2 pm Sat at Morehead State... in Morehead, Ky am Tue at Saint Louis (DH)... in St. Louis, Mo pm / 6 pm Thu at Butler (DH)... in Indianapolis, Ind pm / 4 pm SAT EASTERN KENTUCKY (DH)... WILLIAMS FIELD... 1 pm / 3 pm SUN EASTERN KENTUCKY... WILLIAMS FIELD...Noon WED SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... WILLIAMS FIELD... 3 pm Thu at Illinois... in Champaign, Ill pm Sat at UT Martin (DH)... in Martin, Tenn pm / 3 pm Sun at UT Martin... in Martin, Tenn pm Thu at Indiana State... in Terre Haute, Ind pm SAT AUSTIN PEAY (DH)... WILLIAMS FIELD... 1 pm / 3 pm SUN AUSTIN PEAY... WILLIAMS FIELD...Noon MAY Sat at Tennessee State (DH)... in Nashville, Tenn.... Noon / 2 pm Sun at Tennessee State... in Nashville, Tenn.... Noon SAT MURRAY STATE (DH)... WILLIAMS FIELD... 1 pm / 3 pm SUN MURRAY STATE... WILLIAMS FIELD...Noon... Senior Recognition day THU-SAT OVC CHAMPIONSHIP... HOSTED BY #1 SEED... Opponents TBD...TBA Thu-Sun at NCAA Regional... TBD... Opponents TBD...TBA - Ohio Valley Conference contest DH - Doubleheader (second game begins approximately two hours after listed first game start) HOME GAMES played at EIU s Williams Field All dates, opponents and times (CENTRAL) subject to change s.com 4

5 2009 EIU Panther Statistics/Results Record: Home: 6-14 Away: Neutral: 7-5 Ohio Valley: 9-14 Date Opponent Score 12/13 vs Saint Mary's College W /13 at New Mexico State W /14 vs UTEP W /14 at New Mexico State W /15 vs Central Michigan W /20 vs Virginia W /21 vs Sacred Heart W /21 at South Carolina L /22 vs James Madison L /28 at Kennesaw State L /28 vs Southern Miss L /28 vs N.C. Central W /7 at Kansas L /7 vs North Dakota State W /8 vs North Dakota State L /8 vs Northern Iowa L 0-9 3/11 INDIANA STATE W 3-0 *3/13 TENNESSEE STATE W 4-3 *3/14 TENNESSEE STATE L 3-4 *3/14 TENNESSEE STATE L /17 DRAKE L 3-6 3/17 DRAKE W 5-4 3/18 at IUPUI W 9-0 3/18 at IUPUI W 8-4 *3/21 UT MARTIN W 2-1 *3/21 UT MARTIN W 5-4 *3/22 UT MARTIN W 2-1 3/25 at #25 Southern Illinois L 1-5 *3/28 at Eastern Kentucky W 5-0 *3/28 at Eastern Kentucky W 13-7 *3/29 at Eastern Kentucky L 1-4 4/2 BUTLER L 0-2 4/4 at SIU-Edwardsville L 2-8 4/4 at SIU-Edwardsville W 1-0 4/7 at Evansville W 6-3 4/7 at Evansville W 6-3 *4/11 at Tennessee Tech W 11-0 *4/11 at Tennessee Tech W 2-1 4/14 SAINT LOUIS L /14 SAINT LOUIS L 2-19 *4/18 MOREHEAD STATE L 2-3 *4/18 MOREHEAD STATE L 2-6 *4/19 MOREHEAD STATE L 2-4 *4/23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 2-6 *4/23 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L 3-11 *4/25 JACKSONVILLE STATE L 1-5 *4/25 JACKSONVILLE STATE L 0-2 *4/26 JACKSONVILLE STATE L 0-2 *4/29 at Southeast Missouri L 3-8 *5/2 at Austin Peay L 6-7 *5/2 at Austin Peay W 11-3 *5/3 at Austin Peay L /7 vs #3 Morehead State L /8 at #1 Jacksonville State L 4-5 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att 4 HOLTZ, Kiley HANNA, Hailee NELSON, Megan MENZIONE, Den COPPERT, Sarah DANCA, Angela JACKSON, Melind SAUCIER, Jennif PIEPER, Hayley SORRENTINO, M LAWSON, Taylor BILINA, Amanda ANDERTON, Ashl JACOBY, Kathlee STRUBE, Monica MAY, Amber Totals Opponents LOB - Team (352), Opp (321). DPs turned - Team (17), Opp (12). CI - Team (2), HANNA 2, Opp (1). IBB - Team (2), MENZIONE 1, BILINA 1, Opp (1). Picked off - MENZIONE 1, SORRENTINO 1, DANCA 1. Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so 12 MAY, Amber JACOBY, Kathlee LAWSON, Taylor SORRENTINO, M Totals Opponents PB - Team (5), HANNA 5, Opp (9). Pickoffs - Team (3), HANNA 1, MAY 1, JACOBY 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - HANNA (42-58), MAY (26-41), JACOBY (28-37), HOLTZ (18-26), LAWSON (5-5), SORRENTINO (1-1). Score by innings EX Total Eastern Illinois Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 24-27; Night 1-2; vs Left 2-4; vs Right 23-25; 1-run games 12-9; 2-run games 0-8; 5+run games 9-6; Extra inns 5-3; Shutouts 6-6. Current streak: Lost 3; Longest winning streak: 7; Longest losing streak: 12. Attendance: Home 1872 (avg 144); Away 4391 (avg 156); Total 6263 (avg 152). * = Ohio Valley Conference contest 1 = at New Mexico State Troy Cox Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.)... CHAMPION 2 = at South Carolina Gamecock Invitational (Columbia, S.C.) 3 = at Kennesaw State Owl Classic (Kennesaw, Ga.) 4 = at Kansas Invitational (Lawrence, Kan.) + = Ohio Valley Conference Championship s.com 5