Georgia Southern 2008

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1 Georgia Southern 2008 Softball Georgia Southern Quick Facts School Name...Georgia Southern University Location... Statesboro, Ga. Founded Enrollment...16,646 President...Dr. Bruce Grube (California 64) Athletics Director...Sam Baker (James Madison 74) Senior Woman Administrator... Cathy Beene (Lamar 73) National Affi liation...ncaa Division I Conference...Southern Home Field...Eagle Field (500) Nickname... Eagles School Colors... Blue and White Coaching Staff Head Coach...Natalie Poole Alma Mater... McNeese State, 1998 Record at Georgia Southern (yrs) (7th year) Career Record (yrs)...same Softball Offi ce Phone... (912) Best Time of Day to Reach... Mornings Assistant Coach...Andy Lott Alma Mater... Liberty, 1995 Graduate Assistant Coach... Sara Mason Alma Mater...San Diego, 2006 Athletic Trainer...Brant Berkstresser Assistant Athletic Trainer (Softball)...Brianna Molloy Athletic Media Relations Assistant A.D./Media Relations...Pat Osterman Offi ce... (912) prosterman@georgiasouthern.edu Assistant Media Relations/Softball Contact. Matt Horne Offi ce... (912) Cell... (912) mhorne@georgiasouthern.edu AMR Fax... (912) AMR Mailing Address... P.O. Box Statesboro, GA Overnight Address...Hanner Fieldhouse...Suite Statesboro, GA Media Relations Contact Georgia Southern Matt Horne (mhorne@georgiasouthern.edu) (offi ce) (cell) Georgia Southern Eagles (20-17) at Florida State Seminoles (25-12) March 26, 2008 JoAnne Graf Field (1,000) Tallahassee, Fla. THE COACH Georgia Southern Natalie Poole (McNeese State, 1998) Record at GSU: (7th year) Overall Record: Same SoCon Record: LAST GAME Georgia Southern capped off a series win at Furman with an 11-2 six-inning victory. NEXT GAME The Eagles return to SoCon play this weekend, hosting the College of Charleston. THE SERIES FSU leads Two of the three GSU wins have come under head coach Natalie Poole. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP Pos. Name Avg HR RBI OPS C Jenny Side B Sam Russo B Nina Iduate SS Amanda Hall B Robyne Siliga LF Stephanie Peet CF Michelle Beasley RF Lindsey Hopkins DP Aubrey Thweatt Pitchers Pos. Name W-L ERA IP K P Melissa Laliberte P Megen Smith P Kristan Glover CATEGORY LEADERS Category Player No. Conf. Rk Batting Average Robyne Siliga.389 2nd Hits Robyne Siliga 42 1st Runs Siliga/Hopkins 25 T-1st Home Runs Siliga/Side 8 T-2nd Doubles Amanda Hall 7 T-2nd Triples Three players 1 RBI Robyne Siliga 37 1st Stolen Bases Lindsey Hopkins 14 2nd Total Bases Robyne Siliga 70 1st Walks Robyne Siliga 22 1st On Base Pct. Robyne Siliga.496 3rd Slugging Pct. Robyne Siliga.648 5th OPS Robyne Siliga N/A ERA Melissa Laliberte st Wins Smith/Laliberte 8 T-1st Innings Pitched Melissa Laliberte th Strikeouts Melissa Laliberte 96 5th Shutouts Smith/Laliberte 3 T-3rd Bat. Avg. Against Melissa Laliberte.187 1st 2008 Schedule Date Opponent Score/Time 2/7 at Savannah State Univ. W /7 at Savannah State Univ. W /9 at Mercer L 3-4 2/9 at Mercer W 8-2 2/13 at Jacksonville L 6-8 2/13 at Jacksonville L 2-3 2/15 JACKSONVILLE STATE# L 8-9 2/15 CAMPBELL# L 1-4 2/16 ALABAMA STATE# W 9-3 2/16 RADFORD# L 4-5 2/17 DREXEL# W 8-1 2/17 GEORGETOWN# W 3-2 2/20 NORTH FLORIDA L 3-4 2/20 NORTH FLORIDA L 1-5 2/23 OAKLAND$ W /23 JACKSONVILLE$ W 4-1 2/23 MINNESOTA$ L 0-8 2/24 JACKSONVILLE$ W /24 MINNESOTA$ L 1-4 2/29 vs Grambling@ W 8-0 2/29 vs Alabama State@ W 3-0 3/1 vs UAB@ W 2-0 3/1 vs Birmingham-Southern@ W 3-0 3/2 at Samford@ W 8-0 3/5 PRESBYTERIAN W 3-0 3/5 PRESBYTERIAN W 3-2 3/7 at Auburn^ L 0-3 3/7 vs Tennessee Tech^ L 4-5 3/8 vs Lipscomb^ L 2-3 3/9 vs Bowling Green^ W 7-0 3/15 vs George Mason% W 6-0 3/15 vs Long Island% L 3-4 3/16 vs Ball State% L 2-4 3/16 vs Sam Houston State% L 3-6 3/21 at Furman* L 0-3 3/21 at Furman* W 3-0 3/22 at Furman* W /26 at Florida State (DH) 4 p.m. 3/29 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* (DH) 1 p.m. 3/30 COLL. OF CHARLESTON* 1 p.m. 4/5 ELON* (DH) 1 p.m. 4/6 ELON* 1 p.m. 4/9 FLORIDA A&M (DH) 2 p.m. 4/12 at UNC Greensboro* (DH) 1 p.m. 4/13 at UNC Greensboro* 1 p.m. 4/16 GEORGIA TECH (DH) 2 p.m. 4/19 WESTERN CAROLINA* (DH) 1 p.m. 4/20 WESTERN CAROLINA* 1 p.m. 4/22 SAVANNAH STATE 4 p.m. 4/26 at Appalachian State* (DH) 1 p.m. 4/27 at Appalachian State* 1 p.m. 5/3 CHATTANOOGA* (DH) 1 p.m. 5/4 CHATTANOOGA* 1 p.m. 5/7-10 at SoCon Tournament * = Conference game # = GSU Invitational, Statesboro, Ga. $ = GSU Eagle Classic, Statesboro, = Magic City Classic, Birmingham, Ala. ^ = War Eagle Classic, Auburn, Ala. % = Under Armour Showcase, Clearwater, Fla.

2 TODAY S GAMES The Eagles venture outside Southern Conference play Wednesday with a doubleheader at perennial NCAA Tournament participant Florida State. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. FSU has reached postseason play in each of the past eight seasons and 20 times under head coach JoAnne Graf. The two teams were in the same NCAA Regional in 2006 but did not meet. The Seminoles lead the series 31-3 but two of the Eagles wins have come under head coach Natalie Poole. Georgia Southern is coming off a 2-1 series win at Furman last weekend, capping it off in convincing fashion Saturday with an 11-2 victory. The win in game two on Friday snapped a four-game losing streak. The Eagles rode the bat of Robyne Siliga who hit.571 with a slugging percentage against Furman. She reached base at a.700 clip and hit a home run and drove in fi ve runs. She hit a three-run bomb on Saturday, part of a 2-for-2, three-run, four-rbi performance. Siliga leads the league in hits (42), RBI (37), walks (22) and total bases (70). She paces the team in average (.389), home runs (8), on base percentage (.496) and slugging percentage (.648). Sophomore Nina Iduate collected a hit in each game, including her fi rst three-hit game since the season-opening series at Savannah State. She hit.625 (5-for-8) and stole two bases. She ranks second on the team in average (.333) and stolen bases (11). SILIGA BECOMES GSU HOME RUN QUEEN With her sixth home run of the season against George Mason (3/15), junior Robyne Siliga passed former teammate Sam Steiner ( ) to become the school s all-time leader in home runs... Siliga smashed nine roundtrippers in her Freshman of the Year campaign in 2005 and hit six last season... She currently has eight in POOLE NEARS COACHING MILESTONE GSU head coach Natalie Poole is inching towards the program record for most victories... Poole currently has 195, six shy of Bill Speith s mark of The 2002 SoCon Coach of the Year, Poole has recorded 28 or more wins in each of the last fi ve seasons and has just one losing league campaign. SILIGA, LALIBERTE SWEEP PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS Melissa Laliberte and Robyne Siliga swept the SoCon s player of the week awards on March 10. Siliga batted.438 (7-of-16) during the week as the Eagles went 3-3. The Oceanside, Calif., native was perfect from the plate in the week s opener against Presbyterian with a pair of hits, an RBI and a run scored. Siliga also fi nished the week with a four-hit game against Bowling Green as her three RBI helped GSU to a 7-0 win at the War Eagle Classic in Auburn, Ala. Laliberte earned her second consecutive pitcher of the week nod by tossing two complete-game shutouts a two-hitter against Presbyterian (3-0) and a four-hitter against Bowling Green (7-0). For the week, Laliberte was 2-1 with a 0.64 ERA after allowing just two earned runs in 22 innings in the circle. Laliberte received player of the week laurels for the sixth time in her career. Siliga got the honor for the fi rst time. LALIBERTE EARNS SoCON AWARD Senior Melissa Laliberte was named the league s player of the week on March 3. Laliberte was nearly unhittable in the circle, earning a 3-0 record in three outings without giving up a run. She pitched three hitless innings in an 8-0 win over Grambling on Friday before allowing just four hits in nine innings over the next two games against Birmingham-Southern (3-0) and Samford (8-0). The Cobourg, Ontario native led a GSU pitching staff that hurled a schoolrecord fi ve straight shutouts while capturing the Magic City Classic championship in dominating fashion. SOCON SUCCESSES Since head coach Natalie Poole took over at the start of the 2002 season, Georgia Southern has a record against league competition for a.573 winning percentage... The Eagles posted a school-record 15 SoCon wins in her fi rst season... In 2006 GSU went 12-9 in the regular season and won the SoCon.: 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Game Notes - Page 2 :. Tournament to get an NCAA Regional berth... Poole experienced her fi rst sub-.500 league season in EAGLES PICKED SECOND, THREE NAMED TO PRESEASON TEAM The league s eight head coaches selected GSU to fi nish second and voted three players to the preseason all-socon team. The Eagles were tied for second with the College of Charleston. Defending champion Chattanooga was fi rst, garnering six fi rst-place votes. Sophomore Lindsey Hopkins (McDonough, Ga.) was selected to the fi rst team and sophomores Sam Russo (Snellville, Ga.) and Jenny Side (Loganville, Ga.) were named to the second team. Hopkins led the team last season with a.272 average, 35 runs, 55 hits and 18 stolen bases. Her stolen base total ranked seventh in the SoCon. Side started all 61 games as a freshman and paced the team in home runs (9), runs batted in (27) and slugging percentage (.434). Her nine homers are tied for second at Georgia Southern in a single season. She was also named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team. Russo joined Side on the all-tournament team after she tied for the team lead with a.375 average and six RBI. Russo started 46 times and recorded three home runs and 16 RBI. GSU PITCHERS THROW UP ZEROS Eagle pitchers showed their best stuff in late February and early March when they put together a school-record six straight shutouts... The group blanked all fi ve opponents at the Magic City Classic and held Presbyterian scoreless in the fi rst game of a doubleheader... All told the stretch covered 48 innings... Melissa Laliberte tossed 19 of those innings with two shutouts while combining for two more, while Megen Smith added 14 innings of scoreless ball. WE RE GOING STREAKING! The team s fi ve straight shutouts were part of a seven-game winning streak, the longest by the program since GSU went 5-0 at the Magic City Classic and swept a doubleheader from Presbyterian. GEORGIA SOUTHERN S LAST GAME Georgia Southern 11, Furman 2 Sunday, March 23, 2008 GREENVILLE, S.C. --- Georgia Southern pounded out 12 hits and junior Robyne Siliga (Oceanside, Calif.) had four RBI to give the Eagles an 11-2 win in six innings over Furman Saturday afternoon at Pepsi Stadium. GSU claims the three-game Southern Conference series 2-1 after a split Friday. The Eagles improve to while the Paladins drop to We knew we were going to have to come out today and fi ght because we knew Furman was not going to go down quietly, said GSU head coach Natalie Poole. We came out ready today. Siliga went 2-for-2 with three runs scored. Three of her four RBI came on a three-run homer in the fourth. As we go on and make adjustments I think that she is someone that we can count on, said Poole. Even if she doesn t get hits early, she ll continue to swing away and fi nd a way to make it happen. Sophomore Nina Iduate (Norcross, Ga.) went 3-for-4 at the plate for her fi rst three-hit performance in over a month. Sophomore Jenny Side (Loganville, Ga.) recorded two hits and sophomore Kristan Glover (Evans, Ga.) hit a two-run double. Furman s Lana Mackey, who shut Georgia Southern out on one hit yesterday, allowed six earned runs (eight total) on eight hits in 3.1 innings. I felt like she got in our heads yesterday, said Poole. Today we came out with a clear head with a new opportunity and we just didn t carry those at bats to the plate today. We were able to capitalize on some pitches and get some good solid hits. Glover (2-5) earned the win in relief with three scoreless innings. The Eagles broke open a 2-1 game with six runs in the fourth, helped along by two Furman errors. Siliga had the big hit, her eighth round-tripper of the season, and junior Michelle Beasley (Metter, Ga.) added a RBI single.

3 IN 2008, THE EAGLES ARE... At home On the road Neutral Site In night games In day games When leading after four innings When trailing after four innings When tied after four innings When leading after fi ve innings When trailing after fi ve innings When tied after fi ve innings When leading after six innings When trailing after six innings When tied after six innings In extra innings In February In March In April In May When outhitting opponent When being outhit by opponent When hits are even When committing more errors than opponent When committing fewer errors than opponent When errors are even When scoring fi rst When opponent scores fi rst When scoring in the fi rst inning When opponent scores in the fi rst inning When scoring six or more runs When allowing two or fewer runs In games decided by one run In games decided by two runs In games decided by fi ve runs or more In mercy rule games vs. Independent vs. Atlantic Sun vs. Ohio Valley vs. SWAC vs. Big South vs. Colonial Athletic vs. Summit League vs. Big vs. Conference USA vs. SEC vs. Mid-American vs. NEC vs. Southland BIRTHDAYS IN SEASON Feb Lindsey Hopkins March 9...Jessica Williams March 16...Nina Iduate April Melissa Laliberte April Stephanie Peet May 2... Robyne Siliga SQUAD BREAKDOWN By State Georgia California... 2 Vermont... 1 Ontario, Canada... 1 By Class Freshmen... 5 Sophomores... 6 Juniors... 4 Seniors... 3 MISCELLANEOUS Tallest...Robyne Siliga (6-0) Shortest... Amanda Hall (5-2) Oldest...Mandi Stophlet (12/23/84) Youngest... Megen Smith (7/11/89) Head Coach Natalie Poole.: 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Game Notes - Page 3 :. Since her appointment in June, 2001, Natalie Poole has established Georgia Southern as one of the top and most consistent programs in the Southern Conference. The Baton Rouge, La. native has had just one losing conference season and has fi nished outside the top four only once. She led the Eagles to second place in the SoCon standings in her fi rst season and three straight third-place fi nishes from Poole s infl uence on the program can be seen in the school s record book. The annals are littered with players recruited by Poole, with 11 career and 12 single-season leaders arriving on campus since Her teams currently hold 15 of Georgia Southern s single-season records. The top fi ve home run seasons of all-time have come under Poole s watch. She has coached the 2006 SoCon Player of the Year (Shanita Black) and three SoCon Freshmen of the Year (Crystal Crews, 2002; Maria Laurato, 2004; and Robyne Siliga, 2005). Crews was named all-conference at two positions (designated player and pitcher) and was an All- Southeast Region selection, the fi rst by a GSU player in school history. Seventeen times Poole has had a player earn allconference honors, including a school-record fi ve in 2006, and 10 times had a player tabbed to the all-tournament team. The 2006 season was one to remember as Poole guided Georgia Southern to its fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the SoCon Tournament with six straight wins. The SoCon title was just the second in the school s history. Poole rallied the team from a 1-7 start to post a overall record. The 35 wins are second-most in school history. The Eagles received several record-breaking performances under her guidance in 2006, specifi cally Black, who was named the league s Player of the Year, as well as the Tournament s Most Outstanding Player and All- Southeast Region. Black broke 12 school records by herself and was part of an offense that set six more as a team including batting average (.277), slugging percentage (.393), runs (274), hits (508), home runs (38) and walks (182). The pitching staff held their own and fi nished the season second in earned run average at 2.72, fi rst in batting average against (.229) and tied for fi rst in shutouts (12), led by Melissa Laliberte s school-record eight. The tournament run was remarkable seeing that GSU became the fi rst team to lose its fi rst game and come back to win the tournament. The Eagles were just the second school to win three games on the fi nal day. Georgia Southern came close to repeating that magic in 2007 in what was almost was a carbon copy of the year prior. The Eagles dropped their fi rst game before reeling off fi ve straight wins and pushed Furman to a deciding championship game. But a return trip to the NCAA Tournament was not in the cards as the Paladins rallied in extra innings to win 4-3. Her 2007 team was the best fi elding team in history posting a.971 fi elding percentage, besting the previous record by nine percentage points. All-Conference pitcher Laliberte led a staff that topped the league in batting average against. The 2005 schedule featured games against fi ve ranked opponents, including Alabama, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Tennessee and Georgia, each of whom advanced to the NCAA Regionals. The Eagles split a doubleheader with Florida State, ranked 10th in the nation. Her 2005 team set several school records, most notably the new home run record of 34, besting the previous mark of 26 set in GSU also set new school highs in slugging percentage (.368) and tied the walk record of 144. Georgia Southern hasn t just excelled at the plate in Poole s tenure. In 2004 the Eagles led the Southern Conference with a 1.80 earned run average, fourth-best in the school record books, and posted 14 shutouts, equaling GSU s high mark set twice previously. Poole made an immediate impact on the program in her fi rst year, guiding the Eagles to a overall record, but more signifi cantly, a 15-6 mark in the Southern Conference, setting a new school record for league victories in a season. The 25 wins were also the most by a fi rst-year coach in school history. That season began with nine straight losses and a 5-18 record before turning it around and winning 18 of 24. A second-place fi nish in the SoCon earned her Coach of the Year honors. Poole became the third head coach in GSU fastpitch history when she was named to the position on June 7, 2001, ending a three-year stint as an assistant coach at McNeese State (La.) University. Poole starred for the Cowgirls softball team from Poole joined the NcNeese State softball staff as a graduate assistant in 1998 and moved into the assistant coach s role the very next year. Prior to her time at her alma mater, Poole assisted the under-18 Baton Rouge Bandits summer team from She then spent a year as the head coach for the under-18 Lake Charles Gamblers and in 1998, assumed the duties as assistant softball coach at Barbe (La.) High School. In her playing days, Poole was the starting catcher for the Cowgirls all four years. She was a three-time member of the All-Southland Conference team ( ), a twotime All-South Region honoree ( ) and earned All- Louisiana laurels in As a freshman, she helped the Cowgirls to a Southland Conference title as well as the school s fi rst-ever South Region appearance. In 1997 she recorded the team s highest batting average of.331 while registering fi ve home runs and 10 doubles. Her successful senior campaign led her being named McNeese State s Most Valuable Player. Poole closed out her career with a.296 batting average. Accomplishing as much in the classroom as she did on the fi eld, Poole was a three-time CoSIDA Academic All- District VI selection ( ) and was a 1997 Academic All-American.

4 Georgia Southern Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown High School 1 Lindsey Hopkins OF L/R 5-6 So.-1L McDonough, Ga. Union Grove 3 Jordyn Nail OF R/R 5-5 Jr.-2L Swainsboro, Ga. Swainsboro 4 Kristan Glover P R/R 5-4 So.-TR Evans, Ga. Tennessee Tech/Greenbrier 5 Elizabeth Branan OF R/R 5-5 So.-1L Alpharetta, Ga. Milton 6 Bethany Crenshaw INF R/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Warner Robins, Ga. Houston County 7 Mandi Stophlet P L/L 5-6 Sr.-3L Templeton, Calif. Atascadero 8 Michelle Beasley OF R/R 5-4 Jr.-2L Metter, Ga. Metter 9 Jessica Williams INF R/R 5-3 Fr.-HS Ocilla, Ga. Irwin County 10 Nina Iduate 2B/SS L/R 5-7 So.-1L Norcross, Ga. Norcross 11 Aubrey Thweatt SS S/R 5-6 Sr.-3L Georgia, Vt. Essex 12 Megen Smith P/1B R/R 5-10 Fr.-HS Springfi eld, Ga. Effi ngham County 13 Amanda Hall INF R/R 5-2 Jr.-TR Haddock, Ga. Middle Georgia/Georgia Military 14 Brianna Streetmon P L/L 5-6 Fr.-HS Winder, Ga. Winder-Barrow 15 Melissa Laliberte P R/R 5-6 Sr.-2L Cobourg, Ontario, Canada ABAC/St. Mary s 18 Sam Russo INF R/R 5-6 So.-1L Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett 20 Jenny Side C R/R 5-8 So.-1L Loganville, Ga. South Gwinnett 22 Stephanie Peet OF L/R 5-7 Fr.-HS Lawrenceville, Ga. Central Gwinnett 44 Robyne Siliga C/INF R/R 6-0 Jr.-2L Oceanside, Calif. Vista Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown High School 8 Michelle Beasley OF R/R 5-4 Jr.-2L Metter, Ga. Metter 5 Elizabeth Branan OF R/R 5-5 So.-1L Alpharetta, Ga. Milton 6 Bethany Crenshaw INF R/R 5-5 Fr.-HS Warner Robins, Ga. Houston County 4 Kristan Glover P R/R 5-4 So.-TR Evans, Ga. Tennessee Tech/Greenbrier 13 Amanda Hall INF R/R 5-2 Jr.-TR Haddock, Ga. Middle Georgia/Georgia Military 1 Lindsey Hopkins OF L/R 5-6 So.-1L McDonough, Ga. Union Grove 10 Nina Iduate 2B/SS L/R 5-7 So.-1L Norcross, Ga. Norcross 15 Melissa Laliberte P R/R 5-6 Sr.-2L Cobourg, Ontario, Canada ABAC/St. Mary s 3 Jordyn Nail OF R/R 5-5 Jr.-2L Swainsboro, Ga. Swainsboro 22 Stephanie Peet OF L/R 5-7 Fr.-HS Lawrenceville, Ga. Central Gwinnett 18 Sam Russo INF R/R 5-6 So.-1L Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett 20 Jenny Side C R/R 5-8 So.-1L Loganville, Ga. South Gwinnett 44 Robyne Siliga C/INF R/R 6-0 Jr.-2L Oceanside, Calif. Vista 12 Megen Smith P/1B R/R 5-10 Fr.-HS Springfi eld, Ga. Effi ngham County 14 Brianna Streetmon P L/L 5-6 Fr.-HS Winder, Ga. Winder-Barrow 7 Mandi Stophlet P L/L 5-6 Sr.-3L Templeton, Calif. Atascadero 11 Aubrey Thweatt SS S/R 5-6 Sr.-3L Georgia, Vt. Essex 9 Jessica Williams INF R/R 5-3 Fr.-HS Ocilla, Ga. Irwin County Head Coach: Natalie Poole McNeese State, 1998, 7th season Assistant Coach: Andy Lott Graduate Assistant Coach: Sara Mason Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jessica Stephens Assistant Athletic Trainer: Brianna Molloy Manager: Wesley Wilhoite Farthest From Home 2522 mi - Mandi Stophlet (Templeton, Calif.) 1194 mi - Aubrey Thweatt (Georgia, Vt.) 1045 mi - Melissa Laliberte (Cobourg, Ontario, Canada) Pronunciation Guide Aubrey Thweatt... TWEET Mandi Stophlet...STOAF-let Melissa Laliberte...La-LIB-er-tee Nina Iduate... Nina E-DWAH-tay Robyne Siliga...Suh-LEE-ga.: 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Game Notes - Page 4 :.

5 BATTING - TEAM At bats: vs Alabama State (Feb 16) Runs scored: vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Hits: vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) RBIs: vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Doubles: vs Furman (Mar 22) vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) vs Radford (Feb 16) vs Jacksonville (Feb 24) Triples: vs Drexel (Feb 17) vs Georgetown (Feb 17) vs Presbyterian (Mar 05) Home runs: vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Total bases: vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Walks: vs Presbyterian (Mar 05) Strikeouts: vs Birmingham-Southern (Mar 01) Sac hits: (6 games ) Sac fl ies: (5 games ) Stolen bases: vs Grambling (Feb 29) vs Birmingham-Southern (Mar 01) Hit by pitch: vs Furman (Mar 22) vs UAB (Mar 01) vs Presbyterian (Mar 05) vs George Mason (Mar 15) Caught stealing: vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Runners LOB: vs Alabama State (Feb 16) Hit into DP: (5 games ) FIELDING - TEAM Putouts: vs Georgetown (Feb 17) vs North Florida (Feb 20) vs Sam Houston State (Mar 16) Assists: vs North Florida (Feb 20) vs Long Island (Mar 15) Errors: vs Jacksonville (Feb 13) vs Georgetown (Feb 17) vs Sam Houston State (Mar 16) Passed balls: vs Tennessee Tech (Mar 07) DPs turned: vs Mercer (Feb 09) vs Jacksonville State (Feb 15) vs North Florida (Feb 20) PITCHING - TEAM Innings pitched: vs Georgetown (Feb 17) vs North Florida (Feb 20) vs Sam Houston State (Mar 16) Runs allowed: vs Jacksonville State (Feb 15) Earned runs: vs Jacksonville State (Feb 15) vs Minnesota (Feb 23) Walks allowed: vs Long Island (Mar 15) Strikeouts: vs Bowling Green (Mar 09) Hits allowed: vs Jacksonville (Feb 13) Doubles allowed: vs Campbell (Feb 15) Homers allowed: vs North Florida (Feb 20) vs Minnesota (Feb 23) vs Tennessee Tech (Mar 07) Wild pitches: vs Sam Houston State (Mar 16) Hit batters: vs Tennessee Tech (Mar 07) Superlatives BATTING - INDIVIDUAL At bats: (5 games ) Runs scored: Lindsey Hopkins vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Hits: (6 games ) RBIs: Kristan Glover vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Doubles: Michelle Beasley vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Triples: Michelle Beasley vs Drexel (Feb 17) Amanda Hall vs Georgetown (Feb 17) Nina Iduate vs Presbyterian (Mar 05) Home runs: Kristan Glover vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Total bases: Kristan Glover vs Savannah State Univ. (Feb 07) Walks: (12 games ) Strikeouts: (6 games ) Sac hits: (4 games ) Sac fl ies: (5 games ) Stolen bases: Lindsey Hopkins vs Grambling (Feb 29) Hit by pitch: Sam Russo vs George Mason (Mar 15) Caught stealing: (10 games ) Runners LOB: (5 games ) FIELDING - INDIVIDUAL Putouts: Jenny Side vs Bowling Green (Mar 09) Assists: Amanda Hall vs North Florida (Feb 20) Amanda Hall vs Jacksonville (Feb 24) Errors: Aubrey Thweatt vs Georgetown (Feb 17) Passed balls: Jenny Side vs Tennessee Tech (Mar 07) PITCHING - INDIVIDUAL Innings pitched: Megen Smith vs North Florida (Feb 20) Melissa Laliberte vs Sam Houston State (Mar 16) Runs allowed: Melissa Laliberte vs Minnesota (Feb 23) Earned runs: Melissa Laliberte vs Minnesota (Feb 23) Walks allowed: Melissa Laliberte vs Long Island (Mar 15) Strikeouts: Melissa Laliberte vs Bowling Green (Mar 09) Hits allowed: Melissa Laliberte vs Minnesota (Feb 23) Doubles allowed: Brianna Streetmon vs Minnesota (Feb 24) Homers allowed: Kristan Glover vs North Florida (Feb 20) Melissa Laliberte vs Minnesota (Feb 23) Megen Smith vs Tennessee Tech (Mar 07) Wild pitches: Melissa Laliberte vs Sam Houston State (Mar 16) Hit batters: Megen Smith vs Tennessee Tech (Mar 07).: 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Game Notes - Page 5 :.

6 Southern Conference Standings SoCon Overall Elon Chattanooga Coll. of Charleston GEORGIA SOUTHERN Appalachian State Furman UNC Greensboro Western Carolina PREVIOUS RESULTS Monday, March 17 Appalachian State 9, Western Carolina 1 Wednesday, March 19 USC Upstate at Furman, PPD Chattanooga vs. Kent State,PPD Chattanooga vs. Alabama, PPD Thursday, March 20 Western Carolina 11, North Carolina A&T 7 Western Carolina 4, North Carolina A&T 0 Friday, March 21 Furman 3, Georgia Southern 0 Georgia Southern 3, Furman 0 Chattanooga 4, UNC Greensboro 1 Chattanooga 4, UNC Greensboro 2 Coll. of Charleston 6, Appalachian State 2 Coll. of Charleston 5, Appalachian State 2 Saturday, March 22 Chattanooga 9, UNC Greensboro 2 Georgia Southern 11, Furman 2 Coll. of Charleston 7, Appalachian State 5 Elon 6, Western Carolina 1 Elon 7, Western Carolina 5 Sunday, March 23 Elon 13, Western Carolina 6 Tuesday, March 25 UNC Greensboro at Liberty (DH) Furman at Georgia Tech (DH) UPCOMING GAMES Wednesday, March 26 Georgia Southern at Florida State (DH) Elon at Campbell (DH) Chattanooga at Tennessee State (DH) Charleston Southern at Coll. of Charleston (DH) Saturday, March 29 Furman at Elon (DH) Coll. of Charleston at Georgia Southern (DH) UNC Greensboro at Appalachian State (DH) Western Carolina at Chattanooga (DH) Sunday, March 30 Furman at Elon Coll. of Charleston at Georgia Southern UNC Greensboro at Appalachian State Western Carolina at Chattanooga BATTING BATTING AVERAGE Min. 250 ABs:.352 Shanita Black Sheri Russo Christy Hill Heather McAdam Robyne Siliga 2005, 2007-PR RUNS: 163 Shanita Black Stacie Cooper Heather Smith Ashley Flemming Debbie Hensley Robyne Siliga 2005, 2007-PR 60 Lindsey Hopkins 2006-PR HITS: 287 Shanita Black Stacie Cooper Maria Laurato Sheri Russo Heather Smith Robyne Siliga 2005, 2007-PR DOUBLES: 52 Sheri Russo Stacie Cooper Heather Smith Ashley Flemming Aurora Johnson Robyne Siliga 2005, 2007-PR TRIPLES: 13 Shanita Black Marginia Kemp Melissa Williams Jaclyn Kaylor Mickey Paul Lindsey Hopkins 2006-PR HOME RUNS: 23 Robyne Siliga 2005, 2007-PR 20 Sam Steiner Aurora Johnson Jenny Side 2007-PR 17 Maria Laurato SLUGGING PERCENTAGE:.524 Robyne Siliga 2005, 2007-PR.510 Sheri Russo Jenny Side 2007-PR.455 Heather McAdam Aurora Johnson RUNS BATTED IN: 109 Heather Smith Kim Griffi n Sam Steiner Maria Laurato Robyne Siliga 2005, 2007-PR WALKS: 84 Heather Smith Sheri Russo Robyne Siliga 2005, 2007-PR 77 Sam Steiner Stacie Cooper Career Watch STOLEN BASES: 89 Shanita Black Jennifer Harris Jaclyn Kaylor Ashley Flemming Tonya Whitted Lindsey Hopkins 2006-PR PITCHING GAMES PITCHED: 130 Aimee Littlejohn Logan Free Carrie Collins Jennifer Miller Vanessa Fawcett Melissa Laliberte 2006-PR GAMES STARTED: 117 Aimee Littlejohn Carrie Collins Vanessa Fawcett Mandi Dunn Jennifer Miller Melissa Laliberte 2006-PR INNINGS PITCHED: Aimee Littlejohn Carrie Collins Vanessa Fawcett Jennifer Miller Mandi Dunn Melissa Laliberte 2006-PR VICTORIES: 54 Aimee Littlejohn Carrie Collins Vanessa Fawcett Logan Free Jennifer Miller Melissa Laliberte 2006-PR EARNED RUN AVERAGE Min. 250 IP: 1.54 Aimee Littlejohn Vanessa Fawcett Melissa Laliberte 2006-PR 2.26 Carrie Collins Logan Free STRIKEOUTS: 551 Aimee Littlejohn Logan Free Carrie Collins Melissa Laliberte 2006-PR 379 Vanessa Fawcett SHUTOUTS: 20 Aimee Littlejohn Carrie Collins Melissa Laliberte 2006-PR 15 Logan Free Vanessa Fawcett : 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Game Notes - Page 6 :.

7 Results Date Opposing team Score r h e / r h e Inns Overall SoCon Pitcher of record Attend Time 2/7 at Savannah State Univ. W / Laliberte (W 1-0) 67 1hr1 2/7 at Savannah State Univ. W / Streetmon (W 1-0) 56 1:31 2/9 at Mercer 3-4 L / Glover (L 0-1) 533 1:57 2/9 at Mercer W / Smith (W 1-0) - 2:12 2/13 at Jacksonville 6-8 L / Glover (L 0-2) 159 2:13 2/13 at Jacksonville 2-3 L / Stophlet (L 0-1) 163 2:40 2/15 JACKSONVILLE STATE 8-9 L / Smith (L 1-1) 300 2:13 2/15 CAMPBELL 1-4 L / Glover (L) 200 2:01 2/16 ALABAMA STATE W / Streetmon (W) 200 2:25 2/16 RADFORD 4-5 L / Laliberte (L) 150 2:07 2/17 DREXEL W / Laliberte (W 2-1) 111 1:55 2/17 GEORGETOWN W / (8) Smith (W 2-1) 178 2:26 2/20 NORTH FLORIDA 3-4 L / (8) Smith (L 2-2) 40 2:18 2/20 NORTH FLORIDA 1-5 L / Glover (L 0-4) 68 1:31 2/23 OAKLAND W / Laliberte (W) 75 2:02 2/23 JACKSONVILLE W / Smith (W 3-2) 105 1:42 2/23 MINNESOTA 0-8 L / Laliberte (L 3-2) 120 1:55 2/24 JACKSONVILLE W / Smith (W 4-2) 108 1:46 2/24 MINNESOTA 1-4 L / Streetmon (L 2-1) 135 2:00 2/29 vs Grambling W / Laliberte (W 4-2) 0 1:40 2/29 vs Alabama State W / Smith (W 5-2) 0 2:00 3/1 vs UAB W / Smith (W 6-2) 0 2:06 3/1 vs Birmingham-Southern W / Laliberte (W) 0 2:18 3/2 at Samford W / Laliberte (W 6-2) 0 1:15 3/5 PRESBYTERIAN W / Laliberte (W 7-2) 79 1:55 3/5 PRESBYTERIAN W / Smith (W 7-2) - 2:00 3/7 at Auburn 0-3 L / Laliberte (L 7-3) 120 1:54 3/7 vs Tennessee Tech 4-5 L / Smith (L 7-3) 50 1:50 3/8 vs Lipscomb 2-3 L / Glover (L 1-5) 45 2:17 3/9 vs Bowling Green W / Laliberte (W 8-3) 75 1:58 3/15 vs George Mason W / Glover (W 2-5) 79 1:35 3/15 vs Long Island 3-4 L / Smith (L 7-4) 89 2:20 3/16 vs Ball State 2-4 L / Smith (L 7-5) 101 2:00 3/16 vs Sam Houston State 3-6 L / (8) Laliberte (L 8-4) 100 2:05 3/21 at Furman 0-3 L / Laliberte (L 8-5) - 1:38 3/21 at Furman W / Smith (W 8-5) 101 1:44 3/22 at Furman W / Glover (W 2-5) 112 2:05.: 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Game Notes - Page 7 :.

8 Opponent Date SSU 2/7 SSU 2/7 MER 2/9 MER 2/9 JU 2/13 JU 2/13 JVST 2/15 CAMP 2/15 ALST 2/16 RAD 2/16 DXL 2/17 GTWN 2/17 UNF 2/20 UNF 2/20 OAK 2/23 JU 2/23 MINN 2/23 JU 2/24 MINN 2/24 GRAM 2/29 ALST 2/29 UAB 3/1 BSC 3/1 SAM 3/2 PC 3/5 PC 3/5 AU 3/7 TNTC 3/7 LIP 3/8 BGSU 3/9 GMU 3/15 LIU 3/15 BALL 3/16 SHSU 3/16 FUR 3/21 FUR 3/21 FUR 3/22 At Bats-Runs-Hits-RBI #8 #5 #6 #4 #13 #1 #10 #15 #3 #22 #18 #20 #44 #12 #11 Beasley Branan Crenshaw Glover Hall Hopkins Iduate Laliberte Nail Peet Russo Side Siliga Smith Thweatt Defense Defense DNP Defense Defense DNP Defense DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PR PR DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP PR DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense PR DNP Defense DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP PR DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP PR DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP PR DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP Defense Defense DNP PR DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PR DNP DNP Defense Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PR DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP PR DNP DNP DNP Defense Defense PR DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense DNP DNP Defense DNP PR DNP DNP DNP PR DNP DNP Defense DNP PR DNP Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP Defense Defense DNP DNP DNP DNP PR DNP PR DNP DNP Defense : 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Game Notes - Page 8 :.

9 Georgia Southern Statistics Record: Home: 8-7 Away: 6-5 Neutral: 6-5 SoCon: 2-1 Date Opposing team Score Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB-ATT /7 at Savannah State Univ. W 16-0 Robyne Siliga /7 at Savannah State Univ. W 14-0 Nina Iduate /9 at Mercer 3-4 L Lindsey Hopkins /9 at Mercer W 8-2 Amanda Hall /13 at Jacksonville 6-8 L Sam Russo /13 at Jacksonville 2-3 L Michelle Beasley #2/15 JACKSONVILLE STATE 8-9 L Jenny Side #2/15 CAMPBELL 1-4 L Megen Smith #2/16 ALABAMA STATE W 9-3 Aubrey Thweatt #2/16 RADFORD 4-5 L #2/17 DREXEL W 8-1 Mandi Stophlet #2/17 GEORGETOWN W 3-2 Elizabeth Branan /20 NORTH FLORIDA 3-4 L Kristan Glover /20 NORTH FLORIDA 1-5 L Melissa Laliberte $2/23 OAKLAND W 10-1 Stephanie Peet $2/23 JACKSONVILLE W 4-1 Bethany Crenshaw $2/23 MINNESOTA 0-8 L Jordyn Nail $2/24 JACKSONVILLE W 10-3 Crystal Meeks $2/24 MINNESOTA 1-4 L Brianna Streetmon vs Grambling W vs Alabama State W 3-0 Totals vs UAB W 2-0 Opponents vs Birmingham-Southern W at Samford W 8-0 LOB - Team (238), Opp (239). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (5). IBB - Team (4), 3/5 PRESBYTERIAN W 3-0 Siliga 3, Side 1. Picked off - Iduate 1. 3/5 PRESBYTERIAN W 3-2 ^3/7 at Auburn 0-3 L Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO ^3/7 vs Tennessee Tech 4-5 L ^3/8 vs Lipscomb 2-3 L Melissa Laliberte / ^3/9 vs Bowling Green W 7-0 Kristan Glover / %3/15 vs George Mason W 6-0 Megen Smith / %3/15 vs Long Island 3-4 L %3/16 vs Ball State 2-4 L Mandi Stophlet / %3/16 vs Sam Houston State 3-6 L Brianna Streetmon / *3/21 at Furman 0-3 L *3/21 at Furman W 3-0 Totals / *3/22 at Furman W 11-2 Opponents / * = Conference game PB - Team (9), Side 6, Siliga 3, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (6), Side 5, Siliga 1, # = GSU Invitational, Statesboro, Ga. Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Side (15-28), Laliberte (10-18), Siliga (13-17), Smith (6-11), $ = GSU Eagle Classic, Statesboro, Ga. Stophlet (4-7), Glover (4-6), Streetmon = Magic City Classic, Birmingham, Ala. ^ = War Eagle Classic, Auburn, Ala. Score by innings Total % = Under Armour Showcase, Clearwater, Fla Georgia Southern Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 18-12; Night 2-5; vs Left 1-3; vs Right 19-14; 1-run games 2-8; 2-run games 1-2; 5+run games 12-1; Extra inns 1-2; Shutouts Current streak: Won 2; Longest winning streak: 7; Longest losing streak: 4. Attendance: Home 1869 (avg 133); Away 1850 (avg 92); Total 3719 (avg 109)..: 2007 Georgia Southern Softball Game Notes - Page 9 :.