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1 2005 CALIFORNIA SOFTBALL CAL FACTS Location:... Berkeley, Calif. Nickname:... Golden Bears Colors:... Blue (282) and Gold (116) Enrollment:... 33,000 Founded: Conference:... Pacific-10 Home Venue:... Levine-Fricke Field (500) Chancellor:... Robert J. Birgeneau Athletic Director:... Sandy Barbour Executive Associate AD/SWA:... Teresa Kuehn 2005 Record: Pac-10 Record: /T1st 2005 Regional Finish:... Won Fresno State Regional (4-1) 2005 Super Regional Finsh:... Won Baylor Super Regional (2-1) 2004 NCAA Regionals:... Won Region 5 (4-0) 2004 Postseason Finish:... NCAA Runner-up (3-2 WCWS) SOFTBALL STAFF Head Coach:... Diane Ninemire (18th season, University of Nebraska-Omaha/ 80) Cal/Career Record (as of 5/28/05): Assistant Coach:... John Reeves (12th season, San Jose State/ 80) Assistant Coach:... Kim Maher (6th season, Fresno State/ 95) Volunteer Assistant Coach:... Dan Parajon (3rd season) Softball Office Phone:... (510) Softball Fax:... (510) Mailing Address: B Strawberry Canyon Center Berkeley, CA MEDIA RELATIONS Softball Contact:... Chris Giovannetti Cell Phone: (707) cgiovannetti@berkeley.edu Office Phone:... (510) Media Relations Fax:... (510) Mailing Address: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA Hotel in Oklahoma City:... Oklahoma City Marriott Phone: Fax: TABLE OF CONTENTS 2005 Cal Roster/Quick Facts/Media Information... 1 California Tournament Notes Player Bios Depth Chart Head Coach Diane Ninemire Assistant Coaches/Support Staff Overall/Conference Statistics Results Statistical Analysis Regional Game Summaries Statistical Category Leaders Game-By-Game Statistics Batting Game-By-Game Statistics Pitching Miscellaneous Statistics Historical Postseason Results Career Records Season Records Team Records California in the News MEDIA INFORMATION INTERVIEWS Aside from WCWS-scheduled press conferences, please make all player and coach interview requests through softball SID Chris Giovannetti (contact information on left). Any phone interviews will be on a call-back basis only. WE ARE CALIFORNIA When referring to any California athletic team, please use either California or Cal to denote the institution, and Golden Bears or Bears when indicating the mascot. Refrain from using such names as UC Berkeley, California-Berkeley, Cal Berkeley, Cal State Berkeley, the Berkeley Bears and U Cal Berkeley CALIFORNIA SOFTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 Kristina Thorson P R/R 5-7 Jr 2V Lake Forest Park, Wash. / Shorecrest HS 2 Chelsea Spencer SS R/R 5-4 Sr 3V San Leandro, Calif. / Arroyo HS 3 Alex Sutton OF L/R 5-6 So 1V Morgan Hill, Calif. / Archbishop Mitty HS 4 Shannon Harper C R/R 5-4 So 1V Stockton, Calif. / Lincoln HS 5 Lindsay James OF L/R 5-5 Jr 2V San Carlos, Calif. / Sequoia HS 6 Julie Meyer 1B/C R/R 5-10 Fr HS Yardville, N.J. / Steinert HS 7 Sarah Adams P R/R 5-11 So 1V Half Moon Bay, Calif. / Half Moon Bay HS 9 Haley Woods C/1B R/R 5-11 Jr 2V Burlingame, Calif. / Burlingame HS 10 Kaleo Eldredge OF L/R 5-4 Sr 3V Kahului, Hawaii / H.P. Baldwin HS 11 Kristen Bayless OF/C R/R 5-6 Sr 3V San Jose, Calif. / Archbishop Mitty HS 13 Erika Racklin OF S/R 5-3 Fr HS Pittsburg, Calif. / Berean Christian HS 16 Kelly Anderson P R/R 5-9 Sr 3V Woodland, Calif. / Woodland HS 17 Katelyn Valenzuela IF R/R 5-3 Fr HS Hemet, Calif. / West Valley HS 19 Vicky Galindo 3B L/R 5-4 Sr 3V Union City, Calif. / West Valley JC 22 Gwen Arafiles 1B R/R 5-11 Sr 1V Stockton, Calif. / San Joaquin Delta College 24 Jessica Pamanian 2B R/R 5-4 Sr 3V Milpitas, Calif. / Milpitas HS 25 Jeana Gevas IF/DP R/R 5-3 Fr HS Benicia, Calif. / Cal Poly 31 Emily Friedman IF/OF R/R 5-7 Jr TR Berkeley, Calif. / Wisconsin 33 Jessica Vernaglia UT R/R 5-4 Sr Sr Laguna Niguel, Calif. / Alisa Niguel HS Head Coach: Diane Ninemire, 18th season (University of Nebraska-Omaha 80) Assistant Coach: John Reeves, 12th season (San Jose State 80) Assistant Coach: Kim Maher, 6th season (Fresno State 95) PRONOUNCIATIONS Gwen Arafiles... ah-rahf-uh-leez Kaleo Eldredge... KA-lay-oh Jeana Gevas... JEEN-uh G-vus Kim Maher... MAR Diane Ninemire... NINE-mire Jessica Pamanian... PAH-main-ee-un Katelyn Valenzuela... val-en-zway-lah Jessica Vernaglia... ver-nag-lia 2005 WOMEN S SOFTBALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 1

2 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES NOTES CAL REACHES WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FOR SEVENTH STRAIGHT YEAR The second-seeded Golden Bears qualified for their seventh consecutive trip to the WCWS by virtue of defeating Baylor in the Waco Super Regional and going 4-1 at the Fresno State Sub-Regional. This year s appearance marks the Bears 10th program trip to the WCWS. Cal (52-13) opens WCWS play on Thursday against a familiar opponent seventh-seeded UCLA (36-18). The Bruins have defeated the Bears in each of the last two WCWS title games and the two schools faced off in their 2003 WCWS opener, a game Cal won, 7-3, in 10 innings. First pitch at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium is scheduled for 2 p.m. CST and the game can be seen live on ESPN2. The Bears have faced five teams that reached Oklahoma City this season and have posted a combined 7-3 record against the field in BEARS LOOK FOR RETURN TO TITLE GAME Having played in the national championship game each of the past three seasons, there s no doubt that California has been a dominant force at the WCWS in recent years. In 2002, the Bears won the first NCAA title by a women s team in school history when they defeated Arizona, 6-0, in the championship game. Cal returned to the final game a year later, but fell to UCLA, 1-0, in nine innings. Last year, the Bruins again trumped the Bears for the crown, 3-1. In the last three years, Cal has posted an 11-4 record at the WCWS WORLD SERIES IN REVIEW Cal opened last year s WCWS with a 4-2 victory against Florida State, highlighted by second baseman Jessica Pamanian s two-run triple in the third inning that plated center fielder Kaleo Eldredge and catcher Haley Woods for a 3-2 lead. The Bears then defeated Oklahoma, 2-1, to advance to the semifinals, where LSU handed Cal a 4-1 loss. The Bears rebounded to defeat the Tigers by the same score later in the day, with right fielder Alex Sutton going 3-for-4 with two RBI, and advanced to the championship game. In the final against UCLA, Cal took a 1-0 first-inning lead on a Pamanian single that scored left fielder Lindsay James. Starter Kelly Anderson was perfect through four innings before allowing a game-tying homer to the Bruins Claire Sua in the fifth. UCLA tacked on two more runs in the inning en route to the national title. Anderson, Pamanian and third baseman Vicky Galindo were named to the all-tournament team. Anderson went 2-1, struck out 14 and posted a 1.47 ERA. Galindo hit.412 and scored twice, while Pamanian batted.400 with four RBI. CAL HISTORICALLY AT THE WCWS Although it hasn t been until recently that the Bears have made their mark at the WCWS, Cal has been a player in the sport s most important competition for two-and-ahalf decades. Cal first qualified for the AIAW World Series from , putting together a trio of fifthplace finishes. The Bears returned to the NCAA s version of the WCWS in 1986, taking third. Current head coach Diane Ninemire first directed the Bears to a WCWS in 1992 when Cal placed fifth. Cal s only other appearance at the WCWS prior to their current seven-year run was a fifth-place showing in The Bears are all-time at the WCWS, under Ninemire. In Cal s nine previous trips to the NCAA WCWS, the Bears have won the opening game six times. CAL IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT The Bears are making their 21st appearance in the NCAA Tournament and have advanced to the postseason for 20 consecutive years, the longest active streak of any school in the Pac-10 Conference. The Bears are all-time in the NCAA competition. BEARS SURVIVE MARATHON SESSION TO WIN WACO SUPER REGIONALS Senior Kelly Anderson threw a three-hitter and Cal took game No. 1 of the Super Regional from Baylor, 8-0, in six innings May 27. But winning the series from the host school proved to be far less easy the following day. The Bears had to overcome two rain delays and a six-and-a-half hour postponement just too begin the second game, a contest Baylor won, 4-1, to force a third and decisive game. The Cal bats came around in the nightcap, as the Bears scored all their runs in the first two innings, and junior Kristina Thorson pitched a one-hitter en route to a 7-1 victory. The series wrapped up near midnight on May 28, almost 13 hours after Cal had originally arrived at the park. RESILIENT BEARS MASTER FRESNO STATE REGIONAL Cal s march to the Super Regional round was marked with late-inning heroics and clutch hitting and pitching performances. After losing their NCAA Tournament opener, the top-seeded Bears had to win four games in two days to advance out of Fresno. Cal opened the tournament May 19 with a 3-1 loss to BYU, a defeat which snapped Cal s 13-game regional winning streak and a seven-year opening-game regional winning streak. The Bears rebounded the next day against Long Beach State, although it took a two-strike, two-out, two-run double from catcher Haley Woods in the top of the seventh to pull out a 4-3 victory against the 49ers. In the loser s bracket final later that night, senior Kelly Anderson no-hit BYU just the second Cal no-hitter in postseason history as Cal pounded the Cougars, 9-0, in five innings. In the first game of the regional championship May 21, Fresno State leapt out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning before a run by senior second baseman Jessica Pamanian in the fourth and scores by senior third baseman Vicky Galindo and junior left fielder Lindsay James in the fifth gave Cal the win. Anderson scattered two hits in six innings of relief to earn her second victory of the tournament. Anderson upped her own ante in the regional clincher, tossing her second no-hitter of the tournament as Cal advanced to the Super Regionals with a 1-0 win. In perhaps her finest pitching performance of the year, Anderson faced just two batters over the minimum and didn t allow a runner past first base. A first-inning leadoff home run by Galindo held Senior Kelly Anderson 2 GOLDEN BEARS POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE

3 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES NOTES 2005 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES All-Time Postseason Last Meeting Team Series Record Series Record (Result) No. 1 Michigan (60-5) Cal, 6-0 Cal, 3-0 May 18, 2003 (Cal, 1-0) No. 2 California (52-13) No. 3 Arizona (44-10) UA, UA, 4-3 May 12, 2005 (Cal, 1-0) No. 4 Texas (47-11) Texas, 3-2 Texas, 1-0 Feb. 25, 2005 (Cal, 1-0) No. 7 UCLA (36-18) UCLA, UCLA, 3-1 April 29, 2005 (Cal, 3-2) No. 11 Tennessee (64-13) Cal, 3-0 Never Met Feb. 26, 2005 (Cal, 7-3) No. 12 Alabama (62-13) Cal, 3-1 Never Met March 6, 2005 (Cal, 7-0) DePaul (45-19) Cal, 4-1 Cal, 1-0 Feb. 14, 2004 (Cal, 17-0) 2005 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE Date Matchup Time (CST)/TV Thursday, June 2 Game 1: Arizona vs. Tennessee 12 noon/espn2 Thursday, June 2 Game 2: California vs. UCLA 2 p.m./espn2 Thursday, June 2 Game 3: Michigan vs. DePaul 6:30 p.m./espn2 Thursday, June 2 Game 4: Alabama vs. Texas 8:30 p.m./espn2 Friday, June 3 Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 7 p.m./espn2 Friday, June 3 Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 9 p.m./espn2 Saturday, June 4 Game 7: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (Elimination) 11 a.m./espn Saturday, June 4 Game 8: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (Elimination) 1 p.m./espn Saturday, June 4 Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 5 (Elimination) 6 p.m./espn Saturday, June 4 Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 6 (Elimination) 8 p.m./espn Sunday, June 5 Game 11: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 9 12 noon/espn Sunday, June 5 Game 12: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 10 2 p.m./espn Sunday, June 6 Game 13 (If Necessary): Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 6 p.m./espn2 Sunday, June 6 Game 14 (If Necessary): Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12 8 p.m./espn2 Best-of-Three Championship Monday, June 6 Game 1 6:30 p.m./espn Tuesday, June 7 Game 2 6:30 p.m./espn Wednesday, June 8 Game 3 (If Necessary) 6:30 p.m./espn Senior Kaleo Eldredge up for the Bears. In capturing the regional and eliminating all three teams, the Bears won four straight games after losing the first of a regional for the first time in program history. Cal s comeback also marked the first time the Bears had won four consecutive games when facing elimination. CAL HELD IN HIGH REGARD IN 2005 The Bears entered this season as the preseason No. 1 in the NFCA/USA Today, USA Softball/ESPN.com and Pac-10 coaches poll all firsts in program history. Over the course of the year, Cal didn t disappoint the voters. The Bears enter the WCWS ranked No. 2 in the nation in both polls behind top-ranked Michigan. BEARS EARN FIRST PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIP IN 18 YEARS Cal won four of its final five games over the last two weekends of league play and had a chance to win the Pac-10 Conference crown outright, but after a 2-1 loss to Arizona State on the final day of the regular season, the Bears had to settle for a four-way split of the title. Cal, Stanford, Arizona and Oregon State all finished the Pac-10 season at 13-8, though OSU received the conference s automatic NCAA Tournament bid by league tiebreaker rules. The split is Cal s best finish since taking the inaugural Pac- 10 banner in 1987 and the best mark for a Diane Ninemire-coached team. Coupled with a second-place showing last year, the 2005 co-championship gave Cal its best back-to-back conference showing. The 13-8 Pac-10 mark is also Cal s best conference record since going 20-8 in CAL KEEPS LOSSES AT A MINIMUM The Bears opened the 2005 season with nine consecutive wins, posted a season-high 12-game winning streak early in the campaign, and enter the WCWS having won 10 of 13 games against some of the nation s top teams. In between all the success, the Bears have suffered just 13 losses, tying with last year s Cal squad for least under head coach Diane Ninemire. Additionally, Cal s eight Pac-10 losses in 2005 were the fewest since 1991 (6). The 2005 Bears also have an excellent shot to set a new mark for victories in a season. The 2002 WCWStitle squad holds that record with 56. Junior Kristina Thorson 2005 WOMEN S SOFTBALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 3

4 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES NOTES ANDERSON SEIZES THE MOMENT Senior pitcher Kelly Anderson s postseason prowess has been a huge reason why the Bears qualified for the 2005 WCWS. At the Fresno State Regional, Anderson enjoyed the top week of her season and, perhaps, the best stretch of her four-year career. The senior went 3-0 and tossed nohitters in the loser s bracket final against BYU and championship game against Fresno State. She finished the tournament with a 0.00 ERA (allowing one unearned run) and gave up just five hits in 20.1 innings. Anderson s mastery continued into the Super Regionals, where she three-hit Baylor in game No. 1. In the second game, she scattered two hits over five innings before allowing four runs the first earned runs Anderson had given up in 31.2 postseason innings. She enters the WCWS with a 4-1 record and 0.87 ERA in 32.1 innings, and has allowed 14 hits, five runs (four earned) and a.133 opposing average. On the year, Anderson is 28-8 with a 1.20 ERA and leads Cal with 13 shutouts and a.146 opposing batting average. THORSON COMES THROUGH It took Cal s most important contest of 2005 to produce one of the Bears top pitching performances of the year, but junior Kristina Thorson was game for the occasion. In the Super Regional final against Baylor, Thorson tossed a one-hitter, struck out 12 and faced one batter over the minimum. Down the Pac-10 stretch, Thorson was nearly flawless. She didn t suffer a loss in her last 11 appearances of the regular season (4/10-5/13) and entered the postseason having allowed just one earned run in her last 31.1 innings pitched. On the season, Thorson (23-5) leads the Bears with a 1.15 ERA, 220 strikeouts and has walked just 29 hitters. She combines with Anderson to form one of the top pitching staffs in the nation, if not the country s best 1-2 punch. ELDERS DIRECT BEARS The 2005 Cal lineup is loaded with seniors, six of whom were on the roster when the Bears won the 2002 WCWS. Picher Kelly Anderson is fifth in Cal program history in victories (83), Senior Vicki Galindo has a career 1.26 ERA and has won 20-plus games for three consecutive seasons. Centerfielder Kaleo Eldredge has been one of Cal s most consistent hitters, batting nearly.300 each year with at least 50 hits. She is also first all-time in runs scored in the school record book. Entering the WCWS, Chelsea Spencer has started an astounding 275 consecutive games at shortstop. She has teamed with second baseman Jessica Pamanian who s also had at least 50 hits every year to form the core of Cal s infield. Utility players Kristen Bayless and Jessica Vernaglia have been invaluable to Cal off the bench as position players, pinch hitters and pinch runners. Bayless had committed just one error in the past three seasons. NEWCOMERS MAKE AN IMPACT FOR CAL Four of the five first-year Bears have been regular contributors to Cal s success in Freshman first baseman Julie Meyer has started all 65 games for Cal with a.992 fielding percentage. Designated player Emily Friedman, a transfer from Wisconsin, enters the WCWS batting.293 on the season, but is hitting.364 in eight postseason games. Sophomore Jeana Gevas, a transfer from Cal Poly, has seen the majority of her time in the designated player role. Freshman Erika Racklin leads the Bears in substitute appearances (42) and has 15 steals. Freshman Katelyn Valenzuela has provided late-inning relief at second base and shortstop and as a pinch runner. GALINDO HOLDS DOWN THE TOP OF THE LINEUP A first team All-American, All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-10 selection last year, senior third baseman Vicky Galindo is having another superb season in the leadoff role for Cal in Already a first team All-Pac-10 and All-Region choice again this spring, Galindo paces the Bears in runs (48), doubles (11), triples (3), steals (18) and is batting.333. Her solo home run in the regional championship game provided the only run Cal would need against Fresno State in the 1-0 clinching victory Junior Haley Woods 4 GOLDEN BEARS POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE

5 WOMEN S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES NOTES 2005 NCAA SUPER REGIONAL RESULTS (MAY 27-28) Ann Arbor Super Regional Michigan 4, Washington 1 Washington 3, Michigan 2 Michigan 11, Washington 2 Waco Super Regional California 9, Baylor 0, 6 innings Baylor 4, California 1 California 7, Baylor 1 Tucson Super Regional Arizona 6, Oklahoma 0, 6 innings, susp., rain Arizona 6, Oklahoma 0 (completion of suspended game) Arizona 7, Oklahoma 6 Austin Super Regional Texas 1, Bethune-Cookman 0, 9 innings Texas 6, Bethune-Cookman 1 College Station Super Regional Alabama 4, Texas A&M 1 Alabama 6, Texas A&M 5 Stanford Super Regional Tennessee 2, Stanford 0 Tennessee 6, Stanford 0 Los Angeles Super Regional Georgia 4, UCLA 1 UCLA 5, Georgia 4 UCLA 3, Georgia 2 Chicago Super Regional DePaul 4, Northwestern 0 DePaul 4, Northwestern 3 Senior Chelsea Spencer LINDSAY JAMES BACK IN FORM Following a 17-game hiatus due to a broken left hand (4/9-5/14) suffered in an at bat vs. Washington, junior left fielder Lindsay James returned to the Cal lineup for the Fresno State Regional. James, whose current.450 average has her poised to become the first Cal batter to hit.400 in 10 seasons, is shades from Gillian Boxx s program single-season mark of.466, set in James is hitting.333 in the postseason. CAL TAKES HOME THE ACCOLADES Even before this season s All-America team has been announced, the 2005 Bears have become one of the most decorated units in program history. No less than eight Cal players the most of any school in the conference were named to the All-Pac-10 team. Third baseman Vicky Galindo, pitcher Kelly Anderson and pitcher Kristina Thorson garnered first team honors, while center fielder Kaleo Eldredge, left fielder Lindsay James and catcher Haley Woods took home second team awards. Second baseman Jessica Pamanian and shortstop Chelsea Spencer were tabbed honorable mention. The Bears also placed five players on the NFCA All-Pacific Region team again, the most of any region institution and highest total since six Cal competitors made the 1993 team. Galindo and Eldredge were Cal s first team honorees, while Thorson, James and Woods were named to the second team. Additionally, Anderson and Pamanian were named to the CoSIDA District VIII Academic All-District first team. ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON FOR NINEMIRE Diane Ninemire, already the winningest coach in California athletics history, earned her 800th career win in the Bears 1-0 victory against No. 3 Arizona May 12. Ninemire ( ) is just the 20th Division I head coach to reach the plateau. She led the Golden Bears to the 2002 WCWS title the first NCAA championship by any Cal women s team. In 18 seasons, she has directed Cal to 10 WCWS appearances, as well as reached the postseason and won at least 35 games each year. FIELD GEMS Entering the WCWS, Cal s.978 team fielding percentage in 2005 ranks first all-time in program history. While center fielder Kaleo Eldredge leads the way with a fielding mark, two other Cal starters catcher Haley Woods (.994) and first baseman Julie Meyer (.992) have posted impressive clips at high-activity positions. Cal s.978 fielding percentage tied for first in the Pac-10 this year. The Bears have committed just 41 errors all year (65 games), which has led to only 16 unearned runs. GOLDEN BEAR NOTES The Bears, who average 4.8 runs per contest, have been shutout just three times in 2005 Cal has lost just three non-conference games, tying last year s squad for fewest in Diane Ninemire s tenure as head coach... the Bears are 44-4 when leading after five innings and their only two losses when leading after six have come on walk-off homers (3/18 vs. Northwestern; 4/2 at Arizona) Cal is 44-6 when scoring first the Bears are 39-5 against non-conference teams and 34-0 when the opponent makes two-plus errors Cal lost 11 games this year due to rain... the Bears are 40-2 when scoring at least three runs WOMEN S SOFTBALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 5

6 GOLDEN BEARS UPDATED PROFILES 1 KRISTINA THORSON P Junior Lake Forest Park, WA Shorecrest HS POSTSEASON: Struck out 12 in one-hitting Baylor in the Waco Super Regional final (5/28) pitched 5.2 innings of relief to earn the victory in a 4-3 win against Long Beach State (5/20) at the Fresno State Regional threw five no-hit innings in regional opener versus BYU (5/19) before allowing three runs in the sixth enters WCWS with a 2-1 record, 2.49 ERA in 19.2 innings pitched, and has allowed 12 hits, seven runs (all earned), walked three, struck out 24 and a.171 opposing batting average. REGULAR SEASON: Allowed just one run in final 35.2 regular season innings pitched prior to postseason, did not suffer a loss since falling to UCLA, 2-1 (4/ 10) a span of 10 appearances finished regular season at 21-4, the second consecutive season she has won 20-plus games had a 1.00 ERA at the end of the regular season, holding opposing batters to a.151 average (third in the conference) teamed with senior Kelly Anderson to become the only Cal pitching duo to win 20-plus games in two straight seasons tossed a season-high 30.1 scoreless innings (4/22-5/13) collected a season-high 13 strikeouts and allowed two hits in a 1-0 win at Washington (4/30) accumulated 12 strikeouts in a game twice: versus Coastal Carolina (3/25) and at Sacramento State (4/13) struck out 10 in a game on two occasions: against Delaware State (3/6) and versus Northwestern (3/18) dominated Oregon (5/7), allowing just one hit, facing one batter over the minimum and not allowing a runner past first base allowed just three hits in defeating Stanford, 1-0 (4/24) began the season with 11 straight victories did not allow an earned run in her first 24 innings pitched of 2005 has earned two saves (2/25 versus Mississippi State and 3/29 against UCLA) and the seven in her career are second all-time at Cal. THORSON S CAREER STATISTICS Year APP GS CG W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K Totals CHELSEA SPENCER SS Senior San Leandro, CA Arroyo HS POSTSEASON: Enjoyed a 2-for-3, two-rbi performance in the Bears 8-0, six-inning Super Regional game No. 1 victory against Baylor went 2-for-3 with two runs in Cal s 9-0, five-inning regional romp over BYU (5/ 20)... has started 275 consecutive games at shortstop to begin WCWS. REGULAR SEASON: Solo homer against Oregon (5/8) gave Cal a 1-0 win belted two doubles, collected two RBI and scored twice in Cal s 6-5 win at Oregon (4/15) squeeze bunt plated Vicky Galindo for the lone run in a 1-0 win at Washington (4/30) belted a three-run homer and had four RBI in an 8-0 victory against Harvard (3/25) top day at the plate came GOLDEN BEARS POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE in an 8-0 win against Portland State (3/3) as she went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a pair of doubles went 2-for-4 and scored three times against Mississippi State (2/25) batted.500 (8-for-16) over a season-high fivegame hitting streak (4/3-9) of her 23 regular-season RBI, eight came in five games at the Carolina Classic (3/25-27), and had nine with a runner on third and less than two outs had nine multi-hit games and five multi-rbi games reached base in 20 of 43 opportunities when leading off an inning took over the No. 2 spot in the batting order for injured left fielder Lindsay James (4/9). SPENCER S CAREER STATISTICS Total ALEX SUTTON OF Sophomore Morgan Hill, CA Archbishop Mitty HS POSTSEASON: After batting just.223 during the regular season, enters WCWS as Cal s secondleading hitter with a.350 postseason clip batted 4-for-12 (.333) at the Fresno State Regional with two RBI and 3-for-8 (.375) with an RBI in the Super Regionals singled in Cal s lone run in the Bears tournament-opening loss to BYU (5/19) collected two hits, including a double, in 9-0, five-inning regional victory over BYU (5/20). REGULAR SEASON: Had game-winning base hit in the bottom of the seventh against Arizona (5/12) in a 1-0 victory hit first Cal homer in a 2-1 loss to Arizona State (5/14) went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Cal s 9-1 win against Arizona State (5/13) went 2-for-4 with a double in the Bears 6-3 win at Arizona (4/3) batted.500 (5-for-10) over a season-high four-game hitting streak (4/2-6) had three multi-hit games and two multi-rbi games when leading off, successfully reached base in 10 of 25 opportunities of her 13 RBI, six came with a runner on third and less than two outs. SUTTON S CAREER STATISTICS Total SHANNON HARPER C Sophomore Stockton, CA Lincoln HS REGULAR SEASON: Appeared in four games for the Bears, collecting hits in three appearances picked up two RBI and scored in Cal s 12-0 win against Mount St. Mary s (3/5) also collected an RBI in the Bears 10-0 romp over Saint Mary s (4/6).

7 HARPER S CAREER STATISTICS Total LINDSAY JAMES LF Junior Bats: L Throws: R San Carlos, CA Sequoia HS POSTSEASON: Returned from a 17-game hiatus for the Fresno State Regional (broken left hand suffered 4/8 vs. Washington) hitting.333 and leads Cal with nine hits and eight runs batted 5-for-11 (.455) against Baylor in the Super Regional went 2-for-4 with two runs in each of Cal s victories against Baylor scored four runs at the regional, including the game-winner in Cal s 4-3 victory against Long Beach State (5/20) season average of.450 has her poised to become Cal s first.400 hitter since 1995, when Gillian Boxx batted a program record.466. REGULAR SEASON: Was hitting a team-leading.478 at the time of the broken left hand that cancelled the remainder of her regular season... posted a team-high 12-game hit streak (2/27-3/12) where she batted.489 (23-for-47) went 11-for- 16 (.688) in five games at the Carolina Classic (3/25-27) went 4-for-5 in a win against Alabama (3/5) led Bears with 17 multi-hit games and had eight games of three hits or more tallied four perfect days at the plate hit righthanded pitching (.515) supremely better than lefthanded (.214) had five multi-rbi games regular season batting average of.478 was 156 points over her.322 career mark entering JAMES CAREER STATISTICS Totals JULIE MEYER 1B/C Freshman Yardville, N.J. Steinert HS POSTSEASON: Hit a solo homer in Cal s 7-1 Super Regional championship victory against Baylor (5/28) enters WCWS having played an errorless first base, recording 59 putouts. REGULAR SEASON: Freshman started every game for the Bears at first base and led Cal newcomers in hits (37), runs (23) and total bases (52), and had nine doubles led the Pac- 10 and Cal in putouts (418), chances (449) and fielding double plays (15) carried a.991 fielding percentage, which was third-best among Cal s starters batted.379 (11-for-29) over a season-high nine-game hit streak (2/27-3/11) first Cal home run (3/23) was part of a 3-for-3, three-rbi performance against Pacific had a two-run double in Cal s 6-0 win against Santa Clara (2/23).413 slugging percentage in Pac-10 play was one of Cal s best clips had nine multi-hit games co-led the Bears in sacrifice bunts (12) with Kristen Bayless and was third in the Pac-10 backup catcher for starter Haley Woods. MEYER S CAREER STATISTICS SARAH ADAMS P Sophomore Half Moon Bay, CA Half Moon Bay HS REGULAR SEASON: Lone victory of the season came against Iowa State (2/19) as she struck out seven and allowed three hits pitched two innings of relief against Mount St. Mary s (3/5), striking out two in 14 innings of work, allowed 10 hits, four earned runs, tallied a 2.00 ERA and struck out 12. ADAMS S CAREER STATISTICS Year APP GS CG W L S ERA IP H R ER BB K Totals HALEY WOODS C Junior Burlingame, CA Burlingame HS POSTSEASON: Game-winning two-strike, two-out, two-run double in the top of the seventh versus Long Beach State (5/20) at the Fresno State Regional gave Cal a 4-3 win and kept the Bears in the NCAA Tournament went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI in Super Regional championship game against Baylor (5/28) squeeze bunt in regional championship opener against Fresno State (5/21) scored Kaleo Eldredge to give Cal a 3-1 lead collected two RBI against BYU (5/20) has six RBI. REGULAR SEASON: Cal s top power threat who led the Bears in homers (13), RBI (52), multi-rbi games (14), RBI per game (0.91), total bases (99) and slugging percentage (.579) and hit.298 twice named Pac-10 Player of the Week: 4/4-10 after batting.500 (6-for-12) with two homers and six RBI, and 2/28-3/6 after batting.435 (10-for-23) with 12 RBI, four home runs and a pair of doubles collected five RBIs against Michigan State (2/20) and Mount St. Mary s (3/5) hit two homers at Arizona State (4/1) to account for all of Cal s RBI in a 4-2 victory went 4-for-9 with eight RBI in Cal s Pac-10 opening series at Arizona State (4/1) and Arizona (4/2-3) Batted 6-for-20 (.300) over a season-high six-game hit streak (3/ 6-12) collected two doubles against Penn State (3/26) five sacrifice flies led Cal her.448 slugging percentage over 21 Pac-10 contests was Cal s second-best mark hit.444 with the bases loaded,.344 with runners on base and.319 with runners in scoring position and... accumulated 10 multi-hit games.353 batting average versus lefthanders was Cal s top mark enters postseason on a three-game hitting streak her 197 total plate appearances led Cal and the Pac fielding percentage was second among Cal s starters was fourth in Pac-10 in chances (414) and fifth in putouts (367). WOODS CAREER STATISTICS Totals WOMEN S SOFTBALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 7

8 10 KALEO ELDREDGE OF Senior Bats: L Throws: R Kahului, HI H.P. Baldwin HS POSTSEASON: Went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a run in Cal s Super Regional championship game against Baylor (5/28) batted.333 (4-for- 12) at the Fresno State Regional with a run, two RBI, two doubles, a stolen base and drew three walks RBI-double versus Fresno State gave Cal a 2-1 lead and eventual win in regional championship opener hit safely in four of Cal s five regional games and six of eight NCAA Tournament games.370 on-base percentage. REGULAR SEASON: Perhaps Cal s most versatile batter as her.322 batting average, six homers, 35 RBI, 74 total bases,.517 slugging percentage and.473 on-base percentage suggested batted.432 (16-for-37) during a season-high 12-game hit streak (3/4-3/23) belted a two-run homer and collected three RBI in the Bears 4-3 defeat of Washington (4/8) went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Cal s 4-2 loss at Arizona (4/2) hit a two-run homer and scored twice to help pace Cal s 7-3 win against Tennessee (2/26) against Iowa (3/12), went 3-for-4 with a homer and a double to lead the Bears to a 7-2 victory was Cal s toughest hitter to strikeout (1K/15.8ABs) and had just one strikeout in her last 49 regular season at-bats only regular Cal starter with a perfect fielding percentage (38 putouts) 39 walks led Cal and were second in the Pac-10 conference on-base percentage of.446 paced Bears reached as the leadoff hitter in 23 of 43 opportunities batted.356 with two outs successfully advanced runners in 56 of 96 opportunities had 10 multi-hit games and two of three hits second on Cal with nine multi-rbi games and had three games of three. ELDREDGE S CAREER STATISTICS -AT Total KRISTEN BAYLESS OF Senior San Jose, CA Archbishop Mitty HS REGULAR SEASON: Made 20 outfield starts for Cal, filling in admirably when injuries sidelined left fielder Lindsay James (11 appearances), right fielder Alex Sutton (7) and center fielder Kaleo Eldredge (2) co-led the Bears in sacrifice bunts (12) with Julie Meyer and was third in the Pac-10 successfully advanced baserunners in 18 of 37 opportunities. BAYLESS CAREER STATISTICS -AT Total ERIKA RACKLIN OF Freshman Bats: S Throws: R Pittsburg, CA Berean Christian HS POSTSEASON: Has made five appearances, all in pinch-running roles. REGULAR SEASON: Appeared primarily as a pinch runner for the Bears, making a team-high 37 substitute appearances 15 steals were second on Cal 0.37 steals per game clip was eclipsed only by Vicky Galindo s 0.38 per contest made four starts in right field and collected first collegiate hit against Michigan State (2/20). RACKLIN S CAREER STATISTICS -AT KELLY ANDERSON P Senior Woodland, CA Woodland HS 2005 POSTSEASON: Enters WCWS with a 4-1 record, 0.87 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched and has allowed 14 hits and five runs (four earned), walked 14 and struck out 23 in seven postseason appearances pitched four complete games posted a 0.00 ERA (one unearned run), allowed five hits and 11 walks and struck out 15 in 20.1 innings at the Fresno State Regional at the regional, tossed no-hitters against BYU (5/20) and in the championship clincher against Fresno State (5/21) no-hitter against BYU was Cal s first in postseason since Jocelyn Forest tossed one against Massachusetts (5/22/99) in the championship opener against Fresno State, held the Bulldogs to two hits in six innings of relief (5/21) scattered three hits in earning the victory in Cal s Super Regional opener against Baylor allowed just two hits in second Super Regional game before yielding four, sixth-inning runs. REGULAR SEASON: Led Cal in wins (24), shutouts (10), innings pitched (200.2), opposing batting average (.147) and starts (28) opposing batting average was second in the Pac- 10 and wins were third captured a win in 10 straight starts (3/18-4/13) tossed fourth career no-hitter (and first in more than two seasons) at North Carolina (3/26), striking out 11 no-hit Saint Mary s (4/6), striking out six and walking two without allowing a runner past second base named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week (3/21-27) after striking out 23 without allowing an earned run in three victories at the Carolina Classic (3/25-27) registered 11 strikeouts in a win against Delaware State (3/4) tossed a six-inning, one-hit victory against Southern Illinois (2/18) recorded a two-hit victory seven times, most recently in a 1-0 win against Oregon (5/ 8) has won 20-plus games for the third consecutive season but has done it the quickest this year teamed with Kristina Thorson to become the only Cal pitching duo to win 20-plus games in two straight seasons earned two saves (4/8 versus Washington and 4/15 at Oregon). ANDERSON S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICS Year APP GS CG W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K Total GOLDEN BEARS POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE

9 17 KATELYN VALENZUELA 2B Freshman Hemet, CA West Valley HS REGULAR SEASON: Made 23 appearances for the Bears in 2005, primarily as a pinch-runner and in late-inning infield relief scored nine runs collected first collegiate hit against Delaware State (3/4). VALENZUELA S CAREER STATISTICS -AT VICKY GALINDO 3B Senior Bats: L Throws: R Union City, CA James Logan HS/West Valley J.C. POSTSEASON: Enters WCWS batting.296 (8-for-27) and leads Cal in runs (8), total bases (14) and slugging percentage (.519) in the postseason leadoff first-inning homer against Fresno State (5/21) gave Cal a 1-0 regional championship victory and propelled the Bears into the Super Regionals leadoff homer in Super Regional game No. 2 (5/28) versus Baylor gave Cal a 1-0 lead until the sixth inning run versus Fresno State gave Cal a 2-1 lead and eventual win in regional championship opener (5/21) had two hits against Long Beach State (5/20) and two RBI against BYU (5/20) has scored in all but one of Cal s postseason games and hit safely in all but two. REGULAR SEASON: Leadoff hitter had a.340 batting average and led Cal in runs (40), doubles (11) and stolen bases (17) had a.504 slugging percentage and a.399 on-base percentage missed 12 games (3/3-13) with an injury scored the winning run in Cal s 1-0 defeats of Stanford (4/24) and Washington (4/30) scored the decisive run and tallied three hits in the Bears 3-2 win at UCLA (4/29) to give Cal its first series victory against the Bruins since 1998 two-run homer at Oregon State (4/17) proved to be the difference in a 2-1 win went 4-for-5 with two runs in Cal s 6-3 victory at Arizona (4/3) went 2-for-3 with three runs at North Carolina (3/27) had a 3-for-4 performance with two doubles, a run and an RBI in a loss to Texas A&M (2/26) scored three runs and went 2-for-4 in Cal s season-opening victory against San Jose State (2/5) went 5-for-15 (.333) and scored six times to pace Cal s 5-0 sweep at the Carolina Classic (3/25-27) collected two doubles in a 4-3 victory against Washington (4/8) had 13 multi-hit games and batted 10-for-20 (.500) over a season-high sixgame hitting streak (4/2-9) hit much better against righthanders (.362) than lefties (.143) reached as the leadoff batter in 32 of 74 opportunities hit.360 with runners in scoring position,.355 with two outs and successfully advanced runners in 32 of 55 opportunities hit.290 in Pac- 10 play with a.464 slugging percentage invited to participate in the 2005 U.S. Women s National Team Selection Camp, June 13-17, at the Olympic Training Center (Chula Vista, Calif.). GALINDO S CAREER STATISTICS Total GWEN ARAFILES 1B Senior Stockton, CA Lincoln HS/San Joaquin Delta College REGULAR SEASON: Appeared in 12 games for Cal all in relief roles and is batting.250 picked up doubles against Mount St. Mary s (3/5) and Saint Mary s (4/ 6) successfully advanced base runners 60 percent of time. ARAFILES CAREER STATISTICS -AT Total JESSICA PAMANIAN 2B Senior Milpitas, CA Milpitas HS POSTSEASON: Collected three of Cal s five hits in Super Regional game No. 2 loss to Baylor (5/ 28) score versus Fresno State (5/21) in regional championship opener snapped Bulldogs pitcher Jamie Southern s 78-inning streak without allowing an earned run went 4-for-9 at the Super Regional with two RBI... at the regional in Fresno, collected two hits and an RBI leads Cal with three steals. REGULAR SEASON: During a season-high 10-game hitting streak (3/11-25), batted.531 (17-for-32) with eight runs and eight RBIs in five games at the Carolina Classic (3/25-27), hit.438 (7-for-16) with two homers and seven RBIs went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and scored twice against Loyola Marymount (2/27) collected three RBIs in a 2-for-3 performance at Oregon State (4/16) had 10 multi-hit games and four of three hits six multi-rbi games were third among Bear hitters successfully advanced runners in 50 of 118 opportunities.980 fielding percentage was one of Cal s top marks (91 putouts) had stolen six bases in seven attempts 178 at-bats led the Pac-10. PAMANIAN S CAREER STATISTICS Total JEANA GEVAS 1B/3B Sophomore Benicia, CA Benicia HS/Cal Poly REGULAR SEASON: Transfer from Cal Poly made 28 starts as a designated player and 10 at third 2005 WOMEN S SOFTBALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 9

10 base hit first Cal homer, a two-run shot, and had a season-high three RBI versus Iowa State (2/19) belted a two-run homer to help Cal defeat Tennessee, 7-3 (2/26) went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Cal s 7-2 win against Iowa (3/12)... had five multi-rbi games and four multi-hit games posted a.429 slugging percentage in Pac-10 play successfully advanced runners in 33 of 70 opportunities. GEVAS CALIFORNIA CAREER STATISTICS -AT EMILY FRIEDMAN 2B Junior Berkeley, CA Berkeley HS/Wisconsin POSTSEASON: Enters WCWS with a teamleading.364 batting average (8-for-22) and.417 onbase percentage in NCAA Tournament play batted.500 (7-for-14) to lead Cal at the Fresno State Regional lone Bear to hit safely in all five of Cal s regional games and also collected two runs and two RBI tormented BYU with two hits in each regional game Cal contested against the Cougars RBI versus Fresno State in regional championship opener snapped Bulldogs pitcher Jamie Southern s 78- inning streak without allowing an earned run. REGULAR SEASON: Wisconsin transfer became Cal s most productive newcomer with 46 total appearances at third base, in right and left field and as the designated player slapped game-winning base hit with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to help Cal defeat UCLA (4/9) first Cal homer, a solo shot, came against Santa Clara (3/11) went 4-for-4 with two RBI versus Pacific (3/ 23) went two-for-three with two RBI in an 8-0 victory against Portland State (3/3) had a two-run double and three RBI in the Bears 9-1 romp past Arizona State (5/13) had six multi-hit games and five multi-rbi games hit.353 with runners on base and.333 with the bases loaded... had collected nine RBI in 11 opportunities with a runner on third base and less than two outs. FRIEDMAN S CALIFORNIA CAREER STATISTICS -AT JESSICA VERNAGLIA UT Senior Laguna Niguel, CA Aliso Niguel HS POSTSEASON: Made five appearances, all as a pinch runner, and scored twice. REGULAR SEA- SON: Made 24 substitute appearances for Cal, primarily in pinch-running roles has scored nine runs lone hit of the season was run-scoring double against Mount St. Mary s (3/6). VERNAGLIA S CAREER STATISTICS Total CALIFORNIA DEPTH CHART 1B 6 Julie Meyer (R/R) 22 Gwen Arafiles (R/R) RF 3 Alex Sutton (L/R) 31 Emily Friedman (R/R) C 9 Haley Woods (R/R) 6 Julie Meyer (R/R) 4 Shannon Harper (R/R) 11 Kristen Bayless (R/R) P 1 Kristina Thorson (R) 16 Kelly Anderson (R) 7 Sarah Adams (R) 2B 24 Jessica Pamanian (R/R) 17 Katelyn Valenzuela (R/R) CF 10 Kaleo Eldredge (L/R) 3B 19 Vicky Galindo (L/R) 25 Jeana Gevas (R/R) SS 2 Chelsea Spencer (R/R) LF 5 Lindsay James (L/R) 31 Emily Friedman (R/R) 11 Kristen Bayless (R/R) DP 31 Emily Friedman (R/R) 25 Jeana Gevas (R/R) UT 13 Erika Racklin (R/R) 33 Jessica Vernaglia (R/R) Bold Projected Starter 10 GOLDEN BEARS POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE

11 HEAD COACH DIANE NINEMIRE DIANE NINEMIRE Head Coach 18th Season at Cal The 2005 season has been yet another successful and memorable campaign for the Golden Bears under 18th-year head coach Diane Ninemire. Cal advanced to its seventh consecutive Women s College World Series and for the first time under Ninemire, the Bears took first place in the Pac-10 Conference (tie), finishing with their best league mark (13-8) since 1995 (20-8) and splitting the title with Oregon State, Stanford and Arizona. Ninemire, already the most successful coach in California athletics history ( ), won her 800th career game with a thrilling, 1-0, victory against No. 3 Arizona on May 12. Also, for the seventh consecutive year, the Bears won at least 46 games. Ninemire has guided Cal to three consecutive Women s College World Series championship game appearances, winning the national title in Cal has reached the postseason every year and never suffered a losing season under Ninemire, the 2002 Speedline/NFCA National Coach of the Year and 2003 Pacific Region Coach of the Year. Last year s Bears were one of Ninemire s most successful and decorated squads. Four All-Americans and eight All-Pac- 10 selections helped drive Cal to its third consecutive WCWS championship game appearance. Ninemire surpassed former Bears baseball coach Bob Milano for wins by a Cal coach (see below) on the to way the Bears 2003 title game appearance. Cal s 2002 National Championship was the first NCAA title for a women s athletic team and the program set a school-record for victories (56). In 2001, Cal began the season 32-0 before finishing fifth at the WCWS. Under Ninemire, Cal has also finished third (1999), fifth (1992, 1996) and seventh (2000) at the WCWS. Since Ninemire has been at the helm, Cal players have earned All-American honors 23 times. Two of Ninemire s former players Michele Granger and Gillian Boxx were four-time All-Americans and helped the United States win a gold medal as members of the 1996 U.S. Olympic softball team. In addition, Bears have received all-region awards on 49 occasions and All-Pac-10 honors 75 times. Cal players have also collected a total of 14 Academic All-American and 29 Academic All-Pac- 10 certificates under Ninemire. ALL-TIME WINNINGEST CAL COACHES* Coach (Sport) Years Record (Pct.) 1. Diane Ninemire (Softball) (1988-Present) (.679) 2. Bob Milano (Baseball) ( ) (.517) 3. Clint Evans (Baseball) ( ) (.682) 4. Jan Brogan (Tennis) (1978-Present) (.711) 5. George Wolfman (Baseball) ( ) (.591) *Records as of May 28, 2005 Prior to becoming head coach, Ninemire served as an assistant for five years at Cal under Donna Terry. Together, the tandem led the Bears to three appearances in the NCAA Tournament, a third-place finish at the 1986 WCWS and the inaugural Pac-10 championship in In 2004, Ninemire s winning reputation was recognized internationally when she was named as an assistant coach to the inaugural Greek Olympic softball team. At home, Ninemire is a past member of the NCAA Pacific Region Advisory Committee and a former chair of the All-American Selection Committee. Ninemire began her collegiate playing career at Midland Lutheran College (Fremont, Neb.), leading the team to a state championship as a freshman. After one season, she transferred to Nebraska-Omaha, where she played on both the softball and basketball teams for three years. A shortstop and left fielder, Ninemire helped UNO to the 1978 state championship and three appearances in the College World Series. Ninemire graduated from UNO in 1980 and completed her master s degree in physical education at Texas Woman s University in She began her coaching career at TWU in 1980 as Terry s assistant before heading west to assist Terry and the Golden Bear program in DIANE NINEMIRE AT CAL Year Record Pac-10 Regionals WCWS /5th /4th /3rd /3rd /3rd /T5th /4th /5th /3rd /4th /T5th /4th /4th /5th /T3rd /T7th /T7th /7th /T5th /4th /Champion /T3rd /Runner-up /T2nd /Runner-up /T1st 6-2 Totals WOMEN S SOFTBALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 11

12 ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF JOHN REEVES Assistant Coach 12th Year The driving force behind Cal s continued incircle success, John Reeves is in his 12th year with the Golden Bear program. With Reeves guidance and tutelage, the 2005 season proved to be another successful campaign for Cal s pitching staff as, for the second straight year, senior Kelly Anderson and junior Kristina Thorson each won 20-plus games. Reeves brings more than two decades of coaching experience to the field. He has helped seven different Cal pitchers capture 13 All-Pac-10 awards and seven All-Pacific Region accolades. In addition, Whitney Floyd ( ) and Jocelyn Forest ( ) were twice named as All-Americans and Thorson earned the distinction last season. Prior to his arrival at Cal in 1994, Reeves served as head softball coach at Lynbrook High School in San Jose. He led his teams to a combined record over five years, including a Central Coast Section title. From , he coached the Twin Creeks Diamonds ASA team, developing more than 30 players who earned positions on Division I softball teams. He has also served as a Bobby Sox and PAL coach for 12 years. In addition to his coaching stints, Reeves has presented pitching techniques and strategies at various clinics, including the NFCA Softball Exposure Camp. Reeves graduated from San Jose State with a bachelor s degree in liberal studies in He and his wife, Marsha, reside in San Jose. KIM MAHER Assistant Coach 6th Year Kim Maher, a member of the 1996 United States Olympic team, is in her sixth season as an assistant coach with the Bears. A shortstop at Fresno State ( ), Maher was named a second team All-American her senior season. She finished her career as the Bulldogs all-time leader in home runs (31), RBIs (181), runs (162) and doubles (49). Her career batting average was.344 with a season-high.421 in As an international, Maher represented the United States at the 1995 Pan American Games and 1997 World Championships, in addition to winning a gold medal at the Atlanta Summer Games. A graduate of Buena High School in Ventura, Calif., Maher earned her bachelor s degree in physical education from Fresno State in DAN PARAJON Volunteer Coach 3rd Year Former baseball standout Dan Parajon is in his third year as a volunteer coach for the Golden Bears. Parajon currently works in the parking and transportation enforcement department at Cal. Alongside his duties at the University, Parajon served as head softball coach at Bishop O Dowd High School in Oakland ( ), where he coached former Cal slugger Veronica Nelson. From , he coached the Alameda Stars ASA team. Parajon played center field at Laney College in Oakland from Professionally, he rose as high as the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. A graduate of Skyline High School in Oakland, Parajon resides in Castro Valley with wife, Shay, and daughters, Makayla and Makenzia. SOFTBALL SUPPORT STAFF TERESA KUEHN Executive Associate AD/ Senior Women s Administrator 5th Year at Cal CHRIS GIOVANNETTI Media Relations 1st Year at Cal FOTI MELLIS Associate AD, Compliance 3rd Year at Cal BRIAN WILKINSON Equipment Manager 3rd Year at Cal RICKEY BONDS Trainer - 2nd Year at Cal 12 GOLDEN BEARS POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE