2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time Feb. 1 1 Texas A&M International 10 a.m. Feb. 1 1 St. Mary s 2 p.m. Feb. 2 1 St. Edwards 10 a.m. Feb. 2 1 Texas A&M Kingsville Noon Feb. 7 2 Angelo State 10 a.m. Feb. 7 2 Tarleton State 4 p.m. Feb. 8 2 Missouri Southern State Noon Feb. 8 2 Emporia State 4 p.m. Feb. 9 2 Central Missouri 10 a.m. Feb. 9 2 Midwestern State 4 p.m. Feb. 14 3 Missouri Western 11:30 a.m. Feb. 14 3 Drury 3:30 p.m. Feb. 15 3 Minnesota State Mankato 11:30 a.m. Feb. 16 3 Nebraska-Kearney 1:30 p.m. Feb. 16 3 Oklahoma Panhandle State 3:30 p.m. Feb. 21 *Henderson State (DH) 1 p.m. Feb. 22 *Henderson State (DH) Noon Feb. 28 *Arkansas Tech (DH) 1 p.m. March 1 *Arkansas Tech (DH) Noon March 7 *Harding (DH) 1 p.m. March 8 *Harding (DH) Noon March 16 Minnesota Duluth (DH) 1 p.m. March 21 *Southern Nazarene (DH) 2 p.m. March 22 *Southern Nazarene (DH) Noon March 25 *Southeastern Oklahoma State (DH) 1 p.m. March 28 *Arkansas-Monticello (DH) 2 p.m. March 29 *Arkansas-Monticello (DH) Noon April 4 *Southern Arkansas (DH) 2 p.m. April 5 *Southern Arkansas (DH) Noon April 8 *Southeastern Oklahoma State (DH) 1 p.m. April 11 *Southwestern Oklahoma State (DH) 2 p.m. April 12 *Southwestern Oklahoma State (DH) Noon April 18 *Northwestern Oklahoma State (DH) 2 p.m. April 19 *Northwestern Oklahoma State (DH) Noon April 25 *Ouachita Baptist (DH) 2 p.m. April 26 *Ouachita Baptist (DH) Noon May 1-3 GAC Tournament TBA May 9-11 NCAA DII Regional TBA May 16-18 NCAA DII Super Regional TBA May 21-25 NCAA DII World Series TBA *-Great American Conference Game Home Games Listed in Bold All-time listed are Central Standard Time 1-St. Mary s Tournament (San Antonio, Texas) 2-Southeastern Oklahoma State Tournament (Durant, Okla.) 3-Arkansas-Monticello Tournament (Bentonville, Ark.) Games 1-4 0-0 (0-0 GAC) vs. East Central s head coach: Destini Anderson Anderson s career record: 185-154-1 / 8th season Anderson s ECU record: Same Media Information Live Stats: Available on the softball schedule page at www.ecutigers.com Live Video: Available on the softball schedule page at www.ecutigers.com February 1-2, 2013 St. Mary s DII Classic San Antonio, Texas 0-0 (0-0 Heartland) 0-0 (0-0 Heartland) 0-0 (0-0 Heartland) 0-0 (0-0 LSC) 2014 LADY TIGERS TAMUI s head coach: Scott Libby Libby s career record: 119-164 / 6th Season Libby s Record at TAMUI: Same StMU s head coach: Donna Fields Fields career record: 685-288 / 17th Season Fields Record at StMU: Same SEU s head coach: Lindsay Gardner Gardner s career record: 54-40 / 3rd Season Gardner s Record at SEU: Same TAMUK s head coach: Ricki Rothbauer Rothbauer s career record: 54-102 / 3rd Season Rothbauer s Record at TAMUK: Same East Central 2013 Statistics No Players Pos Ht Cl B/T AVG Runs Hits RBI 2 Chelsea Patterson 2B 5-0 Jr. S/R.380 37 57 13 4 Leah Tigert IF/OF 5-8 So. L/L.394 18 43 27 5 Morgan Hendrix OF 5-4 Fr. R/R --- -- -- -- 6 Carlee Henderson OF 5-6 Fr. R/R --- -- -- -- 7 Gina Mengwasser C 5-6 Sr.. R/R.390 31 62 53 8 Kayci Snider C 5-10 Jr. R/R.273 20 30 24 10 Lacey Williams OF 5-4 Jr. R/R.351 15 20 6 11 Nicole Nordie UT 5-7 Fr. R/R --- -- -- -- 12 Peyton Watson OF/IF 5-5 Jr. R/R.292 24 19 12 13 Jordynn VanPelt UT 5-8 So. R/R.328 20 38 26 14 Lacey Paulk RHP 6-1 So. R/R --- -- -- -- 15 Amanda Edmundson IF 6-1 So. R/R --- -- -- -- 16 Brianna Nunley RHP 5-6 Jr. R/R --- -- -- -- 17 Autumn Suydam OF 5-4 So. L/R.343 31 35 15 18 Lauren Reeves IF/OF 5-9 So. L/L.325 17 40 22 20 Tarra Underhill-Christy 3B 5-5 Sr. R/R.067 4 2 0 22 Kaile Marcum IF 5-5 Jr. L/R.188 19 3 1 44 Samantha McGraw IF 5-9 Jr. R/R --- -- -- -- 55 Sydney Dow P 5-9 So. R/R --- -- -- -- No Pitchers Pos Ht Cl ERA W-L APP IP B/AVG 11 Nicole Nordie UT 5-7 Fr. --- -- -- -- --- 14 Lacey Paulk RHP 6-1 So. 2.71 19-3 29 133.0.233 16 Brianna Nunley RHP 5-6 Jr. 2.91 11-6 24 114.1.267 55 Sydney Dow P 5-9 So. --- -- -- -- --- 1 2014 EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL
The Tournament The East Central University softball team will open the 2014 season at the St. Mary s DII Classic for the third straight season. In the past two seasons the Lady Tigers have gone 6-1 at the tournament, with their lone loss to a ranked opponent. The Coverage Fans who can t be at the game can find links to live stats, live video (if available) on ECUTigers.com. Go to the softball schedule page. Scouting Texas A&M International The Dust Devils finished the 2013 season with a 22-36 overall record. TAMUI lost six players from the team and has 11 upperclassman and eight freshmen on the 2014 roster. Mariena Gallardo is the top returner at the plate and in the circle for the Dust Devils. Gallardo finished the season with a.325 batting average, 17 runs, 53 hits and 29 RBIs. She also threw 122 innings, for a 3.98 ERA and a 7-5 record. Kyndall Reaves is the other key returning pitcher for TAMUI, with a 5.18 ERA, 8-10 record and 30 strikeouts. Against the Dust Devils Last season the Lady Tigers earned two fiveinning wins over TAMUI at the Midwestern State tournament (9-0/11-3). Kaci Snider led ECU at the plate in the 2013 series, hitting.833, with three runs, five hits, two home runs and four RBIs. Brianna Nunley earned a win in the circle, with six strikeouts. Scouting St. Mary s The Rattlers claimed the 2013 Heartland Conference regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Regional with a 45-15 record. St. Mary s now has three seniors and seven freshmen on the 2014 roster. Emily Brittain is the top returning pitcher for the Rattlers, with a 1.98 ERA, 27-6 record, 192 hits allowed and 105 strikeouts. Nicole Sardelich is the top returner at the plate, with a.444 average, 58 runs and 87 hits. Against the Rattlers The Lady Tigers earned a 4-2 win over St. Mary s last season during the tournament. Jordynn VanPelt led ECU at the plate, with one hit and two RBIs. Taylor Vidrine led the Rattlers, with one hit, run and RBI. GAME NOTES Scouting St. Edward s The Hilltoppers went 33-23 in 2013 and advanced to the NCAA Super Regional round. St. Edward s returns 14 from the 2013 season and added three newcomers to the 2014 roster. Sarah Debrow is the top returner in the circle, with a 2.18 ERA, 23-11 record, 180 hits allowed and 237 strikeouts. Kaci Olson and Faith Roberts are the top returners at the plate. Olson had a.345 average, 30 runs, 61 hits and 17 RBIs. Roberts added a.333 average, 58 runs, 42 hits and 31 RBIs. Scouting Texas A&M Kingsville The Javelins went 13-38 overall and 2-15 in the Lone Star Conference in 2013. TAMUK lost eight players, including two pitchers that accounted for all but one decision last season. Adela Gomez is the top returner in the field, with a.316 average, 28 runs and 49 hits. Carynn Gonzales added a.247 batting average, 15 runs, 36 hits and 13 RBIs. Against the Javelins The Lady Tigers met TAMUK in the St. Mary s tournament a season ago and claimed a 12-6 win in six innings. Gina Mengwasser led ECU at the plate, with one run, a home run and four RBIs. Lacey Paulk threw the first two innings for the Lady Tigers, striking out three batters. Adela Gomez earned two RBIs on one hit for the Javelins. GAC Preseason Poll The success from a year ago and the retention of the majority of the 2013 squad has not gone unnoticed by the GAC coaches, as ECU was picked to finish second (87 points/2 first-place votes) in the 2014 GAC Preseason Poll. Southeastern Oklahoma State was picked to finish first, with 97 points and seven first-place votes. Arkansas-Monticello was picked third (75 points/2 first-place votes), Arkansas Tech fourth (70 points), Southern Arkansas fifth (60 points), Henderson State sixth (59), Ouachita Baptist and Southern Nazarene seventh (36 points), Northwestern Oklahoma State ninth (33), Southwestern Oklahoma State 10th (27) and Harding 11th (25). Up Next The Lady Tigers will next play at the Southeastern Oklahoma State Regional Tournament, Feb. 7-9 in Durant, Okla. THIS WEEK S GAC GAMES Saturday, February 1 Delta State at Ouachita Baptist, 10 a.m. Texas A&M International vs. East Central, 10 a.m. Lincoln of Missouri at Henderson State, 10 a.m. Texas-Permian Basin vs. Southeastern, 10 a.m. Cameron at Henderson State, Noon New Mexico Highlands at Southwestern, Noon (DH) Tarleton State at Ouachita Baptist, Noon Shorter College vs. Southern Arkansas, 1 p.m. Christian Brothers at Arkansas-Monticello, 1 p.m. (DH) East Central at St. Mary s, 2 p.m. Texas A&M Kingsville vs. Southeastern, 2 p.m. Arkansas Tech at West Florida, 5 p.m. (DH) Sunday, February 2 Delta State at Henderson State, 10 a.m. St. Edward s vs. East Central, 10 a.m. New Mexico Highlands at Southwestern, 11 a.m. (DH) Texas A&M Kingsville vs. East Central, Noon Tarleton State at Henderson State, Noon Lincoln of Missouri at Ouachita Baptist, Noon Valdosta State vs. Southern Arkansas, 1 p.m. (DH) Angelo State vs. Southeastern, 2 p.m. Cameron at Ouachita Baptist, 2 p.m. Southeastern at St. Mary s, 4 p.m. Monday, February 3 Midwestern State vs. Arkansas Tech, 9 a.m. (DH) Tarleton State at Henderson State, 10 a.m. Texas A&M International vs. Southeastern, 10 a.m. St. Edward s vs. Southeastern, Noon Southern Arkansas at West Florida, 1 p.m. (DH) 2 2014 EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL
No Player Pos Ht Cl B/T Hometown/Previous School 2 Chelsea Patterson 2B 5-0 Jr. S/R Decatur, Texas/Decatur 4 Leah Tigert IF/OF 5-8 So. L/L Hennepin, Okla./Davis 5 Morgan Hendrix OF 5-4 Fr. R/R Lindsay, Okla./Lexington 6 Carlee Henderson OF 5-6 Fr. R/R Ada, Okla./Latta 7 Gina Mengwasser C 5-6 Sr. R/R Edmond, Okla./Seminole State 8 Kayci Snider C 5-10 Jr. R/R Broken Arrow, Okla./Tulsa Union 10 Lacey Williams OF 5-4 Jr. R/R Shawnee, Okla./Little Axe 11 Nicole Nordie UT 5-7 Fr. R/R Sanger, Texas/Sanger 12 Peyton Watson OF/IF 5-5 Jr. R/R McLoud, Okla./Little Axe 13 Jordynn VanPelt UT 5-8 So. R/R Snyder, Okla./Snyder 14 Lacey Paulk P 6-1 So. R/R Goldsby, Okla./Washington 15 Amanda Edmundson IF 6-1 So. R/R Norman, Okla./Little Axe 16 Brianna Nunley P 5-6 Jr. R/R Moore, Okla./Moore 17 Autumn Suydam OF 5-4 So. L/R Southlake, Texas/Keller 18 Lauren Reeves IF/OF 5-9 So. L/L Tulsa, Okla./Union 20 Tarra Underhill-Christy 3B 5-5 Sr. R/R Henryetta, Okla./Central Arkansas 22 Kaile Marcum IF 5-5 Jr. L/R Ada, Okla./Seminole State 44 Samantha McGraw IF 5-9 Jr. R/R Broken Arrow, Okla./Western Kentucky 55 Sydney Dow P 5-9 So. R/R El Reno, Okla./Valparaiso Head Coach: Destini Anderson (8th season) Assistant Coach: Andy Klaus Graduate Assistants: Randee Crockett & Cady Blevins PRONUNCIATIONS Mengwasser... Ming-Wass-er Paulk... Pol-k Suydam...Sue-dam Klaus... Kl-ouse Seniors (2) Gina Mengwasser Tarra Underhill-Christy Juniors (7) Kaile Marcum Samantha McGraw Brianna Nunley Chelsea Patterson Kayci Snider Peyton Watson Lacey Williams BY CLASS Sophomores (7) Sydney Dow Amanda Edmundson Lacey Paulk Lauren Reeves Autumn Suydam Leah Tigert Jordynn VanPelt Freshman (3) Carlee Henderson Morgan Hendrix Nicole Nordie 3 2014 EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL
2013 OVERALL STATISTICS East Central University Overall Statistics for East Central (as of Jan 29, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 42-13 Home: 14-5 Away: 17-5 Neutral: 11-3 GAC: 23-7 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 25 SIMMONS, S..456 48-48 160 31 73 7 6 3 40 101.631 5 4 3 1.485 0 6 4-5 93 75 7.960 5 TIGERT, L..394 40-36 109 18 43 6 3 3 27 64.587 9 2 19 0.450 0 0 1-2 93 2 3.969 7 MENGWASSER,G.390 54-54 159 31 62 12 0 12 53 110.692 23 6 14 1.479 2 1 0-0 170 41 5.977 2 PATTERSON, C.380 54-52 150 37 57 2 3 0 13 65.433 9 1 8 1.414 2 12 6-6 98 51 13.920 9 BANCROFT, L..373 50-45 142 37 53 10 1 2 27 71.500 16 1 6 1.438 1 5 2-3 49 2 0 1.000 10 WILLIAMS, L..351 22-19 57 15 20 2 0 2 6 28.491 7 2 5 0.439 0 1 4-5 21 1 3.880 17 SUYDAM, A..343 44-36 102 31 35 3 1 0 15 40.392 19 0 17 0.446 0 6 24-27 42 1 1.977 4 MANSHIP, A..341 55-55 167 35 57 4 2 10 39 95.569 17 7 19 0.422 1 3 0-0 37 55 4.958 13 VanPELT, J..328 46-35 116 20 38 11 0 8 26 73.629 6 0 30 0.361 0 0 6-6 45 3 2.960 18 REEVES, L..325 46-42 123 17 40 9 0 1 22 52.423 11 0 10 1.381 0 4 2-2 208 12 3.987 12 WATSON, P..292 39-24 65 24 19 5 0 1 12 27.415 9 3 10 0.397 1 3 4-4 25 21 2.958 8 SNIDER, K..273 41-37 110 20 30 7 0 6 24 55.500 11 1 20 1.339 2 0 0-0 130 8 1.993 22 MARCUM, K..188 39-8 16 19 3 0 0 0 1 3.188 4 0 10 0.350 0 1 5-7 9 5 1.933 20 UNDERHILL, T.067 20-15 30 4 2 1 0 0 0 3.100 7 0 4 0.243 0 3 0-0 17 24 2.953 L. Loughmill.000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 1 MADDEN, A..000 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 16 NUNLEY, B..000 24-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 6 18 0 1.000 14 PAULK, L..000 29-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 3 21 2.923 LOUGHMILLER.000 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 0 0.000 Totals.353 55 1506 339 532 79 16 48 305 787.523 153 27 175 6.420 9 45 58-67 1046 340 49.966 Opponents.259 55 1348 153 349 47 3 24 140 474.352 108 12 277 6.318 7 46 28-42 1009 428 76.950 LOB - Team (394), Opp (322). DPs turned - Team (17), Opp (17). CI - Team (0), Opp (2). IBB - Team (5), MENGWASSER,G 4, TIGERT, L. 1, Opp (2). (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 14 PAULK, L. 2.71 19-3 29 23 15 5/1 0 133.0 118 51 40 43 133 18 0 13.233 6 7 0 2 14 16 NUNLEY, B. 2.91 11-6 24 17 11 2/0 0 114.1 118 42 37 32 96 17 3 4.267 3 3 0 1 16 4 MANSHIP, A. 3.79 12-3 22 14 8 4/1 2 97.1 107 57 41 31 45 12 0 6.280 3 2 0 4 16 1 MADDEN, A. 6.75 0-1 2 1 0 0/0 0 4.0 6 3 3 2 3 0 0 1.333 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 3.12 42-13 55 55 34 12/1 2 348.2 349 153 121 108 277 47 3 24.259 12 12 0 7 46 Opponents 7.14 13-42 55 55 21 2/0 2 336.1 532 339 267 153 175 79 16 48.353 22 27 3 9 45 PB - Team (14), SNIDER, K. 9, MENGWASSER,G 5, Opp (22). Pickoffs - Team (1), MENGWASSER,G 1. SBA/ATT - MENGWASSER,G (18-27), MANSHIP, A. (13-16), SNIDER, K. (10-15), NUNLEY, B. (7-13), PAULK, L. (7-12), MADDEN, A. (1-1). 4 2014 EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL
2013 GREAT AMERICAN CONFERENCE STATISTICS East Central University Conference statistics for East Central (as of Jan 29, 2014) (GAC games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 23-7 Home: 10-4 Away: 13-3 GAC: 23-7 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 25 SIMMONS, S..458 28-28 96 16 44 5 3 2 23 61.635 4 2 2 1.490 0 3 1-2 59 44 5.954 7 MENGWASSER,G.429 29-29 84 15 36 9 0 7 28 66.786 11 3 7 0.500 2 1 0-0 106 24 3.977 2 PATTERSON, C.400 30-30 80 22 32 1 2 0 8 37.463 4 1 3 0.425 2 8 3-3 69 29 9.916 18 REEVES, L..324 27-24 74 9 24 4 0 0 12 28.378 5 0 6 0.367 0 2 1-1 124 8 3.978 13 VanPELT, J..313 24-22 67 10 21 6 0 4 12 39.582 4 0 20 0.352 0 0 2-2 29 1 0 1.000 5 TIGERT, L..302 23-21 63 7 19 2 1 2 12 29.460 4 1 14 0.353 0 0 0-0 46 2 2.960 4 MANSHIP, A..300 30-30 90 11 27 3 1 2 17 38.422 7 4 10 0.373 1 1 0-0 21 33 2.964 9 BANCROFT, L..296 28-25 81 15 24 1 0 1 11 28.346 8 1 5 1.363 1 4 1-1 25 2 0 1.000 10 WILLIAMS, L..286 8-5 14 2 4 0 0 0 1 4.286 1 0 1 0.333 0 0 0-1 6 0 3.667 17 SUYDAM, A..275 26-23 69 19 19 2 1 0 8 23.333 12 0 15 0.383 0 5 10-12 29 1 1.968 8 SNIDER, K..228 21-20 57 9 13 2 0 3 10 24.421 4 1 10 0.286 1 0 0-0 56 3 0 1.000 12 WATSON, P..176 16-7 17 3 3 2 0 0 2 5.294 1 1 4 0.263 0 0 0-0 11 4 0 1.000 22 MARCUM, K..167 22-3 6 12 1 0 0 0 0 1.167 3 0 5 0.444 0 0 1-2 6 3 1.900 20 UNDERHILL, T.050 10-8 20 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.050 6 0 3 0.269 0 2 0-0 8 13 1.955 16 NUNLEY, B..000 14-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 4 11 0 1.000 14 PAULK, L..000 16-16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0-0 0 10 1.909 Totals.328 30 818 154 268 37 8 21 144 384.469 74 14 105 2.390 7 26 19-24 599 188 31.962 Opponents.257 30 764 86 196 28 1 14 79 268.351 55 9 155 4.313 4 30 11-18 578 251 36.958 LOB - Team (208), Opp (177). DPs turned - Team (11), Opp (9). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (4), MENGWASSER,G 4, Opp (2). (GAC games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 16 NUNLEY, B. 2.63 7-4 14 8 5 1/0 0 68.1 70 23 20 19 50 11 1 2.264 1 2 0 0 10 14 PAULK, L. 2.70 11-1 16 16 9 2/0 0 76.2 66 30 23 22 79 12 0 7.231 3 6 0 1 10 4 MANSHIP, A. 3.62 5-2 12 6 4 2/0 2 54.2 60 33 22 14 26 5 0 5.282 1 1 0 3 10 Totals 2.93 23-7 30 30 18 5/0 2 199.2 196 86 65 55 155 28 1 14.257 5 9 0 4 30 Opponents 5.61 7-23 30 30 15 1/0 0 192.2 268 154 120 74 105 37 8 21.328 14 14 1 7 26 PB - Team (7), SNIDER, K. 5, MENGWASSER,G 2, Opp (10). Pickoffs - Team (1), MENGWASSER,G 1. SBA/ATT - MENGWASSER,G (5-11), PAULK, L. (4-8), MANSHIP, A. (7-8), SNIDER, K. (6-7), NUNLEY, B. (0-2). 5 2014 EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY SOFTBALL