SIU AT THE CENTURY LINK CLASSIC Saluki Softball begins its 46th year of competition this weekend as they open the 2014 season at the Centruy Link Classic hosted by Texas State University. The Salukis will begin play on Friday against Ball State followed by a matchup with the host Bulldogs. Saturday features a doubleheader with SIU taking on Stephen F. Austion and Texas A&M Corpus Christi. The weekend will conclude with a single game Sunday morning with another game against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. A LOOK AT THE DAWGS SIU returns 14 letterwinners, including seven position starters and two pitchers from the 2013 squad that went 25-27. NOTES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY MEDIA SERVICES Mail Code 6620 Room 118, Lingle Hall - SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 62901 Phone: 618/453.7236 Fax: 618/453.2648 Tickets: 618/453.2000 SIUSalukis.com Southern Illinois at the Century Link Classic Feb. 7-9 Bobcat Softball Stadium San Marcos, Tx. Southern Illinois 2013 Overall Record 25-27 MVC Record 13-10 Head Coach Kerri Blaylock Record at SIU/year 513-253/15th Overall Record/year 513-253/15th Friday, Feb. 7 vs. Ball State, 10 a.m. at Texas State, 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Stephen F. Austin, 4:45 p.m. vs. Texas A&M-CC, 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9 vs. Texas A&M-CC, 11:15 a.m. MVC STANDINGS Conference Overall Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Bradley Drake Evansville Illinois State Indiana State Loyola Missouri State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Wichita State Standings through 2/6 1 SIU Softball Contact Information Robin Thuringer: rthuring@siu.edu Office Phone: (618)453-5465 Cell Phone: (815)545-1752 2014 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Century Link Classic Feb. 7 vs. Ball State San Marcos, Texas 10 a.m. at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 4:45 p.m. Feb. 8 vs. Stephen F. Austin San Marcos, Texas 4:45 p.m. vs. Texas A&M-CC San Marcos, Texas 7 p.m. Feb. 9 vs. Texas A&M-CC San Marcos, Texas 11:15 a.m. North Florida Invidational Feb. 14 vs. Quinnpiac Jacksonville, Fla. 9 a.m. vs. Troy Jacksonville, Fla. 11:15 a.m. Feb. 15 vs. Savannah State Jacksonville, Fla. 9 a.m. at North Florida Jacksonville, Fla. 1:30 p.m. Feb. 16 vs. Trop Jacksonville, Fla. 9 a.m. Jacksonville Invitational Feb. 21 vs. Savannah State Jacksonville, Fla. 8:30 a.m. vs. Bethune Cookman Jacksonville, Fla. 1 p.m. Feb. 22 vs. Bethune Cookman Jacksonville, Fla. 12:30 p.m. at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 5:00 p.m. Feb. 23 vs. UIC Jacksonville, Fla. 8:00 a.m. Coach B Classic Mar. 1 vs. Western Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 12 p.m. vs. Miami (Oh) Carbondale, Ill. 2 p.m. Mar. 2. vs. Kansas Carbondale, Ill. 3 p.m. vs. Murray State Carbondale, Ill. 5 p.m. Under Armour Classic Mar. 7 vs. Boston University Clearwater, Fla. 10:45 a.m. vs. Boston College Clearwater, Fla. 1:15 p.m. Mar. 8 vs. Saint Joseph s Clearwater, Fla. 12:45 p.m. vs. Providence Clearwater, Fla. 3 p.m. Mar. 9 vs. Fordham Clearwater, Fla. 8 a.m. Mar. 11 at UCF Orlando, Fla. 4 p.m. Mar. 15 vs. Northern Iowa*(DH) Carbondale, Ill. 12 p.m. Mar. 16 vs. Northern Iowa* Carbondale, Ill. 12 p.m. Mar. 22 at Drake* (DH) Des Moines, Iowa 12 p.m. Mar. 23 at Drake* Des Moines, Iowa 12 p.m. Mar. 26 at Saint Louis (DH) St. Louis, Mo. 3 p.m. Mar. 29 at Missouri State* (DH) Springfield, Mo. 12 p.m. Mar. 30 at Missouri State* Springfield, Mo. 12 p.m. April 2 at SIUE Edwardsville, Ill. 4 p.m. April 5 vs. Illinois State* (DH) Carbondale, Ill. 12 p.m. April 6 vs. Illinois State* Carbondale, Ill. 12 p.m. April 8 vs. SEMO Carbondale, Ill. 5 p.m. April 9 vs. Eastern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 4 p.m. April 12 at Bradley* (DH) Peoria, Ill. 12 p.m. April 13 at Bradley* Peoria, Ill. 12 p.m. April 16 vs. Evansville* (DH) Carbondale, Ill. 3 p.m. April 18 vs. Loyola* (DH) Carbondale, Ill 3 p.m. April 19 vs. Loyola* Carbondale, Ill. 12 p.m. April 22 at Evansville Evansville, Ind. 4 p.m. April 24 vs. UT-Martin Carbondale, Ill. 4 p.m. April 26 at Wichita State* (DH) Wichita, Kan. 12 p.m. April 27 at Wichita State* Wichita, Kan. 12 p.m. May 3 vs. Indiana State* (DH) Carbondale, Ill. 12 p.m. May 4 vs. Indiana State* Carbondale, Ill. 12 p.m.
ROSTER Numerical No. Name Ht. Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown (Last School) 1 Merri Anne Patterson 5-6 OF R/R Fr. Lynville, Tenn. (Richland HS) 2 Allie VadeBoncouer 5-7 C R/R Sr. Kankakee, Ill. (Kankakee HS) 3 Jayna Spivey 5-5 INF R/R Sr. Rosiclare, Ill. (Hardin County HS) 4 Kelsea Ashton 5-7 INF R/R Sr. Carterville, Ill. (Carterville HS) 5 Lacey Newbold 5-5 INF L/R So. Crab Orchard, Ill. (Crab Orchard HS) 6 Jessa Thomas 5-7 C R/R Fr. Johnston City, Ill. (Johnston City HS) 7 Kelsey Gonzalez 5-6 INF L/R So. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Naperville Central HS) 10 Caylee Cook 5-7 Utility R/R So. Afton, Okla. (Vinita HS) 11 Michelle Glenn 5-5 OF L/R Sr. Mattoon, Ill. (Lake Land College) 12 Kalyn Harker 5-6 OF R/L Jr. Lebanon, Ind. (Lebanon HS) 17 Kara Kimball 5-6 OF R/R Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Rockwood Summit HS) 20 Taylor Orsburn 5-4 INF L/R Sr. Alto Pass, Ill. (Cobden HS) 24 Alyssa Wunderlich 6-1 P R/R Jr. Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central HS) 25 Shaye Harre 5-10 P L/L Fr. Nashville, Ill. (Nashville HS) 27 Katie Bertelsen 5-1 P R/L Jr. Alexis, Ill. (United HS) 28 Taylor Harris 5-6 INF/OF R/R So. Chattanooga, Tenn. (East Hamilton HS) 33 Meredith Wilson 5-6 OF L/R Jr. Granite City, Ill. (St. Joseph s Academy) 40 Brook Womack 5-5 INF R/R Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Central) FRESH FACES Southern Illinois welcomed four freshmen to the 2014 roster in Shaye Harre (P/Nashville, Ill.), Merri Anne Patterson (OF/Lynville, Tenn.), Jessa Thomas (C/Johnston City, Ill.) and Brook Womack (INF, Chattanooga, Tenn.) SCOUTING BALL STATE Ball State returns 14 letterwinners, including six starting position players and two starting pitchers, from last season s squad which posted a 37-17 (18-3 MAC) record and won the program s fourth MAC regular season title in the past five years. Highlighting the list of returning players are twotime reigning MAC Player of the Year Jennifer Gilbert (Sr./OF), reigning MAC Freshman of the Year Nicole Steinbach (So./P), First Team All- MAC selection Taylor Rager (Sr./1B) and MAC All-Freshman Team honoree Selena Reyna (So./ SS). The Cardinals also welcome six newcomers to the roster NOTES CONTD. SCOUTING TEXAS STATE The Bobcats were tabbed to finish fourth in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. Texas State returns 10 letterwinners from last season s squad which posted an 18-38 overall record, including a 10-11 mark in the Western Athletic Conference. SCOUTING STEPHEN F. AUSTIN The Ladyjacks were selected to finish ninth, among 10 teams, in both the Southland Conference s Preseason Coaches and Sports Information Directors polls. SFA returns seven starting position players and one starting pitcher from last season s squad which posted a 16-32 (9-17 SLC) record. Senior shortstop Elizabeth Arana was named to the 2014 All-Southland Conference Preseason Softball Team. SCOUTING TEXAS A&M C-C The Islanders were chosen to finish 10th in both the Southland Conference s Preseason Coaches and Sports Information Directors polls. The Islanders 2 return 12 letterwinners from last season s squad which posted an 11-39 (6-21 SLC) record. Junior utility player Lindsey Lyles was named to the preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team PRESEASON POLL Southern Illinois was been picked picked fourth in the 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. The Salukis received the coaches fourth-place pick with 63 votes while Northern Iowa was picked as this year s preseason favorite. PRESEASON RECOGNITION Southern was represented on the MVC Preseason All-Conference Team by senior Jayna Spivey and junior Meredith Wilson. Spivey brings an offensive spark to the Salukis as she finished tied for first in RBIs, second in home runs and fourth in two-out RBIs in the Conference. Wilson is a two-time All- MVC Sec ond Team member.
3 BLAYLOCK RACKS UP MILESTONES SIU s game on April 10, 2013 at UT Martin marked SIU head coach Kerri Blaylock s 750th game as a head coach, all of which were at SIU. Blaylock also picked up her 500th career coaching win on March 21, 2013 with SIU s doubleheader sweep of Saint Louis. In her 15th season, the Saluki skipper sits at 513-253 overall. She is the second SIU coach and the eighth MVC coach to reach the 500-win milestone. Her career.670 winning percentage is the highest among the MVC s 500-win coaches. SPIVEY HITS HOME RUNS Spivey is looking work her way up the SIU record book for home runs in her final seaon. The senior s 11 home runs last season ranked second in the MVC and seventh in school history for a single season. She is up to 29 home runs for her career, which ranks fourth in SIU history. ISN T IT GRAND? SIU set a new program record for grand slams in a season in 2013 with six through the end of the regular season. SIU s previous record of five grand slams came in 2010. Preseason All-Conference selection Meredith Wilson recorded two of SIU s grand slams last season. BASES FOR FREE Southern led the MVC in drawing free bases last season with a combined 259 free bases via walks and hit-by-pitches. The Salukis ranked second behind Illinois State for the MVC s lead in bases on balls with 201, and the Salukis 58 free bases on hit by pitches was the league leader by 19. MVC PRESEASON POLL Rank Team... Points 1. UNI (10)...100 2. Illinois State...83 3. Drake...82 4. Southern Illinois...63 5. Missouri State...51 6. Loyola...44 7. Bradley...43 9. Evansville...30 10. Indiana State...21 (First-place votes) PRESEASON ALL-MVC Player, Team (Pos./ Yr.) Laura Canopy, Illinois State (1B/ Sr.) Jayna Spivey, Southern Illinois (2B/ Sr.) Shelby Wilson, Indiana State (3B/ Sr.) Morgan Allee, Indiana State (SS/ Sr.) Bailiegh Basham, Bradley (C/Sr. ) Madeline Lynch-Crumrine, Bradley (DP-P/Sr.) Mary Stephens, Missouri State (DP-U/So.) Meredith Wilson,Southern Illinois (DP-U/ Jr.) Nichelle Harrison, Illinois State (OF /RS Sr.) Kayla Fortner, Evansville (OF/ Jr.) Bri Joseph, Bradley (OF/ Sr.) Jamie Fisher, UNI (P/ Sr.) Taylor Baxter, Illinois State (P/ Sr.) FOLLOW US The official Twitter of Saluki softball is SIU_Softball. This account features team news as well as live ingame updates. Fans can also follow Saluki Athletics @SIUSalukis for news on all SIU sports.
4 2013 RESULTS Saluki Softball 2013 Game Results for Southern Illinois (as of Jan 21, 2014) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall MVC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 08, 2013 vs Chattanooga W 6-3 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 LANG (W 1-0) 0 2:20! Feb 08, 2013 vs Virginia Tech L 2-4 7 1-1-0 0-0-0 WUNDERLICH (L 0-1) 71 1:58 Feb 09, 2013 vs Fordham W 4-0 7 2-1-0 0-0-0 LANG (W 2-0) 0 Feb 10, 2013 vs LIU-Brooklyn W 4-2 7 3-1-0 0-0-0 WUNDERLICH (W 2-0) 0 2:00! Feb 10, 2013 vs Virginia Tech L 0-9 6 3-2-0 0-0-0 LANG (L 2-1) 113 1:38 Feb 15, 2013 vs Appalachian State L 9-10 (8) 3-3-0 0-0-0 LANG (L 2-2) 127 3:08 Feb 15, 2013 vs Georgia Southern L 0-1 7 3-4-0 0-0-0 WUNDERLICH (L 1-2) 190 2:17 Feb 16, 2013 vs Georgia Southern W 10-1 7 4-4-0 0-0-0 LANG (W 3-2) 52 1:52 Feb 16, 2013 at FGCU L 0-6 7 4-5-0 0-0-0 WUNDERLICH (L 1-3) 437 9:08 Feb 17, 2013 vs #1 Alabama L 1-10 5 4-6-0 0-0-0 LANG (L 3-3) 160 10:4 Feb 22, 2013 vs UC Davis W 8-7 7 5-6-0 0-0-0 LANG (W 4-3) 0 2:30 Feb 22, 2013 vs #14 USF W 5-4 7 6-6-0 0-0-0 LANG (W 5-3) 0 2:25 Feb 23, 2013 vs Massachusetts L 3-4 7 6-7-0 0-0-0 LANG (L 5-4) 0 2:05 Feb 23, 2013 vs UCF L 2-5 7 6-8-0 0-0-0 WUNDERLICH (L 1-4) 193 2:10 Feb 24, 2013 vs Hofstra W 7-5 7 7-8-0 0-0-0 WUNDERLICH (W 2-4) 0 Mar 03, 2013 BUTLER W 9-0 6 8-8-0 0-0-0 LANG (W 6-4) 226 Mar 04, 2013 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 12-4 5 9-8-0 0-0-0 WUNDERLICH (W 3-4) 113 1:47 Mar 09, 2013 WISCONSIN L 3-7 7 9-9-0 0-0-0 LANG (L 6-5) 362 2:10 Mar 09, 2013 EASTERN KENTUCKY W 9-1 6 10-9-0 0-0-0 WUNDERLICH (W 4-4) 294 2:00 Mar 12, 2013 at Austin Peay-1 L 7-11 7 10-10-0 0-0-0 LANG (L 6-6) 50 2:06 Mar 12, 2013 at Austin Peay-2 L 2-8 7 10-11-0 0-0-0 BERTELSEN (L 0-1) 50 1:38 * Mar 16, 2013 DRAKE-1 L 7-9 7 10-12-0 0-1-0 LANG (L 6-7) 185 2:21 * Mar 16, 2013 DRAKE-2 L 9-11 7 10-13-0 0-2-0 LANG (L 6-8) 216 2:36 Mar 21, 2013 SAINT LOUIS-1 W 7-6 (9) 11-13-0 0-2-0 WUNDERLICH (W 5-4) 105 2:40 Mar 21, 2013 SAINT LOUIS-2 W 11-3 6 12-13-0 0-2-0 LANG (W 7-8) 105 2:00 * Mar 23, 2013 NORTHERN IOWA-1 L 3-4 (11) 12-14-0 0-3-0 WUNDERLICH (L 5-5) 125 2:55 * Mar 23, 2013 NORTHERN IOWA-2 L 1-2 7 12-15-0 0-4-0 WUNDERLICH (L 5-6) 125 1:45 * Mar 29, 2013 at Illinois State W 11-10 7 13-15-0 1-4-0 LANG (W 8-8) 244 2:01 * Mar 30, 2013 at Illinois State-1 L 6-10 7 13-16-0 1-5-0 WUNDERLICH (L 5-7) 304 2:20 * Mar 30, 2013 at Illinois State W 9-3 7 14-16-0 2-5-0 BERTELSEN (W 1-1) 304 2:05 Apr 02, 2013 SIUE L 4-6 (12) 14-17-0 2-5-0 WUNDERLICH (L 5-8) 105 3:06 Apr 04, 2013 at Eastern Illinois L 0-8 5 14-18-0 2-5-0 BERTELSEN (L 1-2) 409 1:11 * Apr 06, 2013 WICHITA STATE-1 W 7-6 7 15-18-0 3-5-0 WUNDERLICH (W 6-8) 255 2:17 * Apr 06, 2013 WICHITA STATE-2 W 14-6 6 16-18-0 4-5-0 BERTELSEN (W 2-2) 255 2:15 * Apr 07, 2013 WICHITA STATE L 2-6 7 16-19-0 4-6-0 LANG (L 8-9) 205 2:25 Apr 10, 2013 at UT Martin L 4-5 (11) 16-20-0 4-6-0 LANG (L 8-10) 87 3:17 * Apr 13, 2013 MISSOURI STATE-1 W 7-1 7 17-20-0 5-6-0 LANG (W 9-10) 210 1:40 * Apr 13, 2013 MISSOURI STATE-2 W 7-5 7 18-20-0 6-6-0 BERTELSEN (W 3-2) 305 1:45 * Apr 14, 2013 MISSOURI STATE W 5-4 (9) 19-20-0 7-6-0 LANG (W 10-10) 205 2:45 * 04-17-13 at Evansville-1 L 7-8 7 19-21-0 7-7-0 LANG (L 10-11) - 2:17 * 04-17-13 at Evansville-2 L 2-4 7 19-22-0 7-8-0 WUNDERLICH (L 6-9) 247 1:57 * 04-20-13 at Creighton-1 L 5-6 (8) 19-23-0 7-9-0 LANG (L 10-12) - 1:59 * 04-20-13 at Creighton-2 W 6-1 7 20-23-0 8-9-0 WUNDERLICH (W 7-9) 161 2:01 * 04-21-13 at Creighton L 0-5 7 20-24-0 8-10-0 LANG (L 10-13) 217 1:53 * Apr 23, 2013 EVANSVILLE W 4-3 7 21-24-0 9-10-0 LANG (W 11-13) 105 1:50 Apr 25, 2013 at Southeast Missouri L 7-14 7 21-25-0 9-10-0 LANG (L 11-14) 133 2:20 * Apr 27, 2013 BRADLEY W 4-3 7 22-25-0 10-10-0 LANG (W 12-14) 243 2:05 * Apr 28, 2013 BRADLEY-1 W 6-5 7 23-25-0 11-10-0 WUNDERLICH (W 8-9) 185 2:05 * Apr 28, 2013 BRADLEY-2 W 3-2 7 24-25-0 12-10-0 BERTELSEN (W 4-2) 254 1:50 May 01, 2013 ILLINOIS L 2-4 (8) 24-26-0 12-10-0 LANG (L 12-15) 200 2:30 * 05-09-13 vs Wichita State W 7-1 7 25-26-0 13-10-0 LANG (W 13-15) 0 2:00 May 09, 2013 vs Northern Iowa L 4-6 7 25-27-0 13-10-0 BERTELSEN (L 4-3) 0 1:48 () extra inning game
OFFENSIVE STATS Record: 25-27 Home: 14-8 Away: 3-11 Neutral: 8-8 MVC: 13-10 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% KIMBALL.500 48-0 2 17 1 0 0 0 0 1.500 0 0 0 0.500 0 0 2-3 1 0 1.500 BARCHAN.356 50-50 174 45 62 11 0 4 25 85.489 33 1 16 0.462 0 2 6-8 48 2 1.980 SPIVEY.301 52-50 163 38 49 9 0 11 44 91.558 31 1 24 0.411 2 0 1-1 110 92 7.967 ORSBURN.298 52-52 171 27 51 15 0 3 24 75.439 16 7 22 0.378 2 2 2-2 326 11 2.994 GLENN.295 45-12 44 17 13 1 0 0 5 14.318 3 0 5 1.340 0 3 2-2 20 0 0 1.000 HARKER.288 39-35 104 23 30 6 1 3 18 47.452 12 5 29 0.385 1 4 7-10 72 3 0 1.000 WILSON.278 50-44 133 18 37 7 2 4 27 60.451 18 7 35 2.390 1 1 0-0 11 2 0 1.000 HARRIS.250 18-4 20 2 5 1 0 0 2 6.300 4 1 9 0.385 1 0 0-0 20 3 0 1.000 BRADLEY.236 49-45 123 21 29 7 0 8 31 60.488 15 5 44 0.340 1 1 1-1 65 1 4.943 VADEBONCOUER.213 52-52 150 16 32 9 0 3 29 50.333 21 23 26 1.388 2 4 0-0 238 30 4.985 GONZALEZ.210 52-52 138 23 29 4 0 1 20 36.261 23 2 24 0.325 3 4 3-5 106 96 11.948 ASHTON.206 50-50 131 15 27 4 0 0 14 31.237 28 2 25 0.350 2 8 1-1 42 111 10.939 NEWBOLD.200 43-13 50 10 10 1 2 0 11 15.300 6 5 12 1.344 0 0 2-2 2 1 2.600 COOK.172 17-9 29 2 5 0 0 0 2 5.172 4 0 8 0.265 1 1 0-0 6 0 0 1.000 Totals.265 52 1432 274 380 75 5 37 252 576.402 214 59 279 5.379 16 30 27-35 1078 419 50.968 Opponents.298 52 1481 269 441 78 10 32 249 635.429 152 29 232 4.371 13 23 45-64 1084 376 60.961 LOB - Team (395), Opp (356). DPs turned - Team (9), Opp (16). TPs turned - Team (1). IBB - Team (3), SPIVEY 2, ORSBURN 1. Picked off - SPIVEY 1. PITCHING STATS (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 BERTELSEN 3.54 4-3 17 3 0 0/0 4 29.2 41 23 15 9 15 6 1 7.308 2 3 1 2 1 LANG 4.09 13-15 43 31 14 2/0 3 196.2 242 152 115 82 144 42 6 10.295 11 21 2 4 14 WUNDERLICH 4.79 8-9 32 18 6 0/0 1 133.0 158 94 91 61 73 30 3 15.300 7 5 0 7 8 Totals 4.31 25-27 52 52 20 2/0 8 359.1 441 269 221 152 232 78 10 32.298 20 29 3 13 23 Opponents 4.51 27-25 52 52 21 5/0 4 361.1 380 274 233 214 279 75 5 37.265 24 59 0 16 30 PB - Team (11), VADEBONCOUER 11, Opp (13). SBA/ATT - VADEBONCOUER (45-63), LANG (29-40), WUNDERLICH (14-21), BERTELSEN (2-3 DEFENSIVE STATS 5