SOFTBALL #UNIFIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 3 MVC REGULAR-SEASON TITLES MVC TOURNAMENT CROWNS 46 ALL-MVC SELECTIONS 8 MVC-SCHOLAR ATHLETES PANTHER SCHEDULE/RESULTS UNI-Dome Classic (Cedar Falls, IA).9 SEMO W/7-.9 GREEN BAY W/5-. SEMO W/8-. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W/5-. UMKC L/4-3 Diamond 9 Citrus Blossom Invitational (Orlando, FL).6 Quinnipiac W/-.6 UCF W/-.7 George Washington W/-3.7 Kennesaw State W/8-.8 Stetson W/4-.8 Bethune-Cookman L/9-5 Easton Bama Bash (Tuscaloosa, AL).3 Florida State L/9-.3 Georgia State L/3-.4 at Georiga State L/9-.4 at Alabama L/-3.5 Florida State CANCELLED Bruin Classic (Nashville, TN) 3. North Carolina A&T W/4-3.3 Butler W/4-3 3.3 at Belmont L/8-6 3.4 North Carolina A&T W/9-3.4 Butler W/3- Jayhawk Invitational (Lawrence, KS) 3.9 Nebraska L/6-3 3.9 at Kansas W/8-4 3. Green Bay W/- 3. UMKC L/5-3 3. Tulsa CANCELLED 3.7 at Bradley*^ CANCELLED 3.8 at Bradley (DH)*^ W/9-7, L/7-4 3.4 at Evansville*^ CANCELLED 3.5 at Evansville (DH)*^ L/6-, L/6-3.7 at Wisconsin L/6-3.3 at Missouri State (DH)* L/8-4, W/5-3.3 at Missouri State* W/- 4.4 at Iowa POSTPONED 4.7 at Valparaiso* L/- 4.8 at Valparaiso (DH)* W/5-, W/7-3 4. IOWA STATE L/-7 4.4 LOYOLA (DH)*+ W/8-, L/5-4.5 LOYOLA*+ L/5-4.7 DRAKE (DH)*+ L/4-, L/4-3 4. INDIANA STATE (DH)*^ L/4-, W/5-4 4. INDIANA STATE*^ W/3-4.4 at Drake*+ 6:OO p.m. 4.8 ILLINOIS STATE (DH)*^ :OO p.m. 4.9 ILLINOIS STATE*^ :OO a.m. 5.5 at Southern Illinois (DH)*+ :OO p.m. 5.6 at Southern Illinois*+ :OO a.m. MVC Tournament (Des Moines, IA) 5.-5. TBA TBA ALL CAPS - Home game / TBA - To be announced * - Missouri Valley Conference game / ^ - The Valley on ESPN3 + - ESPN+ Telecast Contact: Ryan Sells Email: sellsr@uni.edu Cell: 64-44-8833 UNI (3-, 8- MVC) AT DRAKE (35-9, 8- MVC) APRIL 4 DES MOINES, IOWA BUEL FIELD GAME NOTES/HEADLINES The Panthers (3-, 8-) face off against conference foe Drake (35-9, 8-) in Des Moines. The Panthers have played their last nine games at home and will return to Cedar Falls following their Tuesday game at Drake. The Panthers are (5-7) so far in April games this season. Last year, UNI was (4-5) in April matchups. Northern Iowa has a 7-59 all-time record against Drake. The Panthers last victory against the Bulldogs came in 7, in a 5- home win. Under head coach Ryan Jacobs, the Panthers are 4-6 against the Bulldogs. Prior to being swept by Drake last week, UNI had won six straight matchups over the Bulldogs. UNI is 3- in its last four games played against Drake in Des Moines. After struggling to find the long ball for a majority of the season, the Panthers drove three balls over the fence in their series against Indiana State. 3 of 5 home runs this season for UNI came against the Sycamores. Following Tuesday s matchup against Drake, UNI returns home for a weekend series against Illinois State. Olivia Brooks has been making the most out of her recent starting appearances. The sophomore outfielder has hits in her last 4 at-bats and has also scored four runs and tacked on an RBI in her last five games. Brittney Roby continues to be the energizer for the UNI offense out of the leadoff spot. Roby leads the Panthers primary starters in batting avg. (.4), runs (6), hits (63) and stolen bases (). Roby was named Second-Team all-mvc as a first-year transfer in 7. The senior outfielder has also been named MVC Player of the Week once this season. Sammey Bunch, the reigning MVC Freshman of the Year, has overcome the sophomore slump in 8. The UNI shortstop leads the team in extra-base hits (4), home runs (5), RBI (8) and slugging percentage (.57). Bunch is one of two Panthers this season to be named MVC Player of the Week. Brooke Craig has already set career-highs across the board in her third season of pitching at UNI. Craig leads the Panthers in wins (), innings (.) and strikeouts (7). The righty s wins, strikeouts, and inning totals are higher than her first two seasons combined. The junior out of Waterloo also has four shutouts on the year.
8 QUICK FACTS 8 QUICK FACTS 8 WEEKLY MVC NOTES THE UNIVERSITY Location:... Cedar Falls, Iowa UNI SOFTBALL MEDIA STATS: www.uniathletics.com Founded... 876 Enrollment...,97 Nickname... Panthers Colors... Purple and Old Gold Conference... Missouri Valley President... Mark Nook Director of Athletics... David Harris NORTHERN IOWA PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Softball... 974 All-Time Record... 6-995-4 All-Time MVC Record... 4-4- MVC Regular Season Titles/Championships... 3/ NCAA Tournament Appearances... NCAA Regional/Super Regional Appearances... / Last NCAA Tournament Appearance... 3 STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach... Ryan Jacobs (th Season) Career Record... 33-49 Record at UNI... 33-49 Pitching Coach... Julie Starbuck (th Season) Assistant Coach... J.J. Reimer (st Season) STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium... Robinson-Dresser Complex Stadium Capacity... 7 TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record... 33-9 Conference Record (Finish)... -6 Postseason... L, 4-3 (MVC Championship) SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter:...@UNISoftball Facebook:...UNISoftball Instagram:...@UNISoftball #UNIFIGHT HOW TO WATCH: April 4 at Drake - ESPN+ ONLINE: WATCH-ESPN+ FOR QUESTIONS: Contact ESPN Customer Care Online: support.espn.com / Phone: -8-549-ESPN UNI ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS RYAN SELLS Student Intern (Softball) Cell: (64)-44-8833 Email: sellsr@uni.edu COLIN MCDONOUGH Sports Information Director (Men s Basketball/Volleyball) Office: (39)-73-5456 Cell: (39)-45-459 Email: colin.mcdonough@uni.edu TYSON RODGERS Assistant Director (Football/Women s Basketball/Cross Country/Track & Field) Office: (39)-73-364 Cell: (66)-48-98 Email: tyson.rodgers@uni.edu MICHELLE VANDORN Assistant AD (Wrestling/Video/Social Media) Office: (39)-73-5455 Cell: (39)-9-53 Email: michelle.vandorn@uni.edu LINNEA KANGAS Student Intern (SOC/Tennis/Swim & Dive) Email: ljkangas@uni.edu
STAT LEADERS/MVC NOTES AND STANDINGS 8 CATEGORY LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE Player GP/GS Avg. Brittney Roby 44/44.4 HITS Player GP/GS Hits Brittney Roby 44/44 63 EXTRA-BASE HITS Player GP/GS Extra-Base Hits Sammey Bunch 44/44 4 RUNS Player GP/GS Runs Brittney Roby 44/44 6 WALKS Player GP/GS Walks Kennedy Bailey 43/4 STEALS Player GP/GS Steals Brittney Roby 44/44 HOME RUNS Player GP/GS Home Runs Sammey Bunch 44/44 5 RBI Player GP/GS RBI Sammey Bunch 44/44 8 WINS Player GP/GS Wins Brooke Craig 6/ SAVES Player GP/GS Saves Emma Olejniczak / ERA Player GP/GS ERA Jaclyn Spencer 6/4.6 STRIKEOUTS Player GP/GS Strikeouts Brooke Craig 6/ 7 8 WEEKLY NOTES BROOKS BREAKS OUT Olivia Brooks enjoyed a breakout week at the plate against MVC opponents. The left-handed swinger broke out with base hits in 4 at-bats, while also scoring four runs and tacking on an RBI. Brooks finished with more hits this week than she had her entire freshman season. The sophomore outfielder raised her batting average more than points during the week. PANTHERS TURN IT AROUND After suffering a five-game conference losing streak, the Panthers were able to bounce back against Indiana State, with two consecutive wins over the Sycamores, including a comeback win on Saturday. The Cats will look to hand the Drake Bulldogs their first conference loss of the season on Tuesday evening, in Des Moines. TOUGH AS NAILS Brittney Roby ranks as the seventh hardest player to strikeout in the nation, and the hardest so strikeout in the MVC. This season, Roby has struck out only three times in 53 at-bats. This week, Roby went to the plate 9 times, and struck out only once while compiling eight hits. The senior outfielder also has the second-highest batting average in the Missouri Valley. 8 MVC REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. Drake 8-. 35-9.795 Missouri State 4-5.737 9-6.644 Illinois State 9-9.5 8-7.4 Indiana State 9-.474 -.5 UNI 8-.444 3-.53 Loyola 7-.4 -.5 Southern Illinois 7-.389 4-.545 Evansville 7-.368 4-8.333 Bradley 6-.353 7-5.45 Valparaiso 6-.94 8-.46
8 COMBINED STATISTICS The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for UNI (as of Apr 3, 8) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 3- Home: 7-7 Away: 6-8 Neutral: -6 Conference: 8- Player avg gp-gs ab r h b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Valainis, Emma.667 4-6 4 3 4.667.667 -. Brooks, Olivia.486 34-9 37 8 9.54.486 5-8 7. Roby, Brittney.4 44-44 53 6 63 8 73.477 4 4 3.468-3 64 3.985 Bunch, Sammey.353 44-44 5 5 53 7 5 8 79.57 4.46 7-77 33.946 Bailey, Kennedy.35 43-4 8 3 39 9 54.4 6 5.49-3 4.988 Drahn, Tianna.33 34-4 76 3 7 4.36 4 8.338 3 5-6 8.967 Opiola, Adara.9 8-8 48 4 9 7.354 5 7.46 3-3 7 5.97 Spencer, Jaclyn.84 5-5 67 7 9 4 9.433 3 6.386 3-5 3 3.93 Kohl, Jenny.75 3-6 69 4 9 3.39 5 5.34-37 4 6.9 Dudek, Claire.63 4-4 8 3 3 5 34.88 8 4.3-55 63 6.95 Krodinger, Brittney.8 4-4 4 8 6 4 3 6 39.34 8 4.97 5-6 9 55 8.948 Downs, Abby. 4-5 36 8 8 6 9.5 9 4 4.4-5.938 Krodinger, Courtney.6 43-4 8 4 7 9 33.97 4.33 4-5 47 5.963 Chesser, Ashley.7 33-3 9 9 9 5 9.35 3 6.38-7 9. Olejniczak, Emma. 5-4.. - 7.8 Craig, Brooke. 4-3.. - 7 38.957 Totals.99 44 5 85 36 5 5 5 68 465.386 9 36 36.38 4-54 88 386 5.96 Opponents.68 44 69 6 33 37 6 9 47 49.358 3 4 8 6.33 9 7-37 869 33 38.969 LOB - Team (34), Opp (77). DPs turned - Team (7), Opp (). IBB - Team (), Bunch, S., Bailey, K.. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Downs, Abby. - /. Spencer, Jaclyn.6 7-6 6 4 6 / 8. 9 5 3 8 65 9 3 4.75 4 8 Craig, Brooke.7-9 6 4/. 9 56 47 34 7 6 5.68 8 8 4 3 Olejniczak, Emma 3.45 4-5 4 3/ 7. 64 4 35 4 4 6 8.35 7 3 7 Krodinger, Courtney 4.5 - / 9. 8 4 5 6.346 3 Totals.96 3-44 44 / 93. 33 6 4 3 8 37 6 9.68 6 4 9 Opponents 3.55-3 44 44 5/ 4 89. 36 85 47 9 36 5 5 5.99 36 PB - Team (4), Chesser, A. 3, Krodinger,B., Opp (). SBA/ATT - Chesser, A. (8-5), Spencer, J. (8-), Craig, B. (-3), Krodinger,B. (5-6), Olejniczak,E (-4), Krodinger,C. (-4).
8 MVC STATS The Automated ScoreBook Conference statistics for UNI (as of Apr 3, 8) (Conference games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 8- Home: 3-5 Away: 5-5 Conference: 8- Player avg gp-gs ab r h b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Brooks, Olivia.69 5-5 5 3 4.667.69 3-5. Bunch, Sammey.344 8-8 6 8 33.54 5 5.394 4-4 35 46 8.9 Roby, Brittney.344 8-8 64 6 5 5 7.4 5.4 6-6 38. Opiola, Adara.36-8 9 3 6 4 9.474 6 3.46 -. Chesser, Ashley.98 6-6 47 5 4 4 3.489 5 6.377-63 7. Drahn, Tianna.86 4-35 4.86 4.34 3-3 7.947 Bailey, Kennedy.75 7-6 5 6 4 4 5.4 4 3 6.356 -.99 Kohl, Jenny.73-8 6 7.38 4.333-8. Spencer, Jaclyn. 7-7 9 4 4 7.368 5 7.375 -. Krodinger, Brittney.7 8-8 58 7 8.3 3 4.7-7 34 4.938 Dudek, Claire.5 7-7 44 3 9 4 9.5 8.55-3 4.97 Krodinger, Courtney.96 7-7 5 5 3 3.55 5 4.68-6.9 Downs, Abby.43 6-3 7.43 5.5-9. Olejniczak, Emma. 3-3.. - 3.8 Craig, Brooke. -.. - 5 8.958 Totals.85 8 499 6 4 3 8 53 9.385 4 59.35 6 9-363 4.958 Opponents.57 8 475 6 5 7 5 6.337 47 7 6 3.33 3 8 7-4 364 37 4.973 LOB - Team (35), Opp (5). DPs turned - Team (8), Opp (3). (Conference games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Krodinger, Courtney.7-5 /. 5 4 4.349 3 Craig, Brooke.4 5-5 9 5 / 55. 57 3 6 5 9 9 3.59 5 Olejniczak, Emma.77-3 6 / 43. 37 7 5 4 3 4.7 5 4 Spencer, Jaclyn 3.5-3 3 /. 3 3 6 3 6.65 Totals.37 8-8 8 8 4/. 6 4 47 6 5 7.57 7 7 3 8 Opponents.77-8 8 8 5 4/ 3. 4 6 48 4 59 3 8.85 5 6 PB - Team (), Chesser, A., Opp (). SBA/ATT - Chesser, A. (7-), Spencer, J. (4-5), Olejniczak,E (-4), Krodinger,C. (-3), Craig, B. (-), Krodinger,B. (-).
ROSTER/PROUNCIATION 8 SOFTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown/Prev.School Brittney Roby OF L/R Sr. Knoxville, Iowa/DMACC Brittney Krodinger UT R/R Jr. Festus, Mo./DeSoto HS 3 Courtney Krodinger UT/P R/R Jr. Festus, Mo./DeSoto HS 5 Emma Olejniczak P R/R Fr. Perry, Iowa/Perry HS 7 Jenny Kohl UT R/R So. Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette HS 8 Brooke Craig P R/R Jr. Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus HS 9 Olivia Brooks OF L/R So. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny HS Abby Downs OF R/R So. Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS Sammey Bunch SS R/R So. Frankenstein, Mo./Fatima HS 3 Tianna Drahn OF L/T So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy HS 4 Claire Dudek B L/R Jr. Urbandale, Iowa/DMACC 7 Adara Opiola 3B L/R So. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West HS 8 Jaclyn Spencer P L/L So. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS Kennedy Bailey B L/R Sr. Delta, BC Canada/Sands Secondary 3 Ashley Chesser C L/R So. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS 4 Emma Valainis C R/R Fr. Davenport, Iowa/Davenport Assumption HS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Ryan Jacobs (UNI, 98) Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Julie Starbuck (UNI, 5) Assistant Coach: J.J. Reimer (WIU, 5) Volunteer Assistant: T.J. Matthews Trainer: Bailey Hanson No. Name Kennedy Bailey 9 Olivia Brooks Sammey Bunch 3 Ashley Chesser 8 Brooke Craig Abby Downs 3 Tianna Drahn 4 Claire Dudek 7 Jenny Kohl Brittney Krodinger 3 Courtney Krodinger 5 Emma Olejniczak 7 Adara Opiola Brittney Roby 8 Jaclyn Spencer 4 Emma Valainis PRONUNCIATIONS # Brittney Roby (ROW-bee) # Brittney Krodinger (CROW-dinger) #3 Courtney Krodinger (CROW-dinger) #5 Emma Olejniczak (OLE-in-ZACK) #3 Tianna Drahn (Tee-on-uh/Drawn) #4 Claire Dudek (Dude-ECK) #7 Adara Opiola (Uh-DARE-uh/Oh-pee-ola) #8 Jaclyn Spencer (JACK-linn) #4 Emma Valainis (Vuh-LINE-is) Coach J.J. Reimer (Rhyme-er)
PHOTO ROSTER BRITTNEY KRODINGER 3 COURTNEY KRODINGER 5 EMMA OLEJNICZAK 7 JENNY KOHL 8 BROOKE CRAIG 9 OLIVIA BROOKS ABBY DOWNS SAMMEY BUNCH 3 TIANNA DRAHN 4 CLAIRE DUDEK 7 ADARA OPIOLA 8 JACLYN SPENCER KENNEDY BAILEY 3 ASHLEY CHESSER 4 EMMA VALAINIS BRITTNEY ROBY Sr. OF 5-7 Knoxville, Iowa Jr. UT 5-5 Festus, Mo. So. UT 5-5 Wildwood, Mo. Jr. P 5- Waterloo, Iowa So. SS 5-6 Frankenstein, Mo. So. P 5-7 Waterloo, Iowa So. OF 5-7 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Sr. B 5-7 Delta BC, Canada @UNISOFTBALL Jr. UT/P 5-6 Festus, Mo. So. OF 5-4 Ankeny, Iowa Jr. B 5-4 Urbandale, Iowa So. C 5-4 Broken Arrow, Okla. WWW.UNIPANTHERS.COM Fr. P 5-7 Perry, Iowa So. OF 5- Chandler, Ariz. So. 3B 5-4 Iowa City, Iowa Fr. C 5- Davenport, Iowa #UNIFIGHT
BRITTNEY ROBY BRITTNEY ROBY SENIOR OUTFIELD 5-7 KNOXVILLE, IOWA DMACC At-Bats: 5, last vs. Iowa State (4//8) Runs: 4 vs. Kennesaw State (/7/8) Hits: 4 vs. Kennesaw State (/7/8) RBI: 3 vs. Green Bay (/9/8) Doubles: at Evansville (3/5/8) Triples: vs. Grambling State (/4/7) Home Runs: Walks:, last vs. Butler (3/3/8) Stolen Bases:, last at Valparaiso (4/8/8) Hit By Pitch: vs. George Washington (/7/8) JUNIOR (6-7) A second-team all-missouri Valley Conference selection... started all 5 games in the outfield... ranked as the eighth-toughest player to strike out in the nation (73 at-bats - four strikeouts)... ended the season having reached base in consecutive games... led the team in hits (5)... ranked tied for third on the team in stolen bases (5)... batted.95 with 5 runs, eight doubles, a triple, drew 7 walks and tallied 7 RBI... notched two outfield assists... had multi-hit games... went -for-3 with a run and an RBI in the MVC Tournament championship game vs. Southern Illinois (May 3)... went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI at Oklahoma State (March 3)... went 3-for 4 vs. Southern Illinois (April 9). Named to the NJCAA First-Team All-American squad after her first season at Des Moines Area Community College in 5. Roby also earned the Division II Softball Marucci Elite Hitting Award while helping the Bears to the NJCAA World Series and being named to the all-tournament team. Named a first-team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Assocation, Roby was honored as the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year after posting a.58 batting average with a team-leading 3 doubles. Roby was named first-team All-Region XI by the NJCAA and to the All-Midwest Region team by the NFCA. She was also named first-team Academic All-Region in 5. At Twin Cedars High School, Roby earned first-team all-state honors five times. ROBY S CAREER STATS 7 5-5 73 8 5 7 8 7 3 5 8 4 8 44-44 53 6 63 8 4 3 3 TOTAL 96-96 36 56 4 35 8 9 7 6 7
BRITTNEY KRODINGER BRITTNEY KRODINGER JUNIOR UTILITY 5-5 FESTUS, MISSOURI DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL At-Bats: 6 vs. Loyola (4/7/6) Runs: 3 vs. Michigan State (/9/6) Hits:, last vs. Iowa State (4//8) RBI: 4, at Belmont (3/3/8) Doubles:, last vs. Green Bay (3//8) Triples: vs. Tennessee Tech (3/3/7) Home Runs: vs. Bradley (4/5/7) Walks: 3 at Missouri State (3/8/7) Stolen Bases: vs. Evansville (4//7) Hit By Pitch: vs. Sam Houston State (/4/7) SOPHOMORE (6-7) Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team... played and started in 5 games... 34 starts came at second base... had a batting average of.4 with an on base percentage of.348... had 37 hits, scored 3 runs and tallied 9 RBI... ranked second on the team with six stolen bases... also ranked second on the squad in assists (88)... tallied six multi-hit games... had two home runs with four RBI vs Bradley (April 5)... went -for-3 with a double and three RBI in an 8- win over Toledo (Feb. ). FRESHMAN (5-6) Played in 55 games... drew 54 starts at third base... began her collegiate career with a hit in six straight games... had five multi-hit games... batted.7 on the season with 6 hits, runs and RBI... hit her first collegiate home run vs. Buffalo (March 6)... had a three-rbi game vs. Loyola (April 7). Tallied a.438 career batting average with 7 home runs and 6 RBI at De Soto High School helped lead her team to a state championship in 4 whole being named to the all-state squad member of the St. Louis All Star team as a senior named to the St. Louis Dispatch All-Star team in 4 and 3 all-confer ence, all-district, all-regional honoree four straight seasons member of the 98 Dream Team in 4 and 3 named MVP of the JCAA conference as a junior while helping the Dragons finish third in the state all-state academic second-team honoree as a junior and senior also played basketball and soccer, helping her team to a district title as freshman member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Daughter of Steve and Nicole Krodinger born on July 8, 996, in Festus, Mo. has four siblings; Courtney, who is also a member of the UNI softball team, Andrew, Nicolas, and Camren... majoring in movement and exercise science. B. KRODINGER S CAREER STATS 6 55-54 6 8 9 6 4 7 55-5 53 3 37 9 6 5 6 7 8 8 4-4 4 8 6 6 4 3 8 4 5 6 TOTAL 5-45 387 6 89 55 8 6 3 7 4
COURTNEY KRODINGER 3 COURTNEY KRODINGER JUNIOR UTILITY/PITCHER 5-6 FESTUS, MISSOURI DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL At-Bats: 6 vs. Loyola (4/7/6) Runs:, last vs. UMKC (3//8) SOPHOMORE (6-7) Saw action in 4 games... made 8 starts in the outfield for the Panthers... had a batting average of.67 with hits, 7 runs, one home run and five RBI... went -for-3 with a run scored vs. Tennessee Tech (March 3)... batted -for-4 with three runs and a double in the 7 MVC Tournament... tied for third on the team with five stolen bases. Hits: 3, last at Valparaiso (4/8/8) RBI: 3, at Bradley (4//6) Doubles: vs. Illinois State (5/8/6) Triples: vs. UMKC (3//8) Home Runs:, last vs. McNeese State (/6/7) Walks:, last vs. Drake (4/7/8) Stolen Bases:, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) Hit By Pitch: vs. George Washington (/7/8) FRESHMAN (5-6) Played in 57 games... made 56 starts at second base (other start came as a designated player)... went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI vs. South Dakota State (Feb. 4)... went 3-for-4 with two runs a double and an RBI vs. Michigan State (Feb. 9)... tallied her third three-hit game of the season at Bradley when she went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored, which included her first home run, on April... hit her second home run of the year vs. Drake (April 9)... had multi-hit games... batted.86 with 46 hits, 35 runs, 8 RBI, five doubles and two home runs. Posted a career batting average of.483 at De Soto while striking out 497 batters in 47 innings of work named St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year as a senior... batted.567 while helping her team win a state title and being named player of the year and co-mvp of the JCAA conference team captain as a senior named to the all-state team as a freshman, junior, and senior all-conference, all-district, all-re gional, and all-state academic honoree four straight seasons member of the 98 Dream Team in, 3, and 4 while being named MVP in 3 and 4 also played basketball, earning all-district honors in 4 and all-conference in 3 and 4 named 5 Army Reserve Scholarship Athlete of the Year a me mber of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Daughter of Steve and Nicole Krodinger born on July 8, 996, in Festus, Mo. has four siblings; Brittney, who is also a member of the UNI softball team, Andrew, Nicolas and Camren... majoring in business. C. KRODINGER S CAREER STATS 6 57-57 6 35 46 8 5 6 4 4 7 7 4-8 7 7 5 6 5 6 8 8 43-4 8 4 9 7 4 4 5 TOTAL 39-4 344 7 8 3 4 3 9 3 5 37
EMMA OLEJNICZAK 5 EMMA OLEJNICZAK FRESHMAN PITCHER 5-7 PERRY, IOWA PERRY HIGH SCHOOL IP: 7., last vs. Indiana State (4//8) Wins (Season): 4 (8) Complete Games (Season): 4 (8) Shutouts (Season): 3 (4/8/8) Hits Allowed:, last vs. Missouri State (3/3/8) Runs Allowed:, last at Valparaiso (4/8/8) Walks:, last vs. Missouri State (3/3/8) Strikeouts: 7, at Valparaiso (4/8/8) 7 graduate of Perry High School finished pitching career with,34 strikeouts struck out 365 batters and batted.385 as a senior... first-team all-conference and all-district in 7 first team all-state as a senior... set the state record for strikeouts in a game with 6 and strikeouts in a tournament with 3 as a junior first team all-conference and all district as a junior second-team all-conference in 6... academic all-conference from 5 to 7 also participated in basketball and track. PERSONAL Daughter of Jason and Tiffany has two siblings (Kaleb and Lydia) majoring in athletic training. OLEJNICZAK S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS IP H R ER BB SO W L SV CG SHO ERA 8-7. 65 4 36 4 4 4 5 4 3 3.55 TOTAL - 7. 65 4 36 4 4 4 5 4 3 -
JENNY KOHL 7 JENNY KOHL SOPHOMORE UTILITY 5-5 WILDWOOD, MISSOURI LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL At-Bats: 4, last vs. NCAT (3/4/8) FRESHMAN (6-7) Saw action in games, starting 8 games at second base... scored four runs. Runs: 3 vs. Green Bay (/9/8) Hits:, last at Evansville (3/5/8) RBI:, last vs. NCAT (3/4/8) Doubles: at Bradley (3/8/8) Triples: vs. Bethune-Cookman (/8/8) Named the Missouri/Illinois All-Star Game MVP in 5, Jenny Kohl started four years for Lafayette High School (Mo.) as an infielder. Kohl was named to the all-district team in 5 while being named all-confer ence four times. She was recognized as the team MVP in 5 and the athlete of the month in Septem ber. Kohl ranks third at Lafayette High School in career batting average (.379), fourth in on-base percent age (.43), hits (), and fifth in slugging percentage (.53). Kohl also was a four year starter as a point guard on the basketball team and was named the team MVP in 5 after being named to the all-district squad. A member of the National Honor Society, Kohl was recognized as a Gold Scholar Athlete in 5 with a 4. GPA. Home Runs: Walks: vs. Wichita State (4/9/7) Stolen Bases: Hit By Pitch:, last vs. Missouri State (3/8/8) KOHL S CAREER STATS 7-8 8 4 3 4 8 TOTAL 3-6 53-44 69 77 4 8 9 9 3 3 5 8 5 9
BROOKE CRAIG 8 BROOKE CRAIG JUNIOR PITCHER 5- WATERLOO, IOWA COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL IP: 7., last vs. Indiana State (4/3/8) SOPHOMORE (6-7) Saw action in nine games with four appearances on the mound... pitched 3. innings as a sophomore... scored two runs as a pinch runner. Wins (Season): (8) Complete Games (Season): (8) Shutouts (Season): 4 (8) Hits Allowed:, last vs. Butler (3/3/8) Runs Allowed:, last vs. Indiana State (4/3/8) Walks:, last vs. Indiana State (4/3/8) Strikeouts: 9 vs. NCAT (3//8) FRESHMAN (5-6) Saw action in nine games... made three appearances as a pitcher and had a 5.5 ERA in four innings of work... tallied two hits and scored a run as she batted.86 on the season... hit her first career home run - a three-run blast - vs. Indiana State (April 3)... tallied a two-run pinch-hit single against Texas-San Antonio (Feb. 6). Craig earned first-team all-metro and first-team all-conference in her first four years for the Sailors. In 4, she earned 3A all-state honors while batting.5 and talling a 6-6 record and.83 ERA in the circle as the Sailors broke the school record for most wins in a season while winning the conference champion ship. Craig has lettered in volleyball, basketball, track, and softball while being named a team captain in volleyball and basketball. She is the daughter of Martin and Sarah Craig. PERSONAL She is the daughter of Martin and Sarah Craig. CRAIG S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS IP H R ER BB SO W L SV CG SHO ERA 6 3-4. 8 3 3 3 5.5 7 4-3. 7 6 6 5.6 8 6-. 9 56 47 34 7 8 4.7 TOTAL 33-8. 44 65 56 4 7 8 4 -
OLIVIA BROOKS 9 OLIVIA BROOKS SOPHOMORE OUTFIELD 5-4 ANKENY, IOWA ANKENY HIGH SCHOOL At-Bats: 4, last vs. Drake (4/7/8) Runs:, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) Hits: 3, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) RBI:, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) Doubles: vs. Indiana State (4//8) Triples: Home Runs: FRESHMAN (6-7) Saw action in 4 games as a pinch runner and hitter... batting average of.5... scored six runs... recorded her first collegiate hit at Drake (April 8)... credited with her first career stolen base vs. Evansville (April ). Named first-team All-Central Iowa Metro League in 5, Olivia Brooks tallied 63 hits with a.44 batting average in her junior season for Ankeny High School while helping the Hawks return to the state tourna ment. At the state tournament, Brooks ranked top five in batting average, hits, RBI, total bases, and stolen bases. A three-year starter, Brooks was named to the All-CIML second-team in 4 after leading the team in hits with 5. In 3, she helped the Hawks to a third place finish at the state tournament. Also let tered in track three times, where she qualified for state twice and the Drake Relays once. A member of the student council for two years, Brooks has been involved in the Ankeny Miracle League while receiving All- CIML All-Academic honors. Walks: Stolen Bases:, last vs. Loyola (4/4/8) Hit By Pitch: BROOKS CAREER STATS 7 4-4 6 4 8 TOTAL 34-9 48-9 37 4 8 8 9 5 6 8 6
ABBY DOWNS ABBY DOWNS SOPHOMORE OUTFIELD 5- CHANDLER, ARIZONA HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL At-Bats: 4 at Valparaiso (4/8/8) Runs:, last at Belmont (3/3/8) FRESHMAN (6-7) Saw action in games all at first base... batting average of. with four hits in at-bats... hit her first collegiate home run in an -5 win at Oklahoma State (March 5)... scored two runs in UNI s season-opening 8- win over Toledo (Feb. )... had one home run and four RBI... Abby had a slugging pct. of.4 and on base pct. of.385. Hits: vs. Stetson (/8/8) RBI:, last at Oklahoma State (3/5/7) Doubles:, last vs. NCAT (3//8) Triples: Home Runs: at Oklahoma State (3/5/7) Walks:, last at Belmont (3/3/8) Stolen Bases:, last vs. NCAT (3/4/8) Hit By Pitch:, last at Evansville (3/5/8) DOWNS CAREER STATS 7-7 4 4 3 3 4 8 TOTAL 4-5 44-7 36 56 8 5 8 6 9 4 7 4 8
SAMMEY BUNCH SAMMEY BUNCH FRANKENSTEIN, MISSOURI FATIMA HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE SHORTSTOP 5-6 At-Bats: 5, last vs. Iowa State (4//8) Runs: 3, last at Drake (4/8/7) Hits: 3 vs. Loyola (4/4/8) RBI: 5, last vs. NCAT (3/4/8) Doubles: vs. Evansville (4//7) Triples: at Bradley (3/8/8) Home Runs:, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) Walks: vs. SDSU (//8) Stolen Bases:, last vs. Drake (4/7/8) Hit By Pitch:, last vs. Butler (3/4/8) FRESHMAN (6-7) Third-Team All-Central Region pick by the NFCA at shortstop... MVC Freshman of the Year... first-team all-mvc selection... started all 5 games at shortstop... second on the Panthers with a.35 batting average and.596 slugging pct.... led the squad in runs (4), doubles (), triples (4) and stolen bases ()... ranked third on the team in hits (49)... two-time MVC Newcomer of the Week honoree... one-time MVC Player of the Week... tallied multi-hit games... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored in an -5 win at Oklahoma State (March 5)... went 3-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles and a home run in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Evansville (April )... went 3-for-3 with four RBI a double and a triple in the second game of the doubleheader vs. Evansville (April )... went 7-for- with RBI, four doubles, a triple, a home run and a stolen base in a three-game series sweep vs. Evansville (April -)... went -for-4 with five RBI in the first game of a doubleheader win over Wichita State (April 9)... in MVC play, Bunch led the Panthers in hitting with a.386 batting average... she also posted team-highs in hits (3), runs (), doubles (9), triples (), home runs (5), RBI (7), slugging percentage (.73) and stolen bases (7) in the conference slate. A four-year starter for Fatima High School (Mo.), Sammey Bunch posted a.696 batting average in 5 while helping her team to a second place finish in the state. A shortstop, Bunch was named first-team all-conference, first-team all-district, and first-team all-region four times. She was named first-team allstate for the third time in 5 and was recognized as the Show Me Conference MVP in 5 and 3. In 4, Bunch tallied a.5 batting average while helping her team to a state title. Bunch has set multiple records at Fatima High School, where she ranks atop the single season record book in runs scored (63), hits (7), home runs (3), triples (8), and stolen bases (4). She also holds multiple career records, leading her high school in eight career statistical categories including hits (), home runs (), stolen bases (9), and doubles (49). Bunch holds multiple Missouri State High School Athletic Association records, recording the most hits, total bases, and extra base hits in a season while posting a state-best.78 career on-base percentage. She also lettered in basketball and was named first-team all-district and first-team all-region in 5. A three-year member of the National Honor Society. BUNCH S CAREER STATS 7 5-5 5 4 49 3 4 7 3 3 4 8 TOTAL 44-44 96-96 5 3 5 66 53 9 8 6 7 9 6 4 4 4 7 7 9 3 4
TIANNA DRAHN 3 TIANNA DRAHN SOPHOMORE OUTFIELD 5-7 CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL At-Bats: 5 vs. NCAT (3/4/8) Runs:, last vs. George Washington (/7/8) Hits:, last vs. Loyola (4/4/8) RBI:, last vs. Loyola (4/4/8) Doubles: vs. NCAT (3/4/8) Triples: FRESHMAN (6-7) Saw action in 37 games... had a.3 batting average with an on-base percentage of.77... played games in the outfield for the Panthers... notched her first two-hit game with a pair of singles vs. Iowa (April )... went -for-3 with two runs scored in a - win at Drake (April 8). A first-team All-Metro honoree in 5, Tianna Drahn was also named to the all-conference first-team and all-east District first-team for Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School in 5. Drahn was named sec ond-team all-state in 5 and third-team all state in 4. She earned her first-team all-conference and first-team all-district honors for the first time as a sophomore in 4 while being named second-team all-metro in 3. Drahn has made the Honor Roll of Excellence four times at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School. Home Runs: Walks:, last vs. Loyola (4/4/8) Stolen Bases:, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) Hit By Pitch: vs. Evansville (4//8) DRAHN S CAREER STATS 7 37-6 5 4 3 4 4 8 TOTAL 34-4 7-45 76 37 6 3 37 7 8 4 7 5 9 6 8
CLAIRE DUDEK 4 CLAIRE DUDEK JUNIOR SECONDBASE 5-4 URBANDALE, IOWA DMACC At-Bats: 4, last at Bradley (3/8/8) Runs:, last at Bradley (3/8/8) Hits: 3 vs. UCF (/6/8) RBI: 3 vs. Iowa State (4//8) Doubles: Triples: Prior to UNI: played at Des Moines Area Community College from 5 to 7 NFCA and NJCAA first-team all-american in 7 first-team academic all-region in 7 played in the 7 Canada Cup with the top junior college softball players named to the NJCAA all-star team batted.566 as a freshman at DMACC first-team academic all-region in 6 District G Softball Marucci Elite hitting award recipient in 6. 5 graduate of Waukee High School batted.46 as a senior first-team all-state 4 and 5 first-team all-district as a junior and senior first-team all-conference 4 and 5 set the school record for hits in a season set the school record for stolen bases in a season a member of the Des Moines Register Elite 9 Softball Team in 5 made the honor roll from through 5. PERSONAL Daughter of Bill and Michelle Dudek has one sibling (Hannah) majoring in accounting. Home Runs: vs. Iowa State (4//8) Walks:, last vs. Iowa State (4//8) Stolen Bases: Hit By Pitch:, last at Valparaiso (4/8/8) DUDEK S CAREER STATS 8 4-4 8 3 3 5 8 4 TOTAL 4-4 8 3 3 5 8 4
ADARA OPIOLA 7 ADARA OPIOLA SOPHOMORE THIRDBASE 5-4 IOWA CITY, IOWA IOWA CITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL At-Bats: 4, last vs. Loyola (4/4/8) Runs: vs. Kennesaw State (/7/8) Hits:, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) RBI: 3 at Valparaiso (4/8/8) Doubles: Triples: FRESHMAN (6-7) Saw action in 4 games... had a batting average of.36 with six hits and three RBI... went -for-4 at Loyola (April )... tallied her first collegiate hit as a pinch hitter at Indiana State (March 5). A three-year starter at third base for Iowa City West, Adara Opiola has set multiple single season offensive records for the Little Hawks. Opiola holds the single season records for home runs with eight, RBI (5), walks (3), on-base percentage (.635), slugging percentage (.89) and batting average (.59). At Iowa City West, Opiola holds the career records for home runs with, on-base percentage (.555), slugging percent age (.766) and batting average (.46). A two-time first-team all-state honoree, Opiola was named the Mis sissippi Valley Conference Player of the Year in 4. A member of the National Honor Society, Opiola has been on the High Honor Roll all nine trimesters. Home Runs: at Valparaiso (4/8/8) Walks: vs. Iowa State (4//8) Stolen Bases:, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) Hit By Pitch:, last at Kansas (3/9/8) OPIOLA S CAREER STATS 7 4-3 9 6 3 8 TOTAL 8-8 4-48 67 4 9 3 5 5 3 3 3 3 7 9
JACLYN SPENCER 8 JACLYN SPENCER SOPHOMORE PITCHER 5-7 WATERLOO, IOWA WATERLOO WEST HIGH SCHOOL IP:. vs. Butler (3/4/8) Wins (Season): 4 (7) Complete Games: 9 (7) Shutouts: 4 (7) Hits Allowed:, last vs. IUPUI (3//7) Runs Allowed:, last vs. Central Florida (/6/8) Walks:, last vs. Missouri State (3/3/8) Strikeouts:, last vs. Evansville (4//7) FRESHMAN (6-7) A second-team all-missouri Valley Conference selection... saw action in 3 games... 9 of those appearances came on the mound... led the Panthers in strikeouts with 47 through 33. innings... had an ERA of.5 with a 4-4 record... batted a.67 batting average with hits, runs, four home runs, and 6 RBI... went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI at Louisville (March )... went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in the opening game of a doubleheader vs. Evansville (April )... drove in three runs in a 9-7 win over Wichita State (April 9)... struck out batters in a 4- win over Grambling State (Feb. 4)... tossed a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in a 4- win over Southern Illinois (April 8)... pitched a five-hit shutout in a 3- victory at Drake (April 8)... struck out or more batters on four occasions. A four-year letter winner at Waterloo West High School, Jaclyn Spencer was named first-team all-state and the Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year as a junior. Spencer was named to the Des Moines Reg ister Girls Softball Elite All-State Team last season after batting.538 and adding 5 RBI. At Waterloo West, Spencer has been named first-team all-conference three seasons, first-team all-metro four times, and been named to an all-state team three times. Spencer also lettered in basketball and track, where she has qualified for the state track meet three times. Spencer is a member of the National Honor Society and was named the Waterloo West Student Body Vice President as a junior. SPENCER S CAREER STATS YEAR GP/GS IP H R ER BB SO W L SV CG SHO ERA 7 9-6 33. 6 64 48 48 47 4 8 9 4.5 8 TOTAL 6-4 45-3 8. 5.4 9 8 5 4 3 79 8 66 65 7 6 4 7 6 6.6 -
KENNEDY BAILEY KENNEDY BAILEY SENIOR FIRSTBASE 5-7 DELTA BC, CANADA SANDS SECONDARY At-Bats: 7, vs. Loyola (4/7/6) Runs:, last vs. George Washington (/7/8) Hits: 4 vs. George Washington (/7/8) RBI: 7 at Illinois State (5/6/7) Doubles:, last at Wisconsin (3/7/8) Triples:, last vs. Indiana State (4/3/6) Home Runs: at Illinois State (5/6/7) Walks: 3 at Illinois State (5/7/7) Stolen Bases: at Iowa (4//6) Hit By Pitch: vs. Southern Illinois (3/9/5) JUNIOR (6-7) Saw action in 43 games mostly at first base... batting average of.75 with two home runs and 5 RBI... tied for team-best.436 on-base percentage... went 3-for-4 with seven RBI and two home runs vs. Illinois State (May 6)... was second on the team with 6 putouts... was named MVC Player of the Week (May 8)... drew a team-high 8 walks... posted seven multi hit games... finished the season reaching base in 4 consecutive games. SOPHOMORE (5-6) Earned second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors... saw action in 56 games and made 56 starts... she batted.89 with eight home runs and drove in 34 runs... scored 3 runs for the second consecutive year... posted 39 hits and a.59 slugging percentage... drew a team-high 44 walks which boosted her on base percentage to.467... went -for- with two home runs and three RBI vs. Loyola (April 6)... clubbed a grand slam in the second game of the doubleheader vs. Loyola (April 6). FRESHMAN (4-5) Named MVC Newcomer of the Week (March 9)... drove in a team-high 36 runs tallied a team-best.48 on-base percentage batted.93 with a.553 slugging percentage hit eight home runs with seven of those coming in conference play went -3 with four RBI in an - win over Loyola (3/)... homered in four straight games (April 8-5)... reached base in 3 straight games went 3-for-4 with a RBI against No. Tennessee (March 6). Bailey was part of a Delta Heat squad that won the and 4 national championship in Canada named top second baseman during both of the national championship runs while leading the tournament in RBI posted a batting average of.489 in 4 while hitting home runs, seven triples and doubles while driving in 84 runs batted.473 in 3 with 4 doubles and 77 RBI. PERSONAL Daughter of Todd and Debra Bailey was born on Aug., 996, in Surrey, British Columbia has one sibling; Logan majoring in business. BAILEY S CAREER STATS 5 47-46 3 3 36 36 6 8 4 3 3 6 56-56 35 3 39 34 7 8 44 4 7 43-4 8 5 4 8 7 8 43-4 8 3 39 9 6 5 TOTAL 89-85 488 69 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 77
ASHLEY CHESSER 3 ASHLEY CHESSER BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. BROKEN ARROW HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE CATCHER 5-4 At-Bats: 4, last vs. Iowa State (4//8) Runs:, last vs. Evansville (4//7) Hits:, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) RBI: 3, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) Doubles:, last vs. Indiana State (4//8) Triples: vs. Missouri State (3/3/8) FRESHMAN (6-7) Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection at DP/Utility slot... saw action in 5 games... led the Panthers with a.34 batting average... had an on base pct. of.433 and slugging pct. of.56... had three home runs, RBI and 7 hits... went -for-3 with a double, home run and three RBI in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Indiana State (March 5)... tallied four multi-hit games... Chesser played in 9 MVC games and batted.35 in league play. A four-year letter winner and four time academic all-conference honoree at Broken Arrow High School (Okla.), Ashley Chesser helped guide her team to the state championship game in the 4 fast pitch season. In 5, Chesser was part of the Broken Arrow HS team that was crowned slow pitch state champions in 5. A member of the National Honor Society, Chesser is also involved in Club Interact and Key Club. Home Runs:, last vs. Loyola (4/4/8) Walks: 3, last vs. Quinnipiac (/6/8) Stolen Bases: - Hit By Pitch: at Evansville (3/5/8) CHESSER S CAREER STATS 7 5-6 5 7 3 9 8 TOTAL 33-3 58-46 9 4 9 9 36 5 7 4 3 6 6
EMMA VALAINIS 4 EMMA VALAINIS DAVENPORT, IOWA DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE CATCHER 5- At-Bats: 3 vs. NCAT (3/4/8) Runs: Hits: 3 vs. NCAT (3/4/8) RBI: vs. NCAT (3/4/8) Doubles: A 7 graduate of Davenport Assumption High School... she helped lead the Knights to their first ever state softball championship in 7... batted.4 with a.79 slugging percentage as a senior... 3A all-tournament team pick in 7... first-team all-state honoree in 7... first-team all-conference selection as a senior... set the school s home run record... guided the Knights to a runner up finish in the 6 state softball tournament... first-team all-conference selection as a junior... second-team all-state pick in 6... also competed in volleyball and basketball. PERSONAL Daughter of Tony and Lucy Valainis... has two siblings (Alyson and Anthony)... majoring in movement and exercise science. Triples: Home Runs: Walks: Stolen Bases: Hit By Pitch: VALAINIS CAREER STATS 8 4-6 4 3 TOTAL 4-6 4 3