200 ROSTER Liberty University 200 Softball Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Year Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 7 Meredith Baisden OF R/R So. 5-7 Huntington, W.Va./Cabell Midland 9 Ashley Bensinger UTL R/R Jr. 5-8 Newark, Del./Red Lion Christian (Cecil) 5 Amber DePasquale OF R/R Jr. 5-4 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands 22 Jenna Eatmon OF R/L Jr. 5-6 Emerald Isle, N.C./Croatan 2 Cassie Hendrix INF L/R Jr. 5-6 Indianapolis, Ind./North Central 2 Danielle Howard UTL R/R So. 5-7 Earlville, Md./Bohemia Manor J nae Jefferson INF R/R Sr. 5-4 Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland 2 Katrina Johnson RHP R/R Fr. 5-0 Levelland, Texas/Levelland 5 Hope Joseph RHP R/R So. 5-9 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christ. Jenny Law UTL R/R So. 5-6 Penhook, Va./Franklin County 23 Keely McMillon C R/R Jr. 5-5 Vermontville, Mich./Lansing Catholic 0 Tiffani Smith RHP R/R Jr. 5-7 Hanover, Pa./South Western 4 Jill Stephens OF L/R Fr. 5-4 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown 7 Kelly Strickland INF R/R So. 5-5 Tabor City, N.C./South Columbus 24 Lauren Trentham INF R/R Fr. 5- Chester, Va./James River 6 Katie Warrington RHP R/R Fr. 5-4 Townsend, Del./Red Lion Christian 8 Kaylee West INF L/L So. 5-0 Auburndale, Fla./Auburndale 6 Bridgett Woods INF R/R So. 5-5 Prospect, Va./Prince Edward Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B/T Year Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School) J nae Jefferson INF R/R Sr. 5-4 Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland 2 Katrina Johnson RHP R/R Fr. 5-0 Levelland, Texas/Levelland 5 Amber DePasquale OF R/R Jr. 5-4 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands 6 Katie Warrington RHP R/R Fr. 5-4 Townsend, Del./Red Lion Christian 7 Kelly Strickland INF R/R So. 5-5 Tabor City, N.C./South Columbus 8 Kaylee West INF L/L So. 5-0 Auburndale, Fla./Auburndale 9 Ashley Bensinger UTL R/R Jr. 5-8 Newark, Del./Red Lion Christian (Cecil) 0 Tiffani Smith RHP R/R Jr. 5-7 Hanover, Pa./South Western Jenny Law UTL R/R So. 5-6 Penhook, Va./Franklin County 2 Danielle Howard UTL R/R So. 5-7 Earlville, Md./Bohemia Manor 4 Jill Stephens OF L/R Fr. 5-4 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown 5 Hope Joseph RHP R/R So. 5-9 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christ. 6 Bridgett Woods INF R/R So. 5-5 Prospect, Va./Prince Edward 7 Meredith Baisden OF R/R So. 5-7 Huntington, W.Va./Cabell Midland 2 Cassie Hendrix INF L/R Jr. 5-6 Indianapolis, Ind./North Central 22 Jenna Eatmon OF R/L Jr. 5-6 Emerald Isle, N.C./Croatan 23 Keely McMillon C R/R Jr. 5-5 Vermontville, Mich./Lansing Catholic 24 Lauren Trentham INF R/R Fr. 5- Chester, Va./James River Head Coach: Paul Wetmore (7th season, 439-496-) Assistant Coaches: Tuesday Van Engen (seventh season) and Jessica Moore (first season) Student Asst. Coach: Dana Wheeler (first season) Athletic Trainer: Dan Preusser LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200 7
200 ROSTER BREAKDOWN Delaware (2) Newark - Ashley Bensinger Townsend - Katie Warrington Florida () Auburndale - Kaylee West Indiana () Indianapolis - Cassie Hendrix Maryland () Earlville - Danielle Howard Michigan () Keely McMillon 2 4 2 Missouri () Kansas City - Jill Stephens 2 North Carolina (2) Emerald Isle - Jenna Eatmon Tabor City - Kelly Strickland Pennsylvania () Hanover - Tiffani Smith 2 Texas (2) Levelland - Katrina Johnson The Woodlands - Amber DePasquale Virginia (4) Chester - Lauren Trentham Fredericksburg - Hope Joseph Penhook - Jenny Law Prospect - Bridgett Woods West Virgina (2) Barboursville - J nae Jefferson Huntington - Meredith Baisden 8 LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200
J nae JEFFERSON 5-4 - Sr. INF, R/R Cabell Midland HS Barboursville, W.Va. 2009 (Jr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll started 60 games for the Lady Flames started 59 games at third base and one at second base ranked first on the squad with 49 hits, 79 at-bats and 20 total plate appearances had the best batting average on the team in conference play (.382) led the team with 2 multiple-hit games had the longest hitting streak on the squad at 2 games ranked second on the team with a.274 overall batting average tied for first with two triples was second on the squad with 2 runs scored, 75 total bases and 0 doubles third on the team with 9 RBIs and four home runs finished the season with nine stolen bases, ranking second on the team led the team with 02 assists had four multiple-rbi games, ranking fourth on the squad -for-3 with a home run and two RBIs against Long Beach State -for-3 with a double and one RBI against Charleston Southern enjoyed three consecutive two-hit games against Coastal Carolina to conclude the regular season was 2-for-4 with four RBIs on May 2 against the Chanticleers batted 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the May 6 Big South tournament game against Charleston Southern. 2008 (So.): Named to the Big South All-Tournament team named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll started all 6 games started 42 games at third base, 8 games at shortstop and one game at second base finished fifth on the team with a.237 batting average, fourth with 73 at-bats ranked fifth with three home runs also ranked second on the squad with doubles led the team in assists with 3, and was second with a.970 fielding percentage tied for fourth with 4 hits ended the season with seven stolen bases out of eight attempts for a.875 stolen base percentage was fourth on the squad with a.353 slugging percentage finished fifth with 6 total bases tied for the fourth-longest hitting streak on the team at seven games ranked fourth on the squad with 0 multiple-hit games tied for first with most total bases in a single game with seven against Coastal Carolina tied an individual single game high with six assists against UNC Greensboro and six against Coastal Carolina 2-for-4 with a RBI in a game against Birmingham-Southern hit a home run in -0 win over UNC Greensboro led the team to a 4-0 win over Norfolk State, batting 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI -for-3 with a double against Boston University 2-for-4 with a double in a game against Dartmouth combined four hits in two wins over Gardner-Webb 3-for-3 with a home run against Charleston Southern 3-for-4 with a double and a home run in Big South Championship win over Coastal Carolina 2-for-3 in conference tournament victory over Radford, helping the Lady Flames to the Big South Championship title game hit safely in 0-of- games to end the season, raising her batting average 70 percentage points during the span. contests had the fourth-longest hitting streak on the team at six games was a combined 3-for-six with four runs scored in a doubleheader split with Gardner-Webb -for-4 with a run scored during Liberty s 3-2 victory over the College of Charleston at the KSU Classic scored three runs and was -for-2 from the plate during Liberty s 9-4 victory over Princeton at the Tar Heel Invitational her first collegiate home run was a grand slam during Liberty s 4- victory over Rhode Island at the Tar Heel Invitational 3-for- 3 against Marshall at the Tar Heels Invitational -for-4 with a run scored and a double, helping Liberty secure third place at the Tar Heel Invitational with a 7-3 victory over Rutgers 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 6-5 victory over Boston College in Liberty s opening game at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament 2-for-3 with a run scored and a double during Liberty s upset victory over No. 0 Baylor at the Bank of Hawaii Invitational... -for-3 with two RBIs and a double against No. 25 California at the Women4Women Invitational -for-2 against No. 7 Northwestern was a combined 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs, a double and home run in a doubleheader against James Madison 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI and a home run in Liberty s Big South opener against Winthrop had a solo home run against UNC Greensboro was a combined 2-for-3 with a run scored in a doubleheader against Longwood 2-for-3 with a run scored during Liberty s 4-3 Big South win over Coastal Carolina hit a solo home run against No. 7 Virginia Tech -for-2 with a three run home run against Birmingham-Southern. Prep: Graduated from Cabell Midland High School four-year varsity starter up the middle for the Lady Knights at either shortstop or second base helped lead Cabell Midland to three state runner-up finishes (freshman, sophomore and senior years) and a state championship during her junior campaign MSAC first-team and All-State first-team honoree as a junior and senior... All-Tournament Best of the Best as a junior and senior batted.325 as a starter at shortstop as a freshman finished her sophomore season with a.329 batting average, 3 RBIs and a home run batted a career-best.470 with 7 RBI and five home runs during her junior year capped off her prep career as she batted.436 with 9 RBIs and two homers as a senior named the MVP of the North-South game as a senior graduated with very high honors MU alpha theta French honorary honor roll student. Personal: Daughter of Jay and Margaret Jefferson comes from an athletic background, as her father played baseball at Marshall majoring in business marketing would like to pursue a career as a Christian counselor after graduation birthday is Sept. 5. 2007 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll started all 62 games started 6 games at shortstop and one at second base ranked fourth on the team with 3 runs scored and six home runs seventh on the squad with five doubles one of the more patient hitters on the team, ranking fourth with 6 walks ranked third on the team with seven sacrifice hits second on the team with 02 assists had seven multiple-hit games during the year ranked fifth on the team with five multiple-rbi LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200 9
9 Ashley BENSINGER 5-8 - Jr. UTL, R/R Red Lion Christian (Cecil) Newark, Del. 5 Amber DEPASQUALE 5-4 - Jr. OF, R/R The Woodlands HS The Woodlands, Texas 2008 (So.): Appeared in 46 games for the Lady Flames, primarily as a designated hitter and pinch hitter also saw playing time at catcher and shortstop recorded her first hit as a Lady Flame, a double, against Cal State Northridge ended the season with 2 hits, six RBIs, three doubles and six runs scored was -for- and drove in a run against Florida Atlantic batted 2-for-3 against Big South opponent Winthrop was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs against Virginia batted 2-for-3 with a home run in regular-season victory over Charleston Southern. Previous School: Played one season at Cecil College in North East, Md., as a catcher and outfielder hit two home runs and ended the year with a.43 batting average named first-team all-region also a second-team all-state honoree. Prep: Graduated from Red Lion Christian Academy was a four-year letterwinner team captain for four years named first team all-conference and second-team all-state as a senior final season hit four home runs and maintained a.350 batting average named team MVP her junior year, as well as second-team all-state and first-team all-conference ended junior campaign with 0 home runs and a.425 batting average also won MVP honors as a freshman. Personal: Daughter of Jamie Pastor and Laraine Scalia majoring in criminal justice birthday is April 8. 2009 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll appeared in 59 games with 57 starts played all games at center field except one as a pinch hitter ended the season with a.255 overall batting average (fourth on the team) led the team with 2 sacrifice bunts ranked fifth with a.349 slugging percentage and 49 at-bats tied for third on the team with 38 hits and a triple second on the team with 0 multiple-hit games was fourth on the squad with 52 total bases ranked third with a.875 stolen base percentage, after stealing seven bases out of eight attempts tied for fourth on the team with nine runs scored in conference play ranked second with 52 at-bats in Big South play 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs against Jacksonville 2-for-3 with one RBI against Florida Atlantic 3-for- 3 in home win over Hampton 2-for-4 with a triple and one RBI against Virginia 2-for-3 with a double at James Madison 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs at Coastal Carolina hit a home run and drove in two runs in Big South tournament win over eventual champion Radford. 2008 (Fr.): Played in all 6 games for the Lady Flames started 5 games in the outfield and eight at shortstop tied for first on the team with two triples and fifth with five doubles finished second on the squad in runs scored with 24 ranked fourth on the team in at-bats (8), total bases (62), total plate appearances (202) and home runs (4) was fifth with a.343 slugging percentage and a.296 on-base percentage had the thirdmost walks on the team with 6 tied for most stolen bases in one game with two against Presbyterian tied for fifth-longest hitting streak on the team during the year at five games had six multiple-hit games and a multiple-rbi game finished the season with a.227 batting average 3-for-3 with a triple and a double in win over Charleston Southern -for-3 with two hits, a RBI and one run scored in season-opener against Tennessee Tech -for-4 with two runs scored in a victory over Kennesaw State. -for-3 with a double and a RBI against East Carolina helped the team to a win over Virginia, batting -for-3 with a home run also went -for-3 and hit a home run against Birmingham-Southern -for-3 with a home run in Big South Championship win over Coastal Carolina... had the gamewinning hit in a 2-0 victory over Radford to send Liberty to the Big South Championship title game led the team offensively in the title game with two hits against Winthrop ended the year on a five-game hitting streak. Prep: Graduated from The Woodlands High School four-year letterwinner as a utility player named second team All-District and All County her junior year played travel ball for Texas Hit-N-Run, helping the team to the Houston Metro ASA champions and Texas AFA State champions recorded a.45 batting average with two home runs led her team with an - record from the circle with 60 strikeouts and a 0.75 ERA. Personal: Daughter of Clare Smith comes from an athletic family as her brother, Derek, plays football at Mississippi State majoring in health promotions birthday is Aug. 3. 0 LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200
22 Jenna EATMON 5-6 - Jr. OF, R/L Croatan HS Emerald Isle, N.C. 2 Cassie HENDRIX 5-6 - Jr. INF, L/R North Central HS Indianapolis, Ind. 2009 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll appeared in 39 contests, starting in 24 started 6 games in right field, and also saw time as a designated hitter finished the season with 5 hits, seven RBIs and eight runs scored led the squad with two triples in Big South play had three multiple-hit games ended the season on a two-game hitting streak ranked third on the team with a.43 slugging percentage had a big showing in the Big South Championship, hitting home runs against Winthrop and Radford 2-for-3 with a double and drove in a run in regular season matchup against Radford 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and three RBIs against Coastal Carolina received a Liberty Student-Athlete of the Month honor. 2008 (Fr.): Received a Big South Player of the Week honor named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll finished her first season of collegiate softball ranked fifth on the team with 2 RBIs tied for the fifth-longest hitting streak on the team at five games had three multiple-hit games and three multiple-rbi games played in 38 games, starting 28 games in the outfield nabbed her first collegiate hit in a game against Radford had the game-winning RBI in a 3-0 victory over St. Louis 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and 2 RBIs in a win over Charleston Southern 2-for-3 with two RBIs in postseason victory over coastal Carolina pitched two innings against Virginia Tech, giving up one hit and striking out two against the No. 9-ranked Hokies made four appearances in the pitcher s circle. Prep: Graduated from Croatan High School four-year letterwinner as a pitcher currently holds the fifth-highest season batting average (.627) in the state of North Carolina three-time all conference and All Area honoree broke the school s batting average record her sophomore year by batting.627 named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior batted.486, earning her area player of the year honors recorded a 7-5 record from the mound and struck out 87 batters with an ERA of.96 finished her senior year batting.436 and posted a 0.086 ERA honored as conference player of the year, area player of the year, all district, district player of the year, Most Outstanding Female Athlete, WITN student-athlete of the week, and Wendy s Scholar Athlete helped the Carolina Cardinals to ASA national and state championships in 2006 honor roll Student Government representative. Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Joy Eatmon majoring in psychology intends on becoming a clinical psychologist after graduation birthday is May 30. 2009 (So.): Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll appeared in 60 games for the Lady Flames, starting in 59 played all games at second base led the team with 3 stolen bases out of 5 attempts had five multiplehit games ended the season on a three-game hitting streak ranked fifth on the team with 70 total plate appearances ranked third on the squad with 5 walks finished the season with 3 hits, two RBIs and 20 runs scored ranked fifth on the team with a.960 fielding percentage second on the squad with 79 assists batted -for- with a run scored against nationally-ranked Tennessee drove in runs against Delaware State and Florida Atlantic 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Virginia also 2-for- 3 against Gardner-Webb, Longwood and UNC Greensboro 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Coastal Carolina recorded hits in each of the final three games of the Big South Championship, against Charleston Southern and Radford. 2008 (Fr.): Played in 6 games for the Lady Flames, starting in 60 at second base led the team in stolen bases with 0 (out of 0 attempts) had the second-highest batting average on the squad (.280) ranked second with 93 at-bats and 54 hits ranked third in runs scored with 22 led the team in total plate appearances with 22 also led the team in sacrifice bunts with 2 tied for the fourth-longest hitting streak on the squad at seven games ranked second in multiple-hit games with 3 2-for-3 with a triple and one run scored in season-opener against Tennessee Tech helped the team to a 7-0 win over Presbyterian, batting 2-for-2 with three runs scored combined 3-for-7 in two games against St. Louis, including a game 2 win helped Liberty to a 9-6 win over Virginia, batting 2-for-3 with a run scored 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over Hampton 3-for- 4 with a RBI against Norfolk State, nabbing her first career three-hit game 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI in a postseason victory over Charleston Southern... hit safely in seven of her last eight games. Prep: Graduated from North Central High School four-year starter named team MVP her freshman and senior years voted All-City her freshman and sophomore year, while playing shortstop received the Golden Glove Award her junior year honored as All County and all conference her junior and senior years, while playing at second base... named Team Defensive Player of the Year and Co-Captain Award her senior year finished her career with a.37 batting average and a.982 fielding percentage (only committing 3 errors over four years) successfully stole 38-of-46 stolen base attempts played travel ball for 8U Indiana Magic and helped her squad win a state championship and finish No. 7 at ASA National Championships in College Station, Texas finished the 2007 season with a.362 batting average and a.40 in the ASA Nationals also played four years of basketball state runner-up for basketball her freshman year led her squad to city champions her freshman and junior seasons named to the honor roll. Personal: Daughter of Robert and Shelley Hendrix majoring in sport management birthday is Nov. 8. LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200
23 Keely McMILLON 5-5 - Jr. C, R/R Lansing Catholic HS Vermontville, Mich. 0 Tiffani SMITH 5-7 - Jr. RHP, R/R South Western HS Hanover, Pa. 2009 (So.): Member of the 2009 Big South Championship All-Tournament team named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll Appeared in 59 games, starting in 57 started 56 games as catcher and one as the designated hitter ranked fifth on the team with a.243 overall batting average and 37 hits drove in the fourth-most runs on the team with 7 ranked second on the team with 0 sacrifice bunts also ranked fourth with 72 total plate appearances and 52 at-bats ranked third on the team with a.986 fielding percentage, and second with 38 total putouts caught 2 runners stealing during the season and fielded three double plays had the sixth-most multiple-hit games with seven had the third-most multiple-rbi games with five also had the fourth-longest hitting streak at six games, and ended the season on a five-game hitting streak -for-2 with a double and two RBIs against Florida State 2-for-3 with a triple and drove in two runs against Big South opponent Charleston Southern 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI against Longwood 2-for-3 with two runs scored in conference win over Presbyterian 3-for-4 with a season-high three RBIs at Coastal Carolina recorded at least one hit in four out five games at the Big South Championship was -for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in tournament win over Charleston Southern. 2008 (Fr.): Started all 6 games, 37 behind the plate, at third base and 3 as the team s designated player ranked fourth on the team with seven doubles and 5 RBIs had the fifth-most at-bats on the squad at 77 tied for sixth with six multiple-hit games, and fourth with four multiple-rbi games second on the squad with a.979 fielding percentage caught 4 runners stealing ranked second on the team with 235 putouts nabbed her first collegiate hit in a game against Towson drove in two runs to help Liberty to its first win of the year against Kennesaw State hit her first collegiate home run in a game against UNC Greensboro led the team to a 9-6 win over Virginia, batting 4-for-4 with three RBIs helped Liberty to a -0 win over Coastal Carolina, going 2-for-3 at the plate -for-4 with a double and two RBIs in win over Charleston Southern -for-3 with a double and two RBIs in victory over Kennesaw State tallied 0 putouts in game against St. Louis... drove in two runs in victory over Norfolk State. Prep: Graduated from Lansing Catholic Central High School four-year starter named All-Area, All-District, All-Region and Capital Area Conference First Team throughout her four years of varsity softball. Personal: Daughter of Rod and Corrine McMillon comes from athletic family, as her sister, Nicole, played softball for Hartford majoring in sports management birthday is Dec. 7. 2009 (So.): Named to the Big South All-Conference first team also a Big South All-Tournament team selection named to the 2009 VaSID All-State second team received Big South Pitcher of the Week honors on March 3 and April 3 also named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll boasted the best ERA in the Big South (2.2) and ranked second in the league with 74 strikeouts finished the season with a 2-2 record made 37 appearances for the Lady Flames, starting in 28 contests set a new school record with 6 strikeouts in April 24 win over visiting Presbyterian threw her first career no-hitter against Delaware State gave up two or fewer earned runs in eight out of 0 conference appearances led the team in conference ERA (2.) and conference opposing batting average (.25) struck out three batters in.2 innings of work against nationally-ranked Tennessee struck out 0 or more batters on four different occasions struck out 0 batters against Delaware State and Big South opponent Charleston Southern struck out 2 in home win over Hampton threw a complete-game shutout against Bethune-Cookman. 2008 (Fr.): Made 3 appearances and started 20 games in the circle for the Lady Flames earned two wins in first 9 appearances and five wins in her final 2 appearances for a record of 7-4 ranked second on the team with five complete games, two saves and 5.0 innings pitched, and tied for second with two shutouts also finished second with 93 strikeouts on the year finished the season with a 3.7 ERA earned a Big South win in -0 victory over Coastal Carolina threw 0 strikeouts and gave up only two hits in a complete-game shutout over Hampton struck out five batters and walked one while scattering three hits to shut out Birmingham- Southern picked up the 5-4 win by starting the first five innings of action and fanning six batters against Gardner-Webb pitched five innings and struck out five in a postseason tournament victory over Charleston Southern... pitched four innings in Big South Championship win over Coastal Carolina, and the victory kept Liberty s tournament run alive, leading the Lady Flames to a title game appearance scored two runs as a pinch runner. Prep: Graduated from South Western High School four-year letterwinner holds school record in career ERA (0.20) and strikeouts (443) finished her junior year with a.588 batting average on 46 hits struck out 225 batters as she led her team with a 4-3 record from the mound recorded a.508 batting average her senior season with 26 runs struck out 26 batters to finish her senior season with a 5- record and an ERA of 0.453 voted YAIAA Player of the Year her junior and senior seasons named to the Distinguished Honor Roll. Personal: Daughter of Phil and Paula Smith majoring in elementary education birthday is Feb. 7. 2 LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200
7 Meredith BAISDEN 5-6 - So. OF, R/R Cabell Midland HS Huntington, W.Va. 2 Danielle HOWARD 5-7 - So. UTL, R/R Bohemia Manor HS Earlville, Md. 2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll appeared in 24 games for the Lady Flames, with five games started appeared mostly as a pinch runner, but also saw time as the designated hitter and in the outfield finished the season with one hit, four runs scored and four walks in 0 at-bats ranked fifth on the team with five steal attempts successfully stole three bases on the year recorded her first collegiate hit against Virginia scored runs against California, Delaware State, Purdue and Norfolk State. Prep: Graduated from Cabell Midland High School voted conference player of the year and first-team all-state her senior year named firstteam all-conference and received an all-state honorable mention her junior year first-team all-conference honoree and all-state honorable mention as a sophomore four year letterwinner ended junior year with a.456 batting average with five home runs and 30 RBIs as a senior, batted.55 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs also played ASA travel ball for the Diamond Dusters, helping the team to a title victory at the Carolina Cardinal Classic in Raleigh, N.C. in 2007 graduated with high honors was a member of Mu Alpha Theta. Personal: Daughter of David and Susan Baisden majoring in special education intends to become a teacher after graduation birthday is on May 5. 2009 (Fr.): Appeared in 59 games with 58 games started for the Lady Flames started two games at third base and one as designated hitter all other starts came in left field tied for fourth on the team with 9 runs scored ranked second on the team with 24 walks tied for second on the team with 2 steal attempts successfully stole seven bases on the year, ranking third on the team third on the team with 86 total plate appearances and 55 at-bats finished the year with 36 hits, four doubles, two home runs and 4 RBIs ranked fifth on the team with a.300 batting average and a.440 slugging percentage in conference play had the fourth-most hits in Big South games with 5 tied for third on the team with nine multiple-hit games recorded hits in every game of the Seahawk Classic 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI against UNC Wilmington 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against Big South opponent Winthrop recorded two hits in two out of three games in a series against Gardner- Webb 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored against Presbyterian. Prep: Graduated from Bohemia Manor High School helped lead her softball team to division and regional championships also two-time state semifinalists named first-team all-county her sophomore, junior and senior years and was an honorable mention for the honor as a freshman named team MVP for softball and soccer voted Best All-Around Girl at her school all-county soccer honoree and basketball honorable mention won the female athlete award at Bohemia Manor also honored with President s Education Award, Art Achievement Award and was a member of the National Honor Society finished third in the regional Punt, Pass and Kick football competition. Personal: Daughter of Shawn and Paula Howard majoring in business marketing birthday is March 3. 5 Hope JOSEPH 5-9 - So. RHP, R/R Fredericksburg Christian (Utah St.) Fredericksburg, Va. Prep: Graduated from Fredericksburg Christian was a four-year letterwinner in softball two-year letterwinner in volleyball and basketball three-time first-team all-conference softball honoree awarded Senior Female Athlete of the Year award as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Louis Joseph and Elizabeth Blanton sister of Baltimore artist Anna Page Joseph... majoring in elementary education intends on becoming a kindergarten teacher after graduation transferred to Liberty after studying nutrition at Utah State... birthday is June 2. LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200 3
Jenny LAW 5-6 - So. UTL, R/R Franklin County HS Penhook, Va. 7 Kelly STRICKLAND 5-5 - So. INF, R/R South Columbus HS Tabor City, N.C. 2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll appeared in 49 games for Liberty, starting in 33 saw time as an outfielder, designated hitter and pinch hitter tied for first on the team with a.000 stolen base percentage fourth on the squad with six sacrifice bunts had three multiple-hit games and one multiple-rbi game ended the season with 2 hits, seven RBIs, five doubles and nine runs scored recorded her first collegiate hit against UC Davis on Feb. 7 hit a double and drove in a run against Delaware State in two games against Virginia Tech, recorded two hits and drove in three runs boasted a three-game hitting streak in the Big South Championship, matching her longest streak of the season. Prep: Graduated from Franklin County High School gained experience as an outfielder and as a catcher as a senior, named district and regional Player of the Year, first-team all-district and second-team all-state was the state s career leader in runs scored ranked second in the state for career hits named first-team all-district and second-team all-region as a junior was also named first-team All-Timesland and became her school s all-time leader in career hits named first-team all-district and first-team all-region as a sophomore also a first-team all-district honoree her freshman year named to Who s Who Among High School Athletes. Personal: Daughter of Timmy and Annette Law majoring in kinesiology at Liberty intends to become a physical therapist after graduation birthday is Aug.. 2009 (Fr.): Received a Big South Player of the Week honor for the final week of regular season play named to the Big South All-Conference second team also named to the Big South All-Tournament team played in 58 games for Liberty, starting in 54 started all games at shortstop except one as designated hitter ranked third on the team with a.27 batting average, nine doubles and 7 total bases ranked second on the squad with a.507 slugging percentage, 25 RBIs and eight home runs had the fourthbest on-base percentage (.354) also fourth on the team with 3 walks had the second-best batting average in conference play (.382) and the best slugging percentage in conference play (.889) led the team with three multiple-home run games tied for second on the team with multiplehit games led the team with seven multiple-rbi games scored 3 runs in Big South games, leading the team also led the team with seven home runs and 40 total bases in conference contests recorded her first collegiate hit against UC Davis recorded her first RBI when she drove in three runs against Norfolk State 2-for-3 with a home run against Big South opponent Charleston Southern 3-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored against Coastal Carolina 2-for-4 with three RBIs in tournament win over Winthrop safely hit in nine of the last 0 games of the year ended the season on a six-game hitting streak, tied for third on the team. Prep: Graduated from South Columbus High School named team MVP at shortstop as a junior also received Golden Glove honor and Silver Bat award, as well as being named Tribune Player of the Year and Columbus County Player of the Year received all-state and all-conference honors as a junior with a.56 batting average, a.62 on-base percentage, five home runs and 36 RBIs also won Golden Glove and Silver Bat awards as a freshman and sophomore named Rookie of the Year as a freshman also played three years of varsity basketball and two years of varsity volleyball. Personal: Daughter of David and Dorothy Strickland majoring in kinesiology intends to become a physical therapist after graduation brother, Bradley, played baseball at UNC Pembroke... birthday is Feb. 5. 4 LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200
8 Kaylee WEST 5-0 - So. INF, L/L Auburndale HS Auburndale, Fla. 6 Bridgett WOODS 5-5 - So. INF, R/R Prince Edward HS Prospect, Va. 2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll appeared in 5 games for the Lady Flames, starting in 47 most playing time came in right field, also spent time as the designated hitter ranked fifth on the team with 5 RBIs tied for fourth with six doubles on the year recorded two sacrifice flies, leading the team finished the season with 27 hits, six doubles, one home run and six runs scored ranked fifth on the team with six multiple-hit games and three multiple-rbi games recorded her first collegiate hit against nationally-ranked California was -for-2 with a double and a run scored against Delaware State 2-for-3 and drove in two runs against UNC Wilmington 2-for-3 with a home run against Hampton 2-for-2 with a double and one RBI in regular-season win over Charleston Southern had the fourth-longest hitting streak on the team with four games. 2009 (Fr.): Appeared in nine games for the Lady Flames, starting four started three games at shortstop and one as the designated hitter scored a run against Gardner-Webb on April drew walks against California and Fresno State. Prep: Graduated from Prince Edward High School as a senior, was a firstteam all-district honoree at shortstop named second-team all-district during her sophomore and junior years, playing third base was an alldistrict honorable mention as a freshman. Personal: Daughter of Kimberly Woods majoring in business management birthday is Aug. 26. Prep: Graduated from Auburndale High School named Defensive Player of the Year and honorable mention overall as a freshman part of the state championship team as a sophomore, and was named second-team all-county and Defensive Player of the Year won first-team all-county honors and again named Defensive Player of the Year her junior year competed for the Florida Gold travel team, which traveled to the ASA Gold Nationals in Oklahoma during the summer of 2008. Personal: Daughter of Will and Janice West younger sister of former Lady Flames women s soccer player Hope West undecided on a college major birthday is Sept. 2. 2 Katrina JOHNSON 5-0 - Fr. RHP, R/R Levelland HS Levelland, Texas Prep: Four-year pitcher for Levelland High School was a member of the all-state team and named district MVP all four years ranked second in the state of Texas in all-time strikeouts (,630) ended her prep career with a 0.68 ERA. Personal: Daughter of Larry and Karen Johnson majoring in health promotion birthday is May 2. LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200 5
4 Jill STEPHENS 5-4 - Fr. OF, L/R Raytown HS Kansas City, Mo. Prep: Graduate of Raytown High School four-year varsity letterwinner three-year first-team all-conference honoree two-year first-team alldistrict and first-team all-region named first-team All-Metro Kansas City in 2007 ended her prep career with a.482 batting average tallied a.58 batting average as a junior and a.533 batting average as a senior also competed for the Kansas City Xtreme Gold named the Raytown High School valedictorian two-year National Honor Society member served as a hitting/fielding instructor in community softball program. Personal: Daughter of Kevin and LaDonna Stephens father is a Liberty graduate majoring in biochemistry intends to pursue a career in radiography/nuclear medicine birthday is June 23. 6 Katie WARRINGTON 5-4 - Fr. RHP, R/R Red Lion Christian Townsend, Del. Prep: Four-year MVP as a pitcher for Red Lion hit 2 home runs as a sophomore as a junior, led the team to its first-ever state tournament appearance named first-team all-conference and first-team all-state as a junior and as a senior tallied over,000 career strikeouts since joining the varsity squad as an eighth-grader. Personal: Daughter of Eddie and Amy Warrington majoring in family and consumer science birthday is May. 24 Lauren TRENTHAM 5- - Fr. INF, R/R James River HS Chester, Va. Prep: Four-year letterwinner at James River played shortstop and third base named team MVP as a junior and senior second-team all-region as a junior named second-team all-district as a junior and senior served as team captain her junior and senior seasons had a.475 batting average her junior year and a.450 batting average as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Alan and Kimberly Trentham majoring in kinesiology intends on becoming a physical therapist after graduation birthday is May 3. 6 LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 200
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