Chicago Bandits Presented by the United States Coast Guard Game Day Information MEMBERS OF NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH Chicago Bandits Media Relations 27 Jennie Finch Way Rosemont, IL 60018 P: (877) 722-6348 F: (630) 396-3095 AKRON RACERS (10-10) vs CHICAGO BANDITS (13-7) RHP Lisa Norris (5-5, 2.98 ERA) vs LHP Monica Abbott (8-1, 1.09 ERA) Firestone Stadium Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:30 p.m. (CST) Game 21 Away Game 9 Road Warriors: Today s game starts a 12-game road trip for the Bandits, sending them to Akron (July 14-17), USSSA Pride (July 21-24), and NPF Diamonds (July 28-31) before returning home to face the Racers to start August. More Monny, More Wins: Chicago Bandits pitcher Monica Abbott is in the thick of the pitching Triple Crown race, leading the NPF in wins (8), strikeouts (82) and ERA (1.09). Abbott is on pace to set the team record in strikeoutsj (137 by Lauren Bay in 2005) and could challenge Bay s record for wins in a season (17 in 2005). Halfway Home: The Bandits are halfway through the 2011 season and are tied for first place with the USSSA Pride with a 13-7 record. Chicago is looking for its sixth NPF Regular Season Championship in seven years. Rookie Power: Rookies Megan Wiggins and Alisa Goler, both hailing from Georgia, currently lead the NPF in home runs (5). Wiggins leads the league in extra base hits (9) while Goler leads in RBIs (17). Both are making a bid for NPF Rookie of the Year, which would be the third straight year a Bandit won the award (Tammy Williams in 2009, Nikki Nemitz in 2010). Bandits Split: Chicago s 12-3 win on Sunday split the home series with the Racers. Through eight games against Akron the season series is 4-4. The teams will face each other eight more times this season. NPF LEAGUE STANDINGS Team W L PCT GB BANDITS 13 7.650 - PRIDE 13 7.650 - RACERS 10 10.500 3 DIAMONDS 4 16.200 9 ALL-TIME BATTING SEASON RECORDS ABs: Stacy May (156, 2010) H: Stacy May (61, 2008) RBI: Jaime Clark (38, 2008) BA: Galindo (.402, 2005) 2B: Rachel Folden (14, 2010) 3B: Shutzler (4, 2007) HR: Stacy May (13, 2008) R: Stacy May (39, 2008) SB: Anne Steffan (23, 2005) ALL-TIME PITCHER SEASON RECORDS IP: Kristina Thorson (121.2, 2008) CG: Kristina Thorson (10, 2008) ERA: Jennie Finch (0.11, 2007) W: Lauren Bay (17, 2005) K: Lauren Bay (137, 2005) SINGLE-SEASON TEAM RECORDS GP: 50 (2010) W: 41 (2005) L: 7 (2005) AB: 1331 (2010) BA: 0.274 (2009) R: 212 (2010) H: 349 (2010) RBI: 199 (2009) 2B: 69 (2010) 3B: 11 (2008) HR: 61 (2009) K: 222 (2008) BB: 166 (2008) SB: 102 (2009) E: 34 (2006) Thurs., July 14, 2011 @ 7:35 CT at Akron Racers Fri., July 15, 2011 @ 7:35 CT at Akron Racers Sat., July 16, 2011 @ 7:35 CT at Akron Racers Sun., July 17, 2011 @ 7:35 CT at Akron Racers Thurs., July 21, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at USSSA Florida Pride Fri., July 22, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at USSSA Florida Pride Sat., July 23, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at USSSA Florida Pride Sun., July 24, 2011 @ 12 ET at USSSA Florida Pride Thurs., July 28, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at NPF Diamonds Fri., July 29, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at NPF Diamonds Sat., July 30, 2011 @ 7:35 ET at NPF Diamonds Sunday, July 31, 2011 @ 5:35 ET at NPF Diamonds UPCOMING CHICAGO BANDITS SCHEDULE Thurs., Aug 4, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs Akron Racers Fri., Aug 5, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs Akron Racers Sat., Aug 6, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs Akron Racers Sun., Aug 7, 2011 @ 5:35 CT vs Akron Racers Wed, Aug 10, 2011 Bandits Golf Classic Thurs., Aug 11, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs USSSA Florida Pride Fri., Aug 12, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs USSSA Florida Pride Sat., Aug 13, 2011 @ 7:35 CT vs USSSA Florida Pride Sun., Aug 14, 2011 @ 5:35 CT vs USSSA Florida Pride Wed, Aug 17, 2011 - NPF Fan Fest in Sulphur, La. Thurs., Aug 18, 2011 Playoffs Round 1 @ Sulphur, La. The United States Coast Guard and the Chicago Bandits have partnered together for the 2011 season. The U.S. Coast Guard is the presenting sponsor of the Chicago Bandits. During the 2011 season, all past and current Military personnel will receive free entry into Chicago Bandits games. U.S. Coast Guard will also be presenting special commemorative jerseys for the Friday, July 1, First Responders Night.
TONIGHT S BANDITS PITCHER LHP MONICA ABBOTT (8-1, 1.09 ERA) Position: P Date of Birth: 07/28/1985 Height: 6 3 Pro: Washington Glory (07), USSSA Pride (09), Tenn. Diamonds (10) College Experience: University of Tennessee Bats: L Throws: L Biography Professional 2011 (CHI): Signed with the Bandits as a free agent on February 15, 2011. 2010 (TENN): Traded to the Diamonds from USSSA Pride in exchange for Cat Osterman and Megan Willis on May 4, 2010...Recorded a.079 ERA while posting a 7-9 record on the season...struck out 146 batters in 115.1 innings pitched 2009 (USSSA): Posted a 2-3 record on the season with 69 strikeouts...era of 1.55 in 45.1 innings pitched 2008: Did not compete in the NPF 2007(WASH): Drafted by the Washington Glory as a rookie from University of Tennessee...Struck out 18 batters in first appearance and pitched complete game...threw no-hitter during playoff game...named Playoff MVP...Won Cowles Cup Championship. College: University of Tennessee (2004-2007) Finsihed career with 23 no-hitters and 6 perfect games...set career and single season NCAA records with victories (189), strikeouts (2,440), shutouts (112), appearances (253) and innings pitched (1,488.0)...Named 2007 Honda Award winner...voted 2007 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year...2007 ESPY Finalist for Best Female Collegiate Athlete...Four-time First-Team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American selection...became first softball All-American in UT s history...named to All-Women s College World Series team three times...three-time SEC Pitcher of the Year...Nmaed 2005 SEC Co-Pitcher of the Year...Four-time First-Team All SEC. ABBOTT PITCHING STATS 2011 ABBOTT VS BANDITS STAFF (SITUATIONAL PITCHING STATS 2011)
TONIGHT S RACERS PITCHER RHP LISA NORRIS (5-5, 2.98 ERA) Lisa Norris looks to continue her reputation as one of the top pitchers in NPF. Norris has held true to form, starting off the season with a 5-5 mark, and helping the Racers to a third place start in the league. Position: P Date of Birth: 6/26/87 Height: 5 7 Pro Experience: 3rd Season Akron Racers College Experience: University of North Carolina Bats: R Throws: R Resides: Snellville, GA Biography: Coaching Experience: Was named an assistant coach at the University of Texas-Corpus Christi for the 2010-2011 season. 2009: Led the Racers in wins (12) innings pitched (98) and strikeouts (99). 2010: Named 2010 NPF Pitcher of the Year... Recorded a 14-5 mark...two- Time All-NPF Team selection...tossed a perfect game in her first professional game...led the NPF with 14 victories... Posted the second best ERA (1.73)...Struck out 126, second best in the league. College: North Carolina Three-time NFCA All-Southeast honoree. Posted a 78-31 collegiate career record, 1.48 career ERA, with 714 innings pitched and 808 strikeouts. Had a career.228 batting average. Committed only six errors in 170 chances for a.966 defensive average. Tossed five career no-hitters. First-Team All-Southeast Region (2009). First-Team All-ACC (2009). Held the opposition to a.178 batting average (2009). Tallied 23 wins with 8 losses & a 1.33 ERA (2009). Posted a career best 0.97 ERA, ranking 13th in the country (2008). Threw three no hitters (2008). Second-Team NFCA All-Southeast Region (2008). Second-Team All-ACC (2008). NORRIS PITCHING APPEARANCES (2011)
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CHICAGO BANDITS ROSTER # Full Name B T P H DOB College 1 Williams, Amanda L R OF 5-6 1984-02-16 Marshall 2 Williams, Tammy L R IF 5-6 1987-06-23 Northwestern 3 Wiggins, Megan L R OF 5-5 1989-05-08 Georgia 7 Zymkowitz, Danielle L R IF 5-4 1989-07-04 Illinois 9 Lever, Caitlin R R OF 5-8 1985-03-12 Georgia Tech 10 Shifflett, Kristin L L 2B 5-3 1989-08-15 Radford 11 Doepking, Shannon R R C 5-7 1985-11-30 Tennessee 12 Patton, Amber L R IF 5-5 1986-11-30 DePaul 14 Abbott, Monica L L P 6-3 1985-07-28 Tennessee 17 Knauer, Christine L R IF 5-6 1988-02-11 North Carolina 19 Galindo, Vicky R R 2B 5-4 1983-12-22 California 21 Thompson, Robin L R IF 5-1 1989-02-19 Northwestern 22 Juarez, Jamee R R P 5-4 1985-02-15 Ohio State 23 Shaw, Dorian R R 1B 5-11 1989-02-24 Michigan 25 Folden, Rachel L R C 5-5 1987-01-13 Marshall 29 Mowatt, Taryne R R P 5-6 1986-09-12 Arizona 31 Bourgeois, Donna R R P 5-7 1989-02-27 Houston 33 Jager, Alexis R R OF 5-6 1988-11-01 Western Mich 35 Goler, Alisa L R 3B 5-6 1989-03-10 Georgia 44 Nemitz, Nikki L L P 5-7 1988-05-15 Michigan AKRON RACERS ROSTER # Full Name B T Pos College 1 Kristina Thorson R R P California Berkeley 2 Taylor Schlopy R R OF Georgia 3 Courtney Bures R R INF Mississippi State University 4 Carla Brookbank R R P Kent State 5 Sharaonda McDonald L R OF Texas A&M 7 Jessica Williams R R MIF Marshall 8 Nicole Trimboli L L OF Nebraska 9 Reba Tutt R R OF Pittsburgh 10 Kelley Montalvo R R 3B Alabama 11 Lisa Norris R R P North Carolina 12 Megan Bush R R INF Florida 13 Samantha Marder R R C Ohio State University 16 Nicole Pauly R R 2B Northwestern 18 Sharon Palma L L P Wright State 20 Morgan Childers R R P USC-Upstate 22 Lisa Modglin R R OF Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo 23 Micaela Minner L L OF Missouri 27 Roya St. Clair R R C Michigan Chicago Bandits Mike Steuerwald - STU-er-WALLED Shannon Doepking - DEP-king NAME PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Alexis Jager - JAY-gur Donna Bourgeois - Boo-Jah Akron Racers Courtney Bures - Burr-ess Taylor Shlopy - Sh-low-pee Micaela Minner - Min-ner