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12005 WOMEN’S SOFTBALL COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

2005 CALIFORNIA SOFTBALLCAL FACTS

Location: ......................................................................... Berkeley, Calif.Nickname: .......................................................................... Golden BearsColors: ............................................................ Blue (282) and Gold (116)Enrollment: ................................................................................... 33,000Founded: ........................................................................................... 1868Conference: ............................................................................. Pacific-10Home Venue: .................................................. Levine-Fricke Field (500)Chancellor: ............................................................... Robert J. BirgeneauAthletic Director: ........................................................... Sandy BarbourExecutive Associate AD/SWA: ........................................ Teresa Kuehn2005 Record: ................................................................................... 52-132005 Pac-10 Record: ................................................................ 13-8/T1st2005 Regional Finish: ....................... Won Fresno State Regional (4-1)2005 Super Regional Finsh: ............ Won Baylor Super Regional (2-1)2004 NCAA Regionals: .......................................... Won Region 5 (4-0)2004 Postseason Finish: ..................... NCAA Runner-up (3-2 WCWS)

SOFTBALL STAFFHead Coach: ............................................ Diane Ninemire (18th season,

University of Nebraska-Omaha/’80)Cal/Career Record (as of 5/28/05): .......................................... 807-382Assistant Coach: ........... John Reeves (12th season, San Jose State/’80)Assistant Coach: ................. Kim Maher (6th season, Fresno State/’95)Volunteer Assistant Coach: .......................... Dan Parajon (3rd season)Softball Office Phone: .................................................. (510) 643-0282Softball Fax: ................................................................... (510) 643-1116Mailing Address: ............................... 200 B Strawberry Canyon Center

Berkeley, CA 94720

MEDIA RELATIONSSoftball Contact: ....................................................... Chris Giovannetti

Cell Phone: (707) 290-5422 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: ................................................................. (510) 643-5846Media Relations Fax: .................................................... (510) 643-7778Mailing Address: ..................... 349 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720Hotel in Oklahoma City: .............................. Oklahoma City Marriott Phone: ............................................................................ 405-842-6633 Fax: .................................................................................405-842-3152

MEDIA INFORMATIONINTERVIEWS

Aside from WCWS-scheduled press conferences, please make all playerand coach interview requests through softball SID Chris Giovannetti(contact information on left). Any phone interviews will be on a call-backbasis only.

WE ARE CALIFORNIAWhen referring to any California athletic team, please use either

“California” or “Cal” to denote the institution, and “Golden Bears” or“Bears” when indicating the mascot. Refrain from using such names asUC Berkeley, California-Berkeley, Cal Berkeley, Cal State Berkeley,the Berkeley Bears and U Cal Berkeley.

TABLE OF CONTENTS2005 Cal Roster/Quick Facts/Media Information ............................. 1California Tournament Notes ......................................................... 2-52005 Player Bios ........................................................................... 6-10Depth Chart ..................................................................................... 10Head Coach Diane Ninemire ............................................................ 11Assistant Coaches/Support Staff .................................................... 122005 Overall/Conference Statistics .................................................. 132005 Results ..................................................................................... 142005 Statistical Analysis ................................................................. 152005 Regional Game Summaries ................................................. 16-172005 Statistical Category Leaders ................................................... 182005 Game-By-Game Statistics – Batting ...................................... 192005 Game-By-Game Statistics – Pitching ..................................... 20Miscellaneous Statistics ................................................................... 21Historical Postseason Results .................................................... 22-23Career Records ............................................................................ 24-25Season Records ............................................................................ 26-27Team Records ................................................................................... 28California in the News ................................................................ 29-40

2005 CALIFORNIA SOFTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School

1 Kristina Thorson P R/R 5-7 Jr 2V Lake Forest Park, Wash. / Shorecrest HS2 Chelsea Spencer SS R/R 5-4 Sr 3V San Leandro, Calif. / Arroyo HS3 Alex Sutton OF L/R 5-6 So 1V Morgan Hill, Calif. / Archbishop Mitty HS4 Shannon Harper C R/R 5-4 So 1V Stockton, Calif. / Lincoln HS5 Lindsay James OF L/R 5-5 Jr 2V San Carlos, Calif. / Sequoia HS6 Julie Meyer 1B/C R/R 5-10 Fr HS Yardville, N.J. / Steinert HS7 Sarah Adams P R/R 5-11 So 1V Half Moon Bay, Calif. / Half Moon Bay HS9 Haley Woods C/1B R/R 5-11 Jr 2V Burlingame, Calif. / Burlingame HS

10 Kaleo Eldredge OF L/R 5-4 Sr 3V Kahului, Hawaii / H.P. Baldwin HS11 Kristen Bayless OF/C R/R 5-6 Sr 3V San Jose, Calif. / Archbishop Mitty HS13 Erika Racklin OF S/R 5-3 Fr HS Pittsburg, Calif. / Berean Christian HS16 Kelly Anderson P R/R 5-9 Sr 3V Woodland, Calif. / Woodland HS17 Katelyn Valenzuela IF R/R 5-3 Fr HS Hemet, Calif. / West Valley HS19 Vicky Galindo 3B L/R 5-4 Sr 3V Union City, Calif. / West Valley JC22 Gwen Arafiles 1B R/R 5-11 Sr 1V Stockton, Calif. / San Joaquin Delta College24 Jessica Pamanian 2B R/R 5-4 Sr 3V Milpitas, Calif. / Milpitas HS25 Jeana Gevas IF/DP R/R 5-3 Fr HS Benicia, Calif. / Cal Poly31 Emily Friedman IF/OF R/R 5-7 Jr TR Berkeley, Calif. / Wisconsin33 Jessica Vernaglia UT R/R 5-4 Sr Sr Laguna Niguel, Calif. / Alisa Niguel HS

Head Coach: Diane Ninemire, 18th season(University of Nebraska-Omaha ’80)

Assistant Coach: John Reeves, 12th season(San Jose State ’80)

Assistant Coach: Kim Maher, 6th season(Fresno State ’95)

PRONOUNCIATIONSGwen Arafiles .............. ah-RAHF-uh-leezKaleo Eldredge ............ KA-lay-ohJeana Gevas ................. JEEN-uh G-vusKim Maher ................... MARDiane Ninemire .......... NINE-mireJessica Pamanian ....... PAH-main-ee-unKatelyn Valenzuela ... val-en-zway-LAHJessica Vernaglia ....... ver-NAG-lia

2GOLDEN BEARS POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE

WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES NOTESCAL REACHES WOMEN’S

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES FORSEVENTH STRAIGHT YEAR

The second-seeded Golden Bears qualified for their seventh consecutivetrip to the WCWS by virtue of defeating Baylor in the Waco Super Regionaland going 4-1 at the Fresno State Sub-Regional. This year’s appearancemarks the Bears’ 10th program trip to the WCWS. Cal (52-13) opens WCWSplay on Thursday against a familiar opponent – seventh-seeded UCLA (36-18). The Bruins have defeated the Bears in each of the last two WCWS titlegames and the two schools faced off in their 2003 WCWS opener, a gameCal won, 7-3, in 10 innings. First pitch at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium isscheduled for 2 p.m. CST and the game can be seen live on ESPN2. The Bearshave faced five teams that reached Oklahoma City this season and haveposted a combined 7-3 record against the field in 2005.

BEARS LOOK FOR RETURNTO TITLE GAME

Having played in the national championship game each of the past threeseasons, there’s no doubt that California has been a dominant force at theWCWS in recent years. In 2002, the Bears won the first NCAA title by awomen’s team in school history when they defeated Arizona, 6-0, in thechampionship game. Cal returned to the final game a year later, but fell toUCLA, 1-0, in nine innings. Last year, the Bruins again trumped the Bearsfor the crown, 3-1. In the last three years, Cal has posted an 11-4 record atthe WCWS.

2004 WORLD SERIES IN REVIEWCal opened last year’s WCWS with a 4-2 victory against Florida State,

highlighted by second baseman Jessica Pamanian’s two-run triple inthe third inning that plated center fielder Kaleo Eldredge and catcherHaley Woods for a 3-2 lead. The Bears then defeated Oklahoma, 2-1, to advance to the semifinals, where LSU handed Cal a 4-1 loss. TheBears rebounded to defeat the Tigers by the same score later in theday, with right fielder Alex Sutton going 3-for-4 with two RBI, andadvanced to the championship game. In the final against UCLA,Cal took a 1-0 first-inning lead on a Pamanian single thatscored left fielder Lindsay James. Starter Kelly Ander-son was perfect through four innings before allowing agame-tying homer to the Bruins’ Claire Sua in the fifth.UCLA tacked on two more runs in the inning en routeto the national title. Anderson, Pamanian and thirdbaseman Vicky Galindo were named to the all-tour-nament team. Anderson went 2-1, struck out 14 andposted a 1.47 ERA. Galindo hit .412 and scored twice,while Pamanian batted .400 with four RBI.

CAL HISTORICALLYAT THE WCWS

Although it hasn’t been until recently that the Bearshave made their mark at the WCWS, Cal has been a playerin the sport’s most important competition for two-and-a-half decades. Cal first qualified for the AIAW World Seriesfrom 1980-82, putting together a trio of fifth-place finishes. The Bears returned to theNCAA’s version of the WCWS in 1986, takingthird. Current head coach Diane Ninemirefirst directed the Bears to a WCWS in 1992 when

Cal placed fifth. Cal’s only other appearance at the WCWS prior to theircurrent seven-year run was a fifth-place showing in 1996. The Bears are18-16 all-time at the WCWS, 16-14 under Ninemire. In Cal’s nine previoustrips to the NCAA WCWS, the Bears have won the opening game six times.

CAL IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENTThe Bears are making their 21st appearance in the NCAA Tournament

and have advanced to the postseason for 20 consecutive years, the longestactive streak of any school in the Pac-10 Conference. The Bears are 67-44 all-time in the NCAA competition.

BEARS SURVIVE MARATHONSESSION TO WIN WACO

SUPER REGIONALSSenior Kelly Anderson threw a three-hitter and Cal took game No. 1

of the Super Regional from Baylor, 8-0, in six innings May 27. But winningthe series from the host school proved to be far less easy the following day.The Bears had to overcome two rain delays and a six-and-a-half hourpostponement just too begin the second game, a contest Baylor won, 4-1, to force a third and decisive game. The Cal bats came around in thenightcap, as the Bears scored all their runs in the first two innings, and juniorKristina Thorson pitched a one-hitter en route to a 7-1 victory. The serieswrapped up near midnight on May 28, almost 13 hours after Cal hadoriginally arrived at the park.

RESILIENT BEARS MASTERFRESNO STATE REGIONAL

Cal’s march to the Super Regional round was marked with late-inningheroics and clutch hitting and pitching performances. After losingtheir NCAA Tournament opener, the top-seeded Bears had to winfour games in two days to advance out of Fresno. Cal opened thetournament May 19 with a 3-1 loss to BYU, a defeat which

snapped Cal’s 13-game regional winning streak and a seven-yearopening-game regional winning streak. The Bears rebounded

the next day against Long Beach State, although it tooka two-strike, two-out, two-run double from catcherHaley Woods in the top of the seventh to pull out a4-3 victory against the 49ers. In the loser’s bracketfinal later that night, senior Kelly Anderson no-hitBYU – just the second Cal no-hitter in postseasonhistory – as Cal pounded the Cougars, 9-0, in fiveinnings. In the first game of the regional champi-onship May 21, Fresno State leapt out to a 1-0lead in the second inning before a run by seniorsecond baseman Jessica Pamanian in the fourthand scores by senior third baseman Vicky Galindoand junior left fielder Lindsay James in the fifthgave Cal the win. Anderson scattered two hits in sixinnings of relief to earn her second victory of thetournament. Anderson upped her own ante in theregional clincher, tossing her second no-hitter of thetournament as Cal advanced to the Super Regionalswith a 1-0 win. In perhaps her finest pitching perfor-mance of the year, Anderson faced just two battersover the minimum and didn’t allow a runner past firstbase. A first-inning leadoff home run by Galindo held

Senior Kelly Anderson


WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES NOTES

Junior Kristina Thorson

up for the Bears. In capturing the regional and eliminating all three teams,the Bears won four straight games after losing the first of a regional for thefirst time in program history. Cal’s comeback also marked the first time theBears had won four consecutive games when facing elimination.

CAL HELD IN HIGH REGARDIN 2005

The Bears entered this season as the preseason No. 1 in the NFCA/USAToday, USA Softball/ESPN.com and Pac-10 coaches poll – all firsts inprogram history. Over the course of the year, Cal didn’t disappoint thevoters. The Bears enter the WCWS ranked No. 2 in the nation in both pollsbehind top-ranked Michigan.

BEARS EARN FIRST PAC-10CHAMPIONSHIP IN 18 YEARS

Cal won four of its final five games over the last two weekends of leagueplay and had a chance to win the Pac-10 Conference crown outright, butafter a 2-1 loss to Arizona State on the final day of the regular season, theBears had to settle for a four-way split of the title. Cal, Stanford, Arizonaand Oregon State all finished the Pac-10 season at 13-8, though OSUreceived the conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid by league tie-breaker rules. The split is Cal’s best finish since taking the inaugural Pac-

10 banner in 1987 and the best mark for a DianeNinemire-coached team. Coupled with a second-placeshowing last year, the 2005 co-championship gave Calits best back-to-back conference showing. The 13-8Pac-10 mark is also Cal’s best conference recordsince going 20-8 in 1995.

CAL KEEPS LOSSESAT A MINIMUM

The Bears opened the 2005 season with nineconsecutive wins, posted a season-high 12-gamewinning streak early in the campaign, and enter theWCWS having won 10 of 13 games against some ofthe nation’s top teams. In between all the success, theBears have suffered just 13 losses, tying with lastyear’s Cal squad for least under head coach DianeNinemire. Additionally, Cal’s eight Pac-10 lossesin 2005 were the fewest since 1991 (6). The 2005Bears also have an excellent shot to set a newmark for victories in a season. The 2002 WCWS-title squad holds that record with 56.

2005 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIESAll-Time Postseason Last Meeting

Team Series Record Series Record (Result)No. 1 Michigan (60-5) Cal, 6-0 Cal, 3-0 May 18, 2003 (Cal, 1-0)No. 2 California (52-13) – – –No. 3 Arizona (44-10) UA, 57-19 UA, 4-3 May 12, 2005 (Cal, 1-0)No. 4 Texas (47-11) Texas, 3-2 Texas, 1-0 Feb. 25, 2005 (Cal, 1-0)No. 7 UCLA (36-18) UCLA, 67-17 UCLA, 3-1 April 29, 2005 (Cal, 3-2)No. 11 Tennessee (64-13) Cal, 3-0 Never Met Feb. 26, 2005 (Cal, 7-3)No. 12 Alabama (62-13) Cal, 3-1 Never Met March 6, 2005 (Cal, 7-0)DePaul (45-19) Cal, 4-1 Cal, 1-0 Feb. 14, 2004 (Cal, 17-0)

2005 WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIESSCHEDULE

Date Matchup Time (CST)/TVThursday, June 2 Game 1: Arizona vs. Tennessee 12 noon/ESPN2Thursday, June 2 Game 2: California vs. UCLA 2 p.m./ESPN2Thursday, June 2 Game 3: Michigan vs. DePaul 6:30 p.m./ESPN2Thursday, June 2 Game 4: Alabama vs. Texas 8:30 p.m./ESPN2Friday, June 3 Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 7 p.m./ESPN2Friday, June 3 Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 9 p.m./ESPN2Saturday, June 4 Game 7: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (Elimination) 11 a.m./ESPNSaturday, June 4 Game 8: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (Elimination) 1 p.m./ESPNSaturday, June 4 Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 5 (Elimination) 6 p.m./ESPNSaturday, June 4 Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 6 (Elimination) 8 p.m./ESPNSunday, June 5 Game 11: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 9 12 noon/ESPNSunday, June 5 Game 12: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 10 2 p.m./ESPNSunday, June 6 Game 13 (If Necessary): Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 6 p.m./ESPN2Sunday, June 6 Game 14 (If Necessary): Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12 8 p.m./ESPN2

Best-of-Three ChampionshipMonday, June 6 Game 1 6:30 p.m./ESPNTuesday, June 7 Game 2 6:30 p.m./ESPNWednesday, June 8 Game 3 (If Necessary) 6:30 p.m./ESPN

SeniorKaleo Eldredge


WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES NOTESSenior Vicki Galindo

Junior Haley Woods

ANDERSON SEIZES THE MOMENTSenior pitcher Kelly Anderson’s postseason prowess has been a huge

reason why the Bears qualified for the 2005 WCWS. At the Fresno StateRegional, Anderson enjoyed the top week of her season and, perhaps, thebest stretch of her four-year career. The senior went 3-0 and tossed no-hitters in the loser’s bracket final against BYU and championship gameagainst Fresno State. She finished the tournament with a 0.00 ERA (allowingone unearned run) and gave up just five hits in 20.1 innings. Anderson’smastery continued into the Super Regionals, where she three-hit Baylor ingame No. 1. In the second game, she scattered two hits over five inningsbefore allowing four runs – the first earned runs Anderson had given up in31.2 postseason innings. She enters the WCWS with a 4-1 record and 0.87ERA in 32.1 innings, and has allowed 14 hits, five runs (four earned) anda .133 opposing average. On the year, Anderson is 28-8 with a 1.20 ERAand leads Cal with 13 shutouts and a .146 opposing batting average.

THORSON COMES THROUGHIt took Cal’s most important contest of 2005 to produce one of the Bears’

top pitching performances of the year, but junior Kristina Thorson wasgame for the occasion. In the Super Regional final against Baylor, Thorsontossed a one-hitter, struck out 12 and faced one batter over the minimum.Down the Pac-10 stretch, Thorson was nearly flawless. She didn’t suffera loss in her last 11 appearances of the regular season (4/10-5/13) and enteredthe postseason having allowed just one earned run in her last 31.1 innings

pitched. On the season, Thorson (23-5)leads the Bears with a 1.15 ERA, 220

strikeouts and has walked just 29 hit-ters. She combines with Anderson to

form one of the top pitching staffs inthe nation, if not the country’s

best 1-2 punch.

ELDERSDIRECTBEARS

The 2005 Cal lineup isloaded with seniors, sixof whom were on theroster when the Bearswon the 2002 WCWS.

Picher Kelly Ander-son is fifth in Cal

program his-tory in victo-

ries (83),

has a career 1.26 ERA andhas won 20-plus games forthree consecutive seasons.Centerfielder KaleoEldredge has been one ofCal’s most consistenthitters, batting nearly.300 each year with atleast 50 hits. She is alsofirst all-time in runsscored in the schoolrecord book. Enter-ing the WCWS,Chelsea Spencerhas started an as-tounding 275 consecutive games at shortstop. She has teamed with secondbaseman Jessica Pamanian – who’s also had at least 50 hits every year– to form the core of Cal’s infield. Utility players Kristen Bayless andJessica Vernaglia have been invaluable to Cal off the bench as positionplayers, pinch hitters and pinch runners. Bayless had committed just oneerror in the past three seasons.

NEWCOMERS MAKE ANIMPACT FOR CAL

Four of the five first-year Bears have been regular contribu-tors to Cal’s success in 2005. Freshman first baseman Julie

Meyer has started all 65 games for Cal with a .992 fieldingpercentage. Designated player Emily Friedman, a transfer from Wiscon-sin, enters the WCWS batting .293 on the season, but is hitting .364 in eightpostseason games. Sophomore Jeana Gevas, a transfer from Cal Poly, hasseen the majority of her time in the designated player role. Freshman ErikaRacklin leads the Bears in substitute appearances (42) and has 15 steals.Freshman Katelyn Valenzuela has provided late-inning relief at secondbase and shortstop and as a pinch runner.

GALINDO HOLDS DOWN THETOP OF THE LINEUP

A first team All-American, All-Pacific Region and All-Pac-10 selectionlast year, senior third baseman Vicky Galindo is having another superbseason in the leadoff role for Cal in 2005. Already a first team All-Pac-10and All-Region choice again this spring, Galindo paces the Bears in runs(48), doubles (11), triples (3), steals (18) and is batting .333. Her solo homerun in the regional championship game provided the only run Cal wouldneed against Fresno State in the 1-0 clinching victory


WOMEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES NOTESLINDSAY JAMES BACK IN FORMFollowing a 17-game hiatus due to a broken left hand (4/9-5/14) suffered

in an at bat vs. Washington, junior left fielder Lindsay James returned tothe Cal lineup for the Fresno State Regional. James, whose current .450average has her poised to become the first Cal batter to hit .400 in 10 seasons,is shades from Gillian Boxx’s program single-season mark of .466, set in1995. James is hitting .333 in the postseason.

CAL TAKES HOME THEACCOLADES

Even before this season’s All-America team has been announced, the2005 Bears have become one of the most decorated units in program history.No less than eight Cal players – the most of any school in the conference– were named to the All-Pac-10 team. Third baseman Vicky Galindo,pitcher Kelly Anderson and pitcher Kristina Thorson garnered first teamhonors, while center fielder Kaleo Eldredge, left fielder Lindsay Jamesand catcher Haley Woods took home second team awards. Second basemanJessica Pamanian and shortstop Chelsea Spencer were tabbed honor-able mention. The Bears also placed five players on the NFCA All-PacificRegion team – again, the most of any region institution and highest total sincesix Cal competitors made the 1993 team. Galindo and Eldredge were Cal’sfirst team honorees, while Thorson, James and Woods were named to thesecond team. Additionally, Anderson and Pamanian were named to theCoSIDA District VIII Academic All-District first team.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFULSEASON FOR NINEMIRE

Diane Ninemire, already the winningest coach inCalifornia athletics history, earned her 800th career

win in the Bears’ 1-0 victory against No. 3 ArizonaMay 12. Ninemire (807-382) is just the 20th Division I

head coach to reach the plateau. She led the Golden Bears tothe 2002 WCWS title – the first NCAA championship by any

Cal women’s team. In 18 seasons, she has directed Cal to 10WCWS appearances, as well as reached the postseason and won at

least 35 games each year.

FIELD GEMSEntering the WCWS, Cal’s .978 team fielding percentage in 2005

ranks first all-time in program history. While center fielder KaleoEldredge leads the way with a 1.000 fielding mark, two other Calstarters – catcher Haley Woods (.994) and first baseman JulieMeyer (.992) – have posted impressive clips at high-activitypositions. Cal’s .978 fielding percentage tied for first in the Pac-10this year. The Bears have committed just 41 errors all year (65games), which has led to only 16 unearned runs.

GOLDEN BEAR NOTESThe Bears, who average 4.8 runs per contest, have been shutout just

three times in 2005 … Cal has lost just three non-conference games, tyinglast year’s squad for fewest in Diane Ninemire’s tenure as head coach

... the Bears are 44-4 when leading after five innings and their only twolosses when leading after six have come on walk-off homers (3/18 vs.

Northwestern; 4/2 at Arizona) … Cal is 44-6 when scoring first … the Bearsare 39-5 against non-conference teams and 34-0 when the opponent makes

two-plus errors … Cal lost 11 games this year due to rain ... the Bears are40-2 when scoring at least three runs.

2005 NCAA SUPER REGIONALRESULTS (MAY 27-28)

Ann Arbor Super RegionalFriday, May 27Michigan 4, Washington 1Saturday, May 28Washington 3, Michigan 2Michigan 11, Washington 2

Waco Super RegionalFriday, May 27California 9, Baylor 0, 6 inningsSaturday, May 28Baylor 4, California 1California 7, Baylor 1

Tucson Super RegionalFriday, May 27Arizona 6, Oklahoma 0, 6 innings, susp., rainSaturday, May 28Arizona 6, Oklahoma 0 (completion of suspended game)Arizona 7, Oklahoma 6

Austin Super RegionalFriday, May 27Texas 1, Bethune-Cookman 0, 9 inningsSaturday, May 28Texas 6, Bethune-Cookman 1

College Station Super RegionalFriday, May 27Alabama 4, Texas A&M 1Saturday, May 28Alabama 6, Texas A&M 5

Stanford Super RegionalFriday, May 27Tennessee 2, Stanford 0Saturday, May 28Tennessee 6, Stanford 0

Los Angeles Super RegionalFriday, May 27Georgia 4, UCLA 1Saturday, May 28UCLA 5, Georgia 4UCLA 3, Georgia 2

Chicago Super RegionalFriday, May 27DePaul 4, Northwestern 0Saturday, May 28DePaul 4, Northwestern 3

Senior Chelsea Spencer


2005 GOLDEN BEARS UPDATED PROFILES1 KRISTINA THORSON

P • JuniorBats: R • Throws: RLake Forest Park, WAShorecrest HS

POSTSEASON: Struck out 12 in one-hittingBaylor in the Waco Super Regional final (5/28) …pitched 5.2 innings of relief to earn the victory in a

4-3 win against Long Beach State (5/20) at the Fresno State Regional …threw five no-hit innings in regional opener versus BYU (5/19) beforeallowing three runs in the sixth … enters WCWS with a 2-1 record, 2.49 ERAin 19.2 innings pitched, and has allowed 12 hits, seven runs (all earned),walked three, struck out 24 and a .171 opposing batting average. REGULARSEASON: Allowed just one run in final 35.2 regular season innings pitched… prior to postseason, did not suffer a loss since falling to UCLA, 2-1 (4/10) – a span of 10 appearances … finished regular season at 21-4, the secondconsecutive season she has won 20-plus games … had a 1.00 ERA at theend of the regular season, holding opposing batters to a .151 average (thirdin the conference) … teamed with senior Kelly Anderson to become the onlyCal pitching duo to win 20-plus games in two straight seasons … tosseda season-high 30.1 scoreless innings (4/22-5/13) … collected a season-high13 strikeouts and allowed two hits in a 1-0 win at Washington (4/30) …accumulated 12 strikeouts in a game twice: versus Coastal Carolina (3/25)and at Sacramento State (4/13) … struck out 10 in a game on two occasions:against Delaware State (3/6) and versus Northwestern (3/18) … dominatedOregon (5/7), allowing just one hit, facing one batter over the minimum andnot allowing a runner past first base … allowed just three hits in defeatingStanford, 1-0 (4/24) … began the season with 11 straight victories … didnot allow an earned run in her first 24 innings pitched of 2005 … has earnedtwo saves (2/25 versus Mississippi State and 3/29 against UCLA) and theseven in her career are second all-time at Cal.

THORSON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear APP GS CG W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K2003 35 18 11 15 7 1 1.44 141.0 87 37 2 9 30 1532004 45 34 21 28 4 4 0.87 226.1 119 30 28 27 2322005 38 28 20 23 5 2 1.15 188.1 100 37 31 29 220Totals 118 80 52 66 16 7 1.11 555.2 310 104 88 86 605

2 CHELSEA SPENCERSS • SeniorBats: R • Throws: RSan Leandro, CAArroyo HS

POSTSEASON: Enjoyed a 2-for-3, two-RBIperformance in the Bears’ 8-0, six-inning SuperRegional game No. 1 victory against Baylor … went

2-for-3 with two runs in Cal’s 9-0, five-inning regional romp over BYU (5/20) ... has started 275 consecutive games at shortstop to begin WCWS.REGULAR SEASON: Solo homer against Oregon (5/8) gave Cal a 1-0 win… belted two doubles, collected two RBI and scored twice in Cal’s 6-5 winat Oregon (4/15) … squeeze bunt plated Vicky Galindo for the lone run ina 1-0 win at Washington (4/30) … belted a three-run homer and had fourRBI in an 8-0 victory against Harvard (3/25) … top day at the plate came

in an 8-0 win against Portland State (3/3) as she went 3-for-4 with three RBIand a pair of doubles … went 2-for-4 and scored three times againstMississippi State (2/25) … batted .500 (8-for-16) over a season-high five-game hitting streak (4/3-9) … of her 23 regular-season RBI, eight came infive games at the Carolina Classic (3/25-27), and had nine with a runner onthird and less than two outs … had nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBIgames … reached base in 20 of 43 opportunities when leading off an inning… took over the No. 2 spot in the batting order for injured left fielderLindsay James (4/9).

SPENCER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2002 75 228 23 57 .250 15 0 3 32 16 29 1-12003 69 200 20 48 .240 3 1 2 25 7 25 4-42004 66 190 31 62 .326 9 0 8 36 14 19 17-192005 65 184 36 50 .278 9 0 2 25 19 24 15-18Total 275 802 110 217 .272 36 1 15 118 56 97 37-42

3 ALEX SUTTONOF • SophomoreBats: R • Throws: RMorgan Hill, CAArchbishop Mitty HS

POSTSEASON: After batting just .223 duringthe regular season, enters WCWS as Cal’s second-leading hitter with a .350 postseason clip … batted

4-for-12 (.333) at the Fresno State Regional with two RBI and 3-for-8 (.375)with an RBI in the Super Regionals … singled in Cal’s lone run in the Bearstournament-opening loss to BYU (5/19) … collected two hits, including adouble, in 9-0, five-inning regional victory over BYU (5/20). REGULARSEASON: Had game-winning base hit in the bottom of the seventh againstArizona (5/12) in a 1-0 victory … hit first Cal homer in a 2-1 loss to ArizonaState (5/14) … went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Cal’s 9-1 win against ArizonaState (5/13) … went 2-for-4 with a double in the Bears’ 6-3 win at Arizona(4/3) … batted .500 (5-for-10) over a season-high four-game hitting streak(4/2-6) … had three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games … whenleading off, successfully reached base in 10 of 25 opportunities … of her13 RBI, six came with a runner on third and less than two outs.

SUTTON’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2004 63 163 14 40 .245 3 0 0 14 10 40 4-62005 52 123 15 30 .244 4 0 1 16 14 24 2-4Total 115 286 29 70 .244 7 0 1 30 24 66 6-10

4 SHANNON HARPERC • SophomoreBats: R • Throws: RStockton, CALincoln HS

REGULAR SEASON: Appeared in four gamesfor the Bears, collecting hits in three appearances …picked up two RBI and scored in Cal’s 12-0 win

against Mount St. Mary’s (3/5) … also collected an RBI in the Bears’ 10-0 romp over Saint Mary’s (4/6).


HARPER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2004 17 2 3 0 .000 0 0 0 1 1 1 0-02005 4 4 1 3 .750 0 0 0 3 0 0 0-0Total 21 6 4 3 .500 0 0 0 4 1 1 0-0

5 LINDSAY JAMESLF • JuniorBats: L • Throws: RSan Carlos, CASequoia HS

POSTSEASON: Returned from a 17-game hia-tus for the Fresno State Regional (broken left handsuffered 4/8 vs. Washington) … hitting .333 and

leads Cal with nine hits and eight runs … batted 5-for-11 (.455) againstBaylor in the Super Regional … went 2-for-4 with two runs in each of Cal’svictories against Baylor … scored four runs at the regional, including thegame-winner in Cal’s 4-3 victory against Long Beach State (5/20) … seasonaverage of .450 has her poised to become Cal’s first .400 hitter since 1995,when Gillian Boxx batted a program record .466. REGULAR SEASON:Was hitting a team-leading .478 at the time of the broken left hand thatcancelled the remainder of her regular season ... posted a team-high 12-gamehit streak (2/27-3/12) where she batted .489 (23-for-47) … went 11-for-16 (.688) in five games at the Carolina Classic (3/25-27) … went 4-for-5in a win against Alabama (3/5) … led Bears with 17 multi-hit games and hadeight games of three hits or more … tallied four perfect days at the plate… hit righthanded pitching (.515) supremely better than lefthanded (.214)… had five multi-RBI games … regular season batting average of .478 was156 points over her .322 career mark entering 2005.

JAMES’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2003 66 206 36 59 .286 0 0 0 7 14 38 4-52004 65 216 51 77 .356 3 0 0 17 6 25 23-252005 46 140 42 63 .478 4 0 0 17 9 16 16-19Totals 177 562 129 199 .354 7 0 0 41 29 79 43-49

6 JULIE MEYER1B/C • FreshmanBats: R • Throws: RYardville, N.J.Steinert HS

POSTSEASON: Hit a solo homer in Cal’s 7-1Super Regional championship victory againstBaylor (5/28) … enters WCWS having played an

errorless first base, recording 59 putouts. REGULAR SEASON: Freshmanstarted every game for the Bears at first base and led Cal newcomers in hits(37), runs (23) and total bases (52), and had nine doubles … led the Pac-10 and Cal in putouts (418), chances (449) and fielding double plays (15)… carried a .991 fielding percentage, which was third-best among Cal’sstarters … batted .379 (11-for-29) over a season-high nine-game hit streak(2/27-3/11) … first Cal home run (3/23) was part of a 3-for-3, three-RBIperformance against Pacific … had a two-run double in Cal’s 6-0 win againstSanta Clara (2/23) … .413 slugging percentage in Pac-10 play was one ofCal’s best clips … had nine multi-hit games … co-led the Bears in sacrificebunts (12) with Kristen Bayless and was third in the Pac-10 … backupcatcher for starter Haley Woods.

MEYER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2005 65 164 25 41 .250 9 0 3 16 21 46 2-2

7 SARAH ADAMSP • SophomoreBats: R • Throws: RHalf Moon Bay, CAHalf Moon Bay HS

REGULAR SEASON: Lone victory of the sea-son came against Iowa State (2/19) as she struck outseven and allowed three hits … pitched two innings

of relief against Mount St. Mary’s (3/5), striking out two … in 14 inningsof work, allowed 10 hits, four earned runs, tallied a 2.00 ERA and struckout 12.

ADAMS’S CAREER STATISTICSYear APP GS CG W L S ERA IP H R ER BB K2004 8 0 0 0 0 0 4.67 9.0 10 7 6 5 52005 7 4 1 1 0 0 2.00 14.0 10 4 4 9 12Totals 15 4 1 1 0 0 3.04 23.0 20 11 10 14 17

9 HALEY WOODSC • JuniorBats: R • Throws: RBurlingame, CABurlingame HS

POSTSEASON: Game-winning two-strike,two-out, two-run double in the top of the seventhversus Long Beach State (5/20) at the Fresno StateRegional gave Cal a 4-3 win and kept the Bears in

the NCAA Tournament … went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI in SuperRegional championship game against Baylor (5/28) … squeeze bunt inregional championship opener against Fresno State (5/21) scored KaleoEldredge to give Cal a 3-1 lead … collected two RBI against BYU (5/20) …has six RBI. REGULAR SEASON: Cal’s top power threat who led theBears in homers (13), RBI (52), multi-RBI games (14), RBI per game (0.91),total bases (99) and slugging percentage (.579) and hit .298 … twice namedPac-10 Player of the Week: 4/4-10 after batting .500 (6-for-12) with twohomers and six RBI, and 2/28-3/6 after batting .435 (10-for-23) with 12 RBI,four home runs and a pair of doubles … collected five RBIs against MichiganState (2/20) and Mount St. Mary’s (3/5) … hit two homers at Arizona State(4/1) to account for all of Cal’s RBI in a 4-2 victory … went 4-for-9 witheight RBI in Cal’s Pac-10 opening series at Arizona State (4/1) and Arizona(4/2-3) … Batted 6-for-20 (.300) over a season-high six-game hit streak (3/6-12) … collected two doubles against Penn State (3/26) … five sacrificeflies led Cal … her .448 slugging percentage over 21 Pac-10 contests wasCal’s second-best mark … hit .444 with the bases loaded, .344 with runnerson base and .319 with runners in scoring position and ... accumulated 10multi-hit games … .353 batting average versus lefthanders was Cal’s topmark … enters postseason on a three-game hitting streak … her 197 totalplate appearances led Cal and the Pac-10 … .993 fielding percentage wassecond among Cal’s starters … was fourth in Pac-10 in chances (414) andfifth in putouts (367).

WOODS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2003 31 93 10 28 .301 5 0 3 21 8 13 0-02004 66 198 28 62 .313 9 1 16 57 24 31 1-22005 65 196 24 54 .281 10 0 13 58 19 27 0-0Totals 154 487 62 145 298 24 1 32 136 49 71 1-2


10 KALEO ELDREDGEOF • SeniorBats: L • Throws: RKahului, HIH.P. Baldwin HS

POSTSEASON: Went 1-for-4 with two RBIand a run in Cal’s Super Regional championshipgame against Baylor (5/28) … batted .333 (4-for-

12) at the Fresno State Regional with a run, two RBI, two doubles, a stolenbase and drew three walks … RBI-double versus Fresno State gave Cal a2-1 lead and eventual win in regional championship opener … hit safely infour of Cal’s five regional games and six of eight NCAA Tournament games…… .370 on-base percentage. REGULAR SEASON: Perhaps Cal’s mostversatile batter as her .322 batting average, six homers, 35 RBI, 74 totalbases, .517 slugging percentage and .473 on-base percentage suggested …batted .432 (16-for-37) during a season-high 12-game hit streak (3/4-3/23)… belted a two-run homer and collected three RBI in the Bears’ 4-3 defeatof Washington (4/8) … went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Cal’s 4-2 loss at Arizona(4/2) … hit a two-run homer and scored twice to help pace Cal’s 7-3 winagainst Tennessee (2/26) … against Iowa (3/12), went 3-for-4 with a homerand a double to lead the Bears to a 7-2 victory … was Cal’s toughest hitterto strikeout (1K/15.8ABs) and had just one strikeout in her last 49 regularseason at-bats … only regular Cal starter with a perfect fielding percentage(38 putouts) … 39 walks led Cal and were second in the Pac-10 …conference on-base percentage of .446 paced Bears … reached as the leadoffhitter in 23 of 43 opportunities … batted .356 with two outs … successfullyadvanced runners in 56 of 96 opportunities … had 10 multi-hit games andtwo of three hits … second on Cal with nine multi-RBI games and had threegames of three.

ELDREDGE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-AT2002 75 254 47 76 .299 6 1 1 18 25 18 9-122003 60 165 22 51 .309 6 2 1 30 18 13 4-52004 63 174 49 59 .339 9 0 7 32 27 6 16-172005 63 166 42 52 .313 8 2 6 39 42 11 11-13Total 261 759 160 238 .314 29 5 15 119 112 48 40-47

11 KRISTEN BAYLESSOF • SeniorBats: R • Throws: RSan Jose, CAArchbishop Mitty HS

REGULAR SEASON: Made 20 outfield startsfor Cal, filling in admirably when injuries sidelinedleft fielder Lindsay James (11 appearances), right

fielder Alex Sutton (7) and center fielder Kaleo Eldredge (2) … co-led theBears in sacrifice bunts (12) with Julie Meyer and was third in the Pac-10… successfully advanced baserunners in 18 of 37 opportunities.

BAYLESS’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-AT2002 63 127 10 20 .157 3 0 0 5 13 17 0-22003 28 18 5 3 .167 0 0 0 2 4 6 0-02004 45 86 8 12 .140 1 0 0 5 10 25 1-12005 33 48 3 3 .063 0 0 0 4 3 15 0-0Total 169 279 26 38 .136 4 0 0 16 30 63 1-3

13 ERIKA RACKLINOF • FreshmanBats: S • Throws: RPittsburg, CABerean Christian HS

POSTSEASON: Has made five appearances,all in pinch-running roles. REGULAR SEASON:Appeared primarily as a pinch runner for the Bears,

making a team-high 37 substitute appearances … 15 steals were second onCal … 0.37 steals per game clip was eclipsed only by Vicky Galindo’s 0.38per contest … made four starts in right field and collected first collegiatehit against Michigan State (2/20).

RACKLIN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-AT2005 46 15 12 3 .200 0 0 0 1 1 9 15-17

16 KELLY ANDERSONP • SeniorBats: R • Throws: RWoodland, CAWoodland HS

2005 POSTSEASON: Enters WCWS with a 4-1 record, 0.87 ERA in 32.1 innings pitched and hasallowed 14 hits and five runs (four earned), walked

14 and struck out 23 in seven postseason appearances … pitched fourcomplete games … posted a 0.00 ERA (one unearned run), allowed five hitsand 11 walks and struck out 15 in 20.1 innings at the Fresno State Regional… at the regional, tossed no-hitters against BYU (5/20) and in thechampionship clincher against Fresno State (5/21) … no-hitter against BYUwas Cal’s first in postseason since Jocelyn Forest tossed one againstMassachusetts (5/22/99) … in the championship opener against FresnoState, held the Bulldogs to two hits in six innings of relief (5/21) … scatteredthree hits in earning the victory in Cal’s Super Regional opener againstBaylor … allowed just two hits in second Super Regional game beforeyielding four, sixth-inning runs. REGULAR SEASON: Led Cal in wins(24), shutouts (10), innings pitched (200.2), opposing batting average(.147) and starts (28) … opposing batting average was second in the Pac-10 and wins were third … captured a win in 10 straight starts (3/18-4/13)… tossed fourth career no-hitter (and first in more than two seasons) atNorth Carolina (3/26), striking out 11 … no-hit Saint Mary’s (4/6), strikingout six and walking two without allowing a runner past second base …named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week (3/21-27) after striking out 23 withoutallowing an earned run in three victories at the Carolina Classic (3/25-27)… registered 11 strikeouts in a win against Delaware State (3/4) … tosseda six-inning, one-hit victory against Southern Illinois (2/18) … recorded atwo-hit victory seven times, most recently in a 1-0 win against Oregon (5/8) … has won 20-plus games for the third consecutive season but has doneit the quickest this year … teamed with Kristina Thorson to become theonly Cal pitching duo to win 20-plus games in two straight seasons …earned two saves (4/8 versus Washington and 4/15 at Oregon).

ANDERSON’S CAREER PITCHING STATISTICSYear APP GS CG W L SV ERA IP H R ER BB K2002 18 9 4 7 3 2 1.46 62.1 35 16 13 29 522003 46 39 22 23 12 1 1.05 247 134 53 37 97 1992004 42 32 18 25 9 1 1.43 210 167 62 43 65 1562005 43 33 24 28 8 2 1.20 233.0 116 50 40 97 195Total 149 113 68 83 32 6 1.29 720.0 452 181 133 288 602


17 KATELYN VALENZUELA2B • FreshmanBats: R • Throws: RHemet, CAWest Valley HS

REGULAR SEASON: Made 23 appearancesfor the Bears in 2005, primarily as a pinch-runnerand in late-inning infield relief … scored nine runs

… collected first collegiate hit against Delaware State (3/4).

VALENZUELA’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-AT2005 23 13 9 2 .154 0 0 0 0 0 5 2-2

19 VICKY GALINDO3B • SeniorBats: L • Throws: RUnion City, CAJames Logan HS/West Valley J.C.

POSTSEASON: Enters WCWS batting .296(8-for-27) and leads Cal in runs (8), total bases (14)and slugging percentage (.519) in the postseason …

leadoff first-inning homer against Fresno State (5/21) gave Cal a 1-0 regionalchampionship victory and propelled the Bears into the Super Regionals …leadoff homer in Super Regional game No. 2 (5/28) versus Baylor gave Cala 1-0 lead until the sixth inning … run versus Fresno State gave Cal a 2-1lead and eventual win in regional championship opener (5/21) … had twohits against Long Beach State (5/20) and two RBI against BYU (5/20) …has scored in all but one of Cal’s postseason games and hit safely in all buttwo. REGULAR SEASON: Leadoff hitter had a .340 batting average andled Cal in runs (40), doubles (11) and stolen bases (17) … had a .504 sluggingpercentage and a .399 on-base percentage … missed 12 games (3/3-13) withan injury … scored the winning run in Cal’s 1-0 defeats of Stanford (4/24)and Washington (4/30) … scored the decisive run and tallied three hits inthe Bears’ 3-2 win at UCLA (4/29) to give Cal its first series victory againstthe Bruins since 1998 … two-run homer at Oregon State (4/17) proved tobe the difference in a 2-1 win … went 4-for-5 with two runs in Cal’s 6-3victory at Arizona (4/3) … went 2-for-3 with three runs at North Carolina(3/27) … had a 3-for-4 performance with two doubles, a run and an RBIin a loss to Texas A&M (2/26) … scored three runs and went 2-for-4 in Cal’sseason-opening victory against San Jose State (2/5) … went 5-for-15 (.333)and scored six times to pace Cal’s 5-0 sweep at the Carolina Classic (3/25-27) … collected two doubles in a 4-3 victory against Washington (4/8) …had 13 multi-hit games and batted 10-for-20 (.500) over a season-high six-game hitting streak (4/2-9) … hit much better against righthanders (.362)than lefties (.143) … reached as the leadoff batter in 32 of 74 opportunities… hit .360 with runners in scoring position, .355 with two outs andsuccessfully advanced runners in 32 of 55 opportunities … hit .290 in Pac-10 play with a .464 slugging percentage … invited to participate in the 2005U.S. Women’s National Team Selection Camp, June 13-17, at the OlympicTraining Center (Chula Vista, Calif.).

GALINDO’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2003 68 225 39 73 .324 5 4 1 21 15 22 19-232004 66 222 53 83 .374 18 2 7 20 19 25 23-322005 53 168 48 56 .333 11 3 4 16 9 19 18-22Total 187 615 140 212 .345 34 9 12 57 42 66 60-77

22 GWEN ARAFILES1B • SeniorBats: R • Throws: RStockton, CALincoln HS/San Joaquin DeltaCollege

REGULAR SEASON: Appeared in 12 gamesfor Cal – all in relief roles – and is batting .250 …

picked up doubles against Mount St. Mary’s (3/5) and Saint Mary’s (4/6) … successfully advanced base runners 60 percent of time.

ARAFILES’ CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-AT2004 28 29 6 4 .138 0 0 0 1 6 14 1-12005 12 12 3 3 .250 2 0 0 0 0 3 0-0Total 40 41 9 7 .171 2 0 0 1 6 17 1-1

24 JESSICA PAMANIAN2B • SeniorBats: R • Throws: RMilpitas, CAMilpitas HS

POSTSEASON: Collected three of Cal’s fivehits in Super Regional game No. 2 loss to Baylor (5/28) … score versus Fresno State (5/21) in regionalchampionship opener snapped Bulldogs pitcher

Jamie Southern’s 78-inning streak without allowing an earned run … went4-for-9 at the Super Regional with two RBI ... at the regional in Fresno,collected two hits and an RBI … leads Cal with three steals. REGULARSEASON: During a season-high 10-game hitting streak (3/11-25), batted.531 (17-for-32) with eight runs and eight RBIs … in five games at theCarolina Classic (3/25-27), hit .438 (7-for-16) with two homers and sevenRBIs … went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and scored twice against LoyolaMarymount (2/27) … collected three RBIs in a 2-for-3 performance atOregon State (4/16) … had 10 multi-hit games and four of three hits … sixmulti-RBI games were third among Bear hitters … successfully advancedrunners in 50 of 118 opportunities … .980 fielding percentage was one ofCal’s top marks (91 putouts) … had stolen six bases in seven attempts …178 at-bats led the Pac-10.

PAMANIAN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2002 75 222 31 62 .279 9 1 3 37 7 23 2-22003 66 192 20 46 .240 6 0 1 21 8 22 1-22004 63 198 21 56 .283 10 1 3 32 6 14 9-102005 65 201 26 54 .269 6 0 3 28 7 23 9-10Total 269 813 98 218 .268 31 2 10 118 28 82 21-24

25 JEANA GEVAS1B/3B • SophomoreBats: R • Throws: RBenicia, CABenicia HS/Cal Poly

REGULAR SEASON: Transfer from Cal Polymade 28 starts as a designated player and 10 at third


LF5 Lindsay James (L/R)

31 Emily Friedman (R/R)11 Kristen Bayless (R/R)

C9 Haley Woods (R/R)6 Julie Meyer (R/R)4 Shannon Harper (R/R)

11 Kristen Bayless (R/R)

1B6 Julie Meyer (R/R)

22 Gwen Arafiles (R/R)

2B24 Jessica Pamanian (R/R)17 Katelyn Valenzuela (R/R)

SS2 Chelsea Spencer (R/R)

3B19 Vicky Galindo (L/R)25 Jeana Gevas (R/R)

CF10 Kaleo Eldredge (L/R)

Bold Projected Starter

2005 CALIFORNIA DEPTH CHART

P1 Kristina Thorson (R)

16 Kelly Anderson (R)7 Sarah Adams (R)

RF3 Alex Sutton (L/R)

31 Emily Friedman (R/R)

DP31 Emily Friedman (R/R)25 Jeana Gevas (R/R)

UT13 Erika Racklin (R/R)33 Jessica Vernaglia (R/R)

base … hit first Cal homer, a two-run shot, and had a season-high three RBIversus Iowa State (2/19) … belted a two-run homer to help Cal defeatTennessee, 7-3 (2/26) … went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Cal’s 7-2 win againstIowa (3/12) ... had five multi-RBI games and four multi-hit games … posteda .429 slugging percentage in Pac-10 play … successfully advanced runnersin 33 of 70 opportunities.

GEVAS’ CALIFORNIA CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-AT2005 46 92 7 21 .228 1 0 3 18 16 32 0-0

31 EMILY FRIEDMAN2B • JuniorBats: R • Throws: RBerkeley, CABerkeley HS/Wisconsin

POSTSEASON: Enters WCWS with a team-leading .364 batting average (8-for-22) and .417 on-base percentage in NCAA Tournament play …

batted .500 (7-for-14) to lead Cal at the Fresno State Regional … lone Bearto hit safely in all five of Cal’s regional games and also collected two runsand two RBI … tormented BYU with two hits in each regional game Calcontested against the Cougars … RBI versus Fresno State in regionalchampionship opener snapped Bulldogs pitcher Jamie Southern’s 78-inning streak without allowing an earned run. REGULAR SEASON:Wisconsin transfer became Cal’s most productive newcomer with 46 totalappearances at third base, in right and left field and as the designated player… slapped game-winning base hit with two outs in the bottom of theseventh to help Cal defeat UCLA (4/9) … first Cal homer, a solo shot, came

against Santa Clara (3/11) … went 4-for-4 with two RBI versus Pacific (3/23) … went two-for-three with two RBI in an 8-0 victory against PortlandState (3/3) … had a two-run double and three RBI in the Bears’ 9-1 romppast Arizona State (5/13) … had six multi-hit games and five multi-RBIgames … hit .353 with runners on base and .333 with the bases loaded ...had collected nine RBI in 11 opportunities with a runner on third base andless than two outs.

FRIEDMAN’S CALIFORNIA CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-AT2005 54 140 9 41 .293 4 0 1 22 9 11 4-4

33 JESSICA VERNAGLIAUT • SeniorBats: R • Throws: RLaguna Niguel, CAAliso Niguel HS

POSTSEASON: Made five appearances, all asa pinch runner, and scored twice. REGULAR SEA-SON: Made 24 substitute appearances for Cal,

primarily in pinch-running roles … has scored nine runs … lone hit of theseason was run-scoring double against Mount St. Mary’s (3/6).

VERNAGLIA’S CAREER STATISTICSYear G AB R H AVG 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB2002 53 109 18 24 .220 3 1 2 13 9 18 3-32003 32 32 6 4 .125 0 0 0 1 0 8 0-02004 48 75 7 9 .120 2 0 1 9 1 25 0-02005 30 7 11 1 .143 1 0 0 1 0 2 4-4Total 163 223 42 38 .170 6 1 3 24 10 53 7-7


HEAD COACH DIANE NINEMIREDIANE NINEMIRE

Head Coach18th Season at Cal

The 2005 season has been yetanother successful and memorablecampaign for the Golden Bears un-der 18th-year head coach DianeNinemire. Cal advanced to its sev-enth consecutive Women’s CollegeWorld Series and for the first time

under Ninemire, the Bears took first place in the Pac-10Conference (tie), finishing with their best league mark (13-8)since 1995 (20-8) and splitting the title with Oregon State,Stanford and Arizona. Ninemire, already the most successfulcoach in California athletics history (807-381), won her800th career game with a thrilling, 1-0, victory against No.3 Arizona on May 12. Also, for the seventh consecutiveyear, the Bears won at least 46 games.

Ninemire has guided Cal to three consecutive Women’sCollege World Series championship game appearances, win-ning the national title in 2002. Cal has reached the postseasonevery year and never suffered a losing season under Ninemire,the 2002 Speedline/NFCA National Coach of the Year and2003 Pacific Region Coach of the Year.

Last year’s Bears were one of Ninemire’s most successfuland decorated squads. Four All-Americans and eight All-Pac-10 selections helped drive Cal to its third consecutive WCWSchampionship game appearance. Ninemire surpassed formerBears baseball coach Bob Milano for wins by a Cal coach (seebelow) on the to way the Bears’ 2003 title game appearance.Cal’s 2002 National Championship was the first NCAA title fora women’s athletic team and the program set a school-record forvictories (56). In 2001, Cal began the season 32-0 beforefinishing fifth at the WCWS. Under Ninemire, Cal has alsofinished third (1999), fifth (1992, 1996) and seventh (2000) atthe WCWS.

Since Ninemire has been at the helm, Cal players have earnedAll-American honors 23 times. Two of Ninemire’s former players– Michele Granger and Gillian Boxx – were four-time All-Americans andhelped the United States win a gold medal as members of the 1996 U.S.Olympic softball team. In addition, Bears have received all-region awardson 49 occasions and All-Pac-10 honors 75 times. Cal players have alsocollected a total of 14 Academic All-American and 29 Academic All-Pac-10 certificates under Ninemire.

Prior to becoming head coach, Ninemire served as an assistantfor five years at Cal under Donna Terry. Together, the tandem led

the Bears to three appearances in the NCAA Tour-nament, a third-place finish at the 1986 WCWS andthe inaugural Pac-10 championship in 1987.

In 2004, Ninemire’s winning reputation wasrecognized internationally when she was named asan assistant coach to the inaugural Greek Olympicsoftball team. At home, Ninemire is a past memberof the NCAA Pacific Region Advisory Commit-tee and a former chair of the All-American Selec-tion Committee.Ninemire began her collegiate playing career at

Midland Lutheran College (Fremont, Neb.), leading theteam to a state championship as a freshman. After oneseason, she transferred to Nebraska-Omaha, where sheplayed on both the softball and basketball teams for threeyears. A shortstop and left fielder, Ninemire helpedUNO to the 1978 state championship and three appear-ances in the College World Series.

Ninemire graduated from UNO in 1980 and com-pleted her master’s degree in physical education atTexas Woman’s University in 1987. She began hercoaching career at TWU in 1980 as Terry’s assistantbefore heading west to assist Terry and the GoldenBear program in 1983.

ALL-TIME WINNINGESTCAL COACHES*

Coach (Sport) Years Record (Pct.)1. Diane Ninemire (Softball) (1988-Present) 807-381 (.679)2. Bob Milano (Baseball) (1978-1999) 688-644-4 (.517)3. Clint Evans (Baseball) (1930-1954) 547-256 (.682)4. Jan Brogan (Tennis) (1978-Present) 501-205 (.711)5. George Wolfman (Baseball) (1955-1973) 484-335 (.591)

*Records as of May 28, 2005

DIANE NINEMIRE AT CALYear Record Pac-10 Regionals WCWS1988 39-24 7-11/5th 1-2 —1989 38-26 10-10/4th 0-2 —1990 41-28 9-9/3rd 2-2 —1991 48-20 14-6/3rd 0-2 —1992 47-16 8-8/3rd 2-0 1-2/T5th1993 37-20 12-10/4th 2-2 —1994 40-21 10-12/5th 1-2 —1995 41-21 20-8/3rd 1-2 —1996 41-23 14-12/4th 3-0 1-2/T5th1997 36-26 13-14/4th 2-2 —1998 35-27 12-14/4th 1-2 —1999 51-22 13-14/5th 5-1 2-2/T3rd2000 49-25 6-15/T7th 4-1 0-2/T7th2001 54-18 6-14/7th 4-1 1-2/T5th2002 56-19 12-9/4th 4-0 4-0/Champion2003 49-20 10-11/T3rd 4-0 4-2/Runner-up2004 53-13 13-8/T2nd 4-0 3-2/Runner-up2005 52-13 13-8/T1st 6-2 —Totals 807-381 202-192 46-23 16-14


ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFFJOHN REEVES

Assistant Coach12th Year

The driving force be-hind Cal’s continued in-circle success, John Reevesis in his 12th year with theGolden Bear program.With Reeves’ guidance andtutelage, the 2005 season

proved to be another successful campaign forCal’s pitching staff as, for the second straightyear, senior Kelly Anderson and junior KristinaThorson each won 20-plus games.

Reeves brings more than two decades of coach-ing experience to the field. He has helped sevendifferent Cal pitchers capture 13 All-Pac-10awards and seven All-Pacific Region accolades.In addition, Whitney Floyd (1995-96) and JocelynForest (2001-02) were twice named as All-Ameri-cans and Thorson earned the distinction lastseason.

Prior to his arrival at Cal in 1994, Reeves servedas head softball coach at Lynbrook High Schoolin San Jose. He led his teams to a combined 105-27 record over five years, including a CentralCoast Section title. From 1987-93, he coached theTwin Creeks Diamonds ASA team, developingmore than 30 players who earned positions onDivision I softball teams. He has also served asa Bobby Sox and PAL coach for 12 years.

In addition to his coaching stints, Reeves haspresented pitching techniques and strategies atvarious clinics, including the NFCA Softball Ex-posure Camp.

Reeves graduated from San Jose State with abachelor’s degree in liberal studies in 1980. Heand his wife, Marsha, reside in San Jose.

KIM MAHERAssistant Coach6th Year

Kim Maher, a memberof the 1996 United StatesOlympic team, is in hersixth season as an assis-tant coach with the Bears.

A shortstop at FresnoState (1991-94), Maher

was named a second team All-American hersenior season. She finished her career as theBulldogs all-time leader in home runs (31), RBIs(181), runs (162) and doubles (49). Her careerbatting average was .344 with a season-high .421in 1994.

As an international, Maher represented theUnited States at the 1995 Pan American Gamesand 1997 World Championships, in addition towinning a gold medal at the Atlanta SummerGames.

A graduate of Buena High School in Ventura,Calif., Maher earned her bachelor’s degree inphysical education from Fresno State in 1995.

DAN PARAJONVolunteer Coach3rd Year

Former baseballstandout Dan Parajon is inhis third year as a volun-teer coach for the GoldenBears.

Parajon currently worksin the parking and trans-

portation enforcement department at Cal. Along-side his duties at the University, Parajon servedas head softball coach at Bishop O’Dowd HighSchool in Oakland (1998-02), where he coachedformer Cal slugger Veronica Nelson. From 1993-99, he coached the Alameda Stars ASA team.

Parajon played center field at Laney College inOakland from 1990-92. Professionally, he rose ashigh as the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

A graduate of Skyline High School in Oakland,Parajon resides in Castro Valley with wife, Shay,and daughters, Makayla and Makenzia.

TERESA KUEHNExecutiveAssociate AD/Senior Women’sAdministrator5th Year at Cal

RICKEY BONDSTrainer - 2nd Year at Cal

CHRIS GIOVANNETTIMedia Relations1st Year at Cal

BRIAN WILKINSONEquipmentManager3rd Year at Cal

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FOTI MELLISAssociate AD,Compliance3rd Year at Cal

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