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softball Contact: MOLLIE HANKE Office: 206.296.2490 • Email: [email protected] 2013 Schedule Date OpponenT time/results Red Desert Classic - St. George Utah 2/8 BYU 10 a.m. Oklahoma State 3 p.m. 2/9 Southern Utah 10 a.m. Utah 3 p.m. 2/10 Weber State 10 a.m. Louisville Slugger Desert Classic - Vegas 2/15 UNLV 1:30 p.m. Utah 6 p.m. 2/16 UCLA 11:15 a.m. Louisiana Monroe 1:30 p.m. 2/17 Oregon State 9 a.m. 2/23 Northwest U (DH) 1 p.m. 2/27 Washington 6 p.m. UC Santa Barbara Invitational 3/1 South Dakota State 10 a.m. UCSB 12 p.m. 3/2 UCSB 10 a.m. South Dakota State 12 p.m. 3/3 UCSB 12 p.m. 3/7 Ohio 3 p.m. Bradley 6 p.m. UW Spring Classic 3/8 New Mexico 12:30 p.m. 3/9 Ohio 10 a.m. Yale 12:30 p.m. 3/10 Washington 3 p.m. 3/12 Yale (DH) 2 p.m. Cal State Northridge Invitational 3/16 Loyola Marymount 12 p.m. CSUN 2:30 p.m. 3/17 Loyola Marymount 9:30 a.m. CSUN 12 p.m. 3/22 UT Arlington (DH)* 2 p.m. 3/23 UT Arlington* 11 a.m. 3/29 Texas St. (DH)* 3 p.m. 3/30 Texas St.* 1 p.m. 4/5 San Jose St.* 3 p.m. 4/6 San Jose St. (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/10 Portland St. (DH) 2 p.m. 4/12 Utah St. (DH)* 3 p.m. 4/13 Utah State* 1 p.m. 4/19 UTSA* 4 p.m. 4/20 UTSA (DH)* 2 p.m. 4/26 NMSU* 5 p.m. 4/27 NMSU (DH)* 3 p.m. 5/1 Oregon (DH) 1 p.m. 5/3 LA Tech (DH)* 3 p.m. 5/4 LA Tech* 1 p.m. 5/8-11 WAC Championships* Ruston, La. *WAC Games, Home games bold, All times PT 2013 Redhawk softball Weekly Release • #1 Redhawks Begin 2013 at Red Desert Classic: Seattle University softball will begin the 2013 season, their first season in the Western Athletic Conference, at the Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah. The Redhawks will face two teams, BYU and Oklahoma State, who are receiving votes in the preseason ESPN/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25. SU opens the tournament and the season against BYU on Friday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. PT before fac- ing Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. PT that afternoon. On Saturday, Feb. 9, they face Southern Utah at 10 a.m. PT and Utah at 3 p.m. PT They wrap up the weekend with a contest vs. Weber State on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. PT. Scouting BYU: The Cougars finished 45-15 overall last season and first in the Western Athletic Confer- ence (!5-4) in their only season in the league. BYU and Seattle U switched conferences, as BYU is now a member of the Pacific Coast SEATTLE U opens season at red desert classic Softball Conference. Their postsea- son record last year was 2-2, with their final game a loss to Oregon, 4-1. The Cougars have 14 return- ing letterwinners and six returning starters, as well as five newcomers. Delaney Willard started 57 of 60 games for the Cougars last season, batting a team high .418, also re- cording 44 runs, 71 hits, 17 dou- bles, two triples, 18 home runs, and 88 RBIs. Two of their three pitchers had a sub-3.00 ERA, with Tori Almond leading the way with a 2.00 ERA and a 20-4 record in 23 starts and 36 appearances. Gordon Eakin leads the team in his 10th season as head coach, with a 416- 175 all-time career record. Last Time Out: Seattle U last faced BYU on Apr. 2, 2011, at the UNLV Pre-Conference Roundup in Las Vegas. BYU came out on top, 14- 0, in five innings. Scouting Oklahoma State: Okla- homa State went 25-26 overall Facebook: “Seattle U Athletics” Twitter: @su_athletics BYU Friday, Feb. 8 10 a.m. Oklahoma St. Friday, Feb. 8 3 p.m. Southern Utah Saturday, Feb. 9 10 a.m. Utah Saturday, Feb. 9 3 p.m. Weber State Sunday, Feb. 10 10 a.m.

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Page 1: softball Weekly Release • #1 · Seattle University softball will begin the 2013 season, their first season in the Western Athletic Conference, at the Red Desert Classic in St. George,

softball Contact: MOLLIE HANKE Office: 206.296.2490 • Email: [email protected]

2013 ScheduleDate OpponenT time/results

Red Desert Classic - St. George Utah2/8 BYU 10 a.m. Oklahoma State 3 p.m.2/9 Southern Utah 10 a.m. Utah 3 p.m.2/10 Weber State 10 a.m.Louisville Slugger Desert Classic - Vegas

2/15 UNLV 1:30 p.m. Utah 6 p.m.2/16 UCLA 11:15 a.m. Louisiana Monroe 1:30 p.m.2/17 Oregon State 9 a.m.2/23 Northwest U (DH) 1 p.m.2/27 Washington 6 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara Invitational 3/1 South Dakota State 10 a.m. UCSB 12 p.m.3/2 UCSB 10 a.m. South Dakota State 12 p.m.3/3 UCSB 12 p.m.3/7 Ohio 3 p.m. Bradley 6 p.m.

UW Spring Classic3/8 New Mexico 12:30 p.m.3/9 Ohio 10 a.m. Yale 12:30 p.m.3/10 Washington 3 p.m.3/12 Yale (DH) 2 p.m.

Cal State Northridge Invitational3/16 Loyola Marymount 12 p.m. CSUN 2:30 p.m.3/17 Loyola Marymount 9:30 a.m. CSUN 12 p.m.3/22 UT Arlington (DH)* 2 p.m.3/23 UT Arlington* 11 a.m.3/29 Texas St. (DH)* 3 p.m.3/30 Texas St.* 1 p.m.4/5 San Jose St.* 3 p.m.4/6 San Jose St. (DH)* 12 p.m.4/10 Portland St. (DH) 2 p.m.4/12 Utah St. (DH)* 3 p.m.4/13 Utah State* 1 p.m.4/19 UTSA* 4 p.m.4/20 UTSA (DH)* 2 p.m.4/26 NMSU* 5 p.m.4/27 NMSU (DH)* 3 p.m.5/1 Oregon (DH) 1 p.m.5/3 LA Tech (DH)* 3 p.m.5/4 LA Tech* 1 p.m.5/8-11 WAC Championships* Ruston, La.*WAC Games, Home games bold, All times PT

2013 Redhawk softball

Weekly Release • #1

Redhawks Begin 2013 at Red Desert Classic: Seattle University softball will begin the 2013 season, their

first season in the Western Athletic Conference, at the Red Desert

Classic in St. George, Utah. The Redhawks will face two teams,

BYU and Oklahoma State, who are receiving votes in the preseason

ESPN/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25. SU opens the tournament and the season against BYU on Friday, Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. PT before fac-ing Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. PT that afternoon. On Saturday, Feb. 9, they face Southern Utah at 10 a.m. PT and Utah at 3 p.m. PT

They wrap up the weekend with a contest vs. Weber State on Sunday,

Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. PT.

Scouting BYU: The Cougars finished 45-15 overall last season and first

in the Western Athletic Confer-ence (!5-4) in their only season

in the league. BYU and Seattle U switched conferences, as BYU is

now a member of the Pacific Coast

SEATTLE U opens season at red desert classic

Softball Conference. Their postsea-son record last year was 2-2, with their final game a loss to Oregon, 4-1. The Cougars have 14 return-ing letterwinners and six returning starters, as well as five newcomers. Delaney Willard started 57 of 60

games for the Cougars last season, batting a team high .418, also re-cording 44 runs, 71 hits, 17 dou-bles, two triples, 18 home runs, and 88 RBIs. Two of their three

pitchers had a sub-3.00 ERA, with Tori Almond leading the way with a 2.00 ERA and a 20-4 record in 23 starts and 36 appearances. Gordon Eakin leads the team in his 10th

season as head coach, with a 416-175 all-time career record.

Last Time Out: Seattle U last faced BYU on Apr. 2, 2011, at the UNLV

Pre-Conference Roundup in Las Vegas. BYU came out on top, 14-

0, in five innings.

Scouting Oklahoma State: Okla-homa State went 25-26 overall

Facebook: “Seattle U Athletics” • Twitter: @su_athletics

BYUFriday, Feb. 8

10 a.m.Oklahoma St.Friday, Feb. 8

3 p.m.

Southern UtahSaturday, Feb. 9

10 a.m.Utah

Saturday, Feb. 93 p.m.

Weber StateSunday, Feb. 10

10 a.m.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. B/T Yr./Exp. Hometown/Previous School1 Allegra Wilde SS 5-4 R/R Sr./3V Kennewick, Wash./Kamiakin2 Jenny Hurst 2B 5-2 R/R So./1V Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills3 Erin Crowley OF 5-8 L/L So./1V Kent, Wash./Kentlake4 Becca Cable OF 5-5 L/R Sr./1V Tacoma, Wash./Pierce CC/Stadium

5 Sarah Petosa OF 5-3 L/R Jr./2V Federal Way, Wash./Todd Beamer

7 Brittney Lott 1B 5-3 L/L Fr./HS Tacoma, Wash./Stadium8 Richelle Ashburn P 5-4 R/R Jr./2V Post Falls, Idaho/Post Falls9 Breonna Chrisman P 5-8 R/R Sr./TR Snohomish, Wash./Bellevue CC10 Karina Smyth UT 5-5 R/R Jr./2V San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo

11 Bubba Morrow C 5-6 R/R So./1V Auburn, Wash./Auburn12 Hayley Beckstrom C/MI 5-9 R/R Fr./HS Maple Valley, Wash./Tahoma14 Jennifer Sweet UT 5-0 R/R Sr./TR Bend, Ore./Green River CC15 Lisa Maulden 1B 5-8 L/R So./1V Maple Valley, Wash./Tahoma17 Isabella Geronimo OF 5-3 L/R Fr./HS San Mateo, Calif./Notre Dame HS

19 Danielle Ashcraft OF 5-6 R/R Jr./1V Sandy, Ore./Pacific/St. Mary’s Academy

21 Mandie Sugita P 5-9 R/L So./1V Rossmoor, Calif./Los Alamitos24 Jessica Ulrich P/1B 5-10 R/R Sr./3V Lewiston, Idaho/Lewiston27 Brianna Guerrero 3B 5-3 R/R Jr./2V Buena Park, Calif./John F. Kennedy

39 Rogin Hardy 2B 5-3 L/R Sr./1V Kirkland, Wash./Lake Washington

Head Coach: Dan Powers (10th Season/Pacific Lutheran ‘94)Assistant Coach: Sean Praven (10th Season/Eastern Washington ’94)Volunteer Coach: Liza Teichler (Third season/Western Washington ‘08)

www.GoSeattleU.comRedhawk ticket office: (206) 398-GOSU

(4678)

2013 Redhawk softball

By Grade Breakdown

SeniorsAllegra WildeBecca Cable

Breonna ChrismanJennifer SweetJessica UlrichRogin Hardy

JuniorsSarah Petosa

Richelle AshburnKarina Smyth

Danielle AshcraftBrianna Guerrero

SophomoreJenny HurstErin Crowley

Bubba MorrowLisa MauldenMandie Sugita

FreshmenBrittney Lott

Hayley BeckstromIsabella Geronimo

Pronunciation Guide:

erin CROWLEY: cr – OW - leebrianna GUERRERO: guh – rare – oROGIN hardy: row - ghinlisa MAULDEN: mall - denkarina SMYTH: sm – eye - thmandie SUGITA: soo – ghee – taLIZA TEICHLER: LIE-za TIKE-lerallegra WILDE: wild

PrimaryPosition Breakdown

InfieldersAllegra WildeJenny HurstBrittney LottLisa Maulden

Brianna GuerreroRogin Hardy

OutfieldersErin CrowleyBecca CableSarah Petosa

Isabella GeronimoDanielle Ashcraft

PitchersRichelle AshburnBreonna Chrisman

Mandie SugitaJessica Ulrich

CatchersBubba Morrow

Hayley Beckstrom

UtilityKarina SmythJennifer Sweet

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Redhawk Media Roster

Allegra Wilde Jenny Hurst Erin Crowley Becca Cable Sarah Petosa

Brittney Lott Richelle Ashburn Breonna Chrisman Karina Smyth Bubba Morrow

Hayley Becktrom Jennifer Sweet Lisa Maulden

1 2 3 4 5

7 8 9 10 11

12 14 15

Mandie Sugita Jessica Ulrich Brianna Guerrero Rogin Hardy

Isabella Geronimo Danielle Ashcraft

17 19

21 24 27 39

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Quick FactsLocation: Seattle, Wash.Founded: 1891Chartered: 1898Enrollment: 7,755Nickname: RedhawksColors: Red and WhiteAffiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Western Athletic ConferenceStadium: Logan Field at SU ParkPresident: Fr. Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J.Director of Athletics: Dr. William HoganAssociate AD: Eric GuerraAssociate AD/SWA: Roxanne LevensonFAR: Sarah Bee

Athletics Communications OfficeAsst. Dir. of Athletics Communications/Softball Contact: Mollie HankeOffice Phone: (206) 296-2490Email: [email protected]: (206) 296-2154Athletic Website: www.GoSeattleU.comMailing Address: Seattle University 901 12th Ave. PO Box 222000 Seattle, WA 98122

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Dan Powers(10th Season/Pacific Lutheran ‘94)Career Record: 227-208 (.522)Record at Seattle: samePhone: (206) 296-5905Email: [email protected] Coach: Sean Praven Volunteer Coach: Liza Teichler

2013 Team InformationLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/2Starters Returning/Lost: 11/0Newcomers: 52012 Record: 15-30 (8-12 PCSC)Home: 6-6Away: 5-16 Neutral: 4-8Final RPI: 230

head coach dan powers10th season/pacific lutheran ‘94In his first five years as head coach of the Seattle Univer-sity softball program, Dan Powers turned the program from competitive to a powerhouse within the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and the NCAA Division II West Region. Now heading into his tenth season at the helm of the pro-gram, Powers hopes to continue to lead the program toward the pinnacle of NCAA Division I softball.

In 2012, the Redhawks finished fifth in the PCSC Moun-tain Division and with a 15-30 overall record. However, sev-eral of Powers’ key players received recognition for their contribution to the team. Sarah Petosa was named College Sports Madness PCSC Second-Team All-Conference, as well

as First-Team PCSC All-Mountain Division. Bubba Morrow was also named First-Team All-Division, and Mandie Sugita, Brianna Guerrero, and Lisa Maulden were named Second-Team All-Division.

In 2009, the Redhawks won the Division I Independent Softball Tournament with a 10-9 victory over South Dakota in their first year as a Division I program. The year before, Powers led his team to their first GNAC Conference title and their third con-secutive NCAA Tournament berth. His team also accumulated the most wins in school history with an 18-6 conference record and an overall record of 38-14. In 2007, Powers saw his team just one win away from reaching the NCAA Division II Women’s College World Series. It was the furthest that the program had ever advanced. Seattle single-handedly knocked out top-seeded, Humboldt State, ranked No. 3 in the nation from the regional by defeating them twice. Seattle also earned wins against #25 Hawaii-Hilo and #6 Stanislaus State. With their great play at the regional, Seattle finished ranked #18 in the country, their highest ranking ever.

Not only did he lead the Redhawks to second-place finishes in the GNAC in each of his first three seasons with the program, the Redhawks also placed third in the NCAA Division II West Region in their first trip to the postseason in 2004 and won 29 games along the way. For his efforts in leading Seattle to its best conference finish and high-est win total in school history that year, Powers was named GNAC Coach of the Year.

A Seattle native, Powers served as the head coach of the Lindbergh High School soft-ball program for three seasons before coming to Seattle University. Powers had also competed in men’s fastpitch as a catcher for eight years and a pitcher for seven years. Powers began playing men’s fastpitch in the Greater Puget Sound League in 1989. As a prep, he lettered four years on the Rainier Beach High School baseball team, helping them to a Metro League title in 1988. Powers graduated from Pacific Lutheran Univer-sity in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Powers currently lives in Burien with his wife Sunny, their daughter Lauren Taylor, 13, son Daniel Austin, 11, daughter Jordan Rae, 8, and son Dylan, 5.

last season, including 8-16 in Big-12 Conference play. Shelby

Davis recorded a team-high .310 average, recording 17

runs on 44 hits, two doubles, two triples, and six RBIs. Kat

Espinosa started 21 games and had a team high 2.38 ERA and

a 15-13 record. Rich Wieligman enters his seventh season at the helm of the Cowgirl program and led OSU to its seventh Women’s College World Series appearance

in 2011.

Last Time Out: This will be the

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SU is one of 10 full members of the conference alongside current members Idaho, Louisiana Tech,

New Mexico State, San Jose State, and Utah State, as well as fellow newcomers Denver,

UT Arlington, UTSA, and Texas State. The WAC softball tourna-ment will take place from May 8-11 in Ruston, Louisiana with the top six of eight teams quali-fying for the tournament. The

team’s first conference weekend will be at UT Arlington on Mar. 22-23, and first home confer-ence weekend will be Mar. 29-30 as they host Texas State.

NCAA Division I: After 33 years since Seattle U last competed in a Division I conference, and

after four years of NCAA Division I reclassification, SU returned to full NCAA Division I mem-bership in August 2012. The

Redhawks will now compete for conference championships and will be eligible for automatic

bids to the NCAA tournament.

New and Improved: Seattle Uni-versity played their last home

contests at the old Logan Field versus North Dakota on Mar.

9, 2012 before reconstruction began in late March 2012. The team played their first two home doubleheaders at Logan Field

this season and played their two home PCSC series, Apr. 14-15

versus Utah Valley, and Apr. 28-29 versus Northern Colorado at the Federal Way National Little League Fields in Federal Way,

Wash. The new Logan Field was completed in September 2012, with a dedication ceremony tak-

2013 Redhawk softballfirst ever meeting between Okla-

homa State and Seattle U.

Scouting Southern Utah: Southern Utah finished 2012 with a 29-25 record and a 15-9 summit

league record. Mikkel Griffin led the Thunderbirds with a .404 average, starting all 54 games, and also recording 43 runs on 65 hits, as well as 12 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, and

35 RBIs. Kyle Magnusson leads the team in his third season as head coach. In his first season (2011), he led the team to a

No. 4 seed and the conference championships, as well as a 25-win season, more than doubling

their winning total from the previous year.

Last Time Out: Two seasons ago, the Redhawks played Southern Utah twice at the Boise State Tournament, once each day on Mar. 5-6, 2011. Southern Utah won both contests, 12-10 in the first, and 8-7 in eight innings in

the second.

Scouting Utah: Last season, Utah finished 28-28 overall and 2-22 in conference play in their first

season in the Pac-12. They were led by Taylor Austin, who bat-ted a .556, follwed by Whitney Holm who started all 56 games,

batting a .381. In the circle, Generra Nielson recorded a

team-leading 3.46 ERA as well as a 21-17 record in 48 appear-ances. They have seven return-ing starters, 13 returning letter-winners, and six newcomers for 2013. In her fifth season, head coach Amy Hogue has a 133-

137 (.493) record at Utah and a 330-222 (.598) overall career

coaching record.

Last Time Out: Seattle U last faced Utah on Saturday Feb.

13, also at the Red Desert Clas-sic. The Utes came away with

the 9-1 victory.

Scouting Weber State: Weber State finished last season with a 21-32 overall record and a 10-10 PCSC record, as they were one of SU’s conference foes in

2012. Lynds Minnich started all 53 games for the season with a team-high .396 average, also re-cording 46 runs on 59 hits, five doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, and 49 RBIs. Sarah Clark led all pitchers with a 3.53 ERA and a 16-14 record. Tina John-son enters her fifth season as head coach and restarted the program in 2008 after it was

dropped in 1983.

Last Time Out: Weber State and Seattle U were both part of the same conference (Pacific Coast

Softball Conference) last season, with the Redhawks going 1-3

over the four game series on Apr. 6-7, 2012. Weber State won the first, third, and fourth games by scores of 5-4, 10-6, and 8-2 re-spectively, but SU dominated in game two, 19-0, in five innings.

Seattle U Joins the WAC: On July 1, 2012, 17 of Seattle U’s 20

sports found a conference home, joining the Western Athletic Conference. The WAC is the

sixth-oldest of the nation’s 11 FBS (Division I-A) conferences.

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2013 Redhawk softballing place shortly thereafter.

Looking Back at 2012: As Se-attle U softball said goodbye to the 2012 season, they also

said goodbye to the Pacific Coast Softball Conference, as

well as to their old home, Logan Field. Over the summer, Seattle U joined the Western Athletic Conference and Logan Field at

Seattle University Park was com-pletely renovated. Sarah Petosa was named to the College Sports

Madness PCSC Second-Team All-Conference. Petosa started 44 of 45 games for Seattle U and finished the season with a team-high .365 average, 54

hits, 40.6 percent on-base percentage, and 10 out of 10

successful stolen base attempts. Petosa was also one of three

outfielders named to the PCSC All-Mounta Division First Team and Bubba Morrow represented the First Team at the catcher

position. Morrow finished fourth on the team with a .293 aver-age, starting all 45 games dur-ing her freshman season, and

ranked third on the team in runs (18), second in hits (39), third in doubles (6), and first in RBIs (31) and home runs (6). Mandie Sugita was one of three Moun-tain Division pitchers named to the Second Team. Sugita started 12 games with 29 appearances, as well as five complete games,

two shutouts, and two saves in the circle. At the plate, she scored seven runs on six hits, also recording one double and

11 RBIs, and finished second on the team in home runs (3). Bri-anna Guerrero represented the

third base position on the Sec-ond Team, finishing third on the team with a .313 average, start-ing 31 of 41 games played, and recording 17 runs on 30 hits, as well as five doubles, and 12 RBIs. Lisa Maulden was named

to the Second Team for the first base position, finishing her freshman campaign with a .279 average, starting 43 games for

the Redhawks. She led the team in runs (21), finished second

in RBIs (20), tied for second in doubles (7), and tied for third

in home runs (2). Jessica Ulrich was named the PCSC Mountain Division Pitcher of the Week on Apr. 17 for her performance in the team’s three victories over Utah Valley on Apr. 14-15. Ul-

rich earned two wins and record-ed a 2.92 ERA (12.0 IP, 5 ER) in two starts. She notched her second complete game shutout of the season in the Redhawks’ 2-0 win in the series opener on Apr. 14, allowing only five hits. In the series finale, she earned the win in the team’s 7-6 vic-tory, striking out three. On the

season, at that time, Ulrich was 6-8 with a 4.43 ERA (79.0 IP,

50 ER).

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SEASON PREVIEWSeattle University softball looks forward to their first season in the Western Athletic Conference, as well as their first regular sea-son since the completion of their newly renovated home field. They will hit the ground running, as they face tough non-conference competition to prepare them for

their conference schedule.

The team will open the season at the Red Desert Classic in St. George, Utah on Feb. 8-10. They will face BYU, Oklahoma State, Southern Utah, Utah, and Weber State this first weekend. They will then face UNLV, Utah, UCLA, Louisiana Monroe, and Oregon State at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas the following weekend, Feb. 14-17.

“In the first two weeks, we play four Pac-12 games,” said head coach Dan Powers. “We play Utah, UCLA, Washington, and Oregon State, and we play Oregon at the end of the year. So we’re playing almost half the Pac-12 in our non-conference schedule, which should prep us very well for the WAC Tournament and confer-ence play. We also play BYU and Oklahoma State, as well, early in the season. We have our work cut

out for us.”

The Redhawks host Northwest University for a doubleheader on Feb. 23 before officially open-ing the field under the lights vs.

Washington on Feb. 27.

“We’re excited to host a top-20

team at our place for the first time in history. The field has played well all fall and winter, and under the lights should be a

very exciting event for fans.”

The UC Santa Barbara Invita-tional will kick off the month of March, as the Redhawks will face South Dakota State and UCSB on Mar. 1-3, before returning home to host Ohio and Bradley on Mar.

7.

The Redhawks will remain close to home for the UW Spring Clas-sic on Mar. 8-10 as they face New Mexico, Ohio, Yale, and Washing-ton during the cross-town tourna-ment. Yale will remain in town for a doubleheader at Logan Field on

Mar. 12.

SU will play two games each vs. Loyola Marymount and Cal State Northridge at the Cal State Northridge Invitational on Mar. 16-17 before beginning confer-ence play. They will also play two non-conference doubleheaders in the middle of their conference schedule, vs. Portland State on Apr. 10 and at Oregon on May 1.

In WAC play, the Redhawks, who were picked to finish eighth in the conference, will host Texas State (Mar. 29-30), Utah State (Apr. 12-13), and Louisiana Tech (May 3-4), and will travel to face UT Arlington (Mar. 22-23), San Jose State (Apr. 5-6), UTSA (Apr. 19-20), and New Mexico State (Apr. 26-27). Texas State was chosen as the preseason No. 1 by the WAC’s eight softball head

coaches.

“Playing Texas State at home, for us, is huge. As far as the rest of the teams go, we split with UTSA last season, and we’ve played Utah State once and it was a one run game. We have not yet played New Mexico State, UT Arlington, or Louisiana Tech. It’s a clean slate and there is only one true favorite. Everybody else is pretty close and it’s going to be a fight

to the finish.”

The Redhawks are also excited to play their first regular season on their newly renovated home field, Logan Field at Seattle Uni-versity Park, which underwent a significant transformation during spring and summer 2012. They have been able to practice earlier and more frequently outside on their home field this season, and broke in their new home with an Alumni Game during fall 2012.

“With the travel that we’re doing for conference this year, having more home games is critical. We don’t want to be on the road 85 percent of the time, which could have been the case if we didn’t have the new Logan Field this year. We’ve got a full schedule at 55 games this season, I believe we’re playing almost 20 games at home, and that’s the most we’ve ever had since I’ve been there.”

Several of last year’s leaders, including Sarah Petosa (Fed-eral Way, Wash.), Bubba Morrow (Auburn, Wash.), Allegra Wilde (Kennewick, Wash.) , and Jenny Hurst (Laguna Niguel, Calif.) have even improved over the off-season and will continue to pro-

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2013 Redhawk softballvide crucial leadership for the team. Petosa led the Redhawks in hitting (.365), starting 44 of 45 games, as well as total hits (54). Morrow led the team with six home runs and 31 RBIs as a freshman in 2012, and won the starting catcher role early in the

season, starting all 45 games.

Petosa and Morrow were also named to the 2013 Preseason Softball All-WAC team, as de-cided by the conference’s eight

head coaches.

“Bubba has taken more of a leadership role behind the plate. With her freshman year under her belt, she has more confidence. She threw out every runner that tried to run on her during the fall. Sarah is getting better every day, her confidence shows in her swing, and she’s starting to lead more in the outfield. Allegra, as a senior, wants to go out on top. She’s kind of the vocal leader in the infield. Allegra and Jenny give us a great double play com-bo, as well as the best range up the middle we’ve had in years.”

Coach Powers also highlighted a few players who have significantly improved during the summer and fall and will become more crucial to the team’s success in 2013. One of these, Lisa Maulden (Ma-ple Valley, Wash.), led the team in runs (21) and finished second in RBIs (20) as a freshman last

season.

“Brianna Guerrero (Buena Park, Calif.) put in a lot of work in the offseason in the weight room and

it’s already showing. She’s hit-ting with a lot more power than she has in the past and we’re expecting big numbers from her. Lisa and Erin Crowley (Kent, Wash.) are also looking much better. We were really excited about our sophomore class when we recruited them a couple years ago, but they’re starting to come into their own, and are becoming a very solid foundation for our

team in the future.”

“I also think Richelle Ashburn (Post Falls, Idaho) has been overlooked, because her stats haven’t always been great, but she’s thrown some great games in the past against some very good teams. I think she’s going to get double digit wins this year.”

Brittney Lott (Tacoma, Wash.), Hayley Beckstrom (Maple Valley, Wash.), and Isabella Geronimo (San Mateo, Calif.) join the team this season as freshman, and the coaching staff is confident they will compete for playing time al-

most immediately.

“All three of the freshmen are competing and I wouldn’t be surprised if they got early play-ing time this season. Brittney is pushing Lisa and it’s been a good competition all fall and winter. Is-abella has come back after miss-ing the entire fall with a concus-sion, and is close to starting very soon. We moved Haley from mid-dle infield to catcher, because we had that need, and she’s hitting the ball a ton. All three will help

our team this year.”

The Redhawks will face three ESPN/USA Softball preseason top-20 teams this season, as well as three others who are receiving votes in the preseason poll. With a new conference and a new field, 2013 will prove to be an exciting year in Seattle U softball. Powers puts it simply, “They’re all ready

to go and so are we.”

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Overall .....................................................0-0Conference ..............................................0-0

Home ......................................................0-0Road ..................................................... 0-0 Neutral ....................................................0-0

Extra-Innings ............................................0-0Shutouts ..................................................0-0

Day .........................................................0-0Night .......................................................0-0

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1-Run Games ...........................................0-02-Run Games ...........................................0-05+-Run Games .........................................0-0

SeattleU Scores First ................................0-0Opponent Scores First ...............................0-0

Leading After 4 Innings .............................0-0Trailing After 4 Innings ..............................0-0Tied After 4 Innings ..................................0-0

Leading After 5 Innings. ............................0-0Trailing After 5 Innings ..............................0-0Tied After 5 Innings ..................................0-0

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Outhit Opponent .......................................0-0Outhit by Opponent ..................................0-0Equal Number of Hits ...............................0-0

Made 0 Errors ..........................................0-0Made 1 Error ............................................0-0Made 2+ Errors ........................................0-0

Opponent Made 0 Errors ...........................0-0Opponent Made 1 Error .............................0-0Opponent Made 2+ Errors..........................0-0

February ..................................................0-0March ......................................................0-0April ........................................................0-0May .........................................................0-0

Mondays ..................................................0-0Tuesdays ..................................................0-0Wednesdays .............................................0-0Thursdays ................................................0-0Fridays ....................................................0-0Saturdays.................................................0-0Sundays...................................................0-0

Vs. Big East .............................................0-0Vs. Great West Conference .........................0-0Vs. Mountain West Conference ...................0-0Vs. NAIA ..................................................0-0Vs. Pac-12 ...............................................0-0Vs. PCSC .................................................0-0Vs. Southland Conference ..........................0-0Vs. Summit ..............................................0-0Vs. WAC ...................................................0-0

Last 5 Games ...........................................0-0Last 10 Games .........................................0-0Last 15 Games .........................................0-0Last 20 Games .........................................0-0

Current Overall Streak ....................................Current Home Streak .....................................Current Road Streak .......................................

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Longest Game (Time) .....................................Longest Game (Innings) .................................Shortest Game (Time).....................................

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Seattle University SoftballOverall Statistics for Seattle University (as of May 02, 2012)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 15-30 Home: 6-6 Away: 5-16 Neutral: 4-8 PCSC: 8-12

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%

5 PETOSA, Sarah . 3 6 5 44-44 148 20 54 2 1 0 16 58 . 3 9 2 7 4 26 0 . 4 0 6 1 3 10-10 65 1 3 . 9 5 7

14 KOCHI, Kaydi . 3 3 3 3-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

27 GUERRERO, Brianna . 3 1 3 41-31 96 17 30 5 0 0 12 35 . 3 6 5 5 3 8 0 . 3 6 2 1 6 1-1 42 59 4 . 9 6 2

11 MORROW, Bubba . 2 9 3 45-45 133 18 39 6 1 6 31 65 . 4 8 9 13 4 27 0 . 3 7 1 1 1 1-2 127 25 5 . 9 6 8

15 MAULDEN, Lisa . 2 7 9 43-43 122 21 34 7 0 2 20 47 . 3 8 5 12 2 15 2 . 3 4 8 2 2 1-1 303 10 5 . 9 8 4

2 HURST, Jenny . 2 5 7 44-40 109 15 28 9 0 0 14 37 . 3 3 9 16 0 32 0 . 3 4 9 1 6 1-2 72 67 7 . 9 5 2

10 SMYTH, Karina . 2 1 8 36-24 78 7 17 1 0 0 4 18 . 2 3 1 5 2 24 1 . 2 8 2 0 1 1-1 31 2 0 1.000

24 ULRICH, Jessica . 2 1 6 32-26 51 9 11 1 0 2 10 18 . 3 5 3 1 0 21 0 . 2 3 1 0 1 2-2 21 38 5 . 9 2 2

1 WILDE, Allegra . 2 1 5 45-45 107 15 23 7 0 1 12 33 . 3 0 8 5 2 18 0 . 2 6 3 0 6 2-2 73 111 7 . 9 6 3

39 HARDY, Rogin . 2 0 4 24-22 49 7 10 1 0 0 4 11 . 2 2 4 15 5 8 0 . 4 3 5 0 1 0-0 3 0 2 . 6 0 0

STANLEY, B. . 1 9 4 16-13 36 1 7 1 1 0 4 10 . 2 7 8 1 0 8 0 . 2 1 6 0 1 0-1 40 5 1 . 9 7 8

3 CROWLEY, Erin . 1 8 8 35-24 48 13 9 3 0 0 6 12 . 2 5 0 10 0 20 0 . 3 2 8 0 1 4-5 16 0 2 . 8 8 9

4 CABLE, Becca . 1 8 4 29-21 49 6 9 2 0 0 4 11 . 2 2 4 3 0 13 0 . 2 3 1 0 2 2-2 28 0 4 . 8 7 5

17 KLEIN, Hannah . 1 6 7 9-0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 1 6 7 0 0 2 0 . 1 6 7 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

7 DEVAERE, Ashley . 1 6 4 28-18 55 4 9 0 0 1 7 12 . 2 1 8 8 1 13 0 . 2 8 1 0 0 0-0 15 33 2 . 9 6 0

21 SUGITA, Mandie . 1 4 3 36-17 42 7 6 1 0 3 11 16 . 3 8 1 5 1 15 1 . 2 5 0 0 1 0-1 18 19 0 1.000

9 CLARK, Theresa . 1 3 8 31-18 29 9 4 0 0 2 5 10 . 3 4 5 8 2 8 1 . 3 5 0 1 1 0-0 16 3 4 . 8 2 6

8 ASHBURN, Richelle . 0 0 0 25-18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 33 1 . 9 7 5

19 ASHCRAFT, Danielle . 0 0 0 3-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Totals . 2 5 1 45 1162 172 292 46 3 17 160 395 . 3 4 0 114 26 259 5 . 3 3 0 7 33 25-30 876 406 52 . 9 6 1

Opponents . 3 0 5 45 1209 219 369 59 4 39 199 553 . 4 5 7 129 23 161 6 . 3 8 1 7 23 23-38 905 342 50 . 9 6 1

LOB - Team (271), Opp (302). DPs turned - Team (14), Opp (14). CI - Team (2), MORROW, B. 1, STANLEY, B. 1, Opp (2). Pickedoff - GUERRERO, B. 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

8 ASHBURN, Richelle 4 . 2 1 4-13 24 18 6 1/0 0 101.1 121 74 61 42 63 16 0 17 . 2 9 1 7 4 1 1 1024 ULRICH, Jessica 4 . 3 7 6-9 23 15 6 2/0 0 91.1 123 74 57 35 50 27 4 10 . 3 1 9 2 12 0 3 921 SUGITA, Mandie 4 . 4 4 5-8 29 12 5 2/0 2 99.1 125 71 63 52 48 16 0 12 . 3 0 7 18 7 0 3 4Totals 4 . 3 4 15-30 45 45 17 5/0 2 292.0 369 219 181 129 161 59 4 39 . 3 0 5 27 23 1 7 23

Opponents 3 . 2 3 30-15 45 45 21 10/2 7 301.2 292 172 139 114 259 46 3 17 . 2 5 1 10 26 3 7 33

PB - Team (10), MORROW, B. 10, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (2), MORROW, B. 2, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - MORROW, B. (18-31), ASHBURN, R.(11-13), SUGITA, M. (5-13), ULRICH, J. (7-12), STANLEY, B. (5-7).

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Seattle University SoftballGame Results for Seattle University (as of May 02, 2012)

(All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall PCSC Pitcher of record Attend Time

Feb 09, 2012 at Hawai`i L 2-6 7 0-1-0 0-0-0 SUGITA, M. (L 0-1) 6 1 1 1:47Feb 10, 2012 vs Missouri-Kansas City L 0-1 7 0-2-0 0-0-0 ULRICH, J. (L 0-1) 0 1:28Feb 10, 2012 vs DePaul L 0-7 7 0-3-0 0-0-0 SUGITA, M. (L 0-2) 0 1:47Feb 11, 2012 at Hawai`i L 0-21 5 0-4-0 0-0-0 ULRICH, J. (L 0-2) 0 1:43Feb 11, 2012 vs Missouri-Kansas City L 2-3 7 0-5-0 0-0-0 ULRICH, J. (L 0-3) 0 1:53Feb 24, 2012 vs Santa Clara W 3-2 (8) 1-5-0 0-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (W 1-0) 1 0 0 1:53Feb 24, 2012 vs Sacramento State W 5-4 7 2-5-0 0-0-0 SUGITA, M. (W 1-2) 1 0 0 2:00Feb 25, 2012 at Saint Mary's (CA) L 2-8 7 2-6-0 0-0-0 SUGITA, M. (L 1-3) 1 5 0 2:00Feb 26, 2012 vs Santa Clara L 2-3 (8) 2-7-0 0-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 1-1) 5 0 1:50Mar 03, 2012 BRITISH COLUMBIA-1 W 8-0 6 3-7-0 0-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (W 2-1) - 1:20Mar 03, 2012 BRITISH COLUMBIA-2 W 12-1 5 4-7-0 0-0-0 ULRICH, J. (W 1-3) 5 0 1:30Mar 09, 2012 NORTH DAKOTA-1 L 4-5 7 4-8-0 0-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 2-2) - 1:43Mar 09, 2012 NORTH DAKOTA-2 W 11-4 7 5-8-0 0-0-0 ULRICH, J. (W 2-3) 1 0 0 1:55Mar 10, 2012 vs North Dakota-1 W 2-1 7 6-8-0 0-0-0 ULRICH, J. (W 3-3) 1 1 0 1:41Mar 10, 2012 at #4 Washington-1 L 0-8 6 6-9-0 0-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 2-3) - 1:19Mar 11, 2012 vs North Dakota L 6-7 (8) 6-10-0 0-0-0 SUGITA, M. (L 1-4) 0 2:03Mar 11, 2012 at #4 Washington-2 L 0-4 7 6-11-0 0-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 2-4) 7 1 6 1:49Mar 22, 2012 at Boise State-1 L 0-9 5 6-12-0 0-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 2-5) - 1:28Mar 22, 2012 at Boise State-2 L 3-8 7 6-13-0 0-0-0 ULRICH, J. (L 3-4) 1 5 9 1:53Mar 23, 2012 vs New Mexico L 5-6 7 6-14-0 0-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 2-6) 8 7 1:59Mar 23, 2012 vs UTSA W 6-1 7 7-14-0 0-0-0 SUGITA, M. (W 2-4) 1 2 7 1:47Mar 24, 2012 vs New Mexico L 5-8 7 7-15-0 0-0-0 ULRICH, J. (L 3-5) 1 0 2 1:52Mar 24, 2012 vs UTSA L 3-8 7 7-16-0 0-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 2-7) 1 4 4 1:59

* Mar. 31,2012 at Idaho State-1 W 5-3 7 8-16-0 1-0-0 ASHBURN, R. (W 3-7) - 1:55* Mar 31, 2012 at Idaho State-2 W 4-0 7 9-16-0 2-0-0 SUGITA, M. (W 3-4) 2 0 1 2:02* Apr 01, 2012 at Idaho State-1 L 2-4 (8) 9-17-0 2-1-0 ULRICH, J. (L 3-6) - 2:14* Apr 01, 2012 at Idaho State-2 W 5-3 7 10-17-0 3-1-0 ASHBURN, R. (W 4-7) 1 5 7 1:53* Apr 06, 2012 at Weber State-1 L 4-5 7 10-18-0 3-2-0 SUGITA, M. (L 3-5) 8 0 2:20* Apr 06, 2012 at Weber State-2 W 19-0 6 11-18-0 4-2-0 ULRICH, J. (W 4-6) 8 5 2:40* Apr 07, 2012 at Weber State-1 L 6-10 7 11-19-0 4-3-0 ULRICH, J. (L 4-7) 8 0 2:45* Apr 07, 2012 at Weber State-2 L 2-8 7 11-20-0 4-4-0 ULRICH, J. (L) 2 3 9 2:35* Apr 14, 2012 UTAH VALLEY-1 W 2-0 7 12-20-0 5-4-0 ULRICH, J. (W 5-8) - 1:25* Apr 14, 2012 UTAH VALLEY-2 W 11-2 5 13-20-0 6-4-0 SUGITA, M. (W 4-5) 1 5 3 1:30* Apr 15, 2012 UTAH VALLEY-1 L 1-2 7 13-21-0 6-5-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 4-8) - 1:35* Apr 15, 2012 UTAH VALLEY-2 W 7-6 7 14-21-0 7-5-0 ULRICH, J. (W 6-8) 1 0 0 2:07* Apr 21, 2012 at Portland State L 3-5 7 14-22-0 7-6-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 4-9) 3 1 5 1:46* Apr 21, 2012 at Portland State-2 W 1-0 (10) 15-22-0 8-6-0 SUGITA, M. (W 5-5) 3 2 5 1:51* Apr 22, 2012 at Portland State-1 L 0-3 7 15-23-0 8-7-0 ULRICH, J. (L 6-9) - 1:42* Apr 22, 2012 at Portland State-2 L 0-2 7 15-24-0 8-8-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 4-10) 3 2 2 1:37* Apr 28, 2012 NORTHERN COLORADO-1 L 6-7 7 15-25-0 8-9-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 4-11) - 2:32* Apr 28, 2012 NORTHERN COLORADO-2 L 0-2 7 15-26-0 8-10-0 SUGITA, M. (L 5-6) 2 0 0 1:33* Apr 29, 2012 NORTHERN COLORADO-1 L 2-9 7 15-27-0 8-11-0 SUGITA, M. (L 5-7) - 1:45* Apr 29, 2012 NORTHERN COLORADO-2 L 3-6 7 15-28-0 8-12-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 4-12) 1 5 0 2:03

May 02, 2012 at #12 Oregon L 8-9 7 15-29-0 8-12-0 SUGITA, M. (L 5-8) 6 2 9 2:12May 02, 2012 at #12 Oregon L 0-8 5 15-30-0 8-12-0 ASHBURN, R. (L 4-13) 6 2 9 1:04

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