UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
SOFTBALL
2015 PRESEASON PROSPECTUS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location........................................................... Dayton, Ohio 45469 Nickname...............................................................................Flyers Colors........................................Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 288) Enrollment.............................................................................. 8,000 Founded.................................................................................. 1850 Affiliation..................................................................NCAA Divison I Conference......................................................................Atlantic 10 President......................... Dr. Daniel J. Curran (Saint Joseph’s ‘73) Vice President/Director of Athletics...........Tim Wabler (Dayton ‘74) Home Softball Stadium...........................UD Softball Stadium (500) Surface / Dimensions......................Grass / 190-200-210-200-190 Athletic Website..........................................www.DaytonFlyers.com
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATION
Assistant AD/Athletics Communication....................Krystal Warren Director of Media Relations....................................Doug Hauschild Athletics Communications Assistant/SB Contact............. Amy Brown Email ..................................................
[email protected] Office Phone ...................................................(937) 229-4460 Cell Phone.......................................................(937) 307-0349 Assistant Director Athletics Communication............Ross Bagienski Assistant Director Athletics Communication..............Jenna Willhoit Office Fax................................................................(937) 229-4461 Mailing Address............................................... University of Dayton ............................................... Athletics Communication Office ......................................................................300 College Park .......................................................... Dayton, OH 45469-1238
SOFTBALL INFORMATION
Head Coach...........................................Cara LaPlaca (Clarke ‘99) Career Record (Years)............................ 275-335-1 (14th Season) Record at UD (Year)............................. 144-209-1 (Eighth Season) LaPlaca’s Email
[email protected] Assistant Coach......................... Sarah Willis (Texas Tech ‘08, ‘10) Assistant Coach........................... Tiffany Prager (Illinois State ‘08) Volunteer Assistant Coach............................................ Barry Reed Softball Office Phone...............................................(937) 229-4399
TEAM INFORMATION
Positional Starters Returning / Lost...........................................4/ 5 Pitching Starters Returning / Lost............................................. 3 / 0 Positional Players Returning / Lost........................................ 12 / 5 Pitchers Returning / Lost.......................................................... 4 / 1 2014 Overall Record.............................................................. 27-29 Atlantic 10 Conference Record (Finish).............................9-9 (5th)
PROGRAM HISTORY
Inaugural Season.................................................................... 1980 All-Time Team Record ....................................................541-861-7 Winning Seasons.................................................................. Seven School Record for Wins....................................................35 (2000) Atlantic 10 Tournament Appearances (Yrs).. 6 (‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘11, ‘13, ‘14)
TOP RETURNING POSITION PLAYERS POSITIONAL NEWCOMERS Name Natalie Mariano Tiffany Ricks Gabrielle Snyder Jordan Jennings
Cl. Pos. 2014 Notes Sr. OF 11 2B, 3 HR, .298 average Sr. IF Team-best .375 avg., 12 2B, 12 HR, 44 RBI So. P .370 avg., 8 2B, 4 HR, 18 RBI Gr. IF .270 avg., 6 2B, 9 HR, 33 RBI
TOP RETURNING PITCHERS Name Kayla English Emily Froment Gabrielle Snyder
Cl. Sr. Jr. So.
Pos. RHP RHP RHP
2014 Notes A-10 Second Team; 135 Ks Team low 3.41 ERA
A-10 All-Rookie Team (Hitting/Pitching); 76 Ks
Name Kailee Budicin Kayla Haberstich Jaclyn Kweder
Cl. Pos. Fr. C Fr. IF Fr. OF
Name Manda Cash
Cl. Pos. Fr. RHP
Hometown Lisle, Ill. Bartlett, Ill. Carmel, Ind.
PITCHING NEWCOMERS
Hometown Columbus, Ohio
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON
SOFTBALL 2015 ROSTER
Numerical Roster # 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 24 25 26
Name Natalie Mariano Gabrielle Snyder Rebekkah Potter Emily Froment Katelyn Gibson Jordan Jennings Kennedy Haynes Manda Cash Tiffany Ricks Kailee Budicin Kayla English Jaclyn Kweder Cynthia Leaton Hannah DeSalvo Madeline Simmonds Krista Gustafson Kathryn Hess Kayla Haberstich Kirsten Bartlett Lyndsey Diggs Katie Ryan
Year Sr. So. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. Gr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. R-So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So.
Pos. OF P IF P OF IF IF P IF C P OF OF OF IF C C IF IF P IF
B/T L/R L/R P/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/L R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R
Hometown / High School Strongsville, Ohio / Strongsville Indianapolis, Ind. / Franklin Central Ironton, Ohio / Ironton West Alexandria, Ohio / Twin Valley South Bellville, Ill. / Mascoutah Community Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound Carmel, Ind. / Carmel Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne Columbus, Ohio / Reynoldsburg Lisle, Ill. / Naperville North Grapevine, Texas / Fort Worth Christian Carmel, Ind. / Carmel Buckner, Ky. / Oldham County Noblesville, Ind. / Nobelsville Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Watterson Lilburn, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian East Hampton, N.Y. / East Hampton Bartlett, Ill. / Bartlett Brownsburg, Ind. / Brownsburg Dayton, Ohio / Chaminade Julienne Geneva, Ill. / Batavia
FLYERS BY POSITION Infielders (8) 4 Rebekkah Potter 8 Jordan Jennings 9 Kennedy Haynes 11 Tiffany Ricks 19 Madeline Simmonds 22 Kayla Haberstich 24 Kirsten Bartlett 26 Katie Ryan
Outfielders (5) 2 Natalie Mariano 6 Katelyn Gibson 14 Jaclyn Kweder 15 Cynthia Leaton 17 Hannah DeSalvo Catchers (3) 12 Kailee Budicin 20 Krista Gustafson 21 Kathryn Hess
Pitchers (5) 3 Gabrielle Snider 5 Emily Froment 10 Manda Cash 14 Kayla English 25 Lyndsey Diggs
FLYERS BY CLASS Freshmen......................... 5 Sophomores..................... 5 Juniors.............................. 6 Seniors............................. 4 Graduate Students...........1
FLYERS BY HOME STATE Ohio.................................. 7 Indiana.............................. 5 Texas................................ 2 Illinois............................... 4 Georgia............................. 1 Kentucky........................... 1 New York.......................... 1
2015 SCHEDULE Date Day
Opponent
Feb. 6 Friday vs. Tennessee at Kennesaw State1 Feb. 7 Saturday vs. Northern Kentucky1 Feb. 8 Sunday vs. Tennessee Tech1 Feb. 20 Friday vs. NC State2 vs. UNC2 Feb. 21 Saturday vs. NC State2 Feb. 22 Sunday vs. Bradley2 at Georgia Southern2 Feb. 28 Saturday at Lipscomb3 vs. Western Kentucky3 Mar. 1 Sunday vs. Akron3 at Lipscomb3 Mar. 6 Friday vs. Western Michigan4 vs. Wagner4 Mar. 7 Saturday vs. Penn4 vs. Robert Morris4 Mar. 8 Sunday vs. North Florida4 Mar. 11 Wednesday at Morehead State at Morehead State Mar. 13 Friday Detroit Mar. 14 Saturday vs. Robert Morris5 vs. Oakland5 Mar. 15 Sunday vs. Detroit5 at Miami (Ohio)5 Mar. 18 Wednesday Eastern Kentucky (DH) Mar. 21 Saturday St. Bonaventure* (DH) Mar. 22 Sunday St. Bonaventure* Mar. 25 Wednesday at Saint Louis* (DH) Mar. 28 Saturday Rhode Island* (DH) Mar. 29 Sunday Rhode Island* Apr. 1 Wednesday at Wright State Apr. 3 Friday at Fordham* (DH) Apr. 4 Saturday at Fordham* Apr. 11 Saturday at Saint Joseph’s* (DH) Apr. 12 Sunday at Saint Joseph’s* Apr. 14 Tuesday at Ohio (DH) Apr. 18 Saturday George Washington* (DH) Apr. 19 Sunday George Washington* Apr. 21 Tuesday Wright State Apr. 22 Wednesday at Akron (DH) Apr. 25 Saturday Massachusetts* (DH) Apr. 26 Sunday Massachusetts* May 2 Saturday at La Salle* (DH) May 3 Sunday at La Salle* May 6-9 Wed.-Sat. Atlantic 10 Championship! 1
Location
Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Statesboro, Ga. Statesboro, Ga. Statesboro, Ga, Statesboro, Ga. Statesboro, Ga. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater, Fla. Morehead, Ky. Morehead, Ky. UD Softball Stadium Oxford, Ohio Oxford, Ohio Oxford, Ohio Oxford, Ohio UD Softball Stadium UD Softball Stadium UD Softball Stadium St. Louis, Mo. UD Softball Stadium UD Softball Stadium Fairborn, Ohio Bronx, N.Y. Bronx, N.Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Athens, Ohio UD Softball Stadium UD Softball Stadium UD Softball Stadium Akron, Ohio UD Softball Stadium UD Softball Stadium Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Amherst, Mass.
1 - Kennesaw State Kickoff Classic (Kennesaw, Ga. - Bailey Park) 2 - Eagle Classic (Statesboro, Ga. - Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex) 3 - Purple & Gold Challenge (Nashville, Tenn. - Smith Stadium) 4 - USF Under Armour Showcase (Clearwater, Fla. - Eddie C. Moore Complex) 5 - Miami (OH) Tournament (Oxford, Ohio - Miami Softball Stadium) * - Atlantic 10 game | ! - Team must qualify All home games in bold | All times EASTERN and subject to change.
Time
3:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 11:15 a.m. 1:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 11:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. TBA
QUICK FACTS
University
Founded: 1850 Enrollment: 8,000 Affilation: Roman Catholic (Marianist) Nickname: Flyers Colors: Red & Blue Conference: Atlantic 10 President: Dr. Daniel J. Curran VP / Director of Athletics: Tim Wabler Stadium: UD Softball Stadium Capacity: 500 Surface: Grass Dimensions: 190-200-210-200-190 Press Box: (513) 532-2781 (cell line) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Cara LaPlaca Alma Mater: Clarke ‘99 Career Record: 275-335-1 / 14 seasons Record at UD: 144-209-1 / 8 seasons Assistant Coach: Sarah Willis Assistant Coach: Tiffany Prager Assistant Coach: Barry Reed Athletics Communication Softball SID: Amy Brown Email:
[email protected] Office: (937) 229-4460 Cell: (937) 307-0349 Fax: (937) 229-4461 Website: www.DaytonFlyers.com
2014 DAYTON SOFTBALL OVERALL STATISTICS