2013 catamount softball online guide

2013 ROSTERN u m E R i c a l ROSTER

# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Cl. Hometown(PreviousSchool) 00 ShemekiaScotton UT L/L 5-5 SR Robbins,N.C.(NorthMooreHS) 1 KaylaMeyers UT L/L 5-3 JR BrysonCity,N.C.(CatawbaCollege) 3 HaleyPace 3B/C R/R 5-0 SR Canton,N.C.(PisgahHS) 4 MakenziMcAteer 2B R/R 5-8 JR Monroe,N.C.(ParkwoodHS) 5 AmeliaGriffin OF L/R 5-2 JR Lexington,N.C.(NorthDavidsonHS) 7 JordanFulton OF L/L 5-6 SR Winston-Salem,N.C.(WestForsythHS) 8 JordanGarrett P R/R 5-2 SO Henderson,N.C.(SouthernVanceHS) 9 AmberSteinhardt P R/R 5-8 SR Lantana,Fla.(SantauiucesHS) 10 KarleyHarkey IF R/R 5-8 FR Cleveland,N.C.(NorthIrdellHS) 11 HeatherChastain C R/R 5-11 SO Dunnsville,Va.(St.MargaretsHS) 13 AmberKimrey OF R/R 5-3 FR Charlotte,N.C.(MallardHS) 14 MorganBlanton UT R/R 5-8 SR Shelby,N.C.(CrestHS) 15 TaylorSigmon P/1B R/R 5-11 FR Catawba,N.C.(BandysHS) 16 MeganCrowe 2B R/R 5-3 SO Concord,N.C.(J.M.RobinsonHS) 18 SarahPerrine IF R/R 5-7 FR Salisbury,N.C.(WestRowanHS) 24 MalloryBroome P R/R 5-7 FR Monroe,N.C.(MetrolinaChristianAcademy) 30 ChandlerTerrapin UT R/R 5-7 FR WestColumbia,S.C.(Brookland-Cayce) 35 SaraSpencer 2B R/R 5-3 SO Hudson,N.C.(SouthCaldswellHS)HeadCoach:JimClift-SecondSeasonAssistantCoach:DanielleGlosson-SecondSeason

2013 ScHEDulEFebruary 8-10 uSc upstate Tournament 8 vsUMKC Spartanburg,S.C. 2PM 9 vs.Maine Spartanburg,S.C. Noon 9 vs.NorthCarolinaCentral Spartanburg,S.C. 6PM 10 atUSCUpstate Spartanburg,S.C. 2PM15-17 Florida lipston invitational 15 vs.UNC-Wilmington Gainesville,Fla. 9AM 15 vs.CharlestonSouthern Gainesville,Fla. 11:15AM 16 vs.CharlestonSouthern Gainesville,Fla. 9:30AM 16 atFlorida Gainesville,Fla. 12PM 17 vs.SavannahState Gainesville,Fla. 9AM22-24 uNc charlotte Tournament 22 atCharlotte Charlotte,N.C. 2PM 22 vs.RobertMorris Charlotte,N.C. 4PM 23 vsSacredHeart Charlotte,N.C. 10AM 23 BracketPlay Charlotte,N.C. TBA 24 Champonship/ConsolationGame Charlotte,N.C. TBA March 1-3 coastal carolina Tournament 1 vs.WitchitaState Conway,S.C. 10AM 1 vs.Albany Conway,S.C. 12PM 2 vs.Drexel Conway,S.C. 10AM 2 vs.WichitaState Conway,S.C. 2:30PM 3 vs.Drexel Conway,S.C. 11AM 3 atCoastalCarolina Conway,S.C. 1PM 9 *aPPalacHiaN STaTE (DH) cullOWHEE 1/3 Pm 10 *aPPalacHiaN STaTE (DH) cullOWHEE 1 Pm 13 WiNTHROP (DH) cullOWHEE 2/4 Pm 16 *uNcG cullOWHEE 1/3 Pm 17 *uNcG cullOWHEE 1 Pm 20 ETSu (DH) cullOWHEE 4/6 Pm 23 *atSamford(DH) Birmingham,Ala. 2/4PM 24 *atSamford Birmingham,Ala. 2PM 27 atUSCUpstate(DH) Spartanburg,S.C. 4/6PM 29 *cHaTTaNOOGa cullOWHEE 3 Pm 30 *cHaTTaNOOGa (DH) cullOWHEE 12/2 Pm April 3 GaRDNER-WEB (DH) cullOWHEE 4/6 Pm 6 *atFurman(DH) Greenville,S.C. 1/3PM 7 *atFurman Greenville,S.C. 1PM 13 *atElon(DH) Elon,N.C. 1/3PM 14 *atElon Elon,N.C. 1PM 20 *GEORGia SOuTHERN (DH) cullOWHEE 1/3 Pm 21 *GEORGia SOuTHERN cullOWHEE 1 Pm 24 PRESBYTERiaN (DH) cullOWHEE 4/6 Pm 27 *atCollegeofCharleston(DH) Charleson,S.C. 1/3PM 28 *atCollegeofCharleston Charleston,S.C. 1PMMay 8-11 SouthernConferenceSoftballChampionship Greensboro,N.C. TBA*-denotesSouthernConferencegameDH-denotesdouble-headersBOLD-denoteshomegames

SENiORS

JuNiORS

SOPHOmORES

FRESHmEN

Jim cliFTHead coach

Second SeasonSan Diego State ‘92

BiO HiGHliGHTS• Underhistutelage,ErinFosterwasnamed2012NFCAFirstTeamMid-EastAll-Region-thefirstplayertoearnthataccoladeinprogramhistory...Fosterwasalsoa2012FirstTeamAll-SouthernConferenceselectionandfinished2012ranked19thinthenationinhomerunswith18.• Infirstyear,ledCatamountstonineSouthernConferencewins,in2012,themostwinsforWesternCarolinasincetheteamhadninein2007.• TheNo.6seedbyWesternCarolina,inthe2012SouthernConferenceTournament,wasthehighestseedbyWCUsincetheteamhadaNo.5seedin2007.• The24winsbyWesternCarolina,underClift,wasthemostforWesternCarolinasince2007whentheteamamassed28.• SpenttwoseasonsasassistantcoachfortheCatamounts• A26-yearveteranoftheSanDiegoPoliceDepartment• Spent20yearsasafull-timememberofthehostagerescueunit(SRT)• HeadCoachofAcademyofOurLadyofPeace(2004-09)• Compiledrecordof102-52atOurLadyofPeace

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DaNiEllE GlOSSON

Brian angelottiathletic Trainer

assistant coachSecond Season

Southern illinois, 2011

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JORDaN FulTON7Sr. OF 5-6

Winston-Salem, N.c.West Forsyth HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• Playedandstartedinall56games

• Her49hitsrankedherthirdontheteamforhitsin2012

• Rankedthirdontheteamformultiplehitgameswith10andhadthreemultipleRBIgames.

• IntheWCURecordbooks,Fultonrankssecondinrunsscored(82),thirdinhits(154)andfourthinmostgamesstartedwith161

• Holdstheschoolrecordforcareerstolenbaseswith39

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HalEY PacE3Sr. c/3B 5-0canton, N.c.

2012 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin54gamesandstarted53

• Rankedsecondontheteaminhomerunsin2012witheight

• Recorded34hits,eightdoublesandonetriple

• Hadaseven-gamehittingstreakduringtheseason,alsoranastreakof14straightgamesofreachingbase

• NamedSoConStudent-AthleteoftheWeek

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amBER STEiNHaRDT9Sr. P 5-6

lantana, Fla.Santauiuces HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin38gamesandstarted35with25gamesatfirstbase

• Made34appearancesinthepitchingcircleandstarted13games

• Endedtheseasonwithan8-7recordasapitcherwith36strikeouts

• Onlyallowed26extrabasehitsasapitcher

• In106atbatshad33hits,eightdoubles,onetripleandrankedthirdontheteaminhomerunswithsix

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SHEmEKia ScOTTON00Sr. uT 5-5

Robbins, N.c.North moore HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin56gamesandstarted53

• Rankedsecondontheteaminbattingaveragewith.331

• Thirdontheteaminhomerunswithfive...Had46hits,sevendoublesandtwotriples

• Had10multiplehitgamesandfivemultipleRBIgames

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mORGaN BlaNTON14Sr. uT 5-3

Hudson, N.c.South caldwell HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• Playedinthreegames...Hadtwoatbats

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SaRa SPENcER35Jr. iF 5-3

Hudson, N.c.South caldwell HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• Playedinthreegames...Hadtwoatbats

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amElia GRiFFiN5Jr. OF 5-2

lexington, N.c.North Davidson HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• Playedinall58gamesandstarted57

• Spenthalftheseasonasthenumbertwohitterintheline-upbeforetakingoverthelead-offspot

• Hadaseason-high51hits,rankinghersecondontheteamforhitsinthe2012season

• CurrentlyrankssecondintheCatamountrecordbooksforstolenbasesinacareerwith20

• Rankedsecondontheteamformultiplehitgames,in2012,with10

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maKENZi mcaTEER4Jr. 2B 5-5

monroe, N.c.Parkwood HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin48gamesandstarted28

• Splittimebetweensecondbaseandfirstbase

• Endedtheseasonwitha.188battingaveragewith16hits,fourdoubles,ahomerun,sevenRBIandsixrunsscored

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HEaTHER cHaSTaiN11So. c 6-0

Dunnsville, Va.St. margaret HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• FirstfreshmancatchertostartmajorityofgamesbehindtheplatesinceDanielleReesein2007

• Playedin55gamesandstarted54

• Recorded35hits,sixdoubles,17RBIandscored10runs

• HerfirsthomerunasaCatamountwasagrand-slam,hitagainstFurmanonMarch31,2012.

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mEGaN cROWE16So. 2B 5-3

concord, N.c.J.m. Robinson HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin53gamesandstarted42,allatsecondbase

• Hadsevenhits,adouble,atriple,fourRBIandscoredsevenruns

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JORDaN GaRRETT8So. P 5-2

Henderson, N.c.Southern Vance HS

2012 HiGHliGHTS• BecamethefirstfreshmanCatamountpitchertogoover100strikeoutsinaseasonsince2006

• Endedtheseasonwith147strikeouts,rank-ingherthirdintheCatamountrecordbooksforstrikeoutsinaseason

• Her12winsin2012notonlyleadtheteamitrankedherfourthintheWCUrecordbooksforsingle-seasonwinsandisthemostwinsbyaCatamountpitchersince2012

• NamedSoConPitcheroftheWeekonApril23...Made46appearancesandstarted21games...Tossedninecompletegamesandhadtwoshutouts...Ledtheteamthrowing173.2innings...Hadthreesaves.

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mallORY BROOmE24Fr. P 5-7

monroe, N.c.metrolina christian academy

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KaRlEY HaRKEY10Fr. iF 5-8

cleveland, N.c.North irdell HS

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amBER KimREY13Fr. OF 5-3

charlotte, N.c.mallard HS

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KaYla mYERS1Jr. uT 5-3

Bryson city, N.c.catawba college

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SaRaH PERRiNE18Fr. uT 5-3

Salisbury, N.c.West Rowan HS

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TaYlOR SiGmON15Fr. iF/P 5-11catawba, N.c.

Bandys HS

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cHaNDlER TERRaPiN30Fr. uT 5-7

West columbia, S.c.Brookland-cayce

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HiSTORY aND REcORDScatamount Softball Highlights

• Western carolina athletics added softball for the 2006 season

• catamounts won 41 games in 2006

• in its inaugural campaign, catamount softball won the 2006 Southern conference regular season

• in 2012, Erin Foster became the first catamount softball player to be named to the NFca mideast First Team all-Region.

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