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GROVE CITY COLLEGE

QUICK FACTSLocation _______________ Grove City, Pa.

Founded _________________________ 1876

Enrollment _______________________ 2,450

Colors _____________ Crimson and White

Nickname _________________ Wolverines

Affiliation ___________ NCAA Division III

Conference _______ Presidents’ Athletic

Home Field ______________ College Field

President ___________ Dr. Richard Jewell

Alma Mater __________ Grove City, 1967

Athletic Director _________ Dr. Don Lyle

Alma Mater ________ Muskingum, 1971

Associate A.D. _________ Susan Roberts

Alma Mater ________________ Ohio, 1975

Associate A.D. ____________ Joe Walters

Alma Mater _______ Slippery Rock, 1968

Head Coach ______________ Chelle Fuss

Alma Mater _____________ Geneva, 1993

Career Record _________ 131-146 (9th yr)

Grove City Record ______ 54-91 (5th yr)

First Year of Program ____________ 1980

Head Trainer ______ Kay Mitchell Emigh

Assistant Trainer __________ Rick Hawke

Equipment Mgr ________ Larry Freeman

Equipment Mgr _______ Jim Richardson

CONTACT INFORMATIONCoach Chelle Fuss

Office Phone ___________ 724-458-2130

Best Time to Call ____________ Mornings

E-mail ________________ [email protected]

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Sports Info. Director Ryan Briggs

Office Telephone _______ 724-458-3365

Office Fax _______________ 724-458-3855

Home Telephone _______ 724-748-3718

E-mail ______________ [email protected]

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Grove City Athletic Department

Dept. Telephone ________ 724-458-2900

Dept. Fax ________________ 724-458-3855

Web Site _______ www2.gcc.edu/sports

CREDITSEditor ________________ Ryan Briggs, SID

Editorial assistance by student assistantMegan Gebrosky. Head shots by Briggs.Action shots by Dave Miller/ADMPhotography, Darlington, Pa.

Printing by SCP Group, Sharon, Pa.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach Chelle Fuss 3

Assistant Coach Kristen Cramer

2012 Season Preview 4-5

Returning Letterwinners

Lauren Clarke (Lower Burrell, Pa.) 6

Elizabeth Covatto (Beaver, Pa.) 6

Allison Eastham (Wintersville, Ohio) 7

Faith Jentsch (Orchard Park, N.Y.) 7

Elsa Klingensmith (Lower Burrell, Pa.) 8

Grace Murtoff (Carlisle, Pa.) 8

Emily Reece (Frederick, Md.) 9

Sarah Young (Knoxville, Tenn.) 9

Newcomers

Erica Gmuer (Gibsonia, Pa.) 10

Sarah Morris (Allison Park, Pa.) 10

Allison Rayburn (New Kensington, Pa.) 10

Kelsey Shirey (Macedonia, Ohio) 10

Caitlyn Vidovic (North Ridgeville, Ohio) 10

2011 In Review 12-13

Record Book 14

The Presidents’ Athletic Conference 15

Grove City College Sports 16-17

About Grove City College 18

Grove City College Athletic Facilities 19

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2012 SCHEDULEFeb 29-Mar. 3 Spring Trip -- Clermont, Fla.March 16-17 Salisbury, Maryland TournamentMarch 20 Pitt Greensburg 3:30March 22 HOUGHTON 3:30March 23 MOUNT ALOYSIUS 3:30March 27 La Roche 3:30March 29 Penn State Behrend 3:30March 31 THIEL* 1:00April 3 CHATHAM* 3:30April 5 Geneva* 3:30April 10 Wash. & Jeff.* 3:30April 12 Allegheny 3:30April 14 WAYNESBURG 1:00April 18 THOMAS MORE* 3:30April 21 Westminster* 1:00April 24 Bethany* 3:30April 28 Saint Vincent* 1:00May 6-7 Presidents’ Athletic Conference

Championship Tournament

Home Games In ALL CAPS*-Presidents’ Athletic Conference DoubleheaderAll Games Doubleheaders

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HEAD COACH CHELLE FUSSChelle Fuss is in her sixth season as Grove City College’s head softball coach. She

joined the Grove City athletic department as head softball coach and assistant women’sbasketball coach in June 2006.

This spring, Fuss (pronounced “FOOSE”) will guide Grove City in its pursuit of thePresidents’ Athletic Conference title. During her first five seasons as head coach, theWolverines have set numerous offensive records while moving into the upper echelonof the conference.

Last year, the Wolverines went 18-16, marking the program’s highest win total in adozen years. In 2009, Grove City recorded 16 victories and posted the squad’s bestconference record since 2004. The 16 wins represented the Wolverines’ highest single-season total of the decade.

Prior to coming to Grove City, Fuss spentfour seasons as the head softball coach atGeneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa. She took

over as the Golden Tornadoes’ head coach in 1996. After a one-year hia-tus, she returned as head coach from 1998-2000.

In her four years at Geneva, she guided the Tornadoes to a 77-55overall record. The 1999 Geneva squad became the first Geneva softballteam to advance to an NAIA regional tournament.

That season, Fuss earned the National Christian College Athletic Asso-ciation (NCCAA) Regional Coach of the Year award.

Fuss also held the position of assistant women’s basketball coach forfour years (1994-96, 97-99) at Geneva. She then worked as Geneva’s con-ference services director from 1999-2006.

As a student-athlete at Geneva, Fuss excelled in both basketball andsoftball. As a point guard for the basketball team, she accumulated aGeneva-record 567 assists. Her 1,333 career points rank sixth in schoolhistory. She earned NCCAA All-America and NAIA All-District honors dur-ing her playing career at Geneva.

Fuss also received NAIA All-District recognition after all four years ofher career in softball.

She graduated from Geneva in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in speechand broadcast communications. She then added a master’s degree inhigher education at Geneva.

Fuss and husband Matt have a son, Zane, 13, and a daughter, Logan, 11. They live in Grove City.

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ASSISTANT COACH KRISTEN CRAMER One of the most versatile players to come through the Grove City program in recent

memory, Kristen (Hughes) Cramer is in her third season as the Wolverines’ assistant softballcoach.

She earned four letters at Grove City from 2005 to 2008 while playing both in the infieldand the outfield. She started 97 career games for the Wolverines and led the team in hittingas a junior with a .378 average.

Cramer also led the team in runs, total bases and on-base percentage during that 2007season.

She earned Second Team All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference in 2007. She earned Dean’s List honors and also landed on the Presidents’ Athletic Conference’s

Academic Honor Roll during her career. Cramer graduated with a bachelor’s degree inSpanish in 2008.

She recently completed her master’s degree at nearby Slippery Rock University. Cramer lives with her husband,Mike, in their native Grove City.

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SEASON PREVIEWThe Grove City College softball team features plenty

of new faces in new places at the start of the 2012season. Four returning full-time starters will help formthe core of a remade roster as the Wolverines look tocontinue their ascent in the Presidents' Athletic Confer-ence.

Two of Grove City's returning starters earned Sec-ond Team All-PAC recognition last year: senior out-fielder Grace Murtoff and junior pitcher-first basemanLauren Clarke.

The Wolverines also welcome back senior outfielderElizabeth Covatto and senior infielder Sarah Young asreturning starters.

Head coach Chelle Fuss, now in her sixth season atGrove City, will also look to four other returningletterwinners to help lead a talented but somewhat in-experienced 2012 squad.

A number of newcomers will be relied upon in avariety of roles this spring.

PITCHINGThe Wolverines return two of their top three pitch-

ers this spring in juniors Lauren Clarke and Faith Jentsch.Clarke led Grove City in wins (10), appearances (22),

saves (2) and innings pitched (108.1) in 2011 and earnedher second letter.

Jentsch led the Wolverines with 12 relief appear-ances last year and struck out eight in 12.1 innings ofwork. She will look to become a regular starter in thecircle this year.

Freshman Caitlyn Vidovic will also contend for timein the pitching circle this year.

INFIELDWhile the center of the diamond is fairly settled,

Grove City's infield will have a different composition in2012. Young is a returning starter at second base andClarke will likely see time at first base when not pitch-ing.

The Wolverines do have vacancies on the left sidethe must be filled, however.

Senior Allison Eastham and junior Emily Reese haveboth earned multiple letters as reserve infielders. Bothplayers will look to break into the lineup on a full-timebasis this year.

Freshmen Allison Rayburn and Kelsey Shirey arealso expected to compete for time in the Wolverineinfield this spring. Shirey will compete for the short-stop job while Rayburn could play second and third.

Behind the plate, freshman Sarah Morris has aninside track to fill the catching vacancy. Shirey couldalso catch some this year.

Senior Elizabeth Covatto has played extensively in theoutfield during her career at Grove City.

Senior Sarah Young is a two-year starter in the infieldfor Grove City.

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OUTFIELDLike the Wolverine infield, Grove City also has a

number of options in its outfield. Murtoff started 31games in the outfield last year and hit .344. She willlikely start in one of the corner outfield positions.

Covatto started 21 games as a junior, primarily inleft field. Covatto could slide over to center field thisspring.

Junior Elsa Klingensmith, a two-year letterwinner,and freshman Erica Gmuer are also in the outfield mix.Eastham and Shirey may also compete for time in theoutfield.

SCHEDULEA pair of early-season trips highlight the first half

of the 2012 Grove City schedule. The Wolverines playsix games in Clermont, Fla., March 1-3 to open theseason.

Two weeks later, Grove City will compete at theSalisbury University Tournament in Salisbury, Md. GroveCity's home schedule begins March 22 against NAIAfoe Houghton.

The Wolverines begin conference play March 31against visiting Thiel. Once again, the top four teams inthe conference qualify for the season-ending PAC Tour-nament.

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Senior outfielder Grace Murtoff has played both leftand right field throughout her career at Grove City. Sheis a three-year letterwinner.

2012 ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School) 2 *** Allison Eastham IF-OF Sr. Wintersville, Ohio (Indian Creek) 3 ** Sarah Young IF Sr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut) 4 ** Faith Jentsch P Jr. Orchard Park, N.Y. (Orchard Park) 5 ** Emily Reece IF Jr. Frederick, Md. (Thomas Johnson) 7 *** Grace Murtoff OF Sr. Carlisle, Pa. (Boiling Springs) 8 *** Elizabeth Covatto IF Sr. Beaver, Pa. (Beaver) 9 Caitlyn Vidovic P Fr. North Ridgeville, Ohio (Lutheran West)10 Sarah Morris C Fr. Allison Park, Pa. (Hampton)12 Allison Rayburn IF Fr. New Kensington, Pa. (Valley)13 Kelsey Shirey IF-OF Fr. Macedonia, Ohio (Nordonia)24 Erica Gmuer OF Fr. Gibsonia, Pa. (Hampton)28 ** Lauren Clarke P Jr. Lower Burrell, Pa. (Burrell)29 ** Elsa Klingensmith IF Jr. Lower Burrell, Pa. (Homeschooled)*-letters earnedHead Coach: Chelle FussAssistant Coach: Kristen Cramer

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Three-year letterwinner ... Willcompete for starting spot in out-field ... Has also played infield

during career. AS A JUNIOR: Earned third letter ...Emerged as primary starter in left field ... Also sawtime at designated player. AS A SOPHOMORE: Earnedsecond letter ... Started final 20 games of season ...Went 3 for 4 at Penn State Behrend April 23, 2010. ASA FRESHMAN: Made 18 starts, including 16 at desig-nated player ... Earned first letter ... Doubled and drovein three runs against Washington & Jefferson April 2,2009 in conference opener. NOTABLE: Molecular bi-ology major.

SENIOR• 5-3 • OUTFIELD

BEAVER, PA.BEAVER

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS AB R H HR RBI SB BA SLG2009 28-18 53 9 12 0 7 4 .226 .2832010 36-26 76 7 17 0 6 0 .224 .2502011 25-21 61 9 13 0 7 0 .213 .295Total 89-65 190 25 42 0 20 4 .221 .274

Three-year letterwinner who isone of Grove City’s most versa-tile players ... Will compete for

full-time starting spot in infield and outfield this spring.AS A JUNIOR: Made six starts at second base, earningthird letter ... Appeared in 17 total games in a varietyof roles. AS A SOPHOMORE: Made 14 appearances,earning second letter ... Made first start at AlleghenyMarch 19. AS A FRESHMAN: Earned first collegiateletter ... Started final three games of season at catcher... Appeared in 16 games as a reserve ... Made twoappearances in the outfield. NOTABLE: Communica-tion studies major.

SENIOR• 5-3 • INFIELD

WINTERSVILLE, OHIO

INDIAN CREEK


Two-year letterwinner who willlead Wolverine pitching staff in2012 ... Will also likely see time

at first base ... Team co-captain. AS A SOPHOMORE:Led team in wins, appearances, innings pitched andstrikeouts ... Second Team All-Presidents’ Athletic Con-ference honoree. AS A FRESHMAN: Earned first letter... Tied for team lead in pitching appearances and wins... Second on team in strikeouts and innings pitched.NOTABLE: Biology major ... Dean’s List student.

JUNIOR• 5-7• PITCHER

LOWER BURRELL, PA.BURRELL

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS W-L SV ERA IP H K BB2010 33-17 7-10 2 3.92 100.0 109 57 402011 22-17 10-8 2 3.23 108.1 120 67 29Totals 55-34 17-18 4 3.56 208.1 229 124 69

Year G-GS AB R H HR RBI SB BA SLG2010 36-33 101 13 27 0 7 2 .267 .2772011 34-34 80 11 21 0 10 1 .262 .300Total 70-67 181 24 48 0 17 3 .265 .287

Junior Lauren Clarke led the Grove City pitching staff inseveral key statistical categories in 2011. She earnedSecond Team All-PAC honors last year.

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Returning letterwinner who willlikely be counted on to bolsterpitching staff this season. AS A

SOPHOMORE: Earned second letter ... Made team-high 12 relief appearances in 2011 ... Third on team ininnings pitched. AS A FRESHMAN: Appeared in threegames ... Made collegiate debut at Penn State BeaverMarch 18, 2010. NOTABLE: English major.

JUNIOR • 5-9 • PITCHER

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.ORCHARD PARK

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS W-L SV ERA IP H K BB2010 3-0 0-0 0 10.50 2.2 8 1 12011 12-0 0-0 0 3.41 12.1 19 8 11Totals 15-0 0-0 0 4.67 15.0 27 9 12

Year G-GS AB R H HR RBI SB BA SLG2010 2-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .0002011 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000Total 6-0 5 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000

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Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter in outfield for GroveCity. AS A JUNIOR: Finished sec-

ond on team with .344 batting average ... Played error-less defense in outfield ... Named Second Team All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference. AS A SOPHOMORE:Earned regular starting assignment in right field ...Started 31 games, earning second letter ... Openedseason by going 6 for 12 with two doubles. AS A FRESH-MAN: Earned first letter ... Saw action in outfield and atdesignated player ... Made first start March 18, 2009 atMalone. NOTABLE: Marketing management major ...Dean’s List student.

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CARLISLE, PA.BOILING SPRINGS


Two-year letterwinner who willbattle for starting spot in outfield and first base ... Loneleft-hander on 2012 roster. AS A SOPHOMORE:Appeared in 16 games, earning second letter ... Madefirst collegiate start April 21, 2011 against Chatham ...Played in team-high 15 games as a substitute. AS AFRESHMAN: Saw duty in six games as reserve ... Earnedfirst letter. NOTABLE: English major.

JUNIOR • 5-5 • OUTFIELD

LOWER BURRELL, PA.BURRELL

CAREER STATISTICSYear G-GS AB R H HR RBI SB BA SLG2010 6-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .0002011 16-1 12 3 2 0 0 0 .167 .333Total 22-1 15 3 2 0 0 0 .133 .267

Senior outfielder Grace Murtoff earned Second TeamAll-Presidents’ Athletic Conference honors in 2011 afterhitting .344.

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Third-year player who will battlefor starting spot in Grove Cityinfield. AS A SOPHOMORE:

Emerged as one of Grove City’s top reserves ... Drovein five runs in just nine at-bats. AS A FRESHMAN: Madesix appearances, including first collegiate start March30, 2010 against Loras ... Earned first letter. NOTABLE:History major.

JUNIOR • 4-10 • INFIELD

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SENIOR • 5-5 • INFIELD

KNOXVILLE, TENN.FARRAGUT

Two-year starter at secondbase ... Will likely see action atboth middle infield spots ...

Team co-captain. AS A JUNIOR: Earned second let-ter ... One of five players to appear in all 34 games ...Second on team in sacrifice bunts. AS A SOPHO-MORE: Earned Second Team All-Presidents’ AthleticConference at second base ... Started 36 games atsecond ... Second on team in runs batted in and fourthin hits. NOTABLE: Mechanical engineering major.


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GIBSONIA, PA.HAMPTON

First-year player who will battlefor time in outfield. NOTABLE:Accounting/finance major.

FRESHMAN • 5-5 • CATCHER

ALLISON PARK, PA.HAMPTON

Newcomer who will compete forstarting spot at catcher.NOTABLE: History major.

FRESHMAN • 5-6 • INFIELD

NEW KENSINGTON, PA.VALLEY

Freshman who will compete forstarting spot in infield.NOTABLE: Political science major.

FRESHMAN• 5-7 • INFIELD

MACEDONIA, OHIO

NORDONIA

Newcomer who will competefor time in infield and at catcher.NOTABLE: Communication

studies major ... Also started at guard for Grove Citybasketball team..

FRESHMAN • 5-7 • PITCHER

NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OHIO

LUTHERAN WEST

First-year performer who willbolster Grove City pitching staff.NOTABLE: Accounting major.

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THE PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

2011 Standings Conference OverallW L W L

Bethany* 14 2 29 16Thomas More 13 2 26 13Westminster 11 5 19 16Waynesburg 8 8 16 16Grove City 7 9 18 16Thiel 7 9 11 22Saint Vincent 6 10 16 12Chatham 3 13 9 18Washington & Jefferson 2 13 7 22Geneva 27 13*-PAC Tournament Champion

2011 Presidents’ Athletic ConferenceChampionship Tournament May 7-8

Bethany, West VirginiaGame A - Bethany 1, Waynesburg 0Game B - Thomas More 5, Westminster 4Game C - Bethany 2, Thomas More 1Game D - Westminster 3, Waynesburg 0Game E - Thomas More 5, Westminster 4Game F - Bethany 1, Thomas More 0

Presidents’ Athletic Conference2011 All-Conference First Team

C Melissa Rankin Thiel1B Brittany Wegman Thomas More2B Chelsea Butler BethanySS Rachel Moon Waynesburg3B Andrea Thomas BethanyOF Maria Vallone BethanyOF Laura Davin ThielOF Amber Pivik WaynesburgP Alyssa Grossman Saint VincentP Dana Bors Thomas MoreP Emily Jump BethanyP Samantha Ladenburger Thomas MoreDP Katie Hughes WestminsterUT Lis Schulz WestminsterUT Amanda Baughman Waynesburg

PAC PLAYER OF THE YEARAndrea Thomas, Bethany College

Presidents’ Athletic Conference2011 All-Conference Second Team

C Stefaney Turner Thomas More1B Chelsea Brown Westminster2B Becky Deane Saint Vincent2B DiAndra DiBacco WestminsterSS Ashley Beltz WestminsterSS Christine Slater GROVE CITY3B Amanda Sheppeck GROVE CITYOF Grace Murtoff GROVE CITYOF Sam Shumaker Saint VincentOF Julia Eck ChathamOF Courtney Lax BethanyP Lauren Clarke GROVE CITYDP Casey Schmidt GROVE CITYUT Lauren Pennell GROVE CITYUT Kelsey Cunningham Wash. & Jeff.

PAC COACH OF THE YEARJan Forsty, Bethany College

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Founded in 1955, the Presidents’ Athletic Confer-ence continues its mission of promoting intercollegiateathletics and the pursuit of academic excellence.

Comprised of 10 select private colleges - BethanyCollege, Chatham University, Geneva College, GroveCity College, Saint Vincent College, Thiel College, Tho-mas More College, Washington & Jefferson College,Waynesburg University and Westminster College - thePAC remains a unique organization in this day of high-pressure intercollegiate athletics.

With academics at the center of each member’sphilosophy, the PAC is built on the principle that anathletic program is a part of college life, but not anentity in itself.

During the 2005-06 academic year, Chatham,Geneva and Saint Vincent all joined the PAC.

Chatham competed for PAC championships for thefirst time during the 2007-08 academic year. SaintVincent first competed for conference titles in 2010-11

and the 2011-12 year is the first year of eligibility forGeneva.

The PAC annually crowns champions in 19 sports.All-Conference status is awarded in all 19 sports.

Head coaches select all-league squads for all teamsports, while in individual sports such as cross countryand tennis, all-PAC accolades are based upon perfor-mances at the conference championships.

The PAC annually awards its men’s and women’sAll-Sports Trophies to the schools which perform bestacross the board in conference competition.

Grove City won the the Women’s All-Sports Tro-phy in 2010-11 and W&J won the Men’s Trophy. GroveCity led the conference in total All-Sports points with109.

In 2010-11, the league named 734 student-athletesto the PAC Academic Honor Roll, which recognizes allparticipating student-athletes who attain a term grade-point average of 3.60 or above.

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2011 REVIEWThe Grove City College softball team produced

numerous highlights during the Wolverines’ memorable2011 season.

Grove City compiled an 18-16 overall record, theprogram’s best winning percentage since 2004. The 18wins represented the program’s highest win total inover a decade.

The Wolverines highlighted the 32nd year of inter-collegiate competition by earning a sweep of confer-ence foe Saint Vincent and non-conference sweeps ofregional foes Allegheny and La Roche.

Only a modest slide at midseason prevented theWolverines from capturing one of the four berths inthe season-ending Presidents’ Athletic ConferenceChampionship Tournament.

Senior pitcher Lauren Pennell concluded her ca-reer as Grove City’s career leader in innings pitchedwith 542 1/3. Pennell also hit .317 with a team-leading

Shortstop Christine Slater anchored the Wolverineinfield and earned Second Team All-Presidents’ AthleticConference honors following the 2011 season.

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three home runs. She earned Second Team All-PAC,marking the fourth All-Conference citation of her ca-reer.

Pennell teamed with sophomore Lauren Clarke togive Grove City one of its best 1-2 pitching combina-tions in recent memory.

Clarke led Grove City with 10 victories and becamethe program’s career leader in saves. Like Pennell, sheearned Second Team All-PAC recognition.

Junior Grace Murtoff joined Clarke and Pennell onthe conference’s Second Team. After a solid sopho-more season in 2010, Murtoff emerged as one of theleague’s premier outfielders by hitting .344.

She also did not commit an error in 33 gamesplayed.

In addition to starting the season strong at 4-0,the Wolverines also closed 2011 with a flurry, winningsix of their last nine games.

Lauren Pennell led Grove City with three home runs in2011. She also concluded her career as Grove City’scareer leader in innings pitched.

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2011 STATISTICS

2011 RESULTSDate Opponent Result Score RecordFeb. 23 C. Moorhead# W 8-0 1-0Feb. 23 C. Moorhead# W 5-0 2-0Feb. 24 C. Moorhead# W 9-5 3-0Feb. 24 C. Moorhead# W 4-1 4-0Feb. 25 Augustana (Ill.)# L 7-2 4-1Feb. 25 Augustana (Ill.)# L 9-1 4-2Feb. 26 Davenport# L 6-3 4-3Feb. 26 Mich.-Dearborn# L 2-0 4-4March 22 PITT GREENSBURG W 9-7 5-4March 22 PITT GREENSBURG L 13-10 5-5March 29 LA ROCHE W 4-3 (9 inn.) 6-5March 29 LA ROCHE W 3-1 7-5April 2 WASH. & JEFF.* W 6-4 8-5April 2 WASH. & JEFF.* L 2-1 8-6April 6 Saint Vincent* W 5-3 9-6April 6 Saint Vincent* W 2-1 10-6April 7 ALLEGHENY W 3-2 11-6April 7 ALLEGHENY W 3-1 12-6April 10 Thomas More* L 3-2 12-7April 10 Thomas More* L 8-4 12-8April 14 WESTMINSTER* L 8-4 12-9April 14 WESTMINSTER* L 4-3 12-10April 15 BETHANY* L 6-5 12-11April 15 BETHANY* L 2-1 12-12April 20 GENEVA L 6-0 12-13April 20 GENEVA W 6-2 13-13April 21 Chatham* W 6-1 14-13April 21 Chatham* W 7-3 15-13April 28 PSU BEHREND W 1-0 16-13April 28 PSU BEHREND L 8-1 16-14April 30 Thiel* L 4-2 16-15April 30 Thiel* W 9-1 (6 inn.) 17-15May 4 Waynesburg* L 5-2 17-16May 4 Waynesburg* W 5-0 18-16

*-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Game#-Game Played in Clermont, Fla.

Home Games in CAPS

BATTINGName G-GS AB R H HR RBI SB BA SLG OBASheppeck 34-33 100 26 37 2 18 0 .370 .580 .379Murtoff 33-31 90 11 31 0 12 0 .344 .400 .359Schmidt 29-22 68 10 22 2 13 0 .324 .544 .390Pennell 34-34 101 15 32 3 16 1 .317 .535 .346Clarke 34-34 80 11 21 0 10 1 .262 .300 .337Piper 28-22 68 11 15 0 6 1 .221 .294 .264Covatto 25-21 61 9 13 0 7 0 .213 .295 .250S. Young 34-33 92 10 19 1 4 2 .207 .304 .247Slater 25-25 71 12 14 0 5 4 .197 .239 .278B. Young 34-32 62 7 12 0 8 3 .194 .290 .271-----Vaeth 22-19 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500Reece 9-0 9 0 4 0 5 0 .444 .667 . 444Clifford 21-14 45 4 13 0 5 0 .289 .378 .360Klimek 12-11 26 3 7 0 4 0 .269 .269 .296Klngsmth 16-1 12 3 2 0 0 0 .167 .333 .167Strodtman 17-2 17 2 1 0 2 0 .059 .118 .200Jentsch 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Eastham 17-6 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000Totals 34-34 909 136 244 8 115 12 .268 .382 .314

PITCHINGName G-GS W-L SV ERA IP H K BBPennell 17-17 8-8 0 2.57 95.1 92 56 30Clarke 22-17 10-8 2 3.23 108.1 120 67 29-----Schmidt 7-0 0-0 0 0.00 5.2 3 3 5Jentsch 12-0 0-0 0 3.41 12.1 19 8 11Strodtman 4-0 0-0 0 4.20 6.2 8 1 0Sheppeck 1-0 0-0 0 10.50 0.2 2 0 0Totals 34-34 18-16 2 2.87 229.0 244 135 75

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Brittany Young appeared in all 34 games in center fieldfor Grove City in 2011.

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Grove City’s finishing surge began with a 6-2 winover archrival Geneva April 20. Pennell pitched five shut-out innings while Clarke and Sarah Young both doubledand singled in that victory.

Pennell earned PAC Pitcher of the Week honors inrecognition of her performance during the week.

Two wins at Chatham the next afternoon bolsteredthe Wolverines’ push for a conference tournament berth.Pennell homered and doubled in a 6-1 Game One winwhile Elsa Klingensmith tripled in the nightcap, helpingthe Wolverines to a 7-3 triumph.

Clarke threw a two-hit shutout seven days lateragainst Penn State Behrend, helping Grove City improveto 16-13 overall with the 1-0 win.

Grove City needed to win three of its final fourgames to earn the No. 4 seed in the tournament. TheWolverines split a twinbill at Thiel April 30, reboundingfrom a 4-2 loss to earn a 9-1 win in Game Two.

Grove City’s bid for the conference tournamentslipped away in the season finale May 4, though, asWaynesburg pulled out a 5-2 victory.

The resilient Wolverines closed the season in strongfashion, however, as Pennell capped her career with aone-hit shutout. She struck out 10 in seven innings.

Senior center fielder Brittany Young tripled andsingled in the season-ending win for the Wolverines.

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RECORD BOOKINDIVIDUAL - SEASON

BATTINGBatting Avg: .500, Cherith Reidenbaker, 1996

.473, Allison Atwood, 2004

Home Runs: 4, Brittany Young, 20093, Lauren Pennell, 2011

Runs Scored: 29, Amy Fisher, 200828, Brittany Young, 2008

Total Hits: 45, Lauren Pennell, 200843, Amy Fisher, 200943, Christine Slater, 2009

RBI: 36, Amy Fisher, 200830, Abby Greiner, 2007

At-Bats: 125, Heidi Lohr, 2009123, Amanda Furmage, 2009

PITCHINGWins: 16, Michelle Kirin, 1988

15, Lauren Pennell, 2009

Innings: 201.2, Lauren Pennell, 2009137.0, Michelle Kirin, 1988, 1989

Saves: 3, Lauren Pennell, 20102, Allison Atwood, 20042, Lauren Clarke, 2010/2011

Appearances: 35, Lauren Pennell, 200933, L. Pennell/L. Clarke, 2010

Strikeouts: 112, Allison Atwood, 2003106, Lauren Pennell, 2009

ERA: 1.08, Allison Atwood, 20041.12, Lynn Hubler, 1998

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDSOverall Conf.

Year W L T W L1980 8 2 6 1%1981 4 8 2 5%1982 9 6 5 2%1983 3 8 2 5%1984 7 9 3 3%1985 15 6 5 1%1986 14 9 8 3*

2 2%1987 13 7 8 3*1988 18 6 8 2*1989 10 11 6 4*1990 9 10 5 1*1991 9 9 4 4*1992 8 14 3 5*1993 3 14 1 7*1994 3 14 2 6*1995 12 9 5 4*1996 14 6 4 4*1997 17 11 7 3*1998 20 8 9 1*1999 12 12 5 3*2000 6 14 3 5*2001 7 15 4 4*2002 2 17 1 7*2003 12 17 5 5*2004 14 9 7 3*2005 10 20 4 6*2006 11 15 1 3 8*2007 9 26 1 11*2008 15 23 6 8*2009 16 20 7 7*2010 14 23 5 92011 18 16 7 9All-Time 342 387 1 153 144%-Women’s Keystone Conference*-Presidents’ Athletic ConferenceBOLD indicates conference champions

COACHING RECORDSName Years W-L Conf.Don Lyle 1980-88 91-61 49-27Cathy Jacobs 1989-93 39-51 19-21Susan Roberts 1994-98 66-48 27-18Michelle Santom 1999-2005 63-104 29-33Peter Fisher 2006 11-15-1 3-8Chelle Fuss 2007-present 72-107 26-44

Heidi Lohr set a new Grove City single-season recordwith 135 at bats in 2009.

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Carla (Wetzel) Patarini competed involleyball, basketball and softball,accumulating a Grove City-record11 letters from 1978-82. She playedon seven teams that won conferencetitles and six teams that qualified forEAIAW or NCAA postseason play.

Women’s softball made its debut as a varsity sport atGrove City in 1980, during Wetzel’s sophomore year.Playing third base, she earned First Team All-Women’sKeystone Conference and team MVP honors after lead-ing the team to an 8-2 record.

She earned All-WKC honors in volleyball in her finalthree seasons. She captained the team for two yearsand earned co-team MVP honors as a junior. The 1981team won the WKC title and an NCAA Tournament berth.

On the basketball court, Wetzel engineered theoffense at point guard all four years. During her ca-reer, the Lady Wolverines secured four WKC titles andfinished 66-12 overall. She graduated in 1982 with abachelor’s degree in accounting.

2008 INDUCTEE

Carla (Wetzel ’82) Patarini Kathie Brandt ’82Following her freshman year, KathieBrandt became instrumental in mak-ing women’s softball a varsity sportat Grove City.

The inaugural softball squad tookthe field in 1980 with Brandt at first

base and batting cleanup. She led the team in runsbatted in all three seasons and received All-Women’sKeystone Conference honors three times under headcoach Don Lyle.

She captained the team twice and led the conferencein home runs and runs batted in as a senior.

A strong post player for head coach Terry Ellis on thehardwood, Brandt helped the cagers post a 67-11 over-all record and earn four WKC titles.

In her junior season, the Wolverines qualified for theEAIAW Championship Tournament. In her senior sea-son, Grove City played in the first NCAA Division IIIChampionship Tournament.

2010 INDUCTEE

A four-year starter in the infield forthe Grove City softball team from 1985to 1988, Tammy Leonard became oneof the most decorated players in pro-gram history. Leonard started at short-stop and helped lead the Wolverinesto their first two Presidents’ Athletic

Conference titles in both 1986 and 1987.

As a senior captain in 1988, the Leonard-led Wolverinesplaced second in the conference with an 8-2 league recordwhile winning a single-season record 18 games. She ledGrove City with a .400 batting average, earning First TeamAll-PAC recognition for the second consecutive season.

Leonard also became the program’s initial First TeamCoSIDA Academic All-American that spring.

The Uniontown, Ohio, native made an immediate impactat Grove City as she drove in a team-leading 23 runs as afreshman in 1985.

Leonard graduated magna cum laude in 1988 with abachelor’s degree in business administration/computersystems.

2012 INDUCTEE

Tammy (Leonard ‘88) Hardy

Three Grove City softball standouts have been inducted into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

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GROVE CITY COLLEGE

The beautifully landscaped cam-pus of Grove City College stretchesover 150 acres and includes 27 neo-Gothic buildings. It is considered oneof the loveliest in the nation.

While the College has changedto meet the needs of the society itserves, its basic philosophy has re-mained unchanged since its found-ing in 1876. It is a Christian, liberalarts institution, dedicated to theprinciple of providing the highestquality education at the lowest pos-sible cost.

Wishing to remain truly inde-pendent and to retain its distinctivequalities as a private school gov-erned by private citizens (trustees),it is one of few colleges in the coun-try that does not accept federalfunds.

Affiliated with the PresbyterianChurch (U.S.A.), but not narrowly de-nominational, the College believesthat to be well-educated a studentshould be exposed to the centralideas of the Judeo-Christian tradi-tion.

Grove City College offers under-graduate degrees in liberal arts, sci-ences, engineering, business, andmusic and is distinguished as a na-tional leader in education.

Grove City’s programs in elec-trical and mechanical engineeringare accredited by the EngineeringAccreditation Commission Board ofthe Accreditation Board for Engi-neering and Technology.

The “big business school cur-riculum” prepares students fortoday’s global business reality. Anextensive variety of internship op-portunities are provided across thecurriculum.

Grove City College wants its stu-dents to be prepared in this age ofmobile information technology.

Each entering freshman receivesa tablet computer which is his or hersto keep upon graduation with afour-year degree.

This is part of the InformationTechnology Initiative, a total pro-gram integrating technology acrossthe curriculum.

The College believes that its stu-dent body has a unique mix of tal-ents and abilities.

Its Career Services programhelps students identify those key as-sets during the first year and thenbuilds a four-year strategy to helpthem pursue a satisfying career.

Personal counseling, profes-sional speakers, databases, alumnicontacts, summer internships, cor-porate visits, employer presentationsand more are incorporated into thecareer preparation experience.

Grove City follows the semestercalendar plan, in addition to offer-ing two-week sessions in Januaryand May.

Most of the 2,500 students livein separate men’s and women’s dor-mitories. The rest are local com-muters or married students.

A full program of cultural, pro-fessional, athletic and social activi-ties is offered, including 19 intercol-legiate varsity athletic teams.

Grove City, a town of 8,100people, is located 60 miles north ofPittsburgh. It is located nearInterstates 79 and 80 and has a mu-nicipal airport.

Grove City College2011-2012

Tuition$6,799 per semester

Room and Board$3,705 per semester

ABOUT THE COLLEGE

Grove City College’sBreen Student Union

PROGRAMS AND MAJORS

ACCOUNTINGAcounting (B.S.)

BIBLICAL AND RELIGIOUS STUDIESBiblical and Religious Studies (B.A.)

BIOLOGYBiology (B.S.)

Molecular Biology (B.S.)BUSINESS

Business Management (B.S.)Finance (B.S.)

Industrial Management (B.S.)International Business (B.S.)

Marketing Management (B.S.)CHEMISTRY

Biochemistry (B.S.)Chemistry (B.S.)

COMMUNICATION STUDIESCommunication Studies (B.A.)

COMPUTER SCIENCEComputer Science (B.S.)

Computer Information Systems (B.S.)ECONOMICS

Economics (B.A.)Business/Economics (B.S.)

EDUCATIONPre K-4 Elementary Education (B.S.)

Pre K-8 Special Education and Pre K-4Elementary Education (B.S.)

Middle Level Math/English/Science Educ. (B.S.)K-12 Biology/General Science Educ. (B.S.)

K-12 French Education (B.A.)K-12 Music Education (B.M.)

K-12 Spanish Education (B.A.)7-12 Biology/General Science Educ. (B.S.)

7-12 Chemistry Education (B.S.)7-12 Chemistry/Gen. Science Educ. (B.S.)

7-12 English Education (B.A.)7-12 English/Communication Educ. (B.A.)

7-12 Mathematics Education (B.S.)7-12 Physics Education (B.S.)

7-12 Physics/Gen. Science Educ. (B.S.)7-12 Social Studies Education (B.A.)

ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ENGINEERINGElectrical/Computer Engineering (B.S.E.E.)

ENGLISHEnglish (B.A.)

ENTREPRENEURSHIPEntrepreneurship (B.S.)

HISTORYHistory (B.A.)

MATHEMATICSMathematics (B.S.)

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGMechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.)

MODERN LANGUAGESFrench (B.A.)

Spanish (B.A.)MUSIC & FINE ARTS

Music (B.M.)Music/Business (B.M.)

Music/Performing Arts (B.M.)Music/Religion (B.M.)

PHILOSOPHYPhilosophy (B.A.)

PHYSICAL EDUCATIONExercise Science (B.S.)

PHYSICSApplied Physics (B.S.)

Applied Physics/Computer (B.S.)POLITICAL SCIENCEPolitical Science (B.A.)

PSYCHOLOGYPsychology (B.A. or B.S.)

SOCIOLOGYSociology (B.A.)

PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMSPre-DentalPre-Health

Pre-LawPre-Theology

Pre-Veterinary

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ATHLETIC FACILITIESAll 19 of Grove City College’s intercollegiate

varsity athletic teams utilize the College’s superiorfacilities for competition, practices and off-seasontraining and conditioning.

Grove City’s athletic facilities have undergonenumerous renovations and improvements in re-cent years, with more upgrades scheduled in theimmediate future.

On lower campus, Robert E. Thorn Field is hometo the College’s football and track and field teams.The College installed CSTurf at Robert E. ThornField. CSTurf is a synthetic playing surface thatfeatures polyethylene LSR grass fibers and a rub-ber infill system.

The College also installed lights and resurfacedthe 8-lane track around the field. Grove City alsoreconfigured its setup for track meets during theserenovations.

In 2011, the College installed a new state-of-the-art scoreboard and new bleachers on the visi-tors’ side at Thorn Field.

These upgrades benefit the entire campus com-munity as the complex is used by both the College’sclub sports teams and its intramural program,along with the varsity teams.

The track is also available for use by recre-ational walkers and joggers. The complex also fea-tures 10 all-weather tennis courts next to the sta-dium.

Phillips Field House, located at the north endof the complex, features several locker rooms, anathletic training room, meeting rooms and coaches’offices. It is used by the football, track and tennisprograms throughout the academic year.

The Physical Learning Center (PLC) houses theGrove City College Arena, home to the College’sbasketball and volleyball programs.

The 1,800-seat Arena recently received newscoreboards, new scorer’s tables and newshotclocks.

The James E. Longnecker Pool is one of the nation’spremier small-college venues for both swimmingand diving and water polo.

In addition, the PLC features the James E.Longnecker Pool, one of the premier aquatic facili-ties in the region. Each year, Grove City hosts thePresidents’ Athletic Conference Swimming and Div-ing Championships at the state-of-the-art facility.

In 2008, the College also hosted the CollegiateWater Polo Association Western Division Champi-onships at the College Pool.

The PLC also features a second pool, the Rec-reational Pool, which is used by members of theCollege community year-round.

A fitness room featuring aerobic and Cybexequipment and a separate weight room with freeand mechanized weights are also keystone areasof the facility.

The PLC also features six racquetball/handballcourts as well as two adjacent intramural rooms.The intramural rooms each feature four basketballcourts, four indoor tennis courts, four volleyballcourts, an indoor track and two indoor jumpingpits.

The College installed new synthetic flooring andseveral new electronic scoreboards throughout theintramural rooms.

The Physical Learning Center houses the ath-letic training room, locker rooms and offices forcoaches and physical education faculty.

The College recently constructed a new officesuite for coaches and athletic administration, whilealso incorporating its Athletic Hall of Fame area.

Grove City’s outdoor athletic facilities have alsoreceived numerous upgrades in recent years.

The varsity soccer field, College Field, was ex-panded and re-sodded during the summer of 2005.College Field also received a new press box dur-ing the summer of 2007.

Meanwhile, Grove City’s baseball and softballfacilities recently received major facelifts as newdugouts, new fencing and electronic scoreboardswere installed on both fields.

The home of Grove City’s football and track andfield teams, Robert E. Thorn Field has receivednumerous renovations in recent years.

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