2009 Media Guide. Washburntm. Softball

2009 Media Guide

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St. Mary’s Invitational - Feb. 5-7

2/5 Angelo State University San Antonio, Texas 12 p.m.

2/5 Midwestern State University San Antonio, Texas 2 p.m.

2/6 Abilene Christian University San Antonio, Texas 3:45 p.m.

2/6 Tarleton State University San Antonio, Texas 6 p.m.

2/7 Southeastern Oklahoma State University San Antonio, Texas 9 a.m.

2/13 University of Central Oklahoma (DH) Edmond, OK 11 a.m.

2/14 East Central University (DH) Edmond, OK 11 a.m.

2/19 Southeastern Oklahoma State University (DH) Durant, OK 1 p.m.

Southeastern Oklahoma Classic - Feb. 20-22

2/20 Saint Edward’s University Durant, OK 12 p.m.

2/20 Abilene Christian University Durant, OK 2 p.m.

2/21 St. Mary’s University (TX) Durant, OK 10 a.m.

2/21 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK 4 p.m.

2/22 Angelo State University Durant, OK 12 p.m.

Missouri Southern/Pittsburg State Border Battle - Feb. 27-March 1 2/27 Arkansas Tech University Joplin, MO 7 p.m.

2/28 University of Nebraska at Omaha Pittsburg, KS 9 a.m.

2/28 Lincoln University Pittsburg, KS 5 p.m.

3/1 Newman University Pittsburg, KS 11 a.m.

3/1 Rockhurst University Pittsburg, KS 3 p.m.

Missouri Southern - Teri (Mathis) Zenner Memorial Tourney - March 6-7 3/6 Oklahoma City University Joplin, MO 9 a.m.

3/6 Pittsburg State University Joplin, MO 11 a.m.

3/6 Drury University Joplin, MO 3 p.m.

3/7 Missouri S & T Joplin, MO 11 a.m.

3/7 Cameron University Joplin, MO 3 p.m.

3/11 Benedictine College (Kan.) (DH) Topeka, KS 4 p.m.

Emporia State Tournament - March 13-15

3/13 Truman State University Emporia, KS 2:30 p.m.

3/13 Tarleton State University Emporia, KS 5 p.m.

3/14 University of Nebraska at Omaha Emporia, KS 4 p.m.

3/14 Augustana College (SD) Emporia, KS 6:30 p.m.

3/15 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Emporia, KS 12:30 p.m.

3/27* Missouri Western State University (DH) Topeka, KS 2 p.m.

3/28* Truman State University (DH) Topeka, KS 1 p.m.

4/3* Northwest Missouri State University (DH) Maryville, MO 3 p.m.

4/4* University of Nebraska at Omaha (DH) Omaha, NE 1 p.m.

4/8 Baker University (Kan.) (DH) Topeka, KS 2 p.m.

4/10* Pittsburg State University (DH) Pittsburg, KS 3 p.m.

4/11* Missouri Southern State University (DH) Joplin, MO 1 p.m.

4/17* Southwest Baptist University (DH) Topeka, KS 3 p.m.

4/18* University of Central Missouri (DH) Topeka, KS 1 p.m.

4/22* Emporia State University (DH) Topeka, KS 5 p.m.

4/25* Fort Hays State University (DH) Topeka, KS 1 p.m.

MIAA Postseason Tournament - May 1-2

5/1 TBA Overland Park, KS TBA

5/2 TBA Overland Park, KS TBA

NCAA South Central Regional Tournament - May 9-10

5/9 TBA TBD TBA

5/10 TBA TBD TBA

NCAA Division II Softball World Series - May 21-25

5/21 TBA Salem, VA TBA

5/22 TBA Salem, VA TBA

5/23 TBA Salem, VA TBA

5/24 TBA Salem, VA TBA

5/25 TBA Salem, VA TBA

*MIAA Games Home games in black and bold

Games

2009 Washburn Lady Blues Softball Schedule

2009 Lady Blues Softball Team: (front row) Lindsey Himpel, Whitney Tapp, Maggie West, Roxanne Longoria, Megan Kim-

erer, Tish Williams, Marissa Martin, Ashley Shaffer, Samantha Farris. (back row) Jamie Smith, Kayla Long, Lindsey Moore,

Nicole Perkuhn, Jessica Batres, Dani White, Katie Duncan, Ashley Podschun, Britny Cushing.

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Media Information 2

2009 Lady Blues Outlook

Washburn Numerical Roster 4 Washburn Alphabetical Roster 4 Washburn Prounciation Guide 4 Miscellaneous Roster Information 5

Team Photo 6

Season Preview 6-8

Schedule Information/Facts 8 2009 Lady Blues Profiles

Returning Lady Blues 10-19

Jessie Batres 10

Katie Duncan 11

Megan Kimerer 12

Kayla Long 13

Nicole Perkuhn 14

Ashley Shaffer 15

Whitney Tapp 16

Maggie West 17

Dani White 18

Tish Williams 19

Lady Blues Newcomers 20-21

Britney Cushing 20

Samantha Farris 20

Lindsey Himpel 20

Roxanne Longoria 20

Marissa Martin 21

Lindsey Moore 21

Ashley Podschun 21

Jamie Smith 21

Lady Blues Photo Roster 22 2009 Coaching Staff

Head Coach Lisa Carey 24-26 Assistant Coach Tawnya Guthrie 26 2009 Lady Blues Opponents

Lady Blues 2009 Tournaments 28

MIAA Opponents 29-32

Lady Blues Opponent Records 32

2008 Season In Review

Season Recap 34

Lady Blues Individual Statistics 35

Season Results 36

Team and Individual Superlatives 37 Lady Blues Season Awards 38 Lady Blues Home Run Chart 39 Lady Blues Game-winning RBI Chart 39 2008 MIAA Standings 40 2008 MIAA All-Conference Teams 40 2008 MIAA Tournament Recap 40 2008 MIAA Team Leaders 41 2008 MIAA Individual Leaders 41-42 MIAA Record Book 42-43

About the MIAA 44

Lady Blues History & Records

Lady Blues All-Americans 46 Lady Blues Honor Roll 47 Lady Blues Year by Year Summary 48 Annual Hitting and Pitching Leaders 48 Lady Blues Coaching Records 49 Lady Blues Record Book 49-50 Lady Blues Season/Career Highs 51 Lady Blues in the NCAA Tourney 52-53 Lady Blues NCAA Record Book 52-53 Lady Blues Opponent Series History 54-56 Lady Blues All-Time Roster 56 Lady Blues Year by Year Results 57-60 About Washburn

About Washburn 62-63

2007-08 Athletic Season Flash Back 64 Athletic Success in the MIAA 65 Administrative Staff 66 Washburn Coaches and Staff 67 University Directory 68

About Topeka 69

Washburn Facilities 70-71 About the Washburn Softball Complex 72

Quick Facts

General Information

Name of School Washburn University City/Zip Topeka, KS 66621

Founded 1865

Enrollment 7,00

Nickname Lady Blues

School Colors Yale Blue and White Facility WU Softball Complex Press Box Number 785-670-2511

Surface Grass

Dimensions L - 200, R - 200, C - 220 Affiliation NCAA Division II

Conference MIAA

President Dr. Jerry Farley Alma Mater, Yr. Oklahoma ‘67 Athletics Director Loren Ferre’

Alma Mater, Yr. Texas Christian ‘71 Athletic Dept. Phone 785-670-1134

Fax 785-670-1091

History

First year of softball 1970 Overall all-time record 918-588-1 (.610) /

38th season No of years in national playoffs 7

(4 NAIA - 85-86-87-88), (3 NCAA - 99, 2006, 08) Coaching Staff

Head Coach Lisa Carey

Alma Mater, year Oklahoma, 2002 Record at Washburn, years 191-134 (.588)

(7th season)

Overall Record same

Softball Office Phone 785-670-1797 Best time of day to call 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Assistant coach Tawnya Guthrie Sports Information

Sports Information Director Gene Cassell SID office phone 785-670-1791 SID E-Mail [email protected]

Home phone 785-357-5094

Assistant SID TBD

Softball contact Cassell

office phone same

home phone same

SID fax 785-670-1091

Press Box Phone 785-670-2511 SID mailing address 1700 College Topeka, Kan. 66621 Overnight Address Petro Allied Health

Center, Room 200 D-E Topeka, KS 66621 Athletics Web Site www.wusports.com

On the Covers

The two seniors for

the Lady Blues during

the 2009 season. On

the front cover is Dani

White, a two-time all-

MIAA selection. On the

back cover is Maggie

West, a two-year mem-

ber of the Lady Blues.

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Med Ia Infor M a tI on

The 2009 Washburn University Softball Media Guide is intended to provide information for writers, broadcasters, sports editors, sports information person- nel and fans who follow the Lady Blues. Material in the guide was current as of the printing deadline of Jan. 25, 2009. Additional information is available in the Washburn Sports Information Office and through weekly releases available to personnel from accredited media outlets covering the Lady Blues and on the athletic department web site.

Directions to the WU Softball Complex

Washburn University is in Topeka, Kan., at the intersection of 21st street and Washburn Avenue. Lee Arena is located in the Petro Allied Health Center at the east edge of the Washburn campus. Parking for the facility is across from the press box.

Washburn Sports Information Office

The Washburn University Sports Information Office is located in room 200D of the Petro Allied Health Center. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday though Friday. Phone: 785-670-1791; Fax: 785-670-1091. You may e-mail the SID office at [email protected].

Media Access/Services

Media credentials are available to personnel from accredited media outlets by contacting Gene Cassell, Sports Information Director, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas 66621. Media may also call the office for access to the softball complex as seating is limited. Radio stations wishing to broadcast from the soft- ball complex should make broadcast requests through the Sports Information Office. Telephones for writers from which to file are available in the softball complex press box. Media services include lineups, plus statistics and game notes for each team. Complete stat packets will be available approximately five minutes after the completion of the game.

Interview Policies

Postgame interviews with Lisa Carey are available to media personnel after her brief meeting with the team immediately following the game. Players will not be made available between games of a doubleheader. Interview requests during the week on non-game days are asked to be arranged through the sports infomation office.

Lady Blues on the Internet

For the most up-to-the minute coverage of Lady Blues softball on the

World Wide Web, go to wusports.com, the official web site of the Washburn University Athletic Department.

In addition to updat- ed results, statistics and game stories, you can find photos, player and coach biographies, schedule and roster information and weekly releases on the Lady Blues softball program.

2009 Softball Guide Credits

The 2009 Washburn University Softball Media Guide was written and designed by Gene Cassell, sports information director. Editorial assistance provided by Jeremy Wangler, assistant SID. Players’ mug shots and some action photos were also taken by Cassell. Additional photos were taken by Aaron Deffenbaugh. Campus photos were provided by Peggy Clark, Washburn University photographer. Coaches and player photos of opposing schools cour- tesy of each respective school’s sports information office. Topeka photos cour- tesy of Topeka Visitor and Convention Bureau. Heartland Park photos courtesy of Heartland Park, Topeka. Historical photos from Kaw Yearbook and previous softball media guides. The guide was printed by Multi-Ad Printing, Inc.

2008 Softball Guide Honored

The 2008 Washburn Lady Blues Softball Media guide was named “Best in the Nation”

by the College Sports Information Directors Association of America and was one of five awards the Washburn sports information office received during the 2006-07 school year and one of 55 awards the office has won since Gene Cassell was named Washburn sports information director on Dec. 3, 1998.

Covering the Lady Blues

Print Media Web site Contact Phone Fax Address

Topeka Capital-Journal cjonline.com Ken Corbitt (785) 295-1123 (785) 295-1230 616 Jefferson, Topeka, KS 66607 Kansas City Star kcstar.com David Boyce (816) 234-4355 (816) 234-4360 1729 Grand Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108 Salina Journal saljournal.com Bob Davidson (785) 827-6363 (785) 827-6060 P.O. Box 779, Salina, KS 67401 Wichita Eagle wichitaeagle.com Jeff Parsons (800) 825-6397 (316) 268-6536 825 East Douglas, Wichita, KS 67201 Hutchinson News hutchnews.com Gene Schinzel (800) 766-5772 (620) 662-4186 P.O. Box 190, Hutchinson KS, 67504 Washburn Review washburnreview.org Sports Editor (785) 670-2506 (785) 670-1035 1700 SW College, Topeka, KS 66621

Radio Stations Web site Contact Phone Fax Address

AM 580 WIBW am580wibw.com Bruce Steinbrock (785) 228-7221 (785) 228-7282 1210 SW Executive Drive, Topeka, KS 66615 KMAJ 1440 AM www.kmaj1440.com Mike Manns (785) 272-2122 (785) 272-6219 825 South Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66603

Television Stations Web site Contact Phone Fax Address

KSNT-27 (NBC) ksnt.com Johhny Kane (785) 582-3222 (785) 582-5283 P.O. Box 2700, Topeka, KS 66601 KTKA-49 (ABC) ktka.tv Nic Hoch (785) 273-4949 (785) 215-8495 2121 SW Chelsea Dr. Topeka, KS 66614 WIBW-13 (CBS) wibw.com J.B. Bauersfeld (785) 272-7030 (785) 271-0418 P.O. Box 119, Topeka, KS 66601

Wire Services Web site Contact Phone Fax Address

Associated Press ap.org Steve Brisendine (800) 852-4844 (816) 421-3590 215 West Pershing, Kansas City, MO 64108

2009 Washburn Softball

Season outlook

Senior first baseman

dani White

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2009 W a Shburn Lad y bL ue S r o Ster

N umerical r oster

## Name Pos. B/T Ht Class Hometown High School College 1 Britny Cushing UT R/R 5-6 Fr. Topeka, Kan. Seaman

2 Lindsey Himpel OF L/R 5-4 Fr. Tonganoxie, Kan. Tonganoxie 3 Whitney Tapp C/OF R/R 5-2 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs South

4 Roxanne Longoria OF R/L 5-3 Jr. Uvalde, Texas Uvalde Barton County 7 Jamie Smith OF R/R 5-6 So. Topeka, Kan. Topeka West

8 Marissa Martin OF L/R 5-5 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Liberty 10 Samantha Farris UT/P R/R 5-4 Fr. Winchester, Kan. McLouth

11 Katie Duncan C R/R 5-7 Jr. Topeka, Kan. Washburn Rural Cowley County 12 Ashley Podschun UT R/R 5-6 Jr. Anthony, Kan. Chaparral Dodge City CC 13 Lindsey Moore SS/P R/R 5-8 Fr. Edmond, Okla. Edmond Memorial

16 Maggie West OF R/R 5-2 Sr. Clay Center, Kan. Clay Center Cloud County 17 Tish Williams 3B R/R 5-7 Jr. Edmond, Okla. Edmond Memorial

18 Jessie Batres OF R/R 5-9 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Oak Park 19 Ashley Shaffer 2B R/R 5-4 So. Topeka, Kan. Seaman

20 Dani White 1B R/R 5-10 Sr. Berryton, Kan. Shawnee Heights 21 Nicole Perkuhn P R/R 5-11 Jr. Topeka, Kan. Washburn Rural 22 Kayla Long P R/R 5-7 Jr. Princeton, Texas Princeton 23 Megan Kimerer P L/L 5-2 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. St. Pius X Head Coach: Lisa Carey 191-134 (.588) -- seventh season

Assistant Coach: Tawnya Guthrie -- first season

a lphabetical r oster

## Name Pos. B/T Ht Class Hometown High School College 18 Jessie Batres OF R/R 5-9 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Oak Park

1 Britny Cushing UT R/R 5-6 Fr. Topeka, Kan. Seaman

11 Katie Duncan C R/R 5-7 Jr. Topeka, Kan. Washburn Rural Cowley County 10 Samantha Farris UT/P R/R 5-4 Fr. Winchester, Kan. McLouth

2 Lindsey Himpel OF L/R 5-4 Fr. Tonganoxie, Kan. Tonganoxie 23 Megan Kimerer P L/L 5-2 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. St. Pius X 22 Kayla Long P R/R 5-7 Jr. Princeton, Texas Princeton

4 Roxanne Longoria OF R/L 5-3 Jr. Uvalde, Texas Uvalde Barton County 8 Marissa Martin OF L/R 5-5 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Liberty

13 Lindsey Moore SS/P R/R 5-8 Fr. Edmond, Okla. Edmond Memorial 21 Nicole Perkuhn P R/R 5-11 Jr. Topeka, Kan. Washburn Rural

12 Ashley Podschun UT R/R 5-6 Jr. Anthony, Kan. Chaparral Dodge City CC 19 Ashley Shaffer 2B R/R 5-4 So. Topeka, Kan. Seaman

7 Jamie Smith OF R/R 5-6 So. Topeka, Kan. Topeka West 3 Whitney Tapp C/OF R/R 5-2 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs South

16 Maggie West OF R/R 5-2 Sr. Clay Center, Kan. Clay Center Cloud County 20 Dani White 1B R/R 5-10 Sr. Berryton, Kan. Shawnee Heights

17 Tish Williams 3B R/R 5-7 Jr. Edmond, Okla. Edmond Memorial Head Coach: Lisa Carey 191-134 (.588) -- seventh season

Assistant Coach: Tawnya Guthrie -- first season

p roNuNciatioN G uide Jessica Batres

BAY-tress

Nicole Perkuhn

PER-Coon

Ashley Podschun

Pod-schoon

Megan Kimerer

KIM-er-er

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b y c lass Seniors (2):

Maggie West Dani White Juniors (9):

Whitney Tapp Katie Duncan Tish Williams Jessie Batres Nicole Perkuhn Kayla Long Megan Kimerer Roxanne Longoria Ashley Podschun Sophomores (2):

Ashley Shaffer Jamie Smith Freshmen (5):

Britny Cushing Lindsey Himpel Marissa Martin Samantha Farris Lindsey Moore

b y s tate Kansas (10):

Anthony: Ashley Podschun Barryton: Dani White Clay Center: Maggie West Toganoxie: Lindsey Himpel Topeka: Britny Cushing,

Jamie Smith, Katie Duncan, Ashley Shaffer, Nicole Perkuhn Winchester: Samantha

Farris Missouri (4):

Blue Springs: Whitney Kansas City: Jessi Batres, Tapp

Megan Kimerer, Marissa Martin

Oklahoma (2):

Edmond: Tish Williams, Lindsey Moore Texas (2):

Princeton: Kayla Long Uvalde: Roxanne

Longoria

b y b irthdays February (1)

Lindsey Himpel (2/15/90) March (1)

Kayla Long (3/10/88) April (2)

Dani White (4/5/86) Lindsey Moore (4/13/90) May (3)

Roxanne Longoria (5/7/88) Maggie West (5/15/87) Ashley Podschun (5/20/88) June (1)

Marissa Martin (6/26/89) July (3)

Nicole Perkuhn (7/6/88) Jamie Smith (7/27/89) Britny Cushing (7/30/90) August (3)

Katie Duncan (8/9/87) Jessie Batres (8/16/87) Samanthan Farris (8/16/89) October (1)

Whitney Tapp (10/24/87) November (1)

Tish Williams (11/9/86) December (2)

Megan Kimerer (12/1/87) Ashley Shaffer (12/2/88)

b y p ositioN Catchers

Whitney Tapp Katie Duncan First Basemen Dani White Second Basemen Ashley Shaffer Third Basemen Tish Williams Shortstop Lindsey Moore Outfielders Maggie West Jessie Batres Lindsey Himpel Roxanne Longoria Jamie Smith Marissa Martin Pitchers Nicole Perkuhn Kayla Long Megan Kimerer Samantha Farris Lindsey Moore Utility Britny Cushing Samantha Farris Ashley Poschun

b y m ajor Accounting Jessie Batres Kayla Long Athletic Training Ashley Podschun Jamie Smith Biology Marissa Martin Criminal Justice Katie Duncan Roxanne Longoria Nursing Lindsey Himpel Ashley Shaffer Law Enforcement Megan Kimerer Mass Media Dani White Physical Education Samantha Farris Maggie West Physical Therapy Nicole Perkuhn Whitney Tapp Sociology Tish Williams Undeclared Britny Cushing Lindsey Moore

b y c areer G ames s tarted Dani White (164)

Tish Williams (104) Jessie Batres (90) Whitney Tapp (85) Kayla Long (32) Maggie West (25) Katie Duncan (18) Ashley Shaffer (16) Nicole Perkuhn (13) Megan Kimerer (9)

b y c areer G ames p layed Dani White (164)

Tish Williams (104) Jessie Batres (99) Whitney Tapp (99) Maggie West (42) Kayla Long (38) Ashley Shaffer (37) Nicole Perkuhn (29) Megan Kimerer (27) Katie Duncan (22)

Lady Blues Personality Chart

Third base Tish Williams

Pitcher Nicole Perkuhn

Kayla Long Megan Kimerer Linsdey Moore Samantha Farris

First base Dani White Shortstop

Linsdey Moore Samantha Farris

Britny Cushing Left field

Jessie Batres Roxanne Longoria

Right field Lindsey Himpel

Jamie Smith Center field

Maggie West Marissa Martin

Catcher Whitney Tapp

Katie Duncan

Designated Player Ashley Podschun

Britny Cushing Second base

Ashley Shaffer

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2009 Sea Son Pre VI eW

2009 Lady Blues Softball Team: (front row) Lindsey Himpel, Whitney Tapp, Maggie West, Roxanne Longo- ria, Megan Kimerer, Tish Williams, Marissa Martin, Ashley Shaffer, Samantha Farris. (back row) Jamie Smith, Kayla Long, Lindsey Moore, Nicole Perkuhn, Jessica Batres, Dani White, Katie Duncan, Ashley Pod- schun, Britny Cushing.

The Washburn Lady Blues softball team has high hopes entering the 2009 season built from a strong fin- ish to last season reaching the NCAA South Central Regional for the second time in three seasons finishing the season with a 29-28 record.

The Lady Blues are coming off a fourth-place tie in the MIAA standings and return three pitchers, both corner infielders and their catcher from last season’s squad.

Washburn has also added talented recruits who got their feet wet during the spring season and are ready to contribute this spring.

Infielders

Leading the Washburn returners are a pair of anchors at the corners in senior first team all-MIAA selection Dani White and junior second team all-MIAA pick Tish Williams.

Third baseman Williams led the Lady Blues with a .382 batting average and broke her own school single- season home run record hitting 16 as a sophomore. She finished with a team-high 65 hits, five triples, 47 runs scored and 48 runs batted in. She recorded 18 multi-hit games and recorded a .782 slugging percentage and a .470 on base percentage.

White hit .322 with 10 home runs and 58 hits and set Washburn’s single-season putout record with 562 at first base. She enters her senior season third on the all-

time home run chart with 31 career home runs while starting all 164 games of her Lady Blues career.

At catcher, the Lady Blues have two experienced backstops in juniors Whitney Tapp and Katie Duncan.

Tapp earned honorable mention all-MIAA honors behind the plate as a sophomore starting 45 games while batting .321 with 52 hits. She was solid behind the plate committing only two errors in 146 chances.

Her 35 runs scored were the second-best tally on the team. Duncan started 11 games at catcher during the season.

Moving into a starting second baseman’s role will be sophomore Ashley Shaffer, who made seven starts on the infield at shortstop and third base. Shaffer will have to replace the graduated Malarie Fellers who finished her career as Washburn’s all-time assist leader while starting all 217 games at second base.

Newcomer Lindsey Moore will hold down shortstop duties when not pitching. She earned all-league and all-Edmond (Okla.) honors as a senior.

When Moore steps inside the circle, she will be replaced by fellow freshman pitcher Samantha Farris.

Farris earned first team all-state honors and finished her senior season with 29 hits and 19 RBI at McLouth High School leading the team to a third place state tournament finish.

Freshman Britny Cushing could also see time at

shortstop and she earned all-league and all-city honors

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in Topeka following her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.

The combo will look to fill the shoes of current student assist coach Brooke DeVader who started 219 games in her career and finished with a school-record 38 home runs.

Outfielders

Returning to the outfield is junior left fielder Jessie Batres. Batres started 48 games in left as she batted .244 with 32 hits while scoring 21 runs with 18 RBI.

Senior Maggie West started 20 games in the outfield in her first season at Washburn. She began 14 games in right field and six more in left during the course of the season. West is making the move to center field in 2009 replacing Mandy Tarbutton, who was named the 2008 Lady Blues most valuable player while starting all 57 games in center as a senior. West finished the season strong by batting .300 during the MIAA portion of the

schedule.

Newcomer Lindsey Himpel is penciled in to the starting right fielder’s spot entering the season. Himpel earned all-area, all-league and all-metro honors at Tonganoxie High School and she led her team in doubles, triples and stolen bases as a senior.

Looking for playing time will be junior Roxanne Longoria, sophomore Jamie Smith and freshman Marissa Martin in back up roles in the outfield.

Longoria is a transfer from Barton County where she started 60 of 62 games and recorded 44 hits with a .268 batting average.

Smith is playing softball again after sitting out the season last year after her senior season in 2007 at Topeka West.

Martin was an all-district, all-league and all-KC Northland pick as a senior after wrapping up her career with a .354 batting average and a career on-base per- centage of .472.

K atie Duncan Dani White

Whitney Tapp Ashley Shaffer Ma ggie W est Nicole Perkuhn Tish Williams K ayla Long Jessie Batres Megan Kimerer

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2009 Sea Son Pre VI eW St. Mary’s Invitational - Feb. 5-7

2/5 Angelo State University San Antonio, Texas 12 p.m.

2/5 Midwestern State University San Antonio, Texas 2 p.m.

2/6 Abilene Christian University San Antonio, Texas 3:45 p.m.

2/6 Tarleton State University San Antonio, Texas 6 p.m.

2/7 Southeastern Oklahoma State University San Antonio, Texas 9 a.m.

2/13 University of Central Oklahoma (DH) Edmond, OK 11 a.m.

2/14 East Central University (DH) Edmond, OK 11 a.m.

2/19 Southeastern Oklahoma State University (DH) Durant, OK 1 p.m.

Southeastern Oklahoma Classic - Feb. 20-22

2/20 Saint Edward’s University Durant, OK 12 p.m.

2/20 Abilene Christian University Durant, OK 2 p.m.

2/21 St. Mary’s University (TX) Durant, OK 10 a.m.

2/21 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK 4 p.m.

2/22 Angelo State University Durant, OK 12 p.m.

Missouri Southern/Pittsburg State Border Battle - Feb. 27-March 1 2/27 Arkansas Tech University Joplin, MO 7 p.m.

2/28 University of Nebraska at Omaha Pittsburg, KS 9 a.m.

2/28 Lincoln University Pittsburg, KS 5 p.m.

3/1 Newman University Pittsburg, KS 11 a.m.

3/1 Rockhurst University Pittsburg, KS 3 p.m.

Missouri Southern - Teri (Mathis) Zenner Memorial Tourney - March 6-7 3/6 Oklahoma City University Joplin, MO 9 a.m.

3/6 Pittsburg State University Joplin, MO 11 a.m.

3/6 Drury University Joplin, MO 3 p.m.

3/7 Missouri S & T Joplin, MO 11 a.m.

3/7 Cameron University Joplin, MO 3 p.m.

3/11 Benedictine College (Kan.) (DH) Topeka, KS 4 p.m.

Emporia State Tournament - March 13-15

3/13 Truman State University Emporia, KS 2:30 p.m.

3/13 Tarleton State University Emporia, KS 5 p.m.

3/14 University of Nebraska at Omaha Emporia, KS 4 p.m.

3/14 Augustana College (SD) Emporia, KS 6:30 p.m.

3/15 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Emporia, KS 12:30 p.m.

3/27* Missouri Western State University (DH) Topeka, KS 2 p.m.

3/28* Truman State University (DH) Topeka, KS 1 p.m.

4/3* Northwest Missouri State University (DH) Maryville, MO 3 p.m.

4/4* University of Nebraska at Omaha (DH) Omaha, NE 1 p.m.

4/8 Baker University (Kan.) (DH) Topeka, KS 2 p.m.

4/10* Pittsburg State University (DH) Pittsburg, KS 3 p.m.

4/11* Missouri Southern State University (DH) Joplin, MO 1 p.m.

4/17* Southwest Baptist University (DH) Topeka, KS 3 p.m.

4/18* University of Central Missouri (DH) Topeka, KS 1 p.m.

4/22* Emporia State University (DH) Topeka, KS 5 p.m.

4/25* Fort Hays State University (DH) Topeka, KS 1 p.m.

MIAA Postseason Tournament - May 1-2

5/1 TBA Overland Park, KS TBA

5/2 TBA Overland Park, KS TBA

NCAA South Central Regional Tournament - May 9-10

5/9 TBA TBD TBA

5/10 TBA TBD TBA

NCAA Division II Softball World Series - May 21-25

5/21 TBA Salem, VA TBA

5/22 TBA Salem, VA TBA

5/23 TBA Salem, VA TBA

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2009 Washburn Lady Blues Softball Schedule Utility Players

Junior transfer Ashley Podschun earned first team NFCA All-American Utility honors after finishing her sophomore season at Dodge City Community College with a .567 batting average. She led the NJCAA with 80 hits in 47 games with a .901 slugging percentage. For her career at Dodge City, she recorded a .488 batting average.

Pitchers

Washburn returns three pitchers from last season’s team after the loss of Kelly Swygert who moves to the dugout after wrapping up her Lady Blues career in 2008.

Juniors Megan Kimerer, Kayla Long and Nicole Perkuhn all return. The trio made 27 starts between themselves.

Both freshmen hurlers Lindsey Moore and Samantha Farris will add to the depth of the pitching staff entering the 2009 season.

Schedule

The Lady Blues have seven home dates on tap this season, but none will commence until March 27 when they open MIAA play with conference double head- ers against Missouri Western and Truman in back- to-back dates.

The remaining home dates will be made up of a non- conference game against Baker on April 8. Washburn will wrap up the regular season with four MIAA double headers with Southwest Baptist and Central Missouri on April 17 and 18 and then Emporia State and Fort Hays State on April 22 and 25.

The MIAA postseason tournament is May 1-2 in Overland Park, Kan.

Tournament tested

Washburn will open the season with five different events pitting themselves against the Lone Star Con- ference and the Heartland Conference with the shift in NCAA realignment taking place this spring. The MIAA is now part of the South Central Region.

NCAA action

The Lady Blues are planning on their fourth NCAA

playoff appearance in school history and their second

straight this spring which will begin on May 9 at the

home site of one of the top seeded teams in the re-

gion. The winner of the regional tournament will go

the NCAA Division II Softball World Series in Sa-

lem, Va., May 21-25.

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Junior third baseman

tish Williams

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Batres’ Career Statistics

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB A PO A E Fld 2007 .226 45 41 106 17 24 2 1 0 9 28 .264 8 1 19 0 .287 0 5 0 0 24 7 4 .886 2008 .244 54 49 131 21 32 5 0 2 18 43 .328 6 6 32 0 .308 0 1 0 0 29 4 3 .917 TOTAL .236 99 90 237 38 56 7 1 2 27 71 .300 14 7 51 0 .298 0 6 0 0 53 11 7 .901

At Washburn

Has started 90 of 99 career games played for the Lady Blues with a career .236 batting average with 56 hits and two home runs.

As a Sophomore in 2008

Started 49 of 54 games with 48 in left field and a solo start at third base … hit .244 with 32 base hits scoring 21 runs with 18 RBI … recorded three game-winning RBI on the season … had a career-high three hits against Minnesota Duluth on March 29 and the game-winning RBI against Texas Woman’s in the bot- tom of the eighth inning.

As a Freshman in 2007

Started 41 games in right field with two starts at second base … went 2 for 3 with a triple and 3 RBI in first game of the season against Southwestern Oklahoma … recorded two hits in a game four times … picked up three multi-RBI games … recorded seven outfield assists, which led all Lady Blues outfielders … batted 226 during the season and raised average to .256 during MIAA play. … had two game-winning hits with first one com- ing on Feb. 17 against Southwestern Oklahoma and the second was a game winner in the bottom of the 10th against Pittsburg State on March 6.

Background

Was a four-year letterman in softball … named all-league all four seasons and all-district her sophomore, junior and senior seasons

… an all-state, all-region, and all-metro pick as a senior … an all-league pick in basketball … named school’s female athlete of the year … a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal

Born Aug. 16, 1987 … daughter of Tommy and Karel Batres … majoring in accounting.

Jessie Batres

Outfielder | 5-9 | Junior | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | 2 Letters Kansas City, Mo. | Oak Park High School

Career Highs At Bats 4, five times Runs Scored 2, five times Hits

3, vs Minnesota-Duluth 3/29/08 Runs Batted In

3, three times Doubles 2, two times Triples

1, vs Southwestern Okla. 2/17/07 Home Runs

1, two times Total Bases 4, three times Walks

2, vs St. Edwards 3/10/07 Strikeouts

2, 10 times Sacrifice Hits 1, six times Stolen Bases n/a Putouts

3, vs Central Oklahoma 3/4/07 Assists

2, three times

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Duncan’s Career Statistics

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB A PO A E Fld 2008 .146 22 18 48 3 7 0 0 1 6 10 .208 4 2 13 0 .241 0 4 0 0 27 9 0 1.000 TOTAL .146 22 18 48 3 7 0 0 1 6 10 .208 4 2 13 0 .241 0 4 0 0 27 9 0 1.000

At Washburn

Has played in 22 career games with 18 starts - 11 at catcher.

As a Sophomore in 2008

Made 11 starts at catcher and seven at designated player record- ing seven hits with three runs scored … hit her first Washburn home run against Concordia-St. Paul on March 21 … had a career-high five at bats against Southwest Baptist on April 26 … picked up two assists against Bethany on March 11.

Background

At Cowley County, named second team all-region VI and first team Eastern Division all-Jayhawk Conference as a freshman after batting .365 with 10 doubles, three home runs, 26 runs scored and 27 RBI … started 39 of 45 games at catcher throw- ing our four would-be base-stealers … named first team all-city, all-league and all-state as a senior … first team all-league as a sophomore and junior … named team’s MVP as a senior … a four-year member of the honor roll.

Personal

Born Aug. 9, 1987 … daughter of Ken and Pat Duncan … majoring in criminal justice.

K atie Duncan

Catcher | 5-7 | Junior | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | 1 Letter Topeka, Kan. | Washburn Rural High School | Cowley County

Career Highs At Bats

5, vs Southwest Baptist 4/26/08 Runs Scored

1, three times Hits

2, vs Upper Iowa 3/21/08 Runs Batted In

2, vs Concordia-St. Paul 3/21/08 Doubles

-- Triples -- Home Runs

1, vs Concordia-St. Paul 3/21/08 Total Bases

4, vs Concordia-St. Paul 3/21/08 Walks

1, four times Strikeouts 2, two times Sacrifice Hits 1, four times Stolen Bases -- Putouts 4, four times Assists

2, vs Bethany 3/11/08

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Kimerer’s Career Statistics - pitching only

Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2007 4.81 2 3 13 3 1 1 1 0 32.0 37 25 22 9 23 4 1 5 148 .274 3 0 0 0 4 2008 3.52 4 3 14 6 3 0 1 0 47.2 74 33 24 8 25 10 1 5 237 .333 5 0 0 2 5 TOTAL 4.04 6 6 27 9 4 1 2 0 79.2 111 58 46 17 48 14 2 10 385 .311 8 0 0 2 9

At Washburn

Has made 27 career appearances with nine starts and four com- plete games and one combined shutout … has pitched 79.2 in- nings picking up 48 strikeouts and 17 walks … has a career re- cord of 6-6 with a 4.04 earned run average.

As a Sophomore in 2008

Recorded a 4-3 record in 14 appearances … made six starts with three complete games … pitched a career-high seven innings in a 5-3 win over Upper Iowa on March 21.

As a Freshman in 2007

Posted a 4.81 ERA with a 2-3 record in 13 appearances in her first season at Washburn … started three games and had one complete game … pitched a complete-game, five-inning shutout against Ottawa on March 7 tallying eight strikeouts in an 8-0 Washburn win … in that same game against Ottawa, she recorded three RBI adding a double … she batted .200 on the season collecting three hits in 15 at bats scoring three runs with three doubles.

Background

Was a four-time first team all-district pick and a four-time all- league pick … named second team all-state as a senior … as a senior, she batted .464 with four home runs, 20 RBI and a .833 slugging percentage … her pitching stats from her senior year were 153 innings pitched, 0.92 ERA with 180 strikeouts and only 13 walks … a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal

Born Dec. 1, 1987 … daughter of Kirt and Cindy Kimerer … majoring in law enforcement.

Megan Kimerer

Pitcher | 5-2 | Junior | Bats: Left | Throws: Left | 2 Letters Kansas City, Mo. | St. Pius X High School

Career Highs Pitching only Innings Pitched

7.0, vs Upper Iowa 3/21/08 Strikeouts

8, vs Ottawa 3/7/07 Hits Allowed

10, two times Earned Runs Allowed 6, two times Wild Pitches

2, vs Upper Iowa 3/21/08 Hit Batters

-- Putouts 1, three times Assists

3, vs South Dakota 3/30/08

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Long’s Career Statistics - pitching only

Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2007 3.16 8 4 19 16 8 2 1 0 88.2 88 54 40 32 50 6 3 6 396 .249 15 1 0 0 9 2008 5.51 4 11 19 16 5 1 1 0 73.2 103 66 58 34 36 20 1 4 366 .330 12 3 0 3 14 TOTAL 4.23 12 15 38 32 13 3 2 0 162.1 191 120 98 66 86 26 4 10 762 .287 27 4 0 3 23

n 2007 Honorable Mention All-MIAA At Washburn

Has recorded a 12-15 overall record in 38 appearances with 32 starts … she has tossed three shutouts and two combined shut- outs in 163 1/3 innings pitched with 86 strikeouts and an earned run average of 4.23.

As a Sophomore in 2008

Made 16 starts and 19 appearances tossing a shutout against Central Missouri allowing two hits while striking out three on April 5 … recorded a 4-11 record with a 5.51 earned run average

… pitched 73 2/3 innings tallying 36 strikeouts.

As a Freshman in 2007

Finished second on the Lady Blues pitching staff with eight wins in 16 starts earning honorable mention all-MIAA honors … her 3.16 ERA for the season was second on the team as well … she lowered her ERA to 2.24 finishing with a 5-1 mark during the MIAA schedule … recorded 50 strikeouts allowing 32 walks in 88 2/3 innings pitched … recorded one hit - a home run against Bemidji State on March 18, a game she also picked up the win in. Background

Earned first team all-district honors as a sophomore, junior and senior earning district MVP honors as a junior and senior … won two district softball championships … earned first team all-district honors in basketball as a senior … member of the National Honor Society and a four-time academic all-district pick … graduated third in class.

Personal

Born March 10, 1988 … daughter of Leann Cassady and James Long … majoring in accounting.

K ayla Long

Pitcher | 5-7 | Junior | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | 2 Letters Princeton, Texas | Princeton High School

Career Highs Pitching only Innings Pitched 7.0, nine times Strikeouts 7, two times Hits Allowed 11, two times Runs Allowed

10, vs Central Oklahoma 3/4/07 Wild Pitches

3, three times Hit Batters 1, four times Putouts

2, vs Emporia State 4/12/07 Assists

4, three times

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Perkuhn’s Career Statistics - pitching only

Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2007 3.28 7 2 17 8 4 2 2 1 57.2 52 37 27 30 53 8 0 6 259 .245 4 4 0 4 9 2008 5.41 3 2 12 5 3 1 0 0 42.2 42 37 33 38 31 5 1 5 211 .264 1 2 0 2 10 TOTAL 4.19 10 4 29 13 7 3 2 1 100.1 94 74 60 68 84 13 1 11 470 .253 5 6 0 6 19

n 2008 MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll At Washburn

Has made 29 career appearances with 13 starts and seven com- plete games compiling a 4.19 earned run average … has an over- all record of 10-4 with 94 career stirkeouts in 100 1/3 innings pitched.

As a Sophomore in 2008

Appeared in 12 games making five starts going 3-2 during the season … pitched a seven-inning shutout against Wayne State on March 21 allowing two hits and striking out a season-high seven batters with one walk … named to the MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

As a Freshman in 2007

Made 17 appearances with eight starts tossing four complete games in 57 2/3 innings of work … recorded a 7-2 overall record with a 3.28 ERA with a team-leading 53 strikeouts, which was also fourth in the MIAA rankings … had a career-high eight strikeouts against Southwestern Oklahoma on Feb. 18 … picked up a save in collegiate debut the day before against Southwestern Oklahoma with three strikeouts in two innings.

Background

Named first team all-league after sophomore, junior and senior seasons …a first team all-state selection as a senior … named Junior Blues’ most valuable player as a sophomore and best offen- sive player as a senior … also played first base … part of 2005 6A state golf champion team … named WRHS’s female most inspi- rational athlete as a senior … a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal

Born July 6, 1988 … daughter of Tom and Karen Perkuhn … majoring in marketing and physical therapy … her father played tennis at Washburn.

Nicole Perkuhn

Pitcher | 5-11 | Junior | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | 2 Letters Topeka, Kan. | Washburn Rural High School

Career Highs Pitching only Innings Pitched 7.0, six times Strikeouts

8, vs Southwestern Okla. 2/18/07 Hits Allowed

9, vs Pittsburg State 3/6/07 Earned Runs Allowed 9, vs Dixie State 2/14/08 Wild Pitches

1, five times Hit Batters

2, vs Park 4/26/07 Putouts

1, four times Assists

5, vs Midwestern State 3/2/07

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Shaffer’s Career Statistics

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB A PO A E Fld 2008 .133 37 16 45 6 6 0 0 0 5 6 .133 3 0 7 0 .188 0 3 2 2 7 17 2 .923 TOTAL .133 37 16 45 6 6 0 0 0 5 6 .133 3 0 7 0 .188 0 3 2 2 7 17 2 .923

At Washburn

Has started 16 games after one season at Washburn.

As a Freshman in 2008

Played in 37 games making 16 starts with six at third base, one at shortstop and nine at designated player … recorded six hits with six runs scored and five RBI … picked up career highs with two hits and two RBI in a 5-3 win over Central Missouri on April 5.

Background

At Seaman High School, earned first team all-city honors as a junior and senior and earned first team all-city, all-league and 5A all-state honors … graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 4.1 GPA … a member of the National Honor Society and was named a Kansas Scholar.

Personal

Born Dec. 2, 1988 … daughter of Martin and Verla Shaffer … majoring in nursing.

Ashley Shaffer

Second Baseman | 5-4 | Sophomore | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | 1 Letter Topeka, Kan. | Seaman High School

Career Highs At Bats 3, 10 times Runs Scored 1, six times Hits

2, vs Central Missouri 4/5/08 Runs Batted In

2, vs Central Missouri 4/5/08 Doubles

-- Triples -- Home Runs -- Total Bases

2, vs Central Missouri 4/5/08 Walks

1, three times Strikeouts 1, seven times Sacrifice Hits 1, three times Stolen Bases 1, two times Putouts 2, two times Assists

6, vs Central Missouri 4/5/08

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Tapp’s Career Statistics

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB A PO A E Fld 2007 .291 42 29 79 25 23 2 0 1 8 28 .354 9 1 13 1 .371 0 7 2 2 43 6 5 .907 2008 .321 57 56 162 35 52 10 3 2 21 74 .457 12 3 19 0 .379 0 12 2 2 116 28 2 .986 TOTAL .311 99 85 241 60 75 12 3 3 29 102 .423 21 4 32 1 .376 0 19 4 4 159 34 7 .965

n 2008 Honorable Mention All-MIAA

n 2008 MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll At Washburn

Has recorded a career .311 batting average with 75 hits and 60 runs scored … has started games in seven different positions in her career for the Lady Blues..

As a Sophomore in 2008

Started 56 of 57 for the Lady Blues with 45 coming behind the plate … … earned honorable mention all-MIAA honors after hitting .321 collecting 52 hits … batted .314 during the confer- ence schedule with a team-high six doubles … tied a school re- cord with two triples in a single game against Bethany on March 11.

As a Freshman in 2007

Appeared in 42 games starting 29 at seven different positions … started 11 games in right field, seven at catcher, six in left field, four as a designated player and one at second base … batted .291 with 23 hits, a home run and 25 runs scored … had first career home run at Minnesota-Crookston on March 17 … had three hits and three RBI and two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader against Pittsburg State on March 6.

Background

Named honorable mention all-district as a sophomore … named first team all-district and second team all-league as a junior … as a senior, was named second team all-league and honorable mention all-district … named to USSSA all-World Series team in 2005 after winning national championship … back to back USSSA state champions … a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal

Born Oct. 24, 1987 … daughter of Mark Tapp and Laura Duncan … majoring in physical therapy.

Whitney Tapp

Catcher | 5-2 | Junior | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | 2 Letters Blue Springs, Mo. | Blue Springs South High School

Career Highs At Bats

5, vs Southwest Baptist 4/26/08 Runs Scored

3, two times Hits 4, two times Runs Batted In

4, vs Bethany 3/11/08 Doubles

2, vs Southwest Baptist 4/26/08 Triples

2, vs Bethany 3/11/08 Home Runs

1, three times Total Bases

9, vs Bethany 3/11/08 Walks

2, three times Strikeouts 2, six times Sacrifice Hits 2, two times Stolen Bases 2, two times Putouts 7, three times Assists

4, vs Pittsburg State 3/9/08

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West’s Career Statistics

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB A PO A E Fld 2008 .203 42 25 59 16 12 2 0 0 1 14 .237 4 1 19 0 .266 0 3 2 2 12 1 0 1.000 TOTAL .203 42 25 59 16 12 2 0 0 1 14 .237 4 1 19 0 .266 0 3 2 2 12 1 0 1.000

At Washburn

Enters senior season for the Lady Blues as the starting center- fielder … has had 59 career at bats after transferring to Washburn from Cloud County Community College.

As a Junior in 2008

Played in 42 games making 25 starts in her first season at Washburn … 14 starts came in right field … batted .203 with 12 hits and 16 runs scored … raised batting average to .300 with nine hits in 30 at bats with seven runs scored during MIAA play.

Background

At Cloud County, earned second team all-region VI honors at second base as a freshman after batting .314 with a team-leading 48 hits with eight doubles, four triples and a home run scoring 26 runs … batted .347 with 50 hits and 25 runs scored with 18 RBI and 10 doubles as a sophomore en route to second team all-conference honors … at Clay Center High School, she was a three-sport standout in softball, basketball and track … an all- league selection in softball as a senior

Personal

Born May 15, 1987 … daughter of Steve and Ann West … majoring in physical education.

Ma ggie W est

Outfielder | 5-2 | Junior | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | 1 Letter Clay Center, Kan. | Clay Center High School | Cloud County

Career Highs At Bats

4, at Southwest Baptist 4/26/08 Runs Scored

2, vs SIU-Edwardsville 3/1/08 Hits

2, vs Fort Hays State 3/16/08 Runs Batted In

1, vs Southwest Baptist 4/26/08 Doubles

1, two times Triples -- Home Runs -- Total Bases

3, vs Fort Hays State 3/16/08 Walks

1, four times Strikeouts

3, vs Upper Iowa 3/21/08 Sacrifice Hits

1, three times Stolen Bases 1, two times Putouts 2, two times Assists

1, vs Pittsburg State 4/16/08

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White’s Career Statistics

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB A PO A E Fld 2006 .290 57 57 169 26 49 11 1 12 37 98 .580 14 2 36 0 .351 0 2 0 0 92 101 20 .906 2007 .279 50 50 147 24 41 10 2 9 32 82 .558 8 2 29 0 .325 0 6 0 1 434 26 7 .985 2008 .322 57 57 180 20 58 11 2 10 42 103 .572 9 0 31 0 .347 4 0 0 1 562 24 8 .987 TOTAL .298 164 164 496 70 148 32 5 31 111 283 .571 31 4 96 0 .342 4 8 0 2 1088 151 35 .973

n 2008 First Team All-MIAA n 2007 Second Team All-MIAA n 2008 Academic All-MIAA

n 2007, 2008 MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll At Washburn

Has started all 164 games of her career for the Lady Blues with 148 hits and 70 runs scored … her 31 home runs is third on the all-time chart … a career .298 hitter need- ing 392 putouts for the Lady Blues all-time record.

As a Junior in 2008

Named first team all-MIAA after starting all 57 games at first base hitting 10 home runs with 42 RBI, 11 doubles and 58 hits … her hit tally was third on the team

… she batted .322 scoring 20 runs … she collected six game-winning hits during the season … she raised her batting average to .390 during the MIAA portion of the schedule … her 562 putouts set a Washburn single-season record … she was a member of the MIAA’s all-Academic team as well as the MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

As a Sophomore in 2007

Earned second team all-MIAA honors after finishing second on the team with nine home runs … drove in 32 runs while scoring 24 with 41 base hits recording a .279 batting average … third on the team with 10 doubles … set a school record with seven RBI against Southwestern Oklahoma on March 3 tallying three hits, two runs scored and 10 total bases … a member of the MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2006

Recorded a then school record 12 home runs starting 49 of 57 games at third base collecting 49 hits with 37 RBI … finished second on the team with 11 doubles while scoring 26 runs batting .290 … finished with nine multi-hit games and nine multi- RBI games including a four RBI performance against Benedictine on March 15.

As a Freshman in 2005

Sat out the season as redshirt after suffering knee injury during the fall schedule.

Background

Was named first team all-city following her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … named first team all-conference as a junior and senior after garnering second team all-conference honors as a sophomore … also an honorable mention all-city and all- conference pick in basketball as a senior … a four-year member of the honor roll.

Personal

Born April 5, 1986 … daughter of Kay and the late John White … majoring in mass media.

Dani White

First Baseman | 5-10 | RS-Junior | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | 3 Letters Berryton, Kan. | Shawnee Heights High School

Career Highs At Bats 5, two times Runs Scored 2, seven times Hits 3, three times Runs Batted In

7, vs Southwestern Oklahoma 3/3/07 Doubles

1, 21 times Triples 1, three times Home Runs 2, two times Total Bases

10, vs Southwestern Oklahoma 3/3/07 Walks

2, two times Strikeouts 2, 16 times Sacrifice Hits

2, vs Pittsburg State 3/6/07 Stolen Bases

n/a Putouts 15, four times Assists

6, vs Fort Hays St. 4/27/06

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Williams’ Career Statistics

Year Avg. GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB A PO A E Fld 2007 .490 50 50 153 40 75 17 1 14 56 136 .889 22 1 14 0 .551 2 1 4 6 36 158 17 .919 2008 .382 54 54 170 47 65 10 5 16 48 133 .782 26 2 15 0 .470 0 0 2 2 42 137 8 .957 TOTAL .433 104 104 323 87 140 27 6 30 104 269 .833 48 3 29 0 .508 2 1 6 8 78 295 25 .937

n 2007, 2008 Second Team All-MIAA n 2007 Second Team Daktronics All-Region n 2007 MIAA Freshman of the Year At Washburn

Enters the 2009 season on a seven-game hitting streak … prior to her junior season she has the following rankings on the all-time Washburn charts: 140 hits (16th), 30 home runs (fourth), 104 RBI (11th), 87 runs scored (13th) … her .433 career batting average is currently first among those with at least 200 at bats.

As a Sophomore in 2008

Finished 11th in the nation and led the MIAA with 16 home runs (0.3 per game) as she broke her own single-season Washburn record … earned second team honors after hitting .382 collecting a team-high 65 hits … she also recorded a .782 slugging percentage … tied for the team-high with six game-winning RBI

… finished the season with 18 multiple-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games.

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2007

Named the MIAA Freshman of the Year after leading the conference in eight of 12 offensive categories … started all 50 games at third base … batted .490 setting a Washburn single-season record … other single-season records included 14 home runs and 56 RBI … her three home runs set a single-game record and 7 RBI against Park on April 26 tied a school record … her 75 hits was the fourth- highest single-season total in school history … tallied a .889 slugging percentage which was sixth in the nation … her home run total was 18th in the nation and her RBI per game average was 29th and her doubles per game was 46th in the NCAA final rankings … was named second team all-MIAA and second team Daktronics all-region.

As a Freshman in 2006 Sat out the season as a redshirt.

Background

As a sophomore she was named Edmond’s Player of the Year and in 2004 she was named Co-Player of the Year after batting .500 with 13 home runs, 44 runs scored, 18 doubles and 40 RBI as a senior … for her prep career, she batting .429 with 144 runs scored, 131 RBI and 234 hits … named first team all-state class 6A … chose Washburn over Division I power Oklahoma.

Personal

Born Nov. 9, 1986 … daughter of Willie and Beth Williams … majoring in sociology.

Tish Williams

Third Baseman | 5-7 | Junior | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | 2 Letters Edmond, Okla. | Edmond Memorial High School

Career Highs At Bats

5, vs Fort Hays State 3/16/08 Runs Scored

3, eight times Hits 4, two times Runs Batted In

7, vs Park 4/26/07 Doubles

2, four times Triples

2, vs Central Oklahoma 2/24/08 Home Runs

3, vs Park 4/26/07 Total Bases

12, vs Park 4/26/07 Walks

2, 11 times Strikeouts 2, four times Sacrifice Hits

1, vs Pittsburg State 4/17/07 Stolen Bases

2, vs Oklahoma Panhandle 2/23/07 Putouts

4, three times Assists

8, vs St. Gregory’s 2/23/08

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Lad y bL ue S ne W Co M er S ^Background Finished each season ranked among Topeka leaders in batting average … was an all-city and an all-Centennial League selection in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … as a junior and senior, she helped the Vikings reach the 5A state tournament.

Personal

Born July 30, 1990 … daughter of Jill McMillan and Chris Cushing … undecided on major.

Background

Earned first team 3A all-state honors as a senior … named Lawrence Journal World all-area first team in 2007 and 2008 … named Topeka Capital-Journal all-area as a senior … was the recipient of the Bramel award … earned four varsity letters … she finished her senior season with a 9-0 record on the mound and 102 strikeouts …she also hit two home runs while driving in 19 runs

and collected 29 hits for the Bulldogs who finished the season 19-1 overall with a per- fect 17-0 regular season taking third place in the state tournament.

Personal

Born Aug. 16, 1989 … daughter of Charmain and Tim Farris … majoring in physical edu- cation.

Background

She led the team in doubles (9), triples (7), stolen bases (33) and on-base-percentage and was second in runs, hits and RBIs as a senior for the Chieftains … played volleyball for four years and was a three-year letterwinner … finished third at 4A state tournament in 2008 … a four-year starter in softball … a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, Foreign Language Club, Leadership Class, TEAM Mentoring among others … played for the Kansas City Xtreme Gold from 2006-2008 … princi-

pal’s Honor Roll all four years with 4.0 GPA … a Kaw Valley League second team pick in 2005 and a first team selection from 2006-08 … a Kansas City Star all- Metro first team pick in 2006 … a Lawrence Journal World first team all-area pick as a junior and senior …

… played in 2008 MO-KAN All-Star Game.

Personal

Born Feb. 15, 1990 … daughter of Debbie and Mark Himpel … majoring in nursing … younger sister Lauren has already signed with Lady Blues for the 2009-10 school year.

Background

At Uvalde High School, she earned second team all-district honors in 2005 and received the athletic leadership award in 2006 … at Barton as a sophomore, she started 60 of 62 games recording 44 hits batting .268 with 32 runs scored, 28 runs batted in and five home runs … she had nine assists from the outfield

… as a freshman, she played in 23 games with 30 starts.

Personal

Born May 7, 1988 … daughter of Veronica and Joe Guajardo … majoring in criminal justice.

Britny Cushing Samantha Farris

Lindsey Himpel

Ro xanne Longoria

Utility | 5-6 | Freshman | Bats: Right | Throws: Right Topeka, Kan. | Seaman High School

Utility/Pitcher | 5-4 | Freshman | Bats: Right | Throws: Right Winchester, Kan. | McLouth High School

Outfielder | 5-4 | Freshman | Bats: Left | Throws: Right Tonganoxie, Kan. | Tonganoxie High School

Outfielder | 5-3 | Junior | Bats: Right | Throws: Left

Uvalde, Texas | Uvalde High School | Barton County Community College

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