OHIO BOBCAT SOFTBALL University Information Location:...Athens, Ohio Founded:... 1804 Enrollment:... 28,598 Nickname:... Bobcats Colors:...Hunter Green & White Home Field:... Ohio Softball Field Conference:... Mid-American President:... Dr. Roderick J. McDavis Director of Athletics:...Kirby Hocutt Senior Women s Adminstrator:...Amy Dean Coaching Staff Head Coach... Jill Matyuch Alma Mater...Cal State Fullerton, 92 Record at Ohio...0-0 (1st year) Phone... (740) 593-1175 E-mail...matyuch@ohio.edu Assistant Coach... Jessica Jones Alma Mater...Purdue, 04 Phone... E-mail... Graduate Assistant...Amy Bellisari Alma Mater...Florida Atlantic, 04 Phone... E-mail...bellisar@ohio.edu 2006 PRESEASON PROSPECTUS Program Information First Year... 1974 (31 years) First Year in MAC... 1982 (23 years) School Record for Wins...39 (1995) All-Time Record...600-650-5 Team Information 2005 Record...18-38 2005 MAC Record (Finish)... 4-18 (6th MAC East) 2005 Home Record...5-9 2005 Road Record...3-21 2005 Neutral Record...10-8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 19/4 Media Information Softball Contact... Jake LeRoy Office Phone... (740) 597-1784 Cell Phone... (715) 579-5209 E-mail... leroy@ohio.edu Media Relations Director... Brian Gunning Office Phone... (740) 593-1298 E-mail...gunning@ohio.edu Assistant Director...Jason Cunningham Office Phone... (740) 597-1837 E-mail... jason.cunningham.1@ohio.edu Office fax... (740) 597-1838 Jill Matyuch Zoe Heim Robin Miller
2006 OHIO SOFTBALL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Class Pos. B/T Hometown(High School) 25 Armstrong, Natalie Jr. P R/R Murrysville, Pa. (Franklin Regional) 9 Catlette, Alicia So. 2B R/R Mogadore, Ohio (Coyahoga Valley Academy) 2 Davis, Marian Jr. C R/R Brighton, Mich. (Brighton) 24 Futscher, Emily Sr. 3B R/R Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore) 8 Heim, Zoe So. P/UT R/R Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 7 Kelley, Danielle Jr. OF R/R Franklin, Tenn. (Father Ryan) 27 Lunsford, Maghan Sr. C R/R Centerville, Ohio (Centerville) 18 Mallette, Katlyn Jr. P R/R Taunton, Mass. (Taunton) 11 McCutcheon, Meagan Fr. 1B/3B R/R Mogadore, Ohio (Field) 15 McKelvey, Maureen So. 2B/SS R/R Stow, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban) 13 Miller, Robin Sr. 1B R/R Chagrin Falls, Ohio (Kenston) 10 Rodriguez, Kelly Jr. OF R/R Miami, Fla. (Miami Sunset) 4 Sacks, Amanda So. 2B/SS R/R Chugiak, Ala. (Chugiak) 17 Salvatore, Kristen So. UT R/R Kirtland, Ohio (Kirtland) 22 Sauter, Michelle So. P R/R Chehalis, Wash. (W.F. West) 6 Szalejko, Debbie Jr. OF R/R Beavercreek, Ohio (Beavercreek) 20 Walters, Cathy So. C/IF R/R Chandler, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol) 19 Warden, Candace Sr. P R/R Hagerstown, Md. (Frederick) 00 Waters, Courtney So. OF L/R Eagle River, Ala. (Chugiak) 21 Weidner, Shannon Sr. OF R/R Canal Winchester, Ohio (Pickerington) NUMERICAL No. Name Class Pos. B/T Hometown(High School) 00 Courtney Waters So. OF L/R Eagle River, Ala. (Chugiak) 2 Marian Davis Jr. C R/R Brighton, Mich. (Brighton) 4 Amanda Sacks So. 2B/SS R/R Chugiak, Ala. (Chugiak) 6 Debbie Szalejko Jr. OF R/R Beavercreek, Ohio (Beavercreek) 7 Danielle Kelley Jr. OF R/R Franklin, Tenn. (Father Ryan) 8 Zoe Heim So. P/UT R/R Ann Arbor, Mich. (Pioneer) 9 Alicia Catlette So. 2B R/R Mogadore, Ohio (Coyahoga Valley Academy) 10 Kelly Rodriguez Jr. OF R/R Miami, Fla. (Miami Sunset) 11 Meagan McCutcheon Fr. 1B/3B R/R Mogadore, Ohio (Field) 13 Robin Miller Sr. 1B R/R Chagrin Falls, Ohio (Kenston) 15 Maureen McKelvey So. 2B/SS R/R Stow, Ohio (Archbishop Hoban) 17 Kristen Salvatore So. UT R/R Kirtland, Ohio (Kirtland) 18 Katlyn, Mallette Jr. P R/R Taunton, Mass. (Taunton) 19 Candace Warden Sr. P R/R Hagerstown, Md. (Frederick) 20 Cathy Walters So. C/IF R/R Chandler, Ariz. (Corona Del Sol) 21 Shannon Weidner Sr. OF R/R Canal Winchester, Ohio (Pickerington) 22 Michelle Sauter So. P R/R Chehalis, Wash. (W.F. West) 24 Emily Futscher Sr. 3B R/R Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore) 25 Natalie Armstrong Jr. P R/R Murrysville, Pa. (Franklin Regional) 27 Maghan Lunsford Sr. C R/R Centerville, Ohio (Centerville) Head Coach: Jill Matyuch Assistant Coach: Jessica Jones Graduate Assistant: Amy Bellisari
2006 OHIO SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time 2/17-19 Holiday Inn Express Pirate Classic Greenville, N.C. 2/17 Towson Greenville, N.C. 9 a.m. 2/17 Campbell Greenville, N.C. 11 a.m. 2/18 Elon Greenville, N.C. 3 p.m. 2/18 Bucknell Greenville, N.C. 5 p.m. 2/19 TBA Greenville, N.C. TBA 2/24-26 Elon Tournament Elon, N.C. 2/24 Albany Elon, N.C. 11 a.m. 2/24 Maryland-Eastern Shore Elon, N.C. 3:30 p.m. 2/25 Elon Elon, N.C. 11.m. 3/4-5 Kentucky Invitational Lexington, Ky. 3/4 Belmont Lexington, Ky. 9 a.m. 3/4 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 11:30 a.m. 3/5 Youngstown State Lexington, Ky. 9 a.m. 3/5 Morehead State Lexington, Ky. 2 p.m. 3/10-12 Winthrop Tournament Rock Hill, S.C. 3/10 UNC-Greensboro Rock Hill, S.C. 2 p.m. 3/10 East Tennessee State Rock Hill, S.C. 6 p.m. 3/11 Pittsburgh Rock Hill, S.C. 12 p.m. 3/12 TBA Rock Hill, S.C. TBA 3/17-19 USF Speedline Invitational Tampa, Fla. 3/17 Purdue Tampa, Fla. 11 a.m. 3/17 George Mason Tampa, Fla. 1:30 p.m. 3/18 South Florida Tampa, Fla. 11 a.m. 3/18 TBA Tampa, Fla. TBA 3/19 TBA Tampa, Fla. TBA 3/20-22 Rebel Games Orlando, Fla. 3/20 TBA Orlando, Fla. TBA 3/21 TBA Orlando, Fla. TBA 3/22 TBA Orlando, Fla. TBA 3/28 Wright State (DH) Dayton, Ohio 2/4 p.m. 3/31 Miami (DH) Oxford, Ohio 1/3 p.m. 4/1 Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 2 p.m. 4/2 Ball State* Muncie, Ind. 1 p.m. 4/4 Kentucky (DH) Lexington, Ky. 5/7 p.m. 4/7 Toledo* (DH) Toledo, Ohio 1/3 p.m. 4/8 Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 1 p.m. 4/9 Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 1 p.m. 4/12 VIRGINIA TECH (DH) ATHENS, OHIO 3/5 p.m. 4/14 KENT STATE* (DH) ATHENS, OHIO 1/3 p.m. 4/15 BUFFALO* ATHENS, OHIO 1 p.m. 4/16 BUFFALO* ATHENS, OHIO 1 p.m. 4/18 Marshall (DH) Huntington, W. Va. 1/3 p.m. 4/19 INDIANA ATHENS, OHIO 4 p.m. 4/20 CLEVELAND STATE (DH) ATHENS, OHIO 3/5 p.m. 4/22 AKRON* ATHENS, OHIO 1 p.m. 4/23 AKRON* ATHENS, OHIO 1 p.m. 4/26 Youngstown State (DH) Youngstown, Ohio 3/5 p.m. 4/28 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (DH) ATHENS, OHIO 1/3 p.m. 4/29 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ATHENS, OHIO 1 p.m. 4/30 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ATHENS, OHIO 1 p.m. 5/3 Dayton Dayton, Ohio 5 p.m. 5/5 Eastern Michigan* (DH) Ypsilanti, Mich. 1/3 p.m. 5/6 Central Michigan* Mount Pleasant, Mich. 1 p.m. 5/7 Central Michigan* Mount Pleasant, Mich. 1 p.m. 5/10-13 MAC Championships TBA TBA 5/19-21 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA 5/26-27 NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBA 6/1-7 College World Series TBA TBA *Mid-American Conference game Home games listed in ALL CAPS All times local to site
2005 OHIO SOFTBALL STATISTICS OVERALL RECORD: 18-38 HOME: 5-9 AWAY: 3-21 NEUTRAL: 10-8 MAC: 4-18 Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO OB% SB-ATT FLD% Tisevich.353 56-56 150 26 53 16 2 6 33 91.607 21 16.437 4-5.959 Futscher.262 54-53 126 11 33 5 0 0 10 38.302 10 24.316 5-5.936 Weidner.258 55-52 159 11 41 5 1 2 18 54.340 10 23.314 0-0.500 Rodriguez.228 54-53 162 19 37 9 0 1 11 49.302 12 24.282 13-16.872 Waters.228 38-37 114 15 26 1 2 0 9 31.272 8 19.285 14-17.938 Miller.216 55-55 139 9 30 5 1 4 23 49.353 13 28.306 0-0.986 McKelvey.215 44-43 107 13 23 5 1 0 6 30.280 7 26.263 3-4.892 Davis.198 38-32 86 19 17 7 0 1 11 27.314 13 17.352 5-7.963 --------------------- Kelley.500 14-3 6 7 3 0 0 0 0 3.500 0 2.500 1-2.833 Catlette.375 24-3 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 3.375 2 3.500 5-6.909 Barnhart.333 24-21 27 2 9 1 0 0 1 10.370 0 11.333 1-3.864 Sacks.231 12-6 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 3.231 0 3.231 0-0.952 Walters.222 36-6 36 2 8 0 0 0 2 8.222 2 6.349 0-0.889 Warden.212 28-5 33 0 7 1 0 0 5 8.242 2 6.257 0-0.962 Harley.182 22-9 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.182 1 3.250 0-0 1.000 Szalejko.181 50-46 94 11 17 0 1 0 4 19.202 3 28.214 7-10.896 Sauter.167 28-18 30 3 5 0 0 1 3 8.267 2 9.219 0-0.974 Salvatore.167 14-6 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.167 1 3.286 2-4 1.000 Heim.154 31-23 13 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.154 2 6.267 0-0.912 Lunsford.140 23-21 43 1 6 1 0 0 1 7.163 4 9.213 0-1.969 Brooks.133 14-2 15 2 2 0 0 0 4 2.133 4 2.316 0-1 1.000 Hodson.118 11-7 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 2.118 0 7.118 0-0.821 Armstrong.000 20-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 1.000 0-0.846 Mallette.000 7-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000 0-0 1.000 Totals.236 56-56 1399 167 330 56 8 15 144 447.320 122 279.306 60-81.946 Opponents.289 56-56 1476 252 426 88 4 28 210 606.411 131 251.353 60-76.944 LOB-Team (315), Opponents (354). DP turned-team (8), Opponents (10). HITTING PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP GS CG/SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO WP HBP AB B/Avg Heim 3.32 4-12 31 23 8/0 2 124.1 149 82 59 27 105 8 8 519.287 Sauter 3.53 6-10 27 18 9/0 1 111.0 141 78 56 37 59 3 3 451.313 --------------------- Warden.2.62 3-1 12 3 0/0 0 26.2 24 11 10 15 21 2 2 97.247 Harley 4.17 1-8 20 9 2/1 0 47.0 47 35 28 38 38 7 4 189.249 Armstrong 4.36 3-4 20 0 0/0 1 35.1 50 35 22 8 18 5 2 164.305 Mallette 5.50 1-3 6 3 0/0 0 14.0 15 11 11 5 10 0 0 56.268 Totals 3.63 18-38 56 56 19/3 4 358.1 426 252 186 130 251 31 19 1476.289 Opponents 2.34 36-17 56 56 37/9 2 371.0 330 167 124 122 279 18 20 1399.236 PB-Team (20), Opponents (11). Pickoffs-Team (4), Opponents (2). SBA-ATT-Davis (28-37), Lunsford (24-31), Sauter (15-23), Heim (17-22), Harley (14-14), Walters (7-7), Armstrong (6-6), Warden (4-6), Mallette (3-4). TEAM LEADERS Avg. -.353, Jenny Tisevich Total Bases - 91, Jenny Tisevich ERA - 2.62, Candace Warden Games Played - 56, Jenny Tisevich Slugging Pct. -.607, Jenny Tisevich Wins - 6, Michelle Sauter At-Bats - 162, Kelly Rodriguez Walks - 21, Jenny Tisevich Appearances - 31, Zoe Heim Runs - 26, Jenny Tisevich On-Base Pct. -.437, Jenny Tisevich Starts - 23, Zoe Heim Hits - 53, Jenny Tisevich Sac. Flies - 1, Jenny Tisevich Complete Games - 9, Michelle Sauter Doubles - 16, Jenny Tisevich Sac. Hits - 9, Robin Miller Saves - 2, Zoe Heim Triples - 2, Tisevich, Waters Stolen Bases - 14, Courtney Waters Innings Pitched - 124.1, Zoe Heim Home Runs - 6, Jenny Tisevich Strikeouts - 105, Zoe Heim RBI - 33, Jenny Tisevich Opp. Avg. -.247, Candace Warden Italics denotes player on 2006 roster.
2005 OHIO SOFTBALL RESULTS Ohio Opp. Date Opponent Score R-H-E R-H-E Inn. Overall MAC Pitcher of Record! 2/18 vs. Villanova L 2-4 2-5-2 4-6-0 7 0-1 0-0 Sauter (L 0-1)! 2/18 vs. Coll. of Charleston L 1-9 1-5-2 9-9-0 6 0-2 0-0 Harley (L 0-1)! 2/19 vs. Fordham W 10-6 10-11-2 6-9-6 7 1-2 0-0 Warden (W 1-0)! 2/19 at East Carolina L 0-9 0-5-3 9-6-0 5 1-3 0-0 Harley (L 0-2)! 2/20 at East Carolina L 0-12 0-2-1 12-14-0 5 1-4 0-0 Mallette (L 0-1) # 3/3 vs. Columbia L 0-1 0-1-1 1-7-1 (8) 1-5 0-0 Armstrong (L 0-1) # 3/4 at #12 LSU L 2-10 2-2-0 10-13-0 5 1-6 0-0 Sauter (L 0-2) # 3/5 at #12 LSU L 0-13 0-2-1 13-14-1 5 1-7 0-0 Harley (L 0-3) # 3/5 vs. Columbia L 0-2 0-6-1 2-5-2 7 1-8 0-0 Sauter (L 0-3) # 3/6 at #12 LSU L 2-10 2-2-1 10-11-0 5 1-9 0-0 Mallette (L 0-2) # 3/6 vs. Columbia W 2-1 2-6-1 1-5-1 7 2-9 0-0 Sauter (W 1-3) $ 3/11 vs. South Carolina St. W 3-0 3-5-0 0-1-3 7 3-9 0-0 Harley (W 1-3) $ 3/11 vs. Western Illinois W 9-8 9-12-6 8-9-1 (8) 4-9 0-0 Warden (W 2-0) $ 3/12 vs. St. John s L 2-12 2-6-2 12-13-0 5 4-10 0-0 Sauter (L 1-4) $ 3/12 vs. Winthrop L 5-6 5-9-2 6-10-5 (10) 4-11 0-0 Armstrong (L 0-2) $ 3/13 vs. East Tennessee St. W 3-1 3-8-2 1-5-2 7 5-11 0-0 Heim (W 1-0) $ 3/13 vs. Oakland W 6-4 6-10-0 4-10-6 7 6-11 0-0 Armstrong (W 1-2) ^ 3/18 at N.C. State L 1-3 1-6-0 3-4-3 7 6-12 0-0 Heim (L 1-1) ^ 3/18 vs. Marist L 1-2 1-2-2 2-5-1 7 6-13 0-0 Harley (L 1-4) ^ 3/19 vs. St. John s W 9-5 9-13-1 5-14-2 7 7-13 0-0 Armstrong (W 2-2) ^ 3/19 vs. Fairfield W 4-3 4-12-1 3-8-1 7 8-13 0-0 Sauter (W 2-4) ^ 3/20 vs. Western Kentucky L 0-3 0-4-0 3-7-1 7 8-14 0-0 Heim (L 1-2) ^ 3/21 vs. Central Connecticut W 12-0 12-14-0 0-5-1 5 9-14 0-0 Warden (W 3-0) ^ 3/22 vs. Md. Eastern Shore W 9-0 9-12-0 0-2-3 5 10-14 0-0 Mallette (W 1-2) ^ 3/22 at Longwood W 3-1 3-6-1 1-6-1 (8) 11-14 0-0 Heim (W 2-2) ^ 3/22 vs. UNC Greensboro L 0-2 0-7-0 2-5-0 7 11-15 0-0 Sauter (L 2-5) * 3/26 at Western Michigan L 2-4 2-4-1 4-6-1 7 11-16 0-1 Armstrong (L 2-3) * 3/26 at Western Michigan L 0-5 0-5-1 5-9-3 7 11-17 0-2 Harley (L 1-5) * 3/27 at Western Michigan L 1-2 1-4-0 2-5-0 7 11-18 0-3 Sauter (L 2-6) * 3/30 Central Michigan L 2-3 2-4-1 3-6-2 7 11-19 0-4 Heim (L 2-3) * 3/30 Central Michigan L 2-3 2-3-3 3-6-0 7 11-20 0-5 Heim (L 2-4) * 4/3 at Miami L 0-6 0-0-3 6-10-4 7 11-21 0-6 Heim (L 2-5) * 4/3 at Miami L 2-7 2-8-2 7-9-0 7 11-22 0-7 Heim (L 2-6) * 4/4 at Miami L 2-4 2-4-4 4-8-4 7 11-23 0-8 Heim (L 2-7) 4/5 Youngstown State W 4-2 4-8-2 2-7-1 7 12-23 0-8 Sauter (W 3-6) 4/5 Youngstown State L 3-6 3-5-2 6-11-3 7 12-24 0-8 Harley (L 1-6) 4/6 Wright State W 10-2 10-14-3 2-5-4 6 13-24 0-8 Heim (W 3-7) 4/6 Wright State L 1-3 1-6-0 3-6-1 7 13-25 0-8 Sauter (L 3-7) * 4/9 Kent State L 1-2 1-5-2 2-6-0 7 13-26 0-9 Heim (L 3-8) * 4/9 Kent State W 2-1 2-6-1 1-4-1 7 14-26 1-9 Sauter (W 4-7) * 4/10 Kent State W 3-1 3-6-0 1-5-1 7 15-26 2-9 Heim (W 4-8) 4/13 at Cleveland State L 3-5 3-2-2 5-8-4 7 15-27 2-9 Heim (L 4-9) 4/13 at Cleveland State L 1-2 1-3-0 2-6-2 7 15-28 2-9 Sauter (L 4-8) * 4/16 at Marshall W 11-9 11-8-4 9-12-2 (9) 16-28 3-9 Armstrong (W 3-3) * 4/16 at Marshall L 1-2 1-2-0 2-7-1 7 16-29 3-10 Sauter (L 4-9) * 4/17 at Marshall L 6-8 6-9-6 8-8-2 7 16-30 3-11 Armstrong (L 3-4) 4/20 at Virginia Tech L 3-5 3-3-1 5-10-6 7 16-31 3-11 Heim (L 4-10) 4/20 at Virginia Tech W 7-5 7-11-2 5-9-2 7 17-31 3-11 Sauter (W 5-9) * 4/27 Ball State W 3-1 3-8-3 1-4-2 7 18-31 4-11 Sauter (W 6-9) * 4/27 Ball State L 2-5 2-5-6 5-6-1 7 18-32 4-12 Heim (L 4-11) * 4/29 Akron L 1-5 1-1-1 5-9-1 7 18-33 4-13 Sauter (L 6-10) * 4/30 Akron L 1-2 1-3-3 2-5-1 (8) 18-34 4-14 Harley (L 1-7) * 5/1 Akron L 3-7 3-7-1 7-11-1 7 18-35 4-15 Mallette (L 1-3) * 5/7 at Buffalo L 2-7 2-5-1 7-11-2 7 18-36 4-16 Warden (L 3-1) * 5/7 at Buffalo L 1-9 1-2-1 9-10-0 5 18-37 4-17 Heim (L 4-12) * 5/8 at Buffalo L 1-2 1-6-3 2-4-0 7 18-38 4-18 Harley (L 1-8)! - ECU Pirate Classic # - LSU Purple & Gold Classic $ - Ringor Invitational ^ - Wolfpack Challenge * - Mid-American Conference game