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1 2018 Crusader Softball Game Notes Contact: AARON LEAVITT Office: Cell: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 9 vs. SIUE! L 5-0 Feb. 9 vs. Tennessee State! W 3-1 Feb. 10 vs. Tennessee State! W 9-0 Feb. 10 at Troy! L 7-0 Feb. 16 vs. Eastern Kentucky # W 7-2 Feb. 16 at Charleston Southern # W 6-4 Feb. 17 vs. Eastern Kentucky # L 16-3 Feb. 17 at Charleston Southern # W 5-4 Feb. 18 vs. North Carolina Central # W 3-0 March 3 vs. South Dakota $ W 8-7 (9) March 3 vs. UNLV $ L 2-1 March 4 vs. Princeton $ W 10-8 March 4 vs. UNLV $ W 4-1 March 6 at Grand Canyon (DH) $ L 2-1, L 6-2 March 9 vs. Nevada % W 3-1 March 9 vs. Utah State % W 5-4 (8) March 10 at UC Davis % W 4-0 March 11 vs. Northern Colorado % L 6-2 March 11 at UC Davis % L 5-1 March 17 at Indiana State * (DH) L 1-0, L 7-4 March 18 at Indiana State * L 2-0 March 20 at IUPUI CCD March 24 at Missouri State * (DH) Noon March 25 at Missouri State * 11 a.m. March 27 at Central Michigan (DH) 1 p.m. March 30 Southern Illinois * (DH) Noon March 31 Southern Illinois * 11 a.m. April 7 UNI * (DH) Noon April 8 UNI * 11 a.m. April 11 Fort Wayne 3:30 p.m. April 14 at Drake * (DH) Noon April 15 at Drake * 11 a.m. April 18 Loyola * (DH) Noon April 21 Evansville * (DH) Noon April 22 Evansville * 11 a.m. April 24 at Loyola * 4 p.m. April 28 Bradley * (DH) Noon April 29 Bradley * 11 a.m. May 2 Northern Illinois (DH) 2 p.m. May 5 at Illinois State * (DH) Noon May 6 at Illinois State * 11 a.m. May at MVC Tournament (Des Moines, Iowa) All times Central. Home games in bold and played at Valpo Softball Complex. * - indicates Missouri Valley Conference game! at Troy Classic (Troy, Ala.) # - at Buccaneer Invitational (Charleston, S.C.) $ - at Lopes Up Classic (Phoenix, Ariz.) % - at Aggie Invitational (Davis, Calif.) Valparaiso (12-11, 0-3 MVC) March 24 [DH] and 25 - at Missouri State (17-10, 3-0 MVC) March 27 [DH] - at Central Michigan (9-12, 0-0 MAC) Next Up in Crusader Softball: The Valparaiso University softball team continues conference action this weekend with a second consecutive road series, making the long trip to Springfield, Mo. for a three-game set with Missouri State. The Crusaders then step away from conference play for a Tuesday mid-week twinbill at Central Michigan. Previously: Valpo made its Missouri Valley Conference debut last weekend at Indiana State, but dropped all three games of the series to the Sycamores. The Crusaders scheduled non-conference game on Tuesday at IUPUI was canceled due to weather concerns. Following the Crusaders: Live stats for all five games over the next week will be available via ValpoAthletics.com. In addition, all three games of the Missouri State series are slated to be broadcast on The Valley on ESPN3. Head Coach Kate Stake: Kate Stake was hired as head coach of the Valparaiso softball program on July 23, 2014 and is in her fourth season as head coach, owning 74 victories. Stake led the Crusaders to the 2016 Horizon League Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament - the third in program history. Stake arrived at Valpo with eight seasons of assistant coaching experience at the Division I level, most recently serving as an assistant at mid-major power Hofstra. Series Notes: Missouri State - The Crusaders and Bears have met just three times in program history, with Missouri State holding a 2-1 advantage. Valpo won the last matchup, 4-1, in Lawrence, Kan. in March of Central Michigan - Valpo is 2-5 all-time versus the Chippewas. CMU swept a doubleheader from the Crusaders last season in Valpo on April 18 by finals of 6-0 and 8-0. Valpo s lone NCAA Tournament win in program history came over CMU on May 18, 2013, a 7-4 Crusader win. Scouting the Opposition: Missouri State - The Bears enter this weekend at overall and 3-0 in MVC play, sweeping Illinois State in their conference-opening series last weekend. Five MSU regulars are hitting at least.300, led by Kaitlin Beason s.373 average, while in the circle, Holly Kelley and Steffany Dickerson have combined to pitch nearly two-thirds of the team s innings and both hold ERAs between 2.30 and Central Michigan - The Chippewas enter the weekend at 9-12 overall and will open MAC play with a three-game series at Ohio this weekend before the Crusaders visit on Tuesday. Erika Underwood is OPSing to lead the CMU offense and has driven in 16 runs. Hanna Warren has seen the plurality of action in the circle and owns a 3.02 #GoValpo ValpoSB

2 2018 Crusader Softball Game Notes Contact: AARON LEAVITT Office: Cell: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Crusaders Picked Ninth in Preseason Poll: Valpo was tabbed ninth in the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, picked to finish ahead of Indiana State in the preseason polling of the conference s head coaches. Four different programs received at least two first place votes in the polling, with Illinois State edging out Southern Illinois and UNI for the top spot in the poll. Looking Back at 2017: Valpo posted a record overall last season and finished Horizon League play at 14-10, good for a tie for third place in the nine-team league. Senior Sam Stewart was named the Horizon League Player of the Year after leading the league in eight different offensive categories, including all three Triple Crown categories, while senior Jorgi Calombaris joined Stewart as a First Team All-League honoree and sophomore Carly Trepanier was a Second Team All-League and Third Team All-Region selection. A New Journey: The Crusader softball program embarks on a new journey in 2018 as Valpo competes in the Missouri Valley Conference for the first time. The conference move presents a challenging slate for the Crusaders, as each of the other nine MVC programs finished last season with an RPI ranking of 181 or better, whereas Valpo s league opposition last season featured just one program with an RPI rankikng better than 181. Plenty of Experience Back: Valpo has welcomed back an experienced group for its first season of play in The Valley in letterwinners return from last year s squad, including seven starters on offense and a trio of pitchers who combined to throw nearly 88% of the team s innings last season. Opening On the Road: For just the second time in the last two decades, Valpo will open conference play with back-to-back road series. The Crusaders previously opened with consecutive road trips to Youngstown State and UIC to kick off the 2014 Horizon League slate. Including the Central Michigan doubleheader on Tuesday, Valpo will have played 26 games away from home before finally opening at the Valpo Softball Complex on March 30 versus Southern Illinois. Looking to Bounce Back: Coming off of a three-game game sweep at the hands of Indiana State last week, Valpo looks to get back on the right foot this weekend at Missouri State. Last year, the Crusaders were on the wrong end of three-game sweeps twice within league play, and both times, Valpo rebounded with a three-game sweep of its own the following weekend. Producing With Runners On: Entering this weekend at one game over.500 overall, perhaps the biggest difference between the Crusaders wins and losses this year has been their ability to take advantage of runners in scoring position. In Valpo s 12 wins, the team is hitting.322 with runners in scoring position, while in its 11 losses, the team RISP batting average drops to.140. On the other side of the ball, Valpo pitching has limited its opponents to a.171 RISP batting average in wins versus a.294 RISP average in losses. Moving Up the Charts: Fifth-year senior Taylor Lawson continued to move up a number of charts in the Crusader record book last weekend. She swiped another base, giving her 20 steals this year - tied for seventh in a single season in program history and just one shy of sixth. She ranks third in program history with 65 career steals, and is also tied for sixth with 107 runs scored and ninth with 168 hits - just two shy of eighth place in the hits department. Going Yard: Junior Jaymee Lawton recorded the second multi-homer game of her career in the middle game of last weekend s series at Indiana State, giving her eight home runs on the year. Lawton, who is already just one round-tripper shy of the Crusaders single-season top-10 chart in the category, currently ranks 19th nationally in home runs/game. Holding Down Opponents: While she was tagged with a pair of tough-luck losses last weekend, senior pitcher Kenzie Grossmann continued her strong work in the circle, as she surrendered just three runs over 11 innings of work. Her ERA jumped slightly to still good for third in the conference - as she has surrendered two earned runs or fewer in nine of her 10 starts this year. Grossmann also tallied 11 strikeouts versus just two walks and has struck out 53 batters this year while walking only 13 in 64.2 innings of work. MVC Standings (As of March 21) MVC Overall Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Drake Missouri State Indiana State Southern Illinois UNI Bradley Loyola Valparaiso Illinois State Evansville MVC Schedule Friday, March 23 *Drake at Indiana State (DH), 1 p.m. *Loyola at Bradley (DH), 1 p.m. Saturday, March 24 *Drake at Indiana State, 11 a.m. *Valparaiso at Missouri State (DH), noon *Illinois State at Southern Illinois (DH), noon *UNI at Evansville (DH), noon *Loyola at Bradley, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25 *Valparaiso at Missouri State, 11 a.m. *Illinois State at Southern Illinois, 11 a.m. *UNI at Evansville, 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 27 Valparaiso at Central Michigan (DH), 1 p.m. UNI at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 28 UIC at Loyola, 3:30 p.m. Missouri State at Saint Louis, 4 p.m. Drake at Iowa, 5 p.m.

3 2018 Crusader Softball Game Notes Contact: AARON LEAVITT Office: Cell: Valpo Sports Media Relations Athletics-Recreation Center 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN Valparaiso University Softball Roster # Name Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School [Prev. School] 1 Addi Burke IF/OF L/R 5-2 Fr. Mesquite, Texas/John Horn 2 Jasmine Ramirez IF R/R 5-7 Sr. Litchfield Park, Ariz./Millennium 4 Morgan Matalin OF R/R 5-7 So. Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point 5 Ashley Barker IF R/R 5-5 Fr. Coal Valley, Ill./Moline 7 Brenna Boyle IF R/R 5-8 Sr. St. John, Ind./Andrean 8 Stephanie Moreno IF R/R 5-7 Sr. Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley 9 Addison Pixley OF R/R 5-4 So. Osceola, Ind./Penn 10 Ashlyn Montgomery P R/R 5-6 Sr. Lebanon, Ind./Lebanon 11 Carly Trepanier IF L/R 5-4 Jr. Manteno, Ill./Manteno 12 Taylor Lawson OF L/R 5-4 R-Sr. Tucson, Ariz./Sahuaro 13 Brittany Anderson UT R/R 5-11 Fr. East Chicago, Ind./Bishop Noll 15 Jenna Stauffenberg C R/R 5-7 Sr. Kankakee, Ill./Bishop McNamara 16 Hannah Dybalski C/UT R/R 5-5 So. Lebanon, Ind./Lebanon 18 Taylor Bowman IF/OF R/R 5-10 So. Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way North 20 Jaymee Lawton IF R/R 5-7 Jr. Goodyear, Ariz./Desert Edge (Utah Valley) 24 Kenzie Grossmann P R/R 5-10 Sr. Perry, Mo./Mark Twain (Morehead State) 27 Lanie Callaghan OF R/R 5-5 Sr. Elburn, Ill./Kaneland 28 Kelsie Packard P R/R 5-8 Jr. Beloit, Wis./Turner (Rock Valley College) 45 Emily Richardson P R/R 5-10 So. Oak Park, Ill./River Forest 77 Gabby Magnifico OF/IF R/R 5-4 So. Elmhurst, Ill./York Andie Kalemba R/R Saint John, Ind./Team IMPACT Head Coach: Kate Stake 4th season Associate Head Coach: Monica Wright 3rd season Graduate Assistants: Tarah McShane 2nd season and Kayti Grable 1st season Valpo When... At home 0-0 On the road 3-7 Neutral Site 9-4 One-run games 3-3 Five-plus run games 2-3 Extra inning games 2-0 Shutouts 3-4 Leading after four innings 8-0 Trailing after four innings 1-9 Tied after four innings 3-2 Valpo scores first 9-3 Opponent scores first 3-8 Out-hitting opponent 8-1 Out-hit by opponent 3-9 Hits are tied 1-1 Pronunciation Guide Lanie Callaghan: CAL-a-han Hannah Dybalski: dih-ball-skee Gabby Magnifico: mag-niff-ee-coh Stephanie Moreno: more-ain-oh Carly Trepanier: truh-pan-yer Sports Media Relations Requests to cover home games should be made through Aaron Leavitt, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations, by ing Aaron.Leavitt@valpo.edu. Limited seating is available in the press box at the Valpo Softball Complex for working media. Updated statistics and notes from both schools will be available to working media. During the week, all player and coach interview requests should be directed to Aaron Leavitt. Media planning to attend practice should contact Leavitt at least 24 hours in advance to confirm practice time. Game-day interviews prior to the game are not permitted. Coach Stake and requested players will be available following the game. Interviews are not permitted between games of doubleheaders.

4 2018 Valparaiso Softball Overall Statistics for Valparaiso (as of Mar 18, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 0-0 Away: 3-7 Neutral: 9-4 MVC: 0-3 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 12 Lawson, Taylor Bowman, Taylor Lawton, Jaymee Trepanier, Carly Burke, Addi Stauffenberg, Jenna Dybalski, Hannah Magnifico, Gabby Matalin, Morgan Ramirez, Jasmine Boyle, Brenna Callaghan, Lanie Pixley, Addison Moreno, Stephanie Anderson, Brittany Grossmann, Kenzie Richardson, Emily Packard, Kelsie Montgomery, Ashlyn Totals Opponents LOB - Team (151), Opp (155). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (4). (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 24 Grossmann, Kenzie / Richardson, Emily / Montgomery, Ashlyn / Packard, Kelsie / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), Dybalski 2, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Stauffenberg (14-15), Dybalski (10-11), Montgomery (10-11), Richardson (7-8), Grossmann (6-6), Packard (2-3).

5 2018 Valparaiso Softball Conference statistics for Valparaiso (as of Mar 18, 2018) (MVC games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 0-3 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-3 MVC: 0-3 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 1 Burke, Addi Ramirez, Jasmine Lawton, Jaymee Trepanier, Carly Moreno, Stephanie Lawson, Taylor Callaghan, Lanie Matalin, Morgan Stauffenberg, Jenna Magnifico, Gabby Dybalski, Hannah Boyle, Brenna Pixley, Addison Grossmann, Kenzie Montgomery, Ashlyn Packard, Kelsie Richardson, Emily Totals Opponents LOB - Team (19), Opp (17). DPs turned - Team (1), Opp (1). (MVC games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 28 Packard, Kelsie / Grossmann, Kenzie / Richardson, Emily / Montgomery, Ashlyn / Totals / Opponents / SBA/ATT - Stauffenberg (4-4), Grossmann (2-2), Richardson (2-2).

6 2018 Valparaiso Softball Game Results for Valparaiso (as of Mar 22, 2018) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall MVC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 09, 2018 vs SIUE L Montgomery (L 0-1) 106 2:10 Feb 09, 2018 vs Tennessee State W Grossmann (W 1-0) 215 2:10 Feb 10, 2018 vs Tennessee State W Richardson (W 1-0) 150 2:05 Feb 10, 2018 at Troy L Grossmann (L 1-1) 365 2:12 Feb 16, 2018 vs Eastern Kentucky W Grossmann (W 2-1) 72 2:14 Feb 16, 2018 at Charleston Southern W Montgomery (W 1-1) 83 1:58 Feb 17, 2018 vs Eastern Kentucky L Montgomery (L 1-2) 85 2:16 Feb 17, 2018 at Charleston Southern W Grossmann (W 3-1) 92 1:56 Feb 18, 2018 vs N.C. Central W Richardson (W 2-0) 73 1:40 Mar 03, 2018 vs South Dakota W 8-7 (9) Grossmann (W 4-1) 312 2:26 Mar 03, 2018 vs UNLV L Montgomery (L 1-3) 491 1:44 Mar 04, 2018 vs Princeton W Montgomery (W 2-3) 212 2:17 Mar 04, 2018 vs UNLV W Grossmann (W 5-1) 212 1:50 Mar 06, 2018 at Grand Canyon-1 L Grossmann (L 5-2) 452 2:00 Mar 06, 2018 at Grand Canyon-2 L Montgomery (L 2-4) 354 2:10 Mar 09, 2018 vs Nevada W Grossmann (W 6-2) 0 1:36 Mar 09, 2018 vs Utah State W 5-4 (8) Grossmann (W 7-2) 0 2:40 Mar 10, 2018 at UC Davis W Grossmann (W 8-2) 0 1:55 Mar 11, 2018 vs Northern Colorado L Packard (L 0-1) 0 2:05 Mar 11, 2018 at UC Davis L Montgomery (L 2-5) 0 1:45 * Mar 17, 2018 at Indiana State-1 L Grossmann (L 8-3) - 1:44 * Mar 17, 2018 at Indiana State-2 L Richardson (L 2-1) 117 1:57 * Mar 18, 2018 at Indiana State L Grossmann (L 8-4) 217 2:01 * = Conference game () extra inning game

7 2018 Valparaiso Softball Team Game-by-Game for Valparaiso (as of Mar 22, 2018) Batting (All games) Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 09 vs SIUE Feb 09 vs Tennessee State Feb 10 vs Tennessee State Feb 10 at Troy Feb 16 vs Eastern Kentucky Feb 16 at Charleston Southern Feb 17 vs Eastern Kentucky Feb 17 at Charleston Southern Feb 18 vs N.C. Central Mar 03 vs South Dakota Mar 03 vs UNLV Mar 04 vs Princeton Mar 04 vs UNLV Mar 06 at Grand Canyon Mar 06 at Grand Canyon Mar 09 vs Nevada Mar 09 vs Utah State Mar 10 at UC Davis Mar 11 vs Northern Colorado Mar 11 at UC Davis *Mar 17 at Indiana State *Mar 17 at Indiana State *Mar 18 at Indiana State Totals

8 2018 Valparaiso Softball Team Game-by-Game for Valparaiso (as of Mar 22, 2018) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 09 vs SIUE Feb 09 vs Tennessee State Feb 10 vs Tennessee State Feb 10 at Troy Feb 16 vs Eastern Kentucky Feb 16 at Charleston Southern Feb 17 vs Eastern Kentucky Feb 17 at Charleston Southern Feb 18 vs N.C. Central Mar 03 vs South Dakota Mar 03 vs UNLV Mar 04 vs Princeton Mar 04 vs UNLV Mar 06 at Grand Canyon Mar 06 at Grand Canyon Mar 09 vs Nevada Mar 09 vs Utah State Mar 10 at UC Davis Mar 11 vs Northern Colorado Mar 11 at UC Davis *Mar 17 at Indiana State *Mar 17 at Indiana State *Mar 18 at Indiana State Totals

9 Individual Career History Anderson, Brittany TOTAL Bowman, Taylor TOTAL Boyle, Brenna TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / TOTAL / Burke, Addi TOTAL Callaghan, Lanie TOTAL Dybalski, Hannah TOTAL

10 Individual Career History Grossmann, Kenzie 2015* * TOTAL All* Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2015* / * / / / TOTAL / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school Lawson, Taylor TOTAL Lawton, Jaymee 2016* TOTAL All* * Statistics from prior team/school Magnifico, Gabby TOTAL Matalin, Morgan TOTAL

11 Individual Career History Montgomery, Ashlyn TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / / / TOTAL / Moreno, Stephanie TOTAL Packard, Kelsie TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / TOTAL / Pixley, Addison TOTAL Ramirez, Jasmine TOTAL

12 Individual Career History Richardson, Emily TOTAL Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr bf bavg wp hbp bk sfa sha / / TOTAL / Stauffenberg, Jenna TOTAL Trepanier, Carly TOTAL