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1 University of Minnesota Athletic Communications 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building, th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN GOPHERSPORTS.com 2013 Schedule & Results Sportco Kick-Off Classic Feb. 9 vs. DePaul Las Vegas, Nev. L 1-0 vs. Texas Tech Las Vegas, Nev. L 5-3 Feb. 10 vs. #18/18 Louisville Las Vegas, Nev. L 16-8 (6) at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. W 4-0 Littlewood Classic Feb. 15 vs. Illinois State Tempe, Ariz. L 5-1 vs. Illinois State Tempe, Ariz. L 3-1 Feb. 16 vs. Northern Iowa Tempe, Ariz. W 5-0 vs. Northern Iowa Tempe, Ariz. W 3-1 Feb. 17 at #3/3 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. L 8-0 (5) FGCU/LaQuinta Inn at the Airport Spring Break Invitational Feb. 22 vs. Albany Fort Myers, Fla. W 4-2 at Florida Gulf Coast Fort Myers, Fla. W 3-0 Feb. 23 vs. Villanova Fort Myers, Fla. L 5-4 (9) vs. St. Bonaventure Fort Myers, Fla. W 7-4 Feb. 24 vs. Albany Fort Myers, Fla. W 1-0 War Eagle Classic March 1 vs. Middle Tennessee Auburn, Ala. W 8-0 (5) March 2 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. W 4-3 (8) vs. Charlotte Auburn, Ala. Canceled March 3 vs. Gardner-Webb Auburn, Ala. W 6-4 Stanford Louisville Slugger Classic March 8 vs. Pacific Palo Alto, Calif. 12:00 p.m. at #18/19 Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 2:15 p.m. March 9 vs. Pacific Palo Alto, Calif. 12:00 p.m. at #18/19 Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 4:30 p.m. March10 vs. Florida Gulf Coast Palo Alto, Calif. 12:00 p.m. Sunshine Classic March15 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 5:00 p.m. March16 vs. Georgia Southern Tallahassee, Fla. 1:00 p.m. March17 vs. Georgia Southern Tallahassee, Fla. 9:00 a.m. at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 11:00 a.m. March19 at Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. 3:00 p.m. at Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. 5:00 p.m. March22 at Iowa* Iowa City, Iowa 4:00 p.m. March23 at Iowa* Iowa City, Iowa 2:00 p.m. March24 at Iowa* Iowa City, Iowa 2:00 p.m. March29 at Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. 4:00 p.m. March30 at Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. 1:00 p.m. March31 at Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. 12:00 p.m. April 5 Wisconsin* Minneapolis 6:00 p.m. April 6 Wisconsin* Minneapolis 2:00 p.m. April 7 Wisconsin* Minneapolis 1:00 p.m. April 10 at Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. 4:00 p.m. at Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. 6:00 p.m. April 12 Illinois* Minneapolis 6:00 p.m. April 13 Illinois* Minneapolis 2:00 p.m. April 14 Illinois* Minneapolis 1:00 p.m. April 19 Michigan State* Minneapolis 6:00 p.m. April 20 Michigan State* Minneapolis 2:00 p.m. April 21 Michigan State* Minneapolis 1:00 p.m. April 24 Iowa State Minneapolis 4:00 p.m. Iowa State Minneapolis 6:00 p.m. April 26 at Ohio State* Columbus, Ohio 5:00 p.m. April 27 at Ohio State* Columbus, Ohio 1:00 p.m. April 28 at Ohio State* Columbus, Ohio 12:00 p.m. May 1 Green Bay Minneapolis 2:00 p.m. Green Bay Minneapolis 4:00 p.m. May 3 Indiana* Minneapolis 6:00 p.m. May 4 Indiana* Minneapolis 2:00 p.m. May 5 Indiana* Minneapolis 1:00 p.m. May 9 at Big Ten Tournament Lincoln, Neb. May 10 at Big Ten Tournament Lincoln, Neb. May 11 at Big Ten Tournament Lincoln, Neb. May 12 at Big Ten Tournament Lincoln, Neb. May 16 at NCAA Regionals TBD May 23 at NCAA Super Regionals TBD May 29 at NCAA Women s CWS Oklahoma City, Okla. All times listed are CT *Denotes Big Ten opponents MINNESOTA Golden Gophers (10-7) Big Ten Stanford Louisville Slugger Classic PACIFIC Tigers (13-7) Big West STANFORD Cardinal (17-5) PAC 12 FGCU Eagles (14-5) Atlantic Sun Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium (1,500 capacity) Palo Alto, Calif. March 8-10 Time Friday Time Saturday Time Sunday 10:00 am Pacific-Minnesota 10:00 am Pacific-Minnesota 10:00 am Minnesota-FGCU 12:15 pm Minnesota-Stanford 12:15 pm Pacific-FGCU 12:15 pm Pacific-Stanford 2:30 pm FGCU-Pacific 02:30 pm Minnesota-Stanford 04:45 pm FGCU-Stanford 04:45 pm FGCU-Stanford Team listed second and in italics has been designated as the home team Times are Local (PT) The First Pitch Minnesota (10-7) travels to Stanford s Louisville Slugger Classic in Palo Alto, Calif., where it plays games against Pacific (13-7) and Stanford (17-5) on both Friday and Saturday, before wrapping up the five-game weekend against Florida Gulf Coast (14-5) on Sunday. The Gophers are 10-7 after going 3-0 at Auburn s War Eagle Classic last weekend. A 2004 Stanford graduate and a former All-America catcher for the Cardinal, Jessica Allister is in her third season at Minnesota with a record of (.576). She entered the season with 62 victories over her first two seasons, which are the most over a two-year span since Minnesota combined for 70 wins during Minnesota is 6-6 all-time versus Pacific, 0-2 versus Stanford, and 3-0 versus Florida Gulf Coast. The Gophers defeated FGCU, 3-0, on February 22 in Fort Myers. Minnesota has combined to hit 16 home runs in its 17 games so far, after hitting 53 homers in 53 games during the 2012 season. Junior right-handed pitcher Sara Moulton is this week s Big Ten Pitcher of the Week after going 3-0 with a 1.09 ERA, 26 strikeouts, a no-hitter, and a 15-strikeout game at the War Eagle Classic. For the season, Moulton is 10-4 with a 1.18 ERA, eight complete games, and 115 strikeouts in 89.0 IP. Sophomore shortstop Tyler Walker and sophomore third baseman Kaitlyn Richardson each have impressive numbers over the past two weeks. Walker is batting.536 (15-for-28) with eight runs scored, eight RBI, four doubles and three HRs, while Richardson is batting.520 (13-for-25) with five RBI, four runs scored and a pair of doubles. Minnesota Team Leaders Batting Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB-ATT 26 Kaitlyn Richardson Tyler Walker Sydney Fabian Erika Smyth Erica Meyer Bree Blanchette Paige Palkovich Alex Davis Pitching Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BAA WP HP 9 Sara Moulton / Kelsey Kimminau /

2 University Facts Location...Minneapolis, Minn. Founded Enrollment...52,557 Nickname...Golden Gophers Colors...Maroon and Gold National Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...Big Ten President...Eric W. Kaler Athletics Director...Norwood Teague SWA...TBA Athletics Office Phone Athletic Communications Softball Contact...Michael Molde ...molde032@umn.edu Office Phone Cell Phone Facebook.../GoldenGopherSoftball Twitter...@GopherSoftball Web... Coaching Staff Head Coach...Jessica Allister Alma Mater...Stanford (2004) ...allister@umn.edu Twitter...@JessicaAllister Phone Season...Third (2011-present) Minnesota Record Career Record Big Ten Record Assistant Coach...Jessica Merchant Alma Mater...Michigan (2005) ...merchant@umn.edu Phone Assistant Coach...Piper Ritter Alma Mater...Minnesota (2004) ...mart1003@umn.edu Phone Softball Facts Inaugural Season All-Time Record...1, (.563) Big Ten Record (.476) Facility...Jane Sage Cowles Stadium Opened / Capacity / 1,000 NCAA Tournaments...7 ( ) Big Ten Championships...4 ( ) Minnesota Team Facts 2013 Record Record Big Ten Record (Place) (9th) 2013 Home Record Road Record Neutral Record University of Minnesota Softball Roster No. Name Pos. B-T Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Pronunciation 1 Kelsey Klucas OF R-R Sr. Aitkin, Minn. (Aitkin HS) Clue-kas 2 Bree Blanchette OF R-R Jr. Eagan, Minn. (Eagan HS) Blan-chet 3 Erica Meyer UT L-R So. Arden Hills, Minn. (Totino-Grace HS) 4 Brandi McGregor C R-R Fr. Sharpsburg, Ga. (East Coweta HS) 6 Erika Smyth IF R-R So. Kent, Wash. (Kentlake HS) 7 Kelsey Kimminau P R-R So. Arvada, Colo. (Pomona HS) Kim-in-aww 8 Kayla Wenner OF L-L Fr. Nicollet, Minn. (Nicollet HS) 9 Sara Moulton P R-R Jr. Eagan, Minn. (Eagan HS) 10 Paige Palkovich UT R-R Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS) Paul-ko-vitch 13 Madie Eckstrom IF L-R So. Stillwater, Minn. (Stillwater HS) 14 Hannah Granger UT R-R So. Wheaton, Ill. (Wheaton Warrenville South HS) 17 Kari Dorle C R-R Sr. North St. Paul, Minn. (North St. Paul HS) Door-lee 18 Nikki Anderson P L-L Fr. Brainerd, Minn. (Brainerd HS) 21 Sydney Fabian UT L-R Fr. Lake Elmo, Minn. (Hill-Murray HS) 22 Hannah Skallman OF L-R Fr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Minnetonka HS) 26 Kaitlyn Richardson UT L-R So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Sandra Day O Connor HS) 42 Tyler Walker UT L-R So. San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian HS) 88 Alex Davis IF/C R-R Sr. Harbor City, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery HS) Tweet, Tweet Here are some of the most notable Tweets from the University of Minnesota s official softball Twitter account (@GopherSoftball) leading up to the season. Of Minnesota s 53 HRs in 2012, 52 (98.1 pct) were hit by players returning for Only #Arkansas (98.3) has a higher percentage. #Gophers Only 10 teams have returning players who combined to hit more than the 52 HRs hit by #Gophers returners. Only eight returning SPs had more strikeouts than the 302 in 2012 She leads returning #B1G hurlers in K s. #Gophers Kaitlyn Richardson (@KatieRich26) had 16 doubles as a frosh to rank 24th nationally in doubles per game. Minnesota s fielding percentage of.971 in 2012 was the best in the Big Ten and ranked 29th nationally. #Gophers Kari Dorle and Katie Richardson each hit 10 HRs in 2012, becoming the first duo with 10+ HRs since #Gophers #Power The #Gophers have combined to hit 77 HRs the past two years - 53 in 2012, 24 in the most over a two-year span in program history. Minnesota has won 30+ games in 16 of the past 25 years, including back-to-back 31-win seasons the past two years. #Win Minnesota s team slugging percentage of.436 in 2012 was its best since the 1996 #Gophers slugged.445. #ExtraBases Kari Dorle ranked 53rd nationally, averaging just under one RBI (0.89) per game in #DriveEmIn #Clutch #BigBat.@sara_moulton9 ranked 28th nationally and first in the #B1G in hits allowed per seven innings (4.73). did Get to Know Your Gophers videos today. Watch for them online during the Minnesota averaged 4.98 runs per game in 2012, its highest average since the 1996 #Gophers averaged #MerryGoRound #Score The #Gophers 264 runs scored were more than any season since 1999, when Minnesota scored 276 runs in 68 games. #Runs.@sara_moulton9 ranked 26th nationally and first in the #B1G with a 1.52 ERA in #HardToEarnRunsAgainstMoulton 12 of the 25 ranked ahead in ERA in 2012 were SRs, giving her the 14th-best returning ERA in Seniors Kari Dorle (89) (79) both are on pace to move into Minnesota s Top 5 for career RBI. #KnockEmIn.@sara_moulton9 s 25 wins in 2012 ties for 21st among returning P s in She had 25 Ws in 43 app (30 starts). #Wins.@T_Walker42 hit.380 with 46 R, 29 RBI, 9 HR, and a.614 SLG as a FR! Wonder what offseason workouts will add to those Youth Abounds Minnesota s 2013 roster includes 18 players, of which 13 are underclassmen. The Gophers have three seniors (Alex Davis, Kari Dorle, Kelsey Klucas) and a pair of juniors (Bree Blanchette, Sara Moulton). The underclassmen include seven sophomores and six freshmen. 30-Something Minnesota recorded 31 wins in each of head coach Jessica Allister s first two seasons with the Gophers. It s the first time Minnesota has won 30-plus games in back-to-back seasons since going in 2003, followed by a campaign in The last time the Gophers reached 40 or more wins was during the 1999 season, when Minnesota finished overall and 16-8 in the Big Ten for second place. The team s most recent NCAA Regional appearance was in GopherSports.com 2

3 ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 No. Team (1st Place Votes) W-L Pts. 1. Oklahoma (10) Alabama (10) Arizona State Florida Texas A&M California Missouri Oregon UCLA Tennessee Texas LSU Louisville Michigan Kentucky Washington Baylor Louisiana-Lafayette Stanford Arizona Tulsa Nebraska Virginia Tech Hawai i North Carolina Receiving Votes: Iowa (18), Georgia (13), Oregon State (12), South Alabama (10), Notre Dame (4), Mississippi State (4), USC Upstate (3), Florida State (2), USF (2), Long Beach State (1) USA Today/NFCA Top 25 No. Team (1st Place Votes) W-L Pts. 1. Alabama (27) Oklahoma (4) Arizona State Florida Missouri California Texas A&M Tennessee Oregon Texas UCLA LSU Louisville Michigan Louisiana-Lafayette Arizona Kentucky Stanford Washington Baylor Hawai i Tulsa Oregon State Georgia North Carolina Receiving Votes: Nebraska (24), South Alabama (15), Mississippi State (6), Florida State (4), Pacific (4), Virginia Tech (4), Iowa (2), Notre Dame (2), USF (1) Minnesota opponents in Bold. Power Surge Minnesota opened eyes, both around the Big Ten and nationally in 2012, as the Gophers combined for a school-record 53 home runs to lead the Big Ten. The Golden Gophers were led by Kari Dorle and Kaitlyn Richardson, who each hit 10 home runs to become the first Minnesota teammates to hit double-digit round-trippers since Tyler Walker added nine homers, and Erica Meyer hit seven, while four other players had at least three HRs. Things look promising for 2013, as 52 of the 53 home runs were hit by players who return to the team this season, and the team has hit 16 HRs in 17 games so far this season. Walking the Line Minnesota showed patience and discipline at the plate last season by drawing a conference-best total of 213 walks. Kari Dorle (36) and Kaitlyn Richardson (32) were the top two in the category, while Alex Davis drew 30 walks and also reached base a team-high 13 times after being hit by pitches. The Gophers have drawn 56 walks so far this season. Pitching and What? Defense! The old adage claims that pitching and defense will win games. Minnesota has one of the best hurlers in the nation in junior right-hander Sara Moulton (25-14, 1.52 ERA, 302 Ks in 2012), and the defense that played behind Moulton in 2012 led the Big Ten (and ranked 29th nationally) with a.971 fielding percentage and just 46 errors. Michigan (.968, 59 E) and Iowa (.967, 53 E) were second and third defensively. Running on Dorle Ends Poorly Senior catcher Kari Dorle led the Big Ten in 2012 by throwing out 14 runners who attempted to steal a base. For the season, Dorle allowed just 27 stolen bases in 41 attempts, and she allowed just three passed balls. NOT Stuck in Neutral Minnesota was 10-6 at home last season, but where the Golden Gophers really performed well was at neutral sites, where they won 17 of 20 games. Minnesota won its first 15 neutral-site games in 2012, with its lone losses during that 15-4 start to the season coming at the hands of the host schools at the first four tournaments it played -- UNLV (Sportco Kick-Off Classic), Arizona State (Littlewood Classic), North Carolina (Carolina Classic), and Georgia (Bulldog Invitational). Challenging the Best The Gophers 2013 schedule includes 13 games against teams that were either ranked among the Top 25 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball or USA Today/NFCA preseason polls. So far this season, Minnesota is 0-2 against the Top 25. The Gophers are scheduled to play a pair of games this weekend against No. 18/19 Stanford, and two more against Pacific, which is receiving votes in this week s USA Today/NFCA poll. The highest-ranked team on the schedule is No. 3/3 Arizona State, which defeated Minnesota 8-0 on Feb. 17. Gophers From All Over The 18 players on Minnesota s 2013 roster come from a total of seven different states. Eleven players are from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, while two (Alex Davis, Tyler Walker) are from California, Kaitlyn Richardson is from Arizona, Kelsey Kimminau is from Colorado, Hannah Granger is from Illinois, Brandi Mc- Gregor is from Georgia, and Erika Smyth is from Washington. Award-Winners Junior pitcher Sara Moulton was named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on three occasions last season, and has already been named the conference s Pitcher of the Week twice this year. Over the past two weekends, Moulton has made eight starts, going 7-0 with a 0.86 ERA and a pair of no-hitters. She has allowed just 19 hits in 49.0 IP, while striking out 68 and walking nine. She has thrown three shutouts, and batters have hit just.118 against her in those games. Smart Gophers Minnesota s success extends beyond the softball field, as the team has fared very well in the classroom, too. For the fifth consecutive semester, the team achieved a term grade point average of greater than 3.00, as it combined for a GPA for the recently-completed fall semester. An impressive total of four players senior Kelsey Klucas, junior Bree Blanchette, and sophomores Erica Meyer and Kaitlyn Richardson -- led the way with perfect 4.0 GPAs. Overall, Minnesota s cumulative team GPA stands at 3.223, which ranks seventh-best among Minnesota s 25 varsity sports. Been There, Done That Minnesota s coaching staff of third-year head coach Jessica Allister and assistants Jessica Merchant and Piper Ritter have been there, done that when it comes to collegiate softball excellence. Allister was an All-America catcher who led Stanford to a pair of NCAA Women s College World Series appearances as a player. Prior to taking over the Minnesota program, Allister was an assistant coach who helped Georgia, Stanford and Oregon reach Super Regionals. Well known in Big Ten circles, Merchant was an All- America shortstop for Michigan who captained the 2005 Wolverines to the school s first-ever NCAA title. Prior to joining the staff at Minnesota, she helped lead UMass to four-straight NCAA Tournaments. Ritter is in her seventh year with the Gophers after a standout career in the circle. She earned All-Big Ten accolades all four years and is Minnesota s all-time leader in several categories, including strikeouts (1,122), while leading the Gophers to NCAA Regional appearances in 2002 and GopherSports.com 3

4 Inside the W-L Record... Overall Big Ten...-- Non-Conference vs. Top Home...-- Away Neutral Day games Night games February March April...-- May run games run games run games Extra innings Shutouts Score 0-2 runs Score 3-5 runs Score 6-9 runs Score 10+ runs...-- Opponent scores 0-2 runs Opponent scores 3-5 runs Opponent scores 6-9 runs Opponent scores 10+ runs Minnesota scores first Opponent scores first Minnesota scores in first inning Opponent scores in first inning Minnesota leads after fourth inning Minnesota trails after fourth Minnesota tied after fourth inning Minnesota leads after fifth inning Minnesota trails after fifth inning Minnesota tied after fifth inning Minnesota leads after sixth inning Minnesota trails after sixth inning Minnesota tied after sixth inning Minnesota out-hits opponent Opponent out-hits Minnesota Hits are tied Minnesota hits no home runs Minnesota hits 1 home run Minnesota hits 2+ home runs Opponent hits no home runs Opponent hits 1 home run Opponent hits 2+ home runs Largest margin of victory...8 runs Minnesota 8, Middle Tennessee 0 (3.1.13) Largest deficit overcome...n/a N/A N/A Shortest game...1 hour, 13 minutes No. 3/3 ASU 8, Minnesota 0 (5 inn.) ( ) Longest game...2 hours, 53 minutes Villanova 5, Minnesota 4 (9 inn.) ( ) Multiple-Hit Games Total Kaitlyn Richardson Tyler Walker Bree Blanchette Erika Smyth Alex Davis Sydney Fabian Erica Meyer Paige Palkovich Big Ten Standings Overall Conference W L Pct. W L Pct. Last 10 Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Wisconsin W Michigan W Iowa W Nebraska W Michigan State W Ohio State L Minnesota W Purdue W Northwestern W Indiana L Illinois W Penn State L The Last Time a Minnesota Player... Scored 3 Runs in a Game...Sydney Fabian (3) vs. Villanova ( ) Scored 4 Runs in a Game...Alex Davis (4) vs. Weber State ( ) Had 4 Hits in a Game...Tyler Walker (4) at Northwestern ( ) Had 5 RBI in a Game...Kari Dorle (6) vs. Idaho State ( ) Had 6 RBI in a Game...Kari Dorle (6) vs. Idaho State ( ) Had 7 RBI in a Game...Jordanne Nygren (7) vs. Iowa State ( ) Had 2 Doubles in a Game...Kaitlyn Richardson (2) vs. Penn State-2 ( ) Had 2 Home Runs in a Game...Erica Meyer (2) at Illinois ( ) Hit a Walk-Off Home Run...Tyler Walker vs. Gardner-Webb (3.3.13) Hit a Grand Slam...Erica Meyer at Northwestern-1 ( ) Hit a Home Run In Consecutive Games...Tyler Walker at Auburn (3.2.13) and vs. Gardner-Webb (3.3.13) Had 8 Total Bases in a Game...Kaitlyn Richardson (8) vs. Nebraska-1 ( ) Had 9 Total Bases in a Game...Kari Dorle (11) vs. CSU Bakersfield ( ) Had 10 Total Bases in a Game...Kari Dorle (11) vs. CSU Bakersfield ( ) Had 11 Total Bases in a Game...Kari Dorle (11) vs. CSU Bakersfield ( ) Drew 3 Walks in a Game...Erica Meyer (3) vs. Michigan ( ) Drew 4 Walks in a Game...Malisa Barnes (4) vs. Illinois ( ) Hit-by-Pitch Twice in a Game...Alex Davis (3) vs. Bethune-Cookman ( ) Had 2 Sacrifices in a Game...Erika Smyth (SAC, SF) vs. Weber State ( ) Had 2 Stolen Bases in a Game...Tyler Walker (2) vs. St. Bonaventure ( ) Had 3 Stolen Bases in a Game...Stephanie Sward (3) vs. Kentucky ( ) 7-Inning Complete-Game Shutout...Sara Moulton vs. Albany ( ) Extra-Inning Complete-Game Shutout...Sara Moulton (9 inn.) vs. Western Kentucky (3.9.12) Seven-Inning Complete-Game One-Hitter...Sara Moulton vs. Florida Gulf Coast ( ) Tossed a Perfect Game...Piper Marten vs. Drake ( ) Tossed a No-Hitter...Sara Moulton vs. Middle Tennessee State (3.1.13) Recorded 15 Strikeouts in a Game...Sara Moulton (15) vs. Gardner-Webb (3.3.13) Recorded 16 Strikeouts in a Game...Alissa Koch (17) vs. South Dakota (4.9.11) Recorded 17 Strikeouts in a Game...Alissa Koch (17) vs. South Dakota (4.9.11) Pitched 9 or More Innings...Sara Moulton (9.0 IP) vs. Western Kentucky (3.9.12) Had 12 Putouts...Alex Davis (13) vs. Iowa-1 ( ) Had 6 Assists...Kaitlyn Richardson (6) vs. Mercer (3.2.12) Had Multiple Errors...Kaitlyn Richardson (2) at Auburn (3.2.13) Multiple-RBI Games Total Tyler Walker Kaitlyn Richardson Bree Blanchette Kari Dorle Brandi McGregor Paige Palkovich Hitting Streaks Longest Current Tyler Walker 7 7 Erika Smyth 5 1 Kaitlyn Richardson 4 1 Sydney Fabian 4 -- Erica Meyer 4 -- Bree Blanchette 2 2 Alex Davis 2 -- Kari Dorle 2 -- Paige Palkovich 2 -- GopherSports.com 4

5 2013 Overall Statistics (17 games) Record: 10-7 Home: 0-0 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 7-6 Conference: 0-0 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% Richardson, Kaitlyn Walker, Tyler Fabian, Sydney Smyth, Erika Meyer, Erica Blanchette, Bree Palkovich, Paige Granger, Hannah Davis, Alex Dorle, Kari Wenner, Kayla McGregor, Brandi Skallman, Hannah Klucas, Kelsey Totals Opponents LOB - Team (103), Opp (78). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (2). IBB - Team (1), Davis 1. Picked off - Meyer 1, Klucas 1. (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 Moulton, Sara / Kimminau, Kelsey / Anderson, Nikki / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (0), Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Moulton (7-11), Dorle (7-11). Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci Davis, Alex Moulton, Sara McGregor, Brandi Fabian, Sydney Kimminau, Kelsey Anderson, Nikki Granger, Hannah Dorle, Kari Palkovich, Paige Smyth, Erika Walker, Tyler Blanchette, Bree Richardson, Kaitlyn Meyer, Erica Wenner, Kayla Skallman, Hannah Klucas, Kelsey Totals Opponents GopherSports.com 5

6 2012 Big Ten Statistics (24 games) Record: Home: 7-5 Away: 3-9 Conference: 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% Walker, Tyler Richardson, Kaitlyn Skrove, Dannie Eckstrom, Madie Blanchette, Bree Smyth, Erika Meyer, Erica Dupaul, Sara Dorle, Kari Davis, Alex Granger, Hannah Solie, Josie Pafko, Alex Totals Opponents LOB - Team (166), Opp (157). DPs turned - Team (5), Opp (10). IBB - Team (2), Richardson 1, Walker 1, Opp (5). Picked off - Meyer 1. (Conference 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 Moulton, Sara / Koch, Alissa / Kimminau, Kelsey / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (2), Dorle 2, Opp (9). Pickoffs - Team (3), Dorle 3, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Dorle (12-20), Moulton (11-17), Koch (0-2), Kimminau (1-1). Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci Davis, Alex Moulton, Sara Skrove, Dannie Koch, Alissa Kimminau, Kelsey Granger, Hannah Dorle, Kari Smyth, Erika Walker, Tyler Blanchette, Bree Meyer, Erica Richardson, Kaitlyn Solie, Josie Pafko, Alex Eckstrom, Madie Dupaul, Sara Totals Opponents GopherSports.com 6

7 2013 Results (10-7 overall) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Conference Pitcher of record Attend Time! vs DePaul L Moulton (L 0-1) 0 1:45! vs Texas Tech L Moulton (L 0-2) 606 2:15! vs Louisville L Kimminau (L 0-1) 0 2:27! at UNLV W Moulton (W 1-2) vs Illinois State L Moulton (L 1-3) vs Illinois State L Moulton (L 1-4) vs Northern Iowa W Moulton (W 2-4) vs Northern Iowa W Moulton (W 3-4) at #3 Arizona State L Kimminau (L 0-2) :13 # vs Albany W Moulton (W 4-4) 167 1:34 # at Florida Gulf Coast W Moulton (W 5-4) 321 2:07 # vs Villanova L 4-5 (9) Anderson (L 0-1) 173 2:53 # vs St. Bonaventure W Moulton (W 6-4) 312 1:54 # vs Albany W Moulton (W 7-4) 52 1:37 $ vs Middle Tennessee W Moulton (W 8-4) 45 1:25 $ at Auburn W 4-3 (8) Moulton (W 9-4) 127 2:39 $ vs Gardner-Webb W Moulton (W 10-4) 45 2:05 () extra inning game GopherSports.com 7

8 2013 Situational Hitting vs left vs right w/runners w/bases empty w/bases loaded as leadoff fly gnd fly/ Player h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg rch ops pct out out gnd Blanchette, Bree Davis, Alex Dorle, Kari Fabian, Sydney Granger, Hannah McGregor, Brandi Meyer, Erica Palkovich, Paige Richardson, Kaitlyn Skallman, Hannah Smyth, Erika Walker, Tyler Wenner, Kayla Totals Opponents w/runners w/runner on 3rd success 2- rnrs pinch hitting in scoring pos and LT 2 out with 2 outs adv runners out adv rnrs rch rch Player h ab avg h ab avg rbi ops pct h ab avg adv ops pct rbi w/out lob err fc kl Blanchette, Bree Davis, Alex Dorle, Kari Fabian, Sydney Granger, Hannah McGregor, Brandi Meyer, Erica Palkovich, Paige Richardson, Kaitlyn Skallman, Hannah Smyth, Erika Walker, Tyler Wenner, Kayla Totals Opponents Success Advancing Runners = percentage of times the batter advanced at least one runner during a plate appearance 2013 Situational Pitching vs left vs right w/runners w/bases empty vs leadoff with 2 outs fly gnd fly/ Player h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg rch ops pct h ab avg out out gnd gdp Anderson, Nikki Kimminau, Kelsey Moulton, Sara Totals Opponents Player app gs ip/app *h/g *r/g *er/g *bb/g *so/g k/bb *2b/g *3b/g *hr/g *fo/g *go/g *bf/g sba att pct Anderson, Nikki Kimminau, Kelsey Moulton, Sara Totals Opponents * = average based on 7-inning game GopherSports.com 8

9 18 Nikki Anderson Freshman Left-Handed Pitcher Brainerd, Minn. Brainerd HS Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP vs. Texas Tech vs. Louisville * vs. Albany vs. Villanova vs. St. Bonaventure vs. Gardner-Webb Totals 1 gs Anderson s Career Stats Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAA WP HBP BK / Totals / GopherSports.com 9

10 2 Bree Blanchette Junior Outfielder Eagan, Minn. Eagan HS vs. DePaul CF* vs. Texas Tech CF* vs. Louisville CF* at UNLV CF* vs. Illinois State CF* vs. Illinois State CF* vs. Northern Iowa CF* vs. Northern Iowa PR at Arizona State CF* vs. Albany CF* at Florida Gulf Coast CF* vs. Villanova CF* vs. St. Bonaventure CF* vs. Albany CF* vs. Middle Tennessee CF* at Auburn CF* vs. Gardner-Webb CF* Totals 16 gs On Base Pct:.234 Slugging Pct:.409 Blanchette s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 10

11 88 Alex Davis Senior Infielder/Catcher Harbor City, Calif. Bishop Montgomery HS vs. DePaul 1B* vs. Texas Tech 1B* vs. Louisville 1B* vs. Illinois State PH vs. Albany DP* at Florida Gulf Coast 1B* vs. Villanova 1B* vs. St. Bonaventure 1B* vs. Albany 1B* vs. Middle Tennessee 1B* at Auburn 1B* vs. Gardner-Webb 1B/DP* Totals 11 gs On Base Pct:.265 Slugging Pct:.345 Davis Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 11

12 17 Kari Dorle Senior Catcher North St. Paul, Minn. North St. Paul HS vs. DePaul C* vs. Texas Tech C* vs. Louisville C* at UNLV C* vs. Illinois State C* vs. Illinois State C* vs. Northern Iowa C* vs. Northern Iowa C* at Arizona State C* vs. Albany C* at Florida Gulf Coast C* vs. Villanova C* vs. Albany C* vs. Middle Tennessee C* at Auburn C* vs. Gardner-Webb C* Totals 16 gs On Base Pct:.327 Slugging Pct:.200 Dorle s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 12

13 13 Madie Eckstrom Sophomore Infielder Stillwater, Minn. Stillwater HS Has yet to appear in a game Eckstrom s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 13

14 21 Sydney Fabian Freshman Utility Lake Elmo, Minn. Hill-Murray HS vs. DePaul LF* vs. Texas Tech LF* at UNLV LF* vs. Illinois State LF* vs. Illinois State LF* vs. Northern Iowa LF* vs. Northern Iowa LF* at Arizona State LF* vs. Albany LF* at Florida Gulf Coast LF* vs. Villanova LF* vs. St. Bonaventure LF* vs. Albany LF* vs. Middle Tennessee LF* at Auburn LF* vs. Gardner-Webb LF* Totals 16 gs On Base Pct:.400 Slugging Pct:.281 Fabian s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 14

15 14 Hannah Granger Sophomore Utility Wheaton, Ill. Wheaton Warrenville South HS vs. DePaul PH vs. Texas Tech PH/OF vs. Louisville PH/OF at UNLV PH vs. Illinois State PH vs. St. Bonaventure PH vs. Albany DP* Totals 1 gs On Base Pct:.250 Slugging Pct:.286 Granger s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 15

16 7 Kelsey Kimminau Sophomore Pitcher Arvada, Colo. Pomona HS Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP vs. Louisville vs. Illinois State vs. Illinois State at Arizona State * vs. Albany vs. Villanova Totals 1 gs Kimminau s Career Stats Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAA WP HBP BK / / Totals / GopherSports.com 16

17 1 Kelsey Klucas Senior Outfielder Aitkin, Minn. Aitkin HS vs. Illinois State-2 PR vs. Northern Iowa-1 PR at Arizona State PR at Florida Gulf Coast PR vs. Villanova PR vs. Albany PR Totals 0 gs On Base Pct:.000 Slugging Pct:.000 Klucas s Career Stats DNP Totals GopherSports.com 17

18 4 Brandi McGregor Freshman Catcher Sharpsburg, Ga. East Coweta HS vs. DePaul DP* vs. Texas Tech DP* vs. Louisville DP* at UNLV DP* vs. Illinois State-1 DP* vs. Northern Iowa PH/DP vs. Northern Iowa DP* at Arizona State DP* at Florida Gulf Coast PH vs. St. Bonaventure C* vs. Middle Tennessee PR at Auburn PH vs. Gardner-Webb C Totals 8 gs On Base Pct:.192 Slugging Pct:.182 McGregor s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 18

19 3 Erica Meyer Sophomore Utility Arden Hills, Minn. Totino-Grace HS vs. DePaul SS* vs. Texas Tech SS* vs. Louisville SS* at UNLV SS* vs. Illinois State SS* vs. Illinois State RF* vs. Northern Iowa RF/CF* vs. Northern Iowa CF* at Arizona State RF* vs. Albany RF/2B* at Florida Gulf Coast 2B* vs. Villanova 2B/RF* vs. St. Bonaventure PR vs. Albany RF* vs. Middle Tennessee RF* at Auburn RF* vs. Gardner-Webb RF* Totals 16 gs On Base Pct:.340 Slugging Pct:.222 Meyer s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 19

20 9 Sara Moulton Junior Pitcher Eagan, Minn. Eagan HS Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP vs. DePaul * vs. Texas Tech * at UNLV * vs. Illinois State * vs. Illinois State * vs. Northern Iowa * vs. Northern Iowa * vs. Albany * at Florida Gulf Coast * vs. Villanova * vs. St. Bonaventure * vs. Albany * vs. Middle Tennessee * at Auburn * vs. Gardner-Webb * Totals 15 gs Moulton s Career Stats Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF BAA WP HBP BK / / / Totals / GopherSports.com 20

21 10 Paige Palkovich Freshman Utility Apple Valley, Minn. Eastview HS vs. DePaul PH/1B vs. Louisville LF/1B* at UNLV 1B* vs. Illinois State 1B* vs. Illinois State 1B* vs. Northern Iowa 1B* vs. Northern Iowa 1B* at Arizona State 1B* vs. Albany 1B* at Florida Gulf Coast RF* vs. Villanova RF/DP* vs. St. Bonaventure RF* vs. Middle Tennessee DP* at Auburn DP* vs. Gardner-Webb DP/1B* Totals 14 gs On Base Pct:.250 Slugging Pct:.462 Palkovich s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 21

22 26 Kaitlyn Richardson Sophomore Utility Phoenix, Ariz. Sandra Day O Connor HS vs. DePaul 3B* vs. Texas Tech 3B* vs. Louisville 3B* at UNLV 3B* vs. Illinois State 3B* vs. Illinois State 3B* vs. Northern Iowa 3B* vs. Northern Iowa 3B* at Arizona State 3B* vs. Albany 3B* at Florida Gulf Coast 3B* vs. Villanova 3B* vs. St. Bonaventure 3B* vs. Albany 3B* vs. Middle Tennessee 3B* at Auburn 3B* vs. Gardner-Webb 3B* Totals 17 gs On Base Pct:.550 Slugging Pct:.700 Richardson s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 22

23 22 Hannah Skallman Freshman Outfielder Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka HS vs. St. Bonaventure PR vs. Gardner-Webb LF Totals 0 gs On Base Pct:.000 Slugging Pct:.000 Skallman s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 23

24 6 Erika Smyth Sophomore Infielder Kent, Wash. Kentlake HS vs. DePaul 2B* vs. Texas Tech 2B* vs. Louisville 2B* at UNLV 2B* vs. Illinois State 2B* vs. Illinois State 2B* vs. Northern Iowa 2B* vs. Northern Iowa 2B* at Arizona State 2B* vs. Albany 2B* at Florida Gulf Coast DP* vs. Villanova DP/2B* vs. St. Bonaventure 2B* vs. Albany 2B* vs. Middle Tennessee 2B* at Auburn 2B* vs. Gardner-Webb 2B* Totals 17 gs On Base Pct:.311 Slugging Pct:.341 Smyth s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 24

25 42 Tyler Walker Sophomore Utility San Jose, Calif. Valley Christian HS vs. DePaul RF* vs. Texas Tech RF* vs. Louisville RF* at UNLV RF* vs. Illinois State RF* vs. Illinois State SS* vs. Northern Iowa SS* vs. Northern Iowa SS* at Arizona State SS* vs. Albany SS* at Florida Gulf Coast SS* vs. Villanova SS* vs. St. Bonaventure SS* vs. Albany SS* vs. Middle Tennessee SS* at Auburn SS* vs. Gardner-Webb SS* Totals 17 gs On Base Pct:.469 Slugging Pct:.719 Walker s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 25

26 8 Kayla Wenner Freshman Outfielder Nicollet, Minn. Nicollet HS vs. DePaul PR vs. Texas Tech PR vs. Louisville PR at UNLV PH vs. Illinois State-2 DP* vs. Northern Iowa DP/RF* vs. Northern Iowa RF* vs. Albany RF at Florida Gulf Coast PR vs. Villanova PR vs. St. Bonaventure DP* vs. Albany PR vs. Middle Tennessee PH at Auburn PR vs. Gardner-Webb RF Totals 4 gs On Base Pct:.333 Slugging Pct:.364 Wenner s Career Stats Totals GopherSports.com 26