WISCONSIN SOFTBALL. Back-to-Back NCAA Tournament Appearances (5th overall) Four straight 30-win seasons

WISCONSIN SOFTBALL Back-to-Back NCAA Tournament Appearances (5th overall) Four straight 30-win seasons Contact: Kelli Grashel, Athletic Communications Assistant O: (608) 265-3545 / C: (608) 445-4086 / KG3@athletics.wisc.edu Tessa Ruid, Student Assistant C: (608) 235-5630 / truid@athletics.wisc.edu 2015 SCHEDULE Feb. 6-8 Arizona State Tournament Phoenix, Ariz. Feb. 6 Northridge L, 4-3 Feb. 6 Utah Valley L, 9-5 Feb. 7 Virginia W, 5-0 Feb. 7 Oregon State L, 5-0 Feb. 8 Oregon L, 10-2 Feb. 12-15 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Tournament Feb. 12 Texas A&M Corpus Christi W, 4-2 Feb. 12 Texas A&M Corpus Christi W, 5-4 Feb. 13 South Dakota W, 6-1 Feb. 13 South Dakota W, 4-1 Feb. 14 UAB L, 8-7 Feb. 15 UAB L, 3-2 Feb. 27-Mar. 1 Alexis Park Resort Classic Las Vegas Feb. 27 Idaho State L, 9-5 Feb. 27 New Mexico State L, 5-0 Feb. 28 New Mexico State L, 8-7 Feb. 28 Louisiana-Monroe L, 9-8 March 1 DePaul W, 9-0 March 6-8 USF Under Armour Showcase Tampa, Fla. March 6 Portland State W, 2-1 March 6 USF L, 3-1 March 7 Central Michigan W, 9-2 March 7 Seton Hall L, 3-0 March 8 Boston College W, 4-3 March 13-15 College of Charleston Tournament Charleston, S.C. March 13 Furman W, 5-3 March 13 College of Charleston W, 7-2 March 14 Marist W, 6-3 March 14 Memphis W, 14-7 March 15 New Mexico L, 3-1 March 20 Purdue * L, 9-0 March 21 Purdue * L, 4-1 March 22 Purdue * L, 6-0 March 27 Northwestern * L, 19-0 March 28 Northwestern * L, 14-6 March 29 Northwestern * Cancelled APRIL 3 PENN STATE * L, 11-8 APRIL 3 PENN SATE * W, 14-13 APRIL 4 PENN STATE * L, 15-5 APRIL 8 VALPARAISO W, 10-2 APRIL 8 VALPARAISO W, 11-2 APRIL 10 IOWA * L, 16-4 APRIL 11 IOWA * W, 5-4 APRIL 12 IOWA * L, 3-2 APRIL 14 GREEN BAY * W, 6-2 APRIL 14 GREEN BAY * L, 15-9 April 17 Illinois * W, 11-7. April 18 Illinois * L, 5-3. April 18 Illinois * L, 12-8. APRIL 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS Cancelled APRIL 21 WESTERN ILLINOIS Cancelled APRIL 25 NEBRASKA * L, 13-5 APRIL 25 NEBRASKA * L, 3-2 APRIL 26 NEBRASKA * L, 9-0 APRIL 29 MINNESOTA * L, 7-2 APRIL 29 MINNESOTA * L, 12-1 May 1 Rutgers* W, 5-1 May 2 Rutgers* W, 4-1 May 3 Rutgers* L, 3-2 Home games in CAPS played at Goodman Diamond. All times Central. * denotes Big Ten game; Rankings are from date of game played from USA Softball/NFCA 2015 Season Review u The Badgers closed out their final series of the season over the weekend, May 1-3, at Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. Wisconsin (21-31 overall, 5-17 Big Ten) won two-of-three behind a huge performance from freshman Kelsey Jenkins. u Jenkins entered Saturday s game against Rutgers with three home runs in 50 games played. She doubled her home-run total with three round-trippers, tying a school record, to power the Badgers to a 4-1 win over the Scarlet Knights. u Wisconsin snapped its seven-game losing streak on Friday with a dominant 5-1 win over Rutgers on Friday afternoon, marking the 20th win of the season. Senior Marissa Mersch left her mark in the Wisconsin record books as she stole the team s 115th base on the year, breaking the school s single season stolen base record set in 2014. The previous mark of 114 was set in the 2014 season. Freshman Kelsey Jenkins also set a new freshmen record for stolen bases in a single season with 18, passing senior Maria Van Abel s previous mark of 17. u UW dropped a close contest to Rutgers on Sunday afternoon, as the Scarlet Knights hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat the Badgers, 3-2. u With this weekend s 2-1 series win, Wisconsin s senior class - Tancill, Marissa Mersch and Maria Van Abel - finished as the second-winningest class in school history with a win percentage of.619. The trio won 135 games for UW, including 47 Big Ten wins. u Senior Maria Van Abel s 30 stolen bases this season give her a career total of 82 stolen bases. With the 83 swipes, Van Abel closed out her career second place alltime at UW for career stolen bases. She is only behind Jennifer Krueger (2008-11) who set the record with 98 career stolen bases. u Freshman Kelsey Jenkins set the UW single-season record for freshmen and all players with her 42 walks this season. 2015 BADGERS No. Player Pos. B/T Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 Rodman, Nyah P/IF L/R 5-11 SO Lakewood, Calif. 2 Fonk, Sarah UT R/R 5-7 SO Kenosha, Wis. 3 Jenkins, Kelsey UT L/R 5-6 FR Tucson, Ariz. 4 Tancill, Megan IF R/R 5-6 SR Verona, Wis. 5 Watts, Mariah P/UT R/R 6-0 FR St. Petersburg, Fla. 6 Christner, Katie IF R/R 5-6 JR Tinley Park, Ill. 7 Arents, Samantha IF R/R 5-9 FR Corona, Calif. 8 Flugaur, Brianna IF L/R 5-8 FR Stevens Point, Wis. 10 Van Abel, Maria OF L/R 5-7 SR Kaukauna, Wis. 11 Oswald, Macy UT R/R 5-4 JR Caseyville, Ill. 13 Gonzalez, Marisa OF L/R 5-1 SO Trenton, N.J. 14 Berry, Taylor C R/R 5-10 SO Muscatine, Iowa 18 LaJeunesse, Stefanni UT L/R 5-6 JR Los Angeles, Calif. 21 Novak, Sara SS/P/UT R/R 5-11 SO Shorewood, Ill. 24 Stewart, Taylor-Paige P/UT R/R 5-7 JR Calabasas, Calif. 28 Miller, Chloe SS/C L/R 5-10 SO Bettendorf, Iowa 31 Mersch, Marissa OF L/L 5-3 SR Downers Grove, Ill. 32 Van Zeeland, Ashley IF L/R 5-8 JR Kaukauna, Wis. 55 Davis, Annie P/UT R/R 6-0 FR Paradise Valley, Ariz. Head Coach: Yvette Healy (Fifth Season) Associate Head Coach: Randy Schneider Assistant Coaches: Missy Beseres Dow Athletic Communications Office University of Wisconsin Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711

USA TODAY/NFCA MAY 5, 2015 - WEEK 13 Rk Name (1st) Record Points PR 1 Oregon (18) 44-5 786 2 2 Florida (14) 49-5 780 1 3 Michigan 48-6 733 3 4 Alabama 41-11 688 4 5 Oklahoma 45-7 642 5 6 UCLA 44-8 638 7 7 Auburn 46-9 617 8 8 LSU 44-10 577 6 9 Florida State 42-12 532 9 10 Louisiana-Lafayette 37-8 496 10 11 Tennessee 39-13 470 12 12 Minnesota 46-8 449 13 13 Missouri 38-13 441 11 14 Georgia 39-13 14 15 UCF 46-7 360 15 16 Baylor 37-13 298 17 17 Arizona 37-15 286 16 18 James Madison 44-6 261 19 19 California 35-16 220 18 20 Washington 38-14 193 20 21 Notre Dame 40-12 144 23 22 Texas A&M 38-17 95 25 23 South Alabama 35-10 87 22 24 Arizona State 32-19 72 24 25 Kentucky 29-23 59 21 Others receiving votes: North Dakota State (42), Utah (26), Texas (13), USC Upstate (9), Kansas (5), Western Kentucky (4), South Carolina (3), Cal State Northridge (1), Hofstra (1), North Carolina State (1) Dropped out: None ESPN/USA SOFTBALL MAY 5, 2015 - WEEK 13 Rk Name (1st) Record Previous 1. Oregon (9) 44-5 2 2. Florida (11) 49-5 1 3. Michigan 48-6 3 4. Oklahoma 45-7 4 5. Alabama 41-11 6 6. Auburn 47-8 8 7. UCLA 44-8 7 8. LSU 43-10 5 9. Minnesota 46-8 9 10. Florida State 42-12 10 11. Louisiana-Lafayette 37-8 11 12. Tennessee 39-13 12 13. Missouri 38-13 13 14. Baylor 37-13 14 15. UCF 46-7 16 16. Georgia 39-13 15 17. James Madison 44-6 20 18. Arizona 37-15 17 19. California 35-16 18 20. Washington 38-14 19 21. Notre Dame 40-12 22 22. Utah 33-16 24 23. Arizona State 32-19 23 24. Kentucky 29-23 21 25. Texas A&M 38-17 RV Dropped Out: South Alabama (25) New to Poll: Texas A&M (RV) Others Receiving Votes:South Alabama (31), North Dakota State (20), USC Upstate (19), Mississippi State (17), Hofstra (16), Western Kentucky (12), CSUN (5), North Carolina (4), SIU Edwardsville (3), Texas (3), Fresno State (2), Kansas (1), South Carolina (1) STELLAR SENIORS u Wisconsin s senior class - Megan Tancill, Marissa Mersch and Maria Van Abel - finished as the second-winningest class in school history with a win percentage of.619. The trio won 135 games for UW, including 47 Big Ten wins. u The senior class is the second-winningest class in school history. Their winning percentage is 61.9 percent with a record of 135-83. u Van Abel s 30 stolen bases this season gave her a career total of 83 stolen bases. With the 82 swipes, Van Abel finished second all-time at UW for career stolen bases. She is behind Jennifer Krueger (2008-11) who set the record with 98 Seniors Mersch, Tancill and Van Abel career stolen bases. u Van Abel also led the Big Ten in stolen bases (30-37). Additionally, she ranks 20th among all NCAA Division I active players with her 82 stolen bases in her career and ranks 28th nationally with her 30-of-37 stolen bases this season (.58 percent). In addition, her 30 stolen bases in a single season ranks second in UW s single season stolen base records. u Van Abel held the highest batting average on the team (.377), the most hits (66) and the most runs scored (44). Her.377 batting average ranks 13th in the Big Ten conference and 66 hits ranks eighth. u Tancill and Van Abel led the Badgers with five sac bunts each, which ranks ninth in the Big Ten. u Tancill led the team and is tied for fifth in the Big Ten with three triples on the season. She also led the Badgers with 87 assists this season. u Mersch finished second on the team with 73 total bases. She also finished second for UW with 59 hits and 22 stolen bases on the season. u Mersch, Van Abel and Tancill started and played in all 52 games. WHAT A SEASON! u Wisconsin set several all-time UW team records this season, including the highest on base percentage of all-time for the Badgers at.389. UW also earned the most walks, setting a new school season record with 176, and snatched the most stolen bases with 118. u The Badgers season batting average of.296 was the second best all-time, while their stolen base percentage of.825 ranks second all-time. u This season saw the fourth most all-time runs and hits, with 245 runs and 403 hits. UW tallied 56 doubles which ranks sixth all-time and 10 triples which comes in at fifth in the UW history books. Wisconsin tallied 200 RBIs, which ranks sixth all-time, and the Badgers 512 total bases is seventh best all-time. 2015 BIG TEN STANDINGS (MAY 8) OVERALL LEAGUE School W L Pct. W L T Pct. 1. Michigan 48 6.889 21 2 0.913 2. Minnesota 46 8.852 20 3 0. 870 3. Nebraska 32 20.615 17 6 0.739 4. Northwestern 27 20.574 14 8 0.636 5. Illinois 26 27.491 14 9 0.609 6. Ohio State 30 21.588 12 11 0.522 7. Rutgers 29 20.592 11 12 0.478 8. Maryland 27 27.500 9 14 0.391 Penn State 29 27.518 9 14 0.391 10. Iowa 18 39.316 8 15 0.348 11. Indiana 17 39.304 7 14 0.333 Purdue 31 24.564 7 14 0.333 13. Wisconsin 21 31.404 5 17 0.227 14. Michigan St. 19 36.345 4 19 0.174

HISTORY: HOME RUN X3 u Kelsey Jenkins' three home runs in UW's game at Rutgers on Saturday, May 2, tied the all-time record for most home runs in one game by an individual at UW. Only two players had record three bombs in one game previously, Mary Massei (2012) and Michelle Mueller (2014). u Three homers in one game has only happend 15 times all-time by Big Ten schools. Wisconsin and Michigan are tied for the most with three each. The Badgers three home run performances have all come in the last three years (Massei in 2012, Mueller in 2014 and Jenkins in 2015). KJ FOR MVP! u Freshman Kelsey Jenkins broke the record for single season walks as a freshman. She recorded 42 and the previous record was 21 set in 2000 by Anna Jones. Her 42 walks also set the single-season records for all players, as she passed Stephanie Peace, who set the record with 35 walks in the 2013 season. She ranks third among all conference players for walks. u Jenkins finished 18-21 on stolen bases for the year. She was one of six players (and the only freshman) to have started and played in all 52 games. GREEN BAY LEFTOVERS u In game one, the Badgers outhit the Green Bay 14-5 with seven Badgers connecting. Sophomore Chloe Miller and freshman Kelsey Jenkins led the way with three each, which tied a season high for Jenkins. Miller and junior Ashley Van Zeeland each notched a game-high two RBIs, while senior Megan Tancill and junior Stefanni LaJeunesse each recorded one RBI. u Freshman Mariah Watts tallied four strikeouts in seven innings pitched and allowed two runs and five hits. With the win, she moves to 7-6 on the season. Jenkins led the way with a career-high three RBI and Wisconsin tallied 15 hits to Green Bay s 14. The Phoenix committed four errors, while the Badgers tallied two miscues. M&M GIRLS u Seniors Maria Van Abel and Marissa Mersch lead the way for the Badgers in multihit games. Van Abel leads the team with five three three-hit games and 20 multihit games overall, while Mersch leads the Badgers with 14 two-hit games and ranks second with 16 total. TERRIFIC TRIO u Three Badgers batted over.500 in the weekend series against Iowa (April 10-12). Freshman Kelsey Jenkins (.571), Ashley Van Zeeland (.556) and Megan Tancill (.500) combined for 13 of the Badgers 28 total hits and five of UW s 11 runs. STEWART SAVES THE DAY u Junior Taylor-Paige Stewart hit the first home run of her career as a pinch hitter after pitching a complete game. The solo leadoff bomb tied up the game 4-4 and the Badgers eventually won 5-4. THAT WAS A LONG ONE! u Wisconsin played in its longest game of the season in Sunday s nearly four-hour long contest against Iowa. The game lasted 10 innings long. The Badgers are 3-1 in extra innings games this season. WALK THIS WAY u Wisconsin s 11 walks in the game against Penn State on April 3, 2015 is the second-highest amount of walks in a single game in school history. WALK IT OUT u Freshman Kelsey Jenkins tied a single-game school record with her four walks against the Nittany Lions on April 3, 2015, QUITE A GAME u UW notched a season-high 10 RBI in their 14-13 victory against PSU. In addition, the Badgers tied for the highest amount of runs in a game with 14 runs scored. COUNT ON MERSCH u Senior Marissa Mersch logged a team season-high four runs against the Nittany Lions on April 3. The four runs in the game were a career high for the Downers Grove, Illinois native. THAT S A FIRST! u Sophomore Nyah Rodman hit the first home run of her career in the Badgers 14-13 triumph over Penn State on April 3. Rodman s bomb is the third of the season for the Badgers with the other two homers coming from senior Marissa Mersch and sophomore Katie Christner. 2015 QUICK FACTS Position Starters Returning/Lost... 8/3 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost... 2/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 13/5 Newcomers...5 2014 Overall Record...36-20 2014 Big Ten Record/Place...15-7/4th Home/Away/Neutral...12-3/10-7/14-10 Coaching Staff Head Coach...Yvette Healy Alma Mater...DePaul, 1999 UW Record...144-75 (5th year) NCAA Career Record...275-247-1 (11th year) Associate Head Coach...Randy Schneider Alma Mater...Wartburg, 1988 Assistant Coach...Missy Beseres Dow Alma Mater...Penn State, 2006 History First Year of Softball...1996 Overall All-Time record... 514-496-2 Big Ten record (1996-2014)...159-225 Big Ten tournament appearances/last... 6/2014 NCAA tournament appearances/last... 5/2014 Home Field. Goodman Softball Complex (1,600) Press Box Phone...(608) 265-0750 Wisconsin Facts Location...Madison, Wisconsin Population... 233,209 Founded...1848 Enrollment... 43,275 Nickname... Badgers Colors...Cardinal and White Conference...Big Ten Division...NCAA I Chancellor...Rebecca Blank Athletics Director... Barry Alvarez Asst. Athletics Director Softball...Terry Gawlik University of Wisconsin Online.. www.wisc.edu Wisconsin Athletics Online... UWBadgers.com Athletic Communications Dir. of Athletic Communications... Brian Lucas E-mail... BML@athletics.wisc.edu Softball Contact...Kelli Grashel Office Phone...608-265-3545 Cell Phone... 608-445-4086 E-mail...KG3@athletics.wisc.edu Mailing Address...1440 Monroe Street.......................Madison, WI 53711 Pronunciation Guide Yvette Healy: Missy Beseres Dow: Samantha Arents: Brianna Flugaur: Stefanni LaJeunesse: Maria Van Abel: E-vet beh-sare-ess AIR-ents FLOO-gar La-JUH-ness Van-AH-ble FOLLOW THE BADGERS Twitter.com/BadgerSoftball Facebok.com/WisconsinSoftball

BADGERS 2015 RECORD... Overall....21-31 Conference...5-17 Non-Conference...16-14 Home....5-10 Away...6-9 Neutral...10-12 Day..................... 20-31 Night...1-0 vs. Left-handed starters....6-8 vs. Right-handed starters...15-23 1-Run games...5-8 2-Run games...2-3 5+-Run games...8-14 Extra innings....3-1 Shutouts...2-7 February...5-10 March...8-8 April...6-12 May...2-1 When scoring first...16-13 When opp. scores first...5-18 Scoring 0-2 runs............ 1-17 Scoring 3-5 runs............. 9-7 Scoring 6-9 runs............. 6-7 Scoring 10+ runs....5-0 1st Inning Leading after...8-6 Trailing after...1-14 Tied after....12-11 2nd Inning Leading after...10-7 Trailing after...2-16 Tied after....9-8 3rd Inning Leading after...14-7 Trailing after...2-19 Tied after....5-5 4th Inning Leading after...17-7 Trailing after...3-20 Tied after....1-4 5th Inning Leading after...18-3 Trailing after...1-17 Tied after....0-2 6th Inning Leading after...14-1 Trailing after...3-19 Tied after....1-2 More hits than opponent...14-8 Fewer hits than opponent...5-22 Hits are tied....2-1 vs. ranked teams...0-1 Current losing streak.... 1 Longest winning streak... 5 Longest losing streak... 7 ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOK u Wisconsin tied a school record, which had been previously set against East Tennessee State in 2007, with 18 hits in their game against Memphis on March 14 at the College of Charleston Invitational. u Sophomore Chloe Miller and freshman Samantha Arents led the way with three hits each, while eight other Badgers tallied at least one hit. SEASON-BEST PERFORMANCE u UW had 40 at bats and a season-high 14 runs scored in addition to the 18 hits against Memphis (March 14). UW s nine RBI and 23 totals bases were also season bests. u Wisconsin also tallied 14 runs against Penn State on April 3. The Badgers edged out the Nittany Lions, 14-13. Marissa Mersch led the way with four runs and Nyah Rodman recorded a team-high three RBI. KAUKAUNA NATIVES KNOW HOW TO SAC BUNT u Kaukauna, Wisconsin, natives junior Ashley Van Zeeland and senior Maria Van Abel both rank in the top 15 in the conference for sacrifice bunts this season. u Van Abel ranks ninth with five sac bunts on the season and Van Zeeland ranks 13th with four sacrifice bunts. CLUTCH CHLOE u Sophomore Chloe Miller led the team in hit by pitch (10), doubles (18) and runs batted in (45). u Her 18 doubles is second best in the conference, while her 10 hit by pitches rings in at eighth in the Big Ten, while u Miller had a big game against Louisiana-Monroe on Feb. 28. She tallied a single game season-high four runs and recorded her second three RBI game of the season. u Miller recorded a team season-high four RBI vs. Seton Hall on March 7 at the USF Under Armour Showcase in Tampa, Florida. WORTH THE SACRIFICE u Wisconsin s five sacrifice hits against UAB at the Islander Invitational on Feb. 14 is a season high amount of hits in a single game amongst all Big Ten schools. STEALING THE SHOW u Wisconsin was successful on 118 out of 143 stolen base attempts this season. Opponents only snatched 41 out of 53 attempts. Twelve Badgers have at least one stolen base this season. u The team s 118 stolen bases in the season ranks first all-time in the UW record books for steals in a single season. Senior Maria Van Abel has passed the singleseason record she set in 2014 with 30 stolen bases. u UW s 2.27 steals per game (118 steals in 52 games) ranks them sixth best nationally. u Wisconsin leads the Big Ten with a game-high of seven steals, which the Badgers tallied vs. South Dakota on Feb. 13. They also lead the conference with 108 total stolen bases and 131 steal attempts. u The Badgers boast four players on the conference s top 20 most stolen bases list. Van Abel (first, 30) is joined by fellow senior Marissa Mersch who ranks fourth (21), while Kelsey Jenkins come in at seventh (18). TANCILL S HELPING HAND u Megan Tancill led the team with 87 fielding assists. The senior has 134 career assists. ALL ABOUT THAT BASE u Freshman Kelsey Jenkins logged the team s longest streak for reaching base after getting on base 20 consecutive times. Sophomore Chloe Miller recorded a reached base streak of 19, wihle senior Marissa Mersch tallied a streak of 18. HIT IT u Senior Maria Van Abel posted the team s longest hitting streak with 12 consecutive hits. STEWART STRIKES u Taylor-Paige Stewart led the Badgers with 124 strikeouts in 33 appearances. Stewart recorded a team season-high 11 strikeouts vs. Valparaiso on April 8 en route to a victory.

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS ACROSS THE CONFERENCE u With one week remaining in the Big Ten regular season, Michigan, Minnesota andnebraska are all still alive in the race for the Big Ten Championship. The Wolverines would clinch the outright title with three victories this weekend against Penn State, while two winswould guarantee at least a share. The week also features the chase for berths in the 12-teamBig Ten Tournament, which begins on May 7 in Columbus, Ohio. u According to the latest NCAA So ball RPI rankings released on Monday, three Big Ten teams are rated among the top 40 in the na on, including two in the top 20. Michigan leads the way at No. 5, followed by No. 19 Minnesota. Northwestern is ranked No. 34 and is joined in the top 60 by Nebraska at No. 47 and Ohio State at No. 56. THIS WEEKEND S SCHEDULE Wednesday, April 29 Rutgers at Iona - 3:30 p.m. Michigan State at Central Michigan - 4 p.m. DePaul at Northwestern - 5 p.m., BTN Plus Indiana State at Purdue - 5 p.m. #9/13 Minnesota at Wisconsin - 5:30 p.m., BTN #9/13 Minnesota at Wisconsin - 8 p.m., BTN Friday, May 1 Wisconsin at Rutgers - 3 p.m., BTN Plus Maryland at Michigan State - 4 p.m. Penn State at #/3 Michigan - 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Ohio State - 6 p.m. Illinois at Nebraska - 6:30 p.m., BTN Plus Northwestern at Iowa - 7 p.m., BTN Plus Purdue at #9/13 Minnesota - 7 p.m., BTN Plus Saturday, May 2 Maryland at Michigan State - 1 p.m. Wisconsin at Rutgers - 1 p.m., BTN Plus Illinois at Nebraska - 2 p.m., BTN Plus Indiana at Ohio State - 2 p.m. Penn State at #3/3 Michigan - 2 p.m. Purdue at #9/13 Minnesota - 2 p.m., BTN Plus Northwestern at Iowa - 3 p.m., BTN Plus Sunday, May 3 Wisconsin at Rutgers - 12 p.m. Illinois at Nebraska - 1 p.m., BTN Plus Maryland at Michigan State - 1 p.m. Penn State at #3/3 Michigan - 1 p.m. Northwestern at Iowa - 2 p.m. Purdue at #9/13 Minnesota - 2 p.m., BTN Indiana at Ohio State - 4 p.m., BTN All Times Eastern and subject to change BRING THEM IN u Chloe Miller led the Badgers with 45 RBI in 52 games. Marissa Mersch has tallied 34 RBI, while Kelsey Jenkins had 26 on the season u Miller also led the team with 15 multiple RBI games. UW had a season-high 11 RBI against Illinois on April 17, 2015. HOW DO YOU FIND THE WORD THAT MEANS MARIA? u Senior Maria Van Abel joined the 100 career runs club when she scored two runs against Northwestern on March 28, 2015. In the same game, she swiped the 75th stolen base of her career. DISHING IT UP u Senior Marissa Mersch notched 519 at bats for the Cardinal and White in her career. The senior leads the team with 168 appearances at the dish this season. HOT HITS u Senior Megan Tancill knocked in a single for the 50th hit of her career against New Mexico on March 15. The Verona, Wisconsin, native now had 61 career hits and the third-most hits (36) this season. STRIKE IT RICH u Junior Taylor-Paige Stewart struck out seven batters in the series against Penn State to move past the 250 strikeouts mark. She now has 282 career strikeouts in 71 appearances for the Badgers. VAN Z HITS 100 u Junior Ashley Van Zeeland earned the 100th start of her career on April 3 in the Badgers game against Penn State. She now has 115 starts in 135 games played as a Badger. FAB FRESHMEN u Wisconsin freshmen Samantha Arents and Kelsey Jenkins opened up their collegiate campaigns with a bang. Jenkins scored 41 runs, which was second-best for UW. u Jenkins was also second-best on the team with 11 doubles, while Arents ranks third with eight. Jenkins ranked third for stolen bases with 18. u Jenkins started and played in all 52 games. Arents has started in 39 games but appeared in 48 games. FUN FACTS u Junior Taylor-Paige Stewart spent last summer competing with the New Zealand national team in Canada. Her New Zealand squad, who had never beaten Canada before, triumphed over Canada with a 2-1 win to move onto the semifinals for the first time in history. FAMILY AFFAIR u Senior Megan Tancill s Dad, Chris Tancill, played hockey at Wisconsin from 1986-1990. He played in the NHL for four different teams from 1990 to 2004. Rankings are USA So ball/nfca Coaches

1 Nyah Rodman SO Lakewood, Calif. Rodman 2015 Season Highs (batting): AB: 5 (2x) MR vs. Illinois (4/17/15) R: 1 (6x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) H: 2 (4x) MR vs. Illinois (4/17/15) 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: 1 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) RBI: 3 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) BB: 1 (3x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) K: 2 vs. Nebraska (4/25/15) SB: 1 (3x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) Hitting Streak: 2, 4/3-4/4/15 Rodman Career Highs (batting): AB: 5 (2x) MR vs. Illinois (4/17/15) R: 1 (6x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) H: 2 (4x) MR vs. Illinois (4/17/15) 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: 1 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) RBI: 3 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) BB: 1 (3x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) K: 1 (12x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) SB: 1 (3x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) Hitting Streak: 2, 4/3-4/4/15 2 Sarah Fonk SO Kenosha, Wis. Rodman 2015 Season Highs (batting): AB: -- R: 1 vs. New Mexico State (2/28/15) H: -- 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: -- BB: -- K: -- SB: -- Hitting Streak: -- Fonk 2015 Season Highs (pitching): IP: 4.2 vs. UAB (2/14/15) SO: 3 vs. UAB (2/14/15) BB: 2 (2x) MR vs. Furman (3/13/15) Few. BB: 0 (2x) MR vs. Idaho State (2/27/15) H: 7 vs. UAB (2/14/15) Few. H: 1 vs. Oregon (2/8/15) HR: 1 vs. Utah Valley (2/6/15 R: 2 (2x) MR vs. Furman (3/13/15) Few. R: 0 vs. Oregon (2/8/15) ER: 2 (2x) MR vs. Furman (3/13/15) Few. ER: 2 vs. UAB (2/14/15) * Fewest = Min. 4.0 IP PLAYER SEASON/CAREER HIGHS 3 Kelsey Jenkins Fr. Tucson, Ariz. Jenkins 2015 Season Highs: AB: 5 (2x) vs. Illinois (4/17/15) R: 2 (7x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) H: 3 (6x) MR vs. Rutgers (5/2/15)) 2B: 2 (2x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) 3B: 1 vs. Iowa (4/12/15) HR: 3 at Rutgers (5/2/15) RBI: 3(2x) MR vs. Illinois (4/17/15) BB: 4 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) K: 2 (2x) MR vs. New Mexico State (2/27/15) SB: 2 (3x) MR vs. Illinois (4/17/15) Hitting Streak: 3 (2x), MR 4/10-12/15 4 Megan Tancill SR Verona, Wis. Tancill 2015 Season Highs: AB: 5 (2x) MR vs. Illinois (4/17/15) R: 3 (2x) MR vs. Valparaiso (4/8/15) H: 3 (3x) MR at Rutgers (5/3/15) 2B: 1 vs. Illinois (4/18/15) 3B: 1 (3x) MR vs. Iowa (4/12/15) HR: -- RBI: 1 (5x) MR vs. Memphis (3/14/15) BB: 2 vs. DePaul (3/1/15) K: 3 vs.minnesota (4/29/15) SB: 2 (2x) MR at Charleston (3/13/15) Hitting Streak: 7, 2/12-27/15 Tancill Career Highs: AB: 5 vs. Iowa (4/12/15) R: 3 (2x) MR vs. Valparaiso (4/8/15) H: 3 (3x) MR at Rutgers (5/3/15) 2B: 1 (2x) vs. Illinois (4/18/15) 3B: 1 (4x) MR vs. Iowa (4/12/15) HR: -- RBI: 1 (9x) MR vs. Memphis (3/14/15) BB: 2 (2x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) K: 3 vs.minnesota (4/29/15) SB: 2 (2x) MR at Charleston (3/13/15) Hitting Streak: 7, 2/12-27/15 5 Mariah Watts FR St. Petersburg, Fla. Watts 2015 Season Highs (pitching): IP: 8.0 vs. Portland State (3/6/15) K: 8 at Purdue (3/22/15) BB: 7 (2x) MR at Illinois (4/18/15) Few. BB: 0 (2x) MR vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/28/15) H: 15 at Northwestern (3/28/15) Few. H: 4 vs. Furman (3/13/15) HR: 4 at Northwestern (3/28/15) R: 16 at Northwestern (3/28/15) Few. R: 1 (3x) MR vs. Furman (3/13/15) ER: 16 at Northwestern (3/28/15) Few. ER: 1 (2x) MR vs. Furman (3/13/15) * Fewest = Min. 4.0 IP 6 Katie Christner JR Tinley Park, Ill. Christner 2015 Season Highs: AB: 5 vs. Iowa (4/12/15) R: 2 (4x) MR vs. Valparaiso (4/8/15) H: 2 (3x) MR vs. Memphis (3/14/15) 2B: 1 (2x) MR vs. Furman (3/13/15) 3B: -- HR: 1 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/28/15) RBI: 2 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/28/15) BB: 3 vs. New Mexico State (2/27/15) K: 3 vs. Minnesota (4/29/15) SB: 1 (6x) MR vs. Nebraska (4/25/15) Hitting Streak: 5, 3/8-14/15 Christner Career Highs: AB: 4 (8x) MR vs. Portland State (3/6/15) R: 3 vs. E. Michigan (3/16/13) H: 3 (3x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/16/14) 2B: 1 (4x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) 3B: 1 vs. Green Bay (4/16/14) HR: 1 (2x) MR vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/28/15) RBI: 3 vs. Presbyterian (2/9/13) BB: 3 vs. New Mexico State (2/27/15) K: 2 (3x) MR at Purdue (3/22/15) SB: 2 (2x) MR vs Purdue (4/26/14) Hitting Streak: 5, 3/8-14/15 7 Samantha Arents FR Corona, Calif. Arents 2015 Season Highs: AB: 4 (6x) MR vs. Memphis (3/14/15) R: 1 (2x) MR vs. Memphis (3/14/15) H: 3 Memphis (3/14/15) 2B: 2 vs. New Mexico State (2/28/15) 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: 3 vs. TAMUCC (2/12/15) BB: 2 vs. South Dakota (2/13/15) K: 3 at Charleston (3/13/15) SB: -- Hitting Streak: 8, 3/6-13/15 8 Brianna Flugaur FR Stevens Point, Wis. Flugaur 2015 Season Highs: AB: 3 (3x) MR vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/28/15) R: 2 vs. UAB (2/14/15) H: 2 vs. UAB (2/14/15) 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: 1 vs. Valparaiso (4/8/15) BB: -- K: 1 vs. USF (3/6/15) SB: 1 (6x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) Hitting Streak: 2 (2x) MR, 3/13-14/15

10 Maria Van Abel SR Kaukauna, Wis. Van Abel 2015 Season Highs: AB: 6 (2x) MR vs. Illinois (4/17/15) R: 3 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) H: 3 (5x) MR vs. Penn State (4/3/15) 2B: 1(2x) MR vs. Nebraska (4/25/15) 3B: 1 at Valparaiso (4/8/15) HR: -- RBI: 2 vs. New Mexico State (2/28/15) BB: 1 (15x) MR at Rutgers (5/1/15) K: 2 (3x) MR at Rutgers (5/1/15) SB: 3 (2x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) Hitting Streak: 9, 3/28-4/12/15 Van Abel Career Highs: AB: 6 vs. Iowa (4/12/15) R: 3 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) H: 5 vs. FGCU (2/16/14) 2B: 1 vs. New Mexico State (2/28/15) 3B: 1 (2x) MR vs. Valparaiso (4/8/15) HR: -- RBI: 2 (4x) MR vs. New Mexico State (2/28/15) BB: 2 at Nebraska (5/11/12) K: 3 at Michigan (5/4/14) SB: 3 (3x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) Hitting Streak: 9, 3/28-4/12/15 11 Macy Oswald JR Caseyville, Ill. Oswald 2015 Season Highs: -- AB: 4 at Charleston (3/13/15) R: 1 (2x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) H: -- 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: 1 vs. Virginia (2/7/15) BB: 1 vs. Virginia (2/7/15) K: 3 at Charleston (3/13/15) SB: 1 (2x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) Hitting Streak: -- Oswald Career Highs: AB: 4 at Charleston (3/13/15) R: 2 vs. North Dakota (4/9/14) H: 1 (8x) MR vs. North Dakota (4/9/14) 2B: 1 at Northwestern (3/21/14) 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: 1 (7x) MR vs. Virginia (2/7/15) BB: 1 (11x) MR vs. Virginia (2/7/15) K: 3 at Charleston (3/13/15) SB: 1 (4x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) Hitting Streak: -- 13 Marisa Gonzalez SO Trenton, N.J. Gonzalez 2015 Season Highs: AB: -- R: -- PLAYER SEASON/CAREER HIGHS H: -- 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: -- BB: -- K: -- SB: -- Hitting Streak: -- Gonzalez Career Highs: AB: 1 (2x) MR vs. North Dakota (4/9/14) R: 1 (8x) MR at Michigan (5/4/14) H: -- 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: -- BB: -- K: 1 vs. Arizona State (3/8/14) SB: 1 (3x) MR vs. Iowa (3/29/14) Hitting Streak: -- 14 Taylor Berry SO Muscatine, Iowa Berry 2015 Season Highs: AB: 3 (2x) MR vs. Boston College (3/8/15) R: -- H: 1 vs. Central Michigan (3/7/15) 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: -- BB: 1 vs. (3x) MR vs. Seton Hall (3/7/15 K: 2 (3x) MR vs. Central Michigan (3/7/15) SB: 1 vs. Seton Hall (3/7/15) Hitting Streak: 2, 3/7/15 Berry Career Highs: AB: 3 (2x) MR vs. Boston College (3/8/15)) R: 1 vs. North Dakota (4/9/14) H: 1 (2x) MR vs. Central Michigan (3/7/15) 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: -- BB: 1 (3x) MR vs. South Dakota (2/13/15) K: 2 (3x) MR vs. Central Michigan (3/7/15) SB: 1 vs. Seton Hall (3/7/15) Hitting Streak: 2, 3/7/15 18 Stefanni LaJeunesse JR Los Angeles, Calif. LaJeunesse 2015 Season Highs: AB: 5 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) R: 1 (5x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) H: 3 vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) 2B: 1 (3x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: 3 vs. Illinois (4/18/15) BB: 2 vs. Valparaiso (4/8/15) K: 2 (4x) MR vs. Iowa (4/12/15) SB: 1 vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) Hitting Streak: 3, 3/28-4/3/15 LaJeunesse Career Highs: AB: 5 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) R: 1 (13x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) H: 3 vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) 2B: 1 (5x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) 3B: -- HR: 1 (3x) MR vs. Michigan (5/11/13) RBI: 4 vs. Michigan (5/11/13) BB: 2 vs. Valparaiso (4/8/15) K: 3 (3x) MR at Indiana (4/27/13) SB: 1 (4x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) Hitting Streak: 3 (2x), MR 3/28-4/3/15 21 Sara Novak SO Shorewood, Ill. Novak 2015 Season Highs (batting): AB: -- R: -- H: -- 2B: -- 3B: -- HR: -- RBI: -- BB: -- K: -- SB: -- Hitting Streak: -- Novak Career Highs (batting): AB: 4 (3x) MR at Michigan (5/4/14) R: 2 vs. North Dakota (4/9/14) H: 2 (3x) MR at Michigan (5/2/14) 2B: 1 at Michigan (5/2/14) 3B: -- HR: 1 (4x) MR at Michigan (5/4/14) RBI: 6 at Michigan (5/2/14) BB: 2 (2x) MR vs. Iowa (3/29/14) K: 2 (3x) MR vs. Nebraska (4/30/14) SB: 1 at Michigan (5/3/14) Hitting Streak: 3, 3/21-22/14 Novak Career Highs (pitching): IP: 1.0 at FIU (2/15/14) K: 1 at FIU (2/15/14) BB: 3 vs. Arizona State (3/8/14) Few. BB: -- H: -- Few. H: -- HR: -- R: -- Few. R: -- ER: -- Few. ER: -- * Fewest = Min. 4.0 IP

24 Taylor-Paige Stewart JR Calabasas, Calif. Stewart 2015 Season Highs (batting): AB: 4 vs. South Dakota (2/13/15) R: 1 (2x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) H: 1 (6x) MR vs. Minnesota (4/29/15) 2B: 1 (2x) MR vs. Memphis (3/14/15) 3B: -- HR: 1 vs. Iowa (4/11/15) RBI: 3 vs. TAMUCC (2/12/15) BB: 1 (4x) MR vs. Minnesota (4/29/15) K: 2 (4x) MR vs. Iowa (4/12/15) SB: 1 (2x) MR vs. UAB (2/15/15) Hitting Streak: -- Stewart 2015 Season Highs (pitching): IP: 10.0 vs. Iowa (4/12/15) K: 11 vs. Valparaiso (4/8/15) BB: 9 at Northwestern (3/28/15) Few. BB: 1 (2x) MR vs. Oregon State (2/7/15) H: 15 vs. Illinois (4/18/15) Few. H: 3 (2x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) HR: 3 (2x) MR vs. New Mexico St. (2/28/15) R: 14 vs. Northwestern (3/28/15) Few. R: 0 vs. DePaul (3/1/15) ER: 12 vs. Northwestern (3/28/15) Few. ER: 0 vs. DePaul (3/1/15) * Fewest = Min. 4.0 IP Stewart Career Highs (batting): AB: 4 (2x) MR vs. South Dakota (2/13/15) R: 1 (9x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) H: 2 vs. Stanford (3/1/13) 2B: 1 (2x) vs. TAMUCC (2/12/15) 3B: -- HR: 1 vs. Iowa (4/11/15) RBI: 3 vs. TAMUCC (2/12/15) BB: 1 (8x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) K: 2 (2x) MR vs. Oregon (2/8/15) SB: 1 (3x) MR vs. UAB (2/15/15) Hitting Streak: 2, 3/1/13 Stewart Career Highs (pitching): IP: 10.0 vs. Iowa (4/12/15) K: 12 vs. Washington (3/7/14) BB: 9 at Northwestern (3/28/15) Few. BB: 0 (5x) MR vs. Albany (5/17/14) H: 15 vs. Illinois (4/18/15) Few. H: 0 vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/8/14) HR: 3 (3x) MR vs. New Mexico St. (2/28/15) R: 14 vs. Northwestern (3/28/15) Few. R: 0 (6x) MR vs. Albany (5/17/14) ER: 8 (2x) MR vs. Idaho State (2/27/15) Few. ER: 0 (7x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) * Fewest = Min. 4.0 IP PLAYER SEASON/CAREER HIGHS 28 Chloe Miller SO Bettendorf, Iowa Miller 2015 Season Highs: AB: 5 vs. Iowa (4/12/15) R: 3 vs. Illinois (4/17/15) H: 4 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/28/15) 2B: 2 (2x) MR vs. Memphis (3/14/15) 3B: 1 vs. Virginia (2/7/15) HR: 1 vs. Valparaiso (4/8/15) RBI: 4 vs. Seton Hall (3/7/15) BB: 2 (3x) MR vs. Seton Hall (3/7/15) K: 2 (3x) MR at Rutgers (5/1/15) SB: 3 at Charleston (3/13/15) Hitting Streak: 6, 2/12-14/15 Miller Career Highs: AB: 5 vs. Iowa (4/12/15) R: 3 vs. Illinois (4/17/15) H: 4 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/28/15) 2B: 2 (2x) MR vs. Memphis (3/14/15) 3B: 1 (2x) MR vs. Virginia (2/7/15) HR: 2 (2x) MR vs. Albany (5/17/14) RBI: 4 (2x) MR vs. Seton Hall (3/7/15) BB: 2 (5x) MR vs. Seton Hall (3/7/15) K: 3 (2x) MR vs. Kent State (3/15) SB: 3 at Charleston (3/13/15) Hitting Streak: 10, 4/6-19/14 31 Marissa Mersch SR Downers Grove, Ill. Mersch 2015 Season Highs: AB: 5 (4x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) R: 4 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) H: 5 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) 2B: 1 (7x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) 3B: 1 (2x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) HR: 1 vs. New Mexico State (2/28/15) RBI: 3 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) BB: 2 vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) K: 2 (3x) MR vs. Northwestern (3/28/15) SB: 2 (4x) MR vs. Penn State (4/3/15) Hitting Streak: 8, 3/7-15/15 Mersch Career Highs: AB: 5 (4x) MR vs. Illinois (4/18/15) R: 4 vs, Penn State (4/3/15) H: 5 vs. Penn State (4/3/15) 2B: 2 at Penn State (4/19/14) 3B: 1 (6x) MR vs. DePaul (3/1/15) HR: 1 vs. New Mexico State (2/28/15) RBI: 4 vs. Iowa (3/29/14) BB: 2 (4x) MR vs. Kent State (3/15/14) K: 3 (2x) MR at Minnesota (4/6/14) SB: 3 (2x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/16/14) Hitting Streak: 8, 3/7-15/15 32 Ashley Van Zeeland JR Kaukauna, Wis. Van Zeeland 2015 Season Highs: AB: 5 (2x) MR vs. Iowa (4/12/15) R: 2 vs. DePaul (3/1/15) H: 3 (2x) MR vs. Iowa (4/12/15) 2B: 1 (2x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) 3B: 1 (2x) MR at Rutgers (5/3/15) HR: -- RBI: 3 vs. DePaul (3/1/15) BB: 1 (16x) MR vs. Minnesota (4/29/15) K: 2 (5x) MR vs. Minnesota (4/29/15) SB: 1 (11x) MR vs. Penn State (4/3/15) Hitting Streak: 9, 2/14-3/6/15 Van Zeeland Career Highs: AB: 5 (2x) MR vs. Iowa (4/12/15) R: 3 vs. North Dakota (4/9/14) H: 3 (4x) MR vs. Iowa (4/12/15) 2B: 1 (2x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) 3B: 1 vs. DePaul (3/1/15) HR: -- RBI: 3 vs. DePaul (3/1/15 BB: 2 (2x) MR at Michigan (5/4/14) K: 3 at Northwestern (3/22/14) SB: 2 (2x) MR vs. Purdue (4/25/14) Hitting Streak: 9, 2/14-3/6/15 55 Annie Davis Fr Paradise Valley, Ariz. Davis 2015 Season Highs (pitching): IP: 7.0 (2x) MR vs. TAMUCC (2/12/15) SO: 5 vs. Virginia (2/7/15) BB: 6 (2x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) Few. BB: 0 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/28/15) H: 9 (2x) MR vs. Iowa (4/10/15) Few. H: 0 vs. Idaho State (2/27/15) HR: 2 (x) MR vs. Memphis (3/14/15) R: 11 vs. Iowa (4/10/15) Few. R: 0 (3x) MR vs. New Mexico St. (2/27/15) ER: 9 (2x) MR vs. Green Bay (4/14/15) Few. ER: 0 vs. Virginia (2/7/15) * Fewest = Min. 4.0 IP

NCAA SOFTBALL RPI APRIL 27, 2015 Rk Name Conference Record 1 Florida Southeastern 47-4-0 2 LSU Southeastern 41-8-0 3 Auburn Southeastern 44-8-0 4 Oregon Pac-12 41-5-0 5 Michigan Big Ten 45-6-0 6 Alabama Southeastern 38-11-0 7 UCLA Pac-12 40-8-0 8 Missouri Southeastern 35-10-0 9 Florida St. Atlantic Coast 40-12-0 10 La.-Lafayette Sun Belt 34-8-0 11 Tennessee Southeastern 36-13-0 12 Oklahoma Big 12 42-7-0 13 James Madison Colonial 40-6-0 14 Arizona Pac-12 37-12-0 15 Georgia Southeastern 39-13-0 16 California Pac-12 34-13-0 17 Notre Dame Atlantic Coast 39-12-0 18 Kansas Big 12 35-10-0 19 Minnesota Big Ten 41-8-0 20 Arizona St. Pac-12 30-18-0 21 UCF AAC 44-6-0 22 Kentucky Southeastern 29-20-0 23 Texas A&M Southeastern 34-17-0 24 Hofstra Colonial 30-11-1 25 Washington Pac-12 37-13-0 26 Baylor Big 12 34-12-0 27 Utah Pac-12 33-16-0 28 Texas Big 12 32-14-0 29 South Ala. Sun Belt 33-9-0 30 Mississippi St. Southeastern 34-16-0 31 Western Ky. Conference USA 29-10-0 32 South Carolina Southeastern 34-18-0 33 North Carolina St. Atlantic Coast 31-19-0 34 Northwestern Big Ten 24-19-0 35 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 35-13-0 36 Fla. Atlantic Conference USA 32-16-1 37 Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 33-15-0 38 Georgia St. Sun Belt 32-19-0 39 North Dakota St. Summit 37-9-0 40 San Diego St. Mountain West 32-18-0 41 USC Upstate Atlantic Sun 40-8-0 42 Chattanooga Southern 30-11-0 43 SIUE OVC 38-11-0 44 CSUN Big West 39-11-0 45 New Mexico St. Western Athletic 40-13-0 46 Fresno St. Mountain West 36-14-0 47 Nebraska Big Ten 29-19-0 48 UAB Conference USA 30-15-0 49 Louisville Atlantic Coast 27-15-0 50 BYU West Coast 34-9-0 51 San Jose St. Mountain West 33-16-0 52 Marshall Conference USA 33-12-0 53 Oregon St. Pac-12 25-22-0 54 Long Beach St. Big West 22-24-0 55 Cal St. Fullerton Big West 30-20-0 56 Ohio St. Big Ten 26-21-0 57 Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 30-16-0 58 Troy Sun Belt 31-20-0 59 South Fla. AAC 34-17-0 60 Northwestern St. Southland 31-15-0 61 Kent St. Mid-American 35-11-0 62 Ole Miss Southeastern 29-21-0 63 UC Riverside Big West 35-15-0 64 Lipscomb Atlantic Sun 26-23-0 65 Fordham Atlantic 10 28-18-0 HEAD COACH YVETTE HEALY Yvette Healy begins her fifth season as head coach at Wisconsin in 2015, having just led the team to its second consecutive NCAA Regional Championship. Healy directed the team to the NCAA tournament in back-to-back seasons, which had only been done once before by UW in 2001 and 2002. Over the last four years, the team has posted an impressive 144-75 overall record and 53-35 conference record in the Big Ten under Healy. Her.658 winning percentage ranks highest in school history. At the end of the 2014 season, the Badgers finished in two final national polls for just the fourth time in the program s 19-year history and the second consecutive year. UW came in at No. 24 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 and received votes in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 for the eighth time in the season. Wisconsin finished the 2014 season at No. 32 in the NCAA Softball Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), after facing nine of the 31 teams who posted a higher RPI ranking. The 2014 season boasted the second-highest win total (36) in school history. The Badgers defeated six ranked opponents and tied with the 1997 team for the most top-25 wins in a season. UW has won four NCAA tournament games over the last two seasons, having won one in the program s first 19 years of existence. For just the second time in program history, the team achieved a pair of NCAA tournament wins matching their run in 2013. The Badgers recorded the program s 500th win on April 12 with a 3-2 win over Illinois. On April 26, the Wisconsin softball team tied a school record by winning its 13th consecutive game. They did so in front of 1,371 fans, the second-largest home crowd in school history. For the first time since 1999, UW won the series against Michigan ending it with 6-5 victory in nine innings. The 2014 team produced a record number of six All-Region selections. In the first 18 years of Wisconsin softball, the Badgers had a total of 14 All-Region selections and had nearly half that many with the 2014 NFCA Great Lakes All-Region teams. Chloe Miller became the third freshman in UW history to earn All-Region honors. Healy finished her third season as head coach in 2013 with a program-best 44 wins, including 16 Big Ten victories, the most ever at UW. It was the Badgers third-consecutive 30-win season under Healy, marking the first time ever that UW recorded three straight 30-win seasons. UW capped of its best conference season ever with its first Big Ten tournament title, defeating Northwestern, No. 6 Michigan and Minnesota during its title run. For the first time since 2005, Wisconsin qualified for the NCAA regional where it advanced to its first ever regional title game. The Badgers broke over 30 single-season records, including the school record for runs (283), hits (458) and RBI (247). Mary Massei set new marks in seven individual categories, including batting average (.421), hits (82) and runs (51). Starting with a win against CSU-Bakersfield on March 2 and ending with a loss to Iowa on March 29, Wisconsin won a school-record 13-straight games, besting a previous mark of 11 set earlier in the season. For the first time in program history, UW s pitchers recorded three no-hitters, including a pair of no-no s by Meghan McIntosh. Wisconsin was awarded Big Ten weekly honors five times and saw five athletes earn All-Big Ten honors. Whitney Massey, Cassandra Darrah and Mary Massei were named to Great Lakes All-Region teams. Healy marked her 100th win at Wisconsin with a 12-1 victory over Indiana on April 27, 2013. Healy concluded her second season as head coach at Wisconsin in 2012 with a program-best tying 34 wins, including 13 Big Ten victories, the most ever at UW. It was the Badgers second-consecutive 30-win season under Healy, marking the first time since 2002 that UW recorded back-to-back 30-win seasons. Wisconsin s offense set school records with a.300 batting average,.385 on base percentage and.426 slugging percentage. UW recorded more runs (272), doubles (73) and RBI (230) than any other Badger softball team. Whitney Massey set a single-season record and led the Big Ten with 22 doubles, while Maria Van Abel set a freshman singleseason record with 17 stolen bases. The Badgers swept Minnesota and Penn State at Goodman Diamond on their way to a school record 13-game home win streak. Wisconsin also recorded a school-best nine-game win streak from April 3-14.Wisconsin finished the season with a victory over Nebraska. Four times Wisconsin was awarded by the Big Ten with weekly honors, as Cassandra Darrah was named pitcher of the week twice and Molly Spence and Stephanie Peace each earned player of the week honors. In her first season at the helm of the program, Healy led the Badgers to 30 wins for just the sixth time in school history. The team s 10-game win improvement over the 2010 season tied for the second-best in school history. Healy had three players named All-Big Ten. Karla Powell became just the third player in Badger history to be named first-team All-Big Ten and the first since Andrea Kirchberg in 2002. Mary Massei earned second team honors and Jennifer Krueger was selected for the third team. Of the Badgers 30 victories in Healy s first season, 15 were comeback wins. Wisconsin also won all 21 games in which it outhit opponents, something no other team in school history had done. The 2011 Badgers tied for the 11th youngest team within the NCAA. Of the 10 teams with a higher percentage, only Pacific (37-19) had a better record than Wisconsin s 30-23 mark and Nicholls State (25-22) was the only other team with a winning record. Healy s first season with the Badgers produced record results. As a team, the Badgers recorded the most stolen bases in a season with 107, 37 more than the previous record. Jennifer Krueger became Wisconsin s all-team stolen base leader, finishing with 98. Krueger also set the single-season record with 43 stolen bases, which is more than any other player in Wisconsin history has had in their career. Michelle Mueller also set the school s freshman record for the number of stolen bases in a season with 15. On July 24, 2010, Healy became the third coach in UW history. The 2007 Horizon League Coach of the Year, Healy guided the Loyola (Ill.) Ramblers to a top-four conference finish in every season she was at the helm. She has coached four NFCA All-Mideast Region players over the last four seasons, and the team set the single-season school record for batting average (.292) in 2010. Healy s team also set single-season Loyola records for stolen bases (116) and home runs (37) in 2009. As Healy was winning coach of the year honors in the Horizon League in 2007, the team was capturing the conference title with a 14-5 record. Pitcher Amy Solava was also named the league s pitcher of the year, just the third player in school history to earn the award. Off the field, Healy was instrumental in the team s community service participation. She was a part of numerous campaigns to give back, including the Strike Out Cancer Fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, a team canned food drive and the Shamrocks for Kids Campaign. The team was given the 2007 Horizon League Community Outreach Award. In addition, Healy served as a mentor for the Girls in the Game program as well as at the Misericordia Home for Mentally and Physically Challenged. Healy s teams have also excelled in the classroom. The 2010 team was the recipient of the 2010 NCAA Academic Performance Program APR Award, while nine players in her time were named Academic All-District by ESPN the Magazine and 25 were chosen as Scholar Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. She took over as head coach at Loyola in July of 2004 after spending two seasons as an assistant at her alma mater, DePaul. While with the Blue Demons, Healy coached five All-Americans as the team won the Conference USA title in 2003 and 2004 to make the NCAA tournament. A two time All-American and three-time Academic All-American as a player, Healy ranks second on the DePaul single-season chart with a.424 batting average and is the school s all-time leader with 102 stolen bases. In her senior campaign in 1999, Healy led the Blue Demons to a school-record 54 victories, an NCAA Regional Championship and the College World Series as the team wrapped up the year ranked third in the nation. She earned All-Mideast Region honors on three occasions as well. Prior to her collegiate coaching career, Healy worked for the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox Academy as Director of Marketing. She also served as head softball coach at her alma mater Providence Catholic High School, where she was the salutatorian at her graduation in 1995. Healy graduated cum laude and earned her bachelor s degree in marketing and communications from DePaul in 1999 and her master s in secondary education and English from DePaul in 2007. She and her husband Shawn will celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary in August. They currently reside in Madison with their two daughters, Grace (6) and Maeve (2).

2015 WISCONSIN STATISTICS Overall Statistics for Wisconsin (as of May 04, 2015) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 21-31 Home: 5-10 Away: 6-9 Neutral: 10-12 Big Ten: 5-17 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% 10 Maria Van Abel. 377 52-52 175 44 66 2 1 0 10 70. 400 15 4 21 0. 438 0 5 30-37 90 3 2.979 31 Marissa Mersch. 351 52-52 168 29 59 7 2 1 34 73. 435 14 2 19 0. 408 0 3 22-25 33 2 1.972 28 Chloe Miller. 349 52-52 146 29 51 18 1 1 45 74. 507 26 10 22 2. 470 3 1 8-10 178 42 8.965 3 Kelsey Jenkins. 338 52-52 139 41 47 11 1 6 26 78. 561 42 1 23 0. 495 0 2 18-21 57 76 8.943 4 Megan Tancill. 333 52-52 141 30 47 1 3 0 12 54. 383 16 2 29 0. 409 0 5 10-11 96 87 11.943 32 Ashley Van Zeeland. 313 52-52 150 20 47 2 2 0 18 53. 353 16 1 16 1. 381 1 4 11-14 88 85 19.901 1 Nyah Rodman. 241 31-18 58 6 14 0 0 1 7 17. 293 3 0 10 1. 279 0 0 1-2 4 0 0 1.000 18 Stefanni LaJeunesse. 229 33-23 70 5 16 3 0 0 15 19. 271 7 8 19 1. 365 0 0 1-1 80 4 2.977 8 Brianna Flugaur. 211 32-6 19 12 4 0 0 0 1 4. 211 0 0 1 0. 211 0 1 6-10 10 0 0 1.000 6 Katie Christner. 205 52-49 117 22 24 2 0 1 12 29. 248 17 2 38 0. 312 2 3 6-7 71 6 0 1.000 7 Samantha Arents. 187 48-39 107 2 20 8 0 0 14 28. 262 11 5 37 3. 290 1 1 0-0 227 2 2.991 24 Taylor-Paige Stewart. 146 23-18 41 2 6 2 0 1 5 11. 268 5 1 16 0. 255 0 0 2-2 10 31 2.953 14 Taylor Berry. 118 15-11 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 2. 118 3 0 10 1. 250 0 0 1-1 45 6 0 1.000 11 Macy Oswald. 000 18-3 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0. 000 1 0 8 0. 071 0 1 2-2 3 3 1.857 -------------------- 2 Sarah Fonk. 000 2-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0. 000 0 0 0 0. 000 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000 Totals. 296 52 1361 245 403 56 10 11 200 512. 376 176 36 269 9. 389 7 26 118-143 997 376 60. 958 Opponents. 318 52 1400 316 445 70 6 47 279 668. 477 213 41 196 9. 418 20 30 41-53 1011 406 73. 951 LOB - Team (353), Opp (394). DPs turned - Team (13), Opp (16). IBB - Team (2), MILLER 1, CHRISTNER 1, Opp (2). Picked off - MERSCH 2, ARENTS 1, JENKINS 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 24 Taylor-Paige Stewart 4. 94 10-18 33 28 22 1/0 2 178.2 229 153 126 124 124 41 4 26. 312 18 19 1 13 21 5 Mariah Watts 5. 36 8-9 22 17 8 0/0 0 98.0 129 91 75 50 44 18 2 12. 310 7 8 0 4 8 2 Sarah Fonk 6. 00 0-2 5 2 0 0/0 0 7.0 14 6 6 5 3 1 0 1. 400 1 0 0 0 0 55 Annie Davis 8. 20 3-2 18 5 2 1/0 1 48.2 73 66 57 34 25 10 0 8. 338 5 14 0 3 1 Totals 5. 52 21-31 52 52 32 2/0 3 332.1 445 316 262 213 196 70 6 47. 318 31 41 1 20 30 Opponents 3. 99 31-21 52 52 30 7/2 2 337.0 403 245 192 176 269 56 10 11. 296 22 36 4 7 26 PB - Team (18), MILLER 14, BERRY 4, Opp (13). Pickoffs - Team (1), MILLER 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - MILLER (31-41), STEWART (17-22), WATTS (15-19), BERRY (10-12), DAVIS (5-8), FONK (4-4). Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci Katie Christner 77 71 6 0 1.000 1 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Taylor Berry 51 45 6 0 1.000 0 10 2. 8 3 3 4 0 Mariah Watts 23 2 21 0 1.000 0 15 4. 7 8 9 0 0 Brianna Flugaur 10 10 0 0 1.000 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Nyah Rodman 4 4 0 0 1.000 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Sarah Fonk 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 Samantha Arents 231 227 2 2. 9 9 1 5 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Maria Van Abel 95 90 3 2. 9 7 9 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Stefanni LaJeunesse 86 80 4 2. 9 7 7 4 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Marissa Mersch 36 33 2 1. 9 7 2 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Chloe Miller 228 178 42 8. 9 6 5 2 31 10. 7 5 6 14 0 Taylor-Paige Stewart 43 10 31 2. 9 5 3 1 17 5. 7 7 3 0 0 Megan Tancill 194 96 87 11. 9 4 3 6 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Kelsey Jenkins 141 57 76 8. 9 4 3 6 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Ashley Van Zeeland 192 88 85 19. 9 0 1 4 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Macy Oswald 7 3 3 1. 8 5 7 1 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 Annie Davis 14 3 7 4. 7 1 4 0 5 3. 6 2 5 0 0 Totals 1433 997 376 60.95 8 13 41 12.77 4 18 0 Opponents 1490 1011 406 73.95 1 16 118 25.82 5 13 0