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2012 Georgia State Softball 1

GAME PREVIEW

For the first time in school history, the Geor-giaStatesoftballteam(31-12,9-3)willplayateamrankedsecondinthenationinNo.2Alabama(40-2,17-2)Tues.,April17inTuscaloosa. ThePanthershaveplacedAlabamatwice,bothtimesin1997.OnMarch9,GSUlosttotheCrimsonTide2-4at theGeorgiaStateRoundRobin tourna-ment in Atlanta. Alabama took the second contest11-2onMarch28attheGeorgiaTechBuzzClassicinMarietta,Ga. AlthoughGeorgia Statehasnever face a sec-ond ranked team,GSU has twice played theNo. 1rankedteaminthenation,losingbothtimestothetop-rankedArizonaWildcats14-1in1994and4-1in1996. ThiswillmarktheteamfromtheSoutheasternConferencethePanthershavefacedin2012.GeorgiaStatelosttoNo.24Auburn9-1infiveinningsonFeb.22inPanthersvillebeforelosingtoNo.8Georgia6-0inAthens. BesidesthesetwoSECschools,GSUhasfacedoneotherrankedopponentpriorthisseasoninNo.25GeorgiaTech.Infact,thePanthersbeattherankedYellowJacketsinPan-thersvillebyascoreof2-1,givingGSUarecordof1-2vs.rankedteamsin2012. Bothteamsenterthecontestaftersweepingconferenceseriesthispastweekendathome.AlabamatookallthreegamesoverSECfoeSouthCarolinaandGeorgiaStateex-tendedtheirCAAwin-streaktoninegameswiththreewinsoverDrexel. FreshmanAshleyChristywasnamedtheCAAPlayeroftheWeekshewent7-for-11attheplatewithsevenRBIandfourrunsscored.ThePanthersgotawalk-offhomerunfromBrennaMorrisseyduringthefirstgameagainsttheDragons. FollowingthematchupwiththeCrimsonTide,GeorgiaStateflystoNewark,Del.totakeontheBlueHensinathree-gameCAAseries.

2012 Georgia State Softball

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2012 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/ResultFeb. 11 LONGWOOD 1 W, 3-2Feb. 11 ETSU 1 W, 11-2Feb. 12 WESTERN CAROLINA 1 W, 7-5Feb. 12 LONGWOOD 1 L, 7-11Feb. 15 at Georgia Southern (DH) W, 1-0Feb. 15 at Georgia Southern (DH) L, 1-4Feb. 18 CHATTANOOGA 2 W, 5-1Feb. 18 EASTERN ILLINOIS 2 W, 7-0Feb. 19 IUPUI 2 W, 1-0Feb. 22 #24 AUBURN L, 1-9 (5)Feb. 24 vs. Eastern Kentucky 3 L, 2-5Feb. 24 vs. Southeastern Louisiana 3 W, 12-0 (5)Feb. 25 vs. Central Arkansas 3 W, 4-3Feb. 25 vs. Campbell 3 W, 9-6Feb. 26 vs. Robert Morris 3 W, 5-0Feb. 29 #25 GEORGIA TECH W, 2-1Mar. 2 vs. Tennessee Tech 4 W, 8-7Mar. 2 vs. Western Kentucky 4 L, 2-3

Mar. 3 vs. Elon 4 CanceledMar. 3 vs. Rhode Island 4 W, 5-0Mar. 4 vs. Morehead State 4 W, 5-3Mar. 4 vs. Furman 4 W, 2-0Mar. 8 at Jacksonville State (DH) W, 4-2Mar. 8 at Jacksonville State (DH) W, 5-3Mar. 11 MERCER (DH) L, 2-3Mar. 11 MERCER (DH) W, 2-1Mar. 17 at Kennesaw State (DH) W, 3-1Mar. 17 at Kennesaw State (DH) L, 1-3Mar. 21 at No. 8 Georgia L, 0-6Mar. 24 HOFSTRA (DH)* L, 6-8Mar. 24 HOFSTRA (DH)* L, 0-16 (5)Mar. 25 HOFSTRA* L, 1-4Mar. 31 TOWSON (DH)* W, 4-0Mar. 31 TOWSON (DH)* W, 8-1Apr. 1 TOWSON* W, 4-0Apr. 4 at Furman (DH) W, 2-0Apr. 4 at Furman (DH) W, 7-2Apr. 6 at UNCW (DH)* W, 8-0Apr. 6 at UNCW (DH)* W, 6-0

Apr. 7 at UNCW* W, 4-1Apr. 11 at Georgia Tech L, 2-3Apr. 14 DREXEL (DH)* W, 3-2 (8)Apr. 14 DREXEL (DH)* W, 8-0 (5)Apr. 15 DREXEL* W, 6-1Apr. 17 at Alabama 7 p.m.Apr. 21 at Delaware (DH)* 12 p.m.Apr. 21 at Delaware (DH)* 2 p.m.Apr. 22 at Delaware* 12 p.m.Apr. 28 JAMES MADISON (DH)* 12 p.m.Apr. 28 JAMES MADISON (DH)* 2 p.m.Apr. 29 JAMES MADISON* 12 p.m.May 4 at George Mason (DH)* 12 p.m.May 4 at George Mason (DH)* 2 p.m.May 5 at George Mason* 12 p.m.May 9-11 CAA Tournament* TBD

1-Georgia State First Pitch Classic, Panthersville, Ga.2-Panther Invitational, Panthersville, Ga.3-Phyliss Rafter Memorial, Woodstock, Ga.4-Buzz Classic, Woodstock, Ga.*-Colonial Athletic Association Game

Georgia State (31-12, 9-3) vs. No. 2 Alabama (40-2, 17-2)Tuesday, April 17, 2012 • 7 p.m. ETRhodes StadiumTuscaloosa, Ala.

MEET THE CRIMSON TIDE...Name: University of AlabamaLocation: Tuscaloosa, Ala.Founded: 1831Enrollment: 31,747Nickname: Crimson TideColors: Crimson and WhiteConference: SouthesternWebsite: www.RollTide.com2011 Overall Record: 53-11 (.815)2011 SEC Record/Finish: 19/6 (1st)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/2Newcomers: 5Head Coach: Patrick Murphy (14th season)Assistants: Alyson Habetz, Stephanie VanbrakleSeries: Alabama leads 2-0



General InformationFull Name Georgia State UniversityLocation Atlanta, Ga.Founded 1913Enrollment 32,000Nickname PanthersColors Blue and WhiteAffiliation NCAA Division IConference Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)President Dr. Mark P. Becker (3rd year)Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick (3rd Year)Softball Administrator Todd Reeser

Coaching StaffHead Coach Roger KincaidRecord at GSU 31-20 (2nd season)Alma Mater Georgia (1987)Assistant Coach Todd Downes (1st season)Pitching Coach Amy Dumas (2nd season)Volunteer Assistant Coach Kristen AdkinsStudent Assistant Coach Lauren JonesOffice Phone (404) 413-4085

Team InformationLetterwinners Returning/Lost 17/2Starters Returning/Lost 7/2Pitchers Returning/Lost 4/0Newcomers 7

2011 Recap2011 Overall Record 36-25 (.590)CAA Record (Finish) 15-5 (2nd)Home Record 15-8 (.652)Road Record 13-10 (.565)Neutral Site Record 8-7 (.533)CAA Tournament Finish 4-1/1st2011 All-CAA Players 8

Facility InformationHome Field Robert Heck Softball ComplexCapacity 500Field Dimensions LF: 190/CF: 220/RF: 190Surface Natural Grass/Clay

Program HistoryFirst Year of Fast-Pitch Softball 1985All-Time Program Record 836-689-2 (.547)All-Time CAA Record 82-37 (.689)Record in CAA Tournament 12-11Conference Titles 7 (2 CAA, 3 TAAC, 2 NSWAC)NCAA Regional Appearances 2 (1994, 2011)Record in NCAA Tournament 0-4

NoteworthySCORING FIRST AND SCORING FAST

Through43games,GeorgiaStatesoftballhasscored45runs inthefirstinningsofeachgame.Conversely,thePanthershaveheldtheiropponentstoonly20runstoleadoffballgames. GSUhasarecordof14-4ingameswheretheyscoreintheopeningframe.Similarly,theyholda22-4markwhenscoringfirst.Theteamis9-8whentheiropponentscoresfirst.

LIVING BY THE LONGBALL

With35homerunssofarthisseason,thePanthershavealreadycracked the top 10 list for most team deep balls in a season. Theycurrentlysitinthenumbersevenslotandneedonlyonemoretomatchthe36hitin1999. Atotalofnineplayershavecontributedtoreachingthishomermark. Paige Nowacki leads the team with eight home runs on thecampaign.ThatgivesNowacki18inhercareer,whichtiesherwithMelDelGalloforseventhall-timeintheGSUrecordbooks.

WALK KINGS

Drawing base-on-balls has been another strong suit for thePanthers in 2012. Already GSU has 133 walks to their credit thisseason.ThatnumberisseventhhighestintheGSUrecordbooks. With22,CallieAlfordleadsagroupofsixPantherswithdouble-digit walks. In three games against Drexel, Paige Nowacki drew sixwalks,includingfourinonegame.

SHUTOUT OR SHUT UP

Thirteentimesthisseason,theGSUdefensehasheldtheiroppo-nentswithoutscoring.Meanwhile,thePanthershaveonlybeenshutouttwicethemselves—bothtimesbynationallyrankedSECteams. PitcherAlanaThomashastossedfivecompletegameshutoutsontheyear,includingthreeinarow.McCallLangfordhasformoreoftheshutouts.

ALMOST PERFECT

Pitcher McCall Langford came within two outs of throwing aperfectgameonFeb.26againstRobertMorris. Langfordsetdownthefirst19Colonialsbatters inorderbeforeallowing a bloop hit over third base in the seventh inning. She stillearnedthe5-0compete-gameshut-outwin. TheLaGrange,Ga.,nativealmostachievedperfectionlastseasonaswell.OnMarch27atTowson,Langfordtossedano-hitterina3-0win. The only base runner allowed was a walk with two outs in thebottomoftheseventhinning.

COME BACK KIDS

ThePanthershavehadaknackforcome-from-behindvictoriessofarthisseason.Themostdramaticofwhichresultedinawalk-offhomerunbyBrennaMorrisseytodownCentralArkansasonFeb.25. PaigeNowackialsohitagrandslaminthesixthinningofa7-5winoverWesternCarolinabackonFeb.12,inagamethatGSUtrailed5-1atonepoint. AgainstTennesseeTechonMarch2,thePantherstrailed5-0afterthefirst inningand7-2after the third,but stormedback towin thegame8-7.GSUscoredfiverunsinthefifthinningandLaurenCole-man’ssixthinningsolohomergavethePanthersaleadandtheeven-tualvictory.

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HOW UPSETTING

For the first time since the 2010 season, Georgia State softballupsetanationallyrankedopponentwitha2-1winoverNo.25GeorgiaTechonFeb.29. ThiswasalsothefirsttimethatthePanthershadbeatentheYellowJacketsintentriesdatingbackto2008.ThetwoteamswillmeetagainthisseasononApril11. GSUdroppedagametothe19thrankedAurbunTigersonFeb.22nd this year. The Panthers have to more currently ranked teamsremainingontheirscheduleinNo.1AlabamaandNo.7Georgia.

AWARDS WATCH

The Panthers can claim eight weekly conference awards duringthe2012season. FourPantherspickedupCAAPlayeroftheWeekhonors:PaigeNowackiearnedtheawardtwiceduringthemonthofFebruarywhileCarrieWilliamsandAshleyChristywerehonoredduringthemonthofApril. AlanaThomasandMcCallLangfordhaveeachearnedconferencePitcheroftheWeekawards.LangfordearnedthreewinsinoneweekandThomasgottwoinanother. GSU’s Rookies of the Week awards were claimed by LaurenColeman and Callie Alford. Coleman was selected as the CAA’s topfreshmantostarttheseason.

RPI, NOT RBI

ThePantherscurrentlysitat69intheNCAAsoftballRPIrank-ingsafteropeningtheseasoninthe81stspotinthenation.ThismakesGeorgiaStatethesecondhighestteamintheCAA. Week1: 81 Week2: 67 Week3: 69

GEORGIA STATE OF MIND

WithanamelikeGeorgiaState,itmakessensethatthePanthersshouldplaymostoftheirgamesinthestateofGeorgia.Byourcalcula-tions, theteamshouldplay39of the56gameschedule inthePeachState. Besides the home contests in Panthersville, that total includedin-state trips to Woodstock for two tournaments, a doubleheader inStatesboroagainstGa.Southern,theshorttriptoNorthAvenuetofaceGa.TechandthedrivetoAthensforamatch-upwiththeBulldogsofUGA. Infact,theteamdidn’tleaveGeorgiauntiltheirMarch8contestinJacksonville,Ala.;21gamesintothe2012season.

SAVE THE GAME

With three saves to her credit so far this season, sophomorepitcherKaitlynMedlam is currently tied for twelfth in thenation inthatcategory. Lastseason,Medlamfinishedwithfoursaves,whichrankedherinthetop15inthecountry.FellowPantherrelieverErinCollinsrecordedsevensavesin2011,placingherinthetopfive.

SENIOR CITIZENS

Aftergraduatingonlytwoseniors lastseason,GeorgiaStatehaseightseniorsonits2012roster. TheyareCassieBoese,ErincCollins,MeganKallatsa,ChristinaReed,ChelseaSparks,AlanaThomasandEmilyWhitaker. Between them, the Class of 2012 has logged 371 starts in 607games played to start 2012. Those numbers include the games Reedplayedbeforetransferring. The lone seniors of 2011 were first baseman Lauren Jones andoutfielder Tiffany Bess. Jones finished her career as the all-timeprogramleaderinhomerunsandremainsapartofGSUsoftballasastudentassistantcoach.

ROOKIE SENSATIONS

DirectlyoppositeoftheseseniorsisthestellarclassoffreshmanbeginningtheirGeorgiaStatecareersin2012. CallieAlfordandLaurenColemanhavestartedeverygamethusfar this season for the Panthers and have been making a significantimpact. BothhavebeennamedtheCAARookieoftheWeekoncethusfarthisseasonandleadtheteaminseveraloffensivecategories. FreshmenAshleyChristy,BethanyHorne,ShannynPalazzoandEmily Clay have all gotten playing time and provide the team withmuchneededdepth.

COULD YOU REPEAT THAT?

The2011seasonwasmonumentalforGeorgiaStatesoftball.ThePanthers won the first CAA championship since joining the confer-encein2005.TheyadvancedtoonlythesecondNCAATournamentinprogramhistory. EightPantherswerenamedtoAll-CAAteams,includingtheCAARookieoftheYearKaitlynMedlam. Four Panthers were named to the CAA All-Tournament team,includingthetournamentMVPAlanaThomas.PitcherMcCallLang-fordwasnamedtotheNFCAMid-AtlanticAll-Regionsecondteam. Butwith17letterwinnersreturningandonlylosingtwo,the2012seasoncouldbeequallyasmemorable.

ROGER THAT COACH

HeadCoachRogerKincaidwaspromotedtofull-timeheadcoachoftheteaminJulyof2011.KincaidhadservedonaninterimbasissinceFebruaryoflastyearwhenlong-timeheadcoachBobHeckretired. Duringthattime,theteamposteda31-20record,managedtowinthe CAA championship and advance to the NCAA tournament. Ontopofthat,Kincaidwasnamed2011CAAco-CoachoftheYear.

TOUGH SCHEDULE

Duringthe2012season,thePanthersfacesixdifferentteamsthatmadetripstotheNCAAtournamentlastyear. Thatincludesgamesagainst in-staterivalsGeorgiaandGeorgiaTech; three foes from Alabama in Auburn, Jacksonville State andAlabama;andnearbyChattanooga. Addthosenon-conferenceopponents toanalwayspotentCAAslateandthePantherswillbechallengedearlyandoftenin2012.



Alphabetical Roster

No. Name Class Position B/T Ht. Hometown(PreviousSchool)8 CallieAlford Fr. C/3B/DP R/R 5-6 Conyers,Ga.(Heritage)16 EmilyAlthafer Sr. C R/R 5-8 SugarHill,Ga.(NorthGwinnett)28 CassieBoese Sr. 2B L/R 5-6 Middlebury,Ind.(Northridge)2 AshleyChristy Fr. OF R/R 5-4 Waxhaw,N.C.(MarvinRidge)45 EmilyClay Fr. P R/R 5-10 Cartersville,Ga.(Woodland)23 JessicaClifton So. OF R/R 5-5 LocustGrove,Ga.(Luella)18 LaurenColeman Fr. 1B L/L 5-8 Marietta,Ga.(McEachern)27 ErinCollins Sr. P R/R 5-8 Lawrenceville,Ga.(CollinsHill)3 BethanyHorne Fr. OF R/R 5-8 WarnerRobins,Ga.(Northside)26 MeganKallatsa Sr. 3B R/R 5-8 Tyrone,Ga.(SandyCreek)29 MeganKildahl Fr.(R) 3B/1B R/R 5-6 Monticello,Ga.(JasperCounty)13 McCallLangford Jr. P L/L 5-7 LaGrange,Ga.(LaGrange)30 AudreyMason Jr. OF R/R 5-7 Kennesaw,Ga.(NorthCobb)24 KaitlynMedlam So. P R/R 5-7 Bethlehem,Ga.(Apalachee)11 BrennaMorrissey Jr. SS R/R 5-4 Salem,N.H.(LawrenceAcademy)20 PaigeNowacki Jr. 3B/DP R/R 5-7 McDonough,Ga.(Ola)7 ShannynPalazzo Fr. OF L/R 5-8 Woodstock,Ga.(Etowah)10 WhitneyPhillips Jr. 2B R/R 5-6 Stockbridge,Ga.(Heritage)14 ChristinaReed Sr. OF R/R 5-6 Winder,Ga.(Winder-Barrow)12 TaylorScarpantonio Fr. C R/R 5-7 Kennesaw,Ga.(Kell)1 ChelseaSparks Jr.(R) OF/DP L/R 5-5 Palmetto,Ga.(Northgate)25 MaddyStanton So. C R/R 5-6 Alpharetta,Ga.(BlessedTrinity)21 AlanaThomas Sr. P R/R 5-8 Athens,Ga.(OconeeCounty)19 EmilyWhitaker Sr. OF L/L 5-5 SugarHill,Ga.(NorthGwinnett)22 CarrieWilliams Jr. OF R/R 5-9 Woodstock,Ga.(Woodstock)

Numerical Roster

1 ChelseaSparks Jr.(R)2 AshleyChristy Fr.3 BethanyHorne Fr.7 ShannynPalazzo Fr.8 CallieAlford Fr.10 WhitneyPhillips Jr.11 BrennaMorrissey Jr.12 TaylorScarpantonio Fr.13 McCallLangford Jr.14 ChristinaReed Sr.16 EmilyAlthafer Sr.18 LaurenColeman Fr.19 EmilyWhitaker Sr.20 PaigeNowacki Jr.21 AlanaThomas Sr.22 CarrieWilliams Jr.23 JessicaClifton So.24 KaitlynMedlam So.25 MaddyStanton So.26 MeganKallatsa Sr.27 ErinCollins Sr.28 CassieBoese Sr.29 MeganKildahl Fr.(R)30 AudreyMason Jr.45 EmilyClay Fr.

PronunciationsEmily Althafer all-TUH-furCassie Boese bazeAmy Dumas do-mussMegan Kallatsa kuh-LOT-suhMegan Kildahl KILL-dollPaige Nowacki no-WACK-eeShannyn Palazzo pa-LA-zoTaylor Scarpantonio scar-pan-tonioChelsea Sparks CHEL-seeAlana Thomas uh-LANE-uh

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Pre-Season CAA Coach’s Poll

1. Georgia State 46 (4) Hofstra 46(4)3.Towson 364.JamesMadison 305.Delaware 266.Drexel 177.GeorgeMason 168.UNCW 7

CAA Weekly Honors

Player of the WeekPaigeNowacki Feb.14PaigeNowacki Feb.28CarrieWilliams April9AshleyChristy April16

Pitcher of the WeekAlanaThomas Feb.21McCallLangford Feb.28

Rookie of the WeekLaurenColeman Feb.14CallieAlford April2

Category Leaders

BattingAvg. LaurenColeman .319Hits LaurenColeman 36Runs BrennaMorrissey 23HomeRuns PaigeNowacki 8RBI CallieAlford 32Walks CallieAlford 22TotalBases PaigeNowacki 59StolenBases WhitneyPhillips 10At-Bats BrennaMorrissey 142OnBasePct. LaurenColeman .425ERA McCallLangford 1.97Wins KaitlynMedlam 12Saves KaitlynMedlam 3StrikeOuts KaitlynMedlam 87Innings AlanaThomas 92.0

CAA Standings

Team CAA Pct. Streak Overall Pct. StreakHofstra 11-0 1.000 W11 24-13 .649 W4JMU 10-2 .833 L1 24-21 .533 L1Georgia State 9 - 3 .750 W9 31 - 12 .721 W3Towson 5-7 .417 W1 20-22 .476 W1GeorgeMason 4-8 .333 L6 10-33 .233 L9Drexel 3-8 .273 L4 18-19 .486 L3Delaware 3-9 .250 W1 10-35-1 .228 W1UNCWilmington 2-10 .167 L2 7-34 .171 L2

Record by Conference

Conference Games Record Pct.Atlantic10 1 1-0 1.000AtlanticSun 5 3-2 .600ACC 2 1-1 .500BigSouth 1 1-0 1.000Colonial 12 9-3 .750Independant 2 1-1 .500MissouriValley 1 1-0 1.000Northeast 1 1-0 1.000OhioValley 6 5-1 .833Southern 7 6-1 .857SEC 2 0-2 .000Southland 1 1-0 1.000Summit 1 1-0 1.000SunBelt 1 0-1 .000Totals 43 31-12 .721



Player UpdatesCALLIE ALFORD

NamedtheCAARookieoftheWeekonApril2...Startedall43gamesincluding22atcatcher,13asthedesignatedplayerandeightatthirdbase...Has sevenmulti-hit games on the season...In her first colle-giategame,went1-for-2withatwo-runhomerunandawalk...Went3-for-3 againstETSU,with twoRBI andadouble...Had twohits, twoRBIs, tworunsscoredandahomerunagainstEasternIllinois...HadthreewalksandtwoRBIina9-6winoverCampbell...PickedupthreeRBIontwohitsinthecomebackwinoverTennesseeTech...Stoleherfirstbasevs.MoreheadState...HitatwoRBIsingleinthe3-2losstoMercer...StruckatwoRBIdoubleandwalkedtwiceinthe3-1winoverKennesawState...Hitatworunhomeruninthefirstgamevs.Hofstra...StruckforeightRBIsandtwohome-runsinthesweepoverTowson...Had threehitsand three runsscored in the7-2winatFurman...HittwosinglesinthefirstgameatUNCW...RecordedoneofthePanthers’threehitsagainstGeorgiaTech...Beltedathree-runhomerandadou-bleinthe6-1winoverDrexel.

EMILY ALTHAFER

Appearedin15games,startingoneatdesignatedplayer...Hitatworun home run as a pinch-hitter against ETSU...Recorded two homerunsandfourRBIinthesecondgameagainstLongwood...Pickedupapinch-hitsingleinthe8-0winoverDrexel.

CASSIE BOESE

Playedin25games,withninestartsatsecondbaseandoneatdes-ignatedplayer...RegisteredherfirsthitoftheseasonagainstIUPUI...GotasingleandcamearoundtoscoreasapinchhitteragainstSouth-easternLouisiana...Stoleabasevs.RhodeIsland...Slappedaninfieldsingleandscored thePanthers’only run ina1-3 loss toKennesawState...NotchedanRBIsingleinthe7-2winatFurman...Hadamulti-hitgamewithtwosinglesandarunscoredinthe3-2winoverDrexel.

ASHLEY CHRISTY

NamedtheCAAPlayeroftheWeekonApril16...Started21gamesinleftfieldandoneeachinrightandcenter...ScoredthePanthers’firstrunasapinchrunner in the2-1winoverGeorgiaTech...Hitasev-enthinningdoubleagainstWesternKentucky...Gottwohitsincludingadouble and stole abase in the4-0winoverFurman...Registeredtwohits,arunandastolenbaseinthedoubleheadervs.JacksonvilleState...Singledandstolesecondinthe8-1winoverTowson...HitthefirsthomerunofhercareeringameoneatUNCW...DuringtheDrexelsweep,recordedsevenRBIonsevenhitsincludingathree-runhomerinthefinalgame,alsoscoredfourruns.

EMILY CLAY

Hasyettosurrenderarunorahitthisseasoninfourappearances...Threwoneperfectinningofreliefina11-2victoryoverETSU...ClosedouttheseventhinningofashutoutoverIUPUIwithoutallowingahit...Pitched a scoreless inning out of the bullpen against SoutheasternLouisiana...Recorded a perfect final inning in game three againstDrexel.

JESSICA CLIFTON

Startingcenterfielderin36games...HitatwoRBItripleagainstETSU...Stole a base against Longwood...Struck a two-RBI double againstChattanooga...HadGeorgiaState’sonlytwohitsagainstAuburnandscoredthePanthers’onlyruninthe9-1loss...HitanRBIsingleinthe2-1winoverGeorgiaTech...Pickeduptwohits,anRBI,arunscoredandastolenbaseagainstFurman...Notchedtwohits,includinganRBIsingleinthe4-2winoverJacksonvilleState...Walkedandscoredaruninthe3-2losstoMercer...Hitherfirsthomerunoftheseasoninthe3-1winoverKennesawState...RecordedthePanthersonlyhit,afirst

inningsingle,inthelossto#11Georgia...Scoredapairofrunsontwohits,includingasolohomeruninthe8-6losstoHofstra...Scoredfourrunsonthreehits,includingadoubleinthesweepagainstTowson...Scoredtworunsandgottwohits,includingahomerinthe8-0winatUNCW.

LAUREN COLEMAN

EarnedCAARookie of theWeekhonors on Feb. 14...Started all 43gamesatfirstbase...HithomerunsagainstbothLongwoodandWest-ernCarolina...HitafifthinningdoublethatstartedaGSUscoringrallytobeatGeorgiaTech...Hitasixthinninghomeruntocapa8-7come-backvictoryoverTennesseeTech...StrokedanRBIdoubleinthe4-2winoverJacksonvilleState...Drewtwowalksinthelossto#11Geor-gia...PickeduponeofonlytwoPantherhitsinthe4-1losstoHofstra...Struckathree-rundoubleinthefirstgamewinoverTowsonandhitapairofsinglesingamethreeagainsttheTigers...Hadfourhits,anRBIandarunscoredin thedoubleheaderatFurman...Went3-for-4withtwodoublesandtwoRBIinthe8-0winatUNCW...PickedupfivehitduringtheDrexelseries,alsodrivinginthreerunsinthesecondgame.

ERIN COLLINS

Made 11 relief appearances...Earned awin in relief during a 11-2victoryoverETSU...Pitchedan inning in the11-7 loss toLongwood,givinguponlyoneearnedrunonthreehits...IntwoinningsofreliefagainstEasternKentucky,allowedtworunsontwohits...Pitched7.2inningsinthreegamesattheBuzzClassic...Struckoutaseason-highthreebattersagainstTennesseeTech...Allowedtworunsonfourhitsin1.2 inningspitchedin the5-3victoryagainst JacksonvilleState...PitchedfourinningsofreliefduringtheHofstraseries,givingupeightrunsinthe16-0losstothePride...Threw4.2inningsofscorelessreliefduringthethreegamesweepoverTowson,strikingoutthree.

BETHANY HORNE

Scoredthreerunsandstoletwobasesin15gamesasapinchrunner...Earnedherfirstat-batasapinchhitteragainstEasternIllinois...DrewawalkasapinchhitteragainstTowson.

MEGAN KALLATSA

StartedatthirdbaseinbothgamesagainstLongwoodandappearedineightgames...Doubledasapinchhitterandlatercamearoundtoscoreinthe12-0victoryoverSoutheasternLouisiana...Alsosawsomeworkasalate-inningdefensivereplacementatfirstbase.

MEGAN KILDAHL

ToreherACLinfallpracticeandwilltakeamedicalredshirtin2012.

MCCALL LANGFORD

NamedtheCAAPitcheroftheWeekonFeb.28...Sportsa8-5recordandateam-best1.97ERAin15starts...SufferedlossestoLongwoodand Georgia Southern...Won her first game of the year in a com-pletegameshutoutoverIUPUI...Recordedeightstrikeoutsinthefirstgameof theseason...Has15strikeoutson theyear...Benefited fromthewalk-offwinagainstCentralArkansasbypickingup thewin inrelief...Came two outs from a perfect game against RobertMorris,butstillmanagedthecompletegameshutout...NamedtothePhyllisRafterMemorialAll-Tournamentteam...GaveuponlyoneruntogetthewinoverGeorgiaTech...Suffered the lossagainstWesternKen-tuckydespiteonlygivinguponeearnedrun...Tooktwono-decisionsin eventual wins over Morehead State and Jacksonville State...Suf-fered a loss to Kennesaw State, allowing three runs, none ofwhichwereearned...Pitchedaninningofscorelessreliefinthelossto#11Georgia...InonestartandtworeliefappearancesduringtheHofstraseries,allowedonlythreerunsin8.2innings,butdidnottakeadeci-sioninanyofthethreegames...WonthesecondgameagainstTowson



afterpitching5.0inningsandonlyallowingasingleunearnedrun...Tookano-decisioninthe7-2winatFurmanafterthrowingonly2.2in-ningsandallowingbothruns...Threwacompletegameshutouttogetthe6-0winatUNCW...Tookthe3-2lossatGeorgiaTech...Benefitedfromafiveinningrun-rulewinoverDrexeltopick-upan8-0shutoutvictory.

AUDREY MASON

Started38gamesinrightfield(23games),leftfield(10),center(4)anddesignatedplayer(1)...InthreegamesatthePantherInvitational,drove in fiveruns,scored three,allon fourhits includingadouble,triple,homerun...OneofonlytwoPantherstonotchhitsina1-0winoverGeorgiaSouthern...StoleabaseagainstWesternCarolinaandChattanooga...Drewthreewalks,includingonewiththebasesloadedagainstCampbell...NamedtothePhyllisRafterMemorialAll-Tourna-mentteamafterpickingupfivehitsandtwoRBIintheseries...DrewabasesloadedwalktogetanRBIagainstMoreheadState...HitatwoRBItripleagainstTowson...RegisteredatwoRBIdouble,asingleandarunscoredinthe7-2winatFurman.

KAITLYN MEDLAM

Sportinga12-3 recordanda2.19ERA...Leads teamwith87strike-outsandthreesaves...Made24appearances,includingninestarts...PickedupthefirstGSUsaveoftheyearinthe1-0victoryoverGeor-giaSouthern...Earned thewin in reliefduring thePanthers’ seasonopeningvictoryagainstLongwood,pitching2.1 inningswithoutal-lowing a base runner...Went 3.1 innings in her first start againstWesternCarolina,allowing fiverunsonsevenhits,butgetting fourstrikeouts...PickedupanotherwininherstartagainstEasternIllinois,givinguponlyonehitin6.0inningsandstrikingouteight...Threw3.0inningsofrelief inthe9-0losstoAuburn,givingupthreerunsandstriking out four...Pitched a spotless seventh inning to pick up hersecondsaveoftheyearagainstGeorgiaTech...EarnedthewinoverMoreheadStatebythrowing3.1inningswithoutallowingahit...SavedherthirdgameoftheyearinthefirstgameagainstJacksonvilleStateandwonhersixthgameinthesecondcontestwiththeGamecocksonMarch8...EarnedacompletegamevictoryoverMercer,allowingonlyonerunonfourhitswiththreestrikeouts...Threwascorelessin-ningofreliefinthelosstoKennesawStateandstruckouttwobatters...Gotthestartandthelossagainst#11Georgia...In1.2inningsofreliefvs.Hofsta,allowedfiverunsonfivehits,includingthreehomeruns...CombinedforashutoutvictoryingamethreeofthesweepoverTow-sonbythrowing4.1scorelessinnings...WonherninthgameoutofthebullpenatFurman,allowingonlyasinglehitin4.1inningspitched,also striking out three...Struck out a career-high 13 in a completegame4-1winatUNCW...PickeduptwowinsintheDrexelseries,oneinreliefandtheotherasastarter.

BRENNA MORRISSEY

Startedall43gamesthisseason,including42atshortstopandoneatdesignatedplayer...HadthegamewinningRBIinthe1-0victoryoverGeorgiaSouthernandscoredthePanthers’onlyrunina4-1losstotheEagles...Notchedtwohitsinthe7-5winoverWesternCarolina...EightgamehitstreaksnappedagainstIUPUI...Beltedawalk-offtwo-runhomeruntodefeatCentralArkansas4-3...Hitasolohomeruninthesixth inningvs.GeorgiaTech thatwouldprovetobe thediffer-enceina2-1victory...AddedanRBIsingleinthe4-2victoryagainstJacksonvilleState...Went3-for-4with twodoublesandanRBI in thelosstoKennesawState...HitapairofsinglesinthePanthers’firstlosstoHofstraandsuppliedasolohomerunforGSU’sonlyruninthethirdgameagainstthePride...ScoredfourrunsinthreegamesagainstTow-son...Hitbases-loadedsingletobreakopenatieballgameinthe7-2winatFurman...AddedanRBIsingleinthe6-0winatUNCW...Hithersecondwalk-offhomerunof theseason ineighth inningof the3-2winoverDrexel.

PAIGE NOWACKI

EarnedCAAPlayeroftheWeekhonorsonFeb.14and28...Leadstheteamwitheighthomeruns...Startedall43gamesthisseason,includ-ing32atthirdbase,nineatdesignatedplayerandoneatshortstop...Went3-for-3withagrandslamandtwodoublesinthePanthers’7-5comebackvictoryoverWesternCarolina...Gottwohitsintheseasonopenervs.Longwood...HitthreehomerunsduringthePhyllisRafterMemorial tournament...HadRBI singles in threegames of the BuzzClassicvs.TennesseeTech,WesternKentuckyandMoreheadState...StrokedatwoRBIsingle,whichwouldultimatelybethedifferenceina4-2winover JacksonvilleState...Hitadoubleandscoredarun inthe3-2losstoMercer...SingledandscoredaruninthewinoverKen-nesawState...Notchedher fifthhomerunof theseason,a three-runshot,inthe8-6losstoHofstra...Hadthreehits,threerunsscoredandapairofRBIinthethreegamesweepoverTowson...Registeredapairofhits,includinganRBIsingleinthedoubleheaderatFurman...Con-nectedonapairof2-runRBItoaccountforallofthePanthers’runsinthe4-1winatUNCW...HithereighthhomerunandscoredasecondrunonasacflyatGeorgiaTech...WalkedsixtimesintheDrexelse-ries,includingfourtimesinonegame.

SHANNYN PALAZZO

Started four games in left field, two in right and three as theDP...Inher firstat-batof theseasonagainstETSU,gotapinch-hit singleandeventuallyscored...Hadtwomoreappearancesasapinch-hitteragainstGeorgiaSouthernandEastern Illinois...Hita tworunsingleandscoredarunagainstSoutheasternLouisiana...HadthreeRBIandtwohits,includingadoubleintheshut-outwinoverRobertMorris...Madetwopinch-hitappearancesvs.Hofstra,strikingoutinboth.

WHITNEY PHILLIPS

Appeared in 37games,making34 starts at secondbase...Hadoneof Georgia State’s three hits in the 4-1 loss to Georgia Southern...NotchedtwohitsagainstETSUandadoubleagainstLongwood,scor-ing runs in both games...Picked up an RBI single in the win overEasternIllinois...Recordedtwohits,anRBIandarunscoredagainstCampbell...Recordedback-to-backmulti-hitgamesvs.RhodeIslandandMoreheadState,duringagamewhichshealsohadtwoRBIandastolenbase...RecordedtwoRBIhits,includingarun-scoringdoublewhichturneda3-3tieintoa5-3winoverJacksonvilleState...Gener-atedallofthePanthers’offenseinthe2-1winoverMercer,hittinganRBI single and scoring thewinning runon awildpitch...Stole fourbasesintwogamesagainstTowsonandleadstheteamwithseven...Singled,stoleherninthbaseoftheseasonandscoredinthe2-0winat Furman...Walkedand scoreda run as apart ofGSU’s 8-0win atUNCW...Recordedtwosingles,twoRBIandtworunsscoredintwoat-batsinthesecondgamevs.Drexel.

CHRISTINA REED

Playedin23games,makingthreestartsinleftfieldandoneatDP...GotanRBIbunt singleagainstEastern Illinois...Oneof twoplayerstostealthirdbaseinthesixthinninginthe5-3winoverJacksonvilleState...Reachedonabuntsingle,stolesecondanddrewawalkinthe3-2losstoMercer...Singledandscoredarunasapinch-hitterinthe8-0winoverDrexel.

TAYLOR SCARPANTONIO

Appearedin21games,starting16atcatcher...ManagedahitandarunscoredagainstETSU...HitthegamewinningRBIdoubleina1-0victoryoverIUPUI...Knockedinatwo-RBIsingleandscoredaruninthe12-0winoverSoutheasternLouisiana...AgainstTennesseeTech,pickeduptwohits,twoRBI,asacrificebunt,awalkandarunscored...Brokeupano-hitbidbyHofstrawithaseventhinningtwo-outsingleingametwooftheseries...RegisteredapairofhitsingametwooftheTowsonseries...HitanRBIsingleandwalkedinthe7-2winatFurman.



CHELSEA SPARKS

Appeared in19games,startingsix timesas thedesignatedplayer,twice in right fieldandonce in left field...Managedahitanda runscoredagainstbothETSUandChattanooga...Hadtwohitsandscoredrunsbothtimesinthe9-6winoverCampbell.

MADDY STANTON

Startedatcatcherinsixgames...Laiddownasacrificebuntvs.ETSU...Pickedupherfirsttwohitsoftheseasonvs.RhodeIsland,alsoprovid-ingtwoRBIinthe5-0win...NotchedanotherRBIsingleinthe5-3winagainstJacksonvilleState.

ALANA THOMAS

Named theCAAPitcherof theWeekonFebruary21...Holdsa10-4recordanda2.43ERAin17starts...ThrewacompletegameandgotthewinagainstChattanooga...EarnedthewininacombinedshutoutagainstGeorgiaSouthern,going5.0inningswhileonlyallowingthreehits...Got thewinoutof thebullpenduringthePanthers’7-5come-back victory overWestern Carolina, going 3.2 innings while onlyallowingtwohits...Receivedano-decisioninherstartagainstETSU,going3.1inningsandsurrenderingtworuns...TookthelossagainstAuburn,allowingsixrunsin1.2inningsworked...Threwback-to-backcompletegameshutoutsagainstRhodeIslandandFurman,strikingouttenbattersduringthetwogames,includingacareer-highsevenvs. Rhode Island...Wonher sixthgameof 2012against JacksonvilleState,givinguptworunsonthreehits...TookthelosstoMercer,de-spiteallowingonlytwoearnedrunsandstrikingoutfive...Earnedherseventhwinandfifthcompletegameoftheseasoninthe1-3winoverKennesawState...Gaveuptworunsonthreehitsinaninningofreliefvs.#11Georgia...SufferedtwolossesduringtheHofstraseries,allow-ing11runsintwostartsvs.thePride...Pickedupherfifthcompletegameandthirdshutoutina4-0winoverTowson,strikingoutacareerhighninebattersandwalkingnone...Tossasecondconsecutiveshut-out ina2-0winat Furman,allowingonly fourhits and strikingoutthree...Thirdconsecutiveshutoutcameina8-0winoverUNCW.

EMILY WHITAKER

Appearedin18games,includingfiveasthestartingleftfielderandoneasthecenterfielder...HitadoubleandscoredaruninthePan-thers’11-2victoryoverETSU...ScoredarunafterdrawingtwowalksintheTennesseeTechgame.

CARRIE WILLIAMS

Appearedin29gamesandstarted16oftheminrightfieldandfiveatdesignatedplayer...Hitthefirsttwohomerunsofhercareer,bothtwo-runshots, ingamesagainstLongwoodandETSU...Had twohitsandtworunsscoredagainstWesternCarolina...ScoredthePanthers’onlyrunina1-0winoverIUPUIaftersinglingandstealingsecond...Beltedan RBI double and scored two runs againstCampbell...Smacked adoubleanddrewawalkinthe5-3winoverJacksonvilleState...ScoredoneofthePanthers’onlytworunsinthe2-1winoverMercer...Regis-teredacareerhighthreehitswhichdroveintworunsinthePanthers7-2winatFurman...Droveinfiverunsonfivehits,includingapairofhome runsduring the three-game sweepoverUNCW...Hit a singleanddroveinarunonasacrificeflyinthe3-2lossatGeorgiaTech.

Win-Loss record when ... Overall 31-12 Conference 9-3 Non-Conference 22-9 Home games 14-6 Away games 9-4 Neutral site 8-2 Day games 30-10 Night games 1-2 vs Left starter 4-2 vs Right starter 27-10 1-Run games 8-3 2-Run games 7-2 5+Run games 10-3 Extra innings 1-0 Shutouts 13-2 Scoring 0-2 runs 6-10 ... 3-5 runs 13-0 ... 6-9 runs 10-2 ... 10+ runs 2-0 Opponent 0-2 runs 25-0 ... 3-5 runs 4-7 ... 6-9 runs 2-3 ... 10+ runs 0-2 Scored in 1st inning 14-4 Opp. scored in 1st 5-5 Scores first 22-4 Opp. scores first 9-8After 4 leading 22-0 ... trailing 5-10 ... tied 4-2 After 5 leading 20-0 ... trailing 3-10 ... tied 6-0 After 6 leading 27-0 ... trailing 1-10 ... tied 1-0 Hit 0 home runs 14-7 ... 1 home run 9-3 ... 2+ home runs 8-2 Opponent 0 home runs 25-3 ... 1 home run 5-4 ... 2+ HRs 1-5 Made 0 errors 12-2 ... 1 error 15-4 ... 2+ errors 4-6 Opp. made 0 errors 12-5 ... 1 error 8-5 ... 2+ errors 11-2 Out-hit opponent 21-1 Out-hit by opponent 8-11 Hits are tied 2-0



Team Game Highs

BattingAtbats: 37vsETSU(Feb11)Runsscored: 12vsSELouisiana(Feb24)Hits: 17vsETSU(Feb11)RBIs: 9(3times)Doubles: 3vsETSU(Feb11)Triples: 1(3times)Homeruns: 3vsLongwood(Feb12) 3vsHofstra(Mar24)Totalbases: 28vsETSU(Feb11)Walks: 9vsCampbell(Feb25atWoodstock,Ga.)Strikeouts: 16atKennesawState(Mar17)Stolenbases: 3vsSELouisiana(Feb24) 3vsRhodeIsland(Mar3) 3vs.Towson(Apr1)Hitbypitch: 2vsCampbell(Feb2)RunnersLOB: 11vsCampbell(Feb25)

FieldingPutouts: 21(26times)Assists: 17vsChattanooga(Feb18) 17vsIUPUI(Feb19)Errors: 4vsLongwood(Feb12) 4vsHofstra(Mar25)DPsturned: 2atGeorgia(Mar21)

PitchingInningspitched:7.0(26times)Runsallowed: 16vsHofstra(Mar24)Earnedruns: 16vsHofstra(Mar24)Walksallowed: 8vsTennesseeTech(Mar02)Strikeouts: 10vsLongwood(Feb11)Hitsallowed: 17vsHofstra(Mar24)Doublesallowed:3vsLongwood(Feb12)Homersallowed:(3times)

Individual Game Highs

BattingAtbats: 5 (7times)Runsscored: 3 Alford,CallieatFurman(Apr4)Hits: 3 (5times)RBIs: 5 Alford,CallievsTowson(Mar31)Doubles: 2 Nowacki,PaigevsWesternCarolina(Feb12) 2 Morrissey,BrennaatKennesawState(Mar17)Triples: 1 (Threetimes)Homeruns: 2 Althafer,EmilyvsLongwood(Feb12) 2 Nowacki,PaigevsUNCW(Apr7)Totalbases: 9 Althafer,EmilyvsLongwood(Feb12)Walks: 4 Nowacki,PaigevsDrexel(Apr14)Strikeouts: 3 (4times)Stolenbases 2 Phillips,WhitneyvsTowson(Mar31) 2 Phillips,WhitneyvsTowson(Apr1)

FieldingPutouts: 14 Coleman,LaurenvsChattanooga(Feb18)Assists: 6 (4times)Errors: 3 Morrissey,BrennavsLongwood(Feb12)

PitchingInningspitched: 7.0 (13times)Runsallowed:8 Collins,ErinvsHofstra(Mar24) 8 Thomas,AlanavsHofstra(Mar24)Earnedruns: 8 Thomas,AlanavsHofstra(Mar24) 8 Collins,ErinvsHofstra(Mar24)Walks: 4 Thomas,AlanavsTennesseeTech(Mar02) 4 Thomas,AlanaatKennesawState(Mar17)Strikeouts: 13 Medlam,KaitlynatUNCW(Apr7)Hitsallowed: 9 Collins,ErinvsHofstra(Mar24)Doubles: 2 Langford,McCallatGeorgiaSouthern(Feb15) 2 Thomas,AlanavsCentralArkansas(Feb25)Homers: 3 Medlam,KaitlynvsAuburn(Feb22) 3 Medlam,KaitlynvsHofstra(Mar24)



2012 Georgia State SoftballOverall Statistics for Georgia State (as of Apr 15, 2012)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 31-12 Home: 14-6 Away: 9-4 Neutral: 8-2 CAA: 9-3

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%18 Coleman, Lauren . 3 1 9 43-43 113 16 36 8 0 3 18 53 . 4 6 9 21 0 14 1 . 4 2 5 0 2 0-0 295 22 3 . 9 9 1

20 Nowacki, Paige . 2 8 6 43-43 112 20 32 3 0 8 27 59 . 5 2 7 21 3 15 0 . 4 0 9 1 0 1-1 37 74 9 . 9 2 5

8 Alford, Callie . 2 8 2 43-43 117 19 33 7 0 6 32 58 . 4 9 6 22 0 24 0 . 3 9 6 0 0 2-2 126 45 2 . 9 8 8

11 Morrissey, Brenna . 2 4 6 43-43 142 23 35 4 0 4 14 51 . 3 5 9 12 2 8 0 . 3 1 2 1 2 4-6 65 95 13 . 9 2 5

23 Clifton, Jessica . 2 3 3 38-36 116 21 27 4 1 3 11 42 . 3 6 2 6 0 16 1 . 2 7 0 0 4 4-4 37 5 1 . 9 7 7

30 Mason, Audrey . 2 1 4 39-38 98 13 21 4 2 1 12 32 . 3 2 7 14 0 19 0 . 3 1 3 0 2 6-9 23 3 1 . 9 6 3

-------------------- 2 Christy, Ashley . 3 1 0 27-23 58 12 18 3 0 2 8 27 . 4 6 6 7 0 15 0 . 3 8 5 0 4 6-8 21 2 1 . 9 5 8

12 Scarpantonio, Taylor . 2 8 6 21-16 42 4 12 1 0 0 6 13 . 3 1 0 5 0 6 0 . 3 6 2 0 2 0-0 61 11 0 1.000

22 Williams, Carrie . 2 8 1 29-21 64 15 18 2 0 4 14 32 . 5 0 0 5 0 22 0 . 3 2 9 1 1 2-2 6 0 1 . 8 5 7

10 Phillips, Whitney . 2 7 2 37-34 81 14 22 3 0 1 10 28 . 3 4 6 10 0 23 0 . 3 5 2 0 1 10-11 86 46 7 . 9 5 0

16 Althafer, Emily . 2 6 3 15-1 19 3 5 0 0 3 6 14 . 7 3 7 2 0 4 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

28 Boese, Cassie . 2 5 0 25-10 28 8 7 0 0 0 1 7 . 2 5 0 0 0 7 0 . 2 5 0 0 1 1-2 19 12 0 1.000

25 Stanton, Maddy . 2 5 0 12-6 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 . 2 5 0 3 0 4 0 . 4 0 0 0 1 0-0 41 5 0 1.000

14 Reed, Christina . 2 0 0 23-4 15 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 . 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 3-3 7 0 1 . 8 7 5

1 Sparks, Chelsea . 1 8 4 19-9 38 6 7 0 0 0 1 7 . 1 8 4 0 0 13 0 . 1 8 4 0 0 1-1 5 0 0 1.000

7 Palazzo, Shannyn . 1 7 6 20-9 34 2 6 1 0 0 6 7 . 2 0 6 0 1 7 0 . 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 3 0 0 1.000

26 Kallatsa, Megan . 1 6 7 10-2 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 . 2 5 0 0 0 5 0 . 1 6 7 0 0 0-0 18 5 2 . 9 2 0

19 Whitaker, Emily . 0 7 1 18-6 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 . 1 4 3 3 0 7 0 . 2 3 5 0 1 0-0 3 1 0 1.000

3 Horne, Bethany . 0 0 0 18-0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 . 1 6 7 0 0 2-3 1 0 0 1.000

Totals . 2 5 7 43 1120 185 288 42 3 35 170 441 . 3 9 4 133 6 218 2 . 3 3 8 3 22 42-52 864 386 45 . 9 6 5

Opponents . 2 3 7 43 1103 119 261 28 4 27 109 378 . 3 4 3 90 27 207 6 . 3 0 9 2 24 23-26 845 279 52 . 9 5 6

(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 sha13 Langford, McCall 1 . 9 7 8-5 22 17 5 4/1 0 85.1 84 32 24 23 56 8 1 5 . 2 5 1 6 9 1 0 724 Medlam, Kaitlyn 2 . 1 9 12-3 24 9 2 0/3 3 83.0 61 29 26 20 87 7 2 12 . 2 0 2 0 6 2 1 821 Thomas, Alana 2 . 4 3 10-4 19 17 8 5/1 0 92.0 85 38 32 31 51 8 0 7 . 2 3 9 2 7 0 0 7--------------------45 Clay, Emily 0 . 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 0/2 0 4.0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 027 Collins, Erin 4 . 1 4 1-0 11 0 0 0/1 0 23.2 31 20 14 10 13 5 1 3 . 3 1 0 1 5 0 1 2Totals 2 . 3 3 31-12 43 43 15 13/4 3 288.0 261 119 96 90 207 28 4 27 . 2 3 7 10 27 3 2 24

Opponents 3 . 5 3 12-31 43 43 20 2/1 1 281.2 288 185 142 133 218 42 3 35 . 2 5 7 29 6 2 3 22

Score-by-Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TotalGeorgiaState 45 20 18 36 25 23 17 1 185Opponents 20 25 22 32 13 5 2 0 119



2012 Georgia State SoftballConference statistics for Georgia State (as of Apr 15, 2012)

(CAA games only Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 9-3 Home: 6-3 Away: 3-0 CAA: 9-3

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% 2 Christy, Ashley . 4 4 4 10-10 27 8 12 1 0 2 8 19 . 7 0 4 4 0 3 0 . 5 1 6 0 1 1-2 6 0 0 1.000

18 Coleman, Lauren . 4 1 4 12-12 29 4 12 5 0 0 8 17 . 5 8 6 7 0 1 0 . 5 2 8 0 1 0-0 75 6 0 1.000

20 Nowacki, Paige . 3 1 0 12-12 29 7 9 0 0 3 10 18 . 6 2 1 8 0 2 0 . 4 5 9 0 0 0-0 13 21 2 . 9 4 4

8 Alford, Callie . 2 9 4 12-12 34 5 10 2 0 4 14 24 . 7 0 6 4 0 6 0 . 3 6 8 0 0 0-0 50 12 0 1.000

23 Clifton, Jessica . 2 6 5 12-11 34 9 9 1 0 2 3 16 . 4 7 1 1 0 6 1 . 2 8 6 0 1 1-1 13 1 1 . 9 3 3

11 Morrissey, Brenna . 2 1 6 12-12 37 10 8 0 0 2 3 14 . 3 7 8 1 1 0 0 . 2 5 6 0 2 1-1 24 25 5 . 9 0 7

30 Mason, Audrey . 1 7 2 11-11 29 1 5 0 1 0 2 7 . 2 4 1 3 0 6 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 1-1 5 1 0 1.000

--------------------26 Kallatsa, Megan 1.000 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0-0 5 1 2 . 7 5 0

12 Scarpantonio, Taylor . 3 3 3 6-5 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 . 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 13 5 0 1.000

16 Althafer, Emily . 3 3 3 4-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

22 Williams, Carrie . 3 1 8 8-7 22 4 7 0 0 2 5 13 . 5 9 1 0 0 6 0 . 3 1 8 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

28 Boese, Cassie . 2 7 3 7-4 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 . 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 . 2 7 3 0 0 0-0 10 5 0 1.000

10 Phillips, Whitney . 2 3 5 9-8 17 4 4 0 0 1 2 7 . 4 1 2 3 0 3 0 . 3 5 0 0 0 5-5 16 11 1 . 9 6 4

14 Reed, Christina . 2 0 0 10-1 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 1.000

1 Sparks, Chelsea . 0 0 0 5-1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

7 Palazzo, Shannyn . 0 0 0 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

19 Whitaker, Emily . 0 0 0 6-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 . 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 1 0 1.000

25 Stanton, Maddy . 0 0 0 5-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 1.000

3 Horne, Bethany . 0 0 0 3-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 . 3 3 3 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Totals . 2 7 8 12 309 58 86 9 1 16 55 145 . 4 6 9 34 1 50 1 . 3 5 2 0 5 10-11 243 101 13 . 9 6 4

Opponents . 2 2 5 12 311 33 70 6 1 11 29 111 . 3 5 7 22 9 63 3 . 2 9 4 1 7 0-1 227 78 10 . 9 6 8

(CAA 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 sha13 Langford, McCall 0 . 5 5 3-0 6 4 2 2/0 0 25.2 18 5 2 3 19 1 1 1 . 1 8 4 2 5 0 0 224 Medlam, Kaitlyn 2 . 0 0 4-1 5 3 1 0/1 0 21.0 15 7 6 6 24 1 0 4 . 1 9 2 0 1 0 0 221 Thomas, Alana 2 . 5 5 2-2 5 5 2 2/0 0 24.2 25 13 9 11 17 2 0 4 . 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 3--------------------45 Clay, Emily 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 Collins, Erin 6 . 4 6 0-0 4 0 0 0/1 0 8.2 12 8 8 2 3 2 0 2 . 3 1 6 1 2 0 1 0Totals 2 . 1 6 9-3 12 12 5 5/1 0 81.0 70 33 25 22 63 6 1 11 . 2 2 5 3 9 0 1 7

Opponents 4 . 5 3 3-9 12 12 9 1/0 0 75.2 86 58 49 34 50 9 1 16 . 2 7 8 4 1 0 0 5



Chelsea SparksR-Jr.•OF 1

Ashley ChristyFr.•OF

13McCall LangfordJr.•P 16

Emily AlthaferSr.•C

19Emily WhitakerSr.•OF 20

Paige NowackiJr.•3B/DP 21

Alana ThomasSr.•P 22

Carrie WilliamsJr.•OF 23

Jessica CliftonSo.•OF 24

Kaitlyn MedlamSo.•P

25Maddy StantonSo.•C 26

Megan KallatsaSr.•3B/1B 27

Erin CollinsSr.•P 28

Cassie BoeseSr.•2B 29

Megan KildahlR-Fr.•1B/3B 30

Audrey MasonJr.•OF

14Christina ReedSr.•OF11

Brenna MorrisseyJr.•SS

7Shannyn PalazzoFr.•OF 8

Callie AlfordFr.•C/3B/DP 10

Whitney PhillipsJr.•2B

18Lauren ColemanFr.•1B12

Taylor ScarpantonioFr.•C

Roger KincaidHeadCoach

Todd DownesAssistantCoach

Amy DumasPitchingCoach45

Emily ClayFr.•P

Kristen AdkinsVolunteerAssistant

Lauren JonesStudentAssistant

2Bethany HorneFr.•OF 3

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