2014 softball media guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS1 ..................................................... Quick Facts2 ................................................ 2014 Schedule3 ............................................... Bob Pearl Field4 .....................................Locker Room Facilities5 ..............................Strength and Conditioning6 ....................................................2014 Roster7-26 ................................... Meet the Hawkeyes27-28 ......................... Head Coach Marla Looper29 ............... Assistant Coach Adrianna Baggetta30 ................Assistant Coach Stacy May-Johnson31 ... Volunteer Assistant Coach Chelsey Carmody32 ................................................Support Staff33-34 ................ Director of Athletics Gary Barta35 ................................. Iowa Softball Tradition36 .................................Hawkeye All-Americans37-38 ...............................................Honor Roll39 ..................................Hawkeyes Continue On40 ....................................................Why Iowa?41 ............................... Hawkeye Softball Clinics42 .................................................In the Media43 ........................................... Big Ten Network44 ............................................A Total Program45-49 ............................. The University of Iowa50 ................................. Gerdin Learning Center51 .................................................Iowa Alumni52 ...................................... Hawkeye Traditions53 ...................................2013 Season Statistics54 ..................................... 2013 Season Results55-57 ........................... Iowa Individual Records58 .....................................Year-by-Year Records59 ............................................... Team Records60 ...................................Hawkeye Scholarships61 ........................ Iowa City/Coralville Directory

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aTHLETIC CoMMUNICaTIoNSAssistant Director ................................. Jil PriceEmail [email protected] Phone ................................. (319) 930-8805Office Phone .............................. (319) 335-9411Office Fax .................................. (319) 335-9417Press Box Phone ........................ (319) 335-9296Website ..............................hawkeyesports.com

UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTSLocation: .......................................... Iowa City, IowaEnrollment ....................................................31,065Founded: ......................................................... 1847Nickname: ................................................HawkeyesColors ................................................ Black and GoldConference: .................................................. Big TenNational Affiliation .......................... NCAA, Division IPresident: ............................................ Sally MasonDirector of Athletics: ................................Gary BartaSoftball Administrator: ...........................Paula JantzSoftball Secretary: ............................ Kendra WieditzSoftball Office................................... (319) 335-9259

SOFTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach ..................... Marla Looper (Fourth Year)Alma Mater/Year .......................... Florida State/1995Record at Iowa/Years .................................... 84-74/3Career Record/Years ..................................... 84-74/3Email [email protected] Coach ....... Adrianna Baggetta (Fourth Year)Alma Mater/Year ....................... South Carolina/2002Email [email protected] Coach ........Stacy May-Johnson (Fourth Year)Alma Mater/Year ...................................... Iowa/2007Email .......................... [email protected]

TEAM INFORMATION2013 Record ................................................... 30-24Home ............................................................... 4-11Away ................................................................ 13-7Neutral ............................................................ 13-6Big Ten Record/Finish ..................................8-15/9thLetterwinners Returning/Lost ........................... 12/9Field Starters Returning/Lost .............................. 6/3Pitchers Returning/Lost ...................................... 3/1Newcomers ........................................................... 5Home Facility ....................... Bob Pearl Softball Field Capacity ......................................................... 1,500

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CAROLINA CLASSICFeb. 7 vs. UNC Greensboro Columbia, S.C. 12:30 p.m. at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 3 p.m.Feb. 8 vs. Presbyterian Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m.Feb. 9 vs. Ohio Columbia, S.C. 9 a.m.

GETTERMAN CLASSICFeb. 14 vs. Lipscomb Waco, Texas 10 a.m. vs. East Carolina Waco, Texas 3 p.m.Feb. 15 vs. UAB Waco, Texas 12:30 p.m. at Baylor Waco, Texas 5:30 p.m.Feb. 16 vs. Drake Waco, Texas 9 a.m.

Feb. 21 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 3 p.m.Feb. 22 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 3 p.m.Feb. 22 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 3 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF ARIzONA TOURNAMENTFeb. 28 vs. Valparaiso Tuscon, Ariz. 3 p.m.March 1 at Arizona Tuscon, Ariz. 8 p.m. vs. UT Arlington Tuscon, Ariz. 10 p.m.March 2 vs. Longwood Tuscon, Ariz. 11 a.m.

March 15 at Texas Austin, Texas 4 p.m.March 16 at Texas Austin, Texas 4 p.m.March 17 at Texas Austin, Texas 7 p.m.March 19 at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 6 p.m.March 21 at Illinois * Champaign, Ill. 6 p.m.March 22 at Illinois * Champaign, Ill. 1 p.m.March 23 at Illinois * Champaign, Ill. 1 p.m.March 28 at Wisconsin * Madison, Wis. 4 p.m.March 29 at Wisconsin * Madison, Wis. 12 p.m.March 30 at Wisconsin * Madison, Wis. 12 p.m.April 2 Drake Iowa City, Iowa 6 p.m.

DaTE oppoNENT LoCaTIoN TIME April 4 Northwestern * Iowa City, Iowa 6 p.m.April 5 Northwestern * Iowa City, Iowa 2 p.m.April 6 Northwestern * Iowa City, Iowa 1 p.m.April 9 Minnesota (DH) * Iowa City, Iowa 3 p.m.April 11 at Nebraska * Lincoln, Neb. 6 p.m.April 12 at Nebraska * Lincoln, Neb. 2 p.m.April 13 at Nebraska * Lincoln, Neb. 1 p.m.April 16 Missouri (DH) Iowa City, Iowa 3 p.m.April 18 Michigan State * Iowa City, Iowa 6 p.m.April 19 Michigan State * Iowa City, Iowa 2 p.m.April 20 Michigan State * Iowa City, Iowa 1 p.m.April 23 at Iowa State % Ames, Iowa 4 p.m.April 25 at Indiana * Bloomington, Ind. 4 p.m.April 26 at Indiana * Bloomington, Ind. 12 p.m.April 27 at Indiana * Bloomington, Ind. 12 p.m.April 29 Western Illinois Iowa City, Iowa 7 p.m.April 30 Northern Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 6:30 p.m.May 2 Ohio State * Iowa City, Iowa 6 p.m.May 3 Ohio State * Iowa City, Iowa 2 p.m.May 4 Ohio State * Iowa City, Iowa 1 p.m.

May 8-11 at Big Ten Tournament Evanston, Ill. TBAMay 15-18 NCAA Regionals TBA TBAMay 22-25 NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBAMay 28-June 4 WCWS Oklahoma City, Okla. TBA

* Big Ten Conference game % Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk SeriesDH - doubleheader All times Central and subject to change.

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Pearl Field was dedicated on October 2, 1999, in honor of the late Robert L. Pearl, who was the first African-American baseball player at the University of Iowa and a longtime supporter of Hawkeye softball.

Pearl Field was completely rennovated after the flood of 2008 destroyed nearly the entire complex. The stadium now includes a new, state-of-the-art locker room with spacious player lockers, a large, flat-screen plasma television with video equipment for film watching, a new team room, new concession and restroom areas and a new batting cage/bullpen area.

Iowas locker room at Pearl Field was also renovated after the flood. The new game day locker room includes state-of-the-art lockers, audio and visual equipment along with shower spaces. The locker room is connected to the dugout, giving the Hawkeyes a great meeting space before games and between doubleheaders.

During the offseason and preseason workouts, the Hawkeyes make their home at the UI Recreation Building, which is near the new indoor practice facility. Iowas locker room was completely renovated during the 2007-08 year, and now includes more spacious lockers and shower areas. It also features a team meeting area, complete with leather couches and flat screen televisions for film work.

In the fall of 2013, UI enhanced the softball game atmosphere by adding a video scoreboard in center field. The screen, formerly located in Kinnick Stadium, was repurposed for use at Pearl Field.

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Were privileged to have a faciliy like Pearl Field with an infield surface that we can play when it is rain or shine. The facility is very intimate, as the fans are sitting right on top of the field, which makes it very loud. Were priveleged to have the name that we do on the field. It represents a lot at the University and within the country. Were proud to have this facility that we can call home.

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Five seasons ago, the Iowa softball team moved into upgraded facilities at the University of Iowa Rec Builiding. The new facilities, include larger space, upgraded training and weight rooms, expanded equipment lockers, spacious locker room, student-athlete lounge with flat screen televisions and hot and cold tubs.

Were fortunate to have two facilities that our team can call home. In the offseason, we use the locker room in the Rec Building, which allows us easy access to the weight room and indoor practice facility. In the spring and fall, we use the clubhouse at the field that becomes our home away from home. We are very fortunate to have facilities for our program. Marla lOOper | head cOach

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The Iowa softball program continues working hard to improve our game on the field by getting stronger and more explosive off of it -- in the weight room and by improving fitness levels and techniques of speed, agility, and quickness. We give ourselves the best chance to put the best team on the field by analyzing weaknesses and movement patterns of current players and minimizing down time due to injury. Along the way, we will create championship level work habits and discipline. We truly believe that success is a culmination of the right daily habits on and off the field.

We have four Goals in our strength and conditioning program

1) increase athletic perfOrMance Improve your game with better speed and explosive power Throw and hit harder, run faster by developing a strong and explosive lower body and core.

2) decrease rate Of inJury Significantly reduce your risk of joint and tendon injuries. Build the right strength and flexibility in the upper body to create not only better arm strength but healthier arms and shoulders.

3) increase self cOnfidence There is a certain confidence in knowing you have prepared yourself and given yourself a chance to be successful. 4) iMprOve Mental tOughness We will not be distracted and will develop the ability to focus on the task at hand and not be deterred by every day highs and lows

One of the unsung heroes in softball in any program I have been a part of, and I want it to be here, is the strength and conditioning program. It is a multi-prong system in five areas, as it makes us stronger, quicker, faster, more powerful and mentally tough. By buying into the strength and conditioning program, it can make us into a championship program versus just an average program. Marla lOOper | head cOach

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2014 RoSTERNo. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown/Last School1 Alyssa Navarro 5-4 IF Fr. Dinuba, Calif./Dinuba2 Erin Erickson 5-9 OF/1B So. Oakland, Calif./Bishop ODowd3 Micaela Whitney 5-10 P So. Omaha, Neb./Papillion-La Vista South4 Megan Blank 5-6 IF Jr. Culver City, Calif./Marymount5 Brianna Luna 5-4 IF/OF Sr. Indio, Calif./La Quinta7 Claire Fritsch 5-2 IF/OF Fr. Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock8 Whitney Repole 5-6 OF So. San Antonio, Texas/Smithson Valley11 Kaitlyn Mullarkey 5-7 1B Fr. Park Ridge, Ill./Main South14 Michelle zoeller 5-8 IF Sr. Mequon, Wis./Homestead17 Kayla Massey 5-9 P Sr. Foothill Ranch, Calif./Trabuco Hills21 Sammi Gyerman 5-5 OF So. San Pedro, Calif./Palos Verdes22 Haley Hansel 5-2 OF So. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Southwest23 Kara Misel 5-9 IF Fr. Solon, Iowa/Solon24 Shayla Starkenburg 6-0 P RS Fr. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny25 Michaela Johnson 5-8 IF Fr. Wake Village, Texas/Texas High School55 Holly Hoffman 5-8 C RS So. Osceola, Ind./Penn

Head Coach: Marla Looper (Fourth Season)Assistant Coach: Adrianna Baggetta (Fourth Season)Assistant Coach: Stacy May-Johnson (Fourth Season)Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chelsey Carmody (Second Season)

Front (L to R): Alyssa Navarro, Kayla Massey, Michelle Zoeller, Brianna Luna, Whitney Repole.Middle: Volunteer assistant coach Chelsey Carmody, Kara Misel, Holly Hoffman, Sammi Gyerman, Claire Fritsch, Haley Hansel, Megan Blank, assistant coach Adrianna Baggetta.Back: Assistant coach Stacy May-Johnson, Michaela Johnson, Krystal Shirrell, Shayla Starkenburg, Micaela Whitney, Erin Erickson, Kaitlyn Mullarkey, head coach Marla Looper.

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2013 as a Junior... Appeared in 43 games, with 40 starts... started 38 games at first base and two at third... posted six multi-hit games and three multiple-RBI contests... launched her first home run of the season off the top of the scoreboard in center at Pearl Field in 8-3 win over Iowa State on May 1... posted a career-best three RBIs in win at North Texas (Feb. 16)... tallied a career-high three hits in win at No. 11 Louisville (March 18)... hit .226 (24-for-106) with 18 runs scored... drove in 12 runs... notched four doubles.

2012 as a Sophomore... Played in 41 games with 36 starts... made 25 starts in right field and 11 as the designated player... batted .172 (15-of-87) with 12 runs and eight RBIs... drew 15 walks, had two doubles and two home runs, while going 4-of-4 in stolen base attempts... had three consecutive multi-hit games at the Littlewood Classic in Tempe... went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Central Michigan (2/18), 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in the 26-5 rout of Iowa State (2/18) and 2-for-3 against Central Michigan (2/19)... hit her first career home run at No. 23 Oklahoma State (3/2)... homered for the second straight game, hitting a two-run shot in the 5-3 win over the Cowgirls (3/3) at ASA Stadium in Oklahoma City... went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored in a 9-1, six inning victory over Illinois (3/31).

2011 as a Freshman... Appeared in 35 games with 27 starts... had 11 starts in right field, nine at third base and seven as the designated player... batted .178 (13-73) with six RBI and four runs scored... started the teams season opener at third base against Lipscomb (2/11)... tallied her first career hit and RBI against Seattle (2/18)... had a four-game hitting streak and had hits in 6-of-7 games from March 20 to April 3... had a career-best two hits, going 2-for-4 at Ohio State (3/27)... had a pinch hit, RBI double in the 10-8 extra inning victory over Northwestern (4/16)... roped an RBI double off the wall in the 3-2 loss at No. 1 Michigan (4/24).

High School... Four-time all-conference selection... posted a .447 batting average as a senior with 24 RBI and three home runs... hit .493 as a junior with 41 RBI and five jacks... batted .486 with 22 RBI and three homers as a sophomore and .493 with 28 RBI and one home run as a freshman... played ASA ball for the Minors Gold, California Cruisers, Batbusters and Jets... also was a three-year basketball letterwinner, earning all-conference honors as a senior... named to the honor roll all four years and received the best in anatomy award as a senior.

Personal... Born July 29, 1992... daughter of Roy and Isabel Luna... has one younger brother, Steven... majoring in communication studies.

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Hawk Item... Enters her senior season eighth in program history with 65 complete games.

2013 as a Junior... Big Ten All-Defensive Team Pitcher... named to Big Ten Preseason All-Conference First Team (College Sports Madness)... posted 17 wins in the circle with a 1.000 fielding percentage and hit .320 with nine homers and 40 RBIs... inside the circle, went 17-13 overall with a 3.09 ERA, registering 25 complete games in 31 starts -- 17 wins are a career best... won four games inside the circle against ranked foes (No. 15 Stanford, No. 11 Louisville, No. 21 Kentucky, No. 19 Nebraska)... posted four shutouts (at Cal State Fullerton, vs. Ohio State, at Drake, at Purdue)... finished seventh in the league with 199.1 innings pitched and eighth with 17 wins... started the sixth-most game of any league pitcher (31)... in lineup in almost every game, after only 57 at-bats during first two seasons... hit safely in 39-of-52 games in which she batted and reached base in 42... recorded 14 multi-hit games and eight multiple-RBI games, ranking third and second on the team, respectively... second on the team with nine home runs... posted teams longest hitting streak of the season (12 games) and second longest reached base streak (18 games)... named to the 2013 Lovelace Invitational All-Tournament Team as Tournament MVP... finished the weekend with a 0.39 ERA in three appearances (two starts)... she allowed only eight hits in 18 innings pitched and allowed one earned run, while recording 14 strikeouts... at the plate, registered the highest batting average of the tournament -- she hit .500, notching six hits in 12 at-bats... she posted two RBIs, a run scored and her first career home run... selected to Bama Bash All-Tournament Team, hitting .462 with a home run and five RBIs... she posted a .692 slugging percentage and scored one run... inside the circle, recorded two complete games against top-ranked Alabama... blanked the Purdue offense on May 4, tossing a complete game shutout and scattering five hits in eight innings -- of the 24 Boilermaker outs, coaxed 20 groundouts, three strikeouts and one flyout... limited the Purdue offense to four hits in the finale (May 5), throwing her second complete game in as many days against the Boilermakers -- allowed two runs in 15 innings pitched during her two complete games in the series... tied for league lead with a perfect fielding percentage (1.000).

2012 as a Sophomore... First team All-Big Ten selection... second team All-Big Ten selection by College Sports Madness... posted a 15-11 record with a 2.04 ERA... had seven shutouts and 24 complete games in 26 starts... had 120 strikeouts over 185.2 innings... limited opposing hitters to a .222 batting average... went 9-3 with a 1.95 ERA in Big Ten play... posted four shutouts and had 52 strikeouts in 89.2 innings... allowed two runs or fewer in 16 starts... allowed five hits or fewer in 12 starts... had a .208 (11-of-53) batting average with eight RBIs and three runs scored... ranked fourth in the Big Ten in ERA (2.04), fifth in opposing batting average (.222), eighth in strikeouts (120), ninth in wins (15) and 10th in innings (185.2)... named the Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 23 after going 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA in the series sweep over Michigan State (4/21-22)... tossed a complete game shutout in the opener, scattering four hits and striking out seven... allowed one run on six hits in the finale with two punchouts... went 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored in the season-opener against Wichita State (2/10)... scattered four hits over seven innings in a shutout victory over Texas-Arlington (2/11)... allowed four hits and five runs (0 earned) in the 26-5 win over Iowa State (2/18)... went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored against the Cyclones at the plate... allowed two runs (0 earned) on five hits, while striking out seven in a 4-2 win over Central Michigan (2/19)... allowed one unearned run on five hits and struck out seven in a 1-0 loss to Cal State Northridge (2/25)... scattered three hits in a 2-0 shutout victory over Virginia (3/16)... allowed one run on six hits in the 5-1 win over Illinois (3/31)... went 7-2 with a 0.88 ERA over her last nine starts with five shutouts... struck out seven and allowed one run on six hits in a 1-0 loss to Drake (4/4)... tossed her second complete game shutout in three starts, allowing no runs on six hits with eight strikeouts against Northern Iowa (4/26)... allowed one run over nine innings in a 1-0 loss to Indiana

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(4/28)... notched her fifth shutout, allowing two hits over five innings in a 10-0, run-rule win over Indiana (4/29)... tossed her first career one-hitter and sixth shutout in Iowas 2-0 victory at Ohio State (5/5)... scattered two hits over eight innings to record her seventh shutout in a 1-0 victory at Minnesota (5/12).

2011 as a Freshman... Appeared in 35 games with 24 starts... posted a team-best 3.22 earned run average... had 16 complete games, three shutouts and one save... struck out 110 batters in 169.1 innings, while surrendering 77 base on balls... held opponents to a .254 batting average... ranked fifth in the Big Ten in games finished (11)... also was ninth in opposing batting average, innings pitched and appearances and 11th in wins and starts... tied for the Big Ten lead with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage (53 A, 4 PO)... tossed a complete game shutout in her first career start, scattering four hits and striking out a career-high nine batters against Maryland (2/11)... scattered three hits and struck out six in the complete game win over Idaho State (2/18)... threw complete games in a 2-1 win over Albany (2/25) and in a 7-0 victory over Eastern Michigan (2/26)... retired the first 11 batters of the game against EMU... toss a complete game, allowing two runs on four hits against No. 14 Stanford (3/4)... notched her seventh victory courtesy of a complete game shutout against Colgate (3/15)... scattered three hits in six innings to go along with six strikeouts in the win over South Dakote (3/20)... allowed two runs on four hits in the complete game victory at Ohio State (3/27)... made her first apperance at the plate against Michigan State (4/9)... three a career-high eight innings in the 10-8 victory over Northwestern (4/16).

High School... ESPN Third Team All-American as a senior after posting a 0.32 ERA with a single season school record 250 strikeouts... helped lead team to the first league title in school history... also was a first team all-state, all-Orange County and first team all-CIF selection... closed out her career as the school record holder for career strikeouts with 897... named all-Orange County and the Distinguished Girl Athlete of the spring as a sophomore and junior... also was the Sea View League Most Valuable Player in 2009... was a first team all-league honoree as a freshman... finished with a 0.68 ERA as a freshman, a 0.32 ERA as a sophomore and a 0.70 ERA as a junior... helped the SoCal Athletics ASA team to the 2010 ESPN National Championship... four-year scholar athlete honoree.

Personal... Born Dec. 4, 1991... daughter of Randy and Melody Massey... has one sister, Raeann... leisure studies major.

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2013 as a Junior... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... one of six Hawkeyes to play in all 54 games... started 53 games (52 at third, one at DP)... batted .284 with two home runs and 25 RBIs... posted 12 multi-hit games and five multiple-RBI contests, ranking fourth on the team in both categories... set career bests in 12 offensive categories... second on the team, and fourth in the Big Ten, with three triples... launched game-winning walk-off home run to left to defeat Wisconsin (March 29, 2013)... notched two multi-hit games in the series at No. 9 Michigan (Apr. 20-Apr. 21), finishing 4-for-9 (.444) with a double, RBI and run scored... named to the 2012-13 Deans List.

2012 as a Sophomore... Second Team All-Big Ten selection... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... played in 25 games with 17 starts... started the final 14 games as the designated player and made three starts at third base... batted .346 (18-of-52) with nine runs and nine RBIs... had two extra base hits (one double, one home run)... hit .405 (15-of-37) in Big Ten play with seven RBIs and seven runs scored... had a .514 slugging percentage and a .450 on-base percentage in conference play... had five multi-hit and two multi-RBI games... hit .556 (5-of-9) with two RBIs after being inserted into the starting lineup at Michigan State (4/21-22)... went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases in game one, went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI in game two and went 1-for-2 with an RBI in the finale... ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak with three two-hit games... went 1-for-3 with a two RBIs in the 10-0 win over Indiana (4/29)... hit .625 (5-of-8 with three RBIs and two runs scored in the series win at Ohio State (5/5-6)... went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in game two before going 2-for-2 with a seventh inning home run to tie the game in the finale... it was her first career long ball... went 2-for-3 in the second game of the series at Minnesota (5/12).

2011 as a Freshman... Appeared in 45 games with 43 starts... started 41 games at third base and two contests at the shortstop position... posted a .256 batting average (31-121) with 15 RBI and 14 runs scored... went 5-of-7 on the base paths... had eight multiple hit games and four multiple RBI contests... made her first career start vs. Albany (2/25)... went 3-for-4 with four RBI in her second career game at Florida Gulf Coast (2/25)... went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two walks vs. Eastern Michigan (2/26)... had the game-winning RBI single in the 3-2 victory at Stetson (3/15)... had a pair of hits, scored two runs and drove in a pair against South Dakota (3/20)... roped a three-run double in the victory at Ohio State (3/27)... went 2-for-3 at Purdue (4/2)... had four hits in seven at-bats in the two-game series against Michigan State (4/9-10), while filling in at the shortstop position... went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI vs. Northwestern (4/16)... had the game-winning sacrifice fly in the 4-3 victory over Iowa State (4/20)... went 2-for-3 vs. Illinois (5/4)... scored the game-winning run in the bottom of

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High School... North Shore Conference Player of the Year as a senior after posting a .512 batting average with 35 RBI, 36 runs and seven home runs... also was a first team all-state selection in 2010... three-time first team all-conference and two-time all-area honoree... earned honorable mention all-area as a sophomore and second team all-conference honors as a freshman... led squad to three conference championships, two state quarterfinal and one state runner-up finish... hit .431 with 24 RBI, 21 runs and four home runs as a freshman; .448 with 22 RBI, 20 runs and five home runs as a sophomore and .480 with 32 RBI, 27 runs and 10 home runs as a junior... the 10 home runs are an HHS single season school record... played for the Mequon Rage ASA team from 2005-10... also was a two-year volleyball letterwinner... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal... Born June 2, 1992... daughter of Tom and Jennifer zoeller... has three siblings, Jacquelyn, Danielle and Eric... father played collegiate baseball at Florida State University... Great grandpa, Nick Etten, played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, where he led the American League in home runs in 1944... communication studies major.

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Hawk Item... Career average is .413 entering junior season -- marking the highest in program history... invited to the 2013 USA Softball Womens National Team Selection Camp -- one of 32 athletes, and one of six sophomores... two-time Regional All-American -- sixth Hawkeye in program history to garner all-region honors in each of her first two seasons... two-time All-Big Ten selection -- sixth Hawkeye in program history to earn first team honors in each of her first two seasons... became the ninth player in school history to garner first team All-Big Ten honors as a freshman... also the ninth player in school history to earn all-region recognition as a freshman... four-time Big Ten weekly award winner (Player of the Week twice, Freshman of the Week twice)... started 107-of-107 career games.

2013 as a Sophomore... NFCA First Team All-Midwest region selection... First Team All-Big Ten selection... named a third team All-American and first team all-conference honoree by College Sports Madness... hit .437, setting Iowas single season batting average record -- 10th highest average in Big Ten history... started all 54 games at shortstop and in the three-spot in the lineup... hit .420 with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs in 23 games against teams selected for the NCAA Tournament, registering a .500 on-base percentage and an .826 slugging percentage... ranked 18th nationally in batting average (.437), 19th in RBIs per game (1.09), and 35th in slugging percentage (.766)... averaged .72 runs per game, 1.28 hits per game and .21 home runs per game... third in the Big Ten and 19th nationally in RBIs (59 total, 1.09 per game) -- figure is second most in a season in program history... led Iowa with 11 home runs (total ranks third at Iowa in a single season)... reached base in 39 of the last 40 games, including 22-of-23 league games... hit safely in all but eight games... posted 19 multi-hit games and 19 multiple-RBI contests (11 2-RBI games, four 3-RBI games, three 4-RBI games, one 5-RBI game)... named Big Ten Player of the Week twice... named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 15, after reaching base in all 14 plate appearances while leading the Hawkeyes to a series victory at Northwestern -- finished a perfect 4-for-4 when Northwestern chose to pitch to her, compiling a solo home run, a triple, two singles, three runs and three RBIs... she garnered eight walks and two hit-by-pitches... added a stolen base to go along with a 2.250 slugging percentage... named Big Ten Player of the Week on March 4 after hitting .429 in her home state, leading Iowa to wins against No. 15 Stanford (7-6), No. 24 Oregon State (9-3), Cal State Fullerton (7-0) and CSU Bakersfield (5-3), March 1-2 -- recorded at least one RBI in every game, recording eight in all, and scored five runs... finished 6-for-8 (.750) in series at No. 9 Michigan (Apr. 20-Apr. 21), with two home runs, two doubles, four RBIs, 14 total bases, three runs and three walks... notched first multi-home run game at No. 9 Michigan (Apr. 21), equaling a career-high four hits (4-for-4) and notching four RBIs... in series opening 12-7 win on April 12 at Northwestern, tied a personal and school record with four walks... named to the 2013 Lovelace Invitational All-Tournament Team, leading Iowa to the team title... a unanimous selection, hit .400 with two runs scored, six hits, three RBIs, one home run, and a walk... tallied the game-winning long ball in Iowas victory against Oklahoma State on Feb. 15... named a Primetime Performer by CollegeSoftball360 for her performance in Iowas opening weekend tournament -- the Hilton Houston Plaza Classic... posted a career-best five RBIs in win against No. 11 Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 9)... finished third in league assists (145)... finished second in the Big Ten with a .437 batting average, third in RBIs (59), slugging percentage (.766) and on-base percentage (.552), fourth with 15 doubles, sixth with 121 total bases, seventh with 35 walks and ninth with 11 home runs.

2012 as a Freshman... NFCA Second Team All-Midwest region selection... first team All-Big Ten honoree... first team All-Big Ten by College Sports Madness... two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week honoree... started all 53 games at shortstop... one of three Hawkeyes to start every

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game... led the team with a .390 (60-of-154) batting average with 34 runs and 29 RBIs... had a team-best 24 extra base hits with 17 doubles, five triples and two home runs... the 17 doubles are tied for fourth in the Iowa record books, the triples are tied for eighth and the batting average is tied for 10th... led the team with 25 walks and ranked second with 93 total bases... struck out 12 times in 154 at-bats... went 5-of-8 on the base paths... hit .375 (32-of-84) in Big Ten play with 21 runs scored... had a .971 fielding percentage in conference play... was second on the team with 18 multi-hit games and third with four multi-RBI games... reached base safely in 44-of-53 games and had at least one hit in 39-of-53 contests... had a 10-game hitting streak from March 3 through March 21... also had a nine, seven and five game hitting streak... ranked 14th nationally in triples (5) and 16th in doubles (.32) and triples (.09) per game... ranked first in the Big Ten in triples (5), second in doubles (17), tied for second in fielding double plays (15), third in batting average (.390), fifth in on-base percentage (.481), sixth in slugging percentage (.604), eighth in total bases (93), and 12th in hits (60)... batted .468 (22-of-47) in 17 games against NCAA Regional teams... had at least one hit in 15-of-17 games with six doubles, two triples, 12 RBIs and nine runs scored... earned Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week and Getterman Classic All-Tournament team honors after batting .583 with six runs and two steals... tied an Iowa record with four walks in her first career game against Wichita State (2/10)... went 3-for-3 with a run and RBI against Texas-Arlington (2/11) and 2-for-3 with two runs vs. Belmont (2/12)... batted .533 (8-of-15) at the Littlewood Classic... went 3-for-3 with two doubles and her first career home run in the 7-5 win over Central Michigan (2/18)... went 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI in the 26-5 rout of Iowa State (2/18)... had a pair of hits (2-for-3) with a double, RBI and run scored against No. 8 Oklahoma (3/3)... went 2-for-3 against Long Beach State (3/13) and 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs against No. 3 Washington (3/15)... batted .400 (4-of-10) with a double and two triples in Iowas three-game sweep over Illinois (3/31-4/1)... went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and RBI in game two... hit .667 (4-of-6) in the three-game series at Northwestern (4/7-8) with five RBIs and four runs, which led to her earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors... walked five times and was hit by a pitch in the series... reached base safely in nine consecutive at-bats -- in final at-bat against Drake (4/4) through the doubleheader at Northwestern (4/7)... hit .455 (5-of-11) with three runs and three RBIs against Nebraska (4/14-15)... went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI in the opener and went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI in the finale... hit her second home run of the season at Iowa State (4/18)... hit .364 with four hits in the three-game sweep of Michigan State (4/21-22)... went 2-for-4 in the opener and 2-for-3 with a run and RBI in game two... hit her fifth triple and had a pair of RBIs in the doubleheader split against Northern Iowa (4/26)... batted .444 (4-of-9) with three runs and two RBIs against Indiana... three of her four hits were doubles... went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs in game two at Ohio State (5/5).

High School... Second team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) all-region selection... four-time all-CIF pick, including first team honors as a sophomore, junior and senior... named league MVP as a freshman and junior... team MVP as a senior... three-time team co-captain... batted above .500 in every prep season (.578 as a freshman, .517 as a sophomore, .578 as a junior and .545 as a senior)... played for the ASA-affiliated 18Gold Strike Force and the 16U Victory USA teams that compete in the ASA Gold National tournaments... Strike Force placed ninth at nationals in 2011.

Personal... Born July 7, 1993... daughter of James and Marcia Blank... has one older brother, JD... father, James, was born and raised in Iowa City, while her mother, grandfathers, great grandfather, and some aunts and uncles are UI alums... majoring in psychology.

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2013 as a Freshman... Played in 28 games with 20 starts -- 12 in right field, seven at first base, and one at designated player... started the last seven games of the season... recorded first multi-hit game (2-for-3) in win at Purdue on May 4, and posted Big Ten individual season-high 19 putouts... started all three games at first base during sweep at Purdue (May 3-5), registering three hits in eight at-bats... started first career game on Feb. 15 vs. Dayton in the Lovelace Invitational... notched first career RBI on Feb. 9 in victory over No. 11 Louisiana-Lafayette... registered first career hit on March 10 vs. Radford in Miken Invitational.

High School... Two-time first team all-conference selection... batted .468 with 34 RBIs and 16 runs as a junior, .337 with 34 runs and 15 RBIs as a sophomore and .464 as a freshman... led team to the North Coast Section Division III title as a freshman and sophomore for the first time in school history... played for the Nor Cal Cobras 12U team, the Nor Cal Shockers 14U squad and the 18 Gold Nor Cal Shockers... attended the Derek Allister National Elite Camp in Southern California following junior season... named to the honor roll.

Personal... Born June 13, 1994... daughter of Mark and Denise Erickson... father, Mark, and great uncle, Eldean Matheson, played football at Iowa... majoring in journalism and mass communications.

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2013 as a Freshman... Competed in 52 games with 50 starts -- the most among Iowas true freshmen... hit .201 with 17 RBIs during rookie season... started 41 games in right field, one in center, and eight at first base... posted six multi-hit games and four multiple-RBI contests... the four multiple-RBI games ranked fifth on the team... tied for second on the team with seven stolen bases (7-for-7)... notched a season-best three hits and three RBIs in series-opening win at Northwestern (April 12, 2013)... scored a season-high three times in 15-14 win at Northwestern (April 13, 2013).

High School... Three-time all-league and 2010 all-area honoree... batted .465 with 29 runs, 17 RBIs and was 23-of-24 on the base paths as a sophomore... the 23 steals are a single season conference record... hit .431 with 35 runs, 16 RBIs and 16 steals as a junior... led team to the Bay League title in 2008-09 and 2009-10... played ASA ball for the OC Batbusters, leading the squad to the 14 U co-Sparkler title... also helped the California Cruisers 18 Gold team to a top eight finish at the 2011 Louisville Slugger Tournament.

Personal... Born May 25, 1994... daughter of Jim and Karen Gyerman.. has three siblings, James, Matthew and Chloe... majoring in psychology.

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2013 as a Freshman... Competed in 32 games as a pinch runner... finished 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts... scored eight runs... scored first career run and swiped first career base on Feb. 23 in victory over Winthrop... named to the 2012-13 Deans List.

High School... Competed on the Demarini zephyrs Gold 16U-18U team.

Personal... Born February 12, 1994... daughter of Bryan and Deborah Hansel... has three siblings, Tyler, Megan and Mason... journalism and mass communications major.

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Hawk Item... Joined the team in Jan. 2012 after graduating from high school a semester early.

2013 as a Redshirt Freshman... Started 53-of-54 games -- all coming at catcher... one of six Hawkeyes to play in all 54 games... hit .217 with three home runs and 26 RBIs -- the fourth-most of any Hawkeye... posted six multi-hit games (five two-hit outings, one three-hit performance)... tied for second on the team with eight multiple-RBI games (five-2 RBI games, two-3 RBI contests, one-4 RBI game)... ranked seventh in the Big Ten in hit-by-pitches (11 total)... third in the Big Ten in runners caught stealing (12) and fourth in runners picked off (two)... led the league, in conference games only, in runners caught stealing (eight)... hit in five different spots in the batting order (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th) -- hit fourth the most of any Hawkeye (19 times)... posted first career hit on the opening day of the season vs. Texas State -- a two-run homer... hit a walk-off grand slam in run-rule victory over Ohio State on March 10... posted two sacrifice flies in victory at Cal State Fullerton (March 2), marking a Big Ten individual season-high.

2012 as a Freshman... Redshirted... did not see any game action.

High School... Three-time Indiana all-state, all-conference and all-district selection... batted .470 with 38 RBI, six home runs and 13 doubles as a junior... hit .475 with 31 RBI and 12 doubles as a sophomore and .414 with 30 RBI and 25 runs as a freshman... holds the Penn High School records for home runs, doubles and RBI... led team to three conference titles in her career... team claimed the sectional and regional championship during her junior season before falling in semi-state.... played ASA ball for the Indiana Magic Gold 16U-18U teams... High Honor Roll member.

Personal... Born Feb. 22, 1994... daughter of James and Dana Hoffman... mother played collegiate volleyball at Olivet College in Michigan... has two siblings, Skye and Theodore... health and human physiology major.

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#8 whITNEY REpOLEs O p h O M O r eO u t f i e l ds a n a n t O n i O , t e x a ss M i t h s O n v a l l e yh i g h s c h O O l

2013 as a Freshman... Appeared in 15 games with two starts at designated player... hit at a .222 clip (4-for-18): 3-of-4 hits were extra base hits (two doubles, home run)... hit first career home run at Drake (April 3)... notched first career hit on Feb. 23 in win over Winthrop in Bama Bash... named to the 2012-13 Deans List.

High School... Three-time all-district selection, earning second team honors as a sophomore, first team as a junior and unanimous first team as a senior... named to Texas Sports Writers Association 2012 All-State Team after batting .396 with 11 home runs and 42 RBIs despite missing last two playoff series with an injury... led her high school team to class 4A Texas State Championship in 2012... named first team All-Comal Country in 2012... first team All-Comal County and a San Antonio Express News All-Area selection in 2011... batted .487 with six home runs, 25 RBIs and 11 steals as a sophomore... hit .530 with eight home runs, 35 RBIs and 13 steals as a junior... also hit .425 with three long balls, 30 RBIs and 14 steals as a freshman... led team to a 5A state and district title in 2009 and to the district and bi-district championships in 2010 and 2011... the 2011 squad went undefeated... played ASA softball for the Texas Bombers Gold squad, finishing 17th at the Premier in 2011, 17th at the ASA Gold Nationals in 2010 and second at the 2010 Louisville Slugger Independence Day Tournament... four-time academic all-district honoree.

Personal... Born July 21, 1993... daughter of Mary and Brian Repole... twin sister, Katie Repole, plays collegiately at Big Ten foe Illinois... majoring in English.




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2013 as a Freshman... Appeared in 17 games with three starts... compiled a team-best 2.89 ERA in 46.0 innings pitched, notching 29 strikeouts and a 4-2 record... made 14 relief appearances, ranking fifth in the Big Ten... fourth in the conference in games finished (12)... earned first career save March 2 in win over CSU Bakersfield... started first career game on Feb. 23 vs. Winthrop in the Bama Bash, allowing one run and striking out six in first career complete game victory.

High School... Nebraska Coaches Association All Star first team and Nebraska All-State Class A selection as a senior... also was a second team super state honoree after going 20-9 with a 1.42 ERA over 182.2 innings pitched, while posting 217 strikeouts and allowing 69 runs... two-time all-metro conference first team and all-district first team selection... Class A all-state second team selection as a junior and an honorable mention all-district honoree as a sophomore... posted a 1.54 ERA in 104.2 innings with 96 strikeouts as a sophomore... went 25-5 with a 1.56 ERA over 180 innings as a junior, finishing with 200 strikeouts... holds the school record, drawing 22 walks in 2011... led team to two district championships and two state tournament appearances (2010, 2011) and a 2010 Metro title... played ASA ball for the 2012 Wichita Mustangs and 2011 Froze Ropes, leading team to a metro championship and a second place finish at the state tournament... high school coach was Dan Hogan.

Personal... Born July 2, 1994... daughter of Paul and Michelle Whitney... has two brothers, Dylan Whitney and Derrick Osmundson... elementary education major.

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High School... Three-time team captain and four-year letterwinner... twice named first team All-District 16-5A... elected Round Rock High Schools Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore after compiling a .487 batting average, .692 slugging percentage and stealing 16-of-19 bags... posted a .362 batting average, .532 slugging percentage and stole 14-of-14 bases as a junior... named Round Rock High School Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman... helped Round Rock to 16-5A District championships, 5A Bi-District championships and the 5A Area Finals as a sophomore and junior... played travel for the Texas Blaze 18U Gold (2010-present)... helped the Texas Blaze 18U Gold to a 17th place finish at the 2012 ASA Gold Nationals in Oklahoma City, Okla., 18U Independence Day Louisville Slugger championships in Boulder, Co. in 2012 and 2011, 2011 ASA Gold Nationals in San Diego, Calif., 13th place finish at the ASA 16U Nationals in College Station, Tex. in 2010, 2010 Colorado Fireworks 16U championship in Aurora, Co., 2010 Arizona Hotshots Invitational championship in Phoenix, Ariz., 2010 Surf City October Showcase championship in Huntington Beach, Calif., and a 2010 ASA A 16U State runner-up finish in Texas... garnered Academic All-District 16-5A honors in 2010 and 2012... earned the Round Rock High School Academic Excellence Award in 2010, 2011 and 2012... member of the Round Rock High School Accounting Team (2010-11)... graduate of Round Rock High Schools Business Academy.

Personal... Born Feb. 20, 1995... daughter of Darrell and Kay Fritsch... brother, Craig, pitched at Baylor University and went on to play in the minors for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets organizations... majoring in business.

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High School... A Texas District 13-4A First Team selection, Texarkana Gazette All-Area first team honoree, Texas High School Softball Team Slugger award recipient and Texas High School softball team most valuable player on three occasions... increased her batting average each season, hitting .359 as a freshman, .374 as a sophomore and .554 as a junior... helped Texas High School to a 2012 Texas District 13-4A runner-up finish in 2012... played travel with Texas Elite Easton Gold Bell (2008-present), Texas Venom (2005-06) and Static Shockers (2004-05)... helped Texas Venom accomplish a USSSA Texas State Championship and World Series Championship and the Static Shockers earn an ASA Arkansas State Championship... three-year member of the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, National Honors Society and Ross Perot STEM Academy of Texas High School... a National Society of High School Scholars, National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine and 2012 MASH through the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences selection in 2011-12... recognized for Whos Who Among Outstanding Students in 2009-10... also played basketball as a freshman and sophomore at Texas High School, helping the team to a Texas District 13-4A championship as a freshman.

Personal... Born on Jan. 5, 1995... daughter of Cathy and Michael Johnson... has a half-brother, Michael, and a half-sister, Jessica... father, Michael, played football and ran track at the University of Louisiana Lafayette... majoring in biology/pre-medicine.

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High School... Two-time All-Conference first team and All-District first team selection... second team All-State as a sophomore after posting a .474 batting average with 49 RBIs, 65 hits, 19 doubles and seven home runs... earned first team All-State recognition and named 3A Player of the Year as a junior after hitting .519 with 52 RBIs, 70 hits, 16 doubles and 13 homeruns... helped Solon High School to a Conference Championship and State Runner-Up finish in 2012 and a Conference Championship and State Tournament appearance in 2011... also lettered in basketball (two years) and track (four years)... placed 4th in shot put and 8th in discus at state in 2012... also a 2011 state participant in discus... member of the National Honors Society... spent time as the class secretary and was class president in 2012-13... earned two letters in band.

Personal... Born Feb. 5, 1995... daughter of Chris and Jan Misel... has one sister, Katy... majoring in Chemistry.

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High School... Earned all-conference and all-area honors as a junior and a senior at Main South... hit .476 with a .622 slugging percentage and .517 on-base percentage as a junior... as a senior, posted a .467 batting average with seven home runs and 28 RBIs, an .880 slugging percentage, and a .515 on-base percentage... named team MVP and team captain as a junior and senior... also a three-year letter winner in basketball... played travel softball for the Illinois Bash.

Personal... Born on June 27, 1994... daughter of Dennis Mullarkey and Rachale Paterno-LaCoppola and Joe LaCoppola... has one brother, Anthony, and one sister, Nicole... undecided major.

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#1 ALYSSA NAVARROf r e s h M a ni n f i e l dd i n u B a , c a l i f . d i n u B ah i g h s c h O O lHigh School... Four-year letterwinner and three-time All-Conference first team selection... earned Dunabi High Schools best offensive player award as a junior, team most valuable player honors as a sophomore and best defensive player award as a freshman... also a three-year letterwinner in basketball... played travel with the Central California Dirt Dogs.

Personal... Born June 24, 1995... daughter of Jesse and Eleanor Navarro... has two sisters, Priscilla and Amanda... open major.

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2013 as a Freshman... Redshirted.

High School... Selected as the 5A Pitcher of the Year and first team all-state honoree as a senior, after posting a 31-0 record with a 0.58 ERA... had 222 strikeouts in 191.2 innings, allowing 20 runs (16 earned) and 99 hits... guided Ankeny High School to a 39-6 overall record en route to the state title... led the state in wins and was second in strikeouts... four-time first team all-conference and all-district selection... two-time honorable mention all-state honoree... was a second team all-state, first team ISC and a state all-tournament team selection as a junior... posted a 22-5 record with 145 strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA as a junior, leading team to a conference title and state runner-up finish... won 10 games as a freshman and 12 as a sophomore... played for Sports University USSASA state championships and Team Iowa and Iowa Blitz ASA teams... also competed in basketball, earning second team all-conference honors in 2010 and honorable mention honors in 2009.

Personal... Born Sept. 17, 1993... daughter of Loren and Michele Starkenburg... mother played basketball at Briar Cliff University... has one older brother, Daken, who plays tennis at Coe College... health and human physiology major.

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Marla Looper is entering her fourth season as the head coach for the University of Iowa softball program in 2014. Looper has posted an 84-74 overall and 33-34 Big Ten Conference record in her first three seasons in Iowa City.

Looper led the Hawkeyes to 30 wins in 2013 (30-24) in her third year, marking the most wins for the program since finishing 42-16 in 2009. Iowa posted six wins over ranked opponents.

Three Hawkeyes earned All-Big Ten honors -- Megan Blank was named to the first team, Johnnie Dowling earned second team honors, and Kayla Massey was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive team at pitcher. Blank earned her second-straight first team accolade,

becoming the sixth Hawkeye in program history to earn first team honors in each of her first two seasons.

Blank was also named a 2013 NFCA First Team All-Midwest Region selection, earning her second all-region honor in as many seasons. Blank became the sixth Hawkeye in program history to garner all-region honors in each of her first two seasons.

In the classroom, a school-record 10 Hawkeyes were named to the 2013 spring Academic All-Big Ten team.

During her second season with the Hawkeyes in 2012, Looper led the team to a runner-up finish in the Big Ten -- the programs highest finish since winning the league title in 2003. Iowa dropped two of its first three conference series before winning five straight to close out the season. It was the first time the team had won five straight series since the 2004 season.

Iowa entered the final weekend with a conference title within reach, but it couldnt close the gap with Michigan despite taking 2-of-3 games at Minnesota. The Hawkeyes finished with a 27-26 overall and 16-8 conference record in 2012.

Five players garnered All-Big Ten recognition, including three first team selections. Senior Liz Watkins, sophomore Kayla Massey and freshman Megan Blank earned first team accolades, sophomore Michelle ZoellerClick here to hear it was a second team honoree and junior Johnnie Dowling was a third team selection.

Blank also garnered NFCA second team all-region honors during her freshman campaign. She is the ninth Hawkeye to earn first team All-Big Ten and all-region honors during her freshman season.

The Hawkeyes finished second in the Big Ten in pitching (2.31 ERA) and third in fielding (.967). The squad turned 26 double plays during the course of the season to rank sixth nationally in double plays per game (.49).

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Looper guided the Hawkeyes to a 27-24 overall and a 9-11 Big Ten record in her first season in Iowa City. The first year head coach led the UI to a pair of six game winning streaks in her opening campaign and a tournament title at the Stetson Classic.

Iowa opened Big Ten Conference play strong, jumping out to an 8-3 record. Among the victories was a 4-2 triumph at No. 1 Michigan. The win, which pushed the overall mark to 26-16, was Iowas first over a No. 1 ranked opponent since the 2005 season and the first over a ranked foe since 2008.

Loopers Hawkeyes were on the verge of completing a series sweep in Ann Arbor before the Wolverines rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the bottom of the seventh inning to claim the victory and halt Iowas momentum.

A pair of Hawkeyes earned All-Big Ten recognition at the conclusion of the season. Liz Watkins was tabbed as a second team selection, while Katie Keim earned third team accolades.

Looper took over the reigns of the Iowa program after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Texas for 11 seasons (1999-2010). Looper helped lead the Longhorns to three College World Series appearances (2003, 2005 and 2006) and nine NCAA Tournament berths. She also helped guide Texas to back-to-back Big 12 regular season and tournament championships in 2002 and 2003 along with regular season championships in 2006 and 2010.

Looper served as Texas pitching coach from 1999-2005 and mentored softball great Cat Osterman to the USA National Player of the Year Award in 2003, 2005 and 2006. Texas pitching staff led the nation in earned run average in three of Loopers final four years as pitching coach, while Osterman led the country in 2003 and 2006 in both earned run average and strikeouts per seven innings. In 2006, Osterman set an NCAA record with a 15.4 strikeouts per seven innings mark and also led the nation as a freshman in 2002 with 12.7 strikeouts per seven innings. Osterman won a gold medal in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

As an assistant at Texas, Looper was a part of a staff that was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Coaching Staff of the Year in 2002-03 and the Speedline/NFCA Midwest Regional Coaching Staff of the Year in 2005-06.

Looper held numerous responsibilities in her 11 years in Austin. In addition to her pitching coach duties from 1999-2005, Looper was also in charge of daily workouts and game decisions, and assisted with both the offense and defense. From 2006-10, she took over Texas defense and was the offensive first base coach.

Looper was an assistant coach at the University of Kansas from 1996-99, where she served as recruiting coordinator and pitcher/catcher coach. She helped the Jayhawks to the NCAA Tournament in 1997 and 1999.

Prior to her stint in Lawrence, Looper was a pitcher/catcher coach at Iowa State from 1995-96.

Looper graduated from Florida State in 1995 with a bachelors degree in nutrition and fitness. She was a pitching standout for the Seminoles, earning All-American honors as a junior in 1993. She led Florida State to the 1993 Womens College World Series and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1994. Looper earned NCAA Regional All-Tournament honors and All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in each of her two seasons at Florida State.

Loopers career earned run average of 0.78 at Florida State still stands as fifth best in Seminole history. Additionally, she led the 1993 and 1994 FSU squads in appearances, innings pitched, wins, strikeouts and ERA. In 2003, she was named one of the ACCs Top 50 softball players in conference history.

Prior to her two years in Tallahassee, Looper played at Crowder College in Neosho, MO, where she was selected as a National Junior College All-American as a freshman and sophomore and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Tournaments most valuable player during her sophomore season. Looper helped Crowder to a runner-up finish in the NJCAA Tournament in both 1991 and 1992. Looper was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2006.

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Adrianna Baggetta is in her fourth season as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa in 2014. Baggetta is responsible for the Hawkeye defense.

Baggetta helped guide the Hawkeyes to 30 wins in 2013 (30-24) in her third year, marking the most wins for the program since finishing 42-16 in 2009. Iowa posted six wins over ranked opponents.

Three Hawkeyes earned All-Big Ten honors -- Megan Blank was named to the first team, Johnnie Dowling earned second team honors, and Kayla Massey was named to the Big Ten All-Defensive team at pitcher. Blank earned her second-straight first team accolade, becoming the sixth Hawkeye in program history to earn first team honors in each of her first two seasons.



During her second season with the Hawkeyes in 2012, Baggetta helped guide the team to a runner-up finish in the Big Ten Conference. Iowa dropped two of its first three conference series before winning five straight to close out the season. It was the first time the team had won five straight series since the 2004 season.




The Hawkeyes finished second in the Big Ten in pitching (2.31 ERA) and third in fielding (.967). The squad turned 26 double plays during the course of the season to rank sixth nationally in double plays per game (.49).

Iowa posted a 27-24 overall and a 9-11 Big Ten record in Baggettas first season in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes opened Big Ten Conference play strong, jumping out to an 8-3 record. Among the victories was a 4-2 triumph at No. 1 Michigan. The win, which pushed the overall mark to 26-16, was Iowas first over a No. 1 ranked opponent since the 2005 season and the first over a ranked foe since 2008.


Baggetta came to Iowa after serving on staff at the University of South Carolina for eight seasons (2002-2010). She began her time at South Carolina as a volunteer assistant from 2002-03 before assuming full assistant coach responsibilities in July of 2003. Baggetta was promoted to associate head coach at South Carolina in 2009 and held that position through 2010.

While at South Carolina, Baggetta helped lead the Gamecocks to five NCAA Regional appearances, including a Super Regional berth in 2007. She also coached two academic All-Americans and 42 SEC all-Academic team members.

In her eight years at South Carolina, Baggetta oversaw day-to-day operations of the softball program, including coordinating practice and competition schedules, workouts for the outfielders, catchers and hitters, strength and conditioning and film breakdown. She was also the recruiting coordinator and the camps/clinics coordinator. Baggetta developed South Carolinas Strike Out Cancer weekend in 2009, which raised over a total of $12,000 for the Susan G. Komen organization during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

Baggetta was a member of the South Carolina softball team from 1998-02 and helped lead the Gamecocks to an SEC conference tournament championship in 2000, four-straight NCAA Regional appearances and three SEC Eastern Division titles. The Gamecocks averaged 44 wins per year and were ranked in the Top 25 in each of her four seasons. She was named all-SEC in 2002 and was also chosen for the 2002 all-SEC tournament team. In 2002, she led South Carolina in batting average (.353), home runs (6), slugging percentage (.573) and on-base percentage (.446). She ranks in the career top 10 at South Carolina in home runs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, walks per game and hit by pitch.

Baggetta graduated from South Carolina in 2002 with a degree in sport and entertainment with a minor in business administration.

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Stacy May-Johnson -- the 2011 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year -- is in her fourth season as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa in 2014. May-Johnson, a former Hawkeye, serves as the Hawkeye hitting coach.

May-Johnson helped guide the Hawkeyes to 30 wins in 2013 (30-24) in her third year, marking the most wins for the program since finishing 42-16 in 2009. Iowa posted six wins over ranked opponents.



May-Johnson coached Blank to a record-setting year in 2013. Blank hit .437, setting Iowas single season batting average record. The previous record was .428, set by Kim Davis in 1993. Blanks 59 RBIs mark the second-highest single-season total in program history. Blank also belted 11 home runs -- the third-highest single-season total.


During her second season with the Hawkeyes in 2012, May-Johnson helped lead the team to a runner-up finish in the Big Ten. Iowa dropped two of its first three conference series before winning five straight to close out the season. It was the first time the team had won five straight series since the 2004 season.




May-Johnson oversaw the transition of Blank from a slapper to swinging away and Dowling from a right-handed hitter to a left-handed slapper, both with strong results.

Blank ranked in the top six in the Big Ten in five offensive categories after hitting .390 with 17 doubles and five triples. She also ranked 14th nationally in triples (5) and tied for 16th in doubles and triples per game. Dowling had a career year, posting career bests in batting average (.308), hits (53) and runs (35). The outfielder hit .381 in league play.

Iowa posted a 27-24 overall and a 9-11 Big Ten record in May-Johnsons first season in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes opened Big Ten Conference play strong, jumping out to an 8-3 record. Among the victories was a 4-2 triumph at No. 1 Michigan. The win, which pushed the overall mark to 26-16, was Iowas first over a No. 1 ranked opponent since the 2005 season and the first over a ranked foe since 2008.


May-Johnson (formerly Stacy May), was a four-year letterwinner at Iowa from 2003-06 and enjoyed a successful professional career as a member of the Chicago Bandits in the National Professional Fastpitch (NPF) league from 2006-10.

May-Johnson was a three-time NFCA All-Mideast Region selection as a Hawkeye. She was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2003 while leading Iowa to a regular season and conference tournament championship. She was also a three-time All-Big Ten pick. May-Johnsons name still appears in 11 different offensive school records lists at Iowa. She finished her career with a .338 batting average, 23 home runs and 109 RBI. May-Johnson started every game in her four years, collecting 247-straight starts. In 780 career at-bats, May-Johnson tallied 264 hits and 60 walks to just 38 strikeouts.

May-Johnson exceled off the field as well, earning ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America District 7 honors as a junior and senior. She was also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.

May-Johnson was Chicagos first overall pick (fourth pick, second round) in the 2006 NPF Draft. She retired after a five-year career as one of the most decorated players in NPF history. She was named NPF Rookie of the Year in 2006 and NPF League MVP in 2008 and 2010. She was a three-time NPF All-Star (2006, 2008 and 2010) and helped lead the Bandits to the 2008 NPF team championship. The Bandits retired May-Johnsons number in 2010 after she announced her retirement from professional softball. She returned for the playoff run in 2011, helping Chicago to a second NPF crown.

May-Johnson competed for the USA Softball Womens National Team in both 2011 and 2012. She was selected as the 2011 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year after leading the Red, White and Blue to gold medals at the World Cup of Softball VII and the 2011 Pan American Games.

She started 27-of-28 games, finishing with a .418 batting average, ranking first on the team in his and third in batting average. She also had team-highs in runs (26) and RBI (30) -- nine more than her nearest teammate.

In 2012, May-Johnson helped the USA Softball Team to the gold medal at the 2012 World Cup of Softball presented by Lumber Liquidators. May-Johnson started 5-of-6 games for Team USA, posting a .357 (5-of-14) batting average with three runs, two RBIs and two walks. Her best game came in a 9-0 victory over Canada, where she went 2-for-2 with a run scored. The Americans posted a perfect 6-0 record during the competition, and they outscored their opponents, 41-3, in the five day event.

May-Johnson earned both her bachelor of arts degree in accounting and bachelor of science degree in physics from Iowa in 2007. She went on the University of Louisville where she earned her masters of science in physics in 2009.

May-Johnson served as a student assistant coach at Iowa in 2007 and a volunteer assistant coach at Louisville from 2008-10.

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Chelsey Carmody is in her second season as a volunteer assistant coach for the University of Iowa softball program in 2014.

Carmody helped guide the Hawkeyes to 30 wins in 2013 (30-24), marking the most wins for the program since finishing 42-16 in 2009. Iowa posted six wins over ranked opponents.




Carmody, a former Hawkeye, started 208 career games in the Iowa infield. A career .335 hitter, she was a team co-captain and was the recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award as a senior.

She batted .320 or higher during each of her four seasons in the Black and Gold, totaling 234 career hits, 11 home runs, 87 RBI and 42 stolen bases.

Carmody played for UI head coach Marla Looper in 2011 as a senior.

She is originally from Pacific, Mo.

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Now in his eighth year as director of athletics at the University of Iowa, Gary Barta continues to provide the UIs more than 600 student-athletes, in addition to more than 225 coaches, administrators and support staff, the strong leadership and strategic vision that is the foundation for the Hawkeyes success both today and in the future. Barta often notes, Hope is not a strategy, and evidence of his commitment to planning and execution is his second strategic plan for the UI Athletics Department. The latest

road map addresses the next five years for the Hawkeyes and is built on the same core tenets contained in the first: Win. Graduate. Do it right.

The Hawkeyes are coming off a 2012-13 athletics year that saw eight programs participate in national championship competition, a record-setting year in terms of graduation rates 77 percent, and steady progress in terms of facility improvements, highlighted by the opening of the new indoor practice facility for the UIs football program and the Hoak Family Golf Complex at Finkbine Golf Course, home of the Hawkeyes mens and womens golf programs. Under Bartas direction, the UI will continue to put into place the infrastructure that will provide the foundation for competitive success. The 2012-13 basketball season provides an outstanding example of the impact state-of-the-art facilities can have on a program. Boosted by a new practice facility and an enhanced strength and conditioning facility two pieces of Bartas first strategic plan for the UI Fran McCafferys Iowa mens basketball team won 25 games and advanced to the championship game of the 2013 National Invitation Tournament. Lisa Bluders Iowa womens basketball team earned its sixth consecutive invitation to the NCAA Tournament. Another example of investments made under Bartas direction that have helped Iowa turn the corner competitively is the UI mens golf program. Barta increased his commitment to the sport when he hired native Iowan Mark Hankins, who had a vision for the program that included a new practice facility. Barta, Hankins and the Hawkeyes celebrated the opening of the new $6 million Hoak Family Golf Complex in February, just three months before Hankins nationally ranked squad made its fifth straight appearance in the national regional championships.

The Barta family includes Connie, Madison, Gary and Luke.

Womens basketball and mens golf are two of the eight UI programs that participated in national championship competition in 2012-13. At the top of the list was Tom Brands wrestling program, which crowned one national champion, had four wrestlers earn All-America honors, and finished fourth nationally at the end of a season that included a Big Ten Conference Dual Meet championship. JD Reives mens gymnastics team had three individuals earn All-America honors after finishing fifth at the national meet. Larissa Libbys womens gymnastics program advanced to NCAA regional competition for the sixth straight season. The Iowa field hockey program under the direction of Tracy Greisbaum advanced to its sixth NCAA Tournament over the last nine years and 22nd in school history a total that ranks No. 1 among the Hawkeyes Big Ten Conference peers. Two Hawkeyes were named All-Americans. Iowas 200 and 400 medley relay teams and backstroker Grant Betulius earned All-America honors while leading Marc Longs mens swimming and diving team to a 32nd place at the national championship. Larry Wieczoreks UI track and field program crowned eight All-Americans en route to placing 35th at the national outdoor championship. Interest in the Hawkeyes continues to soar. Sellouts for home games of the football team at historic Kinnick Stadium and a waiting list for access to the premium seating areas inside the Paul W. Brechler Press Box are the norm. So, too, is Iowa leading the country in attendance at home wrestling events -- Iowa averaged just under 9,000 fans per home dual match in 2012-13 and being ranked among the nations Top 20 in attendance in womens basketball. Success on the court has also resulted in spinning turnstiles for home games of the UI mens basketball team. The Hawkeyes run to New York Citys Madison Square Garden and the NIT championship game included a pair of sold out games on Mediacom Court in 15,400-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Those two sellouts, paired with three regular season sellouts, helped to push Iowas total average per game to 13,625, an improvement of more than 1,700 per game that has pushed the Hawkeyes into the nations Top 25 in per game attendance. Under Bartas leadership, Iowa has also embraced new technologies and that, too, has paid dividends: Iowa ranks among the nations Top 10 in Facebook friends and Twitter followers. The UI also delivers Hawk Talk Daily, a daily e-newsletter, and Hawk Talk Monthly, a monthly e-magazine, to more than 70,000 friends of the UI and fans of the Hawkeyes to complement the news, information, video and photography available on hawkeyesports.com, the official world wide web site of the Iowa Hawkeyes and the UIs anchor in the digital world.

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Academically, Iowa continues to achieve at a pace that sets the bar across the state and competes favorably with its peers in the Big Ten Conference. UI student-athletes set new records for academic achievement, according to data released by the NCAA in October 2012, as part of its annual report on the work in the classroom by student-athletes across the country. Student-athletes that entered the UI in the fall of 2005 graduated at a rate of 77 percent, an all-time record for the Hawkeyes. That mark - which uses the federal government benchmark for graduation success is three points better than the 2011 report when Iowa tied the previous school record of 74 percent set first in 1994-95. It is also six points better than the UI student body and 12 points better than that achieved all by student-athletes nationally. The UI also set a new record by posting a score of 87 percent in the NCAAs Graduation Success Rate or GSR, one point better than what was posted the previous year. It marked the seventh time in the eight years of the GSRs existence that Iowas student-athletes scored 80 percent or better. The NCAAs Academic Progress Rate report for 2012-13 revealed that for the fourth consecutive year all of Iowas 24 sports programs were comfortably above the 930 threshold that signals a red flag for the NCAA. The highlights of Iowas report include APRs for 18 of Iowas programs that were better than the national average in that sport, including football, mens basketball and wrestling. The APR for Iowas football program 961 was an all-time best.

As noted, Barta has been the driving force behind substantial investments in the facilities used by Iowas talented male and female student-athletes. When the Iowa football program moves into its new $54 million operations center in late summer 2014, the UI will have completed more than $220 million of construction and renovation work over the previous eight years.

That list of projects includes a $47 million facelift and addition to Iowas award-winning Carver-Hawkeye Arena, a project that directly impacted 23 of Iowas 24 sports programs, two phases of improvements to the facilities used daily by Iowas football program construction of a new indoor

practice facility and renovation of the Kenyon Outdoor Practice facility in Phase I, and construction of a state-of-the-art operations center in Phase II, a $9 million investment in scoreboards, ribbon boards, and video walls at historic Kinnick Stadium, construction of the aforementioned $6 million Hoak Family Golf Complex at Iowas award-winning Finkbine Golf Course, turf replacement at Grant Field, the home of Iowas nationally ranked field hockey program, resurfacing of the courts at the Klotz Tennis Center, the home of Iowas mens and womens tennis programs, and the construction of a new indoor turf facility.

On the horizon for Barta, from a facilities perspective, is the planning and construction of the Hawkeye Campus. Located on the western edge of the UI campus, immediately west of Finkbine Golf Course and adjacent to the UIs Athletics Hall of Fame, the practice and competition sites for Iowas soccer and field hockey programs, and the UI Sports Medicine Clinic, and near the UIs Ashton Cross Country Course, the Hawkeye Campus is envisioned to be the new home for Iowas track and field, softball, and baseball programs.

Barta is a member of the Presidents Cabinet, comprised of vice presidents and other campus leaders that provide counsel to UI President Sally Mason. That group was instrumental in the UIs response to record-setting flooding that besieged the campus and the Iowa City and Coralville community in June 2008. As the director of athletics at the University of Wyoming for three years, seven different UW coaches were named Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year. He also spearheaded a fund-raising effort that netted the Cowboy athletics program $11 million in private support and $11 million in matching state fund. As the senior associate athletics director at the University of Washington, he directed the Campaign for the Student-Athlete, was a participant in the design, construction and/or renovation of several UW athletics facilities, including Bank of America Arena and the Dempsey Indoor Practice Facility.

His responsibilities at Washington expanded over time to include hiring of coaching and administrative staff, and the day-to-day oversight of several Huskie sport teams. The roots of his development experience extend to his first two positions: director of athletics development and external relations at the University of Northern Iowa and director of development at his alma mater, North Dakota State University. Barta earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mass communication and broadcast journalism from NDSU in 1987. He was an option quarterback for Bison footb

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