2014 Grace College Softball Media Guide

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media guide credits

the 2014 grace college softball media guide was directed, written and edited by Josh Neuhart of grace’s sports Information Department. Photography taken by Josh Neuhart, tony stennett and Jeff Nycz (mid-south Images). Printing handled by able Printing (North Webster, Ind.).

the athletic department mission at gracethe grace college athletic department exists for the purpose of glorifying god by helping make disciples of Jesus christ, develop-

ing competent athletic teams, and sharing the gospel message with the sport culture. the athletics program is an integral part of the educational mission of Grace College. Competition in athletics makes a significant contribution in the development of the total person and can be used effectively as part of the training program that prepares a person for service and leadership.

the Department of athletics endorses and supports the grace college “mission statement” which states “grace college is an evangelical christian community of higher education which applies biblical values in strengthening character, sharpening competence, and preparing for service.”

athletic department

quick facts

school: grace collegelocation: Winona lake, Indianafounded: 1948enrollment: 1,700Nickname: lancerscolors: red and WhiteAffiliations: NAIA, NCCAAconference: crossroads league (cl)Office Phone: (574) 372-5100Athletic Fax: (574) 372-5137mailing address: 200 seminary Drive Winona Lake, Indiana 46590Website: www.GCLancers.comPresident: Dr. bill Katip

chad Briscoe athletic Director chad.briscoe@grace.edu..........................................x6261andria Harshman asst. athletic Director harshmaa@grace.edu.............................................x6268Bill Barr asst. athletic Director barrb@grace.edu.....................................................x6264Kelly sharp Athletic Office Manager sharpkj@grace.edu..................................................x6266Josh neuhart sports Information Director sportsinfo@grace.edu.............................................x6271Paul Derenzo Pa announcerTiberius rata faculty athletic representativeIsaiah arnold, Jared ambrose, caleb Day sID assistantsPatrick stukkie, Brian Beery, Kyle condon sID assistants

andria Harshman Volleyball harshmaa@grace.edu......................................................x6268Matt Hotchkin men’s soccer hotchkmw@grace.edu......................................................x6270Michael Voss Women’s soccer michael.voss@grace.edu...................................................x6544larry schuh men’s tennis schuhld@grace.edu...........................................................x6266scott Moore Women’s tennis mooresd@grace.edu.........................................................x6266Jeff raymond Xc/track & field jeff.raymond@grace.edu..................................................x6262Denny Hepler men’s golf dhepler31@yahoo.com....................................................x6266Jim Kessler men’s basketball kesslejc@grace.edu..........................................................x6265scott Blum Women’s basketball blumsa@grace.edu...........................................................x6272Bill Barr baseball barrb@grace.edu.............................................................x6264Heather Johnson softball heather.johnson@grace.edu................................................x6273Dana Devlin cheer team cheer@grace.edu.............................................................x6266

coaching staff

table of contents

schedule .......................... 3season Preview .............. 4coaches ........................... 5-7roster .............................. 9Player Profiles................. 10-19

record book .................. 24season review ............... 25crossroads league ....... 29miller field ...................... 36

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Feb. 14-15 martIN metHoDIst meltDoWN Pulaski, tenn. 14 martin methodist 11 am campbellsville 1 pm 15 Freed-Hardeman 1 pm lindsey Wilson 3 pmmarch 1-8 sPrINg breaK trIP clermont, fla.March 14-15 IWU INVITATIONAL Marion, Ind. 14 Judson 2 pm cornerstone 4 pm 15 Grand Valley 11 am calumet st. Joseph 1 pmmarch 18 @ *taylor 3 pmmarch 21 @ *st. francis 3 pmmarch 22 @ *goshen 1 pmMarch 25 @ *bethel 3 pmmarch 26 @ st. mary of the Woods 3:30 pmMarch 28 *Mt. Vernon naz. 3 pm

March 29 *Huntington 1 pmapril 1 *Marian 3 pmapril 3 @ *spring arbor 3 pmApril 5 @ *Indiana Wesleyan 1 pmapril 8 *Taylor 3 pmapril 11 *st. Francis 3 pmapril 12 *Goshen 1 pmapril 15 *Bethel 3 pmapril 17 @ *Huntington 1 pmapril 18 @ *mt. Vernon Naz. 1 pmapril 22 @ *marian 3 pmapril 25 *spring arbor 3 pmapril 26 *Indiana Wesleyan 1 pmApril 30 CL TOURNAMENT TBAMay 5 NCCAA REGIONALS TBAMay 15 NCCAA WORLD SERIES Roanoke, Va.may 23 NaIa WorlD serIes columbus, ga.

(Home games are listed in bold and * denotes a cl match)

2014 SofTball ScHedule

feedback: Player Poll

BesT DresseDolivia Winget (11 votes)morgan Hutcheson (4)Paige Petrone (2)

BesT aTHleTebrittany melzoni (7 votes)Hannah Adams (5)alex shipley (3)

MOsT cOMPeTITIVebrooke shell (10 votes)bridget Poteet (2)Jordan mcKinley (2)brittany melzoni (2)

HarDesT WOrKerolivia Winget (6 votes)morgan cody (3)brittany melzoni (3)

FUnnIesTtiffany featherston (8 votes)Maribeth Strong (5)ashley bossaer (4)

MOsT BUFFalex shipley (13 votes)morgan cody/brittany melzoni (2)

sMarTesT On FIelDJordan mcKinley (7 votes)Olivia Winget (5)sam Johnson (3)

HarDesT THrOWerashley bossaer (10 votes)Paige Petrone (4)clarissa Knight (2)

BesT Dance MOVesPaige Petrone (10 votes)Bridget Poteet (5)

1sT TO GeT MarrIeDolivia Winget (8 votes)Jordan mcKinley (7)chelsea Whitesell (2)

BIGGesT PranKsTerMaribeth Strong (5 votes)Tiffany Featherston (5)ashley bossaer (3)

MOsT lIKelY:become a college coachmorgan cody (9 votes)brooke shell (3)

MOsT lIKelY:win on the show “The Voice”morgan cody (12 votes)clarissa Knight/brooke shell (2)

MOsT lIKelY:win on the show “The Bachelor”Paige Petrone (11 votes)amanda bowman (4)clarissa Knight (3)

MOsT lIKelY:become a college professorbecky almack (14 votes)tiffany featherston (3)morgan Hutcheson (2)

One WOrD TO DescrIBe cOacHGoofy/Unique/LOCO (4 votes)Hardworking (3)awesome (2)loving/family (2)


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SeaSon PrevIew: SofTball PrImed for SucceSS In 2014

grace’s softball team experienced its strongest season in 16 years during the 2013 campaign under head coach Heather Johnson, racking up 19 wins. But the Lady Lancers are equipped to better that mark in 2014 with a dy-namic, experienced roster. Johnson believes the team’s im-provements in pitching and defense will complement an already explosive offense. the lady lancers have their stron-gest core of upperclassmen in recent memory, led by seniors olivia Winget, tiffany featherston and Jordan mcKin-ley. Winget exceled with both her bat (.351 average, 10 home runs) and her pitching arm in 2013 (career-low 4.18 ERA). McKinley (.345) and Feather-ston (.303) are coming off career-best seasons at the plate, and both players are strong defensively as well. “our senior class really wants to win,” Johnson said. “they’ve put the work in and have stayed focused which is a good combination.” the lady lancers also boast junior brooke shell, who became the second NaIa all-american in program his-tory last spring. The speedy outfielder led the nation in triples in 2013 and set grace’s record for most hits in a season (77). Under Johnson’s coaching, Grace has become a deadly team on the base paths. the lady lancers topped 100 stolen bases in 2013, leading the crossroads league and ranking 11th in the NaIa. Johnson believes the 2014 lady lancers might be even fast-er this spring. “We want to play a very fast, aggres-sive game. We definitely maintained our speed from last year with some of our new players. If anything we have worked more on speed this offsea-son,” Johnson said. “one of our say-

ings is ‘speed never slumps.’ We want to put the ball in play and make things happen.” grace should have one of the deeper pitching rotations this spring, particularly with the additions of freshmen Hannah adams and allison franklin. they will join Winget, alex shipley, amanda bowman and bridget Poteet in a balanced pitching staff. the lady lancers should also be improved defensively as several new-comers are expected to contribute immediately. samantha Johnson pro-vides elite speed and an ability to cov-er plenty of ground in the outfield, and morgan Hutcheson can also play out-field. Clarissa Knight, Brittany Melzoni and maribeth strong each provide de-fensive cover in the infield. grace’s team chemistry grew tre-mendously in the summer, according to Johnson, when the lady lancers went on a mission trip to the Domini-can republic. the team “showed a lot of competitive fire” in Johnson’s opin-

ion and have a tight connection from their international experience. after coming one out away from advancing to the 2013 Nccaa Na-tional championships last spring, the lady lancers are hungry for postsea-son success. With senior leadership, offensive talent and pitching depth, Grace believes it has the squad to reach its goals in 2014. “our depth will be a huge advan-tage. our youth are hungry and eager and are pushing everyone else to be better. there are no more moral vic-tories,” Johnson said. “this is the most complete team we’ve had since I’ve been here. other teams still doubt us and consider [last year] a fluke. But we will continue to stay focused on our style and set the pace for the rest of the league.” the lady lancers will open their season in tennessee this weekend. grace will play four games at martin methodist before taking a spring break trip to clermont, fla., in early march.

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Heather Johnson (everhart), one of the most decorated athletes in the history of grace College, is set to start her fifth season at the helm of the softball program.

Johnson has patiently worked at rebuilding grace’s program. the lady lancers expe-rienced a breakthrough year in 2013 under Johnson, earning their most wins (19) in a season since 1997.

Her successful recruiting has produced the program’s all-time leader in hits (sam fields) and the program’s second NaIa all-american in school history (brooke shell). Johnson, who was Grace’s first NAIA All-American in 1994, has the unique distinction of both be-ing and coaching an all-american.

In her four years playing softball at grace, Johnson was chosen to every all-tournament or all-conference team that the lancers took part in. Heather reserved her spot in lancer history by setting career records such as 783 innings pitched and 727 strikeouts. She averaged 6.5 strikeouts, per seven inning game for her career. Her final pitching stats

boast a career record of 86 wins, only 29 losses, and an outstanding career era of 0.92 runs per game.

In her senior season, she was named an NAIA All-American and took the Lancers on their first-ever trip to the National tournament in columbia, mo. During their cinderella postseason run, Johnson and grace picked up four victories, including a win over NaIa No. 1 ranked and No. 1-seeded Kennesaw state (44-2) of georgia. after her senior season, Heather was honored by USA Softball when she was invited to the Olympic tryouts in June 1994.

for her athletic efforts, Johnson was elected into the inaugural 2008 class of the grace college lancer Hall of fame. In her senior season (1994), Heather set school records with 238 innings pitched, most wins in a season with 28, most strikeouts in a season with 253, and the lowest ERA for a single season at 0.56 runs per game.

Upon graduation from Grace in 1994, she served under the late Coach Phil Dick as an assistant softball coach on the Lancers staff for one year before taking over as the head softball coaching in the inaugural season at Montreat College in Montreat, N.C. During her first season as a head coach and the first year for the softball program in 1996, Montreat finished fourth in TVAC while knocking off four top-10 NAIA teams during the year. Johnson was named tVac coach of the year after going 20-26.

In 1997 Johnson moved to Ncaa Div. II lenoir-rhyne in Hickory, N.c. she served on the volleyball staff for one year before getting into admin-istration where she completed her master’s degree in business adminis-tration and served as the director of facilities. In 2001 Johnson returned to coaching at her alma mater, Northwest High school in canal fulton, ohio, as the head softball coach. Johnson directed the softball program at Northwest from 2001-05, taking over a struggling program that went 6-19 during her first year at the helm. In 2003 they went 12-12 and in 2004 the team finished 17-9 while advancing to the regional championship first time in school history.

the Johnsons are the proud parents of three beautiful children: grace, taft and mack.

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aSSISTanT coacH Jay JoHnSonJay Johnson arrived at grace after residing in canal fulton, ohio. as a business owner and former pharmaceutical sales rep, Johnson brings a high level of ambition and professionalism to the program. Johnson will take an aggressive approach toward recruiting which will be a primary focus for returning lancer softball back to a championship program.

Along with recruiting, Johnson will oversee strength and conditioning, outfielders, hitting and individual skills improvement.

the Johnson’s coached together at Northwest High school where Jay’s primary responsibilities in-cluded instructing hitting, catching and outfield. Johnson was also the strength and conditioning coach for Lenoir-Rhyne University’s volleyball team and assisted Heather in her second season as head coach

of montreat college’s softball team in North carolina.

While earning his bachelor’s degree in business administration/marketing, Johnson played four years and was a two-time all-Conference standout outfielder for Montreat College.

aSSISTanT coacH GenevIeve benSon genevieve benson joins the lady lancers’ coaching ranks fresh off a standout career in a grace softball uniform. Benson graduated from Grace College in 2012 after playing her final three years under coach Johnson.

During her time in a lady lancer uniform, benson amassed the second-most hits in program history (128) and proved to be a steady infield defender throughout her career.

As a senior, Benson became Grace’s first CoSIDA All-District winner as a result of her athletic and academic accomplishments. benson was also a two-time NaIa academic all-american.

benson currently works at brandPoet, helping the marketing efforts of grace college.

aSSISTanT coacH brI flaneGanbri flanegan is set to begin her second season assisting grace college’s softball program.

flanegan was a four-year player for the lady lancers until her graduation in 2010.

she increased her production nearly every season in grace’s program, culminating with 28 hits and a team-best three home runs as a senior in 2010.

outside of the athletic realm, flanegan was also a two-time NaIa scholar-athlete.

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# Name Year Pos. Hometown High School1 brooke shell Jr. of Hartford city, Ind. blackford3 samantha Johnson fr. of Kokomo, Ind. Kokomo4 tiffany featherston sr. of anderson, Ind. anderson6 ashley bossaer Jr. 2b attica, Ind. attica7 Clarissa Knight Fr. UTIL Nineveh, Ind. Indian Creek8 maribeth strong fr. of/2b Demotte, Ind. Kankakee Valley9 Becky Almack Jr. UTIL Alexandria, Ind. Alexandria Monroe11 Hannah adams fr. P Williamsburg, Ind. Northeastern12 Allison Franklin Fr. P/C Liberty, Ind. Union County14 brittany melzoni fr. ss Indianapolis, Ind. lawrence central15 Amanda Bowman So. P Wooster, Ohio Northwestern16 morgan Hutcheson fr. of Indianapolis, Ind. franklin central18/5 Paige Petrone So. C/INF Centennial, Colo. Valor Christian20 bridget Poteet so. P Indianapolis, Ind. ben Davis21 Alex Shipley So. P/UTIL Brownsburg, Ind. Brownsburg22 Jordan mcKinley sr. 3b/1b churubusco, Ind. carroll24 Morgan Cody So. UTIL Archbold, Ohio Archbold26 Chelsea Whitesell So. UTIL Terre Haute, Ind. Terre Haute South33 olivia Winget sr. P/1b Wabash, Ind. southwood

2014 Grace colleGe SofTball roSTer

Head coach: Heather Johnson assistant coaches: Jay Johnson, genevieve benson , bri flanegan

managers: Janell geiger, alison butler

Freshmen - 7Hannah adams

allison franklin

morgan Hutcheson

samantha Johnson

clarissa Knight

brittany melzoni

maribeth strong

sophomores - 6amanda bowman

morgan cody

Paige Petrone

bridget Poteet

alex shipley

chelsea Whitesell

Juniors - 3

becky almack

ashley bossaer

brooke shell

seniors - 3tiffany featherston

Jordan mcKinley

olivia Winget

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JORDANMcKINLEY#22

JUnIOr: Pounded out 40 hits in 41 games for a .345 batting average, a career-best … swiped 17 steals to rank third in the league … scored the winning run in Grace’s 1-0 win over Oakland in NCCAA Regionals … produced five hits and four runs scored in a doubleheader versus St. Mary-of-the-Woods … had an 11-game hitting streak in March … was successful in her final 10 base-stealing attempts.sOPHOMOre: Had a four-game hitting streak that included games against league opponents marian and spring Arbor … tallied four multi-hit games … finished with three hits and a run against Taylor.FresHMan: Tossed eight complete games and pitched 71.2 innings on the year … pitched five innings allowing four hits in her first career victory against Siena Heights … went 2-3 with a double and two RBIs against Walsh.

PersOnal: Dream job: sports psychologist, coach. Favorite musical artist: Prince, Josh turner and rascal flatts. Life verse: Philippians 4:13. Why I chose Grace: I loved the small school setting; everyone was so welcom-ing and nice. BaTTInGYear gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI slg bb HbP so obP sH sb-sba2013 41-40 .345 116 27 40 2 0 0 11 .362 7 3 23 .397 6 17-212012 41-40 .202 114 14 23 1 0 0 3 .211 5 3 25 .254 6 6-7 2011 39-34 .204 103 13 21 1 0 0 4 .214 10 0 32 .274 2 1-3 PITcHInGYear gP-gs era cg sHo IP H r er bb so 2b 3b Hr b/aVg WP HbP2012 10-3 7.57 0 0 20.1 34 25 22 11 5 5 1 1 .362 2 12011 12-9 5.67 8 0 71.2 105 82 58 32 34 17 3 7 .344 15 2

SENIOR | UTIL | CHURUBUSCO, IND. | CARROLL

TIFFANY FEATHERSTON#4

JUnIOr: Batted a career-best .303 in 43 starts … recorded a hit in seven of Grace’s final eight games … 3-for-3 with three runs against Roosevelt … stole three bases against Lourdes and Roosevelt … had a string of 18 straight games without a fielding error … ranked sixth in the league with 13 steals. sOPHOMOre: Stared all 54 games … led the team with 16 sacrifice hits and was third with seven doubles … recorded multiple hits in seven games … went 3-for-4 against Indiana Wesleyan … finished 3-for-4 with four runs scored against anna maria.FresHMan: Appeared in 40 games with 37 starts … recorded 12 hits … had two hits and a run against Indiana Wesleyan … had an RBI versus Huntington.

PersOnal: Life verse: Romans 15:5-6. Best thing about Grace softball: the family, we’re all one big happy family. Something about a teammate no one else knows: olivia’s house was built in 1883.

Year gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI slg bb HbP so obP sH sb-sba2013 45-43 .303 119 18 36 2 0 0 7 .319 4 2 16 .336 7 13-162012 54-54 .231 147 18 34 7 0 0 9 .279 3 2 23 .257 16 0-1 2011 40-37 .135 96 12 13 0 0 0 4 .135 5 0 25 .178 7 0-1

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OLIVIAWINGET#33

JUnIOr: Won honorable mention status for All-Crossroads League after batting .351 with 10 home runs and 37 RBIs … posted a career-low 4.18 ERA on the mound … blasted two home runs and pitched a complete game to lift grace to 3-2 win over bethel, snapping 16-game losing streak to the Pilots … produced an RBI in Grace’s final four postseason games.sOPHOMOre: Led Grace’s team in most offensive categories … became the first Lady Lancer to reach double-digit home runs as she hit 11 on the season … blasted four home runs in five games from March 9-12 … went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs against Anna Maria.FresHMan: Pitched over half of the team’s total innings for the season … had nine multi-hit games … went 4-for-4 with double, home run, walk and five RBIs in the win against St. Francis.

PersOnal: Dream job: administrator of a nursing home. Life verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Why I chose Grace: I loved the small campus atmosphere and I like the coaching staff.

BaTTInGYear gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI slg bb HbP so obP sH sb-sba2013 50-49 .351 151 27 53 7 1 10 37 .609 13 2 27 .410 3 3-5 2012 52-50 .324 148 23 48 6 0 11 33 .588 8 3 32 .366 0 2-2 2011 41-38 .325 117 16 38 9 0 3 22 .479 6 1 24 .363 1 0-0 PITcHInGYear gP-gs era cg sHo IP H r er bb so 2b 3b Hr b/aVg WP HbP2013 25-22 4.18 17 1 130.2 172 101 78 75 99 35 2 12 .313 13 4 2012 28-21 4.45 18 2 144.2 194 120 92 60 77 40 11 14 .320 5 2 2011 26-23 6.20 22 0 154.2 262 174 137 63 58 40 4 18 .359 18 10

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bECKYALMACK#9

sOPHOMOre: Made six appearances, including one start … tallied a hit in only plate appearance against clarke.FresHMan: Appeared in 32 games as a freshman … had five multi-hit games … recorded a season-high three hits against Anna Maria on March 13 … had two hits against league opponents Saint Francis on April 12 and Huntington on April 17 … had a double in both games of a doubleheader against Huntington on April 17 … tallied three doubles and seven RBIs on the season.

PersOnal: Dream job: Profiler. Favorite movie: casablanca. Favorite musical artist: Jason aldean. Some-thing interesting about me: I can only flare one nostril. Favorite television show: modern family. Life verse: Hebrews 11:1. Best thing about Grace softball: the team, we are like family. Why I chose Grace: religious values and education. Something about a teammate no one else knows: Jordan will pee herself if she laughs too hard.

Year gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI slg bb HbP so obP sH sb-sba2013 6-1 .143 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 1 0 4 .250 0 0-02012 32-30 .192 78 7 15 3 0 0 7 .231 2 0 18 .210 5 0-1

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bROOKE SHELL#1

sOPHOMOre: Had a season to remember in her first campaign with the lady lancers, becoming an NAIA All-American (second in program history) … set the school record for most hits in a season when she finished with 77 … named the Crossroads League Newcomer of the Year, First Team All-CL and CL All-Tournament … led the nation with nine triples on the season … became Grace’s first .400 hitter since 1997 … hit safely in 29 of Grace’s final 33 games … her .438 batting average was the fifth-highest mark in team history … produced an inside-the-park grand slam against Indiana Wesleyan at NCCAA Regionals … produced a walk-off single to beat St. Mary-of-the-Woods.

PersOnal: Dream job: Veterinarian. Favorite movie: 21 Jump street. Favorite musical artist: Jason aldean. Something interesting about me: I have an extra bone in my right foot. Favorite television show: big bang theory. Best thing about Grace softball: We are all a HUGE family. Why I chose Grace: to strengthen my relationship with the lord and to glorify Him on and off the field.

Year gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI slg bb HbP so obP sH sb-sba2013 50-50 .438 176 48 77 9 9 4 38 .659 10 1 11 .466 2 21-27

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ASHLEYbOSSAER#6

sOPHOMOre: Made 41 appearances, including 34 starts … turned a crucial inning-ending double play against Bethel, helping Grace snap a 16-game losing streak to the Pilots … had an RBI against Cornerstone … did not commit an error in final 13 games … recorded a .958 fielding percentage for the season.FresHMan: Tied for fourth-best on the team with a .250 batting average as a freshman … had three of her eight base hits go for extra-bases … hit a two-run home run against Anna Maria … tallied two hits in each game of a doubleheader … went 1-3 with a run-scoring double in a game with Indiana Tech.

PersOnal: Dream job: farm service agency director. Favorite movie: sweet Home alabama. Favorite musical artist: taylor swift. Something interesting about me: I grew up on a goat farm. Favorite television show: criminal minds. Life verse: 1 Peter 4:10-11. Best thing about Grace softball: The sisterhood and qual-ity relationships. Why I chose Grace: to glorify god on and off the field. grace puts together the combination of things I was looking for, god, a good education and softball. Something about a teammate no one else knows: You can’t make Jordan laugh too hard or she will pee herself.

Year gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI slg bb HbP so obP sH sb-sba2013 41-34 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 0 1 .250 1 0-02012 17-14 .250 32 2 8 2 0 1 5 .406 1 0 9 .265 0 0-1

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AMANDAbOWMAN#15

FresHMan: Made 11 appearances, including nine on the mound … started five games as pitcher, tossing 25.0 innings on the season … notched only hit of season against Point Park … pitched against league foes Indiana Wesleyan and Taylor late in the season … struck out a season-best three batters with two earned runs against Taylor in the league tournament … walked just three batters in nine games.

PersOnal: Major: graphic design. Dream job: fine jewelry designer. Favorite musical artist: taylor swift. Something interesting about me: I want to be a princess. big bang theory. Life verse: exodus 14:14. Best thing about Grace softball: the friendships and encouragement. Something about a teammate no one else knows: alex has a massive tongue.

BaTTInGYear gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI slg bb HbP so obP sH sb-sba2013 11-6 .200 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 2 1 1 .500 0 0-0PITcHInGYear gP-gs era cg sHo IP H r er bb so 2b 3b Hr b/aVg WP HbP2013 9-5 8.12 0 0 25.0 67 42 29 3 8 11 2 3 .479 1 1

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MORGANCODY#24

FresHMan: made 31 starts in her first collegiate campaign … tied for second place on the team with four home runs … blasted a two-run homer to clinch a win over Taylor … had a two-out, two-run home run in grace’s come-from-behind win over Roosevelt … homered in consecutive games against league opponents Mt. Vernon Nazarene and Taylor … finished the season by hitting safely in three straight games … went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against manchester.

PersOnal: Major: marketing/business administration. Dream job: advertise for Nike. Favorite movie: Pitch Perfect. Something interesting about me: I have three tonsils. Favorite TV show: Once Upon a Time. Life verse: Deuteron-omy 31:8. Best thing about Grace softball: We are family. Why I chose Grace: I chose grace because of the faith-based learning and to play softball.


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bRIDGETpOTEET#20

FresHMan: Played in 15 games, including five starts on the mound … belted a two-out, three-run home run against league foe Taylor … hit safely in consecutive games against league foes Mt. Vernon Nazarene and Taylor … tossed a season-best 5.1 innings against Bellevue, allowing six hits and two runs … allowed one hit in four innings of work from the mound against Hannibal-lagrange.

PersOnal: Major: criminal Justice/Psychology. Dream job: Defense attorney. Favorite movie: remem-ber the titans. Favorite musical artist: Jason aldean. Something interesting about me: best tourettes in the world! Favorite TV show: toddlers in tiaras. Best thing about Grace softball: the team. Why I chose Grace: I wanted a small school so I could get to know more people.

BaTTInGYear gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI slg bb HbP so obP sH sb-sba2013 15-9 .182 11 2 2 0 0 1 4 .455 1 1 3 .308 0 2-2 PITcHInGYear gP-gs era cg sHo IP H r er bb so 2b 3b Hr b/aVg WP HbP2013 11-5 6.85 0 0 30.2 52 41 30 21 10 8 1 3 .354 3 3

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pAIGEpETRONE#18

FresHMan: Saw playing time in 17 games, including 15 starts … picked up first collegiate hit against Point Park, going 2-for-4 … batted a perfect 2-for-2 against Ave Maria … notched a pair of RBIs versus Bellevue … recorded two hits in a game against clarke.

PersOnal: Major: biology. Dream job: Doctor. Favorite movie: the Notebook. Favorite artist: tim mcgraw. Something interesting about me: I was an all-american Poms Dancer. Favorite TV show: House. Life verse: matthew 6:34. Best thing about Grace softball: the sisterhood and the experience. Why I chose Grace: I chose grace for the christian environ-ment along with the academics grace offers.


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ALEXSHIpLEY#21

FresHMan: Led Grace’s team in innings pitched with 143.1 on the mound … tossed a complete-game shutout of Oakland City in NCCAA Regionals … allowed just five hits in a shutout on the mound of Bethel … held Cornerstone without an earned run in eight innings on the mound … named to the NCCAA Mid-west All-Tournament Team … a strong fielder, committed just eight errors on the season … notched four hits in a doubleheader with Indiana Wesleyan at NCCAA Regionals … tossed three consecutive complete games from the mound in late april, surrendering two combined earned runs.

PersOnal: Major: exercise science. Dream job: athletic trainer. Favorite movie: titanic. Something interesting about me: I have dirt bikes. Favorite TV show: Pretty little liars. Life verse: Philippians 4:13. Best thing about Grace softball: the team.

BaTTInGYear gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI slg bb HbP so obP sH sb-sba2013 49-47 .256 129 18 33 3 0 0 9 .279 6 8 14 .329 7 4-4 PITcHInGYear gP-gs era cg sHo IP H r er bb so 2b 3b Hr b/aVg WP HbP2013 27-18 4.35 14 3 143.1 202 121 89 44 81 49 7 14 .320 6 5

SOPHOMORE | 2B/P | BROWNSBURG, IND. | BROWNSBURG

CHELSEAWHITESELL#26

FresHMan: Finished with a .316 batting average … notched six hits in 11 games … produced two multi-hit games against league oppo-nents Huntington and Marian … scored first collegiate run in first collegiate game against Union … blasted a home run against Marian.

PersOnal: Major: accounting/business administration. Dream job: cPa. Favorite movie: finding Nemo. Favorite musical artist: taylor swift. Something interesting about me: I live on a farm. Favorite TV show: criminal minds. Life verse: II corinthians 12:9-10. Best thing about Grace softball: being a part of a sisterhood.


SOPHOMORE | UTIL | TERRE HAUTE, IND. | TERRE HAUTE SOUTH


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ALLISON FRANKLIN#12

PreP: Won All-Conference honors as a junior and senior at Union County … produced 38 hits in 29 games as a senior for a .437 batting average, tallying a team-best 30 RBIs … helped lead Union County to the program’s first regional title as a junior … batted .467 in 2012 … also played volleyball at Union County.

PersOnal: Major: sports management. Dream job: manager for the cincinnati reds. Favor-ite movie: remember the titans. Favorite musical artist: Justin moore. Something interest-ing about me: I’m a redneck. Favorite TV show: Law & Order SVU. Life verse: Proverbs 3:5-6. Best thing about Grace softball: the sisterhood. Why I chose Grace: the community-based atmosphere and the softball team. Something about a teammate no one else knows: morgan is scared of toilets.

FRESHMAN | P/C | LIBERTY, IND. | UNION COUNTY

HANNAHADAMS#11

PreP: a four-time all-conference performer for Northeastern High school … named the Tri-Eastern Conference Player of the Year after her senior season with a 1.26 ERA on the mound, striking out 156 batters in 100 innings … also led her team as a senior from the plate, batting .567 with 5 doubles, 4 triples, 6 home runs and 37 RBIs … posted a 1.56 ERA as a junior with 208 strikeouts in 117 innings, which ranked in the state’s top 10 for strikeouts and strikeouts per game … was honorable mention for Senior All-State on the basketball team, averaging 14.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game as a senior.

PersOnal: Major: Psychology and criminal Justice. Dream job: criminal profiler. Favorite movie: shawshank redemption. Favorite musical artist: tim mcgraw. Something interesting about me: I’m ambidextrous. Favorite TV show: friends. Life verse: romans 12:2. Best thing about Grace softball: the team. Why I chose Grace: small christian school that’s close to home. Something about a teammate no one else knows: ashley has no taste in sports teams.

FRESHMAN | P | WILLIAMSBURG, IND. | NORTHEASTERN


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HANNAHADAMS

FRESHMAN | P | WILLIAMSBURG, IND. | NORTHEASTERN

SAMANTHAJOHNSON#3

PreP: An All-Conference outfielder for Kokomo High School … holds the school record for most stolen bases … produced a .384 average during her senior season, leading Kokomo’s team with 33 hits, 23 runs and 22 stolen bases … led Kokomo with a .333 batting average and 12 steals as a junior, tallying 13 hits and scoring seven runs.

PersOnal: Major: counseling. Dream job: a professional athlete. Favorite movie: frozen. Favorite band: rascal flatts. Something interesting about me: I was a gymnast for 10 years. Favorite TV show: survivor. Life verse: Philippians 4:13. Best thing about Grace softball: my teammates. Why I chose Grace: I wanted to continue growing closer to christ while getting the opportunity to play softball. Some-thing about a teammate no one else knows: allison is scared of elephants.

fresHmaN | of | KoKomo, IND. | KoKomo

MORGAN HUTCHESON#16

PreP: Batted .403 during her career at Franklin Central … tallied 25 hits, 22 runs and 6 stolen bases … posted a .453 batting average during her summer ball experience as well … a Conference Student-athlete.

PersOnal: Major: elementary education. Dream job: elementary teacher. Favorite movie: Despicable me. Favorite band: Parachute. Something interesting about me: I’m a ginger that actually has a soul and is really nice. Favorite TV show: one tree Hill. Life verse: Isaiah 41:10. Best thing about Grace softball: We are a family. Why I chose Grace: I love the team and the religious atmosphere. Something about a teammate no one else knows: Hannah laughs for like 20 minutes every time she finds something funny.

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bRITTANYMELZONI#14

PreP: A four-year starter for Lawrence Central High School … tallied 24 hits as a senior, scoring 14 runs and driving in 16 on a .369 batting average … batted .400 in 2011, producing 30 hits and 15 runs scored … increased her run total to 19 as a junior, adding six extra-base hits as well … honorable mention for all-conference as a sophomore.

PersOnal: Major: biology. Dream job: Working with animals and getting paid! Favorite movie: Pocahontas. Favorite musical artist: christina Perri. Something interesting about me: I have a cat named cheese. Favorite TV show: supernatural. Best thing about Grace softball: the energy. Why I chose Grace: the small classes, the dorms and softball. Something about a teammate no one else knows: maribeth is emotional. Horror movies make her cry.

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CLARISSAKNIGHT#7

PreP: an accomplished infielder for Indian creek, she won first team All-County and All-Conference as a junior … batted .485 through her first three seasons with a .727 slugging percentage … also First Team All-conference and honorable mention for all-county as a sophomore.

PersOnal: Major: criminal Justice. Dream job: case worker for women and children victims. Favorite movie: the croods and frozen. Favorite band: one Direction. Something interesting about me: I love dinosaurs. Favorite TV show: lost. Life verse: colossians 3:17. Best thing about Grace softball: the sisterhood and the culture. Why I chose Grace: the christ-centered atmosphere. I felt christ led me here. Something about a teammate no one else knows: b-mel is obsessed with her cat and cheese.

FRESHMAN | UTIL | NINEVEH, IND. | INDIAN CREEK


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FRESHMAN | UTIL | NINEVEH, IND. | INDIAN CREEK

MARIbETHSTRONG#8

PreP: A steady contributor to the best seasons in Kankakee Valley High School’s history … helped the Kougars post a school-record 24-4 record en route to the program’s first conference champion-ship in 2011 … saw Kankakee produce 20 wins as a team in 2012 … was a member of the 2012 NSA “Class B” World Series championship squad.

PersOnal: Major: biology. Dream job: Physician’s assistant. Favorite movie: Despicable me. Favorite band: florida georgia line. Something interesting about me: I am an assistant manager at Dairy Queen in Demotte. Favorite TV show: Pretty little liars. Life verse: Proverbs 16:3. Best thing about Grace softball: It is like one big family. Why I chose Grace: I chose grace because I wanted to go to a christian school, and grace made me feel at home. Something about a teammate no one else knows: b-mel loves cats, thor, batman, captain america and mints.

fresHmaN | of/2b | Demotte, IND. | KaNKaKee ValleY

MANAGERSALISON BUTLER & JANELL GEIGER

1506 N. Detroit StreetWarsaw, IN 46580

Phone: (574) 529-5554


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From our softball cutie to softball beauty... Have an awesome

senior season!!

We are so proud of you! Love, Mom & Dad

GO LANCERS!


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“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap,

if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)

To see where you started and how far you have come, Paige - we couldn’t be prouder!

We love you!!!! Go Lancers!

- Mom, Dad and Morgan


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Psalm 98:1 “ Oh, sing to The Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.”

Every Victory in our life is His.Go Lady Lancers! We love you, CK!

Your family and friends at Nineveh Christian Church


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We are so proud of you and your

accomplishments, Allison!

Good Luck on your first college season!

We love you!

Dad, Mom, Emily, & DaniGO LANCERS!

Good Luck to you and the Lady Lancers!

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Grace SofTball record bookSingle-Season Average Name average1. Ginnette Dunwell (1992) .4682. Jean McGee (1991) .4493. Pam Mullinix (1988) .4434. Trish Dament (1997) .4425. Brooke Shell (2013) .4386. Kara Tripp (1997) .4337. Pam Mullinix (1987) .4318. Tami Romagnoli (1997) .4249. Cheryl Lancaster (1990) .42010. Jolie Eckhardt (1986) .408

Single-Season ERAName era t-1. Heather Everhart (1994) 0.56t-1. Heather Everhart (1993) 0.563. Cheryl Lancaster (1990) 0.834. Rachel Liebsch (2001) 1.025. Heather Everhart (1992) 1.126. Michele Johnston (1987) 1.267. Heather Everhart (1991) 1.508. Linda Kowatch (1987) 1.579. Rachel Liebsch (1999) 1.6310. Jill Hampton (1990) 1.64

Career Pitching Strikeouts Name strikeouts1. Heather Everhart (1991-94) 6862. Nicole Chessum (1999-02) 4213. Michelle Liebsch (2002-05) 4034. Melinda Creek (2007-10) 2705. OLivia WiNGET (2011-) 2346. Rachel Liebsch (1998-01) 2177. Cheryl Lancaster (1989-90) 2028. virginia Myers (2007-10) 1919. autumn Weaver (2006-09) 16810. Susie Rector (1994, 97) 123

Career Stolen BasesName stolen bases1. Rachel Walter (1984-86) 59 2. Meredith atiken (1993-94) 443. Tabitha Cooper (1992-94) 40 4. Melody Jackson (1984-87) 365. Kelli irish (1998-01) 346. Pam Mullinix (1985-88) 327. Michelle Watkins (1984-87) 288. JORDaN MCKiNLEY (2011-) 249. Lacey Little (2013) 2210. BROOKE SHELL (2013-) 21

Career HitsName Hits1. Samantha Fields (2010-13) 1542. OLivia WiNGET (2011-) 1393. Kelli irish (1998-01) 1354. Genevieve Benson (2009-12) 1285. Pam Mullinix (1985-88) 1246. Meredith aitken (1993-94) 1137. Christina Clark (1999-02) 112t-8. Jonica Smith (1987-90) 109t-8. Ginnette Dunwell (1992-93) 10910. Trish Dament (1994, 97) 106

Career Pitching WinsName Wins 1. Heather Everhart (1991-94) 822. Nicole Chessum (1999-02) 27 3. Cheryl Lancaster (1989-90) 264. Rachel Liebsch (1998-01) 255. Dana Mohler (1984-86) 246. Susie Rector (1994, 97) 20t-7. OLivia WiNGET (2011-) 18t-7. Linda Kowatch (1985-87) 18t-7. Michelle Liebsch (2002-05) 18t-10. Jill Boucher (1993) 13t-10. Chris Scott (1987-88) 13t-10. amy Donaldson (1989, 91) 13

Career Average Name average1. Liz Thomas (1997-98) .4242. Ginnette Dunwell (1992-93) .4113. Jean McGee (1990-91) .4004. Meredith aitken (1993-94) .3955. Cheryl Lancaster (1989-90) .3946. Pam Mullinix (1985-89) .3807. anita Barr (1984-85) .3798. Trish Dament (1994, 97) .3769. Kara Tripp (1994, 97) .366

Team SingleSeason Records

Batting average - .355 (1997)Doubles - 71 (1997)Triples - 40 (1994)Home runs - 23 (2013)RBi - 295 (1994)stolen bases - 105 (2013)Fielding % - .953 (1992)ERa - 1.06 (1993)Strikeouts - 284 (1994)Wins - 35 (1994)Win % - .789 (1992, 30-8 record)

Individual SingleSeason Records

Batting - .468, Ginnette Dunwell, 1992Hits - 77, Brooke Shell, 2013Doubles - 22, Lauralee Thomas, 1997Triples - 9, Brooke Shell, 2013; Evelene Clemens, 1994Home runs - 11, Olivia Winget, 2012RBi - 46, Ginnette Dunwell, 1992; Evelene Clemens, 1994Runs - 51, Becca Wineka, 1994Stolen Bases - 22, Lacey Little, 2013Fielding% - 1.000 (201-18-0), Nicole allen, 2005Team Wins - 28, Heather Everhart, 1994ERa - 0.56, Heather Everhart, 1993; Heather Everhart, 1994Strikeouts - 250, Heather Everhart, 1994

Brooke Shell: NaIa second team all-american Nccaa second team all-american cl Newcomer of the Year cl first team all-league cl all-tournament team Nccaa all-midwest tournament team Nfca all-america scholar-athleteolivia Winget: cl Honorable mention all-leaguealex Shipley: Nccaa all-midwest tournament team

lacey little: cl Honorable mention all-leagueDanielle Wellman: cl Honorable mention all-league Nccaa all-midwest tournament team Nfca all-america scholar-athleteSam FielDS: Nccaa all-midwest tournament teamBecky almack: Nfca all-america scholar-athletechelSea WhiteSell: Nfca all-america scholar-athleteamanDa BoWman: Nfca all-america scholar-athlete

2013 IndIvIdual awardS

rewInd: 2013 SeaSonfeb. 22-23 UNION COLLEGE TOURNEY--------- 22 Union L, 4-6 0-1 Union L, 8-12 0-2 23 Union W, 7-6 1-2 Union L, 2-10 1-3 march 1-12 sPrINg breaK trIP-------------------- 3 ave maria W, 3-2 2-3 3 Point Park l, 12-14 2-4 4 Clarke W, 10-0 (5 inn.) 3-4 4 Bellevue L, 2-7 3-5 6 bellevue l, 8-10 3-6 6 Hann-lagrange l, 1-4 3-7 8 lourdes W, 10-4 4-7 8 clarke l, 4-10 4-8 10 st. Xavier l, 1-3 4-9 10 st. Xavier l, 1-3 4-10 March 23 cornerstone l, 2-4 4-11 cornerstone l, 1-5 4-12 March 28 Manchester W, 4-1 5-12 Manchester l, 7-11 5-13 March 29-30 Grace InVITaTIOnal--------- 29 cornerstone l, 1-4 (8 inn.) 5-14 29 cornerstone l, 2-15 5-15 30 roosevelt W, 11-4 6-15 30 roosevelt W, 14-11 7-15 april 3 Indiana Tech W, 3-2 8-15 Indiana Tech l, 2-4 8-16

april 5 *Mt. Vernon W, 6-2 9-16; 1-0 *Mt. Vernon W, 4-1 10-16; 2-0april 6 *Taylor W, 9-7 11-16; 3-0 *Taylor l, 6-8 11-17; 3-1 april 9 *Huntington l, 3-11 11-18; 3-2 *Huntington L, 5-8 11-19; 3-3 april 12 Madonna l, 0-3 11-20 Madonna l, 2-15 11-21 april 16 *Bethel W, 3-2 12-21; 4-3 *Bethel W, 3-0 13-21; 5-3April 17 *Goshen L, 8-9 (8 inn.) 13-22; 5-4 *Goshen L, 3-5 13-23; 5-5 April 19 *Marian L, 0-10 13-24; 5-6 *Marian L, 3-13 13-25; 5-7 april 20 sMWc W, 11-10 (9 inn.) 14-25 sMWc l, 4-6 14-26 april 22 *st. Francis W, 2-0 15-26; 6-7 *st. Francis W, 5-2 16-26; 7-7april 25 *spring arbor W, 4-2 17-26; 8-7 *spring arbor l, 3-4 17-27; 8-8april 26-27 nccaa reGIOnals--------------------- 26 Oakland city l, 1-2 17-28 27 Oakland city W, 1-0 18-28 *Ind. Wesleyan W, 13-11 19-28; 9-8 *Ind. Wesleyan l, 7-10 (9 inn.) 19-29; 9-9may 1 CROSSROADS LEAGUE TOURNEY------------- 1 Huntington l, 4-8 19-30 taylor l, 3-4 19-31

Home games are listed in BOlD and *denotes a cl game

2013 SeaSon STaTISTIcSBaTTInG/FIelDInGPlayer gP-gs aVg ab r H 2b 3b Hr rbI tb slg bb HbP so gDP obP sf sH sb-sba Po a e flDBrooke Shell 50-50 .438 176 48 77 9 9 4 38 116 .659 10 1 11 0 .466 2 2 21-27 57 2 5 .922 Olivia Winget 50-49 .351 151 27 53 7 1 10 37 92 .609 13 2 27 0 .410 0 3 3-5 173 44 6 .973 Jordan McKinley 41-40 .345 116 27 40 2 0 0 11 42 .362 7 3 23 0 .397 0 6 17-21 120 52 16 .915Cali Young 5-1 .333 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0 3 0 .333 0 0 0-0 8 2 0 1.000Chelsea Whitesell 11-9 .316 19 2 6 1 0 1 3 10 .526 2 3 8 0 .458 0 3 1-1 3 1 2 .667Danielle Wellman 49-49 .313 160 25 50 7 0 2 43 63 .394 10 0 8 1 .351 1 3 9-14 196 59 6 .977Lacey Little 47-45 .304 125 30 38 3 2 0 11 45 .360 12 2 20 0 .374 0 14 22-24 65 9 7 .914Tiffany Featherston 45-43 .303 119 18 36 2 0 0 7 38 .319 4 2 16 0 .336 0 7 13-16 58 4 7 .899Alex Shipley 49-47 .256 129 18 33 3 0 0 9 36 .279 6 8 14 0 .329 0 7 4-4 47 108 8 .951 Samantha Fields 50-50 .231 134 19 31 6 0 0 19 37 .276 16 1 28 0 .318 0 13 8-8 78 71 18 .892Paige Petrone 17-15 .229 48 1 11 0 0 0 3 11 .229 1 2 11 1 .275 0 1 1-2 26 2 3 .903Brittney Thacker 17-12 .222 27 4 6 1 0 0 3 7 .259 4 0 5 0 .323 0 2 3-3 14 2 3 .842 Amanda Bowman 11-6 .200 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 2 1 1 0 .500 0 0 0-0 2 9 0 1.000Morgan Cody 35-31 .200 90 12 18 3 0 4 13 33 .367 6 1 27 0 .258 0 2 1-1 27 8 4 .897Bridget Poteet 15-9 .182 11 2 2 0 0 1 4 5 .455 1 1 3 0 .308 0 0 2-2 16 13 0 1.000Becky Almack 6-1 .143 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 1 0 4 0 .250 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000Ashley Bossaer 41-34 .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .250 0 1 0-0 72 41 5 .958Alison Butler 9-1 .000 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 3 0 .167 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000total: 50 .304 1331 234 405 44 12 22 203 539 .405 97 27 213 2 .350 3 64 105-128 962 428 90 .939oPPoNeNts: 50 .331 1430 305 473 105 12 33 279 701 .490 148 16 199 6 .389 14 34 52-73 988 486 86 .945

PITcHInGPlayer era W l gP-gs cg sHo IP H r er bb so 2b 3b Hr tbf aVg WP HbP sfa sHaOlivia Winget 4.18 10 10 25-22 17 1 130.2 172 101 78 75 99 35 2 12 641 .313 13 4 6 7Alex Shipley 4.35 9 14 27-18 14 3 143.1 202 121 89 44 81 49 7 14 697 .320 6 5 2 15Bridget Poteet 6.85 0 3 11-5 0 0 30.2 52 41 30 21 10 8 1 3 175 .354 3 3 1 3Amanda Bowman 8.12 0 4 9-5 0 0 25.0 67 42 29 3 8 11 2 3 146 .479 1 1 0 2 total: 4.80 19 31 72 31 4 329.2 493 305 226 143 198 103 12 32 1659 .336 23 13 9 27oPPoNeNts: 3.49 31 19 68 35 2 329.1 400 232 164 98 196 42 11 22 1526 .297 37 24 11 48


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Grace colleGe aTHleTIc club the grace college athletic club is compromised of individuals who have a desire to help support and continue to build the athletic Department at grace college. the generosity of these individuals and companies provide programs the opportunity to enhance the athletic experience for all our student-athletes, which in turn builds character, competence and service. as an integral part of the grace college family, the lancers athletic club endeavors to uphold and enrich the great tradition of grace college athletics. thanks to each of you for your continued support.

--Chad Briscoe, Grace College Director of Athletics

a special thanks to all the members of the Grace college athletic clubmatthew & brittney abernathytom & susie abernathyDavid & Judy ballJay bellrobert & Waneta bishoprandy blackalan blankleyleo boyermark & Donna brunnerJacque & Donna Bryantrobert & Kathleen burnsJeffrey & laurie cahillblake & Peggy caleycharles & Dawn christnersteve churchDon & Kimberly clemensbrian & Kathy condonterry & melinda Danielsrobert Davischris & Kim DawsonKent & Karla DenlingerDr. & mrs. Donald DeYoungmatt & Nicole Dickrich Dickrichard DillingDennis & glenda DuncanJohn elliottDale everhartJeff & tonya fawcettrex & laurie feasbyanne & Joel fillmanPaul finleyDr. Kent fishelKevin fitzpatrickW.m. & carol forbesNeal & connie frantzcraig & connie fulmerJohn glinglebill & carole gordonDave Griffithsalan grossnicklegary grovegene Hamstrarobert & elizabeth HarknessDennis Harpmatthew Hauckron & Willa HenryDenny HeplerHerbert Hobson

Noel & Joan HokeCharles & Jacqueline Hollarsteve & Jennifer Hollarcheryl HolmanJames Hornthomas & charlotte Horneyrobert & anne Irwinalan Jacksontom & Nancy Jacobsonclint Johnsontom & Debbie JohnsonKevan & carolyn Johnstonrobert & brenda Judayglen “chet” KammererDr. bill & Debbie KatipDouglas Kingerycharles & alice KoontzDoug Koontzgary Kuhnben labordeted laidigDennis lappDick & ginny leafNorval lehmantrent lehmanchristian & sarah mccraymike mccoyDayton merrellDale & Jolie millerDavid & tracy millered & susan millerWes millerNational christian foundationstephen Nelsonbret & Krista NicholsonDoug Noll, llcbrian & charissa odellDan & miriam Pachecobrad & laura ParishDarren ParkerJon & louann ParkerJon Parkercraig & annette Parsellrob thorne Distributingronald blue & companyaaron & robin rovenstinetom royJerry & cheryl rymanDean sandy

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Special thanks to Patriot Sales, Dan E. Wakefield state farm Insurance, b&b men’s Wear (roch-ester), and sidneigh carr for your support of grace college softball!

Jeffrey schmuckerscott schneiderrex & Holly schraderIvan & carol schulerted shankmark sharpbarry & cynthia sissonbrian & lauri smithr.a. smokerr. Wayne & Hyla snidercathleen snydermark sotoJames & ann tallman

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We love you, MB!Go Lancers!

Love,Dad, Mom, Lindsey, and Kara

Psalm 105:4Seek the LORD and his strength;

seek his presence continually!

Hannah,

Enjoy your softball season - you have worked very hard to get here! Relax and have fun! We are proud of you!

Love, Mom & Dad


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the crossroads league is a 10-institution athletic conference in the NAIA. The CL offers 15 year round sports throughout Indiana, michigan and ohio. the league will continue to be a pioneer in

academic excellence, competitive athletics and a faith-driven focus on and off the field.

the cl consists of 10 colleges and universities: bethel college (mishawaka, IN); goshen college (goshen, IN); grace college (Win-ona Lake, IN); Huntington University (Huntington, IN); Indiana Wes-leyan University (Marion, IN); Marian University (Indianapolis, IN); Mt. Vernon Nazarene University (Mount Vernon, OH); University of St. Francis (Fort Wayne, IN); Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, MI); and Taylor University (Upland, IN).

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Line Drive Academy

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James Hutcheson(317) 418-8699

Chad Greene(317) 666-0790

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WE LOVE YOU, MORGAN,AND WE ARE INFINITELY PROUD!

GO LADY LANCERS!!

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We are so very proud of everything you do!Love you always!Momma & Daddy

Good luck, Brookie! Love you!Bubby

Wishing you and your team success!

Love, Grandma & Grandpa Shell

Wishing you all the best - I love you!David


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Good luck, Lady Lancers!!Bring home the championship!

Stop in and see us at:6325 S. SR 46

Terre Haute, IN 47802

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Keep up the hard work, ladies!

Good Luck Lady Lancers! Whitesell Farms Supports Lady Lancer Softball!Good Luck Chelsea! Love you so much! Keep chasing your dreams!

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My Darling Samantha,You are an amazing young lady. I stand in awe from the extraordinary works God has performed in your life. You work hard, you play hard, and you strive for excellence. I couldn’t be more proud of you! Good luck with your season. Love you more than all the rays of sunshine.Love, Mom

To my beautiful Princess,You have been my special grand-daughter from day one. I contin-ue to be proud of you every day. I’m excited for what God has in store for your future. Good luck with your softball season!Love, Grandpa

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.2 Timothy 1:7Good luck with your season!Love, Jason

Good luck, Sam! Go Lady Lancers!!


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Brittany, We are proud of you. You have worked very hard to get to this point, so now just relax and play the game that you love.

Love You, Mom, Dad, and Amanda


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14-15 marTIn meTHodIST melTdown Pulaski, Tenn.14 martin methodist 11 am campbellsville 1 pm15 freed-Hardeman 1 pm lindsey wilson 3 pm

1-8 SPrInG break TrIP clermont, fla.14-15 Iwu InvITaTIonal marion, Ind.14 Judson 2 pm cornerstone 4 pm15 Grand valley 11 am calumet St. Joseph 1 pm18 @ *Taylor 3 pm21 @ *St. francis 3 pm22 @ *Goshen 1 pm25 @ *bethel 3 pm26 @ St. mary of the woods 3:30 pm28 *mt. vernon naz. 3 pm29 *Huntington 1 pm

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aPrIl1 *marian 3 pm3 @ *Spring arbor 3 pm5 @ *Indiana wesleyan 1 pm8 *Taylor 3 pm11 *St. francis 3 pm12 *Goshen 1 pm15 *bethel 3 pm17 @ *Huntington 1 pm18 @ *mt. vernon naz. 1 pm22 @ *marian 3 pm25 *Spring arbor 3 pm26 *Indiana wesleyan 1 pm30 cl TournamenT Tba

1 cl TournamenT Tba5 nccaa reGIonalS Tba15 nccaa world SerIeS roanoke, va.23 naIa world SerIeS columbus, Ga.

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