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Table of ContentsQuick Facts & Softball Information ...................................... 1Administration ...........................................................................2Coaching Staff .............................................................................3Roster ............................................................................................4Season Preview ...........................................................................5Senior Profiles .............................................................................6Junior Profiles ......................................................................... 7-8Sophomore Profiles .............................................................. 9-10Newcomer Profiles ............................................................. 11-12South Atlantic Conference Information ............................ 13Record Books .......................................................................14-15Season Opponents ................................................................... 16

Softball InformationHead Coach ...................................Joe Elston (Kentucky ‘75)Assistant ................................ Doug Eargle (Austin Peay ‘79)Softball Office Phone ...................................... (803) 321-51642008 Record ........................................................................19-252008 SAC Finish ............................................................3-10/7thStarters Returning/Lost ....................................................... 7/2Pitchers Returning/Lost/Incoming ................................ 1/2/3Newcomers ..................................................................................9

College InformationName of School ..........................................Newberry CollegeCity/Zip ................................................... Newberry, SC 29108Founed ....................................................................................1856Enrollment ...............................................................................921Nickname ............................................................................... N/ASchool Colors .................................................Scarlet and GrayFacility .......................................Newberry Softball ComplexCapacity.................................................................................. N/AAffiliation ..................................................... NCAA Division IIConference ......................................................... South AtlanticPresident.........................................................Dr. Mitchell Zais Alma mater .....................................US Military Academy ‘69V.P. for Intercollegiate Athletics .......................Andy Carter Alma mater .............................................. Missouri Baptist ‘87Sports Information Director............................... Josh Manck Faculty Athletics Rep. .............................Dr. Warren MooreSenior Woman Administrator ........................ Ginny LutherAthletic Dept. Phone ........................................(803) 321-5137Athletic Ticket Manager ..................................Carrie SnyderTicket Office ....................................................... (803) 321-5101

Sports InformationSoftball SID ..........................Patrick McCoy (Kentucky ‘08)Office Phone ......................................................(803) 321-5603SID Fax ................................................................(803) 321-5169Email ....................................... [email protected] Mailing Address: ..............................2100 College Street.................................................................... Newberry, SC 29108Website ........................... www.NewberryAthleticSite.com

Media OutletsRadio Station: ..................................................WKDK RadioRadio Contact Person: ....................... Jimmie Coggins, Jr.Address: ....................................................3000 Hazel Street

Newberry, SC 29108Phone: ............................................................. (803) 276-2957The Newberry Observer: ...................................Kelly Snow Phone: ..............................................(803) 276-0625 Fax: .....................................................(803) 276-1517The State (Columbia): ....................... Sports Department Phone: ............................................. (800) 456-8470 Fax: .....................................................(803) 771-8613Greenville News: ................................ Sports Department Phone: ..............................................(800) 395-8326 Fax: ................................................... (864) 298-4137

2009 ScheduleDate Opponent Time2/7 at Belmont Abbey College (DH) 1 p.m.2/11 at USC Aiken (DH) 2 p.m.2/17 at Coker (DH) 2 p.m. 2/19 North Greenville (DH) 2 p.m.2/20 Lander (DH) 2 p.m.2/22 at St. Andrews Presbyterian (DH) 1 p.m.2/25 Erskine (DH) 2 p.m.2/28 Seton Hill # 9 a.m.2/28 Belmont Abbey # 11 a.m. 2/28 Tiffin # 1 p.m.3/1 Charleston-W. Va. # 11 a.m.3/1 Alderson Broaddus # 1 p.m. 3/4 Southern Wesleyan (DH) 2 p.m.3/5 Chowan (DH) 2 p.m.3/7 Edinboro % 11 a.m.3/7 Slippery Rock % 1 p.m.3/7 Queens University % 7 p.m.3/8 Saint Leo University % 11 a.m.3/8 Francis Marion % 1 p.m.3/16 Montreat (DH) 2 p.m.3/18 at North Greenville (DH) 2 p.m.3/19 at Erskine (DH) 2 p.m.3/21 Mars Hill (DH) * 1 p.m.3/22 St. Andrews Presbyterian (DH) 1 p.m.3/24 at Brevard (DH) * 2 p.m. 3/28 Lincoln Memorial (DH) * 1 p.m. 4/2 at Limestone (DH) 2 p.m.4/4 at Catawba (DH) * 2 p.m.4/8 Lenoir-Rhyne (DH) * 2 p.m.4/10 at Carson-Newman (DH) * 1 p.m.4/15 Wingate (DH) * 2 p.m.4/18 at Tusculum (DH) * 2 p.m. 4/23-25 Food Lion SAC Tournament TBA

* Denotes South Atlantic Conference Game# Denotes Mid-South Invitational% Denotes Patriot Invitational

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Dr. Mitchell (Mick) M. Zais President of Newberry CollegeDr.Mitchell(Mick)M.Zais has been president of Newberry College since August of 2000. He earned an engineering

degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; a Master of Arts degree in military history from the School for Advanced Military Studies at Leavenworth, Kansas; and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in social psychology and organizational behavior from the University of Washington. He is also a graduate of the National Defense University where he was a post-doctoral research fellow in national security affairs.

Dr. Zais has been appointed by Governor Mark Sanford to represent the state’s 20 private colleges and universities on the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. He also serves as a member of the Governor’s Council for Educational Reform of secondary education in South Carolina. He is a member of the Newberry Opera House Foundation, the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Lutheran Education Conference of North America, and the Southeastern Region of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. In the South Atlantic (athletic) Conference, he serves as Chairman of the Presidents’ Council. He also represents the private college and university presidents of the southeastern United States on the Board of Directors of the national Foundation for Independent Higher Education. Dr. Zais also serves as Chairman of the Lieutenant Governor’s advisory council on aging.

Dr. Zais has written and published extensively in the fields of organizational behavior, curriculum design, stress, military history and doctrine, and leadership and management, in such professional journals as the Journal of Applied Psychology, Armed Forces Journal International, Military Review, Parameters, etc. His opinion-editorial pieces, written while President of Newberry

College, have appeared in newspapers across the state.Before becoming Newberry College’s 20th president, Dr. Zais served his country for over 30 years as an officer in the United States Army, at-

taining the rank of brigadier general. As an assistant professor at West Point, he taught management consulting, organizational behavior, and leadership.

A paratrooper and Ranger, Dr. Zais served in a wide variety of infantry units, in Vietnam, the United States, and Korea. He commanded two rifle companies, an infantry battalion, a light infantry brigade, and served as deputy commanding general at Fort Riley, Kansas. His experience is in military plans and operations, having worked as chief of operations, plans, and training for an infantry battalion; war plans officer for a corps; and Chief of War Plans for the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Dr. Zais was a White House aide and served in Panama as executive assistant to the four-star commander of all U.S. forces in Central and South America. In Kuwait, he was commanding general of U.S. and Allied forces. He also served as commanding general of Operation Provide Refuge, the task force that cared for the 4,000 Kosovo refugees who entered the United States. Prior to coming to Newberry College, Zais was the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, the headquarters that administers more than 200,000 military members of the Army Reserve.

Dr. Zais’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Ranger, Airborne, and Combat Infantryman’s Badges, and the South Carolina Meritorious Service Medal.

His wife, the former Susan Fincher, is from Columbia and a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Susan’s great-great-great-grandfather was a founding member of the Newberry College Board of Trustees. They have two children: Bradley is an infantry soldier in Iraq; Ashley, is an intern coordinator for presidential hopeful John McCain.

Andy Carter Vice President for Intercollegiate AthleticsAndyCarter is entering his seventh year as the Newberry College Director of Athletics, having joined the Newberry

family in September of 2002. Since taking the helm, Carter has spearheaded several projects in order to turn Newberry Athletics into one of the premier programs in Division II.

Carter came to Newberry after 17-year tenure at Missouri Baptist University. Upon receiving his undergraduate degree from the NAIA institution, he began his career as an admissions recruiter and assistant baseball coach while working on his master’s of business administration at Lindenwood University. His degree completion led him to a faculty position as an Instructor of Business Administration and Economics at Missouri Baptist, while at the same time serving the school as head baseball coach.

Carter took over as baseball coach in 1991 and during his nine seasons at the helm won seven consecutive conference championships. Seven years into a successful coaching career, he also took over as Missouri Baptist’s athletic director. He served in both roles for two years before leaving coaching in order to devote all his attention to administrative duties.

Almost immediately upon his arrival at Newberry, Carter presented the Board of Trustees with the “Newberry College Athletic Initiative”, a long-term plan to secure future athletic success, while maintaining Newberry’s excellent academic record for its athletics teams. Newberry has undergone an overhaul of its athletic program, instituting a stringent evalu-ation process for all varsity sports.

The results were almost immediate, as the athletic program nearly doubled South Atlantic Conference victories in consecutive years under Carter’s reign. Also, for the first time since 1999, Newberry enhanced its offering of varsity sports, adding wrestling and competitive cheerleading.

Academic achievement and student development are the cornerstones of the department. A growing student-athlete population (222 in 2002-03 up to 500 in 2007-08) have set the standard in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) by winning four of the past five GPA titles and have achieved a cumulative GPA as high as 3.01 (2007-2008). The College’s commitment, as evidenced by the implementation of our Mentoring Skills program, is to maintain this success for the future.

The student-athlete experience directly correlates to the relationship they have with their head coach. Annual evaluations and emphasis on desired results produced by the head coaches in the department aided in staff hiring and the development process. The success in hiring and developing all departmental staff (Coaches, administration, and staff) is directly correlated to the commitment shown by the College.

The tenure of our head coaches, each program’s win-loss records, and the quality of each incoming recruiting class provide a window of the varied levels of success that will continue blessing the College for years to come.

Facility enhancement has also been a major focal point for this administration. In the summer of 2006 a new Astro Turf football field was installed. This provided a state of the art field for practice and competition. The team responded by winning all 9 games played at Setzler Field, including our first ever NCAA DII post-season victory. Through the fall 2007 season, Newberry football has produced a 15-0 home record on the new turf.

The 2007-2008 academic year brought the Phase I completion of the first of three new facilities at the Smith Road Athletic Complex with the completion of the Baseball facility. This facility will be the proud home for Newberry baseball for years to come and will provide a great opportu-nity to engage our community. The other facilities slated for the Smith Road Complex are new Softball and Soccer facilities. Also, the Newberry basketball and volleyball teams began playing last season on a new finished gym floor, powered by a brand new, state-of-the art lighting system.

Future plans include new facilities for the men’s and women’s tennis teams and determining the best course of action to give the football facilities at Seltzer Field its first facelift in almost 20 years.

Success on the fields, courts, and fairways has come as the result of great processes. Our coaches have taught their student-athletes that we must win every day; in the classroom and on the fields, courts, and fairways. During the 2002-03 year we won 19% of SAC competitions. The progress has been steady and reached 53% in 2006-2007. This marked the first time the department ever eclipsed the 50% winning percentage since becoming a DII SAC member. Other competitive successes have come in the All-Sports competition. In 2002-03, we scored 21 points across the 14 representative sport programs. This placed Newbery last in the SAC standings, a place they have finished each year. Once again, the rise has been steady as we scored successively more points each year leading up to the 2006-07 year when we scored 76 points and finished third in the standings, only 6 points out of first place. What a wonderful testament to the support of the College Administration and the hard work of the staff and student-athletes.

As the Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, he serves on the Newberry President’s Cabinet, under Dr. Mitchell Zais. He also is member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and serves as a Board Member for the D2 Athletics Director’s Association.

Carter is married to his wife of 23 years, Rena. They have seven children: Aaron (20), a senior cadet at USMA-West Point, Becca (19), Beth (16), Jake (14), Rachel (12), Caleb (10), and Micah (8).

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JoeElston enters his fifth season as head coach of Newberry’s softball program. In his nine year coaching career, Elston has compiled over 200 victories and was recently honored for the accomplishment at the Easton Victory Club Awards Luncheon, which was held at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort. Elston was among 36 coaches to receive recognition for their career milestones. Under the direction of Elston, Newberry has excelled in academics as well as softball. The scarlet and gray finished in the top-25 of the NFCA Team GPA for three straight seasons. Elston has also coached 27 NFCA All-American Scholar Athletes. Last season, the softball team finished the season with a 19-25 record overall and a 3-10 SAC record. Despite the losing record, Newberry finished ranked nationally in several statistical categories; 15th in double plays per game, 40th in stolen bases per game, 49th in triples per game, 71st in scoring and 78th in batting average. In addition to the team accomplishments, several players found themselves nationally ranked in individual categories. Kat Hammond ranked in RBIs per game (29th), slugging percentage (43rd), batting average (72nd), doubles per game (79th), home runs per game (80th) and on-base percentage (95th). Along with Hammond, Aissa Gatewood ranked 43rd in the nation in stolen bases per game. In 2007, Elston’s team tied the school record for wins in a season, racking up 34 victories. To go along with the 37-25-1 record, Courtney Lindler broke the school’s single-season RBI record with 54 and earned All-South Atlantic Region honors from the NFCA and DAKTRON-ICS, while freshman Sara Powell was a first team All-South Atlantic Conference performer as well as All-South Atlantic Region. In the 2006 season, Newberry posted a 22-34-1 overall and 4-10 in the SAC. However at the 2006 Food Lion SAC Softball Tournament, Newberry compiled a 3-2 record and advanced to the final day of competition before falling to eventual champions, Wingate University. The scarlet and gray garnered several awards in the 2006 season as juniors Courtney Lindler and Christina Kirby were named to the SAC All-Tournament team, while fellow junior Jessica Jackson earned recognition with an All-SAC Second Team selection. Elston’s second season at Newberry produced a win increase of five games as the scarlet and gray went 22-34-1 and acquired several postseason awards as sophomore pitcher and first baseman Christina Kirby was named to the All-SAC First Team as a utility player and junior catcher Sarah Lynch was an All-SAC Second Team member. On the academic spectrum, senior pitcher Kayce McLeod was an ESPN The Magazine All-District III Academic All-Region First Team pick and Newberry led all conference teams in team GPA. “Newberry is a diamond in the rough right now and we’re just starting to get polished,” stated Elston. “This program [softball program] is on the way up. The leadership in this school is instilled in the players and the coaches have instilled that leadership as well. I’m here to turn this program around because I believe in what [athletic director] Coach Carter and [president] Dr. Zais have given us.” Elston came to Newberry via the University of Evansville, where he served as assistant softball coach. While at Evansville, he helped

guide the Purple Aces to a 40-20 overall record in 2004. Besides coaching, Elston also coordinated scouting reports, recruiting student-athletes, and fundraising. Prior to his stint at Evansville, Elston was the head coach at Bellarmine University, a Division II institution in Louisville, Ky. From 1999-2003, Elston compiled five straight winning seasons en route to being named the Great Lakes Conference Coach of the Year in 2003. In addition to his accomplishments on the field, his Bellarmine teams also maintained a team GPA of over 3.0. In 1999, he was inducted into the Kentucky Softball Coaches Hall of Fame. Elston has also coached on the high school level, heading the program at DuPont Manual High School in Louisville. While at DuPont Manual, he led his team to a 1997 state championship. He has also been a successful business owner, owning a dry-cleaning service for nearly 20 years. Elston and his wife Suzanne currently reside in Chapin.

Year School Record Pct.1999 Bellarmine 20-18 .5262000 Bellarmine 22-19 .5372001 Bellarmine 26-22 .5422002 Bellarmine 29-14 .6742003 Bellarmine 28-19 .5962005 Newberry 17-31 .3542006 Newberry 22-34-1 .4792007 Newberry 34-25-1 .5752008 Newberry 19-25 .432Overall Nine Seasons 217-207-2 .512

Doug EargleAssistant CoachAustin Peay ‘79

First Season

Assistant coach DougEargleenters his first season with the Newberry College softball program. With 30 years of coaching experience, Eargle has a wealth of knowledge of softball espe-cially in South Carolina.

“With Doug, I have an assistant that is closer to my age, so I think we will work well together,” said Elston. “Sometimes when you have a young coach it’s hard to communicate exactly what we need to do to help the team improve. We’ve already become good friends and have started to mesh well as a coach-

ing unit. I think the team can only benefit as we work together more.” Eargle was most recently at North Greenville University, where he served as the co-Head Softball Coach since March 2008 and before that he served as an assistant softball coach on the team. Prior to his coaching career, Eargle graduated from Austin Peay State University in 1979 with a B.S. in Health, Physical Education and Driver’s Education. He also played in the Atlanta Braves organization for three years as a pitcher and position player. After his playing career concluded in 1979, Eargle em-

barked on his coaching career. Eargle, a graduate of Brookland-Cayce High School, brings a wealth of experience in coaching softball in the state of South Carolina. His coaching and playing career lead to his induction to the Brookland-Cayce High School Hall of Fame. Eargle’s connections throughout South Carolina will be an essential tool in the recruiting of prospective student-athletes to the softball team. Alongside his recruiting connections, Eargle’s lengthy coaching career will help coach Elston in the success of the Newberry softball program this season. “I coached high school for thirty years and then I retired, but I got a chance to come to Newberry and I really look for-ward to this season in trying to help this team win as many games as possible,” Eargle stated. “We have a good group of players and I think this year our program is going to have a vast improvement from what they did last year.” Eargle will be in charge of the infield and defense where he can put his vast knowledge of the game to work along with his recruiting duties.

Joe ElstonHead Coach

Kentucky ‘75Fifth Season

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# Name Position Ht. Cl. B/T Hometown PreviousSchool1 Jessica Teague 2B/OF 5-4 So. R/R Charlotte, N.C. Hopewell HS 2 Lacy Burdette C/2B 5-5 Fr. R/R Anderson, S.C. Crescent HS 3 Whitney Wiles OF 5-4 Jr. L/R Iva, S.C. Spartanburg Methodist 4 Richelle Mirabal SS/UT 5-8 So. R/R Tampa, Fla. Sickles HS 5 Stephanie Blazer OF/1B 5-3 So. R/L Greenville, S.C. Woodmont HS 6 Aissa Gatewood OF/IF 5-4 So. S/R N. Charleston, S.C. Ft. Dorchester HS 7 Kat Hammond 2B/SS 5-9 Sr. R/R Irmo, S.C. Dutch Fork HS 9 Chelsea Chipoletti OF 5-4 So. R/R Brooksville, Fla. Hernando HS 10 Angela Cataldo 1B/3B 5-8 So. R/R Sumter, S.C. Sumter HS 11 Amy Jarrell OF 5-4 Sr. L/L Dover, Del. Caesar Rodney HS 12 Jessica Reid IF/OF 5-6 So. R/R Walhalla, S.C. Walhalla HS 15 Chelsie Hilbourn P/OF 5-9 So. R/R Loris, S.C. Loris HS 17 Sara Powell C/1B 5-8 Jr. R/R Ocean View, Del. Indian River HS 18 Haley Watson 1B/3B 5-7 Jr. R/R Goodlettsville, Tenn. Pope John Paul II HS 19 Amanda Schumacher C 5-8 Jr. R/R Greenville, S.C. Young Harris College 21 Kristen Hicks P 5-4 Jr. R/R Bamberg, S.C. Bamberg-Ehrhardt HS 22 Taylor Edmund 3B 5-5 Fr. R/R Florence, S.C. South Florence HS 23 Felicia Taylor P/UT 5-9 So. R/L Venice, Fla. University of North Florida 24 Mehgan Carter P/SS 5-6 Fr. R/R Walterboro, S.C. Colleton County HS 25 Tiffany Pigage C/3B 5-5 Jr. R/R Lexington, S.C. White Knoll HS 27 Courtney Flach INF/OF 5-3 Fr. R/R Tampa, Fla. Sickles HS 31 Christine Stokes C 5-7 Fr. R/R Charleston, S.C. Bishop England HS 33 Amanda Huckestein P 5-8 Jr. R/R Port Charlotte, Fla. Concordia University

Returning StartersAissa Gatewood (44-44)Amy Jarrell (44-44)Kat Hammond (43-44)Sara Powell (43-44)Chelsie Hilbourn (28-39)Richelle Mirabal (28-37)Tiffany Pigage (24-29)Kristen Hicks (15-22)

Returning ReservesStephanie BlazerAngela Cataldo Chelsea ChipolettiJessica ReidJessica Teague Haley Watson

Incoming FreshmanLacy BurdetteMehgan CarterTaylor EdmundCourtney FlachChristine Stokes

Incoming TransfersAmanda HuckesteinAmanda SchumacherFelicia TaylorWhitney Wiles

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Returning Players Batting StatisticsPlayer avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Kristen Hicks .500 3-0 6 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 .500 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0-0 7 16 1 .958Kat Hammond .415 44-43 135 33 56 14 1 9 47 99 .733 15 2 16 0 .477 1 2 9-10 97 73 11 .939Aissa Gatewood .349 44-44 146 39 51 2 3 0 8 59 .404 14 0 18 0 .404 1 11 21-25 51 8 4 .937Sara Powell .341 44-43 123 24 42 6 1 1 22 53 .431 18 0 10 0 .423 1 7 3-4 41 75 17 .872Chelsea Chipoletti .302 38-20 53 10 16 2 0 0 8 18 .340 0 2 6 1 .327 0 7 2-3 14 1 1 .938Chelsie Hilbourn .297 39-28 91 14 27 4 3 0 20 37 .407 6 4 18 0 .366 0 1 1-1 28 0 2 .933Amy Jarrell .292 44-44 106 26 31 1 0 0 12 32 .302 13 1 9 1 .372 1 6 6-8 47 0 3 .940Richelle Mirabal .272 37-28 81 9 22 1 0 0 15 23 .284 5 3 18 0 .333 1 4 5-5 92 27 9 .930Jessica Teague .259 22-7 27 9 7 0 0 0 1 7 .259 1 0 5 0 .286 0 3 2-2 4 1 0 1.000Tiffany Pigage .246 29-24 57 7 14 0 0 0 6 14 .246 14 4 8 0 .427 0 4 4-4 93 17 3 .973Angela Cataldo .150 15-6 20 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 .150 1 0 8 0 .174 2 3 0-0 11 11 4 .846Jessica Reid .143 4-4 7 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 .429 0 0 4 0 .143 0 0 0-0 4 3 3 .700Haley Watson .059 16-8 17 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .059 1 0 5 0 .111 0 0 0-0 57 0 2 .966Stephanie Blazer .000 7-4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 .091 0 0 0-0 13 0 1 .929

Returning Pitchers Pitching StatisticsPlayer era w-l app-gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr ab b/avg wp hbp bk sfa shaChelsie Hilbourn 0.00 0-0 1-1 0 0/0 0 0.1 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 1 0 0 0Kristen Hicks 3.95 7-7 22-15 8 2/0 0 90.1 104 71 51 44 57 13 2 8 369 .282 4 12 0 4 13

The 2008 edition of Newberry College finished the season 19-25, but suffered nine one-run losses that could have changed the outcome of the season. As a result the scarlet and gray saw a drop off in victories from the previous season, when the team tied the school record for wins with 34.

Head coach Joe Elston points to three factors in order for the 2009 softball team to regain its 2007 success; Stolen Bases, Defense and Pitching. In addition to last year’s one-run losses, the team saw a decrease in stolen bases (67), fielding percentage (.937) and shutouts (1), while the pitching staff’s ERA increased by a third of a run. Coach Elston accredits last years record to these dips in production, when compared to the ‘07 season and prior seasons.

In order to increase those numbers, coach Elston has brought in four transfers and five freshmen to an ex-perienced squad that boasts two preseason All-South Atlantic Conference selections; Kat Hammond and Sara Powell. Last year, Hammond and Powell combined for 98 hits, 20 doubles, 10 homeruns, 69 RBIs, 33 walks and 30 stolen bases. The duo’s continuance of dominant hitting will be vital for the offense to produce runs.

ScheduleNewberry will partake in two non-conference tournaments this year by traveling to Florence, S.C. for the annual Patriots Invitational hosted by Francis Marion. Newberry will host it’s own tournament, the Mid-South Invitational, from Feb. 27-Mar. 1 in Spartanburg, S.C. as fifteen teams will partici-pate.

In total, Newberry will play 54 games, which includes 22 at home, 22 on the road, and ten at tournaments. The scarlet and gray will play in 14 different cities and 29 different op-ponents. The 54 total games include 16 games against eight SAC opponents with an even split of eight home and away.

With a slew of South Atlantic Conference teams that are capable of taking home the regular season title, coach Elston hopes that this season will have the perfect combination of team cohesiveness, pitching and hitting to bring home Newberry’s first SAC softball title. Newberry can also gain a title at the 2009 Food Lion SAC Softball Tournament in Hickory, N.C. at Lenoir-Rhyne’s campus.

PITCHINGIncoming transfer, Amanda Huckestein from Concordia University will help to bolster the rotation that saw a decrease of nine shutouts in ’08. Huckestein as well as fellow junior Kristen Hicks, who went 7-7 last year with a 3.95, will be the team’s main pitching arms to carry the load of the season. Two others that will see time on the mound are freshmen Mehgan Carter and North Florida transfer Felicia Taylor.

OUTFIELDThe outfield returns plenty of experience as three starters return; Aissa Gatewood, Amy Jarrell and Chelsie Hilbourn. All three combined to start in 116 of 125 games played in. Backing up the trio will be Chelsea Chipoletti, Stephanie Blazer and Jessica Teague, who played in a combined 67 games last year. Newcomers to the outfield will be Whit-ney Wiles, a transfer from Spartanburg Methodist, and freshman Courtney Flach. Wiles was an All-Region Second Team selection for the Pioneers and Flach was an All-Coun-ty selection playing at Sickles HS in Tampa, Fla.

INFIELDOne mainstay and several utility players will make up the infield this year as Kat Hammond will command second base and be surrounded by a platooning cast of start-ers. First base will most likely be covered by sophomore Richelle Mirabal, while the opposite corner should be home to Sara Powell. At shortstop, coach Elston will look to Jessica Reid, who is returning from an injury plagued 2008 season. Elston’s arsenal of utility players inlcudes; Mirabal, Powell, Reid, Angela Cataldo and Haley Watson. All of the utility players could see action at up to four different positions. Newcomers to the team will also have a chance to step in and collect playing time as Newberry added several talented infielders this off season; Mehgan Carter, Felicia Taylor, Taylor Edmund and Lacy Burdette.

CATCHINGCatcher will be extremely deep this year as four play-ers have the capability of fielding the position. Tiffany Pigage is the returning starter with 24 starts and will be challenged by several incomers for playing time. Transfer Amanda Schumacher, from Young Harris College, along with freshmen Christine Stokes and Lacy Burdette will look to garner playing time throughout the year.

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2008: Started in all 44 games… batted .292 on the season with 31 hits and 26 runs scored… 12 RBIs on the season… had six stolen bases on the season…

2007: Played in 57 games with 52 starts... bat-ted .266 with 34 hits, three doubles and eight RBI... was second on the team with 13 steals in 16 attempts...

2006: Batted. 194 in 49 appearances, earning five RBIs... Had two RBIs on 3/11 against West Liberty State... stole six bases...

HighSchool: Played four years of varsity ball at Caesar Rodney HS... coached by Mike Shehurn... helped her team to a 2003 state championship... named first team All-Conference and first team All-State in 2003... earned second team All-Conference in 2004 and 2005... member of FCA, Spanish Club, Unity Club, and honor roll.

Personal: Born February 17, 1987 ... daughter of Beth and Herbie Jarrell ... enjoys Mexican food ... lists “Remember the Titans” as her favorite movie ... likes to cheer on the North Carolina Tar Heels ... says most respected sports figure is Johnny Damon.

2008: Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-SouthAtlantic Region Second Team... started in 43 of 44 games... batted .415 with a team high 56 hits... had a team high in doubles (14) and RBIs (47)... was second on the team in runs scored with 33 and stolen bases with nine on 10 attempts...

2007: Played in 59 games with 58 starts... was third on the team with a .347 batting average...

had 60 hits with 13 doubles and eight homeruns... recorded 10 stolen bases in 11 at-tempts... compiled a .970 fielding percentage...

2006: Batted .262 in 47 games, racking up 13 RBIs and four HRs... Had three multiple RBI games - hitting two each against UNC Pembroke (3/12), West Virginia State

(3/19) and Tusculum (4/10)... Stole five bases... Earned 34 hits, striking out 29 times...

HighSchool: Was a six-year member of the varsity squad at Dutch Fork HS... coached by Jennie Lyerly... com-piled a .981 fielding percentage and .446 batting average her senior season... helped team to first ever region title her sophomore year... three-time All-Region selection... All-State honoree in 2004 and HSSR All-State honoree in 2005... played volleyball for three years as an outside hitter... member of honor roll and FCA.

Personal: Born June 22, 1987... daughter of Manning and Catherine Hammond... favorite movie is “A League of Their Own”... most respected sports figure is Jackie Robinson... enjoys writing and playing guitar... grandfather played baseball and two uncles played football at the University of South Carolina.

Kat Hammond Senior - 2B/SS

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Amy Jarrell Senior - OFDover, Del.

Caesar Rodney HSElementary Education

Career Statistics Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2008 .415 44-43 135 33 56 14 1 9 47 99 .733 15 2 16 0 .477 1 2 9-10 97 73 11 .939 2007 .347 59-58 173 34 60 13 1 8 38 99 .572 20 0 38 2 .410 2 4 10-11 121103 7 .970 2006 .262 55-47 130 19 34 7 0 4 13 53 .408 13 1 29 1 .331 1 5 5-6 86 78 15 .916 Total .342 158-148 438 96 150 34 2 21 162 251 .573 48 3 83 3 .407 4 11 24-27 304 254 33 .944

Career Statistics Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2008 .292 44-44 106 26 31 1 0 0 12 32 .302 13 1 9 1 .372 1 6 6-8 47 0 3 .940 2007 .266 57-52 128 21 34 3 0 0 8 37 .289 12 0 19 0 .329 0 7 13-16 61 4 8 .890 2006 .194 49-37 98 8 19 3 0 0 5 22 .224 1 1 8 0 .210 0 4 6-6 34 4 2 .950 Total 150-133 332 55 84 7 0 0 25 91 26 2 36 1 1 17 25-30 142 8 13

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2008: All-South Atlantic Conference FirstTeam...played in 44 games, while starting in 43… batted .341 on the season with 24 runs scored… was third on the team with 42 hits… second on the team with 22 RBIs… also record-ed a team high 18 walks…

2007: Started all 60 games she played in dur-ing the 2007 season... compiled a .329 batting average 55 hits and 36 RBI... Had 11 doubles, 1 triple and 6 homeruns... stole 10 bases in 14 at-tempts...compiled a .970 fielding percentage...

HighSchool: Played four years of varsity softball at Indian River HS in Dagsboro under head coach Mark Browne...first team all-conference and all-state selection in 2006...team was conference and division champions with a 21-3 record in 2006...also played four years of varsity volleyball and two years of varsity basketball...

Personal: Born March 16, 1988...daughter of Allen and Alice Powell...most respected sports figure is Derek Jeter, and favorite pro sports team is the New York Yankees...also follows Duke University sports...if she could spend one day in history with anyone, Sara would choose Abraham Lincoln.

Sara Powell Junior - C/1B

Ocean View, Del.Indian River HS

Sports Management

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2008 .341 44-43 123 24 42 6 1 1 22 53 .431 18 0 10 0 .423 1 7 3-4 41 75 17 .872 2007 .329 60-60 167 38 55 11 1 6 36 86 .515 27 0 12 1 .414 4 5 10-14 204 50 13 .951 Total .334 104-103 290 62 97 17 2 7 58 139 .479 45 0 22 1 .417 5 12 13-18 245 125 30 .925

2008: Played in 16 games, while starting in 8… batted .059 on the season with two runs scored…

2007: Played in 32 games with 16 starts... com-piled a .212 batting average with 11 hits... had three doubles with two RBI... had a .986 field-ing percentage...

HighSchool:Played four years of varsity soft-ball at Pope John Paul II HS in Hendersonville

for coach John Sneed... team was regional runner-up in 2006... all-county honoree in 2003, 2004, and 2005 as well as all-region selection in 2003... also played two years of varsity basketball and soccer...

Personal:Born January 2, 1988... daughter of Dawn Kranz and Kenny Watson... enjoys Japanese food... favorite professional sports team is the Cincinnatti Reds... when she’s

not following Newberry, she cheers for Vanderbilt... favorite book is The Da Vinci Code... an accomplished singer, as she has performed in Carnegie Hall... if she could spend one day in history with anyone, she would choose Ghandi.

2008: Appeared in 22 games, registering 15 starts… season record of 7-7 with a 3.95 ERA… threw eight complete games with two shut-outs… was second on the team with 57 strike-outs… opponents batting average of .282…

2007: Appeared in 17 games with 8 starts... compiled a 3-2 record with a 3.12 ERA... threw two complete games... allowed an opponents batting average of .244...

HighSchool: Played four years of varsity softball at Bamberg-Ehrhardt under head coach Dena Hartzog... was all-region selection in 2004, 2005 and 2006... offensive player of the year in 2005 and MVP in 2006... played one year of varsity basketball...

Personal: Born June 28, 1988... daughter of Keith and Terri Hicks...her most respected sports figure is USA national team pitcher Jennie Finch... also a University of South Carolina fan... favorite professional sports team is the Atlanta Braves... her favorite movie is Hitch.

Kristen Hicks Junior - P

Bamberg, S.C.Bamberg-Ehrhardt HSSports Management

Haley Watson Junior - 1B/3B

Goodlettsville, Tenn.Pope John Paul II HSSecondary Education


Year era w-l app-gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr ab b/avg wp hbp bk sfa sha 2008 3.95 7-7 22-15 8 2/0 0 90.1 104 71 51 44 57 13 2 8 369 .282 4 12 0 4 13 2007 3.12 3-2 15-8 2 1/2 0 42.2 40 26 19 28 34 4 1 8 164 .244 5 8 0 0 5 Total 3.68 10-9 37-23 10 3/2 0 133.0 144 97 70 72 91 17 3 16 533 .270 9 20 0 4 18

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2008:Appeared in 29 games, while starting in 24 games… batted .246 on the season with 14 hits and seven runs scored… had six RBIs… had a fielding percentage of .973…

2007: Played in 47 games with 40 starts... compiled a .181 batting average with 13 hits, 2 doubles, 1 triple and 11 RBI... recorded a .989 fielding percentage...

HighSchool:Played four years of varsity softball at White Knoll High under coaches Joey Lawson and Jaime Williamson... all-region selection in 2004 and 2005, as well as all-area in 2005... most valuable defensive player in 2005...

Personal: Born August 2, 1988... daughter of James and Sharon Pigage... favorite col-lege team other than Newberry is the University of Kentucky... favorite movie is The Goonies... also enjoys photog-raphy.

Tiffany Pigage Junior - C/3BLexington, S.C.White Knoll HS

Business


2008: Played in seven games, while starting in four games...

2007:Played in 32 games with 13 starts her fresh-man year... compiled a .212 batting average with three doubles and two RBI... compiled a .909 fielding percentage...

High School: Was team’s MVP and three-time all-region player... member of National Honor So-ciety, Beta Club and Who’s Who Among American Students... also member of volleyball team for three seasons...

Personal: Born May 23, 1988... daughter of Stephen and Debbie Blazer... favorite profes-sional sports team is the New York Yankees... most respected pro athlete is Derek Jeter... favorite movie is The Notebook... favorite food is macaroni and cheese... if she could spend one day in history with anyone, it would be her grandfather, who was an All-American football player at North Carolina, and played for the Buffalo Bills.

Stephanie Blazer R-Sophomore - OF/1B

Greenville, S.C.Woodmont HS

Biology

2008: Only played in four games, starting in all four… batted .143 in those games...

2007: Played in 58 games with 44 starts... com-piled a .291 average with 34 hits... had three doubles, one triple, three homeruns and 20 RBI... had six stolen bases in nine attempts... recorded a .936 fielding percentage...

HighSchool: Played five years of varsity soft-ball at Walhalla, winning district championship three years... was all-region selec-tion in 2005 and 2006, as well as all-state in 2005 and all-star in 2006... Mu Alpha Theta honors math club, National Honor Society, and Beta Club member...

Personal: Born February 24, 1988... daughter of Frank and Patsy Reid... follows the Atlanta Braves and Clemson Tigers... enjoys eating salad and hot wings... most respected sports figure is Hank Aar-on... plays the violin... favorite movies are Dumb and Dumber and The Notebook.

Jessica Reid R-Sophomore - IF/OF

Walhalla, S.C.Walhalla HS

Business



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2008:Played in 22 games, while starting in sev-en... batted .259 and scored nine times... stole two bases on two attempts...

HighSchool: Played three years of varsity soft-ball for Hopewell HS... batted .310 as a senior and .471 as a junior... 2006 All-Conference... named most improved in 2006... was a mem-ber of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Latin Honor Society and HOSA...

Personal: Born June 26, 1989... daughter of Kevin and Teresa Allrani and Stan and Ka-trina Teague... her career goal is to become a PE Teacher... her most respected sports figure is Jennie Finch... her favorite professional sports team is the Atlanta Braves.

Jessica Teague Sophomore - 2B/OF

Charlotte, N.C.Hopewell HS

Physical Education

2008:Played in 37 games, while starting in 28 games.... compiled a .272 batting average with 15 RBIs... had five stolen bases without being thrown out... defensively had a .930 fielding percentage...

HighSchool: Played four years of varsity soft-ball for Sickles High School... compiled a .327 batting average her senior year... named second team All-Conference... named Suncoast Hon-

orable Mention... was a member of the National Honor Society, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Students against Drunk Driving...

Personal:Born August 7, 1989... daughter of Rosalind Vazquez and Mario Mirabal... her greatest athletic achievement was hitting a walk off homerun for her first career

homerun... her most respected sports figure is Alex Rodriguez... her favorite professional sports team is the New York Yankees.

2008: Started in every game, totaling 44 starts... batted .349 with three triples... stole 21 bases on 25 attempts, which was a team high... scored a team-high 39 runs... recorded 51 hits, which was second on the team...

HighSchool: Played four years of varsity soft-ball for Fort Dorchester High School... had a .408 batting average with a .602 on-base per-centage and an .858 fielding percentage... was a member of the 2006 and 2007 All-Region team... named team MVP... played four years of varsity volleyball...

Personal:Born November 6, 1988... daughter of Tammy and Bryan Thompson... her career goal is to become a neonatal nurse... her most respected sports figure is Cat Osterman.

Richelle Mirabal Sophomore - SS/UT

Tampa, Fla.Sickles HSBusiness

Aissa Gatewood Sophomre - OF/IFN. Charleston, S.C.Ft. Dorchester HS

Nursing

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2008 .259 22-7 27 9 7 0 0 0 1 7 .259 1 0 5 0 .286 0 3 2-2 4 1 01.000 Total .259 22-7 27 9 7 0 0 0 1 7 .259 1 0 5 0 .286 0 3 2-2 4 1 0 1.000

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 2008 .272 37-28 81 9 22 1 0 0 15 23 .284 5 3 18 0 .333 1 4 5-5 92 27 9 .930 Total .272 37-28 81 9 22 1 0 0 15 23 .284 5 3 18 0 .333 1 4 5-5 92 27 9 .930


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2008:Started in 20 of the 38 games she played in… batted .302 on the season with 16 hits and 10 runs scored… had eight RBIs on the season… stole two bases…

HighSchool: Played four years of varsity soft-ball at Hernando HS... three-time conference champion... one-time district champion... one-time district runner-up... four-time member of All-Conference team... four-time member of

All-District team... 2005 All-State... 2006 Shortstop of the Year... played one year of varsity golf and one year of varsity swimming...

Personal: Born October 5, 1988... Daughter of Laura and Mike Irwin... her greatest athletic achievement was hitting her first homerun... her career goal is to become a

sports broadcaster... she models her play after Jennie Finch... most respected sports figure is Chuck Liddell... favorite professional sports team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

2008: Played in 15 games, while starting six… had 3 RBIs on the season… had eleven fielding assists…

High School: Played three years of varsity softball at Sumter HS... twice named to the All-Region team... named to the Tournament MVP Team... awarded best defense in 2006 and best offense in 2007... played three years of varsity volleyball...

Personal:Born November 10, 1988... daughter of Paul and Nancy Cataldo... her great-est athletic achievement is winning ASA State and going to Nationals... her career goal is to become a physical therapist... most respected sports figure is Derek Jeter... her favorite pro sports team is the New York Yankees.

Angela Cataldo Sophmore - 1B/3B

Sumter, S.C.Sumter HSBiology

2008: Played in 39 games, while starting in 28… batted .297 on the season with 27 hits and 14 runs scored… was third on the team with 20 RBIs…

HighSchool:Played five years of varsity soft-ball at Loris HS... compiled a .450 batting av-erage... four-time All-Region... four-time All-Tribune Team... two-time CAWS All-State...

HSSR All-State... participated in the North-South All-Star Game... was a Wendy’s Heisman State Finalist... Tribune Female Athlete of the Year... played six years of varsity tennis and three years of varsity basketball... was a member of National Honor Society and Beta Club...

Personal: Born January 18, 1989... daughter of Karen and Wayne Hilbourn... her greatest athletic achievement was pitching almost five games in one day to win a tournament... her career goal is to become a Sports Executive... she models her play after Jessica Mendoza... her most respected sports figure is Lisa Fernandez.

Chelsea ChipolettiSophmore - OF

Brooksville, Fla.Hernando HS

Communications

Chelsie HilbournSophmore - P/OF

Loris, S.C.Loris HS

Sports Management




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SOFTBALL

SOPHOMORE

PROFILES


Previous College: Played two years at Spartanburg Methodist under Head Coach Rick Pauly… Second Team All-Region member… named to Academic All-American team… competed on Cross-Country team…

High School: Played five years of varsity softball at Crescent HS for coach Gary Adams… batted .366 her senior year… Region and District Champion… named to the All-Region team... played in State All-Star Game… Five-Time Selection to All-Region team during her six years competing for the Cross Country team…

Personal: Born on June 11, 1988… daughter of Don and Helen Wiles… career goal is be a teacher and a coach… favorite movie is Remember the Titans… favorite pro sports team is the Atlanta Braves…

HighSchool: Played five years of varsity softball at Crescent HS for Coach Adams... batted .320 with 20 RBI... was an All-Region selection her senior year along with the team’s defensive award... was named the most improved player her junior year and won the coaches award her freshman year... her team was State Runners-Up her senior year as well as Upperstate and District Champs... was on the Honor Roll, FCA and FFA, while at Crescent HS...

Personal: Born on March 7, 1990... daughter of Joe and Beth Burdette... favorite pro sports team is the Green Bay Packers... her mother played softball at Anderson University.

Whitney Wiles Junior - OF

Iva, S.C.Spartanburg MethodistElementary Education

Lacy Burdette Freshman - C/2B

Anderson, S.C.Crescent HS

Elementary Education

HighSchool:Played three years of varsity softball at South Florence HS for Head Coach Bobby Jones… was a member of the 4A State Champions Team… team won back-to-back Region Championship in 2006 and 2007… was a member of the Honor Roll all four years of HS… was also the Student Body Vice President…

Personal: Born on May 9, 1990… daughter of Phil and Michelle Edmund… career goal is to become a

collegiate softball coach… favorite food is macaroni and cheese… can play the guitar… most respected sports figure is Brittany Cannon...

PreviousSchool: Played two years at Young Harris College…

High School: Played five years of varsity softball at Mauldin HS for coach Clark… was an All-Re-gion selection her freshman and senior year… was a member of the National Honor Society, FCA and the Beta Club…

Personal:Born on January 6, 1988… daughter of Hal and Joanne Schumacher… career goal is to become a registered nurse… favorite pro sports team is the Atlanta Braes… most re-spected sports figure is Cal Ripken Jr…

Taylor EdmundFreshman - 3BFlorence, S.C.

South Florence HSMass Communications

Amanda Schumacher Junior - C

Greenville, S.C.Young Harris College

Nursing

HighSchool:Played three and a half years of varsity softball at Venice HS for Head Coach Larry Sand-burg… was a member of four District Champion-ship teams… was a two-time Offensive Player of the Year… was a three-time selection to the All-State team… was a member of the National Honor Society and Literacy Council… also competed on the volley-ball and cross country teams…

Personal:Born on May 26, 1989… daughter of Michael Taylor… favorite pro sports team is the Indianapolis Colts… favorite college team other than Newberry is Florida State… most respected sports figure is Peyton Manning...

Felicia Taylor R-Sophomore - P/UT

Venice, Fla.Univ. of North Florida

Pre-Law

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HighSchool: Played six of varsity softball at Colleton County HS for Head Coach Rusty Adams… was a four-time selection to the All-Region team… two-time selec-tion to HSSR All-State and SCWA All-State Teams… team won region twice… was on the honor roll in high school as well as Student Government… also competed on volleyball team for three years and two years on cross country team…

Personal: Born on December 12, 1989… daughter of Perry and Sonya Carter… favorite pro sports team is

the Atlanta Braves… favorite college team other than Newberry is Clemson… greatest sports achievement was winning 1-0 against rival her senior year to put team in first place in region…

Mehgan Carter Freshman - P/SSWalterboro, S.C.

Colleton County HSPsychology

High School: Played four of varsity softball at Bishop England HS for Head Coach Mark Pender… was an All-Region selection in 2007 and 2008… was the 2008 All-Region Player of the Year… was an all-state selection… also competed on the basketball team for three years…

Personal: Born on November 19, 1989… daughter of Chuck and Susan Stokes… career goal is to become a physical therapist… oranges is her favorite food…

favorite college team other than Newberry is Texas… most respected sports figure is Cat Osterman…

HighSchool:Played four of varsity softball at Sick-les HS for Head Coaches Dennis and Soraya Red-dick… was a three-time Golden Glove award win-ner… was a member of the All-County team… won the coaches award three years… was a member of the National Honor Society, FCA, National Techni-cal Honor Society and DECA…

Personal:Born on November 10, 1989… daughter of Ray and Karen Flach… career goal is to become an work at an international marketing firm… favorite pro sports team is the Tampa Bay Rays… favorite college team other than Newberry is Florida State… greatest sports achievement was winning the Hall of Fame Tournament in Oklahoma City…

Christine Stokes Freshman - C

Charleston, S.C.Bishop England HS

Biology

Courtney Flach Freshman - INF/OF

Tampa, Fla.Sickles HS

Business Administration

Previous College: Played two years at Concordia University for Head Coach Frank Greene… Honor-able Pitching Mention for All-Conference team…

HighSchool: Played four of varsity softball at Port Charlotte HS for Head Coach Rodney Taylor… Team MVP twice… All-Area Selection all four years… mem-ber of the Honor Roll and the National Honor Soci-ety… played three years of volleyball and basketball…

Personal: Born on February 5, 1988… daughter of Paul and Deborah Huckestein… career goal is to own a sports facility… favorite college team other than Newberry is Florida… most re-spected sports figure is Jennie Finch…

Amanda HuckesteinJunior - P

Port Charlotte, Fla.Concordia UniversitySports Management

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South Atlantic Conference TournamentNewberry College hosted the 2008 Food Lion SAC Softball Tournament was held Thursday, April 17 through Sunday, April 20. All of the games were played on Newberry’s campus, with the exception of two games on Friday, which were played at Newberry High School.

The top-seeded Carson-Newman College Lady Eagles claimed the 2008 Food Lion South Atlantic Con-ference Softball Tournament title with a 6-3 win over the fifth-seeded Mars Hill College Lions.

The 2009 Food Lion SAC Softball Tournament will be hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, S.C. The games will be played at Bears Field on L-R’s campus. Newberry will try and win their first SAC title in the program’s history.

2008 Final SAC Standings Conference Overall School W-L PCT W-L PCT 1. Carson-Newman 12-2 .857 49-8 .860 1. Lenoir-Rhyne 12-2 .857 42-14 .750 3. Wingate 9-5 .643 31-17 .646 4. LMU 7-7 .500 32-16 .667 5. Mars Hill 6-8 .429 39-16 .709 6. Catawba 4-10 .286 26-25 .510 7. Newberry 3-10 .231 19-25 .432 8. Tusculum 2-11 .154 19-24 .442 Brevard 0-0 .000 13-27 .325 2009 SAC Preseason Coaches Poll

Pl School Pts.1. Carson-Newman (5) ................................................... 75 2. Wingate ........................................................................ 63 3. Lenoir-Rhyne (2) .......................................................... 58 4. Mars Hill ....................................................................... 52 5. Lincoln Memorial ....................................................... 43 6. Catawba (1) .................................................................... 39 7. Newberry(1)............................................................34 8. Tusculum ...................................................................... 29 9. Brevard ........................................................................... 12

(First place votes in parenthesis)

2008 SAC PLAYERS AND PITCHERS OF THE WEEKDate Player Pos Team Pitcher Team2/11 KatHammond 2B Newberry Brittany Blankenship Wingate2/18 Natalie Haithcox C/OF Mars Hill Noel Belk Lenoir-Rhyne2/25 Kari Pushard C Lenoir-Rhyne Zoe Heim Carson-Newman3/3 Jessie Howard SS Carson-Newman Zoe Heim Carson-Newman3/10 Noel Belk 2B Lenoir-Rhyne Brittany Blankenship Wingate3/17 AmyJarrell OF Newberry KatelinEdwards Newberry3/24 Mandy Stevens 3B Carson-Newman Zoe Heim Carson-Newman3/31 Natalie Haithcox C/OF Mars Hill Brittany Blankenship Wingate4/7 Sara Henn 3B Lincoln Memorial Zoe Heim Carson-Newman4/14 Mandy Stevens 3B Carson-Newman Meredith O’Connor Lenoir-Rhyne

2009 Preseason All-SAC TeamFIRST TEAMCatcher- Ryann Baker, CatawbaPitcher-Brittany Blankenship, WingatePitcher- Stephanie Templeton, Carson-NewmanFirstBase-Ashley Seawell, Mars HillSecondBase- Noel Belk, Lenoir-RhyneShortstop- Kat Rivers, Lenoir-RhyneThirdBase- Sara Henn, Lincoln MemorialThirdBase- Hallie Pettigrew, WingateOutfield - Natalie Haithcox, Mars HillOutfield - Brittany Cherry, Lenoir-RhyneOutfield - Jackie Adams, Lincoln Memorial Utility-SaraPowell,Newberry SECOND TEAM Catcher- Amber Palmer, Carson-NewmanPitcher- Tiffany Farthing, Mars HillPitcher- Paige Brantley, Mars HillFirstBase- Sara Little, Carson-NewmanSecondBase-KatHammond,NewberryShortstop- Ashley Basilicato, TusculumOutfield - Whitney Kee, Carson-Newman Outfield - Heather Winchester, Wingate Outfield - LaRonda McClain, Wingate Utility- Mira McPeek, Lincoln Memorial

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BATTiNgAvERAgE(MiN80AB)1. Mitzi Covington (1997, 113) ....... 0.4422. Kelly Nassar (1991, 130) ............... 0.431 3. Courtney Lindler (2007, 186) .....0.4304. Katey Satcher (2002, 183) .......... 0.4265. Dawn Wilson (1991, 137) ............. 0.416

ATBATS1. Lisa Graham (2002) .......................... 191 Jennifer Wilson (2002) .................... 1913. Jessica Jackson (2006) .....................1894. Courtney Lindler (2007) .................1865. Katey Satcher (2002) ....................... 183

RUNSSCORED1. Dorraine Mytko (1991) ...................... 642. Carissa Cantrell (1997) .....................44 Jennifer Wilson (2002) .....................444. Merrell Bennett (1992).......................41 Ginna Dean (2007) ..............................41 Bridget Mack (1992) ...........................41

HiTS1. Courtney Lindler (2007) .................. 802. Katey Satcher (2002) .........................783. Lisa Graham (200) .............................. 714. Melinda Lynch (1999) ........................705. Katey Satcher (1999) ..........................63

DOUBLES1. Courtney Lindler (2007) .................. 222. Lisa Graham (2002) ............................ 18 Sarah Lynch (2006) ............................ 184. Melinda Lynch (1999) ........................ 175. Melinda Lynch (2000) ....................... 16

TRiPLES1. Bridget Mack (1992) .............................7 Dorraine Mytko (1991) .........................73. Carissa Cantrell (1997) ........................6 Lolita Lyles (1987) .................................6 Katey Satcher (2002) ...........................6 Dawn Wilson (1991) .............................6 WALKS1. SaraPowell(2007)..........................272. Kelly Nassar (1991) ............................ 233. Merrell Bennett (1991) ...................... 20 Kat Hammond (2007) ....................... 20 Dorraine Mytko (1991) ...................... 20 Lucki West (2004) ............................ 20

HOMERUNS1. Melinda Lynch (2001) ........................ 102. KatHammond(2008)......................9 Melinda Lynch (1999) ..........................94. KatHammond(2007)......................8 Sarah Lynch (2006) ..............................8 RUNSBATTEDiN1. Courtney Lindler (2007) .................. 542. Lisa Graham (2002) ........................... 493. Sarah Lynch (2006) ........................... 484. KatHammond(2008)....................475. Dawn Wilson (1992) .........................44

SACRiFiCES1. Jennifer Wilson (2004) ..................... 172. Merrell Bennett (1991) ....................... 15 Jennifer Wilson (2002) ...................... 154. Lisa Graham (2002) ............................14 Courtney Lindler (2005) ...................14 Courtney Lindler (2007) ...................14 Jenny Raines (2007) ...........................14 Katey Satcher (2002) .........................14

PUTOUTS1. Betsy Shealy (2006) ......................... 3552. Betsy Shealy (2004) ......................... 3273. Betsy Shealy (2003) ..........................3164. Betsy Shealy (2005) ..........................3105. Laura Zamparelli (1996) ................. 273

ASSiSTS1. Dorraine Mytko (1991) .................... 1442. Courtney Lindler (2007) .................1363. Courtney Lindler (2006) ................. 1334. Kasie Hirschy (1995) ........................1325. Katey Satcher (2002) .......................128

STOLENBASES1. Dorraine Mytko (1991) .......................332. Merrell Bennett (1992)...................... 293. Courtney Lindler (2005) ...................274. Kelly Chapman (1997)....................... 26 Jessica Jackson (2005) ...................... 26

APPEARANCES1. Christina Kirby (2006) ..................... 452. Angie Follweiler (1999) .................... 433. Christina Kirby (2007) ......................383. Kayce McLeod (2003) ........................364. Ashley Rhoad (2002) .........................35

iNNiNgSPiTCHED1. Angie Follweiler (1999) ...........245 2/32. Christina Kirby (2006) ................... 2033. Angie Follweiler (1998) .............186 1/34. Kim Green (2000) ......................182 2/35. Kayce McLeod (2004) .....................180

STARTS1. Angie Follweiler (1999) .....................372. Angie Follweiler (1998) .................... 28 Christina Kirby (2006) ..................... 284. Angie Follweiler (1997)......................27 Kim Green (2000) ...............................27 Christina Kirby (2005) ......................27

WiNS1. Angie Follweiler (1999) .................... 202. Ashley Rhoad (2002) ......................... 163. Christina Kirby (2007) ...................... 154. Angie Follweiler (1997)......................145. Christina Kirby (2006) ...................... 13 Kayce McLeod (2004) ....................... 13

STRiKEOUTS1. Ashley Rhoad (2002) ....................... 1792. Katelin Edwards (2008) ..................1393. Christina Kirby (2006) ....................1364. Angie Follweiler (1997)....................1255. Angie Follweiler (1999) ....................117

SHUTOUTS1. Angie Follweiler (1999) .......................5 Kayce McLeod (2005) ..........................5 Ashley Rhoad (2002) ...........................54. Angie Follweiler (1998) ...................... 4 Christina Kirby (2004) ....................... 4

EARNEDRUNAvERAgE(MiN100iP)1. Ashley Rhoad (2002, 167 1/3) ........1.632. Kayce McLeod (2005, 154) ...........2.093. Amy Burnsworth (2001, 148 2/3) ..2.314. Katelin Edwards (2008, 151) ......... 2.325. Jennifer Wilson (2001, 143 2/3) ...2.34

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Newberry Season Misc. Records

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BATTiNgAvERAgE(MiN200AB)1. Dawn Wilson (1991-92, 289)..... 0.4082. Katey Satcher (1999-02, 656) .....0.3803. Melinda Lynch (1998-01, 534) .... 0.3784. Mitzi Covington (‘95 & ’97, 247) ....0.3685. Courtney Lindler (2004-07, 632) ....0.359

ATBATS1. Katey Satcher (1999-02) ................. 6562. Jennifer Wilson (2001-04) ............. 6473. Courtney Lindler (2004-07) .......... 6324. Lisa Graham (1999-02) ...................6025. Christina Kirby (2004-07) .............592

RUNSSCORED1. Katey Satcher (1999-02) ..................1362. Courtney Lindler (2004-07) ............1173. Jennifer Wilson (2001-04) .............. 1104. Melinda Lynch (1998-01) ................1095. Carissa Cantrell (1997-00) ..............107

HiTS1. Katey Satcher (1999-02) .................2492. Courtney Lindler (2004-07) .......... 2273. Melinda Lynch (1998-01) ...............2024. Lisa Graham (1999-02) ....................1985. Jennifer Wilson (2001-04) ..............180

DOUBLES1. Melinda Lynch (1998-01) ................. 542. Lisa Graham (1999-02) ..................... 433. Courtney Lindler (2004-07) ............ 404. Christina Kirby (2004-07) ................37 Katey Satcher (1999-02) ....................37

TRiPLES1. Katey Satcher (1999-02) .................... 122. Carissa Cantrell (1997-00) ..................9 Dorraine Mytko (‘88 & ’91) ................9 Dawn Wilson (1991-92) ......................95. Shona Davis (1996-98) .........................8 Lisa Graham (1999-02) ........................8

WALKS1. KatHammond(2006-pres.)........ 482. SaraPowell(2007-pres.).............. 45 Katey Satcher (1999-02) ................... 454. Christina Kirby (2004-07) ............... 43 Lucki West (2001-04) ....................... 43

HOMERUNS1. Melinda Lynch (1998-01) ................. 262. KatHammond(2006-pres.)......... 213. Sarah Lynch (2005-06) ...................... 154. Christina Kirby (2004-07) ................ 125. Courtney Lindler (2004-07) ...............8

RUNSBATTEDiN1. Melinda Lynch (1998-01) ................ 1212. Courtney Lindler (2004-07) ........... 1143. Lisa Graham (1999-02) ....................1024. KatHammond(2006-pres.).........985. Christina Kirby (2004-07) ............... 96

SACRiFiCES1. Jennifer Wilson (2001-04) ............... 472. Courtney Lindler (2004-07) ............ 433. Ashleigh Anderson (2003-06) ......... 254. Christina Kirby (2004-07) ............... 245. Katey Satcher (1999-02) ................... 23

APPEARANCES1. Christina Kirby (2004-07) .............. 1372. Angie Follweiler (1996-99) .............1283. Kayce McLeod (2002-05) ............... 1164. Leslie Mathis (1996-99) .................... 885. Amy Burnsworth (2001-04) ............ 74

iNNiNgSPiTCHED1. Angie Follweiler (1996-99) ............ 7392. Christina Kirby (2004-07) .............6953. Kayce McLeod (2002-05) ....... 630 2/34. Leslie Mathis (1996-99) ........... 447 2/35. Amy Burnsworth (2001-04) ... 403 2/3

STARTS1. Angie Follweiler (1996-99) ..............1132. Christina Kirby (2004-07) ..............1033. Kayce McLeod (2002-05) ................ 924. Leslie Mathis (1996-99) .....................765. Amy Burnsworth (2001-04) .............67

WiNS1. Angie Follweiler (1996-99) .............. 522. Christina Kirby (2004-07) ............... 503. Kayce McLeod (2002-05) .................354. Amy Burnsworth (2001-04) ............ 265. Leslie Mathis (1996-99) .................... 25

STRiKEOUTS1. Angie Follweiler (1996-99) ............ 3982. Christina Kirby (2004-07) .............. 3713. Kayce McLeod (2002-05) ...............3104. Amy Burnsworth (2001-04) ...........1905. Leslie Mathis (1996-99) ...................189

EARNEDRUNAvg(MiNTWOSEASONS)1. Mitzi Covington (1995,’97) ........... 2.272. Kayce McLeod (2002-05) ............. 2.393. Angie Follweiler (1996-99) ........... 2.734. Christina Kirby (2004-07) ............2.825. Kim Green (1999-00) ...................... 3.02

SHUTOUTS1. Angie Follweiler (1996-99) ............... 12 Kayce McLeod (2002-05) ................. 123. Christina Kirby (2004-07) ..................94. Amy Burnsworth (2001-04) ...............5 Ashley Rhoad (2002) ...........................5

PUTOUTS1. Betsy Shealy (2003-06) ..................13082. Laura Zamparelli (1994-97) ........... 5473. Lisa Graham (1999-02) ................... 507 4. Lucki West (2001-04) .....................4495. Jenny Raines (2004-07) .................. 384

ASSiSTS1. Courtney Lindler (2004-07) ...........5132. Laurie Epps (2001-04) .....................318 Katey Satcher (1999-02) ..................3184. Kayce McLeod (2002-05) .............. 2795. KatHammond(2006-pres.)......254

STOLENBASES1. Carissa Cantrell (1997-00) ................ 612. Jessica Jackson (2004-06) ................ 543. Merrell Bennett (1991-92) .................534. Courtney Lindler (2004-07) ............ 525. Kelly Chapman (1997-98) ................ 43

NEWBERRY

SOFTBALL

CAREER

RECORDS

Newberry Career Hitting Records

Newberry Career Misc. Records

Newberry Career Pitching Records


Belmont Abbey College

Away/Mid-SouthFeb. 7/28 - 2 p.m./11 a.m.

NEWBERRY

SOFTBALL

SEASON

OPPONENTS

Location .........Greenwood, S.C.Mascot .............................BearcatHead Coach ........ Brandon DuncanAlma mater............ Alabama ‘042008 Record ............12-37 (1-17)Conference ................Peach Beltat Newberry, S.C.

Feb. 20 - 2 p.m.

Location ..............Belmont, N.C.Mascot ....................... CrusadersColors ...................Red & WhiteHead Coach ..........Kenny TerryAlma mater..........Newberry ‘992008 Record .......... 10-39 (4-16)Conference ..... Conference Carolinas

Location ....................Aiken, S.C.Mascot .............................. PacersColors ............ Cardinal & NavyHead Coach .......... Jerry SnyderAlma mater........USC-Aiken ‘912008 Record .......... 22-29 (7-11)Conference ................Peach Belt

Location ............ Hartsville, S.C.Mascot .............................CobrasColors ................Navy & YellowHead Coach .........David Hanna2008 Record ........... 35-12 (17-1)Conference ..... Conference Carolinas

Location .........Laurinburg, N.C.Mascot ............................KnightsColors ......Royal Blue & WhiteHead Coach ...Elizabeth BurrisAlma mater... UNC-Charlotte ‘012008 Record .......... 16-36 (5-15)Conference ..... Conference Carolinas

Location ............Due West, S.C.Mascot .................... Flying FleetHead Coach ... Alleen Hawkins2008 Record ....... 27-19-1 (16-2)Conference ..... Conference Carolinas

Home/AwayFeb. 25/Mar. 19 - 2 p.m.

Location ...........Greensburg, Pa.Mascot ............................GriffinsHead Coach ....Laura CymmermanAlma mater.........Pittsburgh ‘002008 Record .......................14-38Conference ....................WVIACat Spartanburg, S.C.

Feb. 28 - 9 a.m.

Location ...................Tiffin, OhioMascot ...........................DragonsColors ..............Green & YellowHead Coach .......Jeff NickersonAlma mater.... Cortland State ‘982008 Record ................... 27-14-1Conference ......................GLIAC

at Spartanburg, S.C.Feb. 28 - 1 p.m.

Location ..............Mar Hill, N.C.Mascot ................................ LionsColors .........Royal Blue & GoldHead Coach ....David WilliamsAlma mater.............Guilford ‘002008 Record ............39-16 (6-8)Conference ...........................SACLast Meeting... Newberry won 6-5

at Newberry, S.C.

Mar. 21 - 1 p.m.

Location ............... Brevard, N.C.Mascot .........................TornadosColors ......Royal Blue & WhiteHead Coach ........Britne StubbsAlma mater...............Queens ‘052008 Record .......................13-27Conference ...........................SACLast Meeting....Newberry won 8-7

at Brevard, N.C.

Mar. 24 - 2 p.m.

Location .........Harrogate, Tenn.Mascot ................... RailsplittersColors .....................Blue & GrayHead Coach ..............Dan BurnsAlma mater......Lincoln Memorial ‘742008 Record ............ 32-16 (7-7)Conference ...........................SACLast Meeting.....Newberry lost 6-9

at Newberry, S.C.

Mar. 28 - 1 p.m.

Location ............ Salisbury, N.C.Mascot .......... Catawba IndiansColors ..................Blue & WhiteHead Coach .........Nan WhitleyAlma mater............ Catawba ‘742008 Record ......... 26-25 (4-10)Conference ...........................SACLast Meeting.... Newberry lost 5-7

at Salisbury, N.C.

Apr. 4 - 2 p.m.

Location .............. Hickory, N.C.Mascot ................................ BearsColors ............Cardinal & BlackHead Coach ......... Shena HollarAlma mater............ Wingate ‘962008 Record ..........42-14 (12-2)Conference ...........................SACLast Meeting....Newberry lost 0-8

at Newberry, S.C.

Apr. 8 - 2 p.m.

Location ....Jefferson City, Tenn.Mascot ...............................EaglesColors ................ Blue & OrangeHead Coach .....Vickee HollifieldAlma mater... Carson-Newman ‘832008 Record ............49-8 (12-2)Conference ...........................SACLast Meeting.....Newberry lost 5-6

at Jefferson City, Tenn.

Apr. 10 - 1 p.m.

Location ............. Wingate, N.C.Mascot .......................... BulldogsColors .....Navy Blue & Old GoldHead Coach .... Michelle CaddiganAlma mater... James Madison ‘902008 Record .............31-17 (9-5)Conference ...........................SACLast Meeting.....Newberry lost 0-3

at Newberry, S.C.

Apr. 15 - 2 p.m.

Location Charleston, W. Va.Mascot ................Golden EaglesColors ......................Red & GoldHead Coach .... Annette Olenchick2008 Record ......... 34-26 (16-8)Conference ....................WVIACat Spartanburg, S.C.

Mar. 1 - 11 a.m.

at Aiken, S.C.Feb. 11 - 2 p.m.

at Hartsville, S.C.Feb. 17 - 2 p.m.

Away/HomeFeb. 22/Mar. 22 - 1 p.m.

at Spartanburg, S.C.Mar. 1 - 1 p.m.

Location .......... Philippi, W. Va.Mascot ............................BattlersColors ......... Blue, Gold & GrayHead Coach .................. JD LongAlma mater... Alderson Broaddus ‘802008 Record ....19-20-1 (16-8-1)Conference ....................WVIAC

Location .................Central, S.C.Mascot .........................WarriorsColors ..................Blue & WhiteHead Coach .............Ed Deugan2008 Record ..........16-40 (4-18)Conference .........................SSAC

Location ....Murfreesboro, N.C.Mascot .............................. BravesColors .......Light Blue & WhiteHead Coach .....Amanda BadulfAlma mater.................. Tiffin ‘022008 Record ......................22-30

Location ............... Edinboro, Pa.Mascot ............... Fighting ScotsColors ...................Red & WhiteHead Coach ...........Dan GierlakAlma mater............Edinboro ‘832008 Record ........ 18-20 (10-10)Conference ........................ PSAC

Location ...... Slippery Rock, Pa.Mascot ........................ The RockColors ...............Green & WhiteHead Coach .....Vashion JohnsonAlma mater................Morris ‘002008 Record ........... 27-17 (7-13)Conference ........................ PSAC

Location ............Charlotte, N.C.Mascot ..............................RoyalsColors ......Royal Blue & WhiteHead Coach ......Stacey SchrammAlma mater........ Monmouth ’012008 Record ............11-28 (7-11)Conference ..... Conference Carolinas

Location ..............Saint Leo, Fla.Mascot ................................ LionsColors ..............Green & YellowHead Coach ........Christi WadeAlma mater..... West Alabama ‘942008 Record ...........37-15 (14-7)Conference ........Sunshine State

Location ...............Florence, S.C.Mascot ............................PatriotsColors ........ Red, White & BlueHead Coach .........Stacey ValleeAlma mater...................Barry ‘992008 Record .......... 39-16 (10-8)Conference ................Peach Belt

Location ............Montreat, N.C.Mascot ......................... CavaliersColors .................Purple & GoldHead Coach .........Lee SwansonAlma mater................ Clarke ‘962008 Record .......... 12-33 (4-12)Conference ... Appalachian Athletic

at Florence, S.C.Mar. 7 - 1 p.m.

at Newberry, S.C.Mar. 5 - 2 p.m.

at Florence, S.C.Mar. 7 - 11 a.m.


at Florence, S.C.Mar. 8 - 11 a.m.




Location ............. Tigerville, S.C.Mascot ....................... CrusadersColors ......Red, Black & WhiteHead Coach ...... Jan McDonald2008 Record .......................17-26

Location ................ Gaffney, S.C.Mascot ...............................SaintsColors .....................Blue & GoldHead Coach .......Jimmy Martin2008 Record .......... 23-35 (9-11)Conference ..... Conference Carolinas

Away/HomeMar. 18/Feb. 19 - 2 p.m.

at Gaffney, S.C.Apr. 2 - 2 p.m.

Location ...... Greeneville, Tenn.Mascot .......................... PioneersColors .............. Orange & BlackHead Coach ...........Fred GillumAlma mater..... Cumberland ‘862008 Record ...........19-24 (2-11)Conference ...........................SACLast Meeting....Newberry won 2-1

at Greeneville, Tenn.

Apr. 18 - 2 p.m.

SAC OpponentsSAC Tournament Host ..........Lenoir-RhyneLocation .....................................Hickory, N.C.Stadium ...........................................Bears Field2008 Tournament Champion.......Carson-NewmanTournament Runner-up ................Mars HillSeason Champions ....Carson-Newman/Lenoir-Rhyne Season Records .......................................... 12-2

USC Aiken

Coker College

Lander University

St. Andrews Presbyterian

Erskine College

Seton Hill University

Tiffin University

Charleston University of W. Va.

Alderson Broaddus College

Southern Wesleyan University

Chowan University

Edinboro University

Slippery Rock University

Queens University of Charlotte

Saint Leo University

Francis Marion University

Montreat College

North Greenville University

Limestone College

Mars Hill College

Brevard College

Lincoln Memorial University

Catawba College

Lenoir-Rhyne University

Carson-Newman College

Wingate University

Tusculum College


Newberry College has an annual budget of over $16,500,000. Th e College employs about 225 people—165 salaried and 60 hourly.

Th e monthly payroll exceeds $600,000 and monthly purchases and contracts average $700,000.Over 900 students and 225 employees make purchases in the community every day.Th e College sponsors around 60 cultural events each year—concerts, plays, art exhibits, lectures.Th e College hosts around 175 sporting events per year with their 15 NCAA Division II teams—8 men, 7 women.A number of off -campus groups use college facilities for special events. For example, the SC Lutheran Synod Assembly and the SC Lutheran Youth Convention each bring over 400 people into the community. We also host the South Carolina Women of the ELCA, a state-wide ROTC camp, the South Carolina Middle and Senior High Jazz Band Competition, the South Carolina Middle and High School Science Olympiads, the South Carolina Guidance Counselor Conference, several athletic camps, and many more.

Special events such as Homecoming, graduations in May and December, Convocations, and accreditation visits in multiple programs bring thousands of visitors to Newberry.

A study conducted by the Newberry Chamber of Commerce in 1998 concluded the College has the following economic impact on the city. With major growth in enrollment and accounting for infl ation, these numbers would be signifi cantly higher today.

“Th e economic impact of the Newberry College payroll is $28,000,000.” “Th e economic impact of total Newberry College spending is

$84,000,000.” “Th e economic impact of student spending is $10,000,000.” “Th e total economic impact of Newberry College is over $100,000,000

per year.”

Mitchell M. Zais, Ph.D.President

Newberry College...And Th e Newberry Community

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