19 Kristi Alcorn Junior, INF/OF Roy, Washington 17 Karli Fisher Sophomore, P/U Castle Rock, Colorado 22 Nicole Puerling Senior, INF/OF Camarillo, California 3 Erica Younan Freshman, P/INF Chico, California 6 Ashlie Allison Freshman, INF Hillsboro, Oregon 11 Casie Hanson Senior, OF St. Peter, Minnesota Abby Rehberger Junior, INF Brainerd, Minnesota Head Coach Sami Strinz 7 48 Kindra Bennett Freshman, C/IN Tustin, California 27 Adrienne Koncur Freshman, INF Lakeville, Minnesota Amber Roth Junior, C/OF Shoreview, Minnesota 14 Assistant Coach Randy Ward Kim Bushaw Freshman, OF Grand Forks, <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Maggie O’Neal Freshman, OF Overland Park, Kansas 2 18 20 Sarah Sesselman Freshman, OF Mt. City, Montana Assistant Coach Sheena Lawrick 44 Angie Delgado Freshman, INF/OF Irvine, California 5 Hannah-Rose Peters Sophomore, P/INF Santa Monica, California 1 Shelly Wolf Junior, P Lakeville, Minnesota
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2009 FIGHTING SIOUX SOFTBALL Table <strong>of</strong> Contents, General Information . . 1 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Head Coach Sami Strinz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Associate Head Coach Randy Ward . . . . . 4 Assistant Coach Sheena Lawrick . . . . . . . 4 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2009 UND S<strong>of</strong>tball Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2009 SEASON PREVIEW Team Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Casie Hanson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Nicole Puerling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Kristi Alcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Abby Rehberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Amber Roth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Shelly Wolf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Karli Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hannah-Rose Peters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Ashlie Allison/Kindra Bennett . . . . . . . . 18 Kim Bushaw/Angie Delgado . . . . . . . . . 19 Adrienne Koncur/Maggie O’Neal . . . . . . 20 Sarah Sesselman/Erica Younan . . . . . . . . 21 Transition to Division I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2009 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-26 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW Season Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 NCC Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-34 UND SOFTBALL HISTORY Team & Coaching History . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Awards & Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-38 Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 S<strong>of</strong>tball Record Books . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-43 All-time vs. Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-51 All-Time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA . . . . . . . . . About UND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-2 A UND Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-3 UND Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-4 Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-5 Athletic Administration . . . . . . . . . . UND-6 Head Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-7 Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-8-10 Strength Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-11 Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-12 Academic Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-13 National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . UND-14 Conference Dominance . . . . . . . . . UND-15 About Grand Forks . . . . . . . . . . . . UND-16 On the cover: Senior Nicole Puerling, Freshman Erica Younan, Sophomore Hannah-Rose Peters, Junior Abby Rehberger. One the back: 2009 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> S<strong>of</strong>tball Team. GENERAL School . . . . . . . . . . . . .<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Location . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Forks, ND 58202 Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1883 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,748 (Fall 2008) Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fighting Sioux School Colors . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly Green & White Home Field . . . . . . . . . .Apollo S<strong>of</strong>tball Complex Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 National Affiliation . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division I (Transition Year 2) Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Independent President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert Kelley Director <strong>of</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Faison Senior Women’s Administrator . . . .Daniella Irle Faculty Athletic Representative . . . . . .Sue Jeno Athletic Dept. Phone . . . . . . . . . .(701) 777-2234 Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(701) 777-0855 HISTORY First Year <strong>of</strong> S<strong>of</strong>tball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 All-time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . .434-695-2 (.384) All-time NCC Record . . . . . . . . .67-214-1 (.238) No. <strong>of</strong> years in NCAA tournament . . . . . . . . . .0 Last appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .n/a Last postseason opponent . . . . . . .St. Cloud State (May 3, 2008) Result . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .L, 12-11 MEDIA RELATIONS S<strong>of</strong>tball Contact/ Assistant Media Relations Dir. . .Christy Kramer Kramer’s Office Phone . . . . . . . .(701) 777-4210 Kramer’s Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . .(320) 266-2420 Kramer’s Email .christykramer@mail.und.nodak.edu Media Relations Fax . . . . . . . . . .(701) 777-4352 Athletic Dept. Website . .www.fightingsioux.com Press Box Phone (SID cell) . . . . .(320) 266-2420 AMR Mailing Address . .Athletic Media Relations <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> Hyslop Sports Center Room 123 2751 2nd Avenue <strong>North</strong>, Stop 9013 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9013 The 2009 <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> s<strong>of</strong>tball media guide is a production <strong>of</strong> the Fighting Sioux athletic media relations <strong>of</strong>fice. The publication was written and edited by assistant director <strong>of</strong> media relations Christy Kramer. Editorial assistance provided by director <strong>of</strong> media relations Jayson Hajdu and new media editor Matt Schill. Cover design and printing by Fine Print Inc., Grand Forks, N.D. All photography by UND <strong>Athletics</strong> photographer Kory Wallen. GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF Head Coach . . . . . . . . . .Sami Strinz (2nd season) Alma Mater, Year . . . . . .Loyola Marymount, ‘04 Record at UND . . . . . . . . . . .19-34 (.358), 1 year NCAA Record . . . . . . . . . . . .19-34 (.358), 1 year Strinz’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . .(701) 777-4952 Strinz’s Email . . .samistrinz@mail.und.nodak.edu Assoc. Head Coach . . .Randy Ward (2nd season) Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<strong>North</strong>ern Iowa, ‘05 Ward’s Office Phone . . . . . . . . . .(701) 777-4952 Ward’s Email . . . . . .randy.ward@und.nodak.edu Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sheena Lawrick Lawrick’s Office Phone . . . . . . . .(701) 777-4952 Lawrick’s Email .sheena.lawrick@und.nodak.edu Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nebraska, ‘05 Athletic Trainer . . . . . .Kristin Chase (1st season) Strength & Conditioning .Matt Yow (2nd season) Equip. Manager . .Travis Kahlbaugh (6th season) TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-34 (.358) 2008 Home Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5 (.583) 2008 Away Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-20 (.200) 2008 Neutral Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9 (.438) 2008 NCC Record/Finish . . . . . . .2-10 (.167)/7th Starting Position Players Returning/Lost . . .4/4 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . .2/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . .6/7 Starting position players Returning (4) H.R. Peters, N. Puerling, A. Rehberger, A. Roth Starting position players lost (4) L. Gaustad, N. Larson, R. Nelk, J. Wernick Starting pitchers Returning (2) K. Fisher, S. Wolf Starting pitchers lost (1) A. Pearce Other Returnees (0) Other Losses (6) M. Ackerman, N. Carstensen, C. Grant, A. Klamm, K. Lass, M. Mowry Newcomers (9) K. Alcorn, A. Allison, K. Bennett, K. Bushaw, A. Delgado, A. Koncur, M. O’Neal, S. Sesselman, E. Younan MEDIA INFORMATION Radio Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clear Channel Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505 <strong>University</strong> Avenue Grand Forks, ND 58201 Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(701) 746-1417 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(701) 746-1410 Television Station . . . . .WDAZ-TV (ABC, Ch. 8) Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P.O. Box 12639 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Forks, ND 58202-2639 Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(701) 775-2511 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(701) 746-4507 Newspaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grand Forks Herald Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P.O. Box 6008 Grand Forks, ND 58206 Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(701) 780-1268 Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(701) 795-4603 1
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