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WUSPORTS.COM OPPONENTS HISTORY REVIEW COACHES PLAYERS WASHBURN VIEW 2006 LADY BLUES Front Row: Lindsey Mansfield, Tish Williams, Mandy Tarbutton, Kala Huske, Mikala Mohler, Autumn Hauck, Malarie Fellers Back Row: Sarah Wege, Kelly Swygert, Erin Pierce, Ashley Webb, Brooke DeVader, Dani White, Mandi Daigh NUMERICAL ROSTER ## Name Pos. B/T Ht Class Exp. Hometown/Previous School 2 Autumn Hauck OF R/R 5-3 FR HS Dallas Texas/Bryan Adams HS 3 Sarah Wege P R/R 5-5 FR HS Wheaton, Kan./Rock Creek HS 5 Malarie Fellers** 2B B/R 5-4 SO 1L Edmond, Okla./Deer Creek HS 8 Mandy Tarbutton** OF R/R 5-7 SO 1L Maple Hill, Kan./St. Mary's HS 12 Ashley Webb** OF R/R 5-11 JR 2L Prairie Villiage, Kan./Bishop Miege HS 13 Brooke DeVader** UT R/R 5-8 SO 1L Emmett, Kan./St. Mary's HS 14 Lindsey Mansfield OF B/R 5-5 JR TR Nixa, Mo./Nixa HS (Coffeyville CC) 16 Kala Huske*** C R/R 5-5 SR 3L Overland Park, Kan./Shawnee Mission West HS 17 Tish Williams 3B/SS R/R 5-6 FR HS Edmond, Okla./Edmond Memorial 20 Dani White 1B/C R/R 5-9 FR-R RS Berryton, Kan./Shawnee Heights HS 22 Erin Pierce*** P R/R 5-8 SR 3L Topeka, Kan./Topeka West HS (Pittsburg State) 25 Mikala Mohler** 3B R/R 5-4 JR 2L Harveyville, Kan./Mission Valley HS 26 Kelly Swygert** P R/R 5-8 SO 1L Topeka, Kan./Mission Valley HS 27 Mandi Daigh C R/R 5-6 SO TR Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West HS (Neb.-Omaha) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER ## Name Pos. Cl. 27 Mandi Daigh C SO 13 Brooke DeVader** UT SO 5 Malarie Fellers** 2B SO 2 Autumn Hauck OF FR 16 Kala Huske*** C SR 14 Lindsey Mansfield OF JR 25 Mikala Mohler** 3B JR 22 Erin Pierce*** P SR 26 Kelly Swygert** P SO 8 Mandy Tarbutton** OF SO 12 Ashley Webb** OF JR 3 Sarah Wege P FR 20 Dani White 1B/C FR-RS 17 Tish Williams 3B/SS FR BY CLASS Seniors (2): Kala Huske, Erin Pierce Juniors (3): Ashley Webb, Lindsey Mansfield, Mikala Mohler Sophomores (5): Malarie Fellers, Mandy Tarbutton, Brooke DeVader, Kelly Swygert, Mandi Daigh Redshirt Freshmen (1): Dani White Freshmen (3): Autumn Hauk, Sarah Wedge, Tish Williams 5-3: BY HEIGHT Autumn Hauck 5-4: Malarie Fellers, Mikala Mohler 5-5: Sarah Wege, Kala Huske, Lindsey Mansfeld 5-6: Tish Williams, Mandi Daigh 5-7: Mandy Tarbutton 5-8: Brooke DeVader, Eric Pierce, Kelly Swygert 5-9: Dani White 5-11: Ashley Webb 16 2006 Washburn Softball Media Guide PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Autumn Hauck Hawk Kala Huske Kay-la Hus-kee Mikala Mohler Mah-kay-la Mandi Daigh Day
By Gene Cassell Washburn Sports Information Director The Washburn Lady Blues softball team returns to the field with new enthusiasm and excitement following a disappointing 2005 campaign. For the first time since joining the MIAA, the Lady Blues fell short of qualifying for the MIAA postseason tournament finishing ninth in the conference standings with a 5-13 record. However, the Lady Blues did finish the 2005 season with an overall record of 30-26, recording a winning season for the 11th straight year. “We were not happy with last season,” fourth-year coach Lisa Carey said. “It’s unacceptable for us to play the way we did during conference and we will change it around this season. “We’ve worked really hard this fall to correct our mistakes and problems we had last season, and I believe we have corrected what was a problem. We also have another year of experience of collegiate softball under our belts and I believe that will help us as well with our play and our confidence levels.” The Returners The Lady Blues return nine letter winners off of last season’s squad including first team NFCA all-Region Catcher Kala Huske. Huske was also a first team all- MIAA pick after leading the Lady Blues with a .343 batting average with a team-tying high of 29 RBI. Huske will be counted on as one of two seniors to lead the squad this season. Fellow first team all-MIAA pick, junior center fielder Ashley Webb, who improved from her honorable mention all-MIAA status as a freshman, batted .316 leading the team with 31 runs scored while batting .400 in MIAA play. Sophomore shortstop Brooke DeVader was a second team all-MIAA pick at first base following her first season of collegiate ball, but will make the switch to the other side of the infield for 2006. DeVader led the Lady Blues with 16 multiple-hit games while batting .302. She also hit seven home runs, which were tied for ninth on the Lady Blues single season chart. “We have a solid nucleus for the team with these three all-conference performers, and will need them to have as good as, if not a better season than they did a year ago,” Carey said. Sophomore outfielder Mandy Tarbutton was an honorable mention all-MIAA pick last season after hitting .272 with a team-high 191 at bats and 52 hits. 2006 SEASON PREVIEW Also returning to the Lady Blues is the other senior on the team, Erin Pierce. Pierce finished the 2005 season with a 7-10 record and led the MIAA in innings per outing. She also tossed the sixth Lady Blues no-hitter in Washburn history in a 1-0 win over Fort Hays State on March 15. She tallied a 2.37 ERA. Junior third baseman Mikala Mohler returns to the hot corner after starting all 56 games last season. She recorded 33 hits and scored 22 runs with five doubles and a home run in 2005. She had the fifth highest assist total in school history with 147. Fellow infielder, sophomore Malarie Fellers, started all 56 games at second base and finished second on the team with 11 doubles while scoring a team-tying high 31 runs. Sophomore pitcher Kelly Swygert recorded a 9-4 mark her first season at Washburn with a 2.18 ERA. She had three shutouts and eight complete games in 15 starts. Even though she’s not officially a newcomer, redshirt freshman first baseman Dani White will play her first season of softball for the Lady Blues after sitting out the 2005 season after suffering a knee injury that kept her out of the entire season. “all of our returners are expected to step up their play from what they had last season,” Carey said. “We have confidence in them as coaches and this fall, all of them played very well and we’re looking for that to carry over into this spring as well.” The Newcomers To help fill some gaps on the squad, Carey went out and added a junior college transfer outfielder in Lindsey Mansfield. Mansfield was an honorable mention all- Jayhawk conference pick at Coffeyville Community College. Another transfer, sophomore Mandi Daigh from regional foe Nebraska-Omaha, will allow Huske a chance for a breather after catching every inning and every pitch of the 2005 season. Daigh will also have an opportunity to bat in the line up as a designated player. A trio of freshman will round out the roster in outfielder Autumn Hauck, pitcher Sarah Wege and infielder Tish Williams. Hauck was named her district’s player of the year after batting .509 with 30 runs scored and 29 hits, along with 36 stolen bases. Wege was named her team’s most valuable player three seasons straight. Williams will redshirt the 2006 season. “all of our newcomers will provide an immediate impact to the success of the team this season,” Carey said. 2006 Washburn Softball Media Guide WASHBURN VIEW PLAYERS COACHES REVIEW HISTORY OPPONENTS WUSPORTS.COM 17
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