2014 ROSTERN u m E R i c a l ROSTER

# Name Pos. B/T Ht. Cl. Hometown(PreviousSchool) 1 WhitneyHaywood OF L/R 5-6 FR IndianTrail,N.C.(PorterRidgeHS) 2 LexiRoss IF/OF L/R 5-6 FR Cary,N.C.(GreenHopeHS) 3 BrookeCoggins UT R/R 5-8 RSFR BrysonCity,N.C.(SwainCountyHS/Tennessee) 4 MakenzieMcAteer 3B/OF R/R 5-8 SR Monroe,N.C.(ParkwoodHS) 5 AmeliaGriffin OF/SS L/R 5-2 SR Lexington,N.C.(NorthDavidsonHS) 8 JordanGarrett P R/R 5-2 JR Henderson,N.C.(SouthernVanceHS) 10 KarleyHarkey IF/P R/R 5-8 SO Cleveland,N.C.(NorthIrdellHS) 11 HeatherChastain C R/R 5-11 JR Dunnsville,Va.(St.MargaretsHS) 13 AmberKimrey IF R/R 5-3 SO Charlotte,N.C.(MallardHS) 15 TaylorSigmon P/IF R/R 5-11 SO Catawba,N.C.(BandysHS) 18 SarahPerrine IF R/R 5-7 SO Salisbury,N.C.(WestRowanHS) 22 KaraSalvo C/3B R/R 5-3 FR Waxhaw,N.C.(CuthberstonHS) 24 MalloryBroome P R/R 5-7 SO Monroe,N.C.(MetrolinaChristianAcademy) 25 CourtneyBuchanan P R/R 5-7 FR Nebo,N.C.(McDowellHS) 35 CourtneyPrice OF L/R 5-4 FR Matthews,N.C.(PorterRidgeHS)HeadCoach:JimClift-ThirdSeasonAssistantCoach:DanielleGlosson-ThirdSeasonAthleticTrainer:BrianAngelotti

2014 ScHEDulEFebruary 14-16 college of charleston Tournament 14 atCollegeofCharleston Charleston,S.C. 3:30PM 14 vs.DePaul Charleston,S.C. 6PM 15 vs.Kansas Charleston,S.C. 9AM 15 vs.OleMiss Charleston,S.C. 6PM 16 vs.Fordham Charleston,S.C. 11AM 21-23 uSc upstate Tournament 21 atUSCUpstate Spartanburg,S.C. 3PM 22 vs.Liberty Spartanburg,S.C. 11AM 23 vs.Liberty Spartanburg,S.C. 11AM 23 vs.Winthrop Spartanburg,S.C. 1PM 25 atSouthCarolina(DH) Columbia,S.C. 3/5PM28/march2 Georgia Tournament 28 vs.UAB Athens,Ga. 10AM 28 atGeorgia Athens,Ga. 3PM March 1 vs.UAB Athens,Ga. 10AM 1 vs.St.John’s Athens,Ga. 6:30PM 2 vs.St.John’s Athens,Ga. 10AM 7-9 ucF Tournament 7 vs.UTMartin Orlando,Fla. 6PM 7 vs.Pennsylvania Orlando,Fla. 8PM 8 vs.Colgate Orlando,Fla. 11AM 8 vs.BowlingGreen Orlando,Fla. 3:30PM 9 vs.Troy Orlando,Fla. 9AM 11 atTennessee Knoxville,Tenn. 5PM 15 *ElON(DH) cullOWHEE 1/3 Pm 16 *ElON cullOWHEE 1:30 Pm 19 atETSU(DH) JohnsonCity,Tenn. 5/7PM 22 *atAppalachianState(DH) Boone,N.C. 1/3PM 23 *atAppalachianState Boone,N.C. 1PM 29 *atGeorgiaSouthern(DH) Statesboro,Ga. 1/3PM 30 *atGeorgiaSouthern Statesboro,Ga. 1PM April 2 uSc uPSTaTE (DH) cullOWHEE 4/6 Pm 5 *SamFORD (DH) cullOWHEE 1/3 Pm 6 *SamFORD cullOWHEE 1 Pm 12 *atUNCG(DH) Greensboro,N.C. 1/3PM 13 *atUNCG Greensboro,N.C. 1PM 15 atGardner-Webb(DH) BolingSprings,N.C. 2/4PM 16 atNorthCarolinaCentral(DH) Durham,N.C. 2/4PM 23 atWinthrop(DH) RockHill,S.C. 4/6PM 26 *FuRmaN (DH) cullOWHEE 1/3 Pm 27 *FuRmaN cullOWHEE 1 Pm 30 NORTH caROliNa a&T(DH) cullOWHEE 4/6 Pm May 3 *atChattanooga(DH) Chattanooga,Tenn. 3PM 4 *atChattanooga Chattanooga,Tenn. 2PM 7-10 SouthernConferenceSoftballChampionship Greensboro,N.C. TBA*-denotesSouthernConferencegameDH-denotesdouble-headersBOLD-denoteshomegames

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Jim cliFTHead coach

Third SeasonSan Diego State ‘92

BiO HiGHliGHTS• In2013,CliftledtheCatamountstoitsfirstwinintheSouthernConferencetournamentsince2007.• Alsoin2013seniorHaleyPacewasnamedtothe2013CapitalOneAcademicAll-DistrictIIIFirstTeam,becomingthefirstplayerinCatamountsoftball’seight-yearhistorytobenamedtotheacademicall-districtteam.• Underhistutelage,ErinFosterwasnamed2012NFCAFirstTeamMid-EastAll-Region-thefirstplayertoearnthataccoladeinprogramhistory...Fosterwasalsoa2012FirstTeamAll-SouthernConferenceselectionandfinished2012ranked19thinthenationinhomerunswith18.• Infirstyear,ledCatamountstonineSouthernConferencewins,in2012,themostwinsforWesternCarolinasincetheteamhadninein2007.• TheNo.6seedbyWesternCarolina,inthe2012SouthernConferenceTournament,wasthehighestseedbyWCUsincetheteamhadaNo.5seedin2007.• The24winsbyWesternCarolina,underClift,wasthemostforWesternCarolinasince2007whentheteamamassed28.• SpenttwoseasonsasassistantcoachfortheCatamounts• A26-yearveteranoftheSanDiegoPoliceDepartment

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BiO HiGHliGHTS• Toopenthe2014season,withdirectionfromGlosson,juniorpitcherJordanGarrettbroketheWesternCarolinacareerstrike-outrecordandGarrettwillhaveplentyofgamestoaddtohertotaloverthecourseofthenextyearandahalf.

• In2013,underGlosson’stutelage,sophomorepitcherJordanGarrettbroketheWesternCarolinaschoolrecordforstrikeoutsinaseasonwith223.WorkingwithGlosson,Garretthasenjoyedback-to-back100plusstrikeoutseasonsinherfirsttwoyearsasaCatamount.

DaNiEllE GlOSSONassistant coach

Third SeasonSouthern illinois, 2011

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amElia GRiFFiN5Sr. OF 5-2

lexington, N.c.North Davidson HS

2013 HiGHliGHTS• Playedandstartedinall56gamesinleftfield

• TiedtheCatamountsingle-seasonstolenbaserecordwith16swipesin2013.

• Ledtheteaminhitswith46andhada.253battingaverage

• Alsoledtheteaminrunsscoredwith28

• Rankedsecondontheteaminmultiplehitgameswith12

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maKENZi mcaTEER4Sr. 2B 5-5

monroe, N.c.Parkwood HS

2013 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin36gamesandstarted20

• Hadsixhits,fourruns,adoubleandtwoRBI

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HEaTHER cHaSTaiN11Jr. c 6-0

Dunnsville, Va.St. margaret HS

2013 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin55gamesandstarted53allinthecatcherposition

• Tiedforfirstontheteaminhomerunswithseven

• Hitthesecondgrand-slamofhercareerinthewinoverAppalachianState(03/10/13)

• Hadaseason-best36hits

• RankedthirdontheteaminRBIwith23

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JORDaN GaRRETT8Jr. P 5-2

Henderson, N.c.Southern Vance HS

2013 HiGHliGHTS• BroketheWesternCarolinasingle-seasonstrikeoutrecordending2013with223,whichalsoledtheSouthernConference

• Made43appearancesandstarted28

• Ledtheteamwitha3.53ERAtossing208innings...Alsohadtwoshutoutsandtwosaves

• Her13winswereaseasonbestandshebecamejustthesecondCatamountpitchertorecordback-to-backdoublefigurewins,whichalsotiesherforthirdplaceintheCatamountrecordbooksforwinsinaseasonwithformerCatamountMendyMcKenzie

• Garretthas370strikeoutsinhercareerwhichisgoodforsecondintheCatamountrecordbooksandneeds13strikeoutstobreaktheschoolrecordforcareerstrikeoutswhichstandsat382.

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mallORY BROOmE24So. P 5-7

monroe, N.c.metrolina christian academy

2013 HiGHliGHTS• NamedSouthernConferencePitcheroftheWeek(04/08/13)

• Made25appearancesandstarted15

• Secondontheteamwitha3.57ERAanda5-10overallrecord

• Secondontheteaminstrikeoutswith72,rankingher10thinCatamountrecordbooksforstrikeoutsinaseason

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KaRlEY HaRKEY10So. iF 5-8

cleveland, N.c.North irdell HS

2013 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin43gamesandstarted39

• TookoverasthestartingshortstopfortheCatamountsinthesecondgameagainstUSCUpstate(03/27/13)andfinishedtheseasonstarting23ofthelast24gamesatthatposition-Inthatspanhadjustfourerrorsinthose23gamesatshortstopandwentaspanof16straightgameswithoutanerror

• HitthefirsthomerunofherCatamountcareeragainstGardner-Webb(04/03/13)

• Endedtheyearwitha.207battingaverage,18hits,17runsscoredandsixRBIwithtwostolenbases

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amBER KimREY13So. OF 5-3

charlotte, N.c.mallard HS

2013 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin42gamesandstarted22

• Hada.176battingaveragewithsixhits,fourrunsscored,adoubleandthreeRBI

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SaRaH PERRiNE18So. uT 5-3

Salisbury, N.c.West Rowan HS

2013 HiGHliGHTS• Playedin23gamesandstartedeight

• Hadtwohits,scoredfourruns,notchedadoubleandhadtwoRBI

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TaYlOR SiGmON15So. iF/P 5-11catawba, N.c.

Bandys HS

2013 HiGHliGHTS• Namedtothe2014SoConPreseasonAll-ConferenceTeamatfirstbase

• NamedSouthernConferencePlayeroftheWeek(04/22/13)

• Theonlyfreshmantoplayedinall56gamesandstarted55

• Spilttimebetweenfirstbaseandatpitchermaking12appearances,starting10

• MadeherpitchingdebutatTop-25FloridaonFebruary16,2013,holdingthehigh-octaneGatorstojustfiverunsonsixhitsandfannedninebatters

• Setherseason-highforstrikeouts,onthemound,whensherecorded10strikeoutsagainstETSU(03/20/13)

• Endedtheyearwith55strikeoutsonthemound

• LedtheteaminRBI(28)anddoubles(9)...Alsoledtheteaminmultiplehitgameswith13andtiedforfirstontheteaminmultipleRBIgameswithseven

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cOuRTNEY BucHaNaN25Fr. P 5-7

Nebo, N.c.mcDowell HS

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BROOKE cOGGiNS3R-Fr. uT 5-8

Bryson city, N.c.Swain county HS / Tennessee

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WHiTNEY HaYWOOD1Fr. OF 5-6

indian Trail, N.c.Porter Ridge HS

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cOuRTNEY PRicE35Fr. OF 5-4

matthews, N.c.Porter Ridge HS

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lEXi ROSS2Fr. iF/OF 5-6

cary, N.c.Green Hope HS

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KaRa SalVO22Fr. c/3B 5-3

Waxhaw, N.c.cuthbertson HS

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HiSTORY aND REcORDScatamount Softball Highlights

• Western carolina athletics added softball for the 2006 season

• catamounts won 41 games in 2006

• in its inaugural campaign, catamount softball won the 2006 Southern conference regular season

• in 2012, Erin Foster became the first catamount softball player to be named to the NFca mideast First Team all-Region.

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