Liberty University 2010 Soft ball Roster · LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 2010 7 2010 ROSTER Liberty University 2010 Soft ball Roster Alphabeti cal Roster ... Red Lion Christi an (Cecil)

7LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 2010

2010 ROSTER

Liberty University2010 Soft ball Roster

Alphabeti cal RosterNo. Name Pos. B/T Year Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)17 Meredith Baisden OF R/R So. 5-7 Hunti ngton, W.Va./Cabell Midland9 Ashley Bensinger UTL R/R Jr. 5-8 Newark, Del./Red Lion Christi an (Cecil)5 Amber DePasquale OF R/R Jr. 5-4 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands22 Jenna Eatmon OF R/L Jr. 5-6 Emerald Isle, N.C./Croatan21 Cassie Hendrix INF L/R Jr. 5-6 Indianapolis, Ind./North Central12 Danielle Howard UTL R/R So. 5-7 Earlville, Md./Bohemia Manor1 J’nae Jeff erson INF R/R Sr. 5-4 Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland2 Katrina Johnson RHP R/R Fr. 5-10 Levelland, Texas/Levelland15 Hope Joseph RHP R/R So. 5-9 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christ.11 Jenny Law UTL R/R So. 5-6 Penhook, Va./Franklin County23 Keely McMillon C R/R Jr. 5-5 Vermontville, Mich./Lansing Catholic10 Tiff ani Smith RHP R/R Jr. 5-7 Hanover, Pa./South Western14 Jill Stephens OF L/R Fr. 5-4 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown7 Kelly Strickland INF R/R So. 5-5 Tabor City, N.C./South Columbus24 Lauren Trentham INF R/R Fr. 5-1 Chester, Va./James River6 Kati e Warrington RHP R/R Fr. 5-4 Townsend, Del./Red Lion Christi an8 Kaylee West INF L/L So. 5-10 Auburndale, Fla./Auburndale16 Bridgett Woods INF R/R So. 5-5 Prospect, Va./Prince Edward

Numerical RosterNo. Name Pos. B/T Year Ht. Hometown/High School (Previous School)1 J’nae Jeff erson INF R/R Sr. 5-4 Barboursville, W.Va./Cabell Midland2 Katrina Johnson RHP R/R Fr. 5-10 Levelland, Texas/Levelland5 Amber DePasquale OF R/R Jr. 5-4 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands6 Kati e Warrington RHP R/R Fr. 5-4 Townsend, Del./Red Lion Christi an7 Kelly Strickland INF R/R So. 5-5 Tabor City, N.C./South Columbus8 Kaylee West INF L/L So. 5-10 Auburndale, Fla./Auburndale9 Ashley Bensinger UTL R/R Jr. 5-8 Newark, Del./Red Lion Christi an (Cecil)10 Tiff ani Smith RHP R/R Jr. 5-7 Hanover, Pa./South Western11 Jenny Law UTL R/R So. 5-6 Penhook, Va./Franklin County12 Danielle Howard UTL R/R So. 5-7 Earlville, Md./Bohemia Manor14 Jill Stephens OF L/R Fr. 5-4 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown15 Hope Joseph RHP R/R So. 5-9 Fredericksburg, Va./Fredericksburg Christ. 16 Bridgett Woods INF R/R So. 5-5 Prospect, Va./Prince Edward17 Meredith Baisden OF R/R So. 5-7 Hunti ngton, W.Va./Cabell Midland21 Cassie Hendrix INF L/R Jr. 5-6 Indianapolis, Ind./North Central22 Jenna Eatmon OF R/L Jr. 5-6 Emerald Isle, N.C./Croatan23 Keely McMillon C R/R Jr. 5-5 Vermontville, Mich./Lansing Catholic24 Lauren Trentham INF R/R Fr. 5-1 Chester, Va./James River

Head Coach: Paul Wetmore (17th season, 439-496-1)Assistant Coaches: Tuesday Van Engen (seventh season) and Jessica Moore (fi rst season)Student Asst. Coach: Dana Wheeler (fi rst season)Athleti c Trainer: Dan Preusser

LIBERTY LADY FLAMES SOFTBALL 20108

2010 ROSTER BREAKDOWN

Delaware (2)Newark - Ashley BensingerTownsend - Kati e Warrington

Florida (1)Auburndale - Kaylee West

Indiana (1)Indianapolis - Cassie Hendrix

Maryland (1)Earlville - Danielle Howard

Michigan (1)Keely McMillon

Missouri (1)Kansas City - Jill Stephens

North Carolina (2)Emerald Isle - Jenna EatmonTabor City - Kelly Strickland

Pennsylvania (1)Hanover - Tiff ani Smith

Texas (2)Levelland - Katrina JohnsonThe Woodlands - Amber DePasquale

Virginia (4)Chester - Lauren TrenthamFredericksburg - Hope Joseph

Penhook - Jenny LawProspect - Bridgett Woods

West Virgina (2)Barboursville - J’nae Jeff erson

Hunti ngton - Meredith Baisden

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MEET THE LADY FLAMES

11J’nae JEFFERSON5-4 - Sr. INF, R/R

Cabell Midland HSBarboursville, W.Va.

2009 (Jr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … started 60 games for the Lady Flames … started 59 games at third base and one at second base … ranked fi rst on the squad with 49 hits, 179 at-bats and 201 total plate appearances … had the best batti ng average on the team in conference play (.382) … led the team with 12 multi ple-hit games … had the longest hitti ng streak on the squad at 12 games … ranked second on the team with a .274 overall batti ng average… ti ed for fi rst with two triples … was second on the squad with 21 runs scored, 75 total bases and 10 doubles … third on the team with 19 RBIs and four home runs … fi nished the season with nine stolen bases, ranking second on the team … led the team with 102 assists … had four multi ple-RBI games, ranking fourth on the squad … 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs against Long Beach State … 1-for-3 with a double and one RBI against Charleston Southern … enjoyed three consecuti ve two-hit games against Coastal Carolina to conclude the regular season … was 2-for-4 with four RBIs on May 2 against the Chanti -cleers … batt ed 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the May 6 Big South tournament game against Charleston Southern.

2008 (So.): Named to the Big South All-Tournament team … named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … started all 61 games … started 42 games at third base, 18 games at shortstop and one game at second base … fi nished fi ft h on the team with a .237 batti ng average, fourth with 173 at-bats … ranked fi ft h with three home runs … also ranked second on the squad with 11 doubles … led the team in assists with 131, and was second with a .970 fi elding percentage … ti ed for fourth with 41 hits … ended the season with seven stolen bases out of eight att empts for a .875 stolen base percent-age … was fourth on the squad with a .353 slugging percentage … fi nished fi ft h with 61 total bases … ti ed for the fourth-longest hitti ng streak on the team at seven games … ranked fourth on the squad with 10 multi ple-hit games … ti ed for fi rst with most total bases in a single game with seven against Coastal Carolina … ti ed an individual single game high with six as-sists against UNC Greensboro and six against Coastal Carolina … 2-for-4 with a RBI in a game against Birmingham-Southern … hit a home run in 1-0 win over UNC Greensboro … led the team to a 4-0 win over Norfolk State, batti ng 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI … 1-for-3 with a double against Boston University … 2-for-4 with a double in a game against Dartmouth … combined four hits in two wins over Gardner-Webb … 3-for-3 with a home run against Charleston Southern … 3-for-4 with a double and a home run in Big South Championship win over Coastal Carolina … 2-for-3 in conference tournament victory over Radford, helping the Lady Flames to the Big South Championship ti tle game … hit safely in 10-of-11 games to end the season, raising her batti ng average 70 percentage points during the span.

2007 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … started all 62 games … started 61 games at shortstop and one at second base … ranked fourth on the team with 31 runs scored and six home runs … seventh on the squad with fi ve doubles … one of the more pati ent hitt ers on the team, ranking fourth with 16 walks … ranked third on the team with seven sac-rifi ce hits … second on the team with 102 assists … had seven multi ple-hit games during the year … ranked fi ft h on the team with fi ve multi ple-RBI

contests … had the fourth-longest hitti ng streak on the team at six games … was a combined 3-for-six with four runs scored in a doubleheader split with Gardner-Webb … 1-for-4 with a run scored during Liberty’s 3-2 victory over the College of Charleston at the KSU Classic … scored three runs and was 1-for-2 from the plate during Liberty’s 9-4 victory over Princeton at the Tar Heel Invitati onal … her fi rst collegiate home run was a grand slam during Liberty’s 14-1 victory over Rhode Island at the Tar Heel Invitati onal … 3-for-3 against Marshall at the Tar Heels Invitati onal … 1-for-4 with a run scored and a double, helping Liberty secure third place at the Tar Heel Invitati onal with a 7-3 victory over Rutgers … 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 6-5 vic-tory over Boston College in Liberty’s opening game at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … 2-for-3 with a run scored and a double during Liberty’s upset victory over No. 10 Baylor at the Bank of Hawaii Invitati on-al ... 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a double against No. 25 California at the Women4Women Invitati onal … 1-for-2 against No. 7 Northwestern … was a combined 2-for-4 with two runs scored, two RBIs, a double and home run in a doubleheader against James Madison … 2-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI and a home run in Liberty’s Big South opener against Winthrop … had a solo home run against UNC Greensboro … was a combined 2-for-3 with a run scored in a doubleheader against Longwood … 2-for-3 with a run scored during Liberty’s 4-3 Big South win over Coastal Carolina … hit a solo home run against No. 17 Virginia Tech … 1-for-2 with a three run home run against Birmingham-Southern.

Prep: Graduated from Cabell Midland High School … four-year varsity start-er up the middle for the Lady Knights at either shortstop or second base … helped lead Cabell Midland to three state runner-up fi nishes (freshman, sophomore and senior years) and a state championship during her junior campaign … MSAC fi rst-team and All-State fi rst-team honoree as a junior and senior... All-Tournament Best of the Best as a junior and senior … bat-ted .325 as a starter at shortstop as a freshman … fi nished her sophomore season with a .329 batti ng average, 13 RBIs and a home run … batt ed a career-best .470 with 17 RBI and fi ve home runs during her junior year … capped off her prep career as she batt ed .436 with 19 RBIs and two hom-ers as a senior … named the MVP of the North-South game as a senior … graduated with very high honors … MU alpha theta … French honorary … honor roll student.

Personal: Daughter of Jay and Margaret Jeff erson … comes from an athleti c background, as her father played baseball at Marshall … majoring in busi-ness marketi ng … would like to pursue a career as a Christi an counselor aft er graduati on … birthday is Sept. 15.



99Ashley BENSINGER5-8 - Jr.

UTL, R/RRed Lion Christi an (Cecil)

Newark, Del.

2008 (So.): Appeared in 46 games for the Lady Flames, primarily as a desig-nated hitt er and pinch hitt er … also saw playing ti me at catcher and short-stop … recorded her fi rst hit as a Lady Flame, a double, against Cal State Northridge … ended the season with 21 hits, six RBIs, three doubles and six runs scored … was 1-for-1 and drove in a run against Florida Atlanti c … batt ed 2-for-3 against Big South opponent Winthrop … was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs against Virginia … batt ed 2-for-3 with a home run in regular-season victory over Charleston Southern.

Previous School: Played one season at Cecil College in North East, Md., as a catcher and outf ielder … hit two home runs and ended the year with a .413 batti ng average … named fi rst-team all-region … also a second-team all-state honoree.

Prep: Graduated from Red Lion Christi an Academy … was a four-year let-terwinner … team captain for four years … named fi rst team all-conference and second-team all-state as a senior … fi nal season hit four home runs and maintained a .350 batti ng average … named team MVP her junior year, as well as second-team all-state and fi rst-team all-conference … ended junior campaign with 10 home runs and a .425 batti ng average … also won MVP honors as a freshman.

Personal: Daughter of Jamie Pastor and Laraine Scalia … majoring in crimi-nal justi ce … birthday is April 18.

55Amber DEPASQUALE5-4 - Jr. OF, R/R

The Woodlands HSThe Woodlands, Texas

2009 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 59 games with 57 starts … played all games at center fi eld except one as a pinch hitt er … ended the season with a .255 overall batti ng average (fourth on the team) … led the team with 12 sacrifi ce bunts … ranked fi ft h with a .349 slugging percentage and 149 at-bats … ti ed for third on the team with 38 hits and a triple … second on the team with 10 multi ple-hit games … was fourth on the squad with 52 total bases … ranked third with a .875 stolen base percentage, aft er stealing seven bases out of eight att empts … ti ed for fourth on the team with nine runs scored in conference play … ranked sec-ond with 52 at-bats in Big South play … 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs against Jacksonville … 2-for-3 with one RBI against Florida Atlanti c … 3-for-3 in home win over Hampton … 2-for-4 with a triple and one RBI against Virginia … 2-for-3 with a double at James Madison … 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs at Coastal Carolina … hit a home run and drove in two runs in Big South tournament win over eventual champion Radford.

2008 (Fr.): Played in all 61 games for the Lady Flames … started 51 games in the outf ield and eight at shortstop … ti ed for fi rst on the team with two triples and fi ft h with fi ve doubles … fi nished second on the squad in runs scored with 24 … ranked fourth on the team in at-bats (181), total bases (62), total plate appearances (202) and home runs (4) … was fi ft h with a .343 slugging percentage and a.296 on-base percentage … had the third-most walks on the team with 16 … ti ed for most stolen bases in one game with two against Presbyterian … ti ed for fi ft h-longest hitti ng streak on the team during the year at fi ve games … had six multi ple-hit games and a multi ple-RBI game … fi nished the season with a .227 batti ng average … 3-for-3 with a triple and a double in win over Charleston Southern … 1-for-3 with two hits, a RBI and one run scored in season-opener against Tennes-see Tech … 1-for-4 with two runs scored in a victory over Kennesaw State …. 1-for-3 with a double and a RBI against East Carolina … helped the team to a win over Virginia, batti ng 1-for-3 with a home run … also went 1-for-3 and hit a home run against Birmingham-Southern … 1-for-3 with a home run in Big South Championship win over Coastal Carolina ... had the game-winning hit in a 2-0 victory over Radford to send Liberty to the Big South Championship ti tle game … led the team off ensively in the ti tle game with two hits against Winthrop … ended the year on a fi ve-game hitti ng streak.

Prep: Graduated from The Woodlands High School … four-year lett erwin-ner as a uti lity player … named second team All-District and All County her junior year … played travel ball for Texas Hit-N-Run, helping the team to the Houston Metro ASA champions and Texas AFA State champions … recorded a .451 batti ng average with two home runs … led her team with an 11-1 record from the circle with 60 strikeouts and a 0.75 ERA.

Personal: Daughter of Clare Smith … comes from an athleti c family as her brother, Derek, plays football at Mississippi State … majoring in health pro-moti ons … birthday is Aug. 13.



2222Jenna EATMON5-6 - Jr. OF, R/L

Croatan HSEmerald Isle, N.C.

2009 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 39 contests, starti ng in 24 … started 16 games in right fi eld, and also saw ti me as a designated hitt er … fi nished the season with 15 hits, seven RBIs and eight runs scored … led the squad with two triples in Big South play … had three multi ple-hit games … ended the season on a two-game hitti ng streak … ranked third on the team with a .431 slugging percentage … had a big showing in the Big South Championship, hitti ng home runs against Winthrop and Radford … 2-for-3 with a double and drove in a run in regular season matchup against Radford … 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and three RBIs against Coastal Carolina … received a Liberty Student-Athlete of the Month honor.

2008 (Fr.): Received a Big South Player of the Week honor … named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … fi nished her fi rst season of collegiate soft ball ranked fi ft h on the team with 12 RBIs … ti ed for the fi ft h-longest hitti ng streak on the team at fi ve games … had three multi ple-hit games and three multi ple-RBI games … played in 38 games, starti ng 28 games in the outf ield … nabbed her fi rst collegiate hit in a game against Radford … had the game-winning RBI in a 3-0 victory over St. Louis … 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and 2 RBIs in a win over Charleston Southern … 2-for-3 with two RBIs in postseason victory over coastal Carolina … pitched two innings against Virginia Tech, giving up one hit and striking out two against the No. 19-ranked Hokies … made four appearances in the pitcher’s circle.

Prep: Graduated from Croatan High School … four-year lett erwinner as a pitcher… currently holds the fi ft h-highest season batti ng average (.627) in the state of North Carolina … three-ti me all conference and All Area honor-ee … broke the school’s batti ng average record her sophomore year by bat-ti ng .627 … named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior … batt ed .486, earning her area player of the year honors … recorded a 17-5 record from the mound and struck out 87 batt ers with an ERA of 1.96 … fi nished her senior year batti ng .436 and posted a 0.086 ERA … honored as confer-ence player of the year, area player of the year, all district, district player of the year, Most Outstanding Female Athlete, WITN student-athlete of the week, and Wendy’s Scholar Athlete … helped the Carolina Cardinals to ASA nati onal and state championships in 2006 … honor roll … Student Govern-ment representati ve.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Joy Eatmon … majoring in psychology… in-tends on becoming a clinical psychologist aft er graduati on … birthday is May 30.

2121Cassie HENDRIX5-6 - Jr. INF, L/R

North Central HSIndianapolis, Ind.

2009 (So.): Named to Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 60 games for the Lady Flames, starti ng in 59 … played all games at second base … led the team with 13 stolen bases out of 15 att empts … had fi ve multi ple-hit games … ended the season on a three-game hitti ng streak … ranked fi ft h on the team with 170 total plate appearances … ranked third on the squad with 15 walks … fi nished the season with 31 hits, two RBIs and 20 runs scored … ranked fi ft h on the team with a .960 fi elding percentage … second on the squad with 79 assists … batt ed 1-for-1 with a run scored against nati onally-ranked Tennessee … drove in runs against Delaware State and Florida Atlanti c … 2-for-3 with two runs scored against Virginia … also 2-for-3 against Gardner-Webb, Longwood and UNC Greensboro … 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Coastal Carolina … recorded hits in each of the fi -nal three games of the Big South Championship, against Charleston South-ern and Radford.

2008 (Fr.): Played in 61 games for the Lady Flames, starti ng in 60 at second base … led the team in stolen bases with 10 (out of 10 att empts) … had the second-highest batti ng average on the squad (.280) … ranked second with 193 at-bats and 54 hits … ranked third in runs scored with 22 … led the team in total plate appearances with 221 … also led the team in sacrifi ce bunts with 12 … ti ed for the fourth-longest hitti ng streak on the squad at seven games … ranked second in multi ple-hit games with 13 … 2-for-3 with a triple and one run scored in season-opener against Tennessee Tech … helped the team to a 7-0 win over Presbyterian, batti ng 2-for-2 with three runs scored … combined 3-for-7 in two games against St. Louis, including a game 2 win … helped Liberty to a 9-6 win over Virginia, batti ng 2-for-3 with a run scored … 2-for-4 with two runs scored in a win over Hampton … 3-for-4 with a RBI against Norfolk State, nabbing her fi rst career three-hit game … 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI in a postseason victory over Charleston Southern ... hit safely in seven of her last eight games.

Prep: Graduated from North Central High School … four-year starter … named team MVP her freshman and senior years … voted All-City her freshman and sophomore year, while playing shortstop … received the Golden Glove Award her junior year … honored as All County and all con-ference her junior and senior years, while playing at second base ... named Team Defensive Player of the Year and Co-Captain Award her senior year … fi nished her career with a .317 batti ng average and a .982 fi elding per-centage (only committi ng 13 errors over four years) … successfully stole 38-of-46 stolen base att empts … played travel ball for 18U Indiana Magic and helped her squad win a state championship and fi nish No. 17 at ASA Nati onal Championships in College Stati on, Texas … fi nished the 2007 sea-son with a .362 batti ng average and a .410 in the ASA Nati onals … also played four years of basketball … state runner-up for basketball her fresh-man year … led her squad to city champions her freshman and junior sea-sons … named to the honor roll.

Personal: Daughter of Robert and Shelley Hendrix … majoring in sport management … birthday is Nov. 8.



2323Keely McMILLON5-5 - Jr. C, R/R

Lansing Catholic HSVermontville, Mich.

2009 (So.): Member of the 2009 Big South Championship All-Tournament team … named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … Appeared in 59 games, starti ng in 57 … started 56 games as catcher and one as the desig-nated hitt er … ranked fi ft h on the team with a .243 overall batti ng average and 37 hits … drove in the fourth-most runs on the team with 17 … ranked second on the team with 10 sacrifi ce bunts … also ranked fourth with 172 total plate appearances and 152 at-bats … ranked third on the team with a .986 fi elding percentage, and second with 318 total putouts … caught 12 runners stealing during the season and fi elded three double plays … had the sixth-most multi ple-hit games with seven … had the third-most multi -ple-RBI games with fi ve … also had the fourth-longest hitti ng streak at six games, and ended the season on a fi ve-game hitti ng streak … 1-for-2 with a double and two RBIs against Florida State … 2-for-3 with a triple and drove in two runs against Big South opponent Charleston Southern … 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI against Longwood … 2-for-3 with two runs scored in conference win over Presbyterian … 3-for-4 with a season-high three RBIs at Coastal Carolina … recorded at least one hit in four out fi ve games at the Big South Championship … was 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in tournament win over Charleston Southern.

2008 (Fr.): Started all 61 games, 37 behind the plate, 11 at third base and 13 as the team’s designated player … ranked fourth on the team with seven doubles and 15 RBIs … had the fi ft h-most at-bats on the squad at 177 … ti ed for sixth with six multi ple-hit games, and fourth with four multi ple-RBI games … second on the squad with a .979 fi elding percentage … caught 14 runners stealing … ranked second on the team with 235 putouts … nabbed her fi rst collegiate hit in a game against Towson … drove in two runs to help Liberty to its fi rst win of the year against Kennesaw State … hit her fi rst collegiate home run in a game against UNC Greensboro … led the team to a 9-6 win over Virginia, batti ng 4-for-4 with three RBIs … helped Liberty to a 1-0 win over Coastal Carolina, going 2-for-3 at the plate … 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in win over Charleston Southern … 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in victory over Kennesaw State … tallied 10 putouts in game against St. Louis ... drove in two runs in victory over Norfolk State.

Prep: Graduated from Lansing Catholic Central High School … four-year starter … named All-Area, All-District, All-Region and Capital Area Confer-ence First Team throughout her four years of varsity soft ball.

Personal: Daughter of Rod and Corrine McMillon … comes from athleti c family, as her sister, Nicole, played soft ball for Hartf ord … majoring in sports management … birthday is Dec. 7.

1010Tiffani SMITH5-7 - Jr.

RHP, R/RSouth Western HS

Hanover, Pa.

2009 (So.): Named to the Big South All-Conference fi rst team … also a Big South All-Tournament team selecti on … named to the 2009 VaSID All-State second team … received Big South Pitcher of the Week honors on March 3 and April 13 … also named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … boasted the best ERA in the Big South (2.21) and ranked second in the league with 174 strikeouts … fi nished the season with a 12-12 record … made 37 appearances for the Lady Flames, starti ng in 28 contests … set a new school record with 16 strikeouts in April 24 win over visiti ng Pres-byterian … threw her fi rst career no-hitt er against Delaware State … gave up two or fewer earned runs in eight out of 10 conference appearances … led the team in conference ERA (2.11) and conference opposing batti ng average (.215) … struck out three batt ers in 1.2 innings of work against nati onally-ranked Tennessee … struck out 10 or more batt ers on four diff er-ent occasions … struck out 10 batt ers against Delaware State and Big South opponent Charleston Southern … struck out 12 in home win over Hampton … threw a complete-game shutout against Bethune-Cookman.

2008 (Fr.): Made 31 appearances and started 20 games in the circle for the Lady Flames … earned two wins in fi rst 19 appearances and fi ve wins in her fi nal 12 appearances for a record of 7-14 …ranked second on the team with fi ve complete games, two saves and 115.0 innings pitched, and ti ed for second with two shutouts … also fi nished second with 93 strikeouts on the year … fi nished the season with a 3.71 ERA … earned a Big South win in 1-0 victory over Coastal Carolina … threw 10 strikeouts and gave up only two hits in a complete-game shutout over Hampton … struck out fi ve batt ers and walked one while scatt ering three hits to shut out Birmingham-Southern … picked up the 5-4 win by starti ng the fi rst fi ve innings of acti on and fanning six batt ers against Gardner-Webb … pitched fi ve innings and struck out fi ve in a postseason tournament victory over Charleston South-ern ... pitched four innings in Big South Championship win over Coastal Car-olina, and the victory kept Liberty’s tournament run alive, leading the Lady Flames to a ti tle game appearance … scored two runs as a pinch runner.

Prep: Graduated from South Western High School … four-year lett erwinner … holds school record in career ERA (0.20) and strikeouts (443) … fi nished her junior year with a .588 batti ng average on 46 hits … struck out 225 bat-ters as she led her team with a 14-3 record from the mound … recorded a .508 batti ng average her senior season with 26 runs … struck out 216 bat-ters to fi nish her senior season with a 15-1 record and an ERA of 0.453 … voted YAIAA Player of the Year her junior and senior seasons … named to the Disti nguished Honor Roll.

Personal: Daughter of Phil and Paula Smith … majoring in elementary edu-cati on … birthday is Feb. 7.



1717Meredith BAISDEN5-6 - So. OF, R/R

Cabell Midland HSHunti ngton, W.Va.

2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 24 games for the Lady Flames, with fi ve games started … appeared mostly as a pinch runner, but also saw ti me as the designated hitt er and in the outf ield … fi nished the season with one hit, four runs scored and four walks in 10 at-bats … ranked fi ft h on the team with fi ve steal att empts … suc-cessfully stole three bases on the year … recorded her fi rst collegiate hit against Virginia … scored runs against California, Delaware State, Purdue and Norfolk State.

Prep: Graduated from Cabell Midland High School … voted conference player of the year and fi rst-team all-state her senior year … named fi rst-team all-conference and received an all-state honorable menti on her ju-nior year … fi rst-team all-conference honoree and all-state honorable men-ti on as a sophomore … four year lett erwinner … ended junior year with a .456 batti ng average with fi ve home runs and 30 RBIs … as a senior, batt ed .515 with 12 home runs and 41 RBIs … also played ASA travel ball for the Diamond Dusters, helping the team to a ti tle victory at the Carolina Cardi-nal Classic in Raleigh, N.C. in 2007 … graduated with high honors … was a member of Mu Alpha Theta.

Personal: Daughter of David and Susan Baisden … majoring in special edu-cati on … intends to become a teacher aft er graduati on … birthday is on May 15.

1212Danielle HOWARD5-7 - So. UTL, R/R

Bohemia Manor HSEarlville, Md.

2009 (Fr.): Appeared in 59 games with 58 games started for the Lady Flames … started two games at third base and one as designated hitt er … all other starts came in left fi eld … ti ed for fourth on the team with 19 runs scored … ranked second on the team with 24 walks … ti ed for second on the team with 12 steal att empts … successfully stole seven bases on the year, rank-ing third on the team … third on the team with 186 total plate appearances and 155 at-bats … fi nished the year with 36 hits, four doubles, two home runs and 14 RBIs … ranked fi ft h on the team with a .300 batti ng average and a .440 slugging percentage in conference play … had the fourth-most hits in Big South games with 15 … ti ed for third on the team with nine multi ple-hit games … recorded hits in every game of the Seahawk Classic … 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI against UNC Wilmington … 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against Big South opponent Winthrop … recorded two hits in two out of three games in a series against Gardner-Webb … 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored against Presbyterian.

Prep: Graduated from Bohemia Manor High School … helped lead her soft -ball team to division and regional championships … also two-ti me state semifi nalists … named fi rst-team all-county her sophomore, junior and se-nior years … and was an honorable menti on for the honor as a freshman … named team MVP for soft ball and soccer … voted Best All-Around Girl at her school … all-county soccer honoree and basketball honorable menti on … won the female athlete award at Bohemia Manor … also honored with President’s Educati on Award, Art Achievement Award and was a member of the Nati onal Honor Society … fi nished third in the regional Punt, Pass and Kick football competi ti on.

Personal: Daughter of Shawn and Paula Howard … majoring in business marketi ng … birthday is March 3.

1515Hope JOSEPH5-9 - So. RHP, R/R

Fredericksburg Christi an (Utah St.)Fredericksburg, Va.

Prep: Graduated from Fredericksburg Christi an … was a four-year lett er-winner in soft ball … two-year lett erwinner in volleyball and basketball … three-ti me fi rst-team all-conference soft ball honoree … awarded Senior Female Athlete of the Year award as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Louis Joseph and Elizabeth Blanton … sister of Bal-ti more arti st Anna Page Joseph ... majoring in elementary educati on … in-tends on becoming a kindergarten teacher aft er graduati on … transferred to Liberty aft er studying nutriti on at Utah State ... birthday is June 12.



1111Jenny LAW5-6 - So. UTL, R/R

Franklin County HSPenhook, Va.

2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 49 games for Liberty, starti ng in 33 … saw ti me as an outf ielder, desig-nated hitt er and pinch hitt er … ti ed for fi rst on the team with a 1.000 stolen base percentage … fourth on the squad with six sacrifi ce bunts … had three multi ple-hit games and one multi ple-RBI game … ended the season with 21 hits, seven RBIs, fi ve doubles and nine runs scored … recorded her fi rst collegiate hit against UC Davis on Feb. 7 … hit a double and drove in a run against Delaware State … in two games against Virginia Tech, recorded two hits and drove in three runs … boasted a three-game hitti ng streak in the Big South Championship, matching her longest streak of the season.

Prep: Graduated from Franklin County High School … gained experience as an outf ielder and as a catcher … as a senior, named district and regional Player of the Year, fi rst-team all-district and second-team all-state … was the state’s career leader in runs scored … ranked second in the state for career hits … named fi rst-team all-district and second-team all-region as a junior … was also named fi rst-team All-Timesland and became her school’s all-ti me leader in career hits … named fi rst-team all-district and fi rst-team all-region as a sophomore … also a fi rst-team all-district honoree her fresh-man year … named to Who’s Who Among High School Athletes.

Personal: Daughter of Timmy and Annett e Law … majoring in kinesiology at Liberty … intends to become a physical therapist aft er graduati on … birth-day is Aug. 11.

77Kelly STRICKLAND5-5 - So. INF, R/R

South Columbus HSTabor City, N.C.

2009 (Fr.): Received a Big South Player of the Week honor for the fi nal week of regular season play … named to the Big South All-Conference sec-ond team … also named to the Big South All-Tournament team … played in 58 games for Liberty, starti ng in 54 … started all games at shortstop except one as designated hitt er … ranked third on the team with a .271 batti ng av-erage, nine doubles and 71 total bases … ranked second on the squad with a .507 slugging percentage, 25 RBIs and eight home runs … had the fourth-best on-base percentage (.354) … also fourth on the team with 13 walks … had the second-best batti ng average in conference play (.382) and the best slugging percentage in conference play (.889) … led the team with three multi ple-home run games … ti ed for second on the team with 11 multi ple-hit games … led the team with seven multi ple-RBI games … scored 13 runs in Big South games, leading the team … also led the team with seven home runs and 40 total bases in conference contests … recorded her fi rst colle-giate hit against UC Davis … recorded her fi rst RBI when she drove in three runs against Norfolk State … 2-for-3 with a home run against Big South op-ponent Charleston Southern … 3-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored against Coastal Carolina … 2-for-4 with three RBIs in tournament win over Winthrop … safely hit in nine of the last 10 games of the year … ended the season on a six-game hitti ng streak, ti ed for third on the team.

Prep: Graduated from South Columbus High School … named team MVP at shortstop as a junior … also received Golden Glove honor and Silver Bat award, as well as being named Tribune Player of the Year and Columbus County Player of the Year … received all-state and all-conference honors as a junior with a .516 batti ng average, a .612 on-base percentage, fi ve home runs and 36 RBIs … also won Golden Glove and Silver Bat awards as a fresh-man and sophomore … named Rookie of the Year as a freshman … also played three years of varsity basketball and two years of varsity volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of David and Dorothy Strickland … majoring in kinesiol-ogy … intends to become a physical therapist aft er graduati on … brother, Bradley, played baseball at UNC Pembroke ... birthday is Feb. 15.



88Kaylee WEST5-10 - So. INF, L/L

Auburndale HSAuburndale, Fla.

2009 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidenti al Honor Roll … appeared in 51 games for the Lady Flames, starti ng in 47 … most playing ti me came in right fi eld, also spent ti me as the designated hitt er … ranked fi ft h on the team with 15 RBIs … ti ed for fourth with six doubles on the year … recorded two sacrifi ce fl ies, leading the team … fi nished the season with 27 hits, six doubles, one home run and six runs scored … ranked fi ft h on the team with six multi ple-hit games and three multi ple-RBI games … recorded her fi rst collegiate hit against nati onally-ranked California … was 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored against Delaware State … 2-for-3 and drove in two runs against UNC Wilmington … 2-for-3 with a home run against Hampton … 2-for-2 with a double and one RBI in regular-season win over Charleston Southern … had the fourth-longest hitti ng streak on the team with four games.

Prep: Graduated from Auburndale High School … named Defensive Player of the Year and honorable menti on overall as a freshman … part of the state championship team as a sophomore, and was named second-team all-county and Defensive Player of the Year … won fi rst-team all-county honors and again named Defensive Player of the Year her junior year … competed for the Florida Gold travel team, which traveled to the ASA Gold Nati onals in Oklahoma during the summer of 2008.

Personal: Daughter of Will and Janice West … younger sister of former Lady Flames women’s soccer player Hope West … undecided on a college major … birthday is Sept. 12.

1616Bridgett WOODS5-5 - So. INF, R/R

Prince Edward HSProspect, Va.

2009 (Fr.): Appeared in nine games for the Lady Flames, starti ng four … started three games at shortstop and one as the designated hitt er … scored a run against Gardner-Webb on April 11 … drew walks against California and Fresno State.

Prep: Graduated from Prince Edward High School … as a senior, was a fi rst-team all-district honoree at shortstop … named second-team all-district during her sophomore and junior years, playing third base … was an all-district honorable menti on as a freshman.

Personal: Daughter of Kimberly Woods … majoring in business manage-ment … birthday is Aug. 26.

22Katrina JOHNSON5-10 - Fr. RHP, R/R

Levelland HSLevelland, Texas

Prep: Four-year pitcher for Levelland High School … was a member of the all-state team and named district MVP all four years … ranked second in the state of Texas in all-ti me strikeouts (1,630) … ended her prep career with a 0.68 ERA.

Personal: Daughter of Larry and Karen Johnson … majoring in health pro-moti on … birthday is May 12.



1414Jill STEPHENS5-4 - Fr. OF, L/R

Raytown HSKansas City, Mo.

Prep: Graduate of Raytown High School … four-year varsity lett erwinner … three-year fi rst-team all-conference honoree … two-year fi rst-team all-district and fi rst-team all-region … named fi rst-team All-Metro Kansas City in 2007 … ended her prep career with a .482 batti ng average … tallied a .518 batti ng average as a junior and a .533 batti ng average as a senior … also competed for the Kansas City Xtreme Gold … named the Raytown High School valedictorian … two-year Nati onal Honor Society member … served as a hitti ng/fi elding instructor in community soft ball program.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and LaDonna Stephens … father is a Liberty graduate … majoring in biochemistry … intends to pursue a career in radi-ography/nuclear medicine … birthday is June 23.

2424Lauren TRENTHAM5-1 - Fr. INF, R/R

James River HSChester, Va.

Prep: Four-year lett erwinner at James River … played shortstop and third base … named team MVP as a junior and senior … second-team all-region as a junior … named second-team all-district as a junior and senior … served as team captain her junior and senior seasons … had a .475 batti ng average her junior year and a .450 batti ng average as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Alan and Kimberly Trentham … majoring in kinesiol-ogy … intends on becoming a physical therapist aft er graduati on … birthday is May 31.

66Katie WARRINGTON5-4 - Fr.

RHP, R/RRed Lion Christi an

Townsend, Del.

Prep: Four-year MVP as a pitcher for Red Lion … hit 12 home runs as a sophomore … as a junior, led the team to its fi rst-ever state tournament appearance … named fi rst-team all-conference and fi rst-team all-state as a junior and as a senior … tallied over 1,000 career strikeouts since joining the varsity squad as an eighth-grader.

Personal: Daughter of Eddie and Amy Warrington … majoring in family and consumer science … birthday is May 11.



#1 - J’nae Jeff erson

#9 - Ashley Bensinger#8 - Kaylee West#7 - Kelly Strickland

#6 - Kati e Warrington#5 - Amber DePasquale#2 - Katrina Johnson

#11 - Jenny Law

#10 - Tiff ani Smith

#12 - Danielle Howard #15 - Hope Joseph

#24 - Lauren Trentham#23 - Keely McMillon

#22 - Jenna Eatmon#21 - Cassie Hendrix#17 - Meredith Baisden#16 - Bridgett Woods

#14 - Jill Stephens


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