2011 Norwich Softball Media Guide

Table of ContentsAbout Norwich University...........................................3

Athletic Department Staff............................................4

Sports Information Staff..............................................5

2011 Season Preview................................................6-7

2011 Norwich Roster...................................................8

Norwich Coaching Staff..............................................9

Player Profiles.......................................................10-13

2010 Season Results/Honors........................................14

2010 Statistics.........................................................15-16

Quick Facts

Location..................................................Northfield, Vt.

Nickname............................................................Cadets

Colors...................................................Maroon & Gold

Affiliation........................................NCAA Division III

Conference..........................................................GNAC

President.....................................Dr. Richard Schneider

VP/Commandant of Cadets..............BG Michael Kelly

Dean of Student Affairs..........................Martha Mathis

Athletic Director................................Anthony Mariano

Assoc. A.D./SWA..................................Amanda Cuiffo

Head Athletic Trainer..............................David Botelho

Equipment Manager..................................Scott Mullen

Softball Information

Head Coach............................................Greg McGrath

Home Field (capacity)............... NU Softball Field (150)

Sports Information

Sports Information Director...................Charlie Crosby

Crosby’s Direct Line...............................802-485-2011

Crosby’s [email protected]

Primary Softball Contact.......................Derek Dunning

Dunning’s Direct Line................................802-485-2902

Dunning’s [email protected]

Sports Information FAX..........................802-485-2161

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2011 Schedule

Date Opponent Time/Result

Mar. 14 SUNY Brockport # 1:00 PM

Mar. 14 Worcester St. # 3:00 PM

Mar. 15 North Park # 9:00 AM

Mar. 15 Stevens Institute # 11:00 AM

Mar. 17 Salem St. # 9:00 AM

Mar. 17 Heidelberg # 11:00 AM

Mar. 18 St. Joseph's (Brkln) # 9:00 AM

Mar. 18 Frank. & Marsh. # 11:00 AM

Mar. 26 at Johnson & Wales (DH) * 1:00 PM

Mar. 27 at Lasell (DH) * 12:00 PM

Apr. 1 at Pine Manor (DH) * 3:00 PM

Apr. 2 at Albertus Magnus (DH) * TBA

Apr. 3 at Rivier (DH) * 1:00 PM

Apr. 8 Emerson (DH) * 3:00 PM

Apr. 9 St. Joseph Conn. (DH) * 1:00 PM

Apr. 10 at Suffolk (DH) * 12:00 PM

Apr. 12 Lyndon St. (DH) 3:30 PM

Apr. 16 Simmons (DH) * 1:00 PM

Apr. 17 Emmanuel Mass. (DH) * 1:00 PM

Apr. 21 Mount Ida (DH) * 3:00 PM

Apr. 23 St. Joseph’s Me. (DH) * 1:00 PM

Apr. 26 GNAC Play-In Round TBA

Apr. 29 GNAC Quarterfinals TBA

Apr. 30 GNAC Semifinals TBA

May 1 GNAC Championship TBA

Home games in BOLD

* GNAC contest

# Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic (Ft. Myers, Fla.)

CreditsThe 2011 Norwich softball media guide is an official publica-

tion of the Norwich University Sports Information Office. The

guide was written, edited and designed by Matt Albury and

Derek Dunning. Photography supplied by Jay Ericson.

About Norwich University

Notable AlumniGen. Gordon R. Sullivan, USA (Ret.) ’59

US Army Chief of Staff, 1991-95

Pierson G. Mapes ’59

Former President, NBC Television

Douglas M. McCracken ’70

Former CEO, Deloitte Consulting

Brig. Gen Jesus A. Manguel, USA ’59

Chief Operating Officer,

National Industries for the Blind

Maj. Gen. Russell Todd, USA ’50

President Emeritus, Norwich Univ.

William N. Preismeyer ’67

CEO, Cymbet Corporation;

Former CFO, Jostens, Inc.

Jay. S. Witzel ’70

President & CEO, Carlson Hotels

Emily Caruso ’00

Member, U.S. Shooting Team for

2004 & 2008 Olympic Games

Allen Doyle ’71

Two-time U.S. Senior Open

Champion

Athletics DirectoryDirector of Intercollegiate Athletics:

Tony Mariano 485-2230

Associate Director of Athletics:

Amanda Cuiffo 485-2590

Administrative Assistant:

Cathy Diego 485-2230

Sports Information Director:

Charlie Crosby 485-2011

Asst: Kelly Ruch 485-2241

Asst: Derek Dunning 485-2902

Intern: Matt Albury 485-2160

Head Athletic Trainer:

David Botelho, ATC 485-2236

Asst: Kristen Scott, ATC 485-2236

Asst: Mark Sutherlin, ATC 485-2236

Asst: Nicole Therrien ATC 485-2236

Strength & Conditioning Coach:

Jeff Kruger 485-2693

Equipment Manager:

Scott Mullen 485-2247Asst: Brent Maxfield 485-2247

Varsity CoachesBaseball: John Rhoades 485-2238

Men’s Basketball: Paul Booth 485-2239

Women’s Basketball: Mark Zacher 485-2229

Cross Country: Ramsey Pualwan 485-2272

Football: Shawn McIntyre 485-2233

Men’s Ice Hockey: Mike McShane 485-2242

Women’s Ice Hockey: Mark Bolding485-2302

Men’s Lacrosse: Neal Anderson 485-2592

Women’s Lacrosse: Beth Van Parys 485-2847

Men’s Rugby: Bob Weggler 485-2237

Women’s Rugby: Austin Hall 485-2921

Men’s Soccer: Kyle Dezotell 485-2240

Women’s Soccer: Beth Van Parys 485-2847

Softball: Greg McGrath 485-2121

Swimming & Diving: Laura Dunn 485-2241

Men’s Tennis: Kyle Dezotell 485-2240

Volleyball: Amanda Cuiffo 485-2590

Wrestling: John Hartupee 485-2248

Founded in 1819 by Captain Aldridge

Partridge, Norwich University is nestled

in the Green Mountains in Northfield,

Vermont. Norwich is the nation’s oldest

private military college.

Today Norwich University offers edu-

cational opportunities for both undergrad-

uate and graduate students. The

undergraduate experience offers a choice

of being in the Corps of Cadets or as a

civilian student. Both lifestyles are inte-

grated within the classroom, athletic

teams and student organizations.

Norwich’s undergraduate student pop-

ulation of 2200 hail from 40 different

states and 20 foreign countries. Eighty-

one percent of the 157 faculty hold termi-

nal degrees. Norwich boasts a student to

faculty ratio of 14:1 and is proud of its

long tradition of excellence in teaching

and personal attention given to students.

Thirty academic programs, including

a teacher/education licensure program,

and four ROTC programs are offered.

Norwich is the birthplace of the ROTC

program due to the innovative educa-

tional methods of Alden Partridge.

As an NCAA Division III school, the

University sponsors varsity athletic com-

petition in men’s and women’s ice

hockey, football, men’s and women’s bas-

ketball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s

and women’s cross country, baseball,

softball, men’s and women’s lacrosse,

women’s volleyball, wrestling, men’s ten-

nis and men’s and women’s swimming

and diving, as well as men’s and women’s

rugby.

On campus Norwich offers 80 clubs

and organizations including academic and

professional societies, special interest

clubs and a range of religious, military

and community service organizations.

Under its School of Graduate Studies,

Norwich offers 10 online graduate de-

grees at the Master’s level and one certifi-

cate program. Enrollment in the graduate

school is 1200 students.

Norwich University is located in

Northfield, Vt., just 15 miles from Mont-

pelier, the state capital.

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Norwich Athletic Department

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Anthony MarianoDirector of Athletics

Well into his fourth decade of serviceto Norwich University, Tony Marianocontinues to provide leadership to aNorwich athletics program that has at-tained unprecedented levels of success.The 2003-04 season was arguably thefinest in school history as all 16 varsity

sports teams competed in postseason action, highlighted by thefootball team's first bowl game appearance in 20 years, and themen's ice hockey team competing in its sixth Division III "FrozenFour." Additionally, the Norwich men's rugby team qualified forthe 16-team USA Rugby Collegiate Championship for the first timein program history.

Mariano is in his 18th year as the Director of Intercolle-giate Athletics, after spending his first 16 seasons in Northfield asa coach. He was head men's soccer coach from 1978-84, beforebeing named head men's ice hockey coach in 1982. Under Mari-ano's guidance, the Norwich men's ice hockey team made its firstpostseason appearance in 1984, and went on to appear in sevenECAC tournaments and earn two NCAA Championship berths.Mariano stepped down as head coach in 1992 when he assumedhis current duties as athletic director.

Mariano is a 1974 graduate of St. Lawrence Universitywith a degree in physical education. He received his master's degreefrom Norwich in 1975. Tony and his wife Gail reside in Northfield.Their son, Tom, is an assistant hockey coach at Hobart.

Amanda CuiffoAssociate Director of AthleticsSenior Women’s Administrator

Amanda Cuiffo is in her sixth year as anadministrator and coach in the NorwichUniversity athletic department. She waselevated in 2010 to Associate Directorof Athletics after serving for five yearsas an assistant athletic director and the

senior woman administrator. Cuiffo also serves as head coach ofNU’s women's volleyball program.

In her role as Associate Director of Athletics, Cuiffooversees the following sport programs: women’s soccer, women’slacrosse, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’sswimming and diving, women’s rugby, softball and women’s bas-ketball. Cuiffo is also the assistant director of compliance, shemonitors contest scheduling, she oversees event management andshe is responsible for aspects of student-athlete affairs to includesupervision of Norwich’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee(SAAC) and coordination of Norwich’s CHAMPS/Life Skills Pro-gram.

Prior to arriving at Norwich, Cuiffo served as the headwomen's tennis coach at Brandeis University and the assistant vol-leyball coach at Bentley College. Cuiffo also assisted the volleyballteam at Smith College as well as the tennis and squash teams atAmherst College, while completing her graduate work at Smith.

Cuiffo graduated magna cum laude from Colby Collegein 2002. While at Colby, Cuiffo captained the volleyball team dur-ing both her junior and senior years and was a four-time teamMVP. She was named All-New England “Rookie of the Year” in1998, and was twice selected to the All-NESCAC second team.Cuiffo also competed for two years on Colby’s tennis team, cap-taining the squad during her senior year. Cuiffo went on to grad-uate magna cum laude from Smith College, earning a M.S. inExercise and Sport Studies.

David BotelhoHead Athletic Trainer

David Botelho is in his 16th season asthe head athletic trainer at Norwich Uni-versity, while serving as a clinical instruc-tor in the athletic training educationprogram at NU.Botelho came to Norwich from Hamp-

ton University where he served fouryears in the same capacity.

Botelho is a 1989 graduate of Rhode Island College witha degree in physical education and a minor in psychology. Heearned a master's degree in education with an emphasis in athletictraining at Old Dominion University in 1991. He also taught classesin the prevention and care of athletic injuries at Hampton andODU. Botelho is certified by both the National Athletic TrainersAssociation (NATA) and the American Red Cross.

Botelho resides in Essex Junction with his wife Gayle, andtheir sons Jake, Brady and Dylan.

Scott MullenEquipment Manager

Scott Mullen begins his seventh seasonat Norwich. A 1984 graduate of NU,Mullen previously served for 13 years asthe assistant equipment manager atDartmouth, where he worked with a va-riety of Ivy League championship teams.Mullen and his wife Mellissa are the

proud parents of two children, Shawn (15) and Sarah (11). In hisfree time, Mullen enjoys exercising and spending time with his fam-ily.

Sports Information

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Charlie CrosbyDirector

Charlie Crosby is in his sixth year in theNorwich University athletic department,and his first as the sports information di-rector.Crosby previously served as the Direc-

tor of Major Gifts in the NU Office ofInstitutional Advancement. Before that,

he was a sales manager for LeCroy, a New York-based firm thatdesigns, builds and sells digital high-speed oscilloscopes.

Crosby is a 1963 graduate of Norwich University. He wasa member of both the baseball and rifle teams at NU during hiscollege days. In 2001, he was inducted into the Norwich Hall ofFame.

Crosby and his wife Carole reside in Northfield. Theyhave two daughters and two granddaughters.

Kelley RuchAssistant Director

Kelley Ruch enters her first year as anassistant director of sports informationat Norwich University. She is the pri-mary contact for men’s and women’ssoccer, volleyball, men’s and women’sbasketball, and men’s and women’slacrosse.

Ruch is a 2009 graduate of Saint Michael’s College inColchester, Vermont. Upon graduating, she was the Sports Infor-mation Intern for her alma mater, where she assisted with the dailycoverage and media relations for the College’s 21 varsity sports.

Ruch was a four-year starter for the women’s soccer teamat Saint Michael’s. She also served as the online editor of the Col-lege’s newspaper, The Defender, and interned in the sports infor-mation office in the fall of 2008. At the end of her senior year,she was awarded the George “Doc” Jacobs Award, which is givento the student-athlete who makes an outstanding contribution tothe Saint Michael’s College athletic program.Matt Albury

2010-11 Intern

Matt Albury has been hired as asports information intern for the aca-demic year 2010-2011. He will assistNorwich sports information directorCharles Crosby and assistant directorsDerek Dunning and Kelley Ruch in theday-to-day operations of the office.

Albury will be responsible for multiple duties includingacting as the primary statistician for the majority of sports, pro-ducing game day programs, and assisting with website mainte-nance. He will serve as the primary contact for men’s andwomen’s cross country, men’s and women’s rugby, wrestling,men's and women's swimming and diving, and baseball.

Albury, a 2010 graduate of Norwich, spent the previousfour years as an undergraduate assistant in the sports informa-tion office.

Derek DunningAssistant Director

Derek Dunning is in his first year asan assitant director of sports informa-tion. He is the primary contact for themen's and women's ice hockey teams,men's and women's cross country, soft-bal, men’s tennis and assists with foot-ball.

He graduated from the State University of New York atOswego in 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and anathletic coaching minor. While at Oswego, he wrote for the Os-wegonian school newspaper as well as the student-run televisionstation, WTOP where he provided color commentary and in-game analysis for hockey broadcasts.

Dunning was a three-year member of the cross countryteam and interned with the Oswego State Hockey Blueline Clubassisting with marketing, media guide sales, and gameday man-agement as well as with the Palladium-Times daily newspaper.

Before coming to Norwich, he has served as theUSCHO.com Division III Women's Correspondent since 2007and worked as a sports reporter for the Leader-Herald dailynewspaper in Gloversville, N.Y.

He resides in Northfield.

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The Norwich softball team will open the 2011season with a lot of new faces on a young squad thatfeatures 12 new players, including nine freshmen.

Greg McGrath returns for his second season atthe helm of the program looking to build off of lastyear's strong finish to the season where they went 12-7over the final 19 games.

The Cadets finished with an overall record of13-24 and a 9-15 mark in Great Northeast Athletic Con-ference play in 2010. NU qualified as the No. 8 seed inthe GNAC Tournament and upset fifth-seeded Lasell inthe first round before bowing out of the double-elimi-nation tournament with losses to Simmons and St.Joseph's (Maine).

The off-season proved devastating to the pro-gram though as Norwich lost rising senior MackenziePratt to cancer. Mackenzie was a standout player andstar pitcher for the Cadets. Moving forward from theloss of Mackenzie, the young Cadets have come to-gether, boasting great potential and exceptional teamchemistry.

Norwich returns three players from last year'ssquad, including an all-conference selection in seniorcatcher Marley Balasco.

Balasco (Barrington, R.I.) earned second-teamhonors after hitting .424 with a team-best 37 runsscored. She also added 12 doubles, two triples, onehome run, and drove in 26 runs while posting a sluggingpercentage of .585 and leading the team with 18 walks.

Seana Ellsworth (Everett, Mass.) and KelseyBuker (Morrisville, Vt.) are the only other returners forthe Maroon and Gold.

McGrath said that the large group of newcom-ers will be vital to the team's success this season and twofreshmen that should help make an immediate impactfor the Cadets this season are Abby Belcher (Winthrop,Mass.) at shortstop and Kim Comtois (Northwood,N.H.) in the outfield.

“Both young women boast an exciting balance ofspeed, strength and athleticism." McGrath said. "Lookfor Belcher to start as the Cadets' shortstop for severalyears to come. Defensively we're looking pretty solid.The pitching staff of three will have to work hard, andour offense, which has great potential, will have to out-pace GNAC competitors."

Sophomore utility players Erin Vien (Plymouth,N.H), Joanie Emerson (Tyngsboro, Mass.), and NoelByers (Iron Mountain, Mich.) all embark on their firstseason with the Cadets and have the ability to play multi-ple positions in the field.

Freshmen Jennette Chartrand (Averill Park, N.Y.)and Pam Dubey (Campton, N.H.) will both compete fortime in the outfield, while Erin Clark (Bradford, Vt.) andMaggie Walsh (North Planfield, N.J.) will lock down thefirst and third base corner-infield positions. RebeccaWeaver (Newport, R.I.) will also provide depth at thecorner-infield positions as well.

McGrath said the team goals for the 2011 seasoninclude beginning the season with the energy and focusseen toward the end of the 2010 season, finishing with aconference record above .500, and earning a chance toreturn to the GNAC Tournament.

"Our team captains [Balasco and Buker] areworking with me to prepare the young team for successin GNAC play," McGrath said. "Marley is the returningteam MVP and has lofty individual goals of earningweekly and yearly GNAC accolades again this year.Kelsey will lead the team as a captain and as the ace inthe circle for the Cadets this year."

Freshmen Kaylie Miller (Long Lake, N.Y.) andBriana Day (Yelm, Wash.) will fill out the Cadets' pitch-ing staff along with Buker.

The Cadets open their 2011 campaign with aspring break trip to Fort Myers, Fla. and the Gene CusicCollegiate Classic. NU will play eight games in five dayswhile in Florida, starting with SUNY Brockport onMarch 14th and then Worcester State (Mass.) immedi-ately following. Norwich will finish the trip up with

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games against North Park (Ill.), Stevens Institute (N.J.),Salem State (Mass.), St. Joseph's (Brooklyn), Heidelberg(Ohio), as well as wrapping up with Franklin & Marshall(Pa.).

Norwich kicks off its conference schedule on March 26and 27 when the Cadets travel to Johnson & Wales andLasell for a pair of doubleheaders. The Cadets follow upwith trips to Pine Manor, Albertus Magnus, and Rivierthe following Friday to Sunday.

The Cadets will make their home debut in 2011 on Fri-day, April 8 when they host Emerson and then St.Joseph's (Conn.) the following day. After a road trip toSuffolk on Sunday April 10, Norwich closes out the reg-ular season with five-straight home doubleheadersagainst Lyndon, Simmons, Emmanuel, Mt. Ida, and St.Joseph's (Maine.) will be senior day on April 23.

If Norwich finishes in the top-eight of the league stand-ings, the Cadets will qualify for the GNAC Tournamentto be held April 26-May 1 at the highest seed.

2011 Norwich Roster

2011 NORWICH SOFTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Cl. Pos. Hometown/High School1 Jennette Chartrand Fr. OF Averill Park, N.Y./Averill Park 4 Abby Belcher Fr. SS/C Winthrop, Mass./Winthrop 5 Erin Vien So. OF/2B Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional 6 Joanie Emerson So. 1B/OF Tyngsboro, Mass./Tyngsboro 7 Seana Ellsworth Sr. OF Everett, Mass./Everett 9 Noel Byers So. 2B/IF North Branch, Mich./North Branch 11 Kelsey Buker Jr. P/C Morrisville, Vt./Peoples Academy 12 Pam Dubey Fr. OF Campton, N.H./Plymouth Regional13 Erin Clark Fr. 1B Bradford, Vt./Oxbow 14 Kaylie Miller Fr. OF/1B/P Long Lake, N.Y./Long Lake Central 15 Briana Day Fr. 1B/P/OF Yelm, Wash./Caesar Rodney 16 Kimberly Comtois Fr. OF/3B Northwood, N.H./Northwood Academy18 Rebecca Weaver Fr. 1B/3B Newport, R.I./Rogers19 Kylie Pratt Fr. P Hyde Park, Vt./Lamoille Union 24 Marley Balasco Sr. C Barrington, R.I./LaSalle Academy 25 Maggie Walsh Fr. 3B North Plainfield, N.J./Union Catholic

Head Coach: Greg McGrath (SUNY Plattsburgh ‘01), 2nd seasonAssistant Coach: Lutfiyya MuhammadTeam Captains: Marley Balasco, Kelsey Buker, Pam DubeyTeam Manager: Brittany RamseyAthletic Trainer: Dave Botelho

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2011 Norwich Softball Team

2011 Coaching Staff

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Greg McGrath enters his sec-

ond season at the helm of the

Norwich softball program after

guiding the Cadets to a 13-24 sea-

son in his inaugural year.

The Cadets also finished 9-15 in GNAC play and

pulled a first round upset of Lasell in the GNAC Tour-

nament to advance to the semifinals before bowing

out.

McGrath is a 2001 graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh

where he double majored in politcal science and crimi-

nal justice.

He also did his graduate work at SUNY Plattsburgh

and received a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Lead-

ership & Administration degree in 2003.

McGrath started working at Norwich in August 2005

and was a Vermont ASA umpire for two years from

2008-2009.

He also serves as the Director of Student Activities at

Norwich and the Wise Campus Center.

Greg resides in Northfield.

Greg McGrathHead Coach

Lutfiyya Muhammad enters her

first season at Norwich University

as assistant softball coach.

She also served as the assistant

women’s basketball coach for the 2010-11 season.

Graduating from Girard College High School in

Philadelphia, PA in 2006 with academic honors,

Muhammad began her college education and basket-

ball career at NCAA Division I Delaware State Uni-

versity.

A Dean’s List student at Delaware State, she was a

member of the 2006-07 Lady Hornets basketball team

that won the Mideastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)

championship. She transferred after her freshmen year

to NCAA Division II Cheyney University on a full ac-

ademic scholarship.

While at Cheyney, Muhammad continued to excel in

the classroom, landing on the Dean’s List once again.

She had an outstanding basketball career and gradu-

ated summa cum laude.

On the court, Muhammad led the Cheyney Lady

Wolves to back-to-back conference playoff appear-

ances. She was her team’s captain for two seasons,

team co-MVP for two seasons, and a two-time Sec-

ond-Team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

(PSAC) player selection.

Lutfiyya MuhammadAssistant Coach

Meet Your 2011 Cadets

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24Marley BalascoSeniorCatcher

Barrington, R.I.LaSalle Academy

2010: Started all 37 games for the Cadets ... hit .424

with a team-best 37 runs scored ... blasted 12 doubles,

two triples, one home run, driving in 26 runs ... posted

a slugging percentage of .585 and led the team with 18

walks ... led NU with a .973 fielding percentage over a

team-high 222 chances ... tabbed as an All-GNAC sec-

ond team performer.

2009: Started all 35 contests ... batted .333 with 38 hits

and 19 RBI ... second on the team in runs scored (33)

and T-2nd in doubles (eight) and walks (10) ... belted

two triples ... recorded a .971 fielding percentage in 207

chances ... gunned down five would-be base stealers.

2008: Started all 34 games of freshman campaign ...

rapped out 40 hits while registering a .360 batting aver-

age ... second on the team in runs scored (41) ... tied for

second in doubles (six), triples (three), and homeruns

(two) ... earned a team-high 18 walks ... recorded a .938

fielding percentage over 80 chances.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played four years of softball

and ice hockey and one year of soccer at LaSalle Acad-

emy ... honor roll and Most Valuable Player of ice

hockey team junior and senior year ... most improved

player on softball team as a sophomore ... member of

soccer team that won state championship and was

ranked second in nation ... played for the RI Hot Shots

and Swansea Rage softball teams ... won Massachusetts

State Championship with the Rage.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Joe and Liz Balasco ... has

two sisters; Jillian and Chelsea ... Mother, Liz Balasco

played lacrosse at Plymouth State and was named All-

New England ... Majoring in International Studies.

2010: Made 18 appearance as a pitcher ... went 3-9 in

12 starts ... recorded 39 strikeouts over 76 innings ...

played in 34 total games with 21 starting assignments

in the field ... hit .238 with three doubles in 84 at-bats

... earned 14 walks.

2009: Made eight starts in 11 appearances as a pitcher

... went 3-3 and recorded a 6.27 ERA ... struck out 18 ...

played in 19 total games with 10 starting assignments

in the field ... registered a .115 batting average over 26

at-bats.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played softball for five years

at Peoples Academy High School ... Named to the Green

Mountain League First Team as a pitcher in 2007 ...

Honorable Mention Green Mountain Leaue in 2008 as

a catcher ... Honor rol student.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Larry and Cheryll Buker ...

Has two sisters; Morgan and Devon ... Majoring in

Nursing.

11Kelsey BukerJuniorPitcher

Morrisville, Vt.People’s Academy


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2010: Was not a member of the Norwich softball team.

BEFORE NORWICH: Attended Plymouth Regional

High School and played four years of softball ... captain

of high school team ... played ASA softball for four

years and was on the 2010 New Hampshire state cham-

pion squad.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Scott Vien ... has one

brother, Kyle ... Majoring in Biochemistry.

5Erin VienSophomoreOF/2B

Plymouth, N.H.Plymouth Regional

2010: Played in 30 games with 28 starts ... recorded a

.329 batting average with 28 hits and 27 RBIs ... tied for

second on the team in triples (two) and homeruns (four)

... also had seven doubles in registering a .600 slugging

percentage.

2009: Started all 35 games of sophomore campaign ...

batted .270 with 33 hits and 16 RBIs ... belted four dou-

bles, a triple and a homerun.

2008: Saw action in 22 games, starting 17 ... hit .245

over 47 at-bats ... recorded a triple and two homeruns.

BEFORE NORWICH: Letterwinner in softball, cross

country and indoor track at Everett High School ...

member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Fred and Linda Ellsworth ...

has one sister, Haley and one brother, Cole ... Captain

in the Norwich University Corps of Cadets ... Majoring

in Nursing.

7Seana EllsworthSeniorOutfield

Everett, Mass.Everett

2010: Was not a member of the Norwich softball team.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played four years of field

hockey and softball at Tyngsboro High School.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Charles and Darsi Emerson

... has one brother, Charlie and one sister, Jess ... Cor-

poral in the Norwich University Corps of Cadets ... Ma-

joring in Nursing.

6Joanie EmersonSophomore1B/OF

Tyngsboro, Mass.Tyngsboro

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BEFORE NORWICH: Played softball and volleyball

at Averill Park High School ... Two-time Coach's Award

winner and two-time scholar athlete ... Played on the

Classie Lassie softball team for 11 years ... Classie

Lassie Regional Champion.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark Chartrand and Kim

Davis ... has one sister Bridgette and one brother Tyler

... member of the Norwich volleyball team and club

cheerleading squad ... Majoring in International Stud-

ies.

1Jennette ChartrandFreshmanOutfield

Averill Park, N.Y.Averill Park


BEFORE NORWICH: Played softball, basketball,

football, and rugby ... Attended the Marion Military In-

stitute for two years after graduating from North Branch

High School ... Scholar athlete and winner of the Marine

Corps Senior Athlete Award ... Played for the Illinois

Angels and Michigan Mavericks softball teams ... Mem-

ber of the North Branch High School regional champi-

onship softball team in 2007 and Lincoln-Way High

School Rugby State Champioon team in 2006.




joring in Nursing.

9Noel ByersSophomore2B/IF

Iron Mountain, Mich.North Branch

BEFORE NORWICH: Played softball and field

hockey at Plymouth Regional High School ... Scholar

athlete and was captain of softball and field hockey

teams during senior year ... played for the 18U Thun-

dercats summer softball team ... won the state champi-

onship in 2010 with the Thundercats.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Tom and Donna Dubey ...

has one sister, Sarah ... Private in the Norwich Univer-

sity Corps of Cadets ... Gold Star for academics ... Ma-

joring in Mathematics and Education.

BEFORE NORWICH: Played golf, basketball and

softball at Winthrop High School ... Won Abigail Adams

Award and Bentley Outstanding Athlete Award ...

Named League Most Valuable Player, All-Star and won

both the Coaches' Award and Players' Award ... Most im-

proved player for golf team ... Played on the Winthrop

14 and 16-under teams ... Stoneham Sparks 16U and

18U teams from 2006-2008 ... Northeast Quick Silver

18U (2009-10).

PERSONAL: Daugther of David and Catherine

Belcher ... has one sister, Hannah ... Private in the Nor-

wich University Corps of Cadets ... Cousin, Christopher

Beranger played football at the University of New

Hampshire ... Member of the Norwich Dressage Team.

4Abby BelcherFreshmanShortstop

Winthrop, Mass.Winthrop

Pam DubeyFreshmanOutfield

Campton, N.H.Plymouth Regional

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BEFORE NORWICH: Played softball, basketball,

football, and rugby ... Attended the Marion Military In-

stitute for two years after graduating from North Branch

High School ... Scholar athlete and winner of the Marine

Corps Senior Athlete Award ... Played for the Illinois

Angels and Michigan Mavericks softball teams ... Mem-

ber of the North Branch High School regional champi-

onship softball team in 2007 and Lincoln-Way High

School Rugby State Champioon team in 2006.




joring in Nursing.

15Briana DayFreshmanFirst Base/Pitcher

Yelm, Wash.Caesar Rodney


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13Erin ClarkFreshmanFirst Base

Bradford, Vt.Oxbow

BEFORE NORWICH: Played soccer and softball for

four years at Long Lake Central School ... Scholar-Ath-

lete Award ... Received Citizenship Award ... Named

Best Offensive Player and Most Valuable Player of soft-

ball team.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Rickie and Kimberly Miller

... Has two sisters; Jill and Maddie ... Received Aca-

demic Achievement Award ... Private in the Norwich

University Corps of Cadets ... Majoring in Psychology.

14Kaylie MillerFreshmanPitcher/Outfield

Long Lake, N.Y.Long Lake Central

BEFORE NORWICH: Played soccer and softball as

well as ran track at Coe Brown Northwood Academy ...

All-State soccer selection ... softball all-state team ...

Most Valuable Player of softball and soccer team ...

Coaches' Award for softball and soccer ... Played for the

ASA New Hampshire Commets from 2008-2010.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Charles and Janice Comtois

... has four siblings; Jonathon, Nick, Tim and Annie ...

Private in the Norwich University Corps of Cadets ...

Majoring in Psychology.

16Kim ComtoisFreshmanOutfield/3B

Northwood, N.H.Northwood Academy


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BEFORE NORWICH: Four-year letterwinner in soft-

ball and basketball at Union Catholic Regional High

School ... Four years on Honor Roll ... Captain of soft-

ball team senior year.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Francis and Eileen Walsh ...

Has three siblings; Kelsey, Connor and Maeve ...

Brother Connor ran cross country at Mount Aloysius ...

Member of Norwich University Corps of Cadets as well

as the Maroon and Gold key society.

25Maggie WalshFreshmanThird Base

North Plainfield, N.J.Union Catholic

BEFORE NORWICH: Member of the softball and

rifle teams for five years at Rogers High School ...

Golden Dozen ... Received American Legion Academic

Leadership Award ... Member of the Rhode Island

Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Beverly Weaver ...

has two brothers; Rob and Adam, and one sister,

Amanda ... private in the Norwich University Corps of

Cadets ... Majoring in Computer Security Information.

18Rebecca WeaverFreshman1B/3B

Newport, R.I.Rogers

BEFORE NORWICH:

PERSONAL:

19Kylie PrattFreshmanPitcher

Hyde Park, Vt.Lamoille Union

2010 Season Results/Honors

2010 Schedule/ResultsOverall: 13-24 Conference:9-15

Date Opponent Time/ResultMar. 15 at Sussex County C.C.# W, 7-2

at Stevenson# L, 7-4Mar. 16 Arcadia# L, 4-3 (8)

Gordon# L, 5-0Mar. 17 at Arcadia# L, 7-1

at Sussex County C.C.# L, 7-6 (8)Mar. 18 at Arcadia# L, 8-0 (5)

at Arcadia# L, 9-2Mar. 26 at St. Joseph (Conn.)* L, 7-6 (8)

at St. Joseph (Conn.)* L, 4-3Mar. 27 at Emerson* L, 10-6

at Emerson* L, 15-1 (5)Mar. 28 at Simmons*@ L, 4-0

at Simmons*@ L, 11-3 (6)Mar. 31 at Emmanuel* L, 10-2 (5)

at Emmanuel* L, 10-5Apr. 2 at St. Joseph’s (Me.)* L, 4-3

at St. Joseph’s (Me.)* L, 9-1 (6)Apr. 3 SUFFOLK* W, 3-2

SUFFOLK* L, 8-6 (11)Apr. 5 at Mount Ida* W, 5-4

at Mount Ida* W, 7-6Apr. 9 PINE MANOR* W, 4-0

PINE MANOR* W, 9-0 (5)Apr. 10 ALBERTUS MAGNUS* W, 20-4 (5)

ALBERTUS MAGNUS* W, 15-0 (5)Apr. 13 at Lyndon St. W, 27-1 (5 Inn.)

at Lyndon St. W, 17-14Apr. 17 JOHNSON & WALES (RI)* W, 9-3

JOHNSON & WALES (RI)* W, 12-0Apr. 18 RIVIER* L, 5-3

RIVIER* L, 21-5 (5)Apr. 19 LASELL* L, 8-5

LASELL* L, 10-2 (5)Apr. 21 at Lasell^ W, 8-1Apr. 23 vs. Simmons^ @ Rivier L, 5-2Apr. 24 vs. St. Joseph’s (Me.) @ Rivier L, 14-5 (5)

Home games in BOLD CAPS# - at Myrtle Beach, S.C.@ - at UMass-Boston* - Indicates GNAC contest ^ - GNAC Tournament first round$ - GNAC Tournament champ.round (Nashua, N.H.)

Whitney Grennon - INFGreat Northeast Athletic

Conference (GNAC) Second Team

2010 Individual Honors

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Lindsey Carey - INFGreat Northeast Athletic

Conference (GNAC)Second Team

Marley Balasco - CGreat Northeast Athletic


Jessalyn Sweeney - SSGreat Northeast Athletic


2010 Offensive Statistics

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BATTING STATISTICS

(all games sorted by batting avg.)

STEALS

PLAYER Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg.% BB HBP SO OB%Sweeney .431 65 14 28 10 0 1 16 41 .631 8 1 9 .500 Balasco .424 118 37 50 12 2 1 26 69 .585 18 0 14 .500 Carey .392 125 25 49 14 3 2 39 75 .600 6 0 11 .407 Clark .331 124 35 41 4 2 0 10 49 .395 6 0 31 .362 Ellsworth .329 85 17 28 7 2 4 27 51 .600 4 0 11 .356 Smith .313 16 4 5 2 0 0 2 7 .438 3 2 2 .476 W. Grennon .309 123 23 38 11 1 6 26 69 .561 6 2 20 .348 H. Grennon .306 36 5 11 0 0 0 7 11 .306 4 0 6 .366 Wohlschlegel .299 87 21 26 5 0 2 10 37 .425 11 0 27 .374 Pratt .255 106 17 27 8 0 4 18 47 .443 15 3 11 .360 Buker .238 84 11 20 3 0 0 8 23 .274 14 0 8 .347 Ramsay .150 40 4 6 0 0 0 4 6 .150 1 0 10 .171 Vermes .130 23 4 3 1 0 0 0 4 .174 2 0 7 .200

NORWICH .322 1032 217 332 77 10 20 193 489 .474 98 8 167 .382

Sr. Catcher Marley Balasco

Name SB-Att.C. Clark^ 10-11C. Wohlschlegel^ 4-4S. Ellsworth 4-4M. Balasco 4-5J. Sweeney^ 3-4W. Grennon* 2-2M. Pratt^ 1-2H. Grennon^ 0-1

NORWICH 28-33

* Graduated

^ No longer with team.

2010 Defensive Statistics

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Junior Pitcher Kelsey Buker

PLAYER C PO A E Fld% DP Balasco 222 206 10 6 .973 1 Buker 189 160 21 8 .958 0 Vermes 58 50 5 3 .948 0 Pratt 127 70 50 7 .945 3 Carey 99 45 48 6 .939 1 W. Grennon 133 29 88 16 .880 1 Wohlschlegel 27 23 0 4 .852 0H. Grennon 32 19 7 6 .813 0 Clark 120 44 52 24 .800 2 Ellsworth 49 33 5 11 .776 1 Ramsay 4 2 1 1 .750 0 Smith 7 4 1 2 .714 0 Sweeney 0 0 0 0 .000 0

NORWICH# 1067 685 288 94 .912 5

PLAYER ERA W-L App-GS CG SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP Bk SFA SHAPratt 4.63 7-12 23-20 14 1 116.2 129 99 60 46 127 13 2 7 498 .259 11 7 1 1 13 Buker 7.93 3-9 18-12 4 2 76.0 123 84 67 33 39 21 6 6 344 .358 12 3 0 4 10 H. Grennon 11.61 3-3 14-5 3 1 35.2 71 56 46 18 24 10 1 5 186 .382 3 1 0 3 1

NORWICH 6.82 13-24 37-37 21 4 228.1 323 239 173 97 190 44 9 18 1028 .314 26 11 1 8 24

FIELDING STATISTICS

(non-pitchers only; all games sorted by fielding per.)

PLAYER SBA CSB SBA% PB CI Balasco 42 3 .933 24 0

NORWICH 42 3 .933 24 0

PITCHING STATISTICS

(all games sorted by earned run avg.)

CATCHING STATISTICS

2011 Norwich Softball Media Guide

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