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2009
Women's Softball Schedule
Head Coach: Crystal Laska (2nd year)
Assistant Coaches:Brad Koch, Sarah Metiva
2009
Record: 39-14 Overall, 22-6 WHAC
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Opponent |
Site |
Time/Score |
| Sat, March 7 |
vs. Purdue North Central |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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vs. Trinity International University |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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| Sun, March 8 |
vs. Calumet College St. Joseph |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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vs. Waldorf College |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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vs. Simon Fraser University |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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| Tues, March 10 |
vs. Trinity International |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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vs. Calumet College St. Joseph |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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vs.Peru State College |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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| Wed, March 11 |
vs. College of St. Mary |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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vs. University of Great Falls |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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| Fri, March 13 |
vs. Mount Marty College |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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vs. Jamestown College |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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| Fri, March 20 |
@ Bethel College |
Mishawaka, Ind . |
L 5-8, L 2-7 |
| Sat, March 21 |
@ St. Xavier |
Chicago, Ill. |
L 3-4, W 5-1 |
| Wed., March 25 |
vs. Spring Arbor |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 5-3,
W 6-5 (8) |
| Wed, April 1 |
vs. Cornerstone |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 7-4, W 8-2 |
| Sat., April 4 |
@ Siena Heights |
Adrian, Mich. |
W 4-3,
W 15-4 (6) |
| Sun, April 5 |
@ Concordia |
Ann Arbor , Mich. |
W 8-1,
W 12-0 (5) |
| Wed., April 8 |
@ Davenport |
Grand Rapids, Mich |
W 6-3, W 3-0 |
| Fri., April 10 |
vs. Madonna |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
L 4-7,
W 8-0 (6) |
| Sat., April 11 |
vs. U of M Dearborn |
Grand Rapids , Mich. |
W 7-4, W 9-2 |
| Wed., April 15 |
@ Cornerstone |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 9-3, L 3-6 |
| Thurs., April 16 |
vs. Indiana Tech |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 5-0,
W 10-2 (5) |
| Sat., April 18 |
vs. Concordia |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 9-1 (5),
W 5-1 |
| Sun., April 19 |
vs. Siena Heights |
Grand Rapids , Mich. |
W 9-1 (6),
W 11-3 (6) |
| Thurs., April 23 |
@ Indiana Tech |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
W 12-4 (5),
W 13-1 (5) |
| Sat., April 25 |
@ Madonna |
Livonia, Mich. |
L 1-3, W 5-1 |
| Sun., April 26 |
@ U of M Dearborn |
Dearborn, Mich. |
W 8-6, L 4-5 |
| Mon., April 27 |
Davenport |
Grand Rapids, Mich |
L 1-10,
L 0-9 (5) |
| Fri., May 1 |
vs. Concordia @
WHAC Tournament |
Battle Creek, Mich. |
W 17-2 (5) |
| Fri., May 1 |
vs. UM Dearborn @
WHAC Tournament |
Battle Creek, Mich. |
L 4-7 |
| Fri., May 1 |
vs. Siena Heights @
WHAC Tournement |
Battle Creek, Mich. |
W 7-3 |
| Mon., May 4 |
vs. Cornerstone @
WHAC Tournament |
Battle Creek, Mich. |
W 11-9 (8) |
| Mon., May 4 |
vs. UM Dearborn @
WHAC Tournament |
Battle Creek, Mich. |
W 8-0 (5) |
| Mon., May 4 |
vs. Madonna @
WHAC Tournament |
Battle Creek, Mich. |
W 3-2 |
| Mon., May 4 |
vs Madonaa @
WHAC Tournament |
Battle Creek, Mich. |
L 11-3 (5) |
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| No. |
Photos |
Name |
Pos |
B/T |
Year |
Hometown/High School (College) |
| 2 |
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Lisa Mulder |
1B/P |
R/R |
SO |
Grand Rapids/Northview |
| 3 |
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Logan Marsh |
OF |
L/L |
FR |
Byron Center/ Byron Center |
| 4 |
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Kristi Labinski |
OF |
R/R |
SR |
Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Union |
| 7 |
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Alyssa Ledesma |
INF |
R/R |
FR |
Wyoming/Wyoming Park |
| 8 |
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Kelcie Laleman |
C |
R/R |
JR |
Essexville/Delta Community |
| 9 |
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Kim Lohman |
OF |
L/R |
FR |
Okemos/Okemos |
| 10 |
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Jillian Wagner |
OF |
R/R |
SO* |
St. Clair Shores/Regina |
| 11 |
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Courtney Miles |
1B |
L/L |
SR |
Grand Rapids/Northview |
| 13 |
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Cirina Jones |
OF |
R/R |
JR |
Middleton/Lansing Community |
| 14 |
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Ashley Aspinall |
OF |
R/R |
SR |
Freeport/Thornapple Kellogg |
| 18 |
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Sarah Doss |
C/INF |
R/R |
FR |
Hamilton/Hamilton |
| 19 |
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Megann Lohman |
2B/SS |
R/R |
JR |
Okemos/Lansing Community |
| 20 |
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Samantha Kendall |
OF |
R-L/R |
JR* |
Hartland/Hartland |
| 21 |
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Careena DeMull |
3B |
R/R |
SR |
Wyoming/Wyoming Godwin |
| 22 |
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Allison Miller |
2B/SS |
L/R |
SO |
Grand Ledge/Grand Ledge |
| 23 |
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Whitney Hudson |
P |
L/L |
SO |
Wyoming/Rogers |
| 24 |
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Jacki Plough |
SB |
R/R |
SR |
Jenison/Jenison |
| 25 |
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Alyssa Fleser |
P |
R/R |
JR |
Haslett/Haslett |
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| Coaches: |
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CRYSTAL LASKA
Head Coach
Crystal will begin her
fifth year on the Saints coaching staff, her second year as head coach.
Crystal, an Aquinas alumni, was a pitcher at Aquinas ('98-'99)
until a shoulder injury cut her career short. Crystal's coaching
experience includes a 1 year stint at Grand Rapids Community College,
as well as a pitching instructor for veteran softball coach at
Tom Judson's (Northview) Positive Mental Attitude Pitching Camp and well as currently working as a pitching instructor at Elite Baseball & Softball.
In 2007-08 the Saints posted an impressive 31-14 record, under their first year coach. The team placed 2nd in the conference and was the #3 seed in the Regional Tournament. Crystal is also the associate athletic director of operations for the Aquinas College
Athletic Department. Crystal resides in Byron Center with her
husband, Chris, an Aquinas alumni, and daughter, Cierra and son, Luke. |
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SARAH METIVA
Assistant Coach
Sarah begins her third year on the Aquinas staff after closing out her stellar softball career at Aquinas in 2006. Sarah, a four year starting catcher at Aquinas, helped led her teams to a 137-69 record while at Aquinas from '03-'06. She also holds numerous records at Aquinas. Metiva is in the top three in the following career statistics at Aquinas; HR (15) highest slugging percentage (.481), on base percentage (.412), hit by pitch (21), most games started (200), RBI's (128) and base on balls (68). Sarah, more commonly referred to as "Tiva", is attending classes at Grand Valley State University while transitioning into the physician's assistant program at GVSU. |
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BRAD KOCH
Assistant Coach
Brad is in his second season on the Saints coaching staff. He brings numerous coaching experiences to the table including being the varsity coach at Kenowa Hills High School for five years. For six years Brad was the first assistant coach at Grand Rapids Community College. He also coached the Grand Rapids Blaze 18U elite travel team for five years during the summer. Brad is currently a mathematics teacher at Kenowa Hills High School and he resides in Comstock Park with his wife, Terry, his son, Bryce and daughter, Abby. |
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| Season in Review :
2009 was a year of warm weather and hot bats for the Saints softball team. Only being shut out one time for an entire season is a testament to how hard the ladies played and the skill level the entire team possesses. A season of highs and lows resulted with the team posting a 39-14 (.730) record and a second place (22-6) regular season finish in the WHAC. After starting the season 10-6 the girls had work to do in order to keep up the respectable records of years past. The heart of the season is where the Saints did the most damage, winning 23 of 25 games with many conference games included. Pitching, defense, and offense are three key elements in being successful on the diamond and these ladies certainly excelled at all three.
Junior Alyssa Fleser and sophomore Whitney Hudson toed the rubber for Aquinas and performed at a level imperative to be at for the team to have the success they had. The two stars combined for a 3.06 ERA while recording 39 wins, Fleser with 19 and Hudson with 20. With experience under their belt as both started as freshman, the two knew when to step up their game when it was most needed. An astonishing 2.33 conference ERA and 5 shutouts helped the Saints to a respectable second place finish in WHAC conference.
Leadership and power fueled the Saints offense with the seniors hitting 29 of the teams 38 homeruns with an amazing .372 batting average for the group. Senior Ashley Aspinall led the way with a .455 batting average and second on the team in homeruns (8) behind senior Jacki Plough with 11. The two were voted to the NAIA All American second team. Senior Careena Demull was third on the team in HR (7), RBI (35), and Doubles (13). Freshman speedster Logan Marsh led the way for the Saints in triples (5) as well as stolen bases (11).
Aspinall, Plough, Cirina Jones, and Courtney Miles were all recognized as All WHAC performers while Aspinall was voted player of the year. Pitcher Whitney Hudson was voted second team All WHAC. Aspinall and Junior Sam Kendall, were voted to the WHAC All Academic team. Senior Kristi Labinski was also voted to the WHAC All Academic team as well as being an NAIA Academic All American. |
2010 Signings:
Carlie Giarmo - Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central (pitcher)
Megan Besko - St. Claire Shores HS (3rd base)
Heidi Holmes - Spring Lake HS, MCC (mid infielder)
Tabitha Johnson - Hesperia HS, MCC (catcher)
Renae Tubergen - Ionia HS (1st base)
Kristi Kuiphof - South Christian HS, GRCC (infielder)
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