2010 Schedule & Results

DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME / SCORE	RADIO
Sat., March 6	vs. William Penn University	Tucson, Ari.	L 1-12
-	vs. Purdue North Central	Tucson, Ari.	L 1-9 (5)
Sun., March 7	vs. University of Great Falls	Tucson, Ari.	W 5-3
-	vs. Mount Marty College	Tucson, Ari.	W 13-5 (5)
Tues., March 9	vs. Calumet St. Joseph	Tucson, Ari.	W 5-1
Wed., March 10	vs. Northwestern College	Tucson, Ari.	W 7-2
-	vs. Jamestown College	Tucson, Ari.	L 7-9 (8)
-	vs. Monmouth College	Tucson, Ari.	W 22-11 (6)
-	vs. Robert Morris	Tucson, Ari.	L 0-8 (5)
Fri., March 12	vs. Olivet Nazarene University	Tucson, Ari.	L 3-14
-	vs. Iowa Wesleyan College	Tucson, Ari.	W 11-1
Fri, March 19	@ St. Francis University	Fort Wayne, Ind.	W 7-1
Sat, March 20	@ University	Mishawaka, Ind.	L 0-8, L 1-9
Fri., March 26	vs. Judson University	Bourbonnais, Ill.	L 3-12
Fri., March 26	vs. Stephens College	Bourbonnais, Ill.	W 6-1
Sat., March 27	@ Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais, Ill.	L 0-12
Sat., March 27	vs. Trinity Christian	Bourbonnais, Ill.	W 7-2
Tues., March 30	@ Spring Arbor University	Jackson, Mich.	W 9-1, W 9-2
Sat., April 3	@ Siena Heights University	Adrian, Mich.	W 11-5, W 10-8 (9)
Mon, April 5	@ Concordia University	Ann Arbor , Mich.	W 5-2, W 8-3
Sat., April 10	vs. Madonna University	Grand Rapids, Mich.%	L 0-3, L 0-6
Sun., April 11	vs. University of Michigan Dearborn	Grand Rapids , Mich.	L 4-8, L 2-8
Tues. April 13	@ Cornerstone University	Grand Rapids, Mich.	W 15-4 (6), W 2-1
Wed., April 14	@ Cornerstone University	Grand Rapids, Mich.	W 3-2, W 5-4
Sat., April 17	vs. Davenport University	Grand Rapids, Mich.	L 4-13 (6), L 1-5	-
Sun., April 18	vs. Indiana Tech	Grand Rapids , Mich.	L 1-2, L 1-7	-
Wed., April 21	@ Davenport University	Grand Rapids, Mich.	L 0-2, W 6-4	-
Thurs., April 22	@ Calvin College	Grand Rapids, Mich.	W 1-0, W 6-0	-
Fri., April 23	vs. Siena Heights University	Grand Rapids, Mich.	W 3-2 (8), W 12-2 (5)
Sat., April 24	vs. Concordia University	Grand Rapids, Mich.	W 8-0 (5), W 5-4 (10)
Wed., April 28	@ Indiana Tech	Fort Wayne, Ind.	L 1-4, W 7-6 (9)
Fri., April 30	Madonna University	Livonia, Mich.	W 4-1, L 1-9 (5)
Sat., May 1	@ University of Michigan Dearborn	Dearborn, Mich.	W 6-4, W 3-2
Thurs., May 6	WHAC Tournament vs. Indiana Tech	Battle Creek, Mich.	L 2-5	-
Thurs., May 6	WHAC Tournament vs. UM Dearborn	Battle Creek, Mich.	L 1-4

Home Games to be played at Northview High School

Roster

No.	Photos	Name	Pos	B/T	Yr.	Hometown/High School (College)
1		Heidi Holmes	INF	R/R	JR	Spring Lake, Mich./Muskegon CC
2		Lisa Mulder	1B/P	R/R	SO*	Grand Rapids, Mich./Northview
3		Kristi Kuiphof	INF	R/R	JR	Grand Rapids, Mich./ South Christian/Grand Rapids CC
4		Sarah Doss	C/INF	R/R	SO	Hamilton, Mich./Hamilton
5		Lindsey Stewart	OF/C	R/L	FR	Byron Center, Mich./ Byron Center
7		Sam Klinkner	1B/OF	L/L	SO	Rockford, Mich./Lake Superior St.
9		Kim Lohman	OF	L/R	SO	Okemos, Mich./Okemos
10		Jillian Wagner	OF	R/R	JR*	St. Clair Shores, Mich./Regina
13		Renae Tubergen	1B/OF	L/L	FR	Ionia, Mich./ Ionia
14		Megan Besko	3B	R/R	FR	St. Claire Shores, Mich./ St. Claire Shores
17		Carlie Giarmo	P	R/R	FR	Monroe, Mich./Monroe St. Marys
20		Samantha Kendall	OF	R-L/R	SR*	Hartland, Mich./Hartland
22		Allison Miller	2B/SS	L/R	JR	Grand Ledge, Mich./Grand Ledge
23		Whitney Hudson	P	L/L	JR	Wyoming, Mich./Rogers
25		Alyssa Fleser	P	R/R	SR	Haslett, Mich./Haslett

Coaches

	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.

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.

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.

JACQUELYN PLOUGH Assistant Coach -- Jacquelyn joins the Saints coaching staff after a stellar four year career which included awards as; 2009 NAIA All American, member of the WHAC all conference team in 09'. Plough is currently second all time on the school's career home run list as well as 4th in runs scored, 5th in RBI's, 3rd in career batting average. Jacquelyn's energy and knowledge of hitting will prove vital to the Saints success this year. Coach Jacquelyn's love is to teach girls how to hit, after her career it is evident that is her strong suit.

JIM ELLIOTT Assistant Coach -- Jim is in his first season with the Saints softball coaching staff. He brings a variety of softball coaching experiences which include 7 years as the head softball coach for the Grand Rapids Blaze at 16 under, 14 under, and 12 under. Jim has also coached varsity high school softball for 2 years and has been a softball college assistant coach for 2 years. He has a philosophy of working hard while having some fun with the game of softball. Jim is a sales and marketing director in Grand Rapids where he resides with his wife Karen. He has a son Matt and daughter Emily who is married to Kevin plus a grandson Brady.

Season Outlook

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.