RETURNEES
Stacy Beedie #2
Infielder...Senior...5'2"...Bedford, Indiana (Bedford North Lawrence)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Elementary Education
2002: Named academic All-GLVC for third straight season...appeared in 22
games for the Eagles in 2002, recording a .333 batting average. 2001: Named academic All-GLVC for second straight season…saw action in 13 games, starting five…hit .375 in eight appearances at the plate and drove in one run.
2000: Named academic All-GLVC… started 14 games as a freshman in 2000.
HIGH SCHOOL: Won the 1997 Mental Attitude Award at Bedford North Lawrence High School…named the 1998 Girls' Club Girl of the Year…won the 1999 Letterman's Club Scholarship and the 1999 Schmidt Scholarship, given to the athlete who displays excellence on the field and in the classroom.
PERSONAL: Born December 7, 1980.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
00 .125 17 24 3 3
0 0 0 0 3 3
4 0 1.000
01 .375 13 8 2
3 1 0 0 0 3
3 0 0 .926
02 .333 22 9 2
3 3 0 0 0 3
0 1 2 .857
Tot. .220 52 41 7 9
4 0 0 0 9 6
5 2 .932
Rachel Bowling #11
Utility...Senior...5'10"...Middletown, Indiana (Pendleton Heights)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Exercise Science
2002: Named first-team All-GLVC for the third straight season and
All-Region for the second straight season...USI's all-time leader in home runs
(33) and RBIs (117)...ranks fifth all-time at USI with 56 career base-on-balls
and is tied for fourth all-time at USI with 31 career-doubles...recorded a career-high and USI
record 16 home runs...currently has a school-record 33 career home runs...hit
.375 with five home runs and nine RBIs in 2002 GLVC Tournament...led team with
.333 batting average, 16 home runs, and 41 RBIs...earned player of the week
honors twice in 2002...led the GLVC in home runs and was second in RBIs...finished fourth in the conference in batting average and runs scored
(35)...led team with 14 multi-hit games...appeared in 16 games on the mound for USI...recorded a
6-6 record and a 1.73 earned run average in 81 innings as a pitcher. 2001:
First-team All-GLVC and All-Region…second in GLVC with team-high 49 runs batted in and tied for second with a team-high and school-record 12 home runs as a sophomore…led team in batting average (.365), batting average with runners on base (.398), batting average with bases loaded (.667), hits (61), runs scored (41), and total bases (113)…started in 52 of USI's 53 games and saw action mostly in leftfield.
2000: GLVC Co-Newcomer of the Year…made 41 offensive starts...first-team All-GLVC selection as a freshman…led team with .372 batting average and five home runs as a freshman…hit
for the cycle against Oakland City University...started
seven games on the mound...won four games and had a team-low 1.12 ERA in seven appearances as a pitcher.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named Indiana All-State three straight years at Pendleton Heights High School…holds nine different career softball records at PHHS…named to the 1999 Indiana All-Star team…the 1999 Herald-Bulletin Player of the Year…named All-Conference three consecutive years at PHHS…a member of four sectional championship teams and three conference championship teams.
PERSONAL: Born November 4, 1980.
Career Batting Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
00 .372 43 121 19 45 27
9 1 5 71 15 16 0
.894
01 .365 52 167 41 61 49
14 1 12 113 14 28 5 .978
02 .388 49 129 35 50 41
8 0 16 106 27 24 3 .988
Tot. .374 144 417 95 156 117 31
2 33 290 56 68 8 .952
Career Pitching Statistics
Yr G W- L
SV CG IP SHO R ER ERA
SO BB H HR Avg.
00 7 4- 1 0 4
43.2 0 10 7 1.12 18 10
35 1 .216
01 0 0- 0 0 0
00.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
0 0 0 .000
02 16 6- 6 0 9
81.0 2 24 20 1.73 51 9
90 1 .278
Tot 23 10- 7 0 13 124.2
2 34 27 1.52 69 19 125 2 .257
Jenny Duell #6
Infielder...Senior...5'5"...West Lafayette, Indiana (Harrison)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Graphic Design
2002: Named academic All-GLVC for third consecutive season...started all
49 games as a shortstop...recorded a .947 fielding percentage...scored 23 runs
and recorded 10 RBIs and three doubles. 2001: Named academic All-GLVC for second straight season…
started all 53 games as a sophomore…recorded a .973 fielding percentage and helped turn two double plays…hit .229 with six doubles, a triple, and 14 runs batted in…was seven-of-eight in the stolen base category.
2000: Named academic All-GLVC…hit .296 and drove in five runs in 24 games as a
freshman...started 24 games as a freshman. HIGH SCHOOL: Named All-Olympic Conference and All-District in 1998 and 1999 at Harrison High School…most Valuable Player for her team in 1998 and 1999…a member of the Indiana Magic team that advanced to the ASA national finals. PERSONAL:
Born February 6, 1981.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
00 .296 24 71 7 21
5 0 0 0 21 1
5 1 .941
01 .229 53 153 26 35 14
6 1 0 43 8 9
7 .973
02 .195 49 149 23 29
10 3 0 0 32 9 18
4 .947
Tot. .228 126 373 56 85 29
9 1 0 96 18 32 12 .957
Ginnie Roberts #17
Outfielder...Senior...5'8"...Lafayette, Indiana (McCutcheon)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Elementary Education
2002: Earned second-team All-GLVC honors...played in 48 games as a junior...hit .252 and drove in 11
runs...hit second career home run in GLVC Tournament against SIU Edwardsville...posted five doubles and scored 13 runs...recorded a .984 fielding
percentage...earned academic All-GLVC honors. 2001: Hit first career home run against Ferris State at the GLIAC-GLVC Challenge after missing nearly two months due to an early-season shoulder injury…played in 18
games, starting 15, and hit .263 with two doubles and four RBIs as a sophomore.
2000: Named academic All-GLVC…started in 29 of USI's 53 games as a freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Won a total of six varsity letters at McCutcheon High School, playing volleyball, basketball, and softball…a member of softball sectional and regional championship teams from 1995 through 1997…named to the Indiana All-State and All-Star teams in 1999.
PERSONAL: Born November 14, 1980…older sister is assistant coach Katie Wilson.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
00 .199 30 42 7 5
1 1 0 0 6 3
13 0 1.000
01 .263 18 38 4 10
4 2 0 1 15 4
9 0 .929
02 .252 48 115 13 29 11
5 0 1 37 10 12 0
.984
Tot. .226 96 195 24 44 16
8 0 2 58 17 34 0
.979
Christine Arzola #22
Outfielder...Senior...5'6"...Valparaiso, Indiana (Valparaiso)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Graphic Design
2002: Played in 21 games as a junior, recording seven hits and three
RBIs...hit .206 and was walked 10 times...posted a perfect fielding percentage. 2001: Played in 18 games, starting one, as a sophomore…hit .118 with one double and three
RBIs.
2000: Redshirted in 2000. HIGH SCHOOL: Mental Attitude Award at Valparaiso High School, Valparaiso, Indiana, in 1998…earned three varsity letters in softball.
PERSONAL: Born December 17, 1980.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
01 .118 18 17 0 2
3 1 0 0 3 2
5 0 .000
02 .206 21 34 3 7
3 2 0 0 9 10 12
0 1.000
Tot. .176 39 51 3 9
6 3 0 0 12 12 17
0 1.000
Kristen Houseworth #7
Catcher…Junior…5'5"…Martinsville, Indiana (Martinsville)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Sociology
2002: Earned first-team All-GLVC honors and second-team All-Region honors after hitting .278 and recording a
perfect 1.000 fielding percentage...threw out 10 runners from behind the
plate...set a school record for career fielding percentage (minimum 200
attempts)...belted out six doubles and a home run...recorded 40 hits and
drove in 16 runs...scored 16 runs. 2001: Started 50 games as a freshman, 38 of which came behind the plate…hit .216 with six doubles, a triple, two home runs, and 18
RBIs…threw out nine runners last season.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-State and All-District performer at Martinsville High School…holds school record for doubles in a season (7) and career runs batted in (43)…IHSAA All-Metro West Team Honorable Mention selection in 1998, 1999, and 2000…team Co-MVP at MHS in 2000…Who's Who Among American High School Students.
PERSONAL: Born April 29, 1982.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
01 .216 50 139 15 30 18
6 1 2 44 5 23 2
.987
02 .278 48 144 15 40 16
6 0 1 49 4 13 2
1.000
Tot .247 98 283 30 70 34
12 1 3 93 9 36 4
.994
Jessica Brown #9
Outfielder…Junior…5'2"…Evansville, Indiana (Memorial)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Art
2002: Earned academic All-GLVC honors...played in 10 games as a sophomore,
recording a .143 hitting percentage in seven at-bats. 2001: Played in 31 games as a freshman, starting 11…hit .242 and drove in two runs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the 2000 regional championship and state finalist team at Reitz Memorial High School…earned an Academic Honors diploma and was a member of the National Honor Society at RMHS.
PERSONAL: Born October 10, 1981.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
01 .242 31 33 10 8
2 0 0 0 8 0
2 1 1.000
02 .143 10 7 0
1 0 0 0 0 1
0 5 0 1.000
Tot .225 41 40 10 9
2 0 0 0 9 0
7 1 1.000
Brooke Biggs #14
Infielder…Junior…5'4"…Osceola, Indiana (Penn)
Bats/Throws: L/R
MAJOR: Physical Education
2002: Earned academic All-GLVC honors...recorded a career-high .291
batting average...played and started in 49 games as a sophomore, recording
eight doubles...tied for fifth in the GLVC in triples (3)...second on the team
with 11 multi-hit games...led the team with
a .419 batting average with runners in scoring position, a .600 batting
average with the bases loaded, and a .382 batting average with runners on
base...hit .545 with runners on third base and two out...advanced the runners
a team-best 55.6 percent of the time...helped turn four double
plays...recorded 102 putouts and 64 assists. 2001: Played in 52 games, starting 50, as a freshman…hit .245 with four doubles and 12
RBIs…stole eight bases…recorded 115 putouts and 81 assists at second base.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the 1999 Class 3A State Championship team at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana…three-time All-Conference selection…All-State honorable mention in 2000…earned eight varsity letters in volleyball, basketball, and softball.
PERSONAL: Born September 24, 1981.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
01 .245 52 110 25 27 12
4 1 0 33 10 6 8
.951
02 .291 49 148 18 43 16
8 3 0 57 12 11 1
.965
Tot .271 101 258 43 70 28
12 4 0 90 22 17 9
.958
Lacey Haynes #24
Outfielder…Junior…5'10"…Boonville, Indiana (Boonville)
Bats/Throws: L/R
MAJOR: Nursing
2002: Played in 38 games, starting 31, in the outfield as a
sophomore...hit .211 with four RBIs...stole three bases...hit .391 in 23
at-bats as a leadoff hitter. 2001: Tied single-game school record with five hits against Oakland City…played in 40 games, starting 39, as a freshman…hit .306 with two doubles and six
RBIs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Boonville High School…first-team All-State in 1999 and 2000…Big Eight All-Conference in 1997, 1999, and 2000…member of the 1997, 1999, and 2000 state finalists at BHS…member of the 1998 regional finalists at BHS.
PERSONAL: Born January 13, 1982.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
01 .306 40 98 14 30
6 2 0 0 32 9
9 2 .974
02 .211 38 76 7 16
4 1 2 0 21 8 18
3 1.000
Tot .264 78 174 21 46 10
3 2 0 53 17 27 5
.981
Monica Tepe #25
Infielder…Junior…5'9"…Granger, Indiana (Penn)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Undecided
2002: Earned academic All-GLVC honors for the second straight
season...ranks fifth all-time with 595 career putouts...played and started 49
games at first base as a sophomore...led the team and was ninth in the GLVC
with 11 doubles...needs just four doubles to enter the top five all-time at
USI in career doubles...hit .305 and recorded 15 RBIs...hit .337 with runners
in scoring position and successfully advanced runners on base 51.3 percent of
the time...third on the team with 10 multi-hit games...recorded a team-leading
12 game hitting streak...posted a .997 fielding percentage in 644 fielding
chances. 2001: Named academic All-GLVC…played in 52 games, starting 51, as a
freshman...hit .329 as a freshman…tied for second in GLVC with team-high 16 doubles…led team with 18 multi-hit games…second on squad with 35
RBIs and third on team with 52 hits…recorded a .990 fielding percentage in 256 chances.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the 1999 Class 3A State Championship team at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana…first-team All-Conference and third-team All-State in 2000…second-team All-Conference in 1999…recorded a 100 percent fielding percentage out of 232 attempts in 1999.
PERSONAL: Born September 23, 1981.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
01 .329 52 158 22 52 35
16 0 1 71 11 14 1
.990
02 .305 49 154 12 47 15
11 1 0 60 12 14 0
.997
Tot .317 101 312 34 99 50
27 1 1 131 23 28 1 .994
Sunny Oelling #1
Outfielder…Sophomore…5'7"…Valparaiso, Indiana (Valparaiso)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Graphic Design
2002: Earned academic All-GLVC honors as a freshman...played in 44 games,
starting 42, as a freshman...hit .193 with four RBIs and three
doubles...reached base successfully 30.3 percent of the time as a leadoff
hitter...successfully advanced runners on base 39.0 percent of the time.
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the 2001 Duneland Athletic Conference and Sectional
Championship team at Valparaiso High School in Valparaiso, Indiana…led VHS to
a record of 25-5 in 2001…2001 Duneland Athletic Conference Co-MVP…first Team
All-State in 2001…Valpo Viking MVP and batting Champion in 2001…Indiana
All-Star in 2001…four-time All-Conference selection…first-team All-Area in
1999 and 2000…Hit .404 in 2001…member of the Indiana Bulldogs Summer NSA
Fastpitch Nationals team in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, and 1999…set school
records for most hits in a game and a career, longest consecutive hitting
streak, most at-bats, grand slams, and most outfield assists.
PERSONAL: Born June 11, 1983…enjoys playing viola, fishing, creating
art, and athletics.
Career Statistics
Yr BA GP AB R
H RBI 2B 3B HR TB BB SO SB FLD%
02 .193 44 119 11 23
4 3 0 0 26 1 13
0 .979
Missy Grover #21
Pitcher…Freshman…5'8"…Mishawaka, Indiana (Penn)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Undecided
2002: Redshirted in 2002. HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the 1999 State Championship Team at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana…winning pitcher in the 1999 state championship game…first-team All-State in 2000 and All-State honorable mention in 1999…second-team All-Conference in 2000 and third-team All-Conference in 1999…set school record with 0.85 ERA in 2000.
PERSONAL: Born September 27, 1982.
NEWCOMERS
Shannon Emmons #23
Pitcher/Infielder…Junior…5'10"…Boonville, IN (Boonville/Wabash Valley J.C.)
Bats/Throws: L/R
MAJOR: Sociology
TRANSFER: Transferred to USI from Wabash Valley Junior College where she
was a two-time All-Great Rivers Athletic Conference...earned All-NJCAA
Region XXIV honors as well as NJCAA Region XXIV All-Tournament honors as a
freshman and sophomore...hit .393 with five home runs and 43 RBIs in
2002...posted a 1.53 ERA and a 17-2 record from the mound in
2002...recorded 61 strike outs in 2002...named preseason NJCAA All-America in
2002...2001 All-GRAC "Freshman of the Year"...recorded a 9-1 record with a 1.64 ERA and 63 strikeouts as
a freshman in 2001...hit .359 with eight home runs and 47 runs batted in as a
freshman in 2001...named to the 2001 NJCAA I Fast Pitch All-Academic National
Team. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Boonville High School
where she was a three-time All-State performer.
PERSONAL: Born August 5, 1981...sister, Rachel, plays softball for
Oakland City University.
Nichole Pike #5
Infielder…Junior…5'3"…Fairfield, IL (Fairfield Comm./Wabash Valley J.C.)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Psycology
TRANSFER: Transferred to USI from Wabash Valley Junior College where she
was the Great Rivers Athletic Conference Player of the Year...two time
All-Conference, NJCAA All-Region, and NJCAA All-America performer at WVJC...earned
NJCAA Region XXIV All-Tournament honors as a freshman and a sophomore...hit
.425 with a pair of home runs and 35 RBI in 2002...recorded a .971 fielding
percentage with 85 assists and 81 putouts...named to the 2001 NJCAA I Fast
Pitch All-Academic National Team. HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Fairfield Community High School where she participated in
volleyball, basketball, and softball...earned All-America honors in 2000 won
the state Hitting Derby and was a runner up in 2000...first-team
All-Conference four straight years.
PERSONAL: Born September 23, 1981…likes being around friends.
Amy Atteberry
#12
Catcher…Freshman…5'6"…Whiting, IN (Whiting)
Bats/Throws: R/R
MAJOR: Elementary Education
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Whiting High School where she earned letters
in volleyball, basketball, and softball...earned All-Conference and All-State
honors as a junior and senior...helped lead WHS to sectional championships in
1999, 2000, and 2001 and to a second-place showing at the 2002 sectional and
regional championships...earned the "Will to Win" award for volleyball in 2000
and 2001 as well as the "Mental Attitude Award" for volleyball in
2001...earned Academic All-Conference honors in basketball and was an
All-Conference Honorable Mention selection for basketball in 2002.
PERSONAL: Born August 26, 1984...enjoys reading, watching movies, the
"Simpsons", history, mythology, and Spanish.
Christie Schubert #18
Pitcher…Freshman…5'10"…Millstadt, IL (Althoff Catholic)
Bats/Throws: B/R
MAJOR: Undecided
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Althoff Catholic High School in Bellville,
Illinois...recorded a 12-1 record with a 1.45 ERA in 82 innings of
work...member of the St. Louis Renegades summer team...recorded a 1.87 ERA and
68 strikeouts while allowing nine walks in 113 innings of work in 2001 for the
Renegades...helped the Renegades qualify for the 2001 WASA and USSSA
Nationals.
PERSONAL: September 23, 1983.
