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Carolina Softball 2012 University Information The University of North Carolina Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Chartered: 1789 Undergrad Enrollment: 17,895 Chancellor: Holden Thorp Director of Athletics: Bubba Cunningham Senior Women's Administrator: Dr. Beth Miller Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Atlantic Coast Nickname: Tar Heels Mascot: Rameses the ram School colors: Carolina Blue & White Official Athletics Web site: TarHeelBlue.com Stadium Information Anderson Stadium - Williams Field Capacity/Surface: 500/Grass Field Dimensions: 200 to all fields Press Box Phone: 919-619-7287 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Donna J. Papa (Connecticut '79) Record at UNC (Yrs): 983-539-2 (26 years) Career Record (Yrs): 1,012-554-5 (29 years) Asst./Pitching Coach: Boo Gillette (Wisconson '06) Assistant Coach: Mick Hokanson (Western Oregon '94) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Michelle Batts Softball Office Phone: 919-843-0128 UNC Athletic Communications Softball Contact: Nathan Thorp Office Phone: 919-962-1160 Email: nthorp@uncaa.unc.edu Mailing Address: Koury Natatorium P.O. Box 2126 Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514 Athletics Webiste: TarHeelBlue.com Team Information 2011 Overall Record: 34-21 National Ranking: NA ACC Record (Finish): 15-8 (2nd) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/3 Position Players Returning/Lost: 6/3 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 2/0 Newcomers: 5 Program History First Year of Softball: 1977 All-Time Record: 1,254-694-5 All-Time ACC Record: 150-104 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 9 ACC Tournament Championships: 1 (2001) ACC Regular Season Championships: 3 (1996, 1998, 2008) Supporting UNC Softball The University of North Carolina is proud of its long-standing relationship with Nike, Inc. The two parties signed a new 10-year contract in May 2009 for Nike to continue as the exclu- sive supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and accessory products. Nike will provide the athletic department with shoes, uniforms, coaching gear, balls and other equipment. Nike also gave the University $2 million for the Chancellor's Academic Enhance- ment Fund to support faculty. This partnership has benefited all 28 varsity sports and provided millions of dollars for academics and student scholarships at the University. Table of Contents Schedule .......................................2 Roster ...........................................3 2012 Season Preview.....................4 Meet the 2012 Tar Heels ................5 Player Bios ...............................6-13 Donna J. Papa .............................14 Coaching Staff Bios ......................15 Administration/Support Staff ........16 Home Run Club/ACC...................17 2011 Review and Statistics ......18-19 History ........................................20 Records ..................................21-23 Award Winners/Letterwinners .24-25 Year-by-Year Results ...............26-30 Traditions ....................................31 Recruiting Section Anderson Stadium .......................32 TarHeelBlue.com ..........................33 Academics .............................34-35 Sports Med ..................................36 Strength & Conditioning ...............37 Community Outreach ...................38 Team Bonding .............................39 University ...............................39-40 Chapel Hill/Athletic Heritage ...41-42 Ram's Club .............................43-44 2012 UNC SOFTBALL GUIDE TarHeelBlue.com Media and fans can follow the Carolina softball team and the rest of the UNC athletic program from anywhere in the world on the of- ficial site of North Carolina athletics. TarHeelBlue.com offers schedules, rosters, results and more for all 28 of Carolina's varsity sports. FOLLOW UNC ON TWITTER: @UNCSOFTBALL FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SOFTBALL Page 1 Credits: Action photos, headshots and facility photos by Jeffrey Camarati and Catherine Mitchell. Printing by UNC Printing. Covers: Covers designed by Dana Gelin and Nathan Thorp Content & Design: The 2012 softball media guide was written and edited by Nathan Thorp with assistance from the UNC Athletic Communications staff.