One Team. One Heart. One Goal.

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1 One Team. One Heart. One Goal Media Guide

2 Spring is in the air and one of our favorite Rites of Spring is the launch of another exciting season of Lady Lakers Softball! It is my pleasure to bring greetings to our loyal fans and to express our appreciation to our sponsors and benefactors on behalf of the Lake-Sumter Community College family. I chose the word family because here at LSCC we truly strive to develop relationships with our students that will assist them on their journey to find their futures. To this end, we have established a Service Excellence initiative with this goal: We inspire confidence through every interaction to empower lives and build futures by providing a caring and supportive learning environment. Our student athletes thrive in this environment, under the mentoring of not just the coaches, but advisors and faculty as well. As a result, our teams excel not only on the field and the court but in the classroom and the community. In addition to the honors already mentioned by Coach Matulia, I also note with pride that many of our team members received leadership and service awards for their contributions to the college and the community. Lake-Sumter Community College continues to be one of the leading colleges in the state and the nation. We were selected as being in the Top Ten Percent of all U.S. community colleges by the Aspen Prize for Excellence; and we placed #5 for colleges of our size in the use of technology by the erepublic Center for Digital Education. When our students complete their studies here they are ready to go anywhere, as evidenced by their high job placement rates and average GPA of 3.18 after transfer to the university system. As we enter our 50 th Anniversary year and begin the application process to initiate bachelor s degree programs at LSCC, we are indeed appreciating the past while anticipating the future. Thanks for your support and Go Lakers! Beginning his 15 th year as the Athletic Director, Mike Matulia has guided the LSCC Athletic Programs during the New Era for Lake-Sumter Community College. During his tenure, Matulia has built the athletic teams, facilities and program into one of the best in the state. Matulia has served as the FCSAA State baseball chair, the Suncoast Conference Baseball Commissioner, the vice chair on the Lake County Children s Services Council and currently the Chair-Elect with the FCSAA Council for Athletic Affairs. This year the Lady Lakers will be led by first year coach, Greg Mooneyham. Greg has an excellent athletic background and the administrative experience to lead the 2012 squad. During the year, the LSCC athletic teams continued their success both on and off the field. The athletic program posted two student-athletes on the NJCAA Academic All- American Team, while nineteen received All-State Academic honors. Twenty six studentathletes received All-Conference Academic honors in their respective sports and eleven received All-Conference Team honors, while two baseball players were named to the All-State Team. All-Conference Team players in softball included: Kayla Chandler, Sarah Pettigrew, Danielle Wayt, and Brittany Wagner. Coach Mooneyham is looking forward to the 2012 season and will have leadership from this year s sophomore class, which includes: Ashley Cumbie, Samantha Davis, Mandi Fraleigh, Shelbie Pope, Cassandra Ridge, Jordan Ridge, Hannah Sibley, Danielle Wilson; and transfer, Jessica Johnson. We look forward to seeing the Lakers compete, under Coach Mooneyham and look forward to great things this spring. Mr. Matulia devotes his time and energy to marketing and fundraising for the athletic program, watching his son s play baseball, and spending more time with his wife, Betsy. Matulia resides in Eustis with wife Betsy and their youngest son, Jake (13); Matulia has two other sons: Matt and John; and his first granddaughter: Emma.

3 Greg Mooneyham in entering his first season as the Head Women's Softball Coach here at Lake-Sumter Community College. In coming to LSCC, Greg's main focus is to help develop Lake-Sumter student-athletes into success stories for life. His desire is to build a program that creates Champions in the Classroom, Champions in the Community, and Champions on the Softball Field. He will do this by developing a comprehensive Champions Attitude, starting with the coaching staff and working its way down to each player on the team. He says, "A Champion is built when nobody is watching. The tradition will follow!"

4 #1 Kaitlin Hullinger Freshman INF Apopka HS Apopka, FL #5 Shelbie Pope Sophomore-UTIL Wildwood HS Wildwood, FL #2 Mandi Fraleigh Sophomore-OF Apopka HS Apopka, FL #6 Casey Ridge Sophomore-C South Lake HS Clermont, FL #3 Mackenzie Elingsworth Freshman-P/OF Tampa Bay Tech Gibsonton, FL #7 Karen Herrera Freshman-INF/P John A. Ferguson HS Miami, FL #4 Samantha Davis Sophomore-INF Apopka HS Apopka, FL #8 Leah Ritchhart Sophomore-P/INF Pine Castle Christian Orlando, FL

5 #9 Jordan Ridge Sophomore-OF South Lake HS Clermont, FL #15 Alyssa Ortiz Freshman-C/OF Bayside HS Palm Bay, FL #10 Kayle Mullenix #11 Devan Richenberg Freshman-OF Freshman-UTIL Central Florida Christian Acad. West Orange HS Orlando, FL Winter Garden, FL #16 Hannah Sibley Sophomore-C Edgewater HS Orlando, FL #17 Danielle Wilson Sophomore-P Oviedo HS Oviedo, FL #14 Caneel Marrero Freshman-OF Monsignor Edward Pace HS Miami, FL #18 Jessica Johnson Sophomore-P/INF St. Petersburg HS St. Petersburg, FL

6 #19 Ashley Cumbie Sophomore-P Wildwood HS Wildwood, FL #22 Lauren Barnard Freshman-INF Apopka HS Apopka, FL #23 Melissa Mueller Freshman-INF Monsignor Edward Pace HS Miami, FL #24 Courtney Keen Freshman-P Lake Weir HS Weirsdale, FL Lake-Sumter Community College 9501 US Highway 441 Leesburg, FL Tel: Fax: Website: Media Guide Printed by Ford Press, Leesburg, FL

7 2011 FCSAA All-Academic Team Shelbie Pope Krista Smith Cassandra Ridge Katherine Owen Mid-Florida Conference All-Academic Team Kaylee Garner Shelbie Pope Jordan Ridge Cassandra Ridge Katherine Owen Krista Smith Who s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Kaylee Garner Katherine Owen 2011 All-Conference Team Kayla Chandler Sarah Pettigrew Dani Wayt Brittany Wagner LSCC DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mrs. Margo Odom, Chairman - Mr. Timothy Morris, Vice Chairman - Mr. Scott Blankenship - Mr. Richard Bowersox - Mrs. Marcia Butler - Ms. Kelly Flores - Dr. Kenneth Kelly - Ms. Emily Lee - Mr. Kelly Rice - Dr. Charles R. Mojock, LSCC President Ms. Anita Geraci-Carver, Board Attorney

8 Date Opponent Location Time January Fri. 27 Polk State LSCC 2:00pm-4:00pm Sat. 28 Illinois Central College Clearwater 11:00am-Field 5 Sat. 28 Indian River Clearwater 1:00pm-Field 7 Sat. 28 Hillsborough CC Clearwater 5:00pm-Field1 Sun. 29 South Georgia College Clearwater 9:00am-Field 1 Sun. 29 Stanly Community College Clearwater 11:00am- Field 2 February Thur. 2 South Florida CC NTC-Clermont 5:00pm-7:00pm Fri. 3 Brevard CC Palm Bay 2:00pm-4:00pm Sun. 5 Indian River LSCC 1:00pm-3:00pm Tue. 7 Polk State Polk State Winter Haven 4:00pm-6:00pm Thur. 9 Pasco-Hernando CC NTC-Clermont 5:00pm-7:00pm Tue. 14 St Pete College St Pete 5:00pm-7:00pm Thur. 16 State College of Florida Bradenton 4:00pm-6:00pm Tue. 21 South Florida CC Avon Park 4:00pm-6:00pm Thur. 23 Brevard CC NTC-Clermont 5:00pm-7:00pm Tue. 28 St Pete College NTC-Clermont 5:00pm-7:00pm March Thur. 1 Pasco-Hernando CC New Port Richey 2:00pm-4:00pm Sat. 3 Oakland CC MI LSCC 12:00pm-2:00pm Sun. 4 Pensacola State College LSCC 1:00pm-300pm Tue. 6 State College of Florida NTC-Clermont 5:00pm-7:00pm Thur. 8 St John's River State College NTC-Clermont 4:00pm-6:00pm * Sat. 10 Seminole State College LSCC 1:00pm-300pm * Tue. 13 FSCJ Jacksonville 4:00pm-6:00pm * Thur. 15 College of Central Florida Ocala 2:30pm-4:30pm * Tue. 20 Santa Fe College LSCC 2:30pm-4:30pm * Thur. 22 Daytona State College NTC-Clermont 4:00pm-6:00pm * Thur. 29 Seminole State College Sanford 2:30pm-4:30pm * Sat. 31 St John's River State College Palatka 1:00pm-300pm * April Tue. 3 FSCJ NTC-Clermont 4:00pm-6:00pm * Thur. 5 College of Central Florida LSCC 2:30pm-4:30pm * Tue. 10 Santa Fe College Gainesville 2:30pm-4:30pm * Sat. 14 Daytona State College Daytona 1:00pm-3:00pm * Fri. 27 State Tournament Pensacola TBD Sat. 28 State Tournament Pensacola TBD Sun. 29 State Tournament Pensacola TBD May Thur. 17 NJCAA National Tournament St George, UT TBD