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Galati Joins 20-Win Club: Olivia Galati tied a school record with 26 wins in 2010 before obliterating the mark with 29 wins in her sophomore year. Previously, Galati tied Stacy Jackson and Jen Smith for the most single-season wins before claiming sole possession of the record coming off a 29-8 season. Hofstra 20-Win Club Wins Player Year 29 Olivia Galati 2011 26 Olivia Galati 2010 26 Stacy Jackson 1992 26 Stacy Jackson 1994 26 Jen Smith 1997 25 Callie Osborne 2005 24 Stacy Jackson 1995 23 Kayleigh Lotti 2007 23 Kayleigh Lotti 2008 21 Erin Phillips 1996 21 Alicia Smith 1999 21 Alicia Smith 2000 20 Stacy Jackson 1993 20 Jen Smith 1998 Galati and Wade Win 12 Straight: Erin Wade (Taunton, Mass.) picked up two wins in the CAA Tournament in 2010 to extend her winning streak to last 12 decisions, tying for the fourth best in school history. Olivia Galati matched her teammate last season, winning 12 straight games from March 11-April 9 against George Mason. During that streak, Galati defeated Michigan State, Purdue, Buffalo, Connecticut (twice), Drexel (twice), Rutgers, Delaware (twice), Fordham and twice beat the Dukes. Hofstra - Longest Pitching Win Streaks Player Year Wins Callie Osborne 2005 21 Kayleigh Lotti 2007 17 Olivia Galati 2010 14 Olivia Galati 2011 12 Kayleigh Lotti 2008 12 Erin Wade 2010 12 Multitude: Rachael Senatore has been one of Hofstra's hottest hitters. Senatore's .310 average leads the team. The outfielder has registered multi-hit games in five of the Pride's last 10 games. Senatore has four RBIs in that span and her five total RBIs is tied for third behind Bigler's eight for the team lead. Showdown: When Hofstra faced No. 12 Michigan on Feb. 25, the game featured four players who made the NFCA's preseason top-50 Player of the Year Watch List. Galati opposed a Michigan lineup that included three hitters on the prestigious list in Bree Evans, Ashley Lane and Amanda Chidester. The trio was a combined 2-for-10 with three strikeouts and zero runs scored. Power Surge: Junior Becca Bigler has already exceeded her career total for home runs by going deep four times, including Hofstra's first two long balls of the season in the Pirate Clash. Bigler hit a two-out home run in the bottom of the seventh to send the season opener into extra innings against No. 21 Louisville and delivered another seventhinning shot against ECU. The infielder smashed her third home run against Louisiana Lafayette, representing the second time she went deep against a ranked opponent. Bigler hit her last home run in Hofstra's first win of the season against Virginia Tech and her four home runs is already more than the three she hit in the 2010 season (injures cut short her sophomore season in which she did not hit a home run). Backstop Update: Senior catcher Courtney Crews (Stafford, Va.) has been entrusted to take over the catching responsibilities to replace Laura Valentino, who graduated. Crews did not commit a single error last season in 33 total chances. Freshman Erin Trippi (Lyndhurst, NJ) will also be looking to give the Pride depth. Crews was Hofstra’s leading hitter through the first eight games and has started all 17 games for the Pride (one of just four players to do that). Home, Sweet Home: The Pride was 20-2 at home last year, coming off a 2010 season in which it went 19-3. Since Hofstra Softball Stadium opened in 1999, the Pride is a combined 251-48 at home. That includes a 103-11 home record all-time against CAA teams (25-6 in the CAA Tournament). Going back to 2001 in the America East, Hofstra is 113-11 (.911) in its last 124 home games against league teams. Hofstra has not lost a home conference series since 1991 (a doubleheader sweep by Drexel), going 56-0-4 in home series in that span. Hofstra Dominant In Conference: The Pride has been remarkably consistent in league play since joining the America East in 1995, tallying a league record of 247-45, including 144-27 in the CAA. Hofstra has also compiled a 58-2-3 series record in the CAA, including 51-1-3 since losing its first CAA series to Towson in 2002 (two games to one). The other series loss was at Delaware in 2006 (also two games to one). The worst conference record that the program has had since 1995 was 14-6 in 2006, which was still good for a .700 winning percentage. The Big 4-0: Hofstra recorded its 40th win of last season with a 1-0 victory over Georgia State in a winner's bracket game on the second day of the Colonial Athletic Association Softball Championship. It marked the eighth time in school history that the Pride has reached the 40-win mark and the fifth time In the last season sevens. After Hofstra finished with 45 wins in 2010 to tie the school record set in 2008, Hofstra capped 2011 with a 40-13 ledger. Good Company: The Pride concluded its most challenging early season schedule in more than a decade. Hofstra has already faced No. 21 Louisville in the season-opening game at the Pirate Clash and opposed three more ranked teams in a two-day span with a game against No. 17 Louisiana-Lafayette and contests versus 10th-ranked Tennessee and the 12th-ranked Wolverines. In the team’s finale at the Citrus Classic, Hofstra opposed No. 14 UCLA. The last time Hofstra played four ranked teams in such a short span was in 2000 when it opened up against four straight top-20 opponents, including No. 1 UCLA.
2012 Hofstra University Softball roster The Pride No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. B/T Hometown/High School 1 Tessa Ziemba OF Jr. 5-5 L/L Wilmington, DE/St. Mark’s 2 Olivia Galati P/DP Jr. 5-5 R/R West Babylon, NY/St. John The Baptist 3 Jess Hirschbuhl IF Sr. 5-8 R/R Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South 4 Rachael Senatore OF Jr. 5-8 L/R Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII 5 Courtney Crews C Sr. 5-4 R/R Stafford, VA/North Stafford 6 Tori Rocha 2B/OF So. 5-1 L/R Rehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth 7 Dominique Smith P Fr. 5-10 R/R Swedesboro, NJ (Kingsway Regional) 8 Danielle Bitts UT Fr. 5-9 R/R Montgomery, NY/Valley Center) 9 Ashley Ainbinder OF So. 5-4 R/R Baldwin, NY/Baldwin 10 Michelle Lavagnino OF Sr. 5-3 L/R Fredericksburg, VA/Riverbend 12 Krista Thorn IF Sr. 5-9 R/R Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge 14 D.J. Slugh OF Jr. 5-2 R/R Marlboro, NJ/Colts Neck 17 Colleen Smith OF/1B So. 6-0 L/R Islip Terrace, NY/East Islip 18 Nicole Osovski P/1B Jr. 5-11 R/R Endicott, NY/Maine-Endwell 21 Erin Wade P Sr. 5-5 R/R Taunton, MA/Taunton 22 Lindsey Reid IF Fr. 5-2 R/R Bear, DE/Carvel Academy 32 Erin Trippi C Fr. 5-5 R/R Lyndhurst, NJ/Paramus Catholic 33 Becca Bigler UT Jr. 5-7 R/R Bainbridge, PA/Elizabethtown Head Coach: Bill Edwards (Northern Michigan ’67), 23rd season (811-388-3) Associate Head Coach: Larissa Anderson (Gannon ’97), 11th season Assistant Coach: Courtney Oliver (Hofstra ‘08), 2nd season Assistant Coach: Adrienne Clark (Hofstra ’05), First season Pronunciation Guide: 1 Tessa Ziemba zee-EM-buh 2 Olivia Galati guh-LOT-ee 3 Jess Hirschbuhl HERSH-byool 4 Rachael Senatore RAY-chull sen-uh-TOR 6 Tori Rocha ROW-chuh 10 Michelle Lavagnino lah-vuh-NEE-no 14 D.J. Slugh SLEW 16 Jess Zeilman ZEEL-man 18 Nicole Osovski oh-SOV-ski
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