2008 Softball Player Bios

  1 - Jennifer Kerman
OF / Jr. / R/R
Willowick, OH / Regina
 
2007: Started in all 40 games for the Berg … Led the team with a fielding percentage of 1.000 … Hit the ball 25 times in 104 at-bats for batting average of .240 … Went 2-for-3 at the plate against Ferrum (3/4), Notre Dame (OH) (4/23), and Otterbein (4/29). 2006:  Played in 23 games and started in 22 … she ended the season batting .122 … Against Cazenovia (3/11) she collected her first collegiate hit.  High School: As catcher at Regina High School, carried a .397 batting average with a .539 on base percentage … Had 23 hits, with 16 walks and 19 RBIs … Posted a .980 fielding percentage for her senior year … Voted as the team’s MVP her junior and senior year. Personal: Daughter of Sally Kerman … Born June 5, 1987 … Major is education. 

Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2006 23-22 2 6 .122 1 0-1 .882
2007 40-40 6 25 .240 6 0-1 1.000
Totals 63-62 8 31 .168 7 0-2 .953
  2 - Nikki Lagendyk
C / Sr. / R/R
Powell, OH / Olentangy
 
2007: Sat behind the plate for 20 games for Heidelberg, starting 19 … Recorded a fielding percentage of .911… Went 1-for-3 against Wilmington (4/15) with one RBI … Accumulated 54 put-outs and 18 assists during the season … Caught five runners attempting to steal. 2006:  Started 24-of-40 games and had a fielding percentage of .974.  2005: Caught 28-of-32 games with a .167 batting average … Went 1-of-4 with one run scored vs. Dickinson during a 6-5 win on March 18 … Went 1-of-4 with an RBI vs. Suffolk on March 19 … Went 1-of-3 with an RBI vs. Defiance March 31 ... Went 2-of-3 with a scored run with one RBI vs. Wilmington on April 16 during conference play. High School: Won Gladiator Award … Received Academic All-Ohio Capital Conference honors. Personal: Daughter of Sherie and Guy Lagendyk … Born July 8, 1986 … Major is biology with minors in psychology and chemistry.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2005 28-28 3 12 .167 5 1-2 .960
2006 25-24 2 0 .000 0 0-0 .974
2007 25-24 0 3 .079 1 0-0 .911
Totals 73-71 5 15 .126 6 1-2 .952
  3 – Bobbi Kendeigh
OF/C / So. / R/R
Oberlin, Ohio / Firelands
 
2007: Appeared in 17 games, starting four, in her first season at Heidelberg … Went 2-for-3 against John Carroll (4/17), recording her first collegiate hit and RBI … Put-out six base-runners … Finished with a .182 batting average. High School: Earned Second Team All-county honors … Falcon Award-winner. Personal: Daughter of Linda and Robert Kendeigh … Born August 23, 1988 … Majoring in sports management-fitness track.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2007 17-4 4 2 .182 1 0-0 .857
Totals 17-4 4 2 .182 1 0-0 .857
  7 – Dessiree Burtch
2B/UT / So. / R/R
Prospect, Ohio / Elgin
 
2007: Started 30 of the 31 games she appeared in … Hit 22-for-81, giving her a .272 batting average … Hit first collegiate homerun against Mount Union (4/13), and then two more against Wilmington (4/15) and Defiance (4/18) … Third on the team with 50 assists. High School: Earned Second Team All-district … Given Spirit of the Game Award. Personal: Daughter of Sheryl and Steve Burtch … Born June 30, 1988 … Majoring in health and physical and education.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2007 31-30 7 22 .272 8 1-1 .898
Totals 31-30 7 22 .272 8 1-1 .898
  9 - Katie Allenspach
P / Jr. / R/R
Aurora, Ohio / Aurora
 
2007: Started 20 games for the Berg, appeared in 30 … Recorded 148 innings pitched and led the bullpen with a cumulative 3.87 ERA … Given credit for the team’s only shutout of the year against Waynesburg (3/5) … Struck out 66 batters. 2006: Appeared in 18 games, 12 of those were starts … Was second on the team with a 3.56 ERA … Also second on the team with 51 strike outs … Was the leader in complete games with 8 … Earned her first collegiate win against Richard Stockton (3/13).  High School: During her senior year, pitched 99 innings with 94 strikeouts and only 18 earned runs … Carried a 1.08 ERA with a record of 13 wins and five losses … Posted a .422 batting average with 10 runs, 19 hits and five RBI … Named to the CVC First Team and the Cleveland Plain Dealer Honorable Mention All-Star Team. Personal: Daughter of Linda and David Allenspach … Born October 29, 1986 … Major is sports management.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2006 18-12 1 5 .147 1 1-1 .9696
2007 2-2 0 1 .200 1 0-0 .883
Totals 20-14 1 6 .154 2 1-1 .924
 
Year APP-GS W-L ERA K BB SV IP
2006 22-14 5-12 3.56 51 41 1 112.0
2007 30-20 3-19 3.87 66 47 0 148.1
Totals 52-34 8-31 3.74 117 88 1 260.1
  10 – Kella Lange
UT / So. / R/R
Medina, Ohio / Medina
 
2007: Hit .286 in 17 games played, started 10 … Hit first collegiate homerun against Waynesburg (3/5), while going 2-for-3 on the day with three RBIs … Recorded a .464 slugging percentage. High School: Four-year varsity letter-winner … Third Team All-Pioneer Conference. Personal: Daughter of Judy and Dave Lange … Born September 26, 1988 … Majoring in sports management-fitness track, with a minor in psychology.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2007 17-10 3 8 .286 6 0-0 .829
Totals 17-10
3
8
.286
6
0-0
.829
  11 – Nicole Bachman
P / Fr. / R/R
Elkhart, Ind. / Elkhart Memorial
 
High School: Member of Three-time Northern Lakes Conference Championship-winning team (2004, 2005, 2007) … All-NLC pitcher in 2006 and 2007 … Academic All-state in 2007 … Member of Sectional Championship-winning team in 2007. Personal: Daughter of Tami Maier and Don Bachman … Born August 3, 1988 … Majoring in athletic training.
  13 – Mandy Dunlap
OF / Fr. / L/R
Camden Mich. / Camden Frontier
 
High School: Three- year letter winner for Camden Frontier. Personal: Daughter of Lisa and James Dunlap … Born December 30, 1988 … Majoring in early childhood education.
  14 – Jerrica Sweetnich
OF/P / So. / R/R
Garfield Heights, Ohio / Garfield Heights
 
2007: Started all 37 games she appeared in … Went 2-for-3 at the plate against Muhlenberg (3/7) and Wilmington (4/15) … Recorded first collegiate hit during her first start against Emerson (3/4) … Recorded five doubles, one triple, and eight RBIs during the season. High School: Three-time team MVP and captain … Lake Erie League MVP … Two-time Floyd Konet 110% Award Winner … U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award. Personal: Daughter of Jeanette and Larry Sweetnich … Born July 7, 1988 … Majoring in biology.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2007 37-37 8 20 .196 8 0-0 .868
Totals 37-37
8
20
.196
8
0-0
.868
  19 – Katie Curry
C/1B / So. / R/L
Delaware, Ohio / Buckeye Valley
 
2007: Played in 25 games, starting 19 … First collegiate hit came in game against Ursinus (3/9) … Went 2-for-3 in last game of the year against Findlay (5/1) … Caught two runners stealing and picked off another … Had a fielding percentage of .923. High School: Received First Team and Second Team All-state honors … Won Most Courageous Athlete Award.  Personal: Daughter of Connie and David Curry … Born May 11, 1988 … Majoring in sports management-business track.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2007 25-19 3 11 .196 5 0-0 .923
Totals 25-19
3
11
.196
5
0-0
.923
  20 - Ashley Foust
3B / Sr. / R/R
Aurora, Ohio / Aurora
 
2007: Started 38 of the team’s 40 games played … Third on the team with a .288 batting average … Hit two homeruns on the year, one against Wheaton (3/7) and the other against Ohio Northern (4/3) … Second on the team for doubles (11) and RBIs (17) … Led the team with 113 assists. 2006: Played in 39 games and started in 38 of them … Finished second on the team in batting average at .292 … Set a new school single season record with 12 home runs … Also lead the team in RBI with 28 … Went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs against Baldwin Wallace (4/4) … Had a double and a home run in a 2 for 3 effort vs. John Carroll (4/26) 2005: Started 28 games at third base with a .224 batting average … Went 2-for-4, scoring and driving in a run vs. Suffolk on March 19 … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 3-1 win over Marietta in conference play … Was 1-for-2 in a 1-0 defeat of Capital April 13. High School: Four- year varsity letter-winner … Captain for the Greenmen as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Barb and Dale Foust … Born June 27, 1985 … Major is sports management.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2005 28-28 10 17 .224 6 1-1 .947
2006 39-38 20 35 .292 28 1-3 .899
2007 39-38 17 36 .288 17 0-0 .903
Totals 106-104 47 88 .274 51 2-4 .913
  21 – Andrea Gerdeman
1B/3B / So. / R/R
Ottawa, Ohio / Ottawa-Glandorf
 
2007: Started all 40 of the Berg’s games, leading the team with 139 at-bats and 280 put-outs … Second on the team with a .965 fielding percentage … Hit two homeruns during the season … Went 3-for-4 against Muhlenberg (3/7) with two runs and eight put-outs. High School: Earned Honorable Mention as a junior and Special Mention as a senior in the Western Buckeye League. Personal: Daughter of Jean and Ron Gerdeman … Born October 19, 1987 … Majoring in health and physical education.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2007 40-40 16 31 .223 6 0-0 .965
Totals 40-40
16
31
.223
6
0-0
.965
  23 - Coree Price
SS/2B / Sr. / L/R
Prospect, OH / North Union
 
2007:  Started on the field for all 40 of Heidelberg’s games … Led the team with a .375 batting average, 51 hits, and 30 runs … Struck out only six times over the course of the season … Was successful in all four of her attempts to steal a base … Second on the team with 110 assists and 76 put-outs … Went 4-for-4 against Wheaton (3/7) with two runs and five assists. 2006:  Started every game for the Berg … Lead the team in batting average at .343 … Also lead the team in on base percentage, hits and runs scored … Against Wilmington (4/13) she went 3-for-5 while scoring three runs … Had two double against Notre Dame (4/20) … Had 15 multiple hit game.  High School: Hit .378 at North Union with a .964 fielding percentage…Led the team in hits and runs scored … Named to the All-Ohio and All-Central District First Teams … Earned  a spot on the All-MOAC First Team. Personal: Daughter of Paula and Gary Price … Born February 12, 1986 … Major is health and physical education.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2006 40-40 22 48 .343 8 8-11 .944
2007 40-40 30 51 .375 2 4-4 .903
Totals 80-80 52 99 .359 10 12-15 .923
  24 - Crystal Killoran
1B/3B / Jr. / R/R
Euclid, OH / Brush
 
2007: Started all 40 games … Was top on the team with 27 RBIs, a .492 slugging percentage, and a .402 on-base percentage … Successful stole two bases … Second on the team with 42 hits and .356 batting average … Recorded four doubles and four homeruns … Went 3-for-3 against Wittenberg (3/25) and Muskingum (3/31) and 2-for-2 against Wilmington (4/15) … Was named to the Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Honorable Mention Team. 2006:  Played in 39 games and started in 38 … Got her first collegiate hit in her first college game against Montclair (3/11) … Was second in home runs with 2 … Against Wilmington (4/13) she went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI. High School: Posted a .350 batting average, with 15 doubles and 25 RBIs her senior year…Earned her team’s defensive Most Valuable Player award … Named to the WRC First Team … Earned a spot on the Sun Messenger and News Herald First Teams, while being named to the Cleveland Plain Dealer Honorable Mention Team. Personal: Daughter of Marsha and Mark Killoran … Born May 18, 1987… Major is biology and chemistry.
Year GP-GS R H BA RBI SB FLD%
2006 39-38 9 30 .244 11 1-1 .971
2007 40-40 9 42 .356 27 2-2 .905
Totals 79-78 18 72 .299 38 3-3 .956