Coach Jodie Holava	Justine Johnston	Marah Robinson

       Defiance College comes into the HCAC Tournament with a 19-16 overall record, one win shy of its fifth consecutive 20-win season. The HCAC’s 2007 regular season champions are 10-6 in conference play this season, with a 1-1 record against all three tournament participants.
        Defiance is hitting .249 as a team, while ranking second in the conference with 13 home runs. Offensively, the Jackets have three players hitting over.300, led by freshmen standouts Marah Robinson and Mallory Faling. Robinson leads the team with a .347 average and six round trippers, while also driving in 24 runs for the Jackets.      
        Faling has been the team's top hitter as of late, hitting .417 with one homerun and seven RBI in her last four series. The hot streak has raised the catcher’s average to .320, while also recording four homeruns and a team-leading 25 RBI. Lead-off hitter, Laurel Palk, is the other Jacket hitting over .300, batting .318 with 25 runs.
        The Defiance pitching staff comes into the tournament ranked second in the HCAC with an earned run average of 2.62, including a 2.04 ERA in conference contests. Justine Johnston serves as the ace of the Defiance rotation, recording a 13-6 record with a 1.96 ERA. The three-time HCAC Pitcher-of-the-Week selection has four shutouts this season, while coming into the tournament having won eight of her last ten starts.  The Yellow Jacket rotation is backed by a strong defense that ranks second in the conference with a .961 fielding percentage.

2008 DEFIANCE SOFTBALL ROSTER

No.	Name		Yr.	Pos.	B/T	Hometown (Last School)
 1 	Aarika Davis 	So. 	3B 	R/R 	Canton, Ohio (McKinley)
 2 	Katie Bowman 	Fr. 	OF 	L/R 	Toledo, Ohio (Start)
 4 	Allison Ramsay 	Jr. 	OF 	R/R 	Van Wert, Ohio (Van Wert)
 5 	Laurel Palk 	Sr. 	OF 	L/R 	Lansing, Mich. (Grand Ledge)
 6 	Tasha Stucke 	Fr. 	SS/2B 	R/R 	Coldwater, Ohio (Coldwater)
 7 	Kayla Crager 	Jr. 	2B 	R/R 	Marion, Ohio (Elgin)
 9 	Hadass Harris 	Fr. 	C 	S/R 	Akron, Ohio (East)
10 	Julie Miller 	So. 	P 	L/L 	Horton, Mich. (Hanover-Horton)
11 	Robin Diers 	Sr. 	P 	R/R 	Pleasant Hill, Ohio (Newton)
12 	Cara Hughes 	Fr. 	3B 	R/R 	Xenia, Ohio (Beavercreek)
13 	Amanda Auzins 	Jr. 	OF 	R/R 	Napoleon, Ohio (Napoleon)
14 	Elizabeth Petrie 	Fr. 	1B 	R/R 	Attica, Ohio (Seneca East)
15 	Stephanie Lieto 	Jr. 	2B/SS	R/R 	Monroe, Mich. (Jefferson)
16 	Mallory Faling 	Fr. 	C 	R/R 	Clark Lake, Mich. (Columbia Central)
17 	Justine Johnston 	Jr.	P 	R/R 	Wauseon, Ohio (Wauseon)
18 	Marah Robinson 	Fr. 	OF 	R/R 	N. Philadelphia, Ohio (N. Philadelphia)
19 	Meredith Burns 	Fr. 	2B/OF 	R/R 	North Canton, Ohio (Green)
20 	Nicole Diers 	Fr. 	C 	R/R 	Pleasant Hill, Ohio (Newton)
21 	Kelly Coble 	Fr. 	OF 	R/R 	Cloverdale, Ohio (Continental)
23 	Kelly Schnipke 	Fr. 	P 	R/R 	Kalida, Ohio (Kalida)
26 	Michelle Schwab 	Fr. 	2B 	R/R 	Custar, Ohio (Patrick Henry)
30 	Amy Nile 		Fr. 	P 	R/R 	Dearborn Hts., Mich. (Crestview)
Head Coach: Jodie Holava
Assistant Coaches: Amanda Hayman, Sara Wlasiuk