2000 University of Delaware Softball Roster   No. Player Cl. Pos. B/T Hometown/High School/Last School 22 Melissa Basilio Fr. 3B/P R/R Pickering, Ontario, Canada/St. Mary's 10 Beth Baugher So. 3B/OF R/R Langhorne, PA/Neshaminy 11 Chris Brady *** Sr. OF/3B R/R Bensalem, PA/Bensalem 2 Amanda Cariello * So. P/OF R/R Bear, DE/St. Mark's 5 Krissy Chrisztopulosz Fr. OF B/R Aurora, Ontario, Canada/Aurora 25 Susan Dugan Jr. P/OF R/R Newark, DE/Rising Sun (MD)/St. Joseph's (PA) 7 Erin Kelly *** Sr. 1B/2B R/R Bethlehem, PA/Liberty 23 Lauren Mark * Jr. 3B/P R/R Hockessin, DE/Ursuline 16 Brooke May Fr. P/OF R/R Kelso, WA/Kelso 20 Jennifer Nicolais Fr. 2B/SS R/R Wilmington, De/St. Mark's 9 Kristi O'Connell *** Sr. P R/R Elmsford, NY/Good Councel Academy 8 Kerri Snyder So. C/2B R/R Chino Hills, CA/Ayala 17 Michelle Stack So. C/Util. R/R Churchton, MD/Archbishop Spalding 19 Carolyn Wasilewski ** Jr. SS R/R Pottsville, PA/Minersville Area 13 Mandy Welch * So. OF/P L/L LaPlata, MD/McDonough 24 Christy Wilkins ** Jr. C R/R Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley Head Coach: BJ Ferguson (Springfield [MA] '79), 20th Season at Delaware Assistant Coach: Carole Grusemeyer (Trenton State '85) Captains: Chris Brady, Erin Kelly, Kristi O'Connell *= Letters Won Player Bios #11 • Christine Brady • OF Sr. • Bensalem, PA/Bensalem At Delaware: Second season as a tri-captain...speedy centerfielder with good power who can bat at either the top or the bottom of the lineup...career .278 hitter...will have a chance to eclipse the UD career RBI record (82, Lauren Baugher)...enters the season as Delaware's most experienced player with 132 games played (all starts)...has missed just six games in her entire career...will likely rank in the Top 5 all-time at UD in games played, at-bats, hits and doubles...enters the season ranked No. 4 all-time at UD in triples (12) and third in RBI (53)...has commited just one error in her last two seasons (113 chances)...1999: One of two players who played in all 50 games last season to set a UD record...hit .301 with 30 runs scored (second-best on the team)...led the team with 20 sacrifice hits...perfect fielding percentage (53 POs and five assists)...set a UD record with nine RBI in a game vs. St. Joseph's (PA)...1998: Set a school-record with eight triples...tied UD record with two triples vs. UMBC...named to second-team All-America East when she hit .248 and led the Blue Hens with a .421 slugging percentage...second on the team with 16 RBI...named to East Carolina All-Tournament Team...1997: Hit .281 in all 41 starts as a freshman...tied with teammate Lisa Frank with 39 hits...third on team with 14 RBI...third on team with five doubles....had .353 on-base percentage...six game-winning streak...belted a triple against Vermont...High School: Four-sport standout at Bensalem HS...earned 11 letters in softball, field hockey, volleyball, and basketball...earned All-Suburban One softball and basketball honors...Golden Team first-team selection in basketball and softball...MVP of softball and basketball teams her senior year...three-year captain of softball and basketball teams...also captained field hockey team one season...Personal: Christine Marie Brady...born Aug. 15, 1977...daughter of Margaret Brady...physical education and health major at Delaware. Brady's Statistics at Delaware Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K Avg. 1999 50/50 153 30 46 8 3 0 23 1 17 15 .301 1998 41/41 121 11 30 5 8 0 16 1 5 17 .248 1997 41/41 139 19 39 5 1 0 14 7 8 13 .281 Totals 132/132 413 60 115 18 12 0 53 9 30 45 .278 #7 • Erin Kelly • 1B/2B Sr. • Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem At Delaware: Tri-captain...will see most of her time as Delaware's starting first baseman, but can also play second base...two-year starter...has committed just eight errors in 823 chances in her career (.990 fielding percentage)...good contact hitter with just 23 strikeouts in 331 plate appearances...has a chance to rank on the UD career lists for at-bats and hits...1999: Appeared in 48 of 50 games with 47 starts...enjoyed her best season as a Blue Hen when she hit .270 with 15 RBI and 16 runs scored...committed just three errors in 336 chances for a .991 fielding percentage...second on the team in sacrifice hits with seven...1998: Batted .252 in 46 starts in 1998 at first base...had 12 RBI and posted a .992 fielding percentage with just four errors in 486 chances...1997: Batted .250 in 21 games with 15 starts as a freshman...in 44 at-bats, knocked out 11 hits, including a home run against Maryland and a double against Mt. St. Mary's...High School: Two-sport athlete, playing softball and volleyball at Liberty High School...three-time all-conference performer from 1993-1995...named to All-East team in 1993-1996...helped team to East Penn Conference Championship in softball in 1994 and led volleyball team into district playoffs in 1993...earned school's Volunteer of the Year Award for 1993-94 school year...Personal: Erin Marie Kelly...born Oct. 15, 1977...daughter of Joseph and Linda Kelly...criminal justice major...father played basketball and mother was a swimmer at Widener University...brother, David, is a freshman on the UD soccer team. Kelly's Statistics at Delaware Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K Avg. 1999 48/47 137 16 37 1 1 0 15 0 4 7 .270 1998 47/46 135 11 34 3 1 0 12 0 7 9 .252 1997 21/15 44 5 11 1 0 1 8 0 0 7 .250 Totals 116/108 316 32 82 5 2 1 35 0 11 23 .260 #9 • Kristi O'Connell • P Sr. • Elmsford, NY/Good Counsel At Delaware: Tri-captain...one of the top pitchers in America East and will rank as one of the best to ever play at Delaware...Delaware's all-time strikeout leader with 385 career strikeouts...also ranks among all-time UD leaders in shutouts (17, 2nd), complete games (59, 2nd), innings (495.1, 3rd), wins (42, 2nd), games (86, 3rd)...has hurled three no-hitters in her collegiate career...1999: Second-team All-America East selection...second-team all-region selection (Mid-Atlantic)...went 17-10 with a 1.53 ERA with six shutouts......her 17 wins were fifth-best in America East and set a UD single-season record...set a UD single-season record with 177 strikeouts, which ranked No. 3 in America East...opponents hit just .189 against her...she tied a UD single-game record when she struck out 14 vs. Boston University (4/10)...1998: First-team All-America East pitcher with a 14-11 record...14 wins tied the UD record for wins in a single season...led the America East in ERA at 1.12...pitched back-to-back no hitters against Mt. St. Mary's and Lafayette...1997: Posted an 11-11 record in 26 games with 20 starts as a freshman...had 94 strikeouts (sixth best mark in UD history)...pitched first no-hitter against Lafayette (just the sixth in school history)...had four shutouts against Villanova, Mt. St. Mary's , Bucknell, and Drexel...ranked fourth in America East with 4.45 strikeouts per game...batted .214 in 42 at-bats with nine hits, including three doubles coming against Drexel, Lehigh, and Boston University...High School: Attended Alexander Hamilton High School before transferring to Good Counsel Academy in 1994-96...played both softball and volleyball at Good Counsel....three-time all-state softball selection in 1994-96...all-county softball and volleyball selection...earned all-section recognition in both sports...softball teams posted a three-year record of 55-7 during her career...National Honor Society student...Personal: Kristi Sue O'Connell...born Nov. 9, 1978...daughter of Frank and Susan O'Connell...nursing major who hopes to become an emergency room nurse...high school teammate Alicia Smith plays at America East foe Hofstra. O'Connell's Statistics at Delaware Year G/GS W-L IP H R ER CG SHO BB K SV ERA 1999 32/25 17-10 178.0 125 59 39 18 7 49 177 3 1.53 1998 28/24 14-11 174.2 113 43 28 24 7 52 118 1 1.12 1997 26/20 11-11 142.2 109 69 48 18 4 53 94 2 2.36 Totals 86/69 42-32 495.1 347 171 115 60 18 154 343 6 1.63 #25 • Susan Dugan • P/OF Jr. • Newark, DE/Rising Sun (MD) At Delaware: Transferred to Delaware from St. Joseph's (PA)...1999: Appeared in 39 games last year with the Hawks with 32 starts...hit .255 (24 for 94) with one double and 12 RBI...also appeared in 21 games as a pitcher with 18 starts (15 complete games)...compiled an 8-11 mark with a 3.78 ERA...named to Atlantic 10 All-Tournament team...1998: Compiled a team-best 15-8 mark as a freshman at St. Joe's with a 1.58 ERA...recorded seven shutouts, second-highest single-season total ever compiled by a Hawk...set SJU single-season mark for strikeouts (123) and had a streak of 30 innings without allowing a walk...also hit .244 with three doubles, one triple, one home run and five RBI...High School: Two-time all-state honoree in softball and basketball at Rising Sun HS (MD)...honor roll student...Personal: Susan Marie Dugan...born June 20, 1979...daughter of Joseph and Lana Dugan...nursing major...mother is a nurse.   #23 • Lauren Mark • 3B/OF Jr. • Hockessin, DE/Ursuline At Delaware: Enters the season ranked No. 3 on Delaware's career batting list (.362) after a stellar sophomore season...will split time between third base and the outfield...1999: 1999 America East Player of the Year...first player at Delaware to ever earn Conference Player of the Year honors...first-team allconference selection...first-team all-region selection (Mid-Atlantic)...only the fifth Blue Hen to ever earn first-team all-conference honors as a sophomore...rebounded from season-ending injury by hitting team-best .390 (second in America East)...appeared in 47 of 50 games...recorded 60 hits, two shy of the UD single-season record...recorded six doubles and a UD single-season record and America East leading 10 triples...also hit three home runs...had a UD single-season record and America East-leading 45 RBI...her 95 total bases set a UD single-season record and was No. 3 in America East...tied a UD single-game mark with five hits in a game vs. Hofstra (5/4)...led the team with a .617 slugging percentage...1998: Batted .262 with five RBI before season-ending leg injury which sidelined her after 15 games...High School: Two-sport athlete at nearby Ursuline Academy...captain of squad...three-time member of All-Catholic League team...two-time all-state first-team selection...Most Valuable Player of state Blue-Gold Senior All-Star game...earned team's Coach's Award...Personal: Lauren Ashley Mark...born Oct. 20, 1979...daughter of Edward and Kathleen Mark...business administration major...cousin, Tina Shum, played softball at Goldey Beacom College in Wilmington, DE...has a younger sister, Kelly. Mark's Statistics at Delaware Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K Avg. 1999 47/47 154 26 60 6 10 3 45 3 6 11 .390 1998 15/14 42 7 11 1 1 0 5 0 4 2 .262 Totals 62/61 196 33 71 7 11 3 50 3 10 13 .362 Year G/GS W-L IP H R ER CG SHO BB K SV ERA 1998 1/1 0-1 6.0 5 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0.00 #19 • Carolyn Wasilewski • SS Jr. • Pottsville, PA/Minersville At Delaware: Two-year letterwinner...1999: Appeared in 49 of Delaware's 50 games (47 starts)...had 21 hits and with 14 RBI...1998: Moved into starting spot early in the season and had a solid freshman campaign...batted .149 in 36 starts, scoring four runs...had .925 fielding percentage with 189 chances...High School: Four-year letterwinner in softball and soccer at Minersville High School...captain of both teams...led softball team to four straight league titles and to 1996 district title...earned second-team all-county honors in softball...Personal: Carolyn Ann Wasilewski...nickname is "Was"...born Aug. 9, 1979...daughter of David and Denyse Wasilewski...exercise physiology major with a minor in biology and coaching at Delaware...has a younger sister Jessica. Wasilewski's Statistics at Delaware Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K Avg. 1999 49/47 127 18 21 1 1 0 14 1 5 18 .165 1998 39/36 74 4 11 2 1 0 0 0 5 17 .149 Totals 88/83 201 22 32 3 2 0 14 1 10 35 .159 #24 • Christy Wilkins • C Jr. • Binghamton, NY/Chenango Val. At Delaware: Will look to become the full-time starter after a solid sophomore season...solid backstop who also has proven to be a clutch hitter with runners in scoring position...1999: Hit .363 as a sophomore (second-best on the team) with 11 RBI...appeared in 33 games with 30 starts...committed just one error in 184 chances (.995 fielding pct.) and had just four passed balls...threw out 12 of 16 base stealers...had a .402 slugging percentage (third on the team)...1998: Team's top newcomer...batted .228 in 41 starts at catcher and designated player and led team with 19 RBI...scored 13 runs and was second on team with six doubles...named to East Carolina All-Tournament team...had no errors in 51 chances and just two passed balls....High School: Earned 12 varsity letters at Chenango Valley HS...captain in tennis for two years and softball and basketball for one year...led softball team to one Class B title and another runner-up spot during career...in tennis was Section IV runner-up twice, a state qualifier twice, and won a state title...in basketball was a member of two state championship teams...Personal: Christy Lee Wilkins...born October 13, 1979...daughter of Galen and Claudia Wilkins...sociology major at University of Delaware. Wilken's Statistics at Delaware Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K Avg. 1999 33/30 102 11 37 4 0 0 11 0 4 7 .363 1998 44/41 127 13 29 6 0 0 19 0 10 13 .228 Totals 77/71 229 24 66 10 0 0 30 0 14 20 .288 #10 • Beth Baugher • 3B/OF So. • Langhorne, PA/Neshaminy At Delaware: Will look to step forward this season after seeing time as a reserve in her freshman season behind veterans Lauren Mark and Robin Zielinski...talented player with bright future...1999: Appeared in 15 games as a reserve...went 2 for 8 at the plate with four runs scored...High School: Helped lead Neshanimy HS to a 23-0 record and a district championship her senior year...named all-league honorable mention her junior and senior years...was a three-year all-area first-team third baseman...Personal: Beth Lyn Baugher...born March 12, 1980...daughter of Lawrence and Nancy Baugher...younger sister of former Blue Hen standout Lauren Baugher (1994-97), who was an All-America East third baseman and still holds numerous UD records, including career hits (181), doubles (38), and runs batted in (82) and was a career .325 hitter....individual family studies major at Delaware. Baugher's Statistics at Delaware Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K Avg. 1999 15/0 8 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .250 #2 • Amanda Cariello • P/OF So. • Bear, DE/St. Mark's At Delaware: Talented player who will be in the lineup in some capacity in order to keep her bat in the game...could play outfield or possibly move into the infield...also a reserve pitcher... 1999: Appeared in 45 games with 43 starts as the designated player in her rookie season...hit .270 with two home runs and 20 RBI...had a .352 slugging percentage...High School: First-team all-conference selection her last two years at St. Mark's HS...led team to 19-2 record her junior year and a Delaware state title...hit .584 as a senior for St. Mark's...St. Mark's was 77-7 during her four years and won four Catholic Conference championships...was a tri-captain as a senior... Personal: Amanda Marie Cariello...born June 17, 1980...daughter of Vincent of Linda Cariello...exercise and sport science major at Delaware...will face high school teammate Leighann Hlywak, who plays for Maine...both parents are 1974 graduates of Delaware. Cariello's Statistics at Delaware Year G/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K Avg. 1999 45/43 122 18 33 4 0 2 20 2 13 16 .270 #8 • Kerri Snyder • C/2B So. • Chino Hills, CA/Ayala At Delaware: Will provide depth at the catcher position and can also play second base for the Blue Hens...1999: Appeared in nine games as a freshman with one start...went 2 for 12 at the plate with one RBI...High School: Led Ayala High School to three consecutive league league championships...was named top rookie player as a sophomore...named All-Sierra League three years in a row...led 1998 team to a CIF championship game...was named Ayala HS's best defensive player as a senior...also played volleyball for Ayala and led team to CIF quarterfinals...Personal: Kerri Lynne Snyder...born Nov. 11, 1980...daughter of William and Kathy Snyder...neuroscience major at Delaware...would like to work in the psychology department of the FBI after graduation. Snyder's Statistics at Delaware