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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
Location: Portland, OR
Athletics Department Phone: 503.725.4000
Athletics Department Fax: 503.725.5550
Founded: 1946 (4-year in 1955)
Enrollment: 27,000
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green (PMS 350), White and Silver (PMS 428)
Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big Sky
Softball Conference: Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC)
President: Dr. Wim Wiewel
Faculty Athletics Representative: Bob Lockwood
Director of Athletics: Torre Chisholm
ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations: Mike Lund
E-mail: lundm@pdx.edu
Work: 503.725.5602
Assistant Director of Media Relations (SB Contact): Ryan Borde
E-mail: rborde@pdx.edu
Work: 503.725.2525
Cell: 503.910.3355
PSU Athletics Website: www.GoViks.com
Mailing Address: PO Box 751; Portland, OR 97207-0751
Shipping Address: 527 SW Hall St., Suite 415; Portland, OR 97201
Internet Broadcast Play-by-Play (All home and selected road games): Teri Mariani; Ryan Borde
TEAM INFORMATION
Head Coach: Tobin Echo-Hawk (2nd year)
Alma Mater: Nebraska, '96
PSU Record (Years): 29-26 (1)
Career Record (Years): Same
Phone Number: 503.725.4400
E-mail: echohawk@pdx.edu
Assistant Coach: Kellyn Tate (1st year)
Alma Mater: Michigan, '98
Phone Number: 503.725.5592
E-mail: trimboli@pdx.edu
Assistant Coach: Kellie Wilkerson (2nd year)
Alma Mater: Mississippi State, '03
Phone Number: 503.725.5592
Undergraduate Asst. Coach: Kristin Wilson
Undergraduate Asst. Coach: Jenna Wilson
2009 Overall Record: 29-26
2009 PCSC Record (Finish): 15-5 (1st)
2009 Postseason: NCAA Stanford Regional, 0-2
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/8
Starters Returning/Lost: 4/5
Pitchers Returning/Lost: 3/0
Incoming Freshmen/Transfers/Redshirts: 6/1/1
Home Stadium (Capacity): Erv Lind Stadium (2,000)
Press Row Phone: 503.910.3355
NCAA Regional Appearances: 7 (5 - NCAA D II; 2 - NCAA D I)
Last NCAA Regional Appearance: 2009 Stanford Regional
TOP RETURNERS
Nichole Latham (Jr., RHP) ... 16-13, 2.83 ERA, 188.0 IP, 145 K, 38 APP, 17 CG, .226 OPP AVG
Noteworthy: 2009 PCSC Pitcher of the Year; 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Pacific Region 1st team
Tori Rogers (Sr., RHP) ... 11-6, 2.49 ERA, 107.0 IP, 89 K, 23 APP, 11 CG, .212 OPP AVG
Noteworthy: 2009 2nd Team All-PCSC
Brandi Scoggins (Sr., C/DP) ... .282, 28 R, 7 2B, 2 HR, 22 RBI
Noteworthy: 2008 2nd Team All-PCSC
Arielle Wiser (Jr., SS) ... .307, 29 R, 8 2B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 9-11 SB
Noteworthy: 2008 PCSC Freshman of the Year
TEAM NOTES
• The Vikings are coming off their second ever trip to the NCAA Division I Tournament. They also advanced to the NCAAs in 2006. This past spring they were sent to the Stanford Regional, where they lost 10-3 to #5 Stanford, and 5-0 to #22 Cal Poly. Portland State is now 1-4 all-time in NCAA Division I regional games.
• Portland State won the 2009 Pacific Coast Softball Conference title with a 15-5 record despite being tabbed to finish fourth in the preseason coaches poll. It was the schools' second PCSC championship, joining the 2006 squad.
• In just her first season, Head Coach Tobin Echo-Hawk was honored as the PCSC Coach of the Year. Portland State also took home two other top awards, with the now-graduated Jackie Heide (CF) earning co-Player of the Year honors, and Nichole Latham (RHP) being named the conference's Pitcher of the Year. In all, five PSU players landed on the PCSC first team. Joining Heide and Latham were Jamee Rauch (3B), Jana Rae Slayton (1B) and Kristin Wilson (UTL), all of whom have graduated. Two players earned second team honors: the now-graduated Jenna Wilson (OF) and RHP Tori Rogers.
• Both Jackie Heide and Nichole Latham were selected to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Pacific Region first team. Heide and Latham join four other Vikings that have been named all-region since PSU moved up to the DI ranks in 1999.
• Tori Rogers threw the second no-hitter in PSU history at the Division I level last season when she blanked McNeese State, 10-0, on Feb. 6. In her first appearance as a Viking, the transfer from New Mexico struck out five and walked five in the five-inning victory. It was PSU's first no-hitter since April 9, 2006.
• Portland State is 121-107 since 2006, including 51-28 in the PCSC.
• The Vikings are 32-7 at Erv Lind Stadium in PCSC games since 2006.
• The PCSC has expanded from six to 12 teams for the 2010 season. The Vikings will be in the six-team Mountain Division, joining conference newcomers Idaho State, Northern Colorado, Seattle, Utah Valley and Weber State. In the Coastal Division will be PCSC holdovers Loyola Marymount, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Diego and Santa Clara. The sixth team is newcomer Cal State Bakersfield.
