GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Big Rapids, Michigan 49307
Founded: 1884
Enrollment: 9,847
Nickname: Bulldogs
School Colors: Crimson and Gold
Home Field/Capacity: FSU Softball Field/500
Surface: Natural Grass
Affiliation: NCAA Division II
Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
President: Dr. William A. Sederburg (Minnesota State, Mankato 1969)
Athletics Director: Tom Kirinovic (Ferris State, 1977)
Athletics Department Phone: (231) 591-2860
Ticket Office Phone: (231) 591-2888
HISTORY
First Year of Softball: 1973
Overall All-Time Record: 502-451-1
Conference All-Time Record: 165-162
Number of Years in NCAA Championships/Last: Two/1999
Last Post-Season Opponent: North Dakota State (5/21/99)
Result: Lost 4-3
Number of Years in NCAA Regionals/Last: Three/1999
Result: Won 5-1 vs. Ashland (5/15/99 at Allendale, Mich.)
SPORTS INFORMATION
Sports Information Director/Softball SID: Joe Gorby
Office/Home Phone: (231) 591-2336/796-2732
E-Mail Address: gorbyj@ferris.edu
Assistant SID: Rob Bentley
Office/Home Phone: (231) 591-3821/796-1178
E-Mail Address: bentleyr@ferris.edu
SID Office Fax: (231) 591-3775
Press Box Phone: TBA
Mailing Address: 330 Oak Street, West Bldg. 025
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2031
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Keri Becker (Saginaw Valley State, 1995)
Record at FSU/Years: 163-73 (4 yrs.)
Career Record: Same
Softball Office Phone: (231) 591-3512
Best Time to Reach Coach: 10 am-12 pm
Assistant Coach: Kris St. Andre
Athletic Trainer/Softball: Tim Glover, A.T.C.
Office Phone: (231) 591-2872
TEAM INFORMATION
2000 Overall Record: 33-18 (6-1 home; 6-2 away; 21-15 neutral)
GLIAC Record/Final Placing: 16-4/1st
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/7
2001 Captains: Melissa Carrick and Anne Koltvedt
Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L)
| R/L | Pos. | Name | Ht. | Cl. | B/T | Gp/Gs | Avg./HR/RBI | other |
| (R) | C | Anne Koltvedt | 5-4 | Sr. | R/R | 51-50 | .224/0/9 | 20 runs, six doubles, two triples |
| (R) | 1B | Mila Prieur | 5-10 | Sr. | R/R | 23-23 | .279/2/10 | .459 Slug.% |
| (R) | 2B | Emily Butkus | 5-4 | So. | L/R | 33-25 | .231/0/2 | 11 runs |
| (L) | SS | Anne Bentley | 5-9 | R/R | 51-51 | .302/5/25 | .506 Slug.%, 10 doubles, four triples | |
| (L) | 3B | Cathy Boichot | 5-4 | R/R | 43-41 | .238/0/8 | 10 runs | |
| (L) | OF | Kris St. Andre | 5-7 | R/R | 51-51 | .289/5/29 | 24 runs, four triples, .461 Slug.% | |
| (L) | OF | Jaymee Kent | 5-4 | L/L | 51-51 | .331/2/16 | 31 runs, 12 doubles, .477 Slug.%, .407on-base% | |
| (R) | OF | Melissa Carrick | 5-9 | Sr. | R/R | 45-44 | .113/0/1 |
| R/L | Name | Ht. | Cl. | B/T | Gp/Gs | W-L-S | IP | K/BB | ER | ERA |
| (L) | Brandy Coe | 5-10 | R/R | 24-18 | 14-6-1 | 142.0 | 98/30 | 31 | 1.96 | |
| (L) | Nadine Crowl | 5-9 | R/L | 19-19 | 10-9-0 | 127.0 | 137/27 | 29 | 2.06 | |
| (R) | Teresa Sutermeister | 5-9 | Sr. | R/R | 7-7 | 4-3-0 | 37.2 | 20/5 | 7 | 1.67 |
| (R) | Jennifer Colvin | 5-11 | Jr. | R/R | 5-4 | 4-0-0 | 24.1 | 19/7 | 3 | 1.11 |
| Name | Ht. | Cl. | H/T | Pos. | HS |
| Courtney Grady | 5-9 | Fr. | R/R | 1B | Hudsonville High School |
| Nicki Merchant | 5-8 | Fr. | R/R | IF | Wayland High School |
| Dana Peuler | 5-8 | Fr. | R/R | C/IF | Wyoming Rogers High School |
| Casey Scully | 5-10 | Jr. | R/R | 3B-1B | Grand Rapids Community College |
All-Star Candidates
Anne Koltvedt
MEDIA INFORMATION
Radio Station: WDEE 97.3 FM
Radio Contact: Steve Masters
Address: 781 S. Chestnut, Suite 97
Reed City, MI 49677
Office Phone/FAX: (231) 832-1500/832-1600
Radio Station: WBRN 100.9 FM
Radio Contact: Bill Beckwith
Address: 13574 Northland Drive
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Office Phone/FAX: (231) 796-7684/796-6227