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BLOOMSBURG
STATE COLLEGE

1982 All-Americans Kathy Behan (38), Denise
Henderson (CJ, Anne Schmidt (SS) and Tina
Souders (P)

Softball
1983

Outlook
A nucleus of ten veterans, including four AllAmericans, return to aid the Bloomsburg State College
softball team in its quest for a second straight national title.
Last season , the Huskies posted a 28-4 overall record
on the waytotheAIAW Division Ill National Title. This year
BSC has moved into the NCAA Division 11 , but the outlook
is just as bright. Returning All Americans Tina Souders (P) ,
Denise Henderson (C) , Anne Schmidt (SS) , and Kathy
Behan (3rd) will combine with four other returning starters
to keep the Huskies strong at all positions. The only loss
from last year's championship team is powerhitting Cheryl
Sedlak (2B) .
Pitching will once again be one of the team 's main
strengths with Souders, a junior, leading the staff. She
comes off a 21-2 season including a 5-0 record at
nationals . All five wins were shutouts with one of them
being a no-hitter. Backing her up will be junior Anne
Schmidt and freshman Chris Moyer who pitched Penns
Valley High School to a district championship last year.
Besides Henderson , Schmidt, and Behan, the other
returning starters are Carolyn Harley (LF) , Deb Long (CF),
Sue Hicks (RF) , and Laurie Snyder (1 B). Hicks was fourth
on the team in RBl's with 12 and also hit .269. Harley was
right behind Hicks with 11 RB l's and a .266 average. Long
was the second leading batter with a .333 average and also
drove in ten runs. Snyder's average fell to .197 last season,
and she will have to return to 1981 form when she led the
team with a .395 average.
Second base is wide open , and the battle should center
around three freshmen. Jean Millen and Karen Hertzler,
both starters for other varsity teams, and Kathy Berry, will
all try for the spot.
With outstanding pitching and defense and a slight
improvement on offense, the BSC move up to Division 11,
could end with a sec_o nd straight national title.

Safe!
Junior Carolyn Harley

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

1982 Statistical Leaders

1982 AIAW Division Ill
RBI

Batting Average (Min 70 AB)

Cheryl Sedlack
Deb Long
Denise Henderson
Kathy Behan
Anne Schmidt

AB
101
99
94
92
83

H
36
33
31
27
23

Avg .
.356
.333
.330
.294
.277

Cheryl Sedlack
Denise Henderson
Kathy Behan
Sue Hicks
Carolyn Harley

15
15
13
12
11

Extra Base Hits
HR
2
1
0
0
0
0

Cheryl Sedlack
Denise Henderson
Kathy Behan
Deb Long
Anne Schmidt
Deb Minsky

3B
6
3
2
2
0
1

2B
4
2
3
2
3
2

Tot.
12
6
5
4
3
3

Pitching
Batter Up!
Junior Deb Long

Tina Souders
Brenda Long

Strikeouts
181'
33

Record
21-2
7-2

Shutouts
15
2

ERA
0.25 "
1.53

'Second nationally
"First nationally

Title IX
Bloomsburg State College is committed to providing leadership in taking
affirmative action to attain equal educational and employment rights for all
persons, without regard to sex, handicap, or other legally protected
classification . The policy is placed in this document in accordance with state
and federal laws including Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Please direct equal opportunity
inquiries to: Affirmative Action/ Title IX Coordinator, Carver Hall , 389-4528.

1983 Roster
Name

Pos.

Class

7

Kathy Behan

3B

Jr.

Nutley, NJ

Nutley

8

Kathy Berry

2B,3B

Fr.

Port Royal

Juniata

No.

10

16
3

Hometown

High School

Carolyn Harley

OF

Jr.

Minersville

Minersville

Mary Hassenplug

OF

Jr.

Denville, NJ

Morris Knolls

Denise Henderson

C

Jr.

Center Valley

Southern Lehigh

Karen Hertzler

2B,OF

Fr.

Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg

12

Sue Hicks

OF

Sr.

Lake Ariel

Dunmore

18

Deb Long

OF

Jr.

Fleetwood

Brandywine Heights

21

Jean Millen

ss

Fr.

Whitehall

Whitehall

20

Chris Moyer

p

Fr.

Spring Mills

Penns Valley

Anne Schmidt

SS,P

Jr.

Center Valley

Southern Lehigh

19

Deb Schneiderhan

OF

So.

Shillington

Governor Mifflin

15

Laurie Snyder

1B

Jr.

Shoemakersville

Hamburg

14

Tina Souders

p

Jr.

Allentown

Parkland

11

Kris Zimmerman

OF

Fr.

West Chester

West Chester Henderson

9

Head Coach
JAN HUTCHINSON , a
member of the Health , Physical
Education and Athletics staff at
BSC since 1978, is in her sixth
year as head softball coach .
She is also the Huskies ' field
hockey coach .
A native of Newton , NJ, Mrs.
·, -

Hutchinson received lier Bachelor of Science degree in 1971

from East Stroudsburg State
College and her Master of
Education degree in Physical
Education from the same institution in 1979.
Before coming to BSC , Mrs. Hutchinson was on the faculty of
Blair Academy , Blairstown, NJ , where she initiated the women's
interscholastic sports program and served as head coach of field
hockey, basketball and softball.
Last season she became one of the Ii rst coaches ever to lead two
teams to national titles in the same year as both the BSC field
hockey and softball teams won AIAW titles. Her softball coaching
record, after five seasons at BSC , stands at 78-39.
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Assistant Coach
JOAN MAHONEY is starting her first season as coach
with the BSC softball team .
A native of Sciota, PA , Ms.
Mahoney is a 1982 graduate of
BSC with a Bachelor of Science
degree in History. At BSC , she
played one year of varsity
~oftball and four years of
varsity field hockey. She was
the captain of the 1981 National
Champion field hockey team .
Before coming back to
Bloomsburg , she was an assistant field hockey coach at East
Stroudsburg State College for one season .

Strike One!
Junior Denise Henderson

1983 Schedule
Date

Opponent

Place

Time

March 28
March 31
April 5
April 9
April 11
April 14
April 16
April 19
April 21
April 23
April 25
April 27
May 3
May 6-7
May 12-13
May 20-22

Susquehanna
Mansfield State
Lock Haven State
Indiana (PA)
U . of Scranton
Salisbury
Millersville State
Shippensburg State
Ithaca
Kutztown State
East Stroudsburg State
Bucknell
Wilkes
PSAC Championships
NCAA Division II Regionals
NCAA Nationals (Orange, CA)

Home
Home
Away
Away
Home
Home
Away
Away
Home
Away
Away
Away
Home

2:00
2:00
2:30
2:00
2:00
2:30
1:00
2:00
2:30
1:00
2:00
3:00
2:30

All Doubleheaders

1982 Results
1st Game
BSC
OPP.
9
6
6
1
6
4
2
5
2
9
1
1
0
5
4
3
13
2
4
1
1
8

1
1
2
0
0
0
4
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

2nd Game
BSC
OPP.
Susquehanna
Mansfield State
Scranton
Indiana (PA)
Misericordia
Millersville State
Shippensburg State
Lock Haven State
Kutztown State
Wilkes
Bucknell
• East Stroudsburg State
·Salisbury State
·Salisbury State
"Kutztown State
"Slippery Rock State
.. Kutztown State
.. Calvin (Ml)
.. Shippensburg State
.. Augustana (IL)
.. Baker (KS)
.. Shippensburg State

10

3

4
2
7
8
0
2
1

3
1
5
0
6
0
3

3
2

1
0

Final Record : 28-4
AIAW Division Ill National Champions

·EAIAW
.. AIAW

College Facts
LOCATION: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815
YEAR FOUNDED: 1839
ENROLLMENT: 5400
COLORS: Maroon and Gold
NICKNAME: Huskies
PRESIDENT: Dr. James H. McCormick
GENERAL INFORMATION: 717-389-4000
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Roger Sanders (Phone : 389-4360)
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Joanne McComb
( Phone:389-4363)
MEMBER: NCAA (Division II), EAIAW, Pennsylvania Conference
HOME FIELD: Lower Campus
CHAIRPERSON, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL
EDUCATION: Dr. Jerry Medlock
TRAINER: Paul Slocum (Phone: 389-4401)
EQUIPMENT MANAGER: Ron Morgan (Phone: 389-4374)
SPORTS INFORM'ATION DIRECTOR: Jim Hollister
(Phone: 389-4413 , Office, 784-7756, Home)