With an early season injury to Singley, Hornick and Stoller proved why DiBernardi referred to them as two of the premier pitchers on the East Coast. The Wildcats pitching staff continued their phenomenal play throughout the season. 7) in the 'Cats 10-0 victory and closed out the trip without surrendering any earned runs. Hornick pitched a perfect game against Monmouth (Mar. In that nine game stretch, Villanova surrendered only four runs and shutout their opponents five times behind stellar pitching performances from Northeast Regional All-American, Theresa Hornick, Stoller and newcomer Kari Singley. Perhaps the biggest impact the seniors had on the team's success was their ability to lead by example on and off the field.įueled by that leadership, the Wildcats began the 2001 season winning their first nine games, eight of which came on the team's annual spring break trip to Orlando, Fla. She was a part of five other team records.ĭeFrancesco and Bullock joined Pasquerella and Stoller to represent the winningest class in the program's history with a 157-58-5 record, 41-25 in the Big East. ![]() She finished her career holding five individual pitching records including career wins (69), career strikeouts (718), career complete games (57), career shutouts (16), and wins in a single-season (22). "She is dedicated and always takes extra batting practice and fielding practice to better her game."ĭuring her four-year career at Villanova, no pitcher proved to be as dominant as Stoller. She is a hard worker and one of the best defensive third baseman I have seen," DiBernardi explains. She also set single-season records with a. Pasquerella, an All-Northeast Region selection, finished her career in grand style setting records with 274 career hits and a. The season marked the fourth and final season of Villanova's class of 2001: Janna Bullock, Gina DeFrancesco, Jackie Pasquerella, and Keri Stoller. The victory, arguably the biggest win in the program's history, seemed to be a story-book ending for Villanova's senior class and a sign of things to come in the future. 8 team in the country, Notre Dame, 1-0, with a solo homerun by Second Team All-American, Sara Carlson, the first All-American in the program's 18 year history. In their second consecutive Big East Tournament appearance the Wildcats knocked off the top-seed, and No. The Wildcats finished the regular season in second place earning them a return visit to the Big East Championships, held at the Villanova Softball Field. Fifteen of those wins came in Big East play. ![]() 811 winning percentage set new school records in the respective categories. People from West Coast to East Coast know Villanova now." We have had four straight 35 win seasons and have proved that this program is not a fluke. People began to realize that this program is for real. "Last season made some people turn their heads. 35 nationally in the USA Today/NFCA Poll. Villanova posted a 43-10 record earning the Wildcats national attention and respect as they ended their season ranked No. In 2001 the Villanova Wildcats cashed in with one of the most successful seasons in the program's history rewriting the record books both individually and collectively as a team.
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