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 Three consecutive Women’s College World Series title game
appearances (2002-04; National Champions in 2002).
 The NCAA national championship in 2002 was the first by a
women’s team in Cal athletic program history (the Bears finished
the season 56-19 with a perfect 8-0 postseason record)
 Cal has appeared in seven of the last 10 NCAA WCWS, and ten
overall, including three appearances in AIAW College World Series.
es.
 23 straight NCAA Tournament appearances - the longest streak
by any Pac-10 school (second-longest in the nation).
 Cal has not had a losing season since 1973 - a span of 35 years.
Overall program record is 1318-653-3.
 Diane Ninemire has won more games than any other coach in
California history - male or female (932-457).
 Nine Golden Bears have appeared in the Olympics –
Vicky Galindo (2008); Lindsay James and Chloe Kloezeman
(Greece, 2004); Diane Ninemire (Greece, coach 2004);
Nicole DiSalvio (Italy, 2000, 2004); Kim Maher (USA, 1996);
Michele Granger (USA, 1996); Gillian Boxx (USA, 1996) and
Lisa Martinez (Puerto Rico, 1996).
 Two California Athletics Hall of Fame inductees Michele Granger and Gillian Boxx.
 Four Honda Sports Award Finalists -Gillian Boxx, Michele Granger,
r,
Leslie Partch and Shari Fisher.
 Three conference Coach of the Year selections Diane Ninemire (Pac-10, 1991); Donna Terry (Pac-10, 1987)
and Bonnie Johnson (NorCal, 1979).
 34 All-America selections
 83 All-Region picks
 140 All-Conference honorees
 11 Academic All-Americans
2009 BROADCAST ROSTER
#00
00 Brittany LaRosa
#1
1 Frani Echavarria
#3 Jamia Reid
R/R Diamond Bar, CA JR
5-9 Diamond Bar HS
L/R Riverside, CA
FR
5-6 Martin Luther King HS
L/R Buena Park, CA FR
5-4 Kennedy HS
#7 Nikki Schrey
#8 Lauren Bauer
R/R Fresno, CA
R-JR
5-7 St. Mary’s College
R/R Livermore, CA
5-10 UC Riverside
#4
4 Shannon Houston
R/R New Egypt, NJ
5-4 New Egypt HS
#11
11 Marissa Drewrey
JR
R/R Oakdale, CA
6-3 Oakdale HS
JR
JR
#12 Vernae Sevilla
R/R Rancho Cucamonga, CA JR
5-7 RCHS
#15 Carrie Arth
#19 Sati Houston
#20 Valerie Arioto
#21
21 Bernice Masaniai
R/R Alameda, CA
SR
5-6 San Francisco State
R/R San Francisco, CASO
5-5 SF City College
R/R Pleasanton, CA SO
5-7 Foothill HS
R/R Stanton, CA
JR
5-5 Rancho Alamitos HS
#23 Taylor Kelly
R/R Santee, CA
5-8 Santana HS
#24
4 Shannon Thomas
JR
L/R Antioch, CA
5-2 Texas
JR
#25
25 Sanoe Kekahuna
R/R Maui, HI
SO
5-9 H.P. Baldwin HS
#5 Elia Reid
R/R Buena Park, CA FR
5-4 Kennedy HS
#22 Amy Bishop
R/R Glendale, CA
5-8 Glendale HS
#45 Gina Leomiti
R/R San Diego, CA
5-6 Mira Mesa HS
SR
CALIFORNIA COACHING STAFF
Diane Ninemire
John Reeves
Tammy Lohmann
Julie Meyer
Erika Racklin
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Student Asst. Coach
Volunteer Assistant
FR
2009 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS
FRONT ROW (L-R) Shannon Thomas, Jamia Reid, Shannon Houston, Elia Reid, Brittany LaRosa
MIDDLE ROW (L-R) Sati Houston, Valerie Arioto, Carrie Arth, Frani Echavarria, Nikki Schrey, Vernae Sevilla, Bernice Masaniai
BACK ROW (L-R) Julie Meyer, Tammy Lohmann, Amy Bishop, Sanoe Kekahuna, Taylor Kelly, Diane Ninemire,
Marissa Drewrey, Lauren Bauer, Gina Leomiti, John Reeves, Erika Racklin
MON
TUES
WED THURS
FRI
SAT
SUN
MON
TUES
1
WED THURS
1
2
FRI
3
3
4
5
6
at Cathedral
City Kickoff
All Day
9
10
11
12
13
7
8
at Cathedral
City Kickoff
All Day
14
at Cathedral
City Kickoff
All Day
15
at No. Carolina at No. Carolina at No. Carolina
Tournament Tournament Tournament
All Day
All Day
All Day
16
17
18
19
Santa Clara
3 p.m.
23
MON
24
TUES
25
20
at Cathedral
City Classic
All Day
26
27
at Demarini
Tournament
All Day
WED THURS
21
6
APRIL
FEBRUARY
at Oregon
4 p.m.
2
22
at Cathedral
City Classic
All Day
9
10
at Stanford
7 p.m.
13
14
15
16
21
22
23
24
28
29
SUN
MON
TUES
WED THURS
5
6
at Fresno St.
Tournament
All Day
9
10
11
at Hawaii
Tournament
All Day
16
17
18
12
at Hawaii
Tournament
All Day
19
13
at Hawaii
Tournament
All Day
20
at Capital
Classic
All Day
at Sacramento
State
2 p.m.
23
24
30
31
25
at Pacific
2 p.m.
26
27
Washington
3 p.m.
7
8
at Fresno St. at Fresno St.
Tournament Tournament
All Day
All Day
14
15
at Hawaii
Tournament
All Day
21
22
at Capital
Classic
All Day
28
at Capital
Classic
All Day
29
UCLA
1 p.m.
at Arizona
Noon
26
Oregon
1 p.m.
FRI
1
UCLA
Noon
4
5
6
7
8
at UCLA
1 p.m.
11
12
13
14
Oregon
Noon
19
20
1
26
WCWS
TBA
2
27
WCWS
TBA
3
22
28
WCWS
TBA
17
NCAA
Regionals
TBA
23
29
WCWS
TBA
Arizona
State
Noon
10
16
NCAA Super
Regionals
TBA
25
Arizona
State
1 p.m.
9
15
21
SUN
3
at Washington at Washington
3 p.m.
Noon
NCAA
Regionals
TBA
18
SAT
2
Arizona
3 p.m.
MAY/JUNE
MARCH
4
19
at Arizona
7 p.m.
30
at Demarini
Tournament
All Day
3
12
at UC Davis
3 p.m.
1
2
at Oregon
State
Noon
Stanford
1 p.m.
25
Oregon State
3 p.m.
27
at Oregon
State
1 p.m.
18
at Arizona
State
7 p.m.
SUN
5
11
Stanford
4 p.m.
17
St. Mary’s
3 p.m.
20
at Demarini
Tournament
All Day
SAT
8
at Cathedral
City Classic
All Day
28
FRI
7
SAT
4
24
NCAA Super
Regionals
TBA
30
WCWS
TBA
NCAA
Regionals
TBA
31
WCWS
TBA
WCWS
TBA