2009 record: 47-12-2 (37-10 SWAC), second place in regular season, second place in Region 18 Tournament

Roster, including thoughts from CSI head coach Nick Baumert

No. 1 Michon Vanderpoel
5-1, INF, So., R/R, Taylorsville, Utah (Taylorsville)
“Last year, we tried to put Michon and Maddie (Allison) at second base and let them grow into that position. This year, we’ve moved ‘Mo’ to third base. She gives you a range of knowledge. She’s heady, comes from a great background, and she’ll help us out that way. We’re still open with that. We’ll give her, Chelsea (Buttars) and Marina (Groenewegen) a shot there and see what washes out in the end. She has the chance to be the sophomore who’s gone through the battles of last season, so she’ll be better prepared for this season.”

No. 2 Allie Thain
5-5, P, So., R/R, Rupert (Minico)
“We’re down one pitcher from where we had been. Allie’s that one year stronger and one year more experience. She’ll be able to get more innings. I don’t think she’ll be our No. 1 starter by any means, but she’ll contribute more this year and log some innings along the way. With four pitchers on the staff and with Kelsey (Bryant) being an everyday player for us at short stop, we’ll get some more innings out of Allie.”

No. 3 Brie Dimond
5-3, P/OF, So., L/L, Draper, Utah (Juan Diego)
“She’s just a notch slower and moves the ball incredibly well. She gives you the different look (as a left hander), moving it at different angles, breaking it. She’ll be really affective that way. She was 6-2 last year and had a decent ERA. We’ll look at increasing those numbers and her amount of innings.”

No. 4 Jessica Albertson
5-3, OF, Fr., L/R, Richland, Wash. (Hanford)
“Jess has converted a couple of ways. She was an infielder in high school, and we’ve converted her to an outfielder. She’s very athletic — a quick kid. We’re converting her from right-handed hitting to left-handed hitting. Mostly a lefty slapper. Runs really well, quick to first base. She has a good arm, and obviously if you can run well to first base, you can run well in the outfield. She’ll be hitting the No. 2 spot.”

No. 6 Marie Williams
5-3, OF, Fr., L/R, Delta, B.C.
“She’s kind of a little spark plug. She plays with a lot of energy and bounces around. She’ll be our leadoff kid, an extremely tough out whether she’s swinging away, slapping or bunting. She has a really good feel for what a leadoff hitter needs to do.”

No. 7 Mikkel Griffin
5-6, INF, Fr., R/R, St. George, Utah (Dixie)
“Mikkel will bounce back and forth between second base and outfield. She’s the type of athlete that runs well as a soccer player in high school. … Kind of a compact kid that swings the bat extremely well. I think she holds the Utah high school record for home runs. She’ll be maybe that No. 2 spot between her and Jess.”

No. 8 Kayla Powell
5-6, INF/C, So., R/R, Pocatello (Pocatello)
“She’s down-to-earth. Kalya’s taking on that role as a leader. She’s a lot more vocal this year, able to step up and say ‘We need to get this picked up.’ She’s kind of filling one of those leadership roles, and it’s neat to see. Kayla swings it, and we’ll have trouble keeping her out of the lineup. She’ll play a little bit of short stop while Kelsey’s (Bryant) pitching. Brie loves to throw to Kayla.”

No. 9 Chelsea Buttars
5-8, INF, Fr., R/R, Harrisville, Utah
“She’ll be behind ‘Mo’ and Marina if you went and did a depth chart on third base, but she’s working extremely hard on her swing. She’s like Kayla. She’s fun to be around and brings a lot of personality. She’ll grow into what we want to do.”

No. 10 Chelsea Nix
5-8, C, So., R/R, Show Low, Ariz. (Show Low)
“She’ll be better. She had a really good fall at the plate. When she hits it, she hits it hard. When it comes down to it, Chelsea will be our catcher in big games. She’s that quiet leader that gets the job done.”

No. 11 Generra Nielson
5-6, P, So., R/R, Blanding, Utah (San Juan)
“As good as ‘G’ was last year, she had another year of summer ball and fall with us here. … Just having that taste of being close in the region tournament and that taste of ‘I want to be the team that celebrates’ … she has that want and need to be that team. That’ll take you a long way.”

No. 12 Lyndi Miller
5-10, C/INF, Fr., R/R, Murray, Utah (Murray)
“Lyndi’s a big kid that swings the bat extremely hard. You know you’ve been in a battle when you face Lyndi at the plate. She’ll fill that (designated player) role or maybe part-time catcher. You’ll definitely see her in the lineup a bunch.”

No. 14 Marina Groenewegen
5-9, INF, Fr., R/R, Surrey, B.C.
“She’s a big kid that swings it well and has a good feel for the game. The weekend I saw Marina play for the first time, she had 10 home runs at a Portland tournament. She gets it going, gets on a roll, and I think she could be pretty dynamic.”

No. 21 MeChel Hunt
6-0, OF, Fr., L/L, Ogden, Utah
“MeChel, even with her size, runs really well. She hits the ball so hard, and it’s partly that she has long levers. We’re excited about MeChel. If she gets on a roll, it’ll be pretty exciting to see what she can do for us. She’ll start in right field. Sometimes I’ll hit a fly ball out there and think that I’ve really gotten it on the nose, and she’s out there just kind of jogging after it and runs it down. She wasn’t even sprinting. She’s the type of outfielder that makes it look easy.”

No. 23 Brittany Gonzales
5-9, INF, So., R/R, Tooele, Utah (Tooele)
“She’s going to need to be in the middle (of the lineup) for us — the 3 spot, the 4 spot, the 5 spot. Another year’s knowledge and another year’s confidence. She’s grown up a lot, not that she wasn’t a mature player last year. She’ll know what teams want to do against her and what to adjust. She’s expanded her hitting base and hitting knowledge. She won’t have those dips this year.”

No. 25 Kelsey Bryant
6-0, INF/P, Fr., R/R, Surrey, B.C.
“She’s like MeChel, a big kid with long arms and long legs. They’re able to do more things with the ball. Her spins are tight, and once that happens, the ball is going to start moving. She’s a short stop kid. You have to be careful with comparisons, but you look and see a Cal Ripken type short stop with her size and range. Not the quickest feet, but because of her size, she can get to a lot of balls. She’s an extremely balanced hitter, doesn’t strike out a lot. She didn’t hit for a lot of power in the fall, but has the capability to do that as well.”

2010 College of Southern Idaho softball schedule
Date Opponent Location Time (Mountain)
Jan. 29-30 Southern Nevada Kickoff Classic, Henderson, Nev.
Jan. 29
Pima College, 1 p.m.
El Paso CC, 3 p.m.
South Mountain CC, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 30
Gateway CC, 8 a.m.
Yavapai College, 10 a.m.
Chattanooga State CC, 2 p.m.
Feb. 4-6 Arizona Western Tournament, Yuma, Ariz.
Feb. 4
Dawson CC, noon
Central Arizona, 4 p.m.
Arizona Western, 6 p.m.
Feb. 5
El Paso CC, 10 a.m.
Eastern Arizona, 6 p.m.
Arizona Western, 8 p.m.
Feb. 6
Golden West, noon
Eastern Arizona, 2 p.m.
Feb. 10 Colorado Northwestern CC* St. George, Utah 1 p.m. (DH)
Feb. 11 Colorado Northwestern CC* St. George, Utah 1 p.m. (DH)
Feb. 12 Salt Lake CC* St. George, Utah 1 p.m. (DH)
Feb. 13 Salt Lake CC* St. George, Utah noon (DH)
Feb. 19 Snow College* Twin Falls 1 p.m. (DH)
Feb. 20 Snow College* Twin Falls noon (DH)
Feb. 26 North Idaho College* Twin Falls 1 p.m. (DH)
Feb. 27 North Idaho College* Twin Falls noon (DH)
March 12 Western Nevada College* Carson City, Nev. 2 p.m. (DH)
March 13 Western Nevada College* Carson City, Nev. 1 p.m. (DH)
March 19 College of Southern Nevada* Henderson, Nev. 2 p.m. (DH)
March 20 College of Southern Nevada* Henderson, Nev. 1 p.m. (DH)
March 26 Colorado Northwestern CC* Rangely, Colo. 1 p.m. (DH)
March 27 Colorado Northwestern CC* Rangely, Colo. Noon (DH)
April 2 Salt Lake CC* Twin Falls 1 p.m. (DH)
April 3 Salt Lake CC* Twin Falls noon (DH)
April 9 Snow College* Ephraim, Utah 1 p.m. (DH)
April 10 Snow College* Ephraim, Utah noon (DH)
April 16 North Idaho College* Coeur d’Alene 2 p.m. (DH)
April 17 North Idaho College* Coeur d’Alene 1 p.m. (DH)
April 20 Treasure Valley CC Twin Falls 2 p.m. (DH)
April 30 Western Nevada College* Twin Falls 1 p.m. (DH)
May 1 Western Nevada College* Twin Falls noon (DH)
May 7 College of Southern Nevada* Twin Falls 1 p.m. (DH)
May 8 College of Southern Nevada* Twin Falls noon (DH)
May 13-15 Region 18 Tournament TBD TBD
May 20-22 NJCAA National Tournament St. George, Utah TBD
* Scenic West Athletic Conference game