USD Softball 2009

1$;,;i t~&-ii~ 1;~ t,~t•!l!INU-1111 Francesca Ramos begins her eig hth year What isyourfavoritefoodingeneralorpre-gamemeal? with the Toreros, and fourth on the coachi ng Oatmeal!A½ cup will stick to your stomach andgive ff A d f LJ SD · M 2005 h you some good energy for hours. Sta · gra uate O In ay ' S e What isyourfavoritepumpupsong/musicthatyoulisten to? played for USD all four years and graduat ed "Heart of aChampion"by Nelly...Gets me everytime! with a degree in Sociology and mi nored in Whatisyourfavoritequote? Leadership & American Humanics. Ramos "Blamenoone.Expectnothing.Makesomething happen:' What isyour favorite website to visit? graduated with her Masters in Leadership DepartmentofDefensewebsitebecause itkeepsmeup Studies in January 2008 from USD as well. todateoneventsandbreakingnewsaboutourArmed She finished with a career 110 appearances ~~~~sis yourfavorite Starbucks drink? with 69 starts, 127 at bats and 18 runs for Venti London Fog with Soy and Sugar Free VanillaSyrup. San Diego. Or good ol'fashioned coffee. Venti, of course! A local from San Diego, she works mainly with the outfield and was responsible for developing an extensive t hrowing improve– ment program for the athletes she is responsible for. Ramos attended Point Loma High School where she played four years of varsity softball and she played for American Pastime 18 Gold for her travel ball career.

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Ramos is currently employed by the Department of Navy Human Resources Service Center Southwest located in Downtown San Diego as a Labor Relations Specialist.The primary mission of her division is to represent the Secretary of Navy in administra– tive proceedings, and to provide labor and employee relations advice and guidance for Navy commands in the Southwest, Northwest, Pacific regions, and in the greater metropolitan area of Washington, D.C.

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Erin Harmonson joins the USD Softball coaching staff in her first year in charge of the pitchers. Harmonson, a2006 graduate from University of San Diego and former player of Coach McElvain's, takes charge of the pitching staff. Coach Mac's first recruit to verbally commit with the Toreros, she quickly became a leader on t he softba ll team. She was named co-captain her senior year. Duri ng her career she had an ERA of 3.38 with aseason best of 2.86 as

f:; ajunior. She still remains in seven career record categories L _ ___:__:_:_2;.J___ __rtml±tllil '-----------=="'---' at USD (23 Wins (10th). 89 Appearances (7th). 64 Games Started (7t h). 29 Complete Games (8th) . 385.1 Innings Pitched (9th). 239 Strikeouts (5th). 4 Shutouts, (6th)). A 2002 graduate of Scripps Ranch high school, she was selected FirstTeam Eastern League and 2nd Team AI I-CIF her senior year. She set a single game strikeout record with 22 strikeouts earning team MVP and the Coaches Award. ,-W- h_a_t-is_y_o_u_r_m_o_st-m-em-or_a_b_le_m_o_m_en_t_i_n-yo_u_r_U_S_D_s_o_ft-b-al-1c-a-r-ee-r-,? During her Junior year she also earned the Coaches Award Strikingout thesideinmylast inning. and was named the team's Player of the Year award as a What is your philosophy on life? sophomore. During the off-season she played for the It is betterto fa il in originalitythanto succeed in imitation I II I b What's on your iPod? SoCa A iance C U team Radiohead, Kings of Leon,TV ontheRadio Graduating in 2006 with adegree in English, Harmonson What is your favorite quote, and who said it? has been working as a grant writer at Casa de Amparo in I have atheory that the truth is nevertoldduring the nine-to-five hours Oceanside, California. The organization works to treat and - Hunters. Thompson prevent child abuse and neglect in San Diego County. She What is yourfavorite activity to do in oraround the city of San Diego? f b II b h h Walking around balboa park stays current with SO t a Y coac ing private pitc ing Namesomewherethatyouwanttovisitthatyou'veneverbeentoandwhy? lessons in North County, and has worked with pitchers at England - to see where some of the greatest writers...Wordsworth, USD's summer camps for the last six years. Shakespeare, Rossetti, and Carter hung out. Seriously.