Welcome to Thunder Softball!

Thunder Fastpitch Softball is one of the most exciting activities on campus. Each season we field a competitive team that plays in the Northern Division of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. We have a proven reputation of attracting quality players, as well as a long list of student athletes who have achieved post-season awards, including NJCAA All-American team and NJCAA Academic All-American honors. The opportunity we provide to play competitive softball at a high level, combined with the excellent academic programs at our college, make Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College an outstanding choice for continuing your athletic and academic careers after high school.

Each year we assemble a roster of about 14-15 student athletes. Head Coach Laura Sylvester will lead the program. If you would like to learn more about Thunder Softball and talk to current players, former players, or the coaching staff, please contact Head Coach Laura Sylvester at 218-879-0822 or via email to lsylvester@fdltcc.edu.

If you are interested in playing for the Thunder, click the inquiry form link below, check the sport or sports in which you are interested near the bottom, fill in any pertinent information about yourself and your accomplishments, and submit:

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Schedule
Roster
Coaching Staff
Athlete Honors
Team Statistics
Individual Records

2013 Season Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Time
Thursday, March 21	Itasca Community College	at Rosemount Irish Dome	L, 14-0
	Anoka-Ramsey Community College	at Rosemount Irish Dome	W, 5-4
	Rainy River Community College	at Rosemount Irish Dome	L, 17-2
Friday, March 22	Rainy River Community College	at Rosemount Irish Dome	L, 19-6
	Minnesota West Technical College	at Rosemount Irish Dome	L, 14-5
	Ridgewater Community College	at Rosemount Irish Dome	L, 14-0
Wednesday, April 3	Rainy River Community College	HOME (Postponed)
Friday, April 5	Vermilion Community College	Away (Postponed)
Saturday, April 6	Northland Community College	Away (Postponed)
Wednesday, April 10	Mesabi Range Technical College	HOME (Postponed)
Saturday, April 13	MCAC Crossover Tournament	(Postponed)
Sunday, April 14	MCAC Crossover Tournament	(Postponed)
Tuesday, April 16	Central Lakes College	Away (Postponed)
Friday, April 19	Itasca Community College	HOME (Postponed)
Saturday, April 20	Hibbing Community College	HOME (Postponed)
Friday, April 26	Rainy River Community College	Away (Postponed)
Saturday, April 27	Vermilion Community College	HOME (Postponed)
Wednesday, May 1	Mesabi Range Technical College	Away (Postponed)
Saturday, May 4	Jennie Guyer Tournament	at Itasca Community College (Postponed)
	MCAC State Tournament	TBD

HOME games are played at Braun Park.
All regular-season dates are doubleheaders. Game times and dates are subject to change.

2013 Thunder Softball Roster

#		Player	Position	Hometown	High School	Year	Major
1		April Broneak	Outfield/Pitcher	Carlton, MN	Carlton High School	Sophomore	Environmental Science
		Natasha Dragicevich	Infield	Moose Lake, MN	Moose Lake High School	Sophomore
3		Dayna Elmer	Catcher	Cromwell, MN	Cromwell High School	Sophomore	Liberal Arts
8		Savannah Hanson	Shortstop	Cloquet, MN	Lincoln High School	Sophomore	Law Enforcement
		Alana Groth	Infield	Carlton, MN	Carlton High School	Freshman
		Melinda Nelson	Outfield	Proctor,MN	Proctor, MN	Freshman
		Shania Paulson	Infield	Cloquet, MN	Cloquet Senior High School	Freshman
20		Denise Rodd	Pitcher/First Base	Cloquet, MN	Cloquet Senior High School	Sophomore	Human Services

Thunder Softball Coaching Staff

	Coach	Coaching Position	Years with Team	Hometown	Info	Experience
	Laura Sylvester	Head Coach	First Season	Cloquet, Minnesota		10+ years coaching
	Holly Nelson	Student Coach	First Season	Carlton, MN	Thunder Alum
Thunder Support Staff
	Charlene Heule	Athletic Trainer	Fourth Year	Cloquet, Minnesota		M.S., ATC, ATR

Thunder Softball Student Athlete Honors

Season	Player	Hometown	Honor/Award
2011	Lisa Muehlberger	Duluth, MN	Conference All-State Team, First Team
2011	Anna Engelmeier	Cloquet, MN	Conference All-State Team, Honorable Mention
2011	Lisa Muehlberger	Duluth, MN	Northern All-Division, First Team
2011	Anna Engelmeier	Cloquet, MN	Northern All-Division, Second Team
2011	Lisa Muehlberger	Duluth, MN	Northern Division Player of the Week (twice)
2010	Megan Johnson	Esko, MN	NJCAA Academic All-American
2010	Megan Johnson	Esko, MN	NJCAA All-Region 13 Team, First Team
2010	Megan Johnson	Esko, MN	Conference All-State Team, Honorable Mention
2010	Steph Engelmeier	Cloquet, MN	Conference All-State Team, Honorable Mention
2010	Megan Johnson	Esko, MN	Northern All-Division, Second Team
2010	Steph Engelmeier	Cloquet, MN	Northern All-Division, Second Team
2010	Lisa Muehlberger	Duluth, MN	Northern Division Player of the Week
2009	Stacie Miller	Esko, MN	NJCAA All-American, First Team
2009	Stacie Miller	Esko, MN	NJCAA All-Region 13 Team, First Team
2009	Stacie Miller	Esko, MN	Conference All-State Team, First Team
2009	Natosha Rohloff	Silver Bay, MN	Conference All-State Team, Second Team
2009	Stacie Miller	Esko, MN	Northern All-Division, First Team
2009	Natosha Rohloff	Silver Bay, MN	Northern All-Division, First Team
2009	Steph Saylor	Wrenshall, MN	Northern All-Division, Second Team
2009	Stacie Miller	Esko, MN	Northern Division Player of the Week (twice)
2009	Natosha Rohloff	Silver Bay, MN	Northern Division Player of the Week
2008	Stacie Miller	Esko, MN	NJCAA All-Region 13 Team, First Team
2008	Stacie Miller	Esko, MN	Conference All-State Team, First Team
2008	Stacie Miller	Esko, MN	Northern All-Division, First Team
2008	Stacie Miller	Esko, MN	Northern Division Player of the Week
2008	Leanne Gittings	Cloquet, MN	Northern Division Player of the Week

Team Statistics

Season	Record	Team Honors
2013	1-5	Most of season canceled due to weather
2012	9-22
2011	14-14	Hosted Conference State Tournament
2010	11-17
2009	20-14	State Tournament Qualifier
2008	6-10	First Softball Team in School History

Individual Records (Full Season)

Category	Statistic	Player	Season
Batting Average	.653	Stacie Miller	2008
Hits	63	Stacie Miller	2009
RBIs (season)	61	Stacie Miller	2009
RBIs (single game)	9	Stacie Miller	2009
Home Runs	4	Natosha Rohloff	2009
Runs Scored	43	Stacie Miller	2009
Stolen Bases	32 of 33	Megan Johnson	2010
Home Base Steals	9 of 9	Megan Johnson	2010
Pitching Wins	14	Johanna Vellekoop	2009
ERA	2.98	Steph Engelmeier	2009
Strikeouts (season)	106	Katie Youngberg	2011
Strikeouts (single game)	13	Katie Youngberg	2011