Player Bio: Stephanie Royall

Stephanie Royall

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Mill Valley, Calif.

High School:
Tamalpais HS

Height:
5-10

Position:
P

Birthdate:
08/18/1986

Experience:
2VL

2008 Team Captain
2007 First-Team All-OVC
2006 OVC All-Newcomer Team

Student of the game . . . works well under pressure . . . a competitor with great mound presence . . . relentless worker . . . never satisfied.

2007 (Sophomore): Earned First-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors . . . named a 2008 Samford Team Captain for her leadership and dedication throughout the year . . . set the school's single-season win record with 19 victories in the circle . . . earned three OVC Pitcher of the Week awards Feb. 12, Feb. 19 and April 9 . . . finished the season ranked fourth in the conference and 35th in the nation in earned run average (1.50) . . . concluded the year as one of the top pitchers in the OVC and was ranked second in the conference in shutouts (7) . . . finished the season ranked third the OVC in complete games (26) . . . named to the All-Tournament Team of the 2007 Magic City Classic after earning all three of Samford's wins in leading the Bulldogs to their runner-up finish . . . led the team in every pitching category throughout the course of the season, including wins (19), earned run average (1.50), complete games (26), shutouts (7) and strikeouts (193) . . . tallied a season-high 11 strikeouts against both Birmingham-Southern March 2 and Tennessee Tech May 6 . . . enters the season ranked fourth on Samford's all-time strikeout list with 339 . . . earned her second varsity letter.

2006 (Freshman): Named to the Ohio Valley Conference's All-Newcomer Team . . . earned OVC Pitcher of the Week honors April 24 after leading the Bulldogs to a critical three-game sweep of Southeast Missouri . . . during the series, she pitched the first no-hitter of her career and finished the weekend with a miniscule 0.55 earned run average . . . member of Samford's prestigious Dog Pound Club for her hard work in the weight room . . . led the team in nearly every pitching statistic as a true freshman . . . paced the Bulldogs in ERA (2.15), wins (13), appearances (45), games started (27), complete games (18), shutouts (6), saves (1), innings pitched (192.0) and strikeouts (146) . . . concluded the season ranked among the top-10 players in the OVC in strikeouts (145), shutouts (6), opponents batting average (.242), innings pitched (192.0), appearances (45), games started (27) and complete games (27) . . . also finished ninth in the OVC in ERA (2.15) . . . limited right-handed hitters to a miniscule .218 batting average . . . tallied eight wins in OVC play and led the team in both ERA (2.21) and strikeouts (79) . . . finished with a 13-strikeout performance against Southeast Missouri April 22 . . . pitched a complete game in the Bulldogs' 8-0 victory over Chattanooga State during the fall tournament season . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Received the 2005 U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award . . . was the league's Pitcher of the Year in 2005 . . . received first-team All-League honors all four years at Tamalpais High School . . . four-year recipient of the school's Most Valuable Player Award . . . was a captain of the varsity team in 2004 and 2005 . . . helped lead THS to league championship titles in 2002 and 2005 . . . finished her senior season with a 17-6 overall record and accumulated 274 strikeouts in only 162 innings . . . allowed just 14 walks during her entire senior season and ended the year with a 0.28 earned run average . . . received the 2005 Academic Excellence Award . . . finished with a grade point average above 4.0.

Personal: Born Aug. 18, 1986 . . . daughter of Bob and Debbi Royall . . . majoring in sports medicine (pre-med).

ONE-ON-ONE WITH ROYALL
Favorite food: cereal and chocolate milk
Favorite TV show: "Grey's Anatomy"
Favorite song: "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie
Favorite athlete: Jennie Finch
Favorite movie: "Dreamgirls"