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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- It was obvious, right from her first trip
into the batter’s box in sunny Arizona as an untested
freshman in 2000, that Stephanie Dallmann would be a special player
for the Golden Eagle softball team. Four years later, she wrapped
up her glittering career and pretty much stamped her ticket into
the TTU Sports Hall of Fame.
Dallmann is one of five people who will be inducted at the annual
Hall of Fame Dinner, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 25, in the
Multipurpose Room of the Roaden University Center. The induction
dinner is part of Homecoming festivities. Tickets for the dinner,
or the Saturday afternoon game against Jacksonville State, can be
purchased through the Athletics Ticket Office in Eblen Center or by
calling (931) 372-3940.
Four years after that Arizona debut, the South Milwaukee, Wis.,
native had rewritten the Tech softball record book, taken her team
to two NCAA Tournaments, piled up an impressive collection of
honors, and helped establish a rock-solid foundation for a decade
of success for coach Tory Acheson’s team.
With the speedy Dallmann hitting in the leadoff spot, the Golden
Eagles rolled to Ohio Valley Conference tournament championships in
2001 and 2003 and an astounding 65-17 record against OVC foes.
Overall, Dallmann led Tech to a 161-94 record.
As a freshman, Dallmann topped Tech in batting average with a .338
mark. She also led the team in hits, runs, doubles, walks and
stolen bases. She earned first-team all-OVC honors, a distinction
she would repeat each of the next three years. She was also named
the OVC Freshman of the Year.
Dallmann joins Hall of Fame member Stacy Hughes as the only two
players in Tech softball history to be first-team all-OVC picks all
four seasons
Among other awards that would tumble her way, Dallmann was named
the OVC Player of the Year in 2003, and selected All-Region in 2001
and 2003 (joining Bonnie Bynum as the only two-time All-Region
winners).
Her list of team awards include two-time team MVP, four
consecutive Best Defensive Outfielder, and Best Offensive Player
three out of four years. In 2003, she was chosen as Tech’s
Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year.
After her impressive freshman debut season, Dallmann followed by
hitting .451 as a sophomore and leading the team in hits, runs,
walks and stolen bases. Tech went 44-20 and won the OVC regular
season and tournament titles, and was an NCAA Tournament Play-In
participant.
Her average “dipped” all the way to .374 as a junior,
as she led the team in runs and walk and Tech posted a 36-23
overall record while going 17-3 in OVC play. The team lost the
regular season title by mere percentage points to EKU, which used
the homefield advantage to win the OVC Tournament title.
As a senior, Dallmann and her teammates would not be denied,
cruising to a gaudy 41-16 overall record and another 17-3 mark in
the league to win the regular season title. With Dallmann leading
the team in batting (.432), hits, runs, walks and steals, Tech
captured another OVC Tournament crown and advanced to the Texas
Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
To this day, she still owns two of the top four seasons in school
history at the plate, hitting .451 as a sophomore and .432 as a
senior. She also owns the school record for most at bats in a
season (234) and most hits (93).
On the career charts, she wrapped up play ranked first in at bats
(814), runs scored (171), hits (308), total bases (409), and walks
(114), was second in career batting average at .378 (to Hughes),
and third in doubles and stole bases.
She was named four times as the OVC Player of the Week, and she
was voted to the OVC All-Tournament team three consecutive
years.
In 2003, she received her bachelor’s degree in World Cultures. She worked for two years in the Tech Athletics Dept., before embarking on a teaching/coaching career in East Tennessee.
