Friday, April 13
Fort Wayne, Ind.
5:00 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Southern Utah
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Pitching vs. Hitting to go to Battle at Mastodon Softball Field
4/12/2012 3:28:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - In a battle of The Summit League's top pitching team (IPFW with an ERA of 1.24) and the league's best hitting team (Southern Utah with a batting average of .314), the winner will have a leg up on the battle for the higher seed after a weekend that also sees the league's top individual pitcher in IPFW's Courtney Cronin (15-2, 0.94 ERA) and hitter in Southern Utah's Mikkel Griffin (.437 average, 10 home runs).
Game: vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (24-17, 10-5 Summit League)
When: Friday, April 13 (doubleheader); Saturday, April 14, 2012
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | IPFW Softball Field
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
ABOUT IPFW
IPFW's 29-9 overall record ties them with the 2010 squad for the most wins in program history.
Offensively the team is led by Alex Bousquet, who is batting .371, has scored 31 runs, and has been hit by pitch 19 times, fourth highest total in the country this season. Larissa Franklin (.350), Mackenzie Ritsema (.307), and Ashleigh Bousquet (.306) each bat over .300, with Ashleigh Bousquet pacing the team with 35 runs batted in, as three players, Ashleigh Bousquet, Alex Bousquet, and Courtney Cronin, have 31 or more RBI's on the year.
Inside the pitching circle this season, the Mastodons have been stellar, with a 1.25 team ERA, paced by Courtney Cronin, who is 15-2 with a 0.94 earned run average. She has 98 strikeouts in 118.2 innings of work, while adding five shutouts. Megan Flenniken is 9-4 overall in the circle with a 1.29 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 81.2 innings, while Miranda Kramer has a 1.84 ERA, a 5-3 record, and 60 strikeouts in 57.0 innings, while also leading the team with three saves.
ABOUT SOUTHERN UTAH
Southern Utah comes into the game with one of the highest-powered offenses in the country, as the team ranks 24th in the country in batting average, and fifth in doubles per game (1.72).
Individually the team is led by Mikkel Griffen, who leads the team with a .437 batting average, 10 home runs, 95 total bases, 20 walks, and nine stolen bases. She is tied for the team lead in runs as she and Tessa Loewen each have 33. Five other players, Terysa Dyer (.390), Madison Resley (.367), Loewen (.357), Kelsey Bryant (.318), and Haylee Hoch (.306) each bat over .300 for the season, as Kadi Henderson (.294) leads the team with 34 RBI.
Heather Black, a 2011 All-Summit League Second Team selection, paces the team with a 15-11 record and 2.51 earned run average, having started 25 of the team's 41 games this season. She has struck out 109 in 153.1 innings, while Danielle Axe has ten starts, a 6-3 record, and a 4.39 ERA, while Ashley Ostler (2-1, 2.85 ERA), Megan Gurski (0-2, 6.83 ERA), and Amber Marlett (1-0, 9.15 ERA) have each appeared in at least seven games this year.
BYE BYE BIRDIE
After this season, Southern Utah will leave the Summit League to join the Big Sky Conference, a more geographically friendly league that includes Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, and Weber State
ALL-TIME SERIES
IPFW holds a narrow 7-6 lead in the all-time series between the two teams, as all 13 match-ups have come since IPFW has been a member of the Summit League. The series opened with the teams splitting their four meetings in 2008, two in the regular season in Fort Wayne, and two at the Summit League Tournament in Cedar City. A year later the Mastodons avoided a sweep with a 5-0 win in Cedar City, before sweeping the season series in 2010. Last season the Thunderbirds took the league series 2-1, despite being out-scored 19-13.
MID-MAJOR POLL
According to the Softball Mid-Major Poll, the Mastodons are currently ranked 20th in the country. The poll, which recognizes all teams in the country outside of the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC, features IPFW 2012 opponent North Dakota State in 11th, and Southern Utah recent sweep victim UNLV in the also receiving votes category.
HEY, I KNOW YOU
IPFW freshman Larissa Franklin and Southern Utah freshman Tessa Loewen were teammates together on the Canadian Junior National Team, which competed this past winter in the Women's World Series Softball Championship. Also on that team was Oakland's Erika Polidori, giving the Summit League three representatives in the competition.
QUICK HITTERS
• Alex Bousquet ranks fourth in the NCAA in hit by pitches, and has 19 in 38 games this season, which is the third-highest total in Summit League history, and is three away from climbing into 20th in the NCAA single-season record books.
• Courtney Cronin's five shutouts this season give her 28 for her career, which is not only the most in IPFW softball history by a wide margin (second highest is five), but is fourth-most in Summit League softball history, and is four shutouts behind third place, current Western Illinois head coach Holly (Killion) Van Vlymen. Cronin also currently ranks in the top-15 in Summit League history in wins (4th/60), strikeouts (9th/509), saves (10th/5), winning percentage (11th/.674), and ERA (11th/1.77).
RECORDS WATCH
Many of the current IPFW Mastodons are climbing up on single season and career records. Below is a listing of those student-athletes, and the numbers at which they are attempting to reach.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Game: vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (24-17, 10-5 Summit League)
When: Friday, April 13 (doubleheader); Saturday, April 14, 2012
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | IPFW Softball Field
Live Stats: IPFW Sidearm Live Stats
ABOUT IPFW
IPFW's 29-9 overall record ties them with the 2010 squad for the most wins in program history.
Offensively the team is led by Alex Bousquet, who is batting .371, has scored 31 runs, and has been hit by pitch 19 times, fourth highest total in the country this season. Larissa Franklin (.350), Mackenzie Ritsema (.307), and Ashleigh Bousquet (.306) each bat over .300, with Ashleigh Bousquet pacing the team with 35 runs batted in, as three players, Ashleigh Bousquet, Alex Bousquet, and Courtney Cronin, have 31 or more RBI's on the year.
Inside the pitching circle this season, the Mastodons have been stellar, with a 1.25 team ERA, paced by Courtney Cronin, who is 15-2 with a 0.94 earned run average. She has 98 strikeouts in 118.2 innings of work, while adding five shutouts. Megan Flenniken is 9-4 overall in the circle with a 1.29 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 81.2 innings, while Miranda Kramer has a 1.84 ERA, a 5-3 record, and 60 strikeouts in 57.0 innings, while also leading the team with three saves.
ABOUT SOUTHERN UTAH
Southern Utah comes into the game with one of the highest-powered offenses in the country, as the team ranks 24th in the country in batting average, and fifth in doubles per game (1.72).
Individually the team is led by Mikkel Griffen, who leads the team with a .437 batting average, 10 home runs, 95 total bases, 20 walks, and nine stolen bases. She is tied for the team lead in runs as she and Tessa Loewen each have 33. Five other players, Terysa Dyer (.390), Madison Resley (.367), Loewen (.357), Kelsey Bryant (.318), and Haylee Hoch (.306) each bat over .300 for the season, as Kadi Henderson (.294) leads the team with 34 RBI.
Heather Black, a 2011 All-Summit League Second Team selection, paces the team with a 15-11 record and 2.51 earned run average, having started 25 of the team's 41 games this season. She has struck out 109 in 153.1 innings, while Danielle Axe has ten starts, a 6-3 record, and a 4.39 ERA, while Ashley Ostler (2-1, 2.85 ERA), Megan Gurski (0-2, 6.83 ERA), and Amber Marlett (1-0, 9.15 ERA) have each appeared in at least seven games this year.
BYE BYE BIRDIE
After this season, Southern Utah will leave the Summit League to join the Big Sky Conference, a more geographically friendly league that includes Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, and Weber State
ALL-TIME SERIES
IPFW holds a narrow 7-6 lead in the all-time series between the two teams, as all 13 match-ups have come since IPFW has been a member of the Summit League. The series opened with the teams splitting their four meetings in 2008, two in the regular season in Fort Wayne, and two at the Summit League Tournament in Cedar City. A year later the Mastodons avoided a sweep with a 5-0 win in Cedar City, before sweeping the season series in 2010. Last season the Thunderbirds took the league series 2-1, despite being out-scored 19-13.
MID-MAJOR POLL
According to the Softball Mid-Major Poll, the Mastodons are currently ranked 20th in the country. The poll, which recognizes all teams in the country outside of the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, and SEC, features IPFW 2012 opponent North Dakota State in 11th, and Southern Utah recent sweep victim UNLV in the also receiving votes category.
HEY, I KNOW YOU
IPFW freshman Larissa Franklin and Southern Utah freshman Tessa Loewen were teammates together on the Canadian Junior National Team, which competed this past winter in the Women's World Series Softball Championship. Also on that team was Oakland's Erika Polidori, giving the Summit League three representatives in the competition.
QUICK HITTERS
• Alex Bousquet ranks fourth in the NCAA in hit by pitches, and has 19 in 38 games this season, which is the third-highest total in Summit League history, and is three away from climbing into 20th in the NCAA single-season record books.
• Courtney Cronin's five shutouts this season give her 28 for her career, which is not only the most in IPFW softball history by a wide margin (second highest is five), but is fourth-most in Summit League softball history, and is four shutouts behind third place, current Western Illinois head coach Holly (Killion) Van Vlymen. Cronin also currently ranks in the top-15 in Summit League history in wins (4th/60), strikeouts (9th/509), saves (10th/5), winning percentage (11th/.674), and ERA (11th/1.77).
RECORDS WATCH
Many of the current IPFW Mastodons are climbing up on single season and career records. Below is a listing of those student-athletes, and the numbers at which they are attempting to reach.
| SINGLE SEASON RECORDS | |||
| On-Base Percentage | |||
| Rank | No. | Name | Year |
| 1. | .541 | Alex Bousquet | 2012 |
| 2. | .529 | Liz Caywood | 1993 |
| 3. | .525 | Jennifer Martin | 1991 |
| Runs Scored | |||
| 1. | 35 | Sara Hopwood | 2010 |
| 2. | 33 | Ashleigh Bousquet | 2011 |
| 33 | Kristina Karpun | 2010 | |
| 4. | 32 | Kim McDonald | 1994 |
| 5. | 31 | Alex Bousquet | 2012 |
| 31 | Rachel Staschuk | 2011 | |
| Runs Batted In | |||
| 1. | 43 | Kristina Karpun | 2010 |
| 2. | 35 | Ashleigh Bousquet | 2012 |
| 35 | Sara Hopwood | 2010 | |
| 4. | 31 | Courtney Cronin | 2012 |
| 31 | Alex Bousquet | 2012 | |
| 31 | Cassie Wolfe | 2010 | |
| Walks | |||
| 1. | 28 | Kristina Karpun | 2010 |
| 2. | 27 | Rachel Staschuk | 2010 |
| 3. | 24 | Kayti Hanson | 2012 |
| 24 | Sarah Swanson | 2011 | |
| 5. | 23 | Laura Randolph | 2003 |
| 6. | 22 | Alex Bousquet | 2011 |
| 22 | Rachel Staschuk | 2011 | |
| 8. | 21 | Alex Bousquet | 2012 |
| Hit by Pitch | |||
| 1. | 19 | Alex Bousquet | 2012 |
| 2. | 10 | Kayti Hanson | 2012 |
| 3. | 5 | Tara Mickelson | 2008 |
| 4. | 4 | 8 Times, Notably | |
| 4 | Audrey Mintari | 2012 | |
| Stolen Bases | |||
| 1. | 17 | Kim McDonald | 1994 |
| 2. | 15 | Tierni Green | 2005 |
| 15 | Lori Berrier | 1991 | |
| 4. | 14 | Sarah Swanson | 2011 |
| 14 | Besty Andrews | 2000 | |
| 14 | Michelle Volz | 1991 | |
| 7. | 13 | Sarah Swanson | 2010 |
| 13 | Shelly Sands | 1990 | |
| 9. | 12 | Larissa Franklin | 2012 |
| ERA | |||
| 1. | 0.94 | Courtney Cronin | 2012 |
| 2. | 1.29 | Megan Flenniken | 2012 |
| 3. | 1.31 | Christy McMillin | 1999 |
| 4. | 1.47 | Kerrie Quickery | 1993 |
| 5. | 1.75 | Angie Quickery | 1993 |
| 6. | 1.84 | Miranda Kramer | 2012 |
| 7. | 1.85 | Courtney Cronin | 2009 |
| Strikeouts/7 Innings | |||
| 1. | 8.50 | Rachel Staschuk | 2010 |
| 2. | 7.37 | Miranda Kramer | 2012 |
| 3. | 7.18 | Katie Aspegren | 2006 |
| 4. | 6.63 | Courtney Cronin | 2010 |
| 5. | 6.60 | Megan Flenniken | 2012 |
| Wins | |||
| 1. | 18 | Courtney Cronin | 2011 |
| 18 | Courtney Cronin | 2010 | |
| 3. | 15 | Courtney Cronin | 2012 |
| 4. | 10 | Minde Raney | 1994 |
| 10 | Angie Quickery | 1993 | |
| 10 | Christy Hornback | 1991 | |
| 7. | 9 | Four Times, Most Recently | |
| 9 | Megan Flenniken | 2012 | |
| Saves | |||
| 1. | 3 | Miranda Kramer | 2012 |
| 3 | Amanda Olender | 2008 | |
| Shutouts | |||
| 1. | 11 | Courtney Cronin | 2010 |
| 2. | 7 | Courtney Cronin | 2011 |
| 3. | 5 | Courtney Cronin | 2012 |
| 5 | Courtney Cronin | 2009 | |
| Strikeouts | |||
| 1. | 168 | Courtney Cronin | 2010 |
| 2. | 135 | Courtney Cronin | 2011 |
| 3. | 117 | Katie Aspegren | 2006 |
| 4. | 108 | Courtney Cronin | 2009 |
| 5. | 106 | Rachel Staschuk | 2010 |
| 6. | 105 | Jenna Connelly | 2006 |
| 7. | 98 | Courtney Cronin | 2012 |
| CAREER RECORDS | |||
| Batting Average (Min. 100 AB and two seasons) | |||
| 1. | .358 | Maggie Bruening | 2003-04 |
| 2. | .353 | Michelle Volz | 1991-94 |
| 3. | .351 | Ashleigh Bousquet | 2011-pres. |
| Slugging Percentage (Min. 100 AB and two seasons) | |||
| 1. | .538 | Kristina Karpun | 2008-11 |
| 2. | .518 | Tara Mickelson | 2007-08 |
| 3. | .506 | Cassie Wolfe | 2009-pres. |
| 4. | .506 | Sara Hopwood | 2010-11 |
| 5. | .504 | Maggie Bruening | 2003-04 |
| 6. | .502 | Ashleigh Bousquet | 2011-pres. |
| On-Base Percentage (Min. 100 AB and two seasons) | |||
| 1. | .492 | Alex Bousquet | 2011-pres. |
| 2. | .438 | Ashleigh Bousquet | 2011-pres. |
| 3. | .430 | Dawn Freeman | 1986, 1990-93 |
| Home Runs | |||
| 1. | 26 | Kristina Karpun | 2008-11 |
| 2. | 23 | Cassie Wolfe | 2009-pres. |
| 3. | 18 | Courtney Cronin | 2009-pres. |
| 4. | 16 | Rachel Staschuk | 2008-11 |
| RBI's | |||
| 1. | 108 | Kristina Karpun | 2008-11 |
| 2. | 83 | Jenna Beachy | 2003-06 |
| 3. | 82 | Courtney Cronin | 2009-pres. |
| 4. | 74 | Cassie Wolfe | 2009-pres. |
| 5. | 69 | Crystal Fisher | 2000-03 |
| Walks | |||
| 1. | 79 | Rachel Staschuk | 2008-11 |
| 2. | 70 | Kristina Karpun | 2008-11 |
| 3. | 48 | Sarah Swanson | 2008-11 |
| 4. | 43 | Alex Bousquet | 2011-pres. |
| 43 | Laura Randolph | 2003-05 | |
| Hit by Pitch | |||
| 1. | 22 | Alex Bousquet | 2011-pres. |
| 2. | 12 | Tierni Green | 2002-05 |
| 3. | 10 | Kayti Hanson | 2012-pres. |
| 4. | 9 | Tara Mickelson | 2007-08 |
| ERA (Minimum 50 Innings and Two Seasons) | |||
| 1. | 1.77 | Courtney Cronin | 2009-pres. |
| 2. | 2.08 | Megan Flenniken | 2011-pres. |
| 3. | 2.28 | Angie Quickery | 1992-94 |
| Wins | |||
| 1. | 60 | Courtney Cronin | 2009-pres. |
| 2. | 24 | Angie Quickery | 1992-94 |
| 3. | 23 | Rachel Staschuk | 2008-11 |
| Saves | |||
| 1. | 5 | Courtney Cronin | 2009-pres. |
| 2. | 4 | Amanda Olender | 2008-11 |
| 3. | 3 | Megan Flenniken | 2011-pres. |
| 3 | Miranda Kramer | 2012-pres. | |
| 3 | Mindy Pomeroy | 2001-04 | |
| Shutouts | |||
| 1. | 28 | Courtney Cronin | 2009-pres. |
| 2. | 5 | Rachel Staschuk | 2008-11 |
| 5 | Mindy Pomeroy | 2001-04 | |
| Strikeouts | |||
| 1. | 509 | Courtney Cronin | 2009-pres. |
| 2. | 308 | Rachel Staschuk | 2008-11 |
| 3. | 243 | Mindy Pomeroy | 2001-04 |
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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