Friday, March 1
Nashville, Tenn.
3 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Softball Set for Four in Nashville
2/28/2013 4:39:00 PM | Softball
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The IPFW Mastodons will face off in four games for the Purple and Gold Challenge hosted by Lipscomb University over the weekend, with one game Friday, two on Saturday, and one on Sunday.
Game: UTEP Miners (6-8)
When: Friday, March 1, 2013 | 3 p.m. EST
Where: Nashville, Tenn. | Draper Diamond
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats: Lipscomb Stat Broadcast
Game: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-6)
When: Saturday, March 2, 2013 | 11 a.m. EST
Where: Nashville, Tenn. | Draper Diamond
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 2-0
Live Stats: Lipscomb Stat Broadcast
Game: Lipscomb Bison(6-8)
When: Friday, March 1, 2013 | 3:30 p.m. EST
Where: Nashville, Tenn. | Draper Diamond
All-Time Series: Lipscomb leads 2-0
Live Stats: Lipscomb Stat Broadcast
Game: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-6)
When: Sunday, March 3, 2013 | 1 p.m. EST
Where: Nashville, Tenn. | Draper Diamond
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 2-0
Live Stats: Lipscomb Stat Broadcast
ABOUT IPFW
The Mastodons come into the tournament with a 5-4 overall record, with wins over Iowa State, North Dakota, Hampton, Bradley, and Central Michigan.
Ashleigh Bousquet leads the team with a .433 batting average, 13 hits, and 10 RBI's through the first nine games of the season. Brittany Kachur (.400) and Megan Flenniken (.346) are also batting over .300 this season. IPFW's six home runs this season have come from six different players, as Ashleigh Bousquet, Dani Pugh, Alex Bousquet, Hillary Kartman, Miranda Kramer, and Stephanie Beuther have each hit longballs this season.
The pitching staff is led by Kramer, who is 3-3 with a 2.81 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 32.1 innings of work, with Flenniken sporting an even 1-1 record with 22 strikeouts in 21 innings, as the pair have combined for just 16 walks over the 53.1 innings of combined effort this season.
SCOUTING THE MINERS
UTEP comes into the tournament with a 6-8 overall record on the 2013 campaign, and is 1-1 against teams from the Summit League, splitting two games with South Dakota on February 23 and 24 at home.
Kawehoikalani Netane leads the team with a .410 batting average, with Erika Arcuri hitting .341, as the pair are the only regulars above .300 on the year. Alanna Leasau has a team-high three home runs and 16 RBI's, while Netane has 10 runs scored and Arcuri nine.
Six pitchers have seen time in the circle for UTEP this season, with two, Danielle Pearson and Colleen Hohman combining for 73.1 of 93 total innings. Pearson is 2-3 with 19 strikeouts in 38 innings of work with a 3.13 ERA, while Hohman is 3-3 with 33 strikeouts in 35.1 innings and a 3.76 ERA.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
Tennessee Tech comes into the game with a 7-6 overall record, falling most recently to the Ohio Bobcats by a 3-2 score on February 24. This season four of the team's six losses have come to teams from the Mid-American Conference (Akron, Ball State, Miami (Ohio), and Ohio).
Madison Taylor leads the team with a .406 batting average, as Melody Christian is hitting .391 while adding a team-best eight stolen bases and nine runs scored. The Golden Eagles have hit just one home run this season (Brittney Spalding), and have been out-scored 42-39 in their 13 games this year.
The pitching staff is led by Taylor Ketchum who has been in the circle for 43 innings this year with 33 strikeouts, a 1-1 overall record, and a 1.14 ERA. Three others - Erica Tuck, Claudia Harke, and Hannah Weaver - have combined to pitch the remaining 42 innings, striking out 14.
SCOUTING THE BISONS
The Lipscomb Bisons opened the season with a 4-0 win over Iowa, and have a 7-8 record this season.
Two players, Kelsey Cartwright and Brittany Elmore, each bat over .300 at .364 and .353, respectively. Cartwright also leads the team with 13 RBI's, a .727 slugging percentage, and is tied for the team lead with three home runs. Elmore has nine stolen bases in 11 tries, and has scored 12 times for the Bisons, who have out-scored their opponets 70-61 in the 15 games of the year.
Heather Parker is 3-4 and Tanner Sanders 3-3, with the pair pitching all but eight innings of the season for Lipscomb. Parker has a 1.64 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 51.1 innings of work, while Sanders has struck out 43 in 45.0 innings with a 3.58 ERA.
The Mastodons come into the tournament with a 5-4 overall record, with wins over Iowa State, North Dakota, Hampton, Bradley, and Central Michigan.
Ashleigh Bousquet leads the team with a .433 batting average, 13 hits, and 10 RBI's through the first nine games of the season. Brittany Kachur (.400) and Megan Flenniken (.346) are also batting over .300 this season. IPFW's six home runs this season have come from six different players, as Ashleigh Bousquet, Dani Pugh, Alex Bousquet, Hillary Kartman, Miranda Kramer, and Stephanie Beuther have each hit longballs this season.
The pitching staff is led by Kramer, who is 3-3 with a 2.81 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 32.1 innings of work, with Flenniken sporting an even 1-1 record with 22 strikeouts in 21 innings, as the pair have combined for just 16 walks over the 53.1 innings of combined effort this season.
SCOUTING THE MINERS
UTEP comes into the tournament with a 6-8 overall record on the 2013 campaign, and is 1-1 against teams from the Summit League, splitting two games with South Dakota on February 23 and 24 at home.
Kawehoikalani Netane leads the team with a .410 batting average, with Erika Arcuri hitting .341, as the pair are the only regulars above .300 on the year. Alanna Leasau has a team-high three home runs and 16 RBI's, while Netane has 10 runs scored and Arcuri nine.
Six pitchers have seen time in the circle for UTEP this season, with two, Danielle Pearson and Colleen Hohman combining for 73.1 of 93 total innings. Pearson is 2-3 with 19 strikeouts in 38 innings of work with a 3.13 ERA, while Hohman is 3-3 with 33 strikeouts in 35.1 innings and a 3.76 ERA.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES
Tennessee Tech comes into the game with a 7-6 overall record, falling most recently to the Ohio Bobcats by a 3-2 score on February 24. This season four of the team's six losses have come to teams from the Mid-American Conference (Akron, Ball State, Miami (Ohio), and Ohio).
Madison Taylor leads the team with a .406 batting average, as Melody Christian is hitting .391 while adding a team-best eight stolen bases and nine runs scored. The Golden Eagles have hit just one home run this season (Brittney Spalding), and have been out-scored 42-39 in their 13 games this year.
The pitching staff is led by Taylor Ketchum who has been in the circle for 43 innings this year with 33 strikeouts, a 1-1 overall record, and a 1.14 ERA. Three others - Erica Tuck, Claudia Harke, and Hannah Weaver - have combined to pitch the remaining 42 innings, striking out 14.
SCOUTING THE BISONS
The Lipscomb Bisons opened the season with a 4-0 win over Iowa, and have a 7-8 record this season.
Two players, Kelsey Cartwright and Brittany Elmore, each bat over .300 at .364 and .353, respectively. Cartwright also leads the team with 13 RBI's, a .727 slugging percentage, and is tied for the team lead with three home runs. Elmore has nine stolen bases in 11 tries, and has scored 12 times for the Bisons, who have out-scored their opponets 70-61 in the 15 games of the year.
Heather Parker is 3-4 and Tanner Sanders 3-3, with the pair pitching all but eight innings of the season for Lipscomb. Parker has a 1.64 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 51.1 innings of work, while Sanders has struck out 43 in 45.0 innings with a 3.58 ERA.
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