Sunday, March 9
Evansville, Ind.
11:30 a.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Evansville
Photo by: Dennis Hubbard
Softball Takes on Evansville and Murray State in Weekend Tournament
3/8/2014 4:40:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IPFW softball team opens play at the Evansville Aces Invitational, where the team will face off twice against Evansville and Murray State.
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW comes into the game riding a six-game win streak with victories over Lamar, Marist, North Carolina Central (twice), and Mercer (twice) - giving up just three runs in that stretch.
The Mastodons have four players hitting at .300 or better on the season, and are batting .278 as a team. Larissa Franklin is batting .456 on the year with a team-high 19 runs scored and seven stolen bases. Ashleigh Bousquet bats .345 on the year with nine RBI's and a team-high six doubles. Dani Pugh, the defending Summit League Player of the Week, and leads the team with four home runs, 27 RBI's, and is hitting .345 with a .621 slugging percentage.
The pitching staff is led by three-time Summit League Pitcher of the Week Miranda Kramer, whose 104 strikeouts this season are more than the team totals of both of the opponents this weekend, and nearly equal to the two teams' combined total (Murray State 63, Evansville 50). She is 7-3 with a 1.31 ERA, and her 104 strikeouts have come in 64.1 innings of work. Megan Flenniken is 6-2 on the year with a 2.32 ERA, as she has 36 strikeouts in 45.1 innings, as opponents hit just .215 against her.
GAME 19
Opponent: Evansville Aces (7-4)
When: Sunday, March 9 | 11:30 a.m. & Monday, March 10 | 5:30 p.m.
Where: Evansville, Ind.
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats: Evansville StatBroadcast
SCOUTING THE ACES
Evansville comes into the game with a 7-4 overall record with losses coming to Samford, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, and Lipscomb; however, have won its last five games.
Leading the Aces offense, which bats .256 as a squad, is Megan Gurski, who has a hit in half of her 38 at-bats this season, and leads the team with seven RBI's. Emma Buckles bats .360, while Kayla Fortner hits .313. Chandra Parr and Victoria Ellorto have each scored seven times, while Fortner leads the team with four doubles.
Gurski is 3-2 in the circle for the Aces with a 3.46 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 26.1 innings of work. Emily Morris is 2-2 (3.64 ERA), as Briana Combs and Annie Moore each have a win on the year.
GAME 20
Opponent: Murray State Racers (8-7)
When: Sunday, March 9 | 3:30 p.m. & Monday, March 10 | 3:30 p.m.
Where: Evansville, Ind.
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats: Evansville StatBroadcast
SCOUTING THE RACERS
Murray State is 8-7 this season, and are 3-5 in the team's last eight games including losses to Kansas, Miami (Ohio), Lipscomb, and Ball State.
Alexa Becker is leading the team with a .365 batting average with a team-leading four home runs and 11 RBI's. She and shelbey Miller have each scored 11 times this season. Cayla Levins is also batting above .300 at .359. Levins leads the team with two triples, and is one of five players with two doubles.
The Racers use a trio of primary pitchers during the season, and is led by Mason Robinson who is 3-2 with a 2.21 ERA. J.J. Francis (1-1) has a 2.96 ERA, while CheyAnne Gaskey is 4-4 with a 4.55 ERA. Gaskey leads the team with 37 strikeouts in 40 innings of work, while Robinson holds opponents to a .237 batting average.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW comes into the game riding a six-game win streak with victories over Lamar, Marist, North Carolina Central (twice), and Mercer (twice) - giving up just three runs in that stretch.
The Mastodons have four players hitting at .300 or better on the season, and are batting .278 as a team. Larissa Franklin is batting .456 on the year with a team-high 19 runs scored and seven stolen bases. Ashleigh Bousquet bats .345 on the year with nine RBI's and a team-high six doubles. Dani Pugh, the defending Summit League Player of the Week, and leads the team with four home runs, 27 RBI's, and is hitting .345 with a .621 slugging percentage.
The pitching staff is led by three-time Summit League Pitcher of the Week Miranda Kramer, whose 104 strikeouts this season are more than the team totals of both of the opponents this weekend, and nearly equal to the two teams' combined total (Murray State 63, Evansville 50). She is 7-3 with a 1.31 ERA, and her 104 strikeouts have come in 64.1 innings of work. Megan Flenniken is 6-2 on the year with a 2.32 ERA, as she has 36 strikeouts in 45.1 innings, as opponents hit just .215 against her.
GAME 19
Opponent: Evansville Aces (7-4)
When: Sunday, March 9 | 11:30 a.m. & Monday, March 10 | 5:30 p.m.
Where: Evansville, Ind.
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats: Evansville StatBroadcast
SCOUTING THE ACES
Evansville comes into the game with a 7-4 overall record with losses coming to Samford, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, and Lipscomb; however, have won its last five games.
Leading the Aces offense, which bats .256 as a squad, is Megan Gurski, who has a hit in half of her 38 at-bats this season, and leads the team with seven RBI's. Emma Buckles bats .360, while Kayla Fortner hits .313. Chandra Parr and Victoria Ellorto have each scored seven times, while Fortner leads the team with four doubles.
Gurski is 3-2 in the circle for the Aces with a 3.46 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 26.1 innings of work. Emily Morris is 2-2 (3.64 ERA), as Briana Combs and Annie Moore each have a win on the year.
GAME 20
Opponent: Murray State Racers (8-7)
When: Sunday, March 9 | 3:30 p.m. & Monday, March 10 | 3:30 p.m.
Where: Evansville, Ind.
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats: Evansville StatBroadcast
SCOUTING THE RACERS
Murray State is 8-7 this season, and are 3-5 in the team's last eight games including losses to Kansas, Miami (Ohio), Lipscomb, and Ball State.
Alexa Becker is leading the team with a .365 batting average with a team-leading four home runs and 11 RBI's. She and shelbey Miller have each scored 11 times this season. Cayla Levins is also batting above .300 at .359. Levins leads the team with two triples, and is one of five players with two doubles.
The Racers use a trio of primary pitchers during the season, and is led by Mason Robinson who is 3-2 with a 2.21 ERA. J.J. Francis (1-1) has a 2.96 ERA, while CheyAnne Gaskey is 4-4 with a 4.55 ERA. Gaskey leads the team with 37 strikeouts in 40 innings of work, while Robinson holds opponents to a .237 batting average.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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