Wednesday, April 2
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
2:30 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Central Michigan
Photo by: Dennis Hubbard
Softball Adjusts Schedule, to Play Pair Against Chippewas
4/1/2014 4:35:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Because of a number of missed games for both programs, the IPFW at Central Michigan softball single game has switched to a doubleheader in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW has balanced offensive and pitching numbers, as Mastodon opponents are hitting just .194 against the team, while the 'Dons are batting .282 on the season.
Megan Flenniken, a two-time Summit League Pitcher of the Week, leads the Summit League with a 1.49 ERA, and has an 11-3 overall record with 76 strikeouts in 84.1 innings of work. Miranda Kramer is 12-5 with a 1.82 ERA, and has been named Pitcher of the Week four times this year. She ranks fifth in the country with 165 strikeouts in 103.2 innings.
Offensively Larissa Franklin leads the team with a .464 batting average, scoring 30 times in 31 games, with two home runs and a team-best 13 stolen bases. Ashleigh Bousquet (.356) and Dani Pugh (.351) are each well above a .300 batting average, with Kayti Hanson (.296) just off of the pace. Ashleigh Bousquet has scored 21 times, while Pugh leads the team with six home runs and 39 RBIs, the latter of the two numbers also leading the conference.
Opponent: Central MIchigan Chippewas (18-10)
When: Wednesday, April 2 | 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Where: Mount Pleasant, Mich. | Margo Jonker Stadium
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 3-0
Live Video: CMU Sports Zone (subscription required)
Live Audio: CMU Sports Zone (free)
SCOUTING THE CHIPPEWAS
Central Michigan comes into the doubleheader with a number of similar opponents to the Mastodons, including South Dakota State, IUPUI, Seton Hall, Detroit, Ball State, Northern Illinois, and Eastern Michigan. The Chippwas recently split a doubleheader with conference foe Ohio, falling 5-3 in the opener, before returning for a 5-0 win in the afternoon finale.
Central Michigan uses a blend of strong pitching and solid hitting an route to their current record, as the team hits .266 on the year while opponents are limited to just .222 at the plate. The team uses three primary pitchers during the year: Rachael Knapp, Morgan Yuncker, and Chelsea Sundberg. Knapp and Yuncker each have six wins, while Sundberg has five. Knapp leads the trio with a 1.86 ERA to go with her 6-2 record, as Yuncker is 6-1 with a 2.25 ERA and Sundberg 5-6 with a 3.11 ERA. Knapp has 77 strikeouts in 60.1 innings of work, while Sundberg has 40 and Yuncker 31.
Trista Cox leads the team in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.375), runs (19), home runs (7), RBIs (20), and total bases (61). Cory DeLamielluere is batting .300, while Katelyn Rentschler hits .288. Evelyn Lormer is tied for the team lead with 19 runs scored, while also leading the team with 11 stolen bases.
ALL-TIME SERIES
IPFW leads the all-time series between the two teams by a 3-0 count. In 2012 IPFW swept a doubleheader in Mount Pleasant, winning 6-4 and 7-5, before winning by a 10-6 score in Albuquerque, N.M. a season ago.
NATIONAL NUMBERS
As a team, IPFW ranks 19th in NCAA Division I in ERA, at 1.80, while ranking 25th in winning percentage (.742) and 57th in doubles per game (1.39).
Individually, Kramer ranks fifth in the country in strikeouts per seven innings, and eighth in shutouts. Pugh's RBI per game total puts her 10th in the country, as Franklin's batting average ranks 12th.
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW has balanced offensive and pitching numbers, as Mastodon opponents are hitting just .194 against the team, while the 'Dons are batting .282 on the season.
Megan Flenniken, a two-time Summit League Pitcher of the Week, leads the Summit League with a 1.49 ERA, and has an 11-3 overall record with 76 strikeouts in 84.1 innings of work. Miranda Kramer is 12-5 with a 1.82 ERA, and has been named Pitcher of the Week four times this year. She ranks fifth in the country with 165 strikeouts in 103.2 innings.
Offensively Larissa Franklin leads the team with a .464 batting average, scoring 30 times in 31 games, with two home runs and a team-best 13 stolen bases. Ashleigh Bousquet (.356) and Dani Pugh (.351) are each well above a .300 batting average, with Kayti Hanson (.296) just off of the pace. Ashleigh Bousquet has scored 21 times, while Pugh leads the team with six home runs and 39 RBIs, the latter of the two numbers also leading the conference.
Opponent: Central MIchigan Chippewas (18-10)
When: Wednesday, April 2 | 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Where: Mount Pleasant, Mich. | Margo Jonker Stadium
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 3-0
Live Video: CMU Sports Zone (subscription required)
Live Audio: CMU Sports Zone (free)
SCOUTING THE CHIPPEWAS
Central Michigan comes into the doubleheader with a number of similar opponents to the Mastodons, including South Dakota State, IUPUI, Seton Hall, Detroit, Ball State, Northern Illinois, and Eastern Michigan. The Chippwas recently split a doubleheader with conference foe Ohio, falling 5-3 in the opener, before returning for a 5-0 win in the afternoon finale.
Central Michigan uses a blend of strong pitching and solid hitting an route to their current record, as the team hits .266 on the year while opponents are limited to just .222 at the plate. The team uses three primary pitchers during the year: Rachael Knapp, Morgan Yuncker, and Chelsea Sundberg. Knapp and Yuncker each have six wins, while Sundberg has five. Knapp leads the trio with a 1.86 ERA to go with her 6-2 record, as Yuncker is 6-1 with a 2.25 ERA and Sundberg 5-6 with a 3.11 ERA. Knapp has 77 strikeouts in 60.1 innings of work, while Sundberg has 40 and Yuncker 31.
Trista Cox leads the team in nearly every offensive category, including batting average (.375), runs (19), home runs (7), RBIs (20), and total bases (61). Cory DeLamielluere is batting .300, while Katelyn Rentschler hits .288. Evelyn Lormer is tied for the team lead with 19 runs scored, while also leading the team with 11 stolen bases.
ALL-TIME SERIES
IPFW leads the all-time series between the two teams by a 3-0 count. In 2012 IPFW swept a doubleheader in Mount Pleasant, winning 6-4 and 7-5, before winning by a 10-6 score in Albuquerque, N.M. a season ago.
NATIONAL NUMBERS
As a team, IPFW ranks 19th in NCAA Division I in ERA, at 1.80, while ranking 25th in winning percentage (.742) and 57th in doubles per game (1.39).
Individually, Kramer ranks fifth in the country in strikeouts per seven innings, and eighth in shutouts. Pugh's RBI per game total puts her 10th in the country, as Franklin's batting average ranks 12th.
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