Saturday, April 19
Fargo, N.D.
7 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
North Dakota State
Mastodons and Bison Battle for Top of the Summit
4/18/2014 5:30:00 PM | Softball
FARGO, N.D. - The IPFW softball team travels to Fargo, North Dakota, to take on the Bison of North Dakota State in a battle of the top two teams in the Summit League standings.
The schedule has been changed from what was originally announced, and because of inclement weather during the past week, and more forecasted bad weather. The games will now be played in the Fargodome with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 7 p.m. ET, followed by a 2 p.m. start on Sunday.
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW comes into the game after seeing its four-game win streak snapped at the hands of the Omaha Mavericks by a 6-3 score on senior day for the Mastodons.
Pitching has been the calling card for the Mastodons this season, as IPFW has a team ERA of 1.94, and has two of the top three individual ERA's in the Summit League. Leading the way for the team is Miranda Kramer, who is 15-7 with a 1.78 ERA. She is tied for the NCAA lead in shutouts with 10, while standing second in strikeouts with 232. She has limited opposing batters to just a .176 batting average, and has struck out just over half of the batters she has faced this year. Megan Flenniken stands second on the team, and third in the Summit League, in ERA, at 1.92 with a 14-5 record. The senior has struck out 95 batters in 109.1 innings, and has kept opponents to just a .207 batting average.
Offensively the team boasts three players hitting over .300 on the season, led by Larissa Franklin, whose .455 batting average is second in the Summit League. Ashleigh Bousquet hits .364 with 13 doubles and 24 RBIs, as Dani Pugh hits .331 with a Summit League-high 47 RBIs, while also knocking out eight home runs. Defending Summit League Player of the week Hillary Kartman is hitting .248 on the season with seven home runs and 26 RBIs. Franklin has scored a team-high 35 runs, while also leading the team with 14 stolen bases.
Who: North Dakota State Bison (24-13, 7-1 Summit League)
When: Saturday, April 19 and Sunday April 20
Where: Fargo, N.D. | Fargodome
Live Stats: North Dakota State Live Stats Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Live Video: Bison All-Access
SCOUTING THE BISON
North Dakota State comes into the game having won seven of its last eight games, with the lone loss during that span coming against the Omaha Mavericks in the third game of the three-game series.
The squad has been led by its pitching, primarily from 2012 Summit League Pitcher of the Year Krista Menke, who is 18-5 with a 1.92 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 146.0 innings. Tabby Bayers is 4-6 in 76 innings of work, and is 4-6 with 58 strikeouts, while Katie Thun is 2-2 with a 6.20 ERA and six strikeouts in 14.2 innings this season.
Leading the batters has been sophomore infielder Jackie Stifter, who is batting .417 with 17 runs scored, while Alex Sobrero (.387), Cheyenne Garcia (.359), Logan Moreland (.344), Brandi Enriquez (.316) and Amanda Grable (.306) each hitting over .300. Sobrero leads the team with a dozen doubles, as Garcia and Moreland have each scored 30 times in 37 games played. Garcia also leads the team with five home runs, 41 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
The schedule has been changed from what was originally announced, and because of inclement weather during the past week, and more forecasted bad weather. The games will now be played in the Fargodome with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 7 p.m. ET, followed by a 2 p.m. start on Sunday.
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW comes into the game after seeing its four-game win streak snapped at the hands of the Omaha Mavericks by a 6-3 score on senior day for the Mastodons.
Pitching has been the calling card for the Mastodons this season, as IPFW has a team ERA of 1.94, and has two of the top three individual ERA's in the Summit League. Leading the way for the team is Miranda Kramer, who is 15-7 with a 1.78 ERA. She is tied for the NCAA lead in shutouts with 10, while standing second in strikeouts with 232. She has limited opposing batters to just a .176 batting average, and has struck out just over half of the batters she has faced this year. Megan Flenniken stands second on the team, and third in the Summit League, in ERA, at 1.92 with a 14-5 record. The senior has struck out 95 batters in 109.1 innings, and has kept opponents to just a .207 batting average.
Offensively the team boasts three players hitting over .300 on the season, led by Larissa Franklin, whose .455 batting average is second in the Summit League. Ashleigh Bousquet hits .364 with 13 doubles and 24 RBIs, as Dani Pugh hits .331 with a Summit League-high 47 RBIs, while also knocking out eight home runs. Defending Summit League Player of the week Hillary Kartman is hitting .248 on the season with seven home runs and 26 RBIs. Franklin has scored a team-high 35 runs, while also leading the team with 14 stolen bases.
Who: North Dakota State Bison (24-13, 7-1 Summit League)
When: Saturday, April 19 and Sunday April 20
Where: Fargo, N.D. | Fargodome
Live Stats: North Dakota State Live Stats Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Live Video: Bison All-Access
SCOUTING THE BISON
North Dakota State comes into the game having won seven of its last eight games, with the lone loss during that span coming against the Omaha Mavericks in the third game of the three-game series.
The squad has been led by its pitching, primarily from 2012 Summit League Pitcher of the Year Krista Menke, who is 18-5 with a 1.92 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 146.0 innings. Tabby Bayers is 4-6 in 76 innings of work, and is 4-6 with 58 strikeouts, while Katie Thun is 2-2 with a 6.20 ERA and six strikeouts in 14.2 innings this season.
Leading the batters has been sophomore infielder Jackie Stifter, who is batting .417 with 17 runs scored, while Alex Sobrero (.387), Cheyenne Garcia (.359), Logan Moreland (.344), Brandi Enriquez (.316) and Amanda Grable (.306) each hitting over .300. Sobrero leads the team with a dozen doubles, as Garcia and Moreland have each scored 30 times in 37 games played. Garcia also leads the team with five home runs, 41 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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