Thursday, May 8
Fargo, N.D.
11 a.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
South Dakota
Softball Prepares for Summit League Tournament
5/6/2014 10:27:00 PM | Softball
Summit League Championships Website
FARGO, N.D. - The IPFW softball team will look to defend its 2013 Summit League Tournament title, as the team returns to the scene of last season's tournament run as the second seed for the 2014 Summit League Softball Championships.
What: 2014 Summit League Championships
Where: Fargo, N.D. | Ellig Sports Complex
When: Wednesday, May 7 - Saturday, May 10
2014 Championships Games Schedule:
Wednesday, May 7
Game 1: (3) South Dakota vs. (6) South Dakota State - 3:10 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 2: (4) IUPUI vs. (5) Western Illinois - 5:40 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Thursday, May 8
Game 3: (2) IPFW vs. Game 1 Winner - 11 a.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 4: (1) North Dakota State vs. Game 2 Winner - 1:30 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 5: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser (Losing Team Eliminated) - 4 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 6: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser (Losing Team Eliminated) - 6:30 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Friday, May 9
Game 7: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner - 1 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 8: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner (Losing Team Eliminated) - 4 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 9: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser (Losing Team Eliminated) - 6:30 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Saturday, May 10
Game 10 (Championship): Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner - 2 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 11 (if necessary): Game 10 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser - 4:30 pm. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
The Mastodons head into the Summit League Championships riding a nine-game win streak, with two wins each over North Dakota State, Bowling Green, and Eastern Michigan, and a three-game sweep of the IUPUI Jaguars.
IPFW, which put six players on the All-League teams, is led by Summit League Pitcher of the Year Miranda Kramer, who leads NCAA Division I in total strikeouts with 301, and is fourth in the country in strikeouts per seven innings. She has a 1.62 ERA to go with a 19-8 overall record. Megan Flenniken is 17-5 on the season with a 2.00 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 129.1 innings of work.
Offensively, Larissa Franklin has a team-best .456 batting average, while also standing second the Summit League with 46 runs. Four-time First Team All-Summit League honoree Ashleigh Bousquet has climbed to second on the team in batting average, hitting .370 on the season with five home runs and 30 RBIs. Alex Bousquet, who was named Second Team All-Summit League, is third on the team with a .321 batting average to go with 32 RBIs, which is tied for second on the team, and seven home runs. First Team All-League catcher Dani Pugh leads IPFW with 10 home runs, and paces the Summit League with 53 RBIs.
IPFW vs. (1) North Dakota State
All-Time Series: NDSU leads 18-10
2014 Series Results: IPFW won the series 2-1
Scouting the Bison: The Bison come into the game having won five in a row, with the team's last loss coming on April 20 at the hands of the Mastodons. Alex Sobrero leads the Bison with a .374 batting average, while Jackie Stifter hits .358 on the year, as six Bison regulars hit at .300 or better on the season. Amanda Grable leads the team with six home runs, as Cheyenne Garcia (.354) has a team-best 44 RBIs and 17 stolen bases.
The pitching staff is led by Krista Menke, who is 23-6 on the season with a 1.70 ERA. Menke has struck out 198 batters in 193.1 innings of work, as the other two pitchers on the squad, Katie Thunn (3-2, 4.54 ERA) and Tabby Bayers (4-7, 4.75 ERA) have combined to pitch just over 100 innings this season (101.1).
IPFW vs. (3) South Dakota
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 6-1
2014 Series Results: Teams split 1-1
Scouting the Coyotes: South Dakota heads to the championships with a 28-20 overall record, and a 9-8 mark in Summit League play. The team is led by Katie Dinning, who bats .385 with a team-high five triples. Three others - Yvonne Minogue (.333), Matley Jones (.314), and Morgan Hancock (.307) - each hit over .300 on the year. Allie Daly leads the team with nine home runs, while Hancock has a team-best 35 RBIs.
Rachel Cue, the Summit League Freshman of the Year, is 17-9 in the circle for the Coyotes, with a 2.15 ERA. She has struck out 157 batters in 189 innings this season, while opponents hit just .222 against her. Madison Frain is 9-10 in the circle, with 68 strikeouts and 66 walks in 104 innings, to go with an ERA of 3.63.
IPFW vs. (4) IUPUI
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 17-12
2014 Series Results: IPFW won the series 3-0
Scouting the Jaguars: IUPUI comes into the tournament after falling in three games to IPFW to close out the 2014 regular season. The Jaguar offense, which hits .298 as a team, is paced by Roni Patterson who is hitting .374 with nine home runs and 33 RBIs. Ali Mosier has a team-high 33 runs scored to go with a .341 batting average. She has clubbed eight home runs and leads the team with 35 RBIs. Sarah Lawrence (.326) and Angela Bartucci (.306) also hit over .300 for the Jaguars.
Jocelyn Oppenhuis has a team-best 3.87 ERA this year to go with her 8-10 overall record, as Cassie Vodde is 10-8 with a 4.05 ERA. Oppenhuis leads the team with 91 strikeouts in 110.1 innings to go with 44 walks, while Vodde has struck out 38 batters and walked 23 in 110.2 innings this year.
IPFW vs. (5) Western Illinois
All-Time Series: Western Illinois leads 16-6
2014 Series Results: IPFW won the series 2-1
Scouting the Leathernecks: Leading Western Illinois is 2014 Summit League Player of the Year Sammy Marshall, who is batting .471 on the season while leading the league with 31 stolen bases and 48 runs scored. She has a team-high eight home runs, while driving in 25 runs. Teagan Walsh hits .356 on the year, while leading the team with 38 RBIs, as Karissa Kouchis (.328) and Lia Romeo (.302) hit over .300 on the year.
Three pitchers have seen nearly equal time in the circle for the Leathernecks this season, and are led by Kayla Kirkpatrick, who is 6-4 with a 4.15 ERA in 86 innings of work. Hailey Bickford is 4-11 with a 4.77 ERA and Kaycee Hart is 6-7 with 4.85 ERA. Bickford leads the team with 63 strikeouts and 66 walks, while Hart has 54 strikeouts, and Kirkpatrick 29.
IPFW vs. (6) South Dakota State
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 13-5
2014 Series Results: IPFW won the series 3-0
Scouting the Jackrabbits: South Dakota State comes into the tournament after splitting doubleheaders with the Kansas City and North Dakota. Sammy Bingham leads the team with a .339 batting average, while Elyse Eitel hits .291 with four home runs. Devan Larsen leads the team in home runs (6) and RBIs (27), as five players have double-digit RBIs for the Jackrabbits.
Ashlyn Bender is 5-14 in the circle with a 5.64 ERA and 49 strikeouts, as Jennifer Sutton is 6-12 in the cricle with a 5.98 ERA. Sutton leads the team with 52 strikeouts, as the Jackrabbits have 120 team strikeouts this season.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
FARGO, N.D. - The IPFW softball team will look to defend its 2013 Summit League Tournament title, as the team returns to the scene of last season's tournament run as the second seed for the 2014 Summit League Softball Championships.
What: 2014 Summit League Championships
Where: Fargo, N.D. | Ellig Sports Complex
When: Wednesday, May 7 - Saturday, May 10
2014 Championships Games Schedule:
Wednesday, May 7
Game 1: (3) South Dakota vs. (6) South Dakota State - 3:10 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 2: (4) IUPUI vs. (5) Western Illinois - 5:40 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Thursday, May 8
Game 3: (2) IPFW vs. Game 1 Winner - 11 a.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 4: (1) North Dakota State vs. Game 2 Winner - 1:30 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 5: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser (Losing Team Eliminated) - 4 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 6: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser (Losing Team Eliminated) - 6:30 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Friday, May 9
Game 7: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner - 1 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 8: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner (Losing Team Eliminated) - 4 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 9: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser (Losing Team Eliminated) - 6:30 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Saturday, May 10
Game 10 (Championship): Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner - 2 p.m. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 11 (if necessary): Game 10 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser - 4:30 pm. ET Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
The Mastodons head into the Summit League Championships riding a nine-game win streak, with two wins each over North Dakota State, Bowling Green, and Eastern Michigan, and a three-game sweep of the IUPUI Jaguars.
IPFW, which put six players on the All-League teams, is led by Summit League Pitcher of the Year Miranda Kramer, who leads NCAA Division I in total strikeouts with 301, and is fourth in the country in strikeouts per seven innings. She has a 1.62 ERA to go with a 19-8 overall record. Megan Flenniken is 17-5 on the season with a 2.00 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 129.1 innings of work.
Offensively, Larissa Franklin has a team-best .456 batting average, while also standing second the Summit League with 46 runs. Four-time First Team All-Summit League honoree Ashleigh Bousquet has climbed to second on the team in batting average, hitting .370 on the season with five home runs and 30 RBIs. Alex Bousquet, who was named Second Team All-Summit League, is third on the team with a .321 batting average to go with 32 RBIs, which is tied for second on the team, and seven home runs. First Team All-League catcher Dani Pugh leads IPFW with 10 home runs, and paces the Summit League with 53 RBIs.
IPFW vs. (1) North Dakota State
All-Time Series: NDSU leads 18-10
2014 Series Results: IPFW won the series 2-1
Scouting the Bison: The Bison come into the game having won five in a row, with the team's last loss coming on April 20 at the hands of the Mastodons. Alex Sobrero leads the Bison with a .374 batting average, while Jackie Stifter hits .358 on the year, as six Bison regulars hit at .300 or better on the season. Amanda Grable leads the team with six home runs, as Cheyenne Garcia (.354) has a team-best 44 RBIs and 17 stolen bases.
The pitching staff is led by Krista Menke, who is 23-6 on the season with a 1.70 ERA. Menke has struck out 198 batters in 193.1 innings of work, as the other two pitchers on the squad, Katie Thunn (3-2, 4.54 ERA) and Tabby Bayers (4-7, 4.75 ERA) have combined to pitch just over 100 innings this season (101.1).
IPFW vs. (3) South Dakota
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 6-1
2014 Series Results: Teams split 1-1
Scouting the Coyotes: South Dakota heads to the championships with a 28-20 overall record, and a 9-8 mark in Summit League play. The team is led by Katie Dinning, who bats .385 with a team-high five triples. Three others - Yvonne Minogue (.333), Matley Jones (.314), and Morgan Hancock (.307) - each hit over .300 on the year. Allie Daly leads the team with nine home runs, while Hancock has a team-best 35 RBIs.
Rachel Cue, the Summit League Freshman of the Year, is 17-9 in the circle for the Coyotes, with a 2.15 ERA. She has struck out 157 batters in 189 innings this season, while opponents hit just .222 against her. Madison Frain is 9-10 in the circle, with 68 strikeouts and 66 walks in 104 innings, to go with an ERA of 3.63.
IPFW vs. (4) IUPUI
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 17-12
2014 Series Results: IPFW won the series 3-0
Scouting the Jaguars: IUPUI comes into the tournament after falling in three games to IPFW to close out the 2014 regular season. The Jaguar offense, which hits .298 as a team, is paced by Roni Patterson who is hitting .374 with nine home runs and 33 RBIs. Ali Mosier has a team-high 33 runs scored to go with a .341 batting average. She has clubbed eight home runs and leads the team with 35 RBIs. Sarah Lawrence (.326) and Angela Bartucci (.306) also hit over .300 for the Jaguars.
Jocelyn Oppenhuis has a team-best 3.87 ERA this year to go with her 8-10 overall record, as Cassie Vodde is 10-8 with a 4.05 ERA. Oppenhuis leads the team with 91 strikeouts in 110.1 innings to go with 44 walks, while Vodde has struck out 38 batters and walked 23 in 110.2 innings this year.
IPFW vs. (5) Western Illinois
All-Time Series: Western Illinois leads 16-6
2014 Series Results: IPFW won the series 2-1
Scouting the Leathernecks: Leading Western Illinois is 2014 Summit League Player of the Year Sammy Marshall, who is batting .471 on the season while leading the league with 31 stolen bases and 48 runs scored. She has a team-high eight home runs, while driving in 25 runs. Teagan Walsh hits .356 on the year, while leading the team with 38 RBIs, as Karissa Kouchis (.328) and Lia Romeo (.302) hit over .300 on the year.
Three pitchers have seen nearly equal time in the circle for the Leathernecks this season, and are led by Kayla Kirkpatrick, who is 6-4 with a 4.15 ERA in 86 innings of work. Hailey Bickford is 4-11 with a 4.77 ERA and Kaycee Hart is 6-7 with 4.85 ERA. Bickford leads the team with 63 strikeouts and 66 walks, while Hart has 54 strikeouts, and Kirkpatrick 29.
IPFW vs. (6) South Dakota State
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 13-5
2014 Series Results: IPFW won the series 3-0
Scouting the Jackrabbits: South Dakota State comes into the tournament after splitting doubleheaders with the Kansas City and North Dakota. Sammy Bingham leads the team with a .339 batting average, while Elyse Eitel hits .291 with four home runs. Devan Larsen leads the team in home runs (6) and RBIs (27), as five players have double-digit RBIs for the Jackrabbits.
Ashlyn Bender is 5-14 in the circle with a 5.64 ERA and 49 strikeouts, as Jennifer Sutton is 6-12 in the cricle with a 5.98 ERA. Sutton leads the team with 52 strikeouts, as the Jackrabbits have 120 team strikeouts this season.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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