WARRENSBURG, Mo. (April 30, 2019) - Central Missouri Jennies Softball is back in postseason play as the MIAA Tournament starts this week. Round one for the fourth-seeded Jennies will take place Wednesday, May 1.

Opponent
Lindenwood (29-15, 14-12 MIAA)

Where
Edmond, Okla. - Broncho Softball Field

When
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 - 1:30 p.m.

How to Watch
• All MIAA Tournament games will have a free to view broadcast on the MIAA Network which can be seen at www.themiaanetwork.com

Tickets
• Tickets can be bought at the gate or in advance for $10. To print tickets at home, please use the link above.

Leading Off
• Central Missouri is back in the MIAA Tournament. They earned the No. 4 seed with a 17-9 conference mark and draw Lindenwood in their first round game.
• The Jennies went 33-19 during the regular season, their most wins in a season since 2015 when they won 49.
• UCM will play either Northeastern State or Central Oklahoma in round two in the double-elimination tournament.
• Last week UCM went 4-2. They swept Northwest Missouri on the road before finishing the season with splits at home vs. Lincoln and Lindenwood. 
• Central Missouri was picked to finish third in the 2019 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll. The Jennies tallied 141 points in the poll.
• 2019 will mark the 48th season of Jennies softball. It will also be the 13th season under the direction of Head Coach Susan Anderson.

Quick Hits
Anderson vs. the Lions 
• Lindenwood is one of the few opponents Coach Anderson has a losing record against. The Jennies are 8-9 against the Lions after a split to end the regular season.

Last Time Out
• The Jennies swept Northwest Missouri last Tuesday 10-9 and 10-4. They followed that up by closing the regular season out with splits against Lincoln and Lindenwood. The Jennies and Lions went to extra innings in the season finale, with UCM prevailing 3-2 with a walk-off hit from Jessica Sader. 

Milestones
• Alexa Bradley became the eighth pitcher to ever reach 400 innings pitched. She is one away from moving to 7th all-time She's also closing in on 100 appearances and is just three away.
• Hailey Crabtree is eight RBI away from 100.
• Taylor Dames is two hits and Alexis Koop three hits away from 100. 
• Lauryn Deer is in reach of the Jennies single season hits record. She has 71 this season, setting a new career-high. That's three away from fourth-most in a single season and 12 shy of Lauren Mabe's record. Deer's 27 stolen bases put her in a tie for sixth with herself, when she stole 27 in 2018. With 3 more, she'd become the 2nd Jennie to ever steal 30 bases in a single season, joining Ali Jo Rogers. With 1 more she'll move into the UCM top-five for a career.

MIAA Leaders
• Lauryn Deer is third in the MIAA with 71 hits. She is also 2nd in the league with 27 SB. 
• Ashlyn Cook is also fifth with 21 stolen bases and 15 doubles. 
• Hailey Crabtree's seven triples are tied for the most in the MIAA. She also has 15 doubles.
• Jessica Sader is sixth in the league with 44 runs batted in. 
• Gentry Wishard is in the top-10 in ERA at 2.58. Alexa Bradley's 12 wins are 10th. 

Do it with Two
• The Jennies have driven in 89 two-out RBI's this season. Ashlyn Cook leads the team with 18 and Jessica Sader has 14.
• UCM is doing a good job of extending innings. They are hitting .312 as a team with two outs. Lauryn Deer is batting .426 and Ashlyn Cook is at .404.

Late and Close
• The Jennies have been excellent in close games this season with an 10-6 record in one-run games and 7-3 in two-run games.
• UCM is outscoring their opponents 74-45 after the fifth inning and are 7-1 in extra inning games. 

Who's Hot
• In her last six games, Hailey Crabtree is hitting .524.
• Jessica Sader drove in nine runs in six games last week.
• Shelby Clark had a win and a 3.71 ERA in 11.1 innings pitched in two games last week, including an eight-inning complete game. 

The MIAA Tournament
• This weekend's MIAA Tournament is in Edmond, Okla. with Central Oklahoma serving as host. The four-day tournament is set to take place Wednesday-Saturday, May 1-4. It is a double-elimination with each team playing one game on the first two days.
• This is the Jennies 34th trip to the MIAA Tournament. They are 72-56 all-time in MIAA Tournament games. 

Deja Vu
• The Jennies might feel like they've been in this exact situation before, because they have. The Jens split with Lindenwood last season to end the regular season and then played them for a third straight game in the first round of the conference tournament. Also like last year, the Jennies will take on either Northeastern State or Central Oklahoma in round two. 

Up Next
• The Jennies will play either No. 1 Central Oklahoma or No. 8 Northeastern State Thursday in their second game. 

Scouting the Opposition
#5 Lindenwood Lions (29-15, 14-12 MIAA)
• The Lions are one of the hotter teams in the league, winnners of 10 of their last 11. They finished 14-12 in the MIAA and 29-15 overall.
• Lindenwood is led by Stormee Galka both at the plate and in the circle. She's hitting .408 with 41 runs scored. She has also started 24 games and is 17-6 with a 3.01 ERA.
• Austine Pauley leads the club with seven home runs and has driven in 36 runs. 
• Caitlyn Touchette has slugged five homers and driven in 33.
• Lindenwood has a .963 fielding percentage, one of the best in the MIAA.
• The Lions have a .487 team slugging percentage after closing the regular season with 62 doubles, 15 triples and 29 home runs.
• They do a lot of base-stealing with 66 swipes on the season. Pauley leads the team with 14. They have three win double figures. Galka has 11 and Taylor Bushman has added 12.
• Madison Corwell has gotten nine starts on the rubber with a 4-3 record and 2.92 ERA. Marina Esparza has started seven times and is 6-3 with 27 strikeouts.