WARRENSBURG, Mo. (Mar. 2, 2020) - Central Missouri Softball travels to Liberty this Tuesday to face William Jewell in the Jennies first doubleheader of the season.
Opponent:
William Jewell Cardinals (7-5, 0-0 GLVC)
When:
Tuesday, Mar. 3 at 2 p.m.
Where:
Cardinal Field - Liberty, Mo.
Leading Off:
• With two tournaments in the books, Central Missouri is off to a 7-2 start on the season.
• The Jennies .372 team batting average currently leads the MIAA.
• Freshman first baseman
Sydney Wellshear leads UCM's offense with a .519 batting average.
• This past weekend in the Washburn Invitational, Wellshear led the Jennies going 7-14 with three walks and two runs scored while
Ashlyn Cook drove in the team-high of nine runs going 6-15.
• Wellshear and third baseman Jessica Sadar are the only Jennies to have recorded a hit in all nine of UCM's games.
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Alexa Bradley leads UCM in the circle with a 2.05 ERA in 13.2 innings pitched.
• Freshman pitcher
Paige Petefish is off to a 4-0 start to the season. In 34.1 innings she's allowed 36 hits and 15 runs while striking out 24 to post a 2.85 ERA.
• Senior center fielder Laurn Deer leds the Jennies in runs scored and is 6-6 in stolen base attempts. Deer was also named last week's MIAA Hitter of the Week.
Scouting the Competition:
William Jewell Cardinals (7-5, 0-0 GLVC)
• William Jewell is on a four-game win streak after winning all of their games in the Drury Invitational this past weekend.
• As a team, William Jewell posts a .289 batting average after 12 games played.
• The Cardinals pitching staff posts an ERA of 3.94. In 78 innings, they've allowed 101 hits, 24 walks and 53 runs scored.
• Emily Hoover leads the Cardinals offense with a .417 batting average. The senior infielder is 15-36 with five doubles and five walks.
• Lindsey Glynn leads Jewell in hits (16), runs scored (12) and stolen bases (11-11).
• Kenzie Jones is Jewell's ace in the circle with a 1.68 ERA. In 25 innings, she's allowed 23 hits, 13 runs and nine walks while striking out 15.
• The Cardinals are a perfect 22-22 on stolen base attempts.
• After posting a 24-24 record overall and 10-16 in league play last season, William Jewell was selected ninth in the 2020 GLVC Preseason Poll.
Previously Against William Jewell:
• Central Missouri leads the all-timer series against the Cardinals 15-6.
• William Jewell has won four of the last six match ups against the Jens.
• The Jennies are 3-3 while playing at William Jewell.
Last Time Out:
TOPEKA, Kan. (Mar. 1, 2020) - Central Missouri Softball wrapped up play in the Washburn Invitational on Sunday afternoon with a win against Sioux Falls and a loss to Missouri-St. Louis in extra innings. The Jennies finished 3-2 in the tournament and now post an overall record of 7-2.
Against the Henderson Tritons:
• With a 3-0 Jennies lead, the Tritons rallied in what would have been their final at bats. UMSL scored three runs off four hits to send the game into extra innings tied 3-3.
• UMSL outscored the Jennies one run in the top of the eighth with two in the bottom half of the inning to secure the Tritons the 5-4 victory.
• Petefish pitched the full seven innings, allowing 10 hits and three runs scored in 31 at bats.
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Gentry Wishard entered the game in the eighth inning.
• The Jennies were outhit 8-13 but left just four runners on base compared to the Tritons seven.
• Central Missouri's 27 at bats is the lowest the Jennies have had so far this season.
• Cook, Cooper and Fischer each led with two hits in three at bats.
• Fowler, Cook, Sader and Cooper were each responsible for UCM's total four RBI.
• Fischer led the Jens with two stolen bases.
Milestones:
• Bradley ranks fifth in career appearances on the mound with 91 and seventh in career innings pitched with 422.
• Deer is 12 hits away from reaching 200 in her career. Deer also ranks sixth in career stolen bases with 70.
Do it with Two:
• In the 2019 season, the Jennies have drove in 89 two-out RBI's this season. Cook lead the team with 18 while Sader had 14.
• In the Jennies four games this season, 30 of UCM's 57 total RBI's have been with two outs.
• Cook lead the Jennies at the plate with two outs. The right fielder is currently 7-15 at the plate with two outs.
Jennies Notes:
• Central Missouri finished the 2019 regular season with a 34-21 record and 17-9 mark in league competition, earning the No. 4 seed in the 2019 MIAA Tournament.
• UCM was picked to finish third in the 2020 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll. The Jennies tallied 136 points in the poll.
• The Jennies 34 wins were the most since 2015 and ties for the 10th most wins in school history UCM has reached the 30-win win total.
• 2020 marks the 49th season of Jennies softball. It will also be the 14th season under the direction of Head Coach
Susan Anderson.
