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Jennies Softball Travels to UMSL for Midweek Doubleheader

Game 30: Central Missouri Jennies (13-16, 4-6 MIAA) vs Missouri – St. Louis Tritons (16-14, 3-3 GLVC)
Tuesday, March 26 | 2:00 p.m. | St. Louis, Mo. (UMSL Softball Field)
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Game 31: Central Missouri Jennies (13-16, 4-6 MIAA) vs Missouri – St. Louis Tritons (16-14, 3-3 GLVC)
Tuesday, March 26 | 2:00 p.m. | St. Louis, Mo. (UMSL Softball Field)
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FIRST PITCH 
  • Central Missouri Jennies softball returns to the diamond for a midweek doubleheader against the Missouri – St. Louis Tritons on Tuesday, March 26, with game one beginning at 2:00 p.m. from UMSL Softball Complex in St. Louis, Mo.    
  • Last week, the Jens went 3-3 after sweeping a doubleheader against the Lincoln Blue Tigers by final scores of 8-0 (5 inn.) and 2-0 on Tuesday afternoon before splitting a pair of games with No. 23 Washburn winning 6-1 before falling 5-1 on Friday and dropping both of a doubleheader with Emporia State by final scores of 9-8 and 9-6 on Saturday afternoon from Jennies Field at the South Recreation Complex in Warrensburg.
 
 MEET THE JENS   
 AROUND THE DIAMOND  
INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES
  • Redshirt senior MaKenzie Cooper became the latest member of the 100 Hit Club against the Northwest Missouri Bearcats (4/28/2023).  
  • Senior Aubrie McRoberts collected career hit number 100 against the Rockhurst Hawks (4/17/2023).
  • Redshirt junior Paige Petefish recorded her first career no-hitter against the Lincoln Blue Tigers (March 19) in an 8-0 shutout win (5 inn.) striking out nine batters. Petefish currently ranks fifth all-time in saves (six) while her 39 wins in the circle is ninth-best in program history.
  • Sophomore Carly Youngblood hit her first career home run in the top of the second inning in the 5-4 comeback victory over Illinois-Springfield (Feb. 9).
  • Freshman Brooke Weimer earned her first collegiate victory in the circle in a complete-game effort allowing six hits, four runs (three earned), while striking out 11 batters against Illinois-Springfield (Feb. 9) in a 5-4 victory. 
  • Freshman Taylor Thompson delivered her first career multi-homer affair in game one of a doubleheader against the Emporia State Hornets (March 23) as she drove in a career-best five RBI and scored twice going a perfect 4-for-4 at the dish.
  • Redshirt junior Breanna Newton hit her first homerun as a Jen in game two of a doubleheader against No. 16 Pittsburg State (March 9).
  • Sophomore Andi Siebeneck collected her first career save in a 2-1 victory over the Bemidji State Beavers (March 15) tossing one hit-less inning of relief striking out one. 
  • Junior Laney Killpack belted her first career homerun leading off the bottom of the third inning in an 8-0 (5 inn.) victory over the Lincoln Blue Tigers (March 19).
  • Junior Hayden Serna hit her first career round-tripper in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday, March 19 during an 8-0 (5 inn.) win in game one of a doubleheader against the Lincoln Blue Tigers.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Missouri – St. Louis: Ahead of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Tritons, UCM has a 33-17 record all-time dating back to the 1978 season with the Jens holding a 7-5 advantage in St. Louis. In April of 2022, both teams took a game of a doubleheader in Warrensburg as UCM won 8-0 (5 inn.) before falling 5-1 from Jennies Field at the South Recreation Complex.
 
UCM DURING the ANDERSON ERA
  • Susan Anderson enters her 18th season as head coach of the Jennies where she is the second winningest coach in program history with a record of 504-376 (.572) becoming just the second coach in program history to eclipse 500 wins doing so in game two of a double header against Fort Hays State (April 16, 2023) on Senior Day.
  • Since her return to Warrensburg in 2006, Anderson has made 14 MIAA tournament appearances, five regional tournaments and one Elite Eight appearance.
  • The 2015 Regional Coach of the Year has been named MIAA Coach of the Year three times in her career (twice named as head coach of the Jens) while coaching 18 first team All-MIAA selections, nine All-Region selections, two All-Americans and one MIAA MVP.
 
JENS SOFTBALL by the NUMBERS
  • 40 MIAA Tournament Appearances
  • 13 NCAA Tournament Appearances
  • 9 MIAA Championships
  • 7 All-Americans
  • 3 NCAA Elite Eight Appearances
 
ON DECK
  • Central Missouri continues MIAA play on the road for a doubleheader against No. 3 Rogers State Hillcats (26-4, 10-0 MIAA) ­­on Friday, March 29, with game one's first pitch slated for 3:00 p.m. from the Diamond Sports Complex in Claremore, Okla.  

 
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Players Mentioned

Abby Allnutt

#3 Abby Allnutt

OF / 1B
5' 7"
Senior
R/R
Lexi Blackmon

#15 Lexi Blackmon

OF
5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/R
MaKenzie Cooper

#21 MaKenzie Cooper

OF
5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Amanda Hansen

#11 Amanda Hansen

RHP
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Halle Howes

#1 Halle Howes

C / IF
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Laney Killpack

#6 Laney Killpack

C / OF
5' 9"
Junior
R/R
Aubrie McRoberts

#4 Aubrie McRoberts

IF / OF
5' 8"
Senior
L/R
Breanna Newton

#5 Breanna Newton

IF
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Sadie Parks

#26 Sadie Parks

RHP
5' 7"
Senior
RHP
Paige Petefish

#18 Paige Petefish

RHP
5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Abby Allnutt

#3 Abby Allnutt

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
OF / 1B
Lexi Blackmon

#15 Lexi Blackmon

5' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/R
OF
MaKenzie Cooper

#21 MaKenzie Cooper

5' 9"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
OF
Amanda Hansen

#11 Amanda Hansen

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Halle Howes

#1 Halle Howes

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
C / IF
Laney Killpack

#6 Laney Killpack

5' 9"
Junior
R/R
C / OF
Aubrie McRoberts

#4 Aubrie McRoberts

5' 8"
Senior
L/R
IF / OF
Breanna Newton

#5 Breanna Newton

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
IF
Sadie Parks

#26 Sadie Parks

5' 7"
Senior
RHP
RHP
Paige Petefish

#18 Paige Petefish

5' 7"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
RHP