March 24, 2014
| Last Week | Score | Upcoming Schedule | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State (March 19) | W, 4-2 | Illinois (DH), Tues., March 25 | 3 p.m. |
| Illinois State (March 19) | W, 5-0 | Illinois (DH), Tues., March 25 | 5 p.m. |
| Ball State (March 21) | W, 11-3 (6) | ||
| North Dakota State (March 22) | W, 11-2 (5) | Georgia, Fri., March 28 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Oklahoma State (March 22) | W, 2-1 | Georgia, Sat., March 29 | 2 p.m. |
| UMKC (March 23) | W, 14-0 (5) | Georgia, Sun., March 30 | Noon |
THE LAST WEEK OF MIZZOU SOFTBALL
• Mizzou Softball (22-7, 2-4 SEC) ran off a perfect 6-0 record over the last week, first sweeping a home doubleheader vs. Illinois State (4-2, 5-0) on March 19, before besting the field in the Mizzou Tournament (March 21-23) with four wins. The Tigers defeated Ball State (11-3 in six innings), North Dakota State (11-2 in five innings), Oklahoma State (2-1) and UMKC (14-0 in five innings).
• Redshirt sophomore 2B Ashtin Stephens dropped four RBI on Illinois State in the initial win of the doubleheader (March 19), batting in all of Mizzou's runs for the victory. Her 2-for-2 game at the plate included a deep double to left field to bring home two Tigers. Junior 1B Kelsea Roth also had two base knocks, batting 2-for-3 with a double.
• In Game Two vs. Illinois State, freshman 3B/2B Natalie Fleming launched her first collegiate home run as part of a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. Junior IF Corrin Genovese was perfect at the plate with a 3-for-3 outing, including three RBI for a new career-best.
• Both redshirt sophomore OF Taylor Gadbois and senior OF Mackenzie Sykes hit 3-for-4 in the victory over Ball State (March 21), with Sykes hitting two doubles to power her way to a career-best five RBI. Sykes followed that up with Mizzou's second grand slam of the season in the win vs. North Dakota State (March 22). Freshman 1B/P Jordan Zolman also recorded her first collegiate hit in the victory over the Bison.
• Gadbois and sophomore 2B/OF Emily Crane currently sport hitting streaks of 25 and 11 games, respectively. Crane has a current reached base safely streak of 18 games. Crane's top outing of the past week came against North Dakota State, in which she batted 3-for-4.
• Crane helped provide run and "running" support in the exciting 2-1 victory over Oklahoma State (March 22). In a 1-for-2 game at the plate, Crane scored one run, recorded one RBI, walked once and stole two bases.
• Runs flew onto the scoreboard in the Tigers' 14-0 win over UMKC to finish off the Mizzou Tournament. Big performances came from redshirt sophomore SS Sami Fagan and freshman P/1B/OF Casey Stangel. Fagan batted 2-for-3 with a double and matched her career-best with three RBI. Stangel was perfect at the plate, also doubling in a 3-for-3 day with a career-high four RBI and three runs scored.
• The Tigers will face Illinois in a doubleheader at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., on Wednesday, March 26. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but was shifted a day back to avoid forecasted weather conditions in the area.
• Mizzou returns to University Field for more Southeastern Conference action with Georgia from Friday, March 28-Sunday, March 30. The series gets started with a 6:30 p.m. first pitch on Friday.
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NOTES:
• Continued her all-time program-best hitting streak to 25 games while powering Mizzou to a 6-0 record on the week, recording two multi-hit games to run her total to 13 in 2014.
• Batted 3-for-4 with three runs scored, two stolen bases and one RBI vs. Ball State (March 21).
• The game vs. the Cardinals was her fourth game with at least three hits this season.
• Led the Tigers with a team-best nine hits during the squad's six-game winning streak, also leading the team with four stolen bases
• Swiped bags ran her SEC-leading stolen base total to 25.
• A slap hitter, she zipped her second double of the season to left during the third inning of the Oklahoma State win (March 22), with her run helping tie the game at 1-1.
NOTES:
• Racked up an outstanding 1.25 strikeouts per inning while posting a 2-0 record in three appearances (16.0 IP).
• Set her career-best in strikeouts vs. Illinois State (March 19) at nine, then matched the feat again vs. Oklahoma State (March 22).
• In the 2-1 win over the Cowgirls, she came up big when it mattered most, striking out three consecutive batters in the top of the seventh with runners on first and second base to finish the game.
• Held opposing batters to a stingy .167 average at the plate during her 16.0 innings pitched.
• Allowed just three earned runs during the week to lower her earned run average to 1.86, the 13th-best mark in the SEC.