SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University softball team will play 12 games over six days March 10-16 at the NTC Softball Tournament in Clermont, Florida.
The Rock will battle the University of Bridgeport, Le Moyne College, University of Illinois-Springfield, Saint Michael's College, the University of Charleston (W. Va.), Northwood University, Jefferson University, Bloomsburg University, Wayne State University, University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) and Bemidji State University.
SERIES HISTORY
SRU is a combined 10-36 against the opponents it will be facing in Florida. Bloomsburg is the team it has faced the most and has a 2-18 all-time record against the Huskies. Slippery Rock boasts .500 or above records against Bridgeport (1-0) and Northwood (3-3).
The Rock have also tallied wins against Le Moyne (three) and Wayne State (one) and has yet to play a game against Northwood.
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 7-2
Streak: Won four
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 4-0
Neutral Site Record: 3-2
Head Coach: Stacey Rice | Fourth season (59-72)
THE ROCK NOTES
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JUST WAITING – Slippery Rock has not played in a game since Feb. 25 when it defeated Virginia State to complete a four-game sweep of the Trojans. SRU's 13-day hiatus is the longest stretch between games for the season.
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HOT START – The Rock heads to Florida with a 7-2 record to begin 2018. It is Slippery Rock's best nine-game start to begin a season since 2011, where it was also 7-2.
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SUCCESS FROM THE CIRCLE – Slippery Rock pitchers have been very efficient so far in 2018. Rock Hurlers
Brooke Dawson,
Camie Shumaker, Andrea Copelli and
Paige Flore have combined for a 2.10 ERA (18 ER in 60.0 IP) and opponents are hitting just .236 (54-for-229) against them. The quartet has also combined for three complete games and one shutout.
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POWER SURGE – In 2017, The Rock did not a ball over the wall until their eighth game of the season. Through its first nine contests this season, SRU has slugged three dingers.
Kailey Myers,
Emily Nagle and
Alexa Guglielmino have each tallied a home run thus far.
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HONORS – Prior to SRU's 13-day break, SRU swept Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division weekly honors two consecutive weeks. Myers and Shumaker swept week one, while
Becca Roesch and Shumaker swept week two.
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RECORDS TO WATCH –Nagle is currently 12th all-time in Rock program history in runs scored (72) and sixth all-time in hits (140). She needs just two to be tied for 11th all-time in runs and three hits to tie for fifth all-time.
• Dawson ranks second in SRU softball history in shutouts (9), fourth in strikeouts (267), fifth in wins (27) and sixth in innings pitched (352.1). She needs just one shutout to tie for first, 13 strikeouts to tie for third, one win to tie for fourth and 26.1 innings pitched to tie for fifth.
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Lauren Hawley is 14th on The Rock softball home run list with eight and 16th in RBI, with 53. Hawley needs just one home run to tie for 13th and one RBI to tie for 14th.
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LAST TIME OUT – Slippery Rock is coming of a four-game sweep on the road at Virginia State. During the series, SRU outscored the Trojans 21-6 and had a team ERA of 1.50 (6 ER in 28.0 IP). The Rock also hit .263 (29-for-110) as a team.
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MIGHTY MYERS – Myers continued her excellent start to the season hitting .400 (4-for-10) with a double and four RBI at VSU. She currently has a .520/.760/.600 slash line and leads the team in RBI (11), hits (13) and total bases (19).
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FIGHTIN' FRESHMEN – Freshmen standouts Roesch and Shumaker also impressed in their last contests at Virginia State. Roesch was dominant at the plate hitting .462 (6-for-13) with three doubles, four RBI and three runs scored in the series. Shumaker continued to be stellar in the circle appearing in two games (one start). In the first game of the weekend, she entered as a reliever hurling 2.2 innings surrendering one run on three hits and striking out one earning a save. She made her first career start in the next contest and threw a complete-game shutout scattering five hits, walking two and punching out six.
BRIDGEPORT PRIMER
Conference: East Coast Conference
Last Season: 20-25 overall, 8-16 ECC
Preseason Poll: Fifth in ECC
Head Coach: Dawn Stearns | Ninth season at UB (118-251-1)
TOP HITTERS (2017)
Allison Luzzi: .314 (48-153) –22 runs – 2 HR – 18 RBI – .360 OBP
Kamryn Beach: .310 (39-126) – 21 runs – 3 HR – 24 RBI – .378 OBP
Yalitza Rodriguez: .309 (25-81) – 11 runs – 1 HR – 12 RBI – .333 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Amanda Staheli: 1-2 – 33.1 IP – 4.20 ERA – 23 K / 21 BB
Ashley Eisnor: 1-3 – 24.1 IP – 5.18 ERA – 10 K / 13 BB
LE MOYNE COLLEGE PRIMER
Overall Record: 10-2
Streak: Won two
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-0
Neutral Site Record: 10-2
Head Coach: Jason Marino | Sixth season at LMC (134-90)
TOP HITTERS
Lauren Zazzaro: .394 (13-33) – 11 runs – 5 HR – 21 RBI – .476 OBP
Kelsey Johnson: .333 (13-39) – 10 runs – 13 TB – 3 RBI – .381 OBP
Alyssa Jauregui: .310 (9-29) – 3 2B – 1 HR – 6 RBI – .375 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Alexis Eastman: 6-1 – 43.1 IP – 1.13 ERA – 51 K / 13 BB
Peyton Bellrose: 4-1 – 21.0 IP – 2.00 ERA – 13 K / 9 BB
Lauren Nichols: 2 Saves – 17.0 IP – 2.06 ERA – 23 K / 10 BB
ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD PRIMER
Overall Record: 9-4
Streak: Lost one
Home Record: 2-2
Away Record: 0-0
Neutral Site Record: 7-2
Head Coach: Shannon Guthrie | Fourth season at UIS (96-75)
TOP HITTERS
Ali Haesele: .375 (12-32) – 4 2B – 2 3B – 11 RBI – .512 OBP
Erin Stroup: .375 (9-24) – 2 2B – 2 3B – 8 runs – .516 OBP
Hannah Kain: .345 (10-29) – 3 2B – 2 HR – 5 RBI – .424 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Ali Haesele: 6-1 – 50.2 IP – 1.11 ERA – 43 K / 10 BB
Rachel Goff: 2-2 – 21.0 IP – 4.00 ERA – 5 K / 11 BB
Jaycee Craver: 2 Saves – 15.2 IP – 4.91 ERA – 8 K / 14 BB
SAINT MICHAEL'S PRIMER
Conference: Northeast 10 – Northeast Division
Last Season: 12-20 overall, 10-10 NE10
Preseason Poll: Seventh in NE10 – Northeast
Head Coach: Robyn Newton | 18th season at SMC (173-458-1)
TOP HITTERS (2017)
Torie Rathwell: .354 (34-96) – 11 2B – 4 HR – 20 RBI – .404 OBP
Fallon Tierney: .271 (26-96) – 12 runs – 1 2B – 1 3B – .340 OBP
Danielle Markowski: .214 (18-84) – 5 2B – 1 HR – 9 RBI – .250 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Torie Rathwell: 6-8 – 85.1 IP – 2.95 ERA – 36 K / 13 BB
Danielle Brown: 6-12 – 115.2 IP – 3.27 ERA – 105 K / 26 BB
CHARLESTON PRIMER
Overall Record: 7-3
Streak: Won three
Home Record: 2-0
Away Record: 3-1
Neutral Site Record: 2-2
Head Coach: Kim Stiles | Second season at UC (44-24) | Seventh season overall (177-173)
TOP HITTERS
Karli Pinkerton: .421 (16-38) – 3 3B – 1 2B – 23 TB – .476 OBP
Kendall Marshall: .364 (12-33) – 6 runs – 2 2B – 14 TB – .405 OBP
Haleigh Christopher: .323 (10-31) – 5 HR – 13 RBI – 25 TB – .436 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Carlee Lucas: 3-2 – 28.2 IP – 3.77 ERA – 31 K / 14 BB
Jessie Rowe: 4-1 – 33.0 IP – 4.91 ERA – 19 K / 9 BB
Mickaela Brown: 2 app. – 5.1 IP – 3.38 ERA – 5 K / 0 BB
NORTHWOOD PRIMER
Overall Record: 1-2
Streak: Lost one
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 1-2
Neutral Site Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Greg Sauve | Second season at NU (20-27)
TOP HITTERS
Sydni Pauley: .500 (5-10) – 3 runs – 4 2B – 3 RBI – .500 OBP
Tara Gross: .444 (4-9) – 3 runs – 1 BB – 2 RBI – .500 OBP
Maddie Coulter: .333 (2-6) – 4 runs – 1 HR – 3 RBI – .436 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Makenzie Norton: 0-1 – 9.0 IP – 7.00 ERA – 2 K / 3 BB
Taylor Wright: 1-1 – 8.2 IP – 5.65 ERA – 10 K / 5 BB
Marissa Tiano: 1 app. – 3.1 IP – 4.20 ERA – 3 K / 1 BB
JEFFERSON PRIMER
Overall Record: 1-1
Streak: Won one
Home Record: 1-1
Away Record: 0-0
Neutral Site Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Mike Fegeley | First season at JU (1-1) | Fourth season overall (59-85)
TOP HITTERS
Madison Heno: .333 (1-3) – 1 runs – 1 HR – 1 RBI – .333 OBP
Stephanie Pepper: 1.000 (2-2) – 1 RBI – 1 BB – 1.000 OBP
Jovanna Alfonsi: .500 (1-2) – 2 runs – 1 BB – .667 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Stephanie Pepper: 1 app. – 4.0 IP – 3.50 ERA – 8 K / 1 BB
Naomi Stas: 0-1 – 4.0 IP – 5.25 ERA – 3 K / 1 BB
BLOOMSBURG PRIMER
Overall Record: 3-1
Streak: Won two
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-0
Neutral Site Record: 3-1
Head Coach: Susan Kocher | Eighth season at BU (233-109)
TOP HITTERS
Ashli Venokur: .700 (7-10) – 3 runs – 1 2B – 8 TB – .700 OBP
Maggie Hall: .385 (5-13) – 3 runs – 2 2B – 5 RBI – .467 OBP
Emily Mayhew: .308 (4-13) – 3 runs – 1 HR – 4 RBI – .286 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Abby Wild: 2-0 – 12.1 IP – 5.11 ERA – 12 K / 9 BB
Alyssa Davies: 1-0 – 6.0 IP – 9.33 ERA – 9 K / 0 BB
Tara Baney: 2 saves – 5.2 IP – 0.00 ERA – 2 K / 1 BB
WAYNE STATE PRIMER
Overall Record: 1-4
Streak: Won one
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-0
Neutral Site Record: 1-4
Head Coach: Gary Bryce | 37th season at WSU (1250-721-8)
TOP HITTERS
Rose Myers: .455 (5-11) – 1 2B – 6 TB – .455 OBP
Brooke Turkalj: .333 (5-15) – 1 RBI – 5 TB – .375 OBP
Rainey Psenicka: .313 (5-16) – 1 run – 5 TB – .353 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Byranna Kressler: 0-1 – 14.0 IP – 1.00 ERA – 2 K / 2 BB
Megan Guitar: 1-2 – 20.0 IP – 2.80 ERA – 8 K / 5 BB
MINNESOTA-CROOKSTON PRIMER
Overall Record: 3-7
Streak: Won one
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-0
Neutral Site Record: 3-7
Head Coach: Don Stopa | Fourth season at UMC (29-125-1)
TOP HITTERS
Maggie Morales: .462 (12-26) – 4 runs – 4 2B – 9 RBI – .533 OBP
Jenna Boardman: .424 (14-33) – 5 2B – 2 3B – 7 RBI – .472 OBP
Mikaela Rodriguez: .419 (13-31) – 15 runs – 2 HR – 11 RBI – .472 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Luisa Silvain: 1-1 – 18.2 IP – 3.00 ERA – 5 K / 1 BB
Kassidy Klaphake: 0-2 – 13.1 IP – 3.68 ERA – 1 K / 5 BB
Mikayla Jones: 2-2 – 18.2 IP – 4.87 ERA – 5 K / 8 BB
SIOUX FALLS PRIMER
Overall Record: 3-6
Streak: Lost two
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-1
Neutral Site Record: 3-5
Head Coach: Kelsey Thompson | Fourth season at USF (129-95)
TOP HITTERS
Sydney Nieveen: .323 (10-31) – 2 runs – 2 2B – 12 TB – .382 OBP
Megan Peterson: .300 (6-20) – 1 run – 6 BB – 6 TB – .481 OBP
Breanna Black: .294 (5-17) – 1 run – 4 BB – 5 TB – .429 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Breanna Black: 1-2 – 23.2 IP – 1.77 ERA – 11 K / 12 BB
Courtney Mathews: 2-1 – 18.1 IP – 2.67 ERA – 15 K / 11 BB
Kerrigan Hoshaw: 0-2 – 15.2 IP – 4.02 ERA – 12 K / 13 BB
BEMIDJI STATE PRIMER
Overall Record: 1-5
Streak: Lost one
Home Record: 0-0
Away Record: 0-1
Neutral Site Record: 1-5
Head Coach: Rick Supinski | Seventh season at BSU (110-180)
TOP HITTERS
Makayla Pagel: .474 (9-19) – 2 runs – 1 2B – 10 TB – .474 OBP
Brooke Phillips: .421 (8-19) – 2 2B – 1 3B – 1 HR – .450 OBP
Alexandra Ripka: .231 (3-13) – 1 run – 1 HR – 7 RBI – .214 OBP
TOP PITCHERS
Stephi Dullum: 1-2 – 19.1 IP – 2.79 ERA – 12 K / 2 BB
Olivia Tucker: 0-1 – 5.1 IP – 3.38 ERA – 3 K / 4 BB
Megan Pehrson: 0-0 – 9.1 IP – 6.75 ERA – 6 K / 5 BB
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock will begin competition in the north with a doubleheader March 24 at Lock Haven University. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
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