Wichita State Shockers
Missouri Valley (35-19, 18-6)
Big Wins: 2/27 at South Alabama (3-0), 3/5 at Nebraska (2-1), 3/29 at Kansas (6-1)
Bad Losses: 4/3 at Illinois State (8-9), 4/9 at Evansville (4-5), 5/7 Southern Illinois (3-11)
Coach: Kristi Bredbenner
Key Field Players:
Macklin Hitz, Junior, C/1B, .366 BA, 10 HR, 44 RBI
Cacy Williams, Senior, 1B/OF, .361 BA, 14 HR, 49 RBI
Liz Broyles, Senior, IF, .338 BA, 33 RBI
Paige Luellen, Sophomore, UTL, .331 BA, 11 HR, 49 RBI
Laurie Anne Derrico, Freshman, IF, .311 BA, 8 HR, 28 RBI
Key Pitchers:
Jenni Brooks, Junior, P, 3.16 ERA, 18-6 W/L, 3 CG, 126.1 IP, 50 SO
Kaitlyn Malone, Junior, P, 4.28 ERA, 14-7 W/L, 10 CG, 76 SO
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .309 (53rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.48 (18, 2)
Doubles per Game: 1.33 (92, 6)
Earned Run Average: 4.41 (201, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .970 (38, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 1.10 (31, 1)
Scoring Offense: 5.88 (39, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .488 (45, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.94 (132, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.06 (261, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2005 Regional lost to Oklahoma, eliminated by Oregon
1989 Regional lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by Oklahoma State
*all team stats through 5/8
