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2016 SCHEDULE February 12 vs. Saint Louis W, 7-0 DRAKE SOFTBALL GAME NOTES 13 vs. Nebraska L, 11-2 13 vs. Green Bay W, 6-5 2016 MVC TOURNAMENT • OPPONENT TBD • MAY 13, 2016 • 6:30 PM • CARBONDALE, ILL. • VALLEY ON ESPN3 14 vs. South Dakota State W, 5-3 GAME 1 • AUG. 29, 2013 • 7 P.M. CDT • DES MOINES, IOWA • DRAKE STADIUM (14,557) 14 vs. Western Illinois W, 5-2 27 vs. UMKC W, 6-5 DRAKE BULLDOGS (29-23, 17-8 MVC) 27 vs. Arkansas L, 13-4 Head Coach: Rich Calvert 28 vs. UMKC L, 12-5 Career Record: 384-359 (14th season) at Drake: 384-359 (14th season) 28 vs. Arkansas W, 9-2 March TBD 4 vs. New Mexico State L, 3-1 Head Coach: NA 4 vs. Oregon L, 14-2 Career Record: NA 5 vs. Saint Mary’s W, 11-10 5 vs. UNLV L, 5-3 6 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 8-0 THE? MATCHUP The Drake University softball team will play its first game at 12 vs. Ohio W, 5-4 Drake vs. TBD the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament hosted 13 vs. Ohio L, 4-0 Bulldogs Nickname TBD by Southern Illinois Friday at 6:30 p.m. against the winner 13 at Indiana L, 1-0 29-23 Record - of Friday afternoon’s quarterfinal action between Evansville 14 at Indiana Canceled 15 at Saint Louis W, 6-2 17-8 Conference Record - or Illinois State versus UNI. The MVC Tournament schedule 16 at SIUE L, 5-4 .280 Batting Average - was adjusted to due rain Thursday morning that pushed all the games back. Every game of the MVC Tournament will 19 at Evansville* W, 4-2 .427 Slugging Percentage - 19 at Evansville* W, 4-3 .373 On Base Percentage - be broadcast online via The Valley On ESPN3. 20 at Evansville* W, 3-2 38 Home Runs - 22 South Dakota State L, 6-10 241 Runs Batted In - Drake won five of its final six regular season conference 22 South Dakota State W, 10-2 51/61 Stolen Bases/Attempts - games to clinch the tournament’s two seed. The Bulldogs 25 at Indiana State* W, 15-6 .950 Fielding Percentage - earned an automatic berth in the semifinals with the top- 25 at Indiana State* W, 12-0 4.13 Earned Run Average - two finish. Wichita State won the 2016 regular season 26 at Indiana State* W, 9-0 1 Saves - title, one season after Drake captured the regular season .284 Batting Average Against - crown. This season, Drake endured up-and-down streaks April 338 Strikeouts - in conference play as the Bulldogs won their first 12 league 2 Southern Illinois* W, 7-1 3 Southern Illinois* W, 4-0 FINAL MVC STANDINGS games then dropped seven straight before rebounding 3 Southern Illinois* W, 5-3 Through games played May 8 with wins in five of the final six games. 5 Iowa State W, 9-5 MVC Overall 6 at Omaha L, 8-0 Wichita State 18-6 33-19 Drake is vying for its fourth MVC Tournament crown in 6 at Omaha W, 10-4 Drake 17-8 29-23 program history (1993, 1994 and 2008). The top eight 9 at Loyola* Canceled Northern Iowa 16-10 38-18 teams in the final regular season standings qualify for 10 at Loyola* W, 4-0 Southern Illinois 15-10 32-18 the MVC Tournament. The Bulldogs have qualified for 10 at Loyola* W, 7-5 12 Creighton L, 4-0 Bradley 12-14 18-29 the MVC Tournament 12 seasons out of the 14 that head 13 at Iowa L, 8-7 Evansville 12-14 24-25 coach Rich Calvert has guided the program. The winner 16 Missouri State* W, 6-1 Illinois State 10-14 18-32 of the three-day, single-elimination tournament earns the 16 Missouri State* L, 2-0 Missouri State 10-14 21-29 league’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, where 17 Missouri State* L, 2-1 Indiana State 9-15 16-35 Drake has been to two twice, back in 1994 and 2008. 19 at UNI* L, 7-1 Loyola 5-19 21-28 19 at UNI* L, 8-0 DRAKE MVC AWARDS Drake swept Evansville in a three-game series to start 23 Wichita State* L, 9-1 23 Wichita State* L, 9-0 Tasha Alexander - All-MVC Defensive Team MVC play, split a weather-shortened two-game series with Kennedy Frank - All-MVC First Team Illinois State and UNI took out of three games over the 24 Wichita State* L, 7-4 Nicole Newman - MVC Pitcher of Year/All-MVC First Team Bulldogs. 26 at Iowa State L, 15-12 Taryn Pena - All-MVC Second Team 27 UNI* W, 3-2 Kailee Smith - All-MVC First Team If Drake wins Friday night, the Bulldogs advance to 29 at Illinois State* L, 1-0 Megan Sowa - All-MVC First Team 29 at Illinois State* W, 7-4 Kelsey Wright - All-MVC First Team Saturday’s title game that will start at 1 p.m. 30 at Illinois State* Canceled FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS Drake Athletics May 7 Bradley* W, 8-6 Drake University Softball 7 Bradley* W, 10-4 @DUBulldogs 8 Bradley* W, 11-3 @DrakeSoftball 13 TBD! 6:30 p.m. DRAKE KEY PERFORMERS ! MVC Tournament (Carbondale, Ill.) 7 4 8 9 1 6 KENNEDY FRANK, OF NICOLE NEWMAN, P TARYN PENA, UT KAILEE SMITH, UT MEGAN SOWA, OF KELSEY WRIGHT, IF Batting Average .354 Record 21-12 Batting Average .340 Batting Average .309 Batting Average .302 Batting Average .324 Hits 58 ERA 2.94 Hits 50 Hits 42 Hits 48 Hits 55 Runs Scored 40 IP 207.0 Runs Scored 34 Runs Scored 12 Runs Scored 39 Runs Scored 40 Doubles 7 Strikeouts 269 Doubles 11 Doubles 9 Doubles 14 Doubles 14 Home Runs 9 Complete Games 24 Home Runs 4 Home Runs 7 Home Runs 6 Home Runs 2 Runs Batted In 29 Opp. Batting Avg. .231 Runs Batted In 34 Runs Batted In 36 Runs Batted In 39 Runs Batted In 24 Saves 1 Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship Carbondale, Ill. Southern Illinois, Host May 12-14, 2016 #5 Bradley #1 Wichita State May 12 May 13 5:00 pm 4:00 pm #8 Missouri State May 13 11:00 am #4 Southern Illinois May 14 1:04 pm #7 Illinois State #2 Drake May 12 May 13 7:30 pm 6:30 pm #6 Evansville May 13 1:30 pm #3 UNI 2016 Drake University Softball Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown (High School) 1 Megan Sowa OF L/L Jr. Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township) 2 Melissa Schlotzhauer OF L/R Fr. Pilot Grove, Mo. (Pilot Grove C-4) 4 Nicole Newman P R/R So. Madison, Wis. (Madison La Follette) 6 Kelsey Wright IF L/R So. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest) 7 Kennedy Frank IF L/R Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway West) 8 Taryn Pena C R/R Fr. Columbia, Ill. (Columbia) 9 Kailee Smith P R/R So. Murrieta, Calif. (Paloma Valley) 10 Mariah McKinnon P L/R Sr. Oxford, Iowa (Clear Creek Amana) 14 Tasha Alexander UT R/R So. Eddyville, Iowa (Eddyville-Blacksburg-Fremont) 15 Gabbie Jonas UT R/R Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Marian) 21 Kaitlyn Finneran IF R/R Jr. Morrison, Ill. (Morrison) 22 Maddie Hooyman OF L/R Jr. Trenton, Mo. (Trenton) 25 Ashlie Chambers UT R/R Jr. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Yr. Hometown (High School) 14 Tasha Alexander UT R/R So. Eddyville, Iowa (Eddyville-Blacksburg-Fremont) 25 Ashlie Chambers UT R/R Jr. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) 21 Kaitlyn Finneran IF R/R Jr. Morrison, Ill. (Morrison) 7 Kennedy Frank IF L/R Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway West) 22 Maddie Hooyman OF L/R Jr. Trenton, Mo. (Trenton) 15 Gabbie Jonas UT R/R Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Marian) 10 Mariah McKinnon P L/R Sr. Oxford, Iowa (Clear Creek Amana) 4 Nicole Newman P R/R So. Madison, Wis. (Madison La Follette) 8 Taryn Pena C R/R Fr. Columbia, Ill. (Columbia) 2 Melissa Schlotzhauer OF L/R Fr. Pilot Grove, Mo. (Pilot Grove C-4) 9 Kailee Smith P R/R So. Murrieta, Calif. (Paloma Valley) 1 Megan Sowa OF L/L Jr. Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township) 6 Kelsey Wright UT L/R So. Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Hooyman - hoy-men Sowa - sew-a Schlotzhauer – Shh-lots-how-err Head Coach: Rich Calvert (Illinois State, 1988) Assistant Coaches: Tina DeAngelo (Drake, 1995), Kasey Griffith (SIUE, 2011) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Cortney Wood (Drake, 2014) 2016 Drake Softball team: Back Row L to R: Ashlie Chambers, Melisssa Schlotzhauer, Gabbie Jonas, Nicole Newman, Maddie Hooyman, Kailee Smith, Mariah McKinnon. Front Row L to R: Kennedy Frank, Taryn Pena, Tasha Alexander, Megan Sowa, Kelsey Wright, Kaitlyn Finneran. The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Drake (as of May 08, 2016) 2016 Drake Overall Stats (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 29-23 Home: 10-7 Away: 12-10 Neutral: 7-6 Conference: 17-8 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Frank, Kennedy . 3 5 4 52-52 164 40 58 7 0 9 29 92 . 5 6 1 28 0 22 1 . 4 4 8 0 0 18-22 72 26 11 . 8 9 9 Pena, Taryn . 3 4 0 52-52 147 34 50 11 0 4 34 73 .