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@ Softball 2018 University of Missouri Softball Game Notes @ SOFTBALL 2018 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SOFTBALL GAME NOTES Columbia, Mo. SEC Network GAME Friday, May 4 - Sunday, May 6 mizzou.statbroadcast.com 53-55 Mizzou Softball Stadium VS. SCHEDULE 28-24 44-8 DATE OPPONENT SCORE / TIME (CT) 6-14 SEC SEC 17-4 Feb. 8 San Jose State % Cancelled Feb. 9 UTEP % W, 3-0 NFCA POLL: NR NFCA POLL: 4 Feb. 9 CSUN % W, 19-10 USA SOFTBALL POLL: RV USA SOFTBALL POLL: 4 Feb. 10 (#3) Oregon % L, 14-2 (5 inn.) NCAA RPI: 23 NCAA RPI: 3 Feb. 10 (# 21) Oklahoma State % L, 6-3 INTERIM HEAD COACH: HEAD COACH: Feb. 11 Oregon State % L, 3-1 Gina Fogue (28-24 at Mizzou) Tim Walton (710-146 at Florida) Feb. 16 (RV) USF ^ W, 10-5 Feb. 16 UMass-Lowell ^ W, 9-4 LEADING OFF Feb. 17 (#15) Oklahoma State ^ L, 3-2 Feb. 17 Marshall ^ L, 8-2 ^ The Tigers close their 2018 regular season this weekend with No. 4 Florida visiting Mizzou Softball Stadium. The Gators lead the Feb. 18 FAU ^ W, 7-2 all-time series between the two programs, 9-4. Last season (March 11-12, 2017), Florida posted a two-game series sweep over Feb. 18 (RV) USF ^ W, 4-3 (8 inn.) Mizzou in Gainesville. The No. 1 ranked Gators posted back to back shutouts over the Tigers, but narrowly tallied a 1-0 victory in Feb. 22 BYU # W, 8-6 the eventual series finale. Feb. 22 (#12) Arizona # L, 9-4 ^ This weekend will mark Florida’s first trip to Mid-Missouri in three years (May 1-3, 2015). The two teams closed that season’s Feb. 23 North Carolina # W, 9-0 (5 inn.) regular season as well with the Gators claiming two of three in the series. Mizzou salvaged a game with a series finale 3-2 Feb. 24 Wisconsin # W, 7-3 eight-inning victory. Feb. 24 Bethune-Cookman # W, 8-0 (5 inn.) ^ Mizzou enters Friday evening’s series opener on a four-game winning streak. The Tigers posted a pair of non-conference Feb. 25 (#3) UCLA # L, 4-0 doubleheader sweeps last week (at Western Illinois - April 25 // vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff - April 28). Mizzou’s pitching staff stole March 2 Southeastern Louisiana + W, 8-0 (5 inn.) the show over its recent stretch, posting four consecutive shutouts in the circle. It marked the program’s first four-straight wins March 2 Drake + W, 4-3 via shutout since 2012. March 3 Southeastern Louisiana + W, 6-4 (8 inn.) ^ Dating back to the conclusion of Mizzou’s series finale at No. 12 South Carolina (April 22), the team’s pitching staff has tossed March 3 Creighton + W, 11-3 (5 inn.) March 4 Creighton + W, 8-0 (6 inn.) 29-straight scoreless innings. Last week, Madi Norman, Lauren Rice, Danielle Baumgartner and Nalani Scates limited March 4 Drake + W, 10-3 the Leathernecks & Golden Lions hitters to zero runs and 12 hits (.130 BAA) over 27.0 innings pitched. March 9 (#4) Tennessee * L, 7-4 ^ Mizzou possesses a strong 13-4 record this year at Mizzou Softball Stadium, including four of its six conference wins. The Tigers March 10 (#4) Tennessee * L, 7-0 have taken down No. 8 Auburn (twice), No. 13 LSU and No. 20 Mississippi State in front of their passionate fanbase. March 11 (#4) Tennessee * L, 11-3 (6 inn.) ^ Both the Mizzou lineup & pitching staff have fared better in home games this season. Over 17 games in Mid-Missouri, the March 14 Illinois (DH) L, 5-2 // L, 9-6 Tigers’ offense is hitting .289 with 93 runs scored, 30 doubles, 19 home runs, 87 RBI, .376 OBP and .495 SLG%. In the circle, March 16 (#20) Mississippi State * L, 4-0 Mizzou’s five-man pitching staff has posted a 2.27 ERA in 117.0 IP while limiting batters to a .242 BAA. March 17 (#20) Mississippi State * W, 7-3 ^ A whopping six Tigers (Kolby Romaine - .385, Brooke Wilmes - .347, Trenity Edwards - .345, Amanda Sanchez - .342, March 18 (#20) Mississippi State * L, 6-3 Cayla Kessinger - .341 and Rylee Pierce - .313) have an impressive .300-plus average in home contests this year. March 21 SEMO (DH) W, 10-2 (5 inn.) // L, 8-2 March 23 (RV) Arkansas * L, 3-1 March 24 (RV) Arkansas * W, 3-0 March 25 (RV) Arkansas * L, 10-7 TIGER SPOTLIGHT March 30 (#13) LSU * (DH) L, 2-1 (10 inn.) // L, 9-2 March 31 (#13) LSU * W, 5-4 April 6 (#5) Georgia * L, 8-6 April 7 (#5) Georgia * W, 5-1 April 8 (#5) Georgia * L, 7-2 April 11 Omaha W, 6-0 April 13 (#8) Auburn * W, 5-4 April 14 (#8) Auburn * W, 5-1 April 15 (#8) Auburn * Cancelled April 20 (#12) South Carolina * L, 6-3 April 21 (#12) South Carolina * L, 8-3 April 22 (#12) South Carolina * L, 6-2 April 25 Western Illinois (DH) W, 7-0 // W, 2-0 April 28 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (DH) W, 10-0 (6 inn.) // W, 2-0 May 4 (#4) Florida * 7 pm May 5 (#4) Florida * 2 pm Cayla Kessinger // DP // So. Braxton Burnside // SS // So. Madi Norman // RHP // RS-Jr. May 6 (#4) Florida * 2 pm w Past week (April 23-29), hit .700 (7-for-10) w Strong week for the Tigers, hitting .455 (5-for- w Spotless 2-0 record with 0.00 ERA in 11.0 IP with 4 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI 11) with R, HR, 2 RBI over Tigers’ perfect week (April 23-29) Bold denotes home game % Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) w Posted incredible 1.200 SLG%, .750 OBP and w Blasted 2nd HR of 2018 campaign in Tigers’ win w Limited opposition to 6 H (.154 BAA) while ^ Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Invitational (Clearwater, Fla.) 1.950 OPS at Western Illinois striking out 10 # Mary Nutter Classic (Cathedral City, Calif.) + Mizzou Tournament (Columbia, Mo.) * Southeastern Conference PREVIEW/ SCHEDULE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. B/T Ht. Hometown (Last School) 00 Regan Nash OF Jr. L/R 5-7 Camden Point, Mo. (North Platte HS) 1 Tajiah Ellison OF Fr. L/R 5-7 Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS) 2 Kendyll Bailey INF Fr. R/R 5-10 Grain Valley, Mo. (Grain Valley HS) 3 Paige Bange INF Sr. R/R 5-3 Jefferson City, Mo. (Helias HS) 5 Nalani Scates RHP So. R/R 5-9 Pleasanton, Calif. (Ohlone CC) 6 Kolby Romaine UTIL Jr. R/R 5-9 Chino Hills, Calif. (Rosary HS) 7 Brooke Wilmes INF Fr. L/R 5-5 Johnston, Iowa (Johnston HS) 9 Delaney McDannold OF Fr. L/R 5-10 Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS) 10 Danielle Baumgartner RHP Jr. R/R 5-10 Mexico, Mo. (Mexico HS) GINA FOGUE 11 Trenity Edwards C Fr. R/R 5-9 Moore, Okla. (Southmoore HS) INTERIM HEAD COACH 13 Kara Decker UTIL Fr. L/R 5-10 Leitchfield, Ky. (Grayson County HS) First Season // 28-24 15 Raime Cohen OF Jr. L/R 5-3 St. Louis, Mo. (Clayton HS) 17 Lauren Rice RHP Fr. R/R 5-4 Morrison, Ill. (Morrison HS) COACHING CAREER ^ Interim Head Coach at Mizzou (2018) 18 Callie Martin OF Fr. R/L 5-9 Raymore, Mo. (Raymore Peculiar HS) ^ Assistant Coach at Mizzou (2014-17) 20 Amanda Sanchez INF R-Jr. L/R 5-9 West Covina, Calif. (Bishop Amat HS) 22 Madi Norman RHP R-Jr. R/R 5-7 Tipton, Mo. (Louisville) PLAYING CAREER 25 Braxton Burnside INF So. R/R 5-6 Paragould, Ark. (Paragould HS) ^ Mizzou (2006-10) 28 Gabby Garrison OF So. L/R 5-11 Missouri City, Texas (Ridge Point HS) ^ Liberty High School (2002-05) 31 Hatti Moore C Fr. R/R 5-9 La Grange, Texas (La Grange HS) 33 Cayla Kessinger OF So. L/R 5-9 Saugus, Calif. (Saugus HS) NOTABLES 36 Rylee Pierce INF Jr. R/R 5-8 Visalia, Calif. (El Diamante HS) ^ Under her guidance as assistant coach last four years, Mizzou outfielders have claimed... 42 Eli Daniel RHP So. R/R 5-8 Locust Grove, Ga. (Brenau) - Two All-American accolades 55 Cosette Tomita UTIL R-So. L/R 5-5 Oak Forest, Ill. (Tinley Park HS) - Five NFCA Southeast All-Region awards 67 Katherine Kadlec C Fr. R/R 5-6 Columbia, Mo. (Father Tolton HS) - Four All-SEC honors 99 Abby George OF Fr. L/R 5-4 St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran South HS) ^ 2016 First Team All-American, Emily Crane, and 2014 Third Team All-American, Taylor Gadbois, Gina Fogue Interim Head Coach each went on to professional careers in the Adam LaLonde Assistant Coach National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league following their tenures in Columbia, Mo. Adam Kirkpatrick Assistant Coach ^ Collectively as a member of the Tiger coaching staff the past four years, Fogue helped guide PROGRAM NOTABLES Mizzou to... s Since 2007, the Mizzou Softball program has been amongst the nation’s elite. A snapshot of the Tigers’ top team - Four-straight NCAA Regionals accomplishments can be found below: - Two NCAA Super Regionals (2015, ‘16) - 10 All-SEC honors - Five All-SEC Freshman Team accolades - 10 NFCA All-Southeast Region awards - Three NFCA All-Americans 11 8 3 ^ As a student-athlete at Mizzou, arguably most Consecutive NCAA Regional NCAA Super Regional Women’s College World Series remembered for thrilling walk-off home run Appearances (2007-17) Appearances (2008-13, 15-16) Appearances (2009-11) that ended the Tigers’ deciding game three win of the 2009 NCAA Super Regional at No.
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