Lady Topper softball Western Kentucky University | 2015 Game Notes SID: Whitney Tarpy, Assistant Director | [email protected] | 270-745-4363 | WKUSports.com Schedule (25-7, 10-2 C-USA) WKU vs. tennessee state | wku at fiu DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS SATURDAY, APRIL 18 | SUNDAY, APRIL 19 Record: 26-20, 7-11 Feb. 6 1-Buffalo W, 8-0 (6) WKU at FIU | 3/5 p.m. CT | Noon CT 1-North Florida L, 2-7 Batting Avg: .296 Feb. 7 1-Troy W, 4-0 Miami, Fla. | FIU Softball Stadium 1-Alabama State W, 16-8 (5) Hits: 348 Feb. 8 1-Alabama State W, 9-0 (5) Runs: 231 Feb. 13 2-No. 7 Michigan L, 0-8 (5) Live Stats: FIUSports.com Home Runs: 24 2-No. 5 Florida State L, 1-2 ERA: 3.97 Feb. 14 2-No. 19 Nebraska W, 5-1 Twitter: @WKUSoftball 2-Georgia Tech W, 4-1 Strikeouts: 158 Feb. 20 3-Saint Louis Cancelled Feb. 21 3-Eastern Illinois Cancelled 3-Ohio Cancelled Feb. 22 3-Saint Louis Cancelled notes 3-IUPUI Cancelled Feb. 27 4-Bowling Green Cancelled WKU TRAVELS TO MIAMI 4-Indiana State Cancelled WKU travels to Miami for a Conference USA matchup with FIU. The three-game series begins on Saturday Feb. 28 4-Cleveland State Cancelled with a doubleheader at 3 p.m. CT before concluding with a single game on Sunday at noon CT. 4-Butler Cancelled Mar. 1 4-Bowling Green Cancelled LAST TIME OUT 4-Northern Kentucky Cancelled WKU’s midweek scheduled against Tennessee State was cancelled due to the Tigers unable to field a team. Feb. 28 5-Akron W, 14-0 (5) 5-Dayton W, 3-0 Mar. 7 Louisiana Tech* Cancelled The weekend before, the Lady Toppers kept hold of their lead record in the C-USA East Division, sweeping Louisiana Tech* Cancelled Southern Miss last weekend while holding the Golden Eagles to one unearned run in the games. Carleigh Mar. 8 Louisiana Tech* Cancelled Chaumont led the team with five hits and eight RBI while Preslie Cruce and Larissa Franklin had four hits Mar. 11 RV South Carolina L, 1-2 each. Kayti Hanson posted a team-high five runs. In the circle, Miranda Kramer notched a pair of wins with Mar. 13/14 Marshall* L, 0-2 (10) 26 strikeouts dealt. Janna Scheff earned the other W and Hannah Parker tabbed her first career save, as the Mar. 14 Marshall* W, 3-2 duo combined for three hits, seven strikeouts and one walk. Marshall* W, 9-5 Mar. 17 No. 14 Tennessee W, 2-0 SERIES VS. FIU Mar. 21 Ball State W, 4-2 Ball State W, 6-2 Against FIU, the Panthers hold the series advantage at 28-22, including a 12-11 mark in Miami. The teams Mar. 22 Ball State W, 5-3 last met as members of the Sun Belt Conference in 2013, as WKU swept FIU and allowed just one run Mar. 24 Lipscomb W, 9-2 scored. Lipscomb L, 1-3 Mar. 28 North Texas* W, 14-8 WKU MOVES UP TO NO. 29 IN NCAA RPI North Texas* W, 4-0 WKU moved up a spot in the NCAA RPI, as the Lady Tops lead Conference USA at No. 29 in this week’s Mar. 29 North Texas* W, 4-0 release. The Lady Toppers’ best win comes at No. 12 Tennessee while the worst loss is No. 101 North Apr. 1 Tennessee State Cancelled Florida. Against the top 50, WKU is 5-5 while 15-6 versus the top 100 and 18-7 vs. top 105. FIU is this week’s Tennessee State Cancelled top opponent, coming in at 109. Apr. 3 Florida Atlantic* W, 3-1 Florida Atlantic* L, 1-6 Apr. 4 Florida Atlantic* W, 1-0 KRAMER EARNS SIXTH CONFERENCE USA WEEKLY HONOR Apr. 8 Murray State W, 5-1 Miranda Kramer set a school record for all sports after being named Conference USA Co-Pitcher of the Murray State W, 6-5 Week for the sixth time this season and fifth-consecutive week. Kramer recorded double-digit strikeouts Apr. 11 Southern Miss* W, 7-1 in each of her three wins, even in WKU’s five-inning win in the series finale versus Southern Miss. The Southern Miss* W, 6-0 senior now has double-figure strikeouts in 19 games this season, including her last 17 starts. Kramer held Apr. 12 Southern Miss* W, 8-0 (5) last week’s opponents to a .138 batting average with nine hits and one earned run for a 0.37 ERA, sending Apr. 15 Tennessee State Cancelled her season ERA to 0.91. Tennessee State Cancelled Apr. 18 FIU* 3 p.m. KRAMER BECOMES WKU’S SINGLE-SEASON STRIKEOUT LEADER FIU* 5 p.m. Apr. 19 FIU* 12 p.m. Miranda Kramer made history over the week, as her 36 strikeouts led her to become WKU’s single-season Apr. 22 Kentucky 5 p.m. strikeout leader with 271 this year, breaking Amber Garlington’s record of 253 set in WKU’s first year of play Apr. 25 Charlotte* 1 p.m. in 2000. Her strikeout numbers top the NCAA and C-USA, as she is first in the nation with 13.7 strikeouts Charlotte* 3 p.m. per seven innings and second with 271 total strikeouts, just four back from the national leader. Apr. 26 Charlotte* 12 p.m. Apr. 29 Louisville 5 p.m. CHAUMONT GAINING A HOT BAT May 2 Middle Tennessee* 2 p.m. Carleigh Chaumont has gained a hot bat in the last five games, hitting .500 for the week with a team-high Middle Tennessee* 4 p.m. eight hits and eight RBI. The freshman’s RBI number rocketed in game one against Southern Miss with May 3 Middle Tennessee* 12 p.m. her first career home run coming way of a grand slam, WKU’s third of the season. She then hit a three-RBI May 7-9 Conference USA Tournament Miami, Fla. double in game two followed by a solo home run in game three. After hitting .200 in non-conference Home games in bold play, the Louisiana native is third on the team in league action with a .375 average and team-best 10 RBI. * denotes Conference USA game 1-Troy Chick-fil-A Invite (Troy, Ala.) CRUCE TIES ALL-TIME WALKS RECORD 2-Unconquered Invite (Tallahassee, Fla.) Senior Preslie Cruce tied the all-time walks record this past weekend, notching one walk in the series 3-Holiday Inn Hilltopper Spring Fling (Bowling Green, against Southern Miss to record her 85th during her four-year career. It’s the second time this season that Ky.) the Alabama native set a new career record, as she became the all-time leader in runs. Cruce is also the 4-Holiday Inn Hilltopper Classic (Bowling Green, Ky.) career hit by pitch leader while in the top five for home runs, RBI, total bases, sacrifice flies and assists. She 5-Purple and Gold Challenge (Nashville, Tenn.) is on the verge of entering the top five in multi-hit and multi-RBI games. ALL TIMES LISTED ARE CENTRAL STANDARD social media top stat leaders CARLEIGH CHAUMONT KAYTI HANSON MIRANDA KRAMER - Hit .500 for the - Led the team with - Named C-USA Co- weekend with five five runs scored vs. Pitcher of Week for @WKUSports WKUAthletics WKUSports hits Southern Miss 6th time @WKUSoftball WKU_Softball - First career HR was - Had on-base pct. of - Ranked top 5 in @WKUSportsPics grand slam vs. USM .600 vs. USM nation in 5 pitching categories Roster Head Coach NO. NAME HT POS B/T YR HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 2 Miranda Kramer 5-6 P L/L Sr. West Burlington, Iowa (IPFW) Amy TUDOR 3 Brooke Holloway 5-5 IF R/R Jr. Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound HS) 2nd Season 5 Kayla Baker 5-9 C L/L Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (Nashville Christian HS) 7 Kayti Hanson 5-7 IF L/R Sr. Elk River, Minn. (IPFW) Career (10 Years) 8 Kathryn Downing 5-9 U R/R So. Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) 275-237-2 10 Lexie Norfleet 5-4 OF R/R Fr. Erin, Tenn. (Houston County HS) Division I (Eight Years) 11 Taylor Price 5-5 OF L/R Jr. Shepherdsville, Ky. (John A. Logan College) 230-204-2 12 Kelsey Jernigan 5-4 P L/R RFr. Adams, Tenn. (East Robertson HS) 15 Preslie Cruce 5-6 IF L/R Sr. Empire, Ala. (Corner HS) WKU (One Year) 17 Kacie Freeman 5-7 U R/R Fr. Eddyville, Ky. (Lyon County HS) 58-31-1 19 Larissa Franklin 5-8.5 OF L/R Sr. Maple Ridge, BC, Canada (IPFW) 21 Hannah Parker 5-7 P L/L Fr. Altoona, Iowa (Southeast Polk HS) Tudor Coaching Highlights 22 Carleigh Chaumont 5-7 IF R/R Fr. Lake Charles, La. (Sam Houston HS) CAREER 24 Jacqueline McGill 5-6 U R/R Sr. Springerton, Ill. (Hamilton County HS) • 25 Division I All-Conference Selections 25 Dani Pugh 5-9 C R/R Sr. Columbus, Ohio (IPFW) • Three NFCA All-Region Honorees 26 Shawna Sadler 5-2 IF L/R Sr. South Holland, Ill. (Marian Catholic HS) • Conference Pitcher/Player of the Years 50 Janna Scheff 5-9 P R/R Sr. Cartersville, Ga. (Chattanooga State CC) • Five Capital One Academic All-District Selections • Senior CLASS Finalist Head Coach Amy Tudor Second Season (WKU, 2002) Assistant Coach K.C. Boldt Second Season (Valparaiso, 2011) WKU Assistant Coach Aja Paculba Second Season (Florida, 2012) • Five All-SBC Honorees • NFCA All-Region Selection ALPHABETICAL • 2014 NCAA Stolen Base Leader (Olivia Watkins) 5 Kayla Baker 17 Kacie Freeman 10 Lexie Norfleet • Capital One Academic All-District Honoree 22 Carleigh Chaumont 7 Kayti Hanson 21 Hannah Parker 15 Preslie Cruce 3 Brooke Holloway 11 Taylor Price Tudor Year-by-Year 8 Kathryn Downing 12 Kelsey Jernigan 25 Dani Pugh 19 Larissa Franklin 2 Miranda Kramer 26 Shawna Sadler Year Overall Conf.