Weekly Washburn Softball Notes | Season Stats

Leading off
* Washburn will return to action March 30 in a newly-schedule doubleheader against Baker beginning at 5 p.m. at the Washburn Softball Complex.
* Washburn returns to action against MIAA foes on April 2 when they will Northwest Missouri at 3 p.m. and Nebraska-Omaha the following day at 1 p.m.

Coaching Staff
Head Coach    Lisa Carey
Alma Mater, year    Oklahoma, 2002
Record at Washburn, years    225-178 (.563) (8th)
Overall Record    same
Assistant coaches    Maggie West, Dani White

Opponents
Baker
Overall    WU leads 19-3
Last Meeting    WU 10-1, 3/1/06
Streak    WU - W2

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Northwest Missouri
Overall    WU leads 41-24
Last Meeting    WU 12-2, 4/3/09
Streak    WU - W1

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Nebraska-Omaha
Overall    UNO leads 8-24
Last Meeting    UNO 5-2, 3/19/10
Streak    UNO - W2

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Up Next
* Following the doubleheader with the Mavericks, Washburn is scheduled to play host to Pittsburg State on April 9 and Missouri Southern on April 10. The doubleheader against the Lions will be senior day for the Lady Blues softball team and the five seniors on the roster.

Last time out for the Lady Blues
(3/27/2010)
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. -- The Washburn Lady Blues were swept in an MIAA twinbill by Truman State as they fell to the Bulldogs 4-0 in the first game while dropping the second game 4-3 after Truman rallied for the come-from-behind win.
Game 1 - Truman 4, Washburn 0
The Lady Blues were limited to four hits over the first four innings while the Bulldogs (9-13, 2-0 MIAA) scored solo runs in the first and third innings and added two more in the bottom of the sixth for the 4-0 win. The Lady Blues strung together three two-out singles in the top of the seventh, but could not get any across the plate. Lindsey Himpel recorded three hits going 3 for 4 to pace the Washburn attack. Marissa Martin had two hits. Kayla Long (6-8) took the loss after allowing nine hits with two strike outs.
Game 2 - Truman 4, Washburn 3
Washburn took an early 2-0 lead after a second inning home by Lindsey Moore, her second of the season, which also scored Britny Cushing who drew a two-out walk. The Bulldogs added one in the bottom of the third to cut the lead into half. Truman would knot the score at 2-2 after a solo run in the fourth. Washburn regained the lead at 3-2 in the top of the seventh on an RBI single up the middle by Katie Duncan which scored Cushing who led off the inning with a walk. However the Bulldogs scored two in the bottom of the frame for 4-3 win. Martin, Duncan and Moore collected the three hits by the Lady Blues in the game while stranding four base runners. Samantha Farris (1-3) picked up the loss in the circle for Washburn.

Facts and Figures for the week that was
Washburn was 2-4 last week going 1-3 in MIAA games … Marissa Martin led the team with a .571 batting average collecting eight hits in 14 at bats … Lindsey Himpel also recorded eight hits batting .400 for the week … Tish Williams led the team with a pair of home runs … Ashley Podschun, Katie Duncan and Tish Williams each had four RBI during the week … Britny Cushing scored a team-high four runs … Kelsie Novotny went 1-1 with a team-best 2.86 ERA … Kayla Long pitched a team-high 18 innings going 1-2 with a 3.11 ERA … as a team, Washburn batted .308 compared to its opponents who hit .305 … Washburn pitchers recorded a 3.50 ERA while its three opponents for the week had a 2.65 ERA … Washburn was 2 of 2 in stolen base attempts while opponents swiped 10 of 12 stolen base attempts … Washburn left 42 base runners stranded on base while opponents left 32 on the base paths … Marissa Martin was also 3 for 3 batting with two outs for the week going 6 of 9 with the bases empty … Lindsey Moore recorded two, two out RBI during the week … as a team the Lady Blues had five, two out RBI while opponents recorded 10.

Player Notes
#1 • Britny Cushing: Third on the team with 18 runs scored this season.
#2 • Lindsey Himpel: Leads team with 30 hits while batting .330 this season.
#3 • Kourtnea Morgan: Has a 5.60 ERA this season going 1-0 in six appearances.
#4 • Taylor Heffern: A freshman who has yet to make first appearance in a Lady Blues uniform this season.
#5 • Lauren Himpel: Leads team with 23 runs scored and second on the team with 24  hits.
#8 • Marissa Martin: Batting .533 with two outs this season going 8 of 15.
#10 • Samantha Farris: Has two complete games this season going 1-3 in five starts.
#11 • Katie Duncan: Batted .308 last week with a team-high 4 RBI for the week.
#12 • Ashley Podschun: Has started all 78 games of her WU career with a career batting aveage of .329 with 50 RBI and 79 base hits.
#13 • Lindsey Moore: Collected her second home run of the season against Truman last weekend.
#14 • Lauren Mersman: Scored two runs last week coming off the bench as a pinch-runner.
#17 • Tish Williams: Her 225 career base hits are tied for third all-time at Washburn.
#18 • Jacque Horejsi: Batted .286 last week with four hits and three runs scored.
#20 • Kelsie Novotny: Went 1-1 in the circle last week with a 2.86 ERA in 7 1/3 innings pitched.
#21 • Nicole Perkuhn: Was 0 for 1 on only at bat as a pinch hitter last week.
#22 • Kayla Long: Pitched a team high 18 innings last week going 1-2 with a 3.11 ERA … has 6 of the 12 Lady Blues wins this season.
#23 • Alex Zordel: Batting .300 this season with 18 hits and six runs scored while starting 20 of 22 games.