Weekly Washburn Softball Notes |
Season Stats
Leading off
* Washburn will have its home opener on March 17 against Ottawa.
* The Lady Blues have been off since March 7 when they topped No. 23 West Texas A&M.
* The Lady Blues will then travel to Warrensburg, Mo. for the MIAA March Crossover event with non-conference games against five MIAA opponents.
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Lisa Carey
Alma Mater, year Oklahoma, 2002
Record at Washburn, years 220-173 (.563) (8th)
Overall Record same
Assistant coaches Maggie West, Dani White
Opponents
Ottawa
Overall WU leads 2-0
Last Meeting WU 13-4, March 7, 2007
Streak WU - W2
Northwest Missouri
Overall WU leads 41-24
Last Meeting WU 12-2, April 3, 2009
Streak WU - W1
Missouri Western
Overall WU leads 38-30
Last Meeting MWSU 5-3, March 31, 2009
Streak MWSU - W3
Truman
Overall WU leads 31-26
Last Meeting WU 6-1, April 8, 2009
Streak WU - W1
Fort Hays State
Overall WU leads 39-27
Last Meeting WU 2-1, April 25, 2009
Streak WU - W5
Nebraska-Omaha
Overall UNO leads 23-8
Last Meeting UNO 1-0, April 4, 2009
Streak UNO - W1
Up Next
* The Lady Blues are scheduled to take on Dana on March 23 in Topeka with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.
* Washburn will then open MIAA play with Missouri Western on March 26 in St. Joseph before traveling to face Truman in another MIAA doubleheader.
* Washburn's first home MIAA games will be on April 2, when they will take on Northwest Missouri.
Last time out for the Lady Blues
(March 7, 2010) CANYON, Texas -- The Washburn Lady Blues softball team improved to 7-8 in a 6-4 win over West Texas A&M in a single game Sunday afternoon.
Washburn scored three in the top of the first and two more in the top of the third jumping out to a 5-0 lead for starting pitcher
Kayla Long (4-5) who picked up the complete game win as all four runs the Lady Buffs scored were unearned.
Lindsey Himpel,
Britny Cushing,
Ashley Podschun,
Tish Williams and
Alex Zordel each had two hits for Washburn. Williams drove in two runs in the win.
For the week, the Lady Blues were 2-3.
Ashley Podschun batted .500 going 7 of 14 with four runs scored and one home run with 3 RBI.
Alex Zordel was 8 of 17 for a .471 batting average with three home runs and 5 RBI.
Kayla Long 1-2 in the circle with a 4.54 ERA with a complete game pitching 12 1/3 innings.
Kelsie Novotny was 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA.
Player Notes
#1 •
Britny Cushing: Has batted .294 in the last five games with one home run and four runs scored.
#2 •
Lindsey Himpel: Recorded seven his in 19 at bats in the last five games (.368)
#3 •
Kourtnea Morgan: Started two games last weekend recording a 4.77 earned run average.
#4 •
Taylor Heffern: A freshman who has yet to make first appearance in a Lady Blues uniform this season.
#5 •
Lauren Himpel: Had a team-high 20 at bats scoring a team-high five runs in weekend action in Canyon, Texas.
#8 •
Marissa Martin: Had her season- and career-high nine game hitting streak snapped in Canon, Texas.
#10 •
Samantha Farris: Went 0-1 in two appearances in last weekend's action.
#11 •
Katie Duncan: Played in one game last weekend recording a sacrifice hit.
#12 •
Ashley Podschun: Led the team with a .500 batting average last weekend collecting seven hits in 14 at bats with four runs scored, three RBI and a home run.
#13 •
Lindsey Moore: Batted .286 with four hits and three runs scored and a home run last weekend in Texas.
#14 •
Lauren Mersman: Appeared in three games collecting a walk in only plate appearance.
#17 •
Tish Williams: Collected her 216th hit at Washburn neeing two more to move into fourth place all-time on the Lady Blues' chart.
#18 •
Jacque Horejsi: Collected one double playing in four games in Texas last weekend.
#20 •
Kelsie Novotny: Made three appearances starting one game notching a team-best 1.00 ERA in seven innings of action.
#21 •
Nicole Perkuhn: Has had one at bat this season.
#22 •
Kayla Long: Pitched a team-high 12 and 1/3 innings pitched in weekend action with a 4.54 ERA.
#23 •
Alex Zordel: Batted .471 with three home runs giving her a team-high six on the season while collecting five RBI in Texas giving her 10 RBI.
