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STARKVILLE, Miss. - After going 6-0 last week and extending its winning streak to 11 games the Missouri Western softball team moved up to 9th in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll which was released Wednesday morning. The Griffons are 25-4 overall and 8-0 in MIAA play.

The Griffons are coming off a week where they went 6-0 defeating Wayne State (Neb.) College twice along with defeating Northwest Missouri State and Truman State twice. The week the Griffons take on a tough opponent in MIAA foe Emporia State in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 24 in Emporia, Kan. Game times are set for 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm from Trussler Sports Complex. The Hornets are 16-6 overall and 8-0 in MIAA play. Western has struggled against ESU trailing the overall series 48-25 and 25-9 since 2002. Western is 4-7 at home, 2-8 on the road and 3-10 on a neutral field against Emporia since 2002.

The Griffons have been good on the road this season posting an 8-1 overall record. The Griffons are 4-0 in MIAA play on the road taking doubleheaders from Southwest Baptist and the University of Central Missouri. On the road this season the Griffons are batting .331 as a team with four players hitting over .300. Maegan Roemmich leads the way with 16 hits in 32 at bats and eight runs scored. Blair Stalder is batting .385 while Kat Steponovich and Sarah Elliott are hitting .364 and .304 respectively. On the mound Western has a 1.95 ERA with Jakie Bishop posting a 5-0 record and a 1.41 ERA on the road. Emily Moe has a 0.00 ERA in three innings pitched while Annalee Rubio is 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA.

Overall the Griffons are batting .312 as a team with Roemmich and Breanna Fleschner hitting .404. Tayor Anding is hitting .345 while Keri Lorbert, Steponovich, Leah Steele and Stalder are hitting .312, .310, .306 and .302 respectively. The Griffons have outscored its opponents 154 to 56 and out hit them 249 to 153. The Griffons have stolen 30 of 36 bases and hold a .970 fielding percentage.

 The Lady Hornets are batting .305 as a team with Stephanie Goodwin leading the way with a .473 batting average. She has 26 hits and 19 runs scored. Tricia Vogel is batting .389 with 28 hits and seven doubles while Andrea Piezuch is hitting .370 with 17 hits. On the mound Jennifer Heery holds a 2.02 ERA in eight appearances. She is 6-2 on the year. Karley Schmelzer is 7-2 with a 2.31 ERA and 68 strikeouts. They are also 30-for-36 in stolen bases and hold a solid fielding percentage at .965.

NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll - March 21

The NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches, two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Current 2012 records are shown; first-place votes are in parentheses.

Rankings

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous
1	Angelo State (11)	25-3	389	2
2	Valdosta State (2)	19-2	374	3
3	North Georgia (1)	28-6	351	1
4	Indianapolis (1)	22-1	346	6
5	Winona State	19-2	316	7
6	Cal State Chico (1)	20-5	306	9
	Barry	25-5	306	8
8	Kutztown	20-1	285	12
9	Missouri Western State	25-4	270	10
10	Alabama-Huntsville	20-7	260	5
11	Rollins	23-4	198	13
12	Central Oklahoma	23-3	180	17
13	Minnesota State-Mankato	18-5	169	16
14	UC San Diego	24-8	159	21
15	Cal State Dominguez Hills	27-6	156	18
16	Armstrong Atlantic State	27-8	152	11
17	Tampa	25-3	132	19
18	Grand Valley State	17-3	126	15
19	Cal State Monterey Bay	22-6	120	4
20	Augusta State	25-7	109
21	Southern Conecticut State	13-1	106	22
22	Augustana (South Dakota)	20-3	101	23
23	West Texas A&M	19-8	91	20
24	Bloomsburg	13-5	82	14
25	California (Pennsylvania)	15-3	30

Others receiving votes:

Tarleton St. 22, Flagler 16, Ashland 12, Montana St. Billings 10, Lenoir-Rhyne 9, Abilene Christian 7, Concordia-St. Paul 5, Adelphi 4, Sonoma St. 1

Dropped out:

No. 24 Abilene Christian, No. 25 Columbus St.