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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The 15th ranked Missouri Western softball team gets ready for its final two home doubleheaders of the regular season. The Griffons are scheduled to play Lincoln University on Saturday, April 15 at 2:00 and 4:00 pm. The Griffons will honor seniors Leah Steele and Blair Stalder after the games as they play their final games at home. Western will also recognize any softball alumnae in attendance as well as the 1982 NAIA National Championship team in between games. Western is scheduled to wrap up its home schedule on Sunday, April 16 against Lindenwood University at 1:00 and 3:00 pm.

COMING INTO THE WEEKEND FOR THE GRIFFONS:
The Griffons come into the weekend 15th in the NFCA and 5th in the first South Central Regional poll. The Griffons are 34-7 overall and 16-2 in MIAA action. The Griffons have won 20 of its last 23 games which includes nine of the last ten. Western is 12-2 at home winning 12 of their last 13 home games. In conference action the Griffons are a perfect 10-0 at the MWSU Softball Field. The Griffons are 6-2 on the road in MIAA games and just 2-2 at home against non-conference action. As a team the Griffons are hitting .310 with six players hitting over .300. Maegan Roemmich is batting .377 with 49 hits and 67 total bases while Bre Fleschner is hitting .376 with 35 hits and has stolen nine of ten bases. Keri Lorbert leads the team with 37 RBI while Kat Steponovich leads the team with 11 doubles and Sarah Elliott has two triples which have come in the last six games. As a team the Griffons have outscored their opponents 209-77 and have 38 stolen bases to its opponents 15. They have a fielding percentage of .970 committing just 33 errors on the season. In the circle the Griffons have been outstanding. Jackie Bishop leads the league with a 0.80 ERA and a 19-2 overall record. She has pitched 19 complete games with eight shutouts which includes her last four games. She has 193 strikeouts which is 31 away from tying her single season record of 224. Annalee Rubio has also been very good in the circle giving up just 29 earned runs in 107.2 innings. She has a 1.89 ERA with a 12-5 overall record. She has pitched 12 complete games with six shutouts. Emily Moe is 3-0 with a 2.38 ERA in 35.1 innings pitches. Western has struck out 291 batters to its opponents 135.

COMING INTO THE WEEKEND FOR THE BLUE TIGERS:
The Blue Tigers come into the weekend with a 12-29 overall record and 3-9 MIAA record.  Lincoln has played better as of late winning four of its last seven games. The Blue Tigers have played five straight road games going just 2-3 in those road games. On Tuesday they lost two of three games to the Rockhurst Hawks. They fell 2-1 and 2-0 before winning the final game of the triple header 2-1. The Blue Tigers are just 5-14 on the road this season. As a team the Blue Tigers are hitting .246 with Megan Braun and Lauren McMinn leading the way hitting .321 and .315 respectively. Braun leads the way with 44 hits and 19 runs scored while McMinn has 34 hits and three doubles. Sam Kircher leads the way with eight doubles while Brianna Akers has three homeruns. In the circle the Blue Tigers are led by Starr McLeod with a 7-17 record and a 3.64 ERA. She has pitched 18 complete games with one shutout and two saves. Clair Lorenz is 2-4 in six apperances with a 2.43 ERA. She has giving up 40 hits and 11 earned runs in 31.2 innnings of work.

COMING INTO THE WEEKEND FOR THE LADY LIONS:
The Lady Lions come into the weekend with a 13-27 overall record and are just 4-8 on the road. Lindenwood has won four of its last eight games which includes splitting with Lincoln and Truman State. The Lady Lions split at Truman State on Tuesday falling 14-0 and winning 4-1. This season against MIAA opponents the Lions are 7-12. As a team the Lady Lions are batting .256 with Emily Johnson and Megan Noe leading the way batting .311 and .300 respectively. Johnson has 50 total bases to go along with 15 RBI and three homeruns while Noe has 18 hits with three doubles. In the circle Noe leads the way with a 5.07 ERA and a 6-7 overall record. She has pitched five complete games with 55 strikeouts in 81.2 innings of work. Kendall Ryndak is 2-3 with a 5.51 ERA in 49.0 innings of work. Opponents are batting .320 against the Lady Lions but have struck out 206 on the season.

BISHOP EARNS FOURTH MIAA PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Bishop is 19-2 with an 0.80 ERA on the season
Bishop has pitched four consecutive shutouts

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the fourth time this season sophomore pitcher Jackie Bishop has earned MIAA Pitcher of the Week honors. Bishop has also earned the honor in back-to-back weeks for the second time this season. Bishop is 19-2 on the season with 193 strikeouts and a 0.80 ERA. She has pitched four consecutive shutouts with eight on the season in 19 complete games.

MIAA SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Jackie Bishop, RHP, Missouri Western
Bishop continued her dominance this season pitching seven innings of scoreless softball while picking up three victories improving her record to 18-2 on the season. The sophomore from Kirksville, Mo., pitched a complete game shutout on Friday striking out a career best 16 batters in a 5-0 victory over Pittsburg State. In game two, Bishop came in the game in the seventh with the game tied at two and struck out the side in the seventh and eighth innings pickup up her second victory on the day. On Saturday against Missouri Southern, she picked up where she left off striking out eight Lions in a five inning game. She pitched 18 complete games with seven shutouts on the season.

Others nominated: Sarah Espy, UCM; Karley Schmelzer, ESU; Starr McLeod, LU.

2012 MIAA Softball Student-Athletes of the Week
2/21 - Hitter: Maddie Holub, OF, FHSU; Pitcher: Jackie Bishop, RHP, MWSU
2/28 – Hitter: Leah Steele, 1B, MWSU; Pitcher: Jackie Bishop, RHP, MWSU
3/6 – Hitter: Autumn Lamle, OF, SBU; Pitcher: Jenna Creger, RHP, NWMSU
3/13 – Hitter: Bridget Schade, OF, TSU; Pitcher: Karley Schmelzer, RHP, ESU
3/20 – Hitter: Tricia Vogel, 1B, ESU; Pitcher: Hannah Cooke, RHP, MSSU
3/27 – Hitter: Brooke Hurley, RF, MSSU, Mannie DeCastro, SS, PSU; Pitcher: Maddie Holub, RHP, FHSU
4/3 – Hitter: Tiffany Brown, DP/P, PSU; Pitcher: Jackie Bishop, RHP, MWSU, Jessica Barnes, LHP, PSU
4/11 – Hitter: Taylor Zordel, SS, ESU; Pitcher: Jackie Bishop, RHP, MWSU

COACHING HER 600TH GAME:
Head Coach Jen Bagley coached her 600th game last Friday getting a 3-2 extra inning victory over the Pittsburg State Gorillas. She is going for win 370 on Saturday against the Lincoln Blue Tigers. Bagley, in her 11th season holds a 369-235 overall record.

CLOSING IN ON HER OWN RECORD:
Sophomore pitcher Jackie Bishop is closing in on her single season strikeout record of 224. She currently had 193 on the season which is just 31 away from tying her own record. In her two years she has 417 strikeouts which is just 144 away from tying Cheri Kemp's career mark of 561 in three seasons. She sits in 4th currently. She is currently 6th on the list for wins in a career with 44 just 16 away from tying Dana Wertz with 60. She is also just three shutouts away from tying Kempf's record of 18.

GRIFFON FOUR VICTORIES AWAY FROM 1,000 IN HISTORY:
If the Griffons are able to win four more games this season they will reach the 1,000 victory mark in Griffon history. they sit with 996 career victories as a program.