Game Notes | Live Stats | FHSU SB Page | UNK SB PageWARM UPS...Griffon Softball climbed back to .500 in the MIAA after going 3-1 this past weekend at the Spring Sports Complex. On Saturday the Griffs split a doubleheader with Pittsburg State. In game one, the team rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 3-2 victory as pitcher
Jackie Bishop continued her near domination on the mound with nine more strikeouts. After falling in game two 6-2, the Griffs rebounded with a doubleheader sweep of Missouri Southern yesterday winning by scores of 8-1 & 11-2.
Katie Klosterman and
Morgan Rathmann drove in two runs apiece in game one and
Tiffany Gillaspy had a monster game at the plate in game two with two hits and 5 RBI's including her eighth home run of the season into a gale force wind.
The Griffons are now 22-14 overall and return home this weekend with two more home doubleheaders. On Friday, Fort Hays State will be here at 4 PM followed by a noon doubleheader with Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday. Admission is FREE!
Remember it's always a good idea to check gogriffons.com before heading out to the park as schedules do change at a moments notice.
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Fort Hays State Team Info
Series with FHSU since 2002: MWSU leads 12-9 - Home: 5-1 - Road: 4-4 - Neutral: 3-4 - MIAA Tournament: 2-4The Tigers are 22-13 overall after going 3-1 last weekend in MIAA play. They swept Lincoln University 3-2 and 7-0 before splitting with Lindenwood University winning 5-2 in game one and falling 10-3 in game two. The Tigers are 11-5 in MIAA play and 3-3 on the roda. In their last road weekend they went 3-1 sweeping Northeastern State and splitting with Central Oklahoma. The Gorillas hit .298 as a team. They have hit 42 doubles, six triples and 13 home runs on the season.
Fort Hays State is led by Courtney Dobson who is hitting .387 and has an on base percentage of .444. She is tied for the lead with Bianca Adame with 41 hits and leads the team with seven doubles adn 19 RBI. Adame is hitting .336 with five triples and has stolen 20 baseas this year. Rilee Krier is third on the team with a .324 batting average. She has 33 hits with all of them being singles. Kellsi Olsen and Amanda Vaupel lead the team with three home runs.
The Fort Hays State pitchers have a 2.74 ERA as a group. Paxton Duran has pitched the majority of the innings and earned a 2.48 ERA and an 13-5 record in 104.1 innings pitched with 96 strikeouts. Kelsey Kimminau has pitched 83.2 innings with an 8-6 record. She had 56 strikeouts and has given up 36 earned runs this season.
Nebraska-Kearney Team Info
Series since 2002: 3-1 MWSU, Home: 0-0, Road: 2-0, Neutral: 1-1The Lopers are 8-20 overall after going 3-1 last weekend in MIAA play. The Lopers split with the Lindenwood Lions falling 11-3 in game one before winning 5-0. Against the Lincoln Blue Tigers the Lopers won 7-1 and 10-2 in five innings. The Lopers have struggled on the road this season winning just one game. They are 1-6 on the road and 2-7 on a neutral field. Their lone victory on the road came against Northeastern State by a score of 9-6.
The Lopers hit .298 as a team. They have hit 41 doubles, five triples and 15 home runs on the season. Nebraska-Kearney is led by Kate Ruwe and Taylre Keenan. Ruwe leads the team with a .384 batting average and 17 RBI. She has nine double, one triple and two home runs on the season. Keenan is hitting .344 and leads the team with 32 hits. Erin Dwyer and Mackenzie Tomlin are hitting .333 and .330 respectively. Tomlin leads the team with six stolen bases while Sarah Rome has four home runs.
The Nebraska-Kearney pitchers have a 5.75 ERA as a group. Brittnie Kreiser has pitched 64 innings with an earned run average of 4.38 ERA and an 4-5 record. Taryn Trosper has a 5.56 ERA in 63 innings pitched with a 2-10 overall record. Bailey Backhuus has pitched 43.1 innings with a 1-4 record and a 7.11 ERA.
ABOUT THE GRIFFONS...The Griffons are 22-14 overall after going 3-1 last weekend in MIAA home action. The Griffons are in the midst of a The Griffons hit .284 as a team. They have hit 39 doubles, three triples and 30 home runs on the season.
The Griffons have three players hitting over .300 on the season with
Tiffany Gillaspy leading the charge with a .368 average. She has 42 hits, 27 runs scored, 8 home runs, 28 RBI and 73 total bases.
Bre Fleschner is hitting .318 with 25 runs scored, 7 doubles and 34 hits.
Morgan Rathmann is hitting .317 with 26 hits, 2 doubles, 1 triple and 2 home runs. She has an on base percentage of .417 with a team hith 13 stolen bases.
The Missouri Western pitchers have a 1.96 ERA as a group.
Jackie Bishop has thrown three no hitters this season which included her first perfect game in a 10-0 victory against St. Cloud State. Bishop has 14-6 record with a 0.92 ERA. She has eight shutouts on the season with 166 strikeouts in 145.1 innings.
Janie Smith is 8-8 with a 3.52 ERA. She has two shutouts and 11 complete games. She has thrown 97.1 innings for the Griffons.
Gillaspy Named MIAA AstroTurf Softball Hitter of the Week
4/1/2014 2:32:00 PM
Kansas City, Mo. – Missouri Western's
Tiffany Gillaspy has been named the MIAA/AstroTurf Hitter of the Week for the second time this season which was announced earlier today by the MIAA office.
MIAA/AstroTurf Hitter of the Week
Tiffany Gillaspy, INF, Missouri Western Gillaspy had an outstanding weekend hitting .615 helping the Griffons to a 3-1 record in MIAA play. She had a 1.154 slugging percentage to goal ong with a .643 on base percentage. On Saturday in the Griffons 3-2 victory over Pittsburg State she hit a game tying home run in the bottom of the sixth that helped the Griffons to their first come from behind victory of the season and went 3-for-4 in game two. On Sunday against the Missouri Southern Lions she had four hits to go with three runs scored and six RBI and in game two she had a career best five RBI in an 11-2 run rule victory which included a grand slam home run. On the season she leads the Griffons with a .368 batting average, 42 hits, 28 RBI and 27 runs scored. The 5-6 junior infielder is a native of Johnston, Iowa where she competed at Southeast Polk High School.
Others nominated: Tiffany Brown, Pittsburg State; Emily Ditmore, Central Oklahoma; Jessica Gragg, Emporia State; Stephanie Mark, Northwest Missouri; Courtney Opich, Lindenwood; Megan Robinson, Northeastern State; Ali Jo Rogers, Central Missouri; Kate Ruwe, Nebraska-Kearney; Callie Wright, Fort Hays State.
The Griffons are now 22-14 overall and return home this weekend with two more home doubleheaders. On Friday, Fort Hays State will be here at 4 PM followed by a noon doubleheader with Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday. Admission is FREE!
UP NEXT...The Griffons are back in action on Tuesday, April 8 with an non-conference doubleheader against rival Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Mo. First pitch is scheduled for 3 pm.
