Softball | 3/25/2021 5:54:00 PM
Emporia State Hornets (10-8, 0-2 MIAA)
vs. Neb.-Kearney Lopers (9-9, 2-0 MIAA)
Friday, March 26, 2021 • 2:00 p.m. (DH) • Trusler Sports Complex • Emporia, Kan.
Series Record: ESU leads 23-16 •
Last Meeting: at ESU 11, UNK 6 (April 13, 2019)
Live Stats •
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vs. Fort Hays State Tigers (8-10, 1-3 MIAA)
Saturday, March 27, 2021 • 12:00 p.m. (DH) • Trusler Sports Complex • Emporia, Kan.
Series Record: ESU leads 45-31 •
Last Meeting: at ESU 3, FHSU 2 (April 12, 2019)
Live Stats •
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Complete Notes in pdf
Next Up: at Rockhurst • Wednesday, March 31 • 3:00 p.m. (DH)
Loyola Park Softball Field • Kansas City, Mo.
HOME DOUBLE HEADER
Emporia State takes on Neb.-Kearney in their MIAA home opener on Friday before playing host to Fort Hays State on Saturday.
LAST AT BAT
Emporia State fell in a pair of two run games on Sunday to wrap up the final day of the Emporia edition of the MWSU Hy-Vee Classic at the Trusler Sports Complex. The Hornets lost to #3 Augustana 5-3 and Sioux Falls 3-1.
Against the Vikings
Emma Furnish was one for two with a walk, a home run, two RBI and a run scored.Â
Josie Harrison took the loss allowing five runs, four of them earned, on ten hits in 6.0 innings with a walk and three strikeouts.
Sydney Righi took a three hit shutout into the seventh inning but could not hold on as Sioux Falls scored three runs in the top of the seventh for a 3-1 come from behind win.
THE COACHES
April Huddleston-Rosales is 139-134 in her sixth year as the head coach at Emporia State. She served as an assistant for seven seasons. She was a member of both the Hornets national runner-up teams in 2006 and 2008. She is 4-4 against Neb.-Kearney and 3-5 against Fort Hays State.
Katie Ackermann is 22-22 in her second year as head coach for the Lopers. This is her first meeting with Emporia State.
Adrian Pilkington is 124-181 in her seventh year as head coach for the Tigers. She is 5-5 against Emporia State.
ABOUT THE HORNETS
The Hornets are 10-8 on the year, 0-2 in the MIAA. They are batting .286 on the year with a 3.76 team ERA and .971 team fielding percentage.
Roni Raines is fourth in the MIAA with a .571 on-base percentage and sixth in batting with a .452 average.
Kelsey Phillips is fourth in the MIAA with a 1.85 ERA.
KNOW THE FOE
Neb.-Kearney is 9-9 on the season, 2-0 in the MIAA headed into their DH at Washburn on Friday. They are batting .313 on the year with a 5.66 team ERA and .923 team fielding percentage. Abbie Vodicka is ninth in the MIAA in batting average and tied for first in doubles.
Fort Hays State is 8-10 on the season, 1-3 in the MIAA and have not played since March 10. They are batting .275 on the year with a 2.65 team ERA and .935 team fielding percentage. Michaelanne Nelson is fourth in the MIAA in strikeouts and sixth in ERA.
SERIES HISTORY
The Hornets lead the all-time series with UNK 23-16 and against FHSU 45-31.
LAST AT BATS
The Hornets went 4-0 against the Tigers and Lopers on April 12-13, 2019.
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ON DECK
The Hornets play their final non-conference games on Wednesday, MArch 31 when they take on Rockhurst. First pitch of the double header is set for 3 pm in Kansas City.
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