Mavs Close Regular Season With Five Games in Three
Apr 29, 2010 | General, Softball
Complete Game Notes
The Mavericks will play their final four scheduled home games and then make up one more as they wrap up the regular season with five MIAA games this weekend. Friday they host Southwest Baptist at 1 p.m. and Saturday they host Central Missouri at 1 p.m. in what will be Senior Day. Sunday they have one game to make up at Washburn at 1 p.m.
The 23rd-ranked Mavericks enter the week 40-9 overall and 13-2 in the MIAA. They are second in the league behind No. 8 Emporia State and the Hornets (42-9, 16-0 MIAA) enter the weekend with four MIAA games remaining.
Mavericks Jump to 23rd Nationally, Remain 5th in Region
The Mavericks remained in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll for the second straight week, jumping to No. 23 in Wednesday's ranking. They also stayed put in the NCAA South Central Region ranking at fifth.
The NCAA will announce the field for the South Central Region I and II tournaments on Sunday, May 9. Eight teams from the region make the postseason.
Mavs Set Home Run Record
The Mavericks hit two home runs Wednesday to set a UNO single-season record. They now have 55, breaking 2003's record of 54. Alli Hukill had six in one weekend this year and with 11 right now, she's sixth in UNO single-season history. 21 is the individual record and four more would put her in second.
Offense and Pitchers On Pace For Other Records
UNO's .352 team batting average is on pace to be the second best in school history. The 1994 team hit .358 to set the record (1,000 at-bat minimum). The Mavericks are currently second with 308 RBI and need four more to move to second. 366 is the record set in 1994. The pitching staff is also on pace to enter the record book. The Mavs are averaging 5.83 strikeouts per game, currently the fourth best average. The 264 strikeouts is eighth and UNO needs 69 to enter the top five.
Mavs Take 20-Game Win Streak Into Final Week
The Mavericks will enter the final weekend of the regular season having not suffered a loss since April 3 at Emporia State. They have won 20 straight since then and are out-scoring opponents, 131-28 during the streak (6.6 to 1.4 runs per game).
Beth Haley has a 0.82 ERA during the stretch and opponents are batting .172 against her. Overall, the Mav pitching staff has a 1.29 ERA during the streak.
Slocum Sweeps MIAA Honors For Second Time
The Mavs have earned seven MIAA athlete of the week honors this year. Lindsey Slocum swept both hitter and pitcher of the week honors on March 29 and April 27. Beth Haley was named pitcher of the week twice and Alli Hukill was hitter of the week once.
Slocum nearly threw her second perfect game of the year last week. She ended the week 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. Last Saturday at Truman, she started game two and faced the minimum 15 batters as the Mavericks invoked the run rule after five innings. On an 0-2 count, she allowed a leadoff single in the first inning, and then that base runner was thrown out trying to steal second. That hit was the only thing that kept her from a perfect game, as she retired her and the next 14 batters in order. Slocum, who shared last week's hitter of the week honor with Emporia State's Angela Mahan, batted .500 (6-for-12), drove in four and scored six runs. She had at least one hit and one run in each game. While nearly throwing a perfect game in the nightcap Saturday against Truman, Slocum went 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run.
She earned both the MIAA pitcher and hitter of the week on March 29. She threw a perfect game March 28 and went 2-0 during the week with a 0.95 ERA. On top of throwing a perfect game, Slocum produced huge numbers at the plate. Slocum had eight hits that week while allowing batters just nine in three appearances. She scored five runs and drove in eight while allowing just two runs to score against her.
Hukill's six home runs and Haley's no-hitter helped the Mavericks sweep the honors on April 19. Hukill hit six home runs during the MIAA Northern Crossover to earn all-tournament MVP honors. Haley threw a no-hitter April 13 against Northwest Missouri and ended the week 3-0 with a 0.40 ERA.
Haley earned her first honor on March 22 after she went 2-0 with a save in three appearances and a perfect 0.00 ERA.
Slocum and Haley Give Mavs Two No-Hitters
The Maverick pitching staff has produced two no-hitters this year, both of them in MIAA games. Lindsey Slocum had a perfect game on March 28 against Missouri Southern and Beth Haley threw a no-no April 13 against Northwest Missouri.
Slocum's gem helped head coach Jeanne Scarpello set the UNO coaching win record with her 460th win. Slocum faced the minimum 15 batters and struck out 10 of them. No Lion put a ball in play in fair territory until the fifth inning when the lead off hitter flew out to center field. The next batter tried bunting to get on, but Slocum fielded the ball and threw her out at first. She then got the next batter to pop up to Treightin Yates at second base to give her the gem.
Haley took a perfect game into the seventh inning against NWMSU and then walked and hit a batter before closing out a no-hitter. Haley didn't allow a batted ball to leave the infield. She struck out four and 13 of the 21 outs were ground outs. She also caught three batted balls, including two liners back to her. With a full count and two outs in the seventh, Haley walked Erin Leslie, giving up a chance at perfection. She then hit the next batter before getting the final Bearcat batter to foul out to first baseman Kristin Wellwood.
Scarpello Reigns as UNO's Wins Leader
Maverick head coach Jeanne Scarpello entered the year as UNO's leader in winning percentage and on March 28 she became the school's leader in total wins. She's currently 482-148-1 with a .765 winning percentage.
Scarpello, in her 11th year at UNO, surpassed Mary Yori, her predecessor on the win chart. Yori won 459 wins from 1989-99.
Mavericks Lead League in Batting and Pitching
The Mavericks lead the MIAA with a .351 batting average and they were sixth in the nation as of the April 25 NCAA statistic report. Treightin Yates leads the team with a .456 average and she's second in the MIAA and 24th in the nation. Lindsey Slocum is ninth in the conference batting .379 on the year.
The Mavericks also lead the conference with a 1.81 ERA, the only one below 2.00 among the 11 teams. Beth Haley is second in the conference with a 1.71 ERA and Slocum is third with a 1.72 mark.
Yates Leading Team at the Plate
Senior second baseman Treightin Yates started the year on a 12-game hitting streak, building her average to .463 at the time. Since then, she has hit safely in all but 10 games and her average has only slipped to .456, best on the team and second in the MIAA.
Yates has 23 multi-hit games and 14 mulit-RBI games. She's batting .553 in 15 MIAA games.
Haley Nearly Perfect During Winning Streak
Junior pitcher Beth Haley has allowed just seven earned runs in the 60 innings she's pitched during UNO's current 20-game winning streak. She's gone 10-0 with a 0.82 ERA and has allowed just five extra-base hits. She's given up nine walks with 42 strikeouts. She hasn't lost a game since pitching at then-No. 18 Emporia State on April 3.
Slocum's Bat Kept in Lineup at All Times
Lindsey Slocum, one of the top pitchers and hitters in the MIAA, has a place in the batting order no matter the situation. She is second on the team batting .379 overall. When she gets the start as a pitcher, she is batting .373 and when she doesn't start, she plays in the outfield and in those situations, she's batting .376. Six of her home runs and 37 of her RBI came while an outfielder and two homers and 13 RBI came as a pitcher.
On a doubleheader on March 28 against Missouri Southern, Slocum hit a grand slam as an outfielder in game one and then tossed a perfect game in the second game.
Batting Around...
• The following players have started every game this year at their respective positions: Alli Hukill (RF), Treightin Yates (2B), Kristi Meneely (C) and Kristin Wellwood (1B).
• Slocum has started every game as either the pitcher or center fielder. She has batted in the fifth spot in the lineup every time.
• The Mavs have had 10 hits or more in 30 of their 49 games this year. The pitching staff has allowed double-digit hits just four times this year.
• The Mavs have two grand slams this year. Slocum hit one on March 28 against MSSU and Hukill hit one on April 18 against UCM.
• Alli Hukill leads the Mavs with seven stolen bases and three outfield assists.
• Julia Krejci is 4 for 5 as a pinch hitter, Chelse Koca is 3 for 9 and Molly Negrete is 3 for 10. Overall, UNO is 10 for 25 (.400) in pinch-hit situations with 10 RBI.
Coming Up Next
The top eight teams in the MIAA will take part in the MIAA Postseason Tournament in Overland Park, Kan., next week. Thursday, May 6, all eight teams will play first round, second round and consolation first round games. Friday, May 7, the field will be whittled to two teams and those two will play for the championship on Saturday. The winner of the tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
The Mavericks will play their final four scheduled home games and then make up one more as they wrap up the regular season with five MIAA games this weekend. Friday they host Southwest Baptist at 1 p.m. and Saturday they host Central Missouri at 1 p.m. in what will be Senior Day. Sunday they have one game to make up at Washburn at 1 p.m.
The 23rd-ranked Mavericks enter the week 40-9 overall and 13-2 in the MIAA. They are second in the league behind No. 8 Emporia State and the Hornets (42-9, 16-0 MIAA) enter the weekend with four MIAA games remaining.
Mavericks Jump to 23rd Nationally, Remain 5th in Region
The Mavericks remained in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll for the second straight week, jumping to No. 23 in Wednesday's ranking. They also stayed put in the NCAA South Central Region ranking at fifth.
The NCAA will announce the field for the South Central Region I and II tournaments on Sunday, May 9. Eight teams from the region make the postseason.
Mavs Set Home Run Record
The Mavericks hit two home runs Wednesday to set a UNO single-season record. They now have 55, breaking 2003's record of 54. Alli Hukill had six in one weekend this year and with 11 right now, she's sixth in UNO single-season history. 21 is the individual record and four more would put her in second.
Offense and Pitchers On Pace For Other Records
UNO's .352 team batting average is on pace to be the second best in school history. The 1994 team hit .358 to set the record (1,000 at-bat minimum). The Mavericks are currently second with 308 RBI and need four more to move to second. 366 is the record set in 1994. The pitching staff is also on pace to enter the record book. The Mavs are averaging 5.83 strikeouts per game, currently the fourth best average. The 264 strikeouts is eighth and UNO needs 69 to enter the top five.
Mavs Take 20-Game Win Streak Into Final Week
The Mavericks will enter the final weekend of the regular season having not suffered a loss since April 3 at Emporia State. They have won 20 straight since then and are out-scoring opponents, 131-28 during the streak (6.6 to 1.4 runs per game).
Beth Haley has a 0.82 ERA during the stretch and opponents are batting .172 against her. Overall, the Mav pitching staff has a 1.29 ERA during the streak.
Slocum Sweeps MIAA Honors For Second Time
The Mavs have earned seven MIAA athlete of the week honors this year. Lindsey Slocum swept both hitter and pitcher of the week honors on March 29 and April 27. Beth Haley was named pitcher of the week twice and Alli Hukill was hitter of the week once.
Slocum nearly threw her second perfect game of the year last week. She ended the week 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. Last Saturday at Truman, she started game two and faced the minimum 15 batters as the Mavericks invoked the run rule after five innings. On an 0-2 count, she allowed a leadoff single in the first inning, and then that base runner was thrown out trying to steal second. That hit was the only thing that kept her from a perfect game, as she retired her and the next 14 batters in order. Slocum, who shared last week's hitter of the week honor with Emporia State's Angela Mahan, batted .500 (6-for-12), drove in four and scored six runs. She had at least one hit and one run in each game. While nearly throwing a perfect game in the nightcap Saturday against Truman, Slocum went 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run.
She earned both the MIAA pitcher and hitter of the week on March 29. She threw a perfect game March 28 and went 2-0 during the week with a 0.95 ERA. On top of throwing a perfect game, Slocum produced huge numbers at the plate. Slocum had eight hits that week while allowing batters just nine in three appearances. She scored five runs and drove in eight while allowing just two runs to score against her.
Hukill's six home runs and Haley's no-hitter helped the Mavericks sweep the honors on April 19. Hukill hit six home runs during the MIAA Northern Crossover to earn all-tournament MVP honors. Haley threw a no-hitter April 13 against Northwest Missouri and ended the week 3-0 with a 0.40 ERA.
Haley earned her first honor on March 22 after she went 2-0 with a save in three appearances and a perfect 0.00 ERA.
Slocum and Haley Give Mavs Two No-Hitters
The Maverick pitching staff has produced two no-hitters this year, both of them in MIAA games. Lindsey Slocum had a perfect game on March 28 against Missouri Southern and Beth Haley threw a no-no April 13 against Northwest Missouri.
Slocum's gem helped head coach Jeanne Scarpello set the UNO coaching win record with her 460th win. Slocum faced the minimum 15 batters and struck out 10 of them. No Lion put a ball in play in fair territory until the fifth inning when the lead off hitter flew out to center field. The next batter tried bunting to get on, but Slocum fielded the ball and threw her out at first. She then got the next batter to pop up to Treightin Yates at second base to give her the gem.
Haley took a perfect game into the seventh inning against NWMSU and then walked and hit a batter before closing out a no-hitter. Haley didn't allow a batted ball to leave the infield. She struck out four and 13 of the 21 outs were ground outs. She also caught three batted balls, including two liners back to her. With a full count and two outs in the seventh, Haley walked Erin Leslie, giving up a chance at perfection. She then hit the next batter before getting the final Bearcat batter to foul out to first baseman Kristin Wellwood.
Scarpello Reigns as UNO's Wins Leader
Maverick head coach Jeanne Scarpello entered the year as UNO's leader in winning percentage and on March 28 she became the school's leader in total wins. She's currently 482-148-1 with a .765 winning percentage.
Scarpello, in her 11th year at UNO, surpassed Mary Yori, her predecessor on the win chart. Yori won 459 wins from 1989-99.
Mavericks Lead League in Batting and Pitching
The Mavericks lead the MIAA with a .351 batting average and they were sixth in the nation as of the April 25 NCAA statistic report. Treightin Yates leads the team with a .456 average and she's second in the MIAA and 24th in the nation. Lindsey Slocum is ninth in the conference batting .379 on the year.
The Mavericks also lead the conference with a 1.81 ERA, the only one below 2.00 among the 11 teams. Beth Haley is second in the conference with a 1.71 ERA and Slocum is third with a 1.72 mark.
Yates Leading Team at the Plate
Senior second baseman Treightin Yates started the year on a 12-game hitting streak, building her average to .463 at the time. Since then, she has hit safely in all but 10 games and her average has only slipped to .456, best on the team and second in the MIAA.
Yates has 23 multi-hit games and 14 mulit-RBI games. She's batting .553 in 15 MIAA games.
Haley Nearly Perfect During Winning Streak
Junior pitcher Beth Haley has allowed just seven earned runs in the 60 innings she's pitched during UNO's current 20-game winning streak. She's gone 10-0 with a 0.82 ERA and has allowed just five extra-base hits. She's given up nine walks with 42 strikeouts. She hasn't lost a game since pitching at then-No. 18 Emporia State on April 3.
Slocum's Bat Kept in Lineup at All Times
Lindsey Slocum, one of the top pitchers and hitters in the MIAA, has a place in the batting order no matter the situation. She is second on the team batting .379 overall. When she gets the start as a pitcher, she is batting .373 and when she doesn't start, she plays in the outfield and in those situations, she's batting .376. Six of her home runs and 37 of her RBI came while an outfielder and two homers and 13 RBI came as a pitcher.
On a doubleheader on March 28 against Missouri Southern, Slocum hit a grand slam as an outfielder in game one and then tossed a perfect game in the second game.
Batting Around...
• The following players have started every game this year at their respective positions: Alli Hukill (RF), Treightin Yates (2B), Kristi Meneely (C) and Kristin Wellwood (1B).
• Slocum has started every game as either the pitcher or center fielder. She has batted in the fifth spot in the lineup every time.
• The Mavs have had 10 hits or more in 30 of their 49 games this year. The pitching staff has allowed double-digit hits just four times this year.
• The Mavs have two grand slams this year. Slocum hit one on March 28 against MSSU and Hukill hit one on April 18 against UCM.
• Alli Hukill leads the Mavs with seven stolen bases and three outfield assists.
• Julia Krejci is 4 for 5 as a pinch hitter, Chelse Koca is 3 for 9 and Molly Negrete is 3 for 10. Overall, UNO is 10 for 25 (.400) in pinch-hit situations with 10 RBI.
Coming Up Next
The top eight teams in the MIAA will take part in the MIAA Postseason Tournament in Overland Park, Kan., next week. Thursday, May 6, all eight teams will play first round, second round and consolation first round games. Friday, May 7, the field will be whittled to two teams and those two will play for the championship on Saturday. The winner of the tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
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