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Iowa State University Athletics
ISU Faces Off With Western Illinois
03.20.2007 | Softball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State softball team faces Western Illinois in a non-conference doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at the Mary Ellen McKee Softball Stadium in Macomb, Ill. First pitch for the doubleheader is slated for 2:30 p.m.
Schedule
Wednesday March 21
Iowa State at Western Illinois, 2:30 p.m.
Game two will begin approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the first game.
Live Video: Fans can watch the action live with a subscription to the Clone Zone.
Scouting Western Illinois
The Westerwinds enter Wednesday's twinbill with a 7-14 record after going 2-3 last weekend ... WIU went 1-2 against Missouri on the weekend ... junior first baseman Samantha Valentine paces the Western Illinois' offense with a .322 batting average, two homers and a team-high 13 runs batted in ... designated player Nicole Green is the only other Westerwinds' player with over 10 RBI ... Green has 12 RBI and is hitting .314 ... Western Illinois is an efficient running team, having swiped 36-of-42 attempts ... Julie DePolo leads the team with eight stolen bases ... in the circle, Western Illinois has a team ERA of 6.13 ... four pitchers split the majority of the time for the Westerwinds ... sophomore Kamren Ferguson is 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA while Kim King sits at 1-5 with a 6.43 ERA ... Lori Pankratz (2-2, 6.04 ERA) and Courtney Jacobson (1-2, 5.73) have also seen extended action ... both Iowa State and Western Illinois have dropped a pair of games to Tulsa this season ... the Cyclones hold an 11-6-1 edge in the all-time series but lost a contest last year at the Bethune-Cookman Tournament.
Looking Back
The Cyclones have won 7 of their last 11 games and enter the doubleheader with a 15-22 mark ... ISU defeated Mercer, Sacramento State and Santa Clara at last weekend's Capital Classic in Sacramento, Calif. ... over the last 10 games, Amanda Bradberry has hit .381 (8-for-21) ... in that same time frame, Alex Johnson and Courtney Wray have both hit .333, recording 11 hits in 33 at-bats ...Johnson is just seven hits shy of the freshman record, held by Erin Woods (45, 1996) ... Wray, another freshman, sits just outside the top-10, with 31 hits this season ... Charissa Carlin (8-5) needs just two wins to break Alyssa Ransom's freshman record for wins ... Kristy Olsen is 13-for-13 on stolen base attempts this season ... the school-record for stolen bases in a season is 18, held by Lisa Frank (2000).
Next Up
The Cyclones will open Big 12 play this weekend as it travels to face Texas A&M, which is ranked No. 4 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll, in College Station ... the Cyclones have won just two games at Texas A&M, with the last coming in 2003 ... last season, the Cyclones and Aggies split the season series ... ISU won 14-6 in the first game before dropping the second game, 7-0.
Like Stealing Candy....
Senior Jessica Quade needs... Senior Alyssa Ransom needs...
Senior Katie Reichling needs... Senior Fallon Johnson needs...
Junior Amie Ford needs... Freshman Alex Johnson needs...
Freshman Courtney Wray needs... Junior Kristy Olsen needs...
Iowa State's stolen base numbers have improved in head coach Stacy-Gemeinhardt-Cesler's second year at the helm of the program ... through 37 games, ISU has already stole more bases, 44, than it did last season when they Cyclones swiped 35 bases in 51 games ... Kristy Olsen is 13-for-13 on steal attempts and is closing in on the single-season mark, currently held by Lisa Frank, who stole 18 bases in 2000 ... Fallon Johnson (7-for-7) and Ariel Coburn (6-for-6) are also perfect on the season.
Record Trackers
Senior Ashley Killeen needs...
4 hits to tie for #6 on ISU career list (139, Peg Geary, 1980-83)
8 HR to tie for #1 on ISU career list (27, Erica Martinez, 2000-03)
1 walk to tie for #10 on ISU career list (43, Lee Smick, 1985-87)
1 double to tie for #8 on ISU career list (28, Denise Harper, 1988-91)
2 walks to tie for #6 on ISU career list (53, Patti Gembarski, 1983-86)
3 HBP to tie for #2 on ISU career list (14, two players)
1 HR to tie for #9 on ISU career list (10, Peg Geary, 1980-83)
1 win to tie for #2 on ISU career list (38, Sue Wedemeier, 1980-82)
31 K's to tie for #2 on ISU career list (438, Sue Wedemeier, 1980-82)
1 save to move to #1 on ISU career list
1 RBI to tie for #7 on ISU career list (67, Erin Woods, 1996-99)
2 walks to tie for #3 on ISU career list (59, Debbie Nease, 1994-97)
1 HBP to tie for #6 on ISU career list (9, Kim Rodgers, 2002-05)
5 runs to tie for #10 on ISU career list (63, Julia Lindsey, 2001-04)
1 triple to tie for #10 on ISU career list (6, four players)
1 SB to tie for #5 on ISU career list (24, Julia Lindsey, 2001-04)
37 K's to tie for #9 on ISU career list (244, Debbie Nease, 1994-97)
7 hits to tie single-season freshman record (45, Erin Woods, 1996)
1 hit to tie for #10 on single-season freshman list (32, Missy Miller, 1991)
5 SB to tie single-season record (18, Lisa Frank, 2000)
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