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  • Shocker SB v Missouri State

    The mid-week games for this week and next are the conference series with Missouri State. The Bears come to visit for a DH on Wednesday starting at 3pm. Next Tuesday, the Shockers travel to Springfield for a single game.

    Missouri State has an overall record of 21-15 with a 9-6 mark in the Valley. They have two wins over UMKC and a win against Oklahoma State. They lost twice to a ranked Texas A&M in a tournament hosted by the Aggies. In conference play, the Bears have swept Loyola, won two from Bradley and Indiana State and won one game in their series with Northern Iowa and Evansville.

    Using conference-only stats, the offense for Missouri State is led by Bethany Sullinger with an OPS of 1.010. The next individual barely clears .800. Kaitlin Beason (ERA of 1.32, best in the Valley for conference-only, and a WHIP of 1.02) and Holly Kelley (1.70 and 0.97) are the pitchers to note. Those are stout numbers for the circle.

    Katie, the reigning Valley Pitcher of the Week, has an ERA of 1.71 and a WHIP of 1.17. Jenni, with several nice outings recently, now has numbers of 3.30 and 1.59. The recovery from her surgery appears to be complete.

    Madison leads the Shocker offense with an OPS of 1.250 and four homers. Other notables are Mackenzie (1.171), McKenzie (1.143), Laurie (1.009 and four homers), Paige (1.003 and three homers) and Kelli (.985).
    Last edited by flyingMoose; April 17, 2017, 08:18 PM. Reason: add Pitcher of Week link

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    I guess Bailey has pitched her way to irrelevance for the remainder of this year. With Katie and Jenni both being seniors next year will be very interesting in the cricle. Hopefully, we have some talent in the 2017 recruiting class that is ready to step in or Bailey gets it figured out between now and then although how much improvement can you realistically expect.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by 1972Shocker View Post
      I guess Bailey has pitched her way to irrelevance for the remainder of this year. With Katie and Jenni both being seniors next year will be very interesting in the circle. Hopefully, we have some talent in the 2017 recruiting class that is ready to step in or Bailey gets it figured out between now and then although how much improvement can you realistically expect.
      Among the six recruits, two P and two P/UTL.
      Last edited by flyingMoose; April 17, 2017, 08:29 PM.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by flyingMoose View Post
        Among the six recruits, two P and two P/UTL.
        Yes, I was aware of the quantity. However, the quality is not always as easy to evaluate. Hard to know what you have until you know what you have.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by 1972Shocker View Post
          Yes, I was aware of the quantity. However, the quality is not always as easy to evaluate. Hard to know what you have until you know what you have.
          True. From the descriptions in the release, the summer programs they play for and the schools other girls in the programs are going to, Caitlin Bingham from Tecumseh, OK, and the St. Louis Chaos seems like the one mostly likely to contribute quickly. She is a power pitcher while Hailey Martinez, the other P, is a junker. Again from the descriptions, I would consider the two P/UTL to be possibilities as collegiate pitchers at this point.

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          • #6
            UNI swept a DH from Drake today 4-0 and 12-0.

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            • #7
              Shocks fall to Missouri State in Game 1 of the DH 4-0.

              MSU 4 Runs, 9 Hits, 1 Error, 10 LOB
              WSU 0 Runs, 7 Hits, 2 Errors, 9 LOB

              WP - Katilin Beason; LP - Katie Malone

              Game 2 becomes much more critical with the loss in Game 1.

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              • #8
                Game Two

                Nothing much going on for either team through the top of the 5th which is kind of surprising considering the conditions (strong wind blowing out to left) and a relatively tight strike zone. A particularlty tough situation for a pitch to contact pitcher like Jenni Brooks. Although she is a but frustrated with the tight zone she has battled through very nicely.

                With 1-out in the 5th Ashley Johnson walked and Mackenzie Wright drove a ball over the LF wall to give the Shocks their first runs of the day and a 2-0 lead. Kelli Spring then singled to left and the other Mckenzie (Adams) drove a ball over the wall in right center to put the Shocks up 4-0 prompting a pitching change by MSU.

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                • #9
                  Jenni finishes off the Bears with a complete game 3-hit shut out as the Shocks turn the tables on the Bears taking Game 2 by the same 4-0 score as the Bears won Game 1.

                  All the runs in today's DH came on four 2-run homers, 2 by MSU in Game 1 and 2 by the Shocks in Game 2. The Shocks' pair of 2-run homers came over the span of 4 battersin the botton of the 5th.

                  However, Jenni Brooks has to be the POG and she seems to be regaining her form from a year ago as she has won 3 of her last 4 starts.
                  Last edited by 1972Shocker; April 19, 2017, 09:52 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Other Mid-Week DHs

                    Bradley 0-2 Illinois State
                    The Redbirds had a two-out, walk-off three-run homer by de los Reyes to win the nightcap.

                    Southern Illinois 1-1 Evansville

                    Indiana State 0-2 Loyola


                    14-3 Illinois State
                    13-4 Northern Iowa
                    12-5 Shockers
                    10-7 Missouri State
                    10-7 Southern Illinois
                    10-7 Evansville

                    are the teams above .500.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by flyingMoose View Post
                      Other Mid-Week DHs

                      Bradley 0-2 Illinois State
                      The Redbirds had a two-out, walk-off three-run homer by de los Reyes to win the nightcap.
                      That may turn out to be the Play of the Year for the Redbirds.

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