Softball Travels to Face Texas A&M
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April 18, 2006
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#19 BAYLOR (28-17, 7-5) TRAVELS TO #15
APRIL 19, 2006 - 6:30 PM
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COLLEGE STATION,
THE SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19
Baylor at
THE SERIES
Neutral:
Since 1996:
Current Streak:
Baylor W-L Last 10: 4-6
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The No. 19 Baylor softball team returns to action this week when the Lady Bears continue a five-game Big 12 Conference road swing, travelling to
Baylor enters the key contest tied for third in the Big 12 Conference after
Lisa Ferguson leads the way for Baylor in the circle as the junior has posted a 15-11 record with a 1.54 ERA on the season.
Texas A&M, led by reigning Big 12 Conference Player of the Year Amanda Scarborough, enters the contest in second place in the conference after splitting a weekend series at
SCOUTING
Texas A&M enters the single game against the Lady Bears in second place in the Big 12 Conference after splitting a weekend series with
The Aggies are looking for the season sweep of Baylor after defeating the Lady Bears 4-3 in eight innings earlier this season in
Third baseman, Jamie Hinshaw's eight-game hitting streak has her leading the Aggie batters with a .333 average. She has six doubles, two triples, five home runs and 24 RBI on the season. Hinshaw is currently leading the Big 12 with the most hits in conference play.
In the circle, Megan Gibson (14-4) has a 2.66 ERA. Gibson has logged 118.1 innings of work. She's struck out 84 batters this season while allowing 31 free passes.
LAST TIME VERSUS
The No. 19 Baylor softball team fought hard; however, came up just short in a wild start to the Big 12 Conference season as the Lady Bears fell to No. 15 Texas A&M, 4-3, in eight innings.
Baylor got on the board first with a run in the second inning as Miriam Romero's double down the left field line scored Ashley Monceaux to give the Lady Bears the early 1-0 lead.
With Texas A&M holding a 2-1 lead heading into Baylor's final at-bat, Kelly Osburn came to the plate to lead-off the bottom of the seventh inning. The senior responded by blasting a solo home run over the right-center field wall, her fifth of the season and 28th of her career, as the Lady Bears tied the game at 2-2.
After Texas A&M scored two runs in the eighth to make the score 4-2, Baylor refused to go quietly as Tessa Lynam led off the bottom of the inning with her fifth home run of the season over the left field wall to cut the lead to one.
With runners at first and second, Osburn stepped up to the plate and smashed a 3-2 pitch down the first base line; however, Texas A&M first baseman Megan Gibson made a tremendous back-handed catch to give the Aggies the win and send the Lady Bears to the hard fought loss.
LADY BEARS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CLUTCH HITTING
With a 28-17 record on the season, the Baylor softball team has taken advantage of clutch hitting in key situation as high percentage of the Lady Bears' runs have come with two outs in the inning. Of the 225 runs scored by Baylor so far this season, 84 (37 percent) have come on two-out RBI hits.
Freshman Brette Reagan leads the team with 20 RBI with two outs as the tandem is currently leading a Baylor team that is hitting .277 (103-of-372) on the year with two outs while opponents are only hitting .227 (85-of-375) in the same situation.
Kelly Osburn ACCOMPLISHES BIG 12 FIRST
With a walk against
For her career, the senior has posted 211 hits, 152 runs scored, 34 home runs, 41 doubles, 100 RBI, 100 walks and 75 stolen bases as she helped lead Baylor to consecutive NCAA Softball Championship appearances. A two-time all-Big 12 Conference selection, Osburn is Baylor's career leader in five categories.
SCHWETHELM REACHES 200 CAREER HITS
With four hits in the double-header sweep of
Schwethelm ranks second on Baylor's career hits list and is now 23 hits shy of breaking the Baylor career record of 247 held by Naomi Fitzgerald (1998-2001).
Senior Kelly Osburn also joined Schwethelm in the 200-hit club after collecting five in the sweep of
SCHWETHELM BREAKS CAREER STOLEN BASE RECORD
With a steal of second in the 6-5 win over No. 13 Washington, Harmony Schwethelm became Baylor's career stolen base leader, surpassing Kim Wilmoth (91, 2002-05) with 92 in her career. For her career, Schwethelm now has 95 stolen bases in 110 attempts as the senior closes in on 100 stolen bases for her career.
Schwethelm, who has only been caught stealing 15 times in her career, has a stolen base percentage of .864 to rank second on the Baylor career charts.
With a RBI single to make the score 6-4 against No. 13 Washington, junior
Earlier in the year,
Senior Kelly Osburn recently became the third player in school history to surpass the 100-RBI plateau as the outfielder's seventh-inning home run against
BAYLOR SOFTBALL IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
After splitting a weekend series against
Baylor is one of five Big 12 Conference schools ranked in the current polls as Texas (No. 2 ESPN.com/No. 2 USA Today), Texas A&M (No. 16, No. 17),
Baylor's appearance in both polls marks the 36th consecutive week the Lady Bears have appeared in the NFCA Top 25 and the 36th consecutive week the team has appeared in the USA Softball Top 25. The last time Baylor failed to appear in either poll was March 16, 2004.
Chelsi Lake SETS SINGLE SEASON HOME RUN MARK
With a pair of home runs in the series split against
BAYLOR LADY BEARS IN THE CAREER CHARTS
Several Lady Bears are aiming to continue making their way up the career charts in 2006. Below is a list of Lady Bears who currently rank in the top ten in one of the career categories:
BATTING RECORDS
RUNS: Kelly Osburn (1st, 152); Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 130)
HITS: Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 225); Kelly Osburn 5th, 211)
MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES: Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 62); Kelly Osburn (6th, 50)
DOUBLES: Kelly Osburn (1st, 41);
TRIPLES: Harmony Schwethelm (t-3rd, 8); Kelly Osburn (t-5th, 7);
HOME RUNS: Kelly Osburn (1st, 34);
RBI:
TOTAL BASES: Kelly Osburn (1st, 368); Harmony Schwethelm (5th, 263);
WALKS: Kelly Osburn (1st, 100)
HIT BY PITCH: Kelly Osburn (2nd, 21); Kylie Conroy (t-6th, 10)
SACRIFICE FLIES: Kelly Osburn (t-8th; 3);
SACRIFICE HITS: Harmony Schwethelm (6th, 25)
STOLEN BASES: Harmony Schwethelm (1st, 95); Kelly Osburn (3rd, 75)
STOLEN BASE ATTEMPTS: Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 110); Kelly Osburn (3rd, 91)
PITCHING RECORDS
APPEARANCES: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 116); Tessa Lynam (8th, 40); Nicole Jackson (10th, 24)
GAMES STARTED: Lisa Ferguson (5th, 77); Tessa Lynam (8th, 14)
RELIEF APPEARANCES: Lisa Ferguson (2nd, 39); Tessa Lynam (5th, 26); Nicole Jackson (6th, 25)
WINS: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 51); Tessa Lynam (8th, 15)
LOSSES: Lisa Ferguson (5th, 25); Tessa Lynam (t-9th, 4)
DECISIONS: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 76); Tessa Lynam (8th, 19)
COMPLETE GAMES: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 40); Tessa Lynam (10th, 4)
SHUTOUTS: Lisa Ferguson (t-3rd, 18); Tessa Lynam (t-9th, 1)
SAVES: Lisa Ferguson (1st, 14); Tessa Lynam (t-5th, 4); Nicole Jackson (t-8th, 1); Sarah Hausner (t-8th, 1)
INNINGS PITCHED: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 512.0); Tessa Lynam (8th, 115.2)
STRIKEOUTS: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 375); Tessa Lynam (8th, 102)
Kelly Osburn BREAKS TRIO OF CAREER RECORDS
With her solo home run to lead-off the game against
In addition, in the 7-0 win over Missouri, Osburn hit two doubles to push her career total to 39, breaking the career record of 38 previously held by Sarah Caudle (2000-2003).
The records are just one of several where Osburn will hold the career lead once her career is over. Already Baylor's career leader in home runs (34), walks (100), runs scored (152), total bases (368) and doubles (41) and ranks fourth in triples (7) and third in stolen bases (75).
OSBURN NAMED BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Baylor softball senior outfielder Kelly Osburn was named Big 12 Conference Player of the Week the conference office announced Tuesday. The selection is Osburn's second of her career and marked the second consecutive week a Baylor player has been chosen for the award after
Osburn compiled a .563 batting average along with three home runs, while driving in a team-high seven runs as she led Baylor to a 3-2 record this past week, including a pair of wins over nationally-ranked opponents. The
Against No. 19 Oklahoma, Osburn went 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBI as she tied a Baylor single-game record for most home runs in a game.
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