Softball Hosts Cyclones on Senior Weekend
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April 28, 2006
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#18 BAYLOR (34-17, 10-5)
APRIL 29, 2006 - 2:00 PM
APRIL 30, 2006 - 12:00 PM
GETTERMAN STADIUM
THE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, APRIL 29
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
THE SERIES
SERIES TIED 8-8
Neutral: Baylor leads 2-1
Since 1996:
Current Streak: Baylor won 1
Baylor W-L Last 10: 4-6
LIVE COVERAGE
Radio: KRZI 1580-AM
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Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
Television: None
Winners of six in a row, the No. 18 Baylor softball team hosts Iowa State in an important two-game, Big 12 Conference series beginning on Saturday, April 29, at 2:00 p.m. Game two of the series with the Cyclones is set for Sunday, April 30, at 12:00 p.m.
The series with the Cyclones marks the start of a race for second-place in the Big 12 Conference standings between the Lady Bears,
The Huskers currently stand in second in the conference with a 10-4 record with Texas A&M only percentage points behind in the standings with an 11-5 mark. Baylor stands in third, only one-half game behind the Huskers and the Aggies. Should the teams finish in a tie in the standings, Baylor owns the tie-breaker against Texas A&M and
In order to do so; however, the Lady Bears will have to contend with an
The series with the Cyclones is knotted at 8-8 after the teams split in
Sunday will serve as Senior Day for the Baylor softball team as Sarah Hausner, Tessa Lynam, Kelly Osburn and Harmony Schwethelm will be recognized prior to the contest.
The Cyclones are lead at the plate by Ashley Killeen, who leads the team with a .338 batting average, seven home runs and 40 RBI on the year. Katie Reichling has also had a good season for the Cyclones, hitting .323 on the season with six home runs and 29 RBI.
In the circle,
Baylor and
LADY BEARS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CLUTCH HITTING
With a 31-17 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 264 runs scored by Baylor so far this season, 96 (36 percent) have come on two-out RBI hits.
Freshman Brette Reagan leads the team with 22 RBI with two outs as the tandem is currently leading a Baylor team that is hitting .291 (120-of-419) on the year with two outs while opponents are only hitting .225 (95-of-422) in the same situation.
Kelly Osburn ACCOMPLISHES BIG 12 FIRST
With a walk against
For her career, the senior has posted 218 hits, 159 runs scored, 36 home runs, 43 doubles, 104 RBI, 104 walks and 77 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 19 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 has reached 104 RBI for her career.
BAYLOR SOFTBALL IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
After going a perfect 5-0 this past week, the Lady Bears are ranked No. 18 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 poll released Tuesday. In addition, Baylor earned a No. 18 ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25.
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. 15, No. 17),
Baylor's appearance in both polls marks the 38th consecutive week the Lady Bears have appeared in the NFCA Top 25 and the 37th 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, 159); Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 133); Tessa Lynam (10th, 80)
HITS: Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 228); Kelly Osburn 5th, 218);
MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES: Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 62); Kelly Osburn (6th, 52);
DOUBLES: Kelly Osburn (1st, 42);
TRIPLES: Harmony Schwethelm (t-1st, 9); Kelly Osburn (t-5th, 7);
HOME RUNS: Kelly Osburn (1st, 36);
RBI:
TOTAL BASES: Kelly Osburn (1st, 383); Harmony Schwethelm (5th, 271);
WALKS: Kelly Osburn (1st, 104)
HIT BY PITCH: Kelly Osburn (2nd, 23); 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, 77)
STOLEN BASE ATTEMPTS: Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 110); Kelly Osburn (3rd, 93)
PITCHING RECORDS
APPEARANCES: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 119); Tessa Lynam (8th, 40); Nicole Jackson (10th, 29)
GAMES STARTED: Lisa Ferguson (5th, 80); Tessa Lynam (8th, 14)
RELIEF APPEARANCES: Lisa Ferguson (2nd, 39); Tessa Lynam (5th, 26); Nicole Jackson (5th, 26)
WINS: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 52); Tessa Lynam (8th, 15)
LOSSES: Lisa Ferguson (5th, 25); Tessa Lynam (t-9th, 4)
DECISIONS: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 77); Tessa Lynam (8th, 19)
COMPLETE GAMES: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 41); Tessa Lynam (10th, 4)
SHUTOUTS: Lisa Ferguson (t-3rd, 19); Tessa Lynam (t-9th, 1)
SAVES: Lisa Ferguson (1st, 15); Tessa Lynam (t-5th, 4); Nicole Jackson (t-8th, 1); Sarah Hausner (t-8th, 1)
INNINGS PITCHED: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 524.1); Tessa Lynam (8th, 115.2)
STRIKEOUTS: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 381); 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 (36), walks (104), runs scored (159), total bases (383) and doubles (43) , Osburn ranks fourth in triples (7) and third in stolen bases (77).
UP NEXT...
Baylor concludes the regular season when the Lady Bears host No. 2 Texas on Wednesday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m.
