Softball Hosts No. 2 Texas in Season Finale
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May 2, 2006
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#18 BAYLOR (36-17, 12-5) HOSTS #2
MAY 3, 2006 - 6:30 PM
GETTERMAN STADIUM
THE SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
THE SERIES
Neutral: Baylor leads 1-0
Since 1996:
Current Streak:
Baylor W-L Last 10: 4-6
LIVE COVERAGE
Radio: KRZI 1580-AM
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Winners of eight in a row and having established a new school record for most conference wins in a season, the No. 18 Baylor softball team closes out the regular season when the Lady Bears host No. 2 Texas for a single game on Wednesday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. The home finale marks the second time the teams will meet this season after
Baylor enters the regular season finale with hopes of claiming second-place in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Lady Bears can finish second in the conference race with a win and at least one
Last season in Waco, Tessa Lynam's two-run single lifted the Lady Bears to a 2-0 win over the Longhorns; however, Texas has won the last two in the series an owns a 13-5 record all-time against the Lady Bears.
SCOUTING
The Longhorns enter the contest as one of the top teams in the country as
Should Osterman not get the start,
At the plate,
Baylor has won 4-of-6 in the series; however,
LADY BEARS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CLUTCH HITTING
With a 36-17 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 277 runs scored by Baylor so far this season, 99 (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 .286 (124-of-433) on the year with two outs while opponents are only hitting .221 (97-of-438) in the same situation.
Kelly Osburn ACCOMPLISHES BIG 12 FIRST
With a walk against
For her career, the senior has posted 219 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 18 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 96 stolen bases in 111 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 .865 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 105 RBI for her career.
BAYLOR SOFTBALL IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
After going a perfect 3-0 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 38th 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 SETS SINGLE SEASON HOME RUN MARK
After blasting 57 home runs a year ago to set a school record, the Baylor softball team would need a significant power surge in order to break the mark this season. However, behind the power of four players with at least 10 home runs, Baylor has established a new single-season school record with 62 home runs so far this season.
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, 229); Kelly Osburn 5th, 219);
MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES: Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 62); Kelly Osburn (6th, 52);
DOUBLES: Kelly Osburn (1st, 43);
TRIPLES: Harmony Schwethelm (t-1st, 9); Kelly Osburn (t-5th, 7);
HOME RUNS: Kelly Osburn (1st, 36);
RBI:
TOTAL BASES: Kelly Osburn (1st, 384); Harmony Schwethelm (5th, 272);
WALKS: Kelly Osburn (1st, 104)
HIT BY PITCH: Kelly Osburn (2nd, 23); Kylie Conroy (6th, 11)
SACRIFICE FLIES: Kelly Osburn (t-8th; 3);
SACRIFICE HITS: Harmony Schwethelm (6th, 25)
STOLEN BASES: Harmony Schwethelm (1st, 96); Kelly Osburn (3rd, 77)
STOLEN BASE ATTEMPTS: Harmony Schwethelm (2nd, 111); Kelly Osburn (3rd, 94)
PITCHING RECORDS
APPEARANCES: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 121); Tessa Lynam (8th, 40); Nicole Jackson (10th, 29)
GAMES STARTED: Lisa Ferguson (5th, 82); Tessa Lynam (8th, 14)
RELIEF APPEARANCES: Lisa Ferguson (2nd, 39); Tessa Lynam (5th, 26); Nicole Jackson (5th, 26)
WINS: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 54); Tessa Lynam (8th, 15)
LOSSES: Lisa Ferguson (5th, 25); Tessa Lynam (t-9th, 4)
DECISIONS: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 79); Tessa Lynam (8th, 19)
COMPLETE GAMES: Lisa Ferguson (4th, 42); Tessa Lynam (10th, 4)
SHUTOUTS: Lisa Ferguson (3rd, 20); 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, 538.0); 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 (160), total bases (384) and doubles (43), Osburn ranks fourth in triples (7) and third in stolen bases (77).
UP NEXT...
Baylor moves into post-season play as the Lady Bears will play as the number two seed at the Big 12 Conference Championships on Wednesday, May 10, or Thursday, May 11.
