Softball Hosts Getterman Classic
2/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Feb. 12, 2009
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The Baylor softball team (1-2) will open up its home schedule with the eighth annual Getterman Classic beginning this Friday, Feb. 13-15. The tournament will be held in two different locations, Getterman Stadium and the Southwest Little League Complex.
The Lady Bears are coming off a 1-2 performance at previous No. 1 Florida, where Baylor knocked off a number one team for the first time in program history. Baylor was led by freshman lefty, Whitney Canion, who was name Big 12 co-Pitcher of the Week after her stellar performances in the circle.
The field also includes Northwestern State (1-4), New Mexico (1-2), UTSA (2-3), Ole Miss (2-3) and Stephen F. Austin (0-5).
The Classic begins on Friday morning at 10:00 a.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for youth.
SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN STATE
Northwestern State enters the weekend 1-4 overall after going 1-3 at the South Alabama Tournament last weekend and falling 4-0 to Louisiana Tech on Wednesday.
The Demons are led at the plate by Cassandra Poncik, who is batting .333 with a double. In the circle, Kelee Grimes enters with a 1-3 record and 3.26 ERA, striking out 15 batters and walking only two in 19.1 innings of work.
Baylor leads the series 14-2.
SCOUTING NEW MEXICO
The Lobos enter the weekend 1-2 overall after hosting a three-game series with Syracuse last weekend. New Mexico is led by Samantha Hughes, who is batting .375, two doubles, one home run and two RBI. In the circle, a pair of pitchers combined for a 6.36 ERA over the weekend. The duo struck out just two, walking nine in 22 innings with opponents hitting .413 against them.
New Mexico leads the all-time series 6-4.
SCOUTING UTSA
The Roadrunners are coming off a 2-3 performance at the Aggie Classic in College Station over the weekend. UTSA dropped a pair of games against A&M, but picked up wins over Prairie View A&M and Tulsa.
Amber Anderson led the way offensively, hitting .588 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBI. In the circle, Emily Humpal went 1-2 with a save in 13.2 innings of work.
The Lady bears lead the all-time series 14-12.
SCOUTING OLE MISS
Ole Miss picked up a pair of wins at No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette on the opening weekend. The series win over the Ragin' Cajuns was the Rebels' first series win over a top-10 team in school history. Junior Becky Nye was also named SEC Pitcher of the Week after earning both of the Rebels' wins over ULL. She went 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA in 17 innings of work.
Baylor leads the series 2-0.
SCOUTING SFA
The Ladyjacks went 0-5 at the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational last weekend, falling to Texas, Iowa and Florida State. Kim Daley was the offensive bright spot, hitting .364 with a double and home run, while Lauren Luetge and Monika Covington shared the circle with 14 innings apiece.
Baylor leads the all-time series 30-19.
BAYLOR AT THE GETTERMAN CLASSIC
This season marks the eighth rendition of the Getterman Classic. Baylor won each of the first two Getterman Classics, going 6-0 both years, before Pacific captured the 2004 title with a 5-0 record. Baylor reclaimed the title in 2005, posting a perfect 6-0 record as Tulsa claimed the 2006 title with a 3-1 record. The Lady Bears once again reclaimed the crown by going a perfect 6-0 in 2007, but Purdue won the 2008 title with a 4-0 record. In 37 games, Baylor is 33-4 all-time at the Getterman Classic as the Lady Bears have out-scored opponents 254-61 over the tournament's seven-year history.
CANION'S CANNON
Freshman Whitney announced her presence with authority this past weekend, going 1-1 with a 0.54 ERA against the No.1 team in the country, Florida. Canion threw 13 innings, striking out 19 and allowed just one earned run. For her effort, she was named Big 12 Conference co-Pitcher of the Week on Tuesday. She became the first Baylor pitcher to win the award since Lisa Ferguson did so on March 27, 2007.
ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
When Baylor stepped off of the field at Florida on Feb. 8, the Lady bears had accomplished something no other Baylor softball team had in program history. The Lady Bears' 1-0 win over the Gators marked the first win over a number one team in Baylor softball history.
