Fort Hays State Softball will open MIAA play on Sunday (Mar. 21) at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. The Tigers enter the game at 6-10 overall, while Lincoln is 3-10-1 overall. Lincoln has played four conference games so far this year and holds a 1-3 MIAA record.
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Game Coverage
There will be live stats only for both games. No stream available for the doubleheader.
LIVE STATS LINK
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Tiger Notes
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Jessica Espinoza owns the top batting average on the team at .379.
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Loren Beggs and
Sarah Tiffany are tied for the team lead in extra-base hits, each with 6. Tiffany is the team leader in runs scored with 11.
-Beggs and
Grace Philop lead the team in RBIs so far with 7 each.
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Michaelanne Nelson leads Tiger pitchers in ERA at 2.17 and strikeouts with 40.
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Hailey Chapman leads Tiger pitchers in innings pitched (52.0). She is tied for the team lead with Nelson in wins (3) and complete games (5).
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Notes vs. Lincoln
-Fort Hays State owns a 20-2 advantage in the all-time series. The only two losses against Lincoln were in St. Charles, Missouri at a neutral field. FHSU is 12-0 all-time against LU at home and 6-0 all-time in Jefferson City.
-FHSU as won the last six meetings between the teams, scoring at least seven runs in five of those six contests.
-FHSU swept the last doubleheader between the teams in Jefferson City in 2019 by scores of 4-2 and 7-6.
-In MIAA play so far, Lincoln split a doubleheader at home with Nebraska-Kearney and then dropped both games of a doubleheader at Missouri Western.
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