Fort Hays State goes on the road to Warrensburg, Missouri on Tuesday (Apr. 13) for a makeup conference doubleheader with Central Missouri at 1 pm. The games were originally scheduled for March 12, but were postponed due to inclement weather. The Tigers enter at 16-14 overall, 9-3 in the MIAA, while the Jennies are 21-9 overall, 10-4 in the MIAA.
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Game Coverage
Only
LIVE STATS will be available for the doubleheader on Tuesday.
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Tiger Notes
-The Tigers are coming off a doubleheader sweep of Nebraska-Kearney this past Saturday in Hays.
-FHSU now has a home record of 5-1 this season.
-The Tigers are 5-3 in their last 8 road games.
-All FHSU pitchers now hold an ERA of 3.50 or lower on the season.
-Fort Hays State owns the third-best team ERA in the MIAA at 2.38.
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Michaelanne Nelson leads the MIAA in ERA (1.57) and ranks third in strikeouts (83).
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Grace Philop (.388) and
Sara Breckbill (.381) rank 9
th and 10
th in batting average in the MIAA.
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Opponent Notes
-This doubleheader marks the 41
st and 42
nd meetings between FHSU and UCM in softball during the NCAA Division II era. Central Missouri leads the all-time series 27-13. The Tigers are looking to snap a 10-game losing skid to the Jennies. FHSU is looking for its first win in Warrensburg since 2013.
-UCM enters the doubleheader on a 5-game win streak. The Jennies swept a pair of doubleheaders last week at Northwest Missouri State and Emporia State.
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