Fort Hays State Softball will play its final two home doubleheaders of the regular season on Friday and Saturday (Apr. 23-24) at Tiger Stadium in Hays. Fort Hays State enters the weekend at 19-17 overall, 12-6 in the MIAA, while Rogers State is 23-12-1 overall, 11-7 in the MIAA, and Northeastern State is 21-14-1 overall, 9-8-1 in the MIAA. The Tigers will face Rogers State at 2 pm on Friday, then Northeastern State at 12 pm on Saturday.
 
Game Coverage
Both doubleheaders will have LIVE VIDEO and LIVE STATS.
Friday's doubleheader will also be available on RADIO (1400 AM-KAYS), with the audio patched into the live video stream.
 
Senior Day
Saturday will be Senior Day at Tiger Stadium. A total of 13 players will be recognized, which includes 10 players on this year's squad and 3 players from last year's squad that had their final season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior Day recognition will be after the conclusion of the doubleheader with Northeastern State.
 
Northeastern State will play at Nebraska-Kearney on Friday before traveling to Hays. Rogers State enters the weekend in 7^th place in the MIAA standings, while Northeastern State is 8^th. The top eight teams in the MIAA will make the conference tournament at the end of the regular season.
 
Tiger Notes
-Fort Hays State currently sits in fifth in the MIAA standings at 12-6, but they are only two losses shy of first-place Central Oklahoma sitting at 16-4. The top six teams in the MIAA standings all have 6 or less losses in conference play. The top four teams in the conference at the end of the regular season will host opening round 3-game series in the MIAA Tournament.
-Fort Hays State is 8-2 at home so far this season.
-Fort Hays State is 14-1 this season when scoring at least 4 runs in a game.
-The Tigers rank third in the MIAA in team ERA at 2.56. All four of Fort Hays State's pitchers own ERAs lower than 3.50.
-Fort Hays State has seen 11 of its games this season decided by one run. FHSU is 7-4 in those contests. Half of Fort Hays State's 36 games this season have been decided by two runs or less.
-Michaelanne Nelson ranks second in the MIAA in ERA at 2.08. She ranks third in strikeouts with 97.
-Sara Breckbill leads FHSU in batting average (.376), hits (41), doubles (9), RBIs (21), slugging percentage (.486), and on-base percentage (.457).
 
Rogers State Notes
-The Hillcats split their last two MIAA doubleheaders, which occurred against Northeastern State and Missouri Southern. Between those conference doubleheaders, Rogers State played a doubleheader with Arkansas Tech, the first game resulting in a win and the second in a tie after five innings due to lightning.
-Rogers State leads the MIAA in team ERA at 2.23. Andrea Morales is the MIAA leader in ERA (1.68) and strikeouts (160).
-Rogers State is 3-11-1 this season when held to three runs or less. The Hillcats are 20-1 when scoring at least four runs in a game.
-Fort Hays State and Rogers State played a doubleheader on what turned out to be the final day of the 2020 season (Mar. 12, 2020) when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the remainder of the spring season last year.
 
Northeastern State Notes
-The RiverHawks split their last two MIAA doubleheaders with Rogers State and Pittsburg State. Prior to that, NSU lost and then played to a tie with Missouri Southern as the game ended 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth due to lightning. It is the only tie in MIAA play this season and there hasn't ever been a tie in an MIAA contest since FHSU joined the conference in 2006-07.
-Northeastern State's two sweeps in MIAA play have been against Newman and Lincoln. Central Oklahoma is the only team to sweep NSU in conference play this season.
-NSU pitcher Gail Young leads the MIAA in innings pitched with 127.2. She has also allowed the third-most walks in the MIAA (45) and the second-most hits (140).
-The all-time series between FHSU and NSU is tied 9-9. The teams last met in 2019, playing to a split in Hays. FHSU has won 3 of the last 4 meetings with NSU in Hays.