Fort Hays State (9-5) at
MSU Denver (13-5)
Wednesday, February 28 – 12 PM (MT) / 1 PM (CT)
Denver, Colo. – Assembly Athletic Complex
 
Fort Hays State Softball will play its first doubleheader of the 2024 season on Wednesday (Feb. 28) at MSU Denver. Game one is set to begin at 12 p.m. local time in Denver, but 1 p.m. Central Time. The Tigers enter the games at 9-5 overall this season, while MSU Denver is 13-5 overall. The games will be at the Assembly Athletic Complex.
 
Fort Hays State is looking to shake off three setbacks to close out the Washburn Invitational this past weekend in Topeka. The Tigers won their first three games of the weekend, but suddenly went cold offensively and dropped three straight. FHSU pitchers continued their strong start to the season as opponents scored two or fewer runs in five of the six contests in Topeka, but were on the losing end in losses by the scores of 1-0 and 2-0. The only contest the Tigers yielded more than two runs was the weekend finale against St. Cloud State, which resulted in a 6-2 loss.
 
MSU Denver is currently on a nine-game win streak after sweeping back-to-back four-game conference series over the past two weeks with Black Hills State and New Mexico Highlands, a pair of teams that finished toward the bottom of the RMAC in 2023. The Roadrunners' last loss came back on February 11 in the first game of a doubleheader against St. Mary's (Texas) in Denver.
 
Series Notes
-MSU Denver leads the all-time series with FHSU 15-10.
-FHSU and MSU Denver split a doubleheader in Denver last year. MSU Denver won Game 1 13-11 before FHSU won Game 2 3-1
-The win for FHSU in game two of the doubleheader last year stopped a four-game win streak in the series for MSU Denver.
-Bailey Carlson posted a complete-game win against the Roadrunners last year, scattering five hits with three walks. She struck out two.
-This will be the fourth-straight year the Tigers and Roadrunners meet in a doubleheader in Denver. The last 14 games in the series have been played on MSU Denver's home field.
 
Tiger Notes

• The Tiger pitching staff as a whole has a 1.46 ERA, which ranks 8^th in NCAA Division II. The Tigers rank second in the MIAA behind Washburn (1.09).
• FHSU ranks first in the MIAA and 11th nationally in WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched). The Tigers sit at 1.02 so far this season. The national lead is 0.82 by Charleston (W.Va.).
• FHSU ranks 13^th in NCAA Division II for shutouts with four so far this season.
• Savanah Egger leads the Tiger pitching staff with a 1.04 ERA for the season. She has thrown 7 complete games so far this season, which ranks 4^th in NCAA Division II. She has two shutouts and has allowed less than two earned runs in six of her seven games pitched this season.
• Alondra Dominguez leads the Tigers in batting average at .357.
• Loren Beggs leads the Tigers in RBIs (10) and home runs (2). She is tied for the team lead in doubles (3) with Lilliana Ramirez-Johnson. She is also tied for the team lead in extra-base hits (5) with Carly Stuke.
• Lilliana Ramirez-Johnson ranks 4^th in NCAA Division II for sacrifice flies with 3 so far this season. She is tied for the MIAA lead.
• FHSU has six players hitting over .300 for the season.
• The Tigers are 13-of-14 in stolen base attempts this season.