SOUTHERN CONFERENCE SOFTBALL NOTES - MARCH 8, 2018 Contact: Haley Shotwell, Assistant Director of Media Relations Email: hshotwell@socon.org Phone: 864-591-5100 QUICK HITS Mercer's Megan Bilgri hurled Mercer's first-ever perfect game on Feb. 23 in a five-inning win over Drexel. UNCG's Stephanie Bryden also had a stellar pitching performance that same week, throwing a five-inning no-hitter against Virginia on Feb. 24. The SoCon continued its string of wins over Power 5 opponents as Furman topped Indiana twice last week. The SoCon has now won nine games against Power 5 conference this year. ETSU head coach Brad Irwin tied the ETSU all-time wins record following the 10-0 win over Colgate on Feb. 18. Irwin now has 129 wins in his eight-year tenure with the Bucs. RECENT RESULTS Saturday, March 3 Lamar 2, Mercer 1 Radford 1, UNCG 0 UNCW 1, Western Carolina 0 #25 Mississippi State 7, Mercer 1 #14 Georgia 7, UNCG 0 Furman 12, Mount St. Mary's 1 Southern Miss 6, Chattanooga 3 ETSU 3, Lipscomb 1 Furman 2, Mount St. Mary's 0 #12 Auburn 5, Western Carolina 0 #17 Ole Miss 10, Chattanooga 2 ETSU 5, Indiana State 4 Sunday, March 4 Mercer 9, Alcorn State 1 Saint Louis 5, Chattanooga 3 Delaware State 5, Furman 3 #14 Georgia 6, UNCG 1 Georgia Southern 6, ETSU 1 Tennessee Tech 11, Samford 8 Samford 9, Tennessee Tech 5 Tuesday, March 6 Fort Wayne 11, Samford 7 Mercer 3, Detroit Mercy 0 Wednesday, March 7 Samford 10, Alabama State 6 Samford 9, Alabama State 0 #11 Georgia 6, Western Carolina 0 Belmont 3, Chattanooga 0 Jacksonville 8, Mercer 0 Furman 4, Sacred Heart 3 Furman 5, Sacred Heart 0 CONFERENCE 2018 STANDINGS UPCOMING SCHEDULE OVERALL W L Pct. H A Stk W L Pct. H A N Stk Furman 0 0.000 0-0 0-0 - 18 4.818 13-2 2-1 3-1 W2 Mercer 0 0.000 0-0 0-0 - 15 6.714 9-0 2-3 4-3 L1 UNCG 0 0.000 0-0 0-0 - 13 6.684 4-1 0-3 9-2 L3 Chattanooga 0 0.000 0-0 0-0 - 8 12.400 5-6 0-1 3-5 L4 ETSU 0 0.000 0-0 0-0 - 6 9.400 0-0 2-2 4-7 L1 Western Carolina 0 0.000 0-0 0-0 - 4 11.267 0-0 0-6 4-5 L2 Samford 0 0.000 0-0 0-0 - 5 15.250 4-6 0-4 1-5 W2 Friday, March 9!Wright State vs. Furman (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)... 10 a.m. @Fordham vs. Samford (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)... 12 p.m. #Fort Wayne vs. Mercer (Kennesaw, Ga.)... 12 p.m. $Western Carolina at Eastern Kentucky (Richmond, Ky.)...12:30 p.m. ^St. Peter's College at ETSU... 1:15 p.m. @Boston College vs. Samford (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)... 2:30 p.m.!furman at College of Charleston (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)... 2:30 p.m. #Belmont vs. Mercer (Kennesaw, Ga.)... 2:30 p.m. Elon at UNCG...3 p.m. ^Jackson State at ETSU... 3:30 p.m. %Chattanooga at UCF (Clearwater, Fla.)... 4:15 pm. $Saint Louis vs. Western Carolina (Richmond, Ky.)... 5:30 p.m. %Central Michigan vs. Chattanooga (Clearwater, Fla.)... 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 #Belmont vs. Mercer (Kennesaw, Ga.)... 10 a.m. %Central Connecticut State vs. Chattanooga (Clearwater, Fla.)...11:15 a.m. @Boston College vs. Samford (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)... 12 p.m. UNCG at Elon...1 p.m. ^Austin Peay at ETSU... 2:30 p.m. #Fort Wayne vs. Mercer (Kennesaw, Ga.)...3 p.m. UNCG at Elon... 3:30 p.m. %Rider vs. Chattanooga (Clearwater, Fla.)... 4:15 p.m. ^St. Peter's College at ETSU... 4:45 p.m. $Northern Illinois vs. Western Carolina (Richmond, Ky.)... 5:30 p.m. @Fordham vs. Samford (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)...7 p.m.!norfolk State vs. Furman (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)...7 p.m. Sunday, March 11 %Villanova vs. Chattanooga (Clearwater, Fla.)...11:15 a.m. $Akron vs. Western Carolina (Richmond, Ky.)... 12 p.m. ^Jackson State at ETSU...12:15 p.m. ^Austin Peay at ETSU... 2:30 p.m. $Northern Illinois vs. Western Carolina (Richmond, Ky.)... 2:30 p.m. @Samford at Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)... 2:30 p.m. #Mercer at Kennesaw State (Kennesaw, Ga.)...3 p.m.!eastern Illinois vs. Furman (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.)... 4:45 p.m.! - Holy City Showdown (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) @ - Easton Crimson Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) # - Rafter Memorial Tournament (Kennesaw, Ga.) $ - EKU Tournament (Richmond, Ky.) % - USF Under Armour Invitational (Clearwater, Fla.) ^ - Buccaneer Classic (Johnson City, Tenn.) * Italics - neutral site Note: All times Eastern PLAYER OF THE WEEK Shelby Maze, Samford, Sr., OF Maze hit an impressive.625 in two games last week, finishing 5-for-8 from the plate as Samford split a doubleheader with Tennessee Tech. In the first game, the senior recorded three hits, including a double, and scored three runs as the Bulldogs earned an 11-8 win. In the second contest of the day, the Morris, Alabama, native tallied two hits, one run and one RBI. Maze finished the day with five hits and four runs. The preseason co-player of the year, this is the first weekly award of her career. PITCHER OF THE WEEK Jill McElderry, Mercer, Sr., RHP McElderry tossed 12.0 innings and earned two wins last week as the Bears improved their record to 14-5 on the year. The senior started the week with six strikeouts against Lamar, scattering five hits in a complete-game effort. McElderry then went five innings in a win over Alcorn State, allowing just two hits and striking out seven. The Springhill, Florida, native finished the weekend with a 1.17 ERA and gave up just two runs. McElderry currently ranks first in the league in opposing batting average (.141), batters struck out looking (14) and runs allowed (9) and ranks in the top 10 in seven other statistical categories. This is the first weekly award of her career.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK TEAM BREAKDOWNS Date Name Pos. School Feb. 12 Marisa Sholtes 1B UNCG Feb. 19 Makenna Matthijs OF UNCG Feb. 26 Caroline Taylor 1B Mercer March 5 Shelby Maze OF Samford March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 PITCHERS OF THE WEEK Date Name School Feb. 12 Emily Demonte Furman Feb. 19 Emily Demonte Furman Feb. 26 Lindsey Bert Furman March 5 Jill McElderry Mercer March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 PLAYERS OF THE MONTH Month Name Pos. School Feb. Marisa Sholtes 1B UNCG March April ETSU Head Coach... Brad Irwin 2018 Record...6-9 (0-0 SoCon) 2017 Regular-Season Finish...3 rd ETSU opens its home portion of the schedule this weekend by hosting the Buccaneer Classic. The Bucs are 17-of-19 in stolen bases this season, surpassing last year's mark of six (6-of-11). ETSU snapped a 16-game losing streak to Lipscomb following their 3-1 win over the Bison on March 3. Mercer Head Coach... Stephanie DeFeo 2018 Record... 15-6 (0-0 SoCon) 2017 Regular-Season Finish...4 th Meghan Rud became Mercer's all-time leader in career steals on Feb. 16 in a loss to Southern Illinois. The senior is the only active player with 100 steals in her career. Mercer got off to a 4-0 start, which marks its best start since the 2000 season. Samford Head Coach... Mandy Burford 2018 Record... 5-15 (0-0 SoCon) 2017 Regular-Season Finish...4 th Senior Shelby Maze turned in an impressive performance last week, collecting five hits in two games, batting.625 for the week with a double and an RBI. The Bulldogs will head to the Easton Crimson Classic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this weekend on a two-game winning streak after sweeping a doubleheader against Alabama State. Furman Head Coach...Wally King 2018 Record... 18-4 (0-0 SoCon) 2017 Regular-Season Finish... T-1 st Furman saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end on March 4 as the Paladins fell to Delaware State. The Paladins will hit the road for the first time in two weeks as they take part in the Holy City Showdown in Charleston, South Carolina, this weekend. Emily DeMonte's player of the month selection is the fourth in a row, dating back to last season, for Furman after Lindsey Bert took home all three honors last season. UNCG Head Coach...Janelle Breneman 2018 Record... 13-6 (0-0 SoCon) 2017 Regular-Season Finish... T-1 st The Spartans are 4-0 against Virginia under head coach Janelle Breneman and 3-0 in 2018. UNCG is now 4-2 against Power 5 schools this year The 14-0 win over Presbyterian on Feb. 9 was the most runs scored and biggest margin of victory in a season opener in UNCG program history. Chattanooga Head Coach... Frank Reed 2018 Record... 8-12 (0-0 SoCon) 2017 Regular-Season Finish...7 th Chattanooga welcomes 13 newcomers to the 2018 squad. Chattanooga heads to the USF Under Armour Invitational in Clearwater, Florida, this weekend. The Mocs will play five games in three days beginning on March 9. PITCHERS OF THE MONTH Month Name School Feb. Emily DeMonte Furman March April SOCON MEDIA CONTACTS ETSU Kevin Brown...brownk@etsu.edu Furman Jordan Caskey...jordan.caskey@furman.edu Mercer David Fox...fox_dh@mercer.edu UNCG Korey Blucas... k_blucas@uncg.edu Samford Joey Mullins...jmmulli1@samford.edu Chattanooga Corey Belonzi... corey-belonzi@utc.edu Western Carolina Denise Gideon...dgideon@email.wcu.edu Western Carolina Head Coach...Jim Clift 2018 Record... 4-11 (0-0 SoCon) 2017 Regular-Season Finish...6 th The win over Penn State on Feb. 24 marks the second consecutive season the Catamounts have earned a victory over a Power 5 team. WCU defeated Virginia Tech in the 2017 season. The Catamounts are at the EKU Tournament in Richmond, Kentucky, this weekend. SOCON COACHING RECORDS Season School SoCon Overall (Div. I) Coach, School At School Record (Pct.) Record (Pct.) Record (Pct.) Brad Irwin, ETSU 8 th 129-227 (.362) 22-31 (.415) 129-227 (.362) Wally King, Furman 1 st 18-4 (.818) 0-0 (.000) 18-4 (.818) Stephanie DeFeo, Mercer 4 th 140-113 (.553) 23-30 (.434) 256-251 (.505) Janelle Breneman, UNCG 6 th 169-123 (.578) 49-46 (.516) 221-266 (.454) Mandy Burford, Samford 7 th 172-189 (.476) 59-60 (.496) 172-189 (.476) Frank Reed, Chattanooga 17 th 586-393 (.599) 220-101 (.685) 586-393 (.599) Jim Clift, Western Carolina 7 th 140-200 (.412) 51-72 (.415) 140-200 (.412)
Against Other Conferences Conference... 2018 America East... 0-0 American... 2-1 Atlantic Coast... 3-0 Atlantic Sun... 2-5 Atlantic 10... 1-2 Big 12... 1-0 Big East... 2-1 Big Sky... 0-0 Big South... 8-9 Big Ten... 5-1 Big West... 0-0 Colonial... 2-2 Conference USA... 3-2 Horizon... 3-1 Ivy League... 0-0 Metro-Atlantic... 2-1 Mid-American... 4-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic... 3-1 Missouri Valley... 3-4 Mountain West... 0-0 Northeast... 5-2 Ohio Valley... 8-9 Patriot... 3-0 Pac-12... 0-0 Southeastern...0-13 Southland... 1-2 Southwestern Athletic... 3-0 Summit... 1-2 Sun Belt... 3-4 Western Athletic... 1-0 West Coast... 0-0 Non DI... 0-0 Overall... 69-63 Wednesday, May 9 Game 1 (10 a.m.) - No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed Game 2 (12:30 p.m.) - No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed Game 3 (3 p.m.) - No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed Thursday, May 10 Game 4 (10 a.m.) - Loser game 2 vs. Loser game 3 Game 5 (12:30 p.m.) - No. 1 seed vs. Winner game 1 Game 6 (3 p.m.) - Winner game 2 vs. Winner game 3 Game 7 (5:30 p.m.) - Winner game 4 vs. Loser game 5 Game 8 (8 p.m.) - Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 6 Day One (5) Mercer 5, (4) Samford 3 (7) Chattanooga 5, (2) Furman 4 (3) ETSU 7, (6) Western Carolina 0 Day Two (6) Western Carolina 4, (2) Furman 1 (5) Mercer 3, (1) UNCG 0 (3) ETSU 1, (7) Chattanooga 0 (1) UNCG 6, (6) Western Carolina 5 (4) Samford 9, (7) Chattanooga 8 2018 Softball Championship The Southern Conference Softball Championship will include all seven league programs and will take place May 9-12 at UNCG Softball Stadium in Greensboro, N.C. Friday, May 11 Game 9 (12 p.m.) - Winner game 5 vs. Winner game 6 Game 10 (2:30 p.m.) - Winner game 7 vs. Winner game 8 Game 11 (5 p.m.) - Winner game 10 vs. Loser game 9 Saturday, May 12 Championship (1 p.m.) - Winner game 9 vs. Winner game 11 If necessary game (3 p.m.) - Winner game 12 vs. Loser game 12 2017 Softball Championship Results Batting Average.379 - Shelby Maze, Sr., Samford.348 - Meghan Rud, Sr., Mercer.330 - Aly Walker, So., UTC.329 - Marisa Sholtes, Jr., UNCG.328 - Stephanie Bryden, Jr., UNCG Hits 242 - Shelby Maze, Sr., Samford 222 - Meghan Rud, Sr., Mercer 136 - Lindsey Bert, Sr., Furman 135 - Quirisa Mauga, Sr., Mercer 127 - Candace Johnson, RSr., Furman Stolen Bases 101 - Meghan Rud, Sr., Mercer 62 - Shelby Maze, Sr., Samford 34 - Kelsey Royalty, Jr., Samford 25 - Lauren Duggar, RJr., Furman 25 - Emma Andrew, Sr., Mercer Innings Pitched 768.1 - Lindsey Bert, Sr., Furman 581.0 - Alicia Bazonski, Sr., UNCG 331.2 - Madison Ogle, Sr., ETSU 326.0 - Emily Demonte, Jr., Furman 314.1 - Megan Bilgri, Sr., Mercer May 10-13, 2017 - Frost Stadium (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Day Three (3) ETSU 4, (5) Mercer 3 (4) Samford 3, (1) UNCG 1 (4) Samford 4, (5) Mercer 3 Championship (3) ETSU 6, (4) Samford 0 2017 Champion (3) ETSU SoCon Active Career Leaders On-Base Percentage.477 - Jasmine Palmer, Jr., UNCG.440 - Marisa Sholtes, Jr., UNCG.430 - Tiffany Laughren, Jr., ETSU.429 - Meghan Rud, Sr., Mercer.420 - Aly Walker, So., UTC Runs Batted In 104 - Quirisa Mauga, Sr., Mercer 104 - AnnaRose Borrelli, Sr., Furman 81 - Hunter Gibbons, Jr., WCU 81 - Hannah Trombley, Jr., Samford 78 - Caroline Taylor, RSr., Mercer Earned Run Average 2.43 - Emily Demonte, Jr., Furman 2.53 - Stella Preston, So., Mercer 2.72 - Lindsey Bert, Sr., Furman 3.13 - Alicia Bazonski, Sr., UNCG 3.23 - Megan Bilgri, Sr., Mercer Strikeouts 668 - Lindsey Bert, Sr., Furman 334 - Alicia Bazonski, Sr., UNCG 194 - Stephanie Bryden, Jr., UNCG 188 - Madison Ogle, Sr., ETSU 168 - Emily Demonte, Jr., Furman
Team Schedules ETSU Buccaneers (6-9, 0-0 SoCon) Furman Paladins (18-4, 0-0 SoCon) 2/9 # vs. Radford L, 0-6 2/9 # vs. Murray State L, 6-16 2/10 # vs. Radford L, 1-3 2/10 # vs. Murray State W, 7-5 2/11 # at Georgia Southern W, 7-5 2/18 vs. Colgate W, 10-0 2/18 at USC Upstate L, 4-0 2/23 $ vs. Gardner-Webb W, 8-0 2/24 $ vs. Col. of Charleston L, 2-8 2/24 $ vs. Gardner-Webb L, 3-6 2/24 $ at #14 Georgia L, 0-7 3/2 % vs. Indiana State L, 3-4 3/3 % at Lipscomb W, 3-1 3/3 % vs. Indiana State W, 5-4 3/4 % vs. Georgia Southern L, 1-6 3/9 ^ St. Peter's 1:15 p.m. 3/9 ^ Jackson State 3:30 p.m. 3/10 ^ Austin Peay 2:30 p.m. 3/10 ^ St. Peter's 4:45 p.m. 3/11 ^ Jackson State 12:15 p.m. 3/11 ^ Austin Peay 2:30 p.m. 3/14 at Presbyterian 1 p.m. 3/14 at Presbyterian 4 p.m. 3/16 & vs. Toledo 11 a.m. 3/16 & at Morehead State 3 p.m. 3/17 & vs. Toledo 3 p.m. 3/18 & vs. Oakland 11 a.m. 3/18 & at Morehead State 3 p.m. 3/21 at Radford 3 p.m. 3/21 at Radford 5 p.m. 3/24 * Samford 1 p.m. 3/24 * Samford 3 p.m. 3/24 * Samford 1 p.m. 3/30 * at Mercer 1 p.m. 3/30 * at Mercer 3 p.m. 3/31 * at Mercer 1 p.m. 4/7 * at Furman 1 p.m. 4/7 * at Furman 3 p.m. 4/8 * at Furman 1 p.m. 4/14 * UNCG 1 p.m. 4/14 * UNCG 3 p.m. 4/15 * UNCG 1 p.m. 4/17 at Tennessee 6 p.m. 4/26 USC Upstate 4 p.m. 4/26 USC Upstate 6 p.m. 4/28 * at Chattanooga 1 p.m. 4/28 * at Chattanooga 3 p.m. 4/29 * at Chattanooga 2 p.m. 5/5 * Western Carolina 1 p.m. 5/5 * Western Carolina 3 p.m. 5/6 * Western Carolina 1 p.m. # - Eagle Round Robin (Statesboro, Ga.) $ - Georgia Classic (Athens, Ga.) % - Purple/Gold Challenge (Nashville, Tenn.) ^ - Buccaneer Classic (Johnson City, Tenn.) & - Eagle Classic (Morehead, Ky.) 2/9 # vs. Marshall W, 3-1 2/10 # at #13 Auburn L, 0-2 2/10 # vs. Wichita State W, 8-7 2/11 # at #13 Auburn L, 1-9 2/16 $ Colgate W, 7-0 2/16 $ Colgate W, 7-0 2/17 $ Fairfield W, 5-4 2/18 $ Fairfield W, 8-3 2/18 $ Fairfield L, 0-3 2/21 at Presbyterian W, 4-3 2/21 at Presbyterian W, 5-1 2/23! vs. Marshall W, 3-1 2/24 % Presbyterian W, 6-3 2/24 % Marshall W, 5-0 2/25 % Winthrop W, 2-1 3/2 ^ Indiana W, 1-0 3/2 ^ Indiana W, 4-3 3/3 ^ Mount St. Mary's W, 12-1 3/3 ^ Mount St. Mary's W, 2-0 3/4 ^ Delaware State L, 3-5 3/7 Sacred Heart W, 4-3 3/7 Sacred Heart W, 5-0 3/9 & vs. Norfolk State 7 p.m. 3/9 & at Col. of Charleston 2:30 p.m. 3/10 & vs. Norfolk State 7 p.m. 3/11 & vs. Eastern Illinois 4:45 p.m. 3/14 Charlotte 4 p.m. 3/14 Charlotte 6 p.m. 3/21 Gardner-Webb 4 p.m. 3/21 Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. 3/24 * at UNCG 1 p.m. 3/24 * at UNCG 3:30 p.m. 3/25 * at UNCG 1 p.m. 3/28 at South Carolina 6 p.m. 4/3 Winthrop 4 p.m. 4/3 Winthrop 6 p.m. 4/7 * ETSU 1 p.m. 4/7 * ETSU 3 p.m. 4/8 * ETSU 1 p.m. 4/11 at Charleston So. 2 p.m. 4/11 at Charleston So. 4:30 p.m. 4/14 * at Chattanooga 1 p.m. 4/14 * at Chattanooga 3 p.m. 4/15 * at Chattanooga 2 p.m. 4/21 * Western Carolina 1 p.m. 4/21 * Western Carolina 3 p.m. 4/22 * Western Carolina 1 p.m. 4/28 * Samford 1 p.m. 4/28 * Samford 3 p.m. 4/28 * Samford 1 p.m. 5/5 * at Mercer 1 p.m. 5/5 * at Mercer 3 p.m. 5/6 * at Mercer 1 p.m. # - Plainsmen Invitational (Auburn, Ala.) $ - Upstate/Furman Classic (Greenville, S.C.) % - Spartan/Paladin Invitational (Greenville, S.C.)! - Spartan/Paladin Invitational (Spartanburg, S.C.) ^ - Buffalo Wild Wings Classic (Greenville, S.C) & - Holy City Showdown (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) Mercer Bears (15-6, 0-0 SoCon) UNCG Spartans (13-6, 0-0 SoCon) 2/9 # Buffalo W, 10-6 2/9 # Appalachian State W, 8-0 2/10 # Buffalo W, 10-3 2/10 # Central Michigan W, 8-3 2/16 $ vs. Southern Illinois L, 1-6 2/17 $ vs. Georgetown W, 8-4 2/17 $ vs. Michigan State W, 2-1 2/18 $ at South Carolina L, 2-7 2/21 at Florida A&M W, 3-0 2/21 at Florida A&M W, 11-3 2/23 % Drexel W, 9-0 2/23 % Akron W, 5-1 2/24 % Eastern Kentucky W, 5-1 2/24 % Radford W, 3-2 3/2 ^ vs. Sam Houston State L, 0-1 3/2 ^ vs. Lamar W, 2-1 3/3 ^ vs. Lamar L, 1-2 3/3 ^ at #25 Mississippi State L, 1-7 3/4 ^ vs. Alcorn State W, 9-1 3/6 Detroit Mercy W, 3-0 3/7 at Jacksonville L, 0-8 3/9 & vs. Fort Wayne 12 p.m. 3/9 & vs. Belmont 2:30 p.m. 3/10 & vs. Belmont 10 a.m. 3/10 & vs. Fort Wayne 3 p.m. 3/11 & at Kennesaw State 3 p.m. 3/16 ~ Austin Peay 3:30 p.m. 3/16 ~ Rutgers 5:45 p.m. 3/17 ~ Bucknell 2:30 p.m. 3/17 ~ Rutgers 4:45 p.m. 3/18 ~ Austin Peay 1:15 p.m. 3/21 at Georgia State 5 p.m. 3/24 * at Chattanooga 1 p.m. 3/24 * at Chattanooga 3 p.m. 3/25 * at Chattanooga 1 p.m. 3/30 * ETSU 1 p.m. 3/30 * ETSU 3 p.m. 3/31 * ETSU 1 p.m. 4/7 * at UNCG 1 p.m. 4/7 * at UNCG 3 p.m. 4/8 * at UNCG 1 p.m. 4/14 at Georgia 2 p.m. 4/14 at Georgia 4 p.m. 4/15 at Georgia 2 p.m. 4/18 at Alabama State 6 p.m. 4/21 * Samford 1 p.m. 4/21 * Samford 3 p.m. 4/22 * Samford 1 p.m. 4/28 * at Western Carolina 1 p.m. 4/28 * at Western Carolina 3 p.m. 4/29 * at Western Carolina 1 p.m. 5/5 * Furman 1 p.m. 5/5 * Furman 3 p.m. 5/6 * Furman 1 p.m. # - Mercer Invitational (Macon, Ga.) $ - Gamecock Invitational (Columbia, S.C.) % - Black & Orange Challenge (Macon, Ga.) ^ - Bulldog Slamboree (Starkville, Miss.) & - Rafter Memorial Tournament (Kennesaw, Ga.) ~ - Mercer Bears Classic (Macon, Ga.) 2/9 # vs. Presbyterian W, 14-0 2/10 # at Coastal Carolina L, 1-2 2/10 # vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 9-8 2/11 # vs. Iowa State W, 2-0 2/16 $ vs. Massachusetts W, 5-2 2/16 $ vs. Ohio L, 2-5 2/17 $ vs. UMKC W, 3-2 2/17 $ vs. Virginia W, 3-2 2/18 $ vs. Lipscomb W, 6-2 2/23 % Seton Hall W, 12-5 2/24 % Seton Hall L, 1-2 2/24 % Virginia W, 8-0 2/25 % Virginia W, 5-0 2/25 % Appalachian State W, 3-0 3/2 ^ vs. Jacksonville State W, 3-2 (9) 3/2 ^ vs. Radford W, 6-2 3/3 ^ vs. Radford L, 0-1 3/3 ^ at #14 Georgia L, 0-7 3/4 ^ at #14 Georgia L, 1-6 3/9 Elon 3 p.m. 3/10 at Elon 1 p.m. 3/10 at Elon 3:30 p.m. 3/14 North Carolina A&T 5 p.m. 3/16 & Canisius 4 p.m. 3/17 & Canisius 1:30 p.m. 3/17 & Towson 4 p.m. 3/18 & Canisius 12:30 p.m. 3/18 & Towson 3 p.m. 3/21 Appalachian State 4 p.m. 3/21 Appalachian State 6:30 p.m. 3/24 * Furman 1 p.m. 3/24 * Furman 3:30 p.m. 3/25 * Furman 1 p.m. 3/28 at Charlotte 5 p.m. 3/30 * at Western Carolina 1 p.m. 3/30 * at Western Carolina 3:30 p.m. 3/31 * at Western Carolina 1 p.m. 4/4 at North Carolina 5 p.m. 4/7 * Mercer 1 p.m. 4/7 * Mercer 3:30 p.m. 4/8 * Mercer 1 p.m. 4/10 Presbyterian 2 p.m. 4/10 Presbyterian 4:30 p.m. 4/14 * at ETSU 1 p.m. 4/14 * at ETSU 3:30 p.m. 4/15 * at ETSU 1 p.m. 4/21 * Chattanooga 1 p.m. 4/21 * Chattanooga 3:30 p.m. 4/22 * Chattanooga 1 p.m. 4/25 Campbell 5 p.m. 4/28 at NC State 4 p.m. 4/28 at NC State 6:30 p.m. 4/29 at NC State 12 p.m. 5/5 * at Samford 2 p.m. 5/5 * at Samford 4:30 p.m. 5/6 * at Samford 2 p.m. # - Kickin' Chicken Classic (Conway, S.C.) $ - Madeira Beach Spring Invitational (Madeira Beach, Fla.) % - UNCG Invitational (Greensboro, N.C.) ^ -Bulldog Classic (Athens, Ga.) & - Spartan Classic (Greensboro, N.C.)
Team Schedules Samford Bulldogs (5-15, 0-0 SoCon) Chattanooga Mocs (8-12, 0-0 SoCon) 2/8 # at #22 Louisiana L, 1-6 2/9 # vs. Illinois-Chicago L, 1-11 2/9 # vs. Evansville L, 6-14 2/10 # vs. Eastern Illinois L, 0-4 2/14 # at Jacksonville State L, 2-3 2/16 $ at Georgia L, 0-10 2/17 $ vs. Winthrop L, 0-6 2/17 $ at Georgia L, 2-10 2/18 $ vs. Evansville W, 11-5 2/18 $ vs. Winthrop L, 2-7 2/21 Troy L, 6-9 2/24 % Indiana W, 6-1 2/24 % Lipscomb L, 1-4 2/25 % Lipscomb L, 0-5 2/25 % Indiana L, 0-4 3/4 Tennessee Tech W, 11-8 3/4 Tennessee Tech L, 5-9 3/6 Fort Wayne L, 7-11 3/7 Alabama State W, 10-6 3/7 Alabama State W, 9-0 3/9 ^ vs. Fordham 12 p.m. 3/9 ^ vs. Boston College 2:30 p.m. 3/10 ^ vs. Boston College 12 p.m. 3/10 ^ vs. Fordham 7 p.m. 3/11 ^ at Alabama 2:30 p.m. 3/13 Mississippi State 7 p.m. 3/16 & at Belmont 6:45 p.m. 3/17 & vs. Tennessee State 11 a.m. 3/17 & vs. Rhode Island 3:30 p.m. 3/18 & vs. St. Bonaventure 11 a.m. 3/21 Alabama A&M 5 p.m. 3/21 Alabama A&M 7 p.m. 3/24 * at ETSU 1 p.m. 3/24 * at ETSU 3 p.m. 3/25 * at ETSU 1 p.m. 3/30 * Chattanooga 4 p.m. 3/30 * Chattanooga 6 p.m. 3/31 * Chattanooga 1 p.m. 4/3 Jacksonville State 6 p.m. 4/7 at Texas 12 p.m. 4/7 at Texas 4 p.m. 4/8 at Texas 12 p.m. 4/14 * Western Carolina 2 p.m. 4/14 * Western Carolina 4 p.m. 4/15 * Western Carolina 2 p.m. 4/18 Austin Peay 5 p.m. 4/18 Austin Peay 7 p.m. 4/21 * at Mercer 1 p.m. 4/21 * at Mercer 3 p.m. 4/22 * at Mercer 1 p.m. 4/24 Alabama 7 p.m. 4/28 * at Furman 1 p.m. 4/28 * at Furman 3 p.m. 4/29 * at Furman 1 p.m. 5/5 * UNCG 2 p.m. 5/5 * UNCG 4 p.m. 5/6 * UNCG 2 p.m. # - Mardi Gras Tournament (Lafayette, La.) $ - Red & Black Tournament (Athens, Ga.) % - Samford Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) ^ - Easton Crimson Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) & - Belmont/TSU Invitational (Nashville, Tenn.) 2/9 # vs. Morgan State W, 3-2 2/9 # vs. Detroit Mercy W, 10-7 2/10 # vs. Liberty L, 0-8 2/10 # vs. Fairleigh Dickinson L, 5-9 2/15 $ Tennessee Tech W, 7-5 2/16 $ Sacred Heart L, 0-8 2/17 $ Indiana State L, 2-3 2/17 $ Western Kentucky L, 2-7 2/18 $ Tennessee State W, 2-1 2/23 % IUPUI W, 11-3 2/23 % Eastern Illinois L, 3-4 2/24 % SE Missouri State W, 8-5 2/24 % UT-Martin L, 2-4 2/25 % Evansville W, 6-5 3/2 ^ vs. Saint Louis L, 2-5 3/2 ^ vs. UT Martin W, 7-6 3/3 ^ vs. Southern Miss L, 3-6 3/3 ^ at #17 Ole Miss L, 2-10 3/4 ^ vs. Saint Louis L, 3-5 3/7 Belmont L, 0-3 3/9 & at UCF 4:15 p.m. 3/9 & vs. Central Michigan 6:30 p.m. 3/10 & vs. Central Conn. State 11:15 a.m. 3/10 & vs. Rider 4:15 p.m. 3/11 & vs. Villanova 11:15 a.m. 3/16 & vs. Quinnipiac 2 p.m. 3/16 & vs. Florida Gulf Coast 4:15 p.m. 3/17 & vs. Army 12 p.m. 3/17 & vs. Elon 2:30 p.m. 3/18 & vs. LIU Brooklyn 9 a.m. 3/24 * Mercer 1 p.m. 3/24 * Mercer 3 p.m. 3/25 * Mercer 2 p.m. 3/30 * at Samford 4 p.m. 3/30 * at Samford 6 p.m. 3/31 * at Samford 1 p.m. 4/4 Austin Peay 6 p.m. 4/7 * at Western Carolina 1 p.m. 4/7 * at Western Carolina 3 p.m. 4/8 * at Western Carolina 1 p.m. 4/11 UAB 6 p.m. 4/14 * Furman 1 p.m. 4/14 * Furman 3 p.m. 4/15 * Furman 2 p.m. 4/18 Tennessee State 6 p.m. 4/21 * at UNCG 1 p.m. 4/21 * at UNCG 3 p.m. 4/22 * at UNCG 1 p.m. 4/24 at Tennessee Tech 6 p.m. 4/28 * ETSU 1 p.m. 4/28 * ETSU 3 p.m. 4/29 * ETSU 2 p.m. 5/2 at Georgia State 4 p.m. 5/6 Auburn 2 p.m. 5/6 Auburn 4 p.m. # - Dot Richardson NCSI (Clermont, Fla.) $ - Chattanooga Challenge (Chattanooga, Tenn.) % - Frost Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.) ^ - Ole Miss Classic (Oxford, Miss.) & - USF Under Armour Invitational (Clearwater, Fla.). Western Carolina Catamounts (4-11, 0-0 SoCon) 2/16 # vs. Eastern Illinois L, 3-5 2/17 # vs. Western Illinois W, 1-0 2/17 # vs. Eastern Illinois L, 1-3 2/18 # at Gardner-Webb L, 3-11 2/18 # at Gardner-Webb L, 12-13 2/23 $ vs. UCF W, 7-3 2/23 $ at Jacksonville L, 3-8 2/24 $ vs. UCF L, 0-8 2/24 $ vs. Penn State W, 5-1 2/25 $ vs. #23 James Madison L, 0-2 3/2 % vs. Western Illinois L, 0-8 3/2 % at #12 Auburn L, 0-9 3/3 % vs. UNCW W, 1-0 3/3 % at #12 Auburn L, 0-5 3/7 at #11 Georgia L, 0-6 3/9 ^ at Eastern Kentucky 12:30 p.m. 3/9 ^ vs. Saint Louis 5:30 p.m. 3/10 ^ vs. NIU 5:30 p.m. 3/11 ^ vs. Akron 12 p.m. 3/11 ^ vs. NIU 2:30 p.m. 3/14 at Appalachian State 4 p.m. 3/14 at Appalachian State 6 p.m. 3/20 Presbyterian 3 p.m. 3/20 Presbyterian 5 p.m. 3/21 Winthrop 4 p.m. 3/21 Winthrop 6 p.m. 3/22 North Carolina Central 1 p.m. 3/22 North Carolina Central 3 p.m. 3/30 * UNCG 1 p.m. 3/30 * UNCG 3 p.m. 3/31 * UNCG 3 p.m. 4/4 USC Upstate 4 p.m. 4/4 USC Upstate 6 p.m. 4/7 * Chattanooga 1 p.m. 4/7 * Chattanooga 3 p.m. 4/8 * Chattanooga 1 p.m. 4/11 at Charlotte 5 p.m. 4/14 * at Samford 2 p.m. 4/14 * at Samford 4 p.m. 4/15 * at Samford 2 p.m. 4/18 at North Carolina A&T 3 p.m. 4/18 at North Carolina A&T 5 p.m. 4/21 * at Furman 1 p.m. 4/21 * at Furman 3 p.m. 4/22 * at Furman 1 p.m. 4/25 Radford 3 p.m. 4/25 Radford 5 p.m. 4/28 * Mercer 1 p.m. 4/28 * Mercer 3 p.m. 4/29 * Mercer 1 p.m. 5/5 * at ETSU 1 p.m. 5/5 * at ETSU 3 p.m. 5/6 * at ETSU 1 p.m. # - Runnin' Bulldog Softball Tournament (Boiling Springs, N.C.) $ - Green & Gold Classic (Jacksonville, Fla.) % - Wilson/DeMarini Classic (Auburn, Ala.) ^ - EKU Tournament (Richmond, Ky.) COMPOSITE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Saturday, March 24 Furman at UNCG...1 p.m. Samford at ETSU...1 p.m. Mercer at Chattanooga...1 p.m. Samford at ETSU...3 p.m. Mercer at Chattanooga...3 p.m. Furman at UNCG...3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25 Furman at UNCG...1 p.m. Samford at ETSU...1 p.m. Mercer at Chattanooga...2 p.m. Friday, March 30 UNCG at Western Carolina...1 p.m. ETSU at Mercer...1 p.m. ETSU at Mercer...3 p.m. UNCG at Western Carolina...3:30 p.m. Chattanooga at Samford...4 p.m. Chattanooga at Samford...6 p.m. Saturday, March 31 UNCG at Western Carolina...1 p.m. Chattanooga at Samford...1 p.m. ETSU at Mercer...1 p.m. Saturday, April 7 Chattanooga at Western Carolina...1 p.m. ETSU at Furman...1 p.m. Mercer at UNCG...1 p.m. Chattanooga at Western Carolina...3 p.m. ETSU at Furman...3 p.m. Mercer at UNCG...3 p.m. Sunday, April 8 ETSU at Furman...1 p.m. Chattanooga at Western Carolina...1 p.m. Mercer at UNCG...1 p.m. Saturday, April 14 UNCG at ETSU...1 p.m. Furman at Chattanooga...1 p.m. Western Carolina at Samford...2 p.m. Furman at Chattanooga...3 p.m. UNCG at ETSU...3:30 p.m. Western Carolina at Samford...4 p.m. Sunday, April 15 UNCG at ETSU...1 p.m. Furman at Chattanooga...2 p.m. Western Carolina at Samford...2 p.m. Saturday, April 21 Chattanooga at UNCG...1 p.m. Western Carolina at Furman...1 p.m. Samford at Mercer...1 p.m. Chattanooga at UNCG...3 p.m. Samford at Mercer...3 p.m. Western Carolina at Furman...3 p.m. Sunday, April 22 Chattanooga at UNCG...1 p.m. Samford at Mercer...1 p.m. Western Carolina at Furman...1 p.m. Saturday, April 28 Samford at Furman...1 p.m. ETSU at Chattanooga...1 p.m. Mercer at Western Carolina...1 p.m. Samford at Furman...3 p.m. Mercer at Western Carolina...3 p.m. ETSU at Chattanooga...3 p.m. Sunday, April 29 Mercer at Western Carolina...1 p.m. Samford at Furman...1 p.m. ETSU at Chattanooga...2 p.m. Saturday, May 5 Western Carolina at ETSU...1 p.m. Furman at Mercer...1 p.m. Western Carolina at ETSU...3 p.m. Furman at Mercer...3 p.m. Sunday, May 6 Western Carolina at ETSU...1 p.m. Furman at Mercer...1 p.m.
Team Statistics 2018 Southern Conference Softball SoCon Overall Statistics (as of Mar 08, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Team avg g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Mercer.288 21 538 101 155 25 2 15 87 229.426 50 12 97 0.358 6 11 31-33 410 108 22.959 Chattanooga.265 20 498 78 132 26 2 8 72 186.373 51 13 76 2.347 3 18 7-8 388 191 32.948 UNCG.261 19 491 84 128 22 0 13 75 189.385 48 29 112 2.359 3 10 4-7 378 162 8.985 ETSU.260 15 388 56 101 17 0 11 48 151.389 34 2 54 3.321 3 3 17-19 284 107 13.968 Furman.258 22 578 95 149 28 6 14 80 231.400 64 9 125 4.339 4 3 36-41 460 187 20.970 Samford.248 20 533 80 132 25 1 12 69 195.366 49 10 108 1.322 2 5 18-21 387 191 39.937 Western Carolina.212 15 368 36 78 11 2 6 34 111.302 32 8 81 0.287 3 6 2-3 277 103 20.950 Totals.258 132 3394 530 875 154 13 79 465 1292.381 328 83 653 12.336 24 56 115-132 2584 1049 154.959 CI - WCU 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Team era w-l g cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Furman 1.78 18-4 22 18 6/0 1 153.1 126 50 39 36 132 9 1 6.226 12 14 0 5 15 UNCG 2.39 13-6 19 5 5/4 2 126.0 106 48 43 47 105 21 2 11.224 10 5 0 1 6 Mercer 2.56 15-6 21 11 4/1 2 136.2 107 57 50 37 110 16 4 13.208 0 20 0 1 7 Chattanooga 4.28 8-11 20 7 0/0 2 129.1 138 106 79 70 64 17 3 12.267 8 15 0 4 13 ETSU 4.66 6-9 15 5 2/1 0 94.2 112 75 63 42 55 14 3 15.289 4 3 0 3 8 Western Carolina 5.46 4-11 15 6 2/0 0 92.1 120 82 72 66 49 27 7 9.308 3 13 0 4 10 Samford 5.91 5-15 20 4 1/0 0 129.0 184 134 109 66 51 30 5 17.325 17 18 0 8 10 Totals 3.70 69-62 132 56 20/6 7 861.1 893 552 455 364 566 134 25 83.262 54 88 0 26 69 PB - SAM 7, UTC 7, ETSU 5, WCU 3, UNCG 2, FUR 2, MER 2. Pickoffs - UNCG 1, FUR 1. (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Team c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci UNCG 548 378 162 8.985 6 11 3.786 2 0 Furman 667 460 187 20.970 10 22 11.667 2 0 ETSU 404 284 107 13.968 4 12 4.750 5 0 Mercer 540 410 108 22.959 3 22 3.880 2 0 Western Carolina 400 277 103 20.950 3 23 4.852 3 1 Chattanooga 611 388 191 32.948 6 29 7.806 7 0 Samford 617 387 191 39.937 7 35 3.921 7 0 Totals 3787 2584 1049 154.959 39 154 35.815 28 1
Team Batting Leaders 2018 Southern Conference Softball SoCon Batting Leaders (as of Mar 08, 2018) (All games) Hitting minimums - 1 Games 75% of Games 1 AB 2.0 AB/Game 1 TPA 1.5 TPA/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF 1.0 IP/Game Batting avg 1. Mercer.288 2. Chattanooga.265 3. UNCG.261 4. ETSU.260 5. Furman.258 6. Samford.248 7. Western Carolina.212 Runs scored 1. Mercer 101 2. Furman 95 3. UNCG 84 4. Samford 80 5. Chattanooga 78 6. ETSU 56 7. Western Carolina 36 Doubles 1. Furman 28 2. Chattanooga 26 3. Samford 25 Mercer 25 5. UNCG 22 6. ETSU 17 7. Western Carolina 11 Total bases 1. Furman 231 2. Mercer 229 3. Samford 195 4. UNCG 189 5. Chattanooga 186 6. ETSU 151 7. Western Carolina 111 Walks 1. Furman 64 2. Chattanooga 51 3. Mercer 50 4. Samford 49 5. UNCG 48 6. ETSU 34 7. Western Carolina 32 Sac bunts 1. Chattanooga 18 2. Mercer 11 3. UNCG 10 4. Western Carolina 6 5. Samford 5 6. ETSU 3 Furman 3 Caught stealing 1. Furman 5 2. UNCG 3 Samford 3 4. Mercer 2 ETSU 2 6. Chattanooga 1 Western Carolina 1 Slugging pct 1. Mercer.426 2. Furman.400 3. ETSU.389 4. UNCG.385 5. Chattanooga.373 6. Samford.366 7. Western Carolina.302 Hits 1. Mercer 155 2. Furman 149 3. Samford 132 Chattanooga 132 5. UNCG 128 6. ETSU 101 7. Western Carolina 78 Triples 1. Furman 6 2. Chattanooga 2 Western Carolina 2 Mercer 2 5. Samford 1 Total plate appearances 1. Furman 658 2. Mercer 618 3. Samford 599 4. Chattanooga 584 5. UNCG 581 6. ETSU 430 7. Western Carolina 417 Hit by pitch 1. UNCG 29 2. Chattanooga 13 3. Mercer 12 4. Samford 10 5. Furman 9 6. Western Carolina 8 7. ETSU 2 Sac flies 1. Mercer 6 2. Furman 4 3. Western Carolina 3 ETSU 3 UNCG 3 Chattanooga 3 7. Samford 2 Steal attempts 1. Furman 41 2. Mercer 33 3. Samford 21 4. ETSU 19 5. Chattanooga 8 6. UNCG 7 7. Western Carolina 3 On base pct 1. UNCG.359 2. Mercer.358 3. Chattanooga.347 4. Furman.339 5. Samford.322 6. ETSU.321 7. Western Carolina.287 Runs batted in 1. Mercer 87 2. Furman 80 3. UNCG 75 4. Chattanooga 72 5. Samford 69 6. ETSU 48 7. Western Carolina 34 Home runs 1. Mercer 15 2. Furman 14 3. UNCG 13 4. Samford 12 5. ETSU 11 6. Chattanooga 8 7. Western Carolina 6 At bats 1. Furman 578 2. Mercer 538 3. Samford 533 4. Chattanooga 498 5. UNCG 491 6. ETSU 388 7. Western Carolina 368 Strikeouts 1. Furman 125 2. UNCG 112 3. Samford 108 4. Mercer 97 5. Western Carolina 81 6. Chattanooga 76 7. ETSU 54 Stolen bases 1. Furman 36 2. Mercer 31 3. Samford 18 4. ETSU 17 5. Chattanooga 7 6. UNCG 4 7. Western Carolina 2 Grounded into DP 1. Furman 4 2. ETSU 3 3. Chattanooga 2 UNCG 2 5. Samford 1
Individual Statistics 2018 Southern Conference Softball SoCon Overall Statistics (as of Mar 08, 2018) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att Lauren Lee, ETSU.375 15-15 48 8 18 0 0 0 1 18.375 3 0 4 0.412 0 3 4-5 Marisa Sholtes, UNCG.360 19-19 50 16 18 6 0 4 10 36.720 10 4 8 0.500 0 0 0-1 Laurenne Sanchez, MER.355 21-21 62 18 22 7 0 0 3 29.468 4 3 8 0.420 0 3 6-6 Aly Walker, UTC.340 20-19 53 15 18 4 0 1 3 25.472 8 1 12 0.435 0 0 0-0 Gabrielle Cubbage, UNCG.333 17-17 54 11 18 1 0 3 9 28.519 5 0 9 1.390 0 1 0-0 Emma Sturdivant, UTC.333 20-18 51 5 17 2 1 1 11 24.471 7 0 3 1.414 0 3 0-0 Madison Armstrong, WCU.333 15-15 42 5 14 2 0 1 6 19.452 1 3 3 0.383 1 1 1-1 Meghan Rud, MER.328 21-21 67 13 22 0 0 0 4 22.328 8 0 6 0.400 0 2 11-12 Vanessa Elliott, ETSU.318 14-14 44 6 14 2 0 1 4 19.432 1 0 5 1.333 0 0 1-1 Candace Johnson, FUR.316 21-20 57 16 18 4 1 1 8 27.474 8 1 10 0.403 1 0 6-6 Hannah Trombley, SAM.313 17-16 48 7 15 2 0 3 12 26.542 2 1 9 0.353 0 0 0-0 Caroline Taylor, MER.308 21-21 52 6 16 1 0 6 20 35.673 11 1 14 0.431 1 1 0-0 Jasmine Palmer, UNCG.305 19-19 59 8 18 4 0 0 6 22.373 3 5 10 1.388 0 0 0-0 Rachael McClaskey, UNCG.294 19-19 51 7 15 3 0 1 10 21.412 2 3 8 0.357 0 1 0-1 Shelby Maze, SAM.293 18-18 58 10 17 2 0 0 3 19.328 4 0 7 0.339 0 2 4-4 Ashley Conner, UTC.293 19-16 41 9 12 2 0 2 11 20.488 7 0 6 0.396 0 1 0-0 AnnaRose Borrelli, FUR.291 22-21 55 7 16 5 0 3 18 30.545 8 1 6 1.385 1 0 0-0 Quirisa Mauga, MER.290 21-21 62 6 18 6 0 1 14 27.435 5 1 7 0.343 2 1 2-2 Megan Lane, MER.286 19-19 49 14 14 2 0 3 13 25.510 6 3 11 0.390 1 0 4-4 Hayleigh Weissenbach, UTC.281 20-20 64 7 18 4 0 1 9 25.391 6 2 1 0.356 1 1 4-5 Whitney Hinton, SAM.273 19-19 55 8 15 4 0 4 16 31.564 3 0 4 1.310 0 1 1-2 Tiffany Laughren, ETSU.273 15-15 44 10 12 3 0 4 9 27.614 5 0 4 0.340 1 0 1-1 Kylie Toler, ETSU.273 12-12 33 0 9 4 0 0 7 13.394 3 1 6 0.351 0 0 0-0 Makenna Matthijs, UNCG.269 18-18 52 9 14 3 0 1 12 20.385 9 0 11 0.377 0 5 0-0 Shaila Warren, MER.265 19-19 49 8 13 2 1 0 5 17.347 1 1 11 0.294 0 1 0-0 Brittany Houston, FUR.265 22-22 49 7 13 2 0 0 3 15.306 1 0 7 0.280 0 1 2-3 Emma Andrew, MER.262 21-21 61 8 16 2 0 3 8 27.443 3 0 11 0.297 0 3 6-6 Ashlyn Long, WCU.262 15-15 42 6 11 3 0 1 6 17.405 3 0 5 0.304 1 2 0-0 Amanda Beltran, UTC.255 20-18 47 3 12 2 0 1 11 17.362 2 3 10 0.327 0 1 1-1 Lauren Duggar, FUR.250 22-21 72 6 18 0 0 1 3 21.292 2 1 18 0.280 0 2 10-11 Caroline Cash, FUR.250 21-20 64 13 16 1 4 3 7 34.531 3 0 13 0.284 0 0 8-9 Kelsey Royalty, SAM.250 20-20 60 9 15 6 1 0 7 23.383 5 2 14 0.328 0 1 6-6 Madison Couch, SAM.250 20-20 52 12 13 4 0 2 12 23.442 9 3 9 0.385 1 0 0-1 Erica Hayes, WCU.250 15-15 48 8 12 1 2 0 1 17.354 3 0 10 0.294 0 0 0-0 Kailey McNeil, WCU.250 14-12 36 3 9 1 0 1 7 13.361 2 0 8 0.289 0 0 0-0 Ryan Brzozoski, SAM.246 20-19 65 7 16 1 0 0 3 17.262 3 2 7 0.300 0 0 2-3 Alexis Overdiep, UNCG.246 19-19 57 11 14 1 0 0 1 15.263 3 2 5 0.306 0 0 3-4 Kathryn Jackson, SAM.227 20-18 44 5 10 1 0 1 8 14.318 11 0 11 0.382 0 1 0-0 Lexie Higgins, SAM.226 20-20 53 8 12 4 0 1 4 19.358 5 0 14 0.288 1 0 1-1 Lindsey Bert, FUR.224 22-22 67 6 15 9 0 1 9 27.403 7 1 17 0.303 1 0 0-0 Emma Ogburn, FUR.222 22-22 54 3 12 2 0 1 6 17.315 9 0 8 1.328 1 0 0-0 Kelly Warren, ETSU.219 14-12 32 6 7 0 0 0 1 7.219 4 0 8 0.306 0 0 5-5 Nikki Grupp, ETSU.216 13-13 37 7 8 2 0 2 9 16.432 6 1 2 1.333 1 0 0-0 Shaina Reed, WCU.206 15-15 34 1 7 1 0 1 4 11.324 8 0 14 0.357 0 1 0-1 Ashlyn Barnes, SAM.186 19-17 43 7 8 0 0 0 1 8.186 4 2 17 0.286 0 0 4-4 Hunter Gibbons, WCU.184 15-15 38 8 7 3 0 2 7 16.421 9 1 6 0.354 0 0 0-0 Abigail Daniels, WCU.159 15-15 44 1 7 0 0 0 0 7.159 1 1 10 0.196 0 1 1-1 Abby Walsh, MER.154 21-21 52 11 8 1 0 2 7 15.288 8 3 18 0.292 2 0 1-1 Kelsey Chernak, ETSU.150 15-15 40 2 6 1 0 0 2 7.175 2 0 3 0.186 1 0 0-0 -------------------- Caroline Nageotte, FUR.667 15-1 3 6 2 0 0 1 3 5 1.667 3 1 1 0.857 0 0 1-2 LANE,Megan, MER.500 2-2 6 1 3 1 0 0 3 4.667 3 0 0 0.667 0 0 0-0 Taylor DeCelles, SAM.500 3-2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.500 0 0 1 0.500 0 0 0-0 Amanda Fleming, FUR.500 17-0 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 1.500 1 0 1 0.667 0 0 2-2 Taylor Wright, ETSU.385 12-12 26 2 10 2 0 2 5 18.692 3 0 5 1.448 0 0 0-0 Kayleigh Willis, UNCG.350 14-14 40 4 14 1 0 1 9 18.450 3 3 11 0.435 0 0 0-0 Emily DeMonte, FUR.344 12-11 32 6 11 3 0 1 7 17.531 5 1 11 0.447 0 0 1-1 Allie Jones, MER.333 20-13 39 7 13 2 1 0 7 17.436 1 0 9 0.350 0 0 1-1
Individual Statistics 2018 Southern Conference Softball SoCon Batting Leaders (as of Mar 08, 2018) (All games) Hitting minimums - 1 Games 75% of Games 1 AB 2.0 AB/Game 1 TPA 1.5 TPA/Game Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 IP 1 BF 1.0 IP/Game Batting avg 1. Lauren Lee-ETSU.375 2. Marisa Sholtes-UNCG.360 3. Laurenne Sanchez-MER.355 4. Aly Walker-UTC.340 5. Gabrielle Cubbage-UNCG.333 Emma Sturdivant-UTC.333 Madison Armstrong-WCU.333 8. Meghan Rud-MER.328 9. Vanessa Elliott-ETSU.318 10. Candace Johnson-FUR.316 Runs scored 1. Laurenne Sanchez-MER 18 2. Marisa Sholtes-UNCG 16 Candace Johnson-FUR 16 4. Aly Walker-UTC 15 5. Megan Lane-MER 14 6. Caroline Cash-FUR 13 Meghan Rud-MER 13 8. Madison Couch-SAM 12 9. 3 tied at... 11 Slugging pct 1. Marisa Sholtes-UNCG.720 2. Caroline Taylor-MER.673 3. Tiffany Laughren-ETSU.614 4. Whitney Hinton-SAM.564 5. AnnaRose Borrelli-FUR.545 6. Hannah Trombley-SAM.542 7. Caroline Cash-FUR.531 8. Gabrielle Cubbage-UNCG.519 9. Megan Lane-MER.510 10. Ashley Conner-UTC.488 Hits 1. Meghan Rud-MER 22 Laurenne Sanchez-MER 22 3. 9 tied at... 18 On base pct 1. Marisa Sholtes-UNCG.500 2. Aly Walker-UTC.435 3. Caroline Taylor-MER.431 4. Laurenne Sanchez-MER.420 5. Emma Sturdivant-UTC.414 6. Lauren Lee-ETSU.412 7. Candace Johnson-FUR.403 8. Meghan Rud-MER.400 9. Ashley Conner-UTC.396 10. Gabrielle Cubbage-UNCG.390 Runs batted in 1. Caroline Taylor-MER 20 2. AnnaRose Borrelli-FUR 18 3. Whitney Hinton-SAM 16 4. Quirisa Mauga-MER 14 5. Megan Lane-MER 13 6. Hannah Trombley-SAM 12 Makenna Matthijs-UNCG 12 Madison Couch-SAM 12 9. 3 tied at... 11 Doubles 1. Lindsey Bert-FUR 9 2. Laurenne Sanchez-MER 7 3. Quirisa Mauga-MER 6 Kelsey Royalty-SAM 6 Marisa Sholtes-UNCG 6 6. AnnaRose Borrelli-FUR 5 7. 9 tied at... 4 Triples 1. Caroline Cash-FUR 4 2. Erica Hayes-WCU 2 3. Devan Brown-UTC 1 Kelsey Royalty-SAM 1 Allie Jones-MER 1 Candace Johnson-FUR 1 Cammy Pereira-FUR 1 Emma Sturdivant-UTC 1 Shaila Warren-MER 1 Home runs 1. Caroline Taylor-MER 6 2. Tiffany Laughren-ETSU 4 Marisa Sholtes-UNCG 4 Whitney Hinton-SAM 4 5. 7 tied at... 3 Total bases 1. Marisa Sholtes-UNCG 36 2. Caroline Taylor-MER 35 3. Caroline Cash-FUR 34 4. Whitney Hinton-SAM 31 5. AnnaRose Borrelli-FUR 30 6. Laurenne Sanchez-MER 29 7. Gabrielle Cubbage-UNCG 28 8. 5 tied at... 27 Walks 1. Kathryn Jackson-SAM 11 Caroline Taylor-MER 11 3. Marisa Sholtes-UNCG 10 4. Madison Couch-SAM 9 Hunter Gibbons-WCU 9 Emma Ogburn-FUR 9 Makenna Matthijs-UNCG 9 8. 6 tied at... 8 Hit by pitch 1. Rebecca Kale-UNCG 6 2. Jasmine Palmer-UNCG 5 3. Marisa Sholtes-UNCG 4 Emily Acquaviva-UNCG 4 5. 9 tied at... 3 Sac bunts 1. Makenna Matthijs-UNCG 5 2. J.J. Hamill-UTC 4 3. Lauren Lee-ETSU 3 Emma Andrew-MER 3 Emma Sturdivant-UTC 3 Laurenne Sanchez-MER 3 7. 6 tied at... 2 Sac flies 1. Jordan Gontram-UNCG 2 Quirisa Mauga-MER 2 Abby Walsh-MER 2 4. 18 tied at... 1 Stolen bases 1. Meghan Rud-MER 11 2. Lauren Duggar-FUR 10 3. Caroline Cash-FUR 8 4. Emma Andrew-MER 6 Candace Johnson-FUR 6 Laurenne Sanchez-MER 6 Kelsey Royalty-SAM 6 8. Kelly Warren-ETSU 5 9. 5 tied at... 4