Friday, March 1
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Abilene Christian
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UMKC vs. Maine
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Softball Opens Home Schedule with UMKC and Maine for Wildcat Invite
2/28/2019 4:27:00 PM | Softball
ABILENE – The ACU softball team (4-9) will look to snap its three-game skid as they open the home slate in 2019 at Poly Wells Field. The Kangaroos of UMKC (11-4) and the Maine Black Bears (1-4) come to town for the Wildcat Invite, encompassing six games on Friday and Saturday, March 1-2. The teams will play round robins both days, with games getting started at 1:30 p.m. Friday and 12 p.m. Saturday.
TOURNAMENT INFO… The tournament takes place on campus, with UMKC and Maine opening up against one another at 1:30 p.m. Friday. ACU will play both schools in back-to-back time slots at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to close out day one. The 'Roos and Black Bears meet again Saturday at 12 p.m., with the Wildcats taking on both teams at 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to close the tournament.
WATCH… ACU's Friday matchups against Maine and UMKC will be the only games streamed online. However, all five six do have a live stat option.
PEAK IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR… The Wildcats took the opening game of the Maverick Invite last weekend in Arlington over Prairie View A&M, but fell victim to the Wichita State Shockers twice and the hosts from UTA to close the tournament. ACU scored nine runs on 14 hits in a five-inning, run-rule win over the Jaguars, but scored just four times the rest of the weekend on 13 total hits. Sophomore Calie Burris led the team with a .429 average (3-7) with a pair of doubles, while Kayla Keeling's 4-13 (.308) weekend included the team's lone homer of the four games. Burris went 1-0 in the circle, pitching the complete-game shutout over Prairie View A&M.
TEAM LEADERS… Through 13 games this season, Clayton leads ACU at the plate this season with a .333 average and a .606 slugging percentage. Clayton, Keeling, and Samantha Bradley's eight RBI lead the squad as well. Keeling's 12 hits are a team-high, while Katelyn Belch's perfect 6-6 start on the base paths leads the team. Burris headlines the pitching staff with a 3.80 earned run average, and is 2-1 in 21.1 innings of work. Bradley's 44.2 innings lead the staff, while Jillian Hefner's six games started leads the three.
TOURNAMENT INFO… The tournament takes place on campus, with UMKC and Maine opening up against one another at 1:30 p.m. Friday. ACU will play both schools in back-to-back time slots at 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to close out day one. The 'Roos and Black Bears meet again Saturday at 12 p.m., with the Wildcats taking on both teams at 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to close the tournament.
WATCH… ACU's Friday matchups against Maine and UMKC will be the only games streamed online. However, all five six do have a live stat option.
PEAK IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR… The Wildcats took the opening game of the Maverick Invite last weekend in Arlington over Prairie View A&M, but fell victim to the Wichita State Shockers twice and the hosts from UTA to close the tournament. ACU scored nine runs on 14 hits in a five-inning, run-rule win over the Jaguars, but scored just four times the rest of the weekend on 13 total hits. Sophomore Calie Burris led the team with a .429 average (3-7) with a pair of doubles, while Kayla Keeling's 4-13 (.308) weekend included the team's lone homer of the four games. Burris went 1-0 in the circle, pitching the complete-game shutout over Prairie View A&M.
TEAM LEADERS… Through 13 games this season, Clayton leads ACU at the plate this season with a .333 average and a .606 slugging percentage. Clayton, Keeling, and Samantha Bradley's eight RBI lead the squad as well. Keeling's 12 hits are a team-high, while Katelyn Belch's perfect 6-6 start on the base paths leads the team. Burris headlines the pitching staff with a 3.80 earned run average, and is 2-1 in 21.1 innings of work. Bradley's 44.2 innings lead the staff, while Jillian Hefner's six games started leads the three.
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