Fort Hays State Softball will play its final two home doubleheaders of the regular season on Friday and Saturday 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 7th place in the MIAA standings, while Northeastern State is 8th. 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.
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