WICHITA, Kan. — Looking to keep the momentum going from grabbing a pair of league wins last weekend, the Newman softball team faces off against Rogers State in a three-game Heartland Conference series Thursday and Friday at the Newman Softball Field.

SCOUTING NEWMAN

The Jets (11-21, 3-6 Heartland) snagged wins in their final two games to win a conference series against Texas A&M International last weekend, earning a walk-off victory in 11 innings Friday night and turning around to put up a 3-0 shutout Saturday afternoon. They followed that up with another marathon Tuesday night with an 11-inning walk-off win against Washburn in a doubleheader split.

LEADERS

                Taylor Mannis, Sophomore-.347 avg., 20 runs, 4 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 10 SB

                Mikayla Medbery, Junior-.322 avg., 18 runs, 5 2B, 1 3B, 8 RBI, 10-of-10 SB

    Courtney Sartin, Senior-.283 avg., 14 runs, 5 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 4 SB

                Katie Ingles, Senior-5-5, 3.10 ERA, 12 app., 61.0 IP, 6 CG, 1 shutout, 21 BB, 33 SO

                Kate Smith, Junior-4-13, 3.14 ERA, 21 app., 107.0 IP, 13 CG, 3 shutouts, 30 BB, 39 SO

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

The Hillcats (12-20, 2-10 Heartland) have picked it up just as the Jets have over the last week, recording a sweep in a doubleheader against Drury last week and then taking two out of three against Texas-Permian Basin in a league series last weekend.

                LEADERS

                Morgen Blanchard, Junior-.383 avg., 18 runs, 15 2B, 2 HR, 28 RBI, .579 slg.

                Katlin Alexander, Senior-.367 avg., 10 runs, 1 2B, 4 HR, 26 RBI

                Katelyn Gamble, Freshman-.352 avg., 29 runs, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 6 SB

                Jessica Christian, Senior-5-10, 6.23 ERA, 29 app., 3 CG, 91 IP, 32 BB, 21 SO

                Rachel Jones, Senior-5-7, 6.57 ERA, 24 app., 65 IP, 66 BB, 48 SO

NOTES

-These will be the first road games for the Hillcats since wrapping up a three-game conference series at Lubbock Christian on March 5. The Jets, on the other hand, are in the middle of a string of 22 home games with just five games on the road in over month.

-Delaney Hiegert and Missy Swanson each posted their first extra-base hits of the season during Tuesday's first game. Hiegert put the Jets ahead for the first time with a two-run double to deep left-center, and Swanson collected her second walk-off in five days with her first home run in 13 months.

COVERAGE

Live statistics for all three games, as well as live video for Thursday's doubleheader, will be available at www.newmanjets.com.