WICHITA, Kan. — After getting a weekend off, the Newman softball team is back in action with a pair of nonconference doubleheaders this week, traveling to Rockhurst Tuesday before hosting William Jewell Saturday afternoon.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (2-15) dropped a pair of games Thursday against Southwest Baptist in their home opener. Both were one-run games, as the Bearcats held on for a tight 4-3 win in Game 1 before the guests squeaked out a 1-0 win in a pitcher's duel.
Leaders
Ariole O'Neal-.351 avg., 4 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .568 slg., .500 OBP
Taylor Mannis-.304 avg., 10 runs, 3 2B, 2 3B, 4 RBI, 2 SB
Jensen Cromer-0-6, 3.74 ERA, 5 CG, 43.0 IP, 23 SO, 12 BB
SCOUTING THE HAWKS
Rockhurst (5-7) has not played in over a week after going 2-4 at the 8-State Classic in Arkansas. Three of their losses came by a total of five runs, and they put up healthy wins of 4-0 over Pittsburg State and 10-3 over Nebraska-Kearney.
Leaders
Taylor Rupe-.538 avg., 2 runs, 1 2B, 3 RBI, .615 slg., 2 SB
Hanna Stam-.421 avg., 7 runs, 8 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBI, .684 slg., 2 SB
Bridgette Sappington-4-3, 1.80 ERA, 2 shutouts, 40.0 IP, 25 SO, 7 BB
SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
William Jewell (3-5) fell to Winona State and Grand Valley State while grabbing a 7-1 victory over Ashland in a tournament in Illinois Friday and Saturday. That was just the second set of action on the season for WJC, which didn't start playing until Feb. 17.
Leaders
Brooke Bernard-.500 avg., 2 runs, 1 2B, 5 RBI, .542 OBP
Emily Hoover-.444 avg., 2 runs, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .778 slg., .565 OBP
Anna Biondo-2-1, 1.69 ERA, 2 CG, 20.2 IP, 20 SO, 4 BB
NOTES
-Jets pitcher Kate Smith threw a gem in Thursday's final game against Southwest Baptist, allowing just a single run and striking out six against no walks, but suffered a tough-luck 1-0 loss in one of Newman's best performances in the circle this season.
-Ellise McGowan knocked a pair of doubles Thursday, and the senior is 4-for-7 in her past three games.
COVERAGE
Live statistics for both doubleheaders will be available at www.newmanjets.com.
