Softball heads for Sunshine State

GAMES 15-27: South Dakota State (8-6) at THE 2020 Spring Games

When	Friday, March 6 \| vs. Florida Gulf Coast (8 a.m.); vs. Iowa (1 p.m.) Saturday, March 7 \| vs. Loyola Chicago (1 p.m.); Holy Cross (3:30 p.m.) Sunday, March 8 \| vs. Merrimack (8 a.m.); vs. Ohio (10:30 a.m.) Tuesday, March 10 \| vs. Toledo (11 a.m.) Wednesday, March 11 \| vs. Butler (11:30 a.m.); vs. Toledo (2 p.m.) Friday, March 13 \| vs. Brown (1 p.m.), vs. Central Michigan (3:30 p.m.) Saturday, March 14 \| vs. Indiana (8 a.m.); vs. Toledo (10:30 a.m.) * All Times Listed as Central, but played in Eastern Time Zone
Where	Madiera Beach R.O.C Park \| Madeira, Fla.
Live Video	FloSoftball.com (Except March 10-11)
Live Stats	To Be Determined
Game Notes	South Dakota State
Social Media	Twitter \| Facebook \| #GRIT

South Dakota State softball travels to Madeira, Florida for three neutral site games and a 10-game stay at THE Spring Games, March 6-14.

The Jackrabbits will play 11 different teams throughout their spring break trip, beginning Friday against Florida Gulf Coast and Iowa. The Jacks face Loyola Chicago and Holy Cross Sunday, and Merrimack and Ohio Monday before an off-day in the Sunshine State.

From there, SDSU plays neutral site games against Toledo (March 10 and 11) and Butler (March 11) before a return to THE Spring Games. The Jackrabbits' invitational schedule finishes with Brown and Central Michigan March 13, and Indiana and Toledo March 14.

All games associated with THE Spring Games will be streamed with FloSoftball.

The Jackrabbits are 8-6 through three weekends of action, last playing Feb. 21-23 at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. South Dakota State went 4-1 at that event.

Scouting the Jackrabbits

SDSU is hitting .278 as a team through 14 games, scoring 57 runs on the season with 20 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 25 walks. Opponents are batting .254 with 54 runs scored while drawing 48 walks.
Cylie Halvorson has started 12 of 13 appearances in her first collegiate season and leads the team with a .412 average (14 of 34). Halvorson has four doubles, a home run and six runs driven in.
Kelsey Lenox has blasted five home runs (with a pair of three-run shots) in the early season and leads the team with 15 runs batted in. She is hitting .343 on the year and has two doubles with seven walks.
Peyton Daugherty has a team-high 16 hits with two triples, using her speed to go 7-of-7 on stolen base attempts.
Allison Yoder is hitting .300 with three home runs, leading the team in extra base hits with a pair of doubles and a triple.
The Jackrabbits hold a 3.27 team ERA among six pitchers, led by Grace Glanzer's 54 innings, 42 strikeouts, 2.33 ERA and .209 batting average against. Kendra Conard (1-3) has made four appearances and tossed 16 innings, striking out 11.
Glanzer is 7-2 on the year with seven complete-game appearances.
SDSU has seen Allison Yoder, Hannah Loving and Lenox combine to throw seven baserunners out trying to steal bases. Yoder and lenox have each caught three runners, and Loving one behind the dish.
Daugherty tallied the first hit of 2020 in SDSU's first at-bat of the new year.
Paige Gerdes is the lone senior on a team with 17 underclassman. SDSU's junior class includes four letterwinners. Gerdes has appeared in 108 games as a Jackrabbit with 11 doubles and a trio of home runs.
South Dakota State won 37 games the between 2018-19, matching its best two-year total all-time. The 74 wins are the most over two years as a Division I program, and are tied with SDSU's 1996-97 record (43 wins in 1996, 31 wins in 1997).
The Jackrabbits have made two consecutive postseason appearances, earning a trip to regionals of the National Invitational Softball Championship in Greeley, Colorado (2018) and Ames, Iowa (2019).

Opponent Capsules
Florida Gulf Coast (13-6)

Hitters to Watch: Johneisha Rowe (.434, 23 hits, two doubles), Mikenzie Vaughn (.340, two home runs, two doubles), McKenna Batterton (10 RBI, three doubles).
Pitchers to Watch: Sarah Lawton (1.07 ERA, 6-2, 52.1 IP, 59 strikeouts), Marissa Mesiemore (6-4, 1.02 WHIP, 49 strikeouts).
Key Team Stats: .290/.359/.363 team slash line, 83 runs, 19 doubles, 44 walks in 19 games; 1.77 team ERA, 123 strikeouts in 130.1 innings.

Iowa (14-4)

Hitters to Watch: Nia Carter (.524, 22 hits, two doubles), Kalena Burns (.357, five doubles, three home runs, 14 RBIs), Aralee Bogar (.262, seven doubles, eight RBIs, 3-4 SBs).
Pitchers to Watch: Allison Doocy (6-2, 1.56 ERA, 95 strikeouts), Lauren Shaw (7-2, 2.03 ERA, 54 strikeouts).
Key Team Stats: .278/.339/.372 team slash, 41 runs, 22 doubles, six home runs in 18 games; 2.18 team ERA, 154 strikeouts in 122 innings.

Loyola Chicago (11-5)

Hitters to Watch: Jessica Shields (.385, 20 hits, three doubles), Allyson Ivey (.370, five doubles, two home runs, 20 RBIs), Shannon McGee (.364, six doubles, 10 RBIs, eight walks).
Pitchers to Watch: Sydney Ruggles (5-1, 2.34 ERA, 36 strikeouts), Madison Veres (3-2, 3.02 ERA, 19 strikeouts).
Key Team Stats: .299/.383/.425 slash line, 87 runs scored in 16 games, 27 doubles, five triples, five home runs; 3.30 team EA, 63 strikeouts in 106.1 innings.

Holy Cross (0-5)

Hitters to Watch: Bailey Bates (.333, four hits, one double), Erin Bengston (.308, four h its, one home run, five RBIs).
Pitchers to Watch: Kelly Nelson (0-3, 8.30 ERA, 15 strikeouts), Peyton Morehouse (0-1, 8.17 ERA, four strikeouts)
Key Team Stats: .162/.234/.222 slash, nine runs in five games, two doubles, 10 walks; 9.50 team ERA, 22 strikeouts in 28 innings.

Merrimack (0-6)

Hitters to Watch: Lucy Colarusso (.412, one double), Abigail Amato (.375, three doubles), Kelly Dovi (.316, one home run, four RBIs).
Pitchers to Watch: Bridget Soraghan (0-3, 8.84 ERA, nine strikeouts), Katelyn Thompson (0-1, 5.79 ERA, five strikeouts).
Key Team Stats: .257/.319/.324 slash, 15 runs in six games, five doubles; 10.79 ERA, 19 strikeouts in 35.2 innings.

Ohio (8-12):

Hitters to Watch: Allie Englant (.446, 29 hits, two doubles, 12 walks), Katie Yun (.403, 29 hits, seven walks, five home runs, 22 RBIs), Caroline Spacek (.286, 18 hits, six doubles, nine RBIs).
Pitchers to Watch: Madi McCrady (6-3, 5.58 ERA, 25 strikeouts), Baylie Thornhill (1-6, 4.76 ERA, 32 strikeouts).
Key Team Stats: .296/.369/.425 slash, 94 runs in 20 games, 29 doubles, eight triples, nine home runs; 4.60 team ERA, 70 strikeouts in 135.1 innings.

Toledo (9-4)

Hitters to Watch: Leah Munson (.372, 16 hits), Dayna Denner (.366, 15 hits, three doubles, two home runs, 12 RBIs), Samantha Golden (.290, one double, two home runs, 10 RBIs).
Pitchers to Watch: Erin Hunt (7-0, 0.95 ERA, 68 strikeouts), McKenna Schmidt (2-2, 6.11 ERA, nine strikeouts).
Key Team Stats: .286/.352/.382 slash, 13 doubles, six home runs, 60 runs in 13 games; 4.05 team ERA, 86 strikeouts in 83 innings.

Butler (12-4)

Hitters to Watch: Lauren Fey (.423, 22 hits, seven walks, 7-9 SBs), Bri Avery (.369, one triple, 11 hits), Karli Ricketts (.245, 12 hits, six home runs, 13 RBIs).
Pitchers to Watch: Karli Ricketts (3-3, 1.82 ERA, 63 strikeouts), Alyssa Graves (5-1, 2.54 ERA, 53 strikeouts).
Key Team Stats: .248/.318/.379 slash, 65 runs in 16 games, 11 home runs, 12 doubles; 1.91 team ERA, 130 strikeouts in 113.2 innings.

Brown (1-9)

Hitters to Watch: Madeline Charles (.316, six hits), Karina Chavarria (.241, two doubles, four RBIs), Katie O'Leary (.200, six hits, one double, one home run).
Pitchers to Watch: Erin Elgas (0-2, 3.00 ERA, 10 strikeouts), Lauren Innerst (1-2, 4.28 ERA, 12 strikeouts)
Key Team Stats: .207/.259/.272 slash, 10 doubles, 23 runs in 10 games; 3.72 team ERA, 32 strikeouts in 64 innings.

Central Michigan (1-9)

Hitters to Watch: Gisele Acuña (.278, five hits, three RBIs, one home run), Tala Dean (.240, six hits, four walks), Shannon Stein (.222, six hits, two doubles, four walks).
Pitchers to Watch: Kaitlyn Bean (1-4, 6.81 ERA, 14 strikeouts), Cloe Mallory (0-2, 7.00 ERA, nine strikeouts)
Key Team Stats: .175/.266/.250 slash, 16 runs in 10 games, eight doubles; 7.27 team ERA, 28 strikeouts in 59.2 innings.

Indiana (6-7)

Hitters to Watch: Gabbi Jenkins (.450, 18 hits, three doubles, nine RBIs), Grayson Radcliffe (.368, 14 hits, two doubles, four home runs, 10 RBIs), Hannah Davis (.316, 12 hits, four doubles, eight RBIs).
Pitchers to Watch: Emily Goodin (6-5, 1.71 ERA, 71 strikeouts), Josie Wood (0-0, 16.33 ERA, six strikeouts).
Key Team Stats: .265/.345/.422 slash, 55 runs in 13 games, 15 doubles, 10 home runs, 33 walks; 4.15 team ERA, 49 strikeouts in 82.2 innings.

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