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Softball Hosts Lady Govs in Important OVC Matchup This Weekend Games are must-win for Otahkians if they want to get back into OVC Title race.
April 4, 2002
Austin Peay Game Notes and Statistics in PDF Format
Southeast (5-16, 2-4 OVC) vs. Austin Peay (12-22-1, 1-4-1 OVC) About Southeast: After a doubleheader loss to Missouri on Wednesday, Southeast will be looking to improve its fortunes when they host Austin Peay for an important OVC matchup this weekend. The Otahkians will also look to enact a little revenge, after the Lady Govs upset them last season in the regular season finale and cost Southeast a share of the OVC Regular Season crown. Southeast had won 30 straight games over APSU, before losing that game 1-0 in Clarksville on May 1, 2001. On Wednesday, the Otahkian ran in an offensive buzzsaw when the Missouri Tigers scored 22 runs in the two games. Southeast managed two early runs in game one to pull within one run, but were unable to score the rest of the day and lost both games by the mercy run rule in five innings. Junior 2B Brooke Nett had a good day at the plate, going 3-5 with two RBI's. She increased her season batting average to .316, which now leads the team. Senior SS Dawn Piantino is second on the team in batting with a .308 average and ranks in the Top 10 in an amazing 10 different OVC statistical categories. Austin Peay enters this weekend, having lost four of their last six games. Last weekend they also had a rare tie against Morehead State, due to lightning that called the game after nine innings and the scored tied at 4-4. On the season, the Lady Govs have already won 12 games, after winning only 13 a season ago. APSU's top offensive threats are senior utility player Misty Claude and junior SS/OF Jenny Kelley. Kelley leads the team in hits (17), runs (15), doubles (11), and triples (3) while Claude leads the Lady Govs team in batting (.333), homeruns (5) and RBI's (14). The weekend series starts a string of eight total games in an eight-day period for the Otahkians that concludes with a three-game series with defending OVC Champions, Tennessee Tech. All About the Opposition: Austin Peay (12-22-1, 1-4-1) Austin Peay owns a one-game winning streak over Southeast Missouri after defeating the Otahkians 1-0 in the regular season finale in Clarksville last season. The loss cost Southeast a share of the OVC Regular Season Crown and ended a 30 game losing streak to Southeast for APSU. This season, APSU's top offensive threats are senior utility player Misty Claude and junior SS/OF Jenny Kelley. Kelley leads the team in hits (17), runs (15), doubles (11), and triples (3) while Claude leads the Lady Govs team in batting (.333), homeruns (5) and RBI's (14). On the mound, freshman Lydia Money has been the ace for APSU. She has an 8-9 record and 2.24 E.R.A. in 21 appearances. She has two shutouts on the season in 100 innings pitched and leads the team with 84 strikeouts. The Lady Govs have played some tough competition this year, competiting at the Auburn Invitational, the Mercer Holiday Inn Classic and the Rebel Games in Orlando. As for non-OVC opponents, AP and SEMO share one common opponent, as APSU split a doubleheader with Indiana State on February 16 7-6 and 1-2. Southeast defeated ISU in Cape Girardeau earlier this season for their first victory of the season. Southeast does lead the all-time series 37-5 and has won 30 of the past 31 games in the series. APSU Statistical Leaders Batting: Misty Claude (.333) Hits: Jenny Kelley (33) Runs: Kelley (17) 2B: Kelley (11) 3B: Kelley (3) HR: Claude (5) RBI: Claude (14) SB: Kelley and Brooke Platt (6) E.R.A.: Lydia Money (2.24) IP: Money (100.0) Wins: Money (8) K's: Money (84)
Coaching Comparisons Southeast - Lana Richmond At SEMO (20 yrs.) - 614-344-2 Southeast Notes OVC Leaders: Individually, only one Otahkian leads the league in an statistical category. Senior Dawn Piantino leads the OVC in walks per game (.50). Senior Courtney Eklund is second at .47 per contest. OVC Leaders Part II: Although Southeast leads in only one OVC category, Piantino ranks in the Top 10 in an amazing 10 categories. Batting Woes Gone: After falling to sixth in the OVC in batting, Southeast climbed up to second at the beginning of this week with a .271 team average after a three-game series with TSU. In the Field: As a team, Southeast has a .969 team fielding percentage up from the .951 percentage the team had last season. Five Otahkians, 1B Amy Thompson, C Jennifer Cobin, 3B Kristy Roherty and P Rachel Van Fleet, all have perfect 1.000 fielding percentages.
Homerun Firsts: Five Otahkians have hit their first career homeruns this season. Only three Otahks hit their first career homerun throughout the entire 2001 season. The players: With Two Outs: Junior OF Katie Cerneka is htting .417 (5-12) with two outs this season. Shutouts: Southeast's 12-0 loss to Missouri on Wednesday marked only the second time this season (SIU was the other) that the Otahkians had failed to score in a game. Bring on the Righties: Southeast started the season 1-13 (.077) versus lefties. Since then the Otahks have improved their mark to 22-72 (.306), a higher percentage than they are hitting against righties. Hitting Streaks: Two Otahkians (Brooke Nett and Emmy Kisaka) both have three-game hitting streaks for Southeast. The longest streak by an Otahkian this season is five by Dawn Piantino. Multiple Hits: Dawn Piantino currently leads Southeast with six multiple-hit games this season. Brooke Nett and Katie Cerneka are close behind with five games apeice. Altogether, 12 Otahks have had multi-hit games this year. It Had to Happen Eventually: Tennessee State snapped a 24-game winning streak by Southeast, in defeating the Otahkians 7-6 in nine innings on 3/29. The Lady Tigers had never defeated Southeast until pulling off the extra inning victory in that game. Consistent Starters: Only two Otahkians, 1B Reagan Hamlin and SS Dawn Piantino have started every game this season at the same position. Last season, Hamlin was the only team member to start in all 50 games. She did so at 1B, 3B or at pitcher. Piantino has been the leadoff hitter in every game this season for Southeast. Bad Weather Go Away: When cold weather cancelled Southeast's doubleheader with Saint Louis University on 3/21, it marked the 9th time in the team's first 22 scheduled games that a game had been cancelled due to cold or rain. The Otahkians lost five games in their own tournament in March due to cold, the second game of a doubleheader versus Indiana State due to rain, the championship round of the Winthrop Tournament due to rain and the doubleheader with SLU. The Otahkians are . . .
3-6 When they score first.
1-6 When scoring in the first inning.
5-0 When leading after six innings.
0-12 When trailing after six innings.
5-1 When outhitting their opponents.
3-5 When committing fewer errors than opponent.
3-4 When hitting at least one home run.
1-5 When turning at least one double play.
2-1 When stealing more bases than opponent.
2-6 When they steal at least one base.
3-1 When they strike out less than opponent.
3-8 When they draw at least two base on balls.
1-6 When leaving fewer than five runners on base.
0-5 In one-run games.
0-3 In two-run games.
3-6 In five + run games.
0-3 In shutout games.
0-1 In extra inning games.
5-13 In games starting before 5:00 p.m.
0-3 In games starting after 5:00 p.m.
2-12 When playing in a doubleheader game.
2-0 On Monday.
1-3 On Tuesday.
0-2 On Wednesday.
0-2 On Thursday.
1-5 On Friday.
1-3 On Saturday.
0-1 On Sunday.
2002 OVC Standings
OVC Overall W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Eastern Kentucky 5 0 0 1.000 19 7 0 .731 Tennessee Tech 3 0 0 1.000 17 15 0 .531 Tennessee-Martin 4 2 0 .667 15 19 0 .441 Morehead State 3 2 1 .583 7 18 1 .288 Southeast Missouri 2 4 0 .333 5 16 0 .238 Eastern Illinois 1 4 0 .200 9 11 0 .450 Tennessee State 1 4 0 .200 7 18 0 .280 Austin Peay 1 4 1 .167 12 22 1 .343
Otahkians Amongst OVC Leaders Team Batting 2nd .264 average Team Pitching 6th 3.41 E.R.A. Team Fielding 1st .967 % |
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