2016 Schedule Date Opponent FEBRUARY SAU Softball Invitational 5 Delta State + 5 Southern Arkansas 6 Cameron + 6 Texas Woman's + 7 Newman + Lady Buff Invite 19 West Texas A&M (DH) 20 Newman (DH) + 21 Western Oregon (DH) + MARCH 2 4 5 8 11 12 16 18 19 22 25 26 APRIL 2 3 6 8 9 12 13 20 22 23
Location
Time
Magnolia, Ark. Magnolia, Ark. Magnolia, Ark. Magnolia, Ark. Magnolia, Ark.
10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.
Canyon, Texas Canyon, Texas Canyon, Texas
2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.
Drury (DH) Washburn * (DH) Emporia State * (DH) Maryville (DH) Northeastern State * (DH) Central Oklahoma * (DH) Missouri-St. Louis (DH) Fort Hays State * (DH) Nebraska-Kearney * (DH) Missouri S&T (DH) Northwest Missouri * (DH) Missouri Western * (DH)
Springfield, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo. Tahlequah, Okla. Edmond, Okla. St. Louis, Mo. Hays, Kan. Kearney, Neb. Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo.
2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.
Missouri Southern * (DH) Pittsburg State * (DH) Missouri S&T (DH) Lindenwood * (DH) Lindenwood (DH) Maryville (DH) McKendree (DH) Quincy (DH) Central Missouri * (DH) Southwest Baptist * (DH)
Joplin, Mo. Pittsburg, Kan. Rolla, Mo. St. Charles, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo. St. Louis, Mo. Lebanon, Ill. Quincy, Ill. Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo.
1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
* - denotes MIAA opponent + - denotes game will be played at a neutral site (DH) – denotes double header Home games are in Bold and are played at Duensing Field
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Table of Contents 2016 Schedule..................................................... IFC Table of Contents.................................................. 1 Lincoln Quick Facts............................................... 2 2016 Blue Tigers Roster and Team Picture..................................... 4 Spencer Silva........................................................... 5 Lauren Stamp......................................................... 6 Jessica Wolken........................................................ 7 Megan Heimbaugh............................................... 8 Macie Kinsey........................................................... 9 Avery Myers........................................................... 10 Madison Ragar...................................................... 11 Danielle Vaught.................................................... 12 Newcomers....................................................... 13-14 Team Photos.......................................................... 15 Lincoln Softball History..................................... 16 Coaching Staff Chad Kerr........................................................... 18-19 Kristina Hein.......................................................... 20 Athletic Training................................................... 21 2015 Statistics Final 2015 Stats.................................................... 24 Schedule and Results ........................................ 25 Lincoln's Record When...................................... 26 Miscellaneous Stats............................................ 27 Lineup Positions.................................................. 28 MIAA Overview/Preseason Polls..................................... 30 MIAA Postseason................................................. 31 2015 Individual Stats .................................... 32-33 2015 Team Stats.............................................. 34-35 MIAA Opponents............................................ 36-39 Champions............................................................. 39 About the MIAA................................................... 40 Lincoln University President Rome.................................................... 42 Athletic Director................................................... 43 Strength/Conditioning...................................... 43 Staff Directory....................................................... 44 Media Relations................................................... 45 School History...................................................... 46 Support LU Athletics ......................................... 47 About Lincoln....................................................... 48 Radio Roster......................................................... IBC www.LUBlueTigers.com â—? @GoBlueTigers
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Department of Athletics Quick Facts
Name: Lincoln University Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 3,338 Affiliation: National Collegiate Athletics Association-Division II Conference: Mid-America Intecollegiate Athletics Association Nickname: Blue Tigers Colors: Navy Blue and White Facility: Duensing Field Press Row: 573-681-5343 University Staff President: Dr. Kevin D. Rome Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Linda Bickel Interim Athletics Director: John Moseley Assistant AD for Compliance/SWA: Betty Kemna Assistant AD for Academics: Tim Abney Marketing/Corporate Sponsorships: Joseph Watkins Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Heinrich Thomas Athletic Facilities Coordinator: Montrice O'Neal Athletic Department Phone: (573) 681-6123 Athletic Department Fax: (573) 681-5998 Athletic Training Head Athletic Trainer: Austin Matlock Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jordan Shaeffer Team Physician: Dr. Brad Sloan Phone: 573-681-5331 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Chad Kerr (Truman State '91) Record at Lincoln: 0-0 (1st year) Overall Record: 47-121 (5th year) Phone: 573-681-5338 Best Time to Call: Contact through SID Assistant Coach: Kristina Hein Team Info 2015 Record: 3-49 Home: 3-18 Road: 0-29 Neutral: 0-2 MIAA: 2-24 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 First Season: 1986 Overall Record: 258-703-1 Sports Information Office Asst. Athletic Director for Media Relations: Dan Carr Office: (573)-681-5343 Cell: (573)-418-0673 E-mail: carrd@lincolnu.edu Website: www.LUBlueTigers.com
Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at Lincoln University shall be to provide National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division II programs for men and women that are equally characterized by excellence. The primary philosophy of the Department of Athletics is that our staff and program develop and hold the concept of the student-athlete at the highest level of significance. This important standard must be encouraged and supported and never compromised, thus emphasizing to the student-athlete the importance of not only obtaining a degree, but also in reaching full academic and athletic potential. The Intercollegiate Athletic program shall reflect due regard for the athletic traditions of Lincoln University, as well as future promise. The program shall fall within Lincoln’s abilities to provide appropriate facilities, along with the location, allows Lincoln to schedule conveniently and competitively and fall within financial capabilities of Lincoln University to fund adequately. The goal of the Department of Athletics is consistent with the core mission of the university: to provide excellent educational opportunities for a diverse student population. Our studentathletes will be viewed as students first, and only then as athletes. The department will focus on producing graduates who are successful, well-rounded and prepared to make positive contributions to society. Academic achievement in the classroom, together with the development of character, individual and team skills, the will to win and a sense of fair play and sportsmanship in athletic competition determines distinction in intercollegiate athletics programs. Such distinction is a source of pride and enthusiasm for Lincoln University, among its constituent groups including students, faculty and staff, alumni, community and friends at all levels of interest. The Department of Athletics will strive to be a leader in areas of ethics, non-discrimination, diversity and authentic fiscal integrity throughout the Lincoln University campus, the state of Missouri and the country. At the same time, studentathletes must be given the greatest opportunity possible to strive for the highest athletic standards through the best preparation, motivation and support.
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2016 Softball Roster
Back row (left to right): Jessica Wolken, Madison Gooden, Lauren Stamp, Alyssa Laudwig, Macie Kinsey and Madison Ragar. Front row (left to right): Danielle Vaught, Avery Myers, Kassidey Borland, Allyson Corry, Sam Kircher, Megan Heimbaugh and Spencer Silva.
No.
Name
Pos.
B/T
Ht.
Yr.
Hometown (Previous School)
5
Megan Heimbaugh
IF
R/R
5-4
Jr.
Rolla, Mo.(East Central Missouri)
7
Marie Kinsey
P/UT
R/R
5-6
Jr.
Belle, Mo. (North Central Missouri)
8
Spencer Silva
P/3B
R/R
5-5
Sr.
Hanford, Calif. (Reedley College)
11
Danielle Vaught
UT
R/R
5-4
So.
Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City)
13
Madison Ragar
P/1B
R/R
5-6
So.
Palmyra, Mo. (Palmyra)
17
Avery Myers
2B/OF
R/R
5-4
So.
Troy, Ill. (Triad)
19
Hope McLeod
OF
R/R
5-4
Jr.
Pittsburg, Kan. (Cowley CC)
21
Tori Nienhueser
IF
R/R
5-4
Fr.
Higginsville, Mo. (Lafayette CO C-1)
22
Kiley Kerr
OF
L/R
5-2
So.
McPherson, Kan. (Alderson Broaddus)
27
Jessica Wolken
IF
R/R
5-4
Sr.
Jefferson City, Mo. (Blair Oaks)
30
Sarah Westhoff
P/UT
R/R
5-5
Jr.
Marthasville, Mo. (East Central Missouri)
33
Lauren Stamp
P/3B
R/R
5-9
Sr.
Linn, Mo. (Mineral Area CC)
Keelie Smith
IF/UT
R/R
5-6
Fr.
Blue Springs, Mo. (Glendale)
Head Coach Assistant Coach
Chad Kerr Kristina Hein
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#8 Spencer Silva
P/3B ● 5-5 R/R ● Senior Hanford, CA ● Reedley College 2015: JUNIOR SEASON Made 47 starts in 48 appearances ... scored eight runs on 24 hits with nine RBI ... hit two homeruns, including one in Lincoln’s victory over Nebraska-Kearney (3/21) ... also hit four doubles ... appeared in nine games in the circle with five starts. PRE-LINCOLN Played two seasons at Reedley College ... earned all-conference recognition in 2014 ... posted six wins and a save as a sophomore ... batted .284 in 2014 with 29 hits, 24 runs, 21 RBI and five home runs ... as a freshman, batted .333 with 11 hits and eight RBI. HIGH SCHOOL Named City County All-Star Player after her senior season at Hanford High ... earned all-league honors in 2009, 2010 and 2012 ... team’s offensive player of the year in 2010 and 2012 ... received the California Scholastic Federation award. PERSONAL Born on November 20, 1994 ... daughter of Keith and Peggy Silva ... has two brothers, Dalton and Dustin ... psychology major.
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#33 Lauren Stamp P/3B ● 5-9 R/R ● Senior Linn, MO ● Mineral Area CC
2015: JUNIOR SEASON Played in 47 games with 36 starts ... made 26 appearances in the circle, including eight starts ... pitched 59.1 innings and made 13 strikeouts ... picked up her first win in the circle with a completegame performance in Lincoln’s win over Nebraska-Kearney (3/21) ... scored six runs on 12 hits with six RBI and three doubles ... also hit a home run against Henderson State (2/6). PRE-LINCOLN Played two seasons at Mineral Area Community College ... selected as an Academic All-American ... earned all-region and all-conference honorable mention awards ... batted .350 as a sophomore with seven homeruns ... also posted a .456 on-base percentage and .583 slugging percentage in 2014 ... pitched 105.0 innings during her second season, recording an ERA of 3.53 with 48 strikeouts ... won 11 games in the circle and recorded three saves. HIGH SCHOOL Two-time all-region, all-conference and all-district performer at Linn High ... four-year letterwinner with the Wildcats ... as a senior, tallied 35 hits, 26 runs and 18 RBI and won five games as a pitcher ... finished her career at Linn with 77 hits, 38 RBI, 28 runs, 21 wins in the circle and one save ... as a senior, was the team’s batting champion and Gold Glove recipient. PERSONAL Born on August 2, 1993 ... daughter of Roger and Carol Stamp ... has two brothers, Adam and Jacob ... earned an Associate of Arts degree at Mineral Area ... played on Linn’s girls’ basketball team for one season and also spent one year competing in track & field ... animal science major.
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#27 Jessica Wolken
Infield ● 5-4 R/R ● Junior Jefferson City, MO ● Blair Oaks 2015 - JUNIOR SEASON Named All-MIAA honorable mention at second base ... started all 52 games and posted a .252 batting average ... finished with 26 hits, including five doubles ... tallied five RBI ... scored 13 runs, tied for the third-most on the squad ... led Lincoln with 14 walks and posted a .369 on-base percentage ... collected 107 putouts and 69 assists for a .951 fielding percentage. 2014 - SOPHOMORE SEASON Appeared in 44 games while making 43 starts ... scored 14 runs on 18 hits with one homerun and a pair of RBI ... demonstrated patience at the plate, reaching base on balls a team-high 17 times ... tallied 37 putouts and 19 assists ... scored two runs in the Blue Tigers’ 9-1 victory over Washburn (4/25) ... recorded a hit in each of Lincoln’s final five games ... scored two runs on two hits in LU’s 7-6 win over Lindenwood-Belleville (4/18). 2013 - FRESHMAN SEASON Played in 26 games, making 18 starts ... tallied four hits and scored three runs ... contributed 19 assists with 14 putouts as a fielder. HIGH SCHOOL Earned two letters playing softball at Blair Oaks High ... named first team all-conference, first team all-district, second team all-regional and all-academic state as a senior. PERSONAL Born on August 26, 1993 ... daughter of Donald and Rebecca Wolken ... has three siblings: Sarah, Jacob and Emma ... elementary education major.
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#5 Megan Heimbaugh
Infield ● 5-4 R/R ● Junior Rolla, MO ● East Central Missouri 2015: SOPHOMORE SEASON Selected All-MIAA honorable mention as an outfielder ... started in all 52 games and finished second on the team with 35 hits ... tied for second on the squad with seven doubles ... also hit three homeruns to finish with a .327 slugging percentage ... scored 13 runs and collected 10 RBI. PRE-LINCOLN Played at East Central College, where she helped the team post a 2116 record in 2013. HIGH SCHOOL Earned first team all-conference honors as a junior and senior ... three-time all-district honoree ... posted a batting average of .475 as a senior. PERSONAL Born on July 28, 1993 ... daughter of Ron and Debbie Heimbaugh ... has two siblings, Lindsey and Taylor ... also ran track in high school ... elementary education major.
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#7 Macie Kinsey
Pitcher/Utility ● 5-6 R/R ● Junior Belle, Mo ● North Central Missouri 2015: SOPHOMORE SEASON Played in 49 games and made 47 starts ... made 23 appearances in the circle, including 18 starts ... pitched LU to wins over Central Oklahoma (3/14), which entered the game nationally ranked, and Quincy (3/17) ... pitched 80.2 innings, the second-most on the team ... struck out 28 opposing batters ... on offense, tallied 19 hits and eight RBI ... scored four runs and hit a pair of doubles as well as a homerun ... finished with a team-high 134 putouts ... her .963 fielding percentage was the second-highest among regular field starters. PRE-LINCOLN Spent 2014 playing at North Central Missouri. HIGH SCHOOL Batted in 45 runs during her senior season, a Belle High record ... named the team’s most valuable player ... earned all-conference, alldistrict and all-region honors ... finished with 88 career hits, 76 RBI, 54 runs, 27 doubles, six homeruns and five triples ... also pitched at Belle, posting a 39-20 career record with 382 strikeouts and a 2.80 ERA. PERSONAL Born on November 23, 1994 ... daughter of Tom and Mendy Kinsey ... has one sister, Shaya, who played softball at Park University ... was also a four-year member of the Belle girls’ basketball team, spent three years on the high school dance team and earned one letter in track & field ... nursing major.
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#17 Avery Myers Infield ● 5-4 R/R ● Sophomore Troy, IL ● Triad
2015: FRESHMAN SEASON Started all 52 games, splitting time at catcher and in the outfield ... finished fourth on the team with 30 hits ... hit seven doubles, the second-most on the squad ... scored 13 runs and batted in 10 more ... had a .283 on-base percentage and a .943 fielding percentage ... had two hits and scored two runs in Lincoln’s win over Quincy (3/17). HIGH SCHOOL Earned two letters playing at Triad High ... batted .445 with 36 RBI as a senior ... also hit 11 doubles and two homeruns in 2014 ... earned second team all-conference honors as an outfielder. PERSONAL Born on March 16, 1996 ... daughter of Robert and Kathleen Myers ... has one sister, Haley ... also played tennis in high school ... nursing major.
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#13 Madison Ragar Pitcher ● 5-6 R/r ● Sophomore Palmyra, Mo ● Palmyra
2015: FRESHMAN SEASON Made 21 starts in the circle and pitched a team-high 132 innings ... led the Blue Tigers’ pitching rotation with 44 strikeouts ... also had two hits, including a double, on offense. HIGH SCHOOL Earned all-state honors while playing at Palmyra High ... named first team all-state as a junior and second team all-state as a senior ... also earned all-district honors as a junior ... two-time all-conference and all-region selection. PERSONAL Born on October 9, 1995 ... daughter of Mark and Sherri Ragar ... has one brother and two sisters ... brother John played football at Northwest Missouri ... bother her sisters have played college softball, with Bethany at Culver Stockton and Jordan at John Wood ... also played basketball and competed in track & field at Palmyra High ... competed in conference band, placing a two in trio and duet ... member of the academic honor roll in high school ... special education major.
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#11 Danielle Vaught
Utility ● 5-4 R/R ● Sophomore Jefferson City, MO ● Jefferson City 2015: FRESHMAN SEASON Appeared in three games as a utility player. HIGH SCHOOL Played as a utility player on a parks and recreation league while attending Jefferson City High. PERSONAL Born on December 18, 1995 ... daughter of Doug and Dianna Vaught ... has five siblings: Cory, Devin, Derrick, Delaney and Daisy ... member of the national honor society ... competed in track & field at Jefferson City High ... elementary education major.
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Junior 5-4
#19 Hope McLeod
R/R
Pittsburg, Kan./Cowley CC Outfield
PRE-LINCOLN Earned second team all-conference and second team all-region accolades at Cowley County Community College. HIGH SCHOOL Posted a batting average of .430 as a senior at Girard High. PERSONAL Born on March 16, 1995 ... daughter of Mike and Denise McLeod ... has four siblings: Starr, Mya, Whitney and Darrel ... sister Starr was one of Lincoln’s starting pitchers in 2012 and 2013 ... also played basketball and golf and ran cross country in high school ... business major.
#30 Sarah Westhoff Junior 5-5
Marthasville, Mo./East Central Missouri R/R Pitcher/Utility
PRE-LINCOLN Earned first team all-region honors in 2014 and 2015 at East Central Missouri ... selected first team all-conference as a freshman and all-league honorable mention in 2015 ... won 18 games in the circle, including posting a 12-5 record in 2014 ... pitched 130 innings and struck out 128 opposing batters ... tallied 58 hits and 41 RBI as a sophomore, posting a slugging percentage of .487 ... posted 38 hits and 14 RBI as a freshman. HIGH SCHOOL Three-time all-league honoree, including a first team selection as a utility player as a senior ... earned all-conference second team honors as a junior and honorable mention status as a sophomore, both as a pitcher ... named the team’s Defensive Player of the Year in both 2009 and 2011 ... named to the all-district team as a junior. PERSONAL Born on December 15, 1994 ... daughter of John and Sandy Westhoff ... has one sister, Megan ... selected academic allconference in both her seasons at East Central Missouri ... earned her high school’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award as a freshman ... special education major.
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#22 Kiley Kerr Sophomore 5-2
McPherson, Kan./Alderson Broaddus L/R Outfield
PRE-LINCOLN Played at Alderson Broaddus University ... helped the team win 21 games in 2015. HIGH SCHOOL Earned first team all-league and all-state honors at McPherson High ... as a senior, led team to first-ever state championship appearance, finishing second ... also played summer ball for the McPherson Lady Express 18U team. PERSONAL Born on January 22, 1996 ... daughter of Chad and Kim Kerr ... has two siblings, Chelsey and Koby ... member of the National Junior Honor Society ... was on the High Steppers dance team at McPherson ... elementary education major.
Freshman 5-4
#21 Tori Nienhueser Higginsville, Mo./Lafayette Co. C-1
R/R
Infield
HIGH SCHOOL Chosen as the Rookie of the Year during her first season at Lafayette County C-1 High ... earned all-conference academic honors. PERSONAL Born on April 13, 1997 ... daughter of Craig and Deborah Nienhueser ... has eight siblings: Rouny, Janet, Cheyenne, Keenan, Kayla, Max, Hannah and Glo ... earned the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award all throughout high school ... also played basketball at Lafayette County C-1 High ... physical education major.
Freshman 5-6
Keelie Smith
R/R
Blue Springs, Mo./Glendale Utility
HIGH SCHOOL Two-year varsity player at Glendale High ... named team’s offensive player of the year as a sophomore ... team rookie of the year as a freshman. PERSONAL Born on June 13, 1997 ... daughter of Karen Smith ... has one sibling, Kelsie ... also played basketball ... criminal justice major.
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Year By Year Comparison
Individual Honors First Team All-Heartland Lesley Osborne, INF, 2006 Second Team All-Heartland Jessica Moore, SS, 2008 Audriana Hush, OF, 2009 Honorable Mention All-Heartland Kayla Jarrett, OF, 2005 MIAA Sportsmanship Award Shelly Rex, P, 1992 MIAA Honorable Mention Megan Braun, OF, 2011 & 2012 Raschel Hoeflicker, IF, 2011 Clair Lorenz, P, 2011 Brianna Akers, OF, 2013 Shantae Duren, C, 2013 & 2014 Kristina Hein, DP, 2013 Sam Kircher, SS, 2013, 2014 & 2015 Erin Sommerer, 1B, 2014 Allyson Corry, OF, 2015 Megan Heimbaugh, OF, 2015 Jessica Wolken, 2B, 2015
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Year 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 OVERALL
Coach Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Mary Beth Ochsner Betty Kemna Betty Kemna Betty Kemna Betty Kemna Betty Kemna Betty Kemna Betty Kemna Betty Kemna Lori Reyes Lori Reyes Lori Reyes Lori Reyes Nicole Stacey Nicole Stacey Nicole Stacey Nicole Stacey Nicole Stacey Nicole Stacey
Games Played Games Started At-Bats Runs Scored Hits Batting Average Runs Batted In Doubles Triples Homeruns Stolen Bases Put Outs Assists Fielding Percentage Wins
Overall 7-22 5-20 10-22 6-21 5-28 3-29 5-18 10-32 6-32 4-32 4-32 8-30 7-42 17-31 17-32 15-24 5-26 7-32 9-26 7-31 14-29 14-26 15-39 9-31 16-30 15-36 14-27-1 7-38 3-49 258-703-1
Pct. .241 .200 .312 .222 .152 .094 .217 .238 .158 .111 .111 .211 .143 .354 .347 .385 .161 .179 .257 .184 .326 .350 .278 .225 .348 .294 .345 .156 .058 .269
Conf. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0-10 1-9 1-10 1-15 0-16 0-14 1-17 1-17 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 4-20 5-12 12-15 10-18 8-12 6-16 6-14 6-22 2-24 2-24 94-400
Single Season Records Kassidey Borland Allyson Corry Megan Heimbaugh Sam Kircher Avery Myers Jessica Wolken Kassidey Borland Megan Heimbaugh Sam Kircher Avery Myers Jessica Wolken Megan Braun Brenda Siegler Audriana Hush Jessica Moore Dana Schulte Brenda Siegler Angie Parker Ashley Prenger Sam Kircher Jessica Moore Erin Sommerer Sam Kircher Hannah Duckworth Clair Lorenz Donna Calbert
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52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 52 167 30 51 .461 35 14 14 6 10 19 375 120 1.000 10 10
Pct. ---------------.106 .100 .091 .063 .000 .000 .056 .056 ------------------.167 .294 .444 .357 .400 .273 .300 .214 .077 .077 .190 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2012 2009 2009 2008 2000 2008 1986 2008 2014 2010 2012 2012 2006 2011 2000
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Chad Kerr, who coached Alderson Broaddus to a postseason berth as well as its first winning season in three years in 2015, was named the next head softball coach at Lincoln last summer. “I’m thrilled to be at Lincoln,” Kerr said. “The opportunity to coach in the MIAA, which is the league I played in, is outstanding. I especially want to thank Betty Kemna, Willie Jude, Dr. Rome and the search committee for giving me that opportunity. I’m very excited to meet the returning players and the incoming recruits and to work with them this upcoming season.”
Chad Kerr
Head Coach 1st Season at LU 5th Season Overall
The Kerr File - Name: Chad Kerr - Coaching Experience Head Coach Lincoln (2016-Present) Alderson Broaddus (2015) Central Christian College (2012-2014)
During his only season at Alderson Broaddus, Kerr coached five All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference players, including two first team selections, and led the Battlers to a berth in the GMAC tournament. Kerr coached Alderson Broaddus to 21 victories and posted winning records both at home and on the road. Four of Kerr’s players, including GMAC Freshman of the Year Samantha Turner, were named to league’s all-freshmen team. Prior to taking over at Alderson Broaddus, Kerr spent three seasons as the softball coach and athletic director at Central Christian College in McPherson, Kan. In his first season in 2012, Kerr took a Tiger squad that had been shutout in league play the year before and coached the squad to six conference wins.
Other Coaching Experience D-Bat Select 18U Gold (2010-2011) Various Teams, Ages 5-16 (2000-2011) - Playing Experience Truman State (Baseball, 1988-1991) - Education Bachelor of Science (Truman State '91)
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Throughout his three years with the team, Kerr coached multiple all-league and all-academic honorees. Under Kerr’s direction, Central Christian improved its academic performance, posting a team GPA of 3.51 in Fall of 2013. Kerr left the Tigers as the team’s all-time winningest coach. Before breaking into the collegiate ranks, Kerr coached numerous softball teams consisting of players aged 6-through-16 from 2000 to 2011. From 2010-11, Kerr worked as a softball coach and college liaison for D-Bat Select Softball Organization 18U Gold. Kerr also has organized multiple camps and clinics throughout Iowa and Texas and has developed recruiting bases throughout the country. Kerr was an all-conference baseball player at Truman State, where he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in English in 1991. Kerr was the Bulldogs’ stolen base leader in 1990 with 16, which is tied for the seventh-most in a single season in program history. Kerr also posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage that season. Kerr and his wife, Kim, have three children: Kiley - one of the 2016 softball team's outfielders, Chelsey - who has signed an NLI to join Lincoln in 2017, and Koby.
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Kristina Hein returns for her second season as Lincoln’s assistant softball coach in 2016. Hein joined Lincoln’s coaching ranks following a successful two-year stint as a player for the Blue Tigers. A 2013 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-American third team honoree, Hein was selected as an All-MIAA honorable mention as a senior after batting .286 with 22 hits. Hein batted in seven runs and scored six more, ending the season with three doubles and two homeruns. Hein batted in 35 games, during that senior campaign, making 31 starts, and had five games with at least two hits. Hein also made 13 appearances in the circle, pitching 22.0 innings and striking out eight.
Kristina Hein Assistant Coach
During her junior year in 2012, Hein was one of Lincoln’s key utility players, appearing in 41 games with 37 starts as an infielder or designated hitter. Her biggest play of the year came in a road win against Lindenwood, as Hein keyed a Lincoln comeback with a seventh-inning grand slam that led to a Blue Tiger win. That season, Hein recorded 23 hits, including two home runs and a double, and tallied 11 RBI while scoring seven times. Hein also pitched 31.2 innings, going 2-3 with 16 strikeouts. Before transferring into Lincoln, Hein played two years at Missouri Baptist, posting a 4-0 record inside the circle with one save. Hein finished with a combined two-year ERA of 2.30 and an opposing batting average of .230. Hein also enjoyed a stellar high school career at Fulton, setting a team record with 19 wins as a junior en route to earning all-state honors. Hein finished her pitching career with 42 victories and was twice selected as the team’s most valuable player while earning most valuable pitcher honors three times. An special education/elementary education major, Hein graduated from Lincoln with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
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Austin Matlock was promoted to the position of head athletic trainer on July 1, 2014. In his fourth year overall at Lincoln after three years as an assistant athletic trainer, Matlock works with all 13 of Lincoln’s teams, both during the week and on game day, assisting in the health care of all of the student athletes at Lincoln. Matlock also supervises the Lincoln training room and designs and implements rehabilitation protocols in the case of an injury. Matlock graduated from Southwest Baptist in May of 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and expects to earn a master’s of arts degree in education in May of 2015. Matlock lives in Jefferson City, Mo.
Austin Matlock Assistant Athletic Trainer
Jordan Shaeffer joined the Lincoln athletic department as an assistant trainer in 2014. Shaeffer previously worked as an athletic trainer for the River City Rascals, a Frontier League professional baseball team, and last year was a trainer at Warrenton High in St. Peters, Mo. Shaeffer graduated from Southwest Baptist in 2013 with a bachelor of science in athletic training. During his four years at SBU, Shaeffer was a student trainer, helping the with the Bearcat football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, softball and soccer programs. Shaeffer is CAATE accredited and BOC certified and has a Missouri license to practice as an athletic trainer. He also is a Missouri High School Athletic Association-certified wrestling assessor and is certified by the American Red Cross in first aid and CPR.
Jordan Shaeffer Assistant Athletic Trainer
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2015 Final Statistics
2015 Lincoln Softball Overall Statistics for Lincoln (MO) (as of Feb 15, 2016) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 3-49 Player
19 Kircher,Sam 27 Wolken,Jessica 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 17 Myers,Avery 3 Silva,Spencer 22 Corry,Allyson 7 Kinsey,Macie 8 Gooden,Madison 33 Stamp,Lauren 4 Borland,Kassidey 13 Ragar,Madison 11 Vaught,Danielle
avg gp-gs
.353 . 252 . 224 . 216 .214 . 206 .178 . 176 .1 6 7 . 142 . 111 . 000
Home: 3-18
Away: 0-29 rbi
ab
r
h
3-0
133 103 156 139 112 155 107 74 72 106 18 1
22 13 13 13 8 14 4 7 6 7 0 0
47 26 35 30 24 32 19 13 12 15 2 0
52-52 52-52 52-52 52-52 48-47 52-51 47-45 41-34 44-35 52-52 23-20
Totals
.217
52
1176
107
255
Opponents
.403
52
1490
452
601
2b 3b hr
8 5 7 7 4 3 2 1 3 1 1 0
6 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
tb slg%
bb hp
21 5 10 10 9 10 8 5 6 4 1 0
73 31 51 37 34 35 24 17 18 16 3 0
.549 . 301 .327 . 266 .304 . 226 .224 . 230 .250 . 151 .167 . 000
0 14
89
339
.288
100 24
105 13 57
391
903
.606
108 32
42
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral: 0-2
MIAA: 2-24
so gdp
ob% sf sh sb-att
po
a
e fld%
0 1 0 5 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
.446 . 369 .262 . 283 .294 . 226 .235 . 291 .277 . 214 .200 . 500
93 108
33 .859
229
13
.291
86
3
12 11 9 14 5 19 7 1 42 13 0 15 12 1 28 3 1 16 7 1 30 10 2 11 10 1 21 9 1 30 2 0 7 1 0 1
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 4 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0
6-6 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0
107
69
9 .951
79
30
13 .893
91
9
6 .943
48
60
12 .900 4 .932
54
1
134
20
6 .963
127
2
3 .977
9
25
5 .872
101
5
10 .914
29
19
1 .980
0
0
0 .000
3 13
13-16
872
348
102
.923
.450 18 19
73-77
934
384
46
.966
LOB - Team (275), Opp (343). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (23). IBB - Team (1), Kircher,S. 1. Picked off - Kinsey,M. 2.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player
7 Kinsey,Macie 13 Ragar,Madison 33 Stamp,Lauren 3 Silva,Spencer
era
w-l
7.38 2-16 7.80 0-22 9.44 1-6 14.63 0-5
app gs
cg
sho
23 18 7 32 21 10 26 8 2 9 5 1
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
sv
er
bb
so
2b
0 80.2 153 112 85 0 132.0 259 177 147 0 59.1 132 117 80 0 18.2 57 46 39
ip
h
r
36 40 22 10
28 44 13 1
32 44 23 6
3b
hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
5 13 3 29 2 9 3 6
.381 19 10 .397 14 11 .410 23 10 . 504 5 1
1 1 0 0
5 4 8 11 4 3 1 1
Totals
8. 43
3-49
52 52
20
0/0
0
290.2
601
452
350
108
86
105
13
57
.403
61 32
2 18
19
Opponents
1. 82
49-3
52 52
28
16/3
4
311.1
255
107
81
100
229
42
0
14
.217
15 24
0
13
PB - Team (23), Myers,A. 17, Kircher,S. 6, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Myers,A. (50-51), Ragar,M. (32-32), Kircher,S. (23-26), Kinsey,M. (18-20), Stamp,L. (15-16), Silva,S. (8-9).
2015 Lincoln Softball Overall Statistics for Lincoln (MO) (as of Feb 15, 2016) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct)
Player
c
po
a
e
fld%
dp
sba
csb
sba%
pb
ci
49 132 160 185 106 59 116 120 122 39 234 0
29 127 134 107 91 54 101 48 79 9 93 0
19 2 20 69 9 1 5 60 30 25 108 0
1 3 6 9 6 4 10 12 13 5 33 0
.9 8 0 . 977 .9 6 3 . 951 .9 4 3 . 932 .9 1 4 . 900 .893 . 872 .859 . 000
3 2 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 5 0
32 0 18 0 50 0 0 8 0 15 23 0
0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
1.000 --. 900 --. 980 ----. 889 --. 938 . 885 ---
0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
1322
872
348
102
.923
12
73
4
.948
23
0
Opponents
1364
934
384
46
.966
23
13
3
.813
8
0
13 Ragar,Madison 8 Gooden,Madison 7 Kinsey,Macie 27 Wolken,Jessica 17 Myers,Avery 22 Corry,Allyson 4 Borland,Kassidey 3 Silva,Spencer 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 33 Stamp,Lauren 19 Kircher,Sam 11 Vaught,Danielle
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2015 Lincoln Softball 2015 Schedule and Results Game Results for Lincoln (MO) (as of Feb 15, 2016) (All games)
Date
Feb 06, 2015 Feb 07, 2015 Feb 07, 2015 Feb 08, 2015 Feb 08, 2015 * Mar 06, 2015 * Mar 06, 2015 * Mar 07, 2015 * Mar 07, 2015 Mar 09, 2015 Mar 09, 2015 Mar 11, 2015 Mar 12, 2015 * Mar 14, 2015 * Mar 14, 2015 * Mar 15, 2015 * Mar 15, 2015 Mar 17, 2015 Mar 17, 2015 Mar 18, 2015 * Mar 20, 2015 * Mar 20, 2015 * Mar 21, 2015 * Mar 21, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 Mar 25, 2015 * Mar 27, 2015 * Mar 27, 2015 * Mar 28, 2015 * Mar 28, 2015 * Apr 04, 2015 * Apr 04, 2015 Apr 07, 2015 Apr 07, 2015 * Apr 10, 2015 * Apr 10, 2015 Apr 11, 2015 Apr 11, 2015 Apr 14, 2015 Apr 14, 2015 Apr 15, 2015 Apr 15, 2015 Apr 16, 2015 Apr 16, 2015 Apr 21, 2015 Apr 21, 2015 * Apr 23, 2015 * Apr 23, 2015 * Apr 25, 2015 * Apr 25, 2015 * Apr 27, 2015 * Apr 27, 2015
Opponent
at Henderson State at Ouachita Baptist vs Christian Brothers vs Mississippi College at Henderson State at Washburn-1 at Washburn-2 at #23 Emporia State-1 at #23 Emporia State DRURY-1 DRURY-2 at William Jewell at William Jewell CENTRAL OKLAHOMA-1 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA-2 NORTHEASTERN STATE-1 NORTHEASTERN STATE-2 QUINCY-1 QUINCY-2 WILLIAM JEWELL-1 FORT HAYS ST.-1 FORT HAYS ST.-2 NEB.-KEARNEY-1 NEB.-KEARNEY-2 at Truman-1 at Truman-2 at NW Missouri State-1 at NW Missouri State-2 at #17 Missouri Western-1 at #17 Missouri Western-2 PITTSBURG ST.-1 PITTSBURG ST.-2 at Missouri S&T-1 at Missouri S&T-2 LINDENWOOD (MO.)-1 LINDENWOOD (MO.)-2 at Lindenwood (Mo.) at Lindenwood (Mo.) ILL.-SPRINGFIELD-1 ILL.-SPRINGFIELD-2 at Quincy-1 at Quincy-2 at Maryville-1 at Maryville-2 at Drury-1 at Drury-2 at Central Missouri-1 at Central Missouri-2 at Southwest Baptist-1 at Southwest Baptist-2 MISSOURI SOUTHERN-1 MISSOURI SOUTHERN-2
Score L L L L L L L L L L L L L W L L L L W L L L L W L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
2-14 0-8 2-6 3-11 2-18 2-11 5-8 0-8 0-7 3-13 0-9 0-13 0-13 7-5 0-15 4-13 8-15 1-14 5-4 1-12 4-11 0-8 3-9 8-7 1-10 2-10 3-4 0-8 0-8 0-9 1-10 1-9 3-5 1-2 5-7 3-4 0-6 2-10 0-5 1-13 0-5 4-12 3-7 4-12 2-3 1-4 4-8 1-9 0-8 0-2 1-5 4-5
Inns
5 5 6 6 5 6 7 6 7 5 5 5 5 7 5 7 7 5 7 5 7 6 7 7 5 5 7 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 6 7 5 7 5 7 5 6 7 7 7
Overall
0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0 0-5-0 0-6-0 0-7-0 0-8-0 0-9-0 0-10-0 0-11-0 0-12-0 0-13-0 1-13-0 1-14-0 1-15-0 1-16-0 1-17-0 2-17-0 2-18-0 2-19-0 2-20-0 2-21-0 3-21-0 3-22-0 3-23-0 3-24-0 3-25-0 3-26-0 3-27-0 3-28-0 3-29-0 3-30-0 3-31-0 3-32-0 3-33-0 3-34-0 3-35-0 3-36-0 3-37-0 3-38-0 3-39-0 3-40-0 3-41-0 3-42-0 3-43-0 3-44-0 3-45-0 3-46-0 3-47-0 3-48-0 3-49-0
MIAA
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 1-4-0 1-5-0 1-6-0 1-7-0 1-7-0 1-7-0 1-7-0 1-8-0 1-9-0 1-10-0 2-10-0 2-10-0 2-10-0 2-11-0 2-12-0 2-13-0 2-14-0 2-15-0 2-16-0 2-16-0 2-16-0 2-17-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-18-0 2-19-0 2-20-0 2-21-0 2-22-0 2-23-0 2-24-0
Pitcher of record
Ragar,M. (L 0-1) Silva,S. (L 0-1) Ragar,M. (L) Stamp,L. (L 0-1) Ragar,M. (L 0-3) Stamp,L. (L 0-2) Ragar,M. (L 0-4) Silva,S. (L 0-2) Ragar,M. (L 0-5) Ragar,M. (L 0-6) Silva,S. (L 0-3) Ragar,M. (L 0-7) Kinsey,M. (L 0-1) Kinsey,M. (W 1-1) Ragar,M. (L 0-8) Kinsey,M. (L 1-2) Silva,S. (L 0-4) Ragar,M. (L 0-9) Kinsey,M. (W 2-2) Kinsey,M. (L 2-3) Kinsey,M. (L 2-4) Stamp,L. (L 0-3) Kinsey,M. (L 2-5) Stamp,L. (W 1-3) Stamp,L. (L 1-4) Kinsey,M. (L 2-6) Ragar,M. (L 0-10) Kinsey,M. (L 2-7) Ragar,M. (L 0-11) Stamp,L. (L 1-4) Ragar,M. (L 0-12) Silva,S. (L 0-5) Ragar,M. (L 0-13) Kinsey,M. (L 2-8) Kinsey,M. (L) Ragar,M. (L) Ragar,M. (L) Kinsey,M. (L) Ragar,M. (L 0-16) Stamp,L. (L 1-6) Ragar,M. (L 0-17) Kinsey,M. (L 2-11) Ragar,M. (L 0-18) Kinsey,M. (L 2-12) Ragar,M. (L 0-19) Kinsey,M. (L 2-13) Ragar,M. (L 0-20) Kinsey,M. (L 2-14) Ragar,M. (L 0-20) Kinsey,M. (L 2-14) Ragar,M. (L 0-22) Kinsey,M. (L 2-16)
Attend
119 85 67 10 3 122 12 3 123 23 0 230 44 56 175 175 70 100 10 7 107 47 67 41 53 65 70 50 60 79 79 178 19 5 70 85 55 55 75 50 134 13 4 40 40 153 15 4 80 80 55 44 115 11 1 102 97 123 12 5
Time
1:31 1:00 1:50 1:45 1:15 1:48 1:42 1:20 1:03 1:30 1:37 1:15 1:15 1:40 1:29 2:03 2:03 1:20 1:40 1:53 1:12 1:53 1:57 1:06 1:09 1:34 1:03 1:09 1:00 1:05 1:10 1:44 1:07 2:00 1:30 1:46 1:40 1:37 1:35 1:27 1:35 1:27 1:20 1:30 1:37 2:03 1:15 1:47 1:28 1:32 1:10
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2015 Summary
Score by innings Lincoln (MO) Opponents
1 20 96
2 6 77
Record when ... Overall Conference Non-Conference Home games Away games Neutral site Day games Night games vs Left starter vs Right starter 1-Run games 2-Run games 5+Run games Extra innings Shutouts
3 11 66
4 26 77
5 20 72
3-49 2-24 1-25 3-18 0-29 0-2 3-49 0-0 1-4 2-45 2-5 1-3 0-35 0-0 0-16
Scoring 0-2 ....... 3-5 ....... 6-9 ....... 10+
runs runs runs runs
0-33 1-15 2-1 0-0
Opponent 0-2 ........ 3-5 ........ 6-9 ........ 10+
runs runs runs runs
0-2 2-9 1-18 0-20
Scored in 1st inning Opp. scored in 1st Scores first Opp. scores first
1-8 2-33 1-6 2-43
6 8 50
7 16 14
Total 107 452 After 4 leading ....... trailing ....... tied After 5 leading ....... trailing ....... tied After 6 leading ....... trailing ....... tied
1-3 1-43 1-3 1-0 0-26 2-2 2-0 0-19 1-1
Hit 0 home runs ... 1 home run ... 2+ home runs
1-38 2-10 0-1
Opponent 0 home runs ........ 1 home run ........ 2+ HRs
2-15 1-18 0-16
Made 0 errors .... 1 error .... 2+ errors
1-8 2-13 0-28
Opp. made 0 errors ......... 1 error ......... 2+ errors
0-24 2-14 1-11
Out-hit opponent Out-hit by opponent Hits are tied
2-3 1-45 0-1
Record when team scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 W-L 0-16 0-10 0-7 0-7
4 0-6
5 1-2
6 0-0
7 1-0
8 1-1
9 0-0
10+ 0-0
Record when opponent scores: Runs 0 1 2 3 W-L 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1
4 1-3
5 1-5
6 0-2
7 1-3
8 0-8
9 0-5
10+ 0-20
Record when leading after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 W-L 1-4 1-2 1-4 1-3
5 1-0
6 2-0
Record when trailing after: Inn. 1 2 3 4 W-L 1-32 1-41 1-44 1-43
5 0-26
6 0-19
5 2-2
6 1-1
Record when tied after: Inn. 1 2 3 W-L 1-13 1-6 1-1
4 1-3
Current losing streak: 28 Longest winning streak: 1 Longest losing streak: 28 Home attendance : 1435 ( 20 dates avg = 71 ) Away attendance : 3562 ( 31 dates avg = 114 ) Total attendance: 4997 ( 51 dates avg = 97 )
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2015 Lincoln Softball 2015 Miscellaneous Statistics Miscellaneous Stats for Lincoln (MO) (as of Feb 15, 2016) (All games)
Multiple Hit Games 19 Kircher,Sam 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 22 Corry,Allyson 3 Silva,Spencer 17 Myers,Avery 7 Kinsey,Macie 33 Stamp,Lauren 27 Wolken,Jessica 4 Borland,Kassidey TEAM Hitting Streaks 19 Kircher,Sam 27 Wolken,Jessica 17 Myers,Avery 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 22 Corry,Allyson 33 Stamp,Lauren 7 Kinsey,Macie 8 Gooden,Madison 3 Silva,Spencer 4 Borland,Kassidey 13 Ragar,Madison
2 9 6 6 4 4 3 1 1 1 35
3 1 2 1 1 5
4 5+ Total 1 11 8 1 8 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 42
Longest Current
6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 1
Allyson Corry
3 1 1 1 1 -
Multiple RBI Games 19 Kircher,Sam 3 Silva,Spencer 22 Corry,Allyson 33 Stamp,Lauren 17 Myers,Avery 7 Kinsey,Macie 4 Borland,Kassidey 5 Heimbaugh,Megan TEAM
Reached Base Streaks
19 Kircher,Sam 27 Wolken,Jessica 4 Borland,Kassidey 17 Myers,Avery 3 Silva,Spencer 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 22 Corry,Allyson 8 Gooden,Madison 33 Stamp,Lauren 7 Kinsey,Macie 13 Ragar,Madison 11 Vaught,Danielle
2 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 14
3 2 1 3
4 5+ Total 7 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 18
Longest Current
14 9 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 1
4 1 1 1 1 1 -
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2015 Lincoln Softball 2015 Record Lineups Miscellaneous Stats forby Lincoln (MO) (as of Feb 15, 2016) (All games)
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Starting Lineup By Position (Team W-L record when starter)
Starting Lineup By Lineup Spot (Team W-L record when starter)
PITCHER: 13 Ragar,Madison 7 Kinsey,Macie 33 Stamp,Lauren 3 Silva,Spencer CATCHER: 17 Myers,Avery 19 Kircher,Sam FIRST BASE: 7 Kinsey,Macie 8 Gooden,Madison 13 Ragar,Madison 33 Stamp,Lauren SECOND BASE: 27 Wolken,Jessica THIRD BASE: 3 Silva,Spencer 33 Stamp,Lauren 7 Kinsey,Macie SHORTSTOP: 19 Kircher,Sam 5 Heimbaugh,Megan LEFT FIELD: 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 22 Corry,Allyson 17 Myers,Avery CENTER FIELD: 4 Borland,Kassidey RIGHT FIELD: 22 Corry,Allyson 17 Myers,Avery 8 Gooden,Madison DESIGNATED HITTER: 33 Stamp,Lauren 7 Kinsey,Macie 8 Gooden,Madison 13 Ragar,Madison 3 Silva,Spencer
LEADOFF: 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 22 Corry,Allyson 19 Kircher,Sam 2ND SPOT: 22 Corry,Allyson 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 27 Wolken,Jessica 4 Borland,Kassidey 3 Silva,Spencer 3RD SPOT: 19 Kircher,Sam 17 Myers,Avery 5 Heimbaugh,Megan CLEANUP: 17 Myers,Avery 3 Silva,Spencer 33 Stamp,Lauren 5TH SPOT: 7 Kinsey,Macie 3 Silva,Spencer 33 Stamp,Lauren 17 Myers,Avery 8 Gooden,Madison 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 6TH SPOT: 7 Kinsey,Macie 3 Silva,Spencer 8 Gooden,Madison 17 Myers,Avery 22 Corry,Allyson 33 Stamp,Lauren 13 Ragar,Madison 5 Heimbaugh,Megan 27 Wolken,Jessica 7TH SPOT: 33 Stamp,Lauren 8 Gooden,Madison 3 Silva,Spencer 7 Kinsey,Macie 22 Corry,Allyson 13 Ragar,Madison 17 Myers,Avery 4 Borland,Kassidey 27 Wolken,Jessica 8TH SPOT: 4 Borland,Kassidey 13 Ragar,Madison 8 Gooden,Madison 7 Kinsey,Macie 33 Stamp,Lauren 3 Silva,Spencer 9TH SPOT: 27 Wolken,Jessica 4 Borland,Kassidey 22 Corry,Allyson
24 (0-24) 19 (2-17) 9 (1-8) 5 (0-5) 39 (3-36) 13 (0-13) 25 (1-24) 23 (2-21) 3 (0-3) 1 (0-1) 52 (3-49) 41 (3-38) 10 (0-10) 1 (0-1) 39 (3-36) 13 (0-13) 39 (3-36) 12 (0-12) 1 (0-1) 52 (3-49) 39 (3-36) 12 (0-12) 1 (0-1) 20 (1-19) 11 (2-9) 10 (0-10) 7 (0-7) 4 (0-4)
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37 (3-34) 11 (0-11) 4 (0-4) 34 (3-31) 11 (0-11) 3 (0-3) 2 (0-2) 2 (0-2) 48 (3-45) 3 (0-3) 1 (0-1) 39 (3-36) 9 (0-9) 4 (0-4) 19 (2-17) 10 (1-9) 10 (0-10) 7 (0-7) 4 (0-4) 2 (0-2) 17 (1-16) 17 (2-15) 11 (0-11) 2 (0-2) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 16 (1-15) 15 (2-13) 7 (0-7) 5 (0-5) 4 (0-4) 2 (0-2) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 40 (3-37) 4 (0-4) 3 (0-3) 3 (0-3) 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 47 (3-44) 4 (0-4) 1 (0-1)
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Final 2015 MIAA Softball Standings
2016 Coaches Poll
MIAA School W L Pct. Central Mo. 21 5 .808 Central Okla. 18 8 .692 Pittsburg St. 18 8 .692 Mo. Western 17 9 .654 Emporia St. 16 10 .615 Northwest Mo. 16 10 .615 Washburn 14 12 .538 Fort Hays St. 14 12 .538 Southwest Bapist 11 15 .423 Northeastern St. 11 15 .423 Neb.-Kearney 11 15 .423 Mo. Southern 7 19 .269 Lindenwood 6 20 .231 Lincoln 2 24 .077
1. Central Oklahoma (4) – 157 pts. 2. Pittsburg State (6) – 154 pts. 3. Central Missouri (3) – 149 pts. 4. Missouri Western (1) – 142 pts. 5. Northwest Missouri – 111 pts. 6. Emporia State – 106 pts. 7. Washburn – 96 pts. 8. Fort Hays State – 92 pts. 9. Northeastern State – 76 pts. 10. Nebraska-Kearney – 57 pts. 11. Southwest Baptist – 52 pts. 12. Missouri Southern – 35 pts. 13. Lindenwood – 34 pts. 14. Lincoln – 13 pts. - First Place Votes in Parentheses
MIAA Member Schools Name
Joined
University of Central Missouri
1912
University of Central Oklahoma
2012
Emporia State University
1991
Fort Hays State University
2006
Lincoln University
2010
Lindenwood University
2012
Missouri Southern State University 1989
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Dr. Bob Boerigter
Commissioner bboer@themiaa.com
Larry House
Missouri Western State University
1989
University of Nebraska-Kearney
2012
Assistant Commissioner for Championships & Business Development lhouse@themiaa.com
Northeastern State University
2012
Amber Feldman
Northwest Missouri State University 1912 Pittsburg State University
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Overall W L T 49 16 0 41 20 0 36 19 0 36 21 0 35 20 0 26 24 0 27 24 0 26 27 0 22 27 0 21 30 0 19 28 0 15 37 0 17 35 0 3 49 0
1989
Southwest Baptist University
1986
Washburn University
1989
Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Internal Operations/SWA feldman@themiaa.com
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Pct. .754 672 .655 .632 .636 .520 .521 .491 .449 412 404 .288 .327 .058
2015 MIAA Championship April 30 Central Missouri 5, Fort Hays State 3 Northwest Missouri 8, Missouri Western 1 Emporia State 7, Central Oklahoma 4 Pittsburg State 3, Washburn 1 Missouri Western 8, Fort Hays State 0 Central Oklahoma 11, Washburn 6 Central Missouri 4, Northwest Missouri 1 Pittsburg State 2, Emporia State 0 May 1 Northwest Missouri 2, Central Oklahoma 1 Missouri Western 3, Emporia State 1 Missouri Western 10, Northwest Missouri 3 Pittsburg State 4, Central Missouri 2 Central Missouri 3, Missouri Western 1 May 2 Central Missouri 6, Pittsburg State 1 Central Missouri 7, Pittsburg State 1 2015 All-MIAA Honorable Mentions Chantel Adams, So., 3B, Northwest Missouri Alyssa Aguilar, Sr., DP, Northeastern State Kacey Ayres, So., P, Southwest Bapist Tori Beltz, Jr., 1B, Fort Hays State Kristen Bell, Jr., C, Washburn Kelsey Berlin, Sr., P, Central Oklahoma Torrie Blythe, So., 2B, Northwest Missouri Jessica Boone, Fr., OF, Northeastern State Nicole Brady, Jr., P, Central Oklahoma Kaitlyn Caston, Sr., UT, Emporia State Caitlyn Cooner, Jr., FB, Southwest Bapist Allyson Corry, Sr., OF, Lincoln Lindesey Dawson, So., TB, Central Missouri Emily Ditmore, Sr., 1B, Central Oklahoma Courtney Dobson, Jr., UT, Fort Hays State Paxton Duran, Jr., P, Fort Hays State Erin Dwyer, Jr., C, Nebraska-Kearney Alli Eales, Sr., C, Northeastern State Jordan Erickson, So., OF, Washburn Catlin Evans, So., OF, South Megan Ewton, Jr., 2B, Northeastern Paige Gann, Fr., 1B, Northeastern State Katie Giacone, Fr., UT, Central Missouri Kathryn Goins-Osburn, Sr., UT, Missouri Southern Brittanie Halquist, Jr., 3B, Southwest Bapist Megan Hemibaugh, So., OF, Lincoln Alana Hester, Jr., OF, Missouri Southern Madison Huot, So., OF, Washburn Kelsey Kimminau, Sr., P, Fort Hays State Sam Kircher, Sr., SS, Lincoln Haylee Marsteller, Jr., OF, Washburn Cassidy Merriam, Fr., SS, Washburn Alex Leonhart, So., DP, Central Missouri Alexandra Newcomb, Sr., C, Lindenwood Ashton Pratt, Jr., OF, Pittsburg State Marina Quimby, Jr., 1B, Washburn Cassie Roessing, Jr., P, Nebraska-Kearney Carlie Rose, Jr., C, Central Missouri Kate Ruwe, Jr., 1B, Nebraska-Kearney Kendall Ryndak, Sr., P, Lindenwood Kylie Strand, Jr., UT, Fort Hays State Megan Stegman, So., OF, Washburn Jacie Stephens, So., C, Emporia State Brooke Swadley, Sr., 2B, Missouri Southern Alexis Theis, So., 1B, Lindenwood Jessica Wolken, Jr., 2B, Lincoln Caitlin VanVleck, Fr., OF, Emporia State Amanda Vaupel, Sr., OF, Fort Hays State Samantha Villarreal, So., OF, Fort Hays State Taylor Zimmerman, Jr., 2B, Washburn
2015 All-MIAA Teams PLAYER OF THE YEAR Stephanie Goodwin, Sr., OF, Emporia State PITCHER OF THE YEAR Emmie Robertson, Fr., P, Pittsburg State DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Taylor Zordel, Sr., C, Emporia State FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Emmie Robertson, P, Pittsburg State COACH OF THE YEAR Susan Anderson, Central Missouri FIRST TEAM P: Emmie Robertson, Fr., Pittsburg State P: Katie Shockley, Sr., Central Missouri C: Ashleigh Tramel, So., Central Oklahoma 1B: Lauren Mabe, So., Central Missouri 2B: Tiffany Gillaspy, Sr., Missouri Western SS: Taylor Zordel, Sr., Emporia State 3B: Ashton Smith, Jr., Central Oklahoma OF: Stephanie Goodwin, Sr., Emporia State OF: Kaylee Brunson, Sr., Central Oklahoma OF: Cheslyn Mitchell, Sr., Pittsburg State DP: McKenize Rynard, Jr., Pittsburg State UT: Danielle Sprinkle, Fr., Emporia State UT: Lauren Thimmesch, Sr., Washburn SECOND TEAM P: Kendle Schieber, Jr., Northwest Missouri P: Janie Smith, Jr., Missouri Western C: Nicole Nease, So., Pittsburg State 1B: Stephanie Mark, Sr., Northwest Missouri 2B: Ally Dziadula, Jr., Central Oklahoma SS: Morgan Heard, Fr., Central Oklahoma 3B: Jessica Gragg, Sr., Emporia State OF: Brooke Zukerman, Jr., Central Oklahoma OF: Morgan Rathmann, So., Missouri Western OF: Rebecca Wyatt, Jr., Nebraska-Kearney DP: Paige Shifflett, Fr., Missouri Western UT: Kylie Guthier, So., Pittsburg State UT: Jakki Prater, Sr., Central Missouri
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Final 2015 MIAA Individual Statistics Batting Average
Runs Batted In
Slugging Percentage
Doubles
No. Name School Avg No. Name 1. Ruwe, K. UNK .433 1. Goodwin, S. 2. Mabe, L. UCM .414 2. Heard, M. 3. Goodwin, S. ESU .408 Ruwe, K. 4. Mark, S. NWMSU .395 4. Tramel, A. 5. Quimby, M. WU .394 Dziadula, A. 6. Gillaspy, T. MWSU .389 6. Guthier, K. 7. Smith, Ashton UCO .383 Gillaspy, T. 8. Zordel, T. ESU .379 8. Nease, N. Brunson, K. UCO .379 9. Dawson, L. 10. Mitchell, C. PSU .375 10. Smith, A. No. Name School Pct No. 1. Gillaspy, T. MWSU .730 1. 2. Mark, S. NWMSU .722 2. 3. Mabe, L. UCM .687 3. 4. Thimmesch, L. WU .667 4. Ruwe, K. UNK .667 6. Tramel, A. UCO .665 6. 7. Nease, N. PSU .657 8. Merriman, C. WU .634 9. Goodwin, S. ESU .631 10. Heard, M. UCO .621 10.
On-Base Percentage No. Name 1. Ruwe, K. 2. Goodwin, S. 3. Mabe, L. 4. Mark, S. 5. Smith, A. 6. Kircher, S. 7. Mitchell, C. 8. Quimby, M. 9. Beltz, T. 10. Caston, K.
School UNK ESU UCM NWMSU UCO LU PSU WU FHSU ESU
Pct .494 .493 .470 .459 .453 .446 .442 .440 .426 .423
Name Goodwin, S. Heard, M. Rogers, A.J. Beltz, T. Gillaspy, T. Prater, J. Green, K. Adams, C. Dziadula, A. Stewart, M. Mabe, L.
Triples
Opposing Batting Average
School ESU UCO UCM FHSU MWSU UCM MWSU NWMSU UCO MSSU UCM
No. 22 21 18 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 14
Steal Attempts
Innings Pitched
Name School No. No. Name School No. No. PSU 231.0 1. Rogers, A.J. UCM 56 1. Robertson, E. Shockley, K. UCM 219.0 2. Wyatt, R. UNK 48 2. Smith, J. MWSU 206.0 3. Zordel, T. ESU 40 3. WU 185.1 4. Brunson, K. UCO 37 4. Thimmesch, L. Caston, K. ESU 184.1 5. Rathman, M. MWSU 34 5. Brady, N. UCO 167.1 6. Hester, A. MSSU 32 6. Duran, P. FHSU 159.2 7. Zukerman, B. UCO 26 7. UNK 159.0 8. Schoonover, M. UCM 24 8. Roessing, C. Ayers, K. SBU 158.0 9. VanVleck, C. ESU 22 9. 10. Rose, C. UCM 21 10. Wooldridge, K. NSU 155.2 Pratt, A. PSU 21
At Bats
School No. No. Name School MWSU 9 1. Rogers, A.J. UCM UCO 6 2. Pratt, J. UCM MWSU 4 3. Brunson, K. UCO ESU 4 4. Dziadula, A. UCO NWMSU 4 5. Dawson, L. UCM UCO 3 6. Mabe, L. UCM PSU 3 7. Zukerman, B. UCO VanVleck, C. ESU 9. Heard, M. UCO Home Runs Rose, C. UCM No. Name School No. 10. 1. Thimmesch, L. WU 16 Runs Scored Tramel, A. UCO 16 Strikeouts No. Name School No. Nease, N. PSU 15 No. 1. Brunson, K. UCO 68 3. Name School Gillaspy, T. MWSU 15 1. 2. Rogers, A.J. UCM 53 4. Vaupel, A. FHSU Mark, S. NWMSU 13 2. Heimbaugh, M. 3. Zordel, T. ESU 52 5. LU WU 12 3. Zimmerman, T. WU 4. Rathmann, M. MWSU 51 6. Merriman, G. Guthier, K. PSU 12 Schoonover, M, UCM 5. Gillaspy, T. MWSU 50 Mabe, L. UCM 12 6. Mabe, L. UCM 50 Martin, R. NSU Gann, P. NSU 12 7. Heard, M. UCO 50 Graves, D. SBU WU 11 7. 8. Zukerman, B. UCO 49 10. Erickson, J. Corbett, A. MSSU 9. Merriman, C. WU 48 8. Blue, S. MSSU 10. Nease, N. PSU 46 Total Bases 9. Gann, P. NSU Goodwin, S. ESU 46 No. UCM Name School No. 10. Giacone, K. Novelo, B. ESU 1. Mabe, L. UCM 136 Hits 2. Gillaspy, T. MWSU 135 No. Name School No. 3. Heard, M. UCO 121 Earned Run Average 1. Brunson, K. UCO 83 4. Name School Mark, S. NWMSU 117 No. 2. Mabe, L. UCM 82 5. PSU Tramel, A. UCO 115 1. Robertson, E. 3. Rogers, A.J. UCM 75 6. Thimmesch, L. Shockley, K. UCM WU 114 2. 4. Goodwin, S. ESU 73 WU Prater, J. UCM 114 3. Thimmesch, L. 5. Smith, A. UCO 72 8. Goodwin, S. ESU ESU 113 4. Stockman, E. Gillaspy, T. MWSU 72 Nease, N. PSU 113 5. Schiebber, K. NWMSU 7. Prater, J. UCM 70 10. Dziadula, A. Caston, K. ESU UCO 112 6. 8. Zordel, T. ESU 69 7. Ayers, K. SBU Quimby, M. WU 69 8. Smith, J. MWSU 10. VanVleck, C. ESU 68
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No. Name 1. Rathmann, M. 2. Brunson, K. 3. Washington, S. VanVleck, C. Blythe, T. 6. Dziadula, A. Remy, K.
Stolen Bases
Name School Avg Name School No. No. School No. No. PSU .202 Rogers, A.J. UCM 49 1. Robertson, E. ESU 58 1. WU .220 Wyatt, R. UNK 42 2. Thimmesch, L. UCO 54 2. Kendall, R. LWU .224 Zordel, T. ESU 39 3. UNK 54 3. Schieber, K. NWMSU .224 Brunson, K. UCO 34 4. UCO 53 4. Shockley, K. UCM .226 UCO 53 5. Rathmann, M. MWSU 31 5. Saladino, S. MWSU .244 Hester, A. MSSU 26 6. PSU 51 6. Walker, J. UCO .246 24 7. MWSU 51 7. Shoonover, M. UCM ESU .251 Zukerman, B. UCO 24 8. Stockman, E. PSU 49 Lutz, A. MSSU .259 ESU 20 9. UCM 47 9. VanVleck, C. Henry, K. ESU .268 Pratt, A. PSU 18 10. UCO 46 10.
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Batters Struck Out
No. 225 222 219 203 200 198 196 196 195 190 No. 44 42 37 37 37 37 36 35 34 33 33 Avg 2.03 2.11 2.23 2.34 2.46 2.62 2.65 2.68
No. Name School No. 1. Robertson, E. PSU 238 2. Kendall, R. LWU 193 3. Duran, P. FHSU 148 4. Shockley, K. UCM 141 5. Smith, J. MWSU 133 6. Ayers, K. SBU 131 7. Schieber, K. NWMSU 129 8. Roessing, C. UNK 117 9. Thimmesch, L. WU 116 10. Lutz, A. MSSU 112
Batters SO Looking
No. Name School 1. Robertson, E. PSU 2. Duran, P. FHSU 3. Kendall, R. LWU 4. Smith, J. MWSU 5. Morgan, C. LWU 6. Brady, N. UCO 7. Baldwin, S. NWMSU Wooldridge, K. NSU 9. Thimmesch, L. WU 10. Caston, K. ESU
Wins No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.
No. 60 52 46 35 35 33 32 32 31 30
Name School No. Robertson, E. PSU 26 Shockley, K. UCM 25 Thimmesch,L. WU 20 Smith, J. MWSU 19 Brady, N. UCO 18 Caston, K. ESU 17 Saladino, S. MWSU 17 Roessing, C. UNK 15 Prater, J. UCM 14 Kimminau,K. FHSU 13
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Losses
No. Name 1. Ragar, M. 2. Lutz, A. 3. Kinsey, M. 4. Hodson, K. 5. Duran, P. Morgan, C. Kendall, R. 8. Ayers, K. Householder, M. 10. Wooldridge, K.
School No. LU 22 MSSU 17 LU 16 MSSU 15 FHSU 14 LWU 14 LWU 14 SBU 13 UNK 13 NSU 12
Saves
No. Name School No. 1. Wilkes, J. UCM 3 Lutz, A. MSSU 3 3. Brooke, M. LWU 2 Cochran, S. FHSU 2 Morgan, C. LWU 2 Berlin, K. UCO 2 Wooldridge, K. NSU 2
Appearances
No. Name School No. 1. Robertson, E. PSU 40 2. Shockley, K. UCM 39 3. Lutz, A. MSSU 36 4. Brady, N. UCO 34 Smith, J. MWSU 34 6. Ragar, M. LU 32 Thimmesch, L. WU 32 Caston, K. ESU 32 9. Roessing, C. UNK 31 Berlin, K. UCO 31
Starts
No. Name 1. Shockley, K 2. Robertson, E. Smith, J. 4. Caston, K. 5. Roessing, C. 6. Duran, P. Kimminau, K. Saladino, S. 9. Thimmesch, L. Hodson, K. Baldwin, S.
School UCM PSU MWSU ESU UNK FHSU FHSU MWSU WU MSSU NWMSU
Games Finished No. Name 1. Stamp, L. 2. Brooke, M. Lutz, A. Mitchell, S. 5. Crow, K. 6. Prater, J. 7. Blythe, P. Berlin, K. Cochran, S. 10. Brady, N. Ragar, M.
School LU LWU MSSU MSSU NSU UCM NWMSU UCO FHSU UCO LU
No. 36 31 31 27 26 25 25 25 24 24 24 No. 16 15 15 15 13 12 11 11 11 10 10
Games In Relief
No. Name School 1. Mitchell, S. MSSU 2. Stanp, L. LU Brooke, M. LWU Crow, K. NSU 5. Lutz, A. MSSU Blythe, P. NWMSU 7. Prater, J. UCM Brady, N. UCO Cochran, S. FHSU 10. Fleck, L. NSU Householder, M. UNK
No. 20 18 18 18 16 16 12 12 12 11 11
Runners Picked Off
No. Name School No. 1. Stephens, J. ESU 4 2. Dwyer, E. UNK 2 Nease, N. PSU 2 Rose, C. UCM 2 Tramel, A. UCO 2 6. Thimmesch, L. WU 1 Goins, K. MSSU 1 Rawie, J. NWMSU 1 Coleman, D. MSSU 1 Mueller, R. MWSU 1 Newcomb, A. LWU 1
Wild Pitches
No. Name School 1. Baldwin, S. NWMSU Stamp, L. LU 3. Kinsey, M. LU Lutz, A. MSSU 5. Hodson, K. MSSU 6. Householder, M. UNK Brady, N. UCO 8. Thimmesch, L. WU Ragar, M. LU 10. Ayers, K. SBU
No. 23 23 19 19 17 16 16 14 14 12
Hit Batters
No. Name School No. 1. Robertson, E. PSU 23 2. Shockley, K. UCM 19 Thimmesch, L. WU 19 4. Ryndak, K. LWU 15 5. Colvis, M. LWU 14 6. Baldwin, S. NWMSU 13 7. Miller, B. LWU 12 8. Ragar, M. LU 10
Hits Allowed
No. Name 1. Henry, K. 2. Walker, J. 3. Price, Z. 4. Mitchell, S. 5. Schieber, K. 6. Stockman, E. 7. Fleck, L. 8. Saladino, S. 9. Ryndak, K. 10. Stamp, L.
School ESU UCO PSU MSSU NWMSU ESU NSU MWSU LWU LU
No. 63 82 95 108 109 118 127 129 130 132
Runs Allowed
No. Name School 1. Henry, K. ESU 2. Mitchell, S. MSSU 3. Price, Z. PSU 4. Stockman, E. ESU 5. Schieber, K. NWMSU 6. Walker, J. UCO 7. Fleck, L. NSU 8. Ayers, K. SBU 9. Saladino, S. MWSU 10. Shockley, K. UCM Thimmesch, L. WU
No. 30 47 55 58 59 62 67 68 71 78 78
Earned Runs Allowed
No. Name School No. 1. Henry, K. ESU 28 2. Price, Z. PSU 33 3. Mitchell, S. MSSU 38 4. Stockman, E. ESU 41 5. Schieber, K. NWMSU 46 6. Saladino, S. MWSU 53 7. Thimmesch, L. WU 59 8. Prater, J. UCM 60 Walker, J. UCO 60 Ayers, K. SBU 60
Walks Allowed
No. Name School No. 1. Mitchell, S. MSSU 16 Schieber, K. NWMSU 16 3. Price, Z. PSU 18 4. Fleck, L. NSU 19 5. Henry, K. ESU 20 6. Stamp, L. LU 22 7. Parker, K. SBU 26 8. Morgan, C. LWU 31 9. Prater, J. UCM 35 10. Kinsey, M. LU 36
Fielding Percentage
No. Name School Pct 1. Shifflett, P. MWSU 1.000 Dunn, A. UNK 1.000 Leonhart, A. UCM 1.000 4. Mark, S. NWMSU .997 Ruwe, K. UNK .997 6. Cooner, C. SBU .995 7. Rawie, J. NWMSU .993 Green, K. MWSU .993 9. Goins, K MSSU .991 Theis, A. LWU .991
Chances
No. Name 1. Novelo, B. 2. Gann, P. 3. Green, K. 4. Ditmore, E. 5. Mabe, L. 6. Cooner, C. 7. Beltz, T. 8. Nease, N. 9. Williams, S.
School ESU NSU MWSU UCO UCM SBU FHSU PSU MSSU
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No. 427 425 414 409 405 376 368 364 345
Putouts
No. Name 1. Novelo, B. 2. Gann, P. 3. Green, K. 4. Ditmore, E. 5. Mabe, L. 6. Cooner, C. 7. Beltz, T. 8. Williams, S. 9. Nease, N. 10. Mark, S.
Assists
No. Name 1. Heard, M. 2. Zordel, T. 3. Rogers, A. 4. Gillapsy, T. 5. Prater, J. 6. Gragg, J. 7. Wood, M. 8. Dobson, C. Boyd, M. 10. Stewart, M.
School ESU NSU MWSU UCO UCM SBU FHSU MSSU PSU NWMSU
No. 411 400 399 393 387 357 353 330 329 308
School UCO ESU UCM MWSU UCM ESU MSSU FHSU NSU MSSU
No. 144 139 131 125 119 116 114 112 112 110
Fielding Double Plays No. 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7.
Name Ditmore, E. Green, K. Novelo, B. Heard, M. Beltz, T. Williams, S. Dziadula, A. Ruwe, K. Dobson, C. Gann, P.
School No. UCO 23 MWSU 20 ESU 18 UCO 18 FHSU 16 MSSU 14 UCO 13 UNK 13 FHSU 13 NSU 13
Caught Stealing By No. Name 1. Rawie, J. 2. Stephens, J. 3. Bell, K. Dwyer, E. 5. Caston, K. 6. Graves, D. Goins, K. 8. Mueller, R. Tramel, A. Eales, A.
Errors No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 9. 10.
Name Kircher, S. Strand, K. Jonas, E. Merriman. C. Gydesen, H. Bradshaw, J. Stewart, M. Atwell, S. Rogers, A. Heard, M. Remy, K.
School NWMSU ESU WU UNK ESU SBU MSSU MWSU UCO NSU
No. 15 14 12 12 11 10 10 9 9 9
School No. LU 33 FHSU 26 UNK 20 WU 19 UNK 17 PSU 17 MSSU 17 MWSU 17 UCM 16 UCO 15 PSU 15
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Final 2015 MIAA Team Statistics Batting Avg. No. Team 1. UCO 2. ESU 3. NK 4. WB 5. UCM 6. MWSU 7. PSU 8. NSU 9. NWMSU 10. FHSU 11. LWU 12. SBU 13. MSSU 14. LU
Avg .327 .312 .310 .308 .306 .305 .304 .300 .300 .269 .268 .264 .248 .217
Hits No. Team 1. UCO 2. UCM 3. ESU 4. PSU 5. MWSU 6. WU 7. NSU 8. NWMSU 9. FHSU 10. UNK 11. LWU 12. SBU 13. MSSU 14. LU
Slugging Pct. No. Team 1. WU 2. UCO 3. PSU 4. MWSU 5. NSU 6. UCM 7. ESU 8. NWMSU 9. UNK 10. FHSU 11. SBU 12. LWU 13. MSSU 14. LU
Avg .519 .510 .490 .488 .471 .456 .445 .442 .428 .393 .365 .351 .334 .288 Pct .390 .383 .381 .369 .367 .367 .363 .358 .350 .345 .330 .315 .305 .291
On Base Pct. No. Team 1. UCO 2. ESU 3. UNK 4. PSU 5. WU 6. NSU 7. UCM 8. MWSU 9. FHSU 10. NWSU 11. SBU 12. LWU 13. MSSU 14. LU Runs Scored No. Team 1. UNK 2. UCM 3. PSU 4. ESU 5. WU 6. MWSU 7. UNK 8. NSU 9. NWMSU 10. FHSU 11. SBU 12. LWU 13. MSSU 14. LU
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No. 392 350 319 298 295 273 262 251 250 213 170 161 154 107
No. 565 554 488 469 460 440 424 414 392 388 372 344 337 255
Home Runs No. Team 1. WU 2. PSU 3. UCO 4. MWSU 5. UCM 6. NSU 7. NWMSU 8. ESU 9. FHSU 10. UNK 11. SBU 12. MSSU 13. LWU 14. LU
No. 73 65 60 54 53 51 43 39 32 27 26 20 15 14
Walks No. Team 1. FHSU 2. UCM 3. PSU 4. NSU 5. ESU 6. UCO 7. UNK 8. WU 9. NWMSU 10. NWSU 11. SBU 12. MSSU 13. LU 14. LWU
No. 154 143 142 139 138 136 130 120 116 115 110 105 100 84
Sac. Flies No. Team 1. PSU 2. UCO 3. ESU 4. UCM 5. NWMSU 6. WU 7. MWSU 8. UNK 9. NSU 10. LWU 11. SBU 12. FHSU 13. MSSU 14. LU
No. 16 14 14 14 12 11 12 9 8 8 8 7 5 3
uns Batted In R No. Team 1. UCO 2. UCM 3. PSU 4. WU 5. ESU 6. MWSU 7. NSU 8. UNK 9. NWMSU 10. FHSU 11. SBU 12. LWU 13. MSSU 14. LU
No. 362 311 290 261 259 244 236 228 220 199 148 137 136 89
Total Bases No. Team 1. UCO 2. UCM 3. PSU 4. WU 5. MWSU 6. ESU 7. NSU 8. NWMSU 9. FHSU 10. UNK 11. LWU 12. SBU 13. MSSU 14. LU
No. 881 825 757 742 737 695 667 631 572 535 488 476 454 339
Hit By Pitch No. Team 1. UCO 2. ESU 3. FHSU 4. UCM 5. PSU 6. LU 7. SBU 8. WU 9. UNK 10. NWSU 11. LWU 12. NSU 13. NWMSU 14. MSSU
No. 51 49 30 27 27 24 22 21 19 11 16 16 11 10
Stolen Bases No. Team 1. UCM 2. ESU 3. UCO 4. NWSU 5. UNK 6. MSSU 7. FHSU 8. LWU 9. SBU 10. PSU 11. NWMSU 12. NSU 13. LU 14. WU
No. 123 97 85 64 59 52 36 33 32 29 23 16 13 8
Doubles No. Team 1. UCO 2. UCM 3. MWSU 4. FHSU 5. ESU 6. PSU 7. NSU 8. WU 9. NWMSU 10. LWU 11. UNK 12. MSSU 13. SBU 14. LU
No. 102 100 85 82 78 77 74 73 72 61 58 51 46 42
Plate Appearances No. Team No. 1. UCM 2010 2. UCO 1966 3. ESU 1788 4. PSU 1746 5. FHSU 1668 6. NWSU 1665 7. NSU 1598 8. NWMSU 1592 9. WU 1586 10. LWU 1524 11. MSSU 1504 12. SBU 1489 13. UNK 1448 14. LU 1316
Strikeouts No. Team 1. UCM 2. MSSU 3. SBU 4. FHSU 5. PSU 6. MWSU 7. NSU 8. LU 9. UCO 10. LWU 11. WU 12. ESU 13. NWMSU 14. UNK
No. 288 260 245 242 239 233 232 229 220 213 209 208 192 189
Caught Stealing No. Team No. 1. UCM 20 2. SBU 15 3. MSSU 14 4. ESU 13 5. UCO 13 6. UNK 11 7. LWU 11 8. PSU 8 9. MWSU 8 10. FHSU 7 11. NSU 4 12. WU 4 13. LU 3 14. NWMSU 3
Triples No. Team 1. UCO 2. MWSU 3. PSU 4. NSU 5. NWMSU 6. ESU 7. UCM 8. LW 9. WU 10. UNK 11. SBU 12. MSSU 13. FHSU
No. 17 15 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 1
At Bats No. Team 1. UCM 2. UCO 3. ESU 4. PSU 5. MWSU 6. FHSU 7. WU 8. NWMSU 9. NSU 10. LWU 11. MSSU 12. SBU 13. UNK 14. LU
Sac. Bunts No. Team 1. SBU 2. UNK 3. UCO 4. LWU 5. NWMSU 6. ESU 7. MSSU 8. FHSU 9. NSU 10. PSU 11. UCM 12. MWSU 13. LU 14. WU
No. 46 38 37 26 24 24 23 21 20 15 15 13 13 5
Steal Attempts No. Team 1. UCM 2. ESU 3. UCO 4. MWSU 5. UNK 6. MSSU 7. SBU 8. LWU 9. FHSU 10. PSU 11. NWMSU 12. NSU 13. LU 14. WU
No. 1811 1728 1563 1545 1510 1456 1429 1427 1415 1390 1361 1303 1251 1176
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Wild Pitches No. Team 1. LU 2. MSSU 3. NWMSU 4. UCO 5. UNK 6. WU 7. NSU 8. LWU 9. PSU 10. SBU 11. MWSU 12. FHSU 13. UCM 14. ESU
No. 61 42 34 30 28 25 23 22 19 19 17 15 12 11
Putouts No. Team 1. UCM 2. UCO 3. ESU 4. MWSU 5. PSU 6. FHSU 7. MSSU 8. NWMSU 9. LWU 10. SBU 11. NSU 12. WU 13. UNK 14. LU
No. 1328 1193 1104 1091 1082 1069 1030 1025 1013 996 991 973 883 872
Earned Runs Allowed No. Team No. 1. ESU 138 2. MWSU 144 3. PSU 146 4. SBU 147 5. FHSU 158 6. UCM 166 7. NWMSU 170 8. WU 172 9. MSSU 197 10. UCO 199 11. LWU 229 12. NSU 250 13. UNK 257 14. LU 350
Hit Batters No. Team 1. LWU 2. PSU 3. LU 4. UCM 5. WU 6. NWMSU 7. UNK 8. MSSU 9. NSU 10. ESU 11. UCO 12. FHSU 13. MWSU 14. SBU
No. 44 37 32 30 26 24 22 22 22 19 19 19 18 15
Assists No. Team 1. ESU 2. UCM 3. NSU 4. MSSU 5. UCO 6. MWSU 7. WU 8. FHSU 9. SBU 10. PSU 11. NWMSU 12. UNK 13. LU 14. LWU
No. 506 492 475 470 467 465 443 425 410 388 374 348 348 333
Hits Allowed No. Team 1. PSU 2. WU 3. NWMSU 4. ESU 5. MWSU 6. SBU 7. LWU 8. FHSU 9. MSSU 10. UCO 11. UCM 12. UNK 13. NSU 14. LU
Avg 354 372 375 379 383 385 400 401 428 437 448 466 490 601
Fielding Pct. No. Team 1. NWMSU 2. SBU 3. ESU 4. UCO 5. UCM 6. MWSU 7. FHSU 8. MSSU 9. LWU 10. WU 11. PSU 12. NSU 13. UNK 14. LU
Pct .973 .969 .968 .968 .964 .964 .952 .950 .950 .950 .949 .949 .931 .923
Errors No. Team 1. LU 2. UNK 3. NSU 4. MSSU 5. PSU 6. FHSU 7. WU 8. LWU 9. UCM 10. MWSU 11. UCO 12. ESU 13. SBU 14. NWMSU
No. 102 91 79 79 79 76 75 71 67 58 55 53 45 39
Walks Allowed No. Team 1. SBU 2. NWMSU 3. LU 4. NSU 5. MWSU 6. FHSU 7. ESU 8. PSU 9. MSSU 10. UCM 11. WU 12. LWU 13. UNK 14. UCO
No. 80 93 108 113 114 121 122 126 134 139 150 165 168 183
Chances No. Team 1. UCM 2. UCO 3. ESU 4. MWSU 5. MSSU 6. FHSU 7. PSU 8. NSU 9. WU 10. SBU 11. NWMSU 12. LWU 13. UNK 14. LU
No. 1887 1715 1663 1614 1579 1570 1549 1545 1491 1451 1438 1417 1322 1322
Caught Stealing By No. Team No. 1. ESU 16 2. NWMSU 15 3. UNK 13 4. WU 12 5. SBU 11 6. NSU 11 7. UCO 10 8. MSSU 10 9. MWSU 9 10. UCM 8 11. LWU 8 12. FHSU 7 13. PSU 6 14. LU 4
Earned Run Avg. No. Team Avg 1. ESU 2.62 2. UCM 2.62 3. MWSU 2.77 4. PSU 2.83 5. SBU 3.10 6. FHSU 3.10 7. NWMSU 3.48 8. UCO 3.50 9. WU 3.71 10. MSSU 4.02 11. LWU 4.75 12. NSU 5.30 13. UNK 6.11 14. LU 8.43
Batters SO Looking No. Team No. 1. LWU 90 2. FHSU 82 3. PSU 82 4. UCO 70 5. NWMSU 65 6. MWSU 63 7. UNK 58 8. MSSU 56 9. NSU 56 10. UCM 54 11. ESU 54 12. SBU 51 13. WU 47 14. LU 26
Runs Allowed No. Team 1. SBU 2. ESU 3. MWSU 4. PSU 5. NWMSU 6. FHSU 7. UCM 8. WU 9. UCO 10. MSSU 11. LWU 12. NSU 13. UNK 14. LU
Opp. Batting Avg. No. Team Avg 1. PSU .246 2. UCM .257 3. ESU .265 4. MWSU .267 5. FHSU .275 6. NWMSU .275 7. UCO .276 8. WU .281 9. LWU .284 10. SBU .286 11. MSSU .299 12. NSU .331 13. UNK .345 14. LU .403
Wins No. Team 1. UCM 2. UCO 3. PSU 4. MWSU 5. ESU 6. WU 7. NWMSU 8. FHSU 9. SBU 10. NSU 11. UNK 12. LWU 13. MSSU 14. LU
No. 46 41 36 36 35 27 26 26 22 21 19 17 15 3
Innings Pitched No. Team No. 1. UCM 442.2 2. UCO 398.0 3. ESU 368.1 4. MWSU 363.2 5. PSU 360.2 6. FHSU 356.1 7. MSSU 343.1 8. NWMSU 341.2 9. LWU 337.2 10. SBU 332.0 11. NSU 330.1 12. WU 324.1 13. UNK 294.1 14. LU 290.2
Losses No. Team 1. LU 2. MSSU 3. LWU 4. NSU 5. UNK 6. FHSU 7. SBU 8. NWMSU 9. WU 10. UCO 11. MWSU 12. ESU 13. PSU 14. UCM
No. 49 37 33 30 28 27 26 24 24 20 20 19 19 16
Batters Struck Out No. Team No. 1. PSU 313 2. LWU 306 3. UCM 276 4. FHSU 253 5. NWMSU 247 6. SBU 219 7. UCO 210 8. MWSU 206 9. MSSU 203 10. UNK 190 11. NSU 181 12. WU 178 13. ESU 172 14. LU 86
Saves No. Team 1. LWU 2. UCO 3. NSU 4. MSSU 5. FHSU 6. UCM 7. ESU 8. NWMSU 9. WU 10. PSU
No. 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1
No. 175 181 191 212 212 223 224 228 247 271 283 307 343 452
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MIAA Opponents University of Central Missouri April 22, Jefferson City, Mo., 2:00 p.m.
Location: Warrensburg, Mo. Enrollment: 12,000 Nickname: Jennies Colors: Cardinal & Black Conference: MIAA Field: Jennies Field President: Dr. Charles M. Ambrose Athletic Director: Jerry Hughes Head Coach: Susan Anderson At UCM: 283-202 (10th Season) Overall: 465-374 (17th Season) Assistant: Lauren Curtis 2015 Record: 49-16, 21-5 MIAA SID: Joe Hoffmann Phone: (660)-543-8091 E-Mail: jhoffmann@ucmo.edu Fax: (660)-543-8034 Website: www.UCMAthletics.com
University of Central Oklahoma March 12, Edmond, Okla., 1:00 p.m.
Location: Edmond, Okla. Enrollment: 17,101 Nickname: Bronchos Colors: Bronze & Blue Conference: MIAA Field: Broncho Field President: Dr. Don Betz Athletic Director: Joe Muller Head Coach: Cody White At UCO: 82-37 (3rd Season) Overall: 82-37 (3rd Season) Assistants: Jon Hunter & Kelsey Berlin 2015 Record: 41-20, 18-8 MIAA SID: Mike Kirk Phone: (405)-974-2142 E-Mail: mkirk@uco.edu Fax: (405)-615-2233 Website: www.BronchoSports.com
Emporia State University
Fort Hays State University
March 5, Jefferson City, Mo., 1:00 p.m.
March 18, Hays, Kan., 2:00 p.m.
Location: Emporia, Kan. Enrollment: 6,526 Nickname: Lady Hornets Colors: Black & Old Gold Conference: MIAA Field: Trusler Sports Complex President: Dr. Michael Shonrock Athletic Director: Kent Weiser Head Coach: April Huddleston At ESU: 0-0 (1st Season) Overall: 0-0 (1st Season) Assistant: Linda Passmore 2015 Record: 35-20, 16-9 MIAA SID: Don Weast Phone: (620)-341-5536 E-Mail: dweast@emporia.edu Fax: (620)-341-5808 Website: www.ESUHornets.com 36
Location: Hays, Kan. Enrollment: 13,000 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black & Gold Conference: MIAA Field: Tiger Stadium President: Dr. Mirta M. Martin Athletic Director: Curtis Hammeke Head Coach: Adrian Mohr At FHSU: 26-27 (2nd Season) Overall: 26-27 (2nd Season) Assistant: Amy Ekart 2015 Record: 26-27, 14-12 MIAA SID: Eric Harrington Phone: (785)-628-5800 E-Mail: emharrington2@mail.fhsu.edu Fax: (785)-628-4383 Website: www.FHSUAthletics.com
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MIAA Opponents Lindenwood University April 8, St. Charles, Mo., 2:00 p.m. April 9, Jefferson City, Mo., 1:00 p.m.
Location: St. Charles, Mo. Enrollment: 8,787 Nickname: Lady Lions Colors: Black & Gold Conference: MIAA Field: Lou Brock Sports Complex President: Dr. James D. Evans Athletic Director: John Creer Head Coach: Don Loberg At LWU: 275-287 (10th Season) Overall: 291-309 (11th Season) Assistant: Michael Reese 2015 Record: 17-35, 6-20 MIAA SID: Cody Wainscott Phone: (636)-949-4368 E-Mail: cwainscott@lindenwood.edu Fax: (636)-949-4636 Website: www.LindenwoodLions.com
Missouri Southern State University April 2, Joplin, Mo., 1:00 p.m.
Location: Joplin, Mo. Enrollment: 5,740 Nickname: Lions Colors: Green & Gold Conference: MIAA Field: Lea Kungle Field President: Dr. Alan Marble Athletic Director: Jared Bruggeman Interim Head Coach: Melissa Chmielewski At MSSU: 0-0 (1st Season) Overall: 0-0 (1st Season) Assistant: Chelsea Erickson 2015 Record: 15-37, 7-19 MIAA SID: Shaun Buck Phone: (417)-625-9359 E-Mail: buck-s@mssu.edu Fax: (417)-625-9397 Website: www.MSSULions.com
Missouri Western State University
University of Nebraska-Kearney
March 26, Jefferson City, Mo., 11:00 a.m.
March 19, Kearney, Neb., 1:00 p.m.
Location: St. Joseph, Mo. Enrollment: 6,074 Nickname: Griffons Colors: Black & Gold Conference: MIAA Field: Spring Sports Complex President: Dr. Robert A. Vartabedian Athletic Director: Kurt McGuffin Head Coach: Jen Bagley At MWSU: 490-296 (15th Season) Overall: 490-296 (15th Season) Assistant: Mollie Bjelland 2015 Record: 36-21, 17-9 MIAA SID: Nick McCutcheon Phone: (816)-271-4257 E-Mail: nmccutcheon@missouriwestern.edu Fax: (816)-271-4544 Website: www.GoGriffons.com
Location: Kearney, Neb. Enrollment: 7,100 Nickname: Lopers Colors: Royal Blue & Old Gold Conference: MIAA Field: Dryden Park President: Doug Kristensen Athletic Director: Paul Plinske Head Coach: Holly Carnes At UNK: 304-362 (16th Season) Overall: 304-362 (16th Season) Assistants: Cassie Miller, Taylor Stutzman & Kellee Vornhagen 2015 Record: 19-28, 11-15 MIAA SID: Peter Yazvac Phone: (308)-865-8334 E-Mail: yazvac@unk.edu Fax: (308)-865-8832 Website: www.Lopers.com
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MIAA Opponents Northeastern State University March 11, Tahlequah, Okla., 2:00 p.m.
Location: Tahlequah, Okla. Enrollment: 8,600 Nickname: RiverHawks Colors: Green & White Field: RiverHawk Park President: Dr. Steve Turner Athletic Director: Tony Duckworth Head Coach: Clay Davis At NSU: 77-89 (4th Season) Overall: 77-89 (4th Season) Assistant: Ryan Rains 2015 Record: 21-30, 11-15 MIAA SID: Cedrique Flemming Phone: (918)-444-3930 E-Mail: flemming@nsuok.edu Website: www.GoRiverHawksGo.com
March 25, Jefferson City, Mo., 1:00 p.m.
Location: Maryville, Mo. Enrollment: 7,142 Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Forest Green & White Field: Bearcat Field President: Dr. John Jasinski Athletic Director: Mel Tjeersdma Head Coach: Ryan Anderson At NWMSU: 220-225 (8th Season) Overall: 330-299 (12th Season) Assistant: Kit Meiners 2015 Record: 26-24, 16-10 MIAA SID: Seth Kincaid Phone: (660)-562-1118 E-Mail: s521565@nwmissouri.edu Fax: (660)-562-1582 Website: www.BearcatSports .com
Pittsburg State University
Southwest Baptist University
April 3, Pittsburg, Kan., 1:00 p.m.
April 23, Jefferson City, Mo., 1:00 p.m.
Location: Pittsburg, Kan. Enrollment: 7,275 Nickname: Gorillas Colors: Crimson & Gold Field: PSU Softball Complex President: Dr. Steve Scott Athletic Director: Jim Johnson Head Coach: Elizabeth Economon At PSU: 123-93 (5th Season) Overall: 123-93 (5th Season) Assistant: Molly Garst 2015 Record: 36-19, 18-8 MIAA SID: Heidi Johnson Phone: (620)-235-4138 E-Mail: hjohnson@pittstate.edu Fax: (620)-235-4149 Website: www.PittStateGorillas.com
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Northwest Missouri State University
Location: Bolivar, Mo. Enrollment: 3,600 Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Purple & White Field: SBU Softball Field President: Dr. C. Pat Taylor Athletic Director: Mike Pitts Head Coach: Jim Flora At SBU: 39-58 (3rd Season) Overall: 39-58 (3rd Season) Assistants: Nadia Jefferies & Steve White 2015 Record: 22-27, 11-15 MIAA SID: Jeff Weseloh Phone: (417)-328-1799 E-Mail: jweseloh@sbuniv.edu Fax: (417)-328-1745 Website: www.SBUBearcats.com
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MIAA Opponents Past MIAA Champions
Washburn University March 4, Jefferson City, Mo., 2:00 p.m.
Location: Topeka, Kan. Enrollment: 7,002 Nickname: Ichabods Colors: Yale Blue & White Field: WU Softball Complex President: Dr. Jerry Farley Athletic Director: Loren Ferre' Head Coach: Vanessa Becerra At WU: 79-104 (5th Season) Overall: 113-122 (6th Season) Assistant: Jesica Rayman 2015 Record: 27-25, 14-12 MIAA SID: Gene Cassell Phone: (785)-670-1791 E-Mail: gene.cassell@washburn.edu Fax: (785)-670-1091 Website: www.WUSports.com
REGULAR SEASON
2015 - Central Missouri 2014 - Emporia State 2013 - Central Oklahoma 2012 - Emporia State 2011 - Emporia State Missouri Western Nebraska-Omaha 2010 - Emporia State Nebraska-Omaha 2009 - Central Missouri 2008 - Emporia State 2007 - Emporia State 2006 - Emporia State 2005 - Emporia State 2004 - Truman State 2003 - Truman State 2002 - Washburn 2001 - Missouri Southern 2000 - Truman State 1999 - Northwest Missouri 1998 - Missouri Southern 1997 - Central Missouri 1996 - Emporia State 1995 - Central Missouri 1994 - Central Missouri 1993 - Missouri Southern 1992 - Missouri Southern 1991 - Southeast Missouri 1990 - Missouri Southern 1989 - Missouri-St. Louis 1988 - Central Missouri 1987 - Central Missouri 1986 - Truman State 1985 - Truman State 1984 - Northwest Missouri 1983 - Truman State 1982 - Central Missouri
TOURNAMENT
2015 - Central Missouri 2014 - Missouri Western 2013 - Fort Hays State 2012 - Emporia State 2011 - Nebraska-Omaha 2010 - Emporia State 2009 - Emporia State 2008 - Emporia State 2007 - Emporia State 2006 - Emporia State 2005 - Emporia State 2004 - Truman State 2003 - Truman State 2002 - Truman State 2001 - Missouri Southern
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About the MIAA The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, a 15-member conference (beginning in 2012-13) of NCAA Division II institutions in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, was first organized in 1912 as the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Over the past 100 years, the MIAA has gained the reputation of being one of the top NCAA Division II conferences in the nation. MIAA student-athletes have won 15 NCAA team championships and, since 1964, more than 160 individual national titles. The MIAA currently conducts championships in 10 sports for men and nine for women. For the men, champions are crowned in football, soccer, cross country, basketball, wrestling, indoor and outdoor track & field, baseball, tennis and golf. The women compete for titles in volleyball, cross country, soccer, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, softball, golf and tennis.
Dr. Bob Boerigter Commissioner
The MIAA turned a new page on July 1, 1992, when the NCAA Division II conference changed its name from the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The decision to make the change originated in 1989, when Pittsburg State University and Washburn University became the first schools outside the state of Missouri to gain membership in the MIAA. The conference was first organized in 1912 with 14 member institutions. Of those original members, the University of Central Missouri, Truman State University, and Northwest Missouri State University still remain a part of the MIAA. The first change in membership came in 1924, when the MIAA reorganized to include only the five regional Missouri state colleges: Central, Truman (at the time known as Northeast Missouri State), Northwest, Southeast Missouri State University and Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State). Over the next 56 years, three schools joined the membership: the Missouri School of Mines (later the University of Missouri-Rolla) in 1935, Lincoln University in 1970, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1980. The 1980s brought the biggest changes in the conference. In 1981, Southwest Missouri State University opted to move to NCAA Division I and the MIAA appointed its first full-time commissioner, Ken Jones, in July. He would be in the position for 16 years, retiring in 1997. Former Gulf South and Metro commissioner Ralph McFillen succeeded Jones, serving 10 years before his retirement in 2007. Jim Johnson succeeded McFillen in July of that year and served as commissioner until September of 2010. Dr. Bob Boerigter succeeded Johnson in September 2010. Southwest Baptist University brought membership back to eight schools in 1986, before the major expansion of the conference in 1989. Pittsburg State, Washburn, Missouri Southern State College (now University) and Missouri Western State College (now University), formerly members of the Central States Intercollegiate Conference, began competition in the 1989-90 season. Southeast Missouri State left the MIAA following the 1990-91 season to move on to NCAA Division I, and was replaced by Emporia State University in the 1991-92 season. On July 29, 2010, the MIAA CEO Council voted to extend invitations to the University of Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State University to become members of the league, and on September 24, 2010, it voted to extend invitations to the University of Nebraska-Kearney and Lindenwood University to become conference institutions, beginning in 2012-13.
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Larry House Assistant Commissioner
Amber Feldman Assistant Commissioner
Josh Slaughter Director of Communications
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Dr. Kevin D. Rome, Sr. earned the Bachelor of Art degree in English from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1989. He received the Master of Education in College Student Personnel with an emphasis in counseling from the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, in 1991, and the Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas in 2001. Dr. Rome’s career has been concentrated in higher education, beginning at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus, Georgia, where he served as the Upward Bound Residence Hall Supervisor in the summer of 1989. While there he led a staff of four tutor counselors, coordinated recreation programs and field trips and coordinated the program’s food service. From 1989 to 1991, he served as a residence director, Greek advisor and also as a financial aid counselor at the University of Georgia, while pursuing his graduate degree. In 1991, Dr. Rome joined the staff of California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California as the Coordinator of Student Development. In this position, he was responsible for the administration coordination and program sponsorship of two Lincoln University residential facilities, housing 434 men and women. He coordinated the President curriculum and taught Psychology 251, a course for resident advisors. In 1992, he was promoted to the position of Academic Development Specialist, in which was responsible for the academic, leadership development and outreach programs of the university’s on-campus residents. In this position he coordinated, developed and supervised the First-Year Experience, Multicultural, Living Learning, Returning/Transfer and Faculty Fellows programs. Dr. Rome was once again promoted at Cal Poly in 1994, when he was named the Education and Training Specialist, a position he would hold for two years. He was named Assistant Dean of Students in the area of new student services in 1996 at the University of Texas at Austin. In his position, Dr. Rome coordinated the programs and services for new students and their parents. He also supervised a welcome program for African American, Mexican American and Hispanic students and special services and programs for nontraditional/adult students. Dr. Rome was promoted to Assistant Dean of Students in the area of Campus and Community Involvement in 1999. Over the course of two years, he supervised the Student Organization Center and the Student Organization Bank. He also coordinated the university’s response to demonstrations and protests. He served as the advisor for the Student Government and Cabinet of College Council and as a liaison for University of Texas Athletics. He was named Assistant Vice Chancellor at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. For the next three years he served on the development team for a $50 million new campus center. He was also responsible for the university’s diversity and retention initiatives. From 2004 to 2005, he was Vice President of Campus Life at Clayton College and State University, where he supervised the Directors of Counseling Services; Career Services; Diversity Programs; Student Life; and Disability Services. In 2005, he returned to his alma mater Morehouse College as Vice President for Student Services. Areas which directly reported to him were Associate Dean Students; Leadership Development; Student Development; Athletics; Career Services; Commuter Services; Student Life and Planning; Disability Services; Counseling Services; Housing and Residential Life; Intramurals; and Student Conduct. In May 2008, Dr. Rome was named Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, where he supervised two Associate Vice Chancellors, an Assistant Vice Chancellor, the Dean of Students and the Director of Scholarship/Student Aid. On June 1, 2013, Dr. Rome took over as the 19th President of Lincoln University in Missouri.
Dr. Kevin D. Rome
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John Moseley enters his second season as the head men’s basketball coach at Lincoln University and his first as the program's interim athletic director. Moseley joined Lincoln after spending the previous four years at North Carolina Central University, including the last three as the team’s associate head coach. Working with head coach LeVelle Moton, Moseley helped lead the Eagles to a 28-6 record, tying the program record for wins in a season, and both the regular season and tournament Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships. NCCU earned a No. 14 seed in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, where the Eagles fell in the second round to No. 3 Iowa State. Moseley brings 10 years of NCAA Division I experience with him to Lincoln. A 1998 graduate of East Carolina University, Moseley returned to his alma mater in 2008 to serve as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations. In 2009, Moseley was promoted to assistant basketball coach, serving as the recruiting organizers. In both of his years with the Pirates, ECU posted double digit wins.
John Moseley
Prior to coaching at East Carolina, Moseley was an assistant coach at WinstonSalem State University in 2007-08, where helped lead the team to its most Division I victories in program history. Before that, Moseley made a one-year stop at Wright State University, working as an administrative assistant on a Raiders team that won Horizon League regular season and tournament championships.
Interim Athletic Director
Moseley’s teams have enjoyed success at every one of his stops, and he has proven he can win at multiple levels of competition. Moseley was the head basketball coach at Warren County High in Warrenton, N.C. from 2004-06, leading the program to its first state championship in 23 years. Moseley has a bachelor’s degree in science, exercise and sport science and a master’s degree in education and athletic administration, both from from East Carolina University. Moseley and his wife, Crystal, have a daughter, Jillian. Heinrich Thomas joined the Lincoln University athletic department as a strength and conditioning coach in September of 2013. Thomas works with student-athletes from all 12 of Lincoln’s NCAA Division II programs. Prior to coming to Lincoln, Thomas was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at NCAA Division I Morgan State, where he primarily worked with the women’s basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis and cheerleading programs. He also assisted with the university’s football and men’s basketball programs. Thomas joined Morgan State after a year with Culver-Stockton, where he led the university’s strength and conditioning program and worked as the football team’s wide receiver coach.
Heinrich THomas
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Thomas began his coaching career as an assistant varsity wrestling coach at Whitmer High in Toledo, Ohio while concurrently serving as the president and lead instructor at Thomas Martial Arts, Inc. During this time, Thomas gradually entered the collegiate strength and conditioning field, doing a summer internship at Morgan State and working as a volunteer at Bowling Green State University and at the University of Toledo, all NCAA Division I programs. A 1995 graduate of Northern Michigan with a bachelor of science degree in public relations, Thomas received a master’s degree in sports science from Ohio University in 2013.
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Lincoln University Athletic Department
Physical Address: 809 Lafayette Mailing Address: 820 Chestnut St. Jefferson City, MO 651093
Lincoln University Athletic Staff Position Name Interim Athletic Director John Moseley Asst. AD for Compliance/SWA Betty Kemna Asst. AD for Academics Tim Abney Asst. AD for Media Relations Dan Carr Marketing & Corporate Sponsorships Joseph Watkins Head Athletic Trainer Austin Matlock Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Heinrich Thomas Athletics Event Coordinator Montrice O'Neal
E-Mail moseleyj@lincolnu.edu kemnab@lincolnu.edu abneyt@lincolnu.edu carrd@lincolnu.edu watkinsj@lincolnu.edu matlocka@lincolnu.edu thomash@lincolnu.edu onealm@lincolnu.edu
Phone Number 573-681-5333 573-681-5953 573-681-5336 573-681-5343 573-681-6123 573-681-5329 573-681-5954 573-681-5951
Lincoln University Head Coaches Sport Football Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Track & Field/Cross Country Baseball Softball Tennis Men's Golf Women's Golf Bowling
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Name Mike Jones John Moseley Nicole Collier Victor Thomas Mike DeMilia Chad Kerr Tim Abney Dan Frost Cathy Carter Shawn Flanary
E-Mail jonesm@lincolnu.edu moseleyj@lincolnu.edu colliern@lincolnu.edu thomasv@lincolnu.edu demiliam@lincolnu.edu kerrc@lincolnu.edu abneyt@lincolnu.edu frostd@lincolnu.edu carterc@lincolnu.edu flanarys@lincolnu.edu
Phone Number 573-681-5957 573-681-5333 573-681-5398 573-681-5327 573-681-5334 573-681-5325 573-681-5336 573-819-3420 573-291-4363 573-690-9393
Mike Jones
John Moseley
Nicole Collier
Victor Thomas
Mike DeMilia
Chad Kerr
Tim Abney
Dan Frost
Cathy Carter
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Media Relations General Information The 2016 Lincoln Softball Media Guide was created specifically to assist writers, broadcasters and sports journalists with their coverage of LU softball. Requests for additional information should be directed to Dan Carr, Assistant AD for Media Relations.
Dan Carr joined the staff at Lincoln as the Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations in October of 2011. He is in his fifth year as a member of the Blue Tiger athletic department.
Media Credentials Credentials will be available only to members of accredited media outlets. Requests must be made at least two days prior to the contest. Credentials will be issued in accordance of MIAA and NCAA guidelines and at the discretion of the Lincoln athletic department. The seating available for visiting press is limited and will be assigned by LU staff on gameday. All credential requests should be directed to Dan Carr.
Carr serves as the primary media contact for all 12 of Lincoln’s Division II teams, and is responsible for the writing, design and editing of all media guides and press releases. Among his main duties are maintaining and updating the athletic department’s website, recording statistics and working with various media outlets to promote all of Lincoln’s student athletes.
Radio Broadcasts Any station wishing to broadcast during a Lincoln home game should contact the media relations office no later than one week prior to gameday. Interview Policy All requests for interviews with any coach or player should be made through the office of athletic media relations. On game days, no interviews will be given until after the completion of the contest. Media members wishing to conduct postgame interviews with coaches or players should first contact Dan Carr, who will make the necessary arrangements. The LU locker room is closed to the media. Media wishing to interview Lincoln players on dates other than game days should contact the office of athletic media relations. Interviews will be set up on Lincoln's campus at times that are mutually beneficial to the player and the interviewer. Media members are asked to honor the athletic department's request to refrain from contacting LU athletes without first contacting Dan Carr. LU student-athletes have been instructed to decline interview requests not made through the office of athletic media relations. The 2016 Lincoln softball media guide was designed, written and edited by Dan Carr, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations, with help from Kay Gordon and Steven Benton. Special thanks go to the fellow media relations and sports information directors in the MIAA, as well as to Lincoln's Office of University Relations. Pictures of Lincoln's athletes and campus were taken, and used with permission, by Dan Carr, Seth Garcia, Matthew S. Hicks, Chuck Yahng and Joshua Moffett as well as various friends and family members of the Lincoln softball team. Visit the official Lincoln athletic website, www.LUBlueTigers. com, for the most complete updates on the 2016 Blue Tiger softball season as well as for video interviews with head coach Chad Kerr and Lincoln players. Also, get the latest updates on everything related to Lincoln athletics by following the Blue Tigers on Twitter (@GoBlueTigers), Instagram (@lustripes) or Facebook (BlueTigerAthletics).
For the past three years, Carr has also served on the MIAA Basketball Championship committee, helping to organize and coordinate the conference’s post-season basketball tournaments. Carr, a member of CoSIDA, runs the Lincoln Athletic Department’s Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts. Carr was the on-site media relations coordinator when Lincoln hosted the 2014 MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and the 2012 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Regional. Prior to coming to Lincoln, Carr worked as a sports information assistant at Cleveland State University, where he served as the primary media contact for seven of the school’s 17 Division I sports. In 2011 he handled all the media relation duties for the Horizon League Swimming & Diving Championships and also worked with members of the press when the school hosted second and third round games of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. Carr also has experience in television, as he worked for BCSN, a cable sports network in the Toledo, Ohio area before entering the field of sports information. Carr recorded stats, did camera work and created graphics for a wide variety of high school and college sporting events. Carr began his athletic career as a student assistant in Denison University’s sports information department from 2003-2005, ultimately graduating in 2005 with degrees in communication and theatre.
Media Outlets
Jefferson City News Tribune Phone: 573-636-3131 Columbia Daily Tribune Phone: 573-815-1700 KRCG-13 Phone: 573-896-5144 KOMU-8 Phone:573-882-8888 KMIZ-17 Phone: 573-449-0917
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Since 2003, few teams in any sport have achieved the level of success enjoyed by the Lincoln women’s track & field team. The Blue Tigers continued the dynasty in spring of 2014, when Lincoln won the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field national title. Winners of 11 total national championships over the past 12 years, including five-straight NCAA Division II outdoor titles from 2003-2007, the Blue Tiger track & field program was honored in 2013 by being inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Lincoln has established itself as one of the top track & field programs in all of NCAA Division II, having finished in the top three at every outdoor championship meet since 2003. That includes a special 2012 season in which both the Lincoln men and women finished as the national runners-up at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. No team in the MIAA has come close to matching what the LU women have done on the track, as the Blue Tigers have won eight conference indoor and outdoor championship meets since 2010. The Lincoln men's golf team has also experienced the feeling of winning a championship recently, as the Blue Tigers have won the past two PGA Minority Collegiate Championship Division II tournaments. An annual golf tournament sponsored by the PGA and open to all HBCU men's golf programs, Lincoln posted wire-to-wire victories at the championship in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, Blake Lammers continued the tradition by becoming the individual champion at the PGA Minority Collegiate Championship. Over the past four years, 10 of Lincoln's 14 athletic programs have qualified for some form of postseason competition. In 2011-12, the LU women's basketball team came within eight points of playing in the MIAA tournament championship game. In 2013, Twishana Williams became the only female runner in the MIAA to earn All-American honors. The Blue Tiger softball team, which had an athlete selected as an academic all-American in 2013, and the LU tennis team have also qualified for the MIAA championship tournament over the past three seasons while, in 2012-13, Cedric Ridle of the LU men's basketball team was the MIAA's scoring champion.
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Blake Lammers won the PGA Minority Collegiate Championship in 2015.
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Blue Tiger Athletics Fund The Blue Tiger Athletics Fund (BTAF) is the fundraising arm for the Department of Athletics at Lincoln University.
The BTAF was created to provide financial support, as well as scholarships to all student-athletes.
As a member of the BTAF, you’ll be part of the only fundraising organization for the department of athletics that is sanctioned by the University. Mission Statement: The stated mission of the Blue Tiger Athletics Fund is to support the athletic endeavors of Lincoln University Blue Tigers. The BTAF assists our student-athletes by providing additional funding for scholarships, facilities and various programs that enable them to realize their dreams of achieving a quality education while participating in athletics on a nationally competitive level. Purpose: The purpose of the club is to promote and to support Lincoln University Athletic Department sports programs. The primary goal of this nonprofit, tax-exempt organization is to provide scholarships for student-athletes at Lincoln University. All funds raised to assist the athletics department must be channeled through the University Foundation in the Office of Advancement. Objectives: To unite alumni and supporters in a cooperative enterprise with Lincoln University Department of Athletics; - To develop team spirit and loyalty to the University; - To promote and then support intercollegiate athletics at Lincoln University. - To solicit gifts to be applied to the athletics program at the discretion of the Club’s executive committee. - To view such solicitation in accordance with the regulations established by Lincoln UniversityFoundation, Department of Athletics, the Athletic Association with which the College is affiliated, the National College Athletic Association (NCAA), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). To learn more about the Blue Tiger Athletics Fund, or to become a member, please contact Chris Jones at 573-681-5056 or jonesc2@lincolnu.edu.
Corporate Sponsorships Corporate Sponsorship is a great way to support Blue Tiger Athletics, while also reaching your targeted demographic, however wide or granular. Research suggests sponsoring intercollegiate athletics events is very effective in creating goodwill and brand allegiance. We have a diverse selection of inventory and will work to co-create a package which provides value for your entity, by reaching your ideal customers. Our inventory includes but is not limited to: signage, on-site promotions, hospitality, publication advertising sales, social media promotion, digital signage, corporate partnership programs, radio, ticket backs, and parking passes. If you are interested in sponsoring Blue Tiger Athletics please contact Joseph Watkins at 573-6815010 or watkinsj@lincolnu.edu for further information.
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Lincoln University History of Lincoln University At the close of the Civil War, soldiers and officers of the 62nd United States Colored Infantry, stationed at Fort McIntosh, Texas, but composed primarily of Missourians, took steps to establish an educational institution in Jefferson City, Missouri, which they named Lincoln Institute. The following stipulations were set for the school: 1. The institution shall be designed for the special benefit of the freed African-Americans; 2. It shall be located in the state of Missouri; 3. Its fundamental idea shall be to combine study and labor. Members of the 62nd Colored Infantry contributed $5,000; this was supplemented by approximately $1,400, given by the 65th Colored Infantry. On January 14, 1866, Lincoln Institute was formally established under an organization committee. By June of the same year, it incorporated and the committee became a Board of Trustees. Richard Baxter Foster, a former first lieutenant in the 62nd Infantry, was named first principal of Lincoln Institute. On September 17, 1866, the school opened its doors to the first class in an old frame building in Jefferson City. In 1869, Lincoln Institute moved to the present campus, and in 1870 it began to receive aid from the state of Missouri for teacher training. College-level work was added to the curriculum in 1877, and passage of the Normal School Law permitted Lincoln graduates to teach for life in Missouri without further examination. Lincoln Institute formally became a state institution in 1879 with the deeding of the property to the state. Under the second Morrill Act of 1890, Lincoln became a land grant institution, and the following year industrial and agricultural courses were added to the curriculum. In 1921, the Missouri Legislature passed a bill introduced by Walthall M. Moore, the first black American to serve in that body, which changed the name from Lincoln Institute to Lincoln University and created a Board of Curators to govern the University. The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools accredited the high school division in 1925, the teacher-training program in 1926, and the four-year college of arts and sciences in 1934. Graduate instruction was begun in the summer session of 1940, with majors in education and history and minors in English, history, and sociology. A School of Journalism was established in February 1942. In 1954, the United States Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, and Lincoln University responded by opening its doors to all applicably meeting its entrance criteria. Today, Lincoln University serves a diverse clientele, both residential and non-residential, engages in a variety of research projects, and offers numerous public service programs in addition to providing an array of academic programs.
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#11 - Danielle Vaught #13 - Madison Ragar So. • 5-6 • R/R • P/1B So. • 5-4 • R/R • UT Palmyra, Mo. Jefferson City, Mo.
#5 - Megan Heimbaugh Jr. • 5-4 • R/R • IF Rolla, Mo.
#7 - Macie Kinsey Jr. • 5-6 • R/R • P/UT Belle, Mo.
#8 - Spencer Silva Sr. • 5-5 • R/R • P/3B Hanford, Calif.
#17 - Avery Myers So. • 5-4 • R/R • C/OF Troy, Ill.
#19 - Hope McLeod Jr. • 5-4 • R/R • OF Pittsburg, Kan.
#21 - Tori Nienhueser Fr. • 5-4 • R/R • IF Higginsville, Mo.
#22 - Kiley Kerr So. • 5-2 • L/R • OF McPherson, Kan.
#27 - Jessica Wolken Sr. • 5-4 • R/R • IF Jefferson City, Mo.
Keelie Smith Fr. • 5-6 • R/R • IF/UT Blue Springs, Mo.
Chad Kerr Head Coach
Kristina Hein Assistant Coach
#30 - Sarah Westhoff #33 - Lauren Stamp Jr. • 5-5 • R/R • P/UT Sr. • 5-9 • R/R • P/IF Marthasville, Mo. Linn, Mo.
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