BY FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
Fort Hays State Softball closes out its first month of the season with more regional crossover games at the Washburn Invitational in Topeka, Kansas this weekend (Feb. 28-Mar. 1). The Tigers will face two teams from the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) on their first day of action before playing four teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) over the final two days. The Tigers take a 10-6 overall record into the weekend.
Washburn Invitational Website
-Fort Hays State’s games against Rockhurst and Southwest Minnesota State on Washburn’s home field will have a live stream and live stats available at the following links. Watch Live I Live Stats
-All of Fort Hays State’s games at Hummer Sports Park North Field will have live stats only at the following link. Live Stats at Hummer SP North
Schedule
Friday, February 28
8:30 AM – Fort Hays State vs. Rockhurst (Washburn Softball Complex – Washburn campus)
11 AM – Fort Hays State vs. Missouri-St. Louis (Hummer Sports Park North – SW 3rd St & Center Bldg Dr.)
Saturday, February 29
9 AM – Fort Hays State vs. Sioux Falls (Hummer Sports Park North – SW 3rd St & Center Bldg Dr.)
2:30 PM – Fort Hays State vs. Southwest Minnesota State (Washburn Softball Complex – Washburn campus)
Sunday, March 1
9 AM – Fort Hays State at St. Cloud State (Hummer Sports Park North – SW 3rd St & Center Bldg Dr.)
11 AM – Fort Hays State vs. Minnesota-Crookston (Hummer Sports Park North – SW 3rd St & Center Bldg Dr.)
Stadium Locations
-Washburn Softball Complex – SW Durow Rd on Washburn campus.
-Hummer Sports Park – SW 3rd St & Center Bldg Dr. (about 10 minutes north of Washburn campus)
Records of Opponents
Rockhurst – 5-1 (Finished 21-26 in 2019)
Missouri-St. Louis – 3-5 (Finished 35-19 in 2019)
Sioux Falls – 4-3 (Finished 24-30 in 2019)
Southwest Minnesota State – 0-0 (Finished 19-26 in 2019)
St. Cloud State – 5-0 (Finished 43-18 in 2019)
Minnesota-Crookston – 6-6 (Finished 13-41 in 2019)
Quick Notes
– Fort Hays State meets Rockhurst for the first time since the 2015 season. The Tigers hold a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series with the Hawks. The teams played a doubleheader during the 2015 season at Rockhurst that ended in a split.
– Fort Hays State and Missouri-St. Louis also meet for the first time since 2015. UMSL holds a 3-1 advantage in the all-time series. The teams met in Bentonville, Arkansas in 2015 with UMSL pulling out a 5-4 win.
– Fort Hays State and Sioux Falls last met in 2018 at the St. Cloud State Tournament held in a dome. FHSU lost that game 2-0. Hailey Chapman was the starter in that game for FHSU, allowing eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts in a complete-game effort. Frankie Mickelson of USF hit a 2-run homer in the sixth, which accounted for all of the scoring in the game. She is a senior this year. USF holds a 2-0 advantage in the all-time series.
– Fort Hays State and Southwest Minnesota State have met only once in history, occurring in 2016 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. SMSU won that meeting 2-1 in 8 innings. The Mustangs are playing their first games of the season this weekend.
– Fort Hays State and St. Cloud State have met three times prior, the last occurring in 2018 at St. Cloud State’s dome tournament. The Huskies won that meeting 6-4. Hailey Chapman allowed all six runs to SCSU, all scored during the 5th inning after FHSU held a 3-0 lead. Kylie Thomsen, a freshman at the time, threw a complete game against the Tigers with six hits allowed and two strikeouts. St. Cloud State is receiving votes in the NFCA national poll.
– Fort Hays State and Minnesota-Crookston have met only one time in history, occurring back in 2007. FHSU won that meeting 8-0.
-Fort Hays State enters the weekend on a 2-game win streak. The Tigers are coming off wins over Midwestern State and St. Mary’s last Saturday in Oklahoma.
– Terran Caldwell leads the team in batting average at .447, while Kristen Reed leads in hits (18), extra-base hits (8), and RBIs (16). Caldwell, Reed, and Katie Adler are all hitting north of .300 so far on the season through 16 games.
– Michaelanne Nelson has a 2.53 ERA and 4-2 record so far this year in the pitching circle. Hailey Chapman leads FHSU pitchers in wins with 5. Both Nelson and Chapman have 50 strikeouts this season. Nelson has a 7.45 strikeouts/7 innings rate, while Chapman is at 6.6 strikeouts/7 innings. Chapman has two saves, while Nelson has one. FHSU has a team ERA of 3.69, while opponents have a 3.41 ERA against FHSU.