UMKC Softball Headed To Memphis Tournament This Weekend
2/26/2009 1:00:00 AM | Softball
Kansas City, Mo. -- UMKC will compete in the Memphis Tournament this weekend and face four opponents in three days. The Kangaroos open up with Memphis on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and then face Belmont on 4:00 p.m. UMKC has one game against Evansville on Sat., Feb. 28 and will close out the tournament with Southeast Missouri State on Sun., Mar. 1 at 11:30 a.m.
UMKC is 4-10 on the year and went 2-3 last weekend in the UT-Arlington Tournament. The Kangaroos earned wins against Texas Southern (3-0) and Houston Baptist (10-2) but dropped three games to UT-Arlington, Texas Southern and Tennessee-Martin.
The Kangaroos are led by Chelsea Hartwig who has started and played in all 14 games. Hartwig is batting .378 on the season so far and has scored five runs off of 17 hits. She has hit three doubles and leads the Kangaroos with four home runs.
Having a good year on the mound for UMKC is Nicholle Ellis. She leads the team with a 2.93 ERA and is 3-0 on the season. Ellis has pitched in 28.2 innings and struck out 22 on the year.
Memphis Tournament
Memphis, Tenn.
Friday, Feb. 27 - Sunday, Mar. 1
There will be free live streaming video of every game and also live stats available.
Opponent Preview
? UMKC vs. Memphis ? Feb. 27 ? 1:30 p.m. LIVE VIDEO LIVE STATS
Memphis is 6-7 this season after dropping all but one game to Kennesaw at the K-Club Classic at Kennesaw, Ga., last weekend. The Tigers are led by Vanessa Walle, who is batting .348 this season. She has scored two runs off of eight hits with one double, one home run, and recorded five RBIs. Walle is also on the mound for Memphis, with a 1.75 ERA. Walle has pitched 24 innings for the Tigers and has given up 18 hits with 10 scoring. She has struck out 15 opponents and walked only two batters this season.
? UMKC vs. Belmont ? Feb. 27 ? 4 p.m. LIVE VIDEO LIVE STATS
Belmont has a 6-4 overall record for the 2009 season. Last weekend at the Holiday Inn Eagle Classic at Georgia Southern, the Bruins defeated all competition except Radford, 6-1. Belmont is led by Julie Harmon, who is posting a .455 batting average this season. Harmon has scored seven runs off 10 hits with one triple, three home runs, and 12 RBIs. On the mound for the Bruins with a 3.03 ERA is Devon Schmidt. Schmidt has made 35.2 appearances for Belmont this season, striking out 37 batters. She has given up 26 hits with 21 runs scoring.
? UMKC vs. Evansville ? Feb. 28 ? 2 p.m. LIVE VIDEO LIVE STATS
Evansville is 3-5 this season, with two wins coming from Virginia Tech (9-0, 8-0) and the third from Rutgers (2-1). The Purple Aces are led by Krista Price, who posts a .519 batting average. Price has scored eight runs off of 14 hits with four doubles, one triple, one homerun, and six RBIs. Jennifer McKee is on the mound for Evansville with a 2.78 ERA this season. With 22.2 innings pitches, McKee has struck out 15 batters and has allowed 26 hits and 10 runs.
? UMKC vs. SE Missouri State ? Mar. 1 ? 11:30 a.m. LIVE VIDEO LIVE STATS
Southeast Missouri State is 4-2 overall this season, after dropping one game each to Central Arkansas (8-0) and Centenary College (10-2). The Redhawks is Elise Sperakos, who is batting .333 this season. Sperakos has five points off of six hits with two doubles, one triple, and three RBIs. Gina Zimmerman is 3-0 this season on the mound for the Redhawks. She leads the team with a 1.11 ERA and 19 innings pitched. Zimmerman has given up 15 hits with 4 runs scoring and struck out 16 batters.
