Softball Continues Home Stretch Against SIUE and South Dakota

Kansas City Notes

Kansas City will look to break its 12-game losing streak. The Roos are 4-4 when they score five or more runs, so getting runs on the board early will be important.
Leading the team in hits, runs scored and doubles, senior Ally Vonfeldt is dominant for the Roos on offense. Vonfelt has 29 hits so far this season and leads the team in RBIs with 11, she maintains the highest batting average on the team with .341 and a .494 slugging percentage.
Both Espy Daniels and Gaby Lafavor have put up key plays for Kansas City while pinch-hitting, the two have a .333 and .286 pinch-hitting average respectively.
Pre-season player to watch Camryn Stickel has challenged opponents from the circle. Stickel has started eight games in the circle for the Roos earning 36 strikeouts so far this season, 11 of which the batters struck out looking.
Freshmen have proven to be an essential part of the Kansas City team, especially on defense. Three freshmen, Katie Noble, Lauren Parker and Taylor Kvale lead the team in fielding percentage boasting a perfect 1.000.

SIUE Notes

The Cougars look to remedy its five-game losing streak. SIUE and Kansas City both faced UT Martin earlier, SIUE lost the two games while Kansas City won its pair.
The most recent, and only meeting between the Roos and Cougars was in 2013. Both SIUE and Kansas City welcomed new coaches to their programs this year.

South Dakota Notes

South Dakota comes into the matchup hot off two conference wins against North Dakota in its Summit League opener last weekend. In its two games, South Dakota held North Dakota to just one run.
Upperclassmen dominate offense for the coyotes. Fifth-year Courtney Wilson leads the team with a .326 avg, Junior Bela Goerke leads the team in slugging percentage with .518 and Junior Gabby Moser leads the team in RBIs with 18 off of 22 hits.

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