THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015
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Softball to take Baylor on in final home game
DEREK SKILLETT
@derek_skillett
After narrowly losing a weekend series to the No.4 Oklahoma Sooners, the Jayhawks (35-10, 5-7) will be back in action Friday against the No.14 Baylor Bears (34-12, 8-4) for the final home Big 12 conference series of the season.
Kansas lost its last conference series to the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners two games to one. The Jayhawks upset the Sooners last Friday night on a two-run home run from freshman indefender Daniella Chavez in the eighth inning, but were unable to slow Oklahoma's powerful offense in Saturday and Sunday's games.
Junior infielder Chaley Brickey leads the Jayhawk offense with a .421 batting average and has contributed 61 hits, 44 runs scored, 53 RBIs and 13 home runs. Infielder Maddie Stein, who is among four seniors who will be celebrated this weekend, ranks second on the team with a .372 batting average, 51 hits, 28 runs scored, 15 doubles and 40 RBIs.
Chavez has been sensational for the Jayhawks during her freshman season, recording a .333 batting average, 43 hits, 23 runs scored, 11 home runs and 52 RBIs.
Pille leads the Jayhawks' pitching staff with a 2.84 ERA and has recorded 165 strikeouts, while allowing 139 hits and 77 scores. Freshman Bryn Houlton ranks second on the
pitching staff with a 3.15 ERA and has recorded 29 strikeouts while allowing 58 hits and 31 scores.
The No. 14 Baylor Bears boast an impressive 34-12 record this season and are ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 conference standings, just behind Oklahoma. This season, they boost impressive victories against No. 2 Oregon and No. 17 Arizona and are one of the few Big 12 teams to defeat No. 4 Oklahoma.
"We have to focus on
ourselves and what we need to do to be successful. If we do that and we don't get wrapped up into what they do, I think we'll be OK."
MEGAN SMITH Softball coach
Offensively, the Bears are led by freshman infielder Shelby Fridenberg, who ranks second on Baylor's lineup with a .392 batting average and has recorded 47 hits, 30 scores, 15 home runs and 39 RBIs.
The Bears boast some power near the bottom of their batting order, with redshirt junior Linsey Hays recording 39 hits, 17 scores, eight home runs and 37 RBIs on a .302 batting average.
"Baylor's bringing something a little bit different than what
Baylor's pitching staff is led by junior Heather Stearns, who carries a 2.47 ERA and has recorded 193 strikeouts, while allowing 126 hits and 60 scores. Redshirt freshman Sarah Beth Toben also plays an important role on Baylor's pitching staff with a 1.99 ERA and has recorded 16 strikeouts while allowing 32 hits and 13 scores.
Oklahoma had," Kansas coach Megan Smith said. "They got a lot of speed in their lineup, which we deal with every single time we play Baylor. It's a tough game because their speed can change a game."
"[To win these games], our mentality has to be the same as it was last weekend. We have to focus on ourselves and what we need to do to be successful. If we do that and we don't get wrapped up into what they do, I think we'll be OK," Smith said.
Before Saturday's game, the Jayhawks will celebrate the careers of seniors Chanin Naudin, Stein, Pille and Beth Wilson, who has spent two years in the program.
"When those three girls [Naudin, Stein, Pille] walked onto campus [in 2011], our program changed." Smith said. "All three of those players have all made huge impacts on this program.
"Those three are special players have turned our program around. What a strong group to come in and lead that charge," Smith added.
Edited by Mitch Raznick
DEREK SKILLETT/KANSAN
Seniors Alicia Pille, Maddie Stein, Beth Wilson and Chanin Naudin will be honored Saturday at Arrocha Ballpark.
Softball seniors prepare for last Big 12 homestand
DEREK SKILLETT
@derek_skillett
The coming weekend will mark the last time Kansas' four seniors will suit up for a home conference series. The Jayhawks (35-10, 5-7) will face off against the No. 14 Baylor Bears (34-12, 8-4) at 5 p.m. Friday for a three-game weekend series.
The four seniors on the Jayhawks' roster, infielders Maddie Stein and Chanin Naudin and pitchers Alicia Pille and Beth Wilson, expect emotions to run high when they are honored before Saturday's game against the Bears.
"I feel like I'm going to be thinking about all it took to almost get me there," Naudin said. "I feel like I'm going to try to not be emotional, but I'm probably going to be emotional because it's been a special four years."
Wilson, a senior pitcher from Canton, Ill., has only spent two years in the Kansas program after transferring from Heartland Community College in 2013.
this season, Naudin has contributed a .277 batting average while adding 39 hits, 31RBIs, 30 runs scored and seven home runs. Naudin said her family members from California, Arizona and Texas would attend the weekend series.
"I'm not really much of an emotional person, but I'm looking forward to just having all my family in town and just celebrating this day," Wilson said. "Hopefully I won't get emotional, but I know that the other seniors will."
Wilson has a 9.39 ERA this season and has recorded six
strikeouts while allowing 24 hits and 21 runs in limited appearances this season.
Stein has been a major contributor to the Jayhawk program during her four years as a Jayhawk. She came to Lawrence from Oklahoma City in 2011 and has developed into Kansas' all-time leader in RBIs with 149.
"The experience has been extremely memorable," Stein said. "I just can't say enough about how much I've loved playing at KU, and then this year has just been especially special because we have a brand new park, we've been ranked, so expectations are high for us as a team."
This season, Stein has contributed a .372 batting average
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