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South Dakota State University Athletics
Jackrabbits earn No. 4 seed at league tournament
5/12/2010 3:00:00 PM | Softball
The season came down to one game for the Jackrabbits on whether or not they would make the four-team field at The Summit League Tournament. Win the final game of the doubleheader with North Dakota State and advance or go home.
The Jacks scored three runs in the first, three more insurance runs in the sixth, and kept the potent Bison offense in check to secure the 6-2 win and the team's first-ever appearance in the league tournament this weekend in Fargo, N.D., hosted by North Dakota State.
SDSU opens the tournament against the top-seeded Fighting Leathernecks of Western Illinois on Friday at 10 a.m. Snow in Macomb, Ill., forced the cancelation of a three-game series in March, so the Jacks and Leathernecks did not meet during the regular season.
The winner of the game advances to play the winner of the IPFW vs. NDSU game at 5:30 p.m., while the two losing teams meet on Friday at 3 p.m.
Click the link at the top of the page to download the complete tournament bracket.
RABBITS ON THE AIR - Every game at this weekend's Summit League Tournament can be heard live, and for free, on GoJacks.com and/or on KJJQ 910 AM. The broadcasts, with Tyler Merriam doing the play-by-play, begin approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled first pitch.
Jackrabbit softball fans can also watch the games live on the internet for free. Just log onto GoJacks.com and click on the multimedia tab and then click on live events. Fans still need to register, but can still watch the games for free.
BROSHAR CATCHING ON - Jackrabbit senior catcher Dani Broshar enters the tournament riding a streak of 168 straight games started and 144 straight games started at catcher for a total of 910 consecutive innings behind the plate, which makes her the only catcher in the Joanna Lane era.
In addition to her defense, Broshar enters the tournament tied for third all-time at SDSU with 33 career doubles, tied for fourth all-time with 12 homeruns and tied for sixth all-time with 56 walks.
SDSU Jackrabbits (19-30, 11-9 Summit) - SDSU needed to win one game in its doubleheader with NDSU last weekend to make The Summit League Tournament for the first time, and the Jackrabbits came through with a 6-2 win to earn the berth and win a date with No. 1 seed Western Illinois on Friday at 10 a.m.
Ashley Durazo leads the Jackrabbit everyday players with a .376 batting average, which includes five doubles, three triples, on homerun and 17 RBI, mostly out of the leadoff spot. Krista Honken bats .369 with six doubles, four homers and 16 RBI. Pam Nicholson, Devon Reick and Morgan McCabe also bat over .300 and see significant playing time. Dani Broshar bats .291, but leads the team with six homeruns and with 26 RBI.
Kori Seidlitz leads the Jackrabbit pitching staff with a 14-16 record in 37 appearances to go along with her 4.65 ERA. Pam Nicholson enters the week with a 5.13 ERA and a 5-14 record in 32 appearances.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS
Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks (33-17, 19-2 Summit) - Western Illinois dropped just two games in league play, but both of them came against North Dakota State on the same field where the two teams play this weekend in Fargo, N.D. The Bison won the first game of the series 7-4 and then won the last game 4-2 the next day.
Beth Golitko leads the WIU offense with a .380 batting average and enters the tournament tied with Julie DePalo for a team-high five homeruns. DePalo ranks second on the team with a .355 batting average and with 13 doubles. Jami Goss leads the team with 33 RBI, to go along with here seven doubles, one triple, four homeruns and .313 batting average.
Kamren Ferguson leads the pitching staff with a 2.04 ERA and a 20-10 record over 198.2 innings pitched. She also leads the team with eight shutouts and one combined shutout.
The Series vs. Western Illinois - The Fighting Leathernecks lead the all-time series 6-1, including an 8-3 win in the AIAW College World Series in Omaha on May 20, 1972.
Weather wiped out a three game series earlier this season on March 20-21 in Macomb, Ill. The lone Jackrabbit win in the series came on April 12, 2008, a 12-9 victory in Macomb.
IPFW Mastodons (28-17, 17-6 Summit) - IPFW makes the tournament for the second time in its three years in The Summit League, this time as the No. 2 seed. In their first trip in 2008, the No. 3 seeded Mastodons lost their opening game, but won through the losers bracket all the way to the championship game, where they eventually fell to No. 4 seed Western Illinois for the league title.
Kristina Karpun far and away leads the IPFW offense with a .403 batting average, 12 doubles, 14 homeruns and 40 RBI. Sara Hopwood bats .340 with six doubles, three triples, six homers and 33 RBI, while Rachel Staschuk adds nine doubles, three homers and 17 RBI to go along with her .333 batting average.
Courtney Cronin leads the IPFW pitching staff with a 1.92 ERA and an 18-9 ERA in 164.1 innings pitched with 11 shutouts. Staschuk brings a 2.15 ERA and a 7-3 record to the tournament over 81.1 innings pitched with three shutouts.
The Series vs. IPFW - Series tied 4-4 after the Mastodons won two of the three meetings this season in Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Jackrabbits won the first three meetings, starting with a 4-0 win in 1998, but IPFW won four of the last five meetings to tie the series.
North Dakota State Bison (30-23, 14-8 Summit) - The defending league champion Bison, who made it all the way to the NCAA Division I Super Regional in 2009, enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed and as winners in 11 of their last 15 games.
Melissa Chmielweski leads the Bison with an impressive .404 batting average, 18 doubles, 10 homeruns and 58 RBI. Nicole Rivera bats .387 with seven doubles, a triple and 17 RBI, while Laurel Pipkin bats .325 with six doubles, a triple and 21 RBI.
Whitney Johnson leads the NDSU pitching staff with a 2.63 ERA and a 23-16 record and eight shutouts in 42 appearances. Randi Parks may also see some action at the tournament, which she enters with a 4.45 ERA and a 7-7 record in 23 appearances.
The Series vs. North Dakota State - NDSU leads the all-time series 47-44 after the Jacks and Bison split the 2010 season series on Saturday in Brookings.
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