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Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University Softball team will begin a 10-game homestand this week as they host Emporia State on Friday and Washburn on Saturday. 

Scouting the Bearcats

SBU comes into the series with Emporia with a 26-14 (10-8 MIAA) record and are coming off of a 12 game road trip over the last two weeks. Jaidyn Mawhinney is leading SBU with a .407 batting average and a .453 on base percentage. Stormy Christerson comes in hitting .359, while Megan Schellert is hitting .344. Lauren Strobel is pacing SBU with 11 extra base hits and 24 RBI's.In the circle  Claire Miller leads the Bearcats in ERA (1.53), strikeouts (131), and batting average against (.213). Kacey Ayers-Evans leads the team in wins (13) and innings pitched (132.2).

Scouting the Hornets

Emporia State come into the contest against SBU with a 25-19 (10-6 MIAA) on the season and are coming off of a split against Nebraska-Kearney. ESU has five players hitting over .300 on the year and are led by Caitlin VanVleck who is hitting .372 on the season.Danielle Sprinkle leads the Hornets with 29 RBI's on the season. Eryn Stockman leads ESU in almost every pitching category including wins (17), innings pitched (167.1), and strikeouts (83). 

Scouting the Ichabods 

Washburn comes into the series with a 21-24 (8-8 MIAA) record on the season, and are coming off a split with Fort Hays State. WU is led by Erica Harper who leads the team in batting average (.365) and home runs (9) and is tied for the lead in RBI's with 25. In the circle Kelcee Henry and Ashley Wills who have each thrown at least 80.0 innings this season. 

Quick Hits

Jaidyn Mawhinney is 5th in the MIAA in batting average (.407) and  7th in on base percentage (.453)
Claire Miller ranks 3rd in the MIAA in ERA (1.53), 3rd in opponents batting average (.213), and 2nd in strikeouts (131).
Kacey Ayers-Evans ranks 6th in the MIAA in ERA (2.16), 5th in opponents batting average (.221), 5th in innings pitched (132.2), and 4th in strikeouts (115).