The Northwest Missouri State University softball team will close out its regular season road trips as they trek to Joplin, Mo., and Pittsburg, Kan. for doubleheaders Friday and Saturday.
 
Friday, April 21
Northwest Missouri State at Missouri Southern
2 p.m. & 4 p.m.
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Saturday, April 22
Northwest Missouri State at Pittsburg State
2 p.m. & 4 p.m.
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Missouri Southern is currently at the top of this week's MIAA standings with a 31-8 overall record and a 16-2 conference record. In the MIAA, the Lions have one loss to Lincoln and one loss to Emporia State. The Bearcats split last year's double header with MSSU on April 26.
 
Pittsburg State ranks ninth in the league with a 23-17 overall record and an 8-10 MIAA record. Northwest has won four straight games against the Gorillas.
 
Northwest is 11^th in the standings as the team comes in at 24-20 overall and 7-11 in league play.
 
MIAA Leaders
Lillie Filger leads the conference in at bats with 149 and ranks eighth in hits with 52.
 
Olivia Daugherty ranks fifth in hits (53), fifth in home runs (10), sixth in OPS (1.161), sixth in RBIs (39), seventh in slugging percentage (.704), and ninth in batting average (.393).
 
Omara Love is No. 9 in hits with 52.
 
Jadyn Streigle ranks eighth in innings pitched as she has gone 113.1 innings.
 
Breck Dickey is 10^th in batters struck out with 85.  
 
Team Leaders
Skylar Pieper leads the Bearcats in doubles this season as she has 11. Omara Love and Olivia Daugherty are just behind her with 10 apiece.
 
Lela Bryant, Skylar Pieper, and Olivia Daugherty all have 1 triple this year.
 
Abby Nolte leads the team in walks as she has drawn 18 of them.
 
Record Book Updates

Daugherty is now second in Northwest history in home runs with 41.

Abby Nolte is tied for fourth in school history with 28 homers.

Most Home Runs
1. - Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) - 56
2. – Olivia Daugherty (2018-pres.) - 41
3. – Ashley Pride (2003-2006) - 37
4. - Abby Nolte (2020-pres.) – 28
 
Daugherty ranks fifth in the school record book in hits with 226.
 
Most Hits
1. Rebecca Maher (2015-2018) - 244
2. - Kendra Smith (1997-2000) - 237
3. - Torri Blythe (2014-2017) - 235
     - Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) - 235
5. - Olivia Daugherty (2018-pres.) – 226
 
Daugherty is now up to second all-time in Northwest history in RBIs with 146.
 
Most Runs Batted In
1. - Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) - 191
2. - Olivia Daugherty (2018-pres.) – 146
3. - Chantel Adams (2014-2017) - 145
4. – Rebecca Maher (2015-2018) – 141
 
Daugherty is seventh all-time in school history in doubles with 43.
 
Most Doubles
1. - Hailee Hendricks (2010-2013) - 55
2. - Rebecca Maher (2015-2018) - 53
3. - Megan Spring (2001-2004) - 49
     - Chantel Adams (2014-2017) - 49
5. - Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) - 47
6. - Amanda Urquhart (1997-2000) - 45
7. - Olivia Daugherty (2018-pres.) – 43
 
Daugherty is currently fifth in Northwest history in runs scored as she has accounted for 133 runs.
 
Most Runs Scored
1. - Erin Leslie (2007-2010) - 154
2. - Torri Blythe (2014-2017) - 153
3. - Rebecca Maher (2015-2018) - 148
4. - Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) - 140
5. - Olivia Daugherty (2018-pres.) – 133
 
Daugherty is third in school history in slugging percentage at .638.
 
Highest Slugging Percentage (min. 250 AB)
1. - Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) - .741
2. - Stephanie Mark (2014-2015) - .698
3. - Olivia Daugherty (2018-pres.) - .639
 
Lillie Filger leads the team in stolen bases as she is 18-for-19 this season. Her 18 stolen bases puts her at No. 7 in the school record book for stolen bases in a season.
 
Most Stolen Bases In a Season
1. - Katy John (2005) - 33
2. - Katy John (2006) - 24
3. - Torri Blythe (2016) - 22
4. - Kendra Smith (1997) - 20
5. - Torri Blythe (2014) - 21
6. - Erin Leslie (2010) - 19
7. - Lillie Filger (2023) – 18

Historical Stats
The Bearcat pitching squad has pitched three straight shutouts for only the 11^th time in program history. The team has produced four straight shutouts just two times in the programs history.

2003
Mar. 26 - at Missouri Western - 5-0
Mar. 30 - South Dakota State - 5-0
Mar. 30 - Nebraska-Kearney - 4-0
Mar. 30 - Central Missouri - 3-0

1995
Apr. 22 - vs. Lincoln (Mo.) - 5-0
Apr. 23 - vs. Missouri Western - 4-0
Apr. 23 - vs. Missouri Western - 2-0
Apr. 28 - vs. Missouri Southern - 8-0