The Northwest Missouri State University softball team will close out its regular season at home with doubleheaders against Central Missouri and Lincoln.
 
Friday, April 28
Northwest Missouri State vs. Central Missouri
2 p.m. & 4 p.m. | Bearcat Softball Field
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Saturday, April 29
Northwest Missouri State vs. Lincoln
12 p.m. & 2 p.m. | Bearcat Softball Field
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Saturday the Bearcat softball team will also be celebrating Senior Day prior to the first pitch of the doubleheader against Lincoln. Head coach Naomi Tellez will recognize the following seniors:
 
C Grace Ruehle (Dodge City, Kan.)
RHP Christina Campbell (Waterloo, Iowa)
INF Olivia Daugherty (Kansas City, Mo.)
OF Brylee Kemper (St. Joseph, Mo.)
C Madison Friest (Roland, Iowa)
 
Northwest ranks No. 11 in this week's MIAA standings with a 25-23 overall record and an 8-14 conference record. The 'Cats enter the weekend just one game back from 10^th place, two games back from ninth place, and three games back from eighth place. The top eight teams will qualify for the 2023 MIAA Softball Tournament.
 
Central Missouri ranks No. 4 in the current standings with an overall record of 31-16 and a conference record of 15-7.
 
Lincoln ranks last in the league with an overall record of 7-37 and an MIAA record of 2-20.
 
This Week's MIAA Softball Standings

1. Central Oklahoma (DH vs. Pittsburg State & Missouri Southern)
2. Missouri Southern (DH at Newman & Central Oklahoma)
3. Rogers State (DH at Fort Hays State & Nebraska-Kearney)
4. Central Missouri (DH at NWMSU & Missouri Western)
5. Washburn (DH vs. Emporia State)
6. Emporia State (DH at Washburn)
7. Fort Hays State (DH vs. Rogers State & Northeastern State)
8. Pittsburg State (DH at Central Oklahoma & Newman)
9. Missouri Western (DH vs. Lincoln & Central Missouri)
10. Northeastern State (DH at Nebraska-Kearney & Fort Hays State)
11. Northwest Missouri (DH vs. Central Missouri & Lincoln)
12. Nebraska-Kearney (DH vs. Northeastern State & Rogers State)
13. Newman (DH vs. Missouri Southern & Pittsburg State)
14. Lincoln (DH at Missouri Western & NWMSU)

 
MIAA Leaders
Olivia Daugherty ranks fourth in RBIs (43), fifth in OPS (1.131), sixth in home runs (11), seventh in slugging percentage (.689), ninth in batting average (.385), and ninth in hits (57).
 
Lillie Filger is No. 6 at bats with 163 and ranks sixth in hits with 58.
 
Jadyn Streigle ranks 10^th in innings pitched as she has gone 127.1 innings.
 
Breck Dickey is eighth in batters struck out with 99.  
 
Team Leaders
Abby Nolte leads the team in walks as she has drawn 20 of them.
 
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.
 
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 29 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.) – 29
 
Daugherty ranks fifth in the school record book in hits with 228.
 
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.) – 228
 
Daugherty is now up to second all-time in Northwest history in RBIs with 147.
 
Most Runs Batted In
1. - Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) - 191
2. - Olivia Daugherty (2018-pres.) – 147
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 .629.
 
Highest Slugging Percentage (min. 250 AB)
1. - Kaitlyn Weis (2017-2021) - .741
2. - Stephanie Mark (2014-2015) - .698
3. - Olivia Daugherty (2018-pres.) - .629
 
Lillie Filger leads the team in stolen bases as she is 19-for-20 this season. Her 18 stolen bases puts her tied at No. 6 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
     - Lillie Filger (2023) – 19