Friday, February 19
Las Cruces, N.M.
10:00 am
Creighton University
vs
Campbell
Photo by: Jason Wise Photography
Softball Travels to New Mexico State for Troy Cox Classic
2/18/2016 3:52:00 PM | Softball
Bluejays open tourney versus Campbell, #14 Oklahoma
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -Â Creighton Softball will travel to Las Cruces, N.M., this weekend to take part in the Troy Cox Classic hosted by New Mexico State.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 19 vs. Campbell - 10:00 a.m. -Â LIVE STATS
Friday, Feb. 19 vs. #14 Oklahoma - 2:30 p.m. -Â LIVE STATS
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Campbell - 10:00 a.m. -Â LIVE STATS
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Western Michigan - 12:00 p.m. -Â LIVE STATS
Sunday, Feb. 21 at New Mexico State - 10:00 a.m. -Â LIVE STATS
*All times Central Standard Time
For updates, follow @BluejaySoftball on Twitter.
TOURNAMENT RUNDOWN
After facing formidable opponents in the season-opening Kajikawa Classic last weekend, Creighton will again face tough non-conference tests as the Bluejays take part in the Troy Cox Classic in Las Cruces, N.M.
The Bluejays, who went 1-4 last weekend, will open the Troy Cox Classic, hosted by New Mexico State, with Friday matchups versus Campbell and fourteenth-ranked Oklahoma. Last season, Oklahoma captured the Big 12 regular-season title and advanced to the Tuscaloosa Super Regional en route to winning 49 games.
Saturday, Creighton will play Campbell once more before facing off against Mid-American Conference opponent Western Michigan.
The Bluejays will conclude the tournament by going toe-to-toe with host New Mexico State, which posted a 47-16 record a year ago and won the WAC tournament championship.
Creighton's matchups with Oklahoma and New Mexico State will mark the fifth and sixth occasions already this season that the Bluejays will have faced off with teams that finished last season with RPI rankings better than 70: Tennessee (9), Oklahoma (12), New Mexico State (43), Cal State Northridge (51), BYU (56), and UC Riverside (70).
GETTING UP TO SPEED
The Bluejays split games in the opening day of last weekend's Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., holding ninth-ranked Tennessee to just three runs through five innings in Creighton's opening matchup. The Volunteers eventually earned a 5-0 win in the contest, adding a pair of insurance runs in the sixth.
Creighton then went on to manufacture nine runs on 11 hits versus Boise State en route to earning a 9-6 victory. Blake Ringle and Allie Reinhart each drove in three runs in the win, while Anna O'Gorman added two RBI and scored two runs.
The Bluejays' bats were quited in their final three games, as Creighton totalled just four runs and suffered a trio of setbacks to Cal State Northridge, UC Riverside, and BYU, respectively. Creighton's Micaela Whitney, Sydnee Eck, and Michal Hylton combined to allow just seven earned runs in the three matchups.
Whitney (16.2 IP) and Eck (10.2 IP) maintained respective ERAs of 2.52 and 3.28, and combined to fan 30 batters.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Campbell
Conference: Big South
2015 Record/RPI: 28-27/184
Series: Tied at 1-1; Last matchup: 3/11/11 - L, 7-6
Friday's matchup with Creighton will be the first competition of the spring for Campbell after last weekend's Hampton Inn Invitational in Buies Creek, N.C., was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Four of the Fighting Camels' top six batters in terms of run production from a year ago graduated last spring, leaving Campbell with vacancies in the batting order. Top offensive returners for Campbell include Bailey Bjornson (.299, 20 RBI in 2015) and Chandler Patterson (.256, 34 RBI).
Junior righthander Katie Baker (2.88 ERA, 13-14 in 2015) is likely to assume the role as the Fighting Camels' top pitcher following the graduation of last season's ace, Julia Callicutt (2.36 ERA, 14-10 in 2015).
New Mexico State
Conference: Western Athletic
2015 Record/RPI: 47-16/43
Series: Creighton leads 13-9; Last matchup: 3/9/12 - L, 4-1
The Aggies boast a 5-0 record this season after going unbeaten in last weekend's New Mexico State Invitational. New Mexico State earned three victories over Incarnate Word and two victories over UTEP, outscoring its opponents, 49-8, in those five contests.
After its 5-0 opening weekend, New Mexico State ranks among the nation's top 10 for batting average (.488), slugging percentage (.768), and scoring (9.60).
Freshman Kelsey Horton (San Clemente, Calif.) hit three homers in the Aggies' first five games, amassing nine RBI. Senior Emma Adams drove in a team-best 10 runs.
In the pitchers' circle, senior Karysta Donisthorpe earned wins in three of the contests, allowing no earned runs over 11 innings of work. Senior righthander Makayla McAdams picked up wins in the other two contests, maintaining a 1.31 ERA.
#14 Oklahoma
Conference: Big 12
2015 Record/RPI: 49-9/12
Series: Oklahoma leads 17-10; Last matchup: 3/1/09 - L, 5-3
Oklahoma went 3-2 in the Las Vegas-based Sportco Kick Off Classic last weekend. After falling to nationally-ranked Minnesota and Washington in their opening two contests, the Sooners rattled off three consecutive victories, two of which were shutouts.
Senior outfielder Erin Miller batted .400 with two home runs over the weekend, driving in a team-best five runs. Kelsey Stevens (14.1 IP) and Paige Parker (13.2 IP) got the starts in the circle for the Sooners, recording ERAs of 1.47 and 2.05, respectively.
Western Michigan
Conference: Mid-American
2015 Record/RPI: 25-26/150
Series: Creighton leads 5-4; Last matchup: 2/6/15 - W, 8-5
The Troy Cox Classic will serve as the first action of the spring for the Broncos.
Western Michigan returns three of its top five batters from a year ago: Ivy Schaaf (.368, 39 runs in 2015), Melissa Palmer (.353, 29 RBI), and Erin Binkowski (.254, 27 RBI). Meanwhile, senior starting pitcher Allyson Kus returns for the Broncos. Kus posted an 11-10 record last season, maintaining a 3.17 ERA over a team-best 137 innings of work.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb. 19 vs. Campbell - 10:00 a.m. -Â LIVE STATS
Friday, Feb. 19 vs. #14 Oklahoma - 2:30 p.m. -Â LIVE STATS
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Campbell - 10:00 a.m. -Â LIVE STATS
Saturday, Feb. 20 vs. Western Michigan - 12:00 p.m. -Â LIVE STATS
Sunday, Feb. 21 at New Mexico State - 10:00 a.m. -Â LIVE STATS
*All times Central Standard Time
For updates, follow @BluejaySoftball on Twitter.
TOURNAMENT RUNDOWN
After facing formidable opponents in the season-opening Kajikawa Classic last weekend, Creighton will again face tough non-conference tests as the Bluejays take part in the Troy Cox Classic in Las Cruces, N.M.
The Bluejays, who went 1-4 last weekend, will open the Troy Cox Classic, hosted by New Mexico State, with Friday matchups versus Campbell and fourteenth-ranked Oklahoma. Last season, Oklahoma captured the Big 12 regular-season title and advanced to the Tuscaloosa Super Regional en route to winning 49 games.
Saturday, Creighton will play Campbell once more before facing off against Mid-American Conference opponent Western Michigan.
The Bluejays will conclude the tournament by going toe-to-toe with host New Mexico State, which posted a 47-16 record a year ago and won the WAC tournament championship.
Creighton's matchups with Oklahoma and New Mexico State will mark the fifth and sixth occasions already this season that the Bluejays will have faced off with teams that finished last season with RPI rankings better than 70: Tennessee (9), Oklahoma (12), New Mexico State (43), Cal State Northridge (51), BYU (56), and UC Riverside (70).
GETTING UP TO SPEED
The Bluejays split games in the opening day of last weekend's Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., holding ninth-ranked Tennessee to just three runs through five innings in Creighton's opening matchup. The Volunteers eventually earned a 5-0 win in the contest, adding a pair of insurance runs in the sixth.
Creighton then went on to manufacture nine runs on 11 hits versus Boise State en route to earning a 9-6 victory. Blake Ringle and Allie Reinhart each drove in three runs in the win, while Anna O'Gorman added two RBI and scored two runs.
The Bluejays' bats were quited in their final three games, as Creighton totalled just four runs and suffered a trio of setbacks to Cal State Northridge, UC Riverside, and BYU, respectively. Creighton's Micaela Whitney, Sydnee Eck, and Michal Hylton combined to allow just seven earned runs in the three matchups.
Whitney (16.2 IP) and Eck (10.2 IP) maintained respective ERAs of 2.52 and 3.28, and combined to fan 30 batters.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Campbell
Conference: Big South
2015 Record/RPI: 28-27/184
Series: Tied at 1-1; Last matchup: 3/11/11 - L, 7-6
Friday's matchup with Creighton will be the first competition of the spring for Campbell after last weekend's Hampton Inn Invitational in Buies Creek, N.C., was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Four of the Fighting Camels' top six batters in terms of run production from a year ago graduated last spring, leaving Campbell with vacancies in the batting order. Top offensive returners for Campbell include Bailey Bjornson (.299, 20 RBI in 2015) and Chandler Patterson (.256, 34 RBI).
Junior righthander Katie Baker (2.88 ERA, 13-14 in 2015) is likely to assume the role as the Fighting Camels' top pitcher following the graduation of last season's ace, Julia Callicutt (2.36 ERA, 14-10 in 2015).
New Mexico State
Conference: Western Athletic
2015 Record/RPI: 47-16/43
Series: Creighton leads 13-9; Last matchup: 3/9/12 - L, 4-1
The Aggies boast a 5-0 record this season after going unbeaten in last weekend's New Mexico State Invitational. New Mexico State earned three victories over Incarnate Word and two victories over UTEP, outscoring its opponents, 49-8, in those five contests.
After its 5-0 opening weekend, New Mexico State ranks among the nation's top 10 for batting average (.488), slugging percentage (.768), and scoring (9.60).
Freshman Kelsey Horton (San Clemente, Calif.) hit three homers in the Aggies' first five games, amassing nine RBI. Senior Emma Adams drove in a team-best 10 runs.
In the pitchers' circle, senior Karysta Donisthorpe earned wins in three of the contests, allowing no earned runs over 11 innings of work. Senior righthander Makayla McAdams picked up wins in the other two contests, maintaining a 1.31 ERA.
#14 Oklahoma
Conference: Big 12
2015 Record/RPI: 49-9/12
Series: Oklahoma leads 17-10; Last matchup: 3/1/09 - L, 5-3
Oklahoma went 3-2 in the Las Vegas-based Sportco Kick Off Classic last weekend. After falling to nationally-ranked Minnesota and Washington in their opening two contests, the Sooners rattled off three consecutive victories, two of which were shutouts.
Senior outfielder Erin Miller batted .400 with two home runs over the weekend, driving in a team-best five runs. Kelsey Stevens (14.1 IP) and Paige Parker (13.2 IP) got the starts in the circle for the Sooners, recording ERAs of 1.47 and 2.05, respectively.
Western Michigan
Conference: Mid-American
2015 Record/RPI: 25-26/150
Series: Creighton leads 5-4; Last matchup: 2/6/15 - W, 8-5
The Troy Cox Classic will serve as the first action of the spring for the Broncos.
Western Michigan returns three of its top five batters from a year ago: Ivy Schaaf (.368, 39 runs in 2015), Melissa Palmer (.353, 29 RBI), and Erin Binkowski (.254, 27 RBI). Meanwhile, senior starting pitcher Allyson Kus returns for the Broncos. Kus posted an 11-10 record last season, maintaining a 3.17 ERA over a team-best 137 innings of work.
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