Posted: Apr 20, 2021
This Week for SHU Softball
Wednesday, April 21
Madonna Crusaders *
3:30/5:30 PM | Adrian, Mich. | Christensen Memorial Field
Thursday, April 22
Aquinas Saints *
3:30/5:30 PM | Adrian, Mich. | Christensen Memorial Field
Saturday, April 24
at Lawrence Tech Blue Devils *
1/3 PM | Farmington, Mich. | Farmington HS
Sunday, April 25
Cleary Cougars *
12/1 PM | Adrian, Mich. | Christensen Memorial Field
Upcoming for the Saints: The Siena Heights softball team competes in four conference doubleheaders this week beginning on Wednesday at home against Madonna. Aquinas comes to town on Thursday before the Saints go out of town to face Lawrence Tech on Saturday. SHU hosts Cleary on Sunday for the final games for the week.
Head Coach: Laura Klutsarits is in her 16th season with the Saints. Klutsarits has the most wins in program history with 318. She achieved her 300th win in the WHAC tournament semifinals with a 5-3 win over Indiana Tech.
Defending Champions: The Saints are the defending WHAC Tournament champions as they won the 2019 championship. Siena used wins over Cleary (4-0), Indiana Tech (5-3), and UNOH (6-4) to win the title.
No Spring Break Trip: Traditionally, the Saint softball program has taken a trip to Arizona or Florida during Spring Break, however, due to COVID, those trips were canceled this year. In place of the trip, the Saints took three weekends to travel south and play two doubleheaders against opponents for an unconventional set of "Spring Games."
WHAC Pitcher of the Week: Junior pitcher Kelsey Uhl was named the WHAC softball pitcher of the week by the league office on March 15.
Jordan Green was the WHAC pitcher of the Week on April 5.
Home Sweet Home: Siena Heights softball will be playing in its first home games this week. The Saints have not played an official varsity game at home since April 24, 2019. The Saints played 12 games in 2020, all on the road before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last time the Saints were at home, they split with Madonna by losing game one, 2-1, and winning 4-1 in game two.
On The Road: The Saints have played all 18 games away from home so far during 2021. They are 11-7 currently in road contests.
Top 10 Rankings: The Saints are third in the NAIA in At Bats per game with 30.389 and eighth in caught stealing per game with 0.444.
Last Time Out: Saints Split at Lourdes
The Saints (11-7 overall, 2-2 WHAC) split a conference doubleheader with Lourdes Wednesday, winning the opener 7-6 and dropping game two 2-1. Sam Hill had three hits and three RBI in game one, with Julia Hogston adding three hits and two RBI. Jordan Green earned the win in relief. In game two, Hill had two hits, with Green tossing a complete game but taking the loss.
Scouting Report
Hitting: Madonna: Hits: K. Popko - 39 | Avg: K. Popko - .500 (39/78) | Runs: K. Popko - 23 | 2B: K. Popko - 14 | 3B: V. Pezzoni - 3 | HR: K. Popko - 4 | RBI: K. Popko - 25.
Aquinas: Hits: J. Humitz - 37 | Avg: J. Humitz - .446 | Runs: B. Wila - 27 | 2B: B. Wila - 12 | 3B: T. Borkowski, K. Sears, & B. Wila - 1 | HR: D. Roberts & C. Hardin - 6 | RBI: I. Dawson - 30.
Lawrence Tech: Hits: S. Hige - 33 | Avg: S. Hige - .423 | Runs: B. Wieland - 25 | 2B: C. Tatum - 6 | 3B: S. Hige & E. Coon - 1 | HR: H. Mazon - 5 | RBI: H. Mazon - 23.
Cleary: Hits: A. Andrews & K. Jacobs - 8 | Avg: C. Ture - .444 | Runs: C. Ture, K. Jacobs, & G. Leslie - 2 | 2B: K. Jacobs - 4 | 3B: L. Stockert & G. Leslie - 1 | HR: L. Stockert - 1 | RBI: K. Jacobs & L. Stockert - 3.
Pitching: Madonna: C. Jones (7-0) - 3.06 ERA | 14 GP | 9 GS | 2 CG | 1 SHO | 1 SV | 52.2 IP | 52 H | 27 R | 23 ER | 9 BB | 46 K | 12 2B | 9 HR | 222 TBF | .251 B/Avg.
M. Henry (5-1) - 2.67 ERA | 8 GP | 7 GS | 5 CG | 1 SHO | 42.0 IP | 40 H | 20 R | 16 ER | 6 BB | 40 K | 11 2B | 2 HR | 181 TBF | .247 B/Avg.
A. Fessenden (3-2) - 4.50 ERA | 7 GP | 5 GS | 1 CG | 23.1 IP | 27 H | 17 R | 15 ER | 12 BB | 22 K | 6 2B | 1 3B | 2 HR | 112 TBF | .290 B/Avg.
M. Schlaud (3-2) - 0.61 ERA | 7 GP | 2 GS | 1 CG | 1 SV | 23.0 IP | 19 H | 8 R | 2 ER | 7 BB | 25 K | 1 3B | 98 TBF | .213 B/Avg.
Aquinas: L. Ash (7-2): 3.62 ERA | 13 GP | 11 GS | 3 CG | 2 SHO | 50.1 IP | 53 H | 36 R | 26 ER | 17 BB | 40 K | 9 2B | 2 3B | 2 HR | 231 TBF | .259 B/Avg.
K. Fessenden (6-0) - 3.21 ERA | 14 GP | 5 GS | 1 CG | 43.2 IP | 52 H | 24 R | 20 ER | 12 BB | 16 K | 13 2B | 2 3B | 2 HR | 195 TBF | .292 B/Avg.
L. Vaughn (4-3) - 5.25 ERA | 14 GP | 9 GS | 1 CBO | 44.0 IP | 66 H | 45 R | 33 ER | 16 BB | 26 K | 16 2B | 2 3B | 6 HR | 224 TBF | .328 B/Avg.
Lawrence Tech: C. Brandt (1-2): 2.67 ERA | 10 GP | 4 GS | 1 CG | 1 SV | 39.1 IP | 44 H | 22 R | 15 ER | 16 BB | 23 K | 11 2B | 1 HR | 180 TBF | .289 B/Avg.
M. Bemz (4-4): 3.96 ERA | 17 GP | 9 GS | 6 CG | 1 SV | 69.0 IP | 64 H| 50 R | 39 ER | 37 BB | 59 K | 12 2B | 2 3B | 4 HR | 322 TBF .234 B/Avg.
M. Shumaker (3-3): 4.81 ERA | 13 GP | 7 GS | 2 CG | 43.2 IP | 51 H | 38 R | 30 ER | 22 BB | 16 K | 6 2B | 2 3B | 3 HR | 218 TBF | .273 B/Avg.
Cleary: M. Cole (0-4): 4.96 ERA | 4 GP | 4 GS | 1 CG | 18.1 IP | 31 H | 16 R | 13 ER | 6 BB | 6 K | 11 2B | 2 HR | 92 TBF | .365 B/Avg.
N. Finazzo (1-1): 3.86 ERA | 5 GP | 2 GS | 1 CG | 16.1 IP | 23 H | 12 R | 9 ER | 8 BB | 8 K | 4 2B | 2 3B | 1 HR | 88 TBF | .307 B/Avg.
N. O'Reilly (0-2): 15.27 ERA | 4 GP | 2 GS | 7.1 IP | 22 H | 19 R | 16 ER | 3 BB | 1 K | 5 2B | 2 3B | 1 HR | 53 TBF | .458 B/Avg.
S. Terleckyj (0-1): 6.30 ERA | 3 GP | 2 GS | 10.0 IP | 17 H | 10 R | 9 ER | 4 BB | 8 K | 7 2B | 1 3B | 1 HR | 54 TBF | .362 B/Avg.
