ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University softball team will wrap up the 2019 regular season with a four-game Great American Conference series against Southwestern Oklahoma State.  The Tigers (22-24, 18-19 GAC) and the Bulldogs (21-28, 20-20 GAC) are two of six teams competing for the final five spots available for the 2019 GAC Championship tournament.

The other teams competing for a spot in the tournament are Southeastern (22-18 GAC), Southern Nazarene (19-20), Ouachita Baptist (19-20) and Henderson State (19-21).
ECU and SWOSU will play doubleheaders April 26 at 27, starting at 2 p.m. Friday, April 26 and noon, Saturday, April 27.

The Tigers will honor their eight seniors approximately 15 minutes before the start on Saturday's games (11:45 a.m.); Ellanee Allison, Breecia Crawford, Demi Danell, Mariah Ewy, Bridget Gleason, Aundrea Hamric, Sable Hankins and Chloe Wigington.

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Tiger Quick Hits

• The Tigers moved their team batting average to .315 over the last two weeks
  • Five players are hitting .333-or-better
    • Sr. Sable Hankins: .393 batting avg., 46 runs, 53 hits, 12 doubles, 12 home runs, 44 RBIs, 33 BBs, 3 HBP, 3-for-3 stolen bases, 23 putouts, 92 assisted outs
    • So. Tarah Hilton: .387 batting avg., 18 runs, 41 hits, 10 doubles, 7 home runs, 42 RBIs, 18 BBs, 68 putouts, 13 assisted outs
    • Jr. Kaytlyn Kizarr: .367 batting avg., 20 runs, 40 hits, 6 doubles, 6 RBI, 12 BBs, 4 HBP, 5 SAC, 58 putouts, 4 assisted outs
      • Has a perfect fielding pct.
    • Sr. Breecia Crawford: .337 batting avg., 19 runs, 33 hits, 9 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs, 22 RBIs, 8 BBs, 3 HBP, 92 putouts, 16 assisted outs
    • Sr. Bridget Gleason: .333 batting avg., 19 runs, 34 hits, 6 doubles, 2 home runs, 2 BBs, 42 putouts, 4 assisted outs
• Of the ECU five-member pitching staff, So. Jacey Henry and Fr. Paige Leschber have seen the most action
  • Henry: 10-11, 29 GP, 18 GS, 9 CG, 2 shutouts, 2 saves, 123.0 IP, 137 hits and 77 runs (63 earned) allowed, 44 BBs, 68 Ks, .279 opponent batting avg.
  • Leschber: 9-4, 22 GP, 15 GS, 5 CG, 1 shutout, 97.2 IP, 95 hits and 61 runs (47 earned) allowed, 60 BBs, 50 Ks, .257 opponent batting avg.

Against the Competition

• Since 1999, the Tigers and the Bulldogs have met on 77 previous occasions
  • ECU leads 46-31 overall
  • ECU leads 22-6 when playing as GAC opponents
  • ECU leads 20-13 when playing at home
• Last year, the Tigers swept SWOSU on the road
  • ECU hit .383 as a team in the series and allowed the Bulldogs to a .240 mark
    • Crawford: .600 batting avg., 8 runs, 9 hits, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, 6 RBIs, 1 BB, 6 putouts, 2 assisted outs
    • Henry: .538 batting avg., 7 runs, 7 hits, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 7 RBIs, 2 BBs, 2 HBPs, 2 putouts, 1 assisted out
    • Henry, Jr. Caitlin Kneblik and Sr. Demi Danell all earned wins in the circle
      • Henry: 1 CG, 7.0 IP, 6 hits and 3 runs (1 earned) allowed, 1 BB, 3 Ks, .214 opponent batting avg.
      • Kneblik: 1 GP, 3.0 IP, 3 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) allowed, 2 BBs, .231 opponent batting avg.
      • Danell: 1GS, 5.9 IP, 6 hits and 4 runs allowed, 2 BBs, 2 Ks
  • SWOSU's top returners are Keanni Barron and Allyson Gafford
    • Barron: .500 batting avg., 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 put outs, 2 assisted outs
    • Gafford: .375 batting avg., 3 hits, 1 double, 1 BB, 10 putouts, 1 assisted out
  • Kaytlin Donaldson is the top returning pitcher of the four who saw action
    • 8.1 IP, 3 GP, 1 GS, 1 CG, 16 hits and 12 runs (10 earned) allowed, 3 BBs, 2 Ks