OVC Softball Report - April 20

OVC Softball Report - April 20


THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

April 20
Morehead State at UT Martin, 12:00 p.m.
Western Illinois at Tennessee State, 1:00 p.m.

April 21
Bradley at Western Illinois, 3:00 p.m.
ETSU at Tennessee Tech, 5:00 p.m.
Missouri at SIUE, 5:00 p.m.
 
April 22
UIC at Eastern Illinois, 5:00 p.m.
Lindenwood at Saint Louis, 5:00 p.m.
 
April 25
Southeast Missouri at Morehead State, 11:00 a.m.
Southeast Missouri at Morehead State, 1:30 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Southern Indiana, 12:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Southern Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 1:00 p.m.
UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 3:00 p.m.
SIUE at Tennessee State, 1:00 p.m.
SIUE at Tennessee State, 3:00 p.m.
Lindenwood at Western Illinois, 1:00 p.m.
Lindenwood at Western Illinois, 3:30 p.m.
 
April 26
Southeast Missouri at Morehead State, 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Illinois at Southern Indiana, 12:00 p.m.
UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 1:00 p.m.
SIUE at Tennessee State, 1:00 p.m.
Lindenwood at Western Illinois, 1:00 p.m.
 

PLAYER
Kylee Crowder, UT, Sr., 5-10, Belleville, Ill. – Lindenwood
Crowder finished with two home runs and knocked in six RBI across three games, batting .500 (5-10) and slugging 1.200. The senior hit a grand slam in game one at Southeast Missouri and delivered the go-ahead RBI in the series finale with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to give LU a 4-3 lead. She scored a team-high five runs and posted an on base percentage of .545.
 
Others Nominated: Viola Smith, Eastern Illinois; Maddy Christopher, Morehead State; Raegan Duncan, SIUE; Sofia Carroll, Tennessee Tech; Kyla Harley, UT Martin; Ruby Tarr, Western Illinois.
 
 
PITCHER
Samantha Roulanaitis, P, So., 5-6, Smithton, Ill. – Lindenwood
Roulanaitis posted a 0.00 ERA across 7.1 innings pitched. The Sophomore recorded her second save of the season after entering game one in the bottom of the fifth and retiring the first batter she faced with the go ahead run at the plate. The hurler struck out three batters over four scoreless innings pitched, allowing no hits to complete the sweep over the Redhawks.
 
Others Nominated: Rylan Gick, Eastern Illinois; Ainsley Stubbs, Morehead State; Avery Arwood, SIUE; Emily York, Tennessee Tech; Natalie Kreuziger, UT Martin; Lillie Wools, Western Illinois.