SOFTBALL PREVIEW
Drury Panthers (24-19, 12-6) vs. Rockhurst Hawks (14-20, 9-11)
Sat., April 20, Noon (DH)
 
Drury vs. William Jewell Cardinals (22-26, 5-15)
Sun. April 21, Noon (DH)

Thompson Field at Meador Park
 
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.– Drury is at home for the final time in the 2024 regular season as they host Rockhurst on Saturday and William Jewell on Sunday at Thompson Field in Springfield. Both doubleheaders start at noon. Sunday is Senior Day for the Panthers, and the team will honor their graduating players after the second game of the doubleheader.

The Panthers are 24-19 and 12-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, coming off a split against Southwest Baptist. Drury won game one, extending their winning streak to a program-best 12 games. In game two the Panthers lost 3-1. Drury is in third place in the league standings.

Rockhurst goes into this matchup 14-20 and 9-11 in conference play. The Hawks went 3-1 last weekend, sweeping Quincy and splitting with Illinois Springfield. Rockhurst is ninth place in the GLVC.
 
William Jewell is 22-26 on the season and 5-15 in the GLVC. The Cardinals split with Illinois Springfield and swept Quincy last weekend. They also lost twice to Newman in a midweek non-conference clash on Tuesday. The Cardinals are at Southwest Baptist on Saturday before coming to Springfield. William Jewell enters the weekend in 13^th place in the conference.

Drury has gone 15-18 all-time against the Hawks and are 15-14 against William Jewell.

The Panthers will travel to the St. Louis area next week as they conclude their regular season next weekend against Missouri-St. Louis on Saturday and McKendree on Sunday. Both games start at noon.

Diamond Notes
-- Lauren Beier is on a nine-game hitting streak
-- Rylee Kolb is on a ten-game on-base streak
-- Sophia Luetticke ranks third in the GLVC in hitting at .423
-- Taylor Hartsell's five triples are tied for 25^th in all of NCAA-II
 
Probable Starters
DU- Kaley Adzick (8-3, 2.35 ERA) & AJ Agers (5-4, 2.72 ERA)
RU- Avery Huffman (7-10, 3.46 ERA) & Anna Newcomer (4-6, 5.05 ERA)
WJ- Sammie Welt (0-2, 6.07 ERA) & Olivia Wood (8-7, 2.56 ERA)

Head Coaches
DU- Brooke Gajewski (1^st year, 24-19 / 2^nd year, 56-30)
RU- Dana Goss (1^st year, 14-20)
WJ- Dustin Combs (18^th year, 430-433)
 
Stat Leaders
Drury- Sophia Luetticke (.413 AVG, .445 OBP, .452 SLG, 14 RBI, 11 SB), Rylee Kolb (.351 AVG, .439 OBP, .455 SLG, 23 RBI, 20 BB, 14 SB), Lauren Beier (.333 AVG, .404 OBP, .608 SLG, 9 doubles, 8 HR, 27 RBI, 15 BB), Taylor Hartsell (.307 AVG, .336 OBP, .500 SLG, 5 triples, 4 HR, 31 RBI), Maggie McKee (.295 AVG, .333 OBP, .320 SLG, 8 SB), AJ Agers (19 RBI, 5-4, 2.72 ERA, 32 SO), Bailee Nixon (8-4, 2.12 ERA, 30 SO), Kaley Adzick (8-3, 2.35 ERA, 43 SO)
 
Rockhurst- Emily Berry (.316 AVG, .343 OBP, .495 SLG), Maya Gallagher (.308 AVG, .417 OBP, .516 SLG, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 13 BB, 12 SB), Cheyenna Minnick (.272 AVG, .333 OBP, .358 SLG, 11 SB), Jalya Pierce (5 HR, 12 RBI), Kerstyn Finch (12 SB), Avery Huffman (7-10, 3.46 ERA, 74 SO), Anna Stephen (3-4, 4.17 ERA), Anna Newcomer (4-6, 5.05 ERA)
 
William Jewell- Sabrina Olmo (.362 AVG, .410 OBP, .513 SLG, 12 RBI, 15 SB), Tori Woodard (.282 AVG, .374 OBP, .388 SLG, 16 RBI), Addie Bell (15 RBI), Amanda Chung (21 RBI), Olivia Wood (8-7, 2.56 ERA, 59 SO), Avrey Reynolds (11-12, 2.91 ERA, 49 SO), Sydney Parra (3-2, 4.93 ERA)
 
Drury Summary
Record: 24-19 (12-6)
Current Streak: Lost 1
Record in last four games: 3-1
Record at home: 10-10
Record on the road: 9-2
Record on neutral field: 5-7
Record vs. ranked opponents: 0-4
In 1-run games: 5-1
Extra Innings: 2-1
Shutouts: 6-4
In Last At-Bat: 4-4
Run-Rule Games: 6-2
Leading after 5 inn: 22-3
Trailing after 5 inn: 0-13
Tied after 5 inn: 2-3
Leading after 6 inn: 18-1
Trailing after 6 inn: 0-12
Tied after 6 inn: 2-4
Best record: 24-18, +6 (GLVC: 12-5, +7)
Worst record: 12-18, -6 (GLVC: 0-5, -5)
Longest win streak: 12, Mar. 23-Spr. 14 (GLVC: 12, Mar. 23-Apr. 14)
Longest losing streak: 6, Mar. 13 – Mar. 23 (GLVC: 5, Mar. 16-23)
 
 
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