SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The 25th ranked Evangel Softball program travels south to Branson on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 27/28) afternoon, taking part in the Showtime Classic at the Branson RecPlex.
First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., for Friday, with the Valor taking on #9 USAO and Mission. Saturday's first pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. as EU takes on Greenville and (RV) Morningside.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel leads Mission, 3-0, Greenville, 2-0, as well as Morningside, 3-1, but trails USAO, 3-4, in the all-time series. Below are the most recent results against each school.
USAO - Feb. 26, 2016 - Loss, 2-1
Mission - Feb. 25, 2025 - Win, 4-1
Greenville - Mar. 17, 2012 - Win, 11-2
Morningside - Feb. 17, 2017 - Win, 5-2
OPENING STORYLINES
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Naomi Perkins currently leads Evangel in batting average by starters, swinging a .444 bat while also stealing ten bases and driving in 12 runs.
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Kenna Mayfield leads Evangel in stolen bases with 11, while tied with Perkins in runs scored with 12.
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Maddy Meierer leads Evangel with a 1.11 ERA, having gone 5-1 so far this season from the circle with 36 strikeouts.
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The Valor offense currently bats .300 this season as a team with five home runs and 57 RBIs.
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Hayleigh Shubert (.500), Mayfield (.372), and Audrey Carlton (.344) all have batting averages over .300, while Natalie Morgan and Carlton lead the Valor in RBIs (11).
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel Softball competes in the Grand Slam Classic at the Branson RecPlex on Thursday and Friday (Mar. 5/6) afternoon, taking on Culver-Stocketon, Stephens, Graceland, and Cottey.
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