2010 Missouri State Season Review conference season with an 8-5 record on the road. That total represents their best since 2006, when they went 9-1 in MVC road games for the year. The Bears’ five-game road win streak (March 27-April 3) in league play was also a program high over the last four seasons. MSU won its last nine Valley road games in 2006, after dropping its first match-up of the season at Wichita State.
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Junior infielder Christa Gammon finished the conference season as the Valley’s leader in hits with 34 safeties in MVC play en route to earning Second-Team All-MVC honors. Her .395 batting average over 25 league games ranked third in the circuit and marked a .151 point improvement from last year, when she hit just .244 in conference play. The Fairview Heights, Ill., product also tied for the league lead with two triples and rated fourth in runs scored (18) in Valley play this season. Opponent Michigan State@ Marshall@ Stetson@ Buffalo# Colorado State# Arkansas# Sam Houston State# SEMO$ #4 Missouri$ Saint Louis$ UMKC$ SIUE Valparaiso% Kansas% Kansas% IUPUI IUPUI Rutgers Rutgers Southern Illinois* Southern Illinois* Wichita State* Evansville* Evansville* Evansville* #15 Oklahoma State Creighton* Creighton* Creighton* #12 Oklahoma State Bradley* Bradley* Bradley* Wichita State* Wichita State* Drake* Drake* Drake* Tulsa Illinois State* Illinois State* Arkansas Indiana State* Indiana State* Indiana State* UNI* UNI* UNI* Evansville+ UNI+ Southern Illinois+ Illinois State+ Southern Illinois+
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Score 0-1 5-8 0-5 0-1 2-3 5-6 9-2 7-3 0-8 1-2 3-0 1-3 1-4 8-7 3-4 12-4 17-2 1-5 1-12 0-3 3-8 1-0 4-5 14-10 6-2 2-3 4-1 3-2 5-1 0-1 4-1 3-6 2-1 1-5 3-5 1-3 0-8 6-0 3-4 3-7 1-11 3-11 8-7 5-3 9-5 2-6 2-1 2-4 3-0 4-3 0-2 6-1 3-4
MSU Totals 0-6-3 5-7-2 0-3-1 0-4-1 2-6-0 5-11-0 2-6-1 7-8-2 0-1-1 1-4-1 3-8-0 1-6-2 1-8-1 8-6-1 3-8-0 12-13-0 17-16-0 1-6-2 1-5-4 0-5-1 3-8-3 1-7-0 4-8-1 14-15-2 6-11-3 2-2-0 4-4-1 3-8-0 5-7-0 0-4-1 4-7-1 6-9-2 2-3-4 1-3-0 3-3-1 1-4-0 0-1-3 6-9-0 3-9-0 3-5-1 1-4-2 3-9-2 8-12-6 5-10-1 9-14-0 2-7-0 2-8-1 2-3-0 3-6-0 4-6-2 0-1-1 6-9-0 3-5-0
Power Surge
The Bears clubbed five homers at the MVC Championship to match the Missouri State single-season team record of 34 round-trippers on the year. On an individual level, three Bears posted home run totals that rank among the top nine all-time at MSU. Caitlin Chapin and Ashley Knehans both hit a team-leading eight long balls, while Jenna Schwark ripped seven balls out of the yard.
Nice Eye
Junior Jenna Schwark ranked as the Valley’s toughest player to strike-out in 2010, fanning just three times in 25 MVC games and 10 times overall. Her average of just one strikeout every 15.9 at-bats ranked 52nd among all Division I players.
Century Club for Schwark, Gammon
Jenna Schwark posted her 100th career hit with a fifth-inning single March 30 against 12th-ranked Opp. Totals 1-5-1 8-10-5 5-9-0 1-6-1 3-6-0 6-7-0 9-13-0 3-5-1 8-9-0 2-4-0 0-3-2 3-3-1 4-7-1 7-11-2 4-8-2 4-8-0 2-5-1 5-10-0 12-14-2 3-6-0 8-11-1 0-3-1 5-8-1 10-11-3 2-6-2 3-7-0 1-3-1 2-4-1 1-3-0 1-4-0 1-5-2 3-8-2 1-8-1 5-8-2 5-12-3 3-9-1 8-7-0 0-3-2 4-6-1 7-12-1 11-11-0 11-14-0 7-11-2 3-6-2 5-8-2 6-8-1 1-5-0 4-11-0 0-4-1 3-8-3 2-5-0 1-6-0 4-7-2
MSU Record 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-4 0-5 0-6 0-7 1-7 1-8 1-9 2-9 2-10 2-11 3-11 3-12 4-12 5-12 5-13 5-14 5-15 5-16 6-16 6-17 7-17 8-17 8-18 9-18 10-18 11-18 11-19 12-19 12-20 13-20 13-21 13-22 13-23 13-24 14-24 14-25 14-26 14-27 14-28 15-28 16-28 17-28 17-29 18-29 18-30 19-30 20-30 20-31 21-31 21-32
Winning Pitcher Wise (1-0) Jackson (1-0) Lindsey (1-1) Barr (1-0) O’Brien (1-1) McGuirt (2-0) Garrison (1-0) McGinley (1-3) Nottelmann (2-1) Matesa (3-3) McGinley (2-3) Taylor (9-6) McGee (5-0) McGinley (3-3) Jones (4-3) Rose (1-5) Supak (1-3) Lindley (4-7) Johnson (3-3) Glosson (9-6) Glosson (10-6) Supak (2-4) Grover (1-4) Supak (3-4) Supak (4-4) Whiddon (16-3) Supak (5-4) McGinley (4-7) Rose (2-7) Espinosa (13-3) Supak (6-5) Dennis (3-5) Rose (3-7) Smet (1-4) Kolb (8-13) Dordel (14-4) DeLong (14-6) Rose (4-8) Lawrence (10-6) Warner (11-7) Birch (14-6) Cohen (3-2) McGinley (5-9) McGinley (6-9) Rose (5-10) Larsen (14-8) Rose (6-10) Tillett (8-15) Rose (7-11) Rose (8-11) Glosson (24-12) Rose (9-12) Glosson (25-13)
Losing Pitcher McGinley (0-1) Supak (0-1) Rose (0-1) McGinley (0-2) Rose (0-2) Supak (0-2) McGinley (0-3) DuPuis (2-3) Rose (0-3) Rose (0-4) Sokolik (1-2) McGinley (1-4) Rose (0-4) Vertelka (4-7) Supak (0-3) Natter (0-4) Oppenhuis (1-3) Rose (1-6) McGinley (3-5) Supak (1-4) McGinley (3-6) Kolb (4-8) Rose (1-7) Grover (1-5) Kautz (6-4) McGinley (3-7) Oltman (12-7) Hovinga (1-4) Snygg (1-5) Supak (5-5) Camp (0-5) McGinley (4-8) Ore (2-7) Supak (6-6) Rose (3-8) Supak (6-7) McGinley (4-9) Delong (14-7) Rose (4-9) Supak (6-8) Rose (4-10) Supak (6-9) Supak (8-16) McCurdy (8-17) McCurdy (8-18) McGinley (6-10) Tillett (7-15) Rose (6-11) Kautz (13-15) Tillett (8-16) Rose (8-12) Warner (15-9) Rose (9-13)
Oklahoma State to become the 34th Bear to eclipse the century mark for hits. Fellow junior Christa Gammon also topped the century mark for career hits with her 4-for-4 effort at UNI on May 8.
Streaking Along
Six Bears posted hit streaks of five games or more this season, including three such stretches turned in by Christa Gammon. Freshman Caitlin Chapin saw her career-long seven-game hit streak come to an end April 8 vs. Oklahoma State. The Ozark, Mo., product hit .458 with four homers and 11 RBIs during the stretch. Jenna Schwark also recorded a seven-game streak, starting the year with hits in the Bears’ first six contests. Additionally, Madison Hargrove (six games), Tyler Porter (six) and Alaina Burkhart (five) also had hit streaks of at least five straight games in 2010.
Notes McGinley tosses complete-game, five-hitter Bears score five runs late, but can’t climb out of 7-0 hole MSU manages just three hits off Stetson’s Lindsey Bears shut-out for third time in four games Schwark’s 2 hits, Rose’s CG not enough to snap losing streak UA builds 6-1 lead, belts four homers to overcome 11 MSU hits SHSU scores first nine runs of game to send Bears to 12th straight loss Pierce’s slam, McGinley’s CG halts school-record losing streak Nationally-ranked Tigers get one-hit shutout from Nottelmann Two-out HBP in bottom of ninth plates game-winner for SLU Eisenreich and Schwark tally three hits, McGinley allows just three hits Cougars score three times in first three innings to claim victory Weiss goes 2-for-2 with a solo homer for lone MSU run Chapin drives in two, Schwark scores three in support of McGinley (CG) KU scores game-winner with two out in the bottom of the seventh Weiss goes 4-for-4 with a homer, Burkhart hits grand slam Bears bust out bats to score 11 runs in first two innings Craig’s three-run HR, B. Lindley’s three hits power RU Johnson allows just one unearned run to complete sweep SIU’s Glosson fans eight, holds Bears to five hits in CG shutout Salukis pound out 11 hits, take advantage of three MSU errors Supak twirls three-hit shutout to extend scoreless streak vs. WSU UE rallies in late innings to overcome three-run deficit Gammon goes 4-for-4 with five runs and three RBIs Rose punches out seven in 3.0 innings of relief to preserve victory OSU’s three-run fifth proves to be the difference Supak’s three-hitter too much for defending Valley champs Homers by Schwark, Knehans wrap up second straight win for MSU Supak, Rose shut down ‘Jays for MSU’s first-ever road sweep in series Castle’s seventh-inning homer spoils strong effort from Supak Two-hit games from Gammon and Schwark, CG from Supak key Roth, Mitchell tally three hits apiece, Dennis holds MSU bats in check Bears claim rubber match behind pitching of Supak and Rose WSU pitching holds Bears to three hits, one unearned run Shockers outhit MSU, 12-3, to complete doubleheader sweep MSU fans eigth times vs. DU’s Dordel Bears manage just one hit against DU’s DeLong in 8-0 run-rule affair Four-run seventh seals verdict, as Rose masters Drake with three-hitter TU plates all four runs in fourth inning Henderson goes 3-for-4 with two RBIs to pace Redbird attack ISU clubs NCAA record-tying four straight homers in sixth UA hammers MSU staff for 11 runs on 14 hits Schwark goes 3-for-4 with four RBIs, as MSU pulls out win in ninth Weiss homers, goes 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs Knehans three hits leads MSU’s 14-hit parade Larsen homers, pitches Panthers past Bears in game one Rose goes all eight innings, Knehans homers to win it UNI rallies with three runs in seventh to steal final game of series Rose blanks Aces on four hits to open MVC Tournament Eisenreich’s two-run shot in the fourth, Rose’s pitching the difference Trapani wins it with two-run homer after Glosson fans 18 Schwark, Pierce bomb Redbirds, Rose throws sixth straight CG MSU rally falls short as SIU advances to title game
bold face indicates home game ( ) Extra-inning game @Stetson Lead-Off Classic; #North Texas Sleep Inn Classic; $Missouri Breast Cancer Tournament; %Kansas Invitational; *Missouri Valley Conference game +MVC Championship (Des Moines, Iowa)
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