LAKELAND, Fla. - Following a doubleheader sweep over Trinity Baptist College this past weekend, the Fire will host four different teams during their six-game slate set to be played in Plant City. Southeastern aims to build off of their stellar offensive and defensive performances showcased on Saturday during the upcoming springbreaksoftball.com NAIA Weekend.
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The Games
#16 Southeastern (3-1, TSC 0-0) vs. Point University (2-2, AAC 0-0)
When: February 16-17, 2018 | 16th 4:30 p.m., 17th 10 a.m.
Where: Plant City, Fla.
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#16 Southeastern (3-1, TSC 3-1) vs. Olivet Nazarene (0-0, CCAC 0-0)
When: February 16-17, 2018 | 6:30 p.m., 12:00 p.m.
Where: Plant City, Fla.
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#16 Southeastern (3-1, TSC 3-1) vs. Middle Georgia State (1-1, SSAC 0-0)
When: February 18, 2018 | 11:00 a.m.
Where: Plant City, Fla.
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#16 Southeastern (3-1, TSC 3-1) vs. William Carey University (2-0, SSAC 0-0)
When: February 18, 2018 | 1:00 p.m.
Where: Plant City, Fla.
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The First Pitch
- The tandem inside the circle of Hannah Bodenhorn and Ashley Appell proved to be a difficult puzzle to solve for hitters this past weekend. Bodenhorn dealt the Fire's first no-hitter of the 2018 season in game one against Trinity Baptist, while Appell only surrendered two hits during her first collegiate win.
- Through four games the Fire's pitching staff holds a WHIP of .857 and a BABIP (Batting average on balls in play) of .196.
- Coupled with the seasoned veterans, the Fire's newcomers have added a boost to the offensive attack. Haleigh Harrell and Sam Holcomb combine for a batting average of .718. Both women are also tied for the team lead in home runs.
- As a whole, the Fire hold an OPS of 1.148 and and ISO, which measures raw power and how often a player/team hits for extra bases, of .267. At the moment, Harrell leads the Fire in ISO at .693.
- Utilizing the speed all throughout the lineup, the Fire are a perfect 12-12 on stolen base attempts.
- The Fire rank sixth in all of the NAIA in stolen bases per game (3.00).
- Southeastern battled Point last year at a neutral site and was able to collect a 5-3 win.
- The Skyhawks are in the midst of a two game slide with their most recent loss coming against Southern Wesleyan.
- Shae Pendley leads the offensive charge for the Skyhawks positing a .545 batting average and ISO of .728. The native of Chatsworth, Georgia leads the team two home runs and seven RBIs.
- Inside the circle, Allie Beilstein holds a 2-1 record this season while striking out 23.7% the batters she faced.
- Olivet Nazarene will square off against the Sun Conference members Ave Maria and Warner before battling the Fire.
- Last season, Olivet Nazarene finished with a 32-14 record.
- Olivet Nazarene is the alma mater of Southeastern head coach Anna Welsh.
- Dating back to 2016, the Fire and Tigers met in the Opening Round. The Fire captured an 11-6 victory over the Tigers, on their way to a third place finish in the World Series.
- The Tigers return their most valuable asset both inside the circle and in the batter's box. During the 2017 season, Emily Carstens posted a team leading .417 batting average and four home runs. On the rubber, Carstens struck out 18.8% of the batters she faced and tallied a BABIP of .255.
- Miranda Southall returns for her sophomore year with the Tigers. Last year she collected 36 RBIs all while slugging .545.
- Middle Georgia State finished 13 games below .500 for the 2017 season. Thus far, the Knights played a pair of tightly contested games against Sun Conference member Coastal Georgia.
- Sabrina Doucette posted a pair of 2-3 performances at the plate. This year the Perry, Georgia native is hitting. 667.
- Meagan Coleman secured the Knights lone win of the season inside the circle. Coleman carries a WHIP of 1.3.
- In the postseason poll last year, William Carey was rank seventh in all of the NAIA. The Crusaders enter the 2018 season ranked tied for eighth.
- Last year the Fire and the Crusaders squared off on day two of the Opening Round bracket. A seventh inning rally capped off by a Heather Faulk walk-of single, helped Southeastern capture a nail biting 3-2 victory.
- The Crusaders return one of their top offensive contributors, Branda Northrop. Last year, Northrop posted a .391 average with 75 hits.
- Pitching is an element of the game that the Crusaders are known for. Both Lindsey Johnson and Hannah Moak have combined to hold hitters to a .145 batting average.
- The tandem combines for a WHIP south of one.
- Through two games, Katelyn Thompson leads the offense with an average of .600.
- As a collective group the Crusaders rank 20th in all of the NAIA in runs scored per game.
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