Featured Five – Feb. 19-21

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Throughout the 2016 softball season, the NFCA will feature some of the sport’s highest-profile contests in our “Featured Five” Games of the Week.

Each weekly installment will be released on Thursday, providing live stat links, game notes, team info, social media accounts and any available broadcast links in hopes of becoming another reason for fans to visit us during the season for information on some of collegiate softball’s best games.

As the year continues, we will attempt to expand our focus to include matchups throughout as many divisions as possible. This week’s featured games come from NCAA Division I, NCAA Division III and the NAIA.

We may not be able to highlight every division or big game each week, but our hope is to provide a spotlight for as many different teams and games as possible throughout 2016.

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No. 4 LSU VS. No. 8 UCLA

Feb. 21 | 9:00 a.m. (PT) | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | Big League Dreams Complex (ASA/USA Wrigley) | Cathedral City, Calif.

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4-1 SEC

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GAME NOTES | STATISTICS

* Posted four run-rule victories in opening weekend at home
* Sahvanna Jaquish (9-13, 2 doubles, grand slam, 9 RBI, 5 R) was named SEC Player of the Week
* Hit .385, slugged .550, .525 OBP; Pitching – 0.52 ERA, two shutouts
* Carley Hoover (2-0, 19 K, 11 IP)
* Kellsi Koss, Bianka Bell, Bailey Landry four hits apiece
* 2015 WCWS semifinalist

#8

4-1 Pac-12

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GAME NOTES | STATISTICS

* Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez collected her 400th career win on Feb. 13 vs. Wichita State
* Mysha Sataraka recorded eight straight hits in three games from Feb. 12-13
* Sataraka (.615, 8 H, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .667 OBP, 1.154 slugging)
* Selena Ta’amilo (3-0, 1.53 ERA, 16 K, 7 BB, 18.1 IP)
* Batting .296, 28 runs, 40 H, 4 HR); Pitching (3.71 ERA, 34 IP, 21 K)

Other Notable Mary Nutter Classic Contests
Entire Schedule | Video (Subscription to FloSoftball) | Tournament Site

Feb. 19 (All Times Pacific)

Feb. 20 (All Times Pacific)

Feb. 21 (All Times Pacific)

9:00 a.m. – No. 9 Arizona vs. No. 25 Texas A&M | PGF Yankee | Live Stats
11:30 a.m. – No. 15 vs. No. 11 Washington | MIZUNO Des Moines | Live Stats

No. 6 OREGON AT No. 7 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE

Feb. 19-20 | 2 & 5:00 CT / 1:00 CT | 30TH ANNUAL LOUISIANA CLASSICS | LAMSON PARK

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5-1 Pac-12

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GAME NOTES | STATISTICS

* Went 5-1 at the Kajikawa Classic; Lone defeat to No. 18 Kentucky
* Koral Costa hit .563 (9-16) with three doubles, a home run, six RBI and six runs scored/.667 OBP
* Nikki Udria hit .467 (7-15) with three home runs, eight RBI and six runs scored/1.067 SLG/.579 OBP
* Team hit .333 (57 hits) with 14 doubles, nine home runs, 41 RBI, 49 runs, .585 SLG and .443 OBP
* Megan Kleist – 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA, one shutout, 12 K and held opponents to a .136 average in 13 IP
* Cheridan Hawkins – 2-1, 1 shutout, 30 K, .147 opp BA, 20 IP

#7

5-0 Sun Belt

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GAME NOTES | STATISTICS

* Undefeated (5-0) at Sand Dollar Classic; outscored opponents 54-6, including 45-4 in first 3 games
* Louisville Slugger/NFCA and ASA/USA Softball Player of Week Lexi Elkins hit three homers versus Louisiana Tech and five for the tournament, going 6-for 15 with 14 RBI and an 1.800 slugging percentage
* Team hit .410 with 11 homers and 48 RBI for the five games
* Alex Stewart was a perfect 3-0 with 16 strikeouts and no walks over 14 innings, compiling a 0.50 ERA
* First three games were stopped in the fifth inning due to the run rule

No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 19 James Madison

Feb. 20 | 12:15 (ET) | Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational | Eddie C. Moore Complex | Clearwater, Fla.

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6-0 SEC

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GAME NOTES | STATISTICS

* Swept through Plainsman Invitational, outscoring opponents 86-10, which included a school-record 28-2 win over Butler and a 22-5 triumph versus Appalachian State
* Edged No. 15 UCF, 2-0, on the road Wednesday morning; Marcy Harper, four-hit shutout
* Tiffany Howard (.688, 5 RBI, 9 R, .737 OBP); Kasey Cooper (.538, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 10 R, 1.308 SLG, .714 OBP)
* Batting .414, 72 hits, 89 runs, 13 doubles, 10 home runs, 77 RBI, .695 SLG, .542 OBP
* Harper 3-0, 0.00 ERA, shutout, 12 K, .148 opp BA

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4-1 CAA

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GAME NOTES | STATISTICS

* Opened season at UCF Knights Invitational, defeating host & then-No. 17 UCF, 1-0; Fell to No. 5 Alabama, 2-1
* Megan Good was selected CAA Pitcher of the Week (2-1, save, 0.00 ERA, 9 H, 21 K, 20 IP, .136 BA)
* Good and Jailyn Ford were named to 2016 ASA/USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List
* Ford went 2-0, 0.54 ERA, 13 K, 13 IP, 1.33 opp BA/Hit .286, HR, 5 RBI
* Morgan Tolle (.400, 6 H, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R)
* Pitching – 4-1, 0.61 ERA, 3 SHO, 34.1 IP, 35 K, 11 BB, 18 H (1 XBH), .154 opp BA

Other Notable Division I Games

ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Live Stats / ESPN3 Links)
Feb. 19-21 | Tallahassee, Fla.

Feb. 19-20 | 6:30 / 5:00 | No. 2 Michigan at No. 13 Florida State
Feb. 20-21 | 7:30 / 12:30 | No. 20 Minnesota at No. 13 Florida State

DIII – No. 14 Virginia Wesleyan at No. 2 Salisbury

Feb. 20 | 1/3:00 (ET) | SU Softball Field | Salisbury Md.

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30-8 Old Dominion Athletic Conference

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* 2015 season ended with pair of close NCAA Regional losses to Salisbury
* Picked 2nd in 2016 ODAC preseason poll
* Reigning ODAC Player of the Year & NFCA First-Team All-American Courtney Bogan returns after batting .487 with 57 hits, 45 runs and 49 steals
* Returning pitcher Mary Shipp posted a 13-4 mark with a 1.23 ERA in 2015
* Also returning Taylor Galvin (.356, 10 2B, 2 HR), Cassetty Howerin (.427, 32 R, 40 RBI) & Kayla Malkos (.352, 6 2B, 5 3B, 27 SB)

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37-8 Capital Athletic Conference

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2015 STATISTICS

* Won two games at NCAA Championships before being eliminated by eventual national runner-up Texas-Tyler
* Key loss – Three-time First-Team NFCA All-America pitcher Rachel Johnson (99 W, 1.16 ERA, 1,000+ strikeouts)
* NFCA All-American Kim Dorsey (.431, 8 2B, 19 HR) and Paige Knussman (.419, 9 2B, 10 HR, 58 RBI) return as does pitcher Annah Brittingham (9-1, 1.94 ERA / .400 BA, 5 HR, 36 RBI)

Other Notable Division III Games

NAIA – RV Simpson (Calif.) at No. 17 Corban

Feb. 19-20 | 11 a.m & 1:00 PT (Both Days) | Warrior Field | Salem, Ore.

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13-1 Cal Pac

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STATISTICS

* 2015 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Championship
* Won first 11 games of the season; Swept William Jessup on Monday (2-0 / 6-1)
* Wins over No. 3 Oregon Tech and No. 17 Corban
* Missy Silveira (.455, 15 H, 2B, 8 R, 7 SB, .486 OBP) and Kaylana Mah (.318, 4 2B, HR, 12 RBI, 13 R) lead Red Hawks offense
* Carlye Avey (6-0, 1.00 ERA, 34 K, 3 BB, .176 opp BA, 36 IP) & Paris Hallums (5-0, 1.36 ERA, 2 SHO, 49 K, .178 opp BA, 44 IP) pace the pitching staff

#17

5-3 Cascade Conference

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STATISTICS

* 2015 CCC Champions
* Opened season with a 4-2 showing at the Simpson Invite
* Split a twinbill on the road at Menlo College (2-3 / 11-2)
* First games at home for the 2016 season
* Taylor Eilders was named CCC Player of the Week after hitting .500 (15 H, 12 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 4 SB, .516 OBP)
* Grace Uttogalarneau hit .423 (11 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R)
* In the circle, Allie Mendez (3-0, 0.74, 1 SHO, 11 K, 0 BB, .181 opp. BA, 19 IP)
* Team hitting .326 (76 H, 7 2B, 8 HR, 41 RBI, 44 R, .459 OBP, 16-16 SB)

Other Notable Division NAIA Games