University of Massachusets Athletics
Softball Hosts Temple Saturday At Noon
April 14, 2006 | Softball
April 14, 2006
WHAT'S ON TAP... UMass (21-12, 9-1 A-10) hosts Temple (13-17, 6-2 A-10) for a doubleheader this afternoon at Noon. The Minutewomen are coming off a pair of shutouts against Saint Joseph's on Thursday, 5-0 and 8-0 in six innings. The Owls, meanwhile, swept Rhode Island on the road. UMass leads the all-time series against Temple, 57-14.
HOT AT HOME... While Massachusetts saw its 73 game home winning streak come to an end in the 2004 A-10 Tournament, the Minutewomen are still 106-9-1 (.918) all-time at the UMass Softball Complex. The Minutewomen are 53-4 (.930) against league foes at the UMass Softball Complex. Here is a statistical breakdown of how the Minutewomen have fared all-time at the UMass Softball Complex.
AVG: .343 (964-2814)
Opp. AVG.: .161 (436-2704)
Runs: 719 (6.2/game)
Opp. Runs: 125 (1.1/game)
Home Runs: 73 (0.64/game)
A-10 Dominance... UMass has put up some impressive numbers en route to its 9-1 conference record. The Minutewomen have outscored their league foes, 72-9, and out-hit them .380-.123. Six of the seven games have been shutouts and UMass pitchers Brandice Balschmiter and Jenna Busa have allowed just four earned runs in 62 innings for a miniscule 0.45 ERA. Balschmiter has 54 strikeouts, an average of 1.3 an inning and 9.2 per game. Balschmiter has three one-hitters, while Busa has a no-hitter (March 31 at La Salle). The UMass offense has racked up 20 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs, 64 RBI, 20 stolen bases and a 1.051 OPS (on-base pct. plus slugging pct.).
TID-BITS... Whitney Mollica needs just three more RBI to tie the all-time single-season record at UMass (45) ... she is also two home runs shy of tying the freshman record (9)... KJ Kelley is now 15 RBI behind Scooter Wheeler for first-place all-time on the school's charts (148) ... Candice Molinari has successfully stolen 56 of her last 57 bases ... the UMass program is now 17 wins shy of 1,000 ... Whitney Mollica has hit safely in 17 of the last 18 games going .500 (30-60) over this stretch with 17 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples, six home runs, 32 RBI and a 1.506 OPS ... Brandice Balschmiter is currently seventh on the all-time single-season strikeout list with 176 ... Balschmiter is first in the A-10 in ERA and strikeouts and is averaging 1.1 k's per inning ... UMass pitching has gone 30.2 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run.