SHAWNEE – Coming off a series win at No. 10 Harding over the weekend, Oklahoma Baptist (27-15) returns home to face Northeastern State (15-29). The doubleheader begins at 4 p.m. at Bison Softball Park.
The two squads have faced off five times in the Division II era with OBU leading 5-0 dating back to 2021. Last year, the Bison won in Tahlequah by 8-1 and 3-0 scores.
Director of Communications
Clayton Coffman will have the call of both games on the Bison Sports Network. Below, you'll find notes on both teams.
Bison Notes
- OBU was victorious at Harding with wins by 2-0 and 6-4 tallies. It marked the first time in the D2 era that the Bison won a series in Searcy.
- Kaley Cook notched four stolen bags in the series. She's now got 37 this season, tying the school's 1993 record set by Mary May.
- Cook's 37 stolen bags are also tops in the GAC and seventh nationally. She's also No. 16 in the nation with six triples, which are one off tying the OBU single-season record.
- As a team, OBU's 2.48 stolen bases per game are No. 1 in the conference and No. 19 in D2.
- Also of note, coach Jace Brewer's team's 54 homers are eighth in the country and are tops in the league by 15.
- The green and gold have three hitters who own averages of .405 or higher: Morgan Max, Cook and Sammie Greene.
- Greene's .415 average is a top-three GAC mark as well her 11 homers and steals (31). With two weeks left in the regular season, Greene has nine, top-3 marks in the GAC.
- JUCO transfer Greenlee Wells is making a big mark, too, this season. She leads the GAC and ranks No. 24 in D2 with 12 bombs. She's also second in the conference with 42 RBI.
- In the circles, Max has five saves this season, third-best in the GAC and fifth nationally. Teammate Jaycee Shaffer has a 15-3 record, and her .833 winning percentage is third-best all-time in school history.
RiverHawks Notes
- NSU has gone 4-4 in its last eight games after splitting a doubleheader with Pittsburg State on April 11.
- The RiverHawks have connected with the fourth-most doubles this season in the MIAA. They have 66 two-baggers.
- Also worth mentioning offensively, NSU's 29 sacrifice bunts rank fourth in the MIAA. However, the RiverHawks rank 11th in batting average (.269) and 10th in slugging (.390).
- In the batter's box, Korynn Tindel leads the team with a .373 average and 77 total bases. Included in that is five triples, most in the MIAA. Tindel has also stolen a team-high 19 bags.
- Maddie Messenger has tallied five homers and a team-high 25 RBI. She's also the only NSU player to start all 44 contests this season.
- Lastly on the offensive end, Lauryn Heinle, a freshman, has posted a .340 batting average with 33 hits, 23 runs scored and six sacrifice bunts, second-most on NSU.
- Pitching wise, Gracie Turner has made the most appearances for Northeastern State with 20. She's 5-7 overall with five complete games and a 3.96 ERA.
- Madison Heinle follows with 19 appearances, six complete games, a 6-9 record and an ERA of 4.95.
- As a staff, NSU has allowed opponents to hit .311 this year while giving up 118 extra-base hits.
