Complete Notes (PDF)
Metro State will play doubleheaders at Black Hills State on Saturday and Sunday.
Notes:
RECENT NOTES:
• Metro State went 4-1 against four Lone Star Conference schools in non-conference action Feb. 14-16, with a win over No. 17 Angelo State (17) and its only loss to No. 8 West Texas A&M.
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Cassidy Smith (Loveland, Colo./Loveland H.S.) was named RMAC pitcher of the week on Feb. 18 after going 3-0 with a 3.85 ERA in her first three collegiate starts.
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Kaylynn Harmon (Erie, Colo./Erie H.S.) has hit safely in 15 of the past 16 games and is batting .462 (24-for-52) over that time.
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Susie Oury (Arvada, Colo./Arvada West H.S.) had a career-long 13-game hitting streak snapped on March 15 against Regis.
• Oury picked up where she left off last season, batting .500 (7-for-14) with seven runs scored in the first five games.
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Kelsey Tillery (Windsor, Colo./Windsor H.S.) is batting .553 (21-for-38) with 11 doubles and one home run over her current 10-game hitting streak.
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Aubree Maul (Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain H.S.) has a 1.17 ERA and 2-0 record in 18 innings over her past three starts, allowing just a .191 opponent batting average.
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Mary Towner (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.) was named RMAC player of the week on Feb. 25.
• Towner hit her first career grand slam on Feb. 16, putting Metro State up 7-5 in its 12-7 win over No. 17 Angelo State.
• Towner is batting .527 (29-for-55) with 25 RBIs over the past 15 games.
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Britney Thomas (Cheyenne, Wyo./East H.S.) is batting .406 (13-for-32) over her current nine-game hitting streak.
• Through 18 games, Metro State is 39-for-43 on stolen bases, while catcher Tillery has held opponents to just four stolen bases in seven attempts.
• Metro State had stolen base totals of 12 (2011), 22 (2012) and 31 (2013) over each of the past three seasons.
MAUL'S BATTLE WITH CANCER:
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Aubree Maul (Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain H.S.) was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer last season on Feb. 5, 2013--the same day she was named RMAC pitcher of the week.
• She completed her final round of chemotherapy during the week of April 15, 2013, and has made a full recovery.
• The team held a T.E.A.L. (Tell Every Amazing Lady) game on April 27 last season against Black Hills State as a fundraiser for Ovarian Cancer.
• Maul is back after earning a medical redshirt and is expected to be the team's No. 1 pitcher and a centerpiece in the batting lineup.
CANCELLED GAMES:
• Metro State's season-opening four-game series vs. Nebraska-Kearney was cancelled due to snow in Denver.
