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Softball by Andy Schlichting

Softball: Game notes

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Metro State will face New Mexico Highlands and Colorado Christian in a pod series at CCU 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.
•    The Roadrunners are currently the only team in the RMAC with a winning percentage better than .500.
•    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.
•    Kaylynn Harmon (Erie, Colo./Erie H.S.) is hitting .485 (16-for-33) with 10 runs and eight RBIs over her current 10-game hitting streak.
•    Susie Oury (Arvada, Colo./Arvada West H.S.) is batting .432 (16-for-37) with 16 runs and 12 RBIs over her current 10-game hitting streak.
•    Mary Towner (Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley H.S.) is batting .583 (21-for-36) with 16 RBIs over her current nine-game hitting streak.
•    Towner 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.
•    Oury picked up where she left off last season, batting .500 (7-for-14) with seven runs scored in the first five games.
•    Through 12 games, Metro State is 26-for-29 on stolen bases, while catcher Tillery has held opponents to just two stolen bases in four 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:
•    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.
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