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20, 2007 SYCAMORES HOST MISSOURI STATE, SENIOR DAY ON SUNDAY TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Sycamores are set to host the Missouri State bears for a three-game series this weekend at Price Field on the Indiana State University campus. The series begins on Saturday, April 21 with a doubleheader starting at 12:00 noon (ET) and concluded on Sunday, April 22 with a single game starting at 12:00 noon (ET). Senior Day festivities honoring this years class of seniors begins after the series finale on Sunday. The Sycamores are coming into this weekends games coming off of a big Missouri Valley Conference victory over #18 Illinois State on Wednesday of this week 8-7 in 11 innings. Darcy Wood (10-15) picked up the victory as she went for a complete game, 11.0 innings, giving up seven runs on 12 Redbird hits while striking out five. Sophomore Lauren Kebely went 2 for 6 with two RBI and a run scored while Junior Kelsey Anderson went 2 for 4 with two RBI punctuated by a solo homerun in the 3rd inning. The Sycamore record now stands at (17-20, 3-11 MVC). The Missouri State Bears (18-22, 7-8 MVC) are coming into this weekend coming off a big win of their own after achieving a split in their two game series with #20/22 Southern Illinois last weekend. The Bears are led offensively by Senior outfielder Katie Martin who is currently batting a team leading .322 to go with five homeruns and 20 RBI on the season. Sophomore infielder Jessie Smith leads the team with six homeruns to go with her .281 average and 19 RBI. The Bears pitching rotation starts with Junior Melissa Porche (13-14) and she is aided by Freshman Megan Ramsey (5-6). Porche currently has an ERA of 2.06 and leads the MVC in innings pitched (179.2). She is also 3rd in the MVC in strikeouts with 177; Indiana State’s Darcy Wood is 2nd with 193. Ramsey owns an ERA of 3.31 and she has struck out 45 batters in 72.0 innings pitched. Come out and
support your Sycamores this weekend and stay for the Senior Day
festivities on Sunday as we honor the 2007 Senior class.
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