LONGVIEW, Texas – LETU softball continues American Southwest Conference action as it travels to Howard Payne for a three game series beginning Friday at 1 p.m.
GAME 1 & 2 INFO - HPU
LETU (6-14, 3-9 ASC) vs Howard Payne (3-17, 0-12 ASC)
Date: Friday, Mar. 25
Time: 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Location: Lady Jacket Park, Brownwood, Texas
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GAME 3 INFO - HPU
LETU (6-14, 3-9 ASC) vs Howard Payne (3-17, 0-12 ASC)
Date: Saturday, Mar. 26
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Lady Jacket Park, Brownwood, Texas
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MATCHUP HISTORY - HPU
All-time: LETU leads 17-7
Last Meeting: W, 9-1 (5 inn.), Longview, Texas, Feb. 29, 2020
Last Meeting in Brownwood, Texas: L, 14-6 (6 inn.), Mar. 17, 2018
About LETU
The YellowJackets enter into the series on a winning note after run ruling Hardin-Simmons in its last contest, 9-1.
Alysa Torres and
Kylie Grisham spearheads LETU at the plate, tallying 25 and 21 hits, respectively. Torres also leads the Jackets in RBIs with 15, while
Callie Poore and Grisham have batted in 14 and 12 runs on the season, respectively. The trio of batters total nine homeruns. Grisham sits atop the team standings with eight stolen bases on eight attempts.
Emilee Anderson and
Mickenzie Murry trail Grisham with five and four stolen bases of their own. In the circle, the Jackets feature three pitchers that carry the haul.
Hailee Leger leads the three with 34.2 innings pitched.
Laney Taylor and
Bailey Richey tally 29.1 and 27.1 innings in the circle, respectively. Richey leads all pitchers with 27 strikeouts on the season, while Leger has 23.
About HPU
Howard Payne comes into the contests after defeating the University of Dallas in its last game, 5-2. Madison Forrester controls things at the plate for the HPU, leading the team in hits with 19. Howard Payne has five other batters with 10+ hits on the season. Kiley Persons and Tori Muro chip in to the hitting efforts for Howard Payne, leading the team in RBIs with seven apiece. Persons sits at No. 1 on the squad for stolen bases, totaling 10 on 11 attempts. Forrester has seven to follow Persons. Bree Cason directs HPU in the circle, pitching 50.2 innings throughout the season with 30 strikeouts. Heather Wineman also sees time in the circle with 30 innings pitched with six strikeouts.
