[Softball] Trevecca Softball | Open 2018 Great Midwest Championships Thursday @ 9AM

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NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University softball team (29-15-1, 15-9 Great Midwest) secured the fifth seed at the 2018 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Softball Championships.


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The championships are May 3-5 at the Athletes In Action (AIA) Complex in Xenia, Ohio. Trevecca, the fifth seed, faces the fourth-seeded Hillsdale College Chargers (20-14, 14-8 Great Midwest) in game one of the championships at 9 AM on Thursday, May 3rd.


Hillsdale, new to the Great Midwest this year, owns a six-game win streak this year and finished with four straight wins to edge the Trojans for the fourth seed. The Chargers were victorious in 10 of their last 13 games. They were 10-11 with a 4-5 conference mark before closing out the season winning 10 of their last 13, all of those in conference.


The doubleheader between Trevecca and Hillsdale earlier this season was the season opener for both teams.


GAME ESSENTIALS: Great Midwest - Standings | Stats | Great Midwest Scores | D2 Scores

LOCATION: Xenia, Ohio | Athletes in Action Complex

SERIES HISTORY/NOTES: Hillsdale leads the all-time series 1-3, with the teams splitting their meetings this season. Trevecca won the first game of a March 24th doubleheader 5-0. The Chargers returned the favor with a 3-0 win in the bookend game.


Trevecca is the dominant team offensively heading into the postseason. The four-time Great Midwest Champion leads the conference in batting average (.355), slugging percentage (.506), on-base percentage (.419), runs scored (306), hits (442), RBI (268), home runs (34), total bases (631), hit-by-pitch (32), and SAC bunts (48).


In the circle, the Trojans also rank high among the 13 Great Midwest teams. Trevecca is second in lowest opponents batting average (.252), third in wins (29), third in strikeouts (198), 4th in hits allowed (283), fourth in runs allowed (158), fourth in doubles allowed (45), and fourth in triples allowed (7).


Nationally, Trevecca is 14th in batting average, 21st in scoring, 25th in on-base percentage, and 26th in slugging percentage.


MaKray Odom is 37th nationally in batting average. Danielle Horton is sixth in SAC hits per game. Mary Collins is 31st in SAC flies. Savannah Carr is 38th in ERA and 65th in hits allowed per seven innings.


Among active career leaders on the NCAA Division II level, MaKray Odom has the 23rd best batting average, Morgan Powell is 31st in career saves, and Savannah Carr has the 50th best ERA.


2017-2018 Team Notes

Finished the year with a 29-15-1 record

5-2-1 in neutral site games

Longest win streak during the season is six

Had a 9-1-1 stretch, during March

This is the 15th time in last 17 years TNU has at least 29 wins

Trevecca has 806 all-time wins, in its 28th season (806-503-3)

This is the 18th consecutive winning season


Ben Tyree Notes

Ben Tyree, in his 10th season, is 358-147 at Trevecca

Ben Tyree is 98-28 in Great Midwest games

Ben Tyree is 167-45 in conference games at Trevecca

Ben Tyree had led TNU to a 40-16 postseason record

Ben Tyree owns seven conference coach of the year awards, four Great Midwest

This is the eighth time in 10 years Tyree has led TNU to at least 29 wins


Great Midwest Rankings

McKray Odom

2nd - Batting Average - .475

5th – Runs Scored – 35

2nd – Hits – 66

3rd – Triples – 4

5th – Stolen Bases - 20

Danielle Horton

5th – Batting Average - .394

3rd – Runs Scored – 39

8th – Hits – 52

1st – SAC Bunts - 14

Bailey Alexander

8th – Batting Average - .373

10th – Runs Scored – 29

3rd – RBI - 37

Megan Groves

8th – Runs Scored - 30

4th – RBI – 36

2nd – Doubles - 12

Tana Whited

6th – RBI – 33

2nd – Home Runs - 7

Caitlyn Hudgins

8th – RBI – 30

Kat Burbrink

2nd – Hit-by-Pitch

5th – SAC Bunts - 9

Savannah Carr

1st – ERA – 1.69

2nd – Wins - 14

2nd – Opponent Batting Average - .215

6th – Appearances – 24

4th – Games Finished - 9

Morgan Powell

4th – Opponent Batting Average - .231

3rd – Saves - 2

6th – Appearances - 24

2nd – Games Finished – 10

6th – Games In Relief - 12


In conference games only, MaKray Odom led the league with a .522 batting average. Odom also led the league only games in runs scored (30) and total bases (60). Megan Groves finished with the most RBI (30) and second most doubles (9).


In league games, Savannah Carr produced a 1.62 ERA with a 9-3 record


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