2006 SOFTBALL NEWS

April 17: Diamond Dawgs Notebag

Senior pitcher Carissa Quider's (Gladwin/Pinconning) six victories this season in 19 appearances ties a personal season best. Quider, who has compiled a 6-1 mark in the pitching circle this spring, registered a 6-6 record in 17 outings for the 2004 campaign.

Junior first baseman Laura Crower (Midland) is seven hits away from recording her 100th career base hit. Crower has totaled 93 career hits in 315 at bats for a .295 average in 116 career outings.

Senior outfielder Emily McLean (Rogers City) has presently accumulated 165 career hits in 149 games which ties her with Sarah Guzal (1995-98; 165 hits) for eighth place among Ferris State's all-time hits leaders. McLean is two hits shy of tying Nadine Crowl (1997-00; 167 hits) for seventh place. She also is one run batted in away from tying Shawn Martinez's (1995-98) sixth-place 85 career RBI total on FSU's career leaders list.

Senior second baseman Lindsay Riskovitch (Reese) has produced 40 base hits in as many contests this season which presents a career season high. Riskovitch, who currently is 17th on the school's all-time hits leaders chart with 127 total hits, had registered 36 base hits in 47 games for the 2005 season.

Redshirt freshman pitcher Sarah Mueller (Santa Clarita, Calif./Valencia) turned in a 3-1 record and a 0.83 earned run average in 25.1 innings during a four-game period (4/10-15). In her four previous appearances, Mueller went 1-3 with a 2.82 earned run average in 22.1 innings.

Freshman pitcher-outfielder Sarah Mueller is hitting for a team second-best .346 average in the Bulldogs' last eight outings to date.

Ferris State's top two hits leaders to date this season in Emily McLean (54 hits) and Lindsay Riskovitch (40 hits) have combined for 30.5% (94-308) of the Bulldogs' hits production this spring. McLean has generated a team-leading 15 multiple-hit game efforts this campaign while Riskovitch's 10 multi-hit outings ranks second on the squad.

Senior second baseman-designated player Kristin Hollister (Newport/Airport) is presently batting a team-high .400 (six-15) this month in seven outings. She has generated a .400 slugging percentage and a .500 on-base percentage.