2006 SOFTBALL NEWS

May 8: Diamond Dawgs Notebag

Senior outfielder Emily McLean (Rogers City) concluded her four-year career at Ferris State among the program's all-time leaders in several statistical categories - second in both batting average (.355) and home runs (19), tied for third in doubles (39), fourth in RBIs (104), sixth in base hits (182), tied for eighth in triples (8), 11th in at bats (512), and 19th in games played (161).

Emily McLean registered a school single-season record 19 doubles in 52 contests this season, which eclipsed the previous mark of 16 set by Anne Bentley in 1998. McLean's team-leading 71 base hits this spring represents the third highest season total in FSU history and was one shy of tying Jody Gifford's second-place 72 hits total set in the 1997 campaign.

Freshman shortstop McKenzie West's (Jenison) 13 doubles in 52 outings this year tied her with Laura Crower (2005) for the seventh most second-base hits in a season.

In the fourth and seventh innings combined this spring, Ferris State outscored the opposition by 64 runs (90-26). The Bulldogs averaged 4.62 runs per game for the 2006 campaign to their opponent's 3.42 total.

Senior pitcher Carissa Quider (Gladwin/Pinconning) finished this season with a career-best 8-1 record in 22 appearances. Quider also established personal season bests in earned run average (2.25), innings pitched (84.0), and strikeouts (22). Quider's .633 winning percentage (19-11 career record) is the sixth best among the Bulldogs' career leaders and her 19 career wins is 14th highest on Ferris' all-time charts.

Redshirt freshman pitcher Sarah Mueller's (Santa Clarita, Calif./Valencia) team-high 87 strikeouts in 147.2 innings this spring ranks ninth highest on FSU's all-time single-season leaders list while her 12 victories is tied for 14th place with Sharalee Boda (1981), Mary Gnatkowski (1982), Niki Moeggenborg (1994), and Jenna Thiede (2005).

Sarah Mueller recorded team bests in victories (12), strikeouts (87), shutouts (five) and innings pitched (147.2) this season.

Senior second baseman Lindsay Riskovitch (Reese) batted a career-best .319 (53-166) in 52 games this season, which surpassed her .263 hitting average (36-137) from a season ago in 47 contests. She closed out her four-year career by ranking eighth in at bats (531), ninth in RBIs (75), tied for 11th in home runs (6), 11th in games played (185), tied for 12th in triples (6), 13th in base hits (140), and tied for 16th in doubles (21).

Emily McLean compiled a team-high 21 multiple-hit game performances this season, which matched her previous best set in the 2005 campaign. The 2005 GLIAC Player of the Year and two-time (2005-06) All-GLIAC First-Team selection accumulated 55 career multi-hit outings.

Senior outfielder Jessica Jaroniewski (Millington) finished her four-year career at Ferris among the school's all-time statistical leaders. Jaroniewski presently ranks tied for ninth in games played (186), tied for 14th in stolen bases (21), and tied for 17th in base hits (128). She generated a career season-high 36 hits in 52 games this season, which surpassed her 34 hits total from the 2005 campaign.