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Game Day: #5 Mustangs set for weekend series against Northeastern State

Setting the Stage
No. 5 Midwestern State takes on Northeastern State in a Lone Star Conference North Division series this weekend at Mustangs Park.
 
The teams play one game Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m., and then finish the three-game set with a doubleheader Sunday beginning at noon.

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About the Mustangs
Midwestern State moved ahead four spots to No. 5 in the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 this week.
 
The Mustangs are off to their best start in school history at 24-2 after taking two of three last weekend at Southeastern Oklahoma State.
 
Sophomore outfielder Elena Bennett's school record hitting streak of 20 games was snapped last weekend in the first game of the Southeastern Oklahoma series.
 
Bennett hit .574 (39-for-68) during the 20-game stretch from Feb. 5 to March 6 while scoring 24 runs and notching 16 stolen bases.
 
Senior pitcher Brittney Tanner factored in each of the decisions last weekend against Southeastern Oklahoma as she suffered her second loss before earning a save and a win last Saturday as the Mustangs bounced back to win the last two games of the series.
 
Tanner is now 14-2 with one save while posting a 1.28 ERA allowing 18 earned runs on 66 hits in 98 2/3 innings. She is second in the LSC with 141 strikeouts while walking just 12 batters.
 
Bennett continues to lead a trio of .400-or-better hitters for MSU with an LSC-best .506 batting average.
 
Sophomore outfielder Courtney Bingham hits .453 with six doubles, five triples, two homers and 32 RBIs, while freshman catcher Kim Jerrick bats .446 with four doubles, four homers and 23 RBIs.
 
Senior pitcher Kristina Gutierrez remains unbeaten at 10-0 while posting a 1.51 ERA. She has permitted 15 runs on 43 hits in 69 1/3 innings. She has notched 107 strikeouts and walked just nine.

About the RiverHawks
Northeastern State (9-12) has lost five of its last six games heading into its Lone Star Conference North Division opening series against Midwestern State.
 
The RiverHawks, a future member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association, has played a heavy dose of teams from its future league. NSU is 5-9 against MIAA members thus far this season.
 
This will be just the second game for Northeastern State against Lone Star Conference competition this season as the RiverHawks took a 4-1 loss to current No. 1 Angelo State last month.
 
The RiverHawks are led by Lisa Ripperger at the plate
 
The sophomore infielder is hitting .359 with four doubles and eight RBIs, while senior outfielder Jessica White leads NSU with two homers while driving in nine runs with a .328 batting average.
 
Northeastern State is hitting .271 as a team while scoring 4.3 runs per game.
 
The RiverHawks are led in the circle by sophomore Cayce Coleman, who is 5-4 with a 2.76 ERA while striking out 51 and walking 21 in 66 innings.
 
Junior Sarah Massey is 3-4 with a 4.96 ERA. She has notched 23 strikeouts and 23 walks in 48 innings this season.

About the Series
Midwestern State and Northeastern State meet for the 27th, 28th and 29th time on the diamond Saturday and Sunday at Mustangs Park.
 
The Mustangs own a commanding 23-3 edge in the all-time series and claimed wins in the last nine contests dating back to the 2008 season.
 
MSU is 14-1 all time against Northeastern State in Wichita Falls including a 5-1 edge over the RiverHawks since moving permanently to Mustangs Park in 2008.
   
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Players Mentioned

Elena Bennett

#6 Elena Bennett

OF
5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
Courtney Bingham

#14 Courtney Bingham

OF
5' 9"
Sophomore
L/L
Kristina Gutierrez

#17 Kristina Gutierrez

P
5' 5"
Senior
R/R
Kim Jerrick

#16 Kim Jerrick

C
5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
Brittney Tanner

#25 Brittney Tanner

P
5' 7"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Elena Bennett

#6 Elena Bennett

5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
OF
Courtney Bingham

#14 Courtney Bingham

5' 9"
Sophomore
L/L
OF
Kristina Gutierrez

#17 Kristina Gutierrez

5' 5"
Senior
R/R
P
Kim Jerrick

#16 Kim Jerrick

5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
C
Brittney Tanner

#25 Brittney Tanner

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
P