THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK SOFTBALL…
Upper Iowa (6-2, 0-0 NSIC) heads south for Spring Break to Clermont, Fla. for the 2018 PFX Spring Games. The Peacocks will play eight opponents in four days, beginning Saturday, March 3 with Nova Southeastern and The College of Saint Rose, and ending Wednesday, March 7 with Cedarville and No. 6 West Virginia Wesleyan. It will be the first trip to Florida since 2016, when UIU went 9-1 at the Games.
PLEASE NOTE: All games will be streamed live via FloSoftball. The FloSports TV app can be downloaded on Roku and Apple TV, on mobile with the FloSports iOS app, or onlineÂ
here. Select games will have live stats provided. Check the
Upper Iowa softball schedule page for links to any live stats as they become available. Complete information on The Spring Games can be foundÂ
here. Please note that all game times listed on
UIUPeacocks.com are posted in EASTERN TIME. Any game times listed on The Spring Games page are local time (eastern time) as well.
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PEACOCK STORYLINES...
3/4'S FULL: The Peacocks have one three-fourths of their games so far this season, as they are off to a 6-2 start. Included in that first eight games was a 4-0 start, the first in UIU's NCAA Division II history. Upper Iowa is coming off a 2-2 split at the FHSU Crossover, with wins over Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State.
IN THE CIRCLE: Through six games in the circle, the Peacock pitching staff has put together a 2.42 earned run average, ranking fourth in the Northern Sun Conference. UIU together has two shutouts on the year; in comparison, 12 other NSIC schools have 3 combined.
Jaclyn Thompson is 3-0 with a 1.15 ERA in 24.1 innings of work. Her miniscule ERA ranks eighth in the league, while her .149 opposing batting average is third-best amongst conference pitchers. Her three complete games tie for third in the league as well.
LUCKY NUMBER SIX: The number six has been a good-luck charm for the Peacocks so far this season. Through eight games, the team is 4-0 when scoring at least six runs in a game. UIU is also a perfect 6-0 when leading after six innings in 2018, with their stellar late-game pitching to close down games at the end.
PEACOCK SLUGGERS: Last season, Upper Iowa slugged just .371 as a unit on offense. However, 2018 is off to a great start in that category. The team is slugging .490, and are led by
Julia Buffington's .762 percentage. Four of her eight hits are of the extra-base variety (2 doubles, 2 home runs), and she has tallied 16 total bases.
Katie Crogan's .654 slugging percentage is built on a team-leading four doubles and a triple, while
Jordyn Brennan has a double and a homer for a .714 slugging percentage.
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