Lincoln, Neb.- Following a sweep of Concordia, Nebraska Wesleyan seeks to keep rolling at home against Peru State.
SERIES INFORMATION, LIVE STREAM & LIVE STATS
Tuesday will mark the 61st and 62nd meetings between Peru State and Nebraska Wesleyan. The Bobcats lead the All-Time series 37-23. The teams last met in 2018 where the Bobcats won 2-0.Â
Game one is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. Nebraska Wesleyan's team1sports page willÂ
live stream the game. Nebraska Wesleyan will carryÂ
live stats.
Game two is set to begin at 5:00 p.m. Nebraska Wesleyan's team1sports page willÂ
live stream the game. Nebraska Wesleyan will carryÂ
live stats.
SCOUTING THE PRAIRIE WOLVES
Nebraska Wesleyan enters Tuesday with an 13-4 record, and a six game winning streak. The Prairie Wolves swept Concordia in their last series, winning game one 3-2, and game two 7-0. The Prairie Wolves have posted a batting average of .322, hit seven home runs, and have driven in 101Â RBIs. Nebraska Wesleyan holds a slugging percentage of .443 and an on base percentage of .409. Defensively, the Prairie Wolves have a .961 fielding percentage. In 45 at bats,
Lyndsey Roth has posted a .444 batting average and
 leads the team with 20 hits.
Val Gerlach leads the team in RBIs with 16. PitcherÂ
Elise Warneke is 7-3 and carries a 2.78 ERA.Â
MARY YORI PROFILE
Head CoachÂ
Mary Yori enters her ninth season as the head coach of Nebraska Wesleyan's softball program. Yori was hired as Nebraska Wesleyan's first full time head softball coach in June of 2015. In nine seasons as head coach, Yori has complied a 164-132 record and was the 2016 AD3I All-Independent Co-Coach of the Year. Under Yori's leadership, Nebraska Wesleyan has seen both individual and team success. Yori coached Nebraska Wesleyan to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2022 and has won 20 games five times. Last season Yori helped pitcherÂ
Elise Warneke earn first team All-Conference and third team NFCA Third Team All Region honors. In Yori's time at Nebraska Wesleyan, 10 athletes have earned NFCA/NCAA III scholar athlete honors.
LOOKING FOR 900
Mary Yori enters Tuesday sitting at 899 career wins over her three stops as a head coach. Yori won 459 games at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, before spending 10 seasons as the head coach at Colorado State where she won 276 games. At Nebraska Wesleyan, Yori has won 164 games.Â
ALL IN THE FAMILY
Sisters
Hanna Roth and
Lyndsey Roth are off to a rocket start in 2024.
Lyndsey Roth has posted a team high .444 batting average and leads the team with 20 hits and 22 runs scored.
Hanna Roth has a batting average of .352 and is second in both hits and runs with 19 and 20 respectively. Combined, the sisters are responsible for 37 percent of Nebraska Wesleyan's runs and 26 percent of NWU's hits. Additionally,
Hanna Roth and
Lyndsey Roth are tied for third on the team with 12 RBIs.Â
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN SOFTBALL TRADITION
Nebraska Wesleyan's lone conference championship occurred in 1986. That season saw Nebraska Wesleyan post an 8-4 conference record in the NIAC. Nebraska Wesleyan's only NCAA tournament appearance occurred in 2022. That season saw Nebraska Wesleyan go 23-16 overall, and 8-8 in American Rivers Conference Play.Â
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
- Peru State enters Tuesday with an 3-17 record.
- Ellie Ohlde has posted a .379 batting average and leads the Bobcats in hits with 22 and RBIs with 11.Â
- Emberlyn Medsker carries a 3-7Â record and has a 7.00Â ERA.
- The Bobcats are coached by Renita Closner who is in her second season.