Weather wreaking havoc on MCC plans

McCOOK, Neb. — The McCook Community College softball team has postponed Saturday’s scheduled home game with Southeast Community College because of field and weather conditions.

No makeup date has been set. The two teams also had their March 9 games at Beatrice postponed.

That game was rescheduled for April 9. Saturday’s postponement makes the seventh and eighth games postponed this week because of weather.

So far this spring, weather has affected 24 MCC softball games. Two were cancelled, eight were moved to other locations, and 7 doubleheaders were rescheduled to later dates.

The Lady Indians, who were originally to have played 10 home games before March 15, have only played two. They are 2-0 at home, 3-7 on the road, 2-4 at neutral sites, and 7-11 overall.

Through 18 games the Lady Indians are hitting .375 (third in the league) scoring 7.4 runs per game, and second in stolen bases with 45. MCC is fifth among the six teams in pitching with a 6.17 earned run average. The

Lady Indians are giving up 9.1 runs per game and with 50 errors have the lowest fielding percentage among Region IX foes.

Sophomores Jerusha Miner (Gunnison Valley, Utah) and Chanel Siebenthal (Lakewood, Colo.) lead the regulars in hitting. Miner is batting .484 with 13 extra-base hits and 22 runs batted in. Siebenthal is batting .460 with nine doubles and 15 RBI. Sophomore Isabel Serna (Roy, Utah) is batting .365 with 17 RBI in 15 games.

Freshman Emma McLean (Willetton, Western Australia) is batting .486 with a team-leading three home runs and 14 RBIs in 12 games played. Freshman Brooklyn Jensen (West Valley, Utah) leads the conference with 16 stolen bases, she is batting .356. Freshman Hanna Jensen (Aurora, Colo.) is batting .413 with nine steals and eight RBI.

Sophomore transfer Shae Muggridge (Perth, Western Australia) is leading the Lady Indians with a 3-4 record and a 5.21 ERA. Freshman Sarah Willier (Ponoka, Alberta) is 1-1 and Etta Van Bursteden (Kinistino, Saskatchewan) is 1-3.

With McCook Community College’s Spring break to start Friday, the Lady Indians are heading to Texas where they will play Howard College (14-7) Monday in a doubleheader at Big Springs Texas, and Midland College (14-6) Tuesday.