Joplin, Mo. - The Missouri Southern softball program is set to host rival Pittsburg State in a conference doubleheader on Saturday Apr. 8th at the Pat Lipira Softball Complex with first pitch set for 2:00pm. 

Southern (26-7, 11-1 MIAA) as a team is hitting .323 with 8.8 hits, 1.6 doubles, 1.0 home runs and 6.6 runs per game while stealing 1.7 bases for a 82.4 percent success rate. As a pitching staff has a 2.88 ERA, 1.37 WHIP while opponents are hitting .265 and striking out 5.7 times per game.

Yazmin Vargas leads the team with a .455 average, 31 runs scored and is 20-for-21 in stolen bases while having 35 hits, three doubles, two triples a home run and eight RBIs. Leighton Withers is hitting .440 with 21 runs scored, 40 hits, seven doubles, one triple, nine homer runs, 34 RBIs and is 5-for-6 in stolen bases. Emily Perry is hitting .365 with 26 runs scored, 35 hits, seven doubles, three home runs, 17 RBIs and is 8-for-9 in stolen bases. Kara Amos is hitting .344 with 11 runs, 21 hits, three doubles, one home run and 15 RBIs. Josie Tofpi is hitting .316 with 20 runs scored, 30 hits, three doubles, five home runs and 21 RBIs. Adrianna Young is hitting .301 with 20 runs scored, 25 hits, two doubles, two triples, one home run, 13 RBIs and has stolen seven bases. Katie Gray is hitting .326 with seven runs scored, 14 hits, four doubles, one triple, two home runs and 16 RBIs. 

In the circle Bailey Lacy is 8-0 with a 1.98 ERA, 1.29 WHIP from 20 appearances, five starts for three complete games, three shutouts and two saves for 67.1 innings pitched while striking out 71 with opponents hitting .234. Avery Tallman is 13-2 with a 2.18 ERA, 1.20 WHIP from 19 appearances, 16 starts for five complete games and one shutout for 83.2 innings pitched while striking out 44 and opponents hitting .252. Natalie Bates is 4-3 with a 3.86 ERA, 1.65 WHIP from 14 appearances, seven starts for one complete game and a save for 45.1 innings pitched while striking out 51. Amos is 1-2 from 13 appearances, five starts for one complete game for 25.0 innings pitched while striking out 23.

Pittsburg State (22-12, 7-5 MIAA) as a team is hitting .301 with 8.1 hits, 1.6 doubles, 0.8 home runs and 4.9 runs per game while stealing 1.2 bases for a 95.3 percent success rate. As a pitching staff has a 3.27 ERA, 1.42 WHIP while opponents are hitting .254 and striking out 5.3 times per game.

Taylor Lambert leads the team with a .398 average, 36 runs scored, 43 hits while adding six doubles, two triples, for eight RBIs and is 15-for-16 in stolen bases. Kylee Bohle is hitting .361 with nine runs scored, 30 hits, seven doubles, on home runs and 16 RBIs. Gabby Schultz is hitting .351 with 18 runs scored, 34 hits, six doubles, two triples, five home runs and 23 RBIs. Heather Arnett is hitting .348 with 22 runs scored, 40 hits, four doubles, 10 RBIs and is 19-for-20 in stolen bases. Paxtyn Hayes is hitting .348 with 23 runs scored, 39 hits, 11 doubles, one triples, 10 home runs and 45 RBIs. 

In the circle Hannah Harrison is 11-4 with a 1.99 ERA, 1.05 WHIP from 23 appearances, 13 starts for 12 complete games, six shutouts and three saves for 104.0 innings pitched while striking out 101 with opponents hitting .217. Lilli Weir is 8-5 with a 4.54 ERA, 1.69 WHIP from 18 appearances, 16 starts for three complete games and one shutout for 73.1 innings pitched while striking out 62 with opponents hitting .264. Bree Sexton is 1-3 with a 3.66 ERA from seven appearances, four starts and one save for 19.2 innings pitched while striking out six and opponents hitting .325. Madeline McCall is 1-0 with a 7.71 ERA, 2.23 WHIP from five appearances with one start for 11.2 innings pitched while striking out 10 and opponents hitting .327. Haidyn Berry is 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA, 1.44 WHIP from four appearances for 9.0 innings with three walks and no strikeouts recorded while opponents are hitting .294.