REDLANDS, Calif. – The University of Redlands Softball team won their fifth-straight Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Regular Season title and will now host the SCIAC Tournament. Game one of the double elimination competition is today, Friday, May 9, at 1:00 p.m. when the Bulldogs host No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS).
Tournament Format
This is a double elimination tournament. The champion will have to play a minimum of three games if they sweep. Below is the schedule with times and who would play who depending on the winning/losing teams each day.
SCIAC Tournament History
No. 1 Redlands (33-7, 18-3)
The Bulldogs are currently riding a 13-game winning streak, the seventh-longest in program history, and the second 13 plus game winning streak after they won 15 from February 15-March 12. They finished 6-3 against the tournament field.
The 33 wins this year ties last seasons total for the fourth-most in program history. The 18 conference wins are the most since 2014 when the Bulldogs won 23 when the conference played 28 games instead of 21. For their success Head Coach Jose Ortega and his staff won the SCIAC Coaching Staff of the Year award.
Seven Bulldogs were named to the All-SCIAC teams: Paige Messenlehner, Leila Jackson, Jenay Scott, and Katlyn Gandara on the 1st Team and Brooklyn Bard, Paige Ellinger, and Kassidy Long on the 2nd Team. Messenlehner was also named the SCIAC Athlete of the Year.
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Team Stats (only SCIAC games)
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Hitting
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Pitching/Fielding
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Average: .337 (1st)
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Fielding%: .957 (5th)
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Runs: 136 (1st)
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ERA: 2.28 (1st)
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Doubles: 35 (1st)
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Shutouts: 3 (T-1st)
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Triples: 4 (2nd)
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Saves: 3 (T-3rd)
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Home runs: 9 (2nd)
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Walks: 34 (2nd fewest)
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Slugging%: .452 (2nd)
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Strikeouts: 54 (4th)
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Walks: 74 (T-1st)
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Home runs allowed: 4 (3rd fewest)
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Strikeouts: 55 (3rd fewest)
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Opponent average: .259 (2nd)
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Stolen bases: 84 (1st)
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Wild pitches: 5 (T-1st fewest)
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Hit batters: 8 (4th fewest)
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Player Stats (only SCIAC games)
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Hitting
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Pitching
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Average
Jenay Scott: .478 (2nd)
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ERA
Paige Ellinger: 1.26 (1st)
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Slugging%
Kassidy Long: .674 (4th)
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Opponents Average
Ellinger: .215 (2nd)
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On-base%
Scott: .547 (2nd)
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Innings
Katlyn Gandara: 47.1 (8th)
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Runs
Paige Messenlehner: 22 (1st)
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Strikeouts
Ellinger: 22 (6th)
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RBI
Leila Jackson: 21 (1st)
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Wins
Ellinger/Gandara: 5 (4th)
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Doubles
Long: 9 (T-1st)
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Saves
Gandara: 2 (T-3rd)
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Triples
Messenlehner: 2 (T-1st)
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Walks
Ellinger/Gandara: 8 (6th fewest)
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Home Runs
Jackson: 3 (T-3rd)
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Walks
Brooklyn Bard: 10 (T-4th)
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Stolen Bases
Messenlehner/Bard: 21 (1st)
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No. 2 Chapman (27-8, 15-6)
The Panthers won the season series with the Bulldogs at the end of March. They were 7-2 against the tournament field. They had six All-SCIAC honorees: Rose Malen, Jillian Kelly, Chill Serna, and Miranda Murphy on the 1st Team and Mia Reyes on the 2nd Team. Malen was also named the SCIAC Pitcher of the Year.
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Team Stats (only SCIAC games)
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Hitting
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Pitching/Fielding
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Average: .287 (T-5th)
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Fielding%: .972 (1st)
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Runs: 80 (6th)
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ERA: 2.32 (2nd)
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Doubles: 22 (6th)
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Shutouts: 3 (T-1st)
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Triples: 9 (1st)
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Saves: 6 (1st)
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Home runs: 1 (9th)
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Walks: 29 (1st fewest)
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Slugging%: .365 (6th)
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Strikeouts: 104 (1st)
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Walks: 48 (5th)
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Home runs allowed: 8 (T-2nd most)
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Strikeouts: 64 (5th most)
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Opponent average: .248 (1st)
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Stolen bases: 19 (5th)
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Wild pitches: 5 (T-1st fewest)
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Hit batters: 7 (3rd fewest)
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Player Stats (only SCIAC games)
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Hitting
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Pitching
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Average
Miranda Murphy: .368 (18th)
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ERA
Rose Malen: 1.43 (2nd)
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Slugging%
Murphy: .491 (17th)
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Opponents Average
Malen: .215 (T-2nd)
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On-base%
Murphy: .519 (5th)
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Innings
Malen: 73.1 (3rd)
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Runs
Murphy: 17 (T-3rd)
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Strikeouts
Malen: 51 (2nd)
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RBI
Chill Serna (T-6th)
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Wins
Malen: 8 (1st)
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Doubles
Mo Lynch: 5 (T-8th)
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Saves
Malen: 4 (T-1st)
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Triples
Murphy/Serna: 2 (T-1st)
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Walks
Malen: 5 (2nd fewest)
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Home Runs
Samantha Kennedy: 1 (22nd)
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Walks
Murphy: 18 (2nd)
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Stolen Bases
Kennedy: 8 (6th)
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No. 3 Pomona-Piter (24-13, 13-8)
The Sagehens won the series opener with Redlands in the middle of February before the Bulldogs won the next two. They finished 2-7 against the tournament field. They had three 1st Team All-SCIAC selections : Kylie Liu, Bella Carreon, and Devin Waddell.
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Team Stats (only SCIAC games)
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Hitting
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Pitching/Fielding
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Average: .312 (3rd)
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Fielding%: .952 (6th)
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Runs: 114 (2nd)
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ERA: 3.30 (5th)
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Doubles: 35 (T-1st)
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Shutouts: 2 (T-3rd)
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Triples: 2 (T-6th)
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Saves: 2 (T-6th)
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Home runs: 19 (1st)
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Walks: 58 (T-6th most)
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Slugging%: .479 (1st)
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Strikeouts: 43 (5th)
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Walks: 55 (3rd)
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Home runs allowed: 2 (T-1st fewest)
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Strikeouts: 62 (4th most)
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Opponent average: .298 (5th)
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Stolen bases: 8 (7th)
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Wild pitches: 10 (T-7th most)
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Hit batters: 12 (T-6th most)
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Player Stats (only SCIAC games)
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Hitting
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Pitching
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Average
Kylie Liu: .424 (8th)
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ERA
Waddell: 3.07 (9th)
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Slugging%
Devin Waddell: .730 (1st)
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Opponents Average
Waddell: .301 (10th)
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On-base%
Bella Carreon: .574 (1st)
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Innings
Waddell: 75.1 (2nd)
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Runs
Waddell: 17 (T-3rd)
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Strikeouts
Waddell: 18 (8th)
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RBI
Liu: 19 (3rd)
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Wins
Waddell: 7 (T-2nd)
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Doubles
Liu: 9 (T-1st)
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Saves
Nyla Springer/Waddell: 1 (T-7th)
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Triples
Marie Milton/Waddell: 1 (T-5th)
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Walks
Springer: 20 (T-15th)
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Home Runs
Waddell: 6 (T-1st)
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Walks
Liu: 13 (3rd)
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Stolen Bases
Summer Gibson: 2 (T-18th)
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No. 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (20-14, 11-10)
The Athenas were swept by the Bulldogs a month ago. They finished 3-6 against the field. CMS had three 2nd Team All-SCIAC selections: Hannah Adams, Danica Stirling, and Emma Suh.
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Team Stats (only SCIAC games)
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Hitting
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Pitching/Fielding
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Average: .280 (7th)
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Fielding%: .962 (4th)
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Runs: 86 (5th)
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ERA: 2.71 (3rd)
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Doubles: 14 (8th)
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Shutouts: 2 (T-3rd)
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Triples: 1 (8th)
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Saves: 3 (T-3rd)
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Home runs: 5 (4th)
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Walks: 58 (T-6th most)
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Slugging%: .335 (7th)
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Strikeouts: 72 (3rd)
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Walks: 43 (7th)
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Home runs allowed: 2 (T-1st fewest)
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Strikeouts: 62 (4th most)
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Opponent average: .262 (3rd)
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Stolen bases: 24 (3rd)
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Wild pitches: 9 (5th)
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Hit batters: 3 (1st fewest)
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Player Stats (only SCIAC games)
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Hitting
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Pitching
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Average
Danica Stirling: .400 (14th)
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ERA
Perri Derian: 1.47 (3rd)
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Slugging%
Stirling: .489 (18th)
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Opponents Average
Derian: .200 (1st)
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On-base%
Stirling: .509 (7th)
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Innings
Hannah Adams: 54.2 (6th)
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Runs
Emma Suh: 12 (T-17th)
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Strikeouts
Adams: 41 (4th)
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RBI
Giselle Lai: 11 (T-16th)
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Wins
Adams: 4 (6th)
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Doubles
Madison Gonzalez: 5 (T-8th)
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Saves
Maya Weigel-Murphy: 2 (T-3rd)
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Triples
Kaili Aqui: 1 (T-5th)
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Walks
Derian: 6 (4th)
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Home Runs
Lai: 1 (T-9th)
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Walks
Stirling: 9 (T-8th)
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Stolen Bases
Aqui: 5 (10th)
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The tournament winner will earn SCIAC's automatic qualifying bid into the NCAA Division III National Championships. As of now Redlands and Chapman are safely in the field as At-Large teams, though, things can change depending on the rest of the country and the tournament results.
