Softball team takes on Baylor

Friday, March 30, 2007

The Kansas softball team plays host to the Baylor Bears this weekend.

KANSAN FILE PHOTO

The series begins Saturday at Arrocha ballpark at 2 p.m. and continues Sunday at noon.

The Jayhawks are on an eight-game winning streak and are looking to continue their winning ways against their Big 12 Conference foe.

The Bears were ranked 12th in the latest ESPN/USA Today poll and got on a hot streak of their own after winning six straight games.

This weekend’s games are the beginning of a five-game home stand for the Jayhawks, who have played 29 away games and seven home games so far this season.

The team leader is senior pitcher Kassie Humphreys, who is looking to pass coach Tracy Bunge for fourth on the Kansas all-time strikeouts list. Humphreys needs only four more strikeouts to achieve it.

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On the season Humphreys is the Jayhawks ace pitcher with a 1.50 ERA and 129 strikeouts.

The defense has been solid as of late, not giving up a single run in three straight games.

Quality defense has been a major help to the offense this season.

Sophomore Stevie Crisosto is leading the way for the offense posting a .364 batting average.

Crisosto also has at least one consecutive hit in 13 straight games.

She also leads the team with eight doubles, a triple and 10 stolen bases.

Fellow sophomore teammate Elle Pottorf is swinging a big stick for the Jayhawks leading the team with seven home runs on the season and a .612 slugging percentage.

Kansas leads the all-time series against Baylor 20-11, including a victory in the 2006 Big 12 Championship last season to win its first ever postseason title.

Kansan sportwriter Evan Kafarakis can be contacted at ekafarakis@kansan.com.

— Edited by Trevan McGee

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