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Shawnee State Softball, Baseball, M&W Golf tackle busy slates to begin first two weeks of April
Posted: Apr 02, 2025

Shawnee State Softball, Baseball, M&W Golf tackle busy slates to begin first two weeks of April

Between the softball, baseball and men's and women's golf programs, the four teams mentioned will be competing in 11 out of the next 14 days -- and, counting this past Monday and Tuesday, 13 of 16 days overall, as all four programs hit the heart of their seasons with critical home and road contests alike to begin the final month of regular season competition.

All schedules are subject to change based upon weather conditions.

Softball -- April 2 at Lindsey Wilson (3 p.m./5 p.m. ET, 2 p.m./4 p.m. CT), April 5 vs. Rio Grande (1 p.m./3 p.m. ET, Doc Singleton Park), April 8 at WV Tech (2 p.m./4 p.m. ET), April 12 vs. Indiana-Southeast (1 p.m./3 p.m. ET, Doc Singleton Park), April 15 at Midway (1 p.m., 3 p.m. ET)

The softball program at Shawnee State will play 10 games over the course of the next 13 days across five doubleheaders -- with big home contests against the top two units in the River States Conference, Rio Grande and Indiana-Southeast, occurring over the next two Saturdays, April 5 and April 12 as affairs sandwiched in between three road doubleheader bouts against Lindsey Wilson, West Virginia Tech and Midway.

Shawnee State's success at the plate shows in the statistics, as the Bears lead the River States Conference in batting average (.350) and slugging percentage (.452), and are second in on-base percentage (.409) and on-base-plus-slugging percentage (.861) in 2025.

Nationally, the Bears sit 22nd with their .350 batting average as a team and are tied for 31st in on-base percentage. Shawnee State currently holds a 14-10 overall record and a 10-6 River States Conference mark as a result of its efforts at the plate, which has the Bears in a tie for third in the RSC Standings.

The Bears are currently being led by:

  • Sophomore catcher Sierra Dunnagan (.518, 8 2B, 3 3B, HR, 22 RBI, 22 R, 4 BB to 2 K, 1.262 OPS)
  • Grad student/senior pitcher/designated player Cameryn Davidson (.450, 3 2B, 12 RBI, 1.013 OPS)
  • Junior outfielder Jenna Christopher (.405, 2B, 3B, 12 RBI, 21 R, 13 SB)
  • Freshman shortstop Emily Moore (.400, 7 2B, 3B, HR, 11 RBI, 19 R, 1.026 OPS)
  • Senior infielder Mackenzie Hale (.355, 9 2B, 2 HR, 15 RBI)

 Pitching-wise, Davidson, Emma Wargel and Genavie Espinoza and Gabby McConnell have combined for 96 strikeouts while Madison Franz is coming off of the best performance of her young career, throwing four-and-a-third innings of scoreless softball to help Shawnee State claim an 11-6 victory over Indiana-Columbus last Saturday.

Baseball -- April 6 vs. Indiana-Southeast (12 p.m. DH, VA Memorial Stadium, Chillicothe), April 7 vs. Indiana-Southeast (10:30 a.m., VA Memorial Stadium, Chillicothe), April 8 vs. Miami-Hamilton (1 p.m. DH, Branch Rickey Park, April 11 at Indiana-Columbus, (1 p.m.), April 12 at Indiana-Columbus, (1 p.m. DH)

Set for a busy stretch themselves, the Shawnee State baseball program will play eight contests in six days, including back-to-back-to-back days of action next Sunday through Tuesday as the Bears face Indiana-Southeast Sunday afternoon and Monday morning at VA Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Miami-Hamilton Tuesday afternoon at Branch Rickey Park in Portsmouth and Indiana-Columbus next Friday and Saturday in Columbus, Ind.

Heading into the pivotal stretch of games, the Bears sit 18-12 overall and 8-7 in the River States Conference -- the latter of which sits third in the RSC Standings.

At the plate, Shawnee State continues to stand out, as the Bears rank second in the River States Conference in slugging percentage (.518) and RBI (241) and third in the RSC batting average (.317), on-base percentage (.435), and on-base plus slugging percentage (.953).

Seven players in the Shawnee State lineup are hitting at or over .315, including the following:

  • Senior outfielder Tyler Lund (.390, 5 2B, 4 3B, 26 RBI, 25 R, .972 OPS)
  • Senior outfielder Nolan Tressler (.365, 13 2B, 5 HR, 32 RBI, 8 SB, 33 R, 1.090 OPS)
  • Senior catcher Diego Mendoza (.364, 9 2B, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 15 R, 1.109 OPS)
  • Junior infielder Mason Reid (.349, 12 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 25 R, 1.081 OPS)
  • Senior outfielder Zach Gaspar (.343, 4 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 35 R, 1.103 OPS)
  • Sophomore outfielder Eli Jones (.329, 19 RBI, 18 BB to 14 K, 13 SB, 20 R)
  • Senior infielder Hunter Warner (.315, 8 2B, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 33 R, 1.130 OPS)

Shawnee State men's and women's golf -- women's golf at Defiance Yellow Jacket Intercollegiate Friday/Saturday, April 4-5; men's golf at Bill Blazer Memorial Match Play (Ohio Dominican), Saturday/Sunday April 5-6; men's/women's golf at KCU Spring Invitational Monday/Tuesday, April 7-8, men's/women's golf at OCU Spring Invitational Monday/Tuesday, April 14-15

A busy week of golf, which already commenced with the Shawnee State men's golf program competing at the UPike Spring Invitational this past Monday and Tuesday, continues. Between the men's and women's golf programs, golf action at Shawnee State will occur every day in some form between Friday, April 4 to Tuesday, April 8.

The men's golf program has already received a top-three finish from Shawnee State junior golfer Ross Ferrell while Tanner Stevenson, Trey Cracraft, Logan Hughes and Kyle Salamon have consistently been in the scoring group for the unit during the fall and spring.

The Shawnee State women, who have a great deal of potential with their youthful roster, continue to be led by Shawnee State freshman Sidnea Belville and Aly Wellman, who have established themselves as the two top golfers in the lineup. The duo have combined to win two River States Conference Golfer of the Week Awards already -- and still have three and two years of eligibility remaining at the NAIA level, respectively, after this season is over.

Additional

Updates on each of these programs can be tracked at www.ssubears.com and the below social media accounts: