University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Wednesday, March 15
San Luis Obispo, CA
3:00 pm
University of Northern Colorado
at
California Polytechnic State University
Photo by: Ed Navarro
@BearsSoftball Spring Break Continues at Cal Poly
3/14/2017 12:15:00 PM | Softball
Greeley, Colo -Â Spring break has been bountiful so far for the Northern Colorado Softball program, starting their swing of California tournaments, 4-2. Wednesday, the Blue and Gold travel up the Pacific Coast Highway for a double-header against Cal Poly.
Scouting the Bears
 - Jordyn Wiatrak and Rachel Johnson are locked in a dead heat for the team's home run title. Through 25 games, Wiatrak leads Johnson six to five.
- Starting every game behind the plate, Adeline Coldiron has made 88 put outs with 20 assists and has only committed two errors.Â
- Erica Dick Continues to lead the Bears in batting average (.351) and runs scored (19).
- The UNC pitching staff has given up on 47 walks in 156 innings. Opponents have walked 67 Bear batters in the same time frame.
- Northern Colorado stole a season-high four bases against UC Santa Barbara during their second game on Monday.
Scouting the Mustangs
- Five Cal Poly batters average north of .300.
- The Mustang defense has committed only 20 errors in 23 games.Â
- Lindsay Chalmers is 6-2 to start the year with a .70 ERA in 49.2 innings pitched.Â
- Sierra Hyland leads the Cal Poly pitching staff with 116 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched.
- The Mustangs have only stolen six bases all season, but have layed down 46 sacrifice hits.
Who to Watch For
Jayme Reddacliff - Reddacliff went 2-1, appearing in five of the six games last weekend in Santa Barbara. Giving up only one walks, she finished the weekend with an ERA of 2.89, struk out seven and pitched two complete games.
The Rundown
Last time out
  Cal Poly
Northern Colorado and Cal Poly have only met once in program history. The Mustangs defeated the Bears in 2008 by a score of 5-0.
Patient Hitting
In all but one game in 2017, Bear batters have drawn at least one walk. Only New Mexico, in their second game against UNC, held UNC to zero walks.
Just Enough
On Saturday against Sacred Heart, the Bears managed only two hits, both solo home runs, and still won the game. It was the lowest hit total during a win all season.
Building Momentum
After Monday's sweep of the Gauchos, the Bears have now hit the nine win mark, equalling their total from a season, needing just 25 games to do it.Â
Early Advancement
Northern Colorado is hitting .449 in advancement situations and notched a season-high two sacrifice bunts in their win against UCSB. UNC has also avoided grounding into a double play in 12 straight games.Â
Hitting the Records
Entering the 2017 season, Erica Dick was only 48 hits away from the all-time hits record, held by Melissa Marcovecchio. With 27 hits alread, Dick is just 22 away from breaking another Northern Colorado record.
New Year New Staff
Head coach Shana Easley has hired assistant coaches, Travis Owen and Kaelene Curry over the offseason. Owen arrives from a successful Radford program and Curry makes her second stint as part of UNC's staff, arriving from Sonoma State.Â
New Kids on the Block
UNC adds three new faces to the program in 2017. Hunter Damico, Autumn Anderson and Sophia Taylor all arrive in Greeley looking to make an impact in their freshmen campaigns.
Seeing Triple
Last season, Northern Colorado and Erica Dick led the nation in triples per game by a team and by a player, respectively with .43 and .40.
Early Signing Success
UNC ventured out into four different states to sign new recruits during the early signing period in November. Natalie Joyner (Wash.), Mady Young (Kan.), Ally Steiner (Ariz.) and Emma Brockman (Ore.) will all arrive on campus next season.Â
Frequent Flyers
The Bears will spend the first month of the season traveling the Southwestern part of the United States. Tournaments in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas keep UNC busy before coming home on March 7 against Colorado State.
Record Watch
2017 could be a monumental year for Erica Dick. The senior ranks top-10 in UNC history in 10 career categories. Dick has already scored more runs than anyone in Bear history with 123 and counting.
Chasing a Legend
Head coach Shana Easley enters 2017 one win behind Jen Schunke for second all-time in UNC DI history. Easley is 26 wins from tying Linda Witt  (88) who holds the most wins in the DI era.
Recent Renovations
On top of renaming Butler-Hancock Softball Field to Gloria Rodriguez Field, UNC Softball will welcome a brand new scoreboard and backstop. Renovations to the facility continue with eyes on new dugouts as the next project.
Scouting the Bears
 - Jordyn Wiatrak and Rachel Johnson are locked in a dead heat for the team's home run title. Through 25 games, Wiatrak leads Johnson six to five.
- Starting every game behind the plate, Adeline Coldiron has made 88 put outs with 20 assists and has only committed two errors.Â
- Erica Dick Continues to lead the Bears in batting average (.351) and runs scored (19).
- The UNC pitching staff has given up on 47 walks in 156 innings. Opponents have walked 67 Bear batters in the same time frame.
- Northern Colorado stole a season-high four bases against UC Santa Barbara during their second game on Monday.
Scouting the Mustangs
- Five Cal Poly batters average north of .300.
- The Mustang defense has committed only 20 errors in 23 games.Â
- Lindsay Chalmers is 6-2 to start the year with a .70 ERA in 49.2 innings pitched.Â
- Sierra Hyland leads the Cal Poly pitching staff with 116 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched.
- The Mustangs have only stolen six bases all season, but have layed down 46 sacrifice hits.
Who to Watch For
Jayme Reddacliff - Reddacliff went 2-1, appearing in five of the six games last weekend in Santa Barbara. Giving up only one walks, she finished the weekend with an ERA of 2.89, struk out seven and pitched two complete games.
The Rundown
Last time out
  Cal Poly
Northern Colorado and Cal Poly have only met once in program history. The Mustangs defeated the Bears in 2008 by a score of 5-0.
Patient Hitting
In all but one game in 2017, Bear batters have drawn at least one walk. Only New Mexico, in their second game against UNC, held UNC to zero walks.
Just Enough
On Saturday against Sacred Heart, the Bears managed only two hits, both solo home runs, and still won the game. It was the lowest hit total during a win all season.
Building Momentum
After Monday's sweep of the Gauchos, the Bears have now hit the nine win mark, equalling their total from a season, needing just 25 games to do it.Â
Early Advancement
Northern Colorado is hitting .449 in advancement situations and notched a season-high two sacrifice bunts in their win against UCSB. UNC has also avoided grounding into a double play in 12 straight games.Â
Hitting the Records
Entering the 2017 season, Erica Dick was only 48 hits away from the all-time hits record, held by Melissa Marcovecchio. With 27 hits alread, Dick is just 22 away from breaking another Northern Colorado record.
New Year New Staff
Head coach Shana Easley has hired assistant coaches, Travis Owen and Kaelene Curry over the offseason. Owen arrives from a successful Radford program and Curry makes her second stint as part of UNC's staff, arriving from Sonoma State.Â
New Kids on the Block
UNC adds three new faces to the program in 2017. Hunter Damico, Autumn Anderson and Sophia Taylor all arrive in Greeley looking to make an impact in their freshmen campaigns.
Seeing Triple
Last season, Northern Colorado and Erica Dick led the nation in triples per game by a team and by a player, respectively with .43 and .40.
Early Signing Success
UNC ventured out into four different states to sign new recruits during the early signing period in November. Natalie Joyner (Wash.), Mady Young (Kan.), Ally Steiner (Ariz.) and Emma Brockman (Ore.) will all arrive on campus next season.Â
Frequent Flyers
The Bears will spend the first month of the season traveling the Southwestern part of the United States. Tournaments in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas keep UNC busy before coming home on March 7 against Colorado State.
Record Watch
2017 could be a monumental year for Erica Dick. The senior ranks top-10 in UNC history in 10 career categories. Dick has already scored more runs than anyone in Bear history with 123 and counting.
Chasing a Legend
Head coach Shana Easley enters 2017 one win behind Jen Schunke for second all-time in UNC DI history. Easley is 26 wins from tying Linda Witt  (88) who holds the most wins in the DI era.
Recent Renovations
On top of renaming Butler-Hancock Softball Field to Gloria Rodriguez Field, UNC Softball will welcome a brand new scoreboard and backstop. Renovations to the facility continue with eyes on new dugouts as the next project.
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