FLORENCE, S.C. – Two Francis Marion University players are listed among the national leaders in the final 2010 NCAA Division II softball statistical report, while the Patriot squad is ranked highly in several team categories.

In the individual reports, senior left-handed pitcher Michaela Wolf (Littleton, Colo.) ranked 30th in pitching wins (22), 56th in strikeouts (172), 83rd in earned run average (2.13), 84th in shutouts (4), 88th in fewest walks allowed per seven innings (1.67), and 91st in strikeouts per seven innings (6.1). At the plate, Wolf ranked 18th in on-base percentage (.521) and 24th in walks per game (0.65). 

Junior right fielder Chelle Phillips (Waukee, Iowa) ranked 89th in runs scored per game (0.90).

In the team rankings, the Patriot women ranked 45th in Division II in winning percentage (.692), 57th in fielding percentage (.962), 67th in earned run average (2.63), 77th in scoring (5.08 runs per game), and 83rd in batting average (.301).

Francis Marion ended the season with a 36-16 record and earned the program’s second NCAA Division II National Tournament invitation in three seasons. The Patriots advanced to the championship game of both the Peach Belt Conference Tournament and the NCAA Dahlonega Southeast Regional.

Francis Marion (36-16) FINAL Softball National Ranking Summary (5-30-2010)

Category                                                         Rank    Actual

Batting Average (300 ranked)                         83        0.301

Earned Run Average (300 ranked)                 67        2.63 

Fielding Percentage (300 ranked)                  57        0.962 

Scoring (300 ranked)                                         77        5.08 

WL Percentage (300 ranked)                          45        0.692 

Home Runs per game (300 ranked)           166      0.4 

Doubles per Game (300 ranked)                  105      1.31 

Triples per Game (300 ranked)                      107      0.15 

Stolen Bases per Game (300 ranked)          109      0.98 

Slugging Percentage (300 ranked)               129      0.406 

Double Plays per Game (300 ranked)          149      0.21

) 

Francis Marion (36-16) FINAL Softball National Ranking Summary (5-30-2010)

Category                                                                    Player                          Rank    Actual

Batting Average (300 ranked)                                Michaela Wolf            114     0.395 

Runs Batted In Per Game (300 ranked)              Ashley Jaramillo          129      0.83

Earned Run Average (300 ranked)                        Michaela Wolf             83        2.13                

      Cea Knox                   219      3.33

Strikeouts Per Seven Innings (300 ranked)          Michaela Wolf            91       6.1 

Victories (300 ranked)                                               Michaela Wolf             30        22.0

      Cea Knox                   127     14.0

Saves (300 ranked)                                                  Michaela Wolf            141     1.0 

Walks (300 ranked)                                                  Michaela Wolf             24        0.65

      Kat Beauvais              178      0.42  

Slugging Percentage (300 ranked)                        Michaela Wolf            276     0.57 

Runs per Game (300 ranked)                                 Chelle Phillips             89        0.9

       Kat Beauvais              124     0.85

Toughest to Strikeout (300 ranked)                        Ashley Jaramillo          103      16.4

       Jessica Hogan            192      13.4

       Chelle Phillips            252     12.1

Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings (300 ranked)   Michaela Wolf             88        1.67

        Cea Knox                   257     2.85  

Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings (300 ranked)       Michaela Wolf             126      6.56

        Cea Knox                   140      6.72

Triples (300 ranked)                                                    Chelle Phillips             103      3.0

         Ashley Jaramillo         194     2.0

On Base Percentage (300 ranked)                            Michaela Wolf             18       0.521 

Shutouts (300 ranked)                                                 Michaela Wolf            84       4.0 

Strikeouts (300 ranked)                                               Michaela Wolf            56       172.0

#187/6-28-10