CEDAR CITY, Utah. -  The Southern Utah softball team heads to Greeley, Colo., for another three-game Big Sky Conference series as the T-Birds face Northern Colorado on April 30 and May 1. 

Big Sky Team Standings

Southern Utah stands in second-place in the Big Sky Conference this season, three games behind leader Weber State.  This weekend's opponent is 5-7 so far in the league and stands sixth overall. 

Rank, Team, Conference Record
1, Weber State, 11-1
2, Southern Utah, 7-4
3, Sacramento State, 6-6
4, Portland State, 7-8
5, Montana, 6-8
6, Northern Colorado, 5-7
7, Idaho State, 1-10

SUU Single-Season School Record Trackers

The Thunderbirds have a few single-season school records in their sights heading down the stretch.

Brooke Brown and Josey White both have a shot at Lindi Kennedy's 2007 home run record of 15.  Brown is tied for second with 13 big flies, while White is tied for sixth with 12. 

Rank, Name (Season), Home Runs
1, Lindi Kennedy (2007), 15
T2, Brooke Brown (2021), 13
T2, Kadi Henderson (2014), 13
T2, Bobbi Jo Merrill (2007), 13
T2, Marci Pratt (2006), 13
T6, Josey White (2021), 12
T6, Mikkel Griffin (2012), 12
T6, Tiffany Burt (2006), 12
T9, Kylee Wolf (2014), 11
T9, Madison Resley (2014), 11
T9, Darleen Fernandez (2011), 11
T9, Marci Pratt (2007), 11
T9, Tiffany Burt (2005), 11

Brown has a bit to go to make a run at Marci Pratt's 2006 RBI record of 58, but is in the mix in the top 10 with a ninth-ranked tally of 45 RBI.  

Rank, Name (Season), RBI
1, Marci Pratt (2006), 58
2, Lindi Kennedy (2007), 57
3, Kortny Hall (2006), 54
4, Tiffany Burt (2006), 52
5, Bonnie Cahill (1981), 51
T6, Kadi Henderson (2014), 46 
T6, Bobbi Jo Merrill (2007), 46
T6, Erin Niederhauser (2007), 46
9, Brooke Brown (2021), 45
T10, Madison Resley (2014), 43
T10, Kelsey Bryan (2012), 43

SUU's single-season slugging percentage record is the most in jeopardy with a trio of T-Birds in the top 5.  Sarah Murphy holds the record with a .765 slugging percentage in 2018.  White (.792) and Brown (.779) both currently lead the mark, while Kalena Shepherd (.720) is among the top five all time. 

Rank, Name (Season), Slugging Percentage
1, Josey White (2021), .792
2, Brooke Brown (2021), .779
3, Sarah Murphy (2018), .765
4, Marci Pratt (2006), .748
5. Kalena Shepherd (2021), .720

SUU also has a chance at some single-season team records with a few more games left in the campaign. .  

Most home runs in a season: 68 (61 games, 2007)
Current: 51 (36 games)

Slugging Percentage in a season: .482 (35 games, 1984)
Current: .502 (36 games)

On-Base Percentage in a season: .416 (31 games, 1978)
Current: .381 (36 games)

NCAA Stat Rankings

Thunderbirds can be found throughout the NCAA Top 50 Stat Rankings

Individual Rankings:
Doubles: Josey White, t15th, 13
Doubles per game: Josey White, t45th, .33
Hit By Pitch per game: Makall Whetten, 15th, .41
Home Runs: Brooke Brown, t31st, 13
Home Runs per game: Brooke Brown, t41st, .33
RBI: Brooke Brown, t14th, 45
RBI per game: Brooke Brown, t28th, 1.15, Josey White, t49th, 1.05
Slugging Percentage: Josey White, 49th, .792
Total Bases: Josey White, t23rd, 99

Team Rankings:
Double Plays per game: t35th, .41
Home Runs per game: 22nd, 1.31
Scoring: t43rd, 5.62
Slugging Percentage: 33rd, .502

Big Sky Stat Leaders

Josey White leads the league in slugging percentage (.792), doubles (13) and total bases (99), while Brooke Brown is tops in RBI (456) and home runs (13).  Dayna Hokanson has the most runs scored with 36, while Makall Whetten remains a magnet for opponent pitches with the most hit-by-pitch with 16. 

Weekend Preview

Northern Colorado holds a 9-22 record with a 5-7 Big Sky Conference mark.

Mady Young is the top offensive force for UNC.  She boasts a .375 batting average, 1.097 on-base percentage in 31 games played.  She has hit 10 doubles, three triples and four home runs thus far this year with a .667 slugging percentage.

Erin Caviness is the top pitcher on the squad with a 5-12 record and 5.03 ERA in 103 innings pitched.  She's struck out 61 opposing batters thus far this season. 

Game Day Information

All three games will take place in Greeley, Colo.

The pair of teams will compete in a doubleheader on Friday, April 30 at 1 p.m. MST.  The squads will then complete the three-game set with a single tilt on Saturday, May 1 at 12 noon MST. 

Live stats can be found at tbirdstats.com.

Last Time Out

Southern Utah delivered Weber State's lone Big Sky loss of the season with an exciting 8-6 triumph as part of a 1-2 record against the Wildcats last weekend.

The Thunderbirds hit a trio of home runs during the three-game homestand with Brooke Brown, Josey White and Makall Whetten each rocketing big flies out of Kathryn Berg Field.  In fact, with Whetten's 10th dinger of the season, the T-Birds had their first trio of double-digit home run artists since 2014.

Payton Goodrich moved to 5-10 on the season with the win against WSU, while Tyler Denhart took the two losses to drop to 8-9.

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