Lebanon, IL - It was an exciting day on the campus of McKendree University, as the 15th-ranked Bearcat Softball team started the day in the campus's Hall of Fame Room, awaiting their postseason fate. McKendree would be awarded the No. 2 seed in the Midwest 2 Regional, the highest postseason seed in program history. The seed warrants hosting games at Bearcat Field, as the Bearcats will welcome the No. 3 seed Findlay Oilers, No. 6 seed Missouri S&T Miners, and the No. 7 seed Rockhurst Hawks. McKendree opens up with a fourth consecutive game against Rockhurst, while Findlay and Missouri S&T will battle in the other first round game.

FULL LEBANON MIDWEST REGIONAL 2 SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 14th
Game 1 | 1:00 PM | #2 McKendree (43-14) vs. #7 Rockhurst (35-19)
Game 2 | 3:30 PM | #3 Findlay (39-12) vs. #6 Missouri S&T (36-17)

Friday, May 15th
Game 3 | 11:00 AM | Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Game 4 | 1:30 PM | Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
Game 5 | 4:00 PM | Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Saturday, May 16th
Game 6 | 1:00 PM | Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5
Game 7 | 3:30 PM | Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 (only necessary if Loser G6 is their first loss of the weekend)

Thursday, May 21st - Friday, May 22nd
Midwest Super-Regional vs. Winner of Midwest Regional 1 (Hosted by UIndy)

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MEET THE TEAMS - NO. 2 SEED - McKENDREE BEARCATS - LEBANON, ILLINOIS - 43 WINS, 14 LOSSES
Team Notes

• Already amid the program's winningest single-season ever (43 wins)
• Made the GLVC Tournament Championship Games, falling to Rockhurst
• Notable regular season results include the following ranked wins
  • #4 West Texas A&M
  • #7 Missouri Southern State (twice)
• Rockhurst's title victory allows them to join #2 UIndy and #14 Pittsburg State as the only teams to beat the Bearcats twice in the same day during the 2026 season
• McKendree is Top 25 in the Nation in the following statistical categories
  • Earned Run Average | 24th | 2.33
  • Home Runs | 15th | 54
  • RBI | T-19th | 301
  • Shutouts | 1st | 21
  • Slugging Percentage | 23rd | .515
  • WHIP | 20th | 1.18

• Top Bearcat Hitters Include
  • #11, Lauren Harris | 2024 DII National Player of the Year, 3-time GLVC Player of the Year, 2-time D2CCA Region Player of the Year
    • .474 AVG, 1.371 OPS, 90 hits, 17 home runs, 61 RBI
  • #22, Jasmine Myers | 1-time GLVC Player of the Week
    • .376 AVG, 1.097 OPS, 64 hits, 12 home runs, 55 RBI
  • #14, Ali Grenzebach
    • .331 AVG, .964 OPS, 41 hits, 3 home runs, 27 RBI, 29 walks, 11 hit by pitches
• Bearcat Primary Starting Pitchers Include
  • #5, Sami Huck | 2026 GLVC Co-Pitcher of the Year, 4-time GLVC Pitcher of the Week, 2-time NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (one of only 2 in NCAA DI, II, or III)
    • (23-7), 2.07 ERA, 192.2 innings, 252 strikeouts, .197 batting average against
  • #00, Ellie Vetter | GLVC Third Team All-Conference
    • (15-6), 2.35 ERA, 125.1 innings, 113 strikeouts, .239 batting average against

• Won the 2026 GMAC Tournament with wins over Hillsdale, Tiffin, and Ashland (twice). It is the first ever GMAC tournament championship in program history. 
• Oilers have secured 9 shutouts on the season, and counter that by averaging 7.2 runs per game
• Findlay has been hot at the plate of late, tallying 10 or more hits in three of their last four games, including a 15-hit effort in the GMAC Tournament against Ashland
• Back in mid-April, the Oilers slugged 4 home runs in a game against Walsh
• Have been solid defensively as well, playing five of their last seven games without committing an error
• While also currently on a four-game win streak, the Oilers are (10-1) in their last 11 games
• Oiler Softball in the Top 25 statistically
  • Batting Average | 18th | .338
  • Hits | T-12th | 495
  • RBI | T-7th | 336
  • Runs Per Game | 10th | 7.20
  • Slugging Percentage | 19th | .519

• Top Oiler Hitters Include
  • #14 Annika Bredel | GMAC Player of the Year, First Team All-GMAC, NFCA Player of the Year Watchlist, 2x GMAC Athlete of the Week
    • .431 AVG, 1.309 OPS, 69 hits, 11 home runs, 50 RBI
  • Anna Jones | First Team All-GMAC 
    • .427 AVG, 1.109 OPS, 50 hits, 4 home runs, 38 RBI
  • #13 Joslynne Frazier | First Team All-GMAC
    • .375 AVG, 1.024 OPS, 51 hits, 8 home runs, 40 RBI
• Oiler Primary Starting Pitchers Include
  • #1 Alexys Antal | First Team All-GMAC, 1x GMAC Pitcher of the Week
    • 24 starts, (19-3), 3.13 ERA, 134.0 innings, 63 strikeouts, .251 batting average against
  • #24 Kaylynn Carter
    • 12 starts, (7-2), 3.04 ERA, 85.1 innings, 36 strikeouts, .275 batting average against
  • #8 Kayla Dykin | 1x GMAC Pitcher of the Week 
    • 12 starts, (9-4), 3.22 ERA, 76.0 innings, 76 strikeouts, .229 batting average against

MEET THE TEAMS - NO. 6 SEED - MISSOURI S&T MINERS - ROLLA, MISSOURI - 36 WINS, 17 LOSSES
Team Notes

• Had a program-record 15-game win streak snapped at the GLVC Tournament
• Have already set the program's single-season home runs record
• Miners have two ranked wins to their name so far, defeating then-#18 McKendree and then-#11 Central Oklahoma
• Prior to their GLVC Tournament run, the Miners had gone on a stretch of 26 games (of 53) allowing 2 or fewer runs by their opponents
• Missouri S&T leads the all-time series with their first round opponent Findlay (4-2), adding numerous games against the rest of the field, with Rockhurst and McKendree being fellow GLVC members
• Miners Softball in the DII Top 25 Statistically
  • Home Runs | T-12th | 56

Player Notes

• Top Miners Hitters Include
  • #2, Taylor Nelson | Second Team All-GLVC, NFCA National Player of the Week, GLVC Player of the Week
    • .421 AVG, 1.426 OPS, 64 hits, 18 home runs, 54 RBI
  • #12, Claire Lopez
    • .340 AVG, .888 OPS, 55 hits, 1 home run, 15 RBI
  • #11, Kaylee LaChappell
    • .336 AVG, .794 OPS, 46 hits, 21 RBI
• Miners Primary Starting Pitchers Include
  • #9, A.J. Agers | Second Team All-GLVC, Threw a No-Hitter vs. Thomas More on February 12th
    • 26 starts, (20-9), 2.56 ERA, 175.0 innings, 91 strikeouts, .225 batting average against
  • #46, Mia Miller | Third Team All-GLVC, Threw a No-Hitter vs. Rockhurst on May 2nd
    • 23 starts, (12-6), 3.52 ERA, 125.1 innings, 95 strikeouts, .273 batting average against

MEET THE TEAMS - NO. 7 SEED - ROCKHURST HAWKS - KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - 
Team Notes

• While making their first-ever title game appearance, subsequently won their-first ever GLVC Tournament Championship by, among others, defeating #15 McKendree twice and #2 UIndy twice
• The Hawks have six wins that have come via run-rule
• Rockhurst is currently on an eight-game streak of tacking on five or more hits in a game, including three games of 10+ over that stretch: McKendree (10), UIndy (15), and Lincoln (11)
• Their defense has been clean as well, going error-less in 4 of their last 6 games and 22 games all season
• Rockhurst will make a trip to Lebanon for the second consecutive season, after sweeping the regular season doubleheader from McKendree in 2025 by scores of 6-1 and 10-2. 
• Hawks Softball in the DII Top 25 Statistically
  • Stolen Bases | T-10th | 136

Player Notes

• Top Hawks Hitters Include
  • #20 Emily Berry | First Team All-GLVC, 
    • .412 AVG, 1.172 OPS, 70 hits, 11 home runs, 60 RBI
  • #23 McKenna Lester | Second Team All-GLVC
    • .379 AVG, .956 OPS, 61 hits, 1 home run, 36 RBI
  • #22 Taylor Sedam
    • .376 AVG, 1.011 OPS, 56 hits, 4 home runs, 38 RBI
• Hawks Primary Starting Pitchers Include
  • #5 Avery Huffman | First Team All-GLVC, GLVC Pitcher of the Week - March 9th, Threw a no-hitter on March 8th against Minnesota-Crookston
    • 32 starts, (22-10), 2.06 ERA, 203.2 innings, 224 strikeouts, .193 batting average against
  • #19 Madeline McCall
    • 13 starts, (7-4), 3.61 ERA, 71.2 innings, 69 strikeouts, .285 batting average against
  • #18, Riley Braden
    • 8 starts, (5-5), 5.41 ERA, 76.1 innings, 92 strikeouts, .306 batting average against