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Statistically Speaking

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Big Ten players appear in the top 50 of numerous national statistucal categories, released by the NCAA on Monday. Here is where some of the Big Ten's standouts rank in some of the major statistical categories.

Batting Average
36. Lindsay Rains, PUR - .448
42. Kaitlyn Richardson, MINN - .444

Home Runs
17. Ashley Lane, MICH - 8

Home Runs Per Game
27. Alicia Herron, OSU - 0.35
36. Ashley Lane, MICH - 0.33
44. Molly Spence, WIS - 0.31

Runs Batted In Per Game
25. Alicia Herron, OSU - 1.24
41. Molly Spence, WIS - 1.13

Slugging Percentage
6. Alicia Herron, OSU - 1.000
33. Kaitlyn Richardson, MINN - .841

Earned Run Average
7. Sara Moulton, MINN - 0.64

Strikeouts
1. Sara Moulton, MINN - 158
6. Ashley Hagemann, NEB - 128

Strikeouts Per Seven Innings
13. Sara Moulton, MINN - 10.1

Wins
2. Sara Moulton, MINN - 13
12. Haylie Wagner, MICH - 11
50. Ashley Hagemann, NEB - 8
50. Lexy Moore, PUR - 8

Sunday's Results

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Oklahoma 4, Indiana 1
Oklahoma 12, Indiana 1
Illinois State 5, Michigan 1
Boston College 2, Minnesota 1
Rutgers 9, Penn State 0
Purdue 2, San Diego State 1
California 9, Purdue 1
Wisconsin 7, Nevada 1

Saturday's Results and Sunday's Schedule

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Saturday's Results
Indiana 6, Wichita State 3
Louisville 2, Michigan 1
Michigan 6, Saint Louis 3
Michigan State 3, Utah State 2
Oregon State 5, Michigan State 2
Nebraska 8, Loyola-Chicago 0
Nebraska 4, Loyola-Chicago 2
Central Connecticut 4, Penn State 3
USC Upstate 2, Penn State 0
Oregon 9, Purdue 1
Fresno State 6, Purdue
San Diego 10, Wisconsin 9
Wisconsin 8, Nevada 5

Sunday's Schedule
Indiana at Oklahoma, 4 p.m.
Indiana at Oklahoma, 6 p.m.
Michigan vs. Illinois State, 11 a.m.
Minnesota vs. Boston College, 11 a.m.
Nebraska vs. TBD, TBD
Penn State vs. Rutgers, 9 a.m.
Purdue vs. San Diego State, 11:45 a.m.
Purdue vs. California, 3:45 p.m.
Wisconsin at Nevada, Noon

Saturday's Schedule

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Indiana vs. Hofstra, Noon
Indiana vs. Wichita State, 7:30 p.m.
Michigan at Louisville, 1 p.m.
Michigan vs. Saint Louis, 3 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Utah State, Noon
Michigan State vs. Oregon State, 2:30 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Bethune Cookman, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Florida Atlantic, 8 p.m.
Nebraska vs. Loyola-Chicago, Noon
Nebraska vs. TBD, TBD
Penn State vs. USC Upstate, 11:30 p.m.
Penn State vs. Central Connecticut State, 2 p.m.
Purdue vs. Oregon, 2:15 p.m.
Purdue vs. Fresno State, 6:15 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. San Diego, 12:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Nevada, 2:45 p.m.

All times are ET and subject to change

Friday's Results

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Indiana 11, Wichita State 0
Oklahoma 14, Indiana 0
Minnesota 1, Western Kentucky 0 (9)
Providence 4, Minnesota 3
Michigan State 4, Charleston Southern 3
Cal State Fullerton 13, Michigan State 10
Nebraska 16, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0
Oklahoma State 2, Nebraska 0
Penn State 8, Virginia 7 (8)
South Florida 7, Penn State 0
Wisconsin 6, San Diego 3
Wisconsin 11, Nevada 9 (9)

Friday's Schedule

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Indiana vs. Wichita State, 1 p.m.
Indiana vs. Hofstra, 3:30 p.m.
Michigan State at Cal State Fullerton, 6 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Charleston Southern, 8 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Western Kentucky, 11 a.m.
Minnesota vs. Providence, 1 p.m.
Nebraska vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff, 2:30 p.m.
Nebraska at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.
Penn State vs. Virginia Tech, 11:30 a.m.
Penn State at South Florida, 2 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. San Diego, 12:30 p.m.
Wisconsin at Nevada, 5 p.m.

All times are ET and subject to change

Chidester, Monka, Herron Selected in NPF Draft

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Three Big Ten players were selected in the 2012 National Pro Fastpitch, held Wednesday. Michigan's Amanda Chidester, the 2011 Big Ten Player of the Year, was the 11th overall selection by the Akron Racers, who also later selected Ohio State's Alicia Herron with the 14th pick, while Northwestern's Adrienne Monka was picked 18th in the draft by the Chicago Bandits.

Wednesday's Results

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UCLA 14, MIchigan State 3
MIami (Ohio) 5, Penn State 2

Wednesday's Schedule

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Michigan State at UCLA, 9 p.m.
Penn State vs. Miami (Ohio), 1 p.m.

All times are ET and subject to change

Tuesday's Result

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Michigan State 15, UC Riverside 6