McCune Sets Single-Season Strikeout Mark

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April 23, 2006

         QUINCY, ILL. -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hurler Sabra McCune broke her own coach's single-season strikeout record, but the Cougars did not walk away fully pleased after splitting with Quincy on Sunday.
         SIUE, 42-8 overall and 16-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, picked up a 6-0 shutout in game one but lost 3-2 in 12 innings in game two.
         McCune, 23-6 overall, now has 233 strikeouts this season, breaking the record Coach Sandy Montgomery set as a player in the 1985 season. McCune fanned five hitters in the shutout and seven in six-plus innings of relief in the nightcap.
         In game one, Jodie Ohlau's second-inning RBI single was all the Cougars needed. McCune added her team-leading sixth home run of the season in the third inning, a solo shot to left center.
         SIUE took the lead early in game two when Ashley Price singled home Alicia DeShasier in the first inning and Amy Rogers homered in the second inning. SIUE's offense was grinded to a halt over the next 10 innings as Quincy's Sarah Ormond picked up her 12th win of the season.
         Quincy cut the lead to 2-1 in the fifth on a home run by Missy Weaver. The Hawks tied the game in the sixth as Audra Heimer connected on an RBI double.
         Emily Clark delivered the game-winning hit, a two-out double in the 12th inning.
         SIUE next faces Missouri Southern in a non-conference matchup Saturday at 1 p.m. at Cougar Field. SIUE celebrates Senior Day on Sunday as it entertains Kentucky Wesleyan in a noon doubleheader.
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Players Mentioned

#3 Alicia DeShasier: OF; 5' 11"; Senior

#22 Sabra McCune: P; 5' 6"; Junior

#25 Jodie Ohlau: OF; 5' 4"; Junior

#2 Ashley Price: C; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#16 Amy Rogers: 3B; 5' 5"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#3 Alicia DeShasier
: 5' 11"; Senior
: OF

#22 Sabra McCune
: 5' 6"; Junior
: P

#25 Jodie Ohlau
: 5' 4"; Junior
: OF

#2 Ashley Price
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: C

#16 Amy Rogers
: 5' 5"; Senior
: 3B