INDIANAPOLIS – The midway point of the Summit League softball schedule arrives this weekend when the IUPUI softball team heads to Macomb, Ill., for a three-game series with the Western Illinois Leathernecks.
 
After having its Tuesday doubleheader at Indiana State postponed due to rain, the Jags remain at 23-11 overall and 5-4 in the Summit League. Their conference record puts them in a tie for second place with Omaha and two games back of Summit League leader North Dakota State, while Western Illinois is in sixth place with a 2-4 league mark.
 
The Leathernecks own a commanding 46-12 lead in the all-time series, but the Jaguars have won four of the last six including a 10-2 Summit League Tournament win over WIU last season.
 
IUPUI is coming off an impressive offensive showing last week as it belted 14 home runs to up its season total to 46 – just two home runs shy of the program record set last year. Ali Mosier hit six of the 14 homers last week upping her season total to 12, which tied her with Mia Ettl (2007-10) for the program's single-season record and places her first in the conference in that category.
 
The Jags have a trio of players that also rank in the Top 10 in the conference in RBI with Eryn Dillon ranking seventh with 29, Mosier sitting in eighth with 28, and Patterson tied for ninth with 26.
 
In the circle, the Jags trio of Brooke Boetjer, Emili Escamilla and Nickole Finch have put together a staff ERA of 2.34 this season, which ranks first in the league and the Top 30 nationally. Boetjer has thrown 119.2 innings thus far and owns a team-best 2.05 ERA. Escamilla is the team's leader in strikeouts in Summit League-only match-ups with 36 in 31.0 innings.
 
The Leathernecks are led offensively by Sammy Marshall and her .468 average ranks first in the league and 20th nationally. Collectively, WIU is hitting .285 and its pitching staff has an ERA of 3.80 ranking fourth in the conference.
 
Live stats will be provided on IUPUIJags.com via GoLeathernecks.com.