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Jennies place 11 on MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for
softball
(WARRENSBURG, Mo.) ‑ The Central Missouri State Jennies
softball team is represented by 11 players on the 2004 MIAA Commissioner's
Academic Honor Roll.
Named to the team this season are Megan Bax
(Jefferson City, Mo.), Kristy Furrer (St.
Louis, Mo.), Rene' Haines (Olathe, Kan.), Kelly Harris (Jasper,
Mo.), Megan Leston (Windfield,
Ill.), Kassie Long (Carrolton, Mo.), Mickey
McCulloch (Prince George, B.C.), Miranda Myer
(Kansas City, Kan.), Laura Ruebhausen (Bonner
Springs, Kan.), Emmie Shaw (Coralville,
Iowa), and Erin Wood (Yukon, Okla.).
A sophomore third baseman/catcher, Bax
is an athletic training major who batted .297 with three home runs, eight
doubles, and 26 runs batted in.
Furrer is a sophomore elementary education major and was the Jennies
starting first baseman. She batted .194
in her first year of competition after missing the previous two seasons with injuries.
A junior reserve at second baseman, Haines is majoring in
communications disorders, and appeared in 16 games.. Harris, a senior reserve in the outfield for
the Jennies, is an exercise science major who batted .308 in 10 games.
Leston is a junior pitcher/third baseman for CMSU. A nursing major, she went 6‑3 in 2004
with a 2.71 ERA and batted .230 with three doubles and a triple.
Long started all 56 games at shorstop,
and led the Jennies in batting, doubles, home runs, and RBI. A senior early childhood education major, she
batted .368 with 14 doubles, 13 home runs, and 41 runs batted in.
McCulloch, a senior biology major, was the Jennies' catcher and
also was a designated player. She batted
.296 with 10 doubles, five home runs, and 25 RBI in 2004.
A sophomore accounting major, Myer
started in right field last spring. She had a .259 batting average with seven
doubles.
Ruebhausen, a senior math education major, was the Jennies' number two
starter. She went 7‑6 with a 1.81
earned run average and tossed four shut outs.
Shaw, a four‑year starter in centerfield, is a senior
business management major. She batted
.278 in her final collegiate campaign with seven doubles and three triples.
Wood , a junior speech pathology major, went 4‑1 with a 1.49
ERA.
To be named to the MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll teams,
student‑athletes must have a cumulative grade‑point average of 3.00
or better at the qualifying institution; must have at least two terms of
attendance at the member school, excluding summer sessions; must be a
sophomore, junior, or senior in athletic eligibility; and may not be inactive
due to redshirt or hardship qualification.
‑ 2004 CMSU Jennies Softball ‑