Softball

9 Jessica Cherness
9 Jessica Cherness
Year: Junior
Hometown: Torrance, CA
High School: South High School
Position: P
Bats/Throws: R/R
app 27
gs 15
w 1
l 14
sv 0
ip 103.0
era 5.17
k 71

2014: Appeared in 27 games, making the start in 15 in the pitchers circle … Led the team with seven complete games and 103.0 innings pitched … Led the team with 71 strikeouts, tied for seventh in the Ivy League …  Earned one win and averaged 4.83 K’s per game ... Picked up the win in 1.2 innings of no-hit, shutout relief against Bucknell (March 1) ... struck out a season-high eight batters twice (March 15 vs. St. Francis, March 28 vs. Columbia).

2013: Served as one of the Bears’ starting pitchers, making 21 appearances and 18 starts…Compiled a 5.72 ERA, the second best on the team, and a 5-13 record over the course of the season…Pitched 96.2 innings, allowing 85 runs and 120 hits…Struck out 41 batters…Recorded one hit in 13 at-bats.

2012: Appeared in 23 games and made 18 pitching starts during her rookie season…Led the team with seven wins and a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.6…Struck out 68 batters in 115.1 innings pitched…Held lefties to a .289 batting average and achieved a 3.62 ERA in conference games.

Before Brown: An honor roll student for all four years at South High School…Received the President's Award for Educational Excellence and was a California Scholarship Foundation member…A three-year letter winner as a pitcher for South High School…Served as team captain during her senior year…Was a two-time Most Valuable Player and was named Female Athlete of the Season in 2010…Selected to the Pioneer League first team and the All-South Bay second team, and was also an All-CIF honoree…Three-time Spartan Laurel Award winner…Also a member of the South Bay All-Star Classic Softball team.

Personal: Jessica Cherness is the daughter of Jeff and April Cherness of Torrance, California…She has three sisters, Melissa, who graduated from Cal State Long Beach, Michelle, who graduated from UC Santa Cruz, and Cindy…Her cousin Cristina plays basketball at Long Beach City College and her cousin Steven plays baseball at Cal State Los Angeles…Enjoys playing piano and volunteering…Concentrating in Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations (BEO). 

Recent Games
Apr 25 Yale L, 10-1
Apr 25 Yale L, 11-2
Apr 26 at Yale
Apr 26 at Yale
Apr 27 at Yale L, 7-5
Apr 27 at Yale W, 5-2
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 27 14
Plate appearances 16 7
At Bats 15 7
Runs 2 2
Hits 2 2
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 2 2
Walks 1 -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts 3 1
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .133 .286
On Base Percentage .188 .286
Slugging Percentage .133 .286
Appearances 27 14
Games started 15 6
Wins 1 0
Losses 14 6
Saves 0 0
Complete Games 7 4
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 103.0 46.2
Hits 124 64
Runs 90 46
Earned Runs 76 43
Walks 50 29
Strikeouts 71 34
Strikeouts per Game 4.83 5.10
Doubles Allowed 27 13
Triples Allowed 1 -
Home Runs Allows 12 8
At Bats Against 416 195
Batting Average Against .298 .328
Earned Run Average 5.17 6.45
Wild pitches 8 7
Hit Batters 17 10
Balks 1 -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 5 2
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 18 9
Total Chances 21 9
Put Outs 2 1
Assists 17 8
Errors 2 0
Fielding Percentage .905 1.000
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed 26 8
Runners Caught Stealing 4 1
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage .133 .111
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -
Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 28 vs. Bucknell L, 12-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Feb 28 at UNC Wilmington L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. UNC Greensboro L, 4-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Bucknell W, 10-9 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 2 at UNC Wilmington W, 7-6 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Lehigh L, 5-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 5-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Belmont L, 3-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. St. Mary's L, 5-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 9 at Loyola Marymount L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) L, 4-2 2 0 0 - - - 0 1 - - -
Mar 15 vs. Manhattan L, 12-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at George Washington L, 3-0 2 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 26 at Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Columbia L, 3-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 28 at Columbia L, 3-0 1 0 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 3 Bryant L, 6-2 4 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 5 Cornell L, 8-3 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 5 Cornell L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Princeton L, 7-6 1 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Apr 6 Princeton L, 8-3 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 9 at Penn L, 8-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 9 at Penn L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Harvard L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Harvard L, 4-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 13 at Harvard L, 6-4 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 13 at Harvard L, 5-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 17 at Holy Cross L, 3-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 17 at Holy Cross L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Dartmouth L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Dartmouth L, 4-0 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 20 Dartmouth L, 6-2 1 1 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 20 Dartmouth W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Providence   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Yale L, 10-1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 25 Yale L, 11-2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 26 at Yale   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Yale   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Yale L, 7-5 3 1 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Apr 27 at Yale W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 28 vs. Bucknell L, 12-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Feb 28 at UNC Wilmington L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. UNC Greensboro L, 4-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 1 vs. Bucknell W, 10-9 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 2 at UNC Wilmington W, 7-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 7 vs. Lehigh L, 5-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 7 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 5-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 8 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Belmont L, 3-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 9 vs. St. Mary's L, 5-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 9 at Loyola Marymount L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) L, 4-2 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Mar 15 vs. Manhattan L, 12-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 16 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at George Washington L, 3-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 2
Mar 26 at Hartford   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Hartford   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Columbia L, 3-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Mar 28 at Columbia L, 3-0 - - - 1 0 - - - - 1
Apr 3 Bryant L, 6-2 - - - 0 0 - 3 1 3.00 4
Apr 5 Cornell L, 8-3 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Apr 5 Cornell L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Princeton L, 7-6 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Apr 6 Princeton L, 8-3 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 9 at Penn L, 8-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 9 at Penn L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Harvard L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Harvard L, 4-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 13 at Harvard L, 6-4 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 13 at Harvard L, 5-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 17 at Holy Cross L, 3-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 17 at Holy Cross L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Dartmouth L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Dartmouth L, 4-0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 20 Dartmouth L, 6-2 - - - 0 0 - 1 - - 1
Apr 20 Dartmouth W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Providence   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Yale L, 10-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 25 Yale L, 11-2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Apr 26 at Yale   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Yale   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Yale L, 7-5 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
Apr 27 at Yale W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score w l sv ip h r er era bb k hr
Feb 28 vs. Bucknell L, 12-3 0 0 0 2.1 7 7 5 15.00 2 1 -
Feb 28 at UNC Wilmington L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. UNC Greensboro L, 4-0 0 1 0 4.1 6 4 4 6.46 1 4 -
Mar 1 vs. Bucknell W, 10-9 1 0 0 1.2 - - - 0.00 - 2 -
Mar 2 at UNC Wilmington W, 7-6 0 0 0 3.0 1 3 1 2.33 3 - -
Mar 7 vs. Lehigh L, 5-2 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 3.50 - 1 1
Mar 7 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 5-0 0 1 0 4.1 5 5 4 6.46 4 3 2
Mar 8 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Belmont L, 3-0 0 1 0 6.0 10 3 3 3.50 - 2 -
Mar 9 vs. St. Mary's L, 5-3 0 1 0 4.1 8 5 3 4.85 3 2 -
Mar 9 at Loyola Marymount L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) L, 4-2 0 1 0 7.0 4 4 4 4.00 3 8 1
Mar 15 vs. Manhattan L, 12-0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 -
Mar 16 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at George Washington L, 3-0 0 1 0 6.0 4 3 3 3.50 1 4 -
Mar 26 at Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Columbia L, 3-1 0 1 0 6.0 6 3 3 3.50 5 8 2
Mar 28 at Columbia L, 3-0 0 0 0 3.0 2 - - 0.00 2 3 -
Apr 3 Bryant L, 6-2 0 1 0 8.1 8 6 4 3.36 2 2 -
Apr 5 Cornell L, 8-3 0 1 0 3.1 7 8 8 16.80 3 3 1
Apr 5 Cornell L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Princeton L, 7-6 0 0 0 3.0 9 5 5 11.67 1 2 -
Apr 6 Princeton L, 8-3 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 3.50 1 0 -
Apr 9 at Penn L, 8-0 0 1 0 4.0 10 8 8 14.00 1 2 -
Apr 9 at Penn L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Harvard L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Harvard L, 4-0 0 0 0 1.0 1 - - 0.00 - - -
Apr 13 at Harvard L, 6-4 0 0 0 4.1 3 - - 0.00 1 2 -
Apr 13 at Harvard L, 5-2 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 3.50 1 3 1
Apr 17 at Holy Cross L, 3-1 0 1 0 6.0 5 3 1 1.17 1 6 -
Apr 17 at Holy Cross L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Dartmouth L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Dartmouth L, 4-0 0 1 0 7.0 9 4 4 4.00 1 6 2
Apr 20 Dartmouth L, 6-2 0 1 0 3.0 4 6 5 11.67 6 0 1
Apr 20 Dartmouth W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Providence   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Yale L, 10-1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 7.00 2 2 -
Apr 25 Yale L, 11-2 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 0.00 0 0 -
Apr 26 at Yale   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Yale   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Yale L, 7-5 0 1 0 6.0 5 7 7 8.17 5 3 1
Apr 27 at Yale W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 28 vs. Bucknell L, 12-3 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
Feb 28 at UNC Wilmington L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. UNC Greensboro L, 4-0 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Bucknell W, 10-9 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at UNC Wilmington W, 7-6 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Mar 7 vs. Lehigh L, 5-2 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 7 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 5-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Loyola Marymount L, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Belmont L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 3 - - - -
Mar 9 vs. St. Mary's L, 5-3 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 9 at Loyola Marymount L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 15 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) L, 4-2 0 0 0 0 - - 1 - - - -
Mar 15 vs. Manhattan L, 12-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 16 at George Washington L, 3-0 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 4 1 .200 - -
Mar 26 at Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Hartford   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Columbia L, 3-1 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - 1 1.000 - -
Mar 28 at Columbia L, 3-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Bryant L, 6-2 2 0 2 0 1.000 - 4 - - - -
Apr 5 Cornell L, 8-3 2 0 2 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 5 Cornell L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Princeton L, 7-6 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
Apr 6 Princeton L, 8-3 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 9 at Penn L, 8-0 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
Apr 9 at Penn L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Harvard L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Harvard L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 13 at Harvard L, 6-4 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
Apr 13 at Harvard L, 5-2 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 2 - - - -
Apr 17 at Holy Cross L, 3-1 2 0 1 1 .500 - 4 - - - -
Apr 17 at Holy Cross L, 8-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Dartmouth L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Dartmouth L, 4-0 1 0 1 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 20 Dartmouth L, 6-2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 20 Dartmouth W, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 at Providence   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Yale L, 10-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 25 Yale L, 11-2 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Yale   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Yale   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Yale L, 7-5 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 27 at Yale W, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2011-12 23 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
2012-13 22 13 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - - .077 .077 .077
2013-14 27 15 2 2 - - - 0 1 3 - - .133 .188 .133
2014-15 14 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Total 86 28 2 3 - - - 0 1 4 - - .107 .138 .107
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2011-12 23 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
2012-13 22 - - - 1 0 1 7 4 1.75 13
2013-14 27 - - - 2 0 - 7 3 2.33 16
2014-15 14 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 86 - - - 3 0 1 14 7 2.00 29
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era
2011-12 18 14 4 12 0 9 116.1 161 103 85 43 67 4.03 23 5.11
2012-13 21 18 5 13 0 8 96.2 121 85 79 47 41 2.97 17 5.72
2013-14 27 15 1 14 0 7 103.0 124 90 76 50 71 4.83 12 5.17
2014-15 14 11 4 6 0 7 68.1 85 51 36 25 36 3.69 10 3.69
Total 80 58 14 45 0 31 384.1 491 329 276 165 215 3.92 62 5.03
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2011-12 23 14 4 8 2 .857 - 21 5 .192 - -
2012-13 22 27 4 22 1 .963 - 17 3 .150 - -
2013-14 27 21 2 17 2 .905 - 26 4 .133 - -
2014-15 14 19 1 16 2 .895 - 10 1 .091 - -
Total 86 81 11 63 7 .914 - 74 13 .149 - -
  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Total 27 15 2 2 - - - 0 1 3 - - .133 .188 .133
Conference 14 7 2 2 - - - 0 - 1 - - .286 .286 .286
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 7 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 - - .000 .000 .000
Away 10 6 1 2 - - - 0 - 2 - - .333 .333 .333
Neutral 9 2 0 0 - - - 0 1 - - - .000 .333 .000
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Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 25 15 2 2 - - - 0 1 3 - - .133 .188 .133
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February 1 0 0 0 - - - 0 - - - - - - -
March 12 5 0 1 - - - 0 1 2 - - .200 .333 .200
April 14 10 2 1 - - - 0 - 1 - - .100 .100 .100
  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Total 27 - - - 2 0 - 7 3 2.33 16
Conference 14 - - - 2 0 - 3 1 3.00 7
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
-
Home 8 - - - 0 0 - 5 1 5.00 7
Away 10 - - - 2 0 - 1 1 1.00 6
Neutral 9 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 3
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Wins 2 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 25 - - - 2 0 - 7 3 2.33 16
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February 1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
March 12 - - - 1 0 - 1 1 1.00 6
April 14 - - - 1 0 - 6 2 3.00 10
  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/7 hr era
Total 27 15 1 14 0 7 103.0 124 90 76 50 71 4.83 12 5.17
Conference 14 6 0 6 0 4 46.2 64 46 43 29 34 5.10 8 6.45
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 0.00
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Home 8 4 0 4 0 1 28.2 43 33 28 16 15 3.66 4 6.84
Away 10 6 0 5 0 5 41.1 39 28 24 20 31 5.25 4 4.06
Neutral 9 5 1 5 0 1 33.0 42 29 24 14 25 5.30 4 5.09
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Wins 2 1 1 0 0 - 4.2 1 3 1 3 2 3.00 - 1.50
Losses 25 14 0 14 0 7 98.1 123 87 75 47 69 4.91 12 5.34
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February 1 0 0 0 0 - 2.1 7 7 5 2 1 3.00 - 15.00
March 12 8 1 7 0 3 48.2 48 31 26 23 39 5.61 6 3.74
April 14 7 0 7 0 4 52.0 69 52 45 25 31 4.17 6 6.06
  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Total 27 21 2 17 2 .905 - 26 4 .133 - -
Conference 14 9 1 8 0 1.000 - 8 1 .111 - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 7 1 6 0 1.000 - 6 - - - -
Away 10 9 0 8 1 .889 - 15 2 .118 - -
Neutral 9 5 1 3 1 .800 - 5 2 .286 - -
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Wins 2 1 0 1 0 1.000 - 1 - - - -
Losses 25 20 2 16 2 .900 - 25 4 .138 - -
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February 1 1 0 0 1 .000 - - - - - -
March 12 8 1 7 0 1.000 - 10 4 .286 - -
April 14 12 1 10 1 .917 - 16 - - - -