CARBONDALE, ILL. ? Kansas University’s softball team will continue its 19-game road swing today and Sunday at the Brechtelsbauer Classic in Carbondale, Ill.

Kansas (7-7) will open at 10 this morning against Ball State, then meet host Southern Illinois at 2 p.m. Sunday, the Jayhawks will go against Valparaiso at 10 a.m., then play an afternoon championship or consolation contest.

Junior shortstop Destiny Frankenstein leads KU with a .333 batting average. Junior third baseman Nettie Fierros is close behind with a .313 mark and a team-best .531 slugging percentage. The Jayhawks are hitting .242 as a team.

Coach Tracy Bunge uses a three-pitcher rotation of Serena Settlemier, Kassie Humphreys and Christina Ross.