• Missouri (11-3): Redshirt sophomore Chelsea Thomas pitched two perfect games, beating Drake 5-0 on Wednesday and Missouri State 11-0 (six innings) on Sunday. Thomas set a school record for most strikeouts in a non-extra-innings game against Missouri State with 15.

• Alabama (20-1): Freshman pitcher Jackie Traina had a successful weekend in the circle and at the plate, going 3-0 with wins against Notre Dame, Fordham and Virginia, and hitting .417. Sophomore Kayla Braud walked three times in a 10-0 win against Oregon on Saturday but saw her hitting streak end at 28 games.

• Florida (19-0): The Gators drew a school-record 18 walks in an 18-0 win against North Dakota State.

• Louisiana-Lafayette (18-2): By beating Alabama 1-0, the Ragin' Cajuns became the first team to shut out the Crimson Tide since March 3, 2010.

• Northwestern (12-5): Senior pitcher Jessica Smith earned her first career Big Ten Pitcher of the Week award by beating two Pac-10 teams over the weekend. In a 3-2 win over California (nine innings), she did not allow a run in regulation and struck out a career-high nine batters.

• Texas (16-3): LSU ended the Longhorns' 40-inning shutout streak on Sunday by scoring a run in the first inning of a 3-2 victory for the Tigers.