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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University softball team will play four crucial games this weekend that will go a long way to deciding if The Rock make the PSAC Softball Tournament. SRU will play at Gannon University Friday, and then will return home for a Senior Day doubleheader Saturday against Seton Hill University.
A complete breakdown of the games is in the table below:
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
Overall Record: 18-23
PSAC West Record: 8-8
PSAC West Standings: Fourth Place
Streak: Won two
Home Record: 3-7
Away Record: 9-5
Neutral Site Record: 6-11
Head Coach: Stacey Rice | Fifth Season (94-112)
THE ROCK NOTES
DOWN TO THE WIRE – With all the PSAC divisions locked in such tight races, not one team has officially clinched a PSAC Tournament berth yet. In the West, it is more of the same with the top four teams being separated by no more than one game apiece. Each of the top four teams (Gannon, Seton Hill, Edinboro and Slippery Rock) will face each other at some point this upcoming weekend, and The Rock can either make or miss the tournament depending on their performances on Friday and Saturday. The top three teams in each division clinch a spot in the PSAC Tournament.
CAN WE MAKE SOME HISTORY? – SRU will be looking for its first PSAC Tournament appearance since 2016 and its seventh appearance overall.
SENIOR DAY – Between SRU's games on Saturday, the team will honor the careers of seniors
Megan Brown,
Andria Copelli,
Caitlyn MacKelvey and
Kailey Myers for their outstanding contributions to the SRU softball program on and off the field over the past four seasons.
RED HOT NICHOLSON – SRU's
Adeline Nicholson has been swinging a hot bat lately. In her past six games, she is hitting .391 (9-for-23) with two home runs, two doubles and 10 RBI. On the season, she leads the team in home runs (6) and RBI (29).
BLAME IT ON THE EXPERIENCE – It's no surprise that two of the team's top hitters this season have been seniors MacKelvey and Brown. The pair have combined to play 274 games in their careers and this season, MacKelvey is hitting a team-best .317 (32-for-101) while Brown is batting .305 (40-for-131).
COMPLETE-GAME CAMIE – SRU's two wins over Mercyhurst were due to solid performances in the circle from its ace,
Camie Shumaker. Shumaker earned both wins in the circle, and registered her 16th complete-game of the season.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. GANNON – Gannon leads the all-time series with a 49-22 record dating back to 1980. The Golden Knights and The Rock split their first doubleheader matchup this season on April 11.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SETON HILL – Seton Hill leads the all-time series with a 14-13 record. The two teams split the games during their first meeting back on April 6.
GANNON PRIMER
Overall Record: 22-11
PSAC West Record: 11-5
PSAC West Standings: First Place
Streak: Won seven
Home Record: 8-2
Away Record: 8-2
Neutral Site Record: 6-7
Head Coach: Michelle Wiley | First season at Gannon (22-11)
GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES
Gannon is hitting .302 (278-for-920) as a team and has seven players batting at least .300 in Lisa Szajn (.379), Sarah Ingerick (.360), Taylor Wilp (.341), Kaity Stocker (.330), Megan Dietrick (.319), Rachel Tanilli (.310) and Maria Taliani (.308).
The Golden Knights also have two players with at least 20 RBI in Stocker (24) and Szajn (22).
Madi Beining and Kennedy DeMatteis have been solid in the circle as well with Beining posting a 2.33 ERA (38 ER in 114.1 IP) and DeMattis tallying a 2.76 ERA (34 ER in 86.1 IP).
SETON HILL PRIMER
Overall Record: 25-15
PSAC West Record: 10-6
PSAC West Standings: Second Place
Streak: Lost two
Home Record: 10-8
Away Record: 8-4
Neutral Site Record: 7-3
Head Coach: Jessica Strong | First season at Seton Hill (25-15)
GRIFFINS NOTES
Seton Hill is hitting .290 (314-for-1083) as a team and have three players hitting over .300 in Jenna Osikowicz (.407), Christiana Skrabak (.323) and Brooke Bower (.312).
Skrabak is the team's top power threat tallying five home runs and 29 RBI.
SHU is solid in the circle as a team carrying a 2.82 ERA (108 ER in 268 IP) which is good for fifth in the conference. They are aided by Devyn Terry (2.36), Skyla Greco (3.00) and Leighann Pettis (3.86).
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