HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 25, 2016) – The Stevens Institute of Technology softball team (20-16) enters the final week of the regular season with a Tuesday matchup at No. 19 Moravian College.
GAME INFO
The doubleheader is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. on Moravian's campus in Bethlehem, Pa.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite coming back from deficits of three and four runs Saturday against No. 23 Ithaca College, the Ducks dropped both games of the doubleheader, 11-10 and 9-0.
SCOUTING REPORT
Led at the plate by Julie Siragusa's .422 batting average and 43 hits, Moravian enters the week 29-3 and riding an 18-game winning streak. The Greyhounds also feature a two-pitcher staff that sports an average ERA of 1.73.
TAKE TWO
Tuesday's matchup is the first in the history of the two programs after last season's date was rained out.
TRIPLE CROWN
Stevens' lineup features the top hitter in
Gavriella Risman-Jones (.457), the best runs producers in sophomores
Olivia Gemma and
Lauren Shirley (29 RBIs each), and the top power threat in Shirley (seven home runs) in the Empire 8 Conference.
IT TAKES TWO
Risman-Jones has tallied multi-hit games in five of the last six for Stevens, bringing her season total to 18.
DUCKS POP
Stevens leads the E8 as a team in home runs this season with 26. Shirley, Gemma, freshman
Madison Telles, junior
Jessica Rees, junior
Emily Sellitti, freshman
Katherine Tirabassi, and junior
Amanda DiLeo are each in the midst of multi-homer seasons.
TEAM FIRST
Sophomore
Farryl Groder is second in the E8 with 10 sacrifice bunts this spring, hitting primarily out to the second spot in the lineup.
BASE STEALERS BEWARE
Catcher DiLeo has thrown out nine potential base stealers this season to lead the E8, in what's her first year behind the dish for Stevens.
CAN'T MAKE IT?
Moravian will be providing live stats on stevensducks.com.
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