LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 25, 2023) - Get ready to see plenty of Georgian Court Softball in the coming days. The Lions play three doubleheaders on three consecutive days starting Sunday, March 26.
Opponents
Molloy Lions (11-7, 2-0 ECC)
Alliance University (3-21, 1-5 CACC)
Felician Golden Falcons (12-9, 2-0 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Softball Field vs. Molloy and Alliance
Palisades, NJ - Palisades Ballpark at Overpeck County Park
When
Sunday, March 26 - 1 p.m. vs. Molloy
Monday, March 27 - 2 p.m. vs. Alliance
Tuesday, March 28 - 2 p.m. vs. Felician
How to Watch
• All three doubleheaders are available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian portal of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available at gculions.com.Â
Previously vs. Molloy
• In a very evenly matched series, Georgian Court and Molloy are deadlocked 8-8 all-time against one another.
• Last season was no different as the two teams split in Rockville Centre.Â
• Georgian Court won the game one pitching dual 2-1 as Makayla Gilgert hurled a gem.
Jayda Jones homered and
Adriana Mungo brought home the game winning run with a double.
• GCU did not fair nearly as well in game two with Molloy winning handedly in five innings, 15-1.Â
• Georgian Court got on the board first with a
Kaitlyn Stufft first inning RBI double. Molloy used a 10-run fourth to put the game out of reach.Â
Previously vs. Alliance
• In a one-sided rivalry, Georgian Court is 45-4 all-time against Alliance (previously Nyack).
• The Lions swept Alliance last season 8-3 and 12-4 in five innings.
• Game one saw four GCU home runs, two from
Alyssa Rue.
• Game two GCU relied on precision over power.
Kaitlyn Stufft finished 3-4 with six RBI.
Previously vs. Felician
• Another one-sided rivalry for the Lions. GCU is 40-9 all-time against the Golden Falcons.
• Last season, neither game made it past five innings with the Lions winning 10-2 and 13-5.
• The Lions led game one 3-2 before scoring seven unanswered. An error in the fifth ended the game due to the run-rule.Â
• Another game that the Lions pulled away late. They scored at least four runs in three separate innings.
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Adriana Mungo,
Kaitlyn Stufft, Taylor Barazza, and
Alyssa Rue all went deep in the win.Â
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court worked a split with Pace Thursday, March 23.
• The Lions won a 1-0 pitcher's dual behind a gem from
Maddie Rabe in game one.
• Game two was tied after five innings. Pace scored six in the sixth and were still batting when the game was called due to darkness.
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Jadalynn Rodriguez homered for the only run in game one.
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Kaitlyn Stufft doubled and drove in two runs.
Who's Hot?
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Maddie Rabe threw 6.1 shutout innings for the win in game one at Pace.
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Alyssa Herrera has hits in six of her last seven games with seven runs scored and six RBI.
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Kaitlyn Stufft has driven in nine runs in her last six.
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Jadalynn Rodriguez has a hit in 10 of her last 11 games. She's scored in seven of those 11 games as well.Â
Individual Milestones
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Kaitlyn Stufft needs one hit to get to 100 for her career. She's also nine RBI away from 100 as well.Â
• One more at bat will getÂ
Taylor Barraza to 300.Â
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Jadalynn Rodriguez is one stolen base away from 30.Â
• Three more hits will getÂ
Adriana Mungo to 150 and she's six RBI away from 100.
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Brittany Gable will get to 25 hits with two more.Â
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Haley Korsak needs to get just one more out to get to 50 innings pitched.
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Taylor Lipkins is six hits shy of 50 and two stolen bases away from 40.
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Alyssa Herrera will hit 75 RBI with seven more.Â
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Jayda Jones is four runs away from 50 and her next double will be her 25th.Â
Lions in the CACCÂ
(statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Within the conference, Georgian Court has one of the most potent offenses. They rank in the top-five in nearly every offensive category.
• GCU leads the league in home runs per game and are third in slugging percentage at .460.Â
• The Lions baserunning has played a big part in their success. They are second in the CACC in stolen bases per game with 2.33. They also rank 12th in the nation in with 12 sacrifice flies.
• Georgian Court has done it with the glove as well. Their .955 fielding percentage is second in the CACC.Â
• Individually,Â
Adriana Mungo leads the CACC with 26 RBI and five triples.
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Taylor Lipkins 21 stolen bases are second in the CACC, one off the conference leader. She's yet to be caught this season.
• With a 1.71 ERA,Â
Maddie Rabe is third the CACC.Â
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Jadalynn Rodriguez ranks eighth in the CACC with a .418 batting average.Â
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Jayda Jones'Â eight doubles are third in the conference.Â
About the Opponents
Molloy Lions
• Molloy is 11-7 this season. Sunday will be their first true road games of the season.
• In the ECC Preseason Coaches Poll, Molloy was picked to finish second.
• Like GCU, Molloy likes to run on the bases. Their two stolen bases per game lead the ECC.
• In the circle, Molloy has a team ERA of 2.13 which leads their lead and is 28th in the country.
• The Lions top two starters each have a sub-2.00 ERA. Amanda King has pitched 54 innings with a 1.81 ERA and 29 strikeouts.
• Brianna Macias has tossed 49.1 innings with a 1.99 ERA and is 5-2. King and Macias have pitched all but 11.2 innings for Molloy this season.
• The offense is led by Karsyn Eaton and her .362 average and .412 on base percentage.Â
• Molloy has hit just six home runs this season. Alex Burns has two of them and a team-leading 17 RBI.Â
Alliance University
• Alliance sits near the bottom of the CACC. They are 3-21 overall and were picked to finish 12th in the CACC Preseason Poll.
• Alliance won it's last game, 10-6 at Holy Family for their first conference win of the year.
• AU puts plenty of runners on base. Their team WHIP (walks+hits/innings pitched) is 2.56 ranking 264th out of 272 in Division II.
• Their offense isn't much better averaging less than three runs per game.
• Addyson Girard has pitched the most innings on the team at 74.1.Â
• Janelle Adams is hitting .356 on the year and is among the toughest to strikeout in the league.Â
• Kaila Quick has a team-high 14 runs batted in.Â
Felician Golden Falcons
• Another team picked near the bottom of the CACC is Felician. The coaches pegged them at No. 10 in the preseason poll.
• So far the Golden Falcons have been bucking that trend with a 12-9 record and wins in their first two conference games.Â
• Felician's won four straight and will play at home for the first time this season.
• The Golden Falcons are hitting .323 as a team with 48 doubles to lead the CACC.
• Felician's offense is tops in the league scoring 7.05 runs per game, also 22nd in the country.
• Daisha Howard leads the CACC slugging .731. SHe's also scoring 1.47 runs per game which is fourth in D2.
• Howard's 23 RBI lead the team followed by Kathryn Steinmetz's 20.
• Riley Williams has been the team's ace. She's 8-4 with a 4.08 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 68.2 innings.Â