LAKEWOOD, NJ (May 1, 2023) - It's the start of the CACC Tournament this week. Opening round matchups begin this week with the semifinals and finals next weekend. 

Opponent
No. 6 Holy Family Tigers (16-30, 12-12 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Softball Complex

When
Tuesday, May 2 - 2 p.m. (if necessary game to follow 30 minutes after)

How to Watch
• Tuesday's games 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. 
• Tickets for the game are $5 and can be purchased with cash only. First 50 Georgian Court students get in free with student ID. 

Previously vs. Holy Family
• Georgian Court and Holy Family have met more than 60 times with GCU leading the all-time series 47-16.
• The Lions have won 12 straight against the Tigers. 
• Just like last season, these two teams are meeting in the opening round of the CACC Tournament. 
• Last season GCU took all three games against the Tigers. They swept the regular season doubleheader 4-0 and 7-3. The two teams met again in round one of the CACC Tournament, a 5-1 Lions win.
• Holy Family paid a visit to Lakewood to close out the regular season and Georgian Court was not the most gracious host. The Lions won both games 3-2 on walk-off hits. An eighth-inning walk-off home run from Jayda Jones in game on, and a walk-off two-RBI single from Kaitlyn Stufft in game two with the Lions down 2-1 entering the inning. 

Last Time Out
• It was a thrilling afternoon for the Lions as they swept Holy Family last Wednesday winning each game 3-2.
• Jayda Jones hit a walk-off home run in game one to win it in eight innings.
• Game two saw the Lions down 2-1 entering the final inning. Kaitlyn Stufft had the walk-off hit in that one, a single to drive in two.
• Janelle Blaszka and Jackie Cherry each got the win in the circle. 

Who's Hot?
• Jayda Jones has multiple hits in 12 of her last 15 games. She's hitting .538 during that stretch. 
• Kaitlyn Stufft has a 25 game hitting streak, the longest for a Lion this season. She has 39 RBI in those 25 games as well.
• Janelle Blaszka set a season-best with five strikeouts in her win against Holy Family. 
• Jackie Cherry had her best outing of the season against Holy Family with a complete game allowing two runs on four hits. 

Individual Milestones
• Taylor Lipkins needs two more stolen bases to set the new GCU single season record. She also needs two more runs to score 60 this season, something done just three other times.
• One more run and Jadalynn Rodriguez will score the 75th of her career. 
• Alyssa Herrera is two RBI away from 75.
• Taylor Barraza needs one more double to get to 30.
• Two doubles will get Jayda Jones to 20 this season. A figure done just three other times. 

Playoff Picture
• Georgian Court is ranked sixth in this week's NCAA Regional Rankings. Those rankings don't reflect this past week's games where the Lions went 6-0. 
• The first round this season will be held on campus sites with 1-4 seeds hosting Seeds 5-8 need to win two games to advance. The high seeds need to just win once. 
• Georgian Court earned the number three seed in the CACC Tournament and will host No. 6 seed Holy Family, who was their final opponent of the regular season.
• Other CACC Tournament matchups include: No. 1 Wilmington vs. No. 8 Goldey-Beacom, No. 2 Caldwell vs. No. 7 Bloomfield, and No. 4 Bridgeport vs. No. 5 Felician. 

Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA last updated 4/21/23)
• 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 with 30 and slugging percentage at .504.
• With 7.08 runs per game, GCU leads the CACC and is 14th in the nation in scoring offense. 
• The Lions baserunning has played a big part in their success. They are second in the CACC in stolen bases per game with 2.24. They also rank fourth in the nation in with 24 sacrifice flies and third with 26 triples. 
• Taylor Lipkins 42 stolen bases are the most in the CACC and seventh in D2. 
• Jadalynn Rodriguez ranks eighth in the CACC with a .407 batting average. 
• Jayda Jones' 18 doubles are fifth in the conference and 12th in the country.  
• Kaitlyn Stufft leads all of Division II with eight sacrifice flies. She's also fourth and leads the CACC with 61 RBI. 
• Adriana Mungo is fourth in the league with 49 runs batted in. 

About the Opponents
No. 6 Holy Family Tigers
• Despite losing their last four games, Holy Family clinched a spot in the CACC Tournament and finished 12-12 in league play. 
• Overall, the Tigers are 16-30 and are 6-13 playing on the road.
• The Tigers are middle of the pack in just about every category in the CACC.
• They have a team ERA of 4.46. Paige Tidaback is 5-8 with a 3.88 ERA. Makenna Patterson leads the team with 93.2 innings pitched.
• Madison Grubb leads the team with 25 RBI and 12 doubles.
• Rylee Hobel is hitting .337 with a .398 on-base percentage. 
• Sam Ciasullo has 14 extra base hits and a 4.07 ERA in 86 innings pitched.