LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 26, 2024) - Georgian Court's Spring Break trip rolls on this week with a pair of doubles in North and South Carolina.
Opponent
Wingate Bulldogs (15-4, 0-0 South Atlantic Conference)
Coker Cobras (5-7, 0-0 South Atlantic Conference)
Where
Wingate, NC - WU Softball Complex
Hartsville, SC - Saleeby-Stokes Softball Field
When
at Wingate - Tuesday, Feb. 27 - 12 p.m. (DH)
at Coker - Thursday, Feb. 29 - 12 p.m. (DH)
How to Watch
• Live stats for both dates are available on the GCU Softball page.
• Both doubleheaders will air on FloSoftball which is a subscription-based model.
Previously vs. Wingate and Coker
• These are the first ever meetings between the Lions and both Wingate and Coker.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court got off to a slow start in the season opening doubleheader over the weekend at Francis Marion.
• The Patriots routed the Lions 10-0 in five innings of game one of their doubleheader.
• It looked like it might be more of the same in game two as Francis Marion scored nine in the first and led 10-0 after two.
• Georgian Court though made a furious comeback, first staving of another run-rule with three runs in the fifth. Then tying the game at 14 with a six-run seventh inning.
• It was all for naught though as GCU didn't record an out in the bottom of the seventh and FMU walked it off, 15-14, with a single.
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Kaitlyn Stufft drove in four runs in game two. Her and Mungo each had three hits.
GCU Leaders
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Kaitlyn Stufft has four hits in six at bats and four RBI.
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Adriana Mungo has two doubles with three runs driven in.
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Cheyenne Jackson has scored three runs while drawing a pair of walks plus a single.
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Janelle Blaszka has pitched five of the Lions 10 innings this season.
Individual Milestones
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Jadalynn Rodriguez is five hits away from 100 and needs two stolen bases to become the ninth Lion to reach 40.
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Alyssa Herrera needs one hit to get to 150.
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Kaitlyn Stufft needs two home runs to move to fourth at GCU and three to get into third. One RBI will also put her into the Lions all-time top-five.
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Adriana Mungo is 11 hits shy of 200 and needs 10 more to make the all-time top-five in career hits. She also needs just two more doubles to move to second all-time and one walk for 50.
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Jayda Jones is eight RBI away from 100.
About the Opponents
Wingate Bulldogs
• Wingate last week was ranked in the NFCA top-25 at No. 14 in the country. They then went 3-1 and are 15-4 on the season.
• This will be just the Bulldogs second home doubleheader. They're 2-0 after sweeping UNC-Pembroke last week.
• Wingate is coming off of a 2023 season that saw them post a 48-17 record and advance to the NCAA Super Regionals.
• The Bulldogs have been getting strong starting pitching. Ace Hali Scott has thrown 42.1 innings this season with a 2.15 ERA and 45 strikeouts.
• Raechel Cutcher sports a 1.67 ERA in 29.1 innings pitched.
• Wingate is hitting .277 as a team and have scored 109 runs on the season. Sydney Kale has been an on-base machine hitting .377 and reaching at a 47.9% clip.
• Hannah Stevens and Savanna Brooks have supplied the power with four homers apiece. Heaven Maness leads the team with 19 RBI.
• The Bulldogs have had a knack so far this season for three-baggers. They have seven triples already after hitting just 13 all of last year.
Coker Cobras
• Coker has had a roller-coaster of a start to their season. They're 5-7 through 12 games and recently snapped a five-game losing streak.
• In their five wins, Coker is averaging 15 runs per game and haven't scored fewer than eight runs in any win.
• In their seven losses, they're averaging 3.3 runs per game and have twice been shutout.
• Most recently at Shaw, Coker swept a doubleheader with a combined score of 44-4.
• Put it all together, and the Cobra's 8.2 runs per game rank eighth in the NCAA this season.
• Kelsi Scott it hitting .500 with a .548 on-base percentage and 18 hits along with 16 runs scored and seven stolen bases.
• Eight different Cobras have already driven in seven or more runs. Cameron Jackson has a team-best four home runs and 10 RBI.
• The Cobra pitchers are led by Madie Andrews who has throw 25.2 innings with a 4.64 ERA. Cheyenne Palmer has a 2.94 ERA, but is 1-3 in four starts.