LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 22, 2024) - With the rain in the rear view mirror, Georgian Court Softball is set to get back on the diamond Sunday afternoon for a nonconference doubleheader.
Opponents
Molloy Lions (7-12, 1-0 ECC)
Where
Rockville Centre, NY - RVC Sports Complex
When
Sunday, March 24, 2024 - 12 p.m.
How to Watch
• Sunday's doubleheader will be streamed live via a free-to-view broadcast on the Molloy portal of the ECC Digital Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available on the Lions Softball schedule page.
Previously vs. Molloy
• These teams have been annual nonconference foes for the last six seasons (not including the shortened 2020 season).
• The all-time series is deadlocked at 6-6.
• Georgian Court has won three straight including a sweep last year at home, 8-5, 7-6.
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Janelle Blaszka got the win in game one after the Lions took a first inning lead and never trailed.
• Blaszka also got the win in game two as Georgian Court scored three in the seventh to walk-off as winners on
Brittany Gable's RBI single.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court continued their nonconference slate against Pace where they were swept 8-3 and 10-2.
• Pace broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth with a four-run inning and tacked on a run each inning after that to take game one.
• Georgian Court helped the Setters out in game two making seven errors in the field. Pace scored two in the first and went on to win 10-2.
CACC Leaders
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Kaitlyn Stufft is sixth in D2 but second in the CACC hitting .537. She also has a CACC best seven home runs, 36 hits and .970 slugging percentage.
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Cheyenne Jackson has a league-high 19 stolen bases. Her 1.00 walks per game is second in the country.
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Adriana Mungo's 0.45 doubles per game are tops in the league.
• Georgian Court is second in the CACC in team scoring along with on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
• GCU's defense has turned a CACC-best 13 double plays and their .953 fielding percentage is third-best.
Who's Hot
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Kaitlyn Stufft is riding a 10-game hitting streak. She has seven multi-hits games during that streak and was the CACC Player of the Week.
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Adriana Mungo is 8-14 in her last four games with seven runs scored.
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Jadalynn Rodriguez has a four game hitting streak and has scored a run in each of her last three games.
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Gabriella Aleman has a hit in five of her last six games.
Individual Milestones
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Janelle Blaszka's next strikeout will be her 100th.
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Adriana Mungo needs two runs to make it into the Lions all-time top-five.
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Cheyenne Jackson needs one stolen base to get to 20. Four will put her in the Lions single-season top-10.
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Kaitlyn Stufft is two home runs away from becoming just the third Lion to ever hit 40. She's also 10 hits short of 200.
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Brittany Gable needs four hits to reach 50.
About the Opponents
Molloy Lions
• Molloy started their ECC season with a split Friday of St. Thomas Aquinas. That puts their overall record at 7-13.
• Playing at home, Molloy is 5-1.
• The Lions have played a lot of close games with 11 of their 20 games being determined by two runs or less.
• As a team, Molloy is batting .243 with a .590 on-base plus slugging percentage.
• In 20 games, the Lions have hit just 20 extra-base hits.
• Chrissie Huhn and Steph Conrade are the only two Lions hitting better than .300. Huhn leads the team at .385 and a .420 on-base percentage.
• Alex Burns and Katie Hand each have a team-high nine RBI.
• Molloy has a 3.56 team ERA led by Natalie Moussa's 20.2 innings out of the bullpen with a 2.03 ERA.
• Sphia Mariottini is the ace having throwing 67 innings with 51 strikeouts and just 12 walks and a 2.40 ERA.
• The Lions have been sound defensively with a .962 fielding percentage.
