LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 12, 2024) - Georgian Court Softball finishes up a stretch of six doubleheaders in eight days. 

Opponents
Post Eagles (5-27, 2-14 CACC)
Bridgeport Purple Knights (15-17, 12-2 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Softball Complex/SEI Field 
Bridgeport, CT - Seaside Park Softball Complex

When
Saturday, April 13 - 12 p.m. vs. Post
Sunday, April 14 - 1 p.m. at Bridgeport

How to Watch
• Both doubleheaders will be streamed live via a free-to-view broadcast on the CACC Digital Network, powered by HUDL. Saturday's vs. Post can be found on the GCU portal and Sunday's on the Bridgeport portal. Live stats are also available on the Lions Softball schedule page. 

Previously vs. Post
• Last season, GCU picked up their 11th straight win over the Eagles which is the longest winning streak in the series.
• The winning streak came to an end in game two of the doubleheader with Post walking off with an 11-10 win.
• Georgian Court got a great pitching performance in game one for a 5-2 win. The Lions broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh scoring three times to get the win. Kaitlyn Stufft homered in the first inning.
• In game two, Post scored nine runs in the fourth inning to take a 9-2 lead. The Lions made a furious comeback including scoring six in the sixth helped out by another Stufft home run.
• After leaving two on in the seventh in a 10-10 game, Post went walk, sacrifice bunt, RBI single for the walk-off win.

Previously vs. Bridgeport
• Last season was Bridgeport's first in the CACC so these two don't have an extensive history, but they have played every year since 2017 except for 2021 when nonconference games weren't played.
• In the doubleheader in Lakewood, the team's split with Bridgeport winning 6-4 in the first before the Lions run-ruled the Purple Knights 11-3 in six innings in game two.
• A one out Bridgeport home run in the seventh tied the game at four. They then scored two runs on three hits in the eighth while GCU couldn't get a run across.
• The Lions scored 11 runs on 14 hits in game two getting four RBI hits in the first. Brittany Gable ended the game in the sixth with a walk off bunt single.

Last Time Out
• Coming off a sweep at the hands of Wilmington, Georgian Court split Thursday afternoon with Felician.
• Janelle Blaszka threw a one-hitter to earn a 4-1 win in game one.
• Game two saw the bats come to life for both teams.
• Felician scored in each of the first four innings and with the game tied at six, took a 9-6 lead after three and led the rest of the way in an 11-6 win.

CACC Leaders
• Kaitlyn Stufft is third in the CACC hitting .464. She also has a CACC best 12 home runs and .928 slugging percentage which is ninth in the country. 
• Cheyenne Jackson is third in the CACC with 25 stolen bases and leads the league with 0.73 walks per game. 
• Adriana Mungo's is the CACC leader with 15 doubles. Her 0.50 doubles per game are fifth in Division II.  
• Georgian Court is third in the CACC in team scoring at 5.17 runs per game.
• They are second in team slugging percentage, third in team on-base and fourth in batting average. 
• Their 19 home runs are also the most in the CACC. 
• GCU's defense is leading the league having turned 17 double plays. 
• Georgian Court has drawn 98 walks this season, second most in the CACC. 

Who's Hot
• Adriana Mungo is on a five-game hitting streak with five RBI and three doubles during that stretch. 
• Janelle Blaszka has thrown a lot of innings lately. She pitched 11.1 against Felician allowing five earned runs and striking out nine.
• Isabella Molina picked up a career-high three hits in game two against Felician. 
• Jadalynn Rodriguez has RBI in back-to-back games.

Individual Milestones
• Kaitlyn Stufft is three hits short of 200 and can get sole possession of second at GCU with one home run. 
• Jadalynn Rodriguez needs nine runs for 100. 
• Adriana Mungo needs two doubles to become the Lions all-time leader in two-baggers. She's also eight at bats away from 600. 
• Janelle Blaszka needs to get two outs to reach 250 innings pitched. 

About the Opponents
Post Eagles
• Post has struggled so far this season to the tune of a 5-27 record and 2-14 mark in the CACC.
• Playing earlier in the week, the Eagles split a pair of one-run games with Chestnut Hill winning 4-3 and falling 10-9.
• On the road, the Eagles have just one win and are 1-13. 
• As a team, Post is hitting just .228, in the bottom 10 in the NCAA.
• Caitlin DeAngelis and Samantha Riccardulli are the only two hitting better than .300. DeAngelis stands at .358 with a .445 on base percentage.
• Lily Tomasiello has hit six of the team's eight home runs and driven in a team-best 20 runs.
• In the circle, Post has a 6.26 team ERA. They've struck out and walked exactly 47 batters.
• Devin Barnett has started 12 games and pitched 59.1 innings. 

Bridgeport Purple Knights
• The Lions will go from 2-14 Post to 12-2 Bridgeport.
• The Purple Knights are rolling in conference play and are unbeaten at home at 6-0.
• Bridgeport has gotten excellent pitching from a staff with a 4.08 team ERA.
• Katie Burawski leads the team with 101.2 innings pitched. She's 8-7 this season with a 3.44 ERA and 133 strikeouts.
• Vise Zarate has gotten the bulk of the other starts and pitched 83 innings. Those two have combined for 184.2 of the team's 206 innings pitched.
• Zarate sports a 3.54 ERA and team-best 1.41 WHIP.
• At the plate, Bridgeport is led by Hailey Kim and Meg McFarland who are both hitting .366.
• McFarland has driven in a team-best 24 runs and is tied for the team lead with 34 hits.