LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 22, 2024) - Georgian Court Softball concludes the regular season this week with two doubleheaders. 

Opponents
Jefferson Rams (10-19, 4-14 CACC)
Holy Family Tigers (12-29, 9-11 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Softball Complex/SEI Field vs. Jefferson
Philadelphia, PA - Bensalem High School vs. Holy Family

When
Tuesday, April 23 - 11 a.m. vs. Jefferson
Wednesday, April 24 - 2 p.m. at Holy Family

How to Watch
• Tuesday's doubleheader will be streamed live via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network, powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available on the Lions Softball schedule page. 
• Wednesday at Holy Family will feature just live stats. 

Previously vs. Jefferson
• All-time vs. Jefferson, Georgian Court has won 27-of-38 games.
• They've won 11 straight dating back to 2017. 
• At home, GCU is 14-4 and haven't lost at home since 2016.
• Last year, GCU got game one 9-0 and ended early after six.
• Game two was much closer as Jefferson took a 4-3 lead after five innings.
• Jayda Jones homered in the sixth to give the Lions the lead back and for good with a 7-5 win. 

Previously vs. Holy Family
• Georgian Court had won 12 straight against Holy Family before the CACC quarterfinals last year, when HFU won 10-0 in game one.
• They're 30-10 lifetime against the Tigers and 10-6 when playing on the road.
• As the higher seed, GCU needed to win one while Holy Family needed to to advance. HFU got the first 10-0 but GCU took game two 3-2 to advance in the tournament.
• The Lions led 3-0 in game two thanks to a pair of unearned runs and a Kaitlyn Stufft home run.
• Holy Family got two back in the sixth, but a lineout ended the inning and kept GCU in front for good. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court finished up the nonconference portion of their schedule against Adelphi.
• The Lions took it on the chin in game one after 10-run sixth inning opened up a 14-1 Panther lead.
• Janelle Blaszka carried a no-hitter through five innings. The Panthers finally cracked through with two in the sixth and two in the seventh for a 4-1 win.

CACC Leaders
• Kaitlyn Stufft is second in the CACC hitting .484. She also has a CACC best 15 home runs and .945 slugging percentage which is seventh in the country. 
• Cheyenne Jackson is third in the CACC with 27 stolen bases and leads the league with 0.65 walks per game. 
• Adriana Mungo's is the CACC leader with 17 doubles. 
• Julia Lapp is second in the CACC allowing just 1.11 walks per seven innings. 
• Georgian Court is third in the CACC in team scoring at 5.18 runs per game.
• They are leading the league in team slugging percentage at .447, third in team on-base at .375 and fourth in batting average at .294. 
• Their 24 home runs are also the most in the CACC. 
• Georgian Court has drawn 130 walks this season, most in the CACC.
• With 20 double plays, Georgian Court is second in the CACC and 18th in Division II. 

Who's Hot
• Kaitlyn Stufft is hitting .500 during her current five-game hitting streak.
• Adriana Mungo has a hit in four straight.
• Isabella Molina had two doubles in game one against Adelphi. 
• Janelle Blaszka has allowed just six earned runs in her last 22 innings for a 1.90 ERA. 

Individual Milestones
• Jadalynn Rodriguez needs five runs for 100. 
• Kaitlyn Stufft is within striking distance of the Lions all-time RBI record. She's now four behind and needs five for the all-time mark. She's also six behind the all-time mark in home runs and needs seven for sole possession of the record. 
• Adriana Mungo needs one more RBI to reach 150. She'd be the fifth Lion to ever do that. 
• Cheyenne Jackson is three stolen bases away from becoming the seventh Lion to ever swipe 30 bases in a season. 
• Nineteen more innings will get Janelle Blaszka to 300. 
• Lia DeMaio needs six at bats to get to 100. 

Playoff Picture
• The regular season wraps up this weeks. At 11-7, Georgian Court is currently in fifth place.
• The top eight teams all make the postseason, but it's the top four that have a big advantage.
• Quarterfinal round matchups are on campus sites and require the lower-seeded team to sweep a doubleheader. Higher seeded teams need to just win one of two games to advance.
• Of the two CACC doubleheaders left, both opponents are below the Lions in the standings. Holy Family is fighting for a playoff spot, holding on to the number eight position. 
• Georgian Court is currently fifth trailing Wilmington, Bridgeport, Goldey-Beacom and Bloomfield. 
• Wilmington and Bridgeport are locked into the No. 1 and 2 seeds. Goldey-Beacom, Georgian Court, Bloomfield and Felician are all battling for the final two top-four seeds. 

About the Opponents
Jefferson Rams
• Jefferson is struggling mightily having lost 12 straight games. They're now 10-19 on the season and 4-14 in the CACC.
• Jefferson is hitting just .248 as a team and have not hit a home run all season.
• Their team slugging percentage of .306 ranks 253rd of 268 teams in Division II. Their team on-base percentage of .295 ranks 262nd in the nation. 
• Rozalee Negron leads the team with a .330 average and 30 hits. Bridget Shields has driven in 14 runs.
• The Rams fielding percentage of .930 is near the bottom of the CACC. They've made 54 errors in 29 games.
• Jefferson has one excellent pitcher in Gianna DeLorenzo. She has a 1.96 ERA  in 96.1 innings.

Holy Family Tigers
• Holy Family is still battling for a spot in the CACC Tournament at 9-11 in the league.
• Sam Ciasullo has hit eight home runs and is hitting .284.
• Alexis Letizia has a team-best 31 RBI hitting .369..
• HFU doesn't run much and have stole just 29 bases this season.
• Kinsley Hall has pitched well with a 6-7 record and 2.57 ERA in 103.2 innings. She's struck out 116 batters.
• Holy Family is third in the CACC with a 2.03 strikeout to walk ratio.