LAKEWOOD, NJ (April 26, 2024) - It's playoff time and Georgian Court Softball is once again in the CACC Tournament. This weekend is quarterfinal round matchups across the league. 

Opponent
Goldey-Beacom Lightning (10-19, 4-14 CACC)

Where
Wilmington, DE - Jackson Athletic Complex

When
Saturday, April 27 - 12 p.m. (if necessary game to follow 30 minutes after)

How to Watch
• Saturday'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. 

Previously vs. Goldey-Beacom
• Georgian Court has historically done very well vs. the Lightning holding an all-time 32-6 lead over GBC.
• Since 2009, GCU is 29-2.
• Two of those wins came just 10 days ago with the Lions sweeping Goldey-Beacom at home.
• Game one saw the Lions win on a Gabriella Aleman walk off home run for a 3-2 win. Julia Lapp pitched well allowing two runs, one earned with three strikeouts.
• Game two was another close one with the Lions coming out on top 5-3. Brittany Gable homered and Kaitlyn Stufft had two RBI hits. 

Last Time Out
• The regular season ended on a sour note for the Lions who lost their last three.
• In the final doubleheader of the season, GCU was swept by Holy Family on the road 8-2 and 4-2.
• GCU scored first in both games but couldn't hang on. The Tigers put up four runs in the third and fifth innings of game one for the win.
• Holding on to a 2-0 lead in the sixth, the Lions allowed another four run inning as the Tigers came from behind for the win.
• GCU put the tying runs on base in the seventh, but a lineout ended the game. 
• Jadalynn Rodriguez and Kaitlyn Stufft each homered for the Lions. Stufft's home run gave her the new career record for RBI at Georgian Court. 

CACC Leaders
• Kaitlyn Stufft is leading the CACC hitting .493 which is sixth in Division II. She also has a CACC best 16 home runs and .958 slugging percentage that's fifth in the country. 
• Cheyenne Jackson is fifth in the CACC with 27 stolen bases and leads the league with 0.64 walks per game. 
• Adriana Mungo and Stufft share the CACC lead with 18 doubles each. 
• Julia Lapp is second in the CACC allowing just 1.20 walks per seven innings. 
• Georgian Court is third in the CACC in team scoring at 5.14 runs per game.
• They are leading the league in team slugging percentage at .450, third in team on-base at .373 and batting average at .296.
• Their 26 home runs are also the most in the CACC. 
• Georgian Court has drawn 136 walks this season, most in the CACC.
• With 21 double plays, Georgian Court is second in the CACC and 14th in Division II. 

Who's Hot
• Kaitlyn Stufft has a nine-game hitting streak and is hitting .531 during that stretch. 
• Adriana Mungo lost a seven-game hitting streak in the season finale. She has scored seven runs in the last five games and at least one in all five. 
• Jadalynn Rodriguez ended the year with hits in each of the last four games and four runs scored.
• Charlee Mae Sinderud also has a hit in four straight. 
• Since returning from injury, Alyssa Herrera has a hit in each of her last three games. 

Individual Milestones
• Jadalynn Rodriguez needs one run for 100. 
• Kaitlyn Stufft is the all new RBI leader at GCU. She needs five home runs to tie Samantha Reilly for the Lions record. One more double will also get her to 50 for her career, something done only twice before. 
• Cheyenne Jackson is three stolen bases away from becoming the seventh Lion to ever swipe 30 bases in a season. 
• Eight more innings will get Janelle Blaszka to 300. 
• Alyssa Herrera is one double away from 40.
• Two games played will get Adriana Mungo into the all-time top-10. She's five away from 200 done by just eight others. Mungo and Stufft are each two doubles short of 20 this season. A 20-double season has happened just three other times during the NCAA era. 

Playoff Picture
• 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 higher seed needs to just win once. 
• Georgian Court earned the number six seed in the CACC Tournament and will play at No. 3 Goldey-Beacom.
• Other CACC Tournament matchups include: No. 1 Wilmington vs. No. 8 Holy Family, No. 2 Bridgeport vs. No. 7 Caldwell, and No. 4 Bloomfield vs. No. 5 Felician.
• The four winners of the quarterfinal round will then travel to Wilmington, De. for a double-elimination tournament May 2-4, hosted by Wilmington.   

About the Opponents
Goldey-Beacom Lightning
• Goldey-Beacom finished the regular season 24-26 and 14-8 in the CACC to earn the No. 3 seed in this year's tournament. 
• They finished the year winning five of their last six.
• The Lightning are 13-7 playing at home this season and have swept each of the last three home doubleheaders. 
• The Lightning have one of the best strikeout pitchers in the nation in Abigail O'Shields. She's fanned 216 batters this season and is 16-8 with a 2.32 ERA. Of late, she's allowed just two earned runs in the last 20.2 innings with 36 strikesouts in that span. 
• As a team, GBC has a 4.32 ERA. Morgan McLane and Alesia Doctor have gotten the most work behind O'Shields. They've allowed a combined 98 earned runs in 109.1 innings.
• GBC has five in their starting nine hitting better than .340. McKenna Frank leads the team at .382 and has been hot of late with multiple hits in five of her last nine games. 
• Bryn Bohmann is the biggest power threat with eight home runs, 15 doubles and 51 runs batted in. Alex Lowry has slugged 10 triples which leads all of Division II. 
• Hannah Davis has 10 triples and a team-best 19 stolen bases. 
• The Lightning have been solid with the glove playing to a .960 team fielding percentage that's third best in the league.