Game 42: Manhattan (20-26, 7-11 MAAC) at Stony Brook (25-16, 9-6 AE) |
LOCATION |
University Field I Stony Brook, N.Y. |
DATE | TIME |
Tuesday, April 30 | 2 pm (DH) |
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STONY BROOK, N.Y.-Â The Stony Brook softball team host Manhattan on Tuesday in its last home series of the season. The Seawolves and the Jaspers will play a doubleheader starting at 2 pm.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Seawolves are coming off a series win against UMass Lowell. Stony Brook defeated the Riverhawks in game one by a score of 7-0, and then 10-1 in game three. Â
Melissa Rahrich (Brighton, Colo.) picked up two wins in the circle, and
Irene Rivera (Sylmar, Calif.) had a strong weekend at the plate hitting .556, which included two home runs and six runs batted in.
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SCOUTING MANHATTANÂ
The Jaspers enter the week with a 20-26 record (7-11 MAAC). The team is coming off a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Niagara. Lauren Pitney leads Manhattan in batting average (.420) and hits (47). Kayla McDermott has seen most of the action in the circle pitching in 129 innings, owning a 3.53 ERA.Â
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IRENE THE MACHINEÂ
Rivera hit .538 (7-13) this past week, which included three home runs and drove in eight.Â
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GOING THE DISTANCE
Rahrich leads the team with 21 complete games in the circle.
Shelbi Denman (Las Vegas, Nev.) has seven and
Taylor Pechin (Harrington, Del.) has two.Â
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IN THE CONFERENCE RANKSÂ
Stony Brook leads the America East in batting average (.292) and pitching (2.61 ERA).
Katelyn Corr (Suffield, Conn.) is first in runs scored (43), and Rahrich leads in rbis (48) and home runs (13).Â
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ON DECK
The Seawolves will head to Maine this weekend for the last America East regular season series. The teams will play a 1 pm doubleheader on Saturday, and then a 12 pm game on Sunday.
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