Game Time: Tue. Apr. 19, 2016 3:00 pm & 5:00 pm
Place: Rockford University Softball Field
NCAA Series: Rockford leads 1-9.
The Regents are coming into today's game at 1-25 on the season. The last win for the Regents came against Drew University on Mar. 11 when they finished ahead 3-2.
As a team Rockford has a .215 batting average with a .290 on-base percentage. The Regents spread across their offense evenly as 5-of-9 starters have 15 or more hits on the season. While the 50 team RBIs are also quite evenly stacked and 78 percent of the team's hits are singles, RU will often use small ball to generate their runs.
In the circle, the Regents are led by Stefaney Kenworthy who has logged 64.2 innings pitched this season. Kenworthy has a 7.79 ERA in her 14 games played, along with walking only nine batters this season.
The Blue Angels are coming off a two game sweep of rivals Maranatha Baptist University. The Blue Angels generated 28 hits in the two games and combined for 19 runs in the series.
While Jess Runge (Jr./Freedom, Wis.) just finished her second 4-of-4 game from the plate. Rookie teammate Madison Ledda (Fr./Tracy, Calif.) is right behind Runge in hits with 16 on the year, plus Ledda is riding a five game hitting streak coming into today's games.
Hurlers Nikki Festge (Sr./Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Ashley Contreras (So./College Station, Texas) have a combined ERA this season in their 94.0 innings pitched. Contreras is third in the Great South Athletic Conference in strikeouts with 44, Festge is seventh in the GSAC with 25.
Check mtmaryathletics.com for updates on today's doubleheaders.
