BRONX, N.Y. -- The Fordham softball team (21-16, 7-4 A10) looks to build on its four-game win streak Wednesday when it travels to St. Bonaventure, N.Y. to face the seventh-place Bonnies of St. Bonaventure (8-15, 4-6 A10) in Atlantic 10 play. The two sides will play a doubleheader at McGraw-Jennings Field beginning at 2 p.m.
Last Time OutThe Rams dominated Massachusetts over the weekend in Amherst, Mass., as they swept the three-game series by a combined score of 31-7. Fordham hit .348 as a team, pounded out 31 hits, slugged five home runs, drew 20 walks and stole 5-of-6 bases. Sophomore
Lindsay Mayer slashed .545/.538/1.182 with five runs, two home runs and seven RBI, while fellow classmate
Sydney Canessa slashed .500/.643/.800 with seven runs, one home run, five RBI and one stolen base. Senior
Paige Ortiz continued her hot hitting after slashing .375/.583/1.125 with two home runs and six RBI, which gave her four home runs and 12 RBI for the week. Redshirt junior
Rachel Gillen, who also hit .444, collected her fourth Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week accolade. In the UMass series, she went 2-0 with a 1.56 ERA and 13 strikeouts (three walks) over 9.0 innings while combining on a shutout with junior
Patti Maloney and senior
Michele Daubman in the series finale.
St. Bonaventure2015 Season: 8-15 (4-6 A-10)
When: Wednesday, April 15 - 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Where: St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (McGraw-Jennings Field)
Series History: Fordham leads 26-16 (since 1996)
Last Meeting: April 22, 2014 - Fordham 9 St. Bonaventure 6, Fordham 12 St. Bonaventure (5) (in Bronx, N.Y.
What You Need To Know: The Bonnies, who were picked to finish ninth in the conference, sit in seventh place after winning two of three against George Mason at home over the weekend. SBU started Atlantic 10 play with three losses at first-place Dayton, before winning both games at George Washington and losing both at second-place La Salle. Offensively, the Bonnies are hitting .264, score 3.4 runs per game, and have 41 stolen bases (out of 46 attempts) while striking out 22 percent of the time. Emily Mcdonough leads the team in hitting (.413), on-base percentage (.457), runs (16), hits (31) and triples (2) and is second on the team with 15 steals. Kelli Rohan leads SBU in thefts with 18 and trails only Mcdonough in average (.360), on-base (.392), runs (13) and hits (27). In the circle, the Bonnies have pitched to a 4.67 ERA and have allowed 202 hits and 46 walks while fanning 45 over 144.0 innings. Josie Borysevicz has started all 14 of her games in the circle and is 7-6 with a 3.80 ERA and eight complete games. She has yielded 98 hits and 13 walks in 73.2 innings while striking out only 17. Kristen Hickling has stared five of 11 games and is 1-5 with a 4.27 ERA, two complete games and two saves. In 37.2 innings, she has struck out 13, walked 14 and allowed 51 hits.
Up NextThe Rams stay in conference play when they return home this weekend, April 18-19, to host Saint Joseph's for a three-game series at Bahoshy Field. The two sides will play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 12 p.m., before playing a single game Sunday at 1 p.m.
