Softball Welcomes Saint Louis to the Bronx this Weekend

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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham softball team (27-15, 10-1) has won nine straight Atlantic 10 contests, and 21 of its last 23 overall, and sit four games ahead of second-place Dayton in the conference standings. This weekend the Rams return home after a three-game series sweep at George Washington to host Saint Louis (16-21, 6-5) in another three-game set. Saturday's doubleheader, beginning at 12 p.m., is also Alumni Day. Sunday's lone contest is set to also begin at noon.
 
All three contests can be found on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network, viewed through the link above, along with an audio-only stream through WFUVSports.org.
 
All alumni are welcome to attend Saturday's doubleheader. There will be a post-game reception at the Bahoshy Softball Complex following the conclusion of game two.
 
Fordham softball is also hosting Youth Softball Day on Sunday. Admission is, as always, free for any teams or families that wish to attend. There will be plenty of activities and a post-game autograph session with the team.
 
For more information on this weekend's events, please click here.
 
Last Time Out
The Rams swept the Colonials in our nation's capital for the team's second-best conference start in team history, behind 2014's 13-1 start to league play. Fordham dropped the hosts, 3-1, in a lone Saturday contest with junior Lindsay Mayer driving all three runs in, including the eventual game-winning run on a RBI double to left center in the fifth inning. Mayer also earned save number two of her career with three one-hit innings of relief behind Lauren Quense, who picked up her 10^th win with four innings of one-run ball.
 
Game one of Sunday's doubleheader was yet another extra-inning victory for the Rams, just the third already in conference play. Fordham led, 6-0, after just two innings but allowed the Colonials to chip away and eventually tie the game in the bottom of the seventh on a one-hit two-run single. Mayer, despite allowing the tying runs in that frame, eventually garnered her fourth win of the season when junior Ally Vergona ripped a double to left to score both Stephanie Ferri and Sydney Canessa in the ninth.
 
In game two, George Washington claimed its first lead of the weekend, 2-0, after the third inning, but the Rams scored 10 unanswered runs to eventually cap the sweep. Fordham tied the game on an error and a wild pitch before the offense exploded for seven runs in the sixth inning. That frame included featured an incredible four doubles to begin the inning plus another two-bagger and a home run mixed in.
 
To read more about the series against George Washington, click here.
 
Get to Know the Bilikens
The Bilikens are coming off four straight victories after a doubleheader sweep of visiting Southeast Missouri State and taking two-of-three from Rhode Island at home. Mackenzie Peter leads Saint Louis in batting average (.336), home runs (11), RBIs (26), hits (37), doubles (10), runs (35), on-base percentage (.452), total bases (82), and slugging percentage (.745). She is 32^nd and 47^th in the nation in home runs per game (0.31) and slugging percentage, respectively. Alex Nickel is ninth in the country with 0.88 walks per contest and just became the Biliken's career leader with 97 and is top three in several other categories. Brianna Lore has started 21 contests and has gone the distance in 12 of them, currently sitting with a 4.43 ERA in 129.2 innings and an 8-11 record. Laney Kneib's, the all-time leader in saves, 3.93 ERA leads the three-player group. Lore is the team's leader in appearances (145) and owns the records for wins (65), innings (785.2), and starts (124).
 
Up Next
The Rams head up to Kingston to take on Rhode Island in a three-game series on April 23-24. Saturday will feature a doubleheader beginning at noon and Sunday's contest will also begin at 12 p.m.