Softball at Hofstra Wednesday Evening in Nonconference Action

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Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham softball (17-15, 7-4) continues nonconference action with a road trip to nearby Hofstra (13-19, 6-2 CAA) on Wednesday evening with a 6 p.m. start time.
 
Last Time Out
Fordham hosted Kent State on Saturday for a doubleheader that was split, 6-1 in favor of the visitors in game one and 2-0 in game two to the hosts. Makenzie McGrath tossed her first career shutout, limiting the golden flashes to just three hits and a walk, while striking out five. All three Rams runs came via the long ball – Devon Miller, Rachel Hubertus, and Julia Martine, the latter two going back-to-back in game two. Read about it all here.
 
Series History vs. Hofstra
The Pride hold a 13-6 all-time advantage over the Rams since 1986. Hofstra won seven straight to begin the rivalry before the two schools traded wins, but it's been mostly Fordham recently, including wins in three of the last four dating back to 2016. In the last meeting, the Rams dominated en route to a 16-2 five-inning victory. McGrath picked up the win in that one.
 
#Dinger Watch
Redshirt senior Rachel Hubertus is on an absolute tear in recent weeks, seeing a five-game home run streak ended last Wednesday but picked right back up on Saturday. She is now up to 13 on the year, tied for 10^th-most in a season already and easily leading the Atlantic 10 and 21^st in all of Division I and 14^th with 0.41 per game. She has started surging up the all-time list and is now tied for fifth all-time, alongside Katie Davis ('06) and Erin Fisher ('10), with 35. Meanwhile, Julia Martine, with nine, is right behind her and second, and Bailey Enoch, with six, sits in a tie for fourth in the A-10. Put together, the Rams are 36^th nationally with 1.19 dingers per game.
 
Speed Kills
Graduate student Brianna Pinto is a perfect 18-for-18 in stolen base attempts this season, 11^th-most in a single campaign, and has been caught stealing just ONCE in her five-year career at Fordham, way back in April of her freshman season. She is now up to 78 for her career, five more than the previous record set by Krystle Henry in 2007. Unsurprisingly, Pinto leads the Atlantic 10 on the basepaths, but nationally she sits 41^st in total steals and 36^th with 0.56 thefts per contest.
 
Milestone Watch
Pinto became Fordham softball's all-time stolen base leader with her 74^th career steal at home in the series finale against Rhode Island on March 27^th. She is now up to 78 during her five seasons in the Bronx. Home runs aside, Hubertus is now just nine RBIs away from joining that all-time top-10, as well, and has moved up to fourth all-time currently with a career .618 slugging percentage. The pair are also on pace to enter the top-10 for four-year batting average, as well, by season's end.
 
With her latest no-hitter, Devon Miller is now joint-seventh with nine career shutouts. She is also moving up the strikeout charts, now seventh with 285, and last Sunday moved into 10^th all-time with 23 career victories, as well.
 
Hubertus, Miller Garner A-10 Weekly Awards
Two weeks ago, Hubertus earned her second career weekly accolade from the conference, while Miller picked up her fourth career Pitcher nod. Read about their weekends here.
 
Makenzie McGrath Named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week
The senior earned her first weekly league accolade on February 15 after picking up both of the team's wins opening weekend, one in her fifth career complete game and one in relief. Read all about her stellar performances here.
 
A-10 Preseason Poll
The Rams were predicted to finish second in the annual Atlantic 10 preseason coaches poll. Fordham garnered 71 points and three first-place votes, finishing just three points shy of last year's champions, George Washington, who received four first-place votes, and ahead of Saint Joseph's, who earned the final two first-place votes and 55 total points. Read about it here.
 
D1Softball.com's Top 150
Junior pitcher and reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Devon Miller was named by D1Softball.com as its 149^th-best player in the country heading into the season. You can read about it here, though it is a subscription-based website.
 
Up Next
Fordham returns to Atlantic 10 play by hosting Saint Joseph's this Easter weekend. Although the standard Saturday doubleheader starting at noon remains, the typical series finale will now be the series opener on Friday at 11 a.m. All games will be streamed live on ESPN+.