Softball at Iona Wednesday, Open A-10 Play at Home with St. Bonaventure this Weekend

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Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham travels to nearby Iona (6-14-1) on Wednesday afternoon in the team's final preseason game before returning home to host St. Bonaventure (2-13) for a three-game series to open Atlantic 10 play.
 
Tomorrow's game will be streamed as will all three contests this weekend, including Sunday's on MSG Networks! All links and ways to follow can be found at the schedule page above.
 
Ramses Challenge
Join the Ramses Challenge, a new philanthropic initiative supporting our student-athletes! Pledge a set amount of money for each win, home run, strikeout, and stolen base this season for Fordham Softball, or make a one-time gift to the program. All proceeds are tax-deductible and go directly to Fordham women's basketball. Thank you for all your continued support!
 
Last Time Out
The Rams' series last weekend at Dayton was canceled due to unplayable conditions and St. John's was brought in as a replacement on Saturday. The Red Storm won the one-off contest, 8-0, in five innings.
 
Beeman Named Pitcher of the Week Again
The freshman hurler enjoyed a stellar start to her season by earning two straight Pitcher of the Week honors from the Atlantic 10. She became the first Ram, and first freshman, to earn the season's first two accolades since Lauren Quense in 2017 and just the third all-time. Beeman outdid her opening weekend, when she pitched once but nearly threw a no-hitter, with a three-hit shutout over Saint Francis to give her team its second win of the year, allowing just three singles with no walks and three strikeouts, and appearing in relief twice with a combined two runs allowed, one earned, over 4.2 innings. She finished with a 0.60 ERA over a team-high 11.2 frames.
 
Some Early Standouts
Mary Grace O'Neill's .412 average leads the offense, the sophomore going 7-for-17 over her opening 15 games, with two stolen bases. Eva Koratsis has displayed her power in the past two weeks, leading the team with a .533 slugging percentage and sharing the lead with three home runs with Bailey Enoch. Enoch leads the squad with nine walks, a .350 on-base percentage, and nine runs. Michaela Carter' .302 OBP is next best, while her five stolen bases (on five attempts) are tops on the team. In the circle, it's two-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week Beeman with a 1.22 ERA over her first 46.0 college innings to lead the staff. She's now up to five complete games and two shutouts across eight appearances with a 3-3 record.
 
A-10 Preseason Coaches Poll
The Rams have been predicted to successfully defend their title and garnered six first-place votes in the league's annual poll of head coaches. Read more here.
 
New Faces
Head coach Melissa Inouye welcomed five freshman to the Bronx in the Fall: pitcher Holly Beeman, infielder Eva Koratsis, infielder Kate McGuire, outfielder Neleh Nogay, and catcher Nicki Sudall. Inouye also welcomed new assistant coach Nikki Cuccio to the program.
 
Milestone Watch
With Hubertus and Pinto graduating, the lone Ram currently in the program record book is senior pitcher Devon Miller, who finds herself fifth in strikeouts, joint-sixth in shutouts, ninth in wins, and close to the top-10 in nearly every other category. Fifth-years Julia Martine and Sarah Taffet have enjoyed four full seasons outside of the COVID-shortened campaign, and will likely push to enter several top-10s of their own.
 
Next
Fordham's originally scheduled doubleheader against Delaware on March 29^th is off and no replacement has been found yet. As of now, the Rams will next play against George Mason next weekend for a three-game series at home.