Softball Readies For 2023 Atlantic 10 Championship, Will Kick Things Off on Wednesday at Noon

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Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham softball (20-26, 11-10) will host and kick off the 2023 Atlantic 10 Softball this week when it plays George Mason (31-21, 16-10) on Wednesday at noon.
 
All games this week at Bahoshy Field will be streamed on ESPN+. For ways to follow along, ticketing, and general information, see the Championship Central link above.
 
Mental Health Awareness/Suicide Prevention
Fordham welcomed Brian Halloran three weeks ago, the founder of Break The Hold, a nonprofit dedicated to providing education on suicide prevention, to speak to those in attendance prior to the game. Brian lost a son to suicide and has made it his mission to 'break the hold' on mental illnesses. For more information, and to donate, please visit BTHBreakTheHold.org.
 
Pride Game and The Trevor Project
Fordham's doubleheader against Drexel were the Rams' Pride games, honoring and celebrating all members of the LGBTQ+ community. Embracing diversity and promoting acceptance is crucial for creating a supportive, inclusive society. One resource that struck our team was The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization founded in 1998 with a focus on LGBTQ+ youths and suicide prevention. The Rams hope to raise awareness and build a more welcoming space for every individual. Please join us in donating to this great cause. Thank you!
 
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 the Rams, or make a one-time gift to the program. All proceeds are tax-deductible and go directly to Fordham Softball. Thank you for all your continued support!
 
Last Time Out
The Rams wrapped up the regular season in style with a three-game sweep at George Washington this weekend. Fordham outscored the Colonials, 14-3, including a 9-1 six-inning win in game two. The pitching trio of Holly Beeman, Bailey Enoch, and Devon Miller all went the distance in their respective games, limiting the hosts to a combined nine hits over 20 frames with 13 strikeouts. At the dish, Enoch went off for six RBIs, including five in that second contest, matching her career-high, and finished with a .444 average, just behind Neleh Nogay's .545 mark. The Rams were also a perfect 6-of-6 on the basepaths.
 
Series History
Fordham leads the all-time series with the Patriots, 21-7. The schools met four times prior to the latter joining the A-10 in 2014, splitting the contests, all on neutral ground. Since, it's been mostly Fordham, although Mason took two of three earlier this year at Bahoshy Field. Mason's Aly Rayle, a five-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week this season, stifled the Rams' offense in the first and third games, while Sydney Wells' two-homer, five-RBI day and Neleh Nogay's go-ahead RBI single gave Fordham its 6-5 win in the middle contest. The two schools have only met once in the postseason before, a 4-2 Fordham win in 2015.
 
Where They Rank
Neleh Nogay's hot stretch has the freshman up to a .381 batting average, fourth in the A-10 and 113^th in all of Division I. Bailey Enoch gets on base often as seen in her 0.58 walks-per-game rate, 106^th nationally and third in the league, but she's also getting hit a league-leading 0.23 times per game, 49^th in the country. Holly Beeman's 1.60 ERA is now 36^th in the nation and tops in the A-10, while her 1.52 walk rate is 95^th and first, respectively. Sydney Wells' 0.85 RBIs per game, now up to 33 total on the year, sit second in the league and 119^th nationally.
 
Conference-Only
The Rams finished conference play with an 11-10 record. Fordham has a better slash line than its opponents - .296/.364/.409 to .241/.342/.349 and outscoring foes, 91-71. Neleh Nogay completed a stellar league slate by slashing .500/.528/.529 with a team-high 34 hits, 17 runs, and nine steals. Michaela Carter shared that lead of 17 scores while batting .347 and committing just one error in the field. Sydney Wells came alive at the plate once the season turned to A10 action, slashing .300/.338/.667, that latter number third-highest in the conference over that span, with five homers and 26 RBIs. Bailey Enoch continued to reach base at a solid clip, .453, with 14 walks and five HBPs to nine strikeouts.
up to .720, with five round-trippers out of nine total extra-base hits and a whopping 23 RBIs.
 
In the circle, Holly Beeman led with a 1.75 ERA over 36.0 frames, with 24 strikeouts, and shared the lead of four wins with Devon Miller, who cobbled together a .369 ERA over 49.1 innings. Enoch made the most appearances, 11, and threw 49.2 frames, striking out a team-high 31 with a 2.54 ERA.
 
Neleh Nogay Earns Second A-10 Rookie of the Week Award
The freshman speedster earned her second piece of league hardware last Monday after batting .375 over five games that week, including going 2-for-3 in all three contests over the weekend. Read more about it here.
 
Two-Time A-10 Pitcher of the Week Holly Beeman
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 and currently leads the pitching staff in nearly every category.
 
Milestone Watch
Senior hurler Devon Miller continues her steady climb up the program ranks, sitting fifth in strikeouts, sixth in shutouts, ninth in wins, ninth in starts, and 10^th in complete games.  Bailey Enoch is currently joint-fourth all-time with a .435 on-base percentage, while Julia Martine has joined the all-time top-10 for steals with 35.
 
Next Up
A win sets up a date with regular season champion, Saint Louis, on Thursday at noon. A loss pushes the Rams down to the consolation side of the bracket, to play the loser of #3 Dayton and #6 Rhode Island tomorrow at 5 p.m.