Bronx, N.Y. – Renewing the Battle of the Bronx on the diamond in the first of two non-conference doubleheaders this week, Fordham University Softball hosts Manhattan on Wednesday at Bahoshy Field at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
Prior to the start of game one, at 1:45 p.m. the Rams will celebrate Head Coach Melissa Inouye, who earned the 300th victory of her head coaching career in a win over St. Bonaventure back on Mar. 21.
Fordham (15-19, 6-7) took the first game of a three game series at Saint Louis last weekend, after defeating Hofstra at home last Wednesday. Manhattan (9-24, 5-9) won the final game of a three-game set against Quinnipiac last weekend, who the Rams will face in a doubleheader this Saturday.
The Battle of the Bronx goes down for the first time since 2022, and this will be just the second meeting since 2010, with Fordham holding a 17-10 lead in the all-time series. Fordham has dominated recent history, winners of the last seven against their Riverdale rivals, and 14 of the last 15 meetings dating back to 2002.
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Fordham as a team are second in the Atlantic 10 with 17 double plays turned on the year, 30th in the nation, while averaging 0.50 double plays per game, 21st best in Division I.
Defensively the Rams lead the league and sit 63rd in the country with a .970 fielding percentage on the year.
The Fordham offense leads the league with 256 hits as a team, with six different Rams posting at least 25 hits individually.
Olivia Simcoe has registered eight complete games for the Rams, which leads the A-10 and places her 71st amongst all Division I pitchers for complete games in 2026. Elizabeth Gaisior is sixth in the conference with five complete games as well.
Simcoe is second in the A-10 with a 1.10 WHIP as well, tossing the third most innings of any conference pitcher with 89.2 this season.
Neleh Nogay is second in the A-10 and 26th in the nation with 20 stolen bases on the year, while ranked 22nd nationally with 0.59 stolen bases per game.
Nogay holds the Fordham record for career stolen bases after breaking the previous mark of 85 earlier this season. She became just the sixth active player in all of Division I softball with 100 career steals, reaching triple digits against Army on Mar. 25.
Next Up
The Rams are on a bye from Atlantic 10 play this week, but will host their second straight MAAC foe, when Quinnipiac makes the trip down I-05 from the Nutmeg State for a doubleheader Saturday at 12:00 p.m.
