Softball Prepares For First Battle Of The Bridge Doubleheader

PURPLE EAGLES SOFTBALL
GAMES 23-24	Niagara Purple Eagles (6-16, 6-16 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (16-9, 16-9 MAAC)
DATE \| TIME	Wednesday, April 28 \| 3:00 PM (DH)
LOCATION	Demske Sports Complex \| Buffalo, New York
BROADCAST	Golden Griffins Broadcast Network
LIVE STATS	Sidearm
TWITTER	@NiagaraSB
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraSB

The Purple Eagles play a doubleheader against crosstown rival Canisius to kick off the Battle of the Bridge series on Wednesday, April 28.

SCENE SETTER

Niagara played a four-game series against Monmouth April 24-25. The Hawks swept the series, winning the games by scores of 7-4, 11-2, 6-2 and 14-3.

GAME TIDBITS

Maggie Vesneske is batting a team-best .389. She leads the team in hits with 28 and in runs scored with 21. Vesneske is also 8-for-8 in stolen bases.
Vesneske and Heather Haberman have each batted in a team-best 16 runs.
Haberman is second on the team in hits (24) and in batting average (.338).
Riley Crum (5-6) leads the NU pitching staff in strikeouts with 43 in 75.2 innings pitched. She has thrown seven complete games, has one save and an ERA of 6.30.

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