Niagara Hosts Canisius For Final Regular Season Games

PURPLE EAGLES SOFTBALL
GAMES 29-30	Niagara Purple Eagles (10-18, 10-18 MAAC) vs. Canisius Golden Griffins (21-10, 21-10 MAAC)
DATE \| TIME	Wednesday, May 5 \| 3:00 PM (DH)
LOCATION	Niagara Softball Field \| Niagara University, New York
BROADCAST	Niagara Sports Network
LIVE STATS	Sidearm
TWITTER	@NiagaraSB
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraSB

The Purple Eagles wrap up the regular season on Wednesday, May 5 with a Battle of the Bridge doubleheader against crosstown rival Canisius.

SCENE SETTER

GAME TIDBITS

Heather Haberman leads the Purple Eagles at the plate with 36 hits. She is batting a team-best .400. Haberman also leads the team in doubles (seven), homeruns (four) and RBIs (22).
Maggie Vesneske has recorded 34 hits, 19 RBIs and a team-high 25 runs scored. She is batting .366 and is 9-for-9 in stolen bases.
Riley Crum (7-7) leads the NU pitching staff in strikeouts with 51 in 94.1 innings pitched. She has thrown nine complete games and has an ERA of 6.87.
Julia Thompson (3-5) tossed her first career complete games against Saint Peter's. On the season, she has 18 strikeouts in 42.0 innings pitched and a 7.07 ERA.

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