NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – Niagara softball returns to the field Thursday afternoon when it travels to Olean, N.Y. to take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies.
Last Time Out
• The Purple Eagles last played on March 16 when it dropped its game's against Lehigh and USF.
• Lehigh defeated Niagara 8-0.
• Niagara fell to the Bulls, 7-1.
Maggie Vesneske drove in Baylieh McCullough for the lone Niagara run.
Niagara Notes
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Maggie Kellner leads NU with a .400 batting average (14-for-35). Seven of her hits have gone for extra bases as the sophomore currently leads the nation in doubles per game.
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Kelsey Harrigan and
Samantha Hare lead NU with nine RBI through 11 games. Hare also leads the Purple and White with three home runs.
• As a team, NU is hitting .293 and an on-base percentage of .363. A total of 12 Purple Eagles have an on-base percentage over .300 and six have a batting average batting average over .300.
• In the circle,
Riley Crum has a team-best 1.50 ERA. The junior has allowed 13 hits in 14.0 innings of work, allowing four runs, three of which have been earned.
• Maddi Hickingbottom has a team-best 33 stirkeouts in 22.2 innings of work. The transfer through a complete game against Merrimack on March 13.
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Cara Leone also has 22.2 innings of work this season with a majority of her work coming in relief. The junior is second on the team with a 4.32 ERA.
Series History
• The Purple Eagles and Bonnies have met 31 times since 2003 with NU winning 17 of those meetings.
• Bona has a 6-4 record over the last 10 meetings with Niagara.
Up Next
• The Purple and White will open league play Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 when it welcomes Marist and Quinnipiac to Western New York.
