Softball Opens Patriot League Play with Three Home Games Against Colgate on Saturday-Sunday

Saturday, March 23

Lewisburg, Pa.

2 p.m.

Bucknell University

Colgate

Softball Opens Patriot League Play with Three Home Games Against Colgate on Saturday-Sunday

3/22/2019 2:56:00 PM | Softball

The Teams Will Play One Game on Saturday at 2 p.m., and Two on Sunday at Noon

Setting the Scene
What: Colgate (11-12, 0-0 PL) at Bucknell (10-15, 0-0 PL)
Where: Becker Field (Lewisburg, Pa.)

Schedule
Saturday, March 21
Game 1 | 2 p.m. | Live Stats
Sunday, March 22
Game 2 | 12 p.m. | Live Stats | Patriot League Network
Game 3 | 2 p.m. | Live Stats | Patriot League Network

About the Bison
• Bucknell is 10-15 overall after going 2-2 in its final four games during a spring break trip to California. Those games were a part of the Saint Mary's Tournament, where the Bison posted two wins over Manhattan and a pair of losses to the host school.
• Raeanne Geffert was listed as an honorable mention in the Patriot League's release of the weekly awards on Tuesday. She recorded two wins and posted a 1.24 ERA over 34 innings last week. The junior struck out 33, including a 13-strikeout performance in nine innings against Manhattan.
• Jess Hom leads the team in batting with a .319 average. She is 15-47 with three doubles and was successful on both of her stolen-base attempts.
• Taylor Wolfgang has provided the power for the Bison, leading the team in both slugging (.528) and OPS (.866). The sophomore is 21-72 with 11 doubles, two home runs, and 17 RBIs.
• Bucknell tied with Lehigh for second in the Patriot League Preseason Poll. The Bison finished second in the regular season in head coach Joey Lye's first season with the team last year.
• The Bison went 13-5 in league play last season, including three-game sweeps over Holy Cross, Lafayette, and Colgate.

Scouting Colgate
• Colgate is 11-12 overall after going 5-7 in 12 games played in Clearwater, Florida. The Raiders closed the trip with a win over Providence and a loss to Florida A&M on the final day.
• The Raiders are coached by former Bucknell assistant coach Marissa Lamison-Myers. Their assistant coach is former Bison standout pitcher Amanda Fazio.
• Jordan Miller is batting .377 (26-69) with seven doubles and three home runs.

Series History with Colgate
• Bucknell and Colgate have played 113 times since the series began in 1988.
• The Bison lead 59-54 in the all-time series.
• Bucknell has won 11 straight games in the series. Colgate's last win came in the third game of a three-game series in 2015.

Up Next
• The Bison will play a three-game Patriot League series at Lehigh on March 30-31.