Softball Travels to Lehigh for Three-Game League Series Saturday and Sunday

Saturday, March 30

Bethlehem, Pa.

12 p.m.

Bucknell University

Lehigh

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Softball Travels to Lehigh for Three-Game League Series Saturday and Sunday

3/30/2019 1:20:00 AM | Softball

Setting the Scene
What: Bucknell (13-15, 3-0 PL) at Lehigh (10-15, 3-0 PL)
Where: Leadership Park (Bethlehem, Pa.)

Schedule
Saturday, March 30
Game 1 | 12 p.m. | Live Stats
Game 2 | 2 p.m. | Live Stats
Sunday, March 31
Game 3 | 12 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch Live

About the Bison
• Bucknell is 13-15 overall and unbeaten in the Patriot League at 3-0 after sweeping a three-game series with Colgate last weekend at Becker Field.
• Anna Gimmestad is the reigning Patriot League Player of the Week after reaching base in eight of her 10 plate appearances against Colgate. The senior went 7-for-9 with two home runs and nine RBIs.
• Gimmestad had two home runs in the final game of the series as Bucknell tied a program record with five homers despite just four innings at the plate. The other three came from Taylor Wolfgang, Marisa Alemany, and Lauren Hadley.
• Raeanne Geffert pitched the Bison to two of the wins against Colgate, while Lauren Lichtenwalner added one win.
• Bucknell and Lehigh tied for second in the Patriot League Preseason Poll. The teams split a pair of games at last year's Patriot League Tournament.
• The Bison lead the Patriot League in runs (107), hits (189), RBIs (95), doubles (42), triples (7), and total bases (281).

Scouting Lehigh
• Lehigh is 10-15 overall and 3-0 in the Patriot League after splitting a non-conference doubleheader against Kent State. Prior to that, the Mountain Hawks swept a three-game league series at Lafayette.
• Jaelynn Chesson is batting .397 (29-73) with five doubles, one triple, and three home runs.
• The Mountain Hawks lead the Patriot League in batting average (.285) and on-base percentage (.347).

Series History
• Bucknell and Lehigh have played 135 times in a series that began in 1979. The Mountain Hawks lead the series 92-43.
• The Bison won three of five games against the Mountain Hawks last season, winning twice in the regular season and once in the Patriot League Tournament.
• Lehigh has won 15 straight home games against Bucknell. The Bison haven't won in Bethlehem since 2010.

Up Next
• The Bison will host a three-game series against Lafayette on April 6-7.