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Softball Hosts Mount St. Mary's for Non-Conference Doubleheader Wednesday
4/8/2019 5:01:00 PM | Softball
Setting the Scene
What: Mount St. Mary's (17-20, 4-4 NEC) at Bucknell (19-15, 9-0 PL)
When: Wednesday, April 10 – 3 p.m. (DH)
Where: Becker Field (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
About the Bison
• Bucknell is 19-10 overall and unbeaten in Patriot League play after winning nine straight games against conference opponents. The Bison swept three-game series against Colgate, Lehigh, and Lafayette.
• The Bison sit all alone in first place in the league as the only unbeaten team. They are 10-15 in non-conference games after playing a challenging early-season schedule.
• Raeanne Geffert pitched 12 scoreless innings in two games against Lafayette, striking out 23 while walking zero. Over her past seven appearances, the junior is 6-0 with a 1.41 ERA. She has allowed 25 hits and seven walks while striking out 39 batters in 39.2 innings.
• Bucknell is hitting .378 as a team during its current nine-game hitting streak, led by freshman Allyse Volpe with a .621 average while going 18-for-29 with 10 runs scored and five stolen bases.
• Other Bison hitters with impressive averages during the winning streak are Anna Gimmestad (.519), Taylor Wolfgang (.417), Jess Hom (.409), Lauren Hadley (.370), and Marisa Alemany (.364).
Scouting Mount St. Mary's
• Mount St. Mary's is 17-20 overall and 4-4 in the NEC after splitting a doubleheader with Saint Francis.
• The loss in the second game of that doubleheader snapped a four-game winning streak, which also included a win over Cornell and two against Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Shelbee Holcomb is batting .442 (42-95) with eight doubles and two home runs.
Series History
• Bucknell leads 26-7-1 in a series that began in 1989.
• The Bison are unbeaten in the past eight games in the series, going 7-0-1 during that stretch.
Up Next
• Bucknell returns to league play with a three-game series at Holy Cross on Saturday and Sunday.
What: Mount St. Mary's (17-20, 4-4 NEC) at Bucknell (19-15, 9-0 PL)
When: Wednesday, April 10 – 3 p.m. (DH)
Where: Becker Field (Lewisburg, Pa.)
Live Stats: BucknellBison.com
About the Bison
• Bucknell is 19-10 overall and unbeaten in Patriot League play after winning nine straight games against conference opponents. The Bison swept three-game series against Colgate, Lehigh, and Lafayette.
• The Bison sit all alone in first place in the league as the only unbeaten team. They are 10-15 in non-conference games after playing a challenging early-season schedule.
• Raeanne Geffert pitched 12 scoreless innings in two games against Lafayette, striking out 23 while walking zero. Over her past seven appearances, the junior is 6-0 with a 1.41 ERA. She has allowed 25 hits and seven walks while striking out 39 batters in 39.2 innings.
• Bucknell is hitting .378 as a team during its current nine-game hitting streak, led by freshman Allyse Volpe with a .621 average while going 18-for-29 with 10 runs scored and five stolen bases.
• Other Bison hitters with impressive averages during the winning streak are Anna Gimmestad (.519), Taylor Wolfgang (.417), Jess Hom (.409), Lauren Hadley (.370), and Marisa Alemany (.364).
Scouting Mount St. Mary's
• Mount St. Mary's is 17-20 overall and 4-4 in the NEC after splitting a doubleheader with Saint Francis.
• The loss in the second game of that doubleheader snapped a four-game winning streak, which also included a win over Cornell and two against Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Shelbee Holcomb is batting .442 (42-95) with eight doubles and two home runs.
Series History
• Bucknell leads 26-7-1 in a series that began in 1989.
• The Bison are unbeaten in the past eight games in the series, going 7-0-1 during that stretch.
Up Next
• Bucknell returns to league play with a three-game series at Holy Cross on Saturday and Sunday.
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