Softball Treks To Holy Family Saturday

Softball Treks To Holy Family Saturday

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – The Concordia College New York softball team travels to Holy Family University for a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) doubleheader on Saturday, April 13 with first pitch scheduled for 12 p.m.

Match Information: Holy Family
Date: 
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | 12:00 p.m. (Game 1) | 2:00 p.m. (Game 2)
Location: 
Philadelphia, Pa. | Bensalem High School 
All-Time Series: Holy Family leads 16-2
Last Time: Holy Family, 7-1 (Game 1) | Holy Family, 8-2 (Game 2) (April 14, 2018)

About the Clippers
Concordia (9-15, 5-11 CACC) concludes its four-game road swing after falling in a doubleheader at Felician University on Wednesday, April 10 by scores of 10-2, 13-7.

The Clippers are hitting .267 (160-599) as a team with a .341 slugging percentage off the strength of 21 doubles, four triples and five home runs while tallying 90 runs, 80 RBI and 61 walks. Senior outfielder Yeisy Cruz (Bronx, N.Y.) boasts a team-best .412 batting average, adding one double and a team-leading two triples and one home run for a team-high .647 slugging percentage while matching freshman shortstop/second baseman Ellen Little (Port Deposit, Md.) with 15 runs scored. Freshman utility player Carly Berezny (Oxford, N.J.) paces the Clippers behind 17 RBI and six doubles with two home runs that ties freshman first baseman/utility plater Ashdon Clark (Gouldsboro, Pa.) for the team lead with freshman utility plater Jordan Bordonaro (Lake Grove, N.Y.) drawing a team-high 11 walks and senior shortstop/outfielder Audrey Gardus (Carbondale, Pa.) swiping a team-best four bases.

On the mound, Concordia holds a team ERA of 5.24 with 56 strikeouts and 48 walks in 148.1 innings. Junior RHP MacKenna Powell (Milford, Pa.) logs a team-leading 67.1 innings of work over 11 starts with nine complete games, fanning a team-high 28 batters on top of a team-low 4.68 ERA while freshman RHP Madison Shura (Wallingford, Conn.) records the Clippers' lone save.

About the Tigers
Holy Family (2-32, 2-14 CACC) returns home after ending its 12-game road swing with a 9-5, 4-3 doubleheader defeat at Chestnut Hill College on Wednesday, April 10.

The Tigers are hitting .253 (213-842) as a team with a .382 slugging percentage off 37 doubles, six triples and 20 home runs to go with 103 runs, 97 RBI and 58 walks. Sam Klem paces the offense behind a .394 batting average and seven doubles while Heather Bogardus and Olivia Nolan both have two triples with Taylor Nichols boasting five home runs. Nichols adds a team-leading 21 RBI, with Bogardus scoring a team-high 14 runs and Elaina Hanses drawing a team-best nine walks.

On the mound, Holy Family holds a team ERA of 7.81 with 108 strikeouts and 120 walks in 201.2 innings of work. Ashley Remington logs a team-high 76.1 innings over 18 appearances and 13 starts, recording one of HFU's victories alongside Hannah Miravich with 70 strikeouts while Casey Boltersdorf and Stephanie Uribe both hold a 6.22 ERA.

Up Next
The softball team returns to the Clipper Softball Field on Tuesday, April 16 to host Jefferson University for a conference doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.

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