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WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Wilmington College softball team continues its Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) slate by hosting John Carroll University at the WC Softball Complex on Saturday. First pitch of the twinbill is slated for 1 p.m.
The Teams: Wilmington and John Carroll (JCU). The Fightin' Quakers enter the matchup 7-5 overall and 1-1 in conference competition after a twinbill split at Baldwin Wallace University on Wednesday. The Blue Streaks are 7-5-1 on the season after a sweep of Bethany College (West Virginia) on Wednesday. JCU has yet to play an OAC contest.
The Coaches: Beth Floyd is in her 15th season as Wilmington's softball head coach. She is the winningest softball coach in school history and also heads the College's coaching minor. Floyd has led the Quakers to the program's first winning season with a 20-16 record in 2013. Nicole Loudin, formerly a student-athlete at fellow OAC school Baldwin Wallace University, is in her ninth season as JCU's head coach. She's led the Blue Streaks to over 120 victories during her tenure.
The Hitters: A quartet of Quakers - Lindsey Carter, Hayley Suchland, Mollie Moore and Judaea Wilson - hit over a .400 clip for the season with Carter leading the way with a .487 average. She's also driven in a team-best dozen runs. Suchland, who is joined by Claire Scully, Arianna Layne and Bailey Hypes as the Quakers that have hit home runs, has swiped a team-best six stolen bases. Kasyn Scarantine leads in several offensive categories including: batting average (.483) and triples (2). Crista Nativio and Mallory Stonebraker have both drive in 10 runs.
The Pitchers: A trio of Quakers - Alexis Stringfellow, Izzy Rothrock and Carter - have pitched over 66 of the team's 78 innings in the circle. All three have ERAs under 4.00 while Rothrock had struckout a team-best 16 batters. Stringfellow, once named OAC Pitcher of the Week, has three victories on the year. Brianna Callow is one of three Blue Streaks to pitch over 20 innings. She carries a team-best 3.50 ERA with 20 strikeouts.
Series History: Wilmington is 5-19 against JCU since the 2009 season, The teams split the regular season series last year. More information on the series history can be viewed by visiting the link above.
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Coverage: Live statistics and live video of the doubleheader will be available – visit the links above.
Up Next: Wilmington hosts heads to Ada for a twinbill at Ohio Northern University on Tuesday.