Army West Point Athletics

Army Heads to Iona for Wednesday Matchup
March 28, 2017 | Softball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point softball teams travels to Iona Wednesday with first pitch slated for 3 p.m.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
LIVE STATS • ICGaels.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Softball
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ARMY (20-9, 3-0 Patriot League)
• The Black Knights are 16-14 in the all-time series against Iona.
• Army is on a six-game winning streak, including a sweep of Colgate last weekend to begin Patriot League play 3-0.
• Sophomore Ashley Yoo leads Army's offense with a .438 average, 28 hits, an on-base percentage of .480 and six multi-hit games.
• Freshman Emily Ballesteros is tied with Yoo for the team-best mark of 28 hits and six multi-hit games, in addition to recording the most doubles (8), triples (2), extra-base hits (10), RBI (21) and multi-RBI games.
• In the circle, senior Caroline Smith has posted team bests in ERA (1.87), wins (8), starts (11), complete games (6), shutouts (3) and innings pitched (71.0).
• Smith has won her last six starts.
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IONA (10-11, 0-0 MAAC)
• The Gaels are on a four-game winning streak after defeating Brown, Hartford, and Penn twice.
• The Iona offense is powered by Kristen Turner and Tori Danner, who have combined for 12 home runs and 44 RBI.
• Turner leads the team in batting average (.408), hits (29), and doubles (6).
• As a team, the Gaels are hitting .281, the third-best in the MAAC.
• Iona uses the duo of Marnie Skinner and Alana Evans in the circle as the two have combined for 107.1 of the team's 135.2 innings on the year.
• Evans leads the Gaels with a record of 5-3, eight starts, 58.2 innings, and 58 strikeouts.
• Skinner sports a 5.36 ERA, the best on the team, in addition to six complete games.
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COMMON OPPONENTS IN 2017
Army vs. Brown: W, 3-2; Feb. 26
Iona vs. Brown: W, 4-3; March 18
Army vs. South Carolina-Upstate: L, 2-1; March 10
Iona vs. South Carolina-Upstate: L, 3-1; Feb. 17
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For more information on Army West Point softball, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Softball on Twitter.
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LIVE STATS • ICGaels.com
TWITTER • @ArmyWP_Softball
ARMY (20-9, 3-0 Patriot League)
• The Black Knights are 16-14 in the all-time series against Iona.
• Army is on a six-game winning streak, including a sweep of Colgate last weekend to begin Patriot League play 3-0.
• Sophomore Ashley Yoo leads Army's offense with a .438 average, 28 hits, an on-base percentage of .480 and six multi-hit games.
• Freshman Emily Ballesteros is tied with Yoo for the team-best mark of 28 hits and six multi-hit games, in addition to recording the most doubles (8), triples (2), extra-base hits (10), RBI (21) and multi-RBI games.
• In the circle, senior Caroline Smith has posted team bests in ERA (1.87), wins (8), starts (11), complete games (6), shutouts (3) and innings pitched (71.0).
• Smith has won her last six starts.
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IONA (10-11, 0-0 MAAC)
• The Gaels are on a four-game winning streak after defeating Brown, Hartford, and Penn twice.
• The Iona offense is powered by Kristen Turner and Tori Danner, who have combined for 12 home runs and 44 RBI.
• Turner leads the team in batting average (.408), hits (29), and doubles (6).
• As a team, the Gaels are hitting .281, the third-best in the MAAC.
• Iona uses the duo of Marnie Skinner and Alana Evans in the circle as the two have combined for 107.1 of the team's 135.2 innings on the year.
• Evans leads the Gaels with a record of 5-3, eight starts, 58.2 innings, and 58 strikeouts.
• Skinner sports a 5.36 ERA, the best on the team, in addition to six complete games.
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COMMON OPPONENTS IN 2017
Army vs. Brown: W, 3-2; Feb. 26
Iona vs. Brown: W, 4-3; March 18
Army vs. South Carolina-Upstate: L, 2-1; March 10
Iona vs. South Carolina-Upstate: L, 3-1; Feb. 17
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For more information on Army West Point softball, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Softball on Twitter.
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