Army Clashes with Marist in Midweek Doubleheader

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point softball team begins its season-ending seven-game road trip with a doubleheader at Hudson Valley rival Marist on Thursday.

First pitch for the opener is slated for 2 p.m., with game two starting approximately 30 minutes after the final out of game one.

HOW TO FOLLOW
LIVE STATS • www.statbroadcast.com (Game One)
LIVE STATS • www.statbroadcast.com (Game Two)
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Softball

ARMY (31-16, 10-5 Patriot League)
• Army enters the doubleheader with a 28-19-1 advantage in the all-time series with Marist.
• The Black Knights are currently on a four-game winning streak after sweeping Bucknell over the weekend.
• This will be Army's first trip to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., since 2013 when it split a twin bill with the Red Foxes. The Black Knights won game one, 6-4, before dropping a 9-1 decision in 5 innings.
• Caroline Smith was recently named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season after guiding the Black Knights to a series sweep over Bucknell last weekend.
• Smith posted a 2-1 record on the week with a 0.70 earned run average, while allowing just seven hits in 20 innings of work.
• The trio of rookies Lacey Swafford, Katie Ontiveros and Emily Ballesteros has been a dynamic offensive weapon for the Black Knights combining for 109 hits, 65 runs batted in, 49 runs, 20 doubles, six triples and five home runs while hitting at a .305 clip.

MARIST (26-17, 6-6 MAAC)
• Marist has won five of its last six games, with the only setback coming in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader against Manhattan, 8-6.
• Senior Janna Korak was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Player of the Week after hitting .682 (15-for-22) with an OPS of 2.140 in six games last week.
• Korak leads the Red Foxes in batting average (.371), home runs (11), RBI (41), runs (31), hits (52), doubles (15), total bases (100), walks (21), on-base percentage (.448) and slugging percentage (.714).
• In the circle, Jayne Oberdorf and Jessica Van Alphen sport team-low ERAs of 2.03 and 2.09, respectively.
• Van Alphen paces the Red Foxes with nine wins, seven complete games, three shutouts and ranks second with 60 strikeouts.

COMMON OPPONENTS IN 2017
Army vs. Boston U.: L, 5-0; April 15
Army vs. Boston U.: L, 7-0; April 15
Army vs. Boston U.: L, 11-1 (5 Innings); April 16
Marist vs. Boston U.: W, 5-3; April 19
Marist vs. Boston U.: W, 8-2; April 19

Army vs. Fairfield: W, 7-1; March 5
Army vs. Fairfield: W, 6-3; March 17
Army vs. Fairfield: L, 5-2; April 12
Marist vs. Fairfield: W, 4-1; April 8
Marist vs. Fairfield: L, 4-1; April 8

Army vs. Fort Wayne: W, 13-8; March 10
Marist vs. Fort Wayne: W, 7-1; Feb. 25
Marist vs. Fort Wayne: L, 1-0; Feb. 26

Army vs. Holy Cross: W, 7-6; April 1
Army vs. Holy Cross: L, 4-2; April 2
Army vs. Holy Cross: L, 5-2; April 2
Marist vs. Holy Cross: L, 9-3; April 12
Marist vs. Holy Cross: W, 7-2; April 12

Army vs. Iona: W, 3-0; March 29
Marist vs. Iona: W, 8-0 (6 Innings); April 9
Marist vs. Iona: L, 3-0; April 9

Army vs. Quinnipiac: L, 2-1; April 20
Army vs. Quinnipiac: W, 4-0; April 20
Marist vs. Quinnipiac: L, 5-4; April 15
Marist vs. Quinnipiac: L, 3-2; April 15

For more information on Army West Point softball, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_Softball on Twitter.

Army Clashes with Marist in Midweek Doubleheader

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Players Mentioned

Emily Ballesteros

Katie Ontiveros

Caroline Smith

Lacey Swafford

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