Army Heads to Lehigh for Final League Series

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point softball team will make its final push for the Patriot League tournament this weekend as the squad heads to Bethlehem, Pa., to face Lehigh in a three-game series at Leadership Park.

Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single game are slated to begin at noon, with Sunday being the Mountain Hawks' senior day.

HOW TO FOLLOW
VIDEO • Patriot League Network (Game One)
VIDEO • Patriot League Network (Game Two)
LIVE STATS • http://www.sidearmstats.com/lehigh/softball/
TWITTER • ArmyWP_Softball

ARMY (33-16, 10-5 Patriot League)
• Army is currently ranked third in the Patriot League standings.
• The Black Knights enter the series on a six-game winning streak, the second-longest active streak in the league.
• Army is coming off a midweek sweep against Marist in which the Black and Gold captured victories of 6-4 and 2-1.
• Head coach Michelle DePolo became the second coach in program history to reach 250 career wins after taking game one against the Red Foxes.
• Renee Poirier earned her fifth save of the season in Thursday's opener, tying her for third nationally, before picking up her 13th win in the nightcap.
• Poirier dropped her ERA to a league-best 1.90.
• Offensively, Ashley Yoo and Lacey Swafford are tied for the team-lead in hits with 43 and averages of .352 and .307, respectively.
• Rookie Emily Ballesteros has the most extra-base hits on the team with 14 on nine doubles, three triples and two home runs.
• She also leads the Black Knights with 30 runs batted in.

LEHIGH (27-16, 11-1 Patriot League)
• Lehigh is currently the top seed in the Patriot League and the only team to have clinched a spot in the league tournament.
• The Mountain Hawks come into the weekend on an eight-game winning streak.
• Ashley Quidolit Rabago leads Lehigh with a .333 batting average and 42 hits.
• Vicky Lattanzio and Ashley Cole provide the power in the middle of the lineup with a combined nine homers, while Carolyn Wright paces the squad with 30 RBI.
• Christine Campbell is the ace of the pitching staff, leading the Patriot League in ERA (1.87), opposing batting average (2.23) and wins (16).
• In 18 starts this season, Campbell has tossed 12 complete games and two shutouts.

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
Lehigh vs. Boston U.: W, 11-3 (5 Innings); March 26
Lehigh vs. Boston U.: W, 9-1 (5 Innings); March 26
Lehigh vs. Boston U.: W, 11-3 (5 Innings); March 27

Army vs. Bucknell: W, 2-0; April 22
Army vs. Bucknell: W, 3-1; April 22
Army vs. Bucknell: W, 6-0; April 22
Lehigh vs. Bucknell: W, 3-2 (11 Innings); April 8
Lehigh vs. Bucknell: W, 5-0; April 8
Lehigh vs. Bucknell: W, 1-0; April 9

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
Lehigh vs. Holy Cross: W, 4-2; April 15
Lehigh vs. Holy Cross: W, 10-1 (6 Innings); April 15
Lehigh vs. Holy Cross: W, 8-0 (6 Innings); April 16

Army vs. Lafayette: W, 6-2; April 8
Army vs. Lafayette: W, 8-7; April 8
Army vs. Lafayette: W, 1-0; April 9
Lehigh vs. Lafayette: W, 4-1; April 1
Lehigh vs. Lafayette: W, 18-0 (5 Innings); April 2
Lehigh vs. Lafayette: L, 3-1; April 2

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

Army Heads to Lehigh for Final League Series

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Players Mentioned

Emily Ballesteros

Renee Poirier

Lacey Swafford

Ashley Yoo

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