Black Knights Embark for Midweek Tilt at Siena

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point softball team will play its final two regular season games of the 2017 season at Siena on Thursday with the doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.

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ARMY (33-19, 10-8 Patriot League)
• Army is 9-5-1 in the all-time series with Siena, dating back to their first meeting in 1981.
• The two sides split last season's doubleheader with the Saints taking game one, 7-6, and the Black Knights responding with a 5-0 shutout.
• These are the final games of the regular season for Army before it begins the Patriot League tournament next week.
• Ashley Yoo leads the Black Knights offensively with an average of .351 and 46 hits.
• Rookie Emily Ballesteros continues to pace the Cadets with her power, having recorded the most extra-base hits (14) and runs batted in (30). She is also tied for the team-lead in doubles (9) and triples (3).
• Renee Poirier has been the workhorse of the staff in the circle, sporting the best earned run average (2.26) and record (13-7) to go along with the most appearances (30), complete games (14), saves (5), innings pitched (139.2) and strikeouts (77).

SIENA (20-25, 13-5 MAAC)
• Siena is on a six-game winning streak after taking doubleheaders from Sacred Heart, Rider and Monmouth.
• The Saints currently rank second in the MAAC with an opportunity to take the No. 1 seed into the conference tournament in this weekend's series at Niagara.
• Madysen Cossack leads the squad in a number of offensive categories, including average (.394), at-bats (127), runs scored (26), hits (50), doubles (13), home runs (9), RBI (41), total bases (90), slugging percentage (.709) and on-base percentage.
• In the circle, Lauren Butts and Maddie McMahon have been the primary options for Siena, tossing 107.2 and 101.0 innings, respectively.
• Butts sports a team-low 3.32 ERA paired with a 10-10 record with 10 complete games.
• McMahon is 8-9 on the year with six complete games and has the most strikeouts with 92.

COMMON OPPONENTS IN 2017
Army vs. Central Michigan: L, 6-1; March 11
Siena vs. Central Michigan: L, 7-0; Feb. 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
Siena vs. Fairfield: W, 10-2 (5 Innings); April 9
Siena vs. Fairfield: W, 11-3 (6 Innings); April 9

Army vs. Iona: W, 3-0; March 29
Siena vs. Iona: W, 5-3 (9 Innings); April 14
Siena vs. Iona: L, 8-0 (5 Innings); April 14

Army vs. Marist: W, 6-4; April 27
Army vs. Marist: W, 2-1; April 27
Siena vs. Marist: W, 3-1; April 2
Siena vs. Marist: L, 10-0 (5 Innings); April 2

Army vs. Monmouth: W, 11-6; March 11
Army vs. Monmouth: L, 6-0; March 15
Siena vs. Monmouth: W, 4-2; April 30
Siena vs. Monmouth: W, 11-5; April 30

Army vs. Quinnipiac: L, 2-1; April 20
Army vs. Quinnipiac: W, 4-0; April 20
Siena vs. Quinnipiac: W, 10-6; April 23
Siena vs. Quinnipiac: L, 2-1; April 23

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

Black Knights Embark for Midweek Tilt at Siena

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Players Mentioned

Emily Ballesteros

Renee Poirier

Ashley Yoo

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