Bulldogs gear up for Sunday match up with Wagner

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University softball team travels to Staten Island, N.Y. for a conference doubleheader with Wagner on Sunday afternoon.

THE PARTICULARS
Opponent: Wagner
Location: Softball Field (Staten Island, N.Y.)
Time: Gm1 – 1 p.m. | Gm2 – 3 p.m.
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats

SERIES HISTORY

• Sunday marks the 19^th all-time meeting between Bryant and Wagner. The Bulldogs lead the series, 11-7.

SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS

• The Seahawks enter the weekend, 8-17, and 1-1 in Northeast Conference play. Wagner will endure a double header on Saturday before meeting with Bryant. In the NEC, Wagner split with Mount St. Mary's in its only NEC matchup so far this season.
• Senior Karen Prihoda leads the Seahawks on the offensive end, posting a .372 batting average with 29 hits and five RBIs. Prihoda is second in the NEC 1.12 runs per game and .48 stolen bases.
• Kayla Hooks is the main pitcher for Wagner tossing 47.2 innings so far this season. She leads the team with three wins compiling 21 strikeouts.
• Wagner is led by head coach Lindsey Ubron.

BULLDOGS NOTES AND NOTEABLES

• As a team, the Bulldogs are second in the conference with a .966 fielding percentage and 1.41 stolen bases a game.
• Freshman Toni Camarillo (Corona, Calif.) has moved to the number one spot in the conference, 40^th in the country, as the toughest player to strikeout. In 94 at bats, Camarillo has only struck out four times in her career.
• Junior Gabrielle Ermish (Pottstown, Pa.) is ranked third in the conference for walks allowed per seven innings with 1.74.
• Sophomore Morgan Powell (Murrieta, Calif.) leads the Bulldogs with 27 hits and an OBP of.373. Most recently against UMass Lowell, Powell was four-for-five from the plate with four runs scored.
• This is the best start to conference play that the Bulldogs have ever had since 2014 posting a conference record of 3-1.

UP NEXT
Bryant comes back to Smithfield on Wednesday, April 10 for a 3:30 p.m. meeting with URI.