Lafayette (2-20-1, 0-3) goes into the second weekend of Patriot League play, hosting Army (13-18, 2-1) in a three-game series. First pitch each day is slated for noon at Metzgar Fields.
Wensels' Numbers
Senior SS
Brooke Wensel ranks tied for sixth at Lafayette in career home runs (10) and is 10th in career hits (130). Brooke and fellow senior
Maddie Wensel each have 24 career doubles and sit just outside the top 10.
Athlete Ally
Saturday marks Lafayette softball's annual Athlete Ally game. Athlete Ally is a club on campus that teaches and informs athletes about the LGBT community as a way to end homophobia and transphobia in athletics. Lafayette thanks you for your support of this cause. For more information on the Athlete Ally initiative, please visit
www.AthleteAlly.org.
Captains
Seniors
Brooke Wensel and
Ellen McDonnell are holding the leadership reins for 2019. Wensel is a two-time All-Patriot League selection and was the 2017 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year.
Freshman 5
The freshman class has already made big contributions.
Erica Hanson has started all 23 games while
Erin Scott has 21 starts.
Natasha Miner has started 17 games while
Kinzi Van Wyk and
Hannah Lee have 14 starts apiece.
Last Time Out
Drexel outlasted Lafayette in
game one Wednesday, rallying for four runs in the seventh in a 7-6 final. The Leopards entered the half inning with a 6-3 advantage.
Maddie Wensel and
Malori Pojar each drove in a pair of runs.
Game two was a back-and-forth affair. Lafayette scored two runs in the seventh to send the game to extras where it ended in an 8-8 tie. Pojar and
Paige Grover each had two RBI and
Brooke Wensel hit her first homer of the season.
About Army
The Black Knights are 13-18 overall and 2-1 in Patriot League action after beating Holy Cross 1-0 and 2-1 in games one and three while dropping the middle game 2-0. Army is coming off a Thursday split at Siena.
Sophomore Grace Mattimore leads the team with a .417 average and three home uns, but has played in just 10 games this season. Classmate Ally Snelling has driven in 15 runs for the Black Knights. In the circle, Macey Newbary has appeared in 16 games with nine starts and holds a 6-3 record with a team-best 2.60 ERA. Jolie Duong has taken the bulk of the starts (13) and is 6-8 with a 3.45 ERA.
Next Up
Lafayette travels to La Salle for a Wednesday doubleheader at 3 p.m. and ventures to Bucknell on April 6-7.
