GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After 11 days since the conclusion of the Florida trip, the Golden Eagles will hit the road on Thursday for a pair of non-conference games against Trinity International before gearing up for four doubleheaders in a five-day span next week, starting with the home opener against Cleary on Tuesday, March 26. 

The Matchup:
Date: Thursday, March 21
Time: 4:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m.
Location: Wheeling, Ill.
Field: Heritage Park Athletic Complex
Coverage: TBD

Scouting Report

• The teams are scheduled to play each other five times this season. The first resulted in an 8-3 TIU victory in Clermont, Florida on March 5. The teams will face off again in Grand Rapids in the home finale on April 23.
• Brooke Heraty had two hits and two RBI while Hannah Gentry had three hits and two runs for TIU in the March 5 matchup. For Cornerstone, Alessa Baldwin-Buchner and Courtney Ducharme both had two hits and an RBI.
• Lauren Neveau leads the team with a .395 batting average.
• Madison Lenzke is coming off a four-RBI performance against Lincoln on Tuesday. She leads the team with seven RBI.

Notes about the Golden Eagles

• Rachel Younts recorded a career-high seven strikeouts as a freshman against Trinity International in an 8-2 win on March 7, 2016.
• Jocelyn Hernandez concluded the Florida trip by going 5-for-12 at the plate with three home runs and a team-high 10 RBI in her last four games.
• Four different players had a pair of doubles in Florida: McKena Razenberg, Sierra Sanchez, Mackenzie Vallad, and Savanna Sanchez.
• Junior McKena Razenberg led the team with 13 hits in Florida. Razenberg had eight RBI, already surpassing her 2018 season RBI total of three. The center fielder had a monster game against Saint Francis, going 2-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and four RBI.

That's a First
Several firsts happened on the Florida trip:
First career hit

• Kaitlin Johnson (vs. MVNU 3/1)
• Gaby Fundora (vs. MVNU 3/2)
• Jocelyn Hernandez (vs. WWU 3/7)

First career extra-base hit

• Savanna Sanchez (two doubles vs. WWU 3/7)
• Jocelyn Hernandez (vs. WWU 3/7)

First career HR

• Jocelyn Hernandez (vs. Saint Francis 3/8)

First career RBI

• Jocelyn Hernandez (2 vs. WWU 3/7)
• Kaitlin Johnson (vs. TCC 3/4)

First career win

• Ashley Loera (vs. TCC 3/4)
• Courtney Ducharme (vs. Carlow 3/5)
• Kaitlin Johnson (vs. WWU 3/7)

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