Softball 4/14/2019 4:58:00 PM @seth_walters1

SB Feature Week: Three home doubleheaders on tap for Softball

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – With three home doubleheaders this week, the Cornerstone Softball team will be the CU Athletics Feature Team of the Week this week. The team will start out the week with a non-conference doubleheader against Olivet before hosting Madonna and Lawrence Tech in WHAC doubleheaders on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively. Additional coverage on the CU Softball team will be available throughout the week on cugoldeneagles.com and across social media.

Schedule
Opponent: Olivet (Edit: Doubleheader vs. Olivet has been canceled due to weather/field conditions)
Date: Monday, April 15
Time: 3:30 p.m. | 5:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Field: CU Softball Field
Coverage: Live Video+Audio (CSPN) | Stats

Opponent: Madonna
Date: Wednesday, April 17
Time: 3:30 p.m. | 5:30 p.m.
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Field: CU Softball Field
Coverage: Live Video+Audio (CSPN) | Stats
Notable: Spring Frenzy

Opponent: Lawrence Tech
Date: Saturday, April 20
Time: 1:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m.
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Field: CU Softball Field
Coverage: Live Video+Audio (CSPN) | Stats
Notable: Senior Day

Scouting this week's opponents
Scouting Olivet (17-13, 6-6 MIAA)

The Comets are batting .331 as a team
Kinslea Blouin leads the team in batting average (.442), slugging percentage (.821), home runs (8), and runs scored (42).
Gracie Boyle leads the team in the circle with a 3.60 ERA in 103 innings of work. The junior has 11 complete games in 17 starts.

Scouting Madonna (25-11, 9-3 WHAC)

Madonna went 15-5 in WHAC play last year en route to their second consecutive regular season conference title. One of the five losses came against Cornerstone, 3-2, in game one of the doubleheader.
Madonna has outscored their opposition 54-16 in 3rd innings this season.
Kattie Popko's .489 batting average and .576 on-base percentage are both best in the WHAC
The Crusaders are led in the circle by Madisen Henry and Ciera Jones. Henry shows a 2.48 ERA and a .234 batting average against, while Jones boasts a 14-4 record with a 3.31 ERA and .276 batting average against.

Scouting Lawrence Tech (28-7-1, 10-5-1 WHAC)

The Blue Devils' pitching staff leads the WHAC in ERA (1.86), opponent batting average (.222), and strikeouts (224).
Lawrence Tech has three pitchers under a 2.00 ERA in Brittney Bult (1.54), Faith Barden (1.88), and Alexa Cherney (1.99).
The Blue Devils fell out of the most recent NAIA Top 25 poll, but remain receiving votes nationally.

News & Notes about the Golden Eagles

Streakin'
18 – Eighteen-game reached base streak (every conference game) for McKena Razenberg...highest by a Golden Eagle since Elizabeth Albaugh's streak of 23 in 2016.
8 – Eight game hitting streak for Maddie Vassar
7 – Seven game hitting streak for McKena Razenberg.

Lieske Leading
Lexi Lieske leads the team with nine RBI, 12 runs, eight extra-base hits and a .620 slugging percentage in conference play.

Razenberg Rakin
McKena Razenberg has reached base safely in all 18 conference games. The junior from Kalamazoo, Mich. leads the team with a .420 batting average and .489 on-base percentage in WHAC play.

Career Notables vs. Michigan Dearborn