GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles will continue conference play this week with three WHAC doubleheaders on the road. Cornerstone started the ten-game road trip this past weekend with a split at Lourdes on Friday before getting swept by Siena Heights on Saturday. Following this week's three road doubleheaders, Cornerstone (8-22, 2-10 WHAC) will return to Grand Rapids for three home doubleheaders next week. 

Schedule
Opponent: Cleary
Date: Wednesday, April 10
Time: 3:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Location: Howell, Mich. (Lake Trust Stadium)
Coverage: Twitter

Opponent: Concordia
Date: Friday, April 12
Time: 3:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cardinal Field)
Coverage: Live Video / Stats / Twitter

Opponent: UM-Dearborn
Date: Saturday, April 13
Time: 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Alumni Field)
Coverage: Live Video / Stats / Twitter


Scouting Cleary (18-8, 5-3 WHAC)

• In their first season in the WHAC, the Cougars carry a 5-3 record in conference play with sweeps of Michigan-Dearborn and Indiana Tech.
• Kaitlin Dormire leads the team with a .425 batting average.
• Kelly Schram leads the team with 24 RBI and 14 extra base hits.
• Natalie O'reilly paces the Cougars with a 2.06 ERA in the circle.

Scouting Concordia (20-12, 6-4 WHAC)

• The Cardinals split with #25 Lawrence Tech on Sunday...Maddie Cieczka pitched a complete-game three-hitter in a 1-0 victory for Concordia.
• Melanie Richardson is batting .382 at the plate and has a 0.83 ERA in 25.1 innings of work in the circle.
• The pitching staff has a combined 3.09 ERA and .261 batting average against, good for second best in the WHAC in both categories.

Scouting UM-Dearborn (13-12-1, 3-6-1 WHAC)

• Ashlynn Henderson's ERA of 1.88 is good for second best in the WHAC.
• Madelin Skene leads the team with a .427 batting average and 28 RBI.

Last time out against this week's opponents:

• Cleary (2019 non-conference DH): The Golden Eagles fell 5-2 in game one before getting mercied 12-2 in game two.
• Concordia (2018): Cierra Langejans hit her first career home run, Courtney Ducharme and Maddie Vassar each had three hits while Sierra Sanchez had three RBI.  
• UM-Dearborn (2018): Alicia Ontiveros had a career-high four RBI, including a walkoff two-RBI single.

News & Notes about the Golden Eagles
Conference Numbers
Despite holding only a 2-10 record in conference play, the Golden Eagles are batting .310 as a team against WHAC opponents. In non-conference play the team is batting .269.... (.286 over all games)

Low-Era
Ashley Loera leads the team in the circle with a 4-3 record, a 3.17 ERA, and a .276 batting average against.

RBI time
Five Golden Eagles have hit the ten-RBI plateau this season. McKena Razenberg and Jocelyn Hernandez lead the team with 13, while Moriah Wilke, Sierra Sanchez, and Hannah May have ten.

Trio of Triples
Maddie Vassar has three triples so far this season. Last Golden Eagle to record three triples in a season was Harlie Sherman in 2016. Since 2000, only seven Cornerstone players have recorded 4+ triples in a season.

Run like Lieske
Lexi Lieske leads the team with 18 runs and seven stolen bases.


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