GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After nearly two weeks away from action, the Cornerstone Softball team is set to resume its season this weekend with a pair of WHAC home doubleheaders, starting with Indiana Tech on Friday at 2 p.m. before taking on Northwestern Ohio on Saturday at 1 p.m. Friday's games will have both live video and live stats available, while Saturday's action will only have live stats. 

Schedule:
Friday, March 26
Opponent: Indiana Tech
Times: 2:00 and 4:00
Location: CU Softball Field
Coverage: Live Video and Live Stats

Saturday, March 27
Opponent: Northwestern Ohio
Times: 1:00 and 3:00
Location: CU Softball Field
Coverage: Live Stats

Cornerstone Notes

• In their last action on March 13, the Golden Eagles suffered a 12-2 mercy loss in game one to Saint Francis before taking an 11-6 victory in game two. 
• The 11-6 victory in game two came off the back of a nine-run sixth inning.  Nine runs in an inning is the most for Cornerstone since plating nine in the second inning against Bellevue on March 4, 2014.
• At 7-3, the team is off to the program's best 10-game start since 2015, when the Golden Eagles also opened the campaign 7-3.
• Sierra Sanchez recorded two RBI in each game against Saint Francis on March 13, giving her a total of four multi-RBI games this season. 
• Kaitlin Johnson, Alessa Baldwin-Buchner, and McKenzie Butgereit share the team lead with 11 hits apiece. Sierra Sanchez leads the team in the runs and RBI columns, with 12 of each. 
• In the circle, Mikayla Meade and Kaitlin Johnson are sharing the majority of the workload. Meade has a 5.25 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP in 24 innings of work while Johnson has a 5.56 ERA and a 1.99 WHIP in 22.2 innings of work. Ashley Loera leads the team with a 3.50 ERA in 10 innings of relief pitching. 

Indiana Tech Notes

• The Warriors have started the season with an even 8-8 record, but six of those losses have come against teams ranked within the Top 25 NAIA poll. 
• Indiana Tech was picked to finish sixth out of 12 teams in the WHAC preseason poll.
• Payton Robinson leads the team with a .533 batting average and nine RBI. 
• The team has a combined batting average of .282 this season.
• Amanda Shonka leads the pitching staff with a 3.34 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP in 29.2 total innings this season.

Northwestern Ohio Notes

• The Racers have started their season with an 11-7 overall record. 
• UNOH was picked to finish third out of 12 teams in the WHAC preseason poll.
• The pitching staff has the 10th best ERA in the NAIA with a combined 1.71.
• Grace Jackson leads the team offensively with a .386 batting average along with a .561 slugging percentage. 
• Carlie Hanes has been dominant in the circle this season, showing a 0.94 ERA and .154 batting average against in 52 total innings this season. 
• The Racers have defeated the Golden Eagles in six straight games after sweeping the 2017, 2018, and 2019 doubleheaders. 

Softball Contact: Seth Walters
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