THIBODAUX, La. - Following a slow start, the Nicholls State University softball team posted a winning record in its remaining preconference schedule and the Colonels will look to carry that momentum into Southland play as they hit the road for a three-game series at HBU.
Nicholls (10-13, 0-0 SLC) and HBU (11-8, 0-0 SLC) will start the series Friday with a 5 p.m. doubleheader. Saturday's final game is scheduled for noon.Â
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The Colonels are coming off their most successful weekend after winning three of their five games in the Black and Gold Tournament. Nicholls swept Mercer in two matchups and had a run-rule win over host Alabama State. The two losses were against Eastern Kentucky, which went undefeated and extended its winning streak to 13 games.
Nicholls hit .284 in its first 18 games and has five players batting over .300.
Kennedy Hebert's .394 leads the team and she is followed by
Corynn Major (.368) and
Samantha Mracich (.364). Major and Kennedy have totaled a team-high 10 multi-hit games and have combined for 29 runs scored.
Melise Gossen has a team-best four doubles to go along with a .347 batting average, and
Nikki Whitehead rounds out the leading hitters with a .310 average.
Yasmeen Williams carries an eight-game hitting streak into the series, which helped up her average to .282.
Emily Danehower and
Jordan Moon turned in the most work in the circle with 70.1 and 55.1 innings pitched, respectively. Danehower has a 4.99 ERA with 12 starts and is 5-4 on the year. Moon is 4-4 with a 2.28 ERA, a .142 opponent batting average and 43 strikeouts.
HBU has had similar success at the plate, batting .282 with three players hitting over .350. Caitlyn Brockway is batting .381 with 12 RBIs, while Katy Schaefer is at .357 with 18 RBIs.
The pitching has been solid with a collective 2.59 ERA. Five different Huskies have recorded a win, led by Lyndie Swanson with a 3-0 record and a 1.66 ERA.Â
Nicholls carries a 13-game winning streak in the series, with the last loss coming in 2013. The Huskies run-rule the Colonels, 8-0, in their first meeting after HBU joined the Southland.Â
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