University of Massachusets Athletics
Thursday, April 5
Amherst, Mass. (Sortino Field)
2:30 PM
University of Massachusetts
vs
UAlbany
Softball To Host UAlbany And Saint Joseph’s
April 03, 2018 | Softball
UMass will now play host to UAlbany on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. before a three-game series with the Hawks this weekend.
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts softball team will play four games at home this week as they host UAlbany and Atlantic 10 opponent Saint Joseph's at Sortino Field, now beginning on Thursday with a single game against the Great Danes at 2:30 p.m. The Minutewomen (17-10 Overall, 6-0 A-10) wrap up the four-game homestand with a league series against the Hawks with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon with the series concluding on Sunday.
UMass heads into the week as winners of seven straight contests with the offense posting double-digit hits in all seven games. During the winning streak, the Minutewomen own a .407 team batting average to go along with 64 RBI and 68 runs scored. In game three against George Washington last weekend, UMass posted season-highs in runs scored and RBI with 15 while racking up 14 hits, just one off tying their season-high set against UC Santa Barbara on March 4 at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic.
The Minutewomen picked up their second sweep of an Atlantic 10 opponent on the road at GW, outscoring the Colonials 30 to six during the three games on the way to picking up three victories. As a team, UMass batted .409 over the weekend with a .548 slugging-percentage, led by Amy Smith's .625 and Melissa Garcia's .500 averages at the dish. Jena Cozza drove in seven runs in the series while hitting two home runs, including one to lead off the eighth-inning on her way to being named the A-10 Player of the Week for the second time this season. Hannah Bunker added five RBI and scored five runs of her own as she picked up her first A-10 weekly award on Monday as the Rookie of the Week in the league.
On the season, UMass owns a team batting average of .316 led by four hitters with a .300 average or better. Cozza leads the way with an A-10 leading .488 clip at the plate to go along with league-best numbers in hits, on-base percentage, runs per game, slugging-percentage and total bases. Among national leaders, Cozza owns top-five rankings in batting average, on-base percentage, runs per game and slugging-percentage while ranking within the top-10 in three other categories.
Erin Stacevicz ranks second on the team in batting average this season with a .380 while hitting .520 in league play with nine RBI and a team-best 13 hits in six conference games. UMass has five batters with plus .400 averages and seven batters with .300 averages or better for a team that has hit .404 to open up league play this season.
Thursday's doubleheader against UAlbany (14-8 Overall) and Saturday's pair of contests against Saint Joseph's (13-15 Overall, 2-4 A-10) will be streamed live on the A-10 Digital Network.
UAlbany at UMass (Thursday, April 5)
Game 1 - Live Stats/Video
Saint Joseph's at UMass (Saturday/Sunday, April 7-8)
Game 1 - Live Stats/Video
Game 2 - Live Stats/Video
Game 3 - Live Stats
For complete coverage of the UMass softball team, follow the Minutewomen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassSoftball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
UMass heads into the week as winners of seven straight contests with the offense posting double-digit hits in all seven games. During the winning streak, the Minutewomen own a .407 team batting average to go along with 64 RBI and 68 runs scored. In game three against George Washington last weekend, UMass posted season-highs in runs scored and RBI with 15 while racking up 14 hits, just one off tying their season-high set against UC Santa Barbara on March 4 at the Diamond 9 Citrus Classic.
The Minutewomen picked up their second sweep of an Atlantic 10 opponent on the road at GW, outscoring the Colonials 30 to six during the three games on the way to picking up three victories. As a team, UMass batted .409 over the weekend with a .548 slugging-percentage, led by Amy Smith's .625 and Melissa Garcia's .500 averages at the dish. Jena Cozza drove in seven runs in the series while hitting two home runs, including one to lead off the eighth-inning on her way to being named the A-10 Player of the Week for the second time this season. Hannah Bunker added five RBI and scored five runs of her own as she picked up her first A-10 weekly award on Monday as the Rookie of the Week in the league.
On the season, UMass owns a team batting average of .316 led by four hitters with a .300 average or better. Cozza leads the way with an A-10 leading .488 clip at the plate to go along with league-best numbers in hits, on-base percentage, runs per game, slugging-percentage and total bases. Among national leaders, Cozza owns top-five rankings in batting average, on-base percentage, runs per game and slugging-percentage while ranking within the top-10 in three other categories.
Erin Stacevicz ranks second on the team in batting average this season with a .380 while hitting .520 in league play with nine RBI and a team-best 13 hits in six conference games. UMass has five batters with plus .400 averages and seven batters with .300 averages or better for a team that has hit .404 to open up league play this season.
Thursday's doubleheader against UAlbany (14-8 Overall) and Saturday's pair of contests against Saint Joseph's (13-15 Overall, 2-4 A-10) will be streamed live on the A-10 Digital Network.
UAlbany at UMass (Thursday, April 5)
Game 1 - Live Stats/Video
Saint Joseph's at UMass (Saturday/Sunday, April 7-8)
Game 1 - Live Stats/Video
Game 2 - Live Stats/Video
Game 3 - Live Stats
For complete coverage of the UMass softball team, follow the Minutewomen on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @UMassSoftball and online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
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