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Softball To Conclude Non-Conference Schedule This Week

The Fairleigh Dickinson University softball team will conclude non-conference play with two mid-week double headers this week.  The Knights will face Manhattan on Wednesday, April 25 and Siena on Thursday, April 26.  Both have a scheduled start time of 3:00 pm.

The Knights are 25-18 on the season with a 5-11 Northeast Conference record.  Caitlin Bradac (Garden Grove, CA/Garden Grove) leads the team with a .402 batting average and 37 runs batted in.  The senior has recorded 20 extra-base hits and maintains a slugging percentage of .682.

Megan Reiner (Los Angeles, Calif./John Marshall) has led the Knights' defense this season with a 14-7 record in the circle.  The rookie holds an ERA of 2.18 and has recorded 132 strikeouts in 140.1 innings.

As a team, the Knights have hit .303 and held opponents to 3.58 earned runs per game.  The Knights have out-scored their opponents, 204-152 in 43 games this season.

The Jaspers of Manhattan are 6-29 on the year with a 1-7 MAAC record.  The Knights defeated Manhattan, 6-2, at the Rebel Spring Games in March.

Manhattan is led by Kate Bowen who has maintained a .320 batting average through 34 games. She leads the team with 12 RBI and three home runs.

The Jaspers have recorded a team batting average of .188 and have been out-scored, 157-301.

The Knights will face the Saints of Siena on Thursday.  Siena is 18-21 on the year with a 6-2 MAAC record.

Shannon Jones leads the team with a .445 batting average in 39 games.  Jones has recorded 39 RBI with 11 home runs.  As a team, the Jaspers are hitting .290, while holding opponents to less than three earned runs per game.

Following the non-conference matchups, the Knights will host Wagner in their final home contest of the season on Saturday, April 28. 

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