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ROCHESTER, N.Y.- The Immaculata softball team will ride their 11-game winning streak and their first ever Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship into their first NCAA Regional experience this weekend at the Rochester Regional, hosted by St. John Fisher.  The Macs will play St. John Fisher in their opener at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
 
The Mighty Macs captured their first ever conference crown in a 6-4 triumph over Neumann last Saturday after sweeping through Cedar Crest, Cabrini, and Gwynedd Mercy.
 
In the CSAC playoffs, the Mighty Mac pitching staff of junior Jessica Bormann and freshman Emma Bischoff was nearly unhittable as they combined to go 4-0 with a 1.04 ERA with 25 strikeouts and just 20 hits and six walks allowed over 27 innings.
 
Offensively, the Macs were led by senior Annemarie Bartow as she went 6-for-12 (.500) with two doubles, one home run, and eight RBIs.  Freshman Keani Hindle drove in seven runs in the four games behind a double, triple, and home run.  Bartow needs just two more doubles to break the NCAA Division III record for doubles in a career.
 
The Mighty Macs will be joined at the Rochester Regional by St. John Fisher, SUNY Geneseo and Mt. St. Mary.  Here is a preview of the teams at the NCAA Regional.
 
ST. JOHN FISHER (30-7)
-The Cardinals are hosting a regional for the third consecutive season and are ranked No. 6 in the most recent national poll
-The Cardinals won the Empire 8 Championship to qualify for the NCAA Tournament
-They are making their ninth NCAA Regional appearance and have advanced to the NCAA Championship series the last two years as they placed third in 2016 and second in 2017
-The Cardinals are led in the circle by Lindsey Thayer who needs just three strikeouts for the most in NCAA Division III history and has notched 102 victories in her career.  This season she is 20-3 with a 0.97 ERA and 238 strikeouts in 144 1/3 innings
-Offensively, the Cardinals are batting .348.  Sarah Kubik leads the team with nine home runs and 28 RBIs, and Mary Claire Grosvenor is hitting .344.  Sammie Torlish leads the team with a .386 batting average
 
SUNY GENESEO (30-7)
-They won the SUNYAC Championship with a 5-1 win over Cortland for their first title since 2002
-The Knights are led by Alyssa Persich with a .379 batting average and 44 hits, Danni Napoli with a .297 batting average and 10 doubles,a nd Anna Merante with a .363 batting average.
The Knights are ranked 18^th in Division III in the circle with a 1.91 ERA.  Ashlyn Kersch leads the team with a 0.92 ERA while giving up just 13 earned runs over 99 innings.  Taylor Moore has also been stout with a 2.33 ERA over 93 1/3 innings
 
MOUNT SAINT MARY (20-14)
-They cruised to their third straight Skyline Championship and have won six in a row
-They are led at the plate by Cindy Connoly with a .376 batting average.  Morgan O'Neill is hitting .353 while Taylor Canto (.344) and Emily Lang (.323) have also had solid seasons.  As a team, they have stolen 52 bases
-In the circle, Cindy Connoly leads the team with a 2.07 ERA and a 13-8 record with 177 strikeouts in 135 innings pitched
 
IMMACULATA (28-14)
-The Macs won the CSAC title for their first NCAA Tournament berth in program history
-IU is led by Annemarie Bartow with her .474 batting average with 64 hits and 48 RBIs.  Ashley Rey is hitting .414 with nine home runs and 47 RBIs.  The Macs lead the other three teams at the Rochester Regional with 25 home runs, 251 RBIs and 78 doubles
-In the circle, Bormann and Bischoff have done the heavy lifting for the Macs.  Bormann is 9-5 with a 2.92 ERA over 88 2/3 innings and Bischoff is 15-5 with a 2.81 ERA and 108 strikeouts over 104 2/3 innings
 
SCHEDULE
Friday
Game 1: SUNY Geneseo v. Mount Saint Mary, 12 p.m.
Game 2: Immaculata v. St. John Fisher, 2:30 p.m.
 
Saturday
Game 3: Winner Game 1 v. Winner Game 2, 11 a.m.
Game 4: Loser Game 1 v. Loser Game 2, 1:30 p.m.
Game 5: Loser Game 3 v. Winner Game 4, 4 p.m.
 
Sunday
Game 6: Winner Game 3 v. Winner Game 5, 12 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 6 v. Loser Game 6, 2:30 p.m. (if necessary)
 
Tickets will be sold as day passes, and can be purchased at the event.  $10 for adults, $7 for seniors and $5 for students