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Softball

Softball Opens Busy Week with Doubleheaders at Ursinus and Rutgers-Newark

Softball at Ursinus DH
Tuesday, March 25th| 3:00 & 5:00 pm
Snell Softball Field| Collegeville, Pa.
 
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Softball at Rutgers-Newark
Wednesday, March 26th | 3:00 & 5:00 pm
Frederick Douglas Field| Newark, N.J.
 
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THE STORYLINE
  • The Immaculata softball team (6-6) opens a busy week with back-to-back road doubleheaders. The Mighty Macs will visit Ursinus College on Tuesday, and Rutgers-Newark on Wednesday.
  • Immaculata enters Tuesday after dropping both games of Saturday's doubleheader at Swarthmore.
  • Ursinus College (9-8) enters Tuesday after splitting their Saturday doubleheader with Moravian dropping game one 6-1, before winning game two 7-1.
  • Rutgers-Newark (2-8) enters the week after going 2-8 on their Space Coast Florida Spring trip, dropping their three games.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Immaculata and Ursinus are meeting for the 23 and 24 games in their series that began back in 2009. Immaculata is 5-16-1 all-time vs Ursinus.
  • Immaculata and Rutgers-Newark are playing the third and fourth games in their series that began in 2023. Immaculata is 2-0 all-time vs Rutgers-Newark.
LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata and Ursinus split a doubleheader at Immaculata on March 26, 2024. Ursinus won game one 10-4. Immaculata won game two 5-3 on Payton McGowan's walk-off home run to center field in the bottom of the eighth inning.
  • Immaculata defeated Rutgers-Newark 14-6 in game one, and 8-7 in game two of their doubleheader at Immaculata on April 13, 2023. Payton McGowan went 4-5 with a home run and five RBIs in game one. Sara Rode went 2-3 with four RBIs in game two.
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Jess Oldham is batting .405 (15-37) with seven runs scored, four home runs, and 15 RBIs. Oldham has a .730 slugging percentage.
  • Carlee Karcher is batting .393 (11-28) with five runs scored, a double, a triple, a home run, and four RBIs.
  • Maddy Formica has had a great start to her college career hitting .367 (11-30) with six runs scored, and two RBIs.
  • Rylee Martin is batting .333 (11-33) with seven runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, and eight RBIs.
  • Bryele Anthony is 14-14 in stolen base attempts this season.
  • Riece Onorato 2-1 this season with three complete games. She has a 2.45 ERA in 25.2 innings pitched and has 21 strikeouts. Onorato is batting .545 (6-11) with two RBIs.
  • Emma Mercadante is 3-2 with a 3.07 ERA in 29.2 innings pitched with 16 strikeouts.
  • Nadia Bhuiyan is 1-1 with a 4.38 ERA with one Save. She has 10 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched.
SCOUTING URSINUS
  • Junior catcher Kayla Carr is hitting .451 (23-51) with nine runs scored, three doubles, two home runs, and 18 RBIs.
  • Senior outfielder is hitting .424 (25-59) with 17 runs scored, one double and one RBI. She is 19-20 in stolen base attempts.
  • First-year pitcher Lucy Wolf is 4-2 with three complete games and a 2.45 ERA. In 34.1 innings she has 22 strikeouts.
  • Junior pitcher Christa Andrusiewicz is 2-4 with at 2.63 ERA. She has pitched 40 innings and has 10 strikeouts.
SCOUTING RUTGERS-NEWARK
  • Freshman infielder Maddy Haack is hitting .409 (9-22) with three RBIs.
  • Junior utility Keelin O'Brien is hitting .300 (9-30) with one double, one triple, and eight RBIs.
  • Sophomore outfielder Mariah Rimas-McManus is hitting .444 (8-18) with five runs scored, three doubles, and five RBIs.
  • Freshman pitcher Charly Peter is 1-3 with a 6.89 ERA with one complete game and 11 strikeouts.
WEEKLY HONORS
  • Immaculata fifth-year shortstop Jess Oldham was named to the Atlantic East Conference Weekly Honor Roll on Monday. This is the second consecutive week the Oldham has been named to the AEC Weekly Honor Roll.
UP NEXT
  • The Immaculata softball team will continue their busy week on Thursday, when the host Stockton University at the IU Softball Field for a doubleheader at 3 and 5 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Bryele Anthony

#8 Bryele Anthony

OF
5' 2"
Senior
L/R
Nadia Bhuiyan

#17 Nadia Bhuiyan

P
5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
Carlee Karcher

#25 Carlee Karcher

3B
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Rylee Martin

#9 Rylee Martin

1B/C
5' 4"
Junior
L
Emma Mercadante

#3 Emma Mercadante

P/IF
5' 5"
Senior
R/R
Jess Oldham

#29 Jess Oldham

SS/P
5' 6"
Fifth Year
R/R
Riece Onorato

#10 Riece Onorato

P/1B
5' 2"
Fifth Year
R/R
Maddy Formica

#28 Maddy Formica

OF
5' 6"
Freshman
L/R

Players Mentioned

Bryele Anthony

#8 Bryele Anthony

5' 2"
Senior
L/R
OF
Nadia Bhuiyan

#17 Nadia Bhuiyan

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Carlee Karcher

#25 Carlee Karcher

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
3B
Rylee Martin

#9 Rylee Martin

5' 4"
Junior
L
1B/C
Emma Mercadante

#3 Emma Mercadante

5' 5"
Senior
R/R
P/IF
Jess Oldham

#29 Jess Oldham

5' 6"
Fifth Year
R/R
SS/P
Riece Onorato

#10 Riece Onorato

5' 2"
Fifth Year
R/R
P/1B
Maddy Formica

#28 Maddy Formica

5' 6"
Freshman
L/R
OF