Softball to Play Final Regular Season Contests against Rutgers-Newark and Marymount

Immaculata (11-21, 4-6 AEC) is coming off a split with Wilkes on Tuesday, where they won 2-0 in Game 1 before falling 7-2 in Game 2.
The Rutgers University-Newark Scarlet Raiders (9-27, 2-14 NJAC) were swept by Rowan on Tuesday 9-3 and 10-0. Rowan was #20 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25 poll.
The Marymount University Saints (20-16, 10-0 AEC) are on a four-game skid, most recently in a sweep to Catholic on Wednesday 12-5 and 10-3.

SERIES HISTORY

LAST MEETING

The last time Immaculata met Rutgers-Newark was on March 26, 2025. The Scarlet Raiders won both games, 10-6 and 23-15.
Six players each had a run in Game 1.
Jess Oldham logged three hits and two RBIs.
Carlee Karcher had three RBIs.
Aubrey Seider pitched 5.2 innings and faced 29 batters.
Game 2 was a shootout. Bryele Anthony and Oldham tallied three runs each.
Five players had three hits.
Anthony and Oldham put up three RBIs apiece.
Nadia Bhuiyan got the start and faced 15 batters.
The last time the Mighty Macs and Saints met was on May 10, 2025 in the AEC Championship. Marymount won both games 3-1 and 8-0.
Steph Kelly scored the lone run in Game 1.
Oldham had three hits.
Madison Formica's RBI put the Mighty Macs on the board.
Riece Onorato struck out three batters in seven innings.
Four hits went to four different players in Game 2.
Emma Mercadante pitched four innings and faced 29 batters.

MIGHTY MAC NOTES

Alexis Andrada leads Immaculata with a .408 batting average, 40 hits, and 29 RBIs.
Formica's 23 runs are a team-high.
Karcher has been walked eight times.
Bhuiyan has a 3.75 ERA and a 4-3 record on the mound.
- Bhuiyan's one save is tied 13 ways for third in Immaculata single-season history.
Sara Pierson has started 17 of 25 games in the circle. The freshman's 85.1 innings pitched and 61 strikeouts are at the top of the box score.
- Pierson's 25 mound appearances are a three-way tie for second all-time in Immaculata single-season history. Another appearance would tie her with Jessica Bormann for the record.
Rylee Martin has a team-best 122 putouts.
- Martin's five triples are part of a four-way tie for second in single-season history. One more would tie her with Maleaha Himmons in the top spot.

SCOUTING RUTGERS-NEWARK

Mariah Rimas-McManus leads the Scarlet Raiders with a .333 batting average and 36 hits.
Twenty-two runs and 16 walks have gone to Kayla Cardozo.
Keelin O'Brien is first on the team with 16 RBIs.
Michaela Hobson is Rutgers-Newark's main pitcher with 17 starts in 22 appearances. Hobson has pitched seven complete games and 76 strikeouts in 95.1 innings.
Gabriela Forese and Destiny Maury each have 102 defensive putouts.

SCOUTING MARYMOUNT

Gracie Himmelman, despite being a freshman, leads the Saints with an impressive .470 batting average and 54 hits.
Haylee Carpenter has 34 runs and 19 walks.
Valeria Gutierrez De Oliveira has knocked in 39 RBIs.
Bailey Demusz is Marymount's starting pitcher with 17 starts in 21 appearances. With a 10-7 record in the circle and nine complete games, Demusz has gone 98.1 innings with 85 strikeouts and three shutouts.
Kaylee Atkins is up to 192 putouts.

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The Mighty Macs await the possibility of an AEC playoff spot.