University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Heads South To Play Five Games at UNCG Spartan Classic
3/9/2017 11:20:00 AM | Softball
• Tournament Central
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The University of Delaware softball team will play its final road tournament of the season this weekend when the Blue Hens compete in the UNC Greensboro Spartan Classic.
Delaware will open play at the invitational on Friday by taking on Campbell at 12:30 p.m. and the host Spartans at 3 p.m., before facing Winthrop at 9:30 a.m. and Campbell at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The Blue Hens conclude the weekend with a 10 a.m. contest against Winthrop on Sunday. Live stats will be available for all five games, while audio will be available for Delaware's contest vs. UNC Greensboro on Friday.
The Blue Hens enter the weekend with a 2-12 record, and are looking to bounce back after dropping all four games last week at the Tennessee Invitational. Emily Neal leads Delaware with a .308 batting average, while Anna Steinmetz is hitting .295 with team-highs of four doubles and three home runs. Leanna Gearhart carries a .293 average to go with a team-leading 10 runs scored and seven stolen bases, while Mariah Kondravy has driven home 10 runs on the year.
Campbell carries a 14-10 record into the invitational, and the Camels have won five of their eight games during the month of March. Taesha DuBoise leads Campbell with a .338 batting average, while Amber Schisler is hitting .386 with a team-leading 27 hits, five home runs and 19 RBI.
Madison Herring leads the Camels with 20 runs scored, seven doubles and 17 steals, while Katie Baker and Schisler have each picked up five wins in the circle.
UNC Greensboro is 12-7 on the season, and the Spartans have won five straight games including a victory over North Carolina on Wednesday. Emily Acquaviva leads UNCG with a .367 batting average, 12 runs and 18 hits, while Jordan Gontram has belted five home runs and Alicia Bazonski has earned seven victories in the circle for the Spartans.
Winthrop brings an 11-10 mark into the weekend, after winning two of five games at its home tournament last week. Maddie Antone paces the Eagles with a .392 batting average, 20 hits and 17 RBI, while Brooke Ellison is hitting .373 and Paige Haley has scored a team-high 17 runs.
Campbell has won two of its three previous meetings with the Blue Hens, although the teams have not faced each other since the 1996 season. Delaware is 2-4 all-time against UNCG, and will be facing Winthrop for the first time in school history this weekend.
After the invitational Delaware is scheduled to play its following 11 games at the UD Softball Stadium, including Wednesday's home-opening doubleheader against Villanova at 2:30 p.m.
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