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Softball Ryan Small, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

Softball prepares for a non-conference doubleheader against Pitt-Johnstown Wednesday

MILLERSVILLE |  VS. PITT-JOHNSTOWN
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Millersville Marauders
Record: 17-14, 6-4 PSAC EAST
Coach: Jen Probst, 3rd season
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Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats
Record: 8-14, 4-6 PSAC East
Coach: Niki Cognigi, 4th season
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Game Information
Wednesday, April 18
2/4 p.m.

Location: Millersville, Pa. (Seaber Softball Field)
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ABOUT THE MARAUDERS
• The Marauders have been powered this season by their hitting. Millersville leads the PSAC with 37 home runs and is ranked seventh in the nation in home runs per game (1.19). The Marauders are coming off a sweep of PSAC East foe East Stroudsburg on Saturday.
• Millersville outscored their conference opponents last week, 26-13. In the last 14 games, Millersville is 7-1 when scoring six or more runs.
• The Marauders own a slugging percentage of .539, ranking 13th in the nation and they also rank 22nd nationally in batting average. 
• After seven RBIs in game one against East Stroudsburg, sophomore Rebecca Blatt moved up to fourth in NCAA Division II in RBIs per game (1.45). Blatt has gone 40-100 (.400) and hit 10 home runs so far this season. Blatt leads the PSAC in RBIs with 45. Blatt is on a seven game hitting streak right now with her longest this season at eight.
• Freshman Faith Willenbrock had three home runs last week. going 5 for 9 at the plate. Willenbrock brought in seven runs.
• Junior Maggie Murphy has collected some key hits in the past few games. Murphy knocked a key double in the second game against Shippensburg where she went 2 for 3. Murphy recorded three RBIs in that game. Two of her five multi-hit games this season were last weekend.
• Senior pitcher Cassidy Pinchorski won her first PSAC East Division Pitcher of the Week on Monday. Pinchorski pitched two complete games and allowed only two runs and seven hits. Pinchorski now has a 4.42 ERA and is 11 strikeouts shy of breaking the all-time Millersville record.

PITT-JOHNSTOWN SERIES HISTORY
• This is the first meeting between the programs.

ABOUT PITT-JOHNSTOWN
• The Mountain Cats split a doubleheader with Mansfield and then lost close 1-0 and 2-0 games to Lock Haven. The team is owns a batting average of .280 through 22 games.
• Two batters are hitting .351 or higher. That group is led by Morgan Cannin's .400. Cannin recorded 30 hits and nine multi-hit games so far this season.
• Ranking second in batting average is Olivia Porter, who is hitting a .351. Porter currently has a slugging percentage of .432.
• Kristen Coffay and Mellissa Wagner have started seven or more games each. Coffay is 4-4 with a 2.81 ERA with six complete games and one shutout. Coffay has struck out 34 batters so far this season. Wagner has a 5.35 ERA while appearing in nine games.
• As a team, the Mountain Cats have their most runs in the fifth inning when they have outscored their opponents, 33-19. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Rebecca Blatt

#11 Rebecca Blatt

SS
5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Maggie Murphy

#24 Maggie Murphy

1B
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Cassidy Pinchorski

#19 Cassidy Pinchorski

P
5' 7"
Senior
R/R
Faith Willenbrock

#23 Faith Willenbrock

OF/3B/SS
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Rebecca Blatt

#11 Rebecca Blatt

5' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
SS
Maggie Murphy

#24 Maggie Murphy

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
1B
Cassidy Pinchorski

#19 Cassidy Pinchorski

5' 7"
Senior
R/R
P
Faith Willenbrock

#23 Faith Willenbrock

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
OF/3B/SS