ABOUT THE GAMES

• Millersville softball returns to Seaber Softball Stadium for their 2022 home opener. The Marauders will play doubleheaders on consecutive days, taking on Goldey-Beacom college on Thursday and the Wilmington University Wildcats on Friday. Both doubleheaders will start at 2:30 p.m.
• The last Millersville home game was 321 days ago, as the Marauders defeated Mansfield by a final of 13-1 on April 30, 2021. 

SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS

• Millersville opened the season with 17 consecutive road games, going 7-9 over the past three weeks. 
• Millersville PSAC ranks: first in home runs (21) fourth in runs (96) sixth in OBP (.388) 11th in batting average (.281) ninth in ERA (3.65) and 14th in opponent batting average (.299)
• The Marauders rank third in all of DII in home runs per game with 1.36. 
• Senior Hunter Little has been on a tear to start the year, as she leads the team in average (.385) home runs (4) runs (15) walks (16) and OPS (1.376) while sitting second in hits with 15.  
• Millersville has four other starters hitting over .300 as Aleese Angelo (.353) Gabby D’Ottavio (.350) Alyssa Stover (.313.) and Sam Fried (.300) have all had strong starts to the season. Angelo leads the team with 18 hits, while Turner leads in RBI with 13.
• Alex Schaefer has emerged as the Marauder ace, leading the time in ERA at 2.65, innings with 34 1/3, WHIP at 1.37 and strikeouts with 30.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEY-BEACOM LIGHTNING (Thursday)

• The Lightning come into play with a 6-5 record, slashing .342/.392/.435 as a team. 
• Nicole Makin (.500) and Jaeda Henriquez (.464) lead the team in average.
• The Lightning have struggled from a pitching standpoint to the tune of a 4.81 team ERA. Opponents hit .259 against the team.
• Goldey-Beacom competes in the DII Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. 

SCOUTING THE WILMINGTON WILDCATS (Friday)

• The Wildcats come into play with a 3-7 record.
• Wilmington is hitting .273 as a team with a 4.75 team ERA.
• The team has hit just three home runs this season, slugging just .352 with a .313 team OBP.
• The Wildcats also compete in DII Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. 

LAST TIME OUT

• Millersville: The Marauders fell in both ends of their Tuesday doubleheader against Georgian Court. The full recap can be found here. 
• Goldey-Beacom: . The Lighting just wrapped up their seven-game road stand in South Carolina with a loss against Barton on Friday. The full recap can be viewed here.
• Wilmington: . The Wildcats split their Friday doubleheader against Winona and St. Louis, winning the tail end of the twin bill. The full recap can be found here. 

SERIES HISTORY

• Millersville holds a 19-8 advantage all time against Goldey-Beacom. The Lightning won the last meeting by a final of 8-1 in 2020.
• The Marauders are 6-0 against Wilmington. The last meeting came in 2006 and resulted in a 9-0 Millersville win.