ABOUT THE GAMES

• Millersville softball begins a six-game home stand this Friday, April 22. The home stand is the final regular season home games for ’Ville as the regular season concludes on the road at Shepherd on Saturday, April 30. 
• The Marauders enter the home stand tied as top team in the PSAC East with a 6-2 record in conference play, going 5-5 at Seaber Stadium.
• Millersville will honor its seniors prior to the final home doubleheader of the regular season on Friday, April 29 against Bloomsburg.  
• All of the following stats and records are based on rankings as of Thursday, April 21. 

SCOUTING THE MARAUDERS

• The Marauders lead the PSAC in home runs with 44 and are second in doubles with 62. The team is fourth in the conference in runs scored with 200. 
• ’Ville pitchers have combined for a 3.10 ERA, good for seventh in the PSAC. 
• Here are where the Marauders stand in the PSAC leaderboards
  • Hunter Little
    • First in walks (35)
    • Fourth in OBP (.504)
    • Second in HBP (11)
  • Gabi Turner
    • Second in RBIs (35)
    • Second in home runs (10)
    • Seventh in walks (16)
  • Aleese Angelo
    • First in doubles (13)
    • Eighth in hits (45)
    • Ninth in runs (31)
    • Tied fifth in home runs (7)
    • Sixth in walks (17)
  • Gabby D’Ottavio
    • Eighth in RBIs (28)
  • Morgan Crutcher
    • First in looking strikeouts (30)
    • Ninth in innings pitched (88.2)
  • Alex Schaefer 
    • Tied fourth in wins (10)
    • Tenth in innings pitched (87)

SCOUTING THE EAST STROUDSBURG WARRIORS – Friday April 22

• ESU has been a middle of the pack offense as the Warriors are currently sixth in average (.301) and runs (190) while slotting in at seventh in doubles (46) and 14th in home runs with 12.
• The Warriors have the top pitching staff in the conference, with a minuscule ERA of 1.65. That group has also produced the second most strikeouts in the PSAC with 232 while having the lowest average against (.198) of all 18 teams. 
• ESU holds a strong advantage in the all-time series (70-50) winning 70 of the 120 games between the two programs. The last matchup came in 2021 and resulted in a 5-4 Warriors win. The first time the two teams met was in 1982, with ESU winning the contest by a final of 13-8.

SCOUTING THE KUTZTOWN GOLDEN BEARS – Saturday April 23

• The Golden Bears have the second-best average in the conference at .310 while trailing only the Marauders in home runs with 35.  
• The offense also ranks third in hits (311) and runs (222) while recording the best slugging percentage (.482) in the league. 
• Kutztown is eighth in ERA (3.17) one spot behind ’Ville. Opponents are hitting .269 against the Golden Bears staff. 
• Kutztown has been a tough opponent historically for the Marauders, leading 96-39 in the all-time series. The Bears won the last matchup between the two programs back in 2021 by a final of 10-2. Millersville won the first matchup between the teams by a final of 9-1 in 1979. 

SCOUTING THE BLOOMSBURG HUSKIES – Friday April 29 (Senior Day) 

• The Huskies have the second highest average (.321) and OBP (.387) in the PSAC. Bloomsburg is fifth in home runs with 19 and doubles with 49.
• The teams 3.38 ERA ranks 10th in the conference while opponents are hitting .274 against the Huskies, good for ninth in the PSAC. Walks have been an issue for the staff, as the team has issues 80 free passes, good for the fifth most in the conference. 
• Bloomsburg is 98-14 all time against Millersville, with the Marauders winning just 12.5% of the games in the all-time series. The Huskies took the most recent matchup 8-3 back in 2021, with Millersville winning the first matchup all-time 12-3 back in 1979.