The Malone University softball team heads to Michigan to play Grand Valley State University (MI) on Friday (today) at 3:00 p.m. and will play at Ferris State University (MI) Saturday, April 23^rd at 1:00 p.m.

Live Stats GVSU: http://www.sidearmstats.com/gvsu/softball/
Live Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lzTjpw4krU&feature=youtu.be
Live Video GVSU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eacHZLoJieM
Live Stats FSU (Game one): http://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/sball/2015-16/boxscores/20160423_0at9.xml
Live Stats FSU (Game two): http://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/sball/2015-16/boxscores/20160423_p5fv.xml

Rosters:
Malone | GVSU  |  FSU

Schedules:
Malone | GVSU  |  FSU

Statistics:
Malone | GVSU |  FSU

2016 Records:
Malone: 13-24; 3-18 GLIAC
GVSU: 30-8; 15-5 GLIAC
FSU: 28-16; 13-7 GLIAC

All-time series:
GVSU: 0-6
FSU: 1-5

Game Preview: Malone

-Malone is coming off a split against Davis & Elkins College (WV) on Thursday afternoon, winning game one 3-1, but losing game two by the final score of 2-1. In game one, Abbie Hughes went 2-for-3 at the plate, collecting one run scored and a RBI, while Ashley Beck gathered two RBI's and a triple. In game two, Caley Ritts went 1-for-2 at the plate.
-Pitcher Kari Hall has tallied three shutouts and has registered 120 total strikeouts. She is fourth in the GLIAC in strikeouts (120).
-Emily Isla leads MU in batting average (.370), slugging percentage (.435), and RBI's (18).
-Alexa Holztrager broke the school career record in runs scored in game one on Thursday. She now holds the runs scored record at 109.
-Two Pioneer players are averaging a .300 plus batting average.
-As a team, they have a .269 batting average and a .333 slugging percentage.

Game Preview: GVSU

-The Lakers are coming off a 9-5 and 12-0 wins against Lake Superior State University (MI) on Tuesday.
-The Lakers are on a seven game winning streak.
-Ellie Balbach leads the team in batting average (.372), slugging percentage (.550), and RBI's (29).
-As a team, GVSU is fourth in the GLIAC in doubles (58), fifth in slugging percentage (.417) and sixth in RBI's (165) and in batting average (.289).
-Pitcher Allison Lipovsky has thrown in 82.2 innings and has compiled a 10-1 record from the circle. She is third in the GLIAC in ERA (0.85) and ninth in strikeouts (75). In addition, Lipovsky is ranked seventh in the NCAA Division II in ERA (0.85).
-Three players have a .300 or higher batting average.
-Last season, the Lakers lost to than NCAA DII #20 Ashland University in the GLIAC Tournament elimination game. Grand Valley State made it to the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament, but lost 3-0 to Wayne State University (MI) to end their season.
 
Game Preview: FSU

-Ferris State is coming off a 5-3 and 4-2 win over Northwood University (MI) on Tuesday.
-Bailey Darwin leads the Bulldogs in batting average (.398), RBI's (35) and slugging percentage (.617). She is second in the GLIAC in RBI's (35) and fifth in batting average (.398).
-Pitcher Stacy Thompson has tossed 37 strikeouts in 94.2 innings pitched. In addition, she has tallied a 10-6 record from the circle and has a 2.59 ERA.
-Five players have boasted a .300 plus batting average.
-As a team, they are first in the GLIAC in doubles (66) and tied first in home runs (24), second in runs (225), hits (364), RBI's (199), third in triples (12), on base percentage (.369), and slugging percentage (427), and fourth in batting average (.296).