The Malone University softball team will play their home opener on Saturday. The Pioneers will be facing Ohio Valley in a double header set to begin at 1:00pm.

GameDay

(3/24) Malone vs. Ohio Valley - 1:00pm

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Series History

The Pioneers are 12-3 all-time against Ohio Valley. The two teams faced off in the season opener at the Fastpitch Dreams Spring Classic this season. Malone won the contest by a score of 9-0 in six innings. Last season, Malone beat Ohio Valley 3-2 in the season series.

Malone Notes Schedule | Roster | Statistics

Record: 6-4

• Isabella Roberts is currently third in the conference with an ERA of 1.30. Opponents are hitting just .230 against Roberts. Roberts has pitched complete game victories in all three of her starts this season.

• Freshman, Bailey Byers has six double in ten games. She is batting .385 and has a .667 slugging percentage. Byers has eleven RBIs so far on the season.

• As a team, the Pioneers have a batting average of .288. Five out of the six players who have started all ten games for Malone are hitting .300 or better.

• The Pioneers have been successful getting players aboard to start innings, as well as bringing runners in scoring position home. Malone's leadoff hitters are hitting .471, second best in the conference. The team hits .314 when there is an RBI opportunity, third in the conference.

• Malone is second in the conference in runs per game with 5.50. They are third in hits per game with 9.10.

• The Pioneer pitchers have the second lowest ERA in the conference at 2.31. Batters are hitting just .275 against Malone.

Ohio Valley Notes Schedule | Roster | Statistics

Record: 2-12

• Madison Gallagher is leading Ohio Valley in hits (16), and extra base hits (8). Gallagher and Kelsey Goots are tied for first in batting average (.364), and RBIs (9).

• Melinda Koppinger has struck out 25 batters on the season, compared to just seven walks. Koppinger trails only Malone's Isabella Roberts in innings per game. Koppinger pitches 5.56 innings per game.