The Malone University softball team has their final home doubleheader on Thursday, April 25 when the Pioneers host the Trailblazers of Ohio Christian University. They will travel to North Canton to play Walsh University on Saturday, April 27 to end their regular season.
 
A doubleheader with Alderson Broaddus has been postponed twice due to weather and depending on tiebreakers for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Tournament, those games might be tacked on at the end of the season to wrap up G-MAC play.
 
Follow Along:
Malone vs Ohio Christian (DH)
Thursday, April 25 starting at 3 pm
Live Stats: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/malone/
 
Malone vs Walsh (DH)
Saturday, April 27 starting at 1 pm
Live Stats: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/malone/
 
Series History:
Malone and Ohio Christian are currently split in the all-time series at two wins apiece. The teams met last season on the spring break trip to Myrtle Beach and each team won and lost a game. The teams also met in 2017 in a doubleheader at Pioneer Softball Field where the teams split as well.
 
Malone has a 22-51 record against the Walsh Cavaliers heading into Saturday's games. Last season, Malone took both games from the Cavaliers by scores of 4-1 and 4-2.
 
Malone Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 19-15 (11-11)
 
Malone holds the fourth highest team batting average in the G-MAC at .310 and has the fifth lowest team ERA in the conference at 3.36. The team is coming off doubleheader splits against Ohio Dominican University and Ohio Valley University on Monday and Tuesday.
 
Seniors Nicole Ferrara, Caley Ritts and Serena Tucciarelli will be honored between games on Thursday. Ferrara and Tucciarelli both transferred to Malone after their sophomore seasons from Cuyahoga Community College. Ferrara has started 61 games so far in her Malone career, hitting .282 with seven doubles, four triples and 12 RBIs. Tucciarelli was named G-MAC Honorable Mention in 2018 and has started 67 games at shortstop. Ritts has started 135 games in the four years she has been at Malone. The second baseman has driven in 37 runs over the course of her career.

Kelsey Byers tied the team's record for wins in a season at 16 in the first game against Ohio Dominican earlier this week. On the season, she is 16-7 with a team-low 2.32 ERA. She has 138 strikeouts in 151 innings pitched.
 
Madison Corrick is coming off a two homerun, seven RBI game against Ohio Valley. Her seven RBIs in one game is a career-high. She is batting .383 this season with four homeruns and 36 RBIs.
 
Ohio Christian Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 17-30
 
Ohio Christian is a member of the River States Conference and is coming into Thursday's games off a loss against Urbana University. The Trailblazers played G-MAC opponent Ursuline College in a showcase at Myrtle Beach, where they fell 6-2. The team is hitting .288 on the season with a 4.87 team ERA.
 
Jenna Higgins is batting .385 this year with three homeruns and 26 RBIs.
 
Christine Moyer leads the team in RBIs with 33.
 
Whitney Fiedler and Taylor Clark split pitching duties for Ohio Christian. Fiedler is 8-13 with 11 complete games and 130.2 innings pitched. Clark is 8-12 with a 4.38 ERA and 83 strikeouts on the season.
 
Walsh Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 9-35 (5-17)
 
Walsh is batting .274 as a team with a 6.36 team ERA. The Cavaliers had a series against Ohio Valley postponed and have not taken the field since April 18.
 
Infielder Taylor Yoder is leading the team in hitting with a .342 batting average.
 
Jesse Rock has nine homeruns, 12 doubles and 35 RBIs this season, all leading the team.
 
Emma Bobey has the highest on-base percentage for Walsh softball at .415 on the year.
 
In the circle, Alison Harper has a 6-16 record, 106.1 innings pitched, eight complete games and one shutout.