The Malone University softball team enters a six-game stretch at home versus Great Midwest Athletic Conference opponents, including the University of Findlay, Alderson Broaddus University and Davis & Elkins College.
 
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Malone vs Findlay (DH)
Wednesday, April 10 starting at 2:00 pm
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Malone vs Alderson Broaddus (DH)
Friday, April 12 starting at 3:30 pm (UPDATE: - Friday's doubleheader to now start at 3:30 pm)
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Malone vs Davis & Elkins (DH)
Saturday, April 13 starting at 1 pm
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Series History:
Findlay has been stout against the Pioneers, winning 22 of the 24 contests. Last season, the Oilers won both games of a doubleheader 11-3 and 8-0.
 
Malone holds a 5-3 record against the Battlers of Alderson Broaddus. The teams did not meet in 2018, but Malone swept Alderson Broaddus in a four game series at home in 2017.
 
Davis & Elkins leads the all-time series with Malone 6-3. The Senators won both games of a doubleheader last season that took place at Walsh because of rainy conditions.
 
Malone Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 14-12 (6-8)
 
The Pioneers dropped four last weekend against Hillsdale and Tiffin, putting them under .500 in the G-MAC. Malone is much more comfortable at home this season, holding a record of 7-1. A major key for the Pioneers is scoring early. The team holds a record of 10-2 when leading after just three innings.
 
Sophomore Bailey Byers is fifth in the conference in batting average at .451 this season. She also leads the team in runs (23), homeruns (9), RBIs (27), total bases (81) and slugging percentage (.890).
 
Her sister Kelsey Byers has started 18 of the Pioneers' 26 games this season. She holds a record of 12-5 with 109 innings pitched and 15 complete games (two shutouts). Her 2.89 ERA is the lowest on the pitching staff.
 
Madison Corrick has shined offensively from the lead-off spot, batting .381 this season and leading the team in doubles with 10. She has 26 RBIs and has swiped a team-high seven bases. Last Saturday, Corrick drove in four and scored two runs against Tiffin.
 
April Howser has been red hot at the plate for Malone. She holds a .341 average and hit two homeruns during the mid-week homestand against Salem and Cedarville.
 
Findlay Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 15-15 (5-5)
 
The Findlay Oilers head into Wednesday's game with the Pioneers coming off two doubleheader splits with Davis & Elkins College and Alderson Broaddus University. Before playing Malone, Findlay squares up with Walsh University on Tuesday in a G-MAC doubleheader.
 
Findlay holds a team batting average of .295 and a team ERA of 3.46. 2-out hitting is a strength of both the Pioneers and the Oilers. Findlay leads the conference in 2-out batting average at .335, but Malone follows closely behind in third at .323. With two outs, Findlay is third in the conference in RBIs with 63. The Oilers do a good job at preventing stolen bases, with catchers tied for the conference lead in number of runners thrown out trying to steal.
 
Rebecca Harvey leads the team in hitting, batting .471 on the season. Her average puts her third in the G-MAC in hitting.
 
Allison Brunner has seven doubles, a triple, a homerun and has driven in 11 this season.
 
Amanda DelMonte is batting .360 and has 19 RBIs and 10 walks.
 
Hailey Bryan does the brunt of the pitching for the Oilers, holding a 7-7 record with five complete games and a save. She has a 2.81 ERA in 84 2/3 innings pitched.
 
Alderson Broaddus Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 7-26 (3-11)
 
The Battlers are in the midst of a 12-game road trip, traveling to Cedarville and Findlay over the weekend, and facing Salem in a midweek non-conference game before coming to Canton on Friday afternoon.
 
As a team, Alderson Broaddus is hitting .252 and the pitching staff has a team ERA of 4.56. The Battlers struggle with stolen bases defensively, allowing teams to steal 56 bases on them this season, but have stolen 44 bases themselves.
 
Marybeth Strickler is the team's leading hitter with a .414 batting average. She has 18 runs scored, nine RBIs and a team-high 15 stolen bases.
 
Caitlin Winkler has a .270 average and leads the team in runs batted in with 21. She is also tied for the team lead in doubles with seven on the season.
 
In limited at-bats, Hadassah Curry has started 11 games and hits .375 with four homeruns and 10 RBIs.
 
In the circle, Alderson Broaddus is led by Emily Rhodes and Jordyn Kenneally. Rhodes holds a 2-5 record and a 3.25 ERA (team-low) in 66 2/3 innings pitched. She has four complete games and two shutouts. Kenneally has made 17 appearances this season, including one complete game, and has 53 2/3 innings pitched.
 
Davis & Elkins Team Notes: Schedule | Roster | Statistics
Record: 10-22 (4-8)
 
The Senators will see Malone at the tail-end of a 12-game road stretch themselves. They will see G-MAC foes Ursuline and Walsh on the road before heading to Pioneer Softball Field to play Malone.
 
Davis & Elkins is batting .302 on the season and has a team ERA of 5.36. They sit third in the conference in homeruns with 16.
 
Ryn Boelter is leading the Senators in batting average (.380) and has a homerun and 13 RBIs this season.
 
Rhetta Persinger has left the yard a team high six times and has driven in 22 runs. She bats .357, has eight doubles and has a team high on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.028.
 
Alyssa Cairns is batting .330 and leads the team in RBIs (24) and runs scored (26). She has five homeruns and gets on base via the walk with a team-high 13 bases on balls.
 
Pitcher Jade Allee has made 15 starts this season and has 10 complete games (one shutout). She holds a 6-8 record, with a 4.45 ERA in 88 innings pitched.