Detroit -- The Wayne State softball team (8-10 overall) will open GLIAC play this weekend, facing three North Division foes over six games. The Warriors return to Detroit after trips to Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida where they faced some tough competition.

WSU started the season Feb. 17 in Alabama at the Charger Chillout. The Warriors played four of their six scheduled games and finished the tournament 1-3, with the lone win being a 9-1, five-inning decision against West Georgia.  The Warriors lost two close decisions to West Alabama, 7-5, and Northern Kentucky, 3-2,  before then-26th-ranked Indianapolis bested WSU 13-0 in five innings.

The Warriors were back in action a week later in North Carolina at the Catawba College Invitational. WSU snapped the three-game skid and in fact won three straight, including senior pitcher Sam Cain's (Taylor, Mich./Kennedy) complete game, 1-0, shutout win over Shippensburg.  WSU defeated Lock Haven and East Stroudsburg before then-32nd ranked Kutztown and unranked UMass-Lowell derailed the Warriors.

Wayne State headed to Florida to participate in the Rebel Spring games over spring break. The Warriors started the week on a winning note before the rains washed out two games. However, California (Pa.) and seventh-ranked Indianapolis took two close decisions. The best game of the trip came March 14 against Minnesota State-Moorhead. The Warrior bats came alive as WSU cruised to a 19-5 victory.

WSU dropped its next two games, including one against 23^rd-ranked Augustana (S.D.), but the Warriors earned two more victories including a 5-1 win over Northwood. Wayne State ended the trip with a 3-0 loss to Augustana.

Warrior outfielder junior Stephanie Foreman (Cambridge, Ont./Preston) will be entering the homestand on a six-game hitting streak and as the GLIAC Player of the Week. During the streak, she is batting .588 with two doubles, a home run, and four RBIs. Her average is now at .447 and ranks eighth in the GLIAC and 41st nationally. Foreman is ranked as the 19th-toughest hitter to strike out in the country. 

Center fielder freshman Shannon Hilton (Gilford, Ont./Bradford) ranks 20th in the toughest to strike out category. Hilton is currently batting .333 with a double, a triple, a home run, and 10 RBIs.

Left fielder sophomore Logan White (Brantford, Ont./Johnson C.V.I) comes into the weekend eight of her last 11 at-bats and is batting .379, which ranks 12th in the conference. She ranks third in the GLIAC, behind sophomore teammate second baseman Nikki Fulton (Stratford, Ont./St. Michael Catholic S.S.), in runs scored. Fulton's batting average is .368, tied for 13th in the league.

The Warriors will host Hillsdale, Grand Valley, and Ferris State on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, all in doubleheaders. They will then host Ohio Dominican on Mar. 31 and Apr. 1 to close the 10-game stretch.