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Softball Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Softball To Conclude Road Swing With Sunday Doubleheader At Parkside

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University softball team (14-19 overall, 6-8 GLIAC) will conclude its six-game road trip with a doubleheader on Sunday at Wisconsin-Parkside.  First pitch is slated for Noon (Central Time).  The Rangers enter today's twinbill with Saginaw Valley State at 13-21 overall and 4-8 in the GLIAC.  WSU has split its first two doubleheaders (7-4 and 5-7 at Purdue Northwest, and 5-0, 1-11 at Roosevelt) of this road trip.

SERIES HISTORY
The Warriors evened the all-time series with Parkside at 29-29 with a 3-2, 1-0 sweep in Detroit on March 28th.  Wayne State is 4-6 in games played in Kenosha, along with a 1-1 mark in Parkside "home" games played at the Rosemont Dome in 2022.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Sophomore Elly Koopman (Hudsonville, Mich.), who currently leads the squad with 11 multiple-hit affairs, has an active nine-game on-base streak (11-for-23 with four walks).  Koopman has four multiple-hit games during the streak, and is 6-for-10 over the last three games.  Freshman Ellery Garver (Weidman, Mich. / Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart) is 6-for-15 with three RBI over the last four contests.

Junior Sydney Long (Grand Blanc, Mich.) is 4-1 in her last five starts in the circle totaling 36 innings pitched.  She has 33 strikeouts to six walks, while allowing just 10 earned runs for a 1.94 ERA.  In her last eight games batting, Long is 8-for-18 with two doubles, a triple and three RBI.

This year's squad, under the direction of fifth-year head coach Nicole Tines, has the second-highest fielding percentage (.968) in program history behind the .971 of the 2016 team.

LEADING THE RANGERS
Parkside's offense begins with two-time GLIAC Player of the Year Mia Johnson, who is hitting .479 (46-for-96) with 39 walks for a .630 on-base percentage.  Johnson has 17 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs for 1.010 slugging percentage.

Isabel Aranda (31-for-96, .323) and Ava Swain (30-for-97, .309) are both hitting over .300 for 10th-year head coach Kristin Ortman.

Both Holly Lowenberg (6-6, 2.87 ERA, 51 SO) and Casey Jo Vermett (7-5, 3.68 ERA, 119 SO) have thrown at least 83 innings this season.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will play its next four games at Gary L. Bryce Field starting with the GLIAC doubleheader against Ferris State on April 18 (first pitch at 1 PM).  Davenport travels to Detroit on April 19 for a twinbill starting at noon.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ellery Garver

#7 Ellery Garver

OF/SS
5' 6"
Freshman
L/R
Elly Koopman

#21 Elly Koopman

P/1B/DP
5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
Sydney Long

#6 Sydney Long

P/DP
5' 5"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Ellery Garver

#7 Ellery Garver

5' 6"
Freshman
L/R
OF/SS
Elly Koopman

#21 Elly Koopman

5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
P/1B/DP
Sydney Long

#6 Sydney Long

5' 5"
Junior
R/R
P/DP