Mount Softball Set to Host LIU Brooklyn and Wagner

MOUNT ST. MARY'S SOFTBALL (16-16-1, 4-2 NEC)
Our Lady of the Meadows Field

Friday, April 18 | Doubleheader | Senior Day
vs. LIU Brooklyn (16-26, 5-3 NEC) | 1 & 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 19 | Doubleheader
vs. Wagner (14-20, 1-5 NEC) | 12 & 2 p.m.

MOUNT UPDATE: The Mount heads into a crucial stretch of games with two doubleheaders against Northeast Conference opponents LIU Brooklyn and Wagner at Our Lady of the Meadows Field. The Mount enters the four-game homestand in third place in the NEC with a 4-2 record. The Mount's pitching staff, led by Nicole Pagano, holds a collective 1.92 ERA on the season. Pagano ranks fifth in Division I with a 0.92 ERA, while Sam Lichtner (2.57 ERA) and Danni Cummings (3.61 ERA) have also posted impressive numbers this season.

LAST TIME OUT: On the road on April 13, the Mount split a doubleheader at Fairleigh Dickinson, winning game one, 1-0, before falling in game two by a 2-1 score. Freshman Tori Belloc smacked a solo home run to win game one. Nicole Pagano, who leads the conference with a 0.92 ERA, pitched both games, allowing two earned runs in 13 innings of work.

SENIOR DAY: In between games of Friday's doubleheader, the Mount will honor its five seniors. The contributions of Katy Bobbitt, Cat Clifford, Nicole Pagano, Lindsey Ruhle and Alyssa Silipino will be celebrated with a senior day ceremony.

ABOUT LIU BROOKLYN: Last year's NEC runner-up, LIU Brooklyn has won three in a row entering Friday, including a sweep of Saint Francis U on April 13. The Blackbirds are 12-24 away from Brooklyn this season. Offensively, Whitney West leads the conference with 45 hits, while Lauren Morizi has hit a league-leading 13 doubles. Shelley Procter has logged the most innings of any LIU pitcher with 150.2 and has a team-best ERA of 3.62.

ABOUT WAGNER: The Seahawks square off with Sacred Heart on April 18 before making the trip to Emmitsburg for Saturday's doubleheader. A 4-3 win over Saint Francis on April 12 snapped a seven-game losing streak and gave Wagner its first NEC victory of the season. Kelsey Parker leads the NEC with a .426 batting average and is the lone hitter in the conference batting .400 or better.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. UPCOMING OPPONENTS: The Mount's all-time record versus LIU Brooklyn is 9-40, but the Mount is 2-1 in the last three games against the Blackbirds. Against Wagner, the Mount is 8-33 with the Seahawks taking the last three games.

MATCHING LAST YEAR: Last time out, the Mount tied last year's win total of 16. If the Mount wins all four games, the Mountaineers pick up their first 20-win season since 2010. On five other occasions, the Mount has won 20 or more games in a season.

MOUNT AT THE MEADOWS: The Mount is 5-3 at home this season after going 7-11 at Our Lady of the Meadows Field last spring. In Anna Nagro's four-year tenure at the Mount, the team is 22-33 at home.

NEC PRESEASON POLL: The Mount was selected to finish eighth out of nine teams according to NEC coaches in the preseason poll. Defending champion Central Connecticut was picked to repeat with five first-place votes, followed by LIU Brooklyn in second with four top votes. Robert Morris checked in third, and Bryant was selected fourth in the poll. The rest of the poll followed with FDU, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis U, the Mount and Wagner.

UP NEXT: The Mount plays its final home game at Our Lady of the Meadows Field on Wednesday, April 23, against Towson at 3 p.m.

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