April 22, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - By Miranda Kulp, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - As the regular season starts to wind down, the softball team is set to host the second to last home series on Wednesday, Apr. 22. The Blue and White will welcome Saint Francis to Beard Field hungry for a doubleheader sweep. Penn State enters the series sporting a 23-23 record going 7-6 at home.
Although Saint Francis isn't in the B1G, the Red Flash comes to Happy Valley with a 26-12 record. First meeting in 1990, Penn State leads the series 30-3 winning the last contest, 9-1, on April 2, 2014.
Taylor Parsons leads the Red Flash with a .373 batting average earning 47 hits. Another offensive leader is sophomore Alexis Bower with a .296 batting average, four homers, and 34 hits.
At the mound, Blaire Lauthers and Ethel Santai lead SFU earning 12 and seven wins, respectively.
PSU is entering the doubleheader with determination to put on a show for its home crowd.
The team has been consistently aggressive at the plate with Lexi Knief, Macy Jones, and Kristina Brackpool leading the team with .410, .365, and .362 batting averages, respectively. Also making an impact at the plate is freshman Alyssa VanDerveer. With a .294 batting average, she is leading the team with 11 home runs. Brackpool and Jones follow closely behind recording nine homeruns each.
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