SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Softball hits the road on Saturday (Mar. 15) afternoon, traveling to Lindsborg, Kan., to take on the Bethany College Swedes in a conference doubleheader at 1:00 p.m., looking to extend their winning streak to double digits.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel is 2-0 against conference foe Bethany, sweeping the Swedes last season by scores of 10-1 and 1-0.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel is coming off a 4-0 Tuesday and Wednesday, sweeping Southwestern and NCAA D-II Minot State to move to 18-4 on the season.
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Ellie Facklam currently leads the Valor at the plate, batting .455 on the season.
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Karlie Romines leads EU with three home runs this season and 21 RBIs.
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Kenna Mayfield has 23 stolen bases so far this season, leading Evangel.
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Maddy Meierer leads Evangel in the circle, currently with ten wins and a 0.33 ERA, having allowed just three earned runs over 64 innings pitched.
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Evangel has committed just 15 errors this season, compared to their opponents 32.
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel Softball hosts Ottawa on Wednesday (Mar. 19) afternoon at 2:00 p.m. for a conference doubleheader. Wednesday's games will be produced and streamed by Mediacom22.
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