GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team hosts the Charlotte 49ers for its final home regular-season game of the season.
 
The mid-week game is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. at UNCG Softball Stadium. This is the second matchup between the two teams this season, where the Spartans took game one 8-1. Head coach Janelle Breneman earned her 300^th win at UNCG with the offensive attack.

Who: Charlotte (30-20, 10-11 C-USA)
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Softball Stadium
When: Wednesday, May 4 | 4 p.m.
Admission: FREE
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NATIONAL RANKINGS
UNCG is …

• 68th in the 10th NCAA Division I Ratings Power Index (RPI).
• seventh in home runs (90)
• seventh in home runs per game (1.84)
• 17^th in slugging percentage (0.540)
• 34^th in scoring (5.92)
• 36^th in WL percentage (0.714)
• 49^th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.90)
• 50^th in ERA (2.65)
• 55^th in doubles (65)

INDIVIDUALS...

• Delaney Cumbie is third in hit-by pitch per game (0.44), 50^th in on-base percentage (0.497), 60^th in runs per game (0.93), 80^th in home runs (12).
• Jordan Gontram is 13^th in home runs (17), 29^th in home runs per game (0.35), 71^st in total bases (99), 81^st in RBI per game (0.92)
• Morgan Scott is second in innings pitched (206.2), 10^th in strikeouts (246), 13^th in victories (21), 76^th in strikeouts per seven innings (8.3), and 79^th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.24).
• Grace Loftin is 63^rd in RBI per game (0.96)
• Brooklynn Maxwell is 11^th in toughest to strike out (28.6).
• Makenna Matthijs is 61^st in total bases (101), 84^th in runs per game (0.90)

#1 IN SOCON RANKINGS

• Batting average (.277)
• Slugging percentage (.540)
• On-base percentage (.367)
• Runs scored (290)
• Hits (366)
• RBI (271)
• Home runs (90)
• Total bases (713)
• Total plate appearances (1550)
• At bats (1321)
• Walks (152)
• Hit-by-pitch (44)
• Sacrifice flies (16)
• Opposing batting average (.227)
• Innings pitched (335.2)
• Batters struck out (313)
• Batters struck out looking (86)
• Wins (35)
• Putouts (1007)

NATIONAL RECOGNITION
On Thursday, freshman Grace Loftin was named to the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list. This is the first time UNCG had an honoree. 
 
Maycin Brown was named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player of the Week during the week of March 28.
 
Loftin was named D1 Softball Freshman of the Week on March 21.
 
CLIMBING HIGH (UNCG RECORDS)

• UNCG has hit 90 home runs this season, which is the tied for most in a single season, last time was 2021.
• Jordan Gontram is second with 51 home runs, seventh with 144 RBI, tied for 10^th with 75 walks.
• Makenna Matthijs is tied for second with 52 doubles, third with 228 hits, 178 runs, and 747 at bats, fourth with 168 RBI, sixth with 37 homers, tied for eighth with 83 walks.
• Delaney Cumbie is second with 124 walks, sixth with 128 runs, tied for ninth with 31 homers.
• Scott is third with 562 strikeouts, sixth with 49 wins, tied for seventh with three saves.

OUT OF THE PARK
The Spartans have recorded at least one home run in 41 games this season.
 
In a 19-1 domination over Mercer on Sunday, March 27, the Spartans slugged eight home runs for the most home runs in a game in head coach Janelle Breneman's era and to stats dating back to 2007.
 
Three of the eight came from Grace Loftin. This was the fourth time in program history that a Spartan has hit three home runs in a game.
 
UNCG has had 25 games with two or more home runs. The Spartans have had four games with three home runs. There have been four games with four home runs, two games with five home runs, and one game with a season-best eight homers.
 
Four Spartans have reached the double-digit home run mark, with Jordan Gontram leading the way with a season best 17 home runs, while Delaney Cumbie's 12 are a single-season high. Grace Loftin and Makenna Matthijs are third with 11 homers. Samantha Lagrama and Blayke Batten each have hit nine, both hitting single-season highs.
 
Maycin Brown has crushed eight homers, while Jessie Shipley has hit six. Brooklynn Maxwell and Hannah Kincer round out the Spartan homer brigade with four and three, respectively. Maxwell's four are a single season high.

SOCON RECOGNITION
Scott and Loftin were named SoCon Pitcher and Player of the Month, respectively, for March.

Scott tallied her third SoCon Pitcher of the Week honor after an impressive week of a 0.33 ERA.

Junior Maycin Brown was named SoCon Player of the Week during the week of March 28.

Scott earned her second SoCon Pitcher of the Week honor on March 28.

Freshman Grace Loftin was named SoCon Player of the Week March 21.

Junior Maycin Brown was tabbed SoCon Player of the Month for February.

Scott was selected SoCon Pitcher of the Week on March 14.

Senior Delaney Cumbie was tabbed SoCon Player of the Week on March 7 after helping UNCG to a 3-2 week.

Junior Blayke Batten led the way for the Spartans during their five-game week. She earned UNCG's second Player of the Week award on Feb. 28.

Graduate student Jordan Gontram earned the first SoCon Player of the Week award for the Spartans announced on Feb. 21.

SPARTANS' LAST TIME OUT

• UNCG hosted SoCon foe Furman for three games, where Spartans took two of the three.
• In the 10-0 five-inning win, Gontram crushed her third-career grand slam for the game-winner.
• On Sunday, Gontram tallied her fourth-career grand slam for the eventual game-winning hit and 5-1 victory.
• With the two blasts, Gontram's 17 is tied for first in UNCG's single-season record.
• Her 51 career home runs are six away from tying the UNCG all-time record.
• Scott's seven strikeouts in five innings brought her season total to 246, which is tied for second in single season K's.
• Junior Alex Rodriguez tossed two innings, allowed one walk, striking out one for her first-career save.

SCOUTING CHARLOTTE

• Charlotte is 35^th in RPI.
• The 49ers defeated two ranked teams this year.
• The 49ers are ranked in the top-50 in seven offensive categories among the nation.
• Bailey Vannoy is fourth in the nation slamming 20 homers.
• The 49ers enter the game with a four-game win streak after taking three games against C-USA foe FIU in Miami, Fla.
• In its game on Sunday, the 49ers earned its fourth shutout of the season.
• Vannoy leads the team with a .381 batting average and eight other offensive categories.
• Ella Chancey is second with 11 homers and a .340 batting average.
• Chancey was named to the Schutt Sports/NFCA Freshman of the Year Top 25 List.
• Five other 49ers are hitting above .300.
• In the circle, Lindsey Walljasper leads the pitching staff with a 3.33 ERA and a 13-8 record with nine complete games.

 
HISTORY VS. CHARLOTTE

• Charlotte leads the series 43-35.
• UNCG defeated the 49ers on March 15 in Charlotte 8-1 for Janelle Breneman's 300^th win as a Spartan.  
• Prior to that in 2021, UNCG defeated the Charlotte 49ers 10-2 on April 28, but fell to them on April 14, 11-4.