Thursday, March 23
Who: vs. Towson
Time: 4 PM
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Softball Stadium
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Saturday, March 25
Who: vs. ETSU
Time: 1 PM
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Softball Stadium
Alumni Weekend
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Who: vs. ETSU
Time: 3 PM
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Softball Stadium
Alumni Weekend
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Sunday, March 26
Who: vs. ETSU
Time: 1 PM
Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Softball Stadium
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team wraps up a nine-game home stand with a single game against Towson on Thursday and then a Southern Conference (SoCon) three-game series against ETSU.
 
Thursday's first pitch is slate for 4:00 p.m. at the UNCG Softball Stadium. ETSU will be UNCG's first SoCon opponent of the season.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Spartans won their fourth-straight game with a 5-3 win over Gardner-Webb on Sunday.
• Jessie Shipley hit her fourth home run of the weekend.
• Blayke Batten went 1-for-3 with one run scored and three RBI.
• Rhyann Jones tossed 4.0 scoreless innings, striking out four batters for UNCG

QUICK SPARTAN HITS

• Chartrand leads the Spartans with a .386 batting average.
• Brooklynn Maxwell is second with a .310 batting average.
• Maycin Brown paces the Spartans with 24 RBI and eight home runs.
• Chartrand leads UNCG with 48 total strikeouts in the circle after pitching 51.1 innings thus far.
• Rhyann Jones is 6-1 in the circle.
• Nationally, the Spartans are: 4th in walks (121), 10th in double plays per game (0.50), 25th in home runs per game (1.17), 40th in doubles (40).
• UNCG is leading the conference in double plays per game, doubles, home runs per game, on base percentage, scoring, shutouts, slugging percentage, win-loss percentage, and walks.
• Among the nation, Brown is 32nd in home runs (8), 65th in home runs per game (0.27).
• Delaney Cumbie is 12th nationally in walks per game (0.87), and 66th in on base percentage (.500)
• Cumbie was named SoCon Player of the Week during the first week of play, following the Spartans' 3-2 start in Florida.
• Spell was named SoCon Pitcher of the Week during the second week of play, going 2-0 in the circle.
• Cumbie earned her second recognition from the SoCon as Player of the Week for batting .571 with two doubles, two walks, and two runs scored.
• Jones was named SoCon Pitcher of the Week this week after going 1-0 in 11.1 innings pitched.

SCOUTING TOWSON

• The Tigers are 12-11 overall and 3-3 in the CAA.
• Towson has lost the last two games, both to Villanova.
• Nationally, the Tigers are 19th in triples per game (0.35), 83rd in stolen bases per game (1.35), and 88th in scoring (4.78).
• Mackenzie Lake is eighth in the nation in triples (4) and 10th in triples per game (0.17).
• Lake leads the team with 17 runs scored.
• Madyson Peters is 12th in the nation with 0.43 doubles per game, and 16th with 10 doubles.
• Peters is leading the team with a .387 batting average and 21 RBI, as one of four Tigers batting over .300.
• Maddie Gardner, who has thrown 57.2 innings this season has a 2.97 ERA and leads the pitching staff with 44 strikeouts.
• Three different Tigers have earned CAA weekly awards so far this season.
• Towson welcomed 10 newcomers this year.

HISTORY VS. TOWSON
UNCG leads the series 12-6.
UNCG won 4-1 on February 26 in Greensboro, N.C. against the Tigers.
 
SCOUTING ETSU

• ETSU is 7-18 overall.
• The Bucs last had a three-game series against Eastern Illinois, where ETSU went 2-1.
• Interim Head Coach Cheryl Milligan earned her first victory at the helm of the Bucs with a 5-0 shutout over NC State.
• Cameron Young is leading the team with a .341 batting average.
• Sara Muir and Riley Nayadley each have 13 RBI to lead the team.
• Muir also has a team-best five home runs, which is fifth in the SoCon.
• Muir was named SoCon Player of the Week after ETSU picked up three wins at the Wolfpack Classic. She went .411 at the plate that week.
• Brianna Bailey has thrown 67.2 innings this season, the most of the pitching staff, with a 2.38 ERA and a 5-5 record.
• Bailey is second in the SoCon with 60 strikeouts.
• ETSU was voted to finish last in the SoCon Preseason Poll.
• Young was voted to the SoCon Preseason All-Conference team.

HISTORY VS. ETSU
UNCG leads the series 33-9.  
UNCG swept the series against ETSU last season with scores of 3-2, 6-1, and 4-2.