Emory Softball To Play Six Games In Four Days

Looking to continue its winning ways, the Emory softball team faces a busy stretch that will see it play six games in four days.  The Eagles play a doubleheader at LaGrange College on Thursday (Mar. 25) before facing a twinbill test at Berry College on Saturday starting at noon. Emory then returns home on Sunday (Mar. 28) to play a pair of contests against LaGrange with the first pitch slated for 1:00 p.m.

Head Coach Penny Siqueiros and her squad have won 11 of their last 13 outings and stands 14-8 heading into Thursday’s games at LaGrange.  In their most recent action, the Eagles swept a doubleheader against Spelman College on Saturday. 

Through 22 games, Emory is hitting a blazing .355 and has outscored the opposition by a 145-61 margin.  The Eagles have three players hitting well over .400, led by senior centerfielder Cassie Walsh who checks in with a UAA-leading .494 average.  Walsh paces the team in hits (40), runs (21) and stolen bases (11) and starts the week with a 20-game hitting streak.  Freshman first baseman Ellyn Kocoloski, recently named the Most Valuable Player of the UAA Tournament, ranks second on the squad and fourth in the league in hitting with a .458 mark.  Kocoloski has socked a team-high four home runs and is tied for the team lead with seven doubles. Senior right fielder Jenna Lamoreaux (.414) rounds out the trio.   Sophomore Bridget Holloway headlines the Emory pitching corps and sports a won-lost mark of 7-5 with an ERA of 2.70.  Holloway has tossed 85 2/3 innings and has fanned 63 opposing batters while issuing only 10 walks.

After a slow start, the Panthers of LaGrange stand 6-10 overall and has won five of its last six games heading into a Wednesday (Mar. 24) doubleheader against Berry, which owns a 12-10 record.