Mason (21-26, 9-12 A-10) vs. Saint Louis (21-24, 13-7 A-10)
WHEN: May 7-8, 2022
WHERE: St. Louis, Mo. | Billiken Sports Center
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FAIRFAX, Va. - The George Mason softball team will travel to Saint Louis for their final conference series of the regular season.
A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS
Mason is coming off a conference series sweep of the Rams of Rhode Island. The Patriots, who were slated to play a doubleheader at Mount St. Mary's on May 4th, did not make the trip up to Maryland as the playing surface was deemed unsafe from the weather conditions the previous night.
In game one of the weekend, seniors Taylor Dadig, EJ Bankson, and Amber Verstynen led the offensive momentum for the Patriots. Dadig and Bankson went 2-for-3 at the plate, each hitting two RBI's. Verstynen went a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate, scoring two of the nine runs. Junior Haley Taormina had two hits with three RBI's.
Dadig, and Taormina continued to lead the team on the offensive end in the second game of the weekend. Taormina went a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate scoring two of the runs in the game while Dadig went 2-for-3 at the plate with one run scored.
As the conference player of the week, Dadig went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate in the final game of the series, scoring one run and recording one RBI. A strong weekend as well for Bankson, the first baseman went 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBI's.
Graduate student Cheyenne Van Pelt earned two starts and two wins over the weekend. Van Pelt pitched two complete games, notching her seventh of the season. Sophomore Carly Cooper earned the start in the win of the second game of the series. Cooper was relieved by Jordan Anderson, who earned the save in the game. Anderson earned conference rookie of the week recognitions for her efforts in the circle for the Patriots over the last five games.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Saint Louis, 2022 record: 21-24, 13-7 Atlantic 10
Saint Louis ended their 2021 season with an overall record of 19-27, 10-12 in the conference. The Billikens finished their season with a pair of losses to conference foe Dayton.
Saint Louis is led by senior Gabby Kowalik. Kowalik currently leads the team in batting average, recording a 0.359 mark so far this season. The outfielder has tallied 38 hits, nine doubles, three triples, seven home runs, and 27 RBI's in 142 at-bats.
From the bullpen, the Billikens are led by senior Chloe Wendling, who has appeared in 32 games thus far in the 2022 season, tallying a record of 15-13. Wendling has tallied an ERA of 2.86 after 176 innings pitched, giving up 199 hits, 94 runs, 59 walks, 19 doubles, four triples, and 11 home runs.
Saint Louis currently leads the all-time series over Mason, 3-12, with the last meeting between the two teams occurring in the 2021 season.
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