Ladies Set To Face Illinois Wesleyan University In Sunday Doubleheader

Alyssa Akers and the Ladies are eager to get back on the field on Sunday at home.
Alyssa Akers and the Ladies are eager to get back on the field on Sunday at home.

Shreveport - The Centenary softball team will face the Illinois Wesleyan University Titans in a non-conference doubleheader on Sunday with games set for 1 and 3 p.m. at the Centenary Softball Complex.

Live stats and live video are available for both games at the links below:

Stats: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/sball/2022-23/boxscores/20230312_pix5.xml

Video: https://collegetvticket.com/event/centenary-college-vs-illinois-wesleyan/

The Ladies (4-6) dropped a non-conference doubleheader to the St. John Fisher University Cardinals, 7-3 and 4-0, last Sunday at home in their most recent action. The Titans (2-4) are embarking on an eight-game road trip as part of the Jan Gentry Classic.

Centenary enters Sunday's play hitting .344 as a team with a .412 OBP and slugging .446 as a team. The Ladies have scored 10 or more runs in a game three times and have totaled 10 or more hits five times. The Maroon and White are averaging 6.8 runs per game and have 21 extra-base hits and 23 stolen bases while only being caught once.

Senior LF/SS Kaylea Patridge (Las Vegas, Nev.) is the Ladies' top hitter with an impressive .458 batting average (.519 OBP/.917 slugging). Patridge has 11 hits and 10 RBI with seven runs scored in 24 at-bats. She has a team-high four doubles and is tied for the team lead in triples with two. She has stolen two bases, walked twice, and only struck out once all season.

Junior OF Mackenzie Cox (Alexandria, La.) is hitting .417 (.475 OBP/.583 slugging) with a team-best 15 hits. She has scored 12 runs (second on team) with five RBI, three walks, two doubles, and two triples. Cox is also the team leader in stolen bases with nine and has not been caught yet. Freshman 2B Catherine Stokes (Natchitoches, La.) is off to a great start to her rookie season as she is hitting .406 (.459 OBP/.469 slugging) with 13 hits, second-most on the team. She has eight runs scored, five RBI, three walks, two doubles, and a pair of stolen bases.

Sophomore DP/C Viviana Rivero (Redondo Beach, Calif.) is hitting .394 (.447 OBP/.515 slugging) and is currently second on the team in hits (13), runs (12), and RBI (10). She has a double, a homer, and three walks. Senior CF Mallory Stout (Trinity, Texas) is hitting .320 (.486 OBP/.320 slugging) with a team-leading 13 runs scored along with a team-best eight walks, eight hits, two RBI, and three stolen bases.

Sophomore 1B Kaitlyn Dickey (Church Point, La.) is batting .350 with seven hits, seven RBI, three runs scored, a walk, and a stolen base. Freshman C/UT Jaeden Thrasher (Forney, Texas) has a team-high 11 RBI along with six hits, three doubles, two walks, and a run scored. Sophomore 3B Alyssa Akers (Maurice, La.) is hitting .273 (.314 OBP/.333 slugging) with nine hits, seven RBI, three runs scored, a pair of doubles, and a walk. Junior 1B Isabelle Dominguez (Newark, Calif.) is hitting .429 with six hits, two RBI, and a run scored.

Sophomore P Anna Scarbrock (Alexandria, La.) is 2-2 with a team-leading three complete games and is the Ladies' leader in innings pitched with 31. She has six appearances (five starts) and a 4.06 ERA. Freshman Emma Crow (Krotz Springs, La.) is the team leader in ERA (3.94) and is 2-0 in 16 innings pitched.

See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/sball/2022-23/schedule

Admission is FREE to all Centenary home athletic contests and Live stats and live video stream are available for all home contests as well. Please note that all dates and times are subject to change.

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