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Doubleheader Preview: Softball vs. Frostburg State/Becker

March 14, 2016

CLERMONT, Fla. - The Smith College softball team looks to carry the momentum of Sunday's wins into today's games against Frostburg State University and Becker College.

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL

Smith at the Spring Games | National Training Center | Clermont, Fla.
GAME 1: Monday, March 14vs. Frostburg State University - 1 p.m. Video
GAME 2: Monday, March 14vs. Becker College - 3 p.m. Video

4629Smith College
Scout: Behind 25 hits, including six off the bat of first-year Emma Kraus (Wakefield, Mass./Wakefield), the Pioneers earned their first two victories of the 2016 season with a sweep of Lasell and Fitchburg State Sunday afternoon. Senior Tori Brown (New Market, Md./Linganore) roped a two-out double down the left-field line in the 4th inning against Lasell for her 100th career hit. Pitchers Natalie Burchat (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) and Rowan Turner (Prairie Village, Kan./Shawnee Mission East) each got their first wins of the 2016 season. Kraus is batting .538 with a double and a triple, and leads the Pioneers with seven hits and seven RBI.


4364 Frostburg State University
All-Time Series Record: N/A
Scout: The Bobcats (5-3), from the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC), finished with a 24-12 record last season and the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. FSU is under the guidance of 11th year head coach Wes Landrum. Frostburg returns their top-three hitters from 2015 as well as CAC Rookie of the Year Allison Short.


4362Becker College
All-Time Series Record: N/A
Scout: The Hawks (0-2), who hail from the New England Collegiate Conference, had a 20-15 record last season, with a 13-5 mark in league play made it to the championship game of their conference tournament in 2015. Becker earned the fifth seed in the ECAC New England Tournament before being knocked out in the opening game by Suffolk. The Hawks return seniors Jessica Wheelahan and Jaclyn Orangio who combined for 81 hits, 57 runs and 35 RBI in 2015. Becker is led by fourth-year head coach Dick Hurley.



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