THE DETAILS
Clarion (2-11, 0-0 PSAC Central) at Bloomsburg (17-4, 0-0 PSAC Central)
Thursday, March 24 - 2:30 PM (DH)
Jan M. Hutchinson Field - Bloomsburg, Pa.
 
GAME COVERAGE
Live Stats - http://www.sidearmstats.com/bloomu/softball/

RELATED LINKS
Bloomsburg - Roster | Schedule | Statistics
Clarion - Roster | Schedule | Statistics

STORYLINE
The Huskies and the Golden Eagles open conference play on Thursday with a doubleheader at Jan M. Hutchinson Field. The teams are moving in opposite directions as Bloomsburg has won three straight and five of the last six while Clarion has lost seven games in a row. The Huskies boast the third-best winning percentage in the entire conference (.810) while the Golden Eagles' .154 winning percentage is worst in the PSAC.

ALL-TIME SERIES
Bloomsburg leads the all-time series against Clarion, 19-0.

LAST MEETING
Bloomsburg and Clarion have not played since the Huskies posted a doubleheader sweep of the Golden Eagles on April 26, 2013. Bloomsburg won the opener 10-0 in five innings and then completed the sweep with a 10-1 six-inning win in game two. Cait Paine pitched a two-hitter in game one while Mandi Black (Huntington Mills/Northwest Area) allowed one hit and went 3-for-3 with three runs batted in during game two.

SCOUTING BLOOMSBURG
Bloomsburg is 17-4 overall and most recently won a pair of games at Goldey-Beacom on Tuesday by the scores of 6-0 and 11-0 in five innings. In the sweep, Huskies' pitchers allowed six total hits while Emily Mayhew (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) went 5-for-6 with five runs scored and four runs batted in. Bridget Casey (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) leads the Huskies with a .360 batting average (9-of-25) with four doubles and seven runs batted in. Taylor Winkelman (Springfield, Pa/Springfield) is currently hitting .357 (25-of-70) with a team-high 25 hits and four stolen bases. She is second on the team in runs scored with 19. Taylor Parker (Dewart, Pa./Warrior Run) is hitting .343 with a team-best six home runs and a team-leading 25 runs batted in. She is also 5-1 in the circle with a 1.86 earned run average. The Huskies are hitting .311 as a team and are limiting opponents to a .211 batting average. Sarah Bortner (Glenville, Pa./South Western) (7-3, 1.64 ERA) and Mallory Tomaschik (Catawissa, Pa./Southern Columbia) (5-0, 2.14 ERA) are also off to great starts pitching. Tomaschik, in fact, is the reigning PSAC Central Pitcher of the Week after going 2-0 with a 0.55 ERA in wins over Nyack and Millersville last week.

SCOUTING CLARION
The Golden Eagles enter the doubleheader with a 2-11 overall record and have scored just 30 runs in 13 games to date. They are on a seven-game losing skid and have not won since defeating Elizabeth City State, 6-5, on March 6. Paige Baker leads Clarion with a .378 batting average (14-for-37) while Christina Tressler is hitting at a .361 clip with one home run and a team-high six runs batted in. Taylor Nonnenberg and Casey Wilcox lead the team with two home runs apiece. In the circle, the Golden Eagles have a team earned run average of 5.21. Rachel Hoffman has both Clarion victories and is 2-3 with a 4.34 ERA. She leads the team in innings pitched (30.2), strikeouts (23), and complete games (3).