Softball Plays Host To Fordham On Senior Day

University of Massachusetts Softball Notes & Information
Games 40-42	UMass vs. Fordham (Atlantic 10)
Date	Saturday-Sunday, March 27-28
Location	Amherst, Mass. // Sortino Field
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ESPN+	G ame 1 / Game 2 / Game 3
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Senior Day Saturday
UMass will recognize its six seniors before the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday approximately 15 minutes before the first pitch.

New Start Time
First pitch for the series opening contest on Saturday has been pushed back to 1 p.m. due to rain in the forecast. The Senior Day ceremony will begin at approximately 12:45 p.m. while game two is set to follow around 3 p.m.

Stellar Seniors
The group of UMass seniors have made their mark in the program record book during their four-year careers with three ranking among the top-20 in various career categories. Kaycee Carbone's 16 career home runs rank 15th-most all-time while her career on-base percentage of .399 ranks inside the top-20. Erin Stacevicz ranks fourth in career hits with 229 and ninth in both batting average (.350) and runs (133) while Kaitlyn Stavinoha ranks 18th in hits (193) and 19th in RBI (101). Along with Melissa Garcia, four current seniors were named to all-conference teams a season ago.

The Opponent
Fordham comes into weekend in first place in the Atlantic 10 with a. conference record of 14-3 having won 11 straight games. The Rams are led offensively by Jordy Storm's .374 average while Molly Roark has driven in a team-high 37 runs on the year. In the circle, Madie Aughinbaugh owns a 13-9 record with a 2.68 ERA in 151.1 innings pitched. UMass swept the season series last year at Fordham to clinch the regular season title before the Rams won a pair of games in the A-10 Tournament on their home field.

Last Time Out
The Minutewomen split a midweek league doubleheader at Rhode Island on Wednesday, bouncing back from a one run loss in game one to take the finale 2-1. Quinn Breidenbach picked up her eighth win in a complete game effort, striking out four while surrendering no walks. Kristina Day drove in the game-winning run in the sixth inning on a pinch hit RBI double down the left field line while fellow freshman Kendra Allen drove in the first run in the second.

Atlantic 10 Leaders
Stavinoha ranks sixth among the league leaders in batting average with a .383 mark while Hannah Bunker's .362 average ranks 12th. Bunker's on-base percentage of .478 ranks third in the league with Carbone right behind in fourth at .471 along with Stavinoha at eighth (.436).

UMass Gives Coming Up
The University of Massachusetts Department of Athletics will be participating in the University-wide UMass Gives initiative from Monday-Tuesday of next week. The program with the highest number of total donors over the two-day span will receive an additional $5,000 that will go directly to support the current team and student-athletes. For more information or to make a donation, visit the UMass Athletics 2019 UMass Gives Donation Page.

UMass Gives is right around the corner! ??

The two-day campus wide initiative is one of the most impactful fundraising days for our program and we look forward to having your continued support on Monday-Tuesday!

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— UMass Softball (@UMassSoftball) April 26, 2019

We're honoring our great group of seniors before Saturday's 11 a.m. game against Fordham! ????#Flagship ?? pic.twitter.com/55zJWlpEJh
— UMass Softball (@UMassSoftball) April 25, 2019

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Players Mentioned

Kendra Allen

Quinn Breidenbach

Hannah Bunker

Kaycee Carbone

Kristina Day

Melissa Garcia

Erin Stacevicz

Kaitlyn Stavinoha

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