Softball Slated For Rematch Against Pace on Tuesday, April 23

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Softball Slated For Rematch Against Pace on Tuesday, April 23

2019 Southern Connecticut State University Softball
Games 39

Southern Connecticut State University Owls (7-32, 5-18 NE10, 2-11 SW)
vs. Pace University Setters (17-18, 8-11 NE10, 4-9 SW)
April 23 • 4 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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HOME FOR A SPLIT SECOND
The Southern Connecticut softball squad will host the Pace Setters on Tuesday, April 23 for a single game matchup in Southwest Division action. The Setters currently sit fourth in the Northeast 10, while the Owls sit sixth in the NE10. Last week these two squads squared off at the Pace Softball Field in Pleasantville, N.Y. where the Setters claimed both victories of the doubleheader, 8-0 and 4-1.

Last time out, Alexa Bacoulis (Monroe, Conn.) went 3-for-6 on the day including a double and a RBI, while Sara Buscetto (Waterford, Conn.) went 2-for-7 with one run and one stolen base. Sophomore pitcher Kailey Westington (Ridgefield, Conn.), who only has 17 at-bats this season, seeing most of her time in the circle, dazzled in the batters box going 2-for-3 in game two including a double, while pitching six innings with two strikeouts.

The Setters were led by Emma Bernet in the circle, who tossed a complete six innings of work to pick up her sixth win of the year. The junior allowed just four hits and walked one while striking out four. Bernet has now won her last three starts, allowing a lone earned run during that stretch. Southern will look to bounce back from the sweep behind the bats of Bacoulis and Buscetto with the first pitch set to be tossed at 4 p.m. at Pelz Field in New Haven.

ALL-TIME VS. PACE

The Owls hold the all-time series with the Setters, 36-32-2.
Southern Connecticut and Pace last squared off on last week on April 17, where the Setters took both games of the doubleheader, 8-0 and 4-1.

LAST TIME OUT

Southern Connecticut dropped two games to Pace, 8-0 and 4-1 in Pleasantville, N.Y.
Junior Sara Buscetto collected her 22^ndstolen base of the year with one stolen in game two. With her 22 stolen bases this season, she is now tied for first in SCSU all-time single season stolen bases with Megan Caporossi, who had 22 in 2009.
Freshman Alexa Bacoulis is riding a six-game hitting streak, collecting at least two hits in each of the Owls last six games.
Southern Connecticut out-hit Pace in game one 8-to-6, while the Setters out-hit the Owls 12-to-4 in game two.

IN THE NE10

Sara Buscetto is second in stolen bases in the NE10, with 22 on the year. She is also tied for 13^th in hits in the NE10 with 38 and tied for 14^th in runs with 22.
Jazmyn Martinez is tied for seventh in the NE10 in complete games pitched with 11 and is ninth in innings pitched with 105 in total.

BACOULIS' BIG BLAST

Freshman Alexa Bacoulis was the extra-inning hero against Le Moyne when she blasted a grand slam to left center field in the bottom of the 10^th inning to lead the Owls to a 4-1 victory over the Dolphins. That grand slam was the first home run of Bacoulis' career and adds to her solid play in her debut season.

CLIMBING THE RANKINGS

After completing just 13 steals through 42 games last year, junior Sara Buscetto has tallied 22 stolen bases through 38 games this season. With 22 steals, she moves into second place all-time in SCSU history for single-season stolen bases.

FESHLER, BUSCETTO TABBED AS 2019 CAPTAINS

Senior Madison Feshler and junior Sara Buscetto have been chosen to lead the 2019 softball squad, as announced by head coach Jillian Rispoli
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IN THE NE10 PRESEASON RANKINGS

The Southern Connecticut State University softball team has been selected to finish fifth in the Southwest Division of the NE10 Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.

LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON