SOFTBALL HEADS TO WAKE TECH FOR TUESDAY DOUBLEHEADER
PETERSBURG, Va., (Mar. 28, 2016) – Fresh off a pair of 3-2 victories over Patrick Henry Community College on Saturday, the Richard Bland College softball team hits the road for a Region X Conference doubleheader against Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday starting at 2 p.m.
GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Richard Bland (10-14, 6-2) vs. Wake Tech (2-2, 0-2)
Date: Tuesday, Mar. 2 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
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Site: Raleigh, N.C.
LAST OUTING VS. WAKE TECH: The Statesmen won all four games against the Eagles last year, each by convincing margins … RBC won 7-0, 15-0 on Mar. 25 and 14-2, 19-6 on April 6.
BY THE NUMBERS: Sophomore Abby Eichelberger leads the Statesmen in hitting with a .368 average, just ahead of fellow sophomore Hannah Barnes, who is hitting .364 … Barnes leads the team in hits (28), doubles (5), triples (2), runs (20) and slugging percentage (.451).
NO ERRORS: For the second time this season, the Statesmen played a complete 7-inning game without an error in the second game victory over Patrick Henry … The first time came against College of Southern Maryland on Mar. 5.
BATS WARMING UP: In the doubleheader against Herkimer, the Statesmen had 19 total hits, banging out ten in the nightcap … On the season, RBC has three double digit hit games and have had nine or more hits in six games.
WHAT'S NEXT: Following Tuesday's game, the Statesmen will travel to Patrick Henry for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. … Wake Tech visits Surry C.C. on Wednesday for a doubleheader.