The Seattle University softball team will take their first Pacific Coast Softball Conference road trip this weekend. The Redhawks (6-24-1, 2-2 PCSC) will square off with Weber State (1-31, 1-4 PCSC) in a two day four game series in Ogden, Utah. SeattleU will kick off the road trip on Friday, Apr. 16, with a doubleheader slated for 1 p.m. PT. The following day, SU will close out the series with a final pair of games. First pitch is set for 11 a.m. PT.
"We are looking forward to carrying the momentum from this past weekend on the road," said head coach Dan Powers. "The bottom half of the lineup is doing well as of late and hopefully that will carry throughout the lineup. We are getting hot at this point in the season which is great as we go deeper into conference play."
Last Time Out: In their PCSC home opening series, the Redhawks split with Idaho State 2-2. After going undefeated in both games on day one, SeattleU was unable to carry that momentum and sweep the series. On Apr. 10, SU defeated ISU 13-3 and 11-9, but were edged twice on Apr. 11, 8-7 and 5-4. SeattleU was led by conference Player of the Week Sandra Hernandez, who tallied three home runs, including a grand slam, and nine RBIs throughout the weekend.
Follow the Game: Free live stats will be available for all softball action on Friday and Saturday. Fans log onto www.GoSeattleU.com to follow the games and for the most up-to-date information about the Redhawk softball team.
Hernandez Named Player of the Week: Senior infielder Sandra Hernandez was named PCSC Player of the Week for the Mountain Division following an outstanding conference opening weekend. She hit .417 during the four game series, behind five hits, nine RBIs, six runs, three home runs and three walks. She hit a pair of long balls in SU's opening game versus Idaho State on Apr. 10, with her first homer being a grand slam. In the game she also tallied seven RBIs, to tie a career high she established in 2007.
On the season, the Redlands, Calif. native has tallied 12 hits, 14 RBIs, 10 runs, seven walks and five home runs. She is the third Redhawk player to be recognized by the conference this season.
Another First for SeattleU: The Redhawks will take to the road for their first-ever Pacific Coast Softball Conference road trip. They will take on Weber State from Apr. 16 to 17, in Ogden, Utah. After opening the conference-half of the 2010 schedule up at home last weekend, they will be on the road for their next eight games.
Coming Around: The Redhawk lineup is beginning to find their rhythm at the plate, as they begin to get deeper into the 2010 schedule. Behind senior Sandra Hernandez's three home runs and nine RBI performance, SeattleU split their season series with Idaho State.
Split the Series: In their Pacific Coast Softball Conference inaugural series, the Redhawks split with Idaho State. After sweeping both games on Apr. 10, they were edged in a pair of one-run losses the following day to go 2-2 on the weekend.
Scouting Weber State: The Wildcats of Weber State host their PCSC home opener after going 1-3 versus Utah Valley last weekend. WSU heads into this weekend's action riding a 1-31 overall record. They are led by Britinie Hardine, who's hitting .374 in 32 consecutive starts. In 91 at bats, she's tallied 34 hits, 13 runs, 13 RBIs, six home runs and six doubles. She and Linnea Ketcher are the only players hitting over .300 on the year. Ketcher is sporting a .325 batting average, behind 25 hits, 10 runs and two RBIs.
In the circle, the only pitcher with a winning record is BreAnn Jones. She is 1-4, seeing her lone win on Apr. 9, 8-6 over Utah Valley. In 13 appearances, she has not pitched in any complete games. Jones has pitched in 29 innings, throwing eight strikeouts and allowing 73 hits.
In addition to their 8-6 win over Utah Valley, they fell in the opening game 10-1, and dropped both games on Apr. 10, 14-1 and 10-2.