Softball Faces Assumption in Thursday Series Finale

Matchup	Merrimack (15-18, 5-7 NE10) // Assumption (18-11, 11-5 NE10)
Date//Time	Thursday, April 11
Venue	Marois Field // Worcester, Mass.
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College softball program looks to bounce back after a one-run loss to Bentley Tuesday, priming for a pivotal game three against Assumption Thursday evening at 5 p.m. The Warriors, now 5-7 in Northeast-10 Conference action and .500 in divisional play, look to turn the corner against the Greyhounds before hosting Saint Anselm for a three-game slate this weekend.

Five Things to Know:

• Merrimack scored four of its final five runs in the last two innings of Tuesday's game against Bentley, falling by a 6-5 final.
• Sophomore Lucy Colarusso brought her batting average up nearly 20 points after Tuesday's performance; the everyday third baseman is hitting .384 with 33 hits and 12 RBI.
• Seniors Caitlin McBride and Hannah Johnson account for 40% of the team's RBI total; the duo have combined for 34 RBI thus far.
• Assumption has rolled through the month of April – just one loss in its last 12 games put the team at 18-11 overall and 11-5 in league play.
• In 811 team at-bats, the Greyhounds have struck out just 37 times.

Head-to-Head (Assumption):

Merrimack (15-18; 4-4 Div.)	Stat Category	Assumption (18-11; 7-1 Div)
.239	Batting Average	.277
.306	On-Base Percentage	.346
.301	Slugging Percentage	.380
3.07	Team ERA	3.01
112	Team Strikeouts	34
71	Total Stolen Bases	37
.968	Team Fielding Percentage	.966
Lucy Colarusso (.384)	Batting Average Leader	Alyssa Beaton (.393)
Kurkul, Nanof, Amato (1)	Home Runs Leader	Alyssa Bialakis (4)
Hanna Johnson (19)	RBI Leader	Beaton (25)
Bridget Soraghan (2.43)	ERA Leader (Individual)	Mia Nowicki (1.92)
Bryana Michitson (47)	Strikeouts Leader	Nowicki (83)

 
Up Next
The Warriors are back at home Saturday, hosting Saint Anselm for a doubleheader. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m.