Softball to Host #17 SNHU on Senior Day

Matchup	Merrimack (22-22, 13-12 NE10) // #17 Southern N.H. (36-10, 20-5 NE10)
Date//Time	Saturday, April 27
Venue	Martone-Mejail Field // North Andover, Mass.
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College softball program will honor its class of 2019 on Saturday, April 27, by hosting its final regular season doubleheader of the year against #17 Southern New Hampshire University. The Warriors, now 13-12 in league play and 11-8 in divisional play, sit one game ahead of Bentley for third place and two games ahead of Assumption for fourth place.

In between games, the program's five seniors - Nicole Nanof, Caitlin McBride, Hannah Johnson, Melanie DeAlmeida, and Emily Kurkul - will be honored for their hard work, sacrifice, and dedication to the program.

Five Things to Know:

• Merrimack has three players hitting above .315 on the season; junior Tiffany Mangiameli, and sophomores Lucy Collarusso and Abigail Amato.
• Merrimack dropped game one against SNHU on Thursday, losing 2-0.
• Freshman pitcher Jenna Wike holds the team-best ERA, sporting a 2.38 through 86 innings pitched.
• Southern New Hampshire is 14-5 in divisional play, good for second in the Northeast.
• The Warriors are 9-11 all-time against the Penmen when playing at home – its most recent home win against the program came on May 4, 2017.

Head-to-Head (SNHU):

Merrimack (22-22; 11-8 Div.)	Stat Category	Southern N.H. (36-10; 13-5 Div)
.263	Batting Average	.294
.323	On-Base Percentage	.348
.341	Slugging Percentage	.438
3.08	Team ERA	1.24
159	Team Strikeouts	130
88	Total Stolen Bases	14
.967	Team Fielding Percentage	.973
Tiffany Mangiameli (.358)	Batting Average Leader	Erin Garczynski (.432)
Abigail Amato (3)	Home Runs Leader	Emily Carbonneau (10)
Amato (26)	RBI Leader	Garczynski, Carbonneau (32)
Jenna Wike (2.38)	ERA Leader (Individual)	Olivia Strasser (1.16)
Bryana Michitson (56)	Strikeouts Leader	Maddy Barone (159)