ALLENDALE – The Grand Valley State softball team is back home for a pair of GLIAC doubleheaders this weekend. The Lakers will host Ferris State on Saturday, April 12
th at 1:00 PM and Davenport on Sunday, April 13
th at 1:00 PM.
GVSU is 16-20 on the season and 7-7 in the GLIAC. The Lakers split an away doubleheader on Friday against Wayne State before dropping both games of a doubleheader to Saginaw Valley State on Sunday.
Freshman
Madelynn Pope leads the Lakers with a .357 batting average with 37 hits and seven triples. Pope has also hit one home run, six doubles, and is second on the team with 19 runs batted in. Junior
Elizabeth Wesoloski is hitting .314 with 37 hits and a team leading 37 runs batted in. Sophomore
Faith Edwards has notched a .304 average with a team leading 24 runs scored and 10 stolen bases. Freshman
Grace Usher is hitting .300 with two home runs and eight doubles.
The GVSU pitching staff has tossed a 3.16 ERA as a team. Freshman
Karli Dorr has tossed a 2.67 ERA with 10 complete games and 90 strikeouts. Junior
Nevaeh Ingram has posted a 2.99 ERA with 13 complete games and 69 strikeouts.
Ferris State enters the weekend in second place in the GLIAC standings with an 8-6 conference mark and 19-11 overall. The Bulldogs are hitting .270 as a team, while tossing a 3.39 ERA as a team. Alexis Kozlowski has appeared and started in all 30 games hitting .341 with 26 runs batted in and 23 runs scored. Catherine O'Donohue is 8-1 in the circle this season with a 2.88 ERA and 39 strikeouts.
Davenport is 16-18 on the season and 7-7 in the conference. The Panthers will travel to Purdue Northwest on Saturday before traveling to Allendale on Sunday. Davenport is hitting .245 as a team, while tossing a 3.42 team ERA. Savanna Disbrow is hitting .330 with 22 runs batted in and 19 runs scored. She has appeared and started in all 34 games for the Panthers. Hailey Whisman is 9-7 with a 2.95 ERA in 18 appearances in the circle for Davenport.
Both games will be streamed live on FloSports. Visit gvsulakers.com for links to live stats and live video. Follow @GVSUSoftball for live in-game updates all weekend long.
