CU Softball Preview - at Skidmore/vs. St. Lawrence (4/28-29)

It's the final weekend of the regular season and the Clarkson University Softball team is still vying for a conference playoff spot as the Golden Knights will take on Skidmore College on the road Saturday and then return to Potsdam for a doubleheader against St. Lawrence University on Sunday afternoon.

Live Stats (at Skidmore)
Live Stats (vs. St. Lawrence)

The Series: Versus Skidmore, the Golden Knights are just 2-6 all-time, but the Thoroughbreds and Clarkson have split the series each of the past two seasons. Against St. Lawrence, Clarkson holds a 5-3 edge, but was swept 3-1 and 5-3 in 2017. The Golden Knights are 4-0 at Scott Field versus the Saints.

Key Stats for Clarkson (7-22-1, 2-8 Liberty League): Senior Summer Lancette has recorded multi-hit games in four of the last five contests, going 9-for-18 with six runs scored and four more driven in during that stretch. Overall, she ranks second in the league in hitting (.413), second in on-base percentage (.484) and seventh in slugging percentage (.588) with 20 runs scored. Freshman Hannah Bowen ranks sixth in the conference in runs (25) and has put together a strong .323/.398/.500 batting line with 10 extra-base hits in her first collegiate season.

Key Stats for Skidmore (15-19, 2-8 Liberty League): The Thoroughbreds are getting a great season from Lizette Roman-Johnston, who ranks in the top five in the conference in both batting average (.402) and on-base percentage (.452). She also leads the league in hits (49), runs scored (30) and total bases (69) with 11 stolen bases. Karly Fishkin leads the conference in doubles with 12 and is also posting a .351/.426/.514 line. Hannah Paolucci is contributing a .324/.374/.514 run, but is batting only .182/.229/.242 in conference games. Amanda Carilli ranks first in the conference in innings pitched (140.2) and complete games (16) and has allowed only 29 walks.

Key Stats for St. Lawrence (11-13, 3-5 Liberty League): The Saints will be on games five and six in a stretch of three days when they face Clarkson at Scott Field on Sunday. St. Lawrence is at home against Union on Friday, heads to Rensselaer for two on Saturday and then takes on the Knights on Sunday. For good measure, St. Lawrence is scheduled to face SUNY Canton on Monday as well. The Saints will ride their bats for that stretch as the team is hitting .308 overall, good enough for second in the conference. Taylor Armijo ranks in the top five in hitting (.400), on-base percentage (.458) and slugging (.600) while Skylar Hein is fifth in the league with a .377 average and Deanna Sullivan is sixth at .375. Mylea Mann leads the conference with five home runs and is fifth in slugging percentage at .595.

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