Cabrini University Cavaliers (4-5, 0-0 Atlantic East) vs. Eastern University Eagles (3-5, 0-0 MAC-Freedom)
Thursday, March 14, 3pm
Cabrini Field

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Last Meeting: Eastern 5, Cabrini 1, Eastern 7, Cabrini 4 (3/23/2016, St. Davids, PA)
The Blue and White will face the Eagles for the first time since the 2016 season, when Eastern earned a sweep over the Cavs. 

After two scoreless innings in the opener, the Eagles broke the scoring open with a big four run third inning. Eastern scored one more time in the fifth inning. 

Down 5-0, the Cavaliers found some life as a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly gave Cabrini its first run. Kaitlyn Cooper opened the sixth inning with a double and advanced to third base on a ground out.  Lindsay Savar's fly ball to left field was deep enough to score Cooper the following at bat. 

The Cavaliers' bats were silent the rest of the way, as Eastern captured game one.

Cabrini scored early in game two. In the top of the first inning, Christine Ferraro reached on an infield error and later scored on Marissa Alpaugh's single. Eastern answered, however, with a four run second inning on one hit, three walks and three errors to take the lead. 

The Blue and White tied the score in the third inning, but the Eagles finished strong to take the win, notching runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

Cabrini Last Time Out: Wartburg 5, Cabrini 0 (3/5/2019, Clermont, FL)
The Knights plated a single run in the first and three in the second before scoring a solo run in the fourth.

Meanwhile, the Cavaliers struggled to find their offense, notching only four singles on the day.

Despite its lack of base hits, the Blue and White offense threatened to score several times, stranding nine runners on the base paths. Cavaliers were left on base in each of the seven frames, including two in both the first and third innings.

Sophomores Aysiah Cintron and Casey Scheuren joined freshmen Allison Martin and Kaitlyn Martinwith base hits, while Scheuren suffered the loss in the pitcher's circle. The sophomore hurler surrendered four earned runs on eight hits in four innings.

Eastern Last Time Out: Eastern 6, Concordia 5 (3/7/2019, Kissimmee, FL)
Concordia jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of base hits in the game's opening frame. Eastern responded, however, after a pair of singles and an error loaded the bases for Rebecca Howard. Howard delivered a two-run single to even things at 2-2, while Sam Alberston gave the Eagles the lead with an ensuing RBI single. 

Another Eagles run in the third inning, followed by two runs in the fourth gave Eastern the lead for good as they would limit Concordia to just two more runs and hang on for the 6-5 final. 

5 Factors for Cabrini

• This marks the first matchup between the Eagles and Cavs since the 2016 season and the first home matchup since 2015. 
• Cabrini finished their spring break trip with a 4-5 record, but earned strong victories over Northern Vermont University (13-0, 10-1) and Hanover College (5-4). 
• A pair of underclassmen are off to hot starts for the Cavaliers, as sophomore Olivia Young leads the team with a .471 batting average, while freshmen Faith Pitsikoulis is second on the team with a .421 average. 
• The Cavaliers are 4-0 in games when they score at least three runs, but own an 0-5 record when scoring two or fewer runs. 
• Cabrini currently ranks second in the Atlantic East with 25 walks, while also ranking third with a .941 fielding percentage. 

5 Factors for Eastern

• After dropping their first three games, the Eagles have posted three wins in their last five contests, including a 4-3 victory over York College of PA. 
• The Eagles boast a pair of players hitting above a .450 clip in Emily Loomis (.458) and Leah Lozzi (.455). 
• Eastern's pitching staff has totaled a 6.26 ERA, while allowing 85 hits in 47 innings. 
• As a team, the Eagles are batting a combined .302 on the season, but have totaled just 12 extra base hits across 199 at-bats. 
• Pitcher Lexi Evelyn has tallied 14 strikeouts in 14 innings and has held opponents to a .283 batting average. 

 

	TALE OF THE TAPE
Cabrini		Eastern
4-5, 0-0 AEC	Record	3-5, 0-0 MAC-F
.249	Batting Average	.302
59	Hits	60
33	Runs	31
0	Home Runs	0
2	Stolen Bases	4
3.25	Earned Run Average	6.26
.938	Fielding Percentage	.931
	TEAM LEADERS
Olivia Young (.471)	Batting Average	Emily Loomis (.458)
Amber Seamen (18)	Hits	Emily Loomis (11)
Aysiah Cintron (5)	Runs Scored	Rebecca Howard (5)
Amber Seamen (6)	RBI	Emily Loomis (6)
Cintron, Schell (1)	Stolen Bases	Four Players Tied (1)
Grace Stairiker (1.36)	Earned Run Average	Lexi Evelyn (4.00)
Grace Stairiker (17)	Strikeouts	Lexi Evelyn (14)