ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY 2016 SOFTBALL POSTSEASON NOTES Media Relations Contact: Spencer Kowitz • Email: kowitz@rmu.edu • www.rmucolonials.com • @RMUSoftball
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2016 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 13 Sat. vs. Morehead State ! W, 8-0 (6) vs. Niagara ! W, 7-5 14 Sun. @ Cleveland State ! L, 0-2 vs. Bowling Green ! L, 1-7 19 Fri. vs. Utah # L, 0-9 (5) vs. Oregon State # L, 1-8 20 Sat. vs. BYU # L, 2-7 @ UNLV # L, 3-8 21 Sun. vs. Nevada # L, 0-9 (5) 26 Fri. vs. Binghamton $ L, 5-15 (6) vs. Toledo $ CANCELED 27 Sat. vs. Binghamton $ L, 5-15 (5) 28 Sun. vs. Saint Joseph’s $ L, 2-6 @ #10/12 James Madison $ L, 0-8 (6) MARCH 4 Fri. @ George Washington ^ L, 4-5 (9) 5 Sat. vs. Columbia ^ L, 1-9 (5) @ Georgetown ^ L, 0-6 6 Sun. vs. Monmouth ^ W, 7-6 (8) 10 Thu. @ Florida Atlantic ~ W, 2-1 @ Florida Atlantic ~ L, 0-7 11 Fri. vs. UMass ~ L, 0-2 vs. #17/19 Minnesota ~ W, 4-1 12 Sat. vs. Mercer ~ L, 4-5 (8) vs. Rutgers ~ W, 5-4 (8) 18 Fri. vs. Northern Illinois ? L, 0-9 (5) @ UNCG ? L, 5-6 19 Sat. vs. Northern Illinois ? L, 0-8 (5) vs. George Washington ~ CANCELED @ UNCG ? L, 0-8 (5) 20 Sun. vs. George Washington ~ CANCELED 23 Wed. @ Penn State (DH) W, 3-1; L, 5-8 29 Tue. @ Youngstown St. (DH) L, 0-8 (6); L, 2-8 30 Wed. KENT STATE (DH) W, 3-2; W, 14-11 APRIL 2 Sat. @ Wagner (DH) * W, 6-5; W, 6-5 6 Wed. @ Canisius (DH) CANCELED 16 Sat. @ LIU Brooklyn (DH) * L, 1-4; L, 5-6 17 Sun. @ Sacred Heart (DH) * W, 3-1; L, 1-3 19 Tue. ST. BONAVENTURE (DH) L, 4-6; W, 4-2 24 Sun. BRYANT (DH) * W, 1-0; W, 4-3 (8) 30 Sat. @ Mt. St. Mary’s (DH) * L, 1-4; W, 9-1 MAY 1 Sun. SAINT FRANCIS (DH) * W, 6-2; L, 0-9 4 Wed. C. CONN. ST. (DH) * W, 8-3; L, 4-6 8 Sun. FDU (DH) * W, 4-0; W, 3-0 12 Thu. vs. Saint Francis % Noon 13. Fri. vs. TBD % TBD Home games in all CAPS ! CSU Dome Invitational # DeMarini Desert Classic $ Macado’s Invitational ^ District Invite ~ Parents’ Weekend Tournament ? Blue/Gold Challengre * Northeast Conference game % Northeast Conference Tournament
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TOURNAMENT PREVIEW 2016 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT THURSDAY, MAY 12 - SATURDAY, MAY 14 LIU FIELD - BROOKLYN, N.Y. #1 LIU Brooklyn | #2 Saint Francis | #3 Robert Morris | #4 Bryant Live Video: www.necfrontrow.com | Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/liubrooklyn/softball/ STRONG FINISH SENDS RMU BACK TO NEC TOURNAMENT Robert Morris qualified for the Northeast Conference Tournament for the eighth time in nine seasons with a strong finish to the regular season. The Colonials won seven of their final 10 games, all in league action, to conclude NEC play with a 10-6 mark. In each of the last eight years that RMU has made the tournament, it has reached double digits in conference victories. REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGS AGAINST TOURNAMENT TEAMS: @ LIU Brooklyn (April 16 - Brooklyn, N.Y.) RMU outhit LIU in both games of a doubleheader but was nonetheless swept by the Blackbirds for the first time since 2010. Only two Blackbirds reached in the first five innings of the opener, but a two-run long ball had the hosts on top as RMU was unable to crack the scoring column until the seventh. RMU jumped ahead in the second game by scoring three times in the first and eventually built a four-run lead. However, LIU put together a furious rally in the seventh to come back and win, 6-5. vs. Bryant (April 24 - Moon Township, Pa.) RMU swept Bryant to begin its strong closing stretch, but it was far from easy. A Haileigh Stocks home run in the fifth inning provided the only offense of the game in the opener as Kaitlin Ellzy and Laura Coulter combined on a two-hit shutout. Bryant scored first in the nightcap and took a 3-2 lead into the seventh, but Abrielle McCartney tied the game with a two-out single. The Colonials would win the game in the eighth on a Kristen Gabelt RBI double. Gabelt had homered earlier in the game. vs. Saint Francis (May 1 - Moon Township, Pa.) RMU split its twinbill with Saint Francis fewer than two weeks ago. Kristen Gabelt hit a game-tying home run, and Ashley Gerhart put RMU ahead for good with a two-run shot in the fourth inning of the opener. Lacee Collins picked up the win in the circle by working four innings while Kaitlin Ellzy finished out the game and earned a save. The Red Flash would rally in the nightcap and cruised to a victory behind a trio of home runs as the Colonials could not keep up offensively.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING BATTING AVG. Jordan Gurganus - .351 Ashley Gerhart - .300 Kristen Gabelt - .284
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Kristen Gabelt - .497 Haileigh Stocks - .483 Ashley Gerhart - .473
ON BASE PERCENTAGE Jordan Gurganus - .362 Ashley Gerhart - .356 Kristen Gabelt - .319
RUNS SCORED Kristen Gabelt - 27 Lauren Hackett - 25 Ashley Gerhart - 24
HITS Jordan Gurganus - 60 Ashley Gerhart - 45 Kristen Gabelt - 44
RBI Haileigh Stocks - 25 Lauren Hackett - 22 Kristen Gabelt - 21
DOUBLES Stacey Capp - 11 Ashley Gerhart - 9 Haileigh Stocks - 9
HOME RUNS Kristen Gabelt - 8 Haileigh Stocks - 8 Ashley Gerhart - 5
WALKS Olivia Lorusso - 15 Ashley Gerhart - 11 Kristen Gabelt - 8
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