ANDERSON, S.C. - The Trojans travel South Atlantic Conference
opponent Mars Hill on Wednesday. First pitch of the doubleheader is
slated for 2 p.m. at Ponder Field.
GAME SETUP
• Who - Mars Hill (8-15, 2-4 SAC) vs.
Anderson (23-9, 3-3 SAC)
• When - Wednesday (2 p.m./4 p.m.)
• Where - Mars Hill, N.C. (Ponder Field)
• Live Stats - http://www.marshilllions.com/sports/sball/2015-16/boxscores/20160330_zbun.xml
SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record - Mars Hill leads 11-9 (2006-2015)
• The Trojans have won 7 out of the last 11 matchups, with the
Black and Gold sweeping the home series last season.
ANDERSON OVERVIEW
• Anderson is coming off of two losses after being swept by
Newberry on Saturday.
• Junior Augie Pena is 8-3 on the season with three saves to
her credit. Opponents are batting a mere .185 while striking out a
total of 99 times.
• Freshman Kasey Grant has drawn a team-high 19 walks on the
season while being hit-by-pitch on three occasions.
• Sophomore Carli Hurtado is batting .337 with a .425 on base
percentage. Hurtado has also swiped 10 out of 12 bases this
season.
MARS HILL OVERVIEW
• The Lions broke a four game skid by defeating Wingate, 6-5,
in game two on Friday.
• Junior pitcher Sydney Elkin (4-7) has started 10 games for
the Lions and holds a 4.06 ERA.
• Senior catcher Erin Vickery is batting a team-high .391 with
a .625 slugging percentage.
• Mars Hill was picked preseason N0. 10 in SAC play.
QUICK HITS
• Freshmen starters Madison Bivins, Michaela Smith and Grant
have a combined conference batting average of .370.
• Bivins has had at least one hit in 9 out of the last 10
games.
• The Trojans are 4-2 when playing on the road this
season.
TROJANS AMOUNG SAC LEADERS
• Cailah Niles leads SAC in total RBI with 34.
• Niles ranks tied for 2nd in home runs with 6.
• Niles is batting .456 which lands her in the top spot in the
SAC.
• Pena and Lauren Rudesheim are tied for first with three
saves apiece.
• Pena ranks fourth in total strikeouts with 99.
• Rudesheim ranks tied for third in total wins with 10.
