Softball Kicks Off Eight-Game Road Trip With Visit to the Peach State

The Teams:
Converse (14-24, 3-7 Conference Carolinas) vs Emmanuel (16-19, 5-7 Conference Carolinas)
Series History: Emmanuel leads 13-1
Last Matchup: Emmanuel won 7-0, March 28, 2023
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Converse Notes:

Converse enters Tuesday's doubleheader after nearly dropping a pair of games to divisional-foe Emmanuel.
Junior Riley Lingerfelt and sophomore Victoria Dichio are separated for the best ERA on the team by just 0.01. They have a 3.79 and 3.78 ERA this season respectively. Dichio holds opponents to a .282 batting average while Lingerfelt allows a .266 opponent batting average. Together they have combined for 212.2 innings in the circle, just over 89% of the team's innings. Lingerfelt is currently tied for third nationally in strikeouts this season. She trails Anderson's Laken Maxwell by just one for second place.
Sophomore Ayellad Howard leads the Valkyries in batting average with a .431 mark through the team's first 38 games this season, of which she has appeared in all 38. Following closely behind in batting average is junior Sydney Watson with a .429 batting average this season. She leads the team in slugging percentage (.672), home runs (7), RBIs (39) and total bases (80).
Converse has a 0.936 fielding percentage this season.

Emmanuel Notes:

The Lions enter Tuesday's doubleheader after most recently sweeping a road doubleheader with Southern Wesleyan on Tuesday, March 28.
Senior pitcher Maddie Edwards leads the Lions in the circle this season. In 15 appearances, all starts, she has thrown 11 complete games with 2.95 ERA. In 87.2 innings pitched this season, she allows .261 opponent batting average, 13th best in Conference Carolinas.
Offensively the Lions are led by junior Lexi Jordan who has started all 35 of the team's games and has a .472 batting average this season, third-best in Conference Carolinas. Senior Alyssa Adams leads the team in RBIs with 34, seventh-best in Conference Carolinas. As a team, Emmanuel hits .332 on the season, the best mark for any team in the league.
Emmanuel is 10th in Conference Carolinas in fielding percentage, posting a .952 mark through 35 games.

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Players Mentioned

#4 Victoria Dichio: LHP; 5' 2"; Sophomore; L/L

#33 Ayellad Howard: OF; 5' 0"; Sophomore; L/R

#79 Riley Lingerfelt: RHP; 6' 1"; Junior; R/R

#50 Sydney Watson: RHP/UTL; 5' 8"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#4 Victoria Dichio
: 5' 2"; Sophomore; L/L
: LHP

#33 Ayellad Howard
: 5' 0"; Sophomore; L/R
: OF

#79 Riley Lingerfelt
: 6' 1"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#50 Sydney Watson
: 5' 8"; Junior; R/R
: RHP/UTL