Softball To Honor Four Seniors Prior to Doubleheader with Lees-McRae

The Matchups:
Converse (16-26, 8-10 Conference Carolinas)
Lees-McRae (7-31, 1-15 Conference Carolinas)
No. 4 Francis Marion (37-3, 17-1 Conference Carolinas)
Location: Tyger River Stadium | Duncan, S.C.
Series History: LMC leads 15-5 | FMU leads 10-0
Last Matchup: Converse won 16-4 (5 Innings), March 22, 2025 | FMU won 27-0 (5 Innings), April 15, 2023
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Converse Notes:

The Valkyries enter the weekend 16-26 and 8-10 in Conference Carolinas after dropping a doubleheader to King on Tuesday, April 8.
Senior Riley Lingerfelt is one win shy of tying her own program record of wins in a single-season.
Fellow senior Sydney Watson is two home runs shy of tying her own program record for home runs in a single season.
The Valkyries will honor four seniors prior to the doubleheader: Katelynn Tuxbury, AJ Albano, Lingerfelt and Watson.

Lees-McRae Notes:

The Bobcats enter the weekend 7-31 on the season and 1-15 in Conference Carolinas. They have lost four in a row.
Junior Taylor Beurrier leads the team among qualified batters with a .437 batting average and also leads the team with a .709 slugging percentage.
Lees-McRae ranks 15th out of 15 in the Conference Carolinas KPI rankings.

Francis Marion Notes:

The Patriots enter the weekend 37-3 and 17-1 in Conference Carolinas play. They rank fourth nationally and have won 16 consecutive games.
Francis Marion takes on Mount Olive in a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Alyssa Poston leads the Patriots in the circle with 20 wins on 23 appearances, 141 strikeouts and a 1.37 ERA.
Francis Marion ranks first in the Conference Carolinas KPI rankings and fourth in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's Top 25 poll.

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Players Mentioned

#22 AJ Albano: MI; 5' 5"; Senior; R/R

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

#7 Katelynn Tuxbury: IF; 5' 2"; Senior; R/R

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

Players Mentioned

#22 AJ Albano
: 5' 5"; Senior; R/R
: MI

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

#7 Katelynn Tuxbury
: 5' 2"; Senior; R/R
: IF

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