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Friday, Mar. 27 – 2 p.m. Post vs. Dominican College Lamoy Field- Waterbury, Conn. Coverage: Live Stats

Saturday, Mar. 28 – 11 a.m. Post vs. Wilmington University Lamoy Field- Waterbury, Conn. Coverage: Live Stats

 
WATERBURY, Conn. – The Post University softball team will host back-to-back Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) double headers at Lamoy Field. The Eagles will take on Dominican College on Friday, Mar. 27 at 2 p.m. and Wilmington University on Saturday, Mar. 28 at 11 a.m.
 
All-Time Series vs. Dominican
The Eagles stand at 11-21 against Dominican in the all-time series and 5-7 at Lamoy Field. In their most recent meeting, the Eagles defeated the Chargers 3-2 in the first game of the CACC tournament a season ago.
Results
5/2/14…….....…N (CACC)……W, 3-2
3/27/14.................H................L, 7-5
3/27/14.................H.............. W, 10-7
4/14/13.................A .............. L, 9-0 (5)
4/14/13.................A ...............L, 6-0
 
Scouting the Opposition
Dominican is 2-0 in CACC play, and 6-8 overall on the season. The Chargers are riding a four-game winning streak and recently defeated Wilmington in a doubleheader sweep. Thus far, Dominican is 4-1 on the road and will enter play on Friday with a .241 team batting average. According to the 2015 CACC Preseason Coaches' Poll, Dominican was picked to finish fifth in the conference, just above Post.
 
All-Time Series vs. Wilmington
Post and Wilmington have matched up well against one another in previous meetings. The all-time series stands at 15-14 in favor of Wilmington. The Eagles are 7-7 against the CACC opponent at Lamoy Field. The Wildcats most recently defeated Post 6-0 in the second round of the CACC tournament a season ago.
Results
5/3/14.............. N (CACC).........L, 6-0
4/22/14...................A …..........W, 13-2 (5)
4/22/14...................A .............. L, 11-1 (5)
4/13/13...................H................L, 3-0
4/13/13...................H................L, 3-1
 
Scouting the Opposition
Wilmington is 2-4 in CACC play, and 11-10 overall on the season. The Wildcats are riding a four-game skid and were recently swept by CACC-opponent Holy Family. Miranda Pedersen (El Segundo, Calif.) has been the hot bat for the Wildcats leading the team with four homeruns and 17 RBIs. The Wildcats were picked to finish second in the CACC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
 
Leading The Way
Samantha Esque (Springfield, Pa.) leads the Eagles pitching staff with two wins and a 1.24 earned run average. Emily Schaffer (Hazlet, N.J.) has yet to walk a batter and leads the nation in this category. Korie McDonald (Middleboro, Mass.) is hitting .458 over 24 at-bats.
 
Preseason Prognostications
The Post softball team was selected to finish sixth in the CACC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Eagles received 122 points in the poll as voted by the conference's 14 head coaches, just behind fifth-place Dominican. Caldwell received 194 points and 12 first-place votes to earn the top spot in the poll. Defending conference champion Wilmington was selected second with 157 points and one first-place vote.
 
On The Horizon
The action continues with a five-game home stand the following week, three of which have CACC implications. To start, the Eagles will play host to Felician College on Monday, Mar. 30. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.