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Saturday, Apr. 4 – 1 p.m. Post vs. Holy Family Lamoy Field- Waterbury, Conn. Coverage: Live Stats

 
WATERBURY, Conn. – The Post University softball team will play host to the Tigers of Holy Family University in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 4. The game will be held at Lamoy Field where the Eagles are 8-2 this season. First pitch is schedule for 1 p.m.
 
All-Time Series vs. Holy Family
The Tigers hold the advantage in the all-time series, having won 19 of the teams' previous 29 meetings. The Eagles will take on Holy Family at home where they have fared considerably better (6-8) as opposed to on the road (1-11). In recent history, all of the games have been decided by a three-run margin or less.
Results
4/5/14.....................A ................L, 4-1
4/5/14.....................A ................L, 8-5
4/27/13...................H.................L, 3-1
4/27/13...................H................W, 5-3
4/3/12.....................A ................L, 5-4
4/3/12.....................A................ L, 3-2 (8)
 
Scouting the Opposition
Holy Family stands at 6-2 in conference play, and 6-2 overall. The Tigers most recently split a CACC doubleheader with Chestnut Hill College. The top three conference leaders in batting average are Tigers, all of whom are hitting .467 or better. Holy Family was picked to finish fourth in the conference according to the CACC Softball Preseason Coaches' Poll receiving 144 votes.

Leading the Way
Senior Kaitlin Derby (Douglaston, N.Y.) leads the Eagle pitching staff with four wins and junior Samantha Esque (Springfield, Pa.) ranks second in the CACC with a 1.48 earned run average. First-year Emily Schaffer (Hazlet, N.J.) has allowed just one earned run over her last 27.2 innings of work, and just three hits in her previous 12 innings pitched.

Junior Kayla Kresley (Alburtis, Pa.) leads Post in all major hitting categories. Kresley is hitting .379 over 58 at-bats with 22 hits, four homeruns, and 14 RBIs.
 
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 Deck
Post is scheduled for a four-game slate next week, three on the road and three against CACC-opponents. The Eagles will start the week at Nyack College on Wednesday, Apr. 8. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.