By: Samantha Negron
KENNESAW STATE (20-19, 10-2) vs GEORGIA STATE (14-24, 2-14)
Date: Wednesday, April 21
Time: 6 p.m. EST
Location: Bailey Park | Kennesaw, Ga.
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LEADING OFF
» The Kennesaw State softball team welcomes Georgia State to Bailey Park on Wednesday, April 21 at 6 p.m. for their second meeting of the season.
» Live stats and live video of the game can be found on ksuowls.com.
LAST TIME OUT
» KSU completed a three-game series sweep over Bellarmine on Knight Field over the weekend.
» The Owls outscored the Knights 18-6.
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Lexi Solorzano finished all three games with a .571 average and a 1.429 slugging percentage. She was 4-for-7 at the plate, recording a pair of home runs and collecting five RBIs.
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Cheyanne Sales,
Taylor Cates,
Faith Alexander and
Brea Dickey each logged a double.
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Katie Greep recorded her first triple of the season.
IN THE CIRCLE
» Sophomore
Melanie Bennett (14-9) recorded a win and a save over the weekend.
» Bennett finished with a 0.0 ERA after 8.2 innings of work, giving up no runs on four hits, walking only one batter while striking out 16. She recorded a new career-high 14 strikeouts in game one against Bellarmine. She now leads the ASUN Conference in strikeouts (127), wins (14) and is tied for first in saves (3).
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Lindsey Kyte (4-3) pitched a complete game against the Knights in game two, giving up one run on four hits while striking out five.
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Peyton Elzey (2-7) secured the win for the Owls in game three after 5.1 innings of work, giving up five runs on eight hits while striking out one.
IN THE BATTERS BOX
» As a team, KSU is ranked first in the ASUN Conference with nine triples, second with 28 home runs and third with 143 RBIs, 150 runs scored, 249 hits and 39 doubles.
» Dickey leads the Owls offensively with a .355 average, scoring 26 runs on 43 hits, recording nine doubles, two triples, four home runs, and 19 RBIs.
» Solorzano trails Dickey with a .314 average, scoring 11 runs on 33 hits, logging four doubles, six home runs and 22 RBIs.
» Cates is ranked second in the conference with 12 home runs and 33 RBIs.
GEORGIA STATE SCOUTING REPORT
»The Panther are 14-24 overall and 2-14 in Sun Belt conference play.
» Bailee Richardson leads the charge for GSU hitting .336, scoring 21 runs on 37 hits, recording two doubles, six home runs and 27 RBIs.
» Sophie Mooney leads the Panthers pitching staff with a 6-8 record, a 4.00 ERA, giving up 55 runs on 77 hits while striking out 56.
SERIES VERSUS GEORGIA STATE
»Wednesday's game between GSU and KSU marks the 32
nd meeting in program history.
» The Panthers defeated the Owls 7-3 earlier this season in Atlanta, Ga.
» GSU leads the series 16-15.
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