MANKATO, Minn.-- The Bethany Lutheran softball team (2-4 overall) travels to face Hamline in a doubleheader at the Dundas Dome Wednesday at 6 p.m. This marks the season opener for the Pipers.
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The Series
BLC owns the series lead at 1-0 as the inaugural meeting was on March 15, 2019.
Bethany Lutheran
Senior Haylee Sobrero (Paradise, Calif.) is the leading hitter with her .500 batting average. Juniors Eden Ambrose (Hugo, Minn.) and Tara George (Cottonwood, Calif.).follow at .438.
Sophomore Zoe Kinakin (Victoria, British Columbia) and George co-lead the pitching staff with four strikeouts.
Career Records Watch
Sobrero is tied for eighth in triples (8). Sarah Presler is third in stolen bases (19). Taylor Kottke, Kaylee Mork, Morgan Mashlan and Eden Ambrose are all tied for eighth with 14.
Zoe Kinakin is eighth in putouts (249). Junior Alyssa Kostka (Redding, Calif.) is tied for third in saves (1).
National Stat Rankings
Bethany Lutheran ranks in the top 100 of 15 national stat categories, the NCAA released Monday.
The Vikings are: 32nd in home runs (2), 34th in fielding percentage (.964), 40th in doubles (8), 44th in home runs/game (0.33) and on-base percentage (.394), 48th in hits (39), 56th in doubles/game (1.33), 59th in slugging percentage (.398), 60th in batting average (.293), 66th in stolen bases (4), 67th in runs (19), 76th in win-loss percentage (0.33), 80th in stolen bases/game (0.67), 88th in scoring (3.17), and 99th in ERA (7.67).
Individually, Sobrero is 37th in home runs (1), 52nd in on-base percentage (.619), 65th in batting average (.500), 73rd in runs/game (1.17), and 94th in hits (8).
George is 21st in doubles (3), 42nd in doubles/game (0.50), 61st in wins (1) and 88th in on-base percentage (0.571).
Cunningham is 13th in complete games (2), and 61st in wins (1).
Kinakin is 21st in doubles (3), and 42nd in doubles/game (0.50). Kosta is second in saves (1) and 37th in home runs (1).
Hamline
The Pipers went 25-17 last season and advanced to the Championship Game of the MIAC Conference Tournament.
