JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 19, 2024) – The ETSU softball team eyes its second straight Southern Conference series win as the Buccaneers welcome Samford to Betty Basler Field this weekend. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1 p.m., while Sunday's finale is also slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch.
 
GAMEDAY INFO
Date: Saturday, April 20
Time: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Location: Betty Basler Field 
Media Links: Game One Live Video | Game One Live Stats |Game Two Live Video | Game Two Live Stats
 
Date: Sunday, April 21
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Betty Basler Field 
Media Links: Live Video | Live Stats  

• Free admission to all ETSU softball games

ABOUT THE BUCS

• ETSU is 9-27 overall and 3-9 in SoCon play
• The Bucs are coming off a 6-1 setback at Tennessee Tech on Wednesday
• ETSU took two of three from Mercer last weekend in Macon, Ga., marking the Bucs' first series win since winning the series over the Bears last May
• The Bucs are searching for back-to-back SoCon series wins since 2016 when ETSU took two of three from Furman and Mercer
• Brylee Mesusan and Faith Adams each had two-hit games Wednesday night in Cookeville
• Mesusan, who has reached base in her last eight games, has 14 multi-hit games this season
• Mesusan leads the team with a .350 batting average, while she also paces the Bucs in hits (43), runs (28) and stolen bases (17)
• Riley Nayadley (.356) and Cameron Young (.350) are also hitting .350 or higher, respectively
• Young is looking to break the single-season doubles record, set by her last year with 19 … Young has 14 this season and set the new ETSU all-time doubles record last Sunday at Mercer … Young now has 43 career doubles and broke Lindsay Lane's mark of 42, set from 2002-05
• In the circle, Sara Muir looks to build upon her stellar start on Sunday where she retired 18 of the 19 Mercer hitters en route to leading ETSU to the 5-0 series-clinching win

ABOUT SAMFORD  

• Samford has won its last three SoCon series and enters the weekend at 14-26 overall and 7-5 in SoCon play
• The Bulldogs boast the second-highest batting average in the SoCon (.280)
• Samford is led by McKayla Cothran as she's hitting .346 (46-133) with four doubles, one triple, 25 runs and 13 RBI … Cothran leads the team in hits and is tied for the lead with eight stolen bases
• Katie Campbell is the team's top power hitter as she has belted 11 home runs and driven in 40 runs
• In the circle, Jordyn Partain leads the Bulldogs in appearances (24) and starts (21), while she's 7-13 with a 3.94 ERA (61 ER/108.1 IP) ... Sara Bond, who has made 21 appearances (eight starts) has two saves, while Karley Fuller leads the team with a 3.76 ERA (24 ER/44.2 IP) in 13 appearances (seven starts)

SERIES HISTORY

• Samford leads the all-time series, 21-6
• The Bulldogs have won nine of the last 10 in series
• ETSU's last win in the series was a 7-3 victory last April in Birmingham
• The Bucs' last win over Samford in Johnson City was back on March 24, 2018 when ETSU won 6-3

UP NEXT
ETSU heads to Virginia for a non-conference doubleheader at Radford on Tuesday starting at 3 p.m.
 
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