Softball Hosts Fordham at The Vern

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Fresh off a sweep of its first Atlantic 10 series, GW softball opens its home schedule this weekend with a three-game set vs. Fordham.

The Buff and Blue will face the Rams in a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. before playing a single game Sunday with a noon first pitch.

LAST TIME OUT: GW rolled to an 8-0 win in five innings over Saint Joseph's on Wednesday to complete a series sweep to begin A-10 play.

Pitchers Sierra Lange and Maddy Dwyer were terrific in the circle throughout the series, combining for a 0.37 ERA with one run allowed across 19 innings. They had more Ks (13) than hits allowed (eight) over the three victories.

Lange earned a pair of victories vs. the Hawks to push her record to 8-5 on the season, while Dwyer tossed eight scoreless innings, including a two-hitter in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader for her first shutout as a member of the Buff and Blue.

Alexa Williams homered in all three games, including her first career grand slam in Wednesday's finale. The sophomore from California finished the series hitting .444 (4-for-9) with 14 total bases, four runs scored and eight RBIs. She has nine extra-base hits in her past eight games.

Alessandra Ponce also had hits in all three contests, bumping her hitting streak to nine games. The graduate student from Nevada is hitting a team-best .397 (23-for-58) on the season.

SHE'S OK: Lange leads the A-10 with 73 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings, and she's also the toughest on the circuit to strike out with just two Ks in 65 at-bats.

In a testament to her all-around excellence, the graduate student from Texas paces the conference in wins (eight) and runs scored (19) this season, as well.

FEEL THE VERN: GW went 15-1 on its home field last spring, including a 12-0 mark in A-10 play.

The Buff and Blue were simply dominant at The Vern, outscoring their opponents 99-21 with five run-rule victories. They hit .343 as a team while clubbing 18 home runs and 33 doubles in the 16 games, and their pitching staff compiled a 1.30 ERA with 108 strikeouts in 102 innings.

Over the past five seasons, GW is 80-26 (.755) at home.

SCOUTING THE RAMS: Fordham (9-10, 1-1 A-10) has already played four games this week after splitting a conference doubleheader vs. Saint Louis on Monday and sweeping two games from Stony Brook on Wednesday.

Rachel Hubertus leads the A-10 with six home runs, and Brianna Pinto is tops in the league with 12 steals.

After sharing the league title with Fordham in 2019, GW eliminated the Rams at last season's A-10 Championship with an 8-1 victory on the way to the title.

UP NEXT: GW is back at The Vern next Wednesday, hosting a doubleheader vs. Coppin State starting at 1 p.m. The Buff and Blue will head to St. Bonaventure next weekend for another three-game conference series.

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