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Softball Hosts Georgetown Tuesday in Home and Non-Conference Finale
4/29/2024 11:59:00 AM | Softball
WASHINGTON - The George Washington University softball team will close out its 2024 home and non-conference slates on Tuesday as it hosts Georgetown. First pitch at the GW Softball Field between the Revolutionaries and Hoyas is set for 3 p.m., and the game will be carried on ESPN+.Â
BOMBS AWAY
GW has hit nine home runs in the last ten games, which included five in last weekend's series vs. UMass. Sophomore Ashley Corpuz has five of GW's longballs in the last 10 games, hitting two in the series vs. UMass, two vs. George Mason in back-to-back plate appearances, and another one vs. Saint Joseph's. Graduate catcher Allison Heffley has also launched multiple home runs in the last ten games with two in that span, while Alena Ramirez and Reese Torres have each sent one over the fence in the last ten games.
FINAL WEEK OF THE REGULAR SEASON
Following Tuesday's contest vs. the Hoyas, GW will travel to St. Bonaventure, N.Y., to finish the 2024 regular season with a three-game set vs. St. Bonaventure. The Revolutionaries and Bonnies will play a doubleheader on Saturday (12 p.m. & 2 p.m.) and a single game on Sunday (12 p.m.), all of which will be streaming on ESPN+.
ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Also gearing up for its non-conference season finale, Georgetown comes to The Vern on Tuesday at 13-30 overall, with a 4-17 mark in the Big East. The Hoyas are 2-5 in its last seven games, taking one game in series losses to both St. John's and Providence, and falling at Towson in midweek battle. Georgetown caps its regular season this weekend as it hosts UConn for a three-game set.
The Hoyas are led this season on offense by Dayanara Campos, who sports a gaudy 1.191 OPS, 12 home runs and 39 RBI this season, leading Georgetown in nearly every offensive category. Campos ranks first in the Big East in home runs per game (.26) and slugging (.731). Kayla Dunn (5.33 ERA, 1.74 WHIP) and Julia Parker (5.77 ERA, 1.60 WHIP) are the Hoyas' top options in the circle this season.Â
The winner of Tuesday's contest will earn bragging rights in the all-time series, which is currently tied at 8-8. GW is 1-1 against the Hoyas under Head Coach Chrissy Schoonmaker. GW beat Georgetown in 2022, 8-7, before falling in 2023, 1-0.
