MONROE, La. – After winning four of their last five games against Sun Belt Conference opponents Coastal Carolina and Georgia Southern and posting seven wins in their last nine games since March 7, the ULM softball team will host Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday, March 24 at 6 p.m.
The Warhawks, which are 10-12 on the season, have defended the ULM Softball Complex by winning five of six games this season. The lone setback came in the last home game, versus Coastal Carolina, on March 14 when the Chanticleers emerged victorious, 2-0.
Junior outfielder
Korie Kreps remains the top statistical hitter in the Warhawk lineup ranking among the Top-2 in 10 categories including batting average (.381—1st), slugging percentage (.698—1st), on-base percentage (.512—1st), on-base plus slugging (1.210—1st), hits (24—1st), doubles (9—1st), home runs (3—t-1st), total bases (44—1st), walks (16—1st) and steals (3—t-2nd).
Kreps has reached base via a hit in eight of her last nine games, including the last two games against Georgia Southern, after having a season-long six-game hitting streak snapped with a 0-for-2 outing against Coastal Carolina on March 14th. She is the reigning Sun Belt Conference player of the week after going 5-for-7 against Georgia Southern with a home run and a double.
Three other Warhawks—
Kennedy Johnson,
Jayden Mount,
Andie Edwards—have at least a .300 batting average this season. Johnson is hitting .340, entering the week 17-of-50 from the plate, while Mount has the third-best average (.324) and second-most hits (22) while scoring a team-best 16 runs. Edwards' .302 batting average has come after going 16-of-53 from the plate in 20 games for ULM this season.
Gianni Hulett leads the Warhawks on the mound with a 4-2 record and two saves, both tops on the pitching staff. Hulett has logged 47 2/3 innings, limiting opposing hitters to 26 runs (21 earned runs) on 54 hits, issuing eight walks and converting a team-high 25 strikeouts. Hulett has recorded 10 strikeouts in her last four appearances, including four versus Coastal Carolina in the opening game of a doubleheader on March 13.
Southeastern Louisiana (14-12) is 2-6 on the road entering the clash with the Warhawks. The Lions won two of three games last weekend against Houston Baptist, bookending the series with a 2-1 win in the opener and a 9-4 triumph in the final game of the series.
Lindsey Rizzo, who has a .402 batting average and the second-most hits (33) on the team, is the top statistical hitter for the Lions. She has managed four doubles and 37 total bases, resulting in a .451 slugging percentage and a .473 on-base percentage. Teammate Aeriyl Mass leads the team with 34 hits, emerging with two doubles, two triples and two home runs. Mass tops the Southeastern Louisiana lineup with a .517 slugging percentage and is third in on-base percentage (.423).
Heather Zumo has anchored the Lions' pitching staff with a 9-2 record after making 17 appearances and 10 starts. Zumo has logged 70 innings, limited opponents to 35 runs (24 earned runs) and fanned a team-best 69 opposing hitters. Zumo has five complete games for the Lions this season.
A link to live stats is available on the softball schedule page at ULMWarhawks.com.
