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Monday softball preview

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Softball | Monday Preview

Game Time:
  • The Dordt University softball team will play the final two games of its Spring Break trip to Florida on Monday, March 10, in Kissimmee, Fla.
  • The Defenders have an afternoon game against Penn State - New Kensington (Pa.) at 2:30pm (CST) and come back for an evening match-up against Webber International (Fla.) at 7pm.
  • Both games will be held at the Fortune Road Athletic Complex
How to Follow:
  • live stats for the Webber International match-up will be available at this link: Live Stats
All-Time vs Opponents:
  • Dordt is 1-2 all-time against Webber International, earning a 5-4 win last season on March 9 and losing a doubleheader played in 2010
  • Monday's game against Penn State - New Kensington will be the first between the two teams
Spring Break Overview for the Defenders:
  • the Defenders have gone 2-8 so far on their Spring Break trip that began with a doubleheader against Warner (Fla.) on March 4
  • Dordt swept Judson (Ill.) on Saturday, March 8, 8-4 (8 innings) and 5-4
Defender Notes:
  • Dordt owns a 10-15 record this season
  • Monday's games are the final tune-up for Head Coach Jeff Zomer's squad prior to their GPAC opener against Hastings on March 21
  • Dordt was picked to finish third in the GPAC preseason coaches' poll released on January 22
  • the Defenders are scheduled to play 22 conference games; a doubleheader against each of the 11 teams in the GPAC
  • by the numbers:
    • Dordt ranks ninth in the GPAC with a .261 batting average
    • the Defenders are tied for fifth in the conference with 32 stolen bases and have been thrown out just once
    • Dordt is averaging four runs and 7.8 hits per game
    • the Defenders are giving up four runs per game
  • leaders:
    • Chloe Kreuz - .429 BA, 10 runs, 14 RBIs
      • 5-8 record, 3.18 ERA, 83.2 IP, 66 Ks
    • Brooklynn Cox - .333 BA, 16 runs, 11 RBIs
    • Annabelle Hensley - .324 BA, 11 runs, 2 HR, 15 RBIs
    • Alex Kopaska - 2-4, 1.73 ERA, 28.1 IP
Scouting Reports:
  • Penn State - New Kensington Nittany Lions
    • located: New Kensington, Pa.
    • affiliation: USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association
    • members of the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) - 10 team
    • 2025: 0-0 (season debut)
    • 2024 record: 13-5 (3rd), 23-12 overall
    • Head Coach: Mark Duffield
    • returning players:
      • Linda Shepard (all-conference): .391 BA, 7 HR, 41 RBIs
        • 11-3 record, 3.24 ERA, 93 IP
      • Piper Zufall - .402 BA, 16 runs, 26 RBIs
      • Olivia Waldrop - .348 BA, 21 runs, 36 RBIs
        • 5-4 record, 4.25 ERA, 57.2 IP
  • Webber International Warriors
    • 2025 record: 6-15
      • last time out: swept by St.Thomas on March 8 - 13-1 and 7-4
    • Head Coach: Todd Buckingham (3rd year)
      • previously at Western Michigan University as an assistant
    • located in Babson Park, Florida
    • Conference: The Sun (9 teams)
    • picked 6th in preseason poll
    • last year: 6-15 (8th), 22-28 overall
      • did not qualify for conference tournament
    • by the numbers:
      • 3.1 runs / game
      • 6.2 hits / game
      • .239 batting average
      • opponents: 5 runs / game
      • opponents: 8 hits / game
      • opponents batting average: .287
    • Leaders:
      • Thalia Romero (all-conference) - .500 BA, 8 runs, 10 RBIs
      • Haley Saylor - .333 BA, 5 runs, 6 RBIs
      • Lexi Watkins - .268 BA, 7 runs, 3 RBIs
      • Taylor Thomas: 3-7 record, 2.70 ERA, 57 IP, 62 K's

 
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Players Mentioned

Brooklynn Cox

#5 Brooklynn Cox

OF
Senior
Chloe Kreuz

#2 Chloe Kreuz

P / U
Sophomore
Annabelle Hensley

#22 Annabelle Hensley

C/INF
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brooklynn Cox

#5 Brooklynn Cox

Senior
OF
Chloe Kreuz

#2 Chloe Kreuz

Sophomore
P / U
Annabelle Hensley

#22 Annabelle Hensley

Freshman
C/INF