ALL-TIME SERIES VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
> Robert Morris is 27-8 all-time against CCSU
> The teams have split every series the last four seasons
> Six of those eight games were decided by two runs or less
> RMU is 11-5 in games at CCSU Softball Field
> Robert Morris won the first 10 games of this series and 18 of the first 20
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. BRYANT
> RMU is 10-5 against the Bulldogs
> The Colonials have won the last six meetings dating back to a split in 2014
> Robert Morris is 4-2 in Smithfield, R.I.
> The series began in 2010
 
GURGANUS SWINGING A HOT BAT
> Senior Jordan Gurganus is second in the Northeast Conference hitting .418 (41-98)
> She has hit safely in 22 of 27 games
> Has 13 multi-hit games
> Second at RMU with a .358 career average
> Has 217 career hits in 606 at bats
> Need third hits to break RMU career record of 219 (Jill Spargo, 2004-07)
> Ranks third in team history with 606 at bats
> Has had a nine-game and an eight-game hitting streak this season
 
CAPP-RIFICE
> Stacey Capp is sixth in the nation and first in the NEC with nine sacrifices
> Is sixth all-time at RMU with 28 sacrifice hits
> Tied the RMU single game record with four hits against Fairfield (2/24)
> She went 4-of-6 and drove in the gamewinning run in the eighth inning
> It is the 24th four-hit game in RMU annals
> She is hitting .250 (19-76) this season
 
PLAY ON, PLAYAS ... OF THE WEEK
> Olivia Lorusso was named the NEC Co-Player of the Week
> Natalie Higgins was named the NEC Rookie of the Week
> Lorusso hit .583 (7-13) with two homers and seven RBI
> She had a slugging pct. of 1.154
> Higgins hit .500 and posted a .615 on base pct.
> Was 5-10 with two runs and three RBI

THE POWER BATS
> Olivia Lorusso and Abrielle McCartney have 9 of the team's 12 home runs
> Lorusso leads the team with six homers
> That total already eclipses her totals of four as a freshman and sophomore
> She is second in the NEC with a .714 slugging pct.
> Her 23 runs batted in lead the team
> McCartney is second on the squad with nine RBI and three home runs
> The duo is also 1-2 on the team in slugging percentage at .714 and .469
 
FRESH FACES
> All seven freshmen on the RMU roster have played
> Freshmen account for 36% of the team's at bats
> Freshman Madison Riggle has thrown 56.2 of the team's 162.2 innings
> 12 of the team's 17 players are underclassmen
 
MUSKET SHOTS
> RMU has won four of the last six NEC regular season championships
> The Colonials return six starters and nine letterwinners from 2016
> Only three of 17 players on the roster have more than one season of collegiate experience
> Senior Jordan Gurganus hit .346 last season and was named All-NEC Second Team
> Sophomore Kaitlin Ellzy was a second-team All-NEC selection in the circle
> Seniors Stacey Capp and Gurganus and junior Olivia Lorusso are the only players with multiple letters
> The Colonials roster features 12 underclassmen, five sophomores and seven freshmen
 
COMING UP
> The Colonials take a brief hiatus from league play to travel to St. Bonaventure for a 3:00 p.m. doubleheader against the Bonnies Wednesday, April 5
> Robert Morris dives back into NEC action and will look to play at home for the first time this season when it hosts Mount St. Mary's in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader April 8

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