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Saint Peter's, Fairleigh Dickinson Await on Jersey Swing


ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SAINT PETER'S
> Robert Morris is 2-1 all-time against Saint Peter's
> The Colonials and Peahens have met just once since 2006, a 3-0 RMU win in 2013
> All three games have taken place on a neutral field
> These teams first met in 2005
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
> Robert Morris is 24-9 all-time against FDU
> The Colonials are 10-4 in games at FDU
> RMU shutout Fairleigh Dickinson in all three meetings last season
> RMU has won four of the last five games
 
GURGANUS COLLECTS CAREER HITS RECORD
> Jordan Gurganus became the Colonials career hits leader in game one at Bryant (4/3)
> She now has 228 career hits, surpassing the previous record of 219
> She owns the career at bats record with 647
> She is seventh in the Northeast Conference hitting .383
> Has 17 multi-hit games
> Third at RMU with a .357 career average
> Has had a nine-game and an eight-game hitting streak this season
 
TIP OF THE CAPP
> Stacey Capp is 12-20 (.600) the last six games
> She is 10th in the nation and first in the NEC with 12 sacrifices
> Is fifth all-time at RMU with 30 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
> Seventh in RMU history with 265 assists
 
LO-JACK
> Olivia Lorusso hit six homers over a six-game stretch from March 26 to April 2
> Lorusso leads the team with nine jacks
> That total already eclipses her totals of four as a freshman and sophomore
> She is fourth in the NEC with a .638 slugging pct.
> Her 30 runs batted in lead the team and are fifth in the league
 
KAITLIN WITH A "K"
> In her last start, pitcher Kaitlin Ellzy threw a five-inning, one-hit shutout against Canisius
> She whiffed a season-high seven batters in a complete game win against Bryant
> In her last 37.2 innings, she has allowed just 10 earned runs
> She has a 1.86 ERA and a 5-0 record with one save in her last nine appearances
 
STREAKING
> Stacey Capp has hit safely in the last six games and eight of the last nine
> Abrielle McCartney has a nine-game hit streak broken, but has hit safely in 11 of 12 games
 
FRESH FACES
> All seven freshmen on the RMU roster have played
> Freshmen account for 35% of the team's at bats
> 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
> RMU plays its next three opponents at home, all conference games
> They host Wagner in a 1:00 p.m doubleheader at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 29
> First pitch is scheduled for Noon when Sacred Heart visits North Athletic Complex Sunday, April 30
 
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Players Mentioned

Stacey Capp

#15 Stacey Capp

IF
Senior
R/R
Kaitlin Ellzy

#22 Kaitlin Ellzy

P
Sophomore
R/R
Jordan Gurganus

#4 Jordan Gurganus

OF/IF/C
Senior
L/R
Olivia Lorusso

#8 Olivia Lorusso

3B
Junior
R/R
Abrielle McCartney

#3 Abrielle McCartney

OF
Sophomore
L/R

Players Mentioned

Stacey Capp

#15 Stacey Capp

Senior
R/R
IF
Kaitlin Ellzy

#22 Kaitlin Ellzy

Sophomore
R/R
P
Jordan Gurganus

#4 Jordan Gurganus

Senior
L/R
OF/IF/C
Olivia Lorusso

#8 Olivia Lorusso

Junior
R/R
3B
Abrielle McCartney

#3 Abrielle McCartney

Sophomore
L/R
OF