ALL-TIME SERIES VS. LIU BROOKLYN
> Robert Morris is 25-37 all-time against LIU Brooklyn
> The Blackbirds have won five of the last six games
> RMU is 12-16 at home against LIU Brooklyn
> These squads played four times last season, twice in the NEC Tournament
 
GURGANUS COLLECTS CAREER HITS RECORD
> Jordan Gurganus became the Colonials career hits leader in game one at Bryant (4/3)
> She now has 225 career hits, surpassing the previous record of 219
> Her 629 at bats rank second (Jill Spargo, 644)
> She is fourth in the Northeast Conference hitting .405 (49-121)
> She has hit safely in 28 of 33 games
> Has 16 multi-hit games
> Second at RMU with a .358 career average
> Has had a nine-game and an eight-game hitting streak this season
 
CAPP-RIFICE
> Stacey Capp is fourth in the nation and first in the NEC with nine sacrifices
> Is fifth all-time at RMU with 29 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
> Ninth in RMU history with 247 assists
 
PLAY ON, PLAYAS ... OF THE WEEK
> Olivia Lorusso was named the NEC Player of the Week for the second consecutive week
> Kaitlin Ellzy was named the NEC Pitcher of the Week
> Lorusso was 6-10 with four homers and seven RBI
> She had a slugging pct. of 1.900
> Ellzy collected three wins and posted a 2.33 ERA
> She did now allow a run in nine innings of NEC play
 
CANNON BALLS FROM CANON-MAC
> 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 third in the NEC and 68th nationally with a .698 slugging pct.
> Her 29 runs batted in lead the team and are third in the league
 
KAITLIN WITH A "K"
> Pitcher Kaitlin Ellzy whiffed a season-high seven batters in a complete game win against Bryant
> In her last 17 innings, she has allowed just two earned runs
> Ellzy has 14 strikdeouts during the stretch
> She is 3-1 in her last four appearances
 
STREAKING
> Abrielle McCartney has a seven-game hitting streak, the second-longest streak this season (Gurganus, 9)
> Jordan Gurganus has a five-game hit streak
 
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 61 of the team's 191.2 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 travel to Saint Francis, Friday, April 14, for a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader
> A non-conference set is slated for Saturday, April 15, against Bucknell. First pitch is 1:00 p.m.