ST. BONAVENTURE BONNIES
North Athletic Complex // Moon Township, Pa.
Wednesday, April 11 // 3:00 p.m. (DH)
 
All-Time Series vs. St. Bonaventure
The Colonials are 20-4 against the Bonnies dating back to the teams' first meeting in 1995. RMU won the first nine meetings and went 18-2 in the first 20 years of the series. The squads have split each of the last two doubleheaders including each squad taking a 5-3 victory last season in Olean. RMU holds a 9-2 advantage when playing at home.
 
Musket Shots
> The Colonials have played just four games since March 18
> RMU has won two of its last three games, including a split at Mount St. Mary's
> Natalie Higgins leads RMU in nearly every offensive category, including average (.354)
> Riding a five-game hitting streak, Higgins tops the squad in slugging, on-base, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and runs batted in
> Over the last seven games, she is 10-for-19 (.526) with seven RBIs
> Kaitlin Ellzy is 2-1 with two complete games and a 1.88 earned run average in her last three starts
> Opponents are batting just .230 against her during that time
> Abrielle McCartney is the only other Colonial over .300 hitting .318
> Against Mount St. Mary's, Olivia Lorusso was 4-for-7 with three runs and an RBI
> Madison Riggle has given up two earned runs or less in seven of her last nine appearances
> The Colonials roster features 15 returners, including 13 letterwinners, and one freshman
> Over half the team, eight players, are underclassmen (seven sophomores, one freshman)
> The Colonials return nearly 75 percent of their at-bats from last season (1,045 of 1,395)
> In the circle, RMU brings back everyone who threw a pitch for the team last season
> Robert Morris has won four of the last seven regular-season NEC titles
 
What's Next?
Colonials hit the road for a pair of Northeast Conference contests next Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15, at LIU Brooklyn and Sacred Heart.