// LANCER LAUNCH //
FEBRUARY 14-15, 2019 // FARMVILLE, VA. // LANCER FIELD
 
// NOW BATTING
Robert Morris opens the 2019 campaign, the first under interim head coach Jexx Varner, at the Lancer Launch hosted by Longwood University from February 14-15. The Colonials open the event with a doubleheader against host Longwood on Thursday, February 14, beginning at 1:00 p.m. On Friday, Robert Morris will take on Norfolk State at 10:00 a.m. and then finish off play against Delaware State at 2:30 p.m. RMU has only played one game combined against the three teams, a 6-4 win against Delaware State at last season's USF Under Armour Classic.
 
LONGWOOD
2-2 Overall
Feb. 14 // 1:00 p.m. (DH)
Series // 0-0
Home // 0-0
Away // 0-0
Neutral // 0-0
Streak //
Last Meeting //
Last RMU Win //
 
NORFOLK STATE
1-1 Overall
Feb. 15 // 10:00 a.m.
Series // 0-0
Home // 0-0
Away // 0-0
Neutral // 0-0
Streak //
Last Meeting //
Last RMU Win //
 
DELAWARE STATE
0-0 Overall
Feb. 15 // 2:30 p.m.
Series // 1-0
Home // 0-0
Away // 0-0
Neutral // 1-0
Streak // W1
Last Meeting // W, 6-4; 3.10.18 (N)
Last RMU Win // W, 6-4; 3.10.18 (N)
 
// AROUND THE HORN
> The Colonials return 11 players from their 2018 team, including every player who threw a pitch for the team
> RMU added seven freshmen to its 2019 roster, two pitchers and five position players
> Sophomore Kaitlyn Clark was an All-Northeast Conference First Team pick as a utility player last season
> Clark hit .274 last season, playing 36 games and starting 25 at five different positions
> Five of the team's top six hitters return to the squad for 2019
> The team's top hitter, Natalie Higgins, is back after hitting .361 and leading the team in slugging percentage (.541)
> Higgins tied the team record for doubles last season with 14
> The Colonials 57 doubles last season tied for fifth-most in team history
> Senior Abrielle McCartney led the squad in homers (3) and RBI (26) in 2018
> McCartney was an All-NEC First Team selection in 2017 as a designated player
> Taylor Bartlow and Briana Bunner both ahd four-hit games last season, two of just 26 such games in team history
> Freshman Kristýna Malá played for the Czech National Team in 2018
> Laura Coulter was second in the NEC last season with two saves
> Taryn Miller led the league with 105 assists in 2018
> The Colonials have won four of the last eight NEC regular-season titles
> RMU had the fifth-highest grade point average, 3.598, in NCAA Division I last season and claimed the NEC Team GPA Award
> Robert Morris was picked ninth in the Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll
 
// ON DECK
The Colonials travel to Spantanburg, S.C., for the Wings, Etc. Classic hosted by USC Upstate at Cyrill Softball Stadium February 23 and 24. The three-team event will see RMU take on North Carolina Central and the host Spartans on both days.