RMU @ Kent State
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 • 2:00 p.m.
Diamond at Dix • Kent, Ohio
 
// NOW BATTING
Robert Morris opens a six-game road trip Wednesday with a 2:00 p.m. doubleheader against Kent State in Kent, Ohio, at the Diamond at Dix. The Colonials also have road doubleheaders against Fairleigh Dickinson (4/20/19) and Akron (4/23/19) before returning home to the North Athletic Complex.

GAME NOTES: Kent State (4/17/19)
 
// AROUND THE HORN
> RMU finished 3-3 (.500) during a six-game homestand and is 4-4 (.500) overall at home in 2019
> The Colonials earned a split against Wagner (4/13/19), splitting a pair of five-inning affairs
> Robert Morris posted a 10-1 win in game one against the Seahawks before falling, 11-1, in game two
> RMU was set to host Sacred Heart (4/14/19) but had the doubleheader postponed due to weather
> Senior Taylor Bartlow hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the third to give the Colonials a 3-1 lead over Wagner
> Junior Taryn Miller added a two-run shot in the bottom of the fourth against the Seahawks in game one
> Miller finished 2-for-3 with three runs and a pair of RBI in the game one victory over Wagner
> Junior Briana Bunner also went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI against the Seahawks
> Freshman Kristýna Malá was 2-for-3 with a run scored in game one, while rookie Erika Bell was 2-for-4 with an RBI
> Freshman Dana Vatakis allowed an earned run in five innings, striking out three, in improving to 8-11 in 2019
> Senior Abrielle McCartney accounted for RMU's lone run in game two with a solo home run to right in the first inning
> McCartney finished 2-for-5 with a pair of runs and an RBI in the doubleheader against Wagner
> McCartney pushed her career hit total to 148, which ranks 13th all-time at Robert Morris
> McCartney has hit safely in 15 of her last 18 games, hitting .350 (21-for-60) during that stretch with 14 runs and 10 RBI
> Nine different student-athletes have homered for the Colonials, led by Natalie Higgins and Taryn Miller with six each
> 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
> The team's top hitter, Natalie Higgins, is back after hitting .361 and leading the team in slugging percentage (.541)
> Freshman Kristýna Malá played for the Czech National Team 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 return to Northeast Conference play Saturday, April 20, with a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader @ Fairleigh Dickinson. RMU closes out its road trip Tuesday, April 23, with a 3:00 p.m. doubleheader @ Akron. 

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