DURHAM, N.C. — The North Carolina Central University softball team will be attempting to clinch a bid to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball Championship when the Eagles conclude their regular season with a four-game series at South Carolina State University on Saturday-Sunday, May 1-2.
GAME INFO:
DATE: Saturday, May 1 (1 PM/DH)
DATE: Sunday, May 2 (12 PM/DH)
LOCATION: Lady Bulldog Softball Field, Orangeburg, S.C.
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NC CENTRAL DUGOUT:
The Eagles moved into a tie for second place in the MEAC Southern Division standings with a series victory over North Carolina A&T State University last weekend. NCCU (7-29 Overall, 5-7 MEAC) needs two or more wins against S.C. State to secure a playoff berth as the top two teams in the division qualify based upon win percentage (not total number of league wins).
Senior first baseman
Joirea Dumas continues her stellar final season at NCCU with a team-leading .349 batting average and a league-best seven home runs. Dumas also tops the maroon and gray with 19 RBI.
A couple of Eagles have won MEAC weekly awards for a second time this season.
Senior pitcher
Kiara Hurley (4-16, 4.00 ERA, 79 SO, 148.2 IP) went 2-0 against the Aggies and has not allowed an earned run in her last 17 innings pitched to earn her second MEAC Pitcher of the Week award of the season. The Preseason Pitcher of the Year has as 4-3 record with a 2.06 ERA in league play.
Freshman outfielder
Imara Harrell collected her second MEAC Rookie of the Week award after leading the Eagles with a .444 batting average last week. Harrell also hit her first collegiate home run against N.C. A&T as she ranks second on the team with a .306 average and 12 runs scored. She is NCCU's stolen base leader with eight thefts.
In MEAC play, junior
Madison Mifsud (.417), senior
Tamiera Sanchez (.414), Harrell (.395), Dumas (.333) and freshman
Lexus Brown (.333) are all batting over .300.
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE DUGOUT:
The Lady Bulldogs will conclude their season this weekend. S.C. State (4-22 Overall, 3-10 MEAC) has its most overall wins (4) since 2016 and league wins (3) since 2014.
Senior Alston "AJ" Jenkins tops the Lady Bulldogs with a .308 average. Freshman DeAsia Lowther (.276) is the team leader in both RBI (9) and runs scored (9).
Lowther has also seen the most action in the pitcher's circle, posting a 3-11 record with a 7.16 ERA and 33 strikeouts over 99 1/3 innings in her rookie season. Freshman Jade Hendricks (1-10, 9.95 ERA, 50.2 IP) has the only other SCSU win.
