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Friday, March 9
San Francisco, CA
2 p.m.
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San Francisco State
GCU freshman right fielder Kayla Henry leads the nation in triples (4) and is one of the toughest players in the country to strikeout.
Preview: San Francisco State
3/8/2012 12:01:00 PM | Softball
Grand Canyon heads back to San Francisco for the second straight weekend.
The Antelopes (10-7), coming off a 3-1 series win over Academy of Art in the initial Pacific West Conference series of the season, takes on non-conference West Region foe San Francisco State (5-16) for three games.
The teams will play a doubleheader Friday and a single game Saturday. Friday’s games begin at 2 p.m. Saturday’s start time is noon. Fans can follow all of Friday’s action with live stats provided by the host school. A link to the live coverage is available at www.GCULopes.com. Live stats will not be available Saturday.
“San Francisco State has a strong tradition,” said GCU coach Ann Pierson. “We haven’t played them in a couple years, but they always put out a talented team. We’ll have to play our best game.”
GCU went 4-0 against the Gators in 2010. Two of the games were one-run contests and the largest margin of victory was three. Among San Francisco State’s five wins is a victory over then-No. 10 UC San Diego.
Grand Canyon had won seven in a row prior to dropping the final game of the Academy of Art series, 4-3 in eight innings. It was the longest win streak since finishing the 2010 regular season with eight straight victories.
The recent success has been noted nationwide. GCU, for the first time this season, is among those receiving votes in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll.
Heading into the weekend, GCU freshman right fielder Kayla Henry is ranked No. 1 in the nation in total triples with four. She is tied for first for toughest to strikeout. She has yet to fan in 70 plate appearances. She is fourth in the nation in triples per game (.24).
Freshman pitcher Kiley Raica, who was selected the PacWest Pitcher of the Week for the second time, is 10th in the nation in shutouts with three.
Freshman shortstop Kelsey Barak goes into the three-game series with a GCU season-best 13-game hitting streak.
After this weekend, GCU is off until March 20 when it starts a 10-game PacWest homestand with a doubleheader against Hawai’i Hilo. The Vulcans will be in for doubleheaders on March 20-21. Chaminade is in town March 24 for a pair of games and Hawai’i Pacific is in Phoenix March 26-27 for a four-game set.
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The Antelopes (10-7), coming off a 3-1 series win over Academy of Art in the initial Pacific West Conference series of the season, takes on non-conference West Region foe San Francisco State (5-16) for three games.
The teams will play a doubleheader Friday and a single game Saturday. Friday’s games begin at 2 p.m. Saturday’s start time is noon. Fans can follow all of Friday’s action with live stats provided by the host school. A link to the live coverage is available at www.GCULopes.com. Live stats will not be available Saturday.
“San Francisco State has a strong tradition,” said GCU coach Ann Pierson. “We haven’t played them in a couple years, but they always put out a talented team. We’ll have to play our best game.”
GCU went 4-0 against the Gators in 2010. Two of the games were one-run contests and the largest margin of victory was three. Among San Francisco State’s five wins is a victory over then-No. 10 UC San Diego.
Grand Canyon had won seven in a row prior to dropping the final game of the Academy of Art series, 4-3 in eight innings. It was the longest win streak since finishing the 2010 regular season with eight straight victories.
The recent success has been noted nationwide. GCU, for the first time this season, is among those receiving votes in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll.
Heading into the weekend, GCU freshman right fielder Kayla Henry is ranked No. 1 in the nation in total triples with four. She is tied for first for toughest to strikeout. She has yet to fan in 70 plate appearances. She is fourth in the nation in triples per game (.24).
Freshman pitcher Kiley Raica, who was selected the PacWest Pitcher of the Week for the second time, is 10th in the nation in shutouts with three.
Freshman shortstop Kelsey Barak goes into the three-game series with a GCU season-best 13-game hitting streak.
After this weekend, GCU is off until March 20 when it starts a 10-game PacWest homestand with a doubleheader against Hawai’i Hilo. The Vulcans will be in for doubleheaders on March 20-21. Chaminade is in town March 24 for a pair of games and Hawai’i Pacific is in Phoenix March 26-27 for a four-game set.
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