Lopes head to Northern California for Stanford Easton Classic

STANFORD EASTON CLASSIC \| MAR. 10-12 \| SMITH FAMILY STADIUM \| Stanford, Calif.
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Schedule vs. Stanford \| Friday, March 10 - 7:30 p.m.


GRAND CANYON LOPES 20-2 (0-0 WAC) Stats .pdf Link GAME NOTES	vs.	UCONN HUSKIES 5-7 (0-0 ACC) Stats .pdf Link GAME NOTES
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Schedule vs. UCONN \| Sunday, March 12 - 3:00 p.m.


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Schedule vs. Lehigh \| Saturday, March 11 - 7:30 p.m.


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Schedule vs. Cal Poly \| Friday, March 10 - 3:00 p.m. \| Saturday, March 11 - 3:00 p.m.

The Grand Canyon softball team hits the road for the first of two tourneys in Northern California as they play in the Stanford Easton Classic on Mar. 10-12. The Lopes will play Stanford, Cal Poly, Lehigh and UCONN this weekend.

GCU will play in five contests over the weekend. The Lopes open the tourney on Friday, Mar. 10 against Cal Poly at 3 p.m. MST and close out the day against Stanford at 7:30. GCU returns to the field on Saturday, Mar.11 in its final game against Cal Poly at 3 and will finish against Lehigh at 7:30. GCU will wrap up ball play on Sunday, Mar. 12 as they face UCONN at 3.

LEADING OFF

Camree Wartman has been stellar at the plate this season. Currently hitting .342 on the season, she leads the team with 21 RBI and is tied for sixth in the NCAA with nine doubles thus far.

After adding six more to the win column after the GCU Invitational, head coach Ann Pierson earned her 400th career win in the team's 7-5 victory over Rhode Island on Feb. 25. After the GCU Round Robin her all-time record improved to 405-298-3 (.594).

After improving to 20-2 after last weekend's four victories, the Lopes now sit in the 10th spot in the NCAA with a .909 win percentage, just below the four undefeated programs in the country.

Shea Smith and Mariah Valencia swept WAC Player of the Week honors after play in the GCU Round Robin. Valencia went 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA. Smith hit .750 with a perfect 7-for-7 day on Sunday.
After earning her 11th win last weekend, Taylor Nowlin is tied for second in the NCAA for most wins. On Sunday vs. Maine, She allowed just three hits, with 11 strikeouts.

Last time out

GCU went 4-1 in the GCU Round Robin improving to 20-2 on the year. The Lopes produced a .343 batting average adding 34 runs from 48 hits, including eight doubles and one triple. Although GCU suffered its first home loss to Maine, they bounced back Sunday, defeating Creighton (8-3)and Maine (9-2) tallying 25 hits through both contests.

Sizing up the Opponents

Scouting Cal Poly

GCU will meet with Cal Poly for the first time in program history.
The Mustangs are currently 12-6 on the season, including a six-game win streak coming into the Stanford Easton Classic.
Leading the Mustangs, senior Sierra Hyland owns a .346 batting average (18-for-52) with a team leading 18 RBI.
In the circle, Lindsey Chalmers (5-2) owns a 0.82 ERA (5 ER/42.2 IP) with 48 strikeouts on the season.
Head coach Jenny Condon is in her 13th season with the Mustangs.

Scouting Stanford

Grand Canyon will meet Stanford for the first time in program history.
Stanford is currently 13-8 on the season, picking up a victory over UC Davis on Wednesday.
Leading Stanford, Teaghan Cowles is hitting .493 (35-for-71) with six doubles, three triples, 20 RBI and 20 runs scored through 20 games this season.
In the circle, Carolyn Lee (5-5) leads the team with a 2.90 ERA and 43 strikeouts.
Head coach Rachel Hanson is her third season with Stanford.

Scouting Lehigh

GCU will meet with Lehigh for the first time in program history.
The Mountain Hawks are currently 4-6 on the season, and come into the Stanford Easton Classic with three consecutive losses, including two against Rutgers.
Mary-Hannah Smith leads Lehigh with a .398 batting average (7-for-18).
In the circle, Christine Campbell (3-1) owns a team-leading 2.28 ERA (9 ER/27.2 IP) and 19 strikeouts.
Head coach Fran Troyan is in his 22nd season with the Lehigh softball team. Troyan has led the Mountain Hawks to 19 Patriot League regular season titles, ten tournament crowns, and nine NCAA Tournament appearances.

Scouting UCONN

GCU will meet UCONN for the third time and first since 2015 when the two teams split the meetings 1-1.
Valarie Sadowl leads the Huskies with a .405 batting average (15-for-37) and nine RBI.
In the circle, Jill Stockley (2-3) owns a team-leading 1.63 ERA (7 ER/30.0 IP) and three complete games.
Head coach Jen McIntrye is in her third season at the helm of the UCONN softball program.

Up Next
The Lopes will return to the bay area to play in the Santa Clara Round Robin Mar. 17-19. GCU will met Santa Clara, CSU Long Beach, Lehigh and Northwestern. The Lopes face CSU-Long Beach on Friday, Mar. 17 at 9 a.m. MST

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Mariah Valencia

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Lopes head to Northern California for Stanford Easton Classic

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Players Mentioned

Bianca Boling

Hailey Freeman

Taylor Nowlin

Shea Smith

Mariah Valencia

Camree Wartman

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