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Softball
at Arizona State
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Wednesday, April 10
Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
vs
Oregon
Photo by: Jack Gilday
GCU to host No. 20 Oregon, travel to Tarleton
4/10/2024 8:50:00 AM | Softball
Spotlight shines on midweek matchup with Ducks
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GRAND CANYON
LOPES (33-8, 12-2 WAC)
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No. 20 OREGON
DUCKS (22-13, 9-5 Pac-12)
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| TARLETON STATE TEXANS (16-25, 4-10 WAC) |
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The Grand Canyon softball team hosts No. 20 Oregon and celebrates Faith and Family Night on Wednesday at 6 p.m. before traveling to Tarleton State for a weekend WAC series.
3 THINGS TO KNOW
- The Lopes are on an eight-game win streak, hitting a top-10 national batting average of .343, with a seven-game streak of double-digit hits.
- Graduate first baseman Ashley Trierweiler ranks No. 2 in hits (62) and No. 12 in batting average (.456) in the NCAA this season.
- GCU also holds top-20 rankings in runs per game (No. 14, 6.66), doubles (No. 17, 64), slugging percentage (No. 18, .524) and on-base percentage (No. 19, .414).
SCOUTING OREGON
- Oregon is on a two-game win streak after back-to-back wins over No. 9 Washington and is 4-3 on the road.
- The Ducks are hitting .317 with a 3.12 team ERA.
- These two programs met have met once previously, resulting in a 5-3 Oregon win in 2021.
SCOUTING TARLETON STATE
- Tarleton State has one WAC series victory over UT Arlington on March 22-23 but was swept by Utah Valley and California Baptist, split with Abilene Christian and most recently fell to Stephen F. Austin.
- The Texans are hitting .276 with a team ERA of 5.59.
- Tarleton State ranks last in the WAC standings, while the Lopes continue to lead the WAC this season.
LAST TIME OUT
GCU vs UT Arlington
- The Lopes swept their third consecutive series, notched their eighth straight win and piled up double-digit hits for the seventh consecutive game with a program high of 37 hits in a WAC sweep.
- GCU (33-8, 12-2 WAC) matched its season high for doubles (six) that they set Friday night against UT Arlington. In the Lopes' Division I era since 2014, they had never posted double-digit hits in more than four consecutive games.
WHAT'S NEXT?
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The Lopes host Arizona State on Tuesday at 6 p.m. for First Responder/Military Appreciation Night, and Southern Utah on April 19-20 for a weekend WAC series.
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Alexis Soto | on her Christian Faith
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