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Softball
at Colorado State
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, April 5
Phoenix, Ariz.
4:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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UT Arlington
GCU to host UT Arlington
4/3/2024 12:38:00 PM | Softball
Lopes lead WAC standings after winning 4 conference series
April 5-6, 2024 | GCU Softball Stadium | Phoenix, Ariz. |
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GRAND CANYON
LOPES (30-8, 9-2 WAC)
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UT ARLINGTON
MAVERICKS (14-21, 5-3 WAC)
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3 THINGS TO KNOW
- The Lopes showed out last week with a 45-9 scoring margin against California Baptist and Utah Tech to improve to 30-8 on the season with a WAC-leading conference record of 9-2.
- Senior shortstop Katelyn Dunckel earned WAC Player of the Week with seven RBIs on nine hits, including two home runs against CBU. She posted a .529 batting average, .941 slugging percentage and .579 on-base percentage, 1.000 fielding percentage and six assists.
- The Lopes are batting .333 with a 2.53 ERA in the circle this season.
SCOUTING UT ARLINGTON
- The Mavericks are fourth in the WAC at 5-3 with a series sweep of Southern Utah, a series loss to Tarleton and a split series with California Baptist.
- UT Arlington is hitting .285 with a team ERA of 5.00.
- Jessica Adams (2.52 ERA) earned WAC Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season on April 1.
LAST TIME OUT
GCU vs CBU, at Utah Tech
- The Lopes swept their second consecutive WAC series, downing California Baptist in a Tuesday doubleheader and sweeping three games at Utah Tech.
- GCU tallied 50 hits, 45 runs, 10 doubles and 10 home runs. In 33 innings pitched, the Lopes combined for 28 strikeouts, 28 hits, five walks, a 1.91 ERA and a .224 opposing batting average. GCU also maintained a 1.000 fielding percentage through last week's five games.
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The Lopes host a midweek match up against Oregon on Wednesday, celebrating alumni, Little League players and former GCU softball campers, before heading to Tarleton State for a weekend WAC series.
Players Mentioned
IF
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