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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, March 5
San Diego, Calif.
3 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Photo by: Bryce Fairchild
Undefeated Lopes head to San Diego
3/4/2026 4:15:00 PM | Softball
GCU just two games for longest win streak in program history
San Diego Classic  | Mar. 5-7, 2026 |  SDSU Softball Stadium & USD Softball Complex | San Diego, Calif. |
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LOPES (22-0)
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WISCONSIN
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NOTRE DAME
FIGHTING IRISH (7-12)
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TOREROS (10-9)
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Grand Canyon hits the road for the first time all season with five games in San Diego, still holding on to their undefeated record.
HEADLINES
- GCU went 6-0 in the GCU/ASU Classic in week 4, beating five different teams including Wisconsin to move to 22-0.
- The Lopes are unanimously ranked in the Top 25 across major softball polls. (23 in ESPN/USA Softball, 20 in Softball America & NFCA, 22 in D1Softball.) They have the best record in the nation.
- Grand Canyon has won 31 straight games at GCU Softball Stadium, winning 46 of their last 48 games overall, dating back to last season.Â
- GCU has a .702 all-time winning percentage at home.
- Head coach Shanon Hays crossed the 200-win mark at Grand Canyon in just his fifth season in the Lopes win over Minnesota (2/26). GCU holds the fourth-best winning percentage in the country since Hays arrived in Phoenix.
- The Lopes are one of three undefeated teams in the nation. Tennessee (1) is 20-0, while Alabama (6) is 20-0.
- Senior center fielder Sydney McCray had 8 hits, 11 runs and 7 stolen bases last weekend in the lead off spot. She is 14/14 in SB attempts this season and has the most hits on the team (24).
- Freshman outfielder Addison Shifflett leads the team in batting average (.460) with 23 hits, 3 HR, riding a seven-game hit streak.
- Senior utility player Emily Gonzalez took home Mountain West Player of the Week for week 3, hitting .625 on the weekend, including three home runs and four consecutive multi-hit games.
- GCU shutout their opponent in four of the six games during last weekend's GCU/ASU Classic. They have 12 shutouts in 22 games.
- Taryn Batterton allowed her first runs of the season in week 3, breaking a nation-leading streak of 28 scoreless innings to start the season. She is 6-0 on the year with aÂ
- GCU has upcoming midweek matchups against three top-21 teams in the country (Oklahoma State, Arizona, & Arizona State).
- GCU holds the 5th-best ERA in the nation after week three (1.30).
- Grand Canyon returns 248 innings pitched from the 2025 season. The staff held the third-best ERA in the nation last season.
SCOUTING WISCONSIN
- Wisconsin is 12-6Â coming off the GCU/ASU Classic, where they went 2-3 with losses to Grand Canyon, Arizona State and California Baptist.
- GCU is 2-0 all-time against the Badgers, with both games taking place at GCU Softball Stadium, including last Friday's matchup where the Lopes held on to a 9-8 win.
SCOUTING NOTREÂ DAME
- The Fighting Irish enter the weekend with a 7-12 record, losing eight in a row entering the weekend.
- GCUÂ and Notre Dame have never played before, as the two teams play twice this weekend.
SCOUTING SAN DIEGO
- The Toreros enter with a 10-9 record. San Diego went 3-1 last weekend, with their one loss coming against San Diego State at home.
- GCU and San Diego have played nine times prior to Friday's game, with the Lopes winning every time. GCU beat USD two weekends ago at GCU Softball Stadium.
SCOUTING PRINCETON
- The Tigers enter with a 5-4Â record, losing close ball games to one-loss North Carolina and common-opponent North Florida.
- GCU is 5-0 all-time against Princeton, winning two at home and three games on neutral ground.
LAST TIME OUT
GCU/ASU CLASSIC
- The Lopes shut out their opponent in four of the six games in the GCU/ASU Classic.
- Grand Canyon senior Sydney McCray had four hits in the Lopes 9-8 win over Wisconsin.
- Lopes freshman Addison Shifflett had a hit in all six games, giving her a hitting streak of seven games.
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Grand Canyon begins Mountain West play in Alburquerque in a three-game set with New Mexico.
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