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Saints' Softball Opens 2021 Season At Pacific

2/19/2021 11:44:00 AM

Live Stats/Live Video – Live Stats and Live Video of all of SMU's softball games will be available with links found on smusaints.com. Live stats and video will be produced by the host school.
 
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Ticket Information – Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, public attendance will not be permitted at any Saints' home games this season.
 
Saints Digital Network – The Saints Digital Network on YouTube is your home all Saint Martin's Athletics. Live stats and video broadcast are available of every home game this season for free, and can be found on smusaints.com.
 
Projected Starting Rotation (Last Season Stats):
RHP Abby Runyon 3-3 3.67 ERA 1.86 WHIP
LHP Tia Ridings N/A N/A N/A
 
Projected Starting Lineup (Last Season Stats):
C Julia Lucas .380 AVG 1 HR 10 RBI
1B Kylie Lopez .300 AVG 5 HR 13 RBI
2B Kylee Vanderbout .373 AVG 3 HR 12 RBI
3B Britney Patrick N/A N/A N/A
SS Destiny Conerly .270 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI
LF Megan Convery .400 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI
CF Emery Norwood .451 AVG 0 HR 4 RBI
RF Olivia Schmidt .244 AVG 1 HR 6 RBI
DP Devyn Connolly .156 AVG 0 HR 3 RBI
 
Upcoming Schedule
2/20 @Pacific (DH) 12  & 2 PM
2/27 Willamette (DH) 12  & 2 PM
2/28 Willamette (DH) 12  & 2 PM
 
 
Year Long Break – The last game for the Saints' softball program was back on March 11 at Corban. It will be nearly 365 days since the Saints took to the diamond.
 
Out Of The Gates Hot – The Saints began last season on fire, going 4-1 in the Desert Stinger Tournament in Las Vegas. Their lone loss was against UT Tyler, who reached top-5 in the final 2020 poll. After a 1-3 trip to Southern California, the Saints opened conference with two out of three victories, including a dramatic comeback over Western Oregon in extra innings. The Saints ended the year 9-7 overall, marking their eighth winning season in the last nine years.
 
 
Beep Beep, Zoom Zoom – The Saints were an unstoppable force on the base paths last season. SMU has recorded 36 stolen bases in 44 attempts, and rank 18th in the NCAA with 2.3 stolen bases per game. Norwood led the team overall with 13 total.
 
Breakout Behind The Plate – In 2020, Julia Lucas established herself as one of the top catchers in the West Region. After hitting .143 in 2019 with 0 home runs and three RBIs, Lucas hit .380 with one home run, and 10 RBIs in just 50 at-bats in 2020.
 
Meet The New Saints –
# NAME POS B/T HT YR HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
2 Tia Ridings LHP L/L 5-4 FR Tualatin, OR / Tualatin HS
6 Malia Pinder IF L/L 5-2 FR Bothell, WA / North Creek HS
7 Vanessa Smoke UT R/R 5-2 FR Troutdale, OR / Reynolds HS
10 Britney Patrick IF R/R 5-8 FR Raymond, WA / Willapa Valley HS
11 Karley Yoshioka IF R/R 5-3 SR Aiea, HI / Concordia University
14 Lexi Carlos UT R/R 5-3 FR Mililani, HI / Maryknoll HS
18 Savannah Owen RHP R/R 5-6 FR Olympia, WA / Tumwater HS
25 Jaeden Ells C/OF R/R 5-8 FR Yelm, WA / Uni. of the Redlands
 
 
 
 
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