The Kentucky Wesleyan softball team will play its first home game on a doubleheader on Friday, March 25th at Foster Field. The Panthers will also play two more on Saturday afternoon. Friday's games begin at 3 p.m., while Saturday's doubleheader begins at 10 a.m. KWC hits the conference slate this weekend, after playing their first two G-MAC games last weekend at Davis & Elkins.
Kentucky Wesleyan has currently won three straight games, as their overall record entering this weekend stands at (6-16, 1-1 G-MAC). Kentucky Wesleyan swept Brescia on Tuesday evening on the road.
The Panthers' offense had big games from Delaney Mixer, Jessica Carmon, and Meredith Daunhauer on Tuesday against the Bearcats. Mixer and Carmon collected two hits in the second game, while Daunhauer had two hits in the first game. Carmon also currently holds the lowest ERA on the Panthers' pitching rotation too.
Cedarville enters this weekend with a record of (8-14, 2-0 G-MAC). The Yellow Jackets have lost their past two contests. Cedarville is also 0-2 in true road games this year.
The Yellow Jackets offensively are led by Nikki Eigsti, who leads the team with a batting average of .333. She also has produced 14 hits this season. Brianne O'Dell leads Cedarville with a team-high 22 hits.
Cedarville's top pitcher, Brooke Farrer, holds an ERA of 2.89 and has struck out 21 batters so far this season. She has also thrown four complete games, and has pitched over 43 innings this year.
