Syracuse Travel To Charleston For Lowcountry Classic

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse softball's 2023 campaign continues at the Lowcountry Classic in Charleston, South Carolina from Friday, Feb. 24 – Sunday, Feb. 26.

Tournament play begins with a Friday doubleheader, opening with Robert Morris at 12:30 p.m. and finishing the first day against tournament host College of Charleston at 5:30 p.m. The Orange then open day two of the Lowcountry Classic against Rutgers at 10 a.m. followed by a rematch against Robert Morris at 12:30 p.m. Syracuse's time in Charleston finishes up against the Scarlet Knights on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m.

ORANGE UPDATE:

Syracuse brings a 3-4 record to the Lowcountry Classic, going 1-3 at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Three straight loses were followed by a 11-4 win against Iowa.
Syracuse has not committed an error in three-straight games.
Sophomore infielder Kelly Breen drove in a career-high six runs against Iowa in the 11-4 win.
Olivia Pess and Geana Torres made their first starts of the season, while Madelyn Lopez and Trinity Nichols logged the first starts of their careers.
Four Orange are batting over .300 while meeting the 2 at-bats per game and 75% games played minimum, as sophomore left fielder Angie Ramos is leading the way with a .385 batting average.
Syracuse was shutout in back-to-back games for the first time since 2019.
'Cuse has a 5.21 team earned run average heading into the Low Country Classic.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS:

Charleston holds a 2-6 record, recently splitting a doubleheader against Canisius. The Cougars have a team batting average of .258.
Rutgers brings an 8-2 record to Charleston, its best start to a season since 1980. Junior shortstop Kyleigh Sand is a back-to-back winner of the Big Ten Player of the Week award, as she is batting .600 across 30 plate appearances.
Robert Morris is 2-2 in the early stages of the 2023 campaign, beating Austin Peay and Gardner-Webb at the Runnin' Bulldog Classic. The Colonials have scored 12 runs and allowed 14.

SERIES HISTORY:

Syracuse and College of Charleston meet for a sixth time, as Syracuse leads the all-time series, 4-1. The two programs last met in 2021, with Syracuse picking up the 4-2 victory with a two-run homer from Neli Casares-Maher in the bottom of the sixth.
The Scarlet Knights and Orange faceoff on the diamond for the 33^rd and 34^th times at the Lowcountry Classic. Syracuse holds the advantage in the series, 24-7-1, as 'Cuse took down Rutgers twice in 2020.
Syracuse and Robert Morris meet for the first time.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Friday, Feb. 24^th: vs. Robert Morris, 12:30 p.m. (Patriots Point Complex)
Friday, Feb. 24^th: at College of Charleston, 5:30 p.m. (Patriots Point Complex)
Saturday, Feb. 25^th: vs. Rutgers, 10 a.m. (Patriots Point Complex)
Saturday, Feb. 25^th: vs. Robert Morris, 12:30 p.m. (Patriots Point Complex)
Sunday, Feb. 26^th: vs. Rutgers, 11 a.m. (Patriots Point Complex)

UP NEXT:

Atlantic Coast Conference play kicks off from March 3^rd – March 5^th, as the Orange travel to Clemson for a three-game series against the Tigers.