Orange Travel To Keystone State For Lafayette Series

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Orange softball travels to Easton, Pennsylvania this weekend for a three-game slate against Lafayette at the Lafayette Softball Field.

The series begins with a Saturday, Apr. 22 doubleheader, as game one begins at noon and game two has a scheduled start time of 2 p.m. The series is scheduled to conclude on Sunday, Apr. 23 at noon. All games will be streamed live on ESPN+.

ORANGE UPDATE:

Syracuse and Binghamton split a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
Catcher Laila Alves led the Orange to the 4-2 game one win with two runs batted in over two hits. Freshman pitcher Madison Knight picked up the win with a complete game performance, tying her career-high in strikeouts with seven.
Binghamton took game two with a 12-3 run-rule victory.
Alves led the Orange at the plate in Vestal, tallying four hits and two RBIs in five at-bats.
The Orange are the youngest team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as the 10 freshmen on the roster are the most in the conference.
Underclassmen account for 71 percent of total hits, 69 percent of RBIs, 67 percent of runs scored and 69% of at-bats.
Freshman outfielder Madelyn Lopez has taken over as the Orange's best hitter in 2023, leading the team in batting average (.345), slugging percentage (.476) and on-base percentage (.436).
Second-year infielder Tessa Galipeau is orchestrating a great month, as she a has a .375 batting average, .500 slugging percentage amd five RBIs over 12 games in April.
In April, Knight has a 4-2 record from the circle with a 3.38 earned run average and 40 strikeouts over 37.1 innings.
The Orange are one of the stronger defensive sides in the ACC, ranking fifth in the conference in fielding percentage (.966) and fourth in fewest errors committed (32).
Syracuse is 5-5 in its last 10 games.

SCOUTING THE LEOPARDS:

Lafayette brings a 6-29-1 record and 2-10 record in Patriot League play to this weekend's series.
Freshman Kylee Sweet leads the Leopards in batting average (.323) and slugging percentage (.452).
In the circle, pitcher Morrigan Gardiner leads the team in complete games (6) and strikeouts (60).
Head coach Karavin Dew is in her first season at the helm of Lafayette softball.

THE SERIES

Syracuse and Lafayette meet for the first time on the softball field.

UP NEXT:

Syracuse concludes its road schedule on Wednesday, Apr. 26 at Cornell. The Orange wrap up the regular season with an eight game homestand, starting with a series against Virginia.

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