SAINT LOUIS at GEORGE MASON
Saturday-Sunday, April 30-May 1, 2016 :: Fairfax, Virginia (George Mason Softball Complex)
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SAINT LOUIS AT GEORGE MASON FOR THREE-GAME WEEKEND SET
--Saint Louis softball (20-23, 10-7 Atlantic 10) travels to Fairfax, Virginia, this weekend to battle George Mason (22-20, 8-8 A-10) in the Billikens' final regular-season road games of 2016.
--Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single game begin at 11 a.m. (CT).
FOLLOWING THE BILLIKENS
--Live stats are available for all games this weekend. The links can be found on the home page of www.SLUBillikens.com, in the schedule/results section below the top stories, as well as on the softball schedule page.
ATLANTIC 10 STANDINGS
--Fordham leads the A-10 at 15-2, followed by Dayton (12-2-1), Massachusetts (11-5), Saint Louis (10-7), George Mason (8-8), George Washington (8-9), Saint Joseph's (6-10-1), St. Bonaventure (4-12), Rhode Island (3-12) and La Salle (3-13).
--The top six teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the A-10 Championship, which is scheduled for May 11-14 in Washington, D.C.
PETER SETS HOME RUNS RECORD
--Mackenzie Peter hit her school-record 12th home run of the season in last Sunday's 6-5 victory over Saint Joseph's, breaking the previous mark of 11 set by Alex Nickel last year.
--Peter has two other Billiken single-season marks in sight. Her .728 slugging percentage is 38 points ahead of Nickel's school-record .690 set a year ago, and her 12 doubles are just four shy of Jill Pursell's school-record 16 (2007).
--Nickel also is approaching a SLU single-season record. She has 34 walks, second only to her own school standard of 39 set last season.
BILLIKENS BY THE NUMBERS
--Mackenzie Peter leads SLU in batting average (.328), home runs (12), hits (41), doubles (12), runs (40), total bases (91), on-base percentage (.462) and slugging percentage (.728).
--Alex Nickel is the Bills' leader in walks (34) and stolen bases (nine). Nickel is 11th in the NCAA in walks per game (0.89).
--Elizabeth Everingham leads the team in RBIs (32) and is the toughest Billiken to strike out (once every 9.9 plate appearances).
--Emma Buckles has team highs in triples (two) and sacrifice bunts (seven).
--Brianna Lore leads the pitching staff with 10 wins and 94 strikeouts.
--Laney Kneib has team bests in ERA (3.90) and saves (two).
--The Bills rank 17th in the nation in double plays turned per game (0.51).
--Click here for the Billikens' complete up-to-date statistics.
BILLIKENS HOLD, APPROACH CAREER RECORDS
--Brianna Lore owns Saint Louis career records for wins (67), appearances (150), starts (129) and innings (786), and she is tied for the top spot in complete games (73). Lore also ranks among the Billikens' pitching top 10 in strikeouts (third, 509), saves (fourth, 6) and shutouts (sixth, 7). At the plate, Lore is fifth in walks (71) and tied for sixth in RBIs (81).
--Alex Nickel is atop the SLU career walks list (101). Nickel is second in assists (399), third in home runs (22) and runs (118), sixth in total bases (237), ninth in RBIs (78) and 10th in hits (147).
--Elizabeth Everingham holds the Billiken record for assists (409) and appears in the Saint Louis career top 10 in nine other categories. Everingham is second in home runs (23), third in RBIs (113), fourth in walks (76) and total bases (251), fifth in at-bats (579), sixth in hits (159), tied for seventh in starts (199) and eighth in runs (88).
--Mackenzie Peter has 37 doubles, just three 2-baggers away from sole possession of the SLU record. Peter also is tied for fifth in home runs (17), eighth in walks (59) and 10th in total bases (206).
--Laney Kneib has a SLU-record 12 saves. Kneib also is in SLU's top 10 in appearances (fourth, 106), wins (sixth, 32) and innings (ninth, 373.1).
--Also holding top-10 career spots are Allie Macfarlane, tied for sixth in RBIs (81) and tied for seventh in home runs (14), and Alyssa Tarquinio, seventh in putouts (705) and ninth in chances (761).
SAINT LOUIS IN THE ATLANTIC 10 STATISTICS
--The Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 Conference in home runs (38), walks (171) and double plays (22). They rank second in runs (198), RBIs (176), total bases (466), slugging percentage (.419), on-base percentage (.364), runners caught stealing (14) and assists (394). SLU is third in fielding percentage (.959).
--Mackenzie Peter leads the league in home runs (12), slugging percentage (.728) and total bases (91). Peter is third in on-base percentage (.462), runs (40) and walks (29), and tied for fourth in doubles (12).
--Alex Nickel is first in walks (34), second in assists (109) and double plays (12), and tied for fifth in home runs (eight).
--Hailey Weavers is tied for the A-10 lead in runners caught stealing (14).
--Alyssa Tarquinio leads the conference in double plays (19).
--Brianna Lore is second in innings (152.2), third in starts (25) and appearances (30), and fifth in strikeouts (94). At the plate, Lore is tied for fourth in walks (26).
--Elizabeth Everingham is third in assists (94) and fifth in RBIs (32).
--Allie Macfarlane is third in double plays (10).
--Emma Buckles is tied for fourth in sacrifice bunts (seven).
--Click here for the A-10's complete up-to-date statistics.
RECAPPING LAST WEEK'S ACTION
--Click here for the April 23 SLU-Saint Joseph's recap (W, 3-1; W, 3-2).
--Click here for the April 24 SLU-Saint Joseph's recap (W, 6-5).
HEAD COACH CHRISTY CONNOYER
--The Billikens are led by sixth-year head coach Christy Connoyer, who owns a 166-142 record at Saint Louis and a 197-172 career mark (seven seasons). Click here for Connoyer's full biography.
SCOUTING GEORGE MASON
--George Mason has won two of three in each of its last two A-10 series to even its league record at 8-8.
--The Patriots lead the A-10 in fewest walks per seven innings (1.85), rank second in ERA (2.42/31st nationally) and opponents' batting average (.241), and are third in strikeouts (213).
--George Mason is third in the league in batting average (.267), doubles (54) and triples (eight).
--Senior outfielder Casey Price (team-high .336 batting average) and sophomore middle infielder Liz Seymour (team-high 30 RBIs) made the 2015 All-Conference second team.
--Freshman right-hander Marina Vitalich leads the A-10 in fewest walks per seven innings (1.09/21st nationally). Vitalich is second in the league in opponents' batting average (.195), hits per seven innings (5.1/40th nationally) and strikeouts per seven innings (8.4/32nd nationally), and third in ERA (1.63/27th nationally) and wins (14).
--Senior right-hander Sarah Kleinfelter is eighth in the A-10 in ERA (2.62).
--Click here for the Patriots' complete up-to-date statistics.
NEXT WEEK
--The Billikens conclude the regular season at home, welcoming George Washington for a three-game A-10 series May 7-8. Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single game get under way at noon.
