Tournament Central

Friday, March 6
vs. IPFW (2 p.m.) - Live Stats
at Austin Peay (7 p.m.) - Live Stats
 
Saturday, March 7
vs. IPFW (11:30 a.m.) - Live Stats
at Austin Peay (2 p.m.) - Live Stats
 
Sunday, March 8
vs. Bradley (11:30 a.m.) - Live Stats
 
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The UMass Lowell softball team (4-6) will begin its 10-day spring break trip in Tennessee at the 2020 Governors Classic, hosted by Austin Peay on March 6-9.
 
The River Hawks will play five games at the three-day event beginning with matchups against IPFW and Austin Peay on Friday. The team will then square off against the same two squads on Saturday before wrapping up the weekend against Bradley on Sunday.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The River Hawks participated in the FGCU Spring Break Invitational from February 21-23, finishing the weekend with a 2-3 record. The team started and ended the tournament with wins, earning the program's first ever victory against a Big Ten opponent with a 2-1 decision against Michigan State before defeating Southern Illinois, 2-1 in nine innings to close the weekend.
 
LEADING THE FLOCK
Through 10 games, senior Courtney Cashman (Danvers, Mass.) paces the team with a .382 batting average, nine RBI and three home runs. Junior Maria Moccio (Feeding Hills, Mass.) is hitting .314 to add to the offense and sophomore Tori Mueller (Clovis, Calif.) has scored a team-best six runs. Junior Lovina Capria (Deltona, Fla.) paces the pitching staff with a 4-0 record and 18 strikeouts, while freshman Chelsea Runyon (Scripps Ranch, Calif.) boasts a 1.40 ERA.
 
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT
The River Hawks have already battled through four extra innings games in 2020 with a 2-2 record. The team is now 18-12 in extras at the Division I level.
 
PLAYING THE LONG GAME
The River Hawks, who logged at least one home run in each of their first five games this year, lead the America East with eight long balls in 2020. Courtney Cashman already has three dingers this season for a career total of 26, which puts her just nine away from tying the program's all-time record (35).
 
COMING IN HOT
Lovina Capria is off to the best start for a pitcher during the program's Division I era with a perfect, 4-0 record so far in 2020.
 
TOUGH AT THE PLATE
Senior Marianne Sparacia (Spring Hill, Fla.) is tied for first in the nation right now as the toughest player to strikeout, as she is just one of 17 players across the country who still have not gone down by way of the K in 2020.
 
WALK IT OUT
With a pair of walks at FGCU on Feb. 22, Courtney Cashman surpassed Ariana Darcy '15 to take over the top spot on the program's all-time record list for career walks. Cashman totals five free passes this season for 83 in her career.
 
MILESTONE MOMENT
With the win against Houston on Feb. 8, Head Coach Danielle Henderson secured her 100th career win. In doing so, she becomes the fourth coach in program history to reach that milestone.
 
NATIONAL NEWS
As a team, UMass Lowell is ranked 58th in the nation for double plays per game (0.40), as well as 79th for home runs per game (0.80). Individually, Chelsea Runyon is 64th for ERA (1.40) and Courtney Cashman is 83rd for home runs per game (0.30).
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
Lovina Capria garnered a Pitcher of the Week nod to open the season with a 2-0 effort in the circle at the Houston Invitational on Feb. 7-9.
 
OTHER NOTABLES
Chelsea Runyon fanned a season-high six batters against Fordham (2.22) … Ryley White struck out six batters in her collegiate debut against Houston (2.7) … Maria Moccio logged a career-high six RBI against Fordham (2.7).