GWU Softball Set to Hit the Road for Contests at Both Presbyterian and Liberty This Week
April 08, 2013 | Softball
Boiling Springs, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb softball team will kick-off a 10-game road trip this week with Big South Conference match ups at both Presbyterian College and Liberty over the a five day span.
GAME TIMES
The Runnin' Bulldogs will play a doubleheader on the road at Presbyterian College on Tuesday, April 9th, starting at 2 p.m. in Clinton, S.C.
Gardner-Webb will then face off with the Liberty Lady Flames in a three-game League series on Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13th, in Lynchburg, Va. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Friday with the first pitch slated for a 2 p.m. start time. The third and final game of the three-game weekend series will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m.
RUNNIN' BULLDOGS MISERIES ON THE ROAD
The Runnin' Bulldogs have struggled on the road in true road games this year, as GWU is 1-14 overall. Gardner-Webb's lone win on the road was a 3-0 shutout victory over UNC Wilmington at the Seahawk Classic in Wilmington, N.C. on February 24th.
MEENAGHAN JUST MISSES THE CYCLE
In GWU's last contest, a home loss to Winthrop on Sunday, April 7th, Meenaghan was one hit shy of the cycle. The junior was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double and a single. The GWU leadoff hitter has now hit safely in six straight games.
PITCHING WOES IN 2013
The Runnin' Bulldogs have struggled in the circle so far in 2013, as GWU has given up six runs or more in 22 different contests this season. When GWU allows six runs or more, the Runnin' Bulldogs are 0-22 on the season. On the flip side, Gardner-Webb is 4-3 when they hold their opponents to five runs or less for the game.
OFFENSE NEEDS TO GET OFF TO A QUICKER START
The Gardner-Webb offense needs to get off to a quicker start, as the Runnin' Bulldogs have outscored its opponents 31-24 over the sixth and seventh innings of play. However, GWU has been outscored 75-16 over the first and second innings of play so far this season.
MORE HITS, BUT NOT NECESSARILY MORE RUNS
GWU as a team has outhit its opponent 11 different times this season. However, the Runnin' Bulldogs are only 4-7 overall and those 11 contests in which they post more hits than their foes. In fact, last week, GWU outhit its opponents in three of the five games, yet went 0-5 overall on the week.
ON DECK FOR THE RUNNIN' BULLDOGS
The Runnin' Bulldogs will step out of conference play to take on North Carolina A&T on Tuesday, April 16th, in a twin tilt in Greensboro, N.C. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.
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