Softball Travels to No. 17/16 Michigan With Revised Schedule

Friday, April 13

Ann Arbor, Mich.

4 PM

Rutgers University

Michigan

Softball Travels to No. 17/16 Michigan With Revised Schedule

Apr 12 | Softball

Game Notes

Scarlet Knights face Wolverines on Sunday at 1 p.m. on ESPNU

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (April 12, 2018) - Amid a schedule of six straight games against nationally ranked teams, Rutgers softball heads to No. 17/16 Michigan for a three-game Big Ten series Friday through Sunday, April 13-15. Sunday's contest at 1 p.m. ET will air live on ESPNU with Pam Ward and Carol Bruggeman on the call.

Due to rain in the forecast, Saturday's game has been moved up to Friday, April 13 for a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday's game status will be determined at a later time.

THE SLATE \| All Times Eastern
Fri. 4/13	at Michigan	4 p.m.
Fri. 4/13	at Michigan	6 p.m.
Sun. 4/15	at Michigan	1 p.m.	TV: ESPNU

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HEAD-TO-HEAD

KNIGHT NOTES
• Senior first baseman Rebecca Hall is ranked among the best hitters in the nation and the Big Ten. Hall ranks second in triples (6) and total bases (89), while coming in fourth in hits (49), RBIs (34) and batting average (.395). By the numbers ... 12 RBIs needed for Hall to set a new program career record ... 7 doubles needed to set a new school record ... 6 triples currently ranks fifth in the NCAA... 89 total bases ranks 33rd in the NCAA.

• Junior shortstop Jess Hughes is riding a career-high 16-game hit streak while hitting .455 over that span and getting on-base at a .577 clip. She ranks ninth in the Big Ten with 29 runs scored. It's the second longest hit streak in the Big Ten this season behind Michigan's Faith Canfield's 17-game streak, and longest at Rutgers since Sarah Kalker hit in 18 straight in 2007.

• Through games played on Monday, April 9, Rutgers softball leads NCAA Division I in turning double plays at 0.83 per contest, posting 30 in 36 games. The double plays have benefited four different pitchers in the circle this season, with innings leader Whitney Jones pacing the group with 12. Twenty of the plays came with one out already on the board, hence ending the inning. Hall has been in on 25 doubles plays, followed by 16 from freshman second baseman Myah Moy and 15 from junior shortstop Jess Hughes.

• Rutgers played the longest inning game in program history on Wed. March 15, a 5-4 victory in 15 innings and three hours and 15 minutes at Florida Atlantic. Myah Moy was 4-for-7 with her first career home run and the game-winning run, which was driven home by another rookie, Erin Collins. Whitney Jones got the win after a gutsy 12-inning relief effort, stamped by a game-ending K.

TRENDING
• Rutgers is 12-0 when scoring six or more runs in a contest.
• The Scarlet Knights are 10-0 when leading after four innings.
• RU's most productive inning has been the final scheduled frame, with 26 runs scored in the seventh inning.
• Hailey Hoklotubbe has reached base safely in six straight games with an average of .333 and on-base percentage of .444.
• Rutgers is 32-for-37 in stolen base attempts.
• The Scarlet Knights are 13-2 when scoring first, and 4-16 when the opponent does.
• Five of Rutgers' 12 wins have been in come-from-behind fashion when trailing after five innings.
• Rutgers has hit a home run in 12-of-17 wins.

200 HIT CLUB
Rebecca Hall recorded hit No. 200 of her career in the seventh inning of the dramatic comeback victory over Penn State on Friday, March 30. She becomes just the fourth player in program history to reach the milestone.

Hall moved up the RU record book in a few categories this year. With 34 RBIs, she now ranks third with 134 career ribbies. She ranks fourth all-time with 206 career hits, her 10 doubles place her third all-time with 45, and her six triples moved her into sixth place with nine career three-baggers.

This season she has 16 multi-hit games, nine multi-RBI contests and reached base safely in 13 straight games from March 10-31.

HUGHES COMES HOME
Junior and Sewell, New Jersey native Jess Hughes transferred in from Fordham and earned the starting nod at shortstop. Hughes set a Fordham record for OBP (.510) in 2017. She hit .370 for the Rams with 12 doubles, six triples, 11 home runs and 41 RBIs en route to NFCA All-Region, All-ECAC and All-Atlantic 10 honors. She ranked 15th in the nation with 0.87 walks per game and 18th with six triples.

BOOMING BACKSTOP
Senior catcher Sierra Maddox's role calling games and protecting the plate is vital, as is her bat in the middle of Rutgers' lineup. She has driven in 14 runs this season while getting on base at a .336 clip. Maddox has thrown out 11 would-be base stealers from behind the plate and sports a .975 fielding percentage.

RUTGERS RECRUITS
Jay Nelson welcomes 10 newcomers to the squad in 2018, including nine first-years.

Myah Moy has played in all 36 games (35 starts at second base) and leads the freshmen with 32 hits. She is hitting 7-for-18 (.389) in Big Ten Play with three runs and three RBIs in seven contests.

Erin Collins picked up a hit in all three games of the Penn State series. She hit her second home run of the year in Game 1, the first of two RBIs in that victory. The second was the walkoff RBI groundout that clinched the comeback 6-5 win on Friday.

BOWMAN BREAKS OUT
Nicole Bowman was named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team by batting 5-for-11 with a walk, including a 2-for-2 mark in the win over Houston. The sophomore accounted for 39 of Rutgers' 97 hits by rookies last year. Bowman slashed .275/.393/.437 as a freshman with three home runs, 12 doubles and 34 RBIs.

After missing the first four games of the Bear Classic at Mercer due to illness, Bowman returned for the finale and made up for lost time with a three-run, game-tying home run in the third inning, part of a four-RBI game.

She hit her fourth home run of the season last weekend against No. 23/24 Ohio State, a two-run shot to center. The sophomore has a hit in 14 of her last 17 games while reaching base safely in 12 of her last 13.

UP NEXT
The Scarlet Knights play three straight games on national television following Sunday's finale at Michigan on ESPNU. RU will play two at Maryland on Tuesday, April 17 beginning at 5 p.m. on Big Ten Network.

Rutgers returns to Piscataway to host a three-game Big Ten series with Northwestern on April 20-22 at the RU Softball Complex. Friday's opener is set for 3 p.m. with Saturday slated for 1 p.m. and Sunday scheduled for a noon start.