THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK SOFTBALL… The Peacocks open the month of March by competing in the Spring Games in Florida. The Peacocks will be playing 12 games during the tournament, which will be held from Mar. 1 through Mar. 8.

• Friday, Mar. 1: Charleston (9:15 a.m.) | Montana State University Billings (1:45 p.m.)
• Saturday, Mar. 2: Goldey-Beacom College: (9:15 a.m.) | Dominican University of New York (11:15 a.m.)
• Monday, Mar. 4: Glenville State (9 a.m.) | West Virginia Wesleyan College (11:15 a.m.)
• Monday, Mar. 5: Thomas More (9 a.m.) | Southern New Hampshire (11:15 a.m.)
• Thursday, Mar. 7: College of Saint Rose (10:15 a.m.) | Mercyhurst (3 p.m.)
• Friday, Mar. 8: Saint Anselm College (10 a.m.) | Trevecca Nazarene (12:15 p.m.)

HIGHLIGHTING THE PEACOCKS… Senior Ari Charles has excelled as the Peacocks leadoff hitter, posting a batting average of .438. She has already matched her season-high with three triples while recording a team high 21 hits. Charles has added 11 runs on the season and has hit four RBIs. Sophomore Serah Shafer leads the Peacocks with 12 runs on 12 hits this season. She has successfully stolen a base in 10 out of 11 attempts and has hit four RBIs. Senior Rae VanMilligan has recorded a .326 batting average with five doubles and a triple. She hit a homer in the Peacock victory over Concordia-St. Paul and has added nine RBIs. Senior Laila Pelds leads the team with 15 RBIs which includes a three RBI performance against Concordia-St. Paul and Purdue Northwest. Pelds has recorded 13 hits and has one home run on the year. Senior Delaney Vetter has struck out 36 batters over the course of 38 innings, highlighted by an eleven-strikeout performance against Minnesota Duluth.
 
OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMERS…

• Kylie Doty: .400 batting average | ten hits | four runs
• Reagan Church: .313 batting average | two home runs | four RBIs
• Taylor Sedam: 11 hits | four runs | five RBIs

PREVIEWING THE OPPONENTS… 

• Charleston has recorded a perfect 6-0 record with senior Brianna McCown posting an ERA of 0.66.
• Montana State University Billings has opened the season with a 3-6-1 record and junior Jazlyn Kalehuawehe has recorded a .500 bating average with four home runs.
• Goldey-Beacom College has posted a 1-7 mark with junior Bryn Bohmann recording 12 RBIs.
• Dominican University of New York will be opening their season against the Peacocks after being picked 11^th in their preseason conference poll.
• Glenville State has started the year 2-1 with graduate Holly Brehm pitching 21 strikeouts in ten innings of action.
• West Virginia Wesleyan College opened their season with an 0-3 record and sophomore Andie Dizon has hit a .444 average at the plate.
• Thomas More is sitting at 1-9 and junior Josie Wefer has scored five runs and hit four doubles.
• Southern New Hampshire will begin their season at the Spring Games after being picked seventh in their conference's preseason poll.
• College of Saint Rose will also kick off their season at the Spring Games and they will be led by new Head Coach at the helm, Tony Kurucz.
• Mercyhurst has gone 1-3 on the season with graduate Madison Fry-Fachet hitting two doubles.
• Saint Anselm College have accumulated a 1-4 record and junior Stephanie Tardugno has hit five RBIs.
• Trevecca Nazarene have had a successful 10-5 start to the season and junior Ashlan Sensing has thrown 68 strikeouts in 47 innings on the mound.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS… Upper Iowa will begin conference play on the road with a double header against Truman State. The games are set to begin at 12 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 17.