Softball Home Opener Against Calumet College

LAKELAND, Fla. – After a tough and long weekend at the Gulf Coast Invitational in Gulf Shores, Alabama, the Fire look forward to their first regular season home game against Calumet College for a doubleheader.
 
Game Info
Southeastern (11-8) vs. Calumet College (1-9)
When: February 23^rd, 2019 | 12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.
Where: Lakeland, Fla.
Live Stats: Stretch Internet
 
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The First Pitch:

• The Fire are ranked 22^nd in the NAIA, with an overall record of 11-8 in the 2019 season.
• Sophomore, Lauren Watters leads SEU in RBIs with 13, and a batting average of .327.
• There are seven individuals on Southeastern with a batting average over .300.
• Southeastern leads the nation in total batters struck out with a total of 116.
• Senior pitcher, Hannah Bodenhorn leads SEU in strikeouts with an average of 9.46 and a total of 59 on the season.
• The Fire hold seven top 10 records in the NAIA, which include fifth in total at bats (483), seventh in total hits (147), eighth in total runs scored (108) and total runs batted in (88), ninth in total putouts (330), and tenth in total innings pitched (110.000).
• Another key player for Southeastern is Haleigh Harrell who is dominant for the Fire in stolen bases, with a total of 9.
• Sophomore from Lakeland, Harrell ranks 10^th in the nation for total stolen bases and 21^st in total runs scored (16).
• The Fire rank 12^th in the NAIA for total doubles (25), with Bailee Moll guiding SEU and ranking 10^th in the nation for total doubles (6).
• Calumet College is familiar with Sun Conference opponents, as they have already played Webber International and Warner.
• CCSJ is coming off of a tough schedule, as they have played a total of 10 games in five days.
• The Crimson Wave have three individuals with a batting average of .333, which includes Marissa Kopp, Brianna Wisniewski, and Grace Elrod.
• The last time these two teams saw each other was in the 2018 season in a four game series on March 3^rd. The Fire went four-for-four in the series.
• Southeastern and Calumet first played one another on February 14^th in 2015, and the all-time series stands to be 8-4 with the Fire leading the series.

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