LAKELAND, Fla.- After an eight-game home stretch, Southeastern softball will hit the road this weekend to West Palm Beach, Fla. for a three-game Sun Conference series against Keiser University on Friday at 3 p.m. and a doubleheader Saturday at 12 and 2 p.m.
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The No. 16 ranked Fire currently sit at the top of the Sun Conference with a 13-2 overall record after taking last week's series against No. 21, College of Coastal Georgia.
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Currently sitting within the top three in the conference in hitting, pitching, and fielding percentage, the Fire hold a .312 batting average captained by freshman
Nicole Wasserstrom who holds a team-best .423 average against conference opponents and .533 average through her last 10 contests.
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Through the last 10 contests,
Leah Gonzalez has reached base safely in every game and has posted a .467 average with a team-high 14 hits, two home runs, and seven RBI's.
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The pitching staff has held conference opponents to a .204 batting average thus far behind a collective 1.26 ERA.
Claire Sekinger sits at a perfect 10-0 with 73 strikeouts in 66.1 innings of work while
Autumn Hunter has held conference opponents to just a .192 average with six earned runs in 29.2 innings.
Kenzie Forrester holds a staff-low ERA of 0.72 after allowing just one earned run through 9.2 conference innings.
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The Seahawks come into the week sitting at fourth in the SUN with a 9-6 conference record and are coming off a conference series loss to Thomas University. Hitting a collective .257 in conference play, the Seahawks offense are led by Lacee Travens who holds a .348 average while Molly Reid has posted a team-high 15 hits.
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On the mound, the Seahawks hold a collective 3.41 ERA led by Lizzy Small who has tallied 67.2 conference innings. Small has held opponents to a .274 average with a 2.93 ERA and SUN 7-4 record.
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Southeastern holds a historical 16-6 record over the Seahawks, sweeping last year's three-game matchup in Lakeland.