WILKES-BARRE, PA (March 22, 2019) – King's College Monarchs will host their first double header at home for the season on Sunday, March 24 against the Manhattanville College Valiants with the first game starting at 2:00 p.m. This will be the first meeting of the teams since last year's Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Championships where the Valiants beat King's for the title.

Event Details
Opponent: vs Manhattanville College
Date: Sunday, March 24, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. / 4:00 p.m.
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA – Softball Field at Robert L. Betzler Athletic Complex (Directions)
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Last Time Out: The softball team earned a pair of victories against Cedar Crest College. In the opener King's collected 15 runs on 18 hits and continued their streak of no in-game errors. In the second, the Monarchs scored seven runs off 13 hits with no errors.
 
 
The Book on The Monarchs (5-6, 0-2 MAC Freedom):

• King's moves to eighth in the MAC Freedom standings since playing last.
• The Monarchs are ranked second in the conference for batting average with .353 and first for fielding percentage with a 0.981.
• Junior Kris Kocher pitched another complete game as her record goes to 2-3 Freshman Gianna Marsico pitched her second complete game as a Monarch putting her at 2-0.
• Junior Mackenzie Yori is still among the "Toughest to Strikeout" by NCAA DIII statistics making her ranked No. 1 nationally and in the conference.
• Freshman Kristi Ann Skok has the best on base percentage of the Monarchs with .525.
• Junior Andria Narisi tops the Monarchs with her 56 putouts on 57 chances so far while Yori leads in assists with 17.
• The Monarchs extended their streak of no in-game errors having only six errors on the season.

The Book on The Valiants (10-0, 0-0 MAC Freedom):

• Manhattanville is third overall in the MAC Freedom earning ten straight wins and suffering no losses.
• The Valiants are currently ranked No. 14 in the most recent Fastpitch Coaches Association Top 25 DIII Poll.
• The team leads the conference in batting average with a No. 15 rank nationally (.386) and are third in fielding percentage (.960).
• Sophomore Isela Casillas and freshman Giovanna Liggett lead the team in batting all with a .500 in their over 20 at-bats.
• Liggett is also first in the conference with her on base percentage at .613 while senior Evonne Torres has batted in 16 runners so far this season.
• Second-year Brooke Franson is topping the Valiants in putouts with 65 on 67 chances along with four double-plays while senior Sopia Chapelone has tallied 25 assists in the field for Manhattanville.
• Alycia Feeney and Aarin Hartenstein are dominating in the circle both with undefeated records of 4-0 and combined have only allowed 24 runs on 56 hits.

 
 
Up Next: King's will remain home in a non-conference doubleheader facing PSU-Brandywine on Tuesday, March 26, at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. at Betzler Field.