HOUSTON – HBU Softball welcomes Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to Husky Field Friday, April 20 for a double header starting at 1 p.m. and Saturday, April 21 at 12 p.m. The Huskies will honor seniors
Libby Brown,
Stephanie Buenrostro,
Kay Schroeder,
Kassie James and
Nicole Shedd after Saturday's game.
After setting the single-game home run record (3), junior shortstop
Demi Janak improves to a .305 batting average with five doubles, eight home runs, 24 RBIs and 18 runs scored. Sophomore catcher
Heidi Jaquez is batting .288 and leads the team with 23 runs scored. Shedd hits .288 at the plate and is the team leader in doubles (7).
Freshman pitcher and
Jessica Patak (4-15) has appeared in 25 games and has started 19 times. She holds a 3.87 ERA in 128.1 innings. Freshman
Elliott Estes (2-7) has pitched in 17 games with eight starts and has earned a 4.18 ERA.
The Islanders (10-32-1, 1-17) are led by Kayla Sheridan, who leads the team with a .308 batting average. Keagan Helson is second on the team in batting average (.246) and leads the team with eight doubles, six home runs, 21 RBIs and 24 runs scored.
Ashley Smith (2-18) holds a 6.00 ERA in 129.0 innings and Kandace Johnson (6-4) has a 6.39 ERA in 80.1 innings.
As team, the Huskies hit .222 at the plate and have held their opponents to a .280 batting average, while the Islanders hold a .230 batting average and have allowed their opponent to hit .322 at the plate. The Islanders lead the all-time series against HBU 19-11.
