WASHINGTON, DC -- Howard University opens up Mid-Eastern Conference (MEAC) Northern Division play versus Delaware State University Lady Hornets, Saturday and Sunday, March 12-13, Saturday's doubleheader begins at 1:00 pm, Sunday's doubleheader begins at noon, the four-game series will be played at Nationals Youth Park in Washington, D.C.
SERIES: 28th Meeting
The Lady Hornets leads the series 13-24. At one point DSU won 12 straight games. The two squads split the last six games.Â
ABOUT DSU:
Delaware State (2-4, 0-0 MEAC) comes into the weekend matchup losing a weekend series to UMBC 3-1.
Del. St. infielder Jaylen Baker leads with a .353 batting average, Baker is 6-of-17, recording a run, and an RBI
DSU's Mayanah McIntosh is ace for the Lady Hornets, McIntosh recorded 3.82 ERA and 13 strikeouts.Â
ABOUT HOWARD:
Howard (7-2) is off to its best start in program history. The Bison is riding a five-game winning which ranks 24th in the nation. Â
Howard is ranking
As a team Howard ranks 9th in the NCAA with a batting average of .459, 22nd with 7.11 runs per game, ranks 16th with 2.33 steals per game. Howard .788 ranks 43rd in the NCAA.Â
The Bison seven doubles ties for the most in one game in the NCAA.Â
Howard's
Camille Navarro (26), Nevaeh Castruta (66), and
Natalie Davila (91) ranks in the top 100 for batting average.
Kalita Dennis ranks 143 in the nation.
Navarro tops the nation as the toughest to strikeout. She is currently riding a 10-game hitting streak that dates back to last season, beating out her 9-game hitting streak her freshman year.Â
Dennis three-doubles versus Robert Morris was the highest mark in the NCAA this season.Â
Taking BasesÂ
Dennis (.71 doubles per game) ranks 4th NCAA Â and leads the MEAC. Navarro (.56) ranks 12th NCAA and second in the MEAC.Â
Pitching Staff
Kiana Carr leads the unit with four wins and two saves. Carr two saves ranks seventh in the NCAA. Leads the conference in strikeouts, strikeouts per game, and saves.
Tracy Mosley is also undefeated in her three starts, appeared in five gamesÂ
UP NEXT:
Howard will travel to Norfolk, Va to face the Spartans of Norfolk State for a four-game series on March 17-18.Â
