WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Howard University softball team will play four teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern Division in a conference cross-divisional round-up event at the Orangeburg Recreation Park in Orangeburg, South Carolina, over the weekend of Friday-Sunday, April 16-18, co-hosted by the City of Orangeburg and South Carolina State University.

TOURNAMENT INFO:

DIRECTIONS: Orangeburg Recreation Park is lo cated at 224 Magnolia Village Parkway, Orangeburg, SC, 29118, across from Lowe's on the North Road/Hwy 178. That address works on Apple Maps and Google Map Users can use this PIN.

TICKETS: Daily tickets are $10 each or a weekend pass is available for $25 for all three days. They can be purchased in advance online at orangeburgparks.com under the registration tab or on-site at the ticket booth. Orangeburg Recreation Park's concession stand will be open during play serving hot food, snacks, and a variety of cool beverages. The City of Orangeburg's standard COVID-19 safety protocols will be enforced. Attendees will be asked to wear a mask that covers both the nose and mouth. Social distancing should be practiced with those not living in the same household, meaning sitting six feet apart from others outside of family members. Patrons are encouraged to bring their own chairs or lawn blankets as bleachers are not available due to social distancing.

Howard

Record - 11-12, 4-8 MEAC

Last time out:

The Howard University softball split a doubleheader with Morgan State on Sunday, falling 5-0 in game one, and taking game two in extra innings, 5-3, thanks to late heroics spearheaded by Kalita Dennis. The Elk Grove, Ca. native smashed a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th to secure game two. 

Quick Bits:

Howard has the best team batting average in the MEAC at .288. Juniors Camille Navarro (.398, 13 R, 10 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 13 SB) and Kalita Dennis (.328, 16 RBI, 16 R, 7 2B, 4 HR) were both 2019 All-MEAC selections and they join sophomore Natalie Davila (.368, 19 RBI, 10 R, 4 2B) and freshman Sydni Jones (.339, 12 RBI, 11 R, 3 2B) in batting over .300 on the season. Dennis is the MEAC Preseason Player of the Year in 2021.

• After seeing her career-high 17 games hit streak end at Norfolk State, is back to streaking, scattering hits in six straight games. 
• Navarro is sporting a 25-game on-base streak.
• Navarro and Dennis two-homerun in a game ranks number two in the NCAA.
• Navarro batting average ranks second in the league.
• Kiana Carr's 81 strikeouts (83 NCAA) and 7.6 strikeouts per game (107) rank first in MEAC.
• Navarro saw her no-strikeout streak end versus Drexel going 20 straight games dating back to last season, a span of 80 at-bats. 

Howard University NCAA rankings

Weekend Schedule:

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UP NEXT:

Howard will conclude the regular season in Baltimore versus Coppin State next weekend.