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SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word softball team ends their season hosting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a three-game Southland Conference series beginning with a doubleheader on Friday, May 4 at 5 p.m. Saturday's "Senior Day" is scheduled for noon.
 
FIRST PITCH
 
Prior to Saturday's contest, the Cardinals will honor their five seniors: Hailee Alaniz, Victoria Bratcher, Sarah Leal, Breana Nevarez, and Lacie Stevens.
 
Rain is in the forecast for Friday. If the doubleheader is washed out, then Senior Day will still go on prior to Saturday's doubleheader. Stay tuned to UIWCardinals.com for the latest information.
 
SCOUTING THE TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI ISLANDERS
 
2018: 12-36-1 overall, 3-21-0 SLC
Last Game: L 10-1 (5 innings) vs. Nicholls (4/28)
Head Coach: Blake Miller
Offensive Leaders:
#10 Kayla Sheridan – 49 GP., .307 BA, 50 H, 2 2B, 4 RBIs
#22 Kaylon Dunn – 48 GP, .238 BA, 31 H, 5 2B, 13 RBIs
#13 Keagan Helson – 49 GP, .228 BA, 34 H, 8 2B, 6 HR, 21 RBIs
Pitching Leader:
#27 Ashley Smith – 34 GP, 3-20, 5.71 ERA, 9 CG, 0/1 SHO, 47 SO
Summary: TAMUCC was swept in a three-game series against Nicholls. In the series finale, the Islanders scored the game's first run, but the Colonels put a 10-spot on in the top of the fifth.
 
Kayla Sheridan leads the Islanders in batting average (.307) and hits (50), while Keagan Helson is tops in runs (25), doubles (8), home runs (6), and RBIs (21). In the circle, Ashley Smith is 3-20 with a 5.71 ERA and 47 strikeouts. As team, Corpus is ranked 10^th in the SLC in batting average (.226) and 11^th in ERA (4.86).
 
THE CARDINAL FILE
 
2018: 14-32 overall, 6-18 SLC
Last Game: L 8-0 (6 innings) at Texas (5/2)
Head Coach: Joe DiPietro (1^st season)
Offensive Leaders:
#0 Marcela Lopez – 39 GP, .279 BA, 29 H, 1 2B, 6 RBIs
#10 Hope Sobolewski – 43 GP, .252 BA, 31 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 17 RBIs
#5 Monica Flores – 35 GP, .240 BA, 18 H, 5 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBIs
Pitching Leader:
#14 Brett Coleman – 15 GP, 1-1, 4.42 ERA, 1 SV, 16 SO
Summary: UIW was swept in a doubleheader at Texas Wednesday night, 5-2 and 8-0. The night before, the Cardinals scored three unanswered runs to defeat host UTSA, 4-3.
 
Marcela Lopez leads the Cardinals with a .279 batting average, going 29-for-104 with 13 runs, one double, and six RBIs. Delaney Guzman leads the team in runs scored (14), doubles (7), and home runs (6). In the circle, freshman Brett Coleman has a staff-best 4.42 ERA, while senior Sarah Leal is tops in wins (8), games played (22), innings pitched (115.1), and strikeouts (64). As a team, the Cardinals rank last in the conference in both batting average (.216) and ERA (4.86).
 
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