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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Softball: Lourdes concludes its six-game home stand this week with a pair of doubleheaders.  The Gray Wolves will entertain Findlay on Tuesday evening, in a game moved up on day due to the threat of rain.  Lourdes will also host Cleary on Saturday afternoon.

Head Coach Jo Ann Gordon: In her fourth season on the Lourdes bench, Jo Ann Gordon has a 43-79 (.352) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  In her 14th season overall as a head softball coach, Gordon has a 195-367 (.347) career mark.  She is the only head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Findlay holds a 2-0 series advantage over Lourdes after sweeping a doubleheader in Findlay, Ohio on April 8, 2014.  The Oilers won the opener 9-0 before winning game two 12-4.  This is Findlay's first visit to Lourdes.  Lourdes and Cleary split their only two meetings in Howell, Mich. on March 21, 2015.  The Gray Wolves won game one 8-3 before falling 9-6 in eight innings in game two.  This is Cleary's first visit to Lourdes as well.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Huntington scored seven times in the first two innings of game one on Friday on the way to a 9-1 win over Lourdes at Pacesetter Park.  The Gray Wolves managed just one hit in the contest, with Samantha Shirling suffering the loss in the circle.  In game two, Lourdes scored three times in the first and hung on for a 4-3 victory over the Foresters.  Taylor Genzman was 3-for-3 with a RBI and Erica Marvaso had two hits and two RBI.  Brooke Gallaher went the distance for the victory in the circle.

Scouting Findlay: The Oilers are coming off of a doubleheader sweep at Madonna on Saturday afternoon and have won eight of their last 11 games overall.  Lauren Trumpler has led Findlay offensively batting .391 with two home runs and 23 runs batted in.  Brooke Scherger is hitting .382 for a team batting .276 on the year.  Chelsea McManaway is 8-1 in the circle with a 0.67 earned run average.  She is holding opponents to a .172 average and has struck out 71 in 54 innings.

Scouting Cleary: The Cougars enter the week following a wins over Bethel (Ind.) and Goshen on Friday afternoon.  Kaitlin Dormire is hitting .486 with four home runs and 18 RBI to pace Cleary.  Cheyenne Wallace is batting at a .462 clip, with Cleary hitting .271 as a team.  In the circle, Olivia Silvestri has a team-leading 2.45 earned run average while opponents are hitting .236 against her.  She has struck out 30 in 40 innings of work.

Schedule Change: The Gray Wolves are moving up their doubleheader from Findlay from Wednesday (March 23) to Tuesday (March 22) beginning at 5 p.m. due to the forecasted rain.  In addition, Lourdes' scheduled game at Indiana Wesleyan was from Monday (March 21) to Thursday, March 31.  That doubleheader will now begin at 4 p.m. at Wildcat Field in Marion, Ind.

Going the Distance: Brooke Gallaher registered her fourth complete game of the season in six starts on Friday in the victory over Huntington.  The sophomore leads Lourdes hurlers having thrown 36.2 innings this season.  She also has a team-high 17 strikeouts.

Genzman with a Solid Doubleheader: Taylor Genzman went 4-for-5 in last week's doubleheader against Huntington, raising her batting average to .351 on the season.  The freshman went 3-for-3 in the nightcap for her second three-hit game of her rookie season.  She has now hit safely in three straight games, the longest active streak on the team.

Offense is Clicking: Lourdes is hitting .312 as a team this season after hitting .313 for the 2015 campaign.  The Gray Wolves currently have two players (with more than 30 at bats) hitting better than .400, led by Jaime Newman who is batting .455.  Olivia Stanton is hitting at a .415 clip while Megan Mosiniak and Erica Marvaso are nearing the .400 mark hitting .388 and .381 respectively.

Kostick Posting Impressive Rookie Numbers: Marissa Kostick has made the most of her freshman season in the circle so far.  She is 3-1 with a 0.95 ERA and has limited the opposition to just a .213 batting average.  Kostick has two complete games in three starts, and has struck out 15 hitters in 22.0 innings over five total appearances.

Getting a Lead: When Lourdes has lead after four innings, the Gray Wolves are 7-1 on the season.  However, when the Gray Wolves are tied or trailing, they have yet to rally for a win in eight tries.

What a Difference a Year Makes: Lourdes played 16 games prior to March 20, when the Gray Wolves played their first game in 2015 due to the weather.  Lourdes played a total of four games prior to April 1 last season, and this year is scheduled to have played 24 games by that same date.  

Swinging the Bats: Lourdes hitters have struck out just 59 times in 101 innings at the plate this season.  More impressively, in the 16 games, the Gray Wolves have been caught looking at strike three just nine times total, with no player having done so more than twice.

This and That: Lourdes has scored first in 10 of its 16 games this season ... 10 of Megan Mosiniak's team-leading 19 hits have one for extra bases ... the Gray Wolves have turned 12 double plays in 16 games.