4/30/22
 
SB: Lackawanna To Host Pair Of Region Opponents To Close Regular Season
 
SCRANTON, Pa. – The Lackawanna College Softball team will wind its regular season down this weekend with a pair of home doubleheaders against Region XIX Division II opponents. On Saturday, April 30^th, the Falcons will host the County College of Morris Titans for a doubleheader starting at 1:00pm ET, with the second game set to follow around 3:00pm ET.
 
Then, on Sunday, May 1^st, the Falcons welcome the Terry Hawks from Delaware Tech CC to Scranton HS for a doubleheader starting at 1:00pm ET. The second game will follow around 3:00pm ET.
 
Despite both pairs of games being against Region XIX opponents, neither doubleheader counts towards the Region XIX standings, as the Titans are competing as a club team, and Delaware Tech and Lackawanna have already played this year. Both doubleheaders will have a video livestream on the Lackawanna College Athletics YouTube Channel at www.lackawannafalcons.com/YouTube.  
 
The Falcons played Delaware Tech twice already this year, dropping a doubleheader on the road against the Terry Hawks back on April 15^th. Delaware Tech won game one 9-2, then followed that up with an 8-2 win in game two. You can read the recap HERE.
 
About the Falcons
Lackawanna College (28-16) comes into the weekend having won ten of their last twelve games, and are 3-1 so far this weekend. The Falcons got a doubleheader sweep on Thursday over SUNY Orange, defeating the Colts 21-0 and 14-0 in a pair of five-inning contests at home. You can read the recap from the sweep over Orange HERE. On Friday, the Falcons split a doubleheader on the road, taking down the host Skipjacks of Chesapeake College 12-5 in game one, before falling 9-1 in five innings in game two. You can read the recap from that doubleheader HERE.
 
On the year, the Falcons are hitting .354 as a team, and have a combined .961 OPS. Lackawanna College has 178 total extra base hits already this year, 137 of which have been doubles. The Falcons are slugging .542 on the year, and have a .419 OBP, drawing 123 walks and 23 HBPs on the season. The Falcons have stolen 78 total bases on the year, and have driven in 303 of their 352 runs scored so far this year. Lackawanna is averaging around eight runs per ballgame this season.
 
In the circle, the Falcons have a team ERA of 4.04. Through 273.2 innings, Lackawanna has given up 373 hits and 238 runs, 158 earned, and have struck out 197 batters, while walking 115. Opponents are hitting .301 against the Falcons this year. Lackawanna has turned 14 double plays defensively, but the Falcons have committed 95 errors in 44 games so far this season.
 
Emma McNally is the team-leader so far this year, hitting .469 on the season. McNally has a team-high OPS of 1.376, and leads the Falcons in multiple categories, including hits (67), extra base hits (39), doubles (27), triples (6), homeruns (6), RBIs (55), runs (50), total bases (124), slugging (.867), and OBP (.509). Emma has nine stolen bases on the season, fourth on the team. McNally has 19 multi-hit games this season, and was on a 23-game hitting streak before going hitless in the first game against Brookdale. McNally was a combined 3-for-6 with two doubles, three RBI, and two runs scored in the two games against Chesapeake. McNally was 2-for-6 with a double, a homerun, an RBI, and two runs scored in the two games against Delaware Tech.
 
Catarena Sommers is second on the squad, hitting .419 overall on the year. Sommers is second on the Falcons with 57 total hits, and has a .1.180 OPS, also putting her at second in that category. Catarena has 31 extra base hits, good for second on the team, and is second on the Falcons with 25 doubles on the year. Sommers also has 39 RBI on the year, third on the team. Her 97 total bases have her ranked second on the squad this season, as well as her .713 slugging percentage. Sommers is fourth on the team in runs scored with 37, and has a .467 OBP this year. Sommers has 17 multi-hit games for the Falcons this season, and was a combined 1-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and three runs scored in two games against Chesapeake.  Sommers was 0-for-5 in two games against Delaware Tech earlier this season.
 
Jennifer Wolak is third on the Falcons with a .409 batting average, and an OPS of .992, good for fifth on the team. She has 36 hits in her 36 appearances, and has a .458 OBP, good for fifth on the team. She's scored 20 runs, and has nine doubles and a triple to drive in 20 RBI this year. Wolak has six stolen bases on the year, and has twelve multi-hit games this season. Wolak was 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI, and a run scored in the first game against Chesapeake on Friday. Jennifer was 0-for-3 in her one game against Delaware Tech this season.
 
Skylynn Gilligan is fourth on the team with a .396 batting average this year, and has a solid .998 OPS, good for fourth on the Falcons. Gilligan has 53 total hits, ranking her third, and is second on the squad with 40 RBI this year. Gilligan is slugging at .537 this season and has 72 total bases on the year. Gilligan has 16 extra base hits on the year, including twelve doubles, and is second on the team with 14 walks drawn. After going 1-for-12 in her first four games, Gilligan had 19-game hitting streak, including seven multi-hit games, and now has 14 multi-hit games on the season. Gilligan went a combined 1-for-5 with one RBI and a run scored in two games against Chesapeake. Gilligan was a combined 1-for-6 with a double in the two games against Delaware Tech this year.
 
Madison McVicar is fifth on the team with a .363 batting average, and has a 1.008 OPS so far this season, good for third on the squad. McVicar is tied with McNally for the team lead in runs scored (50), and has a .460 OBP on the year, ranking her fourth on the team. She's one of five Falcons with 40+ hits this year (49), and leads the Falcons in walks with 22. McVicar has driven in 27 runs, ranking her fourth on the team, and has 18 extra base hits this year, including 14 doubles and three homeruns. McVicar has a .548 slugging percentage, placing her third on the Falcons. McVicar has 15 multi-hit games this season, and went a combined 2-for-7 with two runs scored in the two games against Chesapeake College. McVicar went 1-for-6 with an RBI in her two games against Delaware Tech earlier this season.
 
Meghan Fritz has a .333 batting average, and has collected 47 hits on the year, putting her fifth on the team. Fritz has scored 40 runs this season, good for third on the Falcons, and is second on the team in stolen bases this year, with 15 swipes. Fritz has 23 extra base hits on the year, including 20 doubles, placing her third on the team. Fritz is slugging at .525, and has 14 multi-hit games this year. Fritz was a combined 1-for-7 with a run scored in the two games against Chesapeake on Friday. Fritz went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored in her two games against Delaware Tech.
 
MacKayla Quick is hitting .330 on the year for Lackawanna College, collecting 36 hits and scoring 24 runs so far this season. Quick has ten extra base hits on the year, including seven doubles, and has driven in 23 runs on the year. Quick has an .855 OPS. Quick has seven stolen bases on the year, and has drawn nine walks on the season. Quick has ten multi-hit games this season, but was held without a hit at Chesapeake, going 0-for-4 with an RBI in two games. Quick was 2-for-6 with an RBI in two games against Del Tech earlier this year.  
 
Quick has made 18 starts in 19 appearances so far this year for the Falcons. She's 12-6 on the year, with a 3.79 ERA. Quick, in 103.1 innings pitched, has given up 80 runs, 56 earned, on 129 hits, with a team-best 92 strikeouts and a team-high 52 walks. Opponents have hit nine homeruns against Quick, and are hitting .289 on the year. MacKayla has won eight of her last nine starts, including her last five. In her latest outing, Quick pitched all seven innings against Chesapeake, allowing five runs on ten hits, and striking out eight batters, while walking five. She picked up the win in the 12-5 finish.  
 
Fritz is also one of the main starters in the pitcher's circle for Lackawanna, with 16 starts in 17 appearances for the Falcons. She has an 8-8 record on the year, with a 4.05 ERA. Fritz has pitched in 91.2 innings, giving up 133 hits and 87 runs, just 53 earned, while striking out 67 batters, good for second on the squad. Opponents are hitting .311 against Fritz this year. Fritz is 1-1 in her last two games, getting the win over SUNY Orange, and falling in her last outing against Chesapeake, pitching four innings and giving up five runs on nine hits, while striking out four batters.      
 
Tess Ruschman has appeared in nine games, with five starts, and is 2-2 overall this year, with a 7.18 ERA. Ruschman has also earned a save this year, in the win over SUNY Corning earlier this year. Ruschman, in her 26.1 innings of work, has surrendered 30 runs, 27 earned, on 49 hits, while striking out eight and walking seven. In her last start, Tess went 4.1 innings against Brookdale, allowing ten runs on eleven hits, while striking out a batter and walking another. In her last outing, she came on for an inning of relief against SUNY Orange, giving up one hit and not allowing any runs.
 
Stephanie Kibbe has seen action in 14 games this year, with three starts, and has a 4-0 record with a 2.26 ERA this season. Kibbe, in 31 innings of work, has given up 23 runs, ten earned, on 42 hits. She has 15 strikeouts and twelve walks on the year. Opponents are hitting .292 against Kibbe this season. Kibbe picked up the win in her last start, going four innings against SUNY Orange, giving up just a hit and striking out a pair. She pitched 0.2 innings of relief in her last appearance, giving up four runs on four hits against Chesapeake.  
 
Jeff Pittsman is in his eleventh season at the helm of the Falcons program. After some early growing pains when he took over in 2012, coach Pitt overhauled the Falcons program, turning it into a Region XIX contender year-in, and year-out. The Falcons had four straight seasons of 20+ wins, starting in 2016, and might have had another if not for the pandemic shuttering the 2020 season early. Pittsman is a two-time EPAC Coach of the Year, and has been a fixture in local softball circles for year. An NEPA native and Mid Valley HS graduate, Pittsman began his coaching career in football with the Mid Valley program, and other various schools around the area, before transitioning into coaching softball at the travel-team level. Eventually, his credentials helped him land the job with Lackawanna College, where he took over a team with barely enough players to safely compete, and steadily built the program into a winner.
 
About County College Of Morris
The Titans (6-13) enter the weekend going 3-3 in their last six games, splitting series with Gloucester, Raritan Valley, and Middlesex County. Morris will come into the Saturday game with Lackawanna after a doubleheader with Raritan Valley on Friday. In their doubleheader with Middlesex, Morris won the first game thanks to a three-run top of the ninth, coming out with a 6-3 victory. In game two, the Titans led 4-3 after two innings, but the Colts scored eleven runs over the next three innings to come away with a 14-6 win in five.
 
The Titans are averaging around 4.7 runs per game, and have been shutout four times this year. Their opponents have scored an average of 7.7 runs per game, and have topped 10+ runs five times this season.
 
The head coach for Morris is Rich Vaccaro, in his second season with the Titans.
 
About Delaware Tech CC


The Terry Hawks (24-2) are still receiving votes in the latest NJCAA DII polls, and the doubleheader with the Falcons will be the final of three straight doubleheaders on the weekend. Del Tech plays at Camden County College on Friday, April 29^th, then at home vs. Northampton CC on Saturday, April 30^th, before coming to Scranton to face the Falcons. Del Tech has one more game remaining, a Wednesday road doubleheader at RCSJ Gloucester.
 
Delaware Tech is hitting at .414 as a team so far this season, with a combined OPS of 1.050. The Terry Hawks are averaging just over nine runs per game, and have 78 combined extra base hits on the year, including 51 doubles and 19 homeruns. As a team, Del Tech is slugging at .582, and have an OBP of .468. The Terry Hawks have stolen 22 bases on the year. Del Tech has drawn 72 walks, and struck out 50 times so far this season.
 
Delaware Tech has been stellar in the pitching circle, with a combined 1.70 ERA on the year. The Terry Hawks, in 152 innings of work, have given up 63 runs on 156 hits, just 37 runs earned, and struck out 94 batters, as compared to 34 walks. The Terry Hawks have seven shutouts on the year. Delaware Tech has been efficient in the field, with just 27 errors in 26 games so far this season.
 
Macey Myers leads Delaware Tech with a .482 batting average so far this season. Myers has a team-high 41 total hits, and also leads the Terry Hawks in doubles (13), triples (3), extra base hits (21), and RBI (39). Myers has a 1.428 OPS, also first on the team, and leads the Terry Hawks in OBP (.546) and slugging (.882). Myers has 13 multi-hit games this season, and was a combined 2-for-7 with a double and a run scored against Camden County College. Myers was an impressive 4-for-6 with a double, five RBI, and three runs scored in two games against Lackawanna College.  
 
Carlin Quinn is second on the team with a .480 batting average, and has 36 total hits this year, good for fourth on the team. Quinn has a 1.226 OPS on the year, and has scored 29 runs so far this season, good for fourth on the team. She's got a pair of homers, and has driven in 27 runs, tied for second on the team. Her .519 OBP has her ranked second on Delaware Tech, and her .707 slugging percentage is third on the team. Quinn has 14 multi-hit games this season, and was a combined 4-for-8 with a double, three RBI, and two runs scored in two games against Lackawanna College. Quinn did not play in the two games against Camden on Friday.   
 
Couri Smith is third on the team with a .460 batting average this season. Smith is tied with Kylie Kruger for second on the team with 40 total hits, and is the team leader in runs scored (35) and stolen bases (13). Smith has a 1.001 OPS, and has 17 RBI on the year. Smith has 16 multi-hit games this year, and went 4-for-8 with two runs scored in two games against Camden. Smith went 3-for-7 with four runs scored and an RBI in two games against Lackawanna College.  
 
Kylie Kruger is hitting .440 so far this season, and is tied with Smith for second on the team with 40 total hits this year. Kruger has 27 RBI on the year, tied with Quinn for second on the team, and has six doubles on the year. Kruger has twelve multi-hit games on the season, and was a combined 4-for-7 with a double, two RBI, and three runs scored against Camden on Friday. She went 3-for-7 with an RBI and a run scored in two games against Lackawanna College.
 
Kandice Schlabach is hitting .408 on the year, slugging at .746, second on the squad. Schlabach has a 1.209 OPS, third on the team, and leads the Terry Hawks with six homers on the year. Her 24 RBI have her ranked fourth on the team, and she has twelve extra base hits so far this year. Schlabach has ten multi-hit games so far this year, and went a combined 3-for-7 with a homerun, three RBI, and three runs scored in her two games against Camden. Schlabach was 3-for-8 with two doubles, two RBI, and a run scored in two games against Lackawanna College earlier this year.  
 
Logan Walls has a .400 batting average this season, and has 32 total hits, fifth on the team. Walls has a .461 OBP, and an OPS at .911. Walls has scored 31 runs, second on the team this year, and has drawn nine walks so far this season. Walls has nine multi-hit games this year, and was a combined 4-for-8 with three RBI and three runs scored in her two games against Camden on Friday. Walls went 2-for-8 with three runs scored and an RBI in the two games against Lackawanna College.  
 
Lauren Smith has the most appearances for the Terry Hawks in the circle, pitching in 14 games, and going 11-1 with a save and a 2.00 ERA on the year. Smith, in 63 innings pitched, has given up 38 runs, 18 earned, on 70 hits, while striking out 40 batters and walking 17. Smith has won her last five starts, including her latest, a five inning outing against Camden, where she gave up one run on five hits in five innings of work, to pick up the 12-1 win. Smith got the win against Lackawanna College earlier this year, pitching seven innings, and giving up two runs on four hits, while striking out six batters.   
 
Carly Collins has pitched in twelve games this year, going 9-1 with a sparkling 1.14 ERA. Collins, in 61.2 innings, has given up just 14 runs, only ten earned, on 52 hits, while striking out 46 batters, best on the team. Collins got the win in seven straight contests before finally dropping a game, giving up five runs on six hits in five innings of work against Brookdale in a 7-1 loss. Collins won her last game, pitching a two-hitter in six innings to beat Camden in five innings, while striking out five. Collins got the win against Lackawanna College earlier this season, giving up two runs on seven hits, while striking out five in seven innings of work against the Falcons.
 
Victoria Henry has appeared in eight games this year, going 3-0 with one save and a 2.63 ERA. In 21.1 innings of work, Henry has given up ten runs, eight earned, on 28 hits, while striking out seven batters. Henry last appeared in the circle against Brookdale, pitching an inning in relief, giving up two runs on four hits in the 7-1 loss. She won her last start, going three innings while giving up a run on four hits in a 10-1 win over Catonsville.  
 
The head coach for Delaware Tech is Guy Wilkins, who's been the head coach for the Terry Hawks since 2016. Now in his seventh season, Wilkins has guided the program to winning seasons in six of his seven years, twice topping 20+ victories, and a Region XIX championship a year ago. Wilkins won a pair of national titles and a Little League World Series with the Big League All-Stars in the ten years prior to coming to Del Tech. Wilkins played collegiate ball at Delaware State, and has served as a middle school, JV, and varsity assistant coach at Sussex Central HS for nearly 20 years. He also previously served as an assistant with the Del Tech baseball team for six years. 
 
Game Information
The doubleheader with the County College of Morris is set for a 1:00pm ET start on Saturday, April 30^th. The second game will follow soon after, around 3:00pm ET. Both games will have a video livestream on the Lackawanna College Athletics YouTube Channel at www.lackawannafalcons.com/YouTube. 
 
The doubleheader against Delaware Tech CC is set for a 1:00pm ET start on Sunday, May 1^st. The second game is scheduled to follow soon after, around 3:00pm ET. Both games will have a video livestream on the Lackawanna College Athletics YouTube Channel at www.lackawannafalcons.com/YouTube.