WINTER HAVEN, FL – The University of Mary softball team (0-11) begins their spring games by traveling to Winter Haven, FL, to compete in ten games over six days.

How To Watch
Fans can watch the games at https://www.flosoftball.com/

Spring Break Schedule:
Thursday, March 3
University of Charleston - 12:15 P.M. ET / 11:15 A.M. CT
Holy Family University – 2:30 P.M. ET / 1:30 P.M. CT

Friday, March 4
University of Findlay - 12:15 P.M. ET / 11:15 A.M. CT
Davenport University - 2:30 P.M. ET / 1:30 P.M. CT

Sunday, March 6
California University of Pennsylvania - 3:45 P.M. ET / 2:45 P.M. CT
The College of Saint Rose - 6 P.M. ET / 5 P.M. CT

Monday, March 7
East Stroudsburg University - 2:30 P.M. ET / 1:30 P.M. CT
Nyack College - 4:45 P.M. ET / 3:45 P.M. CT

Tuesday, March 8
Cedarville University - 12:15 P.M. ET / 11:15 A.M. CT
Trevecca Nazarene University - 2:30 P.M. ET / 1:30 P.M. CT

UMary Stats
Haley Berube leads UMary in slugging percentage (1.097), on-base percentage (.531), batting average (.548), OPS (1.628), home runs (3) and RBIs (11).

Sariah Perez is second on the team in batting average (.414), on-base percentage (.524), RBIs (4), slugging percentage (.625) and OPS (1.149).

Erin Murphy has an OPS of .852 to go along with an on-base percentage of .417.

Kaylee Kannegiesser has a .324 batting average and an OPS of .790.

Brooke De Jonge is third on the team in hits (11) to go along with a .314 batting average and an OPS of 1.751.

Players to Watch
University of Mary infielder Kaylee Kannegiesser and pitcher Emari Evans were named 2022 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Players to Watch for the Marauders as the NSIC released the preseason coaches' poll.

Kannegiesser led the team last season in RBIs as she had had career-high 32 hits while hitting two home runs. She would finish the 2021 season with a .278 batting average and a .688 OPS.

Emari Evans transferred to UMary from Howard University. Evans competed at Shadow Ridge High School, where she was named to the 2019 5A All-Region First Team. She posted a 2.61 ERA during her senior year of high school.

NSIC Preseason Ranking
UMary is projected to finish 13^th in the Northern Sun, according to the NSIC preseason coaches' poll.

New Coach
Frantz enters her first year in charge of the Marauders softball program. She returns to the program as one of the most decorated scholar-athletes in the history of UMary softball. The former All-American was the assistant coach at Bismarck State College last year and was elevated to co-head coach of the Mystics following the season.

Returners
Eryn De Jonge returns after leading the team in batting average (.296). Rachael Laestch returns as a fifth-year senior after leading the team in slugging percentage (.451) while hitting five home runs. Brooke DeJonge, Mckenzie Reinhardt, Haley Berube, Avery Dome, Devyn Ritz, Madison Wszolek, Morgan Diedrich, Nicole Eckhardt all return for another year in the UMary softball program.

New Faces
UMary brings in six new freshmen to the Marauders softball program. Natasha Stubbs, Erin Murphy, Sariah Perez, Ariana Retuta and Sarah Martin will look to bring an immediate impact to the UMary lineup. Pitcher Hannah Chambers will look to bring a new dynamic to the Marauders pitching staff.

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