TUSCON, Ariz. - The Saint Joseph's softball team is back in action on Tuesday evening as the Hawks take on No. 4 Arizona at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium. The game, set for an 8 p.m. ET start, will be streamed on the Pac-12 Network.
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SCOUTING THE HAWKS
• Saint Joseph's is coming off a 4-2 victory over Montana in its final game of the Lopes Up Classic at Grand Canyon University on Sunday.
• At the plate, senior Jancarla Herrera continues to lead the Hawks in average at .368 with a team-best 14 hits and .415 on-base percentage.
• Senior Molly Kapala leads the team with six RBI, while sophomore Carly Rybinski has posted a team-high six runs scored.
• Sophomore pitcher Amanda Herr is coming off a complete-game victory over Montana on Sunday and enters Tuesday with a 3.90 ERA and team-best 21 strike outs, and is followed by rookie Saige Stutz (2-2) with 19 and senior Ashley Stokes (1-3) with eight.
SCOUTING ARIZONA
• Winners of nine of its last 10 games, Arizona takes the field Tuesday with a 21-3 overall record and a 8-1 mark at home.
• At the plate, Arizona is batting .318 as a team with Jessie Harper hitting a team-best .397 with a team-best 27 RBIs, while teammate Alyssa Palomino has recorded a team-best 25 runs with a .384 average.
• In the circle, Mariah Lopez leads the Arizona pitching staff with an 11-2 record and a 1.38 ERA to go along with a team-best 93 strike outs, while fellow Wildcat Alyssa Denham (9-1) leads the team with 80.1 innings pitched amounting to a 1.92 ERA.
UP NEXT
• Saint Joseph's (4-10) travels to the Camel Stampede this weekend. The Hawks open play on Friday versus Pitt at 1 p.m.
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