San Jose, Calif. – The San José State softball team has a busy week at home starting with a pair of games on Tuesday afternoon.
Santa Clara and Bucknell will play a neutral site game on Spartan Softball Field at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Spartans hosting Bucknell in a 7:00 p.m. tilt.
So far this season, Bucknell is 6-10 and is led by Allyse Volpe's .378 batting average, 10 runs and two triples. Taylor Wolfgang provides the power with six doubles, two homers and 11 RBIs. As a team, the Bison are hitting .272 and have a .947 fielding percentage.
In the circle, Raeanne Geffert had pitched 56.2 innings with a 3.09 ERA. She is 3-6 on the year with 48 strikeouts and 25 walks and batters are hitting .257 off her.
This will be the first meeting between these programs.
The Spartans (11-9) are hitting .255 as a team and are led by Arianna Miranda's .352 batting average. She leads the team with 19 hits, three homers and 13 RBIs. Rayohna Sagapolu is hitting .316 and has a pair of triples. Makayla Englestad also has two triples, four doubles and is batting .298.
In the circle, Jenessa Ullegue has a 5-2 record, two saves and five complete games with a team-leading 1.19 ERA. In 46.2 innings she has 29 strikeouts and has walked 17. Batters are hitting .220 off her.
Live stats and streaming video links are on the team's schedule page at www.sjsuspartans.com.