Softball Opens MEAC Play With Weekend Series at Maryland Eastern Shore

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – The Coppin State softball team will open up conference play with a road trip to the Hawks of Maryland Eastern Shore for a three-game MEAC series starting on Saturday with a double header at 1 p.m. (ET). All three games of the series will have live stats available at easternshorehawks.com.
 
Coppin State Quick Hits
Coppin State is 2-18 overall on the season after suffering a mid-week non-conference lost to UMBC on Thursday. The Eagles are on a current three game losing streak and last won on March 4^th at home against Lafayette (3-2).

• The Eagles are ranked 4^th in the MEAC in team fielding percentage at .940.
• Cayla Brown ranks tied for 2^nd in the conference in doubles (5) and is 10^th in batting average (.326). Brown leads the Eagles in batting average, slugging percentage (.422), on base percentage (.389) and is second on the team in hits (14), total bases (19) and walks (5).
• Madison Didion ranks tied for 9^th in strikeouts with 35. She leads the team in wins (2), innings pitched (55.0) and appearances (11).

 
Week in Review
Coppin State went 0-2 this past week suffering a double header lost at UMBC on Thursday. UMBC won the midweek matchup 6-3 in game one and 10-4 in game two.

• Isabella Didio had her first hit of the season which was a home run in game one while Cayla Brown had her first home run of the season in game two.

 
Scouting Maryland Eastern Shore
Maryland Eastern Shore enters the weekend with a 6-12 record after a pair of MEAC road defeats to North Carolina Central on Thursday (3-2, 4-3). Offensively, the Hawks are led by Samantha Casarez who is hitting a team-best .380 with 19 hits, 12 RBIs and two home runs. On the mound, Adrienne Guerra (4-5) leads the team tossing 55.1 innings with 62 strikeouts. D'errica Toppin (1-1) has the lowest ERA at 2.17.
 
The Eagles vs. the Hawks
Coppin State has faced Maryland Eastern Shore 94 times in the past and trails the all-time series 41-53. Last season, CSU went 2-1 against the Hawks in a three game home series, but lost two neutral site games to start the 2016 season.
 
Up Next
The Eagles travel to Emmitsburg, MD for a Tuesday non-conference matchup against Mount St. Mary's on March 28^th for a double header beginning at 2 p.m. Then Coppin State will host Delaware State in a home three game weekend series on April 1^st and 2^nd at the CSU Softball Field.