PITTSBURGH -- After a change in the weekend schedule due to wet conditions in Pittsburgh, Point Park will prepare for three road doubleheaders over the next four days, beginning Thursday against Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Two days later, Point Park will open conference play with two games at Wheeling on Saturday and a twinbill at West Liberty on Sunday.

LIVE COVERAGE
Thursday at Walsh (3 and 5 pm) - Video ($) | Live Stats
Saturday at Wheeling (12 and 2 pm) - Video | Live Stats
Sunday at West Liberty (12 and 2 pm) - Video | Live Stats

The Pioneers (3-8) are coming off a week in Florida for The Spring Games in which the team went 3-4.  Point Park ended the tournament with a split, beating Edinboro 7-6 and falling 9-8 to Clarion last Thursday.

Gia LaBrie posted four hits over the two games, adding two runs and an RBI. Gianna Welsh hit two doubles and added an RBI single. In a back-and-forth game against Edinboro, Jana Hess, Mia Arndt and Corrine Wright all added RBIs in the fifth and sixth innings, with Hess driving in two runs, to give Point Park the winning edge.

Walsh (6-8) enters Thursday on a two-game win streak after sweeping Wheeling in a doubleheader on March 10. The Cavaliers are 2-0 on the road this season and posted a run differential of +5 against Wheeling.

STORYLINES

• Gianna Welsh leads the team in slugging (.619), OB% (.444), OPS (1.063) and walks (six). Welsh ranks 14th in the MEC in OPS and 19th in slugging. She is tied with Mia Arndt for the team lead in home runs with one.

• Jana Hess leads the Pioneers with 10 RBIs on the season. Her total is tied for 19th in the conference. Hess is one of two Pioneers to boast a perfect fielding% along with Cam Mann (minimum 30 chances). Mia Arndt boasts a .971 fielding rate over 34 chances. 

• Emma Henry is second on the team among qualified batters in OB% at .375. Henry's lone triple is tied for seventh in the MEC. 

• Freshman Julia Johnson leads Point Park in strikeouts (24), ERA (3.82), innings pitched (40.1) and has a 3-3 record. Johnson ranks 11th in the MEC in strikeouts and 16th in ERA. Johnson is tied for seventh in the conference in wins.

• Point Park features four players with a minimum of 20 at bats and an average over .270: Emma Henry (.355), Corrine Wright (.350), Gianna Welsh (.286) and Cam Mann (.273).