No.1 HSU Softball Returns Home For Four Game Series with No.13 Chico State

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ARCATA, Calif. - No.1 Humboldt State Softball returns home for a four game series against No.13 Chico State. The series was postponed earlier in the season due bad weather conditions.HSU enters the week 28-7 overall with a conference record of 16-6 after a weekend spilt at UC San Diego. Chico State enters the match up with an identical overall record of 28-7 and sits at 18-6 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play. Chico State is coming off a four game series with San Marcos which they were able to secure three wins.For both HSU and Chico State, pitching has been a strong point this season. HSU leads the conference in strikeouts with 214 while allowing the second least amount of earned runs, giving up 67 in 35 games. The Jacks also rank third in the conference with a team ERA of 2.03 The Wildcats lead the conference in team ERA (1.62), earned runs (54), and have surrendered a conference low four home runs on the season.On the Offensive side the Jacks enter the series with a team batting average of .300, and a conference best 35 home runs on the season. HSU also has a conference best 93 stolen bases. The Wildcats are batting .308 as a team with 11 home runs.IMPORTANT NEWS: Tomorrows doubleheader is scheduled for first pitch at 11am at McKinleyville High School. Due to weather conditions there is a possibility that the games will be moved back to a 1pm start time and relocated back to HSU. Final decision will be made at 8am Monday morning (4/10). Please check the Humboldt State Lumberjacks Facebook page for updates on game time and location.
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