Softball 3/25/2019 7:03:00 PM Jordan Alves

Lady Tiger softball set to host Union College on Tuesday afternoon at Hord Field

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Riding a five-game winning streak over the last three weeks, No. 16 Lady Tiger softball returns home to host Union College on Tuesday afternoon, March 26.

Campbellsville and Union play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. ET at Hord Field and Veterans Memorial Park. Fans can tune into the CU Sports Network for complete coverage at the links above.

The Lady Tigers and Bulldogs are attempting to play for the first time this season after having to cancel their first-two matchups on Feb. 20 and March 14 – both cancelled due to rain.

Both teams dodged another cancellation after light showers came through the south-central Kentucky area on Monday.

The Lady Tigers are coming off a doubleheader sweep of Cumberland University at home on Saturday. A walk off home run in game one and five-run inning in game two secured the wins. The Lady Tigers were down to their final out in game one, but Mia Aldridge delivered a two-run walk off to win, 2-1. In game two, it was CU chasing Cumberland starter Kayley Caplinger after the first inning and held on to win, 6-4.

Morgan Gailor earns NCCAA Pitcher of the Week honors:

For the second time in her career, senior Morgan Gailor was named the National Christian College Athletic Association Pitcher of the Week, officials announced on Monday evening.
Gailor, a senior from Louisville, Ky., tossed her fifth complete game of the season and held Cumberland University to only one unearned run in a 2-1 win on Saturday.
Gailor struck out five and walked three in the victory.
On the season, Gailor boasts a 5-2 record and 3.13 ERA in 11 games. She's tossed a team-high 56 innings and struck out 49 batters while opponents are hitting .268 off the righty.

Scouting Union College:

The Bulldogs enter with a 22-11 record and are 12-2 inside Appalachian Athletic Conference play.
Juli King is leading the way for the Bulldogs by hitting .554 on the year with 25 RBI.
Ariel Dailey is also having a great season thus far by hitting .425 and driving in 21 runs.
Union is outscoring opponents 201-116 compared to 109-69 for Campbellsville.
In the circle, Union is led by Heather Keane's 1.95 ERA in 17 appearances – 16 of those out of the bullpen.
Starting in the circle, it's been Madison Williams with 16 starts, three complete-games, two shutouts and tossing a team-high 79 innings with 91 strikeouts.
Ashley Sain and Grace Nicholas have combined to start 15 games for the Bulldogs. Both has 3.2 ERAs.

Four of the Top 5 batters in CU's lineup are freshman:

In the last doubleheader vs. Cumberland, coach Shannon Wathen has four freshmen as the Top 5 in the lineup.
Payton Blades has been the lone Lady Tiger to start in all 19 games with the same spot in the batting order. She's led off all 19 games.
Outside of junior Mia Aldridge in the two-hole, the Lady Tigers have freshmen Lexi Miller, Riley Hurst and Hannah Judd at 3-4-5 in the lineup.
The last time the Lady Tigers have had four of their Top 5 batters as freshmen, CU punched its ticket to the NAIA World Series in 2015. That season Coach Wathen has freshmen Jacqueline Roof, Rebecca Miller, Brianna Scott and Hailey Szpila all 1-2-3-4 in the lineup.
Miller leads the Lady Tigers by hitting .390, while Judd is right behind at .333.

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Players Mentioned

#22 Rebecca Miller: C; 5' 5"; Senior; Louisville, Ky.

#20 Jacqueline Roof: INF; 5' 9"; Senior; Paducah, Ky.

#2 Brianna Scott: OF; 5' 6"; Senior; Summersville, Ky.

#4 Mia Aldridge: LF; 5' 7"; Junior; Lawrenceburg, Ky.

#17 Morgan Gailor: RHP; 5' 7"; Senior; Louisville, Ky.

#6 Hannah Judd: INF.; 5' 4"; Freshman; Greensburg, Ky.

#2 Payton Blades: RHP/UTIL; 5' 5"; Freshman; Island, Ky.

#3 Lexi Miller: OF; 5' 7"; Freshman; Madisonville, Ky.

#1 Riley Hurst: SS; 5' 11"; Freshman; Baxter, Tenn.

Players Mentioned

#22 Rebecca Miller
: 5' 5"; Senior; Louisville, Ky.
: C

#20 Jacqueline Roof
: 5' 9"; Senior; Paducah, Ky.
: INF

#2 Brianna Scott
: 5' 6"; Senior; Summersville, Ky.
: OF

#4 Mia Aldridge
: 5' 7"; Junior; Lawrenceburg, Ky.
: LF

#17 Morgan Gailor
: 5' 7"; Senior; Louisville, Ky.
: RHP

#6 Hannah Judd
: 5' 4"; Freshman; Greensburg, Ky.
: INF.

#2 Payton Blades
: 5' 5"; Freshman; Island, Ky.
: RHP/UTIL

#3 Lexi Miller
: 5' 7"; Freshman; Madisonville, Ky.
: OF

#1 Riley Hurst
: 5' 11"; Freshman; Baxter, Tenn.
: SS