GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Davenport softball team will conclude their regular season this weekend as they travel to Sylvania, Ohio on Friday to face Lourdes to close out their non-conference slate, and the Panthers will host Saint Xavier (Ill.) on Saturday in a battle of NAIA top-25 teams to close the book the 2015 regular season. The final home game on Saturday against Saint Xavier, Davenport will be hosting their fourth annual purple game to take a stand against domestic violence.
 
At Lourdes
Date: Friday, April 24, 2015
First Pitch: 3 p.m.
Location: Sylvania, Ohio (Pacesetter Park)
Live Coverage: Live Stats
 
A Quick Look at Lourdes (8-14, 6-8 WHAC)
In the Gray Wolves third season as a program, they sit in sixth place in the WHAC standings heading into the final weekend of the regular season where they host Davenport and Aquinas this weekend. Lourdes holds a two-game lead over Siena Heights and Cornerstone for the eighth and final spot into the conference tournament. Alyssa Schaub has led the offense for the Gray Wolves this season with a .464 batting average on the season and her team leading 32 hits, 13 of them have been extra base hits to lead the club. In the circle, Brooke Gallaher has started in 14 of the teams 22 games this season and she has a record of 4-8 with and earned runs average of 6.80.
 
Vs. Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015
First Pitch: 1 p.m.
Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex)
Live Coverage: Live Audio/Stats/Video
 
A Quick Look at Saint Xavier (Ill.) (38-4-2, 19-0-1 CCAC)
The Cougars enter the weekend ranked fifth in the NAIA polls this week, and just clinched the CCAC regular season title earlier this week with a sweep of Olivet Nazarene. Saint Xavier will conclude their conference slate on Thursday as they host Saint Francis (Ill.) on Thursday before they travel north to Grand Rapids to face Davenport. Rebeka Ferguson leads the team with a .453 batting average on the season with 67 hits on the season. Ferguson is also tied for the team lead in runs batted in with 36 on the season with Shannon Lauret. The Cougars have a one-two punch in the circle, as Nicole Nonnemacher leads the team with a 20-3 record and 1.03 ERA, while Callie Brown has compiled a 1.58 ERA to go along with a 16-1 record
 
Going Purple
On Saturday afternoon against Saint Xavier, Davenport will host their fourth annual purple game to take a stand against domestic violence. The Panthers have worked with the Cristi Curtis Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Andrea Loynes Foundation to put on this event.
 
The Cristi Curtis Memorial Scholarship was created in 2007 after Curtis lost her life as a result of domestic violence. Cristi, a special education teacher and volleyball coach, devoted much of her time to developing well-rounded students. With the funds raised in honor of her memory, each year two $1000 scholarships are awarded to one special education student and one volleyball player at Byron Center High School. Through the memorial fund, Cristi's commitment to education and athletics will continue to live on.
 
There will be various raffle prizes, t-shirt sales, purple popcorn, and putt putt golf. All of the proceeds from the day will be donated to the Cristi Curtis Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Andrea Loynes Foundation.
 
 
Softball Contact: Rick Hoskin | 616-871-6180 | rhoskin@davenport.edu
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