Saturday, March 29
Easton, Pa.
12:00 PM
Lehigh University
at
Lafayette
Photo by: Jessica Piland
Mountain Hawks Head To Lafayette For Annual Rivalry Series
3/28/2025 10:55:00 AM | Softball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The first road weekend of Patriot League play sends the Lehigh softball team on a short trip to Easton to face Lafayette in the annual Rivalry series at Metzgar Fields Complex. The Mountain Hawks and Leopards will play a doubleheader Saturday at noon, followed by a Sunday single game also starting at noon, with coverage of all three games slated for ESPN+.
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Lehigh comes in at 12-17 overall and in the unusual space of 0-3 in league play. The Mountain Hawks were swept at home by Army West Point in their league-opening series last weekend, including a pair of one-run, eight-inning defeats. First-year Kelly Fricker batted .538 (7-for-13) with two runs, two doubles and two RBIs in the series, but Lehigh left 33 runners on base over three games and hit just .152 with runners in scoring position.
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Fricker is batting .392 this season with nine doubles and 15 RBIs. Senior Maddy Schmiser leads Lehigh in batting average at a .412 clip and also has 13 RBIs. Senior Rory Dudley has driven in a team-best 18 runs with she and classmate Julia Mrochko tied for the team lead in home runs with three.
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Junior Chloe Hess has been Lehigh's top pitcher, striking out 50 over 74.1 innings while going 5-6 with a 3.86 ERA.
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Lafayette lost its first 18 games in 2025 before responding with five consecutive victories. The Leopards followed a doubleheader sweep of St. Peter's on March 15 with a three-game sweep of Holy Cross in their league opener last weekend. Mary Grace O'Neill leads Lafayette with a .414 batting average and 11 runs scored, while Katie Harrington leads the Leopards with 11 RBIs.
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Four Leopard pitchers have thrown at least 20 innings, led by Makayla Lecky, who has a team-best 8.56 ERA over 41 innings of work.
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Lehigh leads the all-time series 113-24 and has won the last 19 games against the Leopards, including a three-game sweep last April at Leadership Park. The Mountain Hawks outscored the Leopards 17-1 over last year's three games, highlighted by a no-hitter by Katelyn Young in the series opener.
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Following the weekend series, Lehigh will head to Princeton April 2 for a single game before hosting Bucknell for three league games April 5-6.
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Follow Lehigh Softball on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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Lehigh comes in at 12-17 overall and in the unusual space of 0-3 in league play. The Mountain Hawks were swept at home by Army West Point in their league-opening series last weekend, including a pair of one-run, eight-inning defeats. First-year Kelly Fricker batted .538 (7-for-13) with two runs, two doubles and two RBIs in the series, but Lehigh left 33 runners on base over three games and hit just .152 with runners in scoring position.
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Fricker is batting .392 this season with nine doubles and 15 RBIs. Senior Maddy Schmiser leads Lehigh in batting average at a .412 clip and also has 13 RBIs. Senior Rory Dudley has driven in a team-best 18 runs with she and classmate Julia Mrochko tied for the team lead in home runs with three.
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Junior Chloe Hess has been Lehigh's top pitcher, striking out 50 over 74.1 innings while going 5-6 with a 3.86 ERA.
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Lafayette lost its first 18 games in 2025 before responding with five consecutive victories. The Leopards followed a doubleheader sweep of St. Peter's on March 15 with a three-game sweep of Holy Cross in their league opener last weekend. Mary Grace O'Neill leads Lafayette with a .414 batting average and 11 runs scored, while Katie Harrington leads the Leopards with 11 RBIs.
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Four Leopard pitchers have thrown at least 20 innings, led by Makayla Lecky, who has a team-best 8.56 ERA over 41 innings of work.
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Lehigh leads the all-time series 113-24 and has won the last 19 games against the Leopards, including a three-game sweep last April at Leadership Park. The Mountain Hawks outscored the Leopards 17-1 over last year's three games, highlighted by a no-hitter by Katelyn Young in the series opener.
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Following the weekend series, Lehigh will head to Princeton April 2 for a single game before hosting Bucknell for three league games April 5-6.
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Follow Lehigh Softball on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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