ORANGEBURG, S.C. – The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania softball program The Lincoln University of Pennsylvania softball program will battle a trio of HBCUs in a four-game weekend at the neutral site of Orangeburg Rec Center as Claflin plays host to the annual CIAA / SIAC Challenge.

What You Need to Know:

• Time and Date (Allen – Game 1): Saturday, February 18 (2 p.m.)

 

• Time and Date (Miles): Saturday, February 18 (4 p.m.)

 

• Time and Date (Tuskegee): Sunday, February 19 (10 a.m.)

 

• Time and Date (Allen – Game 2): Sunday, February 19 (12 p.m.)

 

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• Records: Lincoln-PA (0-2, 0-0 CIAA) | Allen (0-6, 0-0 SIAC) | Miles (0-5, 0-0 SIAC) | Tuskegee (2-2, 0-0 SIAC)

 

• Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina – Orangeburg Rec Center

 

• Last Meeting (Allen): None Since 2008

 

• Last Meeting (Miles): February 20, 2020 | Miles 18, Lincoln (PA) 0 – 5 Innings | Sumter, South Carolina

 

• Last Meeting (Tuskegee): February 20, 2020 | Tuskegee 23, Lincoln (PA) 0 – 5 Innings | Sumter, South Carolina

 

• Winning Streak (Miles): Miles (W1) | Lincoln (PA)'s Last Win: None Since 2008

 

• Winning Streak (Tuskegee): Tuskegee (W1) | Lincoln (PA)'s Last Win: None Since 2008

Lincoln (PA) Overview:
 
The ladies from Lincoln opened the season in the First State, falling in a road doubleheader at Goldey-Beacom by an aggregate score of 17-4.
 
Kailee Richmond (Womelsdorf, Pa./Conrad Weiser) currently boasts the ninth-best batting average (.667) and second-highest on-base percentage (.800) in Division II in the limited sample size, going 2-for-3 with a walk plus a hit-by-pitch, being putout just once so far.
 
Irlynn Richardson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Penn Hills) had the most base hits on Tuesday with three over six at-bats, lacing a double, scoring twice, and stealing a base with a base on balls thrown in.
 
Kevyn Jones (Baltimore, Md./Paul Laurence Dunbar) was the lone Lion to drive in multiple RBIs, contributing two of the team's four ribbies and the other double along with Richardson's.
 
Chloe Foster (Dresher, Pa./Upper Dublin) pitched admirably in the second game, tossing a complete game (6.0 IP) with just two earned runs coming across and whiffed one Lightning batter for an ERA of 2.33.
 
Scouting the Allen Yellow Jackets:
 
Allen has had a rough go of things to open the campaign, scoring just six runs over the club's 31 innings played while surrendering 77.

Scouting the Miles Golden Bears:
 
The Golden Bears lead the league with an average of 2.60 steals per game to rank top-25 nationally and have cracked three triples in five games at the Charger Chill Out last weekend in Albertville, Alabama.
 
Erielle Reid (1.20) and Nyia Westbrook (1.00) are leading the charge on the basepaths by swiping more than a bag per contest while Shalayiah Ward has two of the squad's three-baggers.
 
Scouting the Tuskegee Golden Tigers:
 
TU is one of the few HBCU programs to have broken even or better in the opening week, beating both Converse and Monticello while falling to Georgia Southwestern State and Columbus State.
 
The Crimson and Gold lead the SIAC in scoring with five runs a matchup in large part to a top-35 batting average in the NCAA at .327.
 
Marissa Mitchell has been on an early season mission for the Golden Tigers, leading the country in RBIs per game (2.75), the runner-up for batting average (.818), fourth in on-base percentage (.750), and seventh regarding slugging percentage (1.273).