Flash Points:

• SFU Softball continues NEC play this weekend, hosting Robert Morris on Friday, and visiting Mount St. Mary's on Saturday.
• The Red Flash meets the Colonials on Friday for a Noon doubleheader on NEC Front Row.
• SFU takes on the Mount on Saturday in a 1:30 p.m. twinbill.
• The Red Flash is 31-9 overall, just three wins shy of the school record, and has won 19 of its last 20 games including a 4-0 mark in NEC play.

SFU Notes | RMU Notes
Robert Morris Live Stats | NEC Front Row
Mount St. Mary's Live Stats
 
LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis Softball team continues Northeast Conference play this weekend as it hosts Robert Morris on Friday and travels to Mount St. Mary's on Saturday.  The Red Flash welcomes the Colonials to Red Flash Softball Field for a Noon doubleheader on NEC Front Row, with Dan Griffin and Tyler Hastedt on the call.  On Saturday, SFU visits the Mount for a 1:30 p.m. twinbill.
 
The Red Flash, led by Head Coach Jennifer Patrick-Swift, is 31-9 overall, including 4-0 in the NEC.  Saint Francis swept its doubleheaders against LIU Brooklyn and Bucknell earlier this week.  SFU earned 9-1 and 2-1 wins over the Blackbirds and 3-2 and 7-2 victories over the Bison.
 
Robert Morris, coached by Craig Coleman, is 12-23 overall, including 5-1 in the NEC.  The Colonials split a doubleheader against LIU Brooklyn last week, winning 3-1 in the first game, but falling 8-2 in the second game.  RMU swept Bryant and Central Connecticut State earlier in conference play.
 
Mount St. Mary's, led by Anna Nagro, is 13-20 overall and 3-1 in league play.  Last weekend, the Mountaineers swept Fairleigh Dickinson, with 12-7 and 7-0 victories.  Mount defeated Georgetown, 6-2, on Wednesday.    
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Red Flash trails the all-time series, 56-26-1, against Robert Morris.  The teams split four games last season, including two regular season and two NEC Tournament contests. 
 
However, Saint Francis leads the all-time series, 52-23, against Mount St. Mary's.  The Red Flash has won nine straight games in the series, including all four matchups last season.
 
RED HOT FLASH
With its doubleheader sweeps over LIU Brooklyn (9-1 and 2-1) and Bucknell (3-2 and 7-2), the Red Flash has won 19 of its last 20 games, with its last two losses coming in extra innings against Tulsa (3-1 in eight innings on March 3) and Pitt (8-3 in nine innings on April 5).
 
SFU's loss against Pitt snapped a program-record 15-game win streak, but SFU has quickly put together a new four-game win streak, its third streak of four or more wins this season. 
 
With 31 wins this year, SFU is just three shy of the school-record set last season.
 
ALL-TIME WINS LEADER
Senior Ketarah DeVries (Forreston, Ill./Forreston) picked up the win in Game Two of SFU's doubleheader sweep at Bucknell on Tuesday.  It was DeVries' eighth win this sesaon and the 46th of her career.  She is now the all-time wins leader at Saint Francis after breaking a tie with Laura Caldwell (2006-09) for first.  DeVries is fourth all-time in strikeouts (399) and third in appearances (119). 
 
STEALING BASES
As a team, the Red Flash stole four bases on Tuesday, raising its season total to 73.  That is tied for the program record, set in 2014.  SFU is just 12 stolen bases shy of the NEC record, set by UMBC in 1999 and 2000.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Saint Francis is ranked 51st in the latest RPI poll.  The Red Flash's ranking is a result of nine wins against RPI Top 100 teams, including wins over Fordham and Tulsa, who rank in the RPI Top 50.  The rest of the NEC has combined for three RPI Top 100 wins this year, with LIU Brooklyn owning all three.  SFU has played 17 games against RPI Top 100 opponents.  SFU is one of 20 teams with 31 or more wins.
 
SENECA'S RIDICULOUS STATS
Junior Jordan Seneca (Plum, Pa./Plum)'s monster season is big reason for the Red Flash's success this season.  Seneca ranks fifth in the nation in RBI (50) and her 46 runs are tied for fourth in the nation.  Accounting for 96 runs, Seneca has produced more runs this year than 28 Division I teams.  Seneca has hit 16 home runs, good for second in the nation, and more than 108 Division I teams.
 
Seneca became just the 11th player in NCAA history to hit two grand slams in a game in a 12-10 win over Texas Tech on March 17, leading to being named National Player of the Week by FastPitchNews.
 
Seneca, who has earned five NEC Player of the Week awards this season, has been mentioned in two different ESPNW articles.  She also ranks 32nd in slugging percentage (.778), 11th in walks per game (0.90), 37th in total bases (84) and 89th in on-base percentage (.490). 
 
NATIONAL LEADERS
Seneca isn't the only member of the Red Flash among the national ranks.  Sophomore Sierra McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) is sixth in the nation in doubles, with 14, and 21st in doubles per game, averaging 0.35.  Her sister, Cheyenne, has been a strong presence at the top of the lineup.  She ranks third in runs (46), 11th in runs per game (1.18) and 42nd in hits (51).
 
Sophomore Hayley Norton (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) is now 32nd in home runs (10) and 97th in RBI per game (0.90).  Senior Kindra Witthus (Hudson, Wis./Hudson) is 77th in walks per game (0.60) and 84th in on-base percentage (.492). 
 
In the circle, senior Ethel Santai (Pine Grove, Pa./Pine Grove Area) is 95th in ERA (1.89), while DeVries is 29th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.45) and 100th in strikeouts per seven innings (6.8).  Freshman Abby Trahan (Kaplan, La./Kaplan) is 49th in walks allowed per seven innings, giving up only 1.27.
 
TOP OF THE NEC
Saint Francis leads the NEC in several team categories.  The Red Flash leads the conference in runs per game (6.13), home runs per game (1.05), triples per game (0.23), slugging percentage (.471) and stolen bases per game (1.83).  Saint Francis also owns the league's top ERA, allowing only 2.37 runs per game.
 
STRONG IN THE CIRCLE
The Red Flash pitching staff has been strong all season, holding an NEC-best 2.37 ERA and holding opposing batters to a .213 average. 
 
Senior Ethel Santai (Pine Grove, Pa./Pine Grove Area) leads the NEC with a 1.89 ERA.  She owns a 10-1 record, with six complete games, and two saves.  She threw a perfect game in an 11-0 win over East Carolina on March 18, needing just 51 pitches to get through five perfect innings.  Santai has six outings this year in which she has pitched at least five innings and allowed one or less earned runs. 
 
Fellow senior Ketarah DeVries (Forreston, Ill./Forreston) has an 8-5 record in 22 appearances to go with a 2.49 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 78.2 innings.  DeVries threw a no-hitter against East Carolina on February 17, striking out 12 batters and walking just one.  She has seven outings of five or more innings and one or less earned run.  DeVries struck out 10 batters in a five-inning outing in the season opener against NC Central and allowed just one hit, while striking out eight, in a win over ECU on March 19.  
 
Freshman Abby Trahan (Kaplan, La./Kaplan) is 12-3 this season with a 2.62 ERA in a team-best 93.2 innings.  She has struck out 65 batters and walked just 17, while throwing five complete games. Trahan threw a six-inning No-Hitter against Cleveland State on February 19.  She has seven outings of five or more innings and one or less earned run.
 
SCOUTING THE COLONIALS
Robert Morris is 12-23 this season, including 5-1 in the NEC, after splitting a doubleheader against LIU Brooklyn last weekend.  The Colonials won the first game, 3-1, but fell 8-2 in the second game.  RMU swept Bryant and CCSU earlier in conference play.
 
The Colonials rank sixth in the NEC in runs per game (3.3) and fifth in batting average (.263).  Senior Jordan Gurganus leads the Colonials with a .383 average.  She ranks 56th in the nation with 49 hits.  She has three doubles, six RBI and 24 runs.  Sophomore Abrielle McCartney has a .312 average with three doubles, three home runs, 13 RBI and 11 runs.  Junior Olivia Lorusso is 47th in the nation with nine homers this season to go with a .311 average and 29 RBI.
 
RMU has a team ERA of 5.28 (7th in the NEC) and allows an opposing batting average of .310.  Sophomore Kaitlin Ellzy is 5-3 in 12 appearances, including nine starts, with a 2.26 ERA in 49.2 innings.  Sophomore Laura Coulter has a team-best 23 appearances with a 3-11 record.  She has a 5.74 ERA in 81.2 innings.
 
SCOUTING THE MOUNT
Mount St. Mary's is 13-20 overall, including 3-1 in conference play, after sweeping a twinbill against Fairleigh Dickinson last Sunday, winning 12-7 and 7-0.  The Mountaineers knocked off Georgetown, 6-2, on Wednesday.  Mount plays CCSU on Friday before taking on the Red Flash on Saturday.
 
The Mount ranks second in the NEC in runs per game (4.91) and first in batting average (.301).  Senior Rachel Heinze leads Mount with a .400 average and 10 home runs.  She has driven in 28 runs and scored 37.  She ranks 16th in the nation in runs per game (1.12) and 27th in slugging percentage (.790).  Her sister Lindsay, a sophomore, is batting .359 with four homers and 22 RBI, while sophomore Morgan Alisauckas is hitting .333 with seven doubles, three triples, two homers and 25 RBI.
 
In the circle, Mount St. Mary's has a team ERA of 4.80 (4th in the NEC) and allows an opposing batting average of .309.  Junior Marian Ruf has a 4.77 ERA in 13 appearances, including seven starts, with a 2-4 record.  Ruf has struck out 35 batters in 47 innings.  Freshman Jordan Weaver has made 17 appearances, with eight starts, for a 3-8 record.  She has a 5.80 ERA in 50.2 innings.