LORETTO, PA- Red Flash softball wraps up the regular season and looks to lock down a spot in the Northeast Conference tournament on Saturday, travelling to Fairleigh Dickinson for a double header starting at noon.
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WHAT'S AT STAKE
Here's a look at the Northeast Conference standings heading into the weekend, the top-four teams advance to the NEC tournament with the top seed hosting.
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NEC Standings (4/29)
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1.        LIU Brooklyn *  10-2          0.833         29-15       Â
2.              Bryant     7-4            0.636         12-28       Â
3.         Sacred Heart   8-5            0.615         25-25       Â
4.       Saint Francis U 8-6            0.571        24-28       Â
 5.       Mount        9-7           0.563         25-26       Â
6.        Robert Morris  5-7            0.417         14-35       Â
7. Fairleigh Dickinson 4-8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0.333Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 14-33Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
8.              Wagner    5-11          0.313         15-29       Â
 9.Central Connecticut 3-9            0.250         16-21                                           Â
* Clinched NEC Tournament Berth
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It will be a busy final weekend of the regular season, with only Mount St. Mary's and Wagner finishing their entire 16-game conference slate. Â The Red Flash are assured a spot in the tournament with two wins on Saturday.
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RECORDS COULD FALL
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A number of single-season records and some career milestones could be set this weekend. Mekenzie Saban currently has 70 hits and 20 doubles. Those marks have the sophomore just two hits shy of tying
Cheyenne McKee's (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) single-season record and one double away from setting the single-season record for both the school and the conference. Â
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Senior
Hayley Norton's (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) power surge last weekend (four homers in four games) gives her 15 this season to go along with 58 RBI. Norton's next home run would be a career high and one more RBI would tie her for second on the Red Flash single-season list.
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CROSSING HOME
With five runs scored last weekend,
Cheyenne McKee (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) crossed into some rarified territory, now sitting at 203 runs scored. That is a school and conference record and good for fifth on the NCAA Division-I active list.
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ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
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FDU comes into the weekend at 4-8 in the NEC with two doubleheaders remaining against Saint Francis and Robert Morris. The Knights would need to win out and get help in order to make the NEC tournament.Â
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Reanna Cervantes leads the offense with a .296 average with four homers and 15 RBI. Turning over to conference play, Holly Mercier leads the way with a .346 average with Cervantes leading the team with six RBI in conference play.
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Erica Johnson leads the pitching staff with a 2.17 earned run average in NEC play. Baylee Ports has been solid as well, pitching to a 3.00 era in NEC play while striking out a batter per inning.
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FOLLOW ALONG
Fairleigh Dickinson will stream both games of the doubleheader on NEC Front Row and have live stats, links can be found on the softball schedule page. You can also follow along on Twitter @RedFlashSB for in-game updates and graphics.
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LOOKING AHEAD
The Northeast Conference tournament begins on Thursday and the All-NEC Awards will be released on Wednesday. Be sure to check out SFU Athletics dot com and social media for complete coverage.
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