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OXFORD, Miss. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team heads south to Oxford, Mississippi this weekend to play five games in the Ole Miss Classic. This will begin a six-game swing in the state.  
 
EKU is coming off of a mid-week loss at Mid-American Conference (MAC) foe Miami (Ohio). In the loss freshman Mia Sanchez finished 2-for-4.
 
The Colonels (6-10) will open play on Friday against Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. before taking on the University of Mississippi at 6:30 p.m. on the SEC Network.
 
Saturday will also feature a pair of games, also beginning at 11 a.m., against Jackson State. Game two for the day will begin at 1:30 p.m. against Bowling Green.
 
A second game against Oklahoma State will cap the weekend for Eastern, first pitch is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.
 
AT THE PLATE
-Sophomore Rachel Minogue leads the Colonels at the dish with a .467 batting average. The number is the
second-best in the conference and 42^nd in the NCAA. The Corona, California native is also second in the conference in on-base percentage (.549). She has notched 21 hits over 45 at bats to include five doubles and three homers.
-Freshman Mia Sanchez has the second-best batting average for EKU at .333. Sanchez has tallied 17 hits
and 11 runs, she is also 6-of-7 in stolen bases.
-Third baseman Johnkyria Alston is third in the league and 46^th in the NCAA in slugging percentage (.825), sixth in RBI (17) and third in home runs (5). The junior also has 14 hits and six doubles.
 
IN THE CIRCLE
-Freshman Mollie Paulick leads the pitching staff with a 1.05 earned run average, the number is third  best in
the conference and 47^th best in the NCAA. The Centerville, Ohio native has struck out 51 batters at the plate, placing her fourth in the conference.
-Chantilly, Virginia native Alex Sallberg is tossing a 1.96 ERA from the circle. She has struck out 31
batters.
 
 
THE OPPONENTS
-Oklahoma State comes into the weekend with a 13-9 mark, Mississippi comes in toting only two losses (17-2), Jackson State stands at 3-11, while Bowling Green comes in nearly even with a 9-10 mark.