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RICHMOND, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team welcomes in ASUN preseason favorite Liberty University to Gertrude Hood Field this weekend for a three-game series.
 
The Colonels open the series against the Flames on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. Game two of the doubleheader will follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. The series wraps up on Sunday at 12 p.m.
 
Inside the Series                                                                                                                   
- Liberty comes into the weekend at 14-12 on the season after falling to North Carolina, 3-2, in the midweek.
 
-The Flames lead the all-time series between the two teams, 6-2. Liberty beat the Colonels last year in the Knoxville Regional, 5-1.     
 
-Devyn Howard leads the way offensively for the Flames with a team-best .380 batting average. Howard has six doubles, four home runs and 16 RBIs on the season.
 
-Karlie Keeney leads the way in the circle for Liberty. Keeney is 8-6 on the year with a 2.52 ERA. She has eight complete games in the circle on the year and has thrown a team-high 83.1 innings.
 
What EKU Brings:
-EKU comes into the weekend at 4-19 after falling to in-state rival Morehead State, 3-1, on Wednesday at Morehead.
 
-Sammi Miller leads the way offensively for the Colonels with a team-best .371 batting average on the year. Miller has two doubles, one triple, nine RBIs, and a team-best eight stolen bases on the year.  
 
-Freshman Lauren Narvaez has been good in the circle over the last couple of weeks. The freshman is 1-1 on the season with a team-best 2.81 ERA on the year.   
 
-Lou Bowers went 2-for-3 with a run against in-state rival Morehead State on Wednesday.