RICHMOND, Ky. - After two weeks on the road, the Eastern Kentucky University softball team finishes out its eight-game stint with an ASUN series at Lipscomb on Saturday and Sunday.

The Colonels (28-10, 9-2 ASUN) come into the weekend having won seven of their previous ten games, as well as their last series against Central Arkansas, 2-1.

This is the first meeting this season between the Colonels and the Bison. EKU leads the overall series against Lipscomb, 9-8, having swept the series between the two schools last season.

The series opens with a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 11, with game one set for a 2 PM ET start and game two slated for 4:30 PM ET. The series finishes with a single game on Sunday at 2 PM ET.

The Saturday doubleheader will be available for streaming on ESPN+. All three games will have live stats available on StatBroadcast.

SCOUTING THE BISON

Lipscomb (19-20, 6-6 ASUN) comes into the series having lost their last two games and their last ASUN series against North Alabama, 1-2. The Bison swept Bellarmine earlier this season as the Colonels did, and they share a common non-conference opponent in Western Kentucky. The Colonels topped the Hilltoppers, 5-1, to open the season while the Bison fell at home to WKU, 3-8.

Alyssa Hastings is the top Bison offensively. She's the only player on the team batting above .300, posting an impressive .429 batting average. Hastings leads the team in every batting category except for triples and walks.

Laine Barefoot is the ace for Lipscomb in the circle, tallying a 10-9 record in 26 appearances (18 starts), including seven complete games. She leads the Bison pitching staff in ERA at 3.63 and has totaled the most strikeouts with 55, allowing an opponent batting average of .272.

LAST TIME OUT

The Colonels picked up their fourth ASUN series win against Central Arkansas last weekend, 2-1. 

In a deja vu game one, the Colonels took the series opener in ten innings, 3-1. The Bears struck back in game two with a run rule win in five innings, 12-4.

The rubber match went the way of the Colonels in a 5-2 win, never trailing in the game.

Makayla Mathis picked up an RBI in all three games for the second-straight series, totaling four on the weekend. Maddi Rutan collected two wins in the circle, pitching a complete 10.0 innings in game one and 3.1 innings in relief in game three to move to 13-6.