Softball Travels to Virginia For The Pirate Invitational This Weekend

GAME 3
Saint Peter's (0-2) vs. North Carolina Central(2-9)
Date: Saturday, March 2
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Lady Pirates Softball Stadium - Hampton, Virginia 
 
GAME 4
Saint Peter's (0-2) vs. Delaware State (1-5)
Date: Saturday, March 2
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Lady Pirates Softball Stadium,  Hampton, Virginia
 
GAME 5
Saint Peter's (0-2) vs. Delaware State (1-5)
Date: Sunday, March 3
Time:9:00 a.m.
Location: Lady Pirates Softball Stadium,  Hampton, Virginia
 
GAME 6
Saint Peter's (0-2) vs. Hampton (3-2)
Date: Sunday, March 3
Time:1:00 p.m.
Location: Lady Pirates Softball Stadium,  Hampton, Virginia

Opening Pitch:

• The Saint Peter's softball team will travel to Hampton, VA for the Pirate Invitational for games on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3. 
• The team will compete in doubleheaders on both days.
• On Saturday, the Peacocks will play against North Carolina Central at 10 a.m. followed by Delaware State at 12 p.m.
• Sunday's schedule will include games against Delaware State first at 9 a.m., and later in the day, against host Hampton at 1 p.m. 

Scout on North Carolina Central:

• The Eagles currently sit at 2-9.
• The team earned their first two wins against Southern (7-3) and Robert Morris (6-5). 
• This is the first time the Peacocks will play against North Carolina Central each team's history. 

Scout on Delaware State:

• Delaware State enters the tournament with a record of 1-5. 
• Delaware State beat Norfolk State (4-3) to pick up their only win of the season. 
• This is the third tournament the Hornets are participating in this season.
• This is the Peacocks first time facing Delaware State. 

Scout on Hampton: 

• Hampton enters the tournament 3-2 overall. 
• The Pirates earn their first win of the season against North Carolina Central, winning 4-3. 
• The team just came off two straight wins against Saint Bonaventure and Central Connecticut in the Pirate Spartan Classic. 
• The Peacocks all-time record against the Pirates is 3-2. 
• The last time the Peacocks beat Hampton was on March 14, 2015.

Welcome Back

• Saint Peter's softball team will return 12 players this season, including five seniors. 
• Five seniors: Harley Connors, Sydney Ramsey, Barbara Verrastro, Tiffani Lambert, Schieler Collins.
• Four juniors: Georgia Verrastro, Alina Guevara, Theamaris Ramirez, Taylor White.
• Three Sophomores: Alyssa Adams, Natasha Solano, Taylor Lewis. 

New Additions

• The Peacocks welcome five new players: 
• (Katie Sciglimpaglia/Norwalk, CT), (Marissa Morales/Wolcott, CT), (Alyssa Mido/Edison, NJ), Anja Solveig Kane/Manchester Twp) Sydney Senerchia/Northford, CT). 

MAAC Preseason Poll

• The Saint Peter's softball team was picked 11th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Meet the Heach Coach

• Chris Stelma will begin his third season at the helm of the Saint Peter's Softball team. Last season, 2018, the team went 7-41. 
• They earned their first win of the season against Rider at the Coppin State Eagle Classic in Maryland.
• In Stelma's first season (2017), the team recorded 115 runs with six wins, including four conference wins. 
• The Peacocks earned a series sweep for the first time in three years when they swept Rider in the final two games of the season, and improved their batting average from .199 in 2016 to .247 in 2017.
• Before Saint Peter's, Stelma served as an assistant coach at Division III, William Paterson University in New Jersey during the 2016 season. 
• Prior to joining William Paterson, he was the owner of Fielder's Choice Baseball/Kaboom Softball in Andover, where he coordinated training, league play, tournaments and facilities, and served as the head coach of the U18 Showcase baseball and softball teams. Stelma was the baseball head coach at his alma mater, County College of Morris, during the fall of 2007.
• Stelma earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Rhode Island in 2006. 
• While at URI, Stelma was a member of the baseball team where he played two seasons at shortstop for the Rams, making 31 starts and appearing in over 40 games. 
• Prior to transferring to URI, Stelma began his collegiate career at County College of Morris where he played for current Saint Peter's assistant coach Ed Moskal in 2003. 
• He was named All-Region and All-Garden State Conference at County College of Morris and ranked in the top 15 among JUCO hitters in 2003.

 
Meet The Coaching Staff: 

• Assistant coaches Suzanne Ruffo and Alyssa Ruiz.