Games #16 & 17
ART U Urban Knights (1-14, 0-4 PWC) vs. Dominican Penguins (5-6, 2-0 PWC)
Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Noon & 2 p.m.
Brisbane, Calif. – Mission Blue Field
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ACADEMY OF ART MATCHES UP WITH PENGUINS IN BRISBANE
After being on the road for the first month of the season, the Urban Knights are at last set to make their home debut in a Pacific West Conference clash with Dominican this Saturday.

FIRST PITCH
Hosting its first two games of the season at Mission Blue Field in Brisbane, ART U meets Dominican this Saturday, Feb. 29 for a doubleheader starting at noon. Live coverage will be available via the links above. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights via the athletics app (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) and on Twitter & Instagram as well as "Like" the Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.

KNIGHT WATCH
Currently, a total of five of the team's regular starters are hitting .250 including freshman infielder Haley Randall, senior infielder Gracie Sotomayor, junior catcher Lauryn Henderson, and sophomore outfielder Bethany Mitchell. With four of her six runs batted in coming over her last four games, Randall has begun to heat up, notching her first collegiate home run while batting .455 (5-for-11) in that span. For a team that is tied for third in the PacWest in stolen bases, Randal, Sotomayor, senior outfielder Gabi Hirsch, and junior utility Alyssa Rasmussen each have three swipes or more.

In the pitcher's circle, senior Hannah Rose Balke (1-8) has tossed a team-best 47.2 innings with a 4.85 earned run average and 29 strikeouts.

DOMINI-CAN IT BE?
After opening 2020 with five losses at the Desert Stinger Tournament, Dominican swept two NAIA opponents then split with Concordia (Ore.) and swept Holy Names to have racked up five wins in the Penguins' last six games. As a team, Dominican leads the PacWest with 23 doubles and ranks second with a .312 batting average. Helping that end, the Penguins have relied heavily upon Lauren Lapinid (.447, five doubles) and McKenzie Schumacher (.439) whose 14 stolen bases pace the conference. Defensively, Shelby Keltner (2-1) has the lowest ERA on the squad at 3.34 while Alyssa Waltman (2-2) is not far behind at 3.76. A storied rivalry has seen ART U and Dominican meet 42 times previously with the Knights holding a 30-12 edge.

SOFTBALL RALLIES IN FINALE, SSU EMERGES WITH SWEEP
In non-conference action at Sonoma State, Academy of Art softball struck first and rallied late in the second contest, but the Seawolves stood victorious in 2-0 and 8-3 results on Feb. 25.

LOOKING AHEAD
After Dominican, ART U will get its first look at another local PacWest opponent in Holy Names on Thursday, Mar. 5 back at Mission Blue Field.