WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University softball team (0-5) will return to action this weekend in the Winthrop Tournament in Rock Hill, South Carolina for a three-day, five-game tournament. The Hoyas will face Boston University, Holy Cross, Virginia, host Winthrop and Eastern Kentucky.
 
Schedule

• Friday, Feb. 14 vs. Boston University – 10 a.m.
• Friday, Feb. 14 vs. Holy Cross – 3 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 15 vs. Virginia – 3 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 15 vs. Winthrop – 5:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 16 vs. Eastern Kentucky – 9:30 a.m.

 
Follow the Action

• Live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.
• Fans can follow the action on Twitter and Instagram (@HoyaSoftball).

 
About the Hoyas

• Georgetown is looking for its first win of the season this weekend after going 0-5 last weekend in the FGCU Kickoff Classic in Fort Myers, Florida.
• Junior London Diller had a career-high eight strikeouts twice last weekend and pitched her first career no-hitter. Diller recorded 18 strikeouts in 16.0 innings of work and registers a 1.75 earned run average.
• Sophomore Mae Forshey leads the Blue & Gray with a .200 average and three hits on the season.

 
About the Tournament

• Boston University has not seen a loss yet this season as the Terriers won all five of their games last weekend at the Stetson Lead-off Classic. Ali DuBois was named the Patriot League Pitcher of the Week on Monday after collecting three wins and a save during 20.0 combined innings of work and recorded 22 strikeouts.
• The Winthrop Tournament will kick off the 2020 season for Holy Cross.  Last year, the Crusaders finished with a 14-35 overall record.
• The Cavaliers are off to a 3-1 start this season. UVA fell to Appalachian State 1-0 last weekend in the Charlotte Invitational. Tori Gilbert leads her squad with eight hits, including a triple and a homerun, and four RBIs.
• Winthrop went 2-3 last weekend at the Samford Invitational and Ansley Gilreath paved the way for the Eagles with seven hits on the weekend, including a pair of doubles and two homers.
• After dropping its first game of the season to Tulsa last weekend, Eastern Kentucky went on to win its next three games and are off to a 3-1 start to the season. Sammi Miller leads the Colonels, batting .643 at the plate with nine hits on the season.