WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University softball team will host the DePaul Blue Demons from May 2-4 at the Washington Nationals Youth Academy for the final series of the season. First pitch on Friday is slated for 3 p.m. The Hoyas enter the three-game set with a 10-30 record and a 1-20 mark in BIG EAST action while the Blue Demons enter the weekend with a 14-31 record and a 1-20 mark in conference play.

Follow the Hoyas

• Friday's game is slated for 3 p.m.
• Saturday's game is slated for 1 p.m. with the Senior Day ceremony beginning at 12:35.
• Sunday's game will begin at 11 a.m., with The Hidden Opponent ceremony slated to begin at 10:40 a.m.
• A link to live stats and the live stream will be available for all three games at GUHoyas.com.
• Fans can follow the action on Twitter and Instagram (@HoyaSoftball).

About the Hoyas

• Georgetown enters the weekend with a 10-30 record and a 1-20 mark in conference action following an 0-3 weekend against UConn in Storrs, Connecticut.
• In the three games to the Huskies, Hollie Pardini showcased power at the plate, hitting a pair of home runs in back-to-back games while Emily Strittmatter also had a big weekend, going 3-for-9 with a home run and four RBIs.
• In conference action, Georgetown has given up the third fewest doubles (30), the fifth fewest walks (71) and have caught six runners attempting to steal, which ranks third in the conference.
• Inside the circle, Kayla Dunn is 10th in the BIG EAST in strikeouts (32), fourth in strikeouts looking (13) and is tied for seventh in games started (10).
• On the season, Strittmatter paces the Hoya offense with a .319 batting average, while Abby Kozo follows closely at .306.
• Inside the circle, Dunn leads the Hoyas with five wins to her credit.
• Georgetown is led by Head Coach Karla Ross, who is in her first season with the Hoyas. She is assisted by Camryn Dolby.

About the Blue Demons

• DePaul enters the series with a 14-31 record and a 1-20 mark in conference action following an 0-3 weekend against the Creighton Bluejays in Chicago from April 25-27.
• In a 12-5 loss on April 27 to Creighton, Chelsea Parker led the Blue Demon offense with a grand slam in the bottom of the third inning.
• On the season, Baylee Cosgrove paces the DePaul offense with a .324 batting average while Lydia Ettema follows at .293.
• Inside the circle, Bella Nigey leads the Blue Demons with eight wins and a 3.54 earned run average through 99 innings pitched.
• DePaul is led by Head Coach Liz Bouck-Jagielski, who is in her first season with the Blue Demons. She is assisted by Christina Sutcliffe and Abby Ramirez.

Series History

• Georgetown is 5-27 against the Blue Demons and 1-14 at home.
• The last win over DePaul came on March 9, 2024 when the Hoyas defeated DePaul, 6-3 in Chicago. In the win, Strittmatter and Dayanara Campos each had a pair of doubles and drove in three of the team's six runs.