KENOSHA, Wis. – The Parkside softball team has a big weekend ahead of them. The Rangers will host two GLIAC doubleheaders, hosting Saginaw Valley State on Friday and Wayne State on Saturday. Saturday's games will also be the program's senior day where eight senior players will be honored. Friday's first pitch is slated for 1 pm and Saturday's first pitch at 12 pm. Coverage can be accessed at ParksideRangers.com/coverage.
 
The Rangers
Parkside is coming off a midweek split with Roosevelt and now sit at 13-11 overall and 4-2 in GLIAC play. The Rangers offense dominated game one, plating 15 runs in just five innings. It would be the fourth time this season the Rangers collected 10 or more runs in a game. Mia Johnson, Toni Rodriguez, and Haley Remington would all hit home runs in the 2^nd inning to help the Rangers to the 15-4 victory.
 
Saginaw Valley State
The Cardinals enter the weekend with a 16-8 overall record and 3-1 in conference play. They took on Wayne State in midweek action on Wednesday, splitting the day much like the Rangers. SVSU would handle business in game one, winning 13-1. They would then drop game two 8-3.
 
Lillia Sherman is the Cardinals leading bat. She has a team leading .367 batting average. Teammate Mya Purdy has been the top run producer for SVSU, having driven in a team leading 16 runs. As a team the Cardinals have hit 19 home runs on the year and driven in 115 runs.
 
Macy Irelan has been the number one arm for the Cardinals this season. She's thrown a team leading 69.2 innings pitched and is the reigning GLIAC pitcher of the week. She has a GLIAC leading 109 strikeouts on the year so far. Her 1.21 ERA is good enough for second best in the GLIAC.
 
Wayne State
The Warriors enter the weekend with a 13-16 overall record and 2-4 in conference play.  Wayne State is coming of a midweek split with SVSU, taking game two 8-3 over the Cardinals.
 
Katelyn DeWitt is the top hitter for the Warriors and one of the top hitters in the GLIAC. Just a freshman, she is swinging a .400 average on the year. She's collected 57 total bases along the way with three home runs, three triples, and six doubles. Teammate Elly Koopman has driven in the most runs on the team with 22.
 
In the circle the Warriors look to Grace Fisher. Fisher enters the weekend with a 3.31 ERA across 67.2 innings pitched. Only teammate Sydney Long has thrown more innings than Fisher at 70.