GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team will travel to South Carolina to face Charleston Southern and Fairfield in a weekend tournament from Friday to Sunday at CSU Softball Complex.

UNCG is 17-7 overall, Charleston Southern is 9-10 overall and Fairfield is 4-12 overall.  
 

 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS

• UNCG recently hosted North Carolina Central and Michigan on Friday and Saturday going 2-2 at the UNCG Softball Stadium.
• The Spartans most recently won 4-1 against the Eagles.
• Kaylyn Belfield averaged .500 (6-for-12) at the plate with three runs scored, one double, and one RBI.
• Jessie Shipley had two home runs over the four-game weekend, while Jorde Chartrand and Laney Deane each had one homer.
• Addy Berry and Reese Byrd each had a win in the circle, while Salem Ward had a save.

RUNDOWN ON THE SPARTANS

• Belfield is leading the Spartans with a .492 batting average and has successfully stolen 11-of-12 bases.
• Belfield is 21^st nationally with her hitting clip.
• Loftin is leading the Spartans with 31 hits and is one of three Spartans with a .400 or better batting average, swinging .403 at the plate in 24 games played with a team-high 26 RBI.
• UNCG is nationally ranked in the top 25 in home runs per game (9^th/1.58), home runs (13^th/38), slugging percentage (15^th/.610), walks (17^th/103), RBI per game (17^th/7.04), RBI (19^th/169), scoring (19^th/7.50), on-base percentage (21^st/.431), total runs (22^nd/180) and batting average (23^rd/.341).
• Shipley and Rylie Williams are pacing the team with seven homers each. They are ranked 56^th nationally and are second in The Southern Conference (SoCon).
• Six other Spartans have double-figure RBI, with Shipley and Meredith Harwood each tallying 21, Williams with 20, Chartrand with 19, Macy Michael with 17 and Deane with 11.
• Ward leads the pitching staff with 58 strikeouts, a 2.44 ERA and a 7-3 record.
• Ward is 58th in victories and 62nd nationally in strikeouts.
• Ward earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 17 after going 4-0 in the Spiro Invitational.
• The Spartans are leading the SoCon in 15 categories, including batting average, home runs, home runs per game, on-base percentage, RBI per game, RBI, scoring, slugging percentage, total runs, triples, triples per game, win/loss percentage and walks.
• Head Coach Janelle Breneman earned her 400^th win at the helm of the Spartans following a 7-2 win over Saint Francis on Feb. 16.
• UNCG was chosen to finish second in the SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Spartans received one first-place vote.  
• The Spartans concluded the 2024 season 33-26 overall and 13-8 in the SoCon.
• It was the fifth-straight season with 30 or more wins.
• It was also the ninth year with 30 or more wins under the direction of Breneman, who is in her 13^th year with the Blue & Gold.
• The Spartans saw another successful statistical year, leading the SoCon in home runs per game (1.37), home runs (81), slugging percentage (0.490), triples per game (0.22) and walks (240).
• UNCG was also ranked nationally in the top 30 in four categories: sixth in walks, 11^th in home runs, 14^th in home runs per game and 30^th in slugging percentage.
• Loftin was named to the SoCon Preseason First Team, while Betsy Eatmon and Chartrand were voted to the Preseason Second Team.
• The Spartans reached the SoCon Championship game for the sixth-straight year in 2024, excluding the COVID 2020 shortened season, falling to Chattanooga in the double elimination game.
• UNCG added four freshmen and two transfers.
• The Spartans have four of their pitchers returning this season, including Chartrand.

RUNDOWN ON FAIRFIELD

• Fairfield was voted to finish tied for seventh in the 2025 Preseason Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coaches Poll (MAAC).
• The Stags finished 14-33 overall in 2024 with a 10-14 MAAC record.
• Fairfield took two of five games at the Penn State Invitational, gaining a split with Canisius University, beating Lafayette College, and dropping a pair to the host school.
• The Stags then played their first game in Connecticut but came up short against Central Connecticut State, 5-4.
• Anna Paravati is leading the team with a .375 hitting percentage, scoring nine runs, with a team-best four doubles and 13 RBI.
• Paravati has a team-high 18 hits this season.
• Ava Armuth has two home runs this season and has a .303 batting average.
• Charlie Warren is pacing the team with 10 runs scored and is one of three Stags with one home run.
• In the circle, Alyssa Weinberg has 57 strikeouts in 46.2 innings pitched. She has a 4-2 record so far with five complete games.
• Fairfield faced SoCon Foe Wofford twice in DeLand, Florida, falling 2-0 and 3-0 in mid-February.
• The Stags are 34^th nationally in hits allowed per seven innings with 10.57.

RUNDOWN ON CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

• Charleston Southern was voted to tie for fourth in the 2025 Preseason Big South Poll.
• The Buccaneers finished the 2024 season 23-27 overall and 9-9 in the conference.
• Charleston Southern is coming off a three-game losing streak, where they faced Clemson twice and Coastal Carolina.
• Prior to that, the Buccaneers were on a six-game winning streak.
• Carsten Sandvig is pacing the team with a .362 batting average, two home runs, two triples, five doubles and 16 RBI.
• Blakley Kingsmore has successfully stolen 11-of-13 bases this season.
• Weslin Jones and Emma Villaescusa are tied for second on the team with 12 RBI each.
• The Buccaneers are 31^st nationally with 1.89 stolen bases per game and 51^st with 36 total stolen bases.

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UP NEXT 
The Spartans will return home to host Radford for a single game on Wednesday, March 19 at the UNCG Softball Stadium with a first pitch scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

All regular season softball home games are free admission. The concessions at UNCG Softball Stadium are now open. Bringing in outside food is not permitted and pets are not allowed into the stadium.