TACOMA, Washington – The Puget Sound softball team recently proved it should not be underestimated, and the Loggers aim to continue to prove naysayers wrong when it travels to George Fox for a Northwest Conference series this weekend, March 25-26. The series was initially scheduled for Feb. 25-26, but postponed due to wintry weather in Oregon.
 
A decade in the making
For the first time since 2010, Puget Sound beat Whitworth twice in a single weekend (March 18-19). The Loggers lost the first game of each doubleheader, but they rallied to win the latter game on both days.
 
Birthday bash
Savanna Smith celebrated her birthday by hitting the game-winning home run in an 8-6 win over Whitworth (March 19). Smith went 3-for-4 at the plate in the victory, and she earned the win in the circle by pitching all seven innings.
 
Moore hits
Among all conference players with at least 40 at-bats, Jessica Moore ranks ninth in hitting with a .411 batting average. Moore has six multi-hit efforts this season.
 
Flex Emo-ji
Emily Moore takes a seven-game hitting streak into the weekend, hitting .458 with a home during that stretch. Overall, Moore is hitting .368 this season.
 
Music to our ears
Freshman Jazzy Allen went 4-for-9 at the plate in the weekend series against the Pirates. She scored twice and drove in four runs.
 
Scouting George Fox (9-9, 2-4 NWC)
The Bruins enter the weekend with five consecutive wins – all of which were non-conference. George Fox padded its stats with a 33-1 win over Anderson (Ind.), March 19. Kamryn Potter leads the team in hitting with a .451 batting average, and Sydney Sandifer has a team-high eight home runs and 21 RBI. George Fox doesn't run much – but it hasn't been caught stealing yet this season (14-for-14). The pitching staff has a 5.17 ERA, and opponents are hitting .287 against the Bruins.