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Softball Travels to Johnson & Wales for GNAC Championship Series
Posted: May 09, 2025

Softball Travels to Johnson & Wales for GNAC Championship Series

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The South Division third-seeded University of Saint Joseph (USJ) softball team will vie for the program's third Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) title, traveling to South Division top-seeded Johnson & Wales University (JWU) for the 2025 GNAC Championship Series. The best-of-three series beings on Saturday, May 10 at the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex in Providence, R.I. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
#3S USJ BLUE JAYS (21-17, 9-7 GNAC, 9-5 SOUTH DIVISION) at #1S JWU WILDCATS (27-14, 15-3 GNAC, 12-2 SOUTH DIVISION) 
LOCATION: Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex (Providence, R.I.) 
DATES/TIMES: Saturday, May 10 (2 p.m.) | Sunday, May 11 (12:00 p.m.) | If Necessary: Sunday, May 11 (2:30 p.m.)  
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USJ QUICK HITS 

  • USJ entered the GNAC Tournament as the third seed in the South Division, finishing with a 9-5 divisional record.
  • The Blue Jays were slotted into Pod A, where they upset South Division second-seeded and intrastate rival Albertus Magnus College twice, and pod hosts and North Division top-seeded Rivier University to advance to the GNAC Championship Series for the first time since 2019.
  • USJ has made two appearances in the GNAC title bout, winning the conference crown in both 2019 and 2000.
  • The Blue Jays are paced at the plate by the trio of sophomore infielder Jennifer Antonowicz (Wolcott, Conn.), senior two-way star Alyssa Roberts (Naugatuck, Conn.) and senior shortstop Jenna Zup (Berlin, Conn.).
  • Antonowicz leads the team with a .408 batting average, recording team-highs in hits (49), doubles (7), triples (7) and stolen bases (16). The second baseman also has scored a team-high 33 runs while recording 26 RBIs.
  • Roberts follows closely with a .389 average, 10 runs, 37 hits, five doubles, and a team-high 28 RBIs.
  • Zup is hitting .384 with 48 hits, six doubles, 32 runs, 18 RBIs, and has drawn a team-best 15 walks.
  • In the circle, Roberts owns a team-leading 3.16 ERA with an 8-7 record, 10 complete games, and 39 strikeouts over 97.1 innings.
  • Junior Paige Fekete (Watertown, Conn.), who has started inside the circle in every postseason game, owns a 7-6 record, 39 strikeouts, six complete games, a 4.14 ERA, and 1.72 WHIP over the course of the season.

SCOUTING JWU

  • The Wildcats entered the GNAC Tournament as the top seed in the South Division, posting a 12-2 record in divisional play.
  • JWU hosted Pod B, defeating South Division fifth-seeded Regis College, North Division second-seeded Emmanuel College and North Division third-seeded Simmons University to advance to the GNAC Championship Series for the first time since 2022.
  • The Wildcats are making their first GNAC Championship Series appearance since 2022 and are 5-0 all-time in GNAC title games.
  • JWU is led at the plate by the duo of Mackenzie Clee and Mady Lyons.
  • Clee tops the team with a .459 batting average–which is second in the GNAC–and 47 runs, while posting 51 hits, 11 doubles and 19 RBIs.
  • Lyons leads the GNAC with 12 home runs and 50 RBIs. She's also batting .433 with 55 hits (2nd in GNAC) and an .819 slugging percentage.
  • Katie Scheid and Jillian Reed form a dominate one-two punch inside the pitching circle.
  • Scheid leads the GNAC with 14 wins and a 2.19 ERA, while Reed boasts a 2.40 ERA, the second-best mark in the GNAC, and 52 strikeouts.

INSIDE THE SERIES 

  • JWU leads the all-time series 39-23, dating back to 1996.
  • The Wildcats have won 10 straight against the Blue Jays.
  • JWU is 18-9 at home versus USJ.
  • Earlier this season, JWU had the upper-hand against USJ, sweeping a doubleheader in West Hartford.
  • This is the first postseason meeting between the teams since 2022.

UP NEXT 

A series win would send USJ to the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament for the third time in program history. The Blue Jays would learn who, when and where they would play when the NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed during the NCAA Division III Softball Selection Show, airing Monday, May 12, at 11 a.m. on NCAA.com.

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