Saturday, March 28 @ 12 pm & 2 pm | Sunday, March 29 @ 12 pm & 2 pm

Alverno College @ Edgewood University (3/28) & vs. Rockford University (3/29)

Alverno Inferno (0-12, 0-2) | Edgewood Eagles (7-8) | Rockford Regents (6-8, 2-2)

Ceniti Park in Verona, Wis. (Edgewood) | Alverno Softball Field (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Edgewood Game - Live Stats & Live Video | Alverno Game - Live Stats & Live Video

** All records and statistics are as of Friday, March 27 **

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Alverno College softball team rolls on into Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference (NACC) play this weekend, traveling to Edgewood to take on the Eagles on Saturday, March 28, before returning home on Sunday, March 29, to host Rockford.
 
SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN:
Saturday, March 28, at Ceniti Park in Verona, Wisconsin – Alverno vs. Edgewood at 12 & 2 pm

Sunday, March 29, at Alverno Softball Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Rockford vs. Alverno at 12 & 2 pm

OPPONENT HISTORY:
Edgewood leads the all-time series 33-11.
The Eagles have won eight straight games against Alverno, with the last Inferno win against Edgewood coming on March 21, 2021, in a 10-9 win. Alverno won the game with a three-run bottom of the seventh as Megan Bradford tied the game with a two-run homer and Izzy Torres won the game with a walkoff sacrifice fly.

Rockford leads the all-time series 25-16.
The Regents have won six straight games against Alverno, with the last Inferno win coming on April 22, 2019, as they won 11-2. In the win, Kaitlyn Schmick was 4-5 with four RBI and two doubles.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:
Edgewood University Eagles – 2026 Record: 7-8 | 2025 Record: 14-25, 9-14 NACC
The Eagles returned to Wisconsin over the weekend but were unable to play their first conference contest of the season. Competing in THE Spring Games the same time as Alverno, the teams had eight common opponents, in which Edgewood went 3-5 in those contests, with wins over Endicott, Keuka, and Maine-Farmington.

Offensively, the team has been carried by the early consistency of Grace Dooley and the power of Lily Mabs. Dooley is leading the team with a .419 batting average, also adding two doubles and seven RBI. Mabs has four homers and six doubles in just 14 games so far, hitting .357 with a .786 slugging percentage and 16 RBI. The four homers are currently tied for the NACC lead.

In the circle, the Eagles have had two reliable arms in Lauren Prigge and Hailie Boardman in 2026. Prigge leads the team with a 3.32 ERA, four wins, two complete games, and 40 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched. Earlier this season, she picked up a win over then-No. 13-ranked UW-Stevens Point, throwing nine innings of one-run ball. Boardman leads the team with 46.2 innings pitched and has also nailed down two saves in 13 appearances, all while winning two games as well.

Rockford University Regents – 2026 Record: 6-8, 2-2 NACC | 2025 Record: 20-20, 8-16 NACC
The Regents opened conference play over the weekend, earning a sweep over MSOE, before falling to Dominican in both ends of the doubleheader on Sunday. They take on Marian to begin the weekend in Fond du Lac on March 28, before coming to Milwaukee to take on Alverno on Sunday.

So far this season, Liz Mois has been a force at the plate, hitting .341 while adding nine extra-base hits, tallying four doubles, three triples, and two home runs. Neelah Vandeberg is hitting .306, while Brooklyn Lee currently leads the team with a .414 batting average.
 
Claire Shanahan has been the team's best arm thus far, leading the team with a 3.71 ERA in a team-high 34 innings of work. She has also struck out 13 batters and has two wins and two completed games in nine appearances and six games started. Kendall Knoll has started seven games on the rubber, winning two games and striking out 26 batters in 31.2 innings. She has a 5.20 ERA in 10 overall appearances.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE INFERNO:
The Inferno opened up conference play over the weekend, hosting Marian at MATC Field. The team fell in both ends of a doubleheader, dropping the first game 17-5 and the second 13-0.

Sophomore Nadya Hudson (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa East) continued her strong start to the season, picking up two hits in game one and one in game two, while senior Hailie Eschbach (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper) also had three hits over the doubleheader. Hudson also drove in a run, while both recorded doubles.

INFERNO TO WATCH:
Sophomores Gianna Medrano (Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge) and Hudson have been fantastic through the first 12 games of the season, both hitting over .400. Medrano is hitting .471 with a team-high 16 hits and seven RBI, while Hudson is hitting .429 with a team-best five doubles.

BY THE NUMBERS:
Only three NACC teams have yet to play a conference opponent this season, with Edgewood, St. Norbert, and Aurora being the only three. Four teams have already played four conference games: Rockford and Dominican each split their first four games, with Benedictine going 3-1, and Concordia Chicago starting out 0-4.
 
UP NEXT:
The Inferno will have one day off before returning to the Alverno Softball Field for another matchup, taking on Maranatha Baptist in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday, March 31, at 3 & 5 p.m.