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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The Eastern Oregon University softball team travels to Northwest Christian University and Corban University, before hosting Walla Walla University this weekend.

THE SERIES
* The Mountaineers are 12-13 against Northwest Christian since 2001.
* Eastern Oregon is 4-4 against the Beacons over the past decade.
* Northwest Christian has won four of the past five meetings over EOU.
* Since 2001, Eastern Oregon is 15-18 against Corban.
* The Warriors have won six straight over EOU, and 11 of the last 13.
* The Mountaineers have won one of their last six game at Corban, 13-5, on April 3, 2009.

QUICK HITS
* Eastern Oregon is 38th in the NAIA in total triples.
* Emily Anderson had her 11-game hit streak come to an end last weekend.
* EOU's Jennifer McDonnell is 22nd in the NAIA in innings pitched per game averaging 6.2.
* Eastern is in the midst of a 12-game conference road trip, with Walla Walla sandwiched in La Grande.
* The Mountaineers will have their final four regular season games in La Grande on the radio.
* Oregon Tech moved up to No. 21 as the only Cascade Conference team in the NAIA Top 25.

ABOUT THE BEACONS
Northwest Christian (7-19, 1-11) enters the weekend at the bottom of the Cascade Collegiate Conference in batting average. The Beacons split the earlier season meeting against EOU in La Grande. Eastern has hosted 12 home games this season, compared to NCU's four. Weather has altered the Beacons schedule this season, and Northwest Christian will be looking for its first victory at home in 2011. Both teams enter the weekend series with the conference's longest losing streaks.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS
Corban (15-12, 7-5) has only played three games at home, the fewest of any Cascade Conference team. The Warriors have been in the receiving votes column for much of the season, but enter the weekend losing three of their last four. Corban has a team batting average of .286 and has scored 10-or-more runs in a game seven times this season. Courtney Castronovo hit three hme runs and had four RBI in the first series against Eastern Oregon in La Grande earlier this season.

LAST TIME OUT
The Eastern Oregon University softball team dropped a pair of games at The College of Idaho Tuesday, 12-3 and 14-4. The Lady Yotes leapt out to a huge lead in the first inning in Game 1. The C of I tied a school record for the most runs scored in the first inning when it brought nine runners across home plate. The second game was close early as The College of Idaho and Eastern each scored two runs to begin the game. Britney Croner had an RBI groundout in the bottom of the third inning to give C of I a 3-2 lead. The Yotes then blew the game open in the fourth when they scored 11 runs. Kalie Kurdy lined an RBI single, Skinner hit a two-run single, Croner added a two-run single, Nikki Shumway had an RBI double, with a pinch hit three-run homer from Paige Gabiola capping the rally.

WOLVES ATTACK LA GRANDE SUNDAY
The Mountaineers return to La Grande Sunday for a non-conference meeting with Walla Walla University. Eastern will be playing its seventh and eighth games over a six day span. EOU is 34-1 against Walla Walla over the past decade. The Mountaineers won the earlier season matches in College Place, Wash., 11-0 and 9-7. First pitch is at 1 p.m.

ANDERSON GETS CONFERENCE RECOGNITION
Eastern's Emily Anderson was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Player of the Week last Monday. Anderson went 7-for-13 from the plate in four games for the Mountaineers over the weekend. The junior finished with a 0.538 batting average and a 1.538 slugging percentage. The Spokane, Wash. native scored five times, had five RBI, hitting four home runs and one double. She had a pair of home runs in Game 1 against Southern Oregon. On the season, Anderson has a .439 batting percentage, 12 RBI, and five home runs. Anderson is the first Mountaineer to be named a Cascade Conference softball Player of the Week since Krista Kountz received the award last season on March 1.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Admission prices have changed for EOU softball games at Peggy Anderson. All games are now free admission to fans. No pets of any kind are allowed on EOU Athletic Fields. Live stats will be available from all home softball games on EOUSports.com by clicking “Live Stats” on any screens.