(COLUMBUS, Ga.) – The Randolph-Macon softball team will face some of the best competition in the nation this weekend as it competes in the NFCA Leadoff Classic. The Yellow Jackets are scheduled to play six games Friday through Sunday with three of them ranked in the top 20 and another receiving votes for the top 25.

They will open up with Emory before taking on Central later on Friday. A pair of ranked teams in No. 15 St. John Fisher and No. 14 Piedmont fill Saturday's slate, while MIT and No. 16 Trine are on Sunday's schedule.

NFCA Tournament Central

The Basics

Times: Friday – vs. Emory (RV) at 3:30 p.m., vs. Central (Iowa) at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday – vs. No. 15 St. John Fisher at 2:30 p.m., vs. No. 14 Piedmont at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday – vs. MIT at 1:30 p.m., vs. No. 16 Trine at 4:30 p.m.t

Records: Randolph-Macon 5-0
(RV) Emory 2-2
Central (Iowa) 0-0
No. 15 St. John Fisher 0-0
No. 14 Piedmont 6-3
MIT 0-0
No. 16 Trine 0-0

Series Records: vs. Emory – Randolph-Macon leads 2-1
vs. Central Iowa – First Meeting
St. John Fisher – First Meeting
Piedmont – Randolph-Macon leads 2-0
MIT – First Meeting
Trine – First Meeting

Charged Battery

• It's hard to have a better collegiate debut than that which belonged to Gracie Ellis (Fr., New Kent, Va. / New Kent). Two weeks in and she has already been named ODAC Pitcher of the Week twice. Last week she struck out 12 and a no-hitter against Marymount down in Cary, N.C. and followed up with nine more punch outs in a spontaneous game against Denison.
• Rilee Baughan (Jr., Warsaw, Va. / Rappahannock) has also been incredibly efficient and sports a 0.58 ERA through two starts, No. 3 in the ODAC.

Charged Bats

• The Yellow Jackets have swung for the fences plenty of times already this season and have combined for eight home runs. Baughan has two, while freshmen Kayla Davis (Fr., Powhatan, Va. / Powhatan) and Naomi Sadler (Fr., Emporia, Va. / Brunswick) also have two.
• Baughan has been just as effective at the plate as she is in the circle as she leads the team with seven hits. Her batting average of .636 is fourth in the ODAC and her on-base percentage is a league-best .714. Her slugging percentage is also astronomical at 1.182, second in the conference.