KINGSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island returns to conference play with a three-game series at Saint Louis that begins with a doubleheader on Saturday.

The two Saturday games will be available via stream on ESPN+. The final game of the series can be seen on Billikens All-Access.

Saturday, March 28
at Saint Louis, 1:00 p.m. EST - Live Stats | ESPN+
at Saint Louis, 1:00 p.m. EST - Live Stats | ESPN+

Sunday, March 29
at Saint Louis, 1:00 p.m. EST - Live Stats | Billikens All-Access
 

RHODE ISLAND VS. SAINT LOUIS - SERIES NOTES 

• Saint Louis leads the all-time series 30-13.
• The Billikens have won the last four meetings, including a doubleheader sweep last season.
• Rhode Island is 7-15 as the road team in the series.
• Saint Louis has dropped its last two games fresh on the heels of a five-game win streak.
• Rhode Island enters the weekend looking to snap a four-game skid.
• The Billikens are 3-1 at home this season.
• Ram pitcher Ashley Hibbard has pitched well against Saint Louis throughout her career.
• In six career starts, Hibbard is 2-2 with a 1.00 earned run average against the Billikens.
• She has allowed just four earned runs allowed over 28.0 innings of work while giving up 19 hits and striking out 18 batters against Saint Louis.
• Saint Louis has significant extra-base hit power. The Billikens are second in the Atlantic 10 with 16 home runs and they lead the league with 46 doubles.
• Karsen Jany and Abby Ulsas both have nine doubles this season for Saint Louis. 
• On the pitching side, Saint Louis has recorded six shutouts, three of which have come from Riley Nelson.
• Offensively, Saint Louis is strong in situational play at bat. The Billikens lead the Atlantic 10 with 10 sacrifice flies and are second in the league with 14 sacrifice bunts.

HIBBARD APPROACHING 200 STRIKEOUTS

• Senior Ashley Hibbard has 176 career strikeouts.
• She needs 24 more to become the 13th player in program history to reach 200.
• This season she has recorded 23 strikeouts in 22.2 innings of work.
• Hibbard leads the team with a 2.47 earned run average, giving up eight earned runs on the season.
• A regular in the rotation for the last four seasons, Hibbard has made 42 career starts in 80 total appearances.
• She has allowed just 10 walks and 20 hits in her 22.2 innings of work this year.