BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The LIU Brooklyn softball team will host two Northeast Conference doubleheaders this weekend, in their last set of series' on LIU Field this year. The Blackbirds will take on Fairleigh Dickinson, Saturday, April 28 at 12 p.m., and then welcome Sacred Heart, Sunday, April 29 at 12 p.m.
 
BLACKBIRDS EVENTS
The two days will be packed full of events celebrating the final weekend at home this year.

• Saturday's DH will also be Alumni Day, with an alumni home run derby following the game.
• LIU great Leslie Renninger will be honored with her NEC Hall of Fame inductee plaque during a ceremony between the two games.
• The Blackbirds will also be holding their second annual Breast Cancer Awareness game, as they raise money and collect donations throughout the day. All proceeds from the event will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
• Sunday is Senior Day, and the Blackbirds will celebrate the four members of the team playing in their final games at home this weekend: Nereyda Gutierrez, Erynn Sobieski, Angie Vazquez and Victoria Zamora.

 
FOLLOW LIVE
Can't make it to LIU Field for the celebrations? You can follow live stats here, courtesy of LIU Athletics, and tune in on NEC Front Row, for a free live stream of all of the events this weekend.
 
SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
Fairleigh Dickinson comes into the weekend with a 12-21 overall record, and 4-4 in league action. Weather cancellations have caused the Knights to postpone four games, causing them to be slightly behind the NEC curve.  Last weekend, the Knights swept Mount, and dropped two on the road to Sacred Heart.  
 
FDU is led at the plate by junior Reanna Cervantes, who's hitting .341, with a team-high 15 RBI. She's also had a team-high 10 doubles.The Knights have three righty pitchers splitting time on the mound: junior Baylee Ports (5-7, 2.96 ERA), freshman Abby England (14-12, 4.52 ERA) and sophomore Erica Johnson (3-8, 6.05 ERA).
 
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS
Sacred Heart currently sits in second in the NEC, with a 26-17 overall record, and 8-2 in league play. SHU lost one game to CCSU, and one to Bryant. They're coming off a 2-1 week against non-league opponents, having lost to Fairfield, and swept Siena in a doubleheader Thursday.
 
Seniors Fallon Bevino and Lauren Delgadillo, who both have 19 RBI, and a combined nine home runs, lead the Pioneers. Junior Hailey Derosiers also adds 18 RBI, including five home runs, and nine doubles at the plate, including a team-high 44 hits.
 
But where the Pioneers shine is their pitching. SHU has a staff ERA of 1.74, and over 350 stikeouts. Junior Emily Orosco had a 1.28 ERA, an 11-3 record, and a league-best 171 strikeouts this year. Junior Kristen McCann is next on the team with 157 strikeouts, and a 2.10 ERA in 28 appearances. She also has 11 wins, along with 14 complete games, and three saves.