BRADFORD, Pa. -- The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford softball team will open Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action as the Panthers head to D'Youville Wednesday.

Wednesday's games will be the Panthers' first conference games of the season.

The Panthers were last in action on Monday, April 2, for their home opener against Alfred State.

Pitt-Bradford won both games via the eight-run rule. With the victory in game one, Head Coach Tina Phillips picked up her 300th career victory as a collegiate head softball coach.

Though the Panthers put together a solid game all around, no offensive performance was better than that of Madison East, who was named Fastpitch News Division III National Player of the Week.

The Milton, Pa., native reached base all seven of her plate appearances the team's home-opening doubleheader. Included in her 5-for-5 day was a triple and a double. She had three RBIs in each game for six total and delivered the big hit in game two — a bases-clearing, bases-loaded double. She also stole three total bases and scored as many runs.

On the season, she's started all 16 games and is hitting .408 with 20 hits, 14 stolen bases, 11 runs scored, 10 RBIs and a .592 slugging percentage. Her seven extra-base hits are tied for second-most in the AMCC.

Grace Dadzaa is another key contributor to the Panther offense. She joins East as the other Panther to appear in all 16 games, and the two are tied for the team lead of 11 runs scored. Dadzaa has worked 18 hits and as many total bases so far this season.

The top batting average on the team belongs to Natalie Harding (.500) while Samantha Hribal has worked a .444 batting average so far this season.

Hribal put together one of the best outings in the circle by a Panther so far this season against Alfred State in game two. She tossed all five innings, striking out seven -- the most by a Panther in a single outing so far this season -- and giving up just four hits while walking just one. The lone run scored by Alfred State went down as unearned.

Morgan Bellush pitched game one, earning the win with four innings pitched in the five-inning affair while striking out three.

The doubleheader is set for a 3 p.m. start with game two beginning around 5 p.m.

About D'Youville

• The D'Youville Spartans welcome the Panthers with a 4-8 overall mark. Like the Panthers, Wednesday's action will open up their conference schedule.
• Most recently, D'Youville was swept by Brockport Monday.
• The Spartans are led by Ashley Carney, who owns the fifth-best batting average in the conference at .487. Carney and Jackie Langer lead the team with nine RBIs. Langer and Darian Evans have each hit a home run.
• In the circle, Brittaney Goodrich and Alexa Haberer split time for the Spartans. Goodrich has tossed 37.2 innings, while and struck out 21, while Haberer has thrown 33.1 innings with 17 strikeouts. Each pitcher has been credited with two wins apiece.