Fresh off a sweep of Susquehanna over the weekend, The University of Scranton softball team opens a critical stretch on Thursday afternoon, as the Royals travel south to Bethlehem to take on nationally-ranked Moravian in a Landmark Conference doubleheader. First pitch for game one is set for 3 p.m.

The doubleheader will conclude a four-game set between the Royals and Greyhounds, which began last week in Scranton with Moravian taking a doubleheader by scores of 5-1 and 8-1.

Follow Live

All spectators will be allowed to attend Thursday's doubleheader at Moravian, but must be properly masked while on Moravian College property and must observe social distancing of six feet unless they reside in the same household. For more on Moravian's COVID-19 spectator policy, click here: https://moraviansports.com/information/COVID/index.

For fans not making the trip to Bethlehem, here is how to follow Thursday's doubleheader.

• Live video streams for both games, as well as every game the Royals play during the season, will be available on the Landmark Conference Digital Network by heading here: https://landmarknetwork.tv/scranton/.
• Updates will be posted throughout the games on Scranton's official Twitter account @RoyalAthletics.
• Live stats will be provided by Moravian's sports information office. Live stat links are available at athletics.scranton.edu.

Royals News & Notes

• After falling in both games to Moravian last Wednesday, the Royals came back in a big way over the weekend in a four-game sweep of Susquehanna to improve to 12-2 overall and in the Landmark.
• Leading Scranton all weekend was junior catcher Heather Alich (Bath, Pa./Northampton Area) who batted .615 for the weekend, going 8-for-13 with two homers, two doubles, and five RBI's. She also scored four runs in the sweep of the River Hawks. For her efforts, she was named The University of Scranton Athlete of the Week on Monday.
• For more on the weekend sweep of Susquehanna, click here: https://athletics.scranton.edu/sports/sball/2020-21/schedule
• Thursday's doubleheader could be a historic one for graduate student Megan Zinn (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan), as the Royals' centerfielder is a hit away from breaking the school record for most career hits and one double short of doing the same in that career category. Entering the games, Zinn has 186 career hits and 46 doubles, which match school records in both categories.
• Moravian comes into the doubleheader still unbeaten at 12-0 overall and 8-0 in the Landmark. The Greyhounds are in a tie for 10th nationally in the latest NFCA Division III Top 25.
• Moravian has not played since last Wednesday against Scranton, as the Greyhounds had a four-game set with Drew last weekend postponed.
  For more on Moravian's season, click here: https://moraviansports.com/sports/sball/index

Up Next

The University of Scranton softball team returns to action on Saturday, as they open a four-game Landmark Conference series with Catholic at home. First pitch for game one at Magis Field is set for 1 p.m.

--ROYALS--