The University of Scranton softball team is set to open the 2024 season on Sunday afternoon with a doubleheader versus Ithaca. First pitch of game one is slated for 1 p.m.

Scranton looks to return to the Landmark postseason after qualifying for a fifth straight season in 2023.

Head coach Caitlyn Seamster's team returns a pair of All-Landmark Conference selections in senior first baseman Sarah Stepnowski (Monroe Twp., N.J./Monroe) and junior outfielder Kylie Rochford (Tinton Falls, N.J./Red Bank Catholic). Stepnowski led the team in batting average (.421), home runs (seven) and RBI (33), while Rochford hit .346 in 34 games and went a perfect 10-of-10 on stolen base attempts.

Sophomore infielder Emmie Feltenberger (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) also returns after posting a .301 average with seven doubles, a home run and eight RBI during her first season in the program.

In the circle for the Royals, sophomore Carley Noble (Allentown, N.J./Allentown) led the team in both wins (six) and ERA (3.15) a season ago. Junior Hannah Keane (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) added four wins of her own and a 4.35 ERA.

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Landmark Conference Preseason Poll

    1)      Moravian – 64

    2)      Susquehanna – 58

    3)      Catholic – 45

    4)      Scranton – 42

    5)      Drew – 36

    6)      Juniata – 30

    7)      Lycoming – 27

    8)      Wilkes – 15

    9)      Elizabethtown – 9