CLINTON, S.C. – Officially off to the greatest start to a single season in the program's 15-year NCAA Division I membership, the Presbyterian College softball team – one of just 10 remaining unbeaten schools in the nation through two weekends – wraps up their 10-game home stand tomorrow afternoon in nonconference action against Western Carolina. First pitch of the Wednesday doubleheader is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., with a 3:00 follow-up for the second half.

It's been a dream scenario for the Blue Hose through their first eight meetings in 2023, now sitting just one win away from obtaining a new school record for longest unbeaten streak to start a year (the maximum number by a previous PC squad was achieved by the then-D-II '07 unit at eight games).

Uncovering a masterclass in defensive determination that has gifted head coach David Williams and co. its perfect opening, the Blue Hose have already blanked five different opponents as part of their unblemished resume, a figure that has currently only been topped by second-ranked and defending national champion Oklahoma.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
- Presbyterian will run into a Western Carolina squad that may have some rust to shake off tomorrow, a Catamount club that hasn't competed in 12 days since pulling out consecutive wins both by the same score of 1-0 versus Tennessee Tech and Alabama State.

- Regular opponents over the past decade-plus, Wednesday's Clinton two-parter has the makings of another potential pitcher's duel if looking purely at statistics for both clubs. Not letting either foe circle the diamond at any point over the season's first weekend, WCU's six allowed hits in 15 frames and .128 opposing BA led to starting hurler Tessa Juett being selected as the SoCon Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 13.

- Head coach Jim Clift's squad necessitated a last-inning score and a first-inning run over their two encounters in order to escape both affairs without an L, having only beaten the Blue Hose at PC's venue thrice in 12 attempts.
 
LAST TIME OUT / BLUE HOSE IN NATIONAL RANKS
- Coincidentally also on a 15-inning streak with zero runs conceded, Presbyterian's prior two shutouts over IUPUI (3-0) and Appalachian State (1-0) have given coach Williams' bullpen a combined ERA of .063, the fourth-lowest figure among all Division I programs. Senior ace Jenna Greene – the conductor of three shutouts and four complete games all by herself – ranks 13^th in the country with 41 total strikeouts, throwing to 103 batters that have only hit .184 off of her.

- Possessing more shutouts than every other pitcher in the United States minus one (South Dakota State's Tori Kniesche), Greene has been backed by an equally-fantastic pitching duo of sophomore Morgan Hess and freshman Peyton Duncan, giving PC 72 K's on the year and a mere six scores allowed.

- Holding a point differential of +28 after limiting their last two opponents to scoreless endeavors, the Blue Hose were last seen dishing out some more Greene brilliance in the Appalachian State victory, wherein the Mountaineers were forced into 11 stranded base-runners (seven of which had advanced at least to second).

- Factoring in the 2022 season's record-breaking expedition, Presbyterian has tallied 31 home W's while picking up the win in each of their last nine Clinton appearances, currently making serious headway to the '22 edition's 14-game win streak overall that spanned well over one month.

- Among the litany of impressive performers on both sides of the field for PC, sophomore infielder Kendall Owens has erupted to the team-lead in batting average (.556), a stat that ranks inside the nation's top 20. Additionally, the Virginia native's .652 on-base percentage sits as the 11^th-highest figure in the nation.

- Tomorrow's potential history-maker against the Catamounts can be followed via live stats, with the link for that page included at the bottom or top of this article.
 
PC vs. Western Carolina Game 1 Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=441134
PC vs. Western Carolina Game 2 Live Stats - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=441150