HARROGATE, Tenn. -- The Lady Railsplitters (14-19, 2-4 SAC) hosts the stumbling Tusculum Pioneers (15-19, 1-5 SAC) for a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Dorothy Neely Field. Here's everything you need to know:
 
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Tuesday, March 29 vs. Tusculum - Doubleheader at 2 p.m. Live Stats | Video
 
Quick Hits:
-The Lady Railsplitters split a SAC doubleheader against the Coker Cobras on Saturday at Dorothy Neely Field, pulling out a 4-3 win in eight innings in game one before the Cobras returned the favor with a 6-5 eight-inning win in game two. In game one, a costly error helped the Cobras score three runs in the top of the sixth and send the game into extra innings. Jennifer Moose (Statesville, N.C.) notched the walk-off victory for the Lady Railsplitters in the bottom of the eighth, though, with a sacrifice fly out. In game two, the Lady Railsplitters had a late lead once again, but Coker scored in the top of the sixth to force extra innings. The Cobras brought three runs home in their half of the eighth, providing an insurmountable deficit for Lincoln Memorial. Allie Jones (Ooltewah, Tenn.) hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth, but it was not enough.
-Since pulling out a 4-3 win in the SAC opener against Wingate, the Lady Railsplitters have dropped four of their last five in league play. Lincoln Memorial is ranked fourth in the conference with a .405 slugging percentage in SAC play, but is last in the league in on-base percentage (.282) and batting average (.216) in those contests. The Lady Railsplitters have recorded six hits or fewer in four of their six SAC games.
-Junior Meredith Johnson (Kenly, N.C.) seems to have shaken off her slow start and turned a corner offensively, as she has hit safely in seven straight games with a streak of eight-straight games reaching base. Over that span, Johnson has lifted her batting average from .190 to .244. Johnson recorded a pair of singles in that doubleheader against Coker.
-Sophomore pitcher Brianna Taylor (Ooltewah, Tenn.) picked up her ninth win of the season in game one against Coker, dealing a complete game that included three strikeouts and just two hits allowed. Taylor didn't relinquish an earned run in her eight innings of work. Taylor is ranked fourth in the SAC in complete games with 10, while her 67 strikeouts are the eighth-most in the league.
-Despite a league-low .264 batting average, the Lady Railsplitters are ranked second in the SAC with 75 extra-base hits. Savannah Couch (Colonial Heights, Va.) has eight extra-base knocks with five doubles, two triples and a home run, while Jones has a team-high nine with four doubles, two triples and three round trippers. Ashlea Hunter (Woodruff, S.C.) and Lindsay Cecil (Winston-Salem, N.C.) have seven apiece.
 
Notes on the Pioneers:
-Since taking game one of its series against West Georgia and improving to 14-7 on the season, the Pioneers have lost 12 of their last 13 games. Tusculum was most recently swept in home series against Queens and Lenoir-Rhyne, scoring just seven combined runs over that four-game stretch.
-Offense has been at the root of Tusculum's struggles this season, as the Pioneers are ranked 10th in the SAC in batting average (.276) and 11th in slugging percentage (.343) and on-base percentage (.334). Unlike the Lady Railsplitters, the Pioneers have not produced many extra-base hits, ranking 10th in the league with just 45 in 34 games. Tusculum has a mere four home runs this season, which is six behind Queens and Brevard, who are ranked second-to-last in the SAC in that category with 10 homers.
-Freshman outfielder Taylor Battle leads the Pioneers in hits with 31, as she enters Tuesday's contest batting .290 with a triple, one RBI and 23 stolen bases. Junior infielder Robin Stoner is hitting .333 with six doubles, a home run and 22 RBI, while freshman Emily Hester has seven doubles and a team-leading 23 RBI. Junior Miranda Beeler is the only other everyday players hitting above .300 for the Pioneers, as she is carrying a .351batting average with 20 singles.
-The Tusculum pitching staff is ranked dead last in the SAC in batting average against, serving up a .332 mark to opposing hitters. The Pioneers are ranked 11th in earned run average with a 4.17 mark. Junior Eliza Davis leads the Pioneers in innings pitched with 88, a span during which she has compiled a 4.45 ERA with an 8-9 record and 31 strikeouts. Cayla Cecil has split duties with Tusculum, compiling a 5-4 record over 83 1/3 innings with 37 strikeouts and a 2.69 ERA.
-Tusculum is the most dangerous team in the league once they get on base, as the Pioneers lead the league in steals with 80. Battle leads the way in that department with 23, while Beeler has 17 and Carolyn Williamson has 13.
 
Series History:
-The Tusculum series is one of the longest in Lincoln Memorial's program history, as the two teams have met 114 times since 1982. The Lady Railsplitters own a 61-53 edge all-time, but Tusculum has dominated as of late, winning eight of the last 10 games.
-The Lady Railsplitters split last year's twinbill at Tusculum, winning game one 4-2 before suffering a 2-1 loss in game two. Taylor tossed a complete game in the opener, allowing just four hits and two earned runs with six strikeouts. In game two, the Lady Railsplitters scored a run in the top of the first but wouldn't score again against Tusculum starter Davis, who allowed just six hits in the complete game.