In the final week of non-conference play, the No.15 Temple College Leopards will start the span with a road trip in Northeast Texas against No. 10 Paris Junior College on Monday.
First pitch of game one will be at 1 pm, with the second game starting 30 minutes after game one.
The Leopards (16-4) are currently on a four-game winning streak, after sweeping No. 6 Odessa College and Western Texas College.
Through 20 games, the Leopards are hitting .388 with a .448 on-base percentage. Temple is 16th nationally with 156 runs, 12th with 207 hits, 12th with 40 doubles, 18th in triples with seven, 25th in homers with 16, 21 in RBI with 137, 57 walks, 16th nationally with 13 hit-by-pitches, fourth in sacrifice flies with 14, and fifth in the nation in stolen bases with 70.
Reigning NTJCAC Pitcher of the Week Izzy Garcia (.538 BA, .571 OBP, two HR, 11 RBI), reigning NTJCAC Player of the Week Lexi Dudeczka (.471 BA, .513 OBP, HR, 12 RBI, nine SB), and Reese Cottrell (.458 BA, .507 OBP, three HR, 24 RBI, eight doubles) are among the top producers in the Leopards' lineup.
The Leopards have a solid staff earned run average (ERA) of 2.57. They allowed 47 earned runs (60 total) on 96 hits, struck 129 batters and walked 38. Opponents are hitting .199 against Temple.
Garcia (7-1, 2.35 ERA, 62 strikeouts, 14 walks in 47 2/3 innings, Cottrell (3-1, 2.28 ERA, 21 strikeouts, 11 walks in 30 2/3 innings), and Dalanee Ekster (2-0, 1.67 ERA, eight strikeouts, seven walks in 21 innings) have been able to give Kat Kram (4-2, 3.91 ERA, 38 strikeouts, six walks in 28 2/3 innings pitched) some rest.
Paris (23-3) has won their last two games after having their 21-game win streak snapped by No. 24 Seminole State College (OK). The Dragons are hitting .396 with an on-base percentage of .498.
They are third in the country with 223 runs scored, sixth with 226 hits, sixth with 44 doubles, ninth with ten triples, leads the nation with 51 homers, third national with 217 runs batted in, second in walks with 108 drawn, and 13th in the NJCAA with 15 hit-by-pitches.
The Dragons have a staff ERA of 2.96, have allowed 57 earned runs (72 total) on 128 hits, struck out 95 and walked 44 over 135 innings. Opponents are hitting .235 against the PJC staff.
Christi McGuire (.509 BA, .633 OBP, 19 homers, 48 RBI), Brandie Phillips (.457 BA, .542 OBP, HR, 21 RBI, eight SB), Jadyn Scott (.451 BA, .545 OBP, seven HR, 28 RBI), and Esmeralda Soto (.448 BA, .529 OBP, four HR, 26 RBI) are the leading offensive producers for PJC.
Hadison Fults (9-1, 2.35 ERA, 46 strikeouts, 15 walks in 50 2/3 innings), Luna Aranda (3-0, 2.16 ERA, 25 strikeouts, ten walks in 22 2/3 innings), Grace McDonald (5-0, 2.96 ERA, ten strikeouts, five walks in 36 2/3 innings), and Reyleigh Shockley (3-1, 5.04 ERA, 14 walks, 14 strikeouts in 25 innings) make up the Dragons' pitching staff.