With a 9-3 record, the Sacramento State softball team is off to their best start since 1995. The Hornets have won six straight, including a perfect 5-0 run to be named champions of the Campbell/Cartier Softball Tournament in San Diego this past weekend.

The Hornets will inaugurate newly renovated Shea Stadium today with a 1 p.m. doubleheader against the Nevada Wolfpack. They will hope to continue riding the bat of freshman outfielder Lindy Winkler, who is batting .395 and leading the team with 17 hits and 10 runs.

The Hornets will also rely on sophomore slugger Erin Coyne, who has hit a brilliant .371, while leading the team with a .543 slugging percentage and is tied with first baseman Jillian Bivert for top honors in RBI with 10.

On the mound, the Hornets will rely on the strong arms of sophomore Brianne Ferguson (3-1 record, 1.19 ERA) and junior Nicole Deatherage (4-2, 2.08) to hold off the Wolfpack bats.

Nevada brings with them slugging catcher Carrie Mackey, who is batting .400 with an astounding .900 slugging percentage. In the two teams’ last meeting, the Hornets were victorious, 2-1, on a solid pitching performance by Gina Steenburgen.

The Hornets will conclude the week with a trip down to the Bay Area to take on San Jose State on Saturday at noon. Hornets Brianne Ferguson and Amy Walter, both San Jose State transfers, will seek revenge on their former team.

The Spartans are led by Becca Baldridge who is batting .556 and leads the team in seven offensive categories.