JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (17-5) has added a 3 p.m. doubleheader Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Bluefield State College (0-9) in West Virginia. The meeting replaces a Monday doubleheader with Bellarmine that was cancelled.

Carson-Newman is coming off a four-game win streak that includes sweeps over the Mountain State-based Concord Mountain Lions and Georgia Regents University Augusta. 

This is the ninth all-time meeting between the Eagles and Bluefield State.  The Eagles are 8-0 lifetime against the Blues with six run-rule victories. 

Bluefield States' pitching staff has a team ERA above 8.5 and opposing hitters have pounded out 50 base knocks in 29 innings on starter Amanda Cokely. 

The Eagles make the trip back across East Tennessee on I-81 Wednesday to face off against King.

The Tornado is bolstered by a pitching staff featuring Hannah Light – third among active players for complete games with 71 in her career.. Light boasts a 2.45 ERA and an 11-9 record.  She's struck out better than a batter an inning and is giving up a .156 batting average against.  Her 142 Ks are second in the nation. 

Chrissy Melcher leads the Tornado offensively with a .500 average and a team high 16 RBI.  Melcher produced three RBI in the extra innings game last season versus the Eagles, all of which came on a three-run blast in the top of the seventh to tie the game for the Tornado. 

King is hitting .241 as a team; meanwhile, the Eagles only have two players among their regulars batting below .300.

First pitch for the Eagles' game with the Blues Tuesday is set for 3 p.m. Wednesday's tilts with the Tornado hit at 2 p.m. 

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