COLUMBUS - The Columbus State University softball team returns to Cougar Field on Saturday to host Shorter University in a non-conference doubleheader. First pitch is at 1 p.m. 

The Cougars are returning home following an impressive performance against Miles College on Wednesday. CSU took game one 22-2 before a 10-0 shutout in the nightcap. 

Columbus State is allowing fans to attend Saturday's doubleheader. However, masks/face coverings are required to be worn at all times in addition to adhering to physical distancing guidelines. Admission is free of charge. 

• The Cougar bats were on fire Wednesday as CSU scored 32 runs and tallied 30 hits in a midweek doubleheader against Miles College in Pleasant Grove, Ala.

• Third-year sophomore Hannah Rose Corbin had her best performance of the year in game one against the Lions as she went 3-for-4 with two homers and five RBIs, including hitting a grand slam. In game two, Corbin added her third homer of the day and fifth of the season to climb to the top of the Peach Belt Conference leaderboard in homers with five. 

• Katelyn Cooper had a perfect outing at the plate in game two. The leading hitter on the team, Cooper went 4-for-4 with four RBIs, including a double and a triple, to up her average to .471 on the year. The second-year freshman is second in the PBC with a .591 on-base percentage. 

• Riley Patton had her best game in the circle for the Cougars against Miles. The transfer tossed six shutout innings while limiting MC to just two hits. Patton improved to 3-1 and lowered her ERA to 3.37 thanks in part to her season-high 10 strikeouts. 

• Six Cougars currently have batting averages of .300 or higher. Caitlyn Canady, who will enter Saturday on an eight-game hitting streak, has a team-best 14 hits and boasts a .968 OPS. 

• Shorter will enter Columbus with a 4-5 overall record and a 0-3 mark in Gulf South Conference play. The Hawks are coming off an impressive performance after sweeping No. 5 Young Harris College on Wednesday, thanks to 6-4 and 5-4 victories.

• Taylor Phillips and Kiera Dudley led the way in the first Hawk win over the Mountain Lions as they both went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, including two doubles from Phillips. Angela Cecere launched a triple in game two, while Carlee Graham and Kaylee Combs both added doubles in the victory.

• Entering Saturday, Sydney Poston is Shorter's leading hitter with .400 average. Kaylee Combs has a team-best 1.113 OPS, while Dudley has driven in eight runs on the year.  

• The Hawks struggled with command in the circle. In 52 innings, SU pitching has issued 57 walks and has hit 11 additional batters. Overall, the team has a 4.71 ERA.

• The contest on Saturday will be the Hawks' first official away game. Shorter did play four neutral site games in Huntsville, Ala. to begin the year.