BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State University softball will look to snap a six-game losing streak when it hosts the Charlotte 49ers for a mid-week contest on Wednesday, March 18. The game proves to be the first home contest for the Mountaineers this season. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m.

FOLLOW THE MOUNTAINEERS

You can follow Appalachian State this weekend by viewing live stats. The live stat links will go live prior to first pitch on the softball schedule page. You can also follow @AppStateSB on twitter for live updates, as well as, @appstate_sports.

LAST WEEKEND

• The Mountaineers dropped three games over the weekend on the road at Sun Belt Conference foe Troy.

• Sophomore Cara Parker hit her second home run of the season and 12th of her career over the weekend. Parker's 12 home runs are currently good for seventh all-time in program history.

• Cynthia Gomez finished 3-for-4 in Game One against Troy. The three hits tied a single-game career-high for the senior second baseman.

• Senior pitcher Alissa Schoelkopf is 55 strikeouts away from tying the all-time program record for strikeouts in a career and 56 away from becoming the all-time leader. Schoelkopf currently has 294 K's and trails Kayla Richardson's (2006-09) 349 career punchouts.

SCOUTING THE 49ERS

• Charlotte enters Wednesday's single game against the Mountaineers with a 12-10 overall record, including 1-2 so far in Conference USA action.

• Chelsea Lisikatos leads the Niners in home runs with five so far this season. Lisikatos is hitting .270 with 13 RBI and one double.

• Courtney Carroll leads the Niners in hitting with a .273 average. Carroll also has two doubles, a triple and a home run.

• Lexi Betancourt has received the bulk of the workload in the circle thus far. Betancourt has pitched 94.2 innings and has 94 strikeouts to go along with a 7-8 record and 2.96 ERA. Of her 13 starts, she has complete 12 games.