CHICAGO - The Ramblers head back to the Bronx for the 2024 Atlantic 10 Softball Tournament. Loyola Chicago earned the No. 3 seed after posting a 27-22 overall and 16-10 conference record. Action begins Wednesday with Loyola taking on No. 6 Saint Joseph's in the day's second contest set to start at 1:30 p.m. CT.

Tournament Information
Dayton earned the No. 1 overall seed, while Saint Louis took No. 2. Both teams enter with a first-round bye. No. 3 Loyola, No. 4 Fordham, No. 5 UMass, and No. 6 Saint Joseph's round out the field.
 
Fordham is hosting the 10-game slate beginning Wednesday in the Bronx. All games will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
Quick Hits
• The Ramblers won the series vs. the Rams over the weekend to close the regular season. The 2-1 outing helped secure the No. 3 seed for the tournament.
• Both Loyola's wins over Fordham were home run walk-offs in extra innings. Teagan Sopczak hit a two-run blast in the eighth of game one, while Sydney Barnett hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth in game three.
• Barnett became the program's first Player of the Year Tuesday afternoon as the Atlantic 10 announced All-Conference awards and teams. In conference play only, Barnett is second in the league in batting average (.400), first in slugging percentage (.857), tied fifth in RBI (24), second in home runs (8), and tied third in walks (20).
• Peyton Pepkowski brought home Pitcher of the Year honors. She tallied four weekly awards on her way to the major accolade. In A-10 play, Pepkowski is fifth in ERA (2.23), second in opponent batting average (.183), first in innings pitched (97.1), first in strikeouts (114), and tied second in wins (9).
• Barnett's homer against Fordham marked her 13^th of the season. It tied the program's single-season record.
• Pepkowski retired 17 batters against St. Bonaventure. It marked a career-high and A-10 single-game high this year.
• Joining Barnett and Pepkowski with a first team nod is freshman short stop Liz Sedakis. Sedakis was also tabbed to the All-Rookie Team. She was third on the team in batting (.325) and in hits (25). She tied second with five doubles.
• Head coach Alicia Abbott is in her fifth season at the helm. She has 96 wins with the Ramblers. This marks the second 20-win season for the Ramblers with her guidance.
 
 
Scouting Saint Joseph's
The Hawks dropped the regular season series to the Ramblers earlier this year. Loyola handed SJU their first two home losses of the season. Saint Joseph's wrapped the regular season at 21-28 overall and 14-12 in A-10 play. At neutral sites this year, the Hawks went 5-9.
 
Five Hawks earned All-Conference nods led by Sarah Cancila. She leads the team in runs (30), walks (29), and on-base percentage (.435). She enters the tournament third in batting average (.308) and RBI (25). In the circle, Emily Siler has made the most starts for the Hawks at 23 games. She had a team-leading 72 strikeouts to go with a 9-10 record and 3.96 ERA.
 
Gina McCool is in her first season at the helm of the SJU squad.