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Spartanburg, S.C. – Off to a 20-4 start to the season, ranked in the Mid-Major Top 25 poll and having received votes in the national Top 25 polls, the USC Upstate softball team is once again garnering attention as one of the nation's top teams in the first statistical leader report issued by the NCAA Monday evening.

As a team, Upstate is ranked fifth in the nation with a 0.90 ERA, 16^th with a .335 batting average and 19^th with a .974 fielding percentage. The Spartans lead the A-Sun in all three categories. Upstate is also 15^th in the nation with 2.13 stolen bases per game and 20^th with an .833 winning percentage.

Individually, a number of Spartans rank among the nation's leaders. Sophomore pitcher Hannah Alexander (Lexington, N.C.) ranks fourth in the country with 12 wins, eighth with a 0.67 ERA, 12^th with five shutouts and 16^th with 106 strikeouts. Senior pitcher Lacey Dinney (Hannon, Ontario) is 14^th with 9.9 strikeouts per game, 18^th with four shutouts and 31^st with a 1.21 ERA.

With 13 stolen bases on the year, freshman Lindsey Greeson (Stanley, N.C.) ranks 23^rd in the nation in that category. Fellow freshman Shellie Robinson (DeLand, Fla.) ranks 25^th with seven home runs, 56^th with 0.29 home runs per game and 69^th with a .754 slugging percentage. Sophomore Ashley Butler (Laurens, S.C.) is the 27^th toughest batter to strikeout.

Upstate was ranked 14^th in the Mid-Major Top 25 poll last week with this week's poll to be released Tuesday. The Spartans also received votes in the NFCA/USA Today and ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25 polls last week with this week's polls released on Tuesday. Upstate claimed wins over 23^rd-ranked Syracuse and Penn State last weekend at the USF Under Armour Showcase in Clearwater, Fla.

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