NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The top two Division III softball programs in the nation will square off on Sunday afternoon in a non-conference doubleheader. The second-ranked Captains of Christopher Newport, 15-1 and riding a 15-game winning streak, will travel to Virginia Beach to take on the 18-1 and top-ranked Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan. The opener is slated to begin at 1:30 p.m. at TowneBank Park and Tom & Betty Broyles Field on the VWU campus.

Keith Parr's Captains are currently ranked higher than ever before in program history. CNU dropped its first game of the season and has since won 15 straight, most recently a doubleheader sweep last Sunday over Roanoke at Captains Park.

Christopher Newport freshman Kaitlyn Hasty was selected the National Player of the Week this week. Hasty was 11 for 17 at the plate for a batting average of .647. She recorded five home runs, a double, and a triple and drove in 16 runs for the Captains. The freshman from Chesapeake led the squad to six wins, including two over nationally-ranked Lynchburg. Hasty went four-for-six in the twin bill against the Hornets, and was three-for-four with two home runs in the opening game.

Virginia Wesleyan, National Champions in Division III the last two years, won its first 16 games this season before splitting a doubleheader with Randolph-Macon on Wednesday in Ashland. The Marlins bounced back from their first loss by sweeping Bridgewater on Saturday in Virginia Beach.