Saturday, April 11
VERMILLION, S.D.
1 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
South Dakota
Mastodons Set for Summit League Series at South Dakota
4/10/2015 4:00:00 PM | Softball
VERMILLION, S.D. - Coming off a non-league midweek victory, the IPFW softball team returns to Summit League action as the Mastodons travel to South Dakota for a three-game series April 11-12.
Opponent: South Dakota (12-21-1, 3-3)
When: Saturday, April 11 1 p.m. DH ET | Sunday, April 12 noon ET
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 8-2
Last Meeting: IPFW won 9-8 | May 8, 2014 | Fargo, North Dakota
Where: Vermillion, South Dakota | Nygaard Field
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW avenged two earlier losses to Valparaiso, defeating the Crusaders on Tuesday 5-2. Sarah Lazarowich struck out a career-high seven batters while scattering eight hits in the complete game victory. The 'Dons had seven starters collected a hit on the afternoon as they had the leadoff batter reach in six innings, with five of them coming on a base hit. Jenna Balthazor led the Mastodons at the dish, going 2 for 2 with a sacrifice fly and two RBI. Taylor Gordy Prescott also had a pair of hits going 2 for 4 with a run scored. Emily Olszewski scored a pair of runs while Morghyn Neal had the lone extra base hit for the team, a double. Caitlyn DeLong and Kelly Pevely each had a run and an RBI.
SCOUTING THE COYOTES
South Dakota is coming off a midweek split with Creighton. The two teams combined to hit 14 home runs and score 45 runs on 53 hits in a doubleheader Wednesday. South Dakota won game one 20-12 in eight innings. Creighton won the nightcap 7-6. USD set program single-game records for runs scored (20), hits (20), and home runs (7) in the opening game. Allie Daly was 4 for 5 with a program-record three home runs while driving in six.
All-Time Results
Overall: 8-2
League: 6-1
Home: 4-1
Away: 2-0
Neutral: 2-1
Opponent: South Dakota (12-21-1, 3-3)
When: Saturday, April 11 1 p.m. DH ET | Sunday, April 12 noon ET
All-Time Series: IPFW leads 8-2
Last Meeting: IPFW won 9-8 | May 8, 2014 | Fargo, North Dakota
Where: Vermillion, South Dakota | Nygaard Field
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
SCOUTING THE MASTODONS
IPFW avenged two earlier losses to Valparaiso, defeating the Crusaders on Tuesday 5-2. Sarah Lazarowich struck out a career-high seven batters while scattering eight hits in the complete game victory. The 'Dons had seven starters collected a hit on the afternoon as they had the leadoff batter reach in six innings, with five of them coming on a base hit. Jenna Balthazor led the Mastodons at the dish, going 2 for 2 with a sacrifice fly and two RBI. Taylor Gordy Prescott also had a pair of hits going 2 for 4 with a run scored. Emily Olszewski scored a pair of runs while Morghyn Neal had the lone extra base hit for the team, a double. Caitlyn DeLong and Kelly Pevely each had a run and an RBI.
SCOUTING THE COYOTES
South Dakota is coming off a midweek split with Creighton. The two teams combined to hit 14 home runs and score 45 runs on 53 hits in a doubleheader Wednesday. South Dakota won game one 20-12 in eight innings. Creighton won the nightcap 7-6. USD set program single-game records for runs scored (20), hits (20), and home runs (7) in the opening game. Allie Daly was 4 for 5 with a program-record three home runs while driving in six.
All-Time Results
| 3/10/2009 | N | South Dakota | L, 1-2 | Kissimmee, Fla. |
| 5/4/2012 | H | SOUTH DAKOTA | W, 5-1 | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| 5/4/2012 | H | SOUTH DAKOTA | W, 2-1 | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| 5/5/2012 | H | SOUTH DAKOTA | W, 10-0 | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| 4/13/2013 | A | South Dakota | W, 2-1 | Vermillion, S.D. |
| 4/13/2013 | A | South Dakota | W, 7-4 | Vermillion, S.D. |
| 5/9/2013 | N | South Dakota | W, 5-2 | Fargo, N.D. |
| 3/28/2014 | H | SOUTH DAKOTA | L, 2-5 | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| 3/28/2014 | H | SOUTH DAKOTA | W, 5-1 | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| 5/8/2014 | N | South Dakota | W, 9-8 | Fargo, N.D. |
Overall: 8-2
League: 6-1
Home: 4-1
Away: 2-0
Neutral: 2-1
~ Feel the Rumble ~
Players Mentioned
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