Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Back in Action This Week

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team is back in action this week at the Thundering Herd Round Robin in West Virginia.

NOTE: The schedule of games has shifted from its original format due to potential weather in the Huntington area.

Thundering Herd Round Robin Information
Host: Marshall
When: March 3-5
Where: Huntington, W.Va.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: TBD

Schedule of Games
Thursday - 3 PM: at Marshall
Friday - 11 AM: at Marshall
Friday - 3 PM: vs. Winthrop
Saturday - 9 AM: vs. Winthrop
Sunday - 3 PM: vs. Maryland Eastern Shore

Series History
Marshall: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 1-0
Maryland Eastern Shore: First meeting
Winthrop: Purdue Fort Wayne leads 2-0

Know Your Foes
>> Marshall
Marshall is 8-5 this season with wins over St. Joseph's, Villanova, Coastal Carolina, Fordham, Howard and Campbell. Aly Harrell is leading the Thundering Herd offensively with a batting average of .412. Marshall has a 3.18 team ERA, with Sydney Nester leading the team with a 5-3 record.

>> Winthrop
Winthrop is 2-13 with wins over Horizon League member Youngstown State and Utah Valley. The Eagles fell in their other game against a Horizon League foe, a 2-1 contest against Robert Morris. Paige Rivas is batting .324 with 12 hits and five runs while Macy McCall is leading the team in RBIs with six and four doubles. Winthrop's ERA is 4.23, with Reese Basinger's 3.34 being the team's best.

>> Maryland Eastern Shore
Maryland Eastern Shore is 1-9 this season, with the one win coming over Saint Peter's, a team that also beat them twice. The Hawks are led by Tatum Kresley, who is batting .385 with five RBIs. Julia Garcia leads the team in the latter category with eight. The Hawks have a team ERA of 4.87, led by Nasya Goodman's 2.21.

Taryn It Up
Taryn Jenkins is leading the Mastodons with a 4.17 batting average and .500 slugging percentage.

Let's Look at the Lineup
>> In all 10 games, Alise Hale has started at second base and third in the batting order
>> Alise Hale, Thais Uyema and Emma McMillan have started all 10 games

Streaky 'Dons
The following Mastodons have an active streak of games where they get on base
>> Taylor Warne - 3
>> Thais Uyema - 2
>> Emma McMillan - 2
>> Brayden Lickey - 2
>> Taryn Jenkins - 2
>> Alise Hale - 2
>> Alyson Quinlan - 2
>> Ashley Haas - 2

Smarty Pants
Five current Mastodons were named NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes in 2021: Shaina Eyre, Ashley Haas, Alise Hale, Jadelyn Johnson and Emma McMillan. Hale is a two-time honoree. All five student-athletes were required to maintain a 3.5 cumulative GPA or better over the year to earn the award.

Breath of Fresh Eyre
Shaina Eyre is in the top-10 in program history in wins with 17. Next on the list are Kerrie Quickery and Missy Czaja, who both had 19 wins in the pre-Division I era. Eyre is also fourth in program history and 42nd in the NCAA among active players in career pitching appearances with 98.

Our New Hall of Famer
On February 13, Courtney Cronin (2009-12) was inducted in the Mastodon Athletics Hall of Fame. Cronin was a game changer in the circle and at the plate. The 2010 Summit League Pitcher of the Year led the 'Dons to a pair of second-place finishes in the Summit League regular season. She paced the Mastodons to its best record in program history in 2012, as the Mastodons went 45-14, and won 17 games in league play. Cronin's awards were numerous, including eight Pitcher of the Week awards, one Offensive Player of the Week award, four All-League honors, and two Academic All-District First Team selections. Her nine Player of the Week honors stand as the second-most in Summit League history. Her 63 career wins is eighth most in Summit League history while her 1.81 career ERA ranks 15^th in league history. At the plate, she finished fifth in program history with 98 RBIs and sixth in home runs (21).

Last Time Out
The Mastodons picked up a win over Radford at the Chattanooga Challenge on February 19.

Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will return home on March 11 to host the first Horizon League series of the season when UIC comes to the Summit City.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Back in Action This Week

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Shaina Eyre

Ashley Haas

Alise Hale

Taryn Jenkins

Jadelyn Johnson

Brayden Lickey

Emma McMillan

Alyson Quinlan

Thais Uyema

Taylor Warne

Purdue University Fort Wayne Athletics