Thursday, March 24
Green Bay, Wis.
4 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Green Bay
Emma McMillan
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Mastodon Softball Back in Action With Three Games at Green Bay
3/23/2022 11:51:00 AM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Mastodon softball team will play at Green Bay on Thursday and Friday (March 24-25) for three Horizon League games.
NOTE: The games have been moved up to a single game on Thursday and a doubleheader on Friday due to forecasted cold weather.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (4-16, 3-2 HL) at Green Bay (8-13, 1-2 HL)
When: March 24-25
Where: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Schedule of Games
Thursday, March 24: single game at 3 PM
Friday, March 25: DH starting at 1 PM
Know Your Foe
Green Bay is 8-13, 1-2 Horizon League after picking up a win in the final game against Northern Kentucky in the opening weekend. The Phoenix did beat Cleveland State in a non-league game to open the season, however. Tiffany Giese and Jadin Justman are leading the team with .333 batting averages. Abigail Gawlinski is pitching with a team-best 2.40 ERA with a 4-3 record. As a team, Green Bay has a 4.64 ERA.
Series History
The Mastodons and Phoenix have met seven times, with Green Bay taking four wins from the 'Dons. The series only dates back to 2019. The Mastodons have won four of the last five meetings, but Green Bay won the last meeting 6-5.
Wintlend in the Books
Brooke Wintlend has a slugging percentage of .750, which if it holds for the remainder of the season, this would be the second-best in program history. This is only behind Mastodon Hall of Famer Kristina Karpun.
Breath of Fresh Eyre
Shaina Eyre is in the top-10 in program history in wins with 18. Next on the list are Kerrie Quickery and Missy Czaja, who both had 19 wins in the pre-Division I era. Eyre is also third in program history in career pitching appearances with 106.
In League Play...
>> Brooke Wintlend is slugging 1.067, which is third-best in the in the league.
>> Sonia Solis has nine RBIs, which is a league-best.
>> Lauren McConnell and Shaina Eyre have the only two saves in league play.
Let's Look at the Lineup
>> Emma McMillan, Thais Uyema and Alise Hale have started all 20 games
>> Alise Hale has started all 20 games at second base
>> Alise Hale has batted third in the lineup 11 times
>> Taryn Jenkins has batted leadoff seven times
>> Gracie Brinkerhoff has eight starts in the circle
>> Brooke Wintlend has 14 starts at first base
Streaky 'Dons
The following Mastodons have an active streak of games where they get on base
>> 6 - Sonia Solis
>> 5 - Emma McMillan, Brooke Wintlend
>> 3 - Taylor Warne, Taryn Jenkins
>> 2 - Alise Hale, Brayden Lickey, Epiphany Hang, Alyson Quinlan
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.
The Player of the Week
Alise Hale was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on March 15 after a 3-for-4 performance with a 2.500 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .833 in two games against UIC. She was the first position player for the Mastodons to be named Player of the Week since Demitra Burns was the Summit League Offensive Player of the Week in 2018.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne got one win at Cleveland State, picking up an 11-3 win over the Vikings in game two.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons will play a midweek doubleheader against MAC foe Kent State on Tuesday (March 29) at the Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Field.
NOTE: The games have been moved up to a single game on Thursday and a doubleheader on Friday due to forecasted cold weather.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne (4-16, 3-2 HL) at Green Bay (8-13, 1-2 HL)
When: March 24-25
Where: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Schedule of Games
Thursday, March 24: single game at 3 PM
Friday, March 25: DH starting at 1 PM
Know Your Foe
Green Bay is 8-13, 1-2 Horizon League after picking up a win in the final game against Northern Kentucky in the opening weekend. The Phoenix did beat Cleveland State in a non-league game to open the season, however. Tiffany Giese and Jadin Justman are leading the team with .333 batting averages. Abigail Gawlinski is pitching with a team-best 2.40 ERA with a 4-3 record. As a team, Green Bay has a 4.64 ERA.
Series History
The Mastodons and Phoenix have met seven times, with Green Bay taking four wins from the 'Dons. The series only dates back to 2019. The Mastodons have won four of the last five meetings, but Green Bay won the last meeting 6-5.
Wintlend in the Books
Brooke Wintlend has a slugging percentage of .750, which if it holds for the remainder of the season, this would be the second-best in program history. This is only behind Mastodon Hall of Famer Kristina Karpun.
Breath of Fresh Eyre
Shaina Eyre is in the top-10 in program history in wins with 18. Next on the list are Kerrie Quickery and Missy Czaja, who both had 19 wins in the pre-Division I era. Eyre is also third in program history in career pitching appearances with 106.
In League Play...
>> Brooke Wintlend is slugging 1.067, which is third-best in the in the league.
>> Sonia Solis has nine RBIs, which is a league-best.
>> Lauren McConnell and Shaina Eyre have the only two saves in league play.
Let's Look at the Lineup
>> Emma McMillan, Thais Uyema and Alise Hale have started all 20 games
>> Alise Hale has started all 20 games at second base
>> Alise Hale has batted third in the lineup 11 times
>> Taryn Jenkins has batted leadoff seven times
>> Gracie Brinkerhoff has eight starts in the circle
>> Brooke Wintlend has 14 starts at first base
Streaky 'Dons
The following Mastodons have an active streak of games where they get on base
>> 6 - Sonia Solis
>> 5 - Emma McMillan, Brooke Wintlend
>> 3 - Taylor Warne, Taryn Jenkins
>> 2 - Alise Hale, Brayden Lickey, Epiphany Hang, Alyson Quinlan
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.
The Player of the Week
Alise Hale was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on March 15 after a 3-for-4 performance with a 2.500 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .833 in two games against UIC. She was the first position player for the Mastodons to be named Player of the Week since Demitra Burns was the Summit League Offensive Player of the Week in 2018.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne got one win at Cleveland State, picking up an 11-3 win over the Vikings in game two.
Next Time Up
The Mastodons will play a midweek doubleheader against MAC foe Kent State on Tuesday (March 29) at the Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Field.
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