Tuesday, April 19
Indianapolis, Ind.
4 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Butler
Alyson Quinlan
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Mastodon Softball Heads to Butler For Midweek Game
4/18/2022 3:19:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team will play at Butler on Tuesday for a non-league game at 4 p.m. in Indianapolis.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (7-30, 6-11 Horizon League) at Butler Bulldogs (22-14, 9-5 Big East)
When: April 19 - 4 PM
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Know Your Foe
Butler is 22-14, 9-5 Big East and is coming off a 3-2 win over UIC. The Bulldogs have wins over common foes IUPUI (7-2 and 5-4), UIC (3-2) and Southern Illinois (7-2). They have losses to Chattanooga (11-1), Indiana State (7-1, 11-5), which the Mastodons also lost to earlier this season.
Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne leads the all-time series 11-8-1, which dates back to 2003. Butler has won the last two, a 5-1 game in Clearwater Florida in 2017 and a 3-2 game in April of 2019 in Indianapolis. Lauren McConnell threw four innings of one-run ball in that game. The Mastodons' last win came in 2012, which saw Courtney Cronin throw 6.2 innings with five strikeouts.
Best When It's Best
Sonia Solis is batting .478 this season with runners in scoring position. She is also a perfect 4-for-4 when there is a runner on third with less than two outs.
The Complete Pitcher
Jadelyn Johnson threw a complete shutout against Detroit Mercy on Saturday, April 16. Johnson tossed a pair of strikeouts with only one walk in 25 batters. She ran through 25 batters in 1:15.
Breath of Fresh Eyre
Shaina Eyre is seventh in program history with 21 career wins. Eyre is also second in program history in career pitching appearances with 115, behind just Courtney Cronin (122).
1. 63 - Courtney Cronin (2009-12)
2. 59 - Miranda Kramer (2012-14)
3. 40 - Megan Flenniken (2011-14)
4. 24 - Angie Quickery (1992-94)
5. 23 - Rachel Staschuk (2008-11)
6. 22 - Mindy Pomeroy (2001-04)
7. 21 - Shaina Eyre (2018-present)
Yeah Baby, Yeah!
Epiphany Hang is leading the team with a .298 batting average. She has started in 18 games and has recorded 17 hits, two doubles and a home run. She has struck out just nine times, the fewest of any regular starter.
In League Play...
>> Brooke Wintlend is slugging .683 for eighth in the league.
>> Brooke Wintlend has a 1.123 OPS, which is seventh in the league.
>> Alise Hale has scored 13 runs, which is second the league. Emma McMillan is seventh in the league with 11 and Sonia Solis is eighth with 10.
>> Sonia Solis has 16 RBIs, which is a league-best. Brooke Wintlend's 13 is third in the league.
>> Brooke Wintlend has four home runs, which is fourth in the league.
>> Emma McMillan and Brayden Lickey have five and four stolen bases, the sixth- and seventh-most in the league, respectively.
>> Shaina Eyre has struck out 12 batters looking, which is fourth in the league.
>> Lauren McConnell and Shaina Eyre are two of the seven players with saves in league play.
>> The Mastodons have the second-most runs (68) and RBIs (61) in the league.
>> The Mastodons have the third-most hits in the league with 116.
Streaky 'Dons
The following Mastodons have a streak of games this season where they get on base:
>> 11 - Brayden Lickey
>> 9 - Sonia Solis
>> 8 - Brooke Wintlend
>> 7 - Thais Uyema
>> 6 - Taryn Jenkins, Emma McMillan
>> 5 - Alise Hale
>> 4 - Taylor Warne, Epiphany Hang
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.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons picked up a 2-0 win over Horizon League foe Detroit Mercy thanks to 7.0 innings of pitching from Jadelyn Johnson.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road to play at Robert Morris on Friday and Saturday (April 22-23) for three Horizon League games.
Game Day Information
Who: Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (7-30, 6-11 Horizon League) at Butler Bulldogs (22-14, 9-5 Big East)
When: April 19 - 4 PM
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link
Know Your Foe
Butler is 22-14, 9-5 Big East and is coming off a 3-2 win over UIC. The Bulldogs have wins over common foes IUPUI (7-2 and 5-4), UIC (3-2) and Southern Illinois (7-2). They have losses to Chattanooga (11-1), Indiana State (7-1, 11-5), which the Mastodons also lost to earlier this season.
Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne leads the all-time series 11-8-1, which dates back to 2003. Butler has won the last two, a 5-1 game in Clearwater Florida in 2017 and a 3-2 game in April of 2019 in Indianapolis. Lauren McConnell threw four innings of one-run ball in that game. The Mastodons' last win came in 2012, which saw Courtney Cronin throw 6.2 innings with five strikeouts.
Best When It's Best
Sonia Solis is batting .478 this season with runners in scoring position. She is also a perfect 4-for-4 when there is a runner on third with less than two outs.
The Complete Pitcher
Jadelyn Johnson threw a complete shutout against Detroit Mercy on Saturday, April 16. Johnson tossed a pair of strikeouts with only one walk in 25 batters. She ran through 25 batters in 1:15.
Breath of Fresh Eyre
Shaina Eyre is seventh in program history with 21 career wins. Eyre is also second in program history in career pitching appearances with 115, behind just Courtney Cronin (122).
1. 63 - Courtney Cronin (2009-12)
2. 59 - Miranda Kramer (2012-14)
3. 40 - Megan Flenniken (2011-14)
4. 24 - Angie Quickery (1992-94)
5. 23 - Rachel Staschuk (2008-11)
6. 22 - Mindy Pomeroy (2001-04)
7. 21 - Shaina Eyre (2018-present)
Yeah Baby, Yeah!
Epiphany Hang is leading the team with a .298 batting average. She has started in 18 games and has recorded 17 hits, two doubles and a home run. She has struck out just nine times, the fewest of any regular starter.
In League Play...
>> Brooke Wintlend is slugging .683 for eighth in the league.
>> Brooke Wintlend has a 1.123 OPS, which is seventh in the league.
>> Alise Hale has scored 13 runs, which is second the league. Emma McMillan is seventh in the league with 11 and Sonia Solis is eighth with 10.
>> Sonia Solis has 16 RBIs, which is a league-best. Brooke Wintlend's 13 is third in the league.
>> Brooke Wintlend has four home runs, which is fourth in the league.
>> Emma McMillan and Brayden Lickey have five and four stolen bases, the sixth- and seventh-most in the league, respectively.
>> Shaina Eyre has struck out 12 batters looking, which is fourth in the league.
>> Lauren McConnell and Shaina Eyre are two of the seven players with saves in league play.
>> The Mastodons have the second-most runs (68) and RBIs (61) in the league.
>> The Mastodons have the third-most hits in the league with 116.
Streaky 'Dons
The following Mastodons have a streak of games this season where they get on base:
>> 11 - Brayden Lickey
>> 9 - Sonia Solis
>> 8 - Brooke Wintlend
>> 7 - Thais Uyema
>> 6 - Taryn Jenkins, Emma McMillan
>> 5 - Alise Hale
>> 4 - Taylor Warne, Epiphany Hang
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.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons picked up a 2-0 win over Horizon League foe Detroit Mercy thanks to 7.0 innings of pitching from Jadelyn Johnson.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will hit the road to play at Robert Morris on Friday and Saturday (April 22-23) for three Horizon League games.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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