Friday, April 29
Fort Wayne, Ind.
3 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Youngstown State
Brooke Wintlend
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -Â The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team will play three games against Youngstown State this weekend on ESPN+ at Indiana Tech's Warrior Park.
Game Day Information
Who:Â Youngstown State Penguins (26-22, 11-9 Horizon League) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (7-36, 6-14 Horizon League)
When: April 29-30
Where:Â Fort Wayne, Ind. - Warrior Park
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2Â | Game 3
Schedule of Games
Friday, April 29 - Single game at 3 PM
Saturday, April 30 - Doubleheader at noon
Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 26-22 this season and 11-9 in Horizon League play. After starting the season 2-5, the Penguins rattled off six straight wins. YSU started the Horizon League season with three wins over Detroit Mercy and taking a 2-1 edge in the UIC series. The Penguins are coming off two losses at Oakland after a 3-0 weekend at Green Bay. YSU is led by Yazmine Romero, who is batting .370 this season with 12 RBIs. Conchetta Rinaldi and Megan Turner are the team's leaders in RBIs with 27 and 25. Elle Buffenbarger (17-9) is the team's best pitcher with a 2.87 ERA.
Series History
Youngstown State leads the all-time series 4-3 and 3-1 since the Mastodons joined the Horizon League. The two teams met in Florida for neutral site games in 2002 and 2009, which the Mastodons won two of three. The 'Dons won the last game of last season's four-game series in Youngstown 11-6, which featured two RBIs from Emma McMillan.
Best When It's Best
Sonia Solis is batting .444 this season with runners in scoring position. She is also 5-for-6 when there is a runner on third with less than two outs, and .600 when bases are loaded.
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.
Speaking of Jade
Johnson was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Senior in Psychology Award this year. She owns a 4.0 cumulative GPA, completed two internships this semester while playing softball, which included attending meetings from the road while with the team.
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 119, 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)
In League Play...
>> Brooke Wintlend is slugging .633 which is sixth and has an OPS of 1.040 for eighth in the league
>> Alise Hale has scored 14 runs, which is seventh in the league. Emma McMillan is eighth in the league with 13.
>> Sonia Solis owns the league's second-best mark of 16 RBIs. Brooke Wintlend's 14 is fifth in the league.
>> Brooke Wintlend has four home runs, which is fourth in the league.
>> Taryn Jenkins has drawn the fourth-most walks in the league with nine.
>> Shaina Eyre has struck out 36, which is 10th in the league, and 14 strikeouts looking which is fifth.
>> Lauren McConnell and Shaina Eyre are two of the 10 players with at least one save in league play.
Going Long for the First Time
Emma McMillan had the first home run of her career on Wednesday, April 27 at Dayton. It was a two-run shot over the center field wall.
Think Pink!
Friday, May 6 will be the Mastodons' annual Pink Out game. In early February, Purdue Fort Wayne raised 7,500 dollars for the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. The check was delivered to the Vera Bradley Foundation during halftime of a women's basketball game on February 5. There was a luncheon prior to the game to recognize breast cancer survivors. The softball team will wear pink uniforms to celebrate the Mastodons' donation to the Vera Bradley Foundation.
Senior Day is Coming Up...
The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team will recognize seven seniors on May 7 for Senior Day: Ashley Haas, Shaina Eyre, Camryn Mosher, Alise Hale, Lauren McConnell, Jadelyn Johnson and Emma McMillan.
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
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a pair of games at Dayton 10-6 and 7-5.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will host Northern Kentucky for the final league series of the regular season on May 6-7 at the Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Field.
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Game Day Information
Who:Â Youngstown State Penguins (26-22, 11-9 Horizon League) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (7-36, 6-14 Horizon League)
When: April 29-30
Where:Â Fort Wayne, Ind. - Warrior Park
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2Â | Game 3
Schedule of Games
Friday, April 29 - Single game at 3 PM
Saturday, April 30 - Doubleheader at noon
Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 26-22 this season and 11-9 in Horizon League play. After starting the season 2-5, the Penguins rattled off six straight wins. YSU started the Horizon League season with three wins over Detroit Mercy and taking a 2-1 edge in the UIC series. The Penguins are coming off two losses at Oakland after a 3-0 weekend at Green Bay. YSU is led by Yazmine Romero, who is batting .370 this season with 12 RBIs. Conchetta Rinaldi and Megan Turner are the team's leaders in RBIs with 27 and 25. Elle Buffenbarger (17-9) is the team's best pitcher with a 2.87 ERA.
Series History
Youngstown State leads the all-time series 4-3 and 3-1 since the Mastodons joined the Horizon League. The two teams met in Florida for neutral site games in 2002 and 2009, which the Mastodons won two of three. The 'Dons won the last game of last season's four-game series in Youngstown 11-6, which featured two RBIs from Emma McMillan.
Best When It's Best
Sonia Solis is batting .444 this season with runners in scoring position. She is also 5-for-6 when there is a runner on third with less than two outs, and .600 when bases are loaded.
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.
Speaking of Jade
Johnson was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Senior in Psychology Award this year. She owns a 4.0 cumulative GPA, completed two internships this semester while playing softball, which included attending meetings from the road while with the team.
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 119, 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)
In League Play...
>> Brooke Wintlend is slugging .633 which is sixth and has an OPS of 1.040 for eighth in the league
>> Alise Hale has scored 14 runs, which is seventh in the league. Emma McMillan is eighth in the league with 13.
>> Sonia Solis owns the league's second-best mark of 16 RBIs. Brooke Wintlend's 14 is fifth in the league.
>> Brooke Wintlend has four home runs, which is fourth in the league.
>> Taryn Jenkins has drawn the fourth-most walks in the league with nine.
>> Shaina Eyre has struck out 36, which is 10th in the league, and 14 strikeouts looking which is fifth.
>> Lauren McConnell and Shaina Eyre are two of the 10 players with at least one save in league play.
Going Long for the First Time
Emma McMillan had the first home run of her career on Wednesday, April 27 at Dayton. It was a two-run shot over the center field wall.
Think Pink!
Friday, May 6 will be the Mastodons' annual Pink Out game. In early February, Purdue Fort Wayne raised 7,500 dollars for the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. The check was delivered to the Vera Bradley Foundation during halftime of a women's basketball game on February 5. There was a luncheon prior to the game to recognize breast cancer survivors. The softball team will wear pink uniforms to celebrate the Mastodons' donation to the Vera Bradley Foundation.
Senior Day is Coming Up...
The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team will recognize seven seniors on May 7 for Senior Day: Ashley Haas, Shaina Eyre, Camryn Mosher, Alise Hale, Lauren McConnell, Jadelyn Johnson and Emma McMillan.
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
Purdue Fort Wayne dropped a pair of games at Dayton 10-6 and 7-5.
Next Time Up
Purdue Fort Wayne will host Northern Kentucky for the final league series of the regular season on May 6-7 at the Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Field.
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