Friday, February 17
Atlanta, Ga.
12:30 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Rhode Island
Grace Hollopeter, Alanah Jones, Alyson Quinlan, Kennedy Peckinpaugh, Gracie Brinkerhoff, Alise Moneypenny
Photo by: Valerie Garrett
Busy Week Ahead for Mastodon Softball at Miami and Georgia State Tournament
2/14/2023 5:38:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team will play six games in the next five days, including a newly scheduled game on Wednesday at Miami (OH). After their pit stop in Oxford, the Mastodons will go to the Bob Heck Classic in Atlanta.
Wednesday Gameday Information
Who: Miami (OH) Redhawks
When: Wednesday, February 15 | 5:30 PM
Where: Oxford, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Watch: None
Bob Heck Classic Information
Host: Georgia State
When: Friday, Feb. 17 - Sunday, Feb. 19
Where: Atlanta, Georgia
Live Stats: Link
Watch: None
Bob Heck Classic Schedule
Friday, Feb. 17
12:30 PM - Rhode Island
5:30 PM - Georgia State
Saturday, Feb. 18
10 AM - Eastern Kentucky
12:30 PM - Rhode Island
Sunday, Feb. 19
12:30 PM - Georgia State
Series Histories
Miami (OH): Mastodons lead 2-1. Last meeting was 3/17/2018.
Rhode Island: First Meeting
Georgia State: First Meeting
Eastern Kentucky: Eastern Kentucky leads 3-1. Last meeting was 3/2/2019.
Know Your Foes
• Miami (OH) was 40-17-1 last season and a participant in the NCAA Regional. The Redhawks are 2-2 this season with wins over East Tennessee State and Campbell. Kate Kobayashi has six hits this season, batting .500.
• Rhode Island was 11-35 last season. Rhody was led last year by Rachel Zingerman, who batted .307 and is back for her senior season. This will be the first Rhode Island has played this season.
• Georgia State is 1-4, coming off a 21-33 campaign in 2022. They picked up a 4-1 win over No. 22 Louisiana last year. The Panthers picked up their first win of the season over Kansas City in the last game of the Florida International Tournament.
• Eastern Kentucky was 13-36 last year, but already off to a 4-1 start in 2023. The Colonels picked up wins against St. Thomas, Bowling Green, Valparaiso and Creighton in their opening tournament. Vianna Barron has nine hits and nine runs so far this year.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons started their season at the UNCW Home Weekend #1. They went to extra innings with the host UNCW in game two, but fell 2-1 in eight innings.
Next Up
The Mastodons will play in the 2023 Aces Home Tournament #2 next weekend (Feb. 24-26), where they will play Bowling Green, Evansville and St. Thomas.
Wednesday Gameday Information
Who: Miami (OH) Redhawks
When: Wednesday, February 15 | 5:30 PM
Where: Oxford, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Watch: None
Bob Heck Classic Information
Host: Georgia State
When: Friday, Feb. 17 - Sunday, Feb. 19
Where: Atlanta, Georgia
Live Stats: Link
Watch: None
Bob Heck Classic Schedule
Friday, Feb. 17
12:30 PM - Rhode Island
5:30 PM - Georgia State
Saturday, Feb. 18
10 AM - Eastern Kentucky
12:30 PM - Rhode Island
Sunday, Feb. 19
12:30 PM - Georgia State
Series Histories
Miami (OH): Mastodons lead 2-1. Last meeting was 3/17/2018.
Rhode Island: First Meeting
Georgia State: First Meeting
Eastern Kentucky: Eastern Kentucky leads 3-1. Last meeting was 3/2/2019.
Know Your Foes
• Miami (OH) was 40-17-1 last season and a participant in the NCAA Regional. The Redhawks are 2-2 this season with wins over East Tennessee State and Campbell. Kate Kobayashi has six hits this season, batting .500.
• Rhode Island was 11-35 last season. Rhody was led last year by Rachel Zingerman, who batted .307 and is back for her senior season. This will be the first Rhode Island has played this season.
• Georgia State is 1-4, coming off a 21-33 campaign in 2022. They picked up a 4-1 win over No. 22 Louisiana last year. The Panthers picked up their first win of the season over Kansas City in the last game of the Florida International Tournament.
• Eastern Kentucky was 13-36 last year, but already off to a 4-1 start in 2023. The Colonels picked up wins against St. Thomas, Bowling Green, Valparaiso and Creighton in their opening tournament. Vianna Barron has nine hits and nine runs so far this year.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons started their season at the UNCW Home Weekend #1. They went to extra innings with the host UNCW in game two, but fell 2-1 in eight innings.
Next Up
The Mastodons will play in the 2023 Aces Home Tournament #2 next weekend (Feb. 24-26), where they will play Bowling Green, Evansville and St. Thomas.
~ Feel the Rumble ~
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