Mastodon Softball Stays in the State to Compete in the Aces Home Tournament

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team will hit the road again this weekend, but remain in the state as spring creeps closer. The Mastodons are set to make an appearance at the 2023 Aces Home Tournament #2.

Tournament Information
Host: Evansville
When: Friday-Sunday, February 24-26
Where: Evansville, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: None

Aces Home Tournament #2 Schedule
Friday, Feb. 24
10:00 AM - Bowling Green
12:30 PM - Evansville
Saturday, Feb. 25
10:00 AM - St. Thomas
3:00 PM - Evansville
Sunday, Feb. 26
10:00 AM - St. Thomas

Series Histories
Bowling Green: Bowling Green leads 12-10
Evansville: Series tied 4-4
St. Thomas: First meeting

Know Your Foes
Bowling Green: Bowling Green is 3-6 but has lost its last three games to Connecticut (twice) and No. 3 Florida. The Falcons played a full game against the Gators, but fell 10-7. They had a 3-2 win over familiar foe Detroit Mercy in the season opener.
Evansville: Evansville enters the weekend with a record of 8-1 following a 4-0 performance last weekend. The Aces picked up victories over USI and Green Bay while defeating Kansas City in two contests. Hannah Hood is the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.
St. Thomas: St. Thomas is 4-6 this season and had three wins at the Mardi Gras Mambo over Nicholls, Louisiana Tech and Houston Christian. Kaitlyn Raymond and Brooke Ellestad have 11 hits each for the Tommies.

Graced By Her Presence
Grace Hollopeter led Purdue Fort Wayne to a three-win week, picking up two wins over Rhode Island and one against Eastern Kentucky. The freshman finished the week with seven hits with a .368 batting average and a 1.053 slugging percentage. Hollopeter had nine RBI behind four home runs, three of which were 2-run shots. In the first game against Rhode Island, Hollopeter had two two-run home runs in her first two at bats, the second of which was on the first pitch she saw. Defensively, she was a perfect 1.000 in the field with eight putouts.

Last Time Out
The Mastodons went 3-2 at the Bob Heck Classic at Georgia State last weekend, picking up two wins over Rhode Island and one against Eastern Kentucky.

Next Time Up
The Mastodons will start of the month of March by taking part in the Hoosier Classic (March 3-4) at Indiana. The 'Dons will play Green Bay, the Hoosiers, and Wisconsin twice.

~ Feel the Rumble ~

Mastodon Softball Stays in the State to Compete in the Aces Home Tournament

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Grace Hollopeter

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