Alyson Quinlan, Tori Countryman and Bailey Manos
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Mastodon Softball Takes on Detroit Mercy in Weekend Road Series
4/17/2024 5:00:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne softball travels to Detroit to face Detroit Mercy this weekend (April 19-20) for its penultimate road series of the season.
Game Day Information
Who: Detroit Mercy
When: Friday, April 19, 3 PM | Saturday, April 20, Noon (DH)
Where: Detroit, Mich. | Buysse Ballpark
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Know Your Foe
Detroit Mercy is 3-29 and 2-10 in the Horizon League. In the HL, the Titans have wins against Oakland and Cleveland State this season. Detroit Mercy has lost its four Horizon League series this season to Youngstown, IUPUI, Oakland and Cleveland State. The Titans' best hitter this season, Trinity Fessler, is batting .263 this season. Jordan Kavanagh is Detroit Mercy's best pitcher this season, with an 8.69 ERA and a 1-14 record.
Series History
The Mastodons lead the series 16-13 over the Titans. Purdue Fort Wayne took all three games of the series last season. The series dates back to 2002, the Mastodons' first year of Division I softball.
Hollopeter Hoopla
Grace Hollopeter has 13 doubles this season, the most in the Horizon League. Hollopeter is slugging .583, which is third in the HL. She is also third in the HL in home runs with six, which leads the team.
Rudd Light, Green Light
In league play, Aglaia Rudd has a .460 batting average and is slugging .720 with 11 doubles. All of those marks are top-10 in the Horizon League and the most among freshmen. She also has 21 RBIs on the season, which is also top-10 in the HL and second among newcomers.
A Lineup Not Out of Left Field
Three Mastodons have started all 38 games this season in the same field position: McKenna Minton (left field), Gwen McMenemy (right field), Bailey Manos (center field).
Perfect Play
McKenna Minton and Epiphany Hang both hold a 1.000 fielding percentage, two of the four players in the Horizon League that remain perfect.
You're Out
Alanah Jones is third in the Horizon League with 105 strikeouts this season.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons lost a make-up road game against Akron on Tuesday (April 16) after it was postponed on March 26. Grace Hollopeter had a home run on the first pitch of the contest.
Up Next
Next weekend the Mastodons will visit Green Bay (April 26-27) in their last road series of the regular season.
Game Day Information
Who: Detroit Mercy
When: Friday, April 19, 3 PM | Saturday, April 20, Noon (DH)
Where: Detroit, Mich. | Buysse Ballpark
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Know Your Foe
Detroit Mercy is 3-29 and 2-10 in the Horizon League. In the HL, the Titans have wins against Oakland and Cleveland State this season. Detroit Mercy has lost its four Horizon League series this season to Youngstown, IUPUI, Oakland and Cleveland State. The Titans' best hitter this season, Trinity Fessler, is batting .263 this season. Jordan Kavanagh is Detroit Mercy's best pitcher this season, with an 8.69 ERA and a 1-14 record.
Series History
The Mastodons lead the series 16-13 over the Titans. Purdue Fort Wayne took all three games of the series last season. The series dates back to 2002, the Mastodons' first year of Division I softball.
Hollopeter Hoopla
Grace Hollopeter has 13 doubles this season, the most in the Horizon League. Hollopeter is slugging .583, which is third in the HL. She is also third in the HL in home runs with six, which leads the team.
Rudd Light, Green Light
In league play, Aglaia Rudd has a .460 batting average and is slugging .720 with 11 doubles. All of those marks are top-10 in the Horizon League and the most among freshmen. She also has 21 RBIs on the season, which is also top-10 in the HL and second among newcomers.
A Lineup Not Out of Left Field
Three Mastodons have started all 38 games this season in the same field position: McKenna Minton (left field), Gwen McMenemy (right field), Bailey Manos (center field).
Perfect Play
McKenna Minton and Epiphany Hang both hold a 1.000 fielding percentage, two of the four players in the Horizon League that remain perfect.
You're Out
Alanah Jones is third in the Horizon League with 105 strikeouts this season.
Last Time Out
The Mastodons lost a make-up road game against Akron on Tuesday (April 16) after it was postponed on March 26. Grace Hollopeter had a home run on the first pitch of the contest.
Up Next
Next weekend the Mastodons will visit Green Bay (April 26-27) in their last road series of the regular season.
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