Saturday, April 12
Rochester, Mich.
3 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Oakland
Grace Hollopeter
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Horizon League Softball Action Rolls on in Rochester
4/10/2025 3:27:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne softball will continue Horizon League play this weekend when the Mastodons visit Oakland for three games on Saturday-Sunday (April 12-13).
Who: Oakland Golden Grizzlies
When: Saturday, April 12 - single game at 3 PM | Sunday, April 13 - DH at 12 PM
Where: Oakland Softball Field | Rochester, Mich.
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Watch: Game 2 | Game 3
Know Your Foe
Oakland is 11-20 and 4-8 in Horizon League play. The Golden Grizzlies are 1-3 in their Horizon League series this year, only picking up a series win over Green Bay. OU is coming off two losses to Detroit Mercy before picking up a 7-4 win in the series finale. In league play, Alexa Kownacki is the team's best batter with a .345 average. Konna Bommarito has seven starts in the circle in HL action and owns a 3.68 ERA.
Series History
Oakland leads the series 25-16. The last time Purdue Fort Wayne played in Rochester, the 'Dons picked up an 8-1 win in 2023. Gracie Brinkerhoff threw all 7.0 innings and got the win.
League Leaders
Purdue Fort Wayne has a team batting average of .342 in Horizon League play, which leads the league.
Player of the Weeks
Grace Hollopeter has been named Horizon League Player of the Week twice this season, the only player in the league to earn the award twice. She owns four Player of the Week awards in her career, the most of any Mastodon in program history.
Owning the Batter's Box
Grace Hollopeter is in the top-10 in Horizon League play with batting average (.407), slugging percentage (.815), on-base percentage (.556) and OPS (1.371) in the Horizon League this season.
She's The Man(os)
Bailey Manos has the best batting average in league play with a .484 mark. Her .774 slugging percentage ranks fifth.
Lineup Locks
Four Mastodons have started all 27 games this season: Grace Hollopeter, Brooke Lickey, Addison Zimpleman and Bailey Manos.
Rudd Light, Green Light
Aglaia Rudd is rated as the second-toughest player to strike out in the Horizon League. Grace Hollopeter is first. Rudd also had at least one hit in each of the last eight games.
Alanah "W" Jones
Alanah Jones has five wins in Horizon League play, which is the second-most in the league. Her eight wins this season is also second-best in the HL.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne won two of three against Youngstown State, winning both games that Alanah Jones threw from the circle.
Up Next
The Mastodons will welcome Cleveland State to Fort Wayne for a rescheduled series on Tuesday and Wednesday (April 15-16).
Who: Oakland Golden Grizzlies
When: Saturday, April 12 - single game at 3 PM | Sunday, April 13 - DH at 12 PM
Where: Oakland Softball Field | Rochester, Mich.
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Watch: Game 2 | Game 3
Know Your Foe
Oakland is 11-20 and 4-8 in Horizon League play. The Golden Grizzlies are 1-3 in their Horizon League series this year, only picking up a series win over Green Bay. OU is coming off two losses to Detroit Mercy before picking up a 7-4 win in the series finale. In league play, Alexa Kownacki is the team's best batter with a .345 average. Konna Bommarito has seven starts in the circle in HL action and owns a 3.68 ERA.
Series History
Oakland leads the series 25-16. The last time Purdue Fort Wayne played in Rochester, the 'Dons picked up an 8-1 win in 2023. Gracie Brinkerhoff threw all 7.0 innings and got the win.
League Leaders
Purdue Fort Wayne has a team batting average of .342 in Horizon League play, which leads the league.
Player of the Weeks
Grace Hollopeter has been named Horizon League Player of the Week twice this season, the only player in the league to earn the award twice. She owns four Player of the Week awards in her career, the most of any Mastodon in program history.
Owning the Batter's Box
Grace Hollopeter is in the top-10 in Horizon League play with batting average (.407), slugging percentage (.815), on-base percentage (.556) and OPS (1.371) in the Horizon League this season.
She's The Man(os)
Bailey Manos has the best batting average in league play with a .484 mark. Her .774 slugging percentage ranks fifth.
Lineup Locks
Four Mastodons have started all 27 games this season: Grace Hollopeter, Brooke Lickey, Addison Zimpleman and Bailey Manos.
Rudd Light, Green Light
Aglaia Rudd is rated as the second-toughest player to strike out in the Horizon League. Grace Hollopeter is first. Rudd also had at least one hit in each of the last eight games.
Alanah "W" Jones
Alanah Jones has five wins in Horizon League play, which is the second-most in the league. Her eight wins this season is also second-best in the HL.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne won two of three against Youngstown State, winning both games that Alanah Jones threw from the circle.
Up Next
The Mastodons will welcome Cleveland State to Fort Wayne for a rescheduled series on Tuesday and Wednesday (April 15-16).
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