Tuesday, April 15
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Noon
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
Cleveland State
Morgan Cantrell
Photo by: Josh Gales
Purdue Fort Wayne Welcomes Cleveland State For Midweek #HLSB Series
4/14/2025 11:36:00 AM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne softball will welcome Cleveland State to the Summit City for three Horizon League games this week. The two squads will play a single game on Tuesday at noon and a doubleheader on Wednesday at noon.
Who: Cleveland State Vikings
When: Tuesday, April 15 - single game at noon | Tuesday, April 16 - DH at noon
Where: Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: None
Know Your Foe
Cleveland State is 18-14 and 13-2 in Horizon League action. The Vikings have won their last eight games, sweeping their series against Detroit Mercy and Green Bay and picked up two wins at Northern Kentucky. Brooke Albaugh is the team's best batter with an average of .381. Melissa Holzopfel is the Horizon League's reigning Pitcher of the Year, is tossing a league best 1.26 ERA this year and has a league-best 95 strikeouts in league play.
Series History
Cleveland State leads the series 16-8 and has won seven of the last eight meetings. The 'Dons won 5-2 in Fort Wayne in 2023, which featured a pair of pitchers that will face each other again this season: Melissa Holzopfel and Alanah Jones.
League Leaders
Purdue Fort Wayne has a team batting average of .329 in Horizon League play, which leads the league. The Mastodons also have just 40 strikeouts in league play, the fewest in the league by 20.
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 in slugging percentage (.714), on-base percentage (.532), OPS (1.246), home runs (3), walks (9) and RBIs (15) in the Horizon League this season.
She's The Man(os)
Bailey Manos has the second-best batting average in league play with a .442 mark. Her .791 slugging percentage ranks second.
Lineup Locks
Four Mastodons have started all 30 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.
Alanah "W" Jones
Alanah Jones has six wins in Horizon League play, which is the second-most in the league. Her nine wins overall this season is also second-best in the HL.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne beat Oakland twice in a doubleheader. The Mastodons won 4-3 in eight innings and 8-1 in the second game.
Up Next
The 'Dons will visit Robert Morris this weekend (April 18-19) for a three-game series.
Who: Cleveland State Vikings
When: Tuesday, April 15 - single game at noon | Tuesday, April 16 - DH at noon
Where: Purdue Fort Wayne Softball Field | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: None
Know Your Foe
Cleveland State is 18-14 and 13-2 in Horizon League action. The Vikings have won their last eight games, sweeping their series against Detroit Mercy and Green Bay and picked up two wins at Northern Kentucky. Brooke Albaugh is the team's best batter with an average of .381. Melissa Holzopfel is the Horizon League's reigning Pitcher of the Year, is tossing a league best 1.26 ERA this year and has a league-best 95 strikeouts in league play.
Series History
Cleveland State leads the series 16-8 and has won seven of the last eight meetings. The 'Dons won 5-2 in Fort Wayne in 2023, which featured a pair of pitchers that will face each other again this season: Melissa Holzopfel and Alanah Jones.
League Leaders
Purdue Fort Wayne has a team batting average of .329 in Horizon League play, which leads the league. The Mastodons also have just 40 strikeouts in league play, the fewest in the league by 20.
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 in slugging percentage (.714), on-base percentage (.532), OPS (1.246), home runs (3), walks (9) and RBIs (15) in the Horizon League this season.
She's The Man(os)
Bailey Manos has the second-best batting average in league play with a .442 mark. Her .791 slugging percentage ranks second.
Lineup Locks
Four Mastodons have started all 30 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.
Alanah "W" Jones
Alanah Jones has six wins in Horizon League play, which is the second-most in the league. Her nine wins overall this season is also second-best in the HL.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne beat Oakland twice in a doubleheader. The Mastodons won 4-3 in eight innings and 8-1 in the second game.
Up Next
The 'Dons will visit Robert Morris this weekend (April 18-19) for a three-game series.
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