Friday, April 18
Moon Township, Pa.
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Robert Morris
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Photo by: Rachel Von Art
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne softball team will visit Robert Morris on Friday and Saturday (April 18-19) for a three-game Horizon League slate.
Who: Robert Morris Colonials
When: Friday, April 18 - doubleheader at 1 PM | Saturday, April 17 - single game at noon
Where: North Athletic Complex | Moon Township, Pa.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Know Your Foe
Robert Morris is 20-13 and 12-5 in Horizon League action. The Colonials have series victories over Oakland, Green Bay, IU Indianapolis, Northern Kentucky and Youngstown State, with their only series loss coming at the hands of Detroit Mercy. Anna Resnik is the Colonials' best batter at .373 in league play. Madison DeVault is RMU's leader in the circle, tossing a 2.06 ERA in league play in 11 appearances.
Series History
RMU leads the series 11-6, but Purdue Fort Wayne won two of the meetings last season. Gracie Brinkerhoff and Alanah Jones both threw complete games.
League Dubs
The Mastodons have nine league wins this season, which matches the best of head coach Amber Bowman's four-year career with the Mastodons. It also ties the second-most for a Mastodon squad since 2014.
We Want a Batter, Not a Broken Ladder
Purdue Fort Wayne has a team batting average of .317 in Horizon League play, which is second-best 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 in batting average (.391), slugging percentage (.804), on-base percentage (.517), OPS (1.321), home runs (5), walks (9) and RBIs (22) in the Horizon League this season.
She's The Man(os)
Bailey Manos has the second-best batting average in league play with a .415 mark. Her .698 slugging percentage ranks fifth. Her 0.12 triples per game is top-30 nationally.
Lineup Locks
Four Mastodons have started all 33 games this season: Grace Hollopeter, Brooke Lickey, Addison Zimpleman and Bailey Manos.
Rudd Light, Green Light
Aglaia Rudd is rated as the toughest player to strike out in the Horizon League. Grace Hollopeter is third.
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. Her 14 complete games rank 17th in the country.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne played league leader Cleveland State nearly to a draw. CSU took game one 5-4 and the second in extra innings, then Purdue Fort Wayne won game three 4-3. Grace Hollopeter had the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning of game three.
Up Next
After their series with Robert Morris, the Mastodons will play host to Northern Kentucky on April 25-26 at Indiana Tech's Warrior Park.
Who: Robert Morris Colonials
When: Friday, April 18 - doubleheader at 1 PM | Saturday, April 17 - single game at noon
Where: North Athletic Complex | Moon Township, Pa.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Know Your Foe
Robert Morris is 20-13 and 12-5 in Horizon League action. The Colonials have series victories over Oakland, Green Bay, IU Indianapolis, Northern Kentucky and Youngstown State, with their only series loss coming at the hands of Detroit Mercy. Anna Resnik is the Colonials' best batter at .373 in league play. Madison DeVault is RMU's leader in the circle, tossing a 2.06 ERA in league play in 11 appearances.
Series History
RMU leads the series 11-6, but Purdue Fort Wayne won two of the meetings last season. Gracie Brinkerhoff and Alanah Jones both threw complete games.
League Dubs
The Mastodons have nine league wins this season, which matches the best of head coach Amber Bowman's four-year career with the Mastodons. It also ties the second-most for a Mastodon squad since 2014.
We Want a Batter, Not a Broken Ladder
Purdue Fort Wayne has a team batting average of .317 in Horizon League play, which is second-best 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 in batting average (.391), slugging percentage (.804), on-base percentage (.517), OPS (1.321), home runs (5), walks (9) and RBIs (22) in the Horizon League this season.
She's The Man(os)
Bailey Manos has the second-best batting average in league play with a .415 mark. Her .698 slugging percentage ranks fifth. Her 0.12 triples per game is top-30 nationally.
Lineup Locks
Four Mastodons have started all 33 games this season: Grace Hollopeter, Brooke Lickey, Addison Zimpleman and Bailey Manos.
Rudd Light, Green Light
Aglaia Rudd is rated as the toughest player to strike out in the Horizon League. Grace Hollopeter is third.
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. Her 14 complete games rank 17th in the country.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne played league leader Cleveland State nearly to a draw. CSU took game one 5-4 and the second in extra innings, then Purdue Fort Wayne won game three 4-3. Grace Hollopeter had the go-ahead home run in the sixth inning of game three.
Up Next
After their series with Robert Morris, the Mastodons will play host to Northern Kentucky on April 25-26 at Indiana Tech's Warrior Park.
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