Thursday, April 3
Youngstown, Ohio
1 PM
Purdue Fort Wayne
at
Youngstown State
Bailey Manos
Photo by: Rachel Von Art
Mastodon Softball Visits Youngstown State in Adjusted Schedule
4/2/2025 12:55:00 PM | Softball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Purdue Fort Wayne will play at Youngstown State this week in an adjusted schedule on Thursday and Friday (April 3-4).
Who: Youngstown State Penguins
When: Thursday, April 3 - DH at 1 PM | Friday, April 4 - single game at 2 PM
Where: YSU Softball Complex | Youngstown, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 3
Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 9-26 and 1-5 in Horizon League play, but stepped away from league play over the last two weeks. The Penguins took one of three at Detroit Mercy, but got swept by Cleveland State. Lydia Wilkerson is leading the team with a .384 batting average. Kelsey Ogin is the team's best pitcher, tossing a 4.39 ERA in 16 appearances.
Series History
Youngstown State leads the series 12-3 and has won the last eight meetings. The 'Dons won 11-6 in Youngstown in 2021.
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 has the best batting average (.403) and on-base percentage (.512) in the Horizon League this season. In league play, she has the best batting average (.533), slugging percentage (1.267), on-base percentage (.708) and OPS (1.975).
She's The Man(os)
Bailey Manos has the second-best batting average in league play with a .524 mark. Her .714 slugging percentage ranks ninth.
Lineup Locks
Four Mastodons have started all 24 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 currently ranked right below her teammate at second.
She'll Find a Way
Grace Hollopeter has reached the base paths at least once in each of the last 14 games.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne swept Detroit Mercy 6-5, 9-4 and 10-5. Grace Hollopeter earned Horizon League Player of the Week after leading the Mastodons with a .667 batting average, 1.778 slugging percentage and 10 RBIs.
Up Next
The Mastodons will return home for a Horizon League series against Cleveland State on Tuesday and Wednesday (April 8-9).
Who: Youngstown State Penguins
When: Thursday, April 3 - DH at 1 PM | Friday, April 4 - single game at 2 PM
Where: YSU Softball Complex | Youngstown, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Game 3
Know Your Foe
Youngstown State is 9-26 and 1-5 in Horizon League play, but stepped away from league play over the last two weeks. The Penguins took one of three at Detroit Mercy, but got swept by Cleveland State. Lydia Wilkerson is leading the team with a .384 batting average. Kelsey Ogin is the team's best pitcher, tossing a 4.39 ERA in 16 appearances.
Series History
Youngstown State leads the series 12-3 and has won the last eight meetings. The 'Dons won 11-6 in Youngstown in 2021.
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 has the best batting average (.403) and on-base percentage (.512) in the Horizon League this season. In league play, she has the best batting average (.533), slugging percentage (1.267), on-base percentage (.708) and OPS (1.975).
She's The Man(os)
Bailey Manos has the second-best batting average in league play with a .524 mark. Her .714 slugging percentage ranks ninth.
Lineup Locks
Four Mastodons have started all 24 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 currently ranked right below her teammate at second.
She'll Find a Way
Grace Hollopeter has reached the base paths at least once in each of the last 14 games.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne swept Detroit Mercy 6-5, 9-4 and 10-5. Grace Hollopeter earned Horizon League Player of the Week after leading the Mastodons with a .667 batting average, 1.778 slugging percentage and 10 RBIs.
Up Next
The Mastodons will return home for a Horizon League series against Cleveland State on Tuesday and Wednesday (April 8-9).
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