GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (10-10, 4-4 PSAC Central)
at Bloomsburg Huskies (4-23, 1-9 PSAC Central)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 | 3 & 5 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Ruth Podbielski Field
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast |
Game 1 |
Game 2
Social Media:
@IUPsoftball, #TalonsUp
ON DECK
vs. Mansfield, April 20
vs. Lock Haven, April 21 (Senior Day)
GAMES AT A GLANCE
IUP softball (10-10, 4-4 PSAC Central) will play at home for the first time this year as they host Clarion (4-23, 1-9 PSAC Central) Wednesday afternoon at Ruth Podbielski Field. First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 3 p.m. The Crimson Hawks are coming off of a 3-1 road weekend in which they split with Bloomsburg Friday and swept Clarion Saturday. The Golden Eagles have lost 10 straight and have not won in the month of April.
NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks have had several previous home dates either postponed, canceled or moved to an away site; Tuesday's doubleheader against Seton Hill was set to be the home opener but was canceled due to snow
>> IUP went 9-3 at home last season and is 41-17 (.706) at Podbielski Field since the 2014 season
>> Since 2011, the Crimson Hawks are 30-0 against Clarion and outscore the Golden Eagles by more than 6.5 runs per game
>> IUP swept the doubleheader at Clarion Saturday by scores of 2-0 and 9-2, getting big pitching performances from
Lauren Zola (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-La Salle) and
Megan Risinger (Creekside, Pa./Marion Center); The pair combined to strike out 14 batters in 14.0 innings, giving up just seven hits and two earned runs
>> Five different players collected three hits during the Clarion doubleheader, including
Bryanna Lonick (Burgettstown, Pa./Burgettstown),
Alaina Montgomery (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield),
Kassie Kesneck (Houston, Pa./Chartiers-Houston),
Amanda Parrish (Dysart, Pa./Altoona) and
Kaitlyn Beers (Reynoldsville, Pa./DuBois Area High School); Montgomery and Kesneck both scored three runs
>> Parrish is currently on a 6-game hitting streak, batting .500 with 10 base hits, including two doubles, and seven RBI during that span; She's also reached base in each of the last nine games
