GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (16-12, 8-6 PSAC Central)
vs. Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats (10-20, 5-9 PSAC Central)
Thursday, April 26, 2018 | 3 & 5 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Ruth Podbielski Field
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast |
Game 1 |
Game 2
Social Media:
@IUPsoftball, #TalonsUp
vs. Bloomsburg Huskies (16-17, 8-8 PSAC Central)
Friday, April 27, 2018 | 2:30 & 4:30 p.m.
Indiana, Pa. | Ruth Podbielski Field
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast |
Game 1 |
Game 2
Social Media:
@IUPsoftball, #TalonsUp
at Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats (10-20, 5-9 PSAC Central)
Saturday, April 28, 2018 | 5 & 7 p.m.
Johnstown, Pa. | V.E. Erickson Complex
Live Stats:
Sidearm Stats
Social Media:
@IUPsoftball, #TalonsUp
ON DECK
at *PSAC Championships, May 3-6 (Quakertown, Pa.)
GAME AT A GLANCE
IUP softball (16-12, 8-6 PSAC Central) looks to lock up a spot in the PSAC tournament as they finish their regular season schedule with three straight days of doubleheaders this weekend. The Crimson Hawks host Pitt-Johnstown (10-20, 5-9 PSAC Central) Thursday, Bloomsburg (16-17, 8-8 PSAC Central) Friday, and travel to Johnstown to wrap things up Saturday.
NOTES
>> The magic number for the Crimson Hawks is two, as they'll clinch a 2018 PSAC Championships berth with a pair of wins; IUP has made 17 appearances in the conference tournament since 1996, including four straight berths dating back to 2014
>> The Crimson Hawks enter the weekend second in the PSAC Central standings with an 8-6 division record; Bloomsburg is third at 8-8 and UPJ is fifth at 5-9; The top three teams in each division go to the conference tournament
>> IUP has swept four of its last five doubleheaders, including Monday at Mercyhurst; The Crimson Hawks won by scores of 6-2 and 8-0 (five innings)
>> This will be the first meeting of the season between IUP and UPJ; The Crimson Hawks are 11-1 against the Mountain Cats since they started their program in 2015
>> IUP split a road doubleheader with Bloomsburg earlier this month, winning 11-9 and losing 4-3; The Crimson Hawks had 13 hits and drew 12 walks in the game one win
>> Sophomore
Kaitlyn Beers (Reynoldsville, Pa./DuBois Area High School) brings a career-best 12-game hitting streak into the weekend, as she's batting .477 with 21 hits, four doubles, two home runs, 15 RBI, and a .750 slugging percentage during that time; IUP has a 9-3 record during her streak
>> No. 3 hitter Beers and cleanup hitter freshman
Renee Wall (Topton, PA/Brandywine Heights) form one of the best hitting duos in the PSAC; Beers is hitting .383 with a .574 slugging percentage while Wall has team-highs of a .384 batting average and .603 slugging percentage
>> Wall has reached base in each of the last nine games, boasts a team-best 10 doubles and has struck out just six times in 73 at-bats on the year
>> Senior
Alaina Montgomery (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield) has had a breakout season, batting .318 with 20 runs scored and 13 stolen bases; She has been perfect from her center field position, making a pair of diving grabs last weekend against Mansfield and Lock Haven
>> In her last four appearances, junior
Lauren Zola (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton-La Salle) is 2-1 with a 1.40 ERA, tossing three complete games and earning a save; Zola struck out a season-high 11 batters in Monday's game one win at Mercyhurst
