GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (9-20-1, 4-4 PSAC Central)
at Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats (15-11, 5-3 PSAC Central)
Thursday, April 11, 2019 | 2 & 4 PM
Johnstown, Pa. | V.E. Erickson Complex
SENIOR DAY
vs. Clarion Golden Eagles (0-31, 0-8 PSAC Central)
Saturday, April 13, 2019 | 1 & 3 PM
Indiana, Pa. | Ruth Podbielski Field
HOW TO FOLLOW
UPJ Stats: Sidearm Stats |
Both Games
Clarion Stats: Statbroadcast |
Game 1 |
Game 2
Clarion Audio:
WIUP-FM 90.1
Social Media:
@IUPsoftball, #TalonsUp
GAMES AT A GLANCE
The IUP softball team (9-20-1, 4-4 PSAC Central) heads into a weekend of divisional games as they play at Pitt-Johnstown (15-11, 5-3) Thursday and host Clarion (0-31, 0-8) for Senior Day Saturday. The Clarion doubleheader will serve as the open for the second half of divisional play with five teams currently in the hunt for three postseason spots. The Crimson Hawks are coming off a weekend split of games against Bloomsburg and Lock Haven, which are both in a three-way tie with UPJ for first in the division and one game ahead of IUP in the standings.
The Clarion doubleheader marks IUP's final home Saturday game of the year, which means the Crimson Hawks will be celebrating the careers of seniors
Lauren Goetz,
Megan Risinger and
Lauren Zola. The trio will be honored in between games.
NOTES
>> The Crimson Hawks split a non-divisional doubleheader at Seton Hill Tuesday, winning 5-4 and losing 3-1.
Renee Wall went 4-7 with two doubles to extend her hitting streak to 11 games.
>> Wall is the reigning PSAC Central Athlete of the Week after hitting .619 with four doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI and 13 runs scored in eight games last week. Wall has also reached safely in a team-best 12 straight games and is fifth in the PSAC with a .509 on-base percentage.
>> The Crimson Hawks have a trio of hitters who have been successful at the plate with runners in scoring position: Wall is hitting .417 (10-24),
Jenna Rhue is hitting .400 (14-35) and
Lauren Goetz is hitting .370 (10-27).
>> In Sunday's games at Lock Haven, senior
Lauren Zola became the fourth pitcher in program history to record 400 career strikeouts. She's currently fourth all-time with 408 strikeouts.
>> Zola struck out a season-high 10 in the complete game 2-1 loss to Lock Haven, giving up one earned run on two hits.
>> IUP is 13-3 against UPJ since the Mountain Cats started a softball program in 2015. The Crimson Hawks had a 10-game win streak in the series, but UPJ has won three of the last six, including a doubleheader sweep in Johnstown last season.
>> The Crimson Hawks extended their win streak over Clarion to 34 straight (since 2011) with wins of 17-5 and 12-8 on the road a week ago.
