GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP Crimson Hawks (14-23-1, 9-5 PSAC Central)
at Mansfield Mountaineers (12-12, 6-6 PSAC Central)
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | 2 & 4 p.m.
Mansfield, Pa. | Helen Lutes Field

HOW TO FOLLOW
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GAMES AT A GLANCE
The IUP softball team (14-23-1, 9-5 PSAC Central) opens the final week of the regular season with a pair of important divisional games at Mansfield (12-12, 6-6) Tuesday afternoon. The games were originally scheduled for Saturday but were pushed back due to inclement weather. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. The Crimson Hawks split a home doubleheader with Lock Haven Thursday to take two of four in the season series. Mansfield also split with Lock Haven in its last action, and hosts Clarion Monday prior to the IUP doubleheader. 

NOTES
>> Brooklyn Kotula struck out seven and scattered four hits in a complete game 2-0 win over Lock  Haven in the nightcap last Thursday. Her seven strikeouts tied a season-high and she didn't walk a single batter in the shutout. 
>> The Crimson Hawks lost the opener 5-0, taking a 0-0 game into the ninth before the Bald Eagles capitalized. 
>> IUP and Mansfield are two of five teams in the PSAC Central in the middle of a playoff push heading into the final week of the regular season. The Crimson Hawks are currently second at 9-5 with Lock Haven (10-6) third, Mansfield (6-6) fourth and Pitt-Johnstown (6-8) fifth. The top three teams in each of the PSAC's three divisions earn berths to the PSAC tournament in Quakertown.
>> Renee Wall has reached base in 20 straight games, the longest streak by an IUP player in the last eight years. In those 20 games, Wall is hitting .536 with a .632 on-base percentage and 22 runs scored. 
>> Mansfield took both games from IUP in this season's first meeting, winning 5-4 and 9-2 in Indiana April 2.