INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP softball team (15-16, 7-5 PSAC West) heads into the final week of the regular season looking to make a final push for the postseason with two doubleheaders heading into the weekend. The Crimson Hawks will host divisional play against Seton Hill (31-8, 8-4 PSAC West) and Pitt-Johnstown (16-19, 4-8 PSAC West) this weekend. The Hawks host Seton Hill on Friday and finish the regular season in Johnstown on Saturday with both games starting at 2:30 p.m. 

LAST TIME OUT
>> The Crimson Hawks dropped one game against Bloomsburg 11-0 with the second game being canceled due to weather.
 
POSTSEASON PUSH
>> IUP is battling for position in the division with four PSAC West games left in the season.
>> The Hawks are currently fourth with a 7-5 divisional record. Cal U leads the West at 10-2, Gannon is 2nd at 10-4 and Seton Hill is 3rd at 8-4. Trailing the Hawks are Mercyhurst (6-6) and Edinboro (4-8). 
>> The top five teams from each of the PSAC's two divisions advance to the conference tournament next week in Quakertown. 

SERIES NOTES
>> IUP and UPJ split a doubleheader on March 22. The Crimson Hawks took the first game 9-0 and dropped the second game 4-0.
>> IUP last played Seton Hill last year losing the season series 3-1 in back to back doubleheaders.

RHUE HAVING CAREER SEASON
>> Jenna Rhue is one of the top sluggers in Division II, ranking 19th in HR/game (.32), 59th in RBI/game (1.00) and 47th in slugging percentage (.753).
>> She ranks 2nd in the the PSAC in home runs (10), HR/game and RBI/game, and is 3rd in slugging.
>> She's averaging a home run every 9.3 at-bats, slightly behind the pace of the current IUP single season record set by Kaitlyn Beers (8.7) last year.
>> Rhue is hitting .355 on the year with six multi-hit games, including three games with 3+ hits. 
>> She was a All-PSAC Central selection as catcher her freshman year (2019). Last season she suffered through mid-season injury, only playing in 20 games with 19 starts last season. 

NEED FOR SPEED
>> The Crimson Hawks have 50 stolen bases in 60 attempts this season, a percentage of .833.
>> They average 1.61 steals per game, which is the highest rate in program history.
>> Joelle Snyder has 15 steals in 16 attempts. Freshman Allyssa Schmidt ranks second on the team with 12 steals.
 
NEWCOMERS MAKING A SPLASH
>> Four of IUP's top six hitters are newcomers, and all are batting over .300 on the year.
>> Grad transfer Joelle Snyder is second the team with a .353 batting average and is 3rd on the squad with a .500 slugging percentage. 
>> Snyder also leads the team with 23 runs scored,36 hits, and 15 stolen bases. She also is top three on the team with a .411 on-base percentage.
>> Freshman Sara Tailford is 3rd on the team batting .348, freshman Jordan Sylvia is 4th at .316, and freshman Allyssa Schmidt is 6th at .301. 
>> Those four players have also combined for 15 doubles, 4 triples, 4 homers, 42 RBI and 36 stolen bases.