Softball Returns to Action With Doubleheader at Kent State Wednesday, Hosts IUPUI This Weekend
3/20/2018 12:00:00 AM | Softball
| Youngstown State Softball | |
|---|---|
| Wed. - 3 p.m. ET | at Kent State | Live Stats | Listen |
| Wed. - 5 p.m. ET | at Kent State | Live Stats | Listen |
| Fri. - 2 p.m. ET | vs. IUPUI | Live Stats | Watch ESPN |
| Fri. - 4 p.m. ET | vs. IUPUI | Live Stats | Watch ESPN |
| Sat. - TBA | vs. IUPUI | Live Stats | Watch ESPN |
| Live Tweets | @YSUSoftball |
| Mobile App | YSU Front Row |
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The Youngstown State softball team returns to action after a 10-day hiatus when it faces Kent State in a doubleheader, Wednesday, March 21, starting at 3 p.m. The Penguins also host Horizon League newcomer IUPUI in a three-game series, March 23-24, in their league and home openers.
Live stats and audio are for Wednesday's doubleheader available at KentStatesports.com while live stats and video streaming for the IUPUI series is available at YSUsports.com and ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
Kent State Series
Youngstown State and Kent State have met 51 times previously and the Golden Flashes own a 40-10 advantage in the all-time series. Last season, Kent State swept a doubleheader from the Penguins, 7-1, and 5-4, at the YSU Softball Field while the teams split a doubleheader in 2016 in Kent, Ohio. The Penguins defeated the Golden Flashes, 7-6, and lost, 3-2.
IUPUI Series
The Penguins and Jaguars have met 20 times previously and IUPUI owns a 13-7 advantage in the all-time series. YSU and IUPUI last met in 2015 when the Jaguars swept a doubleheader from the Penguins, 4-0, and 9-4.
Up Next
The Penguins continue their seven-game homestand with a single game against Dayton, Wednesday, March 28, at the YSU Softball Field in the Covelli Sports Complex.
Campbell Breaks YSU Wins Mark, Approaching 500
On March 10, Head Coach Brian Campbell become the winningest coach in YSU softball history by earning his 208th win at YSU and breaking the old mark of 207 set by Hall of Fame Coach Ed Strauss from 1985-95. Now in his 10th season at Youngstown State, Campbell has 209 victories at YSU and 494 overall. He needs six more to record his 500th career win.
Zapped!
Junior Lexi Zappitelli has been on a hot streak as of late. Zappitelli helped the Penguins to a 4-3 record in their last seven contests and won four of their last five games. She went 10-for-15 (.667) with six runs scored, five doubles and four RBIs and posted a .867 slugging percentage. Zappitelli had at least a hit in five of seven games and had a hit in seven straight at bats. She went 3-for-3 with a run scored in a 3-2 win over UNC-Wilmington on March 10. Zappitelli followed that with a 4-for-5 performance with two doubles, three runs scored and three RBIs in an 11-5 win over North Carolina A&T. She now leads the team with a .483 batting average with seven doubles and a .784 slugging percentage.
Zapped! Again
Junior Lexi Zappitelli's recent offensive surge has put her atop the Horizon League in some statistical categories. She leads the league with a .483 batting average, a .595 on-base percentage, seven doubles and ranks third with a slugging percentage of .724.
Geanangel Purgin' Opponents
Junior pitcher Paige Geanangel has had some of her best stuff in her most recent outings. In her last three starts, Geanangel is 2-1 with 10 strikeouts and a 1.56 earned-run average over 18 innings pitched. She scattered eight hits with a three strikeouts and allowed just one earned run in a 2-1 complete-game victory over UNC-Wilmington on March 10. That victory gave Geanangel 26 career wins and she now ranks ninth on the YSU all-time wins list. She needs two more to move into a tie for eighth and four more to become just the seventh pitcher to earn at least 30 victories in a career.
Yaz is Dazzlin'
Freshman Yazmine Romero is on a torrid pace offensively for the Penguins. Romero leads the Penguins and the Horizon League with 30 hits and ranks second in the league with a .448 batting average.
