JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The IUPUI softball team will begin their 2023 season this weekend when they travel to Jacksonville, Florida for the River City Leadoff hosted by Jacksonville and North Florida. The Jags will play five games over the course of three days (Friday-Sunday).
 
IUPUI finished the 2022 season, 12-38 overall and 9-17 in Horizon League play. Head coach Elisabeth Beirne's team was picked to finish seventh in the #HLSB preseason poll.
 
To kick off the weekend, IUPUI will face Syracuse on Friday, February 10 at 10:00 AM. The Jags will then play North Florida at 12:30 PM to finish out Friday's games. On Saturday, February 11, the Jags face Syracuse again with an 11:30 AM first pitch, then go head-to-head with Jacksonville at 4:30 PM. IUPUI closes out the weekend invite with a 10:00 AM game against Furman.
 
IUPUI returns graduate student Jaida Speth and senior Jaylin Calvert with other top position players like sophomore Kendal Calvert, junior Morgan Gilbert, Jordan Barnes, Maicey Bedrick, Rachael Gregory, Victoria Sivert and Kasie Keyes returning for the Jags.
 
In the off season, the Jags signed transfer Jordan Jenkins. Jenkins, an Indianapolis native, spent the last four seasons with Horizon League foe, Northern Kentucky. Other transfers include Kayla Freiberg (Rock Valley College), Kelli Riordan (Rock Valley College) and Kennedy Warbritton (Bluefield State). Other additions include freshman Kennedy Cowan and Kinsey Pfieffer.
 
Returning pitchers include Madison Bryant, Carly Metcalf, Isabelle Waggner and Jasmin Speth. The Jags added to their pitching brigade as well with freshman Alexa Holman from New Palestine.