CLEVELAND, Ohio – The IUPUI softball team will continue Horizon League play when they travel to Cleveland State for a three-game series this weekend. The Jags are slated for one game on Friday, March 24 at 3:00 PM and two games on Saturday, March 25 with first pitch for game one set for 1:00 PM.
 
The Jags enter the weekend, 1-1 in conference after splitting the doubleheader with Oakland. Jaida Speth leads the IUPUI offense hitting .404 (21-for-52) with a team high seven doubles. Three Jags add six RBI each coming from Kennedy Cowan, Rachael Gregory and Kayla Freiberg. Cowan is batting .385 (20-for-52) and leads the team in home runs with three and runs with 10.
 
Madison Bryant earned her first win of the season in the victory over Oakland. Bryant holds the lowest ERA for IUPUI with a 4.16 mark and has the most strikeouts with 58 in 38.2 innings pitched.
 
The series marks the first conference games for Cleveland State who hold a 4-20 overall record. The Vikings are currently on a 10 game losing streak but have recorded wins over Jacksonville, Butler, Marist and College of Charleston.
 
The Vikings and Jags face off on Friday at 3:00 PM to open the three-game series. With cooperation from weather, IUPUI and Cleveland State will continue the series with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 25 at 1:00 PM.