INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI softball team will continue Horizon League play when they host the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons for a three-game series this weekend. The Jags will play one game on Friday, April 7 with first pitch at 3:00 PM and two games on Saturday, April 8 starting at 1:00 PM.
 
IUPUI is currently second in the Horizon League standings with a 5-2 conference record and 9-18 overall record. Kendal Calvert and Kennedy Cowan lead the Jaguar offense and are ranked among the top in the Horizon League. Calvert is second in the league in batting average (.380) and fifth with an on base percentage of .426. Freshman Cowan is third in batting average (.375), second in slugging percentage (.625) and third in on base percentage (.458). Cowan's OPS of 1.083 ranks her at second in the league as well. Kayla Freiberg leads the team and sits in third in the league in doubles with eight.
 
The Jags have two pitchers who rank on the league's strikeout board. Madison Bryant leads the team with the third-highest number of strikeouts in the league with 79 while Carly Metcalf sits at tenth with 47 K's.
 
Purdue Fort Wayne enters the weekend on a six game win streak after sweeping Detroit Mercy. The Mastodons are currently 11-18 on the year with a 3-2 record in conference. Freshman Grace Hollopeter was named #HLSB Player of the Week after hitting .667 in the Mastodons last four games.
 
IUPUI has faced Purdue Fort Wayne 52 times with the Mastodons taking the 29-23 all-time series lead.
 
First pitch on Friday, April 7 will be at 3:00 PM while Saturday's doubleheader will start at 1:00 PM at the IUPUI softball complex.