Akron Travels to Youngstown State for a Midweek Doubleheader

Tuesday, March 12

Youngstown, Ohio

3:00 PM

University of Akron

Youngstown State

Akron Travels to Youngstown State for a Midweek Doubleheader

March 11 | Softball

AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron women's softball team travels to Youngstown State midweek non-conference doubleheader before hosting a conference opening three-game series versus Toledo this weekend.

Whats Ahead
Akron and Youngstown State will battle in a doubleheader at 3 and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12.

March 12 at Youngstown State (DH GM 1) | 3 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video
March 12 at Youngstown State (DH GM 2) | 5:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video

Scouting Youngstown State
Youngstown State comes into competition against Akron at 10-8 on the year, including 1-2 mark last weekend, defeating Norfolk State (5-3) and falling twice to UNLV (9-0 and 3-2). Ashlyn Bishop maintains a team-best .313 batting average followed closely by Kennedy Dean with a .310 average. Bishop has 15 hits with two doubles and six RBI, while Dean has nine hits with two homeruns. In the circle, the staff of Sophie Howell, Autumn Behlke, Devan Ryan and Macihave Boggess own a 3.70 team ERA with 99 strikeouts. Howell leads the group with a 1.98 ERA in 53.0 innings pitched while limiting opponents to a .226 batting average. Howell owns 52 strikeouts.

Series History
Akron leads the all-time series with Youngstown State, 52-34-1

Scouting Akron
Under second-year head coach Craig Nicholson, the Zips return 10 players from the 2023 squad and added 12 newcomers to the 2024 roster. The Zips are currently 7-11 overall record and coming off a 2-3 showing at the Cathi Maynard Invitational hosted by Austin Peay. Last weekend Akron secured a pair of wins over Rhode Island (2-1 and 4-0) while falling to Bradley twice (8-0 and 7-6) and Austin Peay (10-0). Akron is led by Meagan Lee with a .421 batting average and is coming off a 9-for-15 showing, hitting .600 last weekend with two stolen bases. Lee owns a team-best 24 base hits with 10 runs scored. Sophia Wygast has 13 hits and four homeruns behind a .271 BA, while Alexis Campbell and Lily Sullivan have scattered 12 and 10 hits, respectively. In the circle, Haley Croyle leads the squad with 11 appearances and seven starts with one complete game and 44.0 innings of work. She has struckout a team-high 20 batters with a 3.02 ERA. Macy Walters and Cailey Joyce have struck out 15 batters each and own a 4.49 and 5.20 ERA, respectively.

Akron Notes
• The Zips have been a member of the Mid-American Conference for the past 30 years after joining the league in 1993 from the North Star Conference.
• The 2024 season marks the 48th season of intercollegiate competition for the Akron softball program.

On Deck
Akron welcomes Toledo to Lee R. Jackson Field for the home opener and Mid-American Conference weekend series on Friday and Saturday, March 15-16. The Zips are scheduled to play a single game at 3 p.m. on Friday and a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. and approximately 3:30 p.m.