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Vikings Voyage to Rochester for #HLSB Series

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland University Softball will hit their home diamond this weekend for a #HLSB series with Cleveland State University from April 20-21 at the Oakland Softball Field with Thursday's doubleheader on ESPN+.

Oakland dropped its three games in the Miami Invitational hosted by Miami University (Ohio) to the Redhawks in a 1-0 debut followed by doubleheader losses to the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

Allisa DiPrima leads the team in batting average with a .321 putting the junior tenth overall in the Horizon League just ahead of Reese Ruhlman at .311 in 11th and Jen Krizka in 12th at .310. DiPrima leads the trio in hits with 26 total while Krizka has batted in a total of 21 RBI. 

These three plus Maci Brown have each tallied three triples this season, ranking some of these individuals in the top 50 in NCAA Division I in Triple Per Game. Brown sits 24th in the entire division in triples per game while Krizka, Ruhlman, and DiPrima are 31st and in a tie for 35th, respectively. 

As a team, the Golden Grizzlies are fourth in NCAA Division I in Triples Per Game with .48. UC Santa Barbara, Boston University, and Wichita State are just ahead of OU. 

Sydney Campbell has the lowest earned run average in the conference at 1.89 with only 30 earned runs in 437 at-bats. 

SCOUTING REPORT

THE VIKINGS
Cleveland State sits second in the #HLSB title race at 9-5 in league play, just behind Oakland, after securing the series victory with Green Bay last weekend in Ohio. Overall, the Vikings are 13-25 with a road mark of 5-3.

The team's best batter comes in Jenna Deang who is eighth in the league with a batting average of .328. The next closest is Becky Hurosky with a .294.

The arm of Melissa Holzopfel is third in the conference with an ERA of 2.41 with 40 earned runs and 119 strikeouts to her credit. Torrie Jenkins has seen 12 games and has amassed an ERA of 5.89. 
 


SYD JUST WINS, WINS, WINS
Redshirt junior pitcher, Sydney Campbell, secured her 49th career win in the circle for Oakland on March 22 in the first half of a doubleheader with IUPUI. Campbell bests Jessica Granger's record set from 2007-2009.

PICKED FIRST… AGAIN!
The Golden Grizzlies are slated to be first in the Horizon League for the 2023 season as voted on by the conference's Head Coaches back on February 8 with eight of the nine first-place votes.

STARTING AT 100
Head Coach Lauren Karn will start the 2023 campaign with 100 wins in her pocket as the all-time winningest head coach in Oakland Softball history. Prior to THE Spring Games on February 24, Karn sits at 100-104 in her five-year career. 

A STORM IN THE CIRCLE
Pitcher Sydney Campbell returns to play as the reigning #HLSB Pitcher of the Year following a 2.23 earned run average with only 204 hits allowed in 864 at-bats the La Grange, Ohio native has faced. Campbell's name is littered through the OU record book as she's first in-season appearances (43) and season wins (23).

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Six freshmen join the Oakland roster in Jenna Johnston, Kayla Rodriguez, Maraina Smith, Taylor Carraway, Hailee Jenkins, and Kamryn Troyer. 
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Players Mentioned

Maci Brown

#5 Maci Brown

SS/OF
5' 7"
Junior
L/L
Sydney Campbell

#42 Sydney Campbell

RHP
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Allisa DiPrima

#9 Allisa DiPrima

OF
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Jen Krizka

#11 Jen Krizka

C/1B
5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Reese Ruhlman

#14 Reese Ruhlman

SS/UTL
5' 8"
Senior
R/R
Taylor Carraway

#6 Taylor Carraway

3B/C
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Hailee Jenkins

#10 Hailee Jenkins

P/1B
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Jenna Johnston

#00 Jenna Johnston

IF
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Kayla Rodriguez

#2 Kayla Rodriguez

C
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Maraina Smith

#3 Maraina Smith

P/1B
5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
Kamryn Troyer

#24 Kamryn Troyer

OF
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Maci Brown

#5 Maci Brown

5' 7"
Junior
L/L
SS/OF
Sydney Campbell

#42 Sydney Campbell

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
RHP
Allisa DiPrima

#9 Allisa DiPrima

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
OF
Jen Krizka

#11 Jen Krizka

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
C/1B
Reese Ruhlman

#14 Reese Ruhlman

5' 8"
Senior
R/R
SS/UTL
Taylor Carraway

#6 Taylor Carraway

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
3B/C
Hailee Jenkins

#10 Hailee Jenkins

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
P/1B
Jenna Johnston

#00 Jenna Johnston

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
IF
Kayla Rodriguez

#2 Kayla Rodriguez

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
C
Maraina Smith

#3 Maraina Smith

5' 8"
Freshman
R/R
P/1B
Kamryn Troyer

#24 Kamryn Troyer

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
OF