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Final Regular Season #HLSB Series Concludes in Rochester this Weekend

ROCHESTER, Mich. – On May 5-6, Oakland University Softball hosts Purdue Fort Wayne in the two's final #HLSB series of the regular season at the OU Softball Field as the team celebrates senior day ahead of Saturday's doubleheader. 

Oakland dropped a 13-0 decision to the last non-conference opponent of the season, the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor on Wednesday night. Maci Brown had a double while catcher Jen Krizka saw a single make it through the Wolverines' defense.

Reese Ruhlman has the team's best batting average at .318 after the senior started all 34 games heading into the weekend with 28 hits and 18 runs batted in. Krizka and Ruhlman have the best OPS in the conference, going one and two in the leaderboard with 1.058 and 1.053, respectively.

Oakland is 12th as a team when it comes to hit batters though Ruhlman leads the way with .39 a game, fourth in NCAA Division I. Prior to Wednesday's game, the Golden Grizzlies were also fourth in the country in triples per game at .45. 

Brown sits at .311 ahead of Krizka at .293 with the latter of the two posting the team's most home runs (six) and RBI (24) on the year. Leah Bieniewicz has batted in 12 RBI behind Ruhlman, Allisa DiPrima, and Brown who have signaled 18 and 17 RBI.

Madi Herrington and Mia Konyvka have the fewest strikeouts on the team with six apiece. Herrington's on-base percentage sits third on the team at .402 behind Ruhlman and Krizka with .462 and .449, respectively. 

Sydney Campbell will take the circle this weekend with no appearance in the Michigan game, a fresh arm, and the league's best-earned run average at 1.59. The all-time wins leader at Oakland has 15 so far this season, three ahead of second place, with only 13 walks to her name.

Konyvka started on Wednesday night against the Wolverines with freshman Maraina Smith entering the game later. 

Senior day celebrations will begin Saturday before the doubleheader as we celebrate the career of Lauren Griffith. Saturday's doubleheader with the Mastodons will be broadcasted on ESPN+. 

SCOUTING REPORT

THE MASTODONS
The 'Dons are fighting for a spot in the 2023 #HLSB Tournament at 8-12 in league play following three-straight losses to Green Bay up in Wisconsin last weekend. PFW has lost ten in a row with its last win coming on April 14 in game one against Robert Morris, a 3-1 victory. 

Taryn Jenkins is the Horizon League's third-best batter with an average of .375, following it up with the best slugging percentage in the conference at .611. The senior has the most hits in the conference at 54 with her teammates Bailey Manos and Grace Hollopeter posting averages above .300.

Three of the regular pitchers for PFW have ERAs in the 4.00s with Alanah Jones having the best at 4.60 in 154.2 innings pitched. Jones has the most strikeouts on the team with 167, the most in the league. 

*Knock on wood*, Oakland is on a seven-game winning streak over the 'Dons with PFW's last win coming on May 4, 2021, in Fort Wayne. 
 


BACK-TO-BACK POTW
Campbell earned back-to-back Nike #HLSB Pitcher of the Week awards on April 25 and May 2 with a 4-0 combined record from each honor with only two earned runs. 

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. 

HISTORY COMPLETE
Stakeholders and those of interest within Oakland University Softball's circle can now enjoy a complete, comprehensive, and digitized history of the program dating back to its inception in 2000 in the form of schedules and rosters. The Athletic Communications office will continue to improve upon the database and work to complete other Oakland programs.
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Players Mentioned

Leah Bieniewicz

#4 Leah Bieniewicz

UTL
5' 9"
Junior
R/R
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
Lauren Griffith

#17 Lauren Griffith

OF/C
5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Madi Herrington

#7 Madi Herrington

UTL
5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
Mia Konyvka

#25 Mia Konyvka

P
5' 7"
Sophomore
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

Players Mentioned

Leah Bieniewicz

#4 Leah Bieniewicz

5' 9"
Junior
R/R
UTL
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
Lauren Griffith

#17 Lauren Griffith

5' 10"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
OF/C
Madi Herrington

#7 Madi Herrington

5' 4"
Sophomore
R/R
UTL
Mia Konyvka

#25 Mia Konyvka

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
P
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