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Guins Prep For 10-Game Slate at the Rebel Games Starting Sunday

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IAA Fan:


Head Coach Brian Campbell Interview


The Youngstown State softball team (8-4) is gearing up for a challenging stretch of 10 games in the next six days when it begins play at the Rebel Games in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday March 13.

The Guins begin the Rebel Games against South Dakota and Manhattan on Sunday, March 13, at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively.

The Guins are coming off a split against Savannah State on March 11, which saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end.

Rebel Games Schedule

Sunday, March 13
vs. South Dakota, 1 p.m.
vs. Manhattan, 5 p.m.

Monday, March 14
vs. Rider, 11 a.m.
vs. Hartford, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16
vs. Lafayette, 1 p.m.
vs. Columbia, 5 p.m.

Thursday, March 17
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 9 a.m.
vs. Siena, 11 a.m.

Friday, March 18
vs. Bucknell, 3 p.m.
vs. Colgate, 5 p.m.

Dear Ms. Gabel
Sophomore Sarah Gabel is off to a tremendous start for the Guins. Gabel leads the team with a .524 batting average going 11-for-21 with three doubles and triple. Last season, Gabel collected 12 hits in 71 at-bats and did not record one extra-base hit in 2010.

Streaking Rendle
Senior Kristina Rendle has caught fire over the last eight games. Rendle, who is batting .432, owns an eight-game hitting streak and is batting .462 during that span. Rendle also leads the team with five multi-hit games.

Win Streak Halted
After splitting a doubleheader at Savannah State on March 11, the Guins' seven-game win streak was snapped. That streak ranks tied for the fifth-longest winning streak in school history. The least time the Guins won at least seven games was in 2004 when they won a school record 10 games.

Ingalls' "Little House" in the Outfield
Junior Jordan Ingalls continues to improve for the Guins. The left-hander is batting .417 and leads the team with 13 RBIs in 12 games. She is also batting .520 with three doubles, two triples, a home run and 10 runs batted in over the last eight games.

Guins Notch Eighth
With a 13-2 over Savannah State on March 11, the Guins recorded their eighth win of the season. Last year, the Guins did not win their eighth game until April 6, 2010. In 2009, the Guins won a total of eight games. The last time the Guins won eight games after 12 contests was in 1996 when they went 8-4 to start the season.

Guins Pickin Up Offensive Production
Over the last eight games, the Guins have really stepped up at the plate. Winning seven of the last eight games, the Guins are batting .391 as a team with 15 doubles, three triples and three home runs. They are averaging 10.5 hit per game and scoring 6.9 runs per contest.

The Mighty Casey
Freshman Casey Crozier has become the Guins top hurler. Crozier owns a record of 5-2, but has gone 5-1 in her last six decisions and owns an earned-run average of 1.54. She has thrown two shutouts, has struck out 20 in 27.1 innings pitched and has limited her opponents to a .213 batting average.

IAA Fan:
They picked up another two wins. I tell you what, if we are lucky enough to have another pitcher step-up before league ...we are going to be something to contend with.

Wick250:
IAA Fan,

Winning these games is nice but don't get carried away.  We are beating bad "low major" teams.  The Horizon League has several good "mid major" teams.  Let us hope that the freshman pitcher can keep us in those league games.  And let me repeat, playing these low major teams is an excellent idea with our young pitching staff.  But the conference starts in less than two weeks.

IAA Fan:
Don't worry. I am just getting behind my lady pens. That loss to Columbia today is telling. They are a very good team, would do middle to above in the HL.

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