The Penguins are scheduled to host the Titans in a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 1, at 5 p.m. The series is slated to conclude on Thursday, April 2, at 1 p.m.

    First pitch for the three-game series at UIC is set for a 2 p.m. (EDT) start of doubleheader on Saturday, April 4. The Guins and Flames will close out series with a single-game on Sunday, April 5, at 1 p.m. (EDT).

    The Titans enter the week with a 4-21 overall record and a 0-6 Horizon League mark. UIC is 9-19 overall and 3-0 in the Horizon League.

The Penguins lost the season series to Wright State last weekend, dropping two of three contests in Dayton, Ohio. The Penguins defeated the Raiders, 6-2, in game two of a doubleheader, but that win was sandwiched by a 7-0 loss in game one and an 11-4 defeat in the series finale.

The Youngstown State softball team is on the verge of picking up the program’s 500th victory since the school instituted fast-pitch softball in 1980. The Penguins, who have 496 all-time victories, need just four more victories to accomplish that feat.

Junior pitcher Cheryl Cale has been quite effective in the circle for the Penguins, especially against Horizon League opponents. Cale, who has three of the Guins’ four victories, owns a 2-2 record against Horizon League foes and posts an earned-run average of 1.69.

For 26 consecutive innings pitched, junior Cheryl Cale did not allow her opponents an earned run. Her streak lasted from March 21 until March 29. During that span she allowed just four unearned runs and fired a nine-inning shutout in a 1-0 win over Loyola on March 22.

Over the last 12 games, sophomore Kim Klonowski has been tough to get out. Klonowski is batting .415 during that span, going 17-for-41 with three doubles, three home runs and nine runs batted in. Klonowski tied a pair of single-game records with four hits and two home runs in a 6-5 loss to Loyola on March 21. Klonowski also leads the Penguins with a .478 batting average against Horizon League opponents.

Detroit enters the week with an overall mark of 4-21 and a 0-6 record in the Horizon League. Ellen Sinclair leads the Titans with a .423 batting average while Kristin Sclater leads the team with four home runs and 20 runs batted in. Pitchers Jill Perry and Kara Spinelli each have two wins for the Titans.

Youngstown State hits the road for a three-game series against UIC, April 4-5. The Flames are currently 9-19 overall and 3-0 in the Horizon League. Brooke Frydendall leads the Flames with a .338 batting average while Ashley Hewett and Stephanie Chavez rank second and third on the team with .323 and .322 batting averages, respectively.

Freshman outfielder Haley Thomas’ batting average continues its meteoric ascent. Over the last 12 games, Thomas is batting .351 (13-for-37) with three doubles, five runs scored and a run batted in. Thomas is also faring well against Horizon League opponents, batting .400 (8-for-20) with three doubles.

Head Coach Brian Campbell picked up his first Division I win with a 7-3 victory over Saint Francis (Pa.) on March 7. Campbell earned his second win with a 5-4 win over LaSalle on March 13. Overall, Campbell has 289 career victories and needs just 11 more to reach 300.

Freshman Jordan Ingalls earned her first career victory in a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over LaSalle on March 13 at the Rebel Spring Games. Against the Explorers, Ingalls tossed seven innings, scattered 12 hits and struck out three.