As of 9 a.m. Friday, the Rock softball team announced that due to inclement weather, Friday's doubleheader versus California (Pa.) has been postponed to 1 p.m. Sunday.

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Slippery Rock vs. California (Pa.)
The Rock (23-18, 17-6 PSAC West)	Vulcans (14-28, 11-11 PSAC West)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach Stacey Rice	Coach Nikki Yanchak
Program Records	Program Records
PSAC Standings
PSAC Leaders
PSAC Schedule
Kasnevich Field
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SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — The Slippery Rock University softball team will conclude its regular season by traveling to Edinboro 1 p.m. Saturday and celebrating Senior Day vs. California (Pa.) 1 p.m. Sunday for a pair of PSAC West doubleheaders.
 
Prior to the Cal and Edinboro doubleheaders, Slippery Rock will play out the remainder of its April 15 game against Gannon University 3 p.m. at Kasnevich Field. The game-two matchup was suspended in the bottom of the second with Gannon holding a 1-0 lead. The game will pick up exactly as it left off with one out and an SRU runner on second base.
 
Heading into that make-up game, Slippery Rock holds a 23-18 overall record and a 17-6 mark in the PSAC West. The California Vulcans enter a doubleheader with Clarion Thursday sitting at 14-28 on the year and 11-11 inside the PSAC West, while the Edinboro Fighting Scots prepare to face Seton Hill University Friday at 7-27 overall and 6-16 in the PSAC West.
 
MOTHER NATURE IS UNPREDICTABLE
With the unpredictable spring weather in western Pennsylvania, fans are reminded that any time / location / date changes will be posted on rockathletics.com and all of SRU athletics' official social media accounts as information becomes available. Updates regarding potential postponements and rescheduled games will be included below.
 
NO PETS AT KASNEVICH FIELD
Fans are reminded that there are NO PETS allowed at Kasnevich Field or in any SRU Athletics facilities. Please do not bring dogs or any other pets to the game. Unless they are a registered service animal, you will be asked to remove your pet from the facility.
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV - "ROCK ATHLETICS DIGITAL NETWORK" APPS
• Fans can watch Friday's games live and on-demand for free on the Rock Athletics Digital Network, created and operated by the SRU athletic communication office.
 
• Search for Rock Athletics Digital Network in the app stores on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku and Android TV devices. The streaming web player linked above will also integrate with Chrome Cast devices to allow viewers to cast the game to those devices.
 
GAMES 43-44 of 46
Opponent: California (Pa.)
Date: Sunday - 1 p.m. / 3 p.m.
Location: Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Venue: Kasnevich Field
Live Video: PSAC Sports Digital Network
Live Stats: Slippery Rock Athletic Communication
In-game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: 42-99
Current Streak: W1
Last Played: April 13, 2025 at Cal (Game One: L, 15-13 | Game Two: W, 19-4)
 
TOP ACTIVE SRU CAREER STATS vs. CALIFORNIA (Pa.)
Julia Nutter (.412) – 7-for-17, 2 HR, 1 2B, 8 RBI, 8 runs (9 GP)
Aubrey Mansfield (.342) – 13-for-38, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 5 runs (12 GP)
Alexsa Hurd (.288) – 15-for-52, 6 2B, 7 RBI, 11 runs (14 GP)
Naomi Childs (.636) – 7-for-11, 2 runs (9 GP)
Alexsa Hurd (3-2, 1) – 2.45 ERA, 47 strikeouts (40.0 IP)
 
SERIES HISTORY vs. CALIFORNIA (Pa.)
Cal enters Friday's doubleheader at Slippery Rock looking for its 100^th all-time win over SRU, as SRU holds a 42-99 record against the Vulcans. Every doubleheader for the past seven meetings has seen the two sides split, with Slippery Rock taking game two in each of the last six. Slippery Rock most recently swept Cal April 2, 2019 at home, 2-1 and 9-4.
 
The Rock are 21-43 all-time when hosting California, most recently playing to a split April 13, 2024 at Kasnevich Field. The Vulcans claimed a game-one victory, 3-2, before Slippery Rock fought back to win a narrow game two, 2-1.
 
The Rock and the Vulcans split earlier this season at California, with the Vulcans taking game one 15-13 before Slippery Rock used an 11-run seventh inning to soar to a 19-4 win.
 
GAMES 45-46 of 46
Opponent: Edinboro
Date: Saturday – 1 p.m. / 3 p.m.
Location: Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Venue: Edinboro Softball Field
Live Stats: Edinboro Sports Information
In-game Updates: X (@Rock_Athletics)
All-Time Series: 69-80
Current Streak: W2
Last Played: April 7, 2025 at SRU (Game One: W, 6-4| Game Two: W, 8-7)
 
TOP ACTIVE SRU CAREER STATS vs. EDINBORO
Aubrey Mansfield (.429) – 12-for-28, 2 HR, 2 2B, 7 RBI, 10 runs (10 GP)
Alexsa Hurd (.390) – 16-for-41, 7 HR, 1 2B, 16 RBI, 12 runs (12 GP)
Julia Montie (.297) – 11-for-37, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 9 runs (12 GP)
Alexsa Hurd (3-2) – 6.26 ERA, 27 strikeouts (19.0 IP)
Kayla Williams (1-0) – 0.00 ERA, 1 strikeout (3.0 IP)
 
SERIES HISTORY vs. EDINBORO
Slippery Rock will be wrapping up its regular season with a road trip to Edinboro for the second straight year, looking to improve upon a 69-80 all-time mark against the Fighting Scots. SRU is 25-44 when traveling to Edinboro, splitting the season finale last year with a 12-9 win and a 9-7 loss.
 
Slippery Rock swept the Fighting Scots earlier this season at home, 6-4 and 8-7. Taking both games against Edinboro Saturday would give The Rock their second four-game season sweep over Boro in the last three years. SRU went 4-0 against Edinboro in 2023 and 2-2 against the Fighting Scots in 2024.
 

TEAM COMPARISON (as of April 23)
The Rock	Stat	Cal	Boro
23-18	Overall Record	14-28	7-27
17-6	Conference Record	11-11	6-16
.296	Batting Avg.	.300	.268
5.6	Runs per Game	5.4	3.6
5.8	Opp. Runs per Game	7.9	7.2
8.3	Hits per Game	7.9	6.8
7.3	Opp. Hits per Game	9.8	8.6
1.4	Errors per Game	1.9	2.1
1.0	HR per Game	0.5	0.3
.468	SLG%	.431	.377
.369	OB%	.385	.334
.952	FLD%	.936	.919
4.32	ERA	7.11	7.75
.273	Opp. Batting Avg.	.345	.309

THE ROCK BY THE NUMBERS (as of April 23)
Overall Record: 23-18
PSAC West Record: 17-6
Home Record: 11-2
Away Record: 10-6
Neutral Record: 2-10
Last Five Games: 4-1
Streak: W2
PSAC West Rank: 1^st of 8
Head Coach: Stacey Rice | 11^th season at SRU (205-246-1)
 
LAST TIME OUT
Slippery Rock heads into its final five games of the season having posted a 5-3 record through its last eight outings. The Rock were narrowly swept at Seton Hill April 17, 8-3 and 6-5, but rebounded the next day to take two from Clarion at home, 3-1 and 4-1.
 
The Rock traded shutouts with Pitt-Johnstown April 21, snagging game one 9-0 in six innings before dropping a 10-0, five-inning decision. Most recently, SRU heroically remained atop the PSAC West in a heavyweight sweep over Indiana University (Pa.) on the road April 22, picking up 8-6 and 7-4 wins with seventh-run homers in both games.
 
LEADING THE ROCK
Batting Average as of April 23
1. Shaylyn Shall (.393) 42-for-107, 29 RBI, 2 HR, 7 2B, 26 runs (34 GP)
2. Emma Kennedy (.378) 34-for-90, 20 RBI, 3 HR, 6 2B, 15 runs (35 GP)
3. Aubrey Mansfield (.313) 42-for-134, 20 RBI, 1 HR, 13 2B, 20 runs (41 GP)
4. Julia Nutter (.310) 35-for-113, 28 RBI, 10 HR, 8 2B, 21 runs (38 GP)
5. Alexsa Hurd (.305) 43-for-141, 39 RBI, 11 HR, 12 2B, 30 runs (41 GP)
 
Arielle Brown (.303) and Julia Montie (.275) round out SRU's qualified batters. Sydney Brown (.370), Naomi Childs (.340) and Jessica Goldhardt (.286) have seen quite a bit of split time in the order this season in doubleheaders, all having been able to provide a spark in either of the twin bill games.

BULLPEN REPORT
Hurd (14-5, 1) became the first player in Rock softball history to reach at least 200 strikeouts against IUP, now with 201 Ks through 130.1 innings. Her 10.8 strikeouts per seven rank third in Division II. Hurd enters the final stretch of the regular season with a 2.74 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP.
 
Paige Gresgott (4-8, 1) picked up her fourth career win with a complete-game showing at IUP. The Slippery Rock local now has 68 strikeouts in 82.0 innings as well as a 5.80 ERA. Kayla Williams (3-3, 2) has continued to impress in her freshman year, up to 11 Ks in 33.2 innings with a 5.82 ERA.
 
Mackenzie Borkovich (3.77 ERA, 13.0 IP) and Alexa Uphold (2-2, 7.16 ERA, 14.2 IP) round out Slippery Rock's pitching staff with a combined nine strikeouts on the year.
 
WHERE THEY STAND
While Slippery Rock cannot clinch its first PSAC West title in history Thursday, it can guarantee a top-three seed in the PSAC Tournament by defeating Gannon. The top three seeds of the five teams that qualify from each division are given first-round byes in the winners' bracket.
 
Regardless of how Slippery Rock's final few games of the regular season shake out, The Rock will be heading to Quakertown, Pennsylvania to compete in a third consecutive PSAC Tournament for the first time since 1984.
 
Slippery Rock enters Thursday, April 24 with a 2.5-game lead over Seton Hill on top of the PSAC West standings. The Rock have never finished higher than third in the PSAC West in the modern PSAC softball era.
 
HAPPY SENIOR DAY
Slippery Rock's 2025 season class will go down as undoubtedly one of the most talented groups of student-athletes the SRU softball program has ever graduated at one time. Prior to Friday's doubleheader against Cal, The Rock will honor the seven student-athletes taking part in their final season.
 
#4 Julia Montie will likely leave Slippery Rock having started in and appearing in more games than any other player in program history. The centerfielder from Johnstown, Ohio will also finish her career ranking in the program's top 10 in doubles, home runs and RBI. Montie will be graduating with a degree in physical activity and fitness management with a minor in wellness.
 
#6 Jeanna Sukey has excelled in a variety of roles for Slippery Rock, playing all three outfield positions and often providing a baserunning spark. Sukey will also graduate from Slippery Rock ranking in the top 20 all-time in career stolen bases. The outfielder from Chardon, Ohio will be receiving a degree in healthcare administration with a concentration in finance management as well as a minor in psychology.
 
#8 Arielle Brown has stood out as a force to be reckoned with as Slippery Rock's primary leadoff batter and go-to shortstop throughout the past four years. She'll leave Slippery Rock as the program's all-time leader in walks drawn as well as by holding SRU's single-season runs record from 2023. A native of Galena, Ohio, Brown will be graduating with a degree in business management.
 
#10 Alexsa Hurd will go down as one of the greatest players Slippery Rock softball has ever seen and more than likely the greatest utility player Rock softball has ever had. The three-time All-PSAC West honoree and 2023 consensus All-Region selection ranks in the top 10 of nearly every hitting and pitching record there is to find. Originally from Suffield, Ohio, Hurd will graduate with a degree in early childhood education with a minor in special education.
 
#12 Naomi Childs of Boise, Idaho has served as an incredible representation of the Gem State in Slippery Rock's outfield for the past four years. Additionally, Childs has been a reliable asset for The Rock's offense, one of the greatest batters in the conference at laying down a sac-bunt. Childs is graduating from Slippery Rock with a degree in physical activity and fitness management.
 
#17 Julia Nutter has served Slippery Rock well as the teams' everyday first-baseman. She did not take long to start racking up slugging numbers worthy of the record books once a consistent batting order spot was earned. The Columbiana, Ohio product ranks in the top 10 all-time in home runs and has produced more multi-home run games than anyone else at SRU. She will be graduating with a degree in exercise science.
 
#71 Emma Kennedy has without a doubt been of the best catchers in the PSAC West throughout her four-year stay at The Rock. Her offensive production has only gone up with time, and her keen defensive abilities have secured multiple wins for SRU. Hailing from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Kennedy will be graduating from Slippery Rock with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in leadership with a minor in special education.  
 
ALEXSA NEEDS A RECORD DEAL
Hurd has already broken the Slippery Rock single-season strikeouts record this year, but has the opportunity with five regular season games left to surpass several more program-highs:
 
• With 147 RBI, Hurd needs seven to break Jessica Kortz's all-time record of 153
• With 38 home runs, Hurd needs three to surpass head coach Stacey Rice's record of 40.
• With 181 hits, Hurd needs six to snap Rice's all-time record of 186.
• With 37 wins in the circle, Hurd needs three to break Kelsi Anderson's record-39 wins set just last year.
• With 14 wins on the season, Hurd needs just one more to become the first SRU pitcher with 15 wins in a single year.
 
A TON OF HOME RUNS
Slippery Rock has now recorded 39 home runs on the season while only allowing 10 and is 11 homers shy of tying its single-season record (50) set last year. There are only 20 teams in Division II who are averaging more than Slippery Rock's 0.95 home runs per game.
 
In the conference, Hurd leads all players with 11 home runs. Nutter ranks just behind her in fourth with 10. All 10 of Nutter's home runs have come against PSAC West opponents, lending their way to an .887 slugging percentage and a team-leading 1.338 OPS against conference opponents.
 
Montie, who joined Hurd with launching crucial seventh-inning home runs to secure the sweep at IUP, ranks third on the team with seven home runs on the season and a slugging percentage of .511.
 
TAKING EXTRA STRIDES
The Rock stack up second in the PSAC with 1.63 stolen bases per game, thanks in large part to Goldhardt and Arielle Brown. Of the 67 stolen bases Slippery Rock has earned this year, Goldhardt (23) and Brown (17) have accounted for 59.7 percent of the team's total.
 
Shall leads Slippery Rock with a .477 on-base percentage ahead of Brown's .473. Brown is second in the PSAC and fifth in the country with 0.79 walks drawn per game, while Shall is being walked 0.53 times per game, 11^th in the conference.
 
Williams (.455), Goldhardt (.438), Childs (.404) and Kennedy (.404) are all major contributors to Slippery Rock's .369 on-base percentage as a team.
 
THE VULCANS BY THE NUMBERS (as of April 23)
Overall Record: 14-28
PSAC West Record: 11-11
Home Record: 7-7
Away Record: 6-10
Neutral Record: 1-11
Last Five Games: 4-1
Streak: W2
PSAC West Rank: 5^th of 8
Head Coach: Nikki Yanchak | First season at Cal (14-28, .333)
HC Career Record: 63-119 (.346) in four seasons
 
CALIFORNIA (Pa.) SCOUTING REPORT
The Vulcans are on a hot streak and looking to make a playoff push for the final spot in the PSAC Tournament, entering Thursday right at .500 (11-11) in conference play.
 
Amarah McCutcheon has generated 10 of the team's 22 home runs on the year and leads Cal with a .398 batting average. The freshman from Scottdale, Pennsylvania also leads California slugging .765 and has posted an on-base percentage of .487 for a 1.252 OPS.
 
No team in the PSAC has allowed more hits per seven than Cal's 11.3 hits given up per game this year. Taylor Babcock (8-6) is the team's go-to pitcher with a 6.20 ERA, having accumulated 33 strikeouts in a team-high 93.2 innings pitched. Megan Nidoh (2-6) was the team's game-two starter against Slippery Rock but has not lost a game since then.
 
THE FIGHTING SCOTS BY THE NUMBERS (As of April 24)
Overall Record: 7-27
PSAC West Record: 6-16
Home Record: 2-6
Away Record: 4-10
Neutral Record: 1-11
Last Five Games: 0-5
Streak: L5
PSAC West Rank: 8^th of 8
Head Coach: Dan Gierlak | 36^th season at Boro (520-743-5, .412)
HC Career Record: Same
 
EDINBORO SCOUTING REPORT
The Fighting Scots are looking to avoid finishing the season on what is currently a five-game losing streak, most recently winning by splitting with Gannon and taking game one 2-1 before dropping the rematch, 7-0.
 
Sophomore Adeline Maguire from Allison Park, Pennsylvania leads Edinboro with a .362 batting average as well as 20 RBI in 42 hits. She has also stolen a team-high 14 bases. Isabelle Bavaro has produced a squad-leading 13 doubles, ranking second on the team with a .316 batting average and OPS of .865.
 
Giana Ficcaglia (2-11, 1) has been one of Boro's top pitching options this season, giving the team 75 of its 157 strikeouts through 81.2 innings. Ficcaglia enters the last two doubleheaders of the year with a 7.71 ERA. Annalise Smith (2-4) was also a pitcher of record against SRU this year, leading Edinboro with a 5.54 ERA.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Slippery Rock will next make a third consecutive PSAC Tournament appearance for just the second time in program history Wednesday, April 30 in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.





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