MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU softball team opens its 2026 season this weekend at the Winthrop Invite in Rock Hill, S.C. The Colonials begin play on Friday, February 13, facing Kent State at 10:00 a.m. before taking on Le Moyne at 12:30 p.m.
 
RMU returns to the diamond on Saturday, February 14, for a 12:30 p.m. matchup against Le Moyne, followed by a 5:30 p.m. contest against host Winthrop. The tournament concludes Sunday, February 15, with a 12:30 p.m. game against Winthrop. Live stats will be available for each contest.
 
A LOOK BACK AT 2025
RMU is coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history under Head Coach Jexx Varner. The Colonials captured their first Horizon League title, going undefeated in the conference tournament, and earned their first NCAA Regional appearance since 2005.
 
The team finished 30-18 overall and 16-7 in Horizon League play. Offensively, RMU rewrote the record book, setting new program marks in home runs (50), RBIs (258), doubles (79) and stolen bases (74), establishing itself as one of the most explosive lineups in the conference.
 
KEY RETURNERS
Redshirt senior Courtney Poulich returns after a historic 2025 campaign. The Greensburg, Pa., native shattered multiple individual records, including home runs in a game (3), home runs in a season (16), RBIs in a season (53) and runs scored in a season (45). Poulich earned Horizon League First Team honors and was named Horizon League Tournament MVP after blasting three home runs and driving in five runs during the championship run.
 
The Colonials also welcome back Horizon League Co-Freshman of the Year Mary Brant. Brant totaled 39 RBIs, 11 home runs, two walk-off hits, and posted a .368 batting average with a .420 on-base percentage in her standout debut season.
 
Two All-Horizon League Second Team selections also return in Kaylyn Hopf and Kaitlyn Molitoris. Hopf, the team's leadoff hitter, recorded a .365 average and .419 on-base percentage in 2025. In the circle, Molitoris compiled a 3.75 ERA and earned nine wins.
 
RMU also adds a major piece in Aglaia Rudd, the 2024 Horizon League Freshman of the Year at Purdue Fort Wayne. Rudd was named All-League First Team as a freshman and owns a career .319 batting average with 43 RBIs, 20 doubles, seven home runs and 67 hits. In 2024, she ranked fourth nationally as one of the toughest players to strike out.
 
ALL-TIME VS. KENT STATE
RMU holds a 13-14-1 all-time record against Kent State and has won the last three meetings. In last season's matchup in Kent, Ohio, the Colonials earned a 12-4 victory. Poulich led the way with three hits and six RBIs, while Hopf added two RBIs and Brant contributed one. Molitoris picked up the win, tossing five innings without allowing an earned run.
 
ALL-TIME VS. LE MOYNE
This weekend marks the first meeting between RMU and Le Moyne.
 
ALL-TIME VS. WINTHROP
The Colonials are 1-1 all-time against Winthrop. The most recent meeting came in 2022, when RMU earned a 2-1 victory.
 
UP NEXT
RMU will remain in South Carolina for the Spartan Classic/Sparkle City Invite in Spartanburg from February 20-22. The Colonials are scheduled to face Morgan State, Wofford, USC Upstate and Holy Cross during the weekend tournament.
 
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