MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU softball team returns home this weekend to host IU Indy for a three-game Horizon League series at the NAC Softball Field. A doubleheader is scheduled for Friday, April 17 beginning at 1:00 PM, followed by a single game on Saturday, April 18 at 11:00 AM. Saturday will also serve as Youth Day. All three games will stream live on ESPN+.
 
RMU LATELY
RMU (19-13, 6-6 #HLSB) is coming off a historic midweek showing at Akron, where the Colonials split the series but rewrote the program record book.
 
In a 27-7 victory in five innings, RMU set single-game program records in runs (27), RBIs (24) and hits (22). The offensive explosion also pushed the Colonials to new single-season program records in both runs scored and RBIs. Surpassing the 1997 team's mark of 293 runs, the 2026 squad now sits at 294 and counting, while also eclipsing last season's RBI total of 258 with 269 on the year.
 
Individually, Courtney Poulich continues to etch her name in RMU history. After setting the single-season RBI record (53) in 2025, she surpassed that mark with six RBIs at Akron and now owns a new program record with 56 on the season.
 
Aglaia Rudd also delivered a career performance in the win, driving in a personal-best seven RBIs. That total ties the RMU single-game program record, becoming just the fourth player in program history to reach the mark, joining Poulich (2025), Olivia Lorusso (2016) and Kali Byers (2005).
 
Through 32 games, Rudd leads the Colonials in batting average (.554), hits (51), doubles (11), on-base percentage (.589) and slugging percentage (1.065). Poulich paces the team with 53 runs, 18 home runs and 56 RBIs. Senior Katlyn Jardine has drawn 21 walks, while freshman Alivia Hare has added 10 stolen bases.
 
In the circle, Madison Brown leads the staff with a 5.55 ERA and six wins, while junior Kaitlyn Molitoris also owns six victories to go along with 78 strikeouts, one shutout and four complete games.
 
NCAA LEADERS
RMU continues to rank among the top offensive teams in the country, with several individuals appearing near the top of national leaderboards.
 
Rudd ranks first in the nation as the toughest hitter to strike out and is one of just two players nationally yet to record a strikeout this season. She also sits third in batting average (.554), sixth in slugging percentage (1.065) and 10th in on-base percentage (.589).
 
Poulich leads the nation in runs per game (1.66), ranks second in RBIs per game (1.75), fifth in home runs per game (0.56) and seventh in slugging percentage (1.060).
 
As a team, RMU ranks fourth nationally in scoring (9.19 runs per game), sixth in slugging percentage (.649), seventh in home runs per game (1.91) and eighth in batting average (.362).
 
MILESTONE WATCH
Sophomore Mary Brant enters the weekend with 93 career hits, needing just seven more to reach the 100-hit milestone.
 
ALL-TIME VS. IU INDY
RMU has dominated the all-time series against IU Indy, holding a 15-3 record since 1991. The Colonials are a perfect 6-0 against the Jaguars at home.
 
Last season, RMU won two of three games in Indianapolis, scoring 35 runs across the series. Poulich and Brant each hit two home runs, with Poulich driving in seven RBIs and Brant adding five. Kaylyn Hopf contributed four RBIs, while Madelyn Coleman earned a win in the circle with five innings and four strikeouts.
 
SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
IU Indy (6-31, 3-6 #HLSB) enters the weekend having won two of six conference games against Detroit Mercy and Oakland. The Jaguars currently sit at the bottom of the Horizon League standings.
 
Paige McPhearson leads the offense with a .352 batting average along with team highs in home runs (5), RBIs (19), on-base percentage (.531) and slugging percentage (.593). Molly Kable has recorded 35 hits and 19 RBIs, while Adeline Blackwell has scored a team-best 26 runs.
 
In the circle, Callie Dickerson leads the pitching staff with a 7.99 ERA. Alexa Holman has struck out 23 batters, while Clara Phariss and Lily Roush each have two wins.
 
UP NEXT
RMU remains at home to host Pitt in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday, April 21 at 4:00 PM on ESPN+.
 
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