MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – The RMU softball team travels to Highland Heights, Ky. for a three-game Horizon League series against Northern Kentucky. Game one is set for Friday, April 10 at 3:00 PM, followed by a doubleheader on Saturday, April 11 beginning at 12:00 PM. Live stats will be available for all three games.
RMU LATELY
RMU (17-10, 5-4 #HLSB) looks to bounce back after dropping two of three games to Youngstown State last weekend. The Colonials claimed the middle game of the series in dramatic fashion, as sophomore
Marta Gualazzi launched a walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning—her first career homer.
Junior catcher
Aglaia Rudd paced RMU offensively against the Penguins, hitting .556 while recording three runs and five hits.
Courtney Poulich continued her standout season with four RBIs and two home runs, while
Madelyn Coleman earned her third win of the year in the circle.
Through 27 games, Rudd leads the Colonials in multiple categories, including batting average (.575), OPS (1.684), hits (46), doubles (11), slugging percentage (1.088) and on-base percentage (.596). Poulich continues to power the offense with 16 home runs, 46 runs scored and 47 RBIs, while freshman
Alivia Hare has added nine stolen bases.
In the circle,
Madison Brown owns a team-best 4.64 ERA, while
Kaitlyn Molitoris has recorded six wins and 68 strikeouts.
RECORD WATCH
As a team, the Colonials broke the program's single-season home run record this past weekend, reaching 51 on the year with 16 regular season games still remaining.
Individually, Poulich has already rewritten parts of the record book. She surpassed her single-season runs scored mark from last year, now sitting at 46, and has matched her home run total from 2025 with 16. She also has 47 RBIs, closing in on her program record of 53 set last season.
NCAA LEADERS
Halfway through the 2026 campaign, RMU continues to rank among the nation's top offensive teams.
Aglaia Rudd
- 1st in toughest to strike out (one of only two players nationally without a strikeout)
- 3rd in batting average (.575)
- 4th in doubles per game (0.44)
- 6th in slugging percentage (1.088)
- 10th in on-base percentage (.596)
Courtney Poulich
- 1st in runs per game (1.70)
- 2nd in RBIs per game (1.74)
- 3rd in home runs per game (0.59)
- 7th in slugging percentage (1.071)
Team Rankings
- 5th in scoring (8.93)
- 7th in home runs per game (1.89)
- 9th in slugging percentage (.644)
- 11th in batting average (.358)
- 16th in on-base percentage (.446)
ALL-TIME VS. NKU
Dating back to 2017, RMU holds a 12-5 record against the Norse and has won five of the last seven matchups. Last season, the Colonials swept a shortened two-game series, highlighted by walk-off hits in both contests from
Mary Brant, who drove in three runs on the day.
SCOUTING THE NORSE
Northern Kentucky (14-19, 3-6 #HLSB) enters the weekend after dropping two of three games at Green Bay and currently sits sixth in the Horizon League standings.
Freshman outfielder Kenzie Gulley leads the Norse in batting average (.383), hits (41), stolen bases (13) and on-base percentage (.445). Senior Brielle DiMemmo provides the power, leading the team with five home runs and 25 RBIs while posting a .550 slugging percentage. Both Gulley and DiMemmo have scored 23 runs this season, while junior Emma Ginn has drawn 20 walks.
In the circle, freshman Makaree Chapman leads the pitching staff with a 5.19 ERA, along with two shutouts, three saves and 51 strikeouts. Graduate pitcher Alicia Flores has also contributed five wins this season.
UP NEXT
RMU remains on the road for a non-conference matchup at Akron on Tuesday, April 14. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 2:00 PM.
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