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RUTGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Kimberly Zivkovich, Director (SB Contact) Cell: 732-690-6716 email: [email protected] twitter: @KimZSID Rutgers Athletic Communications • Rutgers Athletics Center • 83 Rockafeller Rd. • Piscataway, NJ 08854 Iowa - April 30 - May 2 - RU Softball Complex - Piscataway, N.J. 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall Record: 7-25 Big Ten Record: 6-25 Home: 2-6 Away: 3-9 Neutral: 2-10 RUTGERS IOWA HAWKEYES FEBRUARY: ................................................................................... SCARLET BIG TEN FLORIDA WEEKEND 1 (Leesburg, Fla.) Fri. Feb. 26 vs. Illinois (DH) ...........................................L, 1-6 KNIGHTS Fri. Feb. 26 vs. Illinois (DH) ..................................... L, 0-8 (6) Sat. Feb. 27 vs. Northwestern (DH) ........................ L, 0-8 (5) Sat. Feb. 27 vs. Northwestern (DH) ...................... L, 1-10 (5) 2021 Record: 16-16 Overall, 16-16 Big Ten 2021 Record: 7-25 Overall, 7-25 Big Ten Sun. Feb. 28 vs. Purdue (DH) ...................................... W, 12-9 Head Coach: Renee Gillispie (W. Texas A&M '84) Head Coach: Kristen Butler (Florida '06) Sun. Feb. 28 vs. Purdue (DH) ........................................ W, 6-5 Overall: 881-632-3/27th Season Overall: 1450-187/Seventh Season At Iowa: 52-53/3rd Season At Rutgers: 46-65/Third Season Series vs. Iowa: Rutgers trails 3-8 MARCH: ........................................................................................ Florida Big Ten Weekend 2 (Leesburg, Fla.) ABOUT THE SCARLET KNIGHTS Thu. Mar. 11 vs. Minnesota (DH) ....................................L, 5-8 • Graduate Student Gabrielle Callaway still tops the stat GAMEDAY CENTRAL: sheet for the Scarlet Knights entering the series hitting .320 Thu. Mar. 11 vs. Minnesota (DH) ....................................L, 0-4 IOWA SERIES leading the team in hits (33), doubles (7), home runs (4) Fri. Mar. 12 vs. Minnesota .............................................L, 4-6 and RBIs (15). The RU first baseman is among the league’s Sat. Mar. 13 vs. Indiana (DH) ................................. L, 3-11 (6) top ten in hits and has at least one hit in 10 of the last 11 DATE: Fri. April 30- Sun. May 2 contests. Sat. Mar. 13 vs. Indiana (DH) .........................................L, 1-8 • Sophomore Payton Lincavage, meanwhile, leads RU with Sun. Mar. 14 vs. Indiana .......................................... L, 5-6 (11) 19 runs scored and is second behind Callaway in hits with GAME ONE: Fri. - 3 p.m. 30. She is batting .309 with four doubles, two home runs, and 11 RBIs and has hit safely in the last five contests. GAME TWO (DH): Sat. - 1 p.m. Fri. Mar. 26 at Michigan State ................................... W, 3-2 • Classmate Kiersten Withstandley leads the Scarlet Knights GAME THREE (DH): Sat. - 3 p.m. Sat. Mar. 27 at Michigan State (DH) .............................L, 3-4 with 12 runs batted in and has also registered 18 hits. GAME FOUR: Sun. - 11:30 a.m. Sat. Mar. 27 at Michigan State (DH) ...........................L, 3-10 • Sophomore Ashley Hitchcock leads RU in innings pitched with 93.2 innings inside the circle in 25 appearances. In her Saun. Mar. 28 at Michigan State ......................................L, 1-4 17 starts, she has collected four complete games and has totaled 59 strikeouts. VENUE: RU Softball Complex - APRIL: ............................................................................................ OHIO STATE SERIES RECAP Piscatway, N.J. Fri. Apr. 2 NEBRASKA ...............................................L, 3-12 • Rutgers took the series finale at Ohio State last weekend. Sat. Apr. 3 NEBRASKA (DH) ........................................L, 1-8 In the 6-5 victory, the Scarlet Knights snapped a 10-game Sat. Apr. 3 NEBRASKA (DH) .................................... W, 10-6 slide to come back in the top of the seventh for the victory. VIDEO: BTN Plus • It marked the second come back for the Scarlet Knights in Sun. Apr. 4 NEBRASKA ............................................... W, 3-1 (Dom Savino & Pat Boyle) the seventh this season. Rutgers also defeated Purdue the first weekend of the season down in Leesburg, Florida for a Fri. Apr. 9 at Penn State ............................................ W, 3-2 6-5 win after trailing 5-2 heading into their final at bat. RADIO: None • RU swung for eight hits, the most by the team since Sat. Apr. 10 at Penn State (DH) ...................................L, 3-10 recording 10 hits against Nebraska back on April 3 in a 10-6 Sat. Apr. 10 at Penn State (DH) .....................................L, 2-4 victory at home. LIVE STATS: ScarletKnights.com Sun. Apr. 11 at Penn State ..............................................L, 3-4 • Graduate student Kiana Workman hit the ball into shallow right to send home the game-winning run. Workman, her third hit of the series, posted her fifth RBI of the weekend IOWA STREAK: L1 Fri. Apr. 16 WISCONSIN ........................................ L, 0-8 (6) scoring pinch runner Gabrielle Hendri, for her second run CURRENT STREAK: W1 Sat. Apr. 17 WISCONSIN (DH) ......................................L, 0-5 of the year. • Graduate student Izzy Berouty picked up the win in Sat. Apr. 17 WISCONSIN (DH) ................................ L, 1-9 (6) game four, her third of the 2021 campaign In the victory, Sun. Apr. 18 WISCONSIN ...................................... L, 2-10 (6) she tossed three innings allowing three hits and no runs. Altogether, Berouty made appearances in all four contests working 11.2 innings. Fri. Apr. 23 at Ohio State ..............................................L, 3-7 • Payton Lincavage led the offense in Columbus last Sat. Apr. 23 at Ohio State (DH) ............................... L, 1-9 (5) weekend going 5-for-10 at the plate and recording four RBIs FOLLOW US Sun. Apr. 25 at Ohio State (DH) ............................. L, 5-13 (6) and a run. • Fellow classmate Kiersten Withstandley, meanwhile, went Sun. Apr. 25 at Ohio State (DH) ................................... W, 6-5 4-for-10 with three runs scored. She also added a double and a run batted in. Fri. Apr. 30 IOWA ..........................................3:00 p.m. • Gabrielle Callaway, whose nine-game hit streak came to a close in game two with the Buckeyes, along with sophomore Kayla Bock each registered a trio of runs in the four-game RUSOFTBALL MAY: ............................................................................................. series. Sat. May 1 IOWA (DH) ..................................1:00 p.m. Sat. May 1 IOWA (DH) ..................................3:00 p.m. RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS LINEUP Sun. May 2 IOWA ........................................ 11:15 a.m. 1B #15 Gabrielle Callaway Fri. May 7 MARYLAND .......................................3:00 p.m. 3 C #33 Kiersten Withstandley Sat. May 8 MARYLAND (DH) ...............................1:00 p.m. DP #10 Kayla Bock Sat. May 8 MARYLAND (DH) ...............................3:00 p.m. 24 2 18 3B #29 Payton Lincavage Sun. May 9 MARYLAND ........................................1:00 p.m. LF #24 Anyssa Iliopoulos SS #25 Kiana Workman 25 Fri. May 14 at Michigan .........................................4:00 p.m. RF #8 Taylor Fawcett Sat. May 15 at Michigan (DH) (BTN) .....................2:30 p.m. 29 15 CF #3 Hailey Hoklotubbe Sat. May 15 at Michigan (DH) (BTN) .....................5:00 p.m. 7 2B #2 Taylor Lane Sun. May 16 at Michigan .........................................1:00 p.m. P #9 Jaden Vickers/#14 Ashley Hitchock Home Games in BOLD #35 Izzy Berouty *Denotes Big Ten Conference Game 10 33 Based on last game All Times are Eastern and subject to change Iowa - April 30 - May 2 - RU Softball Complex - Piscataway, N.J. 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Softball At A Glance 2021 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHT SOFTBALL ROSTER RUTGERS MEDIA POLICIES POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Rutgers head coach Kristen Butler, and student-ath- No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T HT Hometown/High School Club letes will be made available to the media following a brief cooling-off period. 2 Taylor Lane Jr. UT R/R 5-6 Tinton Falls, N.J./Red Bank Catholic/Syracuse Monmouth Surf Please direct any student-athlete requests to Rutgers Director of Athletic Communications 3 Hailey Hoklotubbe Sr.-5th OF L/R 5-5 Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills Batbusters Kimberly Zivkovich (kzivkovich@scarletknights. com/732.445.7882) 4 Lauren Punk Fr. IF R/R 5-11 Cherry Hill, N.J./Bishop Eustace NJ Gators WEBSITES 5 Kobie Hura Fr. UTIL R/R 5-5 Chino, Calif. / Ruben S. Ayala California Crusiers All of the latest information on Rutgers softball is available at www.scarletknights.com. In addition, 7 Ashley Hitchcock So. P R/R 5-8 Perrysburg, Ohio/Eastwood Outlaws Big Ten Conference information can be accessed at www.BigTen.org. 8 Taylor Fawcett So. OF R/R 5-6 Phoenix, Arizona/Pinnacle AZ Athletics IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY Rutgers holds in-season media availability by re- 9 Jaden Vickers So. P L/L 5-7 Crystal River, Fla./Crystal River Tennessee Fury quest. Requests for coach and student-athlete interviews should be made- if possible - 48 hours 10 Kayla Bock Fr. IF R/R 5-10 Coatesville, Pa. / Coatesville Area Valley Forge Patriots in advance. All interviews must be coordinated through the Office of Athletic Communications, 11 Leilani Chavez Fr. OF L/R 5-2 Covina, Calif. / Charter Oak California Cruisers and interviews will not be granted on a game day until postgame. 12 Mya Manicini So. IF R/R 5-6 Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck New Jersey Flames PRESS ROW Press row for Rutgers softball home games is locat- 14 Courtney Wilde So.