Trouble with the MAC

Mastodon tracks

Jessica Hall gave up only three hits to IPFW and the UCLA softball team defeated the Mastodons 8-0 on Saturday to end IPFW's season at the NCAA Regional in Louisville, Ky.Saturday

Mastodons to regionals

IPFW senior Theresa McHugh and freshman Rachel Dincoff have earned spots at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Championships, which begins May 23 in Greensboro, N.C.Thursday

Softball players honored

IPFW junior Ashleigh Bousquet and sophomore Larissa Franklin were named to the Summit League Softball Academic All-League team, as voted on by the schools’ faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.Wednesday

Miami (Ohio) is the IPFW opponent tonight, as the RedHawks come into the Coliseum for a 7 p.m. start.

To say the Mastodons have had trouble with teams from the Mid-American Conference is an understatement.

IPFW and MAC teams have met 23 times, and IPFW has won just twice - once against Bowling Green and once against Toledo. The Mastodons are 0-1 against Miami, having lost 65-52 during the 2003-04 season.

IPFW senior guard Frank Gaines is expected to start tonight. He is returning from a one-game suspension due to conduct detrimental to the basketball program, according to coach Tony Jasick.

Gaines averages a team-high 20.7 points. He did not play in IPFW's 54-49 loss at Navy on Wednesday.