YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State is well aware of the recent history regarding the host team and top seed in the Horizon League softball tournament. Since 2021, the host team is 3-11, plus the No. 1 seed has not won the title since 2022. Those numbers don’t bode well for the top-seeded host ...

YSU softball takes home HL awards INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — After winning the regular-season championship by three games, the Youngstown State softball team earned a total of nine Horizon League Softball postseason awards, the conference announced on Tuesday. Kennedy Kimball was named the 2026 ...

YOUNGSTOWN — During her freshman season at Youngstown State in 2023, there was a time when Kennedy Dean thought she might not be cut out to play Division I softball. A Winfield, W.Va., native, Dean first arrived in Youngstown as a well-regarded hitting prospect from the Mountain State after ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Coming off a regular season Horizon League title in 2024, the Youngstown State softball team stumbled to a 14-39 record and a last-place finish in the conference standings last year. For a program used to success — YSU hadn’t had a losing season since 2019 — the team’s ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Since head coach Mickael Sopel took over the Youngstown State women’s tennis program 2013, he has built the Penguins’ program into a force to be reckoned with. Each year, new players from around the world make their way into the program, while returning players continue to ...

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Youngstown State baseball team is preparing for the home stretch of the 2026 season. The Penguins are preparing for a key series against Northern Kentucky, but head coach Trevor Charpie took time to meet with the Curbstone Coaches during their luncheon on Monday. ...