YOUNGSTOWN — The record-breaking offense and revitalized hitting approach that helped carry Youngstown State to the Horizon League regular season title seemed to desert the Penguins at the most inopportune time this week. After dropping into the elimination bracket with their loss Thursday, ...

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 ...