april rita

[Softball Portal @SoftballPortal]

🌀 Portal Entries Drake 🔵
Pearson Hall ➡️Iowa
Ava Curry
Lili Gonzalez
Frankie Rita

[Frankie Rita @frankierita24]

Here are some third base highlights from my time at Drake University!

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[Frankie Rita @frankierita24]

Here are some shortstop highlights from my time at Drake University!

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[Frankie Rita @frankierita24]

Here are some second base highlights from my time at Drake University!

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[Frankie Rita @frankierita24]

Here are some first base and catching highlights!

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[Frankie Rita @frankierita24]

Here are some hitting highlights from my time at Drake University!

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[Softball Portal @SoftballPortal]

🚨Transfer D1 Utility🚨

[april rita @AAprylz]

@avacurry_2024 @SoftballPortal An amazing athlete and human. True asset for any team! Cant wait to see where you land.

[Ava Curry @avacurry_2024]

Extremely blessed for my 2 years at Drake, I loved my teammates and made lifelong friends. That being said I will be enter the transfer portal. Excited for what the future holds!

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MVC 2025 2nd team all conference:
.370 batting average
.490 on base %
OF/UTL
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[Frankie Rita @frankierita24]

So incredibly blessed and grateful for the opportunities Drake has given me for the past 3 years. I’ve met some of the most incredible people and mentors. With that being said, I will be entering the transfer portal with 1 year of eligibility!

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[Patrick Gardner @paddyg2215]

Highlights from Northwoods League outing VS Richmond

6’4 Left-Handed Portal Arm

[Patrick Gardner @paddyg2215]

I’m grateful for my time at Ball State University, but I will be entering the transfer portal with 1 year of eligibility remaining.

6’4 LHP
3.787 GPA
FB 85-88
FC 81-84
CH 80-83
SL 76-79

JUCO Stats at Heartland:
107.1 IP
108 K
40 BB
2.73 ERA (2025)
1.10 WHIP (2025)
.204 BAA (2025)
6-0 Record (2025)

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[Patrick Gardner @paddyg2215]

I’m grateful for my time at Ball State University, but I will be entering the transfer portal with 1 year of eligibility remaining.

6’4 LHP
3.787 GPA

JUCO Stats at Heartland:
107.1 IP
108 K
40 BB
2.73 ERA (2025)
1.10 WHIP (2025)
.204 BAA (2025)
6-0 Record (2025)

630-750-1840

[Drake Softball @DrakeSoftball]

Five Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team

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[Drake Softball @DrakeSoftball]

Softball Sees Five Named to CSC Academic All-District Team

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[Drake Softball @DrakeSoftball]

𝗖𝗦𝗖 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗹𝗹-𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 🤩

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[Drake Softball @DrakeSoftball]

📚 𝓜𝓥𝓒 𝓢𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓻-𝓐𝓽𝓱𝓵𝓮𝓽𝓮📚

Congrats to Frankie Rita on her work on the diamond and in the classroom!

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[Drake Softball @DrakeSoftball]

T6 l Drake 8, UNI 3

Frankie makes it five long balls on the day and now Drake leads by five!

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[Drake Softball @DrakeSoftball]

𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐃𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐍

Rita l 2-2, 3 R, 2B, 2 BB
Kindelspire l 3-4, 3 R, HR, 2 RBI
Aragon l 1-4, R, 3 RBI
Olejniczak l 1-1, R, HR, 3 RBI
Driscoll l W, 2.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K

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[Drake Softball @DrakeSoftball]

B5 l Drake 7, SIU 6

Lydia Olejniczak in the clutch with a pinch-hit three-run blast!

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