Photo by: Jade Hewitt/Athletes Unlimited
Mauga, Pendley Go Head-To-Head On Saturday
September 18, 2020 | Softball
Mauga enters the weekend ranked sixth on the leaderboard with 1,080 points
CHICAGO – Only two weeks remain in the Athletes Unlimited softball season for Katiyana Mauga and Nicole Pendley. Pendley will spend this week with Team Hayward, while Mauga returns to Team Osterman for the second straight week.
The pair, who both were on Mississippi State's staff in 2020, open the weekend going head-to-head on Saturday. The game will be available on ESPN3 at 2:30 p.m. CT.
On Sunday, Pendley again opens the day at noon. Mauga's game will follow at 3 p.m. Both contests will be broadcast on ESPN2.
Pendley will play again on ESPN3 on Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. Mauga takes the Monday night showcase on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m.
Athletes Unlimited is the newest professional softball league, but the organization does not feature traditional teams. Instead, 56 athletes – 17 of whom played in the SEC –are drafted to one of four new teams each week. Following the final game of each week, the top four athletes are named captains for the next week's draft.
Captains are selected by virtue of a unique individual scoring system that mimics most fantasy league scoring systems. Players earn or lose points as individuals based on their statistics along with an additional 10 points for every inning their team wins and 50 points for every game their team wins. Additionally, 60 points are available to the athlete who finishes first in MVP voting by the players following each game. The second and third place vote getters receive 40 and 20 points, respectively.
Points also translate to dollars at the end of the season, and each athlete has chosen a charity to receive a donation equal to 50 percent of their season bonus through the Athletes Causes program powered by Give Lively. Pendley is playing for the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, and Mauga's play benefits Black Girls Code.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
Sunday, Sept. 20 vs. Team Warren (Purple) at 3 p.m. on ESPN2
Monday, Sept. 21 vs. Team Reed (Orange) at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
Sunday, Sept. 20 vs. Team Reed (Orange) at 12 p.m. on ESPN2
Monday, Sept. 21 vs. Team Warren (Purple) at 3 p.m. on ESPN3
The pair, who both were on Mississippi State's staff in 2020, open the weekend going head-to-head on Saturday. The game will be available on ESPN3 at 2:30 p.m. CT.
On Sunday, Pendley again opens the day at noon. Mauga's game will follow at 3 p.m. Both contests will be broadcast on ESPN2.
Pendley will play again on ESPN3 on Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. Mauga takes the Monday night showcase on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m.
Athletes Unlimited is the newest professional softball league, but the organization does not feature traditional teams. Instead, 56 athletes – 17 of whom played in the SEC –are drafted to one of four new teams each week. Following the final game of each week, the top four athletes are named captains for the next week's draft.
Captains are selected by virtue of a unique individual scoring system that mimics most fantasy league scoring systems. Players earn or lose points as individuals based on their statistics along with an additional 10 points for every inning their team wins and 50 points for every game their team wins. Additionally, 60 points are available to the athlete who finishes first in MVP voting by the players following each game. The second and third place vote getters receive 40 and 20 points, respectively.
Points also translate to dollars at the end of the season, and each athlete has chosen a charity to receive a donation equal to 50 percent of their season bonus through the Athletes Causes program powered by Give Lively. Pendley is playing for the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, and Mauga's play benefits Black Girls Code.
For more information on the Bulldog softball program, follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching "HailStateSB."
Katiyana Mauga's Week 3 Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 19 vs. Team Hayward (Blue) at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN3Sunday, Sept. 20 vs. Team Warren (Purple) at 3 p.m. on ESPN2
Monday, Sept. 21 vs. Team Reed (Orange) at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
Nicole Pendley's Week 2 Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 19 vs. Team Osterman (Yellow) at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN3Sunday, Sept. 20 vs. Team Reed (Orange) at 12 p.m. on ESPN2
Monday, Sept. 21 vs. Team Warren (Purple) at 3 p.m. on ESPN3
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