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Live Video Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team will continue their home stand this weekend versus Augustana College and Wayne State. The Wolves will faceoff with the Vikings, Friday at 1 and 3 p.m., and with the Wildcats, Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., from Moccasin Creek Complex. Northern is 18-11 overall this season, and 5-1 in Northern Sun Conference play.
The Wolves are coming off a mid-week split with St. Cloud State. NSU fell in game on 0-3 before coming back to take game two, 9-0, in five innings of play. Senior
Kami Smesmo tallied her 12
th win and third shutout of the season versus the Huskies.
Brittney Lash led NSU in the win, going 2-for-3 from the plate with three RBI and a double.
Rachel Albright is leading the team in average with a .325 mark on the year.
Eryn Yancy sits atop the Wolves offense in hits (28), doubles (9), homeruns (7), RBI (22), and slugging percentage (.659). Albright and junior
Kelsey Gale are second on the team with 26 hits apiece. Northern is hitting .271 as a team, with 203 hits. Smesmo is leading the NSU staff with 12 wins and a 2.67 ERA. In 110.0 innings pitched, the senior has tallied 65 strikeouts.
Missy Elkins is second on the team with five wins and a 4.10 ERA.
About the Vikings The No. 18 Vikings are 27-5 on the year and a perfect 8-0 in NSIC games. The powerful Augie offense is led by Sarah Kennedy with a .514 average and 55 hits this season. Caitlin Nichol and Jenelle Trautmann are also hitting about .400 at .480 and .460 respectively. Trautmann is leading the team with 15 homeruns and a slugging percentage of 1.034. Trautmann is also a defensive leader for Augustana with a 16-1 record on the mound and 2.43 ERA. She has tallied 152 strikeouts in 112.1 innings pitched. Augie is hitting .332 on the year, while holding their opponents to a .240 average. The squad has tallied seven mercy rule victories this season and two in conference play.
About the Wildcats Wayne State is 17-11 on the year and 3-5 in conference play. Lexie Loos is leading the Wildcat offense with a .451 average and 46 hits on the year. Jordan King and Kaiti Williams have each tallied a team leading 21 RBI, while Sam O'Brien leads the team with three homeruns. WSC has six players hitting above .300 this season, with a team average of .309 in 28 games played. The Wildcat pitching staff holds an ERA of 3.43. Kelscie Bormann has tallied nine wins and one shutout in 98.1 innings pitched. The Wayne ace has tallied 106 of the teams 184 strikeouts.
