Aberdeen, S.D. – After splitting with St. Cloud State in their second home series of the season, the Northern State University softball team will continue league play on the road this weekend versus Southwest Minnesota State and the University of Sioux Falls. The Wolves are currently 19-12-1 overall and 4-3-1 in the NSIC.
As a unit, NSU has gone .312 from the plate with 47 doubles, four triples and 20 homeruns. The Wolves have 10 athletes batting above .300 on the year.
Jenna Helgeson continues to lead the offense with an average of .404 and a slugging percentage of .681, as well as a team-high nine doubles. The sophomore went 5-for-6 against the Huskies with a pair of doubles and a walk.
The Northern State pitching staff has held opponents to a batting average of .273 with 2.82 earned runs a game.
Missy Elkins leads the team with nine wins from the mound, followed by
Jamie Fisher who has collected 49 strikeouts in 77.0 innings pitched.
The Wolves will face the Mustangs at 2 and 4 p.m. from Marshall, Minn. on Friday and then travel to Sioux Falls, S.D. to take on the Cougars at 12 and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
About the Southwest Minnesota State
- The Mustangs are currently 13-11 overall and 4-4 in the NSIC, with victories over Sioux Falls, Upper Iowa and Concordia- St. Paul.
- SMSU is batting .279 as a unit with an average of 4.17 runs scored each game.
- Victoria Brooks leads the team with an average of .371 from the plate. Brooks has 26 hits in 70 at bats, including five doubles.
- Alex O'Connor has compiled a record of 6-5 from the mound with an ERA of 2.28.
- In her fourth season as Mustangs' head coach, Jamie Dunn holds an overall record of 61-92-1 with the program. The Mustangs are also assisted by former NSU second baseman, Kelsey Gale.
Last Match-Up
- The Wolves defeated SMSU 6-5 and 8-4 from home in the 2016 season.
- Jamie Fisher and Rachel Albright each connected for two hits in game one.
- Kelsey Gale went 2-for-3 in game two with three RBIs and a stolen base.
About University of Sioux Falls
- The Cougars are 17-16 overall and 4-4 in conference play early in the year.
- As a team, USF is batting .271 with an average of 4.36 runs scored per game.
- Jasmine Raqusi lead the team with nine doubles and 22 RBIs from the plate with a batting average of .327.
- Courtney Matthews has held opponents to 3.62 runs with a team-high 57 strikeouts.
- Kelsey Thompson enters her fourth season as the head coach of the University of Sioux Falls Softball program.
Last Match-Up
