Aberdeen, S.D. – After a 3-1 start to league action, the Northern State University softball team will hit the road for their first midweek games of the season. Northern is set to face St. Cloud State Wednesday, April 4 at 12 and 2 p.m. in St. Cloud. The games were originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, but were pushed back a day due to forecasted snow. 
 
The Wolves enter the doubleheader with a 13-11 record overall and 3-1 mark in the NSIC. Northern his hitting .327 as a team this season with 208 hits, 44 doubles, two triples, 12 homeruns, 115 runs scored, and 108 RBI. Seven of the nine starters are hitting above .300 this season, with Kennady Thompson leading the attack with a .432 average. Thompson has a team leading 32 hits, 19 RBI, and five doubles this season. The Northern pitching staff holds a 4.63 ERA through 155.2 innings pitched with a .284 opponent batting average. Jamie Fisher leads the staff with a 9-6 record overall including three shutout victories and three saves. Fisher holds a 2.88 ERA with 55 strikeouts and a .252 opponent average. Defensively the Wolves are fielding .939 this season with 467 putouts, 222 assists, and 45 errors.
 
About St. Cloud State
- The Huskies enter the match-up with a 19-8 record overall and 5-1 mark in the NSIC
- St. Cloud State is hitting .328 as a team with 240 hits, 164 runs scored, 51 doubles, one triple, 14 homeruns, and 140 RBI
- Maya Keating leads the team hitting .413 with 38 hits and 25 runs scored
- Morgan Emmans is hitting .346 and leads the Huskies with six homeruns and 36 RBI
- Defensively, SCSU is fielding .966 in 2018 with 526 putouts, 208 assists, and 26 errors
- The pitching staff holds a 3.31 ERA through 175.1 innings pitched with 102 strikeouts and a .286 opponent batting average
- Kylie Thomsen leads the staff with an 11-3 record overall, while Kate Kopeck is 8-4 on the season with a team high 63 strikeout
- SCSU is led by head coach Paula U'Ren in her 21^st season at the helm, holding a career record of 647-448
 
A Season Ago
- The Wolves went 1-2 against the Huskies in 2017, splitting the conference doubleheader and falling 7-6 in the NSIC Tournament
- Jenna Helgeson led the team in league action going 5-for-6 with a run scored and an RBI from Moccasin Creek Complex
- Helgeson, Thompson, and Fisher each tallied two hits in the conference tournament loss, with Thompson and Fisher both notching a double
- Northern is 6-28 all-time against St. Cloud State