Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team will open NSIC action tomorrow in Aberdeen versus MSU Moorhead. The game will be held at the Presentation College dome with a doubleheader beginning at 7:30 p.m., due to a snow covered field at Moccasin Creek Softball Complex.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE WOLVES

• Northern State opens NSIC play with an 8-14 record overall, looking to break a 5-game slide
• The Wolves are hitting .322 as a team with 200 hits, 111 runs scored, 102 RBI, 29 doubles, and 13 homeruns
• Defensively they hold a .952 fielding percentage with 419 putouts, 201 assists, and 31 errors
• The NSU pitching staff posts a 4.96 ERA through 139.2 innings pitched with 66 strikeouts and a .299 opponent batting average
• Jamie Fisher leads the Wolves offense, hitting .404 this season with 23 hits
• Rachel Reinke and Jen Martin have each recorded a team best 25 hits, with .397 and .352 averages respectively
• Martin leads the team with four homeruns and 19 RBI
• Andrea Cherney and Makenzie Merritt each have three wins in the circle, with Cherney notching a team best 3.57 ERA
• The freshman also leads the staff with 29 strikeouts and a .259 opponent batting average

 
ABOUT MSU MOORHEAD

• The Dragons enter conference action with a 6-11 record overall and a 4-game win streak to close out their spring break trip
• MSUM is hitting .263 as a team with 119 hits, 71 runs scored, 62 RBI, 33 doubles, one triple, and nine homeruns
• They hold a .943 fielding percentage with 336 putouts, 127 assists, and 28 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 4.94 ERA through 112.0 innings pitched with 50 strikeouts and a .296 opponent batting average
• Elizabeth Johnson leads the Dragon starters hitting .323, while Samantha Gjerde has tallied a team leading 18 hits
• Becky Berth holds a team best 4-6 record with a 3.05 ERA and three saves
• Berth has recorded 40 strikeouts through 85.0 innings pitched and has a .249 opponent batting average
• MSUM is led by head coach Amanda Reckamp in her first season with the program

 
LAST SEASON

• The Wolves swept the Dragons in 2018 with scores of 6-0 and 12-1
• Courtney Sjerven led the team in the game one victory, going 3-for-4 with two doubles
• Jamie Fisher grabbed the win on the mound, holding the Dragons scoreless with six strikeouts
• Fisher was the offensive leader in game two, going 4-for-4 with three RBI, one run scored, and a double
• Makenzie Merritt tallied the win, giving up just one earned run with three strikeouts
• Northern is 21-45 all-time versus MSU Moorhead