Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team will remain at home this weekend for a pair of doubleheaders from the Presentation College Dome. The games were originally scheduled to be played at the Moccasin Creek Softball Complex, but have been moved inside due to the amount of snow remaining on the playing surface. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday versus Winona State and 2 p.m. on Sunday against Upper Iowa.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE WOLVES

• Northern heads into the weekend with a 9-15 record overall and 1-1 mark in the NSIC, after a split with MSU Moorhead earlier this week
• The Wolves are hitting .316 as a team with 214 hits, 117 runs scored, 108 RBI, 30 doubles, and 14 homeruns
• Defensively they have a .955 fielding percentage with 464 putouts, 220 assists, and 32 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 4.80 ERA through 154.2 innings pitched with 73 strikeouts and a .293 opponent batting average
• Rachel Reinke leads the Wolves offense with a .397 average and .618 slugging percentage. The sophomore has six doubles, three homeruns, and 18 runs scored thus far
• Jen Martin is second on the team hitting .372 and leads the Wolves with 29 hits, 20 RBI, and four homeruns
• Andrea Cherney leads the pitchers in her freshman season with a 4-6 record, 3.25 ERA, 33 strikeouts, and .247 opponent batting average

 
ABOUT NO. 22 WINONA STATE

• The Warriors head to Aberdeen with a 17-5 record overall and 2-0 mark in the NSIC
• They are currently ranked No. 22 in the NFCA Top-25 Coaches' Poll
• Winona State is hitting .336 as a team with 205 hits, 113 runs scored, 103 RBI, 28 doubles, 11 homeruns, and two triples
• The Warriors are fielding an impressive .970 on the year with 434 putouts, 153 assists, and 18 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 1.31 ERA through 144.2 innings pitched with 168 strikeouts and a .183 opponent batting average
• Alison Nowak and Lani Van Zyl lead the offense hitting .437 and .426 respectively
• Nowak has 31 hits, 23 RBI, and a .676 slugging percentage, while Van Zyl has 29 hits, 18 RBI, and a .588 slugging percentage
• Jordyn Kleman and Liz Pautz lead the Warriors with eight and five wins respectively
• Pautz holds a team best 0.45 ERA, while Kleman has a 1.53 ERA and team best 77 strikeouts and .162 opponent batting average
• WSU is led by head coach Greg Jones in his 19^th season at the helm of the program

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern fell to No. 7 Winona State 2-1 and 7-3 on the road in 2018
• Courtney Sjerven led the team offensively in the two games with three hits, including a triple and RBI in game one
• The Wolves are 10-53 all-time versus Winona State with their last victory coming in 2016

 
ABOUT UPPER IOWA

• The Peacocks enter the weekend with an 8-9 record overall and 0-2 mark in the NSIC
• Upper Iowa is hitting .285 with 134 hits, 76 runs scored, 69 RBI, 22 doubles, ten homeruns, and two triples
• They hold a .949 fielding percentage with 340 putouts, 125 assists, and 25 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 4.76 ERA through 113.1 innings pitched with 60 strikeouts and a .317 opponent batting average
• Kaylee Frenette leads the team hitting .411 this season with 23 hits and 14 runs scored
• Emily Kisch holds a team best 5-4 record this season, as well as a 3.32 ERA, 32 strikeouts, and .265 opponent batting average
• UIU is led by head coach Amanda Bradberry in her sixth season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves and Peacocks split in 2018, with Northern grabbing the 8-2 game one victory and falling 10-2 in game two
• Jamie Fisher tallied her 21^st win of the season in game one, and led the team going 3-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. On the mound she gave up just four hits and two earned runs, striking out four in the game
• Kennady Thompson also grabbed three hits, including a double, as well as two runs scored and one RBI
• Northern is 10-14 all-time versus Upper Iowa