Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team continues NSIC play tomorrow from the Presentation College dome versus Minot State University. First pitch is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. with the double header on tap versus the Beavers.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE WOLVES

• Northern State enters the mid-week match-up with a 15-25 record overall and 7-11 mark in the NSIC, sitting 11^th overall in the league standings with two weeks remaining in the regular season
• NSU tallied their first league sweep of the season versus Southwest Minnesota State on Sunday evening, defeating the Mustangs 5-4 and 4-0
• The Wolves are hitting .307 this season with 343 hits, 168 runs scored, 156 RBI, 47 doubles, and 27 RBI
• Defensively, NSU is fielding .960 this season with 786 putouts, 353 assists, and 48 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 4.49 ERA through 262.0 innings pitched with 141 strikeouts and a .287 opponent batting average
• Kennady Thompson leads the offense hitting .381 this season with 48 hits, six doubles, nine homeruns, and 27 RBI
• Rachel Reinke and Jen Martin follow hitting .370 and .341 respectively, each notching over 40 hits this season
• Makenzie Merritt leads the team in the circle with a 3.91 ERA and 6-3 record this season
• Andrea Cherney has five wins of her own, and leads the pitching staff with 60 strikeouts and a .265 opponent batting average

 
ABOUT MINOT STATE

• The Beavers enter the week with a 21-13 record overall and 10-7 mark in the conference
• Minot State is playing No. 11 Augustana in the second game of a Monday doubleheader, prior to facing the Wolves
• MSU is hitting .328 as a team with 288 hits, 194 runs scored, 44 doubles, 12 triples, 12 homeruns, and 170 RBI
• Defensively, the Beavers are fielding .952 as a team with 610 putouts, 299 assists, and 46 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 4.23 ERA through 203.1 innings pitched with 96 strikeouts and a .307 opponent batting average
• Lauren Cowden and Karlee Coughlin lead the team hitting .415 and .410 respectively this season with a combined 80 hits, 18 doubles, six triples, four homeruns, and 59 RBI
• Laura Mendez leads the team in the circle with a 9-7 record and 3.51 ERA
• MSU is led by second year head coach Dave Kivett

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves and Beavers split earlier this season in non-conference action, with Northern taking game one 10-5 and falling 6-5 in game two
• Andrea Cherney tallied the win for the Wolves
• Jen Martin and Kennady Thompson each went 3-for-5 in the game
• Northern is 14-7 all-time versus Minot State, and 8-2 dating back to the 2015 season