Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team welcomes No. 17 Augustana and Wayne State to town for Senior Weekend. The Wolves will face off against the Vikings and Wildcats at 12 and 2 p.m. each day from the field at Manor Park, located off 12^th Avenue NE in Aberdeen.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE WOLVES

• Northern State enters the weekend with a 17-25 record overall and 9-11 mark in the NSIC, sitting tied for tenth in the league standings
• The Wolves are hitting .317 as a team with 374 hits, 184 runs scored, 49 doubles, 289 home runs and 172 RBI
• They have a .958 fielding percentage with 828 putouts, 374 assists, and 53 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 4.51 ERA through 276.0 innings pitched with 145 strikeouts and a .287 opponent batting average
• Kennady Thompson leads the Wolves offense with a .395 average, .651 slugging percentage, 51 hits, 29 RBI, and nine home runs
• Rachel Reinke is second on the team with a .378 average, 48 hits, 24 RBI, and seven home runs, and leads the Wolves with 27 runs scored and nine doubles
• Makenzie Merritt leads the team with seven wins, while Andrea Cherney and Jamie Fisher each have five
• Merritt posts a team low 3.96 ERA and Cherney leads the staff with 61 strikeouts and a .266 opponent average

 
ABOUT NO. 17 AUGUSTANA

• The Vikings enter the weekend with a 38-7 record overall and 18-2 mark in the NSIC, falling to only Winona State in conference action
• Augie is hitting .347 with 435 hits, 326 runs scored, 86 doubles, 18 triples, 48 home runs, and 299 RBI
• Currently 11 rosters players are hitting above .300 this season for Augustana
• Defensively they hold a .966 fielding percentage with 867 putouts, 311 assists, and 41 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 1.81 ERA through 290.0 innings pitched with 280 strikeouts and a .198 opponent batting average
• Kara McDougall leads the team hitting .500 this season
• Maggie Kadrlik is second on the team hitting .386 with a team high 41 RBI
• Mary Pardo leads the Vikings with 54 hits
• Olivia Wolters leads all three pitchers who are below a 2.00 ERA with a 1.41 mark
• Ashley Mickschl posts a 18-4 record overall with 120 strikeouts and a .196 opponent batting average
• Amber Elliott adds 13 wins of her own, as well as 100 strikeouts
• Augustana is led by head coach Gretta Melsted in her 13^th season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves went 1-2 a season ago versus the Vikings, winning 3-2 and falling 1-0 in NSIC play, and falling 7-3 in the NSIC Tournament
• Northern is 3-26 all-time versus Augustana with their three wins coming in 2012, 2013, and 2018

 
ABOUT WAYNE STATE

• The Wildcats enter the weekend with a 10-27 record overall and 1-19 mark in the NSIC
• WSC is hitting .276 as a team with 261 hits, 132 runs scored, 31 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs, and 121 RBI
• They have struggled defensively with a .939 fielding percentage, notching 680 putouts, 321 assists, and 65 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 5.84 ERA through 226.2 innings pitched with 95 strikeouts and a .327 opponent batting average
• Taylor Menard leads the offense hitting .338 this season, followed by Emily Chandler hitting .323
• Chandler leads the team with 32 hits, 19 runs scored, seven home runs, and 29 RBI
• Makenna Adkinson is the team's ace with a 6-11 record this season, as well as a team best 4.77 ERA, 49 strikeouts, and .298 opponent batting average
• Wayne State is led by head coach Shelli Manson in her fifth season with the program

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The two team's did not face off in 2018 due to a weather game cancellation
• The Wolves swept the Wildcats 9-8 and 10-2 back in 2017
• Northern is 7-37 all-time versus Wayne State