Aberdeen, S.D. – Due to forecast rain in the region, the Northern State University softball team has altered their weekend series with Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul.
 
NSU will now face the Mavericks of Minnesota State at 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. on Friday and the Golden Bears of Concordia-St. Paul at 12 and 2 p.m. on Sunday. The Wolves currently sit in 12^thoverall in the NSIC standings two games behind UMary and Southwest Minnesota State who are tied in tenth.
 

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Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team closes out the regular season this week versus St. Cloud State, Minnesota State, and Concordia-St. Paul. The Wolves will face the Huskies at 2 and 4 p.m. from Manor Park before hitting the road this weekend. NSU will match-up with the Mavericks on Saturday and the Golden Bears on Sunday with game times set for 1 and 3 p.m. each day.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE WOLVES

• Northern State enters the final week of the regular season with a 18-28 record overall and 10-14 mark in the NSIC
• The Wolves sit tied in 11^th place in the league standings
• NSU is hitting .316 as a team with 406 hits, 200 runs scored, 187 RBI, 53 doubles, and 31 home runs
• They are fielding at a .955 clip with 903 putouts, 402 assists, and 61 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 4.81 ERA through 301.0 innings pitched with 158 strikeouts and a .297 opponent batting average
• Kennady Thompson leads the team hitting .401 this season with 55 hits, 31 RBI, ten home runs, and a .664 slugging percentage
• Rachel Reinke is second on the team hitting .369, but leads the Wolves with 30 runs scored and nine doubles
• Makenzie Merritt has a team high seven wins in the circle, while Andrea Cherney leads the staff with a 4.47 ERA and 64 strikeouts

 
ABOUT THE HUSKIES

• St. Cloud State enters the week with a 34-14 record overall and 17-8 mark in the NSIC
• The Huskies are hitting .339 as a team with 437 hits, 316 runs scored, 278 RBI, 65 doubles, 14 triples, and 42 home runs
• Defensively they have a .966 fielding percentage with 923 putouts, 282 assists, and 42 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 2.57 ERA through 307.2 innings pitched with 216 strikeouts and a .250 opponent batting average
• Jasmin Estrada leads the offense hitting .420 this season, followed by Maya Keating who is hitting .401
• Estrada has 63 hits, 52 RBI, 14 doubles, nine home runs, and a .733 slugging percentage
• Kate Kopeck leads the staff with a 14-6 record this season, as well as 122 strikeouts
• St. Cloud State is led by head coach Paula U'Ren in her 22^nd season with the program

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves swept the Huskies with game scores of 6-2 and 9-3 in 2018
• Northern is 8-29 all-time versus St. Cloud State

 
ABOUT THE MAVERICKS

• Minnesota State enters the week with a 29-17 record overall and 14-10 mark in the league
• The Mavericks are hitting .304 with 388 hits, 223 runs scored, 62 doubles, 11 triples, 23 home runs, and 192 RBI
• They are fielding at a .955 clip with 921 putouts, 325 assists, and 59 errors
• The pitching staff holds a 2.62 ERA through 307.0 innings pitched with 266 strikeouts and a .252 opponent batting average
• Amber Kral leads the offense hitting .369 with 45 hits, nine doubles, and 24 RBI
• Cori Kennedy is second on the team hitting .367 with 51 hits, 22 runs scored, and 23 RBI
• Mackenzie Ward leads MSU in the circle with a 15-11 record, 1.94 ERA, and 197 strikeouts
• Minnesota State is led by head coach Lori Meyer in her 35^th season with the program

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves swept the Mavericks 4-1 and 1-0 in 2018 at home
• Northern is 9-18 all-time versus Minnesota State

 
ABOUT THE GOLDEN BEARS

• Concordia-St. Paul enters the week with a 26-18 record overall and 13-11 mark in the NSIC
• The Golden Bears are hitting .310 with 384 hits, 234 runs scored, 208 RBI, 65 doubles, nine triples, and 27 home runs
• They are fielding .963 this season with 880 putouts, 314 assists, and 46 errors
• The pitching staff posts a 3.27 ERA through 293.1 innings pitched with 217 strikeouts and a .288 opponent batting average
• Carlie Hart and Justine Schattner lead the offense hitting .413 and .404 on the year with 64 and 59 hits respectively
• Hart has a team high 49 runs scored, while Schattner leads CS with ten doubles and 38 RBI
• Samantha Sullivan leads the staff with ten wins, while Kali Keastner and Aryka Knoche each have eight
• Kaestner leads the team with a 3.07 ERA, while Sullivan has a team high 93 strikeouts
• CSP is led by head coach Bob Bartel in his 15^th season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves split with the Golden Bears winning 4-3 and falling 3-0 last season
• Northern is 9-32 all-time versus Concordia-St. Paul