Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team heads south this weekend for their first outdoor games of the 2020 campaign. The Wolves will face Missouri S&T, Missouri Southern, and Missouri Western from Joplin this Friday through Sunday. Game times are set for 2 and 4 p.m. on Friday versus the Miners, 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday against the Lions, and 9 and 11 a.m. on Sunday versus the Griffons.
QUICK HITS ON THE WOLVES
- Northern is off to their best start in program history, boasting an 8-0 record on the year
- The Wolves are hitting .336 with 76 hits, 13 doubles, two triples, eight homeruns, 55 RBI, and 63 runs scored
- Rachel Reinke and Emma Terveer are each hitting .500 this season, with Reinke notching a team high 14 hits and 14 runs scored
- Jen Martin and Kennady Thompson lead the team with 14 and 11 RBI respectively, while Thompson has blasted a team best three homeruns
- The NSU pitching staff posts a 2.11 ERA through 53.0 innings pitched with 48 strikeouts and a .232 opponent batting average
- Meghan Anderson leads the staff with a 0.90 ERA and 5-0 record; she has 32 strikeouts on the year and a .188 opponent batting average
ABOUT MISSOURI S&T
- The Miners hold a 3-5 record overall this season
- Missouri S&T is hitting .237 on the year, recording 47 hits, five doubles, three triples, one homerun, 19 RBI, and 23 runs scored
- Abby Klein leads the team hitting .591 with 13 hits and five runs scored; she has also recorded a team high six stolen bases
- The Miner pitching staff posts a 4.53 ERA through 51.0 innings pitched with 24 strikeouts and a .287 opponent batting average
- Olivia Walter has a 2-3 record on the year, throwing 25.0 innings with a 3.64 ERA and 14 strikeouts
- Missouri S&T is led by head coach Cathy Monroe in her fourth season with the program
LAST MEETING
- Northern is 0-1 all-time versus Missouri S&T with the two teams meeting last in 2005
- The Miners took the game with a score of 9-0
ABOUT MISSOURI SOUTHERN
- The Lions enter the weekend with a 6-5 record overall
- MSSU is hitting .315 this season with 97 hits, 19 doubles, seven triples, three homeruns, 58 RBI, and 68 runs scored
- Makaila Leonhart and Emily Harris lead the team hitting .444 and .407 respectively, with Leonhart notching a team high 16 hits, 14 runs scored, nine RBI, and two homeruns
- The pitching staff posts a 4.67 ERA through 69.0 innings pitched with 27 strikeouts and a .252 opponent batting average
- Abby Atkin holds a 3-2 record on the year, throwing 36.0 innings with a 3.31 ERA and 14 strikeouts
- Missouri Southern is led by head coach Hallie Blackney in her second season with the program
LAST MEETING
ABOUT MISSOURI WESTERN
- The Griffons enter the weekend with a 3-7 record overall
- MWSU is hitting .259 as a team with 72 hits, 23 doubles, one triple, two homeruns, 35 RBI, and 37 runs scored
- Rachel Stewart leads the squad hitting .345 with ten hits, five runs scored, and three doubles
- Emma Hoffart is slugging a team high .529 on the year with four doubles and one homerun
- The Missouri Western staff holds a 3.15 ERA through 71.0 innings pitched with 33 strikeouts and a .257 opponent batting average
- Kelly Uthe leads the team with a 2.50 ERA and 2-4 record, serving up 16 strikeouts in 33.2 innings pitched
- MWSU is led by head coach Jen Bagley Trotter in her 18th season at the helm
LAST MEETING
- The Wolves fell 6-4 versus the Griffons a season ago
- Sara Bendt led the Wolves offense going 2-for-3 with two RBI
- Northern is 2-6 all-time versus Missouri Western State
