Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team will spend their spring break playing six games versus RMAC opponents in Nebraska and Colorado. The Wolves take to the road for contests versus Chadron State at 12 and 2 p.m. on March 14, CSU Pueblo at 6 and 8 p.m. (CT) on March 15, No. 23 Colorado Mesa at 6 and 8 p.m. (CT) on March 16, and Metro State at 1 and 3 p.m. (CT) on March 17.   
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live video and stat links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the week with a 6-8 record overall
• Northern is hitting .306 as a team with 119 hits, 14 doubles, three triples, ten homeruns, ten stolen bases, 57 RBI, and 62 runs scored
• Six of the Wolves starting nine are hitting above .300 this season
• Liv Richardson leads the starters with a .375 average, 18 hits, and four doubles; she is slugging .521 with nine RBI as well
• Avarie Eagle leads the squad with 12 RBI, three homeruns, and a .581 slugging percentage, while Alexandria Arndt has scored a team best nine runs
• The NSU pitching staff holds a 4.70 ERA through 89.1 innings pitched with 98 strikeouts and a .276 opponent batting average
• Meghan Anderson leads the staff with a 4-4 record, 78 strikeouts, and a .231 opponent average in 51.1 innings of work

 
CHADRON STATE STORYLINES

• The Eagles are 3-15 currently and will face Colorado Christian in a 4-game series over the weekend
• CSC is hitting .267 as a team with 129 hits, 15 doubles, three triples, nine homeruns, 23 stolen bases, 68 RBI, and 70 runs scored
• Five starters are hitting above .300 this season for Chadron State
• Jessie Henchenski and Mackenzi Kroll lead the team hitting .364 and .355 respectively
• Sloane Quijas is second on the team with 16 hits and leads the Eagles with 13 RBI
• The pitching staff posts a 6.19 ERA through 113.0 innings pitched with 78 strikeouts and a .332 opponent batting average
• Kenzie Garner holds two wins on the year and leads the staff with a 3.16 ERA
• Chadron is led by head coach Kaley Ness in her fourth season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves and Eagles last matched up in 2009 with Northern notching a 5-3 victory in Florida
• The win is the lone contest between the two programs

 
CSU-PUEBLO STORYLINES

• The ThunderWolves are 8-3 overall with four games scheduled versus Metro State this weekend
• Pueblo is hitting .339 with 112 hits, 22 doubles, one triple, six homeruns, 27 stolen bases, 71 RBI, and 79 runs scored
• Seven starters are hitting above .300 this season for the ThunderWolves, led by Katelynn Ralston with a .588 average
• Ralston has a team high 20 hits, 16 RBI, 14 runs scored, and seven doubles
• Seaerra Fuentes Arellano is second on the team hitting .407
• The CSU-P pitching staff posts a 3.20 ERA through 76.2 innings pitched with 47 strikeouts and a .297 opponent batting average
• Taylor Strupp leads the staff with a 3-1 record, 1.24 ERA, and .207 opponent average
• Biance Duran entered her first season at the helm in 2021-22

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• This will be the first meeting between the two programs

 
#23 COLORADO MESA STORYLINES

• The Mavericks are 12-4 overall this season with four games scheduled versus Fort Lewis State
• CMU is currently ranked No. 23 in the most recent NFCA Top-25 Poll
• Mesa is hitting .274 as a team with 115 hits, 20 doubles, four triples, 15 homeruns, 25 stolen bases, 68 RBI, and 74 runs scored this season
• Ashley Bradford leads three starters hitting above .300 with a .348 average, 16 hits, and 12 runs scored
• The Maverick pitching staff posts a 1.56 ERA through 108.0 innings pitched with 97 strikeouts and a .194 opponent batting average
• Paige Adiar leads the staff with a 1.04 ERA and 32 strikeouts, holding a 4-1 record overall
• Elli Smith posts a 1.26 ERA with a team best 5-2 record on the year
• Mercedes (Lovato) Bohte enters her second season at the helm of the program in 2021-22

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• This will be the first meeting between the two programs

 
METRO STATE STORYLINES

• The Roadrunners are 9-10 overall with a 4-game series scheduled versus CSU Pueblo on Saturday and Sunday
• MSU Denver is hitting .267 as a team with 132 hits, 24 doubles, five triples, 12 homeruns, 17 stolen bases, 68 RBI, and 77 runs scored
• Hannah DiFabio and Shelby Robb lead the team hitting .351 and .328 on the year with 20 hits a piece
• The Roadrunner staff posts a 4.37 ERA through 125.0 innings pitched with 95 strikeouts and a .292 opponent batting average
• Sarah Norton leads the team in the circle with a 3.68 ERA, 4-3 record, and 40 strikeouts
• Metro State is led by head coach Annie Van Wetzinga in her ninth season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• This will be the first meeting between the two programs