Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State softball team will hit the road this weekend, traveling to Southwest Minnesota State and the University of Sioux Falls. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. on Saturday versus the Mustangs and 12 p.m. on Sunday against the Cougars.
 
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 weekend with a 9-21 record overall and 1-7 mark in the NSIC
• Northern is hitting .286 with 234 hits, 34 doubles, four triples, 22 homeruns, 116 RBI, and 126 runs scored
• Liv Richardson leads the NSU offense with a .402 average, 39 hits, nine doubles, and 23 RBI
• Alexandria Arndt has a team high six homeruns, as well as 18 runs scored
• The Northern State staff posts a 5.46 ERA through 188.1 innings pitched with 200 strikeouts and a .299 opponent batting average
• Meghan Anderson sits atop the pitching staff with a 4.21 ERA and 145 strikeouts; she holds a 6-9 record this season

 
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE STORYLINES

• The Mustangs hold an 11-20 record overall and 3-5 mark in the NSIC
• SMSU is hitting .299 with 241 hits, 45 doubles, four triples, eight homeruns, 114 RBI, and 130 runs scored
• Bailey Johnson and Jillian Noel lead the team hitting .385 and .366 this season with 15 runs scored apiece
• Johnson holds a team best 37 hits on the year, while Noel and Abby Russell are second on the team with 34
• The SMSU pitching staff posts a 5.81 ERA through 190.1 innings pitched with 128 strikeouts and a .323 opponent batting average
• Shelby Bloemendaal is 6-6 overall with two shutouts, 37 strikeouts, and a .303 opponent average
• Southwest is led by head coach Bailey Bouman in her fourth season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern went 2-3 versus the Mustangs in 2021, splitting a pair of doubleheaders and falling in the NSIC Tournament
• The Wolves are 24-59 all-time against the Mustangs

 
SIOUX FALLS STORYLINES

• The Cougars enter the weekend with a 14-14 record overall and 2-5 mark in the league
• Sioux Falls is hitting .287 with 221 hits, 33 doubles, four triples, 19 homeruns, 115 RBI, and 138 runs scored
• Reese Holzhueter leads the team with a .382 average, while Kyle Madrid is hitting .370 with a team high 34 hits, seven doubles, and five homeruns
• The Cougar staff posts a 4.36 ERA through 179.2 innings pitched with 119 strikeouts and a .310 opponent average
• Hanna Cress leads the team in the circle with seven wins, a 3.63 ERA, and 60 strikeouts
• USF is led by head coach Shannon Pivovar in her fourth season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern went 1-2 against Sioux Falls a season ago, splitting the NSIC doubleheader and falling in the NSIC Tournament
• The Wolves are 10-10 all-time versus the Cougars