Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team announced their weekend schedule changes yesterday evening and will now travel to the campus of Northeastern State. The Wolves are slated to play Northeastern State in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, No. 6 Central Oklahoma in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and Northeastern State in a 12 p.m. match-up on Sunday.  
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live stat and video links for all contest are linked on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com when available

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the weekend with a 6-9 record overall
• Northern is hitting .262 as a team with 107 hits, 23 doubles, 11 homeruns, 53 BRI, and 61 runs scored
• Four starters are hitting above .300 this season led by Elly Smith with a .357 average
• Tevan Bryant is second on the team hitting .353 and leads the Wolves in power, slugging .706 with three homeruns, three doubles, and a team best 11 RBI
• The Wolves pitching staff posts a 4.30 ERA through 96.0 innings pitched with 80 strikeouts and a .290 opponent batting average
• Lexi Chase leads the staff with three wins, while Meghan Anderson has a team low 2.41 ERA and .266 opponent batting average

 
NORTHEASTERN STATE STORYLINES

• The RiverHawks enter the weekend with a 14-8 record on the year
• Northeastern is hitting .279 with 170 hits, 23 doubles, 36 homeruns, 121 RBI, and 126 runs scored
• Savannah Evans leads the team hitting .429 on the year with 24 hits
• Chloe Bohusiavicky is second on the team hitting .353 and leads NSU with 12 homeruns, 26 RBI, and 18 runs scored
• The pitching staff posts a 3.00 ERA through 147.0 innings pitched with 106 strikeouts and a .264 opponent batting average
• Madison Heinle and Evans each have five wins on the year, with Heinle notching a team low 2.55 ERA and .236 opponent average
• The RiverHawks are led by head coach Clay Davis in his 11^th season at the helm

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern State last faced Northeastern State in a 3-2 loss back in 2017
• The Wolves are 2-1 all-time against the RiverHawks

 
#6 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

• The Bronchos enter the weekend with an 18-3 record this season, ranked as the No. 6 team in the NFCA Top-25 Poll
• Central Oklahoma is hitting .326 with 182 hits, 39 doubles, seven triples, 26 homeruns, 145 RBI, and 165 runs scored
• Emily Deramus and Rylee Lemos lead the team hitting .427 and .405 this season, combining for 62 hits, 37 RBI, and 46 runs scored
• The UCO pitching staff posts a 3.65 ERA through 140.0 innings pitched with 83 strikeouts and a .259 opponent average
• Jordyn Pipkin leads the team with a 7-1 record, 2.56 ERA, 30 strikeouts, and .242 opponent batting average
• UCO is led by head coach Cody White in his tenth season at the helm

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern State fell to Central Oklahoma, 6-5 in the lone meeting between the two programs back in 2019