Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team is set to open their NSIC slate tomorrow hosting MSU Moorhead from the Presentation College Dome. While the doubleheader will be played in Aberdeen, Northern will be the away team for both contests. First pitch is slated for 11 a.m. between the Wolves and Dragons.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live stats are linked above or on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the heart of their season with a 6-14 record overall
• Northern is hitting .242 as a team with 124 hits, 26 doubles, 12 homeruns, 59 RBI, and 67 runs scored
• Liv Richardson is hitting a team best .333 this season with 15 hits and seven runs scored
• Tevan Bryant, Elly Smith, and Kyra Knudtson round out the Wolves hitting above .300, with Bryant notching a team best 3 homeruns and 12 RBI and Knudtson leadings the team with 16 hits
• The Northern State staff posts a 5.73 ERA through 121.0 innings pitched with 101 strikeouts and a .324 opponent batting average
• Lexi Chase leads the team with three wins in 2023, while Meghan Anderson holds a team best 3.76 ERA and 42 strikeouts

 
MSU MOORHEAD STORYLINES

• The Dragons enter the week with a 12-6 record overall
• MSUM is hitting .327 as a team with 168 hits, 37 doubles, on triple, 15 homeruns, 123 RBI, and 132 runs scored
• Six starters are hitting above .300, led by Annika Norman with a .396 average
• Mack Gallagher is second on the team hitting .383 and leads the Dragons with 23 hits, four homeruns, and 26 RBI
• The Dragon pitching staff posts a 3.62 ERA through 114.0 innings pitched with 70 strikeouts and a .289 opponent batting average
• Reece Dahl leads the staff with a 3.30 ERA and 21 strikeouts, while Evey Evans has throw a team leading 27.2 innings with three wins in 2023
• MSU Moorhead is led by head coach Mike Armitage in his second season at the helm

 
LAST MEETING

• The Dragons swept the Wolves in 2022 with scores of 5-4 and 16-7
• Claire Zyblut led the team in game one, going 2-for-4 with a double, while Liv Richardson led the Wolves in game two, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI
• Northern is 30-52 all-time against MSU Moorhead