Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University softball team is set for a busy week from Koehler Hall of Fame Field, facing UMary, St. Cloud State, and Minnesota Duluth. The Wolves will now face the Marauders at 1 and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, due to rain in the forecast for Tuesday. NSU will then welcome the Huskies at 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday and the Bulldogs at 12 and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live stat and video links are available above or on the schedule page at nsuwolves.com
• Wednesday is student day at the ballpark with over $300 in Scooter's gift cards given out to NSU students throughout the doubleheader
• Northern State SAAC will sponsor Saturday as the It's on Us game, with the Wolves wearing specialty uniforms
• NSU will honor their seniors on Sunday against the Bulldogs

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the final six home games with a 20-18 record overall and 6-12 mark in the Northern Sun
• NSU is hitting .313 with 343 hits, 70 doubles, nine triples, 11 homeruns, 178 RBI, and 190 runs scored
• Lexi Chase leads the offense with a .383 average, while Claire Zbylut has a team leading 43 hits, nine doubles, four homeruns, and 30 RBI
• The Northern pitching staff boasts a 3.26 ERA through 257.1 innings pitched with 216 strikeouts and a .261 opponent batting average
• Chase is 7-6 on the year and leads the team with a 2.96 ERA, ten complete games, two shutouts, and 79 strikeouts

 
UNIVERISTY OF MARY STORYLINES

• The Marauders head to Aberdeen with a 7-31 record overall and 0-16 mark in the Northern Sun
• UMary is hitting .236 with 214 hits, 41 doubles, five triples, five homeruns, 77 RBI, and 90 runs scored
• Janelle Bergmann leads the offense hitting .337 with 38 hits, including ten doubles, 15 RBI, and ten runs scored
• The Marauder staff holds a 6.34 ERA through 224.0 innings pitched with 76 strikeouts and a .377 opponent batting average
• Arria Johnson leads the staff with four wins and 22 strikeouts, while Hannah Chambers has a team low 5.80 ERA
• The Marauders are led by head coach Amy Schmeckpeper in his first season

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern split with UMary in the spring of 2023
• The Wolves tallied a 2-1 game one victory and fell 4-2 in game two
• NSU is 29-45 all-time against MARY

 
ST. CLOUD STATE STORYLINES

• St. Cloud State enters the week with a 25-19 record overall and 8-10 mark in the Northern Sun
• The Huskies are hitting .257 with 307 hits, 48 doubles, seven triples, 37 homeruns, 185 RBI, and 197 runs scored
• Reese Holzhueter leads the teal hitting .362 with 55 hits, nine doubles, and 43 runs scored, while Maggie Fitzgerald has belted 11 homeruns and 40 RBI in 2024
• The pitching staff posts a 3.48 ERA through 295.2 innings pitched with 170 strikeouts and a .296 opponent batting average
• Justyce Porter and Emma Eickhoff each have ten wins on the year, with Porter adding seven saves a team leading 2.41 ERA
• St. Cloud State is led by head coach Mitch Roberts in his second season at the helm

 
LAST MEETING

• The Huskies and Wolves matched up earlier this year in dome action, with St. Cloud State notching a 3-2 victory
• Northern is 8-38 all-time against St. Cloud

 
MINNESOTA DULUTH STORYLINES

• Minnesota Duluth opens the week with a 30-13 record overall and 11-7 mark in the NSIC
• The Bulldogs are hitting .298 with 360 hits, 64 doubles, seven triples, 24 homeruns, 203 RBI, and 226 runs scored
• Julia Gronholz leads the team hitting .375, followed by Nicole Schmitt hitting .361
• Schmitt has a team leading 48 hits, 15 doubles, five homeruns, and 33 RBI in 2024
• The Bulldog pitching staff boast a 2.64 ERA through 293.1 innings pitched with 270 strikeouts and a .219 opponent batting average
• Lauren Dixon is 16-5 on the year with a 1.70 ERA and 174 strikeouts
• UMD is led by head coach Lynn Anderson in her third season at the helm

 
LAST MEETING

• The Bulldogs swept the Wolves in 2023 with game scores of 5-0 and 5-1
• Northern is 7-58 all-time against Minnesota Duluth