THE GAMES AT A GLANCE

Saturday, April 26 (1 p.m.) vs. Minn. Crookston Location: Aberdeen, S.D.	Saturday, April 26 (3 p.m.) vs. Minn. Crookston Location: Aberdeen, S.D.
Sunday, April 27 (12 p.m.) vs. Bemidji State Location: Aberdeen, S.D.	Sunday, April 27 (2 p.m.) vs. Bemidji State Location: Aberdeen, S.D.

 

FAN INFORMATION & GAME COVERAGE

Live Stats: nsuwolves.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary
Live Video: nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/
Fan Information:

• Saturday is the annual Northern State SAAC It's On Us game in support of domestic violence and abuse; Safe Harbor will be on site sharing information and collecting donations through the SAAC initiative
• Northern State will honor their seniors and alumni at Sunday's contest
  • Northern State will honor their seniors in between contests
  • The Northern State Alumni Association will host a gathering for softball alumni
  • The team store mobile kiosk will be at the game beginning at 11 am

 

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State heads into the final weekend of the season with a 10-35 record overall and 4-20 mark in the Northern Sun
• The Wolves are hitting .269 with 307 hits, 63 doubles, six triples, 25 home runs, 156 RBI, and 166 runs scored this season
• Madi Jones and Aune Boben lead the team hitting .347 and .333 respectively, while Avarie Eagle and Tevan Byant are hitting .314 and .313
• Boben leads NSU with 49 hits, ten doubles, seven home runs, and 32 runs scored
• The pitching staff posts a 6.96 ERA through 264.2 innings pitched with 168 strikeouts and a .376 opponent batting average
• Abby Rux leads the staff with seven wins and 99 strikeouts this season

 

MINNESOTA CROOKSTON STORYLINES

• Crookston enters the weekend with a 20-29 record overall and 8-14 mark in the NSIC
• The Golden Eagles are hitting .245 with 296 hits, 40 doubles, seven triples, four home runs, 125 RBI, and 154 runs scored
• Hannah Trzinski is the lone starter hitting above .300 this season with a .333 average
• In the circle, UMC has a 4.57 ERA through 310.2 innings pitched with 172 strikeouts and a .301 opponent average
• Delaney Penner and Alexia Guilford lead the team with ERAs of 2.81 and 2.86, throwing 11 combined wins
• UMC is led by head coach Ashton Sangster in her first season at the helm

 

THE WOLVES AND GOLDEN EAGLES HISTORY

• The Wolves swept the Golden Eagles on the road last season with game scores of 7-1 and 4-3
• Northern if 44-9-1 all-time against Minnesota Crookston

 

BEMIDJI STATE STORYLINES

• The Beavers head into the weekend with a 19-29 record overall and 6-18 mark in the NSIC
• Bemidji State is hitting .277 with 357 hits, 43 doubles, 11 triples, five home runs, 155 RBI, and 193 runs scored
• Mariah Stevenson leads four hitting above .300 this season with a .335 average
• The pitching staff posts a 4.72 ERA through 309.2 innings pitched with 271 strikeouts and a .294 opponent batting average
• Kennedy Joachim leads the team with a 3.07 ERA, 12 wins, and 145 strikeouts
• BSU is led by head coach Jordan Petersen in her fourth season at the helm

 

THE WOLVES AND BEAVERS HISTORY

• Northern went 3-0 against Bemidji State last season with an 18-9 non-conference win and a league sweep with game scores of 10-3 and 13-4
• The Wolves are 43-35 all-time against the Beavers