For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Softball Players of the Week
NSIC Player of the Week
#20 Jess Meidl
(OF, Jr., L/R, Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville North)
Minnesota State
- Helped MSU to a 4-0 start with wins over CSP, Viterbo, Nebraska Kearny and UW-Parkside
- Hit a team-high .750 going 9-for-12 with a 1.250 slugging percentage
- Posted seven RBI while adding three doubles over the weekend
- Scored six runs including one homerun
- Recorded a career-best five RBI in  Viterbo 12-0 win over Viterbo

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#10 Libby Bemis
(RHP, Jr., R/R, Osceola, Iowa / Clarke Community HS)
Minnesota State
- Picked up a pair of wins in two complete game shutouts over Viterbo and Nebraska Kearney
- Pitched a team-high 12 innings while giving up zero runs while striking out 19 batters
- Allowed only four hits in the two appearances
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 7-6 vs. CSP W 13-0 vs. Viterbo W 4-1 vs. Nebraska-Kearney W 12-2 vs. Nebraska-Kearney	5-4, 0-0 NSIC	W4	4th Overall
Team Notes
- Augustana went 4-0 at the Kelly Laas Memorial Softball Invite last weekend to improve to 5-4 on the season - The Vikings opened the weekend with a 7-6 win in extra innings over Concordia-St. Paul - Augustana won by the international tiebreaker rule after starting out with a runner on second in the top of the eighth - Abby Chandler scored the game-winning run on a passed ball and the Vikings held off the Golden Bears in the bottom of the eighth - Later that day, Augustana scored a season-high 13 runs in a 13-0 win in five innings over Viterbo - Augustana then played two games against Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday, earning a sweep of the Lopers to finish 4-0 on the weekend - The Vikings won the opener 4-1 before picking up a 12-2 win in six innings in game two - Augustana scored 36 runs while allowing just nine on the weekend - The Vikings hit 14 doubles as a team and batted .380
Top Performer(s)
- Sarah Kennedy batted .583 on the weekend with seven hits in 12 at-bats - Kennedy picked up five doubles and a home run while driving in five runs and scoring seven - She compiled a 1.250 slugging percentage and a .667 on-base percentage - The five doubles gave Kennedy 50 for her career, which ranks seventh all-time at Augustana - Kennedy was 2 for 5 with two doubles and an RBI against Concordia-St. Paul on Friday - She followed that by going 2 for 2 with a double and three runs scored against Viterbo - In the doubleheader against UNK, Kennedy was 2 for 3 with a double, a home run and three RBI - Maggie Kadrlik batted .556 with two doubles and a triple on the weekend - Kadrlik drove in four runs and scored six compiling a .714 on-base percentage - Lexy Pederson picked up a pair of wins in one start and two appearances - Pederson compiled a 0.00 ERA in 10 innings pitched. She struck out nine batters and allowed just one unearned run - Olivia Wolters posted a 2-0 record in the circle in four appearances - Wolters combined for one shutout and earned her second save of the season - She struck out six batters in eight innings of work
Up Next
Feb. 10-11 – Kelly Laas Memorial Softball Invite – St. Cloud, Minn.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Starters Returning/Lost	Letter winners Returning	2016 Standings
Idle	8 / 1	12	8th Overall
First game(s)
Monday, Feb. 27 vs. Minnesota Crookston – 3 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 0-10 (5) vs MSU L 6-7 (8) vs Augie W 10-1 (5) vs Viterbo L 5-6 (9) vs USF	1-3, 0-0 NSIC	L1	12th Overall
Team Notes
- Only recorded two hits in loss to Minnesota State - Scored six runs in second inning against Augustana thanks to a 2-run home run by Haley Carlson and 3-run home run by Justine Schattner - Tallied six runs in the first and four runs in the third inning against Viterbo. Six of the runs scored came off of RBI singles. - Responded to a three run deficit in the bottom of the eighth against USF by scoring three of their own and forcing a ninth inning, but stranded the bases load in the bottom of the ninth down by one
Top Performer(s)
- Justine Schattner went 8-10 (.800) at the plate in the four games with a pair of doubles, one home run and six RBI. Finished with a 1.300 slugging percentage and a .857 on-base percentage and one stolen base. Went a perfect 2-2 and 4-4 against Viterbo and Sioux Falls, respectively
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 17 vs Rockhurst University (UAM 8 State Classic in Arkansas) – 9 am Friday, Feb. 17 vs Arkansas-Monticello (UAM 8 State Classic in Arkansas) – 11 am Saturday, Feb. 18 vs Rogers State (Okla.) (UAM 8 State Classic in Arkansas) – 9 am Saturday, Feb. 18 vs Northeastern Oklahoma (UAM 8 State Classic in Arkansas) – 1 pm Sunday, Feb. 19 vs Drury University (UAM 8 State Classic in Arkansas) – 9 am Sunday, Feb. 19 vs Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) (UAM 8 State Classic in Arkansas) – 1 pm

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Idle	0-5, 0-0 NSIC	L5	13th Overall
Up Next
Feb. 17-19  at the Cactus Classic in Tucson, Ariz.

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 16-0 vs NSU L 4-1 vs VCSU L 10-3 vs Jamestown W 4-3 Dakota Wesleyan	1-3, 0-0 NSIC	W1	16th
- The Golden Eagles picked up their first win of the season with a 4-3 victory over Dakota Wesleyan - The Golden Eagles scored eight runs had six doubles, one triple and eight RBI’s on the weekend - UMC won in extra innings over Dakota Wesleyan when Maycee Trujillo grounded out and Victoria Bayliss crossed the plate - Gabriel Antolak would knot up the game 3-3 with a two-run triple in the sixth against Dakota Wesleyan, plating Bayless and Jenna Boardman
Top Performer(s)
- Maggie Morales hit .429 with three doubles last weekend - Jozie Garner batted .364 with one run scored and one RBI - Gabriel Antolak hit .333 with 2 RBI’s, two doubles and one triple - Bailey Braatz was 1-1 with a 3.07 ERA in 13.2 innings pitched
Up Next
Thursday, Feb. 16 – vs. Minot State Thurs., Feb. 16 – vs. MSU Moorhead Fri., Feb. 17 – vs. Black Hills State Fri., Feb. 17 – vs. MSU Moorhead

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Starters Returning/Lost	Letter winners Returning	2016 Standings
Idle	5 / 4	8	t-2nd Overall
First game(s)
Friday, Feb. 17 vs. Nebraska-Kearney – 9 a.m.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 9-0 vs. Concordia-St. Paul W 12-0 vs. Viterbo W 2-0 vs. Nebraska-Kearney W 12-3 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside	4-0, 0-0 NSIC	W4	1st  Overall
Team Notes
- Swept Concordia-St. Paul, 9-0, and Viterbo, 12-0, to open the season - Started the season 4-0 after downing Nebraska-Kearney and Wisconsin-Parkside - Allowed only three runs in four games over the weekend - Scored a season-high 12 runs against Viterbo and Wisconsin-Parkside
Top Performer(s)
- Jess Meidl hit a team-high .750 over the weekend including nine hits, seven RBI, three doubles, and scored six runs including one homerun. She also stole one base - Amber Kral hit .545 over the weekend including six hits, four RBI, with one double and one triple. She also notched a team-best two home runs while scoring five runs - Libby Bemis pitched a team-high 12 innings while earning two wins and giving up zero runs. She struck out a team-leading 19 batters and gave up only four hits in four games
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 17, vs. Harding at the UAM 8-State Classic in Bentonville, Ark. – 9 a.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Starters Returning/Lost	Letter winners Returning	2016 Standings
Idle	6 (+ DH) / 3	11	13th Overall
First game(s)
Feb. 18 vs. Black Hills State in Minot, ND as part of MSU Dome Tournament

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Idle	1-4, 0-0 NSIC	L4	14th Overall
Up Next
Thursday & Friday, Feb. 16 & 17 at Minot State Invite in Aberdeen, S.D.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 6-2 vs. SMSU W 16-0 vs. UMC W 10-2 vs. DSU W 1-0 vs. VCSU	3-1, 0-0 NSIC	W3	9th Overall
Team Notes
- Averaged 7.25 runs per game on the weekend while batting .391 as a team - Held opponents to a batting average of .209 and 2.0 runs per game - Hit six homeruns and six doubles, while nabbing seven stolen bases
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Madison Rutter leads the team with six hits, currently batting .500 with four RBI - Jenna Helgeson recorded five hits on the weekend with one homerun and five RBI - Jamie Fisher earned two complete shutout games for the Wolves with 11 strikeouts
Up Next
Friday, March 3rd in Clermont, Fla. at 8:00 am – NTC Games

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-5 vs CSP W 3-1 vs Viterbo W 7-3 vs UNK W 3-1 vs UW-Parkside	6-3, 0-0 NSIC	W4	5th Overall
Team Notes
- Head coach Kelsey Thompson won 100th career game as she led USF to 4-0 record at the Kelly Lass Memorial Invite - Swept first day with 3-1 win over Viterbo and 6-5 extra-inning victory over Concordia-St. Paul - Kerrigan Hoshaw hit two-run homerun against CSP in extra innings - Cruised to two victories on day two of the tournament, defeating Nebraska-Kearney, 7-3, and Wisconsin-Parkside, 3-1
Top Performer(s)
- Kerrigan Hoshaw went 3-for-5 at the plate with a homerun and four RBI - Sydney Nieveen batted .364 with two doubles and a homerun and posted OPS of 1.351 with three walks and a hit by pitch - Courtney Mathews posted a 0.64 ERA with 14.0 innings pitched and just one earned run - Kerrigan Hoshaw went 2-0 in the circle with a 1.00 ERA in nine innings pitched with seven strikeouts
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 24 vs Emporia State – 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-2 vs. NSU W 2-1 vs. VCSU W 8-0 vs. DWU W 8-6 vs. UJ	4-0, 0-0 NSIC	W4	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- Opened the 2017 season with a perfect 4-0 record at the Presentation College Dome Tournament in Aberdeen, S.D. - The Mustangs defeated Valley City State, 2-1 with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth - Had a .378 batting average and a .550 slugging percentage as a team with 13 extra base hits and 11 stolen bases - Held opponents to just a .241 batting average and gave up just nine runs in four games
Top Performer(s)
- Abbie Decker went 7-for-11 with a .636 batting percentage and two extra base hits - Taylor Koloc hit .438 over the weekend with two extra base hits including her first home run of the year - Karmann Carroll had a .500 hitting percentage on the weekend including a game winning single in extra innings vs. Valley City State - Alex O’Connor went 2-0 in the cirle as well as one save with a 1.08 era in 13 innings of work
Up Next
Sunday, Mar. 5 vs. Saint Joseph’s College (Ind.) - 5 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 5 vs. Ashland University - 7:30 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 9-1 vs. Nebraska-Kearney W 7-4 vs. Nebraska-Kearney W 6-0 vs. Wisconsin Parkside W 6-3 vs. Wisconsin Parkside	8-0, 0-0 NSIC	W8	11th
Team Notes
- The Huskies ran the team’s winning streak to eight straight games to open the 2017 season - The program hit .344 on the week with 28 runs scored, 32 hits and nine extra base hits - The team had a 2.07 team ERA and opponents hit .218 against them - This was the sixth annual Kelly Laas Memorial Invite this past weekend - The Huskies went 4-0 in the tournament - The program picked up the second shutout of the season when Megan Hedstrom and Jenna Trost combined on the two-hitter against Wisconsin-Parkside (2/11/17) - The team’s everyday senior starting players (Alyssa Coletto, Rebecca Harps, Jessica Goerger and Abby Bunnell) all have 10 hits each -Hedstrom leads the team with her four wins and 28.2 innings thrown
Top Performer(s)
- Megan Hedstrom earned three wins and a save on the week with an ERA of 0.40 in 17.2 innings thrown - She allowed just one run and 11 hits while limiting opponents to a .175 batting average against - Rebecca Harps and Alyssa Coletto both had six hits on the week - Coletto led the team with 11 total bases - Jessica Goerger racked up nine RBI on her four hits - Among her four hits was a home run and a triple - Nine different players on the team drove in at least one run over the team’s four games last week
Up Next
Thursday, Feb. 23 vs. Emporia State (DH) – 4 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Starters Returning/Lost	Letter winners Returning	2016 Standings
Idle	6 / 5	10 Hitters 2 Pitchers	T-2nd Overall
First game(s)
Feb. 17-19 at UAM 8-State NCAA Division II Softball Classic – (Bentonville, Ark.) – 6 games

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Starters Returning/Lost	Letter winners Returning	2016 Standings
Idle	5 / 4	7	5th Overall
First game(s)
Friday, February 17 vs. East Central (Okla.) 11 a.m. at 8-State Classic in Bentonville, Ark. Friday, February 17 vs. Emporia State 3 p.m. at 8-State Classic in Bentonville, Ark.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Starters Returning/Lost	Letter winners Returning	2016 Standings
Idle	6 / 3	10 Off	6th Overall
First game(s)
Tuesday, Feb. 14 vs Grandview College – Rochester, Minn.