For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Softball Players of the Week

NSIC Player of the Week
#22 Taylor Mendez
(UT, 5-8, Sr., R/R, Los Banos, Calif. / Los Banos HS)
University of Mary
- Led Marauders with batting average of .450 (9-of-20), a slugging percentage of 1.000 and a .500 on base percentage in six games at the Cactus Classic
- Blasted three home runs and two doubles, drove in eight runs and scored six times
- Did not strike out in six games
- Went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI against No. 2 West Texas A&M
- Homered in both Marauders wins, 3-2 over Lubbock Christian and 3-2 over Academy of Art
- Has 43 career home runs

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#3 Jordyn Kleman (P/OF, Fr., R/R, La Crosse, Wis. / Logan HS)
Winona State
- Earned a pair of victories and had a 1.17 ERA on the week
- Threw a no-hitter against Wisconsin-Parkside
- Allowed just two earned runs in 12 innings of work
- Struck out 21 batters
- Held opponents to just .105 hitting
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Idle	5-4, 0-0 NSIC	W4	4th Overall
Up Next
Feb. 12-15 Spring Trip (Clermont, Fla.)

 

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 3-6 vs Pittsburg State L 1-5 vs Arkansas-Monticello L 1-6 vs Rogers State (Okla.) L 2-12 (5) vs Northeastern State L 13-15 vs Drury University W 3-2 vs Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	2-8, 0-0 NSIC	W1	12th Overall
Team Notes
- Dropped a 3-1 lead after the first inning to Pittsburg State allowing a combined five runs in innings four and five - Only managed to get three hits against Arkansas-Monticello. - Liz Jarosz recorded her first career home run against Rogers State (Okla.) and CSP would strand runners in scoring position in four innings - Allowed nine runs in the first three innings against Northeastern State - Recorded 14 hits and five doubles against Drury - Allowed only six hits and starting pitcher Samantha Sullivan struck out a career-high six batters in 3-2 win
Top Performer(s)
- Nicole Thompson appeared in five games over the weekend and went a combined 5-16 (.313) at the plate with two RBI, one double and three runs scored - Justine Schattner went 3-4 at the plate against Drury with five RBI, one run scored and two doubles
Up Next
Mar. 12-18 Spring Games in  Clermont, Fla.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 11-8 v #2 West  Texas A&M W 3-2 Lubbock Christian L 9-5 #23 Dixie State L 13-3 Lincoln Memorial W 3-2 Academy of Art L 6-1 Academy of Art	2-9, 0-0 NSIC	L1	13th Overall
Team Notes
- Won first game of the year 3-2 vs. Lubbock Christian behind home runs by Taylor Mendez and Kylie Alto - Had #2 West Texas A&M on the ropes, leading 8-3 entering bottom of 6 before the Lady Buffs scored eight straight runs (five in sixth, three in seventh) - Defense greatly improved. After 25 errors in first five games, committed just 15 in six games at Cactus Classic, including two or fewer in four games
Top Performer(s)
- Taylor Mendez hit .450 (9-of-20) with a 1.000 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage. She slugged three HRs and two doubles, drove in eight runs and scored six times, all team highs. Mendez didn’t strike out over the six games - Amber Gamboa hit .412 (7-of-17) with a .578 slugging and .474 on base percentage. The senior hit one home run and drove in two runs - Freshmen Hannah Holtz and Rebekkah Keller both had good tournaments. Holtz hit .375 (4-of-16) with a double, an RBI and two runs scored with an on base percentage of .444. Keller hit .333 (7-of-21) with a triple and an RBI and scored five runs
Up Next
Eight games at the Florida Invite in Clermont, FL, on March 2-5

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 7-1 vs. MISU L 6-3 vs MSUM W 5-3 vs MSUM W 3-2 vs BHSU	3-5, 0-0 NSIC	W2	16th
Team Notes
-  The Golden Eagles picked up a Friday sweep last week with a 5-3 win over MSU Moorhead and a 3-2 win over Black Hills State - Minnesota Crookston is sitting at 3-5 on the year after going 2-2 last week at the Minot State University Invitational at the Presentation College Dome in Aberdeen, S.D. - UMC hit .283 as a team last week with 12 runs scored, six doubles, one home run and 11 RBI - The Golden Eagles posted a 2-2 mark in the circle with a 5.88 ERA in 26.0 innings pitched with 17 earned runs allowed and 20 strikeouts
Top Performer(s)
- Samantha Proctor was 3-of-4 in two games for UMC with a double - Hailey Fitzpatrick hit .500 as she went 4-of-8 - Rocky Bjorge batted .4000 with two doubles - Victoria Bayliss hit .357 with three runs scored, one double and one RBI - Gabriel Antolak batted .357 last week with one run scored and thre RBI’s
Up Next
Monday,  Feb. 27 –MSU Moorhead – 1 p.m. – West St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Feb. 27 – Bemidji State – 3 p.m.- West St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Feb. 28 – Anoka-Ramsey C.C. (Exhibition) – 9 a.m. – West St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday,  Feb. 28 – MSU Moorhead – 11 a.m.- West St. Paul, Minn.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Went 1-5 at the 8-State Classic	1-5, 0-0 NSIC	L5	2rd Overall
Team Notes
- UMD, after winning its 8-State Classic opener against Nebraska-Kearney last Friday , dropped its final five games of that event, losing two on walk-off hits in the bottom of the seventh inning -The Bulldogs have hit six homers in six games , with junior shortstop Becky Smith accounting for half of those
Top Performer(s)
- Junior centerfielder Hannah Schmoll, a 2016 All-NSIC second team honoree, paces the Bulldogs with a .421 batting average - She has also stolen four bases (in six attempts) after setting a school record in that department (40) last spring - Junior second baseman and 2016 All-NISC first teammer Natalie Wright, is next with a .368  average - Four different Bulldogs have spent time in the pitching circle this season, including senior Sam Hartmann, who is 1-2 with three complete games
Up Next
Feb. 25 vs. Emporia State at 10 a.m. (DH) in St. Cloud, Minn.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 1-0 vs. #18 Harding L 3-2 vs. Missouri Western State W 8-0 vs. Arkansas Tech L 3-1 vs. Arkansas Monticello L 5-2 vs. Pittsburg State W 2-1 vs. Central Missouri	7-3, 0-0 NSIC	W1	1st  Overall
Team Notes
- Downed #18 Harding, 1-0 - Fell to Missouri Western State, 3-2 - Cruised past 8-0 Arkansas Tech in six innings - Lost 3-1 to Arkansas Monitcello - Dropped a 5-2 decision to Pittsburg State - Grinded out a 2-1 win over Central Missouri - Went 3-3 on the weekend at the UAM 8-State Classic - Posted 43 hits as a team last weekend in comparison to its opponents’ 21
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Carly Esselman posted a .467 batting average with seven hits including four runs, one double, three RBI, and home run vs. Arkansas Tech. She also stole four bases and recorded a team-best .733 slugging percentage - Junior Jess Meidl notched six hits with a team-high two home runs, one triple, and two RBI. She also stole four bases - Senior pitcher Coley Ries went 2-1 last weekend. She pitched 21 innings with 34 strikeouts including a season-best 10 vs. Arkansas Tech and Harding. Ries held the opponents batting average to .122
Up Next
Friday, Mar. 4 vs. Walsh at The Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. – 1 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week 1-3	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 7-3 vs BHSU W 6-2 vs UMC L 5-3 vs UMC L 6-2 vs MISU	1-3, 0-0 NSIC	L1	15th
Team Notes
- MSUM opened the season at the Minot State Dome Tournament in Aberdeen, S.D. and went 1-3 - Dragons picked up first win with 6-3 victory over Minnesota Crookston on Thursday - MSUM used four freshmen pitchers on the week - MSUM hit four homers at the dome tournament, led by freshman Madison Paige with two and senior Lauren Meeker and freshman Emma Dummer with one each
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman OF Madison Paige hit .429 for the week with two homers, a double and five RBI while recording a .929 slugging percentage - Sophomore OF Aunica Novacek hit .500 for the week with two RBI - Freshman 3B Emma Dummer hit .444 with a homer and an RBI - Senior OF Carly Williamson hit .400 on the week - Freshman P Becky Volkert went 1-0 on the mound with an 0.81 ERA in 8 2/3 innings
Up Next
Feb. 27-28 at Dragon-Beaver Battle, West. St. Paul, Minn.

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 7-1 vs. UMC L 0-1 vs. BHSU W 8-1 vs. BHSU W 6-2 vs. MSUM	4-5, 0-0 NSIC	W2	14th Overall
Team Notes
- Minot State went 3-1 at the Minot State Invite played in Aberdeen, S.D. - Went 1-1 on day 1, topping fellow NSIC foe Minnesota Crookston 7-1 before falling 1-0 to Black Hills State - Finished up 2-0 on the final day, defeating BHSU 8-1 and winning 6-2 over NSIC team MSU Moorhead - Smacked 12 extra base hits in four games including five in the opener against UMC and four – with two home runs – in the finale against MSUM
Top Performer(s)
- Rachel Burdette batted 7 for 13 overall with five runs batted in to help MISU to a 3-1 record. She had three hits in the opener and in the finale, hitting her first home run of the season against MSUM - Clarissa Ramirez evened her season record at 2-2 with a pair of wins in the circle, pitching a total of nine innings, giving up seven hits and one run over two starts with five strikeouts - Skyla Neubauer had five hits with at least one in each game, batting 5 for 13 overall, with her first career grand slam in the second game against BHSU - Ashley Hill finished with five hits – including her third home run of the year – and drove in five runs, batting 5 for 13 overall
Up Next
Tuesday, March 28 at University of Mary

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Idle	3-1, 0-0 NSIC	W3	9th Overall
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
Idle	6-3, 0-0 NSIC	W4	5th Overall
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
Idle	4-0, 0-0 NSIC	W4	3rd Overall
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
Idle	8-0, 0-0 NSIC	W8	11th
Up Next
Thursday, Feb. 23 vs. Emporia State (DH) – 4 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 8-4 vs. Washburn L 2-1 vs. Ouachita Baptist L 5-4 vs. Missouri Western L 4-1 vs. Illinois-Springfield W 7-3 vs. Nebraska-Kearney L 8-0 vs. Arkansas-Monticello	1-5, 0-0 NSIC	L1	7th
Team Notes
- The Peacocks opened their season at the UAM 8-State Classic in Bentonville, Ark. over the weekend, dropping their first four games before picking up their first win of the season - As a team, UIU hit .230 at the plate, but were only able to score 17 runs in the six games - Upper Iowa was stellar in the field, making just 4 errors in 59 attempts, for a fielding percentage of .977 - The Peacocks allowed late runs against Washburn to open the season, and had chances against Ouachita Baptist in the close 2-1 defeat - UIU faced early deficits against Missouri Western and Illinois-Springfield, and despite making the comeback, left multiple runners on base in late innings to surrender both games on day two - The Peacocks scored twice in the first inning and five times in the third inning in their win over Nebraska-Kearney, tallying 7 runs on 10 hits on Sunday
Top Performer(s)
- Courtney Clayberg earned her first win of the season in the circle against UNK, pitching a complete game allowing 2 earned runs on 7 hits while striking out 2 - Sammy Garrett went 9-18 at the plate in 6 games, with 1 double and 2 RBI; the outfielder was 2-2 on the base paths and did not make an error in the field - Tara Walls hit .368 (9-17) at the tournament, collecting two doubles and two runs batted in as well - Freshman Julia Buffington hit .308 including her first career home run against Nebraska-Kearney on Sunday - Shannon Nix also hit her first home run of the season, against Missouri Western State
Up Next
Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 25-26 at Pitt State (4 games) – 2 p.m. & 11 a.m.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 5-1 vs East Central L 8-0 vs Emporia State (5) W 2-1 Ouachita Baptist L 9-1 Ark-Monticello L 2-1 Southwest Baptist L 10-3 Pittsburg State	1-5, 0-0 NSIC	L3	3rd Overall
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore outfielder Emily Chandler hit .294 with team-high five hits in six games - Chandler was 2 for 3 in 5-1 loss to East Central (Okla.) and 2 for 3 in 9-1 loss to Ark. Monticello - Junior catcher Katelyn Wobken had three doubles and scored four runs in six games - Senior third baseman Alyssa Schropp hit team-best .300 (3-10) in four games
Up Next
Wednesday, February 22 at Fort Hay State 1/3 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-0 vs GVC W 5-2 vs GVC W 11-1 vs UWP W 10-0 vs UWP	3-1, 0-0 NSIC	W3	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- Hit .421 and slugged .421 as a team - Averaged over six runs per game - .445 on-base percentage - No errors in four games - Combined for a 2.04 ERA - Gave up just four extra base hits
Top Performer(s)
- McKenna Larsen, Lani Van Zyl, Samantha McLean and Katelyn Kolb all had five hits on the weekend - Larsen and McLean each drove in five runs - Van Zyl and Keegan each had four RBI - Kolb and Keegan each scored five runs
Up Next
Feb. 24 vs William Jewel Feb. 24 vs Wisconsin-Parkside Feb. 25 vs Lindenwood Feb. 25 vs Missouri S&T Feb. 26 vs Wayne State University