For Immediate Release
Monday, April 10, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Softball Players of the Week

NSIC Player of the Week
#32 Sarah Kennedy
(SS, 5-8, Sr., L/R, Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf HS)
Augustana
- Led the Vikings at the plate batting .571 with 12 hits in 21 at-bats
- Hit one double, one triple and three home runs while driving in nine runs and scoring nine
- Compiled a .591 on-base percentage and a 1.143 slugging percentage
- Was 4 -for-4 with a home run and three RBI in game one against Upper Iowa on Tuesday
- Went 1-for-3 with a triple in game two against U-Mary on Saturday and in game two against Minot State on Sunday
- Finished game two versus Minot State, 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double and three RBI
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (3/20/17)

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#1 Coley Ries
(RHP, Sr., R/R, Eagle Lake, Minn. / Mankato East HS)
Minnesota State
- Went 3-0 with a 0.94 ERA
- Recorded 34 strikeouts including 14 at Minnesota Duluth
- Held opponents’ batting average to .177
- Has a 17-2 record this season and has won her last six starts
- Leads the NSIC in opposing batting average (.146), batters struck out (207), and Batters struck out looking (65)
- Named NSIC Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season (3/6/17 & 3/13/17)
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-1 vs. UIU W 12-4 vs. UIU L 6-1 vs. U-Mary W 3-1 vs. U-Mary W 20-3 vs. Minot State W 8-3 vs. Minot State	24-10, 9-3 NSIC	W3	4th Overall
Team Notes
- Augustana went 5-1 during its six-game homestand this past week - The Vikings opened the week with a sweep over Upper Iowa, winning the opener 6-1 before taking game two 12-4 in five innings - On Saturday, Augustana split a doubleheader with U-Mary, falling 6-1 in game one before winning game two 3-1 - Augustana then swept Minot State on Sunday scoring a season-high 20 runs in game one in a 20-3 win - Augustana took game two 8-3 over Minot State - The Vikings scored 20 runs on a season-high 22 hits in game one against Minot State on Sunday -Augustana hit .406 as a team on the week, outscoring its opponents 50-18 while hitting seven doubles, one triple and seven home runs
Top Performer(s)
- Sarah Kennedy led the Vikings at the plate batting .571 with 12 hits in 21 at-bats - Kennedy hit one double, one triple and three home runs while driving in nine runs and scoring nine - Kennedy compiled a .591 on-base percentage and a 1.143 slugging percentage - Kennedy was 4 for 4 with a home run and three RBI in game one against Upper Iowa on Tuesday - Kennedy went 1 for 3 with a triple in game two against U-Mary on Saturday and in game two against Minot State on Sunday, she finished 3 for 4 with two home runs, a double and three RBI - Shannon Petersen batted .571 with a pair of doubles and home runs on the week while driving in seven runs - Lexy Pederson was 3-0 in the circle in four starts while compiling a 1.47 ERA - Pederson struck out 10 batters in 19 innings pitched and held her opponents to a .183 batting average
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 at Southwest Minnesota State - 2/ p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 4-1 at Mary L 8-0 at Mary W 7-3 vs. UIU L 5-4 vs. UIU L 9-1 vs. WSU L 9-0 vs. WSU	17-10, 7-5 NSIC	L3	8th Overall
Team Notes
- Went 2-4 in league play over the week - Split series at U-Mary, April 5 - Split home series with Upper Iowa, April 8 - Swept by Winona State, April 9
Top Performer(s)
- Jessica Burlingame led the Beavers at the plate with a .444 batting average - She had eight hits, one double, one triple and one RBI. She came in to score four runs and also had two stolen bases - Jessica Yost led the Beavers with 20.1 innings pitched and went 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA with 21 strikeouts
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 vs St. Cloud State - 2/4 pm Friday, April 14 at Concordia St. Paul - 1/3 pm Sunday, April 15 at Minnesota State - 12/2 pm

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 0-6  vs SMSU W 4-2 vs SMSU L 1-4 vs UMD L 1-4 vs UMD L 4-5 vs SCSU L 7-11 vs SCSU	11-22, 3-9 NSIC	L4	12th Overall
Team Notes
- Hit .249 as a team during the week - Senior pitcher Linzy Heim struck out a season-high six batters in 4-2 win over SMSU - Held a one run lead heading into the sixth of game two at Minnesota Duluth before Bulldogs scored four runs in the bottom of the inning - Held a 7-3 lead in game two against St. Cloud State after five innings of play before SCSU scored eight runs in the final two innings - Liz Jarosz finished with two home runs in game one against SCSU and a grand slam in game two against the Huskies - Jarosz went a combined 4-5 in the two games against St. Cloud State including two intentional walks
Top Performer(s)
- Liz Jarosz finished with a .471 batting average over the six games while leading the team with eight hits, three home runs, eight RBI, 17 total bases and a 1.000 slugging percentage
Up Next
Wednesday, Apr. 12 vs Upper Iowa – 2/4 pm Friday, Apr. 14 vs Bemidji State – 1/3 pm Saturday, Apr. 15 vs Minnesota Crookston – 12/2 pm

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-1 vs BSU W 8-0 (6) vs. BSU L 3-1 at Augie W 6-1 at Augie W 11-3 at WSC W 7-4 at WSC	11-26, 5-7 NSIC	W2	13th Overall
Team Notes
- Completed first sweep of season with 11-3, 7-4 wins at Wayne State - Won four of last five games - Gained a split against Augie and Bemidji during the week, two of the top six teams in the NSIC standings - Hit .347 for the week and posted a 2.10 ERA plus out-homered opponents 4-1 - An 8-game home stand begins Wednesday against Northern State
Top Performer(s)
- Madison Jahner earned the first two wins of her collegiate career with complete game wins over Augie (6-1) and Wayne State (11-3) - She didn’t allow a hit or run after the first inning against the Wildcats - Amber Gamboa hit .500 (10-of-20) with an .800 slugging percentage - The senior catcher hit three doubles and a home run, scored four times and drove in six runs - Colleen Crutchfield also hit .500 (9-of-18) in six games with a .611 slugging percentage. The junior C/3B had two doubles, scored four times and had four RBI - Taylor Mendez crushed three home runs on the week and drove in seven runs. She was 8-for-21 and scored eight times - Rebekkah Keller was 9-of-19 and scored a team-high nine runs during the week. She was also perfect in five steal attempts
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 vs. Northern State Friday, April 14 vs. SMSU Saturday, April 15 vs Sioux Falls

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 8-0 vs MINOT L 8-1 vs MINOT L 10-0 vs WSU L 9-0 vs WSU L 4-2 vs  UIU L 7-2 vs UIU	11-22-1, 1-10-1 NSIC	L7	16th Overall
Team Notes
- The Golden Eagles put up a late charge against Upper Iowa but fell 4-2 to the Peacocks. Minnesota Crookston had the game tying run on the base paths and the winning run at the plate when Upper Iowa got the final out of the first game - Minnesota Crookston needs just one victory to tie the all-time wins record for the program of 12 set during the 2004 season - Minnesota Crookston will look to get back on track April 12 at home against University of Minnesota Duluth before hitting the road April 14 against Minnesota State and April 15 versus Concordia-St. Paul - The Golden Eagles had four games over the weekend and will round out their six-game home stand against UMD Wednesday
Top Performer(s)
- Samantha Proctor leads the team with a .373 batting average with eight runs scored, one home run and seven RBI - Victoria Bayliss is batting .318 with 17 runs scored, two doubles, two triples and eight RBI - Maggie Morales is hitting .303 with 10 runs scored, two home runs and 11 RBI - Bailey Braatz is 8-8 on the season with a 4.55 ERA in 99.0 innings pitched with 48 strikeouts and 29 walks
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 vs. Minnesota Duluth – 2/4 p.m. – Crookston, Minn. Friday, April 14 at Minnesota State – 1/3 p.m. – Mankato, Minn. Saturday, April 15 at Concordia-St. Paul – 12/2 p.m. – St. Paul, Minn.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 8-1 at MSUM W 5-3 at MSUM W 4-1 vs CSP W 4-1 vs CSP L 4-0 vs MSU W 8-5 vs MSU	26-10, 10-2 NSIC	W1	2rd Overall
Team Notes
- UMD is 8-2 at home this season after splitting a doubleheader with Minnesota State-Mankato this past Saturday - The Bulldogs are hitting .285 as a team and have five starters sporting batting averages of .327 of better - The Bulldogs are now 5-1 against NFCA II Top 25 clubs this season, with the latest victory coming against No. 18 Minnesota State - UMD has outscored the opposition 31-14 in the first inning and has scored first in 19 of its 36 games to date (going 17-2 when it has done so)
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman pitcher Breanna Swint went 1-0 with a 0.58 earned average in three appearances last week. She allowed eight hits and one earned run while striking out eight batters (and walking one) in 12 innings of work - Junior second baseman Natalie Wright batted .471 in six games last week, going 8-of-17 with five RBI - Junior center fielder Hannah Schmoll had her 13-game hitting snapped - Freshman third baseman Lauren Oberle has hit safely six straight games - Senior Sam Hartmann is off to a 11-4 start this season
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 at Minnesota-Crookston - 2/4 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-2 at USF L 5-4  at USF W 4-0 at UMD L 8-5 at UMD W 9-4 at SCSU W 8-0 at SCSU	32-6, 10-2 NSIC	W2	1st  Overall
Team Notes
- Went 4-2 last week - Shutout Minnesota Duluth, 4-0, on Saturday - Posted their second shutout of the weekend on Sunday at St. Cloud State, 8-0, in five innings  - Ranked #18 in the latest NFCA Coaches Poll
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore McKenzie Paap set the pace with a team-best .417 batting average including 10 hits, four runs, three RBI, and two doubles. She also added one stolen base - Freshman Amber Kral posted a .364 batting average with eight hits, seven RBI, and two home runs. Additionally, she added a .636 slugging percentage - Senior pitcher Coley Ries (17-2)  went 3-0 with a 0.94 era. She recorded a team-best 34 strikeouts including 14 at Minnesota Duluth. Held opponents’ batting average to .177
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 vs. Winona State  – 2/4 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 8-1 vs UMD L 5-3 vs UMD L 5-2 at USF L 8-0 at USF L 5-2 at SMSU L 8-20at SMSU	7-22, 2-10 NSIC	L7	15th
Team Notes
- MSUM dropped three NSIC doubleheaders last week - Freshman DH Payton Gaber has a team-best .393 average with 11 hits in 28 at-bats - Freshman OF Madison Paige and sophomore SS Taylor Roddie are each hitting .360; Paige leads with 11 doubles and 16 RBI while Roddie is second with 15 RBI - Senior  1B Lauren Meeker is hitting .311 - Freshman P Tori White leads with four wins on the mound
Top Performer(s)
- Senior 1B Lauren Meeker hit .333 on the week with a double - Freshman DH Payton Gaber led with three RBI while freshman 3B Emma Dummer had two - Senior OF Carly Williamson had two doubles on the week
Up Next
April 12 at Minot State - 2/4 p.m. April 14  vs. Wayne State - 1/3 p.m. April 15 vs. Augie - 12/2 p.m.

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 8-0 vs. UMC W 8-1 vs. UMC W 8-4 vs. WSC L 5-13 vs. WSC L 3-20 vs. AU L 3-8 vs. AU	13-12, 5-7 NSIC	L3	14th Overall
Team Notes
- Scored 16 runs in two games to sweep Minnesota Crookston in the NSIC home opener Thursday - Split with Wayne State on the road, winning game 1 8-4 and falling 13-5 in game 2 - Led Augustana University in game 1 and were tied with the Vikings in the middle innings in game 2, but couldn’t hold on, falling twice on the road to end the four-game trip
Top Performer(s)
- Ashley Hill hit four home runs in six games, batting 8 for 19 on the week with 10 runs batted in. Hill leads the Beavers with nine home runs on the season - Jordan Grant went 10 for 22 on the week scoring six runs and driving in two. She was a perfect 4 for 4 on stolen bases and is now 18 for 18 in steals in 2017 - Lauren Cowden drove in six runs total on the week finishing with six hits including a home run and a triple
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 vs. MSU Moorhead 2/4 p.m. Friday, April 14 vs. Sioux Falls 1/3 p.m. Saturday vs. Southwest Minnesota State 12/2 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-0 vs SCSU W 5-4 vs SCSU W 7-1 vs SMSU W 6-2 vs SMSU W 5-4 vs USF L 13-5 vs USF	22-13-1, 7-4-1 NSIC	L1	9th Overall
Team Notes
- Came away with four victories in six NSIC match-ups, including a sweep on the road versus Southwest Minnesota State - Combined for 11 doubles, a triple and 26 RBIs as a team on the week - Went 53-of-178 from the plate for a team average of .298 - Held opponents to 3.5 earned runs each game
Top Performer(s)
- Jenna Helgeson tallied seven hits in 19 at bats with four doubles, four walks, four RBIs and two stolen bases - Carly Brousek was the game-winning run against St. Cloud State, going 3-for-7 on the week - Kennady Thompson followed up with seven hits in 22 at bats with three RBIs, a double and a triple
Up Next
Wednesday, April 10th vs. U-Mary-  Bismarck, N.D. – 2/4 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-2 vs MSU W 5-4 vs MSU W 5-2 vs MSUM W 8-0 vs MSUM L 5-4 vs NSU W 13-5 vs NSU	20-17, 7-5 NSIC	W1	5th Overall
Team Notes
- Won four out of six home games, splitting series against Minnesota State and Northern State while sweeping MSU Moorhead - Recorded program’s first win over Minnesota State with 5-4 comeback victory in game two of a doubleheader - Outhit MSU Moorhead 26-8 in a Friday sweep of the Dragons - Fell short in a game-one comeback against NSU before erupting for 13 unanswered runs in a 13-5 game-two victory - Posted .363 team batting average over the week while pitching staff recorded 3.69 ERA
Top Performer(s)
- Jasmine Ragusi led the team with a .556 batting average, going 10-for-18 at the plate - Emily Hove (7-14) and Sydney Nieveen (4-8) both batted .500 for the week - Kerrigan Hoshaw hit two homeruns while Ragusi hit one and had three doubles - Courtney Mathews went 2-0 with 19.2 innings pitched, striking out 12 batter while allowing just 13 hits - Kerrigan Hoshaw led USF with a 0.82 ERA in 11.0 innings pitched
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 vs. Wayne State – 3/5 p.m. Friday, April 14 at Minot State  – 1/3 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at U-Mary – 11 a.m./1 p.m.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-0 vs. CSP L 4-2 vs. CSP L 7-1 vs. NSU L 6-2 vs. NSU W 5-2 vs. MSUM W 8-0 vs. MSUM	15-13, 6-6 NSIC	W2	10th Overall
Team Notes
- SMSU went 3-3 last week as they began an eight-game home stand - Southwest Minnesota State split its midweek doubleheader vs. Concordia-St. Paul before dropping two games to Northern State on Friday afternoon - The Mustangs rebounded to sweep MSU Moorhead to wrap up the weekend on Saturday winning by run rule in five innings in game two - SMSU had a .280 batting average to a .235 average from its opponents last week and a .360 slugging percentage to its opponents’ .288 - SMSU pitchers had a 1.75 ERA to its opponents’ 4.35 ERA
Top Performer(s)
- Madison Krog led the Mustangs with a .357 batting average with five hits in 14 at bats - Mackenzie Clouse had a .611 slugging percentage with three extra base hits and eight RBI - Alex O’Connor went 2-1 in her three starts last week with a 1.42 ERA and 16 strikeouts - Shelby Crank had a 2.27 ERA with 12 strikeouts
Up Next
Wednesday, Apr. 12 vs. Augustana - 2/4 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-0 at NSU L 5-4 at NSU W 5-4 vs CSP W 11-7 vs CSP L 9-4 vs MSU L 8-0 vs MSU	23-15, 7-5 NSIC	L2	11th Overall
Top Performer(s)
- The Huskies had a 3-3 week with a win over Northern State and two over Concordia-St. Paul - Jaiden Lund hit .500 on the week with six runs, nine hits, three doubles, a home run and four RBIs plus 15 total bases - Alexis Jacobs totaled three pinch hit knocks including the game-winning pinch hit grand slam against CSP in the second game - Jacobs also had seven RBIs off the bench on the week - Morgan Emmans totaled two home runs and five RBI - Abby Bunnell recorded nine hits - Alyssa Coletto leads the team with her .380 batting average plus 11 doubles this season - Abby Bunnell is hitting .359 with 30 runs, 47 hits and 27 stolen bases - Bunnell is on a current 10 game hitting streak
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 at Bemidji State – 2/4 pm Friday, April 14 at Upper Iowa – 2/4 pm Saturday, April 15 at Winona State – 2/4 pm

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 6-1 at Augie L 12-4 at Augie L 7-3 at BSU W 5-4 at BSU W 4-2 at UMC W 7-2 at UMC	11-23, 3-9 NSIC	W3	7th
Team Notes
- The Peacocks split their six-game road trip last week, picking up the final three games to build their first winning streak of the conference season - After losing the first three games of the week, UIU bounced back with a big game two win at Bemidji State to snap its ten-game losing streak - UIU then swept Minnesota Crookston to build a three-game winning streak - Upper Iowa tallied 45 hits in the four games over the weekend after struggling with the bats at Augustana in the midweek - The Peacocks rallied with a four-run seventh inning to earn the split with BSU on Saturday - UIU never trailed UMC on Sunday in one of its best performances of the season
Top Performer(s)
- Sami Kay Shafranski led the Peacocks with a .364 batting average (8-222), with all eight hits coming on Saturday and Sunday, hitting .500 in those four games - Shafranski scored four runs over the final three games to catapult the UIU offense - Riley Kruel went 7-21 (.333) with all of her hits coming at BSU and UMC as well, scoring three runs - Sammy Garrett picked up a .333 week as well (7-21), driving in five runs to lead UIU in RBI - Erin Drahozal did not give up a hit until the fourth inning on Sunday at UMC, and scattered just four hits all game to earn the win - The sophomore from Cedar Rapids, who usually gets the start in game two, was given the ball in game one and improved to 3-7 on the season, and allowed just two runs on the day - Courtney Clayberg got the start in game two for Upper Iowa on Sunday, and put together one of her best performances in the circle this season - The sophomore from Ankeny, Iowa improved to 3-5 on the season after allowing just four hits and two runs in the complete game, and took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning
Up Next
Wednesday, Apr. 12 at Concordia-St. Paul - 2/4 p.m.

 
 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 16-6 vs WSU L 7-4 vs WSU L 8-4 vs Minot State W 13-5 vs Minot State L 11-3 vs  Mary L 7-4 vs Mary (9)	7-29, 1-11 NSIC	L2	6th Overall
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore Emily Chandler hit team-high .545 (6 for 11) with two homers and 8 RBI - Senior first baseman Melanie Alyea was 3 for 3 with two homers and five RBI in 13-5 win over Minot State - Junior catcher Katelyn Wobken hit .409 (9 for 22) with eight runs scored - Melanie Alyea hit .500 for the weekend (7 for 14) with three homers and seven RBI
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 at Sioux Falls - 3/5 p.m. Friday, April 14 at MSU Moorhead - 1/3 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at Northern State - 12/2 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 16-6 at WSC W 7-4 at WSC W 10-0 at UMC W, 9-0 at UMC W 9-1 at BSU W 9-0 at BSU	31-6, 12-0 NSIC	W14	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- Winona State won four of six game via the run rule - Out hit opposition .422-.155 - Outscored opponents 60-11 - Averaged 10 runs per game - Hit 19 doubles - Hit 13 times as a team - .490 on-base percentage - Slugged .611 - Team ERA of 2.20
Top Performer(s)
- Jordyn Kleman threw her second no-hitter of the season, doing so against Bemidji State - McKenna Larsen had a 0.44 ERA in 16 innings, allowed just one earned run - Larsen and Kleman both finished the week 3-0 - Alison Nowak was 7-10 at the plate with four RBI - Samantha McLean hit .611 with 11 hits, four RBI and eight runs scored - Lani Van Zyl drove in nine, hit .550 and slugged .850 - Mariah Schultz was hit by a pitch eight times
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 at Minnesota State – 3/5 p.m. Friday, April 14 vs Minnesota Duluth – 1/3 p.m. Saturday, April 15 vs St. Cloud State – 12/2 p.m.