Game Time...Off to its best start since 2005, Northwestern continues its 2018 season with a non-conference doubleheader against Waldorf on Tuesday, April 10. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 5pm. The Red Raiders currently lead the GPAC with a 5-1 record, 18-5 overall, and are one of two team from the conference ranked in the NAIA (Morningside-#25). Waldorf is 8-8 in conference play, 9-19 overall. 

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All-Time...Northwestern is 6-2 all-time against Waldorf but has not played the Warriors since the 2012 season. The Red Raiders have won five straight in the rivalry, including a 2-1, 8-1 sweep in 2012.

Scouting Reports...

    Waldorf University: 8-8, 9-19      Head Coach: Lexy Determan (3rd year)

Members of the nine-team North Star Athletic Association (NSAA), Waldorf comes into Tuesday's doubleheader with a 9-19 overall record. They are currently fifth in the league standings with an 8-8 record and have dropped three of their last four games, going 1-3 in a four-game set against Dickinson State. Prior to that, Waldorf went 3-1 against Viterbo.

Determan is in her third season as the Warriors head coach, coming to Waldorf after a two-year stint in the same role at MacMurray College (Ill.). Determan played for Northwestern in 2008, earning GPAC Pitcher of the Year honors as a freshman and owns the single season strikeout record. He returns five position players and two pitchers from 2017 team that finished eighth in the NSAA with a 7-19 record, 15-29 overall. 

By the Numbers:   (NAIA rank if top 10)
    Batting Average: .321                Opponent Batting Average: .310
    Runs / Game: 5.9                      Runs Given Up / Game: 6.2
    Hits / Game: 9.3                        Hits Given Up / Game: 9.1
    Stolen Bases: 42/48                  Stolen Bases by Opponent: 11/12

    Individual Players:
    Hattie Hupke (All-Conference): .398 BA, 33 runs, 14 RBIs
    Peyton Arenson: .382 BA, 24 runs, 29 RBIs
    Taylor Navratil: .364 BA, 12 runs, 9 RBIs
    Payge Jurgens: .345 BA, 14 runs, 7 HR, 28 RBIs

    Kaylie Brindley: 7-6, 3.65 ERA  88.1 IP, 8 BB, 39 K's
    McKenna Marcinkowski: 5-3, 7.46 ERA, 56.1 IP, 29 BB, 15 K's

(RV) Northwestern College: 5-1 GPAC, 18-5      Head Coach: Chris Nachtigall (7th year)

The Red Raiders are off to their best start since the 2005 season (23-5) and are currently in first place in the GPAC with a 5-1 record, 18-5 overall. They have won five straight games, all in GPAC play, sweeping doubleheaders against both Concordia and Briar Cliff. 

By the Numbers: (GPAC rank)
    Batting Average: .309 (3)         Opponent Batting Average: .254 (T1st)
    Runs / Game: 6.3 (4th)            Runs Given Up / Game: 3.4 (1st)
    Hits / Game: 9.3 (3rd)              Hits Given Up / Game: 6.8 (1st)
    Stolen Bases: 49/56 (1st)        Stolen Bases by Opponent: 9/12

    Individual Players:
    Emily Bosch: .463 BA (4th), 15 runs, 4 HR (T8), 18 RBIs
    Emily Sones: .432 BA, 5 runs, HR, 13 RBIs
    Jensen Boger: .385 BA, 12 runs, 8 RBIs
    Jessica Sandbulte: .316 BA, 20 runs, 12 RBIs

    Emma Schnell: 9-1, 1.96 ERA (1st); 68 IP, 54 K's (9th)
    Kayla Tindall: 8-3, 2.06 ERA, 68 IP, 72 K's (4th)