Game Time...The Northwestern College softball team continues its season this weekend with four games at the Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament held in St.Cloud, Minn. and hosted by St.Cloud State. On Friday, the Red Raiders will play the host Huskies at 1pm, followed by a night game (6:30pm) against Bemidji State. Head Coach Shane Bouman's squad will then play University of Minnesota - Crookston (9am) and Viterbo (3pm) on Saturday. All games will be played at the Husky Dome on the St.Cloud State campus.

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All-Time...Northwestern is 1-0 all-time against Minnesota - Crookston, earning a 9-1, five-inning win in 2005. The Red Raiders are 6-0 all-time against Viterbo, last playing the V-Hawks in 2014. This will be the first game against both St.Cloud State and Bemidji State.

Scouting Reports...

    St.Cloud State Huskies: 0-0            Head Coach: Paula U'ren (23rd year)
        Last Season: 43-18 overall, 22-8 (T3rd)
        Conference: NCAA D-II, Northern Sun; picked 4th in preseason coaches poll
        Returning Players: 6 starters, 11 players; lost top pitcher
        2019 stats 
        Runs / Game: 6.3   Team Batting Average: .329 
        Opp. Runs / Game: 2.9   Opponents Batting Average: .251
        Top Returning Players (2019 stats)
            Maya Keating (All-Conf) - .401 BA, 49 runs, 8 RBI
            Jasmin Estrada (All-Conf) - .385 BA, 11 HR, 62 RBI
            Brooke Bowlin - .380 BA, 46 runs, 25 RBI
            Megan Conrads (All-Conf) - .337 BA, 42 runs, 6 HR, 44 RBI
            Sydney Lapoint - 13-8, 2.88 ERA, 126.1 IP, 20 BB, 84 K's

    Bemidji State Beavers: 2020 record 1-2            Head Coach: Brittany Gomez (1st year)
        Last Season: 24-30 overall, 7-23 (13th of 16 teams)
        Conference: NCAA D-II, Northern Sun; picked 13th in preseason poll
        Returning Players: 6 letter winners
        2020 stats:
        Runs / Game: 3.3            Team Batting Ave: .282
        Opp. Runs / Game: 7.3    Opponents Batting Ave: .367
    ​​​​​​​    Top Players (2020 stats)
        ​​​​​​​    Elaina Christiansen - .444 BA, HR, RBI
            Emmarie Yeager - .429 BA, 3 RBI
    ​​​​​​​        Olivia Tucker - .400 BA, 2 runs
        ​​​​​​​    ​​​​​​​Kyla Damerow - 1-0, 4.38 ERA  8 IP, 4 K's

    Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles: 2-1 (2020 Record)    Head Coach: Travis Owen (2nd year)
        Last Season: 13-41 overall, 2-28 (15th of 16 teams)
        ​​​​​​​Conference: NCAA D-II, Northern Sun; picked 15th in preseason poll
    ​​​​​​​    ​​​​​​​Returning Players: 10 letter winners
        2020 stats:
        Runs / Game: 7.3    ​​​​​​​        Team Batting Ave: .341
        Opp. Runs / Game: 3    Opponents Batting Ave: .293
    ​​​​​​​    Top Players (2020 stats)
        ​​​​​​​    Malia Pula (returning starter) - .667 BA, 3 RBI
            Gabriella Blomdahl - .500 BA, 2 runs
    ​​​​​​​        Dana Zarn - .375 BA, 1 run
        ​​​​​​​    ​​​​​​​Paige Pitlick (returning starter) - 1-1, 2.17 ERA, 9.2 IP, 16 K's

    Viterbo V-Hawks: 0-0 (2020 Record)​​​​    ​​​​​​​        ​​​​​​​    ​​​​​​​    Head Coach: Brandi Alonzo (6th year)
        Last Season: 17-30 overall, 10-16 (6th of 8 teams)
        ​​​​​​​Conference: NAIA, North Star Conference
    ​​​​​​​    ​​​​​​​Returning Players: 6 starters, 10 players
        2019 stats:
        Runs / Game: 4    ​​​​​​​            Team Batting Ave: .262
        Opp. Runs / Game: 5.7    Opponents Batting Ave: .330
    ​​​​​​​    Top Returning Players (2019 stats)
        ​​​​​​​    Brooklyn Ottelien - .348 BA, 2 HR, 28 RBI
            Alyssa Nilssen - .344 BA, 3 HR, 22 RBI
    ​​​​​​​        Sonya Mccormick (All-Conf) - .338 BA, 37 runs, 4 HR, 23 RBI
        ​​​​​​​    ​​​​​​​Kendyl Schine - 2-7, 4.13 ERA, 74.2 IP, 23 BB, 23 K's

Northwestern Notes...

    Red Raiders swept Waldorf last weekend in their season opener, 13-3 (5) and 11-3. Northwestern outhit the Warriors 24-10 and also went 9-for-9 in stolen bases. Bri Giordano and Jennifer Boeve totaled four hits each and Emily Bosch and Madsyn Grotewold both accounted for three hits and scored four runs. Samantha Ubben pitched the most innings, giving up three hits, two runs in eight innings and picked up the win in game two.