Game Time...The Northwestern College softball team will make its 2021 season debut this weekend when they play Viterbo (Wis.) for a doubleheader at the Packer Dome in Austin, Minn. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 3pm.
Northwestern has not played a regulation game for nearly 11 months, since a 10-2 win against the University of St.Francis (Ill.) in Tucson, Ariz. The rest of the 2020 season was called off due to CoVID.
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All-Time...Northwestern is 7-0 all-time against Viterbo, dating back to the 2000 season. Last year, the Raiders earned a 6-2 victory in the final game of the Kelly Laas Memorial Classic played in St.Cloud, Minn.
Scouting Reports...
Viterbo V-Hawks: 0-0
Head Coach: Brandi Alonzo - 7th year, since 2015
2020 Record: 3-9
Conference: North Star Athletic
8 starters, all six pitchers return
Top Players Returning:
Autumn Olson - .356, 10 runs, HR, 7 RBI
Janelle Ulaszek - .306, 3 runs, 5 RBI
Taylor Vance - .276, 5 runs
Caitlin Brown - .275, 9 runs
Morgan James - .250, 6 runs
Kendyl Schine - 0-4, 9.63 ERA 24 IP, 10 K's
Jade Romanski - 1-2, 3.50 ERA, 18 IP, 10 K's
Stats from 2020 season:
.284 team batting ave.
4 HR, 16/18 SB
5 runs / game
7 runs given up / game
6.37 team ERA
Northwestern College: 0-0
Head Coach:
Shane Bouman - 3rd year, since 2019
2020 Record: 14-6
8 starters, two pitchers return
Top Players Returning:
Jennifer Boeve - .424, 18 runs, HR, 25 RBI
Bri Giordano - .393, 16 runs, 20 RBI
Madysn Grotewold - .380, 21 runs, 10/12 SB
Emily Strasser - .373, 7 runs, 19 RBI
Jessica Mouw - .347, 17 runs, 8 RBI
Emily Bosch - .322, 20 runs, 11 RBI
Jordyn Kramer - .310, 11 runs, 16 RBI
Alayna Bakke - .196, 13 runs
Samantha Ubben - 7-2, 3.10 ERA, 58.2 IP, 50 K's
Sydnee Isom - 4-1, 4.14 ERA, 23.2 IP, 14 K's
Stats from 2020 season:
.340 team batting ave.
1 HR, 40/50 SB
7 runs / game
4 runs given up / game
3.45 team ERA
