Game Time... The Northwestern College softball team will host a pair of doubleheaders to close out its regular season later this week. On Thursday, Northwestern hosts Dakota State at 3/5pm in a non-conference doubleheader and will then conclude conference play on Saturday when they host (RV) Midland at 1/3pm. Saturday's doubleheader will be the final home regular season games for the seniors on this year's roster; Emily Bosch, Jessica Mouw and Samantha Ubben.

    Game Information:
    Thursday, April 29 vs Dakota State: 3/5pm
    Live Stats | Live Video (no audio)

    Saturday, May 1 vs (RV) Midland, 1/3pm:
    Live Stats | Live Video 

All-Time...Northwestern is 6-0 all-time against Dakota State but have not played since the 2012 season. They played three times that season with Northwestern winning 2-0, 9-5 and 5-0. 

    The Raiders are 41-30 all-time against Midland, dating back to the 1992 season and are 6-4 in their last 10 games; the teams played three times in 2019, splitting a doubleheader and Midland downing Northwestern in the GPAC Tournament. 

Scouting Reports...

    Dakota State: 
    Overall Record: 14-30,8-16 (5th) in NSAA
    Head Coach: Rachel Fricke (2nd year)    
        -ass't for six years prior
    2020 record: 2-12
    2019 record: 6-21 (7th), 9-35

        By the Numbers 
        Batting Average: .277
        Runs / Game: 3.8
        Hits / Game: 6.9
        Home Runs: 13
        Stolen Bases: 44
        ERA: 7.65
        Opponents batting average: .358
        Opponent Runs / Game: 7.1
        Opponent Hits / Game: 9.5

        Leaders (GPAC Rank)
        Xitali Lopez : .385 BA, 16 runs, 29 RBI, 4 HR (1st team all-conf)
                    : 9-13, 4.86 ERA   131 IP, 125 K's
        Sarah Torres : .339 BA, 21 runs, 16 RBI
        Elizabeth Whitesides: .299 BA, 16 runs

    (RV) Midland Warriors: 
    Overall Record: 28-7, 16-2 (1st); won 9 straight, 16 of last 17
    Head Coach: Mike Heard (6th year)    
        -head of the Warriors program since the 2015 season; guided Midland two the NAIA Opening round in 2018 and 2019
    2020 record: 5-4
    2019 record: 18-4 (T1st), 30-13, received votes in the final coaches' poll
    -picked 4th in GPAC Preseason Poll

        By the Numbers (GPAC rank - if top 10; NAIA rank- if top 10)
        Batting Average: .354 (1st)
        Runs / Game: 7.6 (1st / 6th)
        Hits / Game: 10.2 (2nd/7th)
        Home Runs: 45 (2nd)
        Stolen Bases: 32 (9th)
        ERA: 3.09 (5th)
        Opponents batting average: .263 (T3rd)
        Opponent Runs / Game: 3.6 (3rd)
        Opponent Hits / Game: 6.7 (1st)

        Leaders (GPAC Rank / NAIA if top 10)
        Emily Prai: .500 (1st/5th), 47 runs (1st/1st), 18 RBI
        Roni Foote: .440, 34 runs, 10 HR, 43 RBI
        Sierra Athow: .392, 30 runs, 6 HR (1st team all-conf)
        Katlin Anders: .350, 38 runs, 7 HR, 34 RBI (1st team all-conf)
        Aliyah Rincon: 17-2, 2.77 ERA, 111 IP, 122 K
        Hailee Fliam: 12-5, 3.53 ERA, 111 IP, 84 K

Northwestern College Red Raiders: 12-8 (5th), 25-13                Head Coach Shane Bouman (3rd year)

Since winning five straight games earlier this month, the Raiders have dropped four consecutive games, losing GPAC doubleheaders to No.11 Morningside and Mount Marty. Northwestern is in fifth place in the GPAC standings, 25-13 overall, heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

This weekend marks the final home games of the regular season for the three seniors; Emily Bosch, Jessica Mouw and Samantha Ubben. This trio has been part of Northwestern teams that have finished among the GPAC's top five each year and qualified for the national tournament one time (2018). The Raiders have a combined record of 93-57 during their playing career. 

        Emily Bosch: 2x all-conf; .360 BA, 118 runs, 12 HR, 83 RBI
        Jessica Mouw: .366 BA, 45 runs, 12 RBI
        Samantha Ubben: 18-15, 3.68 ERA, 264.1 IP, 191 K's

        By the Numbers (GPAC Rank)
        Batting Average: .340 (T3rd)
        Runs / Game: 5.8 (6th)
        Hits / Game: 9.1 (5th)
        Home Runs: 24 (6th)
        Stolen Bases: 75 (1st)
        ERA: 3.08 (4th)
        Opponents batting average: .263 (T3rd)
        Opponent Runs / Game: 3.6 (4th)
        Opponent Hits / Game: 6.9 (4th)

        Leaders
         Emily Bosch (2x all-conf): .422, 40 runs, 5 HR, 28 RBI
        Jennifer Boeve (all-conf) : .408, 30 runs, 28 RBI
        Jessica Mouw: .376, 28 runs, 4 RBI     
        Samantha Ubben: 7-7, 3.27 ERA, 98.1 IP, 60 K's
        Kameryn Etherington: 16-4, 2.42 ERA, 121.2 IP, 134 K's