WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University softball team will host St. Cloud State University today, Saturday April 16, in a NSIC doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. at Maynard R. Johnson Field in Winona. The twin bill is the back half of a key NSIC weekend for the Warriors who split with Minnesota Duluth yesterday.
Originally scheduled for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the WSU - SCSU contests this afternoon will start one hour later to take advantage of warming temperatures.
Yesterday, the Warriors split a doubleheader with the UMD Bulldogs, winning game one 3-1 but losing the nightcap, 10-7. In the opener versus Minnesota Duluth,
Liz Pautz threw a three-hit complete game effort against the Bulldogs, racking up her 15th win, tied for second-most in the NSIC. In the second game, UMD dealt the Warriors a tough second inning, scoring six runs to open up the game. WSU battled back to draw within two runs at 8-6, but the visitors pulled away with two more runs, scoring once in the fourth and again in the sixth.
Marissa Mullen hit a three-run home run to highlight the Warrior attack.
St. Cloud State arrives in Winona with a 25-12 overall mark and 13-3 NSIC record. The Huskies are coming off a pair of wins over Upper Iowa yesterday, winning 11-6 and 14-13 in Fayette. Since 2014, Winona State owns a 15-3 mark over SCSU.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words:
Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
