WINONA, Minn. – The Winona State University softball team will travel for a pair of NSIC softball doubleheaders, with changes to the original dates, times and locations for both sets of contests.
The Warriors will face the University of Minnesota Duluth on Friday, April 14, beginning at 1pm in Malosky Stadium. On Sunday, April 16, WSU will take on St. Cloud State, with the doubleheader hosted at the University of Northwestern in St. Paul, Minnesota. First pitch for the Warriors and Huskies will be at noon.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
Live stream and live stats are available on the Winona State Softball schedule page.
Friday's contests will take place in Malosky Stadium on campus at UMD.
Sunday's games will take place at the University of Northwestern, St. Paul, Minn.
WINONA STATE STORYLINES, entering the weekend...
The Warriors are 28-9 overall and 11-1 in the NSIC.
WSU enters play having won nine of the last 11 games vs. UMD, dating back to 2017.
Winona State has won 11 of 14 of the Huskies, dating back to 2017.
Savannah Serdynski leads the Warriors in batting average (.385)
Abbie Hlas leads the NSIC in hits (51) and at-bats (139).
Carly Engelhardt leads Winona State in OPS (1.169), slugging percentage (.701), and home runs (9).
Marissa Mullen leads WSU in on-base percentage (.465).
In the circle,
Abby Smith is 13-3 on the year and
Abbie Hlas is 11-4.
On Wednesday, April 12,
Abby Smith threw her first career no-hitter for WSU, blanking Concordia St. Paul 9-0.
UMD Storylines, entering the weekend...
UMD is 25-8 overall on the season and 11-3 in NSIC games.
The Bulldogs are led at the plate by Sidney Zavoral who is hitting .348 on the year and a .562 slugging percentage.
Julia Gronholz leads UMD with nine doubles.
Kiana Bender is 10-for-11 on stolen bases this season.
Mady Stariha and Lauren Dixon hover around the 20-game mark in terms of appearances in the circle. Stariha is 6-2 with a 1.40 ERA while Dixon is 10-3 with a 1.69 ERA.
St. Cloud State Storylines, entering the weekend...
SCSU is 23-14 with a 8-4 NSIC record this season.
St. Cloud State has won four in a row with back-to-back sweeps of CSP and Minnesota Crookston, respectively.
Holly Weinberger is hitting .376 to lead the Huskies at the plate.
Jasmin Estrada has hit eight home runs and 12 doubles to lead SCSU with a .672 slugging percentage.
Trinity Junker is the top SCSU pitcher with 19 appearances, a 12-5 record and 2.99 ERA
WARRIOR NOTABLES
Abby Smith became the latest WSU pitcher to throw a no-hitter, holding Concordia St. Paul hitless on Wednesday, April 13 in a 9-0 Warrior win.
Winona State standout
Abbie Hlas was named the 2023 NSIC Preseason Player-of-the-Year by coaches around the league.
Head coach
Greg Jones entered the 2023 NCAA Division II season 13th among active coaches in victories (891) and seventh in winning percentage (.747) and reached the 900-career win milestone at The Spring Games in March.
Winona State has made 15 NCAA Division II Tournament appearances as a program, all with Jones at the helm.
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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.
