MINOT, N. D. - The Winona State University softball team heads west to North Dakota to take on Minot State University on Saturday, April 22, and the University of Mary on Sunday, April 23.
Winona State has won 14 of their last 15 contests against the Beavers dating back to 2015 and ten straight over UMary, since April 22, 2017.
Winona State Storylines, entering the weekend...
The Warriors are 30-11 overall and 13-3 in the NSIC.
Abbie Hlas leads the Warriors in batting average (.373) and is tops in the NSIC in both hits (57) and at-bats (153)
In the NSIC home run race,
Libby Neveau is third in the league and
Carly Engelhardt is fourth, with 10 and 9 roundtrippers, respectively.
Abby Smith is 14-7 on the year in the Warrior circle, tied for the most wins in the league.
As a pitcher,
Abbie Hlas is 12-5 overall.
Winona State is currently the only NSIC school with two pitchers in the top eight in terms of wins.
Minot State Storylines, entering the weekend...
The Beavers are 23-16 overall and 10-7 in league play.
Paige Kellogg leads Minot with a .342batting average.
Leo Watson has a team-high 32 hits in 100 at bats.
Taryn Bennett has 11 doubles on the season.
Minot's top pitcher is Calley Olson at 10-1 overall.
UMary Storylines, entering the weekend...
The Marauders are 5-32 overall and 0-18 in league play.
Brooke De Jonge leads UMary with a .321 batting average.
Devyn Ritz has a team-high three home runs on the year.
De Jonge and Sariah Perez both have 15 RBI on the year.
UMary's top pitcher is Nicole Eckhardt at 4-9 overall.
WARRIOR NOTABLES
Abby Smith threw her first career no-hitter earlier this season in a win over Concordia St. Paul.
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.
