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April 25: at Minot State (12 p.m.)
April 26: at U-Mary (12 p.m.) |
| Location | Minot / Bismarck, N.D. |
| Game Notes | Augie / Minot / U-Mary |
| Live Stats | Minot / U-Mary |
| Live Video | Minot |
| On Twitter | @AugieSoftball |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - No. 24 Augustana College softball (36-11, 19-7 NSIC) is set to put an end to the regular season this weekend with a pair of NSIC doubleheaders in North Dakota. This weekend's games have been moved from Saturday and Sunday to Friday and Saturday due to the weather forecast on Sunday. The Vikings will take on Minot State (28-14, 15-9 NSIC) on Friday at South Hill Softball Complex before heading to Bismarck to play the University of Mary (28-18, 13-9 NSIC) on Sunday. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. on both days.
Making history• Junior
Jenelle Trautmann made history in a big way on Friday, April 18, becoming Augustana's all-time leader in home runs.
• Trautmann entered the game needing one to break the school record of 43 career home runs which was set by her former teammate
Theresa McMahon (2010-13).
• Trautmann blasted three home runs against Concordia-St. Paul on Friday afternoon to break the record while also tying a single game record with three home runs in the game.
• Trautmann has hit 47 career home runs and has 11 on the season.
Approaching another milestone• Augustana softball is one win shy of 1,400 in program history.
• In the 42nd season of softball at Augustana, the program owns an overall record of 1,399-587-3.
• In 42 seasons, the Augustana softball program has recorded 34 winning seasons.
National news• Augustana is ranked 24th in the latest National Fastpitch Coaches' Association Top 25 poll.
• The Vikings were ranked 22nd in the NFCA preseason poll.
• The Vikings are 3-4 against ranked opponents this season.
• In the first game of the season, Augustana took down the defending national champion and No. 1 ranked team in Central Oklahoma.
• The complete list of the NFCA Preseason rankings can be found on page 3.
Last time out•
Jenelle Trautmann's RBI single in the top of the seventh inning lifted Augustana to a 6-5 win over Upper Iowa in game one of a doubleheader on Tuesday.
• The Peacocks responded in game two getting a walk-off home run to down the Vikings 1-0.
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Caitlin Nichol scored the game-winning run in game one after leading off the top of the seventh with a single.
• Nichol finished the game going 2 for 4 with a three-run home run in the top of the second inning.
• Augustana left nine runners on base in game two, and left at least one runner on in six of the seven innings.
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Carley Pickett was the pitcher of record in both games for Augustana moving her record to 12-5 on the season.
About Minot State• Minot State enters the final weekend of conference play with an overall record of 28-14, including 15-9 in NSIC play.
• Minot State is currently in sixth place in the conference standings.
• The Beavers swept Minnesota Crookston on Tuesday and have won four straight games heading into this weekend.
• Minot State is batting .315 as a team and has scored 244 runs with 60 doubles, seven triples and 40 home runs as a team.
• Jen Dixon leads Minot State at the plate batting .383 with a team-high 11 doubles, 12 home runs and 41 RBI.
• Ali Cygan ranks second in the team with a .336 batting average while Melissa Bell is batting .336 with 10 doubles, nine home runs and 30 RBI.
• Mindy Lorimor leads the MSU pitching staff with a 20-7 record and a 2.12 ERA.
• Lorimor has struck out 103 batters in 168.2 innings and is holding teams to a .256 batting average.
• Bill Triplett is in his seventh season as the head coach at Minot State.
About U-Mary• The University of Mary is 28-18 on the season, including 13-9 in NSIC play which puts them at seventh overall in the conference standings.
• The Marauders swept Bemidji State on the road on Tuesday afternoon winning game one 17-1 and game two 5-0.
• U-Mary will host Wayne State on Friday afternoon.
• The Marauders are batting .337 as a team and have scored 252 runs with 66 doubles, 10 triples and 36 home runs.
• U-Mary leads the NSIC with 135 stolen bases on the season.
• Amber Gamboa leads U-Mary batting .424 on the season with 12 doubles, two triples and four home runs.
• Allison Brown is batting .418 with a team-high 16 doubles and 39 RBI.
• Cherlyn Trujillo leads the U-Mary pitching staff with a 2.03 ERA and is 13-8 on the season with 151 strikeouts in 148 innings.
• Erin Keen owns a 3.32 ERA and a 13-7 record while striking out 129 batters in 118 innings.
• KJ Kelly is in her first season as the head coach at U-Mary.
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