SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 25 Augustana softball (43-13) earned the fourth seed in the NCAA Central Region 1 Tournament and will play No. 5 seed Missouri Western State University (38-16) at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 9, at Alumni Field in Winona, Minn. Augustana is making its 22nd NCAA Softball Tournament appearance in school history, including its fifth straight.
All-NSIC• Augustana softball had five players named to the All-NSIC team last week.
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Lindsay Spanton and
Jenelle Trautmann were named All-NSIC First Team.
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Sarah Kennedy,
Mackenzie Alstott and
Carley Pickett were all named to the All-NSIC Second Team.
• Trautmann has been named to the All-NSIC First Team in three straight seasons.
• Spanton has earned all-conference honors twice during her career at Augustana, being named second team as a sophomore.
• Kennedy, Alstott and Pickett were all named All-NSIC for the first time in their careers.
Last time out• Augustana won three straight games in the NSIC Tournament to advance to the championship game unbeaten.
• Augustana hit 13 home runs in five games of the NSIC Tournament.
• The Vikings opened postseason play with a 9-7 win over Minnesota Duluth.
• Augustana was one home run shy of tying a single game record at Augustana hitting seven in the win over UMD.
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Caitlin Nichol,
Sarah Kennedy and Jenelle trautmann each hit two home runs for the Vikings against the Bulldogs.
• The Vikings continued the home run derby on Friday afternoon, belting five in an 11-0 win over U-Mary.
• Nichol hit two more home runs while Trautmann,
Lindsay Spanton and
Maddie Merriam each added one on the day.
• Augustana then took on top-seeded Minnesota State in a showdown to get to the championship game and the Vikings took a 3-1 win from the Mavericks.
• Augustana took a 2-0 lead over the Mavericks in the top of the fourth inning on a two-run home run by
Jenelle Trautmann.
• The Vikings added an insurance run on a sacrifice fly by Spanton in the top of the sixth inning to go up 3-0 before Minnesota State made it 3-1 with a run in the bottom of the sixth.
• Pickett finished-off the complete-game victory allowing just one run on eight hits while striking out three.
• Augustana's hot bats then went cool in the championship series as the Vikings were held to just six hits in two losses to Winona State.
• In game one, The Vikings picked up just two hits while being held scoreless in a 5-0 loss to force the if necessary game.
• Augustana picked up four hits and one run in the finale but came up short in a 3-1 loss in the championship game.
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 April 18 to break the record while also tying a single game record with three home runs in the game.
• Trautmann has hit 52 career home runs and has 16 on the season.
1,400 wins and counting• With a win in the first game of a doubleheader on Friday, April 25 at Minot State, Augustana softball won its 1,400th game in program history.
• In the 42nd season of softball at Augustana, the program owns an overall record of 1,406-589-3.
• In 42 seasons, the Augustana softball program has recorded 34 winning seasons.
National news• Augustana is ranked 25th 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 4.
About Missouri Western State• Missouri Western State enters regional play with a 38-16 record on the season.
• The Griffons won the MIAA Tournament Championship last weekend winning four straight games.
• The Griffons out-scored its four opponents 41-9 in the four games at the conference tournament.
• Missouri Western has won 10 of its last 12 games heading into the region tournament.
• Missouri Western is batting .298 as a team on the season and has scored 289 runs while holding its opponents to 139 runs.
• The Griffons have hit 62 doubles, five triples and 52 home runs as a team.
• The Griffons have stolen 58 bases on 70 attempts.
• Tiffany Gillaspy leads Missouri Western batting .382 on the season with a team-high 12 doubles, 12 home runs and 56 RBI.
• Bre Fleschner is batting .364 with 12 doubles and 18 RBI.
• Jackie Bishop is the ace of the Missouri Western pitching staff owing a 25-8 record and a 1.07 ERA.
• Bishop has struck out 276 batters in 228.0 innings of work and is holding opponents to a .168 batting average.
• Jen Bagley is in her 13th season as the head coach at Missouri Western.
Inside the series• Augustana is 13-10 all-time against Missouri Western.
• Friday's game will be the third meeting between Augustana and Missouri Western this season.
• Augustana defeated Missouri Western 3-1 at the Husky Dome Classic on Feb. 23 before the Griffons took down the Vikings 6-0 on their home field on March 22.
• Augustana is 11-5 all-time against Missouri Western on a neutral field.
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