SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana softball team is set to close out the nonconference season and open NSIC action on back-to-back days beginning Monday. First, the third-ranked Vikings will play Central Missouri in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Monday in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
 
On Tuesday, the NSIC preseason favorites play at Wayne State with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
 
About the Vikings
Augustana, winners of seven-straight games, enters Monday with a 10-2 record. Kendall Cornick has returned to form with a .500 batting average, tallying 17 RBI on 22 hits from four homeruns, four doubles and a triple. Right behind her in batting average department is Abbie Lund who is hitting .474 with 12 runs scored.
 
Joining Cornick on the homerun list is Torri Chute who has four four-baggers on the year with 15 RBI.
 
In the circle, Ashley Mickschl and Amber Elliott have each totaled five wins. Mickschl owns a 2.97 ERA in 40 innings pitched with 26 strikeouts. Elliott had totaled 31 strikeouts in 35 innings.
 
About the Jennies
Central Missouri enters with a 15-5 record on the season but dropped their last two games in a doubleheader with Central Oklahoma. Bailey Fowler leads the team with a .418 hitting percentage while ranking second on the squad with 14 RBI.
 
In the pitcher's circle, Sadie Parks owns a 5-1 record with a 1.78 ERA. Paige Petefish also has five wins, but with two losses and a 3.19 ERA. She leads the team with 35 strikeouts and has walked just two on the season.
 
About the Wildcats
Wayne State holds a 3-9 record on the year after having its most recent doubleheader canceled this past Wednesday at Truman State.
 
Kortney Buresh leads the Wildcats with a .432 batting average while Ashley Hernandez is WSC's leader with 16 RBI with four doubles and four homers.
 
Hadley Chvatal owns all three pitching wins with a 4.82 ERA in 37.1 innings pitched. She ranks second with 23 strikeouts.
 
Up Next
The Vikings are scheduled to play at St. Cloud State on Friday and at Minnesota Duluth on Saturday. Friday's doubleheader is slated for 1 p.m. while Saturday's games are scheduled for a noon start.