(Crookston, Minn.) – The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Softball team traveled to the Vadnais Heights Dome on February 28 and 29 to open the season. The team played five non-conference games against conference opponents. Defense was a concern for UMC as the team committed 12 errors in five games and gave up on average three unearned runs per game. Minnesota, Crookston fell to Northern State 5-3 and MSU Moorhead 16-11 on Tuesday and Minnesota Duluth 14-0 and Bemidji twice 3-0 and 8-4 on Wednesday.
 
The Golden Eagles were led in the five games by freshman catcher Gina Delisa (C, 5-7, Fr, College Station, Texas) who went 4-10 (.400) in four games. She tallied three runs scored, two walks and one RBI. Defensively she was responsible for 17 putouts and two assists. Junior Stacey Marcum (P, 5-7, Jr, Merrill, Wis.) followed Delisa with a .375 (6-16) batting average. She hit two doubles, scored two runs and earned two RBI. Marcum made four appearances in the pitchers circle and finished with a 4.71 ERA while striking out 11 batters. Newcomer Sara Wiedmaier (1B, 5-8, Jr, Marengo, Ill.) closed out the top batters for UMC. She went 4-12 (.333) with one homerun, one double, and she led the team with four RBI and a .667 slugging percentage.
 
Following the Vadnais Heights games, the Golden Eagles travel to Cocoa Beach Spring Training in Titusville, Fla. for spring training from March 8-15. Minnesota, Crookston is currently scheduled to play 13 games in Florida with two exhibition games. The NSIC season opens at home for UMC when the Golden Eagles host Winona State and Upper Iowa on March 24 & 25. Both games are scheduled for 1 p.m. If the weather does not permit the games to be played at UMC, the site will be flipped to Winona and Fayette, Iowa.
 
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
 
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