CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston softball team's games against University of Minnesota Duluth have been moved to Wed., April 13 at 12 and 2 p.m. at James S. Malosky Stadium in Duluth, Minn.
The games were originally scheduled for Tues., April 12 at 1 and 3 p.m., but were moved due to the weather forecast for temperatures in Duluth on Tuesday. Wednesday's weather forecast is more promising, so the games were moved back a day.
Minnesota Crookston comes in with a 7-29 (1-16 NSIC) mark. The Golden Eagles have already improved on their win total from 2015, nearly doubling it, and came close in several games last weekend against Augustana University and Wayne State College (Neb.).
The Golden Eagles are led by
Allison Foley (Sr., SS, Lockport, Ill.), who is hitting .342 with 23 runs scored and 22 RBI's. In addition to Foley,
Gabriel Antolak (So., 3B/C, Zimmerman, Minn.) is batting .337 with 18 runs scored and 14 RBI's, while
Alexis Khoshaba (Sr., OF, Richmond, British Columbia) leads the team with five home runs and 25 RBI's.
In the circle, UMC looks to
Mikayla Jones (Fr., RHP, Huxley, Iowa), who is 2-6 with a 6.37 ERA in 51.2 innings pitched this season.
Minnesota Duluth is 22-11 on the season with an 11-5 mark in conference play. The Bulldogs are led by Natalie Wright, who is hitting .381 with 26 runs scored, three home runs and 27 RBI's. Ashley Schilling comes in with a .344 batting average with 25 runs scored, two home runs and 17 RBI's.
In the circle, UMD looks to Cayli Sadler, who is 10-6 with a .260 ERA in 102.1 innings pitched, while Sam Hartmann is 10-5 with a 3.07 ERA in 105.0 innings pitched.
