CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston softball will host No. 14 Minnesota State University-Mankato and Concordia University, St. Paul Fri., April 14 and Sat., April 15 at UMC Softball Field. The games were relocated to Crookston, Minn. earlier this week due to inclement weather in Southern Minnesota. The Golden Eagles will take on nationally ranked Minnesota State on Friday at 1 and 3 p.m. They will finish the weekend with Concordia-St. Paul Saturday at 12 and 2 p.m.

Minnesota State at Minnesota Crookston
Fri., April 14, 1/3 p.m., UMC Softball Field
Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota Crookston
Sat., April 15, 12/2 p.m., UMC Softball Field
Live Stats - http://www.sidearmstats.com/umcrookston/softball/

Projected Around The Horn
UMC Softball
Jr. C/3B 6 Gabriel Antolak, .223 avg., 8 runs, 6 doubles, 2 HR's, 20 RBI's
Fr. C 29 Samantha Proctor, .358 avg., 8 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 HR, 7 RBI's
Fr. 1B 3 Rocky Bjorge, .202 avg., 9 runs, 5 doubles, 13 RBI's
So. 2B 13 Sam Rarick, .179 avg., 4 runs, 4 RBI's
So. 3B 23 Maycee Trujillo, .206 avg., 5 runs, 3 dubles, 1 HR, 8 RBI's
Jr. SS 12 Jenna Boardman, .219 avg., 13 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 6 RBI's
Jr. LF 25 Khailyn Neumayer, .246 avg., 7 runs, 2 doubles, 3 RBI's
Sr. CF 22 Jozie Garner, .244 avg., 9 runs, 2 doubles, 4 RBI's
Jr. RF 7 Victoria Bayliss, .304 avg., 17 runs, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 8 RBI's
So. DP 26 Maggie Morales, .295 avg., 10 runs, 7 doubles, 2 HR's, 11 RBI's

Top Starting Pitchers
Sr. RHP 17 Bailey Braatz, 8-9 3.99 ERA, 101.2 IP, 48 K's, 32 BB's
Jr. RHP 15 Kassidy Klaphake, 3-6 6.08 ERA, 50.2 IP, 23 K's, 27's BB's

Top Relief Pitcher
Jr. RHP 99 Heather Cunningham, 0-2 4.67 ERA, 24.0 IP, 7 K's, 5 BB's

Minnesota Crookston comes into the weekend with an 11-24-1 (1-12-1 NSIC) mark. The Golden Eagles will look to get back on track this weekend against Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul. Minnesota Crookston comes into the weekend hitting .249 as a team with 126 runs scored, 39 doubles, 7 triples, 8 home runs and 113 RBI's.

The Golden Eagles are led at the plate by Samantha Proctor (Fr., C, Champlin, Minn.), who is hitting .358 with eight runs scored, two doubles, one triple, one home run and seven RBI's. In addition, Victoria Bayliss (Jr., OF, West Bloomfield, Mich.) comes in hitting .304 with 17 runs scored and eight RBI's, while Maggie Morales (So., OF/1B, Tucson, Ariz.) enters the weekend batting .395 with 10 runs scored, two home runs and 11 RBI's.

In the circle, the U of M Crookston looks to Bailey Braatz (Sr., RHP, Buffalo, Minn.), who has posted a 8-9 mark with a 3.99 ERA in 101.2 innings pitched. In addition, Kassidy Klaphake (Jr., RHP, Cold Spring, Minn.) is 3-6 with a 6.08 ERA in 50.2 innings pitched. Out of the bupplen, Heather Cunningham (Jr., RHP, Jacksonville, Fla.) has been effective with a 4.67 ERA in 24.0 innings pitched.

Minnesota State enters the weekend with a 34-6 (12-2 NSIC) mark. The Mavericks are the tops of the NSIC right now. They are led by one of the nation's top pitchers in Coley Ries. She comes in with an 18-2 mark and a 0.92 ERA in 137.1 innings pitched on the season. In addition, Libby Bemis is 16-4 with a 1.74 ERA in 108.1 innings pitched.

At the plate, the Mavericks look to Jess Meidl, who is hitting .444 with 38 runs scored, seven home runs and 36 RBI's. Amber Kral adds a .355 average with 35 runs scored, 11 home runs and 36 RBI's.

Concordia-St. Paul enters the weekend with an 11-24 (3-11 NSIC) record. The Golden Bears are strong in the batter's box with a .297 batting average as a team. Justine Schattner leads the way with a .365 batting average with 21 RBI's, while Liz Jarosz is hitting .307 with nine home runs and 25 RBI's and Carlie Hart is batting .348 with 20 runs scored.

In the circle, the Golden Bears look to Samantha Sullivan, who is 5-11 with a 4.33 ERA in 108.1 innings pitched. In addition, Linzy Heim is 6-10 with a 4.82 ERA in 93.0 innings pitched.

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The University of Minnesota Crookston is a NCAA Division II university located in the Red River Valley of Northwest Minnesota. UMC sponsors 11 intercollegiate athletic teams with membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate conference (NSIC) and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). The NSIC is a 16-team conference with schools situated in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.