CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston softball team will play host to Winona State University and Upper Iowa University Sat., April 8 and Sun., April 9 at UMC Softball Field in Crookston, Minn. The Golden Eagles will take on Winona State Sat., April 8 at 1 and 3 p.m. and Upper Iowa Sun., April 9 at 12 and 2 p.m.
Winona State at Minnesota Crookston
Sat., April 7 – 1/3 p.m., UMC Softball Field
Live Stats –
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Upper Iowa at Minnesota Crookston
Sun., April 8 – 12/2 p.m., UMC Softball Field
Live Stats -
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Projected Around The Horn
Jr. C/3B 6
Gabriel Antolak, .216 avg., 6 runs, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 14 RBI's
or Fr. C 29
Samantha Proctor, .348 avg., 8 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 7 RBI's
Fr. 1B 3
Rocky Bjorge, .233 avg., 8 runs, 5 doubles, 13 RBI's
Jr. 2B 12
Jenna Boardman, .250 avg., 12 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 6 RBI's
So. 3B 23
Maycee Trujillo, .207 avg., 4 runs, 3 doubles, 1 home run, 8 RBI's
Fr. SS 46
Hailey Fitzpatrick, .329 avg., 15 runs, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 12 RBI's
Jr. LF 25
Khailyn Neumayer, .283 avg., 6 runs, 2 doubles, 3 RBI's
Sr. CF 22
Jozie Garner, .263 avg., 9 runs, 2 doubles, 4 RBI's
Jr. RF 7
Victoria Bayliss, .333 avg., 17 runs, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 7 RBI's
So. DH 26
Maggie Morales, .318 avg., 9 runs, 6 doubles, 1 home run, 10 RBI's
Top Starting Pitchers
Sr. RHP 17
Bailey Braatz, 8-6 4.19 ERA, 88.0 IP, 45 K's, 29 BB's
Jr. RHP 15
Kassidy Klaphake, 3-5 7.87 ERA, 42.1 IP, 20 K's, 23 BB's
Top Relief Pitchers
Jr. RHP 99
Heather Cunningham, 0-2 6.61 ERA, 16.1 IP, 5 K's, 4 BB's
Minnesota Crookston enters the weekend with an 11-18-1 (1-6-1 NSIC) mark. The Golden Eagles remain just one win shy of their program record of 12 wins set during the 2004 season. Minnesota Crookston is currently in 14
th place in the standings. Winona State comes into Crookston with a 27-6 (8-0 NSIC) mark as they currently lead the conference standings. Upper Iowa enters the weekend with an 8-22 (0-8 NSIC) record. The Peacocks are currently tied for 15
th in the NSIC standings.
Minnesota Crookston has four players hitting above .300 coming into the weekend.
Samantha Proctor (Fr., C, Champlin, Minn.) leads the Golden Eagles with a .348 batting average. She has eight runs scored, one home run and seven RBI's on the season.
Victoria Bayliss (Jr., OF, West Bloomfield, Mich.) comes into the weekend with a .333 batting average with a team-high 17 runs scored.
Hailey Fitzpatrick (Fr., 2B/SS, Becker, Minn.) is batting .329 with 15 runs scored, 12 RBI's and a team-high 17 stolen bases.
Maggie Morales (So., OF/1B, Tucson, Ariz.) comes into the weekend batting .318 with nine runs scored and 10 RBI's.
The U of M Crookston pitching staff is paced by
Bailey Braatz (Sr., RHP, Buffalo, Minn.), who is 8-6 with a 4.19 ERA in 88.0 innings pitched this season.
Winona State has had a strong start to the season as they come into Crookston on an 11-game winning streak. The Warriors are led by Mariah Schultz, who is hitting .431 with 24 runs scored, five home runs and 22 RBI's. Alison Nowak comes in batting .424 with five runs scored and 12 RBI's, while Lani Van Zyl is batting .408 with 25 runs scored, four home runs and 29 RBI's.
In the circle, Winona State is led by McKenna Larsen, who is 12-2 with a 1.06 ERA in 86.0 innings pitched.
Upper Iowa comes into the weekend on a nine-game losing streak. The Peacocks are led at the plate by Sammy Garrett, who is batting .400 with 16 runs scored, four home runs and 20 RBI's. Sami Kay Shafranski enters the weekend batting .313 with 12 runs scored and 13 RBI's.
In the circle, the Peacocks are led by Emily Kisch. She is 5-10 with a 4.28 ERA in 93.1 innings pitched.
