CROOKSTON, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Crookston softball team will travel to West St. Paul, Minn. for a doubleheader with Concordia University-St. Paul Fri., April 13 at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. at the West St. Paul Dome. The series was moved indoors at West St. Paul, Minn. from Crookston, Minn., due to field conditions. The Golden Eagles were also originally slated to play defending National Champion Minnesota State University, but those games have been cancelled due to field conditions and lack of available places to play indoors on Saturday.

Minnesota Crookston comes in with a 5-25 (1-7 NSIC) mark. The Golden Eagles opened up the conference season with a win over Minnesota State University Mooorhead March 30, but have lost six straight since the victory over the Dragons. Concordia-St. Paul owns a 20-16 (5-9 NSIC) record.

Minnesota Crookston vs. Concordia-St. Paul
Fri., April 13 – 10 a.m./12 p.m. – West St. Paul Dome – West St. Paul, Minn.
Live Stats - http://cspbears.com/sports/2012/10/12/SB_1012124038.aspx?id=84
Video - https://portal.stretchinternet.com/csp/

Minnesota Crookston
Projected Starters
Sr. C 6 Gabriel Antolak, .301, 14 runs, 5 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBIs
So. 1B 29 Samantha Proctor, .242, 2 runs, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Sr. 2B 12 Jenna Boardman, .369, 10 runs, 9 2B, 2 3B, 10 RBIs
So. 3B 3 Rocky Bjorge, .305, 7 runs, 3 2B, 12 RBIs
Sr. SS 33 Mikaela Rodriguez, .326, 13 runs, 8 2B, 2 HR, 15 RBIs
Jr. LF 26 Maggie Morales, .319, 7 runs, 7 2B, 13 RBIs
Sr. CF 25 Khailyn Neumayer, .277, 8 runs, 3 2B, 6 RBIs
or Fr. RF 9 Taylor Allen, .262, 11 runs, 4 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBIs
Sr. RF/CF 7 Victoria Bayliss, .274, 17 runs, 1 2B, 3 RBIs
Jr. DP 1 Haley Strachan, .231, 9 runs, 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 RBIs

Top Pitchers
Jr. RHP 22 Luisa Silvain, 1-5 3.05 ERA, 43.2 IP, 15 K, 4 BB
So. RHP 11 Paige Pitlick, 1-8 3.92 ERA, 44.2 IP, 24 K, 24 BB

Minnesota Crookston has improved considerably in the circle and at the plate. The Golden Eagles are hitting .283 on the season with 11 runs, 47 doubles, five triples, four home runs and 90 RBIs. The Minnesota Crookston pitchers are posting a 4.67 ERA on the season with 67 strikeouts and 73 walks. They are looking to limit walks as they head into the weekend. The place Minnesota Crookston is looking to continue to improve the most is defensively where they have just a .933 fielding percentage with 59 errors on the season.
At the plate, Jenna Boardman (Sr., 2B/SS, Genoa, Wis.) paces Minnesota Crookston with a .369 batting average, 10 runs scored, nine doubles, two triples and 10 RBIs. Maggie Morales (Jr., 1B/OF, Tucson, Ariz.) is hitting .319 with seven runs, seven doubles and 13 RBIs, while Mikaela Rodriguez (So., SS/2B, Laveen, Ariz.) is batting .326 with 13 runs, eight doubles, two home runs and 15 RBIs.

The pitching staff has looked to Luisa Silvain (Jr., RHP, Tucson, Ariz.) and Paige Pitlick (So., RHP, Jordan, Minn.). Silvain is 1-5 with a 3.05 ERA with 15 strikeouts and four walks. Pitlick is 1-8 with a 3.92 ERA with 24 strikeouts and 24 walks.

Concordia-St. Paul
Projected Starters
Fr. C 8 Amanda Parsons .290, 10 runs, 4 2B, 4 HR, 14 RBIs
Sr. 1B 19 Haley Schanks, .233, 19 runs, 2 2B, 2 HR, 16 RBIs
Fr. 2B 7 Cam Veenbaas, .220, 12 runs, 2 2B, 8 RBIs
Jr. 3B 12 Justine Schattner, .315, 28 runs, 6 2B, 3 HR, 22 RBIs
Sr. SS 13 Nicole Thompson, .407, 25 runs, 3 2B, 1 3B, 15 RBIs
So. LF 9 Lily Langevin, .319, 18 runs, 2 2B, 5 RBIs
Jr. CF 20 Carlie Hart, .434, 33 runs, 9 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 25 RBIs
So. RF 4 Hannah Carlson .307, 9 runs, 7 2B, 2 HR, 17 RBIs
So. DP 25 Aryka Knoche, .301, 10 runs, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 17 RBIs

Top Pitchers
So. RHP 23 Kali Kaestner, 7-5 3.23 ERA, 65.0 IP, 33 K, 36 BB
So. RHP 25 Aryka Knocke, 9-7 3.63 ERA, 108.1 IP, 77 K, 47 BB

The Golden Bears are hitting .322 on the season with 196 runs, 46 doubles, five triples, 18 home runs and 159 RBIs. Concordia-St. Paul is led by Carlie Hart, who is hitting .434 with 33 runs, nine doubles, three triples, three home runs and 25 RBIs. Nicole Thompson has been a senior leader for the Golden Eagles. The short stop is batting .407 with 25 runs, three doubles, one triple and 15 RBIs.

In the circle, Concordia-St. Paul looks to Kali Kaestner, who is 7-5 with a 3.23 ERA with 33 strikeouts and 36 walks. She has struggled with walks on the season. Aryka Knocke is 9-7 with a 3.63 ERA with 77 strikeouts and 47 walks.