Softball Travels To The Spring Games For 2016 Spring Break Trip

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – After playing the first 13 games of the season indoors at the Husky Dome, the St. Cloud State softball team (7-6) gets on the road, outdoors and out of state for the first time this week with a trip to the Spring Games at the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. from March 3-9.

The Huskies will play a total of 12 games over the course of the seven days in the Sunshine State. SCSU plays a pair of games per daily, with Sunday being an off day, starting with a 9 a.m. EST contest against Lake Erie College at Hancock Park 4 on March 3. St. Cloud State then plays against Saint Anselm College later that same morning at 11 a.m. EST also at Hancock Park 4 at the National Training Center.

The rest of the schedule for the Huskies at the Spring Games goes as follows with all times being local to site: Salem International (March 4 / 1 p.m. / Hancock Park 2), Tiffin University (March 4 / 3 p.m. / Hancock Park 3), Lock Haven University (March 5 / 1 p.m. / Legends Way 1), Notre Dame College (March 5/ 3 p.m. / Legends Way 2), Northwood University (March 7 / 1 p.m. / Legends Way 1), University of Sciences (March 7 / 3 p.m. / Legends Way 1), Le Moyne College (March 8 / 1 p.m. / Legends Way 4), Indiana University of Pennsylvania (March 8 / 3 p.m. / Legends Way 3), Nyack College (March 9 / 1 p.m. / Legends Way 5) and Shippensburg University (March 9 / 3 p.m. / Legends Way 5).

History

The Spring Games were founded in 2008 by Dr. Dot Richardson
The event is held annually at the Legends Way fields at the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla.
The event is run by PFX Athletics
Last year, 320 teams participated over the course of the month of softball action.
Paid live streaming of all the games can be found here
Tickets for the games and tournament including a weekly pass can be purchased at the facility.
Click here for the website to the 2016 Spring Games

Notables

SCSU is 2-0 all-time against Lake Erie College, 0-1 against Saint Anslem College, 1-2 against Tiffin University, 6-1 against Lock Haven University, 1-0 against Notre Dame College, 2-3 against Northwood University (MI), 5-0 against University of the Sciences, 2-2 against Indiana University of Pennsylvania and 2-0 against Shippensburg University.
The games against Salem International University and Nyack College are first-time meetings for the programs.
The Lake Erie College Storm (3-1) started their season earlier this week in Florida.
The team is hitting .360 with three home run so far through four games
Savannah Karko has been the top hitter with her .467 batting average, four runs and seven hits.
Allyson Hagnosz has six hits, three runs, two doubles, a home run and six RBIs in the first four contests.
Allyson Deemer has picked up a pair of wins plus 10 strikeouts in 15 innings thrown
The Saint Anslem Hawks (1-3) also began their 2016 season earlier this week in Florida.
The program is being led by Amanda Bickeford, who was named the Northeast-10 Conference Hitter of the Week on Monday, has six hits in her first four games.
The Salem International Tigers are off to a 4-1 start.
The Tigers are being led by Katie Chryssofos, who is hitting .500 with seven runs, nine hits, four home runs and 16 RBIs this season.
Katie Lynch is 3-0 with a 2.51 ERA plus 19 strikeouts in her 22.1 innings pitched
The Tiffin University Dragons (1-1) started their 2016 season in Florida this week.
Allyson Ruck has been the top hitter with four hits and a .667 batting average.
The Lock Haven Bald Eagles are 3-3 this season.
McKenna Garlock and her .444 batting average, eight hits, two doubles and three RBIs have led the team so far.
Jessica Strouse has driven in five for the Bald Eagles in the first six games.
The Notre Dame College Falcons (1-2) started 2016 play in Florida at the Spring Games over the weekend.
Erin Calhoun has four hits and two RBIs in the team's first three games.
Ashley Pokraka has been the top pitcher with 16 strikeouts in 12 innings thrown for the Falcons.
The Northwood University (MI) Timberwolves will start their season this week in Florida.
The Timberwolves had a 16-25 record in 2015.
The top returning hitter is Ashley Lynn, who had 38 hits, 18 runs, 17 walks and a .325 batting average last season.
The Le Moyne College Dolphins are off to a fast 5-1 start so far this season.
Sabrina Riley has been the top hitter with her .524 batting average, eight runs, 11 hits, three doubles, home run and seven RBIs.
Riley was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week after the first week of the season.
Kelly Mascari already has a pair of home runs and seven RBIs for the Dolphins in the team's first six games.
The University of the Sciences Devils are starting their season this week in Florida.
The program went 10-28 last season
The top returning hitter is Barbie Barron, who hit .307 with 27 hits, two triples and 22 RBIs last season.
The team also brings back Cassie Lapotsky, who threw 82 innings with seven complete games as a junior.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks are starting their season this week at the games.
The team went 19-24 last season including a mark of 16-14 in the PSAC.
The top returning player is Hannah Mercer
Mercer hit .406 with 34 runs scored, 54 hits, six home runs, 31 RBIs and three triples last season.
The Nyack College Purple Pride, who are beginning the 2016 season in Florida, went 11-32 last season
The top returning player is Afredita Sinanji, who had eight doubles and four home runs last season.
The Shippensburg Raiders are 3-3 this season.
The program's top hitter has been Eryn Caragein, who is hitting .375 with six hits, three runs and eight RBIs
St. Cloud State is being led offensively this season by juniors Alyssa Coletto and Rebecca Harps
Coletto is hitting .447 with six runs, 17 hits, two double, two triples, a home run and six RBIs
Harps is checking in with a .417 batting average, seven runs, 15 hits and six RBIs
Fellow junior Abby Bunnell is hitting .391 with team-highs of 11 runs scored, 18 hits and nine stolen bases.
Bunnell is also tied with Coletto for the team lead with six multi-hit games.
Junior Jessica Goerger sports a .379 batting average and leads the team with eight walks, two home runs and seven RBIs.
Goerger and sophomore Veronica Wold are tied for the team lead with four doubles each.
Junior Megan Hedstrom leads the team with her four wins and 3.10 ERA
Senior Senna Francesconi is the team leader with her 36 innings thrown and 24 strikeouts.
The Huskies enter the week ranking among the top three in the NSIC in batting average (.327 – 3rd), runs (71 – 3rd), hits (3rd – 113), triples (10 – 1st), total bases (168 – 3rd), RBIs (53 – 3rd), walks (37 – 2nd) and stolen bases (26 – 1st)

Up Next

After returning from the Spring Games, SCSU will take nearly two weeks off before welcoming in Minnesota Duluth for a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games on March 22 starting at 1 p.m. at the Husky Dome.