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3/2/2018 12:35:00 PM | Softball

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – After playing the first 10 games of the season indoors at the Husky Dome, the St. Cloud State softball team (9-1) gets on the road, outdoors and out of state for the first time early next week with a trip to The Spring Games at the National Training Center in Clermont, Fla. from March 6-12.

The Huskies have a total of 11 games over the course of the seven days in the Sunshine State. SCSU plays a pair of games daily, except on Saturday (March 10) which is a designated off day and on Sunday (March 11) which is a single contest, starting with an 8 a.m. game against Ferris State College at Minneola Athletic Complex 1 on March 6. St. Cloud State then plays against Lynn University later that same day at 12 p.m. at Minneola Athletic Complex 2 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 St. Cloud: Lewis University (March 7 / 8 a.m. / Legends Way 3), Stonehill College (March 7 / 10:30 a.m. / Legends Way 2), Trevecca Nazarene University (March 7 / 1 p.m. / Hancock Park 1), Pitt Johnstown (March 8 / 3:30 p.m. / Hancock Park 1), Seton Hill University (March 9 / 8 a.m. / Legends Way 5), Fairmont State (March 9 / 1 p.m. / Legends Way 5), St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) (March 11 / 11 a.m. / Hancock Park 5), Clarion University of Pennsylvania (March 12 / 1 p.m. / Sleepy Hollow 6) and Quincy University (March 12 / 3:30 p.m. / Sleepy Hollow 2).

History

The Spring Games were founded in 2008 by Dr. Dot Richardson
The event is held annually at the 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.
here for the website to the 2018 Spring Games

Opponent Notables

SCSU is 4-4 all-time against Ferris State since the first meeting in 1993, 8-7 against Lewis University since first meeting in 1995, 3-0 against Stonehill College with the first meeting being in 1997; 1-0 against Trevecca Nazarene with the first meeting being last year in 2017 at The Spring Games, 0-1 against Seton Hill with the only previous meeting being in 2010; 1-0 against Fairmont State with the only meeting being last year at The Spring Games and 2-0 against Quincy College since first meeting in 2003.
The games against Lynn University, Pitt Johnstown, Clarion University of PA and St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) are first-time meetings for the program.
Ferris State (0-4) begin their Spring Games play on Sunday with games against CW Post and Lewis University.
The team has a team batting average of .270 and scored 16 runs on the campaign.
Lexi Summers leads the team with her seven hits, two runs, two RBIs and .467 batting average.
Hannah Leppek has thrown 11 innings this season to lead the staff.
The Bulldogs went 18-23 overall last season and had a mark of 11-11 in the GLIAC
Lynn University are off to 12-6 start in 2018.
The program has already started conference play with a 4-2 record in the Sunshine State Conference.
Lynn takes on Florida Southern for three conference games this weekend.
The Fighting Knights start play in the Spring Games on Monday with contests against Urbana University and West Virginia Wesleyan.
The program is hitting .312 with 10 home runs thus far this season and have two straight victories coming into the weekend.
Elizabeth Diaz is leading the team with her .404 batting average, 23 hits and 14 RBIs.
Karolina Flores has five home runs, 15 RBIs, 14 runs and 19 hits.
Francais Olexa sports a 4-1 record with a 1.97 ERA, two complete games and 24 strikeouts in 39 innings worked.
Lewis University (3-4) start their Spring Games play on Sunday against Ferris State.
Alise Perna was named the Player of the Week in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) on Monday
Perna leads the team with her .462 batting average, home run, five RBIs on six hits.
Sarah Demasi sports a .360 batting average with nine hits and two triples.
Kaylee Prieto has seven hits, two triples, a home runs and six RBIs.
Cassie Show has been the top pitcher with a 1-2 record, 0.95 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 22 innings worked.
Stonehill College, after going 11-30 and 9-15 in the NE-10 last season, start their 2018 season on Sunday against Saint Rose and Lewis University.
The program is predicted to finish fifth in the NE-10 Northeast Division.
The Stonehill College Skyhawks return 11 players from last season
Jennifer Mayette went 6-14 with a 2.36 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 124.1 innings as a junior.
Erin Brayden had six doubles, a .268 batting average, two home runs and 14 RBIs last season.
The Trevecca Nazarene Trojans (7-3) start their Spring Games play on Sunday with games against Seton Hill and MSU Moorhead.
Danielle Horton is hitting .483 with 10 runs and 14 hits.
Bailey Alexander is hitting .457 with 12 runs, 16 hits, two home runs and 14 RBIs.
Mary Collins has 12 RBIs with seven walks and five doubles this season.
Morgan Powell is 3-1 with a 3.15 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 26.2 innings thrown.
The Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats, went 15-23 and 4-16 in the PSAC last season, are starting their 2018 season on Sunday with games against Urbana University and Georgian Court.
The program returns 10 letterwinners and seven seniors this year.
Marley Elbin hit .287 with 17 runs, 33 hits and 11 RBIs last season.
Morgan Cannin is a two-time All-Conference selection
She hit .341 with 42 hits, 20 runs, 44 total bases and a .396 on-base percentage.
Melissa Wagner is the top returning pitcher.
She went 11-11 with a 2.26 ERA last season and 87 strikeouts in 130.1 innings worked.
The Seton Hill Griffins (1-1) are starting their Spring Games play on Sunday with contests against the University of Sciences and LeMoyne College.
The program has been led by Christina Skrabak, who has three hits and a triple this season.
Devyn Terry has been the top pitcher with a 1-0 record, complete game and eight strikeouts.
Seton Hill went 22-24 and 13-7 in PSAC last season.
The Fairmont State Falcons (0-4) begin their Spring Game play with games on March 9 against Seton Hill and St. Cloud.
The program was voted third in the Mountain East Conference this season.
The Falcons have been led by Beth Cook, who is hitting .500 with three runs, five hits, two doubles, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
Courtney Worcester is hitting .467 with seven hits.
Rachel Bias is 0-2 with eight strikeouts in nine innings pitched.
The St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) are starting their season on Tuesday, March 6, with a doubleheader against Franklin Pierce.
The Lady Spartans start their Spring Games experience with games against Wayne State (Mich.) and Augustana (SD) on Saturday, March 10.
The program went 18-26 last season and return all eight position starters this season.
Collen Borum went 14-10 in 2017
Ashley Landolina had a .316 batting average.
St. Thomas Aquinas is predicted to place seventh in the East Coast Conference this season.
Clarion University (2-6) start playing in the Spring Games on Sunday, March 11, with games against California University of Pennsylvania and Merrimack College.
The Eagles went 7-41 last season and are predicted to finish sixth in the PSAC this season.
Moriah Lynn leads the team with her .440 batting average, six runs, 11 hits, five RBIs and three doubles.
Cassidy Runyan is hitting .368 with seven runs, seven hits, three home runs, seven RBIs, 16 total bases and seven walks.
Sarah Gossard is 1-2 with three complete games and 13 innings thrown.
Gossard was named the league's Co-Pitcher of the Week this week.
Quincy University (3-3) plays doubleheader against Wisconsin Parkside on Friday, March 2.
The program will also take on Purdue Northwest on Sunday, March 4.
The Hawks start their Spring Games play against Ashland University and MSU Moorhead on Friday, March 9.
Jessica Poore leads the team with her .526 batting average, five runs, 10 hits, two doubles, five RBIs and 14 total bases.
Morgan Heckman is hitting .333 with five runs, six hits, two doubles, three triples and 14 total bases.
McKenzie Collie is 2-0 with 17 strikeouts in 13 innings thrown.

SCSU Notables

St. Cloud State enters next week on a seven-game winning streak after sweeping all four games at the Kelly Laas Tournament last weekend.
SCSU is being led offensively this season by freshman Brooke Bowlin, sophomore Maya Keating and junior Morgan Emmans.
Bowlin leads the team with her .500 batting average and .600 on-base percentage.
She is fourth in the conference in batting average and leads the league in on-base percentage.
Bowlin also has seven runs, 12 hits, six walks and two stolen bases.
Keating is hitting .438 with an on-base percentage of .486.
She is 19th in the league in batting average.
Keating has 14 hits, nine runs, four RBIs and two stolen bases.
She leads the team and has reached base safely in all 10 games and also has a current seven-game hitting streak.
Emmans is hitting .346 with 11 runs, nine hits, four doubles, five home runs, seven walks and 17 RBIs.
All nine of Emmans hits have gone for extra bases this season.
She leads the NSIC in RBIs and home runs plus is second in RBIs per game (1.70).
Emmans also leads the league and is placed ninth nationally with her slugging percentage of 1.077.
She is 11th in the conference in walks per game (0.70), 12th in runs per game (1.10) and 15th in doubles a contest (0.40)
Sophomore Anna Roth is hitting .348 with eight hits, six RBIs and four walks.
Roth is also among the toughest to strikeout in the conference with only one strikeout in 23 times to the plate.
Sophomore Alexis Jacobs is hitting .333 with nine runs, 11 hits, three doubles and seven RBIs.
Freshman Megan Conrads has walked 11 times this season to lead the team and rank fifth nationally.
She also leads the team with her three stolen bases.
Senior Libby Bingham has four doubles on the season to rank tied for 15thh in the conference.
She also has seven RBIs to tie for second on the team.
Freshman Kylie Thomsen leads the pitching staff with her 7-0 record, 1.94 ERA, five complete games and 36 innings pitched.
Thomsen is second in the conference in victories and eighth in ERA.
Junior Kate Kopeck has two wins, two complete games and leads the team with her 12 strikeouts in 22.2 innings working in the circle.
The Huskies have a team batting average of .323 with 82 hits, 19 doubles, six home runs, 63 RBIs, 40 walks, 13 stolen bases and 119 total bases.
The team sports an ERA of 3.18 with 26 strikeouts in 66 innings thrown.
The program ranks among the top half of the NSIC in batting average (.323 - 8th), double players per game (0.40 – 8th), doubles per game (1.90 – 6th), ERA (3.18 – 6th), fielding percentage (.960 – 6th), home runs (0.60 – 5th), on-base percentage (41.7 – 6th), scoring (7.10 – 4th), stolen bases (1.30 – 6th) and win-loss percentage (90.0 – 2nd)

Up Next

After returning from the Spring Games, SCSU begins conference play and hosts Minnesota Duluth for a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 27, at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.