Softball continues home stand with Minot, Mary

Saturday, April 6

St. Cloud, Minn.

12 p.m.

St. Cloud State

Minot State University

Photo by: Maddie MacFarlane

4/5/2019 10:08:00 AM | Softball

ST. CLOUD, MINN. – The St. Cloud State University softball team seems to have found its stride in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play. After a rough start to the conference season, the Huskies are currently on a four-game win streak and look to add four more to their resume as they host Minot State University and the University of Mary this upcoming Saturday and Sunday.

Due to crummy weather, St. Cloud State will face both Minot State and Mary in the comforts of the Husky Dome, with first pitch schedule for 12 p.m. each day. Live stats and video will be available for all four games over the weekend, and score updates will be made on St. Cloud State softball's official Twitter page (@SCSUHUSKIES_SB).

Here are the five things to know before this weekend's twin bills:

7 – The St. Cloud State University Huskies are really REALLY good in the Husky Dome this season. In eight games this season, the Huskies have posted a 7-1 record at home while scoring 99 runs on 116 runs. On the flip side, St. Cloud State's pitchers have surrendered just 17 runs on 46 hits in the Husky Dome this season.

4 – More importantly, the Huskies are riding a four-game NSIC win streak entering this weekend's contests. After opening the conference season with four consecutive losses, St. Cloud State has bounced back with four straight wins over Wayne State and Bemidji State. Against the Wildcats, the Huskies scored 35 runs to earn their first NSIC sweep in 13-5, 12-5 fashion. St. Cloud State then went ahead and beat Bemidji State 12-0 and 2-1 this past Tuesday.

78/55/29/26 – The Huskies will see a familiar face on the Marauder sideline this upcoming weekend, as former standout Steph Roan returns as Mary's first year head coach. In 78 games for St. Cloud State, Roan tallied 55 hits with 29 runs and 26 RBI while compiling a .944 field percentage. After graduating in 2014, Roan was the team's graduate assistant from 2015-17 and has guided the Marauders to a 13-15 overall record and a 4-4 mark in NSIC play this season.

28-15 – The Huskies swept both Mary and Minot last season, as they outscored their opponents 28-15 over the course of two games. In the final doubleheaders of March, St. Cloud State took down the Marauders 4-2 and 6-4 before beating the Beavers 8-7 and 10-2 the very next day.

5^th – These two doubleheaders are key for the Huskies in terms of the NSIC standings. As of now, St. Cloud State, Mary and Minot all hover in the fifth-seventh spots in the rankings, as a Huskies sit in a three-way tie for seventh thanks to their 4-4 record. The Beavers currently sit in a tie for fifth thanks to their hot 5-3 start in NSIC play.