Tuesday, April 2
Crookston, Minn.
2:00 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
at
Minnesota Crookston
Photo by: Jacob Sanders
St. Cloud State Softball Travels to Crookston for Tuesday Doubleheader
4/1/2024 2:10:00 PM | Softball
Huskies look to end two-game skid
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Softball (20-12, 3-3 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) travels north to Crookston for its first midweek conference doubleheader of the season. The Huskies play Minnesota Crookston (8-22, 1-5 NSIC) on Tuesday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Minnesota Crookston Softball Field.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The games will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. Live stats will be provided by UMC. Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Softball schedule page.
LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State played its first home conference games of the season last Friday and Saturday. The Huskies split the weekend, sweeping Wayne State on Friday and falling twice to Augustana on Saturday.
Notes & Top Huskies from Game One – 4-1 win over Wayne State (March 29)
Tuesday's two-game set will mark the 36th and 37th times SCSU will play the Golden Eagles. The Huskies hold a decisive 33-2 advantage in the all-time series. SCSU swept the Golden Eagles last season, outscoring them 20-3. The Huskies took game one, 10-0 in five innings and game two, 10-3. St. Cloud State is 9-1 in its last 10 matchups with UMC.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
Minnesota Crookston enters the matchup with an 8-22 (1-5 NSIC), most recently splitting a pair with Sioux Falls on Saturday. After winning two of its first three games, UMC dropped 13 in a row. After ending that skid, they are 6-8. The games will serve as the true home opener for the Golden Eagles as their home games against Sioux Falls were site reversed due to weather.
UMC is led on offense by middle infielder/outfielder Whitnee Curry, freshman catcher Rayna French and senior catcher/outfielder Shaelyn Grant. Curry is slashing .310/.389/.321 with 26 hits (one double). She has 11 RBI, has scored nine runs and is 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts. French is slashing .309/.347/.372 with 29 hits (three doubles and one home run). She has 17 RBI, has scored 10 runs and is 4-for-5 on stolen base attempts. Grant is slashing .302/.362/.640 with 26 hits (three doubles, one triple and eight home runs). She has 22 RBI, has scored 14 runs and has been successful on her only stolen base attempt.
Sophomore pitcher Alexa Guilford has made 19 appearances with three starts and owns a 3-5 record and has one save. She has a 3.05 ERA and 1.48 WHIP and opponents are batting .285 against her over 41.1 innings.
Nick Weinmeister is in his third season at the helm of Minnesota Crookston softball. He owns a record of 33-72 (12-43 NSIC) and is looking to pick up his first win against the Huskies.
RECORD BOOK UPDATES
Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) set the new single season HBP record of 19 after being hit twice on March 30 in the first game against Augustana – the previous record of 18 was set in 2022 by her former teammate Raven Vanden Langenberg. She also owns the No. 3 spot on that list after being hit 16 times last season. Incredibly, she is just three short of setting the new career record after only tallying four in her first two seasons.
In the Huskies first game of the season, a 19-3 win over Black Hills State a pair of Huskies produced school record performances. Junior corner infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak, Lawn, Ill.) tied school records for home runs in a game (two) and RBI in a game (seven). She was the first player to have a two-home run game since Raven Vanden Langenberg in 2023 and a seven RBI game since Jasmin Estrada in 2021. Freshman shortstop Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) tied the school record for singles in a game (four) in her first collegiate game. She became the first player to hit four singles in a game since Emily Edgerton in 2010.
NSIC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
St. Cloud State sophomore right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Softball Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 20. It was her first NSIC weekly honor this season and of her career. She was the second Husky to earn NSIC weekly award honors after junior outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) was named Player of the Week on Feb. 5.
Porter earned three straight saves to end the Huskies 3-1 stretch in Sioux Center, Iowa. She appeared in all four games and did not allow an earned run over her 9.0 innings. She struck out five batters and only allowed five hits (all singles) – opponents hit just .129 against her.
NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
St. Cloud State junior outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Softball Player of the Week on Feb. 5 for her efforts in the Huskies opening weekend sweep. It was her first NSIC weekly honor this season and of her career.
Holzhueter went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a home run, scoring three runs and driving in three runs made her in her debut for the Huskies. She hit .600 (6-for-10) in SCSU's 3-0 opening weekend. Five of her six hits were extra base hits – three doubles, one triple and one home run. She drove in four runs, walked once and was successful on her lone stolen base attempt. Holzhueter led the NSIC with a 1.400 slugging percentage and a 2.036 OPS.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Softball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The games will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. Live stats will be provided by UMC. Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Softball schedule page.
LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State played its first home conference games of the season last Friday and Saturday. The Huskies split the weekend, sweeping Wayne State on Friday and falling twice to Augustana on Saturday.
Notes & Top Huskies from Game One – 4-1 win over Wayne State (March 29)
- St. Cloud State extended its lead in the teams' all-time series to 24-17 with the win.
- Redshirt freshman third baseman Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) - 2-3, HR, SB
- Frechette's home run was her seventh of the season. She recorded her fourth multi-hit game of the season and stole her fifth base of the season.
- Junior first baseman Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) - 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
- Fitzgerald tallied her 20th hit of the season and surpassed 25 RBI to set a new single-season career high. Her home run was the seventh of the season and first since March 4 against Trevecca Nazarene at THE Spring Games in Florida.
- Freshman catcher Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) - 2-3, 2B, RBI
- Weiss picked up her second double in three games. She tallied multiple hits for the ninth time this season.
- Sophomore right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) (W, 9-2) - 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 K
- Junior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) - 4.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 7 K
- Eickhoff's seven strikeouts are a new season-high and the most she has posted since April 2, 2023, against Minot State when she fanned seven.
- Junior catcher/left fielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) - 1-2, R, BB
- SCSU moved to 25-17 in the all-time series after its win over Wayne State.
- Holzhueter - 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 2B, 3B
- Holzhueter tied her season-high for hits in a game (four), doubles (two) and triples (one). She reached 35 hits on the season in her ninth multi-hit game of the season. She now has scored 70 career runs and surpassed 20 RBI for the season in her fifth game with at least two RBI. She now has five doubles and three triples on the season and has raised her season batting average to .350.
- Eickhoff (W, 6-5) - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 K
- Eickhoff has now pitched 75.0 innings this season and 235.0 in her career. She surpassed 45 strikeouts on the season.
- Fitzgerald - 2-2, RBI, 2B, BB
- Fitzgerald tallied her fourth multi-hit game of the season. She hit her fifth double of the season.
- Weiss - 2-4, 2 RBI, 2B
- Weiss recorded her third double in the last four games and fifth of the season. She surpassed 25 hits on the season. She also posted her 10th multi-hit game and 15th RBI of the season.
- Freshman outfielder Kori Needham (Milan, Ill.). - 1-1, RBI
- St. Cloud State dropped to 36-78 in the teams' all-time series after the loss.
- Freshman shortstop Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) - 2-3, 2B, R
- Holmes recorded her 20th hit and 10th run of the season. It was her third multi-hit game and first since March 8 against Clarion (Pa.) in Florida at THE Spring Games.
- Junior utility Rainna Stangle (Sartell, Minn.) - 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
- Stangle hit her first home run and tallied her first two RBI as a Husky.
- Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) - 1-1, 2 R, 2 HBP
- Krueger set the new single season HBP record of 19 after being hit twice – the previous record of 18 was set in 2022 by former teammate Raven Vanden Langenberg. She also owns the No. 3 spot on that list after being hit 16 times last season. Incredibly, she is just three short of setting the new career record after only tallying four in her first two seasons. She also tallied her 15th hit of the season and 65th of her Husky career.
- Holzhueter - 1-3, RBI
- Holzhueter started a three-game hitting streak and was walked for the 25th time of her career.
- Senior center fielder Tenley Quesnell (Boise, Idaho) - 1-3
- Quesnell recorded her 50th career hit.
- Junior right handed pitcher Molly Gross (Columbia Heights, Minn.) surpassed 25.0 innings pitched on the season.
- Fifth year right fielder Holly Weinberger (Waconia, Minn.) played in her 200th game as a Husky.
- Augustana extended its lead in the all-time series against St. Cloud State to 79-36.
- Frechette - 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
- Frechette tallied her 20th hit of the season and now has five multi-hit games and five games with 2+ RBI. She now stands atop the team standings after hitting her eighth home run of the season (two in the last four games). Her double was her first since March 4 against Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) in Florida at THE Spring Games.
- Holzhueter - 2-3, HBP, 3 R
- Holzhueter extended her hitting streak to four games and now has 10 multi-hit games on the season. She tied her career record in runs scored (three) and surpassed 30 runs on the season. After posting her second HBP of the season, she set a new single season personal best.
- Weinberger - 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI
- Weinberger tallied her ninth multi-hit game of the season and first since March 8 against Quincy (Ill.) in Florida at THE Spring Games. She hit her first triple of the season and third of her career. She now has 105 career RBI.
- Weiss - 2B, 2 RBI
- Weiss has recorded 1+ RBI in each of the last four games.
- Holmes drew two walks in a game for the second time this season and surpassed 10 walks on the season.
- Sophomore right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) tossed her third complete game of the season and her career. She has gone the distance, pitching 7.0 innings twice this season and in her career and they have both come in the past five games. She surpassed 40 strikeouts on the season and 90 for her career. She also surpassed 75.0 innings on the season and 145.0 in her career.
Tuesday's two-game set will mark the 36th and 37th times SCSU will play the Golden Eagles. The Huskies hold a decisive 33-2 advantage in the all-time series. SCSU swept the Golden Eagles last season, outscoring them 20-3. The Huskies took game one, 10-0 in five innings and game two, 10-3. St. Cloud State is 9-1 in its last 10 matchups with UMC.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
Minnesota Crookston enters the matchup with an 8-22 (1-5 NSIC), most recently splitting a pair with Sioux Falls on Saturday. After winning two of its first three games, UMC dropped 13 in a row. After ending that skid, they are 6-8. The games will serve as the true home opener for the Golden Eagles as their home games against Sioux Falls were site reversed due to weather.
UMC is led on offense by middle infielder/outfielder Whitnee Curry, freshman catcher Rayna French and senior catcher/outfielder Shaelyn Grant. Curry is slashing .310/.389/.321 with 26 hits (one double). She has 11 RBI, has scored nine runs and is 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts. French is slashing .309/.347/.372 with 29 hits (three doubles and one home run). She has 17 RBI, has scored 10 runs and is 4-for-5 on stolen base attempts. Grant is slashing .302/.362/.640 with 26 hits (three doubles, one triple and eight home runs). She has 22 RBI, has scored 14 runs and has been successful on her only stolen base attempt.
Sophomore pitcher Alexa Guilford has made 19 appearances with three starts and owns a 3-5 record and has one save. She has a 3.05 ERA and 1.48 WHIP and opponents are batting .285 against her over 41.1 innings.
Nick Weinmeister is in his third season at the helm of Minnesota Crookston softball. He owns a record of 33-72 (12-43 NSIC) and is looking to pick up his first win against the Huskies.
RECORD BOOK UPDATES
Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) set the new single season HBP record of 19 after being hit twice on March 30 in the first game against Augustana – the previous record of 18 was set in 2022 by her former teammate Raven Vanden Langenberg. She also owns the No. 3 spot on that list after being hit 16 times last season. Incredibly, she is just three short of setting the new career record after only tallying four in her first two seasons.
In the Huskies first game of the season, a 19-3 win over Black Hills State a pair of Huskies produced school record performances. Junior corner infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak, Lawn, Ill.) tied school records for home runs in a game (two) and RBI in a game (seven). She was the first player to have a two-home run game since Raven Vanden Langenberg in 2023 and a seven RBI game since Jasmin Estrada in 2021. Freshman shortstop Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) tied the school record for singles in a game (four) in her first collegiate game. She became the first player to hit four singles in a game since Emily Edgerton in 2010.
NSIC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
St. Cloud State sophomore right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Softball Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 20. It was her first NSIC weekly honor this season and of her career. She was the second Husky to earn NSIC weekly award honors after junior outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) was named Player of the Week on Feb. 5.
Porter earned three straight saves to end the Huskies 3-1 stretch in Sioux Center, Iowa. She appeared in all four games and did not allow an earned run over her 9.0 innings. She struck out five batters and only allowed five hits (all singles) – opponents hit just .129 against her.
NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
St. Cloud State junior outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Softball Player of the Week on Feb. 5 for her efforts in the Huskies opening weekend sweep. It was her first NSIC weekly honor this season and of her career.
Holzhueter went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a home run, scoring three runs and driving in three runs made her in her debut for the Huskies. She hit .600 (6-for-10) in SCSU's 3-0 opening weekend. Five of her six hits were extra base hits – three doubles, one triple and one home run. She drove in four runs, walked once and was successful on her lone stolen base attempt. Holzhueter led the NSIC with a 1.400 slugging percentage and a 2.036 OPS.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Softball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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