Friday, April 26
St. Joseph, Minn.
11:00 A.M. CT
St. Cloud State
vs
Minot State
Photo by: Jacob Sanders
St. Cloud State Softball Prepares to Close Out Regular Season Schedule
4/25/2024 4:06:00 PM | Softball
Huskies play doubleheaders against Minot State and UMary
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Softball (27-23, 10-14 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) wraps up its regular season schedule this weekend with doubleheaders against Minot State (21-15, 17-7 NSIC) and UMary (9-35, 2-20 NSIC). The Huskies play Minot State on Friday and UMary on Saturday. The game times for Friday are 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and Saturday are 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and will be played at the College of Saint Benedict (CSB) Softball Field in St. Joseph.
Note* – Dogs, drinking and sunflower seed spitting are prohibited at the CSB Softball Complex.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Game One vs. Minot State – Friday, April 26 / 11 a.m. CT / Livestream / Live stats
Game Two vs. Minot State – Friday, April 26 / 1 p.m. CT / Livestream / Live stats
Game One vs. UMary – Saturday, April 27 / 9 a.m. CT / Livestream / Live stats / Varsity Network
Game Two vs. UMary – Saturday, April 27 / 11 a.m. CT / Livestream / Live stats / Varsity Network
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Softball schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
Minot State
Friday will be the 27th and 28th meeting between the teams. The teams' first meeting took place in 1981 and St. Cloud State holds an 35-11 lead in the all-time series. The teams' split their matchups in 2023, winning the first game 20-3 in five innings and falling 3-1 in the second. In the last 10 matchups between the teams, SCSU is 8-2.
UMary
Saturday will mark the 43rd and 44th meeting between the teams. The first game of the all-time series was played in 1997 and SCSU holds a 27-15 advantage. The Huskies swept UMary in 2023, including two run-rule shortened games. In the four matchups a year ago, SCSU outscored the Mauraders 41-8. The Huskies are a perfect 10-0 in the last 10 matchups between the teams.
SCOUTING MINOT STATE
Minot State is 21-15 (17-7 NSIC) this season and currently sit in a tie for second place in the conference standings with Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul. The Beavers play Minnesota Duluth Thursday prior to matching up with the Huskies. MISU is 6-4 in its last 10 games.
Minot State has a trio of players batting above .300 – senior infielder Brooklyn Morrison, sophomore catcher Anna LaCount and senior pitcher Gabi Dawyduk. Morrison is leading way and owns a slash line of .392/.482/.577 with 38 hits (eight doubles, two triples and two home runs). She has scored 25 runs, batted 13 runs in and is 7-for-9 on stolen base attempts. LaCount owns a slash line of .382/.447/.553 with 29 hits (11 doubles and one triple). She has 19 RBI, has scored 10 runs and is a perfect 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts. Dawyduk owns a slash line of .308/.356/.462 with 24 hits (nine doubles and one home run). She has 22 RBI, has scored 13 runs and is 1-for-2 on stolen base attempts.
Dawyduk also leads MISU in the circle. She has 17 appearances with 13 starts and owns a 9-6 record. She has pitched 10 complete games and three shutouts. She has a 2.02 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP and opponents are batting .248 against her over 90.0 innings. Junior Reegan Floyd has 18 appearances with 17 starts and owns an 8-7 record. She has pitched 10 complete games, three shutouts and contributed to one combined shutout. She has a 2.63 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP and opponents are batting .274 against her over 104.0 innings.
Sal Rodriguez is in his first full season at the helm of the Minot State softball after finishing the 2023 season as the interim coach. During his stint as interim, he compiled a 4-2 record.
SCOUTING UMARY
UMary is 9-35 (2-20 NSIC) this season and currently sit in 15th place in the NSIC standings. The Mauraders play Minnesota Duluth on Friday prior to matching up with the Huskies. UMary is 2-8 in its last 10 games.
UMary's offense is led by a trio that is batting .300 or better. Sophomore third baseman/utility Francesca Villaneda owns a slash line of .353/.400/.402 with 36 hits (five doubles). She has drove 14 runs in and scored nine. Sophomore middle infielder/utility Janelle Bergmann owns a slash line of .337/.389/.494 with 28 hits (10 doubles and one home run). She has 15 RBI, scored 10 runs and is a perfect 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts. Senior outfielder Mckenzie Reinhardt owns a slash line of .301/.371/.388 with 31 hits (three doubles and two home runs). She has scored 17 runs, has 15 RBI and is 1-for-2 on stolen base attempts.
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies went 2-2 in their matchups against Northern State and MSU Moorhead last weekend.
Notes & Top Huskies from Game One – 8-5 loss to Northern State (April 20)
Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) tied the career record for HBP (41) after only tallying four in her first two seasons. Earlier this season, she 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. Krueger also owns the No. 3 spot on that list after being hit 16 times last season.
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.
Note* – Dogs, drinking and sunflower seed spitting are prohibited at the CSB Softball Complex.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Game One vs. Minot State – Friday, April 26 / 11 a.m. CT / Livestream / Live stats
Game Two vs. Minot State – Friday, April 26 / 1 p.m. CT / Livestream / Live stats
Game One vs. UMary – Saturday, April 27 / 9 a.m. CT / Livestream / Live stats / Varsity Network
Game Two vs. UMary – Saturday, April 27 / 11 a.m. CT / Livestream / Live stats / Varsity Network
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Softball schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
Minot State
Friday will be the 27th and 28th meeting between the teams. The teams' first meeting took place in 1981 and St. Cloud State holds an 35-11 lead in the all-time series. The teams' split their matchups in 2023, winning the first game 20-3 in five innings and falling 3-1 in the second. In the last 10 matchups between the teams, SCSU is 8-2.
UMary
Saturday will mark the 43rd and 44th meeting between the teams. The first game of the all-time series was played in 1997 and SCSU holds a 27-15 advantage. The Huskies swept UMary in 2023, including two run-rule shortened games. In the four matchups a year ago, SCSU outscored the Mauraders 41-8. The Huskies are a perfect 10-0 in the last 10 matchups between the teams.
SCOUTING MINOT STATE
Minot State is 21-15 (17-7 NSIC) this season and currently sit in a tie for second place in the conference standings with Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul. The Beavers play Minnesota Duluth Thursday prior to matching up with the Huskies. MISU is 6-4 in its last 10 games.
Minot State has a trio of players batting above .300 – senior infielder Brooklyn Morrison, sophomore catcher Anna LaCount and senior pitcher Gabi Dawyduk. Morrison is leading way and owns a slash line of .392/.482/.577 with 38 hits (eight doubles, two triples and two home runs). She has scored 25 runs, batted 13 runs in and is 7-for-9 on stolen base attempts. LaCount owns a slash line of .382/.447/.553 with 29 hits (11 doubles and one triple). She has 19 RBI, has scored 10 runs and is a perfect 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts. Dawyduk owns a slash line of .308/.356/.462 with 24 hits (nine doubles and one home run). She has 22 RBI, has scored 13 runs and is 1-for-2 on stolen base attempts.
Dawyduk also leads MISU in the circle. She has 17 appearances with 13 starts and owns a 9-6 record. She has pitched 10 complete games and three shutouts. She has a 2.02 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP and opponents are batting .248 against her over 90.0 innings. Junior Reegan Floyd has 18 appearances with 17 starts and owns an 8-7 record. She has pitched 10 complete games, three shutouts and contributed to one combined shutout. She has a 2.63 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP and opponents are batting .274 against her over 104.0 innings.
Sal Rodriguez is in his first full season at the helm of the Minot State softball after finishing the 2023 season as the interim coach. During his stint as interim, he compiled a 4-2 record.
SCOUTING UMARY
UMary is 9-35 (2-20 NSIC) this season and currently sit in 15th place in the NSIC standings. The Mauraders play Minnesota Duluth on Friday prior to matching up with the Huskies. UMary is 2-8 in its last 10 games.
UMary's offense is led by a trio that is batting .300 or better. Sophomore third baseman/utility Francesca Villaneda owns a slash line of .353/.400/.402 with 36 hits (five doubles). She has drove 14 runs in and scored nine. Sophomore middle infielder/utility Janelle Bergmann owns a slash line of .337/.389/.494 with 28 hits (10 doubles and one home run). She has 15 RBI, scored 10 runs and is a perfect 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts. Senior outfielder Mckenzie Reinhardt owns a slash line of .301/.371/.388 with 31 hits (three doubles and two home runs). She has scored 17 runs, has 15 RBI and is 1-for-2 on stolen base attempts.
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies went 2-2 in their matchups against Northern State and MSU Moorhead last weekend.
Notes & Top Huskies from Game One – 8-5 loss to Northern State (April 20)
- St. Cloud State moved to 38-11 in the teams' all-time series after the loss.
- Junior corner infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) - 1-2, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Fitzgerald hit her 12th home run of the season. She posted her fourth game with 2+ walks this season. She surpassed 20 walks on the season and 55 for her career.
- Junior left fielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) - 2-4, R
- Holzhueter scored her 85th career run and posted her 16th multi-hit game of the season.
- Junior utility Rainna Stangle (Sartell, Minn.) - 2-4
- Freshman catcher Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) – HR
- Weiss hit her fifth home run and scored her 15th run of the season.
- Fifth year right fielder/first baseman Holly Weinberger (Waconia, Minn.) - R, RBI
- Freshman shortstop Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) - 2B
- Senior center fielder Tenley Quesnell (Boise, Idaho) - 1-3
- The Huskies improved to to 39-11 all-time against Northern State after the win.
- Holzhueter - 4-5, 2B, 2 R, RBI
- Holzhueter tied her career high with four hits. She now has 17 multi-hit games this season. She surpassed 60 hits for the season and 140 for her career. She hit her 10th double of the season. She surpassed 45 runs scored on the season.
- Fitzgerald - 2-2, 2B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
- Fitzgerald hit her 10th double and 13th home run of the season. She now has 20 home runs and 50 runs scored in her career. She surpassed 45 RBI for the season and 90 for her career. She has 10 multi-hit games this season and five games with multiple walks. She has hit home runs in back-to-back games twice this season.
- Junior right handed pitcher Molly Gross (Columbia Heights, Minn.) (W, 3-2) - 4.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 K
- Gross made her 15th appearance and picked up her third win of the season. She surpassed 35.0 innings and 20 strikeouts on the season.
- Weinberger - 3-5, 2 R
- Weinberger surpassed 50 hits on the season and 225 for her career. She also surpassed 95 runs scored in her career. She has tallied multiple hits in 13 games this season.
- Weiss - 2-4, 3 RBI
- Weiss posted her 10th multi-hit game of the season and first since March 29 against Wayne State. She surpassed 25 RBI on the season.
- Quesnell - 2-4, RBI
- Quesnell recorded a multi-hit game for the fifth time this season and first since March 8 against Quincy. She surpassed 20 hits for the season and now has 55 in her career.
- Junior Evy Polsfuss (Apple Valley, Minn.) - 1-1
- Polsfuss tallied her 10th hit of the season, setting a new single season career high as a Husky.
- Junior right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) - 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K
- St. Cloud State improved to 74-25 in the teams' all-time series after the win.
- Junior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) (W, 11-12) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 K
- Eickhoff surpassed 135.0 innings pitched on the season and 295.0 for her career. She also surpassed 90 strikeouts for the season.
- Freshman right fielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) - 2-4, 2 RBI, SB
- Harms posted her second multi-hit game of the season. She surpassed five RBI on the season.
- Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) - 2-3, 2B, RBI, R
- Krueger set a new single season high for doubles, with three. She scored her 20th run of the season and 65th of her career. She has five multi-hit games this season.
- Holzhueter - 2-3, R
- Holzhueter posted her 18th multi-hit game of the season.
- Weiss - 2-4, RBI
- Weiss posted her 12th multi-hit game and 40th hit of the season.
- Porter - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K
- Porter surpassed 120.0 innings on the season.
- The Huskies moved to 74-26 all-time against MSU Moorhead after the loss.
- Weinberger - 2-4, R
- Weinberger tallied her 14th multi-hit game and scored her 20th run of the season.
- Fitzgerald - 2-4, R, BB
- Fitzgerald posted her 11th multi-hit game of the season and her 105th hit of her career. She scored her 25th run of the season, posted her 25th walk of the season and 60th of her career.
- Weiss - 2B, 2 RBI
- Weiss posted her 30th RBI of the season.
- Porter - 4.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R
- Porter surpassed 125.0 innings on the season and 195.0 for her career.
- Holzhueter - 2B, RBI
- Holzhueter recorded her 65th hit of the season.
- Holmes - 2B
- Redshirt freshman third baseman Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) - R
- Frechette scored her 15th run of the season.
Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) tied the career record for HBP (41) after only tallying four in her first two seasons. Earlier this season, she 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. Krueger also owns the No. 3 spot on that list after being hit 16 times last season.
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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