Wednesday, April 10
Bemidji, Minn.
Noon CT
St. Cloud State
at
Bemidji State
Senior outfielder #22 Tenley Quesnell
Photo by: Brandon Dugan/CSP Athletics
St. Cloud State Softball Heads to Bemidji for Midweek Games
4/9/2024 3:41:00 PM | Softball
Huskies look to get back to .500 in conference play
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Softball (22-16, 5-7 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) travels north to Bemidji for a midweek conference doubleheader. The Huskies play Bemidji State (8-27, 2-10 NSIC) on Wednesday at noon and 2 p.m. at the BSU Softball Field.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The games will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network. Live stats will be provided by BSU. Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Softball schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
Wednesday's doubleheader will mark the 90th and 91st times SCSU will play Bemidji State. The Huskies hold a decisive 78-11 advantage in the all-time series that started in 1969. SCSU went 3-1 against the Beavers last season, outscoring them 27-4. The Huskies dropped the first game, 3-1 before taking the next three 13-0, 5-1 and 8-0 (5 inn.). St. Cloud State is 9-1 in its last 10 matchups with BSU.
SCOUTING BEMIDJI STATE
Bemidji State enters the matchup with an 8-27 (2-10 NSIC) record. The Beavers also dropped all six of their games last week. After losing its first five games to open the season, BSU won six of its next eight. The Beavers two other wins came against Southwest Minnesota State to open Northern Sun play. Since that doubleheader, they have lost 10 games in a row, all to NSIC opponents. The games will be the first of the year played at the BSU Softball Field, after an earlier home series was held at Chet Anderson Stadium.
BSU is led on offense by junior outfielder Alexa Christenson, freshman outfielder Jackie Larsen and senior outfielder Molly Houts. Christenson owns a slash line of .345/.402/.371 with 40 hits (three doubles). She has scored 17 runs, has 15 RBI and was successful on her lone stolen base attempt of the season. Larsen owns a slash line of .323/.362/.355 with 30 hits (three doubles). She has 16 RBI, has scored 15 times and is 9-for-10 on stolen base attempts. Houts owns a slash line of .307/.436/.352 with 27 hits (four doubles). She has 13 RBI and has scored six runs.
Senior left handed pitcher Stella Dolan has made 26 appearances with 18 starts (14 complete games) and owns a 6-13 record. She has a 4.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP and opponents are batting .323 against her over 130.1 innings.
Jordan Peterson is in her third season at the helm of Bemidji State softball. She owns a record of 35-66 (20-36 NSIC) and is looking to pick up her second against the Huskies.
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies were swept by Concordia-St. Paul and Southwest Minnesota State last weekend.
Notes & Top Huskies from Game One – 3-1 loss to Concordia-St. Paul (April 5)
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 BSU. Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Softball schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
Wednesday's doubleheader will mark the 90th and 91st times SCSU will play Bemidji State. The Huskies hold a decisive 78-11 advantage in the all-time series that started in 1969. SCSU went 3-1 against the Beavers last season, outscoring them 27-4. The Huskies dropped the first game, 3-1 before taking the next three 13-0, 5-1 and 8-0 (5 inn.). St. Cloud State is 9-1 in its last 10 matchups with BSU.
SCOUTING BEMIDJI STATE
Bemidji State enters the matchup with an 8-27 (2-10 NSIC) record. The Beavers also dropped all six of their games last week. After losing its first five games to open the season, BSU won six of its next eight. The Beavers two other wins came against Southwest Minnesota State to open Northern Sun play. Since that doubleheader, they have lost 10 games in a row, all to NSIC opponents. The games will be the first of the year played at the BSU Softball Field, after an earlier home series was held at Chet Anderson Stadium.
BSU is led on offense by junior outfielder Alexa Christenson, freshman outfielder Jackie Larsen and senior outfielder Molly Houts. Christenson owns a slash line of .345/.402/.371 with 40 hits (three doubles). She has scored 17 runs, has 15 RBI and was successful on her lone stolen base attempt of the season. Larsen owns a slash line of .323/.362/.355 with 30 hits (three doubles). She has 16 RBI, has scored 15 times and is 9-for-10 on stolen base attempts. Houts owns a slash line of .307/.436/.352 with 27 hits (four doubles). She has 13 RBI and has scored six runs.
Senior left handed pitcher Stella Dolan has made 26 appearances with 18 starts (14 complete games) and owns a 6-13 record. She has a 4.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP and opponents are batting .323 against her over 130.1 innings.
Jordan Peterson is in her third season at the helm of Bemidji State softball. She owns a record of 35-66 (20-36 NSIC) and is looking to pick up her second against the Huskies.
LAST TIME OUT
The Huskies were swept by Concordia-St. Paul and Southwest Minnesota State last weekend.
Notes & Top Huskies from Game One – 3-1 loss to Concordia-St. Paul (April 5)
- St. Cloud State moved to 37-29 in the teams' all-time series after the loss.
- Freshman catcher Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.). - 1-2, RBI, BB
- Junior outfielder/catcher Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) - 1-3, R, 2B
- Holzhueter scored her 35th run of the season.
- Fifth year right fielder Holly Weinberger (Waconia, Minn.)- 1-3, 2B
- Freshman shortstop Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) - 1-3, 2B
- Freshman outfielder Kori Needham (Milan, Ill.) - 1-1
- Redshirt freshman second baseman Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) - HBP, SB
- Frechette stole her sixth base of the season and is a perfect 6-for-6 on stolen base attempts.
- Junior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) - CG, 6.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 5 K, 3 BB
- Eickhoff surpassed 90.0 innings pitched and 55 strikeouts on the season.
- The Huskies moved to 37-30 all-time against Concordia-St. Paul after the loss.
- Holzhueter - 3-6, 2B, HR, 2 R
- Holzhueter recorded her 45th hit of the season. She also tallied her eighth double and eighth home run.
- Holmes - 2-4, HR, 3 RBI
- Holmes surpassed 25 hits on the season and hit her third home run of the season.
- Junior first baseman Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) - HR, 3 RBI
- Fitzgerald retook the team lead in home runs this season, hitting her ninth. She surpassed 30 RBI on the season.
- Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) - 2-2, 2 RBI, 3 SB
- Krueger surpassed five RBI on the season.
- Frechette - 3 BB, 2 R
- Junior outfielder Madison Spah (Ramsey, Minn.) - 2 R
- Spah surpassed five runs on the season.
- Needham – RBI
- Needham recorded her fifth RBI of the season.
- Freshman outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) – RBI
- Beck recorded her fifth RBI of the season.
- St. Cloud State moved to 63-51-1 in the teams' all-time series after the loss.
- Weiss - 1-3, RBI, SB
- Holzhueter - 1-3, R, SB
- Frechette - 1-3, 2B
- Eickhoff - 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 K
- Eickhoff surpassed 95.0 innings pitched on the season.
- Sophomore right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 2 K
- Spah - 1-2
- Fitzgerald - 1-3
- The Huskies moved to 37-52-1 all-time against Southwest Minnesota State after the loss.
- Fitzgerald - 2-3
- Fitzgerald posted her sixth multi-hit game of the season.
- Weiss - 1-3
- Porter - 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 K
- Porter surpassed 90.0 innings pitched and 50 strikeouts on the season.
- Beck – SB
- Beck stole her seventh base of the season and remains 100% on stolen base attempts (7-for-7).
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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