Thursday, February 19
The Dome at the Ballpark • Rosemont, Ill.
1:30 p.m.
St. Cloud State
vs
Roosevelt (Ill.)
Photo by: Nathaly Delgado
St. Cloud State Softball Returns to Action in Illinois
2/18/2026 4:17:00 PM | Softball
Huskies to play six games Thursday-Saturday against GLIAC, GLVC opponents at Lewis Dome Invitational in Rosemont
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Softball (4-0, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) resumes play and begins its stretch of 22 out-of-state games with six contests over three days against Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) opponents at the Lewis Dome invitational in Rosemont, Ill.
The Huskies play Roosevelt (Ill.) (1-1, 0-0 GLIAC) at 1:30 p.m. and Wis.-Parkside (0-0, 0-0 GLIAC) at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Missouri S&T (8-3, 0-0 GLVC) at 9 a.m. and Grand Valley State (Mich.) (0-0, 0-0 GLIAC) at 11 a.m. on Friday and Truman State (Mo.) (3-7, 0-0 GLVC) at 1:30 p.m. and William Jewell (Mo.) (1-7, 0-0 GLVC) at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Game 5 – vs. Roosevelt (Ill.) (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Thursday, Feb. 19 / 1:30 p.m. / Live stats (Roosevelt)
Game 6 – vs. Wis.-Parkside (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Thursday, Feb. 19 / 8 p.m. / Live stats (GameChanger)
Game 7 – vs. Missouri S&T (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Friday, Feb. 20 / 9 a.m. / Live stats (Missouri S&T)
Game 8 – vs. Grand Valley State (Mich.) (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Friday, Feb. 20 / 11 a.m. / Live stats (GameChanger)
Game 9 – vs. Truman State (Mo.) (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Saturday, Feb. 21 / 1:30 p.m. / Live stats (GameChanger)
Game 10 – vs. William Jewell (Mo.) (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Saturday, Feb. 21 / 3:30 p.m. / Live stats (GameChanger)
Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Softball game day central or schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
Roosevelt
It will be the first-ever game against the Lakers.
Wis.-Parkside
The Huskies are 13-3 all-time against UWP. SCSU is 9-1 in its last 10 against the Rangers including a five-game win streak in which the Huskies have outscored Parkside 37-6. The teams met last year at the Lewis Dome Invitational and the Huskies won, 6-2.
Missouri S&T
It will be the first-ever game against the Miners.
Grand Valley State
SCSU is 4-1 all time against the Lakers and have won the last three in a row against GVSU outscoring them 16-2 in those games. The Huskies played Grand Valley State twice last year, once at the Lewis Dome Invitational (5-0 SCSU) and once at THE Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. (10-2 SCSU, 5 inn.).
Truman State
The Huskies are 8-8 all-time against Truman State. Last season, SCSU went 2-1 against the Bulldogs. The teams played a doubleheader at the Mustang Invitational at the American State Bank Dome in Sioux Center, Iowa early in the year with the Huskies taking one game, 8-3, and TSU taking the other, 11-4. The Huskies also picked up a run-rule win over Truman at the Lewis Dome Invitational (16-3 SCSU, 5 inn.).
William Jewell
SCSU is 5-2 all-time against William Jewell. Last season, the Huskies split its doubleheader with Jewell at the Mustang Invitational at the American State Bank Dome in Sioux Center, Iowa early in the season with SCSU winning one game, 6-1, and the Cardinals taking one game 5-4. William Jewell also picked up an extra inning win over the Huskies at the Lewis Dome Invitational (6-3 WJC, 10 inn.).
A LOOK BACK AT LAST YEAR'S LEWIS DOME INVITATIONAL
The Huskies went 5-1 at the 2025 Lewis Dome Invitational including one run-rule win while outscoring its opponents 39-13. SCSU's lone loss came in 10 innings against William Jewell in its penultimate game.
The Huskies were led by then-sophomore's infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) and and catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) who each hit .400 or better. Holmes went 11-for-24 (.458) with three doubles, a triple and a home run. She drove in 10 runs and scored four more herself. Weiss went 8-for-20 (.400) with two doubles. She tallied four RBIs and scored three runs.
In the circle, SCSU was led by then-junior pitchers Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) and Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.). Clark went 3-0 with three complete games and two shutouts. She posted a 1.11 ERA and held opposing batters to a .213 average while recording 17 strikeouts against just two walks over 19.0 innings. Porter went 1-1 with one save in three appearances. She recorded a 2.51 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .212 average and struck out eight batters in 8.1 innings.
LAST TIME OUT // KELLY LAAS INVITATIONAL RECAP
The Huskies opened the 2026 season with a 4-0 record at the annual Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament held in the Husky Dome in St. Cloud. The Huskies beat conference foes Bemidji State 12-4 (5 inn.) and 9-1 (6 inn.), Southwest Minnesota State 3-2 (8 inn.) and Concordia-St. Paul 2-1.
GAME ONE (2/6): ST. CLOUD STATE 12, BEMIDJI STATE 4 (5 INN.)
The Beavers (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) opened the game with a two-run first half inning with a two-out, two-run home run. SCSU got one run back in the bottom half of the first when redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) hit an RBI-single.
In the bottom of the third, the Huskies tacked on eight runs on five hits. Sophomore catcher/infielder Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) mashed a three-run shot over the right field fence, junior outfielder Kurstyn Patnode (Becker, Minn.) and junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) each hit a 2-RBI triple and redshirt freshman infielder Hannah Weckman (Lakeville, Minn.) came in as a pinch hitter and delivered an RBI-single.
Bemidji State added two runs in the fifth with a 2-RBI double, but SCSU ended the game in the home half after three RBI singles from Honeycutt, junior infielder Kennedy Palmer (Ankeny, Iowa) and Weiss.
TOP HUSKIES
SMSU (1-1, 0-0 NSIC) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but the Huskies responded with a pair of runs in the next half inning to take their first lead of the game. Weiss hit an RBI-double and Honeycutt added an RBI-single two batters later.
The Mustangs tied the game at two in the top of the sixth and the Huskies were unable to retake the lead by the end of the seventh, sending the game to extra innings. SMSU was unable to produce a run in the top of the eighth, but the Huskies loaded the bases in the bottom half and senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) delivered the walk-off RBI-single to left field.
TOP HUSKIES
SCSU got on the board first with a three-run first inning after an RBI-single from Frechette and a 2-RBI triple from sophomore infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.). The Beavers (0-4, 0-0 NSIC) cut their deficit to two after scoring a run in the top of the third, but the Huskies answered right back with a five-run bottom half.
Frechette hit another RBI-single, junior outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) laid down an RBI-bunt single, Weckman recorded a two-RBI double as a pinch hitter and Weiss added an RBI-single of her own.
St. Cloud State earned its second run rule win of the Beavers in the bottom of the sixth inning when junior outfielder Kori Needham (Milan, Ill.) hit an RBI-sac fly to right field.
TOP HUSKIES
Concordia-St. Paul (2-2, 0-0 NSIC) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the opening half inning of play, but the Huskies tied the game at one in the next half inning after Honeycutt drove in a run on a bases loaded fielder's choice.
SCSU pulled ahead in the bottom of the third inning when Frechette hit a two-out RBI-single to left-center, giving the Huskies what turned out to be a decisive 2-1 lead.
TOP HUSKIES
St. Cloud State Softball was selected to finish fifth in the 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Jan. 23. Additionally, senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) and junior infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) were named the preseason players to watch by the NSIC.
Head Coach Mitch Roberts enters his fifth season at the helm of the Huskies Softball in 2026. He has record of 141-79 (.641) and led last year's team to a 41-15 overall record, including a 20-7 record in NSIC play, to finish fourth in the standings. The Huskies fell in the NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals to No. 5 seed Minnesota Duluth. It was the eighth time in program history and first time since 2019 that SCSU reached the 40-win mark.
Clark, the reigning and SCSU's first ever NSIC Newcomer of the Year, enters her second and final season with the Huskies after an impressive junior campaign. In her first season of NCAA play last year, she went 18-7 with one save over 29 appearances/28 starts (157.1 innings), logging 13 complete games. Clark posted a 2.49 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP with four total shutouts (two solo/two combined), while holding batters to a .239 batting average. She posted 132 strikeouts to just 39 walks and ranked among the Northern Sun's best in starts (3rd), shutouts (6th), innings pitched (6th), strikeouts (7th), walks/7 innings (7th, 1.74), WHIP (8th), K/BB ratio (8th, 3.38), complete games (8th) and hits allowed/7 innings (10th, 6.32). Clark was also a Second Team All-NSIC selection.
Holmes, a reigning National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Second Team All-American, looks to build off her breakout sophomore season in which she led SCSU in in batting average (.414), slugging percentage (.688), runs (52), home runs (12), RBI (51), total bases (128) and times hit by pitch (four). She also ranked second in on-base percentage (.471), hits (77) and third in doubles (13). She carries both hitting and on-base streaks of 12 games into the 2026 season.
The Savage, Minnesota native became the sixth Husky (first since 2008) and first second baseman to be named an NFCA All-American. Prior to being named an All-American, she earned the first all-region accolades of her career after being named to the All-Central Region Second Team by the NFCA and her first all-conference recognition after earning a Second Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) selection. Additionally, Holmes was twice named NSIC Player of the Week by the league office (Feb. 24 | April 28). They were her first two weekly conference honors of her career, and she was the only Husky to earn weekly honors throughout the season. After an incredible non-conference season, she was named to the 2025 NFCA Division II Player of the Year watchlist.
Holmes also excelled in the classroom, becoming just the sixth student-athlete in program history and one of two student-athletes from the NSIC in 2025 to earn Academic All-America® honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) after being named to its second team for softball. She was also named a CSC Academic All-District® honoree, an Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete, an NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence member and an NSIC All-Academic recipient each for the first time in her career.
SCSU returns 15 players from last season's roster – including three seniors, one redshirt junior, five juniors, one redshirt sophomore, four sophomores and one redshirt freshman. The Huskies brought in seven newcomers including two junior transfers and four freshmen.
Key returners include senior pitcher Justyce Porter (Seattle, Wash.), who was a 2025 Second Team All-NSIC Selection and regular starters junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.), redshirt sophomore utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.), redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.), senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) and junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.).
For the seventh consecutive season and eighth time overall, Augustana was chosen as the favorite in the NSIC Preseason Softball Coaches' Poll. The Vikings, the five-time defending regular season champions, amassed 221 points 12 of the 16 first place votes (coaches cannot rank their own team). Winona State was second with 202 points and four first place votes, followed by Minnesota State (197 points), Minnesota Duluth (183 points) and the Huskies (175 points).
The preseason coaches' poll is based off each coach ranking each team with the top team receiving 15 points, second 14, third 13, etc.
The 2026 NSIC Softball season gets underway with non-conference play on January 31, while the 28-game NSIC schedule is set to begin on Saturday, March 21.
The 2026 NSIC Softball Tournament will have a 10-team single elimination format over four days played at Bowden Field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on May 6-9, 2026; hosted by Augustana University. The tournament will be streamed on the NSIC Network, with tournament passes or single game access available for purchase.
2026 NSIC Softball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Team (first place votes) Points
ROBERTS' REMARKS
2026 team outlook...
"We are extremely excited for the upcoming season," said Roberts. "While we graduated some key pieces from last year's team, the foundation is strong and this group is ready to take the next step. We are excited for the challenges and opportunities ahead this spring."
On NSIC Player to Watch Brooke Holmes...
"Brooke is a strong leader on and off the field, and her success has never been accidental," said Roberts. "She puts in the work, holds herself to a high standard, and has earned every achievement along the way. She is exactly the type of high character player every program hopes to have."
On NSIC Pitcher to Watch Macey Clark...
"Macey brings a consistent work ethic and attitude to everything she does," said Roberts. "As a JUCO transfer, she has already left a strong mark at St. Cloud, and her legacy continues to grow. We are excited to see what Macey will do in her senior campaign."
WELCOME TO THE PACK
SCSU welcomed seven newcomers including two junior transfers – infielder Kennedy Palmer (Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny HS / Iowa Central CC) and pitcher/outfielder Kurstyn Patnode (Becker, Minn. / Becker HS / Minnesota State) and four freshmen – outfielder Rowan Jansen (St. Louis Park, Minn. / St. Louis Park HS), pitcher Alyssa Kunz (Lyons, Ill. / Morton West), outfielder Caitlyn Rosha (St. Anthony, Minn. / St. Anthony Village HS) and infielder Annabelle Ross (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. / Lincoln HS).
2026 SCHEDULE
The Huskies 56 game slate includes the Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament (Feb. 6-7), the Lewis Dome Invitational (Feb. 19-21), the Space Coast Spring Games (Feb. 28 – March 7), the MIAA/NSIC Crossover (March 13-14) and a full round robin Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) schedule. In total, the Huskies will play 18 games at home between the Husky Dome and Husky Stadium.
The Huskies will open with four home games at the annual Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament (Feb. 6-7) against conference foes Bemidji State (twice), Concordia-St. Paul and Southwest Minnesota State.
After the season-opening homestand, SCSU will play its next 22 games outside the state of Minnesota beginning with six games in Rosemont, Illinois at the Lewis Dome Invitational (Feb. 19-21) against Roosevelt (Ill.), Wis.-Parkside, Missouri S&T, Grand Valley State (Mich.), Truman State (Mo.) and William Jewell (Mo.). After that, the Huskies head to Florida for the Space Coast Games (Feb. 28 – March 7) and will play 12 games over eight days in Titusville and Melbourne. To close out nonconference play, St. Cloud State will play road doubleheaders against Missouri Southern (March 13) and Pittsburg State (Kan.) (March 14) in the MIAA/NSIC Crossover.
St. Cloud State's conference schedule includes doubleheaders against each of the other 15 member schools. The Huskies open conference play with its first home game in six weeks/43 days on March 21 against Minot State and will conclude their regular season schedule by hosting Bemidji State on May 3.
The 10-team, single elimination NSIC Conference Tournament will take place at Bowden Field on the campus of Augustana in Sioux Falls, South Dakota again in 2026 from May 6-9.
SCHEDULE RELEASE | 2026 SCHEDULE (WEB) | 2026 SCHEDULE (PDF)
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Softball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The Huskies play Roosevelt (Ill.) (1-1, 0-0 GLIAC) at 1:30 p.m. and Wis.-Parkside (0-0, 0-0 GLIAC) at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Missouri S&T (8-3, 0-0 GLVC) at 9 a.m. and Grand Valley State (Mich.) (0-0, 0-0 GLIAC) at 11 a.m. on Friday and Truman State (Mo.) (3-7, 0-0 GLVC) at 1:30 p.m. and William Jewell (Mo.) (1-7, 0-0 GLVC) at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Game 5 – vs. Roosevelt (Ill.) (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Thursday, Feb. 19 / 1:30 p.m. / Live stats (Roosevelt)
Game 6 – vs. Wis.-Parkside (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Thursday, Feb. 19 / 8 p.m. / Live stats (GameChanger)
Game 7 – vs. Missouri S&T (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Friday, Feb. 20 / 9 a.m. / Live stats (Missouri S&T)
Game 8 – vs. Grand Valley State (Mich.) (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Friday, Feb. 20 / 11 a.m. / Live stats (GameChanger)
Game 9 – vs. Truman State (Mo.) (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Saturday, Feb. 21 / 1:30 p.m. / Live stats (GameChanger)
Game 10 – vs. William Jewell (Mo.) (The Dome at the Ballpark // Rosemont, Ill.) – Saturday, Feb. 21 / 3:30 p.m. / Live stats (GameChanger)
Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Softball game day central or schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
Roosevelt
It will be the first-ever game against the Lakers.
Wis.-Parkside
The Huskies are 13-3 all-time against UWP. SCSU is 9-1 in its last 10 against the Rangers including a five-game win streak in which the Huskies have outscored Parkside 37-6. The teams met last year at the Lewis Dome Invitational and the Huskies won, 6-2.
Missouri S&T
It will be the first-ever game against the Miners.
Grand Valley State
SCSU is 4-1 all time against the Lakers and have won the last three in a row against GVSU outscoring them 16-2 in those games. The Huskies played Grand Valley State twice last year, once at the Lewis Dome Invitational (5-0 SCSU) and once at THE Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. (10-2 SCSU, 5 inn.).
Truman State
The Huskies are 8-8 all-time against Truman State. Last season, SCSU went 2-1 against the Bulldogs. The teams played a doubleheader at the Mustang Invitational at the American State Bank Dome in Sioux Center, Iowa early in the year with the Huskies taking one game, 8-3, and TSU taking the other, 11-4. The Huskies also picked up a run-rule win over Truman at the Lewis Dome Invitational (16-3 SCSU, 5 inn.).
William Jewell
SCSU is 5-2 all-time against William Jewell. Last season, the Huskies split its doubleheader with Jewell at the Mustang Invitational at the American State Bank Dome in Sioux Center, Iowa early in the season with SCSU winning one game, 6-1, and the Cardinals taking one game 5-4. William Jewell also picked up an extra inning win over the Huskies at the Lewis Dome Invitational (6-3 WJC, 10 inn.).
A LOOK BACK AT LAST YEAR'S LEWIS DOME INVITATIONAL
The Huskies went 5-1 at the 2025 Lewis Dome Invitational including one run-rule win while outscoring its opponents 39-13. SCSU's lone loss came in 10 innings against William Jewell in its penultimate game.
The Huskies were led by then-sophomore's infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) and and catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) who each hit .400 or better. Holmes went 11-for-24 (.458) with three doubles, a triple and a home run. She drove in 10 runs and scored four more herself. Weiss went 8-for-20 (.400) with two doubles. She tallied four RBIs and scored three runs.
In the circle, SCSU was led by then-junior pitchers Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) and Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.). Clark went 3-0 with three complete games and two shutouts. She posted a 1.11 ERA and held opposing batters to a .213 average while recording 17 strikeouts against just two walks over 19.0 innings. Porter went 1-1 with one save in three appearances. She recorded a 2.51 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .212 average and struck out eight batters in 8.1 innings.
LAST TIME OUT // KELLY LAAS INVITATIONAL RECAP
The Huskies opened the 2026 season with a 4-0 record at the annual Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament held in the Husky Dome in St. Cloud. The Huskies beat conference foes Bemidji State 12-4 (5 inn.) and 9-1 (6 inn.), Southwest Minnesota State 3-2 (8 inn.) and Concordia-St. Paul 2-1.
GAME ONE (2/6): ST. CLOUD STATE 12, BEMIDJI STATE 4 (5 INN.)
The Beavers (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) opened the game with a two-run first half inning with a two-out, two-run home run. SCSU got one run back in the bottom half of the first when redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) hit an RBI-single.
In the bottom of the third, the Huskies tacked on eight runs on five hits. Sophomore catcher/infielder Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) mashed a three-run shot over the right field fence, junior outfielder Kurstyn Patnode (Becker, Minn.) and junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) each hit a 2-RBI triple and redshirt freshman infielder Hannah Weckman (Lakeville, Minn.) came in as a pinch hitter and delivered an RBI-single.
Bemidji State added two runs in the fifth with a 2-RBI double, but SCSU ended the game in the home half after three RBI singles from Honeycutt, junior infielder Kennedy Palmer (Ankeny, Iowa) and Weiss.
TOP HUSKIES
- Honeycutt – 3-4, HR, 4 RBI
- Junior infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) – 2-2, 2B, 3 R, 2 BB
- Weiss – 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI
- Frechette – 2-3, SB
- Palmer 2-3
- Junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) – 1-2, 2 R
- Weckman – 1-1
- Patnode – 3B, 2 RBI
- SCSU improved to 83-13 all-time against BSU and 1-0 against the Beavers this season.
- Honeycutt hit the Huskies first home run of the season.
- Holmes extended her hit/on-base streaks to 13 games, dating back to last season.
- Weiss improved her on-base streak to 17 games, dating back to last year.
- Senior pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) earned the win, which was the 20th of her career.
- Freshman pitcher Alyssa Kunz (Lyons, Ill.), Palmer, Patnode and Weckman all made their SCSU debuts.
SMSU (1-1, 0-0 NSIC) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but the Huskies responded with a pair of runs in the next half inning to take their first lead of the game. Weiss hit an RBI-double and Honeycutt added an RBI-single two batters later.
The Mustangs tied the game at two in the top of the sixth and the Huskies were unable to retake the lead by the end of the seventh, sending the game to extra innings. SMSU was unable to produce a run in the top of the eighth, but the Huskies loaded the bases in the bottom half and senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) delivered the walk-off RBI-single to left field.
TOP HUSKIES
- Senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) – W (1-0), 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
- Roe – 2-5, walk-off single
- Palmer – 2-2
- Frechette – 2-4, 2B
- Weiss – 2B
- Holmes – 3B, 2 BB, SB
- SCSU improved to 67-52-1 all-time against the Mustangs and 1-0 against SMSU this season.
- The Huskies recorded double-digit hits for the second consecutive game, multiple doubles for the first time this season and drew 6+ walks for the second straight game.
- Palmer posted her second consecutive multi-hit game to begin her SCSU career.
- Frechette recorded her second straight multi-hit game to open the season.
- Weiss improved her on-base streak to 18 games, dating back to last year.
- Holmes extended her hit/on-base streaks to 14 games, dating back to last season.
SCSU got on the board first with a three-run first inning after an RBI-single from Frechette and a 2-RBI triple from sophomore infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.). The Beavers (0-4, 0-0 NSIC) cut their deficit to two after scoring a run in the top of the third, but the Huskies answered right back with a five-run bottom half.
Frechette hit another RBI-single, junior outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) laid down an RBI-bunt single, Weckman recorded a two-RBI double as a pinch hitter and Weiss added an RBI-single of her own.
St. Cloud State earned its second run rule win of the Beavers in the bottom of the sixth inning when junior outfielder Kori Needham (Milan, Ill.) hit an RBI-sac fly to right field.
TOP HUSKIES
- Frechette – 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB
- Needham – 2-3
- Weiss – 2-4
- Weckman – 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI
- Clark – W (2-0), 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB
- Beck – 1-2
- Roe – 2 R, SB
- Honeycutt – 2 R, SB
- Dahmen – 3B, 2 RBI
- SCSU improved to 84-13 all-time against BSU and 2-0 against the Beavers this season (both run rule wins).
- The Huskies improved to 3-0 at home and posted their second run rule win of the season.
- SCSU has posted double-digit hits in all three games to start the season and scored 9+ runs for the second time.
- The Huskies stole a season-high four bases and allowed just one earned run for the second consecutive game.
- Frechette has tallied 2+ hits in all three games to start the season. She has extended her hitting/on-base streak to five games dating back to last season. It was her first multi-RBI game of the season.
- Needham made her season debut and became the seventh Husky to record a multi-hit game already this season.
- Weiss posted her second 2+ hit game of the young season. She improved her on-base streak to 19 games and her hitting streak to five games, dating back to last year.
- Weckman has a hit in each game so far this season. It was her first multi-RBI game of the season.
- Clark earned her 20th win as a Husky.
- Beck has a hit in all three games so far this season.
- Roe has reached base in all three games this season.
- Honeycutt has reached base safely in every game this season.
- Holmes extended her hit/on-base streaks to 15 games, dating back to last season.
- Sophomore pitcher Madison Soule (Shakopee, Minn.) made her season debut, pitching a scoreless inning.
- Freshman outfielder Caitlyn Rosha (St. Anthony, Minn.) and freshman infielder Annabelle Ross (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.) each made their SCSU debuts as pinch runners.
Concordia-St. Paul (2-2, 0-0 NSIC) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the opening half inning of play, but the Huskies tied the game at one in the next half inning after Honeycutt drove in a run on a bases loaded fielder's choice.
SCSU pulled ahead in the bottom of the third inning when Frechette hit a two-out RBI-single to left-center, giving the Huskies what turned out to be a decisive 2-1 lead.
TOP HUSKIES
- Frechette – 2-3, game-winning RBI
- Roe – 1-1, R, 2 BB
- Porter – CG W (2-0), 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 3 BB
- Holmes – 1-3, R
- Patnode – 2 BB
- SCSU improved to 40-30 all-time against the Golden Bears and 1-0 against CSP this season.
- The Huskies improved to 4-0 at home and posted their second run rule win of the season.
- SCSU drew 6+ walks for the third time this season and allowed just one earned run for the third consecutive game.
- Frechette recorded her fourth straight multi-hit game to begin the season.
- Roe has opened the season with a four-game on-base streak.
- Porter logged the fifth complete game of her career in her 14th-ever start.
- Holmes pushed her hit/on-base streaks to 16 games, which dates back to last season.
- Weiss extended her on-base streak to 20 games and her hitting streak to six games both of which date back to last year.
St. Cloud State Softball was selected to finish fifth in the 2026 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Jan. 23. Additionally, senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) and junior infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) were named the preseason players to watch by the NSIC.
Head Coach Mitch Roberts enters his fifth season at the helm of the Huskies Softball in 2026. He has record of 141-79 (.641) and led last year's team to a 41-15 overall record, including a 20-7 record in NSIC play, to finish fourth in the standings. The Huskies fell in the NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals to No. 5 seed Minnesota Duluth. It was the eighth time in program history and first time since 2019 that SCSU reached the 40-win mark.
Clark, the reigning and SCSU's first ever NSIC Newcomer of the Year, enters her second and final season with the Huskies after an impressive junior campaign. In her first season of NCAA play last year, she went 18-7 with one save over 29 appearances/28 starts (157.1 innings), logging 13 complete games. Clark posted a 2.49 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP with four total shutouts (two solo/two combined), while holding batters to a .239 batting average. She posted 132 strikeouts to just 39 walks and ranked among the Northern Sun's best in starts (3rd), shutouts (6th), innings pitched (6th), strikeouts (7th), walks/7 innings (7th, 1.74), WHIP (8th), K/BB ratio (8th, 3.38), complete games (8th) and hits allowed/7 innings (10th, 6.32). Clark was also a Second Team All-NSIC selection.
Holmes, a reigning National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Second Team All-American, looks to build off her breakout sophomore season in which she led SCSU in in batting average (.414), slugging percentage (.688), runs (52), home runs (12), RBI (51), total bases (128) and times hit by pitch (four). She also ranked second in on-base percentage (.471), hits (77) and third in doubles (13). She carries both hitting and on-base streaks of 12 games into the 2026 season.
The Savage, Minnesota native became the sixth Husky (first since 2008) and first second baseman to be named an NFCA All-American. Prior to being named an All-American, she earned the first all-region accolades of her career after being named to the All-Central Region Second Team by the NFCA and her first all-conference recognition after earning a Second Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) selection. Additionally, Holmes was twice named NSIC Player of the Week by the league office (Feb. 24 | April 28). They were her first two weekly conference honors of her career, and she was the only Husky to earn weekly honors throughout the season. After an incredible non-conference season, she was named to the 2025 NFCA Division II Player of the Year watchlist.
Holmes also excelled in the classroom, becoming just the sixth student-athlete in program history and one of two student-athletes from the NSIC in 2025 to earn Academic All-America® honors from the College Sports Communicators (CSC) after being named to its second team for softball. She was also named a CSC Academic All-District® honoree, an Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete, an NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence member and an NSIC All-Academic recipient each for the first time in her career.
SCSU returns 15 players from last season's roster – including three seniors, one redshirt junior, five juniors, one redshirt sophomore, four sophomores and one redshirt freshman. The Huskies brought in seven newcomers including two junior transfers and four freshmen.
Key returners include senior pitcher Justyce Porter (Seattle, Wash.), who was a 2025 Second Team All-NSIC Selection and regular starters junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.), redshirt sophomore utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.), redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.), senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) and junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.).
For the seventh consecutive season and eighth time overall, Augustana was chosen as the favorite in the NSIC Preseason Softball Coaches' Poll. The Vikings, the five-time defending regular season champions, amassed 221 points 12 of the 16 first place votes (coaches cannot rank their own team). Winona State was second with 202 points and four first place votes, followed by Minnesota State (197 points), Minnesota Duluth (183 points) and the Huskies (175 points).
The preseason coaches' poll is based off each coach ranking each team with the top team receiving 15 points, second 14, third 13, etc.
The 2026 NSIC Softball season gets underway with non-conference play on January 31, while the 28-game NSIC schedule is set to begin on Saturday, March 21.
The 2026 NSIC Softball Tournament will have a 10-team single elimination format over four days played at Bowden Field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on May 6-9, 2026; hosted by Augustana University. The tournament will be streamed on the NSIC Network, with tournament passes or single game access available for purchase.
2026 NSIC Softball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Team (first place votes) Points
- Augustana (12) 221
- Winona State (4) 202
- Minnesota State 197
- Minnesota Duluth 183
- St. Cloud State 175
- Concordia-St. Paul 148
- Wayne State 138
- Minot State 133
- Southwest Minnesota State 111
- Sioux Falls 96
- MSU Moorhead 80
- Bemidji State 68
- Northern State 56
- Minnesota Crookston 43
- Jamestown 42
- UMary 27
ROBERTS' REMARKS
2026 team outlook...
"We are extremely excited for the upcoming season," said Roberts. "While we graduated some key pieces from last year's team, the foundation is strong and this group is ready to take the next step. We are excited for the challenges and opportunities ahead this spring."
On NSIC Player to Watch Brooke Holmes...
"Brooke is a strong leader on and off the field, and her success has never been accidental," said Roberts. "She puts in the work, holds herself to a high standard, and has earned every achievement along the way. She is exactly the type of high character player every program hopes to have."
On NSIC Pitcher to Watch Macey Clark...
"Macey brings a consistent work ethic and attitude to everything she does," said Roberts. "As a JUCO transfer, she has already left a strong mark at St. Cloud, and her legacy continues to grow. We are excited to see what Macey will do in her senior campaign."
WELCOME TO THE PACK
SCSU welcomed seven newcomers including two junior transfers – infielder Kennedy Palmer (Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny HS / Iowa Central CC) and pitcher/outfielder Kurstyn Patnode (Becker, Minn. / Becker HS / Minnesota State) and four freshmen – outfielder Rowan Jansen (St. Louis Park, Minn. / St. Louis Park HS), pitcher Alyssa Kunz (Lyons, Ill. / Morton West), outfielder Caitlyn Rosha (St. Anthony, Minn. / St. Anthony Village HS) and infielder Annabelle Ross (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. / Lincoln HS).
2026 SCHEDULE
The Huskies 56 game slate includes the Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament (Feb. 6-7), the Lewis Dome Invitational (Feb. 19-21), the Space Coast Spring Games (Feb. 28 – March 7), the MIAA/NSIC Crossover (March 13-14) and a full round robin Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) schedule. In total, the Huskies will play 18 games at home between the Husky Dome and Husky Stadium.
The Huskies will open with four home games at the annual Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament (Feb. 6-7) against conference foes Bemidji State (twice), Concordia-St. Paul and Southwest Minnesota State.
After the season-opening homestand, SCSU will play its next 22 games outside the state of Minnesota beginning with six games in Rosemont, Illinois at the Lewis Dome Invitational (Feb. 19-21) against Roosevelt (Ill.), Wis.-Parkside, Missouri S&T, Grand Valley State (Mich.), Truman State (Mo.) and William Jewell (Mo.). After that, the Huskies head to Florida for the Space Coast Games (Feb. 28 – March 7) and will play 12 games over eight days in Titusville and Melbourne. To close out nonconference play, St. Cloud State will play road doubleheaders against Missouri Southern (March 13) and Pittsburg State (Kan.) (March 14) in the MIAA/NSIC Crossover.
St. Cloud State's conference schedule includes doubleheaders against each of the other 15 member schools. The Huskies open conference play with its first home game in six weeks/43 days on March 21 against Minot State and will conclude their regular season schedule by hosting Bemidji State on May 3.
The 10-team, single elimination NSIC Conference Tournament will take place at Bowden Field on the campus of Augustana in Sioux Falls, South Dakota again in 2026 from May 6-9.
SCHEDULE RELEASE | 2026 SCHEDULE (WEB) | 2026 SCHEDULE (PDF)
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Softball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Players Mentioned
P
/ Softball
UTL
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
C/INF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
P/OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
INF
/ Softball
C/INF
/ SoftballA Day with the Huskies | SCSU Baseball and Softball welcomes Miracle League
Friday, August 25
What's Good, Huskies? | S1E3 | Jasmin Estrada & Raven Vanden Langenberg
Friday, August 25
Mitch Roberts Preseason Interview | 2023
Friday, February 10
SCSU Softball vs Crookston (Doubleheader)
Tuesday, April 12
