Live Stats (Minot)Live Stats (Northern)Live Stats (Upper Iowa and Winona)Live VideoMOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead softball team will play four conference doubleheaders this week, starting on Tuesday at Minot State. The twinbill begins at 2 p.m. in Minot, N.D.
MSUM (11-19) will then travel to Northern State for a doubleheader on Thursday before hosting Upper Iowa on Saturday and No. 22-ranked Winona State on Sunday to conclude the week.
The Dragons have 14 Northern Sun Intercollegiate games remaining -- six at home and eight on the road.
Senior
Brittany York leads MSUM with a .326 average. She has five homers and 22 RBI. Senior shortstop
Taylor Huss has five homers and 18 RBI while sophomore left fielder
Carly Williamson is hitting .321. Sophomore third baseman
Kristina Villalobos is hitting .368 in 19 at-bats. As a team the Dragons are hitting. 276 with 20 homers and 109 RBI in 30 games.
Junior pitcher
Morgan Nybo is 9-11 with a 4.65 ERA in 113 innings. She has one shutout, 17 complete games and 62 strikeouts. MSUM has a team ERA of 5.36.
Kelsey Fehl is in her fifth season as MSUM's head coach.
About Minot State: Minot State is 24-16 overall and 5-12 in the NSIC. The Beavers have lost six in a row, including a pair of tough 4-3 one-run losses at No. 22 Winona State last Sunday. Jordan Grant is hitting .470 for the Beavers while Melissa Bell is hitting six homers and 36 RBI. As a team Minot State is hitting .321 with 37 homers and 216 RBI in 40 games. On the mound, Mindy Lorimor is 15-11 with a 2.97 ERA in 160 innings pitched. Bill Triplett is in his eighth season as Minot State's head coach with a record of 233-102 at the school.
About Northern State: Northern State is 23-16 overall and 10-6 in the NSIC. The Wolves have won five of their last six games, including a sweep of Concordia-St. Paul (8-0 and 11-7) on Saturday. Erin Yancy leads the Wolves with a .331 average; she has eight homers and 29 RBI. Brittany Lash is hitting .317 with four homers and 19 RBI while Rachel Albright is hitting .315 with two homers and 18 RBI. As a team the Wolves are hitting .268 with 24 homers and 140 RBI in 39 games. On the mound Kami Smesmo is 15-7 with a 2.83 ERA in 143 2/3 innings. She has 85 strikeouts. Kristi Villar is in her fourth season as Northern's head coach with a record of 80-96 at the school.
About Upper Iowa: Upper Iowa is 16-21 overall and 11-5 in the NSIC. The Peacocks have won four in a row, including home sweeps of Minot State and Mary last weekend. Jacqueline Flood is hitting .431 with five homers and 33 RBI for the Peacocks, while Shelby Crist is hitting .331 with 10 RBI. As a team Upper Iowa is hitting .284 with 23 homers and 130 RBI in 37 RBI. On the mound Flood is 9-9 with a 3.65 ERA. Amanda Bradberry is in her second season as Upper Iowa's head coach with a record of 37-49 at the school.
About Winona State: The Warriors are 33-8 overall and 15-1 in the NSIC. They suffered their first loss of the NSIC season on April 11, a 3-2 setback to Mary. Winona State has won 15 of 16 games. Ashley Walker is hitting .394 with three homers and 33 RBI for Winona while Reed Karsten is hitting .379 with three homers and 25 RBI. As as a team Winona State is hitting .314 with 28 homers and 200 RBI. Hanna Lythberg is 16-4 on the mound with a 1.41 ERA in 124 1/3 innings. She has 111 strikeouts. Greg Jones is in his 14th season as Winona State's head coach with a record of 602-213-4 at the school.
