Softball | 4/7/2015 2:21:00 PM

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MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead softball team continues its busy spring campaign with three doubleheaders this week. MSUM plays host to Mary for a doubleheader at 2 p.m. on Thursday, and then travels to Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State for doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

The home doubleheader with Mary was originally scheduled for Wednesday but has been rescheduled for Thursday as a result of wet conditions in the Moorhead area.

The doubleheaders at Concordia and Mankato will both begin at noon.

The doubleheader against Mary wraps up an eight-game homestand for the Dragons (11-13, 1-9 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference). MSUM split with the Marauders a year ago.

Junior Carly Williamson leads MSUM with a .385 average, while senior shortstop Taylor Huss is hitting .342 with five homers and 16 RBI. Senior catcher Brittany York is hitting .333 with four homers and 19 RBI while junior Kristen Nordby is hitting .327 with three homers and 15 RBI. As a team MSUM is hitting .285 with 16 homers and 91 RBI. Senior center fielder Mollie Annen leads MSUM with 10 doubles.

On the mound, junior Morgan Nybo is 9-8 with a 4.08 ERA in 96 innings. She has struck out 52 and walked 33.  MSUM has an ERA of 4.69 in 150.2 innings this season.

Kelsey Fehl is in her fifth season as MSUM's head coach.

About Mary
The Marauders are 16-21 overall and 5-6 in the NSIC. They split home doubleheaders with Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls last weekend.  Mary is hitting .323 as a team with 20 homers and 170 RBI in 37 games. Alana Norman leads Mary in batting average (.469), stolen bases (35) and runs scored (32). Kristin Ornsby is hitting .345 with three homers and 19 RBI while Taylor Mendez is hitting .345 with nine homers and 33 RBI. On the mound Nena Dudley is 13-10 with a 3.39 ERA in 146.2 innings. She has 151 strikeouts. KJ Kelley is in her second season as Mary's head coach with a record of 49-43 at the school.

About Concordia-St. Paul
The Golden Bears are 13-22 overall and 7-5 in the NSIC.  The Golden Bears have won four in a row, including home sweeps of Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State last weekend. Nicole Thompson is hitting .421 with 10 RBI to lead Concordia, while Haley Schanks is hitting .368 with five homers and 22 RBI. As a team Concordia hits .301 with 16 homers and 155 RBI. On the mound Stephanie Kappes is 7-13 with a 4.45 ERA in 105.1 innings. She has 65 strikeouts. Bob Bartel is in his 11th season as Concordia's head coach with a record of 336-241 at the school.

About Minnesota State
The Mavericks are 24-14 overall and 9-3 in the NSIC.  They have won five in a row, including home sweeps of Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. Tatum Klein leads the Mavericks with a .420 average, while Jess Meidl is hitting .339 with a homer and 20 RBI. Kara Lattery is hitting .289 with four homers.  As a team MSU is hitting 301 with 11 homers and 148 RBI. Lori Meyer is in her 31st season as Maverick head coach with a record of 1,035-636 at the school.

NSIC Rankings
The following Dragons are ranked in the top 10 of their statistical categories.
--Annen is fourth in doubles per game at 0.42 and tied for fifth with 10 doubles.
--Nybo is  fourth in innings per game at 5.65 and is tied for 10th in batters struck out looking at 27.