MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead softball team will head to Aberdeen, S.D., for a neutral-site match-up with Minnesota State University Mankato at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Dragons will return home for a Monday date with Concordia-St. Paul at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. MSUM will then host Minot State at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday. 

The doubleheaders with the Mavericks were initially scheduled for Moorhead on Saturday. However, warmer temperatures have pushed the games to Aberdeen and has also bumped weekend games back one day. The Dragons and Mavericks will play on Northern State's Koehler Hall of Fame Field.

The games on Monday and Tuesday will be the final home contests for the Dragons in 2023. MSUM will honor its two seniors, Jordey Smith and Kiley Washnieski, after the games with Minot State on Tuesday.
            
The Dragons are 24-10 on the regular season and 12-4 against NSIC opponents after falling to Augustana University twice and splitting their doubleheader with Wayne State last weekend. MSUM had its doubleheader with Minnesota Duluth canceled on Wednesday. Freshman Mack Gallagher leads the team with a team-best batting average of .432, followed by sophomore Avery Steffen with a batting average of .387. Gallagher also leads the Dragons in RBI's with 45 and home runs with nine. Junior Evey Evans adds 6 home runs for the Dragons. 
            
Mike Armitage is in his second season as head coach at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

About MSU Mankato 
            
The Mavericks are 24-14 on the regular season and 13-7 against NSIC opponents after defeating Bemidji State twice and splitting their doubleheader against Minnesota Crookston last weekend. The Mavericks would go on to sweep Sioux Falls on Wednesday of this week. Junior Ellie Tallman leads the team with a team-best batting average of .395, followed by junior Kylie Sullivan with a batting average of .362. Lori Meyer is in her thirty-eighth season as head coach at Minnesota State University Mankato. 

About Concordia-St. Paul 
           
The Golden Bears are 20-23 on the regular season and 6-12 against NSIC opponents after falling to Winona State twice and falling to Bemidji State twice last week. CSP split their series with Southwest Minnesota State on Tuesday of this week. Sophomore Sydney Pelzer leads the team with a team-best batting average of .315, followed closely by sophomore Avery Johnson with a batting average of .300. Bob Bartel is in his nineteenth season as head coach at Concordia-St. Paul. 

About Minot State 
            
The Beavers are 23-17 on the regular season and 10-8 against NSIC opponents after splitting their doubleheader against Sioux Falls and splitting their doubleheader against SMSU last weekend. Minot State picked up a split with Minnesota Crookston on Wednesday of this week. Junior Gabi Dawyduk leads the team with a team-best batting average of .341, followed closely by freshman Paige Kellogg with a batting average of .338. Bailey Gaspar is in her first season as head coach at Minot State University.