MINOT, N.D. – The Minot State softball team plays its final home game of the 2019 season as the Beavers host Minnesota Crookston in an NSIC doubleheader on Wednesday beginning at 2 p.m. at South Hill Complex.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Wednesday, April 24
Time: 2 p.m. (DH)
Location: South Hill Complex
Opponent: Minnesota Crookston
Coverage: Live Stream |
Live Stats
Beavers vs. Minnesota Crookston: Minot State is 26-2 vs. the Golden Eagles since 2012.
Last Meeting: The Beavers plated four runs in the seventh to record a 7-6 win earlier this season on March 3.
Last Time Out
Karlee Coughlin smacked an RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Beavers a 9-8 walk-off victory in extra innings to salvage a split on Senior Day vs. Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday at South Hill Complex.
Quick Hits
- Minot State is 22-19 overall on the season and 11-13 in NSIC play.
- The Beavers sit 10th in the conference standings and are among a pack of teams battling for a top eight spot to clinch a berth in the 2019 NSIC Tournament.
- Coughlin is hitting .397 this season while leading the team in doubles (11), home runs (4) and RBI (47).
- Senior Lauren Cowden has a .383 batting average with 36 runs scored, 10 doubles, seven triples and 11 stolen bases.
- Kiera Shwaluk leads the Beavers with 13 stolen bases in her debut season at Minot State.
- Minot State is hitting .304 as a team with 225 runs, 350 hits, 50 doubles, 17 triples, 15 home runs and 199 runs batted in.
