MINNESOTAMinnesota State STATE Athletics For Immediate Release May 10, 2021 Subject: Softball

Mavericks Await Oppenent as Second Seed In NSIC Softball Tournament Minnesota State University, Mankato Athletics 135 Myers Field House • Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 389-6111 Southwest Minnesota State (7 Seed) | Game 42 Athletics Fax: (507) 389-2904 Thursday, May 13 - 2:00 p.m. Rochester, Minn. Record: 26-18 (17-13 NSIC) Minnesota State Athletic Communications All-Time Record Against the Mustangs: 68-25 175 Taylor Center • Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: (507) 389-2625 • AC Fax: (507) 389-1923 www.msumavericks.com • @msumavericks Minot State (8 Seed) | Game 42 Thursday, May 13 - 2:00 p.m. Rochester, Minn. Athletics Administration Director of Athletics Record: 15-13 (22-20 NSIC) Kevin Buisman ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-6111 All-Time Record Against the Beavers: 17-1 Associate AD/Fiscal Affairs & Operations Tim Marshall ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-5884 Associate AD/Communications Sioux Falls (9 Seed) | Game 42 Paul Allan ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-2625 Assistant Athletic Director for Sport Operations Thursday, May 13 - 2:00 p.m. Rochester, Minn. Byron Synstegaard ([email protected]).(507) 389-5920 Record: 21-22 (15-14 NSIC) Asst. AD/Sports Medicine All-Time Record Against the Cougars: 14-1 Matt Schmidt ([email protected])...... (507 389-1161 Equipment Manager Dan Rickbeil ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-2481 Athletic Developement MANKATO, Minn. --- The Minnesota State softball team will face off against Greg Weis ([email protected])...... (507) 389-6010 the highest seeded team to advance out of the first round of games in the Marketing & Special Events Scott Nelsen ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2930 NSIC Softball Tournament Thursday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for Student Development Karey Kalakian ([email protected])...... (507) 389-1969 2:00 p.m. The Mavericks will take on either Southwest Minnesota State, Minot Compliance & Eligibility State or the University of Sioux Falls who will all play their first game of the Shane Drahota ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2018 double elimination tournament at 10:00 a.m. Head Coaches Matt Magers ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-2413 Mavericks at a Glance: Minnesota State (34-7, 23-5 NSIC) went 4-0 last (men) weekend with sweeps of the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs, 14-0 (5) Matt Margenthaler ([email protected]). (507) 389-2311 Basketball (women) in both games, and the , 6-3 and 1-0. The Mavericks were Emilee Thiesse ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2678 Cross Country (men) ranked third in the third and final NCAA DII Central Region Rankings. Six teams Ben Held ([email protected])...... (507) 389-5486 from the central region will qualify for the NCAA DII Softball Regionals with Track and Field (men & women) Mike Turgeon ([email protected])...... (507) 389-5486 conference champions from the NSIC, MIAA and GAC earning automatic bids. Cross Country (women) Jen Blue ([email protected])...... (507) 389-6415 Football Impact Mavericks: This season, junior Torey Richards is leading the Maverick Todd Hoffner ([email protected])...... (507) 389-1339 offense batting .418 with 56 hits including six doubles and a pair of triples (men) Nick Campa [Interim]...... with 16 RBI. Senior Hannah McCarville is tied for the team lead in RBI with Golf (women) Bailey Gerdes ([email protected])...... (763) 232-3068 38 while batting .415 along with four homeruns. Freshman Sydney Nielsen Hockey (men) leads the Mavericks in homers with eight on the season while hitting .360 and Mike Hastings ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-5196 Hockey (women) shares the team lead with 38 RBI. Senior Carly Esselman is the fourth leading John Harrington ([email protected])...... (507) 389-3217 hitter for Minnesota State batting .353 with 48 hits, nine doubles and 20 RBI. Soccer (women) Brian Bahl ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2671 Softball In the circle is 19-3 with a 0.85 ERA with 248 strikeouts, Lori Meyer ([email protected])...... (507) 389-1520 Mackenzie Ward Swimming & Diving (women) currently the second most in the nation, and has been named NSIC Pitcher Nathan Owens ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-6326 (women) of the Week five times. Ward carried a 56-inning scoreless inning streak was Ryan Kucera ([email protected]) snapped in the top of the fourth inning against Sioux Falls in the final weekend Corey Phelps [Interim] ([email protected])...... (507) 389-5339 of the regular season. Ward recorded a career high 19 strikeouts in the Maverick 4-0 win over the , tying a Minnesota State team record Jim Makovsky ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-6521 for strikeouts in a seven-inning game which was set by Coley Ries against Lewis University during the 2017 season.

NSIC Preseason Poll: The Minnesota State softball team was picked to finish third in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Mavericks garnered 194 total points to be slotted third. Augustana was picked to finish first in the poll with 12 first-place and 222 total votes. Winona State was slotted second with three first place votes and 210 total votes.

Preseason Accolades: Senior Carly Esselman was named MSU’s Player to

#HornsUp Minnesota State Softball 2021 NSIC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT RYFSA Complex - Rochester, Minnesota THURSDAY, MAY 13 FRiDAY, MAY 14 Saturday, May 15 (4) UMD 12 p.m. - Field A (3 Loser to A (5) CSP (9) USF 12 p.m. - Field A Loser to H (11 10 a.m. - Field A (1) AUGIE Loser to C (1 2 p.m. - Field A Loser to E (5 (8) MINOT Lowest Seed GM 1/2 4 p.m. - Field A (15 Loser to I (2) MSU

(7) SMSU 2 p.m. - Field B Loser to F (6 10 a.m. - Field B Highest Seed GM 1/2 Loser to B (2 12 p.m. - Field B (12 2 p.m. - Field A Loser to G Loser to J if first loss (10) NSU (3) WSU (18 12 p.m. - Field B Loser to D (4 (6) SCSU I 4 p.m. - Field A A G Loser 15 If Necessary Loser 12 (19 Loser 3 12 p.m. - Field A 2 p.m. - Field B (14 Champion 4 p.m. - Field A (7 (17 B 10 a.m. - Field A (9 Loser 2 10 a.m. - Field A E (16 Loser 5 H J Loser 11 Loser of 18 F 2 p.m. - Field A (13 if 1st Loss Loser 6 C 10 a.m. - Field B (10 Loser 1 Tiebreakers: 4 p.m. - Field B (8 D

Watch, while junior Mackenzie Ward Marshall, Minn., and is a member of the was named MSU’s Pitcher to Watch. New Mavericks: Minnesota State will Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference have seven new faces on the roster (NSIC). The Mustangs are 26-18 (17-13 Last season, Esselman batted .474 and this season including seven freshmen. NSIC) and are led by third year head drove in 24 runs, scored 26 runs, hit The seven incoming freshmen are: coach Bailey Bouman. six homers and recorded eight doubles Ellie Tallman, Kacy Nickerson, Madi in 20 games played. She recorded at Newman, Carly Briggs, Kylie Sullivan, Thursday’s game would be the 94th all- least two hits in 12 games, including Emma Dennison and Brianne Stone. time meeting between the two programs a season-best four hits against the with the most recent meeting being a Emporia State. Minnesota State History: The 2021 14-0 (5) victory for the Mavericks last season will mark as the 46th season Saturday, May 8. Ward made 12 appearances in the for the Maverick softball program. MSU circle for the Mavericks during the 2020 owns an all-time record of 1,392-794-7 The Mustangs are led on offense by Kali season as she put together a 7-2 record, (.633) in 2,184 games, and has four Tomlinson who is hitting .397 with 43 RBI to go along with a 0.99 ERA and three North Central Conference (NCC) titles and 12 homeruns. shutouts. She struck out 88 batters and (1984, 1987, 1989, 2007), five NSIC threw six complete games. titles (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017) and In the circle, Megan Cull leads SMSU with 17 appearances in the NCAA Division II an 12-7 record while posting a 3.48 ERA Returning Mavericks: Minnesota National Tournament (1984, 1987, 1989, and striking out 94 batters. State returns 11 letterwinners from last 1995, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, season’s team including six starters in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, Scouting Minot State: Minot State is the field: Carly Esselman, Hannah 2018) to its credit. The Mavericks claimed located in Minot, N.D., and is a member McCarville, Haley Forshee, Sydney their first National Championship in 2017 of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Nielsen, Torey Richards and Hanna after defeating No. 1 Angelo State, 5-1, Conference (NSIC). The Beavers are Hastings. Also returning are three on May 29, 2017 in Salem, Va. currently 22-20 (15-13 NSIC) on the pitchers that recorded starts for the season and are led by second year coach Mavericks: Mackenzie Ward, Katie Scouting Southwest Minnesota State: Nat Wagner. Bracken and McKayla Armbruster. Southwest Minnesota State is located in #HornsUp Minnesota State Softball Thursday’s game would be the 19th between these two programs, the most Inside the recent of which was an 8-6 win for the Beavers earlier this season. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 2021 NSIC Softball Standings (as of May 10) Jamie Odlum leads Minot State on offense batting .415 with 39 hits, 38 School Conference CPct. Overall Pct. Streak hits and 23 RBI. Augustana 28-2 0.933 40-4 0.909 W12 Minnesota State 23-5 0.821 34-7 0.829 W14 In the circle, Trinity Valentine paces Winona State 22-8 0.733 33-10 0.767 W2 the Beavers with a 13-9 record, a 3.89 Minnesota Duluth 21-9 0.700 31-13 0.705 W4 ERA and 118 strikeouts. Concordia-St. Paul 17-11 0.607 23-19 0.548 L1 St. Cloud State 15-11 0.577 26-14 0.650 W2 Scouting Sioux Falls: Sioux Falls Southwest Minnesota State 17-13 0.567 26-18 0.591 W1 is located in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Minot State 15-13 0.536 22-20 0.524 W1 is a member of the Northern Sun Sioux Falls 15-14 0.517 21-22 0.488 L2 Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Northern State 13-13 0.500 22-18 0.550 L6 The Cougars are currently 21-22 (15- Upper Iowa 9-21 0.300 13-30 0.302 L2 14 NSIC) on the season and are led UMary 8-20 0.286 9-32 0.220 W1 by third year coach Shannon Pivovar. Bemidji State 7-21 0.250 11-31 0.262 L1 MSU Moorhead 7-22 0.241 9-34 0.209 L2 Thursday’s game would be the 16th Minnesota Crookston 6-22 0.214 10-32 0.238 L1 between these two programs, the most Wayne State 4-22 0.154 7-31 0.184 L4 recent of which was a 1-0 win for the Mavericks last Sunday, May 9. NFCA/DII Coaches Poll Damaris Cuevas leads Sioux Falls on Rank School Record Points Previous Rank offense batting .436 with 44 hits and 1 Augustana (S.D.) (16) 36-4 400 1 20 RBI. 2 UT Tyler 33-5 382 3 3 North Georgia 35-5 370 4 In the circle, Kaitlyn Van Der Zwaag 4 Auburn Montgomery 35-5 341 11 paces the Cougars with a 11-9 record, 5 Lincoln Memorial 36-6 319 7 a 3.35 ERA and 111 strikeouts. 6 Oklahoma Christian 34-6 305 6 7 Indianapolis 37-5 301 5 Looking Ahead: The Mavericks next game in the NSIC tournament will be 8 Valdosta State 32-6 88 2 determined by the result of the first 9 West Texas A&M 32-10 275 10 game. If Minnesota State wins the team 10 Young Harris 30-9 264 8 would play its first game of the day on 11 Concordia Irvine 26-11 246 12 Friday at 12:00 p.m. In the event the 12 Texas A&M-Commerce 25-14 213 9 Mavericks lose game one they would 13 Grand Valley State 35-7 203 14 play their first game of the day at 10:00 14 UAH 30-10 191 18 a.m. Friday morning. 15 Central Oklahoma 32-10 177 13 16 Colorado Mesa 34-2 173 16 17 Minnesota State 30-7 136 17 18 Saint Anselm 24-4 124 19 19 West Florida 30-12 106 22 20 Winona State 31-8 91 20 21 Angelo State 31-11 71 23 22 Southern Arkansas 23-7 68 21 23 Rollins 16-2 64 15 24 Georgian Court 32-4 29 25 Biola 19-13 26 24

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Northwest Nazarene (14), Kutztown (11), Texas A&M University-Kingsville (7), Central Mis- souri (4), Shepherd (1).

*As of 5/10/21

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NSIC Weekly Honors For the past 37 years, Lori Meyer has occupied the third-base NSIC Pitcher of the Week coaching box at Minnesota State. Mackenzie Ward Wk. 4 That’s a span of 1,981 games, 1,237 victories, 30 All-Americans, 107 All-Conference (NCC & NSIC) performers and 150 Academic Mackenzie Ward Wk. 7 All-Conference recipients. During that time, Minnesota State has won three North Central Conference titles (1987, 1989, 2007) and Mackenzie Ward Wk. 9 five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference titles (2012, 2013, Mackenzie Ward Wk. 10 2014, 2016, 2017), made 15 trips to the NCAA Division II National Tournament (1987, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, Mackenzie Ward Wk. 11 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) and a trio of trips to the NCAA Championships (1987, 2011, 2017) and an NCAA Division McKayla Armbruster Wk. 12 II National Championship in 2017. Those are not just numbers of a mere coach, those are marks that some would say, coaching legends are made of. In 2013, Meyer was selected as one of four inductees to the National Faspitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame and her induction video is available HERE. Her 1,256 wins rank third all-time amongst Multiple Hit Games active coaches and is fourth all-time in NCAA Division II history. Player 2 3 4+ Total The 2017 proved to be a special season for Minnesota State, not only because it claimed NSIC regular season and tournament championships, but it also made its third trip to the Baxter - - - - NCAA Championships, en route to claiming the Mavericks’ first ever NCAA Division II National Championship with a 64-7 overall record. Along the way the Mavericks set several Bracken - - - - team records including, 71 games played, 64 wins, 28 consecutive wins, 1,925 at bats, 438 Briggs - - - - runs scored, a .342 team batting average, 658 hits, 108 doubles, 376 runs batted in and 949 total bases. Dennison - - - - Several Mavericks gained NSIC honors for their efforts in 2017, including senior pitcher Esselman 10 2 - 12 Coley Ries who garnered her third NSIC Pitcher of the Year honor and her third All-NSIC First Team honor. Meyer received her fourth NSIC Coach of the Year honor and third in the Forshee 9 - - 9 last four seasons. Along with conference honors, several Mavericks went on to receive all- Hastings 8 1 - 9 region honors from the NFCA and D2CCA. The trio of Coley Ries, Amber Kral and Jessica Meidl each received All-Central Region honors from the NFCA and D2CCA, while McKenzie McCarville 12 3 1 16 Paap and Ashley Thell garnered All-Central Region honors from the D2CCA and the NFCA, Nelson 5 1 - 6 respectively. Minnesota State would keep hauling in the awards and both Coley Ries and Jessica Meidl Newman 6 2 - 8 claimed All-American honors. Ries, who received All-American First Team honors from the Nielsen 15 2 - 17 NFCA and D2CCA was also named the D2CCA Pitcher of the Year and the NFCA Player of the Year. Ries also excelled in the classroom as she became the fourth Maverick softball Richards 13 4 - 17 player to receive CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. Meidl was named to the NFCA Sullivan 5 - - 5 All-American Second Team as well. Tallman 1 1 - 2 Minnesota State’s 2017 NCAA Tournament run marked the 14th time the Mavericks have reached the postseason tournament. MSU opened the tournament at home for the NCAA Central Region 2 Tournament, where it defeated Augustana twice (8-4 & 4-3) and Central Oklahoma (3-0) to advance to the NCAA Super Region Tournament. Junior Jessica Meidl batted .600 and drove in six runs, while Coley Ries recorded a 3-0 record and struck out 28 batters in 21 innings. Multiple RBI Games As the NCAA Super Region Tournament in Searcy, Ark., the Mavericks took on Harding. Player 2 3 4+ Total The Mavericks began with a 1-0, 10-inning victory in game one that saw Coley Ries go the distance as she struck out 10 batters in 10 scoreless innings. Amber Kral drove in the Baxter - - - - game’s only run with a solo shot to left field. Game two went the Bisons as they rallied for two runs in the seventh to claim the 3-2 lead, to set up a deciding third game. Game three Bracken - - - - saw the Harding build a 6-3 lead after five innings, but the Mavericks would rally for two Briggs - - - - runs in the top of the sixth and seventh innings to win the super region championship 7-6. Dennison - - - - At the NCAA Championships, the Mavericks went 5-0 including wins over Southern Indiana (5-0), Armstrong State (8-4), West Virginia Wesleyan (5-2) and a pair of 5-1 wins against Esselman 5 - - 5 Angelo State in the NCAA Championship series. MSU trailed for only half an inning against West Virginia Wesleyan as they led the NCAA Championships in team batting average Forshee 3 - - 3 (.326), ERA (1.20), hits (46) and runs scored (28). Coley Ries, Carly Esselman, Jessica Hastings 5 - - 5 Meidl, McKenzie Paap and Alyssa Rickels were all named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team, with Ries being named the McCarville 11 2 - 13 tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Ries finished the championships with a Nelson 1 2 1 4 5-0 record, including a 1.20 ERA and 50 strikeouts. Alyssa Rickels batted .714 at Newman 4 2 1 7 the NCAA Championships with 10 hits Nielsen 3 - 3 6 in 14 at bats. Richards 2 - - 2 Meyer, along with her assistants Kristle Wolcott and Sammie Hildreth, were Sullivan 2 - - 2 named the NFCA Coaching Staff of the Tallman - - 1 1 Year for their efforts.

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Numerical Roster # Name Pos. Yr. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Courtney Baxter OF/IF Fr. L/R Fort Calhoun, Neb./Fort Calhoun 2 Carly Esselman OF Sr. L/L Farmington, Minn./ Farmington 3 Ellie Tallman IF/OF Fr. L/R Marielle, Iowa/Amamosa 4 Kacy Nickerson P Fr. R/R Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa 5 Katie Bracken P/IF Fr. R/R Iowa City, Iowa/Regina 6 Hailey Forshee IF Jr. R/R Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North 7 Madi Newman UTL Fr. R/R Centerville, Minn./Centennial 9 McKayla Armbruster P Fr. R/R Faribault, Minn./Faribault 10 Sydney Nelson OF/IF Fr. R/R Beresford, S.D./Beresford 12 Carly Briggs IF/OF Fr. R/R Warrenville, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South 13 Hannah McCarville IF Sr. R/R LaVista, Neb./Papillion LaVista 15 Kylie Sullivan OF Fr. L/R Kankakee, Iowa/Bishop McNamara 17 Mackenzie Ward P Jr. R/R Clive, Iowa/Valley 18 Torey Richards IF Jr. L/R Mankato, Minn./Mankato East 19 Hannah Hastings C/IF Jr. L/R Mankato, Minn./Mankato West 20 Brianne Stone P/UTL Fr. R/R Valencia, Calif./Valencia 21 Emma Dennison C/IF Fr. R/R Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf 22 Sydney Nielsen C/IF Fr. R/R Marion, Iowa/Marion Alphabetical Roster # Name Pos. Yr. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School 9 McKayla Armbruster P Fr. R/R Faribault, Minn./Faribault 1 Courtney Baxter OF/IF Fr. L/R Fort Calhoun, Neb./Fort Calhoun 5 Katie Bracken P/IF Fr. R/R Iowa City, Iowa/Regina 12 Carly Briggs IF/OF Fr. R/R Warrenville, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South 21 Emma Dennison C/IF Fr. R/R Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf 2 Carly Esselman OF Sr. L/L Farmington, Minn./ Farmington 6 Hailey Forshee IF Jr. R/R Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North 19 Hannah Hastings C/IF Jr. L/R Mankato, Minn./Mankato West 13 Hannah McCarville IF Sr. R/R LaVista, Neb./Papillion LaVista 10 Sydney Nelson OF/IF Fr. R/R Beresford, S.D./Beresford 7 Madi Newman UTL Fr. R/R Centerville, Minn./Centennial 4 Kacy Nickerson P Fr. R/R Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa 22 Sydney Nielsen C/IF Fr. R/R Marion, Iowa/Marion 18 Torey Richards IF Jr. L/R Mankato, Minn./Mankato East 20 Brianne Stone P/UTL Fr. R/R Valencia, Calif./Valencia 15 Kylie Sullivan OF Fr. L/R Kankakee, Iowa/Bishop McNamara 3 Ellie Tallman IF/OF Fr. L/R Marielle, Iowa/Amamosa 17 Mackenzie Ward P Jr. R/R Clive, Iowa/Valley

Head Coach: Lori Meyer (37th season) Associate Head Coach: Kristle Wolcott (11th season) Graduate Assistant Coach: Morgan Goedken

Class Position State Freshman 12 Infielder 6 Minnesota 6 Sophomore 0 Outfielder 4 Nebraska 2 Junior 4 Pitcher 5 Iowa 7 Senior 2 Catcher 3 Illinois 1 South Dakota 1 California 1

#HornsUp Minnesota State Softball 2021 Softball Schedule 34-7, 17-5 NSIC

Date Opponent Location Time/Result

Minnesota State DII Softball Classic 2/12 Lewis University Mankato, Minn. W, 2-0 2/12 Lewis University Mankato, Minn. W, 6-0 2/13 Minnesota Duluth Mankato, Minn. L, 5-2 2/13 Minnesota Duluth Mankato, Minn. W, 4-3 Emporia State Softball Classic 3/5 Southwest Baptist Emporia, Kan. W, 7-2 3/5 Washburn Emporia, Kan. W, 7-0 3/6 Missouri-St. Louis Emporia, Kan. W, 8-0 (5) 3/6 University of Illinois Springfield Emporia, Kan. L, 2-1 3/7 Missouri Southern Emporia, Kan. W, 8-1 Hy-Vee Softball Classic 3/20 Missouri Western State St. Joseph, Mo. W, 2-1 3/20 Missouri Southern St. Joseph, Mo. W, 4-0 3/21 #9 Rogers State St. Joseph, Mo. W, 2-1 3/21 Northwest Missouri State St. Joseph, Mo. W, 7-0 NSIC Play 3/30 Concordia-St. Paul* St. Paul, Minn. Postponed 3/30 Concordia-St. Paul* St. Paul, Minn. Postponed 4/2 Minot State* Mankato, Minn. W, 7-1 4/2 Minot State* Mankato, Minn. L, 8-6 4/3 * Mankato, Minn. W, 6-0 4/3 University of Mary* Mankato, Minn. L, 5-4 (8) 4/6 Winona State* Winona, Minn. W, 3-1 4/6 Winona State* Winona, Minn. W, 11-2 (5) 4/10 Wayne State* Wayne, Neb. W, 20-3 (6) 4/10 Wayne State* Wayne, Neb. W, 11-5 4/11 Augustana* Sioux Falls, S.D. L, 3-1 4/11 Augustana* Sioux Falls, S.D. L, 9-3 4/15 Concordia-St. Paul St. Paul, Minn. W, 6-0 4/15 Concordia-St. Paul St. Paul, Minn. W, 7-4 4/17 St. Cloud State* Mankato, Minn. W, 8-0 (6) 4/17 St. Cloud State* Mankato, Minn. L, 6-1 4/18 Minnesota Duluth* Mankato, Minn. W, 7-0 4/18 Minnesota Duluth* Mankato, Minn. W, 2-1 4/22 Upper Iowa* Mankato, Minn. W, 6-0 4/22 Upper Iowa* Mankato, Minn. W, 5-3 4/24 Bemidji State* Bemidji, Minn. W, 4-0 4/24 Bemidji State* Bemidji, Minn. W, 6-0 4/25 Minnesota Crookston* Crookston, Minn. W, 5-0 4/25 Minnesota Crookston* Crookston, Minn. W, 8-0 5/1 MSU Moorhead* Moorhead, Minn. W, 2-0 5/1 MSU Moorhead* Moorhead, Minn. W, 9-1 (5) 5/2 Northern State* Aberdeen, S.D. Canceled 5/2 Northern State* Aberdeen, S.D. Canceled 5/8 Southwest Minnesota State* Mankato, Minn. W, 14-0 (5) 5/8 Southwest Minnesota State* Mankato, Minn. W, 14-0 (5) 5/9 Sioux Falls* Mankato, Minn. W, 6-3 5/9 Sioux Falls* Mankato, Minn. W, 1-0 NSIC Tournament

5/13 SMSU, Minot State or USF Rochester, Minn. 2:00 p.m. 5/14 TBA Rochester, Minn. 10:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. 5/15 TBA Rochester, Minn. TBA

NCAA Regionals

5/19-5/21 TBA Edmond, Okla. TBA

NCAA Championships

5/27-5/31 TBA Denver, Colo. TBA BOLD indicates home game * indicates NSIC game

#HornsUp Minnesota State Softball Maverick Season-Highs #1 | Courtney Baxter AB: 4 at Minn. Crookston (4/25/21) RBI: R: 1 vs SMSU (5/8/21) BB: 1 vs SMSU (5/8/21) H: 1 (Twice) K: 1 (Four Times) 2B: SB: 3B: HR:

#2 | Carly Esselman AB: 5 at Bemidji State (4/24/21) RBI: 2 (Five Times) R: 4 at Winona State (4/6/21) BB: 3 at MSU Moorhead (5/1/21) H: 3 (Four Times) K: 3 vs. Minn. Duluth (2/13/21) 2B: 2 vs. Illinois Springfield (3/6/21) SB: 2 (Twice) 3B:1 at MSU Moorhead (5/1/21) HR: 1 vs SMSU (5/8/21)

#3 | Ellie Tallman AB: 4 (Twice) RBI: 5 at Wayne State (4/10/21) R: 1 (Eight Times) BB: H: 3 at Wayne State (4/10/21) K: 1 (Twice) 2B: 1 (Twice) SB: 1 (Three Times) 3B: HR:

#5 | Katie Bracken AB: 3 vs. Missouri Southern RBI: 1 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (3/6/21) (3/20/21) BB: 1 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (3/6/21) R: 1 vs SMSU (5/8/21) K: 1 (Twice) H: 1 (Three Times) SB: 2B: 3B: HR: #6 | Hailey Forshee AB: 5 at Wayne State (4/10/21) RBI: 2 (Three Times) R: 2 (Three Times) BB: 1 (Four Times) H: 3 at Concordia-St. Paul (4/15/21) K: 2 at Augustana (4/11/21) 2B: 1 (Six Times) SB: 3B: HR:

#HornsUp Minnesota State Softball #7 | Madi Newman AB: 4 (Four Times) RBI: 4 vs SMSU (5/8/21) R: 3 at Wayne State (4/10/21) BB: 2 at Wayne State (4/10/21) H: 3 (Three Times) K: 2 (Three Times) 2B: 2 at Wayne State (4/10/21) SB: 2 (Twice) 3B: 1 vs SMSU (5/8/21) HR: 1 (Four Times)

#10 | Sydney Nelson AB: 4 (Twice) RBI: 4 at Concordia-St. Paul (4/15/21) R: 2 (Five Times) BB: 2 at Winona State (4/6/21) H: 3 vs. Minnesota Duluth (4/18/21) K: 2 (Seven Times) 2B: 1 (Three Times) SB: 1 (Seven Times) 3B: 1 (Twice) HR: 1 (Five Times)

#1 2 | Carly Briggs AB: RBI: R: 1 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (3/6/21) BB: H: K: 2B: SB: 1 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (3/6/21) 3B: HR:

#1 3 | Hanna McCarville AB: 5 at Wayne State (4/10/21) RBI: 3 (Twice) R: 4 at Wayne State (4/10/21) BB: 1 (Eight Times) H: 4 at Wayne State (4/10/21) K: 2 vs. Minn. Duluth (2/13/21) 2B: 2 vs NW Mo. State (3/21/21) SB: 1 (Three Times) 3B: 1 (Twice) HR: 1 (Four Times)

#1 5 | Kylie Sullivan AB: 4 (Twice) RBI: 2 (Twice) R: 2 (Six Times) BB: 1 vs Soiux Falls (5/9/21) H: 2 (Five Times) K: 2 (Five Times) 2B: 1 (Four Times) SB: 1 (Three Times) 3B: 1 (Twice) HR: 1 vs. Minn. Duluth (2/13/21)

#HornsUp Minnesota State Softball #18 | Torey Richards AB: 4 (17 Times) RBI: 2 (Twice) R: 4 at Wayne State (4/10/21) BB: 2 at MSU Moorhead (5/1/21) H: 3 (Five Times) K: 1 (Seven Times) 2B: 1 (Six Times) SB: 1 (Five Times) 3B: 1 (Twice) HR:

#19 | Hannah Hastings AB: 4 (Six Times) RBI: 2 (Five Times) R: 2 (Three Times) BB: 2 at MSU Moorhead (5/1/21) H: 3 (Twice) K: 2 (Twice) 2B: 1 (Five Times) SB: 1 (Three Times) 3B: HR:

#20 | Brianna Stone AB: RBI: R: BB: H: K: 2B: SB: 3B: HR:

#21 | Emma Dennison AB: RBI: R: BB: H: K: 2B: SB: 3B: HR:

#22 | Sydney Nielson AB: 5 (Twice) RBI: 5 at Winona State (4/6/21) R: 2 (Six Times) BB: 1 (10 Times) H: 3 vs Minnesota Duluth (4/18/21) K: 2 at Upper Iowa (4/22/21) 2B: 1 (Eight Times) SB: 1 (Six Times) 3B: 1 vs Minnesota Duluth (4/18/21) HR: 2 at Winona State (4/6/21)

#HornsUp Minnesota State Softball Maverick Pitching Season-Highs #4 | Kacy Nickerson IP: 1 (Twice) K’s: 1 at Augustana (4/11/21) Few Hits/CG: Few BB/ CG: Scoreless Inning Streak: 1.2 vs Augustana and Sioux Southwest Minne- sota State (4/11-5/8/21)

#5 | Katie Bracken IP: 7 vs. Minn. Duluth (4/18/21) K’s: 5 vs Upper Iowa (4/22/21) Few Hits/CG: 4 vs. Minn. Duluth (4/18/21) Few BB/ CG: 2 vs. Minn. Duluth (4/18/21) Scoreless Inning Streak: 10.2 vs. Upper Iowa, Bemidji State, Minnesota Crookston, MSU Moorhead and SMSU (4/22-5/8/21)

#9 | McKayla Armbruster IP: 7 (Twice) K’s: 6 (Twice) Few Hits/CG: 3 (Twice) Few BB/ CG: 0 (Twice) Scoreless Inning Streak: 27 vs. SW Baptist (3/5/21), Missouri-St. Louis (3/6/21), Missouri Southern (3/20/21), NW. Mo. State (3/21/21), Minot State (4/2/21). #17 | Mackenzie Ward IP: 7 (13 Times) K’s: 19 at Bemidji State (4/24/21) Few Hits/CG: 1 (Three Times) Few BB/ CG: 0 at MSU Moorhead (5/1/21) Scoreless Inning Streak: 56 vs. Augustana, Concordia-St. Paul, St. Cloud State, Minnesota Duluth, Upper Iowa, Bemidji State, Minnesota Crookston, MSU Moorhead, SMSU and Sioux Falls (4/11-5/9/21) #20 | Brianna Stone IP: K’s: Few Hits/CG: Few BB/ CG: Scoreless Inning Streak:

#HornsUp Minnesota State Softball 2021 Minnesota State University - Mankato Softball Overall Statistics (as of May 9, 2021)

Overall Record: 34-7 Conf: 23-5 Home: 14-4 Away: 14-2 Neutral: 6-1

All games Sorted by Batting Avg

# Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 18 Richards, Torey .418 41-41 134 27 56 6 2 0 16 66 .493 11 1 7 0 .463 1 2 4-8 49 69 10 .922 13 McCarville, Hannah .415 41-41 130 28 54 12 2 4 38 82 .631 8 2 16 0 .451 2 1 3-3 32 46 3 .963 22 Nielsen, Sydney .360 41-41 139 36 50 9 2 8 38 87 .626 9 1 15 0 .395 3 3 8-10 99 10 1 .991 2 Esselman, Carly .353 41-41 136 37 48 9 1 1 20 62 .456 16 3 16 0 .427 2 1 12-16 28 0 1 .966 7 Newman, Madi .340 40-40 106 23 36 3 1 4 28 53 .500 8 3 22 0 .398 1 4 10-12 37 2 2 .951 19 Hastings, Hannah .305 39-39 118 13 36 5 0 0 16 41 .347 7 2 15 2 .354 0 2 3-3 247 18 4 .985 6 Forshee, Hailey .290 41-41 124 17 36 6 0 0 19 42 .339 7 1 10 0 .328 2 4 0-0 226 6 3 .987 15 Sullivan, Kylie .250 41-41 104 23 26 4 2 1 10 37 .356 10 0 23 0 .316 0 1 3-4 33 1 0 1.000 10 Nelson, Sydney .250 40-40 100 22 25 3 2 5 19 47 .470 11 3 24 0 .339 1 3 6-8 61 46 4 .964 3 Tallman, Ellie .438 23-1 16 8 7 2 0 0 6 9 .563 0 0 2 0 .438 0 0 3-4 0 2 2 .500 5 Bracken, Katie .214 29-5 14 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 .214 1 2 2 0 .353 0 0 0-0 2 30 0 1.000 1 Baxter, Courtney .200 9-1 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 1 0 4 0 .273 0 0 0-0 2 0 1 .667 4 Nickerson, Kacy .000 19-0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1-1 0 1 0 1.000 12 Briggs, Carly .000 3-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 .000 Totals .335 41-41 1132 243 379 59 12 23 211 531 .469 89 18 156 2 .388 12 21 54-70 822 262 32 .971 Opponents .206 41-41 1015 70 209 35 3 11 62 283 .279 62 14 348 5 .261 2 15 20-31 776 332 59 .949

LOB: Team (247), Opp (215) DPs Turned: Team (9), Opp (13) IBB: Team (0), Opp (0)

All games Sorted by Earned Run Avg

# Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/AVG WP HP BK SFA SHA 17 Ward, Mackenzie 0.85 19-3 24 21 17 8-3 0 139.2 75 22 17 38 248 11 2 5 .155 8 7 0 1 9 5 Bracken, Katie 1.96 2-1 18 3 1 0-7 2 46.1 43 15 13 8 24 9 0 2 .238 2 4 0 0 2 9 Armbruster, McKayla 2.03 13-3 20 17 4 3-6 1 86.0 88 32 25 14 75 13 1 4 .258 3 3 0 1 4 4 Nickerson, Kacy 3.50 0-0 2 0 0 0-1 0 2.0 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 1.43 34-7 64 41 22 19 3 274.0 209 70 56 62 348 35 3 11 .206 13 14 0 2 15 Opponents 4.82 7-34 65 41 22 0 0 258.2 379 243 178 89 156 59 12 23 .335 29 18 0 12 21

PB: Team (5), Totals (5), Hastings (4), Nielsen (1), Opp (6) Pickoffs: Team (0), Totals , Opp (0) SBA/ATT: Totals (38-60), Nielsen (10-15), Armbruster (9-13), Hastings (9-15), Ward (9-15), Bracken (1-2)

#HornsUp Minnesota State Softball 2021 Minnesota State University - Mankato Softball Overall Statistics (as of May 9, 2021)

All games Sorted by Fielding Pct

# Player C PO A E FLD% DP SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 15 Sullivan, Kylie 34 33 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 Bracken, Katie 32 2 30 0 1.000 3 1 1 .500 0 0 9 Armbruster, McKayla 19 3 16 0 1.000 0 9 4 .692 0 0 4 Nickerson, Kacy 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 — 0 0 22 Nielsen, Sydney 110 99 10 1 .991 2 10 5 .667 1 0 6 Forshee, Hailey 235 226 6 3 .987 8 0 0 — 0 0 19 Hastings, Hannah 269 247 18 4 .985 1 9 6 .600 4 1 2 Esselman, Carly 29 28 0 1 .966 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 Nelson, Sydney 111 61 46 4 .964 4 0 0 — 0 0 13 McCarville, Hannah 81 32 46 3 .963 2 0 0 — 0 0 7 Newman, Madi 41 37 2 2 .951 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 Ward, Mackenzie 19 3 15 1 .947 0 9 6 .600 0 0 18 Richards, Torey 128 49 69 10 .922 3 0 0 — 0 0 1 Baxter, Courtney 3 2 0 1 .667 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 Tallman, Ellie 4 0 2 2 .500 0 0 0 — 0 0 12 Briggs, Carly 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 — 0 0 Totals 1116 822 262 32 .971 23 19 11 .633 5 1 Opponents 1167 776 332 59 .949 27 53 16 .768 6 0

Hitting minimums - 75% of games played, 2 AB/G

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