Mayville State Comets Softball 2020 Mayville State Softball Coaching Staff Ashley Tomblin is set to begin her seventh season at the helm of the Mayville State Uni- Quick Hits on the Comets versity softball team. She also assumes the role of a faculty member in the HPER depart- • The Mayville State University Comet Softball enters the weekend series ment on campus. with the Warriors with an 11-13 overall record and 7-5 in conference 2021 SCHEDULE play. Coach Tomblin has found a great deal of success both on and off the field since taking Overall: 11-13 | NSAA: 7-5 over the Comet softball program. • The Comets swept the Dakota State Trojans in the four-game series last Home: 4-0 | Away: 7-5 | Neutral: 0-8 weekend at Jerome Berg Field and are looking to extend that winning Under Tomblin’s direction, the Comets have broken numerous team records includ- February streak this weekend. ing batting average (.309), slugging percentage (.448), doubles (80), shutouts (3), total • Mayville State postponed their games that were scheduled for Tuesday wins (22), and winning percentage (.458) in program history since joining the NAIA. The and Wednesday due to weather conditions this week and have resched- 19 University of Jamestown% L 5-8 Comets also made the championship round of the NSAA conference tournament during uled. Wednesday’s game against Valley City State has been rescheduled 19 Morningside College% L 2-11 the 2017 season. for April 28th. 20 College of Saint Mary% L 6-8 • The Comets enter the game with .281 batting average as a team, 179 hits, Since the transition to the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA), Coach Tomblin has 20 Dakota Wesleyan% L 5-10 41 doubles, seven triples, 107 runs batted in, and 10 home runs. coached two Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes, 15 NSAA Scholar-Athletes, and 12 NSAA • In the field, the Comets have a .950 fielding percentage, a 6.50 earned All-Conference members, including NSAA Player-of-the-Year in Nina Gurgian during the March run average, allowing 205 hits, 110 earned runs, 50 walks, 57 strikeouts, 2015 season. She has also coached three NSAA Players-of-the-Week in Haley Kravetz, and a .312 batting average against. Alexandria Tinoco, and Nina Gurgian. 13 MSU Moorhead W 5-1 • Reigning Player & Pitcher of the week Shaye Kemball is leading the team 13 MSU Moorhead W 3-0 Prior to Coach Tomblin’s arrival in Mayville, she pitched for the Conquistadors of Dodge City Community College in Dodge City, Kansas with a .441 batting average, 26 hits, 19 runs batted in, 10 doubles, one during the 2009-10 seasons. She then went on to transfer to Mayville State to play for the Comets for her final two seasons. During 18 Dickinson State L 1-5 triple, and one home run. her senior campaign, Tomblin helped her team to a 17-win finish and ended with a 4.86 ERA in 98 innings pitched with 42 strikeouts. 18 Doane L 2-4 • Ashlyn Tingey is second on the team with a .364 batting average with 16 Coach Tomblin graduated from Mayville State with a Bachelor’s in Physical Education with minors in Coaching and DAPE in 2012. 19 Doane L 1-14 hits, six runs batted in, two doubles, and one home run. Most recently, Tomblin graduated with her Master’s in Athletic Administration from Concordia University – Irvine in 2017. 19 Dickinson State L 6-8 • Dayna Gutierrez is the third player over a .300 batting average hitting 26 @ Bellevue University$ (DH) L 6-7, L 0-3 .304 with 24 hits, eight runs batted in, eight stolen bases, two doubles, Coach Tomblin currently resides in Mayville with her husband Billy, and Baby Billy (1). 27 @ Bellevue University$ (DH) L 4-10, L 5-8 and one triple. 28 @ Hastings College (DH) W 12-8, W 3-0 • Kemball in the circle is allowing a 4.86 earned run average allowing 60 Coach Melendo is starting her third year as assistant softball coach, Nina is in charge of hitting, hits, 27 earned runs, 27 strikeouts, and a .288 batting average against. defense, recruiting, and camps for the Comets. April • Courtney Boll has six complete games, with an 8.03 earned run average with 61.2 innings pitched, 91 hits allowed, 55 earned runs, 17 walks, and Before she started her coaching career she played four seasons in a Comet uniform from 2014-17. 2 @ Presentation College$ (DH) W 10-1, 8-4 22 strikeouts. During her four year career, she was a 3-time All-Conference Player, NSAA Conference Player of 3 @ Presentation College$ (DH) W 2-1, L 2-4 the Year, NSAA Player of the Week. She finished her career with a .366 batting average, 34 dou- 9 Dakota State$ (DH) W 3-1, 12-7 Matching up with the Warriors bles, 14 home runs, and 106 runs batted in. $ 10 Dakota State (DH) W 1-0, 11-3 • The Waldorf Warriors enter the game with a 5-17 overall record and 3-9 16 @ Waldorf University$ (DH) 3 PM Nina graduated from Mayville State in 2017 with a Bacholors in Sports Management. Coach Me- in conference play. 17 @ Waldorf University$ (DH) 1 PM lendo is also working in the office of recruitment and outreach at Mayville State • The Warriors split with Presentation College last weekend in Aberdeen 20 University of Jamestown (DH) TBA and are currently on a two-game winning streak. $ 21 @ Valley City State (DH) TBA • Waldorf is averaging a .284 batting average as a team with 167 hits, 27 Melendo resides in Mayville with her husband Jordan, daughter Juliette, and two dogs Lola and $ Nina Melando Ramsay 24 Viterbo University (DH) TBA doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 90 runs batted in, and a .361 on $ Assistant Coach 25 Viterbo University (DH) TBA base percentage. 28 Valley City State$ (DH) TBA • In the field, the Warriors have a .916 fielding percentage, a 6.73 team 30 Dickinson State$ (DH) 2 PM ERA, allowing 259 hits, 134 earned runs, 64 walks, and 42 strikeouts. • Katie Chapman is leading the Warriors with a .390 batting average, 23 May hits, seven doubles, 17 runs batted in, and a .507 on base percentage. • Second on the team is Nichole Oberthien hitting .385 with 25 hits, four 1 Dickinson State$ (DH) 12 PM doubles, three triples, seven runs batted in, and nine stolen bases. 6-9 Conference Tournament @ Bellevue TBA • Bre Bouse has a team leading 5.17 earned run average allowing 75 hits, 34 earned runs, 18 walks, nine strikeouts, and a .344 batting average Vance Christianson $ - NSAA Game against. Assistant Coach % - PC Dome • Alex Mathers is second on the team with a 6.33 earned run average with 136 hits, 63 earned runs, 14 walks, 19 strikeouts, and a .410 batting aver- age against. NAIA Top-25 SIZING UP THE COMPETITION Rk School [1st Place Votes] Rec Points MSU WU 1 Southern Oregon [15] 15-1 496 Overall Record .............................................11-13 .......................................... 5-17 2020 Mayville State Softball Roster 2 Science & Arts (Okla.) [3] 11-0 484 Conference Record .......................................7-5 ............................................. 3-9 3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 12-0 466 Batting Average .............................................279 ........................................... .284 4 Oklahoma City 6-1 450 5 Marian (Ind.) 4-4 396 Hits ............................................................... 179.............................................167 Num Player Pos Ht Cl Hometown 6 Georgia Gwinnett 11-3 395 Doubles ......................................................... 41 ...............................................27 7 Oregon Tech 14-0 377 Triples ............................................................. 7 .................................................4 1 Alissa Foster OF Sr. Salinas, CA 8 Reinhardt (Ga.) 16-4 359 Home Runs .................................................... 10 ................................................8 2 Dayna Gutierrez OF Sr. Hemet, CA 9 Central Methodist (Mo.) 12-1 356 Runs Batted In .............................................. 107..............................................90 3 Mackenzie Iverson OF Fr. Hillsboro, ND 10 Vanguard (Calif.) 8-4 340 On-Base Percentage ......................................376 ........................................... .361 11 Mobile (Ala.) 7-8 323 4 Abby Kessel P 5-8 Fr. Belfield, ND 12 Indiana Wesleyan 7-1 295 Earned Run Average .....................................5.05 ........................................... 6.73 13 William Carey (Miss.) 15-5 282 Walks ............................................................. 50 ...............................................64 5 Sadie Mathews C So. Horace, ND 14 Central Baptist (Ark.) 8-3 280 Strikeouts ...................................................... 57 ...............................................57 6 Sidney Fairbanks P So. Evergreen, CO 14 Hope International (Calif.) 9-1 280 Batting Average Against ................................312 ........................................... .392 7 Brooke Roeges 3B/SS So. Baldur, MB 16 Campbellsville (Ky.) 10-6 255 Fielding Percentage.......................................950 ........................................... .916 17 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 4-0 251 9 Kalley Partyka C 5-5 So. Inver Grove Heights, MN 18 Morningside (Iowa) 14-3 248 19 Warner (Fla.) 13-5 211 10 Nicole Fierro INF 5-5 So. Reno, NV 20 Columbia (Mo.) 6-5 191 WHERE THE COMETS RANK 21 Cumberlands (Ky.) 18-4 159 Team Stats MSU Rank Actual NSAA Leader Actual 11 Hayle Boechler OF So. Wilton, ND 22 Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 11-1 157 12 Jocelyn Ontiveros 1B Jr. Riverside, CA 23 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 6-0 153 Fielding Percentage 5 .950 Valley City State .966 24 Truett McConnell (Ga.) 6-4 132 Earned Run Average 4 5.05 Valley City State 2.90 13 Hailey Osborn RS Sr. Rancho Cordova, CA 25 Southeastern (Fla.) 13-6 116 Opp. Batting Average 4 .312 Valley City State .215 14 Bailey Larkin OF 5-0 So. Shoreview, MN 15 Aimee Fafard P Sr. Dauphin, MB Receiving Votes: Ottawa (Kan.) 103, College of Strikeouts 6 57 Valley City State 192 Idaho 72, Texas A&M Texarkana 58, Concordia Hits Allowed 2 205 Valley City State 117 16 Taylor Stegman 2B So. Drayton, ND (Neb.) 47, Grand View (Iowa) 38, Taylor (Ind.) 30, Batting Average 7 .279 Valley City State .340 18 Madison Milligan 3B 5-5 Fr.