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NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 11
May 12, 2008 | Full Release 
St. Paul, Minn. - Emporia State University, KS came up with a pair of big home runs and defeated Winona State University 9-1 in five innings of the NCAA Division II North Central Region Championship game. #12 Southwest Minnesota State was eliminated a day earlier by Minnesota State University, Mankato in a 2-1 eight inning loss. Minnesota State was later eliminated by Winona State. This ends the 2008 NSIC Softball campaign.
Winona State Eliminated in NCAA Regional Tournament
May 11, 2008 | Box Score | Regional Site | Bracket
 Emporia, Kan. -Emporia State University, KS came up with a pair of big home runs and defeated Winona State University 9-1 in five innings of the NCAA Division II North Central Region Championship game.
The No. 6 Seed WSU Warriors (38-15) had taken an early lead when, freshman, Mollie Bjelland homered to centerfield to lead off the top of the second inning. But the No. 1 Seed and No. 6 nationally-ranked ESU Hornets (44-15) came back to tie the game with a run in the last of the second and then broke open the contest with four runs in the third and another four in the fourth. Most of those runs came with the long ball, as ESU hit a two-run home run in the third and a grand slam home runs in the fourth.
The loss ended the season for the Warriors, while Emporia State advanced to the Division II final eight tournament in Houston, TX.
All North Central Regional Tournament Team
Pitcher Samantha Sheeley, Sr. Emporia State
Pitcher Kristen Fossell, Sr. Winona State
Catcher Aubree Brattin, Jr. Emporia State
Infield Jennifer Dace, Jr. Emporia State
Infield Miranda Campbell, So. Emporia State
Infield April Huddleston, Sr. Emporia State
Infield Ashley Lynch, Fr. Neb.-Omaha
Outfield Mollie Bjelland, Fr. Winona State
Outfield Jessie Wiard, Sr. Emporia State
Outfield Shelbe Huges, Jr. Emporia State
Designated Player Annie Stuedemann, Fr. Winona State
At Large Lyndi Decker, Sr. Minnesota State
At Large Mallory Michel , Sr. Minnesota State
Most Outstanding Player Miranda Campbell, So., Third Base, Emporia State
Winona State Eliminates Mankato in NCAA Regional Tournament
May 10, 2008 | Box Score | Regional Site | Bracket
Emporia, Kan. - Kristen Fossell tossed a three-hitter and Jenny Wilmes came up with a huge two-run single to lead Winona State University to a 3-0 win over Minnesota State University, Mankato and a berth in the finals of the NCAA Division II North Central Region Tournament.
The No. 6 Seed Warriors (38-14) will take on the No. 1 Seed and No. 6 nationally-ranked Emporia State University, KS (43-15) in the championships. The Warriors, who were handed their only loss in the region tournament by the ESU Hornets, must defeat the Hornets twice in order to advance on to the NCAA Division II final eight tournament that will be held in Houston, TX May 10-14.
Fossell, who has recorded the decision in all four of the Warrior region games, held the MSUM Mavericks (42-16) in check through out most of the game, including a string of 12 consecutive outs. The only real trouble Fossell got into came in the sixth inning when MSUM loaded the bases with two outs, but a pop out to Callie Givens got Fossell and the Warriors out of trouble.
For the game, Fossell did not strike out a batter, but she issue only one walk and two WSU fielding errors allowed the only other Maverick runners to reach base.
Wilmes did the biggest offensive damage for the Warriors in the fourth inning when her ground ball managed to sneak through the middle of the infield and Givens and Chelsea Rosenow scored on the play to give WSU a 3-0 lead.
What proved to be the only run the Warriors really needed came in the third frame, when Mollie Bjelland singled to left with two outs. Bjelland then beat the throw to second on Wilmes' ground ball and would go on to score when Annie Stuedemann's ground went through the legs of the MSUM shortstop.
The Warriors scattered nine hits, two each from Givens and Rosenow, among seven batters.
Winona State Eliminates Mankato in NCAA Regional Tournament
May 10, 2008 | Box Score | Regional Site | Bracket
Emporia, Kan. - Winona State eliminated Minnesota State University, Mankato with a 3-0 win in the 2008 NCAA Division II Softball Regional in Emporia, Kan. Kristen Fossil pitched the shutout for the Warriors, who advance to the regional championship game tomorrow against #6 Emporia State. Since this is a double elimination tournament and the Warriors lost to Emporia State earlier today, they must defeat ESU twice tomorrow to win the regional championship.
#6 Emporia State Defeats WSU 2-0 in NCAA Regional Tournament
May 10, 2008 | Box Score | Regional Site | Bracket
Emporia, Kan. - Winona State University could come up with only one hit and fell 2-0 to Emporia State University, KS in the championship semifinal round of the NCAA Division II North Central Region held on Turnball Field at the Trusler Sports Complex.
Emporia State remained unbeaten in the tournament, while WSU needs to come back through the loser's bracket in order to advance on to next week's Division II National Championship in Houston, TX.
No. 6-nationally ranked ESU (43-15) came up with a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning for the only runs in the game, while Annie Stuedemann lifted a ball to leftfield to lead off the top of the seventh for the only WSU (37-14) hit.
No. 6 Seed WSU did have opportunities to score, putting runs at second and first with one out in the second and then loading the bases with one out in the fourth. But each time the Warriors failed to come up with the key hit.
Kristen Fossell turned in a solid pitching performance for the Warriors. Fossell gave up five hits and did not allow a base on balls, while striking out five.
SMSU's Johnson Named Regional Pitcher of the Year
May 10, 2008 | Full Release
 Southwest Minnesota State softball player Amanda Johnson has been named Daktronics North Central Region Pitcher of the Year. The announcement came from the regional committee on Saturday morning. Casie Hanson, an outfielder from North Dakota, was named Player of the Year for the region.
Johnson becomes the first player in school history to be named regional player or pitcher of the year in softball.
A junior pitcher from Fremont, Neb., Johnson led the Mustangs this spring with a 1.30 ERA in 242 innings with 278 strikeouts. She finished with 25 complete games and nine shutouts, while posting a 28-6 record with five saves. Opponents had just 185 hits against her (.205 opponents¹ batting
average) and she walked just 25 batters. Last week, she was named first team All-NSIC and NSIC Pitcher of the Year and this week has been named first team all-region by both Daktronics and NFCA. She has been named NSIC Pitcher of the Week twice this spring. She already holds career school records for strikeouts (853), strikeouts per seven innings (8.61), fewest walks per seven innings (1.16), wins (78), saves (13), shutouts (25), complete games (77), innings pitched (693.2), appearances (122), games started (89) and is second in ERA (1.40).
Southwest was ranked No. 12 in NCAA II in the last national poll and finished its season on Friday with an overall record of 39-12 after going
1-2 at the North Central Regional Tournament in Emporia, Kan. The Mustangs earned the second seed in the region after going 38-10 in the regular season and capturing the regular season NSIC title with a 17-1 record in the conference. The regional tournament appearance was SMSU¹s third consecutive and third in school history.
#12 SMSU Eliminated From NCAA Regional Tournament
May 8, 2008 | Box Score || Regional Site | Bracket
 Emporia, Kan. - The No. 12 Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs are eliminated from the NCAA Regional Tournament after suffering a 2-1, eight inning loss to Minnesota State University, Mankato.
SMSU finishes the season with an overall record of 39-12 after making its third straight NCAA Regional Tournament appearance. (Read More)
WSU Defeats SMSU In NCAA Regional Tournament
May 8, 2008 | Box Score || Regional Site | Bracket
 Emporia, Kan. - Winona State University went on a home run binge to defeat Southwest Minnesota State University 8-1 and remain unbeaten in the NCAA Division II North Central Region Tournament held on Turnball Field at the Trussler Sports Complex. The No. 6 Seed Warriors (37-13) blasted out three home runs to build a 6-0 lead off the No. 2 Seed SMSU Mustangs (39-11). The victory improved the Warriors' winning streak to seven games and three straight over SMSU.
The long-ball parade for the Warriors began in the top of the second when Callie Givens (pictured) ripped her sixth home run of the season, a two-out shot to leftfield. Then in the third inning the Warriors errupted for five runs thanks to a three-run home run to rightfield by Mollie Bjallend, her seventh homer of the year, and a two-run round tripper to the gap in leftcenter, by Annie Stuedemann, her third hit of the season that cleared the fence.
Bjelland finished the game with two hits and Terra Halron also came up with two hits for the Warriors.
For the second game in a row Kristen Fossell went the distance for the Warriors. Fossell kept things interesting as she gave up lead-off doubles in four of the first five innings, but only one turned into a run for the Mustangs and Fossell went on to retire the last nine batters she faced. For the game, Fossell gave up six hits, walked one and struck out five.
Southwest Minnesota State will play Minnesota State at 6:45 p.m. Winona State will play the winner of the Emporia State/UNO game tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
SMSU Wins In First Round of NCAA Regional Tournament
May 8, 2008 | Box Score || Regional Site | Bracket
 Emporia, Kan. - The No. 12 Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs earned a 3-2 eight inning victory over Northwest Missouri State in the first round of the NCAA Regional Tournament held in Emporia, Kan.
Amanda Burkhart hit the game winning single down the left field line to in the bottom of the eighth to score Erin Dickhausen who reached base earlier in the inning on a walk.
The Mustangs scored their first run in the fifth inning off an RBI single to center field from Erin Dickhausen. NW Missouri State however went up 2-1 in the sixth after scoring the first run on a double to left field and second on a throwing error by the SMSU catcher.
SMSU’s Kiley Petersen (pictured left) tied it up in the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run over the center field fence.
The Mustangs then prevailed in the bottom of the eighth as Burkhart hit the game winning single down the left field line to advance SMSU to the second round pf the tournament and improve their record to 39-10.
Amanda Johnson earned the win on the mound pitching all eight innings with seven strikeouts. Kristin Braden led the offense as she was 2-for-3 in the game.
Southwest will face Winona State tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.
Winona State Wins 2-1 in NCAA Softball Regional
May 8, 2008 | Box Score | Regional Site | Bracket
 Emporia, Kan. - Mollie Bjelland drove in Amnada Wilhelm with a triple and then scored on an error to give Winona State a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on the way to a 2-1 win over Central Missouri in the first game of the NCAA Division II North Central Regional Softball Tournament in Emporia, Kan.
The Jennies pulled within a run on Kherri-Dean Hummer's home run in the sixth.
Central Missouri will play at 8 p.m. Thursday against the loser of the Southwest Minnesota State vs. Northwest Missouri State game. Winona State will play at 12:30 p.m. on Friday against the winner of the SMSU vs. NWMSU contest.
2008 Daktronics Division II SIDs
All-North Central Region Softball Team
May 7, 2008 | Full Release
Starkville, Miss. - The 2008 Daktronics DII SIDs All-North Central Region Teams were announced today. The NSIC had seven players named to the North Central Region Team including three on the first team. The first team selections will advance to the Daktronics Division II SIDs All-America Team ballot. The
All-Region team is voted on by the Sports Information Directors from the North Central Region of
Division II.
First Team
Pitcher
*Amanda Johnson, Jr., Southwest Minnesota State,
Fremont, Neb.
1st Base
*Jennifer Radley, Fr., Wayne (Neb.) State, Des Moines,
Iowa
Designated Player
*Abby Brundidge, So., Concordia-St. Paul, Nekoosa,
Wis.
Second Team
Pitcher
Stacey Struzynski, Fr., Winona State, Homewood,
Iowa
Catcher
Erin Dickhausen, Sr., Southwest Minnesota State,
Watertown, Minn.
Outfield
Chelsea Rosenow, Sr., Winona State, Chippewa Falls,
Wis.
Utility
Leslie Benavidez, Sr., Mary, Albuquerque, N.M.
*=Leading vote-getter at her position
Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region Team
May 7, 2008
Starkville, Miss. - The 2008 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All-Region Teams were announced today. The NSIC had four players named to the North Central Region Team including three on the first team. Southwest Minnesota State boasts two first teamers in pitcher Amanda Johnson and catcher Erin Dickhausen. Johnson is the three time reigning NSIC Pitcher of the Year while Dickhausen has been named NSIC Player of the Year the last two seasons. For Dickhausen, it is the third time in her career that she has earned NFCA first team all-region honors, while Johnson was named to the second team in each of her first two seasons. Abby Brundidge of Concordia-St. Paul was named first team at the Utility/Non-Pitcher slot. Winona State's Chelsea Rosenow was named second team outfielder.
 Dickhausen, a senior catcher from Watertown, Minn., is second for the Mustangs with a .348 batting average and leads the team with 57 hits, 38 runs scored, 14 stolen bases and five triples. She also has 23 runs batted in, 10 doubles and two home runs. Last week, she was named first team All-NSIC and NSIC Player of the Year. She also earned NSIC Player of the Week honors on Mar. 31. She currently holds career records at SMSU for runs scored (154), hits (220), triples (22), home runs (26), runs batted in (126), total bases (371) and stolen bases (72). Dickhausen is also second in slugging percentage (.597) and fifth in batting average (.354).
 Johnson, a junior pitcher from Fremont, Neb., leads the Mustangs with a 1.11 ERA in 220 innings with 259 strikeouts. She has 23 complete games and nine shutouts, while posting a 27-4 record with five saves. Opponents have just 164 hits against her (.201 opponents’ batting average) and she has walked just 23 batters. Last week, she was named first team All-NSIC and NSIC Pitcher of the Year. She has been named NSIC Pitcher of the Week twice this spring. She already holds career school records for strikeouts (834), strikeouts per seven innings (8.69), fewest walks per seven innings (1.18), wins (77), saves (13), shutouts (25), complete games (75), innings pitched (671.2), appearances (119), games started (86) and is second in ERA (1.34).
 Brundidge, a sophomore designated player from Neekoosa, Wis., has played the outfield, designated player, first base and second base for the Golden Bears. In all games, she leads the NSIC in batting average (.397), is second in slugging percentage (.596), fourth in RBI (35), and fifth in on-base percentage (.430). She leads the Golden Bears in hits with 56, doubles (14) and total bases (84).
Rosenow is a four-time NSIC All-Conference team member.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 10
May 5, 2008 | Full Release
St. Paul, Minn. - Winona State won the NSIC Softball Championship and with that an automatic bid to the NCAA Regional this Wednesday-Saturday, May 7-11, 2008 hosted by Emporia State. For the sixth seeded Warriors this marks the fourth regional appearance by in the NCAA Tournament since 2003. Earning an at large bid and the number two seed was Southwest Minnesota State, the NSIC Regular Season Champion. Winona State kicks off the tournament with a 10:00 a.m. affair with third seeded Central Missouri State. Southwest Minnesota State follows them up with a 12:30 p.m. clash with seventh seeded Northwest Missouri State. Full Tournament Bracket
Wednesday, May 7 NCAA Region - Emporia, Kan.
#6 Winona State vs #3 Central Missouri State - 10:00 am
#2 Southwest Minnesota St. vs #7 Northwest Missouri St. - 12:30 pm
#4 Nebraska-Omaha vs. #5 Minnesota State - 3:00 pm
#1 Emporia State vs. #8 Washburn - 5:30 pm
# = Seed in Tournament
Winona State Wins NSIC Women's Softball Tournament
May 4, 2008 | Full Bracket
Marshall, Minn. –Winona State University ran through the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament unbeaten, beating Southwest Minnesota State University twice in the final day of the tournament to capture the title and an automatic berth in next week's NCAA Division II North Central Regional in Emporia, KS..
The Warriors took advantage of a two-out error and went on to score two runs and take a 3-2 lead in a win over No. 8 nationally-ranked and No. 1 Seed Southwest Minnesota State University in the first meeting of the two teams on the day. Then, after SMSU came back through the loser's bracket, the Warriors posted a 4-1 win in the title game.
Terra Halron came up with a two-out double to score Laura Wright and Callie Givens and put the Warriors ahead for good 3-2 in the top of the fourth inning in the first meeting of the two teams.
Southwest Minnesota State had taken a 2-0 lead with two runs in the last of the first before Mollie Bjelland's two-out triple in the top of the third scored Halron for WSU and cut into the SMSU lead.
Kristen Fossell went the distance to take the mound win, but had put the tieing run on second base with two outs in the last of the seventh. But after an intentional walk to create a force at any base, Fossell got the final out on a fly out to centerfield.
2008 NSIC All-Tournament Team
Amanda Burkhart, SMSU
Valerie Robinson, WSC
Dre Brunskill, Mary
Samantha Antolin, Mary
Tiffani Rodd, CSP
Lauren Jansson, MSUM
Mollie Bjelland, WSU
Jenny Wilmes, WSU
DP: Amanda Tucci, SMSU
Pitchers:
Kristen Fossell, WSU
Chelsey Ewing, WSU
NSIC Women's Softball All-Conference Team Announced
SMSU Repeats in Three Specialty Awards
May 2, 2008 | Full Release
2008 NSIC SB All-Conference Team at Banquet
St. Paul, Minn. - The NSIC has released the 2008 NSIC All-Conference Softball Team. The
NSIC Regular Season Champions of Southwest Minnesota State took home three of the four
specialty awards as Erin Dickhausen was named NSIC Player of the Year, Amanda Johnson
was named NSIC Pitcher of the Year and Shawn Semler was named NSIC Coach of the
Year. For Johnson and Semler it is the third consecutive year they have won their awards
while Dickhausen repeated at NSIC Player of the Year. NSIC Rookie of the Year honors
went to Jennifer Radley of the Wayne State College.
First Team
Pos.
Yr.
School
Hometown
Anna Bjorlin
2B
So.
CSP
Hermantown, Minn.
Abby Brundidge
DP
So.
CSP
Nekoosa, Wis.
Natalie Mast
OF
Jr.
CSP
Oakdale, Minn.
Sami Mattson
SS
Fr.
CSP
Esko, Minn.
Meghan Ward
2B
Sr.
U-Mary
Escondido, Calif.
Amanda Burkhart
OF
Jr.
SMSU
Omaha, Neb.
Erin Dickhausen
C
Sr.
SMSU
Watertown, Minn.
Andrea Fennern
3B
So.
SMSU
Wabasso, Minn.
Amanda Johnson
P
Jr.
SMSU
Fremont, Neb.
Amanda Opatz
SS
Sr.
SMSU
Annandale, Minn.
Jessica Paczosa
2B
Jr.
SMSU
Inver Grove Hts, Minn.
Nikki Davis
DP
Sr.
UIU
Lovington, Ill.
Samantha Earleywine
C
Fr.
WSC
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
Katie Goetzinger
P
Fr.
WSC
Harlan, Iowa
Jennifer Radley
1B
Fr.
WSC
Des Moines, Iowa
Amy Sandstrom
OF
Jr.
WSC
Omaha, Neb.
Mollie Bjelland
OF
Fr.
WSU
Grantsburg, Wis.
Kristen Fossell
P
Sr.
WSU
Oak Creek, Wis.
Chelsea Rosenow
OF
Sr.
WSU
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Amanda Wilhelm
2B
Jr.
WSU
LaCrosse, Wis.
Honorable Mention
Pos.
Yr.
School
Hometown
Mara Johnson
2B
Jr.
BSU
Bemidji, Minn.
Stephanie Schmikla
P
Fr.
CSP
Madison, Wis.
Maegan Lunn
SS
Jr.
U-Mary
Murrieta, Calif.
Mandy Adolph
OF
Jr.
MSUM
St. Paul, Minn.
Kari Sagehorn
DP
Jr.
MSUM
Maple Grove, Minn.
Amanda Tucci
DP
Jr.
SMSU
Oakdale, Minn.
Kami Appelt
3B
Jr.
UIU
Marysville, Calif.
Blaire Kuhl
2B
Fr.
WSC
Logan, Iowa
Terra Halron
OF
Jr.
WSU
Green Bay, Wis.
Stacey Struzynski
P
Fr.
WSU
Homewood, Ill.
2008 NSIC Player of the Year
Erin Dickhausen, Sr., C, SMSU
2008 NSIC Pitcher of the Year
Amanda Johnson, Jr.., P, SMSU
2008 NSIC Rookie of the Year
Jennifer Radley, Fr., 1B, WSC
2008 NSIC Coach of the Year
Shawn Semler, SMSU
NSIC Player of the Year
Erin Dickhausen, SMSU
Dickhausen, a senior catcher from Watertown, Minn., was named NSIC Player of the Year and first team All-NSIC. This marks the fourth consecutive season she has received first-team accolades. She leads SMSU with a .361 batting average while having 23 RBI, two home runs, five triples, 10 doubles and 53 hits. She is 13-of-15 on stolen bases this season. Dickhausen holds the career school record for runs scored (151), hits (215), triples (22), RBI (125), total bases (366), and stolen bases(71). Last season, Dickhausen earned first team NFCA All-Region, All-North Central Region first team, and NSIC Player of the Year honors. She was named NSIC Player of the Week once this season.
NSIC Pitcher of the Year
Amanda Johnson, SMSU
Johnson, a junior pitcher from Fremont, Neb., was named NSIC Pitcher of the Year and first team All-NSIC. She has been named NSIC Pitcher of the Week two times this season and eight times in her career. Johnson has a 25-3 overall record and a 1.16 ERA. She holds the school record for career strikeouts (798), wins (74), saves (11), appearances (113), games started (83), complete games (72), shutouts (23) and innings pitched (641.0). After pitching 21 complete games this season she has achieved eight shutout performances and 236 strikeouts. Last season, Johnson was named second team NFCA All-Region, All-North Central Region first team, All NSIC first tteam, NSIC Pitcher of the Year while also being was named to the North Central Regional All-Tournament team and the NSIC All-Tournament Team.
 NSIC Rookie of the Year
Jennifer Radley, WSC
Radley, a freshman first baseman from Des Moines, Iowa (East HS), set a new single season record with 11 homers this season for the Wildcats while posting a .373 average. She led the team in total bases (95), RBI’s (39), home runs (11), slugging percentage (.633) and walks (23). Radley led the NSIC in home runs and total bases, ranked second in RBI’s and was fifth in batting average. She is the first Wildcat softball player to receive a post-season award since Wayne State joined the Northern Sun Conference in 1999.
NSIC Women's Softball Tournament Pushed Back
April 30, 2008 | Full Bracket
St. Paul, Minn. – NSIC Commissioner Butch Raymond has announced that the 2008 NSIC Women's Softball Tournament has been pushed back a day due to poor weather predictions. The tournament, being hosted by Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall, Minn., has been changed from Friday/Saturday to a Saturday/Sunday as fairer weather conditions are predicted for those days. The first games will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the SMSU Softball Field and the Marshall Softball Complex. The 2008 NSIC Softball Tournament Champion receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Softball North Central Regional. The NCAA Regional Tournament is scheduled for Thursday-Sunday, May 8-11 at a campus site to be determined.
NSIC Women's Softball Tournament Bracket Announced
April 29, 2008 | Full Bracket
St. Paul, Minn. – The 2008 NSIC Softball Tournament Bracket has been announced following the completion of league play. Southwest Minnesota State University will host the eight team double emanation tournament this Friday and Saturday in Marshall, Minn. Games will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the SMSU Softball Field and the Marshall Softball Complex. The teams were seeded by their final standing from NSIC play. The 2008 NSIC Softball Tournament Champion receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Softball North Central Regional. Regionals are scheduled for Thursday-Sunday, May 8-11 at a campus site to be determined.
Tie-Breaker: The University of Mary and Concordia-St. Paul both finished the NSIC season with 11-7 records. The two team split this season in head to head competition, but U-Mary won the tie-breaker as they defeated #1 seed Southwest Minnesota State 1-0 this season while the Golden Bears were swept by the Mustangs.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 9
April 29, 2008 | Full Release
NSIC Player of the Week
 #5 Danelle Lunn
C/1B, Jr.,
Murrieta, Calif.
Murrieta Valley HS
University of Mary
Danelle Lunn had a monster week at the plate, driving in 11 runs and hitting two homers in six games. Lunn hit .444 (8-of-18) with four doubles and scored six times. Her slugging percentage was 1.000. In a doubleheader sweep at Northern State, Lunn hit home runs in both games, drove in nine runs, added three doubles and scored five runs with a 5-for-6 effort at the plate. She had six RBI, three hits and two runs scored in the second game against the Wolves, a 12-4 win.
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
 #7 Kristen Fossell
RHP, Sr., R/R
Oak Creek, Wis.
Oak Creek HS
Winona State
Kristen Fossell gave up five runs (one earned) on five hits in a 12 inning complete game win over #5 Nebraska at Omaha. She struck out ten, walked four and held the top ranked team in the region to a .119 batting average. This marks the second time this season Fossel has been named NSIC Pitcher of the Week.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 8
April 21, 2008 | Full Release
NSIC Player of the Week
 #14 Molly Bjelland
Outfield, Fr., L/L
Grantsburg, Wis.
Grantsburg HS
Winona State
Mollie Bjelland was 12-for-27 (.444) with ten runs scored, four doubles, two triples, a homerun and four RBI as the Warriros went 6-3 last week in NSIC Play. She had a .852 slugging percentage while being perfect in the field in nine chances.
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
 #20 Brenda Langston
P/1B, Fr.,
Escondido, Calif.
Escondido HS
Palomar Junior College
University of Mary
Langston capped a 4-0 record with three shutouts on the week when she carried U-Mary to a 1-0 win over #7 and NSIC-leading Southwest Minnesota State in the Northern Sun Crossover. The freshman hurler held the Mustangs to three hits and two walks while striking out four in dealing SMSU their first NSIC loss of the season. On day one of the crossover, Langston shut out 2nd-place Concordia-St. Paul 3-0 by twirling a two-hitter, striking out five with no walks. Langston started the week with a 5-0 win over Northern State, giving up just four hits. For the week, Langston posted a 1.56 ERA with four complete games and three shutouts in five starts. In 31.3 innings, she gave up 23 hits and seven walks while striking out 17.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 7
April 14, 2008 | Full Release
NSIC Player of the Week
 #5 Samantha Earleywine
Catcher, Fr.,
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
Sergeant Bluff-Luton HS
Wayne State
Samantha Earleywine went 5 for 8 in a doubleheader split at Upper Iowa on Wednesday. She had two doubles, one homer and three RBI’s in the two games. She was 1 for 3 with a double in a 2-1 loss in game one, then went 4 for 5 with two RBI’s and two runs scored, including a home run and double, as the Wildcats won the second game 6-4 in 9 innings. She had a slugging percentage of 1.250 in two games.
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#21 Amanda Johnson
P, Jr., R/R
Fremont, Neb.
Papillion-LaVista HS
Southwest Minnesota State
Amanda Johnson earned a 1-0 win over St. Cloud State on the mound for SMSU last week as she now improves her record to season record to 17-2. Johnson picked up her fourth shutout of the season in the win. Johnson pitched nine innings over two games while having a 0.00 ERA, striking out 10 batters, and scattering just six hits. This marks the second time this season Johnson has been named pitcher of the week.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 6
April 7, 2008 | Full Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#24 Abby Brundidge
IF/OF, So., R/R
Nekoosa, Wis.
Assumption HS
Concordia-St. Paul
Abby Brundidge went 12-15 (.800) as Concordia went 5-0 at the NSIC Crossover in Wayne, Neb. Brundidge had two doubles, 8 RBI and scored six runs on the week. She was 3-3 with 2 RBI vs. Mary; 3-3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs vs. Northern State; 3-4 with 2 RBI and a run vs. MSU Moorhead; 2-3 with 2 RBI a run scored vs. UM Crookston; and 1-2 with a walk and two runs against Bemidji State. She hit safely in her last seven games, going 18-23 (.783) during that stretch.
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
 #22 Stacey Struzynski
RHP, Fr., R/R
Homewood, Ill.
Homewood-Flossmoor HS
Winona State
Stacey Struzynski went 2-0 on the week with two complete games including a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over Northern State. She struck out ten batters and walk only one in that game. For the week she tallied 20 Ks and held her opponents batting average to .065. She allowed three runs (1 earned) in her 14 innings pitched. This marks the second time this season Struzynski has been named NSIC Pitcher of the Week.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 5
March 31, 2008 | Full Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#12 Erin Dickhausen
C, Sr., R/R
Watertown, Minn.
Watertown-Mayer HS
Southwest Minnesota St.
Erin Dickhausen led SMSU to a 5-0 record at the Nebraska-Omaha Classic this weekend. Dickhausen had a .450 batting average as she had nine hits in 20 at bats. She she had three doubles, two triples and hit her first home run of the season. She became the school record holder for career triples as she now has 21. Dickhausen had five RBI and a .950 slugging percentage for the week.
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
 #17 Katie Goetzinger
RHP, Fr., R/R
Harlan, Iowa
Harlan HS
Wayne State
Katie Goetzinger went 4-0 in five appearances (four starts) with one shutout and a 2.02 ERA during the week. Her top game was a two-hit shutout with four strikeouts in an 8-0 win over South Dakota on Sunday at the UNO Tournament where the Wildcats posted a 4-1 record.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 4
March 24, 2008 | Full Release
NSIC Player of the Week
 #9 Dre Brunskill
C/1B, So., R/R
Valley Center, Calif.
Valley Center HS
University of Mary
Dre Brunskill crushed two grand slams during the week, including a seventh-inning game-winner in a 6-5 win over Central Missouri. She hit a second one in the first inning of a 9-7 loss to Washburn. In seven games last week, Brunskill drove in 13 runs and hit two home runs and two doubles. She was 15-for-26 at the plate, hitting .577 with an .855 slugging percentage. Brunskill had at least two hits in all seven games, including three in a 6-1 win over North Dakota.
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#7 Kristen Fossell
RHP, Sr., R/R
Oak Creek, Wis.
Oak Creek HS
Winona State
Kristen Fossell threw a one hitter in a five inning complete game performance. She struck out seven and allowed only one unearned run. She gave up a leadoff single and eventually retired the last 13 batters she faced in a 12-1 victory over Viterbo.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 3
March 17, 2008 | Full Release
NSIC Player of the Week
 #4 Shawna Steinbrink
3B, Jr., R/R
Crookston, Minn.
Central HS
Minnesota, Crookston
Shawna Steinbrink had a career night in two victories over the University of Minnesota-Morris last week. In game one, Steinbrink went 3-3 at the plate with a double, and two home runs (one a grand slam) which was good for five RBI and a slugging percentage of 3.333. Defensively she had three assists and a fielding percentage of 1.000. In the two games Steinbrink batted .833 (5-6) with six RBI, 13 total bases, a slugging percentage of 2.167, two walks (one intentional) and an on-base percentage of .875. UMC defeated the Cougars 11-2 in five innings in the first contest and 11-3 in six innings in the night cap.
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#21 Amanda Johnson
P, Jr., R/R
Fremont, Neb.
Papillion-LaVista HS
Southwest Minnesota State
Amanda Johnson earned a 3-1 record on the mound while have a 0.20 ERA last week as the Mustangs went 5-3 overall at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. Johnson pitched 35.1 innings and had 43 strikeouts while allowing only two runs and 23 hits. She broke the SMSU single game strikeout record against Central Missouri on Monday, March 10 as she struck out 17 batters. Johnson was the NSIC Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 2
March 10, 2008 | Full Release
NSIC Player of the Week
 #22 Jessica Paczosa
2B, Jr., L/R
Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Simley HS
Southwest Minnesota State
Jessica Paczosa has had a .400 batting average in four games at the Rebel Spring Games in Kissimmee, Fla. where the Mustangs have gone 2-2. in games through Sunday. Paczosa had four hits, with two doubles and a triple. She leads the team with 6 RBI and has a .800 slugging percentage. Pacsoza has a .600 on base percentage and is 1.000 from the field.
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#22 Stacey Struzynski
RHP, Fr., R/R
Homewood, Ill.
Homewood-Flossmoor HS
Concordia-St. Paul
Winona State
Stacey Struzynski pitched in four games, starting three and completing two with one shutout. She totaled 19 innings giving up seven runs (five earned) on 16 hits striking out 22 and walking six. Her opponent batting average was .235. She tossed a seven-hit, complete game in a 3-2 win over No. 13-ranked Grand Valley State University. She also had a 3-hit, 5-0, shutout win over Northwestern College, IA that included 12 strikeouts.
NSIC Women's Softball Weekly Release No. 1
March 4, 2008 | Full Release
NSIC Player of the Week
 #1 Meghan Ward
2B, Sr., R/R
Escondido, Calif.
Escondido HS
University of Mary
Meghan Ward started off U-Mary’s spring trip in fine fashion, going 5-for-9 with three doubles, three runs batted in, four runs scored and two stolen bases in two games on Sunday. In a 12-2 win over Stonehill, Ward was 3-for-5 with two doubles, three runs scored, three RBIs and two stolen bases. U-Mary’s leadoff hitter followed with a 2-for-4 effort with a double and a run scored in a 5-2 loss to Wilmington. For the year, Ward is hitting .333 with a .511 slugging percentage and 10 RBIs in 11 games. Ward was named the NSIC Preseason Player of the Year in 2008.
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
 #15 Jenny Kaminski
RHP, Jr., R/R
Columbia, Heights, Minn.
Columbia Heights HS
Concordia-St. Paul
Jenny Kaminski went 4-1 in Florida with a 1.64 ERA and improved to 6-1 on the young season. She allowed just eight runs, six earned in 25.2 innings pitched. In six games, Kaminski held opponents batting average to .216, while giving up 23 hits. She pitched a complete game shutout in the Golden Bears 4-0 win over Alma, allowing six hits and striking out seven. She allowed two hits in games against Mercyhurst and Alma. Kaminski finished the trip with 14 strikeouts and five walks.
Southwest Minnesota State Gets Nod in Pre-Season Softball Coaches' Poll
February 14, 2008 | Full Release
 St. Paul, Minn. - SW Minnesota State was picked to win the NSIC by the league coaches in their preseason poll for the second consecutive season. The Mustangs won the NSIC two years ago and were league co-champions last season with a 16-2 NSIC mark. They received seven first place votes and totaled 87 points. Winona State, co-champions with the Mustangs last season, tallied three first place votes and a total of 84 points. Concordia-St. Paul was picked third in the league with 67 points followed ever so closely by the University of Mary with 66.
The NSIC Softball season will kickoff on Friday, February 15th when Northern State travels to St. Cloud State for a 5:00 p.m. game.
2008 NSIC Softball Pre-Season Coaches' Poll
1
Southwest Minnesota State (7)
87
2
Winona State (3)
84
3
Concordia-St. Paul
67
4
University of Mary
66
5
MSU Moorhead
57
6
Wayne State
56
7
Upper Iowa
44
8
Bemidji State
32
9
Northern State
29
10
Minnesota, Crookston
18
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NSIC Preseason Co-Players of the Year
#12 Erin Dickhausen
C, Sr., R/R
Watertown, Minn.
Watertown-Mayer HS
Southwest Minnesota St.
Dickhausen earned First Team 2007 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All-Region honors as well and being named Daktronics All-North Central Region First Team She earned NSIC Player of the Year accolades after she broke SMSU’s career home run record (24). She also holds the career record for total bases with 288 total. She tied her previous record for home runs in a season with 10 in 2007 and had the highest slugging percentage in school history at .630. She ranks second in career runs scored (116), career triples (17), runs batted in (103) and stolen bases (58). She batted .355 with 43 runs scored, five triples, and 13 stolen bases last season and led the Mustangs with 40 RBI. She was fourth in the NSIC with a .453 batting average in conference games; had 14 multi-hit games; led the team in multiple RBI games with 12.
NSIC Preseason Co-Players of the Year
#1 Meghan Ward
2B, Jr., R/R
Escondido, Calif.
Escondido HS
University of Mary
Ward was named to the 2007 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II All-America third team. The 2007 NSIC batting champion, Ward was the lone NSIC player to earn NFCA All-America honors. Ward also has earned first-team All-NSIC and NFCA Division II North Central Region honors last season. Ward topped the NSIC with a .441 batting average. She also led the conference in runs scored (44), was second in on base percentage (.460), hits (78) and doubles (14—tied with teammate Dre Brunskill) and sixth in total bases (96). Ward also has a .542 slugging percentage, 32 RBIs, and stole a team-high eight bases in 10 attempts. Ward was particularly effective in conference games, batting an incredible .565 in Northern Sun contests. Additionally, Ward did not strike out this season in 189 total plate appearances, the best mark in NCAA Division II softball.
NSIC Preseason Pitcher of the Year
#21 Amanda Johnson
P, Jr., R/R
Fremont, Neb.
Papillion-LaVista HS
SW Minnesota State
Johnson put together a dominate season on the mound for SMSU and broke numerous single season and career records. Last spring she was named NSIC Pitcher of the Year, first team All-NSIC and was named to the Daktronics All-North Central Region First Team. She was named NSIC Pitcher of the Week three times last season and finished with a 27-7 overall record. Johnson also broke the school record for career strikeouts last season and now has a total of 575, which included 277 last season. She finished last season with a 1.41 ERA in 233.0 innings which includes 31 complete games and 11 shutouts. Johnson, a second-team NFCA All-North Central Region selection, finished the NCAA Regional Tournament with a 2.71 ERA while striking out 26 batters. Johnson broke the SMSU record for career (48) and single season (25) victories. Two seasons ago, Johnson was named second team All-North Central Region by NFCA, NSIC Pitcher of the Year, NSIC Newcomer of the Year and first team All-NSIC.
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