University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, April 23
St. Paul, Minn.
12:00 p.m.
vs
North Dakota
Photo by: Nick Wosika
Game Notes - Softball to host North Dakota
4/22/2022 12:45:00 PM | Softball
St. Paul, Minn. - St. Thomas softball welcomes in the North Dakota Fighting Hawks for a three-game weekend series. Barring weather changes, the team will play a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday.
Chasing No. 700
Coach Trotter is now 14 wins away from 700 career victories. 676 of Trotter's wins came with Missouri Western at the Division II level. Trotter earned her first Division I win in a 6-5 victory against Ball State on Feb. 11.
Last Time Out
St. Thomas continued to take at least one win from a Summit League foe, going 1-2 against the Mavs this past weekend. Megan Baniecke did it all for the team against Omaha in a 2-1 win, hitting a home run, and firing seven innings of one-run ball. The Tommie offense struggled in the near-freezing temperatures at home against Omaha pitching.
Goelz Goes Yard
Sophomore Katie Goelz, receiving more at bats as of late, has moved into the top five on the team in home runs (2). Goelz has tallied a base hit in nine of 16 games where she received an at bat. Against Green Bay on April 6, Goelz finished 3-4 at the plate with two runs, a double, and an RBI. Her first Division I home run came at Kansas City on April 3.
Summarizing the Summit
Picked to finish last in the Summit League, the Tommies are currently fifth of eight schools in the standings. Even after missing a few games, Brooke Ellestad continues to lead the conference in batting average (.422). Ellestad is also top five in the Summit League in slugging (.642), OBP (.449), OPS (1.091), and hits (46). Christina Crawford has struck out 78 batters in 97.1 innings, both of which rank seventh in the Summit League. 21 of Crawford's 78 strikeouts have been of the looking variety, which also ranks seventh. St. Thomas finished with 16 hits at Green Bay on April 6, the most hits in a game by any Summit League program this season.
In the Circle
Isabelle True leads the team with a 3.90 ERA. In her last game, True tossed seven innings and allowed three earned runs. Over True's previous 20.0 innings pitched, she has allowed just five earned runs, and struck out 10 batters. Freshman Christina Crawford leads the team in wins (5), innings pitched (97.1) and strikeouts (78). Baniecke is coming off of a start where she allowed just one run over seven innings.
Series History
This weekend marks the first time that North Dakota and St. Thomas have played each other.
Scouting Report
Jocelyn Kirk currently sits tied for second in the Summit League for steals. So far this season, Kirk has stolen nine bases. She earned a season high of three against CSU Bakersfield on March 16. Madison Pederson currently sits tied for fifth in the Summit League in doubles with ten so far this season. Chevelle Sartin and Jocelyn Kirk currently sit at the top of the Summit League for assists. Sartin sits in first with 125 and Kirk sits in second with 123. Madison Pederson currently sits as the leader in the Summit League for putouts with 353 on the season. Madison Pederson currently sits fourth in the Summit League for fielding percentage with a 0.994.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas softball, follow along on Twitter at @USTSoftball, on Instagram at @tommiesoftball, and on Facebook at St. Thomas Softball.
Up Next
The Tommies face off against Minnesota on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
Chasing No. 700
Coach Trotter is now 14 wins away from 700 career victories. 676 of Trotter's wins came with Missouri Western at the Division II level. Trotter earned her first Division I win in a 6-5 victory against Ball State on Feb. 11.
Last Time Out
St. Thomas continued to take at least one win from a Summit League foe, going 1-2 against the Mavs this past weekend. Megan Baniecke did it all for the team against Omaha in a 2-1 win, hitting a home run, and firing seven innings of one-run ball. The Tommie offense struggled in the near-freezing temperatures at home against Omaha pitching.
Goelz Goes Yard
Sophomore Katie Goelz, receiving more at bats as of late, has moved into the top five on the team in home runs (2). Goelz has tallied a base hit in nine of 16 games where she received an at bat. Against Green Bay on April 6, Goelz finished 3-4 at the plate with two runs, a double, and an RBI. Her first Division I home run came at Kansas City on April 3.
Summarizing the Summit
Picked to finish last in the Summit League, the Tommies are currently fifth of eight schools in the standings. Even after missing a few games, Brooke Ellestad continues to lead the conference in batting average (.422). Ellestad is also top five in the Summit League in slugging (.642), OBP (.449), OPS (1.091), and hits (46). Christina Crawford has struck out 78 batters in 97.1 innings, both of which rank seventh in the Summit League. 21 of Crawford's 78 strikeouts have been of the looking variety, which also ranks seventh. St. Thomas finished with 16 hits at Green Bay on April 6, the most hits in a game by any Summit League program this season.
In the Circle
Isabelle True leads the team with a 3.90 ERA. In her last game, True tossed seven innings and allowed three earned runs. Over True's previous 20.0 innings pitched, she has allowed just five earned runs, and struck out 10 batters. Freshman Christina Crawford leads the team in wins (5), innings pitched (97.1) and strikeouts (78). Baniecke is coming off of a start where she allowed just one run over seven innings.
Series History
This weekend marks the first time that North Dakota and St. Thomas have played each other.
Scouting Report
Jocelyn Kirk currently sits tied for second in the Summit League for steals. So far this season, Kirk has stolen nine bases. She earned a season high of three against CSU Bakersfield on March 16. Madison Pederson currently sits tied for fifth in the Summit League in doubles with ten so far this season. Chevelle Sartin and Jocelyn Kirk currently sit at the top of the Summit League for assists. Sartin sits in first with 125 and Kirk sits in second with 123. Madison Pederson currently sits as the leader in the Summit League for putouts with 353 on the season. Madison Pederson currently sits fourth in the Summit League for fielding percentage with a 0.994.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas softball, follow along on Twitter at @USTSoftball, on Instagram at @tommiesoftball, and on Facebook at St. Thomas Softball.
Up Next
The Tommies face off against Minnesota on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
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