Weekend Preview
• The University of Sioux Falls Softball Team (17-15) continues NSIC play tomorrow where they will be the away team at Sherman Park, facing cross-town rival Augustana on Tuesday.

• Tuesday's matchup versus Augustana start times are 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
• The all-time series, USF has won 13 of 15 matchups against MSU-Moorhead, the current win streak being 13 games dating back to April 26, 2014
• The all-time series, Augustana has won 13 of 16 matchups against USF, winning the last matchup by a score of 2-1 on May 13, 2021.
• Senior Kylan Straight was named a top performer for the NSIC this past week as she compiled six stolen bases on six attempts, .500 average, nine hits, seven runs scored, and two walks. Straight also had a great diving catch in right field to round out the stellar weekend for the Cougars.

Game Coverage
• Live stats for all games will be available on the Game Changer app. Link on USF Softball social media!

USF Season
• USF finished with a 12-9 non-conference record before NSIC play started last week.
• USF had a nine game win streak during the Florida trip where they went undefeated and most recently split a doubleheader in the first NSIC matchup against SMSU earlier this week.
• The Spring Games tournament in Florida, USF hit an impressive .342 as a team, averaging just over eight runs a game. From the circle, USF pitchers had limited opponents to 29 runs and a combined 2.92 ERA between Hanna Cress, Kait Van Der Zwaag, Bailee Lampman, and Kennedy Thomas
• On the season, USF has 62 extra base hits, 20 home runs (led by Kait Van Der Zwaag with seven and Kylie Madrid with six) for the Cougars. Resulting in 138 RBI and 163 runs scored.
• USF has seven individuals hitting over .300 on the season through 32 games.
• Freshman Reese Holzhueter has continued finding success during her 1^st season with the Cougars. Reese has a .364 average with nine extra base hits, 17 runs scored, and 17 RBI.
 
Piv's Perspective
"The conference season is always exciting as it is the second of the three parts that we break our big spring season into. During the non-conference portion of our season our team has gelled and grown in many ways - on and off the field - developing trust and working daily to be the best person, teammate, and player we can be. We had a pretty successful preseason, learning from our wins and losses, and feel that it will provide us with many valuable experiences to use during the NSIC regular season. We know the NSIC will again be challenging this season and have the most respect for all the teams across the best league in the country. I know our kids are excited and ready for the challenge - we can't wait to continue this 30-game stretch!" said Head Coach Shannon Pivovar.