The junior holds a 1.62 ERA while holding opposing hitters to just a. 382 mark.Īt the mound, Dixon's been nothing short of dominant for UMD. Schmitt leads the way in batting average with a. Burkhardt's been a huge run generator, too, tallying Bulldog-bests in RBIs (38) and home runs (nine). The junior also holds the team-high in runs scored with 46. Bender and Kat Burkhardt scored All-Conference Second Team nods.īender's been a big bat for UMD this season, as she enters Friday leading the club in hits (51), slugging percentage (.667), doubles (15) and triples (seven). Dixon (naturally) landed on the First Team, alongside Zavoral and Schmitt. Now, she sits at 564- and counting.įive different UMD players found themselves on NSIC All-Conference Teams when the squads were revealed on Tuesday. The three-time NSIC Pitcher of the Week needed to hit 548 to get the job done. The very next day in UMD's NSIC Tournament opener? She goes out and becomes the Bulldogs' all-time leader in career strikeouts- and it takes her just one inning to do it. On Tuesday, Dixon became UMD's first NSIC Pitcher of the Year since 2003. Bender drove in two RBIs and scored a run herself Gronholz and Weise went 2-3, with Weise also securing an RBI Zavoral went 2-2 from the plate with an RBI Lauren Dixon went a full seven innings for a second day in a row, allowing just one run, seven hits and three walks compared to nine strikeouts over 121 pitches WSU's lone run would come in the bottom of the seventh by way of a Carly Engelhardt single Bender's team-high 15th double brought in Nicole Schmitt and Julia Gronholz in the bottom of the second before Corrie Weise doubled herself to bring Dea Deleon home in the bottom of the fourth, ultimately leaving the score at 4-0 UMD

Sidney Zavoral opened the game's scoring in the bottom of the first for the second contest in a row, this time singling to score Kiana Bender and give UMD a lead it'd never relinquish This time around, though, it was one aided by a bit more offense, as the Bulldogs took this contest against the Warriors by a score of 4-1. It was another day of shutdown defense from UMD on Thursday when it defeated Winona State to immediately advance to the third day of tournament festivities. This means that UMD and Augustana will now start at 11:00 a.m.

The Bulldogs are seeking their first appearance in the championship game since they last won tournament gold back in 2002.ĭue to weather concerns in Rochester, the start times for Friday's entire slate of games have been bumped up an hour. The contest will take place in the RYFSA Complex in Rochester, Minn. The University of Minnesota Duluth softball team (38-11 overall, 22-6 NSIC) is set to face off against top-seeded Augustana in the semifinals of the NSIC Tournament on Friday, May 5 at 11:00 a.m.

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