Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State Softball team hosts Viterbo University at Paul Karlstad Softball Complex in Portland on Saturday and Sunday. The doubleheaders are scheduled for 2:00 & 4:00 pm on Saturday and 12:00 & 2:00 pm on Sunday.
 
Quick Hits on the Comets:
The Mayville State University Softball team enters the four-game weekend series with the V-Hawks with a 15-15 overall record and 11-7 in conference play.
The Comets had their eight-game winning streak snapped this week dropping two games to Valley City State on Wednesday.
Mayville State is currently averaging as a team a .304 batting average as a team with 164 runs scored, 249 hits, 50 doubles, eight triples, 20 home runs, 154 runs batted in, and a .389 on-base percentage.
In the field, the Comets have a .945 fielding percentage a 6.49 earned run average allowing 255 hits, 135 earned runs, 64 walks, and 76 strikeouts.
Leading the Comets at the plate is Shaye Kemball with a .450 batting average, 36 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 25 runs batted in, and a .540 on-base percentage.  
Kemball is also leading the Comets in the circle with a 5.45 earned run average, pitching 66.0 innings allowing 40 earned runs, 24 walks, and striking out 39 batters.
Dayna Gutierrez is second on the team with a .360 batting average, with 36 hits, four doubles, one triple, 12 runs batted in, and eight stolen bases.
Alissa Foster is the third Comet hitting over .300 on the season, hitting .337 with 31 hits, 10 doubles, 22 runs batted in, and four home runs.
Courtney Boll has a 7.71 earned run average allowing 110 hits, 64 earned runs, 21 walks, and 26 strikeouts over 74.2 innings pitched.
 
Matching up with the V-Hawks:
The V-Hawks enter the weekend series with the Comets with a 6-28 overall record and 6-14 in conference play.
Viterbo split with Waldorf University on Wednesday winning game one by a final of 6-5 and losing game two 8-12.
The V-Hawks have a .240 batting average as a team with 198 hits, 35 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs, 87 runs batted in, and 26 stolen bases.
In the field, Viterbo has a .934 fielding percentage, 8.62 earned run average over 199.0 innings pitched allowing 366 hits, 245 earned runs, 95 walks, 52 strikeouts, and a .385 batting average against.
Caitlin Brown has a team-leading .391 batting average for the V-Hawks with 25 hits, three doubles, one triple, seven runs batted in, and a .437 on-base percentage.
Second on the team in hitting is Karissa Walsh with a .323 batting average with 20 hits, five doubles, one triple, 21 runs batted in, and five home runs.
Amanda Bogdonovich has a 7.62 earned run average in the circle allowing 196 hits, 114 earned runs, 38 walks, 27 strikeouts, and allowing a .387 batting average.