Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State University Softball team host Valley City State on Wednesday and Dickinson State Friday and Saturday at Paul Karlstad Field for the final week of the regular season. The game times are scheduled for 1:00 & 3:00 PM on Wednesday, 2:00 & 4:00 PM on Friday, and 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM on Saturday.

Quick Hits on the Comets:

The Mayville State Softball team enters the final week of the regular season with a record of 19-15 overall and 15-7 in conference play.

The Comets have currently won 12-out-of-the-last 14 games including a four-game winning streak sweeping the V-Hawks in a four-game series on Saturday and Sunday.

MSU is averaging a .321 batting average with 296 hits, 60 doubles, eight triples, 20 home runs, 188 runs batted in, a .402 on-base percentage, and 33 stolen bases.

In the field, the Comets have a .948 fielding percentage, 4.77 earned run average, 208.1 innings pitched, 276 hits allowed, 142 earned runs, 65 walks, and 87 strikeouts.

Shaye Kemball is leading the Comets with a .429 batting average with 39 hits, 13 doubles, one triple, 29 runs batted in, and two home runs.

Dayna Gutierrez is second on the team with a .374 batting average with 43 hits, four doubles, one triple, 13 runs batted in, and 11 stolen bases.

Alissa Foster is hitting .362 on the season with 10 doubles, four home runs, 25 runs batted in, and a .425 on-base percentage.

Kemball is also leading the Comets with a 3.61 earned run average allowing 90 hits, 40 earned runs, 25 walks, and 48 strikeouts.

Sidney Fairbanks has a 4.45 earned run average allowing 67 hits, 32 earned runs, 17 walks, and 11 strikeouts in 50.1 innings pitched.

Matching up with the Vikings:

The Vikings enter the midweek conference doubleheader with a 26-5 overall record and 19-2 in conference play.

VCSU is currently receiving votes in the latest NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll.

Valley City State is averaging a .350 batting average as a team, 295 hits, 68 doubles, seven triples, 33 home runs, 210 runs batted in, and a .426 on-base percentage.

Defensively, the Vikings have a .968 fielding percentage, with a 2.33 earned run average, 66 earned runs, 45 walks, and 257 strikeouts.

Makenzee Stone is leading the Vikings with a .452 batting average with 42 hits, seven doubles, two triples, 25 runs batted in, and four home runs.

Riley Perryman is second on the team with a .395 batting average with 34 hits, four doubles, 39 runs batted in, and 11 home runs.

Emily Smith is leading the conference in most pitching statistics with a 1.31 earned run average, 16 wins, 101.2 innings pitched, 38 hits, 19 earned runs, 25 walks, and 164 strikeouts.

Amber Stewart has a 2.32 earned run average allowing 60 hits, 23 earned runs, 12 walks, and 79 strikeouts.

Matching up with the Blue Hawks:

The Blue Hawks are entering the final week of the regular season with a 25-13 overall record and 15-8 in conference play.

The Blue Hawks have a .317 batting average, 314 hits, 59 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, 176 runs batted in, and a .378 on-base percentage.

In the field, the Blue Hawks have a .955 fielding percentage, with a 3.20 earned run average, allowing 275 hits, 112 earned runs, 69 walks, and 184 strikeouts.

Hailey Enriquez has a team-leading .429 batting average, 48 hits, 14 doubles, six home runs, 35 runs batted in, and an on-base percentage of .462.

Katelyn Kubitschek has a .364 batting average with 40 hits, six doubles, one triple, 21 runs batted in, and a .433 on-base percentage.

Jaya Allen is leading the pitching staff with a 1.24 earned run average, allowing 71 hits, 18 earned runs, six walks, and 105 strikeouts over 102.0 innings pitched.