Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State Softball team hosts Dakota State for a four-game weekend series this weekend. The first pitch on Saturday is scheduled for 2 & 4 PM and 12 & 2 PM on Sunday. Games will be played on the Football field on the campus of Mayville State University.
 
Quick Hits on the Comets:
The Mayville State University Softball team enters the weekend matchup with the Trojans with a 7-13 overall record and 3-5 in the conference.
Last weekend, the Comets took three of four games from the Presentation College Saints.
Mayville State has a team batting average of .275 with 147 hits, 30 doubles, six triples, 10 home runs, and 80 runs batted in.
Defensively, the Comets have a .946 fielding percentage, with a 7.12 earned run average, allowing 178 hits, 100 earned runs, 45 walks, and 46 strikeouts.
Ashlyn Tingey is leading the Comets with a .421 batting average with 16 hits, two doubles, one home run, and six runs batted in.
Shaye Kemball is second with a .340 batting average with 16 hits, seven doubles, one home run, and 13 runs batted in. Kemball in the circle has a 6.50 earned run average with 36.0 innings pitched allowing 50 hits, 26 earned runs, 14 walks, and 22 strikeouts.
Dayna Gutierrez leads the team with 20 hits and has a .299 batting average, with one double, one triple, five runs batted in, and eight stolen bases.
Sidney Fairbanks has a 6.08 earned run average, pitching 40.0 innings allowing 53 hits, 27 earned runs, 15 walks, and eight strikeouts.
Courtney Boll currently has an 8.34 earned run average allowing 74 hits, 46 earned runs, 14 walks, and 16 strikeouts in 49.2 innings pitched.
 
Matching up with the Trojans:
The Dakota State Trojans enter the weekend with a 10-6 overall record and 4-4 in conference play.
The Trojans last weekend swept the Waldorf Warriors and enter this week with a four-game winning streak.
Dakota State is currently hitting .287 as a team with 186 hits, 32 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs, and 96 runs batted in.
Defensively, the Trojans have a .948 fielding percentage, 7.72 earned run average allowing 258 hits, 168 earned runs, 101 walks, and 103 strikeouts.
Xitlali Lopez leads the Trojans with 26 hits and a .377 batting average with five doubles, three home runs, and 17 runs batted in. Lopez also leads the team with five wins, a 6.05 earned run average, 63.2 innings pitched, allowing 90 hits, 55 earned runs, 34 walks, and 62 strikeouts.
Sarah Torres is second on the team with 22 hits, a .344 batting average, three doubles, and 10 runs batted in.
Xotchil Lopez has a team-leading 6.00 earned run average allowing 46 hits, 26 earned runs, 25 walks, and 11 strikeouts over 30.1 innings pitched.