Independent file photo SMSU’s Madysson Schliinz throws to first during their game against Augustana University on April 2, 2019. SMSU will face UMary today in a doubleheader.

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University softball team (7-5) concludes its regular season non-conference schedule today with a doubleheader versus the University of Mary (1-10) inside Presentation College Dome in Aberdeen, S.D., with first pitch slated for 11 a.m.

•This will be SMSU’s second trip to the PC Dome this season following a split with Northern State on March 7.

•UMary lost a pair of games to Minnesota Duluth on Wednesday in a non-conference doubleheader in Minot, N.D.

•Following today’s games, SMSU will open its 30-game conference schedule on Tuesday, March 30, at Sioux Falls.

Game coverage

•Live video and stats for both games will be available at SMSUmustangs.com.

About UMary

•UMary, picked 11th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches’ poll, is 1-10 this season following Wednesday’s games versus UMD.

•UMary is led by Mariah Sanchez, who is batting .368 with a team-high 14 hits.

•Rachael Laetsch is hitting .269 with two home runs and five RBIs

•UMary is batting .246 and averaging 2.3 runs per game, while the pitching staff has a 6.40 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings.

Series history

vs. UMary

•SMSU and UMary have meet 30 times since the 1990 season with SMSU holding a 16-14 all-time series advantage.

•SMSU leads the series 7-5 since the 2013 season.

•The two clubs have split the previous four doubleheaders.

SMSU

diamond notes

•SMSU looks to rebound this Friday after losing a pair of games at undefeated St. Cloud State last Friday afternoon. SMSU was held to five total hits and struck out 15 times in the two games.

•In the opener, Kali Tomlinson had two hits and belted a solo home run in SMSU’s 7-3 loss. Jillian Noel had the only other hit for the Mustangs in the game.

•Freshman Tory Villotta made her collegiate debut in the circle for the Mustangs and pitched the first three innings allowing six runs (three earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts.

•In game two, Bailey Johnson and Lileya Kebos had the only two hits for SMSU.

•Shelby Bloemendaal pitched the first five innings and gave up six runs (five earned) on 13 hits.

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