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WEEKEND RECAP
- The Mustangs began their NSIC campaign with a sweep of Minnesota State Moorhead on Friday, before splitting the Saturday series with Minnesota Crookston.
- Freshman Aliza Acker led SMSU hitting 9 of 16 on the weekend with three doubles, two home runs, and seven RBIs.
- Riley Kramolisch became the eighth player in SMSU softball history to record 200 hits in a career on Friday, recording two hits in game one against MSUM.
- Kennah Bretschneider, Emma Humpal, and Carley Stych each had four hits in the four games, with Humpal adding her third home run of the season in game one against MSUM.
- Freshman pitcher Ramsey Hopp went 2-0 in her two starts, adding three hits at the plate, with three RBIs in game one against UMC.
HEAD COACH BAILEY BOUMAN
- Bailey Bouman is in her seventh season as head coach at SMSU with an overall record of 158-187, including 78-98 in NSIC play.
- The 11th head coach in program history, Bouman was named to the position on Aug. 8, 2018.
- The Mustangs finished the 2025 campaign with a 29-26 record, the second winning record for Bouman as head coach, with a 11-17 NSIC record and a ninth-place finish in the conference.
- The Mustangs finished 27-20 in 2021, their best season since 2011, while winning their first NSIC tournament game since Bouman’s first season in 2019.
- Bouman was an assistant coach with the SMSU women’s basketball program from 2015-17 and was also an assistant women’s basketball coach at Dordt College (Iowa) before returning to SMSU.
- Bouman is a 2014 graduate of the University of Sioux Falls where she played both basketball and softball for the Cougars.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE BEAVERS
- The Mustangs will meet Bemidji State for the 101st and 102nd time on Saturday with SMSU leading the series 72-28 all time.
- The series is tied 5-5 in the past 10 meetings; the Mustangs however hold a 3-1 record in the last four games played at Mustang Field.
- Bailey Bouman has a 10-6 record against BSU as head coach at SMSU.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE BULLDOGS
- SMSU faces Minnesota Crookston for the 125th and 126th time on Sunday. The Bulldogs hold an 83-41 advantage in the series.
- UMD is gotten the better of SMSU as of late, with the Bulldogs holding a 10-1 record against the Mustangs in the last 11 games.
- On a more positive note, the series is tied 3-3 in the last six games at Mustang Field.
- Coach Bouman holds a 4-12 record against UMC.
MUSTANGS BY THE NUMBERS
- Jordyn Marsh (11-4) leads the Mustangs on the mound with a 1.39 ERA with 89 strikeouts and a batting average against of .226. The sophomore is also batting .298 with four doubles and 12 RBIs.
- Senior Riley Kramolisch is first on the team with 36 hits and a batting average of .350. Kramolisch also leads the team in runs with 21 and triples with two.
- Freshman Aliza Acker is second in hits with 32, and leads the team in doubles with nine, while Grace Anderson is hitting .303 with four doubles and a home run. Anderson is tied for second on the team with 14 RBIs.
- Junior Emma Humpal leads the Mustangs with 18 RBIs and is one of five players with double-digit walks. Both Humpal and Acker have three home runs each.
- Freshman third-baseman Carley Stych is tied for fourth on the team with 12 RBIs, with a .269 batting average, and two doubles.
- Freshman Ramsey Hopp (6-8) has a 3.54 ERA in 85 innings, allowing 117 hits and 55 runs (43 earned), striking out 32 batters. In 42 at-bats, Hopp has a batting average of .381 and nine RBIs.
MUSTANG HISTORY
- Southwest Minnesota State is in its 55th season of softball in 2026.
- SMSU has played in 2,145 games, compiling an all-time record of 1,090-1,054-1.
- The Mustangs have won 10 NSIC regular season championships, two NSIC Tournament titles and has played in four NCAA Tournaments.
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