SMSU SOFTBALL vs. WAYNE STATE

WEEKEND + THURSDAY RECAP

• SMSU recorded a split against Concordia-St. Paul on Friday, losing game one 9-3 before bouncing back in game two 7-2.
• Lexi Ingalls had three RBIs in the two games, while Grace Anderson had three hits and two RBIs.
• The Mustangs however fell to the St. Cloud State Huskies in both games on Saturday, 10-2 and 1-0.
• On Thursday, SMSU split a doubleheader with the Augustana Vikings, losing game one 6-0 and winning game two 2-1.
• Jordyn Marsh pitched seven innings in game two, allowing one run on five hits, striking out two batters. Marsh earned her 17th win of the season.

HEAD COACH BAILEY BOUMAN

• Bailey Bouman is in her seventh season as head coach at SMSU with an overall record of 166-195, including 86-106 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 WILDCATS

• SMSU faces Wayne State for the 71st and 72nd time on Sunday.
• SMSU holds a 38-32 advantage all time against the Wildcats.
• The series is split 5-5 in the last 10 meetings between the two, and all time are 22-9 in games in Marshall, with SMSU winning the last nine games played at Mustang Field.
• Coach Bouman holds an 8-5 record against the Wildcats.

MUSTANGS BY THE NUMBERS

• Jordyn Marsh (17-6) leads the Mustangs on the mound with a 1.69 ERA with 105 strikeouts and a batting average against of .248. The sophomore is also batting .286 with five doubles, two home runs, and 20 RBIs.
• Freshman Aliza Acker leads the Mustangs with a .354 batting average, 52 hits, and 12 doubles, and four home runs. Acker is second in RBIs with 21 and third in runs scored with 24.
• Senior Riley Kramolisch is second on the team with 47 hits, a batting average of .309 and two triples. She is one of two players with 26 runs scored. Kramolisch became the eighth Mustang in team history to record 200 hits in a career in late March.
• Junior outfielder Paris Van Dyke after a strong 10-game stretch in late March-early April is now batting .304 on the year. Van Dyke is second in doubles with seven and third in hits with 35.
• Grace Anderson is hitting .301 with four doubles and two home runs. Anderson is fourth on the team with 17 RBIs.
• Junior Emma Humpal leads the Mustangs with 24 RBIs, is second in walks with 16, and fourth on the team with 33 hits. Humpal was selected as NSIC Player of the Week in mid-February.
• Freshman Ramsey Hopp (8-14) has a 4.88 ERA in 127 2/3 innings. In 73 at-bats at the plate, Hopp has a batting average of .315 and 16 RBIs.

MUSTANG HISTORY

• Southwest Minnesota State is in its 55th season of softball in 2026.
• SMSU has played in 2,161 games, compiling an all-time record of 1,098-1,062-1.
• The Mustangs have won 10 NSIC regular season championships, two NSIC Tournament titles and has played in four NCAA Tournaments.

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