Coming Up – Concordia (March 30, Lacey, Washington, 1:00 p.m.), Western Oregon (March 31, Lacey, Washington, 1:00 p.m.).

COMPLETE MEDIA GUIDE
 
Live Stats/Live Video – Live Stats of Saint Martin's Softball Games will be available with links found on smusaints.com. Live Video is TBA on a game-to-game basis. Live stats and video will be produced by the Host School.
 
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Saints Named GNAC Team Of The Week – The Saints' softball team traveled to California last week to compete in the Tournament of Champions and came back with a 5-1 record, their best finish since 2015. Due to that, the GNAC office announced Monday the Saints were the Red Lion GNAC Team of the Week. Behind strong pitching from All-Tournament selections Lauren Maley and Lindsay Miller, the Saints defeated regional powerhouses like Azusa Pacific and Humboldt State, along with victories over Chaminade, San Francisco State and Dominican. Tessani Dixon (.524 avg, 1 HR, 8 RBI) along with Nicki DeHan (.375 avg, 5 RBI) and Miller (.400 avg, 7 runs) fueled the Saints' offense for the weekend.
 
Lights Out Pitching Staff – The Saints are second in the GNAC in earned run average. SMU has posted a 3.27 team ERA and are led by their two starters Lauren Maley and Kim Nelson, who have posted 2.69 and 3.13 ERAs respectively. Maley and Nelson rank fifth and sixth in the GNAC in ERA with teammate Lindsay Miller ranks 11th at 3.54 ERA.
 
Nelson Controls The Plate – In over 53 innings of work, Kim Nelson has only allowed seven walks. Nelson currently is posting a 2.0 K/BB ratio, striking out 14 batters this season, and is tied for the lead for least amount of walks given up in the GNAC.
 
Diuco Picks Up Right Where She Left Off – After being named to the 2017 GNAC first team as an unanimous selection last year, Diuco hit .438 in the Desert Stinger. Collecting 23 hits in 78 at-bats, Diuco also caused havoc in the base paths, going 13-for-13 in stolen base opportunities, raising her stolen base percentage to 92.1 percent in her career.
 
Lindsay Miller Chasing Record Books – Entering the year, Miller was only 33 hits away from 200 in her career. Only six Saints have reached the 200-hit mark. On the year, Miller has 29 hits and is now four hits away from history.
 
Kim Nelson Closing In On History – Nelson is eyeing two milestones this season, the 500-inning mark and 50-win mark. Only one Saint has reached the 500-innings and 50 win mark in their career (Sam Munger). Nelson entered the season with 36 wins and 420.1 innings pitched. So far, Nelson has won four games, and has pitched 53.2 innings meaning she is 12 wins and 26.0 innings away from both milestones.
 
Tessani Dixon Providing The Power In The Middle Of The Order – Hitting in the middle of the order, Dixon provided some much need quality at-bats. For the season, Dixon is hitting .358 with four home runs and 21 RBIs, and is fifth in the GNAC in both home runs and RBIs.
 
Position Breakdown –
Outfield: Taylor Wolf, Regan Byrd, Alyssa French, Lindsay Miller, Courtney Baird, Emily Baca, Lauren Diuco, Emery Norwood
Infield: Tessani Dixon, Nicki DeHan, Sabrina Hicks, Paige Miller
Catcher: Devyn Connolly, Julia Lucas, Kylie Lopez
Pitchers: Jessica O'Toole, Lauren Maley, Kim Nelson, Lindsay Miller
 
Preseason Coaches' Poll –