Coming Up – Montana State Billings (April 14, Billings, Montana, 12:00 p.m.), Montana State Billings (April 15, Billings, Montana, 12:00 p.m.).
 
COMPLETE MEDIA GUIDE
 
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Road Trip Northbound Ends With Three Wins and Sweep – In the opening doubleheader, the Saints scored five runs in the third inning of the first game to take a 7-4 lead; however, the Clan chipped away at the score until regaining the lead with a three run home run. Connolly supplied the run support in the second game with home run and five RBIs while Maley earned her 12th win of the season. Pitching proved to be the strong suit for both teams in the second doubleheader, with only a total of eight runs were scored by both offenses. But timely hitting by the Saints put them on the board first in both games, allowing their pitchers to work with a lead most of the game. Maley earned her 13th victory of the season and her first save of the year while Nelson pitched five strong innings.
 
Saints Named GNAC Team Of The Week – The Saints' softball team traveled to California in March 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 3.30 team ERA and are led by their two starters Lauren Maley and Kim Nelson, who have posted 2.53 and 3.65 ERAs respectively. Maley and Nelson rank third and 11th in the GNAC in ERA with teammate Lindsay Miller ranks 10th at 3.56 ERA.
 
Nelson Controls The Plate – In over 71 innings of work, Kim Nelson has only allowed seven walks. Nelson currently is posting a 3.00 K/BB ratio, striking out 21 batters this season, and leads 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 35 hits in 105 at-bats for a .333 average, Diuco also caused havoc in the base paths, going 16-for-16 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. Miller achieved the milestone with an infield base hit during her final at-bat versus Western Oregon on March 31. She now eyes the sixth overall in the record book, eight hits away from Mary Detting.
 
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 six games, and has pitched 71.0 innings meaning she is eight wins and 8.2 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 .305 with four home runs and 23 RBIs, and is tied for sixth in the GNAC in RBIs, and tied for 10th in home runs.
 
Nicki DeHan's Bat On Fire At Hot Corner – Taking over as the starting third baseman this season, DeHan has proved to be one of the best hitters for the Saints this season. Hitting .315 on the year with a team's second best 14 RBIs, DeHan has provided clutch hits, including a game-winning extra inning base hit over Regional Powerhouse Humboldt State.
 
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