Coming Up – Central Washington (April 28, Lacey, Washington, 12:00 p.m.), Central Washington (April 29, Ellensburg, Washington, 12:00 p.m.).
 
COMPLETE MEDIA GUIDE
 
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Comeback Was The Theme, Saints Rally For Three Wins - Home runs by Kim Nelson and Tessani Dixon tied the first game, leading to a walk-off single by Lindsay Miller as the Saints came back down 4-0 to win 5-4. Once again, Western Washington took a lead, heading into the bottom of the sixth up 3-1. Sabrina Hicks delivered the crushing blow as she drove in two on a triple and scored on the play due to an error to put SMU on top 4-3.
 
Trailing 2-1 entering the bottom of the fifth, RBI singles by Alyssa French and Nicki DeHan put the Saints on top 4-2. SMU added three more in the sixth, along with Lauren Maley's three no hit innings of relief, the Saints captured game one. Once again Simon Fraser led early in the second game, 3-0, but SMU rallied back, highlighted by two RBI single by Kylie Lopez and a solo home run by Sabrina Hicks. The Clan took advantage of four errors by Saint Martin's to score seven runs in the final three innings to win 10-6.
 
Alyssa French Slugs Her Way To GNAC Player of the Week - French was a major contributor in the Saints three comeback wins over the weekend, collecting two hits in each of the four games. Along with her .571 batting average, she drove in a pair of RBIs, runs scored and doubles, while collecting a walk and stolen base. The Saints claimed three important wins, and now sit in sole possession of the final playoff spot with one week to go before the GNAC Championships.
 
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 2.57 and 3.81 ERAs respectively. Maley and Nelson rank third and 14th in the GNAC in ERA with teammate Lindsay Miller ranks eighth at 3.35 ERA.
 
Nelson Controls The Plate – In over 90 innings of work, Kim Nelson has only allowed 11 walks. Nelson currently is posting a 2.72 K/BB ratio, striking out 30 batters this season, and is second 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 .319 average, Diuco also caused havoc in the base paths, going 17-for-17 in stolen base opportunities, raising her stolen base percentage to 92.9 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 fifth overall in the record book, two hits away from Taviah Jenkins.
 
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. Nelson surpassed the mark in the third inning at Montana State Billings in April. So far, Nelson has won seven games, meaning she is seven wins from the milestone.
 
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 .322 with six home runs and 28 RBIs, and is tied for ninth in the GNAC in RBIs, and tied for seventh 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 .287 on the year with a team's third best 16 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