LOOKING AHEAD
• The Southwest Minnesota State University softball team (22-20, 4-12 NSIC) wraps up a 10-game road stretch with a doubleheader against the University of Sioux Falls (21-17, 9-7 NSIC) on Wednesday.
• The Mustangs are set to square off with the Cougars at the Sanford Sports Complex in Sioux Falls, S.D., with the first pitch set for noon.

GAME COVERAGE
• Links for live stats and streams for all games will be available at SMSUmustangs.com

MILLER NAMED NSIC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
• Karlie Miller was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Week on March 10 following a stellar week in Florida. It is the first time Miller has earned the honor in her career.
• Miller, a senior right-hander from Prior Lake, Minn., shined over the week going 4-0 with a 0.75 ERA in five appearances recording 32 strikeouts in 28 innings and allowing just three earned runs at THE Spring Games.
• In her first appearance of the trip on March 3, Miller tossed a four-hit complete game shutout against Pittsburgh Johnstown to help SMSU win its first game of the trip.
• She followed that up with a shutout the next day, racking up a career-high 12 strikeouts in the 7-0 win over Staten Island (N.Y.).
• Miller picked up another win on March 5, striking out five batters in 5 2/3 innings against West Virginia Wesleyan before ending the week with a six-strikeout performance in six innings versus Queens (N.Y.).

HEAD COACH BAILEY BOUMAN
• Bailey Bouman is in her seventh season as head coach at SMSU with an overall record of 134-168, including 68-92 in NSIC play.
• The 11th head coach in program history, Bouman was named to the position on Aug. 8, 2018.
• SMSU finished with a 19-32 overall mark in 2024, missing the NSIC tournament by one game. Abby Boxrud and Paris Van Dyke became the first Mustangs to earn All-NSIC Defensive honors in the Bouman era.
• The Mustangs finished the 2023 season 17-32 and missed the NSIC Tournament for the first time in three seasons. 
• SMSU finished 21-31 in 2022 and won its second NSIC Tournament game in consecutive seasons.
• 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.
• SMSU finished 19-26 during her first season in 2019 and qualified for the NSIC Tournament.
• 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.

LAST TIME OUT
• SMSU came up short in a pair of losses to Minnesota Duluth, 7-0 and 5-4, in a relocated doubleheader played inside the Husky Dome on Sunday.
• The Bulldogs used a four-run fourth inning to gain control of game one and never looked back in cruising to a 7-0 victory.
• Karlie Miller (9-9) was dealt the loss in game one after allowing seven runs (four earned) on nine hits and three walks, while grabbing six strikeouts in a complete game. SMSU was limited to six hits in the opener, with Riley Kramolisch and Abby Boxrud each recording a pair of hits.
• The SMSU offense turned it up in game two, ultimately coming up short in a two-out rally at the end of the game.
• Morgyn Otte (7-8) was given the loss in game two after allowing four runs on two hits and four walks in 1 1/3 innings. Jordyn Marsh tossed the final 4 2/3 innings in relief, limiting the Bulldogs to one run and two hits, while striking out three.
• SMSU totaled 12 hits in game two, with four Mustangs each recording two.

MUSTANG EXTRA BASES
• Riley Kramolisch leads SMSU batting .368 with 18 RBI and 27 runs scored while ranking first on the team with 56 hits.
• Abby Russell is hitting .348 with 20 RBI and five doubles while tying for first on SMSU with 61 total bases.
• Abby Boxrud is batting .339 and leads the team with 34 runs scored while batting in 10 runs. Boxrud ranks second in the nation and leads the NSIC in sacrifice bunts per game (0.45).
• Emma Humpal is hitting .319 with five extra-base hits and 24 RBI while drawing nine walks.
• Lexi Ingalls leads the Mustangs with nine extra-base hits. She has recorded 14 RBI and scored 15 runs.
• SMSU is averaging 4.6 runs per game and batting .286
• Karlie Miller (9-9) leads the team with 80 strikeouts in 117 1/3 innings pitched. Miller has a 3.01 ERA with 13 complete games.
• Jordyn Marsh (6-3) has tallied 76 strikeouts in 69 1/3 innings. She is second in the nation and leads the NSIC with six saves.
• SMSU has a team ERA of 3.01 in 274 innings with 214 strikeouts. Opponents are averaging 4.0 runs per game and batting .266

SCOUTING SIOUX FALLS
• USF holds an 14-12 advantage in the all-time series which began during the 2013 season.
• The teams split the doubleheader played in Marshall last season.
• USF leads 8-2 all-time in games played in Sioux Falls.

MUSTANGS EARN POSTSEASON HONORS IN 2024
• SMSU had two players receive accolades following the 2024 season.
• Right fielder, Abby Boxrud, and first baseman, Paris Van Dyke, were both selected to the All-NSIC Defensive team.
• Boxrud started every game in right field last season and led both SMSU and the NSIC with a 1.000 field pct. on 68 putouts.
• Van Dyke made 43 starts at first base finishing second in the league in fielding pct. (.997), fourth in fielding double plays (13), and ninth in putouts (305).

SMSU PICKED 10TH IN NSIC PRESEASON POLL
• SMSU was chosen 10th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll as voted on by the league's 15 head coaches.
• SMSU senior shortstop Abby Russell and senior pitcher Karlie Miller were both named "Players to Watch" in the conference this season.
 
MUSTANG HISTORY
• Southwest Minnesota State is in its 54th season of softball in 2025.
• SMSU has played in 2,102 games, compiling an all-time record of 1,066-1,035-1.
• The Mustangs have won 10 NSIC regular season championships, two NSIC Tournament titles and have played in four NCAA Tournaments.