North Dakota (17-8) at Drexel (9-6) | 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.
First career meeting
North Dakota (17-8) at Penn (6-9) | 12 p.m.
Fourth career meeting | UND leads series 3-0 | Last meeting, March 10, 2023 | UND 12, Penn 9
Philadelphia, Penn. (Drexel Softball Field & Penn Park)
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PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The North Dakota softball team looks to stay hot, heading to the city of brotherly love for three total games against Drexel and Penn. The Hawks will square off against Drexel in a double header on Tuesday at 2 and 4 p.m., before taking on the Quakers at 12 p.m. on Wednesday.
UND enters this game with a 17-8 record, currently riding an eight-game winning streak. The Hawks are coming off a 5-0 week, defeating Farleigh Dickinson, Norfolk State and Holy Cross, a combined five times, by a 30-4 margin.
NoDak hit .298 over the weekend and held opponents to a .167 batting average. The North Dakota staff pitched to a 0.82 ERA overall across 34.0 innings pitched. The Hawks allowed two runs in the first game against Farleigh Dickinson and then surrendered one the rest of the tournament.
Hawks Magic
UND was trailing 2-0 to Farleigh Dickinson on Friday in the bottom of the seventh and had two outs with nobody on. The Hawks rallied to load the bases, resulting in
Katelyn Neumayer logging an RBI double to right field, driving in all three base runners to win the game. UND is 6-0 in one-run games this season.
Pregame Notes
- UND's eight-game winning streak is tied for the longest streak since 2018
- Taya Hopfauf hit .474 this past weekend with three home runs and seven RBIs
- Unity Nelson had a career-high 12 strikeouts against Farleigh Dickinson on Saturday
- Katelyn Neumayer recorded her 100th career hit this past weekend
For more information on North Dakota Softball, follow on social media @UNDsoftball or visit FightingHawks.com.
