North Dakota (27-22, 4-10 Summit League) vs. St. Thomas (32-16, 10-4 Summit League)
15th career meeting | UST leads series 10-4 | Last meeting, April 29, 2025 | UST 4, UND 2
St. Paul, Minn. (South Field)
Watch: Summit League Network
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The North Dakota softball team wraps up its regular season this weekend on the road in a three-game series against the St. Thomas Tommies from South Field. The games will take place on Thursday at 3 p.m., Friday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 12 p.m., with coverage set to be on the Summit League Network.
It is the 15th meeting all-time between the two programs with the Tommies leading the series 10-4. UND has dropped four-straight contests against UST, falling 4-2 in the last meeting on April 29, 2025 from Albrecht Field.
Unity Nelson threw a complete game in that contest, allowing four earned runs while
Makenna Alexander had two RBIs in the game.
UND owns a 27-22 record with a 4-10 record in conference, coming off a series victory over NDSU this past weekend. The Hawks will clinch a spot in the Summit League Tournament with two wins this weekend over the Tommies, which would beat out Kansas City who finished with a 6-12 record.
Scouting the Opposition
St. Thomas comes into this series at 32-16 and 10-4 in the Summit League. The Tommies are riding a two-game losing streak, dropping a doubleheader against Iowa State on Tuesday.
UST has hit 74 home runs in 48 games this season, good for the 24th most home runs in the country and most in the Summit League. St. Thomas has four players with at least 10 home runs, led by Avery Wukawitz and Ella Cook with 14 home runs each.
The Tommies also rank top-25 nationally in team ERA (2.86), led by Cook in the circle. She has recorded 12 wins with a 2.04 earned run average.
Pregame Notes
- Tegan Livesay is riding a 14-inning scoreless streak, coming off a no-hitter against NDSU on Sunday
- Livesay ranks top-five in the Summit League in complete games (14), wins (13), ERA (2.75), saves (3), innings pitched (122.0), strikeouts (89) and BAA (.218)
- Chloe Bethune is riding a six-game hitting streak, hitting .615 over the last six contests (8-of-13)
- UND set the all-time program wins record on Sunday winning its 27th game of the season
- Last weekend, Taya Hopfauf became the program's all-time games played leader (204 games currently)
- Jaedyn Valdez and Katelyn Neumayer hit back-to-back home runs on Saturday in the fifth inning against North Dakota State
For more information on North Dakota Softball, follow on social media @UNDsoftball or visit FightingHawks.com.
