NIACC softball team faces Century College

AUSTIN, Minn. - The NIACC softball team faces Century College Friday in a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m.

NIACC enters the nonconference twinbill with a record of 3-3. The Lady Trojans split four games on Feb. 24-25 at the Ellsworth tournament that was held in Austin, Minn.

Sophomore Courtney Johannes leads the Lady Trojan offense with a .591 batting average. She also leads the team with seven doubles and tied for the lead with 10 RBIs.

Notes: Morgan Thesing-Ritter has 94 career hits, 11 career doubles, 6 career triples, 28 career RBIs and has scored 60 runs ... Johannes has 42 career hits, 9 career doubles and 31 career RBIs ... Low has 40 career hits, 40 runs scored, 7 doubles, 7 home runs and 30 RBIs ...Katie Chapman has 48 career hits with 10 career doubles and 23 career RBIs ... Last season, NIACC topped Century College 31-0.

NIACC'S 2018 season (3-3)

NIACC 13, Viterbo University 12

Viterbo University 9, NIACC 6

NIACC 25, RCTC 1

Southeastern 9, NIACC 6

NIACC 15, Bryant & Stratton (Wis.) 7

Southeastern 12, NIACC 0

NIACC LEADERS

HITTING

Batting average (minimum of 20 at-bats) - Courtney Johannes .591, Morgan Thesing-Ritter .571, Kaci Sherwood .500.

Hits - Johannes 13, Thesing-Ritter 12, Alyssa Laxson 10, Sherwood 10.

Doubles - Johannes 7, Laxson 4, Sherwood 4.

Triples - Thesing-Ritter 1, Shelby Low 1.

Home runs - Johannes 1, Sherwood 1, Laxson 1.

RBIs - Kaitlyn Carlson 10, Johannes 10, Sherwood 10.

Stolen bases - Thesing-Ritter 9, Low 5, Carlson 4.

PITCHING

Wins - Johannes 2-1.

Innings pitched - Johannes 13.2.

Strikeouts - Johannes 12.