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The Dordt softball team will face Mount Marty on Thursday, April 25 starting at 2pm. The contests were moved to an earlier start time in an attempt to play the games before anticipated rain comes to the area.

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 2023-24 GPAC Standings

Team	GPAC	Overall
Northwestern	16-2	40-4
Midland	16-2	37-6
Dordt	12-6	25-20
Morningside	12-8	18-23
Jamestown	12-8	28-13
Concordia	12-8	22-22
Doane	8-10	15-21
Mount Marty	8-10	17-21
Briar Cliff	6-10	18-19
Dakota Wesleyan	5-15	16-27
Hastings	3-17	15-27
College of Saint Mary	2-16	10-29

 

Around the GPAC
 
Thursday, April 25
Midland @ College of Saint Mary
Northwestern @ Briar Cliff
Dordt @ Mount Marty
 
Saturday, April 27
Northwestern @ Midland
Dakota Wesleyan @ College of Saint Mary
Briar Cliff @ Hastings
Dordt @ Concordia
Jamestown @ Morningside
Mount Marty @ Doane
 
 
Scouting Report
Mount Marty
2023-24 Record 8-10/17-21
Season Stats     
A closer look at the schedule

• Mount Marty has lost four games in a row to Midland and Concordia after winning seven out of eight from April 9-13.
• Mount Marty is one of three teams battling for the final two spots of the GPAC Championship field with 10 losses.  Doane and Briar Cliff are the other two.

• 2024 by the Numbers
  • Runs per game/Opponent:  4.6/4.4
  • Team batting average/Opponent  .271/.292
  • Team earned run average/Opponent: 3.71/3.74
  • Stolen bases/Opponent: 42/44
  • Fielding percentage/Opponent: .953/.954
• Leaders
  • Autumn Porter: .379 ba | 5 hr | 30 rbi
  • Olivia Valdez: .374 ba | 18 rbi
  • Sami Noble: .345 ba
  • Janeah Castro: .284 ba | 4 hr | 16 rbi
  • Jacey Hayen: 4-5 w-l | 3.45 era | 44 ip | 25 k
  • Makayla Graunke: 4-6 w-l | 3.90 era | 79 ip | 36 k
  • McKenzie Gray: 8-10 w-l | 94 ip | 4.16 era | 68 k

Dordt
2023-24 Record: 9-5/22-19 
Season Stats 

• A closer look at the 2024 results and schedule
  • Dordt is 3-1 in its last four games which were against Morningside and the College of Saint Mary and Dordt has won four of the last five.  
  • Dordt is currently third in the GPAC with four games remaining. Dordt has six losses while three other teams have eight losses.  Those three teams, Morningside, Concordia and Jamestown have two games remaining.
• 2024 by the Numbers
  • Runs per game/Opponent:  4.7/3.9
  • Team batting average/Opponent  .270/.284
  • Team earned run average/Opponent: 3.45/4.12
  • Stolen bases/Opponent: 62/40
  • Fielding percentage/Opponent: .969/.962
• Leaders
  • Chloe Kreuz: .370 ba | 51 hits | 10-2b | 29 rbi | 11-8 w-l | 123 ip | 41 k | 3.29 era
  • Aurora Tyson: .282 ba | 35 hits | 2-2b | 22 rbi
  • Lauren Steenstra: .315 ba | 41 hits | 5 hr | 40 rbi | 12-2b
  • Karli Olsen: .287 ba | 35 hits | 9-2b | 33 runs | 22 rbi
  • Jadyn Faber: 7-1 w-l | 47 ip | 17k | 1.92 era | 2 saves

 The Series

• Dordt leads the series with the Lancers 28-16.
  • Dordt has two out of the last three meetings.
  • Mount Marty beat Dordt 9-3 in the GPAC Championship bracket last season after Dordt swept the regular season meetings on April 4, 2023 by scores of 2-1 and 5-1.

Next
Dordt is scheduled to go on the road against Concordia on Saturday, April 27 to conclude the regular season. The two-four team brackets will be announced this weekend with play beginning on Wednesday, May 1. The best of three championship series will be Saturday, May 4.