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• Dordt University is set to continue its 2025 softball season with a mid-week doubleheader against Wayne State (Neb.) on Wednesday, Feb.5 at the American State Bank Sports Complex
• First pitch of game one against the Wildcats is set for 5:30pm; game two will follow around 20-30 minutes after the final out of game one

• this is week two of the regular season
• Wednesday's doubleheader will be the first "traditional" one of the season and the only one the Defenders are scheduled to play in February
• the Defenders are scheduled to play a total of 15 games in February, consisting of four weekend classics all held at the ASB Dome and Wednesday's doubleheader
• the Defenders will head South to Florida for their annual spring break trip to play games
• Dordt's 22-game conference slate will begin with a doubleheader against Hastings on March 21

• all of the games can be followed via the Dordt Media Network (audio / video)
• live stats are also available at this link: Live Stats

• Head Coach: Jeff Zomer (16th year)
  • all-time record: 304-326-1 (48%)
  • program's all-time career wins leader
  • 7th head coach in program history
  • hired in 2010
  • led the Defenders to four straight 20-win seasons
  • led the Defenders to three consecutive postseason tournaments
  • guided his team to 13 postseason tournaments in 15 years
• picked 3rd of 12 teams in GPAC preseason poll
  • behind defending GPAC champion, #11 Northwestern, and #15 Midland
• Dordt returns six starters, 12 players from the 2024 squad
  • 2 all-conference players return:
    • Chloe Kreuz - 1st team: .364 BA, 30 runs, 32 RBI; 12-10 record, 3.79 ERA
    • Lauren Steenstra - 2nd team: .307 BA, 5 HR, 44 RBI
• 2025: 4-0 record
  • Dordt won all four of its games last weekend at the first ASB Dome Classic (Jan.31-Feb.1)
  • the Defenders beat Mayville State and Dakota State on Friday and followed with a pair 1-run wins against USF and Culver Stockton
• 2025 Team Stats:
  • 5.3 runs / game; 10 hits / game
  • 2 runs given up / game; 5 hits given up / game
• this will be the first time Dordt has played Wayne State in softball
• Chloe Kreuz and Bailey Sample both went 2-0 in the circle and pitched complete games
• Kreuz hit safely in all four games and led the Defenders with a .643 batting average
• Brooke Rule also hit safely in all four games and hit .600 and scored a team-leading six runs
• Peyton Whipple, Brooklynn Cox and Annabelle Hensley all hit .400 or better last weekend

• Wayne State Wildcats (Neb.):
  • Head Coach: Christy Warnock (3rd year)
  • Affiliation / Conference: NCAA D-II / Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference - 15 teams
  • Preseason Poll: picked 13th of 15 teams
    • Augustana, last year's NSIC regular and postseason champion, was picked first
    • Concordia-St.Paul is second, followed by Minnesota State
  • 2025 Record: 0-0, making their season debut
  • 2024 record: 4-20 conference (14th of 15 teams), 8-40 overall
    • season ended with a doubleheader loss to Concordia-St.Paul (Minn.)
  • roster make-up:
    • return nine starters, 14 players
    • 6 freshmen, 2 transfers
  • by the numbers (2024) / conference rank:
    • 2.4 runs / game
    • 6.1 hits / game
    • .234 batting average (15th)
    • 21/24 stolen bases
    • 8 home runs
    • defense: 
      • 6.1 runs / game
      • 9 hits / game
      • opponent batting average: .332 (11th)
  • top returners:
    • Jordyn Klein - .299 BA, 12 runs, 10 doubles, 7 RBI
    • Jordyn Rochholz - .268 BA, 18 runs, 16 RBI
    • Lillie Timm - .241 BA, 6 RBI
    • Sami Felt - 2-17, 4.86 ERA, 112.1 IP, 44 K's
    • Grace Lucka - 6-10, 5.36 ERA  95.1 IP, 78 K's