ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Golden Bears (20-11, 5-3 NSIC) have a tough test Tuesday afternoon as they travel to take on #3 Winona State (27-2, 8-0 NSIC). Concordia is coming off four straight wins and hopes to continue the momentum in to this upcoming week. Last week Concordia got strong pitching efforts as they held Northern State and Mary in check.
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On the offensive side of the game, CU got clutch hitting from senior
Calli Brennan who has raised her average above .300 after a struggling first part of the season. Concordia has adjusted their line-up in the previous week and now have
Katie Anderson and
Alicia Meiser batting one, two. Those two are among the best at getting on base in the NSIC and part of the trio that ranks highly in stolen bases nationally.
The Golden Bears will have to control a strong Warriors offense led by Molly Link the 2011 NSIC Player of the Year. She is hitting .451 on the year with 11 extra base hits. WSU also has Kim Wachholder who has 10 home runs on the season. Pitching wise WSU is led by Stacey Struzynski who is 14-1 with a 0.93 ERA as well as 8-0 Brittany Stewart.