No. 4 Dixie State Red Storm (42-7, 29-1 PacWest)
vs. Holy Names Hawks (9-43, 5-25 PacWest)
May 2, 2015
Karl Brooks Field - St. George, Utah
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Game Times (Mountain):
Saturday (DH) – 12 noon, 2 p.m.
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The Dixie State softball team, 2015 Pacific West Conference champions, will play its final regular-season series against the Hawks of Holy Names and honor its outstanding seven-player senior class on Saturday, May 2. Game time from Karl Brooks Field is set for noon with Senior Day festivities beginning at 11:40 a.m. Dixie State (42-7, 29-1 PacWest) will look to solidify the top seed for the upcoming NCAA West Regionals. HNU (9-43, 5-25 PacWest) makes only its second trip to St. George to close out their 2015 season.
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DIXIE STATE PROJECTED STARTERS IN THE CIRCLE:
Michelle Duncan (Gilbert, AZ/Gilbert High School); 23-0, 1.34 ERA
Aryn Feickert (Lancaster, CA/Highland ); 18-5, 2.35 ERA
TICKET PRICES AND BALLPARK RULES
General admission tickets to all regular-season home games at Karl Brooks Field are $7. Senior fans over the age of 65 are admitted in general admission for $4, youth aged 13-17 are $1 and children aged 12 or younger are free. Dixie State faculty and staff may purchase general admission for up to two people per ID card for $2 each. Students are admitted FREE with valid identification. Dixie State Athletics does accept he Dixie Direct Card 2-for-1 general admission. Dogs and other pets are no longer allowed at Karl Brooks Field, nor are coolers. No outside food or beverage will be admitted. DSU Dining Services will have a concession stand open with a selection of food items, snacks and beverages. Karl Brooks Field and the campus of DSU are alcohol and tobacco free zones.
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PARKING INFO
Parking is free in the lot to the west of the main gate. We advise fans not to park in the first rows adjacent to the DSU clubhouse due to foul balls. DSU is not liable for damage resulting from a batted foul ball into the parking lot.
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FOLLOW LIVE
All DSU home games at Karl Brooks Field feature a live online video stream and live stats. The broadcasts are courtesy of SouthernUtahLive.com, featuring a multi-camera setup and replays. The video feed is $7.95. Some road contests will also have video and/or audio. All have live stats. Fans can access live coverage for home and away dates from the Dixie State schedule page. Starting lineups, live between-inning updates and other game day news and notes can be found by following Dixie State Athletics on Twitter (@DixieAthletics).
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DSU vs. HNU – BY THE NUMBERS
Dixie State is first in the PacWest in team batting average (.348), team ERA (1.83) and fielding percentage (.972). Holy Names is 11th in the PacWest in hitting (.236), ninth in ERA (5.29) and 11th in fielding (.939).
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STORM RANKINGS
NCAA West Region: 1st
NFCA: 4th nationally
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WEEKEND IN REVIEW
Dixie State not only battled against the visiting Cougars of Azusa Pacific last weekend, but also against Mother Nature. Twice lightning interrupted the series and rain delayed the finish of the second game of the series until Saturday morning. DSU had to comeback in the series opener and won 7-4 behind a three-run home run from Marla Reiter (Rolinda, CA/Central High School) in the sixth inning. On Saturday, the Storm completed a five-inning win, 13-4. Then the home team completed the four-game sweep with victories by the scores of 3-1 and 6-4. Dixie State improved their home record to 19-0 on the season.         Â
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ROSTER BREAKDOWN
Dixie State's roster features seven seniors, four juniors, three sophomores and four freshmen. The Storm picks from the western U.S. states with seven players from California, five players from Utah, three players from Arizona, two from Colorado and one from Washington.
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LOOKING AT THE HAWKS
Holy Names enter this weekend's series to close the regular season with a victory over Menlo to break a five-game losing skid. HNU sits in 10th place in the PacWest with a 9-43 overall record and 5-25 league mark. The Hawks are 4-14 at home, 4-25 in road games and 1-4 on neutral fields. Offensively, only sophomore infielder Lyveana Ilayan is hitting above .300 for Holy Names. The team hits a collective .232 average while opponents are hitting at a .353 clip. Karolanne Tipton and Vanessa Pulido have thrown the bulk of the innings in the circle for HNU. Tipton is 6-12 with a 5.12 ERA while Pulido is 3-21 with a 5.29 earned run average.
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SERIES HISTORY
Dixie State owns a spotless 6-0 all-time against the Hawks. Last year, the Storm swept four games in Oakland by a combined score of 34-6. HNU has made one previous trip to Karl Brooks Field in 2013. DSU took a PacWest doubleheader by scores of 7-5 and 10-2.
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UP NEXTÂ
As the West region's top ranked team entering this weekend, Dixie State is likely to host on of two Regionals beginning either next Thursday or Friday. The Red Storm, as well as the rest of the Division II tournament field, will learn their fate on Monday, May 4 at 8 a.m. Mountain time during the NCAA Selection Show.
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