VALLEY CITY, N.D (vcsuvikings.com) – Valley City State swept the final edition of the North Star Athletic Association’s Softball Players of the Week. Emily Smith was named Pitcher of the Week and Jessica Husband was chosen as Player of the Week. It is the fifth time this season that the Vikings have swept the weekly honor.
North Star Athletic Association Softball Pitcher-of-the-Week
Emily Smith – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’7″ – Senior – pitcher – Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada – Smith earned three victories on the week, including two shutouts as Valley City State (N.D.) went 6-0 record for the week. The Vikings claimed the North Star Athletic Association regular-season title as Smith tossed a complete game with 11 strikeouts and allowed one run on four hits in 9-1 victory at Mayville State (N.D.). For the week, Smith gave up just one run and finished all three games in five innings. She struck out 25 batters and held its opponents to a .113 ba
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BISMARCK, N.D. (NSAA) – The brackets for the 2021 North Star Athletic Association Postseason Softball Tournament are set for May 6-8. Bellevue will be this year’s conference tournament host set. The tournament takes place at The Lied Center Field in Bellevue, Neb. May 9 has been reserved as a weather make-up day
All eight teams will play in the NSAA Softball Postseason Conference Tournament, which features a double-elimination format. The seeding is based on the regular-season North Star conference record (winning percentage).
Valley City State won their second straight North Star Athletic Association conference regular-season title outright with 25-2 record (32-5 overall record). The Vikings will be the No. 1 seed in the postseason tournament.
Karl WooldridgeMay 3, 2021Last Updated: May 3, 2021
2021 NSAA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKETS RELEASED
Softball | Sun, May 2, 2021 at 8:10 PM
May 2, 2021
BISMARCK, N.D. – The brackets for the 2021 North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Postseason Softball Tournament are set for May 6-8. Bellevue (Neb.) will be this year’s conference tournament host set. The tournament takes place at The Lied Center Field (2700 Arboretum Drive) in Bellevue, Neb. May 9 has been reserved as a weather make-up day
All eight teams will play in the NSAA Softball Postseason Conference Tournament, which feature a double elimination format. The seeding is based on the regular-season North Star conference record (winning percentage).