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Montana Grizzlies (15-29, 7-8) vs. Portland State Vikings (14-31, 6-9) 
April 25-26, 2015 • Hillsboro, OR • Gordon Faber Recreation Complex

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The Portland State Vikings (14-31 overall, 6-9 Big Sky Conference) are coming off a big 9-1 win in five innings over Pacific-12 Conference foe Oregon State as they enter a pivotal Big Sky Conference series with the Montana Grizzlies (15-29, 7-8). The series will open with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 25 starting at 1 p.m. The series finale is slated for 12 p.m. the following day. 

Important Series
Portland State is one game behind Montana in the standings as both team are in a fight for the fourth Big Sky Softball Tournament spot. Both teams are trailing Northern Colorado who is in the fourth spot. A series win over the Grizzlies would give the Vikings the tiebreaker over the Grizzles. Portland State already owns the tiebreaker over Northern Colorado.  

Follow the Vikings
Live stats and a live audio feed will be available for all three games against Montana. Links can be found on the Vikings' schedule page on GoViks.com.

Rain Out Procedure
If inclement weather comes into play against Montana, fans are encouraged to check GoViks.com and Portland State social media for game status updates. 

Social Media
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The Grizzlies
     Montana enters play this week one game up on Portland State in the Big Sky standings. The Grizzlies, in their first season sponsoring softball, are 15-29 overall and 7-8 in Big Sky play. UM is 11-5 at home but has struggled away from Missoula, going a combined 4-24 in road and neutral site games. 
     The Grizzlies are hitting .289 as a team in their inaugural season while opponents are hitting .293. UM has hit 95 total extra base hits (60 doubles, eight triples, and 25 home runs). Montana has scored 209 runs and given up 235. 
     Lexie Brenneis has started 43-of-44 games for Montana this season and leads the team with a .412 batting average. She has 13 doubles, second on the team, and leads the Grizzlies with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs. She has driven in 12 runs in the last five games including three in each of the last three.  
     Delene Colburn has started ever games this season and is hitting .393 with a team-high 34 runs scored. She has also doubled 18 times and driven in 33 runs. Defensively, the shortstop has committed a team-high 15 errors. No other player has more than six. 
     MaKenna McGill is hitting .317 this season for the Grizzlies and leads the team with 19 walks. She is also 9-for-12 in stolen base attempts. Gabby Martine has 18 stolen bases in 19 attempts. Montana is 34-for-40 as a team. 
     The Montana pitching staff is comprised of a three-pitcher rotation. They have combined for a 4.50 ERA after allowing 182 earned runs over 283 1/3 innings. Kenzie Cole leads the staff with a 3.93 ERA over 139 innings this season. She has allowed 172 hits, 78 earned runs, 54 walks, and struck out 89. She has been the Grizzlies' go-to pitcher in conference play going 4-4.  

News & Notes
Hendrickson Continues to Hit
Senior IF Brittany Hendrickson extended her current hitting streak to five games hitting safely in both games against Oregon State. Hendrickson is hitting .579 (11-for-19) with seven runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, and 11 RBIs in her last five games. She has three multi-hit games including a four-hit game at North Dakota and three mult-RBI games. 

Hendrickson Moving on Up
Senior Brittany Hendrickson has made some big moves in the Portland State record book this season. Here is a list of where she ranks in some categories:
 

Category	Ranking	Statistic
Career Walks	2nd	79
Career Doubles	t2nd	40
Career RBIs	3rd	118
Career Home Runs	3rd	20
Career Batting Average	7th	.335
Season Walks	1st	31

Big Non-Conference Win
Portland State picked up a big win over a Pacific-12 Conference school by defeating Oregon State 9-1 in five innings on Tuesday, April 21. It was the first time since 2011 that the Vikings defeated the Beavers and the first time since 2012 that they picked up a win over a Pac-12 foe. 

First Series Sweep
Portland State picked up its first Big Sky Conference series sweep under second-year Head Coach Barb Sherwood when the Vikings took three-straight at North Dakota. PSU out-scored UND 37-10 as the Vikings scored 14, 8, and 15 runs respectively. 

Vikings Slug it Out
Portland State hit .377 as a team over the course of its three-game Big Sky Conference sweep of North Dakota. The Vikings tallied 40 hits including nine doubles, a triple, and four home runs as they out-scored UND 37-10. The Vikings also walked 12 times over the three games. 

Pitcher of the Week
Junior RHP Kristen Crawford was named the Big Sky Conference's Pitcher of the Week for her performance at North Dakota. Crawford went 2-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA over 11 innings pitched. She allowed five hits and one unearned run on the weekend with two walks and 11 strikeouts. UND hit .132 off Crawford. 

Big Week for Hendrickson
Senior IF Brittany Hendrickson was named the CollegeSportsMadness.com Big Sky Player of the Week for her performance at North Dakota. Hendrickson hit .615, going 8-for-13, with five runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, and eight runs driven in. Hendrickson had an OPS of 1.898.