Went a perfect 4-0 in the Blue Bridge Battle in Kentucky after an 0-2 start to the season
Went 8-3 on Spring Break Trip to Florida that included a six game win streak
Coach Kelsey Stopp got her 100th career wiin Florida
Won the final four games of the MEC Regular season and then won the first two games of the MEC Tournament for the first time since the 2014 season
Finished the season with 35 wins, the most in the D2 era and surpassing the 31 wins they had last season
Center field Katleyn DeWeese and starting pitcher Grace Fisher were on the MEC All-Tournament Team. Fisher started all four games in the circle including beating two teams in the top nine of the Atlantic Region in #7 Glenville State and #9, defending MEC Champ Fairmont State.
DeWeese stole 31 bases which is top three in program history
Allison Weilnau had a 3.08 ERA and Fisher a 3.24 ERA on the season. Madison Olszewski led the team in ERA at 2.49. Olszewski led the team in saves (three) as well.
Fisher led the team in wins (18,) innings pitched (191.2,) complete games (20,) shutouts (six,) and batting average against (.229)
Four players had a better than .300 average on the season. DeWeese (.330,) Jocelyn Quior (.321,) Meadow Odum (.308) and Destany Blake (.302.)
Blake led the Falcons with 31 RBI on the season
Odum led the team with four home runs
DeWeese led the team with 58 hits, 47 runs scored, 34 walks, and six triples while being hit by five pitches. She led the team in total bases with 80
Danielle Fick led the team in doubles with 15
Here are some player quotes from the season:
I have faced a lot of adversity in my four years at NDC. One of the biggest life lesson I learned was reslience. Learning to not alllow failures to break me has been the biggest one that I have learned (Odum)
You only get what you put in. When you are dedicated you will get more out of what you are doing. (Weilnau)
The biggest life lesson is don't take anything for granted because it can be taken away in a second. (Quior)
Playing under Coach Stopp and the coaching staff at NDC has been a truly enriching experience. While our coaches may be demading at times, thier intentions are always rooted in fostering our individual and collective growth. They consistently push us to maximize our potential as players, fostering a compettive environment that ensures no one feels entitled to a particular position on the team. (Olszewski)
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