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NU Visits No. 15 Yotes This Weekend

NU at No. 15 College of Idaho
Friday | March 6 | 1 PM (DH)
Saturday | March 7 | 11 AM (DH)
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KIRKLAND – Northwest ventures back out on the road this weekend for four games at the College of Idaho, with doubleheaders at 1 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. on Saturday.
 
The College of Idaho took all four games of last year's series in Bellevue, taking the last three by one-run margins. The No. 15 Yotes have won the last six and seven of the last eight games in the series. Nicola Fish had five hits in the last two games of the series last season.
 
With six triples this season, the Eagles are 11th nationally in that category. Jessica Nunes, who has tied the single-season NU record, leads the team and is fifth nationally with three. Palena Gomes has two, which is 19th in the NAIA. Alexis Contreras also has a triple.
 
Rachel Hawley has pitched 70.2 innings this season, which is second in the NAIA. The school record belongs to Kelli Peckham, who logged 152.2 in 2016. Hawley, who shares the pitching appearances record with Peckham at 31, has appeared in 13 games this season.
 
Northwest is hitting .258 this season with a team on-base percentage of .320 while slugging .375. Jessica Nunes leads the team with a .400 average, with Jordan Dippel (.344) and Nicola Fish (.300) all coming in at or above .300 in batting. Nunes also leads the team in slugging at .675 and on-base percentage at .467.
 
The Yotes are 10-6 overall and 4-2 in the CCC, having taken two of three conference games from both Carroll and Oregon Tech. 
 
Trystin Crofts is second in the NAIA with four triples and leads CI with a .412 batting average. The Yotes bat .285 as a team and carry a 2.28 team earned run average. 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kelli Peckham

#10 Kelli Peckham

P
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Alexis  Contreras

#4 Alexis Contreras

OF
5' 8"
Senior
R/R
Jordan  Dippel

#31 Jordan Dippel

OF/UT
5' 9"
Sophomore
L/R
Nicola Fish

#18 Nicola Fish

IF
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Rachel Hawley

#13 Rachel Hawley

P/IF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Jessica Nunes

#19 Jessica Nunes

IF
5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
Palena Gomes

#14 Palena Gomes

OF/IF
5' 9"
Freshman
L/R

Players Mentioned

Kelli Peckham

#10 Kelli Peckham

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
P
Alexis  Contreras

#4 Alexis Contreras

5' 8"
Senior
R/R
OF
Jordan  Dippel

#31 Jordan Dippel

5' 9"
Sophomore
L/R
OF/UT
Nicola Fish

#18 Nicola Fish

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Rachel Hawley

#13 Rachel Hawley

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
P/IF
Jessica Nunes

#19 Jessica Nunes

5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Palena Gomes

#14 Palena Gomes

5' 9"
Freshman
L/R
OF/IF