Rutledge Added to 2007-08 Roster

Madison, SD 10/29/2007 - Dakota State University head softball coach Ken Prorok has announced the signing of junior college transfer Mandy Rutledge for the upcoming 2007-08 season.

     Rutledge, a junior pitcher and utility player comes to D.S.U. from Garden City Community College in Kansas where she earned “Honorable Mention All-Conference” honors in 2006. During her career at G.C.C.C. she recorded 37 wins and posted a 2.65 earned run average while striking out 183 batters. At the plate Mandy hit .340 for her career while scoring 59 runs for the Broncos’ as their lead-off hitter.

     “I am excited that Mandy has decided to join our program. The fact that Mandy can play any of a number of positions for us makes her a great asset to our program.  In addition to her multifaceted defensive abilities, Mandy has the ability to be a true lead-off and base stealing threat for us which will bolster our offense tremendously” stated Prorok.

     Dakota State is coming off of a 2007 season in which the Trojans where ranked regionally for six of the eight rankings, and defeated three of the four nationally ranked teams they played.