FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Coming off a series sweep over Mississippi Valley State, the Northwestern State softball team hits the road this week for six games in the next five days beginning at Arkansas on Wednesday at five o'clock, followed by a trip to the Frost Classic hosted by Tennessee-Chattanooga beginning on Friday.
 
The Lady Demons improved their overall record to 4-4 with three wins over MVSU, outscoring the Devilettes 28-0, after having a tough weekend at the Troy Subway Invitational the week prior. The Razorbacks have won five in a row, reporting a 7-3 overall record, and have received votes for this week's release of the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll.  
 
Wednesday's meeting is the first midweek game of the season for both teams and marks the 13^th contest between the two programs, each team taking away six wins. The Razorbacks have collected the last five victories, the last in a pair of games in 2012 in Fayetteville.
 
Freshman Micayla Sorosiak put up a 4-for-9 performance at the plate against Mississippi Valley State including a homer Friday night, the first of her career, to put NSU on the board en route to an eventual 9-0 win. She currently sits second on the team with a .350 average behind veteran Cassandra Barefield, who boasts a .400 average with eight hits, seven RBI and just three strikeouts.
 
From the circle, freshman Shelby Sells (2-0) leads with a 2.05 ERA, picking up her second win on Friday vs. the Devilletes. Sells has thrown 13.2 innings this season, striking out 19 while allowing 11 hits and eight runs.
 
Junior Kasey Fagan leads Arkansas with a .423 average and 15 RBI, along with freshman Parker Pocklington for a team lead three home runs and 11 runs scored each.
 
Grace Moll (3-1) registers a 2.00 ERA in the circle in 21 complete innings, striking out 17 and giving up 13 hits and seven runs, six of them earned. Junior Kimmy Beasley leads the team with 27 strikeouts.
 
Northwestern State beings play in Chattanooga with Butler and the host Mocs at 1:30 and 6:30, respectively, at Jim Frost Stadium and continue play through Sunday. The Lady Demons return home next Wednesday, Feb. 26 for a doubleheader with Southern beginning at four o'clock at the Lady Demon Softball Complex.