North St. Paul at Hastings
4:15 p.m., Monday, May 4

No. 5-ranked North St. Paul rebounded from a 5-4 loss to Eagan on April 25 with three straight blowout wins -- over Hudson, Mahtomedi and Simley. Sophomore Kallie Stepaniak went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases in a 10-0 conference win over Hastings on April 16. The Polars are 11-2 overall, 10-1 in conference play.

Hastings (10-4, 10-2) won five in a row by a combined margin of 47-17 after the April 16 loss. Senior pitcher Megs Friederichs is 7-1 and will need to be sharp as the Raiders look to grab possession of first place in the Metro East Conference.