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Wolves officially open Koehler Hall of Fame Field

Northern State University’s Meghan Anderson delivers the first pitch against MSU Moorhead at Tuesday’s inaugural game at Koehler Hall of Fame Field. Photo by John Davis taken 3/29/2022
The Northern State women's softball team played its first official games in the brand new Koehler Hall of Fame Field on Tuesday afternoon. While the Wolves were swept by Minnesota State Moorhead, they were the big winners of having a new state-of-the-art complex. "They just did an incredible job from all of the fundraising that they’ve done in the last 5-10 years as well as the Koehler family themselves having the pride to want to do this for softball and for Aberdeen and Northern," said Wolves coach Ashley Schilling. Her favorite part of the new facility? "Definitely the padding along the outfield fence," Schilling said. "I think it just closes everything in and does a fantastic job of making it feel like a stadium, as well as the extra bonus of it breaking some wind while we’re in here." A huge crowd turned out for the opening of the field, despite cool, blustery conditions. Northern State did not manage its first hit until the bottom of the fourth inning in the

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