Rister posted a 1.053 slugging percentage behind seven extra-base hits over the weekend, as the Vulcans opened the season at the D2 Cactus Classic in Arizona. She led the team with a .526 average and seven RBI while also totaling 13.2 innings pitched. Rister tallied two extra-base hits, two RBI, one run scored and one walk in a 5-2 victory over Western New Mexico on Saturday. The Ohio native collected three doubles, two RBI and three runs scored in an 11-2 win against Colorado Christian on Sunday. Rister closed the weekend with three hits, including two triples, three RBI, two runs scored, plus earned her first career win, in a 14-2 victory against WNMU on Sunday. In the circle, she allowed two runs (both earned) on seven hits with zero walks in 6.0 innings versus Mustangs.
