Northern State Softball goes 1-1 against Minot State
ABERDEEN, S. D. (Northern State) – After earning a 3-2 victory in the first game of the doubleheader, Northern State fell to the Beavers of Minot State, 7-2, in the second game.
QUICK DETAILS Game One Final Score: NSU 3, MiSU 2 Game Two Final Score: MiSU 7, NSU 2 Records: NSU 16-22 (8-14 NSIC), MiSU 28-18 (13-9 NSIC) GAME ONE: NORTHERN STATE 3, MINOT STATE 2 In the victory, Northern State notched three runs on eight hits, two RBIs, one error, 21 putouts, eight assists and five strikeouts from the mound Northern State took an early lead, striking paydirt for the first time in the bottom of the second With a Hailey Cota leadoff single followed by a Madi Jones single, Kinsley Stover put a ball into play in right field, bringing in Cota for the first run The Beavers would respond in time, chalking two in the fourth off an Ellington Anderson double, bringing in Taylor Eatherton and Sara Van Wickler to take the lead The very next inning, Aune Boben recorded another hit, earning a single After a Sydney Anderson walk, Tevan Bryant sent a shot into left-center, bringing home Boben and placing Anderson in scoring position A groundout from Cota put Kennedy Boyer (pinch running for Anderson) at third before a wild pitch brought Boyer in from third The Beavers would leave two stranded on base in the sixth and lose two to Mckenzie Wanner’s heat in the seventh, giving Northern State the win NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS Aune Bobe: 2-4, 1 run, 2 assists Kinsley Stover : 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 putout Tevan Bryant : 1-3, 1 RBI Mckenzie Wanner : 7. 0 IP, 5 K’s, WIN GAME TWO: MINOT STATE 7, NORTHERN STATE 2 The Wolves collected two runs, five hits, two RBIs, one error, 21 putouts, seven assists and three strikeouts from the mound in their 7-2 loss to Minot State The Wolves got off to a rough start, allowing six runs in two innings to start the game, tallying three walks in the opening inning After allowing another run in the fourth, the Wolves chalked their first run of the game when a throwing error to first with two outs allowed Stover to touch home Though earning the win, the Beavers notched five errors throughout the seven innings of play After an error to start the bottom of the fifth inning and a groundout from Boben, Emma Owens found herself on third With an outfield shot from Alicia Jeanson , Owens was able to safely make it around the bases for Northern’s second and final score of the day NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS Hailey Cota : 2-3, 1 run, 1 putout, 1 assist Alicia Jeanson : 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 putouts, 1 assist Sydney Anderson : 1-3, 9 putouts Riley O’Connell : 6. 0 IP, 1 run allowed, 3 strikeouts MINNESOTA MORRIS STORYLINES The Cougars are 10-17 (8-7 UMAC) this season and have collected six wins in their last nine outings on the diamond As a team, UMM has recorded 149 runs on 219 hits, 116 RBIs, 31 doubles, seven triples, five home runs, 482 putouts, 178 assists, 57 errors in the field and 71 Ks from the rubber Senior Mary Landherr has been electric at the plate through 25 games, chalking 11 runs, 32 hits (leads UMM), 10 doubles (leads UMM), a home run and 17 RBIs (second most for UMM), while batting a team-high .
457 (1. 167 OPS) In the field, Landherr has recorded 59 putouts and five assists, boasting a fielding percentage of . 955 But she isn’t the only Cougar holding a batting average over .
400 With 10 runs, 30 hits, 13 RBIs and six doubles, Kendra Schmitz is hitting . 405 in 27 appearances, while leading the team in putouts with 154 this season On the mound, Alyssa Thornton has seen action in 16 games (6-10), throwing 52 strikeouts and posting a 4. 83 ERA in 84.
0 innings UP NEXT Northern State will take on the Cougars of Minnesota Morris tomorrow afternoon at 1 p. m. and 3 p.