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11
Winner UMary MARY 1-4
3
Minot State MINOT 4-4
Winner
UMary MARY
1-4
11
Final
3
Minot State MINOT
4-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UMary MARY 1 1 1 0 3 1 4 11 15 3
Minot State MINOT 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 5 2

W: Backes, Brieann (1-2) L: Robbins, Zoya (2-2)

0
MSU Moorhead MSUM 0-5
8
Winner Minot State MINOT 5-4
MSU Moorhead MSUM
0-5
0
Final
8
Minot State MINOT
5-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
MSU Moorhead MSUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Minot State MINOT 1 2 1 1 3 8 8 0

W: Mendez, Laura (2-2) L: Berth, Becky (0-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Salvages Split with Shutout

MINOT, N.D. – After suffering an 11-3 defeat to UMary to open the evening, the Minot State softball team bounced back quickly with an 8-0 win in five innings vs. Minnesota State Moorhead to salvage a split on Friday night in the Air-Supported Dome.
 
The split pushes the Beavers to 5-4 on the season.
 
Game One: UMary 11, Minot State 3
 
How It Happened
  • UMary had success at the plate early, scoring a run in each of the first three innings to take a 3-0 lead.
  • Minot State cut into the deficit in the bottom of the fourth inning when Randi Wright ripped an RBI single to second, scoring Rianna Aasen.
  • The Marauders responded with three runs in the next half inning to stretch the lead to 6-1.
  • The Beavers added two runs in the fifth inning when Melissa Estrada scored after Aasen reached on an error and Julia Suchan lifted a double down the right field line to score Karlee Coughlin.
  • UMary plated a run in the six and added four in the seventh to clinch the eight-run victory.
 
Beaver Bits
  • Lauren Cowden, Alina Gonzalez, Coughlin, Suchan and Wright recorded one hit each.
  • Zoya Robbins dropped to 2-2 on the season, suffering the loss after surrendering five runs in four innings of work in the circle.
  • Jordyn Staple tossed the final three innings for Minot State.
 
Game Two: Minot State 8, Minnesota State Moorhead 0 (Five Innings)
 
How It Happened
  • Minot State struck first when Coughlin reached on an error in the first inning to score Gonzalez.
  • The Beavers added a pair of runs in the second inning when Cowden lifted a two-RBI double, scoring Kiera Shwaluk and Wright.
  • Robbins contributed to the Minot State lead by launching a solo home run over the fence in right center for her team-leading third home run of the season.
  • Haley Hernandez opened the fourth inning with a single and later came around to score on an RBI single from Maggie Mercer.
  • Hernandez shot an RBI single down the left field line before Wright blasted a two-RBI double to left center, clinching Minot State's win in five innings.
 
Beaver Bits
  • Wright led the Beavers with two hits (2-for-3) and a pair of RBIs.
  • Hernandez tallied two hits while four other Beavers recorded a hit.
  • Cowden posted two RBIs and Mercer, Robbins and Hernandez notched an RBI apiece.
  • Laura Mendez improved to 2-2 on the season while tossing five scoreless innings with four strikeouts in the circle for the Beavers.
 
Looking Ahead
The Beavers take Saturday off before playing a pair of games on Sunday afternoon. Minot State will face Minnesota Crookston at noon before taking on Valley City State at 2 p.m.
 
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