MINOT, N.D. – Facing a four-run deficit, Minot State softball scratched across three runs, but couldn't get the tying run home as the Beavers suffered a doubleheader sweep on Friday afternoon vs. Sioux Falls at South Hill Complex.
The Beavers fell 12-0 in five innings before enduring a 6-5 loss in the second game.
Game One: Sioux Falls 12, Minot State 0 (F/5)
How It Happened
- The Cougars scored three runs in the first and a run in the third to take a 4-0 lead.
- Sioux Falls poured on eight runs on five hits in the fifth inning to clinch the 12-0 victory in five innings.
Inside the Box Score
Game Two: Sioux Falls 6, Minot State 5
How It Happened
- Shwaluk began the game with a single and Maggie Mercer's RBI triple brought her home to give Minot State a 1-0 lead.
- The Beavers doubled the lead in the first inning when Mercer touched home on a Cougar error.
- USF grabbed the lead in the second with a five-run inning on six hits.
- The Cougars scored a run in the fourth to extend the lead to 6-2.
- Shwaluk launched a three-run home run to right, cutting the USF lead to one in the bottom of the seventh.
Inside the Box Score
- Shwaluk led the Beavers at the plate with two runs, two hits and three RBI.
- Julia Suchan tallied two hits, followed by Alina Gonzalez, Haley Hernandez and Mercer with one each.
- Jordyn Staples dropped to 1-1 on the season in the defeat.
- Robbins threw six innings in relief while striking out six Cougars.
What's Next
Minot State hosts Southwest Minnesota State on Senior Day beginning at noon tomorrow at South Hill Complex.
