LUBBOCK, Texas -- The Minot State softball team is proving to be the "Battlin' Beavers" as they scored their third walk-off win of the season Friday.
Rallying from deficits of 5-0 and 8-3, including plating three in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Minot State softball team battled back to win 9-8 in 9 innings over Chadron State (Neb.) to close out the day at the Lubbock Sports College Tournament hosted by Lubbock Christian.
That after the Beavers fell 3-1 to Emporia State (Kan.) to start the day. Minot State plays Adams State at noon and Texas Permian Basin at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the tournament.
Minot State 9, Chadron State 8, 9 inn.
LUBBOCK, Texas --The Minot State Beavers needed nine innings to get the job done, but earned the 9-8 extra-innings win, walking it off on a single off the bat of sophomore Sophie Sparrow to claim victory over the Chadron State Eagles on Friday.
Freshman Calley Olson (2-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Minot State (5-1 overall). The right-hander went 5.2 innings, giving up three runs, zero earned, on six hits, allowing two walks and striking out three.
In the batter's box, the Beavers were paced by freshman Paige Kellogg, who went 2-for-3 on the day with a home run, a walk and four RBI. Freshman Sara Van furnished a noteworthy day at the plate as well, going 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI. Freshman Mallory Hoogensen also chipped in for Minot State, putting together two hits in two trips to the plate while adding an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 5-0, the Beavers first put runs on the board in the fifth inning. Minot State's offense started clicking and put up five runs, including a grand slam off the bat of Kellogg.
The Eagles broke the tie and re-took the lead heading into the seventh inning, when the Beavers got back on the scoreboard. Minot State scored three runs in the frame, buoyed by a two-RBI double from Van Wickler, which evened the score at 8-8.
The game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth, when Minot State walked it off on an RBI single off the bat of Sparrow.
GAME NOTES
» Kellogg drove in four runs for Minot State.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed five runs across.
» Minot State pitchers faced 44 Chadron State hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out three.
» The Beavers drew five walks from Chadron State pitching.
» Kellogg led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
» Chadron State was led offensively by freshman Ashland Baca, who went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI.
» Freshman Tori Haug led the Eagles pitching staff, throwing 8.1 innings of nine-run ball.
Emporia State 3, Minot State 1
LUBBOCK, Texas --The Emporia State Hornets proved to be too much for Minot State on this particular day as the Beavers fell 3-1 on Friday to open the Lubbock Sports College Tournament.
Sophomore Reegan Floyd (2-1) got the ball to start for Minot State and took the loss. The right-hander went six innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on seven hits, allowing no walks and striking out three.
Junior Gabi Dawyduk led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 1-for-3 in the ballgame.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers were trailing 2-0 in the fourth inning when they first put runs on the board. Junior Brooklyn Morrison came across to score the lone run of the inning for Minot State and get them on the board. The Beavers were unable to get any closer as Emporia State added one run to their tally on the way to a 3-1 final.
GAME NOTES
» Minot State pitchers faced 25 Emporia State hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and four fly balls while striking out three.
» Dawyduk led the Beavers at the plate, going 1-for-3.
» Emporia State was led offensively by senior Ari Cordova, who went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
» Sophomore Gracie Rabe led the Hornets pitching staff, throwing seven innings of one-run ball.
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