MINOT, N.D. -- Sophomore Reegan Floyd and junior Gabi Dawyduk combined to toss a shutout on Saturday as the Minot State Beavers blanked the Providence Argos, 8-0, Saturday in the MSU Bubble Invitational.
Minot State fell 6-2 in the opener to visiting Montana State-Billings. The Beavers wrap up the weekend playing Carroll College on Sunday at 2 p.m., the third game of the day Sunday as action begins at 9 a.m.
Montana State-Billings 6, Minot State 2
MINOT, N.D. --The Minot State Beavers had a tough showing on Saturday, falling to the Montana State-Billings Yellowjackets by final score of 6-2.
Freshman Kierra Fournier (1-2) got the ball to start for Minot State and took the loss. The right-hander went four innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on three hits, allowing one walk and striking out three.
At the plate, the Beavers were paced by junior Gabi Dawyduk, who went 1-for-1 on the day with a triple and an RBI. Junior Taryn Bennett furnished a noteworthy performance as well, going 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and an RBI. Senior Leo Watson also contributed for Minot State, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 6-0, the Beavers first put runs on the board in the sixth inning. Minot State put up two runs in the frame, highlighted by an RBI triple off the bat of Dawyduk. The Beavers were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.
GAME NOTES
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed two runs across.
» Minot State pitchers faced 33 Montana State-Billings hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and four fly balls while striking out six.
» The Beavers drew four walks from Montana State-Billings pitching.
» Dawyduk led the Beavers at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a triple and an RBI.
» Montana State-Billings was led offensively by senior Shelby Marquardt, who went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
» Senior Alyssa Etheridge led the Yellowjackets pitching staff, throwing seven innings of two-run ball.
Minot State 8, Providence 0, 6 inn.
Reegan Floyd (3-2) started and picked up the win for Minot State (7-5 overall), going five shutout innings while giving up three hits, walking two, and striking out four against Providence.
Freshman Paige Kellogg led the way offensively for the Beavers, going 3-for-3 in the ballgame with a home run and four RBI. Junior Brooklyn Morrison put together a standout performance as well, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. Junior Lexi Barduson also contributed, going 1-for-2 for Minot State with a double and a walk.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers took the lead for good in the first, scoring for the first time in the inning. Minot State scored three times, picking up one on an RBI base knock off the bat of Dawyduk.
The Beavers also added runs in the third, fourth, and sixth innings on the way to the 8-0 victory.
GAME NOTES
» Floyd and Dawyduk combined to throw a three-hit shutout.
» Kellogg picked up three hits in the game for Minot State.
» Kellogg drove in four runs for Minot State.
» Every Minot State starter reached base safely in the win.
» Minot State's highest scoring inning was the first, when it pushed three runs across.
» Minot State took a 3-0 lead in the bottom half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
» Five Beavers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Beavers out-hit the Argos at a 14-3 clip.
» The Beavers swiped six bases as a team.
» Minot State pitchers limited Providence to just 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 24 Providence hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and three fly balls while striking out four.
» Kellogg led the Beavers at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
» Providence was led offensively by senior Taylor Mathews, who went 1-for-2.
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