MINOT, N.D. – Minot State pitchers Reegan Floyd and Gabi Dawyduk dominated in the circle with a pair of shutout performances while Brooklyn Morrison stretched her hit streak to 12 straight games, going 4-for-6 at the plate in the Beavers sweep of visiting Southwest Minnesota State on Friday at "The Bubble."
"I think, honestly, sky's the limit for us," said Morrison as the Beavers have won six straight and share the NSIC lead with Concordia, St. Paul. "We have a lot of big expectations for each other and even for ourselves. So I think that's a big thing, just really pushing each other and just making each other better every single day.
"And like I said, the sky's the limit; and even higher than that."
Friday, Minot State slowly inched away for a 4-0 victory to start the day, then the offense rolled in a 10-0 win in five innings to close out the sweep as the Beavers improved to 11-7 overall and 6-0 in NSIC play.
The Beavers are back in action in another NSIC doubleheader as they host Minnesota State, Mankato (24-8, 4-2) at "The Bubble" with first pitch set for 11 a.m.
GAME 1 | Minot State 4, Southwest Minnesota State 0
MINOT, N.D. -- Junior Reegan Floyd was dealing on Friday, throwing a four-hit shutout to lead the Minot State Beavers past the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs, 4-0.
Floyd (3-2) went the distance for Minot State, giving up four hits, walking none and striking out three.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers took the lead for good in the second, scoring for the first time in the inning. Minot State got on the board thanks to sophomore Anna LaCount's RBI double.
The Beavers then tacked on runs in the fourth and sixth innings, with their biggest output coming in the sixth when they scored two times. That two-run inning was punctuated by senior Brooklyn Morrison's run-scoring single.
GAME NOTES
» Floyd tossed a four-hit shutout for the Beavers.
» The Beavers power output was led by LaCount, who picked up two extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Minot State's highest-scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed two runs across.
» The Beavers had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Mustangs 1-0 in the bottom of the second.
» The Beavers out-hit the Mustangs at an 8-4 clip.
» Minot State pitchers faced 24 Southwest Minnesota State hitters in the game, allowing 12 ground balls and four fly balls while striking out three.
» LaCount led the Beavers at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double, a triple and an RBI.
» Southwest Minnesota State was led offensively by freshman Brynn Webber, who went 2-for-3.
» Freshman Karlie Miller led the Mustangs pitching staff, throwing six innings of four-run ball.
GAME 2 | Minot State 10, Southwest Minnesota State 0
MINOT, N.D. -- Senior Gabi Dawyduk was dealing on Friday, tossing a three-hit shutout to lead the Minot State Beavers over the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs, 10-0 in five innings.
Dawyduk (4-3) went the distance for Minot State, giving up three hits, walking one and striking out one.
In the batter's box, the Beavers were paced by junior Abby Lohse, who went 3-for-3 on the day with a double and two RBI. Dawyduk put together a standout performance as well, going 2-for-2 with a walk and three RBI. Junior Hannah Murray also contributed for Minot State, putting together one hit in two trips to the plate while adding a triple, a walk and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beavers took the lead for good in the first, scoring for the first time in the inning as Lohse, Dawyduk, and Murray each drove in a run.
The Beavers then tacked on runs in the second and third innings, with their biggest output coming in the third when they scored four times. The big hit in that inning was a two-run single off the bat of Dawyduk.
GAME NOTES
» Dawyduk tossed a three-hit shutout for the Beavers.
» Lohse had three base hits in the game for Minot State.
» The Beavers power output was led by senior Brooklyn Morrison, who compiled two extra-base hits in the ballgame.
» Minot State's highest-scoring inning was the third, when it pushed four 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.
» Four Beavers had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Beavers out-hit the Mustangs at a 12-3 clip.
» Minot State went 6-for-14 (.429) with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers limited Southwest Minnesota State to 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
» Minot State pitchers faced 18 Southwest Minnesota State hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and four fly balls while striking out one.
» Lohse led the Beavers at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
» Southwest Minnesota State was led offensively by freshman Brynn Webber, who went 1-for-2.
» Freshman Jordan Bussey led the Mustangs pitching staff, throwing one scoreless inning.
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