Softball Takes Pair On First Day of The Spring Games Over Trevecca Nazarene and Lewis University

Tuesday, March 7

Clermont, Fla.

2:30 p.m.

St. Cloud State

9-2

Trevecca Nazarene University

8-8

Trevecca Nazarene

St. Cloud State

Photo by: Tom Nelson

Softball Takes Pair On First Day of The Spring Games Over Trevecca Nazarene and Lewis University

3/8/2017 11:03:00 AM | Softball

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CLERMONT, Fla. – The St. Cloud State softball team (10-2) got outside for the first time this season and played a pair of games at the Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. at the National Training Center at Legends Way Field on Tuesday, March 7. The Huskies won the first game by a 6-1 score to Trevecca Nazarene (8-8) and won a 3-2 thriller over Lewis University (8-4) in the second game.

Senior Megan Hedstrom (5-2) was the game one winner in going the distance with three hits and one run allowed against Trevecca Nazarene. She came back in the second game to earn her second save of the season by pitching out of a sticking situation with the potential tying run on base and the go-ahead run coming to the plate.

Sophomore Kate Kopeck (4-0) was the second game winner for SCSU with 6.1 innings thrown with two run allowed and four strikeouts against Lewis University.

The team featured a balanced offensive attack with senior Rebecca Harps totaling four hits and a double on the day. Fellow senior Jessica Goerger had three hits, a double and two RBIs. Sophomore Jaiden Lund had a home run and two RBIs. Five others players on the team tallied an RBI between the two games.

Game One
The Huskies had one big inning in the contest as they scored six runs in the third inning on five hits and two Trojans' errors contributing as well. Senior Abby Bunnell singled to start the frame and moved to second as freshman Maya Keating reached on an error. Both Bunnell and Keating moved up a base on stolen bases. Goerger followed with a two-run single. Brianna Hightshoe was inserted to run for Goerger and moved to second on a Harps' bunt single. Sophomore Morgan Emmans was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A single, a catcher's interference and walk followed to drive in the next three runs. Bunnell finished the scoring with a run-scoring single.

Trevecca Nazarene scored their run in the fifth inning on Ashton Stowe's RBI single.

The loss was taken by Sammie Jo Ivy (1-1), who allowed five runs (one earned) in 2.1 innings in the circle.

Game Two
The Huskies started the scoring with a run in the second inning on a home run from Lund. It was her first home run of the season.

Lewis University tied the game up in the bottom of the fifth inning on Alise Perna's pinch hit RBI double with Carley Maupin on base.

SCSU took the lead back in the sixth inning with two runs. Harps reached on a one-out double and scored as fellow senior Alyssa Coletto followed with a double of her own. Sophomore Samantha Boettcher was then inserted to run for Coletto and scored on Emmans' RBI single.

Lewis threatened and eventually cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the seventh. Maupin doubled to right and moved to third on Kendyl Strack's single. SCSU then inserted Hedstrom to pitch and she got out of the second and third situation with only allowing Maupin to score on a designated rundown play to make the final margin 3-2. It was Hedstrom's second save of the season.

The loss was taken by Paige Fossey (1-4), who allowed three runs in 5.1 innings worked.

The Huskies continue play at the Spring Games on Wednesday, March 8, with games against the University of Findlay at 1 p.m. and St. Joseph's College at 3:30 p.m.