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St. Cloud State Softball Can’t Complete Two Comebacks, Splits First Day at Washburn Invitational
2/24/2024 1:04:00 AM | Softball
Huskies rally to beat Missouri Western, 5-4, fall short against Northwest Missouri State, 2-1
TOPEKA, Kan. – St. Cloud State Softball (7-2, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) split its opening pair of games at the Washburn Invitational in Topeka, Kan. at Gahnstrom Field and Lake Shawnee 1. SCSU pulled off a late game rally to beat Missouri Western (2-3, 0-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association), 5-4, but couldn't do the same against Northwest Missouri State (6-4, 0-0 MIAA), falling 2-1.
Sophomore right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) continued her strong start to the season, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks in her 4.0 innings over two appearances. She earned a win and recorded four strikeouts while opponents batted just .133 against her.
Senior center fielder Tenley Quesnell (Boise, Idaho), senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) and fifth year right fielder/first baseman Holly Weinberger (Waconia, Minn.) led the team with two hits apiece. Krueger, who was already leading the NSIC in number of hit by pitches, added two more, pushing her season total to nine.
GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 5, MISSOURI WESTERN 4
Offense was limited in the first three innings as both teams combined for just two hits. Then in the top of the fourth, Missouri Western exploded for four runs on four hits including a two-run shot and a solo homerun, giving the Griffons a 4-0 lead.
The Huskies went three up, three down in the bottom half of the inning, but in the bottom of the fifth, they got on the board after a Weinberger single scored junior outfielder/catcher, Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) and Quesnell. Two batters later, freshman shortstop Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) singled, bringing Krueger home and the Huskies within one run.
After starting the inning prior, Porter made quick work of the top of the sixth, sitting down two batters on strikes as MWSU went three up, three down. In the next half, Holzhueter hit a sacrifice fly, tying the game at four, before the Huskies scored again after a pair of throwing errors, taking their first lead of the afternoon. The Griffons allowed just two hits but committed three errors, allowing SCSU to bring in the tying and go-ahead runs.
After a leadoff single in the top of the seventh, Porter took care of business and got some help from Quesnell, who threw a MWSU runner out at home, preserving the one-run lead.
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The second game was a pitcher's duel and runs came at a premium. After recording the game's first hit, a no-out double to open the bottom of the second, Northwest Missouri State took advantage of base runners, hitting two singles after earning a walk, to score two runs and take the lead.
In the top of the fourth, the Huskies hadn't recorded a hit yet but found Krueger on second base after she reached on an error and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Weinberger. Krueger later scored after an error, to cut the Huskies deficit to one.
There were just four more hits in the next three and a half innings but no runs to show for it and the Huskies four game winning streak was snapped.
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The Huskies resume play tomorrow with Maryville (Mo.) at 10 a.m. and Pittsburg State (Kan.) at noon. Both games will be played at Lake Shawnee 2. Live stats can be found on GameChanger.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Softball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Sophomore right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) continued her strong start to the season, allowing two hits, no runs and no walks in her 4.0 innings over two appearances. She earned a win and recorded four strikeouts while opponents batted just .133 against her.
Senior center fielder Tenley Quesnell (Boise, Idaho), senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) and fifth year right fielder/first baseman Holly Weinberger (Waconia, Minn.) led the team with two hits apiece. Krueger, who was already leading the NSIC in number of hit by pitches, added two more, pushing her season total to nine.
GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 5, MISSOURI WESTERN 4
Offense was limited in the first three innings as both teams combined for just two hits. Then in the top of the fourth, Missouri Western exploded for four runs on four hits including a two-run shot and a solo homerun, giving the Griffons a 4-0 lead.
The Huskies went three up, three down in the bottom half of the inning, but in the bottom of the fifth, they got on the board after a Weinberger single scored junior outfielder/catcher, Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) and Quesnell. Two batters later, freshman shortstop Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) singled, bringing Krueger home and the Huskies within one run.
After starting the inning prior, Porter made quick work of the top of the sixth, sitting down two batters on strikes as MWSU went three up, three down. In the next half, Holzhueter hit a sacrifice fly, tying the game at four, before the Huskies scored again after a pair of throwing errors, taking their first lead of the afternoon. The Griffons allowed just two hits but committed three errors, allowing SCSU to bring in the tying and go-ahead runs.
After a leadoff single in the top of the seventh, Porter took care of business and got some help from Quesnell, who threw a MWSU runner out at home, preserving the one-run lead.
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- Weinberger – 2-3, 2 RBI, BB
- Krueger – 2-2, 2 HBP, R
- Porter – W, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K
- Quesnell – 2-3, 2 R
- Holzhueter – 1-2, RBI, R
- Holmes – 1-3, RBI
- After the win, SCSU leads the all-time series against Missouri Western, 14-9.
- Porter has still not allowed an earned run this year.
- Krueger's hit by pitch streak, extended to nine games, dating back to last year. She had been hit 2+ times in a game twice during the streak. She recorded her second consecutive multi-hit game.
- Weinberger tallied her fourth multi-hit game of the season.
- Quesnell posted her first multi-hit game of the season.
The second game was a pitcher's duel and runs came at a premium. After recording the game's first hit, a no-out double to open the bottom of the second, Northwest Missouri State took advantage of base runners, hitting two singles after earning a walk, to score two runs and take the lead.
In the top of the fourth, the Huskies hadn't recorded a hit yet but found Krueger on second base after she reached on an error and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Weinberger. Krueger later scored after an error, to cut the Huskies deficit to one.
There were just four more hits in the next three and a half innings but no runs to show for it and the Huskies four game winning streak was snapped.
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- Junior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) – 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
- Krueger – R
- Freshman third baseman Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) – 1-3
- Junior outfielder Madison Spah (Ramsey, Minn.) – 1-3
- Porter – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
- After the loss, SCSU still holds a 4-3 all-time advantage over Northwest Missouri State.
- Porter has still not allowed an earned run this year.
- Krueger has scored 1+ runs in three straight games.
The Huskies resume play tomorrow with Maryville (Mo.) at 10 a.m. and Pittsburg State (Kan.) at noon. Both games will be played at Lake Shawnee 2. Live stats can be found on GameChanger.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Softball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Porter, Justyce (2-1)
L: Kissinger, Natalie (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Dywer, Myah 1 ; Finarty, Ashlyn 1
HR: Collins, Jada 1 ; Voisin, Kate 1
RBI: Jones, Taylor 1 ; Collins, Jada 2 ; Voisin, Kate 1
SH: Voisin, Kate 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Watters, Emily 1 ; Jones, Taylor 1 ; Collins, Jada 1 ; Voisin, Kate 1
SB: Jones, Taylor 1
HBP: Preston, Kennedy 1
Batting:
RBI: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Weinberger, Holly 2 ; Holmes, Brooke 1
SH: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Spah, Madison 1
SF: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Fitzgerald, Maggie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Krueger, Lydia 1 ; Istvanovich, Kaitlyn 1 ; Quesnell, Tenley 2
HBP: Krueger, Lydia 2
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