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Photo by: Justyce Porter
St. Cloud State Softball Drops First MIAA/NSIC Crossover Challenge Matchup
3/15/2024 11:44:00 PM | Softball
Huskies fall to (RV) Missouri Southern 3-1
JOPLIN, Mo. – St. Cloud State Softball (16-6, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) dropped a 3-1 pitcher's duel to (RV) Missouri Southern Friday afternoon in Joplin in its first game of the weekend in the MIAA/NSIC Crossover Challenge.
Neither team was able to put on run on the board through the first five and a half innings. The Lions tallied three hits in that stretch and held SCSU to just one. In the bottom of the sixth, Missouri Southern (21-7, 3-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) was the first team to put a big inning together, posting three runs on four hits to take a 3-0 lead into the final inning.
The Huskies responded with one run in the top of the seventh but were unable to extend the game, falling 3-1.
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The Huskies continue their play in the MIAA/NSIC Crossover Challenge Saturday with a doubleheader against No. 11 Central Oklahoma. The games are scheduled to begin at 2 and 4 p.m. in Pittsburg, Kan. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Softball schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Softball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Neither team was able to put on run on the board through the first five and a half innings. The Lions tallied three hits in that stretch and held SCSU to just one. In the bottom of the sixth, Missouri Southern (21-7, 3-1 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) was the first team to put a big inning together, posting three runs on four hits to take a 3-0 lead into the final inning.
The Huskies responded with one run in the top of the seventh but were unable to extend the game, falling 3-1.
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- Junior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) - 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 SO
- Junior corner infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) - 1-3, RBI
- Freshman outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) - 1-2, SB
- Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) - R, HBP
- SCSU is now 5-3 all-time against Missouri Southern after the loss.
- Eickhoff has now hurled over 50.0 innings this season (53.0) and over 210 for her career (213.0). She has recorded 3+ strikeouts in four straight starts.
- Beck has recorded a hit in her last two games and stole her fifth base of the season.
- Krueger set a new season-high for times being hit by a pitch (17). She sits at No. 2 on the single season all-time list and is one short of tying the record. She is also four short of tying the career record of 41.
The Huskies continue their play in the MIAA/NSIC Crossover Challenge Saturday with a doubleheader against No. 11 Central Oklahoma. The games are scheduled to begin at 2 and 4 p.m. in Pittsburg, Kan. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Softball schedule page.
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: K. Pickens (7-4)
L: Eickhoff, Emma (5-3)
Batting:
RBI: Fitzgerald, Maggie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Krueger, Lydia 1
SB: Beck, Bree 1
HBP: Krueger, Lydia 1
Batting:
2B: K. Gray 1
3B: Y. Vargas 1
RBI: Y. Vargas 1 ; K. Gray 1
Base Running:
RUNS: K. Jacks 1 ; Y. Vargas 1 ; T. Nuckolls 1
SB: K. Jacks 1 ; Y. Vargas 2 ; M. Rolfs 1
CS: K. Jacks 1
Game Leaders
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Players Mentioned
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