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St. Cloud State Softball Earns Pair of Important Northern Sun Wins
4/14/2024 7:02:00 PM | Softball
Huskies pick third conference sweep of 2024
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Softball (25-19, 8-10 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept Sioux Falls (16-25, 7-13 NSIC) Sunday afternoon at Selke Field in St. Cloud. The Huskies took game one, 5-2 and game two, 7-4.
GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 5, SIOUX FALLS 2
St. Cloud State jumped out to an early 2-0 first inning lead after a single from fifth year right fielder Holly Weinberger (Waconia, Minn.) scored junior catcher Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) and junior first baseman Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) hit a sacrifice fly to score Weinberger. Sioux Falls wasted no time responding, scoring two runs in the next half inning, knotting the game at two.
Neither team was able to plate another run until the Huskies brought three runs home in the bottom of the sixth to take a three-run lead. Freshman shortstop Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) opened the sixth with a single and redshirt freshman third baseman Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) followed it up with a bunt single to put runners on first and second. Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) advanced the runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Pinch hitter, senior Evy Polsfuss (Apple Valley, Minn.) reached on a fielder's choice after laying down a bunt and the Cougars attempt to get Holmes out at home was unsuccessful. Two batters later, Holzhueter reached on an error as pinch runner, freshman outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) and Frechette scored to give the Huskies a 5-2 lead.
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The Huskies used another strong first inning to jump out and take an early lead. Holzhueter hit a leadoff triple down the right field line and Weinberger was walked and stole second to put two runners in scoring position. Weiss hit a sacrifice fly to score Holzhueter. A few batters later, Krueger roped a two-RBI single down the left field line, scoring Weinberger and Fitzgerald, giving the Huskies a 3-0 lead after one inning of play. Fitzgerald added another run to SCSU's tally in the bottom of the second with an RBI-single to score Weinberger who had drawn her second walk of the game already.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Huskies offense helped stretch its lead to seven after an RBI-single from Harms, an RBI-single bunt from Holzhueter and an RBI-bunt from Weinberger. The Huskies stranded two runners after scoring three runs on four hits and an error, taking a 7-0 lead into the sixth.
USF's offense came alive in the seventh inning, scoring four runs on three hits and an error, but it was too little, too late for the Cougars as SCSU held on to win 7-4.
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The Huskies six game homestand comes to a close on Tuesday with a doubleheader against Minnesota Duluth (30-13, 11-7 NSIC). The games are scheduled for 2 and 4 p.m. at Selke Field (*note – there inclement weather predicted, so stay tuned for updates regarding the games). 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.
GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 5, SIOUX FALLS 2
St. Cloud State jumped out to an early 2-0 first inning lead after a single from fifth year right fielder Holly Weinberger (Waconia, Minn.) scored junior catcher Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) and junior first baseman Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) hit a sacrifice fly to score Weinberger. Sioux Falls wasted no time responding, scoring two runs in the next half inning, knotting the game at two.
Neither team was able to plate another run until the Huskies brought three runs home in the bottom of the sixth to take a three-run lead. Freshman shortstop Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) opened the sixth with a single and redshirt freshman third baseman Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) followed it up with a bunt single to put runners on first and second. Senior second baseman Lydia Krueger (Appleton, Wis.) advanced the runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Pinch hitter, senior Evy Polsfuss (Apple Valley, Minn.) reached on a fielder's choice after laying down a bunt and the Cougars attempt to get Holmes out at home was unsuccessful. Two batters later, Holzhueter reached on an error as pinch runner, freshman outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) and Frechette scored to give the Huskies a 5-2 lead.
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- Junior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) - 4.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 6 K
- Sophomore right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) (W, 10-5) - 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 K
- Weinberger - 2-4, RBI, R, SB
- Freshman designated player Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) - 1-3, 2B
- Holmes - 1-3, R
- Frechette - 1-3, R
- St. Cloud State moved to 16-10 in the teams' all-time series after the win.
- Eickhoff surpassed 120.0 innings pitched on the season and 280.0 for her career. Picked up her 80th strikeout of the season and surpassed 210 for her career.
- Porter surpassed 110.0 innings and earned her 10th win of the season. It is the first time she has won double digit games in a season.
- Weinberger posted her 12th multi-hit game of the season. She recorded her 45th hit and 20th RBI of the season. She scored the 90th run of her career and stole her first base of the season.
- Frechette tallied her 25th hit of the season.
The Huskies used another strong first inning to jump out and take an early lead. Holzhueter hit a leadoff triple down the right field line and Weinberger was walked and stole second to put two runners in scoring position. Weiss hit a sacrifice fly to score Holzhueter. A few batters later, Krueger roped a two-RBI single down the left field line, scoring Weinberger and Fitzgerald, giving the Huskies a 3-0 lead after one inning of play. Fitzgerald added another run to SCSU's tally in the bottom of the second with an RBI-single to score Weinberger who had drawn her second walk of the game already.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Huskies offense helped stretch its lead to seven after an RBI-single from Harms, an RBI-single bunt from Holzhueter and an RBI-bunt from Weinberger. The Huskies stranded two runners after scoring three runs on four hits and an error, taking a 7-0 lead into the sixth.
USF's offense came alive in the seventh inning, scoring four runs on three hits and an error, but it was too little, too late for the Cougars as SCSU held on to win 7-4.
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- Harms - 2-2
- Holzhueter - 2-4, 3B
- Eickhoff (W, 10-9) - 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 K
- Fitzgerald - 2-4
- Krueger - 1-2, 2 RBI
- Freshman outfielder Kori Needham (Milan, Ill.) - 1-1
- Polsfuss - 1-1
- Weinberger - 2 R, 2 BB, SB
- The Huskies improved to 17-10 all-time against Sioux Falls after the win.
- Harms' two hits doubled her season total. It was her first career multi-hit game.
- Holzhueter posted her 15th multi-hit game of the season. She tallied her 55th hit of the season, setting a new single season best mark. She hit her fifth career triple (fourth of the season). She recorded her 25th RBI of the season.
- Eickhoff earned her 10th win of the season, setting a new single-season best mark. She reached 125.0 innings pitched on the season.
- Fitzgerald posted her ninth multi-hit game of the season. She tallied her 40th RBI and scored her 20th run of the season. She now has 85 career RBI and surpassed 45 career runs scored.
- Krueger tallied her 20th hit of the season and 70th of her career. She posted her 10th RBI of the season and surpassed 45 for her career. She recorded her third multi-RBI game of the season.
- Weinberger scored her 15th run of the season. She surpassed 45 walks drawn in her career and stole her second base of the year (2-for-2).
The Huskies six game homestand comes to a close on Tuesday with a doubleheader against Minnesota Duluth (30-13, 11-7 NSIC). The games are scheduled for 2 and 4 p.m. at Selke Field (*note – there inclement weather predicted, so stay tuned for updates regarding the games). 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: Porter, Justyce (10-5)
L: Duncan, M. (11-8)
Batting:
2B: Schwisow, R. 1
RBI: Schwisow, R. 1 ; Haley, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wagner, T. 1 ; Barta, E. 1
SB: Schwisow, R. 1
Batting:
2B: Weiss, Bethany 1
RBI: Weinberger, Holly 1 ; Fitzgerald, Maggie 1 ; Polsfuss, Evy 1
SH: Krueger, Lydia 1
SF: Fitzgerald, Maggie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Weinberger, Holly 1 ; Holmes, Brooke 1 ; Frechette, Grace 1 ; Harms, Hannah 1
SB: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Weinberger, Holly 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
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