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St. Cloud State Softball Splits Opening Day of 2025 Season
2/1/2025 11:49:00 PM | Softball
Huskies dropped first game to UMD, beat BSU in second game
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Softball (1-1, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) opened its 2025 schedule at the Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament at the Husky Dome in St. Cloud with a split on Friday. The Huskies fell to Minnesota Duluth, 10-3 and took down Bemidji State, 4-1 to close out the first day of game action.
GAME ONE: MINNESOTA DULUTH 10, ST. CLOUD STATE 3
The Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0 NSIC) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after hitting a pair of 2-RBI doubles in the top half of the first inning. UMD extended its lead to six after a two-run home run in the fourth. In the bottom of the fourth, the Huskies scored their first runs of the new season after a 2-RBI single off the bat from senior utility Rainna Stangle (Sartell, Minn.). SCSU added one more run in the fifth to cut its deficit to three, but Minnesota Duluth scored four more in the sixth to make the game 10-3.
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Fifth year infielder Evy Polsfuss (Apple Valley, Minn.) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in the first run of the game in the bottom of the inning. The Huskies added another run in the second inning after Weiss hit an RBI-single. BSU (1-1, 0-0 NSIC) got one run back in the third inning, but SCSU responded with runs in the fifth and sixth innings to extend its lead to three and seal its first victory of the new season.
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The Huskies wrap up their first weekend of play at the Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament on Sunday against Southwest Minnesota State (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) and Bemidji State for a second time. First pitches the games are 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively from the Husky Dome in St. Cloud. Live coverage options are 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: MINNESOTA DULUTH 10, ST. CLOUD STATE 3
The Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0 NSIC) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after hitting a pair of 2-RBI doubles in the top half of the first inning. UMD extended its lead to six after a two-run home run in the fourth. In the bottom of the fourth, the Huskies scored their first runs of the new season after a 2-RBI single off the bat from senior utility Rainna Stangle (Sartell, Minn.). SCSU added one more run in the fifth to cut its deficit to three, but Minnesota Duluth scored four more in the sixth to make the game 10-3.
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- Sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) – 2-3, 2B
- Sophomore catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) – 2-4
- Stangle – 1-3, 2 RBI
- Junior infielder/catcher Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa), junior Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) and freshman right handed pitcher Madeline Nutter (Elko New Market, Minn.) all made their Huskies debuts.
- Roe recorded her first hit as a Husky.
- Nutter pitched her first collegiate innings.
Fifth year infielder Evy Polsfuss (Apple Valley, Minn.) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in the first run of the game in the bottom of the inning. The Huskies added another run in the second inning after Weiss hit an RBI-single. BSU (1-1, 0-0 NSIC) got one run back in the third inning, but SCSU responded with runs in the fifth and sixth innings to extend its lead to three and seal its first victory of the new season.
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- Senior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) – W (1-0), 4.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 K, 1 BB
- Junior right-handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) – S (1), 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB
- Weiss – 2-4, 2B, RBI
- Redshirt sophomore infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) – 1-3, 2B, RBI
- Senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) – 1-3, 3B
- Senior infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) – 2 BB
- Redshirt freshman utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.) and freshman infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.) each made their Huskies debut.
- Dahmen scored her first run as a Husky.
- Roe recorded her first RBI as a Husky
The Huskies wrap up their first weekend of play at the Kelly Laas Memorial Tournament on Sunday against Southwest Minnesota State (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) and Bemidji State for a second time. First pitches the games are 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively from the Husky Dome in St. Cloud. Live coverage options are 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: Walsh, Maddy (1-0)
L: Clark, Macey (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Jenkins, Kendal 2 ; Schmitt, Nicole 1 ; Jenkins, Lauren 1
HR: Schmitt, Nicole 1 ; Jenkins, Lauren 1
RBI: McMillan, Morgan 1 ; Jenkins, Kendal 1 ; Schmitt, Nicole 4 ; Jenkins, Lauren 4
Base Running:
RUNS: McMillan, Morgan 2 ; Jenkins, Kendal 2 ; Schmitt, Nicole 2 ; Johnson, Khendal 1 ; Timmer, Serena 1 ; Jenkins, Lauren 1 ; Christopher, Taryn 1
Batting:
2B: Holmes, Brooke 1
RBI: Stangle, Rainna 2 ; Harms, Hannah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roe, Sydney 1 ; Holmes, Brooke 1 ; Stangle, Rainna 1
SB: Frechette, Grace 1
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