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Photo by: Nathaly Delgado
St. Cloud State Softball Splits First Northern Sun Series with Winona State
3/22/2025 4:51:00 PM | Softball
Huskies drop game one, 2-1, earn 7-6 comeback win in game two
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Softball (22-8, 1-1 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) split its conference opening doubleheader against Winona State on Saturday at the Husky Dome. The Huskies fell in game one, 2-1, before responding with a 7-6 come from behind victory in the second game.
GAME ONE: WINONA STATE 2, ST. CLOUD STATE 1
The Warriors (22-7, 3-1 NSIC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half inning after a sacrifice fly and an RBI-single. SCSU recorded its lone hit in the game in the bottom of the fifth when freshman infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.) recorded a leadoff triple. Redshirt sophomore infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) drove Dahmen in during the next at-bat with a sacrifice fly, to cut the Huskies deficit to one. SCSU went three up, three down in the sixth and after a two-out walk, the game ended on a failed stolen base attempt at second.
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Just like the first game, WSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, this time after back-to-back RBI singles. The Warriors then doubled their lead in the third after an RBI-double and an RBI-single and added one more run after a leadoff solo home run to start the fourth inning.
SCSU finally got in the scoresheet with four runs in the home half of the fifth. Frechette drove in the first run with an RBI-triple and senior utility Rainna Stangle (Sartell, Minn.) followed that up with an RBI-single in the next Huskies at-bat. Freshman catcher Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) drove in the third and fourth SCSU runs with a two-run blast over the wall in left-center field.
The Warriors responded, adding another run in the top of the fifth to extend their lead back to two, but SCSU knotted the game at six in the next half inning after redshirt freshman utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.) hit a 2-RBI double.
The Huskies earned a leadoff walk to start the home half of the sixth inning and senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) moved the runner to second with a sacrifice bunt in the next at-bat. A couple of batters later, Fitzgerald hit an RBI-single, driving in what would become the winning run.
TOP HUSKIES
The Huskies return to action on Wednesday for its first midweek conference doubleheader of the season when they welcome Minnesota Crookston to St. Cloud and the Husky Dome. The games are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. 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: WINONA STATE 2, ST. CLOUD STATE 1
The Warriors (22-7, 3-1 NSIC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half inning after a sacrifice fly and an RBI-single. SCSU recorded its lone hit in the game in the bottom of the fifth when freshman infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.) recorded a leadoff triple. Redshirt sophomore infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) drove Dahmen in during the next at-bat with a sacrifice fly, to cut the Huskies deficit to one. SCSU went three up, three down in the sixth and after a two-out walk, the game ended on a failed stolen base attempt at second.
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- Dahmen – 1-2, 3B, R
- Frechette – SF, RBI
- Junior right handed pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) – CG, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 6 K, 1 BB
- The Huskies moved to 46-61 in the all-time series.
- SCSU moved to 5-2 at home this season.
- The Huskies were held to a season-low one run – for the second time – and a season-low one hit.
- SCSU hit a triple for the third straight game.
- The Huskies have allowed five or fewer hits 10 times this season.
- SCSU has allowed four or less runs in 11 consecutive games and two or fewer in four straight games.
- The Huskies struck out 6+ batters for the 13th time this season and third consecutive game.
- Dahmen hit her second triple of the season, which is tied for second most on the team and scored her 16th run which is tied for fifth best on the team.
- Frechette posted her 21st RBI of the season, which is third most on the team and her second sacrifice fly which is tied for third on the team. She had her season-long seven-game hitting streak snapped, but extended her on-base streak to eight games.
- Clark recorded her team-leading eighth complete game of the season. She struck out 6+ batters for the seventh time this season and third consecutive game. She has allowed two or fewer earned runs in her last three starts.
- Senior infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) had her team-best 16 game on-base streak ended.
- Sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) had her hitting streak ended at six games.
Just like the first game, WSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, this time after back-to-back RBI singles. The Warriors then doubled their lead in the third after an RBI-double and an RBI-single and added one more run after a leadoff solo home run to start the fourth inning.
SCSU finally got in the scoresheet with four runs in the home half of the fifth. Frechette drove in the first run with an RBI-triple and senior utility Rainna Stangle (Sartell, Minn.) followed that up with an RBI-single in the next Huskies at-bat. Freshman catcher Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) drove in the third and fourth SCSU runs with a two-run blast over the wall in left-center field.
The Warriors responded, adding another run in the top of the fifth to extend their lead back to two, but SCSU knotted the game at six in the next half inning after redshirt freshman utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.) hit a 2-RBI double.
The Huskies earned a leadoff walk to start the home half of the sixth inning and senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) moved the runner to second with a sacrifice bunt in the next at-bat. A couple of batters later, Fitzgerald hit an RBI-single, driving in what would become the winning run.
TOP HUSKIES
- Fitzgerald – 3-4, 2B
- Stangle – 2-2
- Collins – 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI
- Frechette – 3B, 2 R
- Honeycutt – HR, 2 RBI
- Junior right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) – W (3-4), 3.2 IP, 1 ER
- Clark – SV (1), 0.2 IP, 2 K
- The Huskies moved to 47-61 all-time against Winona State.
- SCSU improved to 6-2 at home this season.
- The Huskies scored 7+ runs for the 13th time this season and recorded 11+ hits for the eighth time.
- SCSU hit 2+ doubles for the 18th time and posted a triple for the fourth consecutive game. It was the second time this season that the Huskies recorded a double, a triple and a home run.
- The Huskies drew 3+ walks for the 12th straight game.
- SCSU allowed more than four runs for the first time in 11 games and double-digit hits for just the second time this season.
- Fitzgerald recorded her seventh multi-hit game of the season and third game with 3+ hits. She hit her ninth double of the season which is tied for second most on the team.
- Stangle posted her first multi-hit game of the season.
- Collins tallied her second multi-hit game of the season and first multi-RBI game.
- Frechette hit her second triple of the season which is tied for second on the team. She also extended her season best on-base streak to nine games.
- Honeycutt hit her first collegiate home run. She extended her on-base streak to a career-best six games.
- Porter picked up her third win of the season.
- Clark earned her first save as a Husky in her first relief appearance after striking out both batters she faced to end the game.
The Huskies return to action on Wednesday for its first midweek conference doubleheader of the season when they welcome Minnesota Crookston to St. Cloud and the Husky Dome. The games are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. 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: Howe, Izzy (11-2)
L: Clark, Macey (9-3)
Batting:
RBI: Woelfel, Alyssa 1 ; Elsenpeter, Bryn 1
SF: Woelfel, Alyssa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Slaats, Kiley 1 ; Anderson, Logan 1
Batting:
3B: Dahmen, Grace 1
RBI: Frechette, Grace 1
SF: Frechette, Grace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dahmen, Grace 1
CS: Harms, Hannah 1
HBP: Roe, Sydney 1
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