St. Cloud State
17-6
Pitt-Johnstown (Pa.)
1-4
St. Cloud State Softball Scores 21 Runs in Tuesday Sweep at THE Spring Games
3/4/2025 5:21:00 PM | Softball
Huskies take down Pitt.-Johnstown, 12-3 in six innings and California, 9-4
CLERMONT, Fla. – St. Cloud State Softball (18-6, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept its pair of games at THE Spring Games at Legends Way in Clermont on Tuesday. The Huskies beat Pitt.-Johnstown (Pa.) (1-4, 0-0 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference), 12-3 in six innings in their first game and California (Pa.) (2-9, 0-0 PSAC), 9-4 in the second game.
GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 12, PITT.-JOHNSTOWN 3
The Huskies put four runs across in the first inning despite only recording one hit, after drawing to six walks and a wild pitch. UP-J responded with two runs in the home half of the first inning to make the game, 4-2.
SCSU extended its lead back to four after senior infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) hit a two-run home run in the top of the second. The Huskies added two more runs in the fifth after back-to-back RBI singles from sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) and sophomore catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.). SCSU plated its final four runs in the sixth with an RBI-double off the bat of Redshirt sophomore infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.), a pinch-hit sacrifice fly from senior utility Rainna Stangle (Sartell, Minn.) and a pinch hit RBI-single from sophomore outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.).
TOP HUSKIES
· Fitzgerald - 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, HR, 2B
· Senior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) - W (7-0), 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 7 K
· Holmes - 3-5, 3 R
· Frechette - 3 RBI, 2B
· Junior infielder/catcher Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) - 2 R
· Harms - 1-1
NOTABLES
· The Huskies are now 1-1 all-time against Pitt.-Johnstown.
· SCSU improved to 5-2 in Florida and 12-5 in neutral site games this season.
· The Huskies scored 12+ runs for the fourth time this season, tallied 11+ RBI for the fourth time and recorded 11+ hits for the fifth time.
· SCSU hit 2+ doubles for the 14th time this season and hit a home run for the first time in five games.
· The Huskies drew 8+ walks for the fourth time this season and stole 2+ bases for the eighth time.
· SCSU struck out 7+ batters for seventh time this season and held its opponent without an extra base hit for the seventh time.
· Fitzgerald posted her seventh multi-hit game of the season and her second multi-RBI game. She extended her on-base game streak to 11. It was her first home run and team-leading seventh double of the season. She scored 2+ runs for the fourth time this season and drew 2+ walks for fifth time.
· Eickhoff remained perfect on the season, picking up her seventh win, which is tied for the most on the team. Her seven strikeouts were a single game best for this season.
· Holmes tallied her 12th multi-hit game of the season and sixth 3+ hit game. She scored 3+ runs for the third time this season.
· Frechette recorded her fourth multi-RBI game of the season and first 3+ RBI game – both marks are tied for second on the team.
· Roe scored 2+ runs for the fourth time this season.
GAME TWO: ST. CLOUD STATE 9, CALIFORNIA 4
SCSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but the Vulcans responded with two runs of their own in the next half inning. SCSU regained the lead in the bottom of the second after an RBI-double from senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) and extended its lead in the third after Roe hit a two-run shot.
California added a run in the fourth and the fifth while the Huskies scored one in the fourth (RBI-double from Fitzgerald) and its final three in the fifth with a three-run blast from Holmes to bring the game to its final score of 9-4.
TOP HUSKIES
· Holmes - 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 R, HR
· Holzhueter - 3-4, 2 R, 2B
· Weiss - 2-4, 2 R, 2B
· Fitzgerald - 2 RBI, 2B
· Roe - 2 RBI, HR
· Freshman infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.) - 2B
· Junior right handed pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) - W (8-2), 5.0 IP, 4 K
NOTABLES
· The Huskies moved to 2-4 all-time against California.
· SCSU improved to 6-2 in Florida and 13-5 in neutral site games this season.
· The Huskies scored 9+ runs for the seventh time this season, tallied 8+ RBI for the seventh time and recorded 12+ hits for the fifth time.
· SCSU hit 4+ doubles for the fifth time this season and 2+ home runs for the fourth time.
· The Huskies drew 5+ walks for the ninth time this season
· SCSU struck out 5+ batters for 14th time this season and allowed a season high four doubles.
· Holmes posted her 13th multi-hit game of the season, seventh 3+ hit game, eighth multi-RBI game and fourth 3+ RBI game, all of which lead the team this season. The home run was the fifth of her season which also leads the team. She has scored 2+ runs in eight games.
· Holzhueter recorded her 11th multi-hit game and second 3+ hit game which are both tied for second on the team. She hit her team-leading eight double and has scored 2+ runs in four games.
· Weiss tallied her 11th multi-hit game of the season and seventh double, which are both tied for second most on the team. She has scored 2+ runs in seven games this season.
· Fitzgerald recorded her third multi-RBI game of the season (second straight). Her eight doubles are tied for the team lead this season.
· Roe recorded her fifth multi-RBI game of the season which ranks second on the team. She also hit her third home run of the season which is tied for second on the team.
· Clark reclaimed the team lead for wins, with eight.
UP NEXT
The Huskies are idle on Wednesday and return to action at THE Spring Games on Thursday against Northwood (Mich.) at 1 p.m. CT/2 p.m. ET and Grand Valley State (Mich.) at 3:15 p.m. CT/4:15 p.m. ET at Legends Way in Clermont. 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: Eickhoff, Emma (7-0)
L: Addison Hilligberg (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Fitzgerald, Maggie 1 ; Frechette, Grace 1
HR: Fitzgerald, Maggie 1
RBI: Harms, Hannah 1 ; Holmes, Brooke 1 ; Weiss, Bethany 1 ; Fitzgerald, Maggie 2 ; Roe, Sydney 1 ; Frechette, Grace 3 ; Needham, Kori 1 ; Stangle, Rainna 1
SF: Needham, Kori 1 ; Stangle, Rainna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Holmes, Brooke 3 ; Weiss, Bethany 1 ; Fitzgerald, Maggie 2 ; Dahmen, Grace 1 ; Roe, Sydney 2 ; Frechette, Grace 1 ; Honeycutt, Morgan 1
SB: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
CS: Weiss, Bethany 1
Batting:
RBI: Julia Mooney 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meghan McDonough 2 ; Jenna Tallman 1
HBP: Jenna Tallman 1
