St. Cloud State Softball Sweeps Final Two Games at THE Spring Games Friday

Friday, March 7

Legends Way • Clermont, Fla.

1 p.m.

St. Cloud State

20-7

Edinboro (Pa.)

1-8

Edinboro

St. Cloud State

St. Cloud State Softball Sweeps Final Two Games at THE Spring Games Friday

3/7/2025 6:46:00 PM | Softball

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Huskies take down Edinboro, 7-2, shutout Staten Island, 6-0

CLERMONT, Fla. – St. Cloud State Softball (21-7, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept its final day at THE Spring Games at Legends Way in Clermont on Friday. The Huskies defeated Edinboro (Pa.) (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference), 7-2 in their first game and shutout Staten Island (7-5, 0-0 East Coast Conference), 6-0 in the second game.

GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 7, EDINBORO 2
The Huskies got on the board first in the bottom of the second after senior infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) sent a solo shot over the right field fence. Edinboro responded with two runs on two RBI-doubles in the next half inning to take a 2-1 lead.

SCSU immediately took back its lead, scoring four runs in the bottom of the third which was highlighted by a two-RBI single from redshirt sophomore infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.). The Huskies added their final two runs in the bottom of the fourth, as the final two and a half innings went scoreless.

TOP HUSKIES

· Junior right handed pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) – CG W (9-2), 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 9 K, 1 BB

· Senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) – 3-4, SB

· Frechette – 2-3, 2 RBI, SB

· Fitzgerald – 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R

· Sophomore outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) – 1-2

· Freshman infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.) – 3B

NOTABLES

· The Huskies are now 3-0 all-time against Edinboro.

· SCSU improved to 8-3 in Florida and 15-6 in neutral site games this season.

· The Huskies scored 7+ runs for the 12^th time this season and tallied 9+ hits for the 17^th time.

· SCSU hit its 10^th triple of the season and first in six games.

· The Huskies hit a home run for the fifth consecutive game.

· SCSU stole 2+ bases for the ninth time this season.

· The Huskies have allowed four or less runs in nine consecutive games.

· SCSU has struck out 9+ batters in four games this season.

· Clark regained the team lead for wins this season, with nine. She logged her team leading seventh complete game (5^th of 7.0 innings). She surpassed 75.0 innings on the season and 70 strikeouts. Her nine strikeouts were the second most in a game this season.

· Holzhueter recorded her 12^th multi-hit game of the season, third 3+ hit game of the season and sixth stolen base – all three rank second on the team. She is on a five-game hitting streak.

· Frechette posted her second multi-hit game of the season and fifth multi-RBI game, which ranks tied for third on the team. She extended hitting streak to a season-best six games. She stole her team-leading seventh base of the season.

· Fitzgerald recorded her sixth multi-RBI game of the season, which ranks second on the team. She hit her second home run of the season and 23^rd of her career. She extended her on-base streak to a season-best 15 games and her hitting streak to five games.

· Dahmen hit her first career triple.

· Sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) extended her hitting streak to six games.

GAME TWO: ST. CLOUD STATE 6, STATEN ISLAND 0

SCSU took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth with a two-RBI single from Frechette. The Huskies added three more runs in the fifth with an RBI-single from sophomore outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.), a sacrifice fly from sophomore catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) and Holmes scored on a passed ball. SCSU added its final run in the top of the seventh inning.

TOP HUSKIES

· Senior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) - SHO W (9-0), 7.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 6 K, 0 BB

· Harms – 2-2, 3B, 2 R, SB

· Holmes – 1-2, 2B, 2 R, SB

· Frechette – 2 RBI

· Dahmen – 2 SB

NOTABLES

· The Huskies improved to 2-0 all-time against Staten Island.

· SCSU improved to 9-3 in Florida and 16-6 in neutral site games this season.

· The Huskies earned their fifth shutout rule win of the season and second of their spring break trip.

· SCSU scored 6+ runs for the 15^th time this season.

· The Huskies hit a triple for the second consecutive game and drew 5+ walks for the 10^th time this season.

· SCSU stole 4+ bases for the second time this season.

· The Huskies have allowed four or less runs in 10 consecutive games.

· SCSU struck out 6+ batters for the 13^th time this season.

· The Huskies did not allow a single extra base hit for the seventh time this season.

· Eickhoff remained perfect on the season and re-tied the team lead for wins, with nine. She logged her fourth complete game of the season (first 7.0 inning) and second shutout. Her complete games rank second and her shutouts are tied for the most among SCSU pitchers. She surpassed 65.0 innings for the year and 50 strikeouts.

· Harms recorded her first multi-hit game of the season, becoming the 11^th Husky to have a multi-hit game. She hit her second triple of the season which is second most on the team. It was the first time she scored 2+ runs in a game this season.

· Holmes hit her ninth triple of the season to tie the team lead. She stole her fifth base which ranks third on the Huskies. She has scored 2+ runs in 10 games this season. She extended her hitting streak to six games.

· Frechette posted her sixth multi-RBI game of the season which is tied for second most on the team. She extended her hitting streak to a season-long seven games.

· Dahmen stole 2+ bases in a game for the first time in her career.

· Fitzgerald extended her on-base streak to a season-long 16 games.

UP NEXT
The Huskies are off until they begin NSIC play at home with a doubleheader against Winona State on Sunday, March 23. The games are slated for noon and 2 p.m. CT at the Husky Dome in St. Cloud. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Softball schedule page.

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