Saturday, April 26
MSU Bubble • Minot, N.D.
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Photo by: Sean Arbaut (Arbaut Photography)
Strong Pitching Guides St. Cloud State Softball to Road Sweep of Beavers
4/26/2025 11:35:00 PM | Softball
Clark throws one-hitter in game one, Huskies outhit Minot State 16-6 in twinbill
MINOT, N.D. – St. Cloud State Softball (39-14, 18-7 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept its penultimate regular season doubleheader against Minot State (27-22, 15-11 NSIC) at the MSU Bubble in Minot on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies won the first game 4-1 and the second game 3-1.
GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 4, MINOT STATE 1
The Huskies took an early 1-0 lead after sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) hit an RBI-double in the top of the first inning and doubled their lead in the third inning when Holmes hit an RBI-single. SCSU extended its lead to 3-0 in the fourth with a sacrifice fly from sophomore outfielder Kori Needham (Milan, Ill.) and pushed it to 4-0 in the sixth after a Needham RBI-single.
Junior right handed pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) had a perfect game going through the first six innings, but had it broken up by single during the first at bat of the seventh inning.
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SCSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half inning of play after Holmes hit a two-run shot over the left field wall. Minot State cut its lead in half in the bottom of the third inning with an RBI-single, but the Huskies extended its lead back to two with an RBI-single from Weiss.
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SCSU closes out its regular season schedule on Sunday at UMary (9-40, 2-22 NSIC) on Sunday. The doubleheaders is scheduled for noon and 2 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: ST. CLOUD STATE 4, MINOT STATE 1
The Huskies took an early 1-0 lead after sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) hit an RBI-double in the top of the first inning and doubled their lead in the third inning when Holmes hit an RBI-single. SCSU extended its lead to 3-0 in the fourth with a sacrifice fly from sophomore outfielder Kori Needham (Milan, Ill.) and pushed it to 4-0 in the sixth after a Needham RBI-single.
Junior right handed pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) had a perfect game going through the first six innings, but had it broken up by single during the first at bat of the seventh inning.
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- Clark - CG W (17-6), 1 H, 0 ER, 8 K, 0 BB
- Holmes - 3-3, 2B, 2 RBI
- Needham - 1-2, 2 RBI
- Graduate infielder Evy Polsfuss (Apple Valley, Minn.) - 1-2
- Sophomore outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) - 2B
- The Huskies improved to 17-12 all-time against Minot State and 1-0 against the Beavers this season.
- SCSU improved to 6-4 on the road this season.
- The Huskies recorded 9+ hits for the fifth straight game and allowed just one hit for the second time this season.
- SCSU held its opponents to one or fewer runs for the 20th time this season and recorded 8+ strikeouts in a game for the first time in 13 games and ninth time overall this season.
- Clark tossed her team-leading 12th complete game this season and extended her team lead in wins, with 17. She lowered her season ERA to 2.28 and surpassed 150.0 innings and 120 strikeouts for the season.
- Holmes posted her ninth 3+ hit game of the season which is tied for the most on the team and recorded her 19th multi-hit game of the season which is tied for the second most on the team. Holmes posted her team-leading 13th multi-RBI game of the season and extended her hitting streak/on-base to eight games. She is tied for the second most doubles on the team this season, with 13.
- Needham recorded her first multi-RBI game of the season.
- Beck hit her eighth double of the season.
- Senior infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) extended her on-base streak to 15 games.
- Sophomore catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) extended her hitting/on-base streak to 12 games.
- Senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) had her career-best 17 game hitting/on-base streak snapped.
SCSU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half inning of play after Holmes hit a two-run shot over the left field wall. Minot State cut its lead in half in the bottom of the third inning with an RBI-single, but the Huskies extended its lead back to two with an RBI-single from Weiss.
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- Senior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) - W (16-2), 5.0 IP, 1 R, 4 K
- Junior right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) - SV (10), 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R
- Holmes - 2-4, HR, 2 RBI
- Junior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) - 2-3
- Fitzgerald - 3 BB
- The Huskies improved to 18-12 all-time against Minot State and 2-0 against the Beavers this season.
- SCSU improved to 7-4 on the road this season.
- The Huskies tallied 7+ hits for the 14th consecutive game.
- SCSU held its opponents to one or fewer runs for the 21st time this season.
- Eickhoff notched her 16th win of the season which is second most on the team. She surpassed 115.0 innings pitched this season and 80 strikeouts.
- Porter recorded her 10th save of the season and 20th of her career.
- Holmes posted her 20th multi-hit game of the season which is the second most on the team. She extended her hitting/on-base streak to nine games. She posted her team-leading 14th multi-RBI game of the season. She hit her team-leading 10th home run of the season.
- Roe recorded her ninth multi-hit game of the season.
- Fitzgerald walked 3+ times in a game for the second time this season. She extended her on-base streak to a season-high 16 games.
- Weiss extended her hitting/on-base streak to 13 games.
SCSU closes out its regular season schedule on Sunday at UMary (9-40, 2-22 NSIC) on Sunday. The doubleheaders is scheduled for noon and 2 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: Clark, Macey (17-6)
L: Reegan Floyd (13-9)
Batting:
2B: Holmes, Brooke 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
RBI: Holmes, Brooke 2 ; Needham, Kori 2
SH: Polsfuss, Evy 1
SF: Needham, Kori 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frechette, Grace 1 ; Harms, Hannah 1 ; Weiss, Bethany 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sara Van Wickler 1
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