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Photo by: Nathaly Delgado
St. Cloud State Softball Outscores Mustangs 10-1 in Saturday Sweep
4/5/2025 4:44:00 PM | Softball
Huskies shut out SMSU 5-0 in game one, take game two, 5-1
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Softball (28-11, 7-4 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept Southwest Minnesota State (22-18, 4-10 NSIC) on Saturday in the Husky Dome in St. Cloud. The Huskies took the first game 5-0 and the second game, 5-1.
GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 5, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE 0
Sophomore outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) put the Huskies up 1-0 in the bottom of the second when she hit her first career home run over the center field wall.
SCSU used small ball to plate its final four runs of the game in the home half of the fourth inning. Sophomore catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) started the scoring with an RBI-single through the right side of the infield while redshirt freshman utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.) and sophomore outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) each reached on a fielder's choice RBI-bunt.
Junior right handed pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) tossed a complete game 7.0 inning shutout, allowing just four hits.
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SCSU took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning after RBI-doubles from redshirt sophomore infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) and sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) and an RBI-single from senior infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.). Weiss also drove in a run.
SMSU added its lone run in the top of the fourth with an RBI-double and the Huskies scored their final run in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI-single from senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.).
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SCSU finishes its six-game homestand on Sunday against Concordia-St. Paul (16-21, 8-4 NSIC). The games are scheduled for 2 and 4 p.m. in the Husky Dome in St. Cloud (note – the times of the games have been adjusted slightly due to scheduling changes). 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 5, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE 0
Sophomore outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) put the Huskies up 1-0 in the bottom of the second when she hit her first career home run over the center field wall.
SCSU used small ball to plate its final four runs of the game in the home half of the fourth inning. Sophomore catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) started the scoring with an RBI-single through the right side of the infield while redshirt freshman utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.) and sophomore outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) each reached on a fielder's choice RBI-bunt.
Junior right handed pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) tossed a complete game 7.0 inning shutout, allowing just four hits.
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- Clark – SHO W (11-5), 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
- Harms - 1-3, HR (first of her career)
- The Huskies improved to 65-52-1 all-time against Southwest Minnesota State and 2-0 against the Mustangs this season.
- SCSU improved to 10-3 this season at home and recorded a shutout for the seventh time.
- The Huskies tallied 7+ hits for the 28th time this season and hit a home run for the second consecutive game.
- SCSU stole 2+ bases for the 13th time this season.
- The Huskies allowed four or fewer hits for the 12th time this season and did not issue a walk for the 10th time.
- SCSU held its opponent without an extra base hit for the 12th time this season.
- Clark retied the team lead for wins (11) and shutouts (three). She also logged her team leading 11th complete game, 20th appearance and 19th start. She also lowered her season ERA below 2.00 (1.96)
- Harms hit her first career home run.
SCSU took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning after RBI-doubles from redshirt sophomore infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) and sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) and an RBI-single from senior infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.). Weiss also drove in a run.
SMSU added its lone run in the top of the fourth with an RBI-double and the Huskies scored their final run in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI-single from senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.).
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- Senior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) – W (12-0), 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
- Junior right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) – SV (6), 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
- Frechette – 2B
- Holmes – 1-2, 2B
- The Huskies improved to 66-52-1 all-time against Southwest Minnesota State and 3-0 against the Mustangs this season.
- SCSU improved to 11-3 this season at home.
- The Huskies scored 5+ runs and recorded 6+ hits for the third consecutive game.
- SCSU tallied 2+ doubles for the 23rd time this season and walked 4+ times for the 19th time.
- The Huskies stole a base for the fourth straight game.
- SCSU allowed one or fewer run for the 16th time this season (third straight game).
- Eickhoff remained undefeated and took the team lead for wins, with 12. She lowered her season ERA to 2.28.
- Porter earned her team-leading sixth save of the season.
- Frechette hit her seventh double of the season, which ranks fifth on the team. She extended her on-base streak to five games.
- Holmes hit her 11th double of the season, which is second most on the team.
- Holzhueter extended her hitting streak to five games.
SCSU finishes its six-game homestand on Sunday against Concordia-St. Paul (16-21, 8-4 NSIC). The games are scheduled for 2 and 4 p.m. in the Husky Dome in St. Cloud (note – the times of the games have been adjusted slightly due to scheduling changes). 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 (11-5)
L: Miller, Karlie (9-8)
Batting:
SH: Boxrud, Abby 1 ; Van Dyke, Paris 1
Base Running:
CS: Boxrud, Abby 1
HBP: Humpal, Emma 1 ; Ingalls, Lexi 1
Batting:
HR: Harms, Hannah 1
RBI: Weiss, Bethany 1 ; Collins, Kaylee 1 ; Harms, Hannah 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dahmen, Grace 1 ; Holmes, Brooke 1 ; Weiss, Bethany 1 ; Collins, Kaylee 1 ; Harms, Hannah 1
SB: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
CS: Frechette, Grace 1
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