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Fitzgerald Breaks Career Walks Record, St. Cloud State Softball Outscores Golden Bears 21-3 in Sunday Sweep
4/6/2025 8:13:00 PM | Softball
Huskies defeat CSP 8-3 in game one, earn 11-0 (5 innings) shutout win in game two
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Softball (30-11, 9-4 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept Concordia-St. Paul (17-24, 9-7 NSIC) on Sunday in the Husky Dome in St. Cloud. The Huskies took the first game 8-3 and shut out CSP in second game, 11-0 (5 innings).
GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 10, CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL 3
CSP jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after a two-run home run in the top of the first inning, but the Huskies cut the lead in half after a sacrifice fly from senior infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) plated the first SCSU run of the day.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Huskies added four runs to take its first lead of the day. Sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) hit a two-run home run and senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) hit a 2-RBI triple. SCSU scored three more runs to extend its lead to 9-3 with a 2-RBI triple from redshirt freshman utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.) and a sacrifice fly from senior utility Rainna Stangle (Sartell, Minn.). The Huskies plated their final run in the bottom of the sixth with another sacrifice fly from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald drew a walk, breaking her tie with Morgan Emmans (2016- 19) to become the program's career leader with 91.
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SCSU took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning after Holmes and sophomore catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) each drove in a run. The Huskies added six more runs in the bottom of the second inning. Sophomore outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) bunted a run home, Fitzgerald hit a 2-RBI single, junior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) hit an RBI-single, Holmes hit a sacrifice fly and and Weiss hit an RBI-single. The Huskies added their final three runs in the bottom of the third after Holzhueter stole home and Fitzgerald hit a two-run home run.
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SCSU begins a six-game road trip on Wednesday at Minnesota Duluth (28-12, 8-4 NSIC). The games are scheduled for 2 and 4 p.m. at Malosky Stadium in Duluth. 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 10, CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL 3
CSP jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after a two-run home run in the top of the first inning, but the Huskies cut the lead in half after a sacrifice fly from senior infielder Maggie Fitzgerald (Oak Lawn, Ill.) plated the first SCSU run of the day.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Huskies added four runs to take its first lead of the day. Sophomore infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) hit a two-run home run and senior catcher/outfielder Reese Holzhueter (Shakopee, Minn.) hit a 2-RBI triple. SCSU scored three more runs to extend its lead to 9-3 with a 2-RBI triple from redshirt freshman utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.) and a sacrifice fly from senior utility Rainna Stangle (Sartell, Minn.). The Huskies plated their final run in the bottom of the sixth with another sacrifice fly from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald drew a walk, breaking her tie with Morgan Emmans (2016- 19) to become the program's career leader with 91.
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- Holzhueter - 4-4, 2 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Redshirt sophomore infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.) - 2-4, 2 SB
- Freshman infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.) - 1-2, 2 R
- Holmes - HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Fitzgerald - 2 SF, BB (broke career school record), 2 RBI
- Collins - 1-2, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Junior right handed pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) - W (12-5), 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB
- Junior right handed pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB
- The Huskies improved to 38-30 all-time against Concordia-St. Paul and 1-0 against the Golden Bears this season.
- SCSU improved to 12-3 at home this season.
- The Huskies scored double-digit runs for the seventh time this season, tallied 10+ RBIs for the sixth time and recorded 9+ hits for the 22nd time this season.
- SCSU hit 3+ triples for the first time this season and the first time since March 14, 2021. It also hit 3+ sacrifice flies in a game for the first time.
- The Huskies stole 4+ bases for the third time this season.
- SCSU allowed three or fewer runs for the 29th time this season and struck out 8+ batters for the eighth time (first time since 3/7).
- The Huskies allowed 2+ triples for the first time this season.
- Holzhueter became the first Husky to record a 4+ hit game this season and the first to hit 2+ triples in a game. She leads the team in multi-hit games (17) and extended her hitting streak to six. She posted her seventh multi-RBI game of the season which is tied for second most on the team. She hit her fourth and fifth triples of the season to extend her team lead.
- Frechette recorded her fourth multi-hit game of the season and extended her on-base streak to six games. She stole her 10th and 11th bases of the season, tying the team lead.
- Holmes posted her team-leading 10th multi-RBI game of the season. She hit her team-leading 7th home run of the season.
- Fiztgerald walked for the 91st time of her career breaking her tie with Morgan Emmans (2016- 19) to become the program's career leader. She became the first Husky to hit 2+ sacrifice flies in a game this season. She recorded her sixth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Collins tallied her first 3+ RBI game of the season and hit her second triple of the season.
- Clark retied the team lead for wins (12) and logged her team leading 21st appearance and 20th start.
- Porter lowered her season ERA to 1.58.
SCSU took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning after Holmes and sophomore catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) each drove in a run. The Huskies added six more runs in the bottom of the second inning. Sophomore outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) bunted a run home, Fitzgerald hit a 2-RBI single, junior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) hit an RBI-single, Holmes hit a sacrifice fly and and Weiss hit an RBI-single. The Huskies added their final three runs in the bottom of the third after Holzhueter stole home and Fitzgerald hit a two-run home run.
TOP HUSKIES
- Fitzgerald - 2-3, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
- Senior right handed pitcher Emma Eickhoff (Becker, Minn.) - SHO W (13-0), 5.0 IP, 1 H, 3 K, 0 BB
- Freshman catcher Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) - 2-2, 2 2B, 2 R
- Weiss - 2-2, 2 RBI
- Roe - 2-3
- Holzhueter - 1-1, 2 BB, 3 R
- Holmes - 2 RBI
- The Huskies improved to 39-30 all-time against Concordia-St. Paul and 2-0 against the Golden Bears this season.
- SCSU improved to 13-3 at home this season and won its eighth run-rule game of the season.
- The Huskies scored 11+ runs for the fifth time this season (first time since 3/4), tallied 11+ hits for the ninth time (first since 3/22) and tallied 10+ RBIs for the seventh time.
- SCSU hit multiple doubles for the 24th time and hit a home run for the fourth time in the last five games.
- The Huskies stole 3+ bases for the fifth time this season.
- SCSU held its opponents to a season-low one hit and recorded its eighth shutout (second in last four games).
- The Huskies didn't issue a walk for the 11th time this season and did not allow an extra base hit for the 13th time.
- Fitzgerald recorded her first 4+ RBI game of the season and just the team's fourth. She is tied for second on the team with seven multi-RBI games. She also posted her eighth multi-hit game of the season, which ranks fourth on the team. She hit her third home run of the season.
- Eickhoff remained undefeated and regained the team lead for wins, with 13, and shutouts, with four. She also tossed her seventh complete game of the season (second most on the team) and lowered her season ERA to 2.15.
- Honeycutt recorded her first career multi-hit game.
- Weiss tallied her 13th multi-hit game of the season, which ranks third on the team.
- Roe posted her fifth multi-hit game of the season
- Holzhueter extended her hitting streak to seven games and scored 3+ runs in a game for the third time this season.
- Holmes tallied her team-leading 11th multi-RBI game of the season.
- Frechette extended her on-base streak to seven games and her hitting streak to five games.
SCSU begins a six-game road trip on Wednesday at Minnesota Duluth (28-12, 8-4 NSIC). The games are scheduled for 2 and 4 p.m. at Malosky Stadium in Duluth. 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 (12-5)
L: McCullough, Erica (2-8)
Batting:
2B: Dana, Bryleigh 1
3B: Rosenthal, Riley 1 ; Burke, Lily 1
HR: Pelzer, Sydney 1
RBI: Pelzer, Sydney 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Monty, Alexis 2 ; Pelzer, Sydney 1
HBP: Monty, Alexis 1
Batting:
3B: Holzhueter, Reese 2 ; Collins, Kaylee 1
HR: Holmes, Brooke 1
RBI: Holzhueter, Reese 2 ; Fitzgerald, Maggie 2 ; Holmes, Brooke 2 ; Collins, Kaylee 3 ; Stangle, Rainna 1
SH: Harms, Hannah 1
SF: Fitzgerald, Maggie 2 ; Stangle, Rainna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Holzhueter, Reese 2 ; Dahmen, Grace 2 ; Holmes, Brooke 2 ; Weiss, Bethany 1 ; Collins, Kaylee 2 ; Harms, Hannah 1
SB: Holzhueter, Reese 1 ; Frechette, Grace 2 ; Dahmen, Grace 1
HBP: Collins, Kaylee 1
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