St. Cloud State Softball Sweeps Final Day of Space Coast Spring Games, Finishes Florida Trip 9-3

Saturday, March 7

Space Coast Complex • Melbourne, Fla.

1:30 p.m.

St. Cloud State

17-4

Saginaw Valley State (Mich.)

7-8

St. Cloud St.

Saginaw Valley

Grace Frechette vs. Tiffin (Ohio) 3-3-26

Photo by: Justyce Porter

St. Cloud State Softball Sweeps Final Day of Space Coast Spring Games, Finishes Florida Trip 9-3

3/7/2026 10:50:00 PM | Softball

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Huskies beat Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), Salem (W.Va.)

MELBOURNE, Fla. – St. Cloud State Softball (18-4, 0-0 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) swept its final day of games in the Sunshine State on Saturday. The Huskies beat Saginaw Valley State (Mich.), 3-2 in game one before taking down Salem (W.Va.), 9-1 (5 inn.) in game two, to conclude its time at the Space Coast Spring Games at the Space Coast Complex in Melbourne.

GAME ONE: ST. CLOUD STATE 3, SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 2
The Huskies took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third after an RBI-single from junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.), but Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) (7-8, 0-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) tied the game at one the next half inning after hitting an RBI-single of its own. The Cardinals went on to take a 2-1 lead in the home half of the fifth after stealing home, but SCSU regained the lead in the next half inning with what turned out to be the game-winning two-RBI single from redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Forest Lake, Minn.).

TOP HUSKIES

Sophomore catcher/infielder Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) – 2-3
Junior infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) – 2-4
Frechette – 1-3, 2 RBI
Senior pitcher Justyce Porter (Kent, Wash.) – W (7-2), 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 2 K, 1 BB
Senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) – 4.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 4 K, 1 BB

NOTABLES

SCSU moved to 3-4 all-time against Saginaw Valley State.
The Huskies improved to 13-4 in neutral site games this season and 8-3 at the Space Coast Spring Games.
SCSU allowed two or fewer runs for the 16^th time this season but allowed a season high nine hits.
The Huskies tied their season high with three sacrifice hits.
Honeycutt posted her fifth multi-hit game of the season. She also extended her hit and on-base streaks to a season best seven games.
Holmes recorded her seventh multi-hit game of the season.
Frechette tallied her second multi-RBI game of the season.
Porter earned her team-leading seventh win of the season.
Clark surpassed 50 strikeouts on the season.
Junior infielder Kennedy Palmer (Ankeny, Iowa) recorded two sacrifice hits which is the most of any Husky in a game this season.

GAME TWO: CLOUD STATE 9, SALEM 1 (5 INN.)
Salem (W.Va.) (2-7, Independent) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning after hitting an RBI-single before the Huskies finished the game scoring nine unanswered runs. SCSU plated its first two runs, taking a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second with an RBI-triple from Frechette. In the next inning, Frechette pushed the Huskies lead to three with a sacrifice fly and she extended the SCSU lead to five with a two-RBI triple in the fifth inning. Later in the fifth inning, freshman infielder Annabelle Ross (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.) drove in a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) hit a sacrifice fly, junior outfielder Kurstyn Patnode (Becker, Minn.) recorded a pinch-hit RBI-single and Ross came around to score the game-ending run after a Salem wild pitch.

TOP HUSKIES

Frechette – 2-2, 2B, 3B, 5 RBIs
Freshman pitcher Alyssa Kunz (Lyons, Ill.) – CG W (4-0), 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 10 K, 5 BB
Patnode – 1-1
Palmer – 3 BB, 2 R
Senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) – 1-2
Honeycutt – 1-2, 2B
Freshman outfielder Rowan Jansen (St. Louis Park, Minn.) – 1-2
Weiss – 2B

NOTABLES

SCSU improved to 1-0 all-time against Salem.
The Huskies improved to 14-4 in neutral site games this season and 9-3 at the Space Coast Spring Games.
SCSU recorded its fourth run-rule win of the season and second of the Florida trip.
The Huskies scored 9+ runs for the fourth time this season, drew 7+ walks for the fourth time, hit 2+ triples for the second time and recorded a season-high two sacrifice flies.
Frechette recorded her fifth multi-hit game of the season and third multi-RBI game (first with 5+). The triple was her first of the season.
Kunz continued her perfect start to the season and struck out a career-high 10 batters. It was her third complete game.
Palmer drew three walks which is the most in a single game by a Husky this season.
Honeycutt hit her team-leading sixth double of the season and extended her hit and on-base streaks to a season best eight games.
Weiss hit her fifth double of the season.
Junior outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) drew a walk, extending her on-base streak to a season best five games.

UP NEXT
The Huskies wrap up nonconference play with a pair of road doubleheaders as part of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA)/NSIC Crossover. On Friday, the Huskies play No. 8 Missouri Southern (21-3, 0-0 MIAA) at 3 and 5 p.m. at the Pat Lipira Softball Complex in Joplin, Missouri and on Saturday, SCSU travels to Pittsburg, Kansas to play No. 22 Pittsburg State (20-1, 0-0 MIAA) at the Pittsburg State Softball Field at noon and 2 p.m. Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Softball game day central or schedule page.

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