Thursday, May 7
Bowden Field • Sioux Falls, S.D.
3 p.m.
St. Cloud State
45-12
5
vs
1
(7) Minot State
34-22
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Minot State
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
St. Cloud State
4
0
1
0
0
0
X
5
6
0
Photo by: Peyton Bartsch
Clark’s One-Hitter Powers No. 25 St. Cloud State Softball Past Minot State in the NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals
5/7/2026 8:29:00 PM | Softball
Huskies extend win streak to 12 games, take down Beavers 5-1 to advance to first semifinal in single elimination era
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 25 St. Cloud State Softball (45-12, 26-4 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) took down Minot State (34-22, 18-12 NSIC) 5-1 in the NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday at Bowden Field (Augustana) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The No. 2 seed Huskies defeated the seventh seeded Beavers for their 12th consecutive win and will play in its first semifinal in the single elimination era (since 2024).
SCSU did most of its damage in the bottom of the first inning, scoring four of its five runs on three hits and four walks in an inning that spanned nearly 30 minutes. The Beavers starting pitcher was only able to record one out before being replaced and was responsible for all four Husky runs. Sophomore catcher/infielder Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) drove the first SCSU run in before senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) and redshirt sophomore utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.) hit back-to-back RBI-singles. Junior infielder Kennedy Palmer (Ankeny, Iowa) drove in the fourth run in the first at-bat after the pitching change, brining Roe home on a sacrifice fly to left field.
St. Cloud State added its fifth run of the game in the bottom of the third when junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) hit a two-out RBI-double to left field.
MSU earned its first baserunner of the game in the next half after senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) issued a one-out walk, but was unable to do anything with it, as the Huskies threw out the runner at second with a heads up play from Beck in the ensuing at bat. The Beavers scored their lone run on their lone hit, a solo home run, in the fifth inning as SCSU closed out the 5-1 victory.
TOP HUSKIES
The Huskies advanced to the semifinals and will play No. 3 seed Wayne State (42-13, 21-9 NSIC) at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at Bowden Field. Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Softball game day central or schedule page.
NSIC Softball Tournament Homepage
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Softball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
SCSU did most of its damage in the bottom of the first inning, scoring four of its five runs on three hits and four walks in an inning that spanned nearly 30 minutes. The Beavers starting pitcher was only able to record one out before being replaced and was responsible for all four Husky runs. Sophomore catcher/infielder Morgan Honeycutt (Rosemount, Minn.) drove the first SCSU run in before senior infielder Sydney Roe (Davenport, Iowa) and redshirt sophomore utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.) hit back-to-back RBI-singles. Junior infielder Kennedy Palmer (Ankeny, Iowa) drove in the fourth run in the first at-bat after the pitching change, brining Roe home on a sacrifice fly to left field.
St. Cloud State added its fifth run of the game in the bottom of the third when junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) hit a two-out RBI-double to left field.
MSU earned its first baserunner of the game in the next half after senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) issued a one-out walk, but was unable to do anything with it, as the Huskies threw out the runner at second with a heads up play from Beck in the ensuing at bat. The Beavers scored their lone run on their lone hit, a solo home run, in the fifth inning as SCSU closed out the 5-1 victory.
TOP HUSKIES
- Clark - CG W (21-5), 7 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 4 K, 1 BB
- Collins - 2-3, 2B
- Junior outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) - 1-2, 2B
- Beck - 1-2, 2B
- Roe - 1-3
- SCSU improved to 20-13 all-time against Minot State, 2-1 against MSU this season and 2-1 against the Beavers in NSIC Tournament games.
- The Huskies moved to 15-18 (.455) all-time in NSIC Tournament games and picked up first quarterfinals win in the single elimination era (since 2024) and moved to 2-2 in that stretch.
- SCSU's 45 wins are the second most in a season surpassing the 1999 and 2002 teams who each compiled 44.
- The Huskies won their 12th straight game which is tied for the fifth longest win streak in program history.
- SCSU hit three doubles to break the single season record for doubles in a season (97), surpassing the previous best mark of 96 set by the 2025 squad.
- The Huskies improved to 16-5 in neutral site games this season.
- SCSU allowed one or fewer hit for the eighth time this season and one run or fewer for the 31st time.
- The Huskies had their home run streak of 10 games snapped.
- Clark recorded her 21st win and 18th complete game which both lead the Huskies this season. It was her fifth start this season allowing one or fewer hit. She lowered her season ERA to 1.28, WHIP to 0.88 and opposing batting average to .170.
- Collins tallied her 10th multi-hit game of the season, becoming the sixth Husky to post double-digit multi-hit games. She also hit her 10th double, becoming the fifth Husky with 10+ doubles this season. She extended her on-base streak to a season-best 11 games and her hitting streak to a season-best eight games.
- Harms hit her sixth double of the season.
- Beck contributed her fourth double of the season.
- Roe
- Junior infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) recorded a hit to extend her on-base streak to a season-best 16 games.
- Junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) had her team best 11-game hitting streak snapped but drew a walk to extend her on-base streak to a season best 12 games.
- Redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Lakeville, Minn.) drew a walk to extend her on-base streak to six games.
- Palmer is five-game hitting and on-base streaks, which are both season bests.
The Huskies advanced to the semifinals and will play No. 3 seed Wayne State (42-13, 21-9 NSIC) at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at Bowden Field. Links to each coverage option can be found on the SCSU Softball game day central or schedule page.
NSIC Softball Tournament Homepage
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 (21-5)
L: Fournier,Kierra (10-9)
Batting:
HR: Misner,Sarah 1
RBI: Misner,Sarah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Misner,Sarah 1
Batting:
2B: Collins, Kaylee 1 ; Harms, Hannah 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
RBI: Honeycutt, Morgan 1 ; Roe, Sydney 1 ; Collins, Kaylee 1 ; Palmer, Kennedy 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
SF: Palmer, Kennedy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Holmes, Brooke 1 ; Frechette, Grace 1 ; Weiss, Bethany 1 ; Roe, Sydney 1 ; Harms, Hannah 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
P
/ SoftballUTL
/ Softball
INF
/ SoftballOF
/ SoftballINF
/ Softball
C/INF
/ Softball
INF
/ SoftballINF
/ Softball
C/INF
/ SoftballSCSU Softball clinches NSIC Regular Season Championship | May 3, 2026
Tuesday, May 05
A Day with the Huskies | SCSU Baseball and Softball welcomes Miracle League
Friday, August 25
What's Good, Huskies? | S1E3 | Jasmin Estrada & Raven Vanden Langenberg
Friday, August 25
Mitch Roberts Preseason Interview | 2023
Friday, February 10
