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No. 25 St. Cloud State Softball Advances to First-Ever NSIC Tournament Championship After Defeating Wayne State
5/8/2026 9:26:00 PM | Softball
Huskies tie single season win record with 46, push win streak to 13 games with 7-5 semifinal victory over Wildcats
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – No. 25 St. Cloud State Softball (46-12, 26-4 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) advanced to its first-ever NSIC Tournament Championship game with a 7-5 victory over Wayne State (42-14, 21-9 NSIC) on Friday afternoon at Bowden Field (Augustana) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The No. 2 seed Huskies defeated the third seeded Wildcats in the semifinals for their 13th consecutive victory and 46th win of the season which ties the single season program record.
WSC took a 2-0 lead in the first half inning with a pair of RBI-singles, before the Huskies responded in a big way, scoring six two-out runs in the bottom of the third. The first two runs were back-to-back walks with the bases loaded drawn by sophomore infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.) and redshirt sophomore utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.). In the ensuing two at-bats, junior outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) hit a two-RBI single and junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) hit a two-RBI double to make it 6-2 after three.
The Wildcats cut their deficit to one in the top of the sixth after scoring runs in three consecutive at-bats before SCSU got an insurance run in the home half to make it 7-5. Wayne State went three up, three down in the seventh and the Huskies clinched its first-ever NSIC Tournament Semifinals win.
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The Huskies will play in their first-ever NSIC Tournament Championship game against No. 5 seed Augustana (29-26, 19-11 NSIC) at noon on Saturday 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.
WSC took a 2-0 lead in the first half inning with a pair of RBI-singles, before the Huskies responded in a big way, scoring six two-out runs in the bottom of the third. The first two runs were back-to-back walks with the bases loaded drawn by sophomore infielder Grace Dahmen (Jordan, Minn.) and redshirt sophomore utility Kaylee Collins (Lakeville, Minn.). In the ensuing two at-bats, junior outfielder Hannah Harms (Bartlett, Ill.) hit a two-RBI single and junior outfielder Bree Beck (Lakeville, Minn.) hit a two-RBI double to make it 6-2 after three.
The Wildcats cut their deficit to one in the top of the sixth after scoring runs in three consecutive at-bats before SCSU got an insurance run in the home half to make it 7-5. Wayne State went three up, three down in the seventh and the Huskies clinched its first-ever NSIC Tournament Semifinals win.
TOP HUSKIES
- Beck - 2-2, 2B, 2 RBIs
- Harms - 1-3, 2 RBIs
- Junior infielder Kennedy Palmer (Ankeny, Iowa) - 1-1
- Collins - 1-2, 2B
- Redshirt junior infielder Grace Frechette (Lakeville, Minn.) - 1-2
- Senior pitcher Macey Clark (Winneconne, Wis.) - W (22-5), 4 IP, 5 K, 0 BB
- SCSU improved to 27-19 all-time against Wayne State, 2-1 against WSC this season and 1-1 against the Wildcats in NSIC Tournament games.
- The Huskies moved to 16-18 (.471) all-time in NSIC Tournament games and picked up first-ever semifinals win and improved to 3-2 in the single elimination format (since 2024).
- SCSU's 46 wins are tied with the 2003 team for the most in a season in program history.
- The Huskies won their 13th straight game which is tied for the second longest win streak in program history (also done in 1990, 1991 and 2019).
- SCSU improved to 17-5 in neutral site games this season.
- The Huskies allowed 5+ runs for just the sixth time this season.
- Beck hit her fifth double of the season and second of the tournament. It was her second multi hit game and first multi-RBI game of the season. She is on a five game on-base streak.
- Harms recorded her fifth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Palmer is on a six-game hit streak and a six-game on-base streak which are both season bests.
- Collins hit her 11th double of the season which is tied for the fourth most on the team this season. She is on a nine-game hitting streak and 12-game on-base streak which are both season bests.
- Frechette is on a seven-game on-base streak.
- Clark earned her team-leading 22nd win of the season and surpassed 170 innings pitched and 150 strikeouts.
- Junior infielder Brooke Holmes (Savage, Minn.) drew a walk to extend her on-base streak to 17 games, which is tied for the longest by any Husky this season.
- Junior catcher/infielder Bethany Weiss (Forest Lake, Minn.) recorded a hit to extend her on-base streak to a season-high 13 games.
The Huskies will play in their first-ever NSIC Tournament Championship game against No. 5 seed Augustana (29-26, 19-11 NSIC) at noon on Saturday 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 (22-5)
L: Borngrebe, Kennadi (19-7)
Batting:
2B: Rochholz, Jordyn 1
RBI: Klein, Jordyn 1 ; Chance, Leah 1 ; Borngrebe, Kennadi 1 ; Timm, Lillie 1 ; Rochholz, Jordyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chance, Leah 1 ; Marth, Emilee 1 ; Coleman, Taylor 1 ; Weber, Haylee 1 ; Rochholz, Jordyn 1
HBP: Timm, Lillie 1 ; Rochholz, Jordyn 1
Batting:
2B: Collins, Kaylee 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
RBI: Weiss, Bethany 1 ; Dahmen, Grace 1 ; Collins, Kaylee 1 ; Harms, Hannah 2 ; Beck, Bree 2
SH: Frechette, Grace 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frechette, Grace 1 ; Jansen, Rowan 1 ; Roe, Sydney 1 ; Dahmen, Grace 1 ; Collins, Kaylee 1 ; Harms, Hannah 1 ; Beck, Bree 1
SB: Palmer, Kennedy 1
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