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South Dakota State University Athletics
Tuesday, April 26
Jackrabbit Softball Stadium
2:00 PM
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Freshman Mallory McQuistan
Photo by: Jason Salzman
Jacks, Fighting Hawks Split Twinbill
4/26/2016 8:21:00 PM | Softball
Three Jackrabbits with Four Hits
BROOKINGS, S.D.—The South Dakota State softball team split a twinbill vs. North Dakota Tuesday afternoon in a nonleague doubleheader at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium. The Jackrabbits dropped the opener, 13-8, and won the nightcap, 10-3.
SDSU is now 18-32 overall while North Dakota is 17-31.
Game 1
A six-run sixth inning for North Dakota was the difference after South Dakota State had a 5-2 lead going into the fifth inning.
In the first inning, SDSU scored three runs on a pair of hits from freshman Julia Andersen (Papillion, Neb.) and sophomore Abbey Murphy (Macksburg, Iowa).
Andersen got her second hit of the game with a RBI single to left field in the second inning. Senior Devan Larsen (Monroe, Wash.) opened the third inning with a double to right field and scored on freshman Mallory McQuistan's (Fremont, Neb.) single up the middle.
North Dakota got a run in the second, a pair in the third and one more in the top of the fifth before its six runs in the sixth. Shelby Hard had a three-run home run in the sixth inning to spark UND. The Fighting Hawks tacked on three more runs in the seventh, including a home run by Kaylin VanDomelen to open the inning.
Andersen was 2 for 3 with a pair of runs while Murphy was 2 for 4.
Sophomore Bryana Clark (Riverside, Calif.) pitched six innings for the Jackrabbits, striking out three and walking three while scattering 15 hits.
Game 2
Devan Larsen and freshman Erin Mullen (Bettendorf, Iowa) each collected three hits to lead SDSU in game two.
Larsen open the scoring for the Jackrabbits in the second inning with a double to left field and then scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Jordyn Sturgeon (Omaha, Neb.). Mullen then a tripled and scored on a wild pitch to put SDSU up 2-1 after two innings.
In the third inning, Larsen had an RBI single and freshman Ali Herdliska (Solon, Iowa) scored on the next play to take a 4-1 lead.
After UND plated two runs in the top of the sixth, the Jackrabbits exploded for a six-run, five-hit inning. Murphy scored on a fielder's choice and Andersen tripled to right field for two more runs. Andersen then scored on a passed ball and Herdliska singled up the middle. Larsen closed the scoring for SDSU with a RBI triple to right center.
Larsen was 3 of 4, including a double and triple, and two RBI. Mullen was 3 for 3 with a triple, and Andersen was 2 for 4 with a triple and pair of RBI.
Junior Ashlyn Bender (Highland, Calif.) picked up the win, going seven innings with six strikeouts and eight hits.
The Jackrabbits return to action Friday when they begin a three-game series at Fort Wayne.
SDSU is now 18-32 overall while North Dakota is 17-31.
Game 1
A six-run sixth inning for North Dakota was the difference after South Dakota State had a 5-2 lead going into the fifth inning.
In the first inning, SDSU scored three runs on a pair of hits from freshman Julia Andersen (Papillion, Neb.) and sophomore Abbey Murphy (Macksburg, Iowa).
Andersen got her second hit of the game with a RBI single to left field in the second inning. Senior Devan Larsen (Monroe, Wash.) opened the third inning with a double to right field and scored on freshman Mallory McQuistan's (Fremont, Neb.) single up the middle.
North Dakota got a run in the second, a pair in the third and one more in the top of the fifth before its six runs in the sixth. Shelby Hard had a three-run home run in the sixth inning to spark UND. The Fighting Hawks tacked on three more runs in the seventh, including a home run by Kaylin VanDomelen to open the inning.
Andersen was 2 for 3 with a pair of runs while Murphy was 2 for 4.
Sophomore Bryana Clark (Riverside, Calif.) pitched six innings for the Jackrabbits, striking out three and walking three while scattering 15 hits.
Game 2
Devan Larsen and freshman Erin Mullen (Bettendorf, Iowa) each collected three hits to lead SDSU in game two.
Larsen open the scoring for the Jackrabbits in the second inning with a double to left field and then scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Jordyn Sturgeon (Omaha, Neb.). Mullen then a tripled and scored on a wild pitch to put SDSU up 2-1 after two innings.
In the third inning, Larsen had an RBI single and freshman Ali Herdliska (Solon, Iowa) scored on the next play to take a 4-1 lead.
After UND plated two runs in the top of the sixth, the Jackrabbits exploded for a six-run, five-hit inning. Murphy scored on a fielder's choice and Andersen tripled to right field for two more runs. Andersen then scored on a passed ball and Herdliska singled up the middle. Larsen closed the scoring for SDSU with a RBI triple to right center.
Larsen was 3 of 4, including a double and triple, and two RBI. Mullen was 3 for 3 with a triple, and Andersen was 2 for 4 with a triple and pair of RBI.
Junior Ashlyn Bender (Highland, Calif.) picked up the win, going seven innings with six strikeouts and eight hits.
The Jackrabbits return to action Friday when they begin a three-game series at Fort Wayne.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: VanDomelen, Kaylin (14-16)
L: Clark, Bryana (9-14)
S: Bergh, Hannah (1)
Batting:
2B: Hansen, Taylor 1 ; Bell, Emily 1
HR: VanDomelen, Kaylin 1 ; Hard, Shelby 1
RBI: Babrowski, Nicole 1 ; VanDomelen, Kaylin 2 ; Hansen, Taylor 1 ; Keegan, Megan 1 ; Bell, Emily 1 ; Hard, Shelby 3 ; Martin, Mary 1 ; Cervantez, Autumn 3
SH: Gerber, Natalie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Babrowski, Nicole 2 ; VanDomelen, Kaylin 2 ; Hansen, Taylor 1 ; Furia, Savannah 1 ; Keegan, Megan 2 ; Bell, Emily 2 ; Hard, Shelby 2 ; Martin, Mary 1
SB: Babrowski, Nicole 1
Batting:
2B: Larsen, Devan 1 ; Murphy, Abbey 1
RBI: Andersen, Julia 1 ; Herdliska, Ali 2 ; Murphy, Abbey 1 ; McQuistan, Mallory 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McKone, Christian 1 ; Andersen, Julia 2 ; Crist, Lyndsey 2 ; Larsen, Devan 2 ; Mullen, Erin 1
SB: Crist, Lyndsey 1
Game Leaders
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