Larsen Homers Twice in Doubleheader Split at Omaha

Saturday, April 9

Omaha, Neb.

12:00 PM

South Dakota State University

13-23, 0

Omaha

19-20, 0

SDSU

Omaha

Photo by: GoJacks.com

4/9/2016 5:18:00 PM | Softball

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By: Ryan Sweeter

OMAHA – South Dakota State senior Devan Larsen extended her SDSU career home run record to 34 on Saturday, going deep once in both games, the first game in a 14-5 loss, the second a 3-1 win over the Mavericks in Summit League action.

The Jackrabbits enter tomorrow's rubber game with a 14-23 overall mark and a 2-3 record in league games, while the Mavs move to 19-21 overall and to 6-1 in the league.

SDSU got an RBI single from Erin Mullen in the second inning of the opener to take an early 1-0 lead, and then added four more in the third, including Larsen's first homer of the day, an Abbey Murphy RBI single and a Lyndsey Crist two-RBI single to take a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the third.

Omaha got all five of those runs back in the third to tie the game, and then scored nine more unanswered runs to secure the 14-5, five inning win.

The Mavericks cracked the scoreboard first in Game 2, plating one run in the second.

Still 1-0 Mavs in the sixth, the Jackrabbits manufactured a pair of runs, the first on a Jordyn Sturgeon RBI single and the second a Mullen sacrifice fly that scored Crist to put the Jacks up 2-1 into the seventh, when Larsen blasted an insurance run over the fence for a 3-1 Jackrabbits lead.

Omaha loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but SDSU starter got some help from her defense in pitching out of the jam and securing the win. She scattered nine hits, struck out four, walked two and gave up just the one run in improving to 6-14 on the season.

The Jacks look to take the series on Sunday, when they meet the Mavs at 11 a.m.