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South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, February 22
Fayetteville, Ark.
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Photo by: Laura Mullen
Softball turns in Saturday sweep
2/22/2020 6:42:00 PM | Softball
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The Jackrabbit softball team swept Saturday's action at the Razorback Invitational. South Dakota State (7-6) opened the day with a 12-4 run-rule victory over Boston, then kept the offense rolling in a 6-2 victory against Marist in the evening game.
South Dakota State 12, Boston University 4 (Six innings)
Grace Glanzer (5-2) struck out six in her second victory of the weekend, scattering seven hits and a pair of walks. She allowed four earned runs (seven total) in the complete-game performance.
Peyton Daugherty (triple), Kelsey Lenox (double), Caelyn Christiancy and Paige Gerdes (home run, double) each had three hits for the Jacks. Allison Yoder and Mia Elliott had two hits apiece, as Elliott, Allison Beaudry and Gerdes all drove in two runs.
As a team, South Dakota State racked up 18 hits (one shy of the school's single-game record) and had six multi-base hits.
The Jackrabbits manufactured a 1-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a two-out RBI single, then stretched their lead to 4-0 in the third thanks to a pair of extra-base hits in the frame.
Daugherty led off the first with a single, but after a fielder's choice and passed ball it was Yoder who stood on second in scoring position. Elliott drove the game's first run in with two outs, sending a 2-1 pitch into the grass for the RBI single.
Daugherty tallied her second hit of the day in the leadoff spot of the third, lacing a triple to the left-center gap. Two batters later, Lenox placed an RBI single to left, and after a fielder's choice (Elliott) and a Terrier error (Christiancy), the Jackrabbits sat with two runners on with two outs. Beaudry doubled SDSU's lead in the next at-bat, ripping a two-RBI two-bagger to center field.
Gerdes opened the fourth with her first home run of the season to put the Jacks ahead five, and later in the inning Daugherty, Yoder (RBI), Lenox, Elliott (RBI) and Christiancy (RBI) string together consecutive singles as SDSU's lead hit run-rule territory.
The Terriers, however, did not go quietly as they pulled together a two-out rally in the fifth, pushing four runs across after a pair of singles, a double and a Jackrabbit error.
Ahead 8-4 at that point, SDSU regained a five-run (9-4) advantage after fifth-inning doubles from Gerdes and Callie Wethor then ended the game in the bottom of the sixth with another three runs.
Yoder (single) and Lenox (double) opened the sixth with back-to-back hits, and with one gone Yoder came home on Christiancy's RBI single. Beaudry followed with a five-pitch walk to load the bases, and Gerdes made it 11-4 with her third hit of the game. SDSU won it two at-bats later when Chiara Bassi worked a bases-loaded RBI walk.
South Dakota State 6, Marist 2
Glanzer (6-2) logged her second complete-game win of the day, allowing just one earned run on seven hits and two walks while striking out five.
Lenox, Elliott and Beaudry racked up two hits each in the win, as Lenox drove in four on the afternoon with a two-run home run and a two-RBI single. Elliott and Culver added RBIs, while Beaudry's two hits were each two-baggers.
Marist struck early with a two-run, two-out rally in the top of the first, but the Jacks responded with a two-run Lenox home run in the bottom of the inning to draw even.
SDSU went in front for the first time on another Lenox hit in the second inning. Beaudry started the frame with a double to left center, and the Jackrabbits loaded the bases when Bassi reached on an error and Daugherty walked. Lenox came to bat later in the inning, sending a 1-1 pitch to left as two runs came in and State grabbed a 4-2 lead.
Beaudry racked up her second double with two outs in the third, then came around to score as Lindsey Culver singled to center field.
Ahead 5-2, the Jackrabbits added one more in the sixth as Elliott's two-out single plated Bassi, who reached safely on Marist's third error of the game.
Marist loaded the bases in the seventh in a final comeback attempt, but the Jacks got out of the jam and closed the victory with a double play.
Game Notes
Up Next
South Dakota State wraps up the Razorback Invitational Sunday morning against Montana. First pitch is set for 9 a.m. The game was moved up 30 minutes due to forecasted rain moving into the area.Â
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South Dakota State 12, Boston University 4 (Six innings)
Grace Glanzer (5-2) struck out six in her second victory of the weekend, scattering seven hits and a pair of walks. She allowed four earned runs (seven total) in the complete-game performance.
Peyton Daugherty (triple), Kelsey Lenox (double), Caelyn Christiancy and Paige Gerdes (home run, double) each had three hits for the Jacks. Allison Yoder and Mia Elliott had two hits apiece, as Elliott, Allison Beaudry and Gerdes all drove in two runs.
As a team, South Dakota State racked up 18 hits (one shy of the school's single-game record) and had six multi-base hits.
The Jackrabbits manufactured a 1-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a two-out RBI single, then stretched their lead to 4-0 in the third thanks to a pair of extra-base hits in the frame.
Daugherty led off the first with a single, but after a fielder's choice and passed ball it was Yoder who stood on second in scoring position. Elliott drove the game's first run in with two outs, sending a 2-1 pitch into the grass for the RBI single.
Daugherty tallied her second hit of the day in the leadoff spot of the third, lacing a triple to the left-center gap. Two batters later, Lenox placed an RBI single to left, and after a fielder's choice (Elliott) and a Terrier error (Christiancy), the Jackrabbits sat with two runners on with two outs. Beaudry doubled SDSU's lead in the next at-bat, ripping a two-RBI two-bagger to center field.
Gerdes opened the fourth with her first home run of the season to put the Jacks ahead five, and later in the inning Daugherty, Yoder (RBI), Lenox, Elliott (RBI) and Christiancy (RBI) string together consecutive singles as SDSU's lead hit run-rule territory.
The Terriers, however, did not go quietly as they pulled together a two-out rally in the fifth, pushing four runs across after a pair of singles, a double and a Jackrabbit error.
Ahead 8-4 at that point, SDSU regained a five-run (9-4) advantage after fifth-inning doubles from Gerdes and Callie Wethor then ended the game in the bottom of the sixth with another three runs.
Yoder (single) and Lenox (double) opened the sixth with back-to-back hits, and with one gone Yoder came home on Christiancy's RBI single. Beaudry followed with a five-pitch walk to load the bases, and Gerdes made it 11-4 with her third hit of the game. SDSU won it two at-bats later when Chiara Bassi worked a bases-loaded RBI walk.
South Dakota State 6, Marist 2
Glanzer (6-2) logged her second complete-game win of the day, allowing just one earned run on seven hits and two walks while striking out five.
Lenox, Elliott and Beaudry racked up two hits each in the win, as Lenox drove in four on the afternoon with a two-run home run and a two-RBI single. Elliott and Culver added RBIs, while Beaudry's two hits were each two-baggers.
Marist struck early with a two-run, two-out rally in the top of the first, but the Jacks responded with a two-run Lenox home run in the bottom of the inning to draw even.
SDSU went in front for the first time on another Lenox hit in the second inning. Beaudry started the frame with a double to left center, and the Jackrabbits loaded the bases when Bassi reached on an error and Daugherty walked. Lenox came to bat later in the inning, sending a 1-1 pitch to left as two runs came in and State grabbed a 4-2 lead.
Beaudry racked up her second double with two outs in the third, then came around to score as Lindsey Culver singled to center field.
Ahead 5-2, the Jackrabbits added one more in the sixth as Elliott's two-out single plated Bassi, who reached safely on Marist's third error of the game.
Marist loaded the bases in the seventh in a final comeback attempt, but the Jacks got out of the jam and closed the victory with a double play.
Game Notes
- Both games were the first-ever meetings between SDSU and Boston/Marist.
- SDSU's win over Boston saw the Jackrabbits surpass the 15-hit mark for the first time since Feb. 10, 2018 against Drake.
- Kelsey Lenox has hit a team-high four home runs in 2020.
- Grace Glanzer has five or more strikeouts in five games.
Up Next
South Dakota State wraps up the Razorback Invitational Sunday morning against Montana. First pitch is set for 9 a.m. The game was moved up 30 minutes due to forecasted rain moving into the area.Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Glanzer, Grace (5-2)
L: DuBois, Ali (7-3)
Batting:
2B: Dun, Patricia 1
RBI: Sylvestri, Marina 1 ; Dun, Patricia 2
SH: Sylvestri, Marina 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Coker, Caitlin 1 ; Huerta-Leipner, AJ 1 ; Sylvestri, Marina 1 ; Sellers, Audrey 1
SB: Huerta-Leipner, AJ 1
Batting:
2B: Lenox, Kelsey 1 ; Beaudry, Allison 1 ; Gerdes, Paige 1 ; Wethor, Callie 1
3B: Daugherty, Peyton 1
HR: Gerdes, Paige 1
RBI: Yoder, Allison 1 ; Lenox, Kelsey 1 ; Elliott, Mia 2 ; Christiancy, Caelyn 2 ; Beaudry, Allison 2 ; Gerdes, Paige 2 ; Bassi, Chiara 1 ; Wethor, Callie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Daugherty, Peyton 2 ; Yoder, Allison 3 ; Lenox, Kelsey 1 ; Pfeifer, Olivia 1 ; Elliott, Mia 1 ; Christiancy, Caelyn 2 ; Gerdes, Paige 2
SB: Daugherty, Peyton 1
CS: Christiancy, Caelyn 1
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