JACKS COMPLETE COLORADO CLASSIC SWEEP

Sunday, March 7

Greeley, Colo.

11 a.m. MT/noon CT

South Dakota State University

8-1

Northern Colorado

2-12

South Dakota State

Northern Colorado

Photo by: Courtesy Photo

3/7/2021 7:26:00 PM | Softball

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GREELEY, Colo. – The South Dakota State softball team continued its torrid start to the 2021 season, defeating Northern Colorado and Colorado State by respective scores of 10-1 and 7-1 Sunday to close out weekend action at the Colorado Classic with a 5-0 record.

The Jackrabbits improved to 9-1 overall, running their winning streak to nine games since a season-opening loss to Iowa State.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 10, NORTHERN COLORADO 1
Rozelyn Carrillo was the hitting star for the Jackrabbits, going 3-for-3 with five runs batted in as SDSU prevailed in five innings.

SDSU put five runs on the board in the top of the second inning against the host Bears, starting with a run-scoring single up the middle by Lindsey Culver. Carrillo, the ninth hitter in the Jackrabbit batting order, followed with a two-run double to right field that scored both her sister, Jocelyn, and Culver. Kelsey Lenox added a run-scoring single later in the inning and the final run of the frame crossed home plate after an error.

Northern Colorado, 2-12 overall, scored its lone run of the game in the home half of the second, but the Jackrabbits countered with three more runs in the top of the third. Jocelyn Carrillo recorded a base hit to plate the first run, with the other two scoring on a bases-loaded walk to Emma Osmundson and a sacrifice fly by Cylie Halvorson.

The Jackrabbits ended the game via the eight-run rule with two runs in the fifth on a home run by Rozelyn Carrillo. It was her third home run of the season.

Kendra Conard went the distance in the circle for the Jackrabbits. She struck out four and did not walk a batter while scattering three hits.

SDSU finished with 13 hits, including two each from Osmundson, Yoder, Lenox and Culver.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 7, COLORADO STATE 1
The Jackrabbits again put together a pair of big innings early to cruise to the 7-1 victory over Colorado State.

After Colorado State, 5-8 overall, failed to score in the top of the first after loading the bases with nobody out, the Jackrabbits cashed in on their first scoring opportunity. Peyton Daugherty and Olivia Pfeifer opened the game with back-to-back singles and both scored on a double by Lenox to the left-center gap. Lenox later scored on a sacrifice fly by Allison Yoder for a 3-0 lead.

The Jackrabbit lead grew to 7-0 in the second as Mia Elliott connected for a grand slam down the left-field line, scoring Yoder, Daugherty and Halvorson ahead of her.

SDSU starter Tori Kniesche ran her record to 4-0 with a five-inning effort. The freshman right-hander struck out six, walked six and surrendered five hits, allowing a run on an RBI single by Ashley Michelena in the fourth. Grace Glanzer pitched two scoreless innings to close out the Jackrabbit victory.

Daugherty and Elliott each tallied two of the Jackrabbits' nine hits.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits are scheduled to play a doubleheader Tuesday at Wichita State. Games are set for 3 and 5 p.m. at Wilkins Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.

NOTES

The Jackrabbits hit .370 as a team in the five games at the Colorado Classic and outscored the opposition 44-10
Rozelyn Carrillo batted .438 (7-for-16) with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs in the five games
Halvorson also hit three home runs in weekend action, driving in seven
Glanzer pitched 16 shutout innings in three appearances (two starts), including a no-hitter in Friday's opener against Oregon State
As a team, the Jackrabbits committed only one error in the five games of the Colorado Classic

-GoJacks.com-