KNIESCHE'S NO-HITTER HEADLINES SPLIT

Saturday, April 24

Brookings, S.D.

noon

South Dakota State University

29-5, 0

South Dakota

12-30, 0

South Dakota

South Dakota State

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

4/24/2021 8:36:00 PM | Softball

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Freshman Tori Kniesche pitched a no-hitter in the second game of a doubleheader as South Dakota State salvaged a splitwith a 10-0, five-inning victory over South Dakota Saturday afternoon at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium.

USD claimed the opener, 3-1, ending the Jackrabbits' school-record 16-game winning streak. SDSU ended the day 30-5 overall and 15-1 in league play.

GAME 1: SOUTH DAKOTA 3, SDSU 1
USD's Gill Woodward carried a shutout into the seventh inning as the Coyotes hung on for a 3-1 series-opening win.

The Coyotes broke into the scoring column on a two-run triple by Lauren Wobken, which plated both Camille Fowler and Lauren Eamiguel. USD added an unearned run in the top of the seventh on an RBI double by Courtney Wilson, who collected two of the Coyotes' eight hits.

Woodward limited SDSU to two hits through the first six innings before the Jackrabbits mounted a rally in the final frame. Cylie Halvorson led off the home half of the seventh with her team-leading 13^th home run of the season, while Kelsey Lenox and Jocelyn Carrillo followed with singles later in the inning. With two outs, Cheyanne Masterson sent a fly ball to the warning track in center field for the final out.

Woodward struck out five and walked one in a complete-game effort for USD, 12-31 overall and 7-7 in The Summit League. Jackrabbit starter Grace Glanzer struck out three and did not walk a batter in also going the distance.

Lenox tallied two of the Jackrabbits' five hits.

GAME 2: SDSU 10, SOUTH DAKOTA 0 (5 inn.)
Kniesche became the second Jackrabbit to toss a no-hitter this season and the Jackrabbits erupted for nine runs in the second inning to cruise to the split.

A right-hander from Wayne, Nebraska, Kniesche struck out 11 and issued only one walk that prevented her from a perfect game.

SDSU hit for the cycle in the second inning, sending 12 batters to the plate. Jocelyn Carrillo opened the scoring with a run-scoring single and capped the inning with a two-run homer. Rozelyn Carrillo and Lenox each hit run-scoring triples and Allison Yoder added an RBI triple for good measure.

Jocelyn Carrillo ended the game 3-for-3 with three runs batted in, while Yoder and Lindsey Culver each tallied two of the Jackrabbits' 12 hits.

Glanzer tossed a seven-inning no-hitter March 5 against Oregon State in a game played in Greeley, Colorado.

UP NEXT
The start time for Sunday's scheduled doubleheader between SDSU and USD has been pushed back to 2 p.m. due to impending inclement weather.

NOTES

SDSU leads the all-time series, 81-64
The Jackrabbits have homered in 12 games in a row and 15 of 16 Summit League games
SDSU has not lost back-to-back games this season
The Jackrabbits reached the 30-win mark for the sixth time in program history and third time under head coach Krista Wood
Yoder's triple was the team's 24^th of the season, tying a program mark
Kniesche has won 12 consecutive decisions and has 124 strikeouts in 88 innings