POSTSEASON RUN ENDS WITH 4-1 LOSS TO MICHIGAN

Sunday, May 22

Orlando, Fla.

12:15 p.m. ET/11:15 a.m. CT

South Dakota State University

41-13

No. 24 Michigan

38-16

Michigan

South Dakota State

Photo by: Romeo T Guzman

5/22/2022 4:28:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

ORLANDO, Fla. — Michigan pitcher Alex Storako struck out 12 batters and took a shutout into the seventh inning to lead the Wolverines to a 4-1 victory over South Dakota State, ending the Jackrabbits' season at the NCAA Softball Tournament Sunday afternoon at the UCF Sports Complex.

In defeating SDSU for the second time in the double-elimination regional, Michigan improved to 38-16 and advanced to the championship round against host Central Florida. The Jackrabbits, who were making their second consecutive NCAA appearance, closed out the year with a 41-13 record.

The Wolverines scored an unearned run in the first inning and upped their lead to 4-0 an inning later as Kristina Burkhardt connected for a three-run home run off SDSU starter Grace Glanzer.

That would prove to be more than enough run support for Storako, who held SDSU to only one hit — a second-inning single by Rozelyn Carrillo — through the first six innings.

After rallying for three runs in the seventh inning to send their game against Villanova to extra innings earlier in the day, the Jackrabbits again scored in the final frame on a leadoff home run by Cylie Halvorson, but Storako retired the next three hitters to preserve the 4-1 victory. Halvorson's home run was her 19^th of the season, tying her own single-season school record set in 2021.

Michigan's eight-hit attack was led by Audrey LeClair, who went 2-for-4.

Glanzer worked the first four innings for the Jackrabbits, taking the loss after walking three and striking out one. The Summit League Pitcher of the Year, she ended the season with a 21-7 record after factoring in the decision in all three of SDSU's tournament games.

Tori Kniesche pitched the final three innings, striking out one and walking one while scattering four hits in not allowing a run.

NOTES

SDSU dropped to 2-4 in NCAA Tournament games at the Division I level
Halvorson's home run was the 40^th of her career, four of which have been hit in NCAA Tournament contests
The Jackrabbits tallied a school-record 76 home runs in 2022
Rozelyn Carrillo ended the 2022 season with a team-best .389 batting average, after her sister, Jocelyn, led the team with a .418 average a year ago
Kniesche finished with a Jackrabbit single-season record of 268 strikeouts, breaking the previous mark of 255 set by Allison Sempsis in 2000

-GoJacks.com-