JACKS SPLIT SATURDAY GAMES AT I-35 TOURNAMENT

Saturday, February 18

San Marcos, Texas

2:30 p.m.

South Dakota State University

7-3

Texas State

5-3

South Dakota State

Texas State

2/18/2023 8:22:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: Andrew Pedersen

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The South Dakota State softball team split its pair of contests at the I-35 tournament held at Bobcat Softball Stadium on Saturday. The Jackrabbits dropped a 3-1 meeting to Texas State then the offense came alive in a 10-9 victory over Abilene Christian.

Game 1 (vs. Texas State)
Texas State held the Jackrabbit lineup in check allowing just three hits as the host Bobcats defeated SDSU 3-1.

The Jacks took the opening lead of the contest in the top of the third. A Rozelyn Carrillo single up the middle scored Mia Jarecki from second to put SDSU up 1-0.

SDSU's lead didn't last long as Texas State responded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning. A triple by Anna Jones scored Sarah Vanderford, then Jones was plated on a single by JJ Smith to give the Bobcats a 2-1 edge. Texas State extended its lead to 3-1 in the fourth on an RBI ground out.

It's all the insurance Bobcat starting pitcher Karsen Pierce needed. She pitched a complete game for Texas State allowing just three hits, three walks and two hit batters while striking out two.

The Jackrabbits recorded three hits off the bat off Carrillo, Chiara Bassi and Lindsey Culver. Starting pitcher Shannon Lasey took her first loss as a Jackrabbit dropping to 3-1 on the season. She pitched five innings and gave up five earned runs on six hits and two walks. She struck out three hitters. Alexa Williams came in for relief and gave up a hit while pitching a scoreless inning.

Game 2 (vs. Abilene Christian)
The Jackrabbit lineup busted out for a season-high run total as SDSU held on for a 10-9 victory over Abilene Christian in the team's night cap.

SDSU was clutching to a 5-2 advantage in the top of the fifth when Abilene Christian's Buba Rote hit a three-run home run to tie the score off of Jackrabbit starter Tori Kniesche.

The Jacks responded in the bottom of the inning. Allison Yoder singled, then Tori Tollefson and Lindsey Culver earned walks to load the bases with one out. Jozelyn Carrillo came to bat and crushed a grand slam over the left-field fence to put SDSU ahead 9-5. The Jackrabbits weren't done as Jarecki went back-to-back with a solo home run to put the Jacks up 10-5 heading to the sixth inning.

SDSU needed every run the fifth produced. The Wildcats scored two runs on two hits in the sixth, then in the seventh hit a pair of solo home runs to make it a 10-9 margin. Williams came in for relief of Lasey, who went 1 2/3 innings for SDSU, to get the final out of the game for the Jacks.

Notes

South Dakota State is now 8-3 this season following the Jackrabbits' split on Saturday.
Tori Kniesche gave up her first runs of the season as she allowed five earned in the matchup versus Abilene Christian. She now has a 1.22 ERA.
The Jackrabbits matched their season-high hit count of 11 in the win over Abilene Christian. SDSU also hit its most home runs in a game with three.
Jarecki and Yoder each had three hits for the Jackrabbits. Jarecki scored a season-high three runs. Alli Boyle drove in her first run of her college career with a sacrifice fly.
Emma Osmundson leads the Jackrabbits in hitting through 11 games with a .406 batting average.