SDSU EARNS CONFERENCE-OPENING WIN OVER USD

Friday, March 20

Vermillion, S.D.

3 p.m.

South Dakota State University

16-19, 16-19

South Dakota

8-22-1, 0-1

South Dakota State

South Dakota

A woman in a softball uniform with a white jersey and blue pants prepares to throw a pitch as she leaps towards home plate

Madi Mangulis

Photo by: Andrew Pedersen

3/20/2026 5:45:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

VERMILLION, S.D. – Senior Madi Mangulis threw the first complete-game shutout of her college career as her effort, along with timely hitting, lifted South Dakota State to a 4-0 victory over South Dakota on Friday at Nygaard Field. SDSU defeated USD in both teams' opening game of The Summit League softball schedule.

Each teams' starting pitchers got off to strong starts. Mangulis put down the Coyotes in order over the course of the first four innings. She gave up one hit in that span, but benefitted from a double play turned by Emma Vike in the second frame.

South Dakota starter Madison Evans gave up just one hit to Ella Berlage in the second before heading to the fourth. SDSU's Bria Riebel led the fourth inning off with a solo home run to put the Jackrabbits on top 1-0.

Mangulis faced a threat in the fifth. The Coyotes got runners on the corners with two outs. SDSU got out of the jam as Mangulis forced a fly out to keep the score at 1-0. Another double play turned by Vike in the sixth eventually pushed the game to the seventh.

The Jackrabbits broke the game open in the final inning of action. Abby Gentry hit a one-out double and was plated on an RBI single by Alivya Bollen to extend the lead to 2-0. An RBI triple off the bat of Quinn Marnocha made it 3-0, then Vike hit an RBI single to push the score to 4-0.

Mangulis closed out the complete game with a 1-2-3 seventh inning. She gave up just four hits to the Coyote lineup. Mangulis didn't walk a batter as she improved to 5-4 on the season behind her third complete game of the year.

Vike had a team-high two of SDSU's eight hits. Four different Jacks had RBIs and another four scored runs.

NOTES

South Dakota State improved to 16-19 overall on the season.
SDSU has now won six straight games in Vermillion against South Dakota. The Jackrabbits' last loss at Nygaard Field came in 2022.
The Jackrabbits have won their Summit League opener in four consecutive seasons.

UP NEXT
South Dakota State continues the three-game series at South Dakota on Saturday. The Jackrabbits and Coyotes are slated for a 2 p.m. first pitch at Nygaard Field as a part of the First Interstate Series presented by First Interstate Bank.

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