Northern Goes 0-2 In First Day Of Season

February 17, 2007
ST. CLOUD Minn. – The Northern State softball team opened the 2007 season with a set of losses at the Husky Dome Classic in St. Cloud, MN. They put up a tough fight against the University of Mary in the first game of the day and gave up a 2-1 decision before going hit-less against tournament host St. Cloud State in a 7-0 loss.

February 17, 2007 at St. Cloud, MN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Northern State	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	2
University of Mary	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	3	1

 

 

 

The Northern State softball team (0-1) had an impressive showing against the University of Mary (1-0) Saturday afternoon. They tallied nine hits in the game, but were able to cross just one runner over the plate and fell by a score of 2-1. Two Wolves errors led to a set of Marauder runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, enough for Mary to take the win in the season-opening game at the Husky Dome Classic on the campus of St. Cloud State.

Sophomore Hilary Smith (Brainerd, MN) had three hits at the designated hitter position. A single in the fifth inning drove in Nicole Jannsen (Fireston, CO) for the team’s solo score of the day. Christi Schulte (Sioux Falls, SD) toed the rubber in the season opener, giving up one earned run and three hits while gaining five strikeouts.

The University of Mary received hits from Ward, Lunn, and Benavidez.

 

February 17, 2007 at St. Cloud, MN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Northern State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
St. Cloud State	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	7	12	0

 

 

 

St. Cloud State’s Lacey Trossbach pitched a no-hitter in Northern State’s (0-2) second game of the day. The Huskies (3-0) proved to be the bigger dogs in the game, hammering out 12 hits and seven runs as they took the 7-0 win.

The Wolves went down early in the game after Ashley Homan drove a three-run homer over the fence in the first inning. SCSU scored in four of their six innings at bat. The Wolves did not get a runner on the bags throughout the game. Audrey Decker (St. Charles, MN) pitched 4.2 innings and took the loss.

The Wolves will continue play at the Husky Dome Classic on Sunday, playing South Dakota at 12 noon and Concordia-St. Paul at 4:00 pm.

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