Pittsburg, KS (NSUWolves.com) [FRI] – The Pittsburg State University offense proved to be too much for the Northern State University softball team in a pair of losses today in Kansas. The Wolves gave up multiple runs in eight of the ten innings played, giving up five defensive errors and 12 unearned runs.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 1, PSU 15 (5 inn.)
Final Score Game 2: NSU 1, PSU 14 (5 inn.)
Records: NSU 6-11, PSU 17-7
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
- The Gorillas opened the contest with three runs in the first inning, but the Wolves were within reach
- Madi Jones belted her second home run of the week to left field, bringing NSU within two
- Pitt State, however, rallied and ran away with the game, scoring two runs in the second and third innings and eight in the fourth
- Northern tallied their one run on five hits and suffered four errors, while Pitt scored 15 runs on 15 hits with one error
- Abby Rux suffered the loss and Dessa Bryant entered in relief, throwing the final two outs of the fourth
- Dessa Bryant led the offense with two hits, including a double, while Jones, Addy Hobza, and Elsa Borchert recorded the final three hits in the game for NSU
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dessa Bryant: 2-for-3, 1 double
Madi Jones: 1-for-2, 1 home run, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
- Pitt State scored all 14 of their runs in the first three innings, notching four in the first, three in the second, and seven in the third
- Dessa Bryant led off the third for the Wolves with a single to center and scored on an infield single by Addy Hobza, recording the team’s lone run in the contest
- The Wolves recorded one run on six hits with one error, while the Gorillas notched 14 runs on 16 hits
- Aune Boben suffered the loss for Northern, throwing the first three innings, while Dessa Bryant entered to throw the fourth
- Avarie Eagle led the offensive effort with two hits, while Dessa Bryant, Madi Jones, Tevan Bryant, and Hobza each added a hit
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Avarie Eagle: 2-for-3
Addy Hobza: 1-for-2, 1 RBI
Dessa Bryant: 1-for-3, 1 run
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Pittsburg, KS (NSUWolves.com) [SAT] – The Northern State University softball team was swept by Nebraska Kearney on Saturday. The Wolves tallied five runs on 12 hits in game one, however, they gave up a big bottom of the fourth to the Lopers. Game two saw NSU struggle to get things going offensively.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 5, UNK 9
Final Score Game 2: NSU 0, UNK 9 (5 inn.)
Records: NSU 6-13, UNK 12-13
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
- Aune Boben led off the day with a double to left and scored two at-bats later on a Madi Jones single up the middle
- Avarie Eagle tacked on another run in the top of the fourth, scoring Alysa Lowe on a single through the right side
- The Lopers busted the game open in the bottom of the frame, notching seven runs on eight hits
- Northern chipped away in the fifth as Dessa Bryant scored Boben on an infield single
- Addy Hobza and Eagle scored for the Wolves in the sixth, coming with in two of the Lopers, however Kearney responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning
- Boben led the team going 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI, while Emma Owens and Eagle added two hits apiece
- Abby Rux suffered the loss in the circle, giving up nine runs, seven earned, on 14 hits with five strikeouts
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Aune Boben: 3-for-3, 2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Avarie Eagle: 2-for-3, 1 run, 1 RBI
Emma Owens: 2-for-4
Addy Hobza: 1-for-2, 1 run, 1 sac
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
- The Lopers tallied two runs in the first, two in the second, and five in the third to secure the run-rule victory over the Wolves
- Northern tallied three hits in the game from Dessa Bryant, Avarie Eagle, and Courtney Hennen
- Aune Boben tallied the loss giving up nine runs on six hits with two strikeouts
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dessa Bryant: 1-for-2
Avarie Eagle: 1-for-2
Courtney Hennen: 1-for-2
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Joplin, MO (NSUWolves.com) [SUN] – The Northern State University softball team fell in a pair of 8-run games on Sunday against Missouri Southern on the road. The Wolves tallied three hits in the two shutout losses against MSSU pitchers with earned runs averages below two and three.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score Game 1: NSU 0, MSSU 8 (6 inn.)
Final Score Game 2: NSU 0, MSSU 8 (5 inn.)
Records: NSU 6-15, MSSU 23-9
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1
- Northern tallied two hits in the game-one loss against Kiki Pickens who holds a 1.83 ERA
- Abby Rux suffered the loss in the circle for NSU, giving up six runs on seven hits, while Dessa Bryant entered to throw the final three innings of action giving up two runs, one earned, on three hits
- The Lions scored three in the first, three in the second, one in the fourth, and one in the sixth
- Bryant tallied both of the Wolves’ hits in the game including a double to left in the sixth
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Dessa Bryant: 2-for-3, 1 double, 3.1 innings pitched, 1 earned run, 3 hits
HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 2
- Missouri Southern did not slow down in game two, scoring four in the first, three in the second, and one in the fourth
- Aune Boben tallied the loss, giving up seven runs on six hits with four walks, while Dessa Bryant entered in relief, giving up one run and two walks in 2.1 innings of work
- Avarie Eagle connected for the team’s lone hit in the contest, a single to left in the fifth
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Avarie Eagle: 1-for-2
UP NEXT
The Wolves open NSIC action next Saturday and Sunday from Koehler Hall of Fame Field. They will face Minnesota State at 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday, and Augustana at 12 and 2 p.m. on Sunday.