WINONA, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Softball team dropped both games in the doubleheader to Winona State University, 2-1 and then 10-2 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play Friday afternoon in Winona, Minn. The Beavers fall to 1-3 to start NSIC play and have an overall record of 12-14.
Game one was a pitching duel between the Warriors (24-9, 7-1 NSIC) and Beavers (12-14, 1-3 NSIC). Cammi Riemer of WSU broke the deadlock in the fourth inning driving in a run off a single.
Elaina Christiansen stopped the lead from growing after throwing out a tagging runner from third to end the fifth inning.
Ashley Herold brought BSU level in the sixth with a two-out RBI single to shallow right field. Riemer put Winona State ahead in the following half inning with a drive down the left field line to eventually send Winona State to the 2-1 win.
The Beavers had five singles in game one with
Aimee Christenson getting a hold of two.
Alexa Christenson,
Kora Martin and Herold also singled in the match up.
Morgan Benedict was able to move the runners on a sacrifice hit.
Molly Houts and Christiansen made it on base by drawing a walk.
Kyla Damerow (3-8) got the start for the Beavers and pitched her fourth complete game. In her six innings of work, Damerow struck out one batter, walked one, gave up eight hits and two earned runs. Abbie Hlas (10-4) earned her 10
th win of the season after pitching the full seven innings. Hlas finished the game with four strikeouts, two walks, gave up five hits and one earned run.
Winona State started game two off hot scoring its first run in the second inning by a home run from Teaghen Amwoza. The Warriors added five more runs in the same inning to gain an early 6-0 lead. The following inning the Beavers started to chip away at the six-run deficit.
Mariah Stevenson drove in the first BSU run with a single to left field. Herold in the following at bat singled to fill the bases and a wild pitch scored Houts to bring the Beavers within four. After a scoreless fourth inning, the Warriors broke the game open even more with a three-run blast from Carly Engelhardt and they added one more in the sixth to end the game at 10-2.
The Beavers reached base nine times in game two with eight hits and one walk.
Alexa Christenson, Houts and Stevenson all recorded multiple hits in the later game with
Alexa Christenson and Stevenson adding a double to the stat sheet.
Emmarie Yeager also reached base twice with a single and walk.
Stella Dolan (8-6) got the start for game two but a troublesome second inning cut her day short after going 1.2 innings.
Abby Kessel came in during the second inning to get out of the inning and pitched a scoreless fourth. Kessel stuck out two batters, walked four and gave up two earned runs in 2.1 innings. Damerow came in the fifth inning to close out the game and did not walk a batter and gave up one run. Abby Smith started the game for WSU but after a couple runs were scored in the third Skyler Calmes (3-1) entered the game and did not give up a run in 3.2 innings to earn the win.
The Beavers continue their road trip tomorrow as they travel south to Fayette, Iowa to face Upper Iowa University in a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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