ABERDEEN, SD – Despite getting early leads the University of Mary softball team lost both games of a doubleheader to Northern State University. UMary lost game one 4-2 and game two 6-1.
GAME 1 University of Mary 2 Northern State University 4
The Marauders jumped out in front in the top of the second inning after Devyn Ritz hit a two-run home run to right-center scoring Madelynn Trout.
NSU tied up the game in the bottom of the fifth inning after a two-run home run from freshmen catcher Elly Smith.
PIVOT POINT
The Wolves took the lead in the sixth inning when Makenzie Merritt hit a two-run home run to right field. Mariah Sanchez hit a single in the top of the seventh, but the Marauders were unable to bring her home as they fell 4-2 to NSU.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Mariah Sanchez went 1-for-2 with two walks
Devyn Ritz went 1-for-3 with one HR and two RBIs
Kaitlyn Alvarado pitched six innings, allowing four runs on six hits in a complete game effort
Madelynn Trout went 0-for-1 with two walks and one run scored
STAT OF THE GAME
Devyn Ritz's home run in the second inning was the first home run of her UMary career.
GAME 2 University of Mary 1 Northern State University 6
Brooke De Jonge got the Marauders on the board in the bottom of the third inning hitting a single to left field to score Madelyn Trout. The Wolves responded in the top of the fifth inning, tying the game after a home run from Shelby Novotny. NSU added another run in the fifth after an RBI single from Chanel Siebenthal.
PIVOT POINT
The Wolves continued to pile up runs in the sixth inning scoring two in the inning giving the Wolves a 4-2 lead. A two-run double from Elly Smith in the seventh inning gave NSU the 6-2 win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Mariah Sanchez went 2-for-4
Rachael Laetsch went 2-for-3
Madelynn Trout went 1-for-2 with one walk and one run scored
Brooke De Jonge went 1-for-4 with one RBI
STAT OF THE GAME
Mariah Sanchez reached base five times in the doubleheader against the Wolves.
NEXT TIME OUT
The Marauders will travel to Minot, ND, to take on the University of Minnesota Duluth in a doubleheader on Wednesday, March 17, starting at 2 pm.
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