WAYNE, NE – An offensive explosion saw the University of Mary softball team (5-27, 3-9 Northern Sun) split their road doubleheader against Wayne State College (6-27, 3-9 NSIC).

GAME 1 University of Mary 7 Wayne State College 6
UMary fell behind in the third inning after WSC put up five runs. Haley Berube started the Marauders comeback in the fourth inning after she singled to left field, scoring Eryn De Jonge. Devyn Ritz then followed and hit a double to right-center, which brought home Sariah Perez and Berube.

UMary tied the game up at 5-5 in the top of the fifth inning after Avery Dome tripled down the left-field line, scoring Natasha Stubbs. Dome came around to score after De Jonge singled to center field. The Wildcats got the lead back after scoring a run in the bottom of the fifth.

PIVOT POINT
UMary showed resiliency as the team tied the game up as Natasha Stubbs grounded out to bring home Ariana Retuta. The Marauders took the lead in the top of the seventh inning after fifth-year senior Rachael Laetsch singled to left field, scoring Berube. Nichole Eckhardt shut down WSC in the bottom of the seventh inning, earning her third win of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Avery Dome went 1-for-3 with one RBI, one walk and one run scored.
• Eryn De Jonge went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored.
• Sariah Perez went 2-for-3 with one walk and one run scored.
• Haley Berube went 1-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored.
• Rachael Laetsch went 1-for-4 with one RBI.
• Devyn Ritz went 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

STAT OF THE GAME
Nicole Eckhardt earned her third win of the season as she pitched 4 and 2/3rds innings and allowed only one run and two hits.

GAME 2 University of Mary 6 Augustana University 13
The Wildcats grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first inning. The Marauders responded with a run in the top of the second inning. WSC then added on a run in the bottom of the second inning.

UMary took a 6-3 lead in the top of the third inning after the Marauders scored five runs. The Wildcats would score ten unanswered runs to win 13-6.

UMary had nine hits while WSC had 16. The Marauders committed five errors and the Wildcats had two.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Avery Dome went 2-for-4 with one run scored and one steal.
• Eryn De Jonge went 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI.
• Kaylee Kannegiesser went 1-for-2.
• Natasha Stubbs went 1-for-3 with one run scored.

STAT OF THE GAME
Devyn Ritz went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.

NEXT TIME OUT
UMary travels to Moorhead, MN, to take on Minnesota State University Moorhead on Tuesday, April 12, at 2 pm.  

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